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Year: 1874

Fowls should never be permitted to
have access to the horse stable, nor the
feed room. nor the hay NOW. Their roosts
should be entirely separate from the stable
so that they may not always be ready to
Slip in. whenever a door is opened and
that the vermin which infests poultry may
not reach horses and cattle


1t is a well known fact that fowls of all
kinds frequently drops very sordid offen-
sive, clammy, viscous odor; and when al
lowed to go on the hay NOW, or in the
feeding room, or anywhere in the barn,
they damage more fodder than we are
wont to suppose. We would as soon allow
fowls to live in the kitchen. and to hop on
the dinner table while we are eating, and
to roost on our bedstead. as to allow them
to have free access to the horse stable and
barn


Some horses are always afraid of fowls;
and when one enters the manger, or rack,
the timid horses will Immediately surren-
der their entire right, however hungry
they may be, to these lawless marauders.
with their foul feet and smeared 4 portion
Of it with their filthy droppings, a horse
must be exceedingly hungry before he will
eat his mess. Many a horse has been de-
prived of his feeding of grain by a lot Of
bold gallinaceous robbers that had learn
ed when and where to fill their empty crops
with the feed of a faded horse Let gates
and bars exclude fowls and pigeons from
the doors and windows of all horse stables
IN Y Times
Year: 1874

Mr. f. H. Judd, Of South Hadley, Mass,
in IN essay read before the Franklin Har-
vest Club, said


After experimenting with most kinds
of fertilizers and methods Of planting and
cultivating the potato, have solved the
problem to my satisfaction. | am conf
dent that the best results can be obtained
on the maiority ofour soils, by first plough
ing, then thoroughly pulverizing and drill
ling at least five inches deep. Then apply
in drill manure of first quality at the rate
OF five cords per acre after dropping the
seed in bottom of drill, the manure to be
top of seed, and only leaving one eye on q
piece and putting only one piece in Hill.
Having tried different sized tubers, am
satisfied that the larger the potato you use
for seed the greater will be the returns
Two different years i have experimental
by cutting my potatoes into pieces leaving
only one eye on piece, and put only one
piece in a hill, with the following results:
In the spring of 1868, | took one bushel of
potatoes and cut them into pieces, leaving
only one eye on a piece, and planted them
one piece in hill They went over near
" one-third of an acre. The following fall
harvested from that field 105 bushels of
understandable potatoes Have since tried
the experiment of putting in two eyes, but
have diminished the yield nearly one
third
Year: 1874

TRIMMING FRUIT TREES. Twenty years
ago | went into my orchard to ascertain
if possible, the best time to trim fruit trees,
having regard to the healing of the wounds
made. ! commenced with the month OF
April, amputated a number of limbs,
watched carefully the wounds made, and
the time the wounds commenced to heal,
and in this way went through the twelve
months Of the year, and after close eX-
animation for one year after the work was
done, came to the conclusion that from
the twentieth of May to the twentieth OF
June was the best time.


The reason is, the wounds made then
healed over in the shortest time and in the
best manner. The two poorest months for
healing are the months of February and
March. When the wound is made in the
tore part OF June, (if the tree is healthy,)
it will commence to heal within one week
from the time it was made but if in Feb
ruary or March, the wound may become
hard and dry, and sometimes there is a


liquid which comes from the wound, and
turns black as it runs down the tree If the
trimming could not be done in the best
time, | would next prefer the month OF
October or November; but the best place
to trim one-halt of the trees in this State
is close to the ground More than one half
of the fruit trees that have been set out
in this State for the last twenty-five years,
have been lost, for the want of proper care
and manure. My advice to every person
is never to set out a tree unless you intend
to take care of it. Worcester Co. Cor.
COngre9ationalist
Year: 1874

During the early spring months, it will
be found that the number OF losses in
Matching will be much diminished if the
nests are made as warm as possible. In
stead of placing handful OF loose straw
in square box on pigeon hole, a couple
OF shovelluls OF pulyerulent earth, or even
coal ashes, should first be thrown in This
has the wo,fold advantage of being readl
" followed out into aconcaye nest, which
keeps the eggs together. and prevents
them rolling away from under the hen
and secondly, it forms much warmer
nest, and SO keeps the eggs at a proper
hatching temperature in spite OF the cold
weather.


Simple as this precaution may appear,
it is one that Will be found greatly to CON
duce to success in Matching during the
earlier months in the year Another pre-
caution that should always be taken is to
examine the eggs after they have been sat
upon for week, and to remove those that
look clear when held at night against =
lighted candle This plan is most advaa-
tageouS. as, by the removal Of the sterile
and untertilized eggs. those lett in the nest
roll into the centre, and are much less la
bic to be uncovered by the moI ement of
the hen London Field.
Year: 1874

Sometimes the deepest prayer of all is
not only without utterance, not only with
out words, but even goes down below the
region OF distinct thought. It is simply
turning to God and opening the heart to
Him, to receive whatever influence He
may send. II. Freeman Clarke.
Year: 1874

Lone FpRK0Ws. A German agricultural
journal prints a plea for long fnrrows
The turning OF the plough and the conf
mencing Of new furrow require more
exertion in the ploughman and the team,
than continued work on straight line
and how great may really be the loss Of
time from frequent Interruptions in short
turns may be shown by the following cal
cuIations In field 225 feet long. FIVE
and half hours out Of ten are used in re-
directing the plough; with length OF 30
feet, four hours are sufficient for the
purpose and when the plough can proceed
without interruption for 800 feet, only one
and half hours of the daily working time
are consumed
Year: 1874

CLARA LOUISE kELLOGG's SOLDIER
LOVER. The following comes from q very
gracefully written sketch OF the great
American prlma donna, from the pen of
Lucy Hamilton Hooper: \ singular and
mourntul little romance is connected with
the earlier portion Of the fair Singers
career During the last year of the war,
and after one Of the last great battles, the
chaplain Of one of the Massachusetts REQ
iments was engaged in rendering the last
services to the dying, when he came across
a young lieutenant lying by the roadside,
and evidently desperately wounded The
chaplain proposed to summon medical aid,
but the young man declined the offer,
saying that he was dying, and that he
preferred to be left to pass away without
further suffering After doing what he
could to make the sufferer more conftorta-
BILE in his last moments, the chaplain
any messages to his relatives OF friends
NO, he had neither he was alone in the
world 'Was there no one persisted
send Il word of farewell?n The Young
officer hesitated. "Yes,n he answered,
there is one-Miss Clara Louise Kellogg,
LliC II AoilC tUcS uOG KNOW me,
nor have | ever met or seen her off the
stage. But she is the one, the only woman
that L ever loved. | saw her in opera
repeatedly when | was last in Boston, and
the effect she produced on me was in
Simultaneous and inetfaceable And | should
die happier did know that she would one
day learn that had once existed and that
| loved her A few brief lines were pen
cilled by the failing hand on a leaf of the
chaplain's note book, q single dark curl
was severed from the locks already grow
ing damp with the dews of death, a word
OF two of thanks were family spoken, and
then the dim eyes closed, and the brief
romance and the young soldier had ended
together. In due course of time the let
ter and the lock of hair were placed in
Miss Kellogg's hands, and if the spirit of
the sender, at the moment of receiving
them, was lowering near, he had at least
the JOY of knowing that, though unknown
to his fair ladylove, he had not died I'M
| wont by har
Year: 1874

The overwhelming kindness Of oul
advertising friends have left us no op,
ton but to surrender our space to them
and to the very elaborate and complete
statement of the cotton trade Of the
city for the year which closed with yes
terdsy. We desired 30 call attention to
this statement at length, and to make
suggestions such as it prompts, but we
have not the space, and must content
ourselves with "these few lines" and
the expression of our thanks for the
very handsome testimony our adver-
tising columns besr to-day to the esteem
in which the APPEAL is held by a dis.
cerning public.
Year: 1874

on the upper floor, where we found the tables
sirewu with al manner OF designs on paper
expressing the mechanical ideas Of geniuses
70 the manner born, and around the room
arranged cabinets Of drawers cOutaining the
plans and drafts Of all important pieces OF
machinery and other iron and brass work
turned out OF this establishment. Next in
order we visited
Year: 1874

Here we were shown the process OF convert
Iu- into iron and brass the designs we had
seen on the upper floors. At a casual glance
gIe business pas Greek 20 US but The thorough
explanation Of our guide made the nOdu,
0UerQu1i as clear g. a bell. This department
i quue IN harmony with the Others we had
visited. and a number OF men are constantly y
employed here, the cupola being kept red-ho
we visited
Year: 1874

1t has frequently been said in the GAZETTE that
should the Radical party be allowed to carry the


next election the State would be sunk hopelessly


in debt The plunderers would find some way


as they have elsewhere, of getting money out OF
| the peoplc-bonds would be made and sold at


runous rates TO get cash. aud the faith of the State
pledged to pay. Nor are we left in doubt as TO


this matter Mr. Pickles, the chairman OF the state
Central Committee, OF the Radical party, and III.
| Chancellor of the Exchequer of our City, having


too an eye Oh Ihe Gubernatoral candidacy CONT


square up to the work in his late speech to the ne


groes at their celebration on the first instant and
who shall say he docs not know. He speaks bv
the card doubtless, and here is what he saws


II the Republicans successful in this State at


the next election. they will wipe out the black code
which still exists here, and will build school houses
on every hill and in every valley for he education


OF children of all colors. lie urged the male por-
ton Of the audience to pay their State and county
taxes during the ten days OF this month provided


by law and prepare for the coming campaign
Year: 1874

LOCAL OPTION ELECTIONS. - In ac
cordance with proclamation of the
Board of Supervisors of this County, the
voters of Canon City and South Fork
Townships will next Wednesday be re-
qulred to vote upon the question of " Lilo
uor License" or No Liquor License"
We have heard no opinion expressed as
to the probable result of the election in
either Township, and but little interest
seems to be manifested. Of the fifteen
elections thus far held under the Local
Option law, eleven have been carried by
the temperance people. In order that
the result may be made public as soon
as possible, we hope our friends in the
different precincts will send us the vote
by the first opportunity.
Year: 1874

DY VIRTUE OF AN EXECUTION
ID issued out of Justice Earl's Court in
and for Weaverville Township, County
OF Trinity, in the suit of Marshall j. Ma
son against All Poo and All Sing duly
attested the llth day of May, A. d. 1874,
| have levied upon all the right, title and
interest Of the said All Poo and All Sing
in and to that certain tract OF band known
as the Mud Bar Mining Claim, in the
County OF Trinity, situate on the south
bank OF Trinity River opposite Redding
Bar also all the right, title and interest
OF the said All Poo and All Sing in and
to a certain ditch taking water out Of Red
ding Creek about one-balf mile above
the mouth Of said Creek and conveying
water down along the south bank Of said
Creek and along the south bank OF Trim
ity River to the mining claims on Mud
Bar


NOTICE is hereby given that on SAT-
URDAY, the 9th day OF JUNE, A. ID.
1874, at II O'Clock noon, in front of the
Court House in the County OF Trinity, |
will sell all the right, title and interest of
the said All Poo and All Sing in and to
the above described property, to the high
est bidder for Cash, Gold Coin of the
United States.


JOHN w. PHILBROOK,


May 18th, 1874. St. Sheriff,
Year: 1874

CATrtE.-During the past few weeks,
parties in this county have been return
ing with their cattle sent to the valley to
Winter. The average loss during the
Winter, in cattle from this county, has
been about half, while among the stock
owned in the valley the per centage OF
loss is even more than this.
Year: 1874

Poll TAX.-Assessor Paulsen desires
us to again call the attention of the tax
PAYERS to the fact that after the first Mon
day in July, the amount payable for Poll
Tax will be advanced to Three Dollars.
Two Dollars will settle previous to that
data
Year: 1874

APPRoACHING THE END.-During the
past week the Weaverville ID. & ii. NJ.
Co. have shortened the distance to the
head OF the West Weaver ditch fully
one half, and in another week will prob
ably have that ditch completed. Several
days will be required to get the water
through the ditch, after it is turned in at
the head, so that no work can be done in
the mine until about the 18th Of June.
Year: 1874

None of the suicides mentioned in the list above 1t
will be observed, have chosen drowning, method OF
escape from the pressing Ills of lfeiwhich would
the hot weather Of the past two weeks to have been
unusually inviting to a depressed soul worn with the
worries OF the world; but there be doubt that
there were many suicides in the water land.
himself also buries himself There is no record there
fore. of the suicides by drowning There marks
of violence by which suicidal intent can be established
ia the of him who jumps OF per ferry boat
INTO the river. and when the body, having foated far
down the bay up toward Hell Gate with the tide,
is at last thrown upon the surface the fishes have
police sergeant reports The pockets contain
ing papers for Identification have r0tted away, and
Coroners jury at the Morgue renders verdict OF un-
below how frequently Coroners iuries are called
upon render such verdcts. OF the twenty-five cases
here reported, during the same period for which the
record OF suicides is made not declared to have
of suicide yet IL is apparent that some OF
them that class. That suicides should entirely
reject drowning as means TO thelr end Is imposiDe
and il places the number at ten eGua 10 the sui
cides by poison he will probably be within the facts.


But outside the subject OF the suicidal nania the ex-
cessive number OF unknown persons found drowned
The piers are many of them dilapdated shells, with
holes loose panks Offering many traps for those who
10 heedlessly about them late at night, while the popu
atIon living the neghD0rhO0d usually OF danger
ous class Especially is IL the during the warm
Summer nights when the classes called In staOnhonse
language "revolvers sleep on the piers, counting the
their tenements. They are on the alert In the mean
time to the money OF stranger who ventures
among them, and are needless even OF the necessity
which sometimes arises for hiding their victim in The
in the course OF time, and duly labeled "UnknOwn,
found drowned" Some are subsequently recognized at
Morgue by friends and all kept there rs long as
possible The following is the record:


IN
Year: 1874

ALBANY, June 2.-WOrk on the new Capitol
building will be resumed on Monday next. There is no


money in the State Treasury TO meet the appropriation
to begin work with, but the Commercial Bank Of this
city has consented to advance the necessary amount
until Il can raised by tax at the rate Of interest
which it pays the State for moneys depost. 1t has
been deemed to adopt this TO prevent dam
age TO the building and ~ set idle workmen ut work.
Year: 1874

SHREVEPORT, La, June 12.-One thousand
pounds Of nitro gycerne In the Government magazine
four miles this city. exploded to-day with terrible
force The conclusion great here that the whole
population rushed into the streets houses shaken
and windows broken. There In the vicinity
of the magazine ut the time and no lives were lost.
Year: 1874

In no period since existence as city has
hsnse building been SO Profitable as during the
last three or four years. In the last two years
more persons have become owners of houses than
was ever known before and there have been
more builders two to one, as business, by men
who were not mechanics themselves, but simply
built to sell. Some of these gentlemen have
erected from fifteen to twenty houses year. and
Que gentleman told MS he had built forty Eight in
two years, and sold them all at profit. This
shows that Wilmington is hourishing and its i'm
provementa arc OF a permanent character. Some
of the builders who operate more largely and are
themselves mechanics, erected, we are told, as
many as iiity houses last year. As these houses
are mostly disposed OF and rented, we are as
cured, at such rates as produce ten per cent clear
of the cost and taxes, we do not see why there
should not be quite as many built the present as
.aere was the last wear.
Year: 1874

The House Commerce Committee agreed yester-
day TO report the bill authorizing the Secretary
Of War to detail competent officer to inquire
regarding the spread Of epidemic dsseas es, and
report concerning the proper means to rsvent
the Importation of contagion of any kind Also
to report the bill giving the War Depart ment
control Of the mouth the Mississippi, whike the
improvements there are going on.
Year: 1874

The yestry of tie Methodist church in Somer-
vile. Mass, il used for parish school A
twelve year old girl was q scholar, and so un-
ruly that sharp punishment was inflicted.
while the building was deserted during the
next recess she took red hot coal from the
stove and dropped it into waste paper basket.
The church narrowly missed destruction.
Year: 1874

20 CURE Docs on KILLING SHEFP.-Tf
you have good dog that kills or runs sheen.
and you don't want TO shoot him build a pen
sixteea ieet square, and rua pole across the
top. and then pick the largest aud Oldest
buck Of the flock, put him in the pen. get
your dog with a collar around his neck. and
rope to draw up over the middle of the pole.
so that the dog will have his fore feet swing.
ing of the ground few Inches. Get out OF
the pen, and let the buck give him several
good butts. and then turn him loose. This Is
sure cure. tried it on my fathers dogs
when was bog; never knew them 10 even
cross field where the sheep were grazing.
Tly it.-C0r. Rurul Sun.
Year: 1874

The SCARLET FEvER.-Robert Christie,
OF the Potrero, suggests remedy for the
scarlet fever, which he AYERS has invariably
proved successful. it is very simple, and
lies within the reach of those whose limited
means preclude them from employing the
services of physician. 1t is this: Take an
onion and cut it in halves; cut out portion
of the centre. and into the cavity put spoon
full of saffron; put the pieces together, then
wrap them up in cloth and bake them in an
oven until the onion is cooked so that the
juice will run freely; squeeze out all the
juice and give the patient teaspoonful, at
the same time rubbing the chest and throat
with goose-grease or rancid bacon, if there
is any cough or soreness in the throat. In a
short time the fever will break out i'm an
eruption ali over the body All that is then
necessary is to keep the patient warm and
protected from draught, and the recovery is
certain. Mr.. Christie says he has been en-
ploying this remedy for many years, and
never knew it to fail when proper care was
taken of the patient after its application.
One family in which there were five children
down with the disease at one time recently
used this simple remedy upon his telling
them of it, and every one OF the little ones
recovered in short fime.-San Fraucisco
Chronicle.
Year: 1874

How TO CHOOSE A GOOD Cow.-A crump-
ly horn horn is good indication; full eve
another. Her head should be small and
short. Avoid the Roman nose which indi-
Gates thin milk and little of it. See that she
is dished in the face-sunk between the eyes.
Notice that she is what stock men call good
handler-skin soft and loose, like the skin on
a dog. Deep from the loin to the udder and
very slim tail. A COW with these marks
never fails to be good milher.-Northwest
e9n Fn,71pr
Year: 1874

A veteran officer observes: sT never place
reliance on man who is telling what he
would have done mad he been there. 1 have
noticed that somehow this kindof people new
er do get there"
Year: 1874

Sir Walter Scott relates that, when some
one was mentioned as ''ine old man. to
Swift, he exclaimed with violence that there
was no such thing; II the man you speak Of
had either a mind or body worth a fArthing
they would have worn him out long ago.
Year: 1874

An amateur sportsman went hunting the
other day. He only fired one load, and
brought all the shot home with HMM his
left leg-all but four grains, and his dog
caught them in his ear. There is such a
thing being too economical.
Year: 1874

Mr.. Benjamin F. Butler, probably for the pur-
pose of justifying himself in some vague mali
ner, is going to bend all his giant intellectually
to prove that this Is "a verysrough year for the
righteous"
Year: 1874

The setting Of great hope is like
the setting of the sun. The bright
ness Of our life is gone, shadows Of the
evening fall behind us, the world seems
but dim reflection itself-a broader
shadow. We look forward into the.
coming lonely night; the soul with.
draws itself. Then stars arise, and the
night is holy. a.
Year: 1874

But short time remains for the purchase
of tickets il the fifth gift concert Of the
Public Library Of Kentucky. Agents have
been notified to make returns from the
twentieth to the twenty-dfth instant. but
for the convenience of those who may have
failed to supply themselves through the
agents. cash orders will be filled a. the
home office up to the evening of the twenty
eighth. and if any money should come 900
late it will be promptly returned to the
party sending il.
Year: 1874

Remember the capital prize whole ticket,
Remember the capital prize whole ticket.)
Remember the capital prize whole tieket,)


Was sold in this city


Was sold in this city


Was sold in this city


In the last drawing


In the last drawing
Louisiana State single number lottery.
louisiana State single number lottery.
Year: 1874

JUDGE BRIeGs's favor gratefully re-
eeived, and, without entering into any
explanation, we would say to those
who are skeptical regarding the leash
bility of raising cucumbers that a
visit to the Judges farm might aid
them in coming to a correct conclusion.
Year: 1874

W. G. LANCE would respectfully in
form his friends and the public gener-
ally, that he is noy prepared to exc
cute work in the Matchmaking and
jewelry line in the best manner, with
guarantee of satisfaction. =