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Clayton herald. (Clayton, Del.) 1867-1870, 1869-06-12

AS the season is now at hand for these
pests, the ants, the housewives and
others who are troubled with them may
probably use the following trap to ad
vantage: Procure large sponge, wash
it well and press it dry, which will
leave the cells quite open; then sprin
kle over it some fine white sugar, and
place it where the ants are troublesome.
They will soon collect upon the sponge
and take up their abode in the cells. 1t
is only necessary to dip the sponge
in scalding hot water, which will wash
them out dead. Put on more sugar and
set the trap Tor new haul this process
will soon clear the house of every ant.
Clayton herald. (Clayton, Del.) 1867-1870, 1869-06-12

FOLLOWING THE LORD FULLY
Walking once in pitch dark night in
company with friend who knew the
road we'll, said to him II shall follow
you, so as to be right" After little,
stumbled into ditch. "You have led
Ane into ditch" said. 'Then you
have not followed me exactly" was the
reply, "for have kept Free" 1 had TO
acknowledge that had gone little to
one side, thinking that of no Consequence.
So it is, thought I, with the Christian fol
lowing Christ; as long as he follows
aim exactly he is safe; but when he
turns aside, however little he is liable
10 stumble into the ditch.
Clayton herald. (Clayton, Del.) 1867-1870, 1869-06-12
HINTS ABOUT GROWING TONIA-
TOES.

Too great quantity of tomatoes can
not be grown, or consumed, in any COM
munity, as there is no more healthful or
economical vegetable produced. AS an
article of diet for winter consumption, it
ranks in importance, in nearly every
family, with the apple and potato, and
its cheapness places it within the reach
OF the masses. An old and experienced
grower of thisvegetable gives the follow
ing hints as to its cultivation, which are
just in season, as the young vines will
soon require whatever training is to be
given them: zone would suppose that
at this late day we knew pretty much
all about cultivating the tomato; but it
seems that we do not, inasmuch as we
daily see recommendations as to the best
mode of getting the most fruit. Some
people trail the vines over elaborate
trestle works of frames, at no little ex-
pense; others trellis them; others stick
them with brush about the size or lit
tie larger than that used for peas
others simply throw brush down for
them to run over; others allow the
vines to creep over the ground without
any support, only previously mulching
the ground with grass or straw. We
have tried every mode here mentioned,
and we found that whether the plants
are stuck, brushed or allowed to run
unsupported over the ground, the yield
is about the same. Frames and trellises
are not so productive. We prefer the
stricking process. 1t produces full as
great a crop as any other mode; and il
the brush is firmly inserted in the
ground it admits of passing between
rows to pick the fruit. When the vines
are allowed to run over the ground UNI
supported, however much the ground
may he mulched, the flavor of the toma-
to is more or less extracted by the ma
tural attraction of the soil, by which the
fruit is rendered almost worthless be-
sides the vines are all in mass, and to
get at the fruit is inconvenient to the
picker aud Injurious TO the crop"
Clayton herald. (Clayton, Del.) 1867-1870, 1869-06-12
Sarm'rs' Column.
CURCULIO.

The williamsport Bulletin has the
following relative to cure for the cur
culio in plums; Mr.. Evenden, the we'll
known gardener of this city, says the
following has been tested and found to
be sure preventive of the attack Of the
curculio on plum trees. 1t is simple
easily tried. Take "a quantity of corn
cobs; wind a wire around them, termi-
mating in hook at the end of the cobs I;
then dip them into gas.tar until they are
well saturated. Hung dozen ona tree,
and no circulio will disturb the tree.
Clayton herald. (Clayton, Del.) 1867-1870, 1869-06-12

SLEEP OF THE GOOD AND THE Bad
We look on good mans sleep, and there
is nothing 50 beautiful. 1t is Luther
who has worn out his powers in some
great fight for God, or it is Washing
Lon, half deserted by his country whom
bearing its burdens; and now forgetting
MI, lie has fallen back into God arms
10 forget also himself. There he lies I'M
caring, and receiving back from Gods
ientle Concentrations, the powers that
shall furnish another great tomorrow.
Standing at the open door of his cham
Der, and looking on his deep, still sleep,
IL is as if the eternal. ever faithful Good
hess had him now TO himself! And yet
more touching and closer the tenderness
of mercy is the very bad mans sleep.
lie has drunk the cup of guilty pleasure
dry. Ills tongue is weary of plasphe-
my. His deed of crime, perhaps of blood,
is done, and the chapter of his day is
ended. Having spent the power God
gave him for good, in violation of his
throne, he goes remorsefully to his bed
and there forgets even his remorse. But
God does not forget him, or toss him
out of the world, but he rests encir-
cled by the goodness of God, nourished
by his patience, to benefited for to-mor-
row. Probably he will do just what he
has done before, but he shall have his
opportunity of good though many times
forfeited, for IL is great part of Gods
purpose in sleep, 10 renew abused pow
ers. else how many would never sleeT
again, Therefore who of us can look on
world buried in sleep, guilty migrate
full world, bro ably sunk in evil, and dc
it without some deeply affecting, over
whelming sense of the goodness of God
[Dr. Bushnell, in Hours at Home.
Clayton herald. (Clayton, Del.) 1867-1870, 1869-06-12

RELIGION ExEMPLIFIED.-I not would
give much for your religion unless it can
he seen. Lamps do not talk but they
do shine.
A light house sounds no drum, it
beats no gong and yet far over the wa
tiers its friendly spark is seen by the
mariner. So let your actions shine out
your religion. Let the main sermon o.
your life be illustrated by all your con-
duct, and it shall not fail to be illustri-
ous.-iSpurgeon.
Clayton herald. (Clayton, Del.) 1867-1870, 1869-06-12

ROWLAND Hill once visited dying la
dy. She was member of the Chuch of
England, but not free from bigotry.
Among other things she said she thanked
God that she had, all her days, been
kept from the company of "those Metho-
olists." What did Mr.. Hill do? Nothing
lie offered 10 remonstrance. She will
be in heaven in half an hour, thought
lie, and she will find out her mistake
there.-The appeal.
Clayton herald. (Clayton, Del.) 1867-1870, 1869-06-12
Hollands German Bitters

IL entirely vegetable, and contains no
liquor. EI is n compound OF Fluid Exc
tracts. The Roots, herbs, and Banks
from which these extracts are made
s III ,S gs'h %csi einai eeE virsas:
n scsenti 1c zz=sS chemist. These
extracts are then forwarded to this
country TO be used expressly for the
manufacture ofthesc Eittcrs. There is
no alcoholic substance ofRny kind used
in conpoundiDg the Estttera, hence IL is
the only Filters that can be used la
cases whcrc alcoholic stlnClants are
not advisable.
Clayton herald. (Clayton, Del.) 1867-1870, 1869-06-12

Also, Freight Trains with Passenger
Car attached, will leave Wilmington about
go A. NJ, New Castle, $50, Middietown, Go,
clayton 1880, Dover, $50, Camden, 0.l0, Eel.
ton, 1905, and be due at Harrington about
d9;S0 a; N M Returning, to leave Harrington
Dover, 5.35, Moorton, sos, Clayton, 6.2S, Mid
dG.l.eetown, 740, New Castle, $50, and be due at
lays INCIDENT to Freight Business
Ihis Train will stop to take up Passengers
only at stations named, but will set down
Passengers at any stopping place. except
and Dupont.
New Castle Trains-Leave New Castle
for Wilmington and Philadelphia at 74O A.
NJ; Leave Phlladelphia IL as A. M. and Will
mtngton LOB p. NJ. for New Castle
smyrna Branch Trains.-Additiona
to those above leave Smyrna for Clayton
ll.15 A. NJ, and $40 p. NJ. Leave Clayton for
smyrna, $40 A. NJ, and lG p. NJ, to mako
connection with trains to ana from Dover
and Stations South.
Steamboat Trains heretofore run are
Withdrawn. A Boat WILL however, leave
Cristield for Norfolk, in connection with Lo-
cal Train, on Tuesday, Thursd" v and Satur-
duy Evenings.
E. Q. sEwALL. Sup't Del. r. r.,
Clayton herald. (Clayton, Del.) 1867-1870, 1869-06-12
Hollands German Tonic

is combination If all the ingredients Of he Baters,
iciM PuRs Santa CrH1 Ram, Grunge, etc. u Is used
for nc same diseases The Bhes IN cases iprTe some
pttre alcoholic stimulus is required foh will 6edr in
afnd that these remedies are entirely different from
anu oers ADVERTISED ar he care Of e diseases named
hsse beirg scieif preparations Of medicinal extracts
uiile The others decoctions Of rum ia some
form. The TONIC is deci'le!lg one Of he most plea
fgni and dyre.aLe relasrS srer offered 10 The public
Es tse is eyqaisie MS PLEASURE 10 take IT, i0hite ia
ife.snriny eqhidrUing, and medicinal qoitties hGSs
caused - u khoon as Me greatest Of all toaies.
Clayton herald. (Clayton, Del.) 1867-1870, 1869-06-12

There ~ ma n,edicfne eq,'a1 10 Hoodands German
BaerS ar Tonic IN z'ssz;siaszrSTHsases Of Debility
gAcy fr,ran tone ..N Hasdrig 70 The aolole
Sys,sEi, strengthen u Inc appetite, cdass
enjoyment " o zzl1lza food enable NE sio-
mach d digest IL pHryy he bicod, 0ire good, sound
hGt compilation, eradicate The ytlioiU hfge fran he
eye na,t bloom 10 nc checks and chaBgs ne poiie'a
irgni 5horiJreaihed en0ci0icd tsrak, Ond nervous
fnrdlfd 10 a Juiitoecd, siotd and eiyo' person
Weak and Delicate Children are
tnade strong Ly using The EiLiers or
e oaEic. EsR fact, they are Family FEedt-
zines. They can be administered with
perfect salty 10 "a child three months
old. Che most delicate fcni1ie, or "a nla,'
ofEiinciy.
TIeSe Reme,liee or< IN, heel
Clayton herald. (Clayton, Del.) 1867-1870, 1869-06-12

A WRITER very correctly remarks;
God looks not at the oratory of your
prayers, how elegant they may be, nor
at the geometry of the prayers, how ma
ny they may be; nor at the logic of
your prayers, how methodical they may
be-but the sincerity of them he looks
at.
Clayton herald. (Clayton, Del.) 1867-1870, 1869-06-12

IN world whose friendships are so
tickle and transient, how sweet to know
rnar rnere ~ pronereu us nfenusn1p
which is true, unchangabie and eternal !
true, Tor be who makes this declaration
of friendship is the Truth and the Amen
Interchangeable, tor Jesus Christ is the
same yesterday, to day and forever
eternal, for he, like the love wherewith
he loves us, is everlasting.
Clayton herald. (Clayton, Del.) 1867-1870, 1869-06-12

Be KIND AND GENTLE.-A Sabbath
school teacher writes: "Boys, you ought
to be very kind to your little sister. 1
once knew little boy who struck his
sister over the eye. Although she didn't
fade away and die in the early summer
time, when the June roses were blowing,
with words Of sweet forgiveness on her
palid lips, she rose up and hit him over
the head with the following pin, so that
he couldn't go to Sunday school for
more than month, on account of not
being able to wear his best hatp
Clayton herald. (Clayton, Del.) 1867-1870, 1869-06-12

SOLID devotions resemble the rivers
which run under the earth, they steal
from the eyes of the world to seek the eyes
of God; and it often happens, that those
of whom we speak least on Earth, are
best known in Heaven.-Cd ussie.
Clayton herald. (Clayton, Del.) 1867-1870, 1869-06-12

LEISURE HoURs.-It was beautiful
observation of the late William Hazlitt,
that "there is room enough in human
life to crowd almost every art and
science in it. five pass no day without
line--visit no place without the COM
pany Of books-we may with ease fill
libraries or empty them OF their contest.
The more VIC do, the more we can do /;
the more busy we are, the more leisure
We have"
Clayton herald. (Clayton, Del.) 1867-1870, 1869-06-12
FROM REV. JOSEPH IL KENNAnD, D. D.,

Pastor Of the Tenth Baptist Church, Philadelphia.
Dir. JAoKsOS-DEAR SiR:-I haze been frequently
requested % connect my iOiM recommendations Of
DIFFERENT kinds Of medicines bull regarding ne practice
out IF my appropriate sphere hare in all cases de-
particularly my family, Of he usefulness qf Dr.
Highlands German Elders, depart for from my
usual course &c express my H eonuictioH that for gen
cra debility OF the system and especially for Liver
Complaint, It is auufA EzHnnsafe and valuable
prepar alton. In h some cases :. may
fail; but usually q <&s.N I doubt not Il t0fu
De very benefciaisz&su NJ 10 those i1ho suffer
tross uss above causes. Yours, very respectfully.
j.. III. KEYNARO
Eighth, beloD Codtes streeL
Clayton herald. (Clayton, Del.) 1867-1870, 1869-06-12

THE USAsKED GooD.-The prayer
which Socrates taught his disciple Alci-
blades deserves place in the daily
devotion of every Christian. "Thst
he should beseech the Supreme God to
give him what was good for him, though
he should not ask it, and Withhold from
him whatever would be hurtful. though
he should be so foolish as to pray for it
Clayton herald. (Clayton, Del.) 1867-1870, 1869-06-12

WHERE there is no Christian Sabbath
there is no Christian morality; and
without this, free institutions cannot
long be sustained. M Lean.
Clayton herald. (Clayton, Del.) 1867-1870, 1869-06-12

THE BEGINNING OF LIFE.-The era
die and the grave are both starting places
in life. The cradle, of the life that now
is, the grave, of that which is to come
Clayton herald. (Clayton, Del.) 1867-1870, 1869-06-12
FROM HON. GEO. W. WOODWARD.

Chief Justice OF the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
pHlLADELPniA, March 10, 1867.
find " Hoq1fdndS German BiHers is not an tiilos
ealing brerGge bat good tonic useful IN disorder
NE digesiire orgdns aud Of great Jeagh in cases u
deJddy and todht IF nervous action, in ue system.
Yours truly,
GEO ". W0oDWARD.
Clayton herald. (Clayton, Del.) 1867-1870, 1869-06-12
gmnoap 4mOins,

We can bear to hang by a thread
lift be only one Of Christ's spinning.
Clayton herald. (Clayton, Del.) 1867-1870, 1869-06-12

erer tEo,vH and ,oH an diseases rssuttips from
Ldd bioDd Becp yoau nzffSza blond pure; keep your
Lirei IN order; keep IA your digcs'ire organs
in sound, healthy III E3rondit0n, By He use
Of these remedies E=lszszzuz1lsldn dissdse tcii
erer dssaH yoH. The bes az Ms country recommend
Hem " gears Of honest reputation 90 for diiytiiRe
you Risst Try these preparations.
Clayton herald. (Clayton, Del.) 1867-1870, 1869-06-12
FROM HON. JAMES THOMPSON,

Judge Of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
pHiLADELPnIA, Anrll 2S. 1868.
consider a g EH00flnnsIss
German Fit Z%A tors - n rditidble
madeleine in ease GA of attacks of
nd 1 G e \ tkonu usEsa zzxsSsnor Dyspepsia.
can certify this from my experience OF
it Yours, Wifsa respect,
JAH1LsS THOMPSON.
Clayton herald. (Clayton, Del.) 1867-1870, 1869-06-12

A farm containing 1875 acres, with pretty
fair dwelling out-buildings new and good:
i:i old, 1900 three years old last spring. 30
apple trees, choice fruit. Young hedge start
cd on the farm. Soil well adapted to the
&c. miles from Railroad station. Price,
SIS per acre-terms easy, to suit the pur-
chaser.
Clayton herald. (Clayton, Del.) 1867-1870, 1869-06-12

A farm containing 2.3 acres more or less,
admirably adapted TO the growth of corn,
G5a wheat, oats, barley, rye, &C., also, all
pretty fair buildings on the promises. Plen-
ty of timber for building and fencing purpo-
SEES. Only about one mile distant from Md.
& Del. Railroad. Price, $50 per acre--Sl 500
or 5000 cash, and balance TO remain on pre-
misses.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-01-11

his own sphere Of action, it ia idle to sup
pose that he will do everything that the
| country requires to be done to secure those
reforms in the public service which are SO
inperatively demanded. As president, Gen
eral Grant must have the earnest and cor
dial support of the other branches Of the
government, particularly Of the legislative
branch The responsibility Of this congress-,
so far AS the next administration is concern
ed, is complete.
We can waterlog the ship of state before
the president elect takes command. We can
make appropriations and incur liabilities
which will 20 over to the next administra.
ton, which cannot be met by the current
revenues, and can only be met by imposing
additional taxation on the people. We can
destroy the confidence Of the people in the
wisdom, integrity, and purity Of the repub
licau party by yielding to the insatiate de.
mands Of the cormUrants who have gGthered
about as, and who make acquisitions upon
rs which, if yielded to, will destroy, and
ought to destroy, any party. BY our reck'
lessness and extravaganza we can make ap.
preparations of land and money which will
destroy the national credit, and make our
country an object Of scorR to the civilized
world.
With neither money nor credit, unable to
command respect at home or abroad, we
will be held in contempt by the weakest and
most pusillanimous nations. Never has the
country, in time Of peace, looked to congress
with more intense interest than at the pres.
ent time. The demand Of the great masses
Of our constituents, the bone and sinew Of
the country, the men who have no schemes
Of p!andor, and who desire only an honest
administration Of the government, the men
who fought the battles Of the republic, and
poured out their blood in its dSfenco-they
require Of us decrease Of our expenditures
and a reduction of taxation. Regardless
Of the mysteries Of finance, they see that
our credit can be improved, the public faith
vindicated, return to specie payments
made certain, 9 reduction Of the interest on
the public debt secured by keeping down
the expenditures Of the government to the
lowest possible point and by the honest col.
lection Of the revenues.
1t is for congress to keep down the eX.
penditures, and it is for the president to see
that the laws are faithfully executed and
that the revenues are collected; but it is for
congress- to see also that they do not keep
the letters upon the limbs Of the president,
so as to render it impossible for him to
faithfully execute the laws.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-01-11
THE ARGUS AND TzE MONUMENT

The little Rim IS extremely anxious TO
make a point against the ARGUS, in some
way, in regard to the monument and EN-
ploys most of it's scanty space in misreFre'
senting the opinions and position of this
paper 10 regard to monuments and soldiers.
In order that that little vinegar bottle may
not have even an excuse, either through its
ignorance or its malice, for further falsehoods
and Misrepresentation on the subject, the
ARGUS will restate the position it now holds
and always has held, viz:
LIST. The ARGUS has always held and now
holds in as high respect, veneration and ed.
miration the soldiers of the republic, dead
or living, and their families, as any other
paper in the land,
I'd. The ARGUS does not think it in good
taste, or good public policy, to build monu'
ments to those engaged in the late civil war,
either a. the north or at the south, except
where they are buried.
3d. The ARGUS thinks, if such monu.
ments are to be built at all they should be
as elegant, durable and expensive as posi-.
bic to raise funds for.
4th. The ARGCs knows that no board OF
supervisors, or county commissioners court,
or city council, or corporation trustees, or
town authority, has any right to, and ought
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-01-11
THE CHICAGO TIMRs ON THE GREAT
CAVERN

The Chicago Times Of Saturday last, pub
lished, in full, our article in regard to the
recent wonderful discoveries under the Is.
land, and says;
If the account Of aboriginal discoveries in q
cavern under Rock Island lths Island-not the
city, which is published in the 7iRss this morn
ing were not hoax, much light would
have been thrown upon the mooted ques ton OF
who aud what were the original inhabitants Of
this continent Unfortunately, aside from othc
evidences that the story is an invention the wri
ter seems to have forgotten that the Inscription
over the entrance Of the bottomlcss pit Of tn
cavern, "All hope Abandon, Ye Who Enter In,
is no older than Dante and il would be Difficult
10 show how this race, Of which the presume,
evidences are here given, could ever have becam
acquainted with the literature OF his time, an,
still have left till now no traces Of the fact. Hal
the inscription been a Thousand years older, tn
possible truth Of this strange story would have
been far more readily accepted. 1t is not, indeed
Impossible that an aboriginal race may hNv,
tlourished here 800 or 1900 years ago, have
come in contact with the civilization Of the an
clients, and have passed away, making no sigr
thereof. But, in the present instance, not even
the Mortimer Of 200 and thereabout can be press
ed into service for explanation.
1t will be noticed that the Times pronoun,
ces our article hoax because the inscrip
ton over the entrance to the bottomless pit
Gall hope Abandon, Ye Who Enter In, "is nc
older thAa Dante, who died, we think, abou
$50 years ago. The Times, in order tc
make its reasoning plausible, assumes tina
Dante was the author of that inscription be
cause he used it in his "IYFERNo," and ar
CUES that it is impossible for q race of people
sufficiently intelligent to be familiar with
the literature Of Dsntes time to have since
disappeared without leaving many more
traces of its existence.
There certainly would be some force in
the argument of the Times if Dante had re
ally been the author Of the sentiment. Blu
be is not. 1t is as old as the christian reli
gion, as is shown by frequent illusions in
the Bible to place Of everlasting torment
from which there can be no hope of escape
We had supposed our cotsmporary wal
too familiar with the Bible to credit the firs
conception Of that idea to Dante, who il
described as 's christian poet whose every
thought was colored by purely christian
theology" Dante, student of the Bible,
drawing his inspiration therefrom, certainly
never claimed to be the author of that idea.
The Times might as well argue that Daniel
Webster never existed, because Miss Nancy
Arnold once happened TO express her
thoughts in the same language Webster had
formerly used
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-01-11

A letter from Coliarrs, Mexico, gives an
account of an earthquake in that vicinity on
the morning of Dec, Goth. For seyeraldays
previous, the volcano near the city exhibited
symptoms of internal commotion, sending
forth smoke and steam, accompanied by
rumblings and shakings oftbe earth. The
vibration was from northeast to southwestern
lasted nearly forty seconds. The Cathedral
and warehouse and brick buildings were
cracked from top to bottom. In several
places the ground opened, trees were sproOt
ed, hills levelled water courses changed, ed
a general upheavsl took place. A pameer
of lives we're lost in the town ~ being
crushed beneath falling bulldogs
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-01-11
Great Excitement Among the savans Of the
Academy Of Science.

Since publication in the Democrat
Of last evening of the account of
the wonderful discoveries in the cave at the
foot Of the Island, the members of the Acad.
envy of Sciences have shown great excite.
ment and are greatly exercised because.
with all their advantages, they were not the
fret to make the discoveries. Yet they are
not men to mourn over unimproved oppor.
tunitieS, and have therefore called a meet.
ing for this evening. Committees will be
appointed to visit and examine the relies,
and confer with the authorities to prevent
their removal. 1t has been suggested that
permission be obtained to bore the island
and construct winding stairs down to the in
terror Of the cavern, and that the collections
OF the society be transferred to the cave
Parties are now experimenting upon appa.
ratus for forcing pure air into the unexnlor.
ed regions. Every one interested sbpnId
attend the meeting .-DaUsnport Democrat,
sh. "'''' ~
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-01-11

The peace conference of the Turkish and
Greoian governments Convenedin Paris JAN
9Th, and cOnciliOiory attitude was assum'
ed by both parties. Ultimate peace ishoPed
for from the negotiations of the confer