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The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-04-10
SCIENTIFIC.

Before the German pathological So
ciety lately, Professor Altum read an
Interesting paper on the ordinary
woodpecker, ~embOdying some Of the re-
suits Of more than even years Obser-
walton. In answer TO the question how
the woodpecker finds the trees inhablt-
ed by insects, he said that IL almost in
variably resorts TO such trees as bear
the diseased look consequent on the
presence Of insects, manifested by the
smallness and fewness Of the leaves,
the absence of the usual fresh color of
the bark, etc. In some cases It Is de-
ceived, especially where new varieties
OF trees have been set out. Where IL
has detected a hole bored in the bark
by insects, IL follows the course of the
passage under the bark by a gentle tap
ping with its bill, until 1t reaches the
places the Larvae are hid, when, by
tearing of large pieces of bark, IL lays
It's food bare. The presence of the
woodpecker is good for a forest so far
as IL destroys the insects on the trees,
and injurious when it tears of the bark
and eats the useful WOODLAND. The
theory that woodpeckers make incisions
in trees free from insects, for the pur-
pose Of sucking the sap, was disproyed
by Professor Alum on the ground OF
repeated observations TO the contrary
effect.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-04-10

DIssoLvEcommon saltin w~atersprink-
10 the same owe your manure heap,
and the volatile parts of the ammonia
will become fixed salts from their hav-
ing united with muriatic acid of the
common salt, and the soda thus liberated
from the salt will quickly absorb car
bonic acid, forming carbonate of soda;
thus you will retain with your manure
the ammonia that would otherwise fly
away, and you have a new and impor-
TAM agent introduced, viz, the carbon
ate Of soda, which is a powerful solvent
of all vegetable fibre.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-04-10
AGRICULTURE.

AcQURIN0 A SOD.-We often look
with surprise at the waste OF time and
money many people submit TO acquiring
a sod for a lawn, or a part Of 1t, or for a
yard, in buying some old sod, contain
ing many weeds hard to get rid of,
hauling IL and thus employing men and
carts 10 secure even enough for a small
space, when a much better sod can be
obtained from sowing grass seed on
ground prepared the same as II intend
ed for q garden crop. Lately we had
occasion 10 sod a space left In our lawn
by the removal Of four large trees of the
Norway spruce variety. The ground
was very hard, and could be dug only a
very few inches in depth in preparing
IL, and was really In poor condition for
the purpose; beside no manure was APP
piled. About one pound of mixed "lawn
grass seed" was sown, and a garden-rol-
Ter passed over 1t. This was about the
10th of April. About the 1st of May
the grass made Its appearance; by the
2Sth the ground was covered, and by
the 81 of June IL was clipped, and by
the 18th clipped a second time. Thus,
In six weeks we had a new sod, fresh
and vigorous, free of weeds, and much
superior to the old sod adjacent. But
il would be better still could the ground
have been prepared as 1t should have
been. The expense Of sodding this
space, buying, cutting, hauling, and
putting down and watering, would not
have been less than fifteen dollars;
while the expense of seeding and rolling
rs nothing else was done to it, was
about n dollar and twenty-five cents
all told.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-04-10

MAINE NEws.- Hop Bitters, which
are advertised in our columns, are a
sure cure for ague, biliousness and kid
ney complaints. Those who use them
say they cannot be too highly recon-
mended. Those afflicted should give
them a fair trial, and will become
thereby enthusiastic in the praise of
their curative qualities. Portland Ad.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-04-10

KANTNER'S Illustrated Book of Objects for
Children, containing over 1000 Engravings Of
every day objects, with their na~mes-making
the simplest, most agreeable and effective
method for the preliminary instruction Of
children. Price in boards, $1.00 cloth $1.5 SO.
Canvassers wanted. Lee q Walker, Ills
Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-04-10

II you are within reach Of Philadelphia, and
suffer with rheumatism, enquire of Captain
Currie, Police Headquarters;A W. Frick. Esq,
Of the Eoening Bulletin, or Of M. Hartman.
Truck d, Phila. Fire Department, as TO what
they know Of the wonderful curative powers
Of DIR. Herndon's GYPsEY's GIFT. Sold by all
Druggists in Philadelphia. Send for circular
70 J.. J. Grindall, Box $40 P. o. Baltimore.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-04-10

CULTIvATING Nut TREEs.-The best
time to plant nut trees is in the foil, as
soon as they drop from the trees. They
should not be planted very deep, as it
is necessary to have the frost act on
them end crack the 'snells. They may
be planted in the spring, in which case
they should be kept over the winter
packed in shallow boxes with sand and
left out of doors. 1t is best to plant
two or three nuts in a place as they are
not certain to sprout. If all sprout the
best ones can be reserved and the others
destroyed as o rs they are large
enough to be out of danger. The first
years cultivation of nut trees consists
In keeping the earth loose about them
and the soil free from weeds. A good
mulch is of great advantage. BY the
application of well rOtted b%arnyard
manure, the growth of black walnut
and butternut trees may be increased
very rapidly. Trees that have been
MANFRED come into bearing sooner and
produce larger crops.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-04-10

The dust shower which fell at Bou-
logne, on the French coast, in October
last, proves to have been largely COM
posed of microscopic seaweeds. 1t also
contained lime and beach sand. These
materials were probably borne aloft
from the shore by some atmospheric
action to a great height, from which
they then fell over the town in the form
of an earthly rain.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-04-10

CEMENT FOR SEALING BOTTLES Mix
three parts of rosin, one of caustic soda,
and five of water; this composition is
then mixed with half its weight of
plaster of paris. The compound sets in
three-quarters Of an hour, adheres
strongly, is not permeable like plaster
used alone, and is attacked only
slightly by warm water.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-04-10

VERMIN ON FowLs.-Flour of sulphur
dropped freely among the feathers OF
chickens or fowls that are afflicted with
vermin, will cleanse them as if by
magic. A very simple and inexpensive
treatment to remove a great pest.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-04-10

PARsNP PIE Take twelve p~arsnips,
three onions and six potatoes already
boiled; slice fine and add half a pound
of butter, half a pound of fat pork (cut
small and already cooked) ; season with
pepper, mix with a little water and boil
a few minutes. Take up and bake
slowly in a deep dish between two rich
crusts. An excellent pie for autumn
and winter time.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-04-10

A BRIDGEPORT cat was in the cellar
of its home, and seeing a crab went to
examine it. A moment later the cat
vas helping the crab up stairs at the
rate of a mile a minute. To a crab such
a rate of speed must have appeared ex-
tremely unique.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-04-10

SO PREVALENT ANG 80 FATAL HAS ~C0NsUhPTiON
become, thai 10 Is now everywhere DREADED as
the great scourge OF humanity. And yet, In
their formative stages, all Pulmonary Com
plants may be readily relieved and controlled
by resortlng p 'omptly 70 Or. Jayne's Expector.
anita curative specially adapted TO soothe and
strengthen the Bronchial tubes, allay infiamm y
tion, and loosen AMI remove all distractions.
" IL a certain remedy Tor Asthma, and also for
Coughs and colds,
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-04-10

HlBsKELL's letter Ointment will cure Sore
Eyelids, Sore Nose, BARRIERS Itch on the face,
or Grocer's Itch on the hands. 1t never fails.
so cents per box. sent by mail for 60 cents.
Johnston, Holloway & Co.,
602 Arch St. Phlla. Pa.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-04-10

"MAMMA," sad little Lula, "did God
make Santa CLAUSE" Certainly, little
one; God made everything" "And
did he have any stuff lef' over?" ''Why,
what makes you ask such a question ?"
"Well, | want him to make enodder
one for the heezen. Papa says dis n
won't 60 down dere chimleys."
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-04-10

This dreadful diaease, the doctors tell us, is
in the blood, and believing this to be true, we
advise every sufferer TO try Durang's Rheu-
matte Remedy. 1t is taken internally and
positively cures the worst case in the shortest
time. Sold by every Druggist in town.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-04-10

LOVE may be blind, but we notice
when they hear the old man coming
down stairs a well saturated couple ear
skirmish around a dark room, and drop
into a couple of chairs forty feet apart,
a good deal quicker than any other fell
low could with his eyes wide open and
the gas turned on full head.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-04-10

ONE day 1 was compounding a simple
cough remedy for my little three-year-
old, who had a severe cold. He stood
watching the process, and asked if it
vas ''good." On letting him taste he
exclaimed; "It's awful good, mamma.
Let's keep it for papal"
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-04-10

MATRIMoNIEs. - Three eggs, well
beaten, a little salt, flour enough to
mix lard; roll thin as paper; cut into
fingers, and give them a twist. Fry
in hot lard-hotter than for common
fried cakes,
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-04-10
Worms. Worms.
worms.

E. f. Kunkel's Worm Syrup never fails To
destroy Pin, Seat and Stomach Worms. ID.
Kunkel the only successful physician who re-
moves Tape Worm in two hours, alive with
head, and no fee until removed. Common
sense teaches il Tape Worm can be removed
all other worms can be readily destroyed Ad-
vice at Office and store, free, The doctor can
tell whether or not the plaintiff has worms.
Thousands are dying daily, with worms, and
do not know it. Fits, spasms, cramps, chok-
ing and suffocation, sallow complexion, circles
around the eyes. swelling and paiH in the
stomach, restless at night, grinding Of the
teeth, picking at the nose, cough, fever, Itch
ing at the seal, headache, foul breath, the pa
tent grows pale and thin, tickling and irrits-
ton in the anus-all these symptoms, and
more, come from worms. L. I. KUNKEL's
Worm SYRUP never fails to remove them.
Price, 81 per tottle. or six bottles for So. 90.
For Tape Worm write and consult the doctor.)
For all others, buy Of your druggists the
Worm Syrup, and il he has it not, send to DIR.
E. f, KUNKFE. 259 N. Ninth St., Philadelphia,
Pa. Advice by mail, free ; send three-cent
stamp.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-04-10

Stock of all kinds need water in win.
ter as well as in summer. The supply
should be ample and the quality excel
lent.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-04-10

A sure cure for Dyspepsia or Indigestion,
Weak Stomach General Debility, Diseases Of
the Nervous System, Constipation, Acidity of
the Stomach, and for all cases requiring q
Tonic. Every bottle guaranteed, or the mon
ey refunded. Price, 81. Get the genuine.
Ask for Z. +. KUNKEL's BITTER WINE OF IRON
and take no other. Price 81. 90, or six bottles
for So. II your druggist does not have it send
to Proprietor, 259 N. Ninth st., Philadelphia,
Pa Advice free enclose three-cent stamp.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-04-10

PICK up the odds and ends that are
going to wsste around you. Hides.
horns, hoofs, bones, wax. moss and
many other trifles have a cash value.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-04-10

PAPER FLOWERS First get the wire
for stem, and put a little wax on the
end where the flower is to be; then
from yellow paper cut a circle not
more than one-fourth of an inch In d.
ameter; fringe the edge and put the
wire through the centre; stick it to the
wax, so it will stand up for stramens.
For the ~cOrolla, take paper the color OF
flower wanted and cut in squares; the
first about an inch, double straight
through centre, then double again,
quarteling it, then d~iagonally; cut a
round point and slit each fold half way
to the centre; take each petal separately
between thumb and scissors, draw the
scissors over it to make it curl, then put
the wire through; continue In like
manner, cutting larger than the preced-
ing one, until the desired size is
reached. The above is for a rose.
China asters are simply cut round and
fringed half way to the centre. In fin
ishing all flowers, a little wax should
be placed around the stem to hold the
flower in its place.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-04-10

HORSES were designed as beasts of
burden, to relieve mankind from fatigu-
ing drudgery. 1t does not hurt them TO
work hard, if they are treated kindly.
1t is not the hard drawing and ponder
Gus loads that wear out horses and
make them poor, balkv and worthless ;
but 1t is the hard driving, the worry by
rough and inhuman drivers, that uses
up more horse flesh, fat and muscle
than all the labor a team performs.
Consider the ponderous loads that many
teams are required to cart every day,
and several times a day, and yet they
appear to grow fatter and stronger
every year. They are treated kindly.
On the other hand, other horses, that
do not perform halfthe labor, soon grow
poor, ana die with the harness on. Hard
work does not kill them but the worry
Ing, fretting and abuse did the job.
Horses will do all the moving and reap.
ing on a large farm, thresh the grain,
pitch the hay, turn the grindstone, saw
the wood, and perform almost all the
heavy labor that farmers have been &C
customed to do, and grow fat, IL they
are not worried and jerked and kicked
about as il they were a living football.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-04-10

"THAT's the long and short of it," as
the street Arab remarked on passing a
tall wife and a little husband.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-04-10

MAN proposes, but-he is not always
accepted.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-04-10

A RETIRED Boston fireman calls him
self All eX-spurt.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-04-10

WATER passed over wheat flour car
ries of all the starch, which fallG to
the bottom and leaves the rough sub
stance called gluten.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-04-10

For flre-proof whitewash, make or
binary whitewash and add one part
s~ilicate of soda, or potash, to every five
parts of the whitewash.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-04-10

II Is vulgar to call a man show
legged" just speak Of him as a par
enthetical pedestrian.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-04-10

HHsKELL's TETTER OINTMENT will ~curevall
scabby or scaly diseases Of the skin.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-04-10
RHEUMATISM.

If YOU ARE NERVOUS AND DEPRESSED take
HOOFLAND,S GERMAN BITTERs.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-04-10
VEGET
ACTS AS A n


Negetine also acts As a most powerful and
graf fw Tome and this feature g. mnst notice
ably eNpfrie seed bY persons recovering from
acute dlsea e., aud by women who have long
been Allicte1 with Ills peculiar 10 their sex
alone. Invariably HIS u been Ound 10 increase
the tone or power OF the nervous system, by
which, In turn. all other portions OF the frame
are strengthened, md the quality OF the blood
improved. To man, woman or enid, Il viii Inn
part strength where strength Is wanting, IL
VIII reyitalize the system Of the poor over
worked being whose life Is being FILTERED away
III e diess cares and anXieties it viii infuse
the strength OF iron ana the rOseate tint OF
health into the weak sin W. and blood essC uu
tenance OF women cru he'd by many hardships
aud oppressed by the dangerS OF CT ld-beariHg;
n VIII give ne 81 life TO the pallid and emaciated
ch n whose appetite Is gone, whose movements
are feeble aud neryeless, and whose whole sys-
TEN Is one Of decay snd debilitatiO1. NBGETiSR
IS a true tonic, and not a d ceptiye siimulalt
the good that Il impart 10 day Is not succeed
Cd by injury tom JrrCW.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-04-10
The CRATE organ-a poker.

A HIGHLY colored tale the pea
cocks.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-04-10

ALWAYS on a bust-lhe head, neck
and shoulders.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-04-10
DOMESTIC.

BUILDING FIRKs on Cold MORNING.
IL we will 90 into many a farmers
kitchen, about five O'Clock on a cold
winter morning, we shall too often see
the woman Of the house sitting by the
stove. whiting shayings with a dull
knife, with which to start the fire.
Now, as ones happiness for the day de-
ponds In a great measure on how the
day Is begun, you will easily see what
an annoyance il is TO white shavings
In a temperature down 70 zero. This
unpleasant task can be easily avoided
by two hours work In the fall, before
ground is covered by snow. Let the
farmer and his hired nan take a team,
with rakes aud baskets, into the woods,
and rake together fifty bushels Of pine
needles, and haul them home, and stow
In some dry place under cover. These
are among the best kindlings there are
for starting q fire quickly. / have used
them for twelve, years and should not
know how TO do without them. l
adopted the practice, when | first began
using them, of arranging my fire pre-
viously, so that In the morning / had
nothing to do but to light the fire and
get back into bed again, all which | can
accomplish in ten seconds. In fifteen
minutes, the room will be comfortably
warm, so that We can begin the day
without any drawbacks.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-04-10

NEVER stop to argue the point with al
excited hornet.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-04-10
Oliver Ditson & Co., Boston.
FOR SAl l.. {:
A VERY DESIRABLE PROPERTY -
GOOD INVESTMENT.

Don INVESTMENT.
TWENTY. SEVEN ACRES OF LAND, with we'll
built, commodious Stone Residence, furnished with
every city convenience except gas. BARN and Car,
riage house and frame cottage on one portion, anu
other portion. beautifully situated in the Twenty.
Second Ward, Ave miles northward from Market
street, Philadelphia, fronting on the Second street
Turnpike, New Second street road and the Olney
road, adjoining the village Of Olney and 0lney sta
ton, on the Philadelphia and hewtown Railroad,
and half a mile eastward from Tabor Station, on
the North Penn. Railroad. The land Y very pro
Terms easy, Apply 10 3. M. PE1TENglLL, No.H
PARK Row, New York, or ]. M. GuMMEl SUNS,
783 Walnut street, Philadelphia, Pa.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-04-10

Isn't a billiard player a baize ball
player? What think cue?
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-04-10

OXIDE OF ZINC IN DIARRHEA.-The
value of oxide of zinc In diarrhea has
long been known, but is apt to be over
looked. Some recent reports on the
subject have been made by DIR. Tyson
and DIR. Bonamy. The formula which
the latter uses is:
r. Zinci oxldl. .............G grains.
Sode bicarb ), .......... 7la
In four packets, one to be taken
every six hours. In all the cases which
he observed oxide of zinc produced
rapid cure of diarrhea. In fourteen
cases observed by Puygautier the cure
was even more rapid, since in only n
case were three doses Of the medicine
required. The results are considered
to have been more satisfactory, mas
much as in several cases the malady
had endured from n to many months,
and other methods of treatment had not
produced any improvement. Thus he
concludes that, although by no means
to be held as exclusive treatment, tine
employment of oxide of zinc deserves
to be more generally known as useful
in diarrhea.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-04-10

MANY are willing enough to wound
who are yet afraid to strike.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-04-10

To MORROW is the day on which idlC
me- work and fools reform.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-04-10

Song of the oyster openers-Shall we
meat at the river?
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-04-10

OhghNNiS'A PSNNobA Aoh'
Isn't a billiard player a baize ball
player? What think cue?
~
MANY are willing enough to wound
who are yet afraid to strike.
To BORROW is the day on which idle
men work and fools reform.
The breath of scandal lie beyond the
control of cardamon seeds.
A TOUCHING incident "A physician
feeling q PATIENTS pulse.
OF COURSE the horse marines are
mounted on fleet horses.
THERE is nothing new under the sun
but the horned horse.
WHEN a stag takes to the water he
swims for deer life.
Song of the oyster ope~ners-Shall we
meat at the river?
NEVER stop to argue the point with an
excited hornet.
ALWAYS on a bust-rhe head, neck
and shoulders.
A RETIRED Boston fireman calls him
self all ex-spurt.
MAN proposes, but-he is not always
accepted.
A HIGHLY colored tale - the pea
cocks.
The CRATE organ-a poker.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-04-10

The breath of scandal lie beyond the
control of cardamon seeds. e.
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WHEN a stag takes to the water he
swims for deer life.
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