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If corn costs 20 cents per bushel,
the pork will cost S.33 cents per pound
to produce, and SO on.
By reversing the table you have, Of
course, the value of corn per bushel at
different prices per pound for pork-the
corn to be used in feeding for the pro-
duction of pork and to find what the
price of pork should be per POUND,
taking the price of corn as the basis of
calculation, you divide the price of
bushel of corn by $40, the number of
pounds of pork produced by bushel
of corn, as we have seen, and the
quotient will be the answer. If, for
example, corn is 20 cents, divide it by
8. 40, and you have 1888 cents. And
So, to find what the price of corn
should be when pork is selling at a
certain price per pound, you multiply
the price of a pound ofpork by $40, and
the product will be the answer. Sup
pose pork is selling at 10 cents pound,
what should be the price CT corn used
to feed out in its production? You
the 10 cents by $40, the
average number of pounds of pork
made by bushel of corn, and you
have 81 cents-as the corresponding
price of corn.
THE PROFIT FOR MAFUFACTURING.
The great fight in the west between
certain dealers, agents, manufacturers
and the grange, brought out some
facts showing the cost of manufactured
articles. Mccormick, one of the
largest manufacturers of the west,
testified in relation to the cost of many
articles which he manufactured and the
price they were sold to the farmer
Some of the articles are here enumer-
otoI.
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To Happen.

Among the great events that are to
happen in 1876, will be the grand cx-
plosion at Hell-gate, which, if it proves
successful, opens new channel Of COM
munication for the largest ships be-
tween the metropolis of the nation and
the old world. To deepen the channel
by dropping out the bottom of Il great
river, is one of the most daring and
original ideas that ever entered the hui
man brain. When the poles of the
battery touch and the explosive hidden
in the stone pillars that now sustain the
bed of the sea feels the shock, there will
be such an earthquake as the hand of
man never produced before. No NOR
tai eye will sec:the mighty crash; for a
moment the earth will shake, the
depths will be troubled, the surface of
the water will roar and boil and sink
away, and then all be over. If, as is
hoped, this shall happen on the fourth
of July, 1876, it will be birthday
commemoration such as no other ma
tIcn ever saw.
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through the fields as far as his feet will
carry him, and what do you suppose
for?"
The jailer paused, and fixed his eyes
on Latreille with a comical expression
The latter remained silent, but awaited
the reply with evident curiosity.
"To catch butterflies, bugs, beetles,
and such things, which he takes great
care to preserve, each kind by itself, in
large glass cases. Mon dieu! isn't such
nonsense unworthy of a man like him,
or of any man in times like these?"
A pale glimmer of hope was visible
in the features of the prisoner; and
while he laughed with the .jailer at this
strange hobby of the citizen-president,
he reached his trembling hand after
his hat and carelessly picked up the
cork of the empty bottle, on the lower
end of which, as If by stealth, he fixed
the nerrobia rufcornis. This done, he
replaced the cork in the mouth of the
bottle.
His object was attained, M sooner
had he completed his little operation
than the jailer, who had observed every
movement of his prisoner, besst; 10
clear the table, taking with him, as he
supposed, the mysterious bottle. He
lost no time in hurrying to the presi-
dent. narrated every particular of the
little scene we have described, and then
produced the treacherous cork. The
jailer had no doubt that the little insect
was the signal of SOME new outbreak,
or some diabolical conspiracy, and
already, in Imagination, he saw himself
proclaimed as the savior of "la belle
France" and in the possession of some
national reward.
1t was ten o'clock in the evening.
Alone, in comfortable room, at a
table on which are various books and
objects of scientific character, sit
two men. They are engaged in the
discussion OF tavorite topic, and
while one of them speaks with the en-
thusiasm of devotee, the other listens
attentively, and from time to time
evinces his admiration for tile superior
attachments Of the speaker.
All at once a rap is heard at the
door. A servant enters, and says, in a
loud tone:
"Citizen Brutus is without, and
wants to know at what hour tomorrow
he will be wanted, so he can have his
machine in readiness"
The two men start suddenly from
their seats. Despair is pictured in the
faces of both. Suddenly they throw
themselves into each others arms, Sob
bling like friends who part never to
meet again. They had talked long of
their favorite studies, of science in
general, and of their future plans !;
and thus had they both, the citizen
president and Latreille, forgotten all
else-the prison, the death sentence,
and even Citizen Brutus."
And what more?
The following morning, while the
guillotine waited for its unfortunate
victim, a citizen of the blood-stained
republic, well provided with letters
and passes, went out of the gate at the
opposite extremity of the town. 1t
was Latreille.
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FUEL IN EURoPE.-After England,
Belgium yields more fuel than any
other country in Europe. There were
155 coaI-mines in operation in 1866,
covering 213,545 acres, and employ
ing 1921 persons, and producing in
1866 12,774, 662 tons against $500
1858 in 1850, OF the value of 81 1871,
574 francs. About two-thirds of the
produce is consumed in the country,
and the rest exported to France and
Holland. The most extensive corn
fields are in the province of Hairput,
which alone in 1856 produced 9,SO9,-
600 tons. The production of iron is
also large. The best iron is found in
the country between the Sambre and
the Meuse. Lead, manganese, and
other minerals, especially zinc, are found
in various parts of the country. The
most celebrated zinc mines are between
Liege and AK a-Chapelle. The coun-
try abounds at the same time in build
ing, paving and limestones, roofing
slate and marble.
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. $3.50 %

Which gives a profit of $3.50 on
$3.50 worth of machinery. As we
have taken the above figures from the
sworn testimony of Mccormick him
self, they are entitled to the fullest
credence. If one of those large reap
ers used in the west costs only forty
five dollars to manufacture, the cost of
a moving machine such as is used in
New England must be much less.
Exclusive of the royalty upon the
patents, they should not cost to manu-
facture over one-half as much as those
large reapers used in the west.
The Scientific American, in an article
upon the 'sProfits we Pay" gives the
cost of manufacture of each part of
sewing machine; and sums up the
result Of Investigations with this state
ment-"That the sewing machines
that are usually sold from sixty-fvc to
one hundred and twenty-five dollars,
cost from seven to fifteen dollars to
manufacture, the average cost being
eleven dollars and eighty-two cents"
Three manufacturers of sewing ma
chimes in 1873, netting s6,000,OOO
profits each, and the agents receiving
even greater profit than the manu-
facturers, making over $40, 100000 of
profits drawn from the farmers and
mechanics of the country in a single
year, by three sewing machine com
paniei and their agents. Hundredsand
thousands even, of other articles are
paying similar profits to agents, dealers
and manufacturers. Hundreds Of mil
lions of dollars are thus taken from
the producers of the country annually.
Can we wonder then that farming does
not pay better and that laborers and
mechanics cannot live at the prices
they receive for their labor, which
even are claimed to be excessive? Cut
off those profits and the laborer can
lay by money upon onc-lialf his pres
cnt salary. Could the consumers buy
direct at the mills of mandatory,
and at the price agreed upon by the
broker or agent, by far the greater
portion of the excessive margin of
profit would remain in the pockets of
the consumers. This is impracticable
and impossible us business has been
heretofore conducted. Farmers and
mechanics were isolated, without union;
no concert of action and no means
of communication with the manufac-
turcrs. The plan and purpose of the
Patrons of Husbandry and Sovereigns
of Industry secure this object, saw
ing to consumers the excuses which
arise from tolls charged by middle men,
the various parties who stand between
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PLANTATION TOPICS.
PUMPKINS FOR COWS.

A recent experiment was tried IN
feeding pumpkins by New England
farmer, who says: II first fed my COWS
one week with one large or two small
pumpkins to each cow twice a day.
Their milk decreased two or three
quarts to each COW day from what
they gave the week previous. 1 then
fed them one week with the same
quantity of pumpkins as before and
took out the seeds. They increased in
greater proportion of milk than
they had decreased the week previous.
I fed them alternately three or four
weeks, and they varied in their milk
very inuch as the first weeks
PROMEssORY NOTES.
1t has been decided that where pro-
missory notes are lost the remedy of
the owner is not gone, but he may re-
cover on indemnifying the maker
any loss which he may sustain by the
presentation az The notes by bona tde
Holder within the time of the running
of the statute of limitations. The
maker of the note has Tr;;5h: to de
mand his indemnity, and can :iot be
compelled to pay until it Is furnished,
and he can not he compelled to pay
interest after the time he tenders pay
ment of the notes on condition that
indemnity is furnished, or demonstrates
his willingness and ability to pay the
notes when it can safely be done.
Interest always ceases after lawful
tender, and, under the circumstances
above mentioned, interest sheuld cease
after an offer to pay and demand for
indemnity. -
FORK AND CORN.
The Massachusetts, Pioughman puts
the hog feeding question into figures
as follows: Probably, taking all
accurate trials together, the general
average would be about ten and one
half pounds of pork to a bushel of
corn at tifty-six pounds, and from this
it is fair to deduct about one-fifth, to
get at the net weight, leaving, say 8
% or $40 pounds of pork as the
average net result of the judicious
feeding of bushel Of corn, or one
pound of pork from six and two-thirds
pounds of corn uncooked. The lowest
amount of cooked corn meal is stated
at three and four-ffths pounds to a
pound of pork.
Now, taking all these experiments,
and we could easily show the relation
which the price of corn bears to that
of pork, by showing the price of pork
per pound, at different prices per
bushel for corn. If corn were twelve
and half cents a bushel, pork would
cost cent and half per pound, and
in that proportion throughout; or Civ
ing it in decimals we have:
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scHENcK's PuLMoNiC sYkuP, SEA WEED Tonic,
AND MANDRAKE PILLs.-These deservedly cele-
brated and popular medicines have effected revo-
luton in the healing art and proved the falacy Of
several maxims which have for many years OBJ
sructed the progress Of medical science. The false
supposition that Consumption is iicurable" de-
TERED physicians from attempting to find remedies
for that disease and patients afflicted with it
ced themselves to death without making effort
to escape from a doom which they supposed to be
unavoidable. 1t is now proved, however, that Con-
sumption be cured and that it has been cured in
great number of sonle of them apparently
desperate ones) by Schencks Pulmonic Syrup alone
and in other cases by the same medicine in connec-
ton with Schencks Sea Weed Tonic and Mandrake
Pills, both, according to the requirements of
the case.
DIR. Schenck himself, who enjoyed uninterrupted
good health for more than forty years. supposed
at time to be at the very gate of DEATH his ply
sicians having pronounced his hopeless, and
abandoned him to his fate. He cured by the
aforesaid medicines and since his recovery, many
thousands similarly affected have used Dr. Schenck's
preparations with the same remarkable success.
Full directions accompany each, making it not
absolutely necessary to personally DIR. Schenck
unless patients wish their lungs examined, and for
this purpose he is professionally at his principal
Office, Corner Sixth and Arch Sts., Philadelphia,
every Monday, where all letters for advice must he
addressed Schenck's medicines sold by all
druggists.
E.S.J. HART& Co, Nos 49, as and II Tchoupitoulas
Street, New Orleans, Wholesale Agents.
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GENERAL MARKET QUOTATIONS,

MEMPHIs-Flour steady anu in moderate demand
pnnad western ,ia @ borm quiet and un
are quiet and unchanged.
IouIsvILLE.--Flour quiet and unchanged, Wheat
Soc Hay quiet and unchanged Provisions are are
at S1.OS.
NEW csLEANs.-CornmeaI is dull quoted NOM
inaIly at s.. q. Corn-demand moderate; sales Of
white at 64c, yellow soc. Hay-large stock limited
SO. Pork-maTket dull at 500 75a2i 90 Bacon-no
shoulders on hand, and little or no demand for
sides clear rib sides quoted st 121&. Whisky
rectfed scarce and in demand, but prices have de-
clned 2aSc under western advice sales of Louisiana
at S1.12. Other articles unchanged Gold 145s
sight 4 per cent. discount. Sterlng-bank nominal.
New YokK.-FlOur market-State and western
good to choice S. iSa5 O. white wheat extra
7:75; extra Ohio sis0@7.25; st. Louis &5-25@9.OO
Minnesota patent process and extra good to prime
Sc. 75a7.75; choice to double extra s736@9OO; rye
Hour steady at s4.4Oa5.5O. CornmeaI is heavy ;
western 81 i5a3.sO' Wheat irregular and unsettled
fair export demand; nearly all sales for low
ss II E no a stfs dS se No
do 81 09a1 .9914 white~ western 81 3Sa1 IS mixed
less active and lower; receipts 1900 bushels a.
western IN mixed no grade 6oe western mixed, old
THE C0I'rON MA RKETs.
Observation-Disclosures inactive at fasSc.
MOBILE tGotton-mafket quiet middring f21Sc
NEW 1okK-Cottun- market dull at 134@lS
7-l6c.. :.
changed at :t2]xAl255c.
GALVESTON Cotton market quiet demand
limited ; offerings free; midd1ing 1212c.
LIVERPOOL. on-market queter; mddIng
upland l5-16d; mddlng Orleans Sled.
New ORLEANs,-Cotton- demand slack; prices
irregular and easier; good ordinary to strictly
good ordinary 10lsG105sc; low middling strict
low mddlng n ias1Is4c; middIing to strict mid
ding l2Isaia11sc good middng to middling fair
l31sa1ic
CATTLE MARKET.
NAsHvILLE.-Iive stock-The, demand for fat
hogs is good, quotation advancing c per H., gross
They are very scarce, and all brought to the
ket can he sold very readily. Shecp and cattle
i'll fair request at full rates.
CHICaGo-Catle in good demand and frmrr;
good fat nativesS5 75a6 rs; tair to good 5a5-o0;
feshy steers S:'ai.50; Texas 81. 75ai.25 Hogs
ccipts 900 head market dull, but firm, assorted
packers saa7 shipping 81 2on7 25 bacon e7a7 20
hut chiefly Mt 81. I0a715. Philadelphia 87.40a7. 60,
low common S3a3.50; best So 75a
+ 40.
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P nee Albert's Windsor Pigs.

A visitor to Queen Victoria's farm
says: Passing from the bull stalls we
came tothe piggery where these beauti-
full small white pigs are bred, and where
we saw breeding stock of all ages. This
breed is remarkable for fneness, small
ness of bone and offal, and for easy fat
tening, being moderately long bodied,
round and well shaped, having very
short dish faces, small, thin ears, little
curling tails, full round hams, and 1t
thin hide fairly haired. The pen, in
which there were anumber of pigs, was
as clean as parlor. We walked in,
ladies and all, through the paved yard
into the sleeping room, the grunters
making way for us lazily. Here the
inmates reused up and moved about in
the deep straw as if expecting to be fed
whenever they were disturbed. Sew
eral were so fat that they could no lon
ger open their eyes: yet they seemed to
have no, difficulty in moving about
We saw sacks apparently stuffed with
hay and sewed up lying about in the
straw, and on inquiry, learned that they
were pillows, one for each pig, for them
to rest their heads upon when asleep
otherwise they are in danger of sufioca-
ton. They seon~ learn the Use of the
pillows, and then never neglect to lay
their heads upon them if they can.
The shouts of these pigs were. just about
at right angles to the facial line" and
certainly did not project much further
than their ears, small as were the latter.
The most eXtravagant picture of Eng
lish prize pigs .cemed to have in these
their accvrate counterparts.
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A Colored Delegates Speech.

In the debate this morning in the
legislature on the Centennial appropri-
alton, Peter S. Carter, the colored dele
gate from Northumberland county,
arose, and, urged on by the cries OF
"Hear himl hear him." sounded in
the well-known voices of ex-Governors
Smith and Leehter, finally silenced
another member who was advocating
the bill, and, with rapidity Of articu-
lation heretofore unknown, proceeded
to speak. The noise and confusion
prevented his first remarks being
heard, but when order was restored his
voice in clarion peafs tati through the
hall, sounding death to the Centennial:
Wherefore is it, and why I'm akin,
never; no, sab. What? Ten thors-
and dollars fur to be Civ away to Phila-
delphia! Lechter, Good" Smith,
Hear him" Old Fagih.neber tire.
TCheem. Where's dis thing gwyne to
end? Let 'e,t go TO see the show, but
you hears my voice a say'f'' -till. proxi-
mate your own expenses. Look at
that statuary of Gineral Washington.
Look at Clay, Calhoun. What is their
fnst thought? Yes, sab. De boy
stood on the burnin' deck. Applause,
and cries for Leehter, Smith, " Go
ONT Logan is de friend Of de white
man. Mr.. Logan is down on de black
man. Stop and constitute dis ex-
pensive trip. Ticket to Baltimore,
$3.50; supper, ledging and breakfast,
81 more. Ticket to Philadelphia, 81
So. Admission to de show and side
show, at least 75-cents. multiplying of
this by five, eodht Up ae boxes, curiosi-
| ties, trunks, policies, carpet-bags. I'm
mense cheers. Look at de treasury:
look at de money de governor hav
spent lii postage stamps a fixin' fur dis
| OCCASION. "OM Mother Hubbard she
| went to lie cupboard fur to git poor
dog bone," wheii shs come back de
dog were eloped. jess so-it will in
stitution ON er er. No, sab; Pm talk
in straight American language. Bum
KUN Hill, George Washington, John
Brown, whar is you? Rise from your
seats-say is | fight=say is I jestice,
truth and jestice agin.
Ex-Governor. Leclfter (tisif1g from
his seat Mr.. Speaker, move a medal
be awarded to Virginia. son-the good,
the great, the glorious Carter. Sec
onded by Smith.
The motion was carried, ard the leg
islature adjourned for drinks.-Rich-
n,o,,d Evening Journal.
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from him post-marked Nice. " Dear
friends" he wrote, 81 arrived at your
house on the day stated, but when
got to the gate saw such a big dog in
the yard that 1 did not dare to go in,
and so took the first train to Italy,
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JoHN a. MuEREIL, the great west
ern horse thief and pirate, died near
Sparta, Tennessee, IL. reformed man
and member of the Methodist church,
in good standing. He denied on his
death bed ever having committed a
murder. He was well educated and
had splendid library. A few nights
after he was buried, the grave was re-
opened, and his head taken away, by
whom was never known.
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WHEN a North Carolina negro COM
planned that he had never seen any one
commit suicide his brother Jim replied:
"Sam, you" hez ever been kind to me
look sheah, Sam and he went into
the river and remained there until the
coroner dragged out.
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The Judge of court in Maine re-
Gently sentenced ctl prit to twenty
five years in the state prison. The fact
was communicated to the prisoners
mother, who was struck at the magni-
tude of the sentence. "What did
they do that for?" she exclaimed.
twenty-five years Why, he won't
be contented there three weeks"
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HAS ENTIRELY CURED ME.


bcar Rir-My Daughter, after having severe at
Whpoping Cottah was left in feeble state of
health. Being advised iy friend she tried the
VEGETINE, and after using n few bottles was fully
restored to health.
have been "a great sufferer from Rhenmst;;sm i
have taken several bottles of the FEGETlNE for
this complaint and am happy to say it has entirely
ed me. have recommen ended the VEGET1NE to
Others with the same good results. II Is a great
cleanser and purifier of the blood ii is pheasant to
take and can cheerfuIly recommend il.
JAMES MORSE,
364 Athens Street.
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From The lafayette Daily Courier.
A Valuable WOffk.

DIR. r. v. Pierce, of Buffalo, distinguished
in surgery, and the general practice in the
profession He hon6ts, has made valuable
contribution to the medical literature of the
day, in comprehensive work entitled "The
Peoples Common Sense Medical Adviser"
While scientific throughout, it is singularly
free from technical and stilted terms. 1t
comes right down to the common sense of
everyday life. Or. Fierce is noble speci-
men of American manhood. He has sprung
from the people; and, with many sympathies
in common with the masses, has sought to
render them substantial service iii this, the
great work of his life.
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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 oiiiy kind that can be relied on,
as there many limitations, made from
common tar, which are worthless.
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AMONG Andersen's peculiarities was
a mortal fear of dogs. He once wrote
to an intimate friend residing in Geneva
that he meant to come to pay him
visit, and would arrive on a certain
day. The family possessed a large but
perfectly gentle and very intelligent
Newfoundland dog, which, in anticipa-
ton of the poets visit, was carefully
chained up. The day appointed for
his arrival came, but no Andersen
made his appearance. Days and weeks
succeeded, and still he did not come.
At last the family received letter
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