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vailandigham,. Latin speech.

friend of the Drawer, at Dayton, o., sends
the following "Reminiscences: a f.rs 'E.-r-a
In conversation with one of our venerable cit
liens the other day, whose title to being a piO-
neer noue in this region viii dispute, he related
this incident in the life of the late C. L. Valan-
digham. "Vap was, when quite young man,
a member of the Ohio Legislature, and ambitious
to show off his accomplishments. One day he
concluded one of his speeches with quite a
lengthy Latin quotation. After he had taken
his seat, portly member from Miami sedately
arose, arrested the attention of the Speaker, and
proceeded to declaim Wyandotte Indian speech
in the original tongue At it's conclusion he SOL
emily took his seat All eyes were turned upon
the member in wonder and amazement until he
finished, then, catching a glimpse of "Val'
frowning and showing his teeth, a roar of laugh
ter fairly shook the house. 1t is safe to say af-
ter that 'Valr wasted no more Latin, quotations
on that House.-HdrpeT's Magazine.
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ToKiIILocu.,s and Briers.

will give my fathers experience:
In 1873 be has a strawberry patch containing
an acre, in which were many black locust CRIBS,
from ten to twenty feet high. On the 5th of
July of that year (without paying any attention
to the moon or the signs), he grubbed them ont
just beneath the surface of the ground. The
next week he plOwed and narrowed the piece,
and planted it in corn, throwing ont all the
loose roots, and since that time they have not
sprouted.
Another way is to cut them off three or four
feet high and pasture them, going over every
four or five weeks, knocking off the sprouts
which the stock do not eat
One spring, three or four years ago. he plowed
a fence-row which was thick with briers and
grubs, which were cut and burnt beforehand.
Then he narrowed it thoroughly, previously,
however, going behind the pillow and pulling
out all that could be got out. He then plant
ed it in potatoes, which were dug early, then
re-plowed the ground and showed it in turnips.
The result was that the briers and grubs were
entirely killed.
EARMFR'S Roy
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CaItare ofMeIans.
FARMERS Boy.

At this time of the year perhaps it would not
mer readers how raise watermelons HUI ndreds
of acres are yearly grown in this (Salem) county
The ground is first plowed fiat, then marked ont
eight feet each way. Two burrows are thrown
out in cross marking, to the depth twelve fif
teen inches; and then barnyard manure to the
amount Of large forkful to put into each cross
furrow, after which we put small shOvelful of
fine rotted manure upon the former. We now
cover the manure, and then it is ready for seed.
In this vicinity planting is done from the first to
the middle of May. When the plants are ready
to bunch, preparatory to sending out runners, /
thin them out to one in each hill; thus each hill
or plant occupies sixty feet of surface.
They are generally hOed twice; the last time when
the vines are from four to six feet fong.-NeW
.Lerseu COTrespORdent CoMnfru Gentleman
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0nIH n ReHQlIer.

man recently entered Utica restaurant and
ordered a very elaborate dinner. he fingered
long at the table, and finally wound up with a
bottle of wine. Then lighting cigar he had Or
dered, he lesurely sauntered up to the counter
and said to the proprietor: q E,ssG ~
"Very fine dinner, landlord. Just charge 1t to
me haven't got cent" ZsE
but, don't know you," said the proprietor,
''Of course you don't. If you had you wouldn't
have let me have the dinner" - aa
well, you must pay me for the dinner, say; J"
"And pay I can't | sUsI -<
"Pll see about that" said the proprietor, who
had snatched revolver out of a drawer, leaped
over the counter and eollared the man, exclaim-
ing as he pointed it at his head, "Now see if you
will get away without paying for it, you scoun-
drel." "a. - n #tsE l-EEH
1What is that you hold in your hand 7" said
the impecunious customer, drawing hack.
THAT, sir, is a revolver"
80, that's revolver, is it don't care fig
for a revolver; / thought it was stomach
pump"
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fur the farmer.
nav To kILL THE POTATO BEETLE

,...r fran Professor Packard has Just -
-nJiSbad by the Agricultural Experiment
ZION at MiddletOwn, which contains 'H'''
ments: ,l..5 Ear early in
Inn. It's eggs will be found on the un"oi l "a
60 of tbe leaves; they are bright orange ieu
and oufte large. The beetle itself Is
insect. half an inch long, mas 't s al IT. is
on the back, and is reddish 9nG ' ,,,rho nc
larger than the lady bug, Hhi ei ma nr,,,,,o
- onIor lives aLout ten days on the leaves anu
sta,os ofter which it enters the grouho 70 oe-
come a beetle Thus nearly an tne nc VI 'ne
insect il nassed on the plant. lhe onsprihg Oh
last wears beetles will begin 70 as egsS ~ apou y.
6f,y days from the time the egg from which IT.
ii; sTr:ng was deposited Probably not more
than two crops of them will appear IN onr Gil
mote bnt each female is capable of producing
more than q thousand eggs.
s.Tbe remedies are hand -picking, both OF the
nature beetle, the grubs and the eggs. They
should all be burned. Paris green Is also large
Iv nsed This is a most deadly poison, contain
inc arsenic 1t is almost nsOluble in water.
IL NAV be mixed with plaster, flour, OF fine dry
earth, and dusted on the plants from sitter or
bellows, or applied stirred mp in water, about
tablespoonful to a pailful, and thrown from
syringe, or sprinkled from watering pot In
any case great care must be taken not to breathe
the dust or handle with naked hands.
"a number of specimens collected in New
York are being analysed in the laboratory OF
the station. They range in price from % cents
per pound (whOlesale) 16 cents and contain
10i to 46 per centum of insoluble authorizations.
The arsenic varies from SIS per centum in the
best to % per centum in the lower grades.
Some are mixtures of Scheel's green, others are
Schweinfurth green. The former, when pure
contains 71A per centum of arsenious acid and
2Si per centum of copper oxide. The latter
should contain So per centum aIsenious acid, 81
per centum copper oxide, and 10 per centum
acetic acid From these facts it appears that it
will be most economical to buy the best. Ask
for pure Paris green. 1t will possibly cost fifty
cents per pound. If it seems to be of doubtful
quality, send a small sample to the station at
Aiddletown for analysis, first finding out the
name Of the manufacturer. No time shOnld be
lost if the potato crop is to be saved, as the
beetle has appeared in alarming numbers in
many parts of the State."-FrOm the Hartford
Conn., CORrdHt.
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Early Cut Grnsu R..r-

The German papers publish details of a series
of experiments carried on at the agricultural
schools in that country, for the purpose of test
ing the nutritive properties of grass and hay at
various stages. By an elaorate series of ANALYSIS
il is shown why young grass is more nutritious
than mature grass. The physiological experi
ments show that it is more easily digestible.
Thus grass two and a half inches high contains
nearly fifty per cent. more of albumenoids than
grass which is six inches high, and ten more of
"crude fat" The mature grass contains more
woody fibre and less flesh-fOrming matter than
the young grass, and, besides this, it is found
that the nutritious aIbumenoids exist in less
soluble form in hay than in young grass. Hence
the difference of nutritive valne and digestibili-
~. Autumnal hay was found TO be more nutri.
tious than summer hay.
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EGGS FOR SETTING.-The following may he of
service to those who would have a chicken for
every egg they set. Take eggs not more than
three or four days old, and have a candle
or lamp; hold the egg in one hand with the
broad end upwards close to the candle: place
the edge of the other hand on the top of the
egg, and you will Immediately perceive the
incubation end. Some people can tell a pullet
from a rooster. The mark for a rooster is cross
wise and a pullet lengthwise. Another way is
to place your tongue on the large end of the egg,
and you will find strong heat if fresh and good,
and less heat if old and doubtful. Eggs put up
for Matching should never be put in a damp eel
lar as the dampness destroys this heat.
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GrOWiRg Backwheat.

The usual custom is to give this grain the
poorest soil and the most careless treatment and
the crop yields accordingly. Land containing
more or less weeds is turned down. and on this
raw sward the seed is sOwn. The land also,
is often very wet, and when plOwed requires
some time to dry, and it bakes if dry weather
occurs, uniting it for the crop it is intended to
produce. OF course there is a light CROP and if
the season should prove unfavorable, a failure.
1have never known so much carelessness bestow-
ed upon any grain as upon buckwheat; yet when
rightly managed it is profitable crop. neigh
Dor of mine, number of years ago, purchased a
piece of land adjoining his, and finding it too
late TO put in a spring crop, plOwed it for buck
wheat. He took pains to put it in the best con-
ditiOn, and having good season, raised a crop
that nearly paid for the land. He is n first-class
farmer, and knew the Importance of preparing
land well for whatever crop is put on it. He is
equally careful when he sOws peas and is sue
cessfui.
The secret is to put the land in good condition
The ground being usually poor it needs manure
and there will be time enough to apply it. This
will secure the growth almost in defiance of
any weather. If the season favors the formation
of seed, there will be rich yield. If the sun or
the frost prevents this land they rarely cause a
failure), there will be crop to turn down. which,
with the mellowness of the soil, caused by being
shaded, will put the land in a condition even for
wheat, equivalent to fallow: for no grass or
weeds can endure heavy growth of buck wheat;
so that, should the buckwheat miss yielding seed
it will still be a gain in the improvement of the
land. Never pillow buckwheat ground when wet,
for the sun is sure to bake it in drying, and in
spite of all that be DONE it will be harsh and
lumpy for years; it spOls the land. Buckwheat
seems to admit of blowing the landd deep. Wheth-
er this owing to the nature of the grain or to the
effect of the heat and rains the land is not clear
Probably the latter is the case. At least as a
rule, land should be plowed little deeper for
buckwheat than for the spring grains. The case
mentioned above was one Ofdeep blowing, bring
ing up several inches of new, mellow soil. Buck
wheat will do well on moderately rich soil in
good condition; it will not grow poor soil any
more than any other grain.-COr Country Gentle
man,
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HELENA (Montanal Herald: One of the boys
while reading Whittier's Centennial Hymn,
yesterday, to little circle in the back room of
"a certain business house in the city, was inter-
rupted with, 'What! Old Whitaker writing
hymns' Well, well! Why, l knew the aid fell
Ter in 49 in Frisco and harder, tougher fight
ener cuss you never saw. S'posed he passed in
his chips long ago And he's alive, is hef and
writing hymns Z Well, WELL If old Whit can
get away with hymns, bust me if l don't COM
mence writing missionary tracts Then the old
"49er" gazed with astOnishment upon the smil-
ing features of those around him, and proposed
clicking" any one who doubted his knowing
"Old Whit" in "FrscO," in '49.
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NOBLE Indian of Wisconsin carries about
with him the following certificate, written for
him by some obiging white man: This may
certify that the bearer is an aboriginal cuss in
whom there is no guile. He never lifted a scalp
nor robbed hen-roost in daylight He is the
father of some of his children, and uses no CO.
lOgne. He has that noble attribute of his race,
an untutored mind. His squaw has gone to the
spirit land and he wishes to visit the earthly
land of spirits, where troubles are forgotten at
the rate of 10 cents a spirit. He respectfully
asketh aid of the pale faces. No order for gro
ceries received
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CHE fun Of the Ihiua.
THE MYSTERY OF HOLLOW ASH.


You want % know about the smash
That happened down 70 Hallow ASH
Wall, Boss, If anybody knows
He wears about my style Of clothes.
Twas Deacon Hunper's funeral
And all was gOin' mighty well,
When them there Temblars up In town,
Gu an excursion train cum down.
driy the mOurners, and 30 Fresh
He went ahead Of the procesh;
And As he neared the railroad track,
We seed the train comm back
10 turned around and winked at me,
And from his vest he drew V.
IN bet you that that this ere hearse
Crosses ahead Of that excurse.'
The mOurners they sOt up yell
And then was missn for a spell;
IL was amazin how that crowd p
3 Cavorted upward in a cloud. - ~
We piled them victims on the sSard,
About three-quarters of a cord
On tOpswe put the deaeOn's meat, ffF
But where 10 went We all was beat b
We searched the ruins of that train,
But all our searchin was in vain,
And TO this day, il does beat me
Where the piece went that held that v
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WRITER in one of the magazines says: "Ne-
mesis is swifter than a sleuth hound; no man
can escape her." This would seem to Indicate
that Nemesis can strike pretty good gait We
never have had much experience with seuth
hounds ourselves, but if they can get over the
ground between the front door and the fence any
faster than an impassiOned bull pup, we are will
ling to climb a tree and look on. We regret that
the writer neglects to state whether Nemesis can
climb. If she can, however, il looks as if mans
only safety was going to be under the bed-Nor-
rich Bulletin
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SHE GOT EVEN WITH HIM.-A clergymen at
Oneida was called upon few evenings since by
a young couple who stated that they wished to
be united in the holy bonds of matrimOuy. Be-
fore the ceremony, the young lady excused her.
few moments. She handed the minister a note
which he read soon after her departure. 1t was
as follows: "Arthur-You will wait for me in
vain, for the longer you wait the further away
I'll be. l shan't marry yOu night. You went
back on me a year ago, aud I'll get even with you
now" The bridegroom took the hint. babe the
clergyman good bye and started for home
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A FRENCIIMAN IN SCOILAND.-A disguised
Frenchmau writes to Scotch Journal: "A per-
sou angry says to-day that he was from the the
atre gallery spit upon. Not on the dress, but
into the eye straight it came with strong force,
while look up angry to the gallery. Before i
my books, my Waverly novel, you know; but
now dwell here since six months, in all parts
the picture change. oh, to be spit in the eye in
one-hali million of peoples town.
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SOME of the newspapers are astOnished at
hore's pulling the plug out of the buag.hole of a
barrel for the purpose of shaking his thirst. It's
extraordinary. Nov, if the horse had pulled the
barrel out of the bunghole and slaied his
thirst with the plug, or if the barrel had pulled
the bunghole out of the horse and slaked its
thirst with the ping, or if the barrel had pulled
the bunghoe out of the plug and slaked its
thirst with the horse, or if the plug had pulled
the horse out of the barrel and slaked its thirst
with the bunghole or if the bunghole had pulled
the thirst out of the horse aud slaked the ping
with the barrel, or if the barrel had pulled the
horse ont of the bnnghole and plugged its thirst
with the slake, it might be worth while to make
"a fuss about il.
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roRrr YEARS nEroRe yuE PUBLIC
DIR. G. MCLANE'S
sK CELEBRATED FE
LIVER PILLS.;
FOB THE CURE
Hepatitis or Liver Complaint,
DYSPEPSIA AND SICK HEADAcHE.
SYMPTOMS of a Diseased Liver.

Symptoms of a Diseased Liver.
DAM in the right side, under hedge
i of the ribs, increases on pressure;
sometimes the pain is in the leftside; the
patient is rarely able to lie on the lett
side; sometimes the pain is felt. under
the shoulder blade, and it frequently ex-
tends to the top of the shoulder, and is
sometimes mistaken for rheumatism IN
the arm. The stomach IS affected with
loss ofappetite and sickness; the bowels
ingeneraIare costiye, sometimes alterna-
tive with lax; the head is troubled with
pain, accompanied with dull, heavy
sensation in the back part. There is
generally a considerable loss ofmemory,
accompanied with painful sensation Of
having left undone something which
ought to have been done. Ashght, dry
cough is sometimes an attendant. The
patient complains efweariness and de-
bility.; he is easily startled, his feet are
cold or burning, and he complains ola
prickly sensation fthe skin; his spirits
are low and although he IS satisfied that
exercise would be beneficial to him, yet
he can scarcely SUMMON up fortitude
enough to try it. In fact, he distrusts
every remedy Several of the above
symptoms attend the disease, but cases
have occurred where few ofthenexiSted,
yet examination ofthe body. after death,
has shown the LIVER to have been ex-
= tensively deranged.
AGUE AND FEVER.
Dp &. McI,ANE'S LIVER Pills, IN
CASES OF AGUE AND FEVER, when taken
with Quinine, are productive OF the
most happy results. No better cathaTtic
can be used; preparatory 20, or after
taking Quinine. We would advise all
who are afflicted with this disease 10
give them FAIR TRIAL. 80
For all Bilious derangemehts, and rs
4 simple purgative, they are uncqTllcd
BEWARE OF INVITATIONS.
The genuine'DR. c. McLANE' LIVER
Pills are never sugar coated.
Every box has red wax seai IN the
lid, with the impression Dr.. M:LANE'S
LIVER PILLS.
The genuine McLANE's LIVER Pills
bear the signatures of {. McLANE and
FLEMING Bros. on the wrappers.
ng Insist on your druggist or
storekeeper giving you the genuine
= DR.. c. McLANE's LIVER Pills, pre-
pared by Fleming Bros, Pittsburgh, Ia;
Sold by all respectable druggists a..t
. country storekeepers generally.
To those wishing to give DR. G. McL.Hr's ] YER
riITs trial. we will mail post paid to pa; - I=
: Un:;sd State one box Of Fills for twenty-five
FITTING EROS. Pittsburgh, Pa.
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He KNEW THEM.-A tramp who manifestly
has genius and insight enough to win his way to
higher positions, was before the recorder of San
Antonio recently, and was asked if he had any
objection to make to the jury before which ne
was TO be tried The jury was composed of about
the worst-looking set of men conceivable, but
the prisoner looked at them with undisgnised
admiration, and replied that whenever be OBJ
jeeted To a jury like that be hoped his right arm
might cleave to the roof of his month. The jury
pronounced him mot guilty." without leaving
their seats
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80, No, you don't spend money, but spend it
ALL said Mrs. Swipes to her husband; ''if that's
so, where do You get money to play pedro, and
come home to the bosom of your family stone
blind drunk Don't deny il, Swipes, for You
know somebody blaekod your eyeglasses the
other day, and you was so drunk you thought it
was midnight, and came home with lantern in
your hand in the middle of the day., so
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"Of what two divisions is Congress compos-
cdr asked teacher Of a eolored pupil lately.
reply. 81 mean how are the two coordinate
branches of the Federal legislature divided n
explained the teacher, nettled to find his ones
tion so literally interpreted. "On the currency
soft and hard money" exclaimed the young
up as bad job.-Ndskrille american.
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MAN entered a smoking car ON the Vermont
Central a few days ago, aud in an earnest aud
coach has tainted away. Has any yaptleman
here any liquorr' Twenty eight men in that
car Immediately rose to their feet. each with a
flask in his hand. The man accepted one of
them, raised it to his lips, took swig. aud re-
turned the flask. remarking THAT lady's dis.
tress so unneryed me that needed stimulant y
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SANDALWOOD.

Possesses much greater power in restoring q healthy
STATE the membrane of the urethra than either
Cubebs or Copaiea II never produces sickness is
tain ana speedy IN Its action 1t is fast superseding
every other remedy Sixty capsules cure in six eight
days. No other Medicine do this
DuRdas, Dtek Cos Ser CapssIes contain OIL Of San
dal,cood sold at al Drug Stores Ash for circular or
send 10 Is 81 Wooster Street, Nese TOrE for one
smay6m.
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CUMcUMBERs will grow a trells as readily
as grapevines few vines can be grown, occu-
plying but very little space. Tomatoes also may
be trained up, greatly to the advantage of the
crop, which is injured by lying fat the ground.
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WHEN forest trees are transranted, they should
present the same sides to the same points of
of the compass as when they stood in their natur-
al places.
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SLIT ashes over your vegetables when the
dew is on, to keep the bugs from eating them.
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W. +. & JOHN BARNES.
OK 2O4i. Rockford winnebagO County, Illinois.
sII.1O AVERAGED PER DAY.


Box sO4i Rockford, winnebago County, Illinois.
sII.sO AVERAGED PER DAY.
FULTON, Mo-, December I4th. 1874.
MEssRs W. F. & JOHN BARNES. Rockford, Hl.-Gentle-
men sawed ITO ets for balustrade portioo and
in hrst two days running Every who has
witnessed the Of the Saw has pronounced n the
most usefal machine invented have been working
from twelve to sixteen and have done all my shop
work scroll sawingl your machine running il daily
since purchased il and have paid nothing for repairs
except Tor saws which amount comparatively small
Three weeks since purchased imported woods and
nice designs and turned attention work
have averaged per day, since that time sl15O know
of no occupation pleasant and profitable mechanic
70 spend his Winter days at the above Your machine
lightly and easily that it will tire the
delicate after little practice; in fact consider
your machine indispensable to any carpenter howeve,
small his business is he introduce the little
chine his scrap pile and make enough brackets in
week pay his machine consider my machine Just
as essential in shop set Of bench planes
Very truly
NJ. FRED BELL
Architect and Builder.
e Address for full information
WI. L JOHN BARNES
Dee16.ls15.
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Barnes F00t.POwer Scroll
Saws and Lathes.

$500 To sll.5o averaged per day with
these Machines. ALL wood workers
should use them. BOYS can make IS
per day with them. besides learning
a PROFITABLE TRADE For q
sample Of saving send IS cents for
THE MYSTIC PUZZLE, or YAM
KEGS DREAM. We send it BY
mail. Say where you read this, and
address, for FULL description.