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PITCH PINE.

From Wilmington, y. c., southward
and nearly all the way to Florida, the
pitch-pine trees, with their blaZed sides,
attract the attention of the traveller
The land for long stretches Is almost
worthless, and the only industry, be
yond small patches of corn or cotton, IS
the ssboxingn of the pitch-plne trees FOR
the gum, as it is called, and the manu-
facture of turpentine and resin. There
are several kinds of pine trees, including
the white. spruce, yellow, Roumany and
pitch pine. The latter is the only Yalu-
able one for boxing, and differs Il little
from the yellow pine, with which It is
sometimes confounded at the North
The owners of these pine lands general
" lease the privilege for the business,
and receive about 1925 for cror, which
consists of 10000 boxes. The boxes are
cavities cut into the tree near the ground
in such way as to,hoid about a quart ,
and from one TO four boxes are cut IN
each tree, the number depending on lis
size. One man can attend TO and Sath-
er The crop of 10000 boxes during the
season. which lasts from March To Sep
tember. About three quarts OF the
pitch or gum is the average production
O. tacl tree, but to secure this amount
the bark of the tree above must be hack
ed away Il little every fortnight. DO
iDr this so often, and for successive
seasons. removes the bark as high as
can be easily reached, while the quanti-
( ty Of the gum constantly decreases, IN
/ that * Yields less spirit, rs the turpen-
! tine is called, and then the trees are
/ abandoned. The gum is scraped out OF
1.-The boxes with Il sort of wooden spoon,
and at the close of the season, after the
pitch Oh the exposed surface OF the tree
/ has become hard, it is removed by scra
ping, and is only lit for resin, pToduc
/ ing no spirit. The gum sells for Sl.5o I
/ barrel to the diStilleTs. From sixteen
barrels of the crude gum, which l:
/ about the average quantity OF the stills
eighty gallons of tErpentine and ten
barrels of resin are made. The resi-
sells for from 81 20 To 81 per barrel, ac
cording to quality, and just about pay:
for cost of gum AID di5tilling, leaving
the spirit, which sells for forty cents ;
I gallon, as the profit of business. I'm
( meuse OUaniitieS OF resin await ship
ment along the line, and the pleaSan
OdOr enters the car windows as we arr
whirled along. After the trees are un
tit for further boxing. and are not SUIT
able for lumber, they are sometime
used to manufacture tar, but the busi
ness is not very profitable, and is onl
done hy large companies, who can thus
utilize their surplus labor. The tree
are cut UP into wood, which Is piiet
into a hole in the ground and cOyere,
with earth. and then burned, the sam
as charcoal is burned in New \ Ork.-
The heat sweatS out The gum, which
uniting with the smoke. runs of thrOug
spout provide for that purpose. :
cord OF wood Will make two barrels o
tar. which sells for 81. 30 barrel, an
costs thirtv-sevcn and half cents {
make The charcoal Is then sold 10
cooking purposes.
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IHE TERSnTEs.-In the hotter parts
OF the world, the wood devouring in
sects are more than mere annOyanccs in
houses, the most dreaded Of them being
the termites or white ants. They will
devour e. eCy piece of woodwork in he
hoJs.. They find their way into beams
and cat the whole Of the wood, with the
exception of shell scarcely thicker
than the paper on which this narrative
Is printed. They viii attack a table.
eating their way through the floor into
the legs, and following it so that on
leaning upon the table, apparently sound
rs it is. it breaks and crumbles into a
heap of dusty fragments They have
been known to get into garden and
hollow out the pea sticks, so that the
first wind blew them down, together
with their burden. If they find their
way into boxes in which papers are kept,
they will devour almost the whole of
every bundle, leaving nothing but the
uppermost sheet and the edges of the
others. So in the dwellings Of civilized
men they are an unmitigated pest.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-09-10

y W DEDEETI-L FEAT OF MEMORY.
The history of the celebrated Robert
Houdin furnishes a remarkable example
of The power of memory acquired lE
practice. lie and his brother, while
Yet boys, invented 4 game which they
played in this wise: They weuid pass o
shop window and glance into i- rs they
went by without stopping, and then az
the next corner compare notes and see
which could remember the greates-
number oE things in the window, iu-
Guiding their relative positions. HaT-
ing tested the accuracy Of their elSeI-
vations, they would 90 and repeat The
experiment elsewhere. BY this means
they acquired incredible powers Of OBJ
servatiOl and memory 50 That, attH
running by = shop window once all
glancing as they passed, they would el
umerate every article in 1t. When bc1
eTt became a professional COnjurer, i-
habit enabled him 10 achieve fCats @.
parantly miraculous. 1t is told OF hll
that. visiting a friends house where DE-
had never been befOre. hecaught q EllmIs
of the book ease as lie passed the De-
OPEN library door. In the course ot u
evening, when some of the company e.
pressed their anxiety to witness q sec
men OF ms power, he SAID 10 ms nos
"Well, sir, l shall tell yOu, wiiho'
stirring from this place, what books 1-
have in your library"
Come, come, - said he, increda-ous
''that is too good. -
I'VE shall see, - replied IIOudin- 81
some of the company go into the libra
and look. and I shall call out the nam
from this room -
They did so and IIOudin began
Top shelf, left hand, Two yoiume5
red morocco, Gibben's Decline and Ia
next to these four volumes in halt ca.
Boswell's johnson RasSelas, in clo-
Hume's History Of England in calf, 9
volumes, but the second one wanting
and so on. shelf after SHELF. to the W.
der Of the whole company.
More than once n gentleman stole
to the drawing-rOOm, certain he We
catch Houdin reading a catalogue;
there sat the cOniurer. with his hai
in his pockets, looking into the TIRE.
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SOWING RYE TN CoRN.-If farmers
viii sow one-haff bushcl OF winter rye
10 the acre in their corn, and pI0w it ia
the last time, it VIII not only have q
tendency To choke Gus the weeds .hat
start Hp literward. but there s.ilI b. mo-
danger of dry murriu among the cattle
from eating too freely of drv stalks. as
the rye viii remain green through the
winter and viii be eaten by the stock
IN preference 90 corn fodder IL makes
a desiTablc feed for all kinds Of stock.
AIDS materially in the quantity and quail
lty Of milk produced besides proving q
savingof from tofnree tors OF hav for
every acre 1Hn and last, but not least.
s-s Green crop t0 pIow under in
lle -rs lia ..t't r.r..,- ....a eHrf.-f.
iiia Iaad
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SPROUT FROM PEACHBLOWS.-N
b. Van Atten. of Union Church.
years ago, while spTOuting old fe.
blow potatoes in July. found a slI
sprOut eight inches long, which
four young potatoes attached u.
WAS red, and three were Of the ordl-
Peachblow color. He set out
sprOut carefully in the garden, anC
ed the crop produced. The red ]
was much larger than the others.
kinds have been planted yearly
and the red variety maintains IFS
riOrity of size over the other, WIN
the common PeachblOW-yieldlns
er crops nnder the same treatment
not scattering al through The hili
the Peachblow, but growing in cl
like Early Rose. We have tried
potatoes, baked and boiled. and tn
as good as the Peachbl0w in MS
condition, They keep even better
the Peahblow, rs this spring, ait'
latter had sprouts, i'm the cellar,
siderable length. the former ha'
shown 4 single snTput.
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PERSIAN INSECT POWDER !
fAseI,cnr,-rh q .ftyr

Reaches, ants bu-.. moths tarlcn worms etc
tall victims 60 its deadly cfIccti immediately u;5n
coming IN contact with il. il truly the genuine
ground aud prepared az our laboratory 4uIcr our
own supervision. 50 tat cin guara-ltec its an
s"tute freedom from adulteradun Druggists and
"; Corner 3d aud Callowhili Sts., Philadelphia
JULY o. E.s1-lv.
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SELLERS
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~ III ~, M In II rrNrrrr InIrrNT L.
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for the CURE or COUGHS, COLDS, cRoUP,
.hoarseness, tickling sensation Of the throat,
whooping cough, etc. OVER a BILLION BOT
Tiles SOLD WITHIN THE LAST FEW YEARS.
1t gives relief wherever used, and has the
power to impa.t benefit that CANNOT be bad
from the cough mixtures now in use. Sold
by Az Druggists at % cents per bottle.
SELLERS LIVER PILLS are also high
Iy recommended for curing liver complaint
constipation, sic'l-headaches, feverand ague,
and all diseases Of the stomach and liver.
Sold by ali Druggists at p cents per box.
Il. r. Sellers &c Co., Pjtts5stgg, Pa.
October - Is-g.-1v-
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DR. jones' TARAXCANTJM TONTC

or BVsrEr-Ia MEDICINE. ! vegctlhtc COMPOUND
whose irtues has stood tie test OF 30 vearz is in
i1le 90 tie cure of I- sFcsi1. General Debility
tlvouic w eakucss of Luugs. Spleen and Ki,IDev's,
short Breath, Heartburn St Nft-ls- Dance minis
in tHc stomach. Back 9rt CHEST Pirtirul1riv
atartcl g. ail Female Diseases. no matter what
The H-sc si the patient may be Price = cts sold
by Druggists - ~ " =
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ONE hill in Lincoln county. No.
yielded ifty-four large-sized potatoes.
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- PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
AITpoSE. =
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Operations Of sver- description lLle-5l1
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Is sure cure for all ordiiry diseases Of Horses,
Cattle, Sheep and Swine. Il cures and prevents
CUrcEEN CHoLErA Nourrow is certain to yield
~ rHF CENT MORE AND HI.t TER MILK EUTTER.
STOCK FATTENS ON ONE-FOTRTII LESS
FEED,
Being In possession of trge number Of excel
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cows. chickens and pig'. atd md IL q Fii:>TCLAsS
thing.-Cf GORGE Bonn. GGTmntown, Pa.
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TWICE TEE QUANTITY OBJ siILS she diG before Nj
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Last sulu.-Cr EnI cont 70 fa. EI-- 5r your pow
u,r which / gave to uir la7 tlv, and have not had
one Gruuty tHgNrv or cH. ttU Siuce.-Airs. " N.
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send uio q PACK .r two & ylur Cattle Powder
The pack ] -Ht from ED1 lest winter CURED THE
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Spruce Vale. Ohio.
Address. isr d l.alphlf- II. T. MILLER. ;;3l
Ar-is 81. IIEfEsA DELI fl I'a. fI-3 -si-Iy.l
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TOHN MURPHY. ST. T..
= PHESIC'I An AND 81 ECfEDN
EEE,ssBuI,c. T's.
ztuice in building recently occup ed hy H. A. n
Eciu, on High street west OF Julian. and nearly
opia.t tl'e B.air House. Night calls should be
tl-3- &c tle cftce- r3-10. -5D.-tE1
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-06

instead Of at O'clock formerly by which the opera
tlVes In the mills prevented from voting ana the
compulsory payment of the registry tax ten montns
prior to the general election in Presidential year,
cause great complaint upon the part OF the poor men
ana foreign-born citizens in Rhode Island.
Further on the committee says:
The fOreign-born citizen may own personality, but
cannot vote when he real estate and OF course ne
cannot get upon the registry II registry taxes for one
the arrears for two years paid In this the ex-
panaon Of the fact that Of 4241 voters sh wn BY the
census O 1875 TO be in the State and qualified TO vote
nut 26.627 actually did vote in the hOty contested
Presidential election of 1875 No such percentage
OF s found anywhere North South, in that
election.
The committee believes that the Government OF
Rhode Island is nearer Ogarchv than democracy.
The committee further rep that Rhode Island has
right to have Constitution TO suit Itself so long that
Constitution does not conflict with the Constitution OF
the United States, still Rhode Island has right to
second representative In the National House Of Repre-
sentatives, and fourth member in the Electoral Col
ege. based upon population Of dsfranchised citizens
II such be found TO be the fact.
The report says would be competent for Congress,
at this time. to deprive Rhode Island OF of her
representatives, In Congress- If satisfied that the appli
cation OF the rule laid down in tho Constitution would
reduce the representative basis In that State below the
ratio looked to in tho appOrtiOnment.
The committee recommends the passage or an act TO
provide for such enumeration OF persons in the tenth
tlOu required DO made under the Fourteenth Amend
ment, and 1t reports bill for that purpose.
The Republican members OF the committee Will sub
NIT q minority report hereafter.
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RAILROAD INTERESTS.

ELECTION OBJ DIRECTORS OBJ THE LAKE SHORE
COLONEL SCOTT SUCCEEDED BY GEORGE D.
ROBRRTS-MINOR NEWS.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 5.-At the annual
meeting OF the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern
Railroad Company held to-day the following gentlemen
ucro reflected directors Mcssrs William IT. Wander
hin Augustus Schel, Samuel +. Barger Cornelius Van:
dcrbllt, william X. Vanderbilt, John L, Burrl and
AIrqsa stone, OF Cleveland; Albert kceIe, OF chicago
William l. Scott and Charles NJ. Reed. or Erie and
RasscIns Brown, Of Warren, Penn.
MIR Vanderbilt and party Will Leave Tor DetrOh thls
afternoon and from thence proceed directly 10 New
York.
PHILADELPHIA, May 5.-A special meeting
NJ the Board of Directors of tho Pennsylvania Railroad
Comuauy was held to-day. Mr. George b. Roberts was
ceccd member Of the Board OF Directors and presl-
dent OF the company to take effect the 1st Of june
upou the retirement Of Colonel Scott committee Of
five members OF the Board was appointed to prepare
and submit ut the next meeting, revised organization
for the management of the affairs OF tho company. Tic
ncons vacated by the advancement or FIcePresldent
Roberts were not filed to-day.
PHILADELPHIA, May 5.--The Enquirer says
that Major Dmd of the Texas Pacific Railroad Com
many hns stated to reporter that Colonel Scott will
remain at TIE head Ot toe Texas Pacific though ne VIII
rcndush his Official connections with all other railroad
enterprises
ST. LOUIS, May 5.-A meeting Of the stock
holders OF the Wabash 81. LOUIS anu Pdclnc halfway
Cluply was held to-day to take action Cn the various
prOuostions REGARDING the aCqusti0n OF other roads
nnd consolidation Of different interests anu resulted IN
tic ratification OF all the propositions. About
$40 OOOuOO of 600 600 OF the stock OF the COM
pany was represented all O which voted IN Iayor OF the
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GENERAL GR4NT IN SPRINGFIELD.
HEARTY PUBLIC RECEPTIoN-A SPEECH BY THE
Ex-PRFsIDENT.

HEARTY PUBLIC RECEPTIoN-A SPEECH BY THE
Ex-PREsIDENT.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, May 5.-The formal re-
cepOn to General Grant took place the State House
at O'Clock this afternoon. The General was conducted
ththcr by procession OF military and State and city
officers Ex-Governor Palmer delivered tho address Of
welcome, speaking chiefly Of General Grants military
career and success to which General Grant replied
fo0ws,
After an absence from country Of nearly three
Yeas, in which have made circuit OF the globe II has
seemed TO me tttn2 and proper that should come 70
the city from which first started In the memorable
struggle through which hrst became acquainted with
many citizens Of tins State. assure you II is with
great pleasure that you here tO-doy and thank
all travels. can to the citizens here before NE
that none have country, climate and fertility OF soil
state Of Illinois, II all Of you could see as have seen
countries and other people and their struggle for
sble. better citizen Of his own country and he GER
tainy would feel that he had nothing to complain OF
here.
Oar Union, rs General Palmer has said. has cost lis
Ee d 5 & vi Srn to- a the sd 3 WITH me- S deer
mined that should not PERISH and. II they had seen
that what they fought for then worth even more
than the price we paid for Our present Union.
that thought saw signs OF returning prosperity in
with prnspcriiy RETURNING love for the flag that Oats
on This side Of that ilatorm. Appause.l That is what
W desire certainly that there snail De no sectional
feeling iu section OF the counrY and no matter
what was the public position OF Dlries nineteen years
ago. they should all feel that now they have common
interest the country ami protected By the same
Ig and, II necessary should fight for II, tool loud
upplalscl Geutcmen don't know that IL is necessary
Tor say any more return thanks again aud give
you an opportunity to got out OF the sum-
After speaking General Grant received the people In
the Governors office.
CHICAGO, May Ga dispatch from Springfield,
Ill., to The Inter-O Ocean snys article in Yesterdays
ST. Louis Globe Democrat &argnG L. B. Washburne
with trcncherv General Grant. to-day read by
the General expressed himself to the correspondent
as follows;
II am very o-ry TO thiS and especially so II my
friends had anything to do with It. Mr.. Washburne
is my friend. He has always been a
very warm aud sincere friend to me,
friendship valuable that, no
matter what happens | can never forget
it, nor cease to remember 1t with gratitude"
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THE BOLT IN PHILADELPHIA.

A CONFERENCE OF THE REPUBLICAN DELEGATION
FROM THAT CITY-sENATOR CAMERON PREsES T
The SENATOR GIVEN TIME TO DECIDE WHAT
TO DO.
FRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE J
PHILADELPHIA, May 5.-The movement against
General Grant in this city took form about SIX
we &s ago. A well-known citizen of philadelphia,
who is not politician, but who las behind him a
strong social and commercial influence. believed
that the nomination of General Grant would ruin
the party and he felt dscOntented at the position
in which Pennsylvania had been placed lie deter
mined to make an effort to put tho Keystone State
Alright Men like Wayne MacVeagh rendered assist
ance and this was the birth of the movement
Tie movement has made progress steadily. A
circular was drawn up and sent to the delegates to
Chicago for signatures. 1t signed by all 1t was
shown to except one. Conferences were had, and
then meeting was resolved upon.
The meeting was held Monday evening
last. and all the Philadelphia delegates
were present. Mr.. Matthew Quay, james
McManes, William s. Douglass, William Eli
OFT, William R. Leeds, David II. Lane. David Muat,
William L. Smith. W. E. Rowan. Hamilton Disston,
Thomas j. Powers and Adam Albright, twelve in
all, eleven Of them for James G. Blaine, and one,
w. L Rowan, for Grant.
The meeting lasted an hour. After the objects Of
1t we're stated by Mr. McAIanes, Secretary Quay
proposed that each delegate write letter to SEN
ator Cameron announcing the views Of the dele
gates and their opposition to the proposed vote for
Grant This was objected to. 1t was then pro-
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WASHINGTON NOTES.
WASHINGTON, Wednesd

WASHINGTON, wednesday, May D. lSSO.
The Secretary OF the Treasury authorized Mr. Hill
house today TO purchase SO, 100000 United States
bonds for the sinking fund.
The sixth Deceunal Convention for the revision Of the
United States pharmacOpea met here to-day, and Or
ganzed by eectinR DR.. Robert Amory, Of Massachu-
sets, president.
The Supreme Court OF the District has denied the ap-
peal OF Mrs. Oliver from the rulings OF Justice Carter
in her against ex-senator Cameron. Notice Of ap-
peal 10 the United States Supreme Court was gwen
The Postmaster General has received a letter from
Postmaster James, Of NewYOrk, stating that II
the special mail service tho railways is Withdrawn
II VIII be great injury to business and the public
generally.
For the Tnaekcra- Sherman Wedding see Ftth Page.
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THE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN.
CONVENTIONS IN SEVERAL STATES.

CONVENTIONS IN SEVERAL SIAlEo'
srRoNG DEMONSTRATIONS IN OPPOSITION TO GEN
HRAL GRANT IN THEM ALA BOLT IN PENN
sYIYANIA-ANoTHER IN NEw-Y0RK STATE
NEW JERSEY FOR BLAINE-MTNoR NEWS.
Republican State Conventions met In Mis-
sissippi, Tennessee, and Wisconsin yesterday
In Mississippi Sherman man was elected
chairman. Further details have not been
received. In Tennessee, the Grant men
elected chairman by a vote of 265, against
255 polled by the Anti-Grant men. The fight
in the Convention is to be renewed to-day
In Wisconsin, anti-Grant delegates to CHI
cago we're elected. Some of the delegates are
for Blaine, others are for Washburne, and
others for Sherman. The New-Jersey, Delaware,
and New-Hampshire Conventions will meet
to-day. 1t is expected that the Blaine men VIII
control them. The Philadelphia delegation
to Chicago have informed Mr.. Cameron that
they cannot support Grant. Senators Robertson
and Sessions, who are New-York delegates 10
Chicago, say they shall vote for Blaine. Dele
gates are arriving at st. Louis for the anu
third term demonstration.