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National Republican., 1876-10-31
The Jubilee Singers.

This celebrated troupe of singers have Wis
tied all the principal cities of the Union, from
New Orleans to Boston and Canada, drawing
full houses and giving delight and satisfaction.
These singers should be heard by all who wish
to hear genuine samples of sacred songs as
rendered in the cotton and eorn-felds of the
South in the days Of slavery. They render
splendid programme of twenty-five pieces at
Union chapel next Friday night.
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eerman-Amsrican Day at the Centennial.

Those of our citizens intending to avail
themselves of the attractions of the great day
at the Centennial, November 2, should get
their tickets over the Baltimore and Potomac
road on the school excursion rates specially
at $3.50 for the round trip. The tickets by
this excursion are good for ten days from date
Of purchase. Remember, Baltimore and Poto-
mac road. Buy your tickets at the places
advertised in another column. None sold at
the depot,
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Short advertisements, under the following
heads, printed in The REPUBLICAN for five
cents line each day, or 81 .25 q line month,
payable in advance:
Situations wanted.
Help wanted.
Houses to rent.
Rooms for rent.
Boarding houses.
For sale.
Business cards.
Miscellaneous Wants.
To find out the number of lines an adyer-
tisement will occupy, set solid, reckon four
words for the first line and eight words for
each subsequent line. Fractions of lines
charged as full lines.
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FIRE SIDE JEWEL, at 900 Pa. ave.

THE wood and coal merchants who adver-
tise in The REPUBLICAN are doing the bulk of
the business, because the paper is read by the
best class of customers.
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OyercOats

at the boys clothing house of
B. ROBINSON & Co.,
900 Pennsylvania avenue, next to Williams.
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COMPETITION IN CLOTHING.
The Most Reliable

Clothing House in the District.
WE GIVE you YOUR NONEY'.S VALUE.
WE DO NOT BELONG
TO THE BIG PRICE COMBINATION.
OUR PRICES ARE
TOSUIT THE DULL TINES.
Convince yourself by pricing
MEMS AND BOYS CLOTHING
at other houses before purchasing from US.
Remember,we never advertise what we have
not for sale, and at prices stated.
kATZENsTEIN,
The Fashionable Clothier,
SO Seventh street, near Pennsylvania ave.
Is Your patronage is solicited.
Boys Hats, 81 and up. Boys seal-skin
caps, 81. Children's real Scotch Caps, 81. +
STISEMETZ,
1897 Pennsylvania avenue.
The best pianoA manufactured in the United
States are advertised in THE REPUBLICAN.
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Bors' TosAs, Boys listers, Boys Cape
Overcoats, Boys Overcoats for s3. Fresh
goods, well made. Moan WALKER & Co.,
625 Pennsylvania avenue.
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Tubman,

All Ninth street, has the largest stock of
paper-hangings in the city, and the lowest
prices. Landlords and others reftting will
save money by buying from him. Also, nice
stock of window-shades, fringes, gimps, cur
tain loops, cords and tassels, &c. The best 81
shades in the city. Give him call.
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warranted to heat rooms above in the coolest
weather; elegant baker and every way reliable.
For sale by HI. Gregory, 634 Pennsylvania
ayeuup
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The Best White or Colored Shirts in the
District for men or boys-s1.25, s1.40 and 50.
Go to NOAH WALKER g. Co.,
625 Pennsylvania avenue.
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CITY ITEMS.

GAS HEATING STOVES, to heat any size room
or whole building; Gas-saving Burners, best in
the world, the fact demonstrated to the purchaser
before buying Gas Drop Lights in endless endless
bronze and gilt, largest stock ever exhibited In
Washington; Gas Filters and Plumbers supplies
elegant designs, fifty different styles; Latrobe
Stoves, Ranges and Crates, all styles; Cleveland
Non.eIplosiye, Boston Standard and German
windows, Clocks, Bronzes, statuary, sc. Larg.
est stock and store in the city. Plumbing and
Gas sst Fitting specially No boys sent out to do
Ninth and D streets, Y. M. @. A. building.
prevails everywhere, and everybody complains Of
some disease during their life. When sick, the
object is to get well; now to say plainly that no
pepsia, Liver Complaint and its effects, such as
Indigestion, Costiyeness, Sick Headache, Sour
Stomach, Heart Burn, Palpitation Of the Heart,
GREENS AUGUST FLOWER without getting relief
and cure. Ifyou doubt this, go to your druggist
and get a sample bottle for 10 cents and try it.
Regular siSe IS cents. Two doses viii relieve
you. CHAs. SToTT Co.,
Wholesale Agents.
Usl THuRsros's IVORY PRARI TOOTH Pow.
DER A perfect dentifrice. Its action on the
teeth is specific. removes tartar and discoloration,
arrests decay, and keeps them sound, clean and
white. 1t hardens the gums, sweetens the breath,
and, containing no acid, canoot injure the enamel
It's constant use is recommended to all, but spe-
cially to those who, having good teeth, wish TO
preserve thsm- twenty-five and nfty csnts per
bottle.
THoMPsor's PoMADR OPTIN1, for dressing the
hair. This fne pomade merits special mention.
Purely vegetable, its effect is to soften and refine
Snse
injure, but Is highly beneficial, equally so to the
rich, golden-h hued tresses of youth, the darker
shades Of middle life or the slver-streaked locks
Of age. Twenty-Five and fifty cents per bottls.
PRACTICE ECONOMY. Renovate your solied
gloves thoroughly and quickly with Jovens' In
odorous Kid Glove Cleaner. Twenty-Five cents
Der bottle.
National Republican., 1876-10-31

1887 Pennsylvania avenue, next door to col ner
Thirteenth street.
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was the motto published by Markriter in 1888
when he established his popular paper-hanging
store. Many others have copied the motto
from year to year, but none have made it more
Strictly a business. Everybody gets honest
prices, the best workmanship and frst-class
goods at Markriter's, No. 439 Seventh street.
He decries none; he pleases all, and he gives
personal attention to his business. If your
rooms need papering call at once.
CHILDREN's SUITS. I Received this week.
Boys Suits. We offer very great
Youths Suits. bargains. We invite
Young Mems Suits. parents and guar
Young Mems Prince dians to examine cur
Albert Frock Coats, goods and prices.
with vests to match.
NOAH WALKER s. Co.,
625 Pennsylvania avenue.
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GOVERNMENT officials and clerks all read
The REPUBLICAN, because it is the best ad-
yertising medium in the city. This is evi
denced by reference to its columns, where may
be found the advertisements of the leading
and most enterprising dry goods men, grocers,
clothing merchants, dealers in hats and furs,
shoes, stationery and all other branches of
trade, who invite cash customers to buy low,
and are satisfied with small profits and quick
returns.
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The Celebrated

Nichols wrought-lron furnace, gas-tight and
heat equal to steam, for sale by H. l. Gregory,
634 Pennsylvania avenue.
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THE frst-class clothing merchants of Wash
ington advertise in THE REPUBLICAN, because
everybody reads the paper.
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DoUBLE-BUcKLE EUREKAs, at

Fl. L. STRAsBURGER's,
S06 and sos Seventh street.
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gentlemen, at II. l.. STRAsBURGER's,
306 and sos Seventh street.
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Z The grocers who advertise in The REPUBbI
CAN employ the most clerks, and their stores
are always full Of cash customers.
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Eey., and children,. clothinr.

B. ROBINSON & Co.,
Boys Clothiers, 9O9 Pennsylvania avenue,
next to Williams.
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VeTtise IN HE REPUBLICAN,, because It Is read
by all Government officials and clerks.
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LADIES' Seal Skin sacques, 2s, 80 and SO
inches deep, S75, 500, s125, $3.50, si75, 5000.
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FIRE s1pE JEWEL, at 92O la. ave.
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JUST RECEIVED, another. lot of those fine
French calf hand stitched Boots, at
II. L. STRAsBURGER's,
.. 306 and S0S Seventh street
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GESTLEMEN's Dress Hats, s., Sc, 81, IS.
HAND. sEwEp BuTToN SHOES for ladies am

STINEMETz, Halter,
1887 Pennsylvania avenue.
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MEMS Soft and Stiff Hats, $3.50, SO, $3.50,
s., $3.50. sTINEMETz,
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THEATRE COMIQUE.-ELEyENTH

a street. below Pennsylvania avenue. MONDAY
TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY nights and Natl
nee, production of the great Irish drama, in two
asis, entitled THE EXILE OF ERIN; and on
Ihursday, Friday and Saturday nights and Natl
nee, production of the celebrated melO-drama in
two acts, entitled THE MANIAC. First appear
ance here OF the great Stockholm wonder and anti
pode an phenomenon. Karl Lind. Engagement of
the accomplished balladist and operate vocalist
Miss Elolse Allen. Barney REYNOLDS, John ami
Amy Tudor, Healy and Sanders, Frank EieorTe
and last weeks favorites retained Tickets can he
secured at M. Goldstein < Co.'S California cigar
store, GIL Penn sylyania avenue. ocss 4
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T O. O. F. EXCURSION TO PHILA.
Ls delphia by Ridgely Encampment No, S.
NONEMBER ), s, 2, s. land 10, by the Baltimore
days from the day they are used. Tickets for sale
az lIlo pennsylvania avenue W., 1913 Pennsylva-
MA avenue n W. 30 Pennsylvania avenue n W.
corner seventh and ID streets n. W., Al Seventh
stIeetrw I3l Thirteenth street W., and at all the
principal hotels.
oc3l2I- CnMNIrrEE
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Miscellaneous Paragraphs Of Interest
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Empire Heating Range.

The best pianoA manufactured in the United
States are advertised in THE REPUBLICAN.
See reports of Centennial commissioners.
National Republican., 1876-10-31

FORD'S OPERA-HOUsE.
BOBBY NEwC0MB AS TOPSY,
In Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stoves work
UNCLE TOMS CABIN,
Introducing the
ORIGINAL SLAVE JUBILEE SINGERS,
And over one hundred colored peopIe-mep women
and ehndren-in the great plantation scene, a
feature never before presented In this city.
New scenery-Full Company-Efectiye Details.
Two Matinees-Wednesday and Saturday.
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CPECIAL NOTICE.

SPECIAL NOTICE.
NEW ORLEANS JUBILEE SINGERS. AT
UNION Nj. E. CHURCH,
Twentieth street northwest and Pennsylvania
avenue, at 7:45 p. m, November 3.
Tickets at PureeIl's Book Store, whi:eside-
Qate Southall's) Drug Store. and of Sunday-school
scholars Reserved seats, % cents; can be Secured
at PURCELL and Whiteside's.
Proceeds for the church oc3l-Sts
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FIRE SIDE JEWEL, at 800 Pa. ave.

1857 Pennsylvania avenue.
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The most reliable dry goods merchants, ad
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DRY GOODS.

DRY GOODS.
CLOsING.OUT CARPET SALE.
Bess BlSsssfs Bsf q Is: With an allowance on above
on Woos Y cents Hpa, per yaFse 3 % on M for cash.
Carpets from ISL 70 SOC.
Remnants OF best Priuts, &C.
ca sRS gsss prices
pssmsSss ppTess S0ods siihsIgsi. sihs.g;ii &c nm
osss '- e'' : T. Il u Esg9aIs: E.,g!. sEs::..
7O5 hAAKEr SPACE 7O5
IMPORTANT!
e0iored eordered HsndkercRiefs, Is, worth s.
New Fall and Winter Goods
at prices that defy competition. We ename in part:
BLACK SILKS, from sc. to q. 80 per yard; aarst-
rate silk for q. rs, worth now s2.2S.
CAsHMEREs.
Black and colered all the new and desirable shades,
at &c., worth 62ls.
ALPACAs.
Black and colored, all shades; special bargains n
colors At 2oc.. worth Is.
IHOUSE-FURNISHINGG GOODS.
BLANKETS BLANKETS
Fine all-wool Blanket IS. so, worth $s Table Linen,
bleached, full width, soc. Bleached Sheeting,
10-4 wide, 2Oc., &c. One case Honeycomb Quilts,
75c.> worth n. 100 pieces new Prints, SIC.
case Cretons, dark shades, l2xc.
asn sf 81 e
ranted.
"TSuy ATT R- HuyvNAY
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GENERAL KEWS0F The CITY

FIRST DAY OF THE TRIAL
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Popular Advertising.

FIRE SIDE JEWEL, at 9eO Pa. ave.
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SUICIDE OF A YOUNG WOMAN
MISSIONARY WORK INTHE CITY

ACCIDENTS, INCIDENTS, POLICE HENS
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EORD's OPERA.HOUsE.

November s, AR. Ben DeBar as Sir John FalstaR.
In shakspeare's glorious comedy, merry Wives of
Windsor - or.O-tf
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-07-14
Destruction Of Forests.

DR.. Geo. Il. Emerson, author of Trees
and Shrubs of Massachusetts,, who has given
much attention to, and is leading author
ity on, the subject of forest trees takes very
radical ground in regard to the depletion of
our forests. In his address at the winter
meeting Of the Massachusetts, board of agri-
culture, at Haverill last winter, he ex.
pressed his views on the subject in the fol-.
lowing strong language;
The whole of New England, Canada.
Middle States-almost the whole slope tow
ard the Atlantic, was covered, when our
ancestors came hither, with magnificent for
ests, which have been gradually disappear.
ing ever since and it is known that at this
rate, in ID years, unless something be done
to restore the forests, all the forests of
America will disappear. Great pains have
been taken to ascertain the amount of wood
of all kinds, cut and carried off annually.
A year ago when in Washington, l said,
"There is no doubt, that 10 12I years, at the
rate the forests have been cut down for many
years past, they will disappear" l say
now, gentlemen, that unless something be
done to stay this destruction, all our for.
ests will soon be gone Every farmer is
called upon to do something to retard this
destruction, as he owns part Of the remain
ing forests; also to aid in restoring them by
planting trees and otherwise in promoting
the second growth, where the forest has
been cut off.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-07-14
Prize for Experiments in Setting Milk

Mr. o. S. Bliss, secretary of the Yer.
mont dairymen's association, announces that
the family and dairy refrigerator worth $50,
presented to the association by the Allen
Oil Safe Co. of Fairhaven, will be given as
a prize for the best report of experiments
conducted this season in setting milk for but
ter making. Competition for this prize is
open to the world. Every experimenter
will be left to formulate his own expert
ments, which must, however, be of an in-
structive nature, aud his report must be such
as will enable the judges to whom it is sub
mitted to determine whether the results are
due to the treatment received, or to extra
neous or fortuitous causes.
Mr.. Bliss says: We confidently hope
that this prize will draw out series of ex-
periments which shall be not only an honor
to those conducting them, but Of very great
value to the dairymen of the country. We
trust that all the various theories will be
brought TO the test, and that we shall be
able to say hereafter whether to scald or to
freeze, or to avoid either extreme, whether
to set deep or shallow, or to pursue the me-
dium course, whether TO aerate fully or
wholly to exclude the air, will give the
best results and the greatest profit with the
least labor All reports competing for the
prize must be sent to the secretary of tho
Vermont dairymen's association before Jan.
l, 1877, and, whether prize winners or other
wise, must become the property of the asso-
ciation for publication, if approved by the
executive committee for that purpose. Per.
sons desiring further information on the sub.
ject are invited to correspond with Mr. Bliss,
| Georgia. Vt.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-07-14
Management of Farm Privies.

The "modern improvements" attached to
city residences have solved, as suppose the
perplexing question of the management Of
privies in cities, at least 10 connection with
private dwellings. As to hotels, the case is
less satisfactory, as it is hard to find one
where, in spite of running water class tubes,
and various other conveniences, the odors are
not we'll nigh uncomfortable. How they
should be managed is an open question, at
least without some system which does not
comprehend frequent if not daily cleaning.
But privies for the use of farmers families
are no more difficult to manage than farmers
Kitchens aud if they are not kept as clean
and iuodorous, the owner is himself to blame
and his reputation for cleanliness should 60
just as low as if he maintained filthy
kitchen.
The vault is an abomination and should
no longer be tolerated. The patent and
costly earth closets are well enough for those
who can afford to buy them, but the economical
farmer can do much better, Instead of the
vault under the privy, deeply dug aud walled
up, place water-tight rectangular box, long
enough to occupy the space under tho seat
and small and shallow enough that wher
nearly full, one man can get it out, either by
main strength or by the aid Of crowbar OF
lever. In the privy place box, keg or hall
barrel tub filled with some dry substance
muck, sawdust, road dust, earth, coal ashes
plaster or even sand-and each time wheI
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-07-14
The Ten-Liners.

These voracious beetles have made their
appearance here in considerable numbers
aud so far as their tastes and habits have
been noted upon my premises, they appear
to be very faStidious little rascals.
My potatoes are principally Proli6cs
but upon the eastern side are few rows Of
Early Blues. The latter kind has been at
tackled in sufficient numbers to destroy the
crop if permitted to mature and propagate
while up to this writing the former are un-
touched. Having but a few Blues, the
pests have been so far kept down by hand.
But when there are 100 in the pupa tate
from the size Of pins head to that of q
two-thirds grown beetle upon single hill, it
requires considerable patient labor. Upon
many hills, however, there are none. Should
they adopt different hygiene, and resolve
upon change of diet, and betake them
selves to my Prolifcs, then Paris green
must be resorted to and supercede finger.
work.
A short time ago some agricultural writer
gave an opinion that copperas (sulphate Of
iron) dissolved in water would be efectual
as bug exterminator. l believe he had
not tried it-indeed l am quite sure he
hadn't Always partial to new and valuable
discoveries; at the same time mingling eau
tion with credulity, l tried the solution upon
only two hills. The result was entirely effect
ual-in killing the vines. No doubt weaker
solution would have saved the potatoes. But
in the experiment the bugs died, not of toe
much copperas but Of starvation-at least
this is the hasty opinion formed two day.
after, on witnessing few of them trying to
collect a scanty meal from the few green
leaves remaining after the general destruc.
ton. My advice is, don't do it. s. 4. q.
Wilmington.
The advice to use copperss is like q
great deal of advice upon agricultural top
ics-given without being tried by those who
recommend it, Somebody else advises Il
use air.slacked lime. But good authority
assures US that air.slacked lime has no effec
upon them. We might as well make up oul
minds, that in the Colorado beetle, we have
tough customer to deal with.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-07-14

the privy is used, throw a small shovelful Of
the absorbent into the box and that will
effectually put an end to the odors.
When the box, or movable vault, is full.
have it shoveled out (which will not then be
very offensive work), and wheeled or carted
OIL to the farm compost heap, or put directly
upon the land The man who objects to
such an arrangement on the plea of ''no
time to attend to it," is not much of a man
as regards cleanliness He might as well OBJ.
ject to cleaning his stable for the same rea-
son. lie obtains a valuable fertilizer by il,
aud in addition secures his family against
the danger of fever which neglected vaults
often breed upon the premises. There is no
sickening stencil to pollute the air for many
rods around, and for this reason the privy
may be safely placed nearer the house than
when vault is used, though il should always
be far enough away and so located that it is
not prominent object in the landscape.
To accommodate sick or feeble members of
the family, particularly at night or in stormy
weather, water closet conducted somewhat
on this system and cleaned daily, may be
connected with the house, though except for
SUM uees there can De no OcceSlOn I0r IL on
farmers premises.
1t wight be supposed that vault treated
regularly with one of the deodorizers men,
toned above might be kept from being often
sive through series of years, but this is
hardly possible, especially in hot weather.
There is always corruption 10 such mass
flies are attracted, maggots Bred and odors
can only be kept down by frequent cleaning
out and starting anew. A box holding from
one to two barrow loads neccssitates frequent
attention and something which inSures at
tention is what is wanted. And a man
might as well complain because his clothes
must be washed weekly, or for want of time
to keep his face clean, as to complain that
his privy must be cleaned out once in two or
three weeks.-Cor. Coxutry Gentleman.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-07-14
Pastures and Their Management,

The following from the London Farmer is
worthy Of the consideration of every farmer
The quality Of our pastures can be inn
proved by free use of manures, and be made
to carry an extra quantity of stock What.
ever turn agriculture may take in the future,
the present stage in its history may be pro-
ductive of permanent good. Grass land
was being neglected. All the manure made
on the farm or purchased Of the manufacture
ers was generally applied to crops of roots or
of graia. The pastures were allowed to take
care of themselves. Now, however, farmers
are beginning to understand that in no way
can manure be applied with more direct GER
tainty Of obtaining good results that by its
application TO grass land. Corn may be un-
duly forced. During wet season heavy
manuriDg of the soil may result in a great
deal of straw aud but small yield of good
sound grain. Roots, also, may run to leaf at
the expense of bulb. Aud even should the
bulbs grow to a large size, they lack in quality
form being forced by heavy dressings manure.
But inasmuch as an abundance Of blade, not
of seed, is the prime object in the cultivation
Of grass land, any manure applied aud which
takes effect can only take effect in an in-
crease Of bulk in the direction most desira-
BILE to the farmer. The manuring of grass
land has not been as popular as manuring
land for corn, because, although as we have
pointed out, manure applied to pastures is
more certain in its results than when applied
to roots or corn, still the benefits derived
from improving pastures are not quite so ap.
parent to the farmer as the increase of bulk
of his turnips or wheat. Cattle are turned
into the pastures and shifted about from one
field to another as fresh bite is obtained,
and there is thus difficulty in assessing the
true results. The farmer, of course, knows
the land is improved, but he does not ex-
acty know by how much. The Increase, ex-
cept in the case Of hay, cannot be measured
or weighed, as his corn is, after harvest.
The improvement, however, is none the less
real and must inevitably tell in the long run
on his ledger accounts. 1t is satisfactory to
know, therefore, that the proper management
of grass land is at present engaging the
attention of agriculturists throughout the
country.