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Year: 1879

Made expressly for the use of Steam Fire
Engines, and will stand a pressure OF 400
pounds per square inch. Oticers OF FIRE
Departments requiring new hose will find
this much superior in strength and quality
to any other.
Year: 1879

A warm and dry atmosphere is not un-
wholesome, but when cloudy or rainy
weather brings sultry air which damp
ems everything around us, the atmosphere
may be loaded with the germs of disease,
and fire is needed to DESTROY them. The
walls, the ceilings and the floors of apart
ments should never be allowed to be-
come damp. Sometimes when the
warmth of the air is oppressive, fire is
more necessary to preserve health than
it is another season to protect Us from the
cold of winter; and the rooms of q dwell
ing should never be left without, the
means of warming and drying. Investi-
cations have shown that many of the
most fatal diseases are caused by the
germs of vegetable and animal life, and
that humid atmosphere is most favor
able, neglecting to avail ourselves of the
great discoveries of the age, and failing
to protect ourselves from scourges which
so fearfully af1ict families, when We ig-
more the dangers which surround US.
Apartments exposed to the full action of
the sun may be less comfortable in hot
weather than those from which the suns
rays are excluded, but they are more


wholesome, and when contagious diseases
prevail in closely built cities it is found
that the inmates of houses on that side


of the street exposed to the sun are less


liable to be attacked, while the greatest
number of sick are always found where


there is the least exposure to the rays OF


the great disinfector-the sun.-Cinein-


rats Arttsan.
Year: 1879

Practical knowledge is only to be ac-
quired by actual experiments, and is the
only kind of real value. If all soils were
exactly alike, having the same exposure
and protection, subject to the same eli
mate, and the same amount of rainfall at
exactly the same dates, farming would at
once rise to the dignity of an exact
science. One set of experiments any
where would be the foundation for all
farm operations of the same kind every
where. The vast body of farmers, so far
as concerned their own avocation, would
become mere machines, or even less in
the social scale. Brains would be of no
value, and the fool of the family would
do as we'll as the genius on the farm.


Fortunately, however, the soil is vari-
GUS and must be treated with brains or it
fails to produce. Business men never
trust any one until inquiries have been
made into his standing and his ability to
fulfill his promises. Farmers, however,
never think of enquring into the charac-
ter of the land they are going to trust
their seed tc. They say to themseives.
'That's land, and this is seed, let's try
them together"


It has been asserted that fertilizers
are all washed down into the subsoil by
rains, and are lost-lf so, why is the sub
soil always poor2 An experiment, easily
made, would settle this question for ever.
It is the practice with many to put on
too much lime, hoping to create plenty
of plant food. But they create too much,
and the crop goes to stems and leaves at
the expense of the grain. d Experiment
would teach valuable lesson here. The
question of deep or shallow plowing and
cultivation is yet a debatable one; why
not experiment, prove thst which is good
and hold fast to it, Light and heavy seed
ing; early and late sowing; homegrown
foreign-grow seed; seed grown north or
south of us; seed gathered when half-ripe
or when wholly mature; subsoiling, and
even whether it pays to feed starving
fields as we'll as to keep stock always
growing, are all open questions. j.


Why is this so? Why have six thou
sand years of ceaseless tillage taught US
nothing2 And are we to 60 on six thou
sand years more in the same style. As
every farm is, in measure, SUI qeneria,
so must every farmer be its genius loci.
Don't trust man till you know hsma.
Don't trust your land till you know it..
Experiment. dig. pry. enquire at every
possible opportunity; don't quarrel with
a family you are not acquainted with,
and, above all things, don't bury money
in hole without bottom.
Year: 1879

If man has a comfortable place in
which to keep his hens, he can keep
them laying through the winter, if he
chooses to give them the necessary care
and attention in the preparation and va
riety of food. As to variety of food,
though either corn or buckwheat, as we'll
as other sorts of grain, are excellent feed
for poultry, still neither corn nor buck
wheat alone, meets the requirements for
egg production, but either CT both of
them with the addition of other food of
different kinds, to make variety suited
to the birds wants, will answer the pur-
pose, and produce supply of eggs which
will we'll repay the expense and labor in
volved. I have had excellent results
from feeding mainly with buckwheat,
giving daily, in addition, some kind Of
cooked food warm, as, for instance, a
pudding of corn-meal, or some small
potatoes baked, and occasionally season
ing the mess we'll with cayenne pepper.
An occasional feeding of scraps of
meat or something of that kind, is also
necessary in the winter when the fowls
are confined to the house and there are
no insects or anything of that nature
which they can procure-at any rate if
this is not necessity it will be found a
very beneficial addition to their diet. A
supply of bones or oyster shells burned
and powdered, or in some other way
rendered fire; or some other material
containing lime for the formation of the
shells, should always be kept within


each of the hens. They shoald also have
access to the earth in some manner, on a
quantity of gravel should be kept in the
poultry house, as it is necessary to
the health of fowls that they be able to
obtain something of this nature to aid in
the progress of digestion.


Perhaps it may be unnecessary for me
to say anything of the necessity of sup
ply of water always being accessible to
them, but have seen fowls kept where
they could obtain no water in the winter
except by eating snow, and though they
may live through that bleak season de-
spite such treatment, still no one who
treats hens with such neglect deserves, OF
will receive, anything from them during
the winter months to pay for the food
consumed by them. Now, let any one
who wants supply of eggs this winter;
follow the mode of treatment here sug-
gested, and think they will be satisfied
with the results. .a.f ..
Year: 1879

The junk-shop men, on whom raid
was made short time ago by the mineral


water manufacturers, in which q large
number Of bottles were replevied, say
that the raid was unjust The nanufac
turers for the last twelve years would come
to them and order bottles. indiscriminately
of the brand. They have engaged Messrs
Long, Kramer & Kramer to get some re
dress for them.
Year: 1879

Pilgrim Gospel Temperance Society Of
Fifth and Lock streets will hold combined
Temperance and Watch Meeting tonight
from 8 p. m. until midnight Col. John r.


Hoy, Of Baltimore, will be one of the speak
ers of the evening. There will be differ
ent leader for every hour.
Year: 1879

to get your locks taken off this warm
weather is at Charles Smiths, No. 3 L.
Third street, who makes the hair dis.
appear from your pate by the aid of one
OF those tickling clippers. He will soon
have your head ready for the flies to
roost upon when you go through his
hands. Call and consult him.
Year: 1879

We were handed this morning a
small twig bearing four very large
healthy Old nixon peaches from the
peach orchard of James Crippen at the
head of Sassafras, Kent county, sMd.-
They are already about the size of large
apricots, with such remarkably
healthy appearance that it does not
look as if anything could harm them
but a long dry spell and tremendous
hailstorm. Mr.. Crippen informs US
the sample sent us were from tree 10
years of age, and that he has 1900 trees
of that age, all healthy and full Of
peaches. The reason he assigns for
the healthy condition OF his trees and
their productiveness, are, that he
ploughs his orchards every Spring and
keeps on cultivating them through the
Summer the same as corn. Illustra


tive of the benefits arising from cult
vation is that of the farmer near Mil
ford, who had one half of his orchard
ploushed but was prevented from
plsughing the other half by the frosts
which came on. The following year
the part that was ploughed and culti-
waited had good crop, while there were
no peaches on the other part. Mr..
Crippen is firmly of the belief that cul
tivation is the great thing needed. We
him on the prospect of a
splendid crop of peaches.
Year: 1879

bONrh, Juuc OLu3 ~


MEssRs EDIroRs:-Your note of May
3lst, duly received, and in answer to
your inquiries, will state that the
prospects OF peach crop in this part
of Kent county, varies according to the
location of the orchards. East of Dover
and near the Bay, there will be scarce
ly any fruit to ship, but on the lighter
soil near the town and west of it, most
peaches on then, but subject, of course,
to the dropping of the imperfect fruit
which generally takes place about this
time and continues to the middle of
June, after which more correct esti-
mate can be made of the crop. Yours.


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Year: 1879

A system of washing clothes has
lately been introduced in some
French towns which is worthy
special mention. Its economy is so
great as to greatly reduce the cost.
This is the process Two pounds of
soap is reduced with little water
to pulp, which having been slightly
warmed is cooled in ten gallons of
water, to which is added one spoon
full of turpentine oil and two spoon
fuls of ammonia {; then the mixture
is agitated. The water is kept at a
temperature which may be borne
by the hand. In this solution the
white clothes are put and left there
for two hours before washing them
with soap, taking care in the mean
time, to cover the tub. The solu-
ton may be warmed again and used
once more, but it will be necessary
to add half spoonful of turpen-
tine and another spoonful of am
monia. Once washed with soap,
the clothes are put in hot water, and
the blue is applied. This process,
it is obvious, saves much tine, much
labor and fuel, while it gives to the
clothes a whiteness much superior
to that obtained BY any other pro-
cess and the destructive use Of the
washboard is not necessary to clean
the clothes from the impurities which
they contain.
Year: 1879

Special Dispatch 10 the Baltimore Sun.


WASHINGTON, D. C, Sept. e
Yesterday and to day brought to
the city a numher of Democratic
Congressman, officials and politi-
clans from the White Sulphur
Springs, where they have been RUS
ticating during the summer. One
Of the number, who is journalist
as well as an official, says that he
made it point during his stay to
talk with all of the many public
men of prominence from the South
who visited the springs on the sub
ject of the next Presidency from
the Democratic standpoint. From
what he heard he is firmly of the
+opinion that the South favors the
nomination of the old ticket Of
Tilden and Hendricks. He does
not believe that there:is any special
love of Tilden among the Southern
people, but they seem to feel that
ne is the man that can win. ~.
Year: 1879

From the New Yorker. ..z


Winter and spring butter is often
very much injured in flavor by al
lowing COWS to eat the litter from
horse stables. Cows are not un~
frequently very fond of this litter,
though it is impregnated with liquid
manure from the horses, and if al
lowed, they eat 1t greedily and the
effect is that their milk and butter
will be tainted with the taste of this
kind of food, in the same way that
thee favor is injured by eating tur
nips, but to more disagreeable de-
gree. IF the litter is allowed to be
eaten, it should be givento to cattle
not in milk, and on no account
should milch COWS be allowed to
consume other than the sweetest
and purest food. Very nice butter
makers are sometimes at a loss to
account for stable taints in butter,
especially when extraordinary pre-
cautions have been taken to have the
milking done in the most perfect
manner, and SO in all the processes
Of handling the milk until the but
ter is packed for market. Still the
butter has disagreable faint, and
the cause often comes from allow
ing the COWS, when turned out to
water and exercise, to feed about the
horse stable, where they consume
all the litter which, on account of
its being soaked with liquid manure,
is cast out of the stable.
Year: 1879

NOT long since, Democratic journals
were saying that Gen. Garfield was the
best Informed politician in the State of
Ohio, because he had not, at that time,
fully settled in bis own mind whether
or not Foster would be elected. What
will they say now when they learn
that he thinks the contest is virtually
settled in his favor, and that the Demo,
Gratis are "foredoomedt to have Tilden?


He's no good, any way, we guess.
Year: 1879

AN immense crowd gathered at the
Capital 10 see Yellow Fever Black.
burn. The idea had got out-that he
would deny the charges made
against him. 1t is needless to re-
mark that he didn't do anything of
the kind
Year: 1879

1t wasn't Gen. Logan. 1t was the
l3 that went and did it. Whenever
you draw line right through the
conservative party apply the toe of
your boot to all on one side of that
line, you may count on il the Radical
party are watching the operation and
thanking you for it. They have then
one Of two things to do. Join the
Conservative organization, which they
have never yet been caught at, or
join the wing you have driven off,
1t is simply their long prayed for
opportunity. The Republican par
ty is not going to fight under the
Conservative flag even when you
paste the McCulloch Bill on it.


We do not consider it manly to seek
for victim. But it wip be wrong
to charge this up to Gen. Logan and
offer him up to the insulted gods of
Hugh McCulloch 4 Co. In any
event you can say the Bristol News
last July "told you so."
Year: 1879

NATURE and Gen. Myers have
been so benefecent in their gifts of
unparalleled November weather to
the navigator of the day that the
thing became monotonous and the
various sailing crafts have had to
commence running into each other to
make the usual news item as to ma
rine disasters
Year: 1879

4 SINGULAR OCCCRRESCE IN The JULIA NINE.


From the Virginia tNev.) Chronicle.]


At the Julia mine last Wednesday pow
erfuI stream Of hot water was struck in the
crosscut on the 1000 level. A Burlcigh
drill was set to drill hole in the face OF the
crosscut at a point about two feet from the
bottom. When the drill had advanced
about two feet into the rock tremendous
burst OF hot water from the holo occurred.
The stream was equal to twenty-four miners
inches, and was scaldIng hot. It was spouted
TO the distance Of several feet diagonally
across the drift, spreading as it flew till all
the open space was filled with the scald-
ing spray and steam. The steam also filled
the end OF the crosscut where the man who
had been running the drill stood. he was
held a close prisoner, as he could not pass
out through the Jets CT boiling water, and
even in his prison was in danger OF being
suti'ocated and cooked by the steam and heat.
He would probably not have escaped alive
but for the drill. He opened the exhaust
valve and allowed the whole head OF COM
pressed air to rush out in full and steady
stream; and this not only furnished him
pure air to breathe, but also cooled and pro-
tccted his head and the whole upper part OF
his body. His fellow-workmen were soon
aware Of his perilous position-for the roar
and rush OF the water could be heard great
distancc-but they could no more pass into
where he was than he could pass out.


Finally, the men went out and procured
some heavy gum-boots, reaching TO his hips,
and large and heavy gum-coats. Guarded
by these, one OF the men dashed III through
tie steam and scalding spray, carrying to
the prisoner like outfit. Shielded by their
heavy gum-clothing, the pair rushed forth,
and waded out along the drift. The miner
had his legs pretty badly scaded. The
water is still pouring in, and at last ac'
counts was slowly gaining on the pumps.
Year: 1879

GovERSoR-STREET SPRING.-The sprin"
on Governor street nearly opposite the Com
mercial Club Is now being used extensively
by the colored people in that vicinity. One
or two of the cobblcstones have been taken
up from the bed OF the gutter, and basin
thus formed. from which the cool and really
good water is dipped. Yesterday morning
quite number OF persons surrounded the
place, eager to fill their buckets and pals.
why can't the spring be improved so as to
give larger supply Of water:
Year: 1879

Some of the members OF the Levy
Court of Kent county do not seem to
have very exalted idea of the inhabi-
tants of Wilmington, and the state
Sentinel" of Dover, does not have
very high opinion Of that levy Court.
1t says they have been in session all
last week and have petitioned the Leg
islature for a new assessment law,
making it the duty of three men to go
through the county and assess all the
property, it being claimed that this
will make an equal assessment, but OF
conrse no change is to be made in the
assessment laws in relation to the poll
tax. Poor laboring men have no rights
which that Levy Court are bound to
respect, and one member of that body
was no ways backward in letting his
sentiments ba known when in referring
to Wilmington, he said that the inhab-
tants were all Irish and niggers. -
The Sentinel" says he is a specimen
member of the Kent County Levy
Court We only refer to this to show
the contempt in which laboring mel
are held by the simon pure Democratic
Levy Court, as Democracy is taught a.


the feet of Senator saulsbury. The
movement in that Levy Court is on
which will have to be taken soon b,
all the Levy Courts in the State. Th


dlsfranchseinent Of so many lab0rin


p-ovle and mechanics that own no tax
able property necessitates such move
meut, and what the State loses by dh
franchising ten thousand of its votel
must be made up by an additional ia
un real estate, hence the movement
have three men to assess the propert
in the county. The chains of degrade
ton and political oppression are beil'
drawn tighter and tighter around tn
people every year, and at each succeed
ing session the Legislature is asked
forge new chains with which to bin
the already manacled limbs of the pc


pie still tighter. We, however, stl


have faith in the people, and believ
that the time is not far distant whe
they will arise in their might, an
rending asunder the cords which bir
them, they will be equal once NOR


and every man will be the peer of Il


other. 80 far at least as citizenship al
the elective franchise is concerned.
Year: 1879

Tnp PRyrssuLAE "News and Advert
ser " is beginning to have rather poor
opinion of the present Legislature, and
says it begins to appear that IT Is 70
accomplish nothing at all for the relle'
of the burdens of the people, or IN any
other manner to promote their interest
and welfare. 1t goes on farther and
says they will not help the people
AGAINST the railroad make Kent and
Sussex pay what they justly o~e the
State, reduce taxation, or take any
steps to stop ohice-holders f'om plum
dering the public The people it says
will hold them responsible.
Year: 1879

The Minnesotians expect their wheat crop
to bring them in an average of $50 for every
man, woman and child in the State. Per
haps after few such crops they can afford to
pay their public debts.
Year: 1879

We are just in receipt of The CHI
cAao LEDGER, the leading family pa
per of the West, which is now enter
ing upon its seventh volume. THE
LEDGER is large forty-eight column
weekly paper, printed upon bold,
plain type, which can be read with
ease, by either the old or young, and
is filed with choice stories and mat
ter of particular interest to every
household. This excellent journal 10
supplied to subscribers, postage paid,


for the extremely low pnce OF ONE
DOLLAR AND FIFTY CENTS per year. In
order to more rayidly increase its pre-
sent large list of readers the publish
ers of this paper have just made q new
contract for tie manufacture of sew
eral thousand fine Nickel Plated Eng
lish Steel l-Barrel-and-C Cylinder Seven
Shot Revoiver-22 caliber-which
they propose TO distribute among
their subscribers at cost, and, there
fore, offer one Of these elegant seap.
ons of defense and THE LEDGER one
year for THREE DoLLARs. The re-
voiver will be sent by mail. postage
paid, on receipt of price. They have
already distributed 5000 revolvers,


and are mailing hundreds daily.


Now is your time to get . first class
revolver and the best paper in the
country for less than half the actual


worth Of either. Three sample copies
Of THE LEDGER will be sent to any
address for ten cents. Address.


The LEpoER, Chicago, Ill. 46-4t.
Year: 1879

MARLE GROVE GRANGE, fIo.


1863, March 10, 1879.


EDrroR LEDGER: If you consider
the following ofsufficient importance
please give it room in your paper:


Whereas, Many of the strangers
who come into our midst as farm la
borers are an imposition and hurtful
to the good morals Of the family Cir
Gle; and


Whereas, BY having an. honorable
demit the worthy might bear evidence
of good character, while our own
young men are going abroad might
carry the same unfailing assurance
and


Whereas, We are convinced that
intelligent labor is more beneficial
than much of the ordinary labor we
are compelled to employ; and


Whereas, We recognize the grange
as a proper and efficient school in
which farm laborers may acquire q
better knowledge of their work. there
fore to induce them to accept the ad-
vantages offered, be it


Resolved, That from this time for
ward in the employment of labor, we
will give a decided preference to
those who will bring US written or
unwritten proof of having belonged
to our order; and


Resolved further, That it is moi
economy, nor can we afford to pay
wages to those whose minds are &C
untutored as to render them utterly
regardless of the interests of US and
ours. A. J. GARDNER, Sec.
Year: 1879

The Catholic fair and festival was
a perfect success. Making a rough
estimate, we judge the net proceeds
OF the fair must have been over $500.
The cake brought $50, and was voted
to Miss Eliza Sullivan, the chair
which brought over 5000 was voted
to VIM. Pollock. The ladies of the
Catholic Church deserve much credit
for their able management of the fair
which was success in every way.
Year: 1879

CoNUNDEUM.-Why is it that the
editorial columns of the LEDGER are
uniformly SO foul? Because, by the
editors own confession, whenever
you sit down on his coat tale his
mouth flies OPEN"


We learn that the above is the off
spring of Elder Cakes noble brain.
We did not know before that he was
a JACK at all ll-trades. If he wants to
.'gct on our coat tail'' again why
don't he sign his name, and not come
the sub rosa game. Come again,
who ever wrote the above; we know
how to make an ass stop braying.
Year: 1879

People all over the county should
not fail to vote for school commits
sioner on April 1st. Every school
house in the county will be a voting
precinct. More interest should be
taken in the election Of a school COM
missioner than has been displayed in
the past.
Year: 1879

CUsrARD PUDDING. Into half pint of
milk, put the peel of half lemon very
finely shred; when it boils put in an
ounce of lump sugar, take out the peel,
and pour the milk on two eggs well beat
en-. Put the custard into a basin or
tart. dish, and set it in saucepan with
boiling water reaching only half way up
the basin Do not let the water boil, but
keep it just bubbling. In about twenty
minutes the custard should be set. II
may be eaten either hot or cold, and any
flavor may be substituted for that Of
| lemon-peel.
Year: 1879

In o family residing not great dis
tance from South Boston is certain
smart little boy of three years of age,
who thinks q great deal, as all good lit
tie boys do, of his little baby sister. The
other day the nurse slapped his sisters
fingers for something she had done. He
did not like this, SO stepping up to her,
with his eyes blazing with anger, he said:
ssDon't you do that again. If you do
I'll put You In balloon and send you up
to God; He loves You but I don't"