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Disselving Bones for Manure.

WI. II. w.. Reading, Mass, ia the
Horticulturist, says:-''I have large
water-tights bogshead standing outdoor,
near the kitchen. In spring, | cover the
bottom about six inches deep with dry
soil. On this put layer of bones of
the same depth, and cover them entirely
with .unleaehed ashes. On these another
layer of bones. then ashes, and so on un-
til the hogshead is full. l leave it then
exposed to the rains all summer and win
ter, until the next spring. Then, on re-
moving the contents of the hogshead,
find nearly all the bones SO soft that they
will crumble to powder under q very
light pressure, and mixed with the ashes
and the soil, they give me a nice little
pile of most valuable manure, ready for
Immediate use. Any of the bones not
sufficiently subdued. I return to the hogs
head again for another twelve, months
slumber. In this way have, had no diff
ficulty In Transforming all the bones l can
get into bone meal. / buy them directly
from the butcher, at dollar a hundred
pounds, for the purpose of turning them
thus into manure, and consider them the
cheapest fertilizer that can obtain"
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Touchy Husbands.

Women have their faults, 'tis true and
very provoking ones they sometimesare !;
but if we would all learn, men and wo-
men, that with certain virtues which we
admire are always coupled certain disa-
greeablenesses, we might make up our
minds more easily to accept the bitter
with the sweet. For instance, every hus-
band, We believe, delights in cleanly,
well-ordered house, free from dust, spots
and unseemingly stains: the pains taking
machinery necessary to keep it SO he never
wishes to see, or, seeing, too often forget
to praise If, then. his wife, true to her
feminine instincts towards cleanliness,
gently reminds him when he comes home,
that he has forgotten to use the door-mat
before entering the sitting-room on q
stormy day, let him reflect before giving
her a lordly, impatient, ungracious
'.pshawp ~ how the reverse of the picture.
would suit him, viz: A slatternly, ".easy"
woman, whose apartments are q constant
modification to him In the presence of
visitors. 1t is a poor return, when wife
has made everything fresh and bright, to
be unwilling to take a little pains to keep
it so. or to be properly reminded. if for
getful on these points upon which many
husbands are unreasonably '.touchy" even
while secretly admiring the pleasant re-
suits of the vigilance of the good house
mother 1F -ri1
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As top-dressing for fruit trees, vines.
grain crops or garden crops ofany sort. on
ground that has been somewhat exhausted
by cultivation described below will be
found very useful. 1t would improve the
the mixture, however, to add to the ashes
about peck of good. newly Stacked lime,
which would bring the potash of the ashes
to caustic state and enable it more speed
lily to soften and dissolve the bones, which.
when lime is thus used, need not be ne
cessary in the absence Of quicklime.
With its use in this way. and with suffi-
cheney of good unleaked wood ashes, the
bones, which have merely been cracked
up with the hammer, may easily be soften
ed. "a 1.s,+.- .--ss e,r, =.
Take one barrel of pure, finely ground
bone. and mix with it a barrel of good
wood ashes; during the mixing. add grad
ually three pailsful Of water. The heap
may be made upon the floor Of sa out
building or upon the barn floor and, BY
the use of the hoe, the bone and ashes
must be thoroughly blended together
the water added is jsst sufficient TO lib
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they analyze the elements of which the
school is made up. and have the capacity
of adapting themselves to any emergency
The best way to ascertain the quali6-
cations which are essential for teacher
TO posses should be the object of every ex-
aminer. In the frat place, the examiner
should be qualified for his business. He
should know something of the character
and attainments of the schools for which
he is to examine the teachers. He should
be successful teacher himself, that he
may know what is essential to learn of the
qualification of applicants for license to
teach. He should never put all the teach
ers in the county to the expense of going
to the county-seat and paying for tie priv
iiege of being put in close confinement for
four or six hours. His examinations
should be held at specified times, at sever
al convenient points in the county when
the county is notstoo large it would be
better to have held in every township.
No teacher should be engaged by any party
for ungraded schools until he has procur-
ed the necessary credentials. Ifit is the
duty of the county superintendent or
county examiner to examine the teachers
of his county, he should notify the direc-
tors or trustees of the several districts, of
the time and place where each examination
is to be held, that they may be present at
such meeting as will best accommodate
them and the teachers whe have applied
for situationin their several districts
Public School Adcocate.
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Our statesmen.

Clay reached the age Of seventy-fve1
jackson, seventy-eight; Calhoun, sixty
eight /; Webster, seventy John Q. Adam,
eighty-one; Buchanan, seyenty-eight !;
Van Buren,. .eighty-o Taylor, sixty
four; Cass, eighty-two Marcy was seven
ty-one7 and Edward Everett the same.
Benton was seventy-six and remarkable I;
Webster, Calhoun, Cass and Van Buren,
were born the same year-1782. Going
back to men of older date. John Adams
saw his ninety-frst year; Jefferson his
-eighty-third both dying on the 4th of
July, 1926. Burr lived to eighty-one.
which is a striking contrast to bis ances-
tors. for his father was forty-two at the
time of his death. and his grandfather,
Jonathan Edwards, was only sixty-six
Monroe lived to seventy-three John Jay
to eighty-four, and Patrick Henry to six
ty-three. We thus learn that our politi-
clans. notwithstanding their cares and
vexatiens, enjoy an existence much be-
yond the average.
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Gems Of Theught.

Charity IS an eternal debt, and without
limit. =, :.
. u,.atest countenance in its lowest estate.
The certain way to be cheated is to
fancy one more cunning than others.
II is of no advantage to have a lively
mind if We are not just The perfection
Of the pendulum is not to go fast, but to
be regular.
Minds of moderate calibrc are too apt
to ignore everything that does not come
within their own range.
The difficulty in life is the same as the
difficulty in grammar-to know when 10
make exceptions to the rules. go
Great powers and natural gifts do not
bring privileges to their possessors 50
much as they bring duties.
Il is mortifying reflection for any man
TO consider what be has done, compared
with what he might have done. 3.4
The mere lapse of years Is not life. To
eat. and drink, and slecp-to be exposed
to darkness and ligbt----to pace round in
tho mill of habit, and turn thought into
an implement of trade-this is not life.
10 all this but poor fraction of the con-
seiousness of humanity is awakened, and
the sanctities still slumber which make it
worth while to be. Knowledge, truth, love,
beauty, goodness, faith. alone can. give
ritsIity to the mechanism of existence.
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To-Morrew.


Tomorrow is world of prophecies
the place. where human fancy most de,
lights to dwell. Silent and mute it lie.
before us cleaning with hope and happJ
anticipations. 1t has been said that the
two great pleasures of living are in having
something to love, and something to hope
for, and the last of these is ever before us
in the. promises of tomorrow" ala
Tomorrow we may not know, and it is
well that it is thus ordained to be. for be-
yond the invisible veil that conceals alike
its coming joys and sorrows, our fancy
may revcl only in what is beautiful aud
fair, nor see the gloom or shadows of COM
ing trials, and worldly Affections, that.
could we anticipate as sxed realizes that
were certain to come, would mar all our
peace and enjoyment of the present. Esl.
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A Slip Of the Tongue.

If there is any defect more striking
than any other in American character, it
is bashfulness. Young America, in par
ticular' is painfully affected by it. An in
cident is mentioned by correspondent,
who was desired by his aunt to go over to
her neighbor Shaw's and see if be had
any straw for sale for filling beds. Mr..
Shaw" said our informant, "was blessed
with goodly number of Misses Shaw,
and therefore felt little timid at en-
countering them. To make the matter
worse, arrived just as the family was
seated at dinner. Stopping at the door
way, hat in hand, | stammered out "Mr.
Straw, can you spare me enough shaw to
ell couple of beds?" "Well," replied
the old gentleman, glancing around at
his large family, and enjoying my mistake.
II don't know but | can; +; how many will
you nced?' Before L could recover,
those hateful girls burst into chorus of
laughter, and broke for home"
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crate the caustic alkalies, potash aud soda
and these react upon the gelatine of the
bone. dissolving the little atoms, forming
kind of soap. and fitting it for plant ali
ment. s It must be used in small guam
titles, or in about the same way as the So
called superphosphates. A barrelof this
mixture is worth two of any of the COM
mercial Fertilizers, and the cost win be
but about Lalf as much. II the bone
meal and ashes are very dry, four pailsful
of water may be required. but cares must
be exercised BOT to have it inconyenientiy
moist. 1t may be ready for use in a week
after it Is made. Pure, raw, finely
ground bone and the best of ashes should
be employed.--Joxrnal Of Chemistry.
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teE9n WesIcy's Way.

When John Wesley saw young man
in danger of falling into snare of evil as
sociates, he did not watch him sharply at a
distance and speak of his shortcomings to
thers,predicting that he was ION the high
road to ruin" He invited him to his table,
and by gentlemanly, affable manner
sought to give him good subjects for con-
ducts. Advice thus Hospitality enforced
was very impressive He would draw out
the young man in conversation and learn
what studies he was most proficient in,
which were most essential to his success,
and then assist him to acquire mastery
over them. Another most valuable way
of aiding a young man whom social danger
threatened. was to make him acquainted
with well disposed, religious young men.
who would lead him into good paths.
He watched over their future career with
a fathers interest and tenderness. and in
very simple manner accomplished vast
amount of good, besides prevent a world
of evil
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Hurilsr OF the Campaign.

The democratic hope of success next
November, by means of republican aid.
reminds us of negro sermon which we
| once heard, as reported by clerical
friend in this city. We do not remember
ever to have seen it in print The col
ored preacher, in the course of a very
animated discourse, related dream which
he had dreamed afew nights before. He
said - foJi'ie' - p - .--ll -y
'.My brethring and my sistering-Ah
dreamed dream ah. AMI dreamed dat
l had dc berry identikul dream dat Jacob
went up to saw de7Lored on. An I put
it up to heben-ah, an by de help OBJ faith
| mounted away up de top: an it
was too short-ah. An 1 took it down,
an l spliced it an / put it up to heben
de second time-ah; an by de help OBJ
faith mounted away up to de top de
second time-ah ;an'. it was too short agin-
pah. An l took it: down, an put on a
smashing big splice an / put it up to
heben de third time-ah, an by the help OBJ
faith | mounted AWAY up to de top de
third time-ah an was too short de third
time ah.'' ~ -,'.5
democratic experience, precisely.
The preacher paused moment for
breath, then resumed more loudly and
excite6ly than ever.
: $50 spread my wings an / give an
.a-l-m-i-g-h-t-y jumpr'
Then his voice dropped to confidential
whisper, and he concluded by saying =
An got de t-a-r-n-a-t-i-o-n-e-s-t fall
dat ebber you see on Gods yearth!'.
Morae In November.
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1t is universally acknowledge fact, we
think, that the success of school depends
almost entirely upon the qualification Of
the teacher. BY qualification we mean
what it comprises in its broadest sense
Many persons are abundantly qualified in
some respects. and entirely deficient in
other. What are indispensable prerequis
tiles to success in one school may not be
in another.
A teacher may labor successfully for
years in a certain school. and receive, as
he may deserve, the admiration of all in
terested parties. Transfer him to another
field of labor, and he win be found entire
ly unqualified for the position. No two
children are precisely alike in all their
characteristics no two families have the
same methods Of family Goverameht and
discipline and no two schools can be sue
cessfnlIy conducted in precisely the same
manner. We have known teachers who
have taught in many schools and never
made failure but we are inclined to
think such cases are rare. Such teachers
have no stereotyped method of govern,
ment or instruction; they examine and
familiariss themselves with the situation
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Make "a Notice Of This.

If any one speaks i'll of tLes," says
Epictus, reconsider whether he hath truth
on his side, and if SO, reform thyself, that
his censures may not affect thee When
Alexander was told that the very boys
laughed at his singing, he said, "Ah,
then must learn to sing better" Plato
being told that he bad many enemies who
spoke i'll of him, said: at is no matter /;
L shall live so that none will believe them"
Hearing at another time that an inmate
friend of his had spoken. detractingly of
him, he said Il am sure he would not do
it if he had not some reason for it, This
is the surest as we'll as the noblest way of
drawing the sting out ofreproaeh.. and the
true method ofpreparing man for the
great and only relief against the pains of
calumny. ..-. f-.. .i... .,.iT g.
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How 10 Spend Evenings.

When Amos Lawrence first came to
Boston, he boarded with a large number
OF young men who were clerks, like him
self, or learning trade. He was eager to
acquire knowledge ard to form good
habits which might fit him to become a
successful merchant. lie tried hard to per.
Sasde the other young men TO spend their
evenings at home in reading, and ways for
mutual Improvement But most of them
declined, saying that they worked through
'ne day and needed recreation. They
preferred to 60 places of amusement-to
concerts. balls and theatres.
Mr.. Lawrence, in later life, when giving
sooo advice to one of his sons, referred to
: Tue history of these young men. They
hao every one become bankrupt in fortune
ana most Of them had also been wrecked
~ Character. Those who, with himself,
..u spent the evenings at home. had pros
Peieu and lived useful lives, some of them
a''a,ning high distinction. He said to
.nO'her friend i: "It is on account of so
.' ~.en leisure that so many fine youths are
ruined in this town.,
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Live md Learn.

In the school of life all are pupils. and
each day brings us some new thought and
experience. The human mind, unless
dwarfed and crippled by neglect and
abuse, is eve' cleaning new grains of men,
tai wealth from the field of knowledge.
and creating and developing original
thoughts aud ideas. Man is never too
old for mental improvement never so
good that be is not capable of being made
wiser and better. 1t is related of DIR.
franklin that he did not commence bis
philosophical studies until he was near
ly fifty years of age, and that his most re-
markable discoveries were the results of
hard study, and patient and laborious in-
vs.tigatiOn. conducted ut an age when
most men consider they have outgrown
their usefulness. The human mind IS lik e
srolling SNOWFALL that gathers as it goes.
and 80 long as it retains its powers It is
capable of Development and education.
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Pictures.

Pictures. even of the simplest and most
Inexpensive kind, contribute much toward
The adornment and beautifying of home.
They relieve the cheerless mnnotony of
bare walls, and aid greatly to dispel the
G oomy and lonely appearance of a room.
They are companions to the solitary and if
they be of cheerful character, they are
ever suggestive of pleasant thoughts and
fancies. Never hang gloomy print or
picture upon your walls. In your selec-
ton let not your taste be of the character
of the traditional tombstone. weeping
willow and disconsolate mourner, so much
in vogue among our ancestors; choose,
rather, tie representation of beautiful
fruit and flowers. of happy human face.
and landscapes suggestive of sunshine and
joy. They will constantly remind you of
the goodness of the Creator, and of his
wonderful gifts to the children of men.
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Old Age.

Beautiful is old age, beautiful as the
slow, dropping, mellow autumn of a rich,
glorious summer. In the old man, ma
ture has fulfilled her work she loads him
With her blessings; she fills lin with the
fruit of well-spent life, and surrounded
By his children and his children's children,
she rocks him softly away to the grave, to
which he is followed with blessings. God
forbid we should call it beautiful! 1t is
beautiful, but not the most beautiful.
There is another life, hard. rough and
,horny. trodden with bleeding fee. and
srhing brow, the life of Which the cross is
the symbol, battle OF which no peace
follows this side cf the grave, which the
grave gapes to finish before the victory is
Won and strange that it should be SO.
This is the highest life of man. Look
along the great names in history-tbere is
none whose life has been other than this.
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True as Preaching.

No man who has ever had any connec-
"OH with the newspaper will question the
run OF the following statement:
Newspapers credit wider and longer,
81 Oitener cheated. suffer more pecun.ary
uses, are offener the victims of misplaced
Onnoenee, than any other calling in the
,VMmaAity r;.n Peopl4pay printers bill
"n more reluctance than any other. 1t
sOes harder with them to expend dollar
~ valuable newspaper than ten on a
N'gaw; yet everybody avsils himself of
.s EDITORS pen and printers ink. How
any professional and political reputa-
~'as and fortunes have been made aud
raalned by the friendly though unre-
E'ted, pen of the editor? How many
i. sOryo towns and cities have been brought
.' notice and puffed into prosperity by
~ press! How many railroads, now in
II J1essiul operation, would have founder
/ Sut Tor the lever that moves the world :?
H.. saoIt what branch of industry and ac-
nd M! has not been promoted. stimulated
'1' defended by the presss
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,ur $500 C-,,-- Co.,

The President, we notice, has request
ed the resignation of Mr., Casey, the. Col
lector of Customs at New Orleans, and OF
his deputy. Mir. IEerwig. 1t is generally
known that General Casey is a brother-ia-
law of the President, and this action, con-
sequently, shows that General Grant is
ready to remove his relations, from Office
when the interests of the public Service re-
quired it. Though the Congressional
Committee appointed to: investigate the
affairs at New Orleans have not made a
report duplicating General Casey, the
President has thought the character of a
portion of the testimony required a change
in the officers at the Custom House The
conduct of General Grant in this ease will
be approved by the public, aud will go far
to silence the enemies of the President,
who are necessarily charging him with
nepotism.
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Silent Influence.


We are touching our fellow-beings on
all sides. They are affected for good or
for evil by what we say and do, even by
what we think and feel. Mayfowers in
the parlor breathe their fragrance through
the atmosphere. We are each of US as
silently saturating the. atmosphere about
ms with the subtle aroma of our character.
In the family circle, beside and beyond
all the teaching the daily life of each par
ent and child mysteriously modifes the
life of every person of the household.
The same process on wider scale is
going on through the community: NO
man liveth to himself and no man dieth to
himself. Othersare built up and straigh-
tened by our unconscious deeds; and
others may be wrenched out OF their
places and thrown by our unconscious IN
flusnce.-Er. -.
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QNFSBOROUGH, TENNESSEE THURSDAY. MAY %. 1879.

row-minded blockheads of-the Loya'
League. He would. write all his owl
messages and print them as doubie-leaded
editorials signed FL. g. in the ,Trib,nc
and then if any of the other editors. com.
planned of his partiahty he would de.
nopnee them as ssthese small beings whom
God for some ~inserutable reason per- mits
to edit majority of our journals.'' He
would administer the Government in such
way as to save 81, ,551 per year-pre-
clsely the amount madesby the Tribune
during -the twelve months Mr.. Greeley
"took it in personal Charge
E Many other things marvellous aud an
ona1eus would he do. Abnt alas he can
neither be nominated NOR elected. By
giving to Grant all the power he asked
for against the Democrats, Mr. Greeley has
put into the soldiers hands the means,
and into his mind the resolution 10 be his
own successor, so far as the Convention
of the Republican Party can make him
so. Mr. Greeley let that ofice-holder out
IN kansas draw his FIRE, and thereby he
utzGrant on his guard Heneeforth the
.Junffiefdliness" of the TFitN,e, vbichit
admits admits GRANTS refsrrable to its Correct
-nsotive-at{ {I1.v1oa~ +SssiSiS-,
TFtuE AMBITION 3 9E -IHE m EFT TRIBUNE ys ED
Q I1Y7J eiToR! NHm ) - @D
s The Office holders aud wirespullers will
first put Grant on the track again. and
then, as old, whip Mr. Greeley into sup
porting him. He will be opposed to a
second term for Grant just as he was op-
posed to a second term for Lincoln, and
his effort to control the bought and paid
for denomination will, as before, be de-
feated, and be, as before, will be COM
pelied to do nauseating duty as trum-,
PETER. The best thing Mr.. Greeley has
done is only to identify all this partisan
meeting with his personal ambition. He
will be openly headed off, but he will be
forced to advocate the '.sashed and girded
SPHINX as be called him once; forced to
sec him defeated. and forced to live under
the rule of the party which has made to
his abilities fuller and franker acknowl-
edgments than he ever has to that party's
loyalty and patriotism.
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The Chicago board of education has
just fixed the salaries of the women prin-
cipals Of grammar schools at the same
rates as those paid to men principals. The
press thereupon tender them their sincere
congratulations, the Post characterizing
their act as ''the triumph of justice. !"
The vote was very decided one, twelve
in the affirmative to two in the negative.
A very conservative influence has been
enlisted against this movement, although
no reason has ever been assigned for it
but indisposition to make changes. Its
friends, however, have lately become more
persistent, and kept by the agitation till
their efforts were crowned with success.