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Attorney to the jury, in opening the
case, 1--WE shall show that Immediate
" after the acquistsl of the charge of
forgery, the prisoner made threats
against the deceased; that be Vas seer
in the vesibule of the Courthouse at
the hour of 10 or thereabouts on the
night of the murder; if q the Tina afore.
said he, standing on the steps, address
ed one of the witnesses for the State in
his own, undisguised voice, so that the
witness viii swear positively concern
ing his identity, we shall pre-
sent case that will demand
conviction. But, if we shall further
show, gentlemen, that the prisoHer car
ried to his washerwoman al daylight on
the morning after the committal Of the
crime, q shirt, the right cuff and bosom
of which contained blood stains; il, pro-
ceeding further, we shall show that
when the prisoner was arrested there
was found upon his person q dagger
whose blade fitted the several wounds
In the deceaeeds breast, and If We shau
make known the fact that the prisoner,
after his acquittal, declared that he
could traverse the courtroom with ease
after dark, and then If we offer in evi
dence the last words (written) of ths
deceased-words which he must have
written after he had been left for dead
by his murderer, we shall confidently
expect q conviction, though we woulc
wish to see the prisoner, If innocent
prove . satisfactory abb"
The attorneys opening address ere
ated a profound impression; it seemed
to seal the prisoners doom. If the pros
ecution could prove what they said they
could, from whence would the alb
come?
The defense relied mainly upon prov
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Legal ODiniOns,

An honest farmer once called upon the
late Roger NJ. Sherman, the celebrated law
yer, and told him he wanted an "opinion'--
He had heard great deal about the value of
Mr.. Sherman's opinions, and how great
many people went to him to get an opinion :;
and though he never had had, nor was likely
to have, law suit or other difficulty for
lawyer to hold him from, he thought he would
have an opinion too.
"Well, John, what can do for you 2" said
Mr.. s., when John, in his turn, was shown
into his room.
"Why, lawyer" replied John, 81 happened
to be in town, and having nothing to do,
thought / would come and get your opin-
ion"
Estate your case, John. What's the mat
teri"
ooh, nothing! ! amt got no law suit;
only want to get your opinion; they say
they're very valuable"
"But, John-about what ~
"Oh /! anything, sir; take your pick and
choose !"
Mr.. Sherman, seeing the notions of his eli
ent on the matter in hand took his pen, and
writing few words, folded them up and
handed them to John, who carefully placed
the paper in his pocket.
whats the pay, sir?'
-Four and siXpence, yankee money; 70
cents
When John returned home the next morn
ing he found his wife, who had pretty much
the lead in his business matters, anXiously
discussing with his chief farm servant the
propriety of getting in a large quantity of
oats on that day, which had been cut the one
previous, or of undertaking some other la
Dor.
John was appealed to to settle the question,
but he could not decide. AT length, said he,
"Tll tell you what Polly. I've been to II
lawyer, and got an opinion that cost me four
and six pence There it is-read her out; it's
n lawyers writing, and can't make head nor
tail of ~
John by the way, could not read the plain
est print but Polly, who was something of a
scholar, opened the paper and read as fol-
lows:
Never put off till tomorrow what can be
done to-day"
Enough saidw cried John; "thcm oats
must he got i'm and the same night such a
storm came on as otherwise would have ruin
ed them entirely.
John often afterwards consulted this opin-
ion, and acted upon it, and to this day en-,
tertans high estimate oflawyer's opinions
generally, and ofthc lamented Mr. Shcrman's
in particular
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For tic 1Egis d Inteliyencr.
How to Raise Early Tomatoes.

As the season for starting tomato plants is
at hand, will give to your readers an idea
which ! am sure they may profit by. My
plan for producing few tomatoes very early
is as follows:
Procure an old tin pan or other vessel, in
which place quantity Ofrch earth, or mould,
six or eight inches deep. Sow the seed, and
place il in Il room in the house where the seed
sown will he most likely to'germinatc. They
must he frequently watered, before they come
up, and aftcrward, until the plants are two
inches high. | then gather up some old 3 IT..
cans; place them in the stove Ia unSollcr
Them Then take the body of the cans tic II
string around each one, place it on hoard
long enough To seat twelve cans, fill these cans
to the top with good soil; draw the young
plants tcnderly out, and transplant them into
The cans. Place thtm with the board on
table, or on Il shelf in the window, so that the
plants may enjoy the lenctt of the sun and
light and if properly watered they will lc
budding as carly as the 10Th of May-the
earliest period at which it is safe to place them
in the open air in this latitude. As soon as il
is safe to remove them to the ground, carry
out your board, on which the cans are placed,
open the hill, previously prepared, set can
in each hill, cut the string around the can, re-
move it from the hill press the earth in around
the plant and not one will die, if properly
cared for BY this process the writer has
ripe tomatoes before the 4th of July. Last
season we had them in the latter part ofJmc.
Now is the proper time to SOW the seed
Two weeks later will do.
Fb 25M, 1879. EXPERIENCE.
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Farm Notes.

"A bushe of ashes contains pounds of
potash.
Prof Tyndall in Il lecture said: "A cob
web spread over blossom is Sufficicn, topro-
tcct ii from night chills"
The farmer must recolect that his sons
will learn by example and not by preccpt.-
If he spends his days in town his boys will
follow his example.
The credit system is one of the greatest
curses to man. If you wish to keep ont of
debt and live Independent, never run an ac-
count at {, store or grocery.
1t is said that lice may be kept from poul-
try by placing pieces of the bark Of slssltraS
root in their nests. The discovery was
made by negro woman way down in
Dixie"
Make the collection and composing of
fertilizing materials constant employment
The odor of your manure heap should be
more attractive to you than the smell of the
whisky shop.
Ammonia consists ofnitrogen and hydro
gen only, in the proportion of fourteen parts
of the former to three parts of the latter, by
weight or seventeen pounds of ammonia
contain fourteen pounds of nitrogen and three
Of hydrogen
The cow that is tieshy gives milk richer
in butter than the COW that is poor and thin.
One that has reached her full maturity gives
better milk than she did before she reached
that age COW that has gained flesh day by
day gives richer milk than COW that is los
ing gradually.
The mules of Morocco excel even those
| of Spain. Some of them are as large as u full
| sized horse. Flooding, patient, sure footed and
docile, they carry the traveller Mt the rate of
| four miles an hour, through long day with
but few halts and but little sustenance. They
are found to carry heavier weights than the
camel, and TO travel faster. The price of IL
mule ranges from 800 TO 5000.
- Any grain can be greatly improved ly
selecting the best each year, and continue 10
plant this for several seasons. No other grain
plant that we grow has so many ab0rtivc
ears as corn. If we can make each of these
productive, the yield can he greatly multiplied
If any farmer wishes 10 experiment in this
way, he might begin by thinning out the
plants, removing suckers, and encouraging the
growth of the seed, instead ofa useless amount
of the stalk and leaf
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VARIETIES.

Mamma" said little boy who had been
sent to dry towel before the fire, sis il done
when it's brown"
-"That's the long and short of it," as the
street Arab remarked on passing tall wife
and little husband
Why does duck go under water? For
divers reasons. Why does she go on land
For srm-dry purposes.
1t is one of the clrositics of natural his
tory that horse enjoys his food most when he
hasn't ba in his mouth
II trust you will he true to me-" he said
dear" said she" till get another fellow
The ,%tmdoy Erc,ing Gozdtc says
"Pumpkin pies are healthy and good" We
are glad there is no serious illness prevailing
among them, and if they arc good they will
be happy.
A celebrated lady once said of n ccnso-
rious neighbor: His mouth costs him moth
ing, for he always opens il at the expense of
others. wish that some day he should bite
his tongue, for then he would poison him
self"
-Curatc visiting Il poor cabman down
with bronchitis)-"lIavc you been in the
habit of going 10 church," Poor Cabby
lIhllllN = Vail say Sil 'hb N"S'iII
ave druv good many parties there, sir!-
Punch.
No work, however mechanical, can make
an honest poor manlose hissclfrcspcct Do
whatever you can get TO do, and do it so well
that your employer will see that you are fit
for something better, and the time is not far
off when you will begin to rise.
A handsome young bride was observed to
be in deep reflection on her weddingda
One of her bridesmaids asked the subject of
her meditation. II was thinking" she re-
piled, (which ofmy old beauX should marry
in case | should become a widow
He was quaint old fisherman. One day
along towards dusk he was fishing in a trout
stream, and as he swung his fly over the wa
ter, it was suddenly snapped by a large bat.
The strange looking thing dangled and flap
ped its wings at the end of the line. The
fisherman's companion called out: Say Sam,
got anything:' Yeas" looking at the bat
on the hook "What is it," Il dunno, I'M
less il is n chcrubimm
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HIS VISITING CARD.-A very good story
is told of the late Admiral Goldsborough with
regard to the etiquette of visiting cards He
was bluff old sea-dog, and hated sham and
pretence. An airy young diplomat a great
man of society and fashion, called on the Adj
miral, and finding him out left his card with
the letters i. p. penciled on it. The brave
salt was puzzled thereby, and when the young
man accosted him on the street and asked,
"Did you get my card, Admiral! ?" he shouted
out, Eyes and what's the meaning of E. p.
that you wrote on it?" 9. ooh, why that means
en- 1,ersonne, that called in person" ut
does, ehg" said the Admiral, and went off in
mood of Disguised meditation. In a few
days he returned the call by sending his card
around by messenger, first writing 8. B. N
in one corner. Again the two met. "You
received my card, did your" inquired the
Admiral Eyes, and what does s. B. N
mean ?" asked the polite young man. "Sent
by niger y Numbered the Admiral.
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Iset'uI Information.

The power of a horse is understood to be
that which will elevate II weight of $4,000
pounds the height of one foot in the minute
of time, equal to about 30 pounds at the rate
of four miles an hour.
To CHANGE THE COLOR OF A RosE.--
Place fresh gathered rose in water as far as
the stem will allow, then powder il over with
fine rappec snuff, being careful not to load it
too mucll-in about three hours, on shaking
off the snuff, it will have become green rose.
RECIPE TO KILL FLIEs.-Thc most effect
ual remedy for flies is Il strong infusion of
Souchong tea, sweetcned with sugar-as fatal
a solution as arsenic. The skin of potatoes
boiled in water for some time, and the water
afterwards boiled down to II small portion,
also yields a deadly poison.
STAMMERING.-If any one addicted to
stammcrng will inhalc the air copiousy or
| draw in his breath strongly, he will find no
| difficulty in speaking easily and without
| stammering. Words cannot come from the
mouth without the lungs have their power
| and that they cannot have without slIfli-
cheney of air
For TIE LADIEs.A new way 10 make
merinoes wash well lnfusc three gils of
| salt to four quarts of boiling water, and put
calicocs in while hot and leave il till cold.--
In this way the cOlors are rendered perma-
nent, and will not fade by ulscqucn wash
ing. SO says Il lady who made the expert
men herself
How TO WRITE FOR NEwsPAPERs-1.
Have something 10 write about. ,. Write
plain; dot your Is cross your Is point SEN
fences begin with capitals. B. Write short /;
to the point; stop when you have done, 4.
Write only ON one side of the leaf. }. Read
it over abridgc and correct it, until you get
it into the shortest space possible. &. Pay
the postage.
TO RESTORE FLowERs.--Most flowers be-
gin to droop and fade after being kept TWEEN
| ty-four hours in the water. Place the stems
in scalding water, deep c loughto corcrabout
onc-thrl of the length of the stem: by the
time the water has become cold, the flowers
will have become erect and fresh cut of the
ends and put them into cold water
STAIR carpets should always have slip OF
paper under them at and over the edge OF
every step, which is the part that first wears
out in order TO lessen the friction of the car
pet against the boards beneath. The strips
should be within nm inch or two ms long as
the carpet is wide, and about four or five inches
breadth. This simple plan, so easy to exc
cute, will preserve stair carpet half as long
again as it would last without the strips OF
paper
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pnetiral.
SONG OF THE FORGE.

The following spirited and powerful I" Song
the Forge" was first published many years ag
Several times since it has gone the rounds of Il
press. We republish it, by request.
Clang, clang the massive anvils ring
Clang, clang hundred hammers swing;
Like the thunder-rattlc OF uopic sky
The mighty blows still multiply;
Clang, clang!
Saw brothers of the dusky brow,
What are your strong arms forging now?
Clang. cang-we forge the coulter now
The coulter of the kindly plow;
Sweet Mary, mother bless our toll:
May its broad furrow still unbnd
To genial rains, to sun and wind,
The most benignant soil.
Clang, clang-our coulters course shall be
On many a sweet and sheltered lea,
BY many streamlets silver tide,
Amidst the song of the morning birds,
Amidst the low of the sauntering herds,
Amidst soft breezes which do stray
Through woodbine hedges and sweet May
Along the green hills side.
When regal autumn's bounteous hand
With widespread glory clothes the land;
When to the valleys, from the brow
OF each Respondent slope, ia rolled
A ruddy sea of living gold,
We bless-we bless the PLoW.
Clang, clang-again, my mates, what glows
Beneath the hammers potent blows?
Clnk, cank-we forge the GIANT CHAIN
Which bears the gallant vessels strain,
Midst stormy winds and adverse tides;
Secured by this the good ship braves
The rocky roadstead, and the waves
Which thunder on her sides.
Anxious no more, the merchant sees
The mist drive dark before the breeze,
The storm-cloud on the hill;
Calmly he rests, though far away
In boisterous climes his vessel lay
Reliant on our skill.
Say, on what sand these links shall sleep,
FathOms beneath the solemn deep
BY Afric's pestlential shore
by many an iceberg, lone and hoar-
BY many palmy western isle
Basking in springs perpetual smile
BY stormy Labrador.
Say, shall they feel the vessel reel,
When the batterys deadly peal
The crushing broadside makes reply?
Or else, as at the glorious Nile,
Hold graphing ships, that strive the while
For death on victory.
HulTah Clng-cang! once more, what glows,
Dark brothers of the forge, beneath
The iron tempest of your blows,
The furnaces red breath?
Clang, clang-a burning torrent, clear
And brilliant, of bright sparks, is poured
Around and up in the dusky air,
As our hammers forge the SWORD.
The sword IA name of dread; yet when
Upon the freemans thigh It's bound,
While for his altar and his hearth,
While for the land that gave him birth,
The war-drums roll, the trumpets sound,
How sacred is it then
Whenever for the truth and right
1t flashes in the van of fight;
Whether in some wild mountain pass
AS that where fell Leondas;
Or on some sterile plain and stern,
A Marston or Bannockbum;
Or mid fierce crags and bursting rils,
The Swtzers' Alps, gray Tyrols hills;
Or as when sunk the Armadas pride,
1t CLEANS above the stormy tide:
Still. still, whene'er the battle word
Is iberty-when men do stand
For justice and their native land
Then Heaven bless the Sword.
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THE GIRL FOR ME.

Just fair enough to be pretty,
Just gentle enough to be sweet,
Just saucy enough to be witty,
Just dainty enough to be neat
Just tall enough to be graceful,
Just slight enough for n fay
Just dressy enough to be tasteful,
Just merry enough to be gay.
Just tears enough to be tender,
Just signs enough to be sad,
Tones soft enough TO remember,
Your heart through the cadence made glad
Just meek enough for submission,
Just bold enough to be brave,
Just pride enough for ambition,
Just thoughtful enough to be grave.
A tongue that can talk without harming,
Just mischief enough to tease,
Manners pleasant enough to be charming,
That put you at once at your ease.
Generous enough, and kind hearted
Pure as the angels above;
Oh, from her may never be parted.
For such is the maiden love.
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Walker Boots! Walker Boots

I AM NOW PREPARED to serve my customers
1with all kinds of Boots and Shoes, including the
celebrated Walker Boots, of which have always
kept complete assortment.
TestimOniaIs from Residents of BaIti-
more County;
We the undersigned having tested the quality
of the Walker Boots as sold by Samuel s. Ely, No.
1S2 N. Gay street, hereby recommend them TO our
friends as possessing all the qualities he claims for
'''''' SAMUEL BosLEY, 10th District,
John |; AMD DEIsSoH 9th i, District Ids, t
JOHN H. SCARFF, 9th District,
J. M. MCCOMAS, Jr., 10th District,
ndmany others. claim that the leather of which
thegenuine Walker Boots are made is nearer water
proof; 1t will wear softer IT will wear longer 1t
Will wear squarer on the bottom IT Is the best mt.
ting; the heel will be less likely to run over"
they are hand pegged; every pairare saddle-seam-
ed and cannot rip
Mr.; Walker offers ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS
REWARD to any one who will find one of his
Boots in which there is a counter, inner SOLE slip
sole, or piece of healing that is not cut from
good thick piece of sole leather.
also keep a complete assortment of LOW
PRICE BOOTS, SHOES and CATERS. Give me
call and examine my stock and prices intend
to keep up the reputation have gained by always
giving fair return for money invested.
Best quality Walker Boots 800. Remember,
one price to all for best quality, $4OO.
NOTICE! NOTICEII NOTICE!!!
Owing to the superiority of the Best Walker
BOGUS over all OtnerS, some unScrupulOuS dealers
are selling second quality and inferior goods for
Best Walker Boots. l warn all my friends and the
public that the best quality Walker Boots are
stamped on the sole BEST QUALITY WALKER
BOOTsE and can be found at
1872 North Gay street.
There are two Elys in the same square. To get
in the right place remember the number 1872.
Ladies' and Chidren's Shoes, coarse and fine, at
all prices.
o19 SAMUEL s ELY
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Madame V has passion for always
dressing her daughter in clothes that are o
great deal too large for her on the ground
that she is still growing, my dear," said she,
you can't put on that dress. 1t is worn Out"
"What pity! 1t was just beginning to fit
me-"
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FARMERS Column.
"Speed the PIOsr.''

We would be pleased to have, every week, for
this column, articles of practicle nature from
the farmers of the county,
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$50 orr world IL made

$50 our world is made
of life and death commingled aud the signs
Outweigh the smiles In equal balance laid.
What compensation? None, save that the ALI
wise
So schools us to love things that cannot fade"
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THE HARVEST MoUsE-The smallest of
British quadrupeds is supposed to be the har-
vest mouse, hitherto found only in Hampshire
and which is so diminutive, that two of them
put into scale just weighed down a copper
halfpenny One of the nests of these little
animals was procured by Mr.. White. 1t
was most artificially plated, and composed of
wheat blades and perfectly round and about
the size of musket ball 1t was so compact
and well-filled that it would roll across table
without being discomposed, though it contain
ed eight young ones. This wonderful cradle
was found in wheat field, suspended in the
head of q thistle.
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Derrick the Hangman.

Derrick was the most famous or infamous
hangman in English history. IIeis described
by contemporary pens as II prime villain"
and succeeded Bull, the earliest recorded Eng
fish hangman, somewhere about the year 1893.
The Earl of Essex took Derrick with him to
Cadiz, where, after hanging twenty three
prisoners, he was sentenced to be hanged
himself for an assault on woman. Lord Els
sex interfered and saved the scoundrers life.
In return for which Derrick, in 1901, with
much complacency cut off his preserver's
head ut the command of Elizabeth. Sir
Walter Scott enlarges upon Derrick in the
Fortunes of Nigel. He throve on his dread,
full trade lived to a bad old age, and died
UNANIMOUSLY rich, just in time to lose the in
tense satisfaction of presiding over the judi
cial murder of King Charles l. He is alluded
to as still living in 1647 and as being dead in
1850 During his latter years Gregory Bran
don was his assistant, and Gregory succeeded
him, only, however, to die within year, leav-
ing his office to Richard Brandon, his son.
This estimable creature was twice sentenced
to death for bigamy. He began his career as
a headsman by decapitating the Earl of Stat
ford, and in probability he was the masked
executioner who beheaded King Charles
The machine now called derrick takes its
name from its pleasing resemblance to the
horrible tree so long kept in full bearing by
the English hangman.
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AVAILABLE WIFE.-A good-naturcd look
ing young man of %, accompanied by mod
disappearing young woman ofabout the same
age, evidently his wife and just made so, yes
tcrday called upon Il Griswold street insur-
ancc agent to see about insuring her life, At
ter some preliminary conversation the agent
inquired what sum they had in mind.
II want her insured for at least million
dollars |" promptly replied the husband, as he
reached over and patted her on the head.
The agent figured up the premium and
stated the amount. The wife turned pale as
death, and the husbandlost pound of flesh a
minute.
but take n smaller sum, say five or ten
thousand dollars" suggested the agent.
Not cent lessn a million " exclaimed the
husband. "If she amt worth that she amt
worth nothing, and as / can't chalk up for a
million Wen 60"
And go they did, stopping neither for argu-
mcnt or good wishes.-Free Press.