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TOPICS FOR THE FARM.

Raising Articles for Hogs.-Select a
field tnat you do not intend TO use for
any other purpose, for, when once
planted il is difficult to get artichokes
out of the land. II will produce plants
from seed left in the ground IF il were
turned to pasture of course the plants
would soon die out but il is better 10
fence of portion, pillow il up and plant
1T IN artichokes, and every fall let the
hogs into the artichoke lot To feast upon
the tubers. Late in the spring pillow and
harrow the lot, keep the hogs out till
TALL and there will be acrop of artichokes
again TO feed the hogs the following win
ter. III before frost the stalks are cut.
cured and stacked up, they will furnish
excellent forage for horses, cattle and
sheep. They can be dug like potatoes
and led To hogs cooked, which is an inn
provement. Plant i'm rows three feet
apart, and fifteen inches apart i'm the
row, and run cultivator between the
rows few times in the spring to destroy
the weeds.
Satisfy, or Vegetable Oysters.-We
are surprised, says the american Farm.
That this useful and delicate favored
vegetable Is not more generally grown.
1T is one of the most delightful of our
autumn and winter vegetables, is as
easily grown rs the parsnip, and keeps as
well through the winter. IL gives n
variety when the list of vegetables is
small. All who are fond Of fried oysters
should certainly try il. They will be
surprised to find how much of oyster
taste it furnishes, Only the root of the
plant rs eaten, and to prevent the roots
from growing forkcd, as they are apt to
do, the manure must be buried very
deep. The best way is To open trench
eighteen inches deep, place the manure
at the bottom, return the soil and sow
the seeds in drill a little more than an
inch deep, so as to tempt the roots To run
straight down TO it. The drills may be
one foot apart, and when the plants are
two or three inches high they should be
thinncd out so as To leave six inches be-
tween each two plants. Sow the seed
early in the spring, and the roots will be
ready Tor use in October and continue
good Though the next winter and early
spring. BY having the ground covered
with litter before frost, they can be kept
and dug whenever wanted. II is we'll
however, to take up portion before
hard frost, and house them as YOU would
carrots or parsnips., There are several
ways OF cooking satisfy. 1t may be sim
ply boiled, then sliced with plentiful
dressing of butter, pepper and salt. But
III most resembles the oyster i'm taste
when half boiled, grated fine, and then
made into small, flat balls, which are
dipped in eggs and fried.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1877-09-15

A Mournful Boy.-A little boy was
noticed standing on the sidewalk on
Main street, this morning, and crying
bitterly. What's the mattel, sonny ?b
asked gentleman who was passing
Matter? Matter enough, should say
Dads got busted on stocks, mothers got
the newraljy so bad she couldn't cook
breakfast, sisters run off with bull
whacker, baby's swallowed my top, and
I've got short bitso far down this here
crack in the sidewalk that n Teller with
sixteen eyes in his head couldn't see one
edge of it, That's what's the matter"
Austin RereiUe.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1877-09-15

a HUNDRED and forty-one railroads
nave gone into receivers hands during
the last eighteen months.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1877-09-15

Wanted the Cats Eye.-A few DAYS
ago little Sacramento boy, five years
OF age, ran crying to his mother because
the cat had scratched his face and hands
vlclously. His mother after petting him
NIUE to make him stop crying, inquired
what he had been doing to the cat, which
mad always shown kind disposition pre-
viousiy was trying to get one eye
mats all. They were shining ever so
bright, you know,-all red an yellow.
an everything; an Charley On much
bigger boy), he said if | could Get one
could fix pin in it like PAS diamond.
and it would be jess as good but when
tried TO get 1T out pussy scratched
awful P'-Sacrament Union.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1877-09-15
r. E Y AS |!

TEXAS LAND WARRANTS OF GO Acres
zach at 20 cents per acre, locatabe any pub lie
lands IN the State OF Texas. Selection can be mado
out OF sO,OoO.OOo acres. An opportunity OF n
HE time TO Sc nre good land cheap. Maps, Circu-
lars, with full information. FREE. Call on or ad-
dress, n. &C. WARWICK, General Ens ntigrn-
son Agent, I3s Vine street, Cincinnati.
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Little Isaac.-The tree frog cannot

Little Isaac.-The tree frog cannot
DC called an insect, n reptile, or one of
the winged host; he has four legs, the
two foremost short, with claws as sharp
as those of squirrel; the hind legs five
inches long, and folding by three Joints.
his body is about as big as the first
Joint of mans thumb. Under his
throat is wind-bag, which assists him
In singing isaac all the night. When il
rains, and is very dark it sings the loud
est His voice is not SO pleasing as that
OF the nightingale; but this would be a
a venlal imperfection, if he would but
keep silence on Saturday nights, and not
forever, prefer Isaac to Abraham and
Jacob. He has more elasticity in his
long legs than any other creature vet
known. By this means he will leap five
yards up a tree, fastening himself to it
by his fore-legs, and in moment will
hop or spring as far as from one tree to
another. 1t is from the singing of the
tree frog that the Americans have ac-
CURED the name of Little Isaac. Indeed.
like certain part of them, the creature
appears very devout, noisy, arbitrary.
and phlegmatic, and associates with
none but what agree with him in his
ways.-Pefers's History of Connecticut.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1877-09-15

Foxy StOry.-The fox which Mr..
Fairgrieves now has occupies ward
back of the store, to which Mr.. Fair
grieyes's dog has free access. The dog
and fox are great friends. They frolic
together, play " no end " of Jokes on
each other, and live in the most perfect
harmony, save at meal time" The
discussion that choice bit will call
forth issometimes most interesting. Mr..
Fairgrieves gave the fox a bone the
other day. The dog had been taught by
experience that il was no use to try To
capture it, so he retired into the store
to watch the proceedings, doubtless hon
ing something would turn up i'm his
favor. The fox ate what he wanted of
the bone and preferred to lay il away
for future use. The dog pricked up his
ears, but yawned and betrayed no special
interest. The fox dug a deep hole.
placed the juicy bone i'm the bottom. and
"patted it down. He then went into
his kennel, brought out an old dry bone
that he had kept away from the dog for
several days " out of pure cussedness. 8"
placed il in the hole over the sweet
one, covered it up with apparent care
and retired TO his kennel To- watch oper-
ations. The dog saw the fox safely
housed, and, as he had done before
stealthily approached the treasure. res
directed the dry bone and trotted Off
Somerset (Ne.) Reporter.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1877-09-15

The Old Fisherman's " Boys VERY
soon n man came down the wharf with
crab-net. This is n hoop, either of
iron or of wood, weighted to make il
sink, with a small net attached under
the hoop. some bait is fastened I'm the
middle Of the net, and the whole is low
cred to the bottom by a rope. The net
il occasionally hauled up. and so,no-
times there Is a crab in IL, and sometimes
there is not
] knOwed a boy once" said the old
fisherman, who came down here one
day, with two crab-nets and basket Of
bait neach Of his nets he puts big piece
Of beef and two or three GOOD -ized Cal
lie lowered his two nets and tied fbo
ropes to the wharf, and he spent the
afternoon IN pullin' up one net and
then the other. J was amending sail.
and j kept my eye on him. He caught
one crab the whole afternoon. Now
look here, says ] 10 him, another time
you a great sight better eat your bait
ahd "a; the crabs alone. You had fish
eboug'i there to fry for supper, and
peel enough there 10 make q big Dot Of
soub Tor the whole family, and you've
spilled IT all hshin' for that one crab
which amt no good at all by himself
Yes says he, but ! might "a caught
lot q crabs That's So SAYS + land
General Washington might have mar
ried Queen Victoria IL they'd lived At
the same time, and the families had been
within ] tell you what it Is. SIR"
said the old fellow ~ nc walked away
" there's lots o people in this world
who'd great sight better eat their bait
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1877-09-15
Tarrant's Efferyescent Settler Aperient
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Ihls prevalent alliction Is gcncraIlv Iposr, nnor
as ms n trivial matter. re docs great IotsohIcT.
JEtHMcIctlon IL checked while absorption continues
~ tne blood anu poison the system producing dys.
Pop s headache; pacS, dsordered action OF the
no'I IVcF anu kldneys, Dolls, fever rheumatism &C
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1877-09-15
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New-York tribune., 1877-09-29
PASSENGERS ARRLHED.

FROM BREMEN-fn Steamship Wesr.-Herm kosen-
lerter Moses Kingsbaser and family, Rud sangmester
Alex = Hoseutal and son, Dr. r. T.. Manu. Geo " as u
Low. Henry Never and family Mrs hna Muller NJ =
The Rev. Christ French, slis -ouhlt Ia
coseu Miss Mahide Gerds, Mr. and Mrs on tIietr Pen
zel MI and Mrs Chas. Ledeter George Maecht~r'
Werm Heuser Win. kOenier, Ant. EcAhot Gust
Muller II. family. Mr. and Mrs LOUIS Ihecbaid
Mr. "a nj Mrs. Car Wannenwetscn aud son. feief fieae
Iciard Gerdes, with Bish0f. r. ". sazsleder Clemens
-tjnaer LOUIS King Eduund Lunkenhemer JOS bngelkf
~ Ifunziker Ms Ellis. Bostel Wwe, Henry ogel, Arthur
GGDe Beta Cmistoters, Eduard fesc.au and amly
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Conracne Cnmlehn. Ms Nara Homurci, W. Bart moi
omae. Mrs Chrsiiane Beck, Sirs, Anna " lss, MISS
BranG Thusmelda Mobl and children, Miss Hen
rieta Moses Gcorg krie. Miss PauLna Ilreher Al1
Iems Mr C2fy lrlst and chic, Peter hellne NJ
and Mrs ITeskOW, Hciur Meyer Mr. Anna k0tsthe
and children, Aug Witte Mrs. Aureo GrO and cidrol
William ISsche. Miss Henrietta Loscne, H. O. ID. Rohfs
Aug. Fminen. Mt and Mrs Friedr stengeL sii5 Whine me
and afrs Aug. ka~emacher, Mr. alf Mrs r. III
hermann Mrs. Elise Lob. Ars. Maria Hltnuler, Dr. O.
kretschmaf. Pastor HOehing. Miss Gieslg' CHRIS ai
Iaser Ceorg SOdcr. Carolina Aemm niger Miss IhOmp
son Nj Case. T. Murray, j. W. johnson, MI SmIth ant
VIII
New-York tribune., 1877-09-29
AWARDS FOR DAMAGES.

The grade of 0ne-hundred- d-first-st., first
decided upon IN 1883 changed in 1868 by the Park
Commissioners but the actual grading Of the street did
not take place until 1874 In 1871, one Muragh built
six houses lots affected by the change OF grade When
the actual change made the Assc awarded Muir
agh A. 500 damages hut subsequently, &c appearing that
he had built after the grade passed, revoked their
James T.. Deerng moved yesterday, before
Judge WesbIOo to compel the Assessors 20 restore The
award, taking the ground that Mr. uragh was entitled
these damages but that whether they right or
wrong in the first instance the Assessors mad power
10 correct their report when made. and II must stand
Judge Wosbrook he that when the Assessors had ad-
verised their lists complete, they had no further
power over the except transmit them 10 the Board
~ Correction and Revision OF Assessments, aud tAcfe-
fore the order must be granted.
New-York tribune., 1877-09-29
SrSeryDFD SAYINGS BANKS.

Trustees Cornell and Knapp, of the Clair
mont Savings Bank visited their late President. sheF-
man Broadwel yesterday afternoon and had eonyer-
saton which decided nothing but which Mr. Cornell de
eared 10 have been AN interesting at the same time
refusing 10 tell import He added that he hoped 10
hiring matters to definite and satisfactory conclusion
next week
The eleven go notes on the Consolidated Bank Of
Canada found among the assets Of the Clarnont Ban
ara ouud 10 he forgerics. The signature OF the Prcs-
don't sir Francis inrks. Is genuine, having been en-
,aved when the made. but the cOnherSIga-
lnre OF William irwin Is forgery These not > together
with All tine numbers between l2OOO and l3OiJ or the
f,ur issues A. h. & and d. were stolen lrum the Bank
Nofe Company which made them.
A number of the depositOrs ~ the suspended trade
SAYINGS Bank met Yesterday 70 protest against tue
,cton OF Receiver White In paying he depositors
dyioend or making any report to the financial e0nG
non OF The banK. ". l.. smith denounced MI. Nhlte
in strong terms, Ginning that ne was not WorE
,ng I'M the mferes OF the deposliors. III was
stated that an application had been made To the
ftoruey General and Bank ndent Tor an Oher
to compI Mr. WhItc 10 make report 0ut iiey had III
frued the dcuostOrs that they could nov move I'D ths
attr It was decided that counsel should be employed
to nfuy to judge OF the supreme Court iOr an order
couurine the receiver To pay over tho money III MS
nauds and 10 file "a report.
New-York tribune., 1877-09-29
CIVIL NOTEa

In the suit of Fuentes against Alien, tried in the
Marine Court II which have reported THE
TmBUSR jury disagreed and discharged yesterday
morning.
Messrs. Millner R.gby and Greenhill, three Of the
members English Rife Team. in the courts yes
terday difference between tho English and Alneri
can forms administering justice Judge DonoAue behalf
Of he supreme Justices entertained them Judge west
brO0A being busy with the court work
The proceeding by James Buchanan. who was
married February and committed Judge Murray for
not supporting and child, before Judge west
bIoOE. Supreme Court Chambers yesterday. The wife
husbands lack OF FROM aziness the
husband says from inability work. Judge
WestbroOs The back Court Of special sesou
for further inquiry.
Peter Znk. who for twO-and-a-haif years has been
in Ludlow street JAIL applied yesterday 20 Judge Wesbroos
Supreme Court Chambers for his release he charged
with receiving prouc from the West and cheating the
senOr denies any such carsc but Judgment has been
entered him. The up veteay curious
technical The code provides tnat Wer person u
before Judgment ana discharged he shall Lot o.
execution atrr Judgment Ink Was arresed be-
fore tudgIn, and Discharged but the fo.m Oi
Afer Judgment, arrested execution. lie claims
that provisions OF the code ne was wIongiuly
arrested having discharged once ron execution Tie
plaintiff claims that the Orer for arrest before jui gneui
beng aulty, the subsequent execution II valid De
Clsi1n " reserved.
New-York tribune., 1877-09-29
A DOZEN OTHER WITNESSES.

MORE AFFIDAv1Ts FORTHCOMING, II ASKED FOR
NAMING MIN WHO WERE N THE CONVENTION
ACTIVE EFFORTS TO SECURE MR.. THOMAs's IN
DoRsEMENT-AN INCREASED DEMOCRATIC MA
J0RTY
TO the Edttor or The Tribune
SIR: The editorial in The american of this
date giving "the lie" twice 10 the assertion OF THE
TRIBUNE OF FRIDAY, that the Collector OF the Port and
other officials attempted cOutrO the action of the late
Republican Convention is so utterly devoid OF truth
mat II hard TO conceive Mr. Fulton could
have published it, The facts are as follows and II 1t
were necessary contradict any OF The AmeTea'is
statements by AFFIDAVIT the testimony ol ""oAen 4eS
able gentlemen can be furnlshed'
Rfore the convention met Custom House officers were
sent 10 many of the cCunties-n0aDb 10 Kent ahu
erck-to manipulate the primaries ana htj sueeeeu IN
instances, III senong UP Z @ - H IL
I'm the city, ward tickets were MADE up ia nc usto
House and oice-holders openly participated IN s prl
MARIE and selected IN some instances their relatives
in others unknown men whom lhe3 cnuu ~"
TLe AD,caa gave the aggregate " those voting AT more
than 1000 The respcetaie kspuDlc'is uthsuat, ~
duct OF Mr.. Fulton, took no part III either Tue
primaries III the convention. on t9e ur NM p ~.
Two ueputSs ,n an of t1e state Committee (No. a.
Howard House, butOi-holHg iew delegates from the
counties who had then arrived. and arranging the pro
cp-,m,ne of fine following day. This published in
Tse Ga-efie OF Thursday and has not aud viii not he
deued In the COucOrdia Opera House. on me nac usY,
ccnving eats on tine floor convention. cheering
the speeches and generally making tneuselyes us,u,
were fifteen or twenty Custom House officers, among
tneIn the following: NJ II. Coyle, John H. Redue, l. H.
Glifith clerks aud Jas. Valiant, Joseph G. HILL Arine-
rins TYLER David Strong. j. B. McSeal, inspectors
The desiln OF the friends OF Mir Thomas 10 nave MS
apnoinncnt IndOrsa openly proclaimed Tor daYs
befor fhe convention met, and only abandoned be-
se two or three respectable gentlemen, VINO were IN
ured 10 become delegates threatened 10 expose H. MOI
nnre than dozen we'll known Republicans we're among
fhe Delegates interest was taken ~ lts piooeruh-s
and ~ nominee although very respectable geneinaL
Gnndcappcd by Mr. Fultons nd0rscnen VIII De dIsas-
tr'''aiv 'heofe1 Already the Reform candidate for
uavor q bon he promised To elect l. practically oui ~
an, the Democratic maioritlcs this Fail VIII
he larger than for many years past u. = d.
J!ou,yg0re. sept. -. 1877.
New-York tribune., 1877-09-29
ATkR-CoLLEGIATE COMPETiTION

ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTESTS THIS WINTER.
A special meeting of the Board of Regents
OF the intercollegiate Association held last evening
al the Fifth Avenue Hotel perfect arrangements for
the coming November competition OF examinations and
the January literary contest The institutions repre-
sented were the College OF the City OF NewYork Cor
NELL Hamilton, Lafayette, Madison the University Of
the City Of New-York, Princeton Rutgers 81. Louis sy
racuse, aud Wesleyan Among the members OF the
faculty OF these colleges present were, President Nc
Gosh, Professor Frnk Professor Rely the Rev George
Kenney, Professor Morse. and Professor Lewis. The
chief business OF the eting consisted ia determining
the prizes for the approaching contest and In appointing
committee 0f five 10 select the Judges. attempt
was made 10 ave this committee power make the APP
pOtmcnik nnal but IL opposed by DR.. McCOsh aud
Professor Morse Of the committee, and
New-York tribune., 1877-09-29
THE COURTS.
GEaNER,S EXAMINATION.

Nelson A. Gesner, who is charged with COM
pey in the Third National Bank forgery, again be-
fore Justice Duffy the Tombs Police Court yesterday,
for examination accordance with the order OF Judge
Westbrook Justice Duffy informed Gesner's counsel,
cambridge Smith. that the testimony for the prosecution
all taken and that the DistrctAttOrney was unable
to appear he engaged other courts. Mr. Smith
demanded that the various witnesses for the People
should be produced in court he wished 10 crossex
anime them The names OF the witnesses are Messrs
Austen Weston Willis Van Tine and Joseph NJ TnOmp-
SON Their names were called. but none OF them
answered Counsel for the prisoner then asked for an
Adjournment until the witnesses could be produced.
Justice Duffy said he ready 10 proceed but a. cour
SCI demanded It, be would adjourn the until October
l.. He said ne willing 20 accept bail II offered but
counsel made motion ON that point.
New-York tribune., 1877-09-29
literally supplied the Union prisoners Win
food and cared for the sick
CONNECTICUT TOWN ELECTIONS

The Connecticut town meetings, for the pur-
pose Of electng local officers VIII be ned October In
many Of the towns the State with the exception oil
New-Haven snd Bridgeport. Special act. provide Tor
elections these places IN December aud April respect
lively. Tney must, however hold special etIuss os
October l. for the purpose OF voting on Two propOseo
Constitutional Amendments, which VIII then DE- huD-
mitted 20 the people OF the state These amendments
areas follows;
Neither the General Assembly nor any county, CITY,
borough. town. school district shall have any power
to pay or grant any extra compensation to any puDc
officer empOy6 agent servant or Increase the ceu-
pensatOn OF any public officer OF empoye 10 laAe rHset
during the continuance OF any person whose s'iily
nih he iucrea,ed thereby or Increase the Of any
public above the amount specied ID the eon
tract.
No county city town. borough, or other municipahy,
shall ever subscribe to he capital stock OF any iaoad
corporation or become purchaser on le po,r, , ~
make donation to- or loan It's credit, urecIS or
ly aid OF any such corporation nut hOtnhg Hls,i
c0ntained shall affect the validity OF any Donus or ueo
incurred under existing laws; nor ne cVns.l"eu ~ g.,
hibit the General Assembly from authorizing any Town
or cv 10 protect by additional appropriations 0 money
credit, any railroad debt contracted vI o LIZ 'N"s
tOn OF this amendment
The people OF Connecticut will try ~ these elections
the experiment OF minority representation for the fst
time The law, which WAS approved Last March, Is As
follows:
be less than three nor more hdh seven 20 e
Seecmen, not less than twO nor more than iF 10 DC
Assessors not less than two nor more tnah u'e 10 Dc
"a Board OF Relief d., M
SIC. = Whenever the number Of the Aforesaid ON
10 be chosen shall be two four, or SIX no
shall for more than One-ha1 OF Huch huhgef, II o
b. chosen be three, no person rha NOc lul
more than three; II seven person sbai vote lot o
than four number OF persons SUFFICIENT 20 M each
~ gntd boards who have the highest number Of votes
snail ne eeC led In OF tie, that PERSON pHO-
name stands first highest on tHc greatest huuDei oi
ba lots snail be elected.
sEc g. All acts inconsistent with this act are hereby
repealed, and this act saai take eheeI upon l'S ps
New-York tribune., 1877-09-29

resolved to this morning at 10 O'Clock to receive
and act upon the report Of the committee.
The following list Of prizes adopted: Oratory
two prizes $3.50 and S7j Greek, two prizes 500 and
SlOO Latin, two prizes, $3.50 AMI 800; Mathematics,
two prizes $3.50 and 500; Natural Science txo prizes
$3.50 and ~l0O Essays, equal prizes of 500 each
The board OF examiners each department were au-
taorIed award honorable mention To any deserving
connection whO failed 60 obtain prize They were aisO
Authorized withhold the second prize n the number
and merit of the comnetitors undessrvIng of the
reward Ii was resolved 10 the colleges Oelouglhg
70 Tie association $50 each, and II was recommended
that steps taken collect the 800 w7'cl would ne
needed, beyond the assessments aud OF receipts 20
cover the expenses OF the examinations anu contest
Resolutions were adopted asking DR. MeCOsh and
Colonel W Iiiggns0n 10 deliver addresses, ana tnat
the winners o prizes I'm the examinations OF 1870 Dc IN
their several departments. committee was appointed
discuss tie adysabihty OF changing the prizes To
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