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paper ”—so that “ no other person could suspect 
what the package contained.”_It is curious to 
observe how the old things that we supposed were 
dead past recovery, will after a while turn up anew. 
As a striking illustration of this, here is 
The Butter Compound, 
which we have not before heard of for years, sent 
us, of all places in the world, from Boston. It is 
the old story over again. The stuff proposes to 
produce “a pound of butter from a pint of milk.” 
A town in Ohio was for many years the head¬ 
quarters of this Butter Compound, but now it is 
advertised by a chap in New Hampshire. There 
is probably no law that will compel the chap to 
eat the stuff after it is made. 
The Official List of Frauds. 
In January last we gave the list of those parties 
and firms to whom, by order of the Post-Master 
General, payment of Money Orders and the delivery 
of Registered Letters were prohibited. The list has 
been greatly modified since the beginning of the 
year, and as here presented is complete up to the 
time of going to press, so far as the official records 
go. But there are a vast number of minor swindles 
that are not of sufficient importance to be offi¬ 
cially recognized, and those who are in the list are 
frequently changing then 
Allen, H. D. P., New York. 
Ballard, P., 260 Greenwicli-st., 
New York. 
Barrett, F., 2, 4, 6, College- 
place, New York. 
Bartelle, B. C. & Co., Glou- 
ppsfpr N .T 
Baxter"® Co.', 7 and 17 Wall 
st.. New York. 
Benedict & Co., New York. 
Bennington, A. B. & Co., Lan¬ 
sing, Iowa, alias Jace Marks 
Benton, D. V., Laramie City. 
Boardman, R. M., Lon’ile, Ky 
Bornio & firo., N. Orleans,La 
Brain, John C., New York. 
alias Excelsior M’f'g Co. 
Sheffield Fire-arms agency. 
Brookes, Chas. O., 128 West- 
st., New York. 
Buchanan, Prof. John, M. D., 
Phila., Pa., alias Nat’al E- 
clectic Medical Asso n. E- 
clectic Med 1 Col’ge of Pa. 
Am. Univ’y of Philadelphia. 
Univ’y Coll’e of Pharmacy. 
Burrow, John, Bristol, Tenn. 
Burtnett, H. A., New York. 
Burton, B. H. & Co., Chi¬ 
cago, Ill. 
Cateley, Alfred, New York, 
alias Fam’y Sew’g Mac. Co. 
Corab’n Sewing Mach'e Co. 
Standard Sewing Mac’e Co. 
Cautlin, John & Co., Chicago. 
Chase, A. & Co., N. Haven, Ct. 
Clark & Co., alias Silver Min¬ 
ing Co., New York. 
Clark, J.G. & Co., Chicago, 
Ill., alias L. G. Clark. 
L. D. Herrick. 
Combination Sew’g Mac. Co., 
see Alf. Cateley, N. York. 
Commerford, T. J., N. York. 
Commonwealth Distribution 
Co., LouiBville, Ky., & N.Y. 
Conlon, J. P.,599 Br’way,N.Y. 
Cosmopolitan Stamp Co. 
alias Philadelphia Stamp 
Co., Camden, N. J. 
Creighton, W. C., alias B. H. 
Porter & Co., New York. 
Crest, John, Elkhart, Ind., & 
Augusta, Mich., alias W. J. 
Hill. C. H. Walker. C. 
Wade. 
Dayton, John, 1212 Broadway, 
alias R. Field & Co., N. Y. 
Doe, John, New York. 
alias Arnould, Jas., 151 Eld- 
ridge-st., 
Bell, Jas. Belmot, David, 
183 Division-st. 
Clark, M., 50 Delancey-st. 
Clemens, M., 1581 First-av. 
Frenks, An.,151 Eldridge-st. 
Hudson, Jas., 1681 First-av. 
Kent, Thomas A. Lambert, 
13 Sutfolk-st. 
Muller, Jas., 50 Delancey-st. 
Muller, L. Rand, Thos., 88 
Allen-st. 
Duff, J. Duff, J. & Co., 42 
Nassau-st., New York. 
Duflree, Manning, alias Bell, 
C. & Co., 1215 Br’way. N. Y. 
Edgerton & Co., Camden,N.J 
Elias, Ellis H., alias Russell 
& Co., New York. 
Emerson, Jos. Emerson & 
Goss, 180 Broadway, and 35 
Fulton-st., New T ork. 
Evarts, Barnes & Co., N. Y. 
Excelsior Mfg. Co., alias 
Sheffield Fire-arms Agency, 
Chicago, Ill. 
Family Sewing Machine Co., 
see Alf. Cateley, N. York. 
Field & Co., 1212 Br’way,N.Y. 
Foxwell, Chas. & Co., N. Y. 
Fraukford school Fund Lot¬ 
tery, Lou’le & Glasg’w, Ky. 
Garcia, I„ 187 Ex-pl., N.O.,La. 
George, Jas. W. & Co, N. Y. 
Glore, W. Scott, Louis’e, Ky. 
Goldsmith, J. & Co, St. Ste¬ 
phens, N. B, Canada. 
Goldwater. Mich’l, Prescott, 
Arizona. 
names. 
Gray, Wm, care of Mr. Sacks 
506 Fifth-st, New York. 
Gr. West’rn Distribution Co, 
alias Matthews & Co. Kun- 
necke & Co, Cheyenue, Wy 
Gustavus, E. & Co, alias F.E. 
G. Lindsay, Holston, Ya. 
Hall, H. J. & Co, Baltimore, 
Md. 
Hamilton, Thos. J, alias Dr. 
Mattison, New York. 
Hamilton, J. B. & Co, N. Y. 
Harris, James, care of Mr. 
Grampus, 253 E. Ch.-street, 
New York. 
Harris, O. W, New York. 
Henly, A, alias Michael & 
Co, Atlanta, Ga. 
Henry, J. C. & Co, alias 
Clarence W. Miller, Glens 
Falls,N.Y,& Chester. Pa. 
Herrick, D. P. & Co, N.York. 
Hill, W. J , alias C. W. Whit 
ney & Co, Elkhart, Ind. 
Augusta, Mich, and Bat¬ 
tle Creek, Mich. 
Hubbell, W. F, New York. 
Hudson, Harry B, Chicago, 
alias Hudson, Strong & Co. 
Hull, H. H, alias Unit. States 
Agency, Mt. Winans, Md. 
Hunt, Chas. E. Hunt, Nettie 
W, Philadelphia, Pa. 
Hurlburt.Wm. H, alias West¬ 
ern Gun Co, Chicago, 111. 
Jones. Albert W„ alias R. M. 
Boardman & Co, N. Y. 
Jones, Edgar W, Ashland, 
Mass, and South Framing¬ 
ham, Mass, alias Harry 
J. Littleton & Co. 
Union Purchasing Agency. 
Union Publishing Co. 
Magnetic Watch Co. 
Jorda & Puig. N.Orleans, La. 
Joyce. John P, Coving n, Kv 
Juvenile Steam Engine Co, 
Chicago, Ill. 
Kendall, L. A, Boston, M„ss. 
alias Ashman, L. A. 
Bay State Organ Co. 
Eastern Gun Works. 
Enterprise Publishing Co. 
Home Delight Co. 
Hub Manuf’g. Co. 
Hub Watch Co. 
Inventors’and Manufactur¬ 
ers’ Assoc’n. 
Japanese Curiosity Co. 
New Eng’d Scientific W’ks. 
New England Manuf’g Co. 
Paris Art Co. 
Parisian Photograph Co. 
People’s Paper Publ’g Co. 
The Welcome Guest 
Kennucke, F, Kennucke, & 
Co, The Messrs, Che¬ 
yenne, Wyo. 
Kendrick, Prof. R, Chicago. 
Kent, Thomas, New York, 
Kentucky State Lottery, Co¬ 
vington and Louisville, Ky. 
and New York. 
Knox, H. & Co, Chicago, Ill. 
Kosboth, R. J, alias Mutual 
Stock Companies, Nos. 1 
and 2, New York. 
Kratzer, D. A , Burlington,la. 
Lawrence & Co, New York, 
alias Adams, Brown & Co. 
Allen, Jordan & Co. 
Barnes, Garrison & Co. 
Duff Wm. D. 
Lee. Wm, care of Mr. Ste¬ 
phens'^ E. 8d-st, N. Y. 
Lee, Wm, care of Mr. Huff, 
127 Broome st. New York. 
Livingston University of Am¬ 
erica, Charleston, W. Va. 
Lindauer, Chas. F, 184 Mer- 
cer-st. New York. 
Littleton, Harry J. & Co, 
Ashland, Mass, and South 
Framingham, Mass. 
Long Island Shirt Co, 
Brooklyn, N.Y. 
McCall, W. T, New York. 
McCauley, S. A, 35 Broad¬ 
way, New York. 
McKay, Hugh. McKay, Hngh 
& Co, of St. Stephens, New 
Brunswick, & Calais, Me. 
Magee, John W, Laramie 
City. Wyoming. 
Magnetic Watch Co, Ash¬ 
land, Mass, 
Magnetic Watch Co, South 
Framingham, Mass. 
Marcotte Co, 22 New Church 
st. New York. 
Marks, Jace, La Crosse, Wis. 
Martin, B. H. & Co, Chicago. 
Martin, Geo, 172 Franklin-st, 
New York. i 
Mattison, Dr, alias Thomas: 
J. Hamilton, New York. 
Miller, Clarence W, Glens 
Falls, N. Y. 
Muller, L, New York. 
Murray, France & Co, Louis¬ 
ville, Ky. 
Murray, Rev. James, D. D, 
Haddonfleld, N. J. 
alias The Livingston Uni¬ 
versity of America. 
Mutual StockCompaniesNos. 
1 and 2, New York. 
Napa, E. G. & Co, Chicago. 
Napa, Victor*Co, Chicago. 
Nassau Banking Co, N. Y. 
Nathan B, 179 and 838 Broad¬ 
way, New York. 
National Banking Co, N.Y. 1 
Noelke, Chas. D.S, 238 Grand 
street. New York. 
Paris Book and Novelty Co,I 
Boston, Mass, Rockland, 
Mass, and Chicago. Ill. 
Paris Importing House, Chi¬ 
cago, Ill. 
Patronl, Giovanni, Philadel¬ 
phia,Pa., and Camden, N.J. 
Pattee, J. M, Manager, Chey¬ 
enne, Wyoming. 
Platt, L, alias Wm. Tower, 
Chicago, Ill. 
Perkins, Howitt, 11 Park-row 
and 297 Greenwich st, N.Y. 
Pike, Marshall S, Cheyenne, 
Wyo. Terr. 
Philidelphia Stamp Co, Phi- 
la , Pa, and Camden, N. J. ' 
Porter, W, New York. 
Rand, B, 62 Harrison-st, NY. 
Rand. S, care of Mr. Warren, 
78 Chrystie st. New York. 
Rand, Thos, New York. 
Remis, I. G. & Co, Chicago, 
Ill. 
Richmond, M. J, Cov’n, Ky. 
Robb, Byron H„ Cincinnati, 
O., alias American and Eu¬ 
ropean Secret Service Co. 
Amer. Detect’e Newspaper. 
Co-operative Commer’l Co. 
Commercial Reporter 
Newspaper. 
Electro-Magnetic Brush Co. 
Incina Co. 
Monitor Lamp Co. 
Monitor Publishing Co. 
Singapore Tobacco Co. 
Royce. J. M, Grafton, W.Va. 
Royal Manufacturing Co, 
Brooklyn, N. Y. 
Russell & Co, New York. 
Sherman & Co, Mars’ll, Mich 
Silver Mining Co, N. York. 
Sine, L. D„ alias L. D. S. 
Bishop, Cincinnati, Ohio. 
Slocumb, E. Ellsworth, Bos¬ 
ton, Mass, Chicago, Ill, 
Rockland, Mass, alias 
Agents’ Union. 
American Book Co. 
Crameo, E. G. 
Eels & Co. 
Eels, D. P. & Co. 
Royal Piano Co. 
Solar Watch Co. 
Star Manufacturing Co. 
Suydam, D. P. 
Williams, P. W. & Co. 
Strong, L, Chicago. Ill. 
Smaller* Gale,35Broadway, 
New York. 
Smith & Son, 17 N. Church- 
st. New York. 
Smith, Geo. R, Coving’n, Ky. 
Smith, L. J, 9 Astor-pl, N.Y. 
Smith & Brown, 97 Chrj'stie- 
st. New York. 
Sprague Man'fg Co, Chicago. 
Standard Sewing Mac’ne Co, 
see Alfred Cateley, N. York 
Taylor & Co, New York. 
Thatcher, Belmont*Co,N.l'. 
Tomlinson, James A, N. Y. 
Tully, J. F, 1215 Broadway, 
N. Y, alias C. Bell & Co. 
Union Publishing Co, Ash¬ 
land, Mass. 
Union Publishing Agency, 
South Framingham, Mass. 
Union Silver Plating Co, 
Cincinnati, Ohio. 
ITpington, G, New Y'ork. 
Veadero, Ciriaco, 69, 71, 73, 
Broadway, New York, 
alias Martenez & Co. 
Castillo, Emilio M. 
V ade, C, Elkhart, Ind, Au¬ 
gusta and Battle C’k, Mich. 
alias C. H. Walker. 
Waterson, Henry G. Water- 
son, F. G, Calais, Me. 
Wallace, J. W. & Co, Chicago 
Webb, Samuel, 126 and 167 
Broadway, New York. 
alias Wilson, Wm. S. 
Wilson. Sam. Luthy * Co. 
Webber & Co, alias National 
Art Co, Cincinnati, Ohio. 
Whitney,»C. W. & Co„ Glens 
Falls, N. Y, & Chester, Pa. 
Wight, T. Potter & Co, N. Y. 
Wilcox & Co, Windsor, Ohio. 
Williams, Peter W, Chicago, 
alias E. G. Napa & Co. 
Victor Napa & Co. 
Paris Importing House. 
Paris Book and Novelty Co. 
John Catlin & Co. 
Williamson & Co, 559 Broad¬ 
way, New York. 
Wilson, David, 959 First-ave, 
New York. 
Wilson, J. C, Ladonia, Texas 
alias A. J. C. Wilson. 
Wintersmith, R. C, Lousv’le, 
Ky. 
Zsosch, Theodore, 23 Park- 
row, & 861 Broadway, N. Y. 
The Butter and Poultry Market, 
Messrs. E. & O. Ward, if not the oldest, are 
among the oldest and most experienced houses in 
the produce commission business in the city. We 
occasionally call upon and discuss with them mat¬ 
ters of interest to producers. Their views of 
the Butter Market near the end of September may 
be stated as follows :— 
“ It seems to us that Dairy Butter should now 
come forward to meet the full requirements of our 
market at present prices, or even at a little reduc¬ 
tion. It would not take a very large excess of 
supply to cause a decline, but to hold for higher 
prices is a question which each should decide for 
himself. The situation is about as follows :—Our 
market is in rather short supply. The amount to 
come forward does not probably differ essentially 
from that of last year. The butter now held on 
cold storage here and elsewhere is quite in excess 
of last year, or of any previous year. During the 
winter our best table butter will be supplied from 
the Western creameries, and from new milch cows 
fed heavily on grain. ‘ Oleomargarine ’ will be pre¬ 
ferred to old flavored butter, and can be obtained at a 
cost of from 17c. to 20c. per pound. Farmers 
should consider these facts, and do what seems 
best for their own interest.” 
A Hint to Shippers of Poultry. 
“As the season advances, the demand for live 
poultry diminishes. Chickens should now be well 
fattened , and shipped so soon as the weather be¬ 
comes sufficiently cool, as much better prices are 
usually obtained in early autumn than later in the 
season. Be very sure that tbe animal heat is all 
out before packing. Pack in small boxes, using 
plenty of clean and sweet straw. Do not draw the 
poultry for this market. Ship so that the packages 
will reach our market about the middle of the 
week.” 
Tasmaiiia-IlsClimatc and Prosperity.— 
“M. D.,” writes from Hobart: “Our beautiful 
island is one of the most favored of the Australian 
colonies, possessing a perfect climate, glorious 
scenery, and a fertile soil. There is scarcely a day 
throughout tbe year on which, even invalids mav 
not take out-door exercise. Not possessing gold 
fields as in Victoria, we have not made the same 
rapid progress. Still the value of property is 
steadily rising and the population has greatly in¬ 
creased within the last ten years. For Tasmauian 
sheep (Merinos), enormous prices are given by the 
large flock-owners of Queensland, Victoria, and 
New South Wales, and Tasmanian wool has de¬ 
servedly a high reputation.” 
Dairy Stables.— It should be understood at 
the outset by every dairyman, that butter making 
begins at the stable. This includes the feed, and 
the care which the cows there receive. The very 
best Jerseys will not produce the best butter unless 
they have first-class care in the stables. The stalls 
must be clean, and the animals kept neat; even the 
air of the stables must be free from foul odors, if 
the best dairy products are to be obtained. When 
milk is once contaminated, and it is a wonderfully 
active absorbent of gases, nothing can be done to 
make it perfectly pure again. More butter is 
spoiled “at the pail,” than during any other pro¬ 
cess through which the milk and butter passes. The 
udder is not properly cleaned, or the hands of the 
milker are foul, and in many ways the milk receives 
that which ever after remains to contaminate. 
Whitewash for Outside Work.— Every 
spring we have numerous inquiries for a “ white¬ 
wash that will not rub off,” and now these begin 
to come in autumn. Ordinary lime wash will rub 
off and in time is washed off by rains. There are 
two methods of preventing this: One is, to add 
something to the wash, like glue, that will hold the 
particlgs of lime in place, and the other is to add 
something to the wash that will change the slightly 
soluble lime into an insoluble compound. A quarter 
of a pound of glue, soaked in cold water, and then 
dissolved by heat, may be added to each pailful of 
whitewash. If fat of any kind be added to the 
lime while slaking, a lime soap is formed which 
does not wash off. When slaking lime for a pailful 
of wash, add a pound of tallow or clean fat of any 
kind to the hot and slaking lime, and thin with hot 
water. The Treasury Department wash, used on 
Light-houses, and other Government buildings, was 
given some years ago and is now repeated. Place 
half a bushel of freshly-burned lime in a barrel 
and slake with boiling water ; strain and add a peck 
of salt dissolved in water; boil three pounds of 
rice flour in water to a thin paste, and add it to the 
lime ; soak a poimd of good glue in cold water, 
and when soft dissolve by the aid of heat, and add 
this, with a pound of Spanish White to the wash. 
Thin to the proper consistence with water. The 
wash is to be applied warm. Whitewash may 
be colored with Venetian Red, Umber, or Indigo, 
adding enough of either to give the desired tint. 
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When to Plant Asparagus.— “ M. H. M,,’’ 
Elkhart, Ind. The books, as a general thing, say 
plant in spring, and the sellers of the plants rarely 
offer them until that season. But in localities 
where the autumn is long and mild there is no rea¬ 
son why the plants should not be set out then, and 
there are many reasons why they should be, if the 
plants are at hand.. In all localities save where the 
winter comes on at once, and is very severe, autumn 
planting is preferred. The fact that the soil is 
usually in better condition in autumn, and is pleas¬ 
anter to work in, and that the work is not so hur¬ 
ried as in spring, are strong points in favor of 
planting in autumn. Where the season is mild 
and prolonged, the Asparagus roots, as the gar¬ 
deners say, “ get a good hold of the soil,” which is 
another way of saying that feeding roots are 
formed, and the plants are all ready to go on 
and grow with the first opening of spring. This 
preparatory work must be done before any growth 
can take place. If plants can be had, we should 
plant in autumn, if local conditions allow. 
