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, 1876-08-07

HOTEL FOR SALE.

The Exchange Hotel Of Scwaygo: Mich. NtEaycn! q
u nholt 1J; las n watrr ioser; ~ thu seat II
fnHHHfstturtbx establishment. Which IN 1u oErratton
ptnIiOY brtw9rh two md TIRES llnrirI men, BGauu.
fy lucatrd this lmnksW tlc MtsEecnn lt!ysr about
~ i,Jlrs aboyG Mu4ksGun. anil cihnerlrl with tran4
ay a,e tr,s With tae r,sl arls M ,,r!,' III, ~
wlntur. 1t Ii asu te rntTa n 1ninmrins op!ru!lhs+
employing largo nubllmr NJ meM and ieamt. Ihetu
hSttl q te iass partially Accosnt. i1r IT, exception.
juyrd 1T .tis post s lurl most centrally located.
i In t1cefett condttlun, all has about VII aero OF
ErU.nh. ~, ,.
There IL anc large barn 4txt0 with Ftall room for
hhnnt 71 tlursca. Iisss Refused many applications to
frEt. ,.,.., A. ...t.. .n.
most trough Investigation aud fpr fnfir particulars
rnn ni,Tts. A. u. WILCOX,
lsootn tribune fiufi!ius,
GhlCuuu. III.
, 1876-08-07

10 fAE Editor U The TF4htf6f-
LAKR CrrY, Atinn., Aug, 4.-We have received
to date ,0OO bushels nl barley. Quality fair,
but Yield light; average, 25 bushels peV ncrc.
Tho wllcat-haryrst Is now progressing finely.
Weather hut. We will get new wheat next
week. Quality A ., and average yield for ibis
County OF Wnbashaw not over : bushels. The
writer OF this lus been resident here fnr tweti.
ty years, and ths season Is the first failure u
the wheat-cTop.
4 GunKnNA7onlAL coNPEKHwcE,
STATE or MtHNEsoTA, ExHcuItvH DErAaT-
~, ssa1 IT, 81 ill.,. rAc gsaa AZ T. rs lsmo 4 L 4 RS 2:
Lxq., and .lfaarfee Auertxirh, ESQ, ,-GENTIEMEN: :
have tho houor 10 acknowledges Tue receipt at
yotr communication under date OF thu 24th ult.,
requesting fr''m me public expression t'l NY
its uex session, the appropriation of tllnl1 10
6c used as bounty fur The destruction Of grass
hoppcrs in their embryo state.
1'ho serious problem involved In this subject
has of late Occupied much Of my attcntinn, and
share with yo,l md I'LL good citizens thu ~;
trrbct.stun to which tho repeated and prolonged
devastation Of the. grassloppcrs ga,vo rise.
! hc'teyu the time, fas arrlsc.! wien M
n organized ana detsfm'aea d esr 10T
% authnrit!rs Ia % not ONLY instilcd hut acn.andei
by due regard to the public welfare; and y ls
niy intention to earncstly commend tho subject
Thorough consideration Of the Legislature, and
inyoku from that huly such uctlun as IN taielE
judgment Will best contribute To tho cnl ar-
sired.
Ihc latest reports, It is true, encourage tho
hope that the pests ase about taKinE their Dc
parturc fnr the present scaso,,. hut the eNper['
onee Of this past forbids tlo vonvtytion that they
will not hereafter rcaprcar III equal numbers.
III view nf tho magnitude of tho interests In.
volyetl, have Invited to pcrhonal conference
the Goycruors Of the States and Territories
directly suffering from grasshoprcr rasaEra,
In furthcrauce of all object eominon 20 all. Very
sesrecttully,- Is. PILhsnCHr, Governor;
[Thc 81. Paul Ponetf- Press, VI Aug. !, In
dnrsvs tllr tiovcrnor's ilea, "thougs1 It Is re-
lett the borders vi Minnesota A',I! taken their
Hight to rcgiuns bcybnt! our boundaries, and
that they have not deposited tfcir rggs to any
| t.rrut t.rfpnt. y
, 1876-08-07
CROPS AND 'HOPPERS.
IOWA.
Entcfd4 EnEfkEuQHdtnff Cf The TfiAINt.

Sptctnt cprrkpoHdeHce or The Tribune.
CHEROKEE, H., Ang. 4.-Ecry exaggerated
reports Of the devastation by tho deyouring
grasshoprcr IN this region have been circulated.
So fur VIC have not scrn any In this county; not
an acre has been damaged by them south OF
Town T,, nor cast Of Range g.. A very crro-
ucous impression sccnls to prevail regarding the
destruction mode by the 'huppcr. 1t scet,s to
10 commonly regarded that they sweep all be-
fore them In their course, just as fire driven bc-
fore u Wind. Such, however, is not the casc
They tly ln swnrms, ant! oil CLEAR '!ay they may
be seen In their flight passing In i'm
mensc clouds, Just Us, when boy, I
WIS accustomed 10 sec folks Of will
pigeons IN the East While ali the swarms
seem to be migrating In general direction,
they arc apparently Independent Of each other.
When hungry, they aliEh: to feed, fill them
thc work of thc preceding one. ), Il is Obvious
then tic district they pasa orcr will ln ravaEcs!
only in such places a. they select to feed-oo :
md that one farm n,ny be possibly stripped
naked, wtc e the adjoining cscapes entirely. In
one-fousth OF the crop; and, Notwithstanding,
the sensational reports sent East, the grasslsut'.
pcr.region will ship uore produce, Of wheat,
hoe, and cattle, to tie acre OF cultivated ln'ld,
tli,, any other bels OF country tributary =: H.
willing to rest my reputation for crcdihility:,
Eu.nst, Clay, 0'brlen, Lyon, osceola, and
Sioux Counties lie this year In the. trark Of thc
gznsshoppcr, and, ut intervals, thcaa counties
luye been tnnllc to furnish frce lunches for tic
pcss. Yet It would be doing grcat Injustice IL
fhc counties named to suy tElat tile crops have
hccn destroyed. The wlrst feature Of all is,
the ruycno,is Insects are dcposttins their eggs;
and the probabilities arr, they Mil not hatel
until next teasul, ,whErl, throws doubts upon tsss
prospects Of 1871.
The wlrat-haryest Ii aimoat completed, ami
OF wheat will shortiy be passing over the great
lines Of transit for the Queen City. Ncycr be
fore IN tr memory Of men VAS there better
prospect for eor1L This rcgion Of country f;!s
visit Chicago iu tho forn, of port. CrcLors.
, 1876-08-07

mi tbst C,ster {t1frndrIl IN f1lnnOrt rue Tr NOV
tn7 further dawn the htrcan a!,tl attacking the
viflaTe in flank: lint he. found thc distance /
grca7er IL thr ford than In antlcjpatcd; that he
1iI charge, but his march lad taken 30 ,ong, NJ.
fi1nnrf, hfs traif shuvs he moved rnitlIy, That |
they were re- rrasly for lin: that Companies aud
/, nnd pcrhans mart OF Lonmny i, crus,td 10 |
t},e yIl3agc, Or Attempted +, At se charge, ami
we're MT Ey staggering IRE, a,nl Ira. they fell
Eack to arr;rc tusitIon froii, which tt defend
Themselves; lJut tIcv were followed tt,n ,Insc,y
hv tIo inlinns to ucfutt lli,u to farm u,y kilnl
Gf line think had the regiment gone In "a Il
iwslY, and from The wotxts fu which fought MI,
ynnced On tllc village, that its destruction was
rcrtnir. hut hc wa fully confident they wcFc
ranl,jt,E Of he would not l,nyc turnc,l trt.n
ti,Ink faftcr the great ntimler Of Indlans there
wcrs in fho yll]nue) that the following
1,gABoSs OBTAINED ron T1lR N1sFoR1UxE:
1Iis rapii marching for two days md one night
icfore the fight, attacking in tho daytime at u
M. md Whcf1 ticy were on tho qnl vvc, itstc:i
ri rnrly in the morning, and lastly, his uBfurtu-
natc i(yision Of the regiment Into thrcu cou..
u,nn,ln.
During nv fIcht with tho IntI!ans, Ind The
HEARTBEAT s,tnTt from officers aud n.c,,, hut The
cons,icuous Services Of I.revct Col. T. u. Ben
teen dusiTe t., call attention 10 especially, fur
il ever a soldier dcstrycd recognition by his
Guyernmcnt for tIsttncuichel services, he ter-
, 1876-08-07
PERSONAL

The common hand -ktcreoscopc was invented by
Oliver Wendell Holiness. and given 10 tho world
without patent.
Tho New York Herald continues Tho inteTtstlng
announcement that The proprietor Of that journal
will be married III September to Mfss May.
Tho Rov. ucorge II. 1fcpwosth, Of tho Church Of
tho Disciples, New York, has assumed the debt Of
The Society, amounting 70 S125, 900. Not many
pastors could do that,
til said that Mr.. Charles a. Dam, editor OF tho
New York SUM- speaks German with tho purity Of 8
heidelberg professor, Ills English, It ia we'll
known, is wonderfully compactRnd vigorous.
Col. blood explains the fact that thu editorials
nnd lectures Of Victoria G. tNoodhull arc In h!s
handwriting by tho statement that he for many
Jcara acted aB her umenuensls, and wrote ut her
dlctatlon.
Miss Catherine Deccher. tho only member Of the
Doeehet family who has never been married, was
betsotaed in youth to Prot. Porter, who rershed
In the wreck of tho Albion. She has eycs afuco re-
1nalned constant TO hts memory.
The American RIfo Team. organized to compete
at the Centennial match, show anything but higL
degree Of efficiency In ther preliminary practice.
It would bo curious result II we should be beaten
Oh our OWL ground, as the 1risl wcre on theirs.
Tho lady selected by Gov. T!ldcn TO grace .ho
Whltc.llouso next year ns bis wife is Ba!d 10 10
Mra. Todd, Of lluntsylc, Ala. We hope her
prospects OF matrimonial felicity nre not absolute.
" dependent upon Tho SUCCESS Of Mr. Tllden's po+
lit!cal aspirations.
Frank Lcs!ta, tho publisher, las gathered at Lie
Saratoga st'ln Coy. Rice, Of Massachusetts,. Joa.
Iun Miller, nnI Ann .. Stephens, tho novelist
rather IN iHconsFttnus company. 1t to II Oliver
Cromwell und Alfred Mussut should 60 on IN cx.
cuss!on in company 10 DuFs!ohoola. .uha.
The Fourth Of jnly was celebrated at Linn,
pura, by grand l,all ut Tho residence Of Mr.
,,1tJ,Ir
, 1876-08-07

i GEORGE l.. MoonE. WHO was placed on
tletato Central Committee of the Prohibition
lst tty pf Illinois, has written us 'sotc IN
wli, l,o says Ills name was used without MS
connt, and he pcrc,nptorily dcclipcs to serve,
bctMlc.ermiuctl to work for tic s,ircess ot tho
Rcu,1eau ticket.
, 1876-08-07
MILITARY.


lptrf0l CnFFtlpoadfncs n T1o Tribune.
NILES, Mich, Aug. b.-Tho Niles 1lillcs'
Company +, Michigan statu Troops. wero pro-
scntel with beautiful stauHl u colors, BY the
lud!vs OF this city, last night. The colnpa99Y
were publicly drilled, anl tho A1lnury VIA puck
I'd with spectators. The Second Htgineht NJ.
S. r. go into casnp at .Gtaul Rapids Sunday
night, 10 remain onn week,
, 1876-08-07

he r,tprx men Of 1.ynchburg, W., ratified
ii Democratic nominations lately by tearing
aco the unton flag that hung over the Post.
Otc. The Vlrgiafan Of Tint town spplnudcd
Gl,pct, anil t1cr!sigcly calls for Dix, and tho
vottaking ticnd Of tl,e ncighboshooa reports
etA DEMOCRATIC gains.
, 1876-08-07

(z,attus american Newspaper Reporter aaVeF-
les large number Of l]cinocratic newspapers s,p
palc OF, easy antl reasonable terms. WING.
sr tatcs ono VI them will recognize IlLpES 3
/, mortgage on tho principles Of The eonccsl'
i Will l,e allowed tho amount rca'lzeu tne'e'
fon the purchase prize.
, 1876-08-07
TIE ARMY,

ervo,,.. nv uvcnu,rrrn rnp nrorr. Al, Anxr.
so<ctai Correspondence ar TAe Tribune.
Wls,tIYoroN, b. C., AuE. Ain Gen. shcr-
mans examination before the House committee
on Military Affairs, he indorsed the Senate prup-
osit'ou TO increase the number Of private vat sol o.
esss ned le mo- doubt tsa. either Teny 81 Crook
alone could whiD tho 6asagcs' Il tl's sayngc'
hung together but nc ~sa lnss.nea 10 1hnk ens
Indians would seatter, which would necessttata
more lncn tftan ~ot'a DC rcqu.6ca luz sEtorS
over their combined forecs. As e Sc securing re- e
very raplaly now. Accounting ''f ''sS' NV :"
'nS i'u, hs;e s s su acn unassigned to my regiment 0,
organization. engaged in tho rceruifnc service.
That may bc n excess Of propsieiy but u sesr's
have etrivcn b. all means In my power 70 frdnce
tbas number; Then We haye 70 men charged ~, ns'
Eeneral sersice men, ,nen WIG ate enr!oysa ~ eu'
ma II IN IL Ifscfeni T. military sisIas and depa!t.
Tsen 1Hh'i tho utdnancs Department, ,sl1ici never
sends a man into The aeld an q 1Attcr Of courre,
haa :I55 men enrolled aud clnrgcd against the ng
grcgate Of y, o99 mcn. Then We have = 2 men at
s.ruesions, to taks earc Of thslr hoEsss 3 noi,se
WORK. &c EseI e'eS .ns sn1 ~ tnn w., ~ wes
tv, E3n,.so s. thnrc nrs oao 1ncn'o nuuIef
whisb Is not regarded by The authorities
L Ida
ducc II soIncwhnt. Then we have 2au hos
pital Stewards rou nil know what they meal
They DO not tako 1nllskets; Then Mo hays !!T
Ordinance serseas scattered aotg S snt s
snS1@ ~ " ,1nn ~ nv nthcs wnr rim we
ne!u Y 1"9 .er .m.r nr," y ~; ,rn ~ 4 ,,rIson
asj -, E"rt ".vnywnrth md ,7:{ recruits who
| knat" ~ arntinbls nnd nav ir arut forward.
| TEs ,nnIna ,cn1Sv 4 n.}l men ont Of YOUR
~ a.Ie Tno 1AST The rc;nnoincr hsn mi Dn]y to
sny.yc N; yc In f,dtun 'A wats, bit Nas to take
.raa ~ ~ ,nn. ~ ,nliars wurth. iii II which
nan3d M ~ .m..a II, 1ndn1 nn Iii thr accidents
" rnon w. n.oncrty wcr" not thc.c men stationed
=. essnu w. i,dnc, oMt Hyr nr,i]IrFy r,,riInrlltJ
aTc ~ m;wtIy enesreI In ruardin: pnblfc Property,
o bsif ~ tSe saynr ihs fesI 10 sakc care 81
H. rn,,s ~ n,.raxiMes uni nIoirrty Of tIls must
rausahip al sTiTt t,nl on whch cunyfcsr Eus expended
mIIIinms of dollars. and whtch. II not watched.
1T , ~ :, ,toesw ~ h. rnrr;rl olY Drol,ubjy Gy
nenn,. rnn,n, ninnt Gun account Ior every juat
ra' .t ,+xo,,,,,, ~ lin orrv NJ tbe INIT
Me ls1eu Ine e ~ tnu y ,y .I,.rh.-1"s
| returns ut i,61Ot btt because VI Tug dlstHaISCs
resulting FROM expiration ot service eleR1less,
etc., hc questioned II there were III, tu0 ncr VINO
ar, properly speaking, il tic linz o, batt
ID rn.istriMe for n,nny of thcu arc guarding
liz h ina of thc ru.lruad through ttc Threatened
| ntt.i,n ~
AG5t'.ostst It to co,,,,,,tco ostca hin, nbout tho
os ~ sIu r,t"~ ..,,v r.rr,,is -, ,yhrf ,hr
, INV ~ a,,,,afE IL, ~" war Tnnn r nent TnuiI
.ni'"r.r,, .S ,,cn ~ saon hnst;ii
i .aneJ - thy IL t,;Int mt ,n,,eh faith in
Mes soaseu} .!;, s,,;st ,,n1a- thni nrn,n;s"
Inc ncn WY muuu ~, ~ 9raM ~ th"u nr'fcss H.
o o.t. th"v ar,, rood s,cul Eettrr at GraCr than
G1btin,i y sni,1 i,r.
, 1876-08-07

ThthrIgands IN tho Province Of seSll'c
(spalII Iattarked diligence lately AMI relieved
one I'm ANTONIO SosDllEfM u Sa3,0oo which
lie watransporting IN six wpoae" bt'xes' lheso g
was vc!y fight, but the striped legs eos OIL
with tc nlunt1cr,
, 1876-08-07

Special Correspondence ef T'ha Trtstns.'
MADISON, WIS.,, aug. G.-Farmcrs have becb
bl,sily harvesting this week, and will finish cut
ting the grrairr part Of the grHln next week.
1l,ey find mitch less failure than expected, oycn
In tic wl,cat trop; md tic general opinion now
Ia TINT there will he generally even In this coun.
ty, Lalf q crop Ut TINT.
, 1876-08-07
TfteGRApHlc NOTES.

srn1HoyisLp. liz, Aug. U.-lioy. l3eycridge,
as Coluu.audcr.ii..Chief, has Issued eo.npat-
mrntary urdcr to thu tauyrrlur's Guar,l upon
their .liarttal appearance Oh thy occasion vi
their recent annual J'arAda aud review.
Sb<ct4i nttlutca tu TIE Tribune
DWIGHT, ILL.,, Aug. G.-Joau AhcFn, the pro"
, 1876-08-07

ptietor Of llquor-raloon, was fined Last night
ty Squire NcIidun s150 for selling liquor TO
parties 10 whom he hal been warned not to
Nav Yong, Aug. b-Mnx staller Il Co.,
wIoicsalu and retail dealers In clothing, have
suspended, with liabilities Of lnlt 4 million.
, 1876-08-07

: H0ttl1 LbFFG*58Hdtht1 u .IAz 777o47Hss =
Niles, Mich, Aug. 5.-Thc examination OF G.
s. Hicks, aw-studcnt, for urson, whlci, has at
tracted so much attention here for d couple Of
weeks, resulted in Ills being bound over to the
ucxt term Ut the Clscu!, Court for trtal. lie
garc bail In the sum VI 81 900 for his nppenr~
AfIcH.
, 1876-08-07

Tle Ffeb Prose, tho Democratic German pa
per nf Springfield, opposes thu fusion OF th'
Democratic State t!ckot.
, 1876-08-07

"Th man or party that Woll'd involve o'tF
echoulAn political nr srctaFian conI3o'e'S5 10
MI cnc,y to the srl'oo's," says HEsnMcMs,
aud ii, Southern supporters nFe bnfnias 1ne
sclooshat they may not besoHc "ln7olSeu'' "
, 1876-08-07
BUSINESS NOTICES.

To tIoukckrcpers.--Tllp attention Of heads
nctt:s Fiayosims Extrness. Fhey n1o hIEhjy con.
ccntraicl, !lays ull the fresncss and hellcacy of
the fru!tA FROM which thcy asc prepared, and nss
ICRa Qxprnstye,
, 1876-08-07

TtLpS and HExpn1cKs did rot arrive ut a
connlcs understanding after all, for TnoaAs
says nanan should ue resatncd In oillco. I" who
has furfsl,ctl mDncy to cnrrupt elections"
, 1876-08-07

Won there he fun after the Indian war to
over, all SITTING Butt takes turn AROUND
among hc newspaper Offices to and out who
wrote tiosc articlca!
, 1876-08-07

-, IN America. lie mas wanting, however, IN
/. circumcision, which, on account Of us ad.
In succn,cnt In years, he may ha'o feared Tor d
(nr time"
, 1876-08-07

A ,Tcing.ou tEngla'id) man married an arm
(csa wotan. The ring was put OIL tho third toe
Of her eft foot, and aho signed the rcglato'
with tut toes Of tho right.
, 1876-08-07

A corcfl man who testified tn certain oat.
ragcs II Mississippi Las written TO senator
Bour,srJ, to tho clrcct tllat l,e was Mobhcu
nn,l co,pcl,cl to rctract his Statements Prop-
ably the principle "Lct no guilty man
, 1876-08-07

N tie Edithr af TIE Trf6hne.
GOSHEN, Ind, Aug. 4.-1ylo can beat th!sf
Mr.. Emanuel Smiley, farmer Of this county,
living OIL Elkhart lratrc, cut IN fourteen days
40 ncrcs Of wheat with ona Of ". A. Woul's
anlall-stze,l 1lnrscsters, with 8. D. Locka's
hinder attached. Not single shcaf came un-
wire used for binding was 20 cents pcr acrs-
Tie rrup will yield an average Of 20 bushels. II
any farmer cafl beat this work, would like to
icnr from, him: Until that tln,c ahail consider
Elkhart County ahead. O. F. D.
, 1876-08-07

Er-Lhut. Gov. JonN 7. Ron1NsoA. Of New
York, l,,s Issued call to tho veteran soldiers
aud saors TO rally to tho support OF HAYES
and WIEELEn.
, 1876-08-07

New York laborors nss crying for "Bseafl OF
Dlood," and Woodruff says "take 80 BLOOD
and cruelty him, for llavo no use Tor him."
, 1876-08-07

Ills said that girls Mt the seaside wear corsets
undcr their bathing-suIts. Tl!cy arc not tho
only craft that 60 In "stays."
, 1876-08-07

crop seldom fsappolnts the farmer, and. With
wcll-iflled coru-crib, l,o can weather III rough
the severe winter, md his stock wifi look we'll
In the spring. The ryc-crop llas leen exceeding.
ly goc.l, though l>nrley WAS alx1ost completely
rulucd BY tho ravagcs Of tho elhnch-buga
, 1876-08-07

An exchange calls tho Chicago 341.ss "thc
Western Police Ga,sstt, without pictures"
, 1876-08-07
AT AUKOIlA, ONT.

AURORA, Ont, Aug. GA fire this morning
destroyed Joseph Flcury's extensive agrlcul-
tural and sewing machine works. Loss, about
$4,000; no Insurance.
, 1876-08-07

TiEntErovT will now have m opportunity to
consult DARWIN about that little matter.
, 1876-08-07

HENRY CLAY DEAN, Of Iowa, Is opposed to
Chinese Immigration.
, 1876-08-07

A stranger from New YorE, standing In the
door uf QUO OF our most influential t0tcls, re-
marked yesterday Sunday, as lie saw utter the
third tirls policeman With d. prisoner u tow;
bath i great deal BY drinking too mmc!l."
.'lt's 10 such. thug" replied tac clerk, rather
uucrily; "our people never get drunk except
on SundaY."-iSun AntaHto t1El.l U*rald.
, 1876-08-07
LAKE NAVEGATEONs
FOR BUFFALO.

Steamer Idaho. -.-.. ...-.. Tuesday, Aug. 5
Steamer lndia. ..-.. 49,. Wednesday,, Aug. Q
Steamer Empire State 49, Thursday, Aug. ~
S.eanor Jupal!. Saturday. Aug. IL
Fnr information, tickets, md state. rooms apply
al auicu LID south Elark.Bt.
. 4. A, SAMPLE, }nxseuGer Agent.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-12-20
Politics i'm the Grange.

Some of our exchanges are terribly exer-
ciged over "politics in the grange. We
are afraid thew have never read the dec
IaratIon of purposes of the National
Grange. We will quote few passages for
their especial benefit. Under the head
of Especial objects" we find the following
language eye the principles we teach
underlie all true politics, all true states
manship, and ii properly carried out will
tend to purify the whole political atmos-
phere of our country for we seek the
greatest good to the greatest number.
Further on the same declaration of pur-
poses, we read eve desire proper
equality, equity and fairness; protection
for the weak, restraint upon the strong;
in short, Justly distributed burdens and
Justly distributed power. These are
American ideas, the very essence of
American independence, and to advocate
the contrary is unworthy of the sons and
daughters of an American republic" p
NcY we are certain the above samples
are Grange doctrines, adopted by the
National Grange, and form an important
part of its published proceedings; we are
also satisfied that they are political
truths, the soundest, best and safest, i'll
the foundation, not only of the Grange,
but of all our political superstructure.
The principles enunciated may conflict
with the teachings of one or all of our
political parties, yet the truths remain
the same. Truths are everlasting and
those who build upon them may have no
fear of crumbing and falling edihce.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-12-20
Household Hints.

The CARE oG Ou-CLoTHs. oil
cloth requires careful treatment, and
should never be scrubbed with brush,
but after first being swept with long
handled hair brushes that are made tol
the purpose, il should he carefully
washed with a large, soft cloth dipped
into milk and water-half-a and half; or,
ifthe miIk is not obtainable, tepid water
without soap. The latter ruins oil-cloth
by taking off the brightness of the paint,
and it should never be applied TO it.
Hot water Is also very injurious to it
either of them-soap or hot water-be-
ing sure to iniure the oil cloth more
than the wear of it. When washed
over, wipe it off with soft, dry cloth,
and it will always retain bright look.
In purchasing an oil-cloth, it Is very de-
sirabIe to obtain one that has been made
for several years, as the longer it has
lain unwashed the better it will wear
the paint becoming harder and more du-
rable An oil-cloth made within the
year is hardly worth buying, as the paint
will be defaced in short time.
YoUR OwN MAsoN.-Small holes in
white walls can be easily repaired with
out sending for mason. Equal parts of
plaster of Paris and white sand-such as
IA used in most families for securing pur-
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