Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-03-24
GARDENING The following items commu.
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GARDENING The following items commu.
nicated by Mr.. John White of ST Lawrence
county, N. Y, in answer to late circular of
the Patent Office, is Of interest Just now:
AsparagUS.-The Giant is much esteemed
on account Of its close head and large size.
The ground should be trenched to three feet
then fill the trench with a compost of hot-bed
manure, swamp muck, lime, ashes and refuse
of the garden; two loads of muck, one of ma
nure and of garden mould, five bushels OF lime,
and FIVE of ashes to every twenty loads OF
manure, we'll mixed. The plants should be
put in in the usal way, covered with SIX
inches of fine mould, and then with the ma
nure.
CeIerv.-" Seymour's White Solid," Eng
lsh seed from the q. S Patent Office, is a
choice variety, was sowed on the hrst OF April
in a hot bed; and transplanted on the first of
June to the trench, each trench containing
one hundred and fifty plants, three thousand
plants in all from one paper. They were re-
moved from the trenches about the 10Th of 0c-
tober when their market value was ix-and-
a-fourth cents.
The Olive-shapsd Radish turns out we'll =.
The Flori-feur Melon is a choice fruit of de.
liciOus flavor, and much sought. The Lima
Cocoanut Squash seeds have prospered we'll
The period here is from the tenth Of May to
the tenth of September.
By my faith, Mr.. Editor, methinks the
times are pregnant with strange fancies. A
retrograde reform is upon US, which, unless
nipped in the bud, will destroy the dearest,
fcndest source of daily pastime to our beaux,
and drive them disconsolate to a dreamless,
sleepless pillow.
Now, L have no ambition of becoming the
first to enter the lists in instituting knight:
errantry in yindication Of the privileges and
immunities Of the sterner sex; but liable as
know will be to the announcement Of ungal-
lantry, L must enter my protest against the
sweeping charges and farfetched conclusions
| Of "A Stranger Lady" in her communication
of the 18th
I'd life o. me! the old adage ga cat may
| look at the king'' has lost its potency; the
| slaves impunity of sight is revoked like
stiff necked Jews or high-yoked marines must
We stalk, head erect, eyes forward, neither
turning to the right, left, or back; maugre the
thousand flashes from the soul quaking artil-
| lery of woman's eyes should blaze around US,
We dare not turn to see from what quarter the
| impending humiliation comes
| Fie, for shame. A doom so hopeless, de-
cree so ineIOrable, chimes not with the wonted
forbearance of lovely woman. Proud am 1
that the fairy beauties Of our metropolis have
not thus pronounced. "A stranger for
sooth must sound the curfew of our departed
bliss; for dark, indeed, will be our doom, the
innocent enjoyment of looking upon modest
beauty once forbidden The judgment of
one fair G stranger scents of the green-eyed
monster and smacks of the neglect of one IN
o5ssTred, rather than the annoying attentions
OF the conserved of all Observers" Not oh
serve the ladies; not languish under the VEIN
tickling glance of dark eyes; not be entranced
n wondering admiration of the chaste car
rage and sylph-like form; not grow eestat'e
st the peeriDg radiance Of a sun tinged ring
let not 60 mad at the stolen glance of a tiny
foot and fawn-like ankle; not applaud duck
| of a bonnet and hoped jupOn-prepos
and can we thus luIuriate without being
deemed impertinently curious, or iguorantly
i'll bred Whip me for a churI, but I'd hail
the felon garb rather than law-abide such
tyranny
God forfend that ! should yield the palm
Of gallantry to you, NJ. Editor, but in all
sincerity 1 submit, could the "Stranger Lady
be in earnest? have sly guess that she
has achieved Napoleon coup a'etat in thus
rating the beaux for a want of appreciatve
curiosity. My wish is father to the thought. u
FIRST WARD, March 18th. A LoUNGER.
| !CoMNUNICArED.
| ATMOSPHERIC TELEGRAPH Mr.. Editor :
In reply to Mr.. Richardson's card declining
to answer any questions in explanation of his
Telegraph, and desiring my name, 1 would
state that it might be ''Smith," or "Mug-
gins" or some other equally celebrated, but
1t - atnt.' My extreme mOdesty deters me
from that publicity he so much desires. If il
be impossible to believe with many others
that 1l3 lbs. is sufficient to propel mail ba Q
| weighing tons, and nearly a quarter of a
mile long, with velocity of 700 feet in a
second of time with safety be an error, then
! think that he might serve the cause of truth
and enhghten the public more fully by re-
moving those errors, than by desiring the
names of those who may differ with him Re-
spectfully yours, IAGo.
WATCH RETURNS Saturday night, Franci:
! Wilson was found lying drunk in the street,
| Henry Caldwell in the market, and Chas. N
Welch roaming about in the same condition.
| They were dismissed when sober, with a
| short lecture.
Sunday night, Joshua Smith, abusing his
| wife; dismissed. Michael McLamara, aged
IA and John O'Hara, II years, dsorderly
conduct; dismissed. John Connor lying in
the street drunk, apparently dead.
LOdgers scarce and from other cities. All
were dissatisfied with their accommodations
they having been engaged in warfare during
| the night with the vermin.
A large bras. key for an iron safe and a
| store key were taken from n prisoner and the
| owners are requested TO call for them A gold
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