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HORSES. CARRIAGES. sc.

HORSES. CARRIAGES. &C.
WAG"S yIGE c.Ilase Mas
rooms. i54 south 5th av
DOcToR's PHAEToN wANrED-sEcOND HAND,
lin good order and by good maker Addressor call on
HENRY, 10 Charlton ST.
J,OR sALE-THREE NICE HORSES. AND GOOD
= workers: snit farmer express warranted oss
Washington ST.
ic CON" coMfAtSY Is ioth "y AZ. ''''' 80 :
i" hands and years old. sa: cheap Horse so: top
business Wagon SGo One Horse Truck $40 Stove Store,
L'oR sALE-FoUR HoRsEs SUIT TRUCK. CART,
M i. az no reasonable ''r refused '' East aad " near
TOR sALE-i5 HORSES. SUITABLE FoK TRUcKs,
y carts express. farmer any business warranted iiS
Barrow ST.
L,oR sALE-DoUBLE ExpREss WAGON. IN GOOD
Il order at bargain BURDErT. 30 harrow at
EIvE HoRsEs-s.IIT ANY BUSINESS: $'o TO 500;
icth
EoR sALE-Two SINGLE FURNITURE TRUCKS,
j. Carpenters Wagon. Concord Express Delivery
18th st. ,'.' ''''"' ''"''' ""'''" "''A 'p''
l. first class Trnek Horses and large covered Double
ing no further use for the@ Apply at sss st.
ATUST SELI.-35 HORSES. PROPERTY OF CON-
tractng company $40 to Sloo trial given; warranted.
NJ ELEGANT BREWSTER & CO. OF BROOME ST.,
TIASpRhu "a I xsfI S% IT,
CECOND HAND CARRIAGEs.-TwO VERY LIGHT
Cccupes circular fronts IN perfect order; two light
ringes of all styles low prices WM H. GRAY 20 and -
Wooster st.
WANTED-oNE LIGHT RUNNING TWELVE PAS
q B. mARRIsoN. Caldwell. Nj.
= CHEAP HORSES. SUITABLE FOR ANY BUSI.
trial given sold NJ sacrifice 40 West %h IT
CLEO FOR HORSE. CARRIAGE AND HARNESS.;
DlOVvery cheap. g. +. PITTS. Whitcstone l.. l.
nCOO-LIGHT COUPE. IN GOOD ORDER; FINE
sD.)ONlight Clarence: by J; II. Lawrence. In superb
order $3.50 WM. H. GRAY, 20 and - Wooster st.
DRY GOODS.
TN ADDITION TO OUR SUPERB STOCK OF
RICH DRESS FABRICS
WE HAVE OPENED LARGE ASSORTMENT or
CAMELs' HAIR CLOTHS.
IN NEW IIGHT.COLoRED MIXTURES,
FORTY-EIGHT INCHES WIDE.
ALL WOOL, SUITABLE FOR SPRING WEAR,
AT 81 so PER YARD.
A. 7. STEWART CO.,
BROADWAY. 4rH Av.. 9TH AND 10TH sTs
MILLINERY AND DREssMAI&ING.
4 ITKEN, son CO..
BROADWAY, CORNER 18TH ST,
HAVE RECEIVED BY LATE STEAMERS
FANCY RIBBONS
in
CACHEMIRE JAPONAIs.
BRoCHE GRANITE.
BROCHE POMPADOUR,
SATIN EMAIL
and other attractive tylcs to which they invite attention
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REGULAR SALES OF HORSES AND CARRIAGES
EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY.
On horse that is warranted sound kind and
harness from three days given
testw warrantces.
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HORSES. CARRIAGES, &C.

4 UCTIos HOUSE or VAN rAssELL KEARNEY
~ 40 AND iI2 EAST 18TH ST..
NEAR 4TU AV.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

SPECIAL NOTICES.
C1S 000 FOR S1.-KENTuCKY DRAWS FEBRG
sDIc.OOUary q Secure tickets at IRVING cos,
Bankers 4si Canal St
C0O 00O FOR sa-sl5ooo FOR sI-LOUIsIANA
spCV.OOOdraws February u choice Ticke,s at IRv-
ING CO.'S, Bankers. isl Canal st.
Cf7 QCS DON'T FORGET THE DATEi
@OI 40. Don't FORGET THE DATE
DON'T FORGET THE DATEl
TI!uRsDAY FEBRuARY @,
riiuRsbHHY rriHuRsbHY rfh;BBRRuuAARR99 rfh;BRuAR9 8.
OLD RELIABLE KENTUCKY STATE DRAWS
.s6 CASH PRIZES
DISTRIBUTING $685..
FIRST rRrzE sIs"r as SECOND SSi,"i rrIEp 5000
DON'T FORGET THE DATE
THURSDAY. FEBRUARY Il.
Lucky Office open 227 Broadway 30h
ST. B H. PORTER CO. Northern Agents.
SPORTING, DOGS, BIRDS. &C.
A IiOG To BE GUESSED FOR THURSDAY, FEBRU
Aary6 ORMSBY'S. Central av.. 3 o'clock.
NOR SALE CHEAP-TlIREE SKYE TERRIERS.
j. three black and Terriers. skye aud black aud
Puppies King Charles and line young bull Terrier Bitch
e7 Sd av.. top ioor three bells.
ORDERS AND COMMISSIONS ON billiard TOUR
Onamont received afternoon and evening at . Sd av
STEDECKER IIOFF.
THE TURF.
CHARLESToN RACES-FEBRUARY s. @ AND ::
Oenrics and results Thomas Exchange. Barclay st.
THOMAS RORkE.
CtHARLEsTON RACES. FEBRUARY 5. G, AND s.
denomination Book OPEN orders received for mutual
pool tickets; the the track orders by mail
or messenger promptly attended to.
CRIDGE CO.. i3 West 2sth ST.. basement
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Kentucky State, February 6-wholc tickets, 81.
Louisiana State, February 11Tickcts, 81; halves, 81
Royal German Lottery drawing February and f.
Prizes cashed Full information of above froc
J. DUFF n co, Bankers,
~ Nassau 4 Iiberty) New York.
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TMPORTANT-MORAND'S ELIXIR. THE GREAT IN
lvgorator for weakness and general debility price 81
per bottle. or tor 81. A. N. MAURICEAU'S Office
l2o LibcrJy ST., over 80 years.
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Royal Havana Lottery
Ecxt drawing February IL. only 40 tickcts $50 or
Efts wholes $40: quarters $40; cghths, ST. twcnssshs
Il; fortieths, 81.
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Royal Havana Lottery
Gable Dcspatch-TTAvANA, Jan. 25.
To J. Durv Co, Bankers ~ Nassau St. Now York -
Ticket No. 2,Iis O,inss 03i held by your nrmn has
drawn tho second capital prixc OF so 900 pesos.
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Roval Havana Lotto,

The sbovo ticket sold in Now York by
J. DUFF 4 CO., Bankers,
~ Nassau st., Now York
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LEGAL NOTICES.
WANTED TO PURCHASE.

WANTED TO PU RCHASE-A WIITCOMB's DENTAL
w Chair; also Whites En- ginc and automatic Plug
gcr price be low. Address d. SILVA, 1913 Broad
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C&c. at CALVIN wITTY's Commission Carriage Ware
rooms 15f South 9th
DOCTOR'S PHAETON wANrED-SECOND HAND,
gin order and bv good maker Address or cnii on
HENRY Charlton 81
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NOR sALE-THREE NICE HORSES AND GOOD
J. workers: snit farmer grocer warranted 532
Washington ST
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-07-25
JudScI0us AdvertIsing.
1Saturiay MsgaEine.1

4 nau was cnounciug newspaper
advertising 10 a crowd Of listeners
Last week" said he, Il had an um
brells stolen from the vestibue of the
- church. II was gift; aud valu-
ing i' very highly. | spent double it,
worth in advertising. but have NOT re-
covered it" How did you work vow
ad adVertisementY asked q merchant
III ere il IS" said the man. producing
slip cut from a newspaper The
merchant took il aud read. Lost from
the vestibue of the --- church
'ts' Saturday evening black silk um
lila Fhe geutleman ~ho took i
will he hsnisomeiy rewarded by leav
'rg it AT NJ - San Fernando street
Now " said the merchsnt. Il am
liberal advertiser. aud have alwsY-
found that it paid me we'll A great
iAal d'pend4 upon The manner IN
which an Advertisement is put Let IL
'ry fer your umbrella ogain. and /
ou do not ack nowledge then that ed
erri~ing pays. | will purchase you u
new Que The merchant then took
~iipof paper from his pocker aud wrote
II the man Sh0 vas seen TO take az
u mbrella from the vc~iibule OF the
- church lat Sabbath EVENING
does not wish % ger into trouble and
have a stain cast upon the tn istian
character which he values so highly
ne viii refarn IL to No ~s------ Sauier
n4ndo street He IL we'll knoan
This duly appeared in the paper, aud
)n ilf following morning the man wa
'-tonishe when he opened the front
door Of his residence. On the porch
ay 1t least 4 dozen umbrellas kof all
shades aud siz's thar had been
thrown in from the sidewalk. while the
+ron, gard was literally paved with um
,reliaS Many Of them had notes at
ached 10 them saying shas they had
been taken By mistake. and begging
he lo)ser to keep the little affair quiet
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-07-25
GwD Er- =, tr"ps.

The United States pr,lIssi last
ve,r ro,tol crop worth about $3.50
0 ~ 600 ani corn crop worth about
$3.50 coo 600. Ola total agricultural
uroiuct of st 600 .0n0 On0 the oorn
crop forms the largest item being large
" more han dnuh'a tho v-ine IF the
crop which used 10 he called the King
nf American cnmmarce The King
hna now laid aside his purple rrha and
crown of jewels and become highly
respectable citizan. who IA we'll receiv
II everywhere. hat the whole Of hi
estate ia far less than thar of his pleh
;ln peighbor Indian Corn. Who en-
ters into the business of society IN =
wonderful variety of forms. iii.
gneststs ait down 10 a homely hin %
fare, Offering hnminy, griddle cakes
egg bread. roasting ears nuddiog
Jahnnv cake, pop corn He ahows
with mid. I.;~a .~vtt crTed stock varda
of corn fed. besves and pnskers, which
supply tho home and foreign markets
With the finest meat in the world. from
the sweet beefstake to tho fragrant. So.
oar cure1 ham f for the table nf 81
King He has immense factories en-
ployed making starch and svrup. con
@uming millions of bushels. He run
great diS'illeries. which seni ont alcn
hoi enough 70 4 1qt fset Of war yes
sells. fur1ishing material to the arts
revenue 10 the government. rsseailiiy
"a the whi-k rings, and themes 70
the temperance lecturers [-Louis vile
Comm arcial.
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4 poor ieiio~, so awfplly thin that
he was ashamed Of himself and espe-
cia'ly cf his legs, made his compIaiut
IN the columns of the New York Sun
tnd asked for advice az 30 how be
could gain aesh. This appeal from
&c Shadow has elected some replies
hich may be interesting to cthsrs
hus afflicted
y 9 g p" recommends the use free
OF those foods which contain ths
most starch, 10 tapinca. arrowroot. rice
nd sago. Animal food ehcnld be
'artasnn Of twice a daV. small quac-
'fy each time. Pas beans, 6eets and
entils will ai-a .i,velap fat. Potatoes
re not sn fat'eI.is,g or nouri<hing ~
nersous insEina. AT .hoali De svcids
d. Your correspondent will fluid cos
.os beneficial il is the moat fatiening
beverage 10 use. is cheap, does not
earse nervousness, like tea or cosee.
nj should be more popular than IL is.
osr'ioulariy with thin people. Cider.
lemonade, vinegar. or ice water should
,ot be taken. Liquor or tobacco nuss
'ot De used in auy form, as il is worse
han useless to try to acquire Fat if
he "sA of either 81 both Of them 10
persisted iu.
"A sympa.hizer" advises ihe. -ne~--
- 10 'sse two IRON quinfne pitts three
'inee a dag. That will enrich his
blood Eat cooked corn aour With
mix every morning and take one
hlespoonful Of cod liver oil twice q
lay. one at 10 a. m and one at s or 6
IN. Also at every meal q glass OF
rood wine--'he red French wine. Let
i'm retro to bed early. not later thas
10 n. m and never drink ice water nor
eat ice cream.
"Ex Shadow" seys: There years
,Zo vas probably as thin as, or thin
ner than he Ia. My remedy vas to
rink plenty of good lager mot schoon.
ar). ADD to dsy I am hale and hearty
and yesterday tipped the scales es
l6l pounds never enjoyed better
Ieslth ia my life than I DO now.
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miscellaneous Items,

THE harvest in Germany ia very
promising.
Trenton, Tenn. is taking steps 10
establish cotton fastory.
Ex-Governor Ramsey. Of Minneso.
Ia, is to srccoed McCrary as Secretary
Of War.
In the conception of Mohamnsd's
paradise there is 90 distinction between
perfect woman and a1 angel.
The democrats of Graves county
hold convention Monday to nomir
uate candidate for the legislature.
The Tpsti'u,ion for the deaf and
dumb, at Dauviile, is doing a coed
york among tho unfortunate muses Of
the State.
Qninine will be SO chesp after awhile
that every fellow csn shske three or
four times day periscily indifs.eRs
as to expenses.
4 North Carolina hotoI keeper
he Legislature will be seated frst ao6
the gentlemen attsrward.
. jus, as feS neighbcss, aho gath.
cred around the supposed dead bodg
of Mrs Weir, in Memphis she sat up
10 the cofhn sad tect : hand ia ths
conversation.
Capt. Eads, of Mississippi: Jety
fame, is making sa ingeuse fortuns
With his Grea. enterpEiso. but will con.
for az incstimabie blessing upon tho
commerce Of the Mississippi Valley.
a new cave has beea discovered
near Newsom's Station, 10 Dayidsoo
county, Tenn One branch has besa
explored Two miles and another three
u,ies. Il is net We. known hoW long
- ia
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Adventures ot Refugees.
tHemphis Avalanche. I

o9SiduCRe. |
Appointment merchsus of this cit'
rsturasd from East Tennessee. wher,
he bsd taken his family somo week
ago While 10 that region he saw tn,
result OF the yellow fever panic of las,
week in the crowd of fugitive Mem.
phiau' that came pouring into tn.
rocky land for safety becauss
the soil is too poor foc even veIIox
feverto take root At the watering
place the jam soon became fearful aud
sooderfal to beho d. Every placs
~4- sfo"ded TO its fulles; capacity
aud hero was barely room 20 stow
swsyfhe women folks. The children
we're lstowed away in Sarafogas and
luucf Baskets, and nude the night
music. With variations from unknnwr
spers The men slept iu the ward
~hen shey could get place, aud h,
sho 4sld get a patch of green grass
.Tss- Alrored individual.
The s1sh extended 10 tho smaller
country towns, and here the effect of
he sudden addition to tho population
vas even more remarkable than the
watering places Tho women and
shildren were lodged IN the manner
previously mentioned. and the condi
'irR OF the men vas even moro pitiab bic
Thirteen weary male refugees slep; on
! The "a, shed~roof OF stable, and
number Of others on the rzfters in
tavern attic The Eas: Tennessee
Iarder is conducted on the basis of re-
treuchnent aud reform, and the irrup
non OF such = tremendous mob CAM
near breeding s famine in the land
The staple eatabes are chickens and
eggs Al breakfast you get chickens
and egg; at dinner, egg, aud chick
ems, aud eggs tor supper closes The
lag There are 40 vegetables or fruits
because the mountaIneers cant spare
rhe time 10 attend to them Neither /,
there any green corn O. Dc had The
farmers won't let it be pulled on the
.rouad that it is needed 10 make whis
ky Of
The demand for milk to salty the
stoIachs Of the youth al refugees be
came 80 grea, a. TO cause an advance
IN the ordinary mountain COW fully 10
per cent in two days Some shrewd
torecasiing nature even got up a cor
ner on heller calves Sfill the iuva-
sion enabled many Of tha mnuntainecr>
TO turn az honest penny; FOR, if the &C
conn od,lions furnished to the refu
gees were not sumptunus, the price,
charged we're ou the most magnificent
scale
One lady was Pot OF at little way
-tation fbe crowd OF natives Who
collected on the arrival of the train
looked the picture of primitive sim
. lcity. and yet one OF them chatged |
her : 80 TO take her three mics TO n |
little country hutel She didnt like
her quarters aud got ready TO leave
ll:er stopping one day The guileless
proprietor brought in So hotel bill
This lady says sho VIII go 70 Long
Brancb G. Il rruIe.
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Betrayed By Music.

For nearly two years past q young
man wearing the 9arh OF = Highland
piper mas been wandering about in the
coal regions of Pennsylvania, playing
his pipes IN the Streets, attending pic
nica aud dances. aud apparently de
pen6icg ca his instrument for living.
4 few day. since be vas playing in 8
mining village on the outskirts OF
Scranton, Pa. 4 crowd had gathered
around him, ano5g them a mine labor
er named Brady. Suddenly the piper
ceased the music, aud. stepping from
the crowd. seized Braidy by the shool
der and announced that the lxhorer was
his p.isocer. Al the same time he
produced the paper which he said was
his authority for making the arrest
Brady seemed entirely overwhelmed
by the arrest, aud made no opposition
TO the authorities when it was revealed
that the piper vas detective. Fer
iwo years he had been on the track Of
his prisoner, ~ho. IS charged With hav
Jag murdered 4 wealthy man named
Fiulny in Scotland, in January. 1877
Brady was in :he employ of Finlay
Esrly Que morning tho latter wac found
dead by ,ne road side, his skull c.ssh
ed with oiab Brady had been di.
charged tho morning before for drunk
enness lie had been heard 10 make
threat .hst ho souid get even With
Finlay. lie was coHhere 10 be found.
bat vas traced to Glasgow, where i,
was believed he ha1 Ten u vessel TO
America. Willis he, detective,
was essplcJcd TO y q this country
by the relatives Of murdered man
aud sesroh for Brady. who it ~ss
thought would bring rp 10 the Penn
Syivanis coal rsgiens. where he had
frieuds working One of Braidy's pc
culiarities Vas bis logo for the baspipe.
so the detective being piper adopted
the d;sguise Of Scctch piper and play
"a about 10 the coal towns 10 the hope
Of sone day attracting the attention OF
the man he vas seeking, he being sure
from Information that be bad received
that Br7;dy was really somewhere IN
the ceal regions The ruse succeeded
after two years Q; patient trial. Male
IS now on his way TO Scotland With the
alleged murderer + Bradford (ont J
Era.
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arm they are shn' off aud qnarautin
81 and nof permitted To seek a place
Il refuge or safety from its ravages in
n infected district These facts fer
ar ~eifire should. By competent ex-
'erfs. be proven beyond = doubt AT
'nce. it possible The COMMITTEES al
nied To denv that it is contagious.
The standard works of medicine deny
- hn' it hl- "a fxpd Itself upon the
minds of our Sou'heru peopIe that il IL
'eartu'ly ~ a ro threaten the stop
page Of all intercourse and commerce
Siih one annth-r II the fever should
break OUT ri any given point. or where
false alarm il made. Mt one of the
inrfy-three refugees from this place
who died, Infected by their clo'hing
or persons any community ia 1873
Up to 1855 il was customary for the
veiloE fever sick on steamers from
New srleqns. when iauiing at Mem
phijkei be taken through this City to
avg, ispital without giving any fear
sr,-~ contagion proving that the germs
1Efhe di-ea~e il of the ms--~' Dor"
1-s=ia seasons or YEATS. sike che To-
E. 6ffhsST e1fern plains Where
go we end analogy ofa veqatable fac.
,or. whether diseased sporales of the
a!gse germes crYptogsmio or othersise
rhar will reproduce itself with such
wonderful fecundity, 10 any soiIs or
climate. that would compare with the
growth aud spread of such disease as
we witnessed in the last epidemic The
snimaI virus OF small pox has done 80
With the Indian tribes Of the West
But doctors have Witnessed analogous
ilIus,rations Of what is called nslarial
poisoning 10 certain neighborhoods
during .'-icklv seasons where probs-
bly, every memser of tho families com
posing the nei. hborhond would be
stricken down in turn durio2 the sea
son. but at the same time he would not
hear of any one accusing his neighbor
Of giving chill aud fever 10 others
Are no, chills and fever, remitten I and
fevers, domestic with Us?
and, conceded TO spring from the same
cause. wig: malaria. and. so far. in
splenic fever aud yellow fever. the fsc
tor j. conceded TO bs the ssne, only
more intense.
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W0IeS and SsreFe.
A scrstch makes light OF match. -
( Steu beuviiie Herald,

a scrstch makes light OF match
CsteubeuviIle Herald.
Aiwnya sene hitch sbou. it-a hsr.
ness.-lAueF:cau Punch.
never driRk lsser2 Because II is the rsS-
Tersc of regaI-f London Times
Is mules mouth brays'i, - Boss
toe Post Yes, piece of horse air jev :
eiry - Musicai Record.
Tho best refrain for rowdy sous
is to refrain from joining ia the chorus.
-CNew Orleans Picayuno.
Charley de FIukey has discovered
why gosrcl tents attract so many sie-
ners. They mistake them for circuses.
--pewee Methodist.
Paper is worth six ceats pound in
Peru until it is made into money.
Then /; deprca.es abon. City Pc. ceos.
= Boston Post.
Upon the adjournment Of Congress,
Aleck Stephens. L is said. crawled into
40 envelope and ffsuked himself hoais.
-lCongress;crai Record.
Weston won IN cahier. Happy
though, by constant readcr-There
is no prospect of winning anything "a
a decanses fist. Adams Messenger.
81 cannot toll. says al old convict.
chow many crimes are arranged ia
prison and ai;er1ari succsssiyoly cay
ried out. bat their name ;s iegios."
i Boston Advertiser.
Willie asked his mother whs-e tho
s,.rs came froG. Her reply vas: My
soa. do not know" Wei, do" hs
said; the pooa laid en- - (S,;en.is-
ic American.
Old lady-"Ai,. you bad had bog,
draggin your little brother along lao
that S'posin' you was TO Kill him7"
Bad boy-"Don't care7 get another
in doors. II Lit;ell's Living Age.
A young lady Of New Fairfield.
Conn last year made three quarters of
butter and disposed Of it herself.
-gCincinnaii Gsset,e Thundcrl
what an eaterl-t Journal Of Health.
Careful housewife lifting q shoe
from The soup tureen) LA. who'd a
thoaghi bsby's shoe would turn up ia
,he soup? But I knew il WASN'T loss.
| never lose sny,hiss. Il Appleosou's
Journal
i, IL 4 little singular. sithough co
less true. that Que small bat we'll con
s,ruc,ed 6y viii do more toward
Up mans afternoon nap than tho out
door racket of full brass baud.
Il WaieEioo Observer.
"How DO you like r,y new hat2''
said Augustus to his tidncee oh.
Iha, 'suobbyi" exclaimed che. And
NOW Augusius wants to konw where
,ha, spoatropae belongs. and what she
really ussnt- Amsriesa Psnch,
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Fhe Tramp Organization.
from tho ws.bingioa Pos..l

A company OF sramr~, estimated
froa, Is to $50 10 number. have taken
possession Of a piece Of land near New
Windsor, n Y. shor, distance back
from the Hudson. where they make
their Icvies 90 the farmers. aud rob
aud Piunder si.h :mpapity. They
throw out pickeis, defy the "oiodhoP
pers" Gho act as village ccnssahles,
riae orchards. G-ids ADD hen -roosts.
suosisi os the surrounding conntTy,
and move of in detschments VIXEN they
have s.aid sheir time. Those idle rat
Cans have been driven into New York
State from other States, 10 which there
ase laws for their sap.e.sion. and sr'
taking advantage OF the absence Of re-
strainiug laws ia Ns~ York 10 earr,
on thsis vork.
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The Largest Orchard ia the
World.

The Rural Eione is inclined to
think the very KroatsSle orchard
owned AID cultivated By Mr.. Robert
McKiusry, Of Huison. n. Y, is the
arge+t in the world If there is a
larger ve should be happy TO hear il.
The orchard is situated on the esst
bank of tho Hudson river, on high
rolIicg table land, aud contains more
than $4,000 apple ,rocs, i,700 pears.
1 900 cherries. 500 peaches. 200 plums
800 vines, 600e cGrrsuts, aud 200
che,tnurs. The varieties grown are:
Rhode Island greetings, 1000; Bald
wins, 6 600; kiug Of Tompkins cou1
IS. 4.000; AstrachsDs 500; Northern
Spy, 500; Wageue-. 500; Graveastein,
400; Cranberry PiPpinc, 200; Ben
Davis, 200; Dutchess Of OIdenburg
Cayugas Vanderveers' pearmaius,
Peck's Peasants, 20 ounce Pippins
Russe,s, and others in less numbers
The pears are Bartlett, 3 d Anjou,
Sheldon, Seckel, aud Lawrence chlel-
ly. OF cherries there are tWen;y
eight varieties. The orchard il inter
sected by roads over six miles in
length for tho passage OF wagons, aud
it is bounded by a continuous row OF
apple trees, set ten feet apart for four
miles sud half The apple crop of
last year wac 10000 barrels Twcn
ty.four men aud fourteen horses are
employed hauling out the the crop or
IN plowing.
The success Of this orchard has not
been achieved. nor is it maintained,
vi hout the closest supervision aud
mos, industrious work fhe oldest trees
are about twenty years old. The sol!
l. dry, rolling gravel, With some lime
stone; the trees are planted twenty
feet apart aud 90 not by any means
seem TO be crowded. The ground is
plowed several times iu the year aud
Kept ts!low; except when thought ad
vIsabe il is seeded to clover Suckers
aud sprouts are removed a. soon as
seen; the borers are watched and fol
lowed with vigor. Wires are used to
reach them in their burrows. and the
damaged bark is removed with chisels
-Scien,itic \ American.