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H "H O. nnOusOmeh0 Helps.
CREAM SPoNGE.-Break one egg into
a teacup; fll up the cup with sweet or
sour cream one cupful of sugar, one and
one-half cupful of -four, one spoonful OF
cream tartar, and one-half spoonful OF
soda.
HICKoRYNUT CAKE.-One-half cupful
of butter, one and one half cupful OF
sugar, two cupfuls of -four, three-fourths
cupful of sweet milk, one cupful Of hick.
orynut meats, two eggs, or the whites OF
four, one teaspoOnful of cream tartar,
and one-half teaspoonful Of soda.
STEwED SHOULDER OF MUTTON. =
The shoulder must not be too fat. Bone
it, tie it up in cloth, and boil it for two
hours and half. Take it up, put lit
tie cold butter over it, and strew 1T
thickly with bread crumbs, parsley and
thyme, pepper and salt, all properly
mixed. Let it be in the oven half an
hour, 30 that it may be perfectly Drowned.
Serve 1t with Jumps of currant jelly on
the top and gravey or spinach round the
dish.
To MAKE HARD SoAP.-The follow
ing is receipt for making hard soap,
which is said to be excellent and eco
nomical Nearly every family accumu-
lates through the winter drippings from
beef and mutton. These can be utilized
for the grease by boiling in water, allow
ing it. to cool, then removing from the
water and boiling till all the water is
expelled. OF coarse, the whittier the
grease the nicer the soap. Take six
pounds of sal soda, six pounds of grease
three and one-half pounds new stone
lime, four gallons soft water, one'hal
pound of borax. Put soda, lime and
water into an iron boiler; boil till all !,
dissolved. When well settled, pour of
the clear I've, wash out the kettle ano
put i'm the clear lye, grease; and borax
boil till it comes TO soap. pour into
tub to cool, and when sufficiently hare
cut into bars and put on boards to dry
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effect that the House had no right 10 dictate
regarding the nomination Of President, but
was not acted on.
In the Senate, December 20, the creden.
tials of Robert ii. Mari, recently appointed
Senator by McEnery, as Governor oil Lou
isiana, were offered and tabled. Mr.. Ferry
was elected President pro tenn. till January
Z. A resolution was adopted authorizing
the Committee on Commerce to inquire into
the rules governing steamboat inspectors.
The Mississippi resolutions were laid over.
A bill was introduced for an Improvement
of the navy and marine, by payment oil
bounties on ship building. Notice was given
that another set of resolutions on the Missis.
slppi question would be introduced. A bill
was introduced for the settlement Of claims
of the heirs of revolutionary soldiers. Ad'
journment to January 5......In the House
the committees were announced, and an al
journment to January followed.
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rrou the Phsl.dclphi. Pre.sy terrain.

From theWorld's Dispensary Printing or
fee and Bindery, Buffalo, N. Y, we have re-
ceived "The Peoples Common Sense Medi-
cal Adviser, in plain English; or Medicine
Simplifed," by II. V. Pierce, nj. d., Coun.
selor.in-chief Of the Board of Physicians and
Surgeons at the Worlds Dispensary. Who
ever helps humanity in its struggle with its
inherent weaknesses and disease, to bear or
cure, is its benefactor. Ignorance is not
only of itself a cause of disease and mortality,
but IL is the enemy of every effort to cure or
mitigate. Nothing will so speedily remove
this cause as knowledge Ian elementary one
at least) of the diseases to which we are heir,
as well as those superinduced by eur own
imprudence. DIR. Pierce has rendered, in our
Judgment, a benefactor's service, both to the
afflicted and to the profession, in his
diagnosis of the diseases treated of, and in
the presentation of the philosophic princi-
pies involved in their cause and removal.
| lie is sparing OF remedies, and usually pre-.
scribes such as are safe in unskilled hands.
As book merely Of abstract knowledge, IL
| Is exceedingly readable and interesting espe,,
cally the following subjects: Cerebral
| Hygiene, the Nursing OF the Sick, Sleep,
| Food, Ventilation, etc. In one chapter on
another subject, so delicate In Its nature that
| IL is shut up beyond the domain OF warning
to all but physicians, so accursed in its re-
suits in modern society, he is most explicit,
and alike true to God, to virtue, to lie, aud
| TO society, shows the truth M presented in
| the teachings of Scripture,-that life begins
with conceptio with great force, TO which
is added faithful warnings.
Price OF the Medical Adviser $3.50, sent
postpaid. Address the author at Buffalo,
N.Y. tsa AL
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Useful Information.

HoUsEKEEPERs may be glad TO know
that tablespoonful of ammonia in one
gallon of warm water will restore the
color of carpets.
RUBBING warts, night and morning,
with moistened piece of muriate of
ammonia is said to cause their disap-
pearance without pain or scar.
Group can be cured in one minute,
and the remedy is simply alum and su.
gar. The way to accomplish the deed
is to take knife or crater and shave OF,
in small particles, about a teaspoonful OF
alum then mix with about twice it,
quantity of sugar to make it palatable,
and administer as quickly as possible
Almost instantaneous relief will follow
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CONGRESSIONAL.

In the Senate, December IL, a resolution
was offered for the election OF a President
pro t.mpore on January 7, and was referred.
The Mississippi resolutions did not come up,
and will probably 60 over until after the
holidays. the House bill was passed
giving Moodyville, KY . post road, and
changing the name OF the steamer Tom
Jasper 10 Centennial. A resolution was
adopted calling for an investigation of affairs
relating 10 the Special Commissionership OF
the Indian Territory. A bill was introduced
giving certain soldiers and sailors their home
steads without Improvement or residence
thereon. A resolution was offered 10 the
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-12-30
A ThOughtful Dog.

A lady named Mrs. J. is the owner of
fine Esquimaux dog, and is also the
mother of beautiful little girl, of whom
the dog at first was very jealous. His
better nature, however, soon asserted it.
self, and he Became very fond of the
child. A few weeks ago baby was cry
ing loud and long. Doggy came up
stairs i'm evident distress of spirit, whined
in answer to the child's cry; but finally,
as if sudden thought had startled him,
trotted quickly down stairs. He presently
returned with bone, well picked, OF
course, i'm his mouth, which, standing ON
his hind legs, he gravely presented To
the baby.
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Has Entirely Cured Me.

BOstON, UctOUcr, ISIU
Mr.. II II. srEvESs-Dear Sir: My daughter, after
hav ng severe attack of whuoping cough, WIS left
Ia feeble state Ut health being advised 10y ficnd.
she tried the vegctine, aud. after usikg few bot
ties, was fully restored TO health.
! have been great sufferer from rheumatism; 1
have taken several bottles Of the vegcttne Tor this
complaint, aud am happy to say 10 has entirely
cured me. have recommended the vegett"e to
others, with the same good results. IL Is great
take, aud can ,hcerfuly recommend II.
JAMES MORSE, J6i Athens Street.
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Dr., TusEg says! " IL IL unnecessary for me 10
eunmersto the Diseases for whica vegcetne should
bnnrgd. know 1T no disease which Will not adult
complaints are caused by poisonous s.rretions in
the b-od, which can he entirelysexrclled from the
blood IL perfectly ,lransed, the disease rapidly
yicds; al rains cease healthy scii N i' promptly
Thu rpmarkabl cures effected Wy Vegctiue have
induced many physicians and apothccartes whon, we
Ia'fact, v~gcsine IL the best fvmcty yet dIscoy-
cred, andis the only reliable Hg0OD ruRnfaEH
yet placed before the public Sold 10y all Druggists
and de alers everywhere,
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BuRNErrs CocoAINR. See Advertisement.

CHApPKD hands, face, pimples, ringworm,
saltrneum and other cutaneous affections
cured, and rough skin made soft and smooth,
by using Juniper Tar Soap. Be careful to
get only that made by Caswell, Hazard d Co.,
New York, az there are many limitations
made with common tar, all Of which are
worthlesa
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THE st. Louis pork trade don't show
up this year. During the month Of
November only 1876, 443 hogs were sold
there for all purposes, packing, shipping
and butchering, against 300 .602 for the
same time Last year. A reduction OF
1874, 900 hogs in = month is pretty Sc
rious.
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The Markets.
BOSTON WOOL MARKET

BOOION WOOI NhHhEH'
Ohio and PENNSYLVANIA neeces, 46@4sc. for extra
and double extra and 4S095ic. for medium and triple
extra Heeces; Michigan and Wisconsin feeces, 429
17c for extra and medium Combing and delaine
aeeces. 4S(l65c for washed, and 40@4911c for un-
washed. Pulled woods are In steady demand at 500
AOc for super and extra.
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DIR. j. ". Mason.-"From actual expert
ence in the use of this medicine in my prac..
tice, Ihave been and am satisfied TO use and
prescribe IL a. q purgative medicine-SIM'
MONS LIVER REGULATION"
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THE Rev. Baxter Dickinson, d. d.,

THE Rev. Baxter Dickinson, ID. d., a
prominent member of the Brooklyn, N.
Y, Pfcsbytery, died, the other day, in
his eighty-first year. For many years he
filled the pro,essorship Of Sacred Theol-
opy in the Lane Theological Seminary,
and was the Moderator of the Presbyte-
rian Gene raj Assembly of 1888. He was
identified with the Presbyterian ministry
for nearly fifty years.
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VALUABLE INFORMATION.

BosroN, December IL, 1869.
Gcntlcmep--My only object in giving you this tes-
timonial Is to spread valuable Information Having
been badly afflicted with Salt Rheum. and the whol.
face OF my skin being covered with Pimples ana
eruptions, many of which caused me great pain am
annoyH nee, and knowing 1t to be n blood disease
took many of the advertised blood preparat2,ns'
among which was any quantity % S arsmpaim,aii
without obtaining any benefit, until conlmenccI
taking the vegetinc; ani.before p deompe.rhu
the first hottleI saw tina ~ had got the riEht nn''
irin. Conveniently I followed ON with IL unit!
had taken seven bottles, when i was pronounced
WILL man, aud my skin Is smooth andentirey nee
s., rnoi health before -and attribute " all to the
use of V~gctlac. To benefit those afflicted with
Rheumatism, will make mention also of the veg
etiwr'- wonderful power cf curing me OF this acute
,,,In plrint, nf which have suffered so intensely.
d H. TUCKER, Pass. Ag't Mich. q. II. ".
~ Tyler Street, Boston.
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No TROUBLE SINCE UStNa
VEGEIINE.

CHARLEsTowN, October, lsI0.
This certihcs that my dangh err has always been
troubled with humor, which has caused frequent
swelling ON her face aud nbout her eyes. Physicians
called u the Eryspeiasj but after having taken two
bottles OF the vegetfne, has not been troubled
with II since. SIMON AbDki.H,
Charlcstown, Mass.
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ALADY said to us the other day, dob
bins Electric Soap (made by Cragin Il
Co., Philadelphia, Pa.,) has saved my
life. 1t has 30 lessened my labOrs when
have been worn out" Try it at once.
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THOUSANDS SPEAK.--Vegetine is recon-
mcnded by physicians and apothecaries 10
be the best purifier and cleanser Of the blood
vet discovered, and thousands speak in its
praise who have been restored to health
Com.
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FORTY.FOURTH CONGRESS.
SENATE.
NAMES.


Republicans (marked R. A; Democrats
ID %: Independents (sMALL CAPs), 2.
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IaOus0lseIsl Helps.

appearance would more than repay the
trifling expense.
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HOUSE.
Republicans (marked r., 107; Democrats marked
d., IFS independents (marked H., 8. One vacancy
or sts in Tennessee, caused by DEATH The asterisk
~ indicates members Of the last Congress reelected
The q. stands for colored.
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New York, Sept. az.
For some time past have been using your Cocoa
inc and think il far preferable to anything ! have
ever used for the hair. FRANK LESLir'
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THE REST Ia the World.
u Gives Universal Satisfaction.
2.A I WONDERFUL Economy.
~ lbs more Bread to bbl Flour.
IN/<KHfH~ SAVES MILK, EssGS, 40.
VV~~NI One years SAY wing will buy q cow.
MNAN | NO MORE SOUR BREAD.
Il ltV84WIl / Whittier, lighter, swcctcr, richer.
IL VI ~ Al EVERYBODY Praises IL
UNX6>-<HAI Tie ladies are all in love with IL.
SNII4S, like HOT CAkES.
INR0EANlXI re send at once f,,r Circular to
A~VSApWl GRO. q. GANTz a. 60.
I76 Duane 81. New York.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-11-25

We have before referred to a plantation of
Wilson's Albany, grown by farmer living near
South Bend, Ind, a few years ago, not only in
reference to the large yield, but the fine size and
peculiar glossiness of his fruit, who sold his en-
tire crop qnick at twenty-five cents per quart.
We never shall forget that year. No rain from
the middle of May to the last of June-just at
the time when strawberries most needed il. Our
strawberries not grown in matted rows, nOtwith-
standing they were mulched some in the rows,
were about like bullets for size and hardness, and
we obtained from twenty to twenty-five bushels
TO the acre. getting in all between 300 and 400
bushels from some eighteen acres, while this
farmer picked at the rate of over 100 bushels to
the acre, and that, too, from part that had rather
poor care the year previous.
After August LIST, he got tired of tending them,
and let them run helter-skelter, without even
cultivating them. Having read that it was a
good plan to scatter straw over the entire sur
face, he drew out a number of loads through the
Winter, and scattered it over them, so as to hide
them and the entire surface from sight. Being
very busy in the Spring, he did not do as he was
intending to do-draw off the straw from over
the main rows-but left it, and went on with his
farming work. Soon the plants commenced to
grow up through the straw, and the fruit stems
to put forth their blossoms and fruit, until the
field was one mass of green foliage and white
blossoms
The result was that in the exceedingly dry
spell he picked one of the largest crops of fruit
the best fruit we ever saw-and from his planta-
tion got as much money as from all the rest of
his farm.-ErokaRSe.
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fur the farmer.
speedie.t Method Of 2 al,ening swine.


1. Put them up in a covered pen, with a roomy
yard of dry soil, to which the animals can have
access at pleasure for exercise. If the soil be
not dry one then it shOuld be so well Uttered
with coarse hay, straw, forest leaves, or some
thing of the kind, as to be kept dry. In the ab-
sence of a pen inclose a sufficiently dry space
with any convenient fencing stuff, and lay roof
of boards over corner of it, sufficiently tight
to shelter the hogs from rain and cold winds, and
see that the ground here is well Uttered, aud
kept dry for them to sleep on.
2. Corn soaked till soft in cold water goes fur
Their in fattening hogs than hard dry corn, but
to boil it SOFT is still better If mill be cOnven-
lent for grinding the corn, it wOnld be still more
economical to make muslI or pudding of it; or
the meal can be mixed mp with cold OF hot wa
ter and suffered TO st aud till sOured, and then
fed. This last is equivalent to apartial cooking.
3. When hogs are shut mp for fattiDg they
should have at the rate of heaping tablespoon
full of fine salt put into each days mess of feed,
and a tablespoonful of wood ashes. These in
crease their appetites, and serve to keep them
healthy. If there be any danger of "cholera,' y
a heaping tablespoonful Of pulverized charcoal
should also be added. 1t is good plan to put
some wood coal ashes in the pig pen every
week, for the hogs TO root over and eat, or throw
in some chunks of charcoal and punk rotten
wood for them tO gnaw at pleasure. In this case
the charcoal dust and ashes may be omitted in
their feed Be careful not to overdose with salt,
for if hogs that are not accustomed to it eonld
get at large quantity, they would be liable to
eat so much at first as to kill them.
a. Give all the pure fresh water they will drink,
morning, noon and night. Keep the hogs clean
ia their pens or Enclosures, and don't allow any
cattle or horse manure, CT other putrescent sub
stance to be near, to give give them the scab or
mange.-SaRdlla.
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Curiaz Bacon.

Take ont the ribs, and, after cutting off the
ham and shoulders, divide the side lOngitudinaly
about half way up. The upper half being the
most solid fat and meat, is cut in suitable pieces
for the pork barrel, and the lower half being
thin and streaked alternately with fat and lean,
is just the thing for bacon. Take off a narrow
strip from the lowest belly side, which is all fat
and makes good lard. Leave your bacon i'm one
piece, and put it in plain pickle of salt and wa
ter strong enough to float potato, for two
weeks; Gf the pork is very heavy, let it remain
for three days or a week longer), then hang in a
smokc-hOuse, and cure to light brown, more or
less according to the taste. Cut thin, trim off
the skin and smoky edges, and broil or fry and
eat hot, and you have a dish relishing to the
most delicate appetite and satisfying to the most
hearty. Boiled, it is delicious addition to poul-
try, and is firstrate eaten cold afterward The
English bacon is generally dry sailed, and much
of it is hung up and kept without any smoke,
except what it may get from the farmers kitch-
EN-, and is used through the year as we use our
salt pork. find that the pickle is quite as good
and much less trouble than the process of dry
sailing. Some add saltpetre, but think it has
a tendency to make the meat hard, without any
corresponding benefit. The bacon put up in this
country, and sold as sugar cured breakfast ba-
con-" is very nice and sweet, bnt in flavor is ex-
actly like ham. The addition of sweetening mat
ter spoils it for my taste, and takes away the
simple and appetizing flavor of the pure salt and
smoke. Put sugar in yOur ham, but keep it out
of your bacon.-CoHHtry Gentleman.
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COVERING STRAWBERRY BEDs.-In covering
strawberry beds there is great danger of using
too much material in the work. The plants are
quite hardy and bear cold well, but in our rigor-
GUS climate need some protection. If too heavy
or close protection is given, they undergo a kind
of fermentation, and vitality is destroyed. In
our experience, leaves, so highly recommended
by some, have proved the very worst covering
They become wet, and mating down upon the
plants, are sure to destroy them. The green
bonghs of the pine and hemlock do exceedingly
well, and are to be RECOMMENDED when easily OBJ
tanned Coarse rye straw is, upon the whole,
the best covering, and usually can be conven-
iently procured. 1t should not be placed on the
beds SO as to entirely hide the plants but enough
provided to protect from heavy frosts in Winter
and hot suns in early Spring, for the latter are
quite as likely to injure the plants as the former
Journal Of Chemistry.
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HygieDic Hints.

Another curative, or rather pre- ventive, of sick
headache. When weary, either from travel or
otherwise, take small teaspOOnful of epson
salts, dissolved in pure cold water, just before
going to bed.
A recipe for a new kind of cement for plugging
hollow teeth is published by Ostermer, as fol-
lows: Seven parts of burnt lime and sixteen
parts of glacial phosphOric acid are mixed tOgeth-
er and pressed into the cavity, which has already
been carefully dried.
The following drink for relieving sickness of
stomach was introduced by DIR. Halahan, and is
very agreeable and palatable: Beat up one egg
very well, say for twenty minutes, then add
fresh milk one pint, sugar to make it palatable !;
boil and let it cool; drink when cold. If it be-
comes curds and whey, it is useles.
Pimples on the face usually indicate some de-
feet of nutrition or some error in food. Many
persons, on the adoption of wise and reasona-
BILE diet, become for the first time free from PIN
pies; therefore, instead of doctoring them with
medicine, you should look well to your habits of
life, improve your digestion, wisely regulate the
diet, and keep the SKIN active by proper bathing
and much life out of doors. Few people, espe-
cially women, appreciate the good effects of out
door life, unconstrained by tight dresses
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Ny method of managing the matter is this
double, and sometimes put as many as four
swarms together, and then feed them all they
need at once, by placing a sheet of comb on top
OF the frames, and pouring the feed directly into
the cells, which the bees will Immediately store
where it is needed. l always feed late in the
evening, so that by morning the bees will have
all OF the feed stored away, so that there will be
no danger from robbers. If your colonies have
say twenty pounds of honey, do not attempt to
feed them, but defer feeding until Spring, for at
TINS season of the year there is no apparent gain
by feeding. By feeding in the Spring, bees that
are fed begin rearing brood and by the time that
they are very strong in numbers they will take
advantage of the opportunity and pay the keep
er largely for all trouble bestowed upon them.
IL is best, however, to wait as long as possible
Before commencing to feed. II is very easy to
tell when bees need feeding. Go to your hives
early in the morning, and give light rap on
each one; if they answer with light buzzing,
they are not yet destitute. All that do not
swer your signal must be attended to at once,
for bees that are destitute will not repel attack.
In such hives there may be found on the bottom
board some bees almost lifeless, while those in
the cluster are unable to move about Whenever
you perceive any bees in such condition, you
may rely upon it that they are in state of starv
alton, and need immediate help.-CoI. ColmaR's
Rural World.