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Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1880-03-27
Set Back 10 Years

II was troubled for many years
with Kidney Complaint, Gravel,
&c; my blood became thin; / was
dull and inactive; could hardly
crawl about; was an old worn out
man all over; could get nothing to
help me, until | got Hop Bitters,
and now am boy again. My
blood and kidneys are all tight,
and | am as active as man Of 80,
although / am 72. and / have no
doubt 1t will do as well for Others
of my age. 1t is worth trial.
Father. )-Sundoy Mercury. 20-2t
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Spring Work.

The time for earnest work has
arrived. Spring planting is look
ing one squarely in the face. Ev-
erything should be got ready for it.
The fields should be cleared ready
for the plow. Logs, stumps, stones
and other distinctions should be
removed. Plows, harrows, seed
sewers, harness, should be put
in the best repair. Horses should
be mated. broken in, given mod
crate work and put in preparation
for hard service. Men should be
hired and arrangements made for
them. A comfortable room should
be provided for them, secluded
from the family, where they can
have fire, beds, books, papers
pen and ink, SO that they can feel
at home and not be in the family
room, where they feel they are in
the way and where the family
does not want them. The fence 8
be shout put in rer air and the farm
cleaned up so as to look neat and
attractive. The manure should be
hauled from the barn-yard and
spread on the fields. Trees should
be pruned and the garden made
so as to give vegetable luxuries for
the table. Every moment of the
time can and should be profitabIv
used from this time forward. 1t
requires not only good planting
but constant toll, to make the
farm pay in these days of close
competition
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Godey's Lady's Book for April
opens with most charming scene
from 1.-THE Rang a group of
three graceful maidens, the laugh
ing faces of two throwing into
strong contrast the sad counte-
nance of the third. II is one of
Darley's happiest efforts. The
fashions are tempting enough to
coax all the dollars from the purses
of the fair sex to array them for
April's capricious sunshine; and
mothers will find the boys suit in
the diagram a blessing in its SIM
plicity ard comfort. The new
serial, "Glenarchan," begun in
this number, opens with interest,
and promises to rival its predeces-
sors in merit. The heroine is a
perfect specimen of the American
girl of culture and refinement,
while also possessing courage and
determination, and all readers will
watch with interest for the result
of her "home mission" The 9TH
er literary contributions are fully
up to the high standard of excel
lence the publishers seem deter
mined to maintain. We will furn-
ish the INDEPENDENT and God
ey's Lady's Book for one year at
the low price of $3.50 on appliea-
ton at this office.
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Indiana Statesmen.

Cincinnati Enquirer: An In
diana letter says William f. En-
glish is to have the second place
on the National ticket; that Hen
bricks is to be Secretary Of State,
or have a first-class mission; and
that Mcdonald is to be retu ned
to the United States Senate. If
Indian has any more statesmen
who are to be provided for in the
great National scheme she should
trot them out at once before the
Others pre-empt the places.
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"What is the matter with the
darling creature ?" ghe baby was
crying piteously, but the nurse had
a bottle of DIR. Bulls Baby Syrup
at hand, and the little fellow was
soon comfortable.
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In endless variety. Cotton at one cent
per spool or ten cents per dozen.
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Quicksilver i'm Nevada.

The great trouble raising in the
present practice of medicine. espec-
tally so in Blood disease, is the
increasing use ofmercurials, which
do more harm than good. If you
have any trouble with your Blood,
Liver or Kidneys, try that valua-
bic vegetable medicine CURATIVE
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Shots from the
PuIDit.


THEY OFTEN MAKE CENTER HIT5.
A good hit" by a popular lee
turer is usually fully appreciated
The more of them he can make,
and the closer they strike, the bet
ter he is liked as "A general thing
Why is it, then, that darts shot
by the preacher, often from "a
bow drawn at a venture so fire.
quently lebound at his own feet,
or are forcibly pulled out Of the
heart that is hit, and contemptu-
ously flung back in his face?
Without attempting to answer
this question proposed, the reader
may be interested, If not profited
by the record Of two specimen
hits, selected at random, from q
somewhat varied experience.
Sometime since, Christian
lady became displeased at her
pastor A GOODNESS on her part
ensued which he could not account
for. AT length an inquiry ELECTED
the explanation that the cause OF
umbrage was a sermon he had
preached was intended to "hit''
her, and consequently she felt
very much hurt
AS she readily recalled the text
Of the sermon, it was not diff
cult matter to refer to the manu-
script. Her modification on find
ing that the offensive discourse"
which had been repeated ver-
batim, was written years before
her acquaintance with the minis
ter began, can more easily be inn
agined than described.
More recently the writer took
occasion at a public meeting to
allude to the fact that weak Chris.
tials sometimes allowed them
selves to be used as a "cat's paw"
by designing men, who instead of
sympathizing with, simply laugh
ed at their victim after he had
been burned. The point was il
Illustrated by the well-known fable
of the monkey and the chestnuts.
AT the conclusion of the sevice
a very matter of fact brother but
tOn-holed the speaker and asked /:
"Did you mean me, when tell
ing that story about the cat?"
"By no MEANS" was the reply;
you were not in my thoughts at
the time; your presence in the
house was not even known to
me-"
With self-satisfied air the in
jured brother was about to depart,
when my hand, laid upon his
shoulder, arrested him.
$780," said / "you have been
pulling somebody's chestnuts out
of the fire have you? Well, now,
before you go, just relieve your
mind by making clean breast
of the whole NATTER
He blushed deeply, looked down
at the floor, muttered something,
and went away evidently chit"
and somewhat "hurt," but prefer
ring to expose the wound no fur
Their.
BY strange perversity of hui
man nature, not uncommon, these
two persons had received "hits'
that were never intended for them.
And, instead of seeking to cure
the "hurt,' by righting the wrong
which had made them so sensitive,
they only aggravated it by cher
ishing hard feelings toward him
who had unconsciously smitten
them for their good.
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my time is up" said the doc
tor to the patient, whom he found
using DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup, and
he was correct, for that cough was
soon a thing of the past. Price %
cents
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A Sons Blessing.

My old mother, 80 years of age,
would have died, last Thursday.
from prostration, if had not had
bottle of IRON BITTERs in the
house. Two doses, completely re-
vived her. 1t is wonderful tonic.
A. T. II.
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In endless variety. Cotton at one cent
per spool or ten cents per dozen.
Gents Furnishing Goods.
Largest assortment ever displayed here.
Gents shirts, extra heavy, % cts; Dress
Shirts, 26 cts white shirts, scarfs and
ties, in the latest London and Paris styles.
BLANKETS AND COMFORTS.
A fine stock bought from a wholesale
bankrupt therefore we offer great bar
gains. Comforts from 80 cents up,
Lamenting our inability to give a more
definite description of our immense stock
in every department we only solicit your
kind patronage, and cordially invite you
to call and examine, knowing you will
find our assertions of the greatest veracity
Thankful for past tavors, ! am very
respectfully, LOUIS BOUTON,
New York Bazaar,
deco. MARrlNsBuRG, W. Va.
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A writer in Tnsley's Magazine
srys that the physique of the Jap
anese fails to inspire confidence in
vegetarine diet.
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CLoAKSs
COr9etS.

Our Stock of Corsets are especially adapt
ed to suit all the ladies They range from
"a cents up. Our so cent corset surpasses
in quality the rs cent ones offered by
others.
JEWELRY Our Handsome Revolving
Showcase, quite a curiosity, is filled
with the most elegant variety of
jewelry, which is AS cheap as it is
beautiful
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1880-04-23

HgUu CURED PROMPTLY and PERMA-
EI5BtE nenf5y. l send bottle of my cele-
sskS y hratad remedy with valuable trea-
Il - ti>e On this disease, free to oil suffer
ers who send me their +. o. Snd Express ad
dress DE. II -. ROOT, No. ls3 Pearl Street,
New York.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1880-12-02
KEEPING FOWLS FREE FROM LICE.

On page 8l5, P. s. asks if kerosene will
KILL hen lice. It will, and if applied to the
bodies Of the fowls will kill them, too. This
know because have tried it. keep only
about twenty five hens. and sometimes "
few turkeys and few geese. L clean out
the house twice a year, and Oil the roests
once year. The oil consists of equal parts
Of Kerosene and lard, applied in the fall.
having it just cool enough so that it will
spred nicely. scatter dry lime around on
The floor. on the girts and in the cracks.
This is all do to rid the hens of lice, ex,
cepting to keep them for. Ifhens are kept
fat, they will furnish oil enough oftheir own
to grease their feathers, and will have life
enough to apply it. / feed the hens only
ence day (chlekens fo or five tluaes), CIV
ing them enough to last them all day, but but
not enough to leave any over night. Prac-
tics will teach one how much to feed.
keep water or sour milk by the fowls gu
the while in winter, giving it warm twt1 .
day.-C0r., Country Gent. -
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1880-12-02

sink into ana ameliotte the subsoiI. When
the soli contains Fragments Of graite or trap
rocks, hme hastena t,eir decomposition and
liberates the silicatess
II. lts combinatios4with the acids in the
soil produces saline compounds, such ~
potash, soda, etc.
H. strewed over YOUR plants. it destroys
or drives away the t,irnip fly.
-. Worked in will grass seeds. The ben
iicial effects OF lime, ohalk, mari, and shell
sand have been visible for thirty years.
IT, Applied 70 Aghss leap ,..lime e11ectu'
ally destroys the y
10 SUM its advan,I g properly
applied to the soil ids stimulate'
its action, therss promoting tile growth q
healthy vegetation Of all kinds.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1880-12-02

change in their diet is necessary, boiled
barley may cccaslonly be substituted. Give
fresh feed three times aday, as much, but
no more, than can be eaten at each meal.
Chopped up mutton saet or any fat trim
mings OF meat from the Kitchen mixed with
the scalded meal will produce IN extra do
gree Of fatness. Give green food, such as
chopded cabbage, turnips or onions. Keep
them supplied with gravel and fresh water.
Milk, either sweet. sour or thick, is also
most excellent. Fowls fed in shis way
must not be kept longer than two weeks. q
if forced for q greater length OF stims
they are apt to become diseased. Leave
them without food Vr water for fourteen
hours before killing.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1880-12-02
r1111Ne w1rtot Y FLOWING.

A Londoner who hid <afming was SUI
prenely disgusted bsuse, as he remarked,
the soil was always ,osg side up when he
wanted to put in cp, and had to be turn
sd over? The chief vantage of the plow
is the deep and tl,oroh tillage which it in
sures to the soil. TIL It also turns the top
soil down and the boom up, is only an in
cident and not alway!an advantage. Mr..
Henry Ives of Bataia has an invention
which he has now ben using several years,
which in large degrs does away with the
necessity tor plowing OF course sod has
to be turned over blythe plow; but any
kind Of stnbble, e:.>ssss Of small grain, corn
or potatoes can be RtsQslr seed-bed as
well, and much more cbeaply withoutplow-
ing. The impliment issimply wheel cul-
tivator with narrow pointed teeth pitched
forward at such an an ole as to insure their
entrance into the soil Tlae teeth are steel,
II inches in diameter. cut in diamond
shape with the sharp point forward. They
are set in a frame, a common cnltivator
frame will answer. With nine teeth, six
inches apart, a width OF A feet is covered,
and a two-horse team will take the impli-
ment easily through the SOIL The teeth
will tear out and bring quaek roots to tho
surface, and are Invaluable for that purpose
alone. Oat or barley stubble is fitted for
sowing by going over with this impliment
twice, once each way. Mr.. Ives has wheat
now growing and locking well on land
which has borne three crops since plowing
These wheel drag teeth pulverize the sol
6 or 81 inches deep, which is as deep al
farmers usually plow. If desirable, a flu
share can be attached to the teeth so as tt
cut off every root below the surface.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1880-12-02
LIME IN AGRICULTURE,

The Journal Of Forerty briefly. sums up
many of the uses Of lime when applied to
the soil. The effects OF lime, as will be
seen, are in part mechanical and in part
chemical.
l. Upon deep alluvial and clay soil it in-
creases the crop Of potatoes, and renders
them less waxey. Sprinkled ever potatoes
in store heap it preserves them, and when
ri2dled over the cut sets it wonderfully in
crcases their fertility.
!. Lime eradicates fnger-and-toe disease
turnips, and gives greater soundness to the
bulbs.
8. 1t gives, when applied to meadow land
large produce of more nutritious grasses.
1t also eXterminates coarse and sour grasses
destroys couch grass and acts powerfully
upon rye grasses.
4. Upon aruble land it destroys weeds of
various kinds.
5. 1t rapidly decomposes vegetable mat
ter, producing a large amount ..of food for
plants in the form Of carbonic acid gas.
6. Itdestroys or neutralizes the acids in
the soils hence its adaptibility to SOU:
soils. M.
T. 1t acts powerfully upon some of the
inorganic parts Of the soil, especially on the
sulphate of iron found in peaty soils, and
the sulphate..of magnesa and allumina.
s. 1t proves fatal to worms and slugs, and
the larvae of Injurious insects, though favor
able to the growth OF shelf bearers.
8. Stacked lime added to vegetable matter
causes it to give off its nitrogen in the form
of ammonia. Upon soils in which ammo
mia is combined with acids, it sets free the
which is seized upon by the
plants.
TO- Its solubility in the water couses it to
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1880-12-02
CHE 1n,t}ehM.
1mps'tas Cake. One aatast butter, e

IT, I, s..{ tou!sd 6 !5hs 0Ie
nutmeg1 one pound OF rasins, half q pound
Of citroh, ten eggs, one wine-glass Of bran
DIV. one,wine- glass of wine, and one pound
of blanched almonds.
Sro,v Cake.-One tu.nblerfui OF -four, one
and one-half tamblertuls ofsugar. enc small
tcaspoontul of eream-of-tartar, (no soda)
and the whites of ten eggs. Beat the eggs
very light, .sift the -four sugar and cream.of-
tartar together, and stir gradually to the
eggs. Bake in round, papcred pan 40
After baking, frost it with the white Of one
egg, three teaspoonfuls Of powdered sugar
and then cover with grated cocoaDut.
Roll jelly Cake.--Tkrce eggs, one cup
OF sugar, granu]ated, four tablespoonfols oe8
cream one-halt teaspoontul Of soda, one cup
of flour. Isweet cream is used. add one
teaspoonful Of cream-ot-tartar. Bake in
long, shallow pan to light brown. When
done. turn bottom up Oh bowl or cloth,
spread with jelly, and rolknp while warm,
wrap the cloth. around il, and set in a cool
place until needed. For sponge cake, use
the same recipe, ommittiDg the cream. 1t
seems to me all the recipes given in our
papers are SO rich or elaborate in constrnc-
ton as to be OF little use to busy housewives
whose time is fully occupied. The above
will be found quickly and easily made and
very pa]atable.
Fla Cake.-rwo cups of sugar, one-halt
cup Of sweet milk, one cap Of butter, three
cups Of flour, three tablespoonfals of bak-
ing powder. "a figs, sliced. Drop them i'll
after Won have put the cake il the tin to
bake.
CuyuA Cake.-One cup of sugar, one
halle, Of butter, one-half cup OF sweet
milk, three tcaspoonfals Of baking powder,
one cup Of English currants, roll them in
flonr one and one-half cups of flour.
Ribbon Cake.-One cup Of sugar, one
half cup of butter, one-half cup OF sweet
milk, one large teaspoonful Of baking pow
der. two cups of flour, three eggs, taking
out two of the whites fol- frostin%. Bake in
three layers, put spices and fruits In mid
die layer, between each light one jelly then
frosting between each.
Bread Omzet--Put Il cuptul OF breac
crumbs into q saucepan, with about as muct
cream, salt, pepper, and very little nut
meg. Let stand until the bread has absorb
ed all the cream, then break six eggs into
t it, and beat together, turn into a pan with ;
little melted butter and fry like other ON
, lrrs
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1880-12-02
SPECIAL RULES IN FARMING.

Farming is business Of general intelli-
gence and common sense. In almost every
other business, or profession. specific rules
may be laid down to govern the action OF
the operator, and to these rules but few ex-
ceptions will be found. But the man who
attempts to farm by special rules, will SC
often fail in his results, that he will be like.
ly to conclude that farming is a very an
certain business. There IS scarcely farm
of medium size anywhere, where all the
fields are adapted to the same crop or to
similar modes of culture, Hence no uni
ve1sal rule can be applied. General rules
may be, and indeed are not only useful, but
indispensable but the application of these
rules must be lett to the wise discretion Of
an intelligent common sense, For exam
pie, No rule is of wider application than
that which says that clay soils should be
underdrained; bat if clay soil have a
gravel subsoil at the depth of three feet,
common sense should teach the farmer that
it is already most perfectly underdrained.
Then suppose we modify the rule, and say :
Clay soils should be underdrained, unless
there be a gravel subsoil. But sometimes
the gravel in such subsoil is filled with wat
er till midsummer-what then? A. intel
ligent common sense would say, underdrain
rule or no rule
Some years ago, we wrote an article rec
omment|ing land-plaster for the wheat crop.
A correspondent replied that he had given
plaster very thorough trial on his wheat
lands, and was free to testify to it's utter
worthlessness. We inquired the character
OF the soil and the natu4 of the underlying
rocks. He replied: Oak ridges with the
rock from which plaster was manufactured
at a nelghboring mill. Common sense
should have suggested that his land had
gypsum enough-but he farmed by rule.
In our Western drift soils we may safely
adopt the rule OF deep plowing, for our sub-
soil pceds exposure to frost and air to make
It fertile; but if we plow the soil of the At
sStatasa lsl16
the character Of the subsoil before we bring
it to the surface. The black, mucky soil Of
much Of our prairie lands will not be i'm
proved by turning under green crops. On
such soils, the burning of the stubble, and
even the straw of last years crop on the
ground will produce immediate results more
favorable than to turn these under to rot
These soils have already an over-supply Of
vegetable matter. Intelligent common
sense must decide these, and thousand
other questions in farming, to which no
special rule will apply. The successful
farmer must be an observing thinker.---l,ad.
Farmer. ~ -.
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book after the
@o Nla aslu 81

Psff lettl11g asfSs S6a Injuries any
wood, causing crackf 81 finally decay.
This may be prevente 1,ne timely and
occasional applt G of some
cheap paint. When Mood work from
exposure has becomeaeked it is advised
to give ita wash Of cslpstroleum pre,i-
ous to an external coOtspaint. Petroie-
nm has a strong prsYative power con-
vcrting soft, derishatHsDds to the dara-
bility of hard woods.t3not only improves
all wooden tools, but alike valuable for
rustic furniture expd to the weather.
An occasional coat otisseil improves their
coler and renders the more lasting.--Dir-
igo Rural.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1880-12-02

The only objection to this implement IL
it's tendency to bring small stones to the sur
face. 1t does this in the same way and on
the same principle that it drags up quack
and thistle roots. But if the land is rolled
these will be pressed back into the soil 50 as
not to interfere with the mower. This fact
shows that the impliment leaves the ground
thoroughly pulverized.--Cor Country Gen.
tlsn,a2,
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