Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 22 July 1869 — Page 7

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FARM AND OAKOJiN

REFUSING a fair (irufit and wailing for speculative gain spoils many a balance sheet. So hay the wheat and potato growers Just now.

ANTS can be destroyed by laying fresh bones around their haunts. Thev will leave everything else to attack these. llien thus accumulated they can easily be destroyed by dipin «r in hot water.

CINNAMON BISCUITS —Haifa pound of dry flour, one pound of lumpsugar, finely sifted: one pound of butter, powdered cinnamon to judgmen\ The whole to be mixed* with a glass of brandy or rum, then rolled very thin, and baked in a quick oven.

three quarters of a pound of two

The German town Telegraph savs a bushel of Indian corn contains more nutriment than a bushel of wheat. This is a mistake but it is true that more good food from an acre can be obtained by planting celebrated mother of Pearl, corn than from any other known plant.

True American Fanner states that a farmer in Maryland raised 3,S73 pounds of pumpkins on one-twelfth of an acre of bottom land, so full of grass and roots as not to admit of a plow. This would give a product of nearly 50,000 pounds to the acre in an unusually dry season.

The cultivation of tobacco Is increasing in Indiana. The weed is raised on almost every farm in Dubois, Orange, Green, Daviess, Pike, Gibson and Martin counties. In Huntington, Dubois county, thee are four large stemmeries, which shipped last yesr 700 hogsheads of tobacco, •worth 8350,000.

A WRITER to the Boston Cultivator stages that, having moved his "barns the past season to some distance from the trough where the animals had .formerly drank, a considerable stream of water during a freshet flowed between the barn and the old watering place. On turning the cattle out the first morning after the freshet, several of the larger ones passed over the stream to drink, though the watter was so deep that they had to swim.

A gentleman from Covington, Kentucky, reported to the Cincinnati Horticultural Society that lie had saved his plums from thecurculio oy fumigating with tobacco stems, burned under the trees. He requested the appointment of a committee a unine orchard and report. His request a a a a examination, reported that the trees

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with fruit, while others which were omitted in the smoking had no fruit at all.

FOUL CISTERNS —The annoyance of foul-smelling cistern water is known to most people. No "cleaning out" of the cistern seems to avail loriii against it. It conies from de-

caved vegetable or animal matter!

from the roof, and a simple and inex-'

pensive remedy is found in the appli-1

water, which insures the.chemical de-1

PAKAGltAPJIIS.

High pitch—tarring a roof. A sure man—a horse shoer. Canonical works—fortifications, "render' objects—greenbacks: The fate of a fertilizer—phosphate. Companions in arms—twiu babies. The best substitute for silver— gold.

Rising with the lark—getting a tipsy person up stairs. A good way to find a woman out —call on her when she isn't at home.

Why is horse racing a necessity Because it is a matter of course, a At lager heads—the Germans and the State Constabulary in Massachusetts.

Dangerous people—those who dress to kill common butcher reverse the order.

Diogones very pertinently wants to know who way the husband of the

The latest curiosity—a baby, eight weeks old, who has crossed the continent. "Sparkling Star" is theuameofa! negro lire company in Knoxviile, Tennessee.

A bore, meeting Douglass Jerrokl, said: "Well, what's going on to-day "I am," exclaimed Jerroid, darting past the inquirer.

A man recently poked his head out from "behind the times," when it was taken off by a "passing event/'

A Chinese picture of ambition "is a mandarin trying to catch a comet by putting salt on its tail.

A lady in boston, it is said, makes her biscuit so light that the lodgers a 3t is reported by an English paper! that the author of "Breaking a But-! terfly" is engaged upon a new work —"Crushing a Caterpillar."

Hops have not been generally employed as fodder, and their bitter taste would rather induce the belief that cattle might not fancy that kind spent $222,000 in going to theaters.1 of food. An agricultural journal, the $751,000 in riding on street cars, and

Jielier, however, states that a fanner 35)7,000 in riding in omuibusses.,.

in the north of France, being short of fodder, mixed some hops with it last antnmn and not only did his cows take to it very well, but that they rewarded him with a large increase in the production of milk.

The President, having sought in &• vain for Peace at the Boston ubilee, declined to chance it. on the Balti: 1 more Sa»ngerfest. a*-*

Emile Girardin thinks that'all Eu^fv: rope, and particularly Prance, is ill, and in need of a skillful physician—j Liberty. -H

The New York papers, apropos of recent robberies, are discussing the1 question, "Will the coming burglardrink wine?"

In May, the people of Now York,

A patent has been obtained ior thei manufacture of water-proof paper. It will be no uncommon thing, by, and by, to carry a quart of milk home in a paper bag. •..

A correspondent comments on the little change in Millard Fi'lmore within the past fifteen years. Of course. Fillmore is too conservative to grow old.

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cation of an ounce of permanganate netting it then if I should eat it now as a or if a on

of white

lemons. Af-

eugar, the juice ter it is thoroughly dissolved, strain it as soon as it begins to thicken, add the well-beaten whites of two eggs beat it for half an hour and set it on ice, after putting in a mold or bowl Make a rich, soft custard, flavored with lemon rinds grated. Send it to the table in the middle of the custard.

To Dkive Away Musquitoks.— Take of gum eamphor a piece about on**-third the size of an egg, and evaporate it by placing it in a tin vessel over a lamp or candle, taking care that it does not ignite. The smoke will soon fill the room, and exoel the mosquitoes. One night I was teribly anno wed bv them, when I thought of and tried the above, after which I never 8*'w nor heard them that night, and next morning there was not one to be found in the room, though^ the window had been left open ^all night.

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Hard on the women—the old batch" who said the reason Adam's mate was called Eve, was because when she was formed, man's days of happiness were drawing to a close.

An old coquette, looking into her glass and seeing her wrinkles, cried "This new glass is not worth a farthing. They cannot make mirrors as well as they used to do.!, "Harry you ought not to throw

avvay nice

bread like that you. may

it some day." "Well, mother,

I stand any better chance of

ma^c^

J'ou

rtruct on or the offensive elements. I "On, I have hud to endure a sad tnal to ray feeling.'' "What on earth was Snow PuDD.NO.-Half an o.mee of, it?" "Why, I tod to tie on a pretty gelatin, one pint of boiling water,

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The New York 'Citizen is of the opinion that the drum which has been devouring so many millions of oysters in Prince's Bay is the big drum of the Jubilee, which has not been heard from in some time.

Down Chloride Flat, says a White Pine paper, there is a miner's cabin built of chunks of high grade chlo ride ore, estimated at $2,000 a ton. The house is 16 feet, square, and the rock in its walls, if ci ushed, would yield about §75,000. That house is for sale.

They have a colored Dickens in Kingston, Jamaica. He gives origin^ al readings, descriptive of negro life in Jamaica in the olden time. His name is Murray, and he is as clever in the humorous as be is in the pa thetic. All classes'attend-'his lectures, and he is wonderfully popular. He goes to England, soon, to: try it there. .{

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Mmms to joar

Use all

HENRY WASSON. C. W. ELMORE.

Revolvers,

Cartridge*.

FINE SWISS WATCHES, FINE POCKET CUTLERY, POCKET BOOKS.

|?3rAll J-'idf of Watches, Clocks and Jewelry REPAIRED on short notice, and warranted twene months.

SCHOOL BOOKS & STATIONERY.

We shall keef instantly the very bent of Letter Paper, Commercial Note, Legal Cap, Envelopes, Ac. COME AND SEE.

KIIEPHEBD & VAWSICJKJLE.

5 S£5rWHEELER & WILSON'S SEWING MACHINES, together with Needles, Oil, &c., always on h:md. B3TPIAN0S and MELODKONS rented so us the rent will apply to payment for Instrument.

WANTED.

MARKET.

drees Street Market.

F. B. GUTHRIE & BRO.,

Wo. lO Green Street,

Keep constantly on hand

Fresh Meats, Hams, Shoulders, Bacon, Lard,

Smoked Mutton Hams, Tongues, Cornde Reef, Pickled Pork, Pork Sausage, Bologna Sausage, Dried Beef, Ac.

We pay the highest cash pricc for

Fat Cattle, Dogs, and Sheep, Beef Hides, Peltries. &c. mchlS F. B. GUTHRIE & BRO

MILLINERY.

""'MISSSIJE DABTER'S

New Millinery Rooms.

MISSthis

Scenes in Rich

DARTER would inform the ladies of city and vicinity that she has opened New Millinery Rooms, in Darter's new building, corner Washington and Pike

streets,

Of Milli aery goods, and quality of her work. gpeTBIcaching and Pmsinpfdone to order promptly, and satisfaction guaranteed. declO

PICTURE CALt-ERY.

E N O N

CALIFORNIA

PICTURE GALLERY,

HUGHES' BLOCK,

Opposite Court House, Main Street.

From the smallest to Life Size Photograph, finished in Oil or Water Colors. Small Pictures copied and enlarged. apr23] KKNYON, Prop.

HARDWARE. &C.

]KS.

Lsitelu'*, Butts, imd Strap

-J Hint's, Screw Hook imd Eye. Onto Hinges, Glass, Putty. Doors. Blinds, and every variety of building material, chcap AtGREGG'S MAMMOTH.

M'Ks

DRAG and Cross Cut Saws. Rip, mid, i'uiifl. Tennnti, Hues and Keyhole Saws At GREGG'S MAMMOTH.

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CHAINS. Coil Chains. Fifth Chains, Trace nd Tug Chains. Halter Chains, Brass and Iron Jack Cl» iins

At GREGG'S HARDWARE STORE.

CHOPPINGand

Broad Axes, Foot Adzes,

Planes, Mortise and Socket Firmer Chisels, and Drawing Knives of the best quality At GREGG'S MAMMOTH.

CXRUB

HOES. Planters and Garden Hoed of ail sizes and qualities At REGG'S Mammoth.

IL^OR Good Bargains and Good Goods, go

to GREGG'S.

Immense

stock of New Goods just opened

at Gregg's Mammoth Hardware Store.

BEAUTIFUL

IT1ARM

Patterns and New Styled

Ivory Handled Knives and Forks At GREGG'S.

Bell?, School Bells, Hand Bells, Door Bells and Tea Bells at GREGG'8*

LADIES

CALL

Gold Pens.

wishine a superior quality of

Scissors and Shears will find .them at Gregg's Mammoth Hardware Store.

ONE

hundred and twenty-eight different Datterns of Pocket Knives at GREGG'S.

lor Wilkinsod's Celebrated Sheep Shears at GREGG'S Mammoth Hardware Store.

IT'OR

Curtain Bands. Curti.ii) Knobs, Picture Nails and Fancy Goods, call at GREGG'S.

LARGE variety of Pocket Books and and Wallets cheap, At GREGG'S.

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and hee the endless variety 0 Knives, Razors, &c., at ... GREGG'S.

CLIMAX

Mower and Reaper, the lateal

improvement of the age, is the lightest running, has the least machinery,fewest bolts of any machine and only, requires two men to cut and'bind from 8 to 10 acres per day. Come and see theivonder, everybody, at GREGG'S

Mammoth Hardware Store.

[T* VERYBODY goes IL good bargains.

to Gregg's to .. .ft

get

'T'HE World Reaper and Mower, the only JL cut gear machine ever built, every wheel is turned from solid iron, and the cogs cut with machinery and fitted on an iron case as perfectly as a watch. ItTunB very light and will wear longer than any other machine. It is a dropper, self-raker or hand rake, and the finest machine ever built. Go see it at' GREGG'S

rr*HE

ONE

opposite Center Church, and would

solicit their attention to her

New and Beantifiil Styles

Hardware Store.

Improved Quaker Reaper and Mower, a perfect curiosity and the wonder of the World, on exhibition at

WOOD'S

GREGG'S Mammoth.

Self-Raking Reaper and Movf-

er also, the New York Self-Rakins Reaper and Mower, at GREGG'S.

TAE

Celebrated Vibrator Threshing Machines At GREGG'S.

AGARR

& Co.'s Richmond Threshing

Machines At GREGG'S.

and Two Horse Grain Drills at GREGG'S Mammoth.

REVOLVINGForks

and Sulkv Flay Rakes and

Horse Hay At GREGG'S.

HARVESTand

Tools of every kind alwayt

on hand sold cheap at GREGG'S.

OUBLE Shovel Plows for the millioQf At GREGG'S.

JUST

received, a very large supply of Iron. Steel Horse Shoes, Horse Shoe Nail* and Blacksmith's! Tools at GREGGS.

EVERYBODY

should go to Gregg's to

see the immense stock of New Go just received and daily arriving, everybody. may20

ooda

Com*