Rensselaer Union, Volume 6, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 May 1874 — Page 4

GRANGE ITEMS.

... .There we nearly 150,000 Patrons in Georgia. ....Thetotal Grange membership in the'United States is now estimated at over ... .Alter a Grange has been formed, the initiation fee for members is five dollars for men and two dollars for women. ....In 1,818 Granges in lowa it is claimed there are no less than 25,000 women, each of whom is empowered to vote. —D. W. Stewart, Secretary of the Ohio Btale Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry, recently reported about 800 Granges in the State and a rapidly-increasing revenue. ... .The Indiana State Grange has decided that no one may be propeny admitted who does not depend more upon the products of his farm for his income than upon any other occupation. . ...The Petersburg Index gives a hopefhl account of Grange matters in Virginia: “We confidently believe that in twelve months from this time every county in the State of Virginia will be represented in the State Grange, and in many counties every township.” ... .It is estimated that there will not be less than from 50,000 to 75,000 Grangers in Tennessee before next fall. The order is experiencing a wonderfully rapid growth, and soon there will scarcely be a fanner in the State who will not be a member of some Grange. ... .The Grange movement is still sweeping Georgia. New Granges are being organised every week. Thousands of the best and most solid farmers are joining them and working in them with all their might; and if you could see how the Grange meetings are attended, how men and their families come from a distance to be present, and how resolute is their purpose when they come, you would be convinced that the Granges are a reality which cannot be ignored or laughed or sneered out of’existence. There is hardly a farmer or planter of intelligence and influence in the State, and I have a very wide-spread acquaintance among them, who is not a working member of a Grange. Most heartily do I wish the movement God-speed. The more I learn about it the more do I approve it and wish to see it sweep Hie land.— Gor. Southern Farmer. ... .The Grange aims to increase knowledge by stimulating mental activity and aiding inquiry, to add dignity to labor and elevate the social position of the husbandman, to mutually relieve sickness and suffering among the fraternity, to prevent cruelty to animals, to lessen litigation and its consequent ills, to collect accurate statistics of products and gain a fuller knowledge of markets, to give a better understanding of the principles of business and the laws of trade, to overthrow the credit system and encourage the practice of true economy, to bring the manufacturer nearer the producer and foster a varied home industry, to place the producer and consumer in nearer relations to each other, to teach better culture of the soil, to surround our homes with beauty and comfort, to avoid imposition and to disjpense with middle-men as far as practicable, and to inculcate morality ana temperance, foster education and cultivate brotherly love among mankind. —lndiana Farmer.

The Success of Co-operation Among the Farmers.

About two years ago, when it became demonstrated that the Fanners’ Movement was not an ephemeral project, the necessity for co-operation in the sale and purchase of necessary articles thrust itself upon the attention of farmers. The first co-operative clubs were formed for the purpose of buying plows, cultivators, etc., at the manufactory, and by shipping a car-load at a time and dealing direct with the manufacturer to effect a saving on the freight, and also to avoid the payment of a profit to the agent or middle-man. They met with a rebuff at the outset. The manufacturers returned their orders and declined to fill them, saying that they must buy farm implements of the agents or not at all. Twenty-one plow-makers met in convention and passed a resolution to sell to farmers at retail prices only, but advising their agents to sell to members of Granges at a small profit for cash. The Patrons grew indignant, and the result of a discussion in the Granges and Clubs was a firm resolve to use no plow made by the men who had refused to sell to them at manufacturers’ prices. In insurance there are three co-opera-tive companies. Elevators and grain warehouses, twenty. Manufacturing establishments, thirty. Grist mills, eight. Packinghouses, three. Co-operative associations, eight. Grange stores, sixteen. In some of their business movements, of course, the experiments have not been as satisfactory as could be wished. In some instances the farmers have been imposed upon by insincere and Belfish men who have led them into trouble. On several occasions the Age has counseled its read ere to go slow, but sure. To take no false steps, but look the ground well over before they invested, and to trust no man in manufacturing or mercantile business that they do not know all about, and know him to be both morally and mentally competent for the post for which he is mentioned. The above schedule shows an amount nearly equal to five million dollars which the fanners have put intodthe co-operative movement in sums of twenty-five dollars and upward. 'Die Bureau of Agriculture has roughly estimated the savings to the Western farmer, through the economic features of the Grange, to be from tfi,Boo,ooo to *7 r 000,000; and this is but a beginning of the immense advantages derived from the practice of superior economy, the abandonment of the vicious credit systemand the fostering of a sharp competition in trade. —lndustrial Age.

The Farmers’ Political Movement in Illinois.

At the recent meeting in Bloomington of the Advisory Committee of the Illinois State _ Farmers' Association, fifty-two counties of the State were represented by over sixty delegates. After considerable discussion a motion that political action be taken this year was unanimously adopted amid tremendous enthusiasm. A Committee appointed to make arrangements for the holding of a State’ Convention shade the following report, which was adopted: The farmers, mechanics and other laboring men, as well aa other citizens of Illinois who believe m declared by the State farmers’ Association at DecStur, on the 18th day of Debar, 1873, that, through the departure from Bed. oar Government, ae founders thereof, and dent exercise of that the freeman, the right of Illinois, ae well aa uses, have by their past system of cun legislation which makes the great majority slavishly subservient to a small minority; that this condition is dettrty traceable to the fostering grotecUon which seconded bjrjaar IIS Import unately'demande'riiat aUAmerican rotor* ih»U attend with care all primary nom-

In at ions and elections, so as to insure the election of competent and honest men to all offices In the gift or the people; that the recent record of the old political parties of this country is suchhs to forfeit the confidence and respect of the people, and that we are, therefore, freed from all allegiance to them, and should act no longer with them; and counties are hereby invited to send delegates in tho proportion of one delegate to every 5,000 Inhabitants and fraction exceeding halt that number, under the census of 1870, to a convention to be held at the State House in Springfield on Wednesday, the 10th day of June, at ten a. m., for thepurpose of nominating candidates for State. Treasurer and Superintendent of Public Instruction, and the transaction of snch other business as may be brought before the convention. In each county where a County Farmers’ Association exists the President of such Association is requested to Immediately call a County Convention of delegates from the various townships or precincts on such basis as, after consultation, he may find most expedient, of the farmers, mechanics, laboring men, and other citizens of said county in sympathy with the opinions expressed in this call, and such convention is requested to appoint delegates to the State Convention, to take such other action as may be necessary to perfect the organization and nominate and elect their candidates. In each county where a County Farmers’ Association does not exist the Vice-President for that district of the Btate Farmers’ Association is requested, in conjunction and consultation with the officers of the Industrial organizations of that county, to call a convention in like manner, for the purpose as aforesaid. Counties will be entitled to representation in the State Convention as above stated on the census of 1870. For example: Adams County, population, according to the census of 1870, 56,416, eleven delegates; Alexander, 10,519, two delegates; Pond, 13,155, three delegates, etc.

Directions for Writing for the Press.

“ Hill’s Manual of Social and Business Forms,” by Prof. Thos. E. Hill, a new, original and very comprehensive book, just published by Moses Warren & Co., Chicago, gives instructions for preparing any written document In correct form, and from it we take the following valuable suggestions as to what to write about when furnishing news matter for the press: Accidents. —When, where, to whom. Excursions, Amusements, etc. —When, where; character of amusement, etc. Burglary.—When, where, by whom, amount stolen, etc. Change of Business Firms.—When, and names of the parties. Crops.—Present condition and future prospects. Crime of Any Kind.—Names of offenders; nature of the crime. Churches. —Change of pastors, revivals, election of church officers, etc. Dissolution of Partnership.—Names parties. Where going. What to do. Deaths.—Who. when, where, cause. Discoveries. —Of curiosities, or anything new or valuable. - Distinguished Arrivals.—At the hotels or elsewhere. Divorces. —Who, when, where, cause. When and where married. Elopements.—Names of parties and circumstances. Election Intelligence.—Election takes place when, candidates to be, or which have been elected, etc. Fires. —Whose property, when, where, cause, amount of insurance, names of companies insured in. _ j - Facts and Figures.—Concerning any product raised in the vicinity, amount sold, profits, etc. Festivals.—Held by whom, for what object, amount realized, etc. Improvements.—By whom, where, and cost. Inventions. —Patents granted to whom, what for, nature of improvement. Lectures. —Past, to come; when, where, by whom, substance of what was said, already delivered. Marriages.—Who, when, where, by whom married, where going on bridal tour. Murders. —Who, when, where, by whom, object of the murder, circumstances. New-Comers.—Their business, where 10-' cated, where from, etc. New Manufactures.—ln prospect, when, where, by whom established, kind, etc. New Buildings.—To be or built, erected by whom, for what'purpose, cost, etc. Price of Staple Commodities.—ln the market, prospect for the future, etc. ' Parties Leaving Town.—Who, when, where going, business going into. Presentations. —By whom, to whom, where given, what presented, why. Railroads.—New roads in prospect, prefits of present roads, etc. Sales of Real Estate.—By whom, to whom, who will occupy, amount paid, etc. Shows, Exhibitions, Fairs.—Where, when, who gives them, character of entertainment. Schools.—Facts and figures concerning them, change of teachers, improvementsneeded.ete. . Secret Societies.—Election of officers, prosperity and condition of the society. Strange Phenomena.—ln the heavens, in the elements, or in the earth, where, when. Suggestions of Improvements Needed.— Where, when, by whom, cost, etc. Surgical Operations.—By whom performed, of what character, condition of patient. Sickness.—Who sick, cause, by what physician attended, health of the community. Telegraph.—What new lines are to be established, present cost of telegraphing, etc. Violation of Law.—Whereby parties are arrested and fined, what offense, when, where, etc.

Keep the Best Soil at the Surface.

Judging from the numerous communications and editorials on the subject of plowing, there is still an immense lack of knowledge. Whatever the ground may be it will always be the better practice to keep the best part of the soil on the surface. J. S. Bowles, an Ohio farmer, writes that according to his judgment “ the true use of plowing is merely to bury the rubbish out of the way. The surface of the ground, if it has not been trodden, can be made fine enough for seeding with the harrow. From past experience lam convinced that the best time to plow for corn is the previous fall, and the best time -so plow for fall grain is as early in the summer as possible. These are 1 * the facte. My theory is that the ground being solidified by lying so long after plowing becomes more as though it had not been plowed at all, excepting that there is no rubbish in the way. “ Experience proves, that in this part of Ohio more wheat can be raised, following corn, by drilling it in the com alleys without plowing than by cutting off the corn and breaking the ground up and then seeding.” All this may Ito correct on soils of a certain character; but if the soil is heavy and compact it will require deeper cultivation.—N. Y. Herald. A Kentucky paper reports what it denominates a livipg wonder. It says Dora Chambers, born on Skeggs Creek, Warren County, Ky., on the 11th of August, 1871, is thirty-seven inches high, ten inches around the wrist, eighteen inches around the calf of the leg, twentyeight and three-fourths inches around the thigh, forty-eight inches around the hips, forty-two inches around the waist, and weighs 118}£ pounds. The parents of this child are said to be delicate, small persons, the father weighing 127 pounds and the mother 144. There was nothing extraordinary about the child at its birth, but when about three months old he began to grow fat, and at the age of two and one-half years had gained the proportions above stated. The other day a bright little boy, son of one of the clerks in the Hartford Postoffice, was visiting in Norwich., A theatrical company had been giving a performance in the city, and one of the actors, being a friend of the family, was stopping with them. The little boy’s lively ways pleased the actor considerably, and he remarked, in stage parlance: “ I wish I had this little boy; J think there’s money in him.” To which promptly responded the child: “ I know there is, for I swallowed a cent wbeg I was at grandma’s the other day.”

FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.

—Frosting—A Good Recipe.—Five tablespoonfuls of white sugar for every egg, beat up together, then put it over a kettle of boiling water, stirring all the time until it gets thick enough. Let the cake cool before putting It on. —Cheap Fruit Cake.—One cup molasses, one and one-half cups sugar; three and one-half cups of flour, one of butter; two pounds English currants, one teaspoonful all kinds of spices, one teaspoonful of soda, two of cream Of tartar, one cup of sweet milk, yolks of three eggs (saving the whites for frosting). Bake slowly; when cool frost. i —To Boil Eggs.—When you select eggs for boiling, test their freshness by putting them in a pan of cold water. Those that sink are the best Always let the water boil before putting your eggs in. Three minutes will boil them solt; tour minutes the whites will be completely done, and in six minutes they will be sufficiently hard for garnishing salads and dishes requiring them. —Sour milk, buttermilk, and whey are excellent for poultry of all ages, and at all seasons, especially in winter. Milk is a very good substitute for the insect forage they are deprived of at that season, and we believe it is much more profitable to' give it to them than to swine. Unless it is allowed every day it is best not to give fowls all they will drink, for they will become purged by the excess, so that more harm than good will be done. A good way is to mix the corn-meal dough with milk. —lfyiral Messenger. —Hay Tea for Calves.—A farmer who had a calf of value and no milk to give it was advised to give it hay tea. He did so and the calf is reported as doing finely though it has neither received hay nor meal since he got it. He cuts the best and finest hay he has about two inches long and pours boiling water over it; lets it stand until cooled to about the heat of milk from the cow, when the teals given to the calf and the hay to the cow. Both calf and cow thrive on their feed. We have fed a great deal of hay tea to calves, with good results. —Rural New Yorker.

—Early Melons.—Gardeners general ly find it difficult to get as early melons as they would like, for the reason that they will not bear transplanting. I have tried a way by which they can be started early and transplanted when wanted. Save all the pasteboard paper boxes, and fill them with the best soil. Any kind of boxes will do; they can be made of wood with bottoms tacked on. After warming the soil, plant the seed, about five to the box. They can now be sunk in the hot-bed, or, if you do not have one, they can be kept in the house by the stove. When the young plants are large enough they can DC transplanted. After making the ground mellow, make a hole the size of the box; then slip out the bottom, and the earth with the plants will slip through without being disturbed. This plan will do for other plants besides melons, as cucumbers, etc., the tender egg plant, and some varieties of flowers. By starting plants early in this way several weeks can be gained.— Corr. of Prairie Farmer.

How to Produce Spring Wheat.

Any spring wheat can be changed into winter, or winter into spring, merely by gradually changing the time in which either is sown. By gradually sowing spring wheat earlier every season, in a few years 4 can be sown m the fall and become winter wheat. Or just before the close of winter sow winter wheat and let it germinate slightly, then let it freeze up until spring, and next year it can be sown successfully in the spring. As it is universally conceded that winter is better than spring wheat, it is a natural conclusion that the sooner wheat can be safely sown In the spring the nearer Will it attain to the quality of winter wheat. The distinction between winter and spring wheat is a difference in the time of sowing, and not in variety. By the foregoing practice a farmer may readily change a choice variety of white winter wheat to white spring wheat. As winter wheat is so liable to be damaged by cold weather, it would be the part of wisdom to raise more spring grain and sow less winter grain—A. Y. Herald.

Planting Corn.

The cold and backward weather this : spring will undoubtedly cause many farmers in the great corn belt of the West to fear an untoward season for this important cereal, and with good reason, if the cold spring should be followed by wet weather in May. One of the popular delusions with many-is-that corn, to succeed, must be planted immediately after plowing. While it is true that in this case the corn has at least an - equal chance with the weeds, it is about' ail the defensible argument in the premises. And the com area Of the country is diminished by many acres and many crops arc lost entirely by waiting until planting time before plowing for the crop. Indeed, some of the best crops we have ever raised were upon fall-plowing, without replowing in the spring, the land being simply thoroughly cultivated and harrowed to kill the crop of weeds; this was in wet seasons unfavorable to spring plowing. It will therefore be sound policy to plow whenever practicable, and plant as soon as the weather is warm enough to germinate the corn; first harrowing thoroughly to kill the weeds that mav have sprung up- ... ’ Land thus plowed, and partially solidified before planting, will stand far more harrowing before and after the corn is up, without tearing out the corn, than freshlyplowed land even when rolled, and in these days of improved com planters, with which the earth may be pressed about the seed, rolling the entire surface becomes unnecessary. In planting with that class of machines which have coverers to the dropping attachment followed by wheels, leaving the earth ridged over the seed, care should be taken not to plant too deeply; three inches is the utmost depth at which corn should be planted to insure good and quick germination, unless the soil be exceedingly dry; two inches being the proper depth to insure the most speedy sprouting, the condition being ordinarily favorable. This depth, however, would be light planting when the harrow is to be thoroughly used before and after the com has come up. Ih this case three inches would be better unless the soil is exceedingly heavy. Another circumstance not generally known by farmers is that good sound seed planted very early, if it does not become water-soaked, will remain in the ground until the weather becomes warm and then sprout promptly, and coming up is far less susceptible to cold, and will stand a frost that will entirely kill later plantings. Those who have seen ears of com which have been plowed under in the fall sprouting from the germ of every kernel and untouched by frost will readily appreciate this. Not that we advise planting corn with a view to having it lie a long time in the ground before germinating; nevertheless it is a fact that it will do this and grow when later planted corn will not Many farmers understanO this, -and plant com, covering pretty deeply and ridging over the rows, these ridges to be harrowed down just about the time the com is sprouted. If the com grows several days are gained for the season of green com, and consequently for ripening; if not the next planting for succession comes all right So with field com; if one have good seed and plenty of it, planting may go on even if

the season be early and cold. If the corn rot it is sifnply a matter of re-planting; if it germinate we are so much ahead. Another circumstance not generally known in connection with this early planting is, that corn planted when the soil is yet too cold to germinate the seed remains all right, swells gradually and, when warm weather comes, springs up; while other corn, planted later, swells, and, a cold spell coming on, instead of growing it rots, for the reason that in the one case the change takes place gradually while under a low heat, and the warm weather finds the grain ready to germinate ; but in the other case, under the action of heat and moisture, the change takes place quickly, and the next cold snap finds the grain just in the right condition to be rotted. It would be well to bear this fact in mind, this season especially, as so far it has been a succession of alternately warm and cold spells of weather. From present indications there is every reason to conclude that we shall uot have a first-rate season for corn. If not, corn will be high, and every additional bushel will be just so much more money in the pockets of the farmers.— Western Rural.

Fanning for Boys.

It is all very well for young boys to go to school to get an education, and to Sunday school and other good places to have a good moral and intellectual foundation laid. No one can well dispense with these agencies in laying the foundation in a Child of a good, substantial, useftil character. It is not necessary to say anything about this in these days. The idea is very well appreciated. But it does not seem so well understood that habits of industry, early established, are among the very best elements in finishing up a young boy. At any rate it is quite common to see the intellectual and the moral very well cared for, while the industrial is generally utterly neglected. ~ We do not know on a farm that any better thing could be inaugurated to help the boys along in this respect* than the keeping of rabbits. It was the first, or nearly the first, lesson in farmingof a practical character which the writer received, and it

was given him at eight years old. It was an absolute necessity that they should be fed three times a day, and this daily work to be done, and which could not be avoided, was a capital drilling in that round of duties which ends in'making a ! good soldier for the great battle of life." 1 We have known seme who have en- i courageti the children to go into these ; rabbit enterprises. Ms who Sad not nerve 1 { enough to urge them so a perseverance in ftheir daily dusks, and the 'result was that, ■ as the season progressed, the rabbit? were suffered to nm at large, so that her could. geTlheir own food and take c.ere of them-1 i selves. This, however, should never be ■ permitted. It is no worse to keep a child > : up to a task in industry than in any other i I good work; and after once getting him in j the run there is no difficulty after. A good, roomy box should be provided for them, and they should be tinned in various places, or the rabbits will invariably gnaw their way out. The bars in front should be of wire, and rather close together in order to keep out rats. A little yard is a very good thing, if the bottomxan.be so-ffoored as to prevent them from burrowing to get out. It should always be made a Saturday’s job to clean out the boxes. For boys it is not only an excellent industrial exercise, but rabbit-keeping, when well done, is a source of income by no means to be despised. From our early experience we can tell the boys positively that there is money in it. There were about six litters a year from the old one, and, after deaths and accidents deducted, there were about two dozen grew up, on which the money was made. Generally some one was found to buy the young at six weeks old; but, if not, the provision stores took them all at six months. And all this for only the daily toil of gathering clover or cabbage leaves in the summer, or turnips or other similar material in winter. Besides the rabbit business, there are many little things which the young can thus be set to do, both in. the garden and the farm. It matters not what, so that it is something they must do every day, and something which will bring them in some money reward for the work they do.— Forney's Weekly Press. New Bedford, which ranks No. 1 on fish stories, reports that Mr. Seth Thomas caught a codfish measuring five feet in length and two feet iu circumference, and weighing fifty pounds. In the stomach of the fish were found eleven herring, four flatfish and two crabs. This is a clear case of inflation, either in the fish or the story. Don’t Tamper with a Cold. —Perhaps in the whole category of diseases to which humanity is susceptible, the cough is most neglected in its early stage. A simple cough is generally regarded as a temporary affliction—unpleasant, and nothing more; but to those who have paid dearly for experience, it is the signal for attack for the most fearful of all diseases—Consumption. A cough will lead to consumption—if not checked—so sure as the rivulet leads to the river, yet it is an easy enemy to thwart, if met by the proper remedy. Allen's Lang Balsam is the great cough remedy of the age, and it has earned its reputation by merit alone. Sold by all good druggists. Vinegar Bitters.— The great merit of Vinegar Bitters has made them the leading medicine of the day, and respectable druggists everywhere write: “ They are the best and most popular preparation in the market." They have stood the test of public opinion and won confidence. They sell rapidly because they cure. If you are sick you want reliable medicine. Vinegar Bitters commend themselves to the ailing and afflicted, as they are deficient in one thing alone, viz.: the stimulant that unduly excites the brain and creates a morbid thirst for spirits 1 There is no phase of Indigestion, Biliousness, Nervous Disease or Physical Debility ia which they will not effect a cure. Invalids who are wasting away from a want of proper action in the liver, stomach and bowels will find them a constitutional specific, and a fountain of vitality and vigor as refreshing and exhilarating as a cool, gushing spring of water to the parched and fainting traveler in the desert. __________ ' 41 Wilhopt’s Tonic!—A Safe, Sore and Scientific Cure!— The unprecedented sale of this world-renowned medicine proves incontestihly that no remedy has superseded the use of this reliable Tonic. No spleen has been found so hard as not to yield to its softening influence, and no liver so hypertrophied as not to give up its long-retained bilious secretions, and no Chill or Fever has yet refused to fall into line Wheelock, Finlay & Co., Proprietors, New Orleans. Fob sale b; all Druggists. The Times says Dr. Walpole has lost his beautiful chestnut mare. She died suddenly in harness, it is supposed from hots or pinworms. If the Doctor had used Sheridan's Cavalry Condition Powders, he would, no doubt, have had his mare to-day—they are death .on worms. m V;, Chapped .hands are very common with those who have their hands much in water. A few drops of Johnson's Anodyne Liniment rubbed over the hands two or three times a day will keep them soft and white. Fishermen, sailors and others will do well to remember this. KUHN’S EUROPEAN HOTEL—The best conducted, most convenient, and cheapest hotel in Chicago. Try it. The Northwestern Horse-Nail Co.’s “ Finished ” Nail is the best in the world.

The Invalid—A Pen Pleture.

Bee her pallid countenance, hut a short time ago the picture of ruddy health, the eavty of the school and the pride of the household. She was always -welcomed by her schoolmates, for her lithe form and pleasing .deposition carried cheerfulness into their ranks. Diligent, punctual .and exemplary, obedient and graceful at home, she won the hearts of all. But alas ! we are sorrowed. Those rosy cheeks and ruddy lips are blanched by Consumption. The voice once so enchanting in laugh and song is feeble, husky and supplanted by a hollow cough. I.et us approach her couch gently and take her hand. Do not shudder because of the feeble and passionless grasp. The hand once so hearty and plump is emaciated and shows bony outlines, while the cords and tortuous veins are plainly mapped upon the surface. The pulse that bounded with repletion, carrying vigor to the whole system, aod imparting life, beauty, vivacity, health and streugth, is delicate to the touch. The feeble heart cannot propel the thin, scanty blood with force. Must we Jose her while yet in her teens? Companions and friends gather around with words of cheer and consolation, and depart with moistened eyes and silent steps. Must we lose her? No! there is relief! We can stay tins destroyer of our happiness and not suffer the loss of so bright a gem. Soinethinamore is required now than dietary and hygiemh observance, for nature calls for -aid and she shall have it. Take this pleasant medicine. It is invigorating. llow it allays the irritable cough, improves the appetite and digestion, and sends a healthy tingle through the frame. The blood is enriched, nervous force increased, and the heart bounds with a new impulse. See her face brighten by degrees; the color is returning, her voice is getting clearer, and pleasant wordsare spoken. The strength falters yet, but is gaining. Let us take her out. in the warm suushine. In a short time she will be able to go without onr aid, a cheerful girl. This delightful medicine must be God-biessed. It is restoring health to our loved one. She is emerging from her sickness sweeter and nobler than before, and Dr. Bierce’s Golden Medical Discovery must have the credit. It has raised her. 8. R. Eglar, druggist, of West Union, Ohio, says that Dr. Bierce’s Golden Medical Discovery has effected a wonderful cure of Consumption in his neighborhood. Bain, Deformity and Death are prevented by the humane efforts of the National Surgical Institute, Indianapolis, Indiana, the largestinstitutiou of the kind founded this side of the Atlantic for the cure of Baralysis, Diseased Joiuts, nil deformities of the human body, Biles, Fistula, Catarrh and Chronic Diseases. —SencUyour address to the Institute, and receive their large journal giving full iuTdrmafToh and particulars.

Thirty Yearn’ Experience of an Old Nurse. Mss. WtjtsLOw's Soothing Stuff Is the prescription of one of the best Female Physicians and Nurses in the t'aiteJ States, and has been used for thirty yeare with never-failing safety aud success by millions of mothers and children, from the feeble infant of one week old to the adult. It corrects acidity of the stomach, relieves wind colic, regulates the boweis, sad elves rest, health, and comfort to mother and chili We belieTe it to be the Best and Surest Itemedy in the World in all cases of DYSENTERY and DIARItHCKA IN CHILDREN, whether It arises from Teething or from any other cause. Full directions for using will accompany each bottle. None Genuine maleSs the facsimile of CURTIS A PERKINS is on the outside wrapper. Sold by all Jlxwcink Dxaliss. Children Often Look Pule and Sick From no other cause than haring worms In the stem ach. Br.OTVX'S VERMIFUGE COMFITS will destroy "Worms with out in jury to the child, helngr perfectly wuitjs, and free from all coloring or other injurious ingredients usually used in worm preparations. CUIiTIS & BIiOWN, Proprietors, No, 215 Fulton street, New York. Sold by Drugatets and, Chemists, and Dealers in Medicines, at Twkxty-fivk Cents a Box. tW“ Asthma can be cured. See Hurst’s advertise ment. WHEN WRITING TO ADVERTISERS, t ▼ plenae nay you gaw the advertisement In this paper* FHE FAVORITE JOMB REMEDIES. PERRY DAVIS’ PAIN-KILLER AND *».- • AXjXjEJNT’S LUNG BALSAM! AND Why They Should Be Kept Always Near-at Hand. L—Pain-Killer is the most certain cholera cure that medical science has ever produced. 2j—Allen’s Lung Balsam, as a cough remedy, has no equal. 3. Pain-Killer will cure cramps or pains in anypart of the system. A single dose usually effects a enror--—;— —. —- * — 4. AHen’s Lung Balsafn contains no opium in any form. 5. Pain-Killer will cure dyspepsia and indigestion if used according to directions. C.—Allen's Lung Balsam as an expectorant has no equal. 7. Pain-Killer has proved a sovereign remedy for fever and ague, and chill fever; it has cured Vibe most obstinate cases. 8. Allen’s Lung Balsam is an excellent remedy for curing bronchitis, asthma, and all throat diseases. 9. Pain-Killer as a liniment is unequaled for frostbites, chilblains, burns, bruises, cuts, etc. 10. Allen’s Lung Balsam will cure that terrible disease, consumption, when all other remedies fail. 11. Pain-Killer has cured cases of rheumatism and neuralgia after years* standing. 12. Allen’s Lung Balsam is largely indorsed by phy, sicians, druggists, public speakers, ministers and the press, all of whom recommend Its Usq In cases of cough, cold and consumption, ana commend it in the highest terms The above reasons for the use of these valuable and standard medicines are founded on facts, and thousands will confirm what we have said. / The demand for them is increasing dally, and large sales are made in foreign countries. J. N. HARRIS tu CO., Prop’rs, Cincinnati, Ohio. For »ale by all Medicine Dealer,.

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BEARD* BRO:,Bt.XK>tilg x ManW«lc«reM<sf the EXCELSIOR FIRE AND BURGLAR-PROOF AIpPA 25 per cent, saved by purchasing dlVApP\ reef from factory. Send for cata- ”— 1 6. Wi logne and state ah opt size wanted. DR. SAM’L 8. FITCH’B ' FAMILY PHYSICIAN Will be sent free by mall to any one (ending their address to 714 Bboadway.Nbw Tore. 3 School Teachers Wanted In each comity for the Spring and Summer. 8150 PER MONTH. Send for circular giving f nil particulars. ZIEGLER ft McCURDY, Chicago, m, “DANBURY NEWS.” , One year, $2; * raoa., |l. Sen d subscriptions to E. L. WAKEMAN, Western Ag*t Journal B'ld’g,Chicago, lUV tending ns the address of ten persons, with 10 Hll I eta. will recelvejV-sc.a BSanUfulChromo and nil r Inatrnctlona how to get rich, poet-paid. CUy UH t Xovelty Co., 108 South 6th St., Fblla., Pa. DB. WHITTIEIt, Loofeet engaged, and bm t cncceuful PLy*ici*R Ol (ha H*. Oouaul tation or pamphlat free. Call or write. a ADAV .'AyLnti wanted everywhere. PartlcI Unlara rree. Art Agency, 106 S. 4tb-st,«ALouU. ££Qer A WEEK. Agenta wanted. Baatneaa legiti<iPO ( mate. A. BttoQMH AtL. Muscatine, lowa. r per day. IJOO Agent* wanted. Bead stamp tplO W A-». BLAIR A CO., gt^Lonla.ilo.

Wky will You Suffer J .To nil persons suffering from Klieumatlstp, Neuralgia, Cramps lu the limbs or stomach, BlUous Colic, Taln ln the back, bowala or side, we would say Tub HocsiUold Pahacoa usd Family Liniment la of all others the remedy you want for Internal and external use. It Ims cured the above complaints In thousands of cases. There Is no mistake about It. Try it. Soldhyall Druggists.

HOUSEHOLD PANACEA AND FAMILY LmMEHT. HOUSEHOLD PANACEA -vV— AND FAMILY LINIMENT.

GTT TR TAT E.H. BorgesJiOgans- | P-’ -LJ-ILll I port, Ind., says: “I have V «, ■“ sold KRESS FEVER TOXIC 8 years; it has YW I . _. always given satisfac\l tion. I now sell more of T 1 *T» it. than of all other •El A All KJ AGUE remedies, and believe It to be thebestof them all. Kress FEVER Tonic Is manufactured and warranted by Areas Manufacturing Co., Cincinnati, O. IT,DOES THE nnSIHWS forTWCUYEAIffi.and Dded UuUIIIUUU several remedies without WWIIIBIfIV any good results— I tried KRESS FEVER TOXIC finally, and am now perfectly well— can truly say it does all that you claim for it.” This remedy is in concentrated form— Small Doses but SURE CURES, and is.WARRANTED by Kress Manufacturing Co. Cincinnati, O.

FLORENCE^ The long-contested Suit of the FLORENCE SEWING MACHINE CO. against the (Singer, Wbeeler A Wllaon, and Grover & Baker Companies, involving over >250,000. Is finally decided by the 1[ Supreme Court of the United States in favor of the FLORENCE, which alone has Broken the Monopoly of High Prices, | THE NEWFLORENCE f Ts the OJVXy machine that lews hack- | ward and forward, or to right and left, I Simplest-Cheapest-Best, $ Bold fob Cash Only. Special Tubus to X | CLUBS and DEALERS. J X April, 1574. Florence, Mass. $ The Human Locomotive should be carefully ?ngineered, otherwise H may run off the track of life it any moment. To keep its delicato Internal machinery In perfect trim,or to put it in good working condition when oat of order,ls the peculiar province of Tarrant’s Effervescent Seltzer Aperient. The thoroughness with which it clcanftes without Irritating the Bowels; the tone and vigor which It imparts to\hestomach : Its appetizingeffects: its cqolIng, refreshing operation iu fever; the relief it affords in headache; its antibilious properties, and its superior merits as a general corrective, Justify the assertion that it Is.Tjeyond all comparison, the most valuable family medicine of the age. Sold by all druggists. fegf 500,000 me com pads Have been Used since Jan. Ist, 1871. A sufficient guarantee of their usefulness. They are warranted to prevent chafing and to cure any ordinary GALLED NECK on HORSES or Mulea, if Printed Directions are followed. Have also a Zinc Gin-Saddle Pod. that prevents chafing on the back, and a Lead-Lined Collar Sweat-Pad, to protect the shoulder from gallß. All of which are for sale by harness makers throughout the United States anil Canada. Manufactured tv MNG COLLAR PAD CQ.. BUCHANAN, JIICH. 1 1) f 11 1 p c 1 c nr'o f cl^ps^, them will be prosecuted to the extent of MARTIN BUCK, Agent, Lebanon, N.H. WANTED E CHINE where we arc not represented. Reader 11 you can make money selling the “HOME SHUTTLE” whether you are EXPERIENCED In the business or not. If you wish to buy aSawiNO Machine for family use our circulars will show you how to save money. Address JOHNSON, CLARK & CO„ Chicago, 111. *mimmnwm\ S4O, SSO, $75 and SIOO. Good, Durable and Cheap. Shipped Heady for Dee. Manufactured by J. 17. CHAPMAN & CO., Madison, Ind. g3f*Send for a tlv?Clrculars seud to Elastic Truss Co.. HI T P The Science of Health ilLl j pendent 3r« I NiVli, not medical, but popular, J 111 L 1 the .best *2.00 a year, 20 cts. a llvL M. n 25c. Profitable Employment. Work for Everybody. Good Wages. Permanent Employment. Men and Women wanted. Fall particulars free. Address W. A. HENDERSON & CO., , Cleveland. 0., or St. Louis, Mo, TC A TEA AGENTS wanted In town nne I nl country to sell TEA, or get up club or- ■ the largest Tea Company In America. Importers' prices and Inducement* to Agents. Send for Circular. Address ROBERT WELLS, 48 Vetey Bt,, N- Y* P. O, Box 12ft. A GENTS WANTED to sell our Justly-celebrated II Articles fov Ladles wear. Indispensable and abH solutely necessary. 10,000 SOLD MONTHfI&v ci*! [. Sample sent on receipt of $3.00, FREE. Bend for Illustrated Circular. Lt&PEKLBRUBBER CO., OO Chamber. Street, New York. PhotqgrapherSVHunt. TU \T Tin A ers'. Railroading and I H Y \ Camp Meeting XJ-iAv A,k_/« Also, ANNER3 and GRANGE G. F. Fogter, Son McFarren, - CHICAGO, ILIT^ A GENTS WANTED,' Men or Women. *B4 a ft week or SIOO forfeited. The Secret Free. Write at otlce to COWEN & CO., Eighth street. New York.

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DJL WHITTIER, Longest engaged, and nmf t aacceasful Plijsicl*a of Ute afte Ibnatetatlon or pamphlet Iraa. Pail or write. UfUV Send 25 eta. with addreeaea of 5 other* and yl n I receive postpaldaFlaeChromo,7x9, worth Uaw $1.50, ana lnstrnctlonß to clear S2O a day. nil 1 a ftan ft Co., 108 SouthßU>St.,Phtla., Pa. 1 SlilfllS wanted for the great RECEIPT book. ARKjyTSeTOLOPECu of things wobth snowing, '■ «• 26,00 4 WAAIS SPPJFfcAED. receipt* for everything a hook that EVERTS) DT HANTS SnlendiclCHßll»*0 FREE EXTRA TERMS. ContlnentalPnb. Co., Ht. Loula. £EGflffi£sߧi; TO Fourth Street, * LOUIaVTLLE, KY. 150 Weet Fourth Btreet, ■ • CPHaKMATL Qj fO r PER DAT Cormnhaton or #3O a week Balary, and expenses. We offer It and will pay Apply now. G. Webber &Co..Marion.O.

yjgggtjj egar Bitters are a purely Vegetable preparation, made chiefly from the native herbs found on the fonfer ranges of the Sierra Nevada mountains of Califormedicinal properties of which are extracted therefrom without the use of Alcohol. The question is almost daily asked, “What is the cause of the unparalleled success of Vinegar Bitters?” Our answers, that they remove the cause of-disease, and tlie patient recovers his health. They are the groat blood purifier and a life-giving principle, a perfect Renovator Aid Invigorator of the system, Never before in the histoiy of the world has a medicine been compounded possessing the remarkable qualities of Vinegar Bitters in healing the siok of every disease man is heir to. They are a gentle Purgative as well as a Tonio, relieving Congestion or Inflammation ol the Liver and Visceral Organs, in Bilious Diseases. The properties of Dr. walker’s Vinegar Bitters are Aperient, Diaphoretic, Carminative, Nutritious, Laxative, Diuretic, Sedative, Counter-Irritant, Sudorific, Altera* ttves and Anti-Bilions. R. H. MCDONALD * CO , Druggists and Gen. Agts., Saa Franeisoo, California, and oor. of Washington and Charlton Sts., N. Y. Sold by all Drags tuts and Dealers. ’•TH^gEI^TpTOOP." This is the famous “Vibrator” Thresher, which has created such a revolution in the trade and become so rui.LY estahi.ishkd as the "leading Thresher” of this day and generation. More than seven thousand purenasersanil ninety thousand grain raisers pronounce those machines bntirely unequalled for grain saving, time saving, and money making. Four size, made, viz: 24-inrli, 28inch, 32-ineb, and 36-lneb Cylinder*. witk6, 8, 10 and 12-lIor»e “Mounted” Powers, Al.o Separators “ atone ” expressly for Steam l’ower,and improved PORTABLE STIiAIU KNGINJLS lor Steam Machines All persons intending to bny Threshing Macliines, or Seiiavators “alone, ” c.r Horse Powers “alone,” as well as Gbain KaißEbpani) Farm, ers who want their grain threshed, saved and cleaned to the best advantage, are invited to send for our new forty page Illustrated Pamphlet and Circulars (sentfrea) giving full particulars about these Improved Machines and otherinformation valuable to farmers and threshermen Address, NXCIIOLS, SHEPARD A CO., Battle Creek, Mi-'h CONSUMPTION And. Its Cure. WILLSON’S Carbolated Cod Liver Oil Is a scientific combination of two well-known medicines. its theory Is first to arrest the decay, then build up the system. Physicians find the duel fine correct. The really startling cures petforuied by IVHIarrests Decay. It Is tlie most powerful antiseptic In the known world. Entering Into the circulation, it at once grapples with corruption, and decay ceases. It purifies the sources ot CoitLirer Oiils Nature's best assistant in resisting Consumption. bc’Tl.rjVte !S?f e n.o^*a?g». d c, ’«'« sold by xke best Druggists. Prepared by j. H.WILLSON, 83 John MNew York. m . .t HURLRUT & EDS ALL, Cwoaocs Westebn ■*- aTe: IRICHARD3QN & go.. Sr. LouisNOVELTY PRINTING PRESSES. Bust Yet Invented# For Amateur or Ruslneßs Purposes, and unsurpassed for general Job Printing. Over IO.OOrf fn Use. BFNJ. O. and Dealerln eyery description of PRINTING MATERIAL, 349 Federal and 132 Kucelaud streets, Boston. ' aobkts: E. F. MaoKnslck,6Mnrray-st.,Ncw York; Kelley, Howell & Ludwig, 817 Market-st., Philadelphia; S. P. Rounds, 175 MonrOe-st.,Chicago., larsehd tor Illustrated Catalogue. ' lOWA ANDNEBRASKA MILLIONS OF ACRES OF THE BEST LAND In the West for sale on Ten Years’ Credit, at. G Eer cent. Interest, by the Burlington & Missouri iver Railroad Company. NO PAYMENTS REQUIRED except till fifth year. Rich Soli, wnrm Climate, long Seasons, low .Taxeiißml Uoe Education. Free Fare and Low Freight* on household goods to those Who BUY TEEXS YEAHFor circulars ami Maps, with full paetjcii]ur», address GKO. S. HARRIS, Lahd Commissioner, Burlington. lowa. *llmllod fire* ASTHMA Immediate relief guaranteed bv u.lilgmy Asthma remedy. I suffered 12years, not lying down tor weeks ata tlme.but ainnow untiukly ouiuo, Scnthyinall on receipt ot price. St pOLbox. ARkVonr Druggist for it. CRAS. 1L HURST, Rocha.ter, Denver Co., I'a. FARM ENGINES. £aN£ BOBLET, ' MANUFACTURERS OF The Best Portahlu Farm engine, Eight, ten, and twelve mounted on a Strong Wagon and ready for use. Uux Improved Spark Arrester is the' best in use Send order direct. on application to LANE & BODLEY, JOHN AND IVATKR a

CONSUMPTIVES! Placard all epnrloui advertiiements and remedies, and write for free particulars of my Consumption Cure. I suffered two years from lung disease, hut suffer no more. Address (with stamp) - G. IV. FRAZIER, Cleveland, Ohio. “THE NEW YORK TOMBS.” AB account of New Tork'a famous prison and celebrated criminals. Full history of Stokes and Fisk, McFarland, Tweed, Walworth, Mrs. CunnlnghamBurdell, etc. Oulekest-selllng book ever published. Agents now making $5 to $K> per day. AGENTS WANTED In every town. Kicfualve lerritfgy given. OSGOOD ft.CO., Subscription Books, 4 South Clark St., Chicago. <gte#%l?Per Pay guaranteed utingom %P Z D well AU«^r| ? di 2 iuc.mj^A. N. K 46R-F. X FOB PAPER l» Printed with ntemauufscturc* by G. B. KAN2*CO M 121 Dearborn St-.Cblcsgo Tot sale by A If Jactooo su CJiiesiP • ■ .1