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number OF years, by surface irrigation,
with very poor success, Indeed, his
efforts for a garden may be said to have
been failure. Last season he noticed
small strip of peas which he had
planted, We're growing very thrifty, and
matured good crop, while all the rest
OF the peas, planted at the same time.
and cultivated and irrigated, so far as
he could see, In the same manner pro-
duced nothing.
HE determined to know the cause
OF this strange fact, and commenced an
exploration with the shovel. He soon
developed gopher hole about O foot
underground, running parallel with
and very nearly under the row of peas.
that had proved so much more thrifty
and prolific than the balance. Into this
hole the water had penetrated, and
from hence had worked its way up to
the roots of the peas, which had also
penetrated deep into the soil to meet it.
This suggested to Mr.. Clark a new
idea, underground irrigation, and he
Immediately determined to put this
idea TO a practical test. This season
has afforded him an excellent oppor-
tunity to DO so. Being manu-
facturel of crockery and various kinds
OF earthen and tile pipe, he made up a
lot of the latter with two inch bore in
pieces one foot each IN length. His
trees were in rows sixteen feet apart.
He dug trench about foot deep in
the center between these rows. In
these trenches he barred his pipe. Law
ing the pieces end to end leaving the
ends the eighth of an inch apart. Over
these little broken joints or openings
he threw pieces OF broken crockery, SO
as to permit water to run out and pre-
vent the earth from working in. Across
one end of the piece SO laid with pipes,
he set pieces of the same kind, and
length upright, so that each upright
pipe connected with the end OF one
line of horizontal. He then dug an
open trench so IS to conduct the water
into these upright, and his irrigating
plan was complete.
Into this open trench he turned the
water from pump worked by wind
mill and drawing water from bored
well. 1t worked we'll, and in few
days his place was completely irrigated
SO as to show danpened appearance
on the surface. He planted peas.
beans, tomatoes, ard many other kinds
of vegetables between his trees, all of
which grew luxuriantly and produced
His trees made magnifi-
cent growth and produced good crop
of excellent fruit. In fact the whole
experiment was most perfect and sat
isfactory success"
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FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
Shade as n Fertilizer.

A correspondent of the Ohio Farmer
gives the true solution as to how shade
acts as a fertilizer, in the following
sensible remarks:
"That shade is fertilizer, is a fact
which has long been noticed, and much
has been written to explain it. A few
words will be sufficient for that pur-
pose. Shade operates simply by pre-
serving the ammonia which is in the
soil, and which is continually furnished
by rain and snow water, and also by
manures, and which is rapidly driven
off from naked surface of the soil by
n scorching sun. no preserve the
ammonia, the skiliful farmer plows his
manure shortly after it is spread upon
the soil, and spreads his manures upon
his meadows late in the fell or in the
winter, or early IN the spring, so that
the ammonia may be washed out of it
into the soil, thus preventing its evap-
Grafton by the sun.
Ammonia is either food or codi
ment for most plants, and it is neces-
sary to their rapid growth. 1t has
been ascertained by repeated expert.
ments in England that the largest crops
OF wheat can be raised by imparting to
the soil an extra quantity of Ammonia,
either by directly spreading salts of
ammonia or by guano. Hence the
greatest fertility of the soil will be
more surely preserved by an alterna-
tion of crops rather than naked fallow,
from which a scorching sun drives off
the ammonia rapidly. We should ever
bear in mind the eloquent words of an
English writer, that mighty nature
renews her strength, not by INDECENT
repose, but in alterations in en-
ergy."
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Household Notes.

JUMDLEs Two cups of sugar, one
cup OF butter, one egg, five cups of
flour, one-half cup of sweet milk, one
half teaspoonful of soda.
GINGER SNAPS. One and half cups
OF molasses, one cup of water, one cup
OF bntter, one teaspoonful of soda, two
OF ginger; with flour enough to roll
out.
MoLAssEs CANDY.-Two cups of mo-
lasses, one cup of sugar, one table,
spoonful vinegar, butter size of hick-
DRY nut. Boil briskly twenty minutes
stirring all the time. When cool pull
antil white.
PICKLE FOR HAMs.-For 100 pounds
OF ham take six gallons Of water, nine
pounds salt, one quart of molasses,
three ounces saltpetre and one ounce
of salaratus. When ready to smoke
they can be soaked and then freshened
to taste, if too salt.
EGG CAKE.-Two cups OF sugar, one
egg, piece of butter the size of large
egg, one cup of sour milk, one tea
spoonful of soda, little salt and nut
meg, one teaspoonful of lemon, three
cups of -four; beat the white of an egg
separately, the sugar and the yolk to-
gether; bake In a thoroughly heated
oven.
CAKE. In cake making never beat
the eggs and sugar together before
adding other ingredients, as the sugar
hardens the eggs. In using havoring,
one must depend upon taste instead of
directions, as some extracts are much
stronger than others. If, in baking
layers of cake, it breaks in coming out
OF the tins, either make 1t less rich or
add more egg.
JUMBLEs. One half pound butter,
one-half pound sugar, three-fourths
pound flour, three eggs; flavor with
rose water and nutmeg After the in
gradients are mixed take out little on
II well-sugared board and cover with
sugar. Cut in short strips and cross
on a well-buttored tin.
Sponge CAKE.-The weight OF ten
eggs in sugar, half their weight in -four,
one lemon. Beat The whites end yolks
OF eggs separately; whites TO a stiff
froth, yolkG till nearly white. Add the
grated rind ard juice Of the lemon 10
the sugar. then add the yolks and beat
five minutes. Stir in slowly small por-
tions OF the whites OF the eggs and the
flour. Bake in quick oven.
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UndergrOuhd Irrigation.

Every farmer knows that the alluvial
soils, composed as they usually are, of
silicious materials, when lying only
few feet above the surface of the water,
are seldom afflicted by drouth, and as
a rule sandy loans extending to good
depth below the surface, also stand dry
weather better, than when resting upon
impervious clays near the surface.
For this reason probably the alluvian
of the California valleys, boarding on
streams, stands drouths to an extraor-
binary degree. A simple circumstance
has suggested to a California farmer
underground irrigation. In summing
up its advantages, the Pacific Rural
Press says:
every farmer, gardner or nursery
man, Will ut once see and comprehend
the reasons why water applied, say one
foot below the surface, viii do more
good to growing plants Of all kinds
than if applied on the surface OF the
soil. These reasons may be stated
briefly as follows II induces the roots
TO work downward to meet it, thus
giving them deeper and better hold
on the soil and enabling them TO secure
greater amount of the plalt sustain
ing elements. Water thus applied
softens up and loosens the whole
ground, and does not, like water APP
piled to the surface, induce a crust to
form on the surface. Much less water
will be needed if applied underground
than if applied on the surface, because
the evaporation will be less. There
can be no danger Of sun scalding plants
thus irrigated, while this is the great
drawback or danger attending surface
irrigation in the GUNNER.
"For the proof Of what we say, we
will give the following facts: n. Clark,
OF Sacramento, about hall n mile east
of Suffers fort site, has piece Of land
Familiarity known in that neighborhood
as harp-pan land. The soil is a stiil
adobe, some Of it pretty sticky clay of
a reddish cast, and not over ten inches
deep. He has been trying to grow an
orchard and garden on tins land for q
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A Sad Case.


Occasionally innocence suffers at the
hands of the court, although where one
guiltless person is condemned twenty
rogues are acquitted. A pathetic in
stance occurred recently in Massachu-
sets. A lad, Willy Clark, was arrest
ed on charge of placing stick of
wood on the track near bridge, where
an, accident, if it should occur at all.
would be terrible. The defense held
that the wood might have fallen on the
track from an engine, but experts said
that would be impossible, and as Will
ly had been seen in that vicinity during
the day, and no one else had, the jury
pronounced him guilty. No long after
stick did fall from passing engine
near the same spot, lodging on the
track, the experts to the contrary not
withstanding, and other evidence has
since come to light completely exoner-
ating the boy. The Executive pardon
was, however, too late, for, before it
came to hand, poor Willy was dead
the victim, it is said, of a broken heart
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-02-07
Shade for Glass Houses.

The best permanent shade for plant
houses Is hnseed oil and sugar of lead,
in the proportion of about teaspoon
ful of lead to a quart of oil; but the
exact trial must be governed by the
amount Of shade required, which can
easily be proved by trying it upon
pieces of waste glass. First, wash the
glass thoroughly clean, and then, on a
dry, clear morning, take the oil mix
ture and paint as thinly as possible
over the glass with an ordinary pant
brush. BY dabbing it gently with
dry brush, it will impart to it the APP
pearance of ground glass. The shad-
ing will stand for season, and can be
removed by washing it with a strong
peurllsh water. IN. J. Kechanic.
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The FINANCES Of New York.

New York reduced its state debt
during the year ending Sept. 80, 1872,
by $4, 1916, 976.6S, leaving outstanding
on that day an Indebtedness of $780,
574, BOG. OF this amount S2l, 900, 600 is
legacy OF the war, being the debt in
Cured TO pay boanty to soldiers; SILL
100000 of the canal debt remains, and
$4,000, 900 only is charged TO the gene
raj fund. Sinking funds are establish
ed for each item of debt, and they now
amount in the aggregate to $11, 1877
4s056, leaving as the balance of the
debt after the sinking funds are APP
piled, only S25, 1856, 1854 -Four and
a quarter millions OF the canal debt
will fall due this year and will be paid
in coin at maturity. The equalized
valuation Of the state in 1872 was up-
ward OF $4,000, 600, 900, so that the
debt Of New York amounts 10 but one
and a quarter per cent. of the taxable
property of the state.
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Peruvian Antiquities.

A valuable collection of Peruvian an.
tiquities has lately been added to the
chronological section of the Berlin mu-
scum. 1t consists of a number of
mummies, articles of pottery and other
remains. Three of the mummies are
completely clothed, and the fabrics
which form their wrappings will serve
to show the state OF textile art at re-
mote period among the Peruvians.
One of the mummies, that of a
woman, bears in its arms the
image of an infant in clay. This
collection also embraces objects usually
found in ancient Peruvian sepulchres,
such as the food bag, the drinking cup,
and the spindle and loom-the last
named objects being found only in
women's tombs. These mementoes of
extinct American civilization are very
highly priced in Berlin, as belonging
to a department of ethnology which
previously was almost without a repre-
sentative in the Museum. FEB. CAT
UTU
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GHILDREN'S CORNER.
Tue Rainbow Road 10 heaven.
RY cEoRaE W. puNdAY.

By GEORGE ". BUNoAY. III
err 49, ----+ h'
The burning sun shot down his rays
Or. fainhpg flowers
The brsssy sky was all ablaze;
Birds pined for showers
The bobolink, with open beak
And dropping wing,
Perched on the reed, Was still aud weak,
And could not sing
The sheep lay painting in the shade;
The SWINE IN mire (;
The foliage began to fade
Beneath the fire;
The tender plants of buried seeds
In the hard crust
OF the baked earth, were like good deeds
Hid In the dust;
When, 10 behind tho looming hills,
Like sails at sea,
TheIclouds arose, and Misunderstanding
Made melody.
Then precious drops came pattering down
In welcome showers;
A smile was hid behind the frown,
For US and ours.
The rose raised up her ruby face;
The lily smiled;
The meadow-lark sang songs OF grace;
The wondering child
Gazed at the RAINBOW in the sky,
Called II the road
Good children travel when they die
Aud go to God.
= Young america.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-02-07

A CLERK Of Dayton, o., Las been
stealing for the last three years. Among
the articles found were 1877 guns and
revolyers, 500 pocket knives, 90 axes.
800 door knobs, 10 bags OF salt and
500 pounds Of nails.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-02-07

A CARELESS nurse in Holyoke, Mass,
administered dose of aqua ammonia
TO young child in mistake for castor
oil, and the babe died in q few hours,
its throat and lungs having been burn,
ed to a crisp by the liquid.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-02-07

WrrHrN the last four months sixty
three Georgia gin-houses have gone up
in fire and smoke.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-07-12
From Tonica.
TONGA, July 10, 1913.

TONGA july w, 1910.
Coal and comfortable; it is neither too ho'
nor too cold. TOO wet or too dry, but just right
and the farmers have no occasion to gruho'c
or find fault so far as the weather is concern
ed. Crops in this vicinity, so tar as am att
yised, are fair and promise medium yield
not as LARGE an area of corn planted this year
us usual.
The 4th passed of quietly. On account OF
The rain on the 3D. and morning OF the 18th the
Sunday School picnic in the grove proved Il
total failure, TO the sad disappointment OF the
little folks, as well as big ones.
About the only eNcitcncnt in town was inc
violation of an ordin mcc prohibiting the
burning of powder within the corporation
limits
About 1 O'Clock on the evening OF the ilh
our citizens were aroused by the booming Oh
cannon, or ITS cquivalcnt-l don't know Just
what the article was as did not see it-Du'
il sounded very much like big gu".
The authorities did all they could without
making arrests TO sustain the ordinance ana
an additional police force was brought into
rcouisition, but all in vain. Those concerned,
[ suppose prompted by the patriotic spirit OF
their revolutionary sires, would shoot, ana
did shoot, till 10 o'clock =. VI. There was no
harm donc-no blood shed or bones broken
and now all is quiet ON the Potomac.
PLvHGBrS.
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The Grea, chin Medicine.

No OTHER EQUAL TO IT. IT Is USHryALED-Dr wllhort',
great AntrcriodIc Is the por mans friend because IT i.
cEcap, requiring small doses 10 effect permanent and COM
pieis cure.
IL comes nearer being ,D'cc than any uer medicine
sold, and is endorsed by the most learned and kn
physicians In the country.
II appeals to the common sense of the people because
Its efficacy In tic cure OF Chs and Fever Enlarged speSp
Bilious Fever and Others of masmstlc origin because nj,
It's permanent effects In removing the or neutraznr
the effects OF malsrous poison and because Of It's ch.sp
ness. which places IL 10 the reach OF every family Buy IL
aud try IT, and IT, after closely following the directions.
cure Is not effected return 70 the druggists and demand
your money back again. u,Tv-2v
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From Serena.
SERENA, July II, 1873.
l'LuEIGlN.

SERENA, July II, 1873.
On Monday evening our quiet little village
was thrown into excitement by the report OF
bloody fight between two of our pcaccablc
citizens. 1t appears that the fight arose out
of an old grudge. About three months ago
The defendant, as we shall call him, had got
into trouble with some Chicago wholesale
merchants, and at once employed his bosom
friend as he took him to be, and sent him to
Chicago to effect settlement with his credl'
tors there. The plaintiff, as we shall call
him, in the above fight, swore that he would
have revenge on defendant by compelling
him to pay fines and costs He at once drew
IN three different indictments against the de-
PENDANT, who was arraigned before II. IL,
Parr, justice of the peace. The result was
that defendant plead guilty TO the first charge,
and the fine was fixed at three dollars and
costs. Defendant then employed y. L. Arm
strong to defend the last two charges brought
against him-onc for assault and battery, and
the other to be bound over to keep the peace.
After the witnesses were all examined the
plaintiff plead for twO-anda-half hours, en-
dcayoring TO prove TO the Court that defend
ant was guilty of the charges brought against
him A. T. Armstrong then took the floor in
behalf Of defendant, and cleared him inside
of twenty minutes. Ii was remarked by all
present that it was 4 lucky hit for the plain,
tiff that the valuable services Of \. T. A. were
not employed on the first charge.
John Bowen, of this place, has contracted
10 firm at Chicago 100000 pounds Of pork,
and also 10000 pounds To JAS. A. Blake Any
one wishing to speculate in hogs will do well
10 call on Friend Bowen, as he has several
hundred hogs left on hand yet
\. NJ Hilton anticipates opening dry
goods and grocery store here about the first
Of August
The Changers are preparing for the build
ing OF mammoth store room and hall here.
At one of their meetings they sold twelve
dollars of stock in il. !. \. l..
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CEuTAUR LINIMENT.

There t. no po!a which the Leuaus Ln.mcnt vi" not Ee
eyc no swelling II will not subdue and no lamcnass WhcA
will not cure This is strong language, but Il IA true
Where the parts are gone It's effects are marvellous II
has produccd more cures otreumatsm neuralgia locha"
salsy prans dwellings, cskcd breasts scals burns salt
rhcuu e,rachc &C. upon the human frame and OF strains
SPAWN CALLS &C. upon animals in one year than have al
other pretended remedies since the world began
tcr,ant an ahcsing pain releyer Crippes throw away
their crutches the lame walk poisonous bites are rendered
harmless and the wounded healed without scar. t'
no humbug The recpcis published around each bottle L
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rheumatism pain or swelling deserve to suffer fhey wino
use Censur pment More than 1000 certificates fremar"
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govt running umors, &C. gratis to any one requesting It.
one bottle of the yellow wrapper Ccntaur Linment worth
one hundred dollars for spawned swecned horses and
mules or for sheep stockowners, this n
ment is worth your attention No family should be without
Ceptsur L,nnent J. B. ROSE e. Co., New York.
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The wife of John Carver, Of Outer Creek,
and the wife of John A. Parker, of same
place, captured black eagle in some thick
hazel brush, on Monday last He measured
feet 10 inches from point TO point of the
wings. He refused food from the time
of his capture, and died week ago last
Thursday night. Mr. Carver thinks he was
not a native Of Illinois rather, perhaps, from
the mountains out west. He was a noble
looking bird, and great regret is felt that he
could not be preserved alive.-Strcator hon
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From MarseiIIes.
MARsEILLLs, July 10, Is,

NANSElILLs, July ~, loo,
Meeting Of the Board of Trustees on July
9Th. !. c. Parsons in the chair. Minutes Of
last twomcc,ngs read and approved. Report
of the street commissioner for the month Of
June received and accented. On motion or.
der was passed granting licences for the sale
OF spurious liquors within the limit, Of the
corporation of MarsgilIc, for the wear 1873
commencing July lsl, and the amount of Ii.
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DIR, Ef, OLIN.

OF Chicago Oraerly Of this p,a.e Will ys., Ottawa at
clifton Hotel the FIRST Tuesday OF each month"; for treating
all diseases OF the Eye and Ear sugcaly otherwise
Operauonsfor cataract artificial pupil Ids closure
of the ear duct eye sra3shyoma and the removal OF
tumars and morbid growhs Of every description ARTIFICIAL
eyes and ear Gruns inserted without pain previous opera
TON Granular eyelds, me most feT@rd ",siH hs'rrsf
,gilaullyurd permanently ClTei.
From his long experience IL treating disease, Of the Eye
and Ear he feels confident stating that he caa cpsc nearly
every case Chronic diseases also reacd Consultation free
Largest stock Of Artificial Ege' 10 the Wcs..
December 10Th lSIO.-t
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Gen. George W. Jones, of Iowa, they say,
has gone over to republicanism. Twenty
years ago he was in the L. s. Senate, and the
foppiest, starchiest man in Washington. The
ladies really dotted on his raven locks and
spotlcss kids. We never heard Of anything
csc remarkable about the man.
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STOP THAT C.uGH-Are you aware that that Cough which
you are ncgeCtng may result In fatal Consumption some
prompt remedy used Why sacrifice your life, when
your disease can be cured quick aud at so little cost
DO not deaygo at 20 your Druggist and get bottle
OF Marsden's Pectoral Balm which Will cost you only ~
cents small bottle dollar large, and be instantly
cured of your influenza Asthma Bronchial Affection
that you may suffer from.
In our changeabe climate. where Coughs aAd Co!ts are
so prevalent and their neglect leads often to acute aAd
chronic Bronchitis ana Consumption, II Il only the result
OF prudent regard for safety to nip the evil IN the bud
and By powerful and reliable measu to cure the Cough
IN first ncpient stage. before SERIOUS consequences
cnsue To do this with certainty medicine Wlbe found
more effective and pleasant to the taste than hasdens
pcctoral Balm may3l-v
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Teachers Institute.

.oua.y Teachers Institute aud Nor,-s Drl. VIII DC
hell In the Hugh school Bai!iug a. Ottawa commencing
Ga Noaaay Igly tA ia, sad continuing TO- Two wees
Experienced instructors roTs abroad VIII be pIeent 70 A.
tp.cNers La Sale county N conducting the dr
The 'e VII b. chiefly occupied n class NogN suited 70
fp daily ,is OF The cordial INVITATION -
s,e rorrr. CIVILIANS,
lp,' r. c.. Sr0'. ca SCHOOLS.