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South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-02-08
DIAISISIIcD,

90 The 3rd lost, by Elder John 4. CoTder,
OF the resi- lencs OF Nr LINES a. Patterson, Mr.
ugSRy Yosr to Nrs. Rsnscc, CAnDsa, all Of
bis County.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-02-08

TIA deaf and dumb man recently
died in Harrisburg, at TIC ago Of tweu-
iy-cne years. Just previous TO his death
he called tin lou voice 70 his sis.
ter, who was IN another room, repeating
hcr name several times. The sister,
scarcely crodjting her own hearing has.
tenet 10 his bedside, an found Ihat il
was really true. II, hrl Gale 10 he1.
In a few moments nc was dead.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-02-08
announcement.

II respectfully annOunce 10 the people OF Hamp.
4 shire aud adjoining counties, that sm pre-
pared 10 do al kinds Of
0ReD2dSORrY s. BricbgeolIc
Ciae,n Building SpCcioiiy.
~ Orders solicited aud work guaranteed.
ID. +. JOHNSON.
Romaey, Hamp. CO., vs. Va, May &, 1871 -Iy.
y. B.-Orders left az This Office Kill receiYe
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-02-08
1873
% 10. 10
THE
Wheeling Register
FORESTS.

The JVheettr9 HeeAty e 9;ster
Is large 56.cofumn, paper, containing
State news, OF interest and tho news
Of the country and world. 1t makes "A
specially OF its
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-02-08

tV Hon. II. G.. Davis, and Hon. F..
Martin will please accept our Thank
for late public documents.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-02-08
TO whom it may Conc

HAVING administered on The Estatl
HI john ~. S1yder, dec a.. wsnl
al petsous Who are indebted TO the h.
make prcmpi payment 20 2. W. DAt
aud gu having claims against the Esl
present the same 10 him
NFDItrN~Fa - ataam~r.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-02-08
DIED.

In Mooreasld on Friday m ,rniog, alst Jan,
uary, M9 ELztBgTH ). long, wife Of Robert
~. Long. aged 80 years, 2 months and 5 dsys.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-02-08

Miss Emma Davenport, young lady
Of 2j years. was arrested at Goochland
c. r., Va, on the 4th inst. for robbing
the mail OF silk dress and two pick
ages of Jcwelry at that place, and was
taken TO Richmond for a hearing before
L. =. commissioner Her father, n
faithful officer. his been Postmaster
there for many years.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-02-08
NOTICE

Aa y = =
AL persons are hereby notified nSt
TO buy vF trade lOr Note of 5000
given by me TO J. w. Koontz and n
Note Of .OO-given by Isaac Kerns
o same-as neither OF rs received any
value for them and do not intend 10 pay
them. The proof against these claims
we can establish by Herbert Lawrence
and w. n. Michael
J. SANFORD KERNS.
Bloomery, w. Va.
Nov. so. f877.-3t.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-02-08
South 3ranel. Jntellisenttr.


evOur fellow townsman. Mr.. $. J..
BoIwes, has gone to Baltimore to have
his eyes operated upon. We regret to
state that he is nearly LIND.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-02-08

TVAoeos5iag TO Che Tablet pHhlish.
aI At The fhstitutioa Sos thc,Dea', Dumb
and Blind in this phase, Che 3Hpl's now
in attendance number ui1oty g~c.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-02-08
TUFTS PILLS
A Noted Divine says
Then are aUOTth their
sUeight i2s gold.
READ WHAT HE SAYS:

DIR. TrTT:-Dear Sir: For ten years have been
amartyrto Dyspepsia, Constipation, and Piles Last
spring your pills were recommended to me used
them (but with little fsith). am now a we'll man,
have good appetite digestion perfect. regular stools,
They are worth their weight in gold.
RKy. r. l.. SIMPSON, Louisville, Ky.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-02-08

sVDr. w. r. Smith, o prominent
physician OF Berkeley county committed
suicide at bis residence, near Gerards-
town on the evening of the 5th inst. A..
bout 8 o'clock. without afy intimation
ofhis intent, he deliberately walked into
an. nnoccupied room. and his family hear.
ing the report Of a gun rnshed in and
found him weltering in his own blood
No cause for the suicide is assigned.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-02-08

OPIUM.EArING AT SrAUNToN.-The
Staunton Tialicdtor prints n startling
statement Of the amount OF opium eat
ing in that vicinity. Between eighty
and one hundred pounds Of that debas.
ing drug are claimed to he retailed each
week by the drug stores of that town
This seems incre litl5lc, al | the state
men: which charges that many of the
young ladies attending the excellent
Female Summaries of the place are al
d;cted to the habitual use Of Opium and
morphine, we cannot believe.
One excuse given for the rapid increase
IN the use of these narcotics, especially
among the poorest classes, is the hig
tax on whisky. Th,n let higher tax be
placed without dolay, upon The poison
Gus drugs.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-02-08

EgGov. Mathews on Tuesday OF last
week appointed a. b. Fleming, OF
Fairmout. to be judge OF the second
judicial district. in place orjudge Lewis,
deceased.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-02-08

ST The chief properties Of wisdom
are to Inc min lrul Of things past, care
fuI OF things present and IrJyident Of
things to come.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-02-08

WThe Keyser Echo of yesterday
suit in the Circnit Court OF Ohio county,
against Amos Umstot. late sheriff Of
Mineral county, and his securities for
the recovery of back taxes due the State
The amount due tho State is something
near five thousand dollars.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-02-08

Mamma" said little four ' car
old, after waiting patiently for her mo
Their to be at leisure, twill you be un
busy soon?"
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-02-08

~ Falling ia love is like falling dowi
tairs - it's harl work TO ind out jus
how the thing was done.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-02-08

tS Saturday last. February End. was
ground hog day. As the sun was shin
Ing portion of the day, OF course. he
came forth from his hiding place. saw
his shadow and retireh in good order.
As we are to have six weeks Of cold
weather, our wood-paying subscribers
viii remember this.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-02-08

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South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-02-08

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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1878-12-04
Scientific Reliance on Soap.

DR.. Richardson Occurred recently
in this city en- the germ theory of
disease. lie acknowledged his obi
cation to Tyndall for his microscopic
investigation on air, dust, spores, and
other comforting and salutary topics.
1t is worth while for common people
to learn that $4,000 typhus germs
will thrive in the circumference Of a
pin heaq7, Or visible globule3 Itois
worth while for them to note that
these germs may be desiccated and
be borne, like thistle seeds, every.
where, and, like demoniacal posses.
sion, may jump noiselessly down any
throat. But there are certain thqgs
SPORTS cannot Stand; according, to
tie latest dacaHftafSear' f ftessHEfls sA 81 Sci
ence, "a water temperature of 1909
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1878-12-04
MALAGA RAISINS.,
Planting and Pruning the Vine
Varieties of Grapes-9athei'iilg
Sorting, Drying and PraseFF1a
ins.-Price Of Labor etc.

eAalin&1Sq IKE. cn} pi--soitiS
ia gathering the error The vines are
cone over carefully. AND only such
punches as are perfectly npe are
picked. They pick into round flat
baskets, only one tier high, ava r4Yer
upon each Other They art.aiso care
fiji not To toach the Bunahas in gath
orin4. They carry them. to.the plad
form upon their heads They are
laid quite thickiy upon the ground,
with their best side down. Every.
arape,grower knows that one side OF
"A bunch Of grapes looks betteg tli liam.
the other the side which shows the
most stem, should be placed upper
most The reason for this is, chat the
best grapes being upon the ground do
not receive the direct rays Of the sur.
Northumberland, which makes them
landsomer and preserves their bloom /
Altorci4lo OF sen days they are
looked over anlIaI hat IRE e}red
a. at ~, ana Tie rest are lald
again uaoathe moand. Irs9tas they
were 5ciofc aad Rot teHa,.a5rgI
supposed to be necessary hy some
lY,o l.Ah.a~s a2 curing lasts iisuaHv
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1878-12-04
The Best G{ilker.

The COW that is heshy gives milk
flat is icher in butter than the COW
that is poor and thin. One that has
reached her fall maturity gives bet
ter milk than she did before she
reached that age; COW that is
gaining flesh every day gives richer
milk than a COW that is loosing grad
ually. The condition of the pasture
has also much to do with the quality
lofs the produetion.--tscie II a.
ll1165'. .tf d Ai ..-.....--. s.-- .--. .' t'"'
NJ ga91 -. u Fl. -i,'inai
" BedAdi fEook At the .baste,o'MSd
his two aoothpicks .stiekin' eytlet lis
Giaphanthhtctcd,B id:tt NIaldoon.-
Boston transcript
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1878-12-04
N CIRCUITS COURT Of the eeT.

TN CIRQUE COURT Of the sew
enthJudicial Gitcuitof Florida Volus;a
County. In Chanoery.
Nathaniel l1asty aud Elizabeth F. Hasrv ]ile
wife vs.. W, Howell Robinson.
Ii appearing from affidavit made before
me that the defendant above named resides
beyond the limits Of this State, to-wit, i,
tho State OF Illinois, so that ordinary pro
cess cannot be served upon him. Onmotion
ant: 1t is ordered that the defendant do
appear, plead. answer. or demur to the bill
OF complaint filled in this cause. on or before
the first Monday in December next, other
wise the same viii be taken pro cOnfcsso
Provided that q copy of this order be pug
lished weekly Tor four consecutive months
in an official newspaper published in this
Circuit.
Witness my hand and seal. this Gath day
of July, A. u. 1873. JOHN w. DICKTNS.
IL 80 Clerk Volusia Circuit Court
G. B. BUCKNOR. Comp'lts ollctor :,
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1878-12-04
IOTICE-In the County Court and

n UIICE--Int he County Court and
~ Of Probate, Eolusia County, Florida.
Notice is hereby given that after six
months publication of this notice, l shall
apply to the County Judge of 'Volusid
County, for a discharge from myladminis-
tration as administrator the estate of the.
late james NJ. ,Elw0Od, deceased: th'
counts against lsaid 'estate. not exhibited
to me withinbtwoy years after The 6ata III
my letteEsdf adRiihistraSion III SAID estate.
to Vft.. the Srd day Of July A. d. 1877 will
-be tfoIver barred. OF which all creditors
and persons entitled to distribution will
AXE notice. A. r. ELWOOD.
administrator &c
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1878-12-04
States, but the demand for the better

catels are the single grapes which are
! cat from the punches, and are 81 the
ont R0,, ffst ono]itvJ
K n ~ naelino.
Ii ,l',e,I.,:,,I7 .,.;sl or,. ona 10 foj.
~ = rI;~o,,, l.ar7.,- 1,o donc a>
NJ, ,,.:oo aeIo7.a,' .in 1'.l;+ora;o If
oastl a,]o aa{.s loIor i nqojz ! nov
- a;4b'a,...,.c ,..,,a IN, 4beeo ,7.;Ads;
II ae.as7l,.s1.o, .o,,sr, ,,sl ,.,,,i, +.
.ot,o,. mos 4,ai Il ,east IL.
.;nr1 I, ~ ;,a,',,nt ,..,.. la, ,,7,l.r
,s ...s.,FioN. -r
& The most economical way would
he 70 ,oal.,a ,tcof Aj5sses ofi6ose Mus.
catels which are much sought for and
lrobiIv are cheap and GOOD. Is they
have no SION 5,fd I5vd not been
handled SO mucb II 1aver. are in
ffE4 .I1A
demand thew could he easily made bV
1,,..l,... -
ptGtllg ia S0pd WAuie 'puHcHeS, iH"l
fbev AFRO {ast foi5o. ont ~ #asRion
Wy S'@
Derhaps that fherhW Stv}eof Hsck;lg
excludes mosqota tAq res tsu't from
fhan
ia r-.sl-s vs.ss.kstA tfr&g5
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1878-12-04

DIS iuaeLtslhfa.IIl

- 1921 I1s.fFfsllAto, !. oa5ata 4
tIf iate ~ 81 q ones lato 0t Eolnsia county.
cccaa77d, t. faaEe Immediate paylneut u
then ~.Ais 10 ;VS and &ilIesS01ls glaT iuzg,-
caIals anu tenants against SAID esraao.Sge 3D.
notlhel 10 present the same dulY .authta-9
llCated; lynn .CTO Years from tlis tlake.r5l,.
Otherwise the Same VIII be barred AZ
Dated 3th Oct. A. D, 1878,
Il a d5yfss. 52OB43fsI' ICyyJfS., .r.t4sra f-
orNPLLLIAHI JONES' Hl,eet' oI3. 7'.is
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William S. Ihayer anda .f-. .....-t...
50hn Salils. partners, BIZ AtfaoLnenf
doing BUSINESS undep.F Snla sworn 10 If.
the p4amaot FhaS eF&ds i~Es1,984a1~ 9A3 Is.
} '''' 81 Vs2rg 90 fiu 't'I .sueifs3a
Henry gPetersia !ilv Iif1i ao0abommo9
o. Fhe defendatlt1 Henry Pssersy anel .l.,
al otheg pGgsons ipteEegteQ. pQig 4ed lofq
fho ico1nuenfeEe1lt, gY atfaClm0ut. Of
faisstiit an are q9aiif11ql3 aI5aa.. ~
andptead = ftbg dat1a5asi0Aaflidd oi, -tisrf1t
{f]i 81 .4s4@eG lgi9 AliigstI spB j9a
id') 1a9,E. s9iqpgHGpi5q,a a 8At 4noiaigo
EP hgnsIsseQ ehb6. 1als. ,a1 hul t.3Ef !f'lt.
teT EjsedrCfIi+ IS oI's fsd. ~
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TJfl b 4 'f1ftttt2 271n 1,FF.ffc.H Z IA

aatssl lIr. iEr5Wh sayges e.oc4 j1oa
Juto is 'iR6y~' :c'diti8h} Brodd6o3 ii
lnqt3, ala III tEayc6utry to the ex-
tentnt,l, 09Q:009,0 pounds annually.
anaiab6at 20,000,00 pounds are i'm
ported every Year into the United
States If we can make jute do
nestle product, its uses can be vastly
multiplied, and the East India Gov
ernment is already apprehensiye that
our country will not only produce
this fiber Tor It's own consumption,
but become exporters of it. It is
believed that this can be done with
the India seed, at least in the more
southern States. But we feel assured
that there is a jute producing plant,
familiar to all Of us, growing spon-
taneously in sections of New Jersey,
if not throughout its breadth, and
the object of this circular is to
acquaint the agriculturist Of the State
with its existence and possiblefaIue.
81 have experimental this Sum-
merdn my garden with the seed both
of tn, india AUD 4Ahrierieant plant and
a stalk from the American seed grew
So feet bibbI :GgSAfA ! ,;I;arooo 90 =
will be found in most sections, will
probably be from two to four et"-
Scientific Americau.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1878-12-04
THE aFL0RIDA AGRICULTURIST.
boils them to death, and soap chemi-
cally Spoisons them. Here sanitary
English Bacon. 70 ri
In England the preparation Of ba!

10 n 81 III w aly poisons lhem.~ Here sanitary
England the preparation ba and microscopic tog
con carried extensively Spores thrive in low ground and
and Systematically factories pe under oVNondions life Fore
Demonstrated and ftted for the hot water soap
The plan commonly adopt We who of malara
ed hee is s follower After Ionrbr { RIA {stor k5n
tasted t,cnt.fo, the pig oF ts q
atn to 3a slaughter hooss and 3 ylo" 5ye ana ag'
"a.ss .ogs5 az - ts .5ass3 4 Is IONA SRA
power ii iots OF Narer4n83dedto 33fe 6F Hen h6 :<,i"
Uhea the CARCASS las become cool 4a45 <4-s4z iaF
ana which is generally the case 2qaotahe dfo}aDGs troifpe
e about sxSe hourx SIS ready Ioos by hens be can' saved IN
l bonina Or cutting % Isl barrels apd every Spring and Fall
done ly ,an M rio IS & f this mndfe IL 6oup6scd with any
and c177j1c ~ I MAJ @ good soil muck from Wanps and
~ .ltn kent afew-nonthS, its any
removed and The hind ee 8 as To- crop snal 10 Peruvian ano and
leave to may Trims be estimated at hy
cass hen divided straight along cents to# per 2nnH from
the back and ss o r"p hen gusno DURING the Year,
fr saag Each Edd I8l y What save from November to Ap
o. dc o@. & cold ss and ri. si4. 1 ..d =. i, SIS. s
5rl..+ ,nr ~ Ss II a8,fir s deTt Of three ou
e ri ;o.cso al 60. spread e1 manure about
.f sail, 4sD a., IA III iacl Gce 3a a4osler
41 M +4 E<IRk III 3F fl&35sNt dBg}9hoar 81 %onp{t
r ;r, +I, 4as III al I'd sin. all .ats the bulk
,7 M f5AFk 4ysy5 tRs84y56 faI 1u. the last
}A tIos i've ;7 m aIt2t s4vs a'Ia4 liz SOL e oDo this
,l, fay ., ~ tcoags heal I'D ms 10 ias 10 eaa9 the
., Ultb GtIlItag4 htq fips tf5T cover an Tfse ar
t ~I(l2g itfQIfEftlA S1lHf {{l Eaf 5tc 9ti 81 qt}
se - 14 .Is 49, hoe, IN
41jt tll4 4f 1t5 OTfi Itq- t]ac AZ 3 u t5r,o
~ t%8fHA9QIIl T9attt4 g5tft i3u fH3{f fb ni}%ttSs
7g= 44,6 6ayrar,ai i,,4fY (,
f ~ IRISH FtTfS yif5 u7 pftiRl nv ~ isuIe ~ /"
f3 i - e e s@ I'LL .ino:~ f... naar1, 5aea7 = It3Alj
,s ts,+-a .a7 ofi }c anti a1a at so,, ta y
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-04-06
The Manhattan AbattOir.

Writing of the new Manhattan Abat-
toir, reporter of the New York CONNER
ciat Advertiser thus describes the process
by which the animals are slaughtered.
The process of butchering, he says, is scon-
Quoted so as to infict as little distress as
possible upon the animal, who stands in a
pen near the slaughtering box. A rope
is firmly fastened to hind leg, when, by
means of a derrick the animal is quickly
lifted high in the air, his head hanging
downward. 1t is supposed that this par
alyzes the creature-to throw his great
weight on one leg. With knife twenty
two inches long, which the butcher sharp
ems as the animal is drawn up, the brute 5
neck is cut, when the blood rushes out
into pans held to catch it. Five gallons
is the amount usually caught from each
bullock. Some of the animals kick for
eight minutes; others die Immediately. A
gang Of three men then dress the carcass,
Of which not one particle is wasted. Thir-
teen minutes only are consumed in dress
ing bullock, when the carcass is hung
up. Sometimes the flesh will quiver after
the carcass is dressed, so rapid has been
the transition from life to meat. A cart
drawn by mule is filled with blood, when
it is taken to the rendering room, where
the ofal is also conveyed. About five
pounds of flesh is cut from the bullock s
head This is purchased for sausage
meat. Alr. Peter Cooper contracts for the
hoofs, which he makes into glue. Forty
cents set, which is four, is paid for
these. The hides, horns and skulls, as
well as the bones, are sold; the fat and
blood are prepared in the rendering room,
which is connected by an underground
tunnel with the abattoir. In this room
the greatest order and neatness prevail.
Enormous tanks which hold 1900 lbs.
of blood are kept filled, and in these, by
a steaming process, the blood is reduced
to a powder which looks like ground choc-
olate. This is an excellent fertilizer, and
sells for forty dollars a ton. 1t goes
mostly to the South, whilst the fat, which
is rendered into the finest quality of tai
low, is shipped to Europe.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-04-06
The Latin Union.

The Latin Union, so frequently men,
toned in financial discussions, is a none
tary league composed of France, Italy,
Belgium, Switzerland and Greece, and is
so named from the mainly Latin origin of
the nations forming it. The purpose Of
the Union was to establish aud preserve a
uniformity in the weight and fineness of
the coins of those nations, and each nation
receives the coin of all the others at par.
The gold coins are one hundred, fifty,
twenty, ten and FIVE franc pieces, and fifty
and twenty centimes. The coins are a
legal tender to any amount for debts due
the State from citizens, but only to the
amount of fifty francs between citizens.
The league was iormea in 1868. Since
the demouetization of silver by Germany
the relative value Of the metal was chang
ed so that restrictions had to be placed on
the amount of silver coin to be issued by
each government. A conference was to
be held last December to readiust these
restrictions, but was postponed until next
December The annual silver coinage as
now allowed is as follows France, So, :
100000; Italy, s3 100000; Be lgium, 81 ;
100000; Switzerland, s750,000; Greece,
S36O,OOO. The ratio of gold to silver in
the Union is fifteen aud one half to one,
The Union exista by it, own terms till
. lSS0. and if notice Of dissolution is not
given one year in advance the contract
holds another fifteen years, and so on term
after term.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-04-06
Oeylon Cinnamon Fields.

4 correspondent writes about the Gin
namon plant in the island of Ceylon as
follows The plant thrives best in poor,
sandy soil and in damp atmosphere; it
grows wild in the woods to the size of a
large apple-tree, but when cultivated is
never allowed to grow more than ten or
or twelve feet in height, each plant stand
ing separate. The leaf is something like
that of the laurel in shape, but of lighter
color; when it first shoots out red, and
changes gradually to a green. 1t is now
out of blossom, but am told the flower
is white, and appears, when in full bloom,
to cover the whole garden. After hearing
SO much of the spicy gales from this island,
| was much disappointed at not being able
to discover the scent at least from the
plants, in passing through the gardens;
there is very fragrantsmelling flower
growing under them, which at FIRST led US
into the belief that we smelt the cinnamon,
but we were soon undeceived. On pulling
of n leaf or twig you perceive the spicy
odor very strongly; but | was surprised to
hear that the flower had little or none.
As cinnamon forms the only considerable
export of Ceylon, it is Of course, preserved
with care; by the Sld Dutch law, the pen
atty for cutting branch was no less than
the loss of a hand; at present a fine expi-
ates the same offensc. The neighborhood
of Columbo is particularly favorable to its
growth, being well sheltered, with high
equable temperature and as showers fall
frequently-though whole days heavy
rain IS uncOmmon-the ground is never
paTohed, as in most other places it not
unfrequently becomes, by extreme drought,
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The Sorrows Of Genius.

Homer was a beggar; Plautus turned
mill; Terence was a slave; Bethius died
in jail; Paul Borgheze had fourteen trades,
and yet starved with them all; Tasso was
often distressed for FIVE shillings; Benti-
voglio was refused admittanee into an
hospital he had himself erected; Cervantes
died of hunger; the celebrated writer of
"Lusiad" ended his days, it is said, in an
almshouse, and, at any rate, was supported
by faithful black servant, who begged in
the streets Of Lisbon for the only man in
Portugal on whom God had bestowed those
talents which have a tendency to erect the
spirit Of downward age; and Vagelas left
his body to the surgeons to pay his debts
as far as the money would 20; Bacon
lived life of meanness and distress; Sir
Walter Raleigh died on the scaffold; Spen-
Ger, the charming, died in want; the death
of Collins came through neglect, first
causing mental derangement; Milton sold
his copyright of Paradise Lost" for fif.
teen pounds, at three payments, and finished
his life in obscurity; Dryden lived in pow
erty and distress; Otway died premature
ly, and through hunger; Lee died in the
street; Steele lived life Of perfect warfare
with bailiffs; Goldsmith's "Vicar of " axe
field was sold for trife to save him
from the grip Of the law; Fielding lies in
the burying ground of the English factory
at Lisbon, without a stone to mark the
spot