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REPORT
SHERIFFS~ SAHR. -
.49r- aig2a,i
Thomas Z. PENN
.asb'ssL $50 vs. 4iEHEIs &
90 taJames Haught. o

-, AsS@S s'~SA 49, ,iSc.S7F'ts 70 -
,UY virtue ofSa~vendiu lex. TO me directed
III from the court of common pleas of Mon.
roe county, Ohio, win offer for sale at the
front door of the court house in the town OF
Woods6eId, between the shours1of ten O'Clock
a M, and four o'clock p, m ION 'a-a a So
Saturday, the 2istday of Decem5sr, 1872
the following described real estate, situate in
Monroe county, Ohio, to wit: 10 ..tls -. . 4
The south half of the southeast quarter o.
section thirty three, tewpship three of, range
i've containing fifty two acres; also the south
east quarter of the southwest quarter, same
section township and range. IL ia -.,l as !
Appraised at $4,000. ),
sds GEORGE CALDWELL, tg,
novl9v5. Sheriff NJ. c. O.
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Mortality Among Horses.

| .zDuring the last twenty one. days, sew
enteem hun d:cd horses have died in New
York, and a corresponding number in
Brooklyn and Jersey City This is an
average Of. eighty per day, against an
average this time last year Of fifteen per
day.
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:, EsTOur friends throughout the coun.
ty arerequested to furnish items, of a To-.
cal character, for our local columns. The
style of, the communication from cor.
E.l
respondent in Bethel township, is exactly
what we desire, each week, from every
township in Monroe County. Send us
the facts and we will put them in proper
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The, Absence SG Shutters In the
lad : Boston Fire. y .s.
Boston Letter.

There is NO questionTbut what the al
most total absence. of outside shutters
of any kind was one Of the, chief, causes
of the rapid spread, as the glass crack
ed on all sides Of the fire, and thus :
draft was created which drew in all the
sparks which would have otherwise
dropped to the ground. ag .,sg ,.Issa' :
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Attachment.

c. 6. 9bl;ngsr plaintiff B.fors Ale1., Bach.
j.. Il ssrsrlton, ddelsadt nit W township. " Nor, Mon,
roe county ohio:' On tbs 10th day Of IQcto.
bsr, a. p 1879, said Justice issa,N IN pfdsf
of attachment in the above ac,iun Tot Che
sumo Of 81 .e7;this cause &c sst fof he essaAs
on the 10th day of December. 1872, at ;
O'Clock :, m.-ncvlsu3, G.. oBI.INSE ER.
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!. A, Coop INvEsTMENr-The best in.
vestmeEt any young'man can make is to
procure Scholarship in the Iron City
College, pittsburgh There Is no other
school in the uhionI TO be compared
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.R1sWe>d >dllaye lnotsto CHS saats, 2fst
inssJ, received an otferof a big, fat tur-
key for Christmas, Don't dress it; that
would he asking too much just tote it in
alive and kieking e.ar
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EEMr WILLIAM S..WAy purchased
Mr.. B. 3. OBLINGER's farm in Washing
ton township. Our statement ia last
week'sissue that WIN. G. WAY had pur-
chased it was incorrect. - o's
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EF The Marshal OF Barnesville don't
foql.xilhs ahe .roughs.i He clubs and
shoetStheef when4lie resist 81, Eap, Ills
mdN Qf dealing rwith,1 them. lis exactly
rioht.ls'e OF 10 alasa sd 49, ei'-'i .h''s
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INK FROM sFLeoRsAAhk spots on
floors can be extracted by securing with
sand wet in oil Of Yitriol and water
When the ink is removed rinse with
strong pcarIash water.
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'crSI - ..ss.- 8 ae-,s - 3 ,,s.r o.
ERsv. WILSON, OF Antioch, preach
ed in tue NJ. E. Church, and fRevsdMc
Dos3rD, Of BeallsviIle, in the Presbyte.
lian Church in this place.. on last Sab
bath .Bo.aaha!3 - jaiog sl5f17 "a o. Z
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kEWe have found him. He lives in
Washington townships this essmgqty, and
says we don 'fowe him any cigars on the
election. alright l.eoine npaha Wen
stand them ANYHOW. ~
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EXECUTORS NOTICE.

\ orlcE is hereby given that ths. under.
N signed has been appointed ana duly
qualified as Executor of the estate ot Foersns
Kallens, late Of Monroe county, Ohio. dAc'd
novlqw5. FEEnE4ICE EASPFHR
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A CHEAP CAKE One cup butter, two
cups sugar, one cup milk, one cup chop
ped raisins, two eggs, one teaspoon So
da. Spice to taste with cloves, nutmeg
and cinnamon Use three cups of -four
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IL RGBo. Grouse, who resides neat
Bellaire, voted atthe last election ed
lO6years. Heis probably the Oldest vo-
ter in Eastern Ohio3tnw "as s dai' = nj :
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EFWeuder it, CAMERON and his gang
won't favor the impeachment Of Grant
'5efore four years have, passed. Such a
thing ais impeachment might come round
.-St ~ 1EtiH9TEH 1914 4nA 10 80
again. .t,,.-..... s...fs r
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The EpiZO0tic.

- Fhenhorse disease has reached Woods
feld.. Mr.. j. K BUCHANAN has five hor-
scs in his livery stable, which were at
tackled last Sunday night biz. .sse,.
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EAt' the present term Of Court in
Belmont County, fifteen persons were
indicted for violations of the liquor law
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HJKRE. WILLIAMS received last week
bran new Double Barref Breech Load-
ing Shot Gun from the establishment of
PARKER BRoTHERs, West Meriden, Conn.
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rarrAsED n

=
DY virtue Of a writ of f. to nee directed
DfroIn the court of common pleas OF Nom
roe oounty. Ohio, will offer tor sale at,ths
front door Of the court house in the town. of
Woodsfeld, between the hours Of ten O'Clock
a. m. and four o'clock p. m, on '%' ,s
Saturday, the 2ls, day of Dscesnberfis73.
the following described real. estais, sitnatsin
Monroe county, Ohio, to wit:,, - 80
The southeast quarter Of the northwest
quarter Of section thirty -swo, township tvo
of range foar, containing forty acres more 0rI
less, also. the south half Of the. southwest
quarter OF the northeast quarter of section
thirty-two, township two Of range four, con.
itaining twenty acres, more or less.
Appraised at 81 c50 -
s iE5s'i.F GEORGE cALBwELL,
nov1sw5. 80 Sheriff NJ. C. o.
=. b. =
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LOCAL.
x q Q g e z NJ

Aelab sass ssitsss .,y'sla .o-,s.io fais;e@.
.skEThcsLuocKa Kakn5ts tot the breast
andhaif areths latest style 'hu 80, 80 =
HA,C c MILLER is having a business
room fitted up in the basement Of his res
idence
EgA lump Of alum,, dissolved in
paste, when eooking, will lIprsveht it sour
ihg::s sa'.esS % ~ I -, ...iisaa. - !,
1EETheE County COMMISSIONERS meet
irregular session on Monday, the I'd day
of December.
EFAn addressto the, Democrats and
Liberals of Ohio Awill be found on 'orir
first page,
HJ. R. HUM & BRo., of Barnes.
willie. will slaughter and pack $50 900
worth of hogs during the coming winter.
wOur first and fourth pages contain
interesting reading matter. Tracing q
MShierss is'isJ the title Of a continued
story.
@A cigar manufacturer has rented Il
room of Mr. NJ. -HoEFrLER, and COM
menced operations. Our dealers can now
obtain stogas at home.
-E4Tnt farse dis disease "a { made lis ap.
pearance in Somerton, Belmont County,
last week We did not tlearn the number
of horses attacked.
REsIGNED.-Mr. DAVID AGAN, Town
ship Trustee, Assigned enc day lastweekr :
MrlAe&x'wasai an efficient official. The
vacancy has not vet been filled.
HMr. ROBERT JOHNSTON, of this
township, sold his farm OF SO acres, a
short time since, to Mr.. JOHN BUkKHARD,
for S2,S00. v., =,
,E.Mrl JfcKsoN MANN, Of this town
ship, disposed of his farm of 81 acres, a
teydayil saippfrs to Mr.: JoIs. BYYRkfIlAt9Di BY X Agt9Di
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EgrA, Cautious young lady Of this
town declined to- eatlia philopena the
other evening for fear of catching the
""epizoetie'Hthe horse disease. - = ~
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EEThe railroad bonds for this town.
ship, Center, have been printed and sign.
ed by the proper officers. The total
amount is S29,700. -.'.'
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81 Although there is no use in bor-
rowing trouble, it would be lust as well
to keep sharp look out for fires just
now. -,4 ..,ae e..; ,3e,..,I.a
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HsFheo Fat hogtrade as.beeai qaite
brisk iashssplaoe tlaring the past S&a5ath
TRsp.4es paid is Sbout ss F5pq 7Spsf bun
dred p0tmds. nunM o q
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DIED.-In Clay City, Illinois, Novem
Der l., ,!!sl9,, 1872, N1affRRP 'IRP csfHHH' wife o'
PUKrysNAASss ClfeFHEls f0rme5vof Cameron
Monroe County, yOl,io.s2 TS1O Y
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No ssangcr.

81 From the New Fork w0rla.l
There is not much danger of a negro
Cabinet officer. Name any one particu-
lar Cuff and every other Cuff in general
will arise to proclaim Linn astoundingly
unfit.
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III AdsaIRD-On the 2lst inst ;at The res
derlccsef the brides father near New
Matamoras.s Washington County, Ohio,
bt The Rev REEL, Mr. H B. Little, of
tliisg placf, and Miss ANNE WlLsos., . 81
nimber, iof theg young folks Of
town attended the wedding They all
returned on the 22dto the, sresidence of
Mr.. THoMas.ahrrIE.g near this place,
observation-disclosures was served and
pieasahtevenihs spent. ,s'4ss,, 49,, sss
We tendeN our congratulations amt
wish theyonng couple happy, peaceful
and prosperous journey through Efe.
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~T The railroad bonds for Adams
township, this county, have. been printed.
The total amount of the tax Is S12, 100.
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Es Railroal is the topic OF ,contersa-
.tionyiny Y ootsfe.ykat this timel Oul
people are determined to have railroad
Communications with the outer W orld. j.;
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THE sRiRiTzoH DEMOCRACY,
II SEAE ~ Egs III EE ~
Tuesday November &C, 1872
2A.5a EAAg
,susy omecrs.

49, ftlf - -.----E--l sstes
Protss1 5udgs, hxSs 2 AosRrs; oface il
the Ccuft House. Fsss
:, Auditess Nlcazzt Hozfrbas; o fic. in tn.
Court House.
..TreasuFsr, -,WILIIAS RKAe; ofice inOths
6ourt House. - -
~. cIsrk Is !, 9f S 8 S0art pATED okHE; Office in the
- Prosecuting Attorney, A. J, Rsasso4, joaf6ce
! Gpf stairs in Bloomer House.
Recorder .ARcHrBALp HosKISsos ;ofics in the
Court aNuses = - " = g = - ~
Sheriff, GEORGE CALDwEIL;ofice in the Court
House szsss9 tES sts 5aA7J ,sse9
Commissioners ARM.TRoNe. WV.
westyAsj pHnisfts CEHRs; office with Add
'itots1 j HG " l. IlA i =. w
.,6urReyer. 0sSsSEoAE; Postofacs Stafordlu
ln&rmaryl' Difehtpfss JAeos osYoHoJ PaBIf
SespsAqssn, ST., JAooB DRux. ,ssHotsI =
corppsraJoaS MuHLsxAN, ESQ.,. Baresyiile,
h9psps Sspnty, Ohio. ,sAzg
QIATSJE HqEIHT
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@-Buckwheat cakes, piping hot, are
the rage at this season of the year
'Lasses go with them. ...'. ~ ~
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wMoney may be, the root of all
evil, but it is the life of newspaper
nevertheless. iials . ..Iac s..t s t.E sS-
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,EFFerra aHmte- oirls wearu 4 i

FFerra 7Haute girls wearu live
Thomas cat, for ,bdstfes, and last week
one of these unfeline young,lsdies, while
sitting atthe dinner table caused her'male
parent to jump over the. soup, tureen and
lose Ibis, sglasses,by yelling suddenly:
''rm s'abbea!' 'Twas the cat that did
it With his littlescratchit because she sat
down OH him too hard. a4.s e, izs
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Now is the time to subscribe for
Your rwinter reading. qyThe ELECTION is
OVER and no more Political gatherings or
club meetings to attend, time viii hang
heavily on your hands without plenty of
good readings lGiKebyour local paper
the first preference, and then branch ont
as yourmeahs will allow. In short, send
for 1.-THE SfrRir,s and be
HEALTHY, happy. and Wise. > - - t -"
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ADMtNfsTR4ToR's NOTICE.

sxToricBA il Hereby given that re under
~ signed has been appointed and duly
qualified as Administrator Of the estate Of
John &. Topic. late Of N onroe comfy, Ohio
decesssd.y2 asia4s,T JESSE. MIRACLE. 3
: .lnoylsw3.s Lya. ..har Ndlei sss,ia
! ass.-. - -azy -en te Z
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Gen. e. Ii GrnsTenor was'fned S. for
his gross assault on II. c. Martin, editor
of the Athens Journal to which he plead
guilty! The Judge who imposed such a
tine ought to be Indicted for contempt oil
justice -Hariettian.
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When you strike lie stop boring ;lnen.
ny 8 man has bored klean thru and let
the lie run out at the bottom
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Early, rising was once. an indica
ffon nfsthrift, bat now indicates that a
man is tfirstv t'i1Ross '"si'L.hs 80 ',"'s
nau 70 tlIiISIya. d. -.r.. --r---A, ..lt -
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Aver s. Ague Cure,

For Fever and. .Agues Intsrmittant Fewer,
Chill Fever, Hemittsnt Fever, Dumb
] aAgue, Periodical Or Bilious Fever, -&c.,
Tsi and indeed alithc directions which arase
rom rpaalarious mhlah % spissufatio
-polsonS. - <fs,fAf -s,rAXs Fy,1i
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rAn exallaa2d suggests 'eth ethe id,

HAn exehsa2H suggests eths idea
that every farmes should have his name
printed on, his gate or fence, or seine
where AROUND hisptemises!i Wethink il
good suggestion tor, tits always asatr
isfactioh 10 know .rho4ives there" even
if you .peyer.s expect to pass that wsy
sgainvxhile-b besides there are-other ben
efts Observation-Disclosures 6 Try II
farmer. e-E sis:. le @ss ~ -
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a R The sad days baso come when in
dulgeda wives tease theft husbands For
.fiIfs ana new winter dresses.
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rs ry yFs.tiohalble, ! ~ , authority a decided
that a .stoys-pipe hat,is always hecom-
ing, unless il iStoo much stove.
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4 HWel learnfthat ,MreT.f0 EoRD was
elected Gerkef the coarts of Montgo M
cry County, Kansas, at the recent cleo.
tion. Mr.. FoRHilwas the eqLibcralcandf-
date;ssnd run 4458 votes ahead Of. his
ticket. he issn AENse. ayoung man ;awas
raised here. where his parents now reside
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AGENT. " ANTElb:yI
A First Class Eastern Life ms. C

Desires to engage the servjcs of a good mani
to act as agent for them in th;s and hdioifs,t
ing counties, and win negotiate with psrtiss3
desiring such situation, giving them gnoa
terms, providing parties can furnish good
references as to general business .qualifca- !
tiens andlreliablity. Not PARTICULAR il shatl
part of the county the agent may reside,
Address LOCK BOX 943. !
noy26w3. u 3. = rfGplumb bns, Ohio. j
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;ahcesfpshd detm proof, slIat ne; harm can nrisp
from its use In any quantity.
= That which proeccts from Or pfSrvnts tiiis AZ
Inunities where 1t prevails. prerep tiom Jettqr
ztrn cure ifor the patient escapes the fisk which
he must run in violent attacks Of this balel die.
: temper. This CUREn expels Tho mfasuiafE
rpison; of FEVER tasD sAGGEjffem tbesexsten,,
and prevents tho DEVELOPMENT Of the dfseaso:H
taken on tfc first approach Of lie .prenQpitory
symptoins.s Its not only tho best frer63yercr
yet discovered FOR this class Of complaints, lpt
also The cheafest The large squ9ntify w SO.
8 ply for n dollar ,brngs it within, the reachs6f
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EEAn addressto the Democrats And
Liberals of Ohio hwill be found on 7o,ir
first page,
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THOMAS DAYS ESTATE.

NOTICE is hereby given that the subscriber
~ has been appointed as Bx eoutor Of the
estate of Thomas Day, late of Monroe county,
deceased rnoy26ws 80 =, EDWARD DAY.
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TJ. R. Hunt & Bpo., of Barnes,
willie, will slaughter aads pack sseQ, 900
worth of hogs during the coming winter
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vMr ROBERT JOHNSTON, of this
township, sold his farm of SO acres, a
short time since, to Mr. JOHN BUkKHARD,
for $500; ,rrnuu Il
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REsIGNED-Mr DAVID AGAN, Town
ship Trustee, Assigned enc day lastweek'
Mr<Ae&S'was an efficient official. The
vacancy has not vet been filled.
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,EMr! JAcksoN mann, Of this town
ship, disposed of his farm of 81 acres, a
few days since, to Mr. JOHN. BgRKuARDI
fRkllk1f G----@----~1 al Il 10
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sEEThcr County COMMISSIONERS meet
in regular session on Monday, the I'd day
of December.
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''i'"". a.. usazlssgTTz,k
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1872-11-26

HA lump Of alum,, dissolved in
paste, when cooking, will prevent it sour
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Dr.. .1rER s Cd5 ir.e-tt;saii -t j. fls.aiss,
!, n -, LgETIL; a IN HAss;s sss Is.had .sss
FOE SALE Bfi ALL D2UoGIsEs EyERYW{aEaE. :
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HA, C MILLER is haxingA business
room fitted up in the basement Of his res
idence
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~Our first and fourth pages contain
interesting reading matter Tracing d
MShiSssitisJ the titls of 4 continued
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.C0 N Me RC,IaA L .
WOODSFTELD PRODUCE MARK EFT

coRREcTRn wRgKLS BY KErrsRER & NORRIS.
-. Z SATuRpAye,Nnv 0S J970%
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-06-07
DLANK DEEDS.

We now have the finest assortment Of BLAN X
DEEDS on hand ana for sale that were ever
Kept in Bloomsburg, Large size on best parch,
meat paper, Common Deeds, Executors and
Administrators peeds-smal size good and
heap common Deeds, sc.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-06-07
A Sea Monster in the Hudson.

The other day some shad fishermen
pulled up one of their nets in the North
river, near Weehawken, and found
within it monster devil.fish, which is
thus described The monster, including
his tail, measured nearly five feet in
length its jaws are armed with rows
of teeth running down into its gullet ;
its horny head is third as large as
its body; its mouth is immense, and
when its jaws are extended the fish
could easily swallow good sized infant.
The back and head is dirty black, while
the belly is dirty yellow color. Two
immense flops, not unlike, in color, size
and appearance, the ears of au elphant,
hang from the sides of the head. The
body is irregularly shaped, terminating
in tail similar to that of lion, a web
like fin forming the tuft. Several fins,
shaped like the human hand, the five
fingers distinctly marked, project from
the body. Over the eyes are couple
of feelers foot long. He will bury
himself partially in the sediment al the
bottom of the river, and lifting these
over his mouth set them in motion.
They attract fish, which he draws be-
tween his jaws. A four pound fish was
found in his maw when captured.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-06-07

POTASH AS A FERTILIZRR.-Potas
forms one of the most essential con-
stituents of fertile soil, and one of the
most important of all the fertilizing
agents within reach of the agriculturist.
In any plant 1t constitutes more than
one half Of the ash, and in most at
least one third. 1t neutralizes acids in
the soil and in the same manner as lime,
but when it is desired to simply effect
these last mentioned objects, the latter
should be used, as being cheaper, and
potash, generally available in the form
Of ashes, should be applied as manure,
using the word in its strictest sense, to
indicate substance that contributes
directly to the building up the structure
of the plants. But considerable care
should be exercised in the use of ashes;
and they should never, as is the prac-
tice with some in manuring corn in the
hill, be mixed with guano or the refuse
of the hen -roost, inasmuch as the first
rain that dissolves them will cause the
potash to displace the ammonia in the
same manner that lime displaces it from
barn-yard manure and similar manures
as we have just observation-disclosures
Journal.
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To Fatten a Horse,

A. ID. w. asks to be informed of the
best way to fatten a horse. He has q
horse that devours great quantity OF
food, but continues poor. Wants to
know about grooming him and keep
ing his coat in a healthy condition. Evil
IDENTIFY the animal is unhealthy; his di-
gestive organs are out of order, and the
food taken is not properly assimilated.
Hence is poor and the coat looks rough.
1t is an indication of palsy of the stom-
ach, and the bowels should be opened
the first thing, To accomplish this a
cathartic, made of one ounce of Barba-
does, two drachms of pulverized gen.
tian root, l drachm pulverized ginger,
all mixed with molasses, should be CIV
en-. Give no food for forty-eight hours;
alittle water occasionally. Twelve hours
after giving the cathartic, give one scru-
pie of calomel on the tongue, and repeat
it once in twelve hours for two or three
days. Feed lightly, good nutritious
food. Groom the animal thoroughly
daily.-E3.
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The CHECK -REIN.-There can be no
doubt in the matter that check. rein
upon draught horse is calculated to
worry and injure the animal more than
all the ordinary labor which he is re-
quired to perform. If II man has hea-
Wy load to push or draw, he lowers his
head by bending forward, and throws
the weight of his body against it, so
as to propel the load-so does the
horse, under similar circumstances, if
permitted. If the mans head were
tied to belt around his body so that
he could not bend forward, he would
lose the advantage of his weight, and
could only push with his muscles,-so
also with the horse. If the mans head
were thus kept in perpendicular pos.
ition, he could not so readily see where
to step, and would be more apt to STUN
ble,-so also with the horse. No one
in the saddle would thus tie up the
head of his horse, and no one would
expect horse thus tied up to win a
race.