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FARM AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS
We invite communication from alt persons who are
interested in matters properly belonging to thin
department.
Sagglug of (Jutes.
In a recent number of the RuraJ, a
correspondent, writing ou this; subject,
recommends a method of preventing gates
from sagging in cases where they ore
hung to trees or building9. The support
described seems to uie to bo entirely use
less. A gate constructed as it should be,
will never sag if hung to a tree or build
ing. The common difficulty comes from
eugging of the pott. The constant trac
tion in one direction tends strongly to
move the post from a perpendicular posi
tion. It is next to impossible to set a post
80 firmly that it will not move some.
In the case of board fences there is sel
dom much difficulty experienced from
settling of posts to which gates are hung,
because the pulling of the gates is dis
tributed to, and resisted by, many pobts,
as they aro firmly connected by the
boards.
Great firmness may be secured by
means of a narrow plank of joist, one
end spike to the top of the gate post, the
other to the bottom of the first or sccoud
J'enrf. post.
If tliei c is no fence post, as in the case
of a rail fence, I set firmly a short post at
the proper place, (a foot above ground is
sufficient,) and spike my stay plank to
that. A common leuce board will an
swer in place of the plank, if a sound
one, or two may bo used, one on each
side of the posts. This is cheap, quickly
done, and ell'ectual. If it will not be in
the way, a stay may be run out the other
way also, to prevent the post from settling
in the direction of the gate when open.
The Butter-Plant.
The high price which butter has at
tained within the last few years, and
which givc3 no indications of a decline,
will eventually lead to one of two results,
either Americans will learn, like their Eu
ropean neighbors, to abstain from the ex
travagant use of butler in which they
now almost universally indulge, or a par
tial substitute will be found for butter.
What is wanted is a good vegetable oil,
of a delicate nature, which will do for
cooking-purposes, so that the use of but
ter may be restricted to tho table. There
is said to bo a plaut in Japan which is
the exact thing needed. The natives call
it tho butter-plant and use it precisely as
they would butter. It has no strong
odor or taste, but. a very delicato flavor.
As Japan lies about on tho latitude of
Pennsylvania, and as it is on the eastern
shore of a great continent, its climate
must bo substantially the same as ours,
and consequently there would probably
be no difficulty in domesticating this cu
rious and useful exotic. If it is as rep
resented wo are tempted to th!nk that the
experiment of importing and cultivating
this butter-plaut would be a grand success.
At tho present prices, butter is actually a
larger item of expense to most families
than bread. If a clean, pure, delicate
vegetable oil could bo cheaply procured
to take the place of butter in the kitchen,
while still ' leaving that article for table
use, a great saving and an inestimable
benefit would bo conferred.
JBS5" Lime for l'luni Trees A corres
pondent of the lliin.il New Yorker says :
Iiaviug some plum trees that blossomed
every year for several years, but did not
bear; a year last fall, I put a quart or so
of lime on the ground around all, except
two, which I left on purpose to see if
they would bear as well. These two were
at tho end of the rows. The soil is
gravelly, with soft water quite near, and
I inferred that tho soil did not contain
enough liuio to form the pit of the plum.
Ilcsult all the trees that had tho lime
put around them bore a good crop of
plums lust full ; those that were left with
out tho liuio blossomed as full as the
others, but did not bear a dozen plums.
thought I was well paid for tho lime. I
had not tiuio to whitewash the bodies of
thorn in tho spring, or I should have done
that also.
SST Lemon pie: Grato one small or
half a largo lemon, mix with the yolks of
two eggs, tour spoonfuls of brown sugar;
stir in ono and a hulf tablcspoontuls of
flour into half a teacup of water; beat
tho white of two eggs to a stiff froth ;
stir into it two tablespoonfuls of powder
ed white sugar, put it over the pie crust
aftor it is baked, and place it in an oven
and brown nicely ; bo very careful, as it
browns very easily. You will find it a
superior jlo.
To Make Hood Coffee.
If persons wish a good beverago of this
kind, care must bo taken in making it.
One very prevalent custom is to leavo the
grounds in for several days. This, if
you wish good coffee, must not le done.
f he coffee pot should be cleaned and
dried after cwh meal, and if some of the
liquid is left that you wish to Have, turn
it off carefully into some tight earthen
vessel and re-hcat it when you wish to
use. It will then be nearly as good as
when fresh made. If the berry is nicely
browned not burnt and if care is taken
with the coffee pot as above stated it is
very easy to make good coffee.
Cake Recipes.
Marble cake : One cup of brown su
gar, one half cup of molasses, one cup of
butter, one-fourth cup of sour milk, one
half nutmeg, ono spoon cinnamon, one
half spoon alspice, one-half spoon cloves,
one-fourth spoon pepper, one-half tea
spoon soda, yolks of four eggs.
Welcome cake: Stir a cup and a half
of sugar and half a cup of butter to
gether, with three well-beaten eggs; sift
a tcaspoonful of cream of tartar and half
a teaspoon ful of soda with three small
cups of flour; this, with a cup of milk
must be mixed with the above, and baked
in a moderately quick oven. JJy adding
raisins and currants, half pound of each,
a very good fruit cake may be made.
JSa?" To make Grafting Wax, take one
pound of tallow, two pounds bccswax,and
five pounds resin. Melt together and
mix thoroughly. Cool off by pouring into
a pan of cold water. Grease the hands
before taking it out of the water, or it
may stick. Work it thoroughly by pull
ing it. If too stiff, add tallow ; if too
soft, add resin. If it is desired to use it
for root grafting, make it softer aud paint
it on heavy newspapers with an old
brush. To take the wax off the hands or
out of the brush, grease the hands and
brush. Work the wax into tho grease
aud then wash with soap.
J. II. Turner writes to the Prairie
Farmer, that he believes slabbering or
"slobbering" in horses is caused by a lit
tle black insect which is sometimes very
plentiful in clover heads. Ihey are usu
ally found, if at all, in the heads while in
full bloom. We have before heard this
theory propounded, and it certainly seems
plausible.
UST1 Swampy Meadows should bo burn
ed over before the grass starts ; they will
then furnish the cows a good bite of grass
long beloro the hill pastures.
Jt" If the combs and legs of .hens are
rough, they are old; if smooth and lim
ber, they are young.
FOUTZ'S
CELEBRATED
nil GattlB Fowlers.
This preparation, long and favorably
known, will thoroughly re-invigorate
broken down aud low-spirited horses,
by strengthening and cleansing the
torouch and intestines.
It is a sure preventive of all diseases
( Incident to this animal, such as LUNU
I LV 111. liLANUtllS, i r.i.i.uw
WATER, HKAVES, COUGHS, DIS
TEMPER, FEVERS, FOUN DEB,
LOSS OF APPETITE AND VITAL
ENERGY, fco. Its use iinprores
the wind, Increases the piettte
aires asmooth and eloasv akin and
transforms the miserable skeleton
lata a flue-looking; and spirited horse.
To keepers of Cows this prepara
tion is invaluable. It Is a sure pre
ventive against Rinderpest, Hollow
Horn, etc. It lias been proven by
actual experiment to increase the
'quantity of milk and cream twenty
per cent, and make the butter Arm
(Ives them an appetite, loosens their hide, and make
then thrive much faster.
In all diseases of Swine, such as Coughs, tJlcers la
tne bungs, Liver, so., tins article acts
as a specific By putting from one
half a paper to a paper In a barrel of
will the above diseases will be eradi
cated or entirely prevented. If given
la time, a certain preventive and
we for the Hog Cholera.
DAVID E. FOUTZ, Proprietor,
Baltimore, it.
far sale by Druggists and Storekeepers throughout
the United 8tatea, Canada and South America.
FOR SALE.
A N ENGINE of Sixteen Horse Power- Tho
XV. Engine and Holler is in perfect order, and the
boiler is of sulllclcnt capacity to drive a much
larger Engine. It would be suitable fur a large
tan yard or a saw aud grist-mill. The subscriber
oilers It for sale, only because it Is so much larger
man me wants oi ins rouniiry require.
For further particulars address or apply to
GEOIUIE HNVDEit,
41tf New llloomlleld, Fa.
NOTICE.
lifll. SAMUEL II, BECK is this day admitted
XT.J- to an interest in my uusiness,
F. MORTIMER.
New Bloomtleld, January 15, 1870.
The business will be continued at the gam place
unaer tne una oi
r. MORTIMER CO.
Horse
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HOTELS.
PEUIIY HOUSE,
XewBloomflcld, fa.
THE subscriber having purchased the property
on the corner of Maim; mid Carlisle streets.
opposite, the. Court House, Invites all Ills friends
nnd former customers to give him a eall ns he Is
determined t-J furnish first class neeommodatlons.
j JIOmAH NUTV1I,
3 ltf. l'lopiletor.
JAGLE HOTEL
NEW BLOOMFIELD,
Perry County, Penn'a.
HAVING purchased the hotel formerly occu
pied by David H. Luiifer, situnted on North
( arllsie street adjoining tne rourt Mouse, I am
irepareu to receive transient, guests or regular
boarders.
To nil who favor me with their custom. I snail
endeavor to furnish llrst class accommodations. A
call is solicited.
UKVllVE VKItKIVK.
Bloomtleld, March 9, 1809.
3 10 ly 5
Thomas Mookk. 8. 8. Weber.
11EA.TI,Y I3IIROVIiI
AKD
R E F 1 T T E D I
'THE union;
This line Hotel Is located on
Arch Street, Between Third and Fourth Street,
Philadelphia, Pa.
MOORE & WEBER
Proprietors.
January 1, 1869.
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OMESTEAD AND PRE-EMPTION.
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IMTsons Intending to take up a Homestead or Pre
emption In this portion of the West, embracing
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in short, it contains Just such Instructions as aro
needed by those Intending to make a homo and
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me 25 cents. The information alone which It gives
Is worth 85 to any one. Men who came here two
or three years ago and took a farm are to day in
dependent. TO YOUNG MEN.
This country is being crossed with numerous
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U.. and two more will l:eoinp'eted before Spring,
connecting us with luhnitic and McGreicor direct.
1 hree more will be completed wlth'n a year con
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tell them the best place to locate. aiid what busi
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Address, DANIEL SCOTT,
S. C. Comm'r of Emmlgration
Feb. 15 70 ( Box 158) Sioux City, Iowa.
T AI3ST KILLER.
A Cure for Diptheria!
All interested, please read the following extract
from a letter from Mrs. F.llon It. Mason, wife of
Hev. Francis Mason, Tounghoo, Blrmah:
. . . My son was taken violently sick with dip
theria, cold chills, burning fever, and sore throat.
1 counted, fine morning, ten little vescicles In his
throat, very white, and his tongue toward the
root, looked like a watermelon full of seeds ; tho re
mainder coated as thick as a knife-blade. So many
children have died around here, I was afraid to
call a physician, and thought I would try your Pain
Killer for a garglo with small doses Inwardly. I
did so and found the gargle Invariably cut oil the
vescicles, and he raised them up often covered with
blood. He was taken on Sunday: on Wednesday
his throat wasclearand his tongue rapidly clearing
oil. I also used it as a liniment with castor oil and
hartshorn, for his neck. It seemed to me a won
derful cure, and I can but wish it could be known
to the many poor mothers in our land who are los
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I have found your l'aln Killer ono of the most
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it has not been known to fall In any instanco when
used in time. Tills fact you should make known to
the world." (It Is used In this dlscaso as a gargle
and lotion as well as a tonic and a stimulant.
In Halifax where this disease prevailed for so
many months in Its most malignant form, the uso
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tended with the most favorable results, when It was
used ere the disease had made too much progress
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Mothers, Save Your Children!
No child need die or CROTJP, If this Syrup Is need
in time: Mil t's a fact demonttrattd ly txperitnet.
No family should be without thia Syrup, as that fatal
diaease, CROUP, cornea like a thief in the night, to
steal away your little onea, when regular medical aid
aaaot be obtained.
Prtparei only ly
DAVID E. FOUTZ,
Laltiwun-; Mi.
TO OUli EMENDS!
THE undersigned have this day formed a Co
1'artucrsliip under the name of
SIDDALL & MARKLEY,
and will continue tho
WHOLESALE DRUG BUSINESS,
At No. 119 Markot Street,
Succcding to the well-known house of
WUIGIIT & SIDDALL.
Trusting to receive a continuance oi the favors
go liberally bestowed on the old linn,
We are yours, Respectfully,
FHANCIS n. SIDDALL,
One of the llrm of Wright & Siddall.
ARTIIUK D. MAItKLEY, M. D.,
Philadelphia, January 1, 1870.
I. O. XJ. I.
LOOKING FOR A PLACE
TO BUY GOODS, LOW;
Then go to the One Price Store, of
F. MORTIMER, & Co.,
New Bloomtteld, Pa.