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Raising Potatoes under Straw.

Farmer Scott, of Kentucky, writing to
an exchange on the subject of raising
potatoes under straw, gives certainly
some indubitable proofs in favor of this
method, not only for potatoes, but for
tomatoes, melons, cucumbers, etc Con-
corning his own experience, he says:
At one time, after covering large
potato patch, the colored assistant eX-
claimed: "Boss, heah is painful Eaters
left. What's | gwine to do wild themP"
He was told to drop them where the
machine horses had pressed the ground
very hard, while threshing grain. The
earth there was not plowed; could not
be. The potatoes were covered like the
rest When fall arrived, the black man
looked for the result, and said to the
"boss:" 81 s'pose you'll glib me dem
taters in de boss tracks?" Eyes. All
right" The man uncovered the place,
and got over six bushels of the best,
largest and finest potatoes ever grown
in Bracken County, Kentucky.
once raised large patch of toma-
toes. After they were well worked /
took straw and covered the ground COM
pletely, six inches deep. The vines
dropped over on the straw. No weeds
ever came up after that. Tomatoes to
sell, trade, give away, was the result,
after canning more than we ever had
before.
Many years ago was visiting a
friend in Missouri; q farmer. The elder
son contemplated watermelon patch.
He prepared one near the stable-yard.
After the vines were up, just ready to
run, he covered the ground all over and
close around the vines with straw. In
few days the vines dropped and ran
around in every direction. The longest
vines were pinched off to prevent them
invading the next neighbours field, The
young man also got some good earth
and placed it in low spot on top of an
old stack left over from the previous
season. There he made a hill and COW
cred it with straw. From that hill he
pulled melon which received q pre-
MUM at the fair in the early fall. / So
journed at the residence. and we ate of
the luscious melons nearly two months.
| have raised picked cucumbers the
same as tomatoes, with straw.
In turning under old straw, in the
fall or ensuing spring, should it choke
the pillow, send boy along with short,
two-pronged fork. He can scatter the
straw along the furrow, SO that when
the pillow passes all can be covered neat
ly. Should the lad become fatigued let
the plowman relieve him. That will
allow the horses to rest at intervals and
encourage the boy.
Straw is the best bedding for horses
and cattle, and Il contend) for man
also. Clean straw is the best bedding,
also, for sows when narrowing. Straw,
mixed with manure, makes the finest
hot-beds. l never fail. | buy old straw
stacks and bring them home to use,
and thus improve my farm in many
ways.-Prdirie Farmer.
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No INpUcEMENT.-A land agent wanted
q Kentucky farmer to emigrate to Dakota,
as he was not making his living in the old
Commonwealth. "What inducements do
you offer" asked the farmer. "We have
the richest lands, the finest wheat, the best
water, the latest stock and the biggest
interrupted the farmer. ".Why, man, on
one of those big farms they pillow a furrow
five miles long.n "WhatW "They pillow a
furrow five miles long" "That ends it,
stranger. Don't talk Dakota to me! It's
all can do to pillow one of these little fifty
yard burrows here in Kentucky, and if it
was five miles long l never would get to
the end of it. Gee, whoa, Buck, git up
therel" and he started across the patch,
leaving the agent sitting on the fence
Exchange.
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Herschel's Theory Of the Conversion of
Nebul@ into Stars.

The whole range of astronomy pre-
sents no speoulations which have at
tracted more attention than the cele-
brated nebular hypothesis of Hershel
and Laplace. In one of his most
memorable papers, Sir William Her
schel presents us with summary of his
observations on the nebule, arranged
in such manner as to suggest his
theory of the gradual transmutation of
nebul@ into stars. He first shows us
that thcre are regions in the heavens
where faint diff1sed nebulosity is all
that can be detected by the telescope.
There are other nebulse in which the
nucleus can be just discerned; others
again in which the nucleus is easily
seen; and still others where the nucleus
is brilliant, star-like point. The
transition from an object of this kind
to nebulous star is very natural,
while the nebulous stars pass into the
ordinary stars by few graduated
stages. 1t is thus possible to enumer-
ate series of objects, beginning at one
end with the most ditfused nebulosity,
and ending at the other with an ordi-
nary fixed star or group of stars. Each
object IN the series differs but slightly
from the object just before it and Just
after it. II seemed to Herschel that he
was thus able to view the actual changes
by which masses of phosphorescent or
glowing vapor became actually con
densed down into stars. Robert S. Bali
~ RQpMEar Science Nonthlg.
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DROPS OF WATER.

Mr.. JOSEPH G. BICKNELL. No. $40 Msin Street.
Cambridgeport Mass, writes, April q. 1883; II have
been terribly afflicted for number of years with gravel
and kidney disease. My urine contained brick
deposits and at times could not pass my water except
in drops and with great PAIN and have had to get up as
many as fifteen times during the night. tried several
physicans they did me good, bus friend Of mine
who had used Hunts Remedy told me to get bottle
and try it, He had been cured of severe case similar
to mine, and that others had used Hunts Remedy in
Cambridge and pronounced medicine Of real merit.
After being repeatedly urged purchased bottle, ana
before had used all of it passed stone as large as
pea followed by smaller ones. have used In all ten
bottles. and 1t has completely cured me- My Kidneys
are in excellent condition, and for Of my age (6S)
slxty-eig years, can truly say feel like young
man with strength and vitality. My family use the
Remedy, and would not be without it, and never fall
to recommend friends and neighbors in Cam
bridge and Boston. You at liberty to use my name
in praise of the best kidney and liver medicine Hunts
Remedy"
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"DID WONDERS FOR ME-"

The above words are from Mr.. LEWIS KEEN No.
Highland Avenue, Maiden, Mass, April %, 1885, He
says: "Ihave been troubled for years with kidney
and liver complaint, followed by gravel, with severe
pains In my back and groins. had great trouble in
passing water it being scanty and accompanied by
terrible burning the vessel being coated with brick
dust deposit. was recommended to use Hunts
Remedy by friend who had been completely cured OF
a similar trouble. l purchased bottle at the drug
glsts, and commenced to improve at once. 1 haze
used but two bottles and has done wonders for me
no more kidney trouble, no more pain. 1t has given
new life, and would not be without Hunts Rene.
dy at any price, 1t lis all that It is recommended to be-
and cheerfuly give this testimony for the benefit Of
the many sufferers from kidney disease and gravel"
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Nav Enrland warnn faotnries nre

New England wagon factories are
turning out for next summer an I'M
usual number of two-wheeled carts.
Some have an arrangement by which
they can be adjusted to horses of differ
ent builds, as tall horse requires that
the cart be pitched at a different angle
from that used with short one. The
largest style of two-wheeled carts, built
for four people and having seats run
ming lengthwise of the body, passes UNI
der the name of wagonet. The carriage
dealers say that the reason why there
are so many novelties this year in the
vehicle line is because the trade is dull,
and the manufacturers have been ran
sacking their brains for patterns which
viii help stimulate Boston Post
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Swimming.

While the advantages of daily bath
for the young and vigorous are mani
fest, it is believed that more harm than
good results from the swims of most
boys, who indulge in them as an amuse-
ment, rather than for cleanliness. OF
course they remain in the water as long
as it is comfortable for them, coming
out, when compelled to do so, cold, the
skin shriveled, the teeth chattering
the blood retired from the small vessels
of the skin-where about one-haf of the
body-supply should be found-and sent
to'the brain and internal organs. 1t is
by no means strange that such suffer
from headaches, sickness at the stom-
aeh, dizziness-from an over-supply of
blood-loss of appetite. general lam
guor, and host of other ills.
A swimming bath, to be of service,
should be taken when the body is in a
good state, is not exhausted or fatigued.
when not over-heated by such fatigue,
not soon after full meal, and then to
be continued not longer than from two
to tive Misunderstanding to the cir
cumstances-never remaining in long
enough to feel permanently chilly, the
bath to be succeeded by a glow OF
warmth. That this may be SO, It is best
Ake along good crash towel
RIhole surface should be
Sc body we'll clad:
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On the appearance of the first symptoms
las general debility, loss of appetite, pal
lor, chilly sensations, followed by night
sweats and cough-prompt measures for
scrofulous disease of the lungs-therefore
use the great anti-scrofula, or blood-purifier
and ength-restorer,-Dr Pierce's "Gold-
en- Medical Discovery" Superior to Cod
liver oil as nutritive, and unsurpassed as
pectoral. For weak lungs, splitting of
blood, and kindred affections, it has no
equal. Sold by druggists the world over.
For DR.. Pierce's pamphlet on Consumption,
send two stamps to WORLDS DIsPENsARY
MEDICAL Association, Buffalo, N,
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Mr.. s. G. GARMo, of Springfield, o.,
was cured of dyspepsia, heartburn, sour
stomach and other disagreeable symptoms
of weak digestive organs, by using only
one bottle of DIR. Guysott's Yellow Dock
and Sarsaparilla. My stomach now readi-
ly digests any kind Of food"
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James Beecher, NJ. D., of Sigourney,
Iowa, says for several years l have been
using a Cough Balsam called DR.. WIN.
HALLS BALsAM FOR THE LUNGS, and in al
most every case throughout my practice l
have had entire success. l have used and
prescribed hundreds of bottles ever since the
days of my army practice QS63l, when was
surgeon of Hospital No. !, Louisville, KY
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HAVE used Ely's Cream Balm for dry
Catarrh (Which every Eastern person is
subject to who comes to live in high alti-
tude) and found it the most eflicacious ofany
article ever before used. 1t has proved a
cure in my case. B. f. NJ. Weeks, Denver,
Colo. See advertisement
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lmpotency of mind, limb or vital func.
ETC., cured by WORLDS DIsPENSARY MEDI-
CAL Association, Buffalo, N. Y. Address,
with two stamps, for pamphlet.
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THE large stone hand of an idol in Chi
nese temple recently fell off and severely
injured a worshiper beneath. "Satan finds
some mischief still for idol hands to do."-
Burlington Free Press.
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DR.. PIERoE's "Favorite Prescription" is
everywhere acknowledged to be the stand
ard remedy for female complaints and
weaknesses. 1t is sold by druggists.
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WHY suffer longer from Catarrh and
Cold in the Head! A sure cure is Ely's
Cream Balm. 1t is not a liquid or snuff
and is easily applied. Price so cents.
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FARMINGToN, ILL.-Dr. NJ. T. Gamble
says: 81 prescribe Browns Iron Bitters in
my practice and it gives satisfaction"
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WE believe it has never been told who
pulled the clapper that "made the welkin
ring. "-Detroit Free Press.
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AS WARM weather comes on wear Chroli-
thion Collars and Cuffs. Preparation has
no effect on them.
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LADIES and all sufferers from neuralgia,
hysteria, and all kindred complaints, will
find without rival Browns Iron Bitters.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1883-07-14

If your horses have sore shoulders,
scratches, cuts or open sores of any kind,
use Stewards Healing Powder.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1883-07-14

Csc. buys pair of Lyons Patent Heel Stiffen-
ers and make a boot or shoe last twice as long.
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Is IT any wonder that man who imbibes
corn Juice freely should have "husky"
voice 1BoSton Star.
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VELVET lawns are so called because they
must be kept veil vet to remain so.-Bost0n
Transcript.
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Rough ON Rats" Clears out rats, mice,
flies, reaches, bed-bugs, ants, vermin. 15c.
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TIE foolishness that can't be cured must
be in dude,-M o. PicGyune.
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Skinny Men. "Wells' Health RenewerH
restores health and vigor, cures Dyspepsia
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Fort STEVENSON, DAKOTA TER.-Rev.
James mccarthy says: Browns Iron
Bitters cured me of severe dyspepsia
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Mother Swans Worm Syrup" for few.
erishness, restlessness, worms. Tasteless.
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G1enn's Sulphur Soap
Renders lady's skin white and soft. Pixies
toothache drops cure in one minute.
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A LITTLE Atlanta boy denounced his
snoring brother for " sleeping through his
nose
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To THE "pooher" all things are poor
Honkers Gazette.
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Rheumatism Positively Cured
in the shortest time. Write for free 4O-page
pamphlet on rheumatism, to R. K. Helphen-
slime, Druggist, Washington, D. c.
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Hostetter's Stom-
ach BItters meets the
requirements oil the
rational medical phi
iOsOphy which at
present prevails. 1t
Is a perfectly pure
v e geta able remedy.
embracing the thFee
important properties
Of a preventive, q
tonic and an altera-
tive 1t fOrtlfies the
body against disease,
llIvig0rateS and re.
vitalizes the torpid
stomach and liver,
and effects a salutary
change in the entire
system.
Fol- sale by all
Druggists and Deal
ers generally.
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Wells CROUCH on Corns." 15c. Ask for it.
Complete, permanent cure. Corns, bunions.
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Buchu-paiba." Complete cure, all an
noying Kidney Diseases, irritation. 81.
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The re.timonv Of a Phvsicla,.

Puck
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A TRIAL trip-When the jury Disagree
". Y. Nel1s.
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Decline of Man.

THE shades of night gather in dew time
N Y Nelcs.
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ALL recommend wise's Axle Grease.
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WIsE's Axle Grease never gums.
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Advice to Communities.

If it were not for dear women the world
would present nothing but stag-nation.
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Morphine Habit Cured In 10
to go days. MOI pay till Cured.
~ HVMeh DIR. ]. STEPHENS, Lebanon, Ohio.
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a Sheets fine writing paper in Botter Tablet, with
XNE calendar, 25 cents, by mail. Agents wanted.
VV Economy Printing Co., Newburyport, Mass
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A DUMB-BELL can only emit mute tap
peal.-N. Y. AdUertiSer.
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A GENTS WANTED for the best and FASTEST.
"A selling Pictorial Books and Bibles Prices reduced
80 per cent NATIONAL PUBLISHING Co., st. Louis, MO.
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CORTlVALIS T 1ns o psyyn sS:,

Or L. N1fl per day at home. Samples worth @S
81 " eZu free, Address STINsoN Co.. Portland. Ma
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q 0e A WEEK in your own town. Terms and
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Pastor Universalist Church.
Woodstock, o., May 10, 1888.
The Portland daily press., 1883-06-19

Immediately upon learning that Harvard
College had refu. I'd TO confer upon him the
title Of ''LL.D," Governor Butler directed his
me-7enger to secure front row OF seats IN
Forepaugh'S Circus Tor hlmsell aho staH.-
Boston Traveller.
Governor Butler is bold man, full of re-
sources and ingenuity, but it will not have es-
caped notice that in his reckless onslaughts up
on established customs and ussges he has never
ventured to assail the circus. With that alert
ness to every opportunity for making political
capital which distinguishes him, it would not
surprise anybody to hear, indeed, that he had
taken two rows of reserved seats for himself
and staff for every night this week, and agreed
to deliver the prizes to the successful equestri-
ans in person. We forget in which Of his re-
cent speeches it was that he said, mo people
ever lost their liberties who had circus with
thousand living wild beasts" Itwas ashrewd
piece OF demsgogery, nicely calculated to
catch the floating circus vote. He shrewdly
sees that the people who vote for one party or
the other, for tariff for revenue only, or reve-
nue. for tariff only, or for ouly without tariff or
revenue, are, after all, but small fraction Of
the electorate, as compared with that vast body
OF voters WnoS6 CIeSu ID 1Ac OOuStitutAVu dAO
the Circus, one and inseparable, now and for
ever" 1t is small matter to him whether he
becomes q LID. or not, mere side-show as it
were, compared with the vastly more momen-
tous question of whether he shall lose the
great independent circus vote. As the Herald
has often ably remarked the voters that stand
between the two parties and care nothing for
either, really control elections. And every
mothers son of them goes to the circus. 1t is
thus easily seen that the succession to the
Presidency is, in its last analysis, purely
matter OF the ciIcus.
The circus comes once year and makes us
all young again. The band plays, the horses
prance, the elephant strides ponderously along.
and for few brief moments it really seems as
though it was the same band, the same horces,
and the same elephant that we heheld with
transports in the days Of short frocks and knee
breeches With Fozepaugh at Deering, on the
25th, We shall all become children again.
The Portland daily press., 1883-06-19
Linington.

LIMINGToN, June Is.
Mrs. Edgar Chick killed porcupine on
Wednesday evening of last week, supposing ii
at tho time TO be woodchuck. A wild porcu-
pine has not been seen in this section before
for large number Of years.
Rev. L. S. Pitts, pastor Of the Congrega.
tional church at this place, rendered his resig-
nation on Sunday last, to take effect the first
Sabbath in October next.
Saturday last, about . p. M, Mr.. Walter
Moody, who was hoeing close by, discovered
fire issuing from beneath the caves at the foot
of the valley adjoining the ell of Mr.. II. P.
Waldron's house at Limington Village. He
quickly sounded an alarm, the church bell
being also rung. In very few minutes quite
a crowd Of both sexes assembled, who with
good discretion, heroic action, favorable
wind, and tho judicous application Of water,
succeeded in saving the main part of the house
with portion OF the roof burned off. The
roof OF the ell was totally consumed, as was
most Of the timbers upon which it rested, and
the remaining portion heavily 6reuched with
water. The furniture was, however, oil re-
moved somewhat injured. Never was fire
without the use of engines fought more per-
sstently; men and women worked with Will.
The total damage will figure up somewhere
near $500 The house and ell is a two-story
structure and not insured. The fire is supposed
to have caught from defect in tho chimney,
which probably had taken fire and burned
ont" a short time before, as a heavy black
smoke was seen to issue from it about an hour
previous to the discovery of the ire p.
The Portland daily press., 1883-06-19
THE STAR ROUTES.

A sNolle Prosequi Entered in Rerdens
Case-The Kellogg and Brady Cases.
WASHINGTON, June 18.-In the Criminal
Court this morning Montford @. Rerdell ap-
pesred accompanied by Messrs. Merrick and
Ker.
Judge Wylie asked Rerdell IL he desired 10
withdraw his plea of guilty OF conspiracy in
the Star route case.
Rerdell answered in the affirmative.
"Under the circumstances" said Judge
Wylie. "the Court has no hesitation in allow
ing that to be done. One man cannot be guilty
OF conspiracy. The jury has acquitted the
others, that is enough"
MIR. Merrick said the government enters a
noIle proseqai for him, and Rerdeil left the
room.
After the organization Of the jury Mr.. Ker
called up the case against VIM. Pitt Kellogg
charged with recsiving money in connection
with mail contract while in the United
States Senate. Mr.. Ker said he understood
that kellogg was under bail.
A messenger was Gent for Kellogg,
Mr.. Ker then called up the two case5 against
Thomas j. Brady, charging him with reeeiy-
ing money while Second Assistant Po3tmaster
General in consideration for increasing certain
mail service Mr. Ker said that the bail had
not been furnished and alked for process TO
bring Brady into court.
Judge Wylie made a process returnable tc-
morrow.
Mr.. Wilson, counsel for Kellogg, said that
Kellogg would waive the reading of the indiet-
ment and proposed 10 file certain pleas in
abatement.
The Judge replied that kellogg must waive
the reading in person.
kellogg appeared and did So
Wilson then presented his pless.
Judge Wylie fixed Saturday next for hearing
the argument upon the pleas
A. B. Williams for Brady asked that the
warrant ordered to be issued in this case be
withdrawn, stating that Brady was already
under $4,000 bonds
The court said that the bail wes necessary IN
this case, but withheld the warrant upon Mr..
Williams's promise to cause Brady's alton
dance tomorI ow.