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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-12-03
How TO Cleanse Feathers

Now that the annual poultry season is COM
ing on it may be useful to give method of
cleansing feathers from the animal oil, which
turns rancid and gives the strong disagreeable
odor that accompanies raw feathers. This is
to take one pound of fresh quicklime for
every gallon of water needed, and mix these
together after the lime is Stacked by stirring.
When the undissolved lime has settled to the
bottom, pour off the clear lime-water for use.
The feathers, placed in a tub or barrel, are
covered with the lime-water, and when well
soaked are thoroughly stirred. They are left
three or four days in this condition, after
which they are separated from the foul water
by straining through sieve. The feathers
are then thoroughly we'll washed in clean soft
water, and laid upon netting suspended over
mosquito-net spread upon the floor in a
dry, airy room. The netting should be sbak-
en- occasionally, when the dry feathers fall
through the meshes upon the mosquito-net
on the floor. When all are fallen through,
the mosquito-net still containing the feathers
is sown up in the shape of a bag, and the
feathers in it are well beaten out of doors on
a breezy day to free them from dust.
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Where the used.up and abandoned tools and
thing implements, with the flag ends of every
required about farmers premises, are left to
lie about, occupying the ground year by year
wherever they happened to have been left, it
would require better farming than these slack
farmers are accustomed to practise to keep
such premises free from burdocks and other
worthless growth. Clean culture with such
surroundings would cost far more than if the
rubbish was removed and the premises all de-
voted to some good paying crop. Again, we
often see good tidy farmers spend more money
in building crooked or worm or rail fence
than it weuld cost to make straight on out
of half the rails. In the end they spend more
labor, in keeping these crooks of the fence
clear of briars and bushes, than it would cost
to till the same land to corn.
There is no excuse for the unsi2htly nui-
sance about the farm buildings created by
the accumulated lumber of quarter of
century, occupying ground which should be
made the most slightly and productive of the
farm. As illustrating the Improbable return
of such rubbish, will mention single in;
stance: A farmer who had no wood-lot on
his farm, and who was obliged to buy his fire.
wood by the cord, finally made sale of his
premises, saying to the purchaser, among
other things, that he had employed his hired
man for two days in cutting and carrying the
burdocks from the house.lot so that he could
turn his sheep into it.
The new conner found frewood enough,
through clearing up the grounds of the re-
mains of old wagons and sleds, hay racks and
lumber, old cherry trees that were breeding
worms, and from the dilapidated fences and
out-buiidings, to answer his family require
ments for half dozen years, besides finding
that this rubbish ground was the best and
richest spot of land on the farm.
The best thing one can do with WORKOUT
implements is to put the wood of which they
are composed into the wood-shed for fuel,
and the bolts and old iron into the workshop
for repairing other tools. For the rubbish
that is constantly accumulating about every
farm house, would have regular places of
depositing. All broken crockery, and glass
ware, with worthless tin and sheet iron, I
would consign to some out of the way cor
ner. Everything that was sound enough, in
the line Eof wood, for fuel, l would cut up
for the wood-pile; rotten wood or lumber
would put into the compost heap, where 1
would also gather all the refuse from the gar
den, the yard, cellar, wood shed and barn
floors. Coal ashes, frozen potatoes and such
material, if collected and mixed with an oc-
casional dressing of lime or plaster, would
Yield the farmer fertilizer worth far more
than it cost him, besides the pleasure and
satisfaction to himself and family from keep
ing his premises neat and tidy.-Cor. Amer
lcQn CultiUGtOr.
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The value OF wood A,bes.

A bushel of unleached ashes weighs, on
the average, about forty-eight pounds. A
'struck" bushel of leached ashes will average
some fifty-seVen pounds, and ''heaped bush
ell" about seVenty-one pounds. A dressing of
fifty bushels of unleached ashes to the acre,
at forty-eight pounds to the bushel, would
give some two hundred pounds of potash !;
seven hundred and sixty-eight pounds of
lime; one hundred and twenty pounds mag
nesia: forty-eight pounds of phosphoric acid,
and thirty-six pounds of sulphuric acid. A
manuring of sixty bushels of leached ashes, at
sixty pounds to the bushel, would furnish
about fitty.fou pounds of potash; nine hun
dred pounds of lime; one hundred and TWEEN
ty-six pounds of magnesia; fifty-four pounds
of phosphoric acid, and seven pounds of sui
phuric acid. Either of these would cost but
little more, and in many places, not nearly as
much as an ordinary dressing of guano or SUI
perphosphate. The main value of the guane
or superphosphate you'd be In the nitrogen
and phosphoric acid it contains and supplies
directly to the plant. The ashes would con-
tain about as much phosphoric acid and
would supply nitrogen indirectly, as ex-
planned above. In addition to this, the ashes
would yield large quantity of potash, of
which the guano would contain little and the
phosphate none, considerable magnesa, and
very large amount of lime. The guano and
phosphate would PROBABLY De more rapid IN
their action, but their effect would soon be
gone, while that of the ashes would last for
years. Ashes are useful for any crop, from
roots to fruit. On newly seeded grass land
they often work wonders. They may be used
as top-dressing or put in the hill or plowed
or narrowed under. They are excellent for
composts also. Here in Connecticut, where
guano, phosphates, fish, and the like, can be
bought very cheaply, many of the best farm
ers prefer to use ashes, even when they have
to pay twenty cents per bushel or more for
the leached. And where, as in some places l
know, guano costs $1,000, good superphos-
phate $4,000, or $4,000, and bone about as
much per ton, and ashes are only twelve to
eighteen cents per bushel, should advise the
use of the ashes by all means. OF course for
forcing early crops, guano, phosphates, and
other quickly acting fertilizers, when used in
small quantities, may pay better. But gener-
ally speaking, at such prices as the above,
ashes will be far preferable for a standard
manure.-Prof. AtWater on agriculture.
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Disease Of Sheep.

The nervous system of sheep is compare
lively feeble, and we find that though not ex-
empt from disease of the brain and nerves,
they are nearly always of facilitating char
acter, such as palsy and those of irritation,
as tetanus, spasms, ETC., are extremely rare.
Thus we lind that most of the severe diseases
of sheep are distinguished by want of tone,
and In general this animal quickly sinks un-
der the attack of morbid agents. The digest
i've apparatus forms SO very important and
pre-eminent feature in the animal economy
of sheep, consisting as it does of a variety of
complex parts tor the elaboration Of the food,
which does not exist in any other but rumin-
ants, that we cannot be surprised that its
organs should be susceptible to disease. Ac-
cordingly we find that such is the case-that
the diseases of the digestive organs are freq
uenty, both of mechanical and chem
lcal nature. We have both these arising
from superabundance and deficiency of
aliment, from its being too young and luxur-
liant, or from being too old and Withered, from
containing !unwhoesome or poisonous princi-
pies, or the minute and invisible eggs of
innumerable insects. Thus we find that dis
eases connected with the digestive organs
are more numerous and more frequent than
all the others to which sheep are liable.
Sheep are exposed throughout the year to
the vicissitudes of the weather, from the eff
fects of which they are, in a great measure
protected by their woolly coverings; but
standing sometimes on cold and wet soil,
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WlSTAR'S BALSAM
WISTAR'S BALSAM
WISTAR'S BALSAM
Bleeding at the Lungs.

PUTNAM, Conn.,, March 20, 1869.
Gentlemen-I avail myself of this opportunity to
ray word In behalf of DIR. WISTAR'S BALSAM
OF WILD CHERRY, which I have made use of in
my family for several years. and always with the
most beneficial results. My wife being of delicate
habits has always been troubled with hard, dry,
hacking cough, whenever taking little cold, and
has employed various specifics without obtaining
any ree until prevailed upon to test the virtues Of
WISTARS BALSAM the effect of which has been
truly astonishing.
More than year since young man belonging in
this place taken with bleeding at the lungs in
connection with most severe cough, and was
finally given over to die by our best physicians and
it was evident to all that consumption was claiming
him as a victim. Learning these facts my wife sent
him bottle of the BALsAM, which he took and in
due time to the great astonishment of his friends,
was at his accustomed occupation, snatched. as 1t
were, from the very jaws Of death. In many other
cases we have administered the BALsAM to tho con-
sumptlve, and always with the best OF success.
These statements are simple facts which can be
vouched for at any time by calling on me at my
store. Ireman truly yours,
John r nARTTIG
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Good Rent.

DESIRABLE, cheap rent on Munjoy street, Port
~ land Sebago and other modern improvements
Call or address, Ill ELDER.
nov14dtf Attorney at Law, 1854 Exchange St.
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TO Let.

no Let.
pRICK House, No. Spruce Street. Inquire of
ID CHAS. EDWARDS, or f. A. MOVES,
Portland Savings Bank. no23dtf
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and anon on dry and warm surface, they
are subject to the injuries from these altera-
tions. From the effects of standing long
time on wet surface, and the reaction which
afterwards succeeds from evaporation, diseas-
es of the feet are therefore not unfrequent.
Again, from the same exposure, they are SUBJ
ject to the attack of flies and other vermin,
which, particularly in the summer months,
proves source of great annoyance, and re-
quire constant vigilance on the part of the
attendants or the owner. To these morbid
causes may be added the circumstance of
sheep being kept together often in large
focks, and thus more exposed to the infu-
ance of infectious diseases than animals that
are Kept in isolate state.
Such are the principal circumstance to
which these animals are subjected, and which
from the causes Of their principal diseases !;
and it is useful to keep in mind the nature of
these causes, and the peculiarities and const-
tutional tendencies of these animals, when
handling or treating them for their different
ailments.
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WEST NEWFIELD.
West NewfeId House, R, Go Hor omsIe,
prictor.
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Breeding for @fyIe.

The most casual observer of human nature
has noticed that extremes attract each other,
that large burly man generally admires a
small, even delicate women, and Uace UeTSd F.;
that black eyes look wistfully at blue; and
the dark and light shade of hair are envious
of each other; and so on, through the various
shades of temperament. Will not this law of
physical adaptation apply, to certain extent,
in breeding live stock, OF any class? Permit
us to mention few instances coming under
personal observation which eVince the advan-
tages to be derived by paying regard to this
law of nature.
We remember a certain herd of cattle
which had been bred for years with much re-
gard to their size; the owner and breeder
having a fancy for large animal. He got
what he was after, viz, size; he also got a
fair quantity of legs; and could not complain
of limited allowance of bone. Just at this
juncture he purchased bull got him in a
trade; didn't like him; he was too small and
runty. The writer took good look at this
bull. He certainly would not have weighed
over 1900 pounds in his eight year old form
in pretty good flesh, at that. But barring his
size, he was lcapital fellow; neat limbed
round, plump form; broad, compact body,
on legs that were almost too short. He was
christened "Grand Stumpy" by the COW
boys, and looked for all the world, just like
his name sounded.
He was used to limited extent the first
-season-eight COWS produced calves by him.
Seven out of eight we have seen march out
of the show yard with prize ribbon futter-
ing above them. That turned the scale in
his favor and he was used extensively by his
owner for four successive years.
His calves from this herd Of
cattle as collection were the best and most
uniform we ever saw from any single sire.
But, you observe, that argues nothing. II
only shows that he was a remarkable sire,
and that he would probably have begotten
calves equally as good from cows of different
mould. Not SO. We happen to know the
BULBS previous history. He had been used in
another herd whose general characteristics
were simerlar to his own. viz; compactly
built cattle, somewhat understood; and while
his calves from the cows were good, even
above the average as collection, they were
by no means the equals of those in the herd
l have just mentioned.
The matter is worthy of more consideration
than i'll generally receives.-Factory ana
Farm.
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To Let.
a COTTAGE, new and nice, on Clark street, COR
"A offspring. A desirable rent for small family
Sebago water, close to horse cars, sc. Enquire OF
A F. MOULTON, 1873 Middle St., Canal Bank
Building). nov24dtf
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BOSTON 4 MAINE RAILROAD

Fall Arrangement.
On and After Monday. october
lsassso sassa 9, sS55. trains will LEAVE
f1.z.5.zzzzzzzs PORTLAND FOR BOSTON
at 6.l5, S.45 q. M, 315 p. m, arriv-
ing at Boston ati0.45 a. M, 1.30, 500 p. ~. Re-
turning leave Boston at 80 a. m 1890 3. 80 pm,
arriving at Portland at 1910 $40 $40 p. m. For
Wells, North Berwick, salmon Falls,
esreat Falls. Dover, Rochester, Farm
ingion, N. H. Alton Say, Newmarket
Exeter, HayerhilI, North AndOver, Law
renee. AndOver and Lowell at 6.15. 8.45 a.
M, 315 p. m. For Manchester and Con
cord, N. H., (via Newmarket Junction,) at
6.15 a. 3.15 p. m. via Lawrence,) at s.45 a. IA
For Scarborough, Pine Point, Old Or
chard Beach, 5aco, BiddefOrd and
Kennebunk at els, 8.45 a. M, 3d. $50, pm.
MOrnins Trains will leave hennebsnk
for Portland at 7.20 a.. N The 3.15 p. m. ,ran
from Portland connects at Boston with the Shore
Line and the Boston g. Albany Road, for New York.
arriving at New York early next morning. This is
also the quickest route to the West. Through
EIcReIs TO aIi Points South aud West aI
lowest rates Trains on Boston q Maine road
connect with all steamers luuning between F ort-
land and Bangor, Rockland, Mt. Desert. Mac las,
EastpOrt, Calais, st. John and Halifax. Also, con-
meet with Grand Trunk trains at Grand Trunk Sta
ton, and Maine Central and Portland 81 Ogdensburg
trains at Transfer Station. All trains stop at
Exeter ten minutes for Refreshments at first class
DINING rooms.
JAS. I. FURBER, Gen. Supt.
5. H. STEVENS, Gen. agent, Portland.
sept5 DIFF
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A Case of CONSERVATION.

CHESTERFIELD, N. H, March 26. 1867.
Messrs. SETH W. FowLR & Son: Gentlemen-I
feel in duty called upon voluntarily to give my
testimony in favor of DR.. WISTAR'S BALSAM OF
WILD CHERRY. I was taken sick last October
with lung complaint, accompanied with very
serious cough and after having been treated num-
Der Of weeks by the best physicians, they gave me
over as an incurable case Of consumption, and for
about six weeks my friends expected that 1 might
die any day, having entirely despaired of my
recovery. At this time read the advertisements
and certificates of the WILD CHERRY BALSAM,
and was induced to try it myself. have taken five
bottles. and from the commencement have been
gradually recovering. My cough has now entirely
ceased. have regained my flesh and strength
and am feeling quite well. 1 attribute the cure to
DIR. WISTAR'S BALSAM OF WILD CHERRY, as
have taken no other medicine since commenced
taking that.
Very respectfully yours,
MRS. Mia 8. SMITH.
Messrs. FewLE & Son:
Gentlemen-Mrs. Smith gives the foregoing
certificate Of the efficacy of your medicine in her
case She is an acquaintance OF mine, and took the
Balsam on the strength OF my certificate, which she
saw in the papers. Her story Is literally true.
Yours truly w, II, JONES.
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:T.s.H--I

The thoroughly tested Lubricator, for Steam and
Street Cars, Paper Rolling Cotton and Wooden Mills,
Sugar Refneries, Gas Works, Brick Yards, Dredging
Machines, and for all Machinery with heavy bearings.
Also for Carriages, Wagons, Carts, Drays, etc.
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For Lewiston and Auburn,
Nraine Central Railroad.

FHSHE attention of shippers of freight at Portland
IL is called to the new arrangement of freight
trains on Maine Central r. R., to take effect APRIL
I'd, 1871
Freight for Lewiston, Auburn, Bangor,
and Belfast received at freight house before $50
P. NJ, will be forwarded same day. and will be ready
for early delivery at destination next morning
PAYSON TUCKER, Superintendent.
Marc
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CIAIRVOYANT.

MADAME N. ., MADDOX, the celebrated
Ix1 Clairvoyant, Fortune Teller and Doctress, can
now located at No. Mechanic St., where she can be
consulted by all who wish to make her a call
Madame NJ. has had large experience in tell
ing fortunes, searching out lost, hidden or stolen
treasures, &C., and never known to be at fault.
Do not miss this opportunity of consulting the great
est ofthe age Per entering intoany
new business profession, the con ucting of which
OF friends in any part of the world and describe them
perfectly. She also describes all manner of disease
that flesh is heir to, and gives medicine for the same.
She has given universal satisfaction to all who have
consulted her in her constant travels since she
seven years old.
Good testimonials given IL desired.
Terms, Gents $1.00; Ladies so cents. Office hours
from A. M. to P. M. uo9dt
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RAILROADS.
Maine Central
RAILROAD.
MONDAY, DEC. 3, 1877.

Passenger Trains Ieave Portland for Ban
gOr, Dexter, Belfast aud HRterville at
12.40 and II 45 p. m.
For skowhrsan at 1926, 70 40 and 11.45 pm.
For Augusta, EEaIIowelI. GarddBe. and
Brunswick at 700 a. M, 12.4O, 20 and IL. p.
Fer ROckIamd and ali stations ON Knox & Lin
coin r. r, and for Lewiston via Brunswick at
Z 90 a. IN. and IL 40 p
For Bath at 100 a. M, 1910 and $40 2. m.
For FaFmiDgton, Monmouth, Winthrop,
BeadGieId, West Waterville and Water.
VILE via Lewiston at 1926 p. m.
For Lewiston and Auburn.
Passenger Trains leave at 1875 p. and 5.15
p. N. The train leaving at As p m. also has
passenger car attached, connecting at Cumberland
junction with Mixed Train for Lewiston, Au-
burn, Winthrop and WaIerville. The 11.45
p. M tram is the Night Express Train with Pull
man Sleeping Car attached, which makes close con-
necti0n at Bangor for all stations on the Bangor
& Piscataquis and E. 81 n, A. Railway, and tor
HOnlIcn, Woodstock, St Andrews, ST.
SteDhen, St. j ohm and Halifax.
Passenger Trains arrive tn Portland as
fOllows:-The morning trains from Augusta, Gar
diner, Bath, Brunswick and Lewiston at S35 and
$40 a. m. The day trains from Bangor, Dexter,
Belfast, SkowhegaD, Pennington, X. g. l.. r. R.,
and all intermediate stations at 255 and 800 p. m,
The afternoon train from Augusta Bath, X. q l..
r. 4. at 6.22 p. m. The night Pullman Express
train at 1,50 a. m.
PAYSON TUCKER, Supt
Portland, Dec. 8, 1877. ju1fdtf
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HOTEL DIRECTORY.

HOTEL DIRECTORY,
Embraclngth leading Hotels in the State, at which
the Daily PRESS NAV always be founds
AUBUBN.
Kim House, Court. ST. w. $. 81 A. Young
Proprietors.
AUGUSTA.
Augusta House, State 81, Whithd
Proprietor.
BATH.
Bath Hotel, q. a. PIummer, Proprietor
HOLSTERS MILLS.
Hancock House, M. Hancock, Proprie-
BOSTON.
Parker Mouse. school So. H. d. Parker d
Co., ProprietOrs.
81. James Metei-G. R. Crocker, PrOPrh
efOr.
fremont House, fremont st.-Chapin,
Gurney az Go. PrOprietOrs.
BRUNSWICK, ME.
r.: IL n. Dining Rooms, w. R. Field,
CORNISH.
Cornish House, w. B. Davis, Proprietor
DAMARIsCOTTA MILLS.
samoset House, Traslk Bros. PrOprietors
DANvELLE JUNCTION.
Clark,s Dining HALL, Grand Trunk Rail.
way Depot, M. w. Clark, Proprietor
DEXTER.
Merchants Exchange HI oteI, Dexter, Me-
w. G. Iva Orrlli, Proprietor.
ELLSWORTH.
City Hotel.-N. H. Higgins 81 Sens, Props
HALLOwELL.
Hail~~... 4 House. Halloweli, M. Q. Blake,
HIRAM.
MIS-. Cutter Hsuse,-HiFam Baston, Pre-.
rrfetOr
LEWISTON
DEWITT Heuse, Quinby dS Murch,sFre-
LIMERICK.
Limerick House,-D. 8. Fogg, Proprietor
LINCOLNvILLE.
Beach House, LincoInville, Il. E. Phillips,
Proprietor.
EETTLETeN, N Ell.
Thayers HcteI, A. IL. Thayer, Proprietor
MACHIAs.
Esstern Rssel.-E. Il. stOddard. Prop.
MELLBREDGE.
Atlantic House, Gees. A. Hopkins, Pro.
EORRFDGK WOCA.
EanfertA Esonse, I'D. Danforth. Pregrsese
NORTH sTRATFORD N. M.
willard House, c. g. Bailey e. Go. u
PrketOrss
PEAR,s ISLAND.
Uniau Mouse-W. II. Zones. Propriessr.
PAREs aHLE.
Hubbard Hotel, H. Hubbard, Prsprle.ar
PHILLIPS.
Barden House, Samuel Farmer, Proprs.
sKOWHEGAN.
Turner House, w. G. Heseltons PreDri.
etor.
PORTLAND.
Adams House, Temple ST. A. n. Allen
Perry's Hotel, I17 Federal S.. y. q. Perr,
Proprietor.
CITY Hotel, Cor. Congress and Green st.
j. X. Martin, Proprietor.
Falmouth Hotel, %. WI. Shaw & SON. pro-
prief0rs.
Preble Rouse, Congress st. Gibson GCCe,,
PrOprietOrs.
80. Julian Hotel, Cor. Middle and Pluw
Sfs. u. Z. Ward, Proprietor.
q. q. Hotel Junction of Congress and IF ed
erai SITS. Timothy WoicOtt, Proprietor.
WEST NEWFIELD.
West NewieId House, R, Gs Hor emsIc,
Prietor.
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Farms for Sale.

EdFfnS 1OT SaAes
nNLY 30 miles from Boston, splendidly located
" Milk and Fruit Farm-75 acres of nice land ali
smooth and free from stone slopes to the SOUTH cuts
20 tons English hay by machine beautiful orchard
stone wall and watered with never failing water the
buildings consist of good two-story house with
ell-l0 rooms, painted and blinded-a nice barn Sex
scenery; tine lawn, shaded by so large sugar maple
trees morse, COWS, heters, lot fowls, about 20
tons nay, good farm wagon, l express wagon,
and all the small tools about the farm, will be sold
on account of the owner now being seventy-two
years OF age, for the very low price of SIS OOO
Here is a chance to make fortune. Send YOUR ad-
dress for the Real Estate AdUocate; it describes
many cheap farms. 1t is free.
ABEL l.. LAWTON & CO.,
nOVfulm Aver Mass.
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House to Let.
TO Let.

FENHE house and stable No. 25T Oxford st. House
Il contains rooms with gas and Sebago. Stable
room for three horses. Apply at the premises or at
ocz7dtf IS PORTLAND STREET.