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Color BLINDNESS AND RAILROAD
SIGNALS.-Mr. John Baird, of the
Metropolitan road, in New York city, is
entitled in a peculiar degree to the
gratitude of city people if he has indeed
devised and given practical effect to a
system of safety and danger signals for
that road independent Of color. His
system as reported indicates the state of
the road to the engineer by the position
Of the signal-as it is horizontal or verti-
cal. That will address itself to any eye,
and serves as a sufficient indication in
daylight, and with a light at either end
the position would be shown perfectly
at night also. Since the extensive pre-
%valence of color blindness is a fact so
well established it is scarcely possible
that In the multitude of men employed
by any great railroad company there
should not be many the worse for this
defect; and where there is one in the
position OF an engineer an accident is at
any time possible where the signals are
significant only in virtue of color. 1t is
al important addition, therefore, to
public security to have the signal indi-
cations turn on some other point than
that of color; and we are pleased to
know that this is actually done on the
road where an accident would be worse
tor city homes than any other road in
the world. How many other companies
have shown this consideration for public
welfare ?-Aew York Herald.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-06-12
INSECTS ON RosEs.-The green fly

INSECTS ON RoSES.-The green NY
and the rose slug are the two greatest
nests of the rose ; but last summer L re-
ceived a letter from an amateur cultlva-
for. enclosing leaves from two or three
different varieties, all which had the
epidermis and f1eshy portion partially OF
wholly eaten out by what he called a
"thri, s or white fly" which covered his
roses largely. The leaves only needed
bleaching to make fair specimens OF
skeletonized leaves. | am not aware OF
having the same trouble with out-ot-
door plants. but forthe last two or three
winters. we have had a white f1,I which
has troubled the house or pot plants
considerably. Various methods have
been tried in vain to get rid OF them.
They are very easily disturbed, as a
Slight lar of the plant will send them
Aying away. OF this we have awaited
ourselves for keeping their numbers
down bv taking affected plants INTO the
omen air and shaking and brushing the
little insects off. How to get rid OF
ii EN- from out door plants would be a
matter of experiment. White he,lebore
in water viii dispose of slugs and aphls
on the rose, SO also will tobacco water,
but care must be used not to apply
either too strong or it will injure the
foliage. Whale-oil soap will be found
a remedy for most insects-one pound
of soap to seven of rainwater. These
solutions are best applied with a garden
engine, having a flexible delivery pipe,
SO that the under sides of the leaves
may be reached, as most insects work
there. w. w. WHITE.
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ATTEMPTED SUICIDE OF A FAMOUS

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE OF A FAMOUS
RUSSIAN AUTHORIZES = INTERESTING
SKETCH OF HER LIFE AND WORKS.
Odessa has just witnessed the attempted
suicide of Nine. PashkOf, one of the
most talented of modern Russian novel
lists. Her career, as sketched by the
Golos, is singularly varied and full of
/, interest. Her father was a bahrin, or
serf proprietor, of the old school, the
owner of 1000 souls, and a descendant
of the ancient Tartar princes. He was
of an exceedingly despotic temperament,
and brought up his daughter according
to masculine principles, teaching her to
) wrestle, to fence. to use the sword and
revolver and to ride astride on horse
back like a man. At the age of sixteen
she wrote her first NOVELETTE, Prin-
cess Vairao Glenski'-which al once
took the public taste, and made her
name famous among the elite of Mos
cow. A year later her father married
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-06-12

ADVICE TG GIRLS.-Do not estimate
the worth OF a young man by his ability
to talk soft nonsense, nor by the length
OF his mQustache.
DO not imagine that an extra ribbon
tied about the neck can remedy the de-
feet OF a sOlled collar or an untidv dress
1t your hands are Drowned by labor
DO not envy the lily fingers of the Misses
Fuss and Feathers, whose mothers work
III the kitchen, while the daughters
lounge in the parlor.
1t a dandy with a cigar between his
myers, asks y9u if smoking is offensive
to you, tell him emphatically. Yes >
The habit should be, though the odor
may not. ''
10 not waste your tears on the I'M
aglnary sorrows of Alonzo and Melissa
nor the trials of the dime novel beroines
seek rather to alleviate the woes Of the
suffering one on earth.
Ii your dress is inconvenientlv Iono
ana a gentleman steps upon it. don't
De angry but meekly beg his pardon. as
you ought. -
When a mule kicks. the Boston Past
says, he does it for his own behoof
The best way to retain YOUR friends
says Claude De Haven in the YonLars
"oSet'e, IS not TO use them.
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Ne" PHEsEHyA4rsE AaEsf.-Dur-
ing some experiments IN separat;nc
sugaf from molasses a double salt of
oorate Of potassium and sodium was
Iound that proved to have valnah,a
antiseptlc properties. This salt * now
manufactured on a commercial soaa
and costs about ten cents a kiloeram - T.
IS obtained by dissolving in wate .an ann II
quantities Of chloride of potass; Iua'
nitrate Of sodium and borie acid pG,lsf fl1ar,
ing end .evap9ratiGg to dryness "f Tho
salt is said 10 be quite deliuusscan, angg
must be kept in tight bottle anu
quick III action, retains its Qualities ~
a long time and has no injurious eff iof
On the taste, smell, or healthfi1lness Sc
me substances to which it is annl;eJ r.
has already found "a use in mst pp,aeu, II
ages: IN preserving meats. in tann;na
az r lb IN 1 6nTtt 'gdl9 \ small quanti ty
IN good condition for a week. lsSi II
used in preserving beers and WINS = Is a,s9
Is being made the subject of exne aG, anu
IN several other direction
"oTtos work. .Scrsbner for June
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PLANTS FOR NAMEs.-Enclosed I
send you a sample of a pea vine that
came up among my wheat and grass
that soWed a year ago last fail. When
my hogs We're In the field after the
wheat had been cut, they found those
peas, which We're then dry. and ate
them, and seemed to be very fond of
them All yeu please give the name
and what they ar5 good for? Thev are
now about three feet high and almnst
destroy the grass where they grow. j.
Wv 1oleraln' \. {. They are the
Ionllhoh Vetches or 'tares," so well
known as a forage crop in England. and
partially SO In this country.
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fuF an ounce of sugar of leadin a pail
OF water; soak the material in the solu-
Ilon two hours; let dry before being
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stay. she cried, SIS through the blind.
30 stay" she cried. "mv NH gut,
The night is far from old dins'rei' stay,
ff b S's syeay like xo1 enc ss chained ta the spo.
While she just dropped ten
OF crockery on his head ouuos or SO
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Coop VINEGAR.-TaEe a fve-gallon
keg, till with water, and put in fv4a
pounds OF sugar and a cupful of hon
yeast, put a long-necked bottle in the
bung-hole, and keep it in the sun to
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STRAWBERRY PLANTS IN PoTs.-I
have always been in favor of starting
strawberry plants in pots, as it gives
them much better start, and conso-
quently a large crop of fruit the fl st
year after planting. Being invited by
Golf King. an enthusiastic strawberry
grower in the Mahoning Valley, to visit
a patch set out by him last September.
| did so, and was perfectly astonished
at the size of the plants, and the large
promise of fruit. The plants were
planted from pots last September the
varieties being Monarch of the West,
Great American. Kentucky and Black
Defiance Great American being the
poorest, there not being, | should Judge
more han half a crop of this when
compared with the others. Blythe by.
if your readers who have succeeded
with this VAR city, would give us. who
have failed with it, i little light. BIZ tell
ing us the kind of soil and treatment
they give it, we would be thankful
With me and several other W
am acquainted with, it is a poor grove
and rather shy bearer. MANY neople
object to the impracticability of large
growers adopting the pot system of
starting Strawberries, but if a wear is
gained by 50 doing. it is well worth con-
siderable extra labor.
Mr.. King has also some eight trees Of
the Miner plum in full bloom-in fact.
the trees are completely covered with
blossoms. As | have not seen this
much lauded plum in a fruiting condi-
ton, | shall with anxiety watch these
trees this season. | suppose there is
not a large number of bearing trees in
the East yet.
Nj MurnN
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THE SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-09-05
A Story Teller Vanquished.

"Whcn l was young man," said
Col. B., we lived in Illinois. The
farm had been we'll wooded, and tho
stumps were pretty thick. But we
put the com in among them, and
managed to raise fair crop. Tho
season ! did my share of the plowing.
We had 'sullsy' plow, and l sat in
seat and managed the horses, four as
handsome bays as man ever drew
rein over. One day I found stump
right in my way. hated to back out
SO just said word to the team, and
You'll believe it, they just walked that
plow right through that stump ms
though it had been cheese" Not a
soul expressed surprise. But Mai. S.,
who had been quiet listener, remark
cd quietly "Its curious, but l had a
similar experience myself once. My
mother always made our clothes in
those days, as we'll as the cloth they
we're made Of. The old lady was aw.
fully proud of her homospun-said it
was the strongest cloth in tie State.
One day had just plowed through a
white oak stump in the way you
speak of, colonel, But it oame togoth-
er before was out Of the way, and
nippcd tho seat Of ny trousers. I
felt mean, I can tell you, but I put
the string on the ponies, and, if you'll
believe it, they just snaked that
stump out roots and all. Something
had 10 give, you know.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-09-05
Kindness.
revenge.

Kindness is as cheap Us it is beau
tiful. 1t may be given in q word or
look, without diminishing aught OF
our wealth. With courtcsics alone
we may ilinmine our pathway, and
pluck down blessings which no gold
could purchase, 10 he brotherly, to
befriend and checr aud console as far
as in US lie, these are the crowning
graces Of humanity-and all these arc
born of kindness, It ia anger, breed
ing hate and contumely, that has flll.
ed the earth with misery and ruin.
Anger botween 9linared and races,
before which all that is beautiful in
man vanishcs, leaving only the wild,
fierce animal OF his being. Families
divided, friends parted, communities
at feud, and nation warning against
nation-these are frnits Of anger.
1t has begotten the foulest Of crimes.
But kindness, in proportion as this
has boen the ruling spirit among
men, brings peace and happiness.
The home-hearth has been the centre
of paradise, and the community n
fraternal Elysium. Verify, "Better
is dry crust and quietncss there
with, than a house full of sacrifice
with strife" Let us study and strive
to be kind, no matter how trivial the
occasion nor how small the promised
fruit. 1t is the only language of our
nature that is universal ard irrcsisti-
BILE. r.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-09-05
Grown up Babies.

The young man who, undor the
pressure OF the least real or fancied
adversely takes to drinking, is
grown-up baby but he is nursing til e
wrong bottle. The young man who
is ashamed of his mother because she
doesn't "put on style," and of his
father because he doesn't use elegant
language, is a baby that had no busi-
ness to have ever grown up. An
overdose of soothing syrup would
have been n. blessing to him. The
eighteen year old girl who is senti-
mental, and sighs for his early com
ing at the gate, well she is grown
up baby. The young man who thinks
every young lady in love with him
because she is polite to him when in
his company, is the worst type of q
grown up baby.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-09-05
How to Take Life.

Take life like man. luke it just
as though it was-as it is-an earn
est, vital, essential aEcir. Take it
just rs though you were personally
born to the task OF performing mer-
ry part in it, as though tie world
waited for your coming. Take it as
though it was a grand opportunity to
do and to achieve, to garry forward
grea; and good schemes to help to
cheer a suffering, wea1y, it may he,
broken-hearted brother. The fact is,
life is undervalucd by great MAORI
ty Of mankind. 1t is not made half
as much of as should be the case.
Where is the man or woman that ac-
complishes one tithe of what might
be done2 Who cannot look upon op-
portpnities lost plans pnashieyed,,
thoaghts crushed, aspirat atippsp nnGlls
filled, ,and all caused from the lack OF
the necessary and possible eGort2 If
we knew better how to take and
make the most of life, it would be
better than it is.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-09-05
Tribute 10 q Mother.

Children look into those eyes, listen
to that dear voice, notice The, feeling
of even single touch that is bestow-
ed upon you by that geRtle hand1
Make much of it while yet you haye
that most precious of all giIts, 3 l6ys
ing mother. Read the unfathemabla,,
love Of those eyes the kind anxiety
of that tons. and Look, however siight
your pain. In after life you may
have friends, fond, dear friends ont
never will yon .haye sagain the s,inex-
pressibIc love and genqeness lasislsyd,
upon you which none but mother
bestows. Often slo ! ,eigh in..,r: r:iip9y,
struggles with the dark, .uasaring
world, for the sweet, deep, seeGfity.
felt when, of an evening, neslliugnin
her bosom, J listened 70, some ,epieSS
tale, suitable to my age. read 10 her
tender and untiring voice. Never
can forget the sweet glances cast
upon me when l appeared asleep;
never her kiss of peace ut night.
Years have passed away since we
laid her beside our father in the
old chnrch-yard and still her voice
whispers from the grave, and her
eye watches over mo, as / visit spots,
long. since hallowed TO the.mcmoEy Of
my mother.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-09-05
Josh BilIinqisms

IF a young man hain't got we'll
balanced head like TO see him part
his hair in the middle.
! don't take any foolish chances.
If j wuz called upon to mourn over a
dead mule i should stand in front OF
him and do mi weeping.
There is no man SO poor but what
he kan afforG to keep one dog, and i
have seen them so poor that they
could afford to keep three.
l say 2 thirds of the ritch people in
this world make the most of Your
money, for it makes the most of you.
Happy thought.
1 never argy agin success; when
i see a rattlesnaik's head sticking out
of his hole, bear off to the left and
say 10 myself that hole belongs to
that snak.
Thare is one thing in this world
that money kant buy, and that is the
wag of dogs tail.
Flattery is like colone water to be
smclled of, not swallowed.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-09-05
A Witty Professor.

On the door Of the Greek class
room, Professor Blackie, Of Edin-
burgh, had occasion few weeks ago
to put mp this notice: "Prof. Blackie
regrets he is unable to meet his ctaas-
es." A waggish student, spying this,
scraped out the ipitial letter Of the
last word Of the sentence, and made
it appear as if the professor wus re-
grctful at his inability to meet those
fair specimens Of humanity familiarly
known outside the college quadrangle
as the Glasses" But who can ioke
with B!aekic? The keen.cycd old
man, noticing the prank that had
been played ON him, quietly erased
another letter, and left the following
to be read by whom it might concern :
"Prof. Blackio regrets he is unable to
meet his asses !'
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-09-05
Woman's Love.

Let the woman you look upon he
wise or vain, beautiful or holy, ehe
has but one thing she can give or re,
fuse, and that is her heart, Her
beauty, her wit she may sell you, but
her love is the treasure without money
and without price. She can only ask
i'll return, that when you look upon
her, your eyes shall speak mute de-
votion when you address her YOUR
voice shall be gentle and kind. That
you shall not despise her because she
cannot all at once understand your
vigorous thoughts and ambitious
plans, for when misfortune and evil
have defeated your greatest purpose,
her love remains to console Yo4.
You look upon the tree of strength
and grandeur; do not despise the
flowers because their fragrance is all
thoy have to give. Remember, love
is tho only thing which God permita
her to carry beyond the grave.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-09-05
81 am Dying, Egypt, DYING"

Tho Richmond Enquirer gives the
following interesting story Of the
death of Gen. Lytlc, author of the
beautiful poem, 81 ain Dying, Egypt,
Dying" "Ho was killed far in ad-
vance OF his command, while gallant
ly leading an assault upon our lines,
and the steed and his dead rider were
both captured. So soon as it was
known that the author OF that rare
poem, as familiar and as greatly adj
mirpd South as North, Il am Dying,
Egypt, DYING lay dead in the camp,
officers and men crowded around to
take y last look at THO poct.sollier
who had achieved 60 great literary
triumph. There was no rejoicing
over this fallen enemy but there was,
in truth, something on each soldiers
cheek that, for a moment, washed
away the stains Of powder. Tender
ly they tppk him upi and when the
battle was oyer, an escort Of honor,
appointed from among the leading
Confederate officers, bore him back
to his own camp, under flag Of
truce, and on rudely oonstructed
luneral-bicr, with his martial cloak
around him. In lite he had touched
that chord of human sympathy which
makes all The world akin; and in
death its harmonious vibrations ST.
lenced all resentment, and thrilled,
the hearts alike Of friends and foes
with nobler passion than hatred or
revenge.