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Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1871-08-12
THE BREEDING OF PLANTS by HY-
BRIDIZATION, SELECTION, &C.
\ Paper read mt the meeting OF the Board
Of Agriculture, at Brandon, June
and o, 1871.
nY G. C. pHINGLE, ESQ, OF CHARLOTTE.
(Concluded from last week.)


The field for usefulness which opens be-
fore the hybridst is bonxdless. Although
many flowers, us the glidolus, tulips, &C.
seem to have taken their last step, as the
French say, yet others quite as promising are
constantly being introduced to cultivation.
These must be made double and varied in
definitely. But our useful plants, our fruits
cereals and roots, are as yet almost untouch-
ell by the hybridist. Among these almost ev-
erythng of value which we possess is due to
chance, and if to the chance appropriations of
insects we owe so much, what may we not
expect from the well calculated combinations
breeder? Mr. Charles Arnold, of Canada,
one of the most skilled and successful hybrid
lists in America, exhibited last winter II num-
Der of crossed apples which excited consider
able admiration. But in breeding grated
fruits i'm obstacle to success seems to be in
terposed in the evil influence of the natural
stock, on which they are worked: us Mr..
Arnold writes me that he experiences so much
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1871-08-12

to excuse our own, is like washing ourselves
in mud.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1871-08-12
PROPRIETOR,
T. n. HosKiNs, M. D., EDITOR
PUBLISHED EVERY sATUHpA
At NEWPORT, ORLEANS COUNTY. VT

rERNs'-One dollar per annum, payable in advance A
papers discontinued when the time paid for expires
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-04-16
An Importnnt Invention.

We copy the following from the Ham
monitor New Jersey Republican:
One of the greatest drawbacks to the
extensive cultivation of cotton in the South
ern States since the war has been, and now
is, the scarcity of competent help. As
much or more cotton is now planted than
before the war, but by reason of the scarcity
of hands, a large portion remained unpicked
yearly and was lost. Unless the cotton is
picked within .forty-eight hours after it
blows, its value is greatly lessened and in
many instances rendered comparatively
worthless. If this difficulty were overcome
there would be no lack of cotton planters
in every State. In tie January "Agricul-
tural Report it is stated that in some
cOanties the cotton crop remains in the field,
and will remain there, owing to the indis-
position of the laborers to gather it. In
one county in Texas the crop last year was
the best known for ten years; yet twenty
per cent remains unpicked, most of which
will be lost.
From latest reports the annual yield of
cotton in the United States is about 100000
bales A bale averages four hundred pounds,
which gives 2,400, 900, 900 pounds as the an
nual yield. 1t is estimated that twenty per
cent of this or 48O000,000 pounds, is lost,
which, valuing it at ten cents per pound
(which is below the real valued, is worth
S4S00,0O0 This amount would be saved
yearly if the whole crop was picked, 1t is
strange that some inventive Yankee has not
before this las he has done in other instancesj
placed in the field machine to take the
place of cotton pickers. But as yet none
have done 50. Mr.. Samuel Platt, of this
town, had his attention called to this great
want several months ago, and at once be-
gan to work out the problem. The result of
several months study is a machine which he
is confident will meet every requirement.
With it four hands, with team, will pick
two rows of cotton as rapidly as horse
usually walks, doing the work of eight to
twelve hands, according to the experiences
of the operatives, and gathers the cotton in
better condition than is done by hand. 1t
is very simple in It's construction, can be
worked by boys, and the cost is trihing com
pared with the great benefits which will
ac rue We are not now permitted to give a
description of the machine, but shall do SO
as soon as practicable. This is not the first
of Mr.. Platts inventions. Another inven-
ton of his now annually yields the manu-.
facturers several hundred thousand dollars,
but from which he does not receive a cent
1t seems as if inventors are born to be vic
tims of sharpers. We hope, however, that
Mr.. Platt will reap the reward of his last
great invention, and that honor may be
done to whom it is due.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-04-16

came here. And l have not made mistake
after all. !"
Except when you took me for waiter,
Miss Linton"
30, that was your own fault. am not
bit sorry for that now"
What Miss Linton did say to her mamma,
of course l don't know; if she did laugh at
her, Miss Linton must have taken 1t good
naturally; for when l got up stairs after
supper, she calls me Mr.. Waiter, ana the
name sticks to me for the rest OF the eve
ming. Just as we were oil leaving she
comes to me and invites me to party at
her house in the following week.
Glow shall IcOme, Miss Linton " ask,
as / put on her cloak; 'as waiter or a
guestfn
I'm the capacity you think suits you
heat she answers Then she adds more
softly, 1--WE shall be glad to see you in
either"
There is a further note III my diary for
that Christmas day-something about Miss
Lnton-which, perhaps, it will be as we'll
to let remain private. But about two years
afterward, and not so very long ago, there
was a wedding breakfast given at the Dom
villes. Crumms was there to wait. Crumms
feelings had Overpowered him, and required
soothing. From being usually calm,
Crumms became unusually excited, and
was with difficulty prevented from solemnly
blessing the happy couple, and making a
speech to the effect that the occasion was
brought about by him taking the bride
groom out waiting on a certain Christmas
day.-EngliSh Society
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-04-16
rhn Now Worth Trihnne.

The New York Tribune, having been first
issued on the tenth of April, 1871, has COM
pleted thirty years of its existence, and on
Monday entered on its thirty-first Origin
ally it was, says the editor, in noticing this
anniversary, "a small folio sheet, employing
perhaps twenty persons in its production;
it is now one of the largest journals issued
in any part If the world, containing ten to
fifteen times as much as first, and embody-
ing in each issue the labor of four to five
hundred persons as writers, printers, etc.
Its daily contents, apart from adver-
tisements, would make a fair l2mO. vol
ume,. such as sells from the bookstores
for 81 25 to 81 so; and, when we are
compelled to issue supplement, its editOri-
ais, correspondence, dispatches and reports
(which seldom leave room for any but mere
shred of selectiOnsl, equal in quantity an
average octave. The total cost of its pro
duction for the first week was s525; It is
now nearly $4,000 per week, with CON
slant, irresistible tendency to increase" Mr..
Greeley was at first its sole proprietor, and
as editor he had but one assistant, the late
Mr.. Raymond.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-04-16

A Washington dispatch Of Monday say:
Earl de Grey, Lord Tenterden, Sir John
Mcdonald, Mr.. NOrthcote, son OF Sir Stat
ford Northcote, and l.. +. Strange, Secre-
tary of the British Legation, attended a
reception and banquet at Masonic Temple
this evening, given by the masonic fraternity
of the District in honor of the earl.
The Massps assembled, about one hundred
and seventy in number, including eight
Senators and three mem pers of the House,
among them members of the former COM
mittees on foreign affairs. When Earl de
Grey was escorted into the Grand Lodge
room he was invited to occupy the Grand
Masters chair, and after few minutes had
passed, Grand Master Stansbury delivered
an address, breathing the warmest words of
fraternal welcome.
Earl de Grey, in response, spoke as fol
lows: "Most Worshipful Sir and Brothers:
trust you will permit me to return to you
and to the Grand Lodge of the District of
Columbia my most grateful thanks for the
very kind and frateFnal welcome which you
have given me on this occasion. l assure
you, sir, that l esteem it the greatest honor
TO have thus been received, and to have had
the opportunity of being presented by you to
the Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia,
an honor which am well aware | owe not
to my personal worth, but to the fact, and
the most important and significant fact, that
l am the representative OF the Grand Lodge
of England, holding the highest position
that can be conferred on a Mason in Eng
land-that of Grand Master-and, sir, l es-
TEEN this most fortunate occasion; for
tunate for me as an individual, and forum
ate for Masonry in both countries, that
there should at length have taken place so
close union between Masonry in America
and Masonry in, England, and that you
should now, for the first time as you tell
me, receive within the walls of this i'm
portant Grand Lodge of Free MasOns,
the Grand Master of England. = We
all know that fraternity is the first princi
pie of Masonry and therefore it is that all
must rejoice at everything which tends ia
bind more closely together Masons of diff
ferent countries. /, sir, esteem myself very
fortunate indeed to have had it in my
power to attend here tonight. Ishall carry
away from this Grand Lodge the most
grateful recolleetions of your kindness.
shall make it my first duty to tell my
brethren in England of the magnificent
reception which has been accorded to theil
Grand Master tonight and am confident
that l do not misinterpret the feeling will
which they will receive the information
When l see them they will indeed rejoice
that the first step has been taken which viii
tend to a closer and more intimate uniOr
between American and English MasOnl
lGreat applausel; a union which, for my
part, / have always believed existed, bu
which / believe will be closer and more
intimate in future"
G.. +. Stansbury wore the apron and sasl
and used the gavel which formed part o
the insignia of. Washington. None bu
MasOns were admitted to any of the cere
monies; even the caterers, servants ant
| musicians belonged to the fraternity.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-04-16
A s1OBERLY ROMANCE.

A Strange Marriage and n SeparasiOn.
[Ffom the MVberly .(MissOuril Monitor, April s-l
Moberly is a fast plsce-full of life, vim,
energy and enterprise. Located on a big,
fiat prairie, with no hills no hollOws, no
shade trees, no meandering brooks, and, Of
course, no TRUSTING place, therefore anything
of the romantic order has been little thought
Of In fact, lots are in more request than
love, and weddings have been regarded
rather as deferred payments. Hence q big
sensation in this line is necessary to awake
the romantic sensibilities of our people. We
have q sensation story and propose TO tell it.
A few months ago q .well-tO-dO brakeman
on the eastern division, North Missouri rail
road, took from the postOtfice at st. Louis,
through mistake, letter addressed to his
name from lady in New York, who claimed
to be his wife. He learned from this letter
that his wife had left her husband some four
years ago, in st. Louis, and had gone to live
with relatives in New York, after being for
only few weeks his wife, Reverses COM
ing upon her family, she was reduced to the
extremity of writing to her husband to
know if he would receive her back again as
his lawful, welded wife.
Our brakeman thought he saw some fun
in this thing, and accordingly answered the
letter and gave his address at Moberly. A
lively correspondence ensued-a recOncilia-
ton was effected, and to the surprise of the
her traps and shipped for Moberiyqto join
her liege lord. Arriving here she found the
pretended husband was out on train. She
had. no difficulty, however, in finding his
clearinghouse, and thither she repaired
and took up lodging, and awaited his ar
rival. When he came the landlady took
his New York wife to his room, expecting
to witness happy meeting. Not so. The
woman repudiated him, and denounced
him as a fraud, and threatened him with ar
rest and prosecution to the full extent of the
law. This was the stubbornest COW our
brakeman ever met on the track. He at
tempted to put on brakes, but it was no go.
Something must be done. Quiet being
restored, the twain canvassed the situation
in the light of existing facts, and it was de-
cided to make of joke a sober reality. A
magistrate was sent for, and by virtue of
the authority vested in him by the laws of
the State of Missouri, the twain were made
one.
This occurred little over a fortnight
ago. and already the outraged New York
woman has taken the wings of the
morning and fled to the uttermost
parts of somewhere else. The discons0late
brakeman is answering the ''tOot, toots" of
an engine, and is doubtless q happier and a
wiser man,
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-04-16
From the summit Times.

We learn that Colonel McComb has pur-
chased one thousand acres of land, two and
a half miles from Summit on which he
intends to locate the machine shops and car
works of the jackson railroad
Samuel G.. Craig has purchased from
Colonel Garland 1900 acres of the finest
body of pine timber to be found in all this
splendid pine region, situated some two
miles below Summit. Whether it is in
tended to establish machine shops on this
tract or not, we are not informed; it is, how
ever the intention of the purchaser to
convert most of these stately pines into
lumber for foreign consumption, and we
have no doubt but it will prove a very
lucrative business. The price paid for the
land, we are informed, is $50, 900.
Here is another tlattering evidence of the
material development of this immediate
section. The town Of Summit, with its pub
lie and private schools of five hundred
pupils, its shipment of fifteen thousand
bales of cotton annually, its annual sale of
a million and a half of merchandise, its
eight churches, its two or three barber
shops and bathing saloons, its ability to put
out of sight matter of three thousand bar
rels of the various kinds of liquor, its re-
markabie prOdueriveness in boy babies, its
newspaper with two power presses, its two
hotels, its magnificent market house, its in
Vulnerable private machine shops, mills and
factories, and lastly, but not leastly, its
population of four Thousand souls, furnish
abundant evidence that Summit sis on
rising ground" And this fact is still fur
ther demonstrated when it is considered
that the very name of the place implies that
its situation is elevated.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-04-16
Lydia Thompson AnsaIIed.


As Lydia Thompson and her troupe will
open at the Academy,Of Music Monday eve
ming, the following from the New York Ere
ming Globe will be read with interest:
Lydia Thompson and Lucille Western
will have to rush into print again for the
purpose Of indicating their characters We
find Rev. Henry Morgan. of Boston, has
just delivered a lecture in Providence, Rhode
Island, on g Fast Young Men, in which he
used the following remarkable language:
sThe fast young man is TO be found on the
Brighton road in a aashy team. with Lucille
Western on one side and Lydia Thompson
on the other, going at twO-forty for the
Twelve Temptations Now isn't il SLAM
derous tor minister OF the gospel TO 60
about the country throwing mud at the
fame of these fair wOmenf Miss Western
don't know Miss Thompson. She always
rides out with her mother. She never rode
in a fiashy team. She don't know anything
about fast young men. And we have Miss
ThompsOn's word for II that she is in the
same state Of innocence and blissful ignor-
a1ce. She ought TO get her husband, Mr..
Henderson, to whip Mr.. Morgan, of Boston.
He is q bnsybody; he ISLANDERS lovely
women. Who is this Rev. Henry Morganl
Does he Islander Miss Thompson for the sake
Of getting cheap advertisement rs lee
turerf
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-04-16
LOSING AND LIVING.


Forever the sun is pouring his gold
On a hundred worlds that beg and borrow
His warmth he squanders on sumnlits cold
His wealth on the homes of want and sorrow
To withhold his largess Of precious Light
Ia to bury himself in eternal night.
To give
Is to live,
The flower shines not for itself at all
Its Joy is the Joy it freely diffuses;
OF beauty and balm II is prodical,
And it lives in the life 1t sWeetly loses.
No choice for the rose but glory or doom,
To exhale or smother, to wither or bloom.
To deny
Is to die.
The seas lend silvery rain to the land,
The land its sapphire streams to the ocean,
The heart sends blood to the brain of command,
The brain to the heart it's lightning.
And ever and ever we yield our breath
Till the mirror is dry and images death;
To give
Is to live.
He il dead whose hand is not opened wide
To help the need of a human brother;
He doubles the strength of his life's long ride
Who gives his fortunate place to another,
And thousand million lives are his
Who carries the world in his sympatheR
To deny
Is to die.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-04-16
The New YORK World says:

Several fine points are likely to be settled
By reason Of tie close vote IN Connecticut
The ennyassers Or the Legislature VIII have
10 decide whether the full name is necessary
20 constitute legal vote, also whether a
few votes cast for the Rev. Hrs. Hanaferd,
OF New Haven, and one for Mrs. Ellen
jewell the cx QoEofnOrs wife, cam be
o5nnted IS scattering votes. OF must be
thzawu out al1oeether, beeauae cast for per-
1oA1 lutIIlI1ie. There j also apparently 8
IS fh6 ease ~ ~ ES1d2aet1 vote
NC teN 8fato law Whle1 1gf I'D t'GEetS Ia
chs Wfoaa box shall be ttl0rn aQar. md 3
saa d Congress- pn tte aane point.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-04-16
RKAuTIKuL THINGs.
BIZ MRS. n. a. kIDDsa.

A gentle voice. heartfelt sigh,
A modest blush, q speaking eye,
A manner unaffected, free;
These things are beautiful to me.
A ready hand. a loving heart,
A sympathy that's free from art,
A real friend among the few;
These things are beautiful and true.
A mothers prayer, an.answer mild,
An aged sire, q little child.
A happy home, q cheerful hearth;
Theee things are beautiful on earth.
A joyful song, q chorus sweet,
An earnest soul and willing feet,
A day of peace, a night of rest;
These things are beautiful and blest.
A sisters love, brothers care,
A spotless name, a jewel rare,
A cieanly tongue. that will not lie;
These things are beautiful-and whyi
Because they are all born of love-
And emanate from God above;
An earnest of the heavenly birth.
These things are beautiful on earth.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-04-16
SOMETHING NEW.
Civil Suit Resulting From Murder.


[From the Louisville Ledger.
But few days ago we gave an account of
the killing of w. II. Odell by Conrad Kolb.
The latter was arrested, and gave bail to an
swer for the homicide in the circuit court.
Mr.. John Odell, the father of the deceased,
yesterday brought suit in the Court Of Com
mon Pleas for SIS, 900 damages for the bene-
fit of the orphan child of the murdered
man. We understand that kOlb's estate is
worth at least the amount claimed. The
case will be keenly contested, and promises
to be an interesting one. The following is q
copy of plaintiff s petition:
LOUISVILLE, April TO- 1871.
John Odell, administrator of William II.
Odell. deceased, VS.. Conrad KOlb.-The
plaintiff, John 0dell, states that he is the
administrator of the estate of William ii.
Odell, deceased, and was appointed by the
Jefferson County Court on the eighth day
of April, 1871, and he files herewith a certit-
cate OF his said appointment; he further states
that the said decedent was unlawfully and
maliciously struck, beaten. wounded and
slain by said defendant, in the city of Louis
ville on the twenty-seventh day of March,
1871, and that at the time of the said I'M
lawful and malicious striking, wOunding
and killing of said decedent, the said de-
PENDANT kept a licensed bar-rOOm or tavern
in said city of Louisville, into which said
decedent had lawfully entered for drink at
the time aforesaid, and was then and there
and in the said bar-roOm, assaulted and
slain by said defendaHt; he further states
that said decedent left surviving him one
child, about seven years of age, who was
wholly dependent upon the care and labor
of said decedent for culture and support,
and that by reason of the killing of said
parent as aforesaid, the child has been left
destitute and entirely without means of sub
sstence and without the care and protec-
ton its tender years require.
Wherefore plaintiff prays for Judgment
against said defendant for $25, 900 for the
damage and injury done by said defendant
to said plaintiff, and to the said estate, of
which he is administrator as aforesaid, and
for all proper relief.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-04-16

The Oakland California; Re,rs says of
the Laura Fair murder trial in San Fran
cisco
While Mrs. Fair was giving her testimony,
the counselor asked: Had you any idea
of injuring Mr.. Crittenden r. "Not the
slightest" she replied 81 had no reason;
he was my protectOr-the only friend had
in the world; Ibid not wish TO harm him /;
loved him he loved me, and had he been
alive the other day, when Mr.. Campbell in-
suited me, he would have made him, on his
bendsd knees, apologize y
That produced demonstrations of ap-
plause, and the court ordered the applauders
up for discipline, for contempt, one of them
being Emily Pitt Stevens, editor Of the
Pioneer, Who was there to report for her
paper. She was fRed twenty-five dollars,
and Mrs. Fair, speaking FROM the witness
stand, said Here, I'll pay that fine
your honor; il was all my fault"
In like manner, she also paid the fine Of
another lady offender: and the trial went
on. Such self-poasession under the awful
eireumstaneeB u absolutely amazing. II is
heroism,
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-04-16
[From Harpers weekly.l
BANTY TIM.

JOHN hay.
,p.u...A. 81 sargaant Tilmon joy to the white
Mans Committee" of SPunky Point lnin0is'I
reckon git your drift, gents
You low the boy shan't stay
This IL a white mans country
You're DimOcratB, you say
And whereas, and seem and wherefore
The times bein' all out o Jint,
The nigger has got to mosey
From the limits o. Spunky Flint
Let's reason the thing mInutoi
nm an oIdfashoned Democrat too,
Though laid my politics tics out tb rnS way
But come back here allowin'
To vote as used to do,
Though it gravels me IKE the devil 70 trai4l
Along o. sieh fools asyou.
Now dog my cats eff kin see,
In all the light O. the day,
what you've got to do with the question
Rf Tim shill go stay;
And furder than that, givesnotice
Eff one of you tetches the boy,
He kin check his trunks to warmer chine
Than he'll lind in ulanoy.
Why, blame your hearts, jest hear mel
You know that ungodly day
When our left struck vicksburg Heights, how
And torn and tattered we law
When the rest retreated staid behind.
For reasons sufficient to me
With rib eaved in and a leg on a strike
/ sprawled on that cursed glaeee.
Iordl how the hot sun went for us
And briled and blistered and burned
How the rebel bullets whizzed round us
When a cuss in his death grip turnedl
Till along toward dusk seen thing
l couldn't believe for spell.
That niggef-that Tim-was a craw!in' to me
Through that fre- proof, gilt.edged hell
The rebels seen him quick as me-
And the bullets buzzed like bees;
But he jumped for me, and shOuidered me,
Though shot brought him once to his knees
But he staggered up, and he packed me OIL,
With a dozen stumbles and falls
Till safe in our lines he dfapped us both,
His black hide riddled with balls,
So, my gentle gazelles thars my answer.
And here stays Banty TIM
He trumped Deaths ace for me that day,
And Pm not goin' back on him.
You may be rezolOot till the cows come home,
But eff one of you teehes the boy
Hen wrastle his hash tonight in he'll,
Or my names not TilmOn joy!