Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, May 29, 1873, Image 4
Farm, Garden and Household.
Farm Note*.
Potato scholars confess that the potato
rot can no more be avoided by preventives
than the ague.
Suel Foster destroys canker worms by
Bhnking them down upon straw previously
placed under the trees, and then
burning the straw.
Piecesof potash dropped in the holes
and runs of rats and moles will, it is asserted,
effect among these rodents a
speedy change of base.
A Kansas correspondent declares that
during the past season he learned "that
a cow, when well sheltered and watered,
can be kept on less than one-half of the
feed required when left to the exposure
of the winter storms."
Peter Ferris, in a paper recently read
before the Rochester Farmers' Club, i
suggested the formation in Western
New York of a Wheat Growers' Association
similar to that for several years
past in successful operation among the j
dairymen.
A writer in The Western Rural declares
that cut worms will not molest
oorn treated in this way : " Take good,
sound seed, put it in a tub or some
other convenient vessel, take 1$ pounds
of saltpeter per bushel, dissolve it and
pour it over the corn ; let it soak until
the corn is swelled ready to sprout, and
then plant."
A machine may be altogether too
Eowerful. Jesse Bailey of Pleasant Hill
ad on*> of ten-horee power, for threshing
v/heat, and while it was in operation
th{) journal became heated, set the straw
on tire, and burned to death five of the
horses, the machine itself, and a large j
quantity of wheat.
"Whether sandy land leaches or not
depends upon the purity of the laud.
Pure white lake sand will allow water to
pass through it without filtering it. But
if charcoal or muck or loam is added to
the sand in sufficient quantity any liquid
manure passing through it will lose its i
color. Sow clover on sandy land and
piougn me nrsi growin in, ana tnesauu ,
is supplied with a substance 'which ab- | J
sorbs fertilizing materials suspended in i'
water or liquid manure. Clover supplies
carbon to the soil as well as nitro-1
gen. |
How to make Soft Soap.
Keep your ashes dry, and wh.fen put
in the hopper preparatory to making
soap, have from a half peck to a peck of
unslacked lime put m with the ashes.
Before putting tue grease in, swing the
kettle off th?i ffre and let it hang for a
few luom.ents. If there is any potash 1
in it, t^ke a shovel and take it out; for ,
if ttiere is too much potash in it will
not make good soap. Pack the ashes
well, adding water enough to dampen 1
them. Then put three or four buckets i
of water on each day for two or three I;
days, until yon think it sufficiently |
soaked, and lastly, pour on boiling wa- 1
ter to run the lye off. As soon as there 1
has enough run off to commence boiling, i
put your kettle over the fire, and boil ;
the lye as fast as it will boil, still adding
more lye as it boils down. Continue in '
this way for a whole day. By evening <
it will probably be sufficiently strong^to i
eat a feather in passing it threo times i
across the liquid. Now put the grease i
in, all you think it will eat, still boiling 1
us fast as you can without its running 1
over. If its eats the grease all up, add '
more. Leave the kettlo to hang over
the tire all night. In the morning if 1
there are any scraps of grease that are
not eaten up, boil again for an hour or
two, and it they do not dissolve take
them out. Then take a few spoonfuls
of the soap and set it away a little
while to cool. When cold, if there is
no lye under it, and it appears free from j
ami agriculture, ami that can be hired,
don't believe a word of it, for there are
none such to be hired. Such a man can :
make more than you can afford to give (
him, and if he has sense enough to nn- j
derstaud his business, he will also have
enough to know this.
Swine.
Col. Curtis seut in the following as |
tUg decision arrived at by a committee
or the National Swine-breeders's Conveution'as
to what constitutes a thoroughbred
hog. This authority states
that in the absence of any system of
records by which pedigrees of swine
are kept, your committee can only give \
nn expression which, from the nature of
the case, must be somewhat general.
Only such breeds should rank -us thoroughbred
as are recognized in authentic
history as of remote origin, nud have
steadily been bred in a iiue resulting
in the establishment of a fixed type
capable of transmitting itself with uniformity
; that the leading breeders of
pure-bred swine form breeders' clubs, 1
for the purpose of establishing herdregistries,
after the plau adopted by
the breeders of thoroughbred cattle, in
order to secure greater uniformity, and
to perfect, as soon as possible, the various
breeds.
The late James Brooks was born in
Portland, Maine, Nov. 13, 1810. His
father died late in 1814, and was lost at
sea while in command of the " Yankee," !
a private armed vessel, which sailed
from Portland Tiuder the sanction of !
the Government, and one of the most i
successful of those who carried the war >
among the enemy's ships. No fortune
was left to the widow and three surviving
children, and nothing indeed be- i
yond a small pension from the two per 1
cent, naval pension fund of the war of i
1812-15.
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Indian Sport.
Geu. Custer tells the following sto:
of a way the Indians have of amusii
themselves :
I was in the act of taking my seat f
dinner one day, my ride having giv<
me a splendid relish for the repaf
when the shouts and firing of the sa
ages informed me that more seriei
duties were at hand. Every man fle
to arms and almost without commar
rushed to oppose the enemy. Office
ana men proviueu inemseives witn nil
or carbines, and soon began deliverii
a deliberate but ineffective fire again
the Indians. The latter, as usual, we:
merely practicing their ordinary ru.
de guerre, which was to display a vei
small venturesome force in the expect
tion of tempting pursuit by an equal <
slightly superior force, and, after ha
ing led the pursuing force well awi
from the main body, to surround at
destroy it by the aid of overwheltnii
numbers, previously concealed in
ravine or ambush Until the proper m
ment. Ou ihis occasion the stratege
did. not succeed. The Indians, beii
mounted on their fleetest ponies, won]
charge in single file past our cam]
often riding within easy carbine ranj
of our men, displaying great boldne
and unsurpassable horsemanship. T1
soldiers, unaccustomed to firing at sue
rapidly moving objects, were rare!
able to inflict serious damage upc
their enemies. Occasionally a por
would be struck and brought to tl
ground, but the rider always succeedc
in being carried away upon the pony i
a comrade. It was interesting to wi
ness their marvelous abilities as hors
men ; at the same time one could n<
but admire the courage they displayei
The ground was level, open, ana unol
structed ; the troops were formed in i
irregular line of skirmishers diamoun tei
the line extending a distance of perhu]
two hundred yards. The Indians ha
a rendezvous behind a hillock on tl
right, which prevented them from beii
seen or disturbed by the soldier
Starting out singly, or by twos ar
threes, the warriors Would sudden
leave the cover of the hillock, and wit
war whoops and taunts dash over tl
plain in a line parallel to that occupit
grease, set the kettle off, and hang an- |
other one to boil more lye. Managing
in this way, there can generally be made
from sixteen to eighteen gallons of nice
white soap in two davs, and often in one |
?: ii.:.. I
uujr aim a ui^ut. uy puioumg tuio
plan, or a similar one, anyone can make
strong, nice soap.
Horticultural Hint*.
When fmit trees occupy the ground,
nothing else should?except very short
grass.
Fruitfulness and growth of the tree
cannot be expected the same year.
There is no plum that the curculio
will not take, though any kind may
sometimes escape for one year in a
place.
Peach borers will not do much damage
when stiff clay is heaped up round
the tree a foot high.
Pear blight still puzzles a great many
men. The best remedy known is to
plant two for every one that dies.
If you don't know how to prune, don't
hire a man that knows less about it than
you do.
Don't cut off a big lower limb, unless
you are a renter and don't care what
becomes of the tree when your time is
. out.
Trim down, not up.
Shorten in, not lengthen up.
If you had an arm cut off, you would '
feel it at your heart?a tree will not only
feel, but rot to the heart.
When anybody tells you of a gardener
that understands all about horticulture
oy me soiuiers, ana witnin easy caruii
range of the latter. The pony seeme
possessed of the designs and wishes <
his dusky rider, as he seemed to fly ui
guided by bridle, rein, or spur. T1
warrior would fire and load and fii
again as often as he was able to do, whi
dashing along through the shower <
leaden bullets fired above, beneath, i
front, and behind him, by the excite
troopers, until finally, when the aim <
the latter improved and the leade
messengers whistled uncomfortabl
close, the warrior would be seen to cai
himself over on the opposite side of h
pony, until his foot on the bock and h
face under the neck of the pony wei
all that could be seen, the rest of h
person being completely covered by tl
body of the pony. This manoeuvi
would frequently deceive the recrui
among the soldiers ; having fired prol
ably about the time the warrior wi
seen to disappear, the recruit woul
shout exultiugly and call the attentic
of his comrades to his lucky shot. Tl
old soldiers, however, were not so easil
deceived, and often afterwards wou]
remind their less experienced companic
of the terrible fatality of his shots.
After finding that their plan to indu<
a small party to pursue them did n<
succeed, the Indians withdrew the
forces, and, concealment being no long*
necessary, we were enabled to see the
full numbers as tlmt portion of the:
which had hitherto remained hiddt
behind a bluff rode boldly out on tl
open plain. Being beyond rifle rang
they contented themselves with taun
and gestures of defiance, then roc
away, ij'rom the officers of the camp
learned that the performance of tl
Indians which had occupied our atte
tion on this afternoon was of almo
daily occurrence.
Dining with a Dog-Owner.
Among the many miseries of humi
life, the Pall Mall Gazette avers, the
are few more trying than to dine wii
a valued friend who has a valued dog
snappish disposition. The moment y<
enter the room your troubles commen
?the beast declares war by barkii
furiously. Civility prevents your ta
ing up the poker as a weapon of se]
defense, and when at last your assaila
is induced by threats or entreaties
retire under the table, he asserts hii
self by periodically making snaps
your legs, and keeps -your nerves <
edge the whole evening by his intern
ing ferocity. The painful part of tl
affair is that if the dog is small yoi
host ridicules the idea of your real
objecting to being bitten by him. Y
small dogs can not only give disagre
able bites, but are often almost demor
acal in the tenacity with which tin
cling to their victims, as is shown 1
the conduct of a fox-terrier one day la
week, who fastened himself on the hei
at n for limnxintr from the saddle of
whipper-in, causing the horse to n
away, and was only dislodged by tl
jerk occasioned by the leap of the ar
mal over a five-barred gate; and ev<
then the dog followed the horse wi
the evident intention of making anoth
dash at its prey. This terrier would i
doubt equally cling to the leg of a li'
guest as to the head of a fox, and tl
incident is worthy of note as show ii
that only weak-minded and foolish do/
are fit for admission to family circle
Strong-minded dogs, the Gazette think
be they large or small, however faithf
to their owners are often daugeroi
nuisances to those who are not lionor<
with their friendship.
Washington Society.
The story is told of the wife of a ve:
prominent United States Senator
Washington, who gave many bri
liant receptions last winter, and wl
always asked the society reporter of tl
newspapers to speak of her diamond
Her diamonds were nothing but tl
Alaska diamonds bought in a doll
jewelry store. The way the fact car
out was that the many allusions to Mi
Senator So-and-so's beautiful diamorn
led the dollar jewelry man to use it
an advertisement with his other cu
tomers.
It was told of another Senator's wi
that she is one of the best poker ai
Boston players in the country. Dtirii
the session she entertains lavishly, ai
scarcely a night passes that she doesi
have a card party at her house. I
course she always plays, and they s
she never loses. A certain foreign 1
gationist is said to have lost sevei
thousand dollars at her house in o
night.
Headless Skeletons In California.
ry A few days ago the fact was brieflj
ig mentioned in the Call that the body, 01
rather the remains of the body, of t
or man had been found in the brush aboui
jn two miles from Belmonh Some Chinait,
men discovered them while engaged ir
v- clearing the brush away. They first found
as a skull, and then found, lying in ?
iw hammock of blankets suspended from
id the bushes, a mouldering skeleton thai
rs had once been a man. I'he discover}
es was at once reported to the authorities,
ig and an investigation was instituted,
st It was noticed that the spot was th
re most secluded tbat could nave oeeu
se found in that part of the country, and,
ry from appearances, it had been used as n
a- camping-ground by one or two men.
t>r The skeleton was found to be clothed
v? in a superior manner, the Uhder gariy
ments being of good quality, and the
1 Other apparel consisting of light cassimere
pants, a light checked pattern
0. vest, a light cloth coat and a heavy
m beaver overcoat. The pnnts were cov[K
ered with water-proof overalls, and an
overcoat of the same material was
P? spread over the bodv as it lay in the
?e hammock. Among the bushes near at
S8 hand were found a revolver, an urn10
brella, and a leather valise. The last
named contained a quantity of fine
clothing, some new and other that hod
,u been worn. Between the canvas lining
'J and the top of the* valise was found a
10 fragment of the Morning Call, of the
date of February 17, 1872; and in n
rat's nest a few yards from the valise
t* were a soda bottle filled with laudanum,
e* and u silver watch. The watch was ex3t
hibited at the police office. It is of superior
manufacture, is a stem-winder,
b* enameled back, and bears the name ol
,n "Rosooe," manufacturer. On the inside
edges of the case, at the back,
?B these numerals are cut in different
d places: "XVII," "VII," "III." A
ie silver chain is attached to it. When
'6 the skeleton was lifted from the ham8
mock it was found that the bottom ol
'd the hammock had been soaked with
ly blood, and the garments in the neighborhood
of the loins were also heavilv
ie stained from the same cause. Beneatli
!(1 the bodv were 'also found a number of
ie pads and bandages, made of strips torn
'd from some linen garment. Thev had
apparently been used to stop a flow of
a- blood. The skull was found about fifty
ie feet from the hammock, having fallen
?e from the body and rolled down a deie
clivity. Another skeleton was found
^ about four months ago, half a mile
n from the spot where the last skeleton
d was found. A pistol was also found
^ near this skeleton, and a hole in the
in skull 8liowed that death had been caused
ly by a gun or pistol shot. Scraps of a
st newspaper found near the skeleton in
Is the former instance correspond in dates
18 indicated with that found in the hamre
moek. and the circumstances seem to
is point to some connection between the
16 deaths of the two men, which must
re have occurred near the same time,
*8 about a year ago. The first skeleton
was found at the foot of a thickly wood19
ed gulch, leading directly to the locality
Id of the hammock. Mr. Phelps and
,u other parties interested in investigating
ie the affair, believe that the men were
ly malefactors of some description hiding
Id from justice, or that they were fugitives
111 from the city. Some quarrel sprung
up between them, and the difficulty
;e was settled by a pistol combat at the
foot of the gulch. One of the comir
batants met his death instantly by a
*r bullet sent into his brain, and fell
'r where his skeleton was discovered many
111 mouths afterward. The other, mortally
!n wounded in the lower part of the body,
ie succeeded in regaining his campinge?
place, and after ineffectual attempts tc
te stay the ebbing current of life, finally
le died unseen and unattended.
I
ie The Lava Beds.
nst
What is remarkable, as showing th?
military abilities of Captain Jack, savage
though he be, was the discovery oi
a sort of defensive gallery that the Mo
m docs had constructed in order to comre
mand the approaches to their positior
lh for a distance of 500 yards. These works
evinced an engineering skill which drev
)u from the officers who inspected then:
ce the most unstinted praise. They wen
pronounced without a superior in th<
k- respect of strength, efficiency, and the
'f* skill with which they were constructed,
The gallery was of serpentine shape,
between thirty and forty rods in length,
n* about breast high to a man. The par^
allel walls of which it was composed
;t_ were built of large rocks, and were about
lie ten feet apart. Cross walls, intended
nr to protect it* defenders from a crossly
fire, intersected its entire length every
et few yards. The construction of this
e- work seems to indicate that the Modocs
li- had been for some time engaged in prei?y
paring this means of defence. Somt
jy incidents of the last fight are recorded
st by the troops engaged in it which would
id seem to imply that the Modocs are nol
a at all alarmeii at the campaign carried
??"* n/?nit?a^ fliom wlitlfi f 1 \nrr of flia cnmc
ill UU UgUJUOV UJJtriiij tt nut nu j nv vuw nwmv
ae time are anxious to be let alone. Durli
ing a cessation of firing at one stage oi
?n the engagement one of the warriors callth
ed out to some soldiers concealed beer
hind the rocks: "Why don't you boye
jo go home ? How long are you going tc.
ve stay here ? Don't you want to eat'
le Why don't you get your supper ?" and
ig similar utterances.
8- A Rapid Descent.
uj Not the least interesting thing belongus
ing to the ascent of Vesuvius is the com
ing down again. From five to ten minutes
brings you back, jumping and almost
flying as you come, over a spact
which it took you a good hour and i
^ half to traverse. It is intensely umus
ing to witness a descending party. Thej
sink into (he gravelly ashes half way uj
10 to the knees at every step. It is so sofi
10 and homogeneous as to be entirely frei
9' from danger, except to boots, shoes anc
ie stockings, and the sense of exhilaratioi
** one experiences is almost like falling
ie tlirrmrrh tlin nip TIia ti-linlc mirfncA nl
6. the soil, if soil it may be called, movci
els along with the person who is descend
as iug, and not a footprint is left behind
is- any more than if one were walking ir
water. It is hardly more than a grand
fe slide down hill the distance of a thou
id sand or two feet. This, of course, re
ng lates to the cone only, up which n<
id horse can ascend. At its base the ladie;
l't mount again, and thence for a mile o:
[)f so the road lies through loose and lumpj
ay masses of black slag which have beei
ie- thrown out by the volcano like bombi
al from a mortar, and have covered in thei;
ne fall a wide belt next exterior to the oon<
itself.
Vienna Exhibition. ce
ax
, Opening CcremonUi?gpe-ecb of the Arch- '
dnke Charles.
^ The preparations which for months
hate beeh making for the exhibition at
Vienna, says a letter, have nearly come
| to an end, although it will probably be to
June before all things will be in perfect ce
1 condition. All the articles to be ex- tii
1 hibited have not yet arrived, and it is at
' even said that between that city and the at
frontier there are so many vehicles wait- b<
' ing that with the utmost possible dili- to
gence it will take nearly a month for ot
their unloading. Latterly between 12,- b<
000 and 14,000 workmen have been em- lo
ployed about the buildings, but there ao
yet remains much for them to do. The ce
Prater, in which the structures stand,
I,. . re
is the great public park of Vienna, and j8
it is only the upper part of this which dx
has been set aside for the use of exhib- en
itors. It lies to the northeast of the ^
1 city, and about one-third of a mile down ftr
the main drive is the principal entrance ra
to the Industrial Palace, which is near- fr
| ly 3,000 feet long, and consists of a ceni
tral dome and two wings. These latter al
; are divided into thirty-two half transepts,
which are apportioned among the rfl
i various nationalities taking part in tiie j
i exhibition, while the dome itself is re- ar
served as a sort of cerftre in which shall ^
be reflected the brightness of all the
, world, with especial reference to no
i particular part of it. The roof of this ^
, centre rests upon thirty-two iron box ^
i columns eighty-two feet high, the span
being 331 feet. Next to the dome, the ^
machinery building is the largest of the ipj
. structures, being 2,600 feet long and 1(50 u{
feet broad. There are also several pri!
vate buildings, the Sultan of Turkey v
and the Khedive of Egypt having palaces
of their own, and the Emperor of ^
i Austria a private pavilion. There are ^
also club-houses and houses built by j
t other governments.
Eor several days the weather has not
' been particularly agreeable, showers
coming and going with the greatest ra.
pidity and the air being rather chilly for ,
the time of year. People began to fear P
that the opening day of the great Inter- ^ '
' national Exhibition would not be as ^
propitious as tliej could hope, and when rj.i
in the early morning the folks came out ftr
' of their houses in the Spiegel Strasse, pn
the Herren Gasse, and the other pretty
winding lanes of the inner city they
shook their heads as they looked up at g
the sky, for it seemed likely to send ^
down plentiful sprinklings, and perhaps
something more disquieting. Soon the
streets were bright and lively with gaily
, dressed men and woman; the Graben
was deserted, and everybody seemed
bent on making the best of his way up
to the Prater. fli
Long before the hour for the cere- 8C
monies to begin the rotunda and transepts
were filled, jand also the ground in
the immediate vicinity of the building 111
i and all about it, although it is about m
3,OUO feet long. W
It was noon when, amidst the most
heartfelt applause, the Emperor Francis
Joseph appeared within the rotunda ^
and walked towards the throne which w
had been prepared for him. The re
i Crown Princess Victoria of Germany
* " *n_ii xi y*
leaneu upon nis arm. xoiiuwmg lueso se
i came Crown Prince Frederick William, ^
; escorting his mother, the Empress Au
gusta, and the oldest son of the Prince, 0j
i accompanied by the Austrian Prince j1(
Imperial. c
, As soon as the Emperor took his seat ^
the grand notes of the Austrian Hymn
- burst forth from hundreds of instru- ja
' ments, niid to this succeeded the Prussian
Anthem, which was greeted with
. tumultuous cheers by the assembled
> thousands.
' The Archduke Charles then rose, and fif
turning to the Emperor addressed him to
in the following words: M
Sire : It is with feeling of gladness that I p(
salute your Majesty in these halls consecrated
! to progress and to peace. It is your participa- bi
tiou which has brought to a successful issue a
work which now draws upon Austria the eyes c(
f of the world, and has secured to^be Father- 9i
land the full recognition of the pans she takes
' in the promotion of the welfare of mankind ,
. through the instruction of labor.
May it please your Majesty graciously to ac- 111
1 cept this programme and to declare the exhibi- bi
i tiou open. BI
r He then handed to His Imperial st
( Highness a casket containing the pro- fii
1 gramme. The Emperor then replied to fii
5 the address as follows: 3M
1 It is with the liveliest gratification that I be- cf
> hold the successful issue of this undertaking, $(
the importance and significance of which I ap- In
' preciate to the highest degree.
My confidence m the patriotism and ability
' of my subjects, and in the sympathy and sup- J*
i port of friendly peoples, lias been coincident ?
. with the development of the great work. My
good wishes and grateful recognition shall fol1
low it to the end.
I I declare the Universal Exhibition of 1873
opened.
Prince von Auersperg, President of \
the Council of the Empire, advancing
, to the foot of the throne, addressed tho
| Emperor as follows:
Kirk: With feelings of modeHtv and at tho be
| fame time of exultation and pride the people
! of Austria gaze upon a work which testifies to
1 the increasing power of and growing esteem th
1 for the Fatherland,and to its active participation J?
\ in the great task of culture. We owe this work xi
I to you. It is the embodiment of your motto: ill
"Power and respect come from union, which is IU
! strength." Wo therefore lay our efTorts at tho
' foot of the throne.
The Prince was followed by Dr. w;
" .Folder, tho Burgomaster of Vienna, M
" who expressed the gratitude of the peo- {a
1 pie of the capiital to His Majesty, and ?
[ added:
Under your government Vienna has become a th
' metropolis. You now confer the highest con- h<
secratiou upon an undertaking whoso noble wi
purpose is to show what the human mind in al
even- zone is capable of achieving in mechanics,
science, and art, so that progress mav become
common property and be fostered and furthered h?
by tho co-operation of all the rivalries of inven- g,
tiou and dexterity. With tho blessing of peaco
among nations this sublime creation has arisen,
immortalizing the history of culture in Austria. >:
The Citv of Vicuna, whose lot it is to welcome B<
, hospitably visitors from all quarters of the J"
globe, feels proud and elated under the gral
cious imperial protection, and inspired with
gratitude, rings forth the words, "God protect .,
Your Majesty ! Long live the Emperor!"
The cry was] taken up by thousandth
> of voices aud re-echoed from all parts c?
t of the building. 01
, The ceremonies closed with the chorus
, "See the conquering hero comes," sung
' by the united musical societies anu
1 choirs of the city. The Emperor and
\ Empress, followed by the distinguished
f personages, then traversed the eastern
i and western wings of the exhibition
building, being received everywhere
I with thunders of applause. Having
i completed the circuit of the exhibition
1 they departed amid salvoes of .artillery
and the cheers of the immense crowds
- gathered outside the building.
> After the ceremonies were concluded
i the crowd thinned out somewhat, and
r those who remained set about t<f en joy J<
7 themselves among the novelties by 0
i which they were surrounded. The Eng- *
? lish have, perhaps, done better than
r any other one people in the arrange- g(
9 men% extent, and variety of their pro- h
ducts here displayed, and America has ?
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irtainlr done the worst. Its affair
e in tne most inextrioable confusion
hich is caused by the neglect of th
:st Commissioners.
How Great Guns are Made.
The Springfield Jiepublican gives th
illowing account of how the Hitchcocl
mnon are to be made: In the fabricn
on of the large Hitchcock cannon
>out to be manufactured at the water
tops, it is necessary that the ironshouh
j heated in a reverberatory furnace
avoid its contact with sulphur am
her impurities of coal. The gun is b
i formed of rings of wrought iron o
w steel, made without welds, the ring
> formed as to be united first in th<
ntte, that the superfluous cinder ma;
) squeezed out. The anvil which is t!
ceive the blow of the steam hamme
to be seated on the piston of a hy
-ostatic press, so as to be lowered a
ich successive ring is added to th
in during the process of forging. Th
irnace is to be situated between th
ivil and the steam hammer, and so ar
nged that the rings project into i
om below, and the hammer drops int
from above. The ring to form th
uzzle of the gun is laid upon the move
>le anvil, and is projected sufficient!;
to the furnace to allow the flame t
ise it to a welding heat. Meanwhile
another part of the furnace, the ring
e heated to welding pitch at the sam
me by proportioning the heat, b
eanB of dampers, to the relative bull
the two parts. Without removinj
e parts from an atmosphere in whici
tere is very little, if any, oxygen, the;
e laid together and instantly welde<
f a few strokes of the steam-hammei
lie anvil is then lowered the thicknes
the ring just welded on, and the sam
ocess repeated until the entire gun i
rged. One advantage Mr. Hitchcoc
is in his plan over all others is, tha
i never over or underheats the metal
e temperature being regulated in eithe
mace by the turn of the hand, so thu
i even temperature may be mnintainei
r hours, if necessary, thus avoidin,
:idizing, as the welding surfaces ar
it exposed to the atmosphere. Th
unger, or ram, is to be made of cast
on, eighteen inches in diameter whe:
rned, and fourteen feet long, with th
>ad fitted to receive the anvil-blocli
liis plunger will weigh five tons. Th
ivil-block proper will consist of a soli
sting, weighing eight tons. Over th
p of the anvil-blocJc will be places
veral loose blocks, which will weig
000 pounds. The rings with whic
e gun is to be built up are to be mad
Pittsburgh, Pa., and shipped to thi
rum ureeuing.
Judge Hugh T. Brooks says thu
es, bred by filth and putreficatior
avenger beetles, larvae of gnatf
agon flies, and ephemera, remov
th, cleanse stagnant water, and sav
aukind from malaria and deatt
'ithout their agency, vast district
euld be depopulated. Flies and mat
litoes do not coma unless they ar
>eded. He suggests to fretting house
ives, that if they can induce thei
creant husbands to scrape the ban
irds in early spring, and allow no sul
quent accumulations of the stable
lry every dead carcass of chicken c
' mouse, make frequent applicatio
1 dried earth to privy and to sin
)les, thoroughly drain all marshy pli
IB?get the men to do this, and the
lemselves secure well their indoor eal
)les, and send to the garden misce
neous slops, they will think bettc
! Providence and the flies.
United States Fisheries. ? Th
jheries of the United States,accordin
> the census, employ 20,504 persons
id their products are valued at $11
10,522. These products embrace 1,12
irrels of sea-bass, 559,982 quintals (
>dfisb, 2,475 quintals of haddock, 10
>5 quintals of hake, 2,451 tons of hal
nt, 31,210 barrels of herring, 221,04
irrels of mackerel, 5,463 barrels <
lullet, 047,312 bushels of oysters, 3,21
irrels of pickerel, 24,118 barrels <
ilmon, 1,910,000 pounds of cannc
ilmon, 2,017,000 shad,25,700,000 wliil
9I1, 132,718 barrels of miscellaneoi
sh, and 766,930 gallons of fish oi
[ore than one-half in value of the fie
night is by Massachusetts fishermei
j,21,5,323 ; Maine ana uoiinecuci
ave tlio next largest products, eac
eing less than 31,000,000 ; New Jerst
iturns 3374,912, and Pennsylvan
18,114.
The St. Louis veterans of the Mes
in war have formed a society. Tin
re about 100 in number.
A CURE FOR
OOKTSUMPTI03NT.
Por the cure of thin distressing disease there h
ion no medicine yet discovered that can sh(
ore evidence of real merit than ALI.RN'S LL'f
M.SAM. Thia uuequaled expectorant tor eurti
tactions of the throat, lungs, and all diseases
a pulmonary orgMU is Introduced to the suffi
K public after its merits for the cure of such dl
ses have been fully tested by the medical facult
ie Balsam is consequently, recommended by ph
clans who have become acquainted with itsgre
cceaa.
WHAT THE DOCTORS BAT:
Drs. Wilson A Ward, physicians and druggist
rite from Centreville, Tenn.: "We purchas
leu's Lung Bui sum, and It sells rapidly. We a
actlclng 'physicians, as well as druggists, ai
ke pleasure in recommending a great remed
icb as we know this to be.'*
Dr. Lloyd, of Ohio, surgeon in the army dnrii
e war, from exposure, contracted rnnsumntin
0 says : "I have no hesitation in stating that
is by the use of your Lung Balsam that I am nc
ivo and enjoying good health."
Nathaniel Harris, of Middlcberry, Vt., says: 1
ivo 110 doubt It will soon become a classical rem
al agent for the cure of all diseases of the Throi
rcnchlal Tubes and Lungs."
Amos Woolly, M. D., of Koselusea Co., Ind., say
Por tbreo years past I have used Allen's Lu
alsam oxtensively in my practice, and I am sat
>d there is 110 better mcdiclue for lung dlseas
use."
phvitctans do not remromend a medicine whl
lYno merit. What they say about
ALLEN'S LUNG BALSAM
n be taken a* a fact. Let all afflicted teit It
ice, and be convinced of Its real merit*.
A* an expectorant It ha* no equal,
tt 1* harm leu* to the moit delicate child.
It contain* no opium tn any form.
Direction* accompany each bottle.
CAUTION.?Call for
ALLEN'S LDNO BALSAM.
J. K. HARRIS A CO., Cincinnati, 0.
Pbopbietob*.
PERRY DAVIS A BON, Oeneral Agent*,
Providence, B. I.
Sold by all Medicine Dealer*.
fob * am bt
)HN F. HKNRT, Now York.
RO. C. GOODWIN A CO., Bottom
1HN80N, HOLOWAY A CO., Philadelphia.
Soobbb on Latbb, a neglected Cold will (level
constant Cough. Bhortnei* of Breath, Falll
irength, and Waiting rf Fleih, *11 aymptoma
r tome lerlou* Lung Affection, which may
rolded or palliated by uting In time Dr. Jayn
apectorant.
8 The West is a great country. A CI
, Minnesota farmer lost a gimlet three
e years ago. The other day he cut down
a tree near his bam, and found it a
threc-quarter-inch auger.
CiusTAjjono's ExcELSion Hair Dye e
e stands unrivaled and alone. Its merits havo Cr
been so universally acknowledged that it would
' be a supererogation to descant on them any jjj
r further?notning can beat it.?Com. sit
?- _ y.
? Like LiaaiWffd arc the miraculous uf
. Cures effected with Flaog's Ilrstsirr Relief.
, Aches, Pains, Sprains, Bowel Complaints, etc., Pei
1 cannot exist if this great medicine is used. ?
Relief warranted, or money refunded.?Com. c
, in?
1 For Loss of Appetite, Dyspepsia, ?
3 indigestion, Depression of Spirits and General q
Debility, In their various forms. Ferro-Phosr
i"orated Elixir of Calisata made by Casweli., jni
s Hazard A Co., New York, and sold bv all drug- ?
gists, is the best tonic. As a stimulant tome S
e for patients, recovering from fever or other <?
y sickness, it has no equal. If taken during the
U season it prevents fever and ague and other
intermittent fevers.?Corn. .
The all-gone feeling which people J
8 sometimes speak of, is caused by want of
e proper action of the liver and heart. These I
a mav be assisted, and the bowels regulated, by 1
g Parson*' Purgative Pill* in small doses.?Com. I
Com and flour are staple articles : d
t but not more so than Johnson'* Anodyne Lini- H
o went, where known. It is good for children or
e adult i, for any internal soreness of the chest h
or bowels, aud tho best Pain Killer prepared, M
under whatever name.?Com. fc
7 , I
0 Coughs and Colds.?Those who are |
> suffering from Coughs, Colds, Hoarseness,
8 Soio Throat, Ac., should try " Brown'* Bron- |g
e chial Troches."?Com. Ag
y m ? - _
k What is Your Life Worth 1 DB
r* No estimate can be made of the value of a human
ll - w
y life. It Is beyond appraisement. The wealth of "b,
1 dei
i the world weighed against It would kick the beam. ge,
' Yet how many precious lives are thrown away un8
wittingly. The laws of health are simple enough, ?hl
G ?ai
bat they are not generally understood, and even
^ when understood are too often disregarded. At ?
? this season, for example, when It is expedient that IB
| the physical system should be toned, regulated Q
r and purified to enable it to endure without injury
,t the Intense heats of summer, how many thousands, | r
J even of the feeble and delicate, neglect to fortify ?
S themselves in this way against a known danger, flj
e vyho is so ignorant as not to be aware that Hostet- _J
C ter's Stomach Bitters, 'when taken regularly, arc /T
a sure protection against intermlttcnts, remit- U
e tents, and all epidemics engendered by the
vapor-laden atmosphere of spring? Who does
pr
C not know that the same wholosome tonic and alter- .](
ll atlvc, if taken at proper intervals throughout tho aw
e summer, will prevent favors, bflious attacks, head^
ache, colic, nervous debility, indigestion, and all
ll
, the long catalogue of ills to which heat and malaria
give rise. Whoever wants a clean bill of health for ^
H the most enervating season of the year, should take J
time by the forelock and commence a cours^of this ~
unequaled vegetable iavlgorant now.
x The Markets.
it
KjCW vobk.
'? Beef Cattle?Prime to Extra Bullocks! ,13X<? .Id
l_ First quality 13 a .13
' eecomi quality it a
e Ordinary thin Cattle... ,10%a .11 &
Inferior or lowest grade ,0g a .10 M
e Milch Cow* 40.00 O75.00
Hogs?Live 06)fa .06,V JJ
Breast d 08 a .08,li
;a Sheep OS a .07)f
Cotton?Middling 10,'ta .20'.
1- Flour?Extra Western 6.80 a 7.00
? State Extra 7.00 a 7.35 .
Wheat?Bed Weetern 1.00 a 1.91 0(!
1- No. 2 Spring 1.66 a 1.68 K
V Rye 97 a .98 ,
' Barley-Malt 1.07 a 1.30 N,
Oats?Mixed Western 52 a .52)4 ci
>- -Corn?Mixed Western 68 a .71 ]
, Hay 1.15 a 1.40 or
' Straw 60 a 1.10 ?i
>r Hop* 71'! 40ao0-'70,* .10 <t .15 ?'
q Pork?Mchh 15.00 al9.U0
. Lard 08 If a .09)4
K Petroleum?Crude lOJf a 11 Refined 20)f ,
I- Butter?Stato 38 a .43
? Ohio, Fine 23 a .31 i
J " Yellow 18 a .25 ^
t* Western ordinary 15 a .22
I. Pennsylvania fine 34 a .36 ie
Cheese? State Factory...Jfc 15J<a .16
r " Skimmed .05 a .10%
Ohio 15 a .16
Eggs?State 15 a .16
at. BANT.
l? Wheat 1.90 a 2.10
a Bye?State 90 a 1.00
Corn?Mixed 66 a .66
*, Barley?State 86 a 1.10
Oata?State *. 53 a .53 i
* *
BUFFALO.
' Beef Cattle 6.50 a 0.50
if Slieep 6.40 -a 6.75
Hogs?Live 4.75 a 5.60
tm Flour 7.75 alO.OO
: Wheat?No. 2 Spring 1.45 a 1.55
Corn 66)4 a .66^
' > Oats 40 a .46)f
)f Bye 85 a .85
n Barley 84 a 1.00
i(J Lard 08)4a .09
philadelphia. =
iO Flour 8 25 a 9.50
te Wheat?Western Bed 2.00 a 2.00
,a Corn?Yellow 64 a .65
, Mixed 48 a .50
1. Petroleum?Crude 14 Reflued.20
ill Clover Seed 8.00 a 9.00
Timothy 4.50 a 4.05
! BALTIMOUK.
l. Cotton?Low Middling 18 a .18H(
5" Flour?Extra 6.50 a 7.50
>y Whcvt 1.70 a 2.15
Com 64 a .64
111 Oats 49 a .55
?>4/1 Per IVeek IN CASH to good Agents
tjJrrl t Address A. Coultbr A CouCbarlotte,Mlch.
>V TT<?W 'TIS DOSE, or ?lie"secret Ont.'J
II Mustache and Whiskers In 4!4 days. This
OREATSBCKETand lOOothers. Gamblers' Trl.-k"
rar.iioh.gy, Ventrllrqulsm, nil in the ORIGINAL
" Hook of Wonder.." M illed for 25 els. Address
P. C. CUTLER. Carthage, Illinois.
THE VICTOR WASHER
Is readily adjusted t?> any sized tub,easily operated
entirely Hupersedes the rub-board, and Is admitted
'J: by all t? be the cheapest and best Washer In use.
Agents wanted In every county in the U. S. to sell
the V.elor.
_ p?ii- W ishers, or terms to agents, which are HberJ"
al. apply to THE VICTOR CO., Elgin, III.
Coi reaponce solicited. Circulars free.
y; in ?90 per day I Agents wanted I All classes
at <pt? iv tpuv of working people of either sex,youns
or old, make more money at work for us In their
spare moments or all the time than at anything else.
Particulars free. Address G. 8TIN80N A CO., Portland,
Me.
& nr "Whittipr 896 pe*n street,
rc UT. wniraer, Pittabur*, Pa
nd ' Longest engaged and most successful physician
y, if the ago. Consultation or pamphlet free. Call ot
write.
.. 12,000,000 ACRES"!
<n. '
it
w Cheap Farms!
, j The Cheapest Lsnd In Market, for sale by the
it, UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY,
In the 0REAT PLATTE VALLEY.
s:
"Q 3,000,000 Acres in Central Nebraska
Is- No* for sale in tracts of forty acres and upwards
es Hve and ten years' credit at ? per cent. No
Advance Interest required.
Mild and Healthful Climate, Fertile loll, an
. abundance of Good Water.
ch THE REST MARKET IN TnE WEST! The great
Mining Regions of Wyoming, Colorado, Utah and
Nevada, being supplied by the farmers in the
Platte Valley.
at
SOLDIERS ENTITLED TO A HOMESTEAD
OF ^00 ACRES.
THE BEST LOCATIONS for COLONIES. .
FREE HOMES FOR ALL I Millions of acres of ^
choice Government Lands open for entry under the I
Homestead Law,near ttils Oroat Railroad. witn
?u<?.I markets, and all the courenlencea of aa old '
settled country.
Free passes to purchasers of Railroad Lands.* 1
Sectional Maps, showing ]ho Land, also new fdl? I
tion of Descriptive Pamphlet with new Maps
mailed free everywhere. .
Address, (
O. F. DAVIS
Land Commissioner V. P. R. R., '
Ornshs, Web. J
^K!*D for Circular of 8hedd's Steam Engine, the
cheapest and best or Printers. Farmers and all o
requiring small power. H. Ponn. Sole Agt.. Boston, o
... AMERICAN SliS." j
op BEST IN THK WORLD.
P." fcOVABMVTOOTHED CIK( I LARS, *
bf PEUFORATED CROSS CUTM. *
Send for Pamphlet to S
61 AMB1CAN SAW CO., NEW 10BS, c
/
W?M????MM?? <
HICACO,
MILWAUKEE
& ST. PAUL
RAILWAY.
(Milwaukea ft St. aal Railway Co.)
Ixtendlng from Chicago to Milwaukee, La
osse, Winona, Haallnes, HI. Paul and
nneapolla. Alio to Madison, Prairie da
ilen, Austin, Ow'ntonna, Charles City,
ison City and Algona , alio to Jancsyllle,
mroe, Kipon, Berlin and Oshkosh.
mbradntf mora Business Centres and Plea*,
e Resorts than any Northwestern line.
H1CAGO DEPOT-Corner Canal and
idlkCn streets, (with Pittsburg, Fort Warned
insylrant.. snd Chioago A Iron A St. Louis B ysA
IlLlVAlKbl' DEPOT ? Corner lleed
d South Water streets,
onnoctlng In St. Paul With all Ba'lways dlra ,
r thence.
>:w York OrricB?819 Broadway.
ostos Orrica?1 Court street.
ehkuai. Oraicao?Milwaukee, Wll.
8. 8. MERRILL, Gen. Manager.
0. C. OAUW. Am'I flcn. Mintgm,
A. V. ?. CARPENTER. O. P. and T. Agent,
T V V?Mo 19
7 0 nfl bach week?agents war
*" v Business legitimate. Particular!
? J. WORTH 8t. r^.lim. Mo.. BowtWH
l fllf} PORTABLE
IL Soda Fountains,
940, 990, 973 and 9100.
0000. DURABLE, AND CHEAP
rHHV SHIPPED READY PGR USE.
. EfjfrB | Manufactured by
J. w. CHAPMAN & COMadison,
Ind.
Bond for Circular.?
mmm - ^
Sewing Machine *
i the BEST IN THE WORLD.
tnti Wanted. Bend for circular. Address;
' DOMESTIC " BKWINO MACHINE CO- W. T
E the Belslnger Bash Lock and Support to
FASTEN YOUR WINDOWS!
spring to break, no catting of sash; cheap, dorle,
very easily applied; holds sash at any nlaca
sired, and a self-fastener when the sash Is down,
nd stamp for circular. Circular and six copper)nzed
locks sent to any address in the U. 8., postId,on
receipt of GO ets. Liberal Inducements to
? trade. Agents wanted. Addrsas, Belslnger
ih Lock Co., No. 418 Market St., Harrtsburg, Pa.
for Illustration of this cheapest and best lock.sso
X)d'? Hnutehitld itaqntinf. .V V. /nffcpewdewf.stc.]
?Thea-Nectar
Blaclt TX3A
With the Green Tea Flavor.
The best Tea Imported. For
sale everywhere. And for sal*
wholesale only by tbe GREAT
ATLANTIC A PACIP1C TEA CO
No. 191 Pulton 8t. A 2 A 4 Church
St., New York. P. 0. Box, ASM
Bend for Thea-Wectar Circular
?i nnn reward
lAaVV/V/ Por any case of Blind, Blssd?
lug. Itching, or Ulceratad
PonraV^ PiT. o that DE BINO'8 PILE
WdlU REMEDY fails to curs. It la
spared expressly to cure the Piles and nothing
e. BOLD BY ALL DRUQQIBT8. PRICE II
fORKINS CLAS
i employraentgU. home, day or evening: nocapUalrcquir;
fun instructions and valuable package or goods sent
e by mail A ddress, with six cent ret urn stamp, .
M. YOUNO A CO., 16 Oortiandust., New York.
Ifll <PflUA.H Blatrd Co. St. Louis. Mo
qfjjm
I0THER8! MOTHERS!
MOTHERS! .
Don't fall to procure ME8. WIHSLOW'S
JOTHING 8 YE UP FOB CHILDBEll TEETHro.
rhis valuable preparation baa been usrd with
EVER-FAILING SUCCESS IN THOUSANDS OF
VSF.8.
[t not only relieves the child from pain, but invlgatrs
the stomach and bowels, corrects acidity, and
vcg tone and energy to the whole system. It will
so Instantly relieve
Griping of the Bowels And Wind Colic.
Wo believe it the BX8T and BURE8T REMEDY IN
IE WORLD in all cases of DYBKNTERY AND
[ARRHEA IN CHILDREN, whether arising from
etbing or any other cause.
Depend upon it, mothers, it will give rest to your*
Ives and
Belief and Health to Year Infanta,
s sure and call or
"Mr?. Winalow'a Soothing Syrup.'
Having the fac-elmlle ef "CUBTIB A PERK UTS'
i the outside wrapper.
Sold by Druggists throughout the World'
rTICA
omn i uir nam Tilm
MM IM
CO.
(Fobicielt Wood & Manx.)
STATIONARY & PORTABLE
Steam Engines.
The Best & Most Complete Assortment
in the Market.
These Engines have always maintained the very
highest standard of excellence. We*make the
manufacture of Enginea, Boilers and 8aw Mills a
specialty. We have the larjrest and most complete
works of the kind in the country, with machinery
specially adapted to toe worn.
We keep constantly in process larjre number* of
?nes, which we furnish at the very lowest prices
on the shortest notice. We build Engines
specially adapted to Mines, Saw Mills, Grist Mills,
Tanneries Cotton Gins, Threshers and all classes
of manufacturing.
We are now building the celebrated Lane Circular
Saw Mill, the best und most complete saw mill
ever invented.
We make tho manufacture of Saw Mill outfits a
special feature of our business, and can furnish
complete on the shortest notice.
Our aim in all cases is to furnish the best machinery
in the market, and work absolutely unequaled
for beauty ofdesijm, "-conomy and strength.
Send for Circular and Price List.
UTICA STEAM ENGINE CO.
UTICA, IT. ?.
WABEBOOMS, 12 ConTLAJfDT ST., tf?W YORX.
G. G. YOUNG, Gen. Agt.,42
Cortlandt St, New York.
fgk [BttablUhed 1830.]
Wolohi db Grlfflthii,
> Manufacturers of Saws,
SUPERIOR TO ALL OTHERS.
^ RYKRY SAW W ARRAS TJCDS
FILLS, BELTING k MACHINERY.
^ LIBERAL DI8COUBT8.
. A p tee Lists and Clrculsrs fres.
Cf> WELCH & GRIFFITHS;
Boston, II?-. * Pstrolt, Mich
Dr. Whittier,
Longest engaged and most successful physician
ftheag*. Consultations and pamphlets fres. Ca .
r writs.
intrn Great Offer I Plctureat framed Kawt
ill Y A and V4 Page Catalogue eta. J.
JU 1 0 JAT GOULD, 90 Bromfleld St.. Boaton.m.
Howard Aa?*UUo?, PhlMelphUj ??
ji Inatltotlou having a high reparation
ble conduct and professional kill* AeUoff Bareon,
J. S, HOUGHTON, M. I). Mmw?"tof T?jJ?
fcrmir 11 - I f i Hi nnad