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Nebraska advertiser., 1868-04-09
Orchard and Nursery.

The present custom of packing trees
in boxes has some advantages over the
old n of bailing with straw, but with
all the care those that are sent a long
distance are liable to detention in trans
portation, and il will often happen that
the trees, when opened, have a most un.
promising look, the bark being badly
shrivelled. In this case do not put the
trees into water, but bury them, root
and branch, in the soil. After a contacl
of a few days or a week with the moist
soil, they will, unless very badly injured,
come out as good as new. The land
should be prepared, and everything
should be ready fer
Planting the trees as soon as they are
received. Cut injured roots smooth and
shorten the tops. Make a hole broad
enough to allow the roots to be spread
throwing on some fine soil and work it in
among the roots with the fingers, so that
no hollow places will be left; put on
more soil and press it down with the
foot, and the tree will not need
Stalking to support it, although a stake
20 each tree is very useful in laying out
the ground before the tree is planted,
and afterwards in enabling its position to
be more readily seer in cultivating.
The above we copy from the finer
scan .fgricuHurSst, and add in planting
TO dip the roots in water before putting
IN the ground ; or what is better still
when the hole is filled almost half full,
pour in a bucket of waiter, and churn the
Tree up and down a little, which will
settle the earth perfectly around all the
roots. Again, get your trees as near
home as possible, for two reasons-frst,
they will be more acclimated, and sec.
Ond, will be less time out of the ground.
Nebraska advertiser., 1868-04-09
Orchard Management

A CORRESPONDENT to theO Oneida Giro
ular makes some iudicious remarks on
planning out and management of apple
orchards. Care, at the outset, in plant
ing is Of prime Importance. The tops
and branches of the young tree should
be cut back to correspond with the short
ening of the roots, thus preserving a
proper balance between the top and the
roots, and preventing exhaustion by a
dispropOrtionate development of buds in
the spring before feeders or small roots
have been formed to supply the exhaust.
ion of sap caused thereby.
II is not sufficient simply to plant out
trees. Much depends on the location,
qualAy of soil, and after cultivation. If
any of the proper conditions of success
are complied with, a productive orchard
will be an impossiblity. In reference
TO the cultivation of orchards, the writer
referred TO says: Cultivate the orchard
well for the first two years, with hard
crops, giving the trees a fair chance
by keeping the ground in good condition
around them. Then seed to grass a strip
six or eight feet wide, including the row
of trees, running north and south, or east
and west, as most convenient. The
space between the rows can now be freely
cultivated one way, without ~inconven-
fence, injury to the trees, or danger of
breaking the roots if plowed to a moder-
ate depth. The strips of grass can be
widened if desirable, as the trees enlarge.
and should be moved two or three times
in the course of the summer; especially
the grass should be cut short before
the approch of winter, lest II should be-
come a harbor for mice The grass
should be raked off and fed 10 stock, or
placed around the trees to rot. If the
trees in after years should need manuring
the strips can be top.dressed in the fall /;
but they will scarcely need it if the Cul-
tivated spaces are kept properly enriched.
IF il should thereafter become desirable
TO plow the strip, it should be done with
a great deal of care, as the roots of the
trees will be found nearer the ~suaface on
these unplowed stripf, than where the
ground has been annually cultivated; and
hence they should be plOwed quite shall
low
Nebraska advertiser., 1868-04-09

As the time for pruning trees is Rp-
preaching, / may do a service to the
readers of the CultiUaiOr by giving the
composition of a wax, as a converting for
words, which has given me much salts
faction. SheIlac dissolved in alcohol
has been the common varnish for woods,
long in use. There are TWO objections
to this: the shellac covering is exceedingly
thin and brittle, and is therefore, but a
partial, and not sufficiently permanent
protection. Again, the alcohol required
90 dissolve the shellac, is in such prop
OrtiOn that / think some injury results to
she bark and new and delicate texture of
the wood, from its application. Instead
of this, take two pounds of rosin, one
pound of beeswax, and one pound of
beef tallow; dissolve as much shellac as
ten ounces of alcohol will take up. When
the wax is just melted, Tin bottles stand
ing in a kettle of hot water is best)
pour in the varnish. After this, alco-
hol may be added, to reduce the thick.
ness 10 the desired point. It will be
found that this mixture is sufficiently
waxy 10 yield TO the growth to the tree,
and also that il causes the least possible
injury to the tender, woody lissue.-W.
c. SrRoNG in Boston CUI1UatOr.
Nebraska advertiser., 1868-04-09
Making Garden.

Now begins
The housewives happiest season OF the year.
The ground, already brOken By the spade
The beds made level BY the passing rake
The almanac consulted, and the signs
COnspirinR favor,-fOrth with apron full
OF choicest seeds, the best tho last year gave
She sallies to the garden where, all day,
Breathing the pleasant OdOr Of the mould,
She bends and plants, whites to her eyes Of hope
Here springs the early pea, and there the bean,
The lettuce and the radsh, and what else
Her culinary providenc, requires.
But chief Of all, with careful hands, she Bets
The slips, and bulbs, and plants which round each
Shall make a bright embroidery Of flowers.
-Read's Ae0 Pastoral,
The first operation in making garden
is, the preparation of the soil. If any
portion of the ground is charged with an
excess of moisture, all effort to bring it
into a friable condition and great produc-
t~iveness will be unsuccessful, until the
soil is relived of the surplus water,
When the ground appropriated to a gar
den is not UNDETERMINED thoroughly, by
making drains some thirty or forty feet
apart, it will be found of grea, service
to cut channels Two feet deep. between
the plots that may be separated by walks.
HOW TO SPADE A eARDEN
The best soil should always be kept
on the surface, as far as practicable, as
the seeds need a mellow and rich bed
notonly to hasten termination, but to
prompte a luxurianI growth. The soil
must be thoroughly pulveEized to a good
deplh-the deeper the better. In order
TO spade a garden properly, throw back
the soil from a strip about five feet wide
and one foot deep. This soil must be
wheeled to the opposite side of the gar
den when the spading is finished
After removing the surface soil as direct
ed, spade the subsoil, pulverizing il
thoroughly, and turned it, as early as
p%ractIble, to the place where it was TAX
en- up.
Then, spade another strip of the sur.
face soil, throwing it, as the work is
done, on the pulverized subsoil, until an
other strip of the subsoil has been laid
bare, which may then be spaded. This
is called trench or double spading. The
blade of the spade enters The soil, IN
both instances, not less than one foot
and as the ground will be much more
porous after it is spaded, the seed bed
will be nearly or quite thirty inches deep
If the soil be brokon deep, the roots Of
plants will strike much farther down
ward than they otherwise would, and
thus avail themselves of the moisture
farthest from the surface, which is moi
accessible when ground has not been
spaded, nor plOwed only a few inches
in depth.
Nebraska advertiser., 1868-04-09

II is a common and calamitious custom
to use the iu1amabie form of petroleum,
known as benzine, as a means Of extract
ing staIns made on wooden and silk fabrics
by oil. 1t should. however, be made
generally known that such use is attend
ed by a risk of explosion, such as would
not only complete the operation but the
operator and not leave a grease spot or
other trace Of either. Il would be no
more than common caution, therefore,
for any one about 10 try a new specific
for taking out grease spots, to pour q little Of the
liquid into q common cup plate. Then apply a
lighted mstSh. IL the compound ignites, it is dan
gerous TO use the article. If It be nonexplosiVe
the match viii be sxtinguished by its immersion
Nebraska advertiser., 1868-04-09

SOUTHERN CuLTIvAToR,-To those
who would like an Agricultural paper
from the Southern States, we recommend
the Southern C~uitiUator, published at
Atlanta, Ga, by VIM. & w. L. JONES, at
90 per annum. II is an old, well estab-
lished, and in all respects a reliable
paper.
Nebraska advertiser., 1868-04-09

The Prairie Farmer is Published
weekly, at Chicago. Illinois, al 50, so per
annum. 1t is one of the best and cheap
est Agricultural papers In the country,
and should be read by every western
Farmer. Send FOR it. s1
Nebraska advertiser., 1868-04-09

Drooms, Salt, Axes, Powder, Shot and Lead at
ID SWAN & BROTHERS
Nebraska advertiser., 1868-04-09
Agricultural Department.



r. W. FURNAS, EDITOR
Nebraska advertiser., 1868-04-09

O:ted Peaches Apples, Blackberriei, Cherries a
" SWAN 4 BROS
Nebraska advertiser., 1868-04-09

A borrowed tool if broken, should be
promptly replaced bya1ew one. A nice
sense Of honor in such matters is much
70 be commended.
Nebraska advertiser., 1868-04-09
WHAT SEEDS 70 PLANT EARLY

Although potatoes contain much starch,
the sets, if properly managed, may be
forwarded in their growth, several days,
by putting them ia a pail, or basket made
dark with paper, and hanging in the
kitchen. By this means sets may have
sprouts two, or more inches in length,
when the ground is sufficiently warm to
put them out.
As peas germinate at a lower tenn
perature than Indian corn, a row may be
planted, and a wide board or two set on
the edge to shield them form the cold
north wind. In chilly weather the rows
should be covered with a wide board.
Tomatoes, cucumbers, squashes, and
melons, may be planted two weeks be-
fore the ground in the garden is suficl-
emily warm to promote their rapid growth,
by planting the seeds on pieces of rich
sods turned grass-side down, on a shelf
in a stove.room, and furnished with fine
garden mould, and watered twice a day.
The roots will spread through the soils;
and each piece may b removed to the gar,
den with the hill of growing plans, with
out checking their growth in the least.
Hills of choice squashes may be started
in this manner and kept in the kitchen
until all danger Of frost has passed, be-
fore the plants and soGs are in the open
ground. Tomatoe plants may be kept
growing on a piece of rich sod until the
steams are one foot high. Then if plant
ed in rich soil, they will continue to grow
rapidly, and fructify early in the season.
After hills of plants have been put out,
barrels, boxes aud tubs should always be
turned over them during cold nights.
Many other vegetables, as well as flow
ers, may be started early in the same
way, with some satisfactory results.
Nebraska advertiser., 1868-04-09
WHEN TO PLANT GARDEN SEEDS.

There is nothing gained by planting
any kind of seed before the ground Ii
sufficiently warm for it to germinate. In
deed, in many instances, plants are seri
ously injured by putting the seed in the
ground too early.
If seeds be planted as soon as the sol
is sufficiently warm to promote speedy
termination, the plants will be more pro.
d%uctive, than if the same seed had lair
in the cold ground; for one or two weeks
before there was sufficient warmth to keeI
the plants growing.
II Injuries plants of any kind, az well
as young animals, to expose them to such
influences as will check their growth.
When a young animal has been stunted
by improper care, its frame can never be
so perfectly developed, as it would have
been, if it had been properly fed on nu.
tritiOus feed and kept growing from its
birth. And the same is true of most
kind of plants, especially of Indian corn.
If seeds can be deposited in the soil,
soon after a warm and gentle shower of
rain, they will terminate much sooner
than if planted previous to a heavy rain.
The reason for this is obvious. When
seeds are planted just before a heavy
rain, the soil is washed down closely
around them, thus excluding the air,
which is essential to termination. But
if seeds sre covered with light soil, as
soon after a shower as the ground is suff.
iceiently dry to work, all interstices of
soil will be filled with worm aqueos va
por, which is more conducive to rapid
termination than the close contact of
cold and wet soil.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-08-11

d IHH beupcN AND HANPsHIRR K r. Con-,
NETIoN.-The JOINT Committee OF the Coun-
oil, together with the citizens who went 10
L. sonre Yesterday, rssurned TINS morning AZ
O'CLOCK They were met a the London aud
hampshire Depot by Lewis Nckeuzie. Esq,
who welcomed them i'm a few neat remarks,
snd on the train sped for Leesourg, arriving
IL m. train TO return. AnA consequently had 20
remain over TIL the eep rture OF the next train.
n O'Clock this moraing. There was no
i lott a. g, or .ersmony, and all speak Of the
formal meeting was held AZ Mr.. Janney's once
IN Leesburg last evening, al which was talked
over IN social manner the prospect Of road
nom 0eoreetown, connecting with the Lou
don and HsmPehire Railroad. Although no def.
mite action was taken,every one present seemed
10 be fully aware OF the advantages which
would accrue rom the building Of such a roan
and the point ut Issue for the present was
simply as TO where would be the proper place
10 make the connection with the Loudon Read
Although the committee had not power 10
mature any arrangements, there Is every
reason TO believe that the prospects VI the pro-
posed connection have grown much brighter
since the visit OF yesterday, and thar there will
b. no obstacle 10 carry ont the project. We
have recsivrd from an intelligent corres-
pendent q graphic report Of the trip and the
proceedings 81 Le~sburg, al an hour too
late for iHSertion to-dav, but which will ap-
pear to-morrow.-ED. STAR
GEoRGETowN SEYMOUR AND BLAIR CLUB.-
meeting Of the friends of Seymour aud Blair
OF q cerge-own. for the purpose Of organizz-
ton, was Gallo last night bat some mis- nder-
sanding occurring by which they were de-
prlyeO OF the use of the hall which mad been
engaged, apostponement was agreed upon.
CENTRAL BUILDING AssocIArIoN-This as
ISOLATION held its rhirtieto monthly meeting
last evening, sud twenty -four SD lre-, repre-.
senting s2,to6, were sold AT an average OF al %
per share.
THE CANAL-Business is becoming rather
lively. To this dale, from the LIST instant, Isl
ho1ts have arrived, most of which have passed
down 10 Alexandra. There is a large n ct ON
the way down, which will probably arrive to-
morrow.
THE AQUEDUcT.-A large quantity Of heavy
lumber has arrived in Alexandria, which is
INTENDED TO strengthen the Aqueduct. II IL
propo I'D 10 place arches under the present
spans in order 10 rake them more secure.
MERCHANTS EXCHANGE Offering: L7e6
bushels wheat and GO bushels oats. Sales:
Leo bushels of whcIt in lots and NJ prices
varying from SASS to s2ss per bushel.
RIVER FRONT. -Enter~d-S Steamer John
Glb-en, Winters, New York; steamer Colum-
b'a. HPrper, Baltimore: schooners Martha
collins, Graves, Baltimore: A. Heaton. Doug
las, New York sloops. Kitty Ann, Waymark,
and Seaman, AlexaLdria.
BAPTIZING AT TENNALLYTowN On sun
day afternoon quite a crowd assembled ar the
thing. The officiating clergyman was the
Rev. Mahlon Austin, but the ceremonies Were
short, as there was only one candidate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-08-11

DIED. l,-
kNIG6T.-0n the 10th instant, ct 5 O'Clock p.
m. 1t the Iestdence Of his grandfather, Michsel H.
Grimes, WlILlAA HENRY, only ION Of Jere
mish and Sarah =. knight, aged one month
The friends aud relatives OF the family are re-
70 street south, between 9th and 7th SITS. east,
this evening at CLOCK
BHIEELR. On the nth Instant, ANTHONY
AA,bh1 Mex, ICED ~ years, at his fatnsr's rssi:
a ger .s: 70; az sixth street, between and
The friends Of the family are requested 20 attend
a. Lunss ~ II O'Clock p. m, che l2th dey OF
Nm HB!EnJAAtM. In Prince George county, Nd,
Will ~ ScSTIkS, In his eighteen year, Oldest
10th OF August. - ~ 49,
BIS lulersl viii take place on the nth. He will
oe oorleq % Glenwood Cemetery ct one O'Clock.
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A NEW PRINCIPLE DISCOVERED

ONE BOTTLE oFRESOL VENT IsBErrEH
THAN TEN LARGE BOTTLES or TINE
ADVERTISED SARSPARILLAs, on d.
RECT DIURETIc REMEDIES.
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BAN KERS.

BANKERS.
JAY COOKE . co.,
BANKE
HrYrIHNYH STREET, OPPos'fI rIIAsvpy
Buy anA - sseurrent market rates. snA
constantly on hand full supply Of all
GOVERNMENT BONDS,
sEvEHTHIRTIEs, AND COMPOUND
INTEREST MOTIFS.
Orders for STOCKS, BONDS, &C., exscusss
and collections made on all accessible points.
sel-tf
+ list NATIONAL BANK
OF WASHINGTON.
II. ID Cooke, (of Jay Cooke q Co.. } PresidsHs.
WIN. q. HUNTINGTON, Cashier.
oOv1RNMENT DEPOSITORY
IIHANCIAL AGENT OF THE gHIrHL
STATES,
1StA street, espssiss sks Treasury De,sssue.s.
Government Securities with Treasurer ur,,,,
States,
~ONE MILLION DOLLARS.A
We buy and sell all Glasses Of 60 VERNMRN,
SECURITIES t current market rates.
FURNISH EXCHANGE and make Collsesss.,
~ ALL THE PRINCIPAL CITIES OF TIL
UNITED STATES.
We purchase Governments vouchers On ~
MOST FAVORABLE TEAMS, and sivs car.
ful attention to
ACCOM- OF BUSINESS MEN sad FI8hs
and to any other business entrusted to ~.
FULL INEORMATION In regard 10 eOvHRH
HEHT LOANS ct al times chserfully furnished.
WI. .. HUNTINGDON. Cashier.
Warrington, March %, 1885. uH.O
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-08-11

HOWARD UNIvRRslTY.-The Howard Uni
versity, chartered by the Thirty Ninth Con.
gress, and INTENDED for the education of persons
ofevery class, without distinction Of race, has,
by the action of its trustees, been placed upon
such a footing as to Justify an appeal to the
friends of education for liberal contributions
towards its complete endowment. which appeal
they make in @ circular, in which 1t is stated
that one hundred aud fifty acres Of land, FORM
ing beautiful site adjoining eth street in this
city, has been purchaS ed, and the sale of part
he's already nearly covered the price Of the
whole estate. On the reservations, exceeding
fifty acres, a university building with dormi.
tories is in process of erection, and when com.
pleted the collegiate department will be opened
tor the reception Of students. A preparatory
department., including n normal school. has
been In operation, in q building rented for the
purpose, fer the last four months. About one
hundred pupils have been IN attendance
Ths Freedmens Bureau has reL dered assist
ance in the way Of building and other helps, as
much perhaps as the Commissioner can render
under the law Of Congress. Further aid is now
necessary to fstablish sch olarships and profes.
sOrships. 1t is believed that scholarships are
indispensable in this university, owing to the
present poverty Of the people especially to be
benefited by ii, Each should be not less than
one hundred and fifty dollars year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-08-11
CITY ITEMS.

TEE xARxIye pown rRocEss has oeen CON-
pIeted, and genflemen will ind the prices Of
garments 10 suit them at George q. Henning's
One Prizes Store, No. s11 sfh street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-08-11

BASE BALL.-The game yesssrday sfternoon
suited in victory for the for1ner ths score
being National 2s, JeAersou a.. The Jsasrson
will visit Baltimore tomorrow, and NAV me
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-08-11
BRAurY.-I

PANIc-STRUCK BRAUrY.-It De- q terrible
shock to charming wonan-iB6eed, TO any
woman-to find that her teeth are "beSinning
to 60" Never Will any human being who
uses the fragrant Sosodont, make thai discov.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-08-11

'SPALDINe's GLUE mo well regulated
family will Be without IT.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-08-11

OsEsfxnrn CAsH.-This sum down on lot
worth S356 would BE- but GsS. We should think
persons who rent hou ses would 90 TO the great
sale Of lots by Han & Ross on Thursday next.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-08-11

WHAT MAKIs your hair so beautiful Mrs
5. "A. Aliens Improved new style) Hair Re-
storer or Dressing, liz one bottle.) Price One
Dollar. Every druggist sells it 60
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GI0RGIfOWN ADVIRfINKHRITR.
RY THOMAS BOWLING, Auef.; Gsorsstovn.
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE AT PUBLIC AUG.

The undersigned, trustees in the case Of william
tion. on TUESDAY AFTERNOON, August 18th,
At clock, on the premises. that valuable proper
Wing on the new or upper road from George
town 20 the Little Falls, containing two acres of
,snd, arc improved by new and substantial
lot there is large and conveniently arranged
,oIy, or distilIery This property 10 beautifully
Haks, and within fifteen minutes walk Of the
attention OF those desiring q fine suburban resi-
dence, or fscto y, or both combined
And al clock. or Immediately after the above
one undivided half of Lots 81 and g. and mart ~
Lot 50, IN Beatty and Hawkins addition 70 George
street, and 15e feet the west side Of Frederick
street.
Terms made known ~ the time Of sale.
WIN. ID CASSIN.
WIN. Il. WOODWARD,
Trustees.
aulI-d fHOS. BOWLING. Anets.
A fAVORARLE ePPORTCNITY TO BUY
IA CHEAP DRY G00DS.-We are about having
our store Room enlarged and rentted, and in view
Of this VIII run of our Stock of Summer Goods AT
greatly reduced prizes. BENJAMIN MILLER
1O1 Bridge st, Georgetown, ID. O. UB Inn
eS nnn WANTED TO BUY-AH kindo Of
SC.UVO. Qentiemens and Lsdiee' second
hand CLOTHING. Also. ali kinds Of FURNf.
TURE, for which . fair price win be paid N No
- Bridge street. GEORGETOWN feE-T
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-08-11

THE SEYMOUR AND BLAIR club OF the Sixth
Ward will shortly erect a flagstaff at the in.
tersf eion Of Virginia avenue and Eighth street
east, which Will rs ninety iNet high, and from
winch will be thrown TO the br~eze q large
sfreamer bearing the names Of the candidates.
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EXTENSION OF PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL
Workmen commenced yesterday tearing down
the old building corner OF Second street east
and ID street south, to make room for the pro.
posed extension Of Providence Hospital The
extension will consist OF q new corridor aud
wing corresponding with those already built
east Of the main entrance. II Is also contem.
plated TO complete the main hall this season by
the erection OF chapel and dispepsatory in the
rear of and forming part Of the main build.
ing. The work IL being done under the super.
intendence OF Mr.. Edward Ozark. the architect
These improvements will not In any way in.
terfere with the reception Of patients into that
portion Of the hospital now completed. When
flushed the hospital will afford FACILITIES for
the treatment of from two TO three hundred
patients. and In case Of urgent necessity rar
greater humber could be cared Tor. The estab.
ltshment IL exclusively under the control Of
me Sisters OF Charity, who, day and night, de.
vote their services TO the wants Of those en-
trusted 70 their care, receiving nothing in re-
turn but their food and cloting, every dollar
paid for hospital treatment besng devoted to
charity In some form. eEs.G- nag. -I
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SENT ON FOR TRIAL.-Walker White, col.
been noticed in the STAR, was yesterday re.
manded for further trial before court, by Jus.
uce Bates. He was released ON bail for his
appear ance .-...