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The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-08-11

Captain Thompson, of the Second
cavalry, committed suicide just before
the troops left Big Horn river.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-08-11
A BRUSH WITH THE INDIANS.
THE STRENGTH OF THE EINDIANS.

THE SIHENIIH UF III E INDIANS.
Another special dated near Tongue
river July 3lst, via Bismarck, August
9th, says from all indications the Indi-
ans are concentrating from all sides for
big fight. They are estimated at from
5000 to 5000 men.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-06-28

laboratory of the station. They range in
price from % cents per pound (whole-
sale) to Is cents, and contain from lO3
to 46 per centum of insoluable adultera-
ton. The arsenic varies from So per
centum in the best to 20 per centum In
the lower grades. Some are mixtures
of Scheeles green, others are Schweln-
furth green. The former, when pure,
contains 719 per centum of arsenlcus
acid and 2S3 per centum of copper
oxide. The latter should contain %
per centum of arsenious acid, 81 per
centum copper oxide and 10 per
centum acetic acid. From these facts
it appears that it will be most econom-
ical to buy the best Ask for Paris
green. 1t will probably cost fifty cents
per pound. If it seems to be OF
doubtful quality send small sample to
the station at Middleton for analysis,
first finding out the name of the manu-
facturer. No time should be lost If the
potato crop is to be saved, as the beetle
has appeared in alarming numbers In
many parts Of the state"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-06-28

To make oat meal breakfast cake,
take one quart Of Canada oat meal
wet with one quart of cold water, and
pour it into a baking-tin SO that it will
stand half an inch deep. Shake down
level, and bake in hot oven over halt
an hour, or until it is crisp and brown
on the surface. Cut quickly into two
inch squares, and serve hot.
To make cocoanut bread pudding,
soak half a cup of dessicated cocoanut
in boiling hot milk for half an hour or
more, then add it to the usual bread
pudding preparation 1.-THE quantity Of
the bread being about three times as
great as the cocoanut.) Enrich and
flavor to suit. This you will find to be
very pleasant and economical dish.
For bread pudding take one pint Of
bread crumbs, covered with milk, add
cinnamon, lemon peel, and grated nut
meg; put them on gentle fire until
the crumbs are we'll soaked. Take out
the cinnamon and lemon peel, beat the
milk and crumbs together, add four eggs
well beaten, one ounce butter, two
ounces sugar, half pound currants, and
boil it one hour.
ONE of the best cements for crockery
is to mix lime with the white of an egg.
To use it, take a sufficient quantity OF
lime and mix thoroughly. Apply
quickly to the edges and place firmly
together, when it soon sets and becomes
strong. Calcined plaster of paris will
answer in place of the lime.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-06-28
How to Kill Potato Beetle.

From the HARTFORD, (COnn) COuranI.
A letter from Professor Packard has
been published by the Agricultural Ex-
pertinent Station at MiddletoWn which
contains three statements:
'The potato bug may be looked for
early in June. Its eggs will be found
on the under surface Of the leaves;
they are bright orange red and quite
large. The beetle itself is a roundish
insect, half an inch long, has ten black
stripes on the back, and is reddish I'M
derneath. 1t is larger than the lady
bug, which somewhat resembles it.
The grub is thick, fat, and orange red
in color, lives about ten days on the
stems, after which it enters the ground
to become a beetle. T us nearly all
the life of the insect is passed on the
plant. The offspring of last years
beetles will begin to lay eggs in about
fifty days from the time the egg from
which itself sprang was deposited.
Probably not more two crops of them
will appear in our climate, but each fe-
male is capable Of producing more
than thousand eggs.
The remedies are hand-pic licking, both
Of the mature beetle, the grulbs and the
eggs. They should all be barned. Par
is green is also larely used. This is a
most deadly poison, containing arsenic
It is almost insoluble in water. 1t may
be mixed with plaster, flour or fine dry
earth. and busted on the plants from a
sitter or bellows, or app led stirred up
in water, about tablespoonful TO
pailful, and thrown from syringe, o.
sprinkled from watering pot. In any
case great care must be taken not te
breathe the dust or handle with nakee
hands.
"a number of specimens collected
in New York are being alalyzed IN the
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-06-28
Improvement fn Sheep.

The american A0ricultsuist says !: "a
marked improvement is noticeable in
the quality of sheep which come to the
markets. Whole focks of sheep, which
will average over 100 pounds, may now
be seen in the pens in place of poor
animals weighing but sixty to seventy
pounds. This is the effect of the rapid
introduction of pure bred sheep of diff
ferent varieties, but chiefly the Cots
void. In good time American mutton
will be equal to that of England; it is
nearly so now in weight of carcass, and
will be so in quality and flavor of the
meat, if farmers will raise roots upon
which to feed their sheep. One acre
of turnips or mangels is equal to ten for
fodder, and when fed with straw, and
helped out with little bran or oil-cake,
roots are certainly the cheapest feed
that can be procured.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-06-28
RURAL AND DOMESTIC.
Coal Ashes.

Bliss, the seedman, recommends the
use of coal ashes for potato patches,
and says that persons who are in the
habit of throwing ashes away as useless
are making great mistake; that they
are found by experience to be of great
benefit in the culture of potatoes.
Many ashes are dumped la the streets
and alleys, when they could be used to
improve the soil Of gardens. Save
your ashes and use them for the pur-
pose of manure. Wood ashes are
counted among the first fertilizers, and
they command good price from those
who know their value
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-06-28
PAID NEARLY $4,000
January 2, 1875


Il. R. STEVENS, ESQ.,:
Dear Sir-When about six months old /
cit ated. The parties who vaccinated from the
same virus died from the humOr. The humor sprtad
me to such ext mt that was rolled IN bran
to preve MT me from scratching my person. The dis
ease finally settled in my head. L remained in this
condition about twenty years. troubled all the time
with breaking in my head and discharging
corruption from my AT this time a small ker-
mel appeared on my neck, gradually increasing III
size until a tumor formed of such immense size
could see it by turning my eyes downward. All this
time / was taking various remedies for my blood
without any substantial benefit.
then went to prominent physician in Boston,
who, during his treatment of six months lanced the
tumor eight times which cost me nearly S400. This
left me with rough, aggravated sore, without at all
diminishing the size of the tumor, and in sicky,
feeble condition.. / consulted another physician in
Natick who, after considerable time, succeeded in
healing the without reducing the size. At this
point commenced to use VEGETINE, through the
earnest persuasion of friend After l had taken
derful sensations. My whole body seemed to be
dergong radical change until, finally, the tumor
broke and discharged frightful quantities. From
this time it decreased in size, until the bunch disap
peared but my neck still bears the ugly of the
sore aid lance. / am now healthy and strong, and
able to work every day.
will also mention that have been an acute suf
ferer from int1ammatory rheumatism ever since can
remember, until commencing the use of VEGETINE,
when almost Immediately all rheumatic pains ceased'
This statement volunteer for the purpose of bene
favor by giving it much publicity thought
proper. Very gratefully,
O. NJ. SAVELS,
Ashland Mass.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-06-28

A POPULAR preacher recently quoted
the dream of seer, who saw a man In
great torment in every limb except mis-
right foot. He asked why that was re-
leased? "This man." was the answer,
+" is being punished for his selishness
and Incidence, and was never known to
do a good deed, except that he once
kicked tuft of fresh grass to a tether-
ed OK standing in the hot sun, and for
this one act that foot is saved from
torn emit "
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-06-28
MuIching Recently Planted Trees.

To prevent recently planted trees
from suffering rOr want of moisture,
there is no cheaper Or more effective
method than mulching the soil above
the roots with some coarse, fbrous ma
terial, such as hay, straw, Or coarse
manure from the barnyard. Tan bark,
sawdust, or leaves of any kind will an
swer the purpose, and In regions where
long drouths are likely to occur In sum-
mer, the mulching should never be
omitted, but considered part of the
operation Of transplanting the trees. If
the ground for the space of four Or five
feet about the stems of the trees is COW
cred with a mulch as soon as they are
set out, it will often prevent their dying
and insure vigorous growth. The soil
under the mulch holds moisture much
longer than when exposed to the direct
rays of the sun, and it never becomes
so hard that the most gentle rains fail
to penetrate it, or so hot as to rapidly
expel moisture.
Those who have experienced more or
less difficulty in making evergreen Or
deciduous trees live when transplanted,
would do well to try mulching, and see
if they do not have better luck. We
think it is far preferable to watering,
which so many people practice in order
to save their trees. If water be sup
piled, it should be given in abundance
at certain stated periods, and not lit
tie at time, which frequently does
more harm than good by rendering the
surface of the soil compact and hard,
and preventing the admission of either
heat or air.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-06-28

FARMERS and :" Horse Men" are con-
tinually inquiring what we know OF the
utility of Sheridaa's Cavulry Condition POWDERS,
and in reply, we would say, through the col,
umns of this paper, that we have heard
from hundreds who have used them with
CRAFTY ing results; that is also our experience.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-06-28
NEBUcnADNEZZAR.
BY IRWIN RUSSELL.

You, Nebuchadnezzah, whoa, sab
Whar is you tryin' to go, sab
I'd hab you for to know, sab,
Is a-holdin' OBJ de lines.
You better stop dat prancin';
You's pow'ful fond oh dancin',
But I'll bet my yeah's advancin
Dat I'll cure you oh your shines.
Look heah, mule better min out
Fus' ting you know you'll fin out
How quick I'll far dis line out
On your lazy stubborn back.
You needn't try to steal up
An lif' dat precious heel up:
You's got to pillow dis fieP up,
You has, sab, for fac.
Oar, dats de way to do it
He's comm right down to it;
Jes' watch him rlowin' t'roo it
Dis niger air t no fool.
Some folks dey would "a beat him;
Now, dat would only heat him
I know jes' how to treat him;
You mus reason wild mule.
He minds me like niger.
If he was only bigger
He'd fotch mighty fgger,
He would, I tell you'll Yes, sab
See how he keeps a-clickin'
He's as gentle as a chicken,
An nebber thinks o kickin'-
Whoa, dor! NebuchodresSah!
Il
Is dis heah me, or not me?
Or is de debbil got me?
Was dat cannon shot me !?
Hab 1 laid heah more'n a week?
Dat mule do kick amazin'
De beast was spilled in raisin'-
By now I 'speCt he's grain
On de oder side de creek.
-Sribner.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-06-28
White and Black PIGS.

It has long been considered that the
black pigs were the best for the south
ern states, as they most easily resisted
the i'll effects of the hot sun, and if it
true, as has been authoritatively stated,
that they can forage with IMMUNITY
upon some of the common wild plants,
which are fatal to white pigs, we have
a still more satisfactory reason for this
popular preference. But in the north
the taste has very largely run to the
white breeds, and we have many excel
lent varieties, so nearly related in char
acter that it would be entirely safe to
abandon all distinction between them,
excepting as to size, and to class them,
as is now done in England, as the large
and small white breeds.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-06-28

AT our request Cragin & Co., of Phil
adelphia, Pa, have promised to send
any of our readers gratis on receipt Of
fifteen cents to pay postage), a sampl e
of Dobbins' Electric Soap to try. Send
at once-Com. 80
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-06-28
THE MEDICINE THAT CURES
vegetine.'

Taking into consideration the character of it's
vouchers, the history of it's cures and the immense
increasing demand VEGETINE may be fairly eatitled
the leading medicine of the age.
For Scrofua in the blood, VEGETINE is an infalli-
BILE remedy, and no person need suffer from tumors,
ulcers, and all diseases arising from impure blood ii
not a case of Scrofula in existence that VEGETINE
will not provided, however, the vital functions
have not lost their power of action all that may be
said to the contrary notwithstat ding.
VEGETINE is pleasant to the taste, mild in it's infu
ence and absolute in it's action disease, the
following unquestionable evidence will show:
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-06-28
TO PARENTS.

If your child is suffering from worms,
use DR.. WIsHART's WORM Sugar DROPS,
an old and reliable remedy, that meuer
fails in thoroughly exterminating these
pests of childhood. Being made in the
form of Sugar Drops, having neither
the taste or smell of medicine, no
trouble is experienced in inducing chill
dren to take them. Sold by all Drug
gists at Is cts. box, or sent by mail
on receipt of price, at the Principal De-
pot, GIG Filbert street, Philadelphia, Pa.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-06-28

PIMPLEs on the face, rough skin,
chapped hands, saltrheum, and all cutaneous
affections cured, the skin made soft and
smooth, by the use of Juniper Tar Soap.
That made by Caswell Hazard & Co., New
York, is the only kind that can be relied on,
as there are many limitations, made from
common tar, which are wOrthless.-COm.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-06-28
Household Hints.

ITALIAN BEEEsTEAK.-Sco a steak
transversely with sharp knife, cutting
it through; lay it in stew pan with a
small piece of butter; season it with
pepper and salt and an onion chopped
fine. Let it cook three-quarters of an
hour in it's own gravy and serve hot.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-06-28

The experiment has been made in
Germany, thus far with remarkable sue
cess, of substituting lettuce for mulber-
ry leaves, as an article of silk-worm
food. na af@
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-06-28

DIR. Schenck's Pulmonfc Syrup, Sea
Weed Tonic, and Mandrake Pills.-These
medicines have undoubtedly performed more
cures of Consumption than any other remedy
known to the American public. They are COM
pounded Of vegetable ingredients, and contain
nothing which can be injurious to the human
constitution. Other remedies advertised as cures
for consumption, probably contain opium, which
is a somewhat dangerous drug in all cases, and
iftaken freely by consumptive patients, it must
do great injury; for its tendency is to contne the
morbid matter in the system, which, of course,
must make cure impossible. Schenck's Pulmon-
ic Syrup is warranted not to contain particle of
opium: 1t is composed of powerful but harm
less herbs, which act on the lungs, liver, stom-
ach, and blood, and thus correct all morbid Sc
cretions, and expel all the diseased matter from
the body. These are the only means by which
Consumption eau be cured and as Schenck's Pull
monte Syrup, Sea Weed Tonic, and Mandrake
Pills are the only medicines which operate this
way, it is obvious they are the only genuine cure
for Pulmonary Consumption. Each bottle this
invaluable medicine is accompanied by full di-
rections. DR.. Schenck is professionally at his
principal Office, corner Sixth and Arch Streets,
Philadelphia, every Monday, where all letters
for advice must be addressed.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-06-28
+" A Drop of Joy in Every Word"

BENNINGTON, Hunterdon Co., N. j., June 26, 1874
DR.. r. V. PIERCE. Buffalo, n. Y,
Dear SIR 1t is with happy heart that pen
these lines to acknowledge that you and
your Golden Medical Discovery and Purga-
tive Pellets are blessings to the world. These
medicines cannot be too highly praised, for
they have almost brought me out of the
grave. Three months ago was broken out
with large ulcers and sores on my body,
Medical Discovery and Purgative Pellets,
and have taken six bottles, and to-day | am
in good health, all those ugly ulcers hav
ing healed and left my skin in natural
healthy condition tho ught at one time
could not be cured. Although I can but
poorly express my gratitude to you, yet there
is a drop of joy in every word | write,
Gods blessing rest on you and your wonder
full medicines is the humble prayer Of
Yours truly,
JAMES O. BElEIs.
When medicine will promptly cure
such terrible eating ulcers and free the blood
of the vi1ulent poison causing them, who
can longer doubt its wonderful virtues?
Dr. Pierce however, does not wish to place
his Golden Medical Discovery in the cata-
logue of quack patent nostrums by recon-
mending it to cure every disease, nor does
he so recommend it; but what he does
claim is this, that there is but one form of
blood disease that it will not cure, and that
disease is cancer. He does not recommend
his Discovery for that disease, yet he knows
it to be the most searching blood cleanser
yet discovered, and that it will free the
blood and system of all other known blood
poisons, be they ANIMAL vegetable or
mineral. The Golden Discovery is aoar-
ra,ated by him to cure the worst forms of
Skin Diseases, as all forms of Blotches, PIN
FrI1nf oil GlQnHnlar
Swellings, and the worst form of Scrofulous
and liberated Sores of Neck, Legs or other
parts, and all scrofulous Diseases of the
Bones, as white Swellings, Fever Sores, Hip
Joint and Spinal Diseases, all of which be-
long to Scrofulous diseases.-Com.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-06-28

IF you have any form of ague, no
matter how obstinate. or how much other
medicines you have taken to no purpose,
Shallenberger' Pills will cure you. Price
one dollar.-Com.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-06-28

WHAT IS VEGETINE Pit is COM
pound extracted from barks, roots and
herbs. It is natures medy.-Com.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-06-28

IF Jobnson's Aaodyne Imminent is half
as valuable as people say it is, no family
should be without it. Certainly no person,
be he lawyer, doctor minister, or OF any
other profession, should start Oh journey
without it. No sailor fisherman, or wood
man should be without it. In fact, it is
needed wherever there is an ache, sprain,
cut, bruise, cough or cold.-Com.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-06-28

The WISCONSIN is large SPACE 56-column ndepend-
ent Newspaper, which intelligent family should be
without. A .nore-,ehy good weekly. Try it. Address
The anti-monopolist., 1876-01-27
Weekly Letter of shroeder, Linoblom s Co
kilI.wAuKEE, January 22th, 1876.

Our market opened strong this week, but
ls,re arrivals in the L. X. and some failures IN
Tiyernool aud London checked the upward
tnndency. and English markets c.ose l to &c
lower. Ne experienced the same. reaction
herr. and No sold y: leo, Tut from this
noint there has been gradual rally, and we
Close strong Notwithstanding uniavoraeis
for,;cn markets The extremely large lines OF
shnrt sales are the cause of the reaction as well
as growing confidence in wheat as an invest
ment. -, ~
The INQUIRIES which we started early this
week hay,, brought us sufficient returns to
base am intelligent Judgment on. They cover
,larCe territory and may lie regarded AS an m
dex TO the state osatiairs throushous the North
west. The resnlt shows that ,he,e Is less than
half the Quantity III country warehouses IS
crm,srsd with las, year. The psr centage OF
the crop sold is s3 per cent. IN Wisconsin, oo
Ter cent in Manso,a, go per cent III lows,
and ,neayre rsturns from Nebraska indicat''
77l-a per cent sold The aysrsge throughout
the Northwest, is 81 per cent sold requ're-
ments for seed IL per cent sd for bread up 10
Seyte,ter ist, 10 per cent; Wssl ~ per cent,
leaving 81 per cent. TO dispose OF, when prices
are sufficiently high 10 raw II out II .
therefore apparent tla, the Uss visilse supply
is not relative index To the actual supply, as
from various carss the wheat that Is usually
in country warehouses at this time has oeen
hr night in sight. The farmers have been
snxious to parf With their poor What The
Hob prices in November furnished fnrsher
The anti-monopolist., 1876-01-27
0,o79,ss
Extracts from the Mark Lane Express Of
lar a fG-E

Extracts from the Mark Lane Express OF
Jan. 3, 1875.
While we are happy at so early Pc
riod to he able 10 present our readers
with u tabular statement of the Corn
crops, We very much regret that at ths.
opening of the year, when we all have
the privilege of mutual good wishes to
present. we should have to announce SO
uuiavorble result of the growth OF
1873. which has unfortunately proved a
year of general deficiency and inferiori-
v. To begin with barley. as the best
yield Of the season. If we take the
statement as fairly descriptive OF the
produce of the kingdom. and reduce the
report To its fractional values. we find
the average growth reaching to only
one-hali-under average one-quaTter
but. as set-cff against the latter. there
is ono-ssth above an average, leaving tae
deficiency bu. slight But il so happens
that this grain Was SO affected IN It's co..
or that Tor mating purposes its value.
has been greatly resiuces-perhaps rs
much as s. II los per or. and the sale.
instead O. being brisk. has been unusrs-
ally heavy. We come rex. TO oats.
which were not injured by tiscoloration.
This grain did NOT reach 20 hall an aver
age; the quantity below an average was
ore-thiry}, and that in excess only one
sixth. or half the diminution. So the
deficiency exceeds that Of barrier, though
only in amodesals degree. Beans co@e
The anti-monopolist., 1876-01-27

In another place will be found the statement
of Mr.. l.. W. LeavenworJh, OF Bridgewat.r,
Conn, III regard to the wonderful benefit he
has derived from the us. of the celebrated Min
nepejuhuta spring water, oil this city. Mr.
Randall Fuller, proprietor Of the springs, in
tends to commence early i'll the season to I'M
prove and beautify the grounds around the
spring, and will probably erect bath house at
ho distant day.
The anti-monopolist., 1876-01-27

Mr.. George Crocker, of the firm Of Crockel
Bros, druggists, me, with distressing acci-
dent on Tuesday of last week, while COM
pounding a prescription containing explosive
matter, which ignited and burned his face
and upper portion of his body in frightful
manner We are pleased to learn that his
physicians think that the burns will not per-
manently mar his face
The anti-monopolist., 1876-01-27

three bottles clear the skin OF pimples, blotch
es eruptions, yellow spots, comedones, or
''grubs," dozen may possibly be required to
cure some cases where the system is rotten
with scrofulous or virulent blood poison. The
cure of all these diseases, however, from the
common pimple to the worst scrofula is, with
the use of this most potent agent, only mat
ter of time. Sold hy dealers in medicines.