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Year: 1872

1t is the practice of the ma aiOrity of our
potato growers to use for seed that portion
of their crop which is too small for market
ing, and the effect of this when long con-
tlnued, on the yield, healthfulness and
quality of the crop is question worthy of
careful consideration. In the selection of
seed the potato crop has received different
treatment from any of our standard crops.


AS rule farmers use the best of their
grain to sow; they are careful to procure
that which is plump and fully matured, but
the seed potatoes are those which are too
small tor market, and which, from the man
ner of growth, necessarily are not as fully
ripe, and are devoid of that perfection
which exists in the larger tubers There is
another fact to be considered, which is that
no one of our standard farm crops has had
so many varieties deterorate, run out, dis
carded, as the potato. If we could not
originate new varieties every few wears,
having larger stock of native vigor, the
demand for this article of food could not be
met. Is this deterioration the result of the
practice of using small potatoes for seed
The only way to definitely answer this
question is by long g-continued expert
ment. The varieties which have even par
TALLY deteriorated are not proper subjects
for such trial, but rather some of newer
ones which are yet in their full vigor. AS
private persons are not likely to undertake
and carry out such an experiment, it's i'm
portance should commend it to the agrcul-
lural schools where experimental grounds
are maintained. Take the Early Rose for


instance, or Harrison, Peerless, and plant
one plot with seed selected from the most
perfect tubers, and another with that of the
small-sized ones. Propagate from the same
stocks, and at the end of a dozen or twenty
years TIE question whether small potatoes
are as good TOR seed as the larger and riper
might be inteligently answered. Expert
ments seem to show that potato seed is
surer to germinate when it contains the
least percentage of starch-a condition at
taching to immature tubers, or those grown
on new land or that which is wet and cool
Year: 1872

AN APT QUorATloN. A lady, writing
to her father, describes the loss OF a
favorite COW as follows:


Yesterday poor Dolly strayed from the
pasture, and unfortunately selecting the
railroad track for the route OF her luckless
liberty, was caught by the last afternoon
train from the north, and left in nearly
equal portions on either side the track


TO which the father promptly and sue
cinctly replied:


"Apropos of your COW, see Genesis, ~.
17.n


Consulting Genesis according to this d.
rection she read 'And it came to pass,
that, when the sun went down, and it was
dark, behold smoking furnace and a
burning lamp that passed between those
pieces"
Year: 1872

CURE FOR DYSPEPSIA. We know several
instances where milk has proved a remedy
Tor this distressing complaint. Two quarts
OF milk in 2l hours will 10 d few weeks re-
store the stomach to its normal tone. The
milk must be from one COW, and that COW
must be perfectly sound. Not long since
iady was trying this cure for dyspepsia,
ana found the milk made her sick. Her
physician placed drop of it under his
lens, and discovered that the cow had suf-
fered from swelled udder. A change in the
COW was followed by the desired cure. We
commend this incident to the notice of
mothers. The stomach of an infant ia very
delicate, and requires milk of perfect ouali-
ty to keep its tissues in perfect condition,
Year: 1872

The undersigned does hereby most respect
fully offer himself to the voters of Monroe
County, as candidate for the office of County
Commissioner If elected he promises to dis
charge the duties of the Office with fidelity and
and TO the best of his ability


EDWARD J. MOTT.
East Stroudsburg dug % 72-%
Year: 1872

One Hundred Dollars from One Dollar.
A sHTc thing and no Deception.


Every person owning HORSES, CAT
TIE, SHEEP and HOGS are guaranteed
to make One Hundred Dollars by using a
One Dollar Package of


YoUATT's CONDITION POWDER"
manufactured by WILLIAM HoLLINsHEAD,
Stroudsburg. If you have never used 1t try
a Package and if it does not benefit your
stock to The amount of one hundred dollars,
in your estimation, call at the store and get
your money refunded.


HORSES-It will give them good ap-
petite, keep their skin loose and renders the
coat soft and shining, keeping them in good
condition with one half the feed, being there
by saving of one half the money.


COWS.-It makes them give more milk
with half the feed, and if they give more
milk of course you make more BUTTER,
and the more butter the more money


| have SO much confidence in The Cattle
Powder that | make the above offer, know
ing well that it will do all that is claimed
for it.


WIN. HOLLINSHEAD.


OF Ask to see The Great Tobacco An
tidOte.


March 4, l669.-tf
Year: 1872

A child bears knocks that would be
fatal in old age. This is owing to the
skull being thin, uniform in texture,
and elastic, in childhood; and to the
brain being of corresponding struc-
ture. The brain is, at this age, soft to
degree that would be unnatural in
mature years. This resistency of the
skull, and yielding quality of the brain
explains how the child is uninjured
by blows which would be attended
with fatal concussion in after life.
But there is also provision in adults
for moderating the effect of such ac-
cidents. In proportion as the brain
acquires firmness during growth, a
gradual change takes place in the
structure of the bones of the head !;
the projecting cranium is not simply
strengthened; it is not merely thick
ened the fiat bones which surround
the brain are split into layers, an In
ternal and external one. Those layers
have each different density, and a
softer substance than either is inter-
posed between them; the effect of
which is, to interrupt that vibration,
which would otherwise ring around
the skull and reach every molecule Of
the brain.-PhrenologicdL Journal.
Year: 1872

A chemical expert writes We some-
times meet with altered wills, bills of
exchange, pawn tickets and other doc
uments from which the original writ
ing has been removed and something
else substituted. In such forgeries it
is of far more Importance to know
whether nything was previously writ
ten there than to know what it was.
Copies of the documents are made, or
it. is photographed, and then the writ
ing is removed with dilute oxalic acid
solution, the paper washed with clean
water, and laid in a shallow dish con-
tanning q dilute solution of yellow
prussiate of potash. In most cases the
iron contained in the ink previously
used has not been entirely removed
from the fibers of the paper, and in
consequence, the prussiate of potash
restores single syllabies or words, and
sometimes even whole lines appear,
proving that some other writing pre-
viohsly existed there. Even without
removing the second Corged) writing,
the first may be discovered by i'm
mersing the document, just as it is, in
dilute muriatic acid, and afterward
applying the dilute solution of yellow
prussiate of potash, which causes the
original writing to appear in blue.
The iron of the ink previously used
and entangled in, the fibers of the pa
per is free, and combines with the
prussiate of potash to form Prussian
blue. H'H 1855


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Year: 1872

A NEw,FAsHoNED SNow.-The snow
which blocked up the Union Pacific
Railroad is described as a peculiar
kind of snow. 1t would pack and
soon become as hard as ice. The snow
plows, driven up against it with the
united force of four locomotives,
would hardly make an impression,
The only way to get 1t out was to dig
trenches every six feet down to the
rails, and then use the snow plows.
But that was not successful. At one
time three engines were thrown from
the track and the snow plow smashed
in trying to get through, when to the
eye it would seem that one engine
could go through without difficulty.
AT some points, says letter writer,
l have seen the snow so hard that the
engines would leave the rails and run
right upon 1t, mounting it as though 1t
was flint rock. You would not be-
lieve that unless you could see 1t, but
il istrue. I did not believe it till l
saw it, for il seems incredible.
Year: 1872

ANOTHER TUNNEL ACCIDENT.-At12o - O'Clock
Tuesday night Mr.. Henry Crook, foreman OF
shaft No. of the Church Hill tunnel, was
severely injured by the caving in of large
mass of earth. He was ut once taken TO his
clearinghouse, and received prompt surgi-
cal attendance
Year: 1872

EVENING RESoRT FOR LADIEs.-Al the ladies
arc delighted with their trips to Riverside Park on
the Dolly Warden. They buy their tickets Of Gar.
ber & Co.. saG Min street, or ut Pizzlnis saloon, In
the Park


Music ut the Park this evening.
Year: 1872

The Empire Parish Register says of rice:
"This cereal is progressing finely, with a
prospect that the yield will be abundant if
the river does not go down too rapidly"


And the same paper says of sugar cane:
"The stubble, which was so backward, has,
we understand, taken fresh start, and
now the prospect is that tOlerable crop
will be made this season."
Year: 1872

John Gull is the oldest convict in the Ohio
penitentiary. He has been a prisoner since
1885, and has grown old and childish in the
service of the State. His crime was murder.
He has ceased to labor, and spends his time
IN walking about through the prison he
imagines that be owns the institution and is
accommodating a vast fortune off convict la
Dor. Every night in his cell he dreams,
and imagines that he counts money by the
ton, and drinks whisky by the barrel.
Year: 1872

Call on the President.


WASHINGTON, May Ex-senator Norwood,
Colonel Price, member of Congress, and
Colonel B. w. FrObel called on the Presi-
dent this morning, relative to the Atlantic
and Great Western canal bill, now before
Congress.


The President signifed his intention of
calling the attention of Congress to this
great national work at an early day, and
expressed himself as fully satisfied of it's
feasibility and its national Importance.


He stated that the report of the engineer
would be laid before Congress. It is pFOba-
BILE that the message will go in on the TWEEN
ty-seventh, or soon thereafter. The pro-
posed work is attracting much attention
from capitalists as well as public men.
Year: 1872

BISHOP BECkER.-Bshop Becker, of this
Diocese. arrived in New York City. few
days ago from Europe, whittier he had been
will arrive home In a few days. A meeting
Of the different Catholic Societies of this
city, was held last evening, in the rooms of the
Catholic Philapatrian Literary Institute, for
the purpose OF making arrangements for the
appropriate reception Of the Bishop,on his ar
rival here. They adjourned to meet again
this evening, at the same place
Year: 1872

glorious and triumphant redemption Of the
people. He advised all persons of whatever
political creed to join hearts and hands to
attain this result. g [l-7 go


Gen. Trauernicht was then introduced
and made few remarks, returning thanks
for the compliment paid him when he ran
for floater, several years ago, at which time
he received the entire Conservative vote of
those who were allowed to exercise the
right of franchise, which be thanked Hea7en
was now enjoyed by all the people of Ten
nessee. He was no speaker but an organi-
zer, in which capacity he was willing to
work for the good of the country. He had
been opposed to Grant since he was defeat
ed at Belmont, aud would have been de-
feated at Shiloh had it not been for
Gen. Buell. and his efficient divisions.
Some one in the crowd asked him if
he did not command a negro
regiment during the war? To this Gen.
Trauernicht promptly replied that he did
command negro regiment, and was not
ashamed to acknowledge it, having never
done anything to disgrace himself, but bad
protected Southern people in this county
from the violence of white Federal soldiers.
He opposed Grant since Colonel Of an Hi
nois regiment in Missouri, upon being told
that the war would end in the emaneipa-
ton of the slaves, replied that it could new
er be- his regiment would desert the SER
vice and return home, because they were
all Democrats. -i-j


Col. Paramore and Gen. Bate were called
upon to speak, but neither being present
the meeting insisted upon Gov. Neill S.
Brown speaking. This gentleman stated
that he had, as the chairman selectdd in the
afternoon at the courthouse, made one
speech and it was desirable for other gen.
tlemen to do the speaking. There being no
further speakers on hand the meeting ad-
journed.
Year: 1872

BONE Of the Grant papers are eDdeaVor-
ing 50 make strong point against Greeley
by asserting that Tweed and some other
individdals of questionable honesty support
him. This hardly strikes US, says the
Cincinnati Enquirer, as being exactly TO
the point. Suppose some thieves do sup
port Greeley, that is not his concern, nor is
irresponsible for it. But should be support
q thief the thing would be changed materi-
ally, aud his friends would have good cause
to find fault and his enemies to criticise.
While Greeley may be supported by this
class Of gently, who are sure to be found
betting on the side likely to. win, Grant is
supporting Casey, Leet and Murphy, and a
host of thieves fan worse than any that viii
vote for the Philosopher. People very well
know that a man can't help who supports
him, and when success is sure be will al
ways be followed by 2 host of disreputable
men. But a President is responsible for
the people be supports, and if they prove to
be thieves, and he continues his support,
honest men viii usually consider him as
approving of their conduct. -ts
Year: 1872

New YORK, July '20.-A Herald dis
patch says the accident on the New York
Central yesterday presented a scene which
beggared description. The occupants of the
smoking car, to which the loss of life was
confined, were fastened and pleading for
help in way which was sickening. One
man had his head wedged in window and
could not get it out. Holes had to be
chopped with axes in the cars to relieve the
sufferers. The engineers had jumped from
both trains before the collision.
Year: 1872

BY NARY oLIMxER AMEs.
I lay my tasks down one by one,
/ cit in the silence in twilight's grace:
Out Of its shadow, soft and dun,


Steals like star my baby's f,ce.
Mocking cold are tho worlds poor Joys.
How poor to me all this pomp and pride:
In my lap lie the baby's idle toys,
In this very room tho baby died.
will shut these broken toys away
Under the lid where they mutely bide
will smile In tho face Of the noisy day,
Just as If baby had never died.
will take up my work once moro,
As if had never laid it down;
Who will dream that ever wore


Motherhoods fine and holy crown?
Who will see my life ever bore


Fruit the sweeter in grief and pain?
The fitting smile that the baby wore
Outraged the light of tho loftiest brain.
I'llmeet them in the worlds rude din,
Who hath outlived his mothers kiss,
Who hath forsaken her love for sin
Twill be spared her paug in this.
Mans way Il hard and sore beset;


Many must fall, but few can win.
Thanks, dear Shepherd! Ny lamb is safe,
Safe from sorrow and safe from sin.
Nevertheless the way is long,


And tears leap up in the light Of the sun,
I'd give my world for a cradle song,


And kiss from baby-only one.
Year: 1872

FLOATING IsLAND.-Yolks of seven
eggs to one quart of milk, one cup Of
sugar, little salt, and flavor with lem
on. Beat all together, and set in .
kettle of water extra from the kettle
it is boiled in. Beat the whites Of
tho eggs to stiff froth, and pile in
heaps on top Of the boiled milk, after
it has been put in the float glasses.
This will make twelve glasses full.
They look very pretty set in . circle
round bouquet Of flowers, IN the ceu-
ter or st each end of the table.
Year: 1872

Give employment to those at your own doors,
instead of sending the work away from your
city, besides paying more for the same article.
We will furnish n better Shirt cut and made in
Alexandria, for the same money that they can
be ordered from abroad, and as we guarantee
satisfaction in every instance, you run no risk
We keep constantly on hand all numbers of
SHIRTS, made at our work rooms. We have also
HI numbers Of Cuffs and Collars. Call and leave
your measure, and have set of our SPRING
YOKE SHIRTS.


oct3 WITMER s. SLAYMAkER.
NEW STOCK NOW COMING In AT No.
~ 62 KING STREET.


ROBERT l.. WOOD is receiving large stock
of DRY GOODS. Purchasers generally would
consult their interests by examining his stock.


SOP %
Year: 1872

INSTEAD Of calmly awaiting
the unbiased popular judgement,
this Administration is determin-
ed to re-elect itself in spite Of all
opposition. 1t uses the ma
chinery of the Government and
the money in the Treasury to ac-
complish its object it has no
more right to employ them than
she opposition has. And they
all go pushing to and fro on their
personal errands, Wilson is run
ming here and the without in
sight into the meaning of this
struggle. Grant exhibits him
self in dumb show from railroad
car platforms and tavern win
dows. They are every one busy
with their work, and for the time
have abandoned their duties, and
given over the claims Of the
country to their official attention
Year: 1872

Those who feel willing to
endorse the wrongs and injuries
inflicted on the South by the
present vindictiye administration
can vote for Gen. Grant; those
who dispise and detest the mill
tary autocrat now in the White
House, will vote for Honest
Horace Greeley. To those who
are doubling Thomases we would
say there is but one way, to end
this Grant despotism, and that is
to heartily support the honest
farmer candidate, Horace Greeley,
who will be our next President,
and restore the country to pros
perity and freedom.
Year: 1872

Will some one of the or
gans, either the big one, the lit
tie only, or even the old one, be
so kind to tell the people why
Grant keeps naum in reference to
Gen. Pleasonton's charge, that
he endeavored to bring the pat
ronage of the Presidential Office
to override the independence of
Senator Schurz? Why SO silent,
We grinders out of administration
music?
Year: 1872

UNION DEpoT.-Our neighbor, the
Dispatch, this morning adds its influence in
favor of the erection of union railroad
passenger depot. The arguments presented
are about the same as those urged by us on
several occasions, and are unanswerablc.
Many others might be stated, but we take
1t for granted that it is unnecessary. to do
SO. Our railroad companies will not fail to
see the advantages to accrue from the erec-
ton of a union passenger depot, nor will
our citizens be backward in lending their
influence in matter of such vital impor-
tance to the interests of Richmond. We
sincerely trust our railroad men will take
speedy action in the matter. The time is a
most favorable one.
Year: 1872

Mr.. HENRY BERGH-Lect,ue at the
Capitol Tonight. The House of Dele
gates this morning, by unanimous action,
granted Mr.. Bergh the use of the hall, for
this evening, in which to deliver a lecture,
and our citizens will accordingly have the
opportunity of listening to lecture from
this celebrated gentleman. Mr.. Bergh is
true philanthropist. His mission is one of
mercy; and he has no other aspiration in
life than faithful and perfect fultillment
of that mission. He thus commands the
sympathy and cooperation of all good and
benevolently disposed people in this noble
work of his life. We do not doubt that he
will have the attention of large audience,
composed of such, this evening.
Year: 1872

The Roman Catholic Bishop of Sa
vsnuah, Georgia, has Issued a vigorously
written Personal" to the clergy and
laity of his diocese, upon the subject Of
Temperance. In this document he
quotes largely. and with warm apprecia-
ton, from the Temperance Lecture de-
livered By the Bishop of Newark. New
Jersey. 1t is encouraging to fud pre-
late so far deviating from ecclesiastical
routine, as to tell his people that health
is of all treasures the most ble-the
very life of life, taking care TO add that
to health there is no more fatal enemy
than strong drinking and that those
who SOW in false JOY must expect to reap
in bitterness"
Year: 1872

How TO ENJOY LIFE.-It is wonder
ful to what extent people believe huppi
ness depends on not being obliged to
labor. Honest, hearty, contentcd labor
is the ore source to happiness, as well
as the only guarantee of life. Ideness
and luxury induces premature decay
much faster than many trades regarded
as the most exhaustive and fatal to lon
gevity. Labor in general. actually in
ereases the time of life. 1t is the lack of
occupation that annually destroys so
many of the wealthy. who having moth
ing to do but play the part of drones,
and, like them, make speedy exit
while the busy bee fills out its day in
usefulness and honor.
Year: 1872

A LADY in Lyon county by the name
of Oliver recently gave birth to four
children-two boys aud two girls-all Of
whom are alive and doing well Thir-
teen years ago this same lady brought
forth three children at one birth, two of
whom are still living.
Year: 1872

In order to do our full part IN the great
campaign Of next year, now 80 close upon
as, We wish to put our Daily paper in the
hands of every intelligent man who lives
near enough 10 this city to get daily paper
from here the same day it is published.
That its price may not put II beyond the
reach Of any man, we have determined on
the following
Year: 1872

TO THOSE WHO WANT
A GOOD NEWSPAPER
Paper for the Merchant, the Farmer. the
Mechanic, the Stock Trader, the Poll
tician, the man OF Leisure, the
Family Circle, the Workshop,


and the Office
Year: 1872

THE Symptoms of Liver
IComplaints are nIeasiness
and pain in the side Some
&EMMANCeH 1 times the pain is in the
SIMWFINN L shoulder, and is mistaken
for rheumatism. The stom-
ach Is affected with loss Of
appetite and sickness bow
els In general costive sometimes alternating with lax


The head is troubled with pain, and dull heavy sem
sation, considerable loss Of
memory, accompanied with
painful sensation of having
- ~ ~ N l left undone something
la W III III Il which ought to have been
done. Often complaining
l of weakness, debility and
low spirits Sometimes


many OF fhe above symptoms attend the disease and


at other times very few of them but the liver gen.


orally the organ most involved Cure the liver with
Year: 1872

His Opinion OF sumner and the


American Peoplr-A Parfhian Ar


row for Fish.


Before leaving America Mr.. Catacazy
addressed the following letter TO Mr..
Sumner, by which it will be seen that
his admiration for that distinguished
gentleman is exactly equal to his dislike
for some OF some Of Sumner $ country
men:


"NEw YORK, January 20, 1872.


my DEAR Mr.. SUMNER AT the
moment OF my departure from America
| feel most anxious to renew TO you the
assurance of my profound esteem and Of
my sincere friendship. | made your
acquaintance twenty years ago, at q
time when you were not only the apos-
tie, but also the martyr OF the great idea
to the triumph of which you have so
powerfully contributed. | have found
you invariably the same-great, pure,
honest, serving your country with self
abnegation and devotion. a nation
which produces such men as you has
everything to hope from the future, and
can well afford to bear with the tran
scent miserirs OF the present. The
American organization is SO youthful,
80 fine and 80 vigorous, that it is sure
to throw off in the natural course OF its
progress the unsound elements resulting
from electoral, political accidents. |
consequently leave the United States
with increased feelings OF esteem and
admiration for It's great people, and
with the cheering conviction that the
friendship between this and my own
country is secure against all intrigues
as against all blundering incapacity.


"As regards those who have exhaust
ed themselves in efforts to calumniate
me, and who have not scrupled at any
thing in the pursuit Of their designs,
am content to pity them. Were | TO
condescend to waste time upon them |
would simply answer in the words once
used by celebrated statesman, You
may go on if you please pile up false
hoods upon falsehoods, injury upon
injury, but You will never succeed in
elevating yourself to the height OF my
contempt rs .-- -


Il bid you once more farewell, with
my sincerest thank, and believe Inc,
my dear Mr.. Summer, | remain yours,
respectfully, CATACAzY.