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Year: 1871

1 am aware that there are as many
recipes for keeping cider as for
curing colds or rheumatism. Some
doubtless are good, but most of them
are worthless. Here is one which I
have found TO answer the purpose ad-
mirably, and, as your readers win
observe, it is very simple one. I
allow the cider, after it comes from
the press, to stand until the pumaee
settles. When this point Is reached,
1 put it in clear vessel, and let it
come to boil, skimming Off the scum
carefully. It is then put into kegs or
demiiOhns and tightly cOrked and
sealed. By this process / have excel
lent cider, not merely for the entire
winter, but for years. This method
would not ofeourse be available where
large quantities are made, but for an
ordinary family 1t answers admirably.
Of the Farm.
Year: 1871

] believe that the Bible is a reveIa-


ton Of divine truth to man, and be-


lieving this, believe its most preei-


Gus deposits have hardly been touch


ed. l believe that in il, there is
special food prepared for all the wide


variety of human souls, and that, as


generation after generation passes
away, new deposits will be struck. so
rich In Illuminating power, that their
discoveries will wonder they had
never been seen before. 1 know that
Just before me, or somewhere before
me, there Is q generation of men who
will think less of being saved. and
more OF being worthy 10 be saved
less of dogma, and more of duty
less Of law, and more of love; WHOSE
worship will be less formal, and mole
and spiritual, and whose God
VIII be a more tender and eonsiderate
IatheF, and less Of q law-giyer and a
Judge. For such a generation, there
exists a deposit of divine truth al
most unknown to CbristendOm. Only
here and there have men gathered il.
doating upon the surface. The great
deposit waits the touch Of another
age.-FroBs Hollands Lessons in Life
Year: 1871

When Miss Hicks, of Troy, recently
mysteriously disappeared from her
home, some OF her relations consulted
a elairvoyant, who Informed them that
the unfortunate lady had been muir
dered, giving full description Of her
-untlmely end. The seer gave certain
particulars relating to Miss Hicks
which her friends were fully satisfied
could not have been known to any
one except her immediate relatives.
ana tins served to convince them
that the elairvOyant was worthy OF
belief Their faith in her revelat en-
was somewhat shaken, when the oh
leet of their solicitude was found in
Boston in excellent bodily health.
Year: 1871

EsrRAYED.-A mare and colt left the barn Of
the subscriber on the 7th Of August last She
was dark brown, years old, had few white
hairs mixed with brown ON one hind leg, and
star on her forehead. The colt bad = black
name and tail, and parret mouth Any one
who will return them, or give information of
their whereabouts, will be liberally rewarded
by calling on Mst White, at the Central House,
on Columbus street, Ottawa
Year: 1871

Ten lines OF Agate make one square.


Advertisements not under contract b. plainly mark
cd the length OF time desired they viii be and
charged for until ordered out.


Business and professional not exceeding nvs ne
inserted At i've dollars per over ye lines ore
per line extra


Transient advertising in all be paid strictly in
advance.


u yearly advertisers dscontnung their advertise.
mens before expiration Of the contract will be
iu rates as above Extra charge will also made for
dissolution and other notices with their
lar business


Local notices ffteen cents per line.


u IN no case Will these terms be departed from
Year: 1871

PERsosAI--Every few days we encounter on
the street the jolly countenance of Henry Wer.
theim, OF La Sale, who is the agent for Eliel &
Cos big La Sale brewery. Henry is one Of
the hest Of fellows-and receives orders on every
side not only because the people like him, but
because the beer for which he takes and fills
orders 10 the best made in the country.
Year: 1871

Having secured a large
lot Of goods in the various
lines at a very low rate.
the undersigned firm are
prepared to offer induce
ments even to retail deal
ers, at prices to compete
with Chicago market. Do
not fail to ask the price of
Dayton Goods, -Flannels,
Blankets, Yarns, Beavers
& Cloth of every descrip.
tion. These are the Best
Goods in the we t. and we
make a Specially in all
the above lines.


A Full Line of Standard Gro
ceries, and Of the Very Best
Quality, will always be found in
stock. Special Attention given
to House Furnishing Goods.


Our Carpet Stock is complete.
Our Large stock in this line gives us the
advantage over the few pieces of inferior
grade to be found with retail dealers in
common. Our stock comprises some so
patterns in goods from the lowest grades
to the very best Carpets made.


We shall offer special inducements in Car
pets this Fall, as our Fall Contracts were
made before the rise We will measure, cut
and fit Carpets to rooms. and make them
when desired. We warrant every Carpet
to be just what we represent it. We buy
the goods direct f.om the manufacturers,
and are satisfied we can make lower prices
Ton the same grade of goods) than any 9TH
or house in the city.


All persons wishing to purchase will find
it to their advantage to call and examine
our stock.


NnInV HU nNnThO
Year: 1871

The new firm of Fiske s. Been are receiving
lots Of new and elegant goods. The price Of
woolen goods has been raised greatly of late,
and this is the last chance this season to get
such goods cheap.
Year: 1871

CHOICE MILLINERY.-We take pleasure in
calling the attention of the ladies to Miss Wag-
ner's pretty stock of choice millinery goods. She
has very pretty shop, up stairs. west of Jack
son " Lockwood's store, on Main street. Her
goods embrace all the new and stylish hats, and
the best Of trimmings, of all styles to suit the
taste and complexion of the wearer She has a
fine assortment of really excellent goods, which
she sells at lower prices than the same quality
of goods can be bought for at any other millin-
cry shop in Ottawa.
Year: 1871

TMLoRINa.-Wm. Trabing, the we'll known
tailor on La Sale street, is the best pants maker
in the city. He is tp-top cutter, and has also
competent assistant and good workmen. He
makes fashionable clothing to order in tie Vest
manner, and never fails to please every one of
his customers He has good stock of clothes
to select suit from, and always keeps large
assortment of goods of every sort in his line.
Try him, and if he doesn't give you good fit
we will eat it,
Year: 1871

Hess ICE CREAM, &C-Mr. Hess has re-ftted
his ice cream rooms in tip top style, aud will
hereafter be prepared to entertain all who may
call upon him in elegant style His parlor is
large comfortable room, and kept very cool in
summer His ice cream is superior in quality
and flavor, aud the cake and Z, ccteJcas always
correct.


He has put up splendid soda water fountain
in the outer room, where the thirsty can obtain
this delicious beverage at seconds notice


He uses the celebrated compound yeast, the
best in use for family purposes. Try it.
Year: 1871

5. c. Barnett has just received choice lot of
new style fancy cloths for merchant tailoring.
lie is ready to give you satisfaction in price,
style and fit He keeps constantly on hand a
large stock of ready made clothing, furnishing
goods, and hats and caps. Give him a call and
see for yourself
Year: 1871

ONES FRIEND Money can buy many
thing, good and evil. All the wealth of the
world could not buy you friend, nor pay you
for the loss of one. q have wanted only one
thing to make me happy" Haztt writes, but
wanting that, have wanted everything We
are the weakest of spendthrifts if we let one
friend drop off through inattention, or let one
push away another or if we hold aloof from
one for petty jealousy or needless slight or
rouphness. Would you throw away q diamond
because it pricked youg One good friend is not
to be weighed against the jewels of all the earth
IF there is GOODNESS or unkindness between us,
LET rs come face to face, and have it out. Quick
before love grows cold Life is too short to
quarrel in,' or to carry black thoughts of
friends If was wrong, I am sorry; if you,
then am sorrier yet for should / not grieve
for my friends misfortune9 and the mending
of your fate does not lie with me. But the
forgiving it does, and that is the happier Office,
Give me your hand and call it even. Therei


it is gone; and thank kind heaven keep


my friend still A friend is too precious
thing to be lightly held, but it must be little


heart that cannot find room for more than one
or two. The kindness feel for You warns


me toward oil the rest, makes me long 20 do


something to make you all happy, IL Is easy
to lose friend, but o new one will not come
for calling, nor make up for an ola one "nen men
! he comes as sa s.;s. - ee4 s,
Year: 1871

In the telegraphic dispatches a few days ago
an account was given of Deputy u S. Marshal
Peavy. of Fort Smith, Arkansas, having brought
into that place seven white men who had been
fighting with some of the Usage Indians. The
fact of one man alone bringing in seven pris.
oners may excite surprise in the minds of some
of our readers, but after reading the following
incident they will be inclined to believe it.


Joe Peavy, as he is familiarly called, is a
man thirty.five years of age, about five feet
ten inches in height, slim built, not weighing
over one hundred and thirty-tive pounds, dark
brown hair, thin mustache, stee!-gray cOlOred
eyes, and thin-visaged countenance, with de-
termination written in every lineament VI
all the Deputy Marshals, of which there are q
large number in that district. Joe is perhaps
the most daring, and the best acquainted III the
Indian nation through which they ride. In his
rides through the nation Joe invariably goes
alone, thinking he can keep his business and
actions closer this way than with partner.
Armed at all times with two and sometimes
four arge.sized navy skies, and knife that
somewhat resembles a scythe, he often makes
excursions out into the Sioux and Kiowa cOun-
try, back to Fort Sill, and distant over two
hundred miles from civilization.


About three years ago a noted war chief OF
the Ki0was, known as the "Leaping Panther y
scalped and burned alive a white man and his
family who imprudently ventured too far with.
in his domains When the news reached Fort
Smith, number of deputy marshals and de.
tachment of United States troops were sent to
capture the red skinned assassin.


After spending about two weeks securing
the country, the men were forced to return to
Forth Smith without single prisoner. AT the
time they started out Joe Peavy was in the
North from which he returned about the same
time as the party. "Leaping Panther" was
we'll known to Joe, who had frequently visited
him as well as others of the wild chiefs. and
when he learned of the result of the expedi
ton be volunteered TO 60 out and bring hlm in
Year: 1871

Takes this method Of notifying the public
that having purchased the


eME.aT MARKET
lathe South end Of the Brick Block, that
mo effort will be spared to more than main
trim its reputation. under the management
dts late proprietor. He sOliets share Of
patronage, promising to spare no effort to
deserve it. l3.ltf
Year: 1871

CONer IueWsclVoS IEou Tue SuuUen
effects Of my appearance, they being
two to one, would soon overpower me.


had not long to wait. l heard
the handle tuBn seven successive
times, and then Bobby gave strong
pull at the heavy door of the safe.


It yielded, but in q moment l
stepped out, with the dark lantern
turned full on the robbers. and with
my arm stretched out holding the
cooked pistol in my hand.


The effect of my appearance on
Bobby and Jim was absolutely ter
rife. They must have thought me a
ghost, for they both turned perfectly
livid with fear.


Before they had time to recover
themselves knocked Jim senseless
to the floor with the butt end of my
pistol, and springing upon the other,
| grasped him by the throat and bore
him to the ground.


Fortune favored me in another re-
spect. for l saw hanging out of the
pocket Of the ruffian had under me,
q long piece Of strong cord. He
struggled violently, but I was the
strongest man Of the two, and sue
ceeded in binding him fast without
much trouble. -.
When l had White Haired Bobby
secured, | turned my attention to his
companion, who, fortunately for me,
Year: 1871

A wonderful surgical operation
was-performed a short time since at
canton, Illinois. A girl, whose face
had been almost completely eaten
away by an liberation, was about 10
commit suicide, when she was taken
In hand by doctor, the progress OF
the disease arrested, and a piece OF
flesh taken from the body and sue-
cessfully transplanted In the face. -
Teeth were supplied by a dentist
and now the girl has so far recover
ed that she might pass In society
without having any deformlty no.
ticcd.
Year: 1871

Let US see how clover enriches the soil.
First, it is plant that derives a large por-
ton of its materials from the air, and,
compared with the cereals, impoveri shes
the soil but little, even when the growth
above grounds wholly removed. But if
none of the growth be taken from the
field, the clover returns to the soil, in its
decay, what it has taken from it for its
formation. and, in addition, that which it
has received from the atmosphere. BY so
much as it absorbed from the air and in
corporated in its roots, stems and leaves,
will the plant food in the soil be increased,
if the entire growth be returned to the
earth


But the clover crop is beneficial in
mechanical way, also. Its roots naturally
penetrate deeply-go down into the sub
soil, where they gather plant food and
transfer it to the upper portions, as the
stems, leaves, and the thick fieshy roots,
Just below the surface of the ground.
Thus, by the clover, is the enriching mat
ter of the subsoil transferred largely to the
top-soil, where it is available for succeed
ing crops. The subsoil is likewise loosen
ed, some vegetable matter carried down
into it, and thus made more inviting for
the roots OF other and succeeding crops.
! If the clover plant is not cut or fed off, but
allowed to retain its tull growth, its roots
become longer and strike deeper into the
soil if it is grazed close. or frequently
mown, the growth of roots win be nearly
| in proportion to the growth of the branch
es. They will not be strong and large,
penetrating deeply, but fibrous and spread
ing through the topsoii.


The shading of the soil given by clover
/ that is not grazed is also highly beneficial.
Every practical farmer knows that II his
| field is kept moist, cool. shaded from the
summer sun, and protected from the dry


inc winds. it is far better than if it laid
bare by close grazing. The soil grows
| fertile under the shelter; it accumulates
nitrogen; it plows up loose and fine; it
Yields better crops. srt E..esa


1t is generally necessity with the farm
er to pasture his clover fields, to some ex-
tent, at least, but when his design is to en-
rich his land as much as possible with the
clover, he had better not pasture at all, but
roll down the clover when in full blossom,
and let the second growth spring up, and
also 90 down ON the field One year of
such management is worth two of pastur-
ing. Ea


When fall grain is to be sown, of course
the best way is to plow under the clover
crop, as everything is then saved to the
soil. When the field is not to be plowed
until spring, and the stems and leaves of
the clover die, the washing of the rains
extracts some of the salts they contain.
This would be waste if the earth did not
absorb them at once from the water, and
some writer's have claimed there is a large
waste in this manner, not considering that
the water runs with difficulty from field
that is covered with coat of dead clover
stalks, and the soil takes up all its fertiliz-
ing elements. BY evaporation there IS lit


tie or no aste.-Anlertcaa Rural Home.
Year: 1871

The following is the simple prose sac-
count of a friend of our own--the wife of
dairy farmer-who, though she has al
ways been proud of her dairy, and never
discontented with her lot, yet confesses
plainly enough that the work has been too
hard: During the cheese-making season l
find it needful to be in the dairy by half
past five o'clock i'm the morning for an
hour. Then there is an hours release for
breakfast !, By that time the curd will be
fit for breaking. Then there will be max


ing it into cheese which will take from two
to two and a half hours, excepting at in
tervals OF not more than a quarter of an


hour twice during the aforementioned
time. 1t will then be about ten o'clock.


If have good servant, can then leave


the cheese to her; if not, it will be neces-


sary to go to it an hour to dry-cloth it,


and again in two hours to salt it. In the
( latter case have not done with it till one


o'clock. Then if cheese be made twice a
day this has all to be repeated, commenc-
ing at four o'clock, P. NJ. When Sir G..


Jenkinson said he could not see what far
mers' wives would have to do if they gave
up cheese-making, he must have forgotten


that they are very frequently mothers of
families, and have them to attend to be-
SUES tIelT ustidl uOtlStflOlu uuLltS. i LlllIlh
there is really too much devolving upon a
farmers wife who looks well to her dairy,
and wishes to do her duty in a domestic
way. Now that our family are mostly
grown up, and can share in the work, |
do not find it very burdensome, and as Sir
George rightly says, we take pride in it.
Who does not take pride in seeing things
done well which are under his care and
for which he is responsible? But there are
many ofus who would bevery glad never
theless if the.work could be done to an
swer as well without our doing it. When
| commenced cheese-making, about
twenty-tour years ago, good dairy girls
were not so scarce as now. At the pres
ent time it is difficult to get respectable
servant who will undertake the work
They perfer going where the work is light
er. and they have an idea that the work is
not only very heavy, but less respectable
than mere housework. If the dairy ar
rangements and conveniences were what
they should be, there would be no need
for making cheese twice day. and then
it woald be much lighter both for mistress
and servant This report is from Glou-
cestershire. We are very much mistaken
if Cheseirc does not hold an equally dis
tinct opinion of the advantage of that CO.
operative system by which so much of the
hard labor of the dairy may be transferred
from woman's hands-The Gardeners
Chronicle
Year: 1871

10
Here there Is no such operating cause to check
consumption Of dutiable goods, while there 10
among US the operative cause to increase It,
which great Britain does not enjoy, of steady
import OF the most valuable goods Of all, not
taxed at ports of entry, though, ON pure pro-
tectionist principles, they ought to be, men,
women and children. Under these favorable
circumstances, more blessed than those Of any
country under heaten, we might confidently
depend upon steady, chronic, invariable in
crease Of the public revenue from moderate
duties on imported goods, and, as far as In
ternal revenue goes, on a few selected articles.
OF what use to take the trouble of collecting
paltry million on gas, for instance, or of three
millions even on gross receipts9 The position
is so plain that if our government be really
controlled by the public 1t cannot fail to be
seen or acted on. Hostile critics abroad, when
they denounce our government, point to this
very thing Of cruel excessive and irrational
taxation as one of the evil fruits Of bad tree /;
and 1t is difficult to find suitable reply, On
that memorable occasion when Mr.. Pickwick
fell through the ice and people rushed for
ropes and help Mr.. Wrinkle adjured him to
keep up for his sake; but the bystanders felt
that If Mr.. Plckwick did not do SO for his own
sake he would not be likely to do 1t for Mr..
Wrinkles. Our own interests are 90 plainly
concerned in the reduction of taxes that they
are enough for our guidance, without looking
to foreign opinion, however sound.


The following is recapitulation, showing
the total collections from each specific source
Of revenue:-
Year: 1871

A PIoKpooKET, who is said to have robbed
more poor working people ana caused more
destituticn in that way than any other man In
the city of his age, was sentenced by Judge
Bowling yesterday to six months imprison-
meut the Judge remarking at the time that he
would give him the longest term he could
But six months is not long enough for such a
wretch as this. If the law cannot serve him
out fuller justice than SIX months it should be
amended
Year: 1871




gas tax, it is neither excessive nor profane to
say, damns the eyes of all Of us seriously by
causing the production of an inferior article !;
and light really must be free and pure.


The last and weighty illustration conveyed
by this memorable table is on that point to
which we have lately drawn public attention
the necessary expansion of the revenue with
the growth of the country. The enormous in
crease in the returns of the various taxes is to
be referred in great part to the expansion Of
the country's business, which we pronounce to
be the right source to draw on for gradual re-
duction, out Of surplus so accruing, of the
public debt. Besides if all the internal reve-
nue. except that from spirits, tobacco and fer
mented liquors were swept away, these would
increase with amazing rapidity by reason Of
the greater consuming and purchasing power
of the populations so that these taxes them
selves might shortly be reduced with even
greater returns than before to the Treasury.
The financial experience Of Great Britain is
conclusive on this head. For thirty years in
that country the policy has been pursued of
concentrating taxation, internal and import, on
few items, and steadily reducing the figures
on those The result has been an invariable
and steady expansion of the revenue due to that
direct cause. Occasional bad harvests check
the process in that unfortunate country, where
large portion of the population are always
| within an ace of starvation, and where, there
| fore, when crops run short at home, immense
sums have to be Qptlaid in cereala from abroad,
Year: 1871

1t is perfectly natural that sman should
have unfriendly feelings toward wild beasts
and that the instinct of self-preservation
should lead him to destroy them. But it
is shocking that useful and domestic ami
mails should nemble and fly at his approach
or that they should suffer and perish
through his cruelty. We believe with the
Bishop of Chalons, that it sis crime and
sign of a wicked heart to take pleasure in
tormenting animals and making them suff-
er. 1t is, indeed, unchristian." Almost
all domestic animals are naturally Affections
ate They love man, become attached to
him, and show their feelings in ways that
are often intelligent and instructive. IT,
instead of training animals by cruelty and
abuse, man would treat them kindl, and
affectionately, he would be like the mon
archs of the golden age, the king OF nature
adored by his subjects.
Year: 1871

BE Social AT HoME-Let parents
talk much and talk we'll at home. A
father who is habitually silent in his
own house, may be in many respects a
wise man, but he is not wise in his
silence. We sometimes see parents who
are the life of every company they en-
ter, dull, silent and unintnresting at
home among the children. If they have
not mental activity and mental stores
sufficient for both, let them first pro-
vide for their own household. Ireland
exports beef and wheat, and lives upon
potatoes and they fare as poorly who
reserve their social charms for compan-
ions abroad, and keep their dulness
for home consumption. 1t is better to
instruct children and make them happy
at home, than it is to charm strangers
or amuse friends. A silent house is a
dull place for young people--a place
from which they will escape if they
can. They will talk or think of being
/" shut up there; and the youth who
does not love home is in danger.