Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, July 24, 1873, Image 4
Farm, Garden and Household.
Patent Wagon Lubricants.
A resin-lime soap, prepared by stirring
80 pounds of dry-slaked lime into (
100 pounds of rosin oil, and heating, ;
with continued stirring, until a pasty ,
mass, free from lumps, is formed, which '
finally runs from the stirrer like sirup,
is a principal ingredient of different
forms of patent axle grease. Some of '
these are prepared as follows: Blue, bv \
boiling 500 pounds of crude rosin oil,
one hour, with twe pounds of dry
slaked lime, allowing it to cool, drawing
off the oil from the sediment, and
stirring into it, while still warm, 10 to
12 pounds of the above soap, until a
blue mass of the consistency of butter
is obtained. Yellow, by adding to this
six per cent of an extract of turmeric,
prepared by boiling one part of turmeric
with 20 of soda-lye. Black, by adding
two pounds of lampblack, rubbed up
with rosin oil, to 100 pounds of the blue
mass. Patent palm-oil lubricant is
made by melting and stirring together
10 pounds of the resin soap and ten
pounds of palm oil, and then mixing in
500 pounds of rosin oil, and enough soap
<2-3 pounds),-to give the consistency of
butter; and, finally, seven to eight
pounds of Boda lye, obtained from 70
pounds calcined carbonate of soda, 200
m/\n m/la waia* am/1 ^ .1 a iivma aq
p/UUUO noroij MJU W |/VUJUUO UlUO) fiml 1
milk of lime. The cheap, thick, resi- ,
dual oils from the manufacture of paraffine,
can be improved as lubricants, ,
by thickening them by melting them
with lead soap. Mixtures of petroleum, !
rosin oil and resin soap, are frequently
used as lubricants, as well as glycer- 1
ine. " ,
Thinning Fruit.
No person can expect the largest ]
measure of success in fruit-growing j
until he x>r she becomes convinced of ,
* the absolute necessity of relieving overburdened
branches. It may be pardonable
to permit a tree or vine to bear ]
specimens early, though at the cost of ,
vigor and productiveness in the future. }
But if permanent good results are
sought the heroic process of thinning }
must be resorted to. There are trees (
which will bear large crops of choice (
fruit, but they are rare. Money would ,
be made if half the fruit of all the trees (
in the country were removed every year. ]
An apple that is of full size, and which ,
has become so by having room and a
full supply of nourishment, will give |
far greater satisfaction, and have more
real value than twice the weight in small
apples of the same sort which have .
grown thick together, and been pinched (
and starved. In thinning it is desirable (
to seek sunlight, that high color may be ,
obtained, but too much sun is decidedly
injurious, for undue evaporation takes ,
place and the color changes to a sickly ,
yellow, or a hard red, and the quality J
is impaired. All fruit needs the protec- ^
tion of leaves, and judgment must be ,
used. Much will of course depend on (
the climate, as in a dry and hot one, ,
more shade is necessary than in a moist
and cloudy one. While the coloring j
process is going on, especially with ,
grapes, some shade is absolutely essentiaL
*
Household Recipes.
Pound Cake.?One pound of flour,
one pound of sugar, one pound of butter,
eight eggs. Beat well and bake till
done.
Molasses Cake.?One and one half
cap butter, one and one half eup molasses,
one half cup water, one egg, one
and one half teaspoonful saleratus,
moderately stiff with flour.
Gingerbread Nuts.?Rub one quarter
of a pound of butter in one pound
of flour, half a pound of sugar, ?ne
ounce ginger, peel one lemon, and three
eggs. Work it well and bake in small
tlxin cakes, rolled out.
Knox Ginger Cakes.?Five cups of
flour, four eggs, one cup of sugar, one
of butter, one of sour milk, half cup of
molasses, one tablespoonful of soda.
Roll out and bake.
The Potato Bug.
Eastern farmers could be much benefited
by taking note of our experience
with the potato bug. I see now how I
might have made much money by using
the experience of farmers further West,
where the bugs first made their appearance,
for the price of potatoes has more
than doubled. I find the cost and applying
of Paris green is not more than
$5 an acre. It is a sure remedy. Are
you skeptical ? Then just put a pint in
the centre of your linen handkerchief,
take hold of the four corners of it and
give it a shake over each hill, then examine
four days afterward, and you'll
be convinced by the great slaughter.
Yet there are people here who spend
about 50 days' work on each acre in
picking bugs by hand, and in sweeping
them in a tin pan with a wisp broom.?
//. Voorheca, Ottawa Co., Mich.
Official Report of tlie Wheat Crop.
The Agricultural Bureau at Washington
issue the following official report
of the condition of the wheat crop :
The winter wheat ismostly harvested.
Of 753 counties from which reports
have been received, 202 are above the
average, 108 average and 381 below.
Of 300 counties reporting spring wheat
103 are above the average, 115 average
and 68 below. The average of winter
wheat is somewhat increased, though
many fields have been winter-killed
and ploughed up for spring wheat and
other crops. The acreage of spring
wheat is very largely increased, and
especially in the Northwest is unusually
promising.
The indications of the crop of 1873
are considered at least equal to those of
June, 1872, when the Department estimated
the prospective crop at 220,000,- !
000 bushels. Subsequent conditions of
growth raised the hrst estimate of the
year in the annual report of 1872 ( not ;
yet published) to 249,997,020 bushels.
With equally favorably conditions the
yield may be safely set down at 250,000,000
bushels. Insect ravages, however,
are reported in the spring wheat,
indicating serious loss in some localities.
'
Xo National Costumes at Tienna.
" We are rather disappointed," writes
a correspondent from Vienna, " in our
expectation of seeing people dressed in
the costumes of all nations among the ,
exhibitors and spectators. On the con- j
trary, there was nothing to indicate that
we were on this side of the Atlantic in
the dress of any one, except two greasy
and dirty-looking Syrians, in their long
gowns, which we passed in the grounds.
All, even Turks, wore the European
dress, except that the latter retained
their red skull-caps, with a long black
tassel hanging down. Even the Chinese
have cut off their tails, donned coats,
pantaloons, vest, necktie, and felt hat,
and no longer attract attention except
from their almond-shaped eyes."
Thirteen 'persons were injured, two of
them seriously, by a railroad collision
betwaen excursion trains on the Atlantic ;
and Pacii^ Railroad near St. Louis. I
9
A Fatal Tiger Hunt.
A fatal tiger hunt, whose details are
worthy the graphic pen of a Cummings, 1
occurred recently at Chudderghont,
India. The victim was Mr. Jos. Gay, a .
young man connected with the English
Public Works Department. A man-eater ,
bad been infesting the region where he ,
was stopping, and many had fallen victims.
Hearing of his depredations, Mr.
Marrett, English engineer in the place,
ind a keen sportsman, started in pur- *
rait, accompanied by Mr. Gay, who was 1
staying with him and anxious to witness i
i tiger hunt. Armed each with a rifle, .
Mid assisted by four shikarees, also .
armed, the party soon collected a batoh i
of |beaters and tom-tom wallahs, who .
were set to work to drive the tiger out ,
of his hiding place. i
Mr. Marrett and one of the shikarees ,
took up their position under a tree, (
while Mr. Gay, who by the way, was a 1
novice in such* matters, with the other .
shikarees climbed up the tree. All were
now eagerly on the look-out, when suddenly
the man-eater, with a terrible
growl, made a spring from an adjacent ,
thicket at Mr. Marrett, who had just
sufficient time to drop on his knee and
Are, the ball striking the animal on the
I ?T-.'-t- 1 aIAI*. .Ul
lower jaw, WUICU lb UUIupiCbCiy >uar
kered.
Before Mr. Marrett could rise the
tiger was upon him. A desperate struggle
was the consequence, and the tiger,
Mr. Marrett and shikaree all rolled oyer
each other in the melee.
Mr. Gay, who was perched upon the
tree exactly overhead, *hile trying to
change his position in order to have a
better Bhot at the tiger, lost his footing,
and fell straight upon the bock of
the infuriated animal, which immediately
turned upon him most savagely,
attacking him with his claws alone, as
tiis under j'aw was rendered useless from
the shot he had received from Mr. Marrett's
rifle.
On Mr. Marrett regaining consciousness,
he found he was deserted by all
except the Bhikaree who was knocked
lown with him in the encounter, but
who was not much hurt; and a few paces
nff was the man-eater, still engaged in
mauling and mangling his helpless
rictim.
His first impulse was to seite hisrifle;
but this was found to be perfectly useless,
it having been considerably damaged
during the struggle with the tiger,
fhe brute now seeing Mr. Marrett move
about, left Mr. Gay and retired a >ihort
distance, apparently waiting to see
what his intentions were.
Mr. Marrett?who, strange to say,
was only slightly wounded?and his
faithful shikaree ran up at once to t^ie
rescue of Mr. Gav ; but no sooner had <
they approached the prostrate form j
than the monster made a dash at them, j
and once mere took possession of his
rictim, standing right across the almost (
lifeless body and looking around with <
an air oi conscious sirengtn anu aen- j
ance, and challenging as it were anyene
to approach him.
The beaters and others who had all
this time remained inactive and silent '
spectators of what was being enacted at
a distance, now gradually approached, ]
and after a great deal of persuasion, ]
Mr. Marrett induced them to charge i
the brute in a body, and with the aid of i
tom-toms, &c., succeeded in frightening 1
him away to a neighboring hill, where <
he was soon lost sight of.
Mr. Gay was taken home and for a ;
time seemed to progress favorably, but :
a choking sensation at last seized him i
and he expired, a victim of his first t'ger
hunt. i
A Stowaway Dog.
Many years ago, upon returning from
a residence in Italy, we took a steamer
from Leghorn to Liverpool to avoid the
fatigue of the land journey. On coming
into port at Marseilles we were detained
several days, the ship's boatsplying between
the steamer and the shore, the
harbor being, as usual, crowded with
ships of every nation and description.
On the second day after leaving port a
most miserable, half-starved dog, (terrier),
one side of whose body was a
mass of pitch, was observed to crawl
upon the companion-ladder, giving a
terrified look around him.
Much surprised at the sight of the
wretched animal, the captain exclaimed,
11 Whose dog can this be ?" and the inquiry
went round among the several
Eassengers and crew. No one owned
im, and the steward following him on
deck explained that he had found the
poor creature hidden away in an empty
berth. Captain M., a kind and humane
man, proposed to adopt him as one of
the ship's company, and setting him up
oh his hind legs made a pretence of giving
him a dozen as a punishment forhis
coming on board as a stowawnv, greatly
to the amusement of the children, and
then named him Jack.
a i /\* /vwao en/1 lua rtaof ati/1 en a 1 ty\
n. nuuui giccwcu uio wai ciiivs ovv uuu
free from the pitch, makiug him look
more respectable ; and with good living
and kind treatment Jack soon recovered
his spirits and seemed, out of gratitude,
to attach himself specially to the captain.
If spoken to in any other language
than English he would remain quite unconcerned,
but " Good dog," " Good
old fellow," would make him wag hiB
tail and look happy.
Before coming into the ^prsey we
took in our pilot. Then a sudden change
came over Jack, who had been a most
quiet, peaceeble traveler ; he grewquito
excited, running up and down, onto the
bridge, and jumping up to get a look
over tke side; so great was his evident
excitement the nearer we came to Liverpool
that he attracted the attention ?f
every one on board. On reaching our
destination, and while as yet the steamer
had scarcely stopped, the ropes for
mooring being only thrown on shore,
Jack was observed to mount a case of
oranges placed at the side of the steamer,
and with one bound leap on shore in
a moment.
" Follow that dog," cried the captain
to a man standing on the whan, ana
see where he goes." Off set the man,
and after Borne time returned quite out
of breath, saying he had been obliged
to give over the chase, Jack having set
off at a quick nin up oue street and
down another, evidently taking the
nearest road home. The curious fact
was how the dog*6 instinct enabled him
to choose out of the many ships lying
around one whose destination was Liverpool.
How he came on board none of
the sailors could tell; but that he was
doing wrong he evidently kaew by hiding
himself away until discovered by
the steward.
The Shall of Persia is prohibited, by
etiquette, from ever walking up stairs,
and he is therefore reduced to the necessity
of sleeping perpetuallv on the
ground floor, just like the Louisville
journalists, who sleep on the ground
floor because they have a peculiar tendency
to drop out of windows at night.
?????????
Chinese Funeral at Bellerille, N. J.
Peculiar Ceremonies Over the Corpse of a
Chinese Laundry man*
Lu Ching Choo, who had served lor
rwo years in Capt. Harvey's laundry at
ielleville, N. J., died surrounded by
lis friends and countrymen. Lu Ching
3hoo had become a foreman and was
veil liked by all his fellow washermen
n Belleville. On his death bed he comnissioned
the interpreter of the laundry
o convey to his wife in the flowery
kingdom the intelligence of his death..
When he was at the point of death his
'ellow-laundrymen gathered around the
jedside first to mutter in their vernacuar
fervent supplications to Joss, and
hen to look on in melancholy silence at
he death struggle of their countrymen.
SVhen he breathed his last there was a
oud clattering of wooden shoes, for
hose who had surrounded the death bed
vere hastening to their respective quarors
in search of joss sticks which they
jeremoniously distributed among their
jountrymen without distinction, whether
faithful or Christianized. There was
lardly a word uttered. The Celestials
seemed to act automatically after the
leath.
The next afternoon the oorpse was
-1 J ? '---hi? UIAAAUA^ kl An a a onrl
piaceu in t* lroesiiij-uico^now
i pair of baggy pantaloons. Its jet
plack pigtail was arranged with taste ;
lor was the corpse wanting in a new
pair of wooden shoes to make easy its
invisible journey to the Land of Flowers.
Without a coffin or shroud, the
mortal remains of Lu Ching Choo were
Porne slowly and silently down the
jtairs of the laundry, followed by his
brethren. On reaching the place of
tpurial the Celestials filed off in good orler,
and nearly formed a circle around
;he grave. Lh Ching Choo was reverjntly
lowered iuta the grave, and this
ceremony was followed by a jingling of
strange prayers. Then the interpreter,
who seemed to superintend the burial
service,, lighted a pile of papfrs and
threw them into the grave. Each of
the Chinamen increased the burning
pile by throwing other pieces of paper
in it. They burned joss sticks and
piously cast them into the grave, so
:hat the soul of the departed might ascend
in the flames and smoke to a realm
pf perpetual happiness. After the covsring
of the grave, prayers were muttered,
and two-cent and one-cent pieces
were distributed among the spectators.
What Causes Baldness.
Dio Lewis accounts for the baldness
pf men in a very simple way?their
habit of keeping the head cohstantly
povered. He says that you never see a
man lose a hair below where the hat
touches his skull. It will take it off as
plean as you can shave it down to
exactly that line, but never a hair below,
not if he has been bald fifty years.
The common black stiff hat, as impervious
as sheet iron, retains the heat
and perspiration. The little hair-glands,
which bear the same relation to the
hair that the seed wheat does to the
plant above ground, become weak from
the presence of the moisture and heat,
and finally become too weak to sustain
the hair. It falls out, and baldness
exists. A man with a good head of hair
needs very little protection where the
hair grows. " And yet," he says, " we
men wear immensely thick fur caps,
and what amounts to sheet-iron hats,
and do not dare step out in a chilly
atmosphere a moment jess we laae coia.
It is silly, weak, and really a serious
error. The Creator knew what he was
about when he covered a man's skull
with hair. It was a very important
function in protecting the brain. Baldness
is a serious misfortune. It will
never occur in any man who will wear
such a hat as I do?a common high silk
hat .with five hundred holes through
the top, so that there shall be more
hole than hat. This costs nothing ; the
hatter will do it when you purchase
your hat. If the nap be combed back
the wrong way, and if after the holes
are made it be combed the right way,
no one will ever observe the peculiarity.
The hat will wear qnifo as long?the
hatters say considerably longer?because
it is dry instead of moist; in
brief, there is not a single objection to
it, while it will certainly prevent baldness,
keep the top of the head cool, and
prevent much headache.
A Little too Late.
Competition is said to be.the "life
of trade," writes a correspondent, and
I suppose it is ; but it may be carried
to extremes, as, I think, the Drawei
will admit after reading this. Having
been appointed to administer on the
estate of a neighbor recently deceased,
T -n.oo n.nnllTi nnnnrflrl Viv nnlimtntinns
A nnn gl Vi.WJ
for an order for the grave-stones for the
departed. After some three or four
weeks a very gentlemanly "marbleman"
introduced himself, told me his
business, and asked for "the job." I
replied that as soon as it was known
a person was dangerously ill, "a gravestone
man" made his appearance, demanded
"the job," and asked for the
inscription for the head-stone. He
replied that he knew it was so, and added,
"/don't do it, and I won't, for it
isn't decent; but I often find myself in
the same 'fix' that Deacon B was
in."
"How was that?" I asked.
"Why," said he, "old Deacon B
had long had his eye on Mrs. W ,
whose husband had for several weeks
lingered on the borders of the grave. A
few days after the funeral of Brothei
W the deacon made a friendly call
on the widow, and .in the course of the
conversation remarked that he proposed
to offer her the consolation of liis hand
and heart, which he hoped would not
be unacceptable to her. 'Oh, deacon,
she replied, 'you are too late: Eldet
(J spoke to me at the grave!1"
Mr. Christopher Shearer, a fruit far
mer near Reading, Pennsylvania, hai
probably the largest refrigerator in th<
country. It is fifty-five feet square, anc
holds, when filled, about one hundred
and forty cartloads of ice and four thou
sand bushels of fruit. Last fall Mr
Shearer placed in it one thousand sever
hundred bushels of apples, four hun
dred and fifty bushels of Bartlett and
fifty bushels of Lawrence pears. Hif
brother, who is the owner of an adjoining
farm, also stored one hundred
bushels of apples in it, some of whicl
are still there and as solid as when thej
were taken from the trees.
J. T. Trowbridge, author of " Thi
Vagabonds," " Neighbor Jackwood,'
etc., was married at Boston to Misi
Adelaide S. Newton. The bride hai
been from childhood his editorial pupil
Their reeidenoe will be at Arlington, i
few miles out of Boston
/a
The Enemj of the Snakes.
How Hofi Destroy the Serpents.
The Anglo-Saxon or American differs 1
from the effete East Indian respecting 1
veneration for snakes. He kills the
snake and fosters the hog, who is decidedly
the most inveterate snake-killer J
of the two. When the Anglo-American (
undertakes the settlement of a new
country, he wants three things above all
others : An axe, a rifle, and a hog. If
he chances to go into the wilderness
alone, however, the hog soon follows as
an inevitable consequence. Just in
proportion as the hog multiplies and
increases in a newly-settled country, in
the same ratio do serpents and poisonous
reptiles disappear. It is not meant to
be implied tnat any such motive as
snake-killing enters into the calculations
of the frontiersman in raising hogs. In
general, he does not give the snakes
that may infest his neighborhood a
thought. He kills them when they
oome in his way, and forgets them.
The hog does the most of that 6ort of
twrtvlr TTaia a mnflf indnntrirmR forftffer.
always rooting around in quest of something
to eat. In his incessant search
for provender he oftimes disturbs the
snake in his lair, who as a rule would
prefer to be left alone; but the hog
won't let him alone, but snaps him between*
his teeth, crushes, and devours
him.
These are also active enemies of the
snake to be found among the things
that are ferae naturae, such as the deer,
the elk, etc., which kill by crushing
him beneath their sharp hoofs. But
these animals only destroy the snake
when he comes in their way. The hog
goes at him with the two-fold incentive
of destroying an enemy and devouring
hi*. The result is the snakes give up
the contest after a while and glide off
to some rocky fastness or impenetrable
fen. The hog is almost impervious to
the bite of the most deadly serpent.
Like the hero of Greek fable he has but
one assailable spot, which lies, not in
his heel, but in hiB neck. If the snake
chances to strike him on the main
artery, where it passes through the neck
near the skin, the hog dies. If he
strikes him at any other point the wound
amounts to no more than the prick of a
pin would, the virus taking no effect
whatever. The quadruped seems to be
aware of this one danger, and guards
against it with tho skill of a veteran
warrior.
The writer once witnessed a combat
between a sow and a rattlesnake of the
largest kind, his attention being attracted
to the scene by the angry screams
of the hog. The snake lay in coil beneath
a spreading live oak. The broad,
combative head was raised rigidly about
six inches over hiB coiled body, his eyes,
bright as diamonds, flashing fury, anil
his forked tongue darting defiance at
his enemy. Every muscle, now in tension,
could be traced beneath his skin,
while his tail, slightly erected and tremulous
with nervous energy, gave forth
from the tapering rattle at its extremity
that peculiar, sharp, ringing sound a
person never forgets who has heard it
once. The sow, with bristles erect and
tusks bare, circled round the snake,
gnashing her teeth, grunting and snarling
at him with rage. She showed
game, but nothing like the nerve of her
sinewy antagonist. The sow made divers
demonstrations or feintsj to which
the snake responded by striking from
half-coil, but each time instantly recovering
himself. At length, the sow
coming within his reach, the snake
mode a desperate spring of his entire
length, fastening his fangs in her fore
leg as ebe sprang away from him. The
sow ga ve an agonized squeal, but quickl
disengaged herself, pad before the
snake could recover his coil her foot
was on his neck, and in another instant
she had snapped off his head.
A Valuable Religions Work.
The great want of the day has been a
popular religious work, suited to the
comprehension of the masses, which
should occupy the broad ground of
i Urtnoaox unriBuanny, ana careiuny
avoid all sectarian issues. This want
i lias been supplied in the work which
the National Publishing Co. of Philadelphia,
have just issued, entitled
"The Light in the East." It is a
handsome octove volume, of 850 pages,
illustrated with over 200 fine engrav>
ings, by the best artists of England and
America.
The title of the book has been well
chosen; since the volume contains a
clear and comprehensive condensation
of all the blessed light that has dawned
upon us from the East. The basis of
1 the work is Fleetwood's Life of Christ,
[ that exquisite production of one of the
most brilliant divines of the last century.
[ It tells the story of the Redeemer's life
and sufferings, with simple eloquence
' and fervor, and is so conservative in its
i spirit, that men of all denominations
have united in cordially endorsing it.
Following the Life of Christ we have
brief, but comprehensive biographies
1 of the Apostles, the Prophets, the
' Murtyrs, and the principal Holy Men
and Women of the Jewish dispensation
and the early church. They are admirably
written, and contain a vast
amount of entertaining and instructive
reading covering all the gronnd from
St. John to the Reformation,
i Added to these is a history of the
Jews, embracing the entire narrative of
the Scriptures, and extending it down
; to the beginning of the present century.
This constitutes a very* attractive feature
i of the book, and will be eagerly read
by all. There is nothing so intt *esting
or thrilling in all the range of romance
as the historv of the chosen people of
God. Then follows a series of sketches
i of the principal religious denominations
. of the world, in all ages, which is full
of instruction and valuable for refer1
e*ce. The book closes w'th a Chrono
> logical table, by means 01 wincn me
I reader is enabled to follow the progress
I of the Gentile world, whilst Israel was
i working out her destiny.
Thus we have in this splendid volume
a complete and comprehensive library
of religious literature. The Editor has
included in it all that it is essential for
. a Christian to know, and much that is
pleasant to read of. The book is decidedly
the most attractive and useful
5 volume of its kind that we have seen,
1 and is sure to commend itself to every
I reader. It should have a pl^ce in every
Christian household, for it is a sum.
mary of the labors and researches of the
i most learned Biblical students of the
day ; such men as Dr. William Smith,
I Dean Alford, Dr. Bevan, the Bishop of
? Ely, Dean Millman, Dr. Browne, Sir
James Ferguson, Lord Arthur Hervey
1 amd others, on whom the editor tells us
i he has drawn freely for his materials.
J Altogether it is the most thorough and
complete book of the day, and will
doubtless meet with a rapid sale. The
5 Publishers have placed it at such a low
' price that it is within the reach of every
s one. The work is for sale by subscripj
tion only, and the publishers want agents
. in every oonnty. National Publishing
i Co., Publishers, Philadelphia, Pa.?
Qom.
Life In the Indian Territory.
Manners and superstitions in the Indian
Territory are, in many respects,
still thoroughly Indian. Hospitality is
unbounded, and as soon as an Indian of
wealth and station takes a wife, all her
relatives, even the most distant, come
to live on his estate, and remain forever,
or until they have Impoverished
him. The tyranny of mothers-in-law in
the Tetritory is something frightful to
contemplate. One Indian gave as his
reason for not wishing to get rich, the
torments which his relatives, in case he
married, would cause him. Food is
simple throughout all the nations.
Corn, ground with mortar and pestle,
furnishes the material for bread ; a few
vegetables are grown ; and game, hogs,
and cattle are abundant. The hog of
the Indian Territory is a singular animal.
Having run wild all his life, he is
as distinguished for thinness as are his
brethren of civilization for corpmlenee,
and his back well merits the epithet of
razor-edge applied to it. Stock feeds
itself, winter and summer, and there is
rarely a season when it is necessary to ,
put up any hay. In the winter of 1871 i
grass was green up to the middle of '
December along the Arkansas bottom. 1
Marriage is gradually becoming an
institution among all the tribes, the ef- i
forts of the missionaries tending to en- ]
courage it; but. heretofore men and 1
women have simply chosen each other
as companions, and have lived together
and reared families. Usually a young ]
man -nrVin linn hftoome enamored of a 1
maiden, ingratiates himself with her
brother, or with a near male relative,
and the latter intercedes with the
father. If the father considers the
suitor favorably, h6 puts him on probation,
and at the ena of a certain term
receives him, and presents him to the
daughter as her future husband. The
family relation seems much respected,
and is guarded against disorganization
by many excellent laws.
Adulteration op Pood.?A case has
recently been decided in England which
shows at once the eiisteoCe of extended
adulteration of food, ahd that the courts
are prepared to repress it, and pilnlsh
it if possible. A tradesman was sued
for having sold to the plaintiff as butter
a compound of lard, dripping fat, palm
oil, and oil from certain seeds." He
had the coolness to plead that he did
not represent the article to be pure, but
the court said that when, on being asked
for butter, a tradesman handed an article
across the counter, he thereby represented
that the article was butter, and
not a mixture of the horrible ingredients
mentioned in the case. The case
was decided on appeal for the plaintiff.
A Physician who Healed Himself.
?If a railroad director were l^bed to
every locomotive, there wouid be fewer
railroad accidents, and if doctors had
tn talro fboir nwn nhvsic before admin
istering it to their patienis, fewer people
would be poisoned. Dr. Joseph Walker,
of California, took this course when
he first compounded the famous Vinegar
Bitters, which now ranks as an inestimable
household remedy in all parts
of the United States. He healed himself
with this specifio before he offered
it to the world. He introduced it with
a simple statement of the manner in
which he had discovered its vegetable
ingredients and been cured, while wandering,
sick and poor, among the California
tribes. He stated what the
preparation had done for himself, and a
few sufferers from dyspepsia, biliousness,
rheumatism, lung diseases, and
many other prevalent disorders, believed
him, tried the new restorative,
and were more than satisfied with the
results. In this way the sale of the Vinegar
Bitters began, and we mention the
fact as an evidence that in this age of
intelligence and inquiry, nothing that
is really valuable to mankind can prove
a pecuniary failure?even though it
may lack the help of capital, and have
to fight its way against powerful opposing
interests. Within two or three
months after its introduction, the article
became self-supporting, and it now
yields a magnificent annual revenue.?
Com.
A gentlemen, stepping upom a lady's
dress, excused himself by saying he
thought she had passed some time before.
We copy the following from an exchange,
which is important, if tmeChrenic
diarrhrea of long standing, also dysentery, and
all other complaints common at this season of
the year, can be eured by the use ( internally )
of Johnson't Anodyne Liniment. We know
whereof we aftirm.?Com.
Neither Tom Hughes, Darwin, Tyndall,
Spurgeon, nor Beade can be induced
to lecture in America next winter.
The only trans-Atlantic celebrities yet
promised us are Wilkie Cellins and Mr.
Jenkins, author of " Ginx's Baby."
PA1N1 PAIN 11 PAIN ! 1 !
WHERE 13 THY RELIEVER?
Readers, yon will And it in that Favorite Home
Remedy
PERM' DAVIS' PAIN-KILLER.
It has been tested in every variety of climate, and
by almost every nation known to Americans. It is
the almost constant companion and inestimable
friend of tho missionary and traveler, on sea and
land, and no one should travel on our lakes or rivers
U'ithtut it.
Its ifaaits aaa Cxsurpasssd.
If yon are suffering from INTERNAL PAIN,
Twenty to Thirty Drops in a Little Water will almost
instantly cure you. Tnere is nothing equal to
it. In a few moments it cures
Colic, Cramps, Spasms, Heart-hum, Diarrhoea,
Dysentery, flux, Wind in the Dowels, Sour
Stomach, Dyspepsia, Sick Headache.
Cures CHOLERA, when all other Remedies FaiL
It gives Instant Belief from Aching Teeth.
In sections of the country whsre Fkvcr akd
Aour prevails, there is no remedy held in greater
esteem.
Fob Frvna a*d Aor*.?Take three tablespoonfuls
of the Pain-Killer in about hulf a pint of hot
water, well sweetened with molasses as the attack
is coming on. Bathing freely the chest, back, and
bowels with the Pain-Kdler at the same time. Repeat
the dose in twenty minutes if the first does not
stop the chill. Should it produce vomitintr (and it
probably will, if the stomach is very foul), take a
little Pain-Ktller in cold water sweetened with
sugar after each spasm. Perseverance in the above
treatment has cured many severe and obstiaate
cases of this disease.
oreat "cholkka" bewedt
PAIN-KILLKR.
It is an External and Internal Remedy. For Bummer
Complaint or any other form cf bowel disease
n children or adults, it is an almost certain cure,
and has without doubt, been more successful in
curing the various kinds of CHOLERA than any
other known remedy, or the most aKinrui pnysn ian.
In India, Africa and China, where this dreadful diseaie
ia more or less prevalent, the Pnin-KtOtr ia
considered by the natives aa well aa by European
residents in those climates, A SURE REMEDY ;
and while it is a moat cfflrient remedy forpain.it
ia a perfectly safe medicina in the most unskillful
hands. It has become a household remedy, from
the fact that it gives immediate and permanent relief.
It it a purely vegetable preparation, made
from the best and purest materials, safe to keep
and use in every family. It ia recommended by
physicians and persona of all classes, and to-day,
after a public trial of thirty yeara-the average life
of man?it stands unrivalled and unexcelled,
spreading its usefulness over the wide world.
Directions accompany each Bottle,
Price 2& cts., SO cts., and $1 per Bottle.
PEBJ1T DAVIS * SO*, Proprietors,
Providence, R. L
J. IT. HARRIS * CO., Cincinnati, 0..
Proprietors for the Western and South Western
States.
For sale by all Medicine Dealer*.
TOB SALS WnOLSSALJ BT
JOHN P. HENRY. New York.
UhO. C. GOODWIN A CO.. Boston.
JOHNSON, HOLOWAY A CO., Philadelphia.
8c sore la, and Scrofulous Affections in all their
forms are cured by Dr. Jayne's Alterative, and by
persisting ia its use, the taint is driven from the
system.
IF rev have Ague in any form, you will save both
M??Mfr?iifcPi
IbT A l*ne ol?ht page.
(Van bow to Jan. J, :
'
The cathartics used and approved by 1
the physicians comprising the various medical
laeociations of this State oro now compounded
ind sold under the name of Partotu Purgative
Pills.?Com.
CBISTADORO'8 EXCBL8I0B HAIB DT
stands-unrivaled and alone. Its merits have
been so universally acknowledged that it would
i? - to descant on them any
OW B DU|A;i v>
further?notniiig can beat it.?Com.
Chapped Hands, face,rough skin, pircplee,
ringw orm, Halt-rhernu, and other cutaneoi a
affoctiona curod, and the skin made soft and
Bmooth, by using the Joniter Tab Soap, made
by CabWELi., Hazabd A Co., New York. Be
certain to get tho Juniper Tar Soap, made bv '
us, as there are many Imitations mode with
common tar which are worthless.? Com.
- ? " #
Fdago's Instant Relief has stood
twenty years' test. Is warranted to give immediate
relief to all fthetUnaUc, Neuralgic, Head, Ear
and Back aches, or money refunded.?Com
The Career of a Great Remedy.
Twenty summer* have elasped since it was brief- j
ly anneuneed that a nsw vegetable tonlo and alterative,
bearing the name of Hostettsr's Stomach
Bittera, had been added to the list of Preventive 1
and Sestoratlve medicines. The modest advertise- 2
ment which invited attention to the preparation (
stated that it had been used with great success, in ^
private practice as a cure for dyspepsia, bilious .
complaints, oonstlpation and Intermittent fever. (
It was soon discovered that the Article possessed '
extraordinary properties. Thh people, of every '
class, tested its merits as a tonic, stimulant, cor- I
rective and restorative, and found that its effects ]
more than fulfilled their hopes and expectations, j
From that ttrao to the present its course has been
upward and onward, and it stands to-day at the .
head of all medicines of its class, American or imported,
in the magnitude of its sales and its repu- 1
tatlon as a safo, agreeable and potent invigorant
and restorative. For languor and debility, lack of '
appetite and gastric disturbances, so common dur- 1
ing the summer months, it is absolutely infallible. 1
Indigestion, bilious disorders, constipation, ner- J
vousness, periodical fevers, and all the ordinary
complaints generated by a vitiated and humid atmosphere,
vanish under its renovating and regulating
influence. This is its record, avouched by i
volumes of intelligent testimony, extending over n ;
potiod of a fifth of a century, and comprehending
the names of thousands of well-known citisens belonging
to every class and calling. In Europe it is
thought a great thing to obtain the patronage cf I
royality for a " patent medicine," but Hostetter's
Bitters has been spontaneously approved by millions
of independent sovereigns, and its patent 1
consists in their endorsement.
The Markets.
rxw Tomx.
Beef Oattle? Prime to Extra Bollocks$ A$%a ,13V
SS;O*::::::::: :ii*2 38
Ordinary thin Cattle... ,10 a .11?.
Inferior or lowest grade .09 a .lit I
Milch Cows 35,00 a85.00
'*?/- idtm, I
Hogs?Live
Dreaaed 06Va .01%
Sheep .0Via .06* |
Cotton?Middling 31 a .31
Flour?Extra Weatcra.-. 6.10 a 6.40
State Extra. 6.30 a 6.63 I
Wheat?Red Western 1.60 a 1.(0
No. 3 Spring 1.46 a 1.S3
Bye 86 a .86
Barley?Malt 95 a 1.00
Oats?Mixod Went era 43 a .44
Cora?Mixed W item. 48 a .63
Hay, per ton 16.00 a35.00
Straw, per ton 10.00 a30.00
Hops 73's 35a43?70's ,10 a .15
Pork?Mesa 13.00 al6.00
Lard 07 V .08 ?{
Petroleum?Crude a8.V Refined 18>,
Butter?State 36 a .33
?hlo, Fine 30 a .35
" Yellow 10 a .30
Western ordinary 14 a .17
Pennsylvania fine.... 33 a .36
Oheea?-Statc Faetory 11V .13V
11 Skimmed 05 a . 7
Ohio 09 a .11V
Egga?State 17 a .19
BUFFALO.
Beef Cattle 5.35 a 6.50
Sheep 4.30 a 5.00
Hogs?Lire 4.90 a 5.00
Flour 7.00 alO.OO
Wheat?No. 3 Spring 1.39 a 1.86
Cora 39 a .43
Oata 34 m .88
Rye 80 .80
Barley 84 a .98
Lard 09V .10
ALBANY.
Wheat 1.85 a 3.10
Rye?State 80 a .85
Corn?Mixed 57 a .57
Barley-State 85 a 1.10
Oata?State 44 a .44
PHILADELPHIA.
Floor 7.50 a 8.15
Wheat?Weatern Red 1.60 a 1.60
Cora?Yellow 66 a .56
Mixed 54 a .64
Petroleum?Crude 13 Refined .19
Clover Seed 7.00 a 8.00
Timothy 4.00 a 4.00
BALTIMORE,
Cotton?Low Middling... 19 a .19V
Floor?Extra 6.00 a 7.23
Whert... 1.45 a 1.85
Cora 60 a ;60
Oata 43 a .48
CANVAS8INO BOOKS BENT FBEE FOR
Prof. FOWfeER S GREAT WORK
On Manhood, Womanhood and their Mutual
Inter-relationa; Love, Its Lawa, Power, etc.
Agenta are aelling from '40 to 30 enpieaof this
wink a day, and wc acrid a rativaiaing bonk free to
Hsiok nf/sMit Addrpiifl. Htatiiri/ rxnerience. etc..
NATIONAL PlTnUHHINQ CO., Phlla'delphla, Pa.
AO K NTS WANTED FOR THE
LICrHT in the east
Thn molt comprehensive and valuable religious
work erer published : ulso, for our now illustrated
Family Bible, containining nearly .100 flue scripture
illustratn ns. and Dr. Smith's complete Dictionary
of the Biblp. 8ond for Prospectus and Circulars,
and wo will show you what agents say tf
this, the beit nnd CVienprjf >'umi/y h\bU, and howfast
they are selling it. Addr-si .NATIONAL PUBLISHING
CO.. PhlladeIphiaTTa.
ARIIIK i MORPHINE HABIT speedily
9I PJ III cured by Dr. Beck's only
fl I r I If IWI known & ?uie Remedy.
VI I VI VI JVO CHARGE
for treatment until cured. Cull on or address
DR< J. Cm BECK, Cincinnati, O,
Apnnnw N. I*. DODGE. M. D., No. tss S. Il?l?lrd SL,
Chlc*(a. Specislty: Tus TsasTaasT or ItssiT Diskssu
CONSUMPTION
And. Its Cure.
WILLSON'8
Carbolated Cod Liver Oil
r. - eomhlnstlon of two well-kllOWD EMdi
cincn. IU theory 1* first to arrest the decay, then
build tip the system. Physicians find the doctrine correct.
The really startling cures performed by Willson's
Oil are proof.
Carbolic Add poiUirtlj arrtrU Decay. It la the
most powerful antiseptic In the known world. Entering
Into the circulation. It at once grapples with
corruption, and decay ceases. It purifies the sources
of disease.
Cod Liver OUU Xalvrt'tbt* assManf In resisting
Consumption.
Pat ap In large wedge-shaped bottles,
bearing the Inventor's signature, and Is
sold by the best Druggists* Prepared by
J. K. WHiMOlT,
83 John Street. Hew York.
bis empkymenl^t home, dayor erstiug! eeessiul requir
TO HO UOI TBI-MIRI WAKID
^/d.UUluisHi legitimate. PBdMttsn
fres. J. WMCT.K.UH. I
i
WkiT^*
^ ^ -T
a Dollar Pays for
WEEKLY SUN", ;
fifty-#I* rolumn nownpnper, of the bc?t clue,
1874. Send SO cenM, nnd Try It.
Addreae THE SUN, New York cltr.
gjg"
Dr. J, Walker's California Yinspar
Bitters are a purely Vegetable
preparation, made chiefly from the na;Ive
berbe found on the lower ranges of
he Sierra Nevada mountains of Califorlia,
the medicinal properties of which
ire extracted therefrom without the use
)f Alcohol. The question is almost
iaily asked, "What is the cause of the
mparalleled success of Vinegar Bitters
f" Our answer is, that they remove
the cause of disease, and the patient rerovers
his health. They are the greav
blood purifier and a life-giving principle, * L
a perfect Renovator and Invigorator ^
5f the system. Never before in the
history of* the world has a medicine been
jompoundod possessing the remarkable
juahties of Vinboae Bjttsrs in healingthe
nek of every disease manisheirto. Thqg
ire a gentle Purgative as well as a Tonia,
relieving Congestion or Inflammation ol
the Liver and Visceral Orgttps, in Bilious
Diseases.
The properties of Dr. "Walker's
Vixeoar Bittbrs are Aperient, Diaphoiftip,
? T
Carminative, tfntnnous, .o, ?,
Sedative, Counter-irritant, Sudorific, Altera*'
tive, and Anti-Bilious.
R. H. MrUO.VALD Si CO..
Drnpidsts andGen. Apt*., San Francisco, California,
and cor. of Washington nnd Charlton Sts., N. Y.
Sold by all Druggists and Dealer*.
IT T N U-Xo 27
w
MCIUIODV mads strong: Baehfulncss overcome)
(YILlYIUnl. How to conquer Habits ; ths mind
i*ri'n?theond; the bodymade toneh and Tignrona. Valor
able book. 10 cts. Mailed by A. Loomia, Jeraey Oil/, X. X
$10 to $20 A* BtlTafr 1 Lou Is/m q
<m aaa reward
For IDT ease of Blind, Bleed
' _ law, itcht.ig. or Ulcerated
RflWard Plies that BIXO'8 PUB
XlUWdlU REMEDY falls to core. It 8
prepared expressly to cure the Pllee and nothing
rue. SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS. YRICE tl
?fi to 1120 Per a,Y' Agents wanted I All class**
?V bu of working peopls of either sex,#*?oi 8
or old, make more money at work for us In t. '
spare moments or all the time than at anything el.'?
Particulars free. Address O. BT1XSOX i CO., Port"
land, Me. '
rpwarf Of Swindlers. We are reliable, and
Dblfnilk W1U pay all Agents a cash ?40 a
week salary. O. WEBBER A CO., Marion, O.
agents wanted for
BEHIND-SCENES
IN WASHINGTON*
Ths splclcet and best selling book ever published.
It tells all about tbe great Credit Mobilier Scandal,
Senatorial Briberies. Congressmen,Rings,Lobbies,
and the Wonderful Sights of the National Capital.
It sells quick. 8end for circulars, and see our
erms ann a full deecription of the work. Address
CONTINENTAL PUBLISHING Co.. * Boad St.. NY.
"NIUirDirAkl CAU/Q "
HIT1LIIIUHI1 gnuvi
BEST IN THE WORLD. 1
MOVABLE-TOOTHED CIRCILARN,
PERFORATED CROSS CUTS.
Stml for Pamphlet to
AMERICAN SAW CO., NEW YORK.
Th?a"Nectar
Blaclt T "FT A.
r> ty'jf jgIfcVW>rr.j With the Green Tea Flan r
Wj>UNcrHiN(x?TiA#* The beat Tea Imported. Fi *
**'? ererywherc. And for i*
,V*JD?0aK Y wbnlraale only by the nRK> T
Wf ATLANTIC A PACIFIC TEAC? N
S r-MZASi^l No. 1?1 Pulton St. A 2A 4 Chunk
- St., NewTork. P. 0. Box, ft.ftoe
~ si?' Bend for Thea-Neetar Circular
^i^for^a Price List to J. n. JOnKSTOff,
Breeen Loa-mg Shot Gnm, (40 to <300. Double Shot
Onna. JS to ?150. Sluitle Omit. ?S to ?20. Rifle. J8
to 476. Ri-Tolrera, 6 to S2S. Platola, jl to jf. Onn
Material, Pithing Tackle, Ac. Lurgt ditrount* to
itrnlera or rtuhi. Army Oani, Reynlvere, etc.,
bought or tradrd for. Good* acnt by rxpreta C. O.
D. to be examined bepire paid fbr.
TinTTfl Oreat Offer I Pfctaresf Frtan f K<wl M
ml I A >*>?pU u4 14 Pi|iOlUk?M< eti. J 1^1
IlU 1 0 Jar OOP LP. 80 Broafleld gt, Boston, Mi.
AiA Per Week IN CASH to Aetata
V/lll irtblnafurnlakedandexpanses Mid*
tJrlV A. COPLTIB * CO., Cksrlotts, Micfi.
11KA Tli AOBHTS wanted tn tewn and eemn*
JL try to a*ll TAX, er get an dak orders, for th?
lareeit Tea Company in America ; importer*'prices jt
aj I Ddacements to agents. ?snd_f?r
U4m*' a rim/Urn, m xW*. jfl