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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-04-08
Spring Opening.

5. BLoSDHEIM's CLOTHING ESTABLISHMENT,
Corner King and Fairtar streets.
The subscriber begs leave to state that he has
lust returned from the North with large and
We'll selected stock Of
MEMS AND BOYS CLOTHING,
at all the leading styles. These goods were all
purchased prior to the late advancein Wooens.
Twenty-Five per cent can be saved by ouylhg
early. > BLoEDHElM,
NH % Corner King and Fairfax sts.
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Head Manager.
nj, %
<yEW WALL PAPERS.

The largest and best selected stock Of WALL
PAPERS and DECORATIONS ever offered
in this city-new designs selected with great
care from the best manu- facturerS.
All orders for Paperng private or public
buildings promptly executed with artistic skill.
The many years experience ma kes me conf
dent of giving satisfaction to all who may. favor
me with their patronage. J. 7. CLARKE,
ap 6 No l59 King street, Aexa.
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DOUBLE DAILY TRAINS.

I,l,, ls-1 ~,
!, ~. ~. a ' 60 ,: III ,' ,:y WhS
9sy P',sSensGi 'Ins.S n'I' az ''T "
~ ~. va, at - l, i,T TrW VIZ
anI NEW ORLEANS. At CiorIon.ville con-
'l''t" L ' M, ~ ii.a,' Ill., .,.,
~ ~, H R'd S,.n,,,r sh1 VItGI%I4
S ~ ~ ri," ,,,t i,l,t> NJ
81 a" ~ W." u,
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'7oGlst"rsl' anu NJ washington -" '"o >'''"
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NEW GOODS,
~ at
ROBERT +. WOODS.

We call attention to our NEW GOODS now
coming in from New York.
Our stock was purchased this season with
especial reference to the scarcity of money, and
amount than ever before.
sn6 z L, WOOD
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NEW PARASOLS,
r T, WOODS.

r. L. WOODS.
Now open our full supply Of PARASOLS, Of
all kinds, all qualities, and at all prices. We
keep them IN special room. Customers will
please ask for them. apt
HARDWARE, CUTLERY, &c, at IS King
IL street-We are now receiving complete
assortment of Table and Pocket Cutlery, Build
crs' Hardware &C., &C., to which we invite at
trntion. For sale wholesale and retail.
j. T. CREIGHTON 81 SON,
ap5 IS King St, cor. Royal.
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W. F. BROOkES.

FOR RENT-The three-story BRICK
am WAREHOUSE on the east side of Union
street, between King and Prince, adjoining that
occupied by j. T. Henderson & Co. Possession
given immediately. Apply to ). H. JANNEY,
AS King street ap Scott
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Opening of Spring Trade

Opening OF SprlnS Iraue
1T
3ARFPTA CLoTTING HALL.
So King street.
]. SCHWARTZ s Co.
Are now exhibiting fine stock of
SUMNER CLOTHING
which. notwithstanding the advance in Wool
ems. they are selling st remarkably low prizes.
s. DEALHAM,
NH % Head Manager
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COMMISSION. .nERCH.8.,-Ts.

=; = tYIIDi s w1LKEN1NG' Z "'lAAS'S''
" Successors to w. F. Henderson,
GROCERY, LIQUOR 8 GENERAL COM
MISSION MERCHANTS,
No 30 North Royal st.
Dealers in GROCERIES, TEAS, COFFEEs,
SUGARS, CIDER VINEGAR, BACON,
WHIsKEY, BRANDY, WINES. SCOTCH
ALE, PORTER, sc.
RING NC and I MAcK sss G.''''A' 'NAD : NV
Choice brands Of SEGARS and TOBA, CO
always on hand
CLOVER and TIMOTHY SEED A large
invoice Of GRASSES just received
Strict attention paid to the sale Of COu NTRi
PRODUCE. NH 2G--tf
w. a sAooT'
SALT, COAL AND LASTER,
OOT'S WHARF,
Foot of Princess ST.
feb 2l-tf Alexandria. Virginia.
Y NJ. Law son,
Successor to BrcwiS i Lawson,j
GROCER & COMMISSION MERCHANT,
Nos. ca and G1 Cameron street
Alexandria, Va.
Orders and consignments solicited. feb IL
IIUOE j JUd NSTOE,
Successors to Fowlc j. Co..
NO. PRINCE STREET
GENERAL
MMlSSION AND SHIPPING MERCTS.
Dealers IN al kinds Of
FERTILIZERS, SALT AND PLASTER
Agents oftne
NEW YORK STEAMSHIPS.
Also Of the
LIVERPOOL i LONDON & GLOBE IN
SURANCE COMPANY.
feb 5-tf
IA L - II
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TN ORDER to close out our remnant OF
j OUNCE and PEACH BUTTER, we have
reduced the price of the same. Any one in
search of something nice will do we'll to cal! at
l47 King street.
w T.. BkOOhES.
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KESLRDHDS.
s. OHIO RAILROAD
r. ~ E u - fsssszEs: g b.

APRIL |, 1872.
TWO TRAINS DAILY, except Sundays, be-
tween Alexandra and Hamilton.
Leave Alexandria ut 9 4J 4 IN. and 4. I'D p. m:
pass Leesburg at 10 % a. IN, and $50 p m; AMI
arrive at Hamilton ut II a. III. AID - D. m
Leave Hamilton at !. 80 n. IN. and II. % !. M;
pass Lccsburg al a. N. and LIZ ?: m; ana ar-
rive at Alexandria ut s u u. IN nnd 30 p m
Tn. 8 4J n. m train from Alexandria and Il ~
D. m. train from Hamilton CONNECT al Hamilton
with kcrnp's Daily Linc'i Coachr: for Purcell
vile, SnickrrSvlilc, Bcrryvile and Winchester;
also with Raamel's Line of Coaches, which lcny"
Leesburg daily for Aide and MIddI"burg.
Communication tickets, 3 cts. per mile
Annual tickets. $50.
T. H. HAEENER,
NH 2G-tf General Ticket Agent.
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r A VI z H NJ y Z \ )

Seventy five groce Fire-prool, Sun, Comet,
o. h. and Hinge Chimmeys also Sun, Comet,
Sun-hinge, Argsnd, Favorite, Orient and No
chimney Burners, Just received at 65 King st.
NH 2s-3m +. j. MILLER.
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OPENING DAY !

~ OPENING DAY!
Mrs C. L. SIMPSON will open at her BA-
ZAROF FASHION, on THURSDAY, April
nth, an elegant assortment of Pattern Bonnets
and Hats, to which she would call the attention
of the ladies. ap 6-td
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TURKS ISLAND SALT.
5000 bushel

O.OUO bushels
TURKS ISLAND SALT,
10 arrive per schr Jane For sale at lowest
market rates by HOOE s. JOHNSTON,
ap5 No. 2 Prince street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-04-08

GEORGE WASHINGTON. w. w. HEkbEhT
XIIASHINGTUN y HERBERT,
w Successors to Geo Wa-hingtnn.)
GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHA NTS,
No. II North Union st.,
Alexandria, Va.
Particular attention gwen To the sale OF all
kinds Of COUNTRY PRODUCE, and illnp
orders for GROCERIES, GUANO, SEEDS,
PLASTER, FISH, SALT, LINE kr., nj the
lowest market price. feb TT
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rFFICE CLYDES STEAM LINES,
~ II South Delaware Avenue,

OFFICE CLYDES STEAM LINES,
~ y South Delaware Avenue,
Philadelphia, Nov. !, 1871.
For the purpose Of Ctirrng additional incil-
tics. and To meet the urgent re- "a
Turrmrnts of shippers, We have $1I hi Il
decided To increase the number Of
0ur>tralIer> on the line to A LEN DRlA and
WASHINGTON and on and after November
ol!, will run srlni-w.'kly line of steamers be-
tween tins and the above named points, leaving
Phiad"ipha, from pier :, North Wharvcs, on
Wednesdays and Saturdays at noon; and George
town. from Cnnpany's docks Mondays and
Thursdays and Alexandria on Tuesdays and
Thursday -connccling with the Orange, A lex
andria and Manassas, and Washington j. Ohio
Railroads, and Chesapeake and Ohio Canul.-
Freight forwarded to all points on these routes
and their connections.
Shippers by this route may depend upon care
fuI handling Of ireig ht and prompt dispatch. No
extra charges made for forwarding
w. y. CLYDE CO, Agents
g. f. HYDE, Georgetown, ID. &.
VI. ELDklDGE j. CO., Alexandria, Va.
nov It'll
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ALEXANDRIA AN
w GEURG ETUWN K. X.
-. 90 & a e = - 80; :


WINTER SCHEDULE FOR THE
DEPARTURE OF PASSENGER TRAINS
On and after MONDAY, October u. ISL
through Mail Trains leave Washington iron.
Maryland avenue dclrot.at 10 ~ III. and pm.
for Lyncl:burg and Intermediate stations, sun
days Included. Leave Alexandria, from Dukr
and Henry streets. III GIG i. II. and go =. Ia.
from Lynchburg and intermediate -tati"n. sun
days included. connecting with the morning AMI
evening trains for Baltimore. PhItMd"IlElu amt
New York
Local Passenger Trains leave Washington.
from Maryia!ld Avcnuc Depot. nj .:lJ, SO. g.
and II II. and l:Io. $50 G@J Mn. 40 =. III.
Leave Alexandria, from tn. corner .: Duke and
Henry streets. II li3 IT,. and $50 =. n, and
from the corner Of King a'gi St A-ap street:
ut Is, s and 10 a. m, aud IL l2:jn 800 and pm
Local Sunday Trains leave Alexandra. IRON
the corner of Duke and Henry streets. al i:43
H. md $50 >. IN. Leave Washington, iron.
Maryland ave. depot, al $50 Il. and 10 +. IN
iG- The 1:l5 II. and 300 =. IN. local trains
from Washington conne"t "l:h the morning and
evening trains ofthc ". X .. K. K. for l.er>burt
and Hamilton. The Il. III. and 800 p. M. local
trains from Alexandra ""niscct m!ih III" !!t"rl
ing and evening train, .: til" ". X -. l.. K
from Lcr>burg and HAMILTON.
Through tickets can be procured nj ln' |iii'''
of The Company. corner Of 9Th street and Mary
land sv-nur Washington. and baggage cl,-"ke"
through. y. \. STEN EMS, Gen. SUPP
w }. PHELPS, Gen. Manager. oct 2l--tl
ORANGE. ALIEN. y MANASSAS K. X.
~ Alexandria, Va, August l., 1871.
THROUGH TICKETS
For ALTIMukE. rDILADELrHli and
NEW YORK, and All I'll" GREAT " kH.,
are OH sale at the Ticket u!r", corner Duke ahd
Henry streets, for tn REGULAR through trains,
leaving at 10 II. III. And 80 =. Ii hoHg al
the above named regular hours, these tlchcls
will also b.. recognized on train, lraving nj l. 10
h. and sop. IN.
Il.
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STEHMBO.9TS.
DOTOMAC TRANSPORTATION LINE.
THE STEAMER EXPRESS,

THE STEAMER EXPRESS,
Capt. A. G. NICKLE,
This steamer having been thoroughly re-
paired and otherwise improved, will re-
sumo her old route on Tuesday, March 5th,
leaving pier No. 10 Light street wharf, sT-A
Baltimore, EVERY TUESDAY, $780, 49,.
Up. m. for Alexandria, Washington and George
town und Potomac River Landings,
RetuRRvVg y lesyg Sixh St wharf, WASH
King street wharf. Alexandria at / u. m.
Freight taken at lowest rates. For further
information apply To.
No. II King street, Alexandria
A. NEEDHAM s. SONS,
NH 2-tl No. l42 Light street. Baltimore.
-.sEA LOWER POTOMAC LINE
BALTIMORE III. AND po 1SS RIVER
LANDINGS Also for
FREDERICKSBURG AND RICHMOND.
The steamer GEORGEANNA will, on and
after THU RSDAY, I'D of February, 1872, re-
sumo her trips, leaving Baltimore from Pier 9,
Light street, every THURSDAY, ats pm,
town OF Saturday Of each week.
Returning, will leave Alexandra evcsy
MONDAY, arriving in Baltimore every We'd
''>'>'''' ''''' q C. +. IRVINE, Agent ~
l39 Light st., Baltimore
HoOE 4 JOHNSTON,
feb 24-tf Agents, Alexandria, Va.
Diver ROUTE.
IL
The steamer WA WASET will resumcr her
TWO TRIPS A WEEK to usual ~U~7
landings on the Potomac on IT, S-s.ssGs:-.=-=7E
DAY, March s. 1877, leaving Washington at i
II IN. and Alexandria ut a. N.
Tuesdays trip including informed
ingS, to Curriollan. late land
Fridays trip, including intermediate landings,
to Come river. ). 5. HOWISON,
President Potomac Ferry Co.
S. GEpNEr, Gen. Supt. feb 23-tf
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MOLLY WARDEN PARASOLS.

A splendid assortment of Parasols, all styles
with tourist handles, Just received by
ap2 WITH Err & SLA YIN AKER
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~ . K + O l. X a \ b EOS to- N.

The STEAMER LADY OF THE LA X r., con-
meeting ut Norfolk with the steamers .T"
of the Merchants and Miners rrtn>
portut"n Company Ior Boston, will leave her
wharf, No I south whalv,S, EV cry MON
DAY, WEDN ESEAY and FklDA \ at 4.:D D..
H., for Norfolk. Returning, leave Norfolk Oh
TUESDAYS, THukSDAIS and SATuk X
DAYS, 1T j p. M, stopping at Fort Washing
ton, Glymont Pney Point, Point lookout and
Fortress Munroe
This line, contracting nj Alexam!ria with the
o., A. x VI. and w. i y. K. Rs, and Ut Nor
lolk with the Boston steamers, offers superior in
Iucern-tto for the rapid and careful shipment Of
all kinds of freight to Boston. The rates being
low, the attention Of shippers is particularly dl-
rcctrd to this feature. All freight forwarded
free Of cun'nlssiun and through bills Of lad'ng
gwen.
For freight or passage apply on board or to
Y. ID. GRONEk, Norfolk, j. q. WATERS,
Gp"rgcluwn, or NJ. ELDRIDGE i Co.
Agents Alexandria.
5. P. BROWN & son, Gen. Agts.,
Cor 18th - and New York ave,
Washington ID. {.
First raSs fare to Norfolk 81; round trip, Sc.
Second class fare /" Norfolk, 50; round trip. s.
NH l4tf
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sss, EKCHANTS' LINE NEW YORK
sast.ikLasxEs STEAMSHIPS
The line consist, ul the following tirSt-r!asS
outside >teaIncra:
f. {. kNIGHT...... Capt W. 5. johnson
JOHN GIBSU Capt. VI. ii Winters
VALLEY CITY ............... .....C Capt. Bricl
VIII leave New York VERY SATl' RDAi
Tor this port and, returning, will leave tirXan
'lra EVERY FRIDAY, ut II . clock.
All freight must be OH the dock by ga. III.
For freight or passage apply to
HOUE u JOHNSTON
Agents. No. Prince street.
Agents in New York,
GEO. Z. MERRlCk,
apo ZIG South ST.. Pier No. 81 East river
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aIl i-lS
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T AIDES COLLARS,
IL By the thousand,
At R0RERT l. WOODS

DLATFORM SCALES-We have always on
i hand a stock of Platform Scales, from 400
u 1000 pounds capacity. For sale low for cash.
Hay and Cattle Scales furnished on short notice.
AMI J. F. CARLIN s. SONS.
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ORANGE, ALTMAN DKlA AND MAN
~ ASA, RIA LRDAD.
The Republican journal., 1872-02-08

letter for the first time, itty-ive years
after 1t was written-read my only love
letter from the only man ever loved,
halt century from date
DEAR EFFIE." it began. "you think man
who i worth much should not be coward,
even in love. 50 do |. Therefore begin As |
90 Dear Fife, | love YOU. | want YOU for
my wife. can never be happy without you
and if YOU can make me happy BY saving that
you ike me, tor Heaven sake do 50. for you
can't guess what condition OF mind am in
! know I'm not all ought TO be toward Won
| know how heavy my poor fathers disgrace
lies upon me- but | love you, and FL try nv
best to make yot feel proud of me, If You'll but
think OF me. | cannot speak to YOU in my
heart. 1 cannot even write as | wonld, but
love you better than Garret GRAY could love
any woman. and | think YOU would be happier
with me. lfyour answer is Yes please send
me one little line If il is NO don't say anv-
thing. ! will understand it and go awav.
When have sealed this I'll put it on the man
fle-piece in the parlor, where YOU will be sure
70 md 1t. And whatever YOUR answer, | shall
always be your true and tender lover
WAITER WEIGH
But for Gods sake Try to love me Try to
answer yes"
had not cried before for twenty wears.
But cried when read that letter. like
child The clumsy maid had brushed it
into the crack in the mantle. and never
told me; and 90 all my life had been
altered-and all his, perhaps, for he had
a loving heart by switch Of a maids
dusting brush, and a crack il an old man
tle-piece. And wonder whether he lives,
or is dead and whether he ever married
But | wouldn't care to have him know the
truth now; its all too long cone by. and
we are as much to each other as though
the sod was over us
The Republican journal., 1872-02-08
Planting Pine on Worthless Lands.

l have been thinking for some time OF
process by which certain kind of waste
land may become profitable. | mean that
kind o. land usually called ledgey land that
Is SO broken by slate ledge that onlv small
parcels. Of irregular shape, can be powed
While whole acres have SO little soil above
the rock, that short drouth kills the grass
TOR that reason. When this kind OF land Is
nrSt cleared and burned, il produces well
tor a lew years, when Kind OF spear grass
comes in, which starts early in the spring,
hut by midsummer is all drv ana useless
Thus IL remains year after wear, the owner
receiving in fact nothing for its use, While
be Keeps it fenced, and pays taxes on the
same. rode by piece of this Kind of
Iahd, this season, which j. covered with
pine grown from the Seed--nOw fifteen feet
In height Now would it not be well for
farmers owning such land to plant ii with
pine: About forty yeas ago my grand
father owned few acres Of gravelly land
a sort OF island in ii meadow. lie had titled
II for many years, always getting larger
crop OF stones to put in the causeway than
corn ana grain. AT his decease the land fell
into the hands Of q son. who said he would
not 00Hge his bows to work on that land as
he had worked Accordingly he prepared
10 sow 1t to rye; first getting a lot OF pine
burrs, which he threshed, and sowed the
seed with the winter rye. The next sum
mer he harvested his rye, leaving the little
pines and the land to take care Of them
selves. Fifteen years ago | saw the pine
forest-for 1t was really fOrest-and asked
my uncle how much it was worth an acre
then. He said he could take Slu0 Al acre
for IT, At the time the pine seed was sown,
my father had ledgey pasture Of ten acres.
on which he had spent more than 500 for
fence. As pasture it was nearly worth
less, and to till it was still worse. If he
had sowu That pasture with pine then, it
would now ne worth one thousand dollars
Why did he not do it: Perhaps the reason
is the same that many others would give
that there were trees enough in Maine with
out planting them; besides, many thought
pine trees would not grow on such soll. If
such had examined the stumps on such land,
they would have found pine stumps so near
the ledge, that it would seem impossible to
draw sufficient nourlshment from the soil TO
support life. Such trees sent out their lit
tie roots and produced giant trees that pro-
duced the best of lumber. Think of this
ye owners OF such land; ami instead OF
it in its useless state To- the
next generation, leave it to your heirs Gov
cred with a rich growth of pine In nearly
every town in Maine there l. more or less
OF this klnd OF land On light, sandy soil
pine grows spontaneously, while in most
cases i must be safely trans planted, if done
one OF the longest DAYS OF the year ana
well watered. The pine forest spoken OF is
in Plymouth County. Mass. Waterville
Mail
The Republican journal., 1872-02-08
Butter in Sacks.

The dairymen OF Washington Territory.
for want Of tubs and lars, have adopted a
new method Of putting up and keeping but
ter.
All bufteris packed in muslin sacks, made
III such form that the package, when complet
ed,is cylinder three or four inches in diane
ter and from half foot to a foot in length.
The butter goes from the churn, as soon as
worked over, into the cylindrical bags made
OF tine beacaed muslin. The packages are
then put into large casks containing strong
brine with slight admXture Of saltpetre,
and by means OF weights kept always be-
low the surface. The cloth integument al
ways protects the butter from any impuri-
ties that chance to come in contact with the
package, and being always buried in brine
that protects it from the action Of the air:
and it has been ascertaned by trial that
butter put up in this way will keep sweet
longer than III any other way.
Besides, it is found easier and cheaper
for the manufacturer than to pack either IN
jars or tirkins. And for the retailer, there
is no telling the advantage on the score of
safety and convenience. These rolls of
butter can lie on his counter as safe from
injury, from dust or other contact as bars
OF lead can be rolled up for hi- customers
IN sheet of paper with as much propriety
as a bundle of matches. If the consumer
when he gets home, discovers specks of
dust upon the outside of the sack, he can
throw it into a pail of pure cold water and
take it out clean and white. As be uses the
butter from day to day, with sharp knife
ne cuts 1t OFT from the end OF the roll in
sllces OF thickness suited to his want, and
peels on the cloth from the end Of the slice,
leaving 1t in tidy form to place upon the
table
The Republican journal., 1872-02-08
Ar Experiment in Draining.

propose to tell my brother farmers how
drained abont three acres OF land and the
result Nine wears ago broke up the
ground, il being the first time ii ever was
disturbed by the plough. 1t lay adjoining
a meadow, >Oped 10 the south and had been
moved Tor many Years, probably fifty or
Sixty. The iand however did not overflow,
it being little too high Tor that. The soil
was ffom one to four inches Of muck on a
stif clay. | Ploughed il deep In lands 50
As to put in drains every five or six rods
My drains We're only two feet deep; the CLAY
was 50 hard did not go much deeper than
l could stir il with the plough. The drains
were made IN this manner. After I mad
cleared il out With the spade HE bottom OF
the bitches was IrOm fifteen ID eighteen
inches wide, straight and smooth, In the
centre OF that | cot another small N-ehaped
ditch from six 10 eight inches deep, being
careful TO keep the sides firm ana wide
enough for good bearing. | covered that
with thin Slate stones, placing some meadow
hay on top 10 keep the dirt from working
down through the cracks aud ttlled it in
mostly with the plough. | cropped il for
four years with good results before | seeded
1t TO grass and have mOwn il four wears
and the yield has been good. The last sea
sons crop must have been nearly one ton
to the acre. And all that with only one
good -hoveful in each hill Of Old manure
one year that planted it. The drains DO
well vet. They did not cost me over
twenty-five cents per rod, 50 | think that
operation ha, paid, a. the land dia not eld
over five hundred OF fine meadow hay YEAR
ly before it WIS ploughed and drained
Drain tiles are not 50 plenty or SO cheap as
they ought to be. | want TO put ia ABOUT
two hundred rods next season. and for the
want of proper tiles | intend to use com
mon fence pickets by mailing them together
thus Set two up on their edges as far
apart aS one will cover observing to let the
cover project six inches over one end and
lack the same at the other end, SO as to
tack them together in the drain to keep
them in place Maine Farmer
The Republican journal., 1872-02-08
Byron and Tennyson.

The merits and dement's OF Byron's
poetry, and the quality Of his poetic gen
ius, are, perhaps. hackneyed topics He
has been Judged by critics and the public
long ago, and the Judgments fav, rable
or otherwise, can hardly be reversed in
our age, though, at greater distance
from the poets own time, his place in
English literature may be more exactly
defined than it now is BUT a comparison
between the great poet of the Regency
and the great poet OF Victoria'9 reign
between Byron and Tennvsou-made bv
skiltul hand. becomes Interesting from
the fact that the world OF sentimental
readers. American and English for the
most part divides its worship between
these two. Such a comparison (Which the
''Tennys will doubtless think
"odorous'D is made In the October mum
Der Of the London Quarterly Hevjew the
palm being awarded TO Byron ~ a poet
of much higher and nobler genius than
the present poet laureate The text, upon
which the writer diSc0urSes, is taken from
the celebrated German critic Won Karl
Elze, who says that Byron is indi@putablv
the greatest poetical genius th&t England
has produced since Shakespear and Mil
ton" This scholar divides poetry into
four "head-divisons." and cites four
English poets As standing unapproache&
in each Of these head-dvisions They are.
Shakespeare in the dramatic; Milton in
the ''retfecting;" Scott III the epic Byron
in the lyrical or in subjective poetry
which latter il the department in which
Byron, Coleridge, and Tennyson, are
classed. Goethe was wont TO SAY that tile
The Republican journal., 1872-02-08

WARTS ON HORSES. wart came on the
side Of the face of a young horse of mine,
tour months ago, and got to be the size of
thimble. The top would rub off, then
bleed. inquired of many horsemen none
told me what to do. I had some powdered
bluestone (blue vitroD and burnt alum
mixed. [ sprinkled on the wart twice, and
it is now entirely gone. Skin perfectly
smooth, and hair coming on. [Cor. Country
Gentleman.