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Year: 1878

A correspondent writes to the american
Poultry Yard: have used remedy Tor
several years for killing lice in henneries,
which have never seen in print. had
used white llellebore for currant bushes, and
thought would try it on chicken lice. At
that time used round poles tor roosts.
it tAickly peoplm. I just sprinkled little
hellebore on them, and they gave up the
ghost Immediately.


My method of applying it Is to dissolve it
in water and to sprinkle pretty thoroughly
with little broom. Thirty cents worth
would be enough tor one tima
Year: 1878

An interesting point Of local application
to our soils which are dry Tor months to-
gether, is mooted in a paper in the last bull
letin of the Busy Institution, by the able
Professor of Agricultural Chemistry, F. FL.
Storer. Prof. Storey found by analysis of
water, which had been allowed to percolate
through specimens OF air-dried soils, that
carbonate of lime is dissolved in abundance
from most cultiyable loans when they are
treated with cold water after they have been
long dry. Even the purist water, which OF
itself is completely free from carbonic acid,
produces this effect, and will be found to
hold, dissolved, a noteworthy amount of
carbonate of lime, after it has been allowed
to trickle through quantity of dry loan.
The solution of the lime carbonate is mani
festly due, at least for the most, part, says
Prof. Storer, to the presence OF carbonic
acid which the water takes up from the por-
es of the soil; and the solution of super-car-
Donate of lime is SO general with different
specimens of loan, and so we'll marked, that
it is impossible to escape the conviction that
it must play highly important part as an
active chemical agent in the economy of ma
ture. 1t is plain that the solution i'll ques-
ton must exert no inconsiderable influence


upon the formation of soils and growth of
crops, as well as upon the maintenance of
the fertility of the land, even in countries
that are wholly devoid of limestone, in the
ordinary acceptation of the idea. The spec
Ia
in earth that has long been dry, goes to
show, Prof. Storer continues, that the occa-
sional. absence, Of. water from. sells, may,
Year: 1878

times week. In this case it would be nee
essary to mix the cream of two days to-


gether, but mo cream Should be added less


than ten or twelve hours before churning


when it should be thoroughly stirred and
allowed to stand where it will reach tenn
perature of 5S or GO degrees" Immediately
after emptying the pans they should be


placed in the sink and covered with water.


After drawing of the water, which will
take with 1t considerable of the milk, they
should be thoroughly washed and scaltled,
then rinsed with clear water and dried.
Some of our butter makers give the pans
twelve hours summing, but / think this
hardly necessary. as the pans can be stacked
OH frame in the room and we'll dried. Ex-
posing to the sun can not be of any benefit
to the pans. besides they will gather dust
which would necessitate cleaning again be-
fore using. 1t Is also essentially necessary
that all the utensils-the milk buckets,
strainers, butter tables, rollers, churns, and
vessels in which the milk and cream is
handled-should be thoroughly washed,
scalded, and rinsed clean and dried after
using. BY making it a rule to attend to the
washing and drying Immediately after using
it will be found advantageous.


OF the patent churns in use the Blanchard
and Julian appear to be the favorites. The
best cheap churn l have seen in use is
square box set in a frame on iron gudgeons
fastened in the centre on opposite sides.
The diagonal box churn is Objectionable,
mainly tor the reason that it gives the milk
too violent motion. The square box
churn is not, believe, patented, and may
be made at any carpenter shop. By fasten-
ing the gudgeons to 4 board or plate CT iron
ten or twelve inches square, in which holes
may be made to fit over four bolts t" be
made stationary tothe churn OH the out
side, you may arrange to use churns Of sew
erai sizes Oh the same frame and with the
same gudgeons and cranks. Side handles
can be attached so rs to remove the churn
from the frame, and another filled with
cream set in its place with ease. 1t should
be provided with All opening in one side as
large as may be desired for handling and
removing the butter, and should also have a
faucet in one corner. WILL.
Year: 1878

The Chair announced that Col. Frank
Burr having received majority OF the
votes cast was hereby declared the nOmi-
nee OF this Convention.


On motion, the nomination was made
unanimous.
Year: 1878

The Secretary was ordered to proceed
with the call Of the roll OF counties, in an
swer to which call each chairman would
respond with the vote Of his delegation.
Accordingly, the roll call proceeded and
tbo first hollot rcsulted as follows: Y
Year: 1878

The Cleveland (Ohio) Herald, speaking Of dem
ocratic methods in the Presidential election In
Florida, says: "Open violence was resorted to in
but few cases. The old KukluH methods had had
their day, and ell over the South the democratic
rank and file were instructed by their leaders not
TO revive them. One way of shotgun election
eering resorted to, which left no bloody marks
and created no sensation at the time, was for =
party of armed men to visit negro in his lonely
cabin and threaten his life unless be joined dem
ocratc club. Another was for an employer to
give his hands numbered tickets on the eve OF
election telling them that if those identical tick
cts were not found the box next day they wou Id
be discharged forthwith. This sort of pressure
was determination on the part of the whites to
submit no longer to negro and csrpet-bsg govern
ment They knew they could escape from it only
by controlling port ion Of the colored vote, and
they knew, too, that no ordinary legitimate cleo
tioneering methods would accomplish this result.
They worked systematically, inte llgently, and
unitedly, employ ing persuasion and intimidation,
to be most effectua. In every possible way they
sought to convince the blacks that if they wanted
work aud wages and personal safety they must
give up the management of politics to their former
masters.
Year: 1878

The Nationalist of Pennsylvania nominated
three well-to-do Greenbackers and one poor
Working Man.


1t is of course too early to preach the funeral
sermon Of the National party in Pennsylvania
but it is high time to begin taking its measure for
a coffin Washington Post (dem.)


The National Greenback. Labor party is, there
fore, well enough entitled. And though the nam
ing may remind some people Of the fond couple
who cbristened their first pledge Of affection
"Arethusa Abigail Eliza Ann," it still remains to
be said that the naming was shrewd enough and
the name quite respectable. Should the party sur
vive the resumption of specie payments it will
probably adopt less complex nomenclature at its
next conventon-North American.


On Friday, investigator Clever of the House
got another bite, and real democratic one. In
resuming his inquiries into Louisiana affairs he
made the unpleasant discovery that the Morl ison
committee Of the last democratic House spent
S50,0OO on the Presidential investigation. The
first item of the expenditure was bill of Sl97 for
liquors purchased of . Washington grocer. In
fact the bill was made up of items for the best
wines, whiskeys and cigars.
Year: 1878

New York CITY GLORY to God Hoid on to the
one vote in Oregon. Have 100000 men TO back
il up. CoRsE.
To find out what conspiracy was con-
nected with these dispatches will be legit-
innate work if any investigation is TO be
had. Then the Louisiana election with
its bull-dozing and terrorism in certain
intimidated and prevented casting a full
vote at the polls, and all the facts connect
ed with the election both before and after
it was held, is chapter to be looked into.
1t will also be in order to inquire how
Mississippi with its 40, 600 republican ma
iority was made to count for Tilden, and
by what means Alabama's electoral vote
was democratic. and how the election in
Georgia and other Southern States was
managed.


If we must have investigation let us
have it deep and thorough, exposing to
the very bottom all the fraud of every
kind that lies under the surface of the last
campaign. But that is exactly what the
democrats do not desire. and as they have
the power in the House it is what they
will not allow. They will go just far
enough to serve the ends of the dema-
gogues who are using the fraud movement
to manufacture political capital, but they
will never consent to the exposure of the
brutal, bloody and Infamous means by
which they strangled free suffrage over a
large portion of the gulf States. nor the
arts and bribery aud devitry by which
they sought to bring in democratic Pres
ident after the election had gone against
them
Year: 1878

A paper dollar which has a silver or a
gold dollar back OF ii, is only the second
step from dollars worth of labor, but a
paper dollar irredeemable is a measure OF
nothing, and in all history has soon come
to nothing. We need a standard as fixed
as can be determined upon, medium OF
exchange as convenient and reliable as
can be had, and the comprehension that
both these functions are included in the
term, money.
Year: 1878

NCWSs


Auburn, New York, has base ball player who
eau throw equally well with the left or rigL,
hand.


Boston Custom House authorities have seized
5000 Of millinery and other goods belonging to
q lady milliner Of that city which were smugged
in at New York. She is suspected of having bee u
q smugger for two years.


Mrs. Myra Clark Gains is about to enter
suit to property in the heart of St. Loui,
valued at many millions of dollars, claiming tha,
her father, DAME Clark, was the rightful owner
OF lands there, embracing. among other impor.
tant points, the site of the Southern Hotel and
property In that locality, the value Of which i.
estimated at many millions Of dollars.


One very important cause of the present stag
nation in the English cotton manufacturing dis
tricts 10 the fact that in China, India and Japan
the native production of cotton fabrics is steadily
increasing. This fact gives rise to the most
gloomy speculations concerning the future OF
England as a manufacturing county, for If these
countries produce their own cotton goods England
will lose her markets.


The telephone played singular part in the fire
at the Office of the Detroit Free Press the other
day. The instrument connecting The editorial
rooms with the house of the managing editor,
one and half miles away, rang the bell at the
residence violently, so that the increasing and
diminishing Of the flames could be calculated BY
the rising and falling Of the sound of the bell.
The clsmor at last Became so unbearsble in the
room that the bell WAS stuffed with cotton, when
from the speaking tube came the swish of the
water, the of the fire, the cracking of burn
ing tmbers, and all the unds of the conhagra-
ton, until the sudden stoppage of all sound
showed that the communication was broken.
Year: 1878

Ex-Governor Young, Of Ohio, has no
doubt the republicans will carry that
State this Fall. because mo sane man
thinks that the people are going to indorse
such legislature as has been in Column
bus this Winter" That is good reason.
The Legislature was bad enough before,
and now II has decided to delay adjourn
ment for the sole purpose of gerrymand-
eriug the State to secure more Congress
men for the party next Fall.
Year: 1878

NORFOLK, Feb. 2.-Wrecking tugs have
all returned from the wreck of the Me-
tropolis and report terrible surf breaking
all along the shore, and strong southerly
current; nothing is visible of the wreck
but her steam drivers, all her wood work
is gone; the Cygnet and the other steamer
that went by canal will not arrive until
late to night or early 10 the morning. 1t
is the general opinion of wreckers that the
Metropolis grounded at low tide, which
kept her from forging closer IN shore,
having nothing but her sails to hold her
head op: the vessel from the force of the
heavy surf came to with her side exposed
to the sweep of the surf, causing thereby
loss of life, those on board being unable tt
hold on.
Year: 1878

In the cultivation of the small fruits, such
as the straw berry, blackberry and raspberry,
mulching goes far toward producing heavy
crop, especially so during seasons of drought.
As most of the above named fruits are
planted in light or loamy soil, in dry wealth
er, which usually happens just when they
are in the height of their bearing, the plants
suffer for want of sufficient moisture, and
the crop is considerably shortened unless a
proper mulch has been given. In regard
to the small fruits, there are several differ
ent ways of applying mulch, as well as
different kinds applied, the most suitable,
however, being course stable manure In
which there is considerable straw. This is
usually applied late in the fall, after a
thorough cultivation has been given. This
manure not only acts as mulch the fol.
lowing year, but supplies the plants with
much fertilIzing matter, which they natu-
rally need. If the farm is on the borders
of a river or other body of water, where
each year large quantities of rushes and
coarse river grass grow, then this can be
used to great advantage as q mulch, for one
season usually reduces it so as to offer no
impediment to after cultivation, which is q
desirable feature While it is so desirable
to supply mulch to the small fruits, vines,
and plants, it is none the less desirable to
give the young fruit trees, the benefit of
fAc same, especially the first two or three
wears of their growth in the orchard. To
afford them still further protection from
the direct rays of the sun, during the drst
aI -ccond years corn is planted between
the trees. 1t is not always convenient TO
mulch trees, though we would advocate
mulching pear trees when young and before
they have come into their fruitage. This
should not be done in the fall, for the
material put around the trees as mulch
affords a snug place for field mice, and IN
severe winters the mice are apt to seriously
iniure the trees by gnawing the bark, OTTER
completely girdling them. The best time
to apply it is in the spring, after the orchard
has had thorough cultivation. The mulch
can then be left on the orchard till fall
when it can be removed to give place to
good cultivation. If some vegetables ar
grown between the rows, which by thei
leaves will afford partial protection, thel
the mulch need not be applied.-D. z
Evans, jr.
Year: 1878

W There appears to he calm in the Republican
camp, the question of who will be the next can
didate for Governor. There will be q storm about
dog days and our opinion is Governor Anthony
will be in the lead.-Tfoy Bailetia Nay.


There was once chap who was on it


So heavy he couldn't get of it;


He'd blather like sin,


In his old BuLetia,


Thinking he was q h-n of prophet.
Year: 1878

R One cheering sign of the times is that the
Missouri Republicans have got thoroughly awake,
and are organizing. They will hold State, Con-
gressional, and County Conventions, and put
tickets in the field. The present demoralized
condition of the Missouri Democracy, together
with the State Treasury steal, will enable the
Republicans to pick up good many Offices, with
the prospect of several Congressman. The Green
back party in Missouri is composed principally
of an element that has been acting with the De-
mocracy. Now, if some of the Republican pa
pers of Missouri take half the interest in the
politics of that State that they have in Kansas
politics, they may be able to do some good.
Year: 1878

II In another editorial, We ventured the guess
that Rppey went to st. Joe, for the purpose of
sliding down to Leavenworth, to hang around
the Democratic Convention. We were correct.
He struck beeline for there, and la6ored hard
to get the Democrats to adopt Elder Mitchell.
But the proposition did not receive q respectful
hearing. But it is another link in the chain of
evidence to prove our warnin to Republican
Greenbacke ers, that the leaders of their party are
going to omit no effort to hand them over to the
Democratic party.
Year: 1878

n Gordon, the Hiawatha man, has received
his material and will soon issue Democratic
Greenback" paper. The Bxlsetis is trying hard
to straddle the same two horses, but every week
succeeds in convincing Greenback Republicans
that there is a trap set for them, and in sending
them back into the Republican fold.
Year: 1878

THE WAY THE WIND BLOws.-On the FIRST day
of the State Convention, while waiting for the
report of the Committee on Credentials, num-
ber of gentlemen were called on to address the
Convention. Every one of them spoke strongly
in denunciation of Hayes, and in favor Of Grant,
and every such sentiment enthusiastically
applauded. When it is remembered that these
three hundred delegates were selected by the
Republicans throughout the State without any
thought of reference to the Rlerits Of Hayes or
Grant, and several thousand spectators came up
in the same way, this demonstration certainly
looks as if the sentiment ofthe people of Kansas
was pretty well represented. This sentiment
prevails not only in Kansas, but in every State
in the Union. With Grant at the head of the
ticket, the Republican party in the South would
again spring into active life and the party would
march to victory as surely as did the Union ar
mics under his leadership.
Year: 1878

Bishop Huntington, Of the Protestant
Episcopal church, has a word to say to
sections from which they may profit A
great deal can be done for Quietness in
churches by the sexton. The most per-
feet sexton I ever saw was an apostle Of
silence. His eye and ear and hand were
everywhere, and his genius for forsta'ling
ana suppressing confusion was wonderful.
Before service he always changed his


boots for slippers. He glided about the
aisles as noiselessly as ghost. He made
bookkeeping a fine art. Doors and win
dows were fixed so that they would never
be heard. He took care that No sound
should come from the furnace or gas
fixtures after the service began. The fact
was that this was not a mere instinct of
proprlety or crafty measure of success in
his Office; it was constant answer of his
believing and humble heart to the solemn
sentence. "The Lord is in His holy
temple" What contrast to the clumsy
tussy, heavy -shod brother, in charge Of
the stoves in rural sanctuary remem-
Der, who was sure to start up TWO or three
times in the midst of prayers, sometimes
when the preacher was doing his best to
get Or hold the attention of his hearers,
march around from his seat to the fire,
swing open stlidulous stove door, punch
the sticks with . poker, and toss in an
additional supply of fuel, giving another
shrill screech from the hing es as finale.
Year: 1878

The dead body of man named Sey-
mour was found In St. Louis at four o'clock
on the morning of the 2oth on the top ola pile
OF fsklns on the levee with deep cut In the
side. A trail of blood was discovered leading
to low whisky den, nearly two blocks from
where the body was found, but no clue to the
murderer.
Year: 1878

Crop reports have been obtained from


all the counties on the line Of the Union Pa
ciic and the Omaha and Republican Valley


railroads. 1t vas feared that the long season


OF wet weather which prevailed up to q week
ago had rusted the wheat and that the severe
Year: 1878

The future may be dreary,


And bring me toll and pain;
My heart may oft be weary,


My cup no sweet sustain,
But when the darkest hours appear


My heart will turn to thee,
And cast away its doubt aHG fear,


For you will pray for me!
The friends love may leave me,


Be called away by death;
Or even may deceive me


Prove false as fleeing breath;
But you will never wound my heart,
Meyer prove untrue,
For ever to my memory start


The worus, / pray TO. YOU
My life may have IFS pleasures,


Its bright and happy hour,
When earth will bring her treasures
And strew my path with flowers;
But nothing can ;nch joy afford


AS once my spirit kew,
When sitting by your side ! heard


Those words, i pray tor you.
Oh, may those prayers attend me


Through every scene Of ltc.
From evil to defend me-


To be my s i,ld in lite
And when the lifelong fight is Ger
Tn imprisoned spirit free.
Upon that bright celestial shore


Nay you still pray for me.
Year: 1878

A sign on 4 house on Croshan street
informs the public that washing j,
done there, and it was quite natural
that q mechanic working near by
should take bundle under his arm
and call there and ask Of the boy on
the step:


'Bub, is the washwoman in :?


NO, sir, was tic prompt reply
there's no washwoman here at all !!


But that sign says washing done
here, remarked the man.


'Spose it does? remarked the boy
IN a higher kev-'sposo it does 2 "A
lady may become the victim Of unfort-
unate circumstances to such an cX-
tent that she IS willing to wash and
iron shirts and sheets, but that dosent
make u washwoman Of her, does it?'


4 thought it did, said the man.


Humph If you draw a buggy
down to the shop to be repaired, does
that make Il horse of YOU?


The man was silently turning
away when the boy added


IF you want to find the lady Of un-
fortunate circumstances, go around to
the side door, but the washwo nan
ism t at home !
Year: 1878

ANYTHING THE MATTER ? hen
the parent went into The parlor to
look for his newspaper he came sud
denly upon his daughter and her
Young man with their faces SO tightly
glued to each other that they diylu t
notice his entry.


'Ahem !! he observed.


The twain started, and came to Tie
light with faces that bore every ap.
pearance Of having been just drawn
out Of a furnace.


Anything the matter? grimly
aske.I the Old gentleman.


i think we must have tainted, said
she in a whisper.


'Ilumph What made you faint,
he inquired, suspicioualy,


This was such poser that size sank
back exhausted, leaving her compan-
ion to carry them saie y forth. With
an awful wrench at his faculties he
guIped out,


i think there must be poison in
the wall paper E!
Year: 1878

'This crenatins | do not approve
Of, said a thin married lady the other
day to her companion. Fancy being
burned into ashes and put up like
preserves in a jar. Besides, when }
die, want to be able 10 come back
and haunt my husband if he ever
marrips auaiu
Year: 1878

We heard man complain about the
weight Of his baby the other day, and
to our certain knowledge that same
man used to holl the mother of that
baby in his arms cheerluily honr after
hour after the parents Of said girl had
zone to bed
Year: 1878

The following WAS seht us by q
Mississippi correspondent as matter
Of news, but we have faint suspicion
that it is u little exaggerated Talk
about running vines Why, there S Il
grapevine down here hat runs 80 last
people have TO chase the GRAPES on II
fleet horse in order to be on hand
when they rlpon.
Year: 1878

Women claim they are afraid of
nothing, but let one tiny, half starved
wasp loose in q bed room, and she'll
upset furniture, pull pillow slip over
her cranium and finally leave the
room and lock the wasp in.
Year: 1878

Believing that it would be great
ly to the interest Of this parish to
establish a Real Estate Agency in
the town of Abbeville. | have
assumed the position, and inform
all those who have lands, planta-
tons or town lots for sale, or
those who desire to purchase the
same, to call at my store where |
shall always be ready to give full
particulars and make agreements.
Having now communications with
different parties in the United
States who are desirous to locate
in this country there are chances
to effect sales or purchases at early
date and or satisfactory terms.


Respectfully,


A. y. MARTIN.