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willow Ties.

Gardners may take hint from the
nurserymen in the matter of material
for plant ties and for numerous other
purposes. We know one who years
ago set out patch" of willows along
the bank of a stream, and annually
they are cut down to the ground
whether needed or not He declares
he should not know how to get along
without them, now that it has become
a custom to use live osier twig in
the place of tarred twine. The pure
willow (Salix purpurca) is the species
he selected, and he finds it equal to
any other. The growth is tall, slim
and very pliable, which includes about
all the requisites. When needed for
use place the base end upon the
ground and hold it firm with the foot,
then with rapid, twirling motion the
woody fiber is soon made flexible. A
loop must be formed at the small end,
through which, in tying. the thicker
end must pass, and after sufficient
tension has been given, a few twists
and tucking under will make all Sc
cure. The great value of willow for
tying consists not alone in its cheap
ness, but in its soft, smooth bark,
which never chafes young trees and
plants.
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business demanding its attention dur
ing its regular biennial sessions Qim-
tied as these are by the Constitution
to the term of sixty-one days each),
even when nothing Extraordinary Oc-
ours to impede and prevent legislation.
When, however, to these consider
ations the fact is added, that the last
three sessions were all prematurely and
abruptly terminated by the resignation
of members, and by reason thereof
much important and necessary legis-
lation failed to be enacted, no other
reasons need be offered in explanation
of the exercise of the constitutional
power of calling you together at this
time in special session"
He then lays before them, among
other important matters, 1.-THE Garrett
suit against the Wabash & Erie Ca
nal, and "the constitutional amend.
ment in relation to the canal debt"
The consideration of these two
weighty questions occupied the atten-
tion of the members during almost
the entire session, and in the end
saved to the people of the State up.
ward of S18,OOO,0 900.
1t is not little surprising that the
Governor should overlook so impor-
tant matter when reviewing the acts
of that body? He goes over its work
seemingly very carefully, and yet
ignores the very questions for which
the special session was convened. A
more convenient memory could not be
desired by. any politician, however
near the ragged edge.
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Hearty Suppers.

Eating hearty meal at the close of
the day is like giving laboring man
full days work to do just as night
sets in, although he. has been toiling
all day. The whole body is fatigued
when night sets in, the stomach takes
its due share, and to eat heartily at
supper and then so to bed, is giving
all the other portions and functions of
the body repose, while the stomach
has thrown upon it four or five hours
to dispose of breakfast. and a still
longer time for dinner.
This ten or twelve hours of almost
incessant work has nearly exhausted
it's power; it cannot properly digest
another full meal, but labors at it for
long hours together, like an exhaust
ed galley-slave on a newly imposed
task. The result is that, by the un-
natural length Of tine the food is kept
in the stomach; and the imperfect
manner in which the exhausted or
gans manage it, it becomes more or
less acid; this generates wind; this
distends the stomach; this presses
itself up against the more yielding
lungs, confning them to a largely
diminished space; hence every breath
tdAcu ls luSuMcIcuG IOT tue Wants OF
the system. the blood becomes foul,
black and thick, refuses to flow, and
the man dies; or in dclirium or fright
leaps from window to commit sui
eide.
Let any reader who leads an inac-
tive life for the most part, try the ex-
pertinent for a week of eating abso
lutely nothing after a one or two
o clock dinner, and see if sounder
sleep and vigorous appetite for
breakfast and hearty dinner, are not
the pleasurable results, to say nothing
of happy deliverance from that disa-
greeable fullness, weight, oppression
or acidity, which attends over eating
The great renovating aud vivacity
which long, delicious, soothing
sleep imparts both to mind and body,
will of themselves, more than COM
pensate for the certainly short and
-ather dubious pleasure of eating a
supper with no special relish for it.
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sharp,-she was.

r
There was sharp young lady in
Atlanta who had forty or more
admirers. For each of these she
bought the canvas for clippers, all
of the same pattern, the making OF.
which she leased out to an aged,
colored seamstress, while she kept
the forty-first pair herself in the
parlor, where she could have them
on band whenever one of her lovers,
called. OF course, the young man
asked for whom she WAS working
those pretty slippers, and she 1e-
piled with that bewitching droop-
ing of the eye1ids which is one
part modesty and two parts winks.
'1Oh, they're for a present for a
gentleman friend OF mine" Then
the infatuated youth went off and
bought her q sealskin jacket, or a
pair of ear rings, or an easy chair
for her gift. She bestowed upon
each of her admirers pair of slip
pers worked by the colored seam
stress and footed by . Dutch shoe
maker with one eye, each costing
her ON an average 50 65, while she
estimates that her presents will
average $45 from each adorer- The
pal she worked herself, was presen-
ted to a young dry goods clerk in
Augusta to whom she was secretly
married last September. She since
has sold the pre- sents, and has now
money enough to go to housekeep
ing.
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A gentleman who rode his own
mare in the course of an Eastern tour,
asked his Arab attendant if he was
quite sure she always got her allow
ance. "Oh, yes" he replied; my
countrymen often steal from one an
other, and rob their friends horses,
has has been EN- cheated" N How" 4 al
ways put some pebbles in with the
barley-seven or eight--and count
never eats the pebbles, and, if any
take two or three pebbles with it. If
[ find the pebbles short in the morn
ing, have hard words, and they can
not tell how | know, so they give up
cheating her.
Mother wants to know if you won t
please to lend her your preserving
kettle. cause as how she wants to pre-
serve" I'VE would with pleasure,
boy, but the fact is the last time we
lent it to your mother she preserved
it 80 effectually that We have never
seen it since well, you needen't t
be so sassy about your old kettle;
mother wouldn't have troubled you
agin. only we seed you have a new
one. sa=-z
Paddy Malone went to his priest
and asked: what is meracle, yer
riverence?' The priest asked him
several questions, and. found he had
been to revival meetings and heard
strange talk He was mighty mad.
and telling Paddy to stand out before
him, he gave the poor fellow tre-
mendous kick in the rear.
did it hurt you?" asked the priest.
$40 be sure it did" says Paddy.
"And it would have been a miracle
if it had not" replied his reverence,
with which Paddy walked away-an-
swered, but not satisfied.
To make glue for resisting fire, pro-
ceed as follows: Mix a handful of
quicklime in four ounces of linseed
oil; boil to a good thickness, then
spread on plates in the shade. and it
will become exceedingly hard, but,
may be easily dissolved over the fire,
and used as ordinary glue. 1t resists
fire after having been used for gluing
substances together.
The increase in the cultivation of
beet-root in Europe for the manufac-
ture Of sugar is said to be causing
great loss to the cane sugar planters
in Cuba, who have been at an enor.
nous outlay for machinery and labor
TO produce the fine class of sugar that
is exported from thence. Should the
European manufacture and consump-
ton OF beet sugar go on increasing as
It has done during the past four years,
serious changes are anticipated in the
cane-sugar productions all over the
West Indies.
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Apprentices Who Becam e Gract
Men.

Shoemakers' apprentices read with
pride that Roger Sherman. of Con-
necticut, one of the signers of the Dec
laration of Independence, learned
their trade. and that Henry Wilson,
Vice-President Of the United States,
was working as journeyman shoe
maker when first elected to the Legis-
lature of Massachusetts,. Millard Fill
more, late Vice President and Pres
ident of the United States, was an
apprentice in acountry clothier S e>tab-
lishment. Andrew johnson, Vice
President and President of the United
States, learned and worked at the tail
ors trade. Simon Cameron, formerly
Secretary of War, and now United
States Senator, was originally rrin
ter. David X. Carter, formerly a
member of Congress from Ohio, now
Chief Justice of the court in the Dis
trict of Columbia, was my apprentice
at Rochester. Several mechanics have
been mayors of the City OF New York,
prominent among whom were Stephen
Allen. Gideon Lee and James Har-
per. Daniel Cady. for more than thirty
years one of the most distinguish ID
lawyers our State ever produced,
served his apprenticeship and worked
as journeyman shoemaker until he
was twenty-four years old-Thurlow
Weed.
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Our beloved Governor Hendricks,
has been visiting Ohio for the double
purpose of keeping peace between the
two States aud furthering his interests
for the nomination for the Presidency.
While in that State, he impaired the
startling information that he was
Buckeye and not Hoosier born. Ye
gods, is our Governor that detestable,
horrible thing-a carpet Dagger !"
Oh, my but won't these virtuous
carpet bag hating, rebel-loving Inde-
pendent papers give the Governor
thunder from this time on? They
will almost make him wish he'd never
been born-Winchester Journal.
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Parson Brownlow tells a good story
of an old Presbyterian bachelor
preacher, known almost as a woman
hater until he was fifty years old,
when he married and settled some
where among the mountains of North
Carolina. The parson says: Our
bachelor friend was preaching on the
sinners excuses. "'I have bought a
piece of ground, and wish to go and
see it, says one. Here is want of in
clination to divine things" said the
preacher. Another said, L have
bought five yoke of oxen, and must
needs go and prove them This
seems a case of necessity. A third
said, L have married wife, and
therefore [ cannot come Here is a
case Of natural impossibility, from
which We may infer" continued our
bachelor preacher, "that one woman
will pull man further from che Lord
than ten steers. Editors Drawer in
Harper's.
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''The question Of the cremation of
the dead, says the France. has ad-
vanced a step in France. This is not
yet a solution, but it is a progress to-
ward one. In August. of last year,
the Municipal Council of Paris, while
approving, in principle, of the estab-
lishment of cemetery at Mery-sur-
Disc, expressed the desire that crema.
ton should be made optional by law.
and that prize should be offered for
the most rapid and economical method
of burning bodies. The Prefect of
the Seine, in execution of that wish.
has now appointed a committee. of
which NJ. Herald, Vice President of
the Council, is chairman, to fix the
conditions of the competitions"
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A good black for restoring harness
and wagon tops is made of one half
ounce of fine glue, one-half ounce of
indigo, eight ounces extract of log
wood, four ounces of crown soap
common soft soap may be used, but it
is not as good as the crown soap, and
one quart of pure cider vinegar. The
glue must first be soaked in water un-
til it is soft, but not dissolved; then
mix the whole mass together over a
slow FIRE, stirring until all is thorough
ly mixed. In using it, first cleanse
the leather with tepid water and
crown soap; when the leather is dry
apply the black with a soft brush
using little harder brush for polish
ing.
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A Distressing accident occurred

A Distressing accident occurred
at West Alexandria, on Monday
morning March 29th, about 90
clock. A little four-year old
daughter of Samuel Sayler, during
the temporary absence of her moth
or, attempted to kindle q fire from
q bottle of coal oil, (as she no
doubt had seen her mother do, J
which iguitlng communicated to
her clothing, burning her in
horrible manner. Drs. Huggins
and Wolf were called in and did
everything in their power to re.
lieve the suffering of the child, but.
without avail. She died in about
two hours in the most intense
agony. Persons who were present
say it was most heartrending
spectacle to behold.-Eaton Regis.
for
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-04-14

David Crockett, after returning
home from his first trip to New Y ork,
gave his backwoods audience his idea
of the first gentleman in the metropo-
lis: Phillip Hone is the most gen
tlemanly man in New York, boys. and
I'll tell you how l know it. When.
he asks you to drink he don't hand
you glass; he puts the decanter on
the table and walks off to the window
and looks out until you have finish
cd" - 9fs tl1
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The most durable material for shirts
is, as almost everybody knows, New
York Mills, but as that is rather hard
to wash and iron. many prefer Wam-
sutta, which ranks next in durability
and quality. A pattern may readily
be obtained of the pattern vendors, or
it may be cut from well fitting shirt,
but the very best course of procedure
in this difficult and delicate matter is
to send the candidate for new under
garments to professional shirtmaker,
who will take his measure and cut
pattern warranted to fit. In this way
the chief responsibility in the getting
up of the garments does not rest on
the seamstress- There has been of
late decided improvement made in
the shape of shirt-bosoms. Instead
of being cut as they formerly were, in
rectangular shape. they are sloped
from about half way from the top to
point at the waistband. thus escaping
the wear and pressure of the suspend
and shape far more readily than when
molested after the old style. Butch
er's linen is used to line, not bosoms
only. but collars and cuffs. II is OBJ
tainable at nearly all dry goods stores.
holds starch much better and longer
than cotton. IF the shirt is open in
the back the wear and tear of buttons
and button-holes in the bosom will be
totally avoided. sEyelets may be
worked in the middle fold Of the
bosom to receive the studs, which are
held in place by spiral coils. Shirts
thus made, with pointed bosoms. lined
with Butchers linen. open in the
back, stiffiy starched, nicely ironed
and polished, will last, without ap-
pearing rumpled or soiled, for several
days. The sitter the starch and the
higher the polish. the greater will the
resistance Of the linen be to the dust
and tarnish of every kind. Button
holes made in linen will wear much
longer if. before inserting the button,
the starch is carefully rubbed out of
the thread around the button hole.
This also makes the process of unbut-
toning the linen much easier, and
saves impatience.-N.Y Y. Tribune.
a
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On Tuesday, the 14th day o
June next, the Richmond Trottinr
Association gives the first of Sc
ries of races at their improved
grounds, east of the city. Six
thousand dollars in purses will be
contended for during the three
days races.
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A paragraph is going the rounds

a paragraph IS gong the rounds
of the newspapers to this effect:
There is one good wife in the
country, and every man thinks he
has her. Old Brown, who lives on
Olive street, who is bald, and whose
wife has red hair and a Wicked eye,
read this and murmured, as he
meditatively passed his hand over
his head, II dunno! j dunno!' -
st. Louis Republican.
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John Robinson was not wicked
enough to draw the crowd, and he
was too bad for the truly good
Gin. Commercial.
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The death of Judge John Davis,
of Anderson, last week recalls an
incident in the experience of the
family. Prior to 1868 he had been
incessantly devoted to the practice
of his profession, when his health
failed him and he. felt constrained
to go to Europe for IAN entire re-
spite from the responsibilities and
cares of business. While in Italy
he was suddenly. atricken with
paralysis, and for. many months
could not communicate with his
family, and must have died had. he
not been cared for by friends of
the Masonic fraternity. He finally
SO far recovered as to give the adj
dress of his family, to whom no
tice was at once sent. His son-in
law, DIR. Burr, went to him, and
when convalescent brought him
home, when he found his wife an
invalid from the same cause, and,
as subsequently ascertained, she
was stricken at the same time, and
what is stranger still, neither ever
recovered their health. The wife
died sometime since, and after lin
gering long time, the judge died
as announced in the Sentinel
yesterday morning Deceased was
a man of wealth, and public promi
nence, but of course greatly hams
pered in influence by his misfor
tunes State Sentinel.
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boys, what is . stratum p "A :
layer"
Mention an example" "A hen. =
ssYes, and ship; she lays to-" 40
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- .LE-1IaI Ll2L1
u Maf1 Time Table.
GOING NORTH "a psscey sup-
piled from the Chfcaeo II. R.,and tne rt'
Wayne r. R.,;closes at 1000 o m.
ooING soUTH.l Iacfsanlns tsssHn ~ ssssa az ny. ny
3. Including all places supplied from the
Cincinnati Railroad 500 p mev s----7
GOING EAST-Includin& all places sup.
piled from the Columbus n. r., and
all Eastern SD Ss9t1al ss7sSciSsFes "a. .H Z
road, closes e0oA. .. 1#sE
GOING VEST. Inclpding IndieRspohs
and all points b1Sp0d, c1dles 1o:0 q m
q same as above, S(bses 71Ds p. nj; In :
Guiding all points supplied by the lndi,
annapolis Railroad; also, Chlcago an anu .ar al,
points west and ndktfseest, closes 3;oo
m.
To Webster williamsburg and Bloomings-
port, ON Tuesday, Thursday and Satur-
day, at ZOO p. IN. z EN "a
To Cox's Mills, White " ater, Bethel and Ar
ba, on Monday, Wednesday and Friday,
at 1900 m. E&Ea - g
To Arlington, Clifton and Liberty, on Mon
day and Friday, 1T 700 a. m.
To boston, Beechymke Goodwin's Corner.
and College Corner, on Tuesday ana
Friday, at 1880 m
MAILS.ARE On
Atsoo q. m. nom rndianapoIis and Cdncin-
At 1not iioo .au a. m. from Cincinnati, way and
At 400 o. m. from East via Columbus Rail-
road, and Dayton and Xenia RailroadI
road and Fort Wayne Railroad.
At 500 p. m. from Indianapolis and beyond.
Once open from 200 q. m. to 7:30 p: M
On Sunday, from 900 TO 1890 a M
Dec 1 1874 B w. DAVIS. z. NJ.
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4 TIrat TMcCartyone day,
As he sauntered that way,
Stood and gazed at that portal of pine,
: When the doctor wth pride >
stepped up to his side,z - y E--i
Saying: "Pat, how is that for a sign?"
"There's wan thing" says Pat,
"Ye've lift out o. that,
Which, be jabers, is quite a mistake,
It's trim and it's nate.
But to make it complate
Ye shud have a foine burd on the lake."
"Ah! Indeed! pray then tell, .-at
To make 1t look well,
What bird do you think it may Iack?''
Says Pat, "OI the same
I've forgotten the name,
But the song that he sings is.quack!'quackv
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At a large DINNER party recently,
the cool weather had done consid-
cradle duty iri supplying converse
ton, when plump, happy-looking
married woman made remark
about cold feet. Surely said
lady opposite. ''Mrs.-, you are
not troubled with cold feet?" Amid
an awful pause she naively
answered: "Yes, indeed, I am
very much troubled-but then
they are not my own" Her hus-
band blushed scarlet. -.
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The resident correspondent at In
dianapolis of the Cincinnati Gazette
has examined the Governors state
ment and figures and gives the results
of the examination as follows:
There are three palpable errors in
these figures. First. the total ex-
penses Of the Legislature of 1872 3
were S1S3,617 A, instead of $199, sos
sists of debts contracted by the Demo-
the Assembly of 1873 paid. But, of
course there is no justice or sense in
charging it to the expense account of
1873. Second, the expense of the last
Legislature is S117 1925 IL, instead of
$112,470 so. The 1851 81 should
not be deducted, as the Governor in-
fers, for it was used to pay the legiti-
mate expenses of the Legislature. as
the books of the State Auditor clear
ly show. Third, the miscellaneous
expenses of the Legislature of 1873
were $50, All A, instead of $96, 1863 80,
and those of the Assembly of 1875,
$35,72 IL, instead of 3O,872 So The
former, therefore, would be 1896 Fl
per day, and the latter 1925 36. thus !:
Daily miscellaneous expenses,
The same for 1S75-.............!...... 525 36
Daily difference----...-s-........ S27l SO
instead of s499 II, as shown by the
Governor-a difference of nearly one
half.
His second point of comparison, to
which desire to call the attention of
the reader. is in respect to
THE DISPATCH OF BUSINESS.
He says: e.
"The Legislature of 1923 sat 1O1
days. and passed 154 bills which be-
came laws, and three bills which were
vetoed. The Legislature of 1875 sat
sixty-eight days, and passed 15S bills
which became laws, and three bills
which were vetoed
Would Gov. Hendricks have his
readers understand that the excellence
of a Legislature is to be rated by the
of bills 1T can pass in a given
number of days? History teaches
that the ablest legislators enact the
fewest laws, and that they AT long
and we'll considered. But why was
the Legislature of 1928 compelled to
sit for 1O1 days? Gov Baker tells us
in his message to that body. convened
by him in special session on the 14th
of November, 1872. as follows:
1.-The growth of the State in popu-
lation and wealth. and the consequent
increased diversity and Importance Of
the subjects and interests requiring
supervision and protection,
render it impracticable for the Gen
eral Assembly to transact all the
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III ! Er.t.. 4c..,.c,-u - O I
= There's stery thatkold, NF
But good n twice told
OF a doctor of limited skill,
Who cured beast and man 2 !
On the "cold water plan,'
Without the small help of pill.
On his portal of pine
Hung an elegant sign # M#EA 81
Depicting beautiful rill, HN eKAl
And lake, where a sprite, s#Nl
With apparent delight. EHMl
Was sporting In sweet deshabille.S - a.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-04-23
MISCELLANEOUS.
eoST OFFICE EMPORIUM.

Miss G. M. TURNER has removed to the
Postoffice building, where she will sell every
thing in the Stationery line
CHEAPER THAN the CHEAPEST.
mr9tf
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-04-23
Bee. sna Mesey.

Mr.. A. J. Davidson, one of the lead
ing bee-keepers of our county, gives
US q good report of his last shipment
of honey, which, he says brought
Is cents at San Francisco. This, we
are informed, is tip-top price paid in
the San Francisco market, and the
sale was thus effected on account Of
the close grading of the article before
shipment. Mr.. Davidson says that
the most of the bee-keepers have their
hives cleaned ready for Summur oper-
ations but the bees have not COM
menced making honey yet. The de-
lay Is caused by the scarcity of feed as
q result Of the late frosts. The crop
altogether will not be more than two-
thirds Of last years yield it is thought.