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Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-09-27
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN NEW YORK.

New York City has lost millions of her
wealth by the plundering hordes of Dem
ocratic Tammany, but their worst offence
is not yet fully realized. They increased
the burdens of taxation. ruined her credit
abroad and made her courts of justice a
mockery-a place where rights of person
and property were bartered as merchandise
to the highest bidder. All this the world
knows now by heart. e2 . p.
But recent developments show that, not
content with it, these inscriptions rulers
have dealt a serious if not fatal blow at
the public schools of the city-the hope
for its future. Step by step, through the
insidious efforts of Romish priests, has
the unholy war been prosecuted. First,
the reading of certain passages of the BIZ
BILE was forbidden, then, in some schools,
the whole book was thrown aside. His
tory, which the priests deemed as objec-
tionable as Holy Writ, was then either en-
tireIy stricken from the studies to be
taught, or so modified as to be " unObjec-
tionable." a-
But the work of demolition did not pro-
gress satisfactorily enough for the Church
of Rome Some few bold, fearless men,
elected by the people, held positions on the
school boards, and they, for a time, stem
med the tide. But the priests were not to
be thwarted. They ruled the four thieves"
who in turn ruled the city. So they de-
manded the repeal of the law allowing the
people to elect the school commissioners.
A subservient Democratic State Legisla-
ture obeyed the edict, and the selection of
school commissioners was vested in Mayor
Hall, i. e. in the Catholic priests of New
York. This same Legislature voted thou
sand of dollars to Catholic institutions of
every kind, "from the Protectory to the
Founding Asylum" What is the result
1t is stated on good authority that this
new board is driving out of the schools
the protestant teachers; prohibiting the
reading of the Bible; that in one school the
children were found celebrating the Catho-
lie feast of the Ascension, and that since
1869 there has been steady decline in the
numbers of the pupils and in the disei-
pline and value of the schools.
In this war upon the public school sys-
tenn of New York, Tammany acts for the
Catholic priests, and the success of their
efforts and the prompt betrayal of the peo-
pies rights by the Democratic Legislature
at Albany shows how satisfactory and close
is the alliance in that great stronghold, be-
tween the Romish priests and Democracy
AS we said before, the exact extent and
=. =.
nature of this triumph of the Romish
Church is not yet known, for, like every
other feature of the corrupt rule of Hall,
Sweeny, Tweed and Connolly, this part OF
their work has been done eoyertly and
with as many I" blinds and turns = as pos
sible. But it seems to us the most danger
Gus blow at honest government that mas
ever been delivered, for it strikes at the
very foundation of our civil and religious
liberty. rs 81 lta 3 81
Orders for job work from nelghboring coun-
Ties promptly attended to at the CHRONICLE Of
fee.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-09-27

The Republican State Convention OF
Massachusetts, meets this day at Spring
field. The defeat of Butler seems to be
conceded, provided his opponents can unite
upon some good man. If necessary, Con-
gresham Dawes, for many years chairman
Of the Appropriation Committee, will be
put forward as man of unblemished rep
utation and great ability, upon whom all
Republicans can unite. f-.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-09-27

MONTGOMERY, ALA, Sept. 26-Hardeman' S
mill, twenty miles north of Montgomery, ex-
ploded.. Eight persons were employed In the
mill, five of whom were instantly killed and the
sixth one will die. One person was hurled q
hundred yards and torn into fragments, and
another blown fifty yards up hill and terribly
mangled. The mill is a total wreck.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-09-27

Orders for job work from nelghboring coun
ties promptly attended to at the CHRONICLE Of
fee.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-09-27

MOUNT VERNON, ILL.,, April %. 1871.
MEssRs. J. N. HARRIS & Co.. Cincinnati, Ohio
Gentlemen heard one of my customers speak in
such high terms of Aliens Lung Balsam to-day that
thought would write you the substance of his state
ment He says his mother who is now sixty years of
age has suffered with consumption for several years
AMI has been under the care of all best physicians
but never received auy permanent benefit; then she
resOrted to most every kind of Cough and Lung Bal
that could be procured for her. but all to avail
She still grew worse, until she confined to her bed
and when she seized with parOxysm of coughing
she would lose the of respiration and they
compelled to resort to various to restore breath
ing; and while she cOughed so hard she could not ex-
pectorate anything, and the family and friends had
given up all hopes of her recovery. Her son noticed
the advertisement of Aliens Lung Balsam in the
Christian Advocate, and they thought they would pro-
and try 1t. They commenced giving her the Bal
sam at o'clock P. NJ, directed dose every hour
until midnght then she took another spell of cough
ing, and expectorated mouth full of dark yellow mat
ter which was something she had not been able to do
for time. They continued to give her the Basam
until morning. and then she began eXpectorate free
y and within two hours she had expectorated three
pints of mucus matter, which her immediate re-
et and since that time she has continued to improve.
She sits up all day, and walk about the house
and take considerable outdoor exercise. Her son
bought of the Balsam to-day, and he is re ON
mending 1t very highly to every one.
Yours, respectfully, A. c. JOHNSON, Druggist
this letter refers to?
ALIENS LUNG BALSAM is without doubt the
public. 1t contains opium in any form, and its use
is harmless to the most delicate
To- Directions accompany each bottle.
j. N. HARRIS & CO.. Proprietors,
Cincinnati, Ohio.
FOR SALE BY ALL MEDICINE DEALERS.
For Sale by
L. !. SANFORD d CO., Knoxville, Tenn.
CHAMBERLAIN d ALBERS
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-09-27
FOR sAIE.

A DESIRABLE HOUSE AND LOT ON CUM
IA bERLAND Street, between Los e and Henley
streets convenient to the business part of the city i
offered for sale on accommodating terms. Apply on
the premises to
aug4tf Mrs. JOHN Il. HELMS.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-08-17
Tomato Pickles.

We generally make half barrel of these for a
family of about dozen, and must confess to
eating saucer full at meal. They can not he
exceled when properly made by any other pickle.
Our pickle maker says that she has the green to-
matoes gathered-she won't do that herself. and
she is perfectly right on that-but she does thor
Oughly wash them and cut them i'm thin slices,
>with equal OF less weight of cabbage chopped
fine. These are packed and, pressed down with
layers of SALT until the vegetable liquid works out
of them, which is generally twenty-four to thirty
six hours.
All the juice must be pressed through colan-
der. Then pour on scalding hot vinegar in which
red pepper enough just to taste has been sliced
up, and enough mace to give it agreeable flavor,
with few grains Of pepper and allspice. The vim
egar should cover the mass, which should he Kept
solid with a weight on il, and in about month
they should be Overhauled, the vinegar pressed
and strained off. Tomato pickles often spoil if
this precaution is not taken and even then they
need close looking after, repeating the operation
if necessary. The pickles put up for sale in bot
ties are always placed in them hot and sealed up
air tight. This is the most certain way to keep
them at all times.
When this course is practicable to pursue, they
are not only sure to keep well but need very little
care in watching them after being made, though
the most trouble Mt first. This nessl not he the
case, if one lot Of vinegar in hundred was what
it is pretended to be, good article, fit for
Cor Ioma Homestead.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-08-17
Michigan Wheat De,crloratlug.

The Detroit Commercial Bulletin, in reference
to the Michigan wheat crop, says: Most old de;,-
lers can remember the period when our fall wheat
was the glory of the Union, and celebrated all
over the country for its richness and weight. We
have little reason even now to complain of our po-
sition as wheat-growing State. But there is a
decrease apparent in our day, not only in the fat
of the berry, but the fiillness of the Juices.
Old farmers shake their heads and say the
wheat of to-day is deteriOrating, like the gen
Grafton of to-day. Michigan cannot grow as
good men those original heroes, the first
settlers; they not fed as good wheat as their
fathers. The foreigner who comes from Scandi-
navia says our winter wheat is not equal to his.
This hurts our pride. We do not think this strar-
ger from the higher latitudes, where bears and
seals are supposed to consort with reindeer and
Laplanders, can judge the quality of wheat
This claim of superiority for the cereal of Europe
il, however, more than asupersitition 1t il fact
justified by experience We have ourselves noted
the Observation-Disclosures i'm some cases. it is
true, but none the less assrlretl-between various
kinds of food in Europe and in America and even
in various portions of the North American con-
tinent. For ii is fact that the wheat of Yer
mont differs greatly from the wheat of California,
and in the fringes which surround the akai
plains of Mexico, and the pampas which lie to the
sonth of them, there is perceptible deterioration
in the quality of any wheat grown. 1t is thinner,
harder, and dryer. Perhaps in particular is
this more apparent than in the different quality
of oats. In the States which are known as pro-
Quoting light oats, the musll made from the ce-
real has chippy taste, and the flavor is watery
and poor. On the other hand, the food made from
the Scotch oats is rich and full, and although
grown in the same clayey sediment upon the
earth's crust, its superiority more than explains
why the ScOtchman sticks with such pertinacity
to his haggis.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-08-17
Smut in Wheat.

We recently met Mr.. c. w. Hollowel, an old
subscriber in Pasquotank County, n. c., who, like
many thousands of others, has been separated
from us by the war. Among other items he in
formed us that the "smut" had been greatly de-
trimental to the wheat crop throughout the
State. Three years ago he sowed 120 acres of
wheat, as follows: The seed for 40 acres was
soaked over night in strong old brine from pork,
and then Thoroughly mixed with lime by shovel
ing it over the barn floor. No smut was found in
the crop. For the second 40 acres, the treatment
was the same AZ the above, except that the brine
was reduced by adding an equal amount of wa
ter. This crop contained some smut. For the
third 40 acres the seed was wet with it only, but
well coated with lime. The crop was full of
smut. These experiments seem to prove that the
lime was not the curative agent An eBectaaI
remedy has been found in blue vitriol (sulphate of
copper). For each 10 bushels of seed wheat, 1 h.
of the vtrol is dissolved in water enough lust to
cover the wheat. The vtrOl dissOlves quickly in
hot water, but cold water may be used by giving
more time and stirring it occasionally. Expert
ments show no difference in the effects. when the
seed is simply wet and then sOwn, or when il is
suffered to lie in heap and soak for or 10 hours
Mr.. Holowell says that during the war little blue
vitriol could lie got, and that it sometimes cost
several dollars pound; and that those who oh
tanned it had good wheat that they could rea-
Oily sell it at high price for seed, so prevalent
was the smut. His soil is sandy loan, alluvial.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-08-17
s,np,e Cur. for ue.aac...

If the saying is true that he who causes two
blades of grass to grow where only one grew be-
fore is public benefactor.- how much more is he
tressing diseases that poor human nature is heir
TOT Having been afflicted for many years with
neuralgia headache, and after trying all the rem
e.iies could hear of without any benefit, had
given mp all hopes Of n cure, having had an elder
brother die a the disease, and being told by the
doctor that there was no cure for IL. / hanpiIy
Thought of trying salt, and in a short time was
delighted to see it had the best results 1t is
now about two months since tried the expert
Now want TO let "the whole world and the rest
of mankind know the remedy, and it is 50 simple
any one can use it. Take pinch of salt, and
snuff it mp your nostrils until you can taste the
salt IN your throat. Do not blow your nose for
considerable time but, the water runs, snuff il
mp until you can spit it out of your mouth In
changeable weather, or if you feel any return of
1t, repeat the remetiy.-Omaka Herald
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-08-17
Ma,e,s Early Peac hes.

So far a large proportion of the fruit sent for
ward has been of the Hale's Early, peach that
became Suddenly popular a few years ago, and
which nearly all of the planters went largely into
The Hale is a fine looking attractive peach, and,
when properly thinned ON the trees, a good sized
one, but it is very tender, requiring the most de-
lcate handling. and. when to be sent long distan-
ces, from this region, requires to he picked be-
fore fairly ripe The unusual forwarlness of the
season, with the excessive warm weather, has ri
pened up an immense amount of this kind of fuit
all at once so that it has been impossible to get
II into market in good condition. The result of
this is, that very little of this class of fruit has
more than paid for the price of packages the
picking, freight and commissions even If it has
done that. With the other good varieties of ear
ly peaches, such as Troths Early York. Honest
John. Crawford, &C., it would, in our opinion, he
to the advantage of every fruit grower in this re-
gion to uproot at least nine-tenths of all Hale's
Early and pay attention to those left, by properly
thinning and getting to market in good conili-
tion.-Prdirie Farmer
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-08-17
Went for Him.

rough looking specimen Of humanity was re-
Gently promenading up Chatham street, New
York, when he came plumply upon a Jew, a spe-
cimen of his race, about whom there was no mis-
take.
Without word of warning. the rough knocked
him sprawling into the gutter. Picking himself
up and taking his bleeding nose between his fin
ger and thnmb, he demanded an explanation.
"Shut up; I'll bust yer again !" shouted the az
gressor, approaching him again.
81 have never done notings nit you, and what
for YOU mash me in de nose! y asked Abraham.
Yes, yer hev; yer jews crucifie,l Jesus Christ,
and have mind to go for yer agin.r
But mine Colt, dat wash eighteen hundred
years ago." said the Jew.
"Well, don't care if it was; only heard of it
last night, replied the unwashed; and he went
for him again.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-08-17

In case of assault and battery, where stone
had been thrown by the defendant, the following
clear and conclusive evidence was drawn out of a
Yorkshire man:
"Did you see the defendant throw the stone. 2"
al saw a stone, and rs pretty sure the d..fe;l-
dant throwed it"
WAS it a large stone!"
:" should say it wur largish stone"
"What was its size."
q should say szeabe stone"
Can't you answer definitely how big il was ~
should say it wur stone of some bigness. :"
Can you give the jury some idea of the stone ="
Why, as near as can recollect it wur some
thing of stone"
cant You compare it to some other object p
Why, If wur to compare it, 80 rs to give some
Us lump of chalk!"
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-08-17
How q Dutehmau Got Even.

Once on a time there lived iovial Dutchman
whose name was Hannes Won Shrimpetiffel. He
had wife. He also had little grocery, where
beer and such personal property was sold. He
gave credit to parcel of dry customers, and kept
his book with piece of white chalk on the head
board of his bedstcad.
One day Mrs. Shrimpetiffel, in neat fit, took
it upon herself to clean house and things. So she
did, and she cleaned the head-board, and with SOAP
and wafer settled the old mans accounts by WI
ping away every chalk mark.
Pretty soon, the old yender of things came into
the house and saw what ruin his frau had wrought.
Then he said:
"Mein Gott. Fran Shrimpetiffel, what for you
make a ruined man Of me guess not You make
wipe away all dem name and figures what owe
dem fellers what's going to pay me before dey get
ready, and lose more as swei hundred tOllar~
His fran left the in fear and disgust.
When she returned, he had covered the head board
with chalk marks. Then said she:
"Hauness, you have make dem all right again,
don't ityD
"Well, my tcarer fran, / make fe figures all
right, but put down better names as dem
old fellers y0f you wipe Outw
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-08-17

Attention is called by the editor of the Journal
Of IPpIied ScirRce to the great value of the sun
flower plant in various economical applications.
According to this article the sunfiower can he
cultivated very readily, an acre of land sustain
ing 5000 plants at twelve inches distant from
each other. The flowers are very attractive to
bees and furnish great amount of honey The
average production of seeds may be 20 bushels
Ia the acre, yielding 80 gallons of OIL This
is said to he equal to olive oil for table use
and is well asapted to burning in lamps soap
making and painting. The refuse of the above
quantity of seed will produce 200 lbs of oil-cske
and the stalks may be either burnt to furnish
potash, when treated like flax may be made TO
yield fibre soft rs silk and in large quantity.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-08-17
for the farmer.
OPINIONS OF FARMER.

am near fifty years old, was always farmer,
| as was my ancestors, far back rs l can trace
them. NY opinions are formed On experience and
experiments that satisfy me-, whether they do
others or not
| OPINION I.-IIay should he ent when in fu,l
blooIu as all plants contain most saccbarinc mat
ter then, and consequently, are more nutritious
if used for food. Ii hay is left later, the sugar
turns to woody fibre. Wood and sugar are che
nically the same.
| U-AI heavy or clancy soils slianld he plowssl
| in the autumn so that The trusts of winter may
Iuverize them and Kill the germs Of insects de-
i Iosite ia the soil for the next season.
| UI-I1lc best way to raise calves is to take
| them from the cow dropped, if p0ssihle
never let them suck, they learn to eat or drink
s0oner and There is teats from biting. and
| the task of weaving the from the calf is soon
over. put them in place where they viii he
sheltered from the sun and rain, give good bed
of straw, and feed three or four quarts of new
milk per day until three weeks old, then feed
skim milk warmed. Let them have access to hay
| or grass. By this method have raised calves
| every year since can remember, and never lost
one in my life.
IV-Nine-tentlis Of our farmers do not SOW
| enough hay seed to the acre. have kept increa-
sing the amount and have not found stopping
place. The more seed the more and better hay;
if timothy and clover, up to half bushel each
peracre. If the surface of the ground is complete
| ~ covered, the hay will he fine, and no weeds
| can grow. / have choked ont Canada thistles
with timothy and clover seed sown as thick rs
chair on a dog" 20 as to form good, firm sod
| the first summer. Sow early in spring or in Fc
bruary.
V.-Oats should.be sowed very early, as early
| as possible. i saw good crop raised that was
sown in February, and was not narrowed but
showed and rained i'm.
yI.-Cooking food for hogs is better than doub-
ling the same amount if fed raw, if you wish to
fatten. For breeding, feed lightly.
VL-POtatoes are worth more, for all kinds of
stock, than most farmers think they are. If You
can have them frozen and cooked before they
thaw, the starch is turned to sugar, and know
of no food that will fatten faster or give better
flow of milk.
VH-In fattening beef cattle with corn meal,
never feed so high that you see smell the
effects Of it in the excrements for if you do you
may be sure You are losing your feed, as the cat
tie do not assinate all the nutriment there is in
the grain.
III believe corn-cobs, ground with the corn,
useful as residual matter, and they also contain
sugar enough to pay for feeding, if cooked seal
ded. In Chicago, ILL.,. they make good vinegar
from sweet extracted from corncobs.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-08-17
| THrypER-srrrckry Co,-xrryv,x,

A THUNDER-STRICKEN COuNTRYMAN.-A few
days ago one of our contemporaries contained a
quotation of gold in New York as follows:
God in New York closed yesterday at 1921"
An uncultured country1nan saw it, and know
ing nothing of the tricks of the printers devil,
was naturally puzzled. Accordingly, he inquired
of the editor of the Democratic paper in his vii
lage what it meant. The waggish quill-driver
told him it meant that God was above par in New
York city.
"By thunder!" exclaimed the astonisl,et coun-
tryman, "then it's the first time God has been
above par in New York since the rebellion,
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-08-17
ARTEMUs WARD remarked that "there is

ARTEMUs WARD remarked that "there is some
thing indiscrbably beautiful in the true wifes de-
votiOn to the husband. There is something very
awful in her grief when takes him away. Leaves
have their time to fall but death comes Irregular
ly and relentless. We recently heard a most
touching incident of the resignation of an affcc-
tionate woman ut the funeral of her husband.
Though she adored him. she did not repine at this
dark hour. Looking Mt the remains Of her loved
and lost husband for the last time, she put on her
bonnet, and thus spoke to the gentlemen whose
duty it was to oficiate a. pail bearers: "You
pall-bearers just go to the buttery and get some
rum, and we will start this man right along!r