The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-06-30
miscellaneous Items

Little girls believe in the man in the moon big gir
i believe in the man in the honeymoon.
The who imagined himself wise because he de
tected some typographical in newspaper, has
gone east to get perpendicular view of the rainbow
William Il. Anderson apparently successful dry
goods dealer in Louisville KY, has made assign
ment His liabilities said to exceed 81 100000.
| Calomel is the odd name of lawyer in Richmond,
| Virginia. We presume he never enters into a case
but what be goes through it.
Why is divinity the easiest of the three learned pro-
fessions Because it is easier preach than to prac-
tice.
Forney calls the negro riot in Washington un-
PARALLEL Republican victoryA Nobody has been found
to dispute it.
An octogenaran says: II born at the wrong
time. When was young man, young men of
account. Now I am old, Il find old men are cf no
account"
A gentleman residing at Lewistown, Maine, left bis
three little children at home while he attended church,
and when he returned found them busily employed in
cleaning the inside of $500 gold watch with soft soap
and water
The St. Paul Press says Half the business of the
courts in Illinois be satisfy the vengeance
of women because they can't get the to marry Them
and the other half to enable to get rid of men
who have married them"
A Northern Democratic editor says: The liberties
of this country will be inevitably swallowed up in the
vortex of Radicalism" Had he said war-tax instead
of vortex he would have hit the nail precisely the
bead without materially altering either sound sense
Times.
EXHAUSTION OF WESTERN LANDS. - The Western
lands, it is stated rapidly becoming exhausted from
the production of class of crops and from the neg
ect to apply proper manures The journals of that
region assert that the grangrowng districts of Illinois,
Iowa, Missouri and Minnesota are yielding smaller
crops to the acre every year. Baltimore Sun.
Salt, when mixed with manure it is stated by Bel
gian journal, will increase the natural productiveness
of the soil to the extent of $50 per cent. Sea water
said to be equally efficient. These results OBJ
tanned from series of experiments ranging twenty
years.
In course of recent conversation held by the En-
peror Napoleon on the subject of the elections in
France he is said to have uttered the following SEN
tence: cat present France only acknowledges Bona
partsts and revolutionsts."
Grant, who assassnated Pollard, has appeared on the
stage at Petersburg, Va, not with rope around his
neck but a singer
Henry J. Raymond died in New York on the 18th of |
apopexy, at the age of forty nine Mr.. Raymond had
for many years filled the foremost position among the
journalists of this country. Take him
altogether he unquesonahly the ablest readiest
and most successful general editor this country has
ever produced. New Orleans Times.
but very proper middle at present. Friend Broad
brm is timdly and cautiously obtruding his head into
this side of the reservation while the soldiers are at
work putting bullets into Lo all along the frontiers
This is excellent arrangement, it will be so much
easy to cvise and quiet the Indians after they
ave been well killed than it is before undergoing that
process. New Orleans Times
CURCULIo REMEDY.--I will give my treatment of
,urculio which has proved efficient or in other words
had plums when others had none. As soon as the
blossoms have fallen off, take oat straw and place
N Goals, in some old pan, and give the trees thor
ugh smoking by holding it under them, while the dew
yet on. Then in a week or two examine the trees
md if find the gentlemen there give them another
moking Two or three smokings have, in every case,
proved sufficient to insure good crop of fruit.
Prairie Farmer.
THE NEW GREENBACK PAPER.-The Government
'aper mill in Pennsylvania has, through the Treasury
gent stationed at the MILL forwarded the first lot of
he new and improved greenback paper the National
nd American Bank Note Companies in New York
he paper is what is known the French silk variety
nd through its fbres threads of red and blue
olors. The first issue of the new money will prob
bly, be ready on the lst of July All of the present
sues of legal tenders and fractional currency notes
ill be called in as rapidly as possible.
letter from merchant travelling in the Southern
ates says the planted in cotton this year is less
1an last owing to the scarcity of labor and high wages
emanded The indications are that the crops will be
mailer than in 1868.
VALUABLE CARGO OF CorToN.-Ship Ivanhoe (Br)
heare, cleared at Savannah Sd instant, for LIVERPOOL
18th 34S4 bales of upland cotton weighing l,637 0s6
ounds, valued at 1885, 24 Ia, and 70 bags sea island
eighng 2O,551 pounds, valued at S12, 73l 30. Total
alue S446 946 43.