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Captain Jack of the Lava Beds.

TIM Captin Jack of the Lava Beds
I'm cock o. the walk, - and chicto the heds'
Kin " lin the har and scalp the heads,
OF the whole United states army.
When go out my squaw She cries,
My squaw she cries,
My squaw she cries,
When | SO out my squaW she crles--
loud better look out for the army
ron. yes, Ladies and Gentlemen. I'm the
original Captin Jack. OF the Modoc braves
biz Iugin me-whte man he make hc too
much bombshell and telegraphy de' patch
but he no Sarrey dc lava bed White man he
play high low, " but he no eatchce dis Jack,
for
I'm Captin Jack Of de Modoc braves,
And cock o. the walk to the lava caves,
When l catches EN- out-thcir heads ! shave
The heads of the braves of the army
When stand up the piekets they stare
The pickets they stare,
The pickets they stare,
When stand up the pickots they stare
And then run back to the army
IOh. yes Ladies and Gentlemen big medi-
cine man Kilem, he going 10 eat up Modoc
Chiefs at one square meal, but he make he too
muchee fight at san Francisco telegraph man,
and shoot bomh-Shell at Modoc -quaw and
scalp only dead lngin, Charley. Ugh. Captin
Jack. he bullee boy with glass eyes. Captain
killem he played out on dis lne-all summer
time,
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What Shall We Do with Our Daughters


Bring them up in the way they should
go
Give them n good, substantial common
school education,
Teach them how to cook a good meal
OF victuas.
Teach them how to wash and iron
clothes.
Teach them how to darn stockings and
sew OH buttons.
Teach them how to make ,heir own
dresses
Teach them to make shirts.
Teach them to make bread
Teach them all the mysteries Of the
kitchen, the dining-room and parlor.
Teach them that dollar IS only one
hundred cents.
Teach them that the more one lives
within their income, the more they will
save.
Teach them that the further one lives
beyond their income, the near,r they get
to the poor house
Teach them to wear calico dresses, an d
do it like queen
Teach them that good, round, rosy
romp is worth fifty deliSatc consnmp.
tives
Teach them to wear thick, warm
shoes.
Teach them to do marketing for the
family.
Teach them to foot up store bills.
Teach them that God made them in hi.
own image, and that NO amount Of tight
laeing will improve the model
Teach them, every day, hard practical
common sense.
Teach them self reliance
Teach them that good, steady. greasy
machanic, without cent, is worth doz.
en- oily painted loafers in broadclo,h
Teach them TO have nothing to do with
in.emperatc and dissolute young men
Teach the ccomplishments--m
painting, drawing-if you have the time
and money to do it with.
Teach them motto paint and powder.
Teaeh them not 10 wear false hair.
Teach them to say no, and mean it or
yes, and stick to It,
Teach them to regard the morals not
the money OF the beaux.
Teach the essentials Of life-truth. hon.
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csty. uprightnoss at a suitable
time let them marry,
Rely upon it. that upon your teaching
depends in 4 great measure the veal or
woe of their life.
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rudget CT SeiSS0linrS.
The Public School.

Eighty little urohins
Coming through the door.
Pushing. cr0wdinf, making
A tremendous roar.
Why don { you keep quiet
Cant you mind the rule
Bless me this is pleasant,
Keeping PUblic school,
Eighty little PILGRIMS
On the road to fame J
Ifthey fail 20 reach It,
Who Will ho 10 blame!
High aud loWly stations,
Birds Of every feather.
on common level
Here are brought together.
Dirty little faces.
Loving little hearts,
Eyes brimful Of mischief
Skilled in all the arts.
That's a precious darling
What are you about?
4" May ! pass the water
Please may ! 20 out 2
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How Do They Find the Way

Two weeks ago an account was given
ofa dog that had been carried seven hun
dred miles somewhere at the west, but
not liking the place, alone, guided by a
faculty quite unknown to man, he footed
his way to his old, loved home, without
making inquiries, consulting guide
hoard, or travelling eut Of the way, at
,hc rate OF nearly hundred miles each
dav. An Old horse purchased many
years since, was shipped at seabrook,
Connecticut, with others, to the W est In
dies, for grinding cane A storm occur.
ring N Long Island Sonnd the deck
horses were washed overheard and sup
posed to have been lost. The old Yer
monter. however, reached land ia the
darkness OF a stormy night aud finally
was found standing at tho barn door Of
his old home. Tho horse had never been
far from the town till sold, therefore
could not have been familiar with the
way. Carrier pigeons perform teats ms
swift messengers through the air because
they are in hurry TO reach home. How
ever far they may be carried confined in
baskets, they invariably speed their way
without ever resting on their voyage, til
they reach the place dear to their adec-
tions. In 1919, with q view to ascertain
their speed, a pigeon was carried from
Antwerp to London, and there liberated
The bird was at its cote, having flown
one hundred and eighty miles in a
straight line, in jus. six hours. Horses,
mules, dogs, cats, and all tho migrating
birds, find their way as unerringly as the
carrier pigeon does; but how they do it
is beyond our ken Some imagine birds
see tclescopically ono or two hundred
miles when high in the air and over tho
tops Of mountains But the theory
throws no light upon the movements Of
mule that found his home in Brazil, hun
dreds Of miles over region who're man
could hardly move, having neither a path
to follow nor companion to lead the
way. Science therefore, has something
more TO do to clear up the mystery. a
writer in the Quarterly Review advances
the theory that "they have certain
sense OF the magnetic currents, sullcng
to afford them sort Of internal mari
ners compass marking the direction in
which they travel We know that tho
magnetic currents affect The needle, and
the hypothesis that they may also affect
living frames with special organizations
seems in no way incredible; while the
fact that dog, who can dnd his own
way for a hundred miles in an open coun-
try. may lose it in five hundred yards in
town. seems to point to the multitude
OF streets turning At right angles as the
cause of confusion to sense which sim
ply indicates q straight direction.
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This uurivaled Medicine vs. warranted not to
contain a single particle Of Mercury, or any uju.
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GF- A crazy man having got into the
gallery Of the Senate Of the United States
during rambling debate, was taken out
the sergeant. alarms telling him he was
out of place in that gallery. That's
so, said the lunatic, " ought to be on
the floor with the senators
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AGENTS WANTED.

Any person wishing to act permanently n n local
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Useful Hints.

From the american Agricultural.
A DRY CELLAR-Dig out the bottom
of the cellar, commencing at the sides
two inches below the walls, increasing
the depth to the center, so that it shall
have the form of an inverted arch; then
the earth should be pounded firmly and
well cemented, allowing the cement to
90 under the walls an inch or so, and
up the sides for two feet. Then the
bottom should be filled up level with
sand and paved If this is all properly
done, the cellar will be rendered dry
permanently.
CHEAPEST WAY TO MAKE MANURE.
Allen Reynolds, Washington county,
r. l., asks which is the cheapest way
to get his manure-to keep good COWS,
with hay at $50 per ton, and butter at
40 cents per pound, or pay Sc cord for
it at the livery stables.-We suppose
our correspondent raises no hay nor
straw, and must purchase these articles
to make manure Of Then he must
figure in this way: A cow Of 1000 lbs,
overweight, will need thirty pounds Of
hay daily, or its equivalent, worth 40
cents. Against this the butter is to be
set off, which can not be expected to
reach more than half pound day
throughout the year, even with very
good COW. The manure and buttermilk
should pay for labor. Then it is seen
there must be loss in making manure
in this way, and it would be better to
purchase it.
How MUCH MANURE FROM A Ton OF
HAY "A ton of hay, feed to COW,
will produce $500 pounds of solid and
liquid manure in fresh state; when
dried, this is reduced to $50 pounds
Our own experience is that a COW pro-
duces about 0pounds of manure when
eating about three per cent of her live
weight of hay daily, which is rather less
than the usual estimate. The earth
used need not be added, as it is not
manure in any sense, only an absorbent;
while if straw or sawdust were added,
it would 60 to increase the manure.
RoorING IN MEADOWS ubscri-
ber," Marsh Greek, Pa, writes that he
allowed his hogs to root up an old mea-
dow. He then sowed some timothy
seed on tie parts rooted, up, and found
it yielded a good crop of hay. The
same good effect would have been pro-
duced by the far more business-like
method with a sharp-toothed heavy har-
row, and then brushing in the seed. To
allow hogs to root up meadow seems
a slovenly practice.
Do NOT use small potatoes for seed.
Better cook them and mix them with
meal for young pigs or sows giving
milk. In the Spring of the year when
other succulent food is scarce, they are
especially valuable for this purpose.
The best combined food for milk cows
| is wheat bran and corn meal.
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FIOWer-Garden and Lawn.

Do all transplating of trees and
shrubs as soon as the weather is fit.
BORDERS will need forking over, and
a dressing of well-decomposed manure
applied.
CL1MBERs-The hardy climbers make
excellent screens, and great deal CT
satisfaction may be had from the flowers
as well as the foliage. For climbers
there is nothing handsomer than the
CIematis, Akebia, and Wistaria, all of
which are hardy in this latitude OF
ANIMALS the old fashioned Morning
glory and Cypress-vine are among the
best
HERBAcEoUs PLANTS should be trans
planted and divided at once, as they
start into growth early.
HARDY ANNUALs-Sow seeds in the
open ground when the soil is dry, but
most varieties do best if not sown until
next month.
RosEs-Uncovcr the tender sorts
when the weather becomes mild, and
prepare to plant out any new sorts
which it is desirable to try. Very salts.
factory results may be obtained from
pegging down the branches so that the
bed is covered with a dense mass of
foliage.
BULBs.-Uncover beds of hardy
bulbs, taking care not to injure the
plants; loosen the soil slightly to pre-
vent the growth of weeds.
PERENNIALs.-Sow seed ofperennials
in fine rich soil, taking care to label each
sort, so that no mistake may arise from
their absence 1t is also we'll to make
a rough sketch of the beds on paper,
and mark each row with the variety of
seed planted.
1t seems that when the Early
Rose and the Peerless SELL the former
for seventy-6ve cents bushel, and COM
mon potatoes sell from fifty-fve to
sixty cents only bushel, farmers would
not be long in deciding what kinds to
plant for the Boston market. 1t costs
quite as much to plant, hoe, dig, and
pick un bushel of the fifty-fve-cent
kind as bushel of the eighty-cent kind
Why will not farmers take more heed
in reference to the kind of vegetable,
fruits, and grains that they produce for
the market? Let note be made con-
corning potatoes, and then resolve to
plant none but the most marketable
varieties.
Cultiuntor.
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At the Michigan Agricultural
College in 1868, two plots of land We're
set apart, substantially equal in charac-
ter of soil, each measuring forty-eight
rods in width. The ground was plow-
ed May 5, end manure was spread
evenly and worked in by cultivator and
harrow Yellow Dent corn was plant
ed May 81 in rows four feet apart one
of the plots being planted in hills, the
other in drills. The plots were cult
waited and hoed June Is, and again
July I; the plants being thinned so as
to leave the same number of stalks on
each plot, including the equal distribu-
ton of plants throughout the subdivi-
sion of the plots. As nearly as posi-
BILE, each of the two plots received the
same amount of labor and cultivation
The stalks were cut Sep. II, and stack
ed in good order; three weeks after
ward the corn was husked and weighed.
The stalks then again carefully stacked,
and were hauled and weighed, in good
condition, Oct. H. The corn on the
portion planted in hills was better in
quality than on that planted in drills.
But the drilled portion produced seven
ty-four and one-sixth bushels of sheled
corn, and three tons of stalks to the
acre, against sixty-live and one-half
bushels of shelled corn, and two and
two-thrds tons of stalks per acre pro-
duced by the portion in hills.
Rural World.
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DENTIST,
Graduate of the Penna College of Dental Surgery
SUCCESSOR TO DIR. T. II. MUsGROyE,
ELKTON, MARYLAND.
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Nitrous Oxide Gas administered by appointment.
jane 8, lS72-1y
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ATTORNEY AT LAW,
ELKTON, ND,
Offers his Professional services to the public Prompt
and careful attention given to all Law and Chancery
business entrusted to him.
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ATTORNEY AT LAW,
ELKT0N, CECIL COUNTY, MD.
Having associated ourselves for the practice of
profession will give prompt and careful attention to
all Law and Chancery business placed in our hands
Business ntrusted to either will receive the attention
of both. Jan &, lST2-tf
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MEDICINAL,
Ayers Cathartic Pills,

H I For the relief and
~ cure of all derange-
% ments in the stoIn-
Ay ach, liver, and bow
~AaA els. They are mild
~ xZ<TA aperlent, ana an
SalxF. NM excellent purgative.
- ~. t ss,Rs t Rnss'y contain ntshi
SeiBas~A no mercury or min
EY yB%Ss$hs eral whatever Much
%4E&M serious sickness and
~ ~l@ suffering is prevent
ed by their timely
use; and every family should have them on hand
for their protection and relief, when re9iFe at
Long experience has proved them TO be the sal
est, surest and best of all the Pills with Whleh
the market abounds. BY their occasional use
the blood is purified the corruptions OF the sys rs
tenn expelled, distractions removed ana thc
whole machinery Of life restored to its heaitly
activity Internal organs which become closeed
and sluggish are ceansed F By si s eaa
is changed into health. the value of which change,
when rcckoned on the vast multitudes VINO ENJOY
it, can hardly be computed Their sugar coa a;
makes them pleasant to take and preserves their
virtues unim paired for any length OF time, SO
that they ever fresh, and perfectly reliable
Although searching, they are mild, and operate . nc
without disturbance the constitution, or Diet or
Full directions are given on the wrapper to
each box how to use them as Family Physlc,
and for the following complaints, which these
Pills rapidly cure:-
For Dyspepsia or Indigestion, Listless-
ness Languor, and Loss of Appetite. they
should be taken moderately to stimulate the stom-
ach, and restore its healthy tone and action.
For Liver Complaint and its various symp-
toms, Bilious Headache, Sick Head
ache, Jaundice or Green Sickness, BIZ,
ious Collie and Bilious Fevers, they shouid
be iudiciously taken for each case to correct the
diseased action remove the distractions winch
cause it.
For Dysentery or Diarrh@a, but one
mild dose is generally required.
For rheumatism, Gout, Gravel, Pal
pitation of the Heart, Pain in the
Side Back, and Loins, they should be contln,
uously taken as required. to change the diseased
action of the system With such change those
complaints disappear.
For Dropsy and Drcpsica1 Swellings,
they should be taken in large and frequent doses
to produce the effect of drastic purge.
For Suppression, n large dose should De
taken, as it produces the desired effect by SYM
pathy. .., ,:,1s 70
promote digestion and relieve the stomach.
An occasional dose stimulates the STOMACH and
bowels, restores the appetite and invigorates the
system Hence it IS often advantageous wneIe
no serious arrangement exists. One VINO ieeis
tolcraby we'll often finds that dose OF these
pills makes him feel decidedly better, from their
cleansing and renovating effect on the digestive
apparatus.
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Timber Oh WORKOUT Lands.

A correspondent from Connecticut,
A. L. Loveland, furnishes the German
town Telegraph some very suggestive
thoughts on this subject:
In all the old States where land has
been for many years under the hands of
the cultivator the soil has become ex-
hausted of those elements of fertility
which insure the profitable growth of
the cereals or roots All around US we
see considerable portion of nearly
every farm thus impoverished and given
up to waste AS long as wheat would
pay this was the crop; when that failed
the more hardy grains followed in sue
cession, then pasture, and finally bushes.
Alders, birch and ivy are found to be
a rather poor crop, though white birch
is worth in some places Sl2 to $l4 a
cord for the manufacture of spools. 1t
is worth SIS per thousand as lumber
for bungs for powder keys; and if the
demand was equal to the supply birch
would be good crop, as it grows in
about twenty years large enough for
wood or spools, and forty years for lum-
bering. On many of these birch and
bush fields are to be seen the old rows
where corn was last grown. Now sup
pose when the last blowing took place
the farmer should have provided bushels
of acorns, chestnuts, walnuts and seeds
of forest trees adapted to the conditions,
and covered them with the soil-how
long would it take to create new soil
and valuable forest of timber! In
the space of twenty-five to thirty-fye
years the growth is sufficient for ties,
with some lumber, and are worth in the
market 50 tree, besides the wood
Let it stand twice that length of time,
and you have ash and hickory lumber
worth from $50 to $50 per thousand,
and other wood worth at least $50 per
thousand for lumber Lumber from
New England forests is worth more
than the best pine in the west for all
finishing purposes in building Flocks
of domestic turkies will fatten on these
woodlands. Other stock Of the farm
will also feed on the nuts of the oak,
beech and chestnut. The annual decay
of foliage tends to enrich the land so
that grand crops Of grain or grass may
succeed the timber for many years; or
the land maybe left for second growth,
which will be large enough to cut in
twenty-eight years. Itmay he objected
to this course that too long time is
consumed in reaching 4 result; but
where you have already more land than
you can enrich, what better disposition
could be made of these poor acres? If
you do not reap an immediate harvest
in your own day, you have something
to enhance the value of your farm in
case of sale, Or rich legacy to bequeath
to your children. There is utility in
such belts of timber, also, as wind-brcaks
against the seventies of our climate
Another important consideration
where there are no forests on which the
insect tribe can subsist and propagate,
there is no alternative but to prey upon
and destroy our orchards. The subject
is full of instruction. Let the farmers
inaugurate this great improvement, and
the first thirty years will see our farms
increase one fold, and the next ten years
will see them increase to much higher
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Ayers
Hair VSgor,
For restoring to Gray Hair its
natural Vitality and Color.

A dressing
which is at
once agreeable.
healthy and
effectual for
preserving the
hair. 1t soon
restores faded
or gray hair
to its original
color, acith the
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LEMON PUDDINa.-Six lemons, a
pound and half of sugar, twelve eggs,
leave out the whites of six, quarter of
pound of butter; beat the sugar and
eggs well together; then add the lemons
and butter.
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gloss and freshness Of youth. Thin
hair is thickened, fallen hair checked,
and badness often, though not always,
cured by its use. Nothing can restore
the hair where the follicles are de-
stroyed, or the glands atrophied and
decayed; but such as remain can be
saved by this application, and stimu-
lated into activity, so that a new
growth of hair is produced. Instead
of fouling the hair with a pasty sedi-
ment, it will keep it clean and vigorous.
Its occasional use will prevent the hair
from turning grey or falling off, and
consequently prevent badness. The
restoration of vitality it gives to the
scalp arrests and prevents the forma-
ton of dandruff, which is often so I'M
clearly and offensive. Free from those
deleterious substances which make
some preparations dangerous and inju-
rious to the hair, the Vigor can only
benefit but not harm it. If wanted
merely for a HAIR DRESSING,
nothing else can be found so desirable.
Containing neither oil nor dye, it does
not soil white cambria, and yet lasts
long on the hair, giving it rich, glossy
lustre, and a grateful perfume.
Prepared by DR.. J. c. Aver & Co.,
Practical and Analytical Chemists,
LOWELL, MASS.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-12-02
TERRIBLE CALAMITY.
THE WILLIE DU HAVRE
SUNK All SEA:
LOSS OF 226 LIVES.
THE LOST VESSEL.


NEW YoRK, Dec. 1.-The Vile du Havre Was
formerly the Napoleon Ill. She was altered and
much enlarged last winter, and came here for the
hrst time as the Vile du Havre on the 9th of Apr
making the p ssage FROM Brest to this port In nine
days and twenty-three hours.
WIN tue exception OF the Great Eastern, she
was the largest steamer that ever entered this
port her dimensions being 43O feet BY 4S feet.
measurement
Her main saloon was fitted up with marble
wanscottlng OF three different varieties; the up
holslefy was In velvet, aud the wood work carved
IN tue most unique design. Her engines were
compound direct-acting 320O-horse-poWier. made
Dy Leslie q Co., of New Castle-on Tyne.
STILL BATER-HoW THE DISASTER occURRRnf
LONDON, Dec. Later despatebes from
Cardin brings the following additional particulars
Oh the loss OF the steamship Vile du Hayre:-
que was struck amidship by the Lochearn, and
sunA ~ Twelve minutes after the collision occur
Leu' The Lochearn Immediately lowered three
p9ats, which rendered all the service It was posi-.
Ole Ior them TO do. FIfty-three of the crew were
saved, Including the captain. Among the passep.
gers reSe led are ten women.
Ihere were also among the passengers tho fol-
lowing members of the late Evangelical Alliance
returning TO their hOmes;-ReV Antonio Carrasco'
OlSPain; Professor Il. PFonieF of Geneva, 8wttE.
srland; Rev. N. Weiss aud Emile Cook, Of Paris
a1d Mr.. LorTiere.
Alfred Barbansou, of the Belgian legation AT
washington, was also a passenger. Chas. b
waite and julia Waite, children Of the proprietor
oI the breeVort House, were passengers. The son
was saved, the daughter Lost. James Bishop, OIL
Bishop d Co, No. S2 Broadway, Ia saved.
Mr.. Breeden, hrstScabln passenger was lost
bis daughter, who was with him, Is saved. Fran
cisco DadO, Of Brooklyn, first cabla passenger, 4
saved. Me- r. A. Witthaus, Jr, was saved ID
perfect health.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-12-02
Philadelphia, Wilmington and
Baltimore Railroad.
Delaware Division Time Table.

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