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Meehan the agriru torsi edit
or of the Philadelphia Vmm who I* HOW
ot • tmi to OfUM,bvm t a otrnl
lotareeting letter* to that pa par. from
om of which we make the following ex
tract* After speaking of toe prejudice
against improved machinery among the
Ignore r*. especially the morning machine
and h*y tedder, he aajrt:
There are tome few rrrj large rarme
operated by very weaJU.y owner*, where
I (aw (team plow*, (team threehen arid
other labor-saving farm machine*, bat
they are not generally diffused—indeed
not at all diffbeed-among the general
cultivators I aaked a farmer or none
250 acre* why he had not tome of tbeoe
machine*, and he thought hie farm waa
too email He waa aatoniahed when 1
told him that farm ere of much leaa than
> 100 acre* with oa depended mainly on
theae machine*. Another farmer told
me he would have long ago had oome
of them, but he waa afraid the laliorcr*
would burn down his etacka arid barn*
if he introduced them. The farmers, I
Si, an very much at the mercy ol' the
m laborers, much more so than they
are here. They hesitated to introduce
machinery out of sympathy with the
laborer, and now they nave not any
sympathy with him. Iwu on one farm,
looking about with the owner, when
three hired laborers came in a half hour
after the time agreed on for work, and
the farmer expostulated, but in quite
mild term* I thought, but as we were at
tea, be waa called nut by the men, who
wanted their immediate pay. They were
“not going to work for*a man who
talked to them in that way.” They were
paid; and my friend declared that he had
ihld “ aa long as he could get one man
in England to mow he would never have
a Yankee mower about.” He ia cured
now gnd the mower is in hia bands.
Still the influence ef good example
tells. Hir Robert Peel ouce told nls
tenantry be would give them the iron
plows i'f they would discard their old
clumsy wooden ones. He found them
a year or ao after rusting in waste pla
ces. They excused themselves : “ They
metre the weed* grow. They went deeper
than the old plowt, and brought up old
aeed that had been waiting years for a
chance to grow.” llut 1 waa pleased to
aeeon a visit to Tara worth that Sir Robert's
efforts had done good for certainly the
farming here ia above the average of En
glish farming—especially in the matter
of freedom from weed*. In the matter ol
cleanliness, freedom from weeds, AtnerU
can farming It far ahead of English.
Thouiuuid* of acres are so Ailed by butter
cups, Which no cattle will touch, that not
a tenth part ot the ground can be grazed
by cattle. The yellow charlock, a sort
of mustard, is so abundant that grain
felda are of such golden yellow with them
that the lustre can lie seen lor many
miles away, and the person not knowing
that the grain waa beneath would think
the weeds were the crop, and the crops
the weeds that shou Id be tom out. Pop
pies, biue bottles and corn cockles, with
numerous other things abound, and I am
not wrong in raying that one-tenth of all
the farm land of England is given up
to weeds. The American would admit
•f .the boe and harrow, and in this way
in a season or two, get rid of the whole
stork, but here such machinery would
interfere too much with the rights of
labor. In many r ases where these weeds
bad been cleared from the growing grain
they had .been taken out by the hauU
labor of women and children.
I cannot go into details in a short letter
like this, but I will say that, except in a
few cases, not enough to be perceptible
to the general looker on, English farming
iaa lons, long way behind America farm
ing. With the same sinountof cash
capital per acre, the American farmer
will produce double the result*. And 1
aay this alter going to England with the
contrary impression.
There are a great many excellent things
we might copy from the English to ad
vantage, but English beer-drinking, Eng
lish railroading, and English farming are
not among them.— fTes.'em Farm Jour
nal.
l*m>Mss mm lsp*|, of IMaanrt-
Ts*<wpt in th mu Butea, where the
land hu not loug been under cultiva
tion, manure U one of the great tiers*.
aiu to the fanner. And even in those
fertile soil* which now produo* abundant
crop# there will, in a few years, be a
eoatcity of plant food, and to theuv, as to
the land which has been longer under the
plow, it will become necessary to apply
manure, Fortunately lor their own
interests the great man of farmers are
convinced that they cannot farm auc
eesefully without manure. All do not,
however, regard it equally valuable and
consequently do not lake equal pains to
ajcure and apply it—a fact which goes
very far toward showing why it is that
me farmer will obtain much larger crops
Jdian hit neighbor who owns equally good
IJUKI.
As all farmers keep live stock there
wili ii© nor© or Iwa immure on ©very
farm. But the quantity thus obtained
is insufficient ana ought to be largely
increased. Most farmers recognize thw
principle and take some pains to
ad* to the manure material -which
will be beneficial to the crops
It has been found that, if prop
erljr treated, quite© proportion of foreign
material can be employed with good re
sults. Right here is where manv farmers
make a great mistake. They are too
qpxious to obtain a large quantity with
tout regard to the quality of mixture.
In thnr section it ia quite a common
omitom tor farmers to clean out their
barnyardln the fail and then draw in a
quamtty or muck, loam, or sand, and
spread it on the bottom of the yard to a
depth of six or eight inches. The cattle
during the winter and
WefiFfirtppttiga fell upon this dirt. But
when it is remembered that four or five
twokoM lends of dirt are put in the
yard tor each animal kept therein, and
also, that the cattle being subled at
night are only lit thy yard from six to
ton hours pet day, and that quite a pro
portion Of this tune is spent under the
•beds or near the stables where no
put, it becomes very evident
that it can not receive in this wav a very
great addition of fertilizing material.
During the nights of summer some
“* “is source. Some farmers go
through thia process every year—draw in
a lot of dirt, yard their cattle on it and
the next fell digit up and call it manure.
Nrer this material looks almost exactly
like dirt, sod it is hard to see how it can
hatw been veiy greatly improved by
being trodden down by the animals
whim have been yarded on it. Ido not
aasert that such “ composting" dose
not paw, but ram free to say that
there are methods whi£h will be far more
profitable. And a great many farmers
take a different course from that da
scribed above. They draw in the dirt and
let it lie, as the others do, until aummer. -
Then thdy dig it up and mix it with a
quantity of stable manure,let it beat and
work it up fine by occasionally pitching
it over. This pays well, still Ido not
eoasidev it the hem method which can he
to obtain the beat results from
enwpnsrtf It h nsnssaary that the foreign
material and the manure should be la
tiasately asingled. It ia also important
to save the liquid manure and to keep
the whole mam from injflry by exposure
to the weather. Therefore I deem it
nvceemry that the composting should be
done gradually, that an absorbent should
be employed, and that lb manure should
be storeu under cover until wanted for
use. Iha barn cellar, now ao common,
afford* a -pleadid place fir aim posting
manure with the help of bogs, and 1* also
a fine place lor storage. It ia, however,
ofa to objection on the ground that the
air which the cattle are obliged to breathe
it omtaminated and that it ia very un
healthy for boa. I am in favor of
having a wide died in connection with
the stables in which ennspoat material
and manure can be stored. Instead
of throwing the manure out of doors, as
Uo many fanners do, to lie under the
raves and be soaked and leached by all
the raina which foil upon the roof aa well
as the heap, it abould be thrown directly
into this shed, which should be built
against the stable, thus forming a large
room behind the cows, but separated
from it by being boarded in the usual
manner. This shed should run the
whole length of the stables, but may be
open at each end ao a team can pass
through, and there should be doorways
for cattle to pass in and out. For ma
terial I like dry muck the best of any
thing. It is a good absorbent and by its
use much of the liquid manure can be
saved. It is also in itaelf considered of
value for application to uplands. When
muck can not be obtained I would
use dry loam or sand. In connec
tion with either ot these materials
straw and course hay may be freely
employed. The muck or other dirt should
be obtained in the summer, it possible,
and should bequite dry when drawn to
the shed. It may be thrown in large
heaps where it will be convenient to throw
into the stables and still not be too much
iu the way of the manure. This dirt
hould be used for bedding the cows and
horses every day. In this manner the
foreign material will be evenly dis
tributed through the whole mass, much
of the liquid manure will be saved, and
the whole mass will be kept uninjured by
the weather. Like all other plans which
promise improvement over existing
methods, this will involve some expense,
make some trouble, and take some time,
hut it seems to me that the advantages
which it oilers are sufficient to make it a
great object for the former to give it a
trial. The better the manure, and the
more of it, the better will he the crops
and the larger will be the percentage of
profit which they will psy on the costot
cultivation.— ['radical Fanner.
Dressing Under Difficulties.
During General Sheridan’s last raid
Gen* ral.Custer and his staff stopped ever
night at the house of a planter in Flu
vanna county. Virginia. Haughtily,
yet courteously, after the fashion of well
bred people who cannot help themselves,
the best In the house was placed at their
disposal. Among the flint of Ouster’s
requirements was a bath, and tubs, and
eater, with home-made towels were
readily forthcoming Not ao, however,
were sponges and Turkish towels. At
this the general showed some anger,
supposing the neglect intentionul. When
his servant was informed hy the lady of
the house that her stock ot such articles
were exhausted and could not be re
plenished within the confederates lines,
msstor and man were intensely disgusted,
and Ouster expressed his astonishment
that civilized people could exist without
them. Sponges were not to be had at
any price in Richmond during the winter
of 1864-6, the few imported to Charles
ton and Wilmington being kept for
hospital use. The ladies knit bathing
gloves of coarsej ootton yarn in garter
stitch, making a close ribbed surface
which gave the desired friction. The
cargoes brought by the blockade runners
consisted chiefly of munition* of wsr,
medicine* and staple dry goods. Onlv
occasionally a package of fancy goods
was included, and these were soon
exhausted—the demand for exceed
ing the supply. Hairpins, needles,
pins, scissors, combs, etc., brought
fincy prioes. In January, 1866, a
common gutta-percha tuck-comb bought
to order in Wilmington, N. C., cost
fifty dollars—equal to oue dollar and a
quarter in gold—at which price the pur
chaser was glad to obtain it, Richmond
and Charleston having been previously
ransacked iu vain in search for one. A
great dead of smuggling was carried on
1 acres* the border, principally by women,
and the stores brought by the sutlers in
the federal army were some small com
pensation to even the most rebellious
women for the presence of the army
under whose shadow they came. Quilted
petticoats weie the fashion then, as now,
snd many of them were made to order
for smuggling purposes. In one the fill
ing was skeins of sewing silk, in another
papers of quinine, and so u with
everything thst could be crowded into
small compass. Ladies came through
the lines under the flag of truce, were
rigor) sly searched; nevertheless, a great
deal that was contraband of war came
through with them. A school girl ac
quaintanes of the writer displayed much
ingenuity eu such an occasion. “I
brought my waterfall cushion full of
morphine to Dr. ,” the said.
lbs morphine waa in tissue paper; over
that I laid dark cotton batting, and over
that curled hair in an invisible net.
They made me take down my bair and
shake it out. Mim Kerr carried dis
patches to to Beauregard in here, vou
knew. I tell you, though, I was scared
when the woman who searched me ran a
hairpin through the cushion. 1 had dis
patches, too, on thin japer, folded and
sewed into a pocket pin-cushion, hut as
they were written with invisible ink,
and I had taken care to soil the cushion.
1 didn't feel frightened about them. It
was a risk, though, for if they had found
them, I should have been sent to the Old
Capital Prison.”
Row Lovely Woman Plays Whist.
AU women plsy cards alike. Watch a
woman at a game of whist and you'll get
a pretty correct idea of how all women
play whist: “ Law me, Henry is it my
play? I yet me see—second hand low—
that’s the first time around ol that suite,
ain’t it T Well, I’ll play—no, I hardly
think I will—now you stop looking at
my hand—did you see anything—f
course I’m going to play, but I must have
time to think—what’s trumps—spades—
I thought ’twas clubs—well, rfl—no—
yes—well, there I” Then she will clap
an ace on her partner’s king and insist
upon ke-ping the trick for tear she will
be cheated out ol it in the final count.
Givk the man who wasn't elected half
an hour to sit down and reflect and be
will present twenty-four logical reasons
why ne was left out in the cold. He will
also assure you that this earth won’t
stand much longer.
UnLI AMD LEE.
a. S. Magnate la MlaUfta Thaaa
In I*6B—several years after the war—
• senator Ist oongreas had the temerity to
make the charge that Gen. Lee had ap
plied to President Lincoln for the com
mand of the federal army destined to
invade and subdue the southern states,
and that being refused, from pique and
resentment be tamed and offered his
sword in aid n| the southern cause, and
thus was raised to the chief oommaad of
the rebel forces. On the instant Mr.
Kertrdy Johnson, of Maryland, himself
a anion man, denounced the statement
ns untrue, saying thst although he had
not the authority of the accused to deny
it, General Lee’s lofty character and un
stained honor alone sufficed to repel the
charge. 'This furnished the occasion for
Gen. Lee to give, through Mr. Johnson,
uot alone the conclusive proof of the in
corrt ctness ot the charge, but the clear
evidtnoe that he had himself declined,
from astern sense of duty and honor, the
very preferment which he waa falsely ac
cused ot coveting. None can tell the
extraordinary story in better terms than
Gen. Lee himself, and contained in the
following modest and charactariatic letter
Addressed by Dim at the time to Reverdy
Johnson, who not long before his death
avouched to the contributor its entire
authenticity:
“Lexihoton, Va., February 25,1868.
lion, Rmerdy Johnson, United States’ Senate,
Washington:
MY 1 >kar Sir.—My attention lias been
called to the official report of the debate
in the senate-of the United Htatea of the
19th inst., in which you did me the kind
nee* to doubt the correctness of the state
ment made by Simon Cameron in regard
to myself. 1 desire that you may feel
certain of my conduct on the occasion re
ferred to, so far as my individual state'
ment can make you so. I never intimated
to any one that I desired the command of
the United States’ army, nor did I ever
have a conversation but with one gentle
man (Mr. Francis Preston Blair) on the
subject, which was at bis invitation, and,
aa 1 understood, at the instance of Presi
dent Lincoln After listening to his re
mark* I declined the offer he made me to
take command of the army that was to
be brought into the field, stating as
candidly and courteously aa I could, that
though opposed to necessity and depreca
ting war, I could take nopart in an in
vasion of the southern states. I went
directly from the interview with Mr.
Blair to the office of Gen. Scott, and fold
him of the proposition that had been
mad* to me and my decision. Upon re
flection, after returning to my home I
concluded that 1 ought no longer- to
retain the commission I held in the
United State*’army, and on the second
morning thereafter I forwarded my resig
nation to Gen. Scott. At the time I
hoped that peace would have been pre
served, that some way would have been
found to save the country from the
calamities of war, and I then had no
othtr intention than to pass the remain
der of my life as a private citizen. Two
day* afterwards, ujsm the invitation of
the governor of Virginia, I repaired to
Richmond, found the convention then in
session had passed the ordinance with
drawing the state from the union, and
uccepted the commission of commander
of its forces, which was tendered me.
The.“c are the simple facts of the case,
and they show that Mr. Cameron has
been misinformed.
Your obedient servant,
R. E. Lee.
Noelety Customs in Washington.
It is proper to allude to one or two cus
toms ot the place which may be considered
to illustrate the “simplicity ” of the so
ciety, or the reverse. The rule in Wash
ington is that all strangers pay visits first
—a rule which, like most social rules, is
observed with strictness by foreigners,
and considerable laxity by natives. Not
only this, but it is to a certain extent de
rigueur for all the Washington magnates
to return visit* (by leaving a card) on all
persons, known or unknown, who call on
them. For instance, the wife of the
-mallesl tradesman in Washington take*
it into her head that she would like to
have the acquaintance of the wife ot the
secretary ot state, all that is necessary for
her to do is, after securing some passable
costume (dressizg in Washington need
not lie what it mutt in Paris or New
York), to present herself on the regular
“ day ” at tiie secretary’s house. She will
be admitted, will pay her respects, and
the next day she will have the satisfaction
ol haviug lei t at her own door by the
official footman a card bearing the official
inscription, “ The Secretary of State.”
Now, this tends to great complication
rather than simplicity, and if it could be
given up would make life lor the wives
of high officials more endurable. An at
tempt was made during the last ad minis
tration to break it up, but, like one or
two other more serious reforms under
taken at that time, the attempt failed.
The existence of ruch a custom tends to
make society altogether too easy of en
trance, and to foist upon it gradually
mauy characters whom, if left to itself.it
would not recognize. It exists nowhere
but in Washington, and would not be
tolerated for a moment anywhere else.
It is, of course, regarded by everybody as
very “ democratic,” and so it is'; but it
must be confessed that when democratic
principles are carried so far as to permit
strangers to force their acquaintance
upou people who do not care lor it. it is
risking a good deal for the sake of political
consistency. The custom i- like that
tabled to prevail along the western
frontier, which entitled any member of
the community to force a stranger to
drink with him or be shot. No snch
custom could prevail in a society which
aimed at being “ exclusive, ’ and it a
fault may be tound with society at Wash
ington, it is that of not being exclusive
enough.—Atlantic Month '\j.
The Young Vanderbilts.
A correspondent of the Capital writes
from New York: A younger brother of
William H. and Cornelius, George Van
derbilt, who graduated at West Point
and was appointed to the 9th infantry,
waa afflicted similarly, though in a lees
degree than Cornelius. Die young lieu
tenant, stationed with his regiment in
Oregon, absented himself for a time, just
about the beginning of the war, on a
protracted spree in San Francisco,where
he spent thousands on wine, women and
cards, acting generally like a sailor
aahore after a three years’ cruise. The
commodore, hard, flinty, remorseless to
every one else, his wire, friend or em
ploye, paid the son’s debts, and when a
court-martial cashiered him, the ooramo
dore gave the steamship “ Vanderbilt* to
the government as a gift outright. The
sentence was remitted, and Lieutenant
Vanderbilt was given a leave of absence
for “ill health,"with permission to go
beyond the seas. George Vanderbilt, af
ter a voyage to Chios, died in Havre,
about the third year of the late war. He
was the only one of the Vanderbilts with
the education and manner* of a gemle-
msa. At lhattims tbs commodore.and
all who wei* bought iota am tact with
ths family, fo*ked upon William aa a
foot Mi OofosHua sa ao imbecile.
If William developed in bnuna and
*•* A'**. * may have Cornelius, at
least enough ao to fairly hope for more
khan thu intom ton two hundred thou
sand dollars ont of the one hundred
million* rolled up by the hard, bad olu
mtu who had begotten him. Justice to
the living Is better than false tendemea*
to the dead, and it i only fair now to
print what ha*always been c*>"--.n goe
*ip in New Yerk, that witn such an
esample before them, and so resist
less an influence over them, it ia a
wonder that the Vanderbilt children did
not grow up a set of borne-jockeys, har
lot* and misers. The commodore saw
the tins of hia youth reflected in his *on
Cornelius, and therefore could not bear
him in his sight. Mrs. Lebiu, the sister
who appear* as the nominal plaintiff in
the suit against the elder brother, Wil
iam, is uot the wife of Smith Barker,
Esq. It waa another sister, who got a
divorce, and she married Mr. Lebau. A
niece of the commodore, daughter of old
Captain Jake Vanderbilt, married one
Sparrow Purdy, and finding him a tri
fling, drunken, incapable sort of person,
divorced him from bed and—what
was more imiortant to a pauper ad
venturer-board. She, too, married
again; this time a German baron. The
touching incident* related of William
Vanderbilt’s brushing away a tear when
counsel speaks feelingly of his father are
simply bosh. He would as soon think of
writing sonnets to ladies’ eyebrows as
shedding tears
Contests over willg are the moet
deplorable and unseemly ot all contests,
ami exhibit human nature in one of its
worst aspects. It is not easy to believe
that Commodore Vanderbilt did not
know what he was doing when he made
his will, bnt his heir had much better
have sacrificed the million necessary to
have stilled the clamor of the discordant
daughter, crying, “ Give ! Give 1” He
is a* guilty in holding on to all the
money aa Cornelius and Mrs. Leban are
in defiling the nest in which they were
hatched. Without references to the
merits of the case, both sides, in permit
ting such an exhibition of hideous reve
lation for money, are contemptible.
A Few of Fashion’s freaks.
The cuirass basque, when well fitted, is
so becoming that it remains in favor,
notwithstanding other basques have been
introduced.
Among the neatest and most useful
costumes worn this winter are suits ol
lady’s cloth of invisible blue green, blue
gray, <r brown shades, made ol a light
quality 1 known at some of the leading
business houses as Genoa suitings.
There is an especial design for lady’s
cloth costumes, which has a very jaunty
iqqiear&nce. It consists of a cut-away
COHt, shaped precisely like a gentleman’s
morning coat, fastening by only two or
three buttons over a vest. The coat is
sloped away below these buttons to show
the vest, and the collar roll* back so
widely that a cravat is required, or else
one of the folded scarts that were de
scribed last week for gentlemen. There
is a seam around the waist, with pocket
bells in it, and there are daps and but
tons behind. The overskirt is long, and
similar to that illustrated iu the present
number. The lower skirt has invariably
a deep kilt-pleating covering all the vis
ible part below the overskirt and giving
the effect of a kilt skirt.
Short round skirts are gradually mak
ing their way into popularity. They are
cut quite uarrow, and arc abort enough
to escape the ground behind, thus reliev
ing the wearer ol the burden of lilting a
long walking skirt out of the mud or
dust. A single scantily pleated flounce,
or else two narrow knile pleatings, form
the plain border around the edge.
As wooieu materials are so heavy,
modistes are making sham lower skirts
of cambric or of alapaca lor heavy woolen
suits, merely trimming them with
flounces of wool, or else facing them
with woolen goods from the knee
down. These snam skirts were formerly
objected to as they were apt to be dis
played when the overskirt was lifted or
blown about. Now the polonaise or
overdress is made to cling so closely that
it is niver lilted, and the expense and
weight of heavy woolen studs beneath it
are dispensed with.
Prices of dress goods are lower this
season than they have been tor many
years. Ladies who do not care for the
most showy novelties, such as the r >ugh
threaded bou rotten and neigeuse studs,
select the fine soft cashmeres that are
sold in excellent qualities at the popular
price of one dollar a yard, while very
good colored cashmeres arc sold as low as
seveuty-five cents, and black may be
bought for fifty cents.
If care is taten in the selection of the
color and in its trimmings, plain cash
mere dresses can be made very pretty.
Thus the darkest shades -of green with
blue tints are made with a basque and
overskirt merely piped on, the edge with
silk, and ornamented with green silk
bows that show cardinal or else bronze
facings.
Navy blue is not as popular as it was
last year. Plum color is in favor again,
es(>ecially with facings of pale blue, or of
buff. Olive, bronze and moss green are
also brightened with cream color and
blue.
The furnishing houses show ready
made low-priced suits for bu3y women
who have no leisure in wbich to make
their own clothing. The style of these
suits is excellent, with plain basques and
long, round overskirts that may be ad
justed to almost any figure, or else they
have very prettily shaped polonaises.
They are sold at very reasonable pri<ss.
Long, close-fitting sacques, with
double-breasted fronts, are the popular
shape for low priced cloaks. These gar
ments can be bought in plain, all-wool
beaver cloths for seven dollars and in
nice looking cloth, which is not all
wool, and is, therefore, neither warm
nor durable, for five dollars and fifty
cents. The rough-surfaced cloths are
more expensive than plain beaver, and
when made in snch sacqnes the prices
begin at eight dollars and fifty cents.
Catholic or Protestant who would
learn something of Pins IX., to-day the prom
inent figure of Euiope, should read his
“ Life ” by Rev. R. Brennan, published by
Bentiger Bros., New York, Cincinnati and
St. I.onis.
Stoddard’s “ Poultry World, Hart
ford, Conn., should be had by all fowl-breed
er-. It nosto but #PSS yearly, or only $2.00,
including twelve superior Chrome* to sub
scribe™. It is practical, original and always
fresh. 10 cents single number.
How. A. ■. sr>m laeaka
“I very cheerfully state that I n*ed Du
rants Rheumatic Remedy for rheumatism
w’th decided benefit ”
ALEX. 11. STEriIKWS,
ilemSer of Concrete from Georgia.
So'd by all Druggists. Price $1 per bottle.
Is ill* • r #4 IMI, s rmtTol kxiWt,
while tiotu-x the Alps, stated, with (net
diffirshj, toss tkliteil sad easw covered
plaices, is order so ebtsis a totter view of
net- ecessiy, sad rosiraet the besotr sad
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Wit eoow into large balls, they crowded
it ever the edge of the piUeso In falling
it >tmck softer eaow, ehieh immediately
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htndfnl el snow became the irrceUtibl#
svsiouebe, so the haekiag congfa with tore
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Ely, Linn Cos., lows, May Bth, 1877.
Dr. PikkCk, Buffalo, N. Y.:
Orar Sir: —l was prostrated tome three
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your Common Sense Medical Adviser.
Ever gratefully yours
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There are many who have never known
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only exert no tonic influence, but are alwavs
followed by a hurtful reaction. Such is tar
from being the case with the Bitters, the
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and whose after effects are beneficial in the
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the poisonous oils and acids which enter into
the composition of many of the factitious
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Tue Celebrated Vienna Bolls.
Among the numerous articles Dooley’s
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send three-cent stamp to Dooley & Bro
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Highly colored urine, with backache,
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Old Tbinn Are Dons Aw by.
Foroierly the lancet, calomel, blisters and stars*-
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Pills have done away with this. Being vegetable
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NEKPHIA
Flour $4 50 a 6 85
Wheat 75 a 1 05
Corn 55 a 56
Oats a 4)
Lard 10 a 11%
Hay—Mixed 12 00 a 12 00
Whisky—Common 85 a 4 00
Robertson county 1 75 a 300
Bourbon 500 a 5 50
Liucoln county 1 75 a 3 00
Hwhwiues 1 13 a 1 15
Cotton—Ordinary a 9 %
Good Ordinary a 10%
Low Middling a 10%
LOUISVILLE.
Flour 4 50 a 7 00
Corn 47 a 50
Oats 33 a 35
Hay—Timothy 9 00 a 12 00
Pork—Mess .. a 12 50
Lard a 9%
Whisky a 10>
NEW ORLEANS.
Corn—Socked a 56
Oats 89 a 40
Bacon 6%a7a9%a9%
Cotton a 11%
CINCINNATI.
F our 5 70 a 5 85
Wheat—Red 1 18 a 1 25
Corn 41 a 42
Oats 30 a 33
Pork 12 19 a 12 2S
Lwd B%a 9
Bacon—Shoulders a 7
Whisky 1 02 a
Hogs 3 72 a 4 50
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Ixtraets frown Letters from Fasten of
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