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The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-06-24
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USEFUL RECIPES, ETC.

A SMALL or mOderate-sized tree, says an
exchange, at the transplanting will usually
be large bearing tree sooner than q
larger tree set out at the same time, and
which is necessarily checked in growth by
removal.
| FURNITURE POLIsH.-Take two ounces
OF Deeswax, cut fine: spirits of turpentine,
one ounce; one drachm of powdered
resin melt at gentle heat, and add two
| drachms of Indian red to give it mahog-
any color.
LEMoN-PIEs FROM RHUBARB The pie
plant is first cut fine, stewed. strained, and
to pint of the liquor is added half cup
OF butter, three eggs, loaf sugar till it is
very sweet, and extract of lemon. Have
rich paste in custard tins, and ell with
| the mixture. Whip the white of an egg
to- stiff froth, and spread over the top,
and sift upon this little powdered sugar.
Bake in an oven not too hot.
AUTUMN PEAs.-It is not a common
practice to grow peas for eating greens in
the autumn months, but we have found
that when planted in August st depth of
| from four to six inches they grow well.
| and during September commence BIOS
| soming; and when frosts have DESTROYED
our beans, tomatoes, etc, our peas are
| ready for gathering, and prove a very de-
| slrable table acquisition for the season.
We SOW only the early sorts, such as Car
ter's First Crop, Little Gem, ETC., for this
late Observation-Disclosures
REPoLIsHINa FURNrrURE.-Oiledf urni-
| ture that las been scratched or marred
may be restored to its original beauty
simply by rubbing boiled linseed oil. used
| by painters, on the surface, with wad of
| wooden rags Vanished furniture, dulled,
may be similarly restored by the use of a
varnish composed Of shellac dissolved in
| alcohol, applied in q similar manner.
Common beeswax rubbed over furniture
and heated by the friction of a wooden
wad briskly used, is also an excellent fur
niture polish .-Erchange
FRENCH PANCAKEs-Take six eggs,
separate the yolks from the whites beat
the whites on a dinner plate TO spOw
beat four yOlks with two table spoonfals of
sugar, two of flour, and teacupful of
cream add a little salt and a very little
| carbonate of soda; put in the whites of
the eggs and mix gently. Put one ounce
| of butter In frying pan when hot, pour
in the whole pancake. Hold the pan
good distance from the fire for fifteen min
utes; hold before the fire to brown on
the top. Dish on napkin. Put any
kird of preserved fruit over it. Serve
hot
A REMEDY FOR CRIBBING HoRsEs.-Mr.
Sanford NOVEL;, of Sanford, informs us
that his remedy for horse addicted to
the habit of "cribbing" is to buckle a
strap around the neck of a horse just back
OF the ears and jaws Have the strap an
n TO- L
It tight as the animal will bear. This
strap may remain upon the animals neck
in the stall, or harness or pasture withO ut
any inconvenience, and will, he writes,
"surely stop the animal from cribbing "
Mr.. NOVEL; continues "This disease, if
you will permit me to call it such. is in
my opinion, entirely nervous disease.
1 never knew low lived horse to crib "
it is always the high-nerved or high
spirited animals that are addicted to it,
Maine Farmer.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-06-24
CamphOr to keep Bees from RObbing.

On account of the great number OF
stocks | kept in one cellar | was com.
PEELED, on wintering them out, to remove
only portion of them in one day, to pre-
vent the bees from mixing up too much.
Those taken first were consequently pre-
pared to 60 to work when those last re-
moved were brought out, and they at
tempted to rob the latter. When this was
discovered, they had already got good
start on some of the stocks, and | was puZ-
zled how TO arrest the robbery. At this
time | had purchased a small parcel of
camphor for some orther purpose, and it
struck me that | might stir up the slug
gish and inactive stocks which suffered
themselves to be robbed without resist
ance, by inserting small piece of cam.
phOr in the entrance of their hives.
Immediately did so, and was not little
pleased to find that the effect was to
brighten the robbers, and to arouse the
inmates of the hive to vigorous resist
ance Ill they drove off every strange bee.
A week later, when | winter ed out the
bees of my northern apiary-all of which
were taken out in one day-one weak
colony was violently attacked by robbers
pushed a piece of camphor through the
entrance, and had the pleasure of seeing
the same result Attempts at robbery had
entirely ceased next day, although the
colony proved to be queenless, on exami-
nation about three weeks later.-Ree
Journal
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-06-24
Better Tillage.

FARAiERs in general expect yield OF
crops more in proportion to the surface OF
land occupied than the depth of the soil
whsreon they grow. Yet it is obvious
that if one should scatter seed over an
acre of rock it would perish: if over the
rock there was layer of soil two or three
inches in depth, the seed might reproduce
itself; add as much more soil and an Ordi-
nary yield might result; and again if this
depth should be doubled, and made avail
able TO the plant. who doubts that proper,
tionately large profits would be derived |?
Suppose this layer of soil contained plant
food plentifully, but was of consistent,
impervious nature, 40 that the tender
roots Gould not penetrate it, and make
use of its fertility. it would then require
loosening, pulveriaiDg. aerating, aud in
short, thorough cultivation, and according
to the depth and thorOughness of that
cultivation would be the amount of plant
food made available and consequently the
yield of the crop.
This Is practically the condition of most
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-06-24

THE New Orleans Delta tells good
story of sagscious country gentleman
who came to that city some days ago with
a bill on highly respectable firm of the
place. The bill was duly presented for
acceptance and young member of the
firm, fashionable, showily dressed gentle
man, who had cultivated very dainty
mustache, wrote with gold pen Lis in
dorsement on the bill, giving his name in
full, thus, j. TempletOn Tompkins. The
countryman looked at the signature, read
it slowly, glanced at the fashionable mer-
chant, who was Enthusiastically twirling his
whiskers, and handing the bill over to
him, remarked:
Here stranger, cash this document"
"Whatp Indignantly replied the mer-
chant, discount my own paper, it is q
positive insult"
Wall, can't help it," said the country
man, if you don't, must get somebody
else to do it."
To prevent his paper from getting on
Change, the merchant concluded to cash
the bill, and paying over the money to the
countryman, asked him quietly:
why, my friend, do you offer me this
gratuitous insult of requiring me to dis
count my own paperr"
81 don't mean any harm, stranger, but
have jest got az idear into my skull, that
when you see q merchant with that har on
his upper lip, and who writes his middle
name out in full, and indOrses bills with a
gold pen, you may put them down as purity
certain TO bust up in week"
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-06-24

OF our land; 1t contains plant food enough
10 double the average yield of crops, if it
were only made available to them, but the
unworked sub soil is like rock, confining
the roots OF plants to the comparatively
thin arabic surface soil. Instead of covet-
log your neighbours lands and putting
forth great efforts to secure more surface,
is 1t not more profitable to cultivate deeper
that which you already possess, and
double its prOductiveness With most
OF our farm crops the amount of roots de-
termlnes the quantity of products, and
roots will develop abundantly wherever
there Is room and food for them, but they
cannot push their way into stony Jumps,
nor live in hardpan layers where there is
no air.
On many farms Undertaking lies st
the foundation of improved culture. The
stagnant water must pass off or air will
not enter the soil, nor the latter remain
loose any length of time after being
stirred: Then comes a fair depth of sur
face blowing, followed by subsoiling to
any practicable depth This way of pre-
pairing stubble ground for spring grain is
excellent. Before sowing cultivate deep
across the burrows with a lopg-toothed
cultivator A seed bed of finely pulveriztd
earth, ten or twelve inches deep, cen thus
be obtained
We have seen oat-stubble prepared for
wheat by blowing to the depth of twelve
inches. narrowing, rolling, then stirring
the soil nearly to the bottom of the fur
row by long-toothed wheel cultivator, to
which four horses were attached, four
abreast, and all was finely pulverized.
Sucn chance for wheat on strong loan
or clay land is better than most summer
isllows.
Farmers, look to your possessions down
In the ground; there are richer mines than
those IN the far mountains, and the
patent worker thereof wins health, peace
and COmnptpOpp Io3oo H,,oaetoo3
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-06-24
From the Western Railroad Gazette.
INVOCATION
To the Peacific RalrOd j.

TRANSLATED ABOUT HALF WAY INTO ENGLISH FROM
THE SYRACUSE OF Z. JONES.
Crate streak of iron rale,
Hale all hale
H HALE,
i seams 10 more than forty or afty years
Since first we heerd Of ralrod kearsi
Stearsl
And now low and Bee hold, were rushin like a
streak
strait threw by Rae Ono change of kears) an the
way from the Atlantic to the peacifque!
Exc
Squeak
1t beets the old scrach how fast yew did git on.
joint
Say, when thigh workmen driv that last gold
Crate Rarod, diddent theigh make noable 10
stricken
Whents contest thow CRATE monarch of the noun
From Indyes choral strand to affrics sunny fouy,-
tlngsy
Ountings,
Bountings
Who CARDS thy slumbers neeth the azure stars,
And who ceeps vigil when the grizzly bars
Rares
And taress
Dost ever think. when pore passenger starts out
from Chicago TO Sanfran Cisco
That he duse it at tremenduse rick or
Brisk, y
Fisk, o.
Thy raes from cost to cost ore mouutines stretch
And various growseries to over laps they fetch.
Ketch
Setcht
From plane to touring bite thy engines creep
ana they dew say that thy fairs, like thy graid is
Peepi
Sheep!
How prowd eve must fele when threw thy an,ons
humming
The Vase ndmeens comfy goes cumming,
Coming
Thumbing
But moast Prize the, o thow crate hiway,
Because eve carry us threw to ln-di-a.
Ehf
Say
And oil the Prodducks OF Punjaub ana GoIcondy
and Jhallawer and kerowlee and Pertain:
bghur and JingpoOr and jme,er and Delhi
and Singapore and Irawadda and Joodpoor
Yew lay right down in neat packages convenient
for family use, right strait afore
Cor own dore
Ore!
VINO erft were squating on their narsty Ranches
Butt now are intelligent enuff to stele nevis off
from our Ranches
Anches
Avalar.ehes
bale: glorious Rarod ! after awl I've saide.
Il Il. should SaG travel yower way ken go Ded He'd
Fred,
G ngerbread.-
sad
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-06-24
The Increase of Insects.

1T is common remark that insects des-
tructlve to fruit and injurious to fruit
trees, nave been generally on the rapid
increase In most parts of the country.
Inc cultivation and improvement of the
lanu, and more abundant vegetable growth,
ana other facilities for the multiplication
OF these depredstors, have favored this in
crease. Remedies are talked of and dis
cussed, but no general effort of an ener.
getlc character is made to crush them.
at the present time, and for years past,
sentimental writers have proposed to throw
all the work on the birds. But although
some OF the birds have increased almost
as rapidly as the insects, the latter still
multiply. They have proved entirely in
adequate TOR the purpose, although they
may nave done some good. Instead OF
looking idly on, and hoping hat birds
may save the fruit, cultivators must take
hold vigorously with both hands. One
active man Is worth a thousand birds. AS
an example, we may mention single eX-
pertinent on the orchard caterpillar. This
insect appears In Large numbers Onlv oc-
caslonaily. A few years since, it was
found TO be rarl6 Iy increasing, and threat
eneo on the ".pproach of the growing sea-
son 10 strip a fine young orchard of sew
erSl nuho red pear trees. The birds had
proved entirely insufficient to check them.
an ac' i've man was set to wOrk-first to
cut CT and destroy the rings of eggs in
WINTER, and afterwards to swab or crush
the young Larvae in their nests. Three
Gays were thus occupied altogether, and
, the number of insects destroyed was est.
mated at half million. Clean work was
made of them. All the birds in the
country would not have done it, Judging
from the slight impression they made on
the caterpillars. In another instance a
nursery of seve raj thousand pear trees be.
came badly infested with aphides, but the
BIRDS did nothing. A man with few
pals OF strong soap suds cleared them in
two days.
Naturalists and fruit men have been
searching for years to find some birds that
Will take hold of the CurculiOs. Their
search has not been successful, unless we
except turkeys, and those have to be fed
with young larvse in the fallen fruit, and
not with the puncturing beetles SO long
as we look on with our hands in our
pockets, hoping that some other animal
VIII do the work we should perform our
selves, we may expect failure, For few
years past, during our own experience in
employing men, we have the trees bend
ing With heavy crops of plumbs Before
We employed them, we had scarcely a
dozen good ones in a season, from six
dozen trees.-COuntry Gent
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-06-24
Greatest Discovery of the Age |
DIR. A. TRASK,S
Magnetic Ointment 4!

This remarkable and most interesting remedy is
composed OF the concentrated Juices OF the most
powrrfui and the most soothing Plants and Roots
nature, chemically com ined and insulated in well
sealed glass bottles. ald charged by q powerful Bat
terry Thus possessing in addition to its superior med
lcal virtues strong MAGNETIC AND ELECTRIC proper
ties, profoundly penetrating and emnently ouiettng
and soothing: II relieves Pain and Inflammation az
once (when frequently applied relaxing TIE strained
muscles and nerves giving new II e aud vitality by fts
life giving qualities 10 Parslyzeo parts Chronic or
long sfandfng Complaints and Weaknesses. sIlsying
Nervous pain. (Neuralgia.) Irritation and Removing
distinctions ike Charm Indeed all who have used
It speak of IL as truly wonderful medicine and es-
TEEN Il by far superior 10 any and ali external
remedies In USE II applied In II an unrsing
nation of the Lungs Bowes, Liver. Kidneys and
other Organs rheumatism. Spinal Irritation. Ague
in the Breast and at all times Nervous Headache
Neuralgia Sore Eyes. Ear Ache Tooth Ache. Ague in
the Face. PIN oles and Rruptions of all kinds Pies
Bruised and Sprained Limbs Burns. Frozen psrts
.hilblans indo and long standing Sores Wounds,
&C. &C. Il will also restore the Hair the Bald Head
and prevents the Hair from falling.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-06-24
The Great Family Remedy.

noble achievement. and so surely as the bulle
snd bayOnet Will destroy. so surely will the Great
Family Medicine and Household Remedy MISH
LER HERB BiTTERS, protect and preserve hu
man life. Now, the present is the most impor
tant period of the year to prepare the human sys
tenn by using this celebrated Bitters TO the re
we're drain upon its strength which the near cum
me: months will bring, and under which an Nh
braced, depleted and debilitated organism viii
speedily give way. 1t is 10 prevent this evil re
snit that his Bitters is recommended for botf
sexes and all ages 1t is the most excellent Sprinl
and Summer Tunic ever offered and wherever il
has been introduced it is found indispensable to
young and old. 1t purifes the blood and secre
tiOns: accelerates the digestive functions; regu
aes the liver recruits all the vital forces tones
the entire system and enables the weak and ner
vous TO sustain any fluctuations of the tempera
ture or changes in climate
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-06-24

AN ASBESTOS HAT.-An individual
given to jokns Suddenly spied in a crowded
hotel reading room. and standing near him, a
person whom he stratgh;way decided upon vic
timizing. BY George" exclaimed he that il
a splendid hat you have Where did you get
that natr Why, you don't know the vayer of
mat there article. that's an asbestos hat; 'front.'
oWn!" - Won't burn? What do you mean ~
demanded the innocent listener. No, Sir il
won't. I'll be blowed if IL will. You can put
that there hat inter the all- eldest hottest fire in
all creashun, and IL won't burn. Try it, LII bet
drinks all round that il won't" Try it; try
IL, exclaimed several voices. At this the hat
iound Its way into the fire, where, in about FIVE
minutes, II was reduced TO ashes. The owner and
wearer OF the now consumed hat dit had cost
twelve dollars) began to rage and rave. =" Now
don't go inter tantrums about a darned hat ="
exclaimed the individual nom the East, ~ was
mistaken, that's how 1t was. and want ter do the
Ialr thing. Here's your tln1lbler Of drink ~
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-06-24
A FOretaste.

THE recent election in the city of
Washington serves the useful purpose 6f
giving forecast of the future. The riot
Gus violation of law, and resistance OF
the authorities; the attempts of negroes,
exhibiting all the savage nature OF the
barbariaLs they are, TO kill persons OF
their own race for exercising the citizens
right of free thought and free choice the
election, amidst scenes of disorder in the
nations capital that would disgrace a
community of Ftji islanders, of unlettered
boot blacks, table walters, pOrters, and
chimney sweeps, the most ignorant even
of their class, to the responsible offices of
municipal government-sucha are some OF
the early fruits Of that most false and
dangerous of all modern humbugs, uni
versal manhood suffrage"
But To such scenes and such results the
whole country is rushing on, impelled by
the partisan lusts of the most fanatical and
unreasoning of men. Loyal men shall
rule" is the party shibboleth, and as the
party contains not loyal white men enough
TO rule, plea must be devised to increase
its loyal numbers by admission of the
lately emancipated negro slaves, with all
their dense ignorance, their disgusting su
perstitions, their brutal and bar barous in
stiDcts, their unthrift, laziness and filth
The plea has been some time before the
country; the results are just beginning u
appear.
It's thankless task to argue agains
the prevalent fsnaticism on this subject
Strike, but hear" was the maxim of
generation no longer in existence. Hear
Ing has been dispensed with, and striking
only remains. One must follow the tide
hot ha fri
barbarian is as capable, in the governin,
business, as the educated American Of
European; must forswear allegiance to tn,
public welfare, and be governed by loyalty
TO the party; must proclaim that the mel
who established republican government il
America were fools, and that only modern
Radicals are wise; must denounce as al
ass one of the most able statesmen tn
world has produced for saying that Gov
eminent is practical thing, made for tn
happiness of mankind al d not to furDis
art spectacle of uniformity to crafty tn
Schemes of visionary politicians" Ed
mund Burke is dead, and Charles Sumne
lives. The former was engaged only il
the interests OF humanity, but the latte
mas undertaken also To manage the inter
ests of Jehovah.
One finds 1t little difficult to suppOs,
that the interest of Jehovah, or of humani
ty, either, were well served in the recen
Washing on election. But to doubt is t.
be disoyaL One, therefore, must asser
that there never was a more digDi6ed, or
DERBY, and august exhibition of Loyalty il
the act of governing than that election al
forded that the nations capital never be
fore witnessed so sublime q spectacle O
intelligence. sobriety, and wisdom engage
in determining the public destinies tina
never before were chosen men 30 capsbl
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-06-24

OUR YOUNG FOLKS FOR july
Chapter XIV. of the Story of Bad Boy relates to
the Cruise of the Dolphin and the tragic end of
one of the heros youthful companions, who was
carried out and lost at sea- The other contents
are: Lawrence in Coa-Mine; In the Happy
valley The Unsociabe Colt; Navigation and
discovery before Columbus-continued How to
write; Twelfth Packet of the William Henry
Letters; In the Cottage; Water Lilies: Lady
Moons Child's Song, with Music; Round the
Evening Lamp Our Letter Box Amply illus.
trated. The publishers annousce that an agreea-
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The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-06-24
DIR. RANSOM'S
HIVE SYRUP and TOLU I!

DR.. Ransom's Hive Syrup and Tolu. In sddition TO
ingred for ordinary Hive SvruD contains Bslsam
OF Tolu, Decoction OF Skunk Cabbage Roo, Lobelia
ana Hops; combination that must commend IL 70
every on as superior rene v for Crouo Who ping
Cough, Asthma. Bronchitis Coughs and Colds. indeed
Tor ali affections OF the Throat and Lungs where Q
cough medicine is necetsary rhis Syrnn Il carefully
prepared under the per- ona direction regular ply
sclsn OF over twenty years practice whose sgnsture
Is attached TO the directions the bottle. 1te
pleasant taste makes ii agreeable medic ne for
Children every person should keep bottle OF RAM
SONS HIVE SYRUP AND TOIU in the house.
not only as universal Cough Medicine, but a. sure
the children.
Remember that Consumption is caused, In most
cases. by neglecting q slight cough.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-06-24

and worthy of official station as the Ethio-
plan bootblacks and. chimney.sweeps who
were elected to go vern the city of Wash
ington Glorir,u JUS spectacle Sublime
apotheosis of enlightened and progressive
America By all means give US more of
the same sor's. Let US lave things as they
fought to t,e." So shall nothing more be
needful to our prosperity as a nation, or
to our Happiness as a Chicago
Times
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-06-24

LAMP WIcKs-A lady contributes to the
AS1fcutturist the following recipe for
making lamp wicks: "Take a strip OF
Canton flannel three times the width of a
wick, double it, so it will be three thick
nesses, the smooth side out, and sew the
raw edge and the doubled edge together
over and over. Do not get it too large,
and it will burn as well as the best sale
wick. Every one generally has scraps OF
Canton flannel in the house, so that all a
wick will cost will be about five minutes
work"
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-06-24

DR.. Scott, the proprietor and editor of the Leb-
anon Star, Is prominent physician.
Perry Davis Pain Killer, the old and well
known remedy, which has acquired a world wide
renOwn for the of sudden colds coughs
etc, weak stomach, general billty nursing sore
mouth, caDkered mouth or throat, liver Complaint.
dyspepsia or indigestion, cramp and pain In the
stomach, bowel complaint. painters collie
Aeiatic cholera, diarrhea and dysentery, has lost
none of its good name by repeated trials; but
continues to occupy prominent position in
every family medicine chest.-Lebonon Str, Dec
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-06-24

STORY OF RUNNER There was a
story during the war Of one of shermaps bum
mers who met a Southern country gentleman In
the course of one of hts excursions, and stopped
the bun%sf soe T Tou hers nat The annesy
victim delivered his hat. Now come mp ont of
those boots, added the hummer, and his orders
being ooeyed, crawl cut If that coat" said be,
" and be quick about IL" Having robbed the
man successfully also of his shirt, his trnwaers
and nnger ring. the hummer was riding on,
wnen his victim stopped him +" Look here, mis-
ter, said he, "you forgot something" and he
pulled out guild of tobacco from his mouth and
handed IL to him. You'd be ruined If you left
that, he added.