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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1878-06-27

Much has been published within a
few years on the subject OF killing pota-
toes. and by some the flat-cullure sys
! TEN has been recommended. At one
time the arguments brought out in lis
favor were so clear that | experimental
on the system, aud the result wss
very lean harvest OF small potatoes.
have no doubt, however. Vt The SINGER
of culture. which probably has been
successful under the circumstances by
which they were favored. But IN
I farming, as in medicine, there are no
fixed and positive rules of practice. In
medicine, the constitution, habits aud
all other pcculiarities are TO be under
stood in order to apply safe efficient
remedies. @ eF H -
SO in farming, the nature and quality
Of soil. aud other conditions. must be
understood in order la insure successful
practice. When the potato rot fret
appeared in the country, thirty live
wears ago. il was soon discovered that
the vines were first attacked on low
grounds, subject TO logs, aud that the
disease was worst ON still, clsmmy
soils. enriched by fe-menting manures.
This induced farmers to plant on lands
high aud dry, (if the soil was very san
dy. 50 much the bet,er). aud to nse
manures cooling in their nature.-Thc
result was saving OF the crop under
such management; while where the
Older system of planting lower fields OF
more compact soil, and feeding with
heating manures, was continued fall
ure from rot was the general cOnse-
quence.
Here was happy variation of results
brought about by variation of culture
and we have no reason to suppose but
that flat culture of potatoes, under
some circumstances, may be successful.
Admitting this 10 be so. we should Sc
lect sandy or porous land a. the field
on which to try this mode of culture +;
while on a tenacious, clayey soil, or \
stfi, losmy one, that requires much
working to keep it in friable condition
I should continue the old system of
blowing ont, pulverizing the soil aud
killing up, for the following reason:
Where such soils are fiat cultured, they
will become compact by the rains
and by the atmosphere. 50 that
they become mpermeAble to the
influence OF rain and air-two valuable
elements Of growth-consoquently the
size OF the potato is diminished, aud its
quality impaired. By its being deprived
of two essentials of healthy growth.
Ireland with soil moi.tened bv the
saline brcezes OF the sea, i famous for
potato growing; and her s,alwArt sons
who came 10 America. are uniformly
successful in il culture here. and often
raise tue crops of potatoes under most
uufavorable circum.tances.-W their
practice NAV be in other localities.
am not informed; bu, here. where they
form numerous class, their uniform
practice is 10. hill largely, or il they
liant in drills, to bring the earth into
ridges along the growing crop, and
their crops are large.
just when 10 form the bill i an i'm.
/, poriant consideration in securing a
crop, aud is better done after : rain
than when the ground j. very dry; for
: by hoeing in moisture, a supply is Sc
: cured TO coun,craci the effect of dry
weather.-Cor. Country Gentleman.
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SANFoRD'S RADICAL CURE
SuRPRlSlNa CuRE.

Gs-fa..es. -Ascss t~vfve yesrs seo. ~hile travel
ins vita fa,her ksmps old Folks COneert Troupe a
tenor singer took severe cold And ". laid up q
Newark, " J. This cold brnushf On severe attack OF
Caiarrh which haitled with every known remedy for
fo1r weeks without Avail, and - IDEALLY obliged 70
Siye NJ most desirable position ard return home,
unable 70 sing note Fer ih,se ss.'s slisrcasas
haiku ny asai orEsns AID tsrost tire nst ~
siig Ate cola voaid hghx % frcsn attach, isssies
me rrossrs.ra. In us way eontinued to srsrr hs
Last attack the sevcrcst ever had, terrible sat
fersd the moe, exerEeAisns p.a In ny hesa. ". 50
inesssantiy. tsoarss vas soirx into euiek Goa
sumption. ard | nTmly bsn.vs VA, bad ih,,s sym2-
dsrra me an EASY vscfia VI hen IN iAIs dlstrsssing
CrHr roR VERY reluctantly eonfcss as bad
tried all the advertised rcEeeis without hesel Ihe
frsi dose Of this wonderful mcdieine save ne IA
creates; relief It's hardly pcs efer 0oe Nhoss heed
aches ache who can scarcely artcniA;e chine,y
OF srcount Of the choking Accumuhtioss in his throst
30 rnaii.e much reief obtained RON the nrsi ap
piicstioa OF saNroxp's RADICAL crHr ! nder is In
haenoe both Internal and external rapidly recovered
and BY occssio1kl use of the reusdy .sesr ha,e
TcsPec;fsrr you-s,
GEo. v. HOLNEOOk-
WAITHaw Mass. Jan. :. 'saE. -
PSI purchased tae Esrtrst CrKE OF GEO. II.
ROCKIES. Druggist. Ens-lord hsii44ns
Each package contains pr sanfcrdr Improved lnhai-
tag Tuts, Nth ist directions for usa ~ all eA.es
Price %. tor sale by al Wholesale Aai Fetal Drug
sisis throughout the urfea s,Ai.s aaf NsnAdAA
NFEKs POTTER Gescsai Aesnts aud Whoicsass
nrusgists. Boston, hkss
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Few g Essr s.y, G. lie Farm

Prof. Real of the Michigan AgrIcnl-
tural Farm, saws:
II is natural for parents 10 prefer that
their children should follow the same
business or profession that they them.
selves follow. This is likely TO be true
OF shoemakers, merchants, milIers. car
pentcrs, etc. Farmers are not excep
tons TO this rule.
Farming, when well conducted, is q
good and pleasant business. If our
sons and daughters do not like. it there
is almost always some good reason for
their dislike. have often taken an in
terest in tracing out the reasons. They
are likely to dislike farming be-
cause they are not pleased with the way
in which THERE parents have managed
ii. In some cases the Young persons
has very decided inclination to some
other business.
Ifyou want to make your son like his
business place him in responsible places,
trust him, consult him about the work
he is to do. Let him do part of the
thinking. Give him nearly the sole
care or responsibility of something on
the farm, the fowls, the pigs, some OF
the stock, some Of the crops, or the
garden, or part of it. Suppose he
does not do everything just as you
would; advise him. Ii is much better
that he should fail while he is vet
young and has time TO learn under
your training, than to not try or fail
till he goes into business for himself.
BY treating children in this way they
will take more interest in their work,
and be much moreiiikely to succeed
when they start for themselves. Do
not make slaves of your children.
Too many of our most prominent
farmers-farmers who are called the
most successful-send their children to
work every day as they would send an
ignoramus, without any 'ffs" or lands :"
or reasons for so doing.
For want Of proper training 10 this
respect, many young man has grown
up without mental discipline. He has
been able without much help, in an in
credibly short space OF time, to run
through all that his strong minded
father left him. Twenty years ago
knew such man. His farm was called
and known as perfection for long dis
lance around. He had son. who is
to-day living in sight of this old farm.
lie owns only poor span of horses
and is living fsom hand TO mouth; aud
very poor living he gets at that. The
fine estate slipped easily and rapidly
from the hands OF the man who had no
skill 10 manage it, because he had never
been placed in responsible positions
while he was a boy. So too often one
generation makes money for the ne1t
to squander. In laying up comfortable
fortunes for our children to waste we
are doing them a great injury. Be tier
by far to spend more of our time in Civ
ing them proper discipline TO manage
we'll. Then, if they are healthy, in
most cases, they need only little start
to make them well of in the goods Of
this world.
Let farming be conducted on thor
ough business principles as manufsc-
turing and commerce are and ever have
been, and it will become more attrac-
tive, both 10 boys aud men. s,-.s,s-s
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A RECEIPT FOR FRUIT-CAKE.-I will
send my receipt for cheap fruit cake,
which think Beckie will like: One
and one-half cup sugar; one cup of mo-
lasses; two eggs; one-half cup butter
one cup sweet cream; one cup Of sour
milk; two teaspoonfuls soda; Two cups
stoned raisins; dark spices. For q
better fruit-cake, take four eggs; one
and one half cup sugar; one cup ct mo-
lasses; one cup butter; two tablespoon
fuIs lard; six cups -four; all kinds of
spice on teaspoonful soda. with water
to dissolve; one pound raisins; one
pound currants; one-half pound citron.
This will keep year.-Cor. Name
Farmer.
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farm ann AoussboIO
VIA. !. S.;...s .,

Double the amount of land sown
and planted this spring that there was
three or four years ago" "a greater
breadth of ground put TO wheat this
year, than in any one season for the
past ten years" More wheat sown
this season than ever" "A great reviv-
al Of wheat sowing and corn planting
has taken place this spring, in this coun-
try and less potatoes have been plan
ted"
such are some of the statements sent
Us by correspondents, or given by far
mers who come into our Office Of whom
inquiries are made concerning the pros
poets Of the season and the amount of
land planted and sovn. such a condi-
ton il general throughout the State, and
the correspondents all tell the same
story. Increased production seems 10
have been the order of operations
amosg our farmers during the past two
or three years, and this has been greatly
intensified during the pas. two or three
years, and this has been greatly inten-
sitied during toe present spring. Ii is
just what is going TO save Maine, just
what is going 10 make her what she can
be, the best agricultural State in the
Union.
The reports given above are signih-
cant and full of meaning. They repre-
sent the real condition OF our most i'm
portant fields this season, aud with fav.
orable weather will give "a grand and
encouraging account of themselves al
the coming harvest. But just what dc
they mean! What is double Weld 4,
wheat and corn for Maine, or a CROP
just double that of few wears ago? Ii
Will amount TO fully two million bush
els of corn, and three hundred thousand
bushels OF wheat over and above the
usual average yield OF few years since
Or, taking the figures of our last
national census as basis, il will raise
our yield of corn in 1873 to over three
million bushels, and that OF wheat TO
over five hundred thousands bushels
saving TO our people the good round
sum of 81 .os0, 900 now paid for bread
stuffs grown without the stale, which
may be devoted to other necessary and
important purposes. This is Just what
it amounts 70, aud this is worth looking
at and carefully considering by every
body in Maine.-Mdine Farmer.
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poetrp.
Tie co-crsss;ona, Witch Breth.
New York Graphic.

New York Graphic.
Scene. a DARK CAGE. Al one end a party
pot boIfag. TkaHier. Eater Three
Witches.
FIRsr WITCH DANA-Thrioe my solar cat
hath mewed
SECOND WIrCu PorrKR-Thrice; and once
our hedge-pig crowed
THIRD WITCH HEwITT-Iilden cries: lis
time Ills time.
FIRST Wrrcn DANA-Round about the party
pot
Wheel. and fling in all you've got
All the relics Of the war
This is what the pot Is for;
Banner OF the bonny bars
Aud the flag Of stripes and Stars.
coat of gray and coat of blue.
Al the angry fighting crew,
wrsngling for they know not what
Fools. Upset 'em Ia the pot
In the party eaudron fling
slavery, freedom, everything
TO Investigations bowers
summon sll the fraud bat ours
ALL-Double, double. toll and trouble,
Fire burn; and cauidron bub-
SECOND WITCH POTTER-Fillet of a feuny
snake
From the okeechohee lake.
Cotton bale IRON cotton gin.
Ball OF wool from piccanin.s.
pelicans pouch, opposum's smile,
And tear OF crocodile.
sword Of Raphael Serpmes. the brave.
Ghosts from murdered Chlsholm's grave,
Ballots Of Louisiana,
Vote OF East FelisizBa,
>narling from a kukux cub.
Bullets from the Hamburg club,
Laws for all assorted eOlorsN,
Barrels (erewhile fun Of dollars;
Let's expose it-loud and hearty
swindlins by the other party
10 shall charm of powerful trouble
Like A hell-brOth boil and hn hhls-
AIL-Doub.e. double. tell snd trouble I;
Fire burn; and cAuldron but-
bic.
TuRD WITCH HEwTrT-Bhs of truth and
hunks of lies;
Patrick praiing OF supplies;
Cronin's nose and Glover's giZzsrd;
Marble, jokes from TO IZzsrd;
Liver of disappearing Gobble,
got u into lots o trouble y
Tilden's back bone Cox's grin:
Quickened conscience from McLin;
Voice OF Nstion t,seven 10 eight;'l
Finger Of birth-strangled state
Add some opened Prison-locks
And a broken ballot box.
To Invest ,aiion's bowers
Bring eycrybody's fraud but ours:
v Ell acknowledge. loud and hearty.
Swindling by the other party.
ALL-Double, double. toll and trouble
Fire burn; and cauldron bub-
bic.
SECOND WITCH PoTTER-By the pricking Of
nv thumbs.
Something wicked thi, WAY comes.
open locks whoever knocks
MACBETH HALE (madl-IIow now. you Sc
cret. black and midnight hags.
What 1T Won do:
ALA deed without name We
need some loot.
some stamps. some capital. some anything.
We haven't elected any President
Since we can recollect; and now were
goin'
t. show Corruption UP snd Fraud. unless
They bear The ID .mocraiic label. Come
Ho. Seneschal without there DoorkeepSh
Bring in the sick and manned and make
EN- vote.
Wei fabIicate 4 spoon or spoil horn
sheet iron thunder is heard behind the
seems. and supes and Roman citizen. come
hurting in, wipng their mouths. 4 vote
i taken on the CUSTOM" Resolved, that
We investigate Republicans and won't let
Republicans investigate Vs.. Passed: is5
TO >. Shouts and wild applause.
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Notice..

we have our store now stored 70 its fullest
will sell 1t Wholesale and retail as low a. the
lowest In this vicinity. Any and all competitiou
Notwithstanding. We have also just rec evef
direct from Michigan. another Invoice Of our
choice flour. which saits AZ 20 gsll.k
r. H.KrTTRED6E q CO..
Bar HaIbor, June 18th. 1878. 3v2s
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Why DO Hoes EAT CoAL?-Swine
are intended by nature TO get portion
of their subsistence from roots, and to
dig these roots from the soil by means
of their shouts. which are well adapted
to this. In eating roots so procured, a
large quantity of soil, or mineral matter,
is swallowed, and it seems to be intend
ed by nature that this should be done,
as, when prevented from pursuing
their natural bent, shey evince a strong
appetite for such things as coal, earthly
substances, or even decayed wood. Ii
is always healthful for hogs that are
closely penned. to be supplied with
sod, soft coal, or charcoal. moderately,
but when they have been deprived of
these for some time, caution should be
observed lest they consume them TO ex-
cess. Cor. Am. Agriculturist.
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Notice.

All persons whose acc cunts remain unsettled
on the books (store1 Of the late Ar, y. J. Biais-
dell. are requested to settle TIE same before the
win af that time Be put into the hasds q isw I.
yer for adjustment. '77lfl !
3WS Mrs. L. ". BLAISDELL.s
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COLLINS V0LTAIC PLASTER

An al, u2oa A.r,zs VIA; yea v'iliaS 20 Psy for
Solt Ay all wholesale .zi Eetsil Drvsgass ,hroEsH
oct the tniiei statss .nd Cas- AfAs. 49, ~ wins
PorTER. lr02Fistcrs. Fosion. Nass
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PATENTS.
r. H. EDDY,

w 80 S'ss~ ~, opPOssse AbOy. y oetOo.
Secures Patent. in the United States; also in
Great Britain, France AMI other foreign oountri les
Copies OF the Claims Of any Patent furnished by
RENTING one dollar. Assignments recorded nj
" Ashin gtob. No Agency In TIE United states
possesse. superior facilities obtaining Patents
or aseertainlng the patent.biiity Of Inventions.
r. IL. EDDY, solicitor OF Patents.
TESTIMONIALS
II regard Mr.. Eddy OF the most capable
and successful practitioners with whom I have
had Official Intercourse.
CHAs. MASON, Commissioner OF Patents :"
Inventors cannot employ person more trust
worthy or more capable of securing ior them an
early and favorable cos siderAtion n, the Patent
Ofee' EDxrSD BCRKE,
late commissioner OF Patents
Boston. October 10, Is.u.
X. II. EDDY ESQ Dear SIR you procured for
me. IN lsiO. my lTst patent. Since then you have
acted Tor and advised me in hunired. vi cases ,
and procured many patents, reissues and extern
81 ons- i have occasionally employed tie beat
agencies IN New York. Philadelphia and " hing
ton. but still give you almost The whole oil my
business. IN your hne, and advise others 10 en-
ploy you Yours truly GEORGE DRAPER.
Boston. Jan. :, ISIS. iyrl
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-03-24
Strike at The Gray Eagle.

Another one of the Eagle series came
to the front yesterday with develop
ments that promise to play an import
ant part in that section of the lode.
For years past float rock has been found
on the surface of the Gray Eagle, and
a shaft was sunk in place to a depth
of $50 feet, but owing to the inability
of the owners at that time to prosecute
work, no drifting las done and moth
ing found. Last week, Superintendent
McDaniels set three men at work run
ming a ditch across the claim, from one
formation to the other, in order to de
termine the most eligible point to re.
commence sinking, and yesterday the
men struck the apex of an ore body
that looks TO be a very important find.
Some sinking was done, and it gradu-
ally widens a. depth is attained. The
men are now employed at grading OIL
a site for a within house and shaft. ami
AS soon as this preliminary work is
completed a force Of miners will com.
mence sinking. All acquainted with
the location of the Gray Eagle are con-
tident that it will take rank with the
best properties in the district. We
hope it will. for the parties interested
deserve a rich reward for their pluck
and perseverance.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-03-24
E~xn,osion at the Richmond.

About half past seven O'Clock last
evening, as the wheelers were remov-
ing the slag-pot from furnace No. 2. at
the Richmond works, it slipped, ard
falling against the iron pot, upset it,
causing a fearful explosion, and throw
ing the molten metal in every direction.
A half a dozen men were standing in
the immediate vicinity, and some of
them were thrown a distance of thirty
feet, but all escaped without serious in
jury except a slag-wheeler by the name
OF Kenny, he being f%rightfully burned
about the face, head and neck. He
was brought down to DR.. Bishops
office. and on examination it vas found
that his face, beside being badly burned.
was also filled with gravel stones, i'm.
bedded by the force ofthe blow-up. His
eyes were somewhat injured, but the
Doctor thinks he will not lose his
sight. His injuries were dressed, and
he was taken to the Turner House,
where he was resting last night as com
fortably as could be expected.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-03-24
THE WEALTH OF JOB.

This man was greatest Of all the men Of
the East. l.. l.
At this distance of time, supposed to
be 5000 years since he existed, 1t is
difficult to estimate Jobs wealth; but
as some items are given it may be at
tempted, although the relative value
Of money at the extremes of the 5000
years leaves US at a loss to calculate
the precise amount.
/. The extent OF land he owned may
be found from the support his stock
needed; 1000 sheep would require a
range of as many acres, 5000 cainels
would need five acres each, 1000 yoke
Of oxen an equal range of five acres
with the camels; 500 asses about two
acres each; and his household, which
was Every great" 1000; in all, &c. 1000
acres. The value Of this amount, at
So per acre, Sl50, 900.
2. The cost of Jobs cattle-7,0 900
sheep at 81 each; 5000 camels at prob
ably $50; 1000 oxen at $40 each, and
800 asses at the same price. This would
equal about Sl75, 900.
3. To tend such vast herds, accord
ing to the custom of the East, the
'utioC WI idOoICIS IIdSt hoNC OCCtt
large. Abraham, contemporary with
Job, could muster in his own family
retinue 3l8 trained men AT arms. As
many more must have remained ut
home to attend to his hocks, &c,
when the patriarch went in pursuit of
the invaders of Lots territory. Job
may have had 300; their pay and sup
port, $40, 900.
4. The necessary houses for living
and shelter and the folds could moi be
less than S25, 900.
The whole value of the above would
be 1910, 900.
All this wealth seenIs incredible,
were it not declared so by the voice Of
inspiration. At the close of the book
we are told that even this amount was
duplicated, or $740, 900.
When we compare this with the rel
alive present value of money and that
of Jobs day, his wealth was enor-
mons.
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An Old Timer on Early Land
Marks,

SLAUGHTER HOUSE, March %. 1873.
EDITOR SENTINEL: In this morn
ing's paper you stated that the saloon
kept by Charley Hunt in ls69-'7o was
situated on the lot where Dunkel'-
store now stands, and not on the pres.
ent site Of the New York Store, as stat
ed in your item in Friday mornings
SENTINEL. If the person who gave
You the Information which led you tn
make the correction" thinks you
were not correct In your first statement,
he can get a lively bet out Of the I'M
dersigned by calling at the slaughter
house at any time during Office hours.
on the lot now occupied by Dunkel.
was at that time a saloon owned and
Kept Ivy Pres. Wand. now a resident of
rloche. The next lot below. where
the New York Store now stands, was
owned nv Josh. Anderson. as WAS also
the bnilding thereon. which he rented
10 Hunt for a saloon. Anderson sold
me property tn MIR. Blaser, who re-
moved the old building and erected in
us place the structure known as the
blue Tent" This il not a very i'm
portant matter. but its always better to
oe right than wrong. Yours, HANK.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-03-24

The following locations have beer
duly recorded:
Crucible: Located March %. Stu
ated on Prospect mountain. adjoining
the Indus mine, and embracing l,500
feet. Located 10y E. J. Butler.
Scanland: Located March 22d. Sit.
mated on the western slope Of RUBY
Hill, adjoining the Albion, No. /, and
embracing 800 feet. Located by G,
j. Scanland. +. II. Rose, j. Richard,
son and G.. Nj. Wilson.
Corwin: Located March ODD. Stu
ated on the west slope of Adams Hill.
adjoining the ST. Andrews mine. and
embracing 800 feet. Located by G.. j
Scanland, e II. Rose. j. Richardson
+. ID. Durkee and &. Nj. Wilson.
Wild Cat Tunnel Company: A relo.
cation of the old Griffin tunnel. Lo
Gated March 22d. Adjoins the Wide
West mine. Located by G.. j. Scan
land. T.. II. Rose, j. Richardson, G
Nj. Wilson and f. ID. Durkee.
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The rny Templeton Troupe.

j.. D. Bigelow has handed us a news
paper published at Matamoras, Mex
leo. by which we not ice that the Fay
Templeton Troupe are playing a very
successful engagement in that city. 1t
will be remembered that they ap-
peared in Eureka for 81 consecutive
nights, about three years and a half
ago, the longest season eve filled by a
company in this place, and during
their stay were universal favorites.
After their departure. and on receipt of
the news of the disastrous flood that
overwhelmed the town, they gave a
benefit and RENTED I've 5000 tor the
relief of the sufferers. For this grace
full act they will always be held in
remembrance by our citizens.