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nv. AZ OPPORTUNITY rs NOW

/ III AN OPPORTUNITY is NOW
offered TO obtain extra bargains IN all kinds Of DRY
GOODS, rs We are selling our entire stock at cost
and some very desirable goods at even less than
ortginalcost.
dur closing-out sale will continue for sixty days.
MS By the 18th Of March will make an important
change III business. of which the public shall DC
duly notified.
We have Il good assortment of low-priced Pop
Inns: =
ALL-WOOL SATTEENS and EMPRESS
CLOTHS:
IRISH ami FRENCH FOPLlSS; .a
BLACK ALPACAS and MUHalRS;
Black and Coiored DRESS SILKS. SATlNS, au,l
JAPANEsE SILKS, CAssIMEREs, and DOE
SKINS;
BEAVER, CHLSCHlLLA. aud WATERPROOF
CLOTHS:
sHAWLs, CLoAKs. BLANKETS. QUILTS.
SKIRTS;
Ladies'. Gentlemcns. aud Children's Undervests:
Hosiery, Gloves, Ribbons, Embroideries, Corsets.
lIandk.rchiefs, &C.. &C.:
Also, D splendid variety OF Ladies' Underwear
extra cheap, ana many other great bargains.
WILLIAM THALaMER & Sons,
No. 1QlS Main street, opposite post-ofllce.
in II aud 60i Broad street, corner Sixth.
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MILLINERY.

MILLINERY, DRY GOODS, NO sa8s
M TONS. ETC. ETc.-MRs. w. S. WsEyG
MOODY, CORNER HULL AND ELEVENTH SMs%se
hand large and wel-assorted stock of DIRK
GOODS MILLINERY GOODS, NOTIONS, &c.,
&c, which she Is selling at Richmond prices. BON.
n ETst HATS, &C.. &c. N ABE, REPAIRED, and
TRIMMED IN BEss STYLE. Satisfaction guar.
antssG. Give her o saH, i! B 5a 4-lmR
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CARRIAGES.

Married. In Washington. D. C.. on Wednes'la Y
January 18th. By Rev. Or. Coombes, LEWIS WAC
NER, OF Richmond to MARY j.. daughter Of s. G..
Williams, deceased of Woodstock, Va. No carGs.
Married. on the 18th of January. lr73, ut the Frs
Baptist church, by Rev. DIR. burrows, Mr.. THOMAS
VI. LADR to Miss S. MILDRED KING both Of
HenIlco county. No cards.
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aa EIearH ANNUAL CLOSING.

-. z -
asy EIGHTH ANNUAL CLOSING.
s ouTs SALE OF
WINTER DRESS GOODS sHAWLs, AND
r.. 49, Wo9LLEN GOODS.
Wehaye reduced the prices of our DRESS GOODS,
aud now offer
Handsome FRENCu5popLIEs at si.as, reduced
from sl.5o; --,..... ...-......s !.
CORDED POPLINS at IL, reduced from sl.25;
sATTEENs, MI colors, reduced 10 and lsc. per
yard; = 4 s7-~
EMPRESS CLOTHS reduced to so, 90, and 7oc. per
yard. 40.
Also, reductions in the prices Of
MERINOs,
DELAISEs,
COBERGs,
ALPACAs,
= ARMURES,
MIKADo CREPEs,
. MELANGES,s st.
poPLIN CORDS.
TYCOON REPS at 2s and SOC. worth 80 and CSC. per
yard; -..sa- s.se-ra s@
BLACK SILKS at sl.25. $3.50. sl.7s. 50. and up to
81 per yard;
yELVETEENS at &c., 81. al.2s, and $3.50 per
yard-25 per cent. below regular prices;
WASH POPLINS at 1890. per yard worth csc. per
yard;
WATERPROOF ROBES for street and travelling
dresses at IS would DC cheap at Sl2:
HEAVY CAssMEREs Mt 7sc. worth 81, at 81
worth sl.2s per yard;
SHEEP.GRAY ut Acc, worth soc. per yard
SATINETS ut SOC. worth eDc. per yard:
TUCKED CAMBRIA at S1.c5 per yard worth 81;
CHECKED NAIESOOK at 20 aud &c per yard
worth &c and a5c. per yard;
SWISS MUSLINS from Is to aoc. per yard;
NAISSoOK and VICTORIA LAWN from 20 to
Soc por yard: z
INDIA TWILL LONGCLOTH at 3cc. per yard
worth 40c.; n....
NOTTINGHAM LACES, for curtains, at IS, go, as
and up to 75c per yard;
CROCHET. NOTTINGHAM, and LACE TIDES
from 39c. to- 81;
CARPETS at cost TO close out the entire stock;
VELVET RUGS at -, IS, and -;
LARGE-SlZE CALICO COMFORTABLES ct
$3.50 worth $3.50;
BUCKSkIN GARMENTS.
all coIors:
KNITTING-COTTONa at soc. per
pound:
WINDOW SHADES from $3.50 to 81 per pair, with
fixtures
No. 10 COVENTRY RUFFLE at 81; MOI COW
ENTRY RUFFLE at sc. apiece;
SEWING MACHINE NEEDLES at SOC. for a pa
per of ten needles:
WILLIMANTIC SIX-CORD SPOOL COTTON
at &C. n spool. This cotton Is equal to Coasss
and Clarks cotton.
ENGLISH REVERSIBLE CUFFS at 25c pair
worth Soc. ....
DI3iITY BANDS at loc. worth 2Oc.: Il
COLLARS at lec. worth a5c.;
CHEMISETTES at CSC. worth Soc:
CENT? EMEN'S LINEN COLLARS at 75c. worth
$3.50 at 81 so per dozen worth $3.50:
GESTLEMEN'S LINEN CUFFS at $3.50 per do
zen worth IS:
EXTRACTS at soc. per bottle, regular
price 7Sc;
SOAPS retailed at wholesale prices;
SILK SCARF3 and NECKTIES for ladies at re-
duced prices: .
LEATHER BELTS, with and without satchels:
FRINGED NAPKINS at 60 and 75c. per dozen
worth T5c. aud 81;
HONEY-COMB Or BRIDAL QUILTS at sll5
worth 81;
EXTRA HEAVY QUILTS at 81 worth 20:
BOULEVARD SKIRTS at 81 reduced from So;
UNDER GARMENTS at great bargains:
ALASKA MINK BOAS reduced from IS to $3.50;
Handsome ALASKA MINK SETSat IS worth IS.
Thousands Of other articles to be sold ut great bar
gains. Goods will be sold for cash only. Orders
from the country will receive prompt attention.
Goods sent by Express c. o. d., Or upon tho receipt
Of the money or rost-oice order.
LEVY BROTHERS.
1917 and 1919 Main street,
ilal Richmond, Va.
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Mrs. Mary B. Walker, the widow of the
Hon. Robert j. Walker, died on Sunday In
Washington city. The deceased lady waa q
great grsnd .dapghtcr Of Benjamin Franklin.
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Ut BITTER WASSER.-Ee b,vo =
received fresh supply by steamer OF CENT?,
FREfDRICHSHALL BITTER WATER "a r.
Of two dozen bottles each. For sale nv tho a.,
bottle or case. MEADE & BAKER,
Importing Pharmacists
u n-lot o19 Main s,r,s
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Personal.

My wife, MARCELLA
IN SMOOT, left my bed and hoard on last Thurs
day morning; hereby ware MI persons from trust
Ing or harbot Ing her ON my account. II she Is with
any nelghhors they wi II confer favor on me by adj
viSing her 70 return. X. }. SMOOT,
ja 2l-2t% No. 4l3 Bread street.
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~ FRESH COD-LIyER OIL.
NEW CROP.

MEADE 4 BAKERS importation Ct metd.
nally pure COD-IIVER OIL. A full supply Just H.
store. Guaranteed pure and made from healthy
Nvers since the lst Of September.
MEADE & BAKER,
Importing Pharmacists.
oc 20 9i9 Min street
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THE OYSTER BILL,

being the special order, was taken up, the
pending question being on the amendment
of Mr.. DOUGLAS. The amendment was ad.
vocatcd by Mcssrs. BoRLASD and BAGwELL,
and opposed BY Messrs. DANIEL and ASDER-
SON. The amendment was then rejected by
ayes Il, noes SO.
Mr.. BAGwELL then moved to recommit the
bill-ayes, Al noes, 90.
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Gy' PURE MOUNTAIN
RYE WHISKEYs.

SPECIAL NOTICE.
SrAUNToN, VA, January ], 1919.
We have this day appointed Mr.. +. COURTNEY
JENKINS our sole agent In the city OF Richmond
for the sale Of oar brands OF AUGUSTA COUNTY
RYE WUISKEYS. Having leased for term OF
years the celebrated POScJInHS dt&fute1N owned by
Hon. Alexander II. ". Stuart. of this county. we
shall continue to dist the following brands-viz:
FOSTER 4 CO.'S PURE RIE,
ROSEnAHKs PURE RYE.
STuART'S AUGUSTA COUNTY PCRE RYE.
As there Is other Stuart distillpiy In the sixth
collection district Of virginia. the use or the name
by any other parties Is prohibited.
fSigncd,J FOSTER u 60.
respectfully call the attention OF the trade to the
above announcement, and solicit al examination
and trial OF these SUPERIOR WIIISkEYS. have
now I'm store choice lot OF same, and can offer good
inducements to purchasers.
l.. COURTNEY JENKINS,
Wholesale Liquor Dealer,
il let G13 south Fourteenth street, below Cary.
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maintain q uniform system os public free
schools: House bill to- admit persons over
twenty-one Years Of age Into public free
schools on paymentof tuition fees; House
bill to amend section 40, chapter $40, acts OF
1870, il relation TO- pay nept Of capitation
tax by fathers sending their children to the
public schools House bill TO authorize and
empower the Council Of the city OF Rich
mond to increase the salaries of the judges
of the Circuit, Chancery, and Hastings
Courts of said city. '--1
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H JANUARY, 1873.

NEW BLACK GOODS FOR MOURNING.
T. r. PRICE < CO have opened recently
BLACK DOUBLE MOHAIRS, OTTOMANS,
ALPACAS, GRAPE CLOTHS, TAMESE,
DE LANES, IMPERATRICE, CRETONS,
GRAPES and GRAPE Wells, GLOVES.
GRAPE COLLARS. Sc, &c.
Many handsome fall and winter DRESS GOODS
will be closed ont during this and the ensuing month
nc very reduced figures. call IS solicited.
ia lS T.R. PRICE & co.
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spsgsAI sorTcrs. /


spEasAI notice.
1 CHRISTMAS GOODS,
CHRISTMAS GOODS,
We have Just received large additions 10 ..
sor.mcnt OF
49, !. DRESS GOODS,
In I'll the nov aud peculiar shades. Atso
Handsome assortment Of BRIDAL and p,,.
/ FANS, fA11Y
Eiegart display of LACEY,
LACE COLLARS. LACE HAEDKypsu,,.
LACE SETS, from 2sc. 10 $50: LIE
Immense stock OF FANCY BOXES;
Great variety INITIAL and EMBRo,nr,u-
HAEDKERCHIEFs In fancy boxes. "HD
hADIESS' and GESTLEMEN'S NECKT1rs.
SCARFS and HANDkERCH1EFs In eodle.,
riety; Va
One, two, and three-button KID GIovro
coIors: vi
together with great mauy
FANCY ARTICLES
FOR HOLIDAY GIFTS
Call early at
deI7 CaRDoZo, FOuRQUREAN T. co.,
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PUNISHMENT BY STRIPES.

Mr.. P. j. CARTER moved to reconsider the
vote by which The report of the Committee
for Courts OF Justice in regard to punish
ment by stripes was heretofore agreed to.
The motion to reconsider was advocated
by Messrs. z. j. CARTER, j. G. Brown, and
WILLIAM GILLIAN, and opposed by Mr.. Book
Err. During the discussion, which was as
Stunning an interesting feature, Mr.. BURR
HOLDER called the pending question, upon
the following result: Ayes, 90; noes, AZ.
The morning hour having expired,
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REPORTS. OF COMMITTEES.

The Committee on House Expenses re-
ported the following: "During the session
of the Legislature the hall Of the House Of
Delegates shall be used for no other purpose
than the regular sessions of the House and
for meetings of the committees and members
of the Legislature on public affairs" agreed
TO-.
On motion of Mr.. NEALE, the report Of the
committee on the claim of A. Fleming, sub
mittcd Saturday, was recommitted to the
committee.
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DEPARTURES OF STEAMERS.

EOR NEW YORK.-The Old r+rA
CANT sidc-whcel Steamship OLn DUMINiOX. T1r.
tain WALKER. will aaI TUESDAY. January ?ls,.a
o'clock A. u. Freight received until Nout,r
night.
Through bills Of ladlng signed, and good. fot.
warded with dispatch 10 all polEts DortL S0rh
east, and west. Cose runnecilors inside with Iunor4
Line for foreign ports. Passenger accommodates
UNSURPASSED. Fare. SlG: rtccrtgc, 80: rolni-,ir
tickets. SO. For freight of passage, aCplytn
JOHN ". WYATT. Agent,
In 9o-,t No. ! Governor gfr,-r
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DENTISTRY.

NOTICE.--I hate recently adopted H6
IN In my practice The
and am prepared to- ,.,urs
ADMINISTER II AT ALL ItM,sr III
with mere certain results than were Qasaias9 "
ordinary article.
THE LIQUID GAS
Is the perfection or aaRsthtes ieE ~, Is PAIN
EXTRACTION OF TEETH ElThQSA
and for .,.Ss
ALL MINOR SURGICAL OPEkAiiVS"
From, 100 ~ 22s snlions always on hand uS
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L'OR NEW YORk.-OLD u-.ITWh
A MINION STEAMSHIP COMPASi. -1s-..s-I -
The slde-whsel steamships OLD n9MinVi
WYAEOkE, ISAAC BELL. SARATtHh, ~
AGAkA, ALBEMARLE. aud iiATTthAS, 80
New j OK Tor Norfolk, City Point, ani Eimyuumn,Y
every TT FfnAY, THURSDAY and SATuhhA
ri 3 o'clock L. NJ. ,.,,,,Y
Leave kichmond every TUESDAY, fK'p"'
aud SUNDAY at high tide. .,.,,
These ships are entirely new. They have e'H'"'
saloUns. staiC-roulns, and bathrooms.
The fare, accommodations, aud aitcntlCn II" u
surpassed. :,
Close connections male With steamers t'f :"
southern and European ports.
For further Information, apply Ia
JOHN W. WYATT. Agent,
myas No, 8 Governor -'rrt,
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DILL DELPHIA, RICH A<TGS
l. MOSD. AND NORFOLK STEAM ss9ss-S,
SHIP LlNE.-FoR PHILADELPHIA 49,
NORFOLK. tMtiht, 'i i.ii
+. GREEN, composing ti. line. Vii icths ~ =, =,
mopd every MONDAY aud ThtESpst HHE
o'clock NJ, and Philadelphia every : ~
aud SATURDAY al the same boar, altfrn1e': a.
Frvshts received daily Sundays eac",'ril W 49,.
parts OF Pcnus ytyania, New Jersey, ai,a l..,,,
ALSO for Charleston. savannah. and Nc" Vi'N
and bills OF Lisiiug signed through.
Freight taken for Norfolk al moderate fi'sr' ..S
Passage 70 PHILADELPHIA. Including n .srs.
statefoom, IS. ". J. Iuhl ~ n.,.sIh,yo.L
No. 2423 Dock sIruet. Eithlh'"-
WILLIAM Y. CLYDE CO.. aSsEt"
No, - South Nlstirsi
jai3 No. II North Wharres. fnL..s- L 49,
E'CR POOL AND LII
II QUEENSTOWS, TNMAN LIN Or eTHFW
MAIL STEAMERS, SktLlNti fhoH ~"
YORK EVERY sATtRDAi esD
ALTERNATE TUESDAYS
RATES OF PASSAGE; ,,r,,,,,,.
Payable In Gold. fayaite VI 90
First Cabin -, steeras... '''': :
10 London. 10 10 Lon"'h''''' =
Tickets sold to aud fron khgashu'
the Continent ut moderate rates cur.s,s
For further Information, Apply al tbe W
Offices. JOHN q. DALE, ssen", +,
Is broadway, Ne. rorA oi ',
JOHN ". MAJ, N
~ ~
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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-07-17
Squash Bugs.

A correspondent of the Hartford Cou-
rant gives some advice which may be use
full here as well as there, about the treat
ment of these pests Now that our squash,
cucumber. and mellon vines are past the
danger from cut-worms there is another
pest which must be got rid of now II at
ALL There is, besides the small striped
black and yellow bug, which does not
seem to be doing much damage this sea-
son, another larger and uglier chap, that
is now beginning the summer campaign.
lie is about half an inch long, nearly oval,
of dark, slaiy-brown color, almost black.
lie has wings, but at this season does not
use them much. He is not agreeable as
an intimate acquaintance, and you press
your friendship upon him he ungratefully
emits an abominabie odor, which house.
keepers (only few of them, We hope,)
will recognize as similar to the bed bug.
Eaturalists tell us the two are nearly reiat-
ed. and certainly any one who has had any
thing to do with both would pronounce
them at least first cousins. For this rea-
son you will naturally incline to let him
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General Conclusions.

The following We're the general conclu-
sions reached by the Waldo Farmers As
ISOLATION with regard to the best method
of harvesting hay, as reported in Lewiston
Journal.
No one had any particular experience In
lining hay. The general deduction OF the
discussion was that grass should be cut
early-when in blossom-and exposed to
the sun till wilted and partly made, bunch
ed and protected by caps from rain and
dew, and aired next day. ard drawn In
while warm, and before too crisp and dry.
That grass should not be mown while dew
Is on, as ii will take enough longer 10
make 1t, as time may be gained in the cut
ting. Cut after dew is OF. Haul in before
dew begins to fall. That hay may lose
Its value for feeding purposes in several
ways. First. over-ripeness; second, ex-
posure TO rains and dews; third, by not
properly curing in field; fourth. by no,
properly storing in barn. That hay should
be dried grass, having lost nothing in pro-
cess of making, except moisture evaporat-
ed from Its sap by proper exposure to sun
and air. just long enough TO evaporate the
surplus that be in il. That sap inside the
hay is not TO be feared, but moisture out
side is what creates loss.
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This beautiful Mower 10 nov 90 well Known
throughout the United States and Europe, that Il
this country alonel The only balanced Lawn
Mower with An A1DasoaAle 1aa1Ie.
le-inch cut, croquet mower. beautiful little
machine for small lawns, croquet grounds, GENE.
terry lots, easily operated By q lad or miss OF 10
ys.r Etss. GO; a niSe, m ss;insa s...d:Id
public parks and large lawns. el9s. Every ma.
chine warranted to give psrfsst sstjsfacton We
challenge the world 10 trial and 70 produce .
machine its equal. Try it, and you will buy no
other.
Sead for Illustrated circulars.
MANUFACTURED By THE
BLK " kFrhimedcafa Lawn Mower Co
COLTS ARAORY, HARTFORD. CONN.
~ AM ~ 4. suWAeIl, oAsooa, ue.
4nos10
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TREATMENT OF CROLERA.-A physician
of New York. whose treatment in cholera
has been very successful, writes TO Cd C
Times Of that city as follows
First let me say that have no "stereo-
typed" mode Of practice, which is so
vauntingly put forth as almost oracular by
many, who probably never saw case Of
cholera; for il is well known that 1t as
sunes . variety Of forms and requires a
varied course to suit each individual case.
One Of the most powerful aids we possess
Is the steam-bath, and in the absence OF
proper apparatus IL can be effected BY
placing the patient In bed and wrapping
him In WOODEN blankets, rung out Of wa.
ter as hot as can be borne, and dry blan-
kets over all Cover the abdomen with .
iinseed peulkice, bottles of hot water about
him and It his feet; ice 70 quench thirst.
Friction with dry hannels are useful,
should they not prodsse spasns By too
much motion of the patient; Il %, they
will do more harm than good and should
b discontinued. Astringents, - taanin,
and ssimulants, - brandy, ethsr, amnonia
internally, and msist heat externally u
the proper course.
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When to Cut the Hay Crop.

In a paper read before the Vermont
Board of Agriculture. Mr.. J. d. Collins OF
Craftsbury, gave the experience Of Mr..
Amasa Scott of that town. who owns
small farm of fifteen or twenty acres:
He formerly cut his hay at the usual
time, say some time in July or the first OF
August, and as he usually kept cows TO
eat his fodder, he fed some meal in con.
nection with his hay, attaining about the
same results that our best farmers do.
Some fifteen years ago he commenced cut
ting his grass earlier. having become sat
isfied that he had spoiled some Of the best
cows he had ever had by feeding meal,
and correctly reasoning that by cutting his
grass earlier he could dispense with meal
and still attain as good results at the pail.
The result more than justified his conclu-
sion, for he found that his cows not only
gave more milk, and made more butter
and of q better quality, but they maintain
ed higher condition both in flesh and
health. This led him to continue his e1-
periments, cutting his grass still earlier,
until tor the past few years he aims TO
have his first crop of grass cut and in the
barn before any heads appear; his theory
being that If the grass is cut before the
seed stock commences to shoot upward.
the same stalk that is cut of will continue
10 grow instead of starting a new shoot
from the root, as is the case where the
T. lafa 81, H. 1.
partially or fully developed. He thus Sc
cures an early growth for the succeeding
crop. His land, which is in the highest
condition, produces in favorable seasons
three crops. other, not so good. two, while
some of the poorest he cuts but once. but
il must all be cut the first time before our
national hoilday-July ith.-else, In his
opinion, II is unfit for food for his COWS :;
and have occular demonstration OF the
fact that his cattle so fully coincide In his
opinion that they will accept hay cut amer
that date, though otherwise OF the best
quality, only under compulsion- Mr..
Scott has a set OF Fairbanks Scales in his
barn floor and uses them faithfully in con-
Quoting his experiments. He has obtained
as high as five tons per acre, al three cut
tings. on some OF his land, Of hay cured
sufficiently to pack away in the NOW. BY
actual experiment 1t took an average OF
twenty-five pounds a day of this hay to
keep large COW during the winter in the
highest condition, and thirty pounds per
day fed to pair Of yearling steers with
no other feed, produced an average growth
of over three pounds per day during an
| entire winter.
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che Knot.

-ser, years ago. how j, 2 little iad,
- knotty stick essayed, Win HI INC
strength had:
IN vain L hacked shout TINS KNOT anu cnips nc"
round the door:
And wesried, laid down the axe, and thought
I'd try no more.
Just then an old man passing by, who CHANGED
TO see my plight,
Cried out aloud, Hold, hold, my boy, you
have not tried Alright;
This hacking splinters will not gain the object
you have sought,
But split il through the knot, my boy. directly
through the knot"
I tried once more. and on the knot struck hard
10 make ii twain;
Once. twice. thrice. and the stick was split; l
dropped my axe again
And now" quoth he, ''by this you see just
how il i in life.
All the way through you'll find hard lots and
sorrows, care and strife.
And should you only hack at them you'll make
but sorry speed;
But if Won strike them msnfully you surely VIII
succeed:
The lives OF great men always lead through
many troubled way.
And would YOU walk therein, my boy, remem-
Der what | say
Thus he spoke. and ever since I've found hi.
words true.
That VIII give. as 1 received, the same adj
Aud if You heed it you will find as others have
wot,
Tho wisc>t plsn. AID surest way, Is striking
through the knot.
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COAL ASHES AND THE CuRRAsr WoRn

COAL ASHES AND THE CuRRANT WORN
Robert J. Swan, of Geneva N. Y, keeps
his currant bushes entirely free Of the cur.
rant worm BY the use Of coal ashes. He
applies them in the spring BY covering
the ground about each bush four or five
inches deep or more. and for distance
1.-TWO feet on each side. The me chanical
sharpness Of the ashes prevents the young
larve from rising through them. Al
though the season of the fruit had passed
when We saw the bushes, they showed
great thriftiness and uninjured leaves.
The same application was used about the
ounce, with equal succsss, for excluding
the borer, the ashes being in the form OF
small heaps about the stems. From
twelve bushes. he gathered this year, six
teen bushels ofvery fine ounces.