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known as mace. The best nutmegs are
solid, and emit oil when pricked with q
pin.
Ginger is the root of shrub first
known in Asia, and now cultivated in the
West Indies and Sierra Leone. The stem
grows three or four feet high, and dies
every year. There are two varieties of
ginger-the white and black-caused by
taking more or less care in selecting and
preparing the roots, which are always
dug in winter, when the stems are with
cred. The white is the best.
Cinnamon is the inner bark of beau
tiful tree, native of Ceylon, that grows
from twenty to thirty feet in height, and
lives to be centuries old.
Cloves-native 20 the Molucca Islands,
and so called from resemblance to nail
(clavis). The East Indians call them
"changkek," from the Chinese "techeng-
kia" fragrant nails). They grow on a
straight, smooth.barked tree about forty
feet high. Gloves are not fruits, but
blossoms, gathered before they are quite
unfolded.
Allspice--a berry so-called because it
combines the odor of several spices
grows abundantly on the beautiful all
spice or bayberry tree, native of South
America and the West Indies. A single
tree has been known to produce f50
pounds of berries. They are purple
when ripe.
Black pepper is made by grinding the
dried berry of a climbing vine, native to
the East Indies. White pepper is OBJ
tanned from the same berries freed from
their husk or rind Red or cayenne
pepper is obtained by grinding the scar
let pod or seed vessel of tropical plant
that is now cultivated in all parts of the
world
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A Close Contest.

ANY little memento of those who are
dead and were dear to US is fondly cher
ished and reluctantly parted with. It's
intrinsic value may be nothing; all its
worth lies in it's associations. Recog-
nizing this feeling as natural and beau
tiful, how must we commend the zeal of
the two Indianians, who, at a cost to
themselves whose enormity one cannot
contemplate without shuddering, rivaled
each other in the endeavor to gain pos
session of a relic of their departed
father. G. Smith Miller, of Gibson
County, Ind, was that fortunate father
He had been member of Congress, and
while doing duty as host in Washing
ton purchased a magnificent set of silver.
Dying, he provided that the silver should
become the inheritance of that one of
his sons who should first be married.
Any heirloom left by their father be-
came to these young men precious as
relics of q saint, and each made an effort
to comply with the terms of the will, so
that the felicity of possession of the sill
yer might be his Good girls were
scarce, it would seem, since three years
slipped by and the silver was unclaimed
Recently, however, p. M. j., the elder
boy, went off to Evansville and quietly
married a miss, the clock showing that
the ceremony was performed at 80 p.
M. Hugh, the younger, was not idle,
and, suspecting the object of his brothers
trip, he stepped around to the residence
of his choice at 1870 a. m, the same
day, and was tied, body, soul and silver,
To Miss RoXie Wilson. When P. M. j. re-
turned to the family mansion with his
Evansville bride he saw Mr.. and Mrs.
Hugh at table enjoying the sheen of
their silver set Chicago Times
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Farmers Should Grow in knowledge.

J HIS eyes should be open. 1t is the sea.
son for the closest observation and study
Not tree or plant but will repay look
ing at! and he should see what he looks
at. 1t should teach him something.
There should some fact become fixed in
his mind with each observation. Every
bird that sings and insect that flutters in
his path should attract his attention and
his thought. 1t will be promptly an
swered that the farmer and fruitgrower
has no time for these observations But
he may have time if he takes it. He will
find the habit of observation, if once es-
tablished, will not interfere with his
work. The plants which spring up and
thrive under his cultivation are impor-
tant integers in this sum of observation
and growth. Daily life should add to
daily growth in the knowledge of every
thing about us that ministers to our
comfort or profit. Too much practical,
technical and critical knowledge of the
habits, growth, natural history and func-
tions of plants cannot be obtained by the
man whose prosperity is dependent upon
their successful production. These OBJ
jects should be as well known as the
alphabet--as easily read at the different
stages of growth, and their condition as
surely interpreted.-Moore'S Rural Neao
Yorker
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Sing More.

CULTIVATE singing in the family. Be-
gin when the child is not yet three years
old. The songs and hymns your mother
sang, bring them all back to your mem
ory and teach them to your little ones /;
mix them all together, to meet the SINH
lar moods, as in after life they come over
us so mysteriously sometimes. Many u
time and oft, in the very whirl of bust
ness; in the sunshine and gayety of
Fifth avenue and amid the splendor of
the drives in Central Park, some little
thing wakes up the memories of early
youth-the old mill; the cool spring; the
shady tree by the little school-house-
and the next instant we almost see
again the ruddy cheeks, the smiling
faces, and the merry eyes of school
mates, some grayheaded now, most lie
moldering in the grave" And anon
the song my mother sang" springs un-
hidden to the lips and soothes and sweet
ems all these memories.
AT other times, amid the crushing mis-
haps OF business, a merry ditty of the
olden time pops up its little head, breaks
in upon the ugly train of thought, throws
the mind into another channel; light
breaks in from behind the cloud in the
sky and new courage is given to us.
The honest man goes singing to his work ;
and when the days labor is done, his
tools laid aside, and he is on his way
home, where wife and child and tidy
table and CHEEKY fireside await him, he
cannot help but whistle or sing.
The burglar never sings. Moody 81
lence, not the merry song, weighs down
the dishonest tradesman, the perfidious
clerk, the unfaithful servant, the per-
jured partner.-HatPS Journal of Health.
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Denudlng a Country of Its Trees.

THE Khanate of Bokhara affords sig
nal illustration of the damage done by
denuding country of its forests. Thir-
ty years ago, the Khanate was one of the
most fertile provinces of Central Asia,
and, well wooded and watered, was re-
garded as an earthly paradise. Five
years thereafter mania for forest clear
iHg broke out among the inhabitants, and
continued to rage as long as there re-
mained timber on which 10 vent itself,
What trees were spared by rulers and
people were afterward utterly consumed
during a civil war. The consequence of
this ruthless destruction of the forest
growth is now painfully manifest in i'm
mense dry and arid wastes. The water
courses have become empty channels,
and the system of canals constructed for
artificial irrigation, and supplied from
the living streams, has been rendered
useless. The moving sands of the des-
ert, no longer restrained by forest-bar-
riers, are gradually advancing and drift
ing over the land. They will continue
their noiseless invasion until the whole
Khanate will become dreary desert, as
barren as the wilderness separating it
from Khiva. 1t is not supposed that the
Khan has sufficient energy or the means
at his command to arrest the desolation
that threatens to spread over his terri
tories. The example is one to stimulate
enlightened Governments q avoid a sim
liar catastrophe, by preserving due
proportion of forest-lands in their
domains, and by restoring those which
have been improvidently laid bare
Chicago Tribune.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-10-09
Child Life in ShakerdOm.

THE Pittsfield (Mass.) Eagle says that
children placed with the Shakers at
Lebanon are indentured to Benjamin
Gates, or some authority, until they
" become of age" he agreeing in the pa
pers to provide them food clothing, etc
They are then placed in the "children's
order," under the charge of a sister des-
ignated to care for them, and she COM
mences at once to instill into their minds
the glories of the creed. In their man.
agcment never blow is struck. Re-
fractory ones are punished by being laid
flat upon the floor, face down. When
they have been kept thus PROSTATE for a
length of time, they are taken up and
"talked to-" the enormity of their
offenses pointed out, and are exhorted
to behave better in the future. Those
from eight to dozen years of age Ego
to confession" every Saturday and Gown
up" Tor are supposed toy to the little sins
of the week that have escaped the notice
of their guardians. And as they receive
special approval after an apparently
very full confession, thew early learn to
conjure up quite enormous stories,
knowing that they "gulp' their confess
ors into deeper belief in their pre-
tense. "Now don't you feel better after
virgin who has heard the story "Yea,
yea," says the little miss, and tipping a
wink to her companions she walks out as
sedately as spinster of seventy.
Another mode of punishment is to put
the youngster into a large sack, tying it
lightly around the neck Should the
child refuse to get into the bag it is
drawn over the refractory one, and then,
head, feet and all enveloped, he or she
is left to repent of offensive disobedi.
ence. The children are sent to school
four months each year-the boys in the
winter and the girls in the summer. Co.
education hasn't the slightest support
there. The girls and boys must not con-
verse together If they happen to meet
and if roguish youngster is bold enough
to break the silence with some pretty
maiden, the maiden must be deaf and
| dumb to him. Isn't there some boy
here that you are just little fonder OF
| than the others?" is standing question
in the confessional. The reply always is
may" and the blind old goodies be-
lieve it!
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A New Carpet Pest.

CONSIDERABLE outcry is being made in
the neighboring villages concerning the
ravages of new pest that sbas lately
arisen, namely, the carpet bug. These
bugs are described as being about twice
the size of the common elmer lectulIrSltS,
or bedbug, and covered with hair Their
color is muddy black. The first time
these bugs were heard from in this sec
tion was at Dansville last year, where
they did considerable damage. This
year they have increased and extended
their territory, for it seems that they
have become q source of extreme annoy
ance in Brockport. A lady who resides
in that village informed reporter of
this paper yesterday that there is not
single house that has escaped their dep
relations. In her house, she said, every
room is infested with them, and they
had eaten large holes in every carpet in
the house. Their favorite mode of pro-
cedure is to follow the seam of the
boards and eat their way clear through.
In some instances the carpet had been
eaten through so clean that it looks as if
it had been cut with sharp knife. In
other rooms they had eaten large
patches out of it, generally picking out
the center of breadth. The lady re-
ferred to says she has tried everything to
get rid of them, but without avail. To
bacco seems to make them livelier than
ever, and as for bug poison, they regard
it as luxury, and grow fat on it. We
have not as yet heard of their making
their appearance in this city, although,
being so close to us, it would be reason
able to expect visit from them at any
time. In the meanwhile, perhaps some
of our scientific men will have a remedy
prepared for them. m.-ROchestcr IN. "
Chronicle
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-Sulphate of Iron and Vegetation.--M
GrIs has made experiments on the influ-
ence of sulphate of iron on vegetation,
and comes to these conclusions: That
the salt is stimulating manure; that it
presents no danger when intelligently
applied; that its action is evident upon
the coloring principles of leaves; that,
from its cheapness, a few cents worth is
sufficient to treat hundreds of plants !;
that it might be applied to cultivation
on large scale, and especially to the
cultivation of fruit. His manner of ap-
plying the sulphate is as follows; A So
luton of two drams to one quart of
water is made, and with this the plants,
being previously placed in the shade, are
watered. 1t is presumed that the earth
surrounding the plant is moist. If this
is not the case, a more dilute solution
must be used.
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Best Organs on Most Favorable Terms.

The new terms offered by the Mason e
Hamlin Organ Company for the sale of
their celebrated instruments create dis
satisfaction with many dealers, who de-
clare that they will greatly injure the
business of selling other organs espe-
cially by peddlers. By these terms a per-
son is allowed to hire an organ, paying
only a reasonable rent for it-having the
privilege, of course, of returning it at
any time after six months, or of pur-
chasing it at any time. If the purchase
is completed within year the whole cost
of the organ is only to 10 per cent.
more than if all cash had been paid
at the beginning.
Dealers say this is much too small a
difference for the accommodation in
time, and privilege of returning, given.
The Mason & Hamlin Company are
determined to try the experiment thor
oughly at least, being confident that
their organs will prove so attractive and
satisfactory in use that scarcely any will
ever be returned to them. Circulars
with full particulars can be obtained by
addressing them in Boston, New York or
Chicago.-EBch.
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Best Organs for Easiest Payments

The MASON a HAMLIN ORGAN Co, winners Of
THREE HIGHEST MEDALS and DIPLOMA OF
HONOR 1t PARIS, 1907 and VIENNA, 1878, and
HIGHEST AWARDS IN AMERICA ALWAYS, re-
spectfuiy announce that, having greatly Increased
their facilities for manufacture, they offer their
celebrated Cabinet organs not only for cash exc
with privilege OF purchase, or sell for pay
monts running through ono 20 four years.
One may rent an organ and thoroughly test tt before
completing Its purchase, II paid for in the OF
ono year the cost will be only Ave 20 ten per
cent. more than the lowest price for cash deliv
cry. .... rH......
The following table shows amounts and tlmes OF
payment several plans, running through one year,
for FIVE OCTAVE DOUBLE REED ORGAN, style
t, with Five Stops, vox Humana, etc. other styles
are at proportionate rates.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-10-09

Dor has market value. The field Is
debtor to so many days at that market
value. SO with all the time spent in cul.
tivation and harvesting. Then IL ma
nures have been used fair estimate Of
value can be made, and besides an esti-
mate of the proportion of its value APP
propriated by the crop. If something
be left over to the permanent improve
ment of the land, or for the substance
of crops which follow, that, of course,
should be deducted, the remainder being
charged in the cost of the corn, A like
course with all the items which enter
into the cost, from the seed to the shelled
product, gives him all the data on the one
side. On the other he has marked rates
to decide the value. There need be no
trouble nor need the problem be compli-
Gated by the interest element unless the
farmer be curious to see how that will
effect the outcome. The truth Is, having
obtained pay for all his labor at market
rates and for every other substance
which he has expended in production, the
surplus goes to represent profit on his
investment or interest on his lands, as
he may please to put it, unless, unfor-
tunately, there be no surplus, in which
case he must decide for himself whether
to attempt corn again or not. There is
profit in good farming, and if 1t cannot
be found in one branch something else
may be tried What is important is to
have such knowledge as the record sup
plies in order to be able TO decide when
to drop second crop.
Anything short of this is not intelli-
gent farming. With it new fields of en-
terprise are constantly opening, and en-
barrassments to success are easily avoid
ed. The increasing interest in agricul-
tural affairs must depend for its perma-
nence greatly upon the basis of figures,
and we therefore offer the suggestion to
Farmers Clubs, Oranges, and other or.
ganized educational bodies that they
make these figures important basis for
all farm practices.-7he Husbandnaan.
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Died Suddenly of Heart Disease.

How common is the announcement. Thou
sands are suddenly swept into eternity by
this fatal malady. This disease generally has
its origin in impure blood filed with irritat-
ing poisonous materials, which, circulating
through the heart, irritate its delicate tissues.
Though the irritation may at first be only
slight, producing little palpitation or irreg-
ular action, or dull, heavy, or sharp darting
pains, yet by and by the disease becomes
firmly seated, and Inflammation, or hypertro-
ply, or thickening of the lining membrane or
Of the valves, is produced How wise to give
early attention to a case Of this kind Unnat-
ural throbbing or pain in the region of the
heart should admonish one that all is not
right and If you would preserve 1t from
further disease you must help it to beat
rightly by the use Of such remedy as will
remove the cause Of the trouble. Use DIR.
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery before the
disease has become too seated, and 1t will, by
its great blood-purlfying and wonderful regu-
lating properties, effect perfect cure. 1t con-
tains medicinal properties which act specific
ally upon the tissues of the heart, bringing
about healthy action. Sold by all first-class
Druggists
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-10-09

POPULAR FAILACY AND DECEPTIoNs.-
1t is an infirmity of man to cling to the
teachings of past generation and to stub.
bornly resist the tight of reform and
progress. Health-reform and Temper
ance- growth are jealously watched over
by the Poison Bitters compounders. One
great prevailing deception of the present
age is the impression that every human
biped of either sex must be stimulated,
and the poisoned chalice is labeled
Medicated Bitters," the better to palli.
ate their use and prolong the epidemic,
One of the most Jealous workers to cure
this malady, DIR. JOSEPH WALKER, In
ventor and Proprietor of the famed CAL
IFoRNIA VINEGAR BITTERs, believes in
making Bitters that are true medicine, u
and advises the sick man to swallow a
draught that will wash out the Leprosy
of his disease In this faith he is stead
fast, and his VINEGAR BrTTERs, though
contradiction to the general character
of all other Bitters, are, as a great success
and Life VitaItser, evidence of one pop
ular fallacy and corrected.
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Origin OF the Spices.

NUTMEG is the kernel of small,
smooth, pear-shapod fruit that grows on
II tree in the Molucca Islands and other
parts of the East, The trees commence
bearing in their seventh year, and con
tinue fruitful until they are seventy or
eighty years old, Around the nutmeg,
or kernel, is bright brown shell.
This shell has soft scarlet covering,
which, when flattened and dried, Is
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-10-09

THE Alta California says: Raising
cork trees seems to be an approaching
industry in California. They are said to
grow very rapidly among the foothills.
At Auburn there are number of trees
three or four years old that have bark
thick enough for any ordinary cork"
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HEART DISEASE CURED.

RocKPoRT, Spencer Co., Ind, Fed I, 1874.
DR.. r.. V. PIERCE, Buffalo, n. Y.
About two years ago was afflicted with a
disease Of the heart, which at times created q
pressure around it, almost causing suffoca-
ton. saw an advertisement Of your Golden
Medical Discovery, recommending the same
as a cure for disease of the heart l then
bought half dozen bottles of it, and after
using three bottles I was entirely relieved and
am now enjoying good health.
Gratefully yours, VIRUS KILLIAN.
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Reward.-I will give 500 for any case OF
ncsh bone muscle amcnt like rheumatism, Bruise,
SPAWN, Strain or Lameness upon either man or ami
NAL, which the Mexican Mustang Linimcnt will not
cure when used according directions Near s0years
has proved 1t TO be the most wonderful remedy for
Neuralgia Burns, swellings, Enlarged Joints, Hoof
All, Screw Worm, Sting, Caked Breasts, etc, ever dis
covered Who will let horse limp when Mustang
Linlment will cure II? Who will let a child cry and
suGc from bruises or chilblains when the Mustang
will prevent III Who will pay large doctors bills when
they can buy Mexican Linimcnt for 50 cts and tio0?
II is wrapped in steel.plate label signed q. W.
wcstbrook, Chemist" VIM. E. Everson Agent
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CHILL CURE!-SAFE AND sURE,-Dr. VIII
hoft's Tonic is curative and protective, II
will cure Chills and protect from further at
composition is simple and scientific, 1t con.
tains no poison. 1t acts promptly and Its
effects are permanent II is cheap, because
1t saves doctors bills. II is harmless speedy
in action and delightful in its effects. Try il
and prove all that's said. WHEELocK, FIN
LAY IL Co., PrOprietors, New Orleans.
FoR SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
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"A Bristol Conn., man was so angry
because only the small fine of one dollar
and costs was imposed on a fellow for
grossly imposing upon his little daughter,
the other day, that he pounded the mis-
creant's face to jelly in the presence Of
the Justice. lie then turned round and
admitted that he had violated the law
and was willing to foot the bill. The
Judge let him off for one dollar and
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-10-09

Founded on a Rock!-The disappointed ad-
venturers who have from time to time attempted TO
their worthless potions against PLANTATION BIT
TKRs vow that they cannot understand what founda,
ton there is for Its amazing popularity. The explana
tlon Is simple enough. The reputation of the world
renowned tonic is founded upon Rock the RooK OF
EXPERIENCE.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-10-09

TUE ELMwOoD COLLAR is the most perfect
fitting collar yet made. 1t is so close an imi-
tation of linen that it cannot be detected. The
novelty that produces this effect is the folded
edges, which, when worn over scarf or tie,
prevent the sharp, raw edge from showing
as in other collars. II is for sale ut all gents
furnishing stOres.-BI,OOklnn Union.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-10-09

Indies Desire What Men Admires-And
this little thing is beauty. What do we say Is besutl
fulY Atransparent complexion and luxurious head
Of hair. What will produce thescp Hagans Magnolia
Balm will make any lady OF thirty appear but twenty
and Lyons Kathairon win keep every hair in its
place, and make It grow like the April grass 1t pre-
vents the hair from turning gray cradcates Dandru
and Is the finest Hair Dressing in the world, and at
only half ordinary cost. II you want to get rid OF
sallowness, Plmples, Rlngmarks, Mothpatches, ETC.,
don't forget the Magnolia Balm. ladies.
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PROBABLY no one disease is the cause OF SO
much bodily misery and unhappiness (and
the disease is almost universal among the
American people, as dyspepsia. Its causes
are many and various, lying chiefly In the
habits Of our people. The remedy is simple
and elIeGtual. Use DIR. Wisharts Great Amer
lean Dyspepsia Pills. They never fail to cure