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FARM AND HOUSEHOLD,

Cure for Ringworm.-A simple and
harmless application, said unfailinglv 10
cure this Troublesome eruption, is found
by washing with a solution made from
the root of the common narrOw-leafed
dock, which belongs 10 the botanical
genus Runner. Use vinegar as the solvent.
AS persistent and profitable pro
duceTs Of eggs, hens which are p cross
between a game-cOck and black
Spanish hen are strongly recommended
by an English breeder. He says they
are small and black, but they Weld
averagc-SiZed eggs, never desire 10 sit.
and seldom cease to lay even for a day,
except al nOlting-time.
To Cure Hoarseness.-When the
voice Is lost, as Is sometimes the case,
from the effects of cold, a simple,
pleasant remedy is furnished by beating
up the white of one egg. adding To it the
juice of one lemon, and SWcctening with
white sugar TO the taste. Take tea
spoonful from time To time Ii has been
known etiecrually to cure the ailment.
One poultry-fancier cured chicken
cholera by feeding every other day for
two weeks bran mash, in which was
liberal dose of the common garden pep
per. One old biddy was determined to
die. She was crOuched in an out OF the
way spot. He sought her, gave her
whole pepper in doses an hour apart,
kept her in warm place, and in the
course of 4 fc1S isys she gave notice
that she could take care Of herself.
The London Gar5cu speaks Of the
small and wretched specimens" Of
watermeIonS at Covent Garden, and of
the steamer which brought 10000 Of
them 10 Boston from the more Southern
States-some weighing forty pounds
and remarks that good watermelOns,
which the editor never saw in England,
have a delicious flavor and are almost Is
bright inside as full-blOwn rose. The
truth is, that while the English garden
ers possess prc-eminent skill in raising
whatever is suited TO their climate they
cannot obtain good watcrmelOnS simply
because their summers are too cool. No
skill can obyiate the difficulty.
If one will weigh 100 pounds of
Indian corn soon after the crop IS husked
and then weigh the same grain after The
expiration OF SIN months he Will be sur
priScd to learn that there has been Il
Shrinkage, varying from Onc-fOurth to
one-ti.th from the first weight. OF course
the amount of shrinkage will depend on
the condition of the grain when first
weighed. i series of experiments, in
Stituted 10 test the average loss in weight
by drying. shows that corn loses one
fifth and wheat one fourteenth by the
process. From this the statement is
made that farmers will make more by
selling unshclicd corn in the fall at sew
enty-tiye cents than the following sum-
mer at 81 huShel; and that wheat at
Sl.32 in December is equal to $3.50 for
the same wheat in the June following
This estimate is made on the basis Of
interest at I per cent. and takes no ac-
count of loss from the dcprcdatiOns of
vcrmin-N !. Herald
, 1874-12-19
MUlching.

For a general mulch there is nothing
equal TO the soil itself. \ thorough pull
yerization of the surface is the same as a
coat of Sawdust, cut straw, or any similar
fine application. There is some fertility,
it is true, in these latter; but then there
is some enrichment secured also by work
ing the soil, the labor in the TWO being
about equal though the latter can be
increased; but then its benefit from
increased fertility viii balance and more
than balance this,
Our corn fields, therefore, are mulched
to advantage by the use OF the cullivatOr-
Whether ii would pay when this ceases
To apply special mulch is a question.
Il will with potatoes The mulch, if
thick one, will keep moist, will prevent
weeds and the crusting OF the surface,
thus giving access TO air, which it is now
understood Is a benefit Besides, 1t will
keep the ground COol-What the potato
wants.
The best mulch for this, rs well rs for
shrubs and young trees of all kinds, is
one of green grass or weeds, applied i'm
mediatcly after the last stirring of the
soil, and Sprinkled well with leached
ashes The ashes will draw moisture
from the air and protect the soil below.
This will also add fertility. We have
used it for several years with the most
gratifying results The SevereSt drought
has but little effect: there is a fine
growth, seemingly in defiance of the
weather. We also apply it to grapes,
and with benefit.
This for summer mulChing. For
winter there needs equal protection.
Grass must have itself or the snow TO
protect it. 4 good aftermath or we'll
drained soil is sure 10 do this. IL will
lessen the heaving; and there will be
considerable fertility furnished by the
plant itself, which is not lost, but goes
at once TO form pabulum for the roots.
the plant thus reproducing itself, being
IN addition to the usual growth where
the ground is fed close.
Straw is a good mulch for winter wheat.
In some parts it Is rule to apply il. You
protect the strawberry by evergreen
boughS, the best protection, among the
many, that can be applied. 1t prevents
smothering, and II keeps of the cold.
The roots of grape-yines, shrubs and
small trees should be covered with leaves
held down by little soil. Ii Will lessen
the frost both in intensity and depth
The winter OF lS1l-72 was a test Be
sides, the leaves Will add manure in the
spring, and of the right kind.-C1lTe-
syoRdeEt CticI Uerul6.
, 1874-12-19

poor, and Mrs. Gray and all the officers
Of the place saw boy who in 1913 had
been caught while trotting along upon
All'fOurs by the side of the wolf Tie
could never he made 10 speak, and at
last ran away into the jungle.
i fifth case rests on the evidence Of a
respectable landholder Of BankeepoOr,
in the estate Of HaSunpOor tcallcd Zool-
tukar Khan Here, too, the boy, who
had been six years old when carried off,
and was ten when rescued, could net be
brought to speak, although il was easy
TO communicate with him by signs. An
other statement Of a wolf-boy Is given,
bat as il rests on native evidence only /
Will only add that this boy also when
caught walked on all-tOUrs, ate raw meat,
and smclt ike a wolf He WAS treated
kindly, but though he learned TO behave
better and walk uprightly he never
could understand or utter word, though
he seemed to understand signs One
witness states that he uttered the name
of a iIyIle girl who had been kind 10 him
.Abo0decl, and that he showed some
kind of attachment TO her; but this
sentimental trait is not confirmed by
other witnesses. There are other cases,
but those which | have selected are to
mymind the best attested. They all share
one feature in common, which i more Of
importance 10 the student of language
than even 10 the student Of mythology,
viz, the spcechlessness of these wolf
children II was this fact, more than the
bearing of these stories on a problem OF
mythology, which first made me collect
the evidence here produced.-Waz MI
Ter. ~ I.a8g4 4-fIszay
, 1874-12-19

lent way TO bank them is to draw mel
low earth that can be handled readily
with a shovel, and build conical mound
around every tree. Then during the toi-
lowing spring let the earth be spread
evenly around about the trees. The
practice of going 10 every tree and tread
ing the snow down tightly close to the
body is frequently recommended. But
this plan IS not always reliable, as nice
will often form runs beneath snow that
has been packed firmly as one can tread
it, Besides this, it will be an eXpenslye
job TO tread the snow firmly around only
a few hundred trees several times during
the winter. Il will not be sufficient TO
pack a small quantity about tree; but
if snow is two or three feet deep II nlusl
be packed firmly on the ground, then
more snow hauled up to the tree and trod
down. and so uu until a firm bank mas
been formed as deep as the snow has
fallen on a level. There is danger OF
injuring trees by applying tar OF any
sort 10 the bodies, as coal tar is so POI
SOnOus that only thin coat OF 1t VIII
destroy the vitality of the bark. Nhen
il is desirable 10 protect trees from the
ravages of rabbits, as well as ileld-mlce,
the most satisfactory way Is 10 procure
heavy brown paper, wrap piece around
each tree, secure it with tWine, then
apply coat of coal tar TO the paper
Neither mice nor rabbits viii gnaW
through tarred paper.-N. \. Herald
, 1874-12-19
Bank Up Your Fruit Trees.

N sections OF the country where field
mice are liable to gnaw off the bark of
fruit trees near the surface of the ground
small mound of earth should be raised
around the body Of every tree. Mice
seldom gnaw the bark so long as there is
no snow on the ground, but soon after
snow has fallen to the depth of only
three or four inches the pests will COM
menCe forming runs beneah the snow on
the surface of the ground. Strange 10
relate, the runs VIII always extend from
tree TO tree and in numerous other di-
recJiOnS When there is not a liberal
supply of such feed as tield-mice are
fond OF they will attack the bark of any
sort OF fruit tree. When there Is grass
and rubbish around trees mice viii often
gnaW the bark, even when the ground is
not covered with snow. In localities
where deep banks have formed about
trees mice have been known TO gnaw all
the bark off for a distance of three feet
from the ground We have in mind
farmer having large orchard, more than
900 of whose trees were completely
girdled by the mice during short period
in the month Of March while the ground
WAS covered with snow. 1t is unsafe tu
allow fruit trees to remain during the
winter without q mound of earth OF some
other protection around each one. When
the mice work along beneath The snow
and encounter g mound of earth they
viii run around the base and nasS By the
tree This explains the philosophy OF
banking fruir trees. Where the ground
is mellow 4 labOTeT can throw up con
ical mound twelve 10 fifteen inches high
in less than one minute. Its always better
TO pack the surface of the mounds with
shovel than 10 allow mellow earth 70 re
main not smoothed of. Nice Will often
cr5Ie --s=s that SIS s-E - rec inches =
diameter When ITses are srsrSing -
Ezass ground he essler and more coc7tc-
, 1874-12-19

\ PROvDENTIAL MAN.-This title now
justly belongs 10 a physician who has
added to the list of medicines a new rem
edy, which appears To include all that Is
most valuable in the Old pharmacoppia.
and not TO include any of the drawbacks
with which the so-called specifics Of the
Faculty are chargeable The Provi-
Dental man is Dr.. JOSEPH WALKER, of
California, whose VINEGAR BITTERs has
achieved, in the short space of two years,
degree of popularity never before at
tanned by any advertised preparation in
this country. We have too much conf
dence in the shrewdness of the American
people TO suppose that this sudden and
surprising celebrity is the outgowth of
Il dcluSiOn. Indeed, We have reason tG
know that it is founded on innumerablc
and welLauthenticated cures of almost
all the bodily ills that flesh is heir to-
Not the least among the merits of the
famous Tonic and Restorative is lis en-
tire freedom from alcohol, as well rs from
all mineral drugs. II is composed exclu-
slyely of rare vegetable extracts. y
, 1874-12-19

SAFE, PERMANENT AND CONPLETE,-Wil-
hOft's TuuiC cures Chills and Fever, Dumb
Chills and Bilious Fevers-thOse Ttans that
kill their thousands where this remedy is uu-
known. Il cures Enlargement Of the Spleen.
II cures Hypertrophy Of the Liver. II hurts
no one. Il cures all types OF Mal4rial Fevers
and Is perfectly protective in aI lis effects
Try Wlhoft's Tonic, the great iGfallible Chill
Cure. WHEELoCK, FISLAT & Co., Proprietors,
New Orleans.
FoR SALE By ALL DRCGGISTs.
, 1874-12-19

RECENTLY at Allegheny City, Pa, John
and Jacob fisherman, two butchers, were
arrested for buying poll-eviled and spav.
ined horses aud killing them II their
slaughter house, selling The CaTCaSScS for
meat, and making bologna ssusages from
them. The skeletons and hOOfs of nine
teen animals were found on their prem
iSeS A barrel of prepared horsetieSh
was also found The accused were
Locked nm
, 1874-12-19
Seed House of David Landreth & Son

1t is pleasant to note the lourishing fall
trade doing by this long-estlblished firm in
the midst Of duh times In the prevalent
stagnation, enterprise has the field almost
with out competitors So determined are the
LandTrths 10 secure, as usual, q lIrgc share uf
the approaching wears business that they have
now nine 81 The fast SfsIni presses of UcCpNl
Il Sfdyelg diligently ar Ir0fE y,1Hr.ng then.
~ RurG' R,ghtT" for 1915 This ms never be
fore occurred IN the history Of their house
The Hurdi H'giSter" Is furnished withou,
charge 10 ali vino use Landreth's seeds-and
who do nOtz-PhHddsIDhia Commercial last.
, 1874-12-19

EVERY wise business man shapes his bUsi-
ness SO as 10 make it conform 70 the ciTcUm-
stances BY which he i surrounded. Be!iev-
ing this. the sherman House, al Chicago, has
reduced us rates-an act That should be ap-
preciated bY the travelling public.
, 1874-12-19

THE LITTLE CoEPORAL.-The Decem-
Der number sbouuds II good things, among
which i a. illustrated storr-" What HsppereS
OF Christmas Dsy''-by the editor. Mrs. Miller.
Parties raising clubs =. sl-lo for each subserber
rscei-s valusbls premiums lis; Of which : pub
Gshec = he magazine s-rz-e .-o.Cr- pror.
postage pad, SI-sD; Cvo n-=ss q o-s uu=. : >
ssc-- =-s SO ea-- 80 -.---- - -
50 =s---E - c,-o =-,,s.-- - ~
&-LEs tc,,sFo -
, 1874-12-19

\ WIsCAssET Me. grocer recently sold
a peddler lot Of soap for four cents 4
cake. On going home al noon our grocer
was astonished to find that his wife had
purchased few cakes Of the same soap
Of the peddler for fifteen cents q cake
paying for them in ashes,
, 1874-12-19

Now is the time 10 buy presents for Christ
mas. Combine beauty and utility, and give
your gentlemen friends carton containing
one hundred ElmWOcd Collars. They Will
last him some time. and he will think Of You
with pleasure every time he puts on one.
, 1874-12-19
Reduction orS1atr and Lnra Taxes.

IN" utmost reduction of al direct take, must De -
sisted upon hy The people. Within .rN years CrElT
township and mUEIc pal taxation a- enormously 1-
creased ana become almost bay lua endurance fGruLE
on Irr rSfrTU >tITr~. Steps ULr- nr f.arU 90 10
trench these ~rudturc - WEE. ~ -s"t t" Ns
JiHIal Iruyrruruyut. ana choke q su fH- Unsuitable
greed OF %" local ttN-rI-tT~. before a. f.r
rlrIIl- u- tHr .sdV~rrIgEs C.1ss"- are rHr-f.a- g
, 1874-12-19
4 WaIkIn. Advertisement.

LIMESTONE SPRINGS. =. G..
Dr. K. Y PIERCE, Buffalo, y. Y;
Dear Sri am a walking advertisement
for your Golden Medical Discovery, Purga-
tive Pellets and DIR. Sagc's Catarrh Remedy,
they having cured me Of Catarrh Of nine
years standing, which was so bad that il
dishSurcd my nose, and while curing it your
medicines also cured me Of Asthma in it~
worst and most aggravated form Before
using your medicines I had become reduced
IN flesh from one hundred and flty-fiye to
one hundred and Gfi"-n pounds, and | now
weigh one hundred and siXty-two pounds and
am IN better health than have enjoyed for
twenty wears. Yours trulv.
, 1874-12-19

Plenty Of currency for an rh' Ir-rlwl-r want. ri,
tae country, Nlth Elasticity q. quantity, aud -.
liz l# EIICg IN CruNrTI.a.HrE sE-H g.G SD end
>lpg!I be pUt o. Inc slLllGA. tuCUrnl, ll trr '-r
ui t.r currency. Which -.9 rfs lla.rU.H.r &c. ga
Industry aud enterprise, a. ~ Introduce -. r .' &
...li and UurfrtIlurg .utIIlI frliu- r--fT- @ laH,
H...l"~~ Little better .l-u gambling u .- N-...rL
t~-rr- WI H- -,I frr t.r Ul.g-:aT. -5alirr- H!
, 1874-12-19

DIR. j. walker ) SaiiiOFHid VIE
pnar RitterS are q purely Vegetable
preparation. made chiefly from the na-
i've herbs found on tho lower ranges OF
the Sierra Nevada mountains OF CalIior-
mia. the medicinal properties Of which
are extracted thercfrom without the use
of Alcohol. The question IS almost
daily asked, "What is the cause Of tho
upparallelcd success of VINEGAR BIT
TERs7" Our answer IS, that they remove
the cause of disease, and the patient re-
covers his health. They are the great
blood puriferand q liie-g.vinG principle,
2 perfect Renoyator and InviSorator
Of the system. Never before IN the
history Of the world has Il medicine been
eOmu6uudeI possessing the remarkable
CualIries OF YISEGaR EsgTEES IN healing tho
sick of every disease man IS heir 10. 1hey
are 4 gentle Purgative Is well as Tonic,
reTevisr Congestion or Inflammation Of
tbe Liver and Tlsceral Organs, II Bilious
Diseases.
The properties of DR. WALKEE'S
VINEGAR BlrrpRs are AperieuL D.aPEorctic,
Carm;natiye, Nutritious. Laxative: DluTeue'
Sedacive. Counter Irritant, SUdCTl1c, AlteIa'
tive. and Anti Bilious.
r. II. MCDONALD & CO..
Druggists ani Gen. ACts- san Fraac'sc" California,
and cor Of Washington and Charlton Sts- y
Sold Oy all Druggists and Dealers.
, 1874-12-19

VIM, Forsyth, Bynum x Son, druggists. Of
Live Oak, Fla, write, Sept. 10Th, 1874 as fol
lows: "DR- r. Y. PIERCE, Buffalo, y. Y
Your Golden Medical Discovery and Purgative
Pellets sell very largely and give complete
satisfaction, as many of our customers and
friends testify with pleasure Your Favorirr
Prescription Is indeed the great FavOrite with
the ladies, and numbers can sav with iov that
il has saved them from eking out a miserable
life or meeting with premature death and
restored them TO health and happiness
Thousands Of women bless the day on
which DIR. Pierce's FaY0ritc Prescription WAS
first made known 10 them. single bottle
often gives delicate ard suffering women
more relief than months of treatment from
their family physician. Inall those derange-
mentS causing bsck-ache, dragging down sen
sations, nervous and general debility, il Is =
sovereign remedy. Its soothing and healing
properties render il of the utmost value 10
ladies suffering from internal fever, conges-
lion, Inflammation or liberation, and liz
Strengthening effects tend 10 correct displsce-
ments Of internal parts, the result of weak
ness Of natural supports It is sold by all
druggists,
DA PIERCE's pamphlet on Diseases Peculiar
10 Women Will be sent 10 any address on re
ceIpt Of two stamps. Address ~ above.
, 1874-12-19

1t Is estimated that there sre =, 7O0,-
eco Christians n Turkey, Of whom
10000 &c lam Cs-to--cz. 5.to0. co
Amman Cs-h0l5-s. s-- =-o 90 5-l
, 1874-12-19
TBE LITTLE CoRpoRAL.-The Decem.

The NORTHWEsTERN HORsE-SAIL Cos
- Finished Nail Is the best in the world.
, 1874-12-19
AGENTS READ TEI5 !

EMERY HOUSEHOLD CAV BE SUP
Piled EglYH 4 BEAUTIFUL I'LL NJ
MATING Gas RN TIE KEY STOhE
SAFETY GAS MACHINE. 1T IL SIMPLE:
~ CONSTRUCTIONS. SAFE IL OPERA
TEOS, AND CERTAEEIN RESILT-- FOR
VILLAGES, CEIU I.CHF,S. x I X AIiHOMES
INSTITUTIONS, ETC, THE EEESTOS =
APPARATUS AFFORDS THE MOST
PERFECT MEANS or ILLUMINATION
YET DISCOVERED. PAMPHLETS AND
FULL LINFORWATID On APPLICATION.
KEYSTONE n SAFETY GAS MACHINE
CO.. = r. WILSON. PRES. {. H. ia IAI II
SEC, III SAMSON 81, PIIELADELpII1A =,
10 LIBERTY ST, NEW YORK.
, 1874-12-19

DrBALI's finest candies mailed free 10 all
parts at 60c per D. Address Dyball, Chicago.
, 1874-12-19
1875 PROSPECTUS f075
OF TIE Nv
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
Th9 L2, ing Newspaper in the West
.rssfEEsEEf REPUBLICAN,
Daily, Tri-Weekly and WeekIy

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE, under tAr -r.fs-ea-sa
former UgiJur, has resumed ..~ u.a F.--- D .r-.i
head ~ Republican journals. and Rll lH rs-- q ..
futur, for t-- true prime pies ui zee --.rr.- ~
Tor puriucd ana honest a1miEl>IIl,.. 90 N-,g-.
STATE and Municipal slairS-
While giving e. the Republican Qarrv DID --.
earnest support I ID W.~y Il'I-gr,- sr.. -
dIGatc>, Ina TIKI GUNE vi. urNy. "- Oh" u--.- ...
individual faction ur l>IU, nor N... lr t..-. ..E
plv~>.yy I-uuupvIC, or ttll o. rNn.-. a-t ..-r-
a.i corrupt schemes inT p.ua.,r..- ..s l.-.,.-r.-
IGc people. lr VIII vu-r py--~-ua. Hr-.- ....
rings who pruWl around me halls 20. .U-.s.-. E.
quest Of spoil
The Recent EirCIioH>.
The recent c.crtIuu>. while luHatr.H- s.l- -7-r o.
fear uu The ECpuh-cal party, have u.mH -...- -..
"a csp!IE IWay iuLIticll and >ar ISSUES ... .-
r,t~~rd .t> freedom Sf action. aIa tl tr.-. r.
uIriU. and UrrTlpr.I= jatgCar-r ru.Hn .r -l.r.-
l.lu>. which poisoned %" y..tuur. uf . pub rr.
IurIlrG by Lgu- uI Tie cyl T'...-. s.... ls. L..
tested it, garments. tsr Republican gl|r. R.. .--
upUn The Tremendous >IvT--.r uL 1876 A.." rf.-...
-HT Tor tine pHs-r->l of She t.r}"tuH"-. .-. g..
shaping .i t.o policy Of Oh" uTrHu s... D. eaten.
upon the second century OF It's rN->irE.r.
, 1874-12-19

Fine new rosewood pianos for 500.
Fine walnut organs, six stops, $l25.
Good second hand pianos, $50 TO 800.
Reeds Temple of Music, Chicago.
, 1874-12-19
j. L. LUNSDEN

The above is but fair sample Of hundreds
OF letters which are received by Or. Pierce,
and in the face Of such evidence who can
longer doubt that the Doctors medicines cure
the worst c:lses Of Chrnui1. E-.t-1rrL-.
, 1874-12-19

u-UEN WHITING To ADV RTl-ERS.
w pirn-e say YOU saw the AdNcr i-eiiieh'
, 1874-12-19

a. = .aOn per dsv At home. Terms Free Address
IN Snsi...n 80 : q. ra----nl- Maine
, 1874-12-19
TNIEINE.
Specimen Copies Sent Free

County. and address
rRiHUNE cOMPAXY. Chicncn- I'M:
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-05-02

A NEW FLORAL ORNAMENTAL writer
in les Nondes, suggests new idea of
floral decorations, which, it seems may
be readily put in practice. An ordinary
earthcnware flower-pot is filed with
water, the hole in the bottom of course
being closed, and allowed to stand
until its porous sides are completely
soaked. The water is then thrown out,
and the pot is repeatedly dipped until
it will absorb no more, and it's outside
becomes thoroughly wet. On tho outer
surface fine seeds are thickly sprinkled
and allowed to remain sticking thereto.
The pot is then refillcd with water, and
set in the shade under bell glass. In
short time the seeds will terminate
and throw out shoots, SO that, to pre-
vent their falling from the sides of the
pot, some threads or wire must be re-
peatedly wound around the exterior of
the latter. Eventually the entire ves-
sci will become mass of living vegeta-
ton, which is nourished by the perco-
lation of the water contained within
through the porous sides. A Anonymous
receptacle may also be used, but some
thick cloth must be wound about its
exterior and the seed sprinkled thereon.
This cloth is kept constantly moist by
repeated application of fresh water.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-05-02

BE POLITE AT HOME. If people
would only keep little of the suavity
which they waste on strangers for the
home circle, how much more charming
life would be! When among our &C.
quaintances, many of us are always
agreeable and obliging, while we are
grumpy and glum to those who are the
nearest to us. It doesn't seem worth
while to converse around the family
table. There the brief if you please"
and I thank you" are dropped. If
only our own folk are present, we are
apt to forget the tumbled hair and
soiled collar, and to drop our good
breeding for the time. This is all
wrong. A certain pleasant freedom
from restraint makes home happier;
but carelessness, and lazy indulgence
in untidy ways, will break the charm
entirely, and make home place to eat
and sleep in, but nothing else.