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Union and American. [volume] (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1875-1877, 1877-04-26
While Europe breatbIesq,
stands and waits.

And war every rumor turks,
IT'S not too late for Sergeant Bates
10 go and join the Turks,
The Chapel at Tusulum COLI
lege has been very much improved
in appearance. Mr.. Robert L.
Fitzpatrick, has reprinted and pa.
pered the room. 1t presents a very
pleasant appearance by the side Of
the dull, dingy walls Of former
days. If any one can completely
renovate old buildings with a brush
that man is Bob.
The barn of Mr.. J. A. Myers,
near Romeo, was struck by
lightning last Thusday evening
during the storm and totally des-
troyed together with all its cons
tents. Mr.. Myers loss is a very
serious one, embracing six horses
and mules, a cow, two wagons, one
carriage 900 or 800 bushels of corn
100 bushels of wheat, a large
quantity of hay and oats, a corn
shelter, cuttiug.kuife, wind mill,
moving macbMe, and all his bar,
ness and farming implements. His
loss is estimated at $1,000.
The commencement at Tuss
culum last Friday, was worthy of
the occasion. The addresses Of the
young gentlemen we're we'll receiv.
ed and they did themselves credit
on the occasion. There was a fine
display Of oratorical talent. c.
D. Britton, M. j. Gregg and G.
B. B%ritton, have undoubted ability
in that direction. The address
to the graduating class by Maj. A.
II. Pettibone was able and appro~
pirate. Every one seemed to be
pleased with the closing exercises.
1t is a glorious work Just Of Ned
at Tusculum which we hope 20 see
oft repeated. The education OF
the people deserves the hearty sup
port Of every community. We
hope a more generous support will
be accorded to the institution in
the future than cgar ia the past.
Union and American. [volume] (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1875-1877, 1877-04-26
HowIoUT AND PLANTPoTAToES

HOWICUT AND PLANTP0TATOES
For the benefit of that class o.
your readers that still think il
necessary to plant twenty bushels
Of potatoes to the acre, | submit
the following now well known facts
Potatoes cut up to single eyes red
more productive than if plantea
whole or simply quarted and yield
aore nnIfornt, fsrgsposatoes.
would say first, make your land
rich; you can't hurt the new vari-
cites with over rich soil. | cut to
single eyes and aim to plan but one
in a hill. On a large snowflake
there are several small groups of
eyes, which | divide into very small
pieces. | take a tuber in my left
hand, the stem towards me and
cut it as though sharpening a pen
Gil. cutting off the eye nearest me
first and turning the tuber to cut
the next one above, and so on to
the end. Give each eve it's por-
ton of flesh, which requires some
care with those in clusters. l have
thus made 10 pieces out of one
pound of potatoes; another man
says he has cut as high as 290
from u pound of small potatoes
smaller, of course, the more eyes
to the pound. can thus plant an
acre with a bushel of small tu6ers.
| plant in drills, because | can thus
get over double as many hills on
an acre and in this way occupy all
the ground, leaving none for weeds
This is important, if land is vAlu>
able rent high and manure abun-
dainty supplied. I pillow but one
way, but as often as if rowed both
ways. You can't pillow too much
when dry weather prevails, I'illage
is the best substitute for manure
and dry-weather. l do not plant
ill.shaped, or ~scalawag potatoes
for "like produces like" SIS a gen.
eral rule. Cut o few days before
planting ito give time for the juice
to harder on the cut surface it pre-
vent tendency to rot, especially if
wet weather follows. I.drop one
every twenty inches apart on rich
land. In 1876, | grew III bushels
from one pound of Snowflake pota-
toes.-R. r. REED in Cincinnati
Times.
Union and American. [volume] (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1875-1877, 1877-04-26
ORCHARD GRASS FOR THE SOUTH.

An Atlanta, Ga. correspondent
of Che Plantation, says of this
grass: SIN the catalogue of grasses
adapted to the soil and climate of
the South, both for meadow apd
p5stuTage, this I regard as the
most valuable for general cultiva-
ton, from the Potomac to the gulf
Of Mexico. 1t Yithstands the
frosts Of our most rigorous winters
and we'll endures the heat of our
bot and frequently very dry sum-
mers, yielding a fair return for cul-
'ivation on moderately good soil,
and a most abundant yield ON that
well MANFRED. 1t furnishes a good
pasturage during the winter month
and If stock be improved from it
at the proper time in spring, it
yields an early and bountiful crop
Of hay in May or June. So c
ceptable is the hay to the best judge
of q good article-the well fed and
dainty horss--that if we place in
the rack before him a mixture of
that from clover, timothy, herds
grass, blue grass, and orchard
grass, he will select the stems of
the latter, supposing all to have
been cut at the proper stage for
curing into the best forage.
"Thls is the Dactyljs glOmerata
of botanists, the cocks fool grass
Of the English Farmers in this
country generally known by the
name above, because of its adapta-
ton to shady situations. This and
blne grass are especially important
to US of the South, for cur forests
r rapidly disappearing, and we
should utilize what are left to US
by clearing out their undsrgrewth
not suffering the ak to 'hurl their
oaks and by converting them IN
to woodland pastures for horses,
cattle, sheep and hogs.
"My opinion in favor Of this
grass is based upon experience and
cultivation, as well as observation
of its growth by others in the
States of New York, Virginia,
Tennessee, and Georgia, and that
opinion is corroborated by others.
John Washington, an eminent
practical farmer of Virginia, thus
speaks Of it: ut will supply horses
with more hay and grass in fall
winter, spring, and summer, than
any other grass yet introduced in>
to Virginia. 1t is the only grass
that grows with US the whole year
round, except only when the
ground is frozen. 1t will grow on
any dry land, not excepting a
sandbank. If you want a lot al-
ways green for an idle horse to run
in, this will supply, it ; or green
grass in winter for your dairy cow
this is the only grass that vii. fur
nish it. Try it on o saud.bank, #
you q ant do any better
Union and American. [volume] (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1875-1877, 1877-04-26
HAYES A MOST CHRISTIAN SPIR,
TIED MAN

The New York World says that
Mr.. Hayes is the most Christian
spirited man we know of. Stanley
Matthews went and did q lot of
unauthorized dickering with the
Southern Democrats, and thereby
turned loose Bla ne and Wendell
Phillips and the Methodists and we
know not whom else, about his
devoted ears, and Mr., Hayes never
breathed a word of censure to him
but went and helped elect him to
the Senate. Then last year his
private secretary, Alfred &. Lee,
without his knowledge or consent,
accepted for his employer a mem~
bership in q red hot Know-Noth'
ing organization and approved its
plat form, and Mr.. Hayes has
heaped Goals of fire upon the
traitors head by appointing him
to a $4,000 Consulate at Frankfort
Ho, missus /; no, min ! Here's low
ing kirdnesses and forgivenesses
for YOU !--Knorville 1ribUae.
r. r.N - In "A llo
Union and American. [volume] (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1875-1877, 1877-04-26
A LETTER FORTY IN TRANS
MISSION.


An application was recently re-
Gently received at the dead-letter
office in Washington from Palmer
Gardner, of Burlington Racine
county, Wis.,, for a letter contain
ed a certificate of deposit for three
hundred and sixty dollars, issued
by the Onondago bank of Syracuse
N. Y, and was sent from there in
October of the year mentioned, by
William N. Gardner, to his broth~
err Palmer Gardner, at Detroit
Michigan territory" Not being
claimed at Detroit, it Was sent to
the dead-letter office, and thence
back to the postmaster at Syracuse
who, being unable to find the send
err, returned it to the d~ead>letter
office, again, where it lay undis>
turbed in the dusty files until the
centennial exhibition. 1t was then
conveyed with other curiosities of
the dead>letter office, to Philadel-
phia and there CHANGED to be seen
by an acquaintance of Mr.. Gard>
ner, who informed him of his dis
oovery, and thus after o lapse of
more than forty years, the letter
reached its destination. The post>
age on the letter, when it was first
mailed from Syracuse, was twenty
five cents.
Union and American. [volume] (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1875-1877, 1877-04-26

wholly urlVen OUT OF tue CIVIL SER
vice system. In the Interior De-
there was a mild attack the other
day, and it is breaking out in other
Departments. Some minor clerk.
ships were lately filled after such
examinations, though the more
important ones were not. ARENAS
Ward said that his objection to
temperance hotels was that they
generally kept a poorer quality Of
liquors than the Others. This
competitive examination ostensibly
designed to prevent favoritism in
the distribut on of Offices, extends
the field of favoritism and intro>
duces all manner of trickery and
dishonesty into the business Of
Office seeking and office selling. If
any means could be devised of hav.
ing the written examination of
applicants passed on by competent
persons who were ignorant of the
names and surroundings of the
persons examined one objection to
these examinations would be over
come.
In the storm Of last night light
ming struck the building occupied
by the Pension Office. 1t is said
some of the clerks we're awakened
for the first time in years The
Commissioner was absent at the
time and was not affected SO that
this stirring up, it is feared will
have no permanent beneficial eff
feet on the work CT the Office.
There will still be only one case
disposed of while two are being
filed in the Office.
An order was issued by PRESS
dent Grant, based on an act of
Congress giving full pay for eight
hours as a days work at Navy
Yards and other Government
places, has been reyokedand a full
day will hereafter be paid for only
when ten hours work is performed.
The latest reports from New
Orleans are to the effect that the
Nicolls Legislature has a quorum
of Returning Board members,
enough to accomplish that result
having deserted Packard and join
ed Nicolls. Fer the qualification
OF unhappy Republicans it may be
said there is no doubt that a heavy
administration pressure has been
brought to bear on Packards sup
porters to disorganize them. Con
sldering what a scaly lot they are,
it seems a pity, the President has
not courage enough to disregard
them entirly, instead Of buying
them up one by one. However,
this sort of thing is better than
military interference, and an i'm
provement on what we expected
when Hayes was counted in.
Despite repeated denials there
is no doubt the President wishes to
avoid an extra Session ; but it is
equally certain that he cannot,
There is no legal means of raising
money to pay the Army-indeed
it cannot be legally paid except by
authority Of an act of Congress.
In the present state of feeling,
impeachment would quickly follow
a violation Of law in such a mat
ter. 1t is not likely the Senate
would estate tc convict if the
House should impeach.
The talk of an administration
dailv here is revived, MEMO.
Union and American. [volume] (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1875-1877, 1877-04-26

KATE CLAYTON is known as the
fire. proof actress,
Union and American. [volume] (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1875-1877, 1877-04-26

THE latest thing out is usually a
young man with a latch key.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-05-10
american Beef in london.

Felix Holt writes from London to the
Springfield Republican about American
beef in that city. He visited q large
market where it is sold, and found that
the demand far exceeded the supply.
The prices were from three to five pence
a pound less than for English beef. The
buyers generally were Of the opinion
that they could tell the difference be-
tween the two products, but admitted
that it was too slight to offset the less
cost. Probably their imagination was
responsible for their idea Of aperceptible
difference, for the writer learned that
much Of the imported meat was sold by
butchers as English. In restaurants il
is used extensively, sometimes unavow-
eddy; but in most cases it is billed for
what it is, and q larger quantity is given
for the usual price.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-05-10
Patrons OF Husbandry.

From the report Of the Secretary of the
National Grange we learn that in 1875
the total membership was Isl, 1868, but
that it dropped to 588,987 in 1876, aver
aging 80 members to the grange. The
cause assigned for this great decrease is
mainly that deputies, in some States,
overdid the matter in organizing. More
oranges were organized than the terri
tory would support Some of these died
of inanition, others consolidated, while
many surrendered charters in disgust.
In 1873 there were 1862 oranges, and
1859 new ones were organized in that
year; in 1874, $3.50 in 1875, 2,O12 ;
and in the year ending Oct. 1, 1875, 855.
The Secretary INDUCES in little :" fig
uring" as follows He estimates each
grange as being composed Of % families
OF five persons each, or lis members, so
that the active oranges number 348, $40
families, or 1,754, $50 souls. That the
shrinkage of numbers is healthy one is
inferred from the fact that while the
number Of oranges had decreased 379
per cent, the number of paying mem
bers had been reduced only 223 per cent. j.,
and the average strength Of each grange
has risen from 81 to 40.-ETch012ge.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-05-10
Germans i'm New York.

New York is frequently said to rank as
the third German city population in the
whole world, and Mr.. Lewis E. Jackson,
who has devoted years to it's religious
statistics, confirms this judgment. vi
emma has population of 834, 900, Berlin,
of 625, 900, and New York has within its
limits 100000 Germans. Of this number
1861 are German born, and IS, 900,
their children, born here. The religious
affinities Of this large body of the city Is
residents are stated to be as follows
Protestants $4,000, Roman Catholics
10000, Jews $4,000, unclassifed $4,000.
OF the Protestants, the Lutherans are the
most numerous; then follow the Re
formed, Baptists, Methodists, and Pres
byterians. The number of communi-
cants in the German churches of the city
is put by Mr.. Jackson at 14,432. Con
trary to the general impression, the
immigration to this country from Ger
many exceeded that from Ireland during
the last thirty years by 100000. The
population of Ireland being now only
about 6, 100000, and the people generally
prosperous, our supply from that quar-
ter is not likely to be very great during
thirty years to come.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-05-10
LAWYER and Witness.

A noted lawyer of the Oxford circuit
had a case in hand in which, among 9TH
er things, he wished to prove that his
client had no money; and to that end he
questioned one of the opponents
witnesses as follows: &" You asked my
client for money, did you not?" "Well
yes, sir" "Answer promptly, sir.
Let us have no hesitation. You asked
him for money. Now what was his an
swer ?" CT don't know as I can tell. %
clio no You are on that tack, are
you? You won't tell 3" Ct would rather
not, sir" But you must, and, if you
do not answer my question promptly and
truthfully, I'll call upon the court to com
NIT you for contempt" "Well, sir, if I
must tell tales out Of school, here you
have it. I asked him yesterday If he
could lend me half crown, and he told
me he couldn't" "And you believed
him, did you not ?" eyes sir; for he
said you had robbed him of every penny
of his ready money, and if he didn't get
out of your hands pretty soon his wife
and little ones would come to-
"That will do, sir. You can step down. "
-Ne2U York World
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-05-10
MThe Age of Reason.r

The boy that went to the mill on horseback,
carrying the grist in one end of the bag and q
stone in the other, whenreproved by the miller,
and told to divide the grist, replied that his
father and grandfather had carried it that way
and he, being no better than they, should con-
tinue to do as they did. Similar, or equally as
absurd, reasons are accounted as sufficient by
some to warrant them in unfortunately con-
demning DR.. Pierce's Family Medicines, even
though there is overwhelming proof that they
possess the merit claimed for them. For many
years the Golden Medical Discovery has been
recognized as the leading liver and blood medi-
cine in the market. Each year has brought an
increase in its sale, nditis now used throughout
the civilized world. Thousands of unsolicited
testimonials are on file in the Doctors office, al,
testing its efficacy in overcoming aggravated
coughs, colds, throat and lung affections, also
scrofu.%, tumors, ulcers, and skin diseases.
Are you suffering with some chronic malady
If so, and you wish to employ medicines that
are scientifically prepared that are refined and
purified by the chemical process employed in
their manufacture that are positive in their
action. and specific to the various forms of dis
ease for the cure of which they are recommend
ed use DR.. Pierce's Family Medicines. Full
particulars in Pierce's Memorandum Book, KEEP
Cor free distribution by all druggists.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-05-10
The Rest Recnnerans

Of failing energy, that to which the fagged-out
man of business, the brain-fatigued author, the
his overweight powers, is Hostetters stomach
Bitters, a most genial tonic cordial, as well as
benign remedy for disorders of the stomach,
liver, bowels and urinary organs, and means
of Graduating and preventing intermittent and
remittent feyers. 1t not only enriches the
blood and creates new fund of energy in the
system, but it has the effect of expelling i'm
puri6es from the life current which beget dis
ease ~ luxurious influence of abrupt transi-
lions of temperature, OF an unwholesome climate
and injurious diet, are counteracted by it, and il
promotes digestion, appetite and sound repose
Give it trial and be convinced.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-05-10
THE WOODLANDS CRAFT.

O, the woodlands craft is goodly craft,
He sings through sun and showers;
AS strong and brown as his hatchet's haft,
AS simple as the flowers;
OF pleasure or toll he nothing lacks,
ASH he carols his song and he swings his ak
In spring forest-bowers.
When all the winds Of March are blown,
And apple-boughs are budding;
When swallows from the south have flown,
And little cloudlets, scudding
Across the sum- scarce dim his rays,
Full merry and fair are the woodland WI fs
When April streams are flooding.
With throstecocks the groves ring out;
Round hut and byre and shiellng,
High low, and near and round about,
The blue-baok'd birds are wheeling;
And saucily boasting his robber name,
The cuckoo prizes, nor st1nts for shame,
Where eggs are for the stealing.
Beneath the ash. whose barren head
Still looms all dark and frownlng-
Beneath the gracious green and red
That makes the young oaks crowning-
Last autumn's leaves can scarcely hide
The tufts Of primrose, morning-eyed,
With cloak Of winters browning.
Then merrily ring the axes keen
Where stalwart arms are swinging;
And goody shows the broad blades sheen,
The sunbeams backward hinging,
AS thicket's marge end hidden glades
Ring clearer than the ringing blades
With woodAen's jovial singing.
A goodly craft and a gentle craft,
And a craft no evil fearing,
Is theirs who live by helve and haft
Where thickets are for clearing.
As the good mans Ratchet swings aloft,
And the good wife sings from the binding-crc
When summer days are nearing.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-05-10
DR.. WuDHoFT's ANrT-PERToDTc OR IF

DIR. WmHoFT's ANTT-PERIoDIC OR FE-
YER AND AGUE Tonic !-Wilhoft's Tonic has es-
tablished itself as the real infaIlble Chill cure
It is universally admitted to be the only relia-
bic and harmless Chill medicine now in
use. It's efficacy is confirmed by thousands of
certificates Of the very best people from all
parts of the country. It cures malarious dis
eases of every type. from the shaking agueS of
the lakes and valleys to the raging fevers Of the
torrid zone. Try it It has never been known
to fail. G. r. FINLAY & Co., Proprietors, New
Orleans.
For SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-05-10
Old and Young.

The death of old Lahrbush, the Brit
ish officer, at New York, reminds us Of
the undoubted increase In the number
of persons who reach century. Lahr-
bush may or may not have been III CHS
case involves SO much record that it
might be investigated, but there are I'M
doubtedly numerous instances every
year of persons dying whose lives exceed
a century. Of old negroes and immi-
grants, who can present no evidence of
record, it is not necessary to take &C
count, but centenarians of better es-
tablished character are almost ceasing to
become rare. Whether cases are more
frequently reported than formerly, or
whether it is explained by the better
success in modern times in preserving
health, we have not yet data enough to
determine. We believe it is pretty well
established that life is growing longer.
The Pail Moll Gazette, by the way,
draws a striking contrast between the
men at the head of affairs in Europe
now, and at the beginning of this century.
The leaders of European government and
opinion are now nearly all men from 60
to IS years Of age, though, by the way,
we inadvertently gave Bismarck ten years
too much the other day, he being 81 in
stead of r.. Beaconsfeld is ~, Glad
stone, s.; Granville, g.; Carlyle, 81
Tennyson, CT; the English Chief JUS
tice, rs; Longfellow is II !; Emerson, rs;
Bryant, 80; Victor Hugo, rs; Gorts-
chakofis 70; MacAahon, So; Theirs and
Emperor William, 80; Jules Simon, GO
the Pope, nearly IS; and his most dis
tinguished prelates long in years. In
1900, Napoleon at 81 was the master OF
France, and Pitt was in the sixteenth
year Of that premiership Of England, to
which he had been elevated at the age OF
%. Fox was IS, and Grenville 40, the
leading English statesmen Of the day.
Wellington and Napoleon were only 46 al
Waterloo, and at that age Frederick the
Great was at the height Of his military
fame, as we'll as Washington. But III
1901, Moltke was 70. These contrasts
are certainly curious. They do not hold
this side Of the ocean, but they may
seventy-fve years from now, when we
have become more experienced and less
ardent hvers. -Spri12g55o5d Republican.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-05-10
A King Washing the Feet OF Paupers.

King Alphonso, who recently made
the tour OF Spain, On his arrival at Sc
vile, signified his desire TO conform
with the traditional custom ON holy
Thursday for Kings to wash the feet Of
twelve aged paupers, and then to attend
on them at q sumptuous table laid out at
the expense of the crown. Referring to
this fact, a correspondent writes !:
" About 200 persons alone had been in
vited to witness this scene in the Hall Of
the Ambassadors. After a short prayer
said by the Archbishop, clad in fine
vestments of gold and embroidered
satin, his Majesty went through the
operation Of washing the feet of the
poor, who were led to the table by the
Chamberlain and equerries. They
handed King Alphonso the dishes laden
with meat, bread, and fruit, which the
young monarch set before his aged sub
jects with a good-humored smile. Sew
eral times, indeed, his Majesty laughed
outright when an awkward Chamberlain
nearly upset a plate or dish, at the i'm
minent risk of spelling gilt cloak and
brilliant uniform. During the whole
time the band played selections from the
Ave Maria of Gounod, and other
sacred music. When King Alphonso,
surrounded by his grandees and officers,
and escorted by the halberdiers, crossed
the courtyard to repose before the pro-
cession hour came on he appeared
rather fatigued"