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THE HOUSEHOLD.
RECIPES.

Co',snstayra cahe.-Iwo cups white,suga-,.
one cup butter, whites tive,egges beaten to-
1roth, one cup sweet milk, ,oneteaspoonful
sodaand two of cream-of-tastar, two cups of.
-Four and one ofcorn starch flavor to TASTE.
Ice Cream Cahc.-TWo cups white sugar.
one cup butter, whites eight eggs beaten to
freth,t one cup sweet milk, one*cup corn !.
starch, two cups flour, two teaspoenfuls of Z
baking powder; flavor you wish.
e Getd Cake. To be- made the same time.
theabove is. One cup sugar, .three-fourths J.
OF cup butter, yelks eight eggs, one-half =
cup sweet milk, one and one-half cup flour. :.
two ~keaping@ baking. powder; !.
flavor.
Orange Cahe.-One' cup sugar. one-halts
cup butter, whites three eggs, one-half cup.
sweet milk one-hahenp corn staroha,slonea Z
of flonp, two teaspoonfulsa bakine:g powder.
Bake in layers. For jelly; beat white. of.an
eggte stiff frot!i, stinin two-thil5ls ora cur,
powdered s''gar and jniesand grated rind of t
an orange.
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been graZed of,annually. and this eXhausts
the soil quite as readily a+ the production of
cereal crops. Bhe same holds true OF other
sections Of the country where the yield OF
wheat is decreasing. Proper fertilization of
the land is not resorted to in order to COM
pensate in some measure foy Systematically
drawing off the phosphates in successive
crops. Wheat is exactly what it was thirty
years ago, but the lane. Is not.
AS long, therefore, as the wheat belt is not
shifting from atmospheric causes, there is no
reason for drawing dark pictures of the f,l-
ture. The difficulty is one which time and
phosphates will remedy. We say that time
IS necessary before wheat growing can again
become profitable in some parts of the coun-
try, because many localities are too near the
recently settled portions to compete by
means of careful cultivation with the enol-
nous crops which reward the scant tillage
of their neighbors. That the wheat belt is
shifting, all acknowledge, and that it is
shifting from the cause just mentioned is
demonstrated by the fact that more wheat is
now raised than formerly, and greater
number of bushels per capita. The theory
that atmospheric changes are diminishing
the extent Of our wheat area, is absurd.
Wheat has wider range than almost any
other plant, and time will show that with
careful cultivation our wheat fields are mex
haustible. Our Malthusian friends should
hunt up some other more promising subject
on which to base thei" prophecies.
cav Miller ttf
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-AM0ND CITY, NJ. T., OCTOBER rs, 1877.

ulaflons' But it will not do to attempt il
and only do the work by half; only the best
breeds OF hogs will pay. The farmer who
leeos common razor back" or "hazel
splltter,' is throwing his produce away. or
at least taking it to an Improbable market.
we should be pleased to hear from some of
our farmer friends upon this subject. for in
Our opinion there is no slrer or more lucra-
tive business for a farmer of limited means.
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WINTRRINGs TENDER PLANES.

Upon this subject the R.t,aL Ne,o Eo,ker
says: JHsF7
In good cellar we can keep our century
plants, oleanders and cactuses from Novcm-
Der tiH May and there too our cat,l1as, cal
atti,sms (the green-leavca scction), dahlias,
Grape myrtles and fuchsias. Should frost.he
likely to penetrate. we can cover tfp with
dry hay or straw, JUST rs wewould in the
case of potatoes or apples. Straw spread
over the leaves or the century plants won't
hurt thean' bit. Hollies, English yews,
camelias, and other somewhat tender ever.
green's, if established in pots, can also ber
safely be wintereei in dry, airy cellar, ever,
with no straw coyering-over their branches,
but their roots had better be protected by
placing the pots somewhat closely together
and packing marsh hay or straw or leaves
between them, or even plunging the pots
over the brim in dry sand, sawdust or earth.
Ii these plants be not in pots, but instead
sifted from the garden with good ball OF
eartA abott their roots, they can be success
fluffy vintered in the cellar, by planting
them rather closely in sand or earth bed.
and mulching with dry hay
a cold pit as winter quarters is better thans
a cellar for some plaats, but cramped up
little place is worse than useless. The
length, breadth and depth of the pit should
be guided by the kinds, size and number Of
the plants to be wintered in it. but [ would
advise to 6 teet deep, to feet wide
length Of sash-and i'll length, from one to
any number of sashcs.
After storing, we keep the pit uncovered
ed day and night in mild weather, tilt up the !
sashes in mila but wet weather, and even on !
fine frosty days we tilt up q little at noon.
During intense frosty weather we keep the
pit rather close, merely sliding down the :
shutters few inches at noon, anekin tho.
case of heavy ,snows,or storms we leave all
covered up for few days. But make it a
point to omit no feasible opportunity ofsven-
tilating or at least light-giying, and of n,anys
hundreds of plants thus cared for last win
ter, not one perished.
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pets. The sweet alyssnn tseated as advised
for mignonette will also please, and nothing
than these sweet little flowers. The brow
aflia is alsoaan excellent winter flower. A
few larger plants are desirable, and the cal
la, dracnna and begonia$ are very patient
under almost any Kind of treatment We
have not, however, space to enlarge on this
subject, but will merely say that a few lilies
like longiflornnl, auratum and laneifo1ium,
though not often seen in the house, will az
ford pleasant surprise, and flower in the
order named. & A'.%
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HORTICULTURE.
HOUSE PLANTS.

In relation to the cultivation of plants in
the house. Tich's Floral Guid. correctly
says: "Most of our plants are injured by
too much heat. For a general collection of
house plants, it is not best to allow the ther-
mometer to be above seventy, and if they
could be kept in a room where the thermom-
eter would usually not range much above
sixty-tiye, it Wothd be better In the night
time fifty is enough. Give Il little fresh air
every fine day, and all the sunlight attain-
able. An effort should be made to- give
moisture to the atmosphere, for our own
good as we'll as the health of the plants.
This can be done in various way by evapor-
ating water; but when the plants are in a
separate apartment, like little greenhouse,
it can be done more conveniently and effec-
tually, although this separate apartment be
only bay window, with glass doors separ-
ating it from the living room. In this place
water can be,nsed freely, by Swinging, ETC.,
and moist atmosphere preserved. The
temperature, with this arrangement, can be
kept lower than would be comfortable, i'm
the living room, and the plants are sa2ed
from dust and many evils which we manage
to endure. and live, but which generally
prove too sauch for the plants. Iii
The plants suitable for winter-fawering
in the house are numerous, but none afford
so much pleasure, we think, as a. good col
lection OF bulbs, such as hyacinths, narcis-
sus, the'early tulips,-and ether bulbs which
we will not occupy space enough to men
ton here, as we devote almost the entire
number to this class of plants. In the gar
den there are usually few plants that may
be taken up andtpetted. The ivy, Madeira
vine and cobosasscandens are graceful climb
ers, and will bear almost any amount of bad
treatment Tuberoses that have not bloom
ed in the garden and are showing flower
stems, may be taken up and pottees, and will
flower in early winter. A root OF the dicen-
ira will give satisfaction. The tea-weeks
stock is also a fine winter-bloomer, and eau
be treated in the same manner. Azpstlof
mingnonette costs but few cents and hot
many expensive plants will afford rs much
pleasures. Sow the'seeds in Septemlssr or
October 1t is Eaetlato prersss two orsaree
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A GRIC 7 / 7 7 RAL.

ONE great cause of so many failures in in
dustrial pursuits, as we'll as business, is that
men undertake too much. They are too
ambitious to operate extensively, and are
not willing to travel the slow road traversed
by their fatlers-that of commencing at the
bottom and advancing. step by step. Hence
farmer with small amount of capital at
his command, instead of being willing to
engage in poultry, swine, or something he
tnn manage without becoming embarrassed.
is desirous of entering the ranks of WOOL
growers, 'or attempts the management of a
mammoth farm, single failure of crop on
which would make him a bankrupt. If such
a one would only figure a little on hog rails
ing we think they would find it something
in which they could engage with less risk of
failure than any business that now presents
ITSELF and one, too, upon which they could
enlarge as rapidly AS their means would ad-
init. Let Il farmer sow Is or 20 acres of
peas and if put in properly and we'll watered
they will yield from forty to sixty bushels
per acre, Thcn, if he has $500 to invest, let
linn purchase Is or 20 thoroughbred Berk-
shire sows and breed to a thoroughbred
boar. The small crop Of peas would winter
his stock, and take them, with their increase,
through the summer and until another crop
could be raised. Let him arrange for his
pigs to come in March, and by feeding them
all they will possibly eat they will make nice
porkers in December. The peas for spring
Use should be ground or steamed, but when
the new crop begins to ripen the hog may
be made to do his own harvesting. Make a
portable fence, and pasture few acres at
ame. Hogs fatten and flourish remarkably
well when treated in this manner. They
nave ripe peas and green to suit their taste.
s"ne prefer turning them into the whole
1'elti, as the peas will keep en blooming and
npenlng until fall, when not too closely pas
mred For the months Of November and
december the peas should be threshed and
prepared, butin no case should any but the
orood stock be wintered over, though this
may De Increased as fast as the farmer sees
'.s ability to care for and provide feed for
"leh. Men in the old settled States have
i'ade and are still making fortunes by hog
'asihg' and why can they not do as we'll
nele' Our market far surpasses theirs, our
'anu IS equally as fertile. Peas, though
''lhled to produce more fat per busllel than
Sorn' will undoubtedly produce as much,
'pu yield as much per acre, and the cost of
el'i'a'lng IS not more than one-third OF
s''h' log cholera, the terror of the east
s'n pork PORK producer, is as yet unknown here
saa ;an 'e srasshopper plague will not mater
n'a ,I.s aie~t the production of peas. Besides,
ha IVY are other crops which arc good for
.'ss' .ss, 1'at might be raised advantageously,
se, aha, as carrots and parsnips, or even arti-
,oos sAsse Is nothing visionary in such pro-
.ta,, ANY farmer can soon builthup pro-
- "s.s a"a' business, without incurring the risk
'''eh associated with more gigantic snec-
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Swcct Josie stood with thoughtful mtcn
Eeforc the glowing anthracite.
Dreaming happy waking dream
She meant 90 make come isue ths' h'khs
~ 40 nossshink." she softly said.
"If should ask. ne would refuse
And when the Christmas least \ spread.
Then Love our cause shall Win 81 'ose'
the spac,ons mansion shono With light.
Heart iasl ~ happiness the host
OF all the year lair Christmas NIGHT
Held memories that moved him most
Around the feast glad faces beam.
Low words and Laughter idly di1n.
Then rose fair Josie. like some queen
.Ny father. would ask gift-
.rhis morning in my mothers hand
Yon laid "A bracelet richly rar,,
And scarcely You would understand
That for Jewels did no, care.
"This morning gold and love ycu sent
To many a home where tnty are -cant,
What then said really meant
Money u not the thing want
"But II you would make Jo.ie gay.
And all her happiness bring BACK,
Make life one long fair hoiiday,
Then give her frcely-ConSin Jack
Just for a moment one could see
A shadow fall on every lace,
Then said the father. II agree.
The man must surely have some grace
.That Josie loves 80 tenderiv.
Til take him on Your word. my dear,
Bid him come home from oversee.
And we viii make him welcome here
"Then. friends. make room. have guest
Who must no pleasant welcome lack
OF Christmas gifts this l. the best
Come in and bring it-Cousin Jack
They met the sun Drowned youth with Joy.
And Josie took. with grave delight,
The hand ~ the brave sailor boy
Who came 70 her that Christmas night
The daily gazette., 1877-09-03
PERUVIAN SYRUP
DYSPEPSIA AND DEBILITY
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Almost Invariably Yield to the
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.. OF THE
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OR
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PERUVIAN SYRUP
Read the Following.

WEST FAIRLEE, VT, ia NIL. 1871
Dear Sir--For seven or eight years pa st 1
nave been in poor health, and for the past
year or more very feeble. My health con-
tinued 10 decline, and my flesh and strength
wasted away, until was unable to work,
or even go. up stairs without great exhaus-
tion. l suffered from frequent and distress
ing attacks of palpitation of the heart, IN Y
Iood distressed me, causing acidity and
PAIN In the stomach; and suffered from
extreme nervousness, constipation, and de.
plllty OF the system generally, my blood
being thin and poor and sluggish in circu-
latlon, and was for years suffering all the
tortures OF a confirmed dyspeptic. About
SIX months since I:concluded would try a
bottle OF PERUVIAN SYRUP, and receiv-
ed so much benefit from 1t that purchased
nve bottles more, and have continued the
use OF the SYRUP until quite recently. It
has restored my health to such an extent
hat Ifeei myself as good as new. NV die
gestion is good and my weight has increas.
ed In The past four months from 100 to 1888
pounds; my strength has returned, and my
general health Is thus wonderfully improvs
ed, and can truly say 1 owe it all TO the
use OF your PERUVIAN SYRUP. earn
estly recommend all sufferers from dyspep-
sia anc debility to give II a trial, hoping
Will do them as much good as 1t has me.
yours very truly, MRS. s. b. BEMIS
The daily gazette., 1877-09-03
GEN. GRANT IN NEDL.VBURGH
Made the Recipient Of the Freedom Of
the Caty-1he Generals Speech.

Made the Recipient of the Freedom of
the City-Me Generals Speech.
Edinburgh, Aug. 31.-The freedom Of
the city of Edinburgh was presented to
ex President Grant to day Lord Provost
Sir James Falshaw. In Free Assembly
Hall. Two thousand persons were pre-
sent. In reply to the Lord Provost's
speech, Gen. Grant said: .,e
~ am so filled with emotion that
scarcely know how to thank you for the
honor conferred upon me by making me
Burgess Of this ancient city o. Edin-
burgh: 1 feel that it is great compli-
ment to me and to my country. Had l
the proper eloquence, might dwell some
what on the history of the great men you
have produced; Of the numerous citizens
OF this city and Scotland that have gone
to America, aid the record they have
made. we are pro I'd of Scotchmen as
citizens of America. They make good
citizens of our country, aud :hey find it
profitable to themselves. again thank
you for the honor you have conferred up
on me-"
Three cheers were then given for the
youngest Burgess.
The daily gazette., 1877-09-03
THE WAR.
A TURKISH RECONNOISANCE IN
FORCE NEAR PLEVNA.
SEVERE FIGHTING AT PEL1scHAT 4.
THE RUSSIANS CLAIM TOHAvE RE-
PULSED ALL ATTACKS.
THE SToRM1No OF sHIPKA PASS.

LONDON, Sept. 3.-Osman Pacha tele-
graphs to Constantinople from Plevna, Aug.
81, as follows: "We have made an offen-
sive reconnaissance in force against the Rus
sian fortified position at Pelischat, i've
miles southeast of Plevna, and encounter
ed the enemy half an hours march from
Pliehad. After two honrs desperate fight
ing the enemy fed. We carried three re-
DOUBTS, captared gun, many horses and
arms. The Russians. who numbered 3O,-
oUo, lost heavily we Slightly.
TURKS REPULsED AT PLEvNA.
A Bussiaa' official despatch, dated Gorny
Studen. September 1. says "All is quiet
toward Rustchuck, Osman Bazaar, Loftsha
and the Balkan Passes. There was lighting
before Plevna on August 81 from 8 O'Clock
in the morning until in the afternoon.
The Turks numbered $4,000 and were re-
pulsed along the whole line. The Russian
loss was 6OO."
THE SIEGE OF THE sHIPKA PASS.
A correspondent with the Turks at the
Shipka Pass telegraphs under date of Fri
day morning as follows Large reinforce
ments and several mortars have arrived,
and decisive action against the last Russian
position will be undertaken shortly"
OSher kilograms state that the Russians
also have just been reinforced
THE BATTLE OF THURSDAY,
Tho Daily News'correspondent withthe
Czarewitz's army, who was an eye wit
nes of Thursdays battle from the Russian
side, telegraphs from Gaz vo,, ten versts
west OF karf san, whittier the Russians
retreated after Karasan was taken. Geu-
eral Leonotf, who commanded at Kara
san, had in all about 5000 infantry, 500
cavalry, Hussars and Cossacks aud ten
guns. General Leonoff, having been ex-
posed to continual attacks by small de-
tachlnents Of Turks, a few rifle pits had
been dug along the slope before the vii
liage and small batteries erected on eth
or side of the village, and preparations
were made to hold the position against
the superior force which was known to
be in the vicinity of Rasgrad. 1
should judge that no less than 20, ,000Turks
orrned the advance, and this is making
fverydeliberate estimate of their number
1t was odds of six to one for eight hours
before we left the village, and the firing
was almost continuous during the whole
day. After the Turks had entered por-
ton of the village, the Russian infantry
held their ground for two honrs, awaiting
reinforcements. At length 800 came
and two hours more hard fighting ensu-
ed, during which the Turks were contin-
ually being reinforced by masses oftroops
1t was long since certain that we must
leave our position, but the retreat did
not begin fairly until four o'clock, the
fighting having commenced at eight in
the morning, when from all along the
line came suddenly back the exhausted
lnfantrymen. Not single case of cow
ardice did see during the whole day.
The only remark passed was "there are
too many" General Leonoff and his staff
were interchangeable in their exertions.
The daily gazette., 1877-09-03
GENERAL MCCLELLAN ON THE
EAS1ET1N VAR. ... .u

EASTERN WAR. ... .4l
From the New York Herald. .y....
General McClellan's opinions upon the
war in the. East naturally command Q
great deal of attention, not only because
of his military reputation in this country,
but from the close study he has made Of
the armies of Europe, and the second OF
his papers, published in the September
Octot er number of the North American
Peyiesc. will be read with interest. His
comments are brought up to the 14t1 of
August. With the campaign movements
in Asia General Mcclellan occupies tne
first part of his review, and he expresses
the opinion that the Russian forces IN
Arm, ,Ania were at first much overrated.
Instead of one hundred and seventy
thousand, as at first estimated, he thinks
there are not more than seventy-nve
Thousand, to which the Turks oppose al
most double the number. To the exten-
sion of the Russian forces over too long
line he ascribes their repulses in Arme-
mia. but believes that had the Russians
posessed naval control of the Black Sea
their successes would have been swiit
and complete. Their defeats at PleVna
he attributes to the undervaluation OF the
strength of the Turks there, but he does
not consider that it will have perna-
nent effect upon the war. In analyzing
the strategy of the Russians he finds that
their commander plans with caution but
strikes with decision. Upon the whole
General McClellan's study of the East
ern war as late as August ID has led MN
to the conclusion that "the chances OF
ultimate success are still largely in favor
of the Russians"
The daily gazette., 1877-09-03

There is now a chance that in year
or two the exact truth about the Black
Hills mineral deposits may be ascertain
ed. At present, according 10 the Den
yer NeiUs, every road leading out to the
Hills is "lined with men, teams and
tramps, making their way back to clvlll-
zation." But there will be enough men
left TO get out of the diggings all there is
to be got. The moral which the Neaos
draws is that would-be gold diggers
should go where mining is an established
and organized business, and not an eX-
pertinent. But if its advice had been fol-
lowed years ago, the mines OF its own
State of Colorado would never have been
developed.
A NEW DISEASE AMONG HoRsEs.-A
disease somewhat esembhng in its man
ifestations what is popularity known as
the "blind staggers" has attacked horses
in st. Georges section of the Factory dis
trict of our county, and in one nelgh0or-
hood alone nine deaths have already
taken place. The supposition is that the
disease is contracted from an insect
lodged in web to be found on the grass
when the dew is on. AT any rate the
horse, soon after grazing on this web
covered grass, is found TO show symp-
toms of great internal pain, which no
known remedy relieves, and soon death
results. One of the dead horses was
opened and quite number of strange
looking worms, serpent-hke in shape,
were Roundabout the region of the heart.
st. Marys (fd.) Beacon.
Near the city of Moyobamba. Peru, has
been discovered tree called tampa capi
or .srain tree" 1t absorbs the moisture
of the atmosphere, which it concentrates
and subsequently pours it forth from its
leaves and branches in such quantities
that in many cases the surrounding soil
is converted into bog, and it seems to
possessHthis power to a greater degree
during the dry, hot weather, when water
is most scarce. The culture of these trees
in ard wastes is recommended to the
Peruvian Government.
The daily gazette., 1877-09-03
wm. DEAN ON FERTILIZERS.

At the Grangers' picnic in Persons
Grove near Elkton, Nd, on Tuesday last,
Vim. Dean, Esq, of Newark, made a
GOOD speech, and told the Grangers some
wbolesome truths in regard to fertilizers
and other things. Mr.. d. said: Many
farmers annually wasted on their farms
many tons of manure more valuable than
the best manufactured fertilizers. 1t
would be advisable for them to be more
economical in future. The Grangers
have store in Newark, where anybody
Granger or otherwise, can purchase gooas
cheaper than elsewhere in the town or
vicinity. They do business on a casn
basis and make 10 losses. They divide
The profits if any accrue, every SIX months
among the purchasers. The Grangers OF
Delaware had brought the large manu-
facturers of Philadelphia to compete with
each other, and they could buy bone
there, through the Grange, for five dollars
a ton less than others could, and were
snre they got all they paid for. Mr. u
advised ali live farmers to join the Grange
and thought they would be benehtted
thereby.