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PROBATE NOTICES.
10 all Persons interested ither of the
Estates Hereinafter Named.


a a Court of Probate held at Portland. within
"A and tor tie County of Cumberland. on the
Third Tuesday of December, in the year OF our Lord
eighteen hunGI ed and seventy six, the following
matters having been presented for the action there
upon hereinafter indicated. it is hereby ORDERED
that notice thereof be given to all persons interested
by causing copy of this Orler to be published
three weeks successfully in the Maine State Press
and Eastern Argus papers printed at Portland afore
@ tnat Iney nay appear at froDate &c urt to be
January next, at ten of the clock in the forenoon
and be heard thereon and object if they cause.
COAN JORDAN, late of Brunswick. deceased
Jordan, Administrator Also, petition for allowance
out OF Personal Estate, presented by Alethea L.
Jordan, widow of said deceased.
BENJAMIN STROUT, late of Brunswick.
deceasd. First account and Private claim against
said Estate. presented for allowance, by Patrick
McAIanus, Administrator.
WILLARD G. FRANK, minor child and heir of
Granville HI Frank, late of New Gloucester de-
ceased. Account and resignation of trust presented
by Charles p. Haskell, Guardian.
MOSES TRUE, JR., late of New Gloucester, de-
ceased. First Account presented for allowance by
Calvin S. True, Administrator.
ARIEL D L. HAYES, minor child and heir of
Isaac Hayes, late of North Yarmouth deceased
Account presented for allowance by Sas Skillin,
Guardian
JOSEPH LOW s. AL, minor children and heirs
of Cephas w. Low, late of North Yarmouth, de-
ceased. Account presented for allowance, by Eliza
Low, Guardian.
oOhN w. ROblNSON, late OF Nlndlam, de-
ceased. Will and petition for the probate thereof.
presented by Harriet Robinson, the Executrx there
in named.
ISAAC j. SMALL. late of Yarmouth. deceased
Account presented for allowance, by Asa Russell
Administrator.
ALBION S ELDER. minor, and legatee under
the will of Benjamin f. Warren, late of Gorham
deceased. Account presented for allowance, by Ca
leb Elder, Guardian.
ELIJAH ADAMS, 2ND, late of Portland, de-
ceased Petltion for allowance out of Personal Es-
tate, presented by Olive 2. Adams, widow of said
deceased.
DORCAS DEBLOIS, late of Portland, deceased
Final Account presented for allowance, by William
Ii. Fessenden, Executor.
MARY DOOLY, late of Portland, deceased. viii
and petition for the probate thereof, presented by
bartholomew Wren and Cornelius Casey, the Execu-
tors therein named.
EDWARD INGRAHAM, late of Portland, de-
ceased. Final Account presented for allowance, by
Charles p. Ingraham Executor
NATHAN CLEAVES, Judge.
A true copy of the original order.
Attest: HORACE j. BRADBURY Register
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Propagatinx Grapexines.

A subscriber who had noticed the fact that in
making its annual awards the Massachusetts
Horticultural Society mentioned the very large
clusters of Concord grapes grown by n.
Blanchard of East Stoughton, wrote to him to
obtain some instruction IN producing vines
which would yield lunches of fruit weighing
over pound apiece. Mr.. BlancbaId's reply is
handed to us for publication, and is as fol.
lows:
In reply have to say that nearly all of my
vines were started by layers of previous One
years growth from vines that had never fruit
ed. grow single cane this year, and next
cut it off to about feet, cut off the side
branches or laterals; open trunk inches in
length, lay the cane down and fasten hsrizon-
tally and leave the trench open. Whom the
buds push and have grown three or four inches
fill in with best earth enough ia cover the bases
of the buds, and as the shoots grow keep lied
to stake aud keep filling in until the trench is
full. l select usually three shoots GU a CO he of
4 feet, and rub off all others. The three left
will give us the best possible and durable vines
that know Of That has been my experience
have used cuttings of some new serts where
the wool has been scarce, but it has never been
satisfactory. l do not doubt but good plants
maA be so COTTON, but much prefer layers as
described. With cuttings my method has been
to take, when pruning tho vines in November,
would thoroughly ripen from near the base of
starting,swith three buds on a cutting. Pare
off smoothly close up to the lower bad leave
about one inch of wood above the upper bad.
When enough have been prepared, tie the
bundle, put them in the ground or sou moist
place where they will not freeze and thaw.
When the ground will do to work in the spring
open a trench or inches deep. on rich soil,
and lay the cuttings on an angle of 49, and 8
or 10 inches apart, taking care to pack closely
around the lower bud, and leaving the upper
one at the surface otter the ground has settled.
The lower and middle buds will make roots,
and if grown strongly, they will do the first
season to transplant by lifting carefully and
cutting away all soft or spongy roots and reduc-
ing the top to six OR eight inches. In no case
should more than one shoot be allowed to grow
the two subsequent years, and this must be
kept tied to an upright stake-Country Gentle
man
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The table of these analyses is copied from
Liebig's Agricultural Chemistry, to show how
slight variation exists in the quantity of the
constituents of the different substances here
given: the greatest variation is in the ashes,
which are the only constituents derived solely
from the soil. Compare the analysis of the
wheat (grain) and clover hay, than which no
two things which grow are more dssimilar 10
their appearance, and yet, with the exception
of the ash, the difference in the proportion of
their constituents is but slight.
Now, with so great similarity in the proper
ton of their constituents, what is the cause Of
the dissimlarity of the substances themselves?
The answer is, that it lies iu the different modes
trogen, which they contain, are combined with
each other, rather in the different amounts of
each ia the wheat and clover.
The elements are found to be combined, in
some instances togetber-sometmeS three or
four are combined together Plants have the
power to combine, or rather these elements
combine chemically under the influence of the
vital action of the plants as may be required.
They have the power, for example, in one place
to cause them to combine in such proportions
as to form starch (which is carbon, oxygen and
hydrogen), where it is required further on in
the course of the sap, perhaps some vegetable
acid, gum sugar, or resin are formed. These
and other substances which we find in the
juices and substances of the plants are elm
mated by them from the soil, the air, and the
water.
Nitrogen, it is generally believed. is essential
to the growth of most agricultural plants,
though it is found to exist in them las seen in
the above table) in but very small proportion,
just as is the case with the mineral constituents
of ashes. Ammonia is looked upon by most
persons as the most active ingredient of ma
nures, and they are valued pretty much in pro-
portion to the quantity of ammonia existing in
them. How ammonia is beneficial. or in what
way plants obtain it, is an unsettled question.
That it is, however, a vehicle for the supply of
nitrogen is the common opinion.
It may be well to state here that ammonia is
volatile gas composed of nitrogen and hydro
gen gasses combined; it is found in the stores
as aqua ammonia which is the gas dissolved 10
water, in which i. is very soluble. Ammonia
is chemical combination of nitrogen and by
drogen 1t is formed during the decay of AMI
NAL matter or substances containing nitrogen;
water being present during the composition, its
hydrogen and nitrogen in their nascent state,
or, in other words, at the moment they are set
free, combine together and form ammonia
Ohio Farmer.
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Roet-Pruninx Plum Trees.

The LONDON Agricultural Gazette gives an
account of some interesting experiments in
root-pruning plum trees, furnished by CORES
poDdent The soil was evidently very rich end
strong as the trees are often reported as max
ing shoots yard long, and have continued to
do so for several years With this rank growth
they did not bear fruit. Root-pruning was
tried, for promoting productiveness deep
trench was dug around the tree two feet and a
half from the stems, making circle of soil i've
feet 10 diameter which held each tree This
work was done late in autumn; early spring
would do nearly as well, and probably better in
cold climates, as cutting the roots tends to
make the trees more sensitive to cold for
time. The roots which were cut off were
smoothed at the cut faces with shsp knife.
The trench was then filled and the earth trod-
den firmly. The next season (the first after the
operation) they did not bear any, but fruit
spurs were formed all over the trees The sec
oDd year part were lifted OF loosened entirely.
The second year they bore "a splendid lot of
plums;" those not lifted the second year bear
ing much the better-evidenty because the
root-prunIng bad already given them suffi-
Gent check. One tree which had Lot been root
pruDed, bore nothing. The sorts on which
these experiments were made, were such as
are well known ia this country, as Jefferson,
Green Gage, Washington, Ponds Seeding, &c.
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The Kentucky Home journal gives the fol-
lowing directions for breaking up the baking
of vicious stubborn horse: Pat on your har-
ness and hit0h him to anything your desire,
either single or double, as you feel disposed,
and give him the commanding word to 60
ahead. If he goes you have nothing to do or
say but let him 60 on and do your work; but if
he refuses to go, take him out Immediately,
take all the harness off except the bride, and
take small rope the size of pow line, aud
tie one end to the bit on the right hand side,
and pull it through the ring of the left under
the chop, pull his head around to the left side,
and slip the rope under his tail like crupper
and make it fast, keeping his head toleraby
close to his side. Now all ready, so let him 60,
and take good long whip and m AXE him CO.
talking kindly to him all the time. He will
travel like dog after his tail, for he can travel
no other way, but after while he will fall
down, when you will Immediately let loose the
rope and let him get up; now talk kindly 10
him and caress him. Your work now is BALI
done, for You have only to tie the rope to the
other side Of the Bit, and pull bis head around
the other way, and make it fast like crupper,
the same as before, end start him off again and
let him go till he falls down second time; let
him get up Immediately and hitch him up, and
you will probably never have any more trouble
with him."
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CaStoriia.

Tt is mistake to suppose that Castoria is not
only need to increase the quantity. But child Gu
have so many complaints for which Castoria is
adapted-like Wind Collie, Sour Stomach, Worms,
letter. y eeth ing and Group, that it is especially
recommended for them.
Its effects are more certain than Castor Oil. 1t
contains alchoho and is as piea-ant to take as
honey. 1t never gripes By regulating the stomach
and bowels the Castoria cOOis the blood, expels
worms and prevents feverishness, quets the nerves
and produces health-then of course children can
sleep in quiet and ma theirs can rest.
Castoria is recommended by all physicians and
nurses who have tried it, and it is having rapidly
increasing sale it is prepared with great care after
the recipe of DR.. Samuel Pitcher. Of Mass, at the
laboratory of j. B Rose & Co., 46 Dey Street, New
York. w3m41
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PERSEvERE
In the use of this remedy until cured.
1t contains the great healing ele-
mentS of plants in their essen
sential form as obtained
by diStiIlatinn

Catarrh, in its extent and destructive force, stands
next to Consumption and is closely allied to it, for
the other is only question of time. 1t is therefore
singular thing that those afflicted with il should
not make it the object of their lives to lid them
selves OF it. single bottle of any remedy cannot,
in the chronic stage, effect cure, even bring
the 81 stem under its influence fully. In many such
cases the bones and cartilage of the eaten
away, the of hearing of seeing, and of tast-
ing, affected to be rendered useless, the uvna
elongated and inflamed as to produce a constant
necessarily be slow, under the most favorable cir
cumstau ces. when seriously afflicted but as the
evidence of its great value daily to hand, we
become more and more satisfied that there does not
exist case of Catarrb that cannot be cured by a
iudicious and persistent use of SANFoRD's RADICAL
CURE FOR CATARRH. The relief in every case OBJ
tanned from the first dose is indication Of what it
will do when the system is brought constitutionaly
under its influence.
SANDFoRDs RADICAL CURE is sold by all whole
sale and retail druggist throughout tie United
States. Price. Sl.00.
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GhoriG9S Sale.
SNCEEE
STATE OF MAINE, |
CUMBERLAND. SIS.

SherEfE7S sale.
STATE OF MAINE
CUMBERLAND, IS.
KNAKEN on execution and will be sold by public
IL auction. on SATURDAY, February Sd, A. d.
1877 at O'Clock the afternoon. at the Post Office
at Gray Corner in said County, all the right in equity
which Horace Stimson OF said Gray, has or lad
on the twenty fourth day of March, A d. 1874 at2
O'Clock in the afternoon being the time of the attach
ment OF the same on the original writ TO redeem the
following described mortgaged Real Estate, viz:
certain piece or parcel Of land situated in Gray in
said County, being part of lot numbered twenty
four (2D in the first division Of lands in said Gray,
bounded follows, viz Beginning on the south
west side of the road leading from Gray to Poland
the line between lots twenty -four twenty-sx
thence running southwest thirty-eight and one hall
rods to the line of land formerly of Nathaniel Merrill
thence northwest the line of said Merrill land to
land now formerly owned by Augusta Fl. Fling;
thence northeasterly said Fling line forty-nine
rods to the Poland road, called; thence south
eastery the line of said road thirtythree and
half rods to the first mentioned bounds, containing
ten acres or less. and being the same conveyed
to said Horace Stimson by G. B. White, by deed
dated May 16, 1857, recorded in Cumberland County
Registry of Deeds, Book 81 Page 479, and the came
conveyed to said White by David Simpson by deed
dated June 4 1866, recorded in said Registry, Book
351. Page 470
Dated at Gray this twenty ninth day Of December
A. d. 1876.
w3w1 RUFUS BERRY, Deputy Sheriff.
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POETRY.
THE FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
The Chemistry of Agriculture.

Plants contain carbon, water or its elements,
nitrogen, phosphorus, sulphur. metallic oxides,
combined with phosphoIic, sulphuric and silic
acids, chlorides and alkaline bases combined
with vegetable acids From this small number
of bodies are composed all those various sub
stances which are formed in the interior of the
organ, of plants under the influence of the
vital forces 1t IS very certain that those SUD-
stances found developed IN the tissues OF plants,
such as sugar, gum, volatile oils, resin, wood,
etc., differ in their composition only in slight
variation in the proportions OF three or four
elementary principles-oxygen, hydrogen, car
bon aud nitrogen-of which they are essential
ly constituted Herce. il results that it is nee
essarv for the existence of plants that they in
cessantly absorb water or its elements Oxygen
and by drogen,) the air or its elements Oxygen,
nitrogen, carbonic acid and certain mineral
substances from the SOIL"
We have seen that carbon forms a very large
proportion OF the constituents of plants, and
we here give the constituents of substances in
common use.
Wheat fgraip) carefully dried contains of
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Grand Trunk Il. IL. Of Canada.
ALTERATION OF TRAINS.

WINTER ARRAN GEM EMIT
.sazszs1sssat On and after MONDAY Oct. 16, 1876,
SS11ss<sSessay4. trains will run as follows:
Express train for Gorham at Z 10 a. m.
Express tor Auburn ana Lewiston at 700 a. m.
Express tram at -2.25 p. m tor Auburn and Lew
iston.
Mail train 200 p. m. stopping at all stations to
Island Pond)+ connecting with night mail train
for Quebec. Montreal and the West.
Express train Tor Auburn and Lewiston and
South Paris AT 5.15 g. m.
Trains will arrive as follows:
Express train from Gorham at S45 a. m.
Express from Lewiston and Auburn at S.45 a. m
Mail from Quebec, Montreal ard West at IL 25 pm.
From Lewiston and Auburn at 2.25 p. m.
Express from Lewiston and Auburn at 5.i5 p. m.
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Clan, Souu.

Clam Sonp.
Boil a shin of veal and season with herbs.
Open fifty clans; cut them very fine ard put
them into stock; CRATE four water crackers;
put then in the clam liquor; put all into
soup half an hour before dinner
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MISCELLANEOUS
CENTAlJR
[.INIM EMS.

The lame can be healed and the wounded made
whole We now know just what the Centaur Liri-
mepts will do. They will not mend broken bones or
cure Cancer, but they will extract soreness, allay
pain cure Rheumatism and larger range of flesh,
bone and muscle ailments than any articles ever be-
fore discovered.
Scientific skill cannot go beyond the effects of these
remarkable preparations Chronic Rheuma-
iism of many years standing, Neuralgia, Weak
Caked- Breasts. Distorted Joints and Sprained
Limbs of the worst kind cured by the White
Centaur Liniment.
IL will destroy the pain and heal without a
scar all ordinary Burns and Scalds 1t will extract
the poison of Bites and Stngs, and the frost from
Frozen Limbs 1t is very eficacious for Ear-ache
Tooth-ache, Itch and CutaneOus Eruptions.
Mr.. Josiah Wcstake, of Marysvile, o., writes:
''For years my Rheumatism has been so bad that
l have been unable to stir from the house. The
first three bottles OF Centaur Liniment enabled me
to walk without my crutches L am mending rapid
ly. think yonr Eminent simply ma1vel.'
G. H. Bennett, Druggist, Rock Prairie, Mo-, says:
"Centaur Liniment sells better and gives the best
satisfaction OF anything in the MARKET
What the Centaur Liniment has done for others
it will do for you 1t is handy, it is reliable and it
is cheap.
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a NEW HAIR TONIC worth having-it is
"A the BEST Woods improved Hair Restorative
Is unlike any other, and has no equal The Improved
mas new vegetable tonic properties; restores grey
harsh and falling hair; restores dresses, gives yigor
70 the mar restores hair to premaUurey bald heads
removes dandruf humors, seaiy eruptiOns; removes
duces such wonderful effects Try it, call for Woods
Improved Hair Restorative, and don't be Dat off 9cih
any other article Sold by all druggists in this place
and dealers everywhere. Trade supplied at manu-
facturers' prices by c. A. COOK & Co., Chicago Sole
Agents for the United States and CaDadas, and by
Weeks u Potter, Boston. w6m36
KiaFsarge SchoOs for Boys,
NORTH CONWAY, y. FL. The Next Quarter
IN Commences september q. For partjcu-
lars or admission address
wtf2A FREDERICK THOMPSON. Principal
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The Yellow Centaur Eminent

is worth its weight in gold to owners of horses and
mules.
This Lniment has cured more sprained
sweenied, Ring-boned and Called ID 0rses in three
years than have all the Farriers in the country in an
age. Its effects simply wonderful.
We have thousands upon thousands of certificates
as strong as the following:
"Nly horse was lame for a year with fetlock
wrench. All remedies utterly failed to cure and |
considered him worthless until commenced to use
Centaur Liniment, which rapidly cured him. /
heartily recommend it.
"REV. GEO W. FERRIS.
"Manorville, Schoharie Co N Y"
"DEAR SIRs,-I have used your Centaur Ln
ment in my family, and find it to be of great value
Please send me two dolats worth one for the mules
and horses. RILEY SICKLES.
Falls Station. Woyming Co., Pa
1t makes very little difference what the case is,
whether it be Wrench, Sprain, PolEvil, Ring bone.
Scratches or Lameness Of any kind, the effects
the same. Liverymen Stage propTietors, Farmers,
&C., should never be without the Yellow Centaur
Linment. 1t is sold everywhere and warranted in
its effects.
Laboratory of j. b. Rose & Co.,
46 DEY ST., NEW YORK.
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PORTLAND & OGDENSBURG.
HOTELS.

HOTEL DIRECTORY.
Embracing the leading Hotels in the State at whic
the Daily PRESS NAV always be found.
AUBURN
Elm House, Court. ST. w. y. Il a. GouaS
Pr0prietors.
AUGUSTA.
Augusta House, State ut. Harrison sssS4
err, Proprietor.
BATH.
Bath Ezote,, a.. NJ. Piunnner, Proprietor
BOSTON.
Parker House. School So. R. ID. Parker g
Co., PrOPrietors.
81. James Hosei-J. H. Crocker, Propri
etOr.
fremont House, fremont 81. -Cnayin,
Quincy g. Go. PrOprietors.
BRUNSWICK, NIX.
r: 81 H.. Dining Rooms, W. f.. st~!a,
Proprietor.
CAPE ELHZABETEs.
Ocean House-J. p. Chamberlain, ss-eari.
CALAIS.
CORNISH.
Cornish House, NJ. u. Davis, Proprietor
DANvHLLE JUNCTION.
Clarsz's Dining Hall, Grand Trunk Sail
way Depot, m. w. Ozark. Proprietor.
DEXTER.
Merchants, Exchange n ofeI, Dexter, Me-
w. d. IN orriil. Proprietor.
ELLswORTxx.
City Hotei.-N. IN. Higgins & SO ms, Erope
HIRAM.
Ms. Cutler Heuse,-Hiram sasson, eFo'
LEWISTON.
Dewitt House, Quinby 6S Murch, Pre-
LITTAETGN, N m.
Thayers Hotel. Ii. l.. Thaycr, ProPsiesox.
MACHIAs.
Eastern actel.-E. z. Stodasra. Prop.
MILLBRHDGE.
Atlantic EAouse, Gee. A. Hopkins, Pro.
NORRIDGEWGCM.
Danforsh House, ID. Danforsh. Prsprirs..
NORTH STRATEOBIs n. ES.
Willard House, C. y. Bailey g. Co. T.
Prietcrs.
PEAKS ISLAND.
Union Mouse-W. II. Jones. ProprsSscp
PARIS HILL
Hubbard Hotel, III. Hubbard, Rrcaxsetvy
PHILLIPS,
harden House, Samuel Farmer, Propr5s
etOr.
PORTLAND.
Adams House, Temple 81. Charles ADAM
Proprietor.
Perry's Hotel, II5 Federal ss..s q. PERI,
Proprietor.
CITY Hotel, Cor. Congress and sSseea 81
}. X. Martin, Proprietor.
Preble House, Congress 50. Gibson tCC o.,
PROPRIETOR.
st. Julian Hotel, Cor. Middle and Plum
SITS. q. X. Ward, Proprietor.
q. 9. II esel junction of congress and A. d.
erai SITS. Timothy WOlcOrt, Proprietor.
Commercial al ouse-L. o. Sanborn d Go.
PropKietors.
SKOWHEGAE.
Turner Eouse, w. 6. EeseIien. s'ascs,-
et0r.
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RAILROADS.
Boston 4 Maine
RAILROAD.
Commencing Monday Oct. 8, 1879.

Passenger Trains will leave Portland for
Boston at 6.15, 900 a. M, and 800 p. M, ar
irving al Boston at 10.45 a. NJ. lao. $50 p. m.
Returning leave Boston for Portland at 730 a. m,
1880, 80 p. M, arriving at Portland at 121OI
500, $40 D. m.
For Wells, N Orih Berwick. salmon Falls,
ssreDt Falls. Dover, Newmarket, Exeter,
HuyerhiIl. North AndOver, Lawrence,
Andover and Lowell at 6.15, 900 a. M, 800
p. m.
For ManchPster aud Concord, N. H (va
Newmarket Junction.) at 6.l5 a. m, 800 p. IN.
(via Lawrence at 900 a. m.
For s<0chesler and FarmfngtOD. N. H. at
6.15, 900 a. M. 800 p. m.
for Scarborough, Pine Point, Old Or
chnrd beach, saco, Biddefera and Ken
nebnPk at els, 900 a. ~, 800, $50 p. M
Morning Trains will leave HAeDnebunh
for Portland at 7.20 a. m.
ParIor Cara on trains leaving Portland at 800
p M. and Boston 1880 a. m.
Through Tickets to all Points South
and West IA lowest rates.
Trains on Boston & Maine road connect with all
steamers running between Portland and Bangor,
Rockland Mt, Desert, Machias, Eastport, Calais,
St. John and Halifax Also, connect with Grand
Trunk trains at Grand Trunk Station, and Maine
Central and Portland q Ogdensburg trains at
Transfer Station.
All trains stop at Exeter ten minutes for refresh
ments at first class DINING rooms
JAS. I. FURBER, Gen. Supt.
S. H. STEVENS, Gen. Agent, Portland. oc7dtt