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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-06-16
H a THEY KISS OR NOT.

The Everlasting niger" question is pro-
itself everywhere. even the Dunkers
being affected by it. At the session of the
National Convention of this amiable aud nom
combative sect, held recently at Girard, Illi>
|uois, the important question as to whether
brethren should be saluted with the
holy kiss was discussed with much earnest
ness. Many of.the brethren were in favor of
extending the salutation, whilst others con,
tended that they could not even go the negro
|blind-folded on the principle that "the scent
of the rose would cling to it still" The mat
ter was finally compromised by permitting each
church to make their own rules on the sub
ject, though the advocates of the salutatiop
process were earnest in their advocacy of .
rule f~orbidding any distinction on account of
color in osculatorY %salutes.a
We presume our good Bunker friends who
abound largely in Roanoke, Botetourt, and
Augusta counties, would be prompt to declare
against this promiscious kissing, but then o
radical Congress is just as apt as not, to step
in and pass an enforcement act,", on the
ground that they are discriminating against
the negro because of his ''color and previous
condition" It is a knotty question, which
may yet cause much trouble.
[Lynch6ury Republican.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-06-16
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.

"a the Circuit Cort of JsSersOa County,
Vest Erginia, IN Term, March 25, 1874:
GEORGE LICKLDER. 60. Plaintiff. VS.. Mary
e. Ronemous, &c. Delft. IN CHANcERY.
(Ertract from Decree.1
I"ON consideration whereof the Court doth
" adJudges order and decree that this cause
lbe reterred TO a Commissioner of this Court, who
US instructed to ascertain the balance due the
Plaintiff on the bond of William ROnemons, VII
liam Lucas and Robert Lucas, in the bull men,
'tloned, and to audit any other debts which were
owing by the said William Ronemons at the time
.of his death, and which remain unpaid: also to
the amount, if any, due the Plaintiff
Administrator of the estate of William Rome
.mous, upon a settlement of his account as such
Administrator and in so doing he Will treatthp
accounts of said Administrator heretofore set
tiled as PrtmG Jacie correct. Said Commissions
will also take an account of the real estate of
(which said William RonemOus died seized. and
report its value, and what portion thereof will
to be taken to satisfy the debts as ascer-
ltained to be due as aforesaid. And notice b. rub
.lcatlon of the time and place of taking the ac-
count of debts as aforesaid, published once q
week, for four successive weeks, in the Spirit
lof JetterSon'"' q paper printed in said county.
shall be equivalent to personal service ON the
parties and each of them.n
C~opy-Teste.
ROBERT T. BROWN,
Clerk of the Circuit Court.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-06-16
DIED.

In Washi neton CITY, at the residence of jus
3Lice N II. Swavne., June 10th. 1874 Mrs. NARY
SEELIG, formerly of Harpcr's Ferry. aged 81
wears. ~ E'
Z Jane 2l. 1874. ir L2ndnnn county, w.. Mt tho!
sre sideacc of I:issHn, Lrr.in 7. Jnres. PHILIP Az
sCATESBY JONES. in aboa, the Seth year of lns
SaGe. The deceased WAS a brother Of Gen. Roger
clones. late A1intnnt General U. S. Army. GnS
Commodore Thomas APP Catcsby Jones. of tho
j Near Decks Crossing. on the 9th Instant, Mrs.
SALLY a. MORNINGSTAR. in the 67th year oil
shcr age.
In Martinshu-e. on the 9th of Nav. Ms. ELIZ-
sABETH VANDEvENTER. daughter of WIN. T.
Mcdonald, deceased, aged about A years.
!. Near Arden: Berkeley county. on the LIST inst,
Mrs. ELIZA KEARNEY. wife of NJ. John Rsar-
ssnev, and daughter of Elias II. Pitzer, Esq.
4 In Mar:insburc. on the 7th inst. Mrs. EMILY
"A. ROUSH, in tho 18th year of her age.
] In Marfinshurg. on the 18th inst. Mrs. MARY
sELIZABSFH EVANS. in the 25th wear of her age.
! In Martinsbnrg. May Goth, of Consumption,
Mrs. SUSAN L., wife OF Michael ]. Manning,
E aged % years and 9 DAYS, and on june 5fp, Will
LIE j., infant of Michael J. and Susan L. Man
HING. aged 21 DAYS.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-06-16
A S%OUTHRRNER's TRIBUTE
The New York Herald Of the 31st ult

The New York Herald Of the s1st ult-
gives a long account of the observance of
Memorial Day in that city. and in it incor-
porates an item uader the aboss heading
The merchant referred to IS our former es.
teemed .counts>man and gallant Confederate
soldier, G. u. ROass, Esq. sa5sthe Herald :
As the procession was passing down Broad
way Yesterday considerable Indignation was
both among the spectators and in the
ranks of the various posts participating in the
davis ceremonies by the exhibition of the fol
loving inscription outside of one of the stores
oa Broadway. the proprietor of which is q
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-06-16
THE P~LAcARD.

We nave no flag to hang out to-day.l
The banner of Lee and jackson, under
which We fought, Is furled forever; but,
remembering the federal troops who dec
Grated the graves of the Confederate dead
Iat Mobile aud Atlanta, We close our doors
out of respect TO the federal soldiers
who sleep upoa every battle field of the
South.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-06-16

Br Two of the Representatives from Yir.
ginia on Friday applied to President Grant
to send troops to Petersburg, alleging that
the lives of certain officials there were in
danger. A counter request was made by
other members from the State, who assured
the President that If any one committed an of
tense he would be punished; that to send
troops to Petersburg would do injury and nc
earthly good to any one: The President re-
fused to interfere in the matter.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-06-16
Coon ADv1cE.-An exchange gives tn,

Coon ADvIcE.-An exchange gives the
following admirable advice:
Young man go to work. Quit lettering
around stores aud saloons. Earn something
for yourself, and, aud do not sponge for your
living any longer because the old man or wo
man do not think fit to drive You off to work.
And when you get a few dollars ahead, do
not go to a saloon aud fool it away punching
ivory balls over a table with whipstocks. Be
a man. Show the world that you are able to
earn an honest living. Buy a saw and saw
wood if nothing better offers. 1t will give
you a sharp appetite for your hash, and you
will have the satisfaction of knowing you
earned it honorably."
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-06-16

Notice is hereby RiNen to the parties that ]
shall proceed tn execute the provisions of the
foregoing Decree. Mt the Sherifss Once In
Charlestown, West Virginia. on Tuesday, june
GEO. w.TKEARsLEY,
June 3, IS1AL asEN 1917 Commiaaioner.
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[Lynch6urg Republican.
~ The city register of Charleston, Sou,


EF The city register of Charleston, South
3Carolina, furnishes the latest evidence of the
4decadence of the race for. which Congress
would jeopardize the liberties of the white
people and the peace of the country. He
shows that the rate of mortality among the
colored population is twice as great as among
the white inhabitants. The number of deaths
in that city from May 1, 1878 to May L, 1874
was 1855. The population of Charleston is
some $4,000, of whom about IL 900 are white
aud 10000 are blacks. The deaths among
the whites were 4S5 in number, and among
the blacks 1910. This gives a mortality rate
Of q little over two per cent. for the white and
more than four and one>tenth per cent. for
the colored population. These figures GER
tainly afford food for thought as to the future
of the negro.
E Look to the operation of tho ring sys
tenn in the Second District. With such men
as A. r. Boteler, T.. G. Green, Andrew Hun.
ter, j. d. Armstrong, w. FL. Travers and
Samuel Woods, in that district, known to ali
men therein, B. +. Martin was nominated for
Congress !! And who as B. F. Martin p
why, B. +. Martin. And the next move
meut will be a lower level.
TKd1uchd Chronicle.
The above will do very we'll from Gov
Jacobs organ, but its efforts to create feud
and disruption in the ranks of the Democratic
party of the Second District will fall far short
of the mark, and its slurs cast upon an honor
able, heightened gentleman but unite his many
friends more closely in his support.
E A Cumberland correspondent of the
Baltimore Sun says : "The Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company have. purchased over
seventy>fve acres of land on which to erect
their car repair shops and other buildings and
make a large stock yard at New Greek. Cost
of ground S14,517. The stock trains from
the West will stop at New Creek, and the
stock fed and watered in the yard there"
Es The trial of Mrs.. Sarah NJ. Allen,
charged with the murder of her husband by
poison near Mount Sidney, which took place
at staunton, Virginia, has ended. The ex>
animation of witnesses was concluded Sarur-
day week, and the case given to the jury
After an absence of a few minutes, a verdict
of mot guilty" was rendered.
re- The West Virginia press generally en-.
dorses the action of the Capital Removal Con-
%Vention, held in Grafton ON the 9th ult.
Grafton Sentinel.
We deny the above in toto, and there being
ihfty-one or more newspapers in this State, We
ch'llengethe Sentinel to produce the endorse.
ment of One>third of them.
Es Local option is achieving some sue
cessss in California. In Oakland, and else
where, the friends Of temperance have carried
the day. In thirty township elections nine.
teen have given q majority against liquor
licenses, while enly eleven, and those small
places, have voted in favor Of licensing.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-06-16

E Confederate Memorial Day was OBJ
served ON the 10th inst. at Loudon Park Gem
etery, Baltimore, with much impressiveuess.
0rations were delivered by Gen. Bradley T.
johnson, of Richmond, Va, Major Henry
Kyd Douglas, of HagerstoWn, and Judge
John A. Inglis, of Baltimore.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-06-16
NnTIGE.

Notice is hereby given that 1 shall proceed to
the provisions of the foregoing Decree,
t the Snerlf's Office in CharlcstOwn, on Thurs.
lay, June 18th, 1874.
GEO. W. T. KEARSLEY,
May 26, 1S74-4t. Commissioner.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-06-16

las The law fixing the legal rate of ~interes
IN Virginia at six per cent. went into opera
ton on the 1st of this month.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-06-16
NOTICE.

Notice. is hereby given that I will proceed to
eSee @tsc the of g5oT & fns. Of the above Decree; a.
Virginia. on Friday, Jnne 18th, 1871.
ST GEO.T. BROOKE,
Jnne 9, 1HI4-At. Gnmmlsalnner
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-06-16

IMPORTANT DEo1s1oN.-Judge Brannoh
recently delivered an opinion in the Circui,
Court of Barbour county, that deserves es>
pecial mention. It was in reference to an
attempt on the part of a negro to force him.
self into a school for white children. A
young mulatto named ". B. Male, was refused
|admittance into a free school, by Mr.. Baker,
Commissioner. He brought suit, and the
case is decided against him. The argument
of Judge Brannon is logical and conclusive,
as to what may appear as conflicting between
the constitution of the United States and the
constitutions and laws of States. In arguing
upon the protective clause of the constitution,
the Judge considers that unless the riqhi
exists, there is no right to protection. And
certainly Congress anpot give rights to q
negro that conflicts with the rights of the
white race.-CZarksblug Sun.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-06-16
(Ersroct from Decree

NETtF0ct from Uccree.)
IseNN consideration whereof, it is adiudged.
w. ordered and decreed Tint this canse be re.
instructed to ascer ain JshssvaIue and ANNUAL
ivaluc OF the Real Estate of which the defendant
John a: Thomson IS seized and possessed. and to
oil lIeus against or upon said Real Estate,
(which nav be produced before him properly
proven, and make rennrt of his Proceedings tn
1.-The next term of Lllis Curt, with any other mat
|teEs specially stated or deemed pertinent BY
himself. "r which may be required by the parties
ITO be SO stated. and notice of the execution OF
this order by publication Hl;ce a week for fOuI
successive weeks IN the spirit of Jefferson" a
newspaper publishedTln tins County. shall be
jeq9ivaient To personal service on tile parties
and all Others interested"
True CoDv--Ieste.
ROBERT I. BROWN. Clerk,
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-06-16
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.

In The cf,cutt Court Of Jefferson County,
State Of Vest Virginia., in Term april IAN,
1874:
HHLEARY & JOHNSON. &c.l
Against IIN CuNNcERY.
JG nsssnj 4; THOMSON. &C., E'
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-06-16
LUMBER.

THEEr THOUSAND FEET NORTH CAROLINA
for sale by A-W HSmHS
June 9, 1S74-3t.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-06-16

E The Richmond Wing hopes that the
constituents Of every Conservative Democratic
Congressman who absents himself from his
seat for a day until the close of the session
will hold him to a strict accountability fo1
thus rendering them liable to the imposition
of the Civil Rights bill. The absence of a
few members aom their post of duty might
secure the required two thirds vote requisite
to suspend the rules and put the bill upon its
passage. Sometimes there are as many as a
dozen absent at a time. Surely from now
until the 22d they can remain at their posts,
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-06-16
-sPECrAcLFs A spECIAImv

HAVE on hand a large supply of Steel Fr.m
and in price ranging from 20 Cents TO $3.50 -
FINE Sew ing Machine Oil, for sale At
4 Nay l9, L. DINKLEsS JeveIrv s4or.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-06-16

TEMPERANCE SUCCESS IN CALIFORNIA
San Francisco, June 7.-Temperance men
and women carried local option in Brooklyn,
Almeda county, by IS majority. The women
crusaders from this city and Oakland took 8
very active part. The results of the election
are already sensibly felt. Several of the lead
ing distilleries here have already reduced
their daily product one>third. The wholesale
business with the interior will suffer severely.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-06-16
''sPEND YOUR MONEY AT

The following from the Nrgtmia FTresiae
is so sensible that We change locality and give
it editorial prominence
eff We spend our money at home it will
return to Us. IF we buy homemade goods we
create a demand for them, and give employ
ment to operatives in our midst, who in turn
have to be fed, clothed and have houses to-
live iu-thus money circulates, a profit is left
with every one through whose hands it passed,
giving employment to hundreds-how im>
portaut then it is for us to buy homemade
articles, to foster and build up all that is made
at home Every dollar that is spent out of
the State is a drawback to home industries !;
4 direct blow to home manufactures, which,
will help to PsyQur taxes andrelieve the pub
lie Of its heavy burden ; pauufactories which
will bring thousands of skilled a~rtizaus to-
West Virginia to buy our produce and build
up our waste places. Every encouragement
should be given to home manufactures by the
farmers of West Virginia, for in so doing they
only advance their own interests"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-06-16
ICE CREAM PARLORS.

WE nSS UNDERSIGNED TespOGtfsglly informs thet4
LORI are completed and handsomely fur
kplsbed, aud ready for theFeceptiOn OF visitors -
whom VIII be supplied Ice Cream OF the
best quality and most delicious havOrs. Cake.
Confessions. DC. Eentlenen alone win find q
saloon especially fitted for them IN rear of the
store, where they will receive prompt attention.
70 At short notice Ice Cream. Fruits, Cake,
Ia suit. GISTAV RROWyN
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-06-16

The room fer improvement is prObabl,
the largest room in the world.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-06-16

DEATH FROM HEAT.-Harry Clayton, Al
young colored man, employed at the Paper
Mill, was overcome with heat, ON last Tues
day about IL o'clock. He was engaged in
pulling straw, which had been steamed, from
the tubs, at the time. He was Immediately
brought to his home in the city, and every
effort made to save his life, bat he died inl
about four hours after he was stricken down
Winchester Ners.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-06-16
SURVEYING, ENGINEERING, 40.

HAVING resumedt the practice N r.Arn srrR.
IL vEYING, ENGINEERING AND CONVEY.
A6SiMG. aud having assOcIatedmV son. MED
bh0MN, WA me IN the business, we offer our
FredeItck, berkeleya and Oudoun, and all 0fhers<
L viii also teach Photography wherever a Glaze
Sau 10 IoFmed1 OF 70 individuals, on reaaOnabf0
teGrtns: JAMES NJ BROWN.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-06-16

TWO STANDS OF BEES. in tho lotcst i'm.
proved Hives. Also, - r. - . 10 @sSatS-4
Ia FIRST>RATE FAMILY CARRIAGE.
= seats. built by w. J. Hlwks of ocst material.
iAnd work III all particulars -hAs shafts. tOnpaIo
and harness. Tor one or NO horses. VIII be sold
low and ON easy forms. Apply to
J. j. II. STRAITH.
teb. ~, lS7l-tf., For tIIs. Owner,
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FOR RENT.

INHE Store Room now occupied by s. II. Tim
u berlake. Possession giyen April ist. 1874?
Ee+. IN ,sz1. JAS. LAW. HooFF.r
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-06-16

IME for WITHDRAWING, for sal. bv
IL April II, 1874. VT IRsTR
GOOD TEA.-Fresh Gun Povder Yonn1 a.
~ son, Japan, Engliab Rreakfast and Oolog,
ft Hof III fs saIs q WI. KEARsLEY.
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Goons

GE e!n .Ra Graz. ssy.hs:-Esrl.h; H.y and
Snaths, Knives snd Forks, Spoons. Pans, Tin Pistss'
Pie Plates. aid other ussf1I goods, for saIe Nv
June 2 1914. IAa. IAM HnGRF
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-06-16

Notice is hereby given that 1 will execute th
provisions of the above Decree,at the Offce o
D. Il. Lucas, in Charlestown, W. Va, ON SatnI
day, June 9th. 1874.
ST. GEO T. BROOKE.
i june z, lSl4-4t. Cnmmissinner.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-06-16

@ Local option is achieving some sue,
cessss in California. In Oakland, and else
where, the friends Of temperance have carried
the day. In thirty township elections nine
teen have given q majority against liquor
licenses, while eoly eleven, and those small
places, have voted in favor Of licensing.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-06-16
ARCTIC SODA wATEH

,HAVING started my Fountain Tor the sesson. 4
~ Will dispense this cool and refreshing bsvsFae6
anEl1g the not months. None but the purcsf EaS
sIEy I9. 1874. W. MASON
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FOR RENT.

3TNHE Stories ovor the Drug Store of Geo. r,
Light, in the bnildinR adjoining Sapprnrton
Hotel; DIIect communication with Mniu street,
and also with the Hotel, II deslred. -.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-06-16

ITO FARMERS and MAcHfNIsTsLTh...E..Y
i received q prime articIe Of LubrioeGrS an,
which We are selling ~ 60 Gents per FlIIon.
WIS. MASON
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C. H A M p o N
REAPER 81 Mower.
T being near the season for Reapers and Now.
il ers. I present the


pact, retIable aud cll-c0nstrnctod Machine
tho frame of which is of wrought iron, well
I9raced. aud workmanship of superior character,
CAPABLE OF STANDING ANY TEST
that may be required of il. The SAFE and manu-
fracture of the above Machine is largely in ex.
icess of any other NOW made. Hnd IL preserves its.
high reputation wherever il las been introduced.
The following gentlemen. TO whom 1havo sold
Machines, would refer to us to its merits,
VIM. D. Smith, George MARROW, Jas. ii. ConI-
.lyn, w. 7. CaIper. Charles COnklyn, n. b Day.
ienpnrt. o. ID. f. 81 ermRn, W. c. Frazier, Rev.
Nv. I. Leayell. John Burns, T. IL. Powers. f.. j.
Manning, John I. CnlstOn. Geo. w. Engle, aud
TO the manv Others having the same.
Jnne ., ISII-4t. Us. LAW. HOOFF.
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COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.

In the Circuit Court Of Jefferson County
Vest Nrginiid, IN Term, Apr1 IA, 1874
MoLER,s Ex,r against Henry Moler ant
others. In CHANcERY
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-06-16
Senator BroWnlow on the Oivil-Rightl
Bill.

The-Knoxville Herald publishes a second
is dated June 1st-fom Mr..
Brownlow against the civil-rights bill. 1t
a Yankee preacher named Bartlett whu
the bill. We give an extract or two
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-01-23
Growing Asparagus.


One of the vegetables which every
farm might have at very small trouble
and cost, and yet which is one not Of
ten found in the farmers garden, is as
paragus. It is at the same time one of
the most desirable. It is very rare to
find person who does not like it. It
is probable that the reason it is not
more grown is an idea that it is a costly
thing to start. There is some reason
for the prevalence of this idea. Almost
all the works on gardening would indi-
cate that a great deal of labor and
trouble was necessary to start an aspa-
ragus bed properly. They say that the
earth must be dug up two feet deep,
that load on load of manure must be
Incorporated with the earth and posi-
bly, they will urge the importance of
some rare and costly fertilizer as an es-
iential ingredient in proper asparagus
bed.
But all these things are unnecessary.
Any rich garden soil is good for aspara-
gus. It need be planted only as other
things are planted. Some say set the
roots foot deep, but four inches be-
meath the surface is plenty. 1t is not
we'll to plant them too thick, or the
sprouts will be small. Twenty inches
or TWO 1eeG apart Is d gOOu OlSGduC0'
Plants one year old. or two if they can
be had, are the best. If one be at a
distance from stores to get roots, seeds
may be sown and the beds made the
next year. These can be sown in rows
like peas.
An asparagus bed once made will last
for years, with no trouble but an annual
manuring and forking over every year,
and one or two hoeings during the sum-
mer to keep the bed clear of weeds
but. except on the score of neatness and
cleanliness, this is scarcely necessary
where an annual spring forking over is
given. Almost all other crops have to
| be reset and otherwise cared for every
year, while this is an enduring crop
and we are quite sure there is nothing
which will give one so much pleasure
and satisfaction as a good asparagus
he'd