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

Flooding the Desert Of Schard.-Mr.
Donald Mackenzie, at II recent meeting
at Bradford, described his scheme Tor
forming a canal across the Great Eng
land Desert. Ofthe vast plain or hollow
in the desert, known as FL Juf, the
greatest lenght of depression Is about
so miles, the breath about l20, and the
area about so, 900 square miles. This
vast area is depressed about 200 feet
below sea level. This depression was
formerly CONNECTED with the Atlantic
Ocean by the channel Sakiet FL Hamra,
or Red Channel, which had in process
of time been blocked up with sand. 1t
was proposed TO reopen this channel
and let In the sea, which would cover
the great area above described and en-
able commerce to be carried on with
places in the interior, rich in produce
of various kinds. The submerging of
the basin of FL Juf would open up a
navigable highway for the commerce of
the world to the heart of Africa, and
present an extensive field for the in
nuence of civilization.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-04-04
AGRICULTURE.

ASHES FOR SoILs.-Ashes are among
the most economical manures, as they
are produced by every household. Not
a pound of ashes should be wasted, but
all should be saved and applied to the
land. Where they can be had at reason
able rates they should be purchased for
manure. They can be drilled into the
soil with roots and grain, or sown
broadcast on meadows, pastures, or
placed with the muck heap. Potatoes,
turnips and all roots, clover, peas,
beans, grain and grass are great ex-
hausters of the salts, and they are con-
s~equently much benefited by the use
of ashes. In connection with bonedust
they are used with decided advantage
for the above crops. From twenty to
thirty bushels per acre should be used
upon light soils; for rich land or clays
give a heavier dressing-say fifty BUSH
els per acre. Do not forget that repeated
dressings of ashes, lime or gypsum,
without a corresponding addition of
barnyard or vegetable Ant will ex-
haust tillage of their ~carbonaceous and
organic matters. This Ia not the case
with meadow lands for this very OBJ
vious reason The whole surface of the
soil is covered with vegetable agents,
employed in drawing the carbon from
the air and soil and storing 1t up In
ST. bible and roots. Thus the carbon Is
constantly increasing in well managed
pastures, and, for a time, in meadows.
The ashes of bituminous and anthracite
coal are inferior to those made from
vegetables and wood, but still they are
valuable.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-04-04

ONE OF H TwO.-In a wild part of
Scotland a dealer in fish used to drive
his cart a considerable way inland. On
II occasion, when passinga wild moo
where, although there did reside a
schoolmaster, the knowledge of the in
habitants of affairs In general was not
extensive, he dropped u lobster. Some
children picked it up, and wondering
what the strange creature could be,
took 1t to the schoolmaster. The dominic
put on his "sparticles," and, turning 1t
over and over, examined it carefully.
"Weel," at length said the oracle, 81
ken maist o. the wonderful animals o.
creation, except jist twa; and these W
| saw. They are an elephant aud
a turtle-dove; and sc this must be one
O. the twa."
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-04-04
The Crisis.

What think you would be the result IL the
earth should stop spinning around the sun 2
We're you ever near a large and intricate ma
chine when one OF it's wheels became clogged
or broken- near enough to hear tho grating,
] AIRING clash, the sudden, deafeniug crash ?
Astronomers assure Us that pre- cisely rim lar
effects, only on an inconcelvablv grander scale,
would be produced II our earth-one OF the
wheels in the universe-m sud-
denly cease it's revolutions. In other words,
thera would be a general clash and crash of
sate lites, plan, Ia and systems. What we I rm
financial crises are due to 8 IN lar causes. One
OF the VIII els in the finance machine becomes
clogged, perhaps shattered. The terrible Wall
street crash" which follows is communicated
to every part of the fnat cial mechanism of
the county. But analogiea do not stop here.
There Is that other mechanism, the most in-
tlicate OF all-somotimes called an organism
because 1t generates its own forces-the hui
mai machine. Whom one OF its members fails
to perform its Office, the whole system is
thrown into dir Members before con-
sidered uDassallable, break Gown under the
unnatural pressure. The ehock comes, and
u ter prostration IL the r su /. Reparation
can only be Effected by the restoration of the
iuipa red paris aud the REIMBURSEMENT OF H.,
levers, the physical forces. There 10 one part
Of the machine more able to disorder than
hnl. o'hoi NO HNoI-bno bIeht Dhlhnce- Wncel
Of the machine.
The liver being the great derurating or
blood-cleansing organ OF the system. set II q
work and the foul corruptions which gender
In the blood, and rot oui. as IL were, the ma
chinery OF life, are gradually expelled from
the system. For this p lrpose DR.. P,erce's
Go den Medical d scovery, used daily, and DR..
pierce's 7. easaut PIrgative Pellets, taken 10
very small dos 8 ale pre-. minentiy the art
Giles needed They cure every kind OF humor
from the worst s~crofula 10 the common pimple,
blotch or eruption. Great eating ulcers kindly
heal under their mighty curative influence.
vlrulent blood poi.ons that Turk in tho system
are by them robbed OF Their ttrrors, and by
their persevering aud somewhat proIact.d
use the most to nted systems may be CON-
pletely renovated arl built up anew. Enlarged
glands, umors and swelllDgs dwiDdle away
aud disappear under the infueuce Of those
great resolvontR.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-04-04

The Li9uefdction Of Nitrogen and HYDRO
gen Is a subject Of the very greatest
scientific Interest and Importance. We
have previously announced the fact of
successful experiments in this direction
having been made, and recent foreign
Journals give the details. On the 3lst
of December last, In Paris, NJ. Cailletet,
who eight days previously had sue
ceededin liquefying oxygen was equally
fortunate with both nitrogen aud hydro.
gen. The nitrogen was reduced to the
condition of little drops, while the
hydrogen became visible in form of a
vapor cloud. This was effected In the
case of the nitrogen under a pressure of
200 atmospheres, and in the case of the
hydrogen under a pressure of $50 at
mospheres. In both cases the tempera.
ture was reduced to 800 degrees below
centigrade. Atmospheric air is COM
posed almost exclusively of oxygen and
nitrogen; since, therefore, each of these
gases has now been separately liqucied
It would seem that their mixture also
ought to be pen to similar treatment.
nj. Cailletet accordingly took some air,
and liqueied it In the same apparatus
which had been so successfully used.
When he turned the cock the metamor-
phosed air trickled out, like some per-
tuned liquid from an evaporating bottle.
1t Is obvious that 1t is only a question Of
carrying these experiments further In
order to reduce those liquid gases to the
solid form. The demonstration that il
Is possible 10 obtain ''lumps of air" Is
n of the greatest victories of modern
physical chemistry. The 3lst OF
December ought to be a memorable an
niyersary In The scientific calender.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-04-04

SHE FELT ANXIOUS. - Recently a
woman abont 40 years of age appeared
at the foot of Woodward avenue, and
inquired Of this and that n regarding
her husband, a sailor. When she was
about giving up her search, a stranger
came along and asked:
"Were you hunting for TomP"
eyes, sir; I'm afraid he's shipped on
some vessel, and will be lost"
"He's all right, missus. left him In
a cOal-shed up here, drunk as a 10y,
and he won't ship OH nothing"
"Thanks-thanK you very much,"
she pleasantly replied. 81 will 20 home
now feeling better. 1 was anxious for
fear he'd take a berth on some boat for
a last trip; but ii he's drunk, he will
90 home along in the night, and /
needn't worry"
She thanked him again, and went
away without further thought of her
husband, who was in the condition de-
scribed by his friend.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-04-04

WHEN you see a man with a long
willow switch in his hand sneak eau
tiously down to the back fence, and
stealthily pull himself UP until his head
is above the top Of it, and then look
%anxiously, longingly, and with a disap-
pointed expression withal, up and down
and all around a vast, l~ifeless and I'M
inhabited scope Of vacant lot, without a
sign of human life about it, you may
safely bet your little pile that there Is a
broken window In that mans house,
and a twelve-year-old boy about a mile
away, and still going.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-04-04

TO KEEP BUTTER SwEET.-A good
way to keep butter sweet all winter Is
to prepare 1t in rolls from one half
pound to two pounds, put a clean cloth
around each, place them In jars, make
a brine with salt and a little saltpeter,
not very strong. Place weight enough
upon it to keep 1t under the brine,
lasten a cloth over the top, and put a
lid on the jar.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-04-04

"MADAM, do you know you possess
One of the best voices In the worldP"
said a saucy fellow to a woman in the
third ward the other day. Indeed, do
you think SOP" replied the loquaclous
lady, with q flush of pride at the COM
pllment. 81 do most certainly" con.
tinued the rascal, ''for If you hadn't it
would have been worn out long ago."
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-04-04

IT Is ARGUED that 1t will be for the
interest of cattle raisers to rear herds
without horns for the following among
other reasons:
/. Horns were given to cattle to be
used In fghting-to enable them to de-
fend themselves against dangerous enc
mics. For this purpose they are of
value upon wild cattle. Domestic cattle
have no valuable use for them.
2. The horns upon domestic cattle
are used mostly for goring and injuring
each other. All injuries TO animals are
paid for In their diminished growth or
diminished flesh or increased amount Of
food consumed.
8. The expense of growing the horns
Is equal to the expense of a like weight
In meat, and they are good for nothing.
4. Horns are a mere dead weight upon
the heads of cattle, and the expense of
carrying them about and warming and
supplying their waste is paid for in the
food consumed or the diminished
weight of the animal.
8. Injuries are continually inflicted
by cattle by the use of their horns upon
other animals, as well as upon the hui
nan ace
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-04-04
Beautiful spring Hosiery.

IL 10 really wonderful how cheap any one
can now purchase b. au,iful and good hosiery.
One Of the most reliable houses who sell tins
class Of goods Is hat OF d Y. Dewee., No. 725
Chestnut street, Phlladelph n. This 10 he
met spring season they have sold hosiery,
consequently the 7 stock contains ULIy new
goods Ihey have but one proc. aud ahy
person sendlng money or orders o them can
dep nj upon havlnl ai good hos cry for the
rice no can be bought IN thisc country. SPECIAL
bargains Ia ladies aud chlldrens plain aud
fancy hose.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-04-04

WHEN the cramp is In the "calf Of
the Leg" draw up the foot strongly
toward the shinbone, and In a few
seconds the cramp will pass off. When
it Is In the thighs or arms, tie a towel
or cord around the limb, just above the
cramped part, and rub with the hand.
Cramps in the stomach may be
checked, by first strongly rubbing and
~kneadlng over the stomach,-and then
rubbing upon and around the pit OF
the stomach with spirits of camphor; a
few drops may also be given OIL sugar,
internally, every few minutes until re-
lieYed.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-04-04

PoTATo BIsCUIT.-Boil half a dozen
fine, large potatoes; mash them through
Il %colander; when cool add a cup of
sweet milk and flour enough to roll out,
with a teaspoonful of yeast powder
sifted with the flour. Do not knead
more than is absolutely necessary. Cut
into small biscuits and bake In a quick
oven. These are a nice breakfast dish,
and more wholesome than other biscuits.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-04-04
schenck,s seaweed Tonic.

This excellent remedy contains no injurious
drugs, aI d does Lot disagree with the most
delicate stomach. Ito use In cases OF Debil ty,
dyspepsia and Indigestion will DO attended BY
the most beneficial results.
For q Ie by all Druggis "a.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-04-04

Death on the tOaA. In an analysis of
sixty or seventy kinds of wall paper,
Mr.. Seebold, of Manchester, Eng,
found only ten that were harmless. The
others, though containing no green
colors, but pink, blue, red, and brown
were more or less poisonous.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-04-04

WAFFLEs.-To one quart of luke
warm water, take two eggs, two table
spoonsful of melted butter, half a cup
Of yeast, and about two quarts of flour.
Keep it In a warm place four or five
hours until raised light. Bake In waffle
irons over a quick tire-for slow baking
renders them tough. Eaten hot, with
honey or maple sugar, they are deli
cious enough 10 temp st. Styletes him.
self during the fasting days of Lent.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-04-04

COFFEE TABLETs.-Ihe French make
coffee tablets by grinding roasted coffee
10 a fine powder, mixing it with a
proportion of p~ulverized sugar to suit
m taste, m%oistening the mixture
enough TO make a thick paste of it,
pressing it into tablets and drying 1t.
One OF the tablets dissolved in hot
water furnishes II cup OF coffee already
sweetened. This is a o venient form
in which to carry coffee on a march or
excursion.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-04-04
REORGANIZATION OuIokIy Cured.

'Dursng's Rheumatic Eemedy," the great
internal Medicine. will positively cure any case
of mAu on the face Of the earth. Price
. | a bottle. six bottles So, So d by al Drug
gets. Send for circular to Helpenstine d
Bentley, Druggists, Washington, ID. @.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-04-04

To CLEAN LACE.-First obtain a bottle
whose body is round and has a smooth
surface, a pop-bottle the pur.
pose very nicely; sew a clean, soft
cloth over it, then wind the lace around
the bottle, lacking the edges here and
there with thread to prevent the lace
drawing up; haste another cloth over
the lace, entirely covering it; put it in
warm sOap-suds and wash like any
other soiled article; rub on the board ii
necessary; blue and starch If you wish
the lace stiff. Most persons would
rather have their laces look yellow; In
that case do not use blueing, but coffee
water; lay in a warm place to dry;
when thoroughly dried remove the cloth
and lace, and you will find that the lace
will look as nicely as when new. 1t
will not be necessary to iron 1t II it Is
sewed on the bottle as directed.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-04-04

RAIN WATER brings down yearly
about twelve pounds Of ammonia to the
acre Of ground, which forms a most
valuable and effective principle as q
fertllixsr.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-04-04
ACHES AND PAINS.
Dr.. Railways Regulating Pills,

Perfectly tasteless, elegantly coated, for the
cure OF all disorders Of the stomach, liver, bow.
els, Kidneys, bladder, nervous diseases, head
ache. cOnstlpati n, indigestion, dyspepsia. bill
lousness. bill Gus fever, inflammation OF the bow
els, piles, and all deran ements oil The internal
gtscera. " rranted 10 eject q festive cure.
Price 20 cents per box.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-04-04

A DiIIous HEADACHE, ara all the unoomtOrtA-
bic ., mptomk accompanying n Dis rdeI cd Liver,
MAJ be speedily got sn rid OF by the use OF DR..
yAyhss' sanAtiva PMla.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-04-04

How TO KEEP SCIoNs.--Bury them In
a dry place out of doors, In All inverted
open box. Fill the box partly full with
them, nail two or three strips across to
hold them In place, ard then place the
box In a hole dug for the purpose, with
the open side down, and bury them
half a foot or 20 In depth. They do not
come In contact with the earth, and
remain perfectly clean and the mois-
ture Of the earth keeps them plump and
fresh without any danger Of their be-
coming water.soaked.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-04-04
DOMESTIC.

CHKEsE MADE FROM POTAToEs.-Anter
having collected a quantity OF potatoes
OF good quality, giving the preference
TO a large, white kind, they are boiled
In q caldrOn, and after becoming cool
they are peeled and reduced 10 a pulp,
either by means Of a crater or mortar.
To 1ye pounds Of this pulp, which
ought TO be as equal as possible, Is added
n pound Of sour milk aud the neces-
sary quantity OF salt. The whole Is
kneaded together, and the mixture
covered up aud allowed to lie for three
or four days, according to the season.
At the end Of this time Ii Is kneaded
anew, and the cheeses are placed I'm
little baskets, when the superfiuous
moisture escapes. They are then al.
lowed 10 dry In the shade, and placed
In layers In large vessels, where they
must remain for fifteen days. The
older these cheeses ara the more their
quality improves. Three kinds are
made-the first and most common Is
made as detailed above; the second,
with four parts Of potatoes and two
parts Of curdled milk; the third, with
two parts Of potatoes and four parts of
COW or eve milk. These cheeses have
this advantage over other kinds, that
they do not engender worms, and keep
fresh for q number Of years, provided
they are placed in a dry situation and
In well closed vessels.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-04-04

ScRAPPLR.- This savory and nutrl-
tlous dish Is made from the trimmings
or scraps Of pork and Indian meal. The
following is good receipt: Sift one
pound OF meal and hdlfa pound of -four
together; stir them into three quarts of
boiling water with half a level tea
spoonful each ofpepper, thyme, summer
savory and sweet %marjOram, six sage
leaves rubbed fine, one nutmeg, grated,
and two t~easpoOnsluls of salt; boil for
three quarters Of an hour, stirring fire.
quently; add two pounds of pork trim
mings, hOiled tender and chopped fine,
or one pound of brown pork scraps;
then boil the scra?ple for fifteen min
utes, stirring often enough to prevent
burning, and pour Into a buttered
mould TO cool. When you want to use
the scrapple turn It from the mould,
cut 1t Into slices and fry 1t brown.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-04-04
HUMOROUS.

How HE LIKED lT.-"Well, JIM"
said one school boy to another, as they
mel at the noon recess, show do you
like the new housef"
Like nothing" CONTEMPORARY re.
piled the other. "There's seven boys
In the block all 5lgger'n me, and not
M | can boss; the telegraph pole be.
fore the door Is all full Of ~splinters, and
It's worth a fellows life, let alone the
legs of his trousers, to try and climb up
it; the grOcer's store round the corner
has got a big dog, and wire netting over
the apples and things, and altogether
it's q regular old ave OF gloom. ! tell
you, IL Amt a circumstance TO the house
We left, III Il has got the modern i'm.
provements, and the rent Is cheaper,
and there's more room. That house,
Jimmy, was like what think heaven'll
be like. Spring-tlme, you could sail for
blocks and blocks In the cutters on Sec
lions Of the sidewalk. and every winter
there was skating rinks on all the
vacant lots round. Not a boy on the
street more'n seven years old, and every
one Of them would pay me a marble, o r
the first bite Of his apple, or some other
evidence Of wealth, every day In the
week, for me not 10 knock off his hat,
or shoot him with a pea shooter where
his clothes were tight. And as for
groceries, the Dutchman round the
cOrner was too blind TO see you hook
anything, and IL he did, he was too fat
to run far. | tell you, It vas a little
heaven upon earth. People might have
regard for their children when
they move"
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-04-04
Mothers, motners, Mothers.

Dent fail TO procure MRS WINsLOW's
SOOTHING SYRUP for all diseases OF teeth
ing In children. 1t relieves the child from
pain, cures wind colo, regulates the bowels,
and by giving relief and health 10 the child,
gives rest 70 the mother
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-04-04

A those troublesome scAly, itching, pimply
blotchy. humid eruptions OF the skln, d pom
mated Teter, ErystpeLas Acne etc, that are
40 unsightly and annoying. tro quickly aud
enectually cured BY the simple application Of
Hteskeas Teller Ointment a remedy that has
proved Itself 70 possess wonderful healing
powers, curing hundr, DIS Of cases that hAl re-
sisted all other treatment, even that Of the
beat professional talent Of the country. II
only needs = trial 10 prove its virtues. Sold 50
cents per boz sent BY mail for 60 eta.
JOHNSTON. HoLLowAI& Co, coz Arch at, PhilA
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-04-04

DIN. wv. RENsON's CELERY a CIlAMO.
Headache, Nervous headaohe, pyspeptie Headache'
Neuralgia, Nervousness aud sleeploesnsss end vii
fSrs say Gag; Uh!r.r.i S S S III r 'iSs, ne. f.IS By a.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-04-04

A MATRIMONIAL DEMONSTRATING
the last hours of the last day Of the old
year an individual quietly entered the
office of the clerk OF the Court, In a
western State. Mr.. Gerdtzen was fixing
up matters preparatory to turning over
the Office on the morrow to his success
sor. The deputy clerk, Mr.. Wakefield,
sat at his accustomed table writing.
Tne evening had already set in and the
gas was lighted.
''Is this the clerks Officer" asked the
visitor.
"Yes, SIR"
do you make our marriage licenses
here 7"
ooh, yes, sir" was the response from
the Deputy, who is always pleased to
see others get married, and who was
particularly glad to have this agreeable
duty numbered among the last official
acts"
"Well, | guess I want one."
Gan right, sir" and after the usual
interrogatorles the deputy began max
Ing out the document, which was soon
finished, and as the official folded it up
he said in a joking way, you have
waited pretty late to get married this
year."
"Yes | have; but | tell you, my
friend, | was resolved to have n year
Of my married life close happy"
The stranger said good night and de-
parted. Ii was evident he had figured
the chances down as fine as possible.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-04-04

A New YORK farmer, the past year,
cut from two acres of land six tous OF
clover hay, then plowed and sowed
rutabaga turnips, and raised 800 BUSH
els. These turnips were regarded as
equal to eight ton OF hay, making u
product of that which was equal to four
teen tons of hay from two acres In one
season. The turnips were used to feed
the horses. at the rate of half n bushel
per day, with what oat straw they
might eat, and no grain. The horses
were fat and looked we'll, and were in
good condition to drive five or six
hours per day.