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LF,'T,EE AMP ENTERTAINMENT.

Prot. Caldwell and Mis- laura Ellis gave
an entertainment in the odd Fellows Hall.
on Monday and Tuesday c'rIiuys Prof
Caldwell! ic'tur,rl q" Mu>m"ri>pt AID u,,ar-
atr't I'll >t,isI,c,>. NiiS-, LAURA. who is a
very pretty ;;nd attractive lunling young
lady. acted Us Il iirriiIn in the cabinet
Soancr and aStnnislcl tn, audience hv her
wonderful and apparently 1iirHculpuS per
t"rnanc"S. M"S$r>. \. l.. Barry and W. r..
Way were >.'I;H.t"d hy III. audience ON
Monday evening e, r-sal..iu, a. cabinet
ii" securely iht yo;,tt- lad and watch the
proceedings lii ,,tits al MI their vigilance
sr; managed a. d. Ia, most imrr,!,ahl..
things. whici! tlsry had t"acl>nuN ledge Vert.
beyond their ability tu tltlruIiI ON Tues
day night, Dr. Hr.nali and Mr.. T. G. Bond
were tile ""lnnitt",'. y! they, with Their
we'll known alil;ti,"'. could not Srcc..pd in
discovering H., tr.r',5 rup H." Stright OF
hand lay Wi.i'it dizzy Wc!r ,i"n,. though Mir
H"ad is uu'l"r lhn Impression hat h., has
discovered III secret. Mis- Laura i 4 very
clever actor anl wuu!d r"t t'-cra,lj' -;i.nnr
i5itz h,ni~lii.
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- John WILKINSON. Elkton, Md, Sew
ne Machine dealer and repairs all kinds
Passage Tickets IL and from all parts of
Europe. at reduced rates. 10y the best line of
Steamers: Write fur full particulars.
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- silk. Alpaca. and Bingham Rain
umbrellas; sun Umbrellas and P;,r.,Sols.
GLASS FRONT.
- New travelling Trunks and Packing
Trunks at the GLASS Front.
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ar" doing better this week. Thy have
Ter or::'eS "a .,a..Ar,nr s..s,1i, u, l.,e.S
peel Of Il duil .lshin. SEA. ON. tbnc who had
4 large family depending upon lin for sup
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Dr. Wm. l.. Rowland had his smoke
house hrol>ra int hy thieves and all his
imc,si stolen '!.,' night laat ,,,...il They, ni
course, did not leave ANY cIdc I,y which
th"y r"n'd l." traced. ii ,hN -, OF lad
bon lilc si,n II, %; u, i:Dar i,ilnw; h"
would nj. hive i4rt Will Xxi. loss
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qFhf dtt'| 1l1h's,
ELKTON, APRIL 20, 1879.

aS-GEcIL f. WEAVER is the agent Of The Wig
for tn District of Columbia and baltimore, ,cHh
1rhon contracts can nO,r be made.
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port, sent up forty shad in me slim .cn+
When they arrived in III" city fourteen
We're missing. He, Of course, is the loser.
'i"hli i'"bhlllS. Il man who follows iishinp
fu' hNlhg, III tho early paii ,t' the s,.;,.u,
cHt ms finger, some of the Sine of the i;si,
COL INTO the wound and his finger finally de
caHed and had To /" lnputatrd The. onera
tl"h beng somewhat severe he came uear
tossing his life, and will iooSc the entire
Spring fishing.
REMEDY FOH CONSI MpTIoN
Thrr" is in Il home in ou, of ib, I,yor
N''kN 4 y"tlil" man i'll the prime of lfi. who
Is washing away from couSu!Iptiou W.. feel
perfectly sale i'll >aAi in. there i, h,,,. and
lrip c''',SrIinpriNr. and In; Cs,n,.i,Ilv
III Vie earlier stage al the iiS,tS, its courS,
may y" arrested and the whole vital system
p'l III condition to permanently resist its
AHN"lf. II has been confidently estimated
MAJ IliN'h Ill the iir>; stages OF cunsllmptioo
hi'i'' c'>''> "nt nf ten may b,. permanently
cured, lihder the new treatment known *
the ''"lnp"und Oxygen Treatment. nd
lnihl,ierrd ~ Drs. Starkcv Il paleu. ,IIo
''irird avenue, Philadelphia. Other chronic
Diseases may ~. cured hy this wonderful
remedy. "
'ht re IL To IE Ei;E,TEp
lie '"iofc't people have bought piece of
ground Ill Pcarcr'S Neck from a widow
ia"N. where they intend to build a church.
II" one ut This place being the only ON. in
nc community. Would there wer,. more
: n"fchr> and fewer places whcr the waters
of death are dealt ont.
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/ III his 10Th year. He was Il genial kind
/ man, and nniverSall, respected by all who
| knew him
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sS'C0UN]CYl KIsMS'..*
,l3EWII EHSW 'ETt'ItS.

me i.I'tNH! % !s|IiHN.
rs III time 10. renrNinG license, is neal
a h md We give Won :; lev, liir.- urpu TN,
slb;cct tn, vor,f ius,,nti.,,, mod ,,l Ii+;,,,,
=. 49,,
>''' '''''' ''1''ii N''' H. % '"'I''-
1t Is worthy "f l:"t", h"wc',l. ii;lt ign
'!N"t i'I!ir"ii- always have .,I";. excuse ~
an"th'r for rilli1@ their names /" til" rum
N''i!'r I" !!ii.1i. tin' dr. il lrtiusr h"
ms N"hi' 'H-.di!"'' "a travel IN -i"r" and
M"l''' I" "' 'iF,ilin"'trtissl with " shed for
III h"i+r. Nn"tE''r t!"rI.a}'> a lG'Tci!afitJ
sign his petition il'11 i"' iuay draw custom
to his store. Eninin;t'HI "l 'h.' i4ct that thai
kind of custom g"urra.i. pays cash for
whisky and runs 4 hill t,.r th,. nr,',-Saries
OF life i'll the store. Another. ii h,. -hould
prrchtncc i'' Il printer "r same other
devil, VIII" I'll" rumscilsr has assisted in
paying; his rent or endorsed hi, palmer. why.
of course. H., must rtciprucat, ;!,;. favor:
and thus il g"rs. Ali the al.,3y.. arguments
are mere assumption and intentional irc,.p-
tons. Hotels I"r travellers; ,ln uot require
lnu"r. and II the traffic We ahulisiitd
there would be just Is MANS jand better
ones, too rs the public "" irl. AS it is.
the sober travellers are "nunyri and dis
turhcd hv tho drunken aiiI Giso:,i"rv:
Will" the principal p."lit Icing derived
from the sal" al liquor. othr ;trroInuu,i;t-
tons iill far SH"t at what i&tE should he.
Indeed, th"r" are Int few wcii-keft public
houses. laniSh whisky In,l t:,vrrnS would
then hr what hey wer" first intended for
= hom" for Traveller. and strangers II is :.
In. Ii,i h''" H. ~,
county are merely dr;.,h;,a ho..x-.. Wnr,..
than TIM, hey ar supported mainly by Fllr
~ w ~ ,'''''',.' 3i''i ~" ny
vs. ':''' mus ''!' tt"
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IN RICH PARIS NOVELTIES
We are showing some Very Choice styles in All
SIX and SIR and Wool Textures.
tDLORED SILK GRENADINES in R2auti-
full ColOrinrS.
PDMPADOFR BROCADE STRIPES. Very
Rich.
SATIN STRIPES in Great Variety.
SILK AND WOOL MKT RES in Beautiful
STYLES.
INDIAN SILK PUNtiEE
TWlILED SILK PDNtiEE
NOVELTIES IN GREAT VARIETIES from
45c. to Sl.5I
JOHN WANAMAKER.
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JOHN WANAMAKER,

There 81 Departments in the ffra4H z}cpof. al
'rhich hare been greatly Improved this scaaon.
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On "Wednesday evening, Xix Neck wa,
Visited with un;' of the ilu<f destructive
fires VI" ever Witnessed. The Ne; uilough
IRON company loss - Very heavy. Some
fifteen hundred cords of w.,;#l wrt.. con-
stunned, beside, Iurnin- n,sr about eight
hgndr'd acres "t' N.",!iflI:i. most II Which
was Euuig thriving th.i."., Iii. tiru i,
>tirlm-t! to have @i!t:,irt: r,ii he limited
express train Irar G!ihT Mahnn"y-. The
day was dry and v.ty windy, h"n,,. So
much destruction Of rron.cty.
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JOHN SH-EN.AAI.AflEIt.

Lot Of Napkin,
ally arriving.
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THE FLORID AGRICULTURIsT.

soil, the less rapidly the water will
find its way to the surface where the
evaporation goes on; the more we
stir, the more the water is divided
up into disconnected portions having
no communication with the surface.
Experiments with soils in their nat
ural position in the field, appear to
confirm this view. The record of
one of these trials comes to us re-
Gently from France. Grandeur, of
the experiment station at Nancy, by
means of new form of apparatus
devised by him for measuring the
evaporation from plants or from the
soil, found that while from soil that
was beaten down 1876 grams of wa
ter were eva orated from a square
decimeter in twenty-four hours, only
8 grams were evaporated from anoth-
er. like area under the same exposure
and in the same time, the surface of
which was loosened up.
Finally, there is one point that does
not, think, get enough consideration
in this respect. A soil that is we'll
stirred has far greater power of
absorbing vapors and gases from the
air and condensing them in its pores,
than one that is compact. During
the night the soil is exposed to an
atmosphere that is often heavily
charged with vapor of water. If the
soil is loose at the surface this air
circulates freely through it and there
is large opportunity for condensation
Of water, which will Offset consider
able amount of evaporation during
the day. Even thin crust of com
pact soil on the surface, and, much
more, a thick layer of it, would
greatly lessen this absorption. There
fore, while have read with much in
terest the account of the RuraPS ex-
periments, am not yet convinced |
that its differences are correct. /
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Easy Method of DispOsing of
StumpS.

Mr.. Beecher says, LAS yet, no in
vention has been made by which the
forest may be cleared, and the
stumps extracted. All this is as yet
performed by the severest labor"
This statement, think, is to. be
modified in large measure. Saltpe-
ter, fire, and rend rock. are efficient
and economical agents in doing this.
[ met with an owner of forest land in
Georgia. the past Summer, who in
formed me that he disposed of all
kinds of stumps, when clearing up
lands for cultivation, except those of
the pitch orlong leaf pine, by the use
of nitre and fire. A cavity on the
crown of the stump, was formed to
hold small quantity of nitre in So
luton. This would quickly be alb
sorbed by the stump, diffusing itself
into the roots, so that, when fire was
applied TO the stump, it and the prin-
cipal roots (all that were in the way)
were consumed in short time. A
few blows of an axe, suffice to make
the necessary cavity, and according
to the statement given me, two or
three cents worth of saltpeter was
sufficient for large stump. The
reason given for the failure of this
method, when applied to the pitch
pine stump, was, that the presence of
pitch, prevented the dissemination of
the saltpeter through the pores of
the wood, the firing only charrlng the
surface of the stump.
My informant was at loss for
some economical mode of disposing
Of stumps of this description. 1
found, on inquiry, that he had never
heard of rendrock or giant powder
being used for this purpose. l vol
unteered to procure him information
in reference to it's efficiency and econ
omy. 1 communicated with the man.
ufacturers in New York, who f Or
warded to both him and myself, their
circulars, in which they claim that
their prepared cartridge, will do the
work effectually. A large number of
testimonials of those who have used
it, accompanied the circular. I have
not heard from my Georgia friend, as
to his success or failure, but have no
doubt of the result being satisfactory.
I will further say, that l was subse-
quently informed by other parties, Of
the feasibility of the use of saltpeter
for the purpose of preparing stumps
for burning.-K. O. IN Neao England
! Farmer.
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Garden Fertilizers.

If l had the choice of one tertili-
yer only, I should select genuine gu
ano, and, if my garden soil were
heavy, l should require nothing to
mix with it; but if light and hot in
its nature, l should covet some COM
mon salt. Guano alone, or mixed
with one-third of salt for dry soils,
aud spread over the surface during
damp weather, at the rate of, say,
two ounces per square yard, will in
crease the value of any crop to
which it is applied. To destroy slugs,
half the quantity. or less in dry
weather, will be found beneficial.
Superphosphate of lime is safe and
valuable fertilizer, and is suitable for
sprinkling among small Seeding
crops OF flowers and vegetables,
which guano might injure. These
two mixed together, are excellent for
potatoes, being quick in their action
and lasting in their effects. But the
most prompt of all the fertilizers, is
nitrate of soda. 1t will, if spread at
the rate of two hundred pounds per
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acre, change the appearance of a
grass or wheat crop, in few days,
as it will that of any garden crop, es-
pecially of the brassica family; it is
valuable stimulant for early cabba-
ges and caulifowers, also for celery,
lettuce, etc.; half an ounce or less, to
the square yard, is sufficient for these
crops. SCOT is a real gardeners
friend, if he is not afraid Of using it.
1t consists OF finely divided char
coal, and contains salts of ammonia.
1t must not be mixed with quicklime
or those salts will become decom-
posed, but it may be mixed with
small quantity of salt, with advan-
tage to dry soils. I know of no
crops to which liberal dressing is
applied, that are not benefited there
by. 1t is excellent for onions. Salt
alone is very useful for dry soils, on
account of its great affinity for moist
ure. The soil of asparagus beds,
where it has been used freely, is Oft
Ell cool and moist in Summer, when
the surrounding ground is hot and
dry-even dusty. If gardener has
at his command, any or all of the fer
tilizers named, and uses them judi
clously, he will not only be able to
increase the productiveness Of the
garden, in his charge, but will not re
quire such large supplies of stable
manure, as would otherwise be neces-
sary, to sustain the fertility of heavi-
ly cropped ground. An important
advantage in the case of guano and
SCOT, is their value for making liquid
manure OF the best quality.-Joau'-
nal Of Horticulture.
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Farmers Creed.

The Canadian Farmer publishes the
following creed, every article ofwhich
should receive responsive "amen
from each tiller of the soil: We be-
lieve in small farms and thorough Gull
tivation;
That the soil loves to eat as well as
the owner, and ought, therefore, to be
well MANFRED
In going to the bottom OF things,
and, therefore, in deep blowing and
enough of it. All the better if it be
subsoil plow;
In large crops which leave land bet
ter than they found it, making both
the farm and farmer, rich at once:
That every farm should own good
farmer;
That the fertilizer of any soil is
spirit OF industry, enterprise and in
MISREPRESENTATION these, lime, gyp-
sum and guano, will be of little use:
In good fences, good farm houses,
good orchards, and good children
enough to gather the fruit;
In a clean kitchen, neat wife in it
a clean cupboard, a clean dairy, and
a clear conscience;
That to ask mans advice is not
STOPPING, but of much benefit;
That to keep place for everything,
and everything in its place, saves
many step, and is pretty sure to
lead to good tools and to keep them
in order;
That kindness to stock, like good
shelter, is a saving of fodder;
That it is good thing to keep an
eye on experiments and note all, good
and bad;
That it is good rule to sell your
grain when it is ready;
That it is good thing to grow into
farming-not to jump into it;
That all farming is summed up in
the manure heap on the farm;
In enriching the soil according to
its requirements.
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cane is cut d slices merely, and
stepped, so 1t out of the closed cells
is taken the lice by the well known
law of exoskosis and endosmosis.
Hence the juee is much purer, since
it is freer Of tbumen and of the fer
mentable ma ers which are left be-
hind in the q lis. The purity of diff
fusion juice d " be judged OF, by the
fact, that arifier Of $50 gallons
when defeca led, would not give
"scum " sufficient to fill slop ba-
sin. The drs Fbacks to diffusion are
the large qualities of water required
for its use (mach of this can be util-
lied, howeva for condensing purpo-
ses), and the addition to the juice OF
20 or 30 pei cent. of water, which
means so muA extra evaporation, land
so much ext cistern space; but a
larger yield d 20 per cent. more than
compensates Tor these minor disad-
vantages. Tie Aska Sugar Works,
Madras, is ths only spot in the Brit
ish dominions where this process is
at work.
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Mr. Jackson says of the ohufa, e /
have made very minute analysis of
Its tuberous roots which, from their
composition, must be regarded as
highly nutritious, both for man and an
finals. These tubers when beaten to
paste and mixed with water form an
emultion, which, after straining, re-
sembles milk. The fat after standing
rises to the surface and looks like
cream; most of the starch subsidies
to the bottom of the vessel, but
enough remains suspended to give
the emultion the appearance of milk.
Thus when mingled with water some
of the most nutritive ingredients may
be taken as drink. II is much used
in this manner by the Spaniards, and
| have no doubt will be so employed
in this country. This emultion may
be sweetened and favored so as to
make it very agreeable to the taste.
The chufa tubers cannot fail to
prove most valuable tattening food
for animals, and they are relished by
swine and poultry. 1t is practicable
to obtain a considerable proportion
Of oil from these tubers by pressure,
after which the remaining cake will
still serve as valuable food for stock
and add to the richness of milk if fed
TO cows" = d. M. M0clin, IN Rasral
MeSSenQer.
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Thrashing Corn.

An ingenious neighbor thrashes his
corn and husks it at the same time.
He runs the stalks with the ears on,
at the rate of half stock at time,
through his three-horse thrasher,
which husks the corn, shells it, sepa-
rates the cob, and delivers the shelled'
corn in a measure, clean and fit for
the market. He can average bush
ell a minute of clean, shelled corn.
The corn is drawn from the field as
fast as required. The stalks and
husks are torn into shreds, and p ut
into good condition to be economi-
cally fed, doing away with the neces-
sity of any cutting machine, as they
are thoroughly broken up, and the
stalks particularly, are crushed and
broken into pieces. The corn has to
be spread or kiln-dried, as it is liable
to mold if put into bins or stored in
any considerable bulk. This is the
only serious objection to his new
plan OF husking. He uses common
thrasher, cylinder with spikes run
ming against concave, also spiked.
He can husk and shell corn faster
than another neighbor can husk with
an improved corn husker.-RssrGI
Neao Yorker.
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The Chufa.

1 send yoi the following analysis
of the products of three farms, corn,
potatoes and chufas, as made by
Charles I. Jsfkson, M. D., of Boston.
l put it in a condensed form in
order that the facts may be more
readily comp jared. Perhaps it will
prove of interest to some of your
readers
EXTRACT FROM PATENT OFFICE RE-
PORT.
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Principles of Fruit Culture.

The importance of fruit is acknowl-
edged by all. So is its variety. 1t
is not the least agreeable part to have
so much to select from at any season.
Being at the same time healthful and
disposing to cheerfulness, our fruits
form large part of our domestic en-
joyment. To the true pomologists
their culture is hardly second to their
esculent property; so that there is
pleasure all around, ana profit can be
made out of them. This, however,
is not generally done, or not to a
large extent. Much of this is owing
to a lack of knowledge, though there
is much mystery connected with fruit
growing. But the demand for fruit
must increase, and it is for us to pre-
pare to meet this demand. The i'm
portant element is quality. This
never clogs the market. This and
variety secured, we have safe basis
of fruit culture. We should not aim
at mere quantity which has the tend.
ency to cut off profit, fruit being not
unfrequently the most unremunerating
when most abundant. Quality i'm
proves taste, increases demand, and
thus will put the fruit interest in
more enduring position.
In order to be on safe ground we
must avoid extremes, both to secure
health in the plant, and open the way
to vigor and good quality, to yearly
crops and sound and improved fruit,
and not to premium yields, always
implying strain on the plant To
do this requires constant attention,
which is what we do not give our
fruit in general; and the neglect is
sure to tell. Better not to undertake
the cultivation than to do it in the
usual careless way. This principle
has been thoroughly tested. Now
and then an exception is reported in
favor of ignorance, where the condi-
tions happened to be favorable. But
we cannot be governed by exceptions,
any more than we can by premium
crops. Information, therefore, is the
first step, persevering application the
second. We must know how to have
the soil invariably drained, or dry !;
to transplant quite young trees,
shrubs, vines, ETC., rather than older
ones; to protect with mulch during
the Winter; to cultivate in the Sum-
mer, and largely, in lieu of manure !;
to rely mainly upon thumb and finger
pruning; to thin out the fruit when
the yield is great, one of the most
neglected points in fruit culture, and
that includes another important
one, namely, a sufficient growth and
the ripening of wood for the next
years. benefit.
These are the principal require
ments of successful fruit culture, any
one of which neglected will make
itself felt; if not at once, soon after.
But all brought to bear, with others
that might be mentioned, will make
fruit culture successful, unavoidable
accidents excepted, like an extreme
season or the attacks of insects or
disease-the latter, however, too
often the result of careless treat
ment, such as too severe pruning, and
the over bearing OF fruit; also an
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excess of wood growth, which i'm
plies a too rich soil. The two ex-
tremes of wealth and poverty of
soil must be avoided, and balance
between the wood and fruit growth
must be maintained. This will favor
crop each year, and OF superior
size and quality, which are the most
important recommendations in the
fruit market. All this requires care
and attention, with some intelligence.
The knowledge itself, i'll order to be
fully available, must be supplemented
by experience. This, perhaps, is
discouraging view of the case, but to
present anything but the truth would
be deception. The principles that
govern IN the case must be under
stood, and the man must rely upon
them, and not upon mere rules laid
down, not always based upon the
facts of nature. He must, therefore.
first of all, inform himself and grad
ually work his way into the business,
experience benefting him as he pro-
ceeds.-F. G. IN Country Gentleman.
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New Sugar Process.

Mr.. F. J. Minchin writes: The
speciality Of the Robert diffusion pro.
cess, is, that it requires no cane mills
nor the immense motive power to
work them, and that it gets out fully
20 per cent. more juice than by the
use OF mills. In this process the
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