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The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-04-18
AGRICULTURE.

CLEARING LAND WITH DYEAMITE.-
The mode Of operating is as follows:
the giant powder Is furnished In cart
ridge rolls, which may be safely cut
into lengths weighing four, six or ten
ounces, a. required. The fuse ls TO be
inserted into the metallic cap, consider
ably larger than an ordinary percussion
cap, aud held there by indenting the
lower rim Of the cap upon the fuse. A
hole Is then made In the end Of the cart
ridge with a stick OF the proper size,
1.-THE conslstencee Of the powder being
much like that of brown sugar and the
cap, with the fuse, is pushed into the
cartridge. A hole must be made as
nearly as possible under the centre OF
stump, with a bar or otherwise, so that
the charge may be inserted. 1t Is then
tamped with earth, using q wooden
rod. The more compact the ground,
even TO positive muddiness, the better
the result. The fuse is then fired, like
an ordinary blast. A heavy charge
throws out and displaces the stump
altogether; a lighter one splits the
stump, twists of the larger roots, and
leaves IL Ia a shape to be easily dealt
with by the cattle and the axe. A very
heavy charge throws the fragments OF
wood and possibly stones to a great dis
lance IL is safer, therefore, TO use only
so much powder as will bring the stump
into manageable condition. The greener
and tougher and firmer the stump, the
better The results upon a slope OF
ground. The opening under the stump
should be made from the uphill side.
The interior fences of farms occupy
more space and cost more money than
the outer fences, while they are almost
entirely unnecessary. In the majority
of cases %pasturing the cultivated land
costs many times more than the little
grain derived from it. The pasturing
Of moving lands, and newly-seeded
stubble, rs a rule, is very Injurious, and
when under exceptional circumstances
this is desirable, a temporary fence OF
portable hurdles might be probably
used. 1t may be beneficial TO have a
permanent pasture lot upon every farm,
and where there is a rough piece of land
it may be used. But it will be found
lar more profitable TO fence a small
plot in a convenient place for the stock,
and feed them there with green-todder
grown and cut especially for them,
than to make a practice OF indiscrimi-
nate pasturing, with the necessary
maintenance of interior fencing at high
cost.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-04-18

EVERYBODY who has visited san
Francisco knows Woodward's Gardens,
with its fine collection of animals, birds,
&c. The proprietor is famous for catch
ing, at every rarity that comes in his
way, and it was with emotions of in
tense delight that he recently received
a note from a friend just returned from
the East, stating that he had brought
with him for the Gardens "a fine speci-
men of ground hog" An expressman
was sent for the animal and returned
with a large box; company of scienti-
fc men assembled in the proprietor's
room to view the prodigy; the lid of
the box was carefully raised. and there
was disclosed to view--a huge sausage.
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Reliable Dry Goods.

People living in the country, or in small
towns, where dry goods are sold at very high
prices. do not seem TO realize the amount OF
money and trouble which might be saved by
dea ing with a reliable house in a large city.
The retail house OF b. F. Devices, 1875 Chest
nut street Philadelphia, is one Of this chsrac-
ter, having but one price to all, where any one
may depend upon receiving the best quality Of
goo Ia for the least money. Samples OF any
kind OF dry goods sent free on application.
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A1lnities OF the urtle.-Commentlng
upon some curious structure In the skin
OF a box tortoise, at a recen meeting of
Philadelphia Academy of Sciences, Mr..
Ryder showed the similarity of the
dernal plates of that tortoise to the
coverings of certain snakes. The neck
vertebr@ of the box tortoise bear a
striking similarity to those of the great
fossil armadillo of South America, es-
pecially noticeable In the ~hinge-like
joint between the neck and body. The
carapace of that %armadillo, he thought,
could have been used to shield the head
when retracted. No warm-blooded
animal SO nearly approached the turtles
in external covering as those armadil-
loes, the resemblance extending even to
the disposition, in the skeleton, of the
spinal cord. The order of development
seems to have been from the mud turtle
to the land tortoise, the latter having
the highest carapace. Mere size of an
animal should not be considered in the
matter of derivation, since, for instance
u huge land tortoise, whose fossil upper
shell is twelve feet long, was similar in
all other known respects than size to
the small land tortoises of the present
day, and lived in the same region of
India.
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TIE snterprising Sunday School Times cele-
brAted WAshington's birthday by q series Of
attractive articles most appropriate 10 the An
niyerssIy. Mr. VIM Cullen Bryant contributes
q short poem; President Hayes has Q letter;
the Governors Of New Hampshire, MsssAchu-
sets. Rhode Island, Connecticut. the four
Middle States, Maryland, Virginia, North Car
DINA South CArolinA and Georgia. send Arti-
cles on the Lessons Of W~Ashington's life; Paul
IL Hsyne has q tribute In yerse; Charles Dud-
ley Warner contrasts the characters OF Wash
ington and Rameses IL AID there are short
contributions from the pens Of Edw. Eggles-
ton, Jos. Cook, @. W. @. Lee. b. J. Losing,
Rich. Newton and W. S. Plumer.
These special arucles are TO be reprinted In
an attractive form by the enterprising con-
duclors OF this paper, and will make q hand
some memorial volume. A little Of this kind
Of energy in other religious perio licAls would
be an improvement greatly needed. We con-
graduate the editors Of the Sunday School
Times on their admirable number. -Phaddel-
phid Press.
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PLENTY OF MISUNDERSTANDING the
Nizam's Portuguese officers, not less
remarkable for his quaintness than for
his CatholIcity, was a Major Freeman.
This Major Freeman was a strange
character. When his wife was very i'll,
a religious friend offered to read and
pray beside her; but he declined, say
ing, in his broken English, "My dears
friends, l do not want yous. Use got
Catholic priests, they prays for my
wife: Brahmins makes japs for my
wife; Gossains sits In de water for
ny wife; Mussulmans fakeers makes
prayers for my wife; l prays myself
for my wife. Little of all is best, dear
friend"
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SCIENTIFIC.

Lead and Mercury Poisoning. The
value Of iodide Of potassium 10 eliminate
lead and mercury from the system Of
men whose constitutions, by exposure
To lead dust, mercurlal vapors, or other
forms Of those metals, has been Injured,
Is not so well known as 1t deserves to
be. Physicians who keep up with the
progress Of their calling have long pre-
scribed this substance, the virtue Of
which was discovered thirty years ago
by Prof. Nielsen, OF Belgium; while the
Paris Academy Of Sciences lately
awarded him a prize Of $500 for this
discovery, the value OF which has been
verified by q thirty years experiene.
The full dose of this salt is five grains
three times a day in solution but 1t is
better to commence gradually, with In
creasing doses. The Ioxlous metals are
by the action Of this salt. carried of In
the urine In the form of double soluble
iodides. Prof. Nielsen advises the use
Of the iodide Of potassium as a preven-
tive in cases where men are exposed to
the effects Of lead dust or mercurlal
emanations. Workmen effected with
lead paralysis have been cured, and
others who were unable to follow their
calling from their liability to saturine
collie, have been enabled to take IL up
again, fortified by a regimen of which
a dose Of iodide of potassium formed
part. With regard to mercurial affec-
lions the observations have been con-
firmed by those made at the mercury
mines of Idria. The workmen engaged
In the manipulation Of mercury and
mercurial products at these mines have
been made the subjects of various
methods of treatment, curative or pre-
ventive, and the good and lasting
effects of the iodide are no longer
doubted.
At special hospital In Vienna, ample
occasion has been furnished to watch
the action Of the iodide in freeing the
body from the presence of fixed mercury
and preventing its fxation. 1t has
been found In every case in which it
has been employed that in the presence
of the salt the symptoms characteristic
of the mercury are removed or dimin-
ished, or prevented from declaring
themselves.
The action of the iodide of potassium
appears to be a purely mechanical one.
1t consists in determining the metal
rendered insolable by the formation of
some albuminOus compound, to take on
a soluble form by the creation of a
double iodide removable per Uidm urtnd-
riGn. Whether this is the case, or
whether its action consists in determin-
ing by destruction the evacuation of
the morbid tissue containing the fixed
metal, is, however, uncertain. But cer-
tain 1t is that by this remedy the danger
attendant upon many mining and manu-
featuring operations has been dimin-
ished, and the sufferings of many
workmen relieved, and the lives of
others saved. Its efficiency is there
fore proved beyond doubt, and we hope
that it may soon be generally en-
ployed.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-04-18

To Drain a depression in a field
where a clayey or hard pan subso'l pre-
vents the sinking Of rain water, and the
lay of the land is unfavorable for Ordi-
nary methods Of drainage, first dig a
hole as if for a well, through the imper-
vious stratum at the bottom hollow, fill
it up to the brim with refuse stones, re-
move the excavated earth 80 as to allow
the surface water free access to the pit,
and standing water will never injure
the grass or grain crop In that part OF
the field.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-04-18

REMEDY FOR MISUNDERSTANDING
The many remedies of modern times in
the case Of common diseases may be
mentioned the use of salicylic acid, or
salicine, in acute rheumatism, especially
of the joints; and its efficacy Is as the
result of over one hundred cases treated
with it at a London hospital. Relief
was experienced in nearly every case,
sometimes in three hours, and in other
cases not for several days. The minimum
of time necessary for the disappearance
of pain from the joints was twelve
hours.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-04-18

CUcUMBERs. For early spring use,
SOW in hot-beds, leaving three plants In
one hill to each sash. For general crop,
SOW in May or beginning Of June, after
the ground has become warm, In very
rich soil, in hills four or five feet apart
each way, elevating the hills a little
above the ground. Put eight seeds In
each hill; having buried some warm,
half-rotted manure therein, cover half
an inch deep with the soil and lightly
press the earth over the seeds with the
back of a hoe. Keep the ground loose
and clear of weeds; in dry weather
water occasionally. Thin out, leaving
four thrifty plants in each hill, when
insect danger is past. Sprinkle vines
with plaster, SCOT or air-slacked lime to
protect from insects. A warm location
Is most suitable.
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HUMOROUS.

EMERALD WT.-Here Is a specllsen
Of Emerald wit thar isn't SO bad:
On the Cambridge bridge there was a
toll Of n cent (nOw abolished. y Two
lrishmen approached from Boston
rather dilapidated in appearance, and
having mary a red" with which 10
pass the gate. A passer by, on solicita-
ton, gave one Of them 4 penny; but
how should this avail to get them
both oyerP After '1aying their heads
together" one Of them approached the
tOllkeeper and asked
"Sure an zone cent" how much Is It
to 60 overf"
"Arrah, now an may carry a bundle
on my backf"
GAS much as you please" said the
tollman.
Pat very deliberately stepped back
and taking Mike on his shoulders,
walked up boldly, and depositing his
penny marched on with his burden TO
the middle of the bridge, when they
changed places, and mike toted Pat over
to the Cambridge side. The penny saved
was well earned the bridge being
about a mile long.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-04-18

WHEN the late Bishop of Oxford was
travelling eastward to attend the Church
Congress at Norwich, a lady sitting
opposite to him commented in 6attering
terms on the %elOquence and ability of
the great Anglican divine, quite uncon-
scious that she was addressing him.
'But why, sir" she added, edo people
call him Soapy SamP" "Well madam"
replied the Bishop, 81 suppose it is be-
cause he has always been in a good deal
of hot water, and always manages to
come out with clean hands,"
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-04-18

FRYING MEAT.-It Is almost the uni
versal custom in the country to fry
meat rather than broil it. Fried pork,
fried steak, fried mutton; in short,
with some families, nearly all the meats
they consume is fried. There is no way
probably that meat can be cooked that
renders it so hard and indigestible, not
to say unpalatable, as this. There are
several ways in which meat can be
cooked far preferable to that of frying,
and the sooner housewives get this fact
fixed in their minds, the better it will
be for all who sit at their tables. If
broiling can not be effected w a wood
fire without smoking and spelling the
meat, then heat the spider or griddle
hot, and with no fat or butter in 1t, lay
on the meat and turn it as often as
needed till cooked to suit. Then after
removing from the spider, add the
butter, pepper and salt, and serve i'm
mediately. We have eaten meat cooked
In this way with almost as much relish
as if nicely broiied.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-04-18

The cabbage is an excellent food for
cattle, and deserves to be cultivated to a
greater extent for that purpose. A
Scotch experimenter found he could
obtain forty-two tons of cabbage to the
acre, but only twenty-six tons of tur-
nips. The profit made by converting
the foods into mutton was greater in the
case of the cabbages by nearly 50. The
outer leaves of the cabbage are the most
nutritious, and the young plants are
superior TO the old. AS a fodder-crop,
the open-leaved varieties are to be pre-
ferred 10 the more compact kinds. The
great drawback to the use of cabbage is
that it cannot be stored for any length
OF time, like the turnip or mangel.
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skin Diseases.

All those Troublesome scAly, itching, pimply,
blotchy, humid eruptlons Of the skin, d nom
mated Teaer, ErysiPelaS, Acne ETC., that are
so uRsightly aud annoying, are quickly and
effectuAlly cured BY the simple application OF
HieskeTs Teter Ointment = remedy that has
proved itself 70 possess wonderful healing
powers, curing hundreds OF cases that hA1 re-
sisted ali other treatment even that OF the
best professional talent Of the country: II
only needs q trial 10 prove lite virtues Bold %
cents per boz sent by mail for GO eta
JOHNSTON. HoLLOwAY& Co. Coz Arch St. Phila
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A MASSACHUSETTS lrishman has his
honestdoubts on the uppermost theologi-
cal question. His wife died recently,
and meeting a friend on the street he
said despondingly, "Well, the old
woman is gone" "Wherep" asked his
sympathizing friend, who had not heard
OF her decease. 81 don't know, but she
is dead onyhow," said Patrick.
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Why VIII You Suffer

the tortures Of rheumatism, when the great
internal remedy Of DR.. Herndon, the GYpsY
GIFr, lately intro duced in Philadelphia, Balti-
more and Washington, acting through the
blood, drives that mAlsdy promptly from the
system and reestablishes complete health Z
One bottle sufi cient Send for a circular 10
J. J. GRINDALL4 Proprietor, Box $40, P. O.,
Baltimora Md
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Rheumatism Quickly Cured.

"Durang's Rheumatic Remedy" the great
Internal Medicine, will positively cure any case
Of rheumatism on the face OF the earth. Price
81 bottle, six bottles SO. Sold by all Drug.
gists. Send for circular TO Helpenstine q
Bentley, Druggists, Washington, d. O.
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Don't fail to procure MRS. wINsLoW's
SOOTHING SYRUP for all diseases o; teeth
ing in children II relieves the child from
pain, cures wind collie, regulates the bowels,
and by giving relief and health To the child.
gives rest TO tho mother.
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Urinary and womb Diseases, Gravel, Diabetes
Drop y, Stoppage OF Water, Incontinence OF
UnIe, Brtghi Is Disease, Albuminuria and in all
cases where the-e are brick dust DEPOSITS, or the
water is thick, cloudy, mixed with substances
IKE the white OF an egg, or threads like white
silk, or there Is q morbid, dark, bilious appear
ance and white bone dust deposit, and when
there Ia y pricRtng, burning sensation when
passing water, and pain in the small OF the back
and long the lolns. Sold by druggists. PRICE
ONH OILAR
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WOULD VoUcH FOB HM.-A hilarious
sort of a man who does business on
Griswold street entered the office of an
acquaintance the other day, and asked
for the loan of $25. The gentleman
hated to refuse, but yet forced himself
to say:
81 have the money, but If let you
have it my family will want for food
before Saturday night"
"ShOO! | guess notl You let me have
the money, and If you get out OF provl-
sions I'll take you TO a grocery store
where they'll trust you for thirty days
on my vouching for youI integrity, and
lll do the %vouching, though it's a thing
seldom do for anybody, owing to the
risk"
"But-but-" stammered the other.
"And I've got a barrel Of carrots In
my barn." continued the other, ''and II
worst comes to the worst, III be hanged
if l don't give you the pilel | won't
see a man starve after he's done me a
favorl"
1t was like pulling teeth, but he got
the money.
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KEEPING UP APpEARAEoEs.-A mem.

KEEPING UP APPEARAECEs.-A mem
Der OF the sanitary police came across a
boy the other day who was wheeling
home a load Of oyster a II and bottles,
and curious TO know what use the lad
could put them TO, he made a direct
inquiry.
"Going to throw them over into our
back yard" replied the boy. 81 took
two loads home yesterday"
"But what do you use ZEN forf"
otis a trick of the family" grinned
the lad.
elbow trlckP ?"
"Id just as lief tell" continued the
boy, as he spit Oh his hands to resume
his hold of the barrow. "We're going
to have ONE r~elashuns come In from
the country. We may not have much
to eat, but if they see these ant and
bottles and boxes they'll think we've
had listers, champagne, figs and nuts till
we've get tired of 'em, and are living
on bread and taters for a healthy
changed"
The officer scratched his ear like a
nan who had received a new idea.
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As immature mulberry juice contains
1888 grammes of citric acid and 3 20
grammes of potash salts per litre, It's use
as an antiscorbutic and substitute for
lime juice has been suggested.
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CORN BREAD WITHOUT EGGs.-One
pint meal, n pint flour, one pint
buttermilk, one teaspoon soda; a little
sugar or molasses, and a little salt. If
this seems to stiff, put in a little more
milk,
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To swEETRN The breath, pour a few
drops of tincture of myrrh into a wine-
glass of water and gargle the mouth
thoroughly with 1t.
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The .Stinging Sensation

In the gullet called heartburn" (why, it is
impossible to conceive, since the heart has
nothing TO do with IT, is caused by acetous
fermentation in the stomach Of the food con-
tanned in it by an overplus Of the gastric
juice, which is itself a powerful acid, or by the
unnaturally acrid quality of that secretion.
The ordinary way of treating this symptom,
for it il nothing else, is to administer bi-car-
Donate Of soda, an alkali to neutralize the
acid. But sour stomach cannot be cured by
alkalis, which tend to weaken the digestive ap-
paratus. A far better remedy is Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters, which strengthens the cellu-
lar membrane, the seat Of the difficulty, regu-
lates the flow Of the gastric secretion, improves
the quality if vitiated, and puts the stomach
into good working order. Perfect digestion
follows AZ a natural sequence, m there is no
more trouble from heartburn or sour stomach.
The liver and bowels are also thoroughly regu-
lated by this sovereign Alternative.
THE USE OF MERCURY is often attended with
disastrous results. Why use 1t then, when in
SchepokIs Mandrake Pills we have a remedy
equal in effect aud perfectly harmless2
These Pills act directly on the liver, and are
n sure cure In all disorders arising from q de-
rangement of that important organ.
Sick-headache, sour stomach, nausea, and
all other bilious disorders will freely succumb
to a few doses OF Schenck's Mandrake Pills.
For sale by all druggists.
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EGOmDODDd 0XVgRD TTR4tmHDt

FOR THE CURE OF ALL CHRONfo DISEASES.
Endorsed by I. s. Arthur, editor OF Home Maga.
zine, Hon; VIM. ID. Kelly M {. and many others OF
our we'll. known and best citizens. Send for our
Brochure. lao Pr. mailed free. sTAEEEI A PlLEN,
lll2 Girard St, Phila., Pa.
@. q. stdrIsy, Am. MD. q. Z. Psiot, Pa MD
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Oh. c. w. BEssoS's CELERY a cHAMo

NEIL FILLS are prepared expressly TO cure SICK
Headache, Nervous Headache Dyspepue Headache,
AeuTalgiA, NeTyOusnuss and bleeplessnessi sna Viii
cure any case. Price toe, postage free. sold ~ all
Druggists. once No. 100 N. EutAW St, Baltimore
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DON'T TRIPLE WITH A soRR THROAT, OR A BAD
Cough or Gold, when a remedy as sure, prompt
and thorough ~ Dr. Jaynes Rxpectorant can be
readily obtained.
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MOTHERS AS D%oCToRs. - Practical
mothers learn much by their experience
with the little bodies entrusted TO their
care. Some Of the most common sense
facts In the physical culture of these
little ones known TO the more ex-
~perienced mothers may not come amiss to
those who have had but little care Of
children. The foundations must be well
laid to insure healthy and happy chill
dren. The child must be well nursed,
we'll aired, well fed and we'll bathed.
By a thorough understanding and prac-
tice of these four simple rules, much of
the physical, mental and moral suffer-
ing in life would be avoided by parent
as well as child. If a healthy child
(and a delicate one proportionately) is
regularly put to bed about dark, in a
quiet, we'll ventilated, or even cold
room, after a supper of plain food, it
will naturally awake at daybreak, good
natured, with a keen appetite for a
wholesome breakfast. Nutritious, plain
food, at regular hours, with no candy
or stimulants, and free bathing, help
the system to ward off many prevalent
children's ailments, and to bear with
much less danger the few that must
necessarily come 10 the majority of little
ones The child that is just given a
little confectionery, or any unsuitable
food, and then rocked to sleep, should
cause no surprise at waking peevish
and feverish. 1t is simply the result Of
imaginary affection and want of knOwl-
edge on the part of the one in charge.
1t will certainly pay In the end to
search diligently for the cause when a
little child Is proverbialy cross.