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Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-09-15
The Farmers Wealth.

Manure is to the farmer what capital !,
to the merchant. Without his labor will
be in vain, his drafts dishonored, and his
soul discouraged. \ discouraged man j.:
not good for much Il Is not every one
that can afford to buy the trade fertilizers,
and these are too often withou. merit.
They are 10 be purchased with caution and
judgment. In the matter Of manure, We
believe almost wholly in home manufacture,
and are persuaded there is no branch OF
farming entitled to more attention than
this. We can hardly name u substance
out OF which the earth with its secret
chemistry can not extract strength and
nourshmeut. The earth needs food as
much as the OK. Rich fields are well fed.
The virgin earth manfred by the decay
ing vegetation Of ages yields fifty bushels
of wheat to the acre, but man soon aIhau-ts
il. We take from the hand OF God and
the bosom of the earth mercies untold, for
which VIC forget to make returns. lDgrat-
itude dries up generosity. the race rJDs
the earth and passes on. Sections which
were once prolific are now barren. This
continent, with Easter immigration, is
once more being skinned. We frs. sell
the forests and then extract from the frs.
few inches of earth whatever il contains
and move on. The duty Of return is sell
dom present with US. The ashes yt the
D
the calcoes Of Fall River and Manches.
er.
The material for making manure Is mos
abundant. Nature cries to III TO be wise il
/ the application Of the Gecaying thing
about US The very weeds Of the high
| ways can be made available. An old shO,
/ or Il big bone will tell in the orchards fOl
! twenty-five years. The wash-tub Of tbs
kitchen, if rightly used, is a fountain o
nourishment. Some stones, Clays an.
mucks are convertible into food for tn,
ground. The manure of a well-fed ami
NAL is worth twice as much as that Of on
poorly fed, whose owner perhaps lays on
in whisky what he should lay out in fodder
Every farm has on and within itself tn
powers of recuperaion, and if man vii
only appropriate these secrets, there vii
be fewer discouraged famers. Knowledg
and reflection, judgment and industry, ca
increase the yield of farms almost indeh
nitely. The key TO agricultural improve
ment in other countries has been root crop
and clover fed to good stock on the farm
: and the same key will open the door {
, prosperity here. Beef and mutton, hide
and wool, butter and cheese, poultry an
eggs, are always in demand, and, unlik
, grain crops, producing them leaves Il
, land better, Nay, keeping live stock
, proper proportions enables the farm 10 pre-
duce more and better grain in a series
i years than it could do if it were devoted I
nothing but grain culture. Wherevt
, butter and cheese factories abound the Ian
! becomes much more beautiful and produ
tive Is there no lesson in this fact
| WseEll Witness
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-09-15
A PiOus Mob.

One Of the quiet citizens " who as
sisted in the lynchiug of the negro
WOodson at MurfreesbOro', writes the
Murireesboro' NeiOs an account Of the
crime. He says: After arriving at the
place Of execution we were told this
was "A solemn and serious duty we were
about to discharge, 80 much so that it
was thought advisable that we should
implOre the mercy, blessing and coun-
sci of God To attend US; consequently
the entire company kneeled, and pray
err was offered In behalf Of the muir
deTer, and that our deliberations and
acts might be controlled by an allowise
God.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-09-15

The season is at hand when our
farmers are preparing for sowing
their wheat. In these days, when our
manufacturing industries are not as
flourishing as they have been. we
must look to the farmers for relief.
They can afford it in the shape of
larger crops. The agricultural pro-
auctions after all are what add stabil-
ity to our business. When we have
good crops, We prosper. The best
thing in the way of prosperity that we
could wish for East Tennessee. is that
all her fields might be cultivated-all
her barren places made fertile. If all
our land was properly cultivated our
productions would be three times as
large, and our wealth correspondingly
greater. Now is the time for the
farmers to prepare for an increased
acreage in wheat and we hope they
will do it. Better farming and great
er crops is the only Imitation the
country needs. If the farmers will
initiate their crops we will guaran-
tee flush tines
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-09-15
A PugnaCiOus Goat.
rom tho Louisyille Co7rier-Journal. !

From the Louisville Co1rier-Journall
His head was the shape and size of a
Bullitt county watermelon, and he was
% black that charcoal would make a
light mark on him The goat was
asleep, leaning against the side of the
house. The darky was smoking de-
caYed cigar. He espied the goat, look
ed at the liz end of the cigar, grinnpd,
ihru at the tail end of the goat,
"srinu,d louder looked all around to-
see thst nobody was looking, and
touched the lit end of that cigar to the
tail end of the goat. The goat turned
handspring, and the negro opened
his big mouth to laugh, but the goat
butted him so quickly between the
chin aud his breeches~ pockets that his
jaws came together, making "A noise
louder than the report of a gun. The
negroes hat, boots and cigar lay "a
pile, ten feet off, while his body was
curled up like horseshoe in the
mouth of a sewer-opening. When he
"came to- he looked around at each
one Of tie crowd, and dispersed the
crowd by saying: "Will some Oh you
gemmen' shoot me wild a pistol? 4
nigga OATS as big n fool as 1 is amt
got no business libin."
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-09-15
New Bessemer Steel Works.

PITTsCURG, September 5.-The for
NAL opening of the Edgar Thomson
Steel Works, near Braddock Fields,
took place yesterday in the presence OF
a large delegation, composed of repre-
sentatives of the press and the leading
industrial interests tr this city. A
large number Of prominent railroad
officials were present, and great inter
est was manifested in the success of this
new industry. The steel is manufac
tured by the Bessemer process, and the
works are among the largest in the
country, having an annual producing
capacity of four hundred Thousand
tons, representing cash value 0
nearly three millions of dollars.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-09-15
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Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-09-15
TASTELESS
MEDICINES,

A prominent New York physician lately com
planned 70 DUNDAS DICK q CO, about their
SANDALWOOD OIL CAPSULES, stating that some
times they cured miraculOusly. but that patient
Of his had taken them without effect. On being
informed that several limitations were solo, he
Inquired and found his patient hat not 5leH ta'f"g
DINDAS DICh * GUS.
What happened to this physician may have
happened TO others. and DUNDAS DICK * co.
take this method Of protecting phYlc0ds, druggists
and htlaisGt.,, and of preventing OIL or SANDAL
WOOD from coming into disrepute:,
PHYSICIANS who once prescribe the Capsules
will continue To do so, for they contain the
PURE OIL in the best and cheapest form.
DUNDAS DICK x co. use more OIL or SAN
nALwOOD than all the Wholesale and Retail
Druggists and Periumers in the United States
combined, and this il the SOLE reason why the
PURE OIL is sold CHEAPER iu their Capsules
than in any other form.
OIL OF SANDALWOOD is fast supersedin &
every other remedy, sixty Capsules only being
required 20 insure a safe and certain cure in six
OF eight days. From no other me Iicne can this
result be had
iDUNDAs DICK & CO.'S SOFT CAPSULES
solve the problem. long considered by eminent
physicians of how to avoid the nausea and dis
gust experienced in swallowing. which are well
known TO detract from, II not destroyed. tue good
effects of many valuable remedies.
Soft Capsules are put up in tin foil and neat
boxes. thirty in each. and are the only Capsule;
prescribed by physicians.
! TASTELEsS mEDICINES-CastOr OF!
and many other nauseOus medicines can be taken
easily and safely in Dundas Dick Co.'s Son
Capsules. No Taste. No Smell.
4s- These were the only Capsules admitted 10
| the last Paris Exposition.
Send for Circular TO IS Wooster street, N. Y.
SOLD AT ALL DRUG STORES HERE.
| yiiilOd&w3w
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-09-15
Manning Frnit Trees.

A correspondent writes to the Ohio
Farmer:
| do not believe in manuring fruit
trees and grapevines to such an extent
as some writers advocate doing, al
though | believe in cultivating the trees
while they are small. The experience
/ have had is mostly with the apple
tree and grapevine. | set out an apple
orchard fourteen years ago this last
spring, and ! MANFRED them aud kept
the yonng orchard clean therefore
got fine growth Of wood each year,
and still they kept on growing. / watt
ed ten or twelve years before / got any
fruit worth speaking Of. Eight years
ago | set out trees, aud gave them no
manure worth mentioning, and no
cultivating except roofing by the hogs.
Now, sir, for facts, not fancies those
trees planted eight years ago bear Just
as well as those planted fourteen years
ago, and are much harder. Those set
fourteen years ago grew too fast, and
are tender. Last winter told the tale
they froZe, and the trees bursted from
the ground to the limb. / believe in
washing the trunks of fruit trees, and
even grapevines, with strong soap suds
or something similar, to remove the
old bark and moss, but at the same
time / believe ii can be Overdone, so as
to make them grow too late in the fall;
hence the wood don't stand the cold
winter of late, with us. As 10 grape
yines-they do very well with me:
don't think they are so hardy where
the growth is pushed at least ii is not
so with me Of late years. III early win
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-09-15
EXaggeratiOn.

The New York Times object, to the
exaggerution of the wealth Of individ.
ua'~ IA which our people are so apt TO
indulge. This kind ofgossip, although
not, indeed, generally malicious, is 10y
40 means always harmless Great in
justice is often thus done by charges of
parsimouy and want of liberality,
which would be greatly modified ifthe
real state Of affairs were known. But
this is not the only evil. 1t is very
strange how often pecuniary credit is
given almost entirely on the strength
Of unfounded popular reports of an in.
dividual's wealth. The experience oil
the community for the past two year.
has, indeed taught some terribly Sc
we're lessons On this point.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-09-15
The Expenditure On Dress.

How much is there spent on dress in II
season at Saratoga? 1t would be curious
puzzle to solve. At rough guess at least
100, 600 people visit this village every year
Two-thiris of these are women, or say, at a
round figure, coco. The average number
of dresses-and, for conveniences sake,
we'll leave out such trifes as bonnets,
gloves, pencils, &c, brought by each OF
these G0,OOO fair ones may be safely set down
at ten, and of these one-half are certainly
new. Two hundred dollars for an average
Saratoga dress is pretty low computation
but let it pass let US be generous and not
swell their husbands bills TO more than
they already are. That would give u;
$4,000 spent by each fair visitor, and, as q
total, the round sum of S60,0000OOl How
many schools and hospitals could be found.
ed with this amount2
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-09-15
The National Cemeteries.

y general order from the War Depart
meut announces that information having
received Of the Dissertation of soldiers
graves by holding picnics in national
cemetery, and by vending refreshments
therein, it is hereby ordered that hereafter
no such practices shll be allowed in any
national cemetery, nor on any adjoining
ground within the control Of the United
States. Visitors will not be allowed in any
national cemetery before sunrise or after
sunset No refreshments will be taken
into these cemeteries. In national ceme-
teries where driving is permitted the speed
must be confined to walk. lift is found
difficult to enforce this rule at any ceme-
terry the gates will be closed at the carriage
way, and all driving prohibited. These
main entrance of each national cemetery,
and will be rigidy enforced by Superin-
tenlents
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-09-15

The Rocky Mountain Ne1Os says of
the practical results of woman suffrage
in Wyoming Territory:
"As to the effects of suffrage on the
ladies, there are almost as many opin-
ions as there are people in Wyoming.
The majority, however, declare them
selves unable 10 see any change. AS
far as can be known the ladies divide
their vote between parties as much as
men dO-rather more, perhaps, voting
for personal friends. To sum up, the
opinion Of the best informed j. that
woman suffrage in Wyoming has re-
suited in making everything just as il
was before, only little more So"
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-09-15
History Of Confederate Currency,

Mr. Blanton Duncan gives, in the Louis
vile Commercial an interesting account OF
the Confederate currency. he says the
total issue never reached $3.50, 1000, 600. and
its depreciation was less than is popularity
believed. lie says the paper dollar was
worth IS cents in gold in November 1861
60 cents in May, 1862; As Or 90 cents in No
vember, 1862; lG cents in July, 1868
cents in November, 1863; cents in May,
1864, from which period to the termination
Of the war it auctuated, going up once to
cents, and only failing entirely as "A medi-
um in the last two months prior to the
capitulatOns, when every one saw that de
feat was inevitable.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-09-15
Ale as an Energizer.

Mr.. Bass, the great English ale man
ufacturer, pays the Midland railway
Gl7l,OO0 year for freight, owns one
successful weekly newspaper, called
the RdiiiCdy Service Gazette, and has
Just started another, the Commercial
Traveller. 1t is said that there are over
10000 commercial travellers always on
the move in the United Kingdom. 1t
is to he hoped, however, that every
body i'm this country who manufac-
lures ale will not imagine that they
can run one or two newspapers be-
cause Mr.. Bass does so in England.
There are those who use a less un-
steadyiug energizer than ale (pure
country milk who undertake that
task on this side of the water, and yet
don't succeed as well as We would wish
that they should.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-09-15
Select Seed Wheat.

Our farmers can not he too particu-
lar in selecting the best wheat Tor seed.
And after selecting the very best Auu
can find, it will pay you well to rur u
through the best KIND a. separating
selves so a. 10 throw "u ! ruIiii' rent
and dwarfed grain,' a,, one
but the large, fine II. go To
SOW. One farmer in a. al ~ IN
forms US he improved T., 4uanli, y and
quality Of his wheat ,ruty-tive ter
cent the first year he I'd lpted The Ian
suggested above. lie al our farmers
experiment on such ms ,rrs from THE
on, and let them ascertain and pur.us
the best plan.-Rurdt Sun.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-09-15

Mr.. Milliss having carefully adjusted
the mosquito nets in the windows last
evening, drew up TO the table, unfold
ed the Argus and proceeded to read tC
his wife as usual. He began as fol
lows
"The Turbs have thrown one thou.
sand men into Trebigne.n
What ~ exclaimed Mrs. Milliss
with an expression Of horror upon mel
face.
Mr.. Milliss repeated
1.-THE Turks have thrown one thou
sand men into Trebigne."
We'll, that's just like 'em," re-
marked his wife. hear they're the
the wiciousest people in existence. ~
brooklyn argus.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-09-15

In one of her New York letters, Mrs
Burnham thus burlesques Mr.. sullivan
reading Of the soliloquy:
Toby or not Toby-f hat question,
Whether tbs bether in the monid 70 suffer
Thin slings and arrahs (of outrageous for
tune)
Or take up arms forninst say otthrubble'
And by opposition put an ind 10 'eIa.
Bedad if this was all, if 10 shape
Was 20 dhrame, thin il was a moighty
Foin thing. But in that shape
Fhat dhrames may come. Bother
A great soight shtick TO the rows
We have, than fly 10 shindigs
That we know nothing about
Whoorroo There's whisky in the jug.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-09-15

The heat on the Southern Pacific
railroad grade, near the Colorado de-
sert, is 50 intense that the thermome-
ter often marks l2O degrees iu the
shade, when shade can be found. A
considerable number of the labOrers
on the road have died Of the heat.
There is probably no other spot in the
United States that can equal this.
"Riding on the rail" in this latitude
will not prove very pleasant.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-09-15

The Hon. Lyman Tremain, writing from
Charlsbad Germany, relates the following;
ION Sunday before last quite an interest
ing little incident occurred at the conclu-
sion of the services in the English Church.
As there was no regular organist, the rector
had requested that if any lady present was
willing 90 play IN the melodeon the next
Sunday, he would be obliged if she would
inform him. At che close lady, who was
u stranger 10 him, volunteered her services.
Discovering that she spoke in broken Eng
fish, he said: Doyou think you are COM
petent 10 play upon the melodeonH Said
She, I think I am. Perhaps you may not
doubt j. when ] tell you my name 1t is
Jenny Lind Goldscbmidt. He cheerfully
acquiesced, and propounded no more ques-
tons as TO her capacity. She appeared to
be woman of fifty or upwards, with moth
ing about her % attract attention, and was
dressed with great plainness and simplicity,
without ornament of any kind. Her coun-
tcnance, no longer beautiful seemed 10 Inc
plainly marked by sorrow, sadness and
care
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-09-15

ter lay my vines down and cover
them with soil and sods, and let them
remain so till the middle of April or
first OF Nav,
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-06-04

Pay DAYs.-The American Flag paid
its employees yesterday. The Raymond
4 Ely pay neatly 800 men TODAY. dis
bursting over $4,000, and between to-
day and the 10th instant 600 men en-
ployed in the mines will be paid. The
total pay.rolls will call for the disburse-
ment of about $4,000 in Phoebe and
vicinity.
TIE Lexington Guards held a meeting
on Wednesday evening at Hanly's Hall.
They passed resolutions to have regular
meetings on every Monday evening at
s O'Clock, and that the nights for drill
should be Tuesday, Thursday and Satur-
day of every week at Sp. m. After the
usual business the meeting adjourned.
Assessor DAYTON returned yesterday
from long trip to the Muddy and the
southern portion of the county
where he has been visiting on business
connected with his Office.
A PIONEER. dispatch from Salt
Lake, We learn that John Ely and his
wife arrived in that city on Wednesday
last. They will visit Phoebe in all prob
ability in short time.
FIRE DEPARTMENT. - The regular
monthly meeting of the Phoebe Fire De-
partment will take place this evening at
Truck House on Main street. Time of
meeting. s O'Clock sharp.
PROTECTION HOSE No. 2.-The mem
bers of this company will meet at
Browns Hall at o'clock
THE Hamilton stage arrived at three
O'Clock yesterday afternoon.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-06-04

pecuniary endorsements had driven
him to the extremity. A previous
attempt at self-destruction was made by
him on Monday last, when he took
large dose of prussic acid, but death was
prevented by timely discovery of his
condition. This time he selected very
remote locality. His body was found on
the banks of the China slough.
VIRGINIA Cry, New, June 3.-About
one o'clock last night an attempt was
made to set fire to the Adams two story
dwelling house on c street. now occupied
as lodging house. Some newspapers
and several articles of ladies' wearing
apparel were saturated with coal oil and
set on fire in closet on the second floor.
The room was occupied by two telegraph
operators who were at the theater at the
time. The fire was extinguished with out
calling upon the fire department. 1t is
supposed that the attempt was made by
some of the many vagabonds and thieves
who have been arrested and ordered to
leave town.
About one o'clock yesterday as the
cable in one Of the compartments of the
Chollar-P otosi shaft parted, the broken
strands of steel few from near the sur
face down to the 175-foot level A car of
ore was on the cage at the time but for
tunately none of the men were in the
way.
The Belcher mine will be shut down
next Friday and Saturday, for the pur-
pose of overhauling and repairing the
machinery.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-06-04
Pacific Coast.

SAN FRANcIsco, June 3.-Yesterday af-
ternoon, John Skehan, laborer. while at
work in a sewer, was crushed to death
by bank of earth which fell upon him.
He leaves wife and family.
The Commissioners appointed by the
Board of Supervisors for the opening Of
Leidsdorf street from California to Pine
met yesterday and organized. 1t is pro-
posed to appoint architects aud experts
at once to enable the Commissioners to
report at an early day.
The surviving passengers by the
steamer Panama will celebrate the 26th
anniversary of their arrival on these
shores, by banquet at Maison Dore to.
morrow evening.
SACRAMENTO, Jun 3.-Gus A. Go,thold
Secretary of the Home Mutual Life In
surance Co., committed suicide this
morning by shooting himself through
the head. An affecting letter addressed
to his wife was found on his per
son in which he stated tina,
- A. Il n