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New-York tribune., 1874-08-01
CROP REVIEW.
rvrP.LIy FAVORABLE SEASON.

xxo,,p AGING OUTLOOK FOR COrTON-THE LARGEST
c,,p SINCE THE WAR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. FOR
grr.Dy INCREASE IN THE YlELD-ABUNDANCE
- PEACHES AND APPLEs-AN INCREASE OF
osoooOoO BUSHELS IN THE WHEAT CROP.
An through April and May and into June adverse
norts in regard to the coming cotton crop were put
=; circulation even by those supposed to be well IN
to,med; but we did not agree with them, for many
causes had combined it was believed not only to
forward the crop but also to make 1t much larger
than last year. 1t is conceded that the cotton
nant is generally in favorable condition, and the
following statement of increase. in comparison with
tbe report in June is given Louisiana, 81 Arkansas,
4: Florida 6; South Carolina, a Mississippi. 81 Ala
hama 10; Georgia Il Tennessee, -; Texas, 12 North
Carolina 49, The estimated averages in com parison
with favorable year. up to the middle of July,
North Carolina. 102: South Carolina, IS; Georgia,
81 Florida, 96; Alabama 81; Mississippi. 81; Louis
lana 70; Texas, 1G2: Arkansas, 81; Tennessee,
"a. 1t is doubtful whether these figures
are really more than fair guesswoTk be-
cause an incredible amount of investigation Is
required 10 gather statistics of growing crops.
Whether more and less cotton planted is
not stated but considering all the facts and remem
berng especially that labor is better organized and
that prices are well maintained, more cotton has
been planted this year than any previous year,
whatever amount of corn may have been planted.
The bulk of the cotton crop is raised in compare
lively few of the Southern States, the following
retnrns for 1872 show.
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North Gag Street Column.
(ABOVE THE MARKET.)
Old Town Millinery House,
No. 25S North Gay street,
BALTIMORE

MILLINERY and Ladies Furnishing Goods;
N Bonnets and Hats changed to the latest
New York styles for less than half the cost of
new ones, and to look as well. We have fine
assortment of Flowers and Feathers just arri-
we'd from New York to which we invite your
attention, and also to the Fall and Winter
Bonnets and Hats of the Latest New York
styles. Ribbons, Ribbon Velvcts, Velveteens,
Silk Velvets and Silks,
IN ALL COLORS,
Hose from to SO cents and Balbriggans so, 80
and So cents Bustles, breast extentions, hoop
skirts, merino vests and pantalets collars, cuffs,
lace collars and scarfs. Band Boxes given
away with each Bonnet and Hat. Fine assort-
ment of Woolen Goods, Children's Caps, Bon
nets, Coats, Leggins, Sacks, Hoods, &C., also
Ladies' Hoods, &c.
@e- The above goods will be sold cheap.
Ms- Please call and examine our Goods be-
for purchasing elsewhere.
Mrs. NJ. C. SKIPPER & CO.,
July sly. 25S North Gay st.
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Valuable improvements!
M. NAMEE,

M. McNAMEE,
No. 81 Franklin st, bet. Park & Howard,
BALTIMORE.
MANUFACTURER of and dealer in Stoves,
Vl Ranges, Furnaces, Tin and Sheet-Iron
Ware, and House Furnishing Goods generally.
invite especial attention to my
SO " z N r a N q EI
Suitable for either coal or wood. Does not re-
quire the expense of bricking. Quick and per-
feet baker; s inch holes with an adjustable
Warming Shelf. Send for descriptive circular
and price. Fireplace Stoves set and repaired.
Repairs for Stoves and all orders punctually
attended to. Also, Roofing and Spouting done
satisfactorily. FEB. 7.'74.-lv.-
THOS. J. GRIFFIN. JOHN A. FEFILL, JR'
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HARD ON P1MPK1Ns.-P Pumpkins! Don't you
know Pumpkins? Then you don't know the
daintiest, darlingest, most fashionable and
most fastdious young self admirer that ever.
lisped and languished in a drawing-room.-
Pumpkins was at Mrs. Bonnycastles party last
winter. One of the company was blooming
damsel from the country-a fresh, rosy checked,
bright-faced girl, ever whom the impressble
bachelors were in ecstaces. Pumpkins saw
and admired. Pumpkins determined to make
an impression. He stared at her through his
quizzing- glass until he stared her out of coun-
tenance. Then he approached her. She was
knitting over socks for one of Mrs. Bonnycas
ties children. "Aw," said Pumpkins. "Knit-
ting, pom honah Twooly Industrious, Now,
do you know like to see young lady indus
twious. It's good sign. like to encourage
industry. Aw-what would you chawge to
knit me pair like -that?" "Socks or stockings,
do you want, Mr.. Pumpkins ?" "Ah deuced if
l exactly understandable, aw-I want 'em to
come up over the calf, you know" "In that
case," replied the blooming damsel, smiling a
sweet innocent smile, 81 should have to esti-
mate. never knit pair to cover ones aohole
bodyr" Pumpkins was observed at the side
board shortly afterward trying to eat half
melted ice with fork.
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3oefrg.
APRIL VIOLETS.

'Tis not the palue of the gift,
That friendships hand may tender;
'Tis not things intrinsic worth,
Though gems of rarest splendor,)
That calls the hearts best gratitude,
Or wakes deep emotion;
The simplest flower may be the gift,
And claim life's devotion.
A bunch of volets, culled when first
The showers of spring unfold them,
May be of small intrinsic worth,
And fade while yet we hold them;
Yet are they types of modest truth,
And may become token,
From friend to friend, of kind regard,
That never shall be broken.
These fragrant flowers which thou hast given,
And l SO fondly cherish,
May, ere another morn shall rise,
Before me fade and perish;
Yet are they sweet-their grateful s0M
No time or change can sever;
So lives the memory of thy gift,
1t breathes of thee forever.
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"a little bird am
Shut out from light and air,
Yet all the night sit and sing
To him who placed me there
Well pleased prisoner to be,
Because nv Godi il pleaseth Thee,'


He had about dozen anecdotes which he
told over and over again, and they were at his
tongues end, so that year by year he told them
with more power than before, and his manner
was theatrical with a purpose anything but
theatrical behind it. One night the daughter
of bank president of an aristocratlc town en-
the Eastern Shore of Maryland came with sew
eral of her schoolmates to hear this wild man
preach, and she was so terrified and stricken
with his sermon that when the invitation was
given to walk to the altar and kneeI for the
prayers of the congregation, she went forward,
to the surprise of her comrades and to the scan
dal of her church. Nextday her family brought
in the church parson, her relatives and her
lover to dismay her, and she was sent of to
Baltimore to take some lessons at the theatre
and get Methodism out ofher mind. The lesson
was successful, but the Methodists kept up the
tradition of this young girls conviction, sup.
preston and loss of peace and heaven, until
the story had the force in the church of one OF
the Roman miracles.
On one occasion, remem bored, my cousin,
an orphan girl, sat at the table with poor thin
little gold ring on her finger, mounted with
red stone. Hersey would never sleep on a
feather-bed nor mattrass, but hermit.llke, lad
down on a sacking bottom on the floor. He
came down stairs severe and ugly. AT the
breakfast table his eyes lighted on the ring.
"My daughter" he said, "what are you do
ing with that thing on your finger. 1t will
only drag your poor soul down to hell"
My father who had an involuntary liberality
although Methodist, said: "Father Hersey
what do you think the good Lord made such
pretty things forp
~ reckon" said Hersey, "it would trouble
wise man to tell what the Lord made rattle
snakes for.'
This is the crude gentleman have brough
forward in this column to instance the type o
the reformers who made spiritual life in thu
Chesapeake and Potomac country.
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| DON'T CARE IF Do.-In olden time, before e
the Maine laws were invented, Wing kept the
hotel at Middle Granville, and from mis- we'll
stocked bar furnished Recommendations to man
and beast" He was a good landlord, but terri
bly, deaf. Fish, the village painter, was afflct-
ed in the same way.
One day they were sitting by themselves in
the bar-room. Wing was behind the counter
waiting for the next customer, while Fish was
lounging before the fire with thirsty look,
casting sleeps eyes occasionally at Wings de-
canters, and wishing most devoutiy that some
one would come in and treat
A traveller from the South, on his way to
Brandon, stepped in to inquire the distance
Going up to the counter, he said:
"Can you tell me, sir, how far tits to Brandon ?"
"Brandy?" says the ready landlord, jumping g
up; eyes, sir, have some;" at the same time
handing down decanter of the precious liquid.
"You misunderstood me" says the stranger
"I asked how far it was to BRANDON"
"They call it pretty good brandy" says Wing.
"Will you take sugar with it?" reaching, as he
spoke, for the bowl and toddy-stck.
The despairing traveller turned to Fish.
"The landlord" said he, "seems to be deaf /;
will you tell me how far it is to Brandon?"
"Thank you," said Fish, 81 don't care if do
take drink with you."
The stranger turned and fed.
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"How Much WAS He WORTH? ?"-There is a
terrible significance in the questions we some-
times ask upon the death of wealthy M an, if
we only understood the real significance Of the
questions. GLOW much was he worth I" we
ask. And the angels might reply. "Wurth
He wasn't worth nything. His money was
worth something. His body is worth some
thing, as a source of fertility to the soil. But
he wasn't worth anything" So we vary the
question: eyes, but how much did he leave 2"
"Oh, leave" it might be answered: eyes, l
will tell you. He had houses, lots, bonds,
stocks, gold, notes, merchandise, farms. And
he left-Great God ! he left them all. He car
ried nothing with him. Naked and destitute
came he into the world, and as naked and des-
titute did he go the way whence he came. He
carried nothing; neither land, nor money, nor
yet did he carry with him the blessing of the
poor, the grateful tears of an orphan, the ben
ediction of the poor. He left all-he carried
nothing away with him." But his neighbor
has died aman who was not known on Change
nor in the tax list. "And what has he left ?'
we may, perhaps, curously ask. "Left?" he
has left nothing; but he has taken much with
him. He has gone to heaven laden with the
blessings and the gratitude of the poor, of the
helpless, of the young of the aged, of the widow,
of the friendless of those whom he, by his
counsels, and his acts, and his prayers, had
blessed of those whose poverty he had reliev-
ed, whose ignorance he had enlightened, whose
darkness he had dispelled, whose bodies and
whose souls he had fed" When Wilberforce
died, Daniel O'Connell said Gle has gone up
to heaS7Ehearno million broken fette IN h IS
or not leave, on earth, who goes thus freighted
into the other world.-Good Words.
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rs Doctor-I am pleased to say, Mrs. Fitz-
browne, that shall be able to vaccinate your
baby from a very healthy child of your neigh
Dor, Mrs. Jones' ooh, dear, doctor, could not
permit that. We do not care to be mixed up
with the Joneses in any way
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Ma-Aunt Susan says: "suppose all the men
were in one country, all the women in another,
with big river between, and no boats or
bridges; good gracious what lots of poor wo-
men would be drowned"
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Time WnStcd ias the House.

Dsssshs tcffne, Mr.. Editor, that there is no
| feature OF Domestic Economy so much neglec-
ted by housewives as the economy of time
My own experience has taught, and teaches
me, that is too apt to be one of the last of
the economies thought of by the housewife,
know, from experience, that time is the one
item of whica the most is wasted, and which,
if economical as it should be, would and does
afford the hand worked, careful housewife the
most direct relief of any measure yet invented.
So thoroughly do | know this, that one of my
first efforts, when get ga new girl" to help me,
is to teach her tae order in which / want my
work done, and ts see that she does nothing out
of that order!
Some of my good rural sisters will ask, "How
do you do it?" do it by overseeing the work
myself, by directing and aiding in its perform
ance, and by prscticing what preach. Only
one thing is attempted or done at time. AS
soon as the bedrooms are emptied of their oc-
cupants, my servant opens the windows and
tosses up the beds to be aired. Meantime one of
us attends to the breakfast and does nothing
else. The preparations for breakfast, so far as
practicable, are made the night before. The
table is laid in the dining room, and the vege-
tables and meats prepared. Breakfast over the
first thing is to wash the dishes and lay the ia
BILE for dinner, preparing such food as requires
a long time to cook for that meal Then the
chamber work is done-sops emptied, and
pleted. Other rooms are then put to rights
If there is washing to do, the clothes are put
in soak ths,night- before, and withamy washing
mact 100 wringer, the work is quickly per-
formed bat it is never commenced until the
breakfast things are out of the way, and the
chamber and room-work done. Specific hours
are devoted to sewing. They come in their or
der. IL not completed in the hours set aside
for it gain on other work is made. The sew
ing is not allowed to infringe upon the necessa-
ry daily work which ministers to the comfort
and health of the family.
By such system find have time for all the
the work the housewife ought to be ex pected to
do II more helpis necessary to do any class of
work, insist upon having it just as my hus-
band insists upon having help in the harvest
field when his crops are ripe. If it seems to
cost extra, there is extra gain. My work is
never behind. 1t is not allowed to be so. 1t is
economy not to have it so. l accomplish far
more, and 1T costs far less for help than it did
when | followed the hap hazard way of work
ing. Of course it requires the cooperation of
the men-fclk; but have yet to learn that
systematic wife and mother cannot teach her
husband, sons and daughters to be systematic.
| have no sympathy whatever, Mr.: Editor, for
over worked farmers wives. 1t is oftener their
own fault than otherwise. Such women are
always foolish and generally silly simpletons
who deserve no better fate.-Esther Allen, IN
Rural New Yorker.
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FANCY AND MILLINERY GOODS
in All their Branches,
No. $50 North Gay Street,
RAITIMORE Mn

"AVING purchased all my varied stock of
Ill the above named goods for Cash, 1 am
enabled is give greater bargains than houses
that have to buy on credit and pay more for
their goods on that account. Believing in the
motto, "Quick Sales and Small Profts," | have
made up my mird to sell at per cent. profit
and thereby gain and retain the best of Gus
tom. To prove that I am in earnest and do not
put in print what don't mean,
LOOK AT FOLIO WING PRICES:
Yard wide beached and un-
Canton fannels els..................lO, II and Is
Alpacas rs and 30 /"
Double shawls 81 90, $1.50 and $2.0
All wool cassimeres ...........5O, IS and 20 cts.
Sattlnets... .........'Zo, oV anu %
French corsets ............ .........5O "
Ladies Hose........."............ojl lO, IL anu 10
Willimantic "
Sept 13, 1S73-1y.
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A BOYS IDEA.-A six-year old genius who
lives out West rejoices in the name Of Henry
One day as Hepry's mother was ironing out
some recently-washed linen, Henry stood by
and intently watched the facility with which
the wrinkles disappeared upon the advent of
the fat-iron. From time to time lie glanced
uneasily at his somewhat ancient papa, who
lay recum bent upon sofa, dreaming the happy
hours away. Theyouth gazed with sorrow upon
the burrows that atremorseless time ha ploughed
upon the once alabaster brow of his dad, and
then was the future voter seized with brilliant
idea. During temporary absence for few
moments of the female stay and lrop of the
house our hero seized fat-iron, and tip-toe-
ing softly to his fathers side, began industri-
ously smoothing and ironing out the wrinkles
from that gentleman's forehead. The father
dreamed that he was standing on his head in
the centre of Vesuvius during an eruption, and
reversed his offspring for ten minutes. Henry
has ceased to slide down stair balustrades for
the present, and the untamed rockihg-horse
prances in silence, while Henry's papa patron
ICES molasses and cotton to an alarming extent.
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Ladies should remember that while arti-
cles of jewelry may OF themselves be beautiful,
they do not always enhance the beauty of the
wearers. Having observed the ear ring, the
eyes insensibly wander to the ear from which
it depends, and the majority of ears are not
pretty. So snowy ring often informs us that
the owner has very ugly hands. The same is
true with bracelets; we learn by them how
few pretty round wrists there are among U.s.
The sensation caused by & diamond ring on
hand whose owner bites her nails and ignores
nail brushes, is disagreeable, but the admira-
tion called forth by well-cared for hand is in
descrbable
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re- Mrs. Partington thinks that the grocers
ought to hire music teacher to teach them the
scales correctly.
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Ng-0ld maids in Virginia are politely call
ed "belated sisters"
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Bound TO GET A SUBSCRIBER ANY WAY.-An
editor was once out on jaunt in the township
of White Oak, Ingham county, Michigan, stick
ing to every farmer until he got his name and
money, and it so happened that he came to a
house where death had called few hours be-
fore. The farmers wife was laid out, and the
husband and his children were grieving over
their loss when the editor knocked at the door.
"Whats up2" inquired the editor as he saw
the farmers solemn countenance before him.
"My wife is dead" replied the poor farmer.
"Is that so?" unused the editor, little dis
appointed "Did she die easy?"
"Dropped off like lamb"
"Did she say anything?"
"Not a word-just went right to sleep like"
"I didn't know" continued the editor, sad
look on his face, "but what she might have re-
quested you to subscribe for the Cascade, which
you know is the best paper in the county. If
you want it I'll take your name right in, and
under circumstances / won't charge cent for
the obituary notice"
| The farmer hung off for while, but before
the editor went away he had two additional
dollars in his pocket, and had written out an
obituary notice for publication in the next issue,
which the bsreaved husband pronounced a
| "mighty smart piece"
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PRICES REDUCED.
Madame I'll. KOSENTea A 4,
No. 279 North Gay st.


Invites the attention of purchasers to the fol
lowing:
Ladies' Velvet and Crepe Bonnets, of best
quality, from $3.50 to $500; Ladies Velvet,
Crepe Straw and Felt Hats, best quality, from
$3.50 to $4 OO Children's VeveI, Straw and
Felt Hats, best quality, from IS cts. to $500.
These goods are all OF the latest sly les and best
trimmings. Untrimmed Hats and BOnnets in
Straw, Velvet and Felt, 25, 40, SO, so and Is
cents; French Corsets 35, 40, so, IS and rs cts;
Skirt Brads, all shades, cents; Clark's and
Coates Cotton cts; IL BIB. Blankets $3.25 per
pair Ribbons, all coIOrs and widths, S, s, 10,
IL, Is, II, 90 %, 25 and 80 cents; Gents I'm
dershirts and Drawers 30 cents Ladies' Felt
Skirts $l25; Double Shawls 1925; Kid Gloves
so and rs; Gents Woolen Jackets $1.25, $3.50
and $l.75 for best, and many other kinds of
goods that are much below usual prices.
Ga1~ Band Boxes given free of charge with
all hats and bonnets bought here.
Mss> Customers purchasing from me get z Se az
fore cut it out and bring 1t a0iA you to
MADAME Fl. ROSENTHAL,
Apr. l9,'73-ly. %79 N. GAY ST.
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A METHODIST MISSIONARY OF THE oLDEN TINE
ONE OF The ITINERANT LIGHTS OF MARYLAND.
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TN the manufacture of my Harness none but
| the very best Leather is used, and being
handmade, it is therefore durable. A large
assortment of articles in my line always on
hand, or made to order at exceedingly loV prices.
Repairing done at short notice and warran-
ted to give satisfaction. tApr. Ally.
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UASNANF THE MOST ASTONISHING CT RES SO
OUICK. 50 RAPID ARE TIE Gu NNDES. Iuk
RDuY TNpENGU us UNDER TIE lNtLJ IN b
OF THIS TRULY WONDERFUL MEDICINE,
THAT
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BOTTOM PRICE,

Contractors and builders would do well
TO negotiate with
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Kidney dG Bladder Comp'dints,
DIR. RAILWAYS
Perfect sgggs!iV' { ssgslstiagE lI'

perfectly taseicss elegantly coated with sweet gum,
purge rc-u'ae partly, cleanse ami strengthen Rad
wAys Pills os the cure ofall dsor RS Of he stomach,
Liver. ipNeis, kidneys, Bladder. Nervous Diseases,
Headache touSt patton Costiyeness Indigestion lyS
pepst Bilou,naSs. Bilious Fever, Inflammation oithe
bowels Piles aud al arrangements OF the Internal
Nscera. Warranted 20 effect positive .1re Purely
Vegetable containing no mercury. minerals ordeletelr
Gus drugs.
Anew doses OF RAILWAYS PILLS will free the sys-
TEN from all the above nsmet disnrters Price Is cents
per BpX. SOLD By DRUGGISTS.
READ "FAT.SE AND TRUE" Send ore letter
stamp T. RAILWAY 4 CO. No. 81 Warren St, New
York Information worth thousands will be sent you.
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Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad,

Which, West TunF Line by of its short
the year, ween
the city Of HUNTINGTON Va Rich
S %on mai Ip at t r5s city eff Huntington
Railroads extending throughM the entire West and Noh~est
an here w r BE- eoaqas for the hp1
o3Tsn i a ami rhn very yesis
fs1 Is aTg centre has advantages which
other point son s sSa the o S and w R VI 7
he s. ns G 1 F s and f o r %
known to superior others in the United States for the the supeT
ht ie peculiar spn proves charcoal
Of ensy Accessibility celebrated for the abundance and excellent
9 on 'i the Gr Trunk Line asq Chesapeake
Ms F T J 3 ] 1 and i1 ~ 3 r1o
GonS a alu p tho we and Southwest and the products
81 As place Of redsne inviting locality
IN addition to the natural teny remarkable
M climate popet laid out the plan
advantage ence and for the qualification
r9 'r The cultivation" of ornamental trees
S s sgs enough os q. A.. G" space s.t for % cult. ab
ro a loft, fnr be e f the better :
subject 'SnS1' "h n' The rse upon
plan easily economically adopted and which adapted for
the State Normal School Marshall College has ss
buildings grounds where Incidents r1 b1aDsbs of a1un n
''3 The ps Of $50 $3.50 according
on day Of purchase and the balance
p rirn5n D within ' Thirty days purchase
Onea the remaining sixty per cent in one year from date
thirty IN two years M date Of purchase with interest
credit
certain specified observe the
specified regarding
size location of the buildings be erected.
restrictions andreguatons guard ineonven
ns experienced in almost all of the older cities
There the Ohio advantages for the eco
the extensive scale Of F01ndes
Rolling Mills Machine Shops &C. the city Huntington The material exists
Ohio and
Huntington 81 very
suitable
completed furnishes sure
Washington
application made person or BY letter
ID. w. EMMONS, Gent Spt
JOHN II. OLEY, AGENT
Huntington, West Va.
~ 81 William Street, New York