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Middletown transcript., 1869-09-25
Ghe farmer.

REMEDY FOR PoTATo BUGs.-The Amer
ican ERtomo'ogist, published at st. Louis,
is so reliable that the high terms in which
it speaks of Paris Green as curc-or
kill-for these yandals, makes it worth n
trial. The application is made early in
the morning when the dew is on. One
pound Of Paris Green-at cost Of 60
ecnts-is mixRd With two pounds of -four,
and siftcd through course muslin cloth
upon the tops. That amount answers
for an acre. A correspondent certifes to
his complete success in using this remedy,
killing millions ofthe pests and securing q
good crop of potatoes. The editor conf
IDENTIFY recommends it as the most eflectual
and probably the cheapest remedy yet
known. Last year he tried Paris Green
and ashes-one part Of the Green to five Of
ashes-and though it killed most of the
larvae it did not seem 70 affect the parent
beetles. But he is inclined to believe
that the Paris Green used was not of good
quality; four experiments the present year
according to the above directions have.
been highly satisfactory. When first ap-.
piled in the morning it seems to have but,
little effect, as the bugs continue feeding,
for some time as ravcnously as ever, but
as night approaches the ground becomes by
degrees strcwn with the dead carcasses of.
both the larvae and beetles, and by the day
following not a live bug will be fund on,
the vines, if the application has La.sny,
thouroghly made.
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PEAR CuLTURE.-Mr. Quinn, the au-
thor has great fondness for making expe-
riments. A certain editor of one Of our
horticultural journals has been advocating
for several years the abandonment of the.
practice of cultivating orchards after they
have reached bearing size. To practiz
cally test this no-cglture system, Mr..
Quinn selected six rows of strong and
healthy pear-trecs, and seeded down tho.
land about them with grass, and the re-,
suit has been any thing but satisfactory.
Although no grass has been removed from
the lapd, it being cut 8Hd allowed to rot
and retufn from the soil, yet the trees have.
almast entirely ceased growing, and when.
we saw them, few dgEs since, the fruit
upon them was not half the size as upon
trees adjoining that were cultivated, and
the general appearances of the trees was q
pict9fe Of feebleness.
This experiment has cost Mr.. Quinn
several hundred dollars in loss of fruit,
but he has the salts staction of proving the
fllsity of this noH-caltivatiRs theory
Hearth and HONG.
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N NEW CASTLE COUNTY,

"hiding her light under bushel" Gas the
young lady herself expressed iD when she
was with Ernest For he recovered so
rapidly under Ruth'S and Georges tender
nursing that he was soon able to join in
Annie's widest excursions, in search of
nuts under the bright foliaged trees of Oc-
tobcr, and when another October came
round Ruth Howard and Ernest Stirling
were united--while Annie was in her ele-
ment as "first bridesmaid" and George re-
jOiced in his adopted brqt4er's and sisters
happiness
Middletown transcript., 1869-09-25

A THRILLING LOVE SIOR1-Bl ELISE.
RUTH HOWARD was sitting in the old
fashioned window-seat, leaning her white
arm on the sill. She was thinking; and
there was happy expression in her hazel
eyes and the shadow of smile hovered
round her red lips. The window framed
very pretty picture-at least SO thought
Ernest Sterling, as cantering slowly up
the drive leading to the house he saw her
through the jessamine which covered the
oil porch.
"What is she thinking about, 1 won
der !' he murmured half unconsciously,
and then he fell to imagining how her red
lips would part with a smile of welcome
at his coming, and her hazel eyes grow
brighter. This brought him to the house,
but by this time Ruth had disappeared
probably to "prink" little, as she had
seen her visitor all the time, though she
looked SO distracted.
She looked so cool and sweet in her blue
cambria, with the sun-beams making her
nut-brown hair, redish gold-that | am
afraid that Mr.. Strings heart, though ir-
retrievably mortgaged before, was now
thoroughly held in g chains of bondage,
links of golden love-" While they are
talking-common-places with their lips
but their eyes saying unutterable things
let me tell you something about my he.
roine. Ruth is paying a spmmer visit tc
her grandmother in this old-fashioned
country place. She has been here fol
two months already, and still las no ides
of returning home, to the hot and dusty
city where she lives.
But what is Ernest saying ?--And why
dees Ruth look SO painfully blushing
It is the old, old, story told again" =
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TIE Sun DOES Nor SET IN ALASKA

The Sun DOES Nor SET IN ALASKA
South Alaska is in the latitude of sixty
very near the same as that of southern.
most Greenland. In that latitude the sun
does not set at all in summer. It remains
about twenty-five degrees above the hori-
sop at the hour we call midnight. The on
ly mode Of knowing there that it is mid
night is to watch the sun when it begins
to ascend. Fowls go to roost at y. m,
snd repose until the sun is well up. in
winter it is, of course, the reverse, as in
the higher latitudes the sun is net seen for
six weeks.
Middletown transcript., 1869-09-25

There is boy of fifteen years of age in
Blaekhawk county, Iowa, whose father
died three years ago, leaving his widow.
and son an eighty acre farm, burdened
with 81, 900 mortgage. He has taken
sole charge of the farm, paid off the mort,
gage, purchased q harvester, sulkS plow,
wagon, and a set Of harness, besides an
$50 sewing-machinc for his mother. and
is nov opt Of dept. He is a member Of
the Cedar Valley Agricultural Society.
and attends achool fhree months each win:
ter.
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Selrft paetru.
nIY WIFE AND CHILD
Ry sroFEwALL JACKSON.

Ry sroFEwALL JACKSON.
Written while an artillery officer in Mexico
The tattoo beats, the lights are gone,
The camp around in slumber lies
The night with solemn pace moves on
The shadows thicken Der the skies,
But sleep my weary eyes hath flown,
And sad uneasy thoughts arise.
think of thee, o dearest one,
Whose love my early life hath blest,
of thee-of him-our baby one,
Who slumbers on thy gentle breast,
God of the tender, frail and lone,
Oh guard the tender sleeper's rest.
And hayer gently, hover near,
To her WHOSE Watchful eye is wet,
To mother, wifc---the dopbly dear
In whose young heart haye freshly met
Two streams of love, so deep and clear,
And cheer her dropping spirits yet.
NoW while she knecls before thy throne,
Oh ! teach her, Ruler of the skies,
That while by thy behest alone
Earth's mightiest powers fall or rise,
No tear is wcpt TO the unknown,
No hair is lost, no sparrow dies
That thou canst stay the ruthless hands
of dark disease, and soothe its pain,
That only by thy stern commands
The battles lost-the soldier slain,
That from the distant sea or land
Thou bring'st the wanderer home again.
And when upon her pillow lone
Her tear-wet cheek is sadly prest,
May happier visions beam upon
The frightening current of her breast,
N fraNt nttnfr tf,,,ly N.N,,n
Disturb the Sabbath of her rest.
Whatever fate those forms may show,
Loved with passion almost wild !
BY day, by night, in joy or woe,
BY fears oppressed or hopes bcguiled,
From every danger, every Toe,
U God, protect ny wife and child
Middletown transcript., 1869-09-25

No person need calculate on making the
strawberry pay by growing it on the ''slip-
shod" plan. 1t must have clean and oft
repeated culture. Don't after you have
set out plantation, wait until you see the
weeds growing before you start the hoe
and cultivator. Remember, you can hoe
over plantatio four times if done in sea-
son. where you can once if it gets weedy
and surface-still.
Middletown transcript., 1869-09-25

"Did you visit the DardanellG when you
were abroad?" asked lady of travelled
cockney: "Oh! yes, we dined with them
frequently" was the ready reply.
Middletown transcript., 1869-09-25

"The blessed man that preached for us
last Sunday" said Mrs. Partington,
"servcd the Lord for thirty yearsNfrst
as circps-rideF, then as locust-prcach-
er, and last as On exheauster."
Middletown transcript., 1869-09-25

The generality of men expend the early
part Of their lives in contributing to req
der the latter part miserable.
Middletown transcript., 1869-09-25

A sentence in the Language of Flowers.
If you wish for HEARTS ease' never
look to "Marry gold"
Middletown transcript., 1869-09-25

REMEay FOR FtIEs.-Take few hand;
fulls of walnut leaves, and pour two quarts
of water over them and let them boil for q
quarter of an hour. When cold it will ba
fit for use. Take sponge and let those
parts most exposed, between the ears,
neck, legs, &c be moistened with the de-
coction. 1t will be great relief both to
horse and dFivsr. Try IL, and sfs6;s ses6 e =
not better than nets or anilyer aapkin
Sugar and Tea
Lambs are calleeve Buttons watch
til their first HeAey Rings, Steel Watch
Middletown transcript., 1869-09-25

Capital punishment-Ten thousand a
year, and nothing to do.
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Orioinal Storn.
Written for the Middlctown Transcript
SELF-SACRIFICE.

A THRILLING LOVE sToRY-BY ELISE.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-02-05
GENERAL NOTES.

Isaac Butts OF Rochester, is out In pamphlet in
favor OF national reputation. "None 5enulae unless
marked H. Butts on the wrapper"
The Newburyport Herald thinks the $4,000 Knighis-
OF ST. Crispin in Massachusetts, they are prudent,
will be able TO control the state.
Victor Hugo says he has only signs for Crete. Six
ciphers with figure one before them would make
milllon-francs.
washington correspondent gives say 80 to the
effect that Miss Blanche Butler, daughter OF the
famous General and one OF the bellies OF Washington,
is soon TO be married to an army oiilcer.
The report that there was to be mo more annexa-
tionn in Washington Just now seems 10 be mistake
One fashionable wedding has just occurred and
others are on the tapestry.
A Boston paper gives as the latesti "Grecan
Bendr-Thc acceptance or the propositions or the
European Conference at Paris py tue Grecan govern
ment.
It is now proposed to sell eggs by weight instead
OF by the dozen. An exchange hopes not. Some
eggs are very heavy-when they contain juvenile
chickens; and to purchase poultry In that condftion
at present prices, Is by no means economical.
Last year more than 1000 horses were eaten in
Berlin, the blood being used for dyeing purposes.
cooked would be just as palatable; but there VI no
accounting for tastes
At recent fire IN livery stables In wilmington, n.
c. the following casualties occurred:-Captaln John
T. Rankin left leg and tnign broken fractures
severe also left arm broken and shoulder bruised,
some slight internal injuries apprenended; George
s. Copes, badly bruised, injuries internal, neao
somewhat bruised; G. Russell, leg badly fractured
and ribs broken. whole Of one sioe bruised; A. b.
McCallum lett foot badly mashed; solomon Haas,
arm badly bruised; T.. r. Story, slightly bruiseds
Colonel John J. Hedrick, slightly bruised. Besides
these, - Pomeroy had his leg badly broken by the
repeated kicks OF horse while releasing the animals
from the stable.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-02-05

LONDON MONEY MARKET.-LoNDoN, Feb. $40
p. M.-Consols closed at 90 g3Is for money ana Wy
for the account. American securities closed az the
following quotatt0ns:-Untted states nve-tWenties,
76x. Erie hallway shares, "a; Illinois Central Kali
way shares, 93x.
PARIS BoURsE.-PARrs, Feb. 4.-Bourse strong.
Rentes, III 02c.
FRANKFORT FRANKFORT, Feb. Even
ingUnited States nvetwenties are quoted al 10 TOT
the issue OF 1862. -.
LIVERPOOL COTTON NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Feb.
4-430 p. M.--The market closed active ana I'M
changed at the following quotations:-Mlddllng up.
lands, 12kd.; midulnR Orleans, 121sd The safes o.
the day foot mp $4,000 bales.
HAvRE COTTON MARKET.-HAvRE. FEB. Even
closed at 140f for tres ordinare on tne
spot and 1l1f for low middling TO arrive
LIVERPOOL BREADsTUFrs AND PROVISIONS MAR.
KErs.--LIvERP0oL, Feb. 4-Evenlng.-Tne markets
closed without alteration.
LIvERrooL PRODUCE MARKEr.-LIvEnPooI,,F ep.
4-Evening. petroleum closed quiet NJ Shd. loI
spirits and "a. for refined. other articles unchanged
LONDON PRODUCE MARKKT.-loND0S, Fep. 4-s1
r. M.-Tallow has declined TO 46s. ed. sugar anoa,
buoyant; on spot IL quoted at 3os. Cd. Lnseed OIL
closed ut Sat los. per ton.
PKTRoLEuM MARKET.-ANrwrnr, Feb. A-Petro
leum IL frm q ssjkL for standard white
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-02-05
THE PACIFIC COAST.

Indian Troubles Anticipated In ArizOna-Arri-
vnl Of settlers in the ella valley-Progress Of
the Central Pacific Acknowledgment of
the Steamer japan for China.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 4, 1859.
Late Arizona advices have been received in this
city. Friendly Indians state that the Apaches and
Wallahas are preparing for vigorous RAIDS on the
roads leading from Prescott to the Colorado river.
military escort is still necessary for the mail
riers.
The news from tho mining districts is good
Many persons are. preparing to go to the Black
Canon diggings. The Hydraulic claims on Lynx
creek are being worked. The valleys OF the ella and
Salt rivers are rapidly filing with settlers from the
Southern States. Thirteen families from Texas re-
Gently located in one valley.
The Central Pacific Railroad has been completed
$40 miles Of Sacramento ISL miles from the head
OF Salt Lake. leaving 240 miles Of transcontinental
road to be built. The track OF the Central Pacific
road Is being laid at the rate Of from three to four
miles day.
The schooner Legal Tender, hence January 10 for
Behring's Straits has returned, having encountered
one Of the heaviest storms ever witnessed on the
Pacific.
The steamer Japan sailed to-day for Hong Hong.
via Yokohama carrying 15O passengers. $780, 900 in
treasurer $3.50 Of which Is for China and $l24o0
for japan.
Flour, - rs IS IS; for round lots, for export,
discount of from 12Hc. q 25c Is frequently made.
wheat-Choice shipping, 81 rs Legal tenders, TAM
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-02-05

Mrs. Mary De Lands barn, at Ludlow, Mass, was
struck by lightning on Wednesday night and burned,
with its cont ents.
large dry goods jobbng house in Philadel-
phia failed yesterday. Its liabilities are said to be
100000.
1t Is positively asserted in Springfield, ILL.,, that
Governor Palmer win veto Fuller's bill to regulate
railroad fares.
The large cooper shop OF Hill Wright, in East
Boston, was destroyed by fire yesterday morning
The loss was $4,000 and the insurance 1000.
The Maine House OF Representatives, after an ami
mated discussion yesterday, refused by a majority
OF four, to pass act allowing parties to fix any
rate Of interest they might agree upon as legal
rate.
In the Illinois Legislature yesterday joint reso-
luton was passed submitting to the people an
amendment to the State constitution, to the effect
that the Legislature shall have power to release
the Illinois Central Railroad from the payment OF
any tax on gross receipts.
Charles M. Dupuy, for many years q professor Of
the French language In Baltimore. died suddenly
yesterday from an overdose Of chorof0rm admin
istered by himself. He was at one time the Grand
Master OF the Grand Lodge OF Odd Fellows Of Mary
land. He was native OF France and about forty
six years OF age.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-02-05

LYDIA THOMPSON. pretty young
actress has transferred her scene of
operations to Niblo's theatre and opened
there after manner which savors much
of the old s'Black Crook" When she was
giving 'Ixion" at the scene Of her former
operations the pretty pedimentals Of Venus
and Mercury, with drapery ''halt concealing,
half revealing" were considered one of the
Incidental attractions; but at Niblos Venus
comes upon the stage with the full Towering
OF forty pairs of legs, after the regular ''Black
Crook" model, for which assault upon the
realm of modesty the careful hiding of the
legs Of Mercury in a red petticoat and star
laid gauze combinations makes very poor
amend. We suspect that Miss Lydia, in
adopting this sensuous style Of entertainment,
has been led astray by those old sinners,
Jarrett and Palmer, and laid herself open to
the animadversions Of the Rev. Mr.. Smyth.
Her troupe have attractions enough in their
pleasing melodies, excellent dancing and
broad fun not to resort to q show of legs,
which, however pretty, can only be attractive
to she wicked public, and the Venus at Niblos
will do well to be little less like sea Cybele
in her costume.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-02-05

THE New YORK TUNNEL CoMPANy.-A bill
has been introduced in the State Senate
changing the name Of the New York and
Brooklyn Iron Tubular Tunnel Company to the
New York Tunnel Company, with power to
construct tunnel or two Of iron or masonry
across the beds of the North and East rivers
at such points as may be determined upon.
Are we, then, going to have some tunnels
across the North and East rivers? We cannot
tell, but we guess that the idea Of this COM
pany is to hold on until they can make good
speculation in the transfer of their privileges
to some new company, who, in turn, will hold
on for the chances Of another profitable trans
fer. Money may be made more easily in this
way than by building tunnels
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-02-05
ST. FRANCIS xAylGa's DEBATING SOCIETY.

The semi-ann literary exercises OF the 81.
Francis xavier's Debating Society took place last
evening in the college hall, West Sixteenth street.
Large Ii the capacity Of this hall 1t was crowded
by highly respectable audience. Archbishop McClos
key, Rev. Father Loyzance, Rev. Father Deay and
number Of clergymen occupied seats on the plat
form. The question for debate was:-"English and
Spanish Policy In the Treatment Of the American
Abofigines Of this Continent Mr.. Charles
sloane was elected chairman by the dis
putants. The first speaker was Mr.. Philip j..
Reilly, who was In favor Of the Spanish rs
contrasted with the English policy citing the abors
OF Las Casas and his associates IN converting the
barbarians OF their days while the Pnritans waged
war OF determination. This speaker has powerful
Mr.. Mathew q O,Connor spoke on the other side
and recounted the barbarities OF the Spaniards In
their efforts to subjugate Mexico, sixty leaders ana
their wives and children put to the torture. Tne
Inhabitants OF Hispanioa were reduced In few
years from one million to fourteen hundred, while
Porto Rico was entirely exterminated. He MAIN
tained that no wars were waged by the Englisn
Ssssa Nv the sne as Mn
scaiping knife and tomahawk. In Mr.. Edward II.
Mckinley the spaniards found an earnest and ap-
parcntly willing apologst. lie commended that the
crueties committed by SpanIards were never author
lzed by the spanish government, whose whole policy
was to aeliorate the condition OF barbariana, while
the English pursued the policy OF keeping the ma
tves In barbarous condition as long as possible.
nns speaker was very syers on pn Sa
some giant effort be not made in the opposite direc
ton the day H. not far distant when the waters Of the
Pacific will become the winding sheet OF the
last OF the Indian race. The debate was
closed In an able and argumentative speech
he chairman rendered his decision IN favor Of the
Spanish az c0ntrasted with the English policy.
Archbishop McCloskcy then addressed the young dis
putants and congratulated them ON the credltable
display which the audience had witnessed with ad-
miratton and ast0nishment The proficiency. at
tanned by this class Is due In great measure TO the
untlring labors Of the Rev. Father Dcaly rhetori-
clan whose ardu0us duties are discharged with
higher motive aud nobler object than human APP
preciation AZ the Archbishop truly remarked the
display was not only admirable, but II exceeded his
highest expectations. When the debate had closed
the audience applauded again and again. The choir,
under the direction Of Professor simon rendered ex-
celent service while Professor Colliere In his rem
dering OF 1riste Exile" brought down the house.
The youths seemed as enthusiastic az N the PROBES
sor had looked on them for. the frst time. The ex
crcses Mere concluded az ten O'Clock after which
! fathers q The copeGv.
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in store for the railway system OF the United
States Mr.. Fisk is entitled to the thanks OF
the public for his enterprise, which he d.
conhne to any one field, but -.ss not
fields of music ana -" !, expands to the
..r--s go gao arts as wei as railroad
!nAds. lie is about to give us the opera in its
'grandsst Interpretation, with the leading
artists Of the world as his singers. 1t is said
that he intends to start an independent stock
exchange, where Erie may be dealt in. Let
him do so by all means. The old boards are
full to repletion A third board would be the
thing exactly-would divide the business and
make 1t cheaper to indulge in the 'little joker"
OF Wall street. The Erie Board is an enter
prise well worthy the genius Of these railway
kings.
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THE WEEKLY HERALD.
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The WEEKLY HERALD Of the present week, now
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lister to SPAIN giving an inside history OF the DIM
Guilty between himself and his Secretary Of Legation.
Horatio J. Perry; another Death Dance" in the Air:
an Interesting Incident; Lynching Case In Iowa;
the Fernandez Homicide In New Orleans; the Death
sentence Of Twitchell; Terrible Tragedy in Ohio;
Congress and Mr.. George Peabody; Classified List
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CUBA.

False Reports About Generals Ccspedes and
AguiIera-Silenco of the Papers Regarding
the Observation-Disclosures and Commercial.
HAVANA Feb. A, 1869.
For several days rumor has been current that
the revolutionary Generals Cespedes and Aguilera
have surrendered TO the Count valmaseda but the
report proves untrue, as news has been received
from the Eastern Department.
The journals OF Havana have refrained for the
past week from publishing news from the seat OF
war, and it appears If there was q tacit under
standing not to inform the people TO the condition
Of affairs.
The Dtart0 OF to-day says that General Augustin
Arrange, OF the revolutionary forces has been assas
sinated by his companions.
The sugar market Is frmer; NO. IL Dutch stand
ard is quoted at 81 reals per arrobe. Exchange on
London. 1871 1917 per cent premium; on United
States, sixty days. sight, in currency PAN 2aH per
cent discount.