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Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-05-16
DRoPosAIs EoR VRFsH AND UoRNFD
L BEEt AND MUTTON

wAsandTos, d. o., May /. is5s. I
Sealed pIopo.alS IN duplicate, will be IeosVsd un.
" Il m. ~ ytsDAf June ~ lsl1 for al the tresh
isI ooe ysaF, o. saeh less time - the Oommlssau
GenerAl OF bubsiatence may direct, uom monoinE
July lsT1 IniormAtion And conditions obtliBsd q
mIh.ll q. REIL. o. n. ~. \. Ann
Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-05-16
PROPOSALS. FOL, FUEL, FORAGE AND

Il Z ~
o,x,a,srov ~ UIriI In "A a a. HSs;,sN'
Sealed proposals. IN duplicate, with copy Of this
this once until u o'clock, M, SATURDAY, Juno 4,
ioTass ssd stfs~ To- t6s use Of the ouSTtsrmAstei
he ~ day d Jaly isia and oHdnE on the nth DAY
90 (siI hundred) cords Of Wood,
1900 (sevontY eight thousand pounds OF Oat,
l70oo long hundred and seventeen thOusAnd) pounds
roo tiortJ .s:vsa thousapd) pounds Of Straw,
More lesS and 70 DO delivered ~ this post In such
quantities a. tho Acting Assistant QaaToTniAstsr 81
o fa: e i %as. zine % iSSs
cord ioT Hard or Bot Wood, or both, as the case
u sSs sS s'1 saa II "a ss:' 'A''
Gnords and well olslnssd fog Al foreign uqhstAnses
~. -. a so N sSa s..a
Ne 6ids yilI b ooSsidsFsd aulSss hsoompAhisd " =
Sasef pFsisrfsdj . guaranty that The bidder viii sIS.
cute the oo1tTsot u awarded 70 him.
Blddsrs Invited To DO ptosoat Al the opsninE Of
jsol any and al bids which MAJ 30 considered not "a
The interest OF The Unlted States.
The bldder 10 whom the contract Il awarded sill b
q ts sSnsc tor n H ss 0SS.I SSa
Division OommAndern. In case Of the abandonment
Of the Post the contract 70 terminate.
p,eDost III b. ,esySa g, fay S5S LPS 2. al z
s.TIopetail ior," 10. (nlmiag the f6dJ add a.
dressed y ms keluG Assistant ouirtsrni' Camp
For dslslsd information Apply sithsr 10 person o.
| By lottsr, 70 the undersigned. -.
ny eIdof Of the Ohiei al tsgmssie ,jnsn'
y " isaa Iaiantry. sSs Asst ousitsrSSsisr
Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-05-16
DRoPosALs f0R ma NsPoRTATi0N.

Proposals will be roosived a the ooe Of the Bupef.
nendent q indian AnAiIa IN LAwrsnos, Kansas, IN.
III the nrst day OF Jane. is7 for ths Of
Indian subsistsnoe, Annuit deeds stores and Wares
TO the Mo. AEoncy, At foil siil 10 gen
oy, the WAshitk RIVER To the Ohsej no AEsncy or
the north Canadian River, and required 10 the Osses
and Sac and fon agsuclea all In the lndian Territory.
The proposals will be for moving said freight from
The terminus, or nearest designated point for de
livery, o. ono Of tho roadi ontsrinE approach.
log the Indian Territory,
The estimated amount Of freight "a 1850 tons fuors
or Less The contractor will DO required 70 deliver
Al least three Of tho before tho 18th
December neHt, and The resdae at such time a. msy
be required before TIE 18Th Of june lS0. Proposals
will be for each iD pounds per 100 miles, ard wilt b.
accompanied With the names q three surotles Am
pie bonda will be required tor ths prompt and certain
delivery Of said freight, 10 provided Ia coolTAoL
once Sup't Indian AdAiTs, Lawrence, Kansas, 9Th
month lst, lsI1. HNOOh lOAG, Bup'L
Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-05-16

BERN AHBEHAL UAl, Apfii =, is5I
beslsd PLogo..s, ~ duplicate. WI b. received IN
~ " m. FRIDAY, NAV IN, 1874 for the Hupplg Of
TUEJ, FORAGE and STRAW fe11irsd a. thls Post
for the fiscal year commencing july J. l9l2, and eud
Ing June -, 1874 Thase Supplies 70 be delivered At
such times and 10 such duan tee may be required
hsh ,s vi ~, ;ss ne Price n 9ol5 pss eord a
Wed, aaa also The bea. quality o. Red Mood-saoh
cord 70 contain 18 enbtd iest 81 wood 81 idera will
state ne ptos Ia coin per ton At which thsy will fur
nlsh Barley, Oats, Hsy and BtfAw-Aii 70 be Of tbs
best quality.
Proposals mag be msds tor any OF all Of these sur.
piles ne cola pfios Of each 70 srpear separately,
All bids must be accompanied b. q copy Of this Al.
yerlssment and Endorsed By two Responsible turet~a
y re ;um y two thoq,aod dollar. N9Aoo) Tor the
Payment Eil b mads Al the time Of delivery Of sue.
piles OF A. soon thereafter a. fluids received Tor
tbs purpoas.
The rEht " reserved " rcisct auY ~ all bids
rroposals should bs indofAsd " Proposals Tor for.
niahlnE Fuel, Forage and btrav, and addressed 20
ma. s.,,,, H., 4, q az; ., OIitfOhDt,
Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-05-16
pKoP0sELs ron FREsH BKKF.

foar wADswoaTH. n. Y. II Ny I. leia
advertisements attached, Will be received Al this once
until Y O'clock Y June isla. for iupni.hinE ne
United states army, At TIT. Port, durnE the ain
months commenelnG july ], 1s79.
Eaoh bid must be accompanied BY q depoait OF one
hundred dollAra 70 Insure good faith.
lniotmation As 70 qualify Of heef, payments and
l. A.JHAMBkRLIN,,
Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-05-16
DEroF OUAlTrRMAsT sRs OTTIuI

JEITEhsoaVHIE, lHD,, AaI 10, liza
heAed proposals, In duplicate Will be reSeiyod ~
lhls once uhtll u O'clock, N, Of ~ EsDAY Jqne "
Hay, oats a6d Straw may be Required during the
HaS . s: o q tsS bssi quality Timothy and we'll
Osts Of No quality, crop Of 1872 nee from dlIt,
chad or other iaraifn matter aud sacked 10 good
saoks 10 be furulshod By the ooatfaetoF.
kuaN 70 be 81 the best quality q ostA dHon RAled:
a. The otiosr II charge may direct bepAtAte bid, 70
~ made Tor oacn Artola. All bids 70 ba tndorged
SPFopSsals fof -" and addressed % The uEdsT.
GEaed
MyllN Q, II, ll0YII Depot QuartoTmastsT
Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-05-16
Proposals.


sesisd propos.s, n duplloaia vii BE T,oslVsd At
III h Y !. Srs e ~ e tsssi b.s. y.
msst U. =. A., y uls station, during siE moaths.
ior farsishins o3osrs th obolos sn,a o. ~ sans
psriod lriorn.,loa :, % eenalloa, guilty q bssf
mysi First II.ut feapts iiss,s.sst Il At
Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-05-16

orvIcE A. O. s.. NAHHyHIE, TEE.,l
MAJ ]. 1879. !
Sealed proposAs, IN duplicate, Will b IeeslVsd at
1lshing the irssh Beet required BY the Subsistence
D0psTtmSnt u H. A, 81 this station during the elK
inbsthS COMMENCING July l, is1a Information as 70
oondtlons, quality of Beef, pAymsnts, 40, can be
oo'-in'' " ''p"'- WIN. v, RICHARDS.
naslI Ist L. ldth u. n, tnL A. q. q.
Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-05-16

Az 0ornsr Of n. y. ave and ElitssD,h strsst,
Warrington, d. o..
WHOLESALE DEALER IN
LUMBER, LINK. DEMENT,, SAND, DC. Ac.. &c.
LUMBER BILLS cut 70 order on short potlos.
BLUESToNE for BalldinE. MaoadAmiAiRE and
Paving purposes delivered In Any part Of the District
REAL ESTATE bought and sald and money In.
vested To this braneh OF the bus.ness will here.
after give my personal attention, and will be A nj
once daily from 10 a. N. until .. m. mhiAu
Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-05-16
DRoPosAIs FoR FREsa BEGT AND oArrLE.

OFIcE oHnE O. B, DEPAHT4Esr PLAITE,l
OMAnA, NEB April u, l67a !
Bsaled proposals., In duplicate, win sAdsfAotoU
guarantee signed BY two lesponsible peIsoaa not bid
dsTs) will be received Al thla ofeo until II O'Clock
M, on "Wednesday the 18th Of MAJ l1il, Tor furnlah-
log the fresh beet required b. the bubsstonoe De
partment OF the United States Army Al the following
stations, during tan months, commencing September
FoIf MePhsrsou, North Platte, sidney Barracks.
Cheyenne Depot, forts II. A. Ru.ssll, laramie, Fet
tsmah, banders Fred. steele, BndgeT, Oamps STAN
bAugh, brown and noualAA g..
Ohsysa1o Depot. GoFts D. A. Russell, Laramie. Fst-
tsrmGn Sanders and trod steele nuat be bid for
Esthet All other Posta may be BID for separately, or
Bids viii aso DO considered ioT all Of tho posts to.
gether.
zach proposal must state at what price per pound
not snoh numberH Of bOef cattle mag bc called for
for sHpoditloDAg purposes win be furnished A. the
post % posts bid Tor, during the above mentioned
IaioIms,lsn az 70 conditions, quslity Of beet and
beat oaule, pAymgnts eta, can be obtained By apph
cation p soo I'm isI.l5GSS: % re o0mml'aHF1 At
D'''''' " DA j.. w BARRIGIR,
ns4NN HI a.. n III a
Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-05-16
,ROpOsALS FOR FRESH BEEF.

OFFICE UHIET OoHMIssARY o. BUBkisTERCE,l
DEPARTMENT or DAKorA, y
81. PAUL, MirH,, April ~, tsIl \
bsAled pFop5sas, 10 duplicate, viii be resolved At
this once untl " ool6et m Monday, MAy ~ isil for
fnFnlshlnE the fresh Beef required by The Subtlst
hort hnellinE, MINI,
Port Ripley, MINI.
Fort AbsTefombrie, II. T.,
furt MadsWUrth, d. n,
Fort Pembina, II, T., and
Fort Totem, 10. r.,
duTllg twelve months commencing Jub ], lt'2.
Information As 70 eonditi0nE, quality OF boeit pAy'
ments, dc, can be obtained a. this once. r.
~ command OF Major 0onoTal haneoos; 70
tP2l BT't, IL, Col and Oh v, =, A.
Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-05-16
N0iiJK ~ BUTLDERs.


wisHisgTor. b. d, Asy u. is73 !
Se,sd grpp9a.s I'll p Lsysl!ed ~ The nsderssnsd
uon Of an once In the oitf 81 gsofRsiovn.
lQrmn oi proposals ard any deelred Information
this once.
Prog9s.ls must be Endorsed Proposal, Ior once"
Major Of Ensineers U. \. A., Cbist Esrinssr Wssh.
ibEton Alusdnot uyibsi
Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-05-16

OFFicr or 1gG A u.B.,l
.,. HoRT ABANs, ". 4, MAJ I, ts7J !
oeelsn proposals. In duplicate, will b. received a.
the !t,lh Beef required b. the Hubastsnos Depart.
meut United States army Al TITS sstion durinr III
mouths, oommsnCiuR LAZY l, In
Inionaauon a V e?ndltons, quality Of beef, par.
ma. ist Lieut. and n q. NJ, Sth htt'5' IoO's.
Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-05-16
Ill i ron FREsn BEEF.

FnkHHFoRD ARaKAAI, OTIioE a, " 81
PH1I.ADHIPnIA. Pa, MAJ ID. lel2 j
Sealed proposals., In duplicate, viii be reeelyed a.
h!a eSss ,.SsIF.s IL ~ sabsiiteaseh b.
partmsht U. 8. A., at this sAtiea dpdne ne nsIt
70 oondtions quality oil beef. paymsnta, 40, can BE
obtained By apPlioAtion TO WV, PhihOE,,
Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-05-16
EGH II EOs

Wan DEPARInsnr. q. N. gGrERALs QIIIeE,l
- WAaafngIoN, -, o., MAJ T. 1874 4
Bids SIRE Invited for the uofk and rnatsfial fot q
alons gatsgay 81 the Hatlonai Military Usmstsry ~
which tnay be a. this once the once Of Act
ina Asastasl QuaFtermsssg a Mash Vile Tsansssss
msn. Of the south, Louisville Ksntucky.
Bids, addresses 70 tue "Ohlsf Onartermaatsr, DE.
paTimsnt ~ the South Louisvilie, Ksetuoty,h and
ndor.sd Proposals for UstevsJH Will DO opened Al
". u, MEfuR,
IstAr.l ON. Gen, Bvt Maj. Gen. u. s. A.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-07-31
A New Literary Enterprise.

Wa are informed that new literary enterprise
will he commenced in this city within few weeks
by Prof John C. Hardness. 1t Will be chiefly de-
voted to the advancement Of the schools, semi
naries and colleges OF this State. and the promotion
of education, and the interest Of those engaged ID
educational work, and will make its appearance
quarterly in the form of Magazine. Each num-
ber will embrace about fifty pages OF original
matter, BY gentlemen and ladies Of our own city
and State The publishers have already obtained
the promise of articles from a number OF citizens,
which cannot fail to be read with deep interest -
Articles showing the rise and progress OF our ed
ucational institutions to be written by some one
connected with each, are promised. Inc Pnoiic
schools will also receive careful attention. and the
Magszine made medium through which teach,
ers will be enabled to place their views upon edh-
cation fully before the community. Such WORK
1t seems, Is needed and should be encouraged Ill
the State 1t is rather remarkable that while oni
schools give employment TO 80 many teachers
there should be 30 few who employ their ielsure
hours in literary work, and that i'll this particular
this field, which should be productive, is especially
barren, and the important profession OF teaching
has become to he regarded almost as mere me
chanicsl calling. .r
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-07-31
important,if True.

'Ahlsgram from Washington states that ae"a.
tor Sumner Is in possession OF very 'mpor'a"'
political information with reference to the iee'he
in Massachusetts and the New England STATES
Thu dispatch informs us that this great exponent
Of Radical sentiments has been in correspondence
with great number of the leading hepuohca'''
in the States named, and that at the proper 'i''e
an announcement will be made showing snch
accessons to the Liberals as will not only astons
... c-.,,;t.s bnt render the vote of Massachu-
setts itself doubtful in November.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-07-31

A letter from VIM. NJ Z. Brown, u prominent
and active Republican in Skowhegan, Me-, Speak
or Blsine,s district, says: THE Liberal cause is
doursh,ng in this portion Of our State. Blaine is
already alarmed at the prospect in the coming -i-
ection, and has taken the stump in his own dis
tr,ct to save himself from defeat In a distinct
where he had more than 5000 majority two years
ago we shall give him hSrd run. Wshave hopes
Of carrying the State in September. 1t certainly
looks like IT,"
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-07-31
PIckings and Steai,ngs.

Dishonesty among public officials has been
ceedingiy prevalent during the Grant admnIst ra-
tion. In the international Revenue Bureau at
Washington there are defalcations to the amount
Of 81 1902 ,95s, and that sum has been disposed OF
by twenty-five officials in sums OF 5000, 900 down
In the Pension Bureau four officials, two in New
York city and two in Philadelphia, have ab-
stracted $27s,O00, while other pensIon agents
have been charged with nisappropiiating &640,-
300 to other than Government purposes. Thirty
eight poetofice officials have made away with
$242 900, while nine subordinates Of the Treasury
Department are accused with appropr,ating to
thelr own use and devoting to personal specsia-
tiona $50, ,5Ol some ot these gentelpep were the
confidential clerks under Spinner, with whom he
left the management Of his department when he
went OF to Europe on the business Of the syndi-
cate. One hundred and twenty. one thousand
dollars have disappeared in the hands Of agents
Of Department Of Justice, and when the accounts
for North Carolina are made up this sum will be
largely increased BY parties there using this fund
to help carry the State election during the present
week. Custom house officials have absorbed
SAT 900. which the people had paid in under the
impression that it would go to the United
States Treasury. and be used to redeem the debt
The dsfalting paymasters and clerks in the Navy
Department have swollen this amount Of embez-
xlsmspt to the tune OF s476,S53 The steal IN
tAs Ensnch arms sale, il the amount could be
correctly ascsEtainod, ,wooid add still another
large sum to thess amounts, whlOh already reach
nearly 3, 900 ,00O.- Baltimore Gazette.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-07-31

CoAINe Down. President Grant and family
are on an excursion to the st. Lawrence and the
Thousand Islands. To which one objects =
But the dignity of the Presidential Office WAS let
down considerably when he stopped in New York
to visit the headquarters OF the Grant Republican
Executive ComMittee. Certainly the Radical can-
didate is shaking in his shoes
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-07-31
Political Notes.

Towand~ e}rep0rts 50 Greeley Reruss.
6fM Gqt Repsblicsss of Fultoyscoutey, Pa,
ave lOulhated John Cessna for CodgresE
'Ths Hon. J. F. H. cldiborne Of LAY, 81. Louis,
Miss, Is Demscrat with sufficient love Of solltuds
to refuse to support Greeley.
The Liberal Republicans and Democrats Of New
Jersey have issued call tor an electoral conven-
tion to meet at Trenton, Sept. II.
Forty Liberal Republicans Of Des MONIES, Iowa.
signed the call for convention to nominate dele
gates to the State Convention ut Des M6ines,
August l.
A Greeley aud Brown banner was raised across
the street in front Of The Chronicle Office at Penn
Yam, NY, on Saturday last. Report says all goes
we'll in that section.
Liberal Republican implores that list be
published OF the organized Democratic Grant clubs
Would be subject the N Y. TRIBUNE to the ex-
pense OF triple sheet 7
The borough election in Stonington, Conn yes
terday resulted IN a significant Liberal victory
the vote standing l39 for the Greeley ticket and
~ tor the Administration.
Two colored men in Boston, P. B. Randolph and
John A. Mulhgan, advocates of Greeley and Brown,
have published challenge to any colored suppor-
tezs Of Grant to meet them IN public discussion
DR.. J. E. Snodgrass OF Wsshinton D. G. form
erly connected with The Baltimore SATURDAY, V.s-
tor and The National Era, has issued an address
to the coored people Of the South. urging them to
vote for Horace Greeley
The Democratic Convention to nominate can
didate for Congress for the Luzerne District of
Pennsylvania will he held at Scranton on the 10th
Of September. A. r. brundage Of Wilkesbarre
is a candi late for the nomination.
One of the largest and most enthusiastic meet
ings ever held III Neksburg, Miss, ratified the
nominations OF Greeley and Brown on Wednesday
night. Judge Jeferds and others made speeches.
after which there was torch-light procession
Mark c. Brady, one of the candidates for eIsc-
ton on the Grant ticket in Mississppi declines to
serve, being "unwiling to support platform
which fails to give absolute and unqualified az.
proval to the doctrines Of Universal Amnesty and
Universal Suffrage"
The name of Judge Henry A. Foster of Oswego,
N. Y. having been mentioned as possible Grant
Republican candidate for Governor. he asks that
he may not even BE- talked about in connection
with that Office and takes occasion to add that he
is not in favor of the election Of Grant and
Wilson.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-07-31

Ex-Governor Joseph +. Brown, whose advent
into the Chicago Convention that nominated
Grant, and whose speech ON that memorable oc-
casion was hailed with such vocif.rOns ap-
plause, heads the Greeley party in Georgia So
we 20.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-07-31
Will Not Pay.

We have heard OF one gentleman who says" U'
that he estimated to re worth about <Soo has been
assessed at $4,000 while other properly On nus
bill is assessed at prices far above what 1t wo"''
nroduce at a cash sale He proposes to deciine 10
pay the city tax on the lot mentioned
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-07-31

BLOODY ENCOUNTER AT A GRANT MEET
INo.-Savsnnah, July 29.-The political Bit
tsrness which has been rapidly intensifying
during the past few weeks, eliminated IN a
blacks and whites, melted by Custom house
employees A bloody riot also occurred to-
night at Grant meeting, between white and
black Radicals.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-07-31

Eoped, At Besver Dam, Wisconsin, q lsss Of 81
with "a Of 50.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1872-03-07
Nv Hickory Fire.

~,
Oh heinlesS body of hickory tree,
" hat do | burn, in burning thee?
summers OF sun, winters OF snow.
Springs tnll of >ap's resistleSs flow;
All past years invs of garnered fruits:
All this years purp0Sea buds and shoots;
Secrets Of fields of upper air,
Secrets which stars and planets share;
Light of such smiles As broad skies tlng;
sound OF such tunes as wild winds sing;
olces which told where CAV birds dwelt,
Voices which told where lovers kneit;-
oh, strong white body of hickory tree,
How dare burn all these. in thee
S,raat ,h,r. y, - ~ 80, a =, ,ta, fro
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1872-03-07
Something about Potatoes.

There is A ten lcncv in all potatoes to fall
back to their original natural condition,
and it is only by selecting for seed those
specimens that are in all respects trne, that
any variety can be kept pare. large part
OF almost all the varieties in cultivation are
more or less impure-that is. they are not
just ike the first specimens of the variety.
They vary IN shape, in color, in quality and
in prodactiveness. BY most growers these
varieties are not at first particularly noticed,
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1872-03-07
How to Have EARLY Tomatoes.

To produce the earliest ripeujng toma-
toes Just before frost take cuttings from
the old plants, and keep them in sand, or in
sharp sandy soil, during the winter. in a
cool dry cellar The cuttings should be
made from the base Of the Old plants, lust
above the main roots, taking a. the base
end of each cutting about four inches of
the stem, from which new fbers or rootlets
have started. and then making the cutting
50 that il will have two or more leaf buds
above the rooted end. Usually the cutting
will be about ten to twelve inches long 1t
should as soon as taken off from the main.
or OLD plant, have is lower or hbrOuS END
al once planted in a pot or box Of sand or
sharp, sandy loom. given a gooi watering
and then set away in a cool place. say in
dry cellar. or under the stage of green
house. These cuttings started into growth
In the latter end of February. Nv placing
them III the south windows of 4 warmly
kept living room, or placed Oh the shelves
of the greenhouse. or in q hot-bed frame
viii give fruit two or three weeks earlier
than the best plants that car possibly be
grown from seed. Cleveland Herald
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1872-03-07
How to Trap Rats.

correspondent of the Germantown
Telegraph writes as follows: .'Oue of the
pests of the farmer is rats. To keep them
within endurable bounds is somewhat a
difficult matter, for rat is as cunning as a
fox, and as hard to catch; but there is such
a thing as working strategy on it. rat
never digs hole without it has some pro-
lection to begin with, say stone, a stick
OF wood, or anything else that makes an
angle with the grOund cellar wall it likes
best. If rat is chased in a cellar, or other
room, 1t will run round by the wall, and is
decidedly averse to leaving it. From this
habit we have to hint how to out-general it.
The common steel-trap is the best article
for the purpose. Stand a barrel or box, or
other aticle, within four inches Of the wall,
and in that open SAGE set the trap, without
anything to hide it. The rat, in following
the wall, will 60 into the trap rather than
90 round the barrel. When it is caught
smoke the trap with a piece of burning pa
per, shift your barrel to another place and
set the trap as before.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1872-03-07
Farm, Garden, and Household.
Spreading Manure.

IN going through the country we see
much Of the mannre drawn out laying in
heaps and it is apt to lie there until spring.
WITH people never learn the great error Of
treating manure i'm this way? Here is he
Hc'pe Take lump of manure, apply
n ta 'Ae soil. What comes in contact with
IFS cuf>lte-the only part that can come in
cnntAct-W. III receive some benefit from
the manure, hut the rest, the greater part
hy far remains bound up in the lump If
on the top Of the ground, much of the
strength goes off; the atmosphere gets 1t {;
the rest goes into the soil Immediately in
contact with IT,, making this part of the
and too rIch.the other side not rich enough
Il the lump i buried, much the same is the
result. Ony the ground gets all the strength
hat only that part coming in contact with
Il and Immediately below it, thus giving
thr >le~all The part which should have
! me into the soil above.
lt Will be clearly seen that this is an evil
hi~ same lump, scattered, puverzed
thoroughly, mixed intimately, all its parts
woull atj at ONCE, and 4ve all the benefit
IN the >5H. whether applied At the top and
tlt there. as III the meadows. or narrowed
a H. I'M the popular and good way l. Is
tNe contact Of all the manure at once that
wanted. Then it is secured; then it is
Hmediate in its effect.
Now to draw mature out and let it re-
maiu ia heaps, as is done. j. to treat it AS
ilr "'ump was treated. giving part to the
~1l. that IS in immediate contact with it, the
r-~tal the while going into the atmosphere
80 that these manure heaps are but bigger
Iump>.' enriChjng too much what they
come In contact with, showing lodged grain
or lodged grass where they We're The rest,