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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-02-10

A SPIRITUAL MESSAGE THAT PAID
'riritual communication worth Dragging
If. Just for the fun Of the thing De
Long visited Foster, the medium in San
Francisco, the other day, and message
arrived for his wife, which the lady had
to come in person to receive. 1t proved
10 be letter from her dead and gone
father, revealing real estate transaction
with Thomas Madden Of that very city.
and remarking that he must be made to
settle. The upshot was that Madden
transferred deed for 625 acres Of land
to Mrs. Do Long, and Immediately offer
ed her $4,000 Tor it. The old gentle.
nan bought it for $3.50. Now all the
Frisco folk arc consulting their deceased
parents through Foster,
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AN ITALIAN "UrnoAR' IN MINIATURES.
Milwaukee is moral city. There eau
&c no doubt OF it. for Que of its journals
iescants upon the absence of crime and
the blithcsome condition in which the po.
icemen find themselves with nothing to
10. If this testimony is not enough a
correspondent: OF the Sentinel who has
oocn to the opera, giv,s incoutesible
proof. He heard "TAe IIugucnots. aud
bursts into terrible Indignation because
harmiug Miss Cary. who appeared as
Urban. tho Page, clothed her neither ex
remities in ('nust it be published to the
outside world p in tights. 1t was not
hat he could find fault with the exhibi
ion. esthe,ical.y considered, but he was
greatly shocked He also objects to the
pallet introduced 10 the opera, and be.
trays where he is accustomed to see ballet
iaucing by comparing it.to a variety
how" The subject has shaken Milwau
zee TO its very foundations, and although
Gary and all the other song. birds have
down to Boston the town continues its
discussion of pages costumes in general
md that Of our accomplished American
,ontralto in particular. Communications
dow into the newspapers, doctors Of di.
vinity have been interviewed. and the
question is treated cditorially. Column
after column has appeared, and the back
towns have not all been heard from
Milwaukee must be sadly in need Of lit.
tie exciten ent.
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that it was in the nature OF Contract be.
tween the representative and his constitu.
IL, that he would serve the term for
the salary as it stood VIII, he was elect
ed. regarded this view as wholly un
sound. If there is any scmblance OF
contract in it, the contract il that the
member will serve for such compensation
as Congress snail determine. If Congres
should make it less he could not complain {;
if they increase it, he is entitled to the
benefit of the increase. The apparent
opposition at first, seemed wholly against
the increase of the salary of the Forty
Second Congress-the back pay,as it was
called. | could see no force in the rea.
sons urged against it that did not equally
apply to the prospective increase, and
therefore | drew the increase as did
my other pay. The public discussion
soon began to 60 further, aud to condemp
the entire act, which was the same ground
| had stood upon when the act was passed
| determined, therefore, for myself to
await the action of Congress, when the
whole subject could be deliberately ex.
amned and decided. The matter came
before Congress at the commencement OF
this session, and was debated and consd.
cred with perhaps unnecessary delibera.
ton. The result was a return to the old
salary by very decisive majority of both
Houses |, with others. did our utmost
to undo all the consequences of the in
crease, and make every one now in Con
gress, who bad received money under it
account for it on his present salary. Blu
SO many gentlemen were troubled witt
: constitutional scruples about retroactir'
action that they could not support int.
But was not ablo to see why re
troactive increase was any more oonstitu
, tional than retroactive decrease. Tba
view. however prevailed, and each ma'
is left to act his own judgment. II Con
gress had decided that 81 800 was th'
proper sa'liy for his and future Con
crosses, should have felt no seruple
labout retaining the same sum for the las
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-03-28
Ghe farmer.
THE uECERrAIHrY OF FARMING.


THE UNCERTAINTY OF FARMING.
II Is undoubtedly true in the case Of
particular crop, or of any single operation
Of the farm, that no man can with GER
tainty predict the result, and this for the
simple reason that no does not entirely
control the influences producing it. This
uncertainty arises from various causes, and
hence is not always the same in kind or
degree; yet it is always present. 1t may
be greatly modified and diminished by the
intelligence that guides the operation, but
il cannot be entirely eliminated. When,
however, number Of crops are taken to-
gcsher, especially If the number includes
a considerable variety, the contingency Of
the collective result is surprisingly reduced,
and there is reasonable presumption
against failure IF the comparison is made
still broader, including the aggregate pro
ducts Of many farms, not in one locality
only, but in various sections and in success
siYe years, we then find the element Of
uncertainty so far reduced that It does not
characterize the general result.
But while it is found to be undeniably
true that the net result of farming opera
tons over large areas shows as high
degree Of certainty as in the case Of other
callings, there is yet a considerable draw
back to this fact which is not to be over
looked; forit has to be admitted that this
success, however assured in the general
result, is exceedingly moderate in its aver
age amount The profits Of husbandry, as
q rule, are undeniably small probably less,
on fair comparison, than in most other
occupations, and certainly less than ii
should be, considering the Importance Of
this industry, and the number engaged in
IL Il is therefore hardly surprising if
farmers complain, when these profits, small
as they are at the best, are still further re-
duced by what they consider the unreason-
able exactions Of other parties.
But leaving this consideration for the
present out Of view there is another ques-
ton for the farmer TO solve which has per-
haps much more to do with his success.
It Is the question how to reduce the I'M
certainties, and how to increase the profit
Of agriculture BY means at his own COM
mand--by means which outside parties
cannot interfere with. One thing is GER
tain the. conditions which chiefly influence
the gross yield of the farm, and which
largely determine the final profit, are not
such as either railway companies or mid
dlemen are able to reach or disturb. Yet
these conditions are always accessible to
the proprietor Of the soil and measurably
under bis control They exist all around
him; they are, in fact, a part Of his inner
itance, conveyed in the very title deed Of
his property. Here then are the materials
out Of which every man of sagacity and
energy may create his own success. But
10 DO this be must begin by resolving at
once TO increase the yield and reduce the
cost Of every product on the farm When
ever he clearly perceives that this is both
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the means which. If rightly used, win en-
sars. Dot perhaps in every case but In
every series Of croPs, an average balanee
that il neither uncertain or unproiitable'
This great law Of husbandry that governs
the increase Of yield, though generally adj
mitted, is as yet but little understood and
still less improved by the majority Of far
mers. Consequently its value as source
Of profit, and Of comparative certainty,
does hot begin to be realized asst deserves
10 be aud win be in the near future. It
otiers a wide and prolific field for enter
pssaNsg farmers to explore and develop,
and when they have exhausted this line Of
investigation, they win have new and
higher conception Of maximum crops, and
the average product per acre and cost Of
production for the whole country, win show
different series Of figures from any we
have yet seen. Country Gentlemdn.
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The Cultivation Of Corn.

A correspondent Of The journal of The
Farm says The cultivation Of thu young
corn plants varies according as to the sea-
son and soil, as well as the skin and uten-
sis used BY the farmer. Some use nothing
but the plow, and pillow the ground both
ways from two to four times, others use
the cultivator alone, and cultivate it from
three to Eve times, and others viii, as soon
as the corn Is up, run a harrow over the
corn rows to mellow the ground and break
up the clods before going over it with the
plow and eultivator,
l think the whole art of raising fine
crops Of corn is in getting the ground in
good order before planting. Give your
land plenty Of good stable manure or por'
table fertilizers, if you wish it to give you
good crops After it is properly prepared
and MANFRED and the crop gets to height
Of FIVE or six inches, It should be kept free
from weeds and the ground kept mellow
around its roots by eultivating, blowing
and hoeing freely, as the moisture of the
season and surface of the ground may re
quire. But in going through with these
operations, the greatest of care should be
taken not to tear up or disturb the roots
of the corn. Corn should never be worked
when the ground is wet, as ground worked
when it is wet viii dry into hard cake oil
crust, and thereby injure your corn. Il
should be freely worked when the ground
is dry, as it will then loosen up and be
enabled to absorb the dew of night and
moisture Of the air.
Corn requires more labor and attention
then any other crop on the farm, and can
be cultivated at times wheE but little other
work IS pressing upon the farmer. 1t lisa
good plan to plant pumpkins in the row,
and thereby raise crop of them without
extra labor or expense. The corn does
not sustain any injury from it, but is
greatly benefited in dry weather, as the
vines keep the ground moist around the
roots. Pumpkins can be kept long time
IL stored in a good dry cellar.
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sYEsTER q BOND

|IAVE associated themselves in the prac-
III tiee Of Law in Carroll county and the
several Courts Of this State.
Mr.. Syester win visit Westminster when
business requires IT,
Office corner Main and Court streets.
an rs
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WESTERN MARYLANDCOLLEGE
STUDENTS OF BOTH SEXES,
IN DISTINCT DEPARTMENTS.
Incorporated By Aet Of Geaerai A.'c@IIy,
March, 1868.
Observation-Disclosures, Md.


YlHlS Institution is under the special pa
Il tronage Of the Maryland Annual Con
ference Of the Methodist Protestant Church,
but is strictly free from any seciarianism'
either in its course OF study or rules OF dis
cipline.
Male and female students recite in separate
classes, but all have the advantage Of instruc.
ton from every Professor having charge OF
the studies pursued.
The Vice President, (Rcv. Dr. Nichols,
the Precoptrcss, miss 0wings,) and several
other members Of the Faculty, reside in the
College building, and have constant oversight
of the Boarding Students.
The CoURsE or STUDY is thorough, under
full and competent corps Of Instructors
The TicelfM Semi annual Session, will be,
gin on MONDAY, FEBRUARY I'd, 1874 and
end on THURSDAY, JuSE 18th, 1874.
EXPENSES or SESSION;
Board, Lodging, Washing, Fuel and
Iight HvV'Vu
Tuition in Preparatory Department 1850
Tuition in Collegiate Department.. 5000
Naturalization fee payable on enter
ing the Collegiate Department. 0.W
Instrumentsl .........,.,. $500
Instruction in Drawing and Painting
lwater colors) ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. lu.VU
No extra charges for any study in the Reg
ular Course.
PAYMENTS:
0ne.half at the beginning of tho Session
the other, April 18th, 1874.
Books and stationery purchased Of the Col
lege must be paid for on delirery.
For Catalogue and Circular containing full
information, address
]. I. WARD, PRESIDENT,
dec 27.tf Westminster, Nd,
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a@oeiit Critics.



ne saslepsAe'y eass have ssEHs shs saslssi f'he
ofelssl.lns paint .nd.sruseIns feas'. and securing
"a and near.
nsHp>a 10 to corner q lbe leem he ancient am
la3 quiet
Nor ~ " q shs ihlAels ssd nor . sAiid1sns
riots
nut now he eAspsu AZ AZ N and irom she s'a's'
casa tpp
ms nlssssss csiis 10 man and maid % WELD The
hnoom and mop
wh..s sre ,ho1s rooms those auiss Fooms nc house
bit now presented.
NbsrsIn We dNeik nor dreamed Of dlzh % cosy ana
c9nlenicdg
Alass they've turned All upside down, that quie'
suite Of rooms,
WIN slops ana snds, and soap and sand, and tubs
and pals and hruoms.
chairs tables, stands arc standing round At sixes
and al scyenA
WINE vim and hoasemaids ay about Ike meieos
through The heavens
1hspsf!ss and the chamber aoon were cleaned .
seek ago
Tas sasss,s shocs. ,be windows weshed-ss all the
etishbsn know
l3ut an fhe ssne,nm had escapedihe table piled
with boeks
renu, ink and paper all about peace IN i'A very
looks
TIN is he women on them an, iAils the plague
on men;
And then they banIshed all away, books papers ink
and pen.
And now when cores the master home-as come he
must Of nights
To and ali things are set to wrongs that they have
-set 70 rights"
when the sound Of driving tncks Is heard, tho The
house Ia oar frwe Sen.
And the caspctwcnlal on thessairs, that harbingcE
ofn,
He looks. Tor paper, books or bills that all wsr'
there before,
Ana signs 70 and them on the desk or In the drawer
no more.
And then he srimiy thinks of her who set this fua
ahoah
And wishes she were out at in very leaky boat
He meets her at the paflor door with hair and car
awyy.
WIN sleeves turned up and broom in hand defiance
IN hereyc
He feels quite small. and knows fun wen there's
nothing 70 Be said,
50 holds his songue and drinks bis tea and sneak
away to bed.
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KEROSENE On ron HEN LIcE.-Hen
lice are among the greatest drawbacks to the
pleasure aud profit of the poultry yard !;
they are especially troublesome in small
yards aud coops where the fowls cannot
have free access to the green food and dry
earth. We have tried various remedies
and found kerosene oil to be a very eifec-
tual and safe one. 1t is applied with very
little trouble. Pour it from the can upon
the psrches where the fowls roost, and
when the hens are ready to brood, satur-
ate the inside of the box before the clean
hay or straw is put in with the eggs. 1t
is much less trouble to apply the oil than
to use wash Of tobacco, or to go through
a process Of white washing once a month.
-American Agricalturisf
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THORNBURG g McGINNIS's
LIME SPREADER.
PATENTED 1873.

TTNHIS Machine has been thoroughly tested
Il and found TO broadcast CUR MASrREs
from well rotted BARS Yam MASuREs, Re-
FUSE TAX BARK, CoNrosTs, &c, with perfect
eyenness and great rapidity.
Also, TO BROADCAST or DmLLin the rows at
any distance apart desired, LIME, PLASTER,
AsnEs, SuPEa Pn0spnATrs, &c., gih perfect
ereIness, at rates from one 6ushel 70 my de-
sired quantity per acre.
Orders are solicited, and viii be filled as
fast as they can be manufactured in the order
of time in which the orders are received.
An agent will deliver the Machine as soon
as possible and, on thorough trial by the
purchaser in his own way, and in all ways for
the purposes il is intended, and ifnot satisfac-
tory in all things, no sale.
BY this system we hope to place Il in the
hands of every intelligent farmer as rapidly
as they can be constructed, and hasten the
revolution that It is destined to work in the
Application of Manures.
We hope, by the policy of no sale, unless
satisfactory after full trial, at least to engage
the attention of calculating and sensible
farmers. Address
J.. IL. COLE,
Enksburg, Carroll county, Nd,
Agent for Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey
and Eastern Pennsylvania. sep l3.tf
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Bran and Corn Meal for Cows.

Il Is well settled In the opinion Of all
our best dairymen that bran greatly pro-
notes the milk secretions in cows, and il
is fed almost universally About equally
mixed with corn meal is the usual proper
ton. This mixture seems topromote both
quantity and quality Of milk. From sew
eral sources we hear that buckwheat bran
is great producer Of milk, and it is being
used considerably among our Chester coun-
ty dairymen, in about the same proportion
as the other. Thomas Gawthrop, near
West Grove, Chester county, also by re-
peated trials with his own COWS, has fully
satisfied himself that they do as well with
corn and cob meal and bran as with pure
corn meal and bran. The amount Of nu-
triment in corn cobs Is so very small that
this result will have to be explained on the
superstition of the ground cob acting tc
promote dig estiOu by distending the stom.
aeh. The presence of bulky material be-
ing necessary to promote distension and
gil up the stomach Of terminating animals
before digestion can be accomplished, is
frequently lost sight Of Hungarian grass
is always found for mich cows to be rather
superior to the ordinary run of hay. The
last year or two Hungarian grass has
doomed up wonderfully in the estimation
Of our dairy farmers, and very large
scope Of land win be sowed with it the
coming season. 1t natures for cutting in
about sixty days, and produces two to four
tons per acre-the latter of course on good
soils. Three peeks to the acre is the usual
allowance Of seed.-Practicai Farmer.
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LARGE YIELD OF ONIoSs.-Mr. Han
son 0rdway, Of West Newbury, Mass,
raised one hundred and eighty-eight bar
rels Of onions last season on seven-eights Of
an acre, which he sold in Newburyport
for 81 900.
The above statement gives the reader an
inkling Of what may be done in raising a
bulb that grows with wonderful luxuriance
when all the conditions are right Among
good fertilizers for onions, mixture Of
two bushels Of wood ashes, peck Of salt
and the same quantity Of land-pIaster fol-
good sized onion bed we have found one
Of the best. Hog manure is excellent.
Poor ground win not answer.
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DENTAL NOTICE.

IDR. GEO. s. FOUKE, Dentist, offers his
~ services at his Office.
Westminster-every Monday, Tuesday and
saturday
Emmittsburg Fourth Wednesday After-
noon till Thursday Afternoon.
Mechanicstown--F Fourth Thursday Affer-
noon and Friday.
Rocky Ridge-Eirst Wednesday Afternoon.
Double Pipe Creek First Thursday.
Middlebnrg- First Friday.
Uniontoxn-SecondW Wednesday A ffernoon.
Taneyiorn- Second Thursday Afternoon
and Friday.
Union Bridge Third Wednesday Afternoon
and Thursday Forenoon.
New Windsor Third Thursday Afternoon
and Friday Forenoon. feb 70
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CHAs. BILLINGsLEA, DDS.
DENTIST.

UBiee Second door Wesf II Farmers and
Aschanies Bank, Festminster, Nd
"HERE he may be found MoxDAr,
w TUESDAY,, THURSDAY and SATURDAY, OF
every week.
Win continue to visit the following places
Union Bridge. list Wednesday and Friday,
Of each month.
Nesc Wiadsor. Wednesday and Fri
day, of each month
Unionto,cn. Wednesday and Friday, Of
each month.
Tansytosrn. The last Wednesday and Fri
day, Of each mouth july 5.tf
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-03-21
Nil Desperandum.

A real healthy man or woman, is a
rarity; and what wonder2 when we
realize that it is the custom to overload
the stomach, and then produce chronic
disease by the use of spirituous liquors.
"Tonics, ""Appetizers, ""Restoratives," "
etc. Having first produced disease by
indiscretion, the victim wonders why
"nothing does him good. Just so /;
and the reason is that they all, or nearly
all, find basis in alcohol-or POISON.
To all thus discouraged, we can con-
scientiously say, "make one more trial, "
Discard spirituous medicines, and give
NATURE a chance, aiding her in the
struggle by using one of her own pure
and unadulterated herb remedies, in
the shape of VINEGAR BTTERs. The
discoverer, DR.. j. WALKER, of Cali
fornia, is no pretender, but an honor
able practicing physician, and his dis
covery is the result of years of labor
and study. The wonderful cures
effected by them of Dyspepsia, Fevers,
Rheumatism, and many other terrible
diseases, are almost Incredible. Com
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-03-21

A writer in the Atlantic Monthly
has a curious paper on the origin of
the dollar symbol 81. In brief, his
theory is that the two parallel upright
marks may be traced back to the pill
lars of Hercules, and the S-like figure
is the scroll entwined around them.
According to tradition, when the Ty-
rian colony landed on the Atlantic
coast of Spain, and founded the ancient
city of Gades, now Cadiz, Melcarthus,
the leader of the expedition, set up two
stone pillars as memorials, over which
was built q temple of Hercules. AS
the temple increased in wealth, the
stone pillars were replaced by others,
made of an alloy of gold and silver,
and these two pillars became, in time,
the emblem of the city, as q horses
head became that of Carthage. Cen
turtles later, when Charles V. became
Emperor of Germany, he adopted a
new coat of arms, in which the pillars
of Gades or Cadiz, occupied a promi-
nent position in the device. Hence,
when new coin, the colonnato, was
struck at the Imperial mint, it bore the
new device-two pillars, with a scroll
entwined around them. This coin be-
came standard of value in the Medi-
terranean, and the pillars and scroll
became it's accepted symbol in writing.
The two horizontal bars which cross
the symbol of the English pound ster-
ling are also thought to have a similar
origin. In the same paper the sym
bolic origin of the pillars of Hercules
is traced far back into the remote era
prior to the dispersion of the human
race from it's Asiatic birthplace. They
are identified with the household pill
lars of the Scandinavians, and the idea
from which the concrete embodiments
spring is to be found alike in the San
skirt Vedas and in the glowing imagery
of the Hebrew poets. They are the
symbols of day and night, or light and
darkness, which, TO the dawning intel.
ligence of the Arian races, were evi.
dences of the Omnipotent, and, to the
Jewish patriarchs, the work of reveal.
ed Creator.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-03-21
A FOggy DAY.

The foggy mornings of late reminds
us of a story related about old Mr..
Speaker. We, of course, cannot vouch
for the truth of it, but merely give it
as we have heard it.
At one time the old gentleman kept a
taveren at the Riverside House." now
the residence of his son, Hon. Joseph
Speaker. One very fog5y morning q
travelling guest remarked to Mr..
Speaker, that the fog was very thick
along the valley in the morning. The
old gentleman replied
"Yah, but we do not mind it, as we
have q fashion of drivine it away"
The traveller then said -
Pray, Mr.. Speaker, tell us how this
is done"
Mr.. Speaker replied
"Well, we gets mp in the morning
and takes dram and goes out and feed
the horses, then we come in and take
another dram and goes out and feeds
the pigs, then we come in and take
another dram and goes out again and
feeds the COWS, and we keep on doing SC
until the fog goes away"
The stranger then asked Mr.. Speaker
how many drains it took to drive the fog
away; and the old gentleman said al
zone time it took about dozen, but
that was a very foggy morning"