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for the farmer.


correspondent of Lars Of Life, who claims to
have had extended experience, is decidedly of
the opinion" that apples keep far better when
put into close boxes or barrels, and secluded ae
much ms possible from the air. When thus stored,
he says they will come out in the spring full and
plump when taken from the tree. Many varie-
ties, as the Talman Sweet, SpitzeRberg and those
kinds that are not considered as long keepers, and
shrivel badly, will do well treated in this way.
have, he confines found universally, that they
keep better to let them lie without picking over.
1t is much better to pile them into large bin
across The cellar, say six or seven feet high and
than to Law them ON shelves. l once saw such q
bin that a man had kept through the winter.
About the first of April he thought he would open
the windows ON the side of the cellar next to the
bin to let in the air, that they might keep better.
was ut his place, and he called my attention to
the fact. Two windows just over the bin were
opened about ten days or two weeks, and the APP
pies exactly opposite the windows about onetliird
rotted for as much as foot in DEPTH and the re-
mainiug part on either side not rOtted at all.
Another instance: A neighbor of mine had about
five hundred bushels in pile in q cellar. As they
became a little specked he commenced picking
them over; when about half done, got tired, and
concluded to let them go. When marketed about
six weeks after, he found that about One-third of
those picked over were not fit for market, while
all but about one-twentieth of the others were
good. This have seen in numerous instances.
II you wish to try the experiment, make box as
tight as a carpenter can make it, and when pick
ing from the orchard, fill it and nail it fast. Let
it lie in the orchard till it is in danger of free
zing; then put it in the cellar. Put the same
quantity Oh shelves for trial. am pretty sure
one experiment will convince.
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Damp Walls.

Anything that will promote health and we'll
being among the operatives of our over crowded
manufactures and workshops, is worthy of note,
and the remedy for evil as common as it is
dangerous seems specially to deserve attention.
Damp walls to work ROBINS are among the most
fruitful causes of disease among laborers of both
sexes and We deem it not out Of place to give the
manner of a device, simple and easily adopted, to
prevent the effects thus resulting from bad build
ing. The mode Of protection adopted, is to boil
together powdered sulphur and water for half an
hour, in the proportion of one pound of sulphur
to two quarts of water. The mixture thus formed
should beapplied with brush, like ordinary paint,
upon the walls affected, and the result will be,
rule, to entirely prevent the unhealthy and I'M
pleasant oozing forth of moisture. While bull
dings should never he constructed as to admit
of dampness, yet it is most important that being
unable to prevent existing evils we should have
the means of remedy, and the simple bit ofadvice
just given, We hope, may be adopted in some of
the many instances where it is likely to work
benefit.-American Builder.
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atsefnl aud Gnripns.



Take five medium sized Irish potatoes; pare
them. Take one handful of hops; put them in q
small thin cotton bag; then put the hops and po-
tatoes in pot, and pour three pints of cold water
over them; boil until the potatoes are cooked ;
then take them out and place IN . stone jar; mash
them until there are no lumps; then put three
tablespoonful of -four in with the potatoes; pour
the water Tin which the potatoes and hops were
boiled), boiling hot over the potatoes, and stir
them mp well and quickly, and put cover on to
keep the steam in then put one pint Of water on
on the hop bag in the pot, and let it boil If your
yeast is not thin enough pour out, then pour off
the boiling water it until you have it sufficient
ly thin; stir once in while until it becomes
milk-warm, then put in ene-half pint of hop or
bakers yeast (not brewersl and stir mp well and
set it in warm place to tighten; when very light
put in one-half tablespoonful of salt, one table
spoonful of sugar, one teaspoonful of ground GIN
ger; then strain it through sieve; put into a
half gallon stone jug, cork tight, and put it in
the coolest place you can find. The yeast is ready
for use Immediately after making. The jug should
always lie well shaken before pouring out the
yeast. Take one-half teacupfnl Of yeast to make
sponge with. The jug should always be well
scalded before putting fresh yeast in it. Yeast
made in this way, will keep good for three weeks
in summer and four weeks in winter. Always
keep about one-half pint of stock yeast to renew
your Yeast with.
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We are entirely satisfied that we have arrived
Mr. Harris article, which we published entire in a
recent number of the Farmer, from the Agricultu-
rist does not cover the whole With present
information, We must take exception to his premi-
ses, that poor ground requires will bear heav-
Ter seeding than rich ground taking his construc-
tions as to what constitutes rich and poor land.
Our ideas are, that where too much seed is sOwn
the plant expends too much of its vital force in
the manufacture of straw, and there follows q COLI
segment diminuton of grain.
Liebeg says, "that the greatest enemy of q
wheat plant is another wheat plant;" and we
take it that the above is the solution that he gives
to the matter.
An English farmer says: "The testimony is so
strongly in favor of thin seeding, that it is won-
derfnl that English farmers have not adopted it
more generally. The recommendations are, that
the seed be of the best quality, the land in good
tilth and the seed sown to allow grain to each
square foot of surface"
Mr.. J.J. Mechi, of England, says "that the thick
sowing of grain is a national calamity, and that
more crops fail to yield well from too much seed
ing than from too little manure.
Baron Liebig tried, for several years, one bushel
of seed per acre, against two bushels, both dried,
and found the difference between the two to
equal 81 so per acre in favor of thin seeding.
We are aware that due allowance must be made
for imperfect seed, as most farmers no precau-
ton to secure only the best. Even with this, I'M
til we had further evidence, we must adhere to
the old rule that five pecks is enough.-Kansas
Farmer
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simple Renedies.

The New York Tibxne says that little very
simple knowledge would go great way in warm
weather. Here are q party Of amateur sportsmen
coming home in disgust, on account of the mos
quitoes, and thousands of stay -at-homes who find
life almost uncomfortable on any terms for flies If
any body knew It, carbolic acid is the sovereign
remedy for all their troubles A few drops evap-
Grated in a room, or poured upon q cloth, will
keep the winged pests at a safe distance, and if
the pure crystalized acid is used, no great annoy
ance will result to human beings Restaurant
keepers ought to know this, and keep the swarms
offiies away from their windows, where they settle
and buzz, to the torment of passers. The musty
taste of CrotOn water complained of by those who
make its acquaintance newly every summer, may
be corrected by throwing few scraps Of shec:
iron into the water tank or cooler This prevents
water from decomposing, and keeps it pure and
sweet. 1t will even preserve the water from
growing unwhOlesome and offensive ON long sea
voyages. People are constantly rushing about in
the hot sun, complaining Of headaches and giddi-
uess, when all they need far safety and comfort is
a wet handkerchief in the crown Of the hat.
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In a small country town resides clergyman
who is the pastor of a small flock, who esteem
him very highly, and whom he is fond of catechi
zing. few days since, while taking rambl,
through the village, he stopped at the house q
one of his parishiOners, and after the usual saluta
tions had been exchanged, the conversation raj
as follows:
Adam felt
The lady commenced to smile auilibly, and fin.
ally replied: "Why, my dear Doctor, You ART
not serious."
Every serious, indeed" responded the Doctor
Mrs. W, whose husbands name happened
to be Adam, replied: swell, well, you shall have
it, Doctor. You see, Adam went to climb over
the fence, the other day, to go to Deacon Ms
fol- bottle of whisky, when an oar lying on the
ground took his foot. Over Adam fell, and bark
ed his shin; and that's the whole truth of the
matter"
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IT is not always that the lawyer gets the best
of it in the examination of witness. Recently
in of the interior Counties of this State, the
District Attorney, clever gentleman and good
lawyer, was cross-examining a witness and en-
deavOring to throw discredit upon his testimony
The District Attorney asked:
"Were you ever arrestedf"
Eyes"
"What fort"
"Assault and battery, and paid my fine"
This was not bad enough. Sometimes good
men will pay fine for the privilege of knocking
down a blackguard, and therefore Mr.. Attorney
went on CROPPING in the dark.
"Were you ever in prisoni"
"No-yes Come to think, was"
Then with the light of expectation breaking
over his expansive countenance, Mr. Attorney
chuckles: ooh! You were in prison, were you
Where were you in prison, Sirf"
At Andersonville. Was taken prisoner by
the rebels!"
Amidst storm of applause. the cheers of the
multitude, and the musketry-ike rattle of hob
nailed boots, the legal gentleman ceased to pes
ter the ex-warrior.
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The Maryland Farmer gives the following useful
recipe for DISCRIMINATING fieas:
The oil of pennyroyal will certainly drive these
pests of, but cheaper method, where the herb
fourishes, is to throw your dogs and cats into a
scatter it in the beds of the pigs once month.
Where the herb cannot be got, the oil may be pro-
cured. In this saturate strings with it and
tie them around the necks Of the dogs and cats;
pour little on the back and about the ears Of
hogs, which you can do while they are feeding
without touching them. By repeating these APP
plications every twelve fifteen days, the fleas
will flee from your quadrupeds, to their relief and
improvement, and your relief and comfort in the
house.
and tied around the neck and tail of horses will
drive off lice; the strings should be saturated
a day.
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sfleft gostrv.


HnE NEHUANANe rESIAAHNVH.
By river md fountain
By desert and p1ain,
Over valley and mountain,
10 execute tudgment-on angel Of wrath,
WIN terror, and anguish, and death IN my path.
In the 1nst beeAn,
Oer TIE dark tanges sweeping;
In the Cd Htndastan
from the plague-smitsen CITY, cen the Paftans nee,
And Gunga. corpse- burthened rolls ON the go.
On the howerscented gale
L. the faint Of my breath;
And Persian wives vail
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Salt fer Oats.

At meeting OF the Farmers Institute of Eas-
tern Pennsylvania recently, P. Morris exhibited a
sample of oats grown by H. Ingersoll, of the Phil
adelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture. This
was of extraordinary size and early maturity pro-
duced by the application of six bushels of salt to
the acre. The stalks were much larger than us,l-
ally the leaves broader and in every way supe-
rior to other samples exhibited Mr. Ingersoll stat
ed that the advanced condition of his OATS as well
the unusual size of the stalks was owing to the
fact that he had sowed broadcast upon the field
SIX bushels of salt to the acre after sowing the
oats large quantity of salt could be used, but
never greater than forty bushels. Salt, to be
efticacious on oats, wheat or corn, should be put
on sandy soil, and not stiff clay lands. Mr.
Ingersol had been using salt for number of years,
and found that not only the grain crops were be-
neftted, but the after crops, particularly clover
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Mew CIe.e shs.la hive. Be- TeRe.Aerf

Each colony should occupy its own bench or
stand-no two swarms should occupy the same
bench. fthere is more than one, when you ope-
rate with one swarm the others often become IT.
ritated, and will trouble you more than the swarm
You are operating with Sheds for protection will
do well enough for winter, but in summer they
should he kept in the open air, and protected from
the extreme heat when necessary, by coverings
for each hive. 49,. .
When placed on separate stands, leave three or
four feet between each stand; also paint the front
sides Of your hives Of different eolors and place no
two of the same color next each other. This Is to
avoid the loss of young queens when they take
their excursions to meet the drones. If the hives
are similar in shape and color, the queens, ON
their return, frequently enter the wrong hive and
are killed.-RHrai Ne,c Yorker.
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FEVER AND AGUE AS Is FEVER AND AGrE.-
The Wabash Qndiana) country has always been
celebrated for the persistency and quality of its
fever and ague. A local physician thus describes
the genuine Wabash article: 1t comes Creep
ing mp fellows back like ton of wildcats;
goes crawling through his joints like iron spikes,
and is followed by a fever which prohibits the
patient from thinking of anything but Green
lands Icy Mountains. 1t isn't the "overy other
day" kind, but gets up with man at daylight,
and sleeps in the small of his back all night His
teeth feel about six inches too long, his joints
wobble like loose wagon-wheel, and the shakes
are 50 steady that one can't hold conversation ex-
cept by putting in dashes."
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-09-14

THE BUTTER MAKER's GOLDEN RULEs.-The
great secret in butter making, it seems, consists
in attending to the following points.
LIST. Securing rich, clean, healthy milk-milk
obtained on rich old pastures, free Of weeds.
I'd. Setting the milk in q moist, untainted at
mosphere, and keeping it at an even temperature
while the cream is rising.
Sd. Proper management in churnng.
4th Washing the buttermilk thoroughly and
working SO as not to injure the grain.
5th Thorough and even Incorporation of the salt
and packing in oaken tubs, tight, clean, and well
made.
Cleanliness in all the operations is of impera-
tive necessity.
Judgment and experience in manipulating the
cream, and working the butter, must Of course be
had.-UUldrd.
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Hs
AD.essr as il n Dsessr:

A self-snficient humbug who took up the bu-
siness of physician and pretended to deep knowl-
edge of the healing art, was called upon to visit
a young man with apoplexy. Bolus gazed long
and hard felt his pulse and pocket, looked at his
tongue and his wife, and finally gave vent to the
following:
81 think he's a gone fellow"
"No, no." exclaimed the sorrowing wife, edo
not say that"
"Yes," returned Bolus lifting up his hat and
eyes heayenward ut the same time "yes do say
SO; there arn't no hope, not the least mite-lie's
got an attack of nihil tit in his lost frontis-"
"Wheref" cried the startled wife.
ain his lost fronts, and can't be cured without
some trouble and great deal Of pains. You see
his whole paletary system is deranged; Justly,
his vOx pOpuly is pressin' his advalorIim; Sec
ondly, his cutacarpial cutaneOus has swelled con-
siderably, if not more; thirdly, and lastly, his
solar ribs are in a concussed state; and he amt
got any money, consequently, he's bound to die "
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CUCUMBER SALAD.-Take a dozen ripe "white
Spine" cucumbers and pick, wash pare, cut into
strips, taking out the seeds; then to each dozen
cucumbers-which We cut into pieces like small
dice-Put twelve large white onions chopped, six
large green peppers, also chopped, one quarter
pound each black and white mustard seesl, and n
gill of celery seed. Nix together, add tea-cup
Of coarse salt, and hang mp in cotton bag to
drain, for twenty-four hours. Then the salad,
with enough cold cider vinegar added to cover it,
is put into stone jars and fastened nearly airtight
In six weeks it will be fit for use.-Nrs. s. J. H.,
in Hearth and Home
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Ts Keep MILK swees.

The Southern Farmer says that teaspoonful OF
fine salt or of horse radish in pan of milk, will
keep it sweet for several days Milk can be kept
for a year or more sweet as when taken from
the COW by the following method:
Procure bottles, and as they are filed, imme-
diafely cork them and fasten the cork with mack
thread or wire. Then spread little straw on the
battom of a boiler, on which place the bottles
with straw between them until the boiler con-
tains sufficient quantity. Fill it up with cold
water, and as soon rs it begins to boil draw the
fire, and let the whole gradually cool. When quite
cool, take out the bottles and pack them in saw
dust in hampers and stow them away in the cool
est part of the room.
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WE don't know the present literary standing
of the coDstabulary force of Rock Island, but
made the following return ON the back of a sub
pGna:
| executed this speeney by trying to read it to
John Mack, but he was DRIVEN cattle on horse
back and run Eastern could, and kept up such
hell of hollerin that don't know wbefber he
heard me or not. This is the best could do and
don't know whether this specney has been serv-
ed according to law or not
Attest, +. SMITH Copst
=, me court held the service good, and fined
Mack for non-attendance as a Witness
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SHoKING HORSES THAT OVER REACu-In the
MGrs Lane Express, blacksmith, who has had
much experience IN the art Of shoeing, contends
that in order to prevent horses from over-reacbino
tney should be shod as follows: Make the toe
catiks very low, forward, standing little under,
and the shoes set far back as convenient. with
heelcauik, SO as to let the foot roll over as quick
as possible. On the hind foot have the caulk
low, and toe-caulk high, and projecting for
ward thus giving time for the forward foot to get
ont of the way. Ifthus shod, the horse win tray-
Ell clean, without click, and his speed win be in
creased on trot fifteen or twenty seconds in :
mile The reverse of this rule is practiccd by
biacksmiths generally, to overcome this difficult
ty. Which is the best method remains to decide.
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PRESERVING HONEY.-Let it run through fine
sieve to get ont all the wax, boil it gently in
earthen vessel, skim off the lightish foam which
gathers on the top, cool in jars, tightly cover
them, and put them in q cool place. As honey is
luxury on every table, and healthfnl article of
food the world over, process for keeping it the
and practiced in every family 80 well-to-io as to
make their own honey. Next to the wonder that
every farmer does not have fruit orchard, is that
honey should not be made product in every
country household.
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OUR wEsrERN.wOoDs.

A sing Of our grand old wooda,
Whose waving branches lin
Where the changing cIouds efs westesn sky
In their careleo glnsy sAfft-
Where the winds sing tow and sweet
ThrUagh many . lsafy siG1e,
As the quiv ring notes that sven md die
In some vast cathedral Pile
Tho oak. the cedar. snd crested pine.
In playful battle their rlanches fwine.
And the lingering glories Of dsys decline,
Through green embfasuFes In bngAtneo shine
The elm and tulip wsve
Beside the aiming lake,
Where the wsters roll 10 pebbly stand.
Ard In ceaecle8 nuYDufs break;
While the maple bo1ghs arc greea
On many grassy SIN
And the willow babes h spear-hks leaves
Within the mufnaring Till-
The delicate leaves q the aspen shSw,
Through darker foliage Ike Aakes a spov.
Or dancing bubbles that nnat and eieen
On the Ginning fnce Of sunlit streaR
The vinds Of fhirer sky
Nay swell with Rs1der tone
Thru1zh the ststcly palns II ed Pnlesfina.
And the cedan a IebaDon;
And the pine may tower aIun
Md drifting Alpine 0Dws-
The grand Cd WOOD II ON Westerp la
Are stateHeR tn thnne:
For here IL spirit Il fbeeasm usves
In the stEuag. I'D sir Il the lasa - Iovsn.
While they mod fesnain TN ths yenFp - ~
The tyPss II sisy thsfs passs1 evsy.
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To CAN HONEY-A writer in the Bee-Keepeys
Journal says: In the first place, it should not in
any case, be taken from the hive until it is prop
eriy evaporated, 80 Is to prevent souring. am
well aware that we cannot get as many pounds,
to let it remain until it cvaporates to take it rs
soon rs it il deposited by the bees, but what we
do get is much better, and when put an article
into market, l wish it to stand the test. When
ready to put in cans, it should be put in q tin
vessel, set in water, and brought nearly to scald-
ing heat. Put in the cans while hot and screw on
the caps tight.
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PROFESSOR H, of Yale College, was pass
ing out of the recitation room on his crtutches,
when an ambitious Frenchnan dropped slyly in
to his cap piece of paper, which he had writ
ten legibly the word ''monkey.D Tickled with
his joke, he told his success to his student friends
But speedy retribution befell him. At the next
recitation the bland professor addressed his di-
vision thus, IN his sweetest tones: "Gentlemen
as was passing ont of the room yesterday, one of
your number did me the very high honor of leav-
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CELERY-Mxny persons become % much af-
fected with nervousness, that the least annoyance
greatly agitates them, and when they stretch out
their hands shake like aspen leaves on windy days
By daily, moderate use Of the bIanched stalks
and steady in limbs a other persons. Every one
engaged in labor weakening to the nerves or at
hicted with palpitation. of The heart, should use
celery daily in season, and onions in its stead
when not in season.
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NOT great while since, Mt a social gathering.
young lady, dressed in the extreme Of fashion
and glttering with diamonds, sat silent and
apart from the rest, taking no part i'm converse
ton purely literary in its character. The gen.
tleman of the house approached her, with the re-
mark, "You do not appear to he enjoying your
self" mo" said the lady, "this is too dry for
me; Amt there nobody here that can fiirt {"
" Fiirt~ said he; "ah, see You are sort of Gle
opatra in disguise" "Cleopatrai No. rejoined
the intelligent beauty, ~ never liked Indians
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A BLUsHING damsel in Philadelphia had man
and dog up before the Police Court to answer
the charge of assault and battery on the dogs
part: When asked what the dog did, she said he
bit her. When asked where, after considerable
hesitation and blushng she replied, "On the left
drum stick.n
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GENERAL GRANT PRINTER.-The President
visited Brooklyn on Thursday, and among other
places of note in that city, was taken to the onion
Office. After being shown through the various
editorial rooms of the paper, and upon its being
said that he possibly would not care to 90 into
the composing room, he said:
.Well, guess have set a good many columns
of type myself, in Georgetown, Ohio, years ago. y
"Wby, General, said General Porter, al never
heard Of that. ("
General Grant replied that it was true, never
theless