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TOLUME XIX, NO 37.
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usintss Carbs.
JEREMJAli LYONS,
Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa., Office
a Main street South of Bridge str et.
K. C. STEW RT,
ATTOB N EY-AT-LAW
MijfUntown, Juniata Co., I'a.,
Offers his professional sei-Tiees to the pub
tie. Collections and ail oilier business will
retcive prompt attention. Office first door
North of Belfurd's Store, (upstairs.)
VrriLLIAM U. ALL1S0
' Attorney at Law,
lotnru public.
Will attend to all business entrusted to his
eare. Office on Main Street, MitOintowa, Pa.
J0I1NT.L.SAI1M.
gJMrntj-at-Jfauj,
mitflintowx, jiniata cocntt, ta.
OFFERS bis professional services to the
public. Prompt attention given to the
vroaeculion of claims against the Government,
olleetions and all other business entrusted to
his care- Office. Main litre tt, one door South
f Snyder's Hotel.
Sept. 20. I3t5.
j. . JIII.MKKX,
ATTORXE Y-A T-L A W,
MBFLIXTQWX, JCXIATA CO., FX.
i 03ca Main Street, in the room formerly
oi'ctipird by VYm. M. Allison. Esq.)
OOLLiicnoNS, AND ALL OTHER BCS
V in?-i ejanrJtel with the vrofeesion
promptly attended to. Oct. 18, '63.
X ti. I. C III' X OIO, of I'allereon,
I. , wistiee to inform his friends and pa
trons :Lt he has removed (o the bouse on
I'.ri if- Street opposite Tadd & Jordan's Store.
Apri!t)-tf
TSTNDUE CRIEWJ
AUCTIONEER
Tue nndrri?rned offers his services to the
nnblie a Vimlite Cryer and Auctioneer. He
had a very large experience, and feels
undent (ftat he can give satisfaction to all
jrao may employ him. He may be addressed
at Mitflintown. or found at his home in Fer
managh township. Orders may also be left
at Mr. Will a Mitel.
Jan. 25, 1R64. WILLIAM GIVEN.
ALEX. SPEDDY,
KEJSi'ECTFL'LLV offers uis services to the
public of Juaiata count v. Having had a
1 rge experience in the b'teiness of Vendue
Crying, he fceis confident that, be can render
general satisfaction. He can at all times be
nnsulted at his residence in MlfSintown, Pa.
Aug. 16, li3.
MILITARY CLAIMS.
THE undersigned will promptly attend to
the collection of claims against either the
State or Natittial Government, Pensions, Back
Pay, Bounty, Extra Pay, and all other claims
truing out of the present or any other war,
collected.
JEREMIAH trOSS;
Attorney-at-Law.
Mitflintown, Juniata Co., Pa. febl
Pensions! Pensions!
ALL PERSO.VS WHO HAVE BEEN DIS
ABLE DOlUNa THE PRESENT WAR
ARE ENTITLE TO A PENSION. All per
sons who intend applying for a Pension must
all cn the Examining Surgeon to know weth
er their Disability is sufficient to entitle tbem
te a Pension. All disabled Soldiers will call
n the undersigned who has been appointed
Pension Examining 3urgeou for Juniata and
4joiu.nl Counties.
P. C. RCNDIO, M. D..
Patterson, Pa.
Dee. 0. !8.-tf.
Deafness, Blindness) and Catarrh,
rilREATED with the utmost success, by Dr.
-L J. ISAACS. Oculi-t and Aurtist. (former
ly of Leyden, Holland,) No. 519 PINE Street
Philadelphia. Testimonials from the most
reliable sources in the City and Country can
be seen at his Office. The medical faculty are
invited to accompany their patients, as he
has no secrets in his practice. ARTIFICIAL
EVES, inserted without pain. No charge
made for examination. , Feb. 15. 'G'i.-ly
gELLIFO OFF AT COST
As the rocra now occupied by me as a Cloth
ing Store, will be occupied for other purpo
ses in the Spring. I now offer my entire
stock of CLOTHING at cost prices, for
OVERCOATS. DRESS COATS, PANTS,
VESTS, UNDER CLOTHING, Ac, Give me a
c.l.
Pm. t . T- M. MICKY,
NEVER COURT bUT ONE.
I have finished it, the letter,
That will tell him be is free,
From this hour and forever.
He is nothing more to me !
And my heart feels ligoter, gayer,
Since the deed at last is done
t will teach hits that when courting
He should never court but one.
Every body in the village
Knows he' been a wooing me.
And this morning he was riding
With that saucy Annie Lee.
They say be smil'd upon her.
As he canter'd by her side,
And I'll warrant you he promised
To make bet soon his bride.
But I've finished it, the letter,
From this moment he is free
lie may have her if he wants.
If he loves her more than me.
He may go it w.ll not kill me
I would say the same, so there,
If I knew it would for flirting,
It is more than I can bear.
It is twilight and the evening
That he said he'd visit me
But no doubt he's now with Anna,
He may etay there too, for me?
And as true as I'm a living.
If he ever comes here more,
I'll act as if we nevqr,
Never, never met before.
It is time he should be coming.
And I womlct- if he will.
If he docs I'll look so coldly
What's that shadow on the hill ?
I declare, out in the twilight.
There ia somo one coming near
Can it be ? yes, 'tis a figure
Just as true as I am here !
Jibw I almost w;sh I'd written
Not to bill that he was free;
For perhaps, 'twas but a story -
Tuat he rode with Anna Lee.
There he's coming through the gate-way,
I will meet him at the door.
And I'll tell still I love him.
If he'll court Miss Lee no more !
S0U.ND AS YOUNG TIMBER.
Once on a tints out long ago a gootl
hcarted niiio and lira lung tongued, style
talking wile attended a sonal patty. Al
most every three minutes bis wife would
check her husband thus:
"Now, William, don't talk so loud !"
"Come, Wiiiium. don't lean back on
th! chair that way !"
"Now, William, don't get noisy over
Jhere!" . -
' day; William, let the girls' alone and
sit by tie !"
At last forbearance ceased to be a vir
tue, and the husband, who was really
pitied by all in the room, arose and
said
"I beg pardon of the company ; but as
my wife insists n beibg boss all the time
it is right &he should have these !"
Ann he deliberately took off his pants,
bandt d them to her, and sat down in his
boots and dtawcrs.
The company was astonished ; the wo
man burst into tears: the happy couple
soon went home; but Deilter oi them
wore pants.
How the affair was settled we cannot
tell, but the last time we taw William be
had the pants on. We arc inclined to
think she will cot boss in con p ny in a
hurry. Ilulmet County Farmer.
Deatci or A Patriot. Wm. Conway,
a native of Camden, Me., died at the Na
val Hospital, at New York, on Thursday
last, in his 63rd year. In 1881 be was a
sailor in our navy, having served over
forty years as ad enlisted man In April,
1801, he was stationed at the Warrentou
(Fensacola) aaval station, Florida, and
was the man whom B. R. Benshaw, of
the old navy, ordered to lower the Lnited
States flag on the secession of the State.
Mr. Conway, in reply to his order, an
swered that he "Couldn't do it." The
order was . repeated more positively.
"Lieutenant," answered the old sailor, "I
have served Under that flag for forty years,
and won't do it." The rebel lieutenant
did not insist. Shortly after Mr. Conway
was sent North and remained during the
war. He received from the citizens of
San Francisco a gold medal commenda
tory of his gallant action uti the occasion
rcfered to, and this he ha'd 00 his person
at the time of his death, together with
letters from Secretary Welles and General
Halleck. praising him for his devotion to
the flag.
t& An old lady in the country had an
exquisite from tho cify to dine with her
on a certain occasion. For desnrt there)
was an enormous apple pie. "La, mad
ame, how do you manage to handle such
a pie f'he inquired. "Easy enough,"
was tne quiet reply ; "we make the crust
in a wheelbarrow, wheel it tinder an ap
ple tree, and then (bake the fruit down
into It."
THI COHSTITUTIOI TBI IIIOI
MIFFLINTOWN, JUNIATA COUNTY,
- KEW POINTS IN GRAOTlttPOBT.
With reference to the report of Gen
eral Grant, says the Lancaster Inquirer,
which accompanied the Presidents, nes-
sage, we prefer to set before our readers I
that which is new in the Oeneral s narra-j
tive rather than to publish the whole of it, j
containing, as it dues, so much that is ,
well known. hen he took command ot j
all the forces as General in-Chief, hi
foutid the armies of the East and the
West acting without coucert, and, "like t
lalky team, no two ever pulling togeth j
er." This gave the enemy great advant
age of using the same force, at different
seasons, against first one and then the
other of our armies, or else of withdraw
ing oue or the other to obtain rest. This
be determined to stop by keeping both of
the great armies of the enemy employed
all the time, and then, as he says, to "ham
mer continously" against, them with the
greatest possible number of troops h
could procure, until there should be noth
ing left to the enemy, but submission -i
Here we have the whole secret of hf
"stratesy." f
A little way further on in the report ve
learn that Geueral Grant, before starting
across the Rapidan, iu his Richmond cam
paign, made known his purpose to put the
Army of the Potomac on the south side ot
James river, if he could not beat Lee
witbing going there. This revelation
over-throws all the newspaper argumen
tation that has been indulged in, on the
theory that he never drtiyited- to go there
at all, but was forced off his line.
The nest thina that attracts attention
is the following handsome tribute to Gen.
Meade :
4I may here ctate that, commanding all
the armies, as I did. I tried, as far as pos
sible, to leave Gen. Meade in independent
command of the Army of the Potomac.
My instructions for that army were all j
through him, and were general in their
nature, leaving all the details and the exe
cution to bitn. The campaigns that fol
lowed proved him to be the right man in
the risrMplace. His commanding always in
the presence of an ntlioer superior to him
n rank, has drawn from Uni much of that
public attention that his zeal and ability
entitle him to, and which he would other
wise have reseived."
Here, as;uin. is a disastrous defeat to
the newspapers, and particularly to those
which supposed that, because they kept
General Meade's name out uf their col
umns, the world would never know that
he was the able and successf ul command
er of the army of the Potomac.
It is easy enoujrh. however to perceive
which of the army commanders had the
entire confidence of General Grant
Thus he epeaks in the same hearty terms
of Sheridan. He made Sheridan a visit
before the camnaisn of the latter in the
Shenandoah Valley, as he wished to ee
the positions and surroundings himself.
But he was so well satisfied with what
Sheridan placed before him that he saw
but two icords of obstructions were . ne
cessary, snd those two were "go in !"
General Grant savs he never deemed it
necessary to visit Sheridan again befjre
giving him orders.'
Of Sherman's movement from Chatta
nooga to Atlanta he says that it was
"prompt, skilful and brilliant," and that
the "history of his fhnk movements and
battles daring that memorable campaign
will ever b read with an interest unsur
passed by acythinz in history-" We learn
from this report also that "Shermas's
. .1 t i It -
marun to tne sea was cot a resuuoi
Hood's flank movement from Atlanta, as
was universally believed at the time, but
that be had plinned it deliberately
and laid the zeneral fenutures of it before
General Gran', more than two months
before he moved, and more than one
month before Hood started on his fatal
tramp to Tennessee. Wre learn too, that
Grant had doubts about the movements,
Id finally yield his consent.
It now appears also that General Grant
was veryanxious about the cautious pro
ceedings of General Thomas previous to
the battle of Nashville, but he now says
that "the final defeat of Hood was so com
plete as to vindicate the judgment of ttat
distinguished officer," (General Thom
as. He speaks warmly of Gen. SoSo
fiefd. giving him the" credit of infliofrig
a fatal blow to Hood before the battle of
Nashville.
In the course of the narrative we find
two illustrations of the damage done by j
indiscreet publications of army move
ments. While speaking of the presta
tions for the expedition against Fort Fish
er, General Grant says, that through the
"imprudence of the prass," the enemy
was warped, and the sailing of the fleet
had to ba postponed. Tho other case
worked to our advantage, for General
Grant says that he' learned all about the
plans of the enemy through the speech
that Jefferson Davis made at Macon,
Georgia, in the fall of 1834, and which
was fully reported in the Southern press.
A Haumoxious Jury. 'Hare the
jury agreed ?" asked the bailiff oft lock-
ed-up set of twelve, whom he had left un
der caie of his man, Denny Garry, and
whom he met upon the stairs with a pail
in his hand. "Oh, yis," replied Denny,
"they have agrade to sind oat for another
half gallon."
ATII MfOftOSNMT OF TBI LAWS.
iW A. . DECEMBER 20, 186-5.
fl&tiajf SLIFER. SECRETARY OF THE
. lUflmN WEALTH.
The following from the pen of a or
respoadeiit of the Chamberbburg Reposi
tory, is a worthy tribute to a worthy
niau, Hon.- Eli Slifer, Secretary of the
Commonwealth. No political trickery, or
untuir means ever aided this man as he
ascended step by step to his present po
sition. A poor youug man, be started in
life with little or no aieans, but with a
better legacy than gold, a good name,
aud an honest purpose, he has carved out
a reputation for politcal integrity, hon
esty, and personal worth, which political
tricksters art vainly striving to tear from
him :
"There are few men of the thousands
who meet him is his matter of fact offi
cial transactions in the course of a year,
who know Eli Slifer. the Secretary of the
Commonwealth. Quiet unobtrusive and
retiring to a fault, be labors in his respon
sible department week after week and
mouth after month, with a decree of in
dustry, integrity and a singleness of pur
pose which are rarely found in an official
these days. In all respects a self-made
man a trained mechanic, Without friends
or fortune or any fortuitous Circumstances
to give him advancement, he has won his
way by his own merits without seeking
distinction, until h ia one of the most
capable and thorough officials ever con
nected with our State government and
it would be well if in our national affairs
there weie more men of the clear, prati
cal judgment and thorough familiarity
with great questions aud with the people,
which Mr. Slifer has ever displayed in
bis various responsible public trusts.
He entered public life about 184S as a
member of tbe legislature from old Union
and Juniata, and was re-elected tbe fol
lowing year. In 1 8 I he was nominated
forSeuator in the Union, Mill! in and Ju
niata district, after a protracted and bit
ter struggle in the conference between
three other aspirauu ail agreeing in the
end to uuito on him. aud he was domi
nated in defiance of his earnest protect
and elected without opposition. In both
branches of the legislature he earned
confidence aud distiuo'ion by bis unfalter
ing fidelity to the interests of the State,
and his enlightened aud thorough views
as to our finances and sterling integrity of
character, made his political friends sin
gle hini out with great magnanimity for
State Treasurer in 1855. He was elect
ed, and more thau met the high expecta
tions of the State by his management of
the treasury, but the succeeding year the
Democrats secured a majority ia the leg
islature and he of course, bad to retire.
In 18513, when the Republicans again
carried tbe legislature, he was re-elected,
and the legislature of 18G0 again confid
ed the treasury to his keeping. In 18G1,
when Gov. Curtio was inaugurated, he
called Mr. Slifer to his cabinet as Secre
tary of the Commonwealth, and he has
filled the position until now with tbe same
spotless fidelity to the State and to his
chief which have ever characterized him
in all publio positions. He is still in the
prime of life; and if he bad ambition
equal to his strength and merits, he might
have many honors in store for biin in the
future ; but he would rather manage his
beautiful farm on the Susquehanna than
seek political honors however certain the
proepects of success. He has been a
most invaluable auxiliary to Gov. Cut-tin
during the harassing cares of his admin
istration, and when it shall be ready to
commit to history, there is no man who
till deserve better of the peoj.le, or to
whom Gov. Curtin would pay a more
heart felt and grateful tribute, than to
Eli Slifer. For tint teen years he has
been in responsible official positions here,
and he will retire the same upright, faith
ful, christian man h? came, after having
filled the highest measure of public trust
in the State, excepting only the Executive
chair, with eminent honor and success."
A Singular Case. About fifty-five
years ago, a voting gentleman and lady
formed an association as young people of
ten do, and it was supposed by the friends
that it would terminate in matrimony.
Hut for some reason best known to the
parties, the association was dissolved, and
they separated.- . The young man subse
quently married and lost three wives, the
last one within the last eight or nine
months. The young lady married, and
lived with her husband over fifty-three
years, and raised numerous family.
During the last year her husband died.
The lady remained a widow about eleven
triooths, when her former suitor made an
advance to her he being about 75 yean
old, and the lady 71 and they were mar
ried. Tbe parties are living ia the vicin
ity of Lynn P. 0 , Susquehanna county,
Pa., and the gentleman gave his consent
to the publication of this notice. Mon
trose Repuldican.
BflV A coroner's jury in Oneida coun
ty. New York, recently rendered a ver
dict that a certain deceased man man
"came to his death by excessive drinking,
producing apolexy iu the - minds of the
t&" Why is the Secretary of the Navy
like a crazy petroleum speculator ' Bo-
cause he's Giddy-oti Well?.
SUBTERRANEAN LAKE-
The editor of the Reading Daily
Timet, in a recent visit to the East Penn
sylvania Railroad shops at that city, thus
notices a subterranean lake or cistern that
was discovered on the premises of the
Company :
"While going over the works we were
particularly struck with a description of
the well which supplies the water for the
different shops, engines, &c. It appears
in digging this well a very hard bed of
rock had to be perforated. This was suc
ceeded by softer stone, untit the bottom
of the well fell out ! This revealed to
the workmen a subterranean cistern or
lake, the water of which was as pure as
crystal and the supply inexhaustible. No
bounds could be fouud to iu southern ter
mination, and the conclusion arrived at
is, that there exists a lake of some dimen
sions, over wnicn tne worKsnops are
erected." '
Beauty ih Women. A beutiful face
and figure are the two things in a woman
that first attract the attention of a man.
The second is a fine taste, both in dress
and habits, and the third is common sense.
What a man most dislikes in a lady's is
untidiness, sloveuly habits and affectation.
There is a medium between prudery and
relaxed behavior, which a man appreciates
almost by instinct. Place a man of genial
disposition, with a disengaged heart, in
the society of a woman of beauty, sense
and spirit not too much of the latter
and the chances are of immediately falling
desperately in love. The poor wretch
caunot avoid it, and in his frantio efforts
to escape be falls on his knees at her feet
and avows the might and majesty of her
beauty. All you have to do will be to
treat the poor fellow as kindly as vou can.
and make no effort to please hirm Let
nature have her own wise way, and depend
upon it, you will be fondly pressed to the
warm bosom of some generous-hearted
fellow.
Am Elephant on the Rampage.
An elephant, named Romeo, became un
manageable at the Ridge avenue depot, in
t hiiadelpuia, on Sunday night, during
the temporary absence of the keeper.
He smashed one wagon, partly demolish
ed a car, and tore down about seven stalls,
and then made his way up Ridge avenue;
traveled on that road northward for a
mile: tore down a feoce or two. and
twisted off a small tree in a fielc-. Word
was sent to the keeper, who sd eedilv arri
ved, and, who soon subdued the elephant.
The huge animal was taked to the mena
gerie, at Tenth and Callowhill streets, be
fore day-break, where he picked up a
man, threw him against a partition, and
then, with his trunk, broke down a part
of tlie stable wall. The elephant weighed
five and a quarter tons, add is now per
fectly subdued. The amount ofdamasre
done by the elephant will not exceed
Tioorouo Old Age- An old lady
residing in the lower part of this connty,
86 years of are. walked to I?M:linc a
- , - n i
few days ago, a distance of 1G miles.
w . . ...
.Most or our young ladies, now a-days,
consider it quite a hardship to walk a
mile, and on accomplishing that distance,
are overcome with fatigue. The old lady
referred to, in a conversation with a gen
tleman from Lebanon, the other day, re
marked that when she was young, she did
all Jtinds of farm work; and she liked it
alKwell enough except sawing wood. In
those davs breath was not kciiipmpA nnt nf
the body with tight lacing, and the minds
oi tne gins were not engrossed with the
important subjects of waterfalls, jockey
hats, ribbons and feathers. They cu!ti
vatcd their common sensa. and wem Tip'na
to to their mothers. Lebanon Courier.
James McCormick, supposed to
have been the oldest man in the United
States, died in Newburg, New York, on
the 11th inst., at the advanced age of 114
years, 3 months, and 5 days. He was as
remarkable for health and strength as for
longevity, and hts life was an excellent
temperance argument His invariant
answer to the question what he though
more tnan anytbing else caused him to
live so long, was temperance, exeroisp
plain food, regular meals, and regular
noars ia going to bed and getting up.
LlVtNO ASn Drrvo Tun man
oncti disputing about the eolor of their
nair, in a tavern wnere iirutcn was a
truest. Thfl InAfca nf AHA marm rrrm a an1
o - - (1 J -
the other jet black,, although the latter
was mucn tne O asst. cruten was ap
pealed to sav which man lift thnnirht
would live the longest. 'What nonsense!'
said liruten : "how can I toll T tho-.i rh
I should sav that th vminror noroin tin
J j o i i "
doubt, will be 'gray as long as he lives,'
11 .i i ....
wane me eiaest man will be "black as
long as he dies."
X&- The New York Tribune on the
1st instant, divided among its stockhold
ers" 850,000 as tho profits of four mouths
business. As the entire original stock of
the institution was only SIOO.OOO the div
idend is somewhat remarkable. The pres
ent capital of the Tribune Association in
vested in tnachieury an-1 buildVoT is over
50O.Q09.
EDITOIl ATI PCBLISIIER.
WHOLE NUMBER 973.
armtrs'gtiarfcitnt..
WORKSHOPS FOR FARMERS. .
It is always perplexing and unpleasant,
and not nnfrequently a cause of much ex
pense, to be compelled to run to the car
penter or blacksmith every time a hinge
is to be replace J, a wheelbarrow injured
or a strap broken. To obviate such con
tingency, tho farmer should either be him
self or have in his employ one who can
repair such injuries, and he should also
provide accommodations and tools which
will enable him to do it. A workshop,
with a good bench,- vice, and al! the vari
ous tools required in the performance of
the more simple details, should, be among
the buildings of every homestead. A lit
tle skill in the use of tools and this any
person of moderate capacities can readily
acquire will enable one to savo many
dollars, annually, besides furnishing pleas
urable and profitable employment for many
an otherwise idle and perhaps painful
hour. Here should be found white sash,
paints, oils and brushes ; cements, pru
ning and grafting tools, syringes for irri
gating plants ; glass, nails, screws, putty,
glazing tools, and ' indeed, every article
that may be required in keeping the prem
ises and aparatus of the fcrm in a stats of
complete repair.
Having once -become accustomed to
these advantages and conveniences, the
wonder will be how it were possible that
they were not introduced long before.
Germantoicn Teleijraph.
:
Temper is Treating Stock. The
farmer's stock around him partakes more'
or less of the quality of tbe owner or
those who attend upon it. A man's influ
ence is imparted to his beasts, particularly
the horses, tbe working cattle, and the
milch cows. A man of irascible temper
gets up nervousness in a horse or a cow.
The brute becomes afraid of him ; and if
of a vicious nature, is apt to be hurtful,
spitefully influenced, perhaps irrcciaiola
biy spoiled whereas a mild-tempered, dis
criminative niaa will gradually smooth
down the asperites of a harsh disposition.
We have kuown milch cows, wild as deer,
brought to a placid tractabi'ity. The matt
is a superior and his superior influence
will be communicated. Wise . stock-men
keep fools and irritants out of their stock
yards. - ;
IIow Mant Inches in a Bushel.
The standard bushel of the United States
contains 2150.4 cubic inches. The ''Im
perial bushel" is about tiS cubic inches
larger, being 2218.192 cubic inches.
Any box or measure, tbe contents of which
are erlual to 2150.4 cnbio inches, will
hold a bushel of grain. In measuring
fruit, vegetables, coal and other similar
substances, one-fifth must be added. Ia
other words, a peck measure five times
ever, full makes one ousbel. The usual
practice is to "heap the measure." Id
order to get on the fifth peck measures
must be heaped as long as what is to be
measured will lie on.
To Tretent Horses Kicking.
Having a horse that would kick every
thing to pieces in the stable, that he could
reach, and having found a remedy for it,
(after trying many things, such as fetter
ing, whipping, hanging chains behind him
for to kick against, &c.,) I send it to you.
It is aim ply fastening a short trace-chain,
about two feet long, fcy a strap, to each
hind foot, and let him do his own . whip
ping if he cannot tfand still without it,
and he will hot need to have boards call
ed to his stall every day. Country Gen
tleman. '
Baked Corn Pudding. Scald three
pints milk, into which stir smoothly two
cups corn meal, and one cup chopped
euet, or half cup butter. When cooled
add a well-rounded cup of good - sugar, 2
beaten eggs, 2 teaspooofulls of cinnamon,
one of salt, and a pint of milk, mixed
with 3 tablespoon fu Is of flour. Add a
cup of raisins, and bake 2 hours.
Rats. Neighbor Jones says, that if
we will go to a tin shop and get a lot of
scrap tin, and crowd it into their holes,
they will evacuate the premises at once.
Whether they fear them as traps, or
whether they scratch their sides, or wheth
er they have a natural fear for it, he could
not tell. lie only knows the fact.
Ba7It is said that a small quantity of
sassafras bark mixed with dried fruit will
keep it free from worms for years. The
remedy is easily obtained in many locali
ties, and is well worthy an experiment, as
it will not injure the fruit in any manner,
! :r 2 . it. . -
it 11 aoes not prevent me nuisance.
Wiping Dishes. Much time is wast
ed by housekeepers in wiping . their dish
es. If properly washed aud drained in a
dry sink, with a cloth spread on the bot
tom, they look better than when wiped,
besides tbe eoonomy in saving time and
labor.
9j&"Thcre are seventy thousand kernals
of corn 10 & b'ua bel ; two hundred and
fifty four thousand apple seeds in a bushol,
and over fourteen thoufsnl seed in a
ounce of tofcirco.