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The following are tho nominal quotations represent
ing the price In gold for other coin:--

Fine silver bars, 81 "a a 81 25 per ounce.
Fine gold bars, par to u per cent premium on the
mint value.
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.
The foreign commerce Of tho port for tho week
as foows:-Gcneral merchandise imports, including
dry goods, $6,499 7s7; produce exports S. $685. 16O
and specie exports, s22S,3
Tho total imports since January l. this year. werc
500 279 against $34 274 s36 for tho corresponding
period 1S76and $751; 764 632 in 1876 tho total exports
OF produce 500 34s. &C., against s24 o40 937 in
1876 and $2 475 in 1885, and the total exports of
specie sl2o6 7Oa against s2,3e3s in 1876 and
$ilO72, ,317 in 1875.
THE NATIONAL CURRENCY.
The Comptroller of the Currency states the amount
Of national bank notes redeemed and retired from
January H. 1876 to date at $40 $780, 3O1 surrendered
between the dates, ST. 36 1885, total S54 1877 757
between the dates, $21 2Gs 1885, decrease
January IA, 1876 to date, $32 $685. 772 oustand
Ing at date s3lS 93 67S Greenbacks deposited from
June 2O 1874 to DATE to retire national bank notes,
$63 94s 604 total deposits, $67, 1872 279 Circulation
redeemed by the Treasurer between the same dates
without reissue. $49 COS. .5S3; grecnbacks deposit
at date S1S 1885, 74G greenbacks retired under the
OF January a. 1875 1885, grcenbacks outstand-
Ing at date, Ss24, ,9s4, ,s12
UNITED STATES COINAGE
Tho coinage executed tho United States Mint Phil
adcphia, during January, 1877, aggregates fol-
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ROW IN A LODGING HOUSE.

The peace and quiet OF Mr Harrison'slodg!ns house,
No s6 Main street. Brooklyn. disturbed about
yesterday morning BY Dennis Daily Of No. 200
Wafer street, and George Dorgher,y, OF No. Il Front
street Officer velser. Of the Second precinct,
called n and had just entered tho building,
was attacked by Dousher,y aud Daily and very
roughly handled Tor a time An application OF tho
locust however, had soothing effect on The Two men.
both OF whom were drunk and they removed "a
the York station house, where they are held v
ausyg
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A WICKED DAUGHTER.

young woman named Margaret Bauman
OF tho prisoners brought to tho Fftysevcnlh Street
Court yesterday morning. Her mother, respectable
looking woman OF the middle class, was her accuscr.
Amid and sobs the moth said that her
had been wayward and disobcdicn Tor timo past,
ana saturday night when she attempted to correct
her for her dsoDcdlencc Margaret picked up butcher
knife and threatened 10 kill her. The girl was
mitted for examination
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1861. Tho carly decline based on kilograms
IRON Washington announcing that the President was
about to make effort to specie payments
fore the expiration OF his term aud would send In
message to Congress- The advance at The close
due reports that tho President had been m,suuder
stood and that ne did not intend to recommend re-
sumption before 1879. the date fixed by the so-caed
Resumption act Of 1873. Tho following are the gold
A.,oa Inn lnr I'M NraE.
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NOT ON THE PROGRAMME.

During IN exhibition ut the Metropolitan Riding
Academy Saturday night, Frederick j. Englchardt,
the manager, issued order to his employees which
was counter mandcd by II. ID, Bussigny ono of tho
riders. The two men had quarrel, wuicn resulted in
Enplehardts being assaulted by Bussigny with a
loaded whip and beng wounded slightly in the iace.
Al tho Fnty-sovcnlh street Court Bussigny held
forl ri al
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MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.
MARRIED.

KiyG--BgSJAaiS. --On Thursday February !. 1877,
BY The Rev. j. Hyatt Smith, CHARLEs KING, oi Fhia-
dephia 10 ANNIE L., daughter Of the ate Madison
Benjamin. q! Saybrook. Conn No cards
TorrEx--wiLgY gY.-wednesdsy, January 81, 1871. at
the residence OF the brides parents, by Rev. Robert
Walker rector OF tho Church Of our saviour assisted
by Rcv. James Mlliets. WILLIAM r. rorrgS, of Phia-
dcphia, " Lrcy N. WILEY, of New York city. No
cards
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THE WIDOW M'CABE's LOSS.

party Of thieves on Saturday night broke into
liquor store kept at No. Ala East Twentyhth street
by Ellen McCabe and stole thcrerom about 500 worth
OF wearing apparel, fcw bottles oil whskey and ono
turkey Roundsman Bell Of the Eighteenth precinct
found ccw TO tho thieves AZ Francis Murphy's
shnnty. at tho loot of Twontyhth street; but though
the stolen property had been in tho shanty, he was
unable to secure II before Murphy had thrown II into
tho river. through the back window. Murphy was
arrested, and Judge Bxby committed him for trial In
default Of 81, 500 pail.
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NEW YORK HERALD MONDAY FEBRUARY

The regular monthly dividend Of one per cent has
been declared by the Merrimac silver Mining Com
pany. Of Newburyport, Mass, and will be payable ut
the Office In Boston, Mass, on February TO-
PRODUCE RECEIPTS
The following the receipts Of produce, &c. at
Chicago, for the month OF January, 1876 and 1871:
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PRINTING CLOTHS MARKET.

PROVIDENCE, Feb 3. 1877.
The market for printing cloths has been active during tho
week. sales footing 2i2 900 pieces Prices the
close firm at 5sc 5hc.. cash to thirty days for
standard and extra 0Ix6i cloths Market about OF
stant1 nnIa
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WABASH RAILWAY COMPANY,

WABASH RAILWAY COMPANY.
w NEw YORK. Jan. "a, 1877.
To lloLpERs or THE Bosps SECURED TOLEDO,
WABASH WEsrrES RAILHoAD- =
The bonds this property consist OF the following
FIRST MORTGAGES.
Toledo and Illinois Railroad in Ohio, I5ta miles,
coupons unpaid since February, lS75. .... $9OoOOO
Lake Eria Wabash and ST. Louis Railroad In In-
diana. l6G 40 miles, coupons unpaid since
February. ls7a ..... 2,5O0Oo0
Great Western Railroad In Illinois, lSO 7-lO
miles, coupons unpaid since February ls7o.. 5OOOUO
Illinois and Southern Iowa Railroad In Illinois,
~ l-lO miles coupons unpaid since February.
Decatur and East 81 Louis Railroad In Illinois,
100000
Quincy and Toledo Railroad In Illinois. 33 GID
miles coupons unpaid since May 1879 ....... 100000
Total S94 U.UOJ
SECOND MORTGAGES.
Toledo and Wabash Railroad in Ohio, 75]S uiles
coupons unpaid since May 1879. 81 100000
Wabash and western kailrohd Ia Indiana,
l66 10 miles, coupons unpaid since May 1873. 5D0ODO
Great Western Railroad in Illinois,. $50 ITO
miles, coupons unpaid since May, 1873 250O,0U
Total ............ ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $3OOOOOO
CONSOLIDATED MORTGAGE
Toledo, Wabash and Western Railroad. IvU 40
miles coupons unpaid since February, 1876 GooOOo
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FINANCIAL.
O0K sPEUULATOKs SHOULD READ THE

1T REASONABLE RATtS-MONEY on LIFE AND
IA Endowment Insurance Policies and Mortgages: same
bought nsurances of n kinds effected with best copa-
nies id. HAIBICH CO.. lI9 Broadway.
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GOVERNMENT BONDS.

GOVERNMENT BONDS
In this department the movement OF prices was in
sympathy with gold, and sharp decline ranging from
4 to TX per cent took place. Later, however, the
market became drmcr and recovered y u y per cent
In opscquence OF good Investment demand.
Closing prices OF securities IN London have becn as
fQuWs.-
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FINANCIAL.

Esf1TE WILL L5xS $3.50 900 0S cry PROPERLY
la, six per cent Principals address EXECUTOR. sta
7 ALWAYS HAVE MONEY TO LOAN ON MORTGAGE
sSr s Property f aroSd sGssf sss s.a'
Nl and brooklyn Improved Property GEO. srAkE. $50
MONEY TO Loan. OR BUY MORTGAGES oXciryy
broadway. Comm ssioncr for every state
()FFicE METROPOLITAN INSURANCE CO.
Nsw YORK. January -. 1877 !
IN, AZ ~rss I e
los BROADWAY tassets over 0oo whereby that com
the , "sopolt.n insaanes Company 70 take effect In
pany.
Policy holders invited send their policies for
CHARLES E. ArrLgBy.
Receiver
TnE MARIPosA LAND AND MINING COMPANY OF
CALIFORNIA.
THE rn S2s s"a d = hi. sxe
Of 81 per share on the se,rsa and som%oa
that date u w be DELINQUENT and liable to charge for ad
COPIES or REPORT and late news from the mine are
published and may be had AT tho office mailed to address
NORRIS H. SMITH Assistant Secretary.
f,HE NEW YORK MINING STOCK EXCHANGE,
Organized m 1864
This association has for the purpose
facilitating dealinss IN the stocks Of the prominent mining
ing IRON tbs Increased Developments and growing impor
nance Of ns %n"s % Of M ss 1885 Of -.
change % OF is members are also members OF the Now
Parties desiring information relative TO the business
wTN&S Soas al is s sspo s, TO soa ns
JOHN STANTON. Jr President.
rruE -iNs AND OUTS OF LIFE INsuRANcE"-ALL
n particular and other people in general
send address and receive a copy tree OF cost
nSSns TS ssay On snA
~ Pine st
no INVESTORS. AT SEVEN PER CENT
tor three years or more wanted on rst s'ass bond:
,inty ease 70 replace similar long standing mortgage
about to be settled " gIf,,G & rn n estate s address ,
yS. .ZUQdsIgase New isri 3 dsy :n Fropsr.y Proper " Kelly
MAcRAL, 2a7 broadway New York
5000 OOOrroc 9x Ran on soND Nap MORT
Apply 10 GRANT saoTliE:s, : Exchange court.
% sS % sus OK Il eSn and Ssp
sHirMAN MERsERAU, 81 william st.
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES.
a .REspoNsIBik MERCANTILE CoSCERN fN NEW
80 % h hh4ss s Or erss srs ms "a
uiactures VINO desire to establish agency in Sew York
box s~ York Ind by nd
A PARTNER wANrED-IN BUTTER FISH AND
lIoyt st. Brooklyn.
AN INTEREST Is OFFERED IN OLD ESTABLISHED
Auptown Real Estate business to reliable and expert
enccd man, good penmanship desired Address q. W.
Herald Office.
A eoon orPokTUSIT1Y TY-AN active MAN. WITH
TO Captain LUIDB re-, 265s Greenwich st.
DARE OFFER-A PARTNER WANTED TO ASSIST
lCin selling farms most beautiful part OF Penusylvan
business established years pays rom 600 $40 600
year; be largely mere active young
have half interest for 81 0O Address SO Office
KichIand Centre, Bucks county. Pa.
fNHE PROSPEROUS AUCTION AND COMMISSION
Business No. I26 Bowery for sale retiring from business
tho reason.
fI'O LET. FOk SALE OK EXCHANGE-rllE LEASE
OF premises Is East 10th st., known Partisan Va
riecs including hotel bar and restaurant with without
furniture ana fxtures JAMES HENDERSON, 234 Broad
Gssl Nnn PARTNER WANrED-TO ENGAGE
spOsOOOswih the advertiser In Hight manufacturing
Herald Office.
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DAILY MARKET REPORT ntaning the money articles
Herald Times. Tribune and World reprinted day
pubis those journals: also
for privileges the New York stock
This sheet will be mailed any address daily
receipt OF postage (20 cents MONTH.
l.. W. HAMILTON 4 CO..
81 Broad st.. New York.
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THE NEW BEDFORD STRIKE.
CONTINUED FROM EIGHTH PAGEl

ing adjourned Saturday night at the place, to
hear the report OF the committee.
II 10 hoped that there will be no disturbance, ana
that the company vii, see their way clear to give to
the operatives what s claimed their DUE before any
hard ieeling strife is occasioned There IS
no doubt but what tie movement hero will be likely
10 be clt at Fall River, and tho milowners In the
latter city are anxiousIy awaiting the solution oil the
problem.
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Total ilaD'Iities - O31 ,sD
g. G45 020 Withdrawn during the year, 81 g45 374
pcnses during the year, S37, ,03s.
Report IN January, 1876.
Surplus. 6S,3lS
Open accounts, 33, O04
TEUToNIA.
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Fine silver bars, 81 "a 81 25 per ounce.
Fine gold bars, par to u per cent premium on the
mir vail
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SUPREME CoURr-CHAMBERs--IIeld by Judge Bar
rctt--First Monday motion calendar.
SUPREME COuRr-SpEcIAL TERM Held by Judge Van
Vorst-Dcmurrers--Nos. ! to % incusive--Law and
actNos. 26d, 279, ~, ~, %, 90, 100, 102 lC3 1906
10G, 90, llS, ll9, l2l, l22, 27 2s $780, 1885, l5j 1856
l39, al, li2 I43 49, l4S, 100, 1872, 2o5 2sl, III,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-01-09
Bad Water az Vets.

\ subscriber \, Gorham. Me. wishes
10 inform the readers OF the Farmer who,
like himself, may have been troubled
with bad water IN theic wells, how be
cured his. and has had Tie best OF water
tor the past tOJr Yeas. The well Is in
the house cellar, is thirteen ieCi deep,
aud 10 sod that is made Up rgely Of cay.
The wa,er was Dad iron The dIsi. and
quite uu5l Tor drinking purposes. IL ro-
minded one OF clans when boiling. Al
Ter trying various methods Tor improving
tbe water. be concluded TO treat the case
Ike a drive" well la The bottom was
set Lime cask filled with coar,e gravel,
and in this. the end OF tube ike those
used 10 drive wells, having Strainer on
The end. The we'll was then Tiled with
line sand. and the water has been excel
lent ever since. The experiment may
be worth repeating IN similar cases -
y. T. Farmer
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-01-09
Cider Drinkis O.

1t is a pity that the farmers best friend
among the fruits-the sturdy and faithful
apple-should be primarily responsible
for so vile drink as hard cider ;-espec-
ially when the process Of Rehabilitation
can be so easily arrested, and leave a
harmless and pleasant DIR nix. But IN
many sections the custom still prevails OF
putting away in the cellar several barrels
Of cider, to fermeut, and arden, and take
unto Itself the very spirit of ugliness and
SIN. Hard cider, well stuck to, will make
a pretty decent man mean eniugh TO strike
his grandmother. IL seems to saturate
some natures all through with sullenness,
and make them Grabbed " y, and devil
ish. Whisky crazes 4 man, but the IN
sanity passes OFF with the effect. The
STEADY cider drinker, however, Is made
ehrouically croSs,-sour and Surly Ike
the beverage itself Many New Eng
land farmer who suppOSes h mself to be
a friend Of temperance" and perhaps
rails uncharitably at wine.bibbers and
rum drinkers, is made a brute to his wife,
a tyrant 10 his children, a cruel task-mas-
ter to his help, by his a'otatiOnS of Will
ainous hard cider. Steam the evil spirit
out of it, or doctor it into quietness, or
better vet keep it in the iorm OF apples
but don't let your cider termelt and then
drink it as harmless beyerage.-Golden
Rule.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-01-09
A0rltultural.
The Preservation of Timber.


The journal Of the Society Of Arts, in
speaking Of the preservation Of timber,
says
Buried in the earth or exposed to the
air,timbcr rapidly deteriorates, and under
goes the species of decomposition known
rs dry Tot. This decomposition may he
retarded by the application Of a coat of
paint 10 the timber exposed to the air. OF
by carhonizins the surface Of that which
j. intended TO be sunk in the ground.
During the last twenty years, several
methods have been tried for making tim,
her more durable, the principle Of which
consists in ezpol.ing the sap remaining in
the lirncous 65ars, in order 10 replace 1t
by chemical solutions, such a. su'phate Of
copper and crcoscte hut these processes,
comparatively costly, and only partially
successful, 30 not entirely accomplish
their Sbieet. Starting from the fact that
OAK, chestnut, and certain American trees
resist the action Of air and damp better
than others, and that they owe this prop
erty to the tannin which they contain. a
chcm.~, proposes 10 tan the timber by sub
-,'utl- Tor the >ulphatc Of copper and
I-os7tc q compound OF fannie acid and
iron. The object Of injecting Various sub
.'rrcss into wood Is 20 poison IT, SO that
scTu- and microscopic .-0wthS may no
icne3r live and propagate either on the
surface or iu the interior. Now tannin
Is oue Of tn mos, active and certain des-
Jr0yeg Of germs both vegetable aud AMI
nal, which fact accounts for It's prcScrya-
tive agency. Besides, 10 is to tannin that
Is duo the almost indefinite preservation
Of leather One popularity to be motto.
"a ia This process Is that timber treated
with this compound Of tannin and iron,
that Is 10 say a composition similar TO or
binary writing ink, Is turned black. The
proccrs 81 injecting timber with taunatc
of pro,ozilc Of iron IS due to VI. Hatfield
the Eastern Railway Company Of France
has experimental with iton SOME slccpcrs,
and The Telegraph Department on some
posts
VI. Bouchcrie has denied, iu q note n
the Academic the efficacy Of this process.
oOntending that the attempt already made
20 preserve timber from dry Tot by inject
IN It with iron salts have Welded only
partially successful results, while sleepers
treated with sulphate Of copper have las
ted twenty-five years and more. Reply
Is made TO these objections by quoting
not the experiment Of the laboratory or
the workshop, but those made by time it.
sell. Ii Is not a rare circumstance 10 en-
counter Ia earth Of a ftrrusin0us nature
the trunks OF very old oaks, blackened
AMI perfectly preserved at ROuen, in
1880, some old oak palius was discovered
IS black o. ebony, and dating back 10 the
middle ages. Not very long AGO, too, n
Norman vessel built Of oak was discovered
n an almost perfect state Of preservation
in the neighbOrhood Of an iron mine, in
Norway. Il Is more than probable that
the preservation OF the oak under these
circumstances is due to the tannin con-
tanned in the wood it follows, therefore,
that By introducing a substance rich in
tannin into timber that does not naturally
possess It, is resistance 70 decay Is in
creased.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-01-09
3Qottrp
The FJock Of Dores.

The world was Ike a wilderness
90 son snI doWpy snow;
The trees we're Ploncl with felihcy GAscs,
Ana !he srouni ,.ss white below.
came ths little mo.aer out eg the -@Je
II watch for her c1l,,scu three,
He hood waslCl S. 4 Poppy-fowcr
Ana rosy and yonDg was he.
sts to1k ths snow in her cunning hands,
A waiting shc stood alone,
All 10 in e mcneut, beneath hes touch,
\ rlir white dove haj crown.
dock she wrought, aud on the fence
Sci them ga bright array.
Wi;h folded wiu2s, or piaioE- spread
Er.,iy To- dY away.
Au.i .beu She h;d by che pine ;ree-,ail,
For the ohildrcu's tones rang sweet,
~ homo from school, through the dri0s SD lieht
They >rcd with merry feet.
.Ob. Mamie, Mamie see the ,uce
Alive alive with doves 50 white
"ui, HASH don; Brighten them away
They whisper with deii,ht
They crcrt 81" ,u.H they ctol.t 81" -tii,
Thc wollrous -i-ht TO -ce'
The little mother pushed the gate.
All llr-Nyi oui i'vrulv.
she ciasqei chem close, Sac ki--v3 .beir c6css
And lips so sweet ant rel.
The birds are only made OF snow
y, are my doves, she said.
--Cci.d ThGrier, 50. NicAolrs FOR DsrtH, Der
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-01-09
Hon Seienee Helps Ealn.inq.

The WAYS in which science i, benel,ing
practical agriculture axe many. and new
evidences Of this benoG, are constantly
being brought TO the public attention.
Though the experience carried out at
farm stations in our own aud olher cour
tries. gross frauds in commercial iertili-
zers have been detected, thousands OF
dollars saved 20 farmers and msnutac;-
urers forced into making On honest anti
Gle. Not long ago samples of fertilizer
pronounced cheap At Sd1 per ton, was
found on careful analysis 8, the COnneC.
,icu, Experiment Station. TO be worth at
best only IS per ton AZ this rate how
long will 4 take the farmer TO save more
than four times what every agricultural
college and experiment station in this
country has ever cost them in taxes?
Recently. in addition to the Expert
ment Stations 10 Germany. which have
been engaged mostly in chemical inves-
LEGATIONS upon manures and feeding
siulfs for farm stock. there have been es-
tabliShed ia that and other foreign couu-
tries wha, are deuomiuAted Seed control
stations. the first OF which was establi.
shed in 1869 by DR.. Noble. who was at
one time director OF the experiment sta
tiol at Thoraud, in SaxonY. Since the
establishment OF this station period OF
eleven yeais-it has examined over four
thousand samp'ss Of farm and garden
seeds, and authorizations have been dis
covered most ingenious in character, harm.
lul 10 effect and remarkable 10 amount !;
so much SD as TO work by no means in
considerable injury to the agriculture OF
the country. Already some twenty seed
control stations have been established in
Germany. while others have been either
founded or projected 10 Denmark, Austria,
Hungary, Holland, Belgium and Italy.
Among the authorizations detected are old
seeds that have lost their power of ger
minating, seeds OF either useless or noX-
ious plants, and even pieces Of quartz
rock, ground, silted and colored to imi-
tate genuine seeds. Some OF the latter
have been sent over 10 the Connecticut
Experiment Station Is a curiosity. They
are colored to initiate genuine clover
seed. and are furnished al from to cts
per 10, 10 he mixed with seed worth
from 10 to 20 cts per ID. Ia Germany,
DR.. Noble has published, as al outgrowth
OF his seed investigation. handbook de-
voted to the physiology of seeds. methods
OF determining their agricultural value,
means for detecting adulteralion, proven
ting frauds, etc. Who knows but gross
frauds are pracctied in this matter in our
own country; frauds which need TO be
plo5ed by the keen and unerring sight OF
impartial, truthful science. Maine Far
mer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-01-09
Kicking Cor.

The best remedy for kicking cows l.
continued kind and gentle treatment
Thi, : the most powerful agent which can
be brought 10 bear in controlling them.
| know Of no place where the injunction
10 return good for evil Is more eficacious
than in the treatment Of COWS which kick.
or start, or arc uneasy, or fractions, be-
cause they are in some way hurt or dis
turbed. The first thing to be done when
= COW kicks i, for the manager 10 keep
cool" If he cannot 10 80 he had better
step aside and let another, who can, take
rs place. IL IS entirely unfit for his
position. and is cut Of Place in the milking
barn. If b. can master himself, the next
thing 70 be done is to ascertain the cause
Of the misconduct on the part Of the ami
nal. A COW seldom kicks unless she is
IN some way hurt or made uncomfortable
or disturbed with excitement or fright.
Remove the cause Of hurting or uueasi-
ness. II possible, before attempting to milk.
II the teats or udder are sore. wash them
Ia warm water. or rub them with oil or
some emOliient. TO make them soft and
pliable, 50 that the hurting shall be re-
moved OF made as light as possible. Ii
from anxiety about her calf or her rela-
ton TO the rest Of the herd, or from fright.
place her before attempting to milk where
these causes will be out Of her way, and
then with quiet treatment and soothing
tones let the milking proceed carefully
aud as rapidly is is consistent with com.
fort, and IN almost every case the vicious
habit and disposition will be overcome
PEof. l.. l.. Arnold, in y. Y. Tribune.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-01-09
Lice GA Catiie.

Years ago an agricultural writer OBJ
served his bull to be free iron lice, but
not so the rest of his cattle and, thinking
over the matter, he came TO the eonclu'
sion that the habit Of paving dirt over
himself must have the effect OF keeping lice
of the bull, and he tried dry earth on the
rest oethe cattle with the best effect
Ever since reading the above | have used
nothing but dry earth, aud have repeat
eddy put it on cattle having lice, and have
found it perfectly eficaeious, both as a
preventive aud as cure. Ii III winter l
find il needed, and cannot get earth other
wise, 20 into my cellar and obtain a
few quarts, no fear Of using too much,
and dry it on the stove; | then sprinkle
it over the back from head 70 tail, and,
the earth working into and through the
,hair, soon destroys all the lice. believe
the earth to be Just al sihcacious, less
dangerous, and less expensive than tobac-
co or many Of the acids recommended
Farmers Advocate.