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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-01-27

or piano.
"NAsBY," on Monday the 7th of
February.
JOIN STEPHENS, who formerly
was proprietor of the city livery, is
at home from the mining regions of
Colorado.
WINTER Goods offered at cash
and less then cost rather than
carried over to next fall at
J. DELLER's.
ABOUT the nearest thing to nat
ural born idiot is one of those iel.
lows that is always playing cunning
tricks.-Peck's S1n.
A number OF the Sunday and day
school teachers have been treating
their scholars to sleigh rides in the
evenings during the past week.
REVIVAL meetings are being con-
ducted nightly at both the P. NJ.
and NJ. E. churches, with fattering
prospects of a bountiful harvest.
THIS year Lent will begin on the
Cd Of March. In consequence of
Ash Wednesday falling on that date,
April 18th will be Easter Sunday.
SOME correspondent, from these
parts, to the Galena paper, is entire
ly too personal. He wants to look
ont or he might "bark the wrong
tree"
JANEsvILLE has a society of young
ladies' who style themselves "The
Lovely and Charming Female Club
Not much copceit about that crowd,
surely.
Two dollars worth Of putting for
two-for-f cigar, is what the aver
age newspaper bore expects. You
may get it at some establishments,
but not here.
JANUARY trade among our mer-
chants has resulted far better than
they expected. 1t is unQuestion-
ably due to the excellent condition
Of the roads.
DR., STEARNs, of Chicago, who has
been stopping at the q. S. Hotel the
past week, succeeded in taking a
tape worm 50 feet long from a citi-
zen of this place.
MEMBERS from Allen, Willow
Springs and Linden Good Templar
lodges visited Emery, No. 81, last
Friday night, and the visitors enjoy
ed themselves hugely.
ALL farmers who are interested
in the establishment of q creamery
somewhere near this market, should
not fail to attend the meeting at the
Town Hall Saturday afternoon.
CLEAN the snow from your side
walks. If there is anything that
looks lazy and shiftless it is to see
snow heaped up on the sidewalk in
front Of the house of an able bodied
man.
A GOOD deal has been said about
General Grants home being in New
York; but we notice when he has
occasion to register it he writes in
plain letters, .. S. Grant, Galena,
Ill.
Several loads of rusty oats have
been brought to this market this
week from way out around Mont
tort Our buyers are evidently less
Particular than those on the narrow
,aago line.
We learn as we 60 to press that
Ac. Alex. Garland, formerly Of Mus
ida, died at his home, Millbank
'enction, Dakota, Monday, January
18th. No further particulars learn
s1-NeScoda Nens.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-01-27

THE death of Mrs. Mary Duppler
last week was one Of the saddest
we have had to chronicle in a long
while. No woman of the present
age represented vigor and health
more perfect than the deceased,
She had scarcely reached midway
of her voyage DER the tide of life,
ere the wave Of death accomplished
its purpose. Taken, when hcl
mothcrly care was most needed to
guide and protect four tender
children, and SO suddenly. These
facts claim the compassion of all,
and while va hope that her life is
still happier than ever, we enter
tain the profoundest sympathy for
the bereayed husband and children
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-01-27

THE following appears in the Oar
lington papers. Hadn't some of our
old sports better embrace the OPP
portunity: "Wanted - TO CORES
pond with gentleman about 10 or
SO years of age. Object, matrimony.
A little money or property preferred.
Address Box AGO, Darlington, Wis.
Two four-horse loads, made up OF
the Darlington cooking club, came
dashing into Cur city last Friday
evening and put up at the U. S,
Hotel. They remained a greater
part of the night keeping step to
music furnished by the Hoare Bros.
It's safe to bet they enjoyed them
selves.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-01-27

OUR young and Industrious towns
man, Pierce Jackson, experienced a
severe accident last Thursday night.
He was employed as night workman
in q mine owned by Spensley and
Brown, a short distance west Of this
city. While at the bottom OF the
shaft engaged in filling tubs large
stone fell, striking him on the back
of the head and fractured the skull.
The stone either came from an as
cending tub or from the side Of the
shaft. The unfortunate man is do
ing as well as could be expected, but
he has unquestionably met with a
cruel blow, that will prove great
drawback to him, for whom all
friends and Gcguaintances sympa-
thize. II was in this same shaft that
Mr.. John Evans met his accident, OF
which mention was made last week.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-04-27
ScRArcHrs.-B. T.. Bio Grol

ScRATcHEs.-B. T., Big Grove,
Ia Query-Please inform me of
the cause of scratches in horses,
and how to cure it.
Reply:-Among the causes o.
scratches in horses are, exposure
to filth and dirt, draughts of cold
air in the stable, faulty condition,
etc. Internally, give the following
Alternative medicines; One pound OF
flower Of sulphur, ha If a pound Of
black antimony, a quarter OF pow
dered saltpeter; mix, and give a
tablespoonful morning and evening
in cut or ground food. The heels
should be kept dry and clean,
Apply, morning and e7ening a por-
ton of oxide of zinc ointment, OF
carbonate of lead ointment, or a
liulment composed of one part o.
Goulards extract and six parts o.
olive oil.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-04-27

Mai, Southwark connects at Charlottesville, with
Ches, ohio X, X, East and west, At Lynch
burg. connects with Atlantic, Miss, h Ohio X, h.
through Southwest Virginia, 20 Nashville New
Orleans, Memphis, Little Rock and TeXas-and at
Dsnville with Richmond 3 Dsnville 4, Il, to South
and Southwest.
Express southwark connects at Charlottesville
to all points on Ches, ohio and ct DapVills for
all points SOUTHEAST and South.
MIXED TRAINS for Maine Line leave Alexan-
dria daily, except sunday, 100 N and IA w N.
and returning arrive At Alexandria W p N and
aSspm.
for MANASSAS LINE leave Washington 10 .
m and Alexandria 81 a m daily, except Sunday,
arrive at Strasburg at II 70 p N, connecting with
the Valley Road East aud west, Leave 5trasourg
MIXED TRAIN FOR MANASSAS DIVISION
leaves Alexandra daily, except sunday, at 100
m, arriving at strasburg at 6 O5 IA. and returning
leave Strasburg at 5 10 m arriving at Alexandria
st2tSpm.
For siudleburg, daily connection at Plains sta
ton.
Tor Uppers lille, regular connection st Delsp.sne
For WAkkENTON, leave Washington ct 10 .
m, daily.
All trains make good connections, at Washing
ton, to and from North and west.
New Orleans sleeper leaves Washington st 10
IN running through without change.
on Express train, leaving washington st 10 %
y m, Marks Adjustable Reclining Chair Car, with
extra charge only 81, through to Dsnville.
Pullman Sleepinn Cars between Washington
and savannah Gs. without change, on 10 W train.
Through tickets very low to the South and
Southwest
Fes.z5,-tf. MERCER SLAUGHTER 1T. A.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-04-27

A correspondent of the Lancas-
ter hatelligencer writes as follows
about the Cumberland county to-
bacco crop from Mechanicsburg:
Three years ago tobacco raising
was in its infancy in Cumberland,
county. In August. rs, on a
trip from here to Shepher dstown
we remember Of seeing only one or
two patches, aud no sheds. Since
then a number of houses have been
erected, among them some that will
hold as much as five and six acres.
While the sheds are yet inferior to
those recently erected in Lancaster
county, they answer the require
ments to good extent. They are
partly under cellar, and in the ones
erected last summer in the manner
of ventilation there is much i'm
provement. They have tobacco
ladders, fashioned after the latest
improved, but. all in all, the facili-
ties for handling the crop in Ian
caster arc superior. Half of the
crop of 1880 is sod, mostly to
Lancaster firms, and at paying
prices ranging from "a, 6 and 3
down. The crop is almost free
from the ravages Of the flea BEETLE
and is of a desirable color and
good quality, Among the buyers
who were here there was one who
happened to get his name on the
..black-list." He engaged in a
little game OF bulldozing, in which
he succeeded to the amount OF Z
cents to the pound. The farmer is
the loser, but the buyer, who hap
pened to lie an influential man, will
receive very cold reception should
he come here again. Seed has al
ready been sown and the area to
be planted will be much increas-
ed"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-04-27

Many persons now keeping bees
receive no profit or benefit. Bee
keeping, when properly managed,
is a renumerative business, and is
especially adapted to men who
have become debilitated or who are
advanced in life. and ladies who are
dependent on their labor for their
support. 1t is an easy vocation,
and within the ability of invalids.
Many who are not sufficiently
strong and healthy to perform hard
labor can attend to an apiary, there
being but little labor required after
they are once put into proper con-
dition.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-04-27

shuts its blossom in the evening,
and opens to meet the early beams
Of the morning sun. The crocus,
tulip, and many others, close at
different hours towards evening.
The ivy-leaf lettuce opens at eight
in the morning, and closes forever
at four in the afternoon. The
night Towering cercus turns night
into day. 1t begins to expand in
magnificent, sweet-scented bios
SONS in the twilight; it is full
blown at midnight, and closes to
never open again with dawn Of day.
In clover field not a leaf opens
until after sunrise
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-04-27

Those keeping sheep should place
salt in some place accessible daily
to the sheep. 1t Is said that in
Spain, whenever sheep are kept in
the neighbbOrhOod of rock salt hills
Or sea salt, and have access to it,
they thrive better than in any other
situations, and in France the same
thing is found to exist in the
neighborhood of the coast and the
salt woks Of the North; sheep give
more and better wool, and the
mutton is more highly esteemed
than that from other localities.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-04-27

A valuable mixture to keep on
hand at this season is one of coal
ashes, sulphur and hellebore. The
ashes should be very fine. 1t is
best after passing them through the
ordinary coal ash sieve. To one
pailful of ashes thus sifted, add a
quart each Of flour Of sulphur and
hellebore and mix together. For
currant worms, plant lice, cabbage
Aeas, slugs on pear trees, melon
bugs, we found this so efectual
last sason, that we confidently re-
com mend it to our readers. 1t is
always better to use it in the cool
of the morning while the dew is
upon the leaf.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-04-27

SLEEPING FLOWERS, Almost all
flowers sleep during the night. The
marigold goes to bed with the sun,
and with him rises, weeping.
Many plants are so sensitive that
they close their leaves during the
passage of a cloud. The dandelion
opens at five or six in the morning,
and shuts at nine in the evening.
The goats beard wakes at three in
the morning, and shuts at FIVE in
the evening. The common daisy
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-04-27

Oatmeal is q food of great strength
and nutrition, having claims to
be better known and more wildly
used than it is at present. OF
much service as brain food, it
contains enough phosphorus to
keep q nan doing an ordinary
amount of brain work in health and
vigor. All medical authorities unite
10 the opinion that, eaten with
milk, il lisa perfect food. aRd, hav-
ing all the requisites for the devel-
opment Of the system, it is a pre-
eminently useful food for growing
children and the young generally.
0atmsal requires much cooking to
efectually burst its starch cells,
but when il is we'll cooked, it will
thicken liquid much more than equal
its weight in wheaton -four. The
oats Of this country are superior to
those grown on the continent and
the southern part Of England, but
certainly interior to the Scotch,
where considerable pans are taken
to cultivate them. and it is needless
to point out that the Scotch are an
example OF strong and thorough
ly robust nation, which result is
justly set down as derived from a
plentiful use of oatmeal. DR..
Guthrie has asserted that his coun-
trymen have the largest heads Of
any nation in the world-not even
the English having such large
heads which he attributes to the
universal use Of oatmeal, as uni
versal it is being found alike on the
tables of the rich and the tables Of
the poor-in the morning the
porridge and in the evening the
traditional cake.
The two principal ways of cook
ing oatmeal are porridge and cake
(bannock) which / will describe
First, then. we will commence with
q recipe for pOrridge' To three
points Of boiling water add level
tsaspoonful Of salt and a pint Of
coarse meal, stirring while it is
being slowly poured in; continue
stirring until the meal is diffused
through the water-sbOut eight or
ten minutes. Cover it closely then,
and place it where it will simmer
for an hour; avoid stirring it during
the whole Of that time. Serve hot,
with as little messing as possible,
&C cOmPanied with milk, maple
~ rup, or sugar and cream.
To make oatmesl.cake, place in
Devil quart Of meal, and to it as
much cold water a. will form it in
tie 9 soft, light dough, cover it with
aclOth fifteen minutes to allow it
70 swell then dust the paste board
with Heal, turn out the dough and
give it a vigorous kneading. Cover
it With the cloth few minutes and
proceed at once to roll it out to an
eighth Of an inch in thickness; cut
il in Eve pieces and partly cook
them on q griddbe, and then finish
them by sOasting In front Of the
tire.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-04-27

J. 8. Greenville, Pa, asks, 1,
which do We think the best breed of
fowls for general purpOses-the
Plymouth Rock OF Light Brahma;
2, which ofthe two is the harder;
3. what will cure the roup?
AM.-l, Plymouth Rocks. Both
are excellent but we think there is
= little point in favor Of the P. R,
2. There is little difference in that
respect. 3. This disease is very
confa gious. and the affected birds
should therefore be promptly sepa
rated from the remainder of the
fock, and put into dry, warm
but well.yentilsted place. There is
q great number Of nostrums for the
cure Of this disease, An old remedy
Is FIVE drops of tincture OF iron in
tablespoonful of water three times
day. Give scalded feed we'll season
ed with Cayenne pepper. Another
is confinement alone in warm, dry
place, and q tablespoonful OF castor
oil every morning Tor a week. In.
aggravated cases the following
recipe is strongly recommended
Powdered. sulphste Of iron, half a
drschm, cspsicum powder, one
drachm, extract of liquorice. half an
ounce, make into thirty pills, give
one at q time, three times a day for
three days. Then take half an
ounce Of sulphate of iren and one
ounce Of Cayenne pepper finely
powdered, mix carefully teaspoon
tul OF these with butter, and divide
into ten parts, give one part twice a
day. Wash the head. eyes and in
aide Of the mouth and nostrils with
vinegar, which Is very cleaning.
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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-04-27

Weeds or small brush set up be-
fore The entrances to hives will
prove considerable of a barrier
against robbers, as they dislike very
much to approach the entrances by
winding passages. A little pre-
caution ofthis Sind may save many
a colony from destruction.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-04-27

CcHEDULE H FERRY & VALLEY BRANCH
y Ii. ~ %. H II.
Effect Nov. is. 1850.
NORTH.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-04-27

EASTWARD NOTES,
No. 6s7 meets $40 at Summit Point IS 9,ls A. NJ.
Has passenger car attached.
No 6Sl meets 63S at New Market at $40 A. N.
meets $40 at Middletown at ll,ee A. ". meets $40
1t stephens City at 12.l7 P. NJ. and meets 6Se 81
summit Point at $50 P. II. Has passenger car At
tached.
No. COS meets GAO and 6lO at Woodstock at l.65
P. NJ and meets $50 At Stephenson's at s,tP. IL.
Dinner at Mt. Jackson
No 6l7 meets 6IO at weyer's Cave st t,ls P. II.
has passenger ears attached.
No. $50 has passenger car attached.
NO. 6S3 must avoid 6SI.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-04-27

What plan,' said an actor to another
shall 1 adopt to fill the house at my
benefit Invite your creditors, was the
surly reply.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-04-27

ULVI can make money faster a a. So,i ~
nN,A Us than a.anything else Capital nss
UDtJ i required. We will start you. si3 .
day and upwards made At home by the in dustrss.s
Men, women, boys aud girls wanted everyvksxs
to work FOR NOW IS the time. You can 60
vote your whole time 20 the woik or only zee
spare moments. No other business will payya
nearly as well. No one willing towork can falls
make enormous pay - engaging At once. cesl
Outht and teens free. A great opportunity
making money easily and honorably. Aedra
TRUE CO.. Portland. Maine. July IA
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-04-27

w C. YIRG. MIDLAND L GREAT 8. r. b.
W. JOHN s. BARBOUR, Receiver.
On and after SUNDAY, Jan. 10, 1881 Passengers
trains Will run as follows:
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-04-27
SOUTH.

WESTWARD NOTES.
No. 6ss meets 6Sl at New Market at $40 A. n.
las passenger car attached.
No. $40 meets 637 at summit Point ct e,ls A. n.
meets 6Sl at Middletown at st i,56 A. NJ. meets
sos and lets 6l0 pass st Woodstock at IS P. ".
Has passenger car attached.
No $40 NEE ts s3l at Stephens City at l3gT p.
N. meets COS and passes $40 ct Woodstoek At i.s6
P. NJ. and meets SIT at weyers Cave ut AS P, II.
Di inner at Mt. Jackson.
No. 6se meets 6si At summit Point at $50 p. n.
and meets COS at stephensons at S44P. n. Has
passenger car attached.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-04-27

NM n Great chance to make nousv. -.
EzGss need person in every tow. 70
nUE rae subscriptions for the iargsS
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successful agent. Six elegant works Of AZ ss,.
en- ei ires % subscribers. The price ia so 10. Ia,
taling 19e IIoay suDscrbess One agent rsports
Pore Ii making over 500 clear profit IN tsn a.,s
~ ~ e5age make money fast. You car deyess
. q. your time 20 tho busioess, or only your SPAR
n 1isS i v, need not be away from home eysr
reefio,s AN 20 II as well as others. Full a.
I n.us ana terms free. Elegant and ernen.s,.
'o,, nee II you want profitable work sssd M
iOut address at once. It costs nothing 10 try tAs
business. No one who engages fails 20 make xrsss
Nsine N""'e's GEORGE srISsoS Co. Portland
July lily.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-04-27

Stockings must match the dress
this season.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-04-27

Bullet-shapsd buttons will be
mscb wsrn.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-04-27
OR @ AM ..

Genr. Travelling Agent for
Shenandoah Valley.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-04-07

whether clayey or lcamy, cannot be
plowded to advantage while wet or very
dry. However, such soils are improved
by frequent blowing, as this reduces them
to that finely comminuted condition which
is favorable to the growth of plants. All
tillable land has more or less clay in it,
and if worked when too wet the result
is hurtful, 1t is in this way that disap-
pointment occurs in the yield of rich al
luyial lands. which fail to produce abun
dainty because the clay is thus rendered
comparativ, ly useless.
1t may seem superfiuous to some of our
readers to offer suggestions that are we'll
understood by them. Unjust not be for
gotten, however, that many of our later
readers are young farmers, or men who
have had little or no experience in tilling
the soil. Nor is it out of place to OCCASION
ally remind farmers of longer experience
that much care must be exercised in plow-
inc and re blowing land in spring. In no
small degree does the success OF the s-a-
sons crop depend on the farmers pru-
Cence in this regard, nor does the matter
end with single season, and this one
thing that is frequently los sight of at the
time farmer may be turning over his
land. While land is too wet to pillow,
whether in fall or spring, to turn it up SC
that it will bake is to inju'e it for several
wears. entailing much unnecessary loss
both to Weld of crops, and OF labor to re-
stole it to natural condition OF fertility.
Prairie Farmer.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-04-07
The New Locomotive.

The new giant engine Of the Pennsyl-
vania Railro ID Company, fresh from the
shops at Altoona. made yesterday trial
Thirty second and Market streets at 1886
a. M, with the regular express train at
tached, it reached Trenton two minutes
ahead of time. A hot box occasioned
stop there and detained the train eight or
ten minutes In the remainder of the dis
lance to Jersey City five minutes of the
lost time was made up, the train ARRIVING
at the latter place at 9.31. The return TRIP
enCluding stops, was made in LOB min
utes The mammoth locomotive attracted
much attention along the road. At Tren-
ton, and also at jersey City, large crowd
was on the lookout for it. Strange to say,
this engine consumes no more coal than
those Of the ordinary size. In the $50 miles
traversed yesterday 1900 pounds of coal
were devoured. 1t makes more steam,
however, averaging 135 pounds to l25
pounds used by the largest of the other en-
gines. The water-tank accordingly has a
capacity of 3, 600 gallons, 400 in--excess OF
the amount usually carried. The train on
on the trip, caught at Bridesburg train
which had left Jersey City twenty min
utes ahead of it. According to the officers
ofthe company, the object in the building
ofthis engine was not 80 much to attain
extraordinary speed as to obtain Increased
weight and power. 1t has been the want OF
these qualities in the ordinary express loco
motives til at has prevented the carrying
out of the schedule time 1.-THE new en-
| CINE meets these requirements a large
| number will be built on the same pat
| tnrn
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-04-07
How to Raise Strawberries.

Nine out of ten persons who cultivate
strawberries allow the runners to grow for
the purpose Of getting plants the following
year. This is wrong. If plants are desired,
they should be taken from patch selected
for that purpose. 1t is impossible to get
frst>class fruit from vines that have pro
duced run ners, AS the effort at double pro-
duction (plants; and berries) weakens the
vine and prevents it from producing good
fruit. To get nice, large well favored
strawberries, the vines should be KEEP! free
from runner, not even allowing them to
get away from the parent at the start.
This can be done by having q piece of
stovepipe fixed to the handle, ito use for a
cutter, Place the pipe over the plant and
press upon it. This cuts off the runners.
When the runners have all been cut, fol-
low with the hoe and clear them away.
When the plants blossom all the blossoms
should be cut of except q few of the for
ward ones on each plant This looks like
destruction, but trial will show that such
treatment will give larger berries, of better
favor, and easier to pick. The crop.
though lacking in numbers. will compen-
safe in bulk as we'll as realizing the highest
price in market AS soon as the crop is
removed weed the plants again, and
sprinkle around each one, under the leaves
| some well-rotted manure, and in the fal
| let them be mulched On removing the
mulch early in the spring again give each
plant sprinkling, but this time of mixture
| of equal parts of superphosphate, sulphatt
of potash, double quantity of unleached
hard wood ashes may be substituted, guant
and plaster By thus giving them goot
care and cultivation they will pay as well
if not better, than any of the small fruits
but if neglected they occasion loss.