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Teunyson a. "a BotapI.t.

The most distinguished names in the list OF tn G
natural poets of the present century I'M
dOubtedly Sir Walter Scott, wF,sworth, and
Mr.. TennysOn. OF the two former it may be
said in passing that they have probably done
more than any body else 10 foster the modern
IDEA OF nature, and the love OF wild AM pictur-
esgue scenery. oar business, however, Is more
particularly with Mr. Teunyson, and with the
evidences OF botanical know ledge to be found in
his works. that part OF botany at least relating
to trees. These illusions, we apprehend. are
more numerous, and show more insight, aud ac-
quaintanCe with the forms. and processes, aud
changes characteristic OF the inhabitants OF the
forest than those OF any other modern author.
his verse in this respect differs from other de-
scTiptive poetry chiefly in III :, that his notices
are not q neral applications OF s!militudes APP
plicable equally 20 any OF all trees, but spec
lie. exact. and true only in the particular case.
Thomson. for example, in the "Sessons," is, in
general, Curiou>ly vague in his descriptions.
He geneTalize5 constantly, and presents his
readers with broad effects Sketched en- masse,
instead of individual dctai's. Such phrases as
sylvan glates. '"yOcal groves" ''umbrageOus
shades and the like, frequently occur, doing
duty in place of more minute representation.
Mr.. Teunyson, on the other hand, and Sir Wal
ter, and Wadsworth may also be included, pur-
sues exactly the contrary method. HIS drscrip-
tons are. nearly always, pictures OF particular
places instead of fancy sketches and the DIS
tinguisbed features are given incidentally in the
course OF the narrative. When. again, particu-
lar trees are referred to, itls al most invariably
scIiptiOn a. precisely as paragraph from Eve
lyD OF LOudOn. And, a. poetry, these casual,
accidental bits of descriptive writings are infin-
itely more effective than any amount of versi
fed disquisition, and of the Darwin sort, on the
process OF vegetation. Slight, too, though in
many cases they are, they indicate deep APP
probation of the results and tendencies OF
modern science.-Tbs 81. PdVFS.
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PROTECTING EAsPBERRIEs.-We have sev-
eral inquiries from amateurs a. to whether AL
FaspberTies require winter protection. We
answer, certainly not, though we believe that
they viii produce better fruit and more of il IL
AL were laid down and covered with a few
inches OF earth. The Clarke, the Ptiladel-
phis, the Early Purple, the common red, the
Wild blsckcaps, the Allen, the Catlwissa and
generally the Hudson River Antwerp, do not
Eequire laying down. The Hornet Brinckie's
orange, Fastoiff do, never mind what the boos :
tel you. As we have often said before the
Carwisss is principally valuable for its second
crop; and, in order to get this to its utmost ex-
.snt, cut down this years canes to the ground
nov, and cover the stocks with a good coat OF
.nSn ure. In the spring fork this in, and you
~ ,ha pave rsspberries from the 10th of August
xhicS e en- OF october generally of a quality
irns rs o.. oueht to enjoy, as this variety is the
SsI~,,ati -. in flavor of the family
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LIMITED STATES PATENr OFFICE,
y WASHINGTON, .; Z, noyember ]. lgS

oeessr' - UrsS ine sor The ex,sn.;1a - 49,.
granted TO him the glst day Of January, 1850, Tor
An Improvement In variable Exhaust Pipe for Steam
Engines:
II 70 ordered that the testimony in the case b
CLOSED on the 5oth day Of December next; that the
time for Ming arguments and the Examnerr report
Be limited 20 the 9Th day OF January nexf, anl
uary next.
Any person may Oppose this extension. .
nov ttu& u. y. kE00kTT, Oomnissiouer.
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A SAD TRAGEDY recently occurred in Chica-
go, the victim being a beautiful and accom-
plished young lady, whose domestic diff cultieS
resulted in suicide Some laborers proceeding to
their work along the lake shore discovered what
proved TO be the body OF a woman floating in the
water. An examination of the remains resulted
her person, and on the inner rim of heavy gold
ring was found engraved the name Fanny
bodd." A short time before her tragic death
he had LETT Rochester, y. v, for Chicag in
the company OF her father, for the purpose of
procuring a divorce from her husband, Thomas
shelter, with whom she was Joined in marriage
two years ago, and with who N she had passed a
life that had been OF SO unpleasant a character
u at IL reduced her TO state of ins anity. which
was the immediate cause OF the rash act tn at
terminated her existence Having arranged the
preliminaries of the contemplated suit the father
returned home, leaving his daughter with friends
III the city. ON Saturday morning last she re-
moved diamond ring from her hand and asked
one OF her &C mpauions to wear IL Tor a few DAYS
remarklng that she treasured IL a. a keepsake
from her mother. Shortly after she dressed her
self for walk and left the house, and her where
abouts were not discovered until her remains
were found in the lake. Her husband is cashier
Of prominent banking corporation in Roche
ter, and II Is stated that he had consented TO G
divorce from his wife on condition that she in
stituted the proceedings at distance from their
residence in order to avoid gossip. Mrs. Shelter
was the sole heiress to an immense fortune and
las said 10 be rare musician, a 4 uent linguist
and lady OF graceful mien and accomplished
manners.
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MKBoHASrs LINZ 1w 9. STEAMSHIPS
" WASHINGTON And NEW YORK.

Heresner the nne Ste xm.hips T. KHIGdr s,o
JOHN GIBSON viii make regular week nrs~
y .Iic between NV SoRk, ALEx- On
Sh0RGkr0wN,A A. fOllow-:-Lesve NEW roRk,
rom IN Per ~ 80 river, every SAT- RpAy q 9
IN, and ALkXAHDRIA the same DAY 81 Ism
Asn, ini, ,nforrsstioe srply @ R. p A. DKNHAM.
town. or n the % lrth str~.s ana New erk
svsnaei w. THOMPSON, President.
aers len a. General once, Sos Pennsyissnis ave.
nae; o. a the steamer wharf viii be promptly Ct.
s-uee1 0- leii-tr
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ELoPiNG WITH HIS ewS wIFE-The Rev.
L. Z. Herman of Douglass township, Montgom-
cry county. over whose head AT least sixty win
ters have passed, elOped on Saturday last with
Maria Barto, widow lady of about the same
age, who resides near Mount Pleasant. Wash
Ington township, BeIks county. About two
wears ago Lewis was married to Maria against
the will OF her relatives. The marriage was
soon afterwards declared null by the court, ow-
ing TO the lady not being of sound mind and she
y as sent TO the lunatic asylum at Philadelphia,
where she remained some nine months, when
she was again brought home. and a close watch
kept over her. After repeated attempts she as
at last given them the slip aud he'd away with
aer lover. The lady in question is very wealthy
ow nlng very nearly all the property around
Mount Pleasant, from which iron ore Is being
AIKEN. Mr.. Herman was formerly in the mi n
stry Reform. } and had charge of several con-
gregstons in the upper end of Montgomery and
lower end OF Berks cOunty.-Rsadin Eagis.
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f0'HIs is TO GIVE NOTICE, That the sub-crf,,.r
L has obtained from the Supreme Court az ths nj.
tItct Of Columbia holding Special Term, letter. a
sdmlnlstresion on the personal estate Of HEeTON
=. McQUAY, late Of " ashinrton CITY, D. o.. de-
Sessed: All persons having claims against the sad
deceased are hereby warned TO exhibit the sans,
with the vouchers thereof. 20 the subscriber on of
before the llth day Of November next: they may
Otherwise by law be excluded from all benefit o.
the SAID estate Given under my hand. this lth daY
OF november, ISIS. GEoRLE L. eHkkltf,
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1Divorces are hardly known In Spain, for
the reason that the husband can find some
one TO shoot his wife for Is cents when he gets
tired OF matrimony.
~An old, rough clergyman once took for
his test that passage Of the Psalms, 81 said in
my haste all men are liars Looking up APP
parently as If he saw the Psalmist standing be-
fore hun he said "Ioa said IL In your haste
David, did you? Well if you had been here,
you might have said 1t after mature dsllbers-
ton"
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L cess Of 6AvoRy MooRE's Pancreatic Emulation
ana Pancrsatine in mption, wasting, loss Of
tne power Oh digestion and assimilation has firmly
esteolshed these remedies in the estimation of the
Medical Profession on both sides Of the Atlantic
Lmlfat1cns OF them-made in America, Canada and
Eneland-befng in reality either sapoaaceous com.
pounds or pomades, without trace Of the Pancreatic
Preparations, made by Messrs. Savory Moore from
Inc nst aLdeI the direction Of the Physician who
by strict adherence to the original formul and the
medical profession recognize NO other Psncreafic
emulsion aud Pancreatine than tho ne thus prenay
ca the purity and strength Of which 10 guarsnteed
&c ,teports OF the Experience and Opinions Of
meolca men on the value of eavory and Moore =
Pancreatic Emulsion and Pancreatine as remedies
70 1 Ss es Churchill sons London
United States and Canada eAvoRY Moon
New Bond Street, London, Chemists to the oneen.
h. =. H. the Prince of Wales &c sneIeaTw y
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II THE sUPREMECC3gRI9F THE DISTRICT


Iae 2 ddy az December, A. ID. 1873
JAMES BEAN ct al. plaintiffs. VS. MARTHA scorT
defendant-Ne. ass. Equity Docket IL
Jndsou T. Gull, the trustee appointed by decree
OF the court passed In the above entitled cause on
the 18th day of June, A. D. 1875 sell the property
the court that on the 18th day Of August A. d. ls7s
he FOLD the same, viz The east half OF LOT In
Loo, for the sum Of eight hundred doll so Ool
TO the plaintiff, James a. Bean, and that said Bean
has since assigned his said purchase 10 Charles .
wright, who has paid the whole Of said purchase
December, A. ISIS, on motion Of pisintiff. go o.
ueitors ordered that as conf lance with the terms
OF said dscree as modified bv the subsequent decree
passed IN said cause on the ID day Of December, A.
D. lHS, the said sale and assignment be ratified and
sSnnrmed unless cause to the eontrsry thereof Be
d. 1874: Prorided COPY Of this order be published
once . week for three successive weeks in some
Newspaper printed and published in the city OF
Washington. District Of COLUMBIA, prior to said
d.se true ed By the Cont nkfcs,f cisrs
dees.w s% By L. p. WiLLfAHS, Asst. Clerk.
THIs Is 10 GIVE NOTICE, That the subseri.
the District Of Columbia, holding Special Term let
ters Parliamentary on the personal estate Of John
H1LLEk, late OF W Ashington county, d, O.. a..
ceased AL peruons having claims agains the sad a.
ceased are hereby warned to exhibit the same Win
the vouchers thereof, 70 the subscriber on or bers
By lay be excluded from al benent OF The ssiS -
ste Given under our hands this 18th day OF Noyem.
DER, A0s- G1ORGG WILLNBR,
no,,a.xA WILLIAM wIrTHAff,
Nv, =. ..sS Exscutors.
100000 PAvIHQ PRISL Tok sALE.
nov,s-ss' Corner sSssl 0sSisoi "a Il.
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EUNARD LINE.

CUNARD LINE.
u NOTICE.
with the view of Diminishing the ohsno~. O, GILL;
sion, the eteAniers q this Line via, heoorforth
take spseined course for ali seasons of the yesr
On the outward Passage from Qc.ea-s o~u 20 N.-
York or Boston, crossing Meridian Of - Al a Ii
nothing 30 the north " Is
On the nomewsrd Passage, crossing ne Meridian
Of % q q Lat, or nothing % the north o, a lyisSa
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STEAMER LINES
WAsHISsros, soEESLk, BOSTON Al

w AshiNsroffh 6SipES EVIDENCE BOSTON AID
The fne Iron Steamer LADY, OF TIE LAKE.
sns Ns resumed her regular trirs 20 L.
q en- s.rees, even MONDAY sndd.1.
ThS kspAn. ats p N :, teaching 81 principal River
Landings, eonnectins u Norfon With s,eamship sf
the NJ and line Tor Boston and Providenoe
frslsht sh.uld % sddr--sed a. care % Lady q tie
LAKE. vie Norfclt Branch tickes once 81 nex n
kxpress one, SOS fenn.ylvsnis svenue.
.kfiIzhCGH, AfcLt, eth -strees wharf
mh-tr Plants etore corner ipss - - D. ~. +,
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r EAL ESTAT dE DikKSIeky OF rHs

Il az CRY or SasaisGTSN. VI fns
IN sep. ~, psts Tor each square on scae Of nfty
and s1ediysl4ns with date Anq name o. same, cor
s F Tss. c
n each lo, and g the
plaer, water maine; and IRE alarm Stations. ana
ms bs fos the value q prop
weekly numbers, not TO exceed my, each contain.
ing twenty -four squares.
wAsHISeros d. g.. September II, Ism.
II, The public and those desiring such . work are
quest q Mss.rs T. n. FsehtS and y '1 s,s re-
- ss. G. e %
md they may be assured Of the correctness Of esch
ssths same are Of record II my .fes s 'aSa',s''o
Surveyor OF the District Of Columbia.
4, l Also have assesS to examine the statistical to.
cation, 90 that the information In them will be cor
rect and in conformity with the Numerical Book
MO ''''' '''' Willie iSiscsRGAs. Ia, CLERK
Amer most careful Investigation and inquiry vs
are satisfied ss TO the facilities and sbil-
sctofy Of vii g. in every M.s M
liable and Of value 70 the public generally. We
'N' ~ " FITCH fox, Resl Gsts,s si srSssu.
Subscriptions and orders win be received ., the
a. 5, Pratt Soy, 4ol 9Th street northwest.
northwest, OF in Milturns nes drug store
uksnis syenps, orpc.lts the 9: s: Trsssry. r'nn'
r II s a. seT q these
pliostion TO any s1dress Is may be desired.
s.::sis "'''' 20 ff sSAi2a II prospectus
sspis-dtf CompsIss aaa Psblissr,
uNTHFsrpREmrC orRy aFrBH pIsrp,cr
OF COLUMBIA,
u-.,, Norsnie,y, lSS-spec,ai Tsrn.
WIN. =. Msttinsly, trustee in tsi. cause, having
reported te the Court that July 2lst ls7s be -od
nstO Si lp sSns sS Mo 20 = The C, Of wash
chaser assigned all his Interest in said property
under said purchase and that the assignee has paid
lss ior % ~ year with Interest Il 1. TIL:
18th day q November, A. D. !, 1873, ordered BY the
2oh day % December, 1873, unless cause TO q" the
contrary be shown on OF before said day, provided
once week for three successive weeks prior 70
lsisnsdl. D, c: HUMPHREYS, Justice.
THIS Is TO GIVE NOTICE, That the subscriber
District Of oolambis, holding special term letters
HII s as Of ss,.s "a
deceased All persons having claims against the
the vouchers thereof 70 the on or bsiors
the 18th day Of November next. they may otherwise
BY law be excluded from all benent q the said
estate Given under my hand this lsth day OF Novem
Der, 1873. BENZ. n. MCCOY,
noyflf3w Administrator.
I'hIe rs TO GIvk NOTICE., That the subscrf-
i Der has obtained from the Supreme Court Of the
District of Columbia, holding q special letters
testameutAry the personal estate Of WILLIAM
b. ROPER, late Of Washington county, D. o.
deceased. All persons having claims against the
said deceased hereby warned TO exhibit the same
with the vouchers thereof, to the subscriber on or
before the 18th day Of November they may 9TH
erwse by Law be excluded from all benet Of the sad
estate. Given under my hand, this 18Th day Of No.
ELLEN lher mark ROPER. Erecutrix.
Witness:-A. WEBSTER, Register Of wills
noy21f.As
s0'HIs is TO GIVE NOTICE, That the .uh.cr,,..,
has obtained from he Supreme Court Of the Dis-
trict OF Columbia, holding Special Term letter. a
Administration on the oil
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h
DAY from New York
steamers marked thus do not cSrry stesrsge pas
sengers.
RATES OF PassAsE.-Cabin, $50. sIco, and eiN
sod, scccrdne 10 accommodation. -fonS
Tickets TO Paris, SIS, gold, sddfiionsl eSGlH
Return tickets ON favorable terms. -
Storage tickets from Liverpool and Queenstown
and Gil parts Of Europe, ~ lowest rstes. Though
bills 81 lading given to Belfast, GlaseOv, Haxre,
Antwerp, and other points the Continent and Tor
Mediterranean ports. For freight and cabin pea
sage, apniy Al the Company Office. No. Bowling
1reen, Tor storage passage, ~ No. III Brcadwsy,
CHAs. O. FRANKLIN, Agent, New yors.
OTIS BIGELOW, Agent, Once. 6ss ID street
novis-D northwest, Washington, D. q.
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SAILING DAYS.
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URDAN, n Am. 2r8EnnD
From 81 Water street, Georgstowp d. q TUKS-
DAY and SATURDAY At 10 a. m.
This line connects at Philsdelphia with "Ciydeas
Iron Line" Of steamers for Providence, Boston ana
New England States. No wharfage "a Boston by
VIM. +. CLYDE 90, Phlisdelphis. w.
u. A. REln, Alep andria, Va.
WALDO A. PEARCE, 81 Congress street, Bostou
~ freights delivered By knoxs Express. Or
ders len q. General ONCE, SOS Pennsy anis
nue., or st the steamer wharf will be promptly at
tended 70. arr TT
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In THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT
OF COLUMBIA,
HoldtRg Syeciai Term, December ID, 1873,
In the case Of Philip gmerich. administrator Of
SOLOMON THAN, deceased. the administrator
aforesaid has with the appreciation Of the So preme
Court Of the District of Columbia Aforesaid, APP
pointed TUESDAY the Dth day Of December, A. b.
personal estate Of said deceased and Of the assets
hand, as far as the same have been collected and
turned into money, when and where ell the credi.
tors and heirs Of said deceased notified to attend
with their claims properly vouched, or they NAV
otherwise by law be excluded from all benefit in
said deceased's estate: Prorided, Q copy OF this
order be published once a week for three weeks m
The Evening Star previous to he said day.
Test: A. WEBSTER
decSw.N Register az Wuls
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100000 fAvHS x fkIS5 T g E5 S15I.
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In THE COURT OF THE DISTRICT
l. OF COLUMBIA,
The ID day of Decemb.T, 1879
IDA A. HOWELL VS.. MyRoN =. N HowEIL-No
5,472, Equity Docket ls
On motion Of the plaintiff. by Mr. Edwards her
collector, i is ordered that the defendant Myron
q Howell, cause his appearance to be entered
herein on or before the first rule day forty
days after this day. otherwise the cause will be BRO,
ceeded with as in case Of default.
By the Court. A WYLIE Justiee &C
Trus copy.-Test:
dec5-w& Ri. MEIGs, Clerk, sc.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-10-30

wheaton -four is brought down 10 a low
price, millions Of people enlarge their con
sumption OF Il, who In other times seldom
If ever see It at all-subsisiing wholly on
coarser grains, roots, such as the potato,
nuts, etc. So also In seasons Of scarcity.
people at once begin 10 economic, not only
By saving in quantity, but by supporting
themselves on food Of lower grade. II is
for this reason that the effects Of a poor
crop or q good one are so likely 10 be over
rated. The little wastes, even, that are I'M
thought Of in American households, in
times Of plenty make up an enormous aggTe-
gate, which diminishes rapidly rs prices 90
up. Moreover the principle Of cOmpensa-
ing is constantly at work in agricultural az
fairs, in the ordering of which, with all the
skill and precautions that men may exer-
else, i'there is a Power that shapes our ends,
rough-hew them as we viii" II one crop,
or class of crops, is abundant, some other
is likely to be deficient. If in one country
or continent there are prOpitious skies, else
where the contrary are likely to prevail.
The causes which tend to promote in
creased productiveness, are exceedingly
slow in their operation, as an ordinary rule
An exception might be cited in the case Of
the immense territory in our Western States,
which has been so rapidly opened up for
agricultural purposes within the past twenty
years, but this is an accomplishment wholly
unprecedented in the worlds previous his
tory, and even here we STE that nature
seems to strike q sort of balance, and the
production is subject to oscillations (take
the Western corn crop of the present year
as an example) entirely independent of the
area cultivated. If every acre sown to
4I,o Tested
ty-fve bushels, and every acre of corn was
good for fifty, we confess there might be
fear of the 'Over-production" of which we
have heard.
We repeat, therefore, that while it is
sound in theory that given number of peO-
pie require a certain quantity of food for
their support, and that when the supply
suddenly increases there is a surplus, we
find in practice not only that the surplus
of one year or country is needed to make up
the wants of another time or place, but also
that the capacity for consumption may be
enormously developed with a condition of
general prosperity and moderate prices, and
that with every advancing stage In civiliza-
ton, the farmer secures new customers from
the poorer classes, and larger customers in
the richer
The estimated consumption of so many
bushels of wheat per head of population,
is general average of which we should be
exceedingly disinclined to speak disrespect-
fully; but even in England, which perhaps
contains a population of more rigidly set
tied habits and circumstances than any
other country, it is found, as we have stated,
that high prices reduce, and low prices
greatly extend, the annual consumption of
wheat or meat, or any other leading staple
of human food. CultiUator.