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The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-04-27
TEA STORE.
ORIENTAL
4 e A sTOR Ell
H. "A. COOK

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HI. A. COOK
UAs NOW OPENED HIS NEW
- NTDHE, In the New Opera House,
and offers TO the trade the best assorted
stock OF Fancy and Staple Groceries ever
offered In this city.
II e "a y.
A LII grades. from the choicest to coed,
IA cheap Tea, and pledges himself 70 sell
as low for the same quality as can be
bought in New York, of. any Tea Com.
COFFEE ES.
70 10, Ola Government Java, Ceylon,
80 and Java assorted grades at prices
roasted every day and ground free OF
SUGARS.
GRANULATED, Cfushed, Powdered
that viii be sure to suit,
- YRUPS.
TwYHITE DRIEss, New York steam
Wv Amber and Golden, az prices lower
than any tirne since the war.
Butter and Cheese.
EXTRA choice genuine Orange County
"a Butter. Extra choice genuine Goshen
butter. t,4 r-- >.
oEoICERo BUTTER.
New York Factory Cheese to suit all
tastes. ~
Western Reserve Cheese
English Dairy =.
Pine Apple ~"
Sap Sage and Eadam "
All are asked to eall and see what nne
goods, cheap prices and good qualities are
offered at the a
] + ORIENTAL TEA STORE,
NEW OPERA HoUsE
CAN GOODS, PICKLES, sc.
EaREsEE STRAwBERRTEs,
Fresh IgasPber5les. Fresh RIaekherrles..
Tomatoes, :. Peaches, extra.
Peas. Windsor Corn,
Chow CHOW. Imperial Hot Pickles:
Cs1pGain Whites Oriental Pickle,
Prince of Wales Salad Sauce, .--,.
Worcestershire Sauce, Tomato CaSsHp,
assorted Shaker Preserves, .-~
Pare Honey, Horse RGdisk, -,--
French OliUes, French Preserves, as
sorted, dcc.r dc, at The ': Il
Orienta1Tea - tore.
Just In Time for the Holidays =
EXTRA CROWN TMPERIAL Raj
Ii SINS, Jail bunches.l
Choice Layer Raisins, Sultana RaIsins,
Genoa Cttron,i Lemon Peel, Zante Cur. |
rants, French Prunes, White French /
Grapes, (fresn,l flrst ever offered In the
city. =
AtnlOre's Mince Pie Mcqt,
Shaker la'eSerues. GuaUd Jelk
French Oltues. Scotch Mdrpsqlade,
49, French Mustard (insported),
F~- - DC, dc, at the
orie1ltalTea. Store.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-04-27
INSURANCE.

Dwelling Houses Insured for a term OF
years at greatly reduced rates,
Three Pears at the Price IF Too
Foe Years at the Price Of Three.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-05-04

TRANsPLANTNG.-Weh have near by us two
gardeners who advocate the opposite theories
in regard to transplanting.- One maintains
that cabbage plants, tomatoes, and the like
should not be transplanted, at any rate not
more than once. He adopts the old theory
that twice planting cabbage plants will cause
them to grow stump-footed. He does not
believe any advantage comes to the plant by
taking it from its accustomed soil to a new
one, and requiring it to root anew, at the ex-
pense of some days growth. And this looks
reasonable.
On the other hand, the other gardener be-
lieves in frequent removals from the SOIL
when the plant is under glass. His doctrine
is that in taking up the plant, some of The
roots are broken, and in consequence many
new rootlets are sent out, and that the earth
clings more tenaciously in consequence there
of, and the plants, when finally set for pro-
ducing, take hold of the soil vigorously,
push ahead rapidly, and mature earlier. He
is sure he has fastened tomatoes week by
the process.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-05-04

EATING CLoUDs.-Dr. Livingstone. re-
lating his adventures on Lake Nyassa,
thus tells of one curiosity which he fell in
with
During portion of the year, the north
ern dwellers on the lake have a harvest
which furnishes singular sort of food.
As we approached our limit in that direc-
ton, clouds, as of smoke rising from miles
of burning grass, were observed bending
in a south-easterly direction, aud we thought
that the unseen land on the opposite side
was closing in, and that we were near the
end of the lake.
But next morning we sailed through one
of the clouds on our own side, and discov-
cred that it was neither smoke nor haze,
but countless millions of minute midges
ca led kungo IA cloud of fog.) They
filled the air to an immense hight, and
swarmed up on the water, too light to sink
in it.
Eyes aud mouth had to be kept closed
while passing through this living cloud !;
they struck upon the face like fine drifting
snow. Thousands lay in the boat when
she emerged from the cloud of midges.
The people gather these minute insects
by night, and boil them into thick cakes,
to be used as relish-millions of midges
in a cake.
A kungo-cake an inch thick, and as large
as the blue bonnet of Scotch plowman,
was offered to us; it was very dark in COL
or, and tasted not unlike caviare or salted
locusts
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-05-04

MAKING COTToN-sEED UsEFUL.-lt Is known
to all familiar with cotton growing that for
every pound of the staple or lint grown on
the plant, there are more than two pounds of
seed; or, in other words, TO every FIVE hun
dred pound bale of cotton there has been
produced more than one thousand pounds of
seed. A planter, then, who raises one hun
bred bales of cotton, raises at the same time
over one hundred thousand pounds of seed.
Now, this immense proportion of each
years crop, although known to contain val
liable properties, has been almost invariably
wasted and thrown away-no practicable mode
having been discovered for removing, on the
plantation, the worthless hulls of the seed.
The kernel of the seed contains large pro-
portion of very valuable oil, and is an excel
lent food for stock of all kinds but the
presence of the hull and short adhering lint,
which are utterly indikestible, has rendered
it dangerous to stack-3r even fatal while
for the former purpose it was necessary to
ship it " in the rough that is, hull and
ALTO oil factories; so that it was Of no
value except to planters who were near cheap
transportation routes.
Shaw's Cotton.Seed Ruller is very sim
pie portable machine, which in one operation
takes the seed just as it comes from the gin,
and discharges the kernel perfectly cleaned
from the hull, whole and unbroken, and in
appearance very much like cleaned wheat.
Ii is said that no wheat -thresher and clean
er has yet been produced which does its work
more thoroughly and honestly than g the
Shaw Huller."
We understand that a company is now
forming in Chicago to manufacture tn csc
machines.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-05-04

An EXPERIMENT IN CURING HAY.-Last
summer | took four men and went into a
piece of good herdsgrass and clover, when it
was about fit to cut and just after the dew
was off. | moved about three tons In
three hours and a half it was slowed away
in a space of twelve by twenty-four feet on a
scaffo1d. On two sides it was double boarded,
on one end was a NOW of hay on the front
or floor side, it was exposed to the air on
the bottom and top was put about one foot Of
swale hay that was worth about two thirds
of the value of good hay. The result was
lost all the good hay, and it would have been
worth sixty dollars. The swale hay was to
take up the moisture, | supposed. 1t
steamed from internal heat for about four
months, and when took it out it was mass
of white useless stuff, completely burnt up.
The ashes filed the barn every time |
pitched it over. Neither cattle nor sheep
would eat it, except little that was around
the sides next to the barn, and on the floor
side. The NOW end was just as bad as that
in the middle. This satisfies me that it is an
to have good hay without first
making it in the sun and ARP. DinsmOre
an Name Farmer.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-05-04

The PLOUGH GUIDE.-The plough guide is
thus described by the Maine Farmer: " A
plough fitted with the guide looks like cross
between a low-wheeled truck and half
finished plough. The plough has no handles
or stills, but terminates abruptly with the
ordinary end of the beam. The forward end
of the beam (Which is somewhat shorter
than usually is attached by an ingenious com
bination of links and thumb screws to an
upright rod of iron about two feet long. This
iron lies close to the mould board side OF the
beam, and is so firmly attached to it that 1t
cannot be turned over to the right or lett
without taking the iron rod with it, although
tho attachment may be easily loosened to
allow the beam to be raised or lowered. The
lower end of the rod is securely bolted to a
horizontal axle of about three feet long. The
furrow end of this axle carries wheel about
twenty inches in diameter, and the other end
one about half its size. n chain passing
from about the center of the beam to the
rear of the axle is attached to a hook on the
end of the draft-rod, to which the while
trees are made fast. This describes the es-
sential construction of the plough. In going
to the field, the beam is raised and screwed
fast to the upper part OF the vertical iron
rod The team is attached, and the plough
is drawn along with it's point raised about
three inches above the ground. Arrived on
the ground, the end of the beam is lowered
according to the depth of cutting desired.
The large wheel is set in the furrow and the
team is started. The plough takes care of
itself, and anybody able to keep the off-hOrse
in the furrow is competent to do man S
work.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-05-04

natives are needed in order to get along
well with only small amount of baggage.
l was obliged to have this number without
my trunk, which never take away from
the central parts of country. Each set
of ten men go ten miles at a time. At
the end of this distance another equal
number takes charge of you.
When q man wants to make journey
in this way, the first thing is to lay the
dak," as it is called. That is, he calls
Hindoo who makes this his business, and
pays him a portion of the money for the
trip, and he goes ahead and engages kahars
to be at the stations in waiting, naming the
probable time at which their services will
be needed, and paying them portion Of
| their wages in advance. They sometimes
have to wait for hours, or for half day,
owing to delays in starting, or for other
reasons. When this is the case, they ex-
pect bakshels, which, in this connection,
means additional pay. Sometimes it hap
pens that particular relay of men fail to
come to time, or fail to come at all and
then, if the traveller cannot persuade the
kahars, already fatigued with ten mile
Journey to 90 another ten miles, he is IN
bad fix. Such calamity happened to DR..
Waugh and myself one night. 1t so hap
pened that on that night we had to cross
several large rivers without bridges. At
ter we had got over the third one, near the
middle of the night, our carriers set us
down on the banks of the stream, and call
ed, as is usual, for their companions to
come to their relief AS they called, they
were further from us, and none answered
their call. Bro. Waugh then commenced
calling, and was answered only by jackalls.
We were now in for we knew not what,
and toiled in vain 10 the night to find some
one to help us At length we found a
man with a yoke of oxen and a cart, on
which we placed our dolls, and then got
| into them, and made the best we could Of
travelling under difficulties.
| Mohammedans are more generally found
in this business than Hindoos, as they have
not the same trouble about caste.
One can travel in the way have here
described from three to four miles per hour
Each carrier must be paid twelve cents
for ten miles This, in all conscience, is
cheap enough, but when we remember that
it takes ten men to get one man along,
travelling by this method becomes expen-
sive, amounting to twelve cents per mile.
The first time | was ever carried by my
fellow men was in China. could not
suppress an unutterable repugnance to the
whole thing, but in travelling in this coun-
try one has to " conquer his prejudices, :"
and put up with things as he finds them.
1t is the only possible method of getting
along at present, and the men who act as
carriers feel greatly favored oftentimes in
having job of this kind. Their fathers
for generations have done so before them.
Other methods of travel will be reserved
for other numbers.-N ". c. AdUocate
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-05-04

UNcovERING PLANTS IN Plants
that have been protected in winter should
not be uncovered too early in spring. few
warm days make one think of gardens and
gardening, and many will forget that warm
weather does not usually come in at single
bound, but there will be cold nights and
frosty mornings for several weeks even after
the first touch of spring is felt; therefore, it
is not a safe plan to remove all protection
from plants, but proceed gradually. Straw
berry plants that have been covered during
winter, if exposed early in spring will suffer
more from sudden changes in the weather
than those that have not been protected.
The mulching will become packed closely
upon the plants by the SHOWS and rains in
winter, and few warm days are very likely
to start the buds and rot the leaves but to
prevent this, and at the same time keep the
plant protected, let man 90 over the beds,
and with fork lift up the mulch and let it
fall loosely back over the plants. This OPP
Grafton will allow the air to reach the leaves
and buds, and keep them from starting too
rapidly, and yet leave the plants well pro-
tected. Raspberries and other plants that
have been buried in the soil may be partially
lifted at first, and not fully exposed until
late in the season. Hearth and Home.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-05-04

TIE PASsY.-This favorite little flower has
a place in the affections of every florist which
can be filed by no other. 1t has an individ-
uality which no other flower possesses, and
persons who are ordinarily Indifferent to
botanical beauties instinctively stop to look at
q bed of pansies. They are moreover easily
cultivated, and by proper care constant
succession of blossoms can be kept up for
six or eight months. Cuttings do better
than seedlings under ordinary circumstances
These should be taken from the end of shoot
and cut off close below joint Strip off
the lower leaves and set in rows three inches
apart The soil must be well stirred, work
ed nne, co'~ved with layer of fine compost,
ana tnis again With fine white sand. Set the
cuttings firmly in the soil, pressing it around
them with the fingers. When all are set
water moderately, and if convenient cover
with hand-glasses. With this treatment
they should be ready for pots in six weeks or
thereabout. The pansy never blossoms so
well as in its early days, and therefore it is
important to keep up constant succession
of young plants in order to secure the most
satisfactory results. Inscultivating for new
varieties the most beautiful and perfect flow
ers are selected, and the seeds carefully re-
tanned. Pansies may be propagated by lay
ers. The young shoots are bent down and
covered with fine mold, leaving only the
extreme points exposed. When they have
taken root they are separated from the pa
rent stock and transplanted. Pansies thrive
best in very rich soil, and in somewhat
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-05-04

Be CoURTEoUs.-The following incident,
narrated by the American Messenger, sug-
gests the significance of the inspired COM
mand Be courteous
Two young men were standing upon the
sidewalk in the city of R, one of
them an open, scornful skeptic, when the
Rev. MIR. - was seen coming towards
them. Who is he ? inquired the infidel.
When told the profession of the stranger,
he added A minister well, wait till he
gets here to this narrow place, and I'll
crowd him off the walk" To show his
contempt for the gospel, he was willing to
do, apparently without design, an uncivil
thing. The pastor approached, and bow
ing politely, said, Good morning, young
gentlemen; how do you do? The skep-
tic was disarmed /; and returning the salu-
tation, let him pass on unmolested: then
turning to his friend inquired where that
clergyman preached. When he learned,
he remarked with interest, Heis gentle
man; will 90 and hear him. He went,
and continued to frequent the sanctuary
until he was himself humble worshiper.
He became faithful, successful servant.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-05-04

TINE TO SET STRAwBERRIEs.-In this lati-
tude we set plants in May and September.
| We cannot recommend setting too early in
the Fall, as the roots should become well
matured before being disturbed, especially if
they are to be transported. We have had
the best success with Fall setting, from plants
set in October-not losing scarcely plant.
This was on light, sandy soil, that does not
=" heave." In fact, we have had good success
with plants set up to the time the ground
froze, by merely scattering some coarse litter
over the surface before the ground thawed
out.
We are often asked the question, " Which
is the best time to set-Spring or FALL? 1t
does seem to US that it must be apparent to
every such questioner, that the sooner the
plants are out, the more roots they form
consequently the grRter the crop the first
bearing season. If set in the Spring, they
yield a full crop the next season while if
set in the Fall, they yield but a small crop
the next season. If the ground is not ready
in the Spring, we should of course rather to
set in the Fall than to wait until the next
Spring, as they would yield small crop the
next season ; while if set in the Spring, they
DO not yield any fruit to speak Of the first
season. In fact. it is better to pick all bios
Rms off the first season they are planted, as
many young plants exhaust themselves in
sruitng that they die out Immediately after
16G This is es20iAls the case with Will
If the ground is sufficiently rich to grow
good potatoes or corn, it will grow as COM
paratively good strawberries. If not in good
order, manure thoroughly with any we'll
rotted compost. New coarse manures are
very risky, especially for light soils, for if
the Spring should prove dry, the plants die
out badly. Plow or spade deep when the
ground is in dry condition, for il too wet
and soggy, it leaves the surface stiff and
bakey. If convenient, scatter a liberal sup
ply of well-rotted compost over the surface,
which not only enriches the soil, but acts as
a mulch to keep the surface moist, and pre-
vent it from d" baking"
As for soil necessary to grow strawberries,
it has never been our lot to see any that
would not grow transporting it was suf-
fciently dry, or could be made so by drain
age, or if vegetable manures were within
reach to be had. The same can be said of
all other kinds of small fruits that we have
will admit that the higher soils are easier
and more economically cultivated. The
lighter soils, too, will produce earlier and
better favored fruit, while the heavier soils
will produce late and larger fruit. Elevated
soils are less liable to be affected by Spring
frosts, hence should be selected for the earli-
est Spring fruit-the strawberry, especially
the earliest sorts. South and southeast side
hills should be chosen to produce early fruit,
and the north side-hills late fruit. Thus the
season may be extended.-Plrdy'S Small
Fruit Instructor.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-05-04

same way Should alcohol be added while
the mass is yet too hot, too much will be
lost by rapid evaporation; if, on the con.
trary, it is too cool, it viii form viscid
lump and must be slightly heated again.
Stirring briskly is indispensable to mix the
ingredients thoroughly.
In well corked bottles it keeps for years
That which use now l made four years ago
In case it becomes, in course of time, toe
thick, the addition of some alcohol will make
it liquid again. For this purpose it must
always be warmed. 1t is good plan to put
the bottle containing it, in boiling hot watel
to accomplish this.-HOrticola in the Gar
dener's Monthly.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-05-04

ALWAYS IN DEMAND.-It is said that
ing employment, and yet there is always a
demand for intelligent, reliable, and ener-
getic men, to fill places Of trust and posi-
ton. But they must be members not only
of the genus homo" but of the species
Z" Uir - for such there are always open
places waiting to be filled.
Who are the men that are needed In
this world Young men that shall bear
burdens. We have enough mullen-stalks,
we want oak-trees. We have enough
mushrooms, we want timber. We have
enough men that are willing to do any
thing for the sake of getting along, but
what are they worth ? They are bridges
for men to walk over. They are tools.
Men use them like sand-paper, to scour
with, and throw them down and trample
them under foot. a young man that does
not know how to say 4" No :" young man
that has not power to resist the cup when
il is presented to him-what is he but
poor miserable wash-cloth, but a rag, dis
honored, and put to the yilest Use ? Who
cares for him or mourns over him, but
some Christian mother or Christian minis
ter ? But young man that knows how
to say" No )" that knows how to resist
evil how to give buffet and temptation-is
not he hardening himself? Is not he max
ing his bones tough-particularly his back
bone He is becoming columnar. And
it is such as he that are sought after in
business. a man says, Here is diff
cult apartment in my establishment. and
1 would pay almost any price if l could
fnd man 1 could trust" Says the man
whom he addressed, " know an imprac-
ticable sort of fellow, | think might
suit you. He will stick to what he thinks
is right at all hazards. You cannot turn
him from it by any power on earth" Says
the other man, /" | want lignum ritB
man, send him TO me
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-05-04
Liquid Grating Wax.

DR.. Warder, In his American Pomology,
p. SO, mentions the Liquid Grating Wax of
L'homD1e- Lefort, and says that it is a secret
composition, according to Du BreuU. Du
Breuil's assertion dates as far back as 81,
End it is barely possible not probable, that
the secret was kept, especially rs the com
position is 50 very simple. IT was. in fact,
tanned and published the receipt in the Hor-
ficulturist in 1862 l succeeded, with great
deal of trouble, in obtaining it from friend
in Germany.
Hav inc ;as4ssss every composition of the
- fully prepared for statffts' IKE ~ It ~ -.
kncl due 70 the article itself as to an,
[1ellssc a. -
ments a Yen laid on with q bruslfs
must b, d brush it on as thin as possis
ble. III huch is used, the surface hars
dens VI quickly and prevents the alcohol
from, slApSFating through the hardened sur
face. This<does no harm, but it is waste
Of the grating wax which may be avoided.
persons net acquainted with the natural
-sriences. infer from the whitish color the
surface assumes when the wax beneath it is
10. that the wax molds, which is, of course
ridiculous. Rosin never molds, bat pulver-
lied rosin, like pulyerized glass, looks whit
ish. a.
:. This Liquid Grating Wax is also used ex-
clusively at the Pathological Institute in
!. Resaingen, the director of which is the eel
ebrated Pomologist, Dr. Lucas, formerly
Professor of Pomology at Hohenhein.
1t seals up Theoretically all wounds of trees
made intsntionallyipr unintentionany it hard
en- sin few hours, protecting the wound Per
fectly against all atmospheric influences, be
fore it hardens of course. Even fervId heat
of our summers do not soften it, nor does il
crack in our coldest winters. A single ap
plication of it will last year but as i
makes worsted shreds or linden bast water
nroof. the bandages must be loosened in tim
otherwise they viii injure the tree.
The back volumes of the HorticuLturist Re
ferred to, may not be in the possession o
some of YOUR readers that may wish to max
and use the Liquid Grating Wax. | there
fore subioin here the receipt, and explain tn
nodus operandi. The ingredients and thei
nronortiops are the following:
One pound of rosin, one ounce OF Dee
talIow. one tablespoonful Of spirits turpen
tine. five or six ounces OF alcohoi tso PEI
emf o' ! Melt the rosin over slow fre wher
melted. take it off and add the oeef tallowi
stirr;na it constantly; lett co1l down some
What. mix the spirits of tnTpeplne, little Py
title title with it, and at last he ficohoi In the