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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1877-04-27

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fess l5 mall viii hss, prompt attention
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T. ihe pettnl8et AlHsp sanei
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iltH aIilts II liza t,a. stat. IT lnsn 4
pstiian II lhe IiAinIil'. above nane,i
Il itnlus tia certain Indignant nf tniris
eiallt I'LL Is tni ilft 1 teute. nhl Interest
- easm I'll teftl 4, liasAiH against
IN III HaHttd easttis Circuit ,'nifi
March 18th lstaf tbs fs.or1 III Nh.ef sad
Ialanit ists lprH lnst nifl tnHltusad. ~
II inslatcd nun e1Hhia reNafss II #hid
equity. anI he fsenfi tharrat frssa.rl
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III ihat Ntli Nau HFAar illNrnlo aHd
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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1877-04-27

heath unssan. trlS \, IA50,
Mr. stevens nsAf ssrt.~t have IaAsn sssstsl
bottles VI yauf tessiaa. aud AIN convinced II Il il
valuable fs,ardf tar Ntspsis .. kdHfy Iuinp'tiHt
and HsHpfNi dalll.ty III life VI ssrH s.s ItrarlIs
sseoIaIa.hd u 10 I'll suffering lta,a Ill. aisss sult
pialaN. fsuis respectfully.
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sa0 as6 AtElait nj
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1877-04-27

Prepared W II. N.Ato,ens. I,0stGn MAS.
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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1877-04-27
USED IN HOWARD
c. UNITY.

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fess ~ mail will ha4. prompt attention
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-05-07
RUssI.a's STATE RELIGION.
The Principal Doctrines OF the Greek Church
Explained by Father Bierring.

Tho servirea i'm tba a rooI, oho,,,i IL, cooon1
" W '''l'' III '''''ii'
avenue were conducted yesterday in English.
Father Bicrrng said that he varied the custom
III oIuet 10 cNplh'h u's'hr'ly 10 INC American
public the doctrine OF the Greek Church in re-
gard TO the Virgin Mary. the Saints. and Sncrnd
i"'"bcS' le "recN Nhur'h' hc Shlu "'l"'N'S
that Mary was virgin at the time OF Christs
birth and remained So The dficultv with
r,..,,,, H. .,,it,.i,,,. ,t,i, -, l. H.,
iro'cs'"is III CONSTRUCTING 'niS S""Iec' u ll"'
they regard Mary as an ordinary woman. where
as no ordinary woman could be the mother Of
- - -, -,
uou' nor Wou'u SUN We se"''u iVr an OHIO
so extraordinary. Mary was chosen for the
divinc relation not oul,, ON ocnou,,t nf bcr own
-. . -. -, -, - -, , a, -
superhuman cndOwmcnts which those very
merits through Gods nnnrncintion cntailod
,. ,'' ,,', ,.i -.
upon her' injury WIS Tue tree tnht Stoou upon
the boundary line between the old and the new
rnIiyio,,a die n.nsnti,ns nnd which Lnre ma .ba
fruif of truth. ''''' 80
The saints nre thov who nv thc nractioo Of
Gods will, have deserved the especial venora.
in thar salvation Now ns IN" Christian rr-
ipion is n rnii,,inm Of al I'm, love MI ~. Iiyino
love. once entinIIrd bIrns with nn immortal
nntne il must h. Inn IN" ini,re.t tb,t ,,,
while in his life tnok in Tho reii,,in,is vsifar
a. H., l'ir if,l9w men Is iohtnu,i II NOT intenIl-
saints" is nntnr,,iiv n chriati.,n Jnctrino u"
Christiun rnnnnt h,lr hniin,in,, ,int i,, r,.,
with urnilt nrnv fnr he intcr','-.i,u 4, q 81 ~
those holy men and women who huVp nttuin,I
sainthood And Mary The great, Il of nil snints
The mother Of God il ihr n,,st nnveritii NJ vel
M The most syninnth,tir iutnr'al.snr hninrc
Ciod to whom n humnu bniu, rnn n,ldrnsa
PRAYER In tho Crock Church tIrr~ Is mo- idol
airy OF the Virgin. the saints norsacred images.
God alone i ndOrrd The Others nr,, Nourrnt,,d
The Greek Church believes i'm seven sacra.
monis: baptism dissolution Tor rnnfessionj an
chari-t continuation mptrtmouy holy orders
and extreme un,fi0n Hnntism clrnnsns ia"
soul from The original sin In which Mi mon mr..
born because Of A,lnm's fnlI and imnn,lintriv
unc,s it- rreiu.ut i'm liz, trur 4 uur,h Of ri-i
S. cficacous is this sacrament thnt after hay.
ing received bapti-m the child. too youns vel 10
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-05-07
THE sIICIDE or THE DTLLs.
A Statement on R-hnir Of the shakers why
the Women were Turned NMnN.

The suicide of the Duls mo,b,r and
.,.,,.,n,.,. j., r...i....,4
"'"~"'I' III Nih'lhhal' nus Hrou7tu "a STRONG
public sentiment In that section against tho
shaker c,,np,unity from, which ,,,,. h,t lion,
,i - a..
'ui"'u away Al''I hi''h years service lh'S
were dismissed with only SIS and their urgent
request to bc taken back was refused. Tn.
nnnninl r,a,,,,,, ~, ,l ,.,-ii.,
nna,i''" munger vi 'he community pupltsh
IN the Cincinnati enquirer. Il defence Of fhcir
conducttowardthe women. Af,cran exposition
-. 80" "''"''' ~ 'i,'' ""'' ~ W.
IN solely those who r"main in the community
confirming 10 it, rules lac -ly-.
"Th.sa r.npl., had conn, to H. ms, .,ri,. IN
dn.,'tiitn ,rih.ts h,i, ,, u, IT, "'i,S III
hav.nl I'm h.r rms dem. f a., r tl,-, xxx,
r'nii,l1n 49, WA. ,,lfl,' ~ bni,i.ss Tb.,i'iiN,, 49,.
takan' and ',,r.fiii, All ,f',y'rf,nv L,,i, vs.,
,,u.ri,I t,r.,,,.h ii,, ', NV
~ ~, 49, ~ -" w." t'''.''"r' il!l
II. fnrth.r ,,,ir.l '.r'i ,,rt.t i,,., I,,',, ~.
v,tln1ln.-- n,1,l ~ - ita..,,. l.. ali "
III ani un',r,, IN, an I'''. i.nr... n, ''m.
came -ii.h .- IA, mix G.,, IT, , 'f'''f, ,t H.
from any ". regulated family outs i,l. of ,ur
ohnrcn. Ilrr,on,lu. + wa- .tlrb a- ,y,,nlI b,,y,.
MT Win ntirh NOR. urSm,,t mni o,,,,n, "',
treatment from tl.,-. yi.,, -,ri,n H. .,.t ~
.,n.nr. utn ns ~, .,,.,l. .,,,,, -
nt.f- H. tl'1. m, n.ti,', d. n '',,, t.
:, ,I,,,, fr i,..'.,.lf .,,,i ,,..it ~ i,' - 7i
sh. Ini -''nrid "A tii,.' D.. M tI'1 ~
WINS given th.n a.. thnv -t,t,.I fb.v ~.
f,v1 W., .' w. ~ .'.'',.In ,' tll'
mr.. v,,ln'i m s5nn Tn,ithi. "a Ntib" r.
,ir H. r,t INK 49,, u,'H =, T.-, i'.."-
of contraIi,ttnn i5 tn,, ,hnra,' I'm an, sti'n ou,
So tv it =, ,'ir = ,,, "" H',,tu' 'ul
dYv.d inst tnti'ns hns Ana n,nst ,.',uan. H. if
in h. min -trnfi,,,. a., Ill.,. ,,.,. nr Win, M
Mn n,a,. L. r a. ,.,,t.r "a, mi ,i '',,' ,'
cnrry on liz fiin,t .ons ,vrr, n -, f,lin,v nm nd
..ni~ l"r NOS" Wn"r1",t u, hiNaniiI,s AMI pro
mn th'''r 81, '.r. ,it',, i, ,, 90 ,f, wv
a sad cNp1riaI - tb,y h1 pr"v,n iv nnnr.,,s
strr - 49, 49, ,,,S :, WV ii, "im, 1871 L.
hnd shrlt.rad thnin If s'thrr INV ,r ', ,y,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-05-07
IlIE HANGING or Nm MEIk>.
Taking Morphine at the Gnii"ws-.i Plea for
hi. " vi. and a IIdrcn.

CTDARrOwS. Ga. MAY T. William Meoks
to-dnynN piatcd with hls life the murder of JOHN
tormurk. NJ tOrmack WAS worker IN the
foundry near C,daUoNn. H.. WIS pleasant
man when sober TINT turbulent when under
tn" influence of drink. HIS wife Wac AN CA
ccrdlnEy pretty woman. AMI he loved her
very pas-iouatciy. some time ago he began
wis soon constantly with Meeks. who II "A hand
some man. 4 Srpari' |uu Of tho welded par
wn- the result Mrs. cCormack won't 10 1--we
with her mother ana sisters. Ia an ailray which
followed Meeks KILLED VI Cornark. Mrcks was
soon captured AMI nut upon trial, He WAS on
a higher court. The judgment WIS affirmed,
amt hr WIS aei,n sentenced, tn" 2nth OF April
holuE named for the day of the hang ng.
AT about II O'Clock VI locks was carried thclng
too 10 'if.n o. wa H. from the jail e. M" raOWs.
on the way hr hr 'aIur 81 K, and Nouitcd several
slrians gnN" MN morrnln" To hrnc" up his
nervous system. To the last b" as rt"l that
tury We're hanging an innocent man, He at
irhut"d all his trouble t. WhIskry, amt
warned tie people against 4 ms thor ar h.
enemy H. r.qii -tri all present 10 always
That would take an inter - n tine orphnns amt
warn them ui tine penalty of "a wicked nir. To-
hod up their hands Most Of the -peetntD r~
llii.i their hands. lie asked the witness who
hr sad had sworn MS liir away Ia come ON tho
~wi'nld that u' might publicly forgive him tor
what he had dou". Then turning 10 the crowd.
Ina frw moments two gentlemen VIII take
mp collection f1r my Wli'nui Nlldirn, hope
yOu viii all give something
lie being too MVaN 30 stand. WAS droplol
from the Eilint ia % sitting position. Nui ODD uEh
was at lrast twenty minutes bclQre H. Nh7 lc-
tlaItl cad.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-05-07

TTITI ~ I'77V7 lTVT fTT7TTFTTNIT
We have no desire to dwell on the South
an policy. and have dismissed It's od phase 5
from our columns. When the issue WAs pend
ing We expressed our disbelief IN liz efficacy as
u rnrc-producng influence, but advised our
people to yield 10 tine inevitable. Quiotly and
pea'ciully. Bat already. from authoritative
Democratic sources. come the muttcr,nls OF the
Now and harder storm, that must soon burst
upon rs. Its coming was inevitable, and wr
only regret that the Democrats hnvr had so
many advantages put in their hands AZ the ont.
SGT of this battle. II mcuns nothing less, than
the notification. II mot The repeat Of the Thr
tnrnth and lourlccnt! ann num' MIS- tu lhe M
tonnl 'onSluuiion. lul 49, prohlnlli"4 Of
State, tonl 'd.sc the PRIVILEGES or immunitirA
of citilrus 40 the United States, are % he takrn
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-05-07

ssta.,iui. N.kcn-e. Bahia April a.
So WiNtDl- Do. tt4.,I, SUNNI. l-.de, l., l..
s-NHHru. HD e.. N,.fuu
= NrNnia rnard, Liverpool. Alri p. VA queens
town -'ft
shi llnm,nr .krilN cal, uiLl
ftfA sue. rluriu. Nllu
lri- ls4-. Anderson. ~Hrua.
lri- laAu LuinNni. Bilk,r. 'u.iesos
y .- J. Slal lee. = ,Wt O.. e. rl
m NHilu.ea HhlaiuiH. t-itsli'. tNmorti
AL-NLIl u-N.L NV ---LL MI
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-05-07

NV IlAyrN May G.-Topto's Hotel NJ lne
rr Mas hHtn'd yesterday Loss s',"1 lnsu,l iol
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-05-07
MiRINE INTELLIGENCE

MINIATURE ,.sANAc-rTfs
] Sunrl~os I % Moon . %
lI1 NAfiNH Uti, nif
Sandy HOES 10 COY. l.Al. sl, II, GGste.. s -
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-05-07

n-r h 10 rl.,t l-'.N .mHl i riul i.
agents. ga 'iIuun .'.N l'F Hl dr1s. .'.
HKAIN room Na.nt.al i>tr,o, t.l.f.,u h.
fuccsl hl"r ALlLN ) fn.uu1.N lStl 81 ttI ~.
u'>I, rHE ON FAMILY MrrIrNr
TasiA and -sA eeltnu iuu4..Au. stgal .t.,s .s
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-05-07

Married women suffer severely from nausea.
lllk VI MABnVsla 4lWHys relieves thcln.-- Ice.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-04-06
Fence Posts Top End Down.

A study of vegetable physiology led
me to try several experiments, many
wears ago, to throw light upon this ques-
ton. The sap of moisture goes upin the
sap-wood from the roots to the leaves of
trees. 1 found if the post is butt-end
down, the pores are open upward, and
water can go up, and thus keep the post
moist between wind and water, which
must cause rapid decay. 1t appeared
probably that the pores were open only
upward, and not downward in the tree.
To test this, cut small maple sapling,
1.-TWO inches through, in May, leaving the
limbs all on, and placed the butt-end in
pail of brine. In thirty-six hours the
leaves were saturated with this brine, the
taste of the salt being strong.
At the same time | had cut another
maple sapling, and cut off the top branch,
leaving the rest of the limbs on. After
winding a cloth around the butt end, to
prevent evaporation, | placed the top end
in pail of brine, and allowed it to re-
main several days, but no brine. had been
absorbed at the top end. 1t had not pen
'etrated the pores as far as the end was
immersed in the brine, for if the bark
was SCrapeu, there was not Tue slightest
taste of salt to be found. This being the
case in the green tree, how much more
must the pores of the dry tree be closed
from the top end downward9 I have
tried many similar experiments and think
the question settled that if a post is
placed top end down, no moisture can
ascend from the bottom Of the hole up
the post to rot it; but when the butt-end
is down, the moisture can ascend the
pores very rapidly if green, and slowly
if dry. Seasoned posts are found to last
much longer, because the pores are more
or less filled within the seasoned wood.
l should also infer that placing the top
end down would make more difference in
a green than in a dry post. In pursuance
of the fact that the pores of green tim
Der have been often saturated with differ
,ent solutions to preserve it, by immersing
the butt-end, freshly cut, in the solution
to be absorbed, it will also be noted that
burning or charring the posts only closes
the pores and prevents the absorption of
water.-E. W. s., IN Country Gentleman.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-04-06
TWENTY-FIVE Years i'm Prison.

Here is little story, says the Hartford
Courant Twenty-Five years agoa young
man in New Haven was engaged to marry
a young woman there. For some reason
she transferred her promise to marry, if
not her affections, to another person. The
first sutton, who was a respectable me-
chanic, disapproved of the match, and
declared that his rival was a disreputabe
person, who would lead his affianced Il
wretched life, and that while he could
surrender her himself, he would rather
she should die than marry that man. Ac-
cordngly, aud as he said, solely to save
her from the awful fate of such degrad-
ing marriage, he killed the girl He did
not attempt to conceal his deed; he JUS
tilted it, and regarded himself as the
savior of the girls happiness. He was
tried for murder and acquitted ON the
ground of insanity, although he stoutly
denied that he was insane, and said that
he had acted upon his cool conviction
of what was good for the girl, and was
ready to suffer the penalty of the law for
the homicide. Acquitted, he was re-
manded to the county Jail by the court !;
he remained there seven or eight years,
all the time protesting that he was in his
right mind, and that the State should
either hang him for murder or release
him. He was then transferred to the
State Prison at Wetherfeld, by what au-
thority it does not appear, under no SEN
tence. There he has remained until this
day 10 the same state of mind, apparently
rational ON all subjects, except that he
insists that he had right to kill the girl
to save her from dishonor; and that if
the State thought otherwise it should have
punished him as a murderer. This is the
story of Willard Clarke, who has petit
toned the Assembly to remove him from
the State Prison to the insane asylum at
Middletown. If he is insane that is
where he belongs. If he is sane he has a
right to his liberty, having been once &C
Quilted on trial for his life. SO far as it
appears he has now been in Jail nearly a
quarter of century without authority of
law; for if there is anywhere existing a
legal commitment of Clarke as lunatic,
the State Prison is not legal place for
the confinement of lunatics who have not
been convicted of crime. 1t is quite
time that the Assembly relieve the
State of the disgrace of such slip-shod
proceedings
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-04-06
True Economy in Purchasing &
Piano.

A Piano has come TO be an article OF prime
necessity in every household that makes the
least pretenson to refinement. Piano Is an
expensive investment and one which makes
no return In cash for the money laid out.
On the contrary, instead of paying any inter-
est, it begins from the first day to consume
the principal and in a few years it is impos-
sible to "realZe" except at a loss OF fifty to
seventy-fve per cent. Why Is 1t that harp
that has been in use for twenty or even fifty
years retains all its excellence and beauty Of
tone? Simply because all the strain OF the
strings is sustained by metal and not by GOOD,
as is the case with the Piano. This is just
the difference between the new Patent Piano
called the "Rogers Upright" and all the other
Pianos. The Rogers is simply harp stand
ing in Piano case, but entirely independent
of the case Ii is finished completely and even
tuned before it is put into the wooden
box which gives 1t the appearance and
name but none Of the defects of Piano.
good harp cannot be bought for less than $500
Messrs Blackmar Il Davis, the agents at San
Francisco for the Rogers Pianos, sell those
beautiful instruments at $3.50. We are aware
that Pianos can be had for 1900 or less; but the
question is, where is the economy In saving
$3.50 on the first outlay, when in few years
you will have in your house piece Of worth
less lumber, to say nothing OF the annoyance
and expense of keeping poor Piano In tune !!
II IL is worth while to buy IA Piano at all, 1t
seems To us II is worth while to buy one that
will give you satisfaction and delight, and
one that will not by its imperfect tones, tend
to destroy the nice discrimination of musical
sounds which is strengthened and improved
by the use Of musical instrument that Is al
ways I'm tune like harp or Rogers fiano.
You cannot get $50 watch for $l5, although
you may not be able to see any difference In
the appearance Of the two watches. Nor can
you get a coed Piano for small sum, and
you had better economlze In some other mat
ter and buy what will be never ccasing
source OF pleasure to yourself and your
friends, Rogers Upright Piano.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-04-06
What is Murder?

An interesting question, says the Lon
don Times, which has long been moot
point in Westminster Hall, was argued
on Wednesday evening, in Grey's Inn
Hall, before Mr.. John Rose, barrister,
President. The point was the following
"A murder having been committed, a
reward was offered for the detection of
the murderer. A, to gain the reward ac-
cused b, an innocent man, and caused
him to be apprehended and tried for the
murder. At the trial A, giving evidence
for the prosecution, falsely and corruptly
swore that b committed the crime,
whereupon the accused was legally con-
victed and hanged. On these facts could
an indictment against A for the murder
of b be maintained in law9" For the
prosecution, MIR. Lush aud Mr.. Simon
maintained that a philosopher or a states
man would consider AS crime murder.
His evidence robbed his victim of life and
reputation together. If the law was as
it should be, it was murder to do so. 1t
is murder in other countries aud by the
Roman law. A man may kill another
by words producing acts of others. In
answer to the court, counsel distin-
guished AS crime from the lying of
Iago. Mr.. Mattinson and Mr.. V. Brown,
for the prisoner, commended that what
ever AS moral guilt was he was not
technically guilty of wilful murder.
There has been no such charge for 100
years. 1t might have been anciently
murder, but it was not now held to be so.
Lord Coke was with them, and even
Titas Oates was only indicted for per-
jury. The same view was taken in "lseg
VS.. Daniel" and by Foster, the reporter.
There was no malice here, either at law
or in fact, and defense was only mis-
demeanor. The President said that the
law implies malice from homicide. B
was certainly killed by A. The case was
analogous to that of man who con-
strained another to start dangerous
marine engine, knowing that another is
within it, and the last is killed in cOnse-
quence He entertained no doubt that
in real court a judge would hold this to
he murder"
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-04-06

COULDN'T SToOP TO CoNQUER.-Yes-
terday young woman was promenading
up Erie street. There wasn't much that
was remarkable about her and she was
homely. But she was $50 stylish" She
was laced and tied back till she looked
like hoe handle, and she took steps four
inches long. She wore a patent tip-up
hat on the southeast corner of her head,
and her hair descended into her eyes with
"idiotically studied confusion" Near
Prospect street she dropped little red
bow with gold pin attached and it flut-
tered to the edge of the sidewalk. She
stopped aud looked at it. 1t might ~
we'll have futtered to the edge of the uni
verse and dropped over for anything that
she could do to get it. She walked around
it two or three times, gazed sadly at II
aud then walked block to Bolivar street,
got small boy and paid him ten cents to
come back and pick up the bow. As the
boy rejoined his companion he remarked
"Darned if ever seen . woman so proud.
She wouldn't pick up her own things
from the sidewalk"
But it wasn't pride.-Ctecsland Herald
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-04-06

A Docs ENTHUSIASTICALLY follow
ing good story of the intelligence Of a
dog is told in the Boston Herald, and We
do not doubt its truthfulness, having
known equally as much intelligence dis
played by dogs ourselves: Recently a
young man was driving loaded team
near Smithfield II. l., when the linch-pin
of the wagon broke, throwing the driver
out, and rolling barrel Of cider upon
him, and breaking his leg in two places
In this sad position he availed himself of
the intelligence Ct a st. Bernard dog,
which had accompanied him. Taking
from his pocket pencil and piece Of pa
per, and writing what had befallen him,
he tied the paper to the dogs collar and
told him ''go home." The faithful dog
did 20, and assistance came TO him within
IN hour.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-04-06
Dom PedrO's Wealthy Country.

All intelligent travellers who have
visited Brazil speak in the most glowing
terms of the country. Prof. Agassiz re-
garded it as the most productive and in
terestng country on the globe, and the
one in which it is easiest to obtain a
livelihood. Some who have sailed up
the Amazon declare that vessel can be
loaded with Brazil nuts at an expense of
only few pence per bushel. These con
stitute valuable article of commerce,
while the oil extracted from them is very
desirable. All the tropical fruits are
produced in Brazil almost without cult
walton. The soil in many parts of the
country will produce twenty successive
crops of cotton, tobacco or sugar cane
without application of manure. No
country in the world approaches the land
of Dom Pedro in the variety of its forest
productions Prof. Ayassiz states that
he saw III different kinds of valuable
woods that were cut from piece of land
not half a mile square. They represented
almost every variety of color and many
of them were capable of receiving a high
polish. One tree furnishes wax that is
used for candles; another pitch that
is used for food, and still another yields
juice which is used in the place of in
toxicating liquor. There is single varie
ty of palm from which the natives obtain
food, drink, clothing, bedding, cordage,
fishing tackle, medicine and the material
they manufacture into dwellings, weap-
ons, harpoons and musical instruments.
Doubtless the day is not far distant when
the valuable woods of Brazil will be
used for various useful and ornamental
purposes.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-04-06

THIS is the way in which children are
trained up in Nova Scotia:
"At dinner, the other day, heard the
following evasive answer: The father
said to his little five-year old, who came
in late to dinner from school, Robbie,
why are you so lates didn't you hear the
bellG
"Yes, sir, but couldn't hear it plain y"