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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-05-23

PRIMARY ELEcrIoSs.-[" Chester: ester In, IN re re
tersbnrg Ncrs]" baye no iae ana .nas ' he
w neonIe Of Richmond will ever hereafter DC
npovient to make nominations otherwise than
h f." Urinary elections. Satisfactory express
ai i! Of public opinion can in no other way
hc obtained. When we come to elect aeie'
rates to the convention whichis to nominate
y candidate for Congress this fall, this methoo
can be fully and fairly tried. 1t has never
been fairly tried here"
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-05-23

And now VIC have Ieformers. We VEN
1urc 10 suygcst that the first duty of reform
ers is @ reform themselves.
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BUFFALO SPRINGS, MEChLENbUke
ID COUNTY, VA.-RECENr DlsSOfERh H., nf

BUFFALO SPRINGS, MEChLENBUhG,
ID COUNTY. VA.-RECENr DISCOVERY OF
An ADDITIONAL SPRING, decidedly imprsgu.-
ted with the celebrated Sa Its OF Ltthla lhx T.
Springs open for the reception or VISITORS Oh VIC
FIRST of JUNE, 1874. L.,
In most OF the chronic forms OF disease ie
as remedial by mineral waters these SpripSs ehjoI
q deservediy high reputation. i. ~, -
In general adaptation and curative power ~ a.
eases OF women, in dyspepsia In is protean iorn's
In chronic intermittent fevers, and III al aiseacs
generated by malarial poisons. they are @i.'T Tb
rival among the medicinal waters OF America. I'VE
proprietor Is aware that this Is very strons e:a
The public will judge If II sustained oy the
monials submitted. ,.,,,,h-.
Since the last Spring season severa. 'aiua'.1
springs have been discovered a. TINS ptacg
Tonry OF Baltimore Is decidedly impreSnats1 -
the .sSalts OF Lithia" which has given sucu
hrty TO the Gettysburg spring IN our own eo'n -,
and to the AK Ia Chsppelle and tiehy Vs. nt,iv
the continent OF Europe, ana wnich - ~ 800, IN
esteemed In the medical world as : rth 1- e.,
2out, rheumatism, aud In kidney anu oIaaue' "'''
nops. &C., rr,,,er;Ity OF
Pennsylvania says. "There Is pcrhaEs 10 -
remedy from which equal efficacy may " ~ LA
In the removal or the deposits OF tne nm,S M
In the tofuts and Harmonious TISSUES ~ s.S
| dents. and In preventing the depoSie IA '''' 49,
| neys and urinary passages. hts a. the only
| IL NAV be worthy OF NOT inst thls - :, ' founi
| Spring in Virginia in wnIcn lii' SAT-
| oiherWIse than the merest trace. ,.,s &C..
P.muhlets containing anAlysts, testtnon.aa,,,
can be had on application 20 hess3s; I. JonS.
| Ann e CO., druggists, or MeSsrs. ESI, nnnt
| sToS e Co, booksellers, Maiu street, hSSax,,nn
Va. or by addressing tue undersgne9 AZ f1EI1E.
| va. Zap 24.d&w4mi THOMAS :. oo----
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-05-23

PosrAL.-Wllliam Allen is appointed
postmaster at CurPs Wharf, Henrico coun.
ty, Va, rlre John Il. Brightwell, resigned.
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sussMsE RESORT.
JORDAN ALUM SPRINGS,
RoCKERiDGE COUNTY V,

/ at = u
The third season Of this dc Ijphtsp, and ~
WATERlEG-PLACE WIN commeneS S'' ~, POPULAR
Of june. when the spacious establishment ~ ~ ~
opened 10 visitors. Va! b
The Graud Hotel has been con,pIe,aa .;,
season. and is one OF the largest mos, ase last
comfortable In tue mountains, It's roons at and
convenient, aud elegantly furnished b,riiai Se,
IN each room: also. electric bells coinectinnk n Es
the Office from every room. and also from wy, "ifh
tages. Hot and cold baths, with closet on me COT
floor. ''e' vi every
On the 1st or July the original bo,e, g.,
first two seasons, Will be opened on thn s,,, tGd
plan. and be known as the European Uouse 22pGtal
all the improvements OF the Grand Hotel = AIs
The waters or the three spring arc AIt-, To-.
ALUM, aud CHALYBEsTE. ''O'SE-
The Annapolis Band from the Naval ,c,d,
Will furnish most delightful music for tho ~ ;iby
(Which Is the largest In the Rountainsl a nj IN
lawn. 1Hi ice
tables new and modern. and al! other onnsn "nH
7ided. ~ ~ axe pro"
We take pleasure In announcing that W. b,ro..
cured the services of Mr.. J. 3. JINsIFy lave =.
known 10 the travelling public ms having hc' wen
nected for years with the tirecnbrIcr Viii" ',; ,
more recently with The Allegheny springs VIZ an
Tho Will assist In The management.
TERMS:
IcI uaS iSI cupT On
Per month Tor June. 20 az
Per day from July 1st... ~ ~
Per month from July $50 N AZ 10 10
according to location Of rooms. There Is r y ,tyy
ence, however, In furniture or convenience 40,
dren underten and servants half-prlce. White .ar
wants according TO accomm oda,i ons desired.
For descriptive pamphlets and analyses Of wa,on.
apply 10 furceii, Lada e GO. or W es., Johnston 4
90. G. b. LUCK.
my 2D-l M Mauars-
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Since the building season has opened ire
wages paid common laborers have generaiig
been . or 1925 per day.-Nen YORK lra-
bune
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-05-23

We wan. that book on the laws Of grari
..:tioD, Mr.. Day. Book.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-05-23

A FTON HOUSE.-This new and popu'
n lar summer resort has been much tmproyeloy
the addition OF several new buildings gooI o4"l!.S
alley, bath. houses. &C.. and viii be open JGAs
10TH. Those seeking recreation or neallh cihHo;
healthy, the Views are grand, the mountalu 6r%cZe
is almost continuous. .,,
TERMS: Per month, $40: per wees, AZ l~i,
day, 80. Children under twelve years ana co!ors0
servants half price.
For further particulars, address
5. II. GO0DLOE & co:
ALTON Depot, Chesapeake and Ohio railroad Va.
1 o I'm
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FINE CLOTHING
FURNISHING GOO DIS

FURNISHING GOODS
at unusually low prices The stock is too numer-
GUS to mention, bu. u small part are the following
Gents Diagonal Coats aud Vests, s27, s2s, $50,
Gents Diagonal Prince AIbcrts, s35, s37;
Gents Dalhia Primes Aibert's, $50; .oo.
Gents Colored Cloth Frocks 1872 10 S3O ,
Gents Cashmere Suits ut 50 $50, $2S, SZi, 80,
s25, $23, s22, $40, SIT, SIC, SIS, SIP, II o.
BlacS Alpaca Sacks, $3.50, So, $3.50, $3.50, 50,
Fancy CASHMERE Pants, $3.50 to sl2 as to quality
YOUTHS.
Youths, Cashmere Suits, s15, $18, $50, 500;
Youths Diagonal Goats and Vests, 81 s, $50, S23 ;
Youths sRS Biaei Cloth Frocks, s12 s15, $50;
Youths Fancy Cashmere Pants, $3.50 10 Slo' as
TO quality.
BOYS.
Rows, Diagonal Jackets and Vests. ZIG. SlS:
Boys Cashmere Suits, $3.50, 80, 80, sll, Sl2'
Boys Diagonal Suits, $50. ...
FURNISHINGS. --
Gents White Dress Shirts, s1.75, $3.50, 1915,
Gents Colored Shirts, Sl.75, So. 25. $3.50;
Gents Genuine Cheviot Shirts, 50 90;
Youths and Boys White and Colored shirts.
The above Is but small portion of the large
stock now on display on the first and second floors
of INV store and combining all the wants OF man.
Mouth, boy or child, and must be sold. Your espe-
cha! attention is called to the place where you can
certainly get what you call for at the old establish
ed house of :. WM. IRA SMITH, A'gt.,
11o9 Main street.
Sion of LONG FLAG. nv 19-eod3t
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-05-23

There will be q grand rally Of the oonservat ives
Of the city TONIGHT on the vacant lot at the
northeast corner of Spring and inc streets oppo-
Site the Pine-street Baptist church. Speeches VIII
Ex-GoyERNoR GILBERT c. WALKER,
MAYOR 4. VI. KELLEY.
GENERAL PEYTON WISE,
GENERAL BRADLEY THOMSON,
+. DARLINGTON CABELL,
MAJOR K. Is. COOK,
COLONEL W. s. GILMAN.
COLONEL W. c. CARR1NGTON,
and by the Council nominees of Clay and Monroe
WARDS. - o..
A fine band Of music will be present, and fire
works will be plentifully provided.
All who feel interested In the welfare OF the CITY,
all who wish the election to office of good and true
men, and all who really desire the successful adj
minis!rati0u Of the government of Richmond, are
requested to manifest their interest by their pres
ence. o
The meeting will be called to order promptly at 8
O'Clock by Mr.. H. ". PICKRELL, the Ward Superin-
tendent Let the workinglnen; me mecna inTS
TURN QUITE! ONE AND ALL. my 70 ~
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A LLEGHANY SPRINGS,
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, VA.

~
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, VA.
ThiAdelightfui watering-place, so well known .,
resort for fashion and wealth, as well a, inyaItta
will open on the
1sT OF JUNE. 1874,
for reception OF VISITORS under the maraYcnen, NJ
MAJOR JOHN II. WILSON. who was for nan,
years manager of the Old Sweet Springs.
Professor Kessnich's Band, so long identified win
these Springs, IS engaged for the season.
There IS tele! raph, express, post. AMI railroad
ticket Office in the notel.
Livery stable, ten-pin alley. billiard saloon good
bathing, an eleg.n steam laundry, and many o,he,
attractions.
RATES OF BoARD.-Per day. So: nor We.
$3.50: per month, $50; for mouth OF June. so:
for any three consecutive months $40 per month.
ALLEGHANY SPRINGS COMPANY,
Virginia.
This water is for sale by PURCELL. LADD { Co.
Richmond, and all the principal druggists through.
out the limited Snlte,. my 0n.l ~
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PERSONAL.
MILITARY NOTICES.

OOMPANY "Da' (STONEWALL A
| " GUARD, MAY 23,, ls74:.Assemble at a
dress Uniform, with urhs and equipments, Tor Ii
drill
W. &. TAYLOR,
my 23-1t Orderly Sergeant.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-05-23

MARSHALL WARD CONSERVATIVE
lfl CLUB will meet TONIGHT at O'Clock at
The Club house, corner Twenty-cigh;h and franklin
streets my 23-1t*
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CLOTHING.
$4,000 IN FINE WEAR.

Owing to the 1ateness Of the spring and the rery
ldrgc stock l now have in store, equaAi1'g all the
combined similar stocks Of the city, Will from
this time offer this large and magnificent aud Dett-
assorted stock Of
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-05-23

" AKIN SPklNGS, BAH OVU-SIf -
VIRGINIA
7 have leased this celebrated wstering-placc. and
on the st of june will be ready 10 receive yistr
or sooner II parties insist upon coming
Terms: $50 per month OF twenty-eign ua!s'
Pamphlets 10 be had OF PURCELL. LApD ~ Co.,
Richmond; COLEMAN s. ROGERS, Baltimore' oFoi
the proprietor.
Telegraph office In hotel. o,,
Get OF at Millboro' depot, Chesa peaSe anG ONO
railroad. JOHN l.. EnbaSh,
II 40
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-05-23

NOR RENT, THAT DESIRABLEGA
L STORE No. :05. Twelfth street, south Of VII
.IiMnS NJ. TAYLOR s. SON,
Real Estate Agents and Auctioneers.
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NACHINISTS AND BLACKSMITHS
Nl UNION. No. 2, OF VIRGIN1A.-BR0 OTHERS:
hall THIS Saturday EVENING at TX O'Clock. 1t
is hoped that every member will be present, as
brought before the meeting.
my 23-1t& Secretary.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-05-23
FOE RENT.

TOR RENT, NEW BRICK TENE.G
i MENT on Buchanan street. near Venable-k ELL
Street chapel. containing four good rooms. Rent
low to prompt antcarcful tenant Apply to
n. Il. SAVAGE,
with A. T.. Elicit & Co.,
my o31tx No. 1911 Main street.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-05-23

SInK ELASTIC STOCKINGS.
~ For sale by - BoDEkER BROTHERS.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1874-02-27
Poe tic al.
BEARING THE CROSS.
TRANSLATED FROM THE GERMAN.

TRANSLATED FROM THE GERMAN.
The heavier cross, the nearer heaven,
No cross without, no God within;
Death, judgment, from the heart are driven,
Amidst the worlds fulse glare and din.
: o! happy be, with all his loss,
Whom God hath set beneath the cross.
The heavier cross, the better Christian;
This is the tombstone God applies;
How many garden would lie wasting,
Unwet by showers from weeping eyes
The gold by fire is purified
The Christian is by trouble tried.
The heavier cross, the stronger faith;
The loaded palm strikes deeper root;
The vine juice sweetly issucth
When men have pressed the clustering fruit;
And courage grows where dangers come,
Like pearls beneath the salt sea foam.
The heavier cross the hcarter prayer;
The bruised herbs most fragrant are;
lfwind and sky were always fair,
The sailor would not watch the star;
And David's psalms had meier been sung
If grief his heart had never wrung.
The heavier cross, the more aspiring;
From wales VIC climb to mountain crest;
The pilgrim of the desert firing,
Longs for the Canaan of his rest.
The dove has here no rest in sight,
And to the ark she wings her flight.
The heavier cross, the easier dying;
Death is friendlier face to see;
To life's decay one bids dcfying,-
From life's distress one then is free.
The cross sublimely lifts our faith
To Him who trumphs over death.
Christ crucifed the cross l carry
The longer may it dearcr be;
And lest faint whilst here tarry
Implant thou such an heart in me,
That faith, hope, love may flourish there,
Till for nv cross thp crown | wear
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1874-02-27
VARIETIES.

An old lady from the country with six
unmarried daughters, went to the city the
other day, hunting for the patrons of hus-
bandry. She meant business.
"A girl, hearing her mistress ask her
husband to bring "Dombey and Son"
when he came home to dinner, set extra
plates for the expected guests.
Arkansas knows it has one politician
who is beyond suspicion, because the proof
against him is too positive to admit II
doubt.
Every young couple who desire to
make good start in life must keep two
bears in the house, and feed them well =
bear and iorbear
Miss Frank Pottle, a school teacher in
Fryeburg, Me-, was brought before JUS
tice of the Peace for whipping one of her
scholars. Miss Politics. weight seems to be
about ninety pounds. and her muscles,
Judging by her delicate hands and slim
wrists, were not much developed. The
whipped scholar was a strapping, ugly boy,
and sixteen years old. Learning that the
punishment had been we'll deserved, the
Justice expressed admiration for Miss
Politics. pluck and discharged her.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1874-02-27

The EDIToR.-Wc have seen many def
nitiOns of many names, words and phrases,
but the following of an editor, given by
Josh Billings, is about the best We ever yet
encountered:
An editor IL male being whoze bizi-
ness ito navigate nu2c paper. He writes
editorials, grinds out poetry, inserts deths
and weddings, sorts out manuscripts, Keeps
u waste basket, blows up the "devil," steals
matter, ite other peoples battles, sells hiz
paper for dollar and fifty cents year, takes
white beans and apple sass for pay when
he kan git il, raises II large family, works
10 hours out ov every "a, knows no Sun
day, gifts damned bi everybody, and once
in while whipt hi sumbody, lives poor,
dies mddle-aged and often broken hearted,
leaves no money, IL rewarded for a life ov
toll with a short but free obituary in the
nuzepapers. Exchanges please copy.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1874-02-27
Some of Bismark's Maxims.

When pushed to extremes prefer my
shirt to my coat.
A question of right can be settled only
with the bayonet in our European quar-
rels.
Parties and castles are mutable-they
perish, and new ones arise.
The Kings of Prussia have never been
prominently the kings of the rich.
Whoever makes the most promises is apt
to carry the election.
All classes do little smuggling, especi-
ally the women.
A great country cannot be governed by
partisans.
Put Germany into the saddle and you
will find that she knows how to ride.
Governments are like womcn-the young
est please the most.
1t is not possible to hasten the ripening
offruit by holding lamp underneath.
Capitalization is tyranny, more Or less.
Whoever carries the money bag is the
peoples master.
Every country knows that peace and Sc,
curty rest in the sword.
Liberty is a luxury which not every one
can afford.
People are great deal more lavish when
they pay out of a common treasury than
when they pay out of their own pockets.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1874-02-27

WHAT Is THE MOST VALUABLE METAL?-
The so-called noble metals are usually con-
sidered the most valuable; but if we con-
slider that the true value of a thing does
not depend on its mere appearance, but on
its usefulness to mankind, it is evident
that neither gold, silver, nor any of the
other rare and expensive metals deserve to
be considered as the most valuable, but
that the credit of superior usefulness over
any other metal must be awarded to iron.
The charming fiction called "The His
tory of Robinson Crusoc' contains an Incl
dent illustrating this. 1t records that
when the hero of the story found lump
of gold, he exclaimed with disdain that u
handful of iron nails would be worth more
to him. and the fact that the value of a
thing must iluctuate in proportion to the
necessities of the individual, is illustrated
by the wcll-known story of the furnishing
traveller lost in an African desert who
found II bag, which he eagerly picked up,
surposing it to contain nuts, but when he
looked inside and saw that they were only
pearls and diamonds, he sank down in
despair.
In civilized aud organized society there
is never want of food. The iamines of
which we read in history, and which now
a-days occasionally ravage semi-civilized
and barbarous countries, are, thanks to our
progress in practical science, unknown
among us.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1874-02-27
What Shall we do With our Daughters (!

Apropos of what Mrs. Livermore's late
lecture or the above important question
said, the Davenport Democrat thus makes
answer:
Teach them self-reliance.
Teach them to make bread.
Teach them to make shirts.
Teach them to foot up store bills.
Teach them not to wear false hair.
Teach them not to paint or powder.
Teach them to wear thick, warm shoes.
Teach them how to wash and iron clothes
Bring them up in the way they should go.
Teach them how to make their own
dresses.
Teach them that a dollar is only hun
dred cents.
Teach them how to cook a good meal
of vIctuals
Teach them every day dry, hard, practi-
cal common sense.
Teach them how to darn stockings and
sew on buttons.
Give them a good, substantial, common
school education.
Teach them to say no, and mean it or yes
and stick to ii.
Teach them to regard the morals and
not the money of beaux.
do it like queen.
Teach them all the mysteries Of the
kitchen, dining-room and parlor.
Teach them that good, rosy romp is
worth fifty consumptives.
Teach them to have nothing to do with
incorporate and dissolute young men.
Teach them that the more one lives with
in his income, the more they will save.
Teach them the further one lives beyond
their income, the nearer they get to the poor
house.
Rely upon it that upon your teaching
depends in great measure the veal or woe
of their after life.
Teach them the complishmcnts--m music,
painting, drawing-if you have time and
money to do it with.
Teach them to cultivate garden, and
drive q road team or farm wagon.
Teach them that God made them in His
own image, and no amount Of tight lacing
will improve the model.
Teach them that good, steady mechanic
without cent is worth dozen oil patent
loaiers in broadcloth.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1874-02-27

How TO KEEP HAMs.-Every season
more or less hams are destroyed by insects
Or rendered too unpalatable to be eaten by
decent people. BY following this methoST
the insect can be entirely kept at a disl'
lance, and it is very simple, and within
the reach of every farmer in the country.
After the meat has been we'll cured by
pickle and smoke, take some clean ashes
free from bits of coal, moisten them with a
little water so that they form paste, on
else just wet the hams little, and rub on
the dry ashes. Rubbed in thoroughly,
they serve as capital insect protector, and
the hams can be hung up in the smoke OF:
wood chamber without any danger Of
molestation.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1874-02-27

How TO CAPTURE RATs.-Providc
large hox or barrel, place in it u quantity
of old carpet, brush, etc, and also some
food, such as meal, herring, cheese, etc.
Bore n two-inch hole in the side of the box.
and leaves it for some days. The rats will
soon find it out and frequent it. First Il
young one will go in and have good feed
and come out all right the old ones see
ing that he is not hurt, they, too, will &C in,
and in a short time every rat about the
premises will frequent it. When this oc-
ours, see that it is well supplied with food,
and arrange over the hole block having
corresponding aperture cut in it, but hay.
ing also series ofwires stuck around the
hole and pointing inward, just as they are
arranged in common wire trap. Evey Tut
will 60 in as before and not one can get
out Various methods may be adopted for
killing them. Ifyou are sportsman, you
can let them out one at a time and shoot
them or kill them with terriers. Il few
slips of suphureted paper thrust through
the hole and burned is, however, very
simple plan, and will give most effectual
quietus We have known a case in which
sixty-sevcn rats were caught at one time in
box arranged as described. In this in
stance the premises were etfectually cleared
Of the vermin.-RurdI Ne,o Yorker.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1874-02-27

PLANTING EARLY PoTAToEs.-In plant
ing potatoes for the earliest crops many
fail in planting so early that the vitality
OF the germs are checked and killed out
right from being chilled after planting.
To obviate this, if the potatoes have been
cut into large pieces (none other should be
used for the first CROP they should be
thoroughly dried even so the potato shrinks
considerably, before being planted.
If then they are planted in porous sol
and covered deep so that they may not be
frozen, they may may be successfully plant
ed as early in the spring as the soil can be
worked. For the earliest and medium
early crop the Early Rose will give the
best success
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1874-02-27

There is on Roanoke Island, N. c., n
grapevine called the "Scuppernong"-by
some the Lord Raleigh vinc"-which
was growing when Sir Walter landed on
that island, 1910. it was then three inch
es in diameter, and was spoken Of as the
largest grapevine in the world. 1t now
covers one and a-half acres, and last year
yielded forty-six barrels of wine, 1910
gallons in all, which sold for 50 per gallon,
yielding $3,GS9. There is Scuppernong
grapevine in Terrill county, North CARROLL
ma, which is said to be larger than the
Raleigh vine, and to produce at least
fourth more. This Terrill vine produced
last year sixty three barrels of wine, $3.50
gallons in all, which also sold for 50 per
gallon, yielding the handsome sum of
5000.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1874-02-27

CARE OF HOUSE PLANTs.-A lady of
Kansas gives her plan of caring for house
lants, as follows: II live in frame house.
and last winter kept fifty pots Of different
kinds Of geraniums, roses, tuschias and re
monant pinks, all Of which received the
same kind of treatment, and il the spring
my plants were more healthy and the leaves
II dark green color. Many came to me for
slips in preference to the green house. Eve
ny two weeks all winter | would take II
handful oftobacco stems and steep them 10y
pouring boiling water over them until it
looked like strong tea; then when the tea
cooled enough to bear the hand. poured it
over the plants. Sometimes the leaves
would wilt for few moments, and then
straighten out and have that bright, fresh
look they have in summer after Il shower.
Then would weaken the tea little more
and wet the ground in the pots, and have
neither red spider nor green fly Ftch's
Fk9al Guide
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1874-02-27

"A merchant, who was ON the verge Of
bankruptcy, took walk one day with his
cashier, who had grown rich and built
several fine houses in fashionable avenue.
In the pride of his heart lie showed his
employer his palatial dwellings and asked
triumphantly "What do you think of
that 2" 81 think" said the merchant after
a pause, "that you had better take my
business and let me act as cashier"