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AerlenItural Netes.
Z a Ioalng -larneris . llillIess farmer.


A loahng farmeris a thrifless farmer.
There are over 1000 graneesi in Califor-
MA.
The yield Of all kinds Of fruit in Califor-
MA this year was Immense heygad prece-
dent.
Some boys soon become too big to hoe
potatoes and are not really big enough 10
hoe corn.
The wine-growing interest Of California
yields fully 100000 Annually TO the reve-
nueof thai State.
Fan9krs should mediate On what they
read. md read thai they may have food for
medi1don.
Il said there are farmers houses,
WITHOUT book or a newspaper base
slanfer, let US believe.
denmark has for many years supplied
canned butter TO South America. The same
irlNstTy IS 10 be commenced IN this coun-
fs1niit oil Is being shipped from North
Napo.ipa to Italy. Cosfon-seed oil also goes
10 the same country, where Il Is rapidly
talin tle place Of olive OIL
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MEssn,s j. II. zkIrrS & &c.

MEssi;is j. II. ZElLIS & &c. =
Gentlemen,-- the undersigned, engin-
GERS, on the Georgia Central Railroad, in
grateful obligation for the benefits we feeeiv-,
ed from the use of Simmons Liver Regulator
during the Yellow Fever Epidemic in Sayan-
nah, Ga, during fhh summer and fall OF
1876, desire to make the following statement
That during the aforesaid epidemic, we used
the medicine known as Simmons Liver Regu-
lator, prepared by j. Fl Zeilin & Co., and
though exposed to the worst miasmatic infiu-
ences 10y going in and coming out of Savan-
nah at different hours of the night, and also
in spending entire nights in the city during
the prevalence of the most fatal epidemic,
with bnt the single exception of one of us,
who was taken sick, but speedily recovered,
we continued IN our usual good health, a cir
cumstance We can account for in no other
way bnt by the effect, under Providence, of
the habitual nse of Simmons Liver Kegula-
tor while we We're exposed to this yellow fe-
yer malaria.
Respectfully Yours,
MELTON +. COOPER,
JAS. L. hALLETT
JOHN r. COLLINS
C. B. PATTERSON
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THOMAS B. OGLESBY,
PRACTICAL
Gin-Dresser and Repairer,
Hampstead. Texas.

Takes pleasure in announcing that he is
now prepared to apply to Gins his new pat
ent Gin-Dress at reasonable rates. My
mode of dress is superior to the briar-point,
or any other in use; inasmuch as it does not
nap, cleans the seeds, makes better sample
and gins faster.
have also procused, at heavy expense,
new patent cumming machine" with
which | am enabled to repair worn out gin
saws, providing new teeth and making them
do as good work as new gin. Satisfaction
guaranteed in every instance.
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CHANGERS AND PLANTERS
WAREHOUSE.

| will continue business at my old stand
and solicit the patronage OF my friends and
and for;er customers. l have now on
hand
AGAR .OAD OF GRANGE WAGONS
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As the planting season Tor
truck patches is near at hand
few words on that subject may,
perhaps, be seasonable. Last
spring there was what may now
be called an Irish potato and
snap bean excitement. Large
quantities ofsboth these articles
we're planted. generally by men
who had no experience in such
crops; the season was backward
and unfavorable; the result, as
might have been anticipated,
was highly unsatisfactory, and
many were disguised. The hair
on some mems heads chose who
are not bald-headed) viii, even
at this late day, stand on end if
any one should happen to say
snap beans in their hearing.
Previous to last season the
BANNER had been an earnestad-
voeate of truck farming, and it
yet sees no cogent season for
receding from its former posi-
ton. Truck farming, like every.
thing else, is a special business,
and to be made profitable must
be thoroughly understood. The
secret Of success in it is, getting
the articles to market early. In
Florida andthe Bermudaislands
the business is extensively fol-
lowed, but there they are below
the frost line, consequently rare
" make a failure in their crops,
As a market they have Savan-
nah, Charleston, Wilmington,
Norfolk, Richmond, Baltimore,
Philadelphia, New York, Boston
and Portland. It takes a vast
amount of produce TO supply
these places, and as the more
southern places raise their own
vegetables in season. the market
IS further removed northward
until une and early in July,
when the most northwardIy are
able to raise their own supplies.
To one fact alone was the fail
ure last season attributable: that
IS, the lateness Of the season po-
tatoes and beans were brought
to market. In raising vegeta-
bies here it must be remember
ed that we have to compete with
gardeners in the neighborhood
Of Mobile, who have for years
made profitable business in
this speciality. Farmers as far
north as Little Rock, Arkansas,
raise potatoes and have them
ready for shipment by the mid
die Of May. any Of our far
mers conclude to try a potato
crop this season they should
make up their minds that after
the Ist Of May, at the very latest,
i viii not pay to ship from here.
The distance TO ST. Louis and
Kansas city is great and freights
are 50 higbthat the freight alone,
IN some cases, would be fair
price for the produce. In the
matter of beans, last season, the
producers and the shippers were
inexperienced in the business,
and the beans arrived in market
in bad condition; the prime cause
OF this was not knowing how to
handle them. Tomatoes and
cucumbers, if shipped early
enough. bring enormous prices
All kinds of vegetables must,
however, be in hrst-class condi-
ton to be marketable; if in bad
order or damaged, the value of
them is so much deteriorated as
TO make it a question whether
they viii bring enough to pay
freight or exEess charges.
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hSlin-<i d mine be wasted7
Shall this inward lie unsiiled2
shall true joy pass by unfasted,
And the soul remain uaiiileds
Shah the God giyen hours be scattered,
Like the ayes upon Ire Ilain9
Sliail the blossoms die. unwaiered
By the drops of heavenly fain2
Shall I see each fair sun waking,
And notfeel it wake for meg
Each glad morning brightly breaking,
And not feel IL break for ne2
shall Isee tie roses blowing.
And not wish to bloom As they;
Holy fragrance round me throwing,
Lure others on the way2
Shalt hear the free bird singing,
In the SIMMER : stainless sky,
Far aleft its glad Eight winging,
Aad notseek to scar as highg
Shall this heart SIN spend It's treasures,
Ca ihe things that fale aud die;
Shall il court the hollow pleasures,
0f bewiidelins vanity?
Shall these lips of mine be idle:
Shall open tliem ia yaing
Shah not, with Gods own bridle,
Their ftiyslities restrain
Shall these eyes of mine sill wonder
Or No longer tin'Hed a.ar,
FiNia firner gaze and fonder,
On the bright and morning star?
shall these feet Of mine. delaying,
Sill In Says OF sin be found,
Drawing ssiafes, aud ma5ly strayinS
On The worlds bewiiching ground?
No, was not born TO tIiile
Life away in dreams of siu;
No, ! mnst not, dare not tribe,
Longings such as these Niiisini
Swiftly fn8ving upward, onward,
Let my soul in faith be borue;
Calmly gazing, skyward, s;mwari,
Let my eye uushTinkiaS trunl
Where The Cross, Gods love revealing,
Sets the fettered spirit free,
Where il sheds its wondronS healing,
There, my soul, thy rest shall be,
Then no longer idly dreaming
SHAH ding my years away;
But, each precious hour. redeeming
" al; for fife eternity.
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CAUTION.

The genuine Simmons Liver Regulator is
wrapped in clean, neat WHITE WRAPPER
with the red symbolic letter stamped upon IL
in the form of q ribbon gracefully curved
in to the letter q embracing the emblem OF
our trade, Spatula, Mortar and Graduate with
the words a, @. SIMMONS LIVER REGT-
LAT0R or MEDICINE thereon, also OBJ
serve the signature of j !, II. ZELLIN & CO.
i'm f.pf1 ink az, i.a side
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Fashionable Millinery.

Ar THE BUSINESS SEASONS
N soil around, it is pleasant at each sue
ceeding change to chronicle our progress
ing success. We are pleased to do this as
it affords us an opportunity of expressing
geatful thanks, to the many friends for the
very liberal patronage extended TO us the
past season. While thanking them for this
evidence of their goodwill, We hope to
continue to merit the same by renewed eff
forts TO please, and by endeavoring TO min
lister faithfully TO the varied tastes of our
large and intelligent body of customers.
The stock is unusually full, and attrac-
tive, Silks, Satins. Pushes, Plumes, Vel
vets, Two-toned Ribbons, Feathers, flow
ers, Ostrich Tips. Felt and Straw Hats,
and all the latest styles; Pallan Hats and
Bonnets, Zephyrs in all colors, Knitted
Goods, Elegant Novelties ofvarious des-
cription.
I'VE are also agent for Nine Demorest
Reliable Patterns, full assortment Just re-
cieved. Illustrated catalogues given free.
MRS. ]. 7. NORTON.
ept. II, wynn.
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The men who work VIII thrive; those who
are idle will starve. There is no fear that
Gods Wise and kind law that men must earn
Their bread by the sweat Of their brow viii
be set aside.
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ESTABLISHED 1850.
isosedale Nurseries,

Located II miles East of Brenham, on
the Washington County Railroad.
Full descriptive Catalogues sent TO
any address upon application.
The Gardens, Grounds and whole
Nursery Stock, are free for inspection
at all times to the public, without their
being expected TO purchase anything i;
they do not wish to.
l will have many new fruits and or
namental tress for sale next fall, ard
viii be pleased to show them to visitors
while they are growing.
WIN. WATSON, Proprietor
Brenbam Nav 23.dv. 1871
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-23
APRIL MAGAZINES.
ST. NICHOLAS.

81 NlNIlOLSS'
The st. Nicholas for April contains a
large number of select stories, with the ele-
CANT illustrations for which it is noted.
Among these are "How Kitty Was Lost in
Turkish Bazar," Dick Harding at
School, "Old Nicholai," The Professor"
wise Catherine and the Kabouterman-
necken, always Behindhand," and I'm
der the Lilacs," by Louise NJ. Alcott and
"Drfted into Port" the two entertaining
serials, are continued. There is
also variety of sketches to
please and instruct the youthful
Wild Mustang" How the Stone Age Chill
dren Played" "a Visit to a London Dog
Show" The Three Horse-shoes" the latter
being an amusing episode in the career Of
the celebrated Marshal SAKE. Puck Par
kerr is thrilling narrative of personal ad-
venture during the siege of Paris. The il
Illustrated poems are an admirable feature Of
this, as well as of former numbers.
sCRIBNER's MAGAZINE.
The April Scrbner opens with splen-
didly illustrated description of Deer Hunt
ing on the AuSable," river in the upper
part of Michigan, showing how this exciting
sport is followed by amateurs in that far
northern region in winter. A companion
article is the one entitled Among the
Thousand Islands," also with many illus
~ :ti,;cotions. Another illustrated page telling
How Lead Pencils are Made" will afford
universal interest, as will likewise that de-
scribing THE Telephone and the Phono-
graph" Clarence Cook furnishes a short
article giving the history and method
of manufacturing "Mocrame Lace"
with fac SMILES of some famous
specimens. "The Mosaic Creation and Mod
ern Science" is an essay by c. b. Warning,
cvincing considerable thought and erudi-
ton. Bret Harte contributes in his we'll
known and inimitable style, sketch of life
and character in the early times of Califor-
MIA with the title, 1.-TWO Saints of the Foot
Hills The second part of Twenty six
Hours Day." by Mary Blake, and "a
Queen at School" are pleasing and attrac-
tive articles that will receive a large share
of the readers attention. The story of
Roxy" continues to unfold itself in very
satisfactory manner, and is generally ad-
mired for the novel scenes and incidents
which it so appropriately and vividly por-
trays. Besides the other serial, His In
heritance," there are several other excel
lent hort stories, with poetical contribu-
tions by popular writers, and in the edito-
rial productions, in Topics of the Times y
The Old Cabinet" etc, a variety of inter
esting subjects are ably treated.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-23
rHE CRATER OF MONTE ROgARo.

|
The walks and drives in Isehia, are all
beautiful, but perhaps the most interesting
of the former, not even excepting the
ascent of Monte Epomeo, is the walk to
the extinct crater of Monte Rotaro.
Through narrow lanes of the roughest and
most neck-breaking where the slope is
steep and the stones unstable, you come to
the woods of arbutus in waxen blossoms
and crimson berry, Of trse heath, myrtle,
acacia and aianthus, chestnut and oak,
lick and carouba tree-if in autumn all of
the most gorgeous coloring fringe
the top and elothe the sides of the crater.
But you pass first by the ''fumerol," or
smoke holes, which are always sending out
their thin, fine yapors, like concealed bon
fires, from among the bracken and mint
of the coarse bit of stony common that
comes before you reach the wood
As you stand on the edge of the crater
and look down into the large and deep
bowl, you see lying in the bottom a num-
ber of white stones that we're once tossed
up from the burning heart beneath.
The crater used to be full also of grave
stones; for here were buried the victims of
cholera in one of the outbreaks in the
early half of the present century. But now
the little crosses which were put up as
pious memorials of the quiet dead have
either decayed and fallen, or been taken
away. Here, too, was large and stately
white marble tomb marking the last resting
place of the brother of our favorite hero
who was "buried darkly at the dead OF
night" Sir John Moore. Now the marble
has all been broken and carried away, and
only the stone core is left marking out the
spot. The kind womanly soul who was
our friend and guide to this spot-an
English woman resident on the island
scratched holes and furrows for flower seeds
about the grave; which she left to the
kindly offices of nature to spring up in the
sweet early months of the year, as her
offering to the names of the dead. 1t was
sad to think of the brave old Englishman
lying here in his unnoted, desecrated grave,
in this desolate and sunless spot, The sun
did certainly gild the edge of one side, but
all within the deep hollow of this worn-out
crater was chill and dank, and full of
painful and depressing associations. Death
and destruction all around us, and beneath
Dur feet the tears and sorrows of countless
human hearts-the ruin of families, the
mourning of many lives. London Queen.
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HOW ,TEIE SULTAN NAEsRzES A
DAUGHTER.

The marriages of princesses, on whose
expenses, as the Haiti Hamayoun of 1853
stated, no saving could be effected, deserves
special notice. If one of tbe sultan's
daughters has attained the age at which
Turkish girls are generally married, the
father seeks husband for her among the
mobiles at his court. If young man
especially pleases her, he is given the rank
of Acknowledgements nothing lower being
ever selected. The chosen man receives,
in addition, a magnificent fully furnished
pocket money; and in addition, his father
in-law defrays all the housekeeping
expenses. The bridegroom is not always
over and above pleased at being selected
If he be married, he is obliged to get a
divorce-he must never have a wife or mis-
tress in addition to the princess; and
moreover, he is regarded as the servant
rather than the husband of his wife. The
sultan himself announces to him his i'm
pending good fortune, and it is his bounden
duty to bow reverently, kiss the sultan S
feet, and stammer few words about the
high honor, the unexpected happiness, etc.
He then proceeds with a chamberlain, who
bears the imperial HIATT to the sublime
porte. A military band precedes him, and
soldiers are drawn up along the road, who
present arms. At the head of the stairs the
bridegroom is received by the grand vizier,
conducted by him into room where all the
ministers are assembled and the HIATT is read
aloud. This ceremony corresponds to the
betrothal.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-23
SEIZED BY A Devil FISH.

Recently party of Cape Flattery or
Makaw Indians, returning from visit to
their friends (the Songish of Yictoria), en-
camped the first afternoon out, on the beau
tiful Bay of Metehosen, V. I. The weather
being very fine, most of the party went
bathing, and among the number a maiden
of perhaps eigteen summers, who had ae-
companied her grandfather on the trip.
Desiring seclusion, she went round point
away from the other bathers, and being
known as bold swimmer, is supposed to
have taken a header into deep water.
However taken, it proved to have been
plunge into the arms of death, for when
the swimmers reassembled around the
camp fire the girl was missed, and not
withstanding diligent search that evening,
could not be found The following morn
ing with sad hearts the party left; but
very soon those in the foremost canoe, on
rounding the first point saw (the water be-
ing calm and cleaD a human body as if
seated on the sandy sea bottom, with what
seemed like a -four bag Immediately be-
hind it. The natives knew what this
meant As soon as the canoes got to-
gether two of the most active young men
managed with daggers SO to disable the
monster (for it was a gigantic devil fish,
that the octopus with its victim was
brought to the surface. The foregoing
facts have been communicated to our in
formant by an intelligent and respectable
half breed woman from Metchosen, who
saw the body of the drowned girl with
some of the prehensile of the mollusl'
still adhering to it. She compared the
head of the octopus in size to that of a
fifty pound -four sack, full; and said that
the tentacles were twelve in number,
of different sizes, and the largest about
the circumference of mans arm.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-23
AGE FOR LEGAL MARRIAGES.

There is considerable variation, in tbe
different European States of the age at
which legal marriage can be contracted.
In Austria, the age of discretion for both
sexes is fourteen. In Hungary, each re-
hgious sect makes it's own regulations,
marriages being regarded as an entirely
ecclesiastical affair. Russians can contract
marriages at the age of eighteen in the
case of males, and sixteen in that of fe-
males. The Italian law fixes the age at
eighteen and fifteen years respectively.
In Turkey there is no general law. The
French and Belgian codes allow marriages
of young men at eighteen and girls at ff-
teen, but powers of dispensation in special
cases are reserved In Greece, Spain and
Portugal, parties of fourteen and twelve
can contract a binding marriage, but in tho
latter country the consent of the parents
is necessary if the parties are under twenty
one. According to the amended paragraph
of the new German civil marriage bill, the
state of wedlock cannot be entered upon
under twenty and sixteen respectively,
though the existing laws of Prussia and
Saxony permitted marriages at earlier
periods. There is much dissimilarity in
the Swiss laws, every canton having a
local regulation of its own. In some of
them the consent of the parents is neces-
sary up to the age of twenty-five. The
influence of climate upon the temperament
and constitution is observable in the earlier
age at which marriage is allowed in the
Southern nations, where maturity is reached
at much earlier period than among the
Northern people.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-23
TREE HUMAN EAR.

Probably no portion of the human
anatomy is SO delicate, sensitive, and at
the same time SO cspricious in its action as
the human ear. We have known woman
who could stand up in the garnet, looking
out of dormer window, and hear her hus-
band kiss the hired girl in the cellar, eight
rooms and two flights of stairs away,
and the next night that very same woman
would take her baby to church and hold
it on her lap while it screamed and howled
fifteen minutes of the sermon into OBJ
livion, and be astonished when she
was told that the dear child had been cry
ing. Burlington Hapkeye.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-23

Seidom came in contact. Last evening the
former, with basket heavily charged
with charcoal, bumped against Mary. 1t
was at the intersection of Floyd and Green
streets, near the home of the old lady,
who relieved herself of her burden and
said:
"La chile, whar am ye gwine?'
"-Te de play party"
"Whar ?'
SAT Brodder Williams house."
''Say, am you tellin' de'hue story, chile
Is Bill Williams gwine to give play party
tonight"
"Why, OBJ course
"Well, it don't come off unless I'm thar.
I amt invited, but expect dat Brodder
Williams would be surprised to see ME.
Say, chile, / tlink that play party will be
put off,"
"What's that, auntyP'
"Nothin much; you go home, chile;
dat play party is gwine to be post
poned."
"Why?"
'Do ye see dis coal," said the elder
party, pointing to her basket. II jes got
got dat to iron off Bill Williams shirts.
He said he was gwine to Frankfort in de
mornin' and needed em. La! he owes
me over $1.1O now for washin', an he
hasn't got clean shirt to put on. How's
be gwine to do big thing at play party
widout shirt? He can't, an Aunt Han
nah amt gwine to let him. Pm talkin';
you heah me, chi!e ?"
The old lady picked up her basket
again and trudged homeward, mutter-
ing
"Play party, indeed! He'd better pay
me for cleanin' dem clothes he wore in the
Workhouse. Well, dere amt no play
party tonight if Aunt Hannah ana
awake"
Somebody must have been awake, for
certainly there was no play party at the
house of William Williams last night. A
number of colored folks were disappointed,
who can receive morsel of satisfaction by
consulting Aunt Hannah. She still insists
that no "play party" will ever occur at
the Williams mansion unless she has an
invitation, as well as dollar or SO besides
Louisville C0uJer-Jouraal
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-23
THE SILKY MARMOsEF.

The marmoset is a South American
monkey, about the size of a squirrel. The
silky marnloset, is of golden yellow color,
the fur being very soft and silky and form
ing kind of name upon the neck. The
feet are fve-toed and have sharp claws;
the tail is long and bushy, but not prehen-
sile, and the body is covered with soft
woolly fur. 1t is easily tanned and makes
an interesting and affectionate pet. 1t is
not SO intelligent as the other monkeys, and
its constitution is so delicate that it easily
dies from the exposure of even temperate
climates. 1t is peculiarly sensitive to cold,
and likes to have its house well furnished
with soft and warm bedding, which it piles
up in corner and under which it delights
to hide itself. They are very fond of flies,
and will often take fly from the hand of
the visitor. 1t has strange liking for hair.
One of these little creatures, which was the
property of a gentleman adorned with a
large bushy beard, was wont to creep to Its
masters face, and to nestle among the
thick masses of beard. Its food is both
animal and vegetable in character; the
animal portion being chiefly composed OF
various insects, eggs, and it may be an oc-
casional young bird; ard the vegetable diet
ranging through most Of The edible fruits.
Cockroaches are a favorite article oi
food, and gold fish are peculiarly re.
lished.