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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Gar Agricultural Editors weekly Chat With His
Readers

Readers.
I notice mention made Of Ka;nit as fertilizer,
and would ask what it is. and what is il used for
Young Farmer.
AAs. Kainit is q mineral salt, mined fror
depth of 800 te I0GG or more feet at Strassfglrt.
Germany. 1t is Of considerable value as ma
nuTe chiefly on account Of the large amount Of
sulphate Of potash it contains. It is found to
be good fertilizer FOR trees of all kinds, s0wn
broadcast over the surface at the rate Of 100
pounds per acre. We have tried it both on fruit
and forest trees with marked resaIts. It IS
valuable fertilizer for most kinds Of crops.
want some advice about my lawn It was sown
early ia the spring Of 1892, and soon made a good
sod It looked we'll all that year, and hes been all
that one could desire the past summer; but within
the past few weeks 1t has shown large dead patches
which diSGgE9res il very much. and am az a loss
what to do with 1t or what caused the dying OUT
Ii you can answer these questions you VIII confer
a favor on one who loves-Green Grass Pa.
AHs. The dead spots are caused by the intru-
sion of an annual grass Of some kind probably
the crab grass. This is one of the difficulties
met with in trying to have . fine lawn. If the
summer happens 10 be rather Wet, or If the
lawn has been watered, this and other annual
grasses attain such Iuxuriance that the finer
grasses are destroyed, and as the ANIMALS die
out these dead patches appear Remove the
dead grasses BY Taking. and spread a dressing
of fine soil over the surface, then SOW thickly
with blue grass seed and roll it over or, if not
extensive. beat it smooth with spade.
Can you tell me the name of the plant called In
this part the American jTste anything about is
value2-J- K r., Trenton. y. J.
ARs. We believe that this name has been given
to the AbitHOR Agice1sslsg, which IS troublesome
weed IN some parts of the country. IL is 3
native of India as ara the plants which furnish
the lute fiber of commerce. Why one of these
plants should receive the name of American
jute, and that the least valuable of the two, ne
do not know. Certainly, they all grow equally
well in this climate.
see so many different opinions as to the quality
of our native grapes. that I would be pleased to
have yoa state which two three native grapes
You consider best quality ofruit alone eonsidereds
amateur
Aas We presume that table grapes ars
meant. as there is some difference between wine
grapes and those best fitted for table use. The
question would probably be answered differ
entity by different individuals. We think that
we would give preference 10 the Iona; aud yet,
between that and the Brighton, we have but
little of choice. For third choice we are at a
loss to decide between such as Delaware,
Walter Catawba, Diana, Duchess, and Eunelan.
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about the cure of pork, reminded me of the
Kildare (Irelandl manner of dry-salting.
send YOU some extracts anent the subject from
an old book in my coilection-R. o., Washing
ton, ID. G.
70 Preserve Batter.
To ten ounces of common salt, add two
ounces of saltpeter, and two ounces Of brown
sugar; beat and blend well together; when
the butter IS prepared for salting, to each pound
of butter add one ounce of the above; work fs
Very well into mass, and close lin crock ov
tub for keeping.
Baeon Equal 70 FestpAalia HAAS.
Hang your pork for six or eight days with
out cutting up, or so long "a the weather wiz
permit its keeping; when broken up. rub very
dry and apply the above composition by hand,
rubbing twice put into press and turn every
day for a fortnight, then hang up TO dry.
Hanged beef should be treated in the sams
manner.
NoTELETs.
"A patent has been issued for making paper
from green grass grown in fields. meadows and
lawns. The inventor proposes 70 produce over
$500 pounds OF paper from each acre Of grass.
Paper is now made in Sweden from che bleach
ed and blanehed remains of moses that lived
centuries ago.
-Farm-yard manure is the paramount means
of fertility on land. it is the farmers sheet
anchor, and every other manure must be re-
garded only as auxiliaries, and yet how many
farmers fail to take proper means to aecumu-
late and preserve it from deterioration
"A dairyman WHO claims 10 have weighed
the SKINNED milk fed to swine, and the gain
in flesh thereof, says 100 pounds Of skinned
milk viii produce three pounds Of pork.
Much has been said about special rnanures
for special crops, but no person ever yet had
any reason to find fault with stable manure for
any and all crops if applied properly Wood
ashes and bone meal are also of universal good.
and may be applied to all kinds OF crops, and
always with benefit. These are all the ma
nures necessary foF any crop. and if failures
occur, where these are applied, it may be traced
to improper working Of the soil, or detective
mechanical condition of the land, either from
its containing too much water, or from insult
eient depth of properly pulveFized ground
Farmers sometimes use plaster to lec0m-
pose vegetable substances. This IS an error az
plaster does not act as q deeomposer It acts as
a preseryative Lime and ashes are deeompos-
ing bodies.
"a rusty nut or boItcan generally be started
by pouring kerosene OIL upon it and allowing
1t to soak for few hours; give it a smart blow
and if it does not start put on more OIL In
some cases it may be necessary to set fire to the
oil, which heats the nut. burns the rust. and
lOosens it. A pair OF blacksmiths tongs heated
red hot and allowed TO grasp the nut firmly
until the t0ngs are nearly cool, viii swell the
nut so as to loosen it.
--SiTup made for feeding bees should not be
too thick, bat of the consistency Of newly gath
cred honey The sugar may be dissolved with
either cold boiling water the latter is prefer
able, and care should be given TO ascertain that
all the sugar grains are dissolved.
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There has never been a medicine for rhe.I-
mAtism introduced in the United States thas
has given such universal satisfaction as Du-
rang's Rheumatic Remedy. It stands ont alOne
as the one great remedy that actually cures
this dread disease 1t is taken internally, and
never has and never can fail 70 cure the worst
case in the shortest time. It has the ind0rse-
ment and recommendation of many leading
physicians in this State and elsewhere. 1t is
sold by every druggist at 81 Write for free 10
page pamphlet to E. &. HELPHENSTINEs
Druggist. Washington. d. G.
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A nFArrIFuL poENI


contributor sends the following with the
request 10 reprint it for the benefit Of the Ex-
pesience Meeting:
COD BLESS You, soLDTER.
God bless you, soldier When our sky
Was heavy with impending woes,
When traitors raised the battie-ery.
When fs,ar mel fear in every eye.
You rashed 70 meet on foes,
God bless you. soldiers SCARED and worn
Wearied Arith marching watching. pln
All battle stained aud bottle torn,
Brzvcig have all your tasks been borne
You have not fought IN vain
God bless you sosdieri gyhen the air
Grows heavy ~ IT'D the battles roar,
sheltered beneath lis love ard care,
bay victory with her garlepds rare,
Ad0rn YOU exernnore,
God bless you soldier When the siepe
OF peace the eagles nest shall sll4c
With home aud hearts made warm y iih leyc,
Witt joys below. with joys above,
God bless you here and there.
BADGE PRESENTATION TO MRS. FULLER
At the recent Reunion in New Bedford,
Mass, OF the Sd regiment Of infantry. COM
lnittee was appointed 10 procure a testimonial
to present &c John A. Hawes Post, Last Boston,
wbichsbeslrs the name Of their old commander,
now deceased. This committee decided upon
painting By Samuel r. Vinegar. Of New
Bedford, entitled. e Protecting the Standard p
At the presentation TO the Post. The ladies' of
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XTANTED.-The address of i've soldiers in each
w Sta5e capable and willing 10 devote time and
ergy to my Interests Good pay. W. r. Thompson, sO4
Arch street, Philadelphia
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FEEDTNG HOGS.

It is a woll-established fact that bushel of
corn viii make ten pounds OF pork, while it
viii make but little over one-half that amount
OF beef 1t is also an indisputable fact that one
acre of clover will make two pounds of pork to
one of beef when grazed without other feed.
The great value of grass In producing pork is
not as well understood by farmers as it should
be. Grass is as much natures food for hogs as
for cattle, and the former viii utilize it into
greater profits than the latter can possibly do.
We urge it upon the swine breeder to give his
hogs abundance of grass. 1t will develop bone
and muscle, with proper flesh to sustain heavy
weights of future fat. A hog that has been
grown principally on grass has a sure founda-
tion for future greatness.-ErehaBgs
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the Relief Corps were present and a feature of
the evening was an address by the National
Secretary of the Woman's Relief Corps MISS. Z.
Fuller who gave history OF her trip 10 Denver
and the formation of the National Corps. The
addresses vas Warmly received and at the
conclusion, Jennie Godfrey, eight years old,
advanced and presented a beautiful gold badge
to Mrs. Fuller, in the following pretty verses.
Mrs. Fuller who was deeply affected, replied
in a few touching words, when Miss Myra L.,
Bates gave stirring recital of The Battle of
Lookout Mountain, after which LieEt. Mason,
of New Bedford, presented the painting. fol-
lowed by fitting response by Commander
Flayei Shutleif
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INDIAN CORN BOTANY.

DIR. E. Z. Sturtevaut is constantly doing so
many good things that he can well be par
doned If his enthusiasm occasionally runs into
extremes, as it appears to have done in his
proposed classification of varieties of corn.
The classification Is proper enough, but he is
not content with the common names of
popcorn, flint, dent, sweet. soft, and husk
corns; hut the first he would have known as
1ea ererta; the others respectively as =ea i1dls-
rata, zea ndesltata, zea saecharatG, aMaylacea
and yea Uaqinata. There can be no earthly use
in these names, unless to breed confusion
They cannot be said to prevent confusion,
where none exists; but it may have good
sound, when you ask for flint corn, to ask for
yea iRdu.atG.
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when the joint standing committees are an
noun"ed, joint select comm;t,ee
OF one from each county. On the
part of the House, with such a, the
senate may join, be appointed to take into
confederation the apportionment of the State
ior Senators and Representatives for the 70.
mainder of this decade. and to report by hill
as soon as practicable.
Mr.. Gushee of Knox. moved that the Senate
coucur, and that committee of one from
each county be appointed BY the President
OF the Senate to join such as the House may
appoint for the purpose of Senatorial and
Representative appOrtionment.
Tabled on motion of Mr. Pepnell of An
droscoggin.
On motion of Mr.. Kimball of Sagadahoc.
ordered. That committee of three on the
part OF the Senate, with such as the House
may JOIN. be appointed to wait upon the Hon
Frederick Robie, and inform him that he has
been duly elected Governor of the State of
Maine for the current political wears of
1S83-S4.
Messrs. Kimball of Sagadahoc, Roak of
Androscoggin. and Wilson of Penobscot,
were appointed on the part Of the Senate
Sent down for concurrence.
Mr.. kimball, of the foregoing. subsequent.
iy reported that the committee had waited
upon the Governor elect and informed him of
his election, and he was pleased to reply that
he accepted the Office. and would attend upon
the Legislature forthwith, for the purpose of
taking and subscribing the oaths required by
the Constitution, to qualify him for the dis.
charge of his official duties.
On motion by Mr.. Young of Cumberland.
Ordered. That message be sent to the
House of Representatives, proposing a con-
ventiOn of both branches of the Legislature
forthwith in the House of Representatives.
for the purpose of administering to Freder-
lex Robie, Governor elect, the oaths required
by the Constitution to qualify him to enter
npon the discharge of his official duties
The Secretary conveyed the message
Subsequently a message was received from
the House, by Mr.. Smith, its clerk, concur
| ring in the above proposition.
The Senate then proceeded to the Repre-
sentatives' Hall, where convention was
formed
See House Report
On motion of Mr.. Young of Cumberland,
Ordered, The House concurring, that when
the Senate adjourn it be to meet on Tuesday
next at 10 o'clock, A. M.
On motion of Mr.. COnnor of Somerset,
Ordered, That five hundred copies of the
Governors message be printed for the use of
the Senate.
On motion of Mr.. Young of Cumberland,
Adjourned.
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PROCLAMATION.

The votes given in on the / tn day of Sep
tember last in the cities, towns and planta-
tions of the State for Governor, the returns
of which have been made to the office of Sec
retary of State, having been examined and
counted by the Legislature, which has de-
clared that plurality thereof were given to
Frederick Robie. and that he is duly elected,
and he having in the presence of the two
branches of the Legislature in Convention
assembled, taken and subscribed the
oaths required by the Constitution
to qualify him to discharge the
duties of that office, l therefore declare
and make known to all persons in this State
who are in the exercise of any public trust, as
well as all good citizens thereof that Fred
erick Robie is Governor and Commander in
Chief of the State of Name. and that due
obedience should be rendered to all his law
tul acts and commands as such. God save
the State of Maine.
The Governor then communicated to the
convention, by address. information upon
the affairs and condition of the State. See
first page.
At the conclusion of the address the
Governor and suite retired.
The purposes of the convention having
been accomplished, it was dissolved, and the
Senate retired.
IN HOUSE.
On motion of Mr.. Hall of Rockland
Ordered, That twenty-five hundred copies
of the address of Governor Frederick Robe
be printed for the use of the House.
Mr.. Case of Rockland submitted the follow
ing:
Ordered, That when the House adjourn it
be to meet on Mondey next at IL o'clock
A. NJ.
Mr.. Thompson of Brunswick, thought the
Constitution torbids an adjournment for SO
long time without the concurrence of the
Senate, and suggested an amendment to
obviate the difficulty, which was accepted by
Mr.. Case.
MIR. Powers of Houlton, thought an ad-
Journment until Tuesday morning at 10
o'clock, would give no more time than nec-
essary to have the committees made up an
give those members who desire, a chance to
go home, and he moved to amend accord
ngly.
The amendment was adopted and the order
was given a passage.
Senate order for an adjournment until
Tuesday next was given a passage in con-
currence.
On motion of Mr.. Foster of Clinton. the
House
Adjourned.
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The statistics of manufacturers, which are
furnished by the Census Bulletin. show .
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Michigan boy ate a bar of soap, drank a
lot of soda water and went to bed to cure his
cold. The doctor had hard time to pull
him through, but the boy now says the next
time he catches cold he will use DIR. Bulls
Cough Syrup.
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OFFICE OF CITY MARSHAL.

OFFICE OF CITY MARSHAL.
AUGUSTA, Maine, December 20. 1882.
Agreeable to the above order of the Mayor, here
by notify all parties that and after this date l
shall Tgdy enforce the City Ordinance prohibiting
sliding the public streets and walks Of this citv,
and all offenders will receive the full penalty of the
ordinance.
CHI. WHITE, City Marshal.
dec2l1SWtf
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orook, Young of Lincolnville and Goodwin
OF 81: Ai6ans on the part of the House, were
appointed committee to receive. sort and
count votes for seven Executive Councillors.
Having attended to the duty assigned il,
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Important Notice.
CITY OF ATCrSTA

CITY OF AUGUSTA
MAYORS OFFICE, December 70, 1852.
To Charles H. White, City Marshal:
Several complaints have been made TO me in re.
gard to sliding in the public and sidewalks
You are hereby directed to enforce the City Ordi-
nance prohibiting sliding in the Streets without fear
or favor Please issue your order at once and then
rigidly enforce the ordinance.
%. VICKERY, Mayor
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First National Bank of Augusta

ANNUAL MEETING.
NOTICE is hereby given that the Annual Meet
~ ing of the Shareholders of the First National
Bank of Augusta, Me, will be held at the Banking
Rooms OF said bank, on Tuesday, January Q. 1883,
at IL O'Clock A. for the choice of Directors for the
ensuing year, and for the transaction of any other
business which may legally come before said meet.
ing. j. W. FOGLER, Cashier.
AUGUSTA, Dec. s. 1882. dec5f3w
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-10-25
Our Young Folks.
Il CATASTROPHE.

Once seven ancient ladies sat, serenely taking
tea, -,
Each with cap and kerchief white, knitting
on her knee:s 90
Each with cup lsaucerquant, slipping with
smile,
Chatting chatting, busily, cozily, the while
To complete the picture, in front of each
Purring, drowsily content, plump and peace
full, sat.
Hank. tiny, scratching noise! Each cat
cocks her ear;
Each dame drops her teacup-holds her breath
to hear.
Tempted by the silence, forth timid mousie
stole
S,ftly out; but wished herself back within
her hole.
Seven beasts with glaring eyes, tails erect in
air,
Seven danes that, screaming, hop each upon
her chair.
SpelI-bound at the dreadful sight trembling
mousse stands:
Ancient ladies weep and moan, wringing Of
their hands;
Peaceful tabbies turn and flee, overcome
with fear.
OF them all, which do you think was fright
ened most my dear?-GO den Days.
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The Wonderful Gopher.

Four business men sat in Third av-
enue car on their way down town yes
terday. Looking up from his newspa-
per, one of them said: t
Here's an item that says gopher
holes make horseback riding dangerous
on the plains. Now, 1 would like to
know what gopher is, anyway" look
ing around inquiringly.
ga gopher is a striped squirrel" said
tall man, in a tone of quiet assurance.
you're mistaken, sir,'' said his
neighbor. "a gopher is land turtle
that burrows
81 shall have to differ from you,
gentlemen, interposed the fourth man.
"a gopher is neither striped squirrel
nor a turtle. 1t is a kind of rat
A man on the opposite seat, who had
listened to the conversation with evil
dent interest, said:
"Excuse me, gentlemen. but YOU are
all mistaken. A gopher is a snake.
I've killed lots of 'em, and know what
Pm talking about
'Are you willing to back your opin-
ion?' asked the gopher-squirrel man,
taking a roll of bills from his pocket
Certainly, sir. Here's five that says
gopher is a snake.'
The money was put into the hands of
the gentleman who started the discus
sion. He accepted it under protest, say
ing he was positive that a gopher was a
gray burrowing squirrel. He had often
seen them. A heated discussion fol-
lowed, in which the words gopher,
snake. squirrel, rat and turtle figured
prominently. The money in the stake
holders hand soon amounted to
twenty-five dollars. 1t was agreed that
Webster should settle the dispute The
gentleman alighted from the car, went
into hotel, and a copy of the "Un-
abridged was procured.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. it is, said
the stakeholder, as he ran his finger
down the page:
Gopher-An animal of several different
species. The name was originally given by
French settlers to many burrowing animals
from their hoEeycombing the earth. In Cane
ada and Illinois the name was given to q gray
tburrowing squirrel; west of the Mississippi
and in wisconsin to striped squirrel In
Missouri. common species is pouched rat
OF reddish or chestnut brown color, with
broad. mole-like fore feet In Georgia a
snake is called by the same name, and in
Florida a turtle.
AS the stakeholder refunded the
money, he said: Gentlemen, it APP
pears that we are all right and all
wrong. But we have, at least, learned
something. IN Y. San.
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do everything better than everybody;
and he'll give them the rules, and he'll
strut round like a rooster, ana In MS
house he does the same way to his
mother and the other grown up ones.
and ones that are not grown up. mat
kind of a fellow ought to stand up on
the fence and clap his wings-no' l
mean, his elbows-and crow, "Cock-a,
doodle-doo! know better than you!
sixth. Cow-in-the-parlor manners.
Children that have the-parlor
manners are the kind that are always
oettino in somebody's way, or pushing
themselves in between people, or going
in front of people. or stepping on some.
body's feet, or on bottoms OF ladies
clothes, or leaning against people, or
Thinning their own chairs over. or knock
inc down a vase, or work-basket, or
tumbler of water. They are as clumsy
as a COW in the parlor, and do not mind
what they are about any more imam a
cow in the parlor would what she IS
about.
Besides these kinds there is another
kind heard of, called the lnterrupters.
Interrupters are the kind that begin to
talk while other people are speaking;
no matter who may be speaking; no
mother, or company, the lnterrupters
do not wait for anybody to stop talking,
but break right in and say what they
want to.
l suppose that boy or girl or any
other person might have two xmas OF
bad manners both at once. Some OF
the people at my house talked about
this. Nv cousin said that if boy
Il. l, a nd boar
ners both he would be bad to live with
and so would girl if she should. My
big brother said that if boy should have
three, pig manners, and bear manners,
and donkey manners, he would want to
keep him in room by himself. and so
he would girl if she should have
them; and said that if a boy and girl
should have pig manners, and bear
manners, and donkey manners. and
post manners. and Observation-Disclosures
manners, all five, he would want to
chain them up in cages: and said that
if they should have all six kinds, pig
manners, and bear manners, and dom
key manners, and post manners, and
cock-a-doodle-doo manners, and cow-1n-
the parlor manners, and be interrupt
ers besides. he would want to put each
of them under barrel and stop up the
bungholes. / do not believe he would
stop up the bungholes, for then they
could not get air to breathe. My moth
er does not believe anybody could have
so many kinds of bad manners and be
alive. Once my mother went some
where to stay and she had to come
away because the children had such
manners she could not stay. They had
bear manners and some of the other
kinds. think it is very hard to have
good manners all the time until you get
used to having them.-Mrs. Il. N. Diaz,
in Vide AWake.
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A Modern Fable.

A dog. on a warm summer dav. Law
down in the shade, and soon fell
asleep. He was awakened by the noise
OF a huge bull approaching his shady
resting place. -
Get up said the bull, land let me
lie down therep' a... - -,
NO" replied the dog, .syou have
no right to the place; 1 was here first =
= ''Well, :" said the bull, looking inno-
Gently at the dog, but with ferocious
twinkle in his left eye, which made the
dogs spinal column run cold and his
lower jaw give way, 'let us toss up for
"Ihank you,' said the dog, politely.
Il never GAMBLE and he walked
away. -.
Moral-Virtue has its own reward
Life.