A DCKWOOi3 l-:LOIE.nT.
in FVe.vx nA.nn.nY.
"There ain't notliinj; acre but the
woods, an' the river, and n few
shiftless neiprhhor;', but if you can
stand it, we would like to have you
stav," remarked Mrs. Savage, when
Marianne and I proposed spending
a month or f; at her hospitable
mansion.
A winter's trip into the pine woods
had inspired us with a desire
t ' i-:t it wlira it wan -rrocn, instead
ol'hite, and as Marianne it so:n-
vl.nt of fan invalid this Fprinsj, and
i.!;.M'fti in i.int- lirci -zi-x. wo started.
l.i-i il.iv of Anril. tWihc same 1 1M
Ma fos belli nd us: we
isV-ip; iVn?!i breezes, arbutus bios
eoais, ar.d May parlies, which are
still in o7ue in this part of the
country. Not the forlorn, paper
weathered, baredieadod, shivering
affairs which are plentiful in the
fuberbs of the larger New England
citits. on 'the first of the ilowerr
nioiUii. but merry tramps after ar
butus Uowers, the parties composed
of young, men arid maidens, as well
as children.
Dinner is Uruullv spread in pome
vacant lodgin camp, or, if it be
warm enough, under she trees out
side, while Lwi, year's leaves fall into
the drinking cujs. and a great deal
of fua "lid jollity prevails.
We tr.eounU red many of these
-iiiv D-.rties or our wav from 15an-
?or imward. and each one seemed j
merrier ti an the last
DnsK was creeping like a mist over
the little hamkt, cut like an oval
1 The elder was expected before tca
Jtime, and we did not desert our
i post bvthe window until ho made
his appearance, lie traveled in
wnat they called the "commoda
shun," a rimative conveyance,
driven by a jovial young man from
the end of the ptage route, several
miles below. He was a tall, un
gainlv man of forty, or thereabouts.
He wore shiny black broadcloth
and a tall hat, resembling a stage
oountrvman in his Sunday best
His hair was black oily and curling.
II is eves were beautiful blue but
looked both idecpy and sinister, and
when he moved his hat, we were
amused to notice "the widower's
which Phehc had mentioned
n rt-i : f !
m fccorruuiiy. ine ex prelum i
t ' f . - - . .i . v. .... (i.lvfll I f
. :m'.1 ,u'e ind.-.U-nce and shanmeps. He car-1
Mound c ear a t b Jn ,)ig hand)
i-lint'14 lilos-l . . n .. . i p i.
and invariably pwallowcu oeiore ne
spoke. He addressed Mrs. Savage
as "Sister Savage," and rushed for
ward to greet her with a smile which
was sultry in its sweetness, l'hebe,
without paying the least attention
to the elder, was exchanging a great
deal of mysterious banter with the
jovial young man, under his very
nose.
"I am afraid that young man is
on the downward road," sighed the
j elder viewing their proceedings
ifrom the window, after lie had re-
iluctantlv entered the house.
Mrs. Savage looked alarmed, and
hastened to call l'hebe, who did not
hasten to make her appearance. The
young man was to stay at the house
all night, as the roads were bad, and
his horse was disabled some wa,
and not until he moved toward the
stable with his weary steed, did she
exhibit the slightest intention of
ed to make the best of it. The cider,
on being informed of the elopement,
seemed to be moro affected that
thev should have gone to Elder
Wright to be married, than by any,
panes of unrenuitlcd love.
"they might, at least, have given
mc the "privilege of marryiDg them,
though taint likely Seth could af
ford to pay much of fee," said he
regretfully.
A day or two later he informed
Mrs. Savage that it had been reveal
ed to him that there was a provi
dence in I'hcbe's refusal to marry
him, and Heaven had ordained that
he should marry her, instead. And
Mrs. Sauage accepted the ordination
of Heaven.
C'lutc'ied tjr Bor.
Xromt.ie midst oi me lortsi, wiicn iif.fi,;, Riotv
we n- yb d there a:er our long ,fhc t()XarJ with
day s ride. It was three miles from .u.,lful t,1Hlerness, and attempt
tuc se. ne m oar winters visit, and a . - ,.-,, i,..r ?i0,v.
location. The jV '
in; ire picturesque
r ver not long rcleaseil,iroin its pns
o:i of ice, was singing the wildest of
spring songs. 1'ale green birches
only in bud ns vet, were shivering
. . ( . 1 Ixl. 1 1
against tiie uarx velvet, oaeu grounu
of 'the ine woods.
Frogs were call
jni Irasicallv Irom everv direction.
arid as we alighted at Mrs. Savage's
hxr we could pmtll the odorous
breath of kine, and hear the pleasant
round of dripping milk into full
pails. The milkmaid, a rosy-cheeked,
moon-laced tirl, rushed from the
shed near by, pail iu hand, while
Mrs. S iv.ige herself stood on the
y-tep to greet VW.
"Hurry I'iiebe!'' she admonished
;he milkiii iid ; "suppcr'e all ready
;i.v. aad I ox peel nothing but that
bese ladies is half starved.'"
T
inf cheek.
"Quit!"' said Piiebe, repulsinghim
with an angry push.
'Thebe Jane!'' ejaculated
mother reprovingly.
"Lor, Sister S ivage," said the el
der with another sultry smile, "girls
will be bashful, you know, and we
musn't blame little l'hebe. She'll
: get over it, in time, 1 11 warrant you.
immin folks am t oitenvery iacK
ward as far as I am concerned."
And he beamed all over with still
complacency.
Mrs. Savage turned one admiring
rye from his visage and another
thiealcning one from her daughter,
and proceeded to perform an intro
duction between us and the elder.
His affability was cstfcun, and ad-
nrofawoodresoniew.iat , theolnicai Ji.ciission
!ir i!ro(iiinnr si,ii:its. The
voices of frogs and extreme weari-
ness arecnouli to depress the stout-:
r?t souK j
Mrs. Savn-e, Tuebo, my darter,"
and "my son John," compose the
runily. Mrs. Savage wears her lir
fliort. and looks as determined as
cheerful. When not about her house
work, she makes log cabin quilts,
and hooks rugs. Thelte has traw
oeloral ringlets, she is 19 years of
::ge, she sweeps, washes the dishes,
an 1. when John is busy, does the
milking. John looks manly but
sivins overcome by shyness. He
.verrs red slnrts, is employed in
getting out lumber in the daytime,
snd iu courtin-jr in the evening. All
this we b-;irned before noon the next
day, nn l we !?o learned that the
.list of Mavis rather early in the
season in the backwoods
if there is
fckies are
no east winds, and the
ir.
V. r)y the nxt morning we t"'
n littie tramp into the woods. We
i.ilIPli the
e,M r iiti'i.
while Mrs. Savage and Thebe busied
themselves preparing supper. Hut
as ha had the discussion all to him
self, lie won wearied of it, and fa
vored us with his views on politics
and tempercnec at gteai length.
"Hain't I seen you down btlow?"
he suddenly inquired from the
midst of Ins disfjuisition. searching
Marianne's face, vdb a puzzled ex
pression. We were both considerably star
ted, for as bis speech was extreme
ly free with the nam? of his patanic
majests. the "down lielow," was.
naturally, suggestive of a very ob
jectionable region. It was a great
relict to tind out that lie only meani
ltar.gor alter all.
Phelw Hnd the strange young man,
who seemed by no means strange to
jher, appeared rather excited and
were inclined to laugh at thfr elder
.during the solemn exercise of sui
!per. Th" elder regarded him with
'severe disapproval, and remarkel
cheerfully fvTil times, that be
knew one or two young men who
: wero going straight to destruction.
I Evening, however, found J'"ebe
IiOttie Merrill, the female hunter
of Wayne cou ity, Fa., has just had
another adventure which is worthy
of record, and one which came so
near costing her life that she will
probably in the future never resume
her mascutar spori. a iew uuys
ago, just after the great sleet 6torm
which swent over the whole country,
Ixittie determined to go deer hunt
ing. Donning her snow shoes she
started to cross Drig Swamp, a
dense mass of scrub oaks and lau
rel. When she had reached the
centre of the marsh she discovered
the foot-prints of a very large tcar
on the crust She followed the trail
out of the swamp for about two
miles, when she discovered the den
which the animal inhabited. En
tering the cave she found two little
cubs on a bed of leaves m . one cor
ner. The cubs were about the size
of kittens, and were easily captured,
lyoltie was emerging from the cave
when she was met by an immense
she bear. The bear had heard the
cubs yell, and was making all pos
sible speed to rescue them, before
Ixittie could draw her rifle to her
shoulder the animal was upon her,
rrasnimr her in her paws, and gave
hor ! her such a squeeze that she fainted,
i when the bear, thinking her dead.
released her grip. She lortunately
regained consciousness quickly, and
while the bear was playing with her
cubs the plucky hunter drew her
rifle and 6hot her in the Bide. The
bullet did not 6trike the animal's
heart, and as the brute dashed at
her again Lottie drew her hunting
knife and with one bold stroke near
ly severed the bear's head from the
body. Iottie was just congratulat
ing 'herself on her escape when the
bear's mate made his appearance.
IiOttie's rifle was unloaded, and she
was totally unprepared for a second
encounter, but determined to fight
it out. The struggle was a long one.
Fortunately the young lady was not
encumbered in hcrmotipns by petti
coats, for in all her hunting expe
ditions she wears pantaloons of doo
skin with a long blouse. When,
finally Ixittie thought the bear was
dead she stooped over to cut its
throat, and the animal, with one
A Chunk of Natural lllhtory.
home in a short space of
picturesque ruin of nn
its crumbling logs Ikmu-
ti fully draped iu moss, a iowly lit-
t-e round pond, blinking brightly iniure, the voung man sleepy, the
under green Hinges, a pienty ot rar-1 ..(cr PtHi in a theological, but not
ariej'us blossom', and a dntt ot
vhite liinss-wood buds and delicate
:" ri:s. W'c beard the low. sweet,
song of a bird that we had never
beard before, but the woods were
wet. and the air was so chilly and
damn that we were triad to make
our way
time.
"lam interested in Phcbeand her
weping," eaid Marianne. "After
all, human nature i more interest
ing than any other kind at this sea
son of the year, e? nee i ally."
' I wh lave nature nei -U at sinner can,
X've uit where sle- m pranJeur shows
in iun."
I quoted. "Mrs. Savage said that
the elder was coming to-night, and I
am anxious to see him. Isn't there
some connection between this ex
pected event amH'hebc's weeping?"
"I imagined that her tears were
evoked by the pathos of the New
York :,vr,' said Marianne. "I
f aw them dripping profusely over
the first page, while she plied the
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;;s!icioiii uus morning.
We went home to find the house
ns redolent of spices as on Thanks
giving day, and Mrs. Savage in a
perfect bustle of cookery. Phclw's
red cheeks were quite blistered with
tears, and she was beating eggs with
an air of martyrdom.
"The cider, he's fond of .sweet
meats as a child, and I'm a trying
to get up something that he can cat,
though I'hebe's actions put me all
oat. and 1 hardly know what I'm do
ing. Who ever heard of a girl's
crying the hull enduring time, for
two or three days, coz her beau was
coming?" said the elder lady.
"He ain't my beau, no mor'n an
ithcr at all, I won't have him for a
beau," asserted the tearful damsel,
wiping her eyes with her apron,
"and I think vou would le ashamed
to call him that before folks."
"Strange that girls never will
know when they're well off. The
elder's the pcntclest man in the
country, to say nothing of the priv
ilege of marrying into the gospel, so
to speak. An' liietie reckons she's
put upon the worst kind coz I kal
kcrlate he shell marry him. He'll
make an awful good husband, ai. i
as fond of her as ken be.
I should think he was," gasped
i'helx, handling her egg-beater like
a weapon of vengence. "Taint me't
lie likes, an' all the neighbors knows
it. He ain't cot no property him
elt" "
"Phcbe Jane Savage, what air you
a tsiking altout?'' exclaimed "her:
motiM-r, in a tone of exaspiraUcn.
"Ifyou Hint keerful vou '11 lose him.
after all. There ain't a girl around
here but what would jump to git
Lira girls better offn you be, too."
"They're welcome to hioj, 'wider
cr's peak, an' all," said Miebe.
"He"
Mriauno aiid I retreated to the
sitting-room. The fire snnped
cheerily. The birds were pinging
outside, and we could see from the
winuow
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so severe a mood, and casting ioe
like glances toward the maid of his
choice. Hut Mrs. Savage looked
anxious, and was continually drop
ping a stieh in her knitting. "My
son John" and the strange young
nr'n, who seemed to bo fast iriends
nt i red earlv, pleading fatigue.
Then Phebe, in spite of her mother's
remonstrating glances, retired also.
The elder asked permission to smoke
a pipe, and no objection being ex
pressed, he puffed away, uttering a
little exhortation between the puffs.
"So Phebe u engaged to the el
der?" inquired Marianne, when the
reverand gentleman had taVcn his
departure for the night, and we sat
with Mrs. Savage bv the (iresidi?.
"Why, yes, 1 kalkerlate they'll Itf
married. " She's awfully bigoted,
though, an' says she won't have
him," (Bigoted is the word used
for a'! sorti of objectionable behavior,
in the Aroostook,) "This young
man that druv the elder up, hep'
school in our distriet, an courted
her for a spell, winter 'fore last, an'
I'm afeerd he's turning her head
agin now."
"A marriage with him seems a
great deal more suitable," I ventur
ed, feeling deep sympathy for the
poor damskl. "The elder U 0 much
older than Phebe."
"Yes, indeed," said Marianne, warm
ly, "you ought to marry the elder
yourself, Mrs. Savage."
"riakes alive!" remarked the lady,
"the elder's enough sight too young
and handsome for me - I'm bound to
have him in the family, though, if
'tis only to suite Widow Jones, that's
... .. ...
a setting her cap at mm JikeaJl pos
sessed. an' is alk-rj a whimpering
stroke of Jjis monstrous paw, tore
the elotldng almi.it completely from
her bodv. During the protracted
struggle the bear had reached the
edge of a cliff fully a hundred feet
high and sloping at an angle of more
than 4 J down to the Waljinpaupack
Creek. As the bear grabbed Ltttie
he commenced slvliniron the slip
pery crust down thii'alinost per
ncndicular slope. Lottie wr car
ried with him. and every foot of
distance traversed added to tbeir
velocity. When they reached the
foot of the slope they struck against
a tree, completely killing the bear
and breaking tJVO of Iottie's ribs,
her left arm, and one of her limbs.
Siie managed, however, to crawl
about a mile to a house, where she
received medical treatment The
first bear killed weighed when dress
ed, 40v pounds, and the male one
4S4 younda. I,ol4jp, who is improv
ing slowly, has the cubs iu b$r pos
session, but she says it will be some
time before she will take another
expedition o the kind.
Come Here Lilt tie Girl.
Professor Luigi Monti tells a pleas
ant story of lmgudlow, r or many
years ha-ha been in the habit of
dining with the poet every Saturday,
On Christmas Day, as lie was brisk
ly walking toward the old historic
house, he was accosted by a girl
about 12 years old. who inquired
the wav to Longfellow's home. He
told her that he would show her.
When they reached the gate she
said : "Do you think I can go into
the yard ?" "Oh, yes," said Signor
MonU. l)o you see that room on
the left? That's tsdipro Martha Wash
ington held her reception x him
dred veara ago. If you look at the
windows on the right you will prob
ably see a white-haired gentleman
reading a paper. Well, that will be
Mr. Longtidkiw, She looked crat
ificd at the unexpected pleasure of
really seeing the man whose poems
she said she loved. A Signor Mon
ti drew near the house he saw Mr.
Longfellow standing with his back
against the window, his head of
course, out of sight. When he went
in he said, "Do look out of the win
dow and av t,o that little girl, who
wants to see you very much. ." "A
little girl wants to see me very much";
where is she? lie Hastened to the
door, and, beckoning with his hand,
called out "Come here, little girl ;
come here if you want to see mc."
She needed no second invitation,
and after shaking her hand andask-
i ins her name ho took her into the
A boy about fourteen years of ago
ww smoking a cigar on the soutli
portic of the City Hall the other
morni 'g when a citizen halted before
him aid said:
"Bo ', do you realize what you
are doing." .
"Smokin' a wonderful good five
center, won on a bet," was the re
ply. "Butti evt you know that you
are filling your system with deadly
poisofr?"
"Naw."
"Well, you are. That cigar con
tains enough nicotine to kill a cat"
"I'm no cat"
"I know. It docs not kill you
suddenly, but poisons the blood and
sows the seed of fell disease. You
may drop dead pn your way home,
my boy.
"I ain't oin' home."
"It fills me with horror to see a
lad of your age destroying both soul
and body. ' lioy, I entreat 'ou to
throw away that vile cigar."
"I dasn't Some one else would
pick it up and he pizened."
"Throw it away and I'll bu- you
three apples."
"Don't like 'em."
"Or a quart of peanuts."
"Say," said the loy as he fondly
regarded the inch of ashes at the end
of the cigar. "I bet a boy the cigars
this morning that he couldn't tech
hi3 tongue to a lamppost and then
sing "Sally Walter? He teched,
and there's a crowd up there now
tryin' to thaw him loose. I ain't
'ery scart about bein' pizened, and
I don't keer much for fatherly ad
vice, but if you've got any spare
time you might go up there and tell
that ter boy that a chunk of natur
al philosophy is worth a hull barn
ful of experiments."
Hight Watering ofrianu.
"Ifyou were Very thirsty," said
old Mr. Ewing, "and I was to pour
a glass of water on top of your head,
would you be very grateful to me?"
"No, ' said Tom, who was watering
his geranium ; I'd be mad!"
"Well," said the old man, "you
are not treating your plant much
better, it hag mouths, and it likes
to drink when it is thirsty, but you
don't pour this water into its
mouths."
"1 don't know where they arc,"
said Tom, looking curiously at the
bush.
"Its leaves are full of eager little
pores and thev are "choked with
dust," Mr. Ewing said: "Just put
the nose again on the watering pot
and wash off the leaves."
Tom picked up the nose, put it on
the spout of the pot, and gave the
bush a thorough wetting.
'It looks better," he said. "Has
it any other mouths?"
"Pienty more," said the old man ;
one at the end of each rootlet When
you pour a stream of water around
the stem of the plant, I think it
must feel as you would if I put your
drink on your head."
"Yes," said Tom, "seethatfuschia.
I didn't water the leaves nor the
ends of the roots, I am sure."
"And don't you see you are doing
the same thing by that rhododen
dron?" said the irritable old man.
"When you do anything .boy, do it
in the right way1'
And ho took the watering pot him
self, and every mouth in each plant
got a good drink that time, farm
er's Home Journal.
fllie Application of Manures.
An Anecdote of Prentice.
tvindow where we sat tluelold peak
jf Kaiahdin, softened into a velvet
cloud by distance, over the tops of
the waving trees. Marianne busied
herself with her sketch book, while
I idly watched the antics of an imp
ish kitten, and meditated on I'hebe's
Jroublcs.
something agin Phcbe in his ear."
The next morninz Mrs. Savage
was astir early, as usual, forJ..!m,
who worked on the river, was oblig
ed to have his breakfast at C o'clock.
Phebe the tdways called at half p ist
five, and whuo thf? hands of the
clock indicated this liour, ghe step
Ied into the hall, and Plu.-bc's name
ehoed with unusual- emphasis
through the house. Put there was
no resjonse. She called again and
again ; but only silence prevailed.
"I declare, that girl's growing
caor'n more shiftless every day," she
muttered to herself and ran swiftly
up stairs ir.to her daughter's bed
room. The room was empty, tiu bed
had not ln'en occupied at all, and
Phebe' clothing had disappeared
from the nails in the closet; so had
her father's old hair trunk, which
for years had 6tood in oue corner.
There vu an envelop on the table
addressed to her mother. She tore
it oiteo, and read with feelings bet-
ter imagined i:ian described -
"Dear Marm : Seth Peckham
I is going over to Patagumpus to
&'t Elder Wright to marry us thu
morning, I could stand the elder
fur a pa. bwt est fur a husband.
Cum apd see us wheo yeu get thro'
yore summer's work and the bod.
er's is gone,
Pjiejie.
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Ijoosv, cuviicu ui in,c mi vjovn. uii
the stairs," the chair made from the
pre-
village smith chestnut tree,
sented to him by the Cambridge
children and the beautiful pictures
and souvenires gathered in many
years of foreign residence.
Railroad a Ice.
A railroad js to be built on ice in
Russia. Cronstadt jg five miles from
the coast, aud eighteen fronj thejeap
itaL In the summer communica
tion is easily and cheaply maintain
ed by means of steamers, but when
the Gulf of Finland becomes coated
with ice, Cronstadt has to depend
for transport to and from the island
rjpon a number of rough little sledg
es, wy.er trustworthy and always
dear. Tha ioxonveniencics of this
svstem has led the" Baltic & Co.,
to obtain .emission of the govern
ment to throw a light line of ru'ls
across the ice to the island. The
undertaking will not be beset with
any serious obstacle!, and it is be
lieved that it can be successfully ac
complished in eight or,nine days. As
soon as the iaa is reported sufficient
ly strong by thj .ccptnoers. gangs of
lauoren wm proceea w iajr .down
sleepers on the flat frozen surface,
freezing them into position by means
pi a lew buckets ol water. The rails
When George D. Prentice was ed
itor of tho ew England Jiccuiw he
made some reflection on the man
agement of a Sound boat, then com
manded bv John Vanderbilt, a
brother of the Commodore. A wri
ter in the Hartford Oiurant says that
Yonderbilt was so offended that he
called upon prpntjpa to give him a
thrashing. Prentice's bthee was iu
the third storv of the building, di
rectly at the head of the second flight
of stairs. Vanderbilt made hi bu.
incss known, and in less time than
it takes to tell it, found himself ly
ing on the side walk in front of the
door. Ife soon gpj. up and went to
his boat, swearing vengc-nte. fn
his next issue Prentice gave an ac
count of the affair and invited Capt.
Vanderbilt to call again when he
saw fit, at the same time telling
Vanderbilt that he (Prentice) weighs
ed fourteen stone, used both hands
with equal dexterity, and swung a
pair of fists like the halyard filoeks
of an East India schooner. Vander
bilt did not renew the quarrel.
4 farrow tcape.
Two Spanish beauties in Paris,
the Countess Multedo and benorita
Penedo, had a narrow escape of be
ing suffocated by natural flowers in
their hair and the trimming of their
ball dresses as they wcrp returning
home from Queen Isabella's soiree
in a closely ghut up carriage. The
flowers were profusely employed in
garlands. The ladies for some time
chatted gaily. One and then the
other became silent Count Multe
do, who was with them, grew alarm
ed when neither of thtm replied to
observations he made and qqeUifins
he put. and all tho more so that he
felt oppressed by the perfume of
the flowers. When he caused the
carrigo to stop and opened the win
dow he found them insensible, but
they soon recovered when taken in
to the air; they, however, caught a
severe co'd from the sudden expos
ure.'
the Devil a Ho. I
Manure, being the foundation o! a
farmer's business, deserves more at
tention than anything cUc on the
farm. Experience has taught nearly
all farmers that the soil gives a great
er reward when well manured than
otherwise, and most of them arc sat
isfied with the mere performance of
spreading it out as well as acting on
tho principal that "the quicker the
job is oyer the better," but it is a
mistake to suppose that the duty of
collecting and distributing manure
is an uiai is necessary, i here are
substances composing fertilizers that
arc insoluable, and these aro inert
for want of being made available, aa
no plant can t ike up from the soil
those inactive portions. The solu
ble substances only are used, and to
derive the greatest benefit from man
ure it should, therefore, be well rot
ted and line and have been kept in
good condition. Ammonia, phos
phoric acid and potash are the prime
substances of the manure heap. The
first is very volatile, and escapes un
less combined with some other sub
stances such as sulphuric, nitric or
muriatic acid, or, perhaps, with veg
etable acids. Even then if exposed
it will decompose and vanish. Phos
phoric acid (being itself, as its name
implies, an acid) always remains
combined, and wheu set free from
its combinations by sulphuric or
other strong acids again forms new
compounds. Potash also is always
combined with the acids, never ex
isting in an uncombined state in the
manure heap. As it is necessary t
notice these particular portions of
the accumulated manure it requires
notice also of tho proper periods of
application.
On heavy clay soils it will show
better results to spread the manure
broadcast in the fall, first ploughing
the land and lightly harrowing it
over. The compact sub-soil prevents
loss from rain and 6now. Being on
top, the frosts quickly pulverize it,
aud as fast as it decomposes the soil
absorbs and retains it. But on light,
sandy, porous soils it should be
treated differently, for when it is
broadcast in the lsa.ll on such soils
much loss is occasioned by the solu
ble substances being carried far down
below the reach of the roots of the
plant If there is no clay suit-soil
underneath we will lose the potash
to a certain extent, as it is very sol
uble, particularly the sulphate and
muriate.
Experiments the past year have
demonstrated that iu some portions
of New Jersey, where the soil is very
light, manure applied at frequent in
tervals gives more return tnan by
any other mode. If corn is man
ured in the hill at the time of plant
ing and the process repeated month
ly thereafter the crop will bo 50 per
cent, larger, without using a greater
quantity ot manure than intended
for a single application. Ihce are
some crops, however, that do not
tnnve as well with such treatment,
but they arc lew.
Chemical fertilizers should alwav
be a pplied at regular periods, as they
are used for the reason that they are
instantly soluable. the hrst rain
that conies on them carries off all
that is not immediately taken unby
the plant, hut it thev are applied in
small quantities after everv rain thev
Ipl) cjve such results as willsusprise
thoie 'who have pic-Mr Uied buoh
plan. It is true, more expense is in
curred, but the crop will repay it
when harvested.
A n experim ertt of this k i nd teachc-6
us a lesson, lor it U onjy by tcstin
theories that wc cm be convinced ol
the practicability of them. It shows
that, to a certain extent, plants
should have regular meals (on some
soils) rather than tohesupplicd onee
only. It is maintained by many
that if the manure is once applied
the plant will feed itself at proper
times, which is true; but our object
here is rather to show the most eco
noioipai iiOthod of application, for
no one can deny thai 'much manure
on farms goes to waste when im
properly applied. A thorough ex
amination of the compusted manure
should be made in order to judge if
it is thoroughly decomposed, and if
so, it requires extra care to retain
thd yolati!') ammonia and soluble
potash. 1 he slightest change of tem
perature may change the whole char
acter of the compost, and a heavy
rain may repder jt perfectly worth
less. If it is thus important to watch
the compost heap in order to avoid
loss, it is far moyo necessary to ap
ply chemicals at proper periods, as
with them, system is everything.
They are cheaper than ordinary
manure, though seemingly of higher
cost, the trouble with' them being
the 'imperfect knowledge o.f .heir pro?
portions, Fertilizers are poy m the
market formulated for boparate
crops, no two of them beii g the
same, and the consequence is wc are
becoming educated not only to the
fact that plants should be "fed regu
larly" but also that a plant, liko an
animal, requires for itself food not
relished by a plant uinerent from it
self. Indeed, we are. learning that it
is incorrect to treat nil crops alike.
As we do not give horses the same
iood we give hogs, neither does a
crop of wheat require the same food
thai a r rop of cloycr nectls,
Where the Shook C'jwc la.
A Went ern Editor' Apology.
i This is our first experience in run
ning r. newspaper, i.ituc did we
think when we placed our name in
the Clarion as the responsible mr
son for the matter that happened to
find iU way into these columns that
anything would ever hiiDocn that
we would have to take back or have
a head put on us. The item which
appeared about one "Professor" Oer-
bert playing the "Arkansaw Trav
eler around the street corners, of
Kearney for cold biscuits and slack
and sour barley water has got to be
apologized for. Last Wednesday.
when we were going along one of
the principal streets of the county
seat, in company with several
friendJ, there suddenly appeared be
fore our gaze the slandered Professor.
He commenced his conversation bv
saying that he had not been ciyen
his dinner bv a servant nirl at the
back door, ami thought he would
make a lunch of the writer. We
entered a protest, but to no use. He
claimed he was four hundred miles
from home, both heels run over, and
all wool and a yard wide, warranted
to neitner rip nor ravel, and hud
killed enough editors to make a cor
duroy road from Lookout Mountain
to Pugct sound. He unbuttoned Ids
coat, and gently placing his hand on
Ins hip jioekct, he calmly gave us
our choiec between a retraction and
having our carcass shot full of bul
let holes. As the thoughts rapidly,
traversed our mind about having
our remains sent to an aged r.nd
loving mother, looking like the top
seiveof a fanning mill, and how our
creditors would mourn r.t our death;
as we thought of another person who
tioiiLs a warranty deed for four sec
tions of our heart, town (5, range l-'l,
and the idea of being shot by by a
second-class, one horse, crank fid
dler, was more than we could stand.
Hence the apology.
will ihf n be fixed on, and light trains
will convey paizeners and goods
"P. S. I shall tend afar my hef-i direct to their destination. The
or m4 C'ther beds and kochin hjny only real difficulty about the enter
pullets, and pll my things, next A Canadian has applied to the
j government for assistance on the
Mrs. Savage, as she declared, was I ground that he hs twenty children,
"dretful took aback," but determin- six couples of whom are twins
"Mamma," said a youngster, is the
oad man a nog '
"What do you mean, mv son f
."I mean Satin, is he a hog ?"
"Well, no, ; he is generally spoken
of as a serpent, by christians, but he
is Drooerlv sunnosed to be without
definite form, that is capapble of as'
suming any shape that may suit
his purpose. But why do you
"Because when I wa3 down
town yesterday, pnp got ricbtrcd in
the lace and told another man, if
he didn't lick Tom Trotter the dev
il's a hog."
"And didn't he do H?" inquired
the anxious parent
"'Ko'nj, he didn't, but he tried like
biases, and'when they wiped blood
off his face he gimme a ne w ball to
tell you he'd fell out of a buggy and
hurt himself."
Good Advice.
If you keep your, stomach, liver
and jcidneyt in perfect order, you
will prevent aud fcure by far the
greater part cf the ills that aOjict
mankind in this or any section.
There is no medicine known that
will not do this as quickly or surely
as Parkjer's Ginger Tonicwhich will
secure perfectly nateraj action of
these important organs withoui interfering-the
least with your daily
duties. See ad. " f. 1G "
"Did you know Bill York, who
used to keep a saloon hero in Gal
veston?" "Yes, I waa acquainted with a fel
low of that name."
"Well, he is a heedless sort of a
felow. ljo telegraphs to his aged
that
ii
mother from Omaha
"The latest news up here is
I am going to hang to-njorrow.
"Yes, that wMi voy hf:c-diesar Jfc
might have tejegraped that he was
threatened with throat troubles, or
something of the kind. The shuck
would not have been so severe to
his aged mother.''
"Oh, that's net where the shock
comes in."
"Where does it come in?"
"Why the careless fellow forgot to
pay for the telegram,"
. The namea ot towns and settle'
mcnts in Arizona possess the merit
of originality. Here are somo of
them : Tombstone, Good Enough,
Tough Nut, Contention, Family Fuss
?nd Discipline.
In Georgia a spark from a kJgamU;
flew into a man's hair and beard
the dye ignited, and now he is bald
and benrdlees.
Mrs. Livermore is lecturing on
"How Shall we Beach the Boys?"
This question can never be satisfac
torily angwercd p.ntil every saloon
has a telephone.
Joshua L. Smith committed sui
cide at Fon du Lac, on his ninety
ninth birthday. He had long de
clared that hp did not wish to be
come a centenarian.
The H-t Investment on llic Farm.
Ilecently, while visiting a friend
in the "Old Dominion,"! very much
admired his long ranks of stave
wood, carefully piled and neatly
kept.
"Yes," said he, "that is the best
investment on the farm."
Cut, hauled and worked up dur
ing January, one does not feel the
expense. And it saves much valua
ble time, ana temper as well, atoth
er seasons of the year, when there
is need of every effort to be put forth
in planting, tending, or harvesting
crops. Stove wood, in order to be
good, should be well seasoned.
Hence a little more than a year's
supply should be kept on liand.
But it can be worked more econom
ically when green. Now, if the
reader wished to be up to his busi
ness, and accounted a thrifty farmer,
let him go to work at once p.pd man
ufacture enough of this very neces
sary commodity to last a year and a
half. Then, when you have once
started in the good way, go forward,
persevere, and there will be one in
your hou.-eholdthitt will rise up and
call you blessed. Is you have not a
wood shed attached to your house,
cord it in snug racks, and it will an
swer just as well, and perhaps bet
ter, for green wood, in order to sea
son thoroughly, needs air and sun
light. Another vhw to take of the
good wood pile is, yi jt ij an anti
dyipeptio, Ifyou take a hand in
preparing jt, it leads to a good appe
tite, and a good appetite is usually
healthful, Heeondly, good wood, in
moist cases, means good cooking
nice light tread, etc. And if one al
ways has a healthful appetite and
well-cooked victuals, he will not be
very apt to have the dysyepsia or
other chronic ailments. And, more
over, as christian farmers we should
not lo!-e sight of a good wood pile as
a means of grace. How can we ex
pect the angel who presides over the
household to retain all of her angelic
virtues if we provide her with only
wet, "jinggy" wood.
How to Slop a Paper.
The following from one of our ex
changes, so clearly expresses our
views upon the subject, that we eop
py it without comment :
You have an undoubted right to
stoji a newspaper whenever you are
so disposed,' upon payment of all ar
rearages. Do not hesitate to do so
on account of any "tenderness of
feelings" of any editor. Don't sup
pose he would stop buying sugar of
you, or meat, clothing dry goods,
ttc., if he thought he was not get
ting his monev's worth? and why
should vou net exercise the same
privilege with regard to him and his
wares, when you get tired of them ?
And when vou discontinue a paper
do jt manfully, I)on'f ba eq pitiful
as to throw' it back to the postmas
ter with a contemptuous ' 1 don t
want it any longer!" and have "re
fused" written upon the margin, and
have the paper returned to the edi
tor. ,o gentleman ever stopped a
paper that way, no matter if his
head is covered with grev hairs that
should be honorable. If you do
not longer wish to receive a news
paper, write a note to the editor
like a man saving so and be sure
that arrearages arc paid. This is the
way to stop a newspaper.
"Now I lame me," observed a
grave looking man as his heels flew
up and hi head htruek tho ley
pavement like a base ball against
the backstop. His next remark did
not sound like a continuation of the
prayer. Perhaps ho could not re
member the "down to slip."
Hp that, refuseth reproof prfi,th,
' Funeral benevolence. "a dead
give ,r,vnv,"
A calico wrapper the dry goods
clerk.
We never call the doctor till the
well runs away.
A dangerous collision running
into debt.
1 1 is better to bo a writer of wrongs
than to be a writer about wrongs.
OF SYRACUSE, NEW YORSC
I .or, U ,ul.iK. ' ' - "' ' " X
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nine veara old and her husband 79 1
vears.
Thp Bo?lap anil Albany Railroad
Compahy'are scljing thouand-niil
railroad tickets at the rate of a cent
a mile.
A negro,
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t.'-i.-rv-.i.--,, Vr,7"-
a ?' -t!n.j ,
li iniwutii ,,.,.'!
- i ti .n
l'r wl.tch m b ! J-'y.
ltd JfoM Board
rm outwt'ur three ol
th ery btftt VlndH
of the ordinary stovl
mold Doaroa.
It will uooiir in sPs tir all
Stpfl plows anil all i.th"r jilotra ha3
hltlwrU) provt-d a fulliin-.
With ttls plow will b- Inf rvd;ii"it
a BPwmyleol Mow point Bud-lntn-T
Point, on which w nae oijlainart
Patents, and which nr.- al) a Knut
lmproTfiuerit, both a n gai-ca wK.r
auu nren-in.
Tne Jointer can be RMftr-.l w 3 f.i t
The whel will run untlT t ram or
Us trl"li ! r f-'li'yri p..uriV; si tlit-n oor frfwr sfvi. '.
A flrt-cUK4 .Sti-'Jl Plow, iiuulv-1 1 tUO .r.i!i..iiv way. full n,' d. r:tu;U l,r U-i.:7 ,r
dJ.irjL Interior fct '' I Mw r ta.l I.-jm Hlxu- n t nUt.- u Jim-.-. 'w
'Ih prK-f t r.ur nerr P!ow M bit tr-rmicrm itvilmrn, uiut Jt 1 t!w thM,
Aprtrui'unil ImpjBuria i-rr w-kL
II to cinsijc-r !Lta tay ctUr r..w low :aH wouttl be w. 2y &.iuti iij a tv.
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' 0 Wtfc- l I;, a l.-JniJ. a.1 i i.l-l-J !. 9 iu U&K.
The beam to artiu.stiililn fi.r Sorini' w r M-.WniT. al : '.'" l t ) w Hi'- horw .
Th bandlff ran be nwui t niim "U. a mi cr b y :iu .at a.c! 1'! .
It la the UlfhUist lirait Vliix ever trtle.
Wooden beaum are going oni of us.- r tii' j r.r:i'i. kv it l-m v. : . :,A r, vr r;n t- o km a!i;;. Ir n i, a
Mallenhle beain lyroiue nYmontM-tl rn I i-kJ. wiyh 1 1 ' -;; t 1 r -r--t.
Meel beard fet tiie Bt-cntlir of n;i it nt tfcn.-J Viu-A a r very u.u- !i U:fal t Ui.t ny oiii r ri.
When wa say a Slot I B-nnl H ch.ifi, 'I;- ' r:---4 lino I' l-i
We do not palm r.fT on loem a i-iii"-M f v.irVwit WjIk a.i l I T'.-'. I.
Wc want aifi-nw for thU nv 1 1 ev t .v. a In tin r j..
We can 0ve but a verv uirall (!;. : tf ti i!v m, h-.i: r.v i.l i : - f;.ii;r.ui I'r '.rh'.
W propmn to plm-ft this 1"! i; ll r i.-.,m ' I lU- F - .'-rs r v-r '.
It to the hnt AiMcultural J.npKni' -'- t-.cr s !(i. If .ir x'.
PeraoM, therefi r. who are ir-l v.a.Uvj t- avi a j ' ' ; 1 "i
not apply for an aijoncy.
N' nam oil fumnJibi. , .-l-8 :;&! it:t.
We tnake liiifht and l-lt I'an.l li .v. i f ua sL-"i y... : : ! .
IJT-lhls to ilt only Ptcrl 1 1:111-1 n, w a tsn v.'orW
Nlepl C4HM Bt-wral tiiiK-s uu.ru llun li ,. H'l tr.:H I I
Cotnnare thh prlee wlib t!in of ni; I in i"i i.t cvi r uuw
Where there ar3 bo r. v. : I, o-i r i ti t of ! v
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FO REST0::l!3 CRAY HAR 10
tiATur.AL Vitality c:ie:t
I r if i-.iost njrceal'lo ilivs: v !iU!i
ii r.t oiicj lian:;l'"-t r.:ri ( 'iVl! I t
jirtsorvln-; t'.o iv. It -rcstt-r. n, v.i;!i
tlio f-loss au.I i. i t y.,i;:'i, Ta icl
cr gray, Jisli!, uii.l r'-l Ii;.ir. t a rich
br nvii, or ilcc;) bliwk.r.s i:i:iy Ik.- ! ; iiuii.
15y Its nso tl:i:i hair is lliici.fiici!, a.'i l
baiiiiicssofln l!iou-;ii not aiv. ;!ysri;ri .I.
It checks falli'ij of lha hair i;,i:,:r ii
V.ely, .-uid c.ms-'3 a iu- fro'.vtli in c'.I
cases whore lli g!aii(!-i are not ile- ayoil ;
while t br.isliy, weak, cr t.thf:-n ir.?
tiisi'ascl hair, it imparls vital.lv --.
gtre-.i'lij a;(ii romlor it j'ltahltj.
The Vioon cloiU.tfi t'.if fo.ilj). rnr'--i
ami pri.-vents V.r formation t f .i.ani'.r.id';
anil, hy its co-Jin---, t inm Jn-r. at: I
soothlii-; p:o;-ortio-, il licals rv i-t it" iv.t
r.M of tho h'.imors .nnl -:is''rics ; ccnli ir
t'ltlc sonlii, tvpli-j; if co;l, -.-Van, a:.. I
:('. u;nl' r v.hlth coi:!i!i.)ii-i iii?.a.:s
of t'i" c.il: an l Iiair arc ii:ip if.i!.! '.
Aj a Dro"J3i3g fcr Ladio3' Hair
Ti.ff Vliio It l:ronipiir..hh'. It if cot r
1 . P'i'it.-il:n ti'-itlicr oil nor ov, r.:..l
iv!!l ii.it il white ramhrV. It impi.rts
a:i an.'oat'L- ami i.i'tin erf u:n r. i .it
asm ar'il ? f r th. I.iilrt it is c.-o:ioi:ii.
cnl .ml it:;!:r;M.s.At i;i : Il' ii. . .
nitMlZZ BY 03. 1. ti. Ai'ER t CO..
lracti;-il noil Annlvtlrnl ('hevtl'l.
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av ah. j :.; ,ii:i rs i:v:.:;r-ii::::E.
ma .iit BY
C. N. HOYD,
Pitrcni.-JT.
aameiMf, Vm
iYMYEE, A.gent, T
EESET, EEIsTlsr'j.,
Somerset Herald
I
Oil
FOIl
1881!
Mm-
Profitable Reading for Everybody :
Butintfts men and vomca. t roc hen. mcfaanics '
kfarmcn, minutm, motlwn, and ail who ar tirei
lout by the comtant toil and worry of your work '.
am tinnK mtciticnunkf nittrr. nil
Arc ou huUeriug Irum iyprp.ia, Kitcuina
tiim. Neuralgia, or with Bowel, Kidney. Liver 01,
Urinary complaint, von can cured bv us'wr
J if you are wasting away who Consumption, ic-J
,mie wcaancss or any ucaneu it you hae a pain-'
.mi cmnn or nan tmi. yo wm nno sure rrUft m
j-iiatk.o, and your fystcm needs lavigoratine, or
,f you hare pimples mad blotches, and your buxni
,nccu pm iiying. vmi cart alwav. nrrml rn
.Illilll-JU-IIIIJi.lH.HI
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Made liora Ginger, Buchu, Mandrake, Stillinq'i
Mnd manv other of the hrt mriii:tne bnmr. t i!
he Bt Health and Slrenglh Restorer Evtr
Ued. na is tar unerior to Uitters. Luiruvt nt
mcer and other Tonics, as it never intoaieates.
Una cnm'itncs lie best cuntive popcnie of nil.
It Dm Sfed Haadr. ls f Lliesj It lay
liar loirs.
1 Euy a me. bottle ol your druzcrst. and to avoi.
nunlcrfeitft be ure our signature is on the Oiit
.ije wnfnsr. Hiscox A Co.. Chemists, N. Y.
iiiiiirfiriiimiiiif iiiiiiii ii ii
Parker's Hair Balsam. ErES
Th Beat Si Host Kroaomieal Hair Dresslaf
Containing only ingredients that are beneficial
to the hair and scalp, the HAL5A. will be found
lar more satUtactyry than ny o;hor prsporaiiLa.
l Sttet Kail, la itextufe liraj r I a Jed Hair
tp the original youthful crlor ap-i is warranteJ to
n-mnve I'audruff, prevent baldness and slop I aiiiug
of tl.e hair. ij eruftuu at so
filK SAI.K BY
V. X. BOY I).
nirriiiiisr.
Nomerert, P ,
Sa to.n:r I.
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Ir yon area man tr.- -f it you rr
-aV -tasT
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Of liOUji(.wtut;
VlnfaUntai J a4
Hop Bitter.
If too are yocnqr nnd
diax-rction or CLi,a
ritMj pr Bint'., wM r
pour bvitb tr laputibh
aw, rely H v p
wnorvr yoa aj-c,
man of kt-
kTit'uliiwoTTnit..-
ttii t.:-nitt c: tt r.nii
waiu it- Kop B.
llTrfn.5 fro:T nr.y !. tj
Y'OltlrA twil'rii.k iio..
WhoncTeF ygy Hvi :f , Ptuuiy I r m mji..
Ihok y o n rycm Sl-Jj ('" f K I l n e f
nvctU cH'anruntr, Ion ay ui't.
ng or ittmnUtiu Iffr A lmnvaud
wMhQvAiHtox.iithtu ITS'- Hv:melT
take Hop
Blttrft.
Tlarveymitfye.
or Hnmorjcvm-
p'nint, dLieaw
of the atomath,
boifVsvti. blood.
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Jon win br
KIUrq tf Tftta Ua
9P B.ttw
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W weak tamt W
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astfawsW dAiirli
(lf. It has 1
dreda.
tiopuitters
a.s a
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fare frr
drankoanrae, j
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tobaeuo, u ;
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ldoyi'nii.--Ists.
Ktcilt.iv
L4xruUr.
or Brrma
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Tmis, Ort,
FOR ALE BY
C. N. BOYD,
pKuqfjisrr,
Lcins caught slealinz
IIVlll Caj lll.ll I WOV, V AV UOV.U iil IIIDVIl I
by 8ayinr, "Dat lie only cum dar to'
si-o if ue chickens sleep widuar eyes
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j"y Ii.) 5i2N'ir EEL & SON
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W1U. PAY
THE HIGHEST t ASH PRICE
OAK 4 HEULGCK BARM
. A young man in'Xcw York is in
coming independently rich by
iTeiikinrr of niarrinrrc enfarrrmonta
objectionable to his father at $1(X) a4HideS, Sheep Pelts, Calf tSiUCS, Et:.,
ime; Dec. 18m Johnitowri.
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