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tn. Colorado Potato Beetle.

A letter from Mr.. r. MLachlan, Treasurer of
the chronological Society, speaks OF the Coiora-
do Beetle as rather a serious agent of possible
mischief to our own crops. He admits that 1t
NAV have existed in America from time immemo-
rial. Its original home was probably III Cen
trail America, where it fed upon wild members OF
the same order of plants (soanace9) as that to
which the potato belongs. But less than fifteen
years ago it commenced a northern. ana east
ward progress finding, unhappily, in the culti-
waited potato an abundance of food suited to it;
and it has now entered the Dominion of Canada,
as astonishing as it is destructive. Mr.. MLach-
lin adverts to the fact that the insect attacks
the stalk and not the roots. The actual position
is that the eggs are laid upon the leaves or stem
of the potato plant, the Larvae devour these, thus
preventing the formation of tubers or killing the
plant altogether. The larvR, when fully grown,
descend into the earth to undergo their trans
formation into beetles; and there appear to be
several broods during the year, the beetles pro
duced from the latest alternating in the earth
and becoming the parents of the Spring brood
London illustrated NeIps.
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Asthma Cure.

see a communication in the Times Of March
18th from ID. Langcll, in regard to his asthma
cure have triedi it, and find it little differ
cnt to the jimpson and saltpetre. In fact, these
articles the constituent parts of all the pas
tiles which l have tried, l gather the leaves
when ripe and dry them carefully. Take hand
fnl and dry theip before the fire until they can
be powdered into snuff, and mix the satpetre
with it; take pinch and drop on a live coal
BY so doing you can regulate the quantity.
have tried many cures and this is about good
as any; it will give temporary relief. But
have never found anything that would prevent
the attacks from returning, and have constant
ly been trying something for the last thirty
years. l take it, to effect cure the whole sys-
tenn must be renovated and the blood purified.
The pathology of the disease seems to be imprOp-
erly understood by the medical fraternity, hence
the difficulty of treating it. l have heard so
many tlatterins accounts of Colorado, that think
/ shall try it. ANDREW MANN.
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Msef,ll aud Curious.
The Oleandcr.


The Oleander is very ornamental plant when
properly grown, but we seldom see fine speci-
MEMS There is scarcely one Of my readers VINO
has not seen dozens of tall, straggly plants: L
propose to give few directions by which nne
plants may be grown:
rake healthy cutting, place 1t IN pOttle OF
water, and let it remain there till roofs appear;
then pot 1t, shifting it into larger sized pots as
the roots require room. Do not try to have IL
branch until it blooms. 1t will then have long,
straight stalk-a good foundation for the plant
you deslre. After blooming, three shoots VIII
start; allow these to grow, as these are the now
shoots; but after these have bloomed, cut BACK
all the shoots to within four or i've inches OF the
former branching place. Do this each time the
plant blooms.
Two years ago we had a plant given us which
was four years old and several feet high. In the
autumn my husband remorselessly cut II down
to within four or five inches of the first branch
ing, but after starting the following spring II
grew rapidly. The Oleander has many good
qualities. 1t will bloom for its owner all sum
mer, and then, after cutting down III the iall,
may be put in dry cellar for the winter, DOING
better during the following summer for ITS long
rest. While growing it requires an abundance
of water 1t would be good plan to allow II To
stand in pans constantly full OF water TIL after
blooming, when water should be gradually with
held till cut III, and then il should Lc put ll the
cellar and no water given it till the follow
ing spring 1t is well Ia re-pot the plants every
three years, (just before starting them In the
spring.. If you do not wish til EN- in larger pots
pare the balls of roots with "a sharp knife on the
sides and bottom, re-pot in strong rich loan
and set in shaded place, and III few weeks
the root will form anew.-hHy CiOrer an Ftord
GHide
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.fcr the farmer.


- state fair in the east, there was not
Al ,.fts hog exhibited. All were black, ana
"i,s berkshire or Essex. At the largest OF the
western State fairs, that OF Illinois, This
Ine ,Id seem 70 indicate the rapid growth OF the
LIZ breeds in public favor, and OF Inese INC
Ia hire takes the lead. As well indirectly as
,I;r.ctIy. for in the Poland-Chinas 0, 1n9 49,
49, araatIv predomiuatins The berkshire
plooI - most carefully bred for many years,
ta,tiny from what was originally laTge pIeeu
,,cssessing many good points, and oil a p,ach an"
iP''I,;fe and yeIiowsh spotted color Inc I'M
N,,,,'ent Of the old Berkshire hog was begun
f. England by Lord Darlington, who died III leg,
,d ntosI of the best herds now trace back TO the
or;cnal improved herd. BY careful breeding the
yrilovish color has been gotten rid OF, ana the
yy,bite has been confined to the feet, spot be
t,r.en the ewes and in some cases few white
hairs near the shoulders, although there are
b.rIs in which these last white marks are en-
tirely bred out. The Berkshire, as we now know
him. is a moderately large hog, with smooth,
round carcass, broad across the shoulders with
we'll developed and rOnnd hams, long, deep
fitch. very fine, small bouy legs and feet, short
face and snont black hair. In many good Berk-
,shires the blush or slate colored tint and thin
hair of the NeapOlitan hog, which has been cross
ed uuou it. is very conspicuous; but it is a ques-
tion If the black, well haired animal is not the
more vigorous and thrifty sort. One of the chief
characteristics of the Berkshire is the eyenness
with which t breeds. At the exhibitions and in
the breeders yard, whole filters may be seen
that scarcely vary from each other and are hard
Iy TO be distinguished one from another in ap-
pearance, and pen after pen may be examined
without any marked variation, excepting in those
cases in which, as already noted, the Neapolitan
cross is apparent. After my years or careful
breeding, this is not more than might be expect
ed. and the result appears in all animal which,
ON the whole, is probably the most profitable to
the breeder the feeder, the butcher and the pack
er There is no pig that is more useful to the
man who keeps but one, and more to the farmer
who feeds hundred if the amount of meat in
proportion to feed consumed is considered. There
is more lean in proportion to fat than in most
other if not in all other breeds and the bone and
offal are very light. The black color is not even
skin deep, but the color lies in the Outer skin,
which is all removed by scalding, and a Berk-
shire ham is not to be distinguished from that
of white hog, if the hair has not been left ON to
tell the story. 1t is little evidence OF its good
qualities that the Berkshire has become so rap
idly popular in spite of the prejudice against Its
color, as to supplant, along with the Essex, all
the white breeds, at one of the most prominent
State fars-Our Home Journal
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Another Remedy for Diph,hcria.

The following is said to be n sure cure for
Diphtheria In several places where this disease
has been prevalent but few deaths reported
to have occurred after the of this remedy
Here it is:
Make two small bags that will reach from ear
to ear, and then fill them with ashes aud salt
dip them in hot water 80 they will not drip, and
apply them to the the throat cover mp the
whole with flannel cloth, and change them as oft
ell as they become cool, until the throat becomes
irritated, bistering. For children it is nee
essary to put flannel cloths between the throat
and ashes to prevent bistering. When the ash
es have been sufficient time, take a wet
flannel cloth and rub it with CASTLE soap, until
it is covered with a thick lather dip it in hot
water, and apply it to the throat, and change as
they cool at the same time Use u gargle made
of one teaspOonful of cayenne pepper, one of salt,
of molasses, in n teacupful of hot water, and
when cool, one fourth rs much cider-vinegar, and
gargle every fifteen minutes until the patient
requires sleep. A sargle made of CASTLE soap is
good TO be used part of the time
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Jhe flu of the Ching.
THE SPELLING SCHOOL

THE SPELLING SCHOOL:
His name Ephraim Blodgett: not specially renowned
Except as champion sPsller in all the country round
Al any spelling where they encountered Ephram.
The spelling he had by heart and exc the dictionary
And science at his end laid its queer vocabulary
The dubious monosyIlable he'd floor with perfect ease
And through words sesquPedal like lightning through
You couldn't weave SPELL with any alphabet
By which capture Ephran, or put him in a sweat;
And his admirers frequently remarked of Ephe that he
Could spefthe Cbinaglyphies OIL from chest OF tea
The people ceased find spelling schools their wOnted
What there against this photographic Calling
That moved down all before it with railing fusilade
OF consonants and NOVELS punctiously arrayedi
Just at the elimination Of Ephram's renown.
He took part in spelling school in adjoining town.
Full the sole survivors Of that photographic war
Were Ephraim and a schoolgirl, his sole competitor
With equal arior, twixt these two ragged the uncertain
Where victory might perch at last quite indefinite.
With equa they to time and accurately placed
The insous silent letter and the dphthons Janusaced
In vain the weird and mystic spells upon that girl
The csbalistic letters dropped from her lips fast;
Vain likewise for long time was the effort to suppress
Ephes airy tongue that syllabled touSh words with
such success.
The audience was excited stick to him, Sis some
And Go IL Ephe," his partisans defantly replied
But Epbraim was the hero hundred spelling schools
And the whole his prestige made him favorte in the
pools.
In fact though they laying for Ephraim. He got
The word last that dropped him If lie had been shot
The word that ehoked the welshman when mortar from
Conf-ed his tongun Mt Bala- A word wifhant vowel
ashen hue crept his face when Epran heard her
spell:
"Dm-n-r * gg -e-kn"
Spell bound upon a ragged edge of consonants! gasped
Ephe
They buried him with his spelling book and feeling oil
relief.
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Frerchmnn and n Free Country.

When l live in Ia belle France, sare, Zey used
to say to me- "You should go to Amerque. Dat
one great countree, where everybody do shust as
zey like"
Eat please me, so pick up my box and g. on
board 20 sheep, and pretty soon, after a long
time landed in re Amerique.
A porter seize my trunk wheeler want him or
no. and carry him off. So have to run after him
and try to get him away. Tell him report him
to re gems d'arnes.
"Zis be free countree," SEE he "and want
quarter dollar"
gave it to him, for very much afraid lose
my box.
As go along re street, man spit tobacco juice
and il fall on my coat, and l say to him. "Sare,
you have soil my coat, yOu should take out your
mowchior and wipe him off," But he only say,
sis is free cOuntree." E.
saw a man cruelty beat his little boy with
poker, so my heart fill with compassion, and
say to him, Sare, you are one berry bad man to
hurt zee leetle enfant wiz re poker"
$50 about your business, you rascal" SEE he,
81 guess zis is a free cOuntree."
A leetle while after, met a great pig Irish
Paddy wiz what lie call a shillelah, in his hand.
He came to ME, and point out little ribbau
which | in my waistcOat and said, /" BE
jabers are you one of zem bloody Know Moth
ingsp
"Sare," said /, 81 here shall tell you not
bloody at ALL"
"Are yees Know Nothing:" said he. know
not what he mean, so L say, 81 don't know
"Ah, he exclaimed, you don't know, you. Know
Nothing. l will make you know Zas zis is a free
cOuntree, as free for me rs for yOu;" aud wis
Eat he raised his shllelal and lay it Oh my head.
| run away very much brighten.
Mon Diem! that should come into free conn
tree where every body do Just as zey like, and
France. l no want to live more in n free
cOuntree
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How To GROW PoTAToEs.-A Michigan cor
respondent of the UesterR Rural gives the follow
ing: 81 will give my method of raising potatoes
i have raised five and fifteen acres for the last
thirty years, and have tried many methods. My
plan is this To turn clover sod over in the Fall,
and in the Spring it shOuld be thoroughly drag
ged and cultivated. Mark the ground out in
squares three feet each way. don't believe in
deep planting; two or three inches below the sur
face is enough. To secure this depth, l attach
shovel pillow blades to my marker teeth. The
time to plant is about the tenth of May. -Four
bushels of seed to the acre is great plenty. As
soon as the potatoes are up so that you can fol-
low the rows they should be cultivated once or
twice week until they begin to set. All Guilt
vation after they have set is Injurious.
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A LAUNDRY SECRET.-Thc following recipe for
doing up shirts will be found of use by many
housewives Take two ounces of fine white gum
arabic powder; put it into a pitcher aud pour
on it pint more of water, and then having
covered it, let it stand all night. In the morn
ing, pour it carefully from the dregs into n clean
spoonful of gum-water stirred in pint of starch
made in the usual manner, will give to lawns,
either white or printed, look of newness, when
nothing else can restore them after they have
been washed
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-04-15

GAS lime was recommended as an excellent
article to repel the borer from entering fruit
frees near the surface of the ground. W. S Car
penter thought the borer, which is doing so much
PEELED, by the use of this lime He had employ
ed it with most successful results in repelling
bugs from squash and cucumber vines, by spriuk-
ing a small quantity of lime near the grow
ing vines. The poisonous effluvia arising from
the lime will soon stupefy and kill every insect
that comes near the vines. One person had used
THE lime u years ago for this purpose, and no
insects had appeared since in that locality.
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CHARLES RuRKuAIrER
DR.. WHITTIER,

61I 81. Charies Street, st. Louis, Mo-,
Has been longer easaged in the special treatment Of
than any other Physician in ST. Louis, city papers
show.
syphilis, GosorrAga, elect, Structure,
Diseases and s,philitie or ncreuriai naee.
tionz of the threat, skin bones, are treated
with unparalleled success, latest scientific princi
pies. f
spermaiorrhea, sexual Debility and
ImpotcBcy, as the RESULT of selfd6use i'm youth
sexual eNeesses IN matIrer years. other canses
and which produce some of the following effects:
selHiTt etsissiOHs debility dimness Of
sight, defectiue Hensory, pimLes the face physical
decay, drerioh TO srefy n females, confusion Of idedS
loss Of seruat po'reI etc, rendering marriage inn
proper or unhappy, permanently cured.
Pamphlet t36 pagtsI relating to the above sent in
sealed enretope. for two postage stamps
Diseases peculiar 20 women, such as Amen
Orrh0d, DysmenoTrh0d, HeH0TTkagid. LeueOrrh9d, or
whites, ChtOrOsis Diseases end dispideemeHfs of the
Womb, SteriIity ctr, successfully treated. Descrip-
tive pamphlet sent sedies for two stamps. Age with
experience can be reiedupon- II is sefevident that
Physician treatiIg thousands of cases every wear
acquires great skill. Physicians, knowing this FIRE.
quentiy recommend persons to my care. COnfden-
teal consultation personally by letter free and in
vited When IL is incorvenient to visit the city for
treatment medicines can be sent by express mail
everywhere. Durable esses guaranteed where doubt
exists il is frankly stated. Office hours A. NJ to
p NJ Sundays, IL N. to1 P. N. Persons drriring ia
he ty at any hour, wayeone direct 20 the Office If at
The establishment Ia Whole house of twelve roomsl
Is the most extensive in the country, embracing Re
ception and Consultatioa rooms Boarifng and Sleep
ing apartments: Medicsed yapor Baths; a eompre-
hensiye Laboratory whore all medicines used in the
establishment are prepared; and most important of
all the Library where he old and latest standard
works of all the schools of medicine are found also
Anatomical Plates, life sze and colored TO life Illus
tratng diseased conditions which have been procur-
60 from Paris France regardless Of expense, and
10 be found in any other Library in the city. The
Library Is thrown wide open to all callers address
as aoooe- nOv19.
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RECEIPT FOR CURE OF RHEUMATsM.-For the
benefit of those afflicted with rheumatism, will
give a receipt which know to be good. l pint
of 80 per cent. alcohol, l OF. gum myrrh, l OF.
cayenne pepper, or. gum camphor, 2 drachms
cinnamon OIL 2 drachms oil of cloves; let it stand
a few days before using. Battle the parts affect
ed, then cover with cloth wet with cold water.
The flesh will smart, but few applications will
cure it. 1t is also good for pain in the stomach
and bowels ID. Il. HARRIS.
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ONE of the leading elders of the Pennsylvania
MennOnites, forty years ago. named Miller, was
a man of immense strength. Passing a crowd of
idlers at thee Ourt house, he stopped with the
question, MILLER, they say if one smites a Men,
tnat sor' -Inat is true.S The qnestioner here
gave him a smart blow ON the cheek, when Mil
Ter turning the other cheek, had it duplicated.
this raised a great laugh, as the fellow turned
away. "Stop, my friend" said Miller; IF you
had read Il little further yOu would have found
another passage that we also hold by: with the
measure that ye mete unto others it shall be met
ed to you again, and heaPing FULL and picking
him up bodily, he fairly thrashed the wall with
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To PREVENT SwARNING.-Mr. L. V Clark.
MSstheid, n j., says, in Bee-keepers' Magazine:
Il nave decided in future to place empty frames
next the e, outside in my hives, and as soon as
tract the honey, and fill surplus boxes with the
comb. am satisfied that with this method |
can prevent swarming, and secure ten times the
amount OF honey have before secured The
surplus boxes Will be full of new comb. with
enough honey adhered to invite the bees 10 son,-
mence work in them immediately ~ WIN
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To MAKE glue for resisting fire, proceed as
of linseed oil boil to good thickness, and then
spread on plates in the shade and il will become
exceedingly hard, but may be easily dissolved
over the tire, and used as ordinary glue. 1t re-
slsts fire after having been used for gluing sub
stances together
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REMEDY FOR CHIILs AND FEvER-Take %
grains of blue mass 20 grains of qninine 20 drops
of oil of black pepper, make into l6 pills; take
one every hour between the fever and the clills,
until you have taken from to 6 then if the
chills return, when the fever subsidies, proceed
in the same manner; when the chills stop, get
about l0cts. worth of yellow pucoon root, put il
into one pint of good whisky, aud take little
several times day for several days. have tried
this remedy, aud known it tried by others, and
with the best success JOE SIMS.
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A BRILLIANT WHITEwAsH.-Slake clean lump
of well-burned white lime; to five gallons Of
wash thus made add quarter of pound of whit
ing, or of burnt alum, pulverized, half pound
made into thin and well-boiled PASTE and hall
pound of white glue dissolved and boiled in
water. Apply cold within doors and warm out.
side. This will last many years.
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HENRY CLAWS elegant frank was in great re-
quest, and be liked to be asked for it. The story
ran, however, that he got little tired of one
lady, who asked for it too often, and to cure her
of her presumption he wrote "Yours devotedly,
Fl. Clay" thus spelling her letter for the post
Office. But her wOman's wit got the better of
him, for she had the letter framed, and declared
that she would show it to her grandchildren as a
proof that Mr.. Clay had been in love with her.
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A CORRESPONDENT of the Country Gentleman
writes: A few years since had occasion to pillow
o field for corn, (near Lyons, \. IT, which al
Though a stubble, was thickly set with grass.
commenced to pillow early, but having work more
hurrying did not finish tili planting time When
the corn was few inches high, 1 noticed plain
difference in favor of the first Plowed and as tho
season advanced, the difference was more appa-
rent, till at tasselling time there was at least
foot in height in favor of the early plowed Soil
grayelly loan, and the usual amount of rain
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JERSEY CITY Standards In one of our public
schools teacher asked the following question
aft the United States is a republic, why is it ~
All the class gave up the conundrum, but one
little fellow of seven years at last Jumped to his
feet and said: al know. 1t used to be Repub-
lie but now it's Democrat"
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"WHY, Jimmy" said one professional beggal
to another, care you going to knock off already
It's only o'clock "No, yon mutton head" re
ling his crutch, am only going to put it on the
other knee. You don't suppose fellow can beg
all day ON the same leg, do you.p
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ASSURE CURE FOR CHILBIAINs AND NEURALGIA.
Take one ounce each of chloroform, hartshorn,
turpentine. oil of spike, and sweet oil; shake
well, and apply three or four times day heat
in by the fire. have tried it, after suffering for
years, and have experienced permanent cure.
A. Il. COATES.
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THE prepared pages for country newspapers
known as "patent insides," sometimes make ri.
diculous blunders. Not long ago the cable an.
nOunced the bad news that |" the Pope has had
another chill" and shortly after came from forty.
seven Wisconsin newspapers with patent insides
the announcement that "the Pope has had an
other child"
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EXCELLENT paper pillows may be made of old
letters-the sitter the paper the better. News
papers will not do. The paper should be cut in
to strips, and rolled round an ivory knitting
needle; it is then almost like sp ring and makes
much better cushion than the torn paper, be-
ing more elastic.
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CIVIL RIGHTs.-Civil rights doesn't seem to
have made much progress in the direction of ID
street. We heard darkey barber crate on that
question day or two ago, pretty much in this
wise: Me shave a niggah' LOOk-a- heah, now,
watchew take me for, anyhow Eff any cussed
black rasca! come in dis hyah lyccum to git shay
ed and ruin my bizness, sOts him down in dat
dab cheah, an | take de sharpest rezah in dis
shop and SLAVES his head of right above de
shirt cOllah! FO' God / will. You hcah me
Use talkin' now Washington CAPITAL
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II you should INCEST in a lottery, always dream
three nights in succession, Immediately proceed
ing the day of drawing, that your number drew
the capital prize. A bridgeport man did this,
and the very next day he saw an announcement
in the paper that-the drawing had been post
poned for three monthsi