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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1870-03-03
AgrienItntaI.
SEASONABI.E HfNTS-THE GAR
DEN HOT BE DIS.

No one having even a single arce Of
land should be without garden 1t is
not only profitable, bus healthy employ
ment to the family, if there is any rural
taste among its inmates The saving in
expense to a common sized family can on
y be appreciated by those who have lived
in the country and in town, and the su>
.periority in favor is we'll understood by
those who can pluck their own vegetables
from the garden as they require their use
to those which are for days. nay, doubt
less, sometimes for several weeks, obtain
ed from the middle men of our markets.
There are hundreds who live in the coun-
try, but whose main business of life is
transacted in the city. To all such We
strenuously advise that in the coming,
Spring they should determine upon hav
ing a garden, if they have but the smaH
est patch of ground and to such, as wei
as to those wis have mora ample space,
We most respectfully insist that they shall
Immediately set about making hot-bed'
tie more readily to forward the pro
auctions of their garden. Il is shame
to any man living in the country to be
found destitute ef a supply Of the COM
monest kinds Of vegetables for their table,
in the Spring or Summer, weeks after the
professional gardener has been supplying
them to The denizens Of the city. and all
for the want of hot-bed to force the ger
mination of the plants. SO that they may
have gocd and early start as soon as the
cold weather shall have passed away At
many Of our stores where building mate
rails are sold, hot bed frames can be had
for mere tride, which, with little care.
will last for years the size will depend
upon the space used ia the garden. or
man who has any Acquaintance with tho
use Of tools can easily get up frame that
will suit his purpose. A requlsit Of i'm
portance is to have for it warm Southern
exposure the back Of She frame twice the
height of the froat. sa4 * few In
ehes into the ground, saich, perhaps, is
better, or it may h placed on the surface.
Iiorss dung should be used, which
should be turned over. shaken, and we'll
mixed with dung fork as it is put in on
the bed. Occasionally beat it down with
the back of the fork until the dung is
about two Or three feet in depth in the
fra41e, when it should be left to settle
! down six or seven inches, which it will
do in less than a fortnight When the
heat is sufficiently raised, by putting down
the frame after the dung is put in, then
put in four or FIVE inches of dry earth,
rake it smooth and even, when your hot
bed will be fit to receive any seed you
may desire to sow. On eyry good day in
mild weather, after yonr seeds are sown,
raise the sash at midday few inches to
admit air and graduate heat, bat be sure
not to permit the same to be neglected at
night, and when the weather is very chilly
the hot-bed should be covered with mat
ting or straw over the sash.-Erchange.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1870-03-03
Poultry, stock Hogs, and Manure.

Give your hens access to gravel, pure
water, and as often as possible, flesh OF
some kind. Lime or bones ground fine
will also be found very useful in produ-
cling eggs, and should occasionally be
placed within their reach. Secs 81 s1
Do not let your pigs intended for next
season be neglected If once stunted in
their early days, it is hard to bring them
up to the right point to take on flesh when
you may desire to hasten their growth.
Now is the season for looking to your
manure heaps. Gollecs all the material
to be found on your farm to make compost
heaps. Those who have much poultry
can make manure from their dung equal
in value and efficiency to any guano from
the Chincha Islands, if properly managed.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1870-03-03
Is Your Soul Insured!

Pa said a little boy, as he climbed to
his fathers knee, and looked into his face
as earnestly as if he understood the i'm
portance of the subject, Pa, is your soul
Insured Z? IA e.a.i,s:
What are you thinking aboutmy son 2
replied the agitated father, WAY do you
ask that question 2
r. why. pr, heard Uncle George say
that you had your houses insured, and
your life Insured; but he didn't believe
you had Thought of yoar soul. aud he was
afraid you would loosessit; won't you get it
insured right away?' s9t
The father leaned his head on his hand
and was silent, He owned broad acres
of land that were covered with bountifal
produce, his barns were even now filled
with plenty, his buildings were all cows
cred by insurance, but, as if that would
not suffice for the maintenance of his wifi e
and only child in case of bis decease he
had, the day before, taken a life policy
tor large amount; yet not one thought
had be given to his own immort al soul Z
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1870-03-03


Value OF Rad CLovsa.-When red
clover is plowed under, to renovate the
soil, and when the crop is good, the clo-
yer roots and stubble, with barn-yard
manure, win furnish all the vegetable
matter needed in the soil, while in feed
ing clover hay. nearly all the mineral
matter, nitrogen and ammonia is passed,
and may be saved in the manure so that
on good land, where all is we'll managed,
and the clover sod plowed up while yet in
full vigor, 50 as to secure the largest ben
eft from the large mass of roots, nearly
the full benefit of the clover crop mag be
had, both fer feeding AID making man.
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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1870-03-03

At rare intervals yoBr hraipy men
comes before the world with frame work
Indicating the internal structure-such as
Daniel Webster, Justice Mclean, Salmon
P. Chase, and General George Fl. Thomas
| was walking along F., street with a
friend, the other day, when we met a
gentleman in an un battoned frock coat and
Hl-fitting pantaloons. who wore his stove
pipe hat well down on his head, and walk
ed with his angloved hands clasped in
the small of his back. My friend is a
stranger to Washington, and as the above
described approached | said
Look at this man and tell mo what
you think of him."
Ny friend looked steadily into the dull,
glazed eyes and commonplace counten-
ance before US, and, after it had passed,
remerked.
What of him 2 @
oh nothing, only ! wished your OPT
MONA you are shrew obserqer, and have
seen good deal of humanity
We'll, must say don't see anything
remarkable in your friend WHO is he !?
Ulysses S. Grant. President Of the
United States
The devil p Don Pimt.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1870-03-03

The old affair about Morgan, which
created the Anti Masonic movement in
New York, many years ,ags. is again
brought 10, and somebody who proposes to
know all, it is "repor ted, us about to tel
all. Probably, entirely sensational
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1870-03-03

HAVING leased and refurnseed the National
Hotel, in Woodstock, | respectfully solicit
share of the patronage of both the local and
travelling public a7
This is one of the largest and most com
pletely furnished houses in the Valley of Fir-
cinia, and is situated in one Of the most health
full. picturesque and convenient locations in
the vsfsley. anG will &c a pleasant retreat du
ri the summer months.
Ny Table will be furnished with the very
b Of the market, ana accommodating SER
va lts will be employed. The Bar will be
81 piled with ihe choicest wines and liquors.
A experienced ostler will be in attendance al
al times [April Is, est ,-
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1870-03-03
Select gustry..
MY ACRE.

~, -. ...,. a 3 81 ----gs31 NaN er&.s
had an acre fenced around aar
A little modest piece of ground - --a
My father gave me, and | made
Shift. day by day, with plow and spade
e Working while others danced and played
o-a To cultivate my acre.
sowed my seed-a little store:
So little but had no more. s,
'This is not borrowed, but my own
I said, stand when the hours have flown
The harvest will be mine alone z$
The grain reaped on my acre.
g Then came the snow and winters cold,
The stormy winds like cannon rolled,
For four long years-and in that blast,
The iron han that hurled pa St
The stoutest trees fell thick and fast
Around my little acre.
But nothing harmed it. Spring time came
On every side, like yellow flame,
Blazed buttercups; and early buds
Made pictures in the laughing woods
Birds sang. l heard the noise Of floods
Around my smiling acre.
Ireaped--and now my grain is bread;
and my household ell are fed!
I have enough, and those who eat
Ny bread, declare it light and sweet 1
My modest bread made of the wheat
Cut from my little acre, ~
It's not ambrosia. Few indeed
Know where to find that costly seed.
Shakespeare and Dante knew-but ? By
All, we'll day the years fit by,
l cannot find it, and l sigh
Toiling upon my acre. .ss -a n
-..: M
And overmore the sun end rain
Brings me my little crop of grain,
Or more or less, as heaven sends.
owe no man-have faithful friends;
More one 10 whom nay whole life tends,
Queen Of my acre! ~
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1870-03-03

WINTER MANAGEMENT or Pear TREES.
Pear trees growing in grass are seldom
productive, The best way of treating
them is to dig away The grass and weeds
from q wide space over the roots in the
fall, taking care not to damage the roots
in so doing, and to cover the ground with
old barn-yard manure. This should be
left uudisturbed until Spring. and then
worked into tie soil with digging fork.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1870-03-03
:. NAYLOR HOTEL,
/ MAIN ST., WINCHESTER. VA.
J.P. HEIR0NIMU S, PRorR1rToR.

p Having leased for term of years the TAY.
BOR HOTEL PROPERTY, long and favor
ally known to the travelling public, aud hav-
ing cleansed the house and refurnished it with
comfortable Bcdding, Furniture, Sc, offer
to my friends and the travelling pablie the
comforts OF HOME. With comrstent assist
ants, and polite and attentive servants, think
| can safely guarantee satisfaction to my
guests. 1t shall be my endeayOr TO restore
the Taylor Hotel to its former reputation as
the best conducted and most comfortable
public house in the Valley.
| confidently appeal to the public for
generous patronage. ,s-- .-ita a
nova6. '6s J. P. HEIRONIMgS. q
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1870-03-03

To rejoice in the happiness of others, Is
to make it our own to produce it is to
make it more than our own.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-03-03
Danger Of Using Tobacco.

A writer in the Spectator thinks tobacco
has a property belonging to very few SUBJ
stances, which makes its use exceptional
ly dangerous-the property, when admin
istered in an overdose, of etfecting
some permanent change, probably in the
spinal cord, which renders the victim for
ever after liable to injury from the minut-
est dose. Cases are quoted from Dr. Dur
ben's work on tobacco. Mr.. IT,, lawyer,
30 years of age, of athletic frame, for five
years had shown symptoms of a spinal af.
lection which had resisted all remedies.
On the recommendation of DR.. Durben,
he gave up the use of tobacco, in which
he had INDUCED to excess. The result
was that sail the symptoms disappeared,
as if by enchantment, and at the end OF
one month the cure was complete One
day, dining with the doctor, he INDUCED
himself, contrary to the earnest remOn-
STRANGE of the former, in cigar. No
sooner had he finished the second one
than he felt that all his old sensations had
returned. Warned by this decisive init
nation, the gentleman henceforth entirely
gave up his cigar, took tonics for month,
and has ever since enjoyed excellent
health. The second case was that of a
person who felt his energies declin'
ing, lost his appetite, and only
found comfort in smoking strong
cigars He complained of acute pain in
the region of his stomach every after
noon, which only ceased at night; trem.
bling of the limbs, palptation and some
times sickness On his relinquishing the
use of tobacco for one month, all the
symptoms disappeared; but preterring the
pleasure from tobacco to health, he
resumed its use, and had in return a
renewal of all his pains In the third
case, the patient, aged forty.tive years,
extremely sober and very regular in all
his habits, was troubled by the Fremont
tory symptoms of melancholy mania. He
was perfectly aware of his Authorizations,
but could not escape them. After two or
three weeks medical treatment, during
which he felt no desire to use tobacco,
these symptoms passed away-but they
returned as soon as he resumed his cigar.
Admonished by this experience, he re
nounced tobacco entirely, and from that
day he has no recurrence of the symptoms.
Other cases of a similar character are
brought under the notice of physicians.
The most determined devotee of tobacco
who takes an overdose, or uses much
larger quantity than usual, will suffer
more or less severely, and not only at the
time, but at intervals afterward
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-03-03
The House Fly.

How many of our readers are familiar
with the early history Of the common
house-hy, an insect that makes its appear
ance in early spring in countless swarms,
coming from some unknown locality, and
disappearing almost as mysteriously9
There are few insects at once so familiar
to all, and yet the natural history of which
is so little understood; and it may not be
amiss, therefore, to recount few facts
which have been ascertained in regard to
it,
The order of Dyptera, to which the fly
belongs, is one Of great extent, and its
members, in their different forms, include
many of the greatest pests in existence
both to man and animals. The mosquito,
the gnat, the biting fly, the horse-hy, the
tsetze, limb, and other species, are we'll
known illustrations of this statement,
many of them being armed with lancets
and other forms of aggressive weapons,
by means of which; they become a source
of torment. The house.fy, however,
although provided with some similar
apparatus, does not use it commonly so as
to draw blood, its otlensiveness consisting
principally in the pertinaclty with which
it insists upon crawling over the skin or
in infeSting articles of food
The eggs of the house.fy are laid in de.
cayed vegetable matter, such as dead
leaves, and especially the manure OF
stables, about seventy or eighty being the
usual number. These soon hatch, and the
Larvae grows rapidly, feeding upon the
substances found near it After a short
time the outer skin hardens, and becomes
brown and tough, forming case shaped
like little barrel divided into rings The
transformation Of the larvae is quickly
made, and the animal is soon ready TO
emerge as perfect insect,
The common blow.tly isanother species
of this order, whicslays its eggs in decay
ing flesh, and which sometimes hatch be-
1 fore leaving the body of the parent, and
j in any event very soon becomes develop
ed into larv,p. They form the well known
maggots, which are the annoyance of
house keepers in hot weather.
A fly very similar to the house.1y in
general appearance, but with the wings
diverging more widely when in state Of
rest, is provided with . very powerful Ian
Get, by means Of which blood may be
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-03-03
The Careless Use OF Lucifer Matches.

4
We believe that many of the fires an.
nounced ia the journals as believed to be
the work of an incendiary, have their real
cause In the careless use of matches; and
we propose to point out some Of the ways
in which property is thus endangered.
We feel quite confident that in many in
stances risk is incurred from want of
knowledge.
There are several kinds of matches in
popular use. OF these probably the safe
est are those in which sulphur forms q
considerable portion of the compound used
for tipping. Such matches require con-
siderable friction to ignite them, and un-
less some defagrating substance, like
chlorate of potash and kindred salts, is
used, they do not detonate when ignited.
Some matches in quite popular use are
so explosive that they detonate almost like
percussion cap; and when they chance
to be tipped too proflsely the burning
material will scatter to some distance by
the sheer force of the explosion We
have seen the fused burning compound
from such match fly from one to two
feet. The material thus scattered would
in many cases do no harm, but in com.
paratively few instances it might kindle a
disastrous conhagration. Falling into
loose cotton, infammable liquids, fine shay
ings, ETC., it would be quite likely to ignite
them, but as in such cases the fire is gen.
orally at once discovered, and is smothered
out by the hand or foot, the cases in which
fire thus caused now become disastrous
are still fewer than those in which they
might become so were the persons who
use matches always needless, or worse, in
toxlcated.
Unfortunately, there are occasionally
needless and tipsy people, and, so far as
we are aware, they are not prohibited the
use of matches; hence it may be fairly in
ferred that occasional fires do occur by
the use of matches which violently deto-
nate, when with safer kind Of match, no
harm would accrue.
In the hands of such people, the fuses
used for cigar lighting, and which hold
fire for considerable time, are exceed
ingly dangerous. Thrown down, often be-
fore the fire is extinguished, glowing hot
coal, they are, of course, liable to ignite
almost any highly combustible substance
with which they come in contact
The writer once eXtinguished fire in
wooden box of sawdust, used as a spit
toon, caused by fuse cast away by an in
toxicated person, and which would, doubt
less, but for its timely discovery, have
done immense damage
The dropping of book once ignited a
bunch of decorating matches lying on
our table. Such an accident occurring at
night, through the agency of some inquisi-
tive cat, might well pass into the papers
as the work of an incendiary.
Such matches are often dropped on
floors by persons too careless to pick them
up, and are subsequently ignited by step
ping upon them. Others, who would
stoop to pick up whole match, would
not think i. worth their while to attend to
4 broken piece, although the latter, per-
haps, is the tipped end, and just as dan
gerous as the. whole match would be,
should it chance to be stepped upon
Scientific american.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-03-03
Miscellaneous Reading.
A MASQUERADE.

A little old woman before me
Went slowly down the street,
Walking as II aweaTy
Were her feeble, totterlng Feet.
From under her old poke bonnet
caught CLEAN OF snow,
And her waving cap string floated,
Like a pennon, TO and mo.
In the folds OF her rusty mantle
Sudden her footstep caught,
And sprang to keep her from falling,
With touch as quick as thought
When. under the old poke bonnet,
saw a winsome face,
Framed with the laxen ringlets
OF my wee daughter Grace.
Mantle and cap together
Dropped off at my very ieet;
And there stood the little fairy,
Beautiful, flushing, sweet
viii It be like this, | wonder,
When at last we come to stand
ON the golden, ringing pavement
OF the blessed, blessed land!
Losing the rusty garments
We wore in the years OF Time,
viii our better selves spring backward,
Serene in youth sublime'
Instead Of the shape that hid NJ,
And made us old and gray,
Shall we get our child-hearts back again,
With brightness that viii stay
! thought-but my little daughter
Slipped her dimpled hand in mine;
!. was only playing" she whispered,
That was ninety-nine.'
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-03-03

drawn in an instant after settling upon
the body of an animal 1t is a curious
fact, that this species, like the mosquito, in
alighting upon an upright surface, uni.
formly rests with its head upward, the
true house-fy occupying precisely OPP
posite direction, or with the head down.
ward, thus affording ready means of
distinguishing them.
The house-fy, both as a grub and perfect
insect, furnishes food to great variety Of
other animals; but the destruction of the
adult is largely due to the growth of a
parasitic fungus which attacks it, and de-
veloping rapidly in Its interior, soon ex-
hausts its vitality.-Harper's Magazine.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-03-03

A little girl in Peoria, H., was terri
bly, injured few days ago, by being
gored by cow. The little girl was play
ing in the street, when the animal run up
to her and lunged at her. The point OF
one horn entered just below the child 5
Jaw, passed out through the left cheek,
and nearly tore off the left ear.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-03-03

An exchange says the best way to
dispose of gophers is to take potato and
cut it into about an inch or less square,
and put few grains of strychnine, say as
much as half pins head in bulk, upon
each piece and rub it with knife dig
dowd and deposit these in their trenches
and cover over again and you will proba
bly, not hear from the gophers.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-04-09
Parish OF st. n0r1

SUGAR PLANTATION. situate on both sides
OF Bayou sale having front of about II arpents on
both sides of said bayou by depth of 90 arpents;
also Tract of Land, situated as the above,
having arpents front on both sides OF said bayou
BY 40 rpents deep-a total front OF Y arpents and
superhcai area of about 1900 arpents. Improve
ments: a good sugarhouse fine steam engine. corn
cribs stables, negro cabins, two comfortable dwell,
Ing houses eight acres of good seed cane about 500
barrels of corn, hay eight mules some cattle etc.
This place is situated about miles from Centre
vile and about fourteen miles frem franklin ano
A SUGAR PLANTATION, situate In the parish
of st Mary about two miles above the town of
Franklin containing about TAI srpents on the Bayou
sugar house (horse power) negro cabins. and cut
buildings. all in good condition IL acres OF seed
cane about co.. barrels of corn, hay, fodder, etc. {:
500 cleared land balance wood the best sugar
iAh" = SUGAR IC9 PLANTATION, formerly John NJ.
Foote'S plantation, situate on the Tecne. about
eight miles above the town OF franklin, having
front OF sboul srpents By depth Of 40 aTpents
Lae side lines divergng go as TO give supe mel Al
area of SO acres, more loss ImmedIateiy IN tAs
rear OF the above plantation thera ldS " UU 2cres,
Dwelling house. out buildings, sugar house, engine,
etc ali in bad repair. On the place there IS one
of the nest orange groves the parish. Tbs Iecns
(" ;s.issfRGESUGAHP PLANTATION in the parish
OF St. Mary, about three miles below PatterSouViLe
and six miles above Bra3hear Olty, having frolt OF
81 arpents On the right bank OF the Aichat alaya
river, by depth of 30 arpenSs, lines diverRlng,
making about 1876 superflc,al erpent5. improve
roents Iwo-s.ory slate roof DIV cling and Two wings
attached, thirteen rooms; overseers house, seven
engine, cooper and blacksmith shops. sugar house.
two sets kettles, Stables, corn house, COW shed'
'T$Ai;F OF LAND in the parish of St Mary
Island place. containing about JO superficial acres
with I'm DroyementS.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-04-09

provements be and is hereby in.
structed to adjudicate, after three days no.
tice in the official journal a contract to the
lowest bidder or bidders for furnishing fifty
thousand feet of lumber for repairs TO
wharves, and he is also empowered to reject
any or all bids or proposals. that are not for
the interest of the city.
Mr.. West moved the adoption OF the res
oiution.
EsAIr. Delassize seconded the motion. which
was adopted.
Mr.. West then moved tue following resolu-
ton:
Resolced, That the Administrator OF I'm
pr0yements be, and he ls hereby Instructed
to adjudcate, after three days notice in the
official journal, q contract to the lowest
bidder or bidders, for furnishing four thou
sand five hundred $500 barrels lake shells,
for repairing streets en- route to the Fair
Grounds, Third District. aud lie is also en-
powered 10 rel ct any or all bids or propo-
sails that are not for the interest OF the city.
The resolution was seconded and adopted.
The Council then adjourned, subject to
call from the Mayor.
II. CONQUEST CLARKE,
Secretary pro TEN.