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The Portland daily press., 1875-08-14
Chicago s,aocn ruarke,.

CHICAGO, August -Cattle-receipts 1900 head;
the market is dull and tending down; shipping GU
g 90; Texas at 90 q So stockers at 2 rs q 70;
shipments 1910 head.
Live Hogs-receipts 10000 head; the market is ac-
tive and firm; sales heavy at 40 % IS; light 750
90; Philadelphias 00@ rs; shipments 800 head.
poor to medium 90 q 75 fair to choice 90 q 90.
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Bossea stock List. -
lSaIes at the Brokers' Board .EAug. Is.
New York stock and Money Marker.

NEW YORK. August 13-Evening.- Stock
market to-day again showed an increase of activity
Transactions were much larger than yesterday, and
the tone generally strong. Dry goods imports were
unusually heavy this week, indicating active prepara-
lions for the fall trade. Money was easy at Il q 3
Is 4s for 60 DAYS and ISL "a for Ss
scarcity of cash gold occasioned the weakness
Gold opened at 1884, fell to 1125 and closed at 113i
The rates paid for borrowing l. 2, q per cent
per annum to 1-64 a 1-32 per day. The Assistant
Treasurer paid out to-day $500 account of in
teres and $52 900 in demption of bonds. The clear
Customs receipts 1928 600. Governments firm. State
bonds are dull. Railroad mortgages were strong
On the Stock Exchange was an advance in specula-
tive and investment shares, Lake Shore rising from
604 to Gil; Western Union from s. to s5a Northwes-
42s for common; $50 for preferred.
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READ, BUY AND TRY.

In using Cough Medicines find WAYS COM
POUND SYRUP OF LUNGWORT to be
the best kind have ever used.
JAMES NJ. Stafford,
Al Chestnut Street.
Sold by all Druggists.
@. WAY &c CO.,
Corner Myrtle and Cumberland SITS.
ma22 sniff
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DIED.

In Pownal. Aug. 13, Mr.. David Luke. aged 6i years
and months
In Baldwin, Aug:7. Mrs Betsey, relict of the late
Oliver Staples, aged so years.
In Lttleton, Colorado. Aug. 0, Horatio s. Dresser,
formerly OF Portland, aged "a years months days.
In Everett, Mass, Aug. u. Mrs. Mary E.. wife Of
Israel Armstrong, aged A years months ~ days
Funeral services Saturday afternoon at o'clock,
at North Church, Cape Elizabeth,
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METEOROLOGICAL
PROBABILITIES FOR THE NEXT TWENTY soUR

e. HOURS. I>
WAR Dept, OFFICE CHIEF SIGNAL
OFFICER, Washington, ID. G.,
..... August IA, Il A. My
For New England,
local rains, followed by clearing weather,
southerly to westerly winds, slight fall of
the temperature, and nc decided change in the
barometer.
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NOTICE.
DR. BICKNELL'S SYRUP.

1B-Sold by all Druggists for the cure of Bowel or
Summer Complaints, Dysentery, Diarrhoa, Cholera
Morbus, Collie, &C., is purely vegetable, without
particle OF opiate, highly aromatic, powerful tonic
pleasant to the taste and guaranteed to give imme-
date relief. Prepared only by EDWARD SUTTON, of
Providence r. l. iv12sp2p,
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RAILROADS..
Insuection of the Erie Railroad

NEW YORK, Aug. 13.-Sir Edward Watkins,
chairman of the stockholders and bondholders'
committee Of the Erie railroad in England,
started on a tour of inspection of that road
last evening. On his return he will make an
examination OF the books and affairs of the
company. ifeat ;-r.I d
-isr New Freight TraiG TO tlie West.
The new freight tariff to the West, an, ad
vance on previous rates, goes into operation
this morning over the four trunk lines, the New
York Central, Erie, Pennsylvania and Baiti-
more & Ohio roads. No contracts will BIZ made
exceeding ten days.
The following are the rates from New York
and Boston to leading points in the West on
and after to-day: r.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERClAL
Portland wholesale marke...

Portland Wholesale Markets.
FRIDAY, Aug. 13.-Pork and lard strong and mar
ket active. Sugar unchanged. Flour quiet and
firm. Corn unchanged, but there is very little in the
market, where tho demand exceeds the supply.
Oats irmer. |
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Z IfAVANA--Brig Ernestine. 40S7 shocks and heads
u 1896 # lumber, % truss hoops.
ST JOHN, NIB. Br Schr Mary Theall-lO0OO bbla
flour.
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Providence Print Cloth Market,
PRoyIDENoE.Aug. 13.-The printing cloths market
is steady at 81 5lc for standard and extra 64s with
light demand. E--l'l -
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FUCKERS PRINTING HOUSE

The Book, Card and Job Printing Business of the
late David Tucker, will be continued, heretofore,
at the Stand,
l15 EXCHANGE STREET..
All orders, eithe personal or by mail, will receive
prompt attention jy2id1ysn
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A CAR ID

To the public or those wanting Refrigerator. L
have not time myself and do not employ agents to
run round and drum up Customers, but sells my
Goods at Manufacturers prices, and will simply say
il they will call at Howell q Morse's, 20 Market
Square, and see my Refrigerator in full operation
before buying, it will be to their advantage as the
proof of the merits claim for 1t are all there and
speak for themselves
my17sndtf j. r, MERRILL
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Foreign Exporr.

.f Daily Domestic Receipts.
By water conyeyance-100O bush cornmea to G w
True g. Co. t-uf
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Stop that Cough.

DIR. Morris's Syrup of Tar, Wild Cherry and Hore-
hound will cure cough in one half the time neces-
sary to cure it with any other medicine. There is
positively no pulmonary disease that it will not cure
or greatly alleviate For all cases of hoarsenes loss of
voice, coughs, Group, bronchitis asthma, and whoop
ing cough it has no equal. We never knew q person
who had used it but that recommended it to Others
We are prepared to guarantee every bottle. Please
call and inquire about it. Trial size 10 cents. For
sale by A. S. Kinds, Preble House; T. G. Loring,
Exchange and Federal Street; G.. L. Holt, 653 Con-
gress St.; G, d. Woodman, Saccarappa; DR. Keen,
Gorham; and e. P. Weston, Fryeburg. j. W
Perkins 81 Co., General Agents, oc1Oeodtf
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Convenient, Effective and
Sure Remedy for
COS77HENESS, DYSPEPSIA, PILES,
Pleasant to the palate, cause no pain act promptly
never require increase Of dose, do not exhaust and
and for elderly persons, females and children, are
just tie thing. Two taken at night move the bowels
once the next morning. Warranted in all cases of
the PILES and FALLING of the RECTUM. We prom
Use a cure for all symptoms of DYSPEPSIA such as
OPPRESSION AFTER EATING, SOUR Stomach
SPLITTING OF FOOD, PUBLICATIONS. also HEApACHE
DIZZINESS, PAIN IN THE BACK AND LoINs VEL,
LOWNESS OF THE SKIN AND EYES, SICK HEADACHE
COATED TONGUE, BILLIoUsNEss, LIVER CoEPLAlNT
Loss OF APPETITE, DEBILITY, MONTHLY PAINS
AND ALL IRREGULARITIES, NEURALGIA, FAINT
NESS &c.
Travellers find the Lozenges ,ust sohat then need.
as they are so compact and inodorous that then mai
q cdrrsed On me Ueet pocket, and as aperient or
oecataoe These Lozenges hare no equal.
Trial Boxes 30 c. large Boxes Coo. sent
Dy mail free OF postage TO amy address.
=, For sale by Z, S. HARRISON & Co., No. 1 Tremon
Temple. Boston. and by all Druggists. se9sneodly
GUNS,
Breech and Muzzle LOading, Rifles, Re-
volvers, Fishing Tackle for Trout,
PIckerel, and Smelt, Sporting aud
Blasting Powder mt Wholesale
and Retail. and n ammunition
of all kinds.
2 Shot Revolver and 100 Cartridges S..
Repairing of all kinds
r. Ii. DAVIS, Portland, Me-.
apr26sneod6m Cor. Federal and Temple SITS,
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DEPARTURE OF STEAMSHIPS.
MARINE NEWS.
PORT OF PORTLAND,

Friday, Aug. 13.
ARRIVED.
Steamer New York, Winchester, Boston for East
port and st John. NIB.
Sch Grace Webster, Gales, Philadelphia-coa To
Randall &c McAllister. III.
Sch Four Sisters, Bickmore. Philadelphia to
S Rounds & Son.
Sch Daylight, McFadden. Philadelphia.
Sch Nickerson, Haskell, Pliiladelphia-coal to
Randall e. McAllister.
Sch Col Eddy, Day, Boston.
Sch Phenix. Randall, Newburyport.
Sch John A Dix, Pinkham, Cape Porpoise.
Sch Eva May, Andrews, Windsor, Ms, for Alex
andria
Sch Volant, Smith, Vinalhaven. 49,
CLEARED.
Brig Ernsstine Mantle, Havana-Isaac Emery.
Sch Bushrod Hill, Higgins, Baltimore-E Freeman
Sch Almeda Wiley, Wiley. Batimore-master.
Sch May Theail, (Br) Theall, st John, NB-John
Porteous. .ls
Sch Emma T Story, Fernald, Cranberry Isles-w
Fl Preble.
Sch Capitol, Farr, Boothbay-master.
.a MEMORANDA.
The new barque Reusens, Leighton, from New
York tor Elsinore put into Boston 18th for repairs
having carried away foremost and maintopmast on
the 9Th. 1t blowing fresh from the South at tho
time OF the accident.
Sch Richochet from Boston for Eastport which
went ashore at Long Island Mt Desert 9th inst was
breaking up on the 18th, and would be total loss.
No insurance. The cargo is badly damaged and is to
be sold at auction.
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FOREIGN PORTS

:, Ar At Swinemunde July 2s, barque Arletta, Dow,
New York.
Sid FIN Callao July 10, ship Vermont. Richardson,
In port July 20, ship Celestial Empire, Barstow,
from San Francisco. ar 18th; barque st Lucie Will
son, from New York for Payta, discharging tor re-
pairs.
At Pabellon de Plea July 6, barque Fannie Skol-
field, Hunter, (or Reagan) for Europe. ldg.
Sid I'm Valparaiso June Goth, ship Hermon, Minot,
(from Lobos) for Cork.
Sid finn Cadiz July "a, brig Fanny Smith, Portland
Ar at Cadiz -, barque W II Gem, Collins. from
Gloucester. 81
son, New York.
Ar at Antwerp 18th inst, ship Sabine. Paine, from
Lobos.
Ar at Liverpool nth inst, ships Hagarstown. Call,
New Orleans; 18th, barque Lucy A Nichols, Nichols,
Bangor via Bath.
Sid fm London 10th inst. ships Kentuckian, Dun
bar, United States; 18th, E W Stetson, Moore. for
New York.
Ar at Queenstown 14th inst, ship G M Davis, Koop-
man. Callao, ordered to VaardingenJ
Sid I'm Hull e, 10th inst, ship Arcturus, Costello
United States : ~ -
Sid fin Dublin 10th inst ship Kate Davenport, Otis
for United States.
Sid FIN Buenos Ayres june %, barque Wilton,
Carver, Batavia; 30th, A G Bean. Cheney, Boston;
duly !, Saml Spring, Norton, New York.
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PERSONAL NOTICE.-Notice is hereby
given that all officers, sailors and soldiers,
wounded, ruptured injured in the late Rebellion
however slightly, are entitled to pension, and
thousands of pensioners entitled to an increased
rate. Apply Immediately through DIR. E. B. JACK
SON, Late Surgeon U. s. Navy, No. New Cham
bers St., New York, oc29sp1y
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DOMESTIC PORTS.

NEW ORLEANS-Cld 18th, barque A G Adams,
Fries, Bordeaux.
Ar at the Pass 18th, ship Mary. Riggs. Langdon,
CHARLESToN-Ar 10th, sch O W Lewis, from
Bath. t,+E
Ar 18th. sch Hazeltine, Mcdonald, Belfast.
PORT ROYAL, Sc Ar 18th, brig Abby Ellen,
Alexandria Sid 10th, sch Grace Bradley,
Sid 9Th, brig Mary Haskell and sch M Downer.
BALTIMORE-Ar 18th, barque Paramount, Holt,
Navassa; sch Sarah F Bird, Hall, Boston.
Cid 18th, sch Kate M Hilton. Adams, Boston.
Sid oth, sch Helen Condor, for Providence; 18th,
PHILADELPHA-Ar 18th, sch Campbell, Eaton,
Ar 18th, scbs Hector Higgins, Sydney CB; Caro-
line Kienzle, Dilks. Hallowell.
Cid 12tb, brig Antelope, Wood. Portland; achs j
Willard. Wallace, Portland; Vashti sharp Lee Lee,
NEWCASTLE, DEL-Passed down 18th, sch g W
NEW YORK-Ar 18th. brig Hampton, Smith, FIN
Bangor; schs Dolly Warden. Ellis, st George, NIB;
Nellie, Collision, Georgetown. Sc; John Shaw. Cox
Mt Desert; Forest Belle, Jameson, Fall River; E F
Pawtucket; George 3 Ferguson Ferguson, Bans or !;
Thomaston; M Z varney, Rowe Bath; Addie saw
Head; Caroline knight, Lord, Rockland; Thos Xix,
from vnalhayen; Chancellor. Ferguson, Providence;
M
Smith, Hall, Boston for Elzabethport; M Reeves,
Bracy, Pawtucket; Rushlight, Johnson Portland;
Robt Foster, Robinson. Calais; Rival, Dunton, Gar.
ton, Crowley Two Rivers, Ms; joachim, Kane, Bel
last; Adriana. Merrill, Bristol; Eivra, Haskell New
Gid 18th, ships Nightingale. Palmer, Yokohama;
Saml Watts, Lermond, San Francisco; sch Mollie,
Athertcn, Porto Cabello.
ans, from Hoboken for Boston; schs Carrie Jones,
from New York for Rockland; Alamo from Rondout
for Portsmouth; Quoddy, and Fannie g Edith. from
Sid 18th. brig Merriwa. for Limerick.
NORWEGIAN 10th. sch f Knight, I'm Camden.
PROXIDENCE-Sld 18th, sch Pilots Bride, Ed
NEWPoRT-sld 18th, sch Charlie Steadman, Dun
W Observation-Disclosures 18th, schs Lueapo. Nc
Gowan, FIN Hoboken for Boston; Elizabeth DeIIart,
Low Alexandria tor do; Abigail Haines, Smith, Rom
dogt for do; Jas 0'Donohue Warren and Daylight.
servey, Meservey, do for Salem; Caspian Fletcher,
New York tor do; Silver Spring, Wass and Georgia
d Loud, Clark, Wilmington for Bath.
Ar 18th, schs -Four Sisters, Bckmore, Philadelphia
for Portland Hortensia, Larrabee, I'm do for Ports
mouth; Jed Frye; Langley, do for Bangor; Rowena
NEW BEDFORD-Ar 18th. sch Richmond, Jor-
dam Portland:
Hudson, Collamore, Rockland.
Below, sch A X Woodward.
Cid 18th, brig Harry, Robinson, Nassau, MP, (ssc-
ond cleayance); sch Drury. Henderson, George
Ar 18th, barqus Reusens, Leighton from NYors
for Elsinore, in distress; schs II j Carlton Butler
Cadz; Lucy Jane, Squirting, and Uncle Sam, Smith,
Cid 18th, brig M Tinker. Carlisle tor Calais; sch
A Tirrell, Fisher. New York.
SALEM-Ar 10th, sch Empire, Ryan, Hoboken;
Moses Eddy, Warren, Rondout
Ar 18th, schs Alabama, Seavey, and Geo Somes,
Norwood, Port johnson.
Ar 18TH sch L Sargent Sargent. Port johnson.
PORISMOUTH-Ar12 18th, sch Exeter, Pendleton,
Port johnson.
Below 18th. schs Com Tucker, Nichols Bristol for
Boxer, Sutton, Bangor for Danvers Cora. Patterson
Gardiner for Boston.
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Something Nexv-

AIDES send your address to 81 Spring ST. and
work have tine sa agent Of the Ladies Easy Cutting and
room Patterns cut free Tuesday to test fhs svstem
go ~ ~
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To Let,

"A SUIT OF rooms without board. Apply at No.
"A ~ Danforth Street. my24dist
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Bonds and Mortgages.

carefully selected Westerr Municipal Bonds
~ and Real Estate Mortgages and Trust Deeds
Inquiries, Collections and Remittauces promntIv at
tended to. CHARLES M n AWKES' "0
augl7TuTh&S1y2ap 96 MiddiaSt
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A great amount of suffering may be prevented
by the use Of DR.. MOrse's Medicated Limitations.
In Throat Disease it will give relief in ia few
minutes. 1t is sure preventive of Diphtheritis,
disease which has caused so much anguish and be-
reavement 1t renders breathing easy. 1t arrests
the progress Of disease in the lungs removes tuber
tent comfortable in hopeless cases, and effects cures
in durable cases. G. MORSE, M. D.,
au7snd&w3m 70 Free St., Portland Me.
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FOR SALE,
Removal.

MRS. j. WALLACE, upholsterer, has removed
WI to 62f York street. where she will make to or
der Hassacks, Cushions and Draperies. Mattresses
made and done over at their residences. augl2d2w
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Post Office.

mAllD CLOSE.
Harlem Extension way, 425 and $50 p. IN.
Eastern way, 1l.40 q. IN.
Troy way, $40 a. m.
Albany, q.40 a. m, 2.4O 425and $50 p. IN,
Boston, 1l.4o a. M, and $50 p. m.
Canadas, 1.15 p. m.
Northern way, 1.50 p. m.
Burlington, 1.50 and $50 p. IN.
Saratoga way, $40 and go p. m.
New York, 9.40 a. M, $40, 425 and $50 p. IN
Connecticut River way, $50 p. m.
Woodstock way, (Stage) 1870 p. IN.
Chittenden, tuesdays and Saturday, 800 pm
Stockbridge (stage), 1880 p. m.
Bennington, 4.25and $50 p. m.
MAILS ARRIVE.
Harlem Extension way, 1l.50 q. m.
Eastern way, 205 p. m.
Troy way, 900 p. IN.
Troy, 1900 q. m, 900 and LAO p. IN.
Albany, 1900 a. IN. and $40 p. m.
Boston, AS q. III. ard 2.05 p. m.
Canadas, 1892 a. m.
Northern way, 40 q. m.
Burlington, 11.40 and 1875 q. m.
Saratoga way, 1900 a. IN.
New York, 1900 q. m, 900 p. m. and LAO a. m.
connecticut River way, Las q. m.
Bennington, ll.50 am. and coop. m.
Woodstock way, (stage) 1900 m.
Chittenden, (Tuesdays and Saturdays) IL. 80 a. m
Stockbridge (stage), 1900 m.
malls will be promptly clostd at the speci
ned hour; all letters deposited IN the street
boxes will be collected at 915 and Ito a. m.
100, 215, 400 and last collection for all night
mails, at 900 p. IN. All letters deposited in the
Letter Box at the Depot will be collected by
Route Agents i've minutes previous to the de
parture OF each mall train
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Some persons try very hard to grow
plants, but somehow they never get them
to look healthy and vigorous; they are COW
cred with rust, look scraggy and nahed and
seedy. What is the matterf 1t may be the
light Is not good; the room may be too
close and hot; the temperature may not be
even, and too dry this is common evil
in house-plant growing; but very likely
the plants are all too old. Young plants,
stocky and we'll fixed in good soil, do fal
better than old plants. Those who KEEP
plants in living rooms, and who, of course,
have no professional training or instruction
have to learn from papers and books
from friends and from experience.
IT plants are started right, it is
half the battle. They must be propa.
gated at the right season and in proper soil
Henderson directs that in growing soft
wooded plants from cuttings the proper
condition to take the cutting is when the
branch will snap off, or nearly so. If il
bends only, it is too old to root readily
This test does not apply when taking cut
tings of roses or other hard-wooded plants
Nearly all cuttings start more certainly il
pot or saucer in which they are placed
The earth should be warmer than the all
around the plants by several degrees.
Whel cuttings are rooted they should bt
placed in pots where they are to grow i'm
mediately, and not be left where they were
started. Cuttings should never be allowed
to get dry while they gre roofing. -Detroi
Tribune.
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The Garden and the Farm.

FAMILY PORK FROM DERRFOOT FARM.
DR.. T.. L. Sturtevant makes the follow
ing interesting statement in the Massachu-
sets Pioughman:
AT the present time when there is so
much talk about the extortion of middle
men it may be serviceable to the public to
tell how one farmer manipulates his own
sales, finds his own customers and finds his
profit in doing so.
/ refer to Deerfoot farm, scarborough,
where Mr.. Edward Burnett has established
family pork as specially. do this with
the more pleasure because there is nothing
to prevent other farmers doing likewise,
selecting that specially only which is con.
current with their tastes and abilities
This is now the third year since MIR. Bur
nett made a commencement in small way
by putting up six pigs for few favored
customers. Last year he had so many or
ders that his facilities were insufficient, and
he therefore devoted the past fall to the
preparation for this winters trade, and
raised on the skim milk from his dairy,
and on grain alone, some 200 swine, which
are killed when from eight to ten months
old, and dress on an average about 220
pounds.
First, what does he propose to do2 The
list, although all included under the term
"pork," is long one. First the spareribs
and chimes. For these he has demand at
the Parker House and family stores, which
he cannot begin to supply. The clear pork
or mixed if customers prefer, is neatly
packed in quarter barrels, half barrels or
barrels nicely hoped, and most beautifully
packed and prepared. The shoulders, jowls
bacons and hams are cured. The hams
rubbed almost constantly with salt for about
ten days and after being smoked sewed
neatly into cloth coverings. The bacon is
dry cured, rubbed and packed in salt, and
vies with the best brands of English. Then
some of the meat is devoted to sausages
beautifully clean is this, as we'll as every
other process, and the herbs and spice, are
OF the sweetest and purest. The lard is
tried out in steam kettles, tanked in other
kettles, and so on until packed in neat tins
for market
How has this trade been obtained2 By
supplying an article so good that no Gus
toner shall desire to leave after one trial,
and ever one who tastes once shall desire
to investigate further. Aim high, prom
Using no more than you can guarantee, is
the secret of success. The pigs are kept
on the sweetest and best of food, and are
not allowed to be reeking in filth, They
are killed and dressed in the presence of
an exact cleanliness. The customers know
what they are getting, gladly pay enough
advance on ordinary price to compensate
for the extra care, and Mr.. Burnett finds
ii remunerative.
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ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF TRAINS

TRAINS ARRIVE AT RUTLAND.
From Bellows Falls, l:4o & 1880 o. m, '2;oo
$500 p. m.
" burlington 1895 & '1i:4O a. m, & 4:4O p. IN.
" Ticonderoga, .ll:80 q. m.
bennington, 'ii:5o a. m, & 1900 p. m.
" Saratoga, 1900 M, $3.50 p. IN.
Salem, lao & 1880 a. M, & 43Ot 1890 p. m
Port Henry, 10 IN, and $50 p. m.
TRAINS LEAVE RUTLAND.
For Bellows Falls, 1850 t71O a. m, 1900 m,
1850 p. m.
burlington, $50 1910 q. M, '2:lo & 2:ib pm.
Ticonderoga, 2:15 p. m.
bennington, ts:io q. M, & '4;45 p. m.
Saratoga, 6.10 & $50 O. M, & 800 p. m.
Salem, lao, & 1910, a. M. 1890 1890 Pm
Port Henry, $50 a. M, and 800 P; M
Mail Train linked
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AN EXPERIMENT WITH MUCK.

Several years ago / had near my house a
third of an acre of ground in grass. II
was run out and needed ploughing up.
dreaded to put the plough into it, as was
sure Of large crop of cobble stones every
time / did So finally concludes to try
the effect of top dressing, and accordingly
put on, the last of November, sixteen loads
(twenty bushels each) of muck in which
two pigs had run two months. 1t lay so
thick on the ground it made it look like a
ploughed field. My neighbors said would
have to plough it in. In the spring, as soon
as the snow was off, went over it with a
rake, breaking up all the Jumps not dis
solved by the snow. The grass soon came
up, at least ten days before any other near
it. In June it was so stout and lodged
had to cut it. In August / cut it again,
getting heavier and better crop the first.
Putting the two crops together, l cut by
actual weight five tons per acre of good,
well-cured hay, and could have cut later in
the season a good growth of rowen. The
next season the same piece of ground pro-
duced two as large crops as the first and
continued to do so for tive years with an
occasional light dressing of ashes and plas-
ter.-Mirr0r 4 Farmer.
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TRUsTY FARM LABoRERs.

1t is a fact that large majority of farm
hands, at the present day, take little or no
Interest in the success of their employer
beyond his ability to pay them their wages
One cause of this state of things is, they
are less inclined to be contented in one
place than men used to be twenty years
ago, and the result is that farmers are
changing their help too often for their own
interest and the interest of those employed
1t is almost out of the question to find hands
who will work faithfully unless the farmer