davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1876-01-06

Senator Monn11L, Of Vermont, yesterday
introduced bill to enable tho Secretary of
ths Treasury to redeem lsgal.tenders by Tho
issue or sale Of bonds Leariug interest not OK
ceeding the rate Of l! per ceut, in accordance
with tue net Of July II, lS70, aud thus to
curry Into effect the Resumption act Of Jan.
II, 1876; and further providing that all
contracts nude after Jau. l, 1873. shall ba
payable In hard money unless otherwise stip-
nlA.etl. and prescribing the coin reserve to i,s
held by tho EAtiona! Hanks. a1r. MoRaiL1
announced bis intention to speak upon the
bill to.dny,
, 1876-01-06
Advices from Washington stats that thu

Advices from Washington state that thu
Democrats and Confedorates in the House ase
not 40 desirous Of Investigating as they were,
and that We may not, after all, witness the
Millennium which was to follow the Demo.
cratic and Confederate advent to power. Tla
1catlers begin to find TINT the thing Is over.
done when every momber arrives in Wash.
ington with his pockets filed with inveBtiga-
tion resolutions, much Of which can lend only
to Ridiculous results, aud many of them to
equally ridiculous failurs. Bcsides this, the
additional danger la involved TINT in soms
caaes the investigations may prove to b.
boousraags raturning to batter Dent srati*
heads. The country has alroady had ona
sample Of Democratic reforms in State poll
tics siuco the fall elections Of 1871. II
Ia pretty evident that In national
politics Democratic reform moans only
investigation of Republicans for partiRan pur
poses; but as the Republicans arc already
investigating themselves with eager alacrity
mud thoroughnosa. and are driving the rats
ont Of tho hold mud clearing the rubbish Oh
the dock Of the old ship, preparatory to geu.
oral action next fall, the Confederate pro.
gramme Of investigation has already becomt
O work Of suporerogadon. The Republican,
aro leaving little for tho dominant party In
tho House to do in their direction, md ths
idea that they will reform, any Democratic
abuses is too absurd to be entertained. Ou1
CARTER and BAasEY OAuLr1E1D, therefore,
having roally nothing to d. in the way OF in
Yestgating, are free to devote their time and
gonins to tinkering the Constitution, impro'
ing tho republican form Of government, and
correcting the numerous mtatakea made b,
tho fathers Of the Republic.
, 1876-01-06

The foreign news Of tl'is morning contains
several items relative 10 tl,o Turkish provin-
cial inlbroylio. Tho Prince of Montenegro,
aesirous OF having bruBl, with his natural
enemy, lho Porte, lnas sought counsel Of tho
Emperor Of Russia, md been advised tint
neutrality Is his {tllo 1'rinesa) best hold. 1t
Is asain assorted TINT tho lives Of Christians
IN tho insurgcnt districts arc In imminent
danger, aud that general massacre can only
be prevented by tho occupation OF tho dis
turbcd provinces by Austrian troops. Franco
md Italy are said to take kindly to Count
AHpnAssY'a Il form project.
, 1876-01-06

4 plan for tho removal FROM political inilu-
enccs Of the systom Of selecting iurors iu
the Federal Courts las besn devised by Atr.
Horkns, of Pennsylvania, md embodied in
bill which was introduced In Congress yes.
teEday. Tho bill conte.npatea that eacll
Judge Of the Unitod Statea Circuit Court
shall call to his aid two prominent citizens Of
different political predictions, and with
their advics and counsel shall himself gelecs
Tic pauel OF jurors, the United sAtes l1az-
shal having nothing 10 do iu the matter.
, 1876-01-06

nlosesl at'l political Importance, tho in1uen-
tinl charac.or of its newspapers, and tho go
ahead character Of lis people, ri combine to
country, md will givo this Convention such
n scnd-of rs it can havo In no other city.
hut aboye oil other icasons, the ono NO first
enumerated, namely, tho Freedom from locni
pressure TINT tho delegates will enjoy here,
should conol.sively settle the locality for the
meeting Of the Convention.
, 1876-01-06

1n the second oratoricul contest of the In
tercollcgiato Association, Which took place in
Now York Tuesday night, tho first prixe III
tho Greek examination waH awarded to Miss
Julia J. TioaAs. Of Cornell, tho only young
wolnnn who entered the lists. hut the ty-
rant tuan secured tho fines. prize after oil p;
be secured Alisu JULIA herself, who becalno
Mrs. IRVING soou after The examination.
, 1876-01-06

A resolution, offered by h1r. OAu1r1ELp,
WAS yesterday adopted by tho House Of Rep
.nsontatiyes instructing tllo Committee on
Public Buildings and Grounds TO onter upon
m investigation Of the charges Of fraud and
mistnana3cmeut in tho construction Of the
Chicago Custom-Honso building.
, 1876-01-06

The recent ars IN the Catholic Church u
Ohaflssto#n. Masa, which created = psul'
among the congregation. resulting foItun.te'!
only In 4 fow cAaua'tlas. cannos bs RAID 4'sdao1
= shuddss. In this instance, curtain drsp'ns
the status Of tbs Virgin MANY took Gro fta"
tbs candies about the altar. Hsd It not besa
for tho presence Of mind Of young uau "a0
rushsd forward. tore od ths drApsry an1 tfsal'
pls4 auk Lbs GSs, tha most ulsAttro1s ronss
autuses might hAts susue&l II u b4t y
, 1876-01-06
TERMS OF THE TRIBUNE.

aA1Tt or ArFfrrfFTtGN trAT&ntF RI AnvAKcF>.
FoxtnRr t'rernth nj tltta OE1cc.
Daily Edition, roas paid.
Faft& If yrar 1t PAtnt rata.
Wnltd tn anr adIFr.s ForA wEEk4 foy.......,. 1.0U
BunlAY Eatton: literaft hhh Nc!xlont daElts = .>n
Yff.Akzklft PIst-rt1Hs
Paris of year At samo rats.
wErkLr EDITION. fpRTrA1n, -. .r
DFe tnp5r per
Club Of f<r. TcF Icy.
3t1b Of twenty. PEE l'l1
Ths pnstaRs f. 8 cents year, whioh ne will r'npaf.
Specimen eopfre heut free.
TO prevent delay and MISTAKES, Ia kurs antt give
rost-OHee t<idress in FULL including st.se County
Eemttaucea may be malc either 1,y draft. eHpEosa.
ToituIco orles In registered letters, At or rtas.
7ERMa 70 c1rY erB.eRtnrHs.
Daily, de!iyereA sunday exrapttG ~ cers ror week
'psils. Delivered Sunday incu1el 30 rcnt per week.
Addres. THE TRIBUNE COMPANY,
Cotusr Madison and Dearborn *ss., Chicago, III.
, 1876-01-06

To this must bo ntldo1, Of course, the In
tefest on tho money, II tho claim for repay
ment ia to be ALLOW cd by Congress, which
will amount TO SU0,o00,00o more, mixing In
round numbers 800, 0,000, 900 which Mr.
COOK wants refunded to his Southern breth-
ron. It seoms strange to bo chilled on to
argue such proposition at time when tho
Bame Congress proposes to reduce expond-
tures aud taxes by $4,000, ,ooo, but the
points agninst It aro simply unanBwerable.
l. The North paid taxes during tho prose-
oution of tho Var, and On account Of the
War, By comparison with which this tax on
cotton il very small item. During all this
titno the South in rebellion was exempt from
Federal taxation for the cost Of which It had
put upon the Government. So far from
thcre being any special hardship IN the tax,
It fell short Of atoning for tho lossos incident
to secession, outside Of tho debt assumed, by
hundreds OF millions Of dollars
9. During tho term when the bulk Of this
cotton ta1 Was levicd, tho price Of cotton was
very high, and the burden Of the tax fell
upon tho consumer. 1t WIS not the South
so much as tho Nortl, and the whole world
that uses American. cotton which paid this
tar; 10 TINT, If there were my justice in the
claim TINT it ought to be refunded (Which tllors
isn't) it would not by rights 60 to tho Con-
f4deratcB.
u. No scheme Of refnnding could reach the
planters who paid the tax directly NOR those
who paid it indi. cotly. Ono hundred millions
Of tlnilnrs would bo tnlsen out Of tho pockets
of tho taxpayers or addod to tho debt OF the
country, for tho purpose Of dividing it among
the lobby, corrupt Congressman, and profess
siond claim agents. Mr. CooK {Dcm.) pro-
poses that per cent gold bonds shall be
issued mud turned over to the states in tho
! proportion which they ~ paid, and ailow
them to distribute it. The effect ct this
would be to create State rings as we'll % a
national ring, and spread the corruption far
! md wide.
Wo have no mems Of knowing how much
favor this rnscally proposition will receive
from tho Democratic Congress. We appro-
bend there will bo an insincere opposition to
it among q certain class Of Northern Demo,
crnts who will foresco its fatal effect on thei1
prospects for elocting the next President,
md who will undertake to repross 1t for the
present merely to rovive 1t In tho future
when they shall hava 10th Houses in. Con.
gress and traotable President 10 Bign any
bills that may bo passed.. If the proposition
only encounters this sort Of opposition, it viii
be as dangerous rs If 1t should actually past
the House. We hope that 1t may DO treAtet
in such o why TINT thu people may under
stand just what they have to e1poct from
Democratic rule. II 1t Is tho real policy ol
tho Democrats to throw all the burdens oi
the Rebellion upon tho North, 1t ia well tha
this should BE- known md understood by ths
, 1876-01-06
amendment

Dnf1nlo's defaulting City Treasurer Inns re-
turned anl surrendered himself to the n,,thor-
tiles. Flo procured hnil to the amount of
100000, and offers to assist in administering
upon his assets 30 that they may DO 1nado to
cover au claims.
, 1876-01-06
OFFICIAL COMrLrCITY IN REVENUE
FRAUDS

The letter OF Mr.. WoopAnD, published
elsewhere, was written upon very blundor-
ing misunderstanding Of the spirit and let
ter of the editorials Of this paper aa to tho
relative criminnsity Of tho whisky manufac-
turers and the of1loinls by whose connivanco
mud assistance tho frauds upon the roycnuo
wore committed.
The point tnado by Tus TRIBUNE was that,
Under the law, tho Governmont practically
manufactured tho whisky; that tho distiIlers
furnished the machinery, and tho raw ,na-
tcrial, and the labor and TINT the Govcra-
ment took absolute charge Of the whole
product, which 1t hold until 1t received Its
tolls. Consequently it was impossible to
put on the market any whisky on which
tho tax wos not paid, unless by tho
connivanco and consent Of tho Governments
own corrupt aud troachorons agents, This is
US truo in Chicago NJ tits in overy other partof
the country. It being impossible to sell whisky
on which tho tax was not paid without the
connivance and permission Of the Govern
mcnt oflcera, 1t follows from tho fact that
such whisky was sold that tlioro waa ofIicial
conniyanco. Tho evidence in the st. Louis
cases established TINT the officials in TINT city
organized lheir Ring, including high Govern-
ncnt officers at Washington, before there WIS
any Illicit distillatiou; That they proposed II
to tho distillora; TINT tho establishments
which refused to bo dishonest wcro subjected
to MI manner Of official interference and per-
seoutionB, aud, being unable to manufacture
honestly and compete with tho others, woro
in n mannor compelled by The Federal officers
, 1876-01-06

The Republican State Convention Of Now
Hampshire yesterday nominated Il State
ticket and adopted platform faroring re-
sumpsion of specie payments, opposing n
:hird term, nnl advocating tho adoption Of
htr. DLA1SE's non-sectarian constitutional
amendment,
, 1876-01-06

United States Paynaster SrAu1p1So, Of San
Francisco, whose Chief Clerk, P1ssEY, was SO
remarkably successful in defraUding tho Gov
.erntncnt, WINS yesterday arrested aud iuarris-
onet on A1aro Inland. 1t Is Busposcd TINT
suspicious Of completely III tho p1svrr pecu-
lations have lid to tho arrest Of paymasser
SrArI nfHa.
, 1876-01-06

The trouble between Hungary and Anstria
il largely financial ono. Tho former wishes
TO establish National Bank Of her own, aud
havo its .irre.leelnahlo currency made legal
tender throughout tho lual Empire. The
Anstrians proper have been too badly bitten
BY thoIr own wildcats to want tho Hungarian
species turned loose upon tlom.
, 1876-01-06

Capt. sAwYEn, Of tho slip Orpheua, which
caused tho wreck OF tho Steamer Pacific, aud
was afterwards r,,n ashore mud abandoned in
Barclay Sound, is on trinl in San Francisco,
the charse being that he willfully wrecked
l,iH ow,, sbin
, 1876-01-06

thcre must be an cid to tho business Of run
ming Governments without revenue, rAica
can have but ono result. Wheu City 1overn-
1ucn.s refuse to retrench their expenditures
and Tho people rafalao to pay taxes, thcro
must be m nbrupt termination; the City
Government ,nnst sl1spetd.
, 1876-01-06

The Chioago produce markets we're rather
tame yesterday. Mesa pork VIA quiet and
Sttgly, closing At S19.3O cash mud $lD.35@
1v.s74 for February. Lard Was quiet aud
unchanged. closing At Sla..7A pes lou tbs
, 1876-01-06

The IIouso Committee On Appropriations
Nill recommend reduction Of S11G,G2o
from tho esti1nate submitted by Secretary
DEnHyAr for the annual appropriation for the
Vest Point Military Academy.
, 1876-01-06

Nm Cook (Dem.), Of Georgia, is as fertile
in tho preparation Of Bavory dinhes for tue
Southern poup!a rs DUMAS or Ross1s1 for his
own palate. lie is apt to prccipltate tic
House into precious stew, however, Il ho
presses soma Of tho measures he hna intro
'luccd Ono Of them is till providing for
lilo rcpoal Of tho cotton ta1, which was as
fnllnwa.
, 1876-01-06

rnr nav rooup,ve ANN mn ,r&,co7
r. ia NOW ,,o,ar,,,,1 n ~ ,haro IL ~ roi;of
f,r ;,,.1,,,t;,;oo ~ ,bo ae.osauor. ~ ,o,c
oxcor,t ~ ;;r;1,,o,, ,nsv pcaL /, II +,,o covrta
NJ tho,r ,wn ,;a1. nrd cost rho c;,;,o,,a, A..
soo;o,;or boo xa,v ,~oror,r .ofr.o,1 :, ,n1.o
charoo ~ INV caso viii refcrsnco h nast M.
a.as,ncnta Ths or,ovorcea oro ,rd;v;du,,
and tho Yamril;cs must In sonoht in ;n,iv;,u,
n, oc,;ona a;nco tho conn,v noo,, ,n, con,-
,,on c,,urc;1 nrx1 tho .tt,r,,oro ~ ,,o,b horo
doc;,e,] I'm, t1,oro ia nav mn re,;cf al,or, NJ
tho courta Eoch noraon. ,horrforo. uho
f.cta TINT In IL snfY3o;cn.,v aoor;arod tn ,nr.
rnnt tha crnfnsca NJ n 1avsnit must contc.t
tho o;sessnent for b;mself, INT tia vcrv
fact Tint there in m re1iof excont IN lin
cuurts, md ncrbons nat tboro .l,outd nromnt
.ro-v c;+;7on n ,,o h;o a,,sra l., ,ho nav ~
avortinu recurrence of tin outrooo r. ia
wc)1 .,,croforo lint .ha r,,o,o roua shou,1 la
1ofred FIR futnra rcforonca rhaortrooo n.
rc1f cone;s,s ~ tha ;ncouol;ty of ,}a na,csa-
roept .vb;rh ia t,,,oof,1,1 o,i1 d. fo,,,rs,
i d;snroport;on nj t1,a ,,.r,ona, IN t,,o
rcol oascssmont IN ill.,, sontl, D;v;s;on. IN
former vears thc ro.l pronprtv ,ras ocuassod
nt f,ve,s;rths of tho ar1reaota vo1ua ona t}o
neraoro, At onc-.;xths T., tho r-,sont INV
mora than one.thr,l of tho whola valuation il
IN ,oruonol nro,crtv mi, 1caa thor tvo. .tb;r;1a
Il, lin ran, nronortv -hon.ea or1 ,onas
. Thor, boa hoan a d;aor;m;nat;on ;n I'm
t,,roo towns Tint ;e III, nro,ort;oo ~ ,1,o
,,rsono, valuation IN tim North md weat
i,;v;uona ia on,v o1,out ono n ,orsono, n
Div;s;on u ID. 10 stated moro thon ma tn t,.o
wh;rh shows TINT the south D;v;4io, VIC
ossosuo,1 moro thon ,,orh,a fo- ,or.,noitv
a Thc o.hor ineouo,it;es. nnt1 tl,osa wI,;c,,
ho,r ,noet ,oav;1v aro ;ri1;v,,o, mi ror,n;,
n,nnv to escana asaovs,nont n11oaotier ~ ,;,s
othcrs oro a,seased at don,1o what ,bov
oug}t n bc. .
Th.sc oro FIN ori,a Tho o,uso ia IN bo
fonna in tin evstcn, mil TIM ;,con,natout
cbaroctcr of t1,n man tn whnm tha asscasmont
!, I,tr,rto, r,a ro5;col -or,ody i, n to
lo,1.o1 for IN t,,o o,o,;t;or ~ tho uveto,n mi
tto .nh.,;t,,t;on ~ ,ra ,vh;o, .r;1i oos,,ro a
uniformity of s,ess.mont ,rl,o c;tiz,nu, Axco-
o;at;on haa verv sen.ib1v drawn tha nttant;on
of I'm yotera to the foet TINT tbero will ha
onot,,or oacoesnoant bcforo I'm svato,, con to
| chonoo1 Town of.,ccra yv;1, i,a Ia1,ot Inv
ut,Iro1 nort snri,o mi nro,ood ,,n,1ar tho
nrosont Inv ta tha ossoasn,nnt nnd colloo,;on
| ~ toxca aa nsno, ror t,,a cnrro,t veor
tho~of,ro t,,o mi, ror,odv In. Win Tho ,,.o
n,o t,,o,rso,vo. ,v;,o nnst e,,v, no r,,c,, t;.,a
ara t,,ou,ht N t,o novt tosyr o,oct;o, ~ ~, :.
r,nr,r,l a,oct;or uoth n,1;t;,,, noxt;o.
',,,.,1d .,,t oao1 xnor IN ,o,,;n,t;,., .1
, 1876-01-06

WOODS Observation-Disclosures street, between neAr
bors, ard atate Aft fH OIL fle'l Riding -fod mt
Drad Shut" Evening, " Tb5 Adventures Of Coun
Ey C41tl and " Dshl Snot."
, 1876-01-06

WAuDAEa1A LODGE, No. 1c0, 4. F. 4. M.-The
aun,ttl eenutis at,t, for the eeruou of ocors Rut
the l,astneu: Of d's Mil By hid 1t M .usAl Hall
Thursday syeung, Jan. 4, 1316 u 7:t oc,ork, sharp
Let syery number b. roas,t for order of tue Lofgs.
r. J. TUTr1S, ". II.
+ ST. Jkl(N Earrctlry.
, 1876-01-06

NEW CHICAGO TIIEATnE-Cark Rtreet, betuee
Eant0lEh anil tale. E"g ,rernnt of the Iarrtsan m
Hart Combination. TIE Doyis Brothers."
, 1876-01-06

McVICKEn.S TIIEATRI-Atatihnn strect, between
Dearborn aud Hatr. Engagement uf The Oatea OperA.
Company. "T!ie Pretty perfntuer."
, 1876-01-06

ADELpnr TIIEATnE-De4t5orn atseot, corner
Monroe. Tho Forty TAisves."
, 1876-01-06

ff@SSuan f1
''a ass".',sma. 1,,,s 90 SosaS]an,a
ss.'m.o :. ,.s:..s,a ..;.s, w. .,;,, s"s,>;s,,
euA'Su s*a :" r'N'o ~1p "Ao 49, 'A
.,,u ~ .,a ,an"a.;e,' - ,a.;f 49,, aHaa.;aa & M :.
~.'s,,ss..,
"A'"e
mun7o1par. covrnrmrura AMI r4va.
T1nn
Tho Board of Estimate md Apportionmout
In Now York CITY has fixed upon tho 0uau.
c;at budcat of lin. civ for Tho ycar 1876.
The agcraeate of tho estimated expenditures
for the yoar was s3i ,Sos. 900 +: but there woyo
sono minor sources of revenue which reduced
,fe amount tn bo ro;sef, 3,v taxnt;on IN sa1..
o0o, ,ouu, against sue ,:,G7 900 for 1877, Tho
nnna,ont raluct;on Inns boen te]eoran),od far
and wide ~ n reduction Of expenditures. but
q root3ino of tho fobotos of tin Boar1 nruyi.
ous to tho adoption Of tha budget does MT
confirm tho seeming ratrenchment. Every
effort ,nade to effect reduction of sal
| arios was voted down by tho Board.
| The reductions matlc wcro generally in
onsos where tho amount REQUIRED was fixed
+! by law, tho seeming reductions amounting,
in fact to tho creation Of deficiencies. Now
| York CITY has o s 3to,n somowhat like TINT of
Chicago, that il, it makes al its current ex-
pontlitrea and collects tho rovenuo to oover
| thom afterwards. 70 do this It isaucs what
| is called reyenuo bonds, payab1o out OF tho
| tnxcy when collaotod. Tho persons assessel
for personal taxes In Now York are OF two
clnsses: l. Those who pay their taxes
promptly, md ase allowed Discount for so
doing, .. Those who uoyor nay their taxes,
| Adding tho discount allowed for prompt pay
mont to tho amount Of persona1 tux not col
lected at nil. thuro is a laroa annual deficit
in tho rovcnuo from personal taz, md the def
ieit is represented by tho outstanding reyenuo
bonils, In conrso Of time these bonds aoou-
| mulato, mud in 1915. the ComptroIlsr having
no possible revenue with whc. to redeo,n
than. issred S5. mn. mn, of lono honda IL,
placo OF them, odliuc TINT much to the bond
Cd t1obt Of tho city.
III tho CITY of pl,ilaflclnhio mn evon worso
svsteu l,as nroyailed. The Common Counci1
bss pons on making apnronrintiops mi, navinc
thcrofor with citv or,1ara adding drrlnr tho
courso of n fow veora manv m;j,;ooq to tbo
hon1.t, doht mil a15 0no M, tn thu aoot;no
debt Of TIM city. Tim conncil. unfor ths
carrunt control of n D;no. hns ham rrck.
,o-s - r,t;,, .xr.,;,;.,,.o, .,,d IT,, .orn1,4
~ a-o;,, ...a,,;os, IT,, s>'..;t.;na ~ .s.a 20,
49,. 49,. ~ as. -. .,,a 49, WV VI, 1 49,
ssa., ry H., 49, e.,,.-a - aa,,aas
', 1 ton tl M. - ,. 'Ao ~ - ~ eoAse'
d"aa"1 s' H. ' ., - ses a...: y: -. op.' ~
~" =. ~. ~ ~ oAus a,': Ao"a uo.S' ~. -
,u's 1'aa - .s'e ".ol3 =. o..aso "'1. asan. -
49,. .,.a.. y" ~, sy a1r .,1 =. .". 49, t'noo ,t ~.
sAo 49, - .'.'o"' .' ..u'' - a.s"a' - sav aoA1
@ w." h .,. ~ asa,,.: @ ~ A-. = .1s"al3
1aAss :: ~ tno Aao"A.a' ~ ..A'o '1'u,''"
- Wv ,'aon'o' 'es.ss' "at A'Ao @1A-'o''oe-
s,ou1 ''Nr ~, 4"f e1lofs ~ tao aaouns appfop,'"
, 1876-01-06

HO0LEYs T11EAT1r-N,udn1ph stsoet, between
C1ask and LaSao. Eua ssuent Of ths Ka!io0g Opera.
Compan1, :" II TroTatose."'
, 1876-01-06

Greenbacka at tho New York Produce
Exchange yesterday opened md closed at
391
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1876-08-01
A Trap for Cutworms.

The following directions for guarding
against the depredatiOns of the eut-worm
contain a valuable hint 10 all who doat on
raising nice early cueumbers, eabbages,
&c. IL is taken from the Fruit Recorder
which little paper is perfect compendium
Of current information on fruit growing,
vegetable and wer,cultiyation. and which
should be on the table of every farmer in
the country -
"On the site Of your intended row of
plants, dig 4 narrow trench three or four
inches deep, and in the bottom Of this
trench set your plants as usual, and the
cut-worms will not 90 into the trench to
iDlure your plants. The experiment was
fully tested by the writer the past summer
and proved perfectly satisfactory When
the plants have become a little stout, and
able to resist the enemy, the earth must
be gradually gathered about them until
the whole plat once more becomes a
level"
From observation recently made in my
garden, | think this remedy, or preventa-
tive, rather, is sure and reliable. Let
those who transplant late cabbages try
this method, and report.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1876-08-01
Protection of Home Plants.

The safety of pet house plants is an
almost universal cause Of anxiety and
unrest, to lovers Of flowers, during the
long nights of our severe winters. Our
homes, generally, are poorly adapted to
resist the piercing assaults OF Jack Frost,
unless fires are kept up through the night
aGd even then, occasionally an arctic wave
rolls over the country" which, notwith-
standing all our precautions, will shrlyel
alike the beauty Of the plants and the
enthusiasm of the owner. The plan OF
removing them to the cellar often fails to
give the needed security, and when 1t can
be depended upon it is attended with so
much labor that the plants are soon con-
signed to continued security and darkness
or left to meet their fate above.
Were it not for this inconvenience and
amount of care required to give the nee
essary protection, a great majority OF the
homes in our cities and country towns
would, doubtless be made more attractive
and cheerful, during the dreary months
OF winter, by the presence OF beautiful
plants and flowers.
A cheap and easy mode Of protection.
and one, too, which has proved etectuai,
as tar as tried, except where the house Is
very cold or the weatherlextremely severe
Is to place the plants at night, before the
room has become cool, in a compact form
on the floor or table and then encircle
them with stiff board paper such as Is
used for building purposes, OF sufficient
width to enclose the plants, making top
of the same material or covering with
CARPETS or blankets or both; also laying
cloths, around the lower edge of the pa
per. Shielded in this way the plants will
20 through unharmed when water freezes
in the room outside.
To give additional protection, a kero-
sene lamp may be set in the center, max
ing an aperture above for the gas and
smoke to escape. 1t is better to have a
funnel extend from the aperture down to
the lamp chimney, to prevent the heat
from passing off, and the more readily TO
carry off the fumes Of the burning oil,
which would injure the plants.
This method is much cheaper than
Keeping fires through the night, and much
easier than carrying the plants to the GEL
lar, and it will give ample security
Rural Home.