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The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-05-24
DOMESTIC.

HOUSEHOLD HINTs.-Before cOmmenc-
ing 10 sweep a room, take out all the
chairs and light pieces Of furniture,
and cover up those which cannot be
easily removed. Draw back the win
d~ow-eurtains and pin them up as high
as you can reach, opening the windows
from six TO eight inches, both top and
bottom, and then close the doors. Hang
cotton cloths, kept for the purpose, over
the pictures and mirrors. Now the
room is prepared for sweeping, and
damp tea leaves should be sprinkled all
over the carpet, especially in the corn
ers; If they cannot be had, bits Of
brown paper, wet with water, can be
substituted, but one or the other should
be employed to keep down the dust.
Sweep all carpets the way Of the pile,
(. e., according as their breadths are
sewed, and not across them. If the
fireplace is In use all the ashes should
be removed from the CRATE before the
carpet is swept, and, while the dust
settles, the CRATE and hearth a be
cleaned. Then fasten a soft cloth over
a lOng-handled hair broom, and sweep
the cOrnice and curtain fixtures. Be-
fore returning the chairs and small arti-
cies to the room dust them thoroughly
with a painters brush. Carved wood
work can be cleaned with a short hair
furniture brush, and china ornaments
with a soft cloth, but a feather buster is
the best adapted to cleaning raised
china and gilded work. Piano keys
can be busted with a piece of old soft
silk, kept for the purpose.
To make a perpetual paste, take one
ounce gum tragacanth or gum dragon,
| pick il clean, washing off all specks and
dirt; then put it into wide-mouthed
bottle or jar which will hold a quart,
and add as much corrosive sublimate as
will lie on a three.cent piece. Now
pour over it one and a half pint of cold
water. Rain or cistern water is the
best. Cover the jar tightly, and leave
till next day, when the gum will be
dissolved and nearly fill it up. Stir the
mass well with a wooden spoon or stick;
do not use metal, because the corrosive
sublimate will blacken it. Repeat the
stirring three or four times during the
day, and it will form a thick jelly,
which must be kept closely covered, as
it will keep fresh for any length of
time if only opened when needed for
use. For paper and many other mate
rails it makes a strong colorless cement,
and being always ready at hand, 1t In
duces the h%ousekeeper to mend many
little things which would otherwise be
neglected.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-05-24

PIE PLATES that have been used much
for baking are apt to impart an un-
pleasant taste to the pies, which is
owing to the lard and butter of the
crust soaking into them and becoming
rancid. 1t may be removed by putting
them in a brass kettle with ashes and
cold water, and boiling them in 1t an
hour,
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-05-24

To MAKE mock-sweetbreads, take
three-quarters of a pound of veal well
beaten in a marble mortar, a little suet
or bacon, the yolks of two eggs and a
spoonful (scant) of bread-crumbs. Mix
all we'll together, season with pepper,
a very little mace and salt; add a great
spoonful Of cream. Roll up this COM
pound in the shape of sweetbreads, and
brown before the fire or in the oven.
Serve with a gravy of brown flour, wet
up with cream; stir into the gravy in
the bake.pan till smooth, then let it
boil up once. If too thick add more
cream, or a little boiling water.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-05-24

AN ENGLISH vicar was standing, on a
Monday morning, athis gate, when one
of his Pensioners arrived with a
basket of potatoes. "What's this ?" said
the vicar. "Please, sir" replied the
man, "it's some of our very best taturs
"a very rare kind, sir. My wife said
YOU should have some of them, as she
heard you say in your sermon, the COM
mon taiurS didn't agree with you"
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-05-24

CARE you favorably impressed with
this blue glass theory, Mr.. Wamsutta ?"
o Burlington man asked his neighbor
as they met by chance, at a place where
they give away a real chrome of a grain
of coffee with every purchase. "Oh
no, oh no, amt particular what kind
of a glass;" was the reply; "just SOS
you rub a bit of lemon around the edge
first, don't make any difference to me
what kind of a glass"
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-05-24

"AH, Hal" said the farmer to the
corn. ooh, hoel" said the corn to the
farmer.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-05-24

WHEN Apollo dipped the god Pan
into the sea, what did he come outr A
dripping-pan.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-05-24

FooT-RoT.-A correspondent of the
Chicago Tribune thus overwhelms, with
a single blow, the usually accepted
theory of the propagation of the disease
known as "foot-rOt" in sheep. He
writes: mo sheep can catch the foot
rot from another sheep. l will tell
you how l know. Upon a time, ten
years ago, with upward of 1000 sheep,
had perhaps one hundred cases of foot
rot. Year after year, my boys had be-
come disguised with d~octoring 1t; and
| stepped into the business myself. i
made a small yard, and caught ten or
more lame ones, also n sound one,
which l marked with Venetian red,
and applied the virus to the most deli
cate parts of the feet every day, and he
remained sound, and is sound yet if he
is alive, and all the rest Of the flock"
We fear this is but another case Of
coming to a definite conclusion upon
the result of but n or two expert.
ments.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-05-24

WHAT is the use of buying music by
the sheet, when you can get 1t by the
choir, for nothingl
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-05-24

A RoMANCING traveller told Garrick
that he had seen a church in Spain a
mile and a half long. "Bless me-" said
Garrick; chow broad was itP" "About
ten yards" was the reply. "This is,
you will observe, gentlemen" said
Garrick to the company, ''not a round
lie, but differs from his other stories,
which are generally as broad as they
are long"
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-05-24
HARD to beat-boiled eggs.

WHAT is 1t gives a cold, cures a cold,
and pays the DOCTORS billP-A draft.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-05-24
VEGETINE
HAS ENTIRELY CURED NE.
BosroN. October. $50.

Mr. II. r. STEVENS.
Dear Sir-My daughter, after having a severe
attack OF WhOOping Cough, was LETT In a feeble
state OF health. Being advised by q friend, she
tried the VEGETINE, and, after using a few bot
ties, was fully restored TO health.
have been a great sufferer from rheumatism.
] have taken several bottles OF the NEGETlNE
for this complaint, and an happy TO say II has
entirely cured me. | have recommended the
VEGETINE to others, with the same good re-
suits. IL is a great cleanser and purifier Of The
blood IL is pleasant TO take, and | can cheer
fully recommend IL.
JAMES MORSE, S6I Athens st.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-05-24
AGRICULTURAL

IN WOoL.-Many far
mers have been annoyed, when selling
their wool, 10 find that the acute and
practieed eye Of the wool buyer has de-
tected the fact that his sheep had been
allowed 10 run down In condition at
some time during the growth Of the
ieece. They are half inclined to think
that the buyer is merely trying to de-
preeiate the price. As a matter Of fact,
there Is nothing which renders wool so
useless for certain kinds Of manufac-
ture, as uneveuness OF break In continu
lty of the thickness OF fibre; and there
IL no defect more common, and nothing
that year by year touches the sheep
grower more severely on that tender
part of his anatomy-the pocket. How
ever good the wool in all other respects,
the keen eye Of the buyer singles out
the defective wool, and down goes the
price Of IL. And II Is not mere fancy
that regulates the prices, for the uneven
wool will break at the weak places
during the first process Of manufacture.
Some persons suppose thatt this uneven
ness Of fleece Is hereditary In certain
animals, and perhaps unevenness might
be made hereditary by generations Of
ill.usage and neglect. But as the wool
of an entire flock Is found to be uneven
one year, and not so in another, It shows
that management has more to do with
II than descent. Ii sheep are allowed
10 get into a low condition, are neg
lected, under.fed, or not sheltered
properly, the pores will contract, and
The wool that issues will be of very fine
fibre. As soon as the animal RECEIVERS a
vigorous condition the pores again
open, and a longer and stronger fibre
grows. The wool is thus weaker in one
place than in places at each side of it,
and breaks at the weak place on the
slightest strain. Nothing induces I'M
evenness more easily and surely than
want of water. 1t is a common notion
that sheep can do without water or a
very little. If supplied with roots daily
they will not want much wa
ter; but 1t is well and humane, too,
that water should be always within
their reach. Not only is it important
that the flbres should be even, but the
fieeces throughout should be even as
regards length, softness, density and
1rmness.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-05-24

As soon as the necessary stock can be manu-
featured, all who secure the above useful and
valuable premiums, will be permitted to secure
a full set Of silver plated knives and forks, on
the same liberal basis. +124t
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-05-24

LITTLE DARKEY to the clerk at the
window of a Southern post-ofiice 4:
"Does dis yer pos offs keep stamped
antelopes ?"
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-05-24

WHY are all washerwomen great
travellers? Because they are continu-
ally "crossing the line and running
from pole to pole"
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-05-24

To MAKE a girl love you, coax her to
love somebody else. If there be any
thing that a woman relishes, it is to be
on the contrary side.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-05-24
SCIENTIFIC.

Explosive OompOundS.-TwO more in
stances of unexpected decomposition,
accompanied with some degree of vlO-
lence, have lately been brought to our
notice. The first happened with iodide
of strychnia; a bottle, in which some OF
the salt had been long kept, was held
neal the fire, to warm the glass and
loosen the stopper. An explosion sud-
denly occurred, scattering the glass
and badly wOunding the hand. The
other accident was related by Mr.. b.
+. Mcintyre, at q meeting of the Alum
nj Association of the New York College
of Pharmacy. On distilling essential
oil of bitter almonds over nitrate Of sill
yer, to free it from prussic acid toward
the end of the operation the material
in the retort violently exploded, break
ing all the glass apparatus IN the prOX-
unity, but doing no further damage
Neither explosion can be very easily
explained; in fact, few explosions can,
except in q general way. In regard to
the iodide of strychnia, it is supposed
that the substitution compound had
formed, on decomposition, some lodlde
of nitrogen, in q somewhat similar
manneT to the production OF that SUB
stance when iodine is treated with an
excess of ammonia. AS to the reaction
which occurred between oil of bitter al
monds and argentic nitrate, it may be
said not to be altogether extraordinary,
as the silver is know to readily form
explosive compounds with a number of
organic substances. The only wonder
is that no mention has been made of 1t
before this time, for the rectiticatlon OF
the essential oil over nitrate of silver
is not an unfrequent operation, while
it seldOms happens that one has occa-
sion to heat old iodide of strychnia.
A solution of chloride of copper will
show the difference between gliding
for which gold has been used and gild-
ing with alloys Of inferior metals. II
the gliding is imitation gold, q touch OF
the solution gives q black mark, copper
separating out through the zinc in the
yellow metal; whereas with pure gold
no d%iscolOration occurs The test can
be effected also with n solution OF
chloride of gold or nitrate of silver, the
first of which gives u brown spot, the
second q gray or black spot-neither,
of course, having any effect on gold.
Common goods made of fourteen carat
gold do not change their color with nj
trate of silver. Leaf gold Is tested by
being shaken up In n closed bottle with
sulphur chloride. Beaten gold shows
no alteration, while metal leaves
grow gradually black.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-05-24

ri AM broken man," said a poet.
$50 | should think" was the answer,
''for | have seen your pieces"
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-05-24
f.. + K~uurcl's prttOr vino of Iron.

Gives tone to the stomach, improves the APP
netilo and assists digestion ; oxCitOs the bow
els To a healthy action, expolIing all the foul
humors that contaminAto the blood, corrupt
tho sccretions and offend tho breath. 1t OK
cites the liver to a healthy action and strength
ems the nerves, imparting that glow to life
that proceeds alone from perfect hoalth.
Thousands in all walks OF lifo, testify to the
virtues OF this excellent medicine in correcting
tho arrangement OF tho digestive organs, Get
the genuine. Sold only in 81 bottles, Ask
for H. L. KUNBEL's BITTER WINE OF Iron, and
take no other.
Dyspepsia. pysp"PstN' Dyspepsia.
ID. + KuNKEL'a BrTTtR WINE OF IRoN, q
sure euro for this disease, II has been pro-
sctibod daily for many years in the practice OF
eminent physicians with unparalleled success.
SYMPTOMS arc loss OF appetite, wind and rising
of food, drynoss In mouth, headache, dizzi-
moss, elceploesness and low spirits. Get tho
genuine. Not sold in bulk, only 81 bottles,
DO YOU want something TO strengthen you,
or n good appetizer DO you want TO get rid
OF nervousnoss2 DO you want energy to sleep
vol, or be cnred OF dyspepsia, kidney or liver
disease2 Try Il. i. KUHKELs BITTER WINE or
IpoN Every bottle guaranteed TO do az rec
onmendod Depot and Office, 250 North Ninth
st., Philadelphia, Pa Get the genuine. Sold
by all druggists. Ask for y. i. kunkel's, and
tako no other All l ask Is II trial Of this val
liable medicine one bottle will convince you
DOT ak bottles for 90. 81 for Que,
TRpo worm Removed Alive.
Tapo Worm, Pin, Scat and Stomach Worm
romoyod alive in from two 10 four hours. No
feo until head Of Tape Worm passes alive and
IN one. Ask your druggist for KUNEEL's
WoRM SYRUP. Sold only in 81 bottles. Usod
for children and grown persons. IL never
fails. On send for circular 10 DR. Kunkel, 25O
North Ninth Street, Philadelphia, Pa Advice
by mail free. Send three cent stamp for re-
turn Of lettot.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-03-27
RAiLRoAD TIME TABLE.
Mail Arrivals and Departures.

Until further notice the Postoffice will be
open for delivery and reception of mail mat
ter from a m. TO : p. m. daily, except Sum
of Western mail. Omaha time is the time OF
the office. -
Money order office open from n. m. TO D..
m. daily, except Sundays.
Western malls close daily at lilo p. m.
Eastern mails close daily at 3:l9 p. m.
Denver Pacific Railway, including Den yer
and Southern mails. close at 8 p. m.
Mails arrive from the east daily at l:20 p. m.
and from the west daily at 2:5O u. m.
Mails arrive from Denver, COL. and way
via Denver Pacific r. W., at S:37 p m
Malls close for Fort Laramie and Red Cloud
and Spotted Tail Agencies on Sundays, Tues
days and Thursdays at o p. m.
Malls arrive from Fort Laramie and Red
Cloud'and Spotted Tail Agencies on Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays at Up. m.
Mall closes for Davis Rancho on Mondays
at a. m.
Mail arrives from Davis Rancho Tuesdays
at p. m.
Mall closes for Fort Collins and Longmont,
Col, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at
6p. m. -
Mail arrives from Fort Collins and Long
mont Col, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri
days at p. m.
H. GLAFCKE Postmaster
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-03-27
HANDY'S
Real Estate and
Loan Agency

0hice-Room No. z, Over Joslln & Parks
JeweIry Store.
Win negotiate loans on real estate
with eastern parties at low rates Of in
terest on long time.
Money to loan on personal property
in sums to suit, on reasonable terms.
County, city and government vouch-
ers purchased.
Railroad tickets bought, sold and ex-
changed on small margins.
Deeds, leases. mortgages and bills of
sale drawn and acknowledg taken.
Plans, elevations and estimates for
buildings of any description furnished
at short notice.
Books and accounts written up.
Partnership accounts adjusted.
j21 II. P. HANDY, Agent.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-03-27
HOn te Biz HOrn.n

The immense and constantly increas-
ing immigration to the new gold fields
of the north is destined to completely
overflow the Black Hills, and before the
close of TT or early in '7S, at the far
thest, the cry of ''On to Big Horn" will
be heard in the land and the myriads of
gold seekers will pass thither. Here
with we give with as great accuracy as
possible table of distances from
CUEyENNE To RIG HORN MOUNTAINS
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-03-27
CHEYENNE, WYOMING, TUESDAY MORNING MARCH a. 1877
sperm oils 1 dozen boxes of matches
35 pounds of flour. Il M nj. ss5n, ~

35 pounds of -four. N hi. s5s3o ~.
5go4 oa. Mining Tools. os NJ,
-Four mining shoyels, strap gold picks,
gold pans, sluice forks; i two-inch
augur, half-inch augur, 1 hatchet,
hammer, screw-driyer, draw-shave,
and screws and gold blower.
A complete outfit should also include
rubber boots, heavy pegged boots, extra
double miners blanket, rubber blanket,
pack saddles, lariats and pins. s
Those who desire to purchase their
own teams for the transportation of
miners and miners. supplies, can pro-
cure an outfit to much better advantage
in Cheyenne than elsewhere. Grocer
les, provisions, clothing, mining tools
and all other necessary articles can be
procured at this point. The following
may be considered average prices for
animals and wagons. 4
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-03-27
THE BLACK HILLS.
Facts of Interest to Those Who
are Going There.
Cheyenne as an Quitting
Point.

In answer to the many communica-
tions which we receive daily, we have
compiled the following budget of infOr-
nation, for the benefit of all those who
are afflicted with the Black Hills fever.
While it is not as complete as we
might desire and promise to make it,
we think it will answer most of the
questions asked. The first query pro-
pounded is whether we really believe
there is gold in the Black Hills. This
has been too well proven to admit of
doubt. Good judges who have the
means of knowing, estimate the amount
of gold brought from the Hills during
the year 1876, at million and a half of
dollars; as much more remains undoubt-
ly in the hands of miners and merchants
in the several settlements; for it is only
recently that the. Cheyenne and Black
Hills Stage company has commenced
to carry gold dust with a guarantee of
safe delivery.
Gold is found in paying quantities in
nearly all the mining districts opened.
The richest discoveries in placer and
quartz mining have, however, been
made on Deadwood and Whitewood
creeks, and along these creeks cluster
the principal mining towns in the Black
Hills.
Owing to the hostility of the Indians
the mountain ranges west and north of
Deadwood received last year but lit
tie attention from the prospector; but
it is known that that section also
abounds in gold and silver, which dur
ing the present year will be brought to
light by the hardy miner.
How to Reach the Black Hills.
Without dacrvinu anv of tho pronoc.
ed routes from points on the Upper
Missouri river, we assert that the route
from Cheyenne northward is the safest,
speediest, cheapest and best to reach the
Black Hills. Cheyenne is at the juno
tion of the two competing railroads from
the East-the Union Pacific and Kan
sas Pacific. 1t will be two days. rail-
road travel to Cheyenne from Chicago
or st. Louis. The following table will
show the distance and present rate, of
fare from these two points to Cheyenne:
lst class ID class
Miles. Fare. Fare.
ST. shf%sa GSns 70 2a g hoe to % s g Is g g
Omaha to Cheyenne..............,6 81, 6Ie 81 90 "a GO GO
u SSihiGag9 G 70 Tnc e;''looe vio n W " +"
Leavenworth and Denver...1O53 40 90 40 90
We are credibly informed by the rep
resentatives of these two railroad COM
panies, that special rates will be given
from Chicago to Cheyenne, to Black
Hills parties, which will be at least one
third less than the above rates.
Through tickets from Omaha to Gus
ter City via Cheyenne, are being sold at
the q. p. ticket offices at the following
rates:
First class 90
Second class. IS 00
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-03-27
Outfits for Miners.

Outfits tor MtnefS.
As miners and prospectors generally
travel in parties not less than four, we
give below list of the necessary arti-
cles needed by four men with teams,
comprising provisions and grain for
ninety days: j,
Five hundred pounds best quality OF
flour in so lb. sacks; 1900 pounds grain;
200 pounds sifted corn meal; 20 pounds
Drowned coffee; pounds Of tea; 3 gal
Ions syrup; gallons vinegar; 10 pounds
dried apples; 80 pounds white beans;
100 pounds bacon; salt, black and red
pepper, mustard, etc. And in camp
chest the following articles:
COOKING UTENSILS.
Two camp kettles, l coffee pot, min
er's oven, 1 fry pan, dish pan, / ladle,
1 meat fork, tin cups, tin plates, 1
butcher knife, A set knives and forks,
4 tablespoons, 2 crane hooks, l coffee
mill and ! lantern.
PROVISIONS. l%
Five pounds of coffee, l pound OF
tea, 20 pounds of sugar, 2 boxes yeast
powder, 1 sack of salt, quart of syrup
and Jug, 2 quarts of vinegar, l quart OF
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Table Of Distances from Cheyenne to Dead.
wood City. ~ aa!.f d.
Total ..........................
Meal Stations.

This route follows the old stage road
travelled last year. When Wards cut
off from Hat creek, via Old Woman's
Fork to Pleasant Valley is completed,
land he is under contract to have the
road ready for travel by March 31st,)
this route will be shortened over sixty
miles. The stage stations will be trans
ferred to the new road, and the dis
tance to be travelled by the Cheyenne
and Black Hills coaches will thus be
reduced to 230 miles.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-03-27
From Cheyenne to the Black Hills.

A fine natural road, over which the
United States mails have been carried
for many years, leads from Cheyenne
to Fort Laramie, distance of ninety
miles. This route passes through
settled country, and good ranches are
found at convenient distances from
each other. From Fort Laramie to
Custer and Deadwood City good wag-
on road is found, which has recently
been shortened by our county officers,
thus reducing the distance necessary to
be travelled by freight teams over sixty
miles. The whole distance from Chey
enne to Deadwood over thisroadis about
two hundred and thirty miles. The
Cheyenne and Black Hills Stage COM
pany, Luke Voorhees,, superintendent,
makes at present tri-weekly trips over
this road to Custer and Deadwood, car
rying passengers, express matter and
the U. s. mails. Early in the spring this
company will puton daily line of coach
es and, with superb outfit of horses
and stages, well-kept stations at con-
venient points, and reasonable charges,
this stage line will continue to be the
only first-class line of communication
between the Black Hills mining towns
and the outside world.
The Stage company sells first class
tickets to Custer at $35. 90; to Deadvood
City, $1,000.
Fare from Chicago to Deadwood, via ehey-
enne. sssraS 1ssS-+
The several railways running west
from Chicago are selling through tick
cts from that city to the Black Hills at
tho folIouip0 ratac.
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%No wood and but little water
Water poor and scarce.