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The Hickman courier., 1874-04-04
Selling Corn.

Sell no corn in the ear have all you
sell shelled-a hand shelling machine
will answer if your crop is a small one
If large, get one to be worked by a
horse power; neither will cost great
deal-and we are very certain that the
cobs, if crushed, steamed and fed to
your cattle, Will be worth more to you
in a single winter than the price of a
corn shelter, whether you get large or
a small on. We believe there is one
third as much nutriment in a bushel of
cobs as there IS in bushel of grain,
and we do know that COWS and oxen fed
upon three pecks of the steamed or
crushed cobs, in addition to their usual
quantity of hay, or tops of fodder, viii
keep fat. Then why haul your corn
crops to market to be given away? 1t
costs you as much to carry bushel of
cobs to market as it does a bushel of
corn. Shell your corn, leave your cobs
at home to nourish your cattle, and
through them your land and where
you now send one bushel of corn, you
will be able to transport two for the
same money. Look this subject fairly
in the face-consult conomy-consult
the comfort of your cattle-consult the
wants of your soil. and you cannot fail
to take our advice.
The Hickman courier., 1874-04-04
Newspapers Domesticary Considered.

Too low an estimate is apt to be set
on the domestic value of newspapers.
After reading them, and putting our
selves, through their agency, in mental
correspondence with the world, they
are thrown aside and forgotten. but to
suppose their usefulness bounded by
their news columns and the waste-bag is
Ia thriftless mistake.
y In the first place, there are the house
hold recipes, to be found IN stray cor
ners. often excellent, and deserving a
refuge on the fy-leaf of the family
cookbook. Then come the pretty
Aerses, the strange and drol stories,
The brief biographies and "reminiscences
which, pasted in a scrap-book, are. q
source of never-ending pleasure, not
only of those who do not care for richer
intellectual food, but to those who
have only odd minutes for reading.
Notwithstanding the squibs jocular
journalist have penned on the use OF
newspapers for bed-clothing, we know
from experience that these are not to
be despised. They may not be as com
Portable as your blankets, but GER
tainly they keep out the cold. Two
thicknesses of paper are better than
pair of blankets, and in the case of
persons who dislike the weight of many
bed-clothes, they are invaluable. a
spread made of a double layer of pa
pers between a covering of calico or
chintz, is desirable in every household.
ryNlft-a aTsaIyssrs aI,oI1I1 DO - -eSttiSI
with thread, and also basted to the COW
ering to keep them from slipping. An
objection has been made on account of
the rustling, but if soft papers be chosen
the noise will not be annoying, espe-
cially should the spread be laid between
a blanket and counterpane.
As protection to plants against cold,
both in and out of doors, nothing is
better. If newspapers are pinned up
over night at a window between pots
and glass, the flowers will not only not
be frozen, but will not even be chilled,
as they are so liable to be at this season.
In the same way, if taken to cover gar
den-beds, on the frosty nights of early
autumn, they will allow the plants to
remain safely outdoors some time later
than Is common.
One of the oldest services to put our
Aurnals to is the keeping of ice in sum-
mer An ingenious house-keeper re-
Gently discovered that her daily lump
of ice would last nearly twice as long
when wrapped in newspapers, and
placed in any kind of a refrigerator.
Ehis is very convenient, since 1T Is pos
Eble to have the best and cheapest re-
frigerator constantly at hand.
To polish all kinds of glass, no cloth
or flannel is half so good as a newspa-
per and for bakers dozen of other
uses, quite foreign to its primal pur-
pose. it is without a rival.-Scri6ner
for March.
The Hickman courier., 1874-04-04
SOWed Corn for Horses.

I notice an inquiry in the Rural New
Yorker for information from persons
who have used sowed corn as cured fod-
der for horses. During an experience
of several years on a farm used over
ten acres Of sowed corn as winter prov
ender fer horses, cows, sheep and
calves. My hay was generally early cut,
well cured, mixed timothy and clover.
Ny horses preferred the cured corn fod-
der to such hay, and ate it up about as
clean as they would hay. 1 only fed
horses on it during one winter. AS
usual with farm horses during winter
in western Pennsylvania, they had no
heavy work valued it highly as win
ter feed for the kinds of stock above
mentioned. Considered that I could
raise three tons of it on ground where
1 could grow one ton of hay, and that
one ton and half was worth as much
as a ton of best hay, perhaps more.
That which / fed to horses was thick,
sowed in rows three feet apart, stalks
averaging about fifteen to the foot or
row q generally preferred ten). 1t did
not grow to average over four feet high,
bat had quite a number of small ears,
or "nubbins. While feeding it l fed
corn in the ear, about peck of ears
per day to each.-J II. Foster, Gree
leg, Colorado.
The Hickman courier., 1874-04-04
The Use of Salt for Stock

| While certain amount of salt is alb
! solutely necessary for the health of
stock, it by no means follows that its
| indiscriminate use Is either needful or
| safe. On the contrary, salt used IN ex-
cessive quantities is highly dangerous.
1t then acts upon the stomach and in
testines as an irritant poison, and cases
of death have occurred through per
4 kNitting cattle and hogs to consume too
f>much of it. When stock are allowed
access to it they will take small quan-
tity very often, but if denied frequent
supply they become ravenous for it,
and are in danger of eating it to excess.
Rhe safest way is TO use a small quanti-
1y regularly in the food; quarter of
an ounce daily being amply sufficient
for a hog or n sheep. If stock are
salted once a week no more than one
ounce at a time should be given to
COW, and a quarter of an ounce to
sheep or hog. It should also be given
IN such manner that no one animal
should eat more than its share. 1t NAV
be given scattered thinly in the feeding
trough with more safety than in any
other way, excepting when it is mixed
with the feed. Regularity in its use is
the most conductive to the health of the
cattle. We find it necessary to give
this caution because some of our read |
rs have been led to suppose, very err
that as salt is a good thing, |
stock cannot have to much of it
american AgTic1tlt,trist
The Hickman courier., 1874-04-04
How Much Food For a HO1.sel ?
A correspondent of the Country Gen
fIa-nau Saws

A correspOndent OF the country Oen-
tleman says
The amount of food necessary to sup
port an animal varies with its age, sex,
temperament, the climate, the amount
of work it does, and various other con-
ditions- The quantity needed to carry
ON the functions of the body, when at
rest. has been very accurately deter
mined by long, continuous and careful
evneriments. The result of these labors
I cannot give in clearer or more con-
deneed form than by translating a pas
sooa from MaCnes' work on the subject,
With the weights changed from the
French standards TO those IN use IN our
own country.
MI. Boussingault kept a horse weigh
ing $50 pounds for month, without
increase or diminutlon OF welghG, on q
ration composed of hay, l63 pounds !;
oats, pounds.
the second CROP that the rstion CON
tanned 5 ounces of nitrogen, and we
value at 81 pounds the carbon contained
in the respiratory elements hence 1t
follows that it represented very nearly
% pounds IL ounces of hay; In other
words. A. pounds of hay for each 100
pounds of the weight of the animal
By measuring the carbonic acid ex-
hailed by animals we can prove the
values deducted from the amount of
nourishment consumed.
Considering the works of various au-
thors and his own experiments, Allibert
concludes that horse weighing 1920
pounds exhales in twenty-four hours D
bounds 7 ounces of carbon, equal to 63
ounces for every 100 pounds of the
horses weight (this IS nearly the amount
of carbon that we have shown to be con-
| tained in 2 pounds of hay): that horse
weighing l 900 pounds exhales in TWEEN
| ty-fOur hours 3 ponds = -
J -, ll,,,oI 10 3 ounces TUG
poiIi1,Sfs e ifii ~ horses weight Quantity
contained in 1-5 pounds of hay).
Basing our conclusions on these diff
ferent observations, we believe we can
admit that the ration necessary to sus-
tain a horse (without work. is, for each
100 pounds of the weight of the animal:
l. 8 MS of hay for a horse weighing I,55O lbs
2 lbs. Of hay for a horse weighing 1920 lbs.
% lbs. of hay for horse weighing 100 s.
"a lbs. Of hay for horse weighing $50 lbs.
The ration of support is then greater
for the small animals than the larger
ones; if this is not sufficient, the animal
is nourished at the expense of its own
substance, and becomes poor. With
every animal it is only the nourishment
consumed in excess of the ration of sup
port that give useful products, conse-
quently there is advantage in having
given work done In the shortest time,
and by n small number of animals,
strongly fed, in order to diminish as
much as possible the nOurishNent lost
as ration of support.
The Hickman courier., 1874-04-04
The Caterpillar and How to Destroy it.

This has been a most serious enemy
for the last few years to fruit trees in
all parts of the country. Some years
it has nearly stripped the orchards Of
foliage to the great destruction of the
fruit crops, and If left alone to accumu-
\ late and gather strength, it will finally
Nery much enfeeble the tree. At this
Mason of the year will be seen a small
glutinous ring around the small
branches, and at or near the extremities
of these. This ring is composed of
eggs in number from three to five hun
Nred. In the winter the eggs are pro-
tected by waterproof varnish which
can be destroyed neither by frost nor
rain. There is no trouble about detect
ing the little knots to which reference
is here made. And now is the time for
their speedy destruction. For this
purpose it is best to select a cloudy
day, as on bright one the continuous
round of inspection which is carried on
is painful to the eyes. Take a basket
and ladder so that you may be able TO
ascend at pleasure Scrutinize the
branches closely, and cut off all those
on which eggs are located and burn
them. In this way, in one hour, m re
of the pests can be destroyed than in
whole day, further on in the season,
when they are scattered about ON the
tree. Ii any of the eggs chance to
be overlooked they will be hatched
open. At this stage the most effectuaf
method is to take a long pole, at the
end of which attach a sponge. Then
prepare strong lye, into which up the
sponge. Finally swab the nest of cat
erpillars thoroughly, and every single
insect that the sponge comes In contact
with will be killed.
The Hickman courier., 1874-04-04

DoN'T TAMPER WITH CoUGH-Per-
haps in the whole category Of diseases
to which humanity is susceptible, the
cough is most neglected in Us early
stage. A simple cough is generally re-
garded as a temporary affliction-un-
pleasant and nothing more but to those
who have paid dearly for experience, it
is the signal for attack for the most fear
ful of all diseases-consumpti A
cough will lead to consumption, if not
checked, so sure as the rivulet leads to
the river, yet it is an easy enemy to
thwart, if met by the proper remedy.
Aliens Lung Balsam is the great cough
remedy of the age, aud it has earned its
reputation by merit alone. Sold by all
good druggists.
The Hickman courier., 1874-04-04
AT PEACE.

Green trees, and quiet fields, and sunset 1gAs
With holy silence, save for ripping leaves,
And birds that twitter of the coming night,
Calling their mates, beneath m Icottage caves
These fate hath granted for a lie space
To be companions of my pilgrimage,
Filling my grateful heart with natures race.
II.
Not aforementioned here the garish stage,
Nor the wild city's uproar, nor the race
For gain and power in which we all engage;
But here remembered dimly in a dream
As something fretfnl that has ceased to fret
Here, where time lapses like gentle stream,
Hid in the woodlands heart, and forget
To note its music and its silver CLEAN.
III.
But never, never let me cease to know,
O whispering woods and daisy-sprinkled grass
The beauty and the peace that we best5w,
When the Wild fevers of ambition pass,
And the worn spirit, in the gloom and grief,
Sinks on your bosom and there finds rehef.
The Hickman courier., 1874-04-04

TIE Venus de Milo, in the Louvre at
Par1s, has recently been joined by a
companion, whose charms are said TO
rival her own. She is the Venus de
Falcrone, statue In Parian marble.
found In 1886, in the town of Falcrone
among the ruins of an ancient theatre
and IN attitude and drapery is said to re.
semble closely the Venus de Milo. The
latest conjecture concerning both these
beautiful creatures is, that each formed
part OF a group completed by statue
OF Mars. In support of this theory. il
Is stated that the left side of the Venus
oe Milo. which would, in a eroup be
concealed by the form of Mars. is less
ssa. esar.eiuiiy chiseled than the rest of the
The Hickman courier., 1874-04-04
THIRTY YEARS, EXPERIENCE OF AN
Old NURSE.

mrs. Winslows Soothing syrup is the prescrp-
ou oi one Of thebes female physicians and nurses
:. sne Onlted States, and has been used for thirty
win never falling safety and success By mil
.ens oi mothers and children. from the feeble In
ne OF one week old 10 the adult II eorrects acid
ny OF the stomach relieves wind collie, regulates
.Ae oo"eis and gives rest, health and comfort to
and child. We believe it to be the best and
80 remedy in the wor in all cases of dysen-
80 and diarrhcea IN Children whether It arises
rao,i. ing or from any other cause Fuii d.
vs1'ons Tor using will accompany each bottle.
sone @ genuine unless the fac-simile of CURTIS &
sd,si ms Is on the outside wrapper.
e0id by all medicine dealers.
The Hickman courier., 1874-04-04
SNAIL Pox was shorn of its terrors |

SMALL Pox was shorn of its terrors by
Jenner, but the 10Th century can boast of the
greatest improvement for the relief OF de-
forTnity and suffering from paralysis, diseased
joints, etc. The National Surgical Institute
of indianapolis Indiana stands. without a
rival in the treatment of such cases, also ca
tarrh, chronic diseases, piles and fistula. They
publish most striking and interesting journ-
al. Send for il
The Hickman courier., 1874-04-04

" CHEAPER Than dirt, ;" is a common
expression and very true when applied to
Frocter d CANDLES Extra Olive Soap. One
oar OF 1t that viii do weeks washing of ten
persons costs bu ten cents. Use it and save
your clothes, health and money.
The Hickman courier., 1874-04-04

DR. a. JOHNSON, one of the most sue
cessful practitioners of his time. invented
what is now called JOhnson's Anodyne Lini-
ment. The great success of this article in the
cure OF bronchitis and all diseases of throat
and lungs, will make the name of johnson not
less favorably, if less widely known, than that
of Iouis Napoleon.
The Hickman courier., 1874-04-04
,cessitv KNOWS no law. and by it we

necessity knows no law, and by it we
were saved.
In after years, as we sat round the
fire at New Years eve, with the storm
beating wildly as now against the case
ment, and the wintry twilight closing
in. our children would ask to hear,
" once more" the oft-told tale of the
"Salten wolves, " or our fight "for dear
life -
The Hickman courier., 1874-04-04

HE public are hereby assured,
through the columns of this paper that Par
sons PurgatiycsPills contain no injurious
r1nclple, but flsA they may be administered
10 children and the most weak aud shattered
constitutions in small doses, with great GER
tainty of success
The Hickman courier., 1874-04-04

The woods of Florida are reported to
be white with the snowy flowers of the
dogwood, the borders of the swamp
golden with the yellow jessamine, and
the farm-houses buried in a bed of
peach and plum blossoms, while the
warm air is burdened with the fragrance.
The Hickman courier., 1874-04-04

ALL THE advancement in science, art
ana civilization has not prevented children
from Kicking holes through the toes of their
shoes. Only SILVER TIPS prevent this.
Try them.
The Hickman courier., 1874-04-04

Rev. E. II. HOPKINS, of Jackson Cen
tire. Shelby county, Ohio, says: 90 My wife bad
the consumption for ten years, and had been
confined to her bed for some time. heard of
DR. L. O. c. Wishartt Pine Tree Tar Cordial.
susx>W TO- - tles-,ehe was able 60
The Hickman courier., 1874-04-04
TIE ORGAN as a hon.

THE ORGAN as a houshold instrument
has been rapidly growing in favor. and
the yearly sales are now enormous. A
good Organ remains in tune, is easily
kept in order, and blends naturally with
the qualityepf the voice. The adver-
tisement of The Smith American Organ
Co., in another column, is referred to
the consideration of our readers. This
house has aaaSnviable reputation for
good work and fair dealing.
The Hickman courier., 1874-04-04

BEST AND OLDEST FAMILY MKDYCTNE.-SGn-
fords Liver Invtgorstor-a purely vegetable Cs-
thartc and Ton for dyspepsia, constipation,
bility, sick headache, bilious attacks, and all de-
rangements of The stomach and bowels. Ask your
druggist for 1t. Beware of limitations.
The Hickman courier., 1874-04-04

A CAPTAIN of a new military compa-
ny, drilling his men the other day. near
the Mississippi river, coolly ordered
them TO "fall m. :"
The Hickman courier., 1874-04-04
ETee Drinking.

There is really more mental force in
cup of caaee1 than the uninitiated
dream; - Us hs5an,rd.T n, y, g. g.
after yeiars II testing its efficacy, that cof-
Zee prevented the waste of muscular It's
sue. Though I do think that Schiller.
with all his philosophy, made mistake
in diluting it with old cognac. A uni
ted aroma Of Java and Maracaibo is
sufficient in itself, to say nothing of the
fumes of luscious Mocha. The French
manner of distilling coffee is fine art.
understood in its perfection only by
native or a Swiss expert who has served
an apprenticeship in Partisan cafes.
Those who resort to a boiling process
should never use anything but an earth
en- vessel or porcelain-lined coffee-pot.
1t should 0e carefully cleaned and kept
closely covered to preserve the fra.
GRANGE, which otherwise goes to waste
with the steam. The rank expression
which coffee oftentimes indulges comes
from the tin in which it is boiled and
left standing. If possible, the cups in
which it is served should be heated, to
prevent stagnation of the delicate eff5A-
vascence.
The Hickman courier., 1874-04-04
DE. MA1KER tried varions extracts

DIR. WALKER tried various extracts
from herbs and roots, without benefit.
He noticed, however, that alcohol, that
bane of the human race, was used in
their preparation, and he determined to
exclude the poison entirely from his
own practice, so that the sin of making
men drunkards, while pretending to
cure them, should never lie at his door.
The Almighty blessed his experiments,
and in the Vinegar Bitters he has pro-
duced a pure, health-restoring agent,
which banishes disease in every form,
re-invigorates the system, and restores
strength to the feeblest sufferer. There
is no part of life's citadel where the en-
emy can make lodgment, that the Vim
egar Bitters viii not find him, and put
him to the 'rout. Impur1ty of blood,
Is the parentof disease the liver, the
stomach, the lungs, the nerves. every
vital organ is affected primarily, from
this cause, and in this direction the
Vinegar Bitters acts with magical in
Huence
The Hickman courier., 1874-04-04
Wanted, Persons

uTHO wish to secure a permanent business aud
w make money agent. or otherwise, sci ing
my New steam Washer, so extensively advertised
in page and double-page advertisements 400. 600
sodI to address for circular and TERMS J. q. TIL
TON Pittsburgh Pennsylvania.
The Hickman courier., 1874-04-04
5000 WORDS.

YTyHE Pronouncing Handbook of Words often
i Mipronounced. as given by the best authori
sent 10 any address on receipt Of sixty cents
LEE & HEPARD, Boston.
The Hickman courier., 1874-04-04

Go TO Riverside Water Cure, Hamilton, LIE
The Hickman courier., 1874-04-04
f1FUeE c. MFITs

CHILDREN OFTEN LOOK PALE AND
SICK
Aion NJ other cause than having worms In the
stomach
BROWNS vERMIFUGE c. SMFITS
VII oes roy worms without injury to the child. be-
sns perfectly WHIFE and free from all coloring
u o'ner Injurious in gradients usually used in worm
preparations
CURTIS & BROWN. TroprIetors.
Ne 2l5 Fulton street, New York.
oy druggists and chemists, and dealers In
lie euieih es. at twenty-five cents a box.
The Hickman courier., 1874-04-04
ALIENS LUNG BALOAM.
This sx, Great MedIolne was first Of

A'"O iONS EFtO0iCifl0 was HIST Of-
fersd for Sale Ten Years Ago.
ana very soon its fame was nolsed far and ne4r +.
now IL IS sold In nearly every Drug Store In tne
United States No similar medicine stands higher
PIease Read the Following
COLUMBIA, Henry C4untv J
Bessrs. ]. N. HARRIS & O.. Cincinna -, 800"
EAR SIRs I " ant TO send me six bottles of
Aliens Lung Balsam. since last MAY / Lave
Lung BaIsam for disease OF the lungs of tn irteen
years standing. Bef re that time I had bought
and your Lung Balsam is he ouly' hing Tthat has
given me permanent relief. / beliet il SAVED INV
life last spring when cOmmen ed / use 1 do
but the Balsam keeps mp that I can attend
10 business. 1t gives me immediate re ief and /
am greatly improved 10 general health.
/ remain, sratsfully yours,
d. d. POOL
What better proof of a remedy for Com
sumption do you want!
HAYES STATION, Ala. April :, 1873.
meSSrS j.. N. HARRIS q Co.
GENrs--I take great pleasure in writing y II to
say that received the Aliens Lung Balsam. L
used it according II directions and 1t has done me
great good IL is the best med cine ever used Z,
colds and coughs, and know IL follow The di-
reeIions II Will cure my consumption
Win these few remarks remain, yo IRA truly,
WAISO.s GRAVES.
:, The Lung Balsam never fails to do good for
those afflicted with cnu IN.
II is harmless 10 the most delicate child.
u contains no opium In any form
IL Is sold by medicire dealers generally.
CAUTION.
. Be not deceieved. Call for ALIENS LUNG /
BALSAM, and take no other.
Directions accompany each bottle
J. N. HARRIS & CO., Cincinnati, o., PrOpretOrs.
For sale by all medicine dealers
The Hickman courier., 1874-04-04
Why WIN You suffer ]

To all persons suffering
from rheumatism, neuralsia.
cramps In the limbs or stom-
ach. bilious collie, pain In tho
back, bowels or side. we would
say The Household Panaeea
and Family LinimeRt Is OF all
others the remedy you want
for internal and external use.
1t has cured the above com
plants IN thousands OF cases
There is no mistake about Is.
Try 1t. Sold by all druggists
The Hickman courier., 1874-04-04
THIS IS NO HUMRuC,

BY send ng 35 cts. with age height color Of eyes
and hair you VIII receive a correct picture of your
future husband wife with name and date of
rriage w Fox, %. Drawer D, Fultonville NY
The Hickman courier., 1874-04-04

E n TEA AGENTS wanted in town and
3 k@ - . country to sell TEA get up club
orders Tor the largest Tea Company Ia America
importers prices anG Inducements to agents. SEND
for Cf cuiar Address ROBERT w tLIS 4, Vesey
street. New York. +. o. box, IlsT.