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BUYING 4 HORSE.

First, acquire a knowledge of horses,
so as to know a good horse when you see
one that is a model There is more mo-
ney lost, and more honest men defraud-
ed, in buying and selling of horses, than
IN any other product of the farm. For
the last twenty years L have had all sorts
and shapes OF horses, from the poney to
the Shanghai, and the greatest weight in
the least bulk is the animal Tor service.
A ba..---v-fgn1ng from 100 to 400
pounds IS large enough for farm work.
You must understand what YOU want an
animal for before You go to buy. One
minute Is long time enough to examine
the standing points of a horse. These
are: good lively eye, inclined to hazel,
and pleasant countenance a fat leg
and open foot shoulders set rather
back, and thin at the withers; a short
back, and no objection if it is slightly
arched; the proper shape of the hinder
parts depends on what You wish horse
to perform.
The prevailing blemishes are blind
ness or weak eyes, ringbone, spawn,
hoof bound, curbed or thorough pinned.
stifed, etc, all of which an expert OBJ
server viii detect in one minutes time.
The heaves is the most difficult to de-
tect, as that depends upon the treatment
the animal has had for the week previ-
Gus. The thumps, or palpitating of the
heart, may be detected easily, by moving
and exciting the horse, and stopping him
suddenly. As to the age of the horse
hurting him, it depends on how he has
been used until he is six years old, if
sound then, he is good for twelve or
twenty years service yet Judging the
age OF q horse by his mouth is very I'M
certain. You can tell to a certainty
within one year until he is six years old;
then you must Judge from general APP
pearance. Some judges rely on the
tusk, but some horses never have any
tusk; about the same number of mares
have tusls as horses that have none.
Some men viii tell you that they know
the age of a horse by the jaw, or the
wrinkles about the eye, or by the joints
of the tail. You might as well say that
You know the age of a man by the wrin-
iKles in has face The Wearing of the
teeth depends upon the general health
and lungs of the animal Bad teeth
follow diseased lungs.
In purchasing horse rely upon your
Judgment, and when you trade, do not
lsk neighbor-every man ought to
NOV his own business. If there is
nuch talking to be done let the other
o it. What you say let it be to the
ONT, and stand to it.-Ohio Farmer.
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yrw MoRNoN DEPARTURE


he Mormon Saints have taken new
arture. the end and purpose of which
lot clear. A company of missionaries,
ealled, left this port yesterday for
Eerpool. bound to Jerusalem. Two
1.-The party were "Apostles, and one
a poetess-that sweet singer of
ael Eliza Snow, who has written the
INNS sung in the Salt Lake Taber-
ele. and who varies her exercises IN
mnology by writing feeble lay verses
the Mormon newspapers. 1t is
Inted that Brigham Young has designs
bon the Holy Land, conscious per-
lbs. that Utah viii presently become
. hot to hold him and his. The fight
|pm West to East would be q tedious
81 costly undertaking, but the Nor
lpns have shown themselves superior
adverse circumstances ON many
rmer occasions. and it would certainly
( less painful to erect a new tabernacle
a sunny land where tabernacles have
Lways been In fashion, than TO win
ome other region, as sterile as the
.ockv Mountains, to new forms OF
eauty and attractiyeness. The secret
/ the new movement is well kept. Al
~ know is that the missionaries hav'
cparted. and all that we can guess is
rat Brigham has conceived some novel
-oiect. the story of - Inch viii be told
due time. Commercial -ddrcsfiSer-
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THE RAMLE PLANT.


There are many. inquiries at the pre-
sent time as to the ramie plant and ma.
chines to prepare the fabric for market
There is no doubt that the plant i
well adapted to the soil and climate Of
the Gulf States, particularly the rich
aliuvial soil, as any crop grown in tbis
country. There is, doubtless. .plentv ~
money in this crop for coming genera
tons, when machine shall be invented
to put the fabric in marketable shane
We have heard that several such ma
chimes have been invented, but Tins. fa,.
they have proved nearly or quite useless
so far as the interests of those cultivat-
ing the rampie plant is concerned. If
any machine of substantial merit has
been invented, the inventor has. up to
the present time, been wanting in enter-
prise or means to put those machines
before the public.
We have every confidence that this.
the only obstacle in the way of success
IN ramie culture, Will, in few years. be
removed, but until it is removed. it
would be unwise IN any one to spend
much labor, time, or money, ON the ra-
mic crop.-N o. Picoyaae.
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cAUSE OF ScuRTY.

NJ. Leven, being in charge OF one OF
the hospitals of Paris during the siege,
made!a study of scurvy, and concludes
that it is not produced by a want of veg
etables, nor are vegetables indispensable
for its cure, but that it is the result of
bad hygienic conditions in those who
contract it. Cold, dampness, excessive
work depression and insufficient alimen-
tation, he thinks are the principal causes
of scurvy. He believes it to be a fatty
degeneration of the muscular system, be-
ginning in the heart, and those muscles
which are most active, when the degen-
Grafton appears In the liver, kidneys and
other organs. A great number of cures
were obtained by the use of raw meat
vegetables. -Scri6ner.' Month
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AN EASTERN LAND OF PROMISE.


An opinion as universal as it is I'M
founded is that the Island of Anticosti
is unfit for the residence of man. On
the contrary, it is stated by Sir William
Logan, Government geologist, to con-
tain upward of one million acres of
land of the very best quality, similar to
the fine arabic soil of Ontario and the
Eastern townships, " and Mr.. Copper,
Canadian Naturalist, who paid visit
last spring, saw wild timothy and clover
rivaling in growth any grasses found
around Montreal or Quebec. He also
states that most of the cereals and all
garden vegetables can be raised IN per-
lection. The island slopes gradually
from its elevated northern coast to the
grassy savannas (which face the south
shore. and thus, in some measure, the
/ fertile portion of the country is protect
ed from the wintry blast. Now the M
tives of Norway and Sweden and other
countries of high ATTITUDES, invariably
/ daliobt IN insular residences, where hsh
oon ba had in abundance, and where
tbav can also be benefited by cultivatlng
n farm 1t is well known that the large
colonies of these nationalities which nave
settled in the prairie States OF the west
dr., not satisfied. They look in vain Tor
I the rolling sea, woody glen, and all to
which they were accustomed in the
! fatherland. 1t is with pleasure we
learn that a company has lately been
formed with the Hon. D. Price and w
! l.. Forsyth, Esq, of Quebec, as two of
the directors to survey, improve and
colonize the Island OF Anticosti. The
Secretary, Mr.. Coster, is a native of
the North of Europe, and he intends
settling several thousand immigrants
chiefly his own countrymen-on the ara
BILE lands which viii be surveyed as soon
as possible There Is something very
interesting about the title under which
this land is held by the present wealthy
company The island was given by the
French King as fief TO one Juliet. II
first belonged to the Province of New
foundland, and afterward to that Of
Lower Canada When the feudal sys
TEN was abolished, there being no ten
ants on the island, the seigneur became
the possessor of the whole soil in fee sim
pie since which time it has been held
jointly by variety of persons, chic
among whom are the Forsyth family O
Quebec The title to this immense pos
session seems to have beenfully acknowl
geded by. the Quebec Parliament by al
act passed last session. Montreal W.T.
I ,,oee
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FOG RECEIPT's

So TO $50 "a, AZ AZ ..a'' ssH y . s'as
lug people o. either q yeae or o.d make 1's n,
all the tifce than nj auyfhin< else rHr1enIat1
free. Address q. H1IrSSON 4 CO. foIi'nnn.
Maine.
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THE QUAGGA. 4 SUBSTITUTE FOR THE
HORSE.

Probably most of our readers know
no more of the quagga than what they
have learned by seeing its picture in
the school Biographies or in books of
African travel Many naturalists think
that Africa was the original country of
the horse, and there is very little doubt
that it was in Northern Africa that the
horse was first brought under the sub
lection of man. In Africa also the quag-
ga Is found, and there, IN like manner,
II has been domesticated. The quagga
has the form, light figure, and small
head and ears of the horse. 1t is swift
and strong, docile and obedient. and
easily domesticated. 1t is capable of
every variety of service performed by
the horse, and naturalists say that, by
a little care on the part of man, it might
be rendered an exceedingly valuable
beast of burden. 1t Is about four feet
high at the shoulders and neck, has
slender legs and an asinine tail. 1t is
an exceedingly beautiful animal. It's
neck and fore parts are dark brown, eIe-
gantly striped with broad black bands;
it has dark line on the back; its hind
er parts are light brown. and it has
white legs. Button believed that the
quagga was originally hybrid between
the horse and zebra; but if this be so. It's
hybridity has not interfered with its
permanent powers of propagation. 1t
has an advantage over the horse, in that
its flesh IS savory, though or rather
coarse fibre, which makes it all the more
attractive to the natives The horse has
been eaten, and, at the present day, is
used for food to some extent in Paris:
but horse meat Is too rank for the palate.
and the attempts of French saUons to in
troduce 1t among the higher classes have
not been successful. There would be
no such difficulty in regard to the quag-
ga. Quaggas are found wild in large
herds on the plains of Southern Africa:
and though swift and alert, they are not
hard to catch. They could be brought
to this country by the thousands in the
course of a year or two. Some years
ago an Engishman took a number of
quaggas to London, and the people were
delighted at seeing in the streets a team
of quaggas harnessed to a curricule.
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Mind Your Own Concerns.

Mind your own concerns, my friend,
For they are yours alone
Don't talk about your neighbor's faults,
But strive to mend your own
Suppose he does not always lead
truly perfect life,
What matter if he sometimes frets,
Or quarrels with his wife?
Don't meddle-let him know, my friend,
Your better nature spurns
To act the spy on him or his
Just mind your own concerns.
Yes, mind your own concerns, my friend,
And presently youu find
That all your time is occupied,
And you've quite enough to mind;
why need YOU care if Snooks or Spooks
should wed with sallie Jones?
What matter If your neighbor
half million owns?
The money is not yours, my friend
Though golden stores he earns;
SO do not envy him his wealth,
But mind your own concerns.
Yes, mind your own concerns, nay friend,
It Is a better plan,
Than always to be spying out
The deeds of brother man.
Remember that all persons have,
Though hidden from your view,
Thoughts that TO them Of right belong.
And not at all To you.
And also bear in mind, my friend,
generous nature worms
No secret from brothers breast
SO mind your own concerns.
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- tR Faculty Skepticism was rout-
,'aits as To the claims Of the Bitters
rst place ii tine first rank of modern
we're silenced, and this wonderful
ionis to-day the most popular Tonic.
" and Blood Depureut ever advertised
lea. In common with other journal
are free 10 add our testimony TO this
a. It is q domestic medicine, and no
~ shoull BE without II.
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SMOKE A. FROST

The congress OF vine growers has been
held this autumn IN the south OF
France, whose members. before sepa-
(sssssns, tried most Interesting expert
|ment. This is plan TO counteract the
destructive effects of frost-which, at
certain critical periods, is fatal to the
|crops-by the creation of clouds of
warm smoke, which shall hover over the
ground. Iron vessels, containing prepa-
rations principally of tar, having been
disposed at intervals over the vineyards,
we're set fire to, and produced thick
clouds, which lowered over the land
and spread for miles around. An i'm
portant point in the plan is its cheap
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Aliens Lung Balsam-
DR.. A. TRASk'S
MAGNETIC OINTMENT
FOR THE CURE OF
INFLAMMAToRY DISEASES.


DR.. TrasIx was engaged for twenty years in
q course Of experiments upon the medical prop
critics and power of vegetables. separate and
combined Al the age of seventy years he sue
ceeded in presenting 10 the world, as the result
of his experiments, combination of Vegetable
ec ths on tne a of Medc G
ton Of these poSeffai Vegetable Extracts with
Electricity or Magnetism in e. form of an oint-
ment-
unprecedented success which has attended its
application in the cure OF diseases, stamps II at
once as the greatest discovery of the age, and
calls for a trial and close investigation OF its
nc never falls, while there remains suf-
fcient life to restore a natural and healthy &C
ton to the capillary vessels Of the body, and
equalize the circulation of the blood. By this
means a controlling power is gained over the
most malignant forms of disease. which cannot
be obtained from any other remedy.
Such Is the power of this combtna-
fIOI,. that il penetrates 10 every portion OF
the human frame: every bone and muscle, vein,
nerve and ligament is searched out and made
sensible of its purifying and healing influence.
Hence il copes readily with internal as ex-
Numerous Instances are on record
where this remedy has restored health to pa
tients so near the grave thae the most powerful
internal remedies failed to produce any effect.
Such has frequently been the case in lnfamma-
ton of the Bowels.
NO patient ever need die with this
disease where the Magnetic Ointment can be OBJ
tanned
For Infla mmaIory rheumatism
this Ointment is the most complete remedy ever
prepared For Diphtheria or Putrid Sore Throat
II is unrivaled-
I'm nfnety-nEne cases out of a
hundred. it will afford entire relief TO the worst
cases of Nervous Headache in thirty minutes.
For Nervous Diseases this medicine is
of immense value.
Affections Of the Spine, Rheumatism,
I4ameness. liberated Sore Throat, Bronchitis,
Pleurisy. Group. Collie, Cholera Morbus, Ague in
the Face or Breast, Burns, Scald Head, Scrofula,
Salt Rheum. Erysipelas, Infiamed Eyes, Fever
Sore nj he INN fliQfn rpli
by the use of DR.. Tasks Magnetic Ointment
d. RANSOM, SoN 6 Co. Props. Buffalo, n. y.
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4 MONTH ago our sugar planters were
deploring the long drought Now that
they are beginning to grind they would
lament a rain. The cane, though small,
is very ripe, and viii yield excellently.
A rain might make it sprout and arrest
lnaturation- One of the best crops ever
made in this State was made from cane
like the present, short and stubby, hard
aud dry. Last year the canes were tall
err and larger, but produced poorly.
Most fervently do we hope to see our
long suffering sugar planters realizing
good returns for their labor and large
investments. " D. Times.
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THE QUEENS TOILET,
For Improving and Identifying the Com

VIUAIUHg
AND REMOVING
Tan, Suuburn, Freckles and ali Eruptions on the
Skin.
This preparation as the only OF its class which
is prepared from PHYSICIANS PRESCRIPTIONS,
and Of which bOna-hde analysis accompanies
each bottle 3 q guarantee of its
PURITY AND GENUINENESS.
Printed on the wrapper Of every bottle is the fol-
lowing certificate from Prof. s. Dana Hayes, State
Assayer and Chemist for Massachusetts.
DIS. s. ). FITcB s. Son:
Gentlemen-"The Queens Toilet" received from
you has been analysed. with the following results
This is purely vegetable preparation. free from
poisonous materials, injurious substances OF any
kind, and IL is composed of ingredients having
known emOlicnt and healing properties
Respectfully, 8 DANA HAYES,
20 State ST., Boston
Price sl.c0 Der Bottle. Sold by all Druggists
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.,rr advertisements.

A nestc,pe tlat has done more than all the pre-
scriptops Of the pharmacop,eia to protect the ha-
man system against the bodily Ills superinduaed
by Unhealthy surroandinss is certainly worthy o
unives., Confidence. 1t is mainly account Of
its ex,r.,r,,nary preventive properties that ~
tetter,. s.o,oach Bitters IS 50 exceedingly popular
in Ioca,,,,os subject to the visitation O niasmatic
fevers and other diseases produced by empoisoned
air A family that has escaped sickness during a
sckIy 81, consequence ofusing the Bitters as
a safeguard. is living advertisement OF the viz
tues of the preparation. The whole neighborhood
realizes the fact Il couldn't have believed IT."
says one. II scarcely credited the advertisements
but one ,aa believe what one SEES says another.
1T Il the eryfhing we need this unvholesonae
section Of country, remarks third. And the re-
suit IS that the instinct of seIrdefense. the rt law
Of nature iraaces three-fourths of that community
10 Obtain - pply of che great eg. table aniieote
before the f8cft stcly season sets IN II Miliset
no., Ssten requires extra yiCor and elas tlci
~ 10 ,-sf,s 20 naiile the effects 81 damp ara
.ofd = - IS viii be found particularly service
;bie x bra A7ism viii not be APT 10 Islsten upon
-. PrYes that have been braced up BY
bss slSs 4svigcrans and nerNiHe nor VIII tfie
sves eisute season which have sgch 2 disas
Ton sic mi iilieiyto exercise the same unto
- 4,ti " cases where the stomach and Tho
VI So - of the body which always SYM
~ 40 de04 Z digestive esgansy have been
nj :, a = Inflated by course OF the re>tor1-
" indigestion aud irregular tiles of
yszz4Fsfance. 9fh proceed from sudden changes of
s y 4. SnitioIN sveTted b5 timely use of
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100000
Missouri State Lottery.
Legalized by state Authority and Drawn
i'm Public i'm st. Louis.
Grand Single Number Scheme !!
$4,000 NUMBERS.
Glass M, to be Drawn Dec. 3lst, 1872
$3.50 Prizes, amounting to $500. 900.

Tickets $40 Half Tickets =. Quarters $50.
our lotteries are chartered By the state. are al
ways lawn At the time named. and all draw ings
are under tfb- supervision of sworn cninmisso ners
The Official drawing viii be published in Tho =
Louis PAPERS, and copy o.. the drawing sent 10
purchasers Of tickets.
We VIII draw a similar scheme the last day Of
every month during thc year ISL
Remit At our risk By posl-oificc Money Orders
Registered Letter. DRAM or Express send f5r e. r
cular- Address MURRAY. MILLER q co
Post-oiice RoN 2446. 81 Louis Mo.
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AD THE TESTIMONY.


lTSA. MISS, July -, 1853.
Messrs. Mansfield and Higbee-Gentlemen The
following ae voluntary statements. i make them
alone for o. good of the suffering. When vas in
your city nm recDmme nuer 10 me and advised ME
10 buy theNaeic Arnlca Eminent. Ny reply wa,
had no enidence IN patent nostrulns, told YOU
OF hu tIfcceiyeu eleven ears since. that mad NOT
been relieFel. nat increasing with age: Nou
ihen presented me with bottle of the Linfment-
j fgb courtesy to \ week after i
got horyr 1conciGded to use IL. applied u twice
szeftf weeks eainre tnAt ilile ilslet
iel1 M en but feet - vel IS did tvvsts s.s
TO me than he bottle filled with gold y ou.d hay e
been IrecornInend the ii lmeni 70 All s'nS htid
suffering win rain from sprllns. bruises, rel -
tism. otanv ot her cause whatever II iecohlihehO
Itself Wherever sold.
lam dear sir. yours. &C. ,.nrrv
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TEE use of zinc for the manufacture
of the so-called timed iron employed in
making domestic cooking utensils is on
the increase in France. Articles of food
cooked in such vessels are not only o.
wholesome but also poisonous.
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Every family vi find il desirable TO keep Magic
Arnica Linlmentn hand. u IS composed of EN-
tract Of Arnica, Elorndync, and rare essential
oils, chemically ombined. and Is always ready
never beco1nak sold or rancid. II IS beyond ques
ton The Inpststnfnl panel 4snirnent made
and one bot8 IS worth 4 gallon OF any other KIND
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If you feeldull. drowsy. debilitated, have
frequent heaache. mouth tastes badly. poor
appetite, and pgue coated, you are suffering
from Torpid lier or ''Biliousness. and moth
ing viii cure " SO speedily and permanently
az Dr. Pierce .sioIden Medical Discovery. GOO
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LIVINGSTONE.

The late files of the London papers
contain letters from DIR. Iivingtone. We
clip the following from the London
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ELASTIC JOINT
New Music BOOK.

VIE GgsOR ~ s. Tie latest WORK for cl,ci,
- cholfs published. II is BY that pIince ~
Innscal composers, George r. Root. Ii contains
NtH oflelnal, fresh music dapf.d TO ali orrasios
sntbesf me world wide reputation ~ the
author VIII secure 'Ihr Glory. "A circulation a.
extensive his fame d. D. offered 10 cfoirs ana
h1sie classes al The Oy price OF sI3 81 per dozen
:, y. ~ n1 inien pages. Price for single COPY
- =. Al iress w. ,. DUNAWAY. Agent.
-I.lll.l
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See advertement in this paper.

THE LUSGsRE STAINED AID HACKED by per
sistent Coughfhe general strength wasted, and an
incurable con-aint established thereby DIR. Jayne's
Eyreciorant Han effective remedy for Coughs and
Colds, and exes beneficial effect the Pulno-
nary and Brol4ial Ograus.