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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-07-29
Hints for the Household.

MILK stains on serge dresses may be
removed by sleeping the part in warm
water.
To clean rusty plowshare use coal
oil and rusty brick; the oil should be
poured on the iron and rubbed with the
brick until bright. We have some
times used strong vinegar with good eff
feet. In this as in other matters. can
ounce Of prevention is worth a poun q
of cure and little grease rubbed on
while the pillow is bright, will save all
the trouble.
IT is not generally known that for
securing knives, forks, spoons and tin
ware, the common water lime such as
is used for plastering cisterns, cellars,
etc., is one of the very best materials.
1t does not scratch and will not injure
your very best silver Apply with a
damp cloth. The more often such
things are cleansed the more easily
they are cleaned.
KEEP some strong spirits of harris
horn in ground glass stopped bottle.
A teaspoonful in a little of water will
clean combs and brushes and restore
colors injured by acids. A weaker So
luton, applied to ill-smelling feet and
arm pits removes the odor. It re-
moves the grease spots from carpets
and clothing. A week solution in water
makes good wash for the hair, and
stimulates it's growth when impaired by
fever, and cleanses the scalp effectu-
ally. A weak solution, scattered over
the leaves of plants, from a soft, fine,
timber brush, gives new life to plants.
Even if a little is sprinkled over the
earth at their roots, their growth is in
vigorated.
For the remaking of last years black
silks may be recommended an excellent
mode OF cleaning. Rub each breadth
carefully with WOODEN cloth to get the
dust from the surface, then sponge it
all OFT with water in which one or two
black kid gloves have been boiled, a
{: quart OF water for pair of gloves
IRON while wet, with extremely hot
irons, on the wrong side. For colored
silks the same colored gloves to be
boiled. For this purpose it is we'll tc
save old kid gloves of all colors. An.
other mode tried with great success is
the same process OF rubbing off the dirt
With a WOODEN rag; then mix an equa1
Quantity OF strong tea and vinegar, with
which the silk is washed by rubbing
with piece of flannel. It must be
made &C very wet. Smooth the silk care
1uily, folding it, and in about fiftee1
minutes iron it on the wrong side with
very hot irons. This applies only te
plack silk, black ribbons, cravats, etc.
put might be injurious to colors.
IHE Journal of Chemistry says: Ho
alum water is recent suggestion as al
lnsecticide. It will destroy red an,
black ants, cockroaches, spiders, chint
I bugs, and all the crawling pests whicl
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-07-29
1Iustard and Potato Bugs.

An Ohio farme writes as follows:
have town lot planted in early pota-
toes, which for the last two years, has
been allowed to grow up thick with
mustard after the potatoes were worked
out the last time. AS result, mustard
came up very thick this spring before
the potatoes appeared, and when the
plants were up the ground was SO dry
and hard [ could not have them worked
This mustard is very thick among them,
but it does not seem to interfere III the
least with their growth. [ have just
been all over the lot, and hasten to re-
port "nary bug" I was among the
vines last week often and I only cap
tured two. My neighbors, whose po-
tatoes are not as smart as mine fol
want of mustard) are undergoing fear
full struggle for life. The present pros.
poets seem strongly to indicate THEN
ultimate failure. AS for mustard being
remedy for bugs, [ will only state the
above facts.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-07-29
What Constitutes n Good Cow.

The Mirror and Farmer says: Every
farmer ought to know just what a good
cow is, that is, how much COW ought
to yield in order to save her from the
butcher. In the large diaries i'll Yer
mont they call a cow that will make
three, fifty pound tubs of butter year
an average COW, and one that will make
four tubs good one. A single COW on
good feed ought to do better than this
even. One Of the employees of the
Mirror has a native COW which, during
the twelve months ending April l, sup
piled a family of five with milk, butter
and cream, and surplus enough to
amount to $3.50, the milk being sold
at five cents per quart, and the butter
at thirty and thirty four cents per
pound. This COW will give, on good
feed, twenty quarts of strained milk
per day. When dried, March 10, she
was giving four quarts per day, her
feed being hay and two quarts of cob
meal. She dropped her calf April l,
1873, and another, March 80, 1874.
For such COW a man had better give
$3.50 than to take the gift of poor one.
Our own idea is that a COW from which
200 pounds of butter cannot be made
in year should not be tolerated around
a mans barn.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-07-29
Suggestions to Dairymen.

1. Mich COWS should have free access
at all times to good running water.
2. They should never be heated by
being run, stoned or logged.
3. The utmost cleanliness should be
observed in milking, and by no means
wet the hands in the milk while milk
ing.
4. No can of milk should stand where
it will absorb the barnyard or stable
odor, or any other scent.
5. The milk should be strained and
well aired Immediately after having been
drawn from the COWS.
effectually cooling is at all times very
desirable, and when the milk is kept at
home over night, is indispensable.
7. Scalding all vessels used about
milk at least once a day with boiling
water, and rinsing them at night with
cold water is essential.
s. Keeping the strippings at home is
morally and legally as bad as watering.
9. The milk should be sent to the
factory assoon after milking as possible.
10. No milk to be delivered at the
factory after 9 o'clock P. NJ, or s o'clock
A. NJ, in June, July and August, and
81 o'clock A. NJ, in April, May, Septem-
Der, October and November.
II. Any milk which does not habitu-
ally keep sweet and pure until 2 O'Clock
P. NJ, will be made into cheese by it.
self, and the cheese sold by itself, the
furnisher or furnishers of such milk re.
cieving only the actual avails of his
own milk. Such persons milk viii
again be mixed with the good only wher
the manufacturer is satisfied that per.
manent reform has been made in the
method of taking care Of it.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-07-29
The Withered Branches,

From time to time we have heard
more OF the singular blight which has
been discovered upon some kinds of
fruit trees since the great storm of a
month ago. We have been greatly in
terested in the following letter received
from Hon. Josiah Shull, of Lion, Sec
rotary of the State Dairymen's Associa-
ton Mr.. Shull writes
81 send you by this mail, branches
of the apple and pear tree, withered
and dead, as you find them, taken from
the trees in the village of Mohawk. ALI
through the village, the singular phe-
nomenon is presented. The apple and
pear trees have isolated branches, vary
ing, say, from three iuches to three fee5
III length, scattered all through many
OF the trees, some trees containing but
q few and others hundreds of those
branches. The parts of the trees not
affected, appear perfectly thrifty-the
fruit full size for the time of the season.
This state of things was noticeable i'm
mediately after the great storm of the
7th of June. I attribute it to the eff
fects of electricity. The whole locality
must have been highly charged to have
pCSh ~ oIlIOILIlIN ellCCtSC. LII Is uOl
the effect of bolt or chain, or the
whole of the trees would have been
killed. In one case, small pear tree,
standing sheltered by two large cherry
trees, at least one-third Of all the
branches were killed-branches con-
tanning small pears, as seen by the sam,
pie sent you. The cherry trees were
not affected, as [ could find Many of
those branches have the appearance OF
being exposed to a fire. While the
whole tree was exposed, certain por.
tions only, were injured and killed.
| There is much wonderment and spec.
ulation as to the cause Of the dead
branches so suddenly, so mysteriously,
and SO extensively appearing in the APP
pie and pear trees. I have thought il
a proper subject of inquiry, as to the
cause, and of its prevalence, and of its
local character. It certainly is not
caused by insects-it must be atmos-
pheric, according to my belief. A year
or two ago, branches of apple trees
similarly affected, were exhibited at a
meeting of the Central New York Farm
ers' Club, but in that case, I think, no
definite conclusion as to the cause was
arrived at.
[ should be pleased to have your
opinion, and ofthose having thoroughly
studied the subject of the effects Of
electricity. JOSIAH SKULL.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-07-29
A Smuggler's Narrative.

I" We shall be, my dear madam" said
I to fellow passenger on the Dieppe
boat, taking out my watch, but keep
ing my eye steadily on her, eve shall
be IN less than ten minutes at the
custom house." A spasm-a flicker
from the guilt within, glanced from
her countenance. "You look very
good-natured, SIR" stammered she. I
bowed, and looked considerably more
SO to invite her confidence. eff [ was
to tell you secret, which is too much
for me to keep to myself, oh! would
you keep it inviolable?'' 81 know it
my dear madam know it already"
said smiling, cit is lace, is it not?"
She uttered little shrek, and yes
she had got it there among the crinoline.
She thought it had been sticking out,
you see, unknown to her. cob, sir"
cried she, "itis only ten pounds worth
please to forgive me, and I'll never do
1t again. AS it is, [ think [ shall
expire" "My dear madam" replied
l., sternly, but kindly, "here is the
pier, and the officer has fixed his eye
upon us. [ must do my duty" [ Rush
ed up the ladder like lanplighter;
pointed out thc woman to legitimate
authority; I Accompanied her upon
her way, in custody, to the searching
house. | did not see her searched, but
L saw what was found upon her, and ]
saw her fined and dismissed with igno-
miny. Then, having generously given
up my emoluments as informer to the
subordinate officials, I hurried off in
search of the betrayed woman tc
her hotel. I gave lace twice the
value Of that she lost, and paid hel
fine, and explained: "You, madam,
had el0 worth Of smaggled goods
about your person; [ had nearly fifty
times that amount. [ TUNED informer
madam, let me convince you, fol
the sake Of both of us. You have toe
expressive a countenance, believe me-
and the officer would have found you
out, at all events, even as I did myself.
Are you satisfied, my dear madam :
If you still feel aggrieved by me in any
way, pray take more lace here is lots
of it" When I finished my explana-
ton, the lady seemed perfectly satisfied
with my little stock of di diplomacy,
though she would have doubtless
preferred a little less prominent part
in it.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-07-29
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
How to Tie Up a Fleece.

A regular wool dealer, who thorough
ly understands the subject, says that
the proper way to tie up fleece of wool
is to lay the fleece on the table, turn in
the head and tail, and turn in the
TANKS, and roll it up commencing at the
tail end, tying it with two strings to
keep the roll in place, and then with
one string across the ends. This is
sufficient. A fleece thus tied is light,
easily handled and examined, and can
be felt all through. It does not require
a thorough examination to determine
whether there is anything in it that is
not wool.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-07-29
Not Lost.

Being rooted like trees in one place,
Our brain-foliage tossd
Like the leaves of the trees that are caug
By the four winds Of heaven, some thoug
Blows out Of the world into space,
And seems lost.
We fret, the mind labors, heart bleeds;
We believe and we fear,
We believe and we hope-in a lie,
Or the truth or we doubt till we die.
Purblindly examining creeds
With sheer.
To life we apply an inch rule,
And to its Bestower;
Each to self an infallible priest,
And says to his brother, "Thou fool!
Go down lower"
But falrn like trees from our place,
Hid, imbedded, enmoss'd;
Our dead leaves are raked up for mold,
And some that were sun-ripe and gold,
Blown out of the world into space,
Are not lost.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-07-29
Agricultural Facts and Figures,

Hon. Samuel B. Ruggles of New
York, most reliable and laborious
statistician, at late meeting OF the
New York Chamber of Commerce, gave
the following condensed facts relating
to the agriculture of the United States.
The agriculture of the American
Union is the broad and enduring basis
of its national strength.
Its agricultural population of 1922
Al IN 1870, had created and acquired 9
property in agricultural wealth, valued
at Sll l24, 558. TAT, showing an average
value OF 81 1878 per head, yielding al
annual net income of 1850.
Every million added to the agricul
tural population will, consequently, ado
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-07-29

REFUSAL on the part of a Louisville
husband to push the baby-wagon on
Sunday is to be made ground for di-
vorce.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-09-06

aud to coasts. and our gain by immi-
grafton; and it will not take much
wisdom to see that in less than Eve
years you will lose your present ma
jority in the Legislature. You will need
some friends there then. Who are
these friends to be2 The white oiti-
zens OF the State, whom you have op-
pressed in the day of your brief
authority, whose advice you have
despised, whose cntreaties you have
spurned, whose homes your misgo-
vernment has impoverished. aud at
whose misfortunes you have jeered? ?
Then secure their friendship no,c The
white citizens OF tho United States,
whose hopes you have disappointed,
whose confidence you have abused.
whose trust You have betrayed, and
whose policy you lave brought into
contempt? Then strike for that end
to.diy Strive to be something better,
higher, and ireer, than the blind
folded tools Of bogus faction; thuu
the Union Leagne slaves of adven-
tnrers aud thieves.
JAS. WOOD DAVIDSON.
New YORK CRY. August. 1874.
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oh. No, we never Mention 1t.

The Union-Hrrdii lays the New York +
Ecenimg Telegram und the Independent
under contributions for compliments
to MIR. Chamberlain. They say that
he is college graduate, man of
culture. Of good manners. &c.; pretty
much what we have said ourselves.
But it still gives the New York Times
views OF Mr.. Chamberluin- ''he
Willingly or unwittingly sanctioned
the course of thieves by his presence
q wide birth.
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Mr. EDITOR: Col. Ellison s. keitt il
respectfully presented to the voters OF
the Third Congressional District, as
eminently qualified and suited to rep
resent ihem in tue House of Represeu-
tssiTes o! the Congress Of the United
States. Col. Keitt is one Of the largest
aud most successful plnnters in the
State. He belongs to The rising gene.
ration aud possesses aud has displayed
in every position to which he has been
called, the best elements of statesman
ship. He is in truth the pioneer in
laying before tue people of the North
the terrible condition of public affairs
here. In tue presidential canvass of
1865 aud that Of 1872, he spoke with
great power aud effect in the North
literally spreading before the people
there the exact condition Of affairs in
this State. If his candidature and
election can be secured by the voters
of this District, they can select no ono
who would serve them with more saga.
city, energy and fidelity thun be will.
PRO BONO PUBLICO.
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LIST OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
Meeting Chicora Rife Club.
Meeting Richland Vol. Rifle Club.

LIST OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
Meeting Chicora Rife Club.
Meeting Richland Vol. Rifle Club.
Meeting Ward Tax Union.
Geo. Symmers-Cod6s &c.
Columbia B. and l.. Association.
Miss Bollinger-School.
A. F. BIair-Notice.
T.. Ell. Heinitsh-Family Medicines.
Northumberland of Certificate.
Jacob Levin-Gas Bills for August.
Meeting Myrtle Lodge, No. 8, K. P.
Mechanic Wanted.
HOTEL ARRIVALS September s.
Columbia Holel-T s CIarkson, N G; j
Stuart Land, G 6 G r T; J Mosely, !
7 d Gillespie, s G; " D Kennedy,
Ga; J 81 Washman. Charleston; A B
Wardlaw, Abbeville; F Finger and
wife. s 9; F Craig, Miss; Emma
Sefford, Q X Singleton, 8 @; w Sprin-
kle N G; J M Seigler, Grcenville; j B
CohenB, D B McLauren, j E Hagood,
Charleston; j Fl Trump and wife, Ga;
J e Bruning. Charleston; J McCaffy,
s Q; s B. Lumpkin, YoDguesville.
The CoLToN.-Of the delegates to
the Cotton Classification Convention
in New York, the large majority esti-
mate an average of 4.045, ,037 bales as
the crop of the present year, based on
the outlook of the present time. This
may be changed. however, by the de-
velopments of the next two or three
weeks.
Wheeler. Bouse-J G Massingale, Ky;
J II Burney, Ga; 8 II Dungan, WI
Hiss. Baltimore; O w Buttz, w Dad
ley, Charleston; B Myers, 8 @; D E
Gosnell. Baltimore; P 81 Brockwsy,
81 Louis; Q Q Ayres, Philadelphia; J
B Dennis, CITY.
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A large number of leading citizens
OF Albany, N. Y. have rendered pub
lie dinner to Gen. J. Meredith Reid,
Jr.. in recognition OF his services as
Consul-G General at Paris during the
war between France and Germany, and
as Minister to Greece.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-09-06
'Au In the Hands OF Lnndaulet Will
llamS.

'AN IA tnc houo4 OF L1ndAulet VIII.
liams.
From the dispatches which We pub.
iished yesterday, we are convinced that
the War Department is in no condi-
1ou aud has no disposition to quarter
additional troops upon the Southern
:States. It will not directly issue or.
ders for the movement of troops. The
whole matter il placed in the hands OF
the Attorney General, the man referred
to by the President "as we'll informed
.As to the outrages already committed,
and the localities where the greatest
danger lies." According to several Of
the Northern Republican journals, lie
keeps shop where outrages are made
80 order. The whole thing looks as if
done entirely for political effect. Gene.
xai Mcdowell, commanding the De-
pArtment OF the South, is to learn
from Landanlet Williams "the looali-
ties wherein the military is most de.
si's'a." and will SO apportion his com.
.nand US to meet the exigencios of the
situation as they may arise. In other
words, if ring anywhere, us in Co.
iumbia, for instance, should designate
1t. OF other places in South Carolina,
IS localities where the military was
particularly "desired" by themselves,
ii order &c ssbsesve their ring pur-
poses. the Attorney General would
make the requisition upon the Com.
.manding General, so as to suit their
Supeoial "exigenoies. That's the plan
of the thing. It is very round .bout.
4 ring moves upon the Attorney-Gene-
ral for its t'locaiity" for which it par.
ticularly desires troops. The Attorney
General, recognizing the fitness of
things. seeing how much the power of
the military is ''desired," of course,
being what he is, will try to oblige his
friends and fill their orders. But we
don't think, proud as he would be to
farther the domination of the Radical
ring over our people, that he will
either have any troops to spare, or can
get up any pretext to send them here,
that will not react upon his own head.
The War Department. the military
men proper. have no taste for any such
lgnobIe business. .n
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-. .CIGE~MATTERs.--Snbserib for the
PHGN1x.
The dews at night are extraordina-
riIy heavy now:
Not the vestige OF a berry is to be
seen now.
The weather is decidedly ague and
feverish in the feel OF it at night.
The warm weather has come back
but not With a Vengeance.
Summer visitors are getting back to
where they left their fannels.
There were 6 deaths in Columbia
for the week ending the 5th-whites /:
colored S.
Transient advertisements and no.
tices must be paid for in advance.
This rule will be adhered 10 hereafter.
Adveriisingis IL business what sseam
ls to muchincry-the grand propellipg
power.
Job printing Of every kind, from a
miniature visiting card to four.sbeet
poster, turDed out, at short notice,
from PHOENIX Office. Try Us.
The colored individual who left q
bag on the premises of Mr.. E. Hunt,
yesterday morning, is requested to
call and get it.
What small boy does not envy the
nerve OF the portly man who enters
church, takes &C. F. big handkerchief
and deliberately blows his nose three
times before sitting dowu2
Old type metal superior to Babbitt
for some purposes-csn be obtained at
PHOENIX Office at low 6gures-25 cents
a pound for fifty pounds or less; 20
cents for larger quantities.
4 Bargains in all kinds OF clothing are
offered by Messrs. Kinard & Wiley, as
they are desirous of making room for
their fall and winter stock. The new
goods will be in during the next few
days.
The Union- Herald is requested to
read. study and inwardiy digest the
review in our columns. yesterday,
signed argus" of it's article of the
day before on 1.-The material progress
of the State" It can learn much
from it. It is a neat job. is that of
"Argus." argus" can see. We ad
wise the q. II. to copy "Argus."
OIL CHEAPER THAN DAYLIGHT
Messrs. Kingslnnd s. Heath offer pure
white kerosene, warranted full 90.
vernmens test. at twenty cents per
gallon. They have also full line of
crockery, glass, wood and willow ware;
croquet sets, at 81 40; Bohemian glass
and fancy goods of various kinds.
Give them q call.
RELIe1oUs SERVICES To.DAY.-Pres.
byterian Church, J. II. Bryson.
II A. NJ. and 7,5 P. NJ.
Trinity Church-Rsv. P. J. Shand.
Rector, II A. nj. and 5i!s P M.
st. Peters Catholic Church-Rev. J.
l.. Fullerton, first Mass A. NJ. second
Mass 10ls a. NJ; Vespers ~ P. nj.
Baptist-Rev. J. X. Mendenhall, IL
A. NJ. and 8 P. NJ.
Second Baptist Congregation--Rev.
a. NJ. Cartledge. IL A. NJ.
Washington Street Methodist-Rev.
Wm. Martin. IL A. NJ; Rev. o. A.
Darby. P. NJ.
Marion Street Methodist-Rsv. A.
Coke Smith, 10Ia A. Nj.
Lntheran-Rev. z. ". Bedenbaueh.
10H A. III.
MAIL ARRANGEMENTS. IN orthern
mail opens $50 A. NJ, P. A.. closes
IL A. NJ. 6 P. NJ. Charleston opens 8
A. NJ, $50 p. NJ. closes 8 A. NJ, ,6P.
NJ. Western opens 6 A. n, 1P.
NJ; closes 6, 100 P. Al. Greenville
opens 6.45 P. M. closes 6 A. ii. Viii.
mington opens 4 P. NJ; closes 10. 80
A. NJ. On Sunday open from 2. 80 to
3.3OP. NJ.
LIST OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Meeting Chicora Rife Club.
Meeting Richland Vol. Rifle Club.
Meeting Ward 8 Tax Union.
Geo. Symmers-Cod6sh, &c.