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SETTING TARRED PoTs.- Some
posts were being set around our
public square some farmers were
watching the work and one said
the ends of the post that were in
the ground should be daubed with
tar. Another said, no, it would do
more harm than good. A third
said the tar should be put on when
the posts are dry and extend some
inches above the surface of the
ground. The first man was right
in thinking that tar was good for
preserving posts, but was wrong
in thinking that 1t was good TO ap-
ply under all circumstances. The
second was 70 some extent right in
advising against the use of tar, as
it has been found that when ap'
Piled to green posts it only keeps
the sap in and thus hastens decay.
The third was right in saying the
tar should be applied when the
posts were dry and extend some
inches above tho surface of the
ground, for it has been observed
that decay Is more rapid at this
point than above or below. These
men had right ideas so far as they
went, but not going far enough
were likely to result in injury, and
in q few minutes conversation in
interchange of ideas all got broad
er views and were benefited
Rural World.
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POINTS OF A GOOD MIXER.

A good mixer must be able TO
eat a great deal of food. Milk can
not be made without something to
make it from. The COW does not
secrete milk from the air, but from
her blood, and the blood is sup
piled from the food she eats. To
eat a great deal a cow must have a
strong jaw, and we may put this
down as one of the marks of a
good mIlker. A strong jaw does
not necessarily require big head,
at least what is called bulls head,
large in the upper part, but a
strong lower jaw, with strong
muscles to operate it. Any ex-
panslon of the head IN other d.
rectiops may be a detriment, as
drawing from her food TO sup
port it.
A good mixer must digest q
great deal of food. This requires
an ample stomach or stomachs, for
the COW has four. A large stomach
is indicated externally by large
abdomen and great breadth be-
tween the hips, or great breadth OF
loins. A judge of COWS will tell
you that cow should be wedge
shaped, taperlng from abdomen to
nose.
4 good mixer will have large
milk yelns-that is, large veins
leading to the udder under the
belly. Those large veins indicate
a large mixer.
Whether what is called the es-
cutcheon-the portion of the hind
psrt of the udder and adjacent
parts on which the hairs turn back
IN opposition to the general d.
rection of the harris any Indica'
ton of the milking qualities of the
COW is a disputed question. Many
believe that where it is large, it
indicates a good mixer, where
small poor one. Others put no
faith init. TN q
A soft, velvet feeling of the skin,
and rich, yellow color, especially
in the inside of the ears, is be-
Iieved to indicate rich mixer, at
least, ifnot a large one. 1t Is be-
lieved to show a tendency to fat,
and, consequently, butter.
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Half teaspoonful of common
salt dissolved in 4 little cold water
and drank, will instantly relieve
"hcartburn'..or dyspepsia.
DR.. Vigoroux recommends a
glass of hot lemonade every hour
or half hour, as an easy, agrecblc
and efficient treatment for diarr.
hHa.
Never wash the feet in warm
water except Just before returning.
Cold water with q little ammonia OF
salt dropped in, Is much ploas anter,
and more hcalthful.
Coarse brown paper soaked in
vinegar and placed on the forehead
is good for q sick headache. IfthC
cyeI!ds are gently bathcd in cool
water, the pain IN the head is gen
orally allayed.
No disease ever comes without
cause or without n warning
hence endeavor to think back for
the cause, with Z view to avoid II
in the future, and on the instant OF
on unpleasant bodily sensation,
cease eating untilit disappears al
least twenty-tour hours.
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TO MAKE HENS LAY.

This is very old subject but
one which is of daily interest, and
any informatiormation in this line
will be thankfully received. The
Ohio farmer has this to say on the
subject:
PUT two or more quarts OF
water in kettle and one large
seed pepper or two small ones ;
then put the kettle over the fire.
When the water bolls stir in coarse
Indiad meal until you have q thick
mush. Let 1t cook an hour so
feed hot. Horse radish Is chopped
fine and stirred INTO mush as pro
pared in the above directions, and
for results we are getting from five
to ten nggs per day; whereas, pre-,
vious to feeding we had not had
aggs for a long time. We hear a
great deal of complaint from other
people about not getting eggs. To
such we would warmly recommend
cooked feed fed hot. Boiled apple
skins seasoned with red pepper, OF
boiled potatoes seasoned with
horseradish are good for feed, much
better than uncooked food. Corn
when fed to the hen by itself has a
tendency to fatten rather than pro-
duce the more profitable egg lay.
ing. A spoonful OF sulphur stirred
with their food occasionally will
rid them of vermin and tone up
their systems"
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Mrs. Harriet Cummings, of Cincinnati,
Ohio, writesI Early last winter my daughter
was attacked with severe cold, which settled
on her lungs We tried several medicines,
none of which emed to do her any good but
she continued to get worse, and finally raised
large amounts of blood from her lungs. We
called in family Physician, but he failed to
do her any good. At this time friend,
who had been cured by DR.. WM. HALLS
BALSAM FOR THE LUNGS, advised me
to give it triul. We then got bottle. and
she began TO improve, and by the use OF
three bottles was entirely cured.
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Many a person is starving with full table
before them. Appetite gone! Ambition
gone! Life burden!! What is The matter
The Liver has ceased to do its proper work
The life channels are clogged. Poisonous
fluids are thrown back inta ! !hf bleed whiFf
BEANS will surely stimulate the liver to dc
its work well, and headache, salIowness ant
bad breath will fee away. Price, IS cent
per bottle, All druggists,
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SALT AND MUSTARD ANTID oTE.-
fla person swallows any poison
whatsoever, or has fallen into con-
vulsIon from having overloaded
the stomach, an instantaneous and
very effective remedy is heaping
teaspoonful of common salt and
as much ground mustard, stirred
rapidly IN toacup of water. II is
scarcely down before it begins to
come up, bringing with it the re-
naming contents thofstomach, and
lest there be any remnant of poi
son, however small, let the white
OF an egg and sweet oil or butter or
lard-several spoonful-be swal-
lowed immediately after vomiting,
because these very common arti-
cles nullity a larger numbe of viru-
lent poisons than any medicines in
the shop.-MedIcal Journal.
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BEE BREAD.-When the bee gath
ers pollen, which Is the chief food
OF the young bees, it is done by
ahghting upon the flowers and
passing rapidly over the apthers,
detaching a portion of the dust
which lodges on most parts OF
them, and is brushed together and
packed in little pellets in the "pol.
len baskets" on their posterior
legs. The bee, loaded with the
pollen, enters the open cell, and
by rubbing the posterior legs to.
gether deposits the little loaves OF
pollen. After this, another bee
enters the cell headforemost and
packs these loaves closely together,
and when the cell is two-tbirds full
1t is sealed up and some honey de.
posted on top, evidently for the
purpose of preserving it in a fresh
condition. In the spring, rye-houI
is often placed so as to be accessa
bic to the bees in rough or stormy
weather, and takes the place o.
pollen very well.-American Agri
culturist.
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Carlton & Nash tell us OF remarkabl,
cure effected BY AckGF's Blood Elixir, A
gentleman was literally cnPeFed with sores
brought on by neglecting his system; ulcer
OF hOils came out all over him, but
thorough course Of Acker's Blood Elixir
cured him, They say that they will warrant
this as being the best blood medi
cine that can be bought. 1t is alway,
certain to cure Syphilis in its worst form
1t is positively guaranteed.
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About three years ago the agent for
Acker's English Remedy first called at his
town, and since then the number of testimo-
mails that have been sent in to Carton &
Nash concerning the merits of the
Remedy, and the many cures effect
ed surprises them. They wish it
to be thoroughly understoo that for all
colds, hoarseness, asthma, Group, whooping
cough, all phthisical troubles. they have
never known its equal, and positively guar
nntne il
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In the United States Court at
Los Cruises, N. NJ, l73 indictments
have been found against
alleged land grabbers and pepur-
ORG
PROPER TREATM ENT FOR COUGHS
WILD CHEEKY AND TAR,

Everybody knows the virtues of Wild
Cherry and Tar ms relief and cure for any
affections of the Throat and Lungs, combined
with these two ingredients are few simple
healing remedies in tho composition of DIR.
BOsanko's Cough and Lung Syrup making
it Just the article you should always have in
the house for Coughs, Colds, Group and
Bronchitis. Price so cents and 81. Samples
free. Sold BY Carleton StNash.
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In order that our town may have the hes
goods possi bie, the popular drugg' SIS, Carl.
ton Il Mas have agreed to sell Acker'.
English Prescriptions, among which i.
Acker's Dyspepsia Tablets. TEey act upor
the system when suffering with Dyspepsia
bad breath, sour stomach, flsLulency, heart
burn, &c, &c, with wonderful certainty
hence they guarantee them to cure always
or will refund the money.
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THE MINING OF SOILS.
Cincinnati Inquirer.

Cincinnati Inquirer.
The improvement of lands for the
growth OF crops by the mixing of
different soils, is nota new idea by
any means, though 1t is but little
known. 1t deserves moro atten-
ton on the part of farmers and
gardeners. There are but few por-
tions OF the earth which do not con-
tain some elements which are val
liable for the growth of vegetation
of some kind. Many persons have
been surprised to see how timothy,
clover, and other plants take hold
and grow on the sub-soll thrown
out from a depth of six feet or
more IN digging iron ore. The
mixing of this with the ordinary
top-soIl would no doubt be follow
ed with even better results. Some
fields close at hand may be lacking
in some or all of the ingredients in
"the Dump" which has been piled
up by the scrapers. Attention has
recently been called to TINS sub
ject by thoughtful clerical friend
whose father, a very Observant
farmer, named the matter to him
many years ago. Judgment is, OF
course, necessary in this as in other
operations. Fields have some
times been injured by deep plow-
ing, bringing too much of the sub
soil to the surface while a portion
would have done good. 1t is well
also to consider the rule laid down
by Tusser (probably) IN what may
be termed the infancy of British
agriculture:
"Clay upon sand makes land;
But sand upon clay throws money away
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Mr.. ID. !. Wilcoxson of Horse Cave Ky,
says he was, for many years, badly afflicted
with Phthisic, also Diabetes; the pains were
almost uncomfortable and would sometimes
almost throw him into commissions. He tried
Electric Bitters and got relief from first bot
tic and after taking six bottles, was entirely
cured and had gained in flesh eighteen
pounds. Says he positively believes h'
would have died, had it not been for the re
lief afforded by Electric Bittcrs. Sold N
fifty cents bottle by R. g. Luhn.
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Said a Gus oRer to his druggist, when he
handed him bottle of iron bitters, instead
of Browns Iron Tonic-his favorite medicine.
For sale by Carleton Il Nash.
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How CREAMERY BUTTER is MADE.
Tho fact being established be-
yond peradyenture that the mar
ket demands creamery butter, the
question naturally arises: What is
the best system of of making
creamery butter !? This all-impof-
tsnt matter we shall endeavor to
answer,
There are two classes of cream
cries, cooperative and proprio-
tary. In the cooperative system
the farmers organize a co-opera-
tive stock company, and elect their
officers, construct the factory and
equip 1t out of the capital stock,
hire a butter maker and superin-
tendent, and manufacture the cream
or milk furnished by the patrons.
After paying expenses, the balance
left is each month divided among
the patrons according to the
amount of cream or milk furnish
ed. In this way the farmer gets
all tho money that can possibly be
made out ofthe business. The ex.
penses are kept down to the low
est limit, no fancy profit is paid to
a manufacturer or middle man,
but the farmers get all there is TO
be made out of the business.
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A Little Sufferer
CleansCd, Purified and BcaatIflcd by
the Cuticura Remedies.

1t Affords me great pleasure to give you this
report orthc cure Of our little GrandrhilGh by yom
Culicnra Remedies. When Fix months old hi,
left hand began 10 swell and had every appear
ancs OF large boil. We pOuliiced it. but all To
no purpose. About five months aiicr II became
4 running sore. Soon other sores formed. lie
then had two of them on each hand, and rs his
blood became more ami more impure it took less
tim, for them to break out. A sore came on Il e
chin, beneath the underlip, which was very
Offensive Ills head was one solid SCab dis
charging n great deal. This was his condition
at twenty-five months old, when undertook
the care of him. his mother having died when he
was n little more than 4 year old, 81 Gbnsump-
tlcn tscrolula. of counsel lie could walk little,
hut could not get up il he fell down, and could
not move when in bed, having no Use Of his
hanGs, | Immediately commenced with the
Cuticura Remedies, using the Cuiicun ami C':il-
cura SOAP freely. and when he had taken one
bottle of the CuticuIa Resulvent, his bead was
way. We were very much enc urag,d, and
continued The Il, G of the remedies tor year anil
a half. One sore after another healed, a bOny
matter forming in each one of these live deep
ones Just before healing, which wCuld finally
grow loose and were taken out; Il en- they would
heal rapidly. One of these ugly bone formation S
preserved. After taking n dozen 4 Il hall
bottles he was completely cured, and Is now, at
the age OF six years, 4 strong amt healthy child
The scars on his hands must always remain; his
hands are strong, though we oure isIreN II,
would never be able 10 usa tRell All tliat ply
sicians did for him did him good All who
saw the child before using the Cuticura Rcmedies
and see the child now cOnaider il 4 wonderful
cure. If the above Gacrs are OF any Use to YOU,
You are at liberty TO Use them
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-'i--N~ Inn "a u 2aI lhhIs ~ NHhlhiaihia.As
"Heilo, jerks, l didn't see you
at the club last evening"
mo, wasn't there. Mrs. jerks
got hold of me and made mo take
her to the theatre"
"To the theatre, eh? Well, old
man, l suppose You enjoyed your
self"
Enjoyed myself" No, 1 didn't,
l was In MISERY the whole evening
long. You see we went to sec
Camille. The play was all well
enough and the acting was first
rate, but we sat right under the
front of the balcony and there was
a woman up there that drippcd
tears straight down my back
throughout the whole pcrfor,
nance. "-Somcrville Journal.
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1t makes. very little difference
how hotel napkin is folded. The
query with the guest is, who used
it last2
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Hydrophobia has materially de-
creasedIn London since the enact
ment of the law ordering the muz-
cling ofdogs.
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SECT outen the rye. you slick tail postum
You can't ketch n coon with pokeberr,
hlnesnD,
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from beds of flowers is the breath that has
been rendered agreeably odorous with So
ZODONT, which communicates to the teeth
a marble whitencss, and to the gums a rose,
ate tint. Use 1t, and beautify your mouth
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-04-15

1t was found impossible to OBJ
tam jury to try the Fly-Ward
murder case at CastroviIle and q
change of venue was granted to
Randera county,
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-04-15

is well that the guns of the
llbeler cannot reach the angels.
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''Parker's Tonic is bound to sweep the West.
In cases of dyspepsia, kidney and live; troubles
il wins frienGs every days. MathisOn.
Pharmacist, Chicago.
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The Southern Pacific railway
will build Its shops at Houston
despite all rqmors TO the contrary,
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! are at lDerty 10 Use ihem
MRS. L. S. briggs.

MAY q, ISIS 6l2 L. G!av ST.. bloomington, Ill.
The chill was ieally in 4 worse condition THAI
he appeared 10 LIS 5 andm"tnef, whi, hfinS
with RlnI every dat, bccAmS ACCUSTOMED to the
disease MAGGIE HOPPING.
CutiCura i needles a;e sold everywhere
CuticuTa, the great skin cure, 80 cents; Cuti-
cura Soap, IN exquisite skin beautiner, -
cents: Cuticura ResOlYent, the new blood
purifier, 81 90. Prepared by TIE rOtter Drug
and Chemical Co, Bpsson,
Send for '.How TO Cure Skin Diseascs.n
Scaly, Pimnly and Ciiv skin
VI lbgautif-d by Cpticlra sop,
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P. P. p. is warranted to stop cholera in
chickens. Sold by Jos Tristram
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Save your poultry by using 2. p p, the
most successful remedy known for all dis
eases Of fowls. Price % cents. Sold by
Jos Tristram.
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A evil DENIAL is better than q
rude grant.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-04-15

The Austin electric light COM
pRny has been chartered. 1t Is
likely that Austin will have the
electric light,
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The Houston Jail contains 81
prisoners.
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"Oh, how do you contrive, my dear,
To keep your teeth so white and clear :?
And how on earth do you arrange
To keep your breath so sweet? I'll
strange"
aNot sfrappa oE oil - ,ros bn- ,.o,,l,,
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The blows which wound most
often are those which never are
aimed.
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Manistee, Mich, has an orchcs-
ira composed of fourteen young
! women.
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According to the Houston Age
the low neck dress agony has not
yet struck Houston.
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"Not strange at all" was her reply;
"Use SOZODONT, and be as l."
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-01-21
Willing Away the Time.

A gentleman who lived in q small
town not very far from Buffalo went
the way of all flesh, and the burial
ceremonies to be performed over his
remains were committed to the charge
of the local undertaken. The funeral
was quite an important one, for the
gentleman was prominent in his own
town, and n number of his friends
from the city were present. The SER
vices were held in the church, but just
as the time arrived for taking the re-
mains to the cemetery a severe thun-
der-storm came up. and it was consid-
cred best not to start until the worst
of the storm was ever. The wait was
rather an embarrassing one, but the
undertaken was equal to the emer-
gency. Standing on the chancel steps
he shouted SO as to be heard in the
choir lot at the other end of the build
ing: "The organist will please give
us little music to while away the
time" Even the mourners smiled.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-01-21

"Thank you. sir" was all he said, in a
cold tone; but after he had gone a pace or
two, and begun to eat, he turned round,
saying, "Bless you. sir, bless you!" as il
some new or old chord Of feeling had been
reached.
The better tramps are often amusing
company, and even the worst compel you
to moralize anew on the old theme of the
universe and the individual. "Chats with
a roadside stone breaker-the true con-
queror, because he always rises ON the
ruins he makes, as witty prince said-are
often pleasant. The tusf-cutter, with his
long spade pushed before him under
the soil, is also an interesting object
Pleasant, too, il is to watch dalesman
matching his hay with green PUSHES; to
come across strange birds and animalss to
note the old village wells and sun dials, the
churches and meeting houses; to get
glimpses of heavy antique furniture through
cottage doorways; to be mistaken for a
wool-buyer, an artist, "the new exciseman,"
as was on one occasion; to spread news
of big deeds to find everywhere
that Home is sacred, be it never so
small or so lonely. He scarcely lives, in
fact, who always carries with him the bur-
den of society, who never tempts the I'M
known, except over sea, and who has never
enjoyed the full and exquisite pleasure Of
being ION the tramp"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-01-21
A LAWYERS Opinion.

One in the long roll of celebrities
who have lived and died in the good
old town of Winthrop was q country
lawyer and a justice of the peace,
known as Squire Howe, who fourished
three-quarters of a century ago. Law
yers of his class in those days took
their pay in work. So. when a man
came to him one day and said, esquire,
/ want you TO tell me how small an
amount a man can sue for?" Howe
told him to work half day in his field
and he would answer the question.
The man performed half-day's work,
and asked the lawyer for his answer.
"You want to know how small an
amount you can sue for, do you?' re-
peated Howe.
"Yes sir.
well, sir, you can sue for nothing
nc all, and recover the same amount
LeUiston (Me. Journal.