Rensselaer Union, Volume 1, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 June 1869 — Page 4

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Meant—Gelling up * frpwjtaJWrtd men are addicted to tamfAW® %oy Was M«e asked if he bed any Hking for oat*. “Oh, ye*," he repltefif* ijike them wy much-to throw If iwttri of yonr he*rt yon for month, hire not FD*«’trww»y «»to<rlof or tomorrow; yoer port, wonld bo awfuliy VatM» MN to fodew tomorrow. Ba who read* and think* litUe must Wort* hard, and the finally pinch and acre. Onfocahn rands and use* skill may work >aa»nndalmp in a spring bed. > Aaongineer resigned his position on a Western Railroad in disgust, because, a* he mid, it consisted of nothing but the right of way and two streaks nt rust. A young married man of Bridgeport, Conn jM sent home from church by his wiUffßf reeant.Bunday, for a prayer boot, utd brought her a photograph alHnh in a characteristic mot of a French mother in4«W ‘ What affords me pleasure in the death of my little grandson la the irrtef which it will pause my son-in-law."! A I I = ■ A Quaker once hearing a person tell how much he felt for another who wu in ' distress and needed amistanoe, dryly asked him, ** Friend, hast thou felt in thy pocket for bitar Bat ano Taylor says: “I consider Kansu and Nebraska, with the western portiena of lowa and Missouri, to be the largest unbroken tract of splendid farm-ing-land in the world.” A wot, when asked to what business he would wish to be brought up replied, “ I will be a trustee, because, ever since papa ba* been a trustee, we have had pudding for dinner." J Th* following advice is offered by an exchange to people who pine for a supply of great men : “If you would, select a youthVho is likely to make bis mark in the world, take one who is carting mud in a ckm-shell wagon.” It used to be the custom of the smallfruit growers of the South to import their cate* and backets from the Northern State* Of late they have learned to min ntacture these article* nearer home, and thereby ansnsiderable having is secured Paris trades to the figure of 5,000,000,000 Sinreja year,? gives employment to 600,M fowk people, and pays 2,000,000,000 francs in wage*. There are 4.000 gold ■mhbs and jeweler*, whoapnnally dispose of 800.0001 M trA>ds’>er*,«&i, &C-, and the slightest political agitation affects all this Wtople apd.all thi* wealth. A Hadley, Mass., a few weeks ago, some workmen, while* repairing the old Hayes place, found in the chimney on the aecMd Amr an entrance opening into an unfiKa *u-Bef. and in this oven like place were two smoked ham* that were in a perfect state of preservation, and had beewaknavwvsr fifty yean. Thebe was a great flatter among the police >| thfc Lonrre Station House the othegM^RKetr discovered that •omemiipiuevou* uys. i*..had besmeared quretfren statue of Napoleon sneers It worknwfi two hoare to clean the statue thoroughly. Th* con of a Buffalo jeweler, named Walktr, was killed by the Angola Railroad disaster last year. A watch known to be on hM tetaon, ta #>e time ,wa* pot found, but *r left days ago was brought to his father’s establishment for repairs, and has been traced back to one Robins, since arrested, who was on the train at the time of the disaster. A FUWKMmnt in Germany made some time ago an offer, which he designated in his letter as very lucrative, in order to in duce Charles Dickens to write for a paper he was publishing. Dickens replied that he had no time to write for him, and as' f ,r foctatfwa ot the offer, he was paying twice an much as had been offered to him to the humblest of the contributors to ifW the Year Round. Popular Errors.—That editors keep pubhaAAMmg That they aredelightefiWg*» anything to fill up the paper with. That they are always pleased to have assistance tn selecting copy for the paper. That every man’s own private act is a “ matter of public interest.’’ That it doesn’t make much difference whether copy Mw+itten on both sides. That the return rejected manuscript. Public Opinion furnishes the following epigram on the marriage of a very thin couple: St. Paul ha» declared that when persona, though Are in wedlock United, one flesh they remain. But had be been by wtaa, like I‘ha.aoh'a kin* palrDr. Douglas, of Benet, espoused Miss Malnwariug, St Peu-r. no doubt, would have altered his tone. And p*ve said, " These two splinter* shall now make onsTSese." A tours lady who had just purchased a watch.-aad wanted to show it, was shopping at a dry goods store in Springfield, a few days since. Drawing it forth with a flourish and glancing at it and the young man who was waiting upon her, she inquired : “ Can you tell me what lime the 12 o’clo k train starts for Northampton ?” “About noon,” very quietly replied the young mas. “ Ah. indeed I then I have just fltafefi-ififtmtes.” Rampall Sylvester, of Freedom, Me:, a man-82 years old, has lain in bed for fifteen years, cannot apeak above a whisper, and « a mere skeleton. He dreamed one night how to make a violin, alth' 'Ugh he had never seen one made. He was supplied with timber in the rough, and such tools as he could use while lying on his back, and fabricated a beautiful instrument, ornamented with shells resembling pearls. , U ie composed of ninety-two pieces, but, appears like one piece till examined closely. Its tone in very fine. A vest singular case of somnambulism rerenjteygcurred in Chicago. A young man yp*. found walking the streets of the city in a somnolent condition. He was taken to the County Hospital, where he was awakened after having been in a •omnabulistic state for four days. He in that condition he was cogniflHMl srii*A*waa transpiring around him, and several times attempted to make signa to be provided with a "pencil and some paper so as to write out a communication, but wak itaable -to* make himself understood. Chicago medical men pronoundßMffite of the strangest cases of j somnolence that has come under their j •npervUon . ■

TmiUili Antbhla jKqprm has seen the! eightn wonder of the world. It says that Judge McWillie brought with him to that cita, from the city of Mexico, “ a vegetable be9o4|Me9KiUß*lana> hpi ■maiUir, than <BMta«tedto<>eeite. The vegetable .beetlMßM!Mw<Mud tfrewbrlda certain length of time, and WWtntt te tired, it burrows in the ground with its head up. After being in thia position a given period, a little stem shoots out from between the tit irir: fhjg jtem Wiri-nr '~r i — r • <m thMMW «M* pnong a beautiful cluster ofTttte I** d tMke their appearance—the whole five clusters being a little smaller than a half dollar.. These flowers finally drop, bach containing a seed, which eventually becomes a beetle.** The <3nlssek>s(Ots*te«s<biakathi»diecoverv would have done credit even to the Mutant of the New York Farmers’ Club.

Parish Church at A*her*tone, England, was, m all houses of worship had been, entirely ope* and available to *H wor■hippera, but it entered the min i of an elderly lady that she would prefer to know where to sit. It was unpleasant to think anybody should be placed beside ,her. She accordingly begged to be al--1 >wed to put in a piece of boarding to screen herself off from the rest of the world. No sooner did this appear than another wanted a partition to enable her to enjoy, as her own, some particular spot. Then an old gentleman thou.'ht he wnnld like to have some accommodation reserved for him. Thi* closing in of the church for private purpose* gave its interior such an irregular and patchy appearance, that It was presently resolved to pew the whole building; which was accordingly dona, a large share of the expense being d» frayed by a family well-known in the neighborhood. And so this pew system has grown and grown on, until it has become ingrained in English church life.—MxcAanfc.

Hon. E. B. Washbure’s Successor In Congress.

Bpkaking of the Hon. Horatio C. Burchard, of Freeport, TIL, recently elected by the Republicans ot the Thin! Illinois District to succeed Hon. E B. Washburne in Congress, the Galena Gaeetle says he is a native of the State of New York, and is about forty years of age. When a young man he emigrated to the Northwest, and has been a resident of Freeport for many year*. He is a lawyen by profession, and is also interested in the hardware trade in Freeport, in partnership with his brother. A gentleman of fine education and natural ability, he has taken a leading position at the Stephenson county bar. In his younger day* he was School Commissioner of Stephenson county, was elected to the State Legislature in 1862, unanimously renominated and re-elected in 1864, but declined to be a candidate in 1866 He is a leading member of the Board of Trustees of the State Industrial School, and has been largely instrumental in inaugurating its present successful plan ot operations As a Representative in the Legislature, Mr. Burchard earned an excellent reputation as a man of ability and .innorraptible integrity, votingsteadily and persistently against every scheme of corruption and ring legislation. During the exciting contest over the nomination for Congress, when every objection that could be urged against the various candidates was brought to light, not a stain could be found upon Mr. Burchard’s public record. He enjoys the highest esteem and the unlimited confidence of those who know him beet. This is attested by ths fact that at the County Contention, in hi* own county, he was t he choice of seventy delegates out of eighty-five. ’ Two elements of Mr. WashbnrnS’s success in Congress are possessed by Mr. Burchard in a large degree, vie.: persist ent industry and perseverance, and the strictest honesty of purpose. In Congress, his vote will uniformly be cast against extravagant appropriations of the public money, and against every scheme of swindling, in whatever form it may be presented. His habits of industry and °f pushing to a successful issue whatever hmutaiertakes. aside from his ability, will render him strong in the committe room, and will rive him power and influence in the National Legislature.

Anecdote of Edward Everett.

Robert C. Winthrop, in a recently published introductory lectnre to a course on the early history of Massachusetts, compares in a very interesting manner the soil and climate of his native State with those of region* deemed to be more favored by nature. In the course of the comparison, occurs the following passage, in which he introduces an anecdote of the late Edward Everett: * “ And, next, I bethought me of that soil., What a soil it was, here in New England, what a soil it is still, compared with that then beneath my feet 1 And I remembered but to vividly the dreary and desolate look of a Massachusetts landscape for six or seven months of the year, not only without fruit or flowers, like those which are on all sides around me,

but without a spire of grass or a leaf on the treea But I remembered, too, a little dialogue which I had once heard from the lips of Edward Everett. Would that those lips had language still and could repeat it, m their own inimitable way, once more 1 He was accompanying Henry Clay during the month of April, I think it was in the year 1833, through the county of Middlesex, which Mr. Everett then represented in Congers*, on a visit to Lowell, •Everett,’ exclaimed Mr. Clay, ‘ln -Heaven’s name, what do your constituents live on? I see nothing hereabouts capable of supporting human life, or animal life of anysort.’ * Why, Mr. Clay,’ replied Everett, 'don’tyou see that tree in themiddle of yonder field there ?’ 1 Yes, I do,’ said Mr. Clay; * and a very small and specimen of a tree it is; there is not adeaf nor a bud on it; it looks dead already, and hardly fit for firewood.’ ‘Ahl’ said Mr.. Everett (in playful resentment of an old impertinence to a neighboring New England State), * it make* capital wobden nut mega!' Yek, my the barrenness of our ground has made our brains fertile ; and even the invention which built up Lowell has owed not a little of its stimulus to the sterility of the surrounding acres.* The willing and luxuriant harvests of Other-latitudes are, indeed, unknown to us; but who shall complain of the soil which has so enforced industry; which has so quickened and sharpened the wits; which has so nourished independency and freedom; which has presented no tenipta tion to make woman a yoke fellow with the brutes, exhibiting her, like those I saw around me, subject to the hardest labors of the field; and which above all—far, far, above all—has so repelled and repudiated from its culture every form of human servitude ! Boast as we will, and as we wall may, of the influence of free schools and free governments in molding and training the character and careers of New England men—and my friend, Mr. Etner? •on, will tell you all about that when his turn to lecture comes—we must not forget.' that there ar? influences underlying all these—the influences of lhe earth beneath us and of the sky alcove us.

The Washington Election.

The TVme* is sorely exercised because three negroes, a waiter, bootblack and barber, were elected to the Common Council of 'Washington. It thinks that “ as Common Council* average, the one at Washington will not suffer from the chari acter of its new members” So long as

negroes were chained in slave pens, the Bwt was silent aad satfefited. The negro was then fulfiMftg his divine mission, according ter theory. The TYmre consoles itself and friends with the reflection that possibly the good old system will came back again. ,&Khem’ r it* says, *’Jhe Dembcratio-party more be in power, it will restore these Washington bootblacks to their normal condition.” Such is the sfim and aspiration of the Democracy. There is no striving for the good which progress has in store for us. Oh the contrary, the members of that party are constantly turning from the results already attained,. sighing like a furnace for the vicious evils of the past. If they could they would bring back the old slave regime, with all its horrors and desstetiona. But there is no cause of apprehension, for such a catastrophe Is not in the raqge of tee possible.— Chicago

On Going Surety.

Ouunt t tea* fiyer flpmirtay for ** z other > Why Mt* It i* a mb*t friendly act. If pruaentiy done, it may be of the most eminent Im-u<-DI to a neighbor. It give* him the benefit of your good reputation when he is not known. It lend* him your 'credit where his own I* not sufficient Jt puts him in frinds which otherwise be could not command. Buch service to a friend is generous, and sometimes even noble. No bet'er use can be made of one’s money than to help a true friend. Wo are commanded to rememlier those in bonds as bound with them. To be sure, this was originally applied to bonds of a different kind, but with not a whit more propriety than to pecuniary bonds A man who, by a few thousand dollars, can save bis frieud*, and perhips his firmly, from bankruptcy and want, could hardly spend his money in a manner which, all bis life long, he would remember with more satisfaction.

But there are certain moral and pru dential considerations which should always be borne in mind In going surety for a friend. You should make up your mind tfow much property you have, and bow much you are willing to give away, absolutely, for that friend whom you indorse. For no blander can be worse than to indorse- on the supposition that you will not have to pay. Never indorse without raying to yourself 11 This may come around upon me. I. may have to pay it; and, if it comes to that, I am able and willing.” Nine out of ten of the fatal mistakes made by bondsmen arise from taking the opposite courie to thia They consider the act of indorsing a friend’s paper as a mere commercial form. “ There is no risk. I shall not have it to pay. He is abundantly able to take care of his paper. I shall help him without harming myself, and he is a stingy man who will not do that” Th ! * is the calculation on which a man binds himself to pay his friend’s debts in case the friend cannot pay them himself But how do these things turn out? One need not go far to ascertain. Every village has an illustration. The borrower was more involved than you supposed, or perhaps than he himself knew, and his creditors closed op him and wound him up, and were overjoyed to find such a good name as yours on his paper. Or, the sanguine scheme on which he bad ventured, which seemed sure of success, almost without possibility of follure, suddenly, like a loaded wagon, slipped off a wheel and Rpsekinto the dirt. Or, just as every thing was at the point of success, our friend sickened and could not look aftqr his affairs, some critical matter was neglected, or some dishonest person stepped in and crooked matters, yo«r friend died, the estate went into executors’ hand* for settlement, wa* badly managed, warped and crippled, and finally turned out insolvent. And what became of you ? Why, yqu were surety for the full amount or what you are worth! In an hour you find* yourself confronted with a debt that, sweeps away your house, your farm, your little sum in the bank, and leaves jou just where you began twenty-five years ago, with the difference, that then you had only yourself to provide for, and now you have a wife and eight child Mn. The i you were twenty-five years old and life was all before you, and now you are fifty years Oldland life pretty much all behind you! You have given away your children’s bread. You have not saved your friend, but have ruined yourself! Perhaps your friend bad settled on his ■wife a small property. So much thelietter for her, if he had. Of course she will divide with you, since it was to save her husband that you were ruined But, if she will not (and nature is made up of shaky stuff), and her children go to school, 'while yours stay at £pme; and if they live in a comfortable house, pleasantly furnishad, while you are hiring a few rooms in the cheapest quarter of the town, then I suspect that you will chew the cud of a great many bitter reflections. When it is too late, you will be very wise. You will say to yourself, it may be, “ A man is a fool who signs for any larger sum than he can conveniently pay.” Amen, say I!

“ Before a man puts his name down on another man’s paper, he should ask himself, am I willing to give this person as much money as I sign for ?” Amen, say I! “ To sign a bond on the supposition that it is a mere form, and that you will have nothing to pay, it is to put one’s head into a fool’s noose.” Amen, again, say I! There is no harm in signing for a neighbor if you have got the property; if you are able to pay the amount without harming your own household; and if you love 'he man for whom you sign enough to be willing to give him outright the sum cov end by your indorsement. Otherwise, to go surety for a neighbor is a folly, a sin and a shame.— Henry Ward Beecher.

A Trifle and its Results.

A man from the country invested five cents in the purchase of an orange, and jteparatory to getting himself ojjjside of it threw the peel on the. sidewalk. Soon after a young wpman came along, slipped upon the peel,- a’nd fell upofi the walk, breaking her leg. The young woman was to have been married the next day, but wasn’t. The man who was to have mar ried her had come from Sti Paul, Minnesota, andwas obliged to return on account of business, to await the recovery of the girl. On bis way back he unfortunately took a train on the Erie railroad, which ran off the track, and his shoulder blade was broken, forcing him to stop at Dun kirk for repairs. The Travelers' Insur’ance Company, in which he was insured, had to pay $250 in weekly installments before he recovered. On getting back to St. Paul, he found that hie forced absence bad upset a business arrangement which be had expected to complete, at a pecuniary loss to him of $5,000. Meantime the injured girl suffered a relapse, which so enfeebled her health that her marriage was delayed, which had a bad effect noon the young man, and he finally broke the engagement and married a widow in Minnesota, with four small children. This so worked upon the mind of the girl that she is now in the insane hospital in Middletown. Her father, outraged by the conduct of the young man, brought a suit for a breach of promise, and has just recovered $10,000.. The anxiety afad expense of the whole affair thus far has been enormous, as anybody can see. Similar cases are likely to occur so long as people will persist iu throwing orange peel around loose. — Hartford Courant.

Mr. Greklky is eaid to be particular to a degree about the spelling of the proper names tn his **■ copy.’’ In a leader upon the Chamber Of Commerce, he had occasion to use the name of the well known merchant, A. A. Low. He was horrified next morning at seeing it printed in the <4Hsum A- 1* Loir. Rushing up to tbe domposing-room, he Ming out to tee urbane foreman, “ Tom, somebody is to be kicked. Who set this up?” pointing to the obnoxious paragraph. Tbe compositor of this special “ take ” presented himr self, manuscript in hand. '* The man made this mistake is going to be kicked," sang the frdte 'editor,’ snatching the copy and glancing his eye over what be-tab doubt honestly intended-for letters, and reading A. L. Low,-just as it was printed, he added slowly, handing back the manuscript: "Torn, please have somebody come and kick me.” The ray that always lighttup awoman’s despair—raiment.

Farm and Household.

Bestroy Pfigab Bugs. I A »A MMKR writes to the R«ral: 1 Almo»t as *oon as the pote’oes are up* the layer* c <oy: r.Qd depict their <j?g» on the under tide of the leaf After I have plowed my potatoes the first time, I hire my children tp nick the leaves that have I the heats on, ana bring them in and burn I them. The first year I set them to work I without pay it soon became tfreseme, in a 1 day or two they cnuld scarcely find any. I' told them I them fifty cynt* a ' hundred for every hundred brought in, or ' one for two; they went to work with re-' newtd energy, for children do not like to work without pay any better than you ori I do. The result has been in the last two year* my potatoes have been uninjured, while some of my neighbor’s potatoes were stripped by thlm. In the year 1866, I bad halt an acre in. The bugs were very bad that year. The potatoes rotted so bad that some of my neighbors did not get more than their seed, while I got only about one bushel of rotten potatoes that year. My boy gathered about 100 nest*, and my little girl about 40 nests. I paid them as I had promised, and with hi* fifty cents my boy bought a slate and Spencerian copy book, which he needed, and he prized them more than if I had got them for him, because he earned them and bought them with his own money. I have tried ashes and other bug humbugs, and find this the best and surest; besides it keeps the children out of mischief and cultivates in them a desire to earn something for themselves. Try it this year, brother farmers, and you will find your money well invested.

Coring Hay.

Experience proves that grasses should be cut for hay when the stalks are in bloom. The best time of all, both for clover and other grasses, is j ust when in full bloom, and the earliest blossoms are beginning to fade. If not too heavy it can then be cut in the morning, and, if carefully scattered, can- be hauled into the barn In the afternoon of the same day. This makes the beet quality of hay. It retains more of the nutriment of grass than -if it is left exposed to dews and rains for a few days, and goes milch further both for fattening stock and producing milk. But when the grass' is very heavy and is cut .with a mowing scythe and thrown into heavy swaths or rows, it will not cure thoroughly under two days, and is not so good for food as that cured and put away in one day. Dew and moisture always eftect the fibre of ent grass, and weaken the strength of the hay. They also injure and destroy the sugary matter contained in the stems, and render them dry and tasteless. When a branch of hay can be twisted tight without showing moisture or juice it is dry enough to be stowed away. A little salt scattered over hay which has been caught in showers will improve it, and render it more plata* ble to stock.—Akpmmentai <Zu«r»al.

Sore Backs on Horses.

A strong horse with a sore back is frequently shorn of half his strength. A sore back is usually the result of a miserable harness. Yet in many instances, the back band is made too short, or isbuckled up too tight, so that the traces at the b ick-b-ind are raised above a direct line from the hatnes to,the whiffle-tree. When this is the case, the back-band, when the horse draws, is pressed down with force on the back; and unless the pad is soft, or the harness be made with a patent back, a wound will be made, which wiljl be difficult to heal, so long as the harness that made the wound is employed' on the animat When a horse has ta sore back, and it seems necessary to keep him in the harness, let the back-band be removed entirely; or let it be lengthened, and fastened a few inches back of the wound.

It will be very easy to determine whether a back-hand is liable to injure the animal’s back, by observing, when he draws, whether the portion of the harness directly above the back is drawn down forcibly or is lifted clear from the back. A wound on the back of a horse is frequently irritated so long by the rough harness that It becomes almost incurable. A fresh wound, if not kept bleeding by the rubbing of the harness, will heal, in two or three weeks in warm weather without any other medicine than soapsuds. But an old wound that has tried to heal after the scab has been rubbed off several times requires an application of burnt alum, pulverized, to cleanse it of the “proud fle*h.” The beat remedy is a preventive. The driver is the one on whom the blame should rest, for allowing a horse to have a sore back. If the harness is not right, let it be made right before a horse is required to work in it. It is barbarous to work an animal in a harness that will gall the flesh. Better cut an old collar and harness into fragments, and bury the pieces beneath a grape vine, than to continue to use such fixtures as will wound a faithful beast of burden. Furthermore, when a sore back has been allowed to ulcerate, frequently discharging ichorous matter, one of the most efficacious remedies is, to bathe the wound for two successive hours In strong soapsuds every day, and after the bathing, wash the.aff.cted part with a solution of Salt petre and spirits of turpentine, prepared as follows: Put one-quarter of a pound of saltpetre and half a pint of turpentine into a bottle; shake up well before using ; apply to the wound three times a day with a feather. And when the wound has assumed a healthful appearance and seems to be healing, this medicine may be discontinued. — American Stock Journals

USEFUL RECIPES, ETC.

A correspondent of the Canada Farmer states that hellebore and water, sprinkled upon currant-worms before they have spread over the bush, will destroy them and save the fruit. A well known horticulturist says: “If one’s garden is quite limited, and a few apples are desired, I advise the planting pi dwarf-trees, which,. with good care, will yield a fair quantity of very superior fruit?’ A housekeeper having some stone jars in which lard had been kept, made them perfectly sweet by packing them full of fresh soil and letting it remain two or three weeks. She suspects it would be equally effective in any case of foul earthen or stone ware. ’ The Gardener' x Monthly says: “ There is nothing-that will make as good a border as Box, or some of the dwaif Aborvittes Of flowering plants, the best is the Perennial Candytuft. This will flower in April. The Mountain or Moss Pink— Phlox Subulala—ia a pretty edging. An expeiienced'horticulturist says fruittrees'should be transplanted during October and November, or from March Ist until May; peaches one year from the bud, plums, cherries, or dwarf pears at two ytars from tbe bud or graft; and standard apples and pears at two or three years of age. OxLdtovW ought never- to be wetted—if at can be possibly avoided-—but merely to be rubbed with a flumel, and.polished with a brush of moderate hardness, exictly like a mahogbny add by this simple means the fading of the colors, and tee rotting of the canvass, which.are in evitably attendant upon the oil-cloth being kept te a state of mote lure or dampness, are entirly avoided.— Exchange.

The JFor#np Farmer sxys the best way to get rid of the young suckers that grow up at the bsae xrf the trunka of orchard trees, 1* to waft till the Buckets are In leaf, at which time they are loosened more rapidly, and taking each separately in the hand, place a thick boot upon it near the tree and pull the shoot from its juncture with the tree. They will not sprout np again. Comhmnce hoeing and cultivating just as soon as the weeds appear above ground, or a little before, if possible. It is a diffl cult task to get ahead of the weeds if you allow them to grow until they are wellrooted and strong. One day’s work killing weeds when they arc an inch high, is nearly equal to fur when they are that number of Inches high. Some men never i begin in time, con* quently they are always behind, and their crops are in the 1 same predicament Always try to be a little ahead of your work and then it will never crowd, even if there are a few rainy days just at the time certain crops need cultivating. These warm days, followed by copious showers, will make the grass and weeds grow around the stems of trees, as well as elsewhere. A handsome tree is certainly of more value than a cabbage or tomato plant: yet there are many persons who will take good care of the latter, but entirely neglect the former. D'g about the roots of your trees; not only close up about the stems, but fork up a good, wide spaee, so that the rain can pass down to the lowest roots, and not be absorbed by the grass and weeds. Keep the soil well cultivated, or mulch around all trees if you want them to grow and remain heaithy.— Hearth and Home.

To prevent guns from rusting, here is a preparation which we have used for ?ears and which we know to be good ; 'wenty ounces best olive oil, one ounce and a half spirits of turpentine. This should be rubbed on the gun barrels, out side and in, with a rag; leave all that ad heres to the barrels, and put the gun away until wanted. Do this and you bid defiance to rust, even in the swamps of Louisiana. Iron rust seems to act like contagion, and when it once commences to work on any utensil it is exceedingly bard to check it. Once roughen the surface of steel and the polish is forever gone.—• Southern Paper. How to Beat Whites of Egos.—On breaking eggs, take care that none of the yolk becomes minglr d with the whites A single particle will sometimes prevent their foaming well. Put the whites into a large flat dish, and beat them with an egg-beater made of double wire, with a wire handle, or with a cork stuck crosswise upon the prongs of a fork. Strike a sharp, quick stroke through the whole length of the dish. Beat them in a cellar, or some other cool place, till they look like snow, and you can turn the dish over without their slipping off. Never suspend the process, nor let them stand, even for one minute, as they will begin to turn to a liquid sta’e, and cannot be restored, and ihus will make heavy cake. — German town Tdegraph..

Water for Horses.

Mb. B. Cabtledge, of Sheffield, a member of the Royal Veterinary College, calls attention to the very common mistake made by keepers of horses in limiting the supply of water to their animals Many owners of 'horses, most grooms, and others who have the charge of them, profess, he says, “to know how much water a horse ought to be allowed, and, when a poor, thirsty, over-driven animal arrives at his journey’s end, he is treated to a very limited supply, and the pail is taken away before its necessity is half met. It is a mistaken notion that cold water frequently produces “colic” I have known it cure the disease. When cold water does cause abdominial pain, it is from long abstinence, and when the horse d-1 iks to excess. But even this is rare. I allow my horse to- drink from every trough I meet on the road, if the water be clean, and, in my own stud, I never had a case of colic. At home, my horses always have water before them. A friend of mine, to whom, the other day, I gave this advice, directed his servant to adopt it. The servant shook hie head, and said, “ he thought he knew as well as Mr Cartledge when his horses required water and how much.” The owner, in reply, told his servant that might be so, and he must allow his horses to drink as often and as freely as be did himself.— English Farmer't Journal.

A Picked-Up Dinner.

Nellue Wick, ih the Ohio Farmer, sets forth what a tired and cross housekeeper got for dinner one day when house-clean-ing was in “ full blast,” as follows : In the first place she made a big johnnycake, but of course something must come before that—something appetizing and hearty—and there were four to eat it She couldn’t stand on her feet another minute, so she threw herself on the lounge, and called her little girl, nine years old: “ Bessie, is there any cold meat in the paptry ?” “Yes, ma'am;'"two little pieces of boiled beef—not a quarter enough for dinner." “ Get the chopping-bowl and knife and chop it fine.” Bessie did it. “ Is there any cold potato T" • “A few little ones.” “ Chop them up nicely with the meat. And is there any bread except the small -loaf saved for teat” “Yes, ma—some broken pieceg,andnice crusts." , “ Moisten them with a little water, and chop with the rest.” * “ It’s done, mamma.” “ Now take an egg—or if they are plenty, take two —beat them and stir with the rest. Is there any other eatable thing .in the pantry ? ’ “Just some butter and cheese; that’s alh” “ Put in a final! lump of butter, and let the cheese go.” “ It’s done. What a funny S esa > mamma I” “ Very funny. Is there enough for dinner, do you think !” “ I guess not, ma, if you and I eat any.” “Of course we must eat. Pour in twothirds of a cup of sweet milk, (water Would do, ifmUk wasn't plenty,) then sift in a handful of flour very carefully so that it will not lump. This will help the egg to bind all together. Season it with pepper and salt until it tastes savory Now if it is of the consistency of rather moist mince meat, you may put the frying-pan over the fire, put in a little lard, dip out the mixture in large spoonfuls, and fry it as you would fish balls. Be sure that all are well heated through, and browned on both sides.” When the folks came to dinner. Bessie dished up the balls in the new turreen,.* and they looked tempting enough. But men never think any thing out of the common way can be good until they’ve tried it; so the tired housekeeper’s husband looked rather contemptuously at the dish and said: “ What kind of formation is that!” “ Conglomerate,” answered the wife, spunkily, for she was feeling any thing but pleasant “ Why, it tastes like dressing,” returned he,taking a good-sired mouthful. “Did you make it to stnff any thing with?” “ Yes,” said the tired house keeper. ‘ WeH—but—” looking round the table; “ what’s to be stuffed ? ” “A gooael” said she, giving him such a look that he got off that track immediately.

“Wen, they’re excellent,” said he, taking two more cakes, “ but I should like U> know what they’re mad a-of. What’s the foundation T " “ The tureen,” said she shortly. *■ Is there any meat tn them ? * says he. “ Just a visible admixture,” says she. “ Any potato ’ * “ All those little white bits are potato.” “ Any egg?” “ All those yellow specks are egg.” “ Any bread ?" “ All that soft spbstance is bread.” “ Any thing else?” “ Nothing but flour, milk, butter, pepper and salt.? “ Well, they are capital,” said he. help ing the boys and Bessie again; and by the time that the originator of all this excellence was rested enough re enjoy something, there.was one left on the plate, and the husband looking loving at that. So she just folded her napkin and sat back in her chair, and in a minute it was gone. But what woman doesn’t count it a hap pin ess to go hungry, if only her cooking can be praised. Wheat-clubs have been organized in different parts of the South. Each member pays so much into the treasury, and all the money thus received is to be given to the man who harvests the best acre of this ce'eal.

The Vital Statistics of the United States Show that periodical fevers and acute and chronic disorders of the stomach and bowels are among the most prominent and fatal diseases in this country. Disobedience to the laws of health, as regards diet; the nse of pernicious stimulants; and the wear and tear of business excitement, and of •' fast life” generally, have much to do with the prevalence of those maladies In our cities; while In the West, and especially In the newly opened districts, they are chiefly due to malaria, unwholesome water, and the exposure and privation Incident to life In new settlements. Now, it IB a fact that it is as possible to protect the human system against these maladies, at to guard life and property against the incursions of assassins and thieves. Strengthen the vital organization with HOSTETTER’S STOMACH BITTERS, and It becomes as capable of resisting the active principle of epidemic or endemic disease. si a flre-proof safe Is of resisting the act lop of combustion. Thia is the exiierience of thousands who have remained unscathed by malarious disorders in the sickliest seasons, while their neighbors, who neglected to tone and regulate their systems with this unequalled medicinal stimulant. have fallen thick and fast around them Weakness luvitea disease. Vigor repels it. Help nature to debt the good fight wfth Infection, whether it be in the air. the water, or the soil with this matchless preparation,—a compound of the rarest vegetable extracts with the purest of all diffusive stimulants.

The Hoose We Live In.” Space forbids our speaking of the bones, muscles, lungs, brain, nerves, skin, etc. But consider for a moment that the average amount of blood In an adult la thirty pounds, or about onefifth of the body’s weight. At each beat of the heart two and and a-half ounces off blood are thrown out of it; one hundred and seventy-five ounces per minute; six hundred and fifty-six pounds per hour; seven and three-fonrtb tons per day. All the blood in the body passes through the heart In thipe minutes and distributes the nutritive principle to every texture and the source of every secretion. Now, If the blood is weak and impure the danger of incurring disease is imminent. Tbia Isc rtaln to be its condition, more or less, at this period of the year. And Just here we are admonished of the superior advantages of MISHLER’S HERB BITTERS for cleansing and renovating the blood. This it will alwavs d", and also prevent any disease arising from im pure blood, because it removes the cause. Begin at once to purifyyour blood with this great tonic, and thus ward off disease before it entrenches itself In your system. Allen’s Lung Balsam causes the Lungs to throw off the matter that is collected over the air-cells, and makes the patient breathe more freely and purifies the blood, gives strength to the body, and tone to the digestive organs, heals the rritated parts, and gives life and health to the system. Foy sale by all Druggists. Buildxhs and Otbxrs contemplating building can save lime and money by consulting the prscIleal Books published by A. J. Bicknell 4 Co., Springfield, 111. Descriptive catalogue sent free toauy address. See advertisement of J. I. Case A Co . Racine, Wb.

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Nature’s Sparkling Specific for Indi gestion and Biliousness, the water of the famous eltzer Spa. Is duplicated in a moment with a spoon Oil of Tarrants Sxltzxr Aprrirrt. which contains every valuable element of the German spring. Toe greatest physicians of Europe pronounce that free gift of Providence the mo-t potent of al known alteratives, and its facsimile fresh and foiming. Is now placed within the reach of every Invalid in 'he western world. SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS. SCROFULA, Erysipelas, Catarrh, Fever Sores, Ac , cured r he m ney reran-l-d. Send 10 cu. for circular o. >1 for pills J. H. It. Brown a, PhlltdelpMt, Pa ■ THE GREAT LUNS REMEDY. Will au those .dieted with Coughs or Consumption read the following, and learn the value of Allen's JLdng Balsam. WHAT THE DOCTORS SAY I Amos Woolly, M. D, of Koectusco county, Ind. says: “ For three years past I have used Alum’s Lose Balsam extensively In my practice, and I am satisdee there Is no better medicine for lung disease. tn see.*' Isaac H. Doran. M. D., of Logan county, 0., says “Allmn’s Lung Balsam not only sells rapidly, but gives perfect satisfaction In every case within mj knowledge. Having conddaice In It, and Intowln? that It poaseeses valuable medicinal properties,! freel} use It tn my dally practice and with unbounded sue cess. As an expectorant, it Is most certainly far ahead of any preparation I have ever yet known." Nathaniel Her rls, M. D., of Middlebury, Vt_ says “I have no doubt It will soon become a classical rente dial agent for the ears of aU diseases of the Throat Bronchial Tubes, and the Lungs." Dr. Lloyd, or Ohio, surgeon In the army during Utt war, from exposure contracted consumption. Hi says; “ I have no hesitancy In saying that it was by the use of your Lung Balsam that I am now alive and enjoying health.",. Dr. Fletcher, of Missouri, say,: "1 recommend yom Balaam in preference to any other medicine lor Coughs, rad It gives satisfaction." AlliS'i l.mre Balsam Is the remedy to cure ali Lung and Throat difficulties. ft should be thoroughlj tested before using any other Balsam. I» wHJ when all others fiul Directions accompany, each bottle. • ( J. N. Harm & do., Sole Pronrieton, CINCINNATI. OHIO. ’ yr librtuU Tbs North the Western c ™tn withboxes lor ell *lnd. or Berr OrAm. lt%ak-s the LOOT STTTOB, U.IXS om mots stoss, has the under 4* d, ani Is eqUsd In eve- y raffiN* t to anySewtnc Machine ever Invented. Prlc- »». WarrantM tbr

DR. RANSOM’S lIWW iID mu ' - 4 Dr. Ra’-eom’B Rtve Syrup and Tolu, In sddttion to end Hop.; . oombl >atton that nisit rommend it to a*Aw^^ o tor all ass ctlona ot the throat and Lungs where a cough medicine • nace-aery. Chis Syrup la carefully prepar <1 under ths par onaldlrectlonof a regal v physic fan of ovsf twenty ywa-s* practice, whoseslpuarere Is auached to tl • dirsetloua on tbs boitla. Its vary pleasant US's makes It an agreeable medic ne for children; d»ery iwreon shoe'a keep a bottle or Baaantn’sllivK HVRCF ABDTOLII inMeboase, not only as a universal Couch Midi cine, but a- a saira and remedy tor an<M«n attacks of Croup among Reinemb r that Consumption Is caused, In moat eases,- by neglecting a might cough. Greatest Discovery of the Age I DR. A. TRACK’S Magnetic Ointment! This remarkable and moat Interesting remedy is composed of the concentrated Juices of ths moat pow- rfui and the moat soothing Plants and Roots la nature, chemically com ined end Initiated ip welt sealed gISM bottles, a d charged by a powerful Battery : Thus poeaeMlnr In add tt"n V> Its -upa-tor medical virtues etrnng Maetrrno asp Knaryraio properties, prolbsrdl, penetrating, and eminently quieting and soothing It relieve* Pain and 'nfi.mm.iton at once, (when frequently applied,) relaxing t l . strained muscles and serves giving new 11'. and vitality by its Ufegivtngqualities,io Paralysedpartsaod Chronic or tong S'andfng Complaints and weaknesses, allaying Nervous pain. (Neuralgia,) Irritation, and Removing obstruction* like a charm. Indeed all who have uaea It, speak of it as truly a wonderful medicine, and esteem It by tar superior to any and all other external remedies In nse. If applied In season ttls an untuning remedy for the Crouo, Dtptheria Sere 1 hroa', laflauTmatjon of the Lung*. Bowes, Liver, Kidneys and other Organa, Rheumatism. Spinal Irritation, Ante 'n the Breast, and at all times cures Nervous Headache, Neuralgia, 80-e Eyes, Kar Ache, Tooth ache. Ague In the Face. PimolM and Eruptions of all klpds. Pites, Bruised sad Sprained Limbs, Hurns, Frozen parts, - hllblalus, iudo'ent and long standing Sores, Wound*, Ac., too. It will also restore the Halrtolbe Bald Head, and prevents the Hair from tailing.

Prof. H. Anderson’s DERM ADOR! la a Liquid Liniment for External Application, FOR MAN OR BEAST, A DI K ,. r M w It* free application to inflamed dores, add surface* on both Man ana Beast, Ina ,ery abort Alma relieves rhe pain aud sorene«a. and the bpt, angry and red surface becomes cool, molrt g'.d natural, ana by c ntlnaed apnllcatlon and attention, the part is soon restored to health. IMPORTANT TO HOUSEMEN Prof. Anderson's Dermador Is the best Liniment In use tor noises. T"ls fact la shown by numerous letters from ell parts of the country. A iota Obe rends as follows: . “W» have been experimenting with yonr Derm,dor on horseflesh, and find It a very superior remedy; Su h sup- nor to the famous "Gargling Oil," or any her liniment we ever u-ed tn our Livery Stable. Phase send us two dozen la-ge bottles by express C. O. D. Tour- respectfully, " WATSON A OOPuB. Waverly, Ind." DR. J. R. MILLER S Universal Magnetic Baliji Curse, u If-by Magnetic Influence, Nenra’gla and all ■aln. and is tnereiore very pronerlv terned ’’Magnetic Bum." It is purely a vegetable preparation, fl has no equal as a rem-dy for CHOLERt, CHOLERA MO IBUS, DIARRHCEA. DfH-Nl EBY, COLIC and ah BOWEL COMPLAINTS. Its Imelz use will curb Colas, Croup, Dlptuerla, Quinsy, and all Throat affections. When properly used. Fever and Ague, and other rorop.alnta Incident to our western and souihera climates, ere esally bro.en np. FEVER AND AGUE. Cleanse th -system; th°n, as the time forachll draw, on, cover warmly In bed and take aeupfoi of hot w ter, with one or two teaap-x>ufol. of the Mag>etlcß*iuisw et-ned with brown auger, also bithe the back -nd s’oraach wi*h the Balm end remain quiet. Repeat. If m-ci ssnry. tW All the shave Medicines are Sold ky Oraniata Every where. D. RANSOM & CO., Prop’s, BUFFALO, N. Y. UlflitrnkDi A* k your Grocer tor Peuasnre's V 111 tO All l Cidbi Vimba*, a most splendid wtlcle. Warranted pure and to preserve pickles. FllisT PKKM’UM at the U. 8. Fair, 111. State Fair, and Chicago City Fair. Largest works of 'be kind in U.S. Establishes IMS. 33f» A 341 state St.. Chicago. WANTEb*-AGENfS--c\& ,;^^N l G CHINE. Price-Th<• 4iniari*t,ehr»fpcHtnd best KrntUrg Machine ever invented. Will knit per fninnte. LihrMiHnriuccinentNto Af’f'nt*. AdMraaa AMEBIC AN KNITTING MACHINE (•(»,. V„w|..n, m Mo, ATTENTION FARMERS! What Thr shlng M v btnc and Horae Po ver to>k tha First Prues ar. he State Fairs for 1368 In the four ffrea’rrnl'i rr W’n B'a*?*, Illinois, Wisconsin, lOWA AND MINNESOTA T mt Of J. I. CAfi« AC X, tuonfa, WMO'iNpIN. with their celebrated Woodbury Mourartd Horse Power. rh*y ar- the m-st extensive maauOMUirers of I breaking Machines in the Unite l ’ Htatrs 8 ndfor Ci cular escribing th<i Thr• th«-r and the Mounted Power, and also the Climax and Pitts Powers made by them.

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