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Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1875-06-23

There comes a good story from
the post-office. The agent Of Q
book called and endeavoured to
sell a copy to the delivery clerk.
1t was doubtful if he could afford
one, he said; however, if the mail
ing clerk would subscribe, he
would. The mailing clerk said he
would take one if his colleague
would follow suit. The young man
intimated that If the chief came
down he would secure COPY
Now the chief thought he would
do better than the rest, who had
ill-succeeded in evading the book
agents requests, so he singled ont
a member of the corps who was
expected to refuse with Spartan
fortitude. He proved to be some-
thing of q wag, for he said that
rather than deprive the whole of
them of the privilege of reading
the work he would take q copy.
The agent was duly grateful, but
how that clerk did catch 1t when
his associates got at him.
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7 r. =
Some people advertise regularly.
like It, find their profit in It and
continue it. Others have tried it
and given it up as q failure. Some
have never tried it, but are going
going to do so "some time or oth-
er," and others are firm in their in-
tention never to advertise at ALL
Those who have given It up ~ .
failure, should ask themselves X
they have given it fair trial, with
reference to the style Of advertis-
ing, the ground covered and the
period Of time occupied--for some
fishermen pull up their hooks and
depart just AS the Ash are begin
ming to bite. Those who are going
to advertise "some time or other" /"
should go out Of the business alto
gethcr; they are too lazy for IT,
The fact OF their intent In the mat
ter shows they believe advertising
a good thing for their business, yet
they wilfully neglect 1t. -,
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1875-06-23
The Apple Orchard.

Inc Apple orchard.
Experiments and treatment at the Agricultural
College.
This orchard has been for sever
al years plowed shallow or cultiva-
ted in spring, and cultivated every
few weeks until about the end of
August; then left for the rest of
the year. In autumn the weeds
make a good growth and help to
lodge the snow and otherwise pro-
tect trees. They are unsightly.
Some people criticise the practice
of allowing any weeds. Some will
criticise, no matter what course is
pursued. The object of ceasing to
cultivate in August is to prevent
late growth-to induce the wood
to mature well.
Some would like the trees all the
time in grass, others never; some
would keep in grass occasionally
and plow part of the time. Our
trees are mostly about 1S years old
from the time of setting out. I'm
til within four years they had been
in grass for five years. They were
becoming stunted. We have kept
three rows across the orchard to
show the contrast between culti-
vatedtrees and those in grass.
Our soil is not strong. With
good culture the twigs Of our trees
grow only about a foot a year.
This is about,the right growth.
We have some IS varieties. We
cannot publish the list for certain,
as some of the younger trees have
not borne fruit.
For two or three years we have
been trying some experiments on
cULTrvATING AND MANuRING
apple-trees at different distances
from the trunk. Only o general
brief statement can be given here.
Trees which stood in grass and
had small circles about them, kept
clean, and we'll cultivated, did not
seem to be benifited, even when
the space about the tree was titled
eight or ten feet each way with
trees 10 years old). The trees
appeared with yellow leaves and
made slow growth, the same as
those In grass with no culture.
Other trees, which stood in patch
of grass, each tree in the centre of
a 16-foot grass-plot, and cultivated
well beyond the grass every way,
did apparently as well as those
with clean culture everywhere
about them. (Piling manure close
about q large tree is like trying to
feed horse by tying hay to his
sides instead Of before his mouth.)
II is too soon to draw conclusions,
but it so far seems to be unnecess-
ary to cultivate closely to trees to
make them grow well. l know
from observation that most of the
best-working roots Of an old apple
tree are out under the ends OF the
longest limbs and beyond them.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1875-06-23

the flowers are of great value in
determining the variety. For an
account see vol. Iii. of the Reports
of State Pathological Society.
Additional examples have since
been examined which fully sustain
the ideas advanced in the article
referred to.
W. J. BEAL,
Prof. Botany and Horticulture.
Lansing, June th,!ls7S
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1875-06-23
Little Things.
One step and then another,

One step and then another,
And the longest walk is ended;
One stitch and then another,
And the largest rent is mended;
One brick upon another,
And the highest wall is made;
One fake upon another,
And the deepest snow is laid.
30 the little coral workers,
by their slow but constant motion,
Have built those pretty islands
In the distant dark-blue ocean;
And the noblest undertakings
Mans wisdom hath conceived,
by oft repeated efforts,
Have been patiently achieved.
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APPLE FLOWERS.

Some quite striking differences
have been noticed between the size
and shape OF the petals and pistils
OF apple flowers. In many cases
1t appears that the characters Of
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S. ROSENTHAL.

The manuring at differing distan-
ces about the trees has not shown
much effect yet.
TRIMMING.
The trees are moderately trim
med every spring, and young
shoots rubbed off as they appear
on the large limbs during the sum-
mer. No limbs are removed which
are more than one inch in diameter
unless they have died previously.
Two years ago the cold winter in
jured severely some of the tender
varieties, as Sweet Bough, Jersey
Sweet, and Baldwin. Some of
these were heavily cut back, some
were let alone, and others moder-
ately trimmed. The results are
decidedly against heavily cutting
back.
OTHER EXPERIMENTS
with striking and positive results
have been tried. Many people all
over the country are trying the
same, and have been for many
years, all with the same results.
They are as follows: Young trees
are set in thick sod with only a
little space dug around them, m,--or
they are set in land which Is often
soaked with water for weeks to-
gether. They will never amount
to anything. 1t is labor thrown
away. It needs no other proof.
Let US cease to repeat these exper-
iments which have been 80 satisfac-
torily tried.
Some observations have been
made on the $50 i
COOLING MOTH OR, APPLE WORM.
We catch them by means of thick
cloth or paper bands, about four
to six inches wide, put about the
trunk of the tree and held fast by
a carpet tack. We have one sea-
son used good straw wrapping pa
per folded into three thicknesses.
About three-fifths of the moths
hide in the folds Of the bands, two
fifth between the band and the
tree. I prefer band of one thick
ness of woolen cloth. Last season
we used one thickness of carpet
paper, but the birds pecked it off
good deal in hunting out the
worms. We have learned that the
bands must be removed and worms
killed every eight or ten days, or
some are liable to escape. At one
time we lost quite number Of
worms by leaving the bands on IL
days at time.
THE ffoG REMEDY
is only a partial one. Late in July,
$50 apparently wormy apples were
picked up from the ground and
cut open; not one contained a
worm. AT the same time $50 such
apples were picked from trees |;
about 25 per cent. only contained
larvm. The rest had crawled ont
and were likely under the folds Of
bark, out Of hogs way. On July
Z, 101 apparently wormy apples
were taken from wagener tree,
so contained the worm. On July
26, 200 red Astrachans, apparently
wormy werc examined 90 were
found to contain worms.
APPLE FLOWERS.
Some quite striking differences
have been noticed between the size
and shape OF the petals and pistils
OF apple flowers. In many cases
1t appears that the characters Of
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1875-06-23

Some one has said there are three
companions with whom you should
always keep on good terms--Arst.
your wife second, your stonsoh 1
third, your conscience.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1875-06-23
At Reasonable Prices.

Having hand seasonabe collection of Dry Goods
variety large line of Millinery Goods which be found all
the desirable shapes of Hats and Flowers complete
Domest hawls Hosiery Notions etc. the best So Linen and White
asols etc.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1875-06-23

And those wanting CARPETS will find stock very
one, both as to styles and prices.
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Attorney and Counselor at Law. Office in
the Mcdonald block, Second street, Alpena,
Mich. aa sc
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-07-01
Education in the South
From the Memphis Appeal

From the Memphis Appeal
VIII the Radicals never weary III
misunderstanding the South AS last rs
one rllschood is nailed to the counter
auo her rises in its place. So soon us
one ca,umuy fickcrs on! another
sprouts upon its ignoble grave The
%ncrrrct peace and tranquility that per
valrs the South shames into contempt
and silence every effort to manufacture
outragos, but some charge must DC
fabricated or else the Radical party
would perish. Everything else having
failed. the Radical papers are now busy
IN an effort to create the impression
that the South is now throwing every
;mpedimcnt in the way Of the educa
lion Of the NEGRO. This laischood or
minated with the Chicago Tribune, and
is now rctallcd by such papers as The
New York Times. That paper lectures
the South rs though our people were
opposed to the education oil the coioieo
race. This is the work Of supereroga-
ton. The negroes Of the South pay
no taxes, but they have all the educa
tional advantages of the whites whC
pay the taxes, and against whom The
negro is soIidly arrayed. The educa.
tioual facilities Of the South are not
perfect they are not such as the PEG
bic desire AND will have. Bat they arc
~ good as circumstances Will permit
50 500 as the South RECEIVERS IRON
the bankruptcy cntailed upon her BY
the corruptions Of carp.t-ba9 plundeE'
crs, 50 soon lis our people are abe tC
bear the burthens necessary for educa-
tional purposes, they will organize q
perfect and complete school system
. States that cannot pay the interest on
, the public debt, piled upon the tax
payer by Radical villainy, cannot sec
p, their property conii5cated to raise al
-, ~cxuayagant school fund. AT prescn
v there is no discrimination made be
tween the whites and blacks. lh'
: statistics will show that, in proporllo.
y to population, the blacks have rs man,
children at school in Tennessee as I'll
=, whites. Al! the trouble between til
y two races in the South can be trace
directly TO the ignorance oil the blacks
, 1t is therefore to the interest OF til
+. South that the negroes be educated. l
is u saving to the tax paying whites u
see that the non-taN paying negroe
are educated. And it is certainly tn
duty of the Southern States to educat
the MASSES. a government wlthou
civilization, intelligence, education
good morals aud religion, sinks int
anarchy and lawlessness, An i9noran
people can never be prosperous AIT
} happy. Universal education is the tic
I sire of the South. But a poor, PENN
f less, tax-ridden people cannot adopt
- complicated and ~cXtravagant schoo
system for either white or black unit
they free themselves from burdens i'm
o posed upon them by the Radical pluI
# derers, whose misdccds have rctarde
/ for years those educational facilitic
~ for which they clamor.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-07-01
w. 4. Hatch.
From the Humboldt journal.

During the meeting of the State
Press Association, n resolution o
thanks to Mr.. W. Il. Hatch, Of Mime
apOlis, MINI, for his efforts 10 induce
immigration to Tennessee, was offered
and adopted with but II dissenting
vote, and that from the representative
ola Radical paper at Nashville called
the Bulletin. The Bulletin was op-
posed, it said, to any more adventures
coming to this State, maybe from the
cause Of it having on board n huge dis
gust at the already played out gang OF
office holders and ofice-sccking bum
mcrs, OF whom it is the organ. But
even if Mr.. Hatch and the Northern
men and women he proposes locating
in the beautiful State of Tennessee are
"advcnturcrs," which is not the case, i,
comes down to the ridiculous whcL
such a journalist rs the above on,
raises his truly loyal hands and open;
wide his eyes and prayerfully exclaims
Don't cone"
We mention this to show TO the peo
pie Of the North that the best repre-
sentative body of the press of thi:
State that perhaps has ever assembled
in which there was but one Republican
paper represented, heartily welcomes
such of those people as desire to be.
come citizens of our State.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-07-01
Twenty Thousand Judgments.

From the n. o. Times, 18th ult.
Yesterday judgments by default were
taken in some twenty thousand tax
suits in the Superior District Court
The bills are for every amount from
three dollars up to more than as many
thousands. Each bill is for the full
amount of the cxorbitant p per cent,
city tax. More than that, each bill,
the moment it was put in court, had
two dollars added for the clerk-S1O.-
600 to that Official for one days work.
No taxpayer u now pay even his
current taxes, though he tenders the
full amount in cash, without paying
this fee. He can't get his bills or re-
ceipts until he pays it, and when he Is
prepared to do that he must make
suudry pilgrimagos between the City
Hall and the Superior District Court
with the money in his hands, before
he can get all the documents together
The city will not receive q dollar from
any unfortunate until he has first gone
to that blessed court and paid thai
blessed fee and got himself cut o
chancery.
The soup house may dry up, anc
the wharves may tumble into the river
but that is quite secondary to tho
clerks two dollar fec. Further than
that, after judgment there will be Other
fees added, and after execution, all that
have rone before will be doubled OF
treblcd, aud not q dollar will be re
ccived by tue authorities until the va
rious officials who have handled the
tax bills have received the last dime o
their pcrquisitcs. Our laws have beer
constructed for years with a villainou'
ingenuity, having for q primary ohJec
the speedy enrichment of officials, ant
for a secondary object the extortion o
the lorgcst amount of revenue, to be
dissipated BY the Legislature to tn
general rabble Of pIundorers. Thu
Louisiana taxation may be describe
as specific, consisting of fees, license
and black mail and al Valorc M, cor
sisting Of all that is left after specili
taxes are paid.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-07-01

}rbc dead beat, while he generally
succeeds in securing a good tlu3c,
occasionally comes to,grlcf. In Mur-
rrecsboro they have u loca! custom,
which is known in the vernacNIar OF
that region as "bluing," The victims
arc such gentry as 50 far forget lhc"',
selves as to appear on the streets III u
state of unmislakablc intox'catloh' anu
the m9lus oOeranH consists IN sprlnk1c
linz upon the classic conntenaneeS OF
soid victims a copious covering o.
powdered indigo, 50 dampenod as 10
adhere pertin0ciously, requiring
raj successive applications oil warm
water and soap to remove IT, oh 'nu
pipht Of the Press Association banquet
Two or three hangcrs.on, not members
oi the press, looked upon the wine
while It was red until they became so
obliyious Of their surroundings as TO
parade the ~thoroughfare in u decided
state Of show. came. you so 2 lha'
their countcnances, next morning, bore
palcn. evidences that they had been
subjected to the process Of "blulng.'
/, a cause Of congratulation not only
to tho Press Association, but 10 all de
cent people. We congratulate TIT
Association upon the favorable i'm
preston which they produced upol
the people OF Murfresboro, and upoI
the fact that the victims of the "bluing
aforementioned were not in any sens
connected with the press Union an
American.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-07-01
who Are ia the Way.

Hon, Ben, Hill, Of Georgia, said Il
good and true thing in Il recent speech
accounting for the pr~oIonsat'on OF
strife between the sections alter tue
cessation Of the causes which oiiglhal'
~ produced 1t. lie said:
Gle is n stupid visionary who sup
poses he can ever make peace betwccI
Inc politicians Of the two sections
These politicians have been the dis
lurbcr5 Of the peace for twenty years
Thcy have acquired power by reason
Of their success in keeping the peace
disturbed, and their only hope OF con-
tinuiug in power Is TO continue to b0
dislurbcl3 Of that peace, The pcopI'
must he reached, the people Of lA'
Nouh and South, and they must Ii
reached IN such Il manner rs to 8hor
them that they have q common inter
est, aud ought to have Il common feel
iug,'
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-07-01
ACADEMY,
For Young Men and Boys,
Winchester, Franklin County, Tenn.
r. A. CLARK, associate Princbals.
j. NJ. BLEDSOEj

Nh Flfth Annual Session Of the above
,omcd Institution will open on the last
Monday in august, 1873, and c9ntl lnH, ~ ~
weeks, ducIuding The wcGt OF "oIlunS y
from Chlstmas to New lcar,) closing
.Nftcr several years of the most earnest
labor on The part OF these teachers IlllS III
stitutiUn Of learning takes IT. sGalu rs ON
inferior to zone IN point OF thorou9nlea'
and rlnidity of advancement, rs has been
atlcsted by critical examinations NJ TIC
end of each session.
The course Of study has been selected
with Il view to prepare young men ior t''
Senior Glass in the best Universities {.
our country. However, the course J
elective, and those desiring a practical co'
ucation for their sons or wards can selcc
such Il course rs they desire.
c8"See Catalogue for course ofstudy'
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-07-01

Earthquakes are the rage just now
out West, in the United States, severe
shocks have been felt, and houses, u"
some places, have been toppled' N"'
the South American earthquakes arc
terrible. We quote from New III
dispatches o: the 18th u'to to'wit'
GA letter from Maracaibo, OF May
% ojycs IN account Of the earthquake
nj Cyrculta on the 18th. me irSI
shock Ieyclcd every wall IN the c''y'
hnryino in single instant 5000 peo-
Mo oul Of Il population Of 10000 S9y,
pr,I wcrc not killed, but subsequently
died from the injuries, and many were
murdered by robbers who p!ohacIyI
in hands. The shocks continued, ""u
,Lc fires burned much property lnoSu
Saved fed to the n~cighborIng country
and escaped. When the news rc"e''',
Nnrocai6o two steamers were oe"'
with food and clothing to the S"''cte''
nv the American consul ano PcoP'U
also 4 corps Of physicians and Il com.
mit,cp 10 disbursc aid, The govern
mem, sent soldiers " protect the PEG
pie, Co.. ro,o,,ons San.
,iogo, Gramolate, Arboteda, Cucntclla
AMI San Cristobci, all aggregaI'l's u
Emulation Of 20, 900, confirm the pre-,
rpi1ms account, Of the destruction OF
life and property at those places Inc
Hack was felt at Baerida and other
places, and in Maricaibo there nave
been Slight quokcs every day since
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-07-01

Inc following street notice Of rs i.
c'lpped IRON the ~ShclbyviIle Gazette OF
the 25th. 1t is better than We could
have written ourscll for curseIr, and
VIII have u powerful effect with our
wife, to be sure, We have cbarocl
ourself double advertising rates for the
space ii occupies. Read! Read!
The Gazette Office was illumiuod
Yesterday morning by the bright, %
nal and intelligent countcnancc of our
friend and c0nircrc, W. J. Slater. Esq.
the Winchester Home Journal
always looks SO bright and
aud his perSoAeN is 90 hand.
and gives such unmistakabie ey.
dence Of good living that u sight of
nm always puts us in u better humorI
With call the world and :he rest Of
mankind
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-07-01

Our distinguished Congressman,
Hon Jno. NJ Bright, has sent lis
bound volumes of the Congressional
Record, giving the proceedings of the
l3d Congress from Dec. |, 1873. to
June sd, 1874 We thank him cor
daily, and we know his individual
record therein is something he can
never be ashamed of, nor his constit,
uchts.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-07-01

Gen. Breckenridge leaves an estate
Of over $4,000. Ills executors ar,
Mrs. Mary c. Breckenridge, his wife
James b. Beck and John K. Wiley
After making provisions for Il few spc-
requests, he leaves the remainder
Of his estate to be divided equally be.
his wife and children.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-07-01

A California paper says they got
Wah Using, 4 heather, on the gallows,
the other day, with 4 rope around his
neck. and ne inquired OF William Nye,
the sheriff: "Chokec like hell " Yes"
said William, "chokee, you bet" and
.hcn they dropped him.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-07-01

When Grant SAID, after the election
Of 1874, that the Republicans party
must unload, he didn't intend it to
mean that Grant must be pitched over
the dashboard. But that's the way the
party understands it. This is n good
tine for him to overhaul the history OF
Actron, the gcnllcmap who was de-
vourcd by his own dogs Memphis
Avalanche.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-07-01

Bonner's Ledger boils over will
rage, the cause whereof being the por.
ton of Grants letter abiding to the
sacrifices" he made to become Presi.
dent. Screams the Ledger: "Let the
contcmpt ofthe whole American pco-
pie he has insulted cover him countless
iathoms deep" And Bonner doesn't
intend this for romance, either
Mem. Avalanche.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-07-01

Bowen has brought three suits
against the Brooklyn Eagle for libel,
the damage being placed in the aggre
gate at 100000. Tilton has also sued
Eagle for libel damages, $4,000.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-07-01

The railroad deb. of the United
States is 81, 7O0,OOO,O OO, Of which one
t'iIrd is worthless. The capital invest
ed III the raiIroadc of this country
amounts 10 $1,000, 600 700, one-half of.
which has paid no interest ON the
money invested since 1873 and never
sill pay dividends again.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-07-01

The Democratic State Convention of
Maryland, called to nominate candi-
dates for Governor, Comptroller and
Treasurer, is to meet in Baltimore ON
Wednesday, July 2lst.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-07-01
PIANOS! ORGANS !!
McClure's Temple Of Music,
Nashville, TCnnoSSCc.

HAVING ON HAND 126 Pianos,
Ill embracing the renowned makers
S~:einway sons, knabc IL Co., Dunhum q
sons, Illincs Observation-Disclosures second
hand, from the above and nearly every
known maker, togcthe" with IA ChMrch
dnd PariOr organs from Burdctt, j .
EStcy ~ Co., Prince Il Co., and others,
will offer for the next ninety days instru-
mcnts at - per cent. less than usual
prices, in order to reduce this mammoth
stock. ShOrt-tlmc paper will be taken in
part, charging interest on same. Those
who wish to purchase to advantage can
nov have an opportunity. Circulars sent
ON application, and full satisfaction
guaranteed in case of sale.
Having u large stock of sheet Music
and Smal! Musical instruments, can offer
great inducements. Call and see.
j. MJCLU RE.
marD5
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-07-01

Cardinal McCloskey confirmed neal
six hundred children at one
church, IN New York, one day last
week. Alter this service he allowed
forty priests TO kneel and kiss his sap
phirc ring.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-07-01

Serious war apprehensions are telt
in regard to q val with Mexico, on
account of the increase OF maraudcrs
into Texas, and the failure of the
Mexican government to put q stop