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The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-09-23
Fall Ploughing.

Without celebrating the many strong
points in favor Of fall ploughing. fow oI
the moro prominent benefits may be brief
ly stated rs follows:
I. August and September Is good
time to turn over bound-out sod land, and
manure and resced IL at once TO grass,
obtaining crop Of hay the following
year.
2. October and November Is an excel
lent time TO break up sod land for plant
ing the following spring.
8. The weather Is then cool and brac-
ing, and the team strong and hearty for
the work; while the weather in spring is
more relaxing and team less able; and
spring work being always hurrying. II
saves time to dispatch rs much OF the
ploughing rs possible during the previous
autumn.
4. Sod land broken up In autumn will
be quite free from growing grass the fol-
lowing spring. the roots of the late over
turned swari being 50 generally killed by
the Immediately succeeding winter thai
not much grass viii readily start in the
spring. r..-r .rs.4....r
5. The frosts Of winter disiutegrate the
ploughcd land. so that ii readily crumble,
IN fine PARTICLES in spring, and deep mel
low seed bed is easily made. The chem
ical changes and notifications resulting
from atmospheric action during the win
ter. develop latent fertility in the upturn
ell farrows. which together with the mel
lowing influences, materially increase the
crop.
6. Most kinds Of insects are eithe,
wholly destroyed, or their depredations
materially checked, by late f,ll plough
ing; especially the common white grul
and the cut worm.
z. Corn stubble land may be ploughet
late in the fall. and thus be all ready fol
very early sowing in spring, thereby 60
ing Car To insure q good catch OF grass
the roots Of the new Seeding getting
hold well. or being well establishe,
before tho droughts Of summer come on
3. Most land Ia New England need
deeper ploughing than has generally beer
pr.cticcd. Where the subsoil Is fine
grained, and unctious, and Close, or wher'
there is hard pan Of good quality, deer
ploughing may be at once resorted To
with decided advantage. Whore the sub
soil Is poorer. the ploughing may still b
advantageously deepcned by degrees, SAY
an inch at each new breaking up. But
in by far majority Of cases. deep plough
ing may bc practiced At once. Indeed !,
may be the rule, with safety, while shall
low ploughing may be the exception
Plough say nine. ton, eleven or twelv,
inches in November. The subsoil turnet
up will grow several shades darker b,
spring. The frost and atmospheric inau
enccs of winter viii mellow the soil. th'
Inorganic elements and all latent fertilit,
will be made moro activc for bene6ttin,
the crop In spring. spread the manur'
and plough IL in, or otherwise work it II
or minylc Il with tho soil. TO the dept
say Of four inches. or n little moro or les;
and you have the very best Rttainabll
condition foe realizing good crops Deep
or ploughing may thus be practiced thar
would at all times DO safe, or cxpedicu
II the ploughing Is delayed TIL spring.
Ploughnlan. -......
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-09-23

How TO TELL THE AGE OF HORSES. A
short timc ago we met u gentleman from
Illinois, who gave US n piece OF infornha-
ton in regard to ssoertaining q horses
age. afler he or she had passed the ninth
year. which was new to us, and will be,
we arc sure, to most Of our readers. It's
this after \ horse Is nino years old. q
wrinkle comes on the eyelids at the up
per corner OF tho lower lid, and every
year thereafter he has one well defined
wrinklcd for each year over nine. IL for
instance q horse has three wrinkles, be Is
twelve; II four. no is thirteen, Add tho
number Of wrinkles To nino and you will
get It. So says tho gentleman; and he sis
confident Il win never fail. As . good
many people have horses over nine, u -
easily tried. .If true the horse dentist
must give up his trade.-Flcld and Fire
side. '''' i Ei'' ''i' We
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-09-23

Tho Portland Orcgonian tolls this story
A few days ago n politician Of this city
p,rrchased load Of wood and had It haul.
ed homo. Scarcely had Il boon dumped
on tho curb. when y Cbilaman applied.
with buck. saw In handf for q job. Says the
Judge, .How mucheeP' SLAP dollar. y
promptly replied John. "Chcap enough" /"
says the Judge: but just then q stAlwart
American citizen came along and applied
for the Job. To the inquiry Of the Judge
the American citizen replieIthat be would
charge dollar and half Judge, "Well.
John Chinaman hero, offers to do II for
four bits; but As I'd rather have white
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-09-23

SLEEPNo TooErHER-Tho laws of
Life snys: "Aioro quarrsls nriso between
brothers, betwecn sisters, between hirel
girls, betwecn schoolgirls, between clerks
in stores, between apprentices. between
hired men, bot een husbands and wives,
owing 10 electrical changrs through which
their nervous systo,ns 90 by lodging ID
gether night silsr night under tho sams
bolclothes, than by any other disturbing
cause. There is nothing that will denngu
tho nervous systcm OF q person who II
climinative In nervous force rs ~ l,e all
night In be,l with another pcrsou who Is
ahsorbsnt In nervous force. Tho al,sorbcr
win GO TO sleep and rst all night while
tho eliminator will be tnmblinX. toesing.
restless and nervous, and wake up In tho
morning frctting. .pccvish, fault6ndins
and discouraged. No two persons, no
matter who they ARE, should h,shituAliy
sleep together. One will thrive and the
other will Iose. This Is the law; and In
The married life Il Is dciicd almost unlvcr-
sally"
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-09-23

On tho occasion of tho first appearance
0fthe President and his family In tho
Methodist Church Mt Long Branch this
season, very pleasant incident occurred.
A couple OF pcws had been reserved for
the President and his family. and the zeal
ous soxtou was cateful to exclude all 9th.
ers from thoir occupancy. On tho entry
Of tho Presidential party tho family came
first, followed by the General. He GER
tainly did not look like tho picture which
the sexton had seen, and his mind was
made up ut once that the General was
some intcrlopor seeking surreptitious fame
by the occupancy Of seat In The church
with tho Presidential family. In accord
ancc with this view ho politely informed
him that tho seat was reserved for tho
President and his family. and vacant
seat on the opposite side Of tho aisle was
pointed cut W the invading stranger. NJ
ono where he might with propricty listen
To the service and engage In tho worship.
Not muscle moved on the Gsce Of tho
impurturbablc President, not word Of
explanation to the sexton. not = look of
recognition 70 his family bat In obedience
TO '.oricrs' hs moved 10 tho place indica-
ted and took his scat, where he remained
quietly composed waiting for the COM
nicncenicnt Of tho exercises. Before they
began. however. friend came In. and
seeing tho anomalous condition Of things,
Mt once proceeded TO the President and In
yited him To q seat with his family, which
was OF course promptly accepted. with tho
same quiet gravity of dcmcanor which
characterized tbs whole transaction from,
tho first, but preferred to let things take
their natural course, rather than create
scene. In addition 10 this Il II known ho
enjoys good joke. even II Il Is nj his own
expense, and tho idca that he should bc
refused u seat with his family ON tho
ground that ho did not belong to them.
w,s too rich TO bc allowed TO PASS without
the fullest Development i7lt'H r'
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-09-23

man do my work. I'll give you dollar
and half" Thereupon John ChinAman
went sorrowfully away, and tho Judge
went his way. Returning some hours AZ
forward, the Judge was almost struck
dumb with sstonishment to find q China
man engaged In saving his woodplle.
with ne'er white man In sight Judge
70 John-"Who told you to saw this
woodar John to Judge-"Melican man"
and John described him In pantomine and
bad Melican lingo. Judge smelled largo
mice--his employer was his employee Of
the morning. .'How muchee!" again
queried the Judge, And again came the
prompt rcply. "hap dollar" So tho Judges
wood pile was sawed by Chinaman after
all, but he paid white mans pricei and
now the Judge thinks he Is about dollar
short In his finances. on account OF tho
uncertainty Of q "whito man." 4, ,u,,5 !
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-09-23

As an omnibus dashed mp to one Of the
Long Branch hotels. n lsdy's hat blew un-
der the wheels and WAS crushed. Her
display Of good nature over the accident
so struck an English lord that be sought
An introduction. and they were shortly en-
cayed to be married. IL Is stated that tho
ground Is now 20 covered with hats that
the driver cant get down until n small
boy shoyels them into hand-cart.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-09-23

To one who Is living Alright no death
can be sudden and no plNcc unfavonbls.
Whether oae goes up out Of banquet, or
from among innocent amrseIlents. or
from his couch. Il matters little, II only
he has tho passport Of faith. One step,
and all roads meet; and the great host Of
departing spirits, forgctful Of limitations,
Of earthly conditions, feel the great attrnc-
ton and fly Upward, to DO forever with
the Lord! IIFleL ... ..- 81. gra .-r.I
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-09-23
NUMBER 40.

Democrats and defondcd tho Southensrs,
and said: ''Of oourse thoyd fight well;
were they not Americana" Wo arc al.
~ It werv In . foreign country. and whcro
q man knows thcre Il Christian no
ought to 30 out towards him and welcome
him -..fr ga ...r.... u - ID
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-09-23
SEPTEMBER.
ut WILLIAM NoRRis

o come at last, to whom the spring-tide's hope
Looked for through blossoms, what hast thou
for met
Green grows the grass upon the dsvy slope
Beneath thy gOld-hung. gny-leavcd apple
tree,
Moyelcss, e'en a. the autumn fAin would be
That shades its sad eyes from the rising sun,
And weeps II eve because the day Is done.
What visions wilt thou give me, autumn morn
To make thy pensi'e sweetness more com
pletei
What tale, ne'er 10 be told, Of folk unborni
What hinges OF gray-clad damsels sweet
Shall cross thy sward with dainty, noiseless
feetf
What namelcss shamefsst longings made alive.
Soft-eyed September, viii thy sad heart give'
Look long. o longing eyes. and look In vain
Strain idly, aching heart, and yet be wise,
And hope no more for things 10 come again
That thou beheliest once with careless eyes!
Like . new-wAkened man thou art, who
tries .........
To dream again the dream thst male him glad,
When In his arms his loving love he had.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-09-23
Making our Religion known.

Il Lsetxre Roon~ Taik, bv Henry Ward
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-04-09

The MAYORALTY RELIEF FOR THE FENCE
NEN.-Caa't somebody put up q fence-a good
substantial fence, along Louisiana avenue be-
tween the Mayors Office and the Police Head
quarters? This fence should be made strong
enough, and long enough to accommodate the
tide-waiters and fence-polticians who are now
hip-hopping back and forth from the CITY Hall
steps 10 Major Richards steps and from Major
richards steps to the City Hall steps, peli-melI
and hckety-split according as the political for
tunes OF Mayor Bowen or Major Richards seem
to be in the ascendant The s'straws" afloat in
tine different wards, and in the melee of ward
clubs, are of such dubious and varying signifi-
canoe as to greatly puzzle these worthy gentle
men And some OF the poor fellows are so fat
and shert Ofwind as to make il positive cruelty
TO keep them on the perpetual trot across Louis
lana avenue, as the news comes in of this ward
club going for Bowen and that for Richards, and
20 on.
Now. what is wanted is a fence with a good
wide top-raIl where these chaps can roost COM
fortably in the sun and be ready for an emergen-
cy without undue exertion. There should be
plenty OF saw-dust on the street so that they can
ing themselves and be able to regain their Dc ST.
ton on the fence without difficulty in case of q
false start.
There is considerable enquiry for Alderman
Emery. too, and it might be well for him to take
an once on Judiciary Square, i'm which case the
fence might take the shape of triangle. Any
how something ought to be done for these over
exercised fence-men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-04-09

We hope that every good citizen-every man
interested in the future OF washington-yiIl
make il point to put his name on the reRistry.
securing To him the right to vote at the June
election. The pother about the mayoralty,
though it serves to concentrate public ate ntion
in that direction, has compar atively little sig
m hcance. What interests the citizens of wash
ington, and especially the Taxpayers, is to get
at the root OF the evils under which they are
suffering The election of this or the other man
mayor will not remedy matters one whit, unless
there is a reform in the legislative department
the tax-levying, money-expendng department
OF the city government. There are some good.
capable men in our City Councils, conscientious
men, thoughtful Of the best interests of the citv
They should be retained in the public service
and should be reinforced by men of ~.
same stamp. There are others who rem
resent nobody but themselyes-not numhar-
one men by any means, but men vbo
represent Number I, first last and all the tina
They are not identified with the CITY in anv
manner, and are not responsible in any shane To
those concerned In the welfare of the city. They
vote away the money Of the city at the rate of a
million dollars . night with the cool unconcern
OF men spending the money Of other people.
These are the men who have made the citv
bankrupt, and who, 30 far from showing any
solicitude for the condition Of affairs or any dis
position to retrench or economic, are voting
away our money nightly with greater and
greater Profusion. If our taxpayers, who are
bleeding at every pore from this sort of misrule.
wish TO get any reliefthey must rouse themselves
to the work Of wedding out the class of men re-
ferred to who 50 mis-represent them in the CITY
Councils. Register. attend the ward nominat-
ing meetings, secure the nomination of good
men, and il unit men are nominated scratch
them and put up independent candidates. But
By all means register.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-04-09

The burden Of editorial utterance in all our
exchanges is for the abandonment of the income
tax. The New York Sun remarks upon the res
olutions of the Legislature of California in this
direction, that they express q feeling which
Congress ought to heed and yield to. The gov
crnment is solemnly pledged that the income
tax shall cease with the present year. That
pledge cannot hOnorably be repudiated. More
over, the tax is unconstitutional. The idea of
renewing il ought not to be tolerated.
The New York World points out that even
without it, at the present rates on other things,
there would be an annual surplus OF eighty
million dollars above our annual expenditures.
HE only use that can be made of the proceeds
OF the income taS is to apply it to pay the prin-
cipSl Of the public debt. In this view, il is a
hagstclle not worth regarding if continued for
only tive more years How does it concern the
public int rest, or the public credit, that TWEEN
ty-fve millions a year should be paid on the
public debt for two years by tax that is after
wards to De relint, uished?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-04-09
[ BY Bdakeys,' Brokeys', and Commsreial Lines of
Telegraph
Lewis johnson q Co. quote stocks and bonds
In home and foreign markets O. follows:

A0"D 0vneVn q 20. quote stocks ANA bonds
In home and foreign markets as follows:
NEW YORK, April 9.-First Board-U. 8. sc,
t tcsl; coupon, ntI; s-os, 1862, coupon, III
S3s, new, 1855, coupon, losX; 5-2O's, 1851 ,cou,
pom, lo9x; 6-20's, 1858, coupon, 1o9h; 10-4o's,
coupon 106k; Currency 81, III i; Mariposa, 6; do.
ESTs sr,d, nj Canton, si1; C1mbsiland. 80;
~; Pacific Mail, SOS; Boston Water Power,
SS; Adams Express, COY Wells Express, 10;
press, 42H; Merchants Union Express, New
. York Central q and Hudson s2x; do. do. Scrip,
Harlem pIefd; i45; Reading, ssS; Michi'
Southern, 81; Illinois Central, ord HOG; Cleve-
land & Pittsburg, 100; Northwest, 73 Northwest.
preferred, Sax; Cleveland, Columbus and Gin,
cinnati, =; New Jersey Central, 104I: Rock
Island, Ii5xi milwaukee & st. Paul, soy; do.
prefd, 73S; Wabash and Western, ORD Isl: do.
DO: prefd. =; Fort Wayne, ssX; Alton and
90 and Alton, 112K; Chicago and Alton, pref,d,
ll21; Ohio and mississippi certificates. coy;
tennessee SIS, old, 50; do. new, 52S; Virginia
SIS, old, 7ok; North Carolina 6's, old. 46x; Mis-
souri, SIS, ord, 90. Gold, 1l2H a1l2k. Market
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-04-09

Dispatches state th.St bill has passed the
Pennsylvania Legislature. instructing the At
torney General of that State to institute suit
against the Lake Shore Railroad Company. and
to seize that portion OF the Buffa,o and Erie
section lover thirty miles) running through the
State OF Pennsylvania, on account of alleged
violations OF charter in the late consolidation Of
tie Lake Shore Company. The proceedings arc
evidently taken in the interest OF the Pennsyl-
yania Railroad Company, a rival road to the
Lake Shore, and may cause an interruption to
business on the latter road until the matter can
be taken into the United States Court.
The various cases OF this sort, in which the
interests of the public are made subservient
10 those OF powerful railroad monopol:es, shows
the necessity for free-railroad laws everywhere,
and for such interference by Congress as will
assure to citizens OF the United States the right
Ot transit from one part of the Union to the
other, without hindrance at State lines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-04-09
MAxuAL AID CoAHk.C1Ax.

Mutilated bank notes burned during the past
week s213 ,Is7; total amount burned, s2i sss sll;
bank currency issued for bills destroyed during
the past week, SIP SEQ: total amount issued
therefor, s21 IA ,1so; balance due for mutisted
notes, SOS ,63l; bank circulation outstanding 70
this date, sG9 SIG sos; securities held by the
tional banks for circulating notes, u. 8. bond
held per last report, s3i2, 1850; Is security for
deposits of public moneys with banks Designated
as repositories, 1855 50-total, s35e, go, $50;
shipments of fractional currency during the
week past to Assistant Tressurers, s1D0 900; ma
tional banks and others, $ie2 s63-total ASP s6s.
receipts of fractional currency for the week
past, s5O1 GIG; fractional currency DESTROYED
during the week past, S576 800
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-04-09

ANNUAL REUNION or THE ARMY OF THE Po-
TONAC.-To-day being the anniversary of the
surrender of General Lee and the rebel army to
General Grant, at Appomattox Court House,
Va. the annual reunion Of the Society Of the
Army of the Potomac is taking place in Phila-
rhia, General Sheridan presiding. The exer-
cises comprise an Grafton by General Martin
dale, and an original poem by George II. Boxer
President Grant Is present.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-04-09

The National Exclusive Committee Of the
Union League Of Amersea will meet in Balti-
more on Wednesday, the 10th inst.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-04-09

From A i. Mudd we have a batch Of fresh
weekly papers, Psncht.siio, Every saturday,
New York Mercury, 6e.. DC --
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-04-09
RIsCHARGB~ FROM THE EAR AND PAR
~ TIAL DEAFNESS cURED.-Dr HARTLEY.

IL TIAL LAWFULLY.
late PRINCIPAL and Proprietor Of the EAR MFR
NARY, Philadelphia-the only institution in tn.
70 ss 81 Of the esSss to
nounee to those 81 his patients With whom he has
been y COMMUNICATION that he has, in compliance
with their special request, made arrangements tn
Wait " arlington, and may be consulted aaiy, from
2 70 oeloek, n hi =, temporary residence, sos
Or. HARTLET generously offers to attend all per
sons sufering from affections Of the Ear without
eQuaIed and protecting the deaf from being swlxp-
LED By paying sELr aarists exorbitant fees
in adyance. and the infiction of vet moro serious
evils by permittink the application OF dangerous
remedies by inexperienced and unskilful hands.
Or. ii. may here state that he has no Connection
whatever with any person advertising to cure deaf
ness: Neitaer has ne given permission for the pub
fr,a him. and Cannot tSerefors he ar
and desperation. The loss Of money may not be ma,
terial to some persons but the deprv alton of Of
the most important Of the ought to be
and treated with more than ordinary soi:citude.
from the sa and
removed without causing the least pain or ,nc6hya
nenee: cure In all cases guaranteed where NAL
Twenty one years chose and undivided attention
to this branch Of special practice has enabled him TO
TO find the most Confirmed and obstinate yield
by steady attention to the means prescribed.
fdence. They will show, at least, in what estima.
tion h' professional quaifc stons held by some
OF the most distinguished medical men of the coun-
~ have had the pleasure to meet Dr. HARTLEY
IN practice: and have been led to form favorable
opinion OF his character, both in the profession and
as gentleman. w. PARKER. NJ. d.,
Professor of Surgery. &C."
His professional abilities will be duly appreci
ated by those who place themselves under his care
JOHN H. WHITAKER, M. D..
Professor OF Anatomy. dc
Extract from letter written by the late Professor
Valentine Mott
From my intercourse with Dr. HARTLEY / have
found his department correct and gentlemanly
"yALENTINE MOTT, M d.
1T is pleasant duty to Civ. my testimony in
favor OF the treatment adopted by DIR. HARTLEY
foS the cure Of deafness. The application is unat-
tended by pain Inconvenience and it's effects are
almost instantaneous. ii. p. HARDMAN
IT. "Oounseller- at Law, 23 Chambers street,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-04-09
BOARDING.

Two GENTLEMEN CAN Bic AOCOMMODA
- red with y pleasant ROOM and BOARD Al No
days. Pp' az a. az a. 90
kIRST.CLASS BOARD, WITH PLEASANT
= kOhT hooMs, tobe hss ON reasonable terms
Good location and accessible mhss ~