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Anecdote. of Webster.
A correspondent of Harpers Month

A correspondent of Harpers Month
Iy snys:
. lii looking over an old notebook of
my fathers, written many years ago,
| came across an aEecdote which, if it
has never appeared in print before, is
too good to be lost. While John
Branch Of North Carolina, was Gen.
.Juckson's secretary Of the Navy, he
TazewclI, and Daniel Webster were
walking on the North bank Of the
Potomac, at Washington, willing to
amuse himself with Branch's simplici
ly. said:
."Branch, I'll bet you a ten-dollar
hat that 1 can prove that you are on
the other side Of the river"
"Done," suid Branch.
"Well," said Tazcwell, pointing to
the opposite shore, isn't that one side
Of the rirerT'
Yes"
"WelI, isn't this the other side?"
Eyes"
''Then, as you are here, are you not
on the other side"
"Why, | declare" said poor Branch,
$50 it is But here comes Webster
III win back that hat from him.
Webster had Jagged behind, but
now came up, and Branch sccosted
him:
"Webster. I'll bet you ten dollar
hat that you are on the other side
Of the river"
"Done"
"WeIl, isn't this one side2''
eyes"
"Wcll, isn't that the other side?".
eyes, but am not on that side?
Branch hung his head and. submit.
ted to the loss Of the two hats as qui.
city as he could.
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BY W. A.LEE AND HUGH WILSON.

had but three fingers; the forefngcr
was missing. | followed this clue,
and found that the robbery had been
committed by a society or organiza-
tion known by the name Of the GA
tai Four" but directly by John Fish
cr, he having unlocked the safe by a
key abstractcd from the pocket of
Mr George Wclman, without his
knowledge. The tnretinger OF his
right hand is gone. l accused him of
robbery, and he confessed it, and i'm
plicated the rest of the Fatal Four
as his accompices. lie said that he
had contracted gambling debts, or
debts Of honor and that he had con-
fided the fact to the Fatal Four. and
by their instigation and help he had
committed tie robbery; that he found
handkerchief of Mr.. Wclman's On
the floor Of the Office, covered with
blood, and that he conceived tie idea
Of laying the blame Of the robbery
on Mr. Wcnan that he cut himself
slightly, and with the blood lie made
the mark of q bloody hand on the
safe, and left the handkerchief On the
foor.'
Of course I was discharged. Mr.
Cleveland said that, in atonement for
his mistake, | should marry Bell I'M
mediatcly. The sign Of our firm now
reads "Cleveland and .Welman." The
Fatal Four were sent to Sing Sing
for long period Of years"
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EARLY INFLuENcE.-There can be
mo greater blessing than to be horn in
a cheerful, loving home. 1t not only
insures happy childhood-but it is
almost sure TO make virtuous and
happy manhood. and frrsl,, young
heart in I'D age. l think it every
parents duty to try to make their
children's childhood full Of love aud
proper joyousness, and 1 never see
children destitute Of them, through
the poverty, faulty tempers or wronn
notions Of pare nts, without a heart
ache. Not that all the appliances
wealth can buy are necessary to the
free and happy unfolding of. child,
hood in body aod heart-quite other.
wise, heaven be thanked! But the
children must at least have love in the
house. and fresh air and good play,
and some good companionsbip out
of it. otherwise young life runs great
danger of witbering, or growing
stunted or sour, or at best premature
ly old md turned in upon itself.
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HON. JEFF. DAVIS MISSISSIPPI
EsrATEL OWNED BY ONE oE HIS
SLAvEs.-A letter to tho Chicago
Tribune describes visit raade in COM
pamy with Mr.. Jefferson Davit, to the
plantation formerly owned BY him in
Mississippi The writer says:
"We left ut night on the r. E. Lee,
one Of our finest steamers, and landed
at the Hurricane plantation about
daylight the next morning. This
plantation, and another known Us
Briarteld, were occupied before the
war by J. E. Da7is and bis brother
President Davis. They were sold to
q tavorite freedman, Ben. Montgom-
ery. for s360,O0O, payable at tho end
of ten years, 1st January, 1850 in
terest at six per cent, payable annu-
ally. Ben, who is very black, but
thoroughly educated before the war,
met US and gave US breakfast, wait
ing on the table himself bat not offer
inS to take seat, After breakfast,
we had carriage and rode over the
magnificent estate, tho extent OF
which you can form some idea OF
when 1 tell you that Ben Montgomery
made last year $500 bales OF cotton
and large quantity of corn. We
dined at Briarfeld, the former resi-
denee of Jefferson Davis, and now oc-
cupied as q residence OF the aforesaid
Ben and you will not be surprised to
learn that the former slaves OF Mr.
Bavis greeted him with all the
! warmth Of affection which they were
capable of expressing. Mr.. Davis
met them cordially, and encouraged
them by many kind words After
dinner, at which our wealthy host
again waited on US in elegant style
we passed on to q very large and val
: liable plantation which has been pur
chased by Ben. Montgomery and add
ed to The Davis estate, and which will
add to his crop this year probsbly
1000 bales more, making $500 in a.!
if it is good crop"
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The following appears asa leading
editorial in t. e Cleveland Herald: awe
wish to give q very simple remedy
for fever and ague, and wish to EN-.
phasize it by saying that it has to our
knowledge, proved efficacious' 1t is
simply common salt. A teaspoonful
taken in water, and q teaspoonful de.
posted inside each stocking, next the
foot, just as the chill is coming on
That's all there is of it; but knowing
that it has been very eficacious iu
'breaking' the chill and perfecting 6
cure, We put it in our editorial COL
umns, where no humbug remedy shall
over find place, if we know it."
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A curious and beautiful effect was
produced by one of the ice-lnaking
machines built lately in Philadelphia
This was a cake Of manufactured ice,
in the center Of which, completely
enclosed by the translucent material,
was q boquet Of fresh flowers. Eve.
ry leaf and flower was perfectly visi.
bic. while the brilliancy of the colors
was enhanced by the refractior
through the ice. This specimen o.
summer entombed in winter was pro
duced by the Carre-ammohia process
a French invention, under which
these machines are operated.
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Good Advice to Dyspoptics.

IF a man wishes to get rid Of dys-
pepsia he must give his stomach and
aims less to do 1t will he Of no
service to him to follow any parlicu.
lar resmen-to live on chatf bread
or any such stntf-to weigh his food,
etc so long as the brain is in con.
slant state Of excitement. Let that
have proper rest; anc the stomach
will perform its proper functions. But
if he pass fourteen or fifteen hours u
day in his office or counting-room,
and take no exercise, his stomach will
Inevitably become paralyzed, and if
he puts nothing into it but Il cracker
day, 1t will not digest it. In many
cases it is the brain that is the prima-
~ cause. Give that delicate organ
some rest. Leave your business be-
hind you when you 80 10 your home.
Do nat sit down to your dinner with
your brows knit, and your mind ab.
sorbed in casting upinterest accounts.
Never abridge the usual hours OF
sleep. Take more or less exercise in
the open air every day. Allow your.
self some innocent recreation. Eat
moderately, slowly. and Of what you
please providcr it be not the shovel
and tongs.. Ii any particular dish
disagrces with you, however, never
touch it, or look ut it. Do not i'm
agine that you must live on rye bread
nor oat meal porridye; u reasonable
quantity Of nutritious food is essen
tial to the mind as well as the body
Above all, hanisli all thoughts Of the
subject. If you baycany treatise or
dyspepsia, domestic m ;dicine, etc.
pnt them directly into the fire |
you are constantly talking and think
ing about dyspepsia, you will surely
have it. Endeavor to forget that yol
; have stomach. Keep u clear con
science; live temperalely, regularly
cIcanIy; bo industrious too, but b,
temperate. -Boslos JournuL Of Chen,
,Sty.
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TRAINING TOMATO VINES.

In twelve years testing and ob
servation, | have arrived at the con
clusion that the common treatment
given to the tomato is detrimental
to lis growth, flavor, and nourlsh'
ing prIn iples, and that there are
advantages in training up the stalk
and Topping off the supperhuoou,s !,
branches. The three rules to fol,
low in the cultivation Of the
tomato are:
|. Secure the seed of fruit ac-
clinated to the section where it is
10 be grown.
2: Free use of. liquid manure du-
ring the season.
8. Looping off the superfuous
branches, and training the stock OF
the plant ever trcllises, and up the
si'!cs of fences and houses, to its
full length and capacity.
The tomato is too sensitive for
the plant grown in a northern lati-
Jude to succeed South at the first
trial, or for the seed of the South
to flourish in the North, until it is
acclimated. AccIimation is essen
tial before pronouncing judgmen:
on its merits Select the smooth
est, roundest and heaviest, adapted
for table consumption, during its
natural season, and medium size,
grown and adapted expressly for
canning purposes. Secure the
plant that is adapted to your eli
mate and wants; keep that seed
pure, and study to accIimate it to
the section and soil, and improve its
size, color, and flavor each year.
Then you will never leave home
tor a good tomato.
TO prepare the ground, mix with
the soil equal parts of hen, chip
and sand manure. Heap the dirt
in hills not less than two feet hi I'll ;
ut the base and aroun these hills
set the strongest and stoutcst
plants. Then apply soap-suds,
dish water, ETC., over the hill and
let it run down and feed the plant
during the season. Draw the earth
from this hill around the glowing
plants every two weeks, spreading
the same about over the roots un-
til the elevrted earth is nsumed
in feeding the wants OF the vine.
1t is interesting and important to
train and cut away tile surplus un-
bearing Iimbs from tile first to the
last spreading branch; a young
shoot springs from the crotch ;.this
infant sprig must he plucked out
on all Occasions. On the side Of
the main stalk the flower stem
shoots out; these bear the blossom
and fruit. Near these very heavy
and large branch grows, as large as
the original stem, with big leaves;
that is trnitless and burdensome.
All these shonld be cut off with IA
sharp knife, so as to leave the
main stalk and flower stem expos
ed to light and air. The blossom
branch will often double its capaci-
ty in fruit bearing. The surplus
should he reduced 80 that the re-
mainder will come to earl y and per-
feet maturity. The vine will COM
mence bearing at about twelve
inches from the ground, and under
this treatment continue to bear
fruit at every twelve and fifteen
inches, to the extreme end OF the
tree.-Cor. Country Gentlen1an..
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THE ORIGIN OF HAND SHAKING.

THE ORIGIN OF HAND SHAKING.
The, Romans had a goddess
whose name was Fides, or Fidelity
"A goddess Of "fuith and honesty"
to whom Numa was the first to pay
divine honors. Her only dress was
a white veil, expressive Of eandor,
frankness ynd modesty; and her
symbol was two right hands Joined
or sometimes two female figures
holding each other oy the right
bands; whence in all agreements
among the Greeks and Romans it
was usual for the parties to take
each other by the right hand, as a
token Of their intention to adhere
to the compact; and this custom
is in more general use even among
ourselves, at the present day, than
would at first thought be realized.
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A standing antidote for poison by
dew, poison oak, ivy, etc, is to take
handful of quick lime, dissolve in
water, let it stand half an hour, then
paint the poisoned parts with it.
Three or four applications will never
fail to cure the most aggravated cases.
Poison from bees, hornets, spider
bites. &c., &c., is instantly arrested by
the application of equal parts of
common salt anc bicarbonate Of soda,
we'll rubbed in on the place bitten or
stung.
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We are likely to have a surfeit of
royal visitors this summer. The
Grand Duke Alexis, of Russia; the
reigning Duke of Saxe-Coburg
Gotha, Prince Albert's brother;
Prince George, third son of the
King'of Saxony; Prince Arthur of
England, and last, but not least,
King Thakambu, of the Fejee Is
lands, are all expected to journey
i'll the United States during the
coming season.
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Prize fighters are queer folks.
When notified of his .wife's death, Joe
Coburn returned at once to New York.
A representative of Mace waited on
him to say that it should be optional
with him whether the fight should be
postponed or 60 on as agreed upon.
Coburn. in view Of the large amount
of money at stake, and possibly in
indifference to his bereavement, de-
cided against further delay. Coburn
will be in readiness for the contest on
the 1lth May.
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The New York brokerage firm Of

The New York brokerage firm of
Woodruff & Clafin is in some trouble
in consequence Of certain charges
brought ty the mother of these ladies
against a Mr.. James Fl. Blood, said
by the. local papers to be a silent part
ner in the firm. The charges are
made public by Mrs. Clafin through
an affidavit, in which some scandalous
allegations are brought forward
against Blood. Nine Woodruff de-
nies the truth Of the alleged facts,
which will be investigated at the
Police Court. Family dissentions ap.
pear to be at the bottom of the trou.
blcs.
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Showers Of good things are fall
ing on Bismarck. A gateful coun-
try gives him $4,000, and the
King of Bavaria has sent him the
order of St. Hubert, with it's deco.
rations in diamonds. No doubt,
something nice will come from ST.
Petersburg, as the Gear knows how
to give. presents.
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4 party Of visitors went to the
summit of Mount Washington on
April 3Oth, to find out how the party
of scientific gentlemen who have
been quartered there all winter were
progressing. On reaching .the top
they discovered that these enthusiasts
had not yet had an opportunity OF
thawing out, as the day was of a
most wintry character, a snow storm
prevailing, and everything wearing a
December appearance.
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have property and desire to pro-
tect it are allowed to put them
down. This they can never 90
while they are themselves under
the ban OF the Republic.
Yours respectfully,
~. EWING.
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An indiviual who was puzzled to
know where all the Smiths came from,
has at last solved the mystery. At
Waterbury, Conn.,, on a long factory,
appears sign inscribed, "smith Man
ufacturing Company"
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tives, and in the following shows
that he is good judge of men as
we'll as a true friend OF the couu-
try:
TIMELY. ADVICE.
1st. Pass the bill pending in the
Senate to remove disabilities, but
first strike out all exceptions.
Few as these are, they will produce
much mischief; they select Il body
of the most influential men of the
South, and make. it their interest
to KEEP. up rather than quiet dlsor-
der-and you disable them for all
good service, and arm them with
ten-told power for mischief.
Thousands Of the now well dis
posed men Of the South will look
upon these excepted few as mar
tyrs to the cause which they have
all believed in and all supported.
This may be very wrong; but, un-
til God creates men anew, and
gives them new souls, new passinns
and new social feelings, this will,
unJer all like conditions, he tiie
effect Of special acts Of power such
as the exception in the Senatc's
disability act.
1T is much better to have their
aid than their opposition in your
effort to give peace and quiet to
the country ; and perhaps they are
less culpabie, i'll the forum If con-
science, than we are inclined to ad-
NIT. 1t may be true that our
Southern brethren and sisters do
not heartily love us, but we cannot
hope to gain their good will, or
quiet the natural Irritation of i
| vanquished people, by pouring
baskets of live pismires on then
heads or whipping them with net
ties. But if you strike out the ex-
ceptions and pass the bill, it will do
much good-it will enable the peo-
pie to govern themselves, which
; was impossible while the intelli-
gence of the country was under
the ban, and emancipated slaves
and adventurers on the one side,
and the K. X. K. Oh the other,
struggle for power.
I'd. Make the commission of
Southern investigation joint, and
put on it fair men OF both political
parties-not extreme men Of either
-meu not so far biased but that
they can see the truth and tell it,
and who will be believed by th''
public at large. They should look
t" the present and future, not the
past.
Sd. Do not pass any law giving
the President powers not conferred
by the Constitution, no matter how
strong the necessity may seem.
North and South, we have a right
to the protection of that instru.
ment, and if you violate it, and
those wronged thereby resist, you
and not Aey are pro lac ricc in re-
belllon. The argument that you
may violate the Constitution tc
save the Union would conclude tc
this also, that you may cut a mans
throat to save his life. But Dc
what you may, these maraudins
bands will for a time iutest thl
; country. 1t has always been tho
: case at the close Of civil wars, ent
, how they may.
The cavalers-tho men in Eng
land-furnished them in album
dance after the revolt of IT'S all,
1745, besides private adventures
, Dick Turpins and Claude Duvals
/ The South has tens of thousand.
. Of young men who are turne,
/ loose upon the world without prop
erty, industry or business habits
| who siugly or iu bands will iutes
5 the country until the people wh'
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"An Apolodu,

V0'
"Some time last winter DR.. S. E.
Sheldon ordered ME to make him
a fine single-breasted frock coat, to
be worth $45. T made the coat,
and it was perfect tit, but he left
it on my hands because be wanted
'swallow-tail' instead, whereby I
suffered a loss of So. This spring
he ordered Of me a business suit,
and endeavored again to leave a
coat on my hands. l told him to
leave ME the whole suit or pay me
for it. He refused, and I kicked
him out of my shop, at 8 o'clock.
on the morning of May 27th, 1871.
He has since, however, paid me,
and requested an apology, which
now make, and state that had he
paid me for my work. as requested,
I would not have kicked him out
of my shop as above mentioned.
81. V. HART"
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GOOD ADVICE LOST.

Old Tom Ewing, of Ohio, the
companion of Clay, Webster,
Wright, Calhoun, Preston, and
their peers in the Senate, being in
Washington on visit, has given
some good advice to his friends aud
Congress, which the latter chooses
not to take. The old statesman is
far wiser than the majority in the
Senate and house Of Representa-
tives, and in the following shows
that he is a good judge of men as
we'll as a true friend OF the coun-
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"A TA1LoR's IDEA OF AN APOLOGY.
"A Topeka (Kansas) papercontains
the subjoined apology. 1t was pub
lished at the aggrieved doctors ex-
peuse:
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A proposition from the Paris Com.
mune to the Versailles Government to
exchange the Archbishop Of Paris for
N. Blmqui has been refused by the
latter, as Blanqui. who is one Of the
principal revolutionary leaders of
Paris, is under sentence Of death,
pronounced against him by the coun-
Gil Of war.
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SCRAPS.

Some Cinnamon at Berlin diggins,
in Australia, have lately struck q nug-
get of gold weighing 1,7l7 ounces,
and worth $34, $3.50.
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The Pennsylvania Railroad Com.
pany now lights thirty-6ve passenger
cars with gas, and additions to the
number are being made as rapidly as
possible. Each car takes with it
enough gas for sixty hours steady
burning They have FIVE burners,
and are so brilliantly lighted that
reading is an easy matter il any part
Of the car.
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ON after q IN vesterdav
TIE BROOKLYN ALDERMEN.

Mayor Kalbfeisch sent yesterday to the
Brooklyn Board OF Aldermen, with his approval petit
ton signed by Henry +. Pierrepont and many other
leading citizens. asking the employment Of VIM. j. Nc
Anime civil engineer, 10 act associate with the
Consulting Engineer OF the Water Board IN report on
the best plan increasing the water supply, both en-
neers 10 select third umpire In case they disagree
The Board referred it to the Committee on Water and
Drainage.
communication asreceiyed from the street Commits.
eouer forwarding copy Of Chapter % OF the Laws Of
1871 relative running Of night boats on tie ferry
between Catharine-st, New-lOrk, and Man-st Brook
vn resolution adopted directing the Corporation
Counsel to request immediate compliance with the
provisions OF the act by the Union Ferry Company.
Chapter No OF the Laws of 1871 also read prOyd-
inc Tor the raising by of s72O55 81 to pay deficiency
incurred by the city for gas during 1870 resolution
was adopted directing the Mayor. Corporation counsel,
and City Clerk TO certificates OF Indebtedness 10
borrow the amount needed at per cent and apply the
proceeds I'm accordance with the act.
resolution was also adopted requesting the Legisa
ture 10 defeat any bill which might be introduced look
inc TO an increase Of fare the Van Bruntst and Erie
Basin Railroad. The Committee on Public Lands and
buildings made report faYorng removal OF the Police
HEADQUARTERS from the present location TO the Camp
bell Buildings at Court and Remsen-ss., the lease OF
which could he had for five years at $1,000 per annun
The of the present quarters Is $500 per annu A
resolution in accordance with the report Of the Commit
adopted.