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condition for eating. By this mode, pota-
toes even Of walery and inferior qual'ty'
become mealy and good. II. Z.
From the New York Observer.

| TEMPERANCE IN THE SPANIARDS.
Cold water is another commodity car
ried about the streets both summer and
winter. Cold water, and nothing to min
Gle with it-strange as it may seem to the
| palates whose unfortunate owners can
scarce remember the time since childhood
when they have known from experience
how it tastes undiluted-pure could water
forms one of the most customary and prof.
table scries" of the towns and cities of all
Spain. 1t is carried about in large vases
of porous clay, or wheeled round in porla-
BILE fountains, with large glass goblets, for
the refreshment of the purchaser. have
seen a gentleman stop one of these water
carriers, and drink sparkling tumbler of
the pure beverage, in the open street, with
as much apparent pleasure as anyred-nosed
"gentlemen of the bar" in our country
would exhibit in quafing bottle Of pois-
oned champagne, or Copenhagen porter.
Riding the other day into the country VIC
stopped for moment at the door of
small ventorillo, or inn. by the way-side,
and were not little pleased at the evil
dent enjoyment with which the coachman
paid for drink of cold water, which was
handed to him in mug from vase near
at hand, replenished for the purpose. As
it was Just after breakfast, l could not tell
how he could possibly be thirsty enough
to drink it, but it was an additional proof
of all that l have heard as to the water
drinking propensities of the Spanish peas
antry. Little huts of understands, by the
roadside are not unfrequent in every di-
rection, for the supply Of water for the
passing peasantry and travellers.
The Spaniards have a proverb, that
"drinking ,vater neither makes a man SICK,
nor in debt, nor his wye acidor.' 1t de-
serves to be noted "with white stone,"
and wish it we're written in letters of gold
over the door ofevery inn by the roadside
in our country. 1t would make happy
motto for the banner of the New York
State Temperance Society. What
world of misery would have been saved,
and what multitude of wretched families
would have been made happy, by its time
ly remembrance. DRINKING WATER
NEITHER MAKES A NAN SICK, NOR IN DEBT,
NOR HIS WIFE a WIDOW. 1t is surely a
good proverb and a happy one for the
nation, whose habits make it theirs.
G. B. c.
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) of this city, under the following cir.

| ogists of this city, under the following cir
cumstances:
1t was first shown to Messrs. Fowler and
Brevoort, 155 Clinton Hall, and they gave
the following written description Of the
character, without the least knowledge OF
the individual, as the testimony of witnes.
ses who were present will show:
MESSRS. FOWLER AND BREEVOORTS
DESCRIPTION.
lst. A male. I'd. A thief, and would
murder for money; very adroit, cunning,
evasive. deceptive, sly, mysterious, selfish !;
with intellect enough to manage most a.
droit1y; seductive, if not lcentious; com.
paritiveIy destitute of moral principle. and
yet, perhaps, made great pretentions to re.
ligion; unsocial; friend to no one |;
quarrelsome; possessed of violent tem-
per, especially when he thought himself
imposed upon, and under the dominion of
the animal and selfish passions. A snake
in the grass; would take vengeance in the
dark. Careful, cautious, wary, naughty /;
resent an insult very quickly; hypocritical /;
and probably Roman Catholic and very
supersticious.
FOWLER & BREEvooRT.
The following testimony may be relied
on. Mr.. Walter, we believe, is a Clergy.
man:
The above is written description Of the
skull of Antonio Lef Blanc, the murderer
of Judge Sayre and family in the village
Of Morristown, N. j. The scull was sub.
mitted by me to o. S. Fowler and Bre.
WORT, with Il request that they would make
statement of character. They gave the
above without the least intimatlon or any
possible means Of information with refer.
ence to the individual they could have
known nothing about i. beforehand, and
their statement was made without the least
equivocation or hesitation.
The character Of the person is notori-
Gus; and from the acquaintance ! had with
it, can testify, and am confident that every
person who had an opportunity to know
that the man will agree with me that it cor.
responds even to the mlnutia with his most
striking pecuiarlies. A greater master
ofvice and deprayity-a more artful treach-
erous and violent wretch cannot we'll be
imagined. In mis- confessions, he express
sed great regret that the young ladies, the
daughters of Mr.. S, were not at home, that
ne might murder them also, for he wanted
their gold watches.
4. G.. DAYTON, NJ. D.
We the undersigned were present when
the above scull was submitted to Fowler
and Brevoort, for examination, and testify
to the examination corresponding in every
point 10 the development afterwards made
by the gentleman who submitted the scul
for examination.
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Mr.. l.. N. FOWLER's DESCRIPTION.
The following description of the same
head, was given by brother of the Mr..
Fowler first named, Of the firm Of Barlow,
Howe, and Fowler, 2s6 Broadway. 1t
was given in the presence of DR.. Dayton,
Rev. Isaac N. Walter, J. ]. Harvey, and
Mr.. John Church, after the examination
above described, and without the slightest
knowledge or suspicion either of The object,
or the previous examination had upon it.
The temperature of this man was hil.
lious and nervous. He had strong con-
stitutlon, with great energy warm, active
passions, and violent feelings. The occi.
plital is larger than the frontal region, Civ.
ing the performance Of passion and of the
lower feelings, not having sufficient intellect
and moral feeling to control the propensi.
ties. The largest organs in his head are
secretirenesss, aequisitireness, destructive.
ness, ond compatiueness, and self-esteem.
which would have inclined him to cunning,
duplicity, deceptions, selfshness with an
uncomfortable desire to accumulate, pos
sess, destroy, domineer, and rule. His
secretiveness and acquisitIveness are the
largest the writer ever saw; it is decided.
w the worst head he ever saw. He would
have been dictatoral, arbitrary, and regard.
less of public opinion. Approbbativeness
being moderate, and self-esteem large, he
would have been regardless of others, and
selfish and depraved in the highest degree.
There would have been no crime too helm.
Gus for him to commit, when irritated or
Jealous. Bcnevolence, when compared
with the passions, is moderate yet not sui.
fftriv-,.liy strvr,; to ihu-e I.sa
influence on the mind. Having very large
secretiveness with very strong passions; he
would have been likely to make religion a
cloak for his crimes. His attachments and
social feelings are strong; yet his selfish
emotions, and particularly his love of gain,
is much stronger; so that he would read
ily sacrifice friends for selfish enjoyment
he must have been a great intriguer, and
we'll calculated to plot and conceal his IN
tentions from observation. He was natu.
rally suspicious, and always on the alert
as to the movements Of others. Having
imitation and secreslveness marked. would
readily have accommodated himself to 9TH
ers, and could easily have passedio whom
and for what he choose. lie had good
mechanical talent, and mechanical Judge.
ment. He was very observing, and had
GOOD practical talents; yet he had not a
Strong mind. He was shrewd, and knew
how to avail himself of circumstances.
Vet he had more tact than judgment.
L. N. FOWLER.
chronological Rooms, 2s6 Broaduay.
May l3, 1877.
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AGRICULTURAL.
Extract of letter from subscriber to the Edi-
tor of the Farmer and Gardner, dated
Blakeku. Ala., May l, 1897.

Extract Of letter from SUBSCRIBER 70 the hol-
tor of the Farmer and Gardner, dated
Blakeb, Ala., May l, 1897.
uHerein enclosed send five dollars,
and wish your valuable paper continued to
me another year.
"As the culture of silk excites great
deal of interest at this time in the United
States, land deservedly too think) will
state scme facts in relation to the cultivation
of the Morus MuIticaulis in this vicinity,
which have come under my knowledge
Last year in May, | set out about 80 cut
,ines from the Nj. Multcaulis in my garden,
30 of which lived, and many ofthem grew
to the height of II feet during the sum-
mer-In March, this year, took 500 cut.
tings from them, which | set out in field
which is scarcely fertile enough for corn,
and the most Of them is growing luxurI-
ously IN fact, out of the 500 aboye men.
toned, and 5000 additional cuttings OF the
M. NJ. which procured from Col. Chcs.
ter Root, of Mobile, and set out in the same
field in the months of February ard March
Of this year, not more than $50 have died.
The land contained in the field mentioned,
may be termed the better sort of pine bar
rens it was (as it is here called) cow-pen-
ned year before last previous to which
time it had laid fallow for number OF
years. In setting out the cuttings, used
no manure, but prepared the beds we'll by
pulverizing the earth.
"One Of my neighbors set out 400 cut
tings in February this year, in the most or
dinary pine barren land, which has, howev.
er, been in cultivation for a number OF
wears, and all but about 40 of them are
now growing finely. He used manure IN
setting out the cuttings, but the land is no.
thing but bed of sand, with very little ad-
mixture of clay; in fact he made the Sc
lection of land with the view of trying the
experiment whether the NJ. Mut''c9uS Gun
be cultivated on the ordinary pine lands or
not. So far, the experiment has succeeded,
but !, is not time vet to Judge of lis ultimate
success"
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THE TABLES TURNED.


AT the Donegal Assizes the following
numerous cross-examination of witness
occasioned much merriment in court:
Mr.. Doherty.-What business do you
follow?
l am school master.
Did you turn off your scholars, or did
they turn you off?
/ do not wish to answer irrelevant ques-
tions. Laughter.
Are you great favorite with your pu-
pills?
Ay truth, am much greater than you
are with the Public.
Where were you, sir, this night.
This night said the witness-there is a
learned man-this night is not come vet.
l suppose you mean that night, there the
witness looked at the judge, and wInked
his eyes as if in triuhph.)
! presume the 'schoolmaster was a
broad" that night doing nothing?
Define "nothing" said the witness.
Mr.. Doherty did not comply. Well,
said the learned schoolmaster, | will define
tit is footless stocking without leg.
(Roars of laughter, in which his lordship
joined.)
You may 60 down, sir.
Faith, | believe you're tired enough of
me: but it is A.al;ehA..-
the Public, and if you have any more
questions TO ask l will answer them.
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From the Globe.

THE ISLAND OF CUBA.-We have trans
lated the following extract from the speech
of the deputy Sancho, in the Cortes OF
Spain, delivered on the first of April last.
1t discloseS the views of the Spanish Gov
ernment in relation to this island, which is
Of so much commercial importance, not
only to Spain, but the United States.-
The debate came up under proposition
to give representation to Cuba in the Cor
tes. The attention of the Government Of
the U:.i,ed States was early attracted to
this island, which could not remain indif-
ferent to its political condition, consider
inc its geographic position, and particular
ly its social institutions, which are analog-
Gus to those of our Southern Stales.-
The portion of our confederacy, as well
as the Republic of Texas, must ever have
deep interest in the question of slavery
in Cuba.
"If, gentlemen, the island of Cuba should
cease to be Spanish, it must belong 20 the
negro. 1t cannot come under the power
of any other nation, because, firstly, there
is no nation powerful enough 10 subjugate
100000 negroes, who, under the tropics,
shall say, swc will not be governed by
you Secondly, because, if another ma
ton should attempt to take possession Of
it, some rival power would oppose the de-
sign. In strict truth, and without figure
of speech, the island of Cuba is the key
of the Gulf of Mexico, and no other than
a great maritime power could take possess
sion Of it. And what power would con-
sent to such possession!
"Let US state the question as between
England aad the United States, since the
former holds the sceptre Of the seas,
and the other is maratime power in the
neighborhood of the island.
TCould tue United States consent that
England should own the island of Cuba?
In addition TO the fact that Cuba is the
key of the Gulf of Mexico, we must keep
in mind one other important circumstance.
1t is we'll known that the coast of America,
in that quarter, has but very few ports.-
The island of Cuba, on the contrary.
may be said to be one whole port. lthas
thirty four good harbors, and of these, fif-
teen are capable of containing large squad
rons. This is a sufficient consideration
to prevent it from falling into the hands
of mara,ime power. Besides this adj
| vantage, there is this, that Cuba furnishes
shin timber for any quantity of vessels.
"Would England allow the United
States to take possession of Cuba! Eng
land, as the mistress of Gibraltar, has di-
vided the forces of Spain and France; as
mistress of the lonian isles, she commands
the Adriatic; and with the Cape of Good
Hope, she holds the key of India. Would
she, then, permit Cuba to be held by a
third power?
"Long and protracted wars with great
effusion of blood, must happen before this
could take place. The United State:
would not consent to this change of mas
ters so soon as Great Britain. We al
know that the rivers emptying in the Gul
Of Mexico flow from the mountains of the
L. S. In their valleys is growing an immense
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From Zlon's Waterman
pHRENOLOGI.

Many of our readers, no doubt ren'cm.
ber tho thrill of horror that ran through
this section of country, occasioned by the
murder of Judge Sayre, and his wife, ana a.
servant maid, in Morrisiown, N. J.' a few
wears ago, by a Frenchman named Lei
Blanc. -, .:o
We'll. DR.. A. C. Dayton, short time
since, submitted the scull of Lei Blanc 10
.hc examination of three practical phrenol'
Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1837-06-28

Cooking Potatocs.--This is no lncons'd.
cradle art and have some suspicion that
Cobbetrs ignorance Of the best way OF do'
ing this, may have been one reason OF his
antipathy to the use Of this escuent. Ihe
direction given by one writer is, mover to
put your potatoes into cold, but boiling wa.
ter; and keep it boiling until the potatoes
are done or sufficiently boiled; then pour
off the water as soon as possible: if lit.
tIc salt be thrown into the water when boil
mo- the better" We will add better mode
than thai this, which has been SO thoroughly and
successfully tested, that we believe it can
not fail to be approved: Select the po:a-
toes you design for dinnerthe day previous ;
pare them and throw them into cold water,
and Il let them stand three or four hours
then, at a proper time before d'nner' put
them into boiling water; and waen tney
are sufficiently boiled, turn OF all the water
leave off the cover, and hang them over
the fire to dry. When the steam has pas
sod off they will then be in the best possible
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scandal.-Take of"good nature" an ounce;
of anherb called "steady employment" one"
ounce. Mix these with little "charity"
and two or three sprigs of prudence.
Simmer them together in vessel called
"circumspection" for short time, and it
will be ready for daily ese.
Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1837-06-28

Snake FigM-Starlng Aduenture.-On
Sunday last Mr.. John Foster, who resides
near the Washington Print Works, in this
town, discovered near his house large
HACK snake: he seized bile: Of wood and
Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1837-06-28

Vagueness Of Color.-A native of the
land ofpotatoes asked a neighbor if he
had ever seen red black berry, "To
be sure have," said Pat, "all black-ber-
ries are read when they are green"
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From the Western Agriculturist.
MAKING GARDEN.

Itmay be too late to say much about
the laying out and preparing a garden for
culture but yet we think few remarks
on this subject may be beneficial to some
Notwithstanding. -,
Method in making garden, should be
observed as much as in framing a house:
A garden laid out regularly and planted
methodically, not only looks better, but IS
more easily tended and more protltaole'
How common it is, in this country, to see
a little patch of ground scratched up and
a few seeds scattered upon it without any
regularity, and then left the rest Of the sea.
son to contend with weeds and grass, and If
the plants should be fortunate enough to
gain the mastery, the proprietor congratu.
lates himsel in having fine garden. In
such gardens, a person may see a lew
plants of red-beaded lettuce, as tough as
blacksmith's apron-a few, bitter, crooked
cucumbers, and few hills of beans, which
look as though they had the ague. How
different the garden of the man who goes
10 work in it sif he meant to make 1t pro.
fitable. In the fall, or early IN the spring,
he spreads a good coat Of manure on his
garden-ploughs it deep and tine-then
divides it into squares Of ten feet square.
making sufficiently wide alley between
the several squares by throwngu the earth
on TO them, then with garden rake, makes
the earth fine and mellow; he then divides
these squares into beds of .h"sa foo. ~'do
with little path between them, and so"s
his seeds in drills at the proper time
When weeds or grass show themselves
they are Immediately exterminated, and the
earth kept loose around the plants, when
are ;hined out 20 the proper number. Inns
with little care, garden may be made
the most profitable part ofa farm
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pursued him some twenty yards, to near a
small tree, when the serpent turned, raised
himsef in an upright position, and prepared
to act upon the defensive. He threw the
billet Of wood but missed him, wherepon
his snakeship came at him full tilt, his
mouth thrown open and with his frery
eyes and forkcd tongue exhibiting all the
venom of his species. Mr. F. seized a
small stick and as he came up made
pass at him but he lodged it and gave back.
This was repeated several times, the snake
all the time keeping his eye steadily and
piercingly fixed upon that of Mr.. F. After
some two minutes spent in this way the
snake suddenly vanished, "and," say Mr..
F., "as quick as thought itself beheId him
upon the limb Of the tree, about ten feet a.
bovc my head; and in the very act of spring
ing upon me- The distance from the
ground to the extremity ofthc limb where
the serpent prepared fer leap, could not
been less than from twenty-five to thirty
feet, and yet Mr.. F: he'd only time to
change direction of his own eyes ere they
met the keen gaze of heserpent in his new
position. He then called TO his brotherto
bring loaded gun, keeping his eye upon
the snake until he was shot dead from the
tree. Before they left the spot still lar.
ger one appeared, much more venemous
than the first, being determined to revenge
the death of his mate. This one they also
killed; she measured 5 feet 7 inches in
length, and l.2 in diameter. The mate
was 5 feet 2 inches long, and 3 inches in
diameter.-North Rirer Times.
Cure for the effects Of Arsemic.--We
copied yesterday from the New. York Post,
an item from German paper in which it
was stated that shydroxyd of iron had
been so successful employed as an antidote
against the poison of arsenic, both in
France and Germany that several of Gov.
erments of the latter country had ordered
the apothecaries to keep it constantly on
hand"
The Post of the following day, referring
to this item, says--"Our attention has been
this morning called to case of poisoning
arsenic, successfully treated with the hyd.
roted peroxyd Of iron by DrJ. R. Chiffon
of this city, repoIted in the United States
Medical Surgical Journal Of September
last A young lady had taken about the
fourth part of tea spoonful Of arsenic, by
mistake, supposing it to be calcined mag.
nesia. SYMPTOMS were alarming when the
physician was called, but on diminishing
a quantity of The antidote they sooa subsi.
ded, and the patient, in day or two, was
entirely recovered. The existence Of
remedy for SO deadly poison ought to
be generally known. ."--Balimore Amer
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J. J. HARVEY,
Clinton Hall, l55 Nassau St.

lSAAG NH IT'D
Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1837-09-06
ON PRUNING FRUIT TREES.

Mr.. Editor.-Permit me through tho
medium Of your excellent paper, to offer
few remarks on this subject. If any of my
readers should doubt, let them try the ex.
pertinent and hereby test its correctness.
My time for pruning and method Of doing
it are as followcs: any time between the
25.h Of May and the tenth of June, is the
season which prefer, as the sap is in mo.
ton, and the wound will heal over in one
half the time than any other season the
tree is less liable to the sucker. In ampu.
tating large limbs, use fine saw pare.
ing the edge of the wound with sharp
knife, but for small limbs use a. Ratchet,
or pruning hook may be used, endeavoring
by all means to amputate the limbs as near
The body of the tree as possible. Where
the saw is used il would be better to have
the surface smoothed by some sharp instru.
ment, in order 10 prevent the water from
remaining on the wood long. These re.
marks are not intended to introduce me to
the Cabinet as a regular essayest, but mere
ly to bring out a more able writer on the
subject. Cabinet.
Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1837-09-06

Tomatoes.-Mrs. Child gives the follow.
ing direction for cooking this valuable
vegetable:
Tomatoes should be skinned by pour
ing boiling water over them. After they
are skinned, they should be stewed half an
hour in TIN, with little safa small Bit ofbut.
ter and a spoonful of water! This method
is for sauce to eat with roast meat for dinner.
When plucked green, tomatoes make an
excellent pickle. An excellent catsup may
be made of them when ripe in the follow.
ing manner. The vegetable should be
squeezed up in the hand, salt put to them |;
and set by for twenty four hours after being
passed through a seive, alspice, pepper,
mace. garlic, and whole mustard seed
should be added. 1t should be boiled down
one third and boiled after it is cool. No
liquid is necessary as the tomatoes are
very juicy. A good deal Of salt and spice
are necessary to keep the catsup well. 1t
is delicious with roast meat and cupfull
adds much to the richness of soup and
chowder. The garlic should be taken out
before the catsup is bolted.