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Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-08-12
Chinese Waterproof VarnIsh From
blood

DIR. ScherZer, an eminent Austrian
naturalist, during a recent visit 10
China, learned the mode Of preparing
a waterproof varnish very extensively
used in that country for coating boxes
and other packages which it is desired
10 protect against moisture. For this
purpose four parts Of blood, fresh
drawn, are mixed in four parts Of pow
dered Stacked lime aud a small quanti-
" OF alum. One, two, or three coat- OF
this mass, which is slightly viscid, will
impart 80 great degree OF impermea-
bility to wood which it has been applied
that 1t Is said to be unnecessary to use
the interior tin or lead lining to boxe,
Tor transporting delicate article,
through the tropics. Owing to III
cheapness it can be used for coatinl
boxes containing sugar, coffee tea ane
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-08-12
The Pork and provision Markets of
the west

The stocks of barrel pork and bulk
meats now on hand i'm the West are as
follows Chicago, 25 900 barrels pork
II, 900, 600 lbs. bulk meats Cincinnati,
$50 barrels pork, II, 900, 900 lbs. bulk
meats ~ Louis, 1000 barrels
pork 1l,OOO,0OOl lbs. bulk meats
Louisville, no pork, 5000, goo
lbs. bulk meats Indiana, 900 barrels
pork, 5000, 600 lbs, bulk meats interi-
or, above ST. Louis, 1000 barrels pork,
5000, 900 lbs. bulk meats Milwaukee,
1900 barrels pork, 10000 lbs. bulk
meats; New Orleans, 100000, of bulk
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-08-12
THE WEEKLY CHRONICLE.
FIELD AND FARM.
About Meadows.

EDITORS CHRONICLE: Nine-tenths
of our people are becoming convinced
that there is no money in growing
corn. To hire man to make a crop
of corn on our wornout land is simply
to furnish everything and give the man
all he can make, because you cam more
than sell the crop for enough money
to pay him, as a general thing. Then
why not drop so much corn growing
and try raising hay. Twenty
dollars worth of hay can
be grown on any common
acre OF land which is at all adapted to
grass-growing., All the expenses of
marketing the hay from an acre where
it is grown near any OF our railroads
or rivers will be $500. This leaves
$500 clear To grow $1,000 worth of
corn requires two acres instead of one.
The expense of cultivation alone will
be $1,000. This leaves the profits at
$500 per acre, and it will take this
amount to replace the wear and tear Of
muscle, land and machinery. 70 all
who agree with me l put this ques-
ton: "Why not turn leaf and on the
new page before us write the word
MEADOW
we yearly Cultivate III CuIui "uedt
or oats thousands of acres that would
bear two tons of hay each with proper
care. All of us know what part of our
land will bring grass. The car whistle
is coming iuto our valleys and calling
for more hay bales. If they don't get
them here they will turn elsewhere for
them. Then let's wake up on this
all-important question and put in
meadow every foot of land that will
bring grass with profit. Roy.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-08-12
The Spanish Question In Europe.

The complication growing out Of
the Spanish civil war question threat.
ems to create a general disturbance Of
confidence in Europe. The British
Mediterranean squadran was 10 sail
yesterday from Malta for Barcelona.
An Italian frigate has been ordered TO
the north coast OF Spain. According
TO French authority Germany and
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-08-12

Jas. Callen, A. J. Gamble, f. C..
Brooks, w. p. Johnson, J. II. Gam
bill, Miss Mary -. Phst, PrDt r. Chs
man, q. l.. Price, NJ j. b. Roberts,
II. A. Pyott
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-08-12

Prof n. b. Goforth. T. b. Wilson.
J. a. Galyon and Prof. W. a. G.
Brown, of Jefferson county; p. III.
Tally and Prof. A. w. Wilson, of
Hamblen county; $. j. Ledgerwood,
of Union county; Superintendent J.
9. Park, of Greene county, and Miss
j. G. Ordes and Miss Henrietta Ordes,
of ST Louis Missouri ~
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-08-12
KNOX COUNTY.

S. NJ. Cooper, S. p. Fowler, II. NJ.
Brother, Il. A. Norman Miss NJ, r..
Jackson, Mrs. G. A. Lancaster, f.. NJ e.
DeArmond, q. A. Witt, j. +. Wilson,
A, Love, ". VI, Wrinkle, j. X. Love,
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-07-16

During his life he had never spoken
or written anything against any sect
except some articles which appeared
when he was very young, in the coll
umns Of small evening paper in
Cincinnati. Quite early in his min
istry he had been called upon to re-
gard the question of Slavery. When
the question arose he could not avoid
taking sides with the mute and help
less. He never reasoned about his
action. No consideration of policy
entered the matter, and he had made
no sacrifices. In discussing the
question he had closely studied polit-
ical economy, the Constitution Of the
country, and the affairs Of the vari-
GUS States, and he grew more and
more patriotic, and the love of coun-
try became with him an enthusiasm.
No ons knew, no one could tell, how
much he suffered at finding that in
half the States the press could not
speak, the pulpit could not speak
and he himself could not speak. The
great war passed and liberty came,
and from that moment he had laid
down the weapons Of controversy and
taken up the tools for building up
and reconstructing. He had nothing
to say of the struggles he had gone
through, nothing to say beyond what
he had said on Sundays about the
modification Of his yiews-the en-
largement of his horizon. Come what
might, IBIS bold upon God was
incontestable. and he would be by
the side of him who loved him when
the memory Of all earthly trouble
would be like the memory of last
summers storms.
Mr.. Beecher said at the close that
without boasting he was conscious
that he had not spared himself in his
work, and no man could take from
him this boast that he had worked,
however imperfectly. for the honor
and name Of God. into whose hands
he left everything that might happen.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-07-16
AFLOATING ISLAND.

A most wonderful natural curiosity
in the form of floating Island has
recently made its appearance upon
the northern part Of Monomonock
Lake, in Rindge, N. II. In extent
it is variously estimated FROM four to
six acres; the soil is firm, and many
people have approached it by boats
and travelled over it; the entire sur
face is covered by thrifty growth of
vegetation, consisting of grass. cram
berry vines, bay and whortleberry
bushes there are more than 400
tree by count, varying from five to
twenty-five feet in hight, scattered
over it's surface. This island was
first seer in this part of the Lake on
Saturday, May 80; perhaps not lik-
ing the Larbor, during Sunday night
it weighed anchor and majestically
moved about two miles down tho
lake; Wednesday, June 3, it return
ed to the same place and took a sim
liar position. except a quarter turn,
where it has since remained. Lake
Monomonock is situated partly. in
New Hampshire and partly in Mass
achusetts, in the towns Of Rindge and
Wimbledon, and covers an erea of
$500 acres. This tract of land was
originally a part of Winchendon,
Mass, and was probably started from
its natural location by the Lake be-
ing unusually high and a strong
southerly wind prevailing. 1t has
been suggested that this island left
Massachusetts for summer vacation
in New Hampshire and to escape the
effects Of protracted Legislation. This
natural curiosity, together with the
beauty Of this sheet of water and the
surrounding scenery. is attracting a
large number of visitors. Boston
Journal.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-07-16

himself high enough TO view the
corpse tor q moment, and then quiet
ly retire.
These ceremonies he performed for
several years, as [ have often been an
eye witness. On one Sabbath the
sexton, not having the fear Of the
dog before his eyes, elected the quiet
and in offensive animal from the
church with several kicks.
The dog so resented the ungentle-
manly treatment, that he abandoned
the church entirely, and attended the
Methodist Church opposite his home
during the remainder Of his life.
He was beloved and caressed by
all the villagers, and would interfere
to prevent any quarrelings among the
other dogs. | will mention one in
stance Of his good nature and sagac-
ity (among hundreds).
An elderly gentleman, in a severe
snow storm one evening, returned
home at late hour, and passing by
the house the dog came out to him.
The gentleman said to him ''Come
go home with me-. The dog imme-
diately placed himself in front of the
man and walked home with him,
nearly half a mile. On arriving at
his home the man said to him, "You
had better go home now" He then
retired gracefully to his home.
lie was cross between the New
Foundland and common cur, never
receiving any training, natural in
stinct governe d him, and he appa
rently understood human language
New York 0 bserver.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-07-16
THE DOG THAT CHANGED
HIS CHURCH.

DR.. s. Marcy. of Cape May City,
writes to me of one known to the
summer visitors there as "the Pres
byterian dog" ''He was raised,"
says the doctor, sand owned by one
of my neighbors living nearly oppo-
site the Methodist Church, the Pres
byterian being about four bolcks
distant.
On the ringing of the second bell
on Sabbath morning he would quiet
iy and orderly walk to the church,
and. after the congregation had as
sembled and service commenced, he
would walk into the middle aisle and
lie down.
When the congregation arose for
prayers he would deyoutly rise to his
feet and remain until the close, then
recline to his humble position. At
the close Of the services he would
walk out of the church and quietly
return to his kennel,
On funeral occasion, near the
close, he has been known to follow
the congregation mp to the coffin,
stand upon his hind feet, elevate
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-07-16
BALKY HORSES.

The Society for the Prevention Of
cruelty to animals put forth the fol-
lowing rules for the treatment of
balky horses, which will bear repro
duction
/. Pat the horse upon the neck;
examine the harness carefully, first
On one side and tn en- on the other,
speaking encouragingly while doing
so; then jump into the wagon and
give the word go; generally he will
obey.
2. A teamster in Maine says he
an start the worst balky horse by
taking him out of the shafts and
making him 60 round in circle till
he is giddy. If the first dance of this
sort doesn't cure him, the second will.
3. TO cure balky horse, simply
place your hand over the horses nose
and shut off his wind until he wants
TO go, and then let him go.
4. The brain of a horse seems to
entertain but one idea at time
therefore continued whipping only
confirms his stubborn resolve. If
you can by any means give him
new subject to think of, you will gen.
orally have no trouble in starting
him. A simple remedy is to take a
couple of turns of stout Irvine around
the fore leg, just below the knee, tight
enough for the horse TO feel, and tie
in bow knot. At the first check
he will generally 60 dancing off, and
after going a short distance you can
get out and remove the string, to
prevent injury to the tendon in your
further drive.
5. Take the tail of the horse be-
tween the hind legs, and tie it by al
cord to the saddle girth.
6, Tie a string around the horses
ear, close TO his head.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-07-16

Mr.. BEEcHER preached a week
ago last Sunday on the joyous tend
encies of religion, in which he de-
clared that "instead Of religion being
an interpolated thing, a STOP CAB
made by reason of Mans Fall, it is
the nature Of things from eternity
and to eternity, and it expresses the
best things of God and the best things
of man, and it bears in itself the high
est nobleness and tho highest happi-
ness" Speaking Of the fall Of Ad-
am, suggested Darwin and his theory.
II do not" said Mr.. Beecher, "be-
lieve in the theology that says since
man fell he has been sliding down
ever since. I believe he has been
working his way up all the time. [
don't mean to give in my faith to the
theory that he ever was a brute /; but
I 90 believe that the race began its
career upon earth as human race at
the lowest conceivable seminal roirt
at which human beings can exist;
that every fact they have gained has
been gained by gradual unfolding
and education, until they have reach
ed the spiritual plane where in living
for others they live for God Herein
the Plymouth orator expresses tie
prevailing sentiment among intelli-
gent men. The development theory
has been demonstrated. but Darwin.
ism lacks confirmation.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-07-16
Jhe geupsha Telegraph
THE SHORTEST WAY HOME.

THE SHORTEST WAY HOME.
"The shortest way by half mile
come so very often by it
Isup the road, across tn stile. seq
And through the meadow, Shall we try it -
The DAYS were notwithout charm
When, talking soft and looking silly,
NV love and walked arm in ann,
The lanes were loue and fields were lilly.
We found so many things to say,
That always in The shiny weather,
We took the-well, the shorter way,
To be a longer time together.
We spoke about (b1t goodness knows
Our topic OF confabulation)
About the weather, suppose,
The crops, the harvest, and the nation.
at all events, although the talk
Was neither wise nor witty,
We ended each successive walk
With "Home alrea dy-what pity ~
We might have lost little ground
Though coming by the road selected
But both agreed that we had found
The journey shorter than expected.
Can life's experiment support
The paradox that love proposes
Does any path seem evry short,
Unless it be path of roses ?
We seldom find the nearer way;
Ard if we hit supon and take it,
BY creeping on from day to day
1t seems as long as length can make it.
The road to fame is never brief,
The way to wealth is dull ard dreary
All earthly routes, in my belief,
Are very long and very weary.
Nay-one that leads through care and strife
Is short, when mortals once begin II
We take the "near cuts out OF life,
Although we take the longest in it.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-07-16

FORE THE VACATION.
Unusually touching and impress.
i've was the Rev. Mr.. Beecher's talk
at the prayer meeting in the Lecture
room of Pl ymouth Church last even
ing, The occasion was the last of
the prayer meetings for the summer,
and he told the story Of his own life,
work and struggles. Tears stood in
his eyes as he portrayed his own
strivings for the welfare of his kind.
The lecture room was crowded.
He began his talk by saying that
it was impossible for him to observe
any privacy with his flock OF to keep
anything secret from them. It would
be equivalent to shouting confden-
tial communication to his friends On
Broadway. The meeting they were
at was the last for three months. The
season was one when sickness was
prevalent, and he as we'll as others
was liable to be- affected. He had
been impressed with the feeling that
perhaps, he might never see his Aock
again. He had, therefore, meant as
their servant and as the servant of
Christ. to say something on this oc-
casion about his personal ministra-
ton. From very early period he
had been destined for the ministry.
His father, mother, brothers, sisters,
everybody expected him to be min
lister, and he did not know the exact
time of the transition. After leaving
the seminary he crossed the Ohio
river at Covington, where an attempt
was making to found Presbyterian
Church. Here he had preached for
three or four Sundays, when he was
called by Martha Savage to go to
Lawlenceburg, Ind, where there was
a church Of about twenty members.
He answered the call and served there
about two years, at the end of which
time ne was called to take charge of
New School Presbyterian Church
just established in indianapolis.
There he worked for eight years, af-
ter which he came to Brooklyn.
On coming hither he had determined
to preach the gospel as a power and
not as an authority; and when those
who called expected him to build up
Congregationalism as an ':ism," they
were much mistaken. He had work
ed in Brooklyn for twenty-seven
ysars, and his entire" pastorate ex4
tended over nearly forty years. ! Ho
had gone into his ministry in Brook
Ign with two living truths before him.
One was the spiritual helplessness of
man, and the other the indefinite
spiritual helpfulness Of God. All the
rest Of his belief was conventional.
Mr.. Beecher went on to speak of
the main springs of his action. In
all his ministry he had never preach
ed from personal ambition. He had
never sought place, influence or po-
sltion. He had never been displeas-
ed with praise where deserved, but
that bad not been the motive Of his
action. Three considerations had
urged him topreach: First, the love
ne had 70: GOD; secondly, the love
ne had for his fellow men; and,
thirdly, he could not help himself
1t was in him and would come out.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-07-16
From the New York Tribune, July 4.
Mr.. BEECHER'S AUTOBIOG.
RAPHY.

HIS LAST FRIDAY EVENING TALK BE-
FORE THE VACATION.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1874-01-16

despedazada y agonizante, sino que,
por 81 contrario, puede y debe temer
el desabrimiento por 10 menos, GUAM
do no la hostilidad, de Ia opinion pd-
blica que ha de yer en- ell Sr. SALINE
ron ell predecessor fatal de Pf de FL
gueras, es decir, la vuelta al desgo
bierno, a la anarqufa, a los escanda-
los, la disolucioD.
Para mi es de toda evidencia que
81 al Sr. CASTELAR, 10 reemplazase inme-
diatamente ell Sr. Pi 8 ei Sr. Figue-
ras, la crisis no Sc resolverfa en- ell
Parlamento, sino fuera y en- contra
del Parlamento, porque hasta las pie
dras de la calle pdblica Sc subleva
rfan contra estos sef1ores, responsa-
bles en- primer termino de todas las
desgracias que han caido sobre Espa-
fla desde que Sc ha proclamado la Re-
pdblica; pero ell instinto advierte a
estos sefores y a los grupos que ca
pitanean del riesgo gravfsimo que cor
rem, pOr 10 Cual Sc escOnden cautelo
samente detras del Sr. Sameron que
representa- una TRANSACTION menos brus
ca, menos violenta del 6rden al des
6rdep, del gobierno a la disolucion, de
la discipline a la indisciplna. Ahora
bien, 10 que ell simple instinto ad
vierte fracciones indoctas, de POGO
entendimiento io alcanzaran yer
las classes conservadoras, el ejercito,
la marina, las fuerzas vivas, los e G
mentos permanentes de ia socie,lad
espanolas ST 10 ven, 81 10 conocen, 81
10 adivinan, estas horas deben estar
buscando ell remedio, y 10 que es ne.
cesario pedir a Dos es que 10 apli-
quen con oportunidad y con fortuna.
A. ER.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1874-01-16
LA LINTE A. !"

La Linterna de Ponce ha muerto
| En- pocos dias han desaparecido tres
6rganos federales: Don SimpliciO, El
Estado Federal esa Linterna magica
que, q haberla dejado sus defendidos
vivir dos meses mas, habria retratado
exactamente sobre ell papel 10 que
realmente pasa en- el interior de las
I6gias en- ell corazon del reformismo.
Sentimos mucho la desaparicion de
tan sincere colega.
Pero al morir ha lanzado al campo
de la publicidad dos hojas que son dos
focos de luz para los profanos que con
mirada escrutadora pr ]curamos divisar
10 que sucede en- las oscuras tiendas del
campo enemigo,
Una de dichas hojas esta dirigida
d los mas0nes de Puerto Rico En- ella
su autor, ell francmason D. Jose r.
Cordero, pide humildemente perdon
4 sus hernsaNos por haber escrito en-
mala bora la frase guerra al Papa q d
los jesuitas. Pero copiemos sus mis-
mas palahras:
"iuPerdon!!!
HH.'. mios: la palabra guerra, escrita
p mi en- la Ultima (mala) bora de La
Linteysa del 28 de diciembre, fue escrita
en- ell sentido de propaganda y nunca con
la intenc on malevola de la destruction
humana. II :, yo reconozco que he co
metido una falta nacida de un momento
de entusiasmo, hija de mi buena fe aje-
ma de toda iutencion psrversa.
La palabra guerra, escrita por mi, ha
sido interpretada de un modo dstinto por
mis- hermanos de Puerto Rico, y como
consecuencia l6gica, ha arrancado de la
l6gia Borfnquen una protesta energica 9
una seUertsinsa reprenston de Ia l6gia d que
pertenegco: este yo 10 acepto como Justo
castigo de la imprudencia que me arrastro
escribir la Erase guerra al Papa y d los
jesaitas, y de ea falta que yo soy ell phi
nero en- reconocer, os pido perdon, hh.'.
de Puerto Rico os protesto en- adelante
no cometer otra.
No es una humiliation el perdon que os
pido, pues e mason debe ser hurnilde:
yo que en- el mundo profano por grace que
fuera la falta, no pedirla perdon q todos
los poderes del Universe entero, me pos
tro ante yosotros lleno de arrepentimiento,
para que me perdoneis 10 falta que he CO.
met do"
Como Sc We, no pide el Sr. Cordero
perdon q las personas & instituciones
ofendidas como Dios manda sino q los
francmasones que 10 han reprendido
severisimamente y que le han impues.
to probablemente Ia peIitencia de des-
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1874-01-16

signar que va circular las candidatu-
ras de los generates C6rdova para ell
mando del ejercito del Norte, Hidal
go para Catalufla y Socfas para Ell
campamento de Cartagena; este 1lti
mo provisto de una amplia amnistfa
para los iHtelices cantonales. Con tales
prop6sitos que antes del dia dos de
enero Sc atribuyen al senor Pf y Mar
gall es facil calcular 10 que seria capaz
de hacer al dia siguiente.
AL escribir 4 V. mi precedente cor
respondencia consigne mis- pocas es-
peranzas en- las promesas del senior
Castelar,, y hoy con sentimiento tengo
que consignar la ratification de las
dudas que entonces abrgaba. Orden
y paz nos prometia y 6rden y paz ne
cesitamos hoy mas que entonces: fra
ses fueron aquellas que acaric'ando
nuestro dido no pudieron sin embar-
go despertar la fibra del entusiasmo en-
nuestro colazon. Habfamos escucha-
do va tantas ioridas y elegantes que
de los mislnos labios salian
Cuando legue esta q sus manos la
paz de los sepulcros habra envuelto
al actual ministerio; pero podra alcan-
zar esta misma tranquilidad al Sr-
CASTELAR, en- e fallo tremendo de la
historic Ciego de amor platonico por
una federation impossible, su mismo
amor lie srvi6 de obstaculo y entire
Judas, vacilaciones & incertidumbres
no utiIiz6 lJs eementos conservadO-
res para hacer provechosa al pals la
omn1mo1a dictadura de que estuvo
investido. Grande es su responsabiii
dad 81 al dejar las riendas del poder
entrega 4 la patria en- manos de los
intraDsigentes.
Respecto de 10 que por esa 1sla
acontece y que es perfec 1amente CO.
nocido aquf, NADIA dire: que en- la abier-
ia y encontrada lucha entire las omnl-
modas y los ilegisIables (que la genie
ha dado en- lamar anaguamtables) po-
dria peligrar esta inocente correspon-
dencia, y como d'jo ell buen Sancho
peor es nseneallo Despues lie todo nj
hay NAL que Glen amos dure, nj cuer-
20 que 10 resi- sta, donde las dan las
toman Ga &.
Que no pierian nj IN instante la fe
los l9ales, puesque preclsamente cuan
do la febre invade ell cerebro de Ia
madre y amaga su existencla es que
necesiian demostrar mas su amor fila
los buenos hjos, Queda para los re
probos ell t6slgo con que manera de
baIsamo dulce y salvador aumenfet
su agonia: la luz no tarda en- hacel
caer ell antifaz con que Sc cubren. Su
20 siempre afectfsimo amigo y 5 5
@. B. s. NJ.
Nh. A. del q
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1874-01-16
BOLETIN MERCANTILE DR PUERTO-RICO
JUEvEs is DE ENERo DE 1874.

Los favorecedores del BoLETIN We
ran acknowledgements con gasto que ell
.consumado polftico y elegante escri-
tor que cubre su conocido nombre
con las letras A. r. vuelva 4 encar-
garse de nuestra correspondence de
Madrid. En- Ia siguiente carta predice
con admirable precision 10 que pas6
seis dias despues.