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Peninsular news and advertiser. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1872-1904, 1876-05-26

A. d. PosTLEs, Principal.
remained in this office over one week uu.
called for, and if not called for within
one month from this date they will be
forwarded to the Dead Letter Office,
Washington, ID. q.
Deputy, Miss Jamie Richards, Sarah E.
Jacobs; Mes; Sarah F. Themas, Eliza RI,
Milford, May 20, 1876.
WIN. Il. Herring, p. M.
The NEW NATIONAL BANK.-The
projectors of this new institution are
busily engaged pushing it forward to a
permanent termination. $40, 1000 of stock
has already been subscribed, and the
prospect is that the remainder will be
taken at an early day. Milford requires
two banks, and when business revives
, again she will find her prosperity greatly
promoted by plenty OF banking capital
actively employed in her midst.
NOAH TowNsEND.-Thisa aged citizen
*lpf Cedar Neck, Sussex county, died on
& 1onday last, in the eighty-frst year
2f his age. He was seriously afflicted for
STnany months. He was one of the oldest
5Snen OF this locality, and until recently
Phad always. enjoyed excellent health.
The funeral services were held at IL e
house on Wednesday afternoon, where
large concourse of his former friends
met to pay their last tribute Of regard to
his memory.
ANOTHER REPUBLICAN CoNvEN-
TIoN.-In since it has become to be well
known that the recent Republican State
Convention was carried by bribery and
fraud, and that in consequence the party
is to be misrepresented at Cincinnati, it
has been suggested that another Con-
vention be called and that, while pledg-
alss,ag its msEsbers to the support of the
Il R party, it appoint Com
B S {, 4. 4 TIT Y. gentlemen to present the
III *; & u X; lie party in this State to
IN u III S.}*bn. r7,r
j n; = & ii sbTICE CoMEGYs.--On Mon
IL Al W aShief Justice Comegys took his
yoh the bench of the Superior Court,
Peninsular news and advertiser. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1872-1904, 1876-05-26
so COLORS AND SHADES.

Put up in pint. quart, lalf-gallon and gallon
cans, embracing
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-08-31
Selecting Durable Building Tim
Der.

A COMMON error is frequently COM
mitted in selecting durable building
timber for dwelling houses and out
buildings, and then choosing perish
able timber for sleepers or cross sills,
though the main stills may have been
procured of the best quality at large
expense. We frequently see white oak
or red elm stills and. sleepers of sugar
maple, which will decay as soon as
Eastwood or buttOnWood. When the
ends of sleepers are received in gains
cut in the stills the very ends are more
liable to decay than any other part,
especially if water is allowed to find
its way down in the joints. For this
reason 1t is always quite as important
to select durable timber for joists and
sleepers as for sills. But when the
s1lls OF building are resting on a high
exposed to the alternate influences of
moisture and dryness, almost any kind
of wood may be employed. So long as
water can be kept from the surface,
from cracks and from mortises timber
will remain quite sound. Eastwood,
white beech, maple and other kinds of
timber that are known as perishable,
will satisfactorily serve these purposes
and continue sound so long as the sticks
can be kept dry.
In many localities durable timber
for fence posts or for sills to building
is exceedingly scarce. Yet there are
so many varieties Of durable timber
that, if oak of some kind or chestnut
cannot be obtained, some other kind
Of timber may be had which Will be
found satisfactorily durable. Red elm,
if seasoned before the timber is en-
ployed, for fence posts. will last quite
as long as oak. When red elm is used
as sillS for a building, IS the newly
hewed sticks are liable TO warp and
spring, the timber should be hewed,
framed, put in its place and protected
from the sun all in one day if practi-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-08-31
Great Star Showers.

THE shower of 1899 was awful and
sublime beyond description. 1t was
witnessed by Humboldt at Cumana, in
South America, and is thus described:
"ToWard the morning Of the 18th of
November, 1899, we witnessed most
extraordinary scene of shooting me-
teors. Thousands of bolides and fall
ing stars succeeded each other during
the four hours. Their direction was
very regularly from north to south,
and from the beginning Of the phe-
nomenOn there was not a space
in the armament equal in extent
to three diameters of the moon which
was not filled every instant with bo-
lides or falling stars. All the meteors
left luminous traces Of phOsphorescent
bands behind them which lasted seven
or eight seconds" The same phenom-
ena were seen throughout nearly the
whole of North America and South
America, and in some parts Of Europe.
The most splendid display Of shooting
stars on record was that Of Nov. -,
1888, and is especially interesting as
having served to point out the period
lefty in these phenomena. Over the
northern portion of the American con-
tinent the spectacle was of the most
most imposing grandeur, and in many
parts of the country the population
were terror-stricken at the awful
ness of the scene. The slaves of the
Southern States supposed the world
was on fire, and filled the air with
shrieks of horror and cries for mercy.
The shower of 1866 was anticipated
with great interest, and in New York
and other places arrangements were
made to announce the occurrence
during the night Of Nov. IA, by ring
ing the bells from the fire towers. The
| display, however, was not witnessed
in this country, but in England was
quite brilliant, as many as 5000 me-
teors being counted at the Greenwich
Observatory. Another shower of less
extent occurred in 1867, and record
has been kept at the Naval Observa-
tory, Washington, of the number OF
shooting luminous bodies that ap-
peared in the months Of August and
November in each year Since.-N. Y,
| Herald,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-08-31
Hotel Rules at the Springs.

The young gentlemen who have Of
ficiated at the hop will, after the ladies
have passed upstairs, adjourn to the
room downstairs, where the lemons
are kept, and after half an hours tum-
hler-tOssing, will pass outside the ho-
| tel and serenade beneath the various
| windows.
This can be effected by quartet, in
| Guiding the howl, bray, groan and roar
.StyleeOf melody.
On entering the house at two a. M.
the Serenaders will pause in the entries
TO talk, and after entering their rooms
will carefully leave the doors open, so
that, in forming small pipe-smoking
parties before retiring, the aroma of
hriar-wOods may float through the adj
iacent ventilators for the enjoyment Of
the occupants of the neighboring
rooms.
Room doors to be closed with en-
p sis, after dropping the heaviest
boots outside from as high as the own
er can reach.
In gathering the aforesaid boots, the
porter, at three a. NJ, is to drag a
heavy basket after him, or carry a bag
which he can let down with a thud at
each door, and sing a verse from a
popular song in an audible undertone
as he chalks the Shoe-soles with the
room number.
The porter who is to arouse the gen.
! tlemen who are to start at four a. IN.
on fishing excursion, will bang on
! the wrong door for about fifteen min
utes in order that all the occupants on
that floor can have an opportunity ''to
rise and explain that the fishermen
are one story higher up.
All landlords are aware of the ne
cessity of eight or ten loud-cr0Wing
| ROSTERS; one or two singing cham
bermaids, who Will sweep off the
front piazza at five a. M. hostlers VINO
can shout slang loud enough to be
heard from the quarter-of-a-m ile-aff
stable, and bell boys who can make a
good lively banging of doors. dragging
of trunks, and trying the doors of
rooms they have not been sent to in
their endeavor to get all the passengers
that are going on the six O'clock train
started off.
Breakfast from seven to eleven. The
latter hour is the one for participants
and enjoyers of the previous night S
festivities. If you are an elderly per-
son, who retires early and don't dance,
you will smile and contribute five dol
lars toward the expenses of last night S
music when the subscription paper
comes round, and not look sour be-
cause they are going to have another
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-08-31

able In case red elm cannot be Sc
cured in frame soon after it is sawed
or hewed out every stick should be
placed on a level foundation, so
that stones or other heavy mate
rial may be laid above it to
hold it straight. Red beech is another
kind of durable timber which will
serve satisfactorily for stills of build
ings, for posts or beams, where the
timber is liable to be exposed to damp
ness or to the influences Of wet and
heat Red beech will be found an eX-
cellent substitute for oak. AS this
kind ofstimber rarely grows where we
find oak forests, it may be sawed int
all kinds of strips for building dwell
ling houses or ouG-buildings. 1t will
make joists, studs and excellent floor
boards, provided they are ''stuck up
straightly soon after the logs are
sawed. so that the pieces may have OPP
portunity to season straight without
being warped by the sun. Butternut
is another timber that is often more
durable than any oak, even when en-
plOyed for fence posts. Butternut is
usually a soft wood, often soft as white
pine. Hence this kind of timber may
be employed for flooring, for casing
and window sills or for making doors.
Yet as butternut timber is so liable
to warp and spring when the pieces
are seasoning it is always important
that this kind Of lumber should be
stuck up while the timber is green,
that it may be straight after the pieces
are we'll seasoned. The grain is SO
beautiful that parlor finished with
| butternut lumber will often look richer
than if wainscoted with the best of
| black walnut. Many man has pur-
chased black walnut at an eXorbitant
price for making a handrail and banis-
ter for his stairs, or for other work in
his house, when there were large
butternut trees on his own land which
would have furnished ten times more
lumber than he required, and that,
too, of a superior beauty.-N. Y.
| Herald.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-08-31

Metals of all sorts are valuable
"finds, especially brass and copper,
broken portions of ornaments, the
remnants of children's toys, etc. But
especially iron in its various forms of
broken manufactured articles, as they
contain much solder, which is far more
valuable than the iron. Horses shoes
and nails are especially valuable, as
they furnish a peculiarly tough iron,
used for making the famous stub-twist
barrels Of guns.
Old wooden rags are very valuable,
as they go to make the famous shod-
dy, of which we have heard so much.
All the old clothes Of Europe, when
past reviVing, greasy to saturatiOn,
and in tatters in fact, and past all de-
cent wearing, come ultimately to Bat
ley in Yorkshire, where in the shOddy
factories, by means of huge cylinders
studded with teeth, they are reduced
to their original fiber, and re-enter life
/ in combination with neWly-Wov6n
| wool. These old rags are equal to a
contribution Of $4,000 tons of this
material. By means of this introduce
ton of the old to the new stuff, a
score of fabrics have been introduced
which clOthe the poor and the low
er middle class. If it were not for
this re-intrOductiOn of a once perfectly
waste material, wooden clothing would
be SO costly as to exceed the means of
the working population. 1t has been
the custom of late to mix wooden with
cotton in the production of what is
| termed union goods. This mixture for
a time puzzled the manufacturers, as
| the combined material could not be
safely treated. The plan lately adopt
ed is to put fresh fabrics into a closed
receiver, and to heat them with steam
at high temperature. By this means
the cotton is preserved IN a clean con-
dition for paper-making, and the wool
is reduced to that great fertilizer, the
ulmate of ammonia.
All greasy rags, such as dishclOuts,
those employed by engineers in the
cleansing of machinery, minister to a
curious purpose. They are past even
shOddy-making, but by curious turn
of fortune advance at once in the
scale Of noble uses by being trans
ferred to the hop grounds of Kent.
! Beer from dishclOuts! noble ascent,
doubtless, in the workingman's opin-
ion. Old boots and shoes, Of course,
! 90 to the cobblerS. In their hands
they are transferred into apparently
new ones. New SoleS are added in
the form of old pieces of leather
pressed by steam into solid pieces
whilst uppers, when injured, are cut
down into smaller. uppers for chill
dren's boots and shoes. Small frac-
lures are hidden by what in the trade
is called a smother" OF application
of heel-ball; and really WORKOUT
boots and shoes in few hours after
| being turned out from the, dust-heap
are made to look quite respectable.
| Good Words.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-08-31
Seeds of Weeds in the Soil.

IT frequently happens that when a
field Of old grassland has been plowed
up the oats sown have come up along
with a thick growth of charlock or
wild mustard. 1t may, OF course, be
alleged that the charlock seeds were
sown along with the oats but in cases
of this kind which have come under
our own observation this objection
would not hold good, the seed oats hay
ing been dressed perfectly clean before
being sown. Some years ago we plOWed
a grass field which had been in perma-
nent pasture for a period of between
forty and fifty years. In order to
square the field an old fence running
along was taken down and about five
acres added, which were sown with
oats at the same time with the old
grass portion of the field, and with
seed out of the same bags. The crop
on the most part of the land which had
been in the old pasture was almost
checked with charlock; while that
grown ON the part which had been
added to the field was entirely free.
We afterWard learned from an old
man who had lived all his life beside
the farm and worked upon it, that the
portion which had been in grass had
been laid down and left for pasture in
consequence of the manner in which
it was infested with the seeds of the
charlOck, which sprung up and choked
the crop whenever the ground was
titled. We do not cite this case as
presenting anything new, because
scores of instances of similar
kind are familiar to practical men !;
but it afforded a sufficient proof-at
least in our opinion-that the seeds of
charlock may be dormant in the soil
for an indefinite period, so long as cir
cumStanees are not favorable for their
negotiating. The vitality of all such
seeds will be stimulated the moment
that circumstances are SO altered as to
permit them to vegetate freely. Take
again another case-namely, that of a
piece of pasture in which furze has
been allowed to grow for years unmo-
Tested. When the fUrZe burshes are
cleared away, and the land plowed up
and put under one or more short rOta-
tions of crops, the growth of young
furze plants will be kept down; but
stock the land down in grass for some
years, and there will be again vigor-
Gus growth of furZe plants, which
have sprung from seed that must have
remained dormant in the soil during
the time the land was under eultiva-
ton. Whep calcareeus materials, such
as lime, shell mari, o.: shell sand, are
spread upon ground covered with
heath, the heath disappears, and In its
place there will be a thick growth Of
white clover, fescues and other grasses.
This occurs without any further treat
ment beyond the application of the
lime, ETC., which acts upon the peaty
soil, changing its nature and rendering
it unfit to produce heath, but suitable
for the growth Of other plants, the
seeds of which have been present in
the soil from some indefinite period
under circumstances which did not al
low them to yegetate.-N. 7. Herald.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-08-31
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.
IT is better to have a lively famil,

on farm than immaculate rooms.
| BAKED CUCUMBERs.- the
cucumbers, slit them on one side, take
out seeds, fill with grated bread, but
ter and onion. Season with salt, pep
per and thyme. Bake.
EGGPLANT FRIED. Several hours
before using peel and slice, then salt
each layer, placing heavy weight on
the plant Make a batter of flour,
water, one egg, pepper and salt, and
fry in boiling hot lard.
PEACH JAM.-Take ripe peaches,
peel and stone them, put them in
pan over the fire, and mash them till
hot, then rub them through a sieve,
and to each pound of fruit allow a
pound of white sugar, and half an
ounce Of bitter almonds blanched and
pounded; let it boil fifteen minutes,
stir and skim it well.
BOILED HUCKLEBERRY PUDDING. =
| Three pints of huckleberrieS, one pint
of molasses, teaspoOnful Of cream tar
tar, half Of soda, tablespoonful Of salt,
| flour to make a stiff batter. Mix all
but the soda and add that last dis
| solved in as little water as possible
and stir it into the pudding. Boil
from two to four hours.
. To KEEP OFF MOSQUITOES
smooth, dry handkerchief, lay it over
the head in such a way that one corner
is about an inch below the chin. Then
tie or pin the other three points at the
back of the head. The head will be
entirely protected, and, if carefully
adjusted, plenty Of air will reach the
face. No camphor or pennyrOya is
needed
FRICAsEED OYSTERS hundred
oysters, one-quarter pound butter !;
brown the butter, then put in the
oysters, and let all simmer for fifteen
minutes; braid one tablespoonful OF
flour and butter we'll together, add one
spoonful chopped parsley, some salt
and pepper; when ready to serve, add
the yelks of three eggs we'll beaten ;
serve on toast.
EGG SAUCE.-Work together five
ounces of butter, and two large
spOonfuls of flour; then mix in two
spOonfuls of milk. Place over slow
fire and when melted add half pint
of water, and when Simmering add
two spoonfuls more of milk; give it
one more boil. Chop up two hard
| boiled eggs and throw in just before
sending to the table.
SPICED BEEF BAKED. ounce
of saltpeter, pounded fine; rub it well
on a piece of beef; three hours after
rub on one-half pound of brown sugar,
and a little salt now and then; let the
meat lie in this pickle over two days
then take one ounce Of ground pepper,
One-half ounce of mace, few pound
ed cloves; cover with suet and bake in
an oven. The spices must be rubbed
in we'll.
GERMAN PAsTE.-Three pounds of
pea-meal, one pound of honey, or sir
up, three eggs, one-fourth pound of
fresh lard, one quart of hemp seed,
(crusheG, ten cents worth of NAV
seed; put the lard in an iron-kettle
over slow fire; stir in part of the
meal when the Lard is melted, also the
eggs (after having been we'll beaten)
take it off the fire and mix in the re-
mainder of the ingredients; mix and
beat thoroughly and spread on plat
ter or pan to cool; put the paste in a
stone jar in a cool place
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-08-31
Study Your Soil.

EVERYONE has no doubt observed the
very diverse character and the fire.
quent changes that occur every few
rods in the nature of the soil. With
almost every variation in altitude of
surface we find change in the texture
and the constituent elements of the
soil. These differences may be seen in
the character Of the soil on nearly
every farm, and indeed, of almost
every field Of the country, except per-
haps, some of the level prairie farms
of the West. Both reason and expert
ence teach us that all soils are not
adapted alike to all crops. Certain
crops will succeed better on a particu-
lar kind of soil, while other crops will
do better on a different kind of soil.
In planning for a crop it is therefore
important that these different adapta-
tions should be studied and kept in
view. But is this usually done? Do
not the most Of farmers ignore this
difference and act as if all soils were
alike, OF all crops made precisely the
same demands on the soil? But as
these diversities in both crops and soil
exist, successful farming depends large
ly on an intelligent adaptation Of these
different conditions. The farmer should
know his soil both as to it's constituent
elements and it's productive capacity,
but especially in regard to this last. 1t
is not to be supposed that every farm
er can be an agricultural chemist, but
everyone can, and should, become a
close observer of all the phenomena of
nature in connection with the produc-
ton of crops on his farm. He may so
observe and note the results of each
seasons operations that in few years,
at most, he can determine the prOduc-
tive capacity of each field of his farm
under certain conditions of tempera-
ture and moisture. This should be the
constant study of the tiller Of the soil
to learn the capacities of his soil SO
that he may avoid the expenditure of
seed and labor in trying to cultivate a
crop on soil to which it is not adapt
ed, which can only result in loss, while
an intelligent adaptation of soil and
crops suited to each other would pro-
duce a good profit. Farmer.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-08-31

MANY who are suffering from the effects
Of the warm weather and are debiitated are ad-
vised by physicians to take moderate amounts of
whisky two or three times during the day. In a
little while those who adopt this advice frequently
incl ease the number of drinks" and in time be-
come confirmed inebriates A beverage which
will not create thirst for intoxicating liquors and
which is Intended especially for the benefit of de-
bilitated persons, whether at home abroad, is
Dr. Schencks Sea Weed Tonic. Containing the
juices of many medicinal herbs, this preparation
does not create an appetite for the intoxicating
cup. The nourishing and the life-supporting prop
critics of many valuable natural productions con-
tanned in 1t and well known TO medical men have
a most strengthening influence. single bottle Of
the Tonic will demonstrate its valuable qualities.
For debility arising from sickness, over-exertion,
or from any cause whatever, wineglassful of Sea
Weed Tonic taken after meals will strengthen the
stomach and create an appetite for wholesome
food. To all who are about leaving their homes
we desire to say that the excellent effects of Dr..
Schencks seasonable remedies-Sea w eed Tonic
and Mandrake Pills-are particularly evident when
taken by those who are injuriously affected by 8
change of water and diet No person should leave
home without taking supply of these safeguards
along. For sale by all Druggists.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-08-31

WnHoFT's ANTI-PERIc0Ic OR FEVER AND
AGUE ToNIC.-This invaluable and standard
and maintains its reputation unimpaired.
1t il Endorsed by the medical profession and
prescribed daily in the Charity Hospital and
other Hospitals in New Orleans. Wflhoft's
Tonic is thus highly recommended by the
leading medical mer OF the country, and is
worthy of such Endorsement. g. r. FIELAY
q Co.. PrOprietors, New Orleans.
EoP SALE By All DRUGGISTS.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-08-31

grand hop with a full band, and all
the guests over from the other hotel
tomorrow night. boston CONNER
ciGZ Bulletin
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-08-31

ASK any druggist for the best Ague cure,
and he will give you Shallenberger's Pills.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-08-31

THE United States Commissioner of Edu-
cation in his late report says of the Mayhem
Business College, Detroit: " Young men de-
string business education viii find the ad-
vantages here offered the most perfect posi-
BILE" Centennial pamphlets, giving fullfn-
formation, furnished on application at. the
College, personally or by letter.
GRoCERs who sell Prussing's White Wine
VINEGAR will never hear q comnlaint about il