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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-23

The latest advccs indicate Gen. LOgan's re-
election to the Senate. The withdrawal of cx-
Gov Palmer has not had the effect that was
hoped for, and Cen Anderson, the new Dem
Ocratic nominee, has not even received a vote
equal to that of Gov Palmer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-23
Mr.. Fernando Wood seems to be an -
well, it wouldn't be safe to say it.

China is ahead of us i'll formally accepting
the invitation of France to take part in her
great industrial exhibition. The courtesy ex-
tended to the Chinese at the Centennial prob
ably accounts for their readiness TO contribute
again to worlds fair.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-23

New-Jersey must look out for its lauIels or
Long Island justice will become the best
syn0nvm cxtant for swift and summary pun
ishmcnt One of the Astoria masked burglars
was yesterday arraigned, tried, found guilty,
and sentenced to 50 years imprisonment Tor
two oifenses, all in a little over two hours.
The afternoons work was finished off with
sentences for two more of these burglars Tor
20 and Is years Imprisonment; respectively.
The guilt of these men was so clearly proved
that the only effect of this prompt disposition
of them will be a wholesome one. The heavy
sentence that falls quickly will seem all the
more appalling because of It's switncSS to that
class of the community which watches criminal
cases with a professional eye, and takes per
sonal interest in the length of .prison terms.
Meanwhile now that Ncw-York finds herself
bounded on both sides by communities where
malefactors are put where they will do the
most good in the shortest possible time, she
may also learn eventually that justice need
not ne slow to be sure.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-23

Mr.. Strahan's bill affecting the police force
in this city, the text of which Is given else
where, contains at least two admirable pro-
visions. 1t requires the reappontmcnt OF
Democrats in place of the present Democratic
Commissioners, and Republicans in place OF
the Republicans whose terms may hereafter
expire thus securing the city a nOn-partisam
board in one of its most important depart
mcnts. and the enc most closely connected
with politics. 1t also provides for a secret de-
tective force, unknown to and therefore indie
pendent of the members of the police force
other than the four commissioners. Ncw-lolk
need not expect an efficient detective squad
until this Is done. 1t is perfectly safe to say
that as the force is organized neither
commissioners, inspectors nor superintendent
could select an entirely trustworthy detective
from the squad in any precinct to watch and to
furnish evidence AGAINST the captain or ser
eeant, even when his dclnquencies were well
known 10 the commissioners but required alb
solute legal proof The efficiency OF detec-
tive depends primarily upon the fact that he
is unknown to the person he is set to watch.
Under our present system the detectives go
about labeled as such.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-23

The withdrawal of the ambassadors from the
Turkish capital will, under the existing cir
c1tmstanccs, be regarded rather rs demon
stration than an open rupture. Anxiety will
now be felt as to the course Russia VIII pursue
in regard to the Turco-Servlan armistlce winch
ends on the LIST of March. She will have TO
determine very soon whether she Will uphold
Servla when hostilitics are resumed on abandon
that principally to the mercy Of the Turks,
who threaten TO march on Belgrade at the
first opportunity Were it not for this CON
tingency Russia might exhibit the same tardi-
ness as she displayed prior to the Crimean war.
Prince NJ cnsclikoff, who precipitated that CON
iiict, arrived at Constantinople IN February,
1853, but did not present his ultimatum until
May. Lie withdrew when his demand was re-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-23

Prof. LOOMS is we'll qualified to give an
opinion on the value of Polar expeditions.
The laborious work in which he has been
during many Yeas engaged, and through which
he has reached prominence, requires the facts
of climate, weather, ocean temperatures ana cur
rents, magnetic attractions, and the hike, from
all regions of the globe. From these facts, by
careful study and wide comparison, he ana
others have been enabled to ascertain many OF
tie greater laws by which tides and currents,
winds and storms, are governed. The service
which such knowledge already affords to the
commerce of the United States is OF tn"
highest order. 1t is a chief element III Il
good work Of the Signal Service. Prof LOOMS
shows in his letter to Capt. llowgate that Polar
expeditions are indispensable to mature these
conclusions, to obtain more trustworthy
knowledge. The only question as to such eX-
peditions is as TO their value There is no
difficulty in finding willing and hardy volun-
tecrs for the undertaking. Prof LOOMS points
ont clearly that the benefits to be attained
have a practical as well as scientific aspect
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-23

abandoned the field, and yet we believe it
wond be to Gen. Eckcrt's interest to do So
The seizure by wholesale of tclcgraphlc dis-
patches in the hands of company, which acts
as confidential agent between sender and re-
ceiver, is 30 gross an outrage that the pubic
would be glad to sec even the smaller com
pany resist it to the end. The question has
no political bearing, since both parties pro-
pose to examine dispatches.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-23

Mr.. Baker appears promptly in the Assem-
Div with bill defining the powers and duties
of the Superintendent of Public Works. III
seems to have been carefully framed With Il
view TO carrying into immediate effect Ihe
nee! ID! reforms in canal management which
H.. prop.e of the State have demanded by a
IL jouly of nearly half a million votes. It's
r.,y;sIons can be easily summed up by saying
Tia. Il seeks to substitute for the present alb
srl1'. cumbi0us ari inefficient canal system
tho same Capitalization of management, sur
rounded by pToror safeguards, that is found
in a great raj rnta When it becomes law
and the Leg .''lF' should see to i that no
delay on their D. obstructs this 1clom-wc
shall no longer witness the ludicrous contrast
nov existing between the two Grea' thorough
faxes of commerce that run side by 81"
through the Statc-the railroad 'nder on
head, the canal tivided into three distinct
parts, each under an independcn Irresponsible
chief!
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-23

The Western Union having surrendered, the
Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph Company is
next attacked by the Congressional Com
mittees. 1t would hardly be expected that this
smaller company should make vigorous re-
sistance after its large and powerful rival has
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-23

Mr. Mcpherson secures the Democratic nom
ination in NcwJersey for L. 5. Senator. The
Democrats have a majority of one on joint
ballot, and if all their members consider Mr..
Mcpherson a suitable person TO represent the
historic old Commonwealth in the United
States Senate, in place of Mr.. Frelinghuysen,
then Mr.. Mcpherson will be the Senator. Per-
haps party discipline may attain the result;
but it must be a spectacle to make the average
Jelseyman of any party anxious to emigratc.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-10-04
Oddities of a Japanese Garden.

Japanese are fond of fanciful methods
of addinf to the curious interest of their
homes and gardens. The quaint land
scapes which adOrn almost every suburban
villa, of however limited dimensions, are
familiar to everybody. One of the most
eccentric efforts at embFZzlement we
have seen is connected with the country
house of a wealthy citizen in YOkOha-
ma. 1t is situated in TOtsuka, on the
To Kai Do, and from the road presents
no very exceptional appearance, but as
soon as the visitor passet the arChway of
the building to the space at the rear he
finds himself in view of as remarkable a
specimen of decoration as can be any
where witnessed in so limited a space. A
steep hill arises abruptly from the man
sion, which is treaded by intricate paths,
and profusely covered with every variety
of qdOrnment that imagination could
conceive or industry gather together.
Stone images, strangely carved rocks,
twisted roots of treets, dainty works of
bronze and porcelain are crowded in " a
mighty maze, but not without plan"
Flowers and shrubbery are not entirely
displaced and a thick cluster of foliage
surround picturesque arbOr at the sum-
nit of the declivity. But the most re-
! markable feature of the place, and the
one upon which most care and cost seem
! to have been lavished, is q deep cavern,
or series of subt9rranean passages cut in
to the hill, through which those who
obtain admission may walk for some hun
dreds of yards. These galleries are en-
! Iivened with lines of carving in bas relief,
representing flowers, fruits, family crests
and perfect menagerie of real and NTH
ical animals The walls and ceiling form
an almost unbroken panorama. A little
stream runs by one of the foot-paths, and
| in it crawls a mammoth tortoise, accom-
panied by its young. The figures have
! been cut with very little difficulty from
the soft clay, and it is expected that they
will harden with time. Many of them
are gaudily colored, rejecting a kaliedi-
escopic radiation from the glare of the
torches. The enterprising owner has EVIL
IDENTIFY determined to leave none of the
possible advantages of his property I'M
improved. His house is Que of the finest
in the neignbOrhOOd, every inch of his
hillside garden shows the mark of his at
tentiOn, and ne has even penetrated the
bowels of the earth to secure novelty and
! ingenious variety in the development of
his estate Toxic (Japan) Times.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-10-04

a shovelful of litter of any knd-manure,
tan bark, sawdust, inverted sods, hay or
straw-over each hill, they will come out
all right in the spring and begin to grow
as soon as frost is out, scarcely plant
falling. The start these plants get in
the fall in roofing, with the benefit of
rains, &c, early in the spring (Which
generally prevents early spring setting)
gives them such a start that they make
double the growth of those set in the
spring, and consequently yield the fol-
lowing year double the fruit.
A NEW method of preserving fruits is
being practiced in England Pears,
apples and other fuits are reduced to a
paste, which is then pressed into small
cakes and gently dried. When required
for use it is only necessary to pour four
times their weight of boiling water over
them, allow them to soak for twenty
minutes, and then add sugar to suit the
taste. The fine flavor of the ripe fruit is
said TO be retained to perfection. The
cost of the prepared product is not
greater than that of the original
fruit, differing with the supply and price
of the latter; the keeping qualities are
excellent, so that it may be had at any
time of the year, and bears long sea
voyages without detriment. No Peeling
or cOring is required, so there is no
waste.
.LADY's FINGERs.-Beat with wooden
spoon four ounces of sugar, four yOlks OF
eggs, and three ounces of flour. Mix
thoroughly; then beat the white of four
eggs to a froth, and turn in the mixture
gradually with the whites, beating
constantly with the egg beaten. Then
use the pastry bag and tin tube as above,
aud form in sticks about four inches long
on slightly buttered pan. Bake deli
cately in a slew oven. They will be fiat
| on the under side, round on the upper
! side while warm.
| THE most successful fruit growers east
and west have decided that there is no
better remedy for the coddling moth than
| to pasture hogs in the orchards to eat the
| wOrmy apples and the worms therein. Il
the orchards are too large for the num-
| Der of hogs kept, sheep are turned in. II
we shall all unite in this system we shall
soon see its good results. There is nc
doubt about its being effective.
WHITE mustard was largely sOwn IL
| France last autumn for fodder. 1t is 81
| relished by milch-cOws that many peas
ants call it the " butter-pl8nt." 1t Ii
sown in August on the stubble, if the
sell be ariable, and narrowed il; or some
times the soil is turned over with pillow
FIVE pounds of seed to the acre. Th'
plant can be consumed green until tn,
frost arrives.
A DAIRYMAN remarked that befor
sitting down to milk a kicking heifer b.
put I" snap" attached to the end of
rope into her nose, and tied the rope to
pin put into the scaffOld grit over tn
Manager, slightly elevating her nose, an,
she stood as quietly while she was mike
as the most gentle COW in the stable.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-10-04
KILLING Canada ThIs.1e..

had on my farm four-acre field
covered with Canada thistles. / say
had because am convinced the pres
ent seasons treatment has made it too
hot for them and ] shall see no more of
them. The land was strong-"it takes
good land to raise good thistles.' One
half of the field was seeded, Immediately
alter blowing and a thorough working
with twO-hOrse Cultivator, with soiling-
corn. This was put in drills, thirty
inches apart, with large 0ne-horse seed
drill--abOut three and one-half bushels
per acre. BY the frequent use of the
cultivator the space between the rows
was kept clean, aud directly in the row
the few that have stuck up their heads
looked very yellow and sickIy, being
shaded by the dense growth of corn. The
remainder of the field was seeded heavily
with Hungarian grass Finely showers
have made the season favorasle for this
crop and it has grown rapidly, smothering
the dISagreeable former occupants of the
soil. do not consider this so successful
a mode of treatment as the former, be
cause Hungarian grass grows 50 SLOWLY
ON the start and the tbistles had an OPP
portunity to gain a foothold. The crop
IS nearly ready to harvest. Here and
there, in looking over the field, thistle
is se9n, but stranger would never mis-.
trust how foul the field was seventy DAYS
ago. At any rate what few there are
VIII be cut before they mature seed.-
CHItiT47fOr
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-10-04
Want to Go to Liberia.

A statement is made, upon the author
ity of Mr.. B.F Porter, president of the
Liberiau exodus association, in Charles
ton, South Carolina, that in that state
alone sixty five thousand persons have
signifed a desire to be transported to
Liberia. In North Carolina there is a
similar association. Fifty-One persons,
mostly in families, wish to so to Liberia
this autumn, offering one thousand one
hundred and five dollars as their own
contribution to the expenses of the vOy-
age and outfit. In Selma, Alabama,i it is
stated that one thousand wish to go, be-
ing "willing to pay all they have to get
away" Probably authentic reports
from all parts Of the south would give
similar facts. We should be sorry to
believe that anything like oppression, or
even of poverty and scarcity of employ
ment, were the occasion of this dersire to
suppose such to be the case. This
wish to try the iexperiment of COLO
nizstiOn probably arises from a spirit
of enterprise perfectly honorable to
those who are possessed by it It
a freedman prefers to remain here and
face manfulIy all the disadvantages of
his situation, for him, too we should have
the same respect. Whether he emigrates
or pot, if he is sober, industrious and
thrifty, he is serving his race in his day
and generation. If he elects to labor
upon the African rather than the Ameri-
can continent, we don't see why he should
not have liberty OF choice and such help
AZ he NAV absolutely need in his peculiar
ondition.-Ne3c York Tribune.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-10-04

The Illinois correspondent of New
York paper criticises the agricultural
college of state after this fashion:
And still the public sentiment cannot
De said TO be averse to agricultural i'm
provement, for the county of Champaign
has invested more than a quarter of a
million dollars in an agricultural college,
and pays yearly and has it to pay for the
next twenty years, some $4,000 annual
lakes for the support of the same. And
thIs institution, in the eleventh year of
lts existence, has a college of agriculture,
q college of engineering, a college of nat
nral science and a college of literature ::
twenty-five professors, fourteen depar.
nelts, fifteen buildings, and owns or
controls some four or five hundred acres
of the best corn and wheat land in the
country. Where lies the fault that this
institution, with its endowment, its
equipment and its annual cost to tax
payers, has not made its presence felt in
the agriculture of the state? And why,
on such important matters as wheat
growing, has it not done something to
demonstrate the capacity of the soil d?
Where, but In the feeling prevailing
among those in place and power, that
farming is an ignoble pursuit, and that
even an agricultural college, with fourteen
departments and twenty-five professors,
can be better employed in preparing for
the professions than in teaching the
principles and practice of agriculture.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-10-04
Farm NOTES,


The Work Of Farmers Vyfves
Farmers are very much inclined tn
complain OF the work they have to per.
FORM; ana the hardships they have to en-
uure CURING the summer season, Asa
rue, however, they never consider the
WIS anu hardshlps of the tOilers in the
49, on Turing the same period There
Is no question about it being Earl y-O-i,
to cut hay and grain with the r1arc,IrH
III Cile thermometer way UP in the nine
iles. 1t IL we'll to remember that mammal
la0or "a the fields, however. has been
IeuuCed to the minimum, There are
nov machines not only for cutting Grass
ouI lot spreading, raking, pitching and
uhIoaolng 1t. Some of these are con-
HIIucOed so that the operator sits under a
canopy while he performs his work. The
Gays OF cutting grain by any hand instru-
henJ nave passed, and q machine nou
cuts the grain and places it in gavels all
ready to be bound into sheayes. The
present generation of farmers are not re-
CURED to work in the hot sun more than
one-hith of the time their fathers did in
A9eT 10 secure crop Of hay and grain.
Wnle many changes have been made
10 llghten the labor of men during the
summer and to render their work COM
portable, nothing has been done to render
Womans work less fatiguing. 1t is true
that the cOOking.stoye has been intro.
duced, hut the claim for its introdnction
was not that it would reduce the labor
OF cooking, but that it would save fuel
HOT most farmers dislike to purchase incl
or 10 prepare 1T. The cooking-stOye Ger
SSInIy Is an Improvement in preparing
1000 TOT the table, and il is also true that
Al Is a very uncomfortable article al
kltcnen furniture during the summer
Win the old-fashiOned open fre-placc
and the brick even, cooking couId bf
zone and the kitchen kept at q com,
foFtable degree of heat. The heat
went up the chimney and not into the
room where tue work was being per
formed. With the old brick oven 8
meal could be prepared and kept warn
Tor geodly number of hours. Will
the open hre there was a good draf
through the kitchen and accordingly /
was comparatively cool.
Machinery has not been introduced
into the kitchen rs it has into the field
and barns. There are the same old
washbOard, fatiron and fryingpan as il
the days when grass was cut with tn,
hand-scythe, spread with Il fork. anC
raked with cheap implement that tn,
FARMER made himself or bought for ,
few shillings. Improvements have gon,
forward very rapidly out of doors bu
have been at a stand-st;ll in the house
1t is question if farmers wives wer,
ever obliged to work as hard or in 50 no
an atmosphere during the summer as a
the present time. improvements t,
render housekeeping comparatively cas-,
have been introduced into cities. bu
with rare exceptions have they founr
their way into the country. In cite
and villages water is carried into kitchen
and carried away without further troubl
than turning a faucet or touching
spring In the country, however, waite
must be obtained from a we'll at som
distance from the house and carried ava
in hand. bucket.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-10-04

al day, all night can hear the 3aE
OF the loom of life, and near and far
It thrills with its deep and muf1 d bound,
As the tdreless wheels 20 always round.
Busi1y, eeaselessly goes tne loom,
IN the light OF day ard the midniaht's gloora
The wheels are tErning early and late,
And the WOO Is wound in the warp of fate
Click, cHack there's thread OF love woye in
ClicH, ciack anO her OF wrong aud sin:
u nat chcckered thing will this life be
When we see ii unrolled in eternity
Time, with face like 10 ystery,
And hands AS busy as hands can be
sta at the loom with Its arms outspread
To catch In its mGshes each CHANGING thread.
When shall this wonderful web b. do,as
In thousand years, perhaps. or one.
Ut tomorrow. Who kBn,Sefh7 MOI va, m 7
ou' the wheels turn "a and the shuttles fiv, >
~ %, sad-eyed ;Eeaver, the years are slow.
80, eaCn . ,ie Is nearer the END know:
- ia eopie day the last thread shall be woven IN
'"@ grant II be love instead Of sin.
are we spinners OF wool for this life vvph-sov
70 we furnish the weaver thread each dev3
4 so ere Det1eI then, oh my friend, to spin
= beautiful thread than 4 thread Of sin.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-10-04

PiaSs .teew sliced mangels and little
iran, nalt-roots and corn meal. We let
the lambs have all they will eat, and the
more they eat the better We like it.
They eat comparatively little. I do not
think they have consumed an average of
three ounces per day of extra fodder
tainly not over four ounces. They have
derived their substance principally from
the mothers. The ewes were not fed
grain. They had hay, rnangelwurzeI
and malt-rOots or bran.
There are 20 lambs in the flocks, whose
average age is q weeks and average
weight 1103 pounds.
Ihere are y lambs in all, weighing G =
ZZ0 pounds, or an average of 8GI pounds
each, at All syersgr rge of less than %
weeks.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-10-04
Allied EnemIes TO Health.

In many of the fairest and most feI tile dis
trlcts of North and Tropical America, air and
water are allied enemies to health, both being
impregnated with the poisonous Dtjasnaata
which produce chills and fever, bilious remit
tents and febriIe disorders of still more ma
lignant type. Fortunately, a sure preventive
and curative of such destructive maladies is
to be found in HOstetter's Stomach Bitters, a
vegetable preparation which is infinitely to
be preferred, both on account of its efficacy
and freedom from all hurt,ul properties, to
the deleteriOus mineral and alkalOid rene
dies of the pharmacOpGa, 1t is moreover,
the reigning specific for dyspepsia, debility,
constipation, urinary troubles, rheumatism,
sleep, and is a capital antidOte to depression
of spirits.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-10-04
sou,hern-bred Horne. For scotland.

We see it stated that the steamer
State of Georgia, from New York, last
week, for Glasgow, Scotland, took out a
shipment of Kentucky-bred trOtting
stock, purchased for Mr.. John Dick, of
Airdrie, eight head in all, raised at
WOODBURY. stud farm. There were two
blood mares--Victoria, 154 hands, foaled
1869, and Bayadere, 153 hands, foaled
promising. Mr.. Dick made purchase OF
trotting stock in the bluegrass region of
Kentucky a year or two ago, and, as be
has repeated his venture. the inference is
that the former shipment resulted sue
cessfully.