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VEEI.TINEs
VEGE'ZINE;
Is My Family Medicine ;
wIsH NO OTHER,
PROVIDENCE, April =, 1870.

rRoyipExcx, April 7, 1870.
ME II. H. STEVENS:
Hear slr--Whcn was about ycaFn Of agc
hnmof broke ouI npun me-. which my mother tstcd
rcH1caits she knew of: hnt it continued 10 grow
warse. until finally She consulted physician. nnd
he said had tht hA1t kheHm, Ahl dociorcd nic for
that complaint. lie relieved mo some, bur sa1d
originated in ths blood. I relna'ned a!rrsat tuf.
fcrer tol seveEsI .eaf:. nnsil heard Of and CON
suited phyntcfan who said had the HcfofnIous
tIuuuE, and II would nll1w hun u doctor nIc hs
eon'd cure nc. did 10. and he commenced heal.
trrnal cure; hut In shost time th1 diselrc ~.
pcnfod again in worsc form than ever. u Cancer.
ou. liumnr upon my langat thfost. and hrad, /
suffered the uaoas - pain. a1d thcre seemed to
b. no renlcdl. and my friends thought ! must .oon
Newspaper. to 2 fEGktIxk Testimonial OF Ars.
Watcrh0lse. M. 264 Athens street. Suuth Hos,on:
and formerly residing IN tuuth l!o&ton, aud being
personally acquainted with hct; ana knowing her
vGaETtNE. Alter had taken lew bottie. u
seemed 10 force the soFcs out Of ny system. had
running sores in my raEs. which for ttiua we're
very painful: but l continued to taks the Wax.
TINE until had taken Abaut twenty 'hse bottIes.
my health imprnyln9 u, ths thu from Tho com.
u1enccmuht of tho dt6t bottle, Gul The soFrs to
heal. commenced taking the VEnErlSx In lS7:.
md continued ls cor4tAnl usr Tor asx months. At
has been since Wa child. The VA.Er,ss u
what helped ne: and no.l cordially recommend
Il " all sade.css, especially my tstcnda. hatt
been sufferer for over thirty years. AnA un'il
used the VEokElSE found no remedy. Now use
It a. ny family mcd!elne. and w!sh no otaor.
Mus. b. 6. C0OfElk
No. JoI-st.. Proridencc+ Il. I.
vxoEr7x. tss never failed to effect euro. e.v.
ng tone aud strength 10 the syatsm dcbll.tated BY
dkE&41,
, 1877-09-15
IElEGRAPHtC NOTES,

6pscldf LfAP7feA 10 The 7fbufe.
ANN AHnoa, Mich, Sept. H.-Dr. Donald
Mclean. Of the University, removed an ovarian
tumnr. weighing 109 pounds. from a lady in
Highland yesterday. A dispatch Just received
says the patient is doing well, with talr pros
pcct uf recovery.
sp-cta, 1fsp7acA to 7ae 7ftouns.
LAsALLk, ILL.,, Sept. 14.-Coal-tntninE was re.
su1nctl this morning at the kenosia Coal Com.
pany'h mine, In the suut4cast part Of this town.
ahp the miners to have 80 cents per ton, aud
"rogul,-anl-tunlbie" weight.
Sj<-i1! fa*patch ii he Tribune.
9rnIxoFtELp. ILL.,, Sept. l4.-ln the Auditors
otllrc tt'tlay, 4?5o0 in Registered iMndt, issuet
by Eesmunt Township. uIon Countv, In ALL ut
tic Rockford, f.ock 1slaud d st. Louis Railroad,
were cancelled.
NEW ORLEANS, La., ecpt. 14.-The 18th oi
September vas ccctratcd By firing minute gun.
add a military parade The. ceremonies were
concluded ~ the presentation OF sword tn
ticn. Fred y. Olstlcti, and an aAdfess By Gov
Nleho|1s Mt the Opcra House.
NEW fonK, Sept. ia Receiver has been
appointed for the Long Island Savings Bank
brooklyn.
, 1877-09-15

At SHARON, IA.
PlTTsnrHa, Pa., Sept. l4.-The fire at 8haron,
Mercer County, Pa, might before last, destroyed
James Wesserman's building; loss, $500; no
insurance. s. r. Dpwes1 stock OF drugs. s3,-
Dfs0, insured; stewart u foder. Kroccrics. bui'd
my msns 1 bailias, fs ETA s t' no in.uranee ] oco1so
Smith, liquors, si,'D0, partially insured; tho
stock Of notions OF Amber Anpcgatc; the
building and Dickson stock Of notions.
, 1877-09-15
SllIf.lf}E.

RICHMOND, Ind. sept. 14-Char1es Spencer,
aRcd 24, unmarried, parents residing at Corners
rilet Ind, committed suicide In tho City Prison
this afternoon by hanging himself With pocket
handkerchief Willie LhtOxtcated.
, 1877-09-15


MEvrorA, Ill.,, Sept. 14.-T1c residence, With
It's contents, of tho German Catholic priest at
Troy }rovc four miles south Of here, wns COM
plctc1y demolished by fre to-day, during his
absence. The cause Is not known.
, 1877-09-15
THAT DISEASE BREEDS DISEASE

IL otosIous fact. II II therefore Of Vital ipos.
lance to check mnlad!es In thcr birth they hare
chance TO develop other and more dangcrous dis.
of,ier4. a. a means Of checking complaints which,
If allowed 10 proceed. finally disorder the entire
systens, IIortct.cr's Stomach fitters IL medicine
tbs Of ~hich cannot b. too strongly urged upon
the slck and feeble. The physical fuuctions arc
regulated by It; It insurca the acquisition Of ,lQos
bY the dcbilttated. ana It substitutes cheerful
snd!t0nUf mind for Gioom ant aeapoHdrncy. nys-
pcf,*aa. constipation, lisef-cUnplaint mil kidney
and bladder troubles yield 10 tH remedial Influence
It connteracta tendency t0 Eunt and rHcumntt.In,
and in.!.nsates the ncsyra. Moreover, Ii il de-
rived frum purely botanical kources. nnd In thi+,
In every other rsapcct. " superior to the mineral
fsn,edlca OF the pharmacopuia.
, 1877-09-15

CINCINNATI, Sept. 14.-Tle glue storrhouao
Of Thomas J. Stevens, In tho suburbs. butncd
last night; loss, 10000; fully Insured In tho
Al[cmana aud Plttaburg and Cincinnati com-
pantes.
, 1877-09-15
SPRINGFIELD

NT TS1'Is1NWE IE11131 gN@3F
srn1HoF1rLp, scpt. t4.-A later estimate
places tho loss by tho burning Of tho Boston d.
Albany Railroad shops at so2:50, 900 to $3oo,0
, 1877-09-15

MILWAUKEE RACES.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, Sept. 1@-On this. the
fourth day Of the trottfnE meeting at tho Mil
waukcc Driving Park. the frcc-tor.all wns taken
BY Maxotnanlc, Badger Girl eccond. Slow Go
was lame and did not start. Best ttme, 2:2o4.
Tic 2:N purse WIS won by Tempcat. Best
time, 1883.
Es1I.sn RACES.
LONDON, Sept. l4.-Thc Doncaster cup MAS
won by F. q. Hobson's Hampton.
nEACoN rAHK.
Bosrox. scpt. H.-Sumnartes At the Beacon
Park races:
Twt>twcnty-four class:
DkcH NWlFellef.'sssss s.ttssts sstss%ssssst! !
Honest Harry .......... !.
Tom keelts. ...................+a I
AllET = =
Tfmt-1:a3; 2 :c33S 2:o4H.
For the 2:3S class:
Schuyler r.........".......".. .........l !
hattr NY Htr.H..i'''''' ''''''''''''''.''''''''"3
Iime-9:. :.R; o:o8al. 2:oSA.
, 1877-09-15

All tho ltnamcnta. extracts, nnti lotions that my
wife used for Il spralned ankle was money thrown
away until rh. flscI Giles Ltnient iolde Of Am
monla, which cured her. i. y. Gum, II. West
Twenty 0fta atseot, Now York. For satu BY n1l
druggists.
, 1877-09-15

BASE-DALL.
Tu1 TOURNAMENT MKT wxKx.
Ihe sale of tickets for the triangular contest
between the Allegheny, Star. and Indianapolis
c!ut* next week, On tho Txsuty-aecond-s1eet
, 1877-09-15

Comprising the largest
and most select st0ck
cUe1' sH07U3l IN the
american 21au7'Eet.
-FiIIcI md Plain
Centres, 2Uifh borders,
md Striped Long and
Square SI.uaUls.
SpeciGl0ttrncti03,s in
7ee3U designs I1e1iG
Decc0 Sh02Uls,. re1'V
rich patterns.
171 India C7tatddG, u
most desirable and eD-
ceed%,tOty popular
Trap for cda'''ittOe and
ece,,inO qUea1:.
French Cashmere,
B,0che, and Paisley
,SHI2UIS, In 7tc1UeSt md
choicest patterns.
The GNi21sbrO TV3It33,
FEATHER Trim, M ed,
rerV styIish.is the aa0v-
eltU for EttlL qUct,.
Domestic SHft1UIs Ia
great UterietU, prices
| IO1Ue1' than erer.
, 1877-09-15

Secretary SfcCrary, Gen. rhil Sheridan, Gen. ].
b. Cox. and Judge Force, OF Cincinnati, wcre |
also present. President llayes, a. President q!
the Society, called tll8 meeting to order, antl
stated that they would proceed to elect officers
for the coming year, when he was Immediately
placed IN nomination, and. notwithstanding his
am one-term man, you know"
which cl!cited hearty applause, was reelected,
as were all tho oil officers.
After tho election Of officers, Gen. Rosccraus
addressed d few wors!s 10 those present. CAPT.
Ellen, with few fitting words, presented the
esrttchcon Of the nation to President Hayes.
The President, accepting, sald: ~ shall
prize THIS token OF yolir regard as one Of tho
most precious Of mc'ncLtocs. No period in my
life Is 50 dear rs tho four years ws spcnt to-
gctlcr IN the War for the Union. The ono re-
gret, tho one sadness, on nn occasion like this
Is, that Tor many Of those who did tho most to
ciye to our regiment that good name we prize
that 50 many Of them cannot be with Us to-day;
but We will hold their names aud memories for
ever sacred. thank you." tChccrs.]
Tie members Ut the regiment then proceeded
to Opcra-1lal1, where they partook OF an clcgant
dinner provided for thcm by tic Indies Of Fro
mont.
IN TIE CITY rAnK.
AZ p N. t"c i"en.s-l",fu N1eS"nen.' pro-
ecede" oy inc L'eht ouaau nano Q. 4oteuo'
mlttec OF Arrangements, Mayor, and City CouIt-
e'. sae' eo,eoates W., =, peous ~. a"o
~cre present. ~ u selanm .ua. so naoy 'nc.'
whose mines arc as familiar to the people are
gathered upon one platform.
The President and Mrs. Hayes, Secretary Nc
Crary and wife, Chict-Justtcc Waite, Gems. Phil
at,o.t.lon W r. 1lnxetrnna T. H. Cor. a 9.
esfl css ~ H. D Duvs 'f F. II. puvai L. scsnnon, as H.
I,arrctt. Kennedy. I}uck]and. Col. Gtbaon. gcnu-
tor Mo,,he., on,i MAI. Mckinley.
W. -. .'4"s."e '..s - a',.t,S I ~ 49,. s",,s,
Gen. Bnckiand, Chairman OF TIM Committee Of
Arrangements, and IN earncst prayer Was
offercd by Cbaplain Collier
nr1rvr,ov .pvrcu
The Hon. Homer Everett was then introduced,
who delivered tho reception speech, which con-
sisted chiefly Of . bricf mention Of some notct.
t.t.I.. fo,,ht hv thu ycorInent. and tbc offcr of
hearty welcome on behalf of tho cltt1eus Of
Fremont
REPLr.
Th, presIdcnt. as Chairman, then introduced
Gen. Robert q. Kennedy, OF bc'Efonta1no, who
rcpltcd to the address Of welcome III most
carnc.t and eloquent manner. Speaking Of
1t was bis fortune to know hin, whcn ho could
know him we'll. both rood and bad qualities,
mi Ia ,te.ircJ h hcar tcs.fmonv to tho nuri,v
a.'a "e uee''s" ~ oosA' ss5 ~. p".'J
Of his every purpose and that drawer anu
better soldier never wont to battle. lid
,,,s ,vcr .ca1v tn ,1ivfdr lila 1est h1ankct
"as e'cs 'canY W W,'uc ,. ~ ,. iust ''snkoI a1
and last plcco OF hartl Lack Win eoldicte' cohlc
e 1.Ss',1 80. naa., .,a,,rh >, h.vo .ot,l ho w..
~ "ou4u ha4c peu" epous.' ~ "asu 'a'a n' was
. pr..dsn. -, IN limited st.tes. fchcers. There
..s 'saes -, - ,o.+ ,ho ,,.,.,,-tn. -
h no heca 10 4osRet tae pas1' '"o 'ne'ao1es "
dear fathers. husbands, sons and brothers TINT
, 1877-09-15

.trfferA' French CRtnrria Curo IL the Beat
remedy known for catarrh, asthma. aud ha3 feyer.
Trial FREQ. Ofllce, 70 statc street.
, 1877-09-15

Artificial Ey~s.-sTe keep the 1nrErat stock
Of genuine nrurtcd cyeA to BE- foHsd IN the Cnitcl
statca. Assortment sent inta the cnnntrr. when
desired. to Arscct ffnm. M hncfati0n required.
Worn without pain. GALE 4 IsLoCkf. druggists.
ri South Clark street, and Palmer llouse. Monrue
stfeGt.
, 1877-09-15

Keep sells the t,rat and cheapest shirts In
the world; also collars. elegant r,yier. bes
guilty, 81. 20 per lDz., six for Soc. 173 Madison
street.
, 1877-09-15
H44 a ~ &A9 tAANk+ AAv&
SHA Us!
We have just opened
all the novelties in Fall
and Winter Shaw1s.
Elegant Velvet SlaWlS,
Rich Beaver SlaWls,
Persian Sh2WlS,
India and DGCca SlaWlS,
Striped and Cashmere SlaVlS,
waterproof Beaver SlaVlS,
Saz0ly Wool SlaVls.
Paisley SbaWb, both Long
and Square,
Shetland SlaV(s,
The largest and finest stock
| Of Bay State, Long and
| Square. SlaVlS in ibis
| city, all at bottom prices,
(;[,()A..K KS.
A full line Of C1oaks
Of our own make will
also be open to-day for
inspection.

Our work-room is now
open, under the super
vision Of MIR. ROSEN-
THAI, who will guar
antea to turn out the
handsomest and most
stylish garments in this
city. A perfect fit guar
anteed in every in
stance.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-11-07
TERRAPINCATCHING AND
T'ERRAPIN-COOKTNG

Terrapn are caught all the way IRON
Savannah and Charleston to the Pat
apsco river at Baltimore, but the gen
uiuo diamond.baek belongs only to the
upper Chesapeake and its tributaries.
The majority of the sliders aro brought
to Baltimore from the James river.
The terrapin catchers make from So to
$50 per week, and they find tho reptile,
or "birdn as the bon uiUam calls II, by
probing the mud in the shadows with
sticks The terrapn is dormant, and
when found is easily secured. a four
pound terrapin taken about September
10Th, will exist prosperously in a dark,
cool place, without food or drink, un-
I'll April 18th, aud (the dealers say
will gain two ounces in weight, After
that time il gets lively and active, and
will take hold of finger with great
efIusion and effectiveness. The male
terrapin is known as "bull, " and the
female as "cow" The latter is much
more highly priced and generally con
tains about thirty eggs. No dish OF
terrapin is thought complete without
being garnished with these. 1t is sad
to be compelled 20 state that the sinful
restaurarteur and hotel man betakcs
him to the eggs of the pigeon, where
with to set off his counterfeit present.
ment of a noble reptile.
Thirty years ago the largest dealer
in Baltimore had hard work to dispose
of the terrapin he received at So a
dozen. Tho product, he tells me, is
about the same, year in and year out.
He sells as many now as he did then.
But old people on tho eastern peninsu.
Ia bring TO mind the time when of a
warm day the tcrrapins basking in
shoals on the surface of the water were
caught in seincs and fed to the pigs.
That day, however, is of the past and
II is doubtful If this valuable article OF
food is not gradual y becoming extinct.
The negroes who make business OF
sending them to market complain of
their increasing rarity, and nothing but
the high price has stimulated them TO
keep mp the supply
Tho negroes are credited with hav-
ing been the first TO bring the virtues
of the terrapin to notice. They cook
cd, and still cook it by placing ii alive
among the hot Goals or in an oven.
When it is sufficiently cooked tho un.
der shell is easily removed with knife,
and the contents are then eaten from
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-11-07
DUCK. SHOOTING ON THE SUS-
QUEHANNA.

There arc various ways OF shooting
the ducks on the Chesapeake and its
broad afilucnt, the Susquehanna. Gen
tlemen for the most part shoot from
"blinds" and use deeoys; while market
gunners use the "sink- boat" or the
might reflector" "Blinds" are any
sort of artificial conccalment placed at
an advantageous point upon the shore.
They generally consist Of scat in a
sort OF box or shelter some four feet
deep, and capable Of containing three
or four persons and a couple Of dogs.
They are thoroughly covered up with
pine branches and young pine.trees,
aud communicate with the shore by n
path similarly sheltered. The water
in front is comparatively shallow, and,
| if il contain beds Of celery on the bot
tom, is sure to DO feeding ground for
the ducks About thirty yards from
the "blind" are anchored feet Of per-
haps hundred aud fifty decoys.
They are wooden ducks roughly car
we'd and painted, but devised with a
strict regard for variety and sex. AT
n little distance they are calculated To
deeeive an eye, and they certainly have
a great deal Of weight in determining
the action Of a passing flock or "bunch''
OF ducks The sink boat is in reality
floating blind. 1t is nothing more
than an anchored box or coffin with
hinged flaps to keep the water from
invading 1t. The gunner lies on his
back in it, completely out Of sight, and
around it are placed the decoys. 1t is
extremely tiresome work, but very
destructive to'the birds. They float
down the stream when shot and arc
picked up from q boat stationed below
/ 1t is wholesale numbering sort OF
thing and has little "sport" about it,
The might reflector" is quite as bad
1t consists OF large reflector behind
a common naphtha lamp and mount.
ed upon tho bow of boat. The lat.
ter Is rowed cut into the stream where
tho ducks are "bedded" for the night,
and the birds fascinated by the hight,
swim to it IRON every side and bob
against tho boat in helpless confusion,
The number of birds secured depends
only on the calibcr of the gun. From
twenty TO thirty ducks TO each shot
fired is common experience. The
hunter who uses one of these rehectort
may succeed in getting into half a
dozen "beds" in night. Another
thing be sometimes succeeds in is got.
ting a charge Of shot in his body from
some indignant sportsman on shore
If a rife is handy and any one chances
10 be up and about at the hour, no hes
italion is felt at having crack at the
spot hunters neiarious light-From
"Canvass-back and Tcrrupini' Serb
ncr for NorcmbCr.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-11-07

h The rejection by the house of dele
gates of the Episcopal Convention at
Boston of the canon adopted by the
house of bishops for the creation and
regulation Of the proposed order Of
Deaconesses or Sisters Of the Church,
is one of the most significant events
that has taken place. 1t is undoubt-
cdly owing to the large influence OF
the laity in the Lower House. 1t
must be noted that the lay delegation
at Boston has been usually good as re-
CARDS the distinction, dignity, capacity
and earnestness of its leaders. Among
them are men of the highest emincnce
on the bench, at the bar, the Cabinet
and in literature. 1t was inevitable
that these should greatly modify the
purely clerical ideas OF the Convention.
The general movement Of this latest
council of the church bas been away
from the ritualistic tendencies Of pre-
vious Conventions. Little by little ex-
treme high church ideas were becom.
ing prevalent, not so much by what
was actively done by the councils as
by what they permitted without re-
buke if they did not actually sanction,
The first great result Of this was the
secession of the extreme low church
under Bishop Cummings; and this, if
it had no other effect, directed the at
tention Of the laity to the drift Of
things. Then reaction set in; and
the present Convention has in all its
deliberations shown the characteristics
of q reaclionary movement. The prop
osition 10 change the name of the
church was beaten by overwhelming
maioritics. The proposition to estab-
lish the order OF Deaconesses had much
said in its favor and had it been left
TO the purely clerical decision would
doubtless have been established. The
Catholic church certainly adds to its
vast working forces by utilizing the
piety and zeal OF women who wish 10
withdraw from society and devote
their lives to good works. There may
be certain additional advantages in
putting them into unworldly uniforms,
binding them by indissolube VOWS and
subleeiing them to severe discipline,
for they may thus be welded as
body of trained soldiers, under trained
leadership. 1t was thought so desire
able for the Episcopal church thus to
utilize its material OF the same kind,
that canon to establish the order of
Deaconesses actually passed the House
of Bishops, and was sent to the Lower
Houss. There, as in the Upper House,
it appears to have had the clerical in
luence in its favor. But even through
the meagre reports sent ON by tele-
graph, il is plain to see that the prop
osition was not received with great
favor in the House of delegates, and
finally when ii came to a vote the en-
tire proposition was voted down and
laid upon the table. This, as we have
indicated, was probably due TO the in
nuence Of the laity in the Convention,
and whatever may be thought of their
opinions and actions by the extreme
high church party, we cannot but re-
gard it as sign OF health in the
church when its laiiy--for whom.
after all, the church exists-has a res
oute will, clcar-cut views, and earnest
devotion TO what they deem the best
interests of their faith. Baltimore Ga
| -gfge
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-11-07

lady-liko mother when she arose, and
in d low voice and refined language
told how she had been deserted by
her husband how he had failed 10
provide for her support or that of her
two interesting children An old and
accomplished lawyer hercounsel, drew
out her statement with an effect dra-
matte. His honor was affected. Any
man with sympathetic nature would
be. His Honor tallcd upon the hus.
band to stand up, and all eyes turned
upon the culprlt.
Hc was a tall, Thin, gaunt Irishman,
aged perhaps, ,fiity,grey beard, and with
mild, care worn look. His boots were
too large; his coat hung about him in
folds that suggested he had once been
a stouttr man; he wore no collar; his
shirt at the neck was frayed, but clean
/ ly. lie stood beiory the bar trembling,
not with fear butwith sorrow, and q
big tear gathered II his eye. {,
"What answer have you to make TO
this charge, sir" asked the court rath-
er severely, but with some astonish-
ment at the appartion, which was
different from what he hld expected
"Wcll, indeed, ! don't know yer
Honor" said the man in n low tone.
"l'm but a poor man and have done
the best | could
"Your Honor" said the counsel for
the defendant, 'this poor man has been
ruined by the folly and extravaganza
of his wife who is now here suing
him"
The court proceeded to investigate
1t was found that the mild-fcatured
old man defendant was pnddler,
though he did not look as If he bad
strength Tor hard labor; that he had
accumulated some property and sold
it for $4,000 to meet the demands of
his comparatively fashionable wife and
family they had moved into forty
dollar per month house, and afterward
one little cheaper, bought marble
top tables and lived high until the
money was spent, allowing the old
man meantime to work over the fur
mace, and keeping the luxuries meas
urably to themselves; then, when out
of money, they got his wages until he
had not enough to pay board where
he was living in Sharpsburg; that he
had given them all he had that he
could got work sometimes but three
days in tho week, but all he had made
they were welcome to.
A universal feeling of indignation
ran through the courtroom. Even his
Honor could not help sharing it. Said
he, turning sharply to the prosecutrix
and her iashionably dressed daughter,
You have no business in this Court,
Madam. You can 20, Madam-you
can 20 at oncel You pushed this poor
man into hardships by your extrava-
gancc, and now you come here in your
crcpes and your reps and your stylish
clothes to prosecute him because he is
no longer able to maintain you. This
Court will not assist you And as Tor
you, my poor man. continue his Hon
or, 1--WE pity rather than prosecute you,
Go-go irce-not even the costs shall
you have TO payW
There was low murmur of ap'
plauso through the courtroom, The
lady and Lss chiidivn wuihvd out
somewhat abashed; the vindicated
husband took his hat and, with a
u,L.rI- .-o,, I,oor not trinu.phont
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-11-07
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now TO PLANT AN ORCHARD
TO BE A FAIL URE

As many persons seem TO try to see
how little fruit they can make their
apple trees bear, and also seem to take
a pride in growing worthless varieties,
| will give such men few hints 70
aid them in their endeavors to render
their orchards of no value.
First crop the land whore the trees
are to be set till there is no fertility
left in it. A good test OF that state is
TO plant few hills of white beans on
il and il it fails to grow any pods of
these beans, the land is in the right
condition. Next, see that the fences
are down around the field, so that your
own and ncighbors' cattle can come
in when the trees are planted, and
browse on them, which will save you
the expense OF trimming them once a
year.
In buying your trees, ask your nur-
seryman if he has "cbeap lot, y and
say that you are setting trees for the
use Of others when you are dead, and
that you are not going to pay out much
money for them and he will call your
attention, probably, TO a worthless lot OF
trees, not labeled, and such as will suit
you exactly, being varieties that have
been condemned by horticultural so.
cictics as worthless. Hc will say
ayes, here is splendid lot Of fine
STRAIGHT trccs-labcls are lost--pOi