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The New York herald., 1873-07-22

bottom of it. French crowds, however are
never so vociferously choral as English ones.
The hitter will cheer when their feelings are
wrought upon. The former are rarely demon
strative in this particular, their very vive s
this or vive Ia that being sufficiently indicative
Of their inability. An English eating house
is as quiet as funeral (; French restaurant is
o Babel Of sound. Per contra, the finish of a
horse race in England brings thunder of
cheering the same exciting moment in
France would not be vocally different from
the interval between the races, 80 far as the
spectators are concerned, but for the for
eigners. We fear, however, that the OBSERVE
tions Of our correspondents on this head
of French Observation-Disclosures have serious
truthfulness. We can hardly, indeed,
understand how gsy-iving Paris can be 80
soon reconciled to its republican simplicity
but regrets for the rainbow colors that danced
upon the bubble of the Empire before it burst
will do them no good, particularly as they are
not sure Of anything but that the Assembly is
still at Versailles and the Germans in the pro-
vinces yet Mr.. Yates, we may add, repeats the
ansende honorable which he handsomely made to
America upon the opening of the Vienna Ex-
position, apropos Of our odd Inauguration
spectacle. He now admits that they manage
those things no better in France than we do
here.
Mr.. Murray's sketch of the capital of
Persia and how the Frank diplomatic moves
and has his being there will be found
The New York herald., 1873-07-22

Chgressmen and other persons, whose names
irontains, has list of the principal officials
iithe departments at Washington. Like the
Amy Register, it includes only the line and
syf-the heads of departments and bureaus
ah their chief clerks-the rank and
q being omitted. It is astounding
bw many names the book contains
id what complicated machinery is necessary
trun the government The Treasury De-
trtment has four comptrollers and six
aditors. Each of these has large staff of
&istants and battalion Of clerks; and they
4 not compose third part of the official
ncAinery in the Treasury building. The
oreyN departments are manned with corre-
spnding s..rength. The Navy Department, for
ijtance, has n,s many subordinates as would
b brequired in tin,s of war, while the Depart
mt has less work h. perform than the Light
buse Board. The Custom Houses are or
snized on the same libern basis, and New
brk city to-day swarms with federal off,
oils. All these, and ofice-hQloers OF all
hds, are practically the fsepas OF
70 imperial purple, especially sine
vii service reform assured them of some,
ting like life tenure to their places, and
eed them in great measure from the fear of
nblc opinion. With them the party COM
land Is their party cry. They know no po-
teal duty but to obey. They would as soon
ng "God Save the King" as "See, the Con-
herring Hero Comes" They are the ct In
ruments of tyranny, and would fll their Of
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-06-11
Good Advice About Raising Wheat.

EDITORS CHRONICLE: Returning from
the Farmers Convention, had to travel
about 100 miles, by railroad and horseback,
through lower East Tennessee. [ took
particular notice of the growing wheat
crop. Now and then you see a good field,
and invariably you will find that it was
planted on clover land. | venture to say
that half the wheat on corn land in lower
East Tennessee will not pay for harvest
ing. 1t makes me sick at heart to think
of the amount of hard work and the thou
sands of bushels of wheat wasted. Why
do farmers SOW wheat on corn land? Ask
any of them, and the answer will inYaria-
bly, show wantof system and forethought
a great many do it undoubtedly because
dadCy did," though they may not say
so. VIII farmers learn a lesson from
this, and endeaver to do better next fall /?
l hope so, but doubt it. The trouble is, a
great many have no clover to pillow up.
To tell them not to SOW wheat is certainly
bad advice, which will certainly not be
needed. Well! Do the next best thing,
prepare your corn land for wheat by sowing
cow peas broadcast at the last blowing,
and turn them under in the fall and you
will stand fair chance in having a good
crop of wheat next year. You need not
be afraid to injure your corn, it will not
do it. On the contrary. If you want
to satisfy yourself about that, leave a few
rows of average land without peas, and
you will find the corn there not as good as
the the average of the field. But if / had
no clover on my farm and my wheat crop
was failure, I would pillow it up now, before
the cookie and cheat got ripe, and sow the
field with COW peas and clover seed. The
crop of peas will pay for all the trouble
and expense, and the clover will be ready
to NOW next year, gaining one year in
improving the place. That is where the
trouble is with a great many. The bene-
fits to be derived from clover is too far off
for them. Three years is a long time with
some men, but all such men win
never be successful farmers. To be that
it is necessary to adopt a certain system
and plan the year before and fix what crop
to grow on each field. FARMER
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-06-11
FARM AND HOME.
SECRET FARMERS ORGANIZATIONS.

The efforts to organize in Tennessee
secret farmers clubs does not meet with
encouragement from the better classes 1t
was very evident from the manner in
which Gen. Jacksons proposition on this
subject was treated in the recent Farmers
Convention, that in East Tennessee no
secret organizations are deemed necessary.
So far az securing redress for grievances
that may exist is concerned, the farmers can
more easily accomplish their,purpose by
public open united action thanin any other
way. In the West the hardship most COM
planned of is burdensome rates of transport
tation. TO secure redress in this matter,
nothing is so certain as legal proceedings.
If railroads charge rates in excess of what
their charters permit, the courts can and
will promptly grant a remedy, provided
the proper suit is instituted. How can
secret organizations prove of benefit in this
matter? If railroads or canals by their
tolls discriminate against certain shipping
points legislation can soon cure that evil.
All that is necessary to secure that is that
the proper facts are brought before
the public In that matter the farmer is
not more interested than the merchant
or manufacturer Exclusive farmers or
CARNATIONS to secure protection against
SllCll NIOlHS, NOulu llOJ NC WISE,
as in that movement the cooperation of
all aggrieved would be desirable. Anoth-
er grievance supposed to exist in which the
farmer needs redress, is against the protec-
tive tariff and iron manufacturing monop-
Olies. This is a grievance set up by farm
ers in some sections, but it could never be
popular in East Tennessee. Here the in
terests of the farmer, mechanic and man
ufacturer are so near common that no free
trade organizations ought to be encour-
aged, and free trade is, we may say, the
grand power behind the curtains, melting
these secret organizations of patrons of
Husbandry.o The RurdI Sun is, as we un-
derstand some of its articles, free trade
paper. ltdoes not, therefore, suit the wants
of East Tennessee. We have iron and
coal and copper and zinc in our noun
tains, that need development. We can
never do anything towards building up
manufacturing interests in East Tennessee
without the cooperation of all classes,
and We do not know of class
having a deeper interest in such
enterprise than the Farmers of East Ten
nessee, who need at their own doors, the
markets for their products, that manufac
turing and mining establishments such as
lockwood ,Oakdale, Coal Creek and Knox
Vile afford. We hope, therefore, that the
Farmers of East Tennessee will not ally
themselves to any semi-political, Secret or
ganization to be manipulated in the inter
est of intersections, whose interest, in the
--.-Non+ iret rAfN'iel 70 are Iiferent from
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-06-11
What the Farmer Must Know.

The farmer, like the business man, must
know what he is doing; he must have
some pretty decided ideas of what he is TO
accomplish-in fact, he must calculate it
beforehand.
He must know his soil-that of each lot /;
not only the top but the sub-sOil.
He must also know what grain and grass
are adapted to each.
He must know when is the best time to
work them, whether they need summer
following.
He must know the condition in which
the ground must be when plOWed, so that
it be not too wet nor too dry.
He must know that some grain requires
earlier sowing than others, and what these
grains are.
He must know how to put them in.
He must know that it will pay to have
machinery to help him as well as muscle.
He must know about stock and manures,
and the cultivation of trees and small
fruits, and many other things ia word
he must know what experienced, cbsery-
ing farmers know, to be sure of success.
Then he will not guess-will not run such
risks.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-06-11
Squash Bugs.

c. need have no trouble from squash
bugs. Examine the vines every few days
The first bugs to appear will be OLD ones
they will Law eggs on the under side of the
leaves. The old bugs should be Killed.
They are few in number, and are easily
killed between your thumb and fores,tinger.
The eggs are laid in groups, are white al at
first, brown soon after; rather small,
round and highly polished. When found
remove piece of the leaf with eggs attach
ed when all are collected, burn them. l
have raised several hundred pounds of
squashes in a season without losing halt
dozen vines from this insect No lime or
power will do, Hand picking is the only
effectual known remedy. c. /, p.
Glyndon, Clay County, MINI.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-06-11
from the valuation of said notes, due bills

from the valuation of said notes, due bills,
etc.
10. The schedule of q tax payer is not
complete without the oath. The law pre-
scribes it, and know of no construction
which can abrogate it or by which 1t can
be evaded.
Those who fail or refuse to take the oath,
subject themselves to assessment by the
Assessor and the penalties prescribed by
section "a. By section 573 of the code, the
taxpayer was required to give in to the
Assessor a complete list of his property
subject to taxation of every description, de-
scrlbing his land so as to Identity 1T and
by section SIS the taxpayer, if he failed to
give in list, was to be assessed double
tax upon the assessment of his property
made by the Assessor. By section 513 the
taxpayer was required to swear that his
list contained "all and every item" of his
taxable property.
20. Under section SO all clerks, clerks
and masters, receivers and commissioners,
are required to make a return of the prop
erty, moneys, credits and effects held by
them in either of said capacities, separate
from their individual returns. The agents
and attorneys mentioned in that section
are thel agents and attorneys of nOn-resi-
dents of or absentees from the State.
q. Should the County Courts allow COM
pensation to the Assessors additional to
that allowed by Section IS, shall not pre-
vent nor interfere.
The Assessors are not, nor is the Comp
troller responsible for the law. Their du-
ty is to see to its enforcement in such man
neras Utmost promote the interests of the
State, without doing injustice to any
class of the people. TO those who
do not comprehend the requirements of
the act, every admissible indulgence
should be extended. Those who openly
defy the law that they NAV continue to
screen from taxation that portion of their
wealth which has heretofore been invisi-
BILE to the public eye, and thereby avoided
the payment of its share of the expenses
of the State, deserve no sympathy from
officials, nor from those who honestly con-
tribute their proportion of the taxes which
go to the support of the government
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-06-11
Mineral Mnter for Plants.

A curious discovery has recently been
made public in France, in regard to the
culture of vegetable and fruit trees. BY
watering with a solution of sulphate OF
iron, the most wonderful tecundity has
been attained. Pear trees and beans, which
have been submitted to this treatment,
have nearly doubled in the size of their
productions, and a noticeable improvement
has been remarked in their flavor. DR..
Becourt reports that, while at the head of
an establishment at Enghein, or the sui
phurous springs, he had the gardens and
plantations connected with it watered,
during several weeks of the early spring,
with sulphurous water, and that not only
the plantations prospered to remarkable
extent, but flowers acquired peculiar brill
liancy of coloring and healthy aspect which
attracted universal attention.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-06-11
Terrific Storm.
CHURCH GROVE, June .

CHURCH GROVE, June ,, 1873.
EDITORS CHRONICLE: A severe thunder
storm visited this section last Friday even
ing. The water fairly poured down, espe-
cially on the western slope Of Copper Ridge
and in Bull Run Valley. The vivid flash
ing of lightning and terrific roaring Of
thunder was certainly appalling, Hilly
land was considerably damaged by wash
ing.
Our wheat, though beautiful, can not,
owing to its unprecedented sparseness,
yield more than half a crop. The yield
would, doubtless, be in excess of any pre-
vious year if it only stood thick enough.
Oats, corn and garden stuff is growing
very rapidly. The warm weather of the
past two weeks has worked wonders in
our midst.
Our denizens grumble terribly over their
tax sheets. Some in attempting to fill
them out, bungle matters frightfully. Many
well to do farmers have serious trouble to
make their personality amount to less than
81 200 in value, but nearly all, by contin-
ued "cutting down." nnally succeed.
hiS law suit was commenced at
Gravestown on last Saturday. About two
or three years ago three of our inventive
and enterprising citizens, formed the
"copper" Ridge Prognostricajubica
Excelsior Brick Manufacturing Company, !"
which, as a matter of course, finally cul-
minated in muddle out of which the
muddy law suit grew. Thirty three wit
nesses (that being, l presume, the exact
number of gentlemen in this section who
can tell what brick is), were present, and
all were delighted when passion yielded,
and the parties amicably adjusted the
muddy affair. Had no suit been institute
ed the heaviest loOser would have lost but
three dollars What passion will do is
nlird6ile dictul
Georges saw mill mentioned in my last
is working like a charm and almost every
body is preparing for a new shanty More
anon. OGLE BOYLE.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-06-11
For Collie in Horses.

Sulphuric ether may be used to advan-
tage. An ounce of sulphuric ether and an
ounce of tincture of opium to be given In
n mint of tepid water, and this dose to be
repeated in half an hour if the horse has
not been relieved by the first one. In flat
ulent collie, great benefit is obtained by the
frequent administration of injections, and
they are also very serviceable when collie
arises from indigestion, which it frequent
ly does. Seven or eight drachms of aloes.
also, should be given to remove any lrri-
tating substance from the intestines, which
may have given rise to the collie.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-06-11

To sow buckwheat we would recommend
that the land be thoroughly cultivated.
Take your seed and stir them in old mack
erel-pickle or chamber-lye ; then dry them
by mixing in hardwood ashes, peck to
the bushel of buckwheat. Sow three-quar-
tiers to one bushel to the acre. 1t is good
plan after the buckwheat commences to
come up to top-dress with a bushel of
ground plaster to the acre. AS in all other
cases, the plaster acts best if sown late in
the evening or just before damp weather.
The crop should be plowed under Just af-
ter coming into full blossom, and if sown
early enough two crops may be plowed I'M
der in favorable season, or every year in
the South. The usual plan is to roll it
down before blowing in. 1t is claimed as
an additional advantage that it will eradi-
cate the Canada thistle. Will not some
farmer vexed with this pest try the expert
ment IN y Times.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-06-11
No. 81
ONE VACANT LOT
on Gay street, % by 100.
DWELLING HOUSE

Of SEVEN ROOMS, large lot rs feet 'front.' on north
side OF Mabry street VIII be sold at a bargain.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-06-11
What is Home Without an Organ 1?

And what W IL an Organ now be. without a copy Of
DlpSON * co 5 new del ghttul, complete collection
of Reed Organ Music, called the
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-06-11
Chancery Court at Knoxville.
NO. 900.
S. d LainarL We uenrA EarL-nr of uIa

5, D LenaTt vs. Henry Farmcr Ct ale,
1t appearing from the bill filed in IA case which is
sworn 10, that the defendant Henry Farmer is non
resident Of the ate OF Iennete; IL ., ord red that
the defendant above named appear before r chance
~ lou at knoxville Tennessee. on IA Gist Monday
IN July next. 1913, and make tense 20 ruu flied n
this cause, the same will be taken confessed
A true COPY. Attest:
May 81, 1873. yiw4 NJ. L. PATTERSON, CAM.
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-04-25

According To the new time card on the
Rockford, Rock Island 4 st Louis r. r.
passengers for New Boston and Keiths-
burg by leaving Rock Island at 9 A. NJ,
will make direct communication at A pha
with the G. b K q trains, reaching the
former place at III P. VI and the latter at
4J F. NJ
Also, passengers going by this train via.
Monmouth, reach Cialesburg at 1880 P.
W. and Burlington at 30 p NJ.
These accommodations will doubtless be
appreciated by the travelingpublic DIT
OUR WEEKLY.-THE WEEKLY Rock
ISLAND ARGUS is published to-day, and
contains forty-eight columns of closely
printed matter, in our new and clear type.
thirty columns of which are choice
reading matter, comprising full complete
and carefully compiled news Of the week,
local, state. and national also sound polit-
ical articles Of general interest, and the
very latest market reports, the whole
making one Of the best and most readable
papers in the United States II can be
had at Willmans news stand. in the post
office, or at THE ARGUS counting room,
opposite the post office, in wrappers ready
for mailing. Price five cents each.
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-04-25

Mayor Davenport has always exhibited
more than ordinary sagacity in selecting
assistants to carry on the government
knowing that on them, in great measure,
depends the success of his administration
tent, worthless, he must bear the blame. His
and that If they prove inefficient, ineompe-
selections for street supervisors are ex-
celent and they are doing their work with
judgment and economy. But it may well
be asked What is the use of doing it at
all If citizens pay no regard to law ? What
is the use in cleaning out the CUTTERS, so
that the rains will drain of and leave dry
streets, if citizens 90 Immediately to work
and dump coal, ashes, and garbage into
them and clog them up again? And the
very people who growl most in regard to
filthy streets are the very ones who are
most slovenly about their premises, and
who generally do the most towards making
the streets filthy. Remonstrance with
this sort of people does no good. The only
way is for the City Marshal to take them
before Police Magistrate, and have them
fined as fast as found guilty. A few ex-
amples of this sort will have q salutary
effect upon slovenly people in general.
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-04-25
erTTrya CKRrIFrCATEs.

The strong feeling manifested against
Mr.. Hawley for the course he took in rela-
ton to the Iowa land grab has caused him
to resort to certificates. Accordingly he
begs letters from two Congressman, one in
Pennsylvania and one in New York, to
help him out of his dilemma. Hepublish-
es those letters in the Moline Reotec and
franks copies of that paper over the dis
trict, to try and recover his lost reputa-
ton. 1t is TOO thin" All the letters
and certificates he has produced will not
change the minds of the people in relation
10 his conduct He set himself up as a
champion of the people, an opponent of
land grabs, subsidies, extortions, etc, and
he betrayed the people and became the
champion Of a railroad monopoly, aiding it
in a land grab of half million in value.
President Grant, with all his pandering to
monopolies and money, had not the cour-
age to sign the bill, but in a cowardly
manner permitted it to become law with
out his signature, A few plain statements
will show how the matter stands
l. If the railroad claim was just one,
the company could enforce it in the courts,
and was under no necessity ofprocuring an
act of Congress. The fact that the compa-
ny appealed to Congress, shows that the
claim was not legal one, and that the com
pany could purchase the passage Of q bill
there easier than it could control the
courts.
>. If it was just claim there was no
necessity for applying the gag, as Hawley
did in Congress, and preventing a discus
sion of the merits of the bill.
5. II the claim was valid and proper
one, then Grant should have signed the
bill If it was a doubtful claim he should
haye vetoed it and waited for further
developments. Nothing would be lost by a
little delay A full discussion of the bill;
fair notice to the settlers; an opportunity
for Iowa to be heard, would work no
wrong to any one. The Iowa Legislature
asked delay One half the Iowa Congress
men voted against the bill These facts
should have suggested to the President
that the best way was to veto it and give
another Congress chance To examine it,
These suggestions will satisfy any man
that there is a niger on that wood pile =
that Hawley betrayed the people, and that
Grant, though not daring openly to aid
him, did it in sneaking way, by permit
ting the act 70 become 4 law, without
either signing or yetoing it, The Union
says;
The people who have been fighting
land grants and railroad monopolies will
not cease 10 wonder how it was that Mr.
Hawley, the avowed opponent Of eee-y do
nation of public land for any purpose
whatever. should become the champion Of
this bill They will not cease to wonder
why Mr. Hawley was so willing to work
and vote for a measure giving rich rail
road corporation "a 900 acres of the public
domain, and yet opposed a bill designed to
give hOnorably discharged soldiers Of the
late war paltry loo acres each. %
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-04-25

We are glad to see that City Marshal
LeClaire is enforcing the ordinances of the
city relative 10 rubbish being deposited in
the streets and alleys. He has already
prosecuted three parties, and will continue
to do so a. necessity requires He has
given ample notice by posting bills in con
splcuOus places-so that no man can ex-
cuse himself on the ground of being igno-
rant Of the law Hereafter when il be
comes necessary to deal with those who
disregard the law in this matter, notice
will be issued from the office of the police
magistrate Dur. Dem0crat
On complaint Of the City Marshal man
was brought before Justice Kaufman yes
terday for throwing rubbish in the street,
but on promising to remove the same at
once was discharged from custody. The
approach Of warm weather makes it
necessary to keep the streets clean Of
filth.-Ddr. Gazette.
Let our city marshal go and do likewise.
The people know what the law is, well
enough. Newspaper notices do no good,
with people who violate it, Let them be
invited before Esq. Chopper and fined as
fast as discovered. That's the only way
to stop filling the cutters and the streets
with rubbish