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The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-12-26
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Fourteen Chinsse lspsrs ~srs shipped
Wy tho steamer Beige. Tur~fsy. for
Honkong. The BnperVisoSs dstsfnInsd
several days ago 10 get rid ~ them. and
made their preparation. secretly. Chi.
nsso Vice Consnl Bee eo.op.rStsd With
them and made = search 81 Cbiba,o-b,
nndiDg but Qua cnso IN be sdd,d ~
those In tbs hospital. They ~srs driven
TO tho steamer just before sbs sailed,
glvon tickets and q small sum 81 money
each. n rushed on bohrd 10 prevent
their friends. II 40 disposed. from get.
ting ont SIits Of habea' eo,pu,. Tbs
lspors presented a horrible appearance
on boarding tho steamer. Botno were
no dcvoured by tho disease ns "a ba un.
able 10 walk. Their s0uBiFymsb .B
board e'inced gront ]eIcitenen, aud 70.
fused 10 go near them. Consul Bee ha.
telrgnphed Tho Chinese authorities and
on The arrival Of tho Belgio At Hong.
kong the lepsrs will BIO put on board q
Tug aud taken direct To tho lep.fs' hos
pi,al at Canton.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-12-26

Tvs Rsbo 5op,asl 81 Tuesday says.
n,oAai will b. broken sh tbs Nevada
4 otssan Railroad at , O'Clock this ~.
ts'poou, W E'sn'r Geld. The Trustees
End otsists sspsdalIy interested have
made preparations Ter . big "Iosd.
warming" H,sIyoue who can, will ba
there, Of eonfss. 70 bsip give tho new
snisIpfIEs . good soDd on"
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-12-26

n New York Monday morning. Chas.
NsstesId, made a wager he could put q
hvlist through tbs hat ot tho ~bnTsssper
sslsep ~ one sndof = shooting gallery.
AZ WsstGeld fred, tbs %barhssrcr. named
Wasesnssp, changed his posiiion and
tt,s ballet sUsch him IL tbs had, ~,
Aleiink probably . fatal wound.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-12-26

Ban PRAsctsco Chronkty This il the
hrSt year In the history Of California
that tho earnipg- u The people have not
been swalIo~sd mp In speculation. The
stock gamblers are lean aud hungry, bu.
tho people ara happy.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-12-26

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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-08-27
How TO KILL .ARGE lHr-I.

How TO MIL LARGE WEEDS. Some
weeds may be effectually eXtcrminated
by cutting off the stalks close TO the
ground with Scythc. The prouer time
to do this work is soon after they have
attained their growth. but before the
seeGs have matured. The branches Of
some weeds are So close to the ground
that they can only be severed from the
roots by hoe, which should he very
sharp in OIder TO do the work well and
with any degree of ease. Weeds should
be cut quite early in The season. in or
der TO prevent the ripeHing of the seeds
that would give trouble another year if
not the same season they grow. The
seeds Of some weeds are entirely ripe
while the petels of the blossoms are still
fresh. The appearance of the plant af-
fords no indication of the maturity of
the Sc eds, as is the case with grain.
1t requires considerable pains to des-
troy some large weeds, as burdocks, null
leins and Canada thistles. The stalk
must De cut several inches below the
surface of the ground or they viii throw
up suckers in the same manner as trees
and bushes. y spade or narrow steel
blade fixed to handle is the best i'm
plement to use for the purpose After
the stalk is cut and removed it is well
to drop a handful of salt on the stump
tbaS remains in the earth. \ drop of
sulphuric acid applied with the end of
stick is chectual in deStrOyi ng the life
of the roots of weeds. Strong I've. Par
IS green, or London purple NAV also be
employed for the same. purposes with
most excellent results. 1t is always
best to make sure work with large and
troublesome weeds.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-08-27

DISPOSING OF With few
exceptions the best time TO dispose of
chickens is as soon rs they are large
enough for the gridirOn or frying-pan.
They viii sell for more than they will
after they have attained their fun
growth. The earlier they are Matched
and of a size fit for market the higher
Will be the price they command. Spring
chickens properly rate as Injuries, and
luXuries are in greater demand and
bring better prices than substantial ar
ticles Of food. BY marketing chickens
early N the season much Trouble is
avoided in the care of them and in many
cases large losses by disease are saved.
Much feed is also saved and this is 10
small item when large flOcks OF birds
are kept on a farm. The demand for
Spring chickens is rarely met in any of
our large cities.
The poorest time in the entire year TO
send poultry to market is the early part
Of the winter, though singular enough
this Is the time usually selected by the
majority of farmers. In nearly every
great market in the country there is a
vast amount OF poultry during the weeks
that Thanksgiving, Christmas and New
ears day occur. OF course a large
amount of poultry is consumed at these
times, but tie supply almost Invariably
far exceeds the demand. Prices rule
very low and much stock is carried over
till 1t brings hardly enough to pay the
cost of transportation and sale. Poul-
try ranks among peri5hable goods, for if
1t IS not injured by heat il will be by
cold and exposure. Unless fowls are
disposed of within a short time after
they arrive in market they will be dis
posed of at low price.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-08-27

To RAISE PEAS IN AUTUMN The
purple-flowered peas are found to an
Swer best for a late crop i'll autumn. as
they are not so liable to be mildewed as
many of the other sorts, and Will con-
tinue Towering till the first crop stops
them. These peas may be sOwn in July.
August, or as late as the first week in
September, if sOwn in warm, sheltered
situation and in soil inclining to sand.
Soak The peas in warm milk, and after
you have drawn the drills, water them
before you sow the peas it is best to
sow them towards the evening. If the
autumn should prove very dry, theywiIl
require frequent watering. When peas
are sOwn before winter or early in the
spring, they are very apt to he eaten by
mice. To prevent this, soak the peas
for day or two in train oil before Won
SOW them, which will encourage their
vegetation and render them SO obnoxious
20 he mice that .hey viii mol eat them.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-08-27

CURE FOR KICKING Cows. Two
correspondents of the U'CStcyn StOcE
Jd'UR"t give their methods of curing
kicking cows respectively, as follows
\ year or two since / got, in trade, a
handsome thrce-year-old hei(er, one of
the most vicious kickeTs | ever saw
one OF my men who milks tried various
devices without effect, and finally took
a common garden hoe, passed the hoe
end in front of the off hind leg (the
right leg behind), and behind and above
the gambrel joint Of the left hind leg of
the heiter. Then sitting down on the
right to milk, he put the handle of the
hoe well up under his left arm, and be-
gan milking. The heifer could not stir
either hind leg. and after one week she
could be milked safely without fetter-
ing, and proved to be a valuable animal.
Of course she was tied in the stable like
The other COWS, but on being turned out
10 grass, could be milked anywhere
without trouble.
The annoyance of having a full pail
OF milk kicked over by vicious cow is,
70 say the IeaSt, eXaSperating. Having
mad considerable experience with such
animals, trying every expedient I could
think or hear of, az last hit upon Il de-
vice that proved effectual in the shane
OF milking stool so constructed as TO
shield the pail from the kick. Take 2
piece Of plank two feet long and ten
inches wide bore holes and put two
legs Of suitable length at each end
Put a dashboard. (or perhaps it might
more properly be called a ''kickboard,0
on one end, of height and width at the
top TO correspond to the pail, with two
pieces nailed on each side back to the
seat board to strengthen and keep it i'm
position. This device will not keen a
COW from kicking, but You Will save
your milk every time.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-08-27
ABOUT LIGHTNING.

What is the cause of lightning
Lightning is the result OF electrical
discharges from the clouds.
What is thunder
Thunder is the noise which sncceds
the rush of the electrical fluid through
the air.
When does lightning occur ?
When clouds, charged with the oDpO-
site electTicities approach, the forces
rush to each other, and combine in
state of equilibrium.
Why does lightning attend this move
ment OF the forces of electricity?
Because the atmosphere, being unable
to convey the great charges of electTici-
ty as they rush toward each other, acts
as an insulator, and the lightning is
caused by the violence of the electricity
in forcing its passage. When the con-
Quoting power is equal to the force OF
the electricity it passes invisi5ly, noise
leSsly and harmleSSly whenever it finds
a sufficient force 70 conducting it. I
Why does lightning sometimes appea
fOrked {?
Because, being resisted in its progress
by the air, the electricity divides into
two or more points, flies from point TO
point, and seeks a passage in differen
directions.
Why is it dangerous to stand near a
tree during an electric storm
Because the tree is better conductor
than the air, and electricity would pro-
baby strike the tree and pass to the
person standing near.
Why is it dangerous to sit near a fire
place ?
Because the chimney being q tall OBJ
iect and the smoke a good conductor,
would probably attract the electricity
and convey it to the body of person
sitting near the fire.
Why is it dangerous to sit near water
during a thunder storm?
Because water is good conductor
and the vapOr arising from it might at
tract the electricity.
Are iron houses dangerous
No; they are safe, because their en-
tire surface is a good conductor and
would convey the electricity harmless to
the earth.
Are iron hedsteads dangerous?
No: they are safe because the iron
frame completely surrounding the body,
and having a great capacity for cOnduc-
tion, would keep electricity away from
the body.
Why is it safe to be in bed during a
thunder storm
Because feathers, hair, wool, cotton,
etc, especially when dry, are good in
SulatoTS or non-conductOrs.
What is the safest position to be in
during a storm
In the centre Of the room, isolated as
far rs possible from surrounding objects
sitting on chair and avoid handling
any of the conducting substances. The
windows and doors should he closed to
prevent drafts of air.
If in the open air, what is the safest
situation
To keep aloOf as fay as possible from
any elevated structures, regard the rain
as a protection against the Lightning
stroke, for wet clothes would supply so
good conductor hat very large
amount of electricity woulG pass over q
man ; body through wet clothes and he
would be quite unconscious of it.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-08-27

THE STIDEE.-The spider has never
beer at school Il day in his lie. he has
never learned u trade or read Il book.
yet he can make the straightest lines,
most perfect circles, and beautiful little
bridges ; and many of his family can
spin and weave, some of them can hunt
and swim and dive and do mason work
almost rs well as if they had a troWeI
and mortar. There IS "a spider in my
garden that makes SO many lines and
circles you'd think it had been all thrO'
geometry. 1t makes circles, every one
a little larger than the other, about
twelve of them, and then frUm the
smallest circle begins and makes about
tWenty-eiCht straight lines going 10 the
outside circle, like the WhaleLOues liz
an umbrella. II makes this web So per-
feet and regular that it is called the ec-
DInctric spider. You'll see late in sum
mer clusters Of its eggs on bushes and
hedges When Hatched the spiders all
keep together in q little ball. You
touch this ball and the lit,lc spiders viii
scatter in all directions. but as soon as
they can they'll get together again. as
before. / left my silk dress last night
hanging over q chair near the wall. and
this morning I found that Mrs. Spider
had been there in the night and made a
beautiful bridge of spider silk between
my dress and the wall The spider that
made this bridge for me has eight ewes.
1t can't move any of these eyes each
eye has but one lens, and can only see
what is Just in front of it. 1t had
pair of sharp claws i'm the forepart of its
head with these little qiTcers it catch
IS other small spiders When the spi-
der is at rest, 1t folds these little claws
one over the other like the parts OF scis-
sors. This spider has eight feet: most
insects, YOU Know, have six. At the
end of each foot is Il movable hook. It
has five little spinneTs or spiuuerets.
with which it makes its web Each of
these spinuCrs has an opening which it
can make large or small as it likes. -
There is tube like little hall commu-
niCating into each of these openings.
In this tube are four Little reservoirs.
which hold the ''gIucy substance Of
which the thread is spun. - As soon
Al this liquid comes 10 the air it becomes
a tough and strong thread. I suppose
the air acts upon It in the same way
GrOJriUy HurId.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-08-27

VALUE OF SECTs.-Who thinks of
1t And yet iu the economy of nature
OF what immense Importance they are
III all seasons, every naturalist knows.
while lH commerce the amount derived
from them is astounding. We have no
iiguTcs 10 produce i'm regard to our own
trade, for our statistics do not reach
that high state Of perfection which will
admit of ii. but Great Britaiz paws an
nually Sl.oUo.UJO Tor the dried clrcassas
ot that tiny insect called the co.hincal :.
while another also peculiar to India.
gum shellac. cor rather its product On. is
scarcely less valuable.
More than 1900 coo human beings
derive their sole support from the cuI-
ture and manufactures of the 6Hers
spun by the silk worm. Of which the an
nual circulating medium is said 10 he
S2b. 900, 600. In England alone. TO say
nothing OF the other parts OF Europe.
S'Jo,ViO are spent every year for the
purchase OF foreign honey. while the
value OF that which is native is not
mentioned and all this is the work of
the bee but this makes no mention of
the 10000 pounds Of wax imported
every year.
Besides al this, there are the gall
nuts. used for dyeing and making ink
the cautharides or Spanish ny. used i'm
medicine. Ia fact, every insect t. con
trlbutmg. directly or indirectly. i'm
swelling the amount of our commercial
profits Even those which in some cases
prove plauge and become dest rtlctive
have their place i'm the order of nature
and prevent worse.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-08-27

TAXING THE TASTE Our AL
most everybody knows that n Cl0bule of
castor oil may be so folded by deft and
quick hand between two teaspoonfuis of
lemon juice that only the acid is recog-
niZed in the taking, and that where
acids may not be used the same effect
may be secured by wine or spirit. But
every one does not know that any pow
erful pungent substance, maSticated for
a moment and rejected, viii prevent the
necessity of acid or spirit. neither of
which, of course, it is best to give
Thus, a bit of lemon peel or orange peel,
ii chewed half Il minute, win render
castor oil rs innocent rs water, and it
viii do the same for the quite as vile
taste Of baiSam copaLba. \ little bitter
almond, toe, has the same power, If not
more of 1t and peach kernel is not
bad to Use in that way. Indeed, one
drop of the essential oil of almonds will
neutraliZe the disgusting quality of a
whole ounce of castor oil, we are told,
without detracting from its virtues, and
less than a teaSpoOnful of oil of orange
viii work the same on an ounce of bal
sam copaiba. If, however, not any Of
these articles is at hand. SomeA strong
peppermint is very effectUal. Even lie
Orice will prevent the taste of anything
that is very bitter from being perceived,
and, strange to say, is the only sweet
substance known that is capable of do
ing that. 4 pinch of the leaves of sage,
either dried or green, or pennyroyal
and even of catnip, il not quite So strong,
is yet very efficient. Something as good
as all the rest although 10 the children
not quite so agreeable. is the scattering
of a few grains of Cayenne pepper on
the tongue, after whose biting sting
neither alOes, nor salts and SIENNA. nor
colchicum, nor thOroughwort, nor soda,
nor bromide of ammonia, nor ANYTHING
else, in fact, however disgusting, will
make the slightest impression. If chill
dren, as it is very likely, should prefer
the taste of medicine pure and unadul-
terated TO the Cayenne, there are grown
people, and among them especially
those gentlemen who seldom need to
take medicine, and make a great fuss
about it when they do, and to whom
Cayenne is s0pleasanta anl necessary that
some of them always carry it about
them, may be glad to avail themselves
of the knowledge in any case of need
H1rptr'S B0znr.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-08-27

The APPLE-CROP THIS NEAR.-The
A'atemcnts we have from almost over
the entire applc-grOWiDg regions of the
country are favorable for the best ap-
ple-crop in many years. OF course
there are regions where it will be short
and some where the fruit has suffered
from the effects of insects: but i'm gen
eral the trees are not only well laden
with fruit, but it is of large size and
with more than the usual freedom from
the attacks OF their common enemies.
In the counties around Philadelphia.
while we have known the crop to be as
abundant, we do lot I'm, mbcr the
specimens to be larger or more perfect
We saw the other day fine, symmet-
rical tree loaded with that most beauti-
ful apple and the very best of the whole
catalUguc--,hU American Summer
Pearman." 1t VAS quite beyond our
khoWlft'Se that the variety would do"
.iert IN Pennsylvania. Pomol0gisis told
us 1t would not. But here It was. larger
and more perfect and of higher quality
Than we have even seen or eaten in Del
aware or elsewhere. Here. too. in
Pennsylvania. before the middle of Au-
gust, it was perfectly ripe. and would
be preferred TO almost any apple that
grows. At least we would prefer if.
some thirty years ago. being at It.
Georges, Delaware, on a fishing excur-
sion, we came across this apple for the
first time and made arrangements the
following spring to be furnished with a
number Of CRAFTS. These we set on 4
dwalf apple-tree, and tie following year
we distributed CRAFTS among friends i'm
Philadelphia, Montgomery, Bucks and
Chester counties. It may be that the
tree above referred to came from our
own stock : and If it should be, it is the
only one Of which we receive any ;nfor-
nation. If there are any others we
should like to hear of them.-GcrHtqp-
torn TtlcUdph.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-08-27
HOMEMADE ROLLERS

HOMEMADE ROLLERs.-At a recent
meeting of the Elmira, On, " Far
mers' CLUB q correspondent asked how
to make roller. W. \. Armstrong
said that they can be built upon the
wheels of worn out mowers at a cost of
not more than S6 or SS. w. y. Ward
thought it was not necessary to look for
old iron wheels to make heads of. for
they may be made Of wood as well. He
said: Any farmer can pick up old wag-
on tires enough to bind the slaves, and
any farmer should have skill enough to
make roller as good for all farm pur-
poses as the most costly one he can buy. -
G.. w. Hoffman said that he had been
using roller made more than thirty
years ago, with wooden beads and the
slaves spiked on, and no iron hoop to
bind them. During all these years it
has been used when required, and done
good work. He described this roller as
being in two sections, each about four
feet long. The slaves and heads are
of oak. The axle was originally OF
wood, but it gave out, and was replaced
by an iron one.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-08-27

MARKING-INK.-The following sim
PIE directions for making durable mark
ing ink may perhaps be useful. as that
which IS sold is not always good Put
two pennywOrths' lunar caustic nitrate
of silver into half tablespoonful of
gin, and in day or two the ink is fit
for use. The linen to be marked must
first be wet with a strong solution of
common soda, and be thoroughly dried
before the ink is used upon it. The
color will be faint at first, but by expos
ure to the fire it will become qnite black
and very durable.