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Salt for Trees and yegetahles.

/ will give you a sketch of nv o.
perience with the use of salt in tb,. :,
chard and garden. Young fruit tres
can be made to grow and do-well :,
places where old trees have died h.
sowing a pint OF salt on the e,rti
where they are to stand. After tree.
are set out | continue to SOW a Mint -
salt around each every year. I sss
twenty five trees in sandy soil r,
each one of seven years and only mn
duced twigs few inches long in 6in,
years.
Last spring l sowed q pint of ssh
round it, and limbs grew from tbr.,
to three and half feet long. In n,
spring of 1877 / set out twenty e..
trees, putting q pint of salt in the dir
used for filling, and thea sowed r.,
more on the surface, after each 80. t--|
was set. All grew as if they had y
yer been taken from the Durso--
Last spring | set Thirty more treoti.,
them in tie same way, and they bsys
grown finely. The salt keeps avsr
insects that injure the roots and r.n
ders the soil more capable of sustain
ing plant growth.
In 1877 my wife had a garden fo,t-
feet square. 1t was necessary to W.;
er it nearly every day, and still n.
plants and flowers were very intern,
in all respects. In 1873 l put halt .
barrel of brine and half bushel n
salt on the ground, and turned them
under. The consequence was that .ba
plants we're of extraordinary lsrys
size and the flowers of great beauty 4
was not necessary to water the garden
which was greatly admired by all who
saw it. The flowers were so largs
that they appeared to be of difere6,
varieties from those grown on land
/ that was not salted.
/ had some potatoes growing from
seed that wilted down as soon as The
weather became very hot. / applie5
salt to the surface of the soil tin /,
was white. The vines soon took t,
vigorous start, grew to the length q
three feet, blossomed and produced
! tubers from the size of hens eggs n
that of goose eggs. My soil is chiefly
sand, but | believe that salt is as higb
ly beneficial 10 clay as to commC
prairie land u. an Chicago Time,
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-07-04
4 WOMAN KILLS 4so SNAKES.

This story may sound big but it is nothing
by the side of some of the stories which are
told about here for the truth. People who
have climbedabout the mountains to any eN-
tent will tell you that the snakes will stare
out at you from under every rock Some
times the heads are as thick as the fingers
on mans hand and the wicked looking lit
tie eyes are enough to strike terror into any
one who sees them for the first time A
story Is told in Leesburg of wOman's adven-
ture up the mountain. She went out one
day to pick hucklebcrricS, and, before she
was aware of it, was surrounded by rattle
snakes. She had wandered near a den of
them and there was no backing out Itwas
Kill or to he killed, and she preferred the
former. Grasping thick stick in her hand
she awaited action. Had the snakes attack
ed her several at a time nothing could have
saved her, but, fortunately for her, they be-
gan to onslaught singly. 4 snake would
hardly coil himself up for a spring when she
would knock him over. One after another
they fell dead, until they lay i'm swaths all
around her. As fast as possible she backed
out from her unpleasant situation, but not
until the last snake of the den was killed
was she safe. She counted the dead and
they numbered four hundred and eighty
That lady doesn't pick huckleberries anv
more When the snakes are in half torpid
condition 1t does not require much courage
To clean out a den, but an immense amount
of nerve Is necessary to beard real live. hun
CRY rattleSnakes in their dens.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-07-04

HUSK Door MATS have ~
them by taking a board OF the = -
want the mat, say twelve by tTs-:
four inches, and one inch u "a
Bore holes two inches apart w.
three quarter inch bit. Take as - n.
corn husks as can be drawn mo =. =.
holes by being doubled over - =.
string. Draw the loop Of hushS : Z.
the holes so as to leave an equa- 7
tion on each side of the boaIu, :.
cut the looped or double enG c,, :
husks. When the holes are llI'D y
mat is done, unless you ada = 4
each side of each end, 10 sIi'ns
the board, When one side &C.
turn it over and use the othoi /.
One set of husks will last yea-'
the board can be filled again
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-07-04
HINTS FOR THE HUsBANDMAN.

4 successful grower of green peas
says in the american A1icUlturtst
Select as dry and warm a spot as can
be allotted to them, and applying
fairrquantity of well-rotted yard ma
nure, SOW on the same day at least
two varieties in rows, as soon as the
snow is gone, and the ground can De
worked without packing
To raise good tomatoes, saws an eX-
cellent authority, take away q wheel-
barrow Of Garth from where each vine
is TO stand, fill with half soil and coal
ashes and therein set out the plant.
plants thus treated will bring out
nearly double the fruit of others, and
much smoother and larger in this soil
though in case of drought the plant
require water sooner, and more Of it,
than those growing on common soil
Fresh manure produces but little ef-
feet when applied to crops, but when
it is we'll TOtted it then contains much
valuable soluble matter, absOTbable by
plants. In fresh manure the most i'm
plrtant constituent of its soluble por-
tion is potash, and it contains but
small proportions of ammonia and
phosphorIc aciG. Rotten manure, on
the contrary, yields to the solvent ac-
ton of water large amounts of nitro
gen and phosphorus acid.
Mr.. Nelson Ritter, of Syracuse, n.
Y, in answer to the query, at a recent
meeting Of the Onondaga County
Farmers Club, as to why apples on
the lowest limb are generally smallest,
said that they don't get enough light
and air, and he mentioned this sugges-
tive circumstaI &C ellis Northern
Spies had run very small, and he Tin
all concluded to graft in None Such
and the result of the very extensive
grating was that he had the fines:
crop of Northern Spies he ever received
that taught him to trim closely if hC
wanted fine Northern Spies"
A saving may be effected in the
consumption of oats for horses by
simply soaking them in tepid water
Practical experiments which hav,
been made show that by this methOc
the rations of each animal may be re
duced one third. Horses whose teetl
have seen their best days masticat
the grain in its ordinary condition in
sufficiently, and the younger animal
often eat so greedily, that the create
portion of it is swallowed whole. Thi
waste may be obviated by the simPl
method recommended. which so ia
softens the grain that it is more con
pletly masticated and digested, an
consequently yielis more nutrimen
Three hours is a sufficient length {
time to soak the grain.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-07-04

a NJ. KEIM. NJ. D., PHYSICIAN AND
AAs SURGEON, Ehensburg, Pa. Once ON High
street, wcSt Of Julian street and nearly oDDo.it.
the Blair House. Consultations in both Cermsn
ana English Night calls should be made at the
0'i0S' ISIS, 77.-tfl
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The diStiller smiled as he replaced the pole
against the cabin. "Thar's no use in gettin
scared, he said. i dont mind ,em.
keaught big fellow last summer in just
that way \ medical student from Penn
sylvania was up yere and wanted one to take
home with him. | keaught one, stuffed him
and keOiled him up in cheese box, and he
was the most beautiful snake Yo' ever saw.
They don't bother me much. Sometimes
one or two of 'em 90 to bed with me and roll
themselves up in the blankets, but that's
nOthin'. There's only one snake in these
yere mountains that I've got spite against, -
and the distiller looked solemn. That
snake has got to die OF l have I've swore
il, ," and the man rubbed tear from his eye
with the sleeve of his coarse flannel shirt
and shook his head thoughtfully. THAT
snake killed my dog"
There was pause of a moment or two,
and then the old diStillcr, Frightening up,
went on with his story. "ThiS we're snake is
a monster. He's twenty feet if he is an inch
| sighted him about month ago, or rather
he sighted me. | was climbin' up yonder
among the rocks, when | heard rattle and
looked around. The snake was lust spring.
in. | jumped back Just in time, and he went
by like a fash. Scared | reckon | was
slightly. / never saw a monster. He looked
as thick as that log over yonder He was
like black cloud and covered up the sun al
most as completely. | didn't see that snake
again until two weeks ago. Do yO' believe
1t? heard an uncommon noise up the noun
Idln. lOohtu UP ilaf ana saw a Whole ar
my of them Thar must have been hund-
red snakes and they were comm down with
the monster at the head ] reckon he's the
king of the snake tribe on these we're mount
aims. ] got inside and crawled up to the
little window over the door. Down they
came and such rustlin' and rattln' yO' ne
yer heared. / fired into 'em and killed nine
of 'em at one shot and the others glidcd of
in big hurry. That same night heard NV
little dog yelpin' outside. / opened the dor
and thar he was Shiverin and shakin' and
that big snake all in heap right alongside
of him and lOOkin' down at him with his big
mouth wide opened. / rushed for my gun,
but befo' | got back snake and dog were
both gone"
The diStiller stopped again and shook his
head sadly. He was good dog and miss
him. What became of him . Why I don't
reckon thar'S much doubt about that, lie
went down that snakes throat and that 5
the reason that snakes rot to d 10
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y IL DECKER NJ. D.

Ne PHYSICIAN ANG SURGEON
LILLY's, CAMBRIA Co PA
Oers his professional services to the citizens of
Washington and adjoining townships. Office and
residence Railroad street, opposite Passenger
station where night and day calls will receive
prompt attention, regardless of distance or wealth
er. Diseases of women and children a speciality
LIIly's, March II. lsTp.-Iy.
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4 coRREsPoNDExr of the Baltimore

y CORRESPONDENT of the Baltimore
San. writing from the far West. saws {.
There is a curious district in Arizona
called the Thousand Wells. Ii is on the
western slope of Echo cliff, remarkable for
the reverbeation of sound. The country
rock is imperviOus sandstone extensively
Straited with deep grooves. made by winter
rains. Where the sand rock is friable large
basins have been worn, These are so many
reservoirs which are filled in rain-time, and
which supply the country, with its cattle
and people through the long dry season of
that climate. The great highway of travel
passes through the midst of the Thousand
Wells. There are no other water sources,
and without these natural wells no life could
exist. On the eastern slope of the range the
country presents Il striking contrast. Innu-
merable springs flow perennial VerClure is
ricl, trees evergreen, fields cultivated and
wigwams alive with people. Here is exem-
Blified the great law of consumption. The
of one side are repaid by double
recompense of benefits ON the other side.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-07-04

FATTENING OLD Cows.-Ther5 5
no profitable way to fatten an old cg'
not in milk, except on grass, and thE
she is not worth much if in poor cor
dition. An old COW, milked d0F-
thin, will cost as much as she will l.
worth to fatteE on hay and grain, bl
when turned to good grass viii sons
times gain very fast and make goo,
beef. IL a COW is to be fattened q
hay and grain, she should always :
given from one to three pounds pe
pound Of oil meal. This viii do q
ber system nearly what grass doe
and start her in on taxing hes-
When grass or roots are not to 3
had, oil meal is of the greatest seluS
But as l said before, to pus flesh q
the frame OF an old COW, with d..
food will cost all it is worth. ThG
is only one profitable way to fatten :
old COW, and that is during the VIC
OF her last season of milking. Il .
is fed judiciously through : long =
rioG Of milking, being faTrow, she wi
pay good profit on her feed and &.
fat besides. In fact, from long exp
ience, / regard this as the most pTol.
able way TO fatten any COW. You =
never feed at a loss on this system y
the old COW has probably been s so..
milker, and she will respond to g.
feeding by an increased yield oi u. -
will continue to improve in eonai---
through the whole season, and -
out fat in the end, having psla
whole cost of fattening in the h.-.
sed yield of milk. Feed one q'isi.
meal and two to four quarts ol =.
meal all summer, and you VIII =.
the question of fattening an old c
Country Gentleman.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-07-04

TACK THIS Up IN THE KITCHEN
If your coal fire is low throw on a Ia
blespOonful of salt. and 1t will help it
very much. a little ginger put into
sausage meat improves ;he flavor. In
icing cakes, dip the knife frequently in
cold water In boiling meat for soup
use cold water to extract the Juices.
If the meat is wanted for itself alone,
plunge in boiling water at once. You
can get bottle or barrel of oil off any
carpet OF wooden stuff by applying
dry buckwheat pientifully and faith
fully. Never put water to such a
grease spot, or liquid of any kind.
Boil steak without sailing. Salt
draws the juices in cooking; it is dc
sirablc to keep this in if possible
Cook over a hot fire, turning frequent
", soaring on both sides Place on
a platter, salt and pepper to taste.
Beef having n tendency to be tough
can be made very pdlatable by stew
ing gently for two hours, with pepper
and salt, taking out about n pint of
liquor when half done, and letting the
rest boil into the meat. Brown the
meat in the pot After taking up,
make a gravy of tue pint of liquor
saved A small piece of charcoal in
the pot with boiling cabbage removes
the smell. Clean oil cloths with milk
and water brush and soap will rum
them. Tumblers that have had milk
in them should never be put in hot
water A spoonful of stewed toma-
toes in the gravy of either roasted OF
fried meats is an improvement. The
skin of boiled egg is the most eflica.
cious remedy. that can be applied to a
boil Peel it carefully, wet and apply
it to the part affected. IL will draw
off the matter and relieve she soreness
in a few hours
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nS-For sale by Lennon & Murray. E6enshurg,
who are authorized to guarantee fIGOKENE TO
prove a. represented I1o-11, ,'7s.-ly.l
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PUT Il few pieces of charcoal, - i
cloth, into the pot where onlIn'b oIl'n bTsi
bage or meat are boiling, ana 'uS =, ~
will not oe filled with the oN'
odor.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-07-04

FOR throat distemper, crate fine a small
green wild tuTnip, OF, if dry, give a heaping
spoonful, mixed with bran or oats. Never
fails. Good for conghs. also
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-05-29
MISCELLANEOUS.
ROYAL P6 5XMs
Absolutely Pure.

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:
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The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-05-29

AT Q cockney theatre in London /:
Me lud! the Duke Of buckingham -
harrived r. As e! Be 'hevipgs
then OFF with is bIarsted 'eaip
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-05-29

/ saw . eov-hiis in The grass,
A rush-iight On the floor;
/ Jaw . candIs-s.ick il the mud.
And q belI-punch On the door.
i saw . hope fly up the creek,
A css-nip at Der f,od;
] saw Q chestnut burr. and head
A shell-baTk IL the wood.
! ssw q jack-pIane Of . board,
A csr.spriDg oil the track
/ saw-dust OF the Hooy,
And then . carpet tack.
i saw . rn0nksy-wrerch 10.
Prom . fair ladys pate;
/ aw Q rationale . bird.
And hogs heads On . plate
/ ssw . brandy smash glass.
] saw . shooting star.
I heard the corn stalk 10 tie field,
And pia-iYon crow bar.
/ saw q pin-wbesl Cd . post,
And wheel-wright ia . shop.
saw gin-sling on . bar.
I ssw . ginger-pop.
/ ssw . house fly over . field,
ssw IN ox-roast too;
sAw 3 shad roe and . clam bake,
And ssw . cbicken-stsw.
saw . swofd-fsh from . bank,
And heard the wsser.spout;
l sew tobscco-spit, and then
/ heard On eye-bswl out.
/ saw o fence rail at the din.
/ heard q wsist-bAnd play
A lovely strsin--a sweet spit-tocn--
And then / went away.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-05-29

There we're two suitors to one girl In
Des 4oines. She married No. while
No 2 was out Of town, and On No. o
return he called On her without
knowing whs. had happened. There
WAS bis rival in the psrlor, but be
resolved TO sit him ont" The girl
made no explanation, and the hours
passed until midnight. Then No. /
ssid"Excuse me, sir, but we desire to
70 TO bed No...2 was dumfounded.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-09-04
Suic.Ge Of an Ola Wan.

Orr community was on saturday, the I'D
inst. thrown into a state OF feeling akin 10
CONSERVATION by the discOv ~ of another
.sdead man" across the r.yyr below the
bsi,Iye in the vicinity o. that IA al island.
The supposition was at first that II WAS an
other case of foul pl y, but the investigation
of the Coroner's Jury proved IL 20 be a case u
suicide, and though mel mccoy enough IN
itself their yersics, which was not rendered
until Monday afternoon, Was somewhat oil a
relief TO our citizens. There was nothing
ugon the body by which it could be identii
ed, but 10y Monday the jury had ascertained
that the body was that OF Geo. Hoffman,
native of Germany, about GO years of ase,and
at the time of his death re-idlng with his son
some eleven miles south and v est OF Wichita
On the fam of George Ro>ebe;ry. ihe man
n,r of his death was by hangi ~, Tor whlch
uurpoSe he used his lie ttheT DIT aittchtu -
inc branch OF "A tree, but MhIch prose ioo>e
from Its fssteniDgs after se!''hg us
pu pose allowing the body TO ialI upon It's
lac. W here IL lay, ss WAS supposed some thIte
or four days before being discovered No
reason was given by the suicide Tor ms s,l
ACT of self destruction, nor can his frlthds
assign aUy. He Is uescrioed by iheih n nav
| ing Oeen common OF "heeiIul ulspo>iIou'
| but of late somewhat depressed oS lohsiI-
I, return To Pennsylvania, anu Dy uIshp-
pointment IN not receiving from paftles
mere, money, with which he expected To re-
| turn TO that State, he having lett IL Tor nan
| sa- a year go. He was last seen by MS
| friends on sunday, the lsJh INST, Al when
| time he left home tor the purpose OF attend
ing Catholic church at Wichita, when, oelhe
| "A member, he freq dently uid. He had whth
| ne lett home about $40 IN money, some oil
| which was found on the body. ms lac'
| would suggest the idea of a dvbluch, but on
the contrary his friends say he was very
careful ard exemplary in his habits, leavins
| as i'm a uuaudary as to where the money
| went, or what figure, II any, IL cut IN Lis
| death.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-09-04
Nesmerizins a witness.


An amusing incident occurred yes'ert"y IN
Justice Searie's court, during the trial oil the
case of Dr. String field VS.. Bradshaw for pro-
fess:onal services. Isaiah McClarey, color
Ell man, one of the witnesses Tor .he defense,
was giving his testimony, and something
was said about mesmeric Influences. Doctor
SPRINGFIELD thought that now Was his Tine 10
have some fun at the expense OF the Wiz
ness. Accordingly he passed by McClaFey
without saying or doing anything TO him eX.
cept simply to place his hand On the negro 5
mead. In an instant the witness ceased 10
speak, set his jaws, rolled his eyes and threw
his body INTO violent contortions.
The court lawyers, witnesses and spectators
became alarmed amused ana excited, al the
.new departure" in Judicial proceedings
The Justice sUernly demanded that the VII.
ness proceed-which he wanted 10 %, DOT
,sol;dt,'t and the luiicrous scene continued
McIyIarey was assisted To tile noor oy 4 lriehu
and Law there making iun for ali, udtll nuai-
Nv The Justice commanded the lJsLiSalor "i
tine miscaief TO bring the scene 10 n Close,
which was done by simply Catching hold OF
the witnesses hand. several exn DItlon,
were then given TO prove that u was genuine,
after which the witness proc eded To give his
testimony,
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-09-04
CITY NEWS.

PArI.ENA C. MOORE WIS adJudsed insane
I'm the Probate Court yesterday She VIII oe
sent TO Topeka.
The cases against Patsy Muli=ne and o. Il.
Latin. for murder, were set for this term o
Inc d. strict Court, but by consent have been
coptinu d until the next term.
The Probate Judge Will Issue notices IN
few days 10 all guardians, executors anu au-
Iniuistrators who are behind an the'f se''i'
inents, 10 come up prompt
The average American Kitchen ana d.
Bulls Baltimore Pills both know DysPep-
STA. The one creates II, tue other Ges'ioS
II. Price . cents.
A SUIT is pending before Justice Ihoieh ioi
the pos,eSSion of the clothes when u g P' .A1
claims that the mistress Of the house, whefe
sh, one STOPPED, refuses 20 denver W lei'
THERE will be an examination In United
st.,..s and Ancient History next satuFd y,
,,,i,.,,,,,s, a. SO a. Il =. al the High Schooi,
f,f M. b.l,g III 81 pups conditioned IN those
studies
PETER SMITH, a colorei man, was hit on
tbe head with an aged egg yesterday. He
went TOR the man he thought hit him, but
found, SO rOHiully, that Il was al n ii-7
take
A FEw nights ago Mr.. Fisher, who WORKS
for Gordon BIOS, and lives on Eighth street,
between Miami and Seneca, went 10 oeu
with his doors open Ia the morning he
found that some one had entered the house,
tak.n mis- panES OUTSIDE, turn q the pockets
iusi,i. our. hut IA Iei TO fiuc any Don-y. He
had about SO under the mead OF iEe O-u'
which was ustOuChei-
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-09-04

ted this murder, Hugh Mcclure, len this city
inst prior TO the time the deed was commit
ted. and probably with the intention OF per-
petrating the murder at the time. The cir
cumstances are as follows: Mcclure came
first 10 this State and went into business al
Larned, where he burned out He then
went TO Kinsley. but was not rernarf AMY SUE
cessful there. He became indebted 10 Tue
firm of Farrell Bros, Of this city, and lett
and came to this city, where he was given
employment by the firm to whom ne was ~
debtei. He seemed very despondent AT
times and though frequently interroza'eu a.
TO the cause, CAV, no salts seton IN fesar "
il, except thai once he said that he nad TAKEN y.
some medicine in Texas which anecIeo ms
mead. He finally requested leave OF s9se aaos
for ten days, drew some money. anu, Jus.
prior 10 his departure. he bought reSoisei
lin ALI ii likelihood the one with whlcn ne old
the fatal deed. On the 9Th he lett, ostensi-
bIy for 81 Louis, and the next that was
heard from him was the dispatch, which leo
his employers to MAKE inquiries whlcn ue-
yeloped the fact that she murderer was tne
same reisou who hsd been in TIER employ
He was regarded quiet inonensiHe
young man, and the deed occasions uuco
surprise among the few who knew MN.