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A Card.
To the Editor of tie Standard !:

To the Editor of the Standard:
1t being generally known, that during
our Institute week, information was filed,
charging me with assault and battery,
and having been insisted upon, l prom
ised to publish a synopsis of the testimo-
ny. Little dreaming that it would make
a volume, and would occupy quite too
much space in our county papers.
And since it would be but little adj
vantage, and result in pecuniary loss to
me to publish in pamphlet form, must
ask my young friends to excuse me.
Suffice it to say, that mine was one of
those rare cases (it is fortunate that they
are rare) in which one of my patrons at
tempted TO rule in the school-room, which
resulted in a conflict of authority between
the parent and teacher.
Milder means having failed / had re-
source to the rod, and Gas / feared) it re-
quired severe punishment to induce the
boy to yield to any authority when he
knew that it would displease his parents
for him to do so. Result: A long tedi-
Gus lawsuit with considerable cost to the
county and not little to myself. But as
the only good that could result from pub
fishing the testimony would be to inform
my fellow teachers to what extent they
are justifable in the use of coercion
means. l wish to say never use them ex
cept when you are satisfied that no other
means will answer your purpose; but
maintain your authority at all hazards,
or if the hazard is too great, resign your
school.
If at any time, (under the excitement
which is apt to attend the inhiction OF
corporal punishment,) you should make
yourself guilty. Acknowledge yourself
guilty; and remember that you must,
first, learn to govern a school successful
ly; but if, on the contrary, you should be
arrested when you know that you have
done nothing but what was necessary to
maintain good order in the school room,
let not mercenary love of money nor yet
a laudable desire to avoid public notice
induce you to plead guilty, thereby doing
violence to your conscience and casting
reproach upon your profession.
JACOB ZERBE.
Raysyille O.
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Man may be refined and happy without
a garden; he may even have a home of
taste, / suppose, without a tree, shrub or
prepare proper home for man, pure in
all his tastes and made in His own image
He planted a garden and placed this no
blest specimen of creative power in it, to
dress and keep it.
A few suggestions on the improving of
grounds and the adornment of rural
homes. will, l think, be useful, and pre-
vent great many inquiries that 1 am
unable to satisfactorily answer by letter,
especially in the business season.
In the first place, would remark that
the space in front of the house, and gem
orally the sides exposed to view from the
street, should be in grass No arrange
ment of beds or borders will look so neat
and tasteful as a we'll kept piece of grass
1t can also be kept in better order at less
cost than in any other way. Get COED
plat of grass, and good, dry, neat walks,
and other things follow soon with but
little trouble.
Make no more roads than are absolute
ly necessary, as many walks divide the
lawn too much, especially when it is
small, and greatly disfgure it. There
must be, of course, a bold walk to the
front door, and one passing from this to
the rear of the house, and in general no
more will be necessary. These should
be made in the most convenient places
in the place that one would naturally
walk in, in going from one point to an
other
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Mr.. Kahn has sent us report made in
the Ohio Legislature, by part of COM
mittee, against capital punishment. We
have had no time to read it, nor do we
care to do so, as our mind is fully made
up that there is a class of desperately
hardened ruffians like Foster, the car
hook murderer of New York, who can
not be deferred from crime in any other
way than to let them know that if they
commit murder they must suffer death.
We believe in giving even the devil his
due, and he did once tell the truth when
in speaking about Job he said "All that
a man hath will he give for his life."
The Foster case shows very clearly
that the fear of death aviH reach even the
most desperate criminals. The n. Y.
Evening Post gives the following testimo-
ny on this point
'The somewhat unexpected intelli
gence of the refusal of the Governor to
save Foster from the gallows has struck
terror into the hearts of the other prison
ers confined in the Tombs and awaiting
trial on a charge of murder. =
deputy Sheriff Seebacher, who has
been watching Foster, says that up to the
present time these men have been laugh
ing and jesting. and openly boasting that
their lives were in no danger. To-day
they are very quiet and in their heart
felt expressions of sympathy with Foster
can be traced great anxiety for their own
afoEv -
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PLANrING FOR CuRYEn wALKs.

Every curve should be a sensible one;
that is, have a reason for its course, eth
er real or apparent; therefore arrange
your planting so as to make an apparent ne
cessity for every turn. The idea is shown
in the accompanying engraving, where
the walks turn to accommodate the trees.
One great difficulty with American
gardens is thatthey are too large, and not
sufficiently cared for. If we give the same
amount of labor to a quarter of an acre
that we now expend upon an acre, the
result would be much more satisfactory.
No one should have more ground in gar
den than he can keep in the highest
state of cultivation. 1t is this kind of
excellence that affords pleasure, while
failure or partial success is a source of
pain. 1t is not only fault to cultivate
too much ground, but too many flowers.
Some seem anxious to obtain and grow
everything. This is not the best, espec-
tally where there is not good deal of
time and money to be devoted to the
work A choice selection is the best, and
l like every cultiVator of flowers to have
pet or hobby Take, for instance, the
Pansy, and make it q pet Obtain the
choicest seed and give the plants the
best of care and you will see to what
wonderful perfection it can be grown.
In few years you Will tire, perhaps, Of
this. Then adopt the Balsam, or Stock,
or Aster. Always have something very
choice-something grown better than
any one else in growing it-something
you have reason to be proud of. 1t will
astonish you to see how flowers thrive
under such petting, and what wonder
full exhibition they make of their graft
| tude
Some persons may think from what we
have said in regard to grass in front oi
the house, in preference to beds of flow
ers, that we are no friend of these treas
ures-these delightful children of the
field and garden, who speak in every
fragrant breath and lovely tint and
graceful form, of Him who spake from
naught their matchless beauty. only
wish them to be treated in a proper man
ner. In the centre of the lawn, especial
ly if opposite window, it is well to make
round or oval bed, and, on the borders
or near the edges of the lawn, beds Of
/ various FORMS
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hereafter

The last Congress covered itself all
over with infamy, and no man who was
a member of it should ever be trusted
with an Office, even SO low as the former
Offices of fence-viewer or overseer of the
poor. The abolition of the franking
privilege swindle, which was really a
blow at the country press, was only equal
ed by the grand steal at the close, each
one of these internal scoundrels literally
stealing FIVE thousand dollars of the peo'
ple's money.
We have no word Of excuse whatever
for those Republicans who joined in this
grand steal, nor for President Grant, who
approved it. Here is the political di-
vision on thesyote:
OF the yeas, which carried the amend
ment in the House, fifty-one were Re
publicans and forty-eight were Demo
Gratis, while sixty Republicans and thirty
seven Democrats gave the ninety-seven
nays. In the Senate, twenty-five Repub-
licans voted for legislation that gave
them back pay and fourteen Democrats.
OF the nays, twenty-five were Republi-
can and Ave Democratic. 1t will thus be
seen that the Republicans could not have
carried the measure in either branch
without the Democrats, and Of course the
latter never could have carried 1t without
she aid of the former.
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3-wALKs WITH TURF EDGING.

A good deal of this rough work can be
done in the autumn, so as to leave only
the finishing up in the spring; but if
commenced in the spring, it should be
hurried up so as to get the grass sown as
early as possible, for grass seed will not
start well unless it has the benefit of the
spring showers. >All being done as pre-
viously advised, sow the grass seed on
the we'll prepared surface, raking it in,
and if pretty dry, it is well to roll the
soil after sowing. Sow red top and blue
grass, or a mixture of the most desirable
grasses for lawns, known and sold as
lawn grass, at the rate of four bushels to
the acre.
If the grass is sown early enough and
the weather is at all favorable, by the
last of June the lawn will look pretty
green, and from the middle to the last
of July, will need cutting and after that
should be cut as often as the little lawn
mower can get bite. These Lawn
Mowers are real blessing for not one
man in ten thousand can cut lawn prop
erly with scythe, and therefore our
lawns, before the introduction of these
mowers, always looked wretched / do
not consider any of them perfect, but
t.ere are several that will do good work
if care is taken to keep them in order.
1t will be strange if great array of
weeds do not appear with the grass, but
do not take it for granted that they come
from the grass-seed sown, as many have
done, because if you had not sown any of
the grass, the weeds would have been
just as abundant. The farmer who finds
weeds among his corn and potatoes new
er imagines he planted them with his
seed. AS soon as the grass or weeds get
high enough to be cut with scythe or
lawn mower, cut closely and evenly, re-
peating the operation as often as possible.
The weeds will soon disappear.
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statuae erectae stultitiae.

"a the Editor OF the Standard:
am not surprised that you favor the
Adair liquor law Most lawyers are in
favor of it. They know that great part
of their practice, by which they make
their bread and butter, comes by prosecu-
tions and defences under that law. Law
yers generally prefer laws by which
many litigations may arise.
But the people are not so much inter
ested in the welfare of the lawyers, as to
desire such laws, when they are taxed to
pay the expenses of litigations without
any benefit to them. As the case almost
universally under the Adair Liquor law.
Mr.. Tripp in his communication tells
us that he is very much fattered by the
announcement of many voters of both
parties, and that it had been determined
by both parties prior to the announce
ment, that there would be no other can
didate in the field.
/ ask the voters of jackson county how
it was determined by both parties Was
there convention of the people called2
L answer, no. And / now affirm that
there was not twenty men of both parties
consulted upon the subject, prior to the
announcement.
Mr.. Trips announcement was made
by few interested persons in the town
of jackson, belonging to both parties,
W ~ OOSAA ~ OAAhh Lhdb 1hGy OOnSblLuJe
the entire body of both parties, and that
the people have no right to say who their
Representatives shall be, unless they Sc
lect and endorse them. They say to the
the people: 'Shoo tly don't bother as We
announce candidates, you vote for them"
Mr.. Tripp further tells us that he will
endeavor to have embodied in the organic
law of the State, such provisions as will
be adapted to the present state of society
Great God and what is the present state
of society," Licentiousness, corruption,
fraud, bribery, stealing and plundering,
in official life.
cry and dishonesty, hatred and revenge,
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The New York papers thus describe
the last day on earth of Foster, the muir
derer:
- An informal application was made yes
terday by Allen, counsel for Foster, to
some of the Supreme Court Judges for
stay of execution. Application was made
on the ground that some further instruc-
ton from the Governor was necessary
before execution could legally take place
1t was, however decided that no further
action on the part of the Governor was
necessary and all efforts in behalf Of
Foster were then abandoned.
On receiving the intelligence that the
effort for stay of execution had proved
vain, Foster became very much detected,
hung his head on his breast, and desired
that no one would speak to him except
his wife. She had tainted on hearing
that the last hope was gone. On recov
ering her senses she went up gently to
Foster, and placing her hand in his, sat
by him for hours. She spoke little, being
| evidently unable to control her voice.
Rev. DIR. Tying spent upwards of an
hour with Foster yesterday afternoon.
The doomed man listened earnestly to
the exhortations of his spiritual adviser
Foster was also visited during the day
by his brother-in-law, his father, and by
Father Duranquet. Herefused to undergo
the ordeal of parting with his children,
whom he has not seen since his arrest
About half-past eight last evening the
final parting between Foster and his
wife took place. Both were deeply af-
fected. He kissed her repeatedly, and
she clung to him until, overcome with
emotion, she tainted, and was carried
out by her brother and taken from the
scene of her long devotion and suffering.
Even prison officials. accustomed to
scenes of sorrow were deeply moved.
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1-HALK sTAKEp OUT.

If the ground to be improved is only a
small lot, it can be done best with the
spade, and it is not well to endeavor to
do it with the plow In that case, mark
out all the walks first. Do this by setting
up little sticks on the line you design for
the road as shown in the above engrav-
ing, changing them until you get the
curve that seems most graceful and pleas
ant to the eye. Put row of sticks on
each side of the road, measuring careful
ly SO as to get the width equal Another
plan for securing the desired curve to
walks, is by the use of stout line.
Next, remove the earth from the walk
to the depth of twelve to eighteen inches,
using it to fill up any low places. The
walks now have the appearance of broad
bitches, and the operator is prepared to
pulverize the soil with the spade. Let it
be done thoroughly, sending the spade
well down and completely investing the
soil, but leaving about six inches on each
side of the walk undisturbed for the
present, SO as not to break the line of
the road.
All stones found in digging or plowing,
should be thrown into the road, and of
ten sufficient will be obtained to fill with
in six inches of the. surface; if not,
enough can usually be procured without
much difficulty. The stone-cutters and
brick yards, and the stone piles in the
roads and fields, generally furnish abund-
ant material. When the walks are fill
ed with this rough material to within
six inches of the surface of the soil, the
ground being raked off nice and smooth,
dig the six inches left undug on the edg-
es of the walk, being careful to keep the
edges true, as originally staked out, and
then set the turf about six inches wide
for border to the walk, as shown in the
engraving, being careful to keep the turf
as low as the level of the adjoining soil,
or little lower, and to this, remove three
or four inches of the soil where the turf
is to be set, according to its thickness.
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The Republicans of Yinton county
have nominated Harvey Wells for dele
gate to the Constitutional Convention.
Now if the people of that county will
elect him they will do sensible thing.
Mr. Wells is young man of great indus
try and energy and possesses fair ability.
We have had dealings with him during
several years past, and have always found
him strictly honest and honorable. He
is man who can neither be bought nor
intimidated What he believes to be
right, that hewill do. Let the friends oi
sound Government make a vigorous
effort to elect Mr. Wells.
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unnecessary walks and flower beds, the
other producing the same result by al
most covering it with trees and shrub-
berry. Grass cannot grow well among the
roots and under the shadow of trees and
shrubs, and no lawn can look well if cut
up in sections by numerous roads. Most
of the little lawns we see in the country,
are almost entirely destroyed by one or
both of these causes. The main part of
the lawn should be left unbrohen by tree
or shrub, as a general rule, and if any
tree is admitted it should be only an oc-
casional fine specimen like purple
beech, or magnolia or cut leaf birch. A
tree or two in certain appropriate places
for shade, is of course, desirable; but
plant for the future, not for the present,
and always have in view the size and
form and habits of the trees when full
grown, and not their present small size,
and perhaps delicate form.
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To the last appeal made to Gov. Dix of
New York. in behalf of the murderer
Foster, the Governor made most sensi-
bic reply, in the course of which he said:
If he did disregard the evidence and
judgment of the Courts, the inevitable
effect would be to impair the force of judi
cial decisions and break down barriers
which the law has set up for the protec-
ton of human life. $50 far as depends
on me, the supremacy of law will be in
hexibly maintained Every man who
strikes a murderous blow at the life of
his fellow, must be made to feel his own
is in certain peril If we cannot, by
irmness of purpose, attain this end, we
may soon be forced to acknowledge the
disheartening truth that there is nothing
so cheap or so Unprotected as human
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4-sEcTIoN OF A WALK.


After sowing the grass, finish the walks
by covering the rough stones with
FIVE or six inches of gravel, just as clean
as can be procured. 1t is best to leave
the finishing of the walks until the last,
because, if after sowing the grass seed, at
raking it in, quantity of stones will be
gathered, and you will need a place to
put them and the path will need the
stones. A section of the road, when
done will appear as shown in the engrav-
ing and will always be dry and free from
weeds and grass.
In very small places, it would perhaI 5
be as cheap to sod the whole, instead OF
sowing grass seed. Where this is desira-
bic, good turf can be procured from the
roadside or pasture, and it should be
well and neatly laid. In large places the
plow can be used instead Of the spade
and with great economy of labor. In
that case the whole lot should be we'll
plowed and narrowed before the paths
are staked out. After this, stake the
walks and remove the earth to the nee
essary depth, using it to the level off the
low places.
PLANTING FOR CURVED wALKs-MAKING FLOW
Err BEDs
Two great errors are usually made by
both gardeners and amateurs; one de-
stroying the lawn by cutting it up with
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T ANDs IN ARKANSAS

The Little Rock and Fort Smith Railroad Of
fers for sale 900 acres, in the rich valley of
the Arkansas River. These Lands unSur-
passed in the production of cotton, corn, fruits,
vegetables, and cereals. The inexhaustible fer
tfity of the soil, the climate average tempera-
ture for the months of Dec, jan, Feb. and
March about 430 F.) permitting agricultural Ia
Dor about eleven months of the year /; the un-
questioned health of the valley the various
and abundant timber, good water and water
powers, with the rapid development of the
State in Railroads, population and general i'm
provement, combine to render these lands the
garden of country
Uplands from $3.50 to 81, and river Bottoms
from $40 to $40 per acre. on credit of six years
and annual interest. Pamphlets and Maps fur
nished gratuitously on application to
n. s. HOWE, Land Commissioner.
Little Rock Ark
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The following certificate of incorpora

The following certificate of incorpora-
ton was fled in Columbus last week:
Berlin g. Pomeroy Railroad Company,
capital 100000; ternini in Berlin, Jack
SON county, and Pomeroy, Meigs county,
passing through the counties of Jackson,
Vinton, and Meigs. Incorporators A
B. Waters, A. L. Campbell, j. NJ. Watts,
T. p Sutherland, and Lot Davies"
This company have secured the use
of the present railroad on very advanta-
geous terms, from jackson to Berlin,
which will save them the cost of building
six miles Of road This road will cross
the GaIlipofis and Macarthur road not far
from W1kesyilla, and will make import
ant connections with other roads. We
will hare more to say of this enterprise
hereafter.
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We cut the following from one of

We cut the following from one of our
exchanges:
WHAT THE FRAMING PRIVILEGE AMOUNTED TO.
To meet the necessities of the law abol-
ishing the franking privilege, the appro-
priation for stamps for different depart
ments exceeds by three hundred thous-
and dollars the amount appropriated last
year under the old system.
That is the way the late Congress of
thieves saved the money, that they could
put it into their own pockets We be-
lieye John T. Wilson voted to abolish the
franking privilege.
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rings and combinations for selfish pur-
poses. The almighty dollar worshiped
and adored, and corruptly grasped after
by church, state and Individual, almost
in every walk of life And yet Mr. Tripp
asserts if he is elected to the constitutional
convention he will favor organic law
adopted to the present state of society.
Will the people take notice2
IT MoNAuaN
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The way Congress finally did the thing,
was to prohibit anything from going
through the mails free. Thiswill require
postage to be paid on papers in the county
where printed, and also on newspaper
exchanges. The law hill take effect
I,lv Ist
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
4 1000 ACRES!
Cheap Farms!
The cheapest Land in market for sale
by the
Union Pacific Railroad Company.

UUIUu IdCIHC DdIITUdU OUUIpdHys .
In the Great Platte Valley.
5000, 900 Acres in Central Nebraska.
Now for sale in tracts of forty acres and up
wards on Five and Ten Years Credit at per
cent. No advance interest requtl ed,
Mild and healthful climate, fertile So1l an
abundance of good water.
THE BEST MARKET IN THE WESTi The
great mining regions of Wyoming, Colorado,
Utah and Nevada being supplied by the farm
ers in the Platte Valley.
Soldiers entitled to a Homestead of 16O acres
THE BEST LOCATIONS FOR COLONIES.
Free Homes for ALI Millions of acres of
choice Government Lands open for entry under
the Homestead Law, near this GREAT RAIL
ROAD, with good markets and all the cOnVen-
fences of an old settled country.
Free passes to purchasers of Railroad Land.
Sectional Maps, showing the Land, also new
edition of Descriptive Pamphlet with new
Maps, Mailed Free Everyhere. Address
o. F. DAVIS,
Land Commissioner z. p r. r.
OMAHA, NEE.
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Where is J. w. Stinchcomb, temper
ance candidate last fall for Attorney GEN.
eral of Ohio2 We see it stated that he
is practicing law in Plattsmouth, Nebras-
ka, and also that he is running a saw
mill somewhere out West.