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The daily gazette., 1877-02-15
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- Four good driving &rxn
E and work horses, six WW
~ milch cows, / year VI ~
-A---AA ling bull OF superior grade, s
shoat pigs of good breed. Lot of chickens
and ducks, family carriage, shifting top
bugg, market wagons, 2 carriage poles,
sleigh, set OF double harness, 8 sets of sim
gle harness, saddles brides, robes, blank
cts, &c. set OF cart harness, 3 sets of lead
harness, wagon and pillow harness, farm
wagon with tongue and shafts, two horse
carts, OK cart, hay bed, mower, steel tooth
rake, hay fork, block and falls, fan, grain
drill. roller, plows, harrows, cultivators,
wheel barrow, grind stone, post boring MAJ
chine and auger, log chains, COW chains,
grain bags, post axe aud spade, forks,
rakes, picks, shovels and hoes. A lot OF
dressed posts, vinegar by, the barrel, corn
and oats by the bushel, wheat in the
ground, a lot OF tools. Household and Kit
chen Furniture.-Bed and bedding, bureau,
wash stands, tables, chairs, side board,
sofa, sewing machine window shades,
lamps, parlor and cook stoves, tubs, buck
cts, measures, ice-cream freezer, churn,
scales, prints, milk pans, &c.
iTEEMs.-All sums of $50. and under,
cash. All sums over $50, a credit OF eight
months Will be given by the purchaser CIV
ing bankable note with an approved en-
dorser TllL |'
f. b. GORNOG.
l.. W. STIDHAM & Son. Auct'rs.
febl0-wit&d3t
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SnEHIFF SALE.

CHERIFF SALE. 4
- BY virtue OF n writ of var,,..
lie sale NposedtO g.
At THE HOTEL OF WIN. yo,,
at Kirkwood, in Pencader HnnS iVH
Castle county, Delaware. on 'ufed, Ss
TUESDAY, THE 9TH pAy op,,
1877, at o'cloch, p. NJ.
The following described Real ts,o,.
All that certain lot of land dtSN st,v va
Pencadsr Hundred, New CASH. ,,,Ieusltd ,
and State Of Delaware, boundaId count
south by land of = Boulden anu o. Y
on the east by land Of Thomas r Ppsha' posSha'
OH the north by lands late of Will i1 DO9
containing ten acres of land ,nn,a ,anl b
with Log House thereon erer,oI VI 4
Seized and taken into exec, ,i".
property OF Thomas Lewis, am anu y Il
sold by anu NI
WILLIAM II. LANpsor
Sheriff's Office. New Castle ''0 ''efI'
N-.ls
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SATURDAY.
THE Gath DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1877.
At 2 O'Clock. pm,

THE Gath DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1877.
At2 O'Clock. pm,
The following described Real Estate. viz.
All that lot or parcel of land situate in the
city OF Wilmington aforesaid, bounded and
de cribed as follows, to- wit:
NO. beginning at q point on the westerly
slue OF heald street of 90 feet wide at the dis.
lance OF ~ feet soulh heIly from the southerly
sue OF Lobdell street at 30 feet wide; thence
westerly and parallel with Lobdel street I02
ieet inches to a stake: thence souther,v
ana para Ell with Hea street ~ feet in.
cnes 70 q stake; thence essterly and par.
aliei with Lobdel street 102 feet i ,nches To
the afo esaid westerly side OF Head street
anu thence til reby northerly Al feet inches
70 the place OF beginning. contents thereof
Seized and taken in execution as the nro,
2erty OF & orge K. Townsend and Nav n
ID; townsend his wife and t. tan 't9 Il,
sber,1,s sI,u Sg omo ISAAC GRUBB, Sheriff
re ,ruary :, 1871. febs.3iauts
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CHERIFF'S SALE.
% By virtue Of writ of Levari Prg
me directed, will be exposed TO PubEs,
at the house of VIM. W. AnthonThs
village of Stanton, in Mil Creek III
New Castle county. Delaware, on
TUESDAY,
THE 9th DAY OF FEBRUARYr r
At2 O'Clock, IN,
The following described Real Estate ii
All that certain messuage and tn
land composed oftwo adjoining tnaI
uated in Mill Creek hundred, NeWG
county, Delaware, beginning Of an
the place ofan old whiteoak; then0by
late of VIM. Baldwin south COZ degresIV
16l a. 100 perches to stone In the miaf
a public road; thence along the midi
said road south TX degrees east 96 2AEp
ches to an old corner of the land iOfu9
OF Andrew Walker, and continuing a
said road southerly TO the corner Of laal
the heirs of s. Rankin; thence therebyunI
81 degrees east 14S clio perches tOaEa
thence north degrees west 10 S-lOpriI
TO stone; thence north 75k degrees eaE
perches TO q stone in the Turnpike CfaiI
road; thence thereby north % peras|
thence north sk degrees west 42 perts|
| thence north soy degrees west Is pend
thence south so degrees west IL pgta|
thence north SO degrees west perchap
new corner; thence by land of The bein1
VIM. Baldwin south So degrees west eleyl
perches and ninety-five hundredths TO i
place of beginning, containing about
hundred and twenty three acres Of laN
the same more or less, with a hoS|
frame barn and other outbuildings hgs|
erected.
Seized and taken in execution as th n
perty of Charles Whiteman and haIA
his wife, and I. T., and to be sold by.
ISAAC GRUBB, shHt
Sheriff's Office, New Castle,
February 7, 1877. febS-San
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CHERIFF'S SALE.
- by virtue OF writ OF Levari Facias to
at the '"ie
LAFAYETTE HOTEL, SAL SHIPLEY ST.
kept by George W ortlip, in the city of v II,
mington. New Caste county. Deluwa e. on
The Osceola times., 1877-04-14

slaughtered. His girth was five feet two
inches, and his dressed weight was five
hundred and twenty-five pounds. Thi-
was a remarkable growth, but considera.
bly, less than that which the other cali
had been making.
1t was decided TO feed this one, as a
matter of experiment, until he should
be year old. His feed for the last three
months was principally skinned milk
and shorts, and his girth was six feet and
fvdinches, and he was so fat that his hip
joints were hardly dIscernble. lie was
purchased by Kilburn and Glennon,
butchers in Concord. and was slaughtered
March /, the day he was one year old.
His live weight was one thousand two
hundred pounds; his dressed weight was
nine hundred and two pounds the meat
weighing seven hundred and forty-eight
pounds, and the hide and tallow one
hundred and fifty-iour pounds. The price
paid by Kilburn and Glennon was ten
cents per pound, whsch made the price
of the steer. ninety dollars and twenty
cents. His average gain throughout the
year was about three pounds per day,
having weighed, when dropped, one hun
dred and twelve pounds.
The Osceola times., 1877-04-14
Tine Household.

STEwED BEEFsTEAK.-Slice and put
four onions in butter; put them in a
stewpan; cut the steak in good sized
pieces and fry; pepper and salt it; put
in the pan and cover it with water, let
ting it simmer slowly for tive hours.
STEAMED BROWN BREAD.-Two cup
fuls meal, two cupfuls -four, two cup
iuls milk, teaspoonlul salt, two tea
spoonfuls soda, and cupful molasses
butter pail, cover tight, put into ket-
tie of boiling water; steam two hours,
and, removing the cover, bake two
hours in the pail.
BLANc-MANGE-Put on to boil a
quart of new milk, adding four table
spooniuls of sand sugar. As soon as il
bois up once, remove from the fire, and
when nearly cold, stir into it one ounce
of geatine, which has been dissolved in
as small quantity of water rs possible
Flavor with almond or vanilla, and put
into a mold to stifien.
EXCELLENT RoLLs.-Mclt in one and
one halt pints OF new milk ne-quaurter
pound OF butter-lard will answer, or
one-half the quantity each of lard and
butter. Have ready two and onc-hall
pounds sifted -four, in which mix well
one-half tablespoonful of salt, one grated
potato, which should have been boiled
the day previous, that il may he per-
fectly cold. As soon AS the milk is luke
warm, stir it in; add teacupful OF
yeast, and knead all long and well. In
cool weather let it stand near the stove,
that it may rise in three or four hours ;
then put in cooler place an hour or
two; then work in halt as much more
butter, incorporating IL thoroughly in
the dough. Form into rolls, place in a
well buttered pan, let them rise about
half an hour, then bake in quiet oven.
The Osceola times., 1877-04-14
Mad Dogs In Connecticut.

Newhallville, Connecticut, was wrought
up to quite a high pitch Of excitement
yesterday, and many of the inhabitants
relrained from veDturing out of their
houses, for fear of hydrophobia, report
being rife that number Of mad dogs
were raging around. 1t appears that a
large dog belonging to Mr.. Dart, of the
firm of Dart & Reynolds, carriage man.
ufacturers, went mad, or at least exhib-
tied decided symptoms of madness, rs he
rushed about foaming at the mouth, with
eyes wildly glaring and snapped at every
thing he met. On his travels he bit sew
eral other dogs, and at last, tbeexcitement
spreading among the inhabitants, mum
Der of men turned out with guns and
pistols and shot the mad dog, and, il
reports are true, dispatched his canine
victims also. The terror which had
affected the people owing to the dogs had
not subsided last evening, as it was feared
that some one of the dogs which had
been bitten might not have been killed.
New Hauea journal.
The Osceola times., 1877-04-14
sold Sl' on Education

They were talking about sending their
children to school. Old 81 said;
Now, desc heah public schools is
mouehty advancing things eff dey don't
cos too much"
"Dey ain gwlne ter cos us too much.
Dey amt gwine ter cos us no mo- 'kase
de council gwine to ante up dc cash de
balance OBJ de yeah"
Oats all squar' den; but yers go,
ter I've moighty ticker bout de kline ot
edvcashun dat yer children masticate
dar."
"Il0w is dat %
"Well, dar is two kline oh edycashin-
dat what Illustrates an dat what mon.
strates."
81 heahs yer but don't zactly onder-
stands de pint"
"lIit's dis den; Yer kan go to school
an larn bout dat ralcread ingin an how
hits put togedder, but ef yer climes on
ter de cab an tries ter start the critter
yer's lierbul to tech de 'rong trigger.
What's de feckt OBJ dat. wy, eff yer
staid dar long 'nuh yer larn how hit
cum part, but de bettin' 'ud all be gin
de kurinor's fndin' all de pceces of de
edycated nigger dat tried to navergate
dat mersheen. OATS edycashin dats
'lustratif, you seew
81 ketches de Argument"
"Now, den, 'sposin' dat yer don't git
Oh der engine an yer don't go TO school,
but you gifts job on one oh desc farms
hcah. Yer's workin wild anudder niger
dat's Jess come outen de skool hous'. De
boss say ter yer befo' ter git into de barn
an git out shelled con 'nuf ter feed
fo'ty hosses fer two days an er baf. Now,
what yer gwine to do? You dat's bin
fotch up on de farm jess goes out
shovelsd dat con into sacks widout sturbin'
wool de leas bit, hut dat udder niger
ell take er peece OBJ chawk an figger all
ober de side oh de barn tore he's salts.
fde--an' den put de hosses on hal
rashins when he's DONE"
",Jess so"
Oats eddycashin dat 'monstrates, an
ders no use oh book-larnin' fer q Niger
dat don't 'splsne ten him how ter make
er ibbin in der good ole way. Oars toe
menny eddycated niggers playin' lottery
er fnishin' dar larnin' in de peniten
cherry now, yer heah dat.--AtLanta Com
sfifUfiOR.
The Osceola times., 1877-04-14
Curing Pork.

Curing pork so that it will always be
sweet is not difficult matter, provided
the necessary requisites are furnished
pork from young pigs from six 20 ten
months old and plenty of good salt. A
writer in the Country Gentleman says ::
Cut the pork up into suitably sized
pieces, after it has lost all the animal
heat, but is should never have been al
lowed TO freeze. Pack closely in n clean.
tight cask, in alternate layers Of pork
and salt, using from half bushel to a
whole bushel TO each barrel 1.-TWO hun
dred pounds). A portion of the salt
must be preserved for the brine, which
must be boiled and skinned and sat
urated with salt. When cold pour over
the pork, taking care to provide sufficient
brine TO cover the meat at least two
inches. Lay heavy fiat stone on the
pork, to keep il from floating, and the
pork will keep sweet as long as it is
covered with brine. Ordinary fine
Onondaga salt is just as good as the
coarse salt, if the same weight is used.
The barrel should always have undis-
solved salt in the brine. For bacon,
hams and shoulders, use eight pounds OF
salt, one quart of molasses Tor its equi-
valent-two and one-half pounds of
sugar., two ounces Of saltPetre, one
ounce of saleratus, and two ounces of
cayenne pepper to each one hundred
pounds of meat, trimmed. Pack as
c'o.ely as possible in a cask; using lit
tie of the salt between the pieces. Boil
and skim the ingredients, and when cold
pour over the meat, adding water suf-
icient TO cover entirely. In six weeks
the meat can be taken out, rinsed and
hung up to he smoked. Some like few
cloves and black pepper added to the
pickle. If a dry pickle" is preferred,
rub the hams once daily with the above
mixtdre, in tub, until the pickle has
all been rubbed into the meat. Hams
prepared in this way never need ".iresh.
eninp" before cooking and will keep in
definitely, if secured from flies"
The Osceola times., 1877-04-14

From this it will be seen that wheat,
after it is five years old, does no grow,
and the newer it is when sown the more
plants it furnishes. But there is another
point that was proved by the French ag-
ricultural society in a series OF trials, and
that was that plants were weaker and did
not tiller out as well.
For instance, the seed grown in 1853
and sown in 1856, did not sprout at al.
The seed, one hundred in number, grown
in 1854, only had fifty-one grow, and
four days after coming up the leaves only
measured an average of half an inch in
height, and the number OF stalks wss two
hundred and sixty-nine. OF the one
hundred seeds of the wheat grown in
1866, seventy-three germinated, but four
days after appearing above the ground
the leaves were but an inch and two
tenths high, and the number of stalks
and ears produced was three hundred
and sixty-hve. But of the seeds grown
in 1856 there were seventy.four out of
the one hundred germinated, and the
height of the leaves four days after their
appearance above ground averaged one
inch and six-tenths, while the number of
stalks and ears from tho seed was four
hundred and four, showing plainly that
new wheat was the best for seed, as more
grew, and also what did grow seemed to
have more vitality, as the plants were
stronger and the production was larger.
The Osceola times., 1877-04-14

to sever their connection with the brother.
hood OF locomotive engineers.
The debt statement shows decrease
during last month of sii, ,l07, ole, of which
S9,55s,s00 consists of cancelled Geneva
award bonds. Amount of coin in the treas.
ury, $sS, ,sl3,9Sj; amount of currency, $751;.
lsi, ,s53, and special deposits for the redemp.
ton oRcertifcates Of deposit, S35, $4,000 !;
coin certificates, sls, ,2s9,4 400.
Nine vessels of the Long Island fishing
fleet which left for the banks last November
are now so long over due that it is believed
they were lost in the recent gales with all on
board, numbering ninety-tive men, most of
whom leave wives and children. The vessels
were valued at $4,000, nearly covered by
insurance,
Last week son of Alfred Cox, of
West Bowdoin, Maine, aged fourteen years,
killed his father as he was returning from
church. The father and son were at church.
and the son making a slight disturbance, his
father told him to go forward and occupy
another seat. The boy took his hat and left
the church, and going directly home, he took
IA gun, and meeting his father entering the
yard, shot him dead. The boy is said to be
insane.
The Addie Lsdd, which arrived at Bos-
ton from Surinam, reports that on the 2Sth
utimo she fell in with the wreck of the brig
Ronoke Wylie, from Philadelphia for Porto
Rico, and took off Vim. Mcguire, seaman,
who had been on the wreck nine days. All
others of the crew, eight in number, and
three passengers Mr.. and Mrs ballet, of
New York, and a Spanish gentleman, were
washed overheard and drowned.
The Osceola times., 1877-04-14
THE WEST,

Indian agent Clum, at the san Caclos
agency Arizona, has left with company OF
Indian police to arrest the renegade Chira.
cahaus, at the southern Apache agency, seze
stolen property in their possession ana re.
store it to rightful owners. lie has called
ON the military for aid.
More than one-half of the business
portion of Monroevllc, Ohio, was DESTROYED
by fire last Monday night. The fire origi.
mated IN an old wooden block situated ON
the north side of Monroe street, formerly
called the Tifhn avenue The block was oc-
cnped by Mrs. Parsons, millinery goods:
Mrs Barnes, grocery, and James Fitzpatrick,
dwelling. After destroying this block, the
fire burned a barber shop, shoe shop,
Schmurr's grocery and saloon and Miners
meat market. The fire then crossed Monroe
street, destroying DIR. Lune's residence and
office, town hall, Tylers meat market, Roby's
building, the first story OF whi n was occu.
pied by Merrill, Cary d Co., groceries, pro
visions and crockery; second story by the
village council; A. lIipps n Co.'S building,
''ihNi h'h'o' hHh MAIN streets, nrst story
occupied by the owners of a grocery and
provision store; second story hv Prof
Ehlers' pianos and organs, and the third
story by the Masonic fraternity; Merrill,
Cary d Co.'S Main street store, in the build.
ing owned by A. Delamater, first story occu.
pied by A. l.. Lane, drugs, and the second
story by the Odd Fellows, and the building
owned by B. Martin and occnpied by him as
hardware store and J. Corabin, groceries.
AT this point the progress of the flames was
stopped by the timely arrival of steamers
from Bellevue and Norwqlk. The total loss
approKimatos $4,000 about onehalf of which
is covered by insurance. The following
Is partial list of insurance companies in.
terested in the losses: Franklin, of Pbila.
delPha, Pa; Fire Association, of Philadel.
phia' Niagara, of New York; Phoenix. Of
brooklyn German American, of New York /;
Insurance Company of North America.
Philadelphia; Cooper, of Dayton; Lycom.
ing, OF Pennsylvania; Richland Mutual and
ksox Mutual.
The Osceola times., 1877-04-14
Farm AND FIRESlDE.
Hints On Pruning.

A correspondent of the American
Farmers club writing on the pruning
and training of fruit trees offered the
following suggestions: Apple trees in
gardens and orchards that are allowed
to grow freely and naturally, require to
have only their heads thinned out, and
especially in the center, so that light and
air may be freely admitted to every part.
Young trees should be closely looked
after for few years after planting, 80
that by the judicious removal of i'll
placed shoots or branches and the short
ening of Others, the tree may be encour-
aged to assume neat style of growth.
Standard and pyramidal pear trees should
be treated in the same way as apple
trees, good thinning rather than hard
pruning being quite as desirable in their
case as with apples. Horizontally
trained trees against walls require. how
ever, to be treated somewhat differently,
II only for appearance sake. The flowers
are borne on spurs, consequently these
only should be left untouched; and the
shoots made last season should be pruned
close in, say to within an inch or 80 to
.heir base. The production of fruit
bearing spurs, rather than unfruitful
shoots, on the main branches, should be
the object aimed at in pruning, and it
sheuld be borne in mind that hard or
close pruning is not favorable to this
process; consequently be sparing with
the knife in the case of the horizontal
leaders, which may be nailed in their
entire length if well ripened. Standard
plum trees also require to be well thinned
out if good crops of fine fruit are de-
sired. Plum trees on walls, which are
generally trained in fan shape, must be
treated pretty much the same as pear
trees. In this case, also, the flowers are
borne on spurs, 80 that the breast wood
and such growths as are not required for
mailing in should be cut close back. The
leaders may be nailed in their entire
length in this case also, il well ripened;
il not, cut back to the well seasoned
wood. BE careful in strong growths not
to cut back more than is absolutely
necessary. Hand pruning in such cases
means a more vigorous growth still in the
coming season. Prune weak shoots close
to encourage vigor, and cut the strong
ones as little as possible TO repress it, and
you will soon get well balanced tree.
The flowers of the peach and nectarine
are borne on the shoots developed the
previous year, hence the system of prun-
ing to be followed in their case is totally
different from those before mentioned.
The shoots which bore flowers and fruits
last season must be cut out as far as
possible and the young growths made at
the same time encouraged; and if trained
against walls las is advisable with at least
the nectarines) nailed TO their places
straight and neatly, at from two to three
inches apart.
The Osceola times., 1877-04-14
TEXAS.
Families broken ~ and Maey Men
Ruincd ~ the Rslirssd ana Land
spec slaslng Companies.

Families BrOkem Up and MaRy Men
Ruin~a ~ the Rsilrsaa ana Lsaa
specsIasisg Companies.
There has been NO much said about
southern Texas in regard TO the climate,
fertility of the soil, ETC., that | wish to
say a few words through your valuable
paper about this ver-rated and falsely
represented country. 1t is the most
changeable climate in the United States.
1t is tolerably healthy, we admit, but
not near az much 10 as represented. We
have chills and fevers here as well AZ
anywhere else, and also few cases of
pneumonia in the last few weeks. The
soil is very rich, where it Is rich. but it
is like all other countries-it has poor
land and lots of it. 1t has been repre-
sented a. a level, unbroken country, and
as rich as the Mississippi bottom, with
scarcely poor spot in il. This is false; ;
it is hilly country, or tho greater por-
ton of it and As much poor land aseycr
| saw in any state, with scarcely enough
timber for fre-wood for for year IL
it was all settled up. They are hauling
rails from six TO twenty miles; their
water they haul in the summer from
tHrec W iOIty miies, anu gnu W Sct IL nv
that. Still, they tell the people it is the
best country in the world, and the
climate as mild as that Of Italy. Now,
my dear friends, you who are preparing
to move to Texas, come and look for
yourselves before you sell your little
homes in the states. Don't believe what
you read on paper. These glowing tales
are gotten up by railroad companies and
land spectators. You ask one of these
men where he lives, and he will tell you
in st. Louis, or somewhere in the old
states. Now, If this is such good couu-
try, why don't they move to it! Ther.
have been more families broken up an
more young men ruined by there rola'
road and land specializing compans
than any other class Sf men in the worIN
Cor. Memphss Appeal. ~zp