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How / Make c,,ane .

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For several years past I have had
what bones were obtained on the farm
manufactured into guano in the follow
ing manner: From time. to time as
there are any bones to dispose Of, take
them to my hen house, lay them on
fiat stone, and with an old axe break
them up fine and let the hens eat them.
This is all the labor that is required,
and the bones, with the other articles Of
foodswhich the hens eat, are diges ted
and made into as good guano or manure
as ever used for any purpose. tits
not necessary to walt a year for guano
made in this way, for it is ready to use
at any time it is wanted.
My method Of saving and preparing
the droppings ofmy hens is as follows ::
In the hen house under the roost there
is a tight floor, and over this floor 1
spread dry fine earth or muck, and oc-
casionally as the manure accumulates,
more earth is spread over it. When l
wish to clean out the manure, the con-
tents are shoveled over and mixed to-
gether, and it is then in shape that it
can be used at any time or place. My
practice is to clean out in spring and
fail, and by having a supply of dirt to
use when wanted, l manufacture and
save, with very little labor or expense
verv valuable fertilizer-the quantity
depending on the number of hens kept
but the amount of manure which can be
ma de from hens in this way is much
larger than one would suppose who has
never practiced it, and the value Oft
when carefully saved and applied to the
cultivation of crops is probably more in
proportion to the cost ofskeeping than O
any other kind Of stock kept on the
| farm.
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BEEF TEA FOR SICKNESS. In the
first instance, the gridiron must be
perfectly clean on both sides-not a
particle Of burnt meat on any Of the
bars, which may be easily removed by
placing it in hot water for few minutes,
when it is first taken from the fire, and
then rubbing it well with a stiff brush
kept for the purpose. Take nice
steak, and remove all the fat put it on
the gridiron to broil in the usual way !;
when ready to turn, take it carefully of
and put it in bowl of boiling water.
(Which must be ready for this purpose,
standing by the fire to keep hot)
COMPRISING it as much as possible
with the knife and fork, to extract the
juices of the meat. Repeat this several
times. turning the meat every time it is
put on the grldiron, till the juices are
well extracted. 1t looks little like
wine. The most delicate stomach will
bear it better than even breadwater !;
and it is much more nourishing besides,
as it is salted to taste, it relishes we'll.
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PoUND-CAKE.-Take one pound of
butter, one pound of sugar, one pound
Of -four, ten eggs, two tablespoonfuls
of rose-water. Beat the sugar and
butter together as lightly as possible !;
then add gradually the rose-water and
about one-fourth the -four. Whisk
the eggs until very thick; then stir in
the butter and sugar gradually, then
the remainder of the four-a small
quantity at time. Beat all well to-
gether. Line your pan with white
paper, put in your batter, smooth the
do} with knife, and bake in a moderate
oven about two and 4 half hours.
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SPANISH BUNS Two pounds of
-four, one pound Of butter, one pound
of sugar, one gill good yeast. two
poonfuiss rose-water, one table
spoonful Of wine. four eggs, one
teaspoonful cinnamon and nutmeg
mixed. Rub the butter. sugar. -four.
and spices together. then add the yeast.
Beat the eggs light, and add them and
lastly as much milk as will make a
batter that viii Just drop from the
spoon. Set them in moderately warm
place to rise; when light divide into
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creased; spread them over smooth, set
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THET1LroN FAMILY. IA New Y ork

THE Triton FAMILY. "A New FORK
correspondent says Mrs. Tilton lives
with her mother, and is poor She
keeps her two boys, but their father
clothes them and pays their other
expenses. The two daughters occupy
the Livingstone street house, and are
highly thought. of. Til.on has quite as
many lecture engagements as he can
fill, with fair and sometimes crowded
houses. He looks manlier, and carries
himself in a steadier and more dignifed
way than in the old sophomorical,
sentimental, gushing days, when
principle was dissolved into perfunery,
and the elect called each other by their
Christian names and wrote sonnets to
each other.on gilt-edged paper.
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now is your time. The price is down
to 5000.
That Rochester printer who was ar
rested for having five wives will get a
sentence with displayed head to it. -
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"a postal clerk in Dubuque opened q
letter Just to see If certain girl was
very sweet Oh certain fellow. She
was, and the government is also very
sweet on the postal clerk.
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If the Church Of Christ were what she
ought to- be, twenty years would not
pass aWxy ere the story Of the cross
wouldsbs uttered in the sear Of every
living man. s.
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Local Train makes close connection at Harper's
Ferry with fast trains for all points west and GA
the main line A.
of cars.
Connection for New York and Philadelphia at
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NICHOLAS MINTURN.

By DR.. HOLLAND, the Editor,
whose story of sSevenoaks gave the highest salts
faction to the readers OF toe Monthly.
The scene of this latest novel is laid on the
banks Of the Huison. The hero is young man
who has been always tiled to womaps apron
strings" but VINO, by the death of his mother, is
left alone in the world - to drift on the current
OF ife,-with fortune, but without purpose.
Another serial, His Inheritance by Miss Traf-
ton viii begin on the completion of ''rhat Lass O.
Lowrie's" by Mrs. Hodgscn Burnett Mrs Bur-
Nets story, begun in August, has pathos and
dramatic power which have been surprise to the
public.
There is to be series of original and equisitely
Illustrated papers of popular Science" by Mrs.
Herrick, each paper complete in itself.
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Railroads.
'HESAPEAKE s. OHIOR. R.

So Passenger Department.
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900 A. M. Mail, daily except sunday--Daily west
Hinton. Arrives at Gordonsvi1le To- As
t P. NJ, arriving at Washington 800 p
NJ. for all points North. Arrives at
Charlottesville ,35 P. NJ, connecting
9sAt with Va. Midland Train at 1,55 p NJ
ms arriving at Lynchburg 500 p. NJ, for
all Points South arrives at Hunt
ington 1000 A. M.
5,45 P. NJ. Accommodation, daily except Sunday
arrives at Gordonsville 7,30 P. NJ con-
Meeting with Va. Midland Tram at Z, 40
z; NJ, arriving at Washington Il, So for
all points north.
l0,45P. ". Express, daily Arrives at GordonsAille
30 A. M, connecting with Virginia
Midland Train at $50 A. NJ, arriving
at Washington 7,30 A. NJ. for the
North arrives at Charlottesville 3,S5
connecting with Va. Midland Train .at
7,55 A. NJ, arriving at Lynchburg II, 07
A. NJ, for the South. Arrives at Hunt
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cinnati, Louisville, st. Louis, Chicago,
and all points in the west northwest
and southwest.
FROM HUNTINGTON.
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Sunday East Of hinton. Arrives at
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with Va. Midland train at 1,i5 P, M,
arriving at Lynchburg 5,0OP. NJ, for
all points South via Va. & Tennessee
R. r.; arrives at Gordonsville 1885 P
connecting with Va. Midland train at
ITO P. NJ, arriving at Washington 600
P. NJ. for all points North. Arrives at
Richmond 4S0 P. NJ.
1880 M. Express, Daily-Arrives at charlottes-
1,50 A. NJ, connecting with Virgins
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Petersburg 7,25 A. NJ. Trains for al
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st. Nicholas for 1877.

hich opens with November, 1876, begins
:, A Short and Very Entertaining Serial from the
French, "The Kingdom of the Greedy Story
Adapted to the Thanksgiving Season. Another
sarial. of ahanrhiug interest to BOYS
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-01-25

The same Bible that gives us the Ten
Commandments, enjoins that charity
which believeth all things, hopeth all
things.
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1.-THE Boys OF MY BOYHOOD,

The Horse HOTEL" lively article, by Charles A.
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A YOHNG MIR d ER ER-

Crime seems to be so much on the in
crease everywhere that it is even ex-
tending to children. Many instances
have been given within the last year of
boy murderers, some of whom have
been committed to prison and pun
ished, though not to the full extent of
the law, for their fearful murders. The
latest mentioned is the case of negro
boy aged twelve years, living about
seven miles from Aiken, South Carolina.
His victim was negro girl of eight.
She had been sent by her parents to the
house of the boys parents, living lit
tie distance away, with some message,
and, after considerable length of time,
not returning, her parents started in
search of her. When they arrived at
the neighbor's house they found only the
boy at home, the grown persons having
been absent the whole day, but not re.
ceiving any satisfactory answer from
him they commenced to trace their little
daughters footsteps, and soon came
upon her body lying on the ground il
the woods, hastily covered over, the
head being terribly crushed and man
gled. Suspicion pointed at once to th'
boy, and the Sheriff, living near by, wa
advised of it, and Immediately arrested
the boy murderer, who made a full con
fession when he found concealment una
vailing. He said that the motive fo
the crime was to revenge himself upo
the girl for telling lies on him at differ
ent times. When she came to the hous
and found no one there, she had start
back, and he had followed her unit
) they reached a quiet spot, when h
seized lightwood knot and struck he
upon the head until she was dead. II
then ran back home and got hoe, an
| digging shallow hole, he pulled u
dirt, trash and sticks upon the body
conceal it.