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The Proposes sheep Fair u,
y steubenyilIe.

steubsnTiue ihefnla 81 yeatGdAy, &C.
Ina conversation With Mr.. D. With
am this morning We learn that the Gheep
breeders Of this part Of the country look
with great favor upon the proposed sheep
chow in sleubepyille, and have no doubt
but that under proper management 1t
would be highly successful. All agree
that geographically this Is the best point
for holding such fair, being the centre
Of the wool growing region, and itheld
here would be more largely attended
than at spZ other place. There
is much work 10 be done, how.
ever, before the fair can be held, and
unless our citizens put their shoulders 10
the wheel nothing can:be done. For this
reason the meeting called st the Record
er's Office on Monday evening should be
generally attended The advantages Of
such an Institution 10 the town in the
money Il will leave here, in the advertise.
ment TO our city, and In various other
ways are so apparent that they do not
need recountipg.1 But little more than
two months remain, and whatever lie done
must'be done at once. Let there be full
tnrnouton Mondaylnight and set the ball
In motion. 5g 56! . D Of l4pr NJ
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! WEST ALEXANDER LoCALs.I
Mrr AIrxAnprn. July IL.


On the 10Th young man named Bur.
rows was accidentally sbotb comrads
named Ryan! There were three Of them
out hunting on the Ryan farm, near Point
Mills, and having freed some game In q
hollow tree, one Of them climbed the tree
and scared squirrel out, which fell to
the ground. Burrows and Ryan under
took'to capture the same; the;gun Of the
latter went of and the contents entered
the body Of Burrows, who died yesterday
morning. He will be buried to-day.
Father Chambers, near this place, has
q one legged chicken which IL doing we'll.
Considerable wooiis changing hands al
present in this vicinity. Samuel Noble
has taken In at The depot about 10000
pounds at SO 10 IS cents. .hs' K.
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GALE OF VALUABLE
BUSINESS Real Ests,a

The underhgsI, il. ?. Ezu,B., a..
itr1tor With The Utl Issusi i NEsS.I ~ ~.
deceased, hereby Five saIIs tSai /; mi ~ u
WEDNESDAY, tie Ila tiy 4 III, A n u,
Commencing At 10 Sssf LHsu n,,Is..
ton a. the tIoHt DON Il ~ On NJ ~ "
county, tn the dty d RAAehrf CSs -. ! ~ i
Va, the following dEhzih4d rll s,Iis \ =! !, =
to:Wit All that Plea flInd trur1If, = N ~
side O. Main street, bstSUn IOih NJ iiS ~.
and being next soulh d tAs protsrTjc ~
gerter. formerly belondrg u iSha -, ~.
twenty-five Let tTont % Nth Itrs1t NJ -
hack Of even lEenty.tFo let IL VA ~,
In the rear thTSd bSiEsa NIln ~ Vriss'
being same prpPEty The lISll tiIls i ~ =
conteytd 10 the undefdsstd b. NarI i. =
meTly eIecniof and irpSes q 1I4 Iscl,I "
poperty il sI1e occupied 1t yFtss;lTY5
bloch Bros. ~ eiglF IietoGJ, nd M irSsi
for buiines puIposea
Title BELIEVED god, but beins sslylsrsr
Representative the undtrLEDtd VI Irrni 9
same specially.
TxRss OF sILE-0nE-ikIrd d D, s.RA-
money cab IN hhnd, and he Ittds : n ,;II
iDstAllnens qyabls In ets nd iySyEIs,sAl
dly Of sllf, Win interest Thl dtIs:ni NTr,.s
10 II SEQUEL 10 The atisl1etIon u II E;sErsl
J1HS ?. EDNC3eIy,
AdElnhrrV tRsiI
CALDWELL 4 CALDWElI, Aiiurn,t "a
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FOB SALE
TRUsTEE's SALE,

ct b virtue q two deed, d tn,
% ~ 1r5, y tsnd aod christni NJ. ~ !,
N No. shta uutiss dt.Ii ~ hSsl
ths n,hIts 20 4 ne leal isis ~ suts'til !,
Vini5 h ~ y Ie = q Ohlo o.ss,S = -
S,hsr ~ 49, o. TiuEt BOOK ae II EHR
~ nSSSs. y uait made By Chns.s!. ~ n s
Nav II ~ uGatte, dated ~ .AnSb
nnbit. Is,1 ~ yer ls7t and nS1S. ~ u
49, nn,nS ItSSlds o. s!l eOaniJ a y llsi 4,
III rpIn1S 'sVen. iolioa a. /. Ssas "a
iAIpAf, 'Ss 2is dly d u. ne =,
ts9nt door q The CoSTt ~ = ! ~ t,y "a
suslhla, 10 ht dty q WbssIj,SS ~ e.,srl =,
Ateuon the following de.erh'.j = ~ u ~
lIyI q % much thtftol 1, 5GV, -
Ne deW tseurud By Itid a.. IsSH5ISs !,
t1Psntts ltlending The exerntJo. v y tha I,iG
aIe1 ~ aid deeds, bat .usIs,t - " trell y
lnenuoned bsloW Of The Lo,th T.uusa q haS
o. Two tbounnd dollars VIII i,,s..a biAS
hITn ID lsl1, I'LL PAID. ~ ~ ntfnkS
uut nun Chri0ti1n k1Eptt .,IA ~
UoSht trustee, dated Mlfeh a ~, ~ = -
% nnoog The public land ite8t., ), ~ ~
~ Deed book humbFnd s. -. =. ~ -,
ISil I'll . h9sah the sIS.i,., ~ lh y
PsI'y' @ % much theftoi A ~, lsss1iasl =
,lofealid: The tGdeFn paTt y 3 seagIs
loi Numbered seTGnty.nIbe -. sa'A ~
noe o. Main Etrett, GCtntr WS.Hs g u y
irGnung thiitJ three teet % ~ ut ~ =
and running WeslUlrilT n ~. ~ { ~
louI let tiK iAebeS, OF 70 toi,, ", ND N.
u inehes Iron Main Etf.St. ~ ~ l-sla 1,
In nne o. that pan q The noTfh IA As6i,
teIed ssEeniy-nine, hdsnahsF ,.... "a.
pAIt loi tStng the ans ptsSI n ,,e-.t I'D IN
Conveyed % the aid thrs,ii,s =. talalin
a. bSrTy and vie and NItIIS t,itss III
aAtd EehTuEy 18th, isSs IA SfH II
tne peble hnd records Of UhIo 80 y ~
gnu, IN DEED ROok No. 81 ~ IN W Va, Is
Also, % much Of The nogtI 49,,
Nehty'hine ~ ltsa bstTsla M =. ~ l,sArt
pleee o. ground above deSIisJ ~, ~ ~ 1
ame properly EIsnfed Ind sos,s..J ~ :
Shfietil4n KIgnef By J.ha ISIS,,,!ISS Y y Z
deed dAied March nj, lSn ~ - - t5S
nd Land rtcofds 10 Led ~ u g -. lssi
. Ibe INT mentopsd pun q ~ 49, ti
No 70 vii b trTt I'D Z, ma ~. - ~ I /
Tie uls 70 The plopsIty hCtsS, ". laa
sold !! bslieTed 10 b IOoi. EN-, t,.,s5ae. VI
part theFEot u above, bal ,tlItn,, !, + ~. ~ y I
only convey Neh titIe n 4 go g3a.se u
I'VE deeds d trust Riortahd, = d
j TkRtS OF sALE-Ope.thIr5
z me P0rehAsT may tlstt . az az ~, : "a IA
me balance 10 tEo tqaAl inElil.'ss ~ :, y y
Meise months respectively, ia l.t,,IS ~ y q
aAy y ne, Ne pursA1st 70 IN N 10y! - y
ptomlaeofy neN Tor eIsk inatIls,s, - ~ ~
V tne properly soid 70 bs,rthfpd Z ,.:Is.s =
The payment tAsrSoi uaul ~ d AM SSal h
c,,,v,,c GA0E BIER fs,.
A Z nEli: a c.LoEELL GttuS;n -''A~
rI 1ne a sSNS NE !, P1tP.ost u,a- y,sSTI,
me above tlls !. PotpaSsI EstlI TsUR;o,,
AuSun sth' IIe O'esoek a Il, uHii ~. ~
GLpMEtL 4 Caldwell ltlTr11,1 fas
J. C. HIHvIT, Aues..s,
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Bank Returns over the River.

Bank Returns over the River.
cAmhridSe Tines.
The amount Of property returned for
taxation by the banks and railroad cor
poratiopS Of Guernsey county, alter de-
duetinE real estate, will be shown by the
following: First National Bank, stock,
SIS, 900, realty slo.695; Guernsey Natl.
onal Bank, slS2,0oo, realty s5,OSo ;
Quaker City National Bank, ss5000,
realty 2.6S5; B. 4 o. Railroad apprAis.
ed Al S23ihle. N. P. 4 G. Railroad,
Appraised Gt S65, PSI. Eastern Ohio
Railroad. appraised at $1,000. The
bank aud railroad assessments are subject
to equalization By the State Board. The
Interpretations other than banks and
railroads are assessed at S2l,97s.
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AND now Gen. Filr John Porter under
takes to prove by confederate officers
that he would have been terribly
smashed up by them had he ventured 10
obey orders and move to the assistance Of
Gen. Pope. II Porter has his case re.
opened dozen times he will never con.
vince the people Of the country that he
did his whole duty as soldier in support
Of Pope.
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BEATS COL. BEN.
The Beautiful Manner in Which
Kenna stfaddIed the Tariff
Question.


Charleston cOurIsr-KsnnA paper.
The Charleston Leader is mistaken in
saying that Mr.. Kenna voted for the
passage Of the Wood Tariff Bill. The
Wood Tariff Bill was not voted for or
against on ia passage. The question Was
On striking out the ensctiug clause 60 ss
to prevent the bill from being amended or
perfected and then passed or not passed
according 10 ia merits. On this question
Mr.. Ksnna voted mo- 10 other words he
voted to allow the bill TO be open 10
smeudment with view to secure such &
bill as our people would like TO have, and
such one as would promote their inter-
ess. When the bill was perfected il
would then have been put upon its pas.
age and Mr. Kenua would have voted for
il II it promoted the interests Of his con.
stituenis and agsinst it il it did not. In
doing this he did exactly right, and we
have no doubt that II the bill had been
allowed TO be amended and perfected, Mr..
Kenna's vote for or against It when It
came TO lis final passage would have been
10 accordance with the interests Of bis
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sALB OF PosrAI. CARDs.-Postal cards
were introduced il our postal system 10
May, 1873. and the public may be said to
have became acquainted with their use by
the besinlbg Of thsfoll6Wins fiscal year.
The following table shows the annual
consumption and percentage Of increase
over the preceding year since their intro
duetion: rf a.a H
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The undersigned hm purehased the Drug Store
On the corner Of Main and TWentyfeeond Streets,
lately occupied BY Hugh L Roberts 10,
he 70 a graduate Of the PHILADELPHIA Collees Of
Pharmacy, and has the additional Qualification
secured By practical eIpeneaee In his busirea In
some Of the best Drug storOi In the city. o.
By strict attention to the wants Of his patrons
he hopes to deserve and receiver liberal patronage.
Particular and personal attention will be given
To compromising Prescriptions. The pureat medi-
enes only being uIed.
A full line Of Toilet and Fancy Articles Kept
eonstRntly 10 stock. ,l.
Moderste prices charged in al cases.
Your patronage 10 respectfully solicited.
iva CHARLES MOREKEMOELLER.
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woOt-Drulng the pa.tweek wool has
been selling quite rapidly at IS cents and
for few extra CLIPS buyers have paid a
shade over this 6gute. The next ten
days will probably substantially close
the wool trade for the SeISon.-&eabta.
vie Gasstts. 'r ---.l- ruT
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Total consumption In the Eve years,
go, l65. 500. Average increase, 80 per
cent. At this raie Of increase the annual
demand At the expiration Of the four
years for which the present contract ex'
tends will be upward Of 10000, 000.-
Raahiastoa RtPGHieaa. A'i''' y" o
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TIE Implement Works 4, Bsllhire
seem 10 b! doing driving business. They
making overtime and have large
demand for naehinsa.-BsllGir. Iad.pea-
dtat. 3 2.-.s
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HOW MUCH LIQUoRISDRANK.
Nearly $500, 100000 worth Con

Nearly $500, 100000 Worth Con.
sumed by the Citizens otthe
United, states. n, ~ 4 ID
The RSchesier Dsuorai ssys thst Prof.,
Henry a. Ward, Of that city, having been
applied 70 BY = member Of the British
Parliament for statistics in regard 70 the
liquor sold in this country, in turn APP.
piled 10 the Commisioner of Internal
Revenue and received from him the fol.
loving letter: HOW
"WAsHNoTos, Jupe "a, 1878.
"sir: Your letter Of the 18th inst. to
the honorable the Secretary Of the In.
terror asking for come statistics in re.
gard 10 the liquor traffic IN the United
States for 1 member o. The EugiiSh Par
lament, was referred 10 this office on the
18Th inst. In reply, I have the honor 10
state that the only officiafinformation |
can give you on the subject is derived
from the returns to the Treasury Depart.
meDt Of irregularities Of domestic spir-
its and malt liquors on which the tax has
been paid, and imported liquors that have
been withdrawn for consumption, The
returns for the fscal year ending June
80, 1877, are as follows:
Spirits dIstIlIed from vhl;syer matsfiAlsl = :.
SssS
AZ. bse- lGgtT beer, and plTtsr, bL1elI- 2,sS
Iuported spirits Of al kind. gAlonI..... S6 ef6
Imported wines In casks and bottles, EAl' -,
Icnt.... t9s
THE following Il statensnt Of the Emount q
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GENERAL NOTICES,

A DEMONSTRATORS NOTICE.
An persons having claim, ar,ln,. The a,a.s Of
John II. staIlnan, late o. the city Of Wheeling,
deceAIed, are requested 10 PRESENT them, properly
Authentie1tsd, 10 ne for settlement.
..stD as LIP. JONES,
jyli Administrator.
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oEALED PROPOSALS.
cLElx's oyyrcx Board or coMNsnoSEIs
. wuRnINo w Va June q, lb7s.

CLElx's ogYicE Board OF COMMISSIONERS.
e wHEuISo, W. Va June %, ISIS. J
Sealed Proposals are invited for taking down md
rebuilding the north Abutment Of the Bridge over
short Creek, At its mouth on the line between
Ohio and Biooke counties The Masonry viii con-
tain between two ard three hundred cubic yrdi
Of hrIt-elL hanged rock work, laid front and back
10 full cement mortIr, the interior Of the wall .
Be thoroughly groutsd In nme. The Mlsorry WIN
reIt either upon gIilsee Of tmber or upon piles,
d the undersigned may hereafter determine.
The form e. proposals must b % follows:
Per cubic yard Of eIeIyIilon AboTe low r.
wafer mark In Ohio riTtr.-...........-.-......
Per cubic yard Of Masonry Abore low water
mari
Per cubic yard Of AAIonry below low wafer
Per 1000 feet board measure Of timber laid
In foundation, not including piles...".-.
Per PIE driven and cut oh....................
The present tupeutrueture Of the Bridge 10 be
kept 10 posliion BY tresseling or oIhersise, 81 the
contrHetots Iisk and expense.
TmbSr and pillng to Be Of best white oak. The
piles 70 have not less than 10 inches diameter at
The small end. -
All txcay1tIon below low water marx, all pump
log, baiIlng and eodsrdAmlng, and laying and last
ening Of timbers will be NJ the oontraetors expense
care Of c. II. DETER, Clerk Of Board Of Commisi0n.
e Of Ohio county, 10 this city, and uit give post
Office Iddre, Of 6dder, and ia,ldleiory references
a 70 bis character 1nd e1paeIly.
The Proposals will b received al above sddre1
until FTidiy, 18th July next, at ?. \ and will
b opened on the following day at the shoTt Gtek
Hcu,s, mouth Of Short Creek, 10 Brooke county,
On the 10Th day q July, al l2S.
The undersiSnod reserve the right TO Meet any
or all bids.
For further information apply to C. Il. Ddun
f. Irooka co,,,v-AppAM VIII sON.
For Ohio County u. D. WHITMAN,
JSO. ". Mcc0LL0cH,
81 wM. II. wADDLB,
iyl Joint Committee.
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TRAVELLERS GUIDE.
DEPARTURE OF IRAns.

"Triadelphh Accommodation This train only
runs between Wheeling and TIiadtlphla.
tDaily exo.pt sunday-E A Accommodation.
!StubenEiile AocsmmolNtiOo.-This train dur
Inc the day pass backward End forward between
Martins Ferry and BtllStra. stopping shen TequI-
red a. sherman HouSe, .StnANilIs, West wheeling
and Gravel Hill
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A REWARD
SEND FOB A COPY OF OUR STANDARD
LIFT AND LEARN WHAT An IMMESss
CIRCULATION YOU CAN GET PoR A SMALL
Go. P. RoWELL4 CO., 10 SPRUCE ST. NY.
NJ B.-oa tyay ,rds for hu Id re tstH size you
trtiAOnt CHARGE
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Dor SALE
H.
OLD UNION STREET EXCHANGE

One thfes-s:Ory Brist Bu1tias tfasENs
North tds Of old uniOn, sSs EUEa N
known a. the OLD EXCHANGE, Urzps!ul
Saloon and EanurIni Ir nIsy jar u;15
ak large rUoni and god etnr, ~ " M
modem Improvements. TAL ia spt IN.
place, veil located, md Tlluibs properly,
For terms ard particular IFPy s0mHG
dItts, At Rsyninnf BnsuLG
c. A. sCH1EBEu0,
Real EstItS Agents, opETI Haas srs, y b
les
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IndeIA
PR can't.
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ITO THE PUBLIC.

WnsorpuRon, W. Va, JuIy
, 1878-02-08

TURKISH JUsTICE.-The Albany Lao
Journal prints the following extract from
a Constantinople letter: To Turk, a
court of justice, in the American ac-
ceptation of the term, is thing un-
known. They never finish a cause at the
first hearing, nor do they render an i'm
mediate decision; but after all the testi-
mony has been offered the kadi Gudge)
adjourns the further trial of the action
until some future time, for the known
purpose of atfording the litigants an OPP
portunity of making him presents. These
he accepts from both parties, and in
ninety-nine cases out of hundred the
decision is in favor of the person whose
gift is the most valuable. There used to
be Judge named Kaimil Pasha Che is
dead now) who did not go through the
formality of listening to the evidence.
He was therefore regarded by the com.
mon people as the most learned kadi that
ever lived, for, said they, he understood
the Koran so thoroughly that he could
render decision before particle of tes-
timony had been presented by either
party.
, 1878-02-08
Feeding Cattle.

A correspondent of the Rurdt sun gives
,is experience in feeding cattle AS fol-
,nws "If they are sometimes stuffed and
~ others starved, they will soon go
,brough the process of "eating of their
Seads :" In feeding meal always want
:, oround fine, ms my experience is that
,Lrs. bushels of fine meal is equal to four
rround coarse, though an over feed of
sre meal will sour worse than the coarse I;
chi. the feeder must guard against. Al.
,,avs rive each one box to himself,
On YOU know he eats what you feed him,
and ALWAYS accustom them to being tied
mn from calves if this is not convenient
,.ben YOU begin to iced tie them up at
nioht and let them run loose in the lot
If day. Keep them well bedded, and
never allow hog in their stalls, or
Won will lose much of the manure they
make, and that with them is big item.
When your stalls begin to get too hot to
he healthy, clean out and haul direct to
where YOU want the manure.
In commencing to feed, if you intend
N feed five or six months, don't feed too
heavy at the start, but gradually increase
80 as not to Cloy them, as it is difficult
10 make profit on one that has been over
fed or foundered. For two years past |
have been turning mine off at two to
two and a half years old, at from S6S to
ais. and always with satisfaction to my
self and all parties who handle them.
once tried three. year-old scrub steer
until he was four years old, with a'lot of
Young grades. The grades made gain
of 6l5 pounds each in ten months and
two days. and the scrub made 423 pounds
in the same time; and through the feed
ing season he ate three pounds more of
meal per day than any other in the lot,
and think full as much hay, though
that was not weighed. He weighed at
four years old ,4G6 pounds, and sold at
AZ cents per pound, while the two and
two and half years old averaged over
1,4O0 pounds, and sold at cents. In
feeding, few rutabagas are great help.
Hay and corn-fodder fed alternately are
better than either alone. In my opinion,
no farmer who feeds grade Shorthorns
judiciously, and takes care TO get the
benefit of manure, will ever need credit
As for scrubs, fight shy of them, for il
the market is dull and slow, you are com
PEELED to sell for less than they cost, and
seldom, under any circumstances, at a
profit.
, 1878-02-08
Food for Fowls.

A writer in the New York Herald says
If hens are richly cared for they should
pay from 200 TO 800 per cent. profit as lay
ers. They must not be stinted as to space,
nor too many kept together. If confined
allow at least a square yard to each fowl.
Initiate as closely as possible the condi-
ton of the hen in summer, and supply
by artificial means the wants which nat.
ure supplies in warm weather, and hens
will lay in winter. Let the floor Of the
hen house be of dry earth, with box OF
dirt and ashes for their sand bath. Keep
their quarters clean by removing their
droppings at least three times week.
Give free ventilation. Suppose your hens
to be in good condition and health when
they commence laying, give them the
proper food to keep them so. Buckwheat
and wheat are the best grains, although
for variety other grains must be given.
Give cooked feed in various ways every
day. Mush is excellent as also fresh meat
and scraps from the kitchen. Two or
three times week give fresh bones and
ground bones, with gravel and broken
oyster shells, always within reach. APP
Piles, cabbage turnips and onions, raw or
cooked, will be relished. The later in
life pulet commences to lay the longer
she will continue to lay, and the greater
will be the uniformity in the size of
her eggs. A good Houdan hen will av-
erage from 100 to 100 eggs a year; but
to average that, flock must have good
care. Thick sour milk or buttermilk is
an excellent article Of diet through the
heated season. The Houdans are very
prolific and will stand a great deal of
cold, but they must be kept dry. The
Plymouth Rocks are almost constant lay
ers and bear confinement well. Their
eggs are large and very even in size.
Although tier frame is not so large as
the BrahmAs, they are more plump and
fatten readily.
, 1878-02-08
Care of Farm Machinery.

A serious mistake is in not taking
proper care of machinery purchased.
Take the country through, and more is
used up by neglect and abuse than by
actual service. Another point on which
we may be well sensitive is that farmers
are not particular enough in learning
how to use implements after they are
purchased Anybody can use a thing
that will almost go alone, but when re-
pairs and better operator are required,
many lay them aside aud order new ones.
To illustrate; One of the first reapers
owned in this vicinity was in use after
other farmers, who did not buy as soon,
with less acres to cut each year, had
worn out their second ones. 1t merely
belonged to a man who would make
things work, and continued to do good
work with it until "extras" to replace
the parts worn out could no longer be
obtained. The same individual con-
structed horse fork before patented
ones were known. 1t was merely large
fork made by blacksmith, with a lift
ing rope attached near the fork, and a
cord attached near the end Of the handle.
In his hands this rude implement was
very effective until better ones could be
obtained. have known machines sold
for mere tritle 70 do better work in
new hands than the new ones purchased
to take their places. The fault lies not
so much in the amount of farm machinery
made as the manner in which it is used.
While it is always the reverse of economy
to buy what is not actually needed, this
is especially true of expensive machinery.
1t is difficult to tell which error is often
est committed, buying too largely of i'm
pIements,or getting along, after fashion,
without such as are really necessary to
profitable farming. g.-Husbdndman.