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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-10
ATTEMPTED BURGLARY.

The police OF the Twenty ninth precinct yestcr.
day notified OF an attempted burglary the house Of
Judge n. L. Fanchcr, No las Madison avenue II ap-
pears that the burglars sheltered themselves uu.
occupied house adjoining which was undergoing
pairs and assembled 10 the roof Passing over the
residence Of Judge Fanchcr they had forced open the
scuttlc aud about making descent when they
changed thor minds, beng probably alarmed, am
made their escape without stealing ANYTHING
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Yesterday afternoon, while Rev. Father 0'Mahoncy,
Of the Catholic Pfocctory driving through Morris
street. fremont, with friend the horse took fright
and away, overturning the vehicle and throwing
the reverend gentleman and friend on the road For
tunatey, however although the vehicle destroyed,
they fortunate enough TO escape wtn slight IN.
mr.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-10

The New York Municipal Society has been looking
into the matter Of license granted In June, 1872, by
the then Commissioner of Pubic Works George
Caucd, for the supply Of Croon water to shipping in
the pot including stcamtugs and fcrryboat and also
TO supply builders with water for building purposes
Tor which he pays ~ sl6 90 month, Tor tho term
OF five years.
The license granted to Caulncd is understood TO bs
political job OF very doubtful Legality, by winch tho
city treasury loses large amount annually that would
be saved If the payments tor water used By tie ship
ping were made directly TO the city
Comptroller Green has cndcavored for long timo to
correct this official abuse. and in january last adj
dressed the following letter the subject the pres
cnt Commissioner ol Public Works.
Cry NEw YORK,
DEPARTMENT FINAscF,
. CoxrrRoLLkR's oFficE, Jan. ~ 1876. 4
Hon. ALLAN CAMPBELL. Commissioner OF Public
SiR-Un the ID Decembcr. 1873 wrote your predc-
ia Office communication OF which the enclosed
with reference made Depart
men. OF Public Works with George Ciuied. under
which he CLAIMS the right 10 supply the shipping the port
with Croton water from the pipes OF the city desire
early your accession To Office call your attcn-
ton to this mate because believe that
this contract is and long has been. the occasion
Of gieat pccunary loss to the city.
Those who pay Tor the Croon water under this
1t directly city; aud the difference small
waicn the city IRON the and tho
large which the contractor from
would be much better in the City Treasury
taxpayers than used, informed II is or the
Of set Of political hangarson, who instead Of being
driven u standing offence. Very respectfully.
ANDREW H. GREEN, Comptroller.
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COUNTERFEIT CHAMPAGNE.


Nxw yoRK, June O. 1874
To THE EDiroR ruE HEaALD.--
discover In your issue OF yesterday an attempt mso
by Mr. James ). jackson to excuse himself 81 my e.
pcnsc Tor his late TRANSACTION IN cheap wine. most
cmpnatiraIIy deny the statement therein made nne
hereby ask The public to suspend Judgment ON ny ~
halt until they hear evidence. Respectfully yout
PHILIP H0Nk, Nos ~ and ~ vesey oHoo4
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DEATH OF A CONVICT.

Johannah Russell, girl Of sixteen years, died sud.
denly yesterday in the hospital at Blackwcs Island.
shc convicted on May s in tho Court Of General
Sessions charge OF obtaining goods under false
prctcnccs and sentenced 10 years Imprisonment
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-10

THE TRANSFORMATION QUESTION
grows more and more mixed 1t seems that all heavy
goods DeLg shipped by rail Buffalo, and thence
Chicago and Milwaukee at fourteen cents hundred,
and TO other lake ports In like proportion against tho
nominal all rail freight OF twenty cents II prob
ably due TO this fact that to-day circulated
all rail ireights reduced to fifteen cents to
Chicago.
PANAMA AND PACIFIC MAIL
Tho directors of the Pacific Mail Company to-day
held meeting at the office Of the Panama Railway
Company, whereat Il was agreed by Mr.. PARK, repro
senting the latter to postpone the settlement OF the
obligations between the two companies until May 1877
II further agreed that the several directors should
advance the sum Of s425Oo0 for the payment OF the
present liabilities OF the steamship company. The
where
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ADVANCE AND DECLINE.
The olsowinG the changes closing prices CON-
pared with those OF yesterday
ApvAxcE-Dclaware and lackawanna, u; Michigan
Central, 81; Northwestern u; do preferred "a New
Jersey Central, y.
DxcIsx.-Ncw York Central, " Erie "; Lake
shore, a; Missouri Pacific. " Ohio Mississippi,
IL Pacific Mall ~; Producers and Petroleum, "a;
st. Paul preferred, y.
The Remainder OF the stocks were unchanged
THE Monty MARKET.
Money was in FREQ supply call loans at 2 a ~ per
cent tho market closing at the lowest figures Primo
paper passes at per cont The following are the
rates domestic exchange New York In the under
mentioned citics:-Savannah, u premium; Charles
ton easier, selling X a GIG, buying x premium; New
Orleans. commercial, NJ bank, "; Cincinnati steady,
par 10 Soc premium; ST Louis, 75c. premium; Chi
cago Csc. discount. Sterling exchange was steady;
prime asking rates. ass and 90; selling rates. 4S7ka
ASK and Al sk . s9,z ReichmarSs, oak 95,s and
90 . ooH. Cables, 061 06H. Prime Paris, SIS and
kl2H
THB GOLD MARKET
Gold opened Al 112x. declined TO ll2a this afternoon
md closed 1924 Tho highest price Of the day was
l12H The borrowing rate per cent Loans were
Niso nat and at la ], and "a per cent for
carrying.
OPERATIONS OF THE GOLD ExcHAyGR RANK.
COr oa.snSe s,:ocs. eps sss
CLEARING STATEMENT.
Currency exchanges. So, 904 5lS
currency DaianccG. ..............-..-. 2,Js5 St1
God exchanges. ......................... a,6!I2i2
Gold balances ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 4l9,g25
Tho specie engagements for to.morrow's outgoing
steamers amount TO 500, 0oo gold coin.
TIE UNITED STATES TREASURY
The Assistant Treasurer paid to-day s33 900 gold
account OF interest and SILL 900 In redemption Of
$40 bonds The subTreasury to-day released $47 $50
silver coin. Revenue receipts, s4oo, 600; customs
ccirts, $500, 900; bank notes received, ssoo,ooo
INVESTMENT SHARES
In investment shares Rock Island was n.m at 1917
1855, Delaware and Lackawanna a, los loSts, Och
aware and Hudson al 1898 ITO, New Jersey Central
S2ik aS2e4 say $685. Harlem at 1851, New York
Central at 1924 Chicago and Alton at 100, do pre-
serrcd At 10s Pttsburs aud Fort Wayne guaranteed At
lUSA 1os, Adams Express at 1851, United States a.
IS a. wells-Fargo at 9oys, Producers and Petro-
Isum ut III NIX.
GOVERNMENT BONDS.
Government bonds closed firm at the following quo.
tatons:-untcd States currency skies, l25A
1851; do SKIES. 1881 registered, ll95s 40; do.
DO, do, coupon 1a3s lzsys; do do, 1865 regis.
tered, 1lG 1l6ss; do do, do, coupon lI6 1101s;
do do do, new, registered III sll7ys; do do. do,
do coupon, 1901 12oA; do. do, 1867, registered.
ll9h 1879 do. do, DO, coupon, 1925. I22s<; do
ho 1868, registered. l2oas 49, do do DO, coupon,
l23k 124; do. tcn.iorlics. registered, hi alls,.;
DO do, coupon, llsss 1ls5s; do Gves, 1881, reg
istcrcd ll75s 1i7ss; do. do. do, coupon, Il71.
ll7M
IMPORTS
The Ipor Of dry goods ~ the port Of New York ier
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4 JOHN Itfckid<G co. BANKERS MD BigO.
a. kers ~ broadway, orders by mali aud tele
Tor stock aud stocs Privileges stocks carried
VI 70 per ecnt ~ page book EXPLAINING operations
IN Wall street will ~ sent tree nf charge sending
toJoHN HiCkliNG a CO., ~ broadway. New York
A EEAsONAbLk RATES MONEY ON LIFE AND
securities; Insurance Of kinds effected with best com
sAaisA J. ,. HABRlCH co.. ll1 Bsosdwsy.
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LoSDox PnopUcE NsRgET.--T.oSDoS June o--Evcning.-
Calcutta linscea iJs ed- sperm oil, Isl Es5.
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lU.Ia MD 1I:JU 4. nj.
1901 $1,000 Us $40. =. '67. llets
120 1000 Us 5-.o,c. 'es.. l227S
1891 $1,000 do. be 1885,
l2j1 400 US SIS. o. 'St. be Ii7yz
l22k lu0Oo u 5 SIS. lu4O. 9. 1854
1o-)9I -
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Ios.ls..... .;.;,i;aas LAO lbs
The .ss ss an as ""
I1ns 100 =. \ s;s3c' my 90 :. i,e Auxus, 70, 4.
!. i 7s Jansary 80 a. nIss ro,a 400 I,s BALE, ,s:
II ia is'f ,s Il Il y i asf 4sa
10 .ias; SOFA. l. 1875 20 r. 100 a 4 81 sas
Il aaae a;o At "a as 100 ls .. nc ., ssas
ioe 900 's i = oJ s9e ae sepen a. AZ a.
800 a. 2yiae 100 !. il Is ies Isle, oe.a
s sss ,"o a. iii Co. e 4 Is 80 af ~
100 :. u ,ss ,os :. us D "s ,l 100 :,
At iise Tassi $500 bale. Grand .os. 25oof Tue
,esp,. =. The porte were as follow. - bales
X" Ssss @ iIs1nns IA YS
DAY -, Wees. a,as Jsi. aay a,, year s;ssl rsiaI
burg by sss ~ ,s,. 80 p Ire BY s"
pagss 4eMopan ov WAS firm e and active: quoted
lob lots on vitrioI quiet Al 81 10 per cwt;
S s. '' J.mp S .ss e % ps H. for for rensd
Cream sr.as sasssa s gold for A%e,lsan ana
Tor do boxs, neutrality-suspicious. aud ether
I've Tor DO Csorn. s.sm tola was ia quoted
nj ~ 81 81 currency burgundy pitch quoted Ixc
GuarAna entireiv at - SO g. Manns
: 81 Is s:sp large s"s sna oo 9e as
.sn csn.hsrdss we're qaes 81 2sasl o. shslsc was
Div dlv was Very scarce and n Al $50 per ton Cutch
NJ
aar qualify Biehromate potash duil 1916.
sal ammoniac dull ut I0iac gold Irish quiet
AZ 6hc &C. Gambler was hrm at &C., gold Epson salts
fair demand sumac arm at 81 81. Ar
gods steady 2sc. 32c gold according qualify
Gcntan root firm ut 7c. Cssxia buds were quoted
4Jc JJc. Colombo )c for whole and
14c powdered Gum gedda nrm 7s<e Sc. with
upward tendency. jumper berries dull &C. ssc
for ordinary italian orange ruled quiet nj Osc
1lc spot Venice turpentins dull at 17c yc CASTLE
sospCon white quoted i05xc aud Mnrseilies
notified y, Toe, gold Roche e salts steady and iary
active ~ 3sc bbis ana 81 &c Tor boxes Quinnc
very active At ~ 30 B1o vitro steady at SIZE Nor
phine active at - % Iudde potash active and
hrmct az - ~ - 3D. to quality. Alum-Lump was in
fair demand 2 CELEBRATE potash was N Iair de-
mand at 2ic. &c. gold. and 22c. ereeubacks TAR
taric acid quiet At 52sc. gold for crystal and 4yc
Jlc. for powdered Ctrc acid quoted At 73c. 5se
gold and rom Sc to lc currency Tor selected sor'ss
PASTE talaoria quiet At 3lc Use spanish solid was
in good demand NJ 25c 2sc gold Pignateii quiet
Ste small Guxana wasquoted mt Sic large 6nxalina
IN GOOD demand 4uV; r. :. small activc ~
sic 5oc Csrsiano was very scarce last lot was sold
45c. Cuttlehsh bones ruled steady at 2Sc Balsam
scpaiba was easy - sc. 70e Saffron was h,m :;
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MINING STOCKS
The following aye ,hc opening mining quotations at
San Francisco to-day Savage, II: Alpha, 57 Next
can, 80; Justice % The rost are unchanged At the
cInse of tho market the nrices were
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DOMESTIC MARKETS.

GALVESTON, June o. 1916
Cotton unchanged; middIing. tlstc.; low mddng USc;
good ordinary oac Net receipts III bales Experts
wise. 16a Sales. III stock. loo14 WeekyNet receipts.
753 baes gross, 100. ExportsTo Great Britain 1908;
coastwise, ,756. Sales, .ID4
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-03-30
Washing tie Ea:-.

In these days OF pufiing aud crimping
and other wise torturing the hair, it is
rare thing 10 have the head thoroughly
washed a clean a. cleanliness demands
All the sanitary regulations Of medical neu
have never improved on the old directions.
. Wash aud DE clean" This Is as true Of
the head A. Of the feet.
A distinguished physician. who had spent
much time at quarantine. sad that per
son whose head was thoroughly washed
every day rarely took contagious. diseases.
bat where the hair. was allowed TO become
dirty and matted II was hardly possible TO
escape infection.
Many persons ind speedy relief for ner
vous headache b. washing the hair thor
oaghly ia weak soda water. have known
severed eases almost wholly cured in ten
minutes by this simple remedy. A friend
dads il the greatest relief in cases of rare
cod tie cold symptoms entirely leaving
the eyes and nose afterione thorough wash
iug OF the hair The. head should be thor
oughly dried Afterwards. and avoid
draughis Of air for little while.
Try this plan, in others, when the little
ones come into the house warm and dusty
aud fretful on hot summer day. Battle
gently the little hot face and soilsd hands.
aud sponge the. head thoroughly with DO
rSx and water. or little ammonia and Wa
ter. Soap and water will answer. though
think the other ingredients are better.
Dry the hair with soft towel, then comb
aud part il evenly, and kiss the little fresh
face; and then see If the fretfulness has not
taken wings, and the little one begun TO
feel as good as new.
Brush the hair nicely away from the fore
head and do not leave tantalizing row TO
dangle just over the eyes, even If is
princess style" child has 4 right to be
made comfortable. and such STYLE is neither
comfortable to feel nor 10 look AZ. There
is nothing finer than the smooth. pure
brow OF childhood. How strange. that
mother can so dishsure it for a within of
fashion.
Young ladies who indulge freely in hair
dressings have double reason 10 follow the
practice OF thoroughly washing the hair
These oils are 50 many traps 10 catch all
the floating dust of this very dusty world.
and good microscope applied to little
lock from our heads would astonish Us in
to one ablution. if no more. Oil soon
grows rancid and gives out an odor far
from pleasing. Because you are so used to
it and do not perceive it yourself. do not,
therefore, infer that it is impereeptible to
Others. We have all of US, no doubt, wish
ed fervently sometimes that propriety
would permit US 10 change our seat at
church. or lecture, or some similar assem-
bly,. because ofthe proximity of an unpleas-
ant neighbor.
lady's taste is displayed in the perfum-
ery she chooses. Leave the strong roses
and aromatics for Dinah and Chloe, and
select only those that are faint and delicate.
like the almest impereeptible breath of the
beautiful pansy.-l Housekeeper.
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Manure for Grass.

No crop gets less attention than grass.
II manfred at all, IL is only incidentally
with some other crop-ready for itself
alone. Corn. wheat. and barley get the ma
nure, and when seeded the young clover
takes what is LEFT. After this, II the field
be pasture. the di'oppings of animals left in
lumps over the field. are all that the land
gets Till ploughed again. This Is considered
improving the soil; that it is. No matter
how mismaUaged, clover i a benefit, and
whsteser else he may do, the farmer who
sows and grows clover, Is making his farm
better What. then. might not the result
be. IL the same care were taken of the clio
yer field as of other crops: Ii does not
need cultivation. thu long. deep reaching
roots mellow and pulverZe the soil ~
nothing else can. II the clover grows thrift
~ the top acts a. mulch. shading the
ground and keeping it moist. \ crop o.
pleughed under or cut Tor hay. can hardly
fail to leave the soil better than II was he
fore. II should be the farmers aim Ia grow
the largest possible crops of clover. \
sight dressing of gypsum-one hundred
pounds per acre in early sprimg-ofteu pro-
dlces wonderful results. But il farmer
has a little well-rotted manure. the scrap
lngs of barnysrds. fall IS the time 10 apply
ii. Clover is ofen injured by freezing and
thswing in winter, and very slight cover
ing of manure will afford a great deal OF
protection. Rich earth from the corner Of
the fences, j. well worth drawing short
distance on young clover, provided the
ground il hard and firm. II the held is not
TO be moved next season. coarse manure
eau be used Exchange.
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ico5 Care Ter Dairy Cows.

Very few dairymen have any idea how
greatly the yield OF cows NAV be increased
by better feed and care. We think ii ..
great folly for men. who are making only
one hundred To- one hundred and twenty
five pounds OF butter per COW. II Try To in
Ayrshire or Jersey blood. There j no com
mon herd. selected WITH the ordinary sAil
thst every dAiryhan should possess. that
will not give one hundred and iifty pounds
properly taken care Of The improved
breeds sud their grade, are no better, Il
a. good, a. common stocks. under neglect
ana poor feeding. \ spoudent in an
pounds of good butter 10 season from
-four cows and not oue OF them was regis
tered or had fashionable pedigree. OF was
bought at q price TO exceed $50" and adds.
In my own experience, when | have
bought a cow of stingy feeders. they have
nearly doubled their product. and that, too.
without the aid of warm or steamed food"
Such has been the experience OF not a
few.-A man once Dragged hat he had
sold Us the poorest COW in his herd. She
was a small snd iimid heller. and WAS mas
tered by nearly every other in an ili-kept
herd that averaged little il sny over one
hundred pounds 10 toe COW. That heiier
now makes over three hundred pounds q
year. \ test Of her milk. a few days ago,
gave twenty-five aud half ounces Of but
ter from days product How could such
a man tell whether be cheats another when
he sells him COW. or not: His strong
holt" is IN cheating himself.-lEx
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farm ann houseboIO.
Pa-soa Murray q Harvesting : so...

When the foal i - months Old we begin
TO educate him TO harness. Most colts, re-
member, are timid; they are born 50. The
nrsI day. we simply put the saddle without
the back-strap on. bUcklng up the belly
band loosely. This is done many times
increasing the pressure. Then we take the
neck collar, and pat il over hi> head. first
permitting him 10 smell OF il. and touch It
wiki his nose, until he is entirely convinc-
"a ihtt il i, not calculated to hurt him. IL
like manner We add part 10 part until the
cot is fuliy harnessed. lie i, then allow
Cd 10 sand with hairless ou uudl lie ha,
Ilue 20 reflect upon lhe whole matter and
become accustomed To the pressure Of the
harness against h., sensitive skin. for We
must remember that all this performance
seems very queer 10 him, and startling
When be hA> fully composed hi mind. and
settled down into the conviction that every
thing ) al! right and as =: should be with
him. he i then walked about. The harness
st.i being on, and brought back every few
minutes 70 the spot where HE j. 10 be un-
h4rneSsed, and taught to stand a. long So
II would naturally take to remove the har-
ness. straps are loosened. buckle-tonrues
started. saddle and collar eased; in short.
everything done that would be done in un-
harnessing. save actually removing the
harness After several times. this standing
s;,a while being embarrassed has come to .
De- 10 his mind, part OF the programme.
aud he understands il and asseats 10 i a.
s1ch. Once learned. in the case of fan in
teAiSeni horse, always learned. The same
process should be gone through with In the
case OF high-sp.rited, valuable colt. once
or twice each day. for week al least. And
Remember that he i learning many lessons /
IN one. including that greatest OF all a colt Z
cen learn VIZ. - have confidence IN. and .
yield his Will 70 man. Have great patience /.
II this point OF his education, and proceed. /
step oy sep, advancing no further THAI !.
Your pupi. success justiies. Daring these |
harness exercises. accu>tom The colt 10
pressure against breast and shoulder. by /
tying long cords into either side OF the co., +.
lar. and pulling gently. cause him to brace /
him>eif, - he will naturally do. against it. |
This gives him the idea of drawing weight /
somewhere behind him, ana by permitting
h.lA 10 pull You along, he Will grow 70 feel |
that he caR pull anythiug.-I The Golden |
Rule.
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poetrp.
The Old Farm House.

The easy chair. all patched with care,
l. placed by the hearth-sione;
With witching grace, in the Old fireplace,
The eVergrcens are strewn;
And pietures hang on the whltened wall,
And the old clock ticks in the cottage hail.
More lovely still, on the window sill
The dew-eyed flowers rest;
While midst the leaves on the moss-grown
caves
The martin builds her nest,
And all day long the summer breeze
Is whispering love 10 the Blended trees.
over the door, all covered DER
With sack of dark green baize.
Lay, a mu>ket old, whose worth !, told
In the events of other days;
And the powder-Aask and the hunters horn
Have hung beside il for many morn.
For wears have fled with noseles> tread.
Like fairy dream, away,
Aud ia their Digit. sill sho m Of lis might,
A father-old and gray;
Aud the soft winds play with the snow-white
HAIR,
And the old man sleeps in hi, easy chair.
Inside The door, on the sanded floor,
Light. airy footsteps glide.
And a mIiden fair, with ilaNcn hair.
huee> by the old mans side
An old oak wrecked BY the angry storm.
" bile the ivy cling, TO IL trembling form.
Industrial Age.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-03-30

Sores, Rheumatism. Neuralgia, Pain
the Bones, Side and Head, Fem
Weakness, Sterility, Leucorrhea, arisins
from internal liberation, and uter;nss
disease, Syphilitic and Mercurial d.
eases, Dropsy, Dyspepsia, Emacia,jo.
General Debility, and for Purifyingtbs
Blood.
This Sarsaparilla is a combination 4,
vegetable Alternatives - Stillingia, M,
drake. Yellow Dock with the IodiI1,
of Potassium and Iron, and is the mrx.
eficacious medicine yet known 4,
the diseases it is intended to cure.
It's ingredients are so skilfully cor
bined, that the full Alternative effect :,
each is assured. and while it Is so mia
as to be harmless even to children, il I,
still SO effectual as 10 purge out from Ii.
system those impurities and corruptioa,
which develop into loathsome disease.
The reputation it enjoys is derived
from its cures, and the 'ontidence vt..s
prominent physicians all over the cous.
try repose in it, prove their 5xperieae.
OF its usefulness.
Certificates attesting its virtues hav.
accumulated, and are constantly be,-.
received. and as many Of these cases Il.
publicly known, they furnish couytuaa-
evidence Of the superiority Of tins 81.
saparilla over every other alternate.
medicine. So generally Is Its saeea-
GRITTY to any other medicine kuoau. IA.
We need DO no more than t. assam. Il.
public that the best qualitie~ i .as .e-
possessed are strictly nainta.u.l
PREPARED ny
D.. J. c. AVER L CO. Love- W.
Practical and -tna{v'tcaI sh~r,ts..
d lY AL NM -. L--ra ~ ..-------
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MIR. Wick says in his Floral Guide that
ten drops of earbolic acid. to be obtained
from any Of our druggists, put in pint OF
wster and poured on the earth in flower
pots. will destroy all earth worms which do
SO much damage TO the plants A trial will
satisfy al, Of irs beneficial effects.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-03-30

The rose needs deep. rich. lsamy
soil. Even clay soil if rich and well
drained is favorable to its q owth. II the
Soil is sandy, clay or loan should be .hor-
oughly u0xed with it and the whole highly
MANFRED
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HANCOCK HOUSE |!

This House l. centrally located and has rcceni.
Is been thoroughly repaired anI rvlurul-hcd
throughout
The proprietor intends 10 give . PERSONAL aiten.
ton to the table nd the wants u ms guests and
sAtteTs himself that he furnish a. good
accommodations - eau be iouud in The city A
good stable aud faithful Ostlcr. AWAY. on
tgTd. Gko. tsOULu,
,wesi End Of Union RIVER BrIdgeD
Ellsworth, sept 90, iso. iyr5