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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1869-01-28

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esisr auf bic fUlsenben Srrt9iimsr:
Gs iit Elm Srrttum, 5u slautsn, bab
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@spinn fur ben 5erausssber III.
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5eraussster 3u perlanssn, tab er irsenp
stwas Obne Sesabluns ssr6HsntIiten icu.
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0sIsaI6aft Cbsr Der psrfcnsn semaat
perSsn, bic SprtbeiI pappn gu erntsn
bcftn, unb ni6t auf bic bss Drudss.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1869-01-28

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bas grbbsteu, pas fiir,Iia bic 8ihs hts
Ieer.S SuienS ron Ysusalsn beimInAts,
iinS Sur6 BEN 3eIesrapbsn bier sinss'
trcffeu. Der Gsrluit an Wsnf6snletsn
mar iebr srcb.
paris, 20. SAM. Spatsre ,giadri9tsu
Spn 8io Sanriro fino bsute bier sinse.
trpFen. Die fra9sren Seriate bar Gin.
nabme BON Silstta unb her @ufrsibuns
Der purasuapanil&en glrmse fnb sSlIis
tsitdtlst. hs '' s'1 'ts
Das frans6fi6s Slautu6 fur 1868
it srIdiensn. Die Gcrreipcnten, nit Der
Der, ct. 8esieruns ,siSt non rem freunh,
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nisn tetrifft lcwil 8rantrela bsm grinjip
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idaft ssSen itnsS eunp trsu tIsibsH rsm
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wiinIdt. 47 .,.
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$4,000 @unn lart, laut 8sri6t, iposon
$4,000 'auf llrtaab fnS. "
ans gerTu&e, tie Ndumuns BON 8cm
su bswsrtfsllissn, tparea ssrsstsns.
9onbcn, 81. Sanuar. gtaern fam elm
S&iT bier an, wsl6ss Waesira AM IA.
b. Its. .psrIaIen battt. Sis ;u ientnt
Gage mar ooa ben neununocrtibig ptr->
mibtsn Yafasiersn unp Wanniaaft bee
IdiFbri&tisen Danny fsrs 5ibernia, ipsl-
DE bort ssIanSet isin fctlten, gii&ts psr~
nommrn pUrbsn, unb ss untsrliset iebt
taum sinsm 3wsiiel, bab bic 3a6ri&t
raB pieie eeute iitsrbaupt 'sersttst wOresn
ieien, refine grFnpuns se,peisn IN.
Die lsbtsn Naaridttn Sen audlanb,
Neu Seslanb, beri&tsn. baB bic Ginsss
tcrenen cine fur&tbart Sdtaaitrsi untsr
@sibsn in 9Ossrts BAY auf isnsr Snitl
anseri6tet batien. -
Berlin, %. San. Die Seurnaiiiitn
babisr baben cine geriammluue ssbalten
unb cine abrsTe an Sen. Grant, sr.
wablter YrdFosntter Q. st., dnssnommsn.
norm sr rrfu6t pirb, benz Gcnsre6 Elm
intsrnutionaIss 0sfss ssssn ben 9a&srud
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brutlHlanh scr,uf4lassn. lf& 8E&
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8rantbeit. Gr mar Ssbn Sabre alt. ll
paris, %. San. Die Gpnftrsns tat
Rr. Walswsfi auserisben, bas prptoIOn
mad 9ltbsn su trinsen. gr IN inRrairt.
linf Gage auf bic Gntwcrt her sris&iiGsn
8esieruns su rarten.
ecnbcn, %. San. Die 3ultimmans.
@rie6tnIanbs gum gsf6Iub Der Yarifr>
Gpnfepn, 1T i&tr. - l
gcnRantinOpsl, %. 9anuar. Sebarh
pa1&a III nit ietnfr 1tOt;r pom 5afsH
pcn Syra atssltstIt, ba trr @cupsrntar
isnsr SnfsI striprc&em Bat pab rem
Dampfer .,Grpiis" ni&t sstattst wsrftn
IcG, ben Satn 3u perlaHtu. laelE
Der giett5nis BON GSypten Bat btm
Sultan sine 9lrmee ppn $4,000 @aun
uno cine 8lrte periprc&.n, inf 5alls, bab
SIriss nit G'rls&mlanc ausbrt6sn fOlItt.
Matrib, 24. San. 50 wirb cff,isll bs-
fauut 8sma&t, zap Die Frpstlcriifr Rs-
sieruns, in rem @Iautsn, ba6 fs bic
@eiabls esr @aticn ri&tis ausless, tsin
anerbieten wsssn attrstuns bsr 9nisL
CUBA auufhmsu taRn.
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@isbr9sit bsi Ssrsinisttr 9Ittimmun9 25
~ Sm SABRE 1868 wurrsu in ren
Ser. Stantrn 474 ntue &ir6tn einss-
wsibt uHN 295 usns GifmtintfB astiIfst.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1869-01-28

SannibaI 5amIin wurpe gum Ger.
Staatsn Ssnatcr fir @ains sswatIt
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1869-01-28

- Sn rtr essiSIatur BON gsnnlpI.
panisn babsn bic Nspublitantr tsi psr.
einister Sallctase cine Msbrbsit bon %
Stlmmsn, tpis fi& aus fClssupsr 5atsar
eroiskt.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-04-03
About Plants.

In late issue of the Gardeners
Monthly, the editor lays down these
ten articles of faith in regard to the
habits and nature of plants. They
are so plain, and, we truly believe,
incontIovertible, that we are not
willing our readers should not have
the advantage of them:
1. That plants do not lie dormant
or hybernant in the winter.
2. That a plant must maintain
heat to retain its vitality through the
winter.
3. That to circulate heat through
its system in winter to prevent it,
parts from freezing, it can only be done
through the medium of moisture.
4. That the drier element invari
ably abstracts from the moisture
The atmosphere ezpels moisture from
the plant in winter as well as in sum
mrr, in proportion to its dryness.
5. The dryness of the atmosphere
is usually in proportion TO the low
ness of the temperature.
6. The more rapid dry surface
is made to pass over moister on
the greater is the loss by the latter
Z. There can be no vitality with
out u waste of heat.
8. There can be no waste of hea
in living things without a waste o
moisture.
Q, To supply this waste, moistur
must be drawn into the plants al
through the winter, even though til
roots be encased in frost.
10. When evaporation goes OIL
faster than the capacity of the root
to supply it, death must ensue.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-04-03
A Mothers Love.

Happy is he who knows a mothers
love. What is so pureq The patriot
expects fame, the friend sympathy,
and the lover pleasure. Even areli-
gion, while she waters her faith with
tears, looks forward to the best fruit
of her labors and her love. But
maternal affection springs from the
breast, uninvoked by the wand of
hope, unadulterated by the touch of
inter est. Its objects are The weak
and woful. 1t haunts the cradle of
infantile pain, or hovers near the
couch of the faint and forsaken. Its
sweetest smiles break through the
clouds of misfortune, and its geItlest
tones rise amid the signs of suffering
and sorrow. 1t is a limpid and lovely
flow of feeling, which gushes from
the fountain head of purity, and
courses the heart through selfish de-
signs and sordid passions INNING
ling, unsullied. What so firm 2
Time and misfortune, penury aud
persecution, hatred and infamy, roll
their dark waves successively over
it; and still it smiles unchanged, the
more potent alluremments of fortune,
opulence and pride, power and splen
dor, may WOO her; and yet she is un
moved-a mother gloves and loves
forever"
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-04-03
Agricultural Facts.

Kansas now leads off in wheat
growing, giving on an average, 155
bushels without manure.
The sugar.beets grown in Califor-
MIA are twice as sweet as these pro-
duced in France and Germany.
1t is said we produce in this coun-
try about seven million pounds of
maple sugar annually.
Sugar beet grown in South Jersey
has been found to contain twice as
much sugar as roots grown in Massa-
chusetts.
Keeping qualitiesin grated apples,
and often the flavor, are effected by
the stock upon which the graft is set.
Rotten chips, decayed leaves, hard
wood ashes, lime, and old, well rotted
barn manure, are the best fertilizers
for orchards.
In Kentucky the progressive farm
ers are introducing new esculent,
which Is much praised-the Brazilian
sweet potato.
George Warning says the farmer
who spendss300 an acre in manuring
his vegetable garden, is likely Il
make $500 an acre.
The Gardeners Monthly says the
people of this country have yet tt
learn that the roots of the grape
vine cannot be kept too dry.
The Spring price of good factory
cheote, from 20 to % cents, will pro
badly cause the erection of five hun
dred factories in the United State,
between this and the first of July.
Barley has been better crop fol-
returns than wheat for several year.
past. The difficulty in barley grow
ing is that it all requires cutting a
one time.
A building suitable for cheese
factory can he put mp for abOu
$1,000. A full apparatus, consisting
of watts with heaters, curd vat, press
cs, hoops, and vessels costs nearly
81 900.
| Apple trees five years old may b'
forced into bearing by rOotpruninl
or stripping some Of the bark from
the trunk, but the trees do not live
over Ave or ok years after mutila
lion.
Tincture of arnica is the best thing
in the world for garset in cows
Give them teaspoonful of the tine
ture in bran three times day, an'
battle the bag thoroughly with
often.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-04-03
Kind w ords.

They never blister the tongue nor
lips, and we have never heard of any
mental trouble arising from this
quarter. Though they do not cost
much, yet they accomplish much.
They help ones good nature and good
will. Soft words soften our own
soul. Angry words are fuel to the
flames of wrath, and make it burn
more fiercely.
Kind words make other people
good natured. Cold words freeze
people, and hot words scorch them,
and bitter words make them wrath.
full. There is such u rush of all other
kinds of words in our days, that il
seems desirable to give kind words
a chance among them. There are
vain words, an idle words, and hasty
words, and spiteful words, and silly
words, and empty words, and bois
t rous words, and warliks words
Kind words also produce their own
image in mems souls. And a beau
tiful image it is. They soothe and
quiet and comfort the nearer. They
shame him out of his sour, morOse
unkind feelings. We have not YET
begun to use kind words in sucl
abundance as they ought to be used
Pascal.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-04-03
Southern Character,

Southern character has 30 often been
the theme of praise and admiration,
even among the enemies OF the South
that were it not unbecoming in us,
under any circumstances, to chant
the praises of our own people, we
should hesitate to say augbt about
it here but the following, from the
Southern Opinion, is so hopeful, so
correct, and, withal, so modest and
brief, that we offer an apology for
for inserting it in our columns.
"In the Southern character are
qualities which the sword cannot
destroy, and which will yet achieve
a powerful and bloodless victory,
more durable and glorious than any
which our arms could have attained,
had Lee and Johnston borne the
Southern Cross in triumph over the
armies of Sherman and Grant:
The blood Of our brave men was
not shed in vain, and the tears of
our widows and orphans have not
watered graves destined never to
bear flowers worthy of such a price
less sacrifice. The glories and the
rewards of our struggle and defeat
are yet to come; not in new wars
bloodshed, when storms of grief and
suffering. fury and vengeance shall
burst upon the conquerors. No;
that is not tho harvest which we
want to reap. 1t is in the hearts of
our people, chastened and refined by
suffering. purified and exalted by
adversely, that we look for that
spirit and those works which will
write resmrgum over the grave OF
every Confederate soldier. 1t mat.
tiers not that reconstruction has
been tied like milestone around our
nrcks that our slaves are made our
civil and political equals. Tho bar.
barians conquered Greece and Rome,
but the genius, the laws, and religion
of the latter ultimately subjugated
the savages. The Normans con.
quered England-they took away
the very lands. But where are the
Normans or Norman traces now
either on the country, the language
or the lawsi Ali gone, buried,
swallowed up in sublime Saxon ele
ment. You cannot keep down this
spirit. Hack it with swords, pierce
it with bayonets, crush it with legis
lation, attempt to degrade it BY
"negro equality" but it is a mora
and intellectual power In the land
and in the world, which, by its nativ,
and inherent vigor, will rise, DESPITE
all attempts to bury it. Despai
not !"
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-04-03
Advice to the Married

Zchoke, in one of his tales, gives
the following excellent advice:
In the first solitary hour after the
ceremony, take the bridegroom and
demand solemn VOW of him, and
give him vow in return. Promise
each other, sacredly, never, not evon
in jest, to wrangle with each other
never to handy words or to indulge
in the least ill-humor. Never-I saw,
never Wrangling in jest, and put
ting on an air of ill-humor merely to
tease, becomes earnest by practice.
Mark that Next, promise each
other sincerely and solemnly never
to keep a secret from each other, un
der whatever pretext, and whatever
excuse it might be. You must con.
tinually, and every moment, see
clearly into each others bosom
Even when one of you has committed
fault, wait not an instant, but con
TESS it. And as you keep nothing
from each other, so, on the contrary
preserve the Prlvacies of your house
marriage state, and heart, from
father, mother. sister, brother, aunt
and all the world. You two, with
Gods help, build your own quiet
world. Every third or fourth one
you draw into it with you will form
a party, and stand between you two
That should never be. Promise this
to each other. Remember the vow
at each temptation. You will find
your account in it. Your souls will
grow, as it were, to each other. and
at last will become as one. All, il
many q pair had, on their marriage
day, known this secret, how many &
marriagel were happier than, alas
they are!
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-04-03
The 0kra Plant.

We clip the following from the
Southern (Enterprise) Star, and trust
that our readers will give it their
consideration
MOBILE, March 20, 1869.
Col. II. HARDING-Dear Sir -
Your favor OF the 18th inst, making
inquiries about the ollra plant is
duly at hand, and l improve an early
opportunity to reply. l will answer
your questions separately.
l. Tho yield of Okra per acre will
Of course depend much upon the
character of the soil, the mode of
cultivation &c. 1t is claimed, how
ever, that ii rich soil and well tended
it can be made to produce as high as
to y tons per acre, it can hardly
fall below tons on fair land with
any sort Of cultivation.
2. We propose to pay $40 per ton
of 1000 pounds, probably we may
pay little higher. At present we
are the only parties prepared to pur-
chase the stalks. The seed are in
demand and will readily bring in
New York So to Sc per bushel.
3 Preparation of stalk: The
stalks should be pulled any time after
the seed commences to lipen, by the
roots, the dirt knocked off by strik-
ing two together, and laid out like
hay in rows to cure in the sun. The
/ oI.n,tlI In kbsnl- ND ha
stalk ought to be turned occasional
ly, (Which can be done like hay with
a fork, to permit the sun and air 10
strike freely through them. When
well dried so that there is no danger
of mildew, they can be gathered up
and packed in bales very much as
hay or fodder would be-hickory
withs or old rope would suffice for
binding-the only object being to
hold the stalks together for transpor-
tation. The labor of curing and
packing is very slight.
4. / am able to furnish seed in
limited quantities at cost (say 5 cts
per pound) bat presume that in al
most all neighborhoods good deal
OF seed can be procured at moderate
cost.
5. Extent of the demand, l ex
pect that we will be able to use
within the year about one thousand
tons of the stalks at our mills. The
better way would be for planters to
make contracts with US to furnish all
a given quantity or the product Of
so many acres, and we agree TO pur
chase all they raise at a good price
That would make the cultivation
safe for them, and we would be able
to judge in advance something of the
quantity we would be likely to have
/ congratulate you upon the or
ganization of your Farmers Club
and it would afford me great pleasure
to cooperate with them Iii any way
for the advancement of practical and
scientific agriculture.
Very respectfully,
W. G. CLARK.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-04-03
Be A Gentleman.

Moderation, decorum, and neat
ness distinguish the gentleman. He
is at all times affable, diffident and
studious to please. Intelligent and
polite, his behaviour is pleasant and
graceful. When he enters the dwell.
ling Of an inferior, lie endeavors to
hide, if possible, the difference be.
tween their ranks in life. Ever will
ing to assist those around him, he is
neither unkind, haughty, norsover-
bearing. In themansions of the rich,
the correctness of his mind induces
him to bend to etiquette, but not to
stoop to adulation. Correct princi-
Piles caution him to avoid the gaming
table, inebriety, or any foible that
could occasion him selfreproach
Pleased with the pleasures of refec-
ton, he rejOices to see the gayety Of
society, and is fastidious upon nc
point of little import. Appear only
to be gentleman, and its shadow
will bring upon you contempt; be &
gentleman, and its honors will re
main even after you are dead.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-04-03
Variety.

A horn too much-that of the old
COW under your fifth rib.
A vain question-asking a man
when the weather will be pleasant.
The man who is as cool as a Gu
cumber, must, we think, be about as
green.
Oh, for thousand tongues as
the urchin said when he crawled into
the sugar hogshead.
A country paper says there is
man so mean that he sits on the door
steps of the Church on Sundays to
save the wear of his pew cushions.
"Pa," said little friend of ours,
"what's the use of giving our little
pigs so much milk I they make hogs
of themselves" Pa walked away.
If you would not be forgotten as
soon as you are dead, either write
something worth reading, or do some.
thing worth writing about.
Well, Pat. why don't you put up
your umbrella3' because your
honor, the rain would spoil it, and
so kept it under my arm, and divil
dhrop its got"
The young lady who was discharg-
ed from a pickle factory because she
was go sweet the vinegar would not
act, has found employment in can
dy factory.
Calfskins came home from the the.
atre the other night, and on being
interrogated as to the size of the
audience, he said: 'Why the house
was so full that he couldn't see be-
tween the acts"
Money is a good thing; content.
ment is better. The only advantage
of wealth is power, and this is some
times, with poetic justice, turns
against its possessor. Cultivate con
tentment at all events. If cash
comes after that, you will be able te
bear it.
There is something very touching
in the grief of the man who on see
ing the remains of his wife lowered
into the grave, exclaimed tearfully
Well, 1 have lost gloves, l have
umbrellas; yes, even cows and horses
but 1 never, no never, had anything
to cut me like this"
Zone thing know and one thing
1 dont't know said an irate countr,
man to miller, when be though
f the weight OF his meal fell suspicious
, " short. " What are they 2" sharp
, " asked the miller. 81 know" salt
, the countryman "whose hogs &c
\ fat; but l don't know whose cor
feeds them"
A little FIVE year old, who was hun
cry one night recently, just at be-
time, but didn't wish to ask direc
for something to eat, put the propc
6 sition in this way. Mamma, ar
little children who starve to dealt
happy after they die z" A good bi
Q slice of bread and butter was the al
l swer.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-04-03

A writer in a Mobile paper calls
for legislation to prevent the waste
Of fertilizers in their sinks, sewers,
and factories, and to require their
application to the sterile lands north
of the city.
In the Kingdom of Great Britain
there were last year four and a half
millions acres of oats, or one. tenth of
the whole surface. In England the
oat is food for horses, in Scotland for
men.
TIE best articles in any Of the
Southern papers are those which
urge upon planters the policy Of
making their own pork and raising
their mules. Cotton Mt ten cents
will not then bankrupt them.
Three reasons why butter is fifty
cents u pound: 1. The dairyDan's
daughter never came over to this
country. 2. Railroads take the milk
to cities. 8. There are more high
brick houses than Ayrshire bulls
with n pedigree.
The best soils are those which have
the power of absorbing most from
the air. The most profitable plants
are those which draw their value
from the air rather than the earth.
Sand takes up nothing. Plaster is
great absorbent; so is dry peat.
A gentleman from New Orleans
writes: We made, in Louisiana, last
year the largest crop in value that
was ever raised in the State, though
it does not appear so on paper. be
cause it was principally composed Of
edibles that were consumed ON the
spot.
In Vermont and New Hampshire
where there are mountain sides GOV
cred with maple, tube or duct some
times, connects the sugar, standing
at the foot of the slope, with ever,
tree in the orchard. Thus a stream
of fresh sap flows constantly into thu
boiling pan.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-04-03
The Cotton Worm-Important to
Planters, If True.

Another remedy for the cotton
worm has been placed at our disp0-
sal by friend who has the interest
of his country paper as well as his
country at heart. 1t is simple, easy,
perfectly practicable, and said to be
unfailing, and is certainly worth q
trial. He says plant the Castor
Beans all round every ten acres of
cotton throughout the field, and not
q worm will touch it; or still better
plan would be 10 plant it every few
rows throughout the field. If the
beans could not be gathered for
market, there would result no loss to
the planter. from the fact that the
plant is one of the best fertilizers
known, aud the fields would be i'm
proved instead of injured for sub
sequent crop. The depredations of
the army worm cut off our crop last
year, aud thus impoverished the
country millions Of dollars. The in
dications this season are most IA
vorable for this crop, and it is but
right that our planters should make
every effort to guard against failure.
1t is we'll known that no insect de-
Drejates on the Castor Bean, and it
10 probable that it would be a pro.
lection to the plants Gonzales
CTeras) Enquirer.
Capt. Alex. Speer, of Rankin coun.
ty, planted u few Castor Beans in his
cotton field last year. and when the
worms were eating up the cotton Of
his neighbors, he noticed the fact that
they did not touch his in the neigh
borbood of his beans. This, says
the Brandon Republican. appears to
corroborate the statement Of the
Enquirer.