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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1881-02-19
i'ARM cAEDEv AND nocsrno1D
MANURE FOR ORCHARDS.


Wood ashes e, doubtless, excel |
lent for orchards but, instead Of
being put around the trees, they .
should be spreads over tho whole /
land. But where are She ashes TO
come frOm, in this region ? We |
have litter or 10 wood, and, Of
course, little or 40 ashes. In our
limited experience we have learned
one thing in regmd TO orchards, as
well an fruit tress Of every kind,
that We have cultivated and We
believe the principal can be applied
pretty much to everything thst
grows upon the earth, which Is that
the application Of manure benefits
them all. Ground occupied with
fruit trees should be MANFRED as
Literally as are other portions OF tn.
land used for the raising OF wheat
and corn. 1t is the neglect to DO %,
In connection with the gener al neg
ligence with which orchards are
treated In many sections, ihat make
them Improbable and TO become
WORKOUT prematurely. And &C to
the kind of manure with which or
charda ought TO beItrsated While
any kind, almost without exception,
will prove Of advantage, there ia
none in the world to be compared
to stable or bsruyard manure. A
liberal application Of tLi1 Only every
third year, with careful pruaine,
scraping, and washing olthe trunks
of the trees, viii make q prodiqieus
change in an orchard. This ton
dressing can be applied at any time
when the ground is not irozep, and,
if not bestowed in too heavy Jumps,
so as to iniure the (orchard) grass,
will yield, in addition to the fruit, a
couple tons Of good hay. We have
known three full crops Of good grass
10 be cut from an orchard Ger
anantoaon Telegraph.
BARRIERS BURNED AWAY.
The burning of he,clay Of gar
den is an Old and often very com
plete method Of rendering the soil
permanently mellow and iriable, and
OF greatly adding to it, fertility. A
little English. manual "Msuuros
for the Many gives a method OF
doing it on a large scale, and tho |
Journal Of horticulture says there is
no doubt OF it's immediate and per.
manent advantage If this wsro al
ways the ease, one should expect tod
see the sites Of b.ickkilns ana other
large fires overrrn By luxuriant
weeds from flying sseGs, instead of |
remaining sterile for q length Of /
time. as frequently observed It is /
easy, however, to test the matter ia |
a small way where Tough clay makes
gardening ali but inPrsctirabls.
The r.astinr If eo,r for no,,,.a /
Howers Is common I'M. # % raso,to3
to chiefly To sso,ra no dsst~r,t;o,
Of pestjCerous sseds osrrs and :,
sests. TIE clav rarsr~;5 20 !, ia
pamphlet was 10 tongb and oll.
size before BEING bnrned fb,4 tbs
woyknea were obliosd to din fL..r
spades constantly in wsfsr 70 c.,sa
it to slim on the meta 2 ,,act III
wood was built an FIVE fee. sor,..
and high. with k,ndljno in .bs con
ter, and a gut tsr 10 supply draft
Inc clay around, excepting that OF
me soms"hat lmdfoved surface, was
then thrown on N open lump 10
about ioat deep, Ind the Gre start
cd and watched Ffssh clay wss
added when any part of the clay on
the mead became burning hot.
"Aen th.e last was heated, a long
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1881-02-19

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The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-10-28

In the senate, yesterday, the oath Of office
was administered to Acting Secretary Sho-
Der. On motion Of Mr. Sherman, resolu-
ton was adopted authorizing the librarian
of congress to receive and preserve the pa.
pers Of Marquis de Rochambeau, to await
their purchase for 100000, Among the
confrmatioLs were those of Hans Mattson,
OF Minnesota, to be consul general at Calcut-
Ia; j. +. Winter of Illinois, to be consul at
Rotterdam; Willard B. Wells, of Michigan,
to be consul at Dundee, and Howard NJ.
Kutchin as collector for the Third Wiscon-
sin district.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-10-28
Variety in Your Food,

There is no standard for food apple
able to all persons, whether as to kind
of food or q lantity. Our tastes are
more or less a matter of education. A
taste educated in one direction revolts
at taste educated in another. Toma-
toes, now almost universally used in
this country, were rejected with loath-
ing generation ago.
The French, who led off in eating
frog-hesh, are now eating horse-hesh-
their taste for the latter having been
developed during the exigencies of the
siege of Paris. The English have, here
tofore, turned with disgust from corn
(maize), which is the very staff of life
in this country, and in some Of its
forms of cooking, delicious favorte,
1t might be well for men generally to
have their tastes broadened, Some
persons are altogether too nice and
narrow in their preferences for food.
1t should be remembered that unused
functions tend towards complete cessa-
ton, For instance, one OF the best
personalities against consumption is
tuO dulLlly Vi luc SIOludCu W ulSc5I ldII
but the power to digest it may be lost
by long disuse, the glands ceasing to
secrete the necessary fluid.
So, too, the quantity of food eaten by
different persons varies. One man, in
good health too, and in the same sur
roundings, would be killed by what is
essential to the health of another. A
hard-worker in the open air would
starve if restricted to what amply suf-
fees for the man whose employment is
indoors and sedentary.
Life could not be sustained in the
arctic zone without immense quantities
of heart-producing food. An Esqui-
maux will eat daily from twelve TO iif-
teen pounds of meat one-half of it fat.
He generates so much internal heat
that he always throws off his coat in his
hut, where the temperature ranges from
freezing down to zero with an outside
temperature from 80 dogs. to 70 degs
below the latter point. - YOUTHS Cone
pnRiOn.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-10-28
A Word About Carving.

IL is not alone the TACT that the ANA
teur carver misses the joints and tries
to cut through the largest bones that
fills him with regret and his lap with
SAGE and onions II is the horrible
thought that the entire company is
looking at him.
No matter how the perspratlon may
trickle down between his shoulder
blades, or how the hot flashes may
chase the chills up and down his spinal
column, or how much his eyes may BIO
dimmed by unshed tears, the rest of
the company never allows its interest
TO flag moment
We remember one time we were
called to assume the management OF
free-for-all carving tournament at the
home of dove-eyed dumpling, whose
kind regard we desired to catch onto az
far rs possible "
How clearly come back to us now
the smiling faces of the guests, the rip
ping laugh, the bald-headed joke, the
thanksgiving conundrum, and all as
merry as q marriage bell. We call TO
mind the girlish laughter of that one
whose very existence, as she sat on our
left that day, seemed cemented and
glued to our own.
AS we sharpened the glittering blade
on the ringing steel, we felt buoyant
and proud. Proud to think how we
would slice the white, calm bosom OF
that deceased hen, Proud to think how
in our mind we had laid out the differ
ent pregnable points about that old
cackler, and in the anticipation of APP
pause glad and free, when we had ac-
compished the warfare, and victory and
stufling had perched upon our banner.
We softly jabbed the shimmering fork
a-straddle the breast.bone, tore oil
few goose pimples from under the
wings of the late lamented, gouged out
few shattered fragments from the
neck, and tried TO cut a sirloin steak of
the back. An oppressive gloom seemed
to pervade the air. The old hen didn't
have her joints where we had laid them
out in our mind. She was deformed.
She seemed to be freak of nature.
1t ratified us and unneryed US
We gouged wildly at the remains,
squirting the gravy right and left and
filling the air with fragments of bread
crumbs and sage By some kind of
omission or miscalculation, we made o
wild stab at the back of the late lament
ed hen, and with frenzy born of re-
peated defeats and depressing failures,
the knife struck the platter with loud
crash, and ceasing not in its untamed
fury, glanced aside, and in an instant
buried itself with sckening thud in
the corset of the hired girl. With diff
fculty we drew the gittering blade,
now ensanguined with the gore of q
fellow-creajure, wiped it on the table
cloth, and fled out into the cold, unsym-
pathetic world, out into the crash and
confusion of struggling humanity, to
battle on through life under an assumed
name.
That is why we tremble and turn
pale when our,past life is inquired into
by biographers. That is why baked
fowl makes US quail. That is why we
always si;n our nom de plume to a
promissory note. That, too, is why we
always travel incoq. and without bag
gage. Laramie city Boomerang.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-10-28
The French woman.

The Frenchwoman still rules supreme
in the salon, in the bureau of the Min
lister, in the family, and even in the
house of business, as erst she ruled at
court. In point of fact, Frenchwomen
deserve to rule, for they are morally
and intellectually far superior to the
men. They are formed by nature to
excel in what are especially national
virtues-love of order, thrift and do
mestic affection. Cool, calculating and
practical, they are perhaps less easily
troubled by conscientious scruples than
the men, have a quicker and q surer
eye for the family interest. and follow
it up with more energy, They are I'M
surpassed in their talent for housekeep-
ing, for they manage the household with
q firm and constant hand, without con-
stantly talking about it, like German
ladies. Many of them actually super
intend their husbands business, which
may explain the want of enterprise in
French commerce.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-10-28
Rednced Land Rents In ENGLAND.

A correspondent informs the London
MART Lane ETpreSS Of the relettng at
reduction in the rent OF about E400
per year, or 20 per cent, of one of the
best farms on the Holkham estate.
Another farm on the same estate has
been relet at even greater reduction,
but in this case the state Of the land is
not SO good. A small estate of first
class land near Kings Lynn, which
formerly let at Is per acre, and was
then supposed to have selling value
of fl00 per acre, has been sold for Gas
per acre while another farm in the
same county, which was bought a few
years ago for $1,000, and has had an
additional 81, 900 expended upon, can
not now be sold for f400, the amount
of the first mortgage, and there are two
later mortgages upon it. In Scotland
the state Of matters appears to be even
moro deplorable. According to the
same correspondent one farmer in Kin
cardineshire has certainly lost f6, 900,
and is doubtful Of getting any draw
back in his rent; another, who lately
committed suicide owing presumably
to money troubles, Is believedFto have
lost a similar amount. and the dismal
tae winds up with the statement that
widespread ruin to those having leases
Is only question Of time" In this
country. = AZ no. 4
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-10-28
How Far Wrong is This "Old Maid2u

She had been called an old maid, and
rather resented it She said: Il am
past thirty. have good home. |
think you know have had abundant
opportunities to marry. l have been
bridesmaid o score Of times. | ask
myself with which one of the beautiful
girls that have seen take the marriage
vow would l exchange to-day? Not
one. Some are living apart from their
husbands; some are divorced; some are
the wives OF drunken men; some are
hanging on the ragged edge of society,
endeavoring to keep up appearances;
some are toiling to support and educate
their children, and these are the least
miserable; some tread the narrow line
beyond the boundary of which lies the
mysterious land, and some have gone
out in the darkness and unknown
horrors, and some are dead. A few
there are who are loved and honored
wives, mothers with happy homes; but,
alas! only very lew"
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-10-28
The Cypress Groves Of the City of Mexico,

The following interesting sketch of
the famous trees of 1dTOdinm d}Sh-
chum is from the pen of Moses Thatch-
err, in the Contributor, of Salt Lake
City:
"For quiet repose and peaceful med
itation the cypress groves of Cuapute-
pee afford, perhaps, the most attractive
features of any spot near the city. Tho
castle, located on the abrupt rocky hill,
is quite massive and imposing. 1t has
recently undergone many improve
ments Of desirable character, which
add much to the beauty of the place.
Here is the National Observatory, a
position well chosen, healthy and beau
tful, while affording the most at
tractive view of the surrounding coun-
try.
Between it and the end of the Pas
SEQ, leading TO the capital, stands a
monument of gray sandstone, recently
erected to the memory Of the national
cadets, who, refusing to retreat, fell in
battle, September Il. 1847, when our
countrymen, under General Scott
gained the victory which led to the
surrender of the capital few days
later. There are in the park probably
not less than 1000 fine cypress, whose
planting by the ToItecs (Nephites) ante
dates, perhaps many centuries, the rise
OF the Aztec Empire. Some of these
are nearly fifty feet in circumference,
and from 100 to 1875 feet in hight,
with huge limbs extending all around
to great distance, and being always
clad with dry, bronzed and fresh green
leaves, mingling with dropping silvery
MOSES, form the most enchanting
bowers imaginable. The arrangement
of these trees is in groves and double
rows, sometimes crossing at right
angles and aflording splendidly shaded
narrow avenues. An exceedingly fine
spring of pure water gushes from the
rocks of the south side of the hill.
Three hundred and seventy years ago
the waters of the spring were conveyed
by the Aztecs to the city, through an
aqueduct Of masonry constructed for
the purpose. A portion is now forced
with steam pump for use in the gar
dens of the palace above, while the re-
mainder still flows to the capital"
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-10-28
The Diferenca,

Why is it that drunken man has
such fancy for railroad tracks? He
will 90 miles out of his way to find one,
and rarely misses the object OF his
search, even on the darkest night.
When found he is invariably seized
with an uncomfortable desire TO take
nap there. There must be something
peculiarly soothing in the contact of the
cold iron rail as he fits the back Of his
neck to it, aud adjusts his body between
the ties in preparation for slumber.
And frequently it is the last long sleep
that he takes But what draws hun
there? Sober men wander about for
hours sometimes, hunting the depot in
daylight, but the inebriate can strike q
railroad track in two minutes when it
is as dark as Tophet And he generally
gets there ahead of the train, too,
though the train retaliatcs by getting
q head of him before the deal il over.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-10-28

Edwin d. Morgan has declined the treas
ury porifolio. Judge Folger is holding
consultation with several Of the presidents
personal friends in New York. Attorney
General MacVeagh has practically vacated
his position by leaving for Philadelphia.
The president notified the cabinet members,
yesterday, that he was too busy to see them,
and informed senator that he would not
prolong the session beyond Thursday even
ing.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-10-28
GENERAL NEWS.

Mr.. Beecher has relinquished the edito-
rial management Of the Christian Union, but
will make occasional contributions.
Mrs. Bradford, sister of Jefferson Davis,
died at New Hope, KY, last Saturday, and
was buried in the cemetery at Gethsemane
abbey at New Haven, Ky.
The Dublin Corporation, by the casting
vote of the lord mayor, refused to confer
the freedom of the city on Messrs. Parnell
and Dillon. The vote stood 90 to "a.
The amount Of the Mrs. Garfild fund is
now 1851, 79l, of this sum $36l,77 have
been paid for $3l1 900 in United States
4per cent bonds, leaving balance Of $2l
With the appropriation Of $4,000 made
by congress for a free bridge over the Poto,
mac, the secretary Of war proposes 70 evade
the extortions now practiced upon residents
of the district.
Ex-senator Conkling is reported to be in
rather poor health, and his physicians are
by no means confident of his permanent res
toration to health. 1t is feared that his
kidneys are diseased.
A Garfield memorial service will be held
under the auspices of the municipality of
Berlin next Sunday. LuersseD, the scup-
tor, has been instructed to produce colos-
sal bust of the late president.
The Garfield monument committee re.
ceives about one thousand letters day,
asking for relics and has decided to enter
upon the manufacture Of keepsakes from
the lumber Of the pavilion, for which they
expect contributions.
1t is charged that Gen. Tyner's hunting
trips are made with the postmaster at La.
ramie, Wyoming, to whom he allowed
salary OF $4,000 per annum and $1,000 for
clerk hire The Office paid less than $4OO
yearly in box rents and commissions.
The chief of detectives at Dublin con.
firms the report that there was a plot to cs.
sassinate Secretary Forster. Twenty three
members of the corporation of Dublin voted
to confer the freedom of the city upon
Parnell and Dillon, and the lord mayor
alone defeated the resolution. A priest
near Clare Morris evaded the police by
holding Land league meetina in his
church.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-10-28

N one of the canons leading up to
the extinct volcanoes south OF Mono
lake, there is a spring of lemonade wa
ter-at least the fluid that oozes from
the rocks has flavor that strongly re-
sembles lemonade. 1t is clear, and has
such a strong acid taste that, with tho
aid Of little sugar, it could be sold for
tho genuine article. - B0die Free
Press
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-10-28
HOM'S the BahY.

CLOVIS the babyl' "IIs Group is better
this morning, thank you, We gave him
some OF Thomas Eclcctric Oil as you ad.
viscd, doctor, and shall give him some
more in an hour or So" Next day the doc.
tor pronounced the youngstcr cured. Paul
G. Schuh, Agent
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-10-28

BY the unthinking, Burdock has been
considered n weed, and its luXurinnt growth,
unpleasant smell, etc, has rendered it, to
those mot knowing its virtues" nuisance,
and yet the root has long been acknowl-
edged by savants as most invaluable as a
diuretic, aperient and blood purifier Bur
dock Blood Bitters embody all its good
qualities. Price $l00, trial size 10 cents.
Paul G.. Schulz, Agent.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-10-28
|

If Adam had had game Of "Fifeen''
placed in his hand at an early period Of his
experience, the whole course Of history
might have been materially altered for the
better, and if biliousness, indigestion, sick
headache or dyspepsia were unknown.
Spring Blossom would not be needed,
Price 80 cents, trial bottles 10 cents Paul
&. Schulz, Agent.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-10-28

Go to Paul G.. Schuh Tor Mrs. Freeman s
New National Dyes. For brightness and
durability of color are unequaled. Color
from to pounds. Directions in English
and German. Price Is cents.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-10-28

Salt Rheum for seventeen years. Help
less tor eight years. Unable to walk Got
about on hands and knees Head, face,
neck, arms and legs covered. Cured by
Cuticura Remedies. Will Mcdonald, 2542
Dearborn street Chicago.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-10-28

In some Of the Pennsylvania towns
The white and colored schools have
been united in accordance with tho
new law without unpleosantness Of any
sort; In only three towns there IL a
good deal Of excitement and anger
over the matter on the part Of the white
people.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-10-28

Gray hairs are honorable but their pre-
mature appearance is annoying. Parker's
Hair Balsam is popular for cleanliness and
promptly restoring the youthful color.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-10-28

SEND for circular Of new style of Hopper
Scale with LeyeliDg attachment. Borden,
Scllcck 81 Co., ST. Louis (2(
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-10-28

TINE is too valuable to be wasted in cred
ulously experimenting with various rene.
dies when % cent bottle Of DR.. Bulls
Cough Syrup will at once cure your cold.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-10-28

WILL YOU SUFFER with Dyspepsia and
Liver Complaint Shioh's VItalizers
guaranteed to cure you. Paul G. Schulz,
AGENT. 2
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-10-28

CATARRH CURED, health and sweet breath
secured by Shioh's Catarrh Remedy. Price
rs cents. Nasal Injector free. Paul G,
,Schuh, Agent. 4
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-10-28

THAT HACKING COUGH can be so quickly
cured by Shilohs Cure. We guarantee it
Paul G. Schulz, Agent.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-10-28
Twelve Thousand Bottles
Sold Since 1870!

III NOurNhes' strengthens ana lnllgOratcs,
1t Carries of the Old Blood and makes New,
1t Opens the Pores of the skin and Induces
Healthy Precipitation.
1t neutralizes the hereditary faint, or poison in
the blood, which generates scrofula, Erspclas,
and all manner Of skin Diseases and Internal hu.
mOrs
There are no spirits employed In IT. manufacture
and It can be taken by the most delicate babe or by
the aged and feeble, care only being required in at
tentiCn 10 directions.
Galya, Henry County, He.
was suffering from Sick Headache and Dizzi.
ness 80 that could not attend tor household du-
ties and a short trial Of Or. CLARK JohuEOus Iudi
AL Blood syrup encctualY cured me.
MRS HELEN ELHfNs
Waterman Station, DeKalh Co He
This il to certify that DR. Clark Johnson's Indian
Blood Syrup hss cured me OF Pain in the Back. It
IL u valuable medicine, MRS WOOD.
Centre Hill, White Co Ark,
This is to cer,ifyt that was afflicted with Palp.
tation Of the Heart for many years tried differ
eut doctors. "hose prescriptions tended more to
weaken me than they did 70 strengthen. a, last
rec lived 10 ry Dr. Clark Johnson Indian Blood
syrup, which proved 20 be positive cure-uot on
~ curing the Heart Disease, but also Sick Head.
ach which bad been troubling me.
MRS MARY A. NEAL.
Vas afflicted with Liver Complain, aud Dyspep.
Ella aud failed to get relief although using mcdi.
ciDet IRON our best doctors ! commenced using
DR.. Johnson's Indian Blood syrup aud short trial
cured me, r. W RISING Moline III.
This ccrtihcs that Dr. Clark Johnson's Indian
Blood Syrup has cilcclnally cured me of Dyspepsia
Too much cannot be said In praise % IT,
W, f.. WINNER Bedford Mo
Agents wanted for the sale Of the Indians Blood
syrup ~ every town or village, In which have no
agent Particulars given on application.
DRUGGISTS SELL TT.
laboratory u West I'd IT., n. Y, City