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Nevada County picayune., 1886-03-03
Agricultural Column.
Spring Flowing.

In blowing small fields, il is the
 easiest way to set plow in at the
 bars entering the field, and follow
 the fence around. Besides, if the
 work is 10 be done by proxy the plowman needs little watching,
 except to see that he keeps his
 furrows trno and of the required
 depth, and lays the sod well over,
 that one is tempted to allow it, and
 thus at every blowing the soil is
 heaped up against the outside of the field. Back .furrowing," or ''left-about," is, of course. the only
 remedy. Common farm hands make such bnngling work. of this
 that it is necessary to stake out the throws f1r them and watch
 them besides, especially in lrregu- lar fields. When properly cone,
 the entire field is plowed in one land" unless it is very much bro ken up. The old dead furrows, left when the field was last blow ed, may ordinarily be seen, and and will serve as guide. They will probably be found quite accu- rately in the centre. To lay out lot for back -furrowing, the line of the first iurrow should be well staked, midway between two par allel sides. It should not come nearly to the other sides, and in blowing, the land plowed should initiate in it's beginning and prog ress the finish of field plowed outward from the centre. Thus after plowlng a few furrows, carry ing the blow around 1t the ends Of the land, the blow is ruu across the ends and not taken out again Hntll the held Is ilulshea. In plOw- ing old ground for spring grain, the dead furrows will come in the middle of the field iu all probabili- ty, unless it be plowed in several lands. To make smooth work af- ter tho land is plowed, turn half dozen furrows "left about' back in- to the dead furrow, blowing the two inner ones deep, and the next two shallower, and the next two mere scrathes. Thus plowcd, the field may be sowed and seeded down without Il dead furrow, if well narrowed. American Agri- culturi,t.
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Weekly Missouri Republican
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and contains the news of the world. It.ives MARKET REPORTS and all CONNER CIAI. INDUSTRIAL and AGRICUfT- IFRAI infellipcuce etc
Nevada County picayune., 1886-03-03
W ood Ashes Again.

This is one of the sources for adding the important element to our soil known as potash. \ learn. cd Chemist assures HIS that wood ashes, which are rich in this par ticular, have an Agricultural value far above that of their real value from a mere commercial stand. point. The principal reason of this is. that they contain, not only potash, but all the elements Of plant food except nitrogen, and and these in just the same propor- tions as they exist in nature, with the additional advantage of having them in very fine state of subdi- vion. Here in Arkansas, more es. pecially in the hard wood districts every farmer has an abundance of this best of fertilizing material, which if properly saved and used upon his grasses, gains, corn, gar. den and orchard would repay him many fold for the trouble and ex. pense of saving and applying the same. A better manure for onions than equal proportions of wood ashes and the droppings of the hen roost, has not in our opinion, been discovered. Try it, farmer friends. Rural and Workman.
Nevada County picayune., 1886-03-03

Messrs Montgomery & Hopkins, Mer,h- Appleton, Ark, July 3l. saws: Send two dozen boxes Mexican Liver Pills" We thought We got enough from yodr agent when here to run us. We can't sell any oth- er pin. People won't have any but the "MeXican Pill" Your SntAnts never failed vet. Your medicines all sell we'll. For sale by Moncrief tS Bro.
Nevada County picayune., 1886-03-03

''UId Provcrb, Do nothing hastily. but if you wish to get r'd of chronic case of Chllls in double quick time, take one dose of the great "SdtGatd." It contains neither Quinine. Arsenic or Strychnia. Babies take it. Dr. William Sellers, Summerfeld, La. writes under date of Oct [: l am having splendid success with your Satanta Rene dies. Over half the stock sold and not sin gle complaint Your Mexican Pills sell at sight. For sale by Moncrief & Bro.
Nevada County picayune., 1886-03-03

A farmer purchased some sup plies, among which was plat of whiskey, To avoid berakage, he placed the bottle iu box of rice. but on reaching home found that the bootle was broken and the rice saturated. He threw the lice be hind the barn, and big turkey paid his respects ta it. ln due time the turkey became dead drunk, and was found in that conli- ton by the farmer, who thought that disease or poison had killed him. The bird was still warm and the death evidently recent. The farmer would not eat him himself. but plucked him for market, and left him in the stable. The next morning he found tho bereft gob- bier shiyering naecd on his roost and looking at him with reproach. ful eyes. Fix.
Nevada County picayune., 1886-03-03

HARD TO BELIEVE.-"Sister, ' said a little boy, rushing into the parlor where she was entertaining young. MT. Smith, twill you come into the hall minute? want to speak to yoG.'
 l cannot now dear, Don't you see l am engaged witr Mir. Smith. What is it you want?"
 Jimmy White is ont an the hail and he says he won't believe it un- less you tell him so yourself"
 "What is it that Jimmy White won't believe?" asked the sister. sweetly.
 That yon ale twenty-five pan cakes this morning for break fast ''
Nevada County picayune., 1886-03-03
Humorous Column.
Will Hear From HIm.

"say, aunty," said old Solomon, hearn dat MT. Gayarlan' done right in steaiin' dcm cattle"
 "Whuti"
 "Dat's whut said. He lows dat any pusson is got CT right ter take cattle tf he's in de Eewnltcd States scnate.'
 Yer doan tell me so.
 "Yas, dat's whut de white folks reads outen de paper. Da says dat when CT man is 'lected by de people he's got CT right ter take up all de stray stock dat he fins hangin' roun'.'
 "Wall, wall, l didn't know dat
 s't didn't nuther tlll heard 'cm say so, but now l knows il. Spooze dat man Gaysrlan' wuz ter go down into Texas. wouldu' he make CT big haull Wy he would 20 out or dem prairics an dribe up all de cattle whut he cORl' fine, au' de law eouldn' do nuthin wid him.
 He mout do it. but I'd be er- feerd ter resk it, an Pli tell yer fur vi y: Sometime ergo sorter thought dat sich CT law Vuz gwine in fo'cc, so l tuck CT ca'f that ud been bru'sin' roun' my neighbOr hood fur some time. Wall, l kill cd de thing an had guntcr sell de meat like CT officer O de guber. ment would do, when up comes CT constable an rested me Da sent me ter de peDertcntiary, an l stayed dar one yeah, now whut l wants ter know is dis: Elf CT white man is got CT right ter steal cattle why hain't CT niggcr2 | pays my taxes, an votes, an goes ter church. an all dat sorter thing au' l doan mI'erStau' why l kain't ! take CT stray calf dat comes CT laung.w "Wall, 1 tell yer how dat is, yer se'f ain'er officer o' dc guberment' 1 De constertushua c dis country says dat CT man in private life aim got CT right ter take stock but dat 1 CT man in de gubernment is putty | nigh his own boss
 "Is dat whut it says"
 "las, dat's zackly wllut it says fur l read it dis moruin'." "Wall, dat's CT mighty cuis con tertution. Tell yer whut Isc gwiue ter do." "Whut's datw "I'se gwine ter take my chances wid dat c0nstertution. Elf CT DO man ain'er flowed ter take up cat tie when CT rich man is, l wants ter know de reason why. Oar mus be suthin raung wid de laws O dis heah country. De po' man hol's mp de laws an de rich man breaks 'em. Bfebe I'll run fur turney gen'l. An Lawd, how ia, dat man Gayailan' mus be CT get tin. Neber mine. Dis couutryll heah rum me one 70 desc heah ays."-Arkansaw Traveller.
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Nevada County picayune., 1886-03-03
TER MS.

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Nevada County picayune., 1886-03-03

A FAIR STAND-oFF.-"GOod heavens, Washington, how does your master live in spch mosqni. toey hole as thisf "WeIl, gar. the fact am, at night Mars George am so intoxilied that he don't give d cuss for the skeeters, an in the morning the skeeters am so iutoxi. fled they don't give a cuss for Mars George
Nevada County picayune., 1886-03-03

One has 10 kbow woma'ns walk pretty well before he can tell by her limp whether it is rheuma. tlsm or tight shoes. Merchant. Trayeler.
Nevada County picayune., 1886-03-03
THE DEMOCRATIC POSTNASEERS WHO ARE

NOW iN and tiosc who are to come in 'houid to see it that the Democratic patrons of their offc" are invited to subscribe for this paper. and ttus aid in dis cminating the doc trines of the party, and making il stronger throughout the !snd.
 Send u. the name of every Democrat who receives mai at your ofi 70. anl we will send him "A ssnpl" copy of the Weekly, and then you can easily secure us club of fifty or one hundred subscribers
 Now is the time to do this and the sooner the better. We allow good cash commissions on all subscriptions sent in, and thero will be no trouble for to make a nice thing for ycur self immediately. Eastern Postma.ters, who would liketo supply their friends with infor- nation ef tho great Southwest. in its agricu- tursl, mineral and commercial resources. es- pecislly those who AT" thinking ot changing their homes for this region. should induce them 10 subscribe fer olr weekly. It will tell them All they will need to know about it.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-09-25
HAD BEEN FASTING.
Story Told by COlicky Colored Man VIII,
Hadn't Eaten Any Thing.

Story Told by Colicky Colored Man Who
Hadn't Eaten Any Thing.
A negro, in great pnin, sent for a
physician. The doctor, upon arriving,
asked:
"Have you been eating any thing cal
culated to hurt youp"
"Oh, no, sab. not or tall"
"Any fyuitp"
mo, sab, not er tall"
"Well, tell me what you did ycster.
day."
''Wall. sab, Yesterday mornin' l went
down ter mer daughter 'Tildy's house.
She want at home, an sot down ter
wait fur her. While lookin' or aroun' /
seed or big watermelon in or tub o.
water an tuck it out and eatit. Den, or
'Tildy didn't come went ober tor INK
Alb M0orc's house. Da waz eatin WATER
milon an ! j'ined in. Arter dis, went
down tor do cotton warehouse. Foun'
er ha'f er watermelon on or box an on
it 'peered ter be sufferin' cat 1t.
come home bout dis time, but ez didn'
hab no appertite fur dinner l went out
an got mo or watermelon. Erbout or
hour arter dis l went ober tor Unk Bill
Gray's an hep en- eat somc watermelon,
OATS erbout all. No, sah, didn't cat
nuthin' ter hurt mo, less It wuz or
couple er mush-milons dat l eat las
night. Hole on or mint. Lomme see.
Oh, yes, did cat erbout er dozen years
o. billed con an erbout er hafcr poch
o. peaches. "-Arkansaw Traveller.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-09-25
ABOUT THlsTLEs.
A Species of Plant Preceded by Vast Evol.
lutiOnRry History.

A Species of Plant Preceded by Vast EvOl-
lutionary History.
The thistle pedigree is long and
curious one. The group forms APP
parently the central and most primitive
existing tribe of the composite family
and it bears in its own features the Wis.
ible marks of vast previous evolution
ary history. Starting apparently from
blossoms with five distinct and separ ate
yellow petals, like the buttercups, the
ancestors of thistlehood gradually
progressed, as it seems, by insect selec-
ton, to condition something like that
of the harebell or the Canterbury bell.
in which the petals have coalesced at
their bases into single large and
united tube. Clustering together next
into closely serried heads, like those of
the scabious, the rampions and tho COM
mon blue sheepsbit, they endeavored to
make up for the individual minuteness
of their dwarfed flowers by the number
and mass collected in group on the
summit of each stem. In this way they
gradually assumed the distinctive
crowded composite form, each foret
consisting of a tubular five-lobed corolla,
calyx reduced to hairs or down and
single tiny seed like fruit. OF this stage
in the development of the family the
simpler and less specialized member Of
the thistle group, such as the unarmed
saw-works and the Alpine saus-
surea, are now the best sur
viving representatives. From some
such early central form the evolving
composites split up and diversified
themselves into all their astonishing
and almost incredible existing variety.
Some of them, varying but little in
minor details from the parent stock, ac-
quired prickly leaves and grew into the
thistle kind, or developed hooked and
sticky involucres, and were known as
burdocks. Others. producing at Their
edge row of brilliantly -colored and at
tractive tlorets, which serve the purpose
of petals for the compound head,
branchcd of into all the marvellous
wealth of daises, asters, suntiowers,
marigolds, dahlias, golden rods, OK
eyes and cinerarias. In yet others tho
whole mass of tlorets, central us we'll as
external, has assumed the raylike or
straplike form; and to this group be-
long the dandelions, hawkweetls, sal-
sites, lettuces, SOW thlstles, chicorles,
nippleworts and oatsears. BY fur the
most successful of all Towering plants
the composites have taken possession in
one form or another of the whole
world, and among the entire wealth of
their extraordinary diversity there is no
group more universally fortunate than
the common thistle. What from the
purely agricultural point of view we
describe as very persistent and almost
ineradicable weed, from the higher bio
logical point of view we should moro
properly regard rs dominant and ad-
mirably adapted species of plant The
one conception is merely narrow, prac-
tical and human; the other is positive,
philosophical and universal.-Long-
mans Magazine.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-09-25
A Thing TO Be Avoided.

Don't gush. Avoid extremes, and
gush. Don't exaggcrate the signiii-
cance Of trihes, don't describe mole
hills as mountains. II raindrop vets
your face, don't say the storm was ter
rible; II a person is polite to you, or
does you a favor. don't Immediately
conclude that he adores you and would
die for you; If, on the other hand, he
seems somewhat uneflusve, don't infer
that he hates and would like to kill
you. Appreciate all good things, but
don't sentimentalize over them. Don't
run when walking would be just as
well, and probably better; and don't
just pour yourself out when, perhaps.
It might be just as well to contain your
self. Gush is doubtless enjoyed by an
individual here and there who is him
self elusive, but by the world in gen.
eral 1t is considered as one of the things
to be endured with other afilictions.-
Wdtchnadn.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-09-25

"A quick-tempered but self-possessed
bull got on the railroad track at Madi-
son, Conn, the other day, and wouldn't
get off when the Newport express came
along. This is not the usual chestnut
about the bull and the locomotive, for
the train stopped rather than try con-
clusions with the animal, and brake
man was sent to get the bull off the
track. He succeeded remarkably well,
but the bull was mighty close to his
heels as he skipped over the nearest
fence. Hartford Post.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-09-25
\ Remarkable EscnIpe.

John Kuhn, OF Lafayette, Ind. had very narrow
escape from death. This Is his own story, zone
year ago was In the last stages Of consumption.
Our best physicians gave my case up. finally got
SO low that doctor said could not live twenty.
four hours. My friend then purchased bottle OF
DIR. WM. HALLS BALsAM PoR THH LUNGS, which
benefited NO. / continued until am now In per.
feet health, having used no other medicine"
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-09-25

LOOK SHARP! 1t Is time to begin when
your skin breaks out in pimples to use
GLENN's SULPHUR Soar.
HILLS HAIR AND WuIsKER DYE, Black or
Brown, soc,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-09-25

nuts" are. Other peoples jokes, Evie,
dear. Other peoples jokes. = Son,ersille
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-09-25

BucKrNGHAMs Dye for the Whiskers pro-
duces, in one application, permanent
color.
We have used Ayers Ague Cure, and have
found it invaluable in malarial troubles.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-09-25

AN exchange tells about a sailor who
was tried for assault. He turned out to
be one, too.-Buriington Free Press.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-09-25

A COLLECTOR of curiosities wants to get
the original brush with which the sigus of
the times were painted.-N. Y. Herald.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-09-25

Mr. T. s. MILLER, Surgeon-General's Of
flee, recommends Red Star Cough Cure.
25 cents.
DR.. R. Butler, M. A., Cambridge Uni
versity, England, says st. Jacobs Oil acts
like magic.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-09-25

AT one of the leading hotels of Ell
mira, N. Y, the waitress accosted n
guest with the query: "What kind of
meat will you have, salmon or hot
cakespo
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-09-25

AN advertiser in one of the papers says
that he has a cottage to let containing eight
rooms and an acre of land.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-09-25

A WHIP makes the horse go, "money
makes tho mare co." and green musk.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-09-25

AN inferior article is dear at any price.
Remember this, and buy Frazer Axle Grease
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-09-25

OXYGEN CURE. Throat, lung nervous dis
eases. Book free. DR.. Geppert, Cincinnati, O..
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-09-25

BEST, easiest to use and cheapest. Piso's
Remedy for Catarrh. By druggists. SOC.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-09-25

THE evil consequences Of smoking are
illustrated by Mt. Vesuvius, which con.
stantly suffers from eruptions.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-09-25
COCKIE'S
ANTI-BILIOUS
PILLS.

THE GREAT ENGLISH REMEDY
For Liver Bile, Indigestion, etc. Free from Mercury,
contains only Pure Vegetable Ingredients Agent
CuAR. N. CRITTENTON, NEW YORK.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-09-25

W....,. Mrs +. OATS, of Shuntrdy T., writes: "whcn
W0NAU III had used DIR. Perces
"s one week. could walk all yard,
Epl11tnE land could get into ride miles
to see my neighbos had been able to walk
out In the door-yard for six months After using
the Favorite Prescription two weeks wagon
ies neighbors were all surprised TO and going
with thirteen OF the best p ysicians we could gel
and the last told husband that would be able
to do houscgor any more am thankful to God that
had almost given up in despair"
Trn,,or Mrs Mrs oI. E. WILCOX, Friendship N r, writes
IEHHIHE For hve six had badly troubled
with female weakness and terrible pains
IAIh. Three bottles Of DR.. Perees avorte Prescrip
s~~-A ton acted like charm, and cured
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-09-25
No Words Of Ours
Hoods SarsapariIIa
100 Doses One Dollar

Bold by all druggists. 81; six for Is. Made only
q. I. HOOD CO., Apothecaries, Lowell, Mass.
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