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How tn Make a Lawn.

The ground should be entirely free
from stagnant water. 1t must be
trench-pIowed to the depth of eighteen
or tHenty-four inches. A week OF hot,
dry weather will be sufficient to dry up
the grass on a thin soil, a whole month
of drouth would fail to destroy the YER
dure. The depth, whatever it may be,
should be uniform, for if it be deeper IN
some places than in others, the deep
places will settle and make the ground
uneven. Evenness of surface is OF great
Importance. I do not mean level, for
an undulating surface is quite as deslra-
BILE for a lawn as level one, but whether
level or undulating it must be smooth
and free from even the smallest stones,
as these interfere with the operations OF
the moving machine.
Red-top is the best grass for lawn,
about fifty or sixty pounds to the acre
Fifty pounds will be sufficient II the
seed be clean and good, which 1t seldom
is. Some people recommend white
clover. say one fourth, to be mixed with
red-top, and this does very well, but L
prefer the pure red-top. Early in the
spring is the best time for seeding a
lawn. All preparatory work should be
performed in the fall, so that during
winter the ground may settle, and any
defects that may he developed can be
corrected before sowing. In spring, at
the fitting moment, give a light pillow
ing, and good narrowing, pick OF all
the stones, SOW the seed, and give it a
good rolling, which finishes the work
By sowing early in the spring you may
have a respectable lawn before mid
summer.-P Bmrys address before the
Genera, ". Y, agricultural Society.
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CALL FOR ALIENS LUNG BALSARA !


The theory that the virus Of disease can be safely
counteracted by doses of poison is false and danger
GUS Within the last twenty-five years not less than
score of vruent poson have been added to the repos
tory of the medical profession. They given in small
doses otherwise they would destroy life Immediately;
but even in minute quantities they produce, ulti-
mately very disastrous effects 1t is unwse and I'M
philosophical to employ as remedies, powerful and
insidious drugs which, in .subugating one disease,
sow the seeds of another still unmanageable.
Mono of these terrible indictments operates with
as much directness and certainty upon the causes
of disease as Hostetters Stomach Bitters tonic and
corrective aUitno single deleerious ingredient IN its
composition Arsenic and quinia given for in
termittents bromide of potassium for
vous disorders; strychnne and prussic acid for
general debility; mercury in various forms, for
liver complaint preparations of chlOrotOrm and
opium for seeplessness; and yet these deadly
drugs do not compare as specifics for the diseases
above enumerated with that wholesome and vegetable
invigorant and Alternative, while they all PERM
cious that astonishing any physician should take
the responsibility of prescribing them Let nvalids,
for their own sakes try the Bters before they
to the posOns The relief they will experience from
course of the harmless specific will render a
to the unsafe preparations referred to quite
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HOW TO Make Nice Poultry.

A farmer has just come into our mar
ket with some very nice looking poul
try. 1t was not over fat, but just a
right mixture, as village epicure terms
it, and the flesh had very clean, nice,
yellow or golden look, which made it
very tempting. asked him how he fed
his chickens and turkeys to make them
have that appearance. He said they
were fattened on pumpkins, but on
questioning him further, found that
he gave them a half and half mixture
of corn meal and boiled pumpkin, and
the latter feed impaired the golden
tinge of the flesh, which made them
"tale" so well in the market. This
may be hint worth remembering.
Another thing about this batch of
poultry worth noticing. They were
dressed clean and nicely, and this adds
to their market value. The heads were
removed, and the skin tied down over
the stump of the neck, the wing feathers
pulled out, the entrails carefully re-
moved, and they were dry picked. The
latter spoke volumes in their favor
Cor. Country Gentleman.
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civilized countries. Water meadows
have been established in this country
for hundreds of years, bat OF late pubic
attention has been aroused to the I'M
portance of still further extending the
area of land thus treated. Although
drainage and irrigation appear at first
sight to aim at two objects-the first to
take water from the land, and the sec
Ond to cause water to flow into lt-yet
they must not be looked upon as antag-
onistic. 1t indeed can readily be shown.
that, while draining frees land from
superfuous moisture, it is the means of
causing a larger body of water than
formerly to pass through any given sec
ton of the soil. The same rainfall de
sends upon the drained as upon the
unframed field, but owing to the ar
rangement of underground channels,
there is in the former case no pudding
of the surface, no trickling over the
land, into contiguous bitches, evapOra-
ton is checked, and the land is dry, be-
cause the water has quickly passed
through it. Drainage, therefore, is
means for altering the condition of
water in the soil, rather than of deprlv-
my CIlS sui Vi 81 NdIuSlO1C dII C1CAL1CIlU VI
fertility. By it stagnant condition is
changed into state of movement, and
the full advantages of the rain are real
lied. Without it the land is water
logged, and showers which ought to find
their way down to the roots of plants,
soak the surface and feed the neighbor-
ing cutters. The benefit of irrigation
may likewise be traced to the constant
change of the water as it passes over the
surface of the meadow, giving up its
riches to the heritage near which it
flows. Thus drainage and irrigation may
may be shown to have much in COM
mon, and the idea of their being OPP
posed to each other may be dispelled.
Nay, further, as a preparatory step in
the formation of water meadows, it is
often considered advisable to under
drain the field, thus showing that the
two operations, so far from neutralizing,
may assist each other in improving the
same land" Cas8eFs Technical Edu-
c1tOr"
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THE SAN DOMINGO CoMMIssIoN.-Dis-
patches from the San Domingo Commits
sion to the 14th are as follows:
The Commission met last evening and
exchanged views. with regard to the
propriety of forwarding a preliminary
report. 1t was agreed to name the mid
die of April as the time of arrival in
Washington. Upon the question of a
brief report by mail, it was decided not
to send it, in view of the fact that con-
siderable important information, just
obtained, might materially modify any
report made up from what had been
fully considered. The Secretary of State
was addressed in brief letter, giving in
outline the work already done, and the
list of expeditions sent into the interior,
together with the objects of each. The
parties now out, officially, are the fol-
lowing: Prof Blake, with geological
party, and Prof. Crane, for the Commits
sion, are on their way across the island
to Puerto Plato. Prof Ward is eXplor-
ing La Vega. Gen. Sigel has gone to
Aqua and Profs. Marvin and Miller
have gone in the same direction. with
view of examining the copper region.
DR.. Parry is making thorough botani-
cal examination and DR.. Newcomb is
pursuing medical researches in various
directions. The health of the whole
party is excellent. While thus far the
bulk of the testimony indicates very
favorable condition of affairs, information
has been obtained-the exact character of
which the Commission does not make
known-which, IN the minds of some of
its members, introduces obstacles which
earlier testimony did not promise. The
Haytien complication is occupying the
serious attention of the Commission, and
the intention now is to devote much
more time to its investigation than was
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1871-03-03

- THE RAILROADS OF GREAT BRITAIN
The returns of the English Board of
Trade for 1869, show that the aggregate
railway capital of that year increased
fromS ,12O, 667, lS5 to s., l33, 94O, sos, and
that the floating debt has been reduced
from S544, 535 to $50S, 900. The
reduction of the floating debt has been
applied to raising the debenture stock
from 1926, 49,, 500 to $172, 522,S50. The
total capital had risen from s., 55S, 404,-
275 to 50, 1891, 1906, an increase of
$35, 499, $50. This capital in 1869 earned
$2l3,479,635, at a working expense of 40
per cent, and left an average net profit
of Sl03 900, 800, paying the stockholders
422- per cent, against 4.0S per cent. in
1868. This increase is due mainly to
the business on few of the great lines
The increase in capital and mileage of
the lines showever, greatly exceeds the
increase in passengers carried. Thus, in
1869 there were only 305,66S,071 passen-
gers carried, against 304, 1876, 1874 in 1868,
an increase of 1,531, 1877. 1t is stated that
if the Metropolitan Railway be excluded,
there is an actual decrease in passenger
traffic. In 1868 the Metropolitan car
ried 34,512,OO0 passengers, against &c.
893,79l in 1869, making an increase Of
1881 ,79l. It therefore appears that a
falling off of 85O,054 passengers occurred
in the country railroads.
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For DySDeDSia.

Indigestion, depression of spirits, and
general debility in their various forms I;
also, as a preventive against fever and
ague, and other intermittent feyers, the
" Ferro-Phosphorated Elixir of Cali
saya," made by Caswell, Hazard & Co.,
New York, and sold by all druggists, is
the best tonic, and as a tonic for patients
recovering from fever or other sickness,
it has no equal.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1871-03-03

at first agreed upon. Full transcripts
of such Government records as relate
to leases, concessions, or grants OF Land
for railroads, have been taken. Ihey
are very numerous. The Commission
expected to sail in the Tennessee Tor
Aqua on the 18th or 10Th of February.
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TER ETS TO CLUBS.
THE DOLLAR WEEKLY SUM-

THE DOLLAR WEEKLY SUM-
Five copies, one year, separately addressed,
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Ten copies one year. separately addressed (and
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in Post Office orders checks, or drafts on New York
wherever convenient. not then register the letters
containing money. Address
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DOUBLE FLOWER PoTs.-Many plants
will thrive better in double pots than in
single ones-that is, if the pot contain
ing the plant is placed inside a larger
one, between the two. The outer pot
prevents the sun from striking with too
great force on the inner one, and thus
keeps the plant moist, and secures for
it's roots a more uniform temperature.
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They are not a. vile FANCY DRINK,
Made Of Poor Rum, WhislSey, Proof Spirits
and IL efuse liquors doctorcd, spiccd and sweet
ened to please the taste, called "Tcacs" Appetite
ors," "Restorers," &c, that lead the tippier to
drunkenness and ruin, but arc a true Medicine, made
from the Native Roots and Herbs of California free
frOm all Alcoholic StimuInnts. They are the
GREAT BLOOD PURIFIER and A LIFE
GIVING PRINCIPLE, perfect Renovation and
Invigorator of the SYSTEM carrying off all poisonous
matter and restoring the blood to healthy condition,
No person can take these Bittcrs according to drcc
tions and remain long unwen, provided their bones
not destroyed by mineral poison or other means,
and the vital organs wasted beyond the point Of re-
pair.
They are Il Gentle Purgativc ns well as II
Tonic possessing also, the peculiar merit of acting
powerful agent in relieving Congestion or inlam-
nation of the Liver, and all the Visceral Organs.
FOR FEMALE COMPLAINTS, whether in
young old, married or single, at the ddwr of wo-
manhood or at the turn c these Tonic Bit have
equal.
For InnammntOry md Chronic Rhcumns
tism and GOut, Dyspepsia or Indigestion,
Bilious, Remittent and intermittent FcNcrss
Diseases of the Blood, Liver, Kidneys, and
Bladder, these Bittcrs have been most successful.
Such Diseases are caused by Vfiuted Blood
which is generally produced by arrangement Of tbs
Digestive Organs.
DYSPEPSIA OR INDIGESTION, Head
ache, Pain in the Shoulders, Coughs, Tighness of the
Chest Dizziness Sour EructatOns of the Stomach,
Bad taste in the Mouth, Bilious Attacks, Papitaton
ofthc Heart Inflammation of the Lungs, Pain IN the
regions of the Kidneys and hundred other painful
symptoms, are the ohsprngs ofDyspepsia
They invgorate the Stomach and stimulate the tor.
pid liver and bowels which render them ofuneQualcd
efficacy i'm cleansing the blood of all impurities, and
imparting new life and vigor to the whole system.
FOR SKIN DISEASE Ernpticps, letter salt
heun, Blotcfes Spots, Pnples, Pustules Rolls, Car
buncles, Ring Worms, ScaldHcad, Sore Eyes, Erysip
Clas Itch Scurfs, Discolorations of the Skn Humors
and Diseases of the Skin, ofwhateVer name or nature
are literally dug up and carried out Of the system in
short time by the use of these Bittcrs. One bottle in
such will convince the most DcredulOus Of their
curative effect.
Cleanse the Initiated Blood whenever you find its
impurities bursting through the skin In Pmplcs Erup
lions Sores, cleanse IL when you ind IL INSTRUCTED
and sluggish in the veins; cleanse II when is foul and
your feelings will tell you when. Keep the blood pure
and the health of the system Will follow.
PIN, TAPE, and other WORMS, lurking in the
system ofso many thousands, are euectualy destroy
ed and removed For full directions, read carefully
the circular around each bottle, printed in four IAN
guages-English German French and Spanish
J. WALKER, Proprietor. r, H. MCDONALD 6 co.
Druggists and Gen. Agents. San Francisco, Cal, and
80 and "a Commerce Street. New York,
sE-SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS AED DEALERS
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The Mutual Life Insurance Company
of Chicago is a favorite with the insurirg
public. 1t is one of the few companies
which showed a good increase of business
during the past year.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1871-03-03

THE announcement of certain tenn
perance lecture in Muskegon, Michigan,
was simply in the words, Muzzle that
Dog" which were posted in large letters
throughout the city, and some Of the
unsophisticated, taking it as a warning
from the police, muzzled their respec-
tive ours without delay.
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JOHN V. FARwELI & Co. have removed
to their new store, JOG, los, 40 and 1l2
Wabash avenue, Chicago, and are now
opening the largest and most varied
stock in the city.
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Novel Decorations.

Take a saucer and fill it with fresh
green moss. Place in the center a pine
cone, having first wet it thoroughly.
Then sprinkle it thoroughly with grass
seed. The moisture will close the cone
partially, and in day or two the tiny
grass spires will appear in all the inter
stices, and in one week you will have a
beautiful verdure. 1t only wants a
plentiful supply of water and to be kept
secure from frost to be a thing of
beauty all winter.
If the top of carrot, cut off at this
season, is placed in a saucer of water,
with few bits of charcoal to sweeten
it, it VIII form radiated, feathery plant
by no means unworthy to grace a lady's
table.
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of the same size and general character as THE
WEEKLY, but with greater variety of miscellaneous
reading and furnishing the news to ITS Fubscriborswth
stead Of once only
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1871-03-03

NOTWITHSTANDING the war with France
has interfered with the manufacture of
kid gloves, the thorough acquaintance
Of John '. Farwell & Co. with the mar
kets of Europe enables them to procure,
at the lowest prices, kid gloves equal to
any ever made in Paris, which they now
offer, in every variety, cheap to the
trade.
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THE DAILY SUN, So A YEAR.

pre-eminenly readable newspaper, with the largest
circulation in the world Free independent, and fear
less in politics All the news from everywhere. Two
cents copy; by mail, so cents month, or SO year.
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For an irritated throat, cough or cold,
F." Broo0,s's Bronchial Troctes are offered
with the fullest confidence in their eff
cacy. They have been thoroughly test
ed, and maintain the good reputation
they have justly acquired. as there are
be sure 10 OBTAIN the genuine.
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WAATHAM
w = : g r. S.

The extensive of these watches for the last if
teen years by Railway Conductors, Engineers and EX-
pressmen the most exacting of watch-wearers, has
thoroughly demonstrated the strength steadiness,
durability and accuracy of the Waltham Watch. To
satisfy that class in all these respects is to decide the
question to the real value of these tme-kecpers
More than 500, 600 of these watches now speak
ing for themselves in the pockets of the peOpea proof
and guarantee of their superiority all others.
The superior organization and great extent of the
Company's Works at Waltham, enables them to pro-
duce watches at price which renders competition fu
tile, and those who buy any other watch merely pay
from 25 to 50 cent more for their watches than is
necessary.
These time pieces combine every improvement that
long experience has proved of real practical Hav
ing had the refusal of nearly every invention in watch
making originating in this country in Europe only
those were finally adopted which testing by the
most slful artisans in our works, and long use on
the part of the public demonstrated to be essential to
correct and enduring time-keeping.
Among the many improvements we would particu-
larize:
The invention and use of a centre-pnon of peculiar
construction to prevent damage to the train by the
breakage of man-springs, is original with the Ameri
can Watch Company, who, having had the refusal of
all other contrivances adopted FOggs patent pinion
as being the best and faultless.
Hardened and tempered hair-springs, now univer-
sally admitted by Watchmakers to be the BEST used
in all grades of Waltham Watches.
All Watham Watches have dust-proof caps, protect
ing the movement from dust, and lessening the
sity of the frequent cleaning necessary in other
watches.
Our patent stenl-winder, keycss watch. is al
ready decided success, and great improvement on
any stem-Windng watch in the American market and
by far the cheapest watch of its quality offered to
the public. To those living in portions OF the United
States where watchmakers do not abound, watches
with the above mentioned improvements which tend to
insure accuracy, cleanliness, durability and convent
enCe, must prove invaluable.
The trademarks of the various styles made by the
Company, follows
AMERICAN WATCH CO.. Waltham Mass.
ANN. WATCH CO., Waltham, Mass
AMERICAN WATCH CO., Crescent St, Waltham,
Mass.
APPLETON, TRACY G. CO., Waltham, Mass.
AMERICAN WATCH CO., Adams ST., Waltham,
Mass.
WALTHANI WATCH co. Waltham Mass
p. S. BARTLETT. Waltham. Mass.
WIN, ELLERY Waltham. Mass.
HOME WATCH CO., Boston, Mass.
Examine the spelling of these names carefully before
buying. Any variation even of single letter, indi
Gates counterfeit
For sale by all leading jewellers. No watches retailed
by the Company.
An illustrated history of matchmaking, containing
much useful information to watchwearers, sent to any
address on application.
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l. c. BABCOCK'S LETTER.
OFFICE OF ADAMS EXPRESS COMPANY
No. 50 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, Dec. 81, 1870
MessrS. Herring, Farrell d Sherman Our agent at
Richmond writes; We got through tonight drying
and fixing up the money from the late fire. The con
tents of the SAFE 1880 in bills recovered IL was
a Herring's Safe, and good one, certain"
Yours truly, I. G. BABCOCK, Treasurer.
LETTER FROM j. NJ. SUBLITT & CO.,
Proprietors of the Spottswood.
RICHMOND, Va Dec %, 1870.
Messrs Herring, Farrell 6 Sherman:
GENTS ON the morning of the 25th inst we were so
unfortunate as to have hotel burned, with con-
tents Yet, we fortunate enough to have one OF
your errings Patent Champion Safes, which Tell INTO
the cellar among a burning mass OF ruins. After inc
fire abated, we tried all means TO eXtrlcate IT, but
found it impossible account Of the bricks, mortar
and burning rubbish lying thereon and about IL SO we
employed mechanic and cut it open through the bot
tom, and, to utmost surprise we found the con-
tents consisting of valuable papers, money and some
silverware all in good order Had il not been for your
Herring's Safe would have lost everything.
j. NJ. SUBLITT & Co.
HERRING'S PATENT CHAMPION SAFES,
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The IRRIGATION OF LAND.-Irrigation
may be spoken of as the art of carrying
water on to land in order to increase its
fertility. This art has been practised
from the earliest historical times in all
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Is the hest in use Better than drill for sowing al
kinds of grain and cultivating all kinds of ground
With its improved adjustable teeth. it is the hest thing
for working corn. HARRIS MANUFACTURlNG
CO., Janesville Wis. FD Send for circulars with cuts
and nrcns. Good nnents Ennted.