The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1857-05-14
Garden Work for Nav. (

uuie nov that all seeds were ia the
GROUND and this will be the working month
tor the garden. Thin out the yeee.abIes,
win care and Judgment, and stir The sur.
'ace so'i frequently with the hoe. II Is bel.
ter TO work the gdrden Just before nigl,,
and 10 the early morning. s"S
Sow late cabbages and ccllards: cont;nna
TO plant eggplant and peppers; plan, Lima,
oeahs; continue TO plant corn for ,oast;,,.
ears. Onions that are wanted r., ,I,o =.
bic should not be allowed to 90 to seeS.
break OFT the seed tops as fast as thev an
pear, which will throw all the nourishmert
'nat would have gone 10 the perfection az
'be seeds into tie bulb. The sati,e win
'he !f'sh potato; pinch off the bloom buds
as last as they appear. Watch now for the
miller that produces the green csbbasa
worm. lhis miller may be seen iust At
evening fitting from plant 10 plant. de.
Pos.'ihg It's eggs on the under side of the,
'eM-one miller will lay some five hundred
eggs-these eggs soon hatch and ,roJnca
the green worm so destructive 10 cabhaoes,
As soon as themiIler makes his anra,easa
kindie sinai! fires just ut night in severaIf
places in the garden, and the moth will Ia
attracted 10y the light, and fit into tbe Gre
Continue TO plant okra. If Won would .on,
linne the okra stalks in bearing until frost.
allow none to goto seed, but cut the pods
as as ''s' rs they are large enough for use.
These may be cut into thin slices and dried
tor winter use. Thef first pods dat appea,
should be saved for seed; in this manpe,
we may have edriv okra. -.
INN Out the beets, parsnips, carrots salsi.
" ana lettuce. Save the list SQUASH and
cucumber Tor seed. but allow no sauasbes O,
cucumber TO rIpen on vines that are TO CON.
t,nne IA bearing. Empty The soapsuds upop.
The cabbage square. Mulch with leaves q,
straw, IRISH potatoes, cabbaees. EnoIisb
peas snap pole beans. There is no iabor
pays better through our long dry summer,
than mulching the garden and fruit orchard.
IL the striped bug is eating up the melon.
squash, or cucumber vines, mix puapo with
gypsum, and dirt over the vines. and they
VIII not trouble them more. Lose M tim,
10 getting IN seeds Of savory and medicinal
heros. Dress The asparagus bed with salt.
ana tne brine OF the beef and pork barrels:
'his VIII e!iectually Keep down the grass
anu weeds, and invigorate the asparagus
roots.-COttoR Planter and Soil
Doos.-Dogs are very useful animals.
In China they are converted into not nies
In The Arctic regions, according to d.. Kane,
ihey pull sledges over the ice. On ,hs
Alps, they are used by the monks of ST.
Bernard TO pilot in lost travellers to their
ho>pitable retreats. Showmen make use NJ
'hem 10 tell The ages ofpeople. In Florida
ana IN the West. trappers, hunters and In.
dians make use OF them TO hunt bear. deer
panther and other wild varmints. In morn
civilized society they eused TO set birds and
chase foxes. They are also fondIed in fash.
ionable society by the fair hands OF lovely
women, and soon become as foolish as their
misiresses. In big cities they are used to
60 to market, to kill rats. which they are
expert at, rs sometimes they kill SO in a
minute. They are also used by butchers To
catch cows with. Very frequently they oo
crazy or mad. then they bite people and
give them hydrophcbia for nothing. In
Ne"herry, however, their siPtheTs OF action
Is more limited, aad their manners very
bad; owing. no doubt, as is the case with
puppies having only two legs, to defectin
their early education. According to the
FGRtdgrapA, "there are bu, two things for
which they arc remarkable, but as thew do
these things well, no one has right to
make any complaints. They are celebrated
ior eating meat aud barking at folks on ths
sidewalks There appears to be rivalry
between them to. see which can, eat the
most aud bark the longest In the matter
ct barking, sometimes we think one particu-
lar dog Is = little bit ahead, but when we
pass on n square or Two further we hardly
Know what 10 think. The big dogs appear
al hrst to lie long distance ahead OF the
mile ones; but the whitfels make Nh in per-
severance what they lack in force. and The
question Of superiority j. consequently a
hafd one 10 settle. For an impetuous onset
The big cues arc preferable; but the small
iry would probably win in a long contest:
betting man, at all events, weuld be very
apt 10 stake his money OH their pertinacity
iheH iavorite place, when barking. il on
the inside OF fence, and This fact accounts.
10 all probability, for the immense number
oi medium sized bricks lying about some
peoples houses. Nervous people object to
beng haiked at. aud often say, It's a pity
that ---- dog isn't dead" Such wish
Is indicate bad temper, and ought not 10
be expressed above "a whisper The desire
20 witness the death of a dog shows blood
'h'Nty disposition whicl, cannot be too
strongly reprobated Dogs scarcely deserve
death for barking at folks. They can he
cured ol the habit very easily. A fow or ans
OF SIrychnine, properly administered. wiR
effect a permanent cure Rising 4SRa.
ROSE TRAINING Pillars for roses sboule
TO foot in diameter. and are best made Of
ueilis work or rods o. iron. As tho lead.
ing sh'ois come, they ought to lie wound
spiraIy around the pillar, at such distance
from each other as will enable them to fu
up the space between with foliage. Their
leading shoots thcn constitute the tree. and
all tue side shoots bear their bloom ana
form pillar Of roses Whea the bud.
hrst show IN spring. it will be desirable I.
60 over the roses carcfnllN To rnr,nue o.,