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patient, how they recovered health, chew- (id spirits and good appo tttte; they wili tell you by taking Snaaoar 1MB KBGCLATOS. it, Fu«st ud Beet Family Icildne In the World.! CONSTIPATION, Jaundice, Billons At- DACHB, Colic, Depression of Spirits. »cm STOMACH, Heartburn, etc., etc. Ibis unrtvalled Southern Remedy is warranted not to tain a single particle of MKBCTRY, or any lnjurli " substance. bat la Ff PURELY VEGETABLE, italntog those Southern Roots and Herbs, which an -wise Providence has piaeed_ in countries where liver •""" most prevail. It tviii t-urn ttii riiimrt . J+y D«r»«P'MMt of th«- liver and wds, i! The BTMPTOMS of liver Complaint are a bitter or bad ~ In the mouth; Pain in the Back, Sides or Joints, mistaken for RheuiP.atism ; Sour Mtoronch; or Appetite ; Bowels alternately costive and lax ; lache; Loss of Memory, with R painful sensation of ig failed to do something which ought to have been «; Debility. l.ow Spirits, a thick, yellow ap- rance oft the Skin and Eyes, a dry Con<jh, often mis- ;en for Consumption. Sometimes many of these symptoms attend the dliwMn, "* others very FEW : but the LIVER, the largest organ In " body, is generally the seat of the disease, and if not julated in time, great suffering, wretchedness and BATH will ensue. I can recommend as an efficacious remedy for disease ~ the liver, Heartburn and Dyspepsia, Simmons' liver ator. LFWMQ. WUNDER, 1625MASTKRSTKS*T, ; ASSISTANT POSTMASTER, PHILADELPHIA. ipa "We have tasted Its virtues, personally, and know that for Dyspepsia. Biliousness and Throbbing Headache It fc the best medicine the world ever saw. We have tried forty other remedies before Simmons' Liver Regulator, tot none of them gave us more than .temporary? relief: lot the Regulator not only relieved, but cured tu.n_.Mn tmawra AND MSSSKNQER, Macon, Ga. •ASTTFACTUBED OVLT BT #• H. ZEILIN A CO., PHILADELPHIA, PJL Wm |'jf.SS. Bold by an Druggists. My Annual Cntalogue of Vege> table Viewer Nred for 1878, rich In en- •ravings, will be sent FR t'.K, to all who apply. Cus­ tomers of last season need not. writ® for it I offer one «f the largest collections of vegetable seeel ever sent out lip any seed house in America, a large portion of which Here grown on my six seed farms. Printed directione far cultivation on each package. All seed warranted to m both freeh and true to name; so far, that should It '•rove otherwise I loill refill the order gratis. KMV Tesriablr* a M|><>cialt.v. As the original intro- 4hicer of tlie Hubbard Squash, l'hlnney's Melon, Marble* lead Cabbages, Mexican Corn, I offer several new vege­ tables ts»ls season, and Invite the patronage of all who W'eanxixmt to have their nerd directly from the grower, , #»/<, true, and of the very best strain. fame* Ht. J. Grrgory, Harblehf kd, Kaaa. Graefenberg Vegetable P I L L S Haw been acknowledged for over Thirty Tears to be a certain cor* fbr HEADACHE, UVER COM­ PLAINTS, DISEASES OF DI­ GESTION, BILIOUSNESS, AND FEVEBS OF ALL KINDS. These PILLS act with neat mildness, and will restore health to those suffering' from GENERAL DEBILITY and NERVOUSNESS- Price 25c- per Box. Send fbr Aimam .̂ GraefenberffC'o.56 ReadeSt. N.Y WILBOR'S OOKFOUHB OF FUSE COB LIVEEI OIL AND LIKE. To One and Al!.--Are you suffering Jtom a cough, cold, asthma, bronchitis or any of the va- *tons pulmonary troubles, that so often terminate in con­ sumption? If so, use " If ilbor's Pure Cod Lirt T Oil and lime," a safe and efficacious remedy. This is no quack preparation, but. is regularly prescribed by the medical faculty. Manufactured only by A. B. WtLSOR, Chemist. Boston, Sold by all druggists. JOUWfJ- MEM can get a thorough prep. ' sratlon for business cheaper and better at ttio iJaven- port Business College than anywhere else in theWest, Send for circular to i).K.LiinbrWge,Davenport,Iowa, For Free Samples of Ar­ chitectural Drawings and Details, address AMERICAN BUILUKR.170 Br'dway.N.Y. Builders. Pety1*'* S'tiicrfjf, fmr liilerM) mnft External Vmm. POND'S ESTRAfT H1W» Vile*. blind and bleeding; SiiiiiRiusnMlont and Ulcerations ; Ilt f.sr rrlsiSK*^ from any orgas . -Nina. Gums, Lungs, Bowels. Kidneys, Womb, w,| OnuMtkHiM. KMlarermentM, POSBD MSi.VK.AC-i ISVALVAB^I for Bv*«*iit«*ry and Khrnmatiitiii; Inftammft tlon of Ky«'N and Eyelids; Inflammation Of Ovurit'K ; Vaginal I.eacorrltea; VaricoM Vdu»; (*•»•'<• Siitpli'*,. tO rARJIBRS-PimmI'm Extract. No Stock Breeder, no Livery Man can afford to be without it. It is used by ell the leading Livery Stables, Street Railroads and tirst Hoi semen in New York City. It has no equal for Sprains, Harness or Saddle dial­ ings, Stiffness. Scratches. Swellings, Cuts Lacera­ tions,Bioedinsjs, Pneumonia. Colic Diarrhoea, Chills, Colds, etc. Its range of action is wide, and the re­ lief it affords is so prompt that it is invaluable in every Farm-yard as well a: Let It be tried once i CAITIOX t »*on«l The genuine article tract blown in each buttle, it is pripjred by th* . . . £n . only i»erfioiiM livinx who ever knew how to Si prepare it properly, lit fuse nil other preparations of Witch Has*-!. 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TRY HUNT'S REMEDY, ftmii for pamphlet to WE E. (TTiARKK, Provldflnoe, B. X. REMEDY The Celebrated White er varieties. Clover, Timothy, Flax, -- •----°--'^ie Celebrated V teed) Potatoes, having dxdee i ttartaTandfarm N. Catalogues flnowFlas®(anaOHwrvanwie»« Mea>r nsrondeacesolicited frampartles having djolce seed- bornfwMle. Lumber, bnlKtogmaterlSraiHl farm sup-Zw Mi nleesla Mflh aHa-- As*-«-- ^ atsteteOy wbatewie qMto sttoea. AdSren OIOUI WOODLKT, PL, Wholewiis Lumber, -- sent ..'ater-st. Materials USEFUL JlHD 8Utt6ESTITOV*, J A FEAR of sunburnt hands and face, dirty clothes and boots, and a desire to shun the appearance of having to work, are sure roads to a Bankrupt Court, or to be a renter on a poor farm. --Iowa State Register. THE Iowa State Register says'; /Itrts supposed by many if a man has Health and strong arms, he is qualified for farming. Here is where so many fatal mistakes are made. Success is only won by long years of patient study and experiment. , CEMENT FOR MENDING TABLE-KNIVES. --Cutlers1 cement, for fastening the blades of dinner knives in their ivory handles, consists of resin, four, parts; beeswax, one part; brickdust, one part. Fill the hole in the handle with the cement, heat the tang of the blade and press in. To KEEP LOOSB SASHES FROM RAT­ TLING.--Make four one-sided buttons of wood and screw them to the head­ ing, which is nailed to the casings of the window, making each button of proper length to press the side of the sash outward when the end of the but­ ton is turned down horizontally. CURE FOR CHRONIC RHEUMATISM.-- Dr. Bonnett, of Graulbet, France, rec­ ommends and prescribes for chronic rheumatism the use of the essential oil of turpentine by friction. He used it himself with perfect success, having al­ most instantaneously got rid of rheu­ matic pains in both knees and in the left shoulder. PROF. SILLIMAN has stated that "lightning-rods cannot be relied upon unless they reach the earth, where it is permanently wet, even in times of the severest drought, and the best security is offered by carrying the rod, or some good metallic conductor, which is duly connected with it to the water in the well, or to some other body of water that never fails." NUN'S PUFFS.--One pint of sweet milk, six ounces of flour, four eggs, half a salt-spoon of salt. Scald the milk and pour it over the flour; beat it until it is smooth; whisk the eggs to a froth and add them to the flour and milk when sufficiently cool; stir in the salt. Have ready a kettle of boiling lard, and drop one teaspoonful of the batter at a time into the lard and fry a light brown. When cool, sift white sugar over them. A dozEN years ago a father and his son-in-law made a partial payment on a seventy-five-acre farm in Niagara County, New York, the Drice of which was $116 per acre. At the end of .nine years the debt was extinguished, two families having meanwhile had good support. They then bought seventy- tivQ acres more at the same price. Part of the crop of 1877 was 1,000 bushels of winter wheat from twenty-six acres. The Chatham Courier mentions, as a prominent cause of their success, that " they have not sold a pound of hay or straw, all of it has been converted into manure and taken back to the land." audTKmSanUea, and Manager » '>nurn< «o-Op«nwmiM* DtotribaUaf Amoc'b. Management of Swine. FEW of our farm animals require more careful attention during winter than swine, and certainly none pay bet­ ter for the care bestowed; and yet, many farmers who carefully stable their horses, and provide warm quar­ ters for their cattle, calves and sheep, seem to think that hogs can take care of themselves. This they are perfectly able to do, provided the material is at hand. That is, they will do the best they can under the circumstances. If they can find a stack they will burrow there and lie warm; if there is timber, they will carry straw or leaves to the densest thicket, and build a high bed enough so they may lie dry, so far as dampness from the ground is con­ cerned. In fact, swine will exercise more tact and ingenuity to sleep com­ fortably than any other of the animals of the farm. Their lack of natural covering requires that they do this, and thus it becomes one of their strong­ est instincts. < Another peculiarity of swine is that they will lie together, if possible, and this from the same natural instinct as before given. Also, as a means of self- protection, they are essentially grega­ rious, more so than any other of our farm animals except sheep. In a state of domestication, none of our farm ani­ mals have been made more artificial than swine, except our working horses. Hence, none are more liable to disease when kept together and fed in large droves. If allowed to follow their own instincts they remain healthy. When treated artificially, we must provide them the means of comfort just as we sheyild and do with other farm aniihals. They must have shelter from cold in winter and from heat in summer, and be provided while growing with a vari­ ety of food. None of our farm animals are more choice in their food, £o allowed; none require greater variety* and none are more cleanly in their habits than swine. Yet they have always been con­ sidered the type of uncleanliness, both in their food and habits. It has come down to us from the time of the Israel­ ites, whose abhorrence of swine amounts almost to a mania. Consid­ ering that sw ine are the most impor­ tant among our meat-producing ani­ mals, it would seem to be about time that farmers came to recognize what they really require in their artificial condition. They are given at the head of this paragraph. One of the peculiarities of swine, when confined to close quarters, is their especial greed of carbonaceous matter, as coal, or other changed vegetable mat­ ter of a like nature. When allowed to follow their natural instincts they get this from half-rotten w ood, and in the earth when rooting. Rings are put in hog's noses; they are kept in filthy yards, or close pens; they are fed on corn and water, and expected to thrive. It is little wonder that epi­ demic and contagious diseases deci­ mate them and extend to the droves of those who really do understand their requirements, and try to give them the best possible care. Swine eat fewer vegetables than any other farm animal, and yet they are carnivorous feeders. They require an­ imal food or its equivalent, roots, plants and grain. It is true they may subsist on corn and water when confined In a i close pen. ITet it is not to be commend­ ed; breeding animals certainly cannot be so kept. If to this be added that the swine are usually kept in large droves, 6r in confined and dirty quarters, en- feeblement soon comes on, and they and their progeny will contract disease that often becomes epidemic or con­ tagious in its nature, and, as we know, Will sometimes decimate the swine of & whole region of country. Those most enfeebled, or most suscepti­ ble tb disease, are swept away, and we again have a few years when swine be­ come comparatively healthy, r We call the disteasfecholera for want of a better name. The Prairie Farmer throws out these hints more with a view to call the at­ tention of farmers to the necessity of studying the habits of swine, than for the purpose of writing their peculiar requirements. We see them wallowing in the mud. It is one of their instincts, by which they keep themselves cool in the summer, and protect themselves from the attacks of insect enemies. If they have access to running water, they will fully as often be found there, bath­ ing, in summer. We find them rooting in the earth. They are industriously seeking grabs and the larva1 of other insects. They may run squealing about a bare or muddy yard, with bits of straw in thqir mouths. A storm is com­ ing on, and then instinct leads them to build a bed high and dry. We mav take any animal and make it so arti­ ficial as entirely to change even its in­ stincts. It certainly speaks well for the hog, that while man has tried his best to make it filthy in its habits, through centuries of abuse, he has not so suc­ ceeded when the animal has had a chanceJjahelp itself.--Prairie Farmer. , 4poFered Barnyards* THE old-fashioned way of storing stable manure in a cellar under the barn is gradually going out of use among the .farmers who are up to the times. A covered barnyard, which may be called one of the farmer's 44 modern improvements," is found to be much better. A correspondent of the Cultivator and Country Gentleman writes on this subject as follows: 44 It can be shown in a few words that for ordinary farmers a cellar to hold the . accumulating "manure of a year, or even six months, is an imprac­ ticability. Let anyone estimate the quantity of manure'from six horses and twenty-live to forty cattle, and see how large a cellar it will take. It cannot be less in area than the barn itself, nor can it well be larger; and it will have to be of considerable depth, and so sit­ uated that a cart can be driven in to remove the contents. This is, in fact, to add another story to the building, and use the first for this purpose. This involves board floors in the stables and several other items of heavy expense. For town livery stables, where the ma­ nure is being continually sold and re­ moved, and space is very valuable, it may do; but even here it cannot be the best arrangement to have a fermenting mass directly under the whole of the stable. On a small truck, a farmer may put it where he can clean it out as often as desirable, "The only argument for this cellar is that it will keep its contents dry and save waste; and this can be done as well, and in a much more practical manner, by making the barnyard the receptacle" for all the manure, and then roof this completely over and allow cows or cattle tlie range of it the most of the time. There is a three-fold ad­ vantage in these covered yards. 1. It is impossible to keep a yard in decent or­ der in wet wealher, especially in early spring, or fit to be occupied by dairy cattle, at least, when it is exposed to all the storms; and a roof is cheaper in the end than litter. 2. The cattle themselves will appreciate the benefit of the shelter, ana pay for it in content­ ed looks, as well as in the more sub stantial results of the pail. In this sort of a yard, with water always at hand, they are not disposed to be uneasy It is the greatest cruelty and waste to keep cattle up in warm stalls, and then turn them out in all sorts of weather, to wade through mud or snow or walk on treacherous ice for 100 yards or more, to fill themselves over-full of water once a day. 8. Manure kept un­ der cover from cold rains will decom­ pose much faster than that exposed, and is in much better condition for handling and is worth much more when it is applied. Straw will remain a whole year in a wet yard, and yet seem as strong as when first put in. Where room is of value, the consolidation of {he manure pile by the constant pres­ sure of the hoof is also an item. A yard under cover, where cattle are fed, can be traversed by man at any time without danger of offense." Rules for the Government of Children. First--Never give in to disobedience, and never threaten what you are not prepared to carry out. Second--Never lose your temper. I do not say never be angry. Anger is sometimes indis­ pensable, especially where there has been anything mean, dishonest or cruel. But anger is very different from loss of temper. Third---Of all things never sneer at them, and be careful even how you rally them. Fourth--Do not try to work on their feelings. Fifth--Never show that you doubt except you are able to convict. To doubt an honest child is to do all you can to make a liar of him; and to believe a liar, if he is not altogether shameless, is to shame him. Sixth--Instill no religious doc­ trine apart from its duty. If it have no duty as its necessary embodiment, the doctrine may well be regarded as doubtful. Seventh--Do not be hard on mere quarreling, which, like a storm in nature, is often helpful in clearing the moral atmosphere. Stop it by a judgment between the parties. But be severe as to kind of quarreling, and the temper shown in it. Especially give no quarter to any unfairness arising from greed or spite. Use your strongest language with regard to th^L--George Macdonald. --A New-England paper wanfe an­ other office created--one to be filled by a man who can collect money froin a Justice of the Peace after the Justice has collected it from some debtor. THE uncertainties of life are just what makes it endurable. The devil never was known yet to de­ sert his friends in a tight spot, but gets them into a tighter one, and then does. I think I had rather trust my faith than my judgment. As a general thing, the philosophers of the world have spent much of their time eating stewed terrapins, then tell­ ing other folks how unhealthy they are. My friend, if you just give other people the same privileges that you claim for yourself, you will be sur­ prised to see how smooth and still thei old machine runs. It is very easy to explain a defeat. We charge it over to the bad luck ad- count. If there wasn't any fools this world would be a dreadful and desolate place to live in; it wouldn't pay to be wise or even cunning. If it was against the law to guesa at things, we w ouldn't know mucn. One of the strongest points in the devil's character is, never to consider anything out of his reach. The more a man knows the less he doubts; when reason fails he lets Faith lead him. There is no theory that will wo«k on the jumping tooth-ache like the den­ tist's forceps. Silence is the fool's safety, and the wise man's strength. We all praise contentment, but none of us practice it. A loafer is a human being, and this is the most mortifying thing about him. Trying to live on a pedigree is a good deal * like trving to live on dried apples; about the oest you can do after you have filled yourself with the ap­ ples is to take a drink and sit down and swell. There is but little bad luck in this world--but there is a heap of bad man­ agement. Vanity and jealousy always travel together--two very selfish creatures. Young man, if you want a cheap obituary notice, let your hair grow out. drink whisky, and rave to the full moon, and die in the gutter. If a man has got a good article of re­ ligion, he don't have to advertise it to find a market. About one-half that even the wisest man knows is mere theory. Young man, don't forget this: bet­ ting ten dollars on it won't prove how far the bull-frog can jump.--N. Y. Weekly. BOSTON TEA CAKES. --One well- beaten egg, two tablespoonfuls of su­ gar, one cupful sweet milk, one spoon­ ful soda, dissolved in the milk, two teaspoonfuls of cream of tartar, sifted into the dry flour, two heaping cupfuls of sifted flour, one tablespoonful of butter, melted; bake in small tins. DR. PIERCE'S GOLDEX MEDICAL DISCOVERT will cure a cough in onc-lialf the time neces­ sary to cure it with any other medicine; and it does it, not. l>y drviiijr it up, but by remov­ ing tlie cause, subduing the irritation aud healing the affected parts. Sold by druggists. No TIME TO BE LOST.--In the Incipient stages of Consumption, the first symptoms are generally a hacking cough, pains in the chest, difficulty of breathing, or oppression of the lungs. Something should be done at once to check the cough, allav and heal the irritated parts. Allen's Lung fialsam will break up the cough in an incredibly short time, also prevent the formation of tuliercles. Where turbercles are once formed, the disease is hard to CWe. For sale by all Medicine Dealers. False Economy. Is it true economy to use cheap, adulterated baking powder, which is highly injurious to health, merely because it is cheap? Common sense and experience say no! DOOLEY'S YEAST POWDER, wnicli has been well known for twenty years as an absolutely pure, whole­ some, and, in every respect, reliable article, is within the reach ot ail those who practice true economy in this respect. Rheumatism Quickly Cnred. "Durang's lihcumatic Remedy," the great In­ ternal Medicine, will positively cure any case of rheumatism on the face of the earth. Price $1 a bottle. Sold hy all Druggists. Send fbr circulai to Helphenstine & Bentley, Washington, D. C. Itfotliers, mothers, mothers* .Don't fail to procure Mus. WIXSLOW'S SOOTH- NRO SYRUP for all diseases of teething in chil­ dren. It relieves the child from pain, cures wind oolic, regulates the bowels, and, by giving relief sod health to the child, fives rest to the mother. PARTICULARS regarding Electric Belts free. Address Pulvermacher (I Eilvanie Co., Cincin.,0. NATURES REMEDY. fieiiiii; THE GREAT BLOOD PuBiriER, GOOD FOR THE CHILDRFI. BOSTON HOME, 14 TTLKR STKKCT, F BOSTON, April, 1816. I H. It. S'm'KSB: . Dear ,\ iv--We feel that the children In our Home have been greatly benefited by the VEUETINE you have SO kindly given us from time to time, especially those trou­ bled with to suolula. uatn*. V«K«tlac la Bold by All Druggists. Asthmatic BroncMtis, Of Bias TMUW- Standing, [cared bjr the Syrup. A i have been, for the last nine years, ^|Hr a great sufferer from Bronchitis and Asthma, at times so 111 that for weeks I could neither lie down or take any nourishment of consequence, and daring the time suffered intensely. Finding, no relief from all the medicines I had taken, I concluded^ to try your Compound Syrup of Hyi*>ph<«phltes. 1 ha^e. In all. taken twelve bottles, and now I f«*1 as &troj'£ well as ever 1 felt in my life, and for the last yeas have not had one moment's sickness, and neither does damp- US tliS l£2St OffCCT tUKW f Ik w A N D FREE HOMES p ' These are some of the facts in relation ts the agricultural possibilities of this region, ana these, coupled with the story of the paM harvest, are sufficiently confirmatory of the tojuueements this portion of t.he Great Plats#. Under the liberal politv of the Government* . Kan*a* rattfe JtaBway C»mpaH#, iin- migrants are invited to this really superb r*. pon, with the assurance that its beauty and inducements cannot be exaggerated by snv ,,pen-picture. , t Belt of Kansas. The Attractive Region of the Wes f̂t,.v/|||.' •Uu i F E L L O W S ' Compound Syrup of Hypophosphites is prescri-jed by the first phyrtdans In erar city and town where it has been lntrudaced, and It is a thoroogh- ly orthodox preparation. THE SCIENCE OF LIFE Or SELF-rBESEBTATlOlT. Two hundredth edition, revised and enlarged, just pub- Mjk, the best in the lisned. It is a standard medical wort, , English language, written by a physician of great expe­ rience, to whom was warded a gold and jeweled medal by the National Medical Association. It contains beautl ful and very expensive steel-plate engravings. Three hun. dred pages, more than r,0 valuable prescriptions for all forms of prevailing diseases, the result of many years at extensive and successful prattice. Bound iti French cloth; price only (I, sent by mail. The London Lanoet says: "Nopei'sosi should be without this valuable book. The author is a noble benefactor." An illustrated sara- plesent to all on receipt of 6 cents for ?#ostage. The au­ thor may b » consulted on all diseases rcatiliing nfcHi and experience. Adrtnvs I)B. W. H. PARKJKK, Ma 4 BaMhuSh-at. Boston. ' * Wk / . For further information about KMSn«t especially the region described, address UNO COMMISSIONER KANSK! PACIFIC RAILWAY, taprored Portable BY MAJOR H. INMAH. - ft *fW.i " JJSJ-. • • . { j . . ' ^ The " Great Central Plains" are a geograph­ ical feature of the State of Kansas. Covered with a remarkably nutritious vegetation, for centuries they were an immense pasturage for countless herds of buffalo, antelope and other ruminating animals, whose habitat was the far-stretching green prairies that to-day form one of the most beautiful agricultural portions of the Mississippi Valley. Less than ten years ago this region was believed, by the mass of the people in tlie East, to be an unprofitable desert, but it is now the acknowledged garden of the Continent. This truly mafiiiicent coun­ try can claim the most luxuriant soil of all the "Great West," and a climate that approaches perfection, at least. Dr. B. E. Fryer, one of the most eminent surgeons in the Army, and who was stationed for years at Fort Harker, four miles froin the Town of Ellsworth, de­ clared this to be "the most perfect climate In the world." The whole country Is traversed by a series of constant streams, sweet and wholesome springs and spring-fed pools. De­ licious water is also always obtained in wells, by digging, at easily-accessible depths. It is already conceded that the United States is rap­ idly becoming the granary of the world, par­ ticularly in the production of wheat. Kansas, an Empire in itself, is taking the lead in the culture of this cereal, and in a short time will be acknowledged queen of all the States in the production of this great staple. The State, especially her peculiarly-wonderful fertile cen­ tral area, comprised in what Is now known as the "limestone belt," under the test of only a few years, has proved to the world the im­ mense average its soil is capable of. Each year increases the limit of the wheat-belt, as the frontier is pushed toward the mountains, within which are found the greatest possibili­ ties, agriculturally. It is a remarkable fact that nearly all the lands of the Kansas Pacific Railway are in­ cluded in the limestone region under consider* ation, and that south of this limit, in that di­ rection, it ceases altogether, and the country presents another geological formation, the soil of which is very sandy, and which, though at present, from j'tdliiesn of its very prmUUmumy s capable of producing good crops in seasons of abundant rainfall, lacks the inherent quali­ ties of self-fertilization, and tnuxt ravkthj dete­ riorate. In this particular the Smoky Hill Val­ ley is immensely superior to the arenacious lands of the region south, which is drained by the Arkansas aiul tributary streams. It is well known by every furntcr that lime, in some of its combinations, constitutes the essential in­ gredient in all the more valuable grains and grasses. Its presence in the soil is consequent­ ly to be considered as a condition of fertility. It also acts as a constitutional amellorant, of much power, aud, when mixed with or under­ lying tough or viscid clay, it renders them fri­ able and consequently more susceptible to the action of atmospheric forces. Soil in which there is a due admixture of calcareous matter, is not so liable to be injured or rendered plas­ tic by an exccss of moisture while under crop. The quality of the wheat raised in this great "limestone belt" is conceded, in all markets, to be the finest grade known. It produces the familiar brands of so-called Southern flour, for which St. Louis is justly celebrated. This Is easily accounted for, from the fact that the coil in which the wheat is grown possesses a due admixture of calcareous matter, which has a tendency to make the hull of the grain much thinner, and the farina itself in much greater quantity, and in richer qualitv. than in grain grown on the lands which exhibit a de­ ficiency of this earth. All our millers will tes­ tify to the peculiar flour-making properties of our wheat, in this essential, surpassing that raised in other sections, and it is attributed entirely to the fact--which the analysis of the soil confirms--that this so-called " limestone belt" possesses all the requisites of the best wheat land in the world. Sand, it is well known, is injurious when it enters too largely into the composition of cultivated soils; In other words, it is useless beyond a certain pro­ portion. That the " limestone belt," or "won derful wheat region of Centra! Kansas," as it Is sometimes called, has the amount of silex or silica--the basis of sand--fixed in the pro[ier proportion, is evident, from the fact that it re­ quires peculiar conditions to "lodge" the grain in the field, even after the most terrific showers. Considering the question of the rel­ ative fertility, particularly in its connection with wheat culture, present richness ot soil and endurance must enter as essential ele­ ments of success, and the capacity of the self- fertilization of the land, an Ingredient not to be overlooked. The latter quality a limestone region alone can possess, as only a limited knowledge of agricultural chemistry clearly demonstrates. Viewing the subject of wheat culture, then, in all its aspects, so far as Kan­ sas is concerned, an inspection of the Smoky Hill Valley, and the arenaceous region south, coupled with a fair idea of what the culture of wheat requires, the conclusion can lead only in one direction--to the infinitely superior ad­ vantage of the " limestone belt." Prospectively, from purely physical causes, this great inland region must reach the posi­ tion of one of the richest agricultural portions of the United States. Only a very few years ago--not a decade--husbandry here was pure­ ly tenative. From absolutely no dew, eight years ago, this region is as favored in that particular as any that can be named. From lying outside of the "raiji belt," so termed, this region has had to be "taken in." The quantity of water in tlve streams has aug­ mented, springs have burst forth where none existed before--in short, just the converse of that meteorological phenomenon has been evolved here, under the march of civilization, which takes in a hca\1h-timbered country un­ der the same social conditions. » The following statistics of the rainfall cleat- ly prove the accuracy of the foregoing state­ ment: The Fall of Rain and Melted Snow, in inches, at Forts Hays, Lamed and Dodge, for the last five years, as shown by the Daily Meteorological Beconlg kept by the United States Government at the Posts named: Beady for Service. Opes tor Dreas. GRIST and FEED MILLS Warranted Greater C^jseifjfr £«W r, vmeaner j Amy ifther lilt. WHAT "THEY 8A.Y" OP THIS . PaiHCKTON, III., March 14th, 1 • with only 4.horsepow „ _ Inch Mill. F. HORTOK. ^ ^ . CHAMPAIGN, ILL., March #, 1876. u t»n«ilielf» per hoar on a 30-lnch mill. An "Old Miller" talks. T. B. 8ACKETT, Miller for T. 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