6" l)c! nici,' New loomficli flci." (pit loomfitlb ns- Tuesday, January 9, 1872. FARM AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS Fe nr eommMnfcnMonsrom off mmionswftoar intertrted in matter properly belonging to tifs teiartment. , COMMUNICATED. Heayy Axes. . I know that lu some sections of the country moat persons think a heavy axe Is necessary if they wish to cut fast. I for merly thought so and propose to tell bowl was converted. One afternoon a tall thin Yankee came to me and asked for work, saying ho had been sick and rather dissipated, but had tmado up his mind to reform, and wanted to work where he could break away from old associations. I told him if be was in earnest, and was not afraid of work, I would give him a trial. "Can yeu ehop wood ?" I asked. " I could chop pretty well at one time, but suppose it will go hard with mo now, through I am willing to try" replied he. "All right," said I, "go to tho store and pick out au axe to suit you, and get ready for work to-morrow." . After awhile, he returned with an axo woighing about four pounds, hung to along handle, and surprised me by saying " I wanted a light one but could not ilnd it." I told him I thought he could do nothing with such a tool, but ho said if he did not work to my satisfaction I was not to pay him. I thought that fair enough, and told him where to commence in tho morning. When that hour came I started with him and took my axe along saying to myself, " I will warm this chap up a little by work- 'ig with him." The first trco wo begun on was an oak about 3 feet through, and I cal culated to pot my side considerably more than half-off, and so began pretty sharp. My Yankee chopped away without seem. ing to hun-y but in spite of my efforts he cut fully three-fifths through the tree bo- fore meeting me, and as tho tree fell I con eluded that it was me who bad got the wanning. And now said I to him " tell me how it is that you cut so fust with so light an axe whilo I with my six pound axe cut slower." Tho philosophy of the mutter replied he, is this, " the main work in chopping is in raising the axe, and as an averago 8ccd is fifteen blows to the minute, you raise 00 pounds to my 00 pound each minute, which makes you lift 5,400 pounds an hour to my 3,000 pounds, and in a days' work of ten hours, you have lifted 27 tons, whilo I have raised only 18 tons. With this exertion you have little force left to strike with, depend ing on the weight of your axe for effect, whilo I depend on the force of my blow, and every ono knows how much mora ef fected speed and strength in a blow is to mere weight." The man worked with me three years, and a more faithful worker I never saw, and what is more to the purpose he taught me and several others, the value of a light xe. W. COMMUNICATED. Mr. Editor Would you allow me tho privilege (as ono of your earliest readers) of asking through your columns if any of your readers could give me a recipe for making an alum basket? Also, for crys talling grasses blue and green, and oblige 8. E. P. Can any of our readers give the desired information ? Ed. " To Make lllack Walnut Tollsh. Those desiring to make this polish will una luo following recipo a good one : Take asphaltum, pulverize it, place it in ajar or bottle, pour over it about twice its bulk of turpentino or benzolo, put it in a warm place, and shake it from time to time. When dissolved, strain it and apply It to the wood with a cloth or stiff brush If it should make too dark a stain, thin it with turpentine or benzole. This will dry in a few hours. If it is desired to bring out the grain still more, apply a mixture of boiled oil and turpentine ; this is better than oil alone. Put no oil with tho asphal tum mixture, or it will dry very slowly. When the oil is dry, the wood can bo pol ished with tho following : Shellac vurnibh of tho usual consistency, two parts ; boiled oil, one part. Shako it well beforo using. Apply it to the wood by putting a few drops on a clotb, and rubbing briskly on the wood for a few moments. The polish works well on old varnished furniture. . ftiueuklug lteuls. I have two pair of calf-skin boots, both inveterate squeakers, which I have worn for a year. I tried all the known remedies, as greasing the soles, driving iu pegs and nails, soaking them in water and wearing them till dry,-but without success. At length a happy thought struck me. With a rag, I saturated the insoles with kerosene oil ; and, Eureka, tho thinnest pair gave In at once, and the other pair after the second application. Sextons and ushers will pleas make a note of this, and ever cherish, with grateful remembrance, the nam of the di voverer. Josst. A-t Newport, la. . BEti to Inform thenuWIo thi-i t have Just re tnrneH from Philadelphia, with a full assort- meutol the latest styles ! . MILLINERY GOODS, HATS AND BONNETS, IUBBONS, FRENCH FLOWKKS, FEATHMW, CHIGNONS, LACE CAPES, NOTIONS,- And all article usually found In a first-class Mil linery Establishment. All orders promptly at tended to. We will sell all Koods as chcan as can be got elsewhere. DHEH8-MAKINO done to order and In the la- test style, as I get the latest Fashions from New York every month. Golferlng dune to order, in All widths. 1 will warrant all my work to give sat isfaction. All work done as low as possible. ANNIB ICKEH, Cherry Street, near the Station, 6 16 13 Newport, Pa, CARSON'S This Is not the lowest priced, QTTTT T AT? hut beinfc much the best it 0 1 EjULiiXn, the end by far the cheapest. 0T T Do not fall to (live it a ti X JJ. and vou will use no other. st is In trial, THE alarming Increase In the number of fright ful accidents, resulting In terrible deaths and the destruction of valuable property, caused by the Indiscriminate useof oils, known under the name of petroleum, prompts us to call your siw clal attention to an article which will, wherever USED, remove the CAUSE of such accidcuts. We allude to Carson9 s Stellar Oil FOlt ILLUMINATING PURPOSES. The proprietor of this Oil has for several years felt the necessity of providing for, and presenting tothepubliu, as a substitute for the dangerous eomMuuds which are sent broadcast over the country, an oil that Is SAFE and BHILLIANT, and entirely reliable. After a long series of labo rious and costly exerluieuts, lie has succeeded In providing, and. now offers to the public, such a substitute In "CAKSON'S ST ELLA 11 OIL." It should be used by every family, 1ST, Because it Is sufo beyond a question. The primary purpose In the preparation of STELLAR OIL has been to make It PERFECTLY HAFE, thus insuring the lives and property of those who use It. 21), Because It Is the most BRILLIANT liquid II umlnator now known. 3D, Because It is more economical, In the long run, than any of the dangerous oils and fluids now lu too common use. 4TH,' Because It Is Intensely BRILLIANT, and therefore economical, giving the greatest possi ble light at the least exiiendlture to the consum er. Its present standard of SAFETY AND BRILLIANCY will always be maintained, for UKn this the proprietor depends for sustaining the high reputation the STELLAR OIL now enjoys. To prevent the adulteration of this with the ex plosive compounds now known under the name of Kerosene, etc., c, n ismn, up lor luniliy use in Five Gallon cans, euch can being scaled, anil stamiH'd with the trade-mark of the proprietor; it cannot be iunierei wun between tlie niunuuc turer and consumer. None Is genuine without the TRADEMARK. STELLAR OIL Is sold only by weight, each can containing live gallons of six and a iialf pounds each, thus securing to every purchaser full meas ure. It Is the duty and Interest of all dealers and consumers of Illuminating oil to use the STELLAR OIL only, because it akme Is known to be safe and reliable. B. All orders should be addressed to JAIIDKN & CO., WHOLESALE A&ENTS, 136 South Front Street, Philadelphia. 1 5 ly Valuable Ileal Estate At IYivate Sale. A IIOUSK AND LOT Situated III the village of Rosehurg, one-and-a-half miles from Ickesburg, l'erry county, l'a. The house Is Two Stories high, also a Cellar and Cellar Kitchen, with a Well of water ut the door. The lot comprises of land In a good state of cultivation, on which Is erected A GOOD LOO BARN, twenty feet III width, by llfty feet III length. .Tiits property will be sold low, as the owner lias removeu rrom me neignuoriioou. - For terms apply to DAVID M. HARKLSON. OH Ickesburg, ROGEK UARKISON, S M tf Duiicaiinoii Woolen Factory. VALUABLE Farm at Private Sale. THE undersigned offers at private sale, a farm lu Rye towuship.l'errycouuly, l'a., containing n? A C It 10 H . The land Is the best In the iilgliborhnnd, with run ning water in every new, is unuer goou leuce, auu has thereon erected a new Frame Dwelling House. There Is also a thrifty Young ORCHARD on the Itliice. This laud lies along two public rtutds the 'lhlng t.'rei-k road and the Ijimh's Gap road ; the last named divides the land lu two purls ;)' nil the one side and Kt' on the other; on the i acre pleee Is a New Frame Dwelling House, and on the other a FRAME 22x28, erected for a lions, with never fulling Spring of w ater. This la id will Iwi sold as a whole, or In two Tracts, to si'.U purchasers. tK. TV, sons desiring to purchase s farm will do well to examine this one before Investing else where, as It lies within four miles of Murysvllle, and the Pennsylvania Railroad one of the best markets In the county. Further Information can te had by ad dressing Dr. JOHN t'SAW. Jeuuer X Rouds, 12 Somerset county, Pa. Dully Express and Freight Lino BETWEEN BLOOM FIELD & NEWPORT! rpHK subscriber wishes to notify the citizens of JL llloomtleld and Newport thut he Is running a Dally Line between these two places. Slid will haul Freight ol any III ml, or promptly deliver packages or messages entrusted to hi care. sVOrders uiay be Ivft for hi m at the stores of F. Mortimer Si Co., New Bloouilleld, or MUllgautt Mussor, Newport, Pa. 3. 8. WIIITMOHE. BloouOeld, January 25, 1870. Ifew AdverUsemculs. THE CAITSK AH1 CURK OF OONSIIMPTION! THE primary cause of Consumption Is de rangement of the digestive organs. This derangement produces deficient nutrition and assimilation. By assimilation, I mean that preccss by which the nutriment of the food Is converted Into blood, and thence Into the solids of the body. Persons with digestion thus Im paired, having the slightest predisposition to pulmonary disease, or if they take cold, will be very name to nave consumption or me i.ungs In some of its forms and I hold that it will be Impossible to cure any case of Consumption without first restoring a good digestion and healthy assimilation. The very first thing to be done Is to cleanse the stomach and bowols from all diseased mucus and slime, which Is clogging these organs so that they cannot per form their functions, and then rouso up and restore the liver to a healthy action. For this purpose the surest and best remedy is Bchenck's Mandrake Pills. These Pills clean the stom ach and bowels of all the dead and morbid slime that is causing disease and decay In the whole system. They will clear out the liver of all diseased bile that has accumulated there, and rouse It np to a new and healthy action, by which natural and healthy bile Is secreted. The stomach, bowels, and liver are thus eleuused by the use of Sahcnck's Mandrake Pills but there romalns In the stomach an ex cess ef acid, the organ Is torpid and the appe tite poor. In the bowels the lacteals are weak, and requiring strength and support. It Is in a condition like this that Bchenck's Seaweed Tonio proves to be the most valuable remedy ever discovered. It is alkaline, and its hbo will neutralize all excess of acid, making the stomach sweet and fresh ; it will give perma nent tone to this Important organ, and create a good, hearty appetite, and prepare the system for the first process of good digestion, and, ul timately make good, healthy, living blood Alter this preparatory t'rcatincnt.whut remains to cure most case of Consumption Is the free and persevereing use of Schonk's Pulmonic Syrup. The Pulmonic Syrup nourishes the Bystein, purifies the blood, and is readily ab sorbed into tho circulation, and thence distrib uted to the diseased lungs. There it ripens all morbid mutters, whether in the form of absces ses or tubercles, and thcu assists Nature to ex pel all the diseased mutter, In the form of free expectoration, when ouce it ripens. It Is then by the great healing and puryfjlng properties of Schonk's Pulmonic Syrup, that all ulcers and cavities are healed up sound, and my pa tient is cured. Tho essential thing to bo done In curing Con sumption is to get up a good appetite and a good digestion, so that the body will grow in ticsh and get strong. If a person has diseased lungs a cavity or abscess there rho cavity cannot heal, the matter cannot ripen so long as the system Is below par. What is necessary to cure Is a new order of things a good appe tite, a good nutrition, the body to grow In flesh and get fat; then Nature is helped, the cavities will heal, the mutter will ripeu and be thrown oil' in large quuuties, and tlis person will regain health and sturcngth. This is the truo and on ly plan to cure Consumption, and if a person is not entirely destroyed, or even If one lung is entirely gone, if there is enough vitality left in the other to heal up, there is hope,. I have seen many persons cured with nly one sound lung, live and enjoy life to a good old age. This Is what Schonck's Medicines will do to cure Consumption. They will clean out tho stomach, sweeten and strengthen it, get up a good digestion, and give Nature the sys tem of all tho diseases she needs to clear tho system of all the disease that is in the lungs, whatever the form may bo. It is Important that while using Scheuck's Medicines, care should be exercised not to take cold : keep in-doors iu cold and damp wcuther ; avoid night air, and tuks out-door exercise only In a genial and warm sunshine. I wish It distinctly understood ibet when I recommend a patient to bo cureful la regard to taking cold, while usiug my Medicines, I do so for a spccinl reason. A man who has but par tially recovered from the ctlccts of a bud cold Is fur more liable to a relapse than oue who has been entirely cured ; and it Is precisely the sainu in regard to Consumption. So long as the lungs are not perfectly healed, just so long Is there Imminent danger of a full return of the disease. Hence it Is that I so strenuously caution pul monary patients against exposing themselves toon atmosphere that Is not genial and pleas ant. Continued Consumptives' lungs are a mass of sores, which the least change of at mosphere will Inflame. The grand secret of my success with my Medicines consists In my abil ity to snbduo inflammation Instead of provok ing It, as many of the faculty do. An inflamed lung cannot, with safety to the patient, be ex posed to the biting blasts of Winter or thechlll ing winds of Spring or Autumn. It should be carefully shielded from all Irritating lnflunces. The utmost cautinu should be observed in this particular, as without it a cure under almost nnv circumstances is au impossibility. The person should be kept on wholesome and nutritious diet, and all the Mcdiclues continued until the body has restored to it the uuturul quantity of flesh and strength. I was myself cured by this treatment of the worsikludof Consumption, and bare lived to get fut and hearty these many years, with one lung mostly gone. I novo cured thousands since, and very many have been cured by this . treatment whom I have never seen. About the First of October I expect to tuke possession of my new building, at the North cast Corner of Sixth and Arch Streets, where I shull be plcused to give advice to all who may require It. Full directions accompany all my Remedies, so thut a person In auy part of the world ran be readily cured by a strict observance of the same. J. II. BCHENCK, M. I)., Philadelphia. -Johnson, Hoi.lowat & Cowukn, 002 Arch Street. Philadelphia, Wholesale Agents. 6 153 1 A'. L. HE VOL J rEJiS! The New X L Revolver. No. 1 22 100 Cat. No. t 22-luuCal., short. No. : : fi 1011 Cat, long. No. 4 38 HI ( al., for Pocket Itevolvers, are unsurpassed. They use the ordinary Cornier Cartridge und are beautiful lu shupe and lliilsh. The BALLARD DEltRINGER 41 l'OCal., has no equal as a Derringer. , Full and complete stock of (il NS, K1FLH, PISTOLS, AMUNITION AND SPORT M EN 'H (iOODS, MAKLPAITUUKO tiY MICRW1N ill HULBEHT, 83 Chambers and 65 Reade Streets. Send for Catalogues. (40 a 3 m) NEW YORK. J ROBINSON HOUSE, (Formerly kept by WoodrufTaud Turbctt,) J'ie liloomfleUi, Ptrry County, Pa. AMOS ROBINSON, Proprietor. This well known and pleasantly locuted hotel has been leased for a number of years by the pre ent nronrletor.aiid he will snare nu ualns to acroin miniate his guests. The room are comfortable, the table well furnished with the best III the mar ket, and the bar stocked with choice Illinois. A careful and attentive hostler will tie In attendance, A good livery stable will be kept by the proprietor. April s, 18 1. II X ADIE8 AND CHILDREN will Had j splendid assortment of shoes at th on pi le store of F. Mortimer fc Co. Philadelphia Advertisements. John Lucas & Co., bole ana i THE ONLY . MANUFACTURERS or tub ' IMPERIAL FRENCH, Ann , . ,, ,' PURE SWISS GREEN, Also, Pure While Lead and Color MANUFACTURERS, Nob, 141 and 143 North Fourth St.. Philadelphia. There Were Sold in the' Year 1870, or Blatchley's Cucumber TRADE MARK. WOOD PUMPS, Measuring 21.6fi6feftt In lVncth, or sufflulent In me agrf gate iur A WELL OVER 40 MILES DEEP, SimpU in Cotutruction Kany in Operation v wing no i atu to im water Du rable and Cheap. These pumps are their own best recommendation, For sale uy Dealers In Hardware and Agricultu ral Implements, l'liiinbers. l'limii Makers. &e.. throughout the country. Circulars, &c, furnish ed tUHin application bv mail or otherwise. n uuie uumns iorwariieu 10 names in towns where I have no agents upon the receipt of the retail price. In buvlnir. be careful that vour numn bears mv trade mark as above, as 1 guarantee no other. 3. Ofllce and Ware-room, No. &Utl Commerce Street, 6 13tfl PHILADELPHIA. PA. These I'umns can be nriliTPfl nf thp Mumi. faclurer, or F. Mortimer & Co., New Bluonitleld. SOWER, POTTS & CO., BookKellertt V NiatloiicrM, . And Dealers in CURTAIN AND wall-papers, Nos. 530 Market and 523 Minor Streets, PHILADELPHIA, PA. 9. Publishers of Sunders' New Readers, and Brooks' Arithmetics. Also, Robert's History of the United States, Feltou's Outline Maps, &u. RLANK HOOKN Always on hand, and made to Order. 31t MILLER & ELDER, BookMcllvrN and Nlalioncrsi, BLA XK BOOK MAN UFA CTURKK8. And Dealers In WINDOW CURTAINS . AND . WALL IMTI.lt, No. 4:t0, Market Street, 31 PII l LAVKI.PHIA , PA. Writiiic: lHnirt ! Till FLUID is warranted EQUAL to Aunoi.d's, and Is sold at much less price. The money will be refunded to those buying It, if It does uot prove entirely satisfactory. . For safe by F. Mortimer, New Bloomlleld. MTLLKRIi ELDER, Hole Agents, 430 Murket Street, 23031 Philadelphia. A. L. Kaub . J. E. FltKTMIHB, It A U II A FIlYMIItr., IMPOUTEIIS AND JOHBEHS Of C ll i II II . (r 1 II H H AND QUEENSWAItE, 801 and 803, Cherry St., between Arch & Ruce, PHILADELPHIA. ID" Constantly on hand, Original Assorted Packages. 8. V. ly 10 W. A. Atwood. Isaac W. Uamck ATWOOD, RANCH & CO., C'oiuiulsiMloii Merchant, ANM ' , I Wholesale Dealers In all kinds ol I'lcklcdsud Salt 1 I N II ' No. 210 North Wharves, above Race Street, ; 340 6IU6 PHILADELPHIA, PA. -At Philadelphia Adrertiscments. BARCROFT & CO., luiporkis and Jobbers "i , Of Staple and Fancy s. - , j DllY - GOODS, Cloths, - Cassimeres, ; ' , , Blaukets, Linens, White Goods, Hosiery, ice, Nos. 405 and 407 MARKET STREET,, (Above Fourth, North Side.) Philadelphia. WRIGHT & SIDDALL, ' Wholesale Druggi sts, AMD DEALERS IN Patent Medicines, 119 MARKET STREET, NEAR FRONT Philadelphia, Pa. A FULL STOCK of everthing connected with the business, of tho best quality, and at very low prices. A good location for business, with a ow rent and light expenses, enables us to offer in ducements to buyers, and makes it worth their while to give us a trial. Philadelphia, S. 8tf. ... OllAYBILIi & CO., Wholesale Dealers In Carpets, Oil Cloths, Shades, Brooms, Carpet Chain, Baiting, Wadding, Twines, &c, And a fine assortment of Wood and Willow Ware, No. 420 Market street, above 4th, Tlillnln1n1tn T January 1, 189. John Shaffner, Jr. E. 8. Zlegler. Tbeo. Ruruel SHAFFXER, Z1EGLER & CO., Successors to SHAFFNER, ZIEGLER & CO., Importers and Dealers lu IIoNiery, CalOVCN, ISibbousj, NuMpciidcrit, THREADS, COMBS, and every variety of TRIMMINGS AND FANCY GOODS, No. 3d, North Fourth Street, ' i PHILADELPHIA, PA. Agents for Lancaster Combs. w. r. itoiii.i.it, JOBBER IN Hats, Caps, Furs, Stra w - G o o d h t 153;nORTI1 THIRD STREET, 8 9 ly 10 PHILADELPHIA. H. It. TAYLOR, WITH WAINWMGHT & CO. WHOLESALE GROCERS AND TEA DEALERS, North East Corner of 2nd and Arch Street?. Philadelphia l'a II OAR, McCONKET A CO., enccessors to WM. W. PAUL & CO., WHOLESALE BOOT AND SHOE WAREHOUSE, 023 Market St. and 014 Commerce Street, Philadelphia, Penn'a. WHOLESALE CJ$, v & GROCERS January 1, 1809. . LLOYD, SITFLEE, & WALTON', WHOLES A LB hardware house. Ne. 625 Market Street, Philadelphia. WM. H. KENNEDY, with . ; . Hemphill A , Chandler, ' DBAl.ltHS IN Tobacco, Scgarst N m MARKET BTRKKT, :, . . i nun iiivr.milA. 1A. W A full Stock of the Celebrated Monitor Na I, always oa baud. 4 33 hi 10
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