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Morris tribune., 1881-03-31
Early Lettuce.

A correspondent of vick's Magazine says:
There are very few people not fond Of let
tuce in the early spring. Having removed
from the city, where early lettuce could be
bought at the markets, was much at loss
for this refreshing salad plant; at least, I'M
til warm weather. Knowing it to be quite
hardy, last autumn sowed some seed in a
warm, dry spot and in week or two the
plants we're up. Before hard frost placed
around my little patch some boards--to be
particular, an old door frame-and over this
some loose boards, covering about two
thirds of the space, so that there was about
ene-third uncovered for light and air. It
was where it gothic best of the sun, sloping
southeast, and it was a surprise to find how
early I had young lettuce from this rude
bed. Of course this will be of no benefit
to those who have hot-beds and other con-
veniences for forcing vegetables, but to many
of your readers think the knowledge may
be useful"
Morris tribune., 1881-03-31
Personalities.

President Eliot, of Harvard, Mary L.
Booth, of Harpers Bazaar, and the cook Of
Parker's restaurant, Boston, receive the
same salary-$4,000.
The appeal of Orion, the Tichborne
claimant, having been dismissed by the
house of lords, there remains nothing fol
prison.
DR.. Carver, the American champion, has
got ahead Of his opponent Scott, the Eng.
lish champion, in the glass-ball shooting
match in London. Carver's score is 1866
and SCOTS 1857.
John w. Mackay, the bonanza king, ha:
paid about $3.50, 200 for the Stevens prop.
erty on Fifth avenue, New York. Mrs
Mackay will abandon the delights of exist
ence in Paris and take up her permanent
residence in New York.
Alex. H. Stephens was recent visito,
at the White House, President Garfield
comming down stairs to meet him as he
walked slowly on his crutches through the
hall, and greeting him with hearty shake
> he hand.
1t is related that DR.. James Alternately land
Mr. John p. Alternately, who had lived
within five miles of each other in CASTOR
N. c., and recently died on the same day al
the age of three score and ten, were born
on the same day, and married twin sisters
on the same day. Although bearing the
same name they were not related by blood.
The suit of Sam. Wilkinson against Hen
ry Ward Beecher for not completing the
Life of Christ as per contract, is to be tried
in New York, when the altitude of the work
may be legally determined. Mr.. Wilkinson,
in the days of the Tilton trial, fixed that al
titude above the sporting ground of the
kites.
Lord Cowper, the Lord Lieutenant OF
Ireland, who is very wealthy, is exercising a
sumptuous hospitality in Dublin. The
drawing room which is held in a much more
beautiful chamber than the queen holds
hers at st. James's at London, was brilliant
ly attended, and the Hon. Mrs. Burke, q
daughter of Mr.. Frank Work, of this city,
bore away the prize of beauty.
Senator David Davis, of Illinois, was q
poor county lawyer some forty years ago.
but by judicious investments in real estate
in Bloomington, ILL.,, his home, and in Chi
cago. he has amasseda fortune, generally be-
lieved to exceed So, OOO, 900. Senator Da-
Wis belongs to that class of men whom o
fortune has in no sense spoiled.
A. J. Campbell, we'll known and highly
respected citizen of Berea, Ohio, is dead
He conducted prayers at the M. E. Church
and after praying fervently for about TWEEN
ty minutes, he arose and staggered to his
seat. It was observed that he was very i'll
but all efforts to arouse him from stupo1
were unavailing. He was taken to his home
where he died few moments afterwards
Morris tribune., 1881-03-31

Hon. John CLANCY, of Canal Winches
ter, Franklin County, ninety lone years of
age on January -, 1881 lis dead. On the 9th
of March, while attending to business in
Lancaster, he was taken ill and has been
sinking. Old as he was, he would not let
anybody attend TO his business. He was a
member of congress from 1882 to 1888, and
has served five or six terms in the Ohio
legislature and for awhile, was speaker of
the House. He was member Of the Con-
stitutional Convention of 1851.
Morris tribune., 1881-03-31
How Wisconsiner Raises and Keeps1 Onions.

How a Wisconsiner Raises and KeepsI Onions.
Onions will grow on almost any soil ex-
cept very dry sandy one, or a very wet
mucky one A little loan, little inclined
to sand, isas good as, and perhaps the best
of, any. 1t must be made very rich. A
large crop of onions from poor soil, without
manure is an impossibility. Any kind of
barnyard or stable manure will answer, pro-
vided there is plenty Of it. If it is coarse
plough it under. it is we'll rotted or is fine
compost put sst one half Of it on after
ploughing, and harrow it in. The beds
where the onions are to grow, should be, If
not underdrained, OF least SO thoroughly
surface- drained that no water will stand
either on the beds or in the alleys around
them. After narrowing and surface drain
ing is completed the beds should be care
fully raked by hand with fine steel toothed
rakes. We are now ready for the seed. I
SOW with hand seed-sower, making the
rows about twelve or thirteen inches apart,
and sowing three and half pounds per
acre, or as near that az possible. The yell
low Danvers is favorite variety in the
West, and next to them the old Red Weth-
ersfield. As soon as the rows can be seen
distinctly, begin going through them with
the hand cultivator. The weeds in the rows
must be pulled out by hand. If q good crop
Morris tribune., 1881-03-31
Life Insurance Companies Brought to
Time.

Judge Folger in the New York court of
appeals, has rendereda decision in which
all the judges concur, against the Germania,
Washington, Manhattan, Metropolitan,
Homeopathic and Brooklyn Life Insurance
companies in the celebrated Dwight case.
Col. Walton Dwight was we'll known citi-
zen Of Binghamton, N. Y. Between Aug.
10 and Sept. II, 1878, he obtained $4,000
in the Equitable Life Assurance society Of
New York; $40, OOOin the Manhattan; $15,-
600 each in the Germania of New York,
Mutual benefit of Newark and Northwestern
Of Milwaukee, Wisconsin; $40, 900 each in
the New York Life, Washington of New
York, United States Of New York; Metro
politan of New York; Etna Of Hartford;
Travellers of Hartford Union Mutual of
Augusta, Me. National of Montpelier, Vt;
New England mutual Of Boston; State Mu-
tual Of dorchester, Massachusetts;
Mutual Of Springfield; Berkshire Of
Morris tribune., 1881-03-31

ton and map of the locality where the mon
ey was buried. These persons dug for it
several days about three weeks ago. Rod
riguez, a sheep-herder, saw the searchers
dig it up and John Taylor and others saw
the hole it was taken from. The treasure
was found wrapped in blanket. It was
transferred to leather sack and may now
be expected to do some good in the world
after a long retirement.
Morris tribune., 1881-03-31

Sidewalks in suburban villages in spring
time indicate the spirit and wealth of the
people. Generally they are like the winter
street lamps of the community, and if not
sustained by money and q wise public spir-
it they soon fall into decay. The average
sidewalk Of slatternly suburban village
consists of rickety planking to three bricks
and nine cobblestones, planted in the Queen
Anne style, and nine feet of mud, two feet
deep and of sweet olive brown.
Morris tribune., 1881-03-31
A Murdered Mans Gold.
zrom the San Bernardino (Cal) Times.

From the San Bernardino (Cal) Times.
A pocket Of 81 900 in twenty dollar gold
pieces has been struck about two miles
from the Chino store. The money had
been taken from man murdered there
some twenty years ago. The murdered
man and the man who murdered him are
both dead, but the latter gave the persons
Morris tribune., 1881-03-31
Cultivation of Flax.

Mr.. James G. Boyden, of St. Paul, gen.
eral freight agent of the Milwaukee and St.
Paul railroad, has issued a circular, stating
that the company has made arrangements
for plenty of seed and urging farmers on
various lines to cultivate flax He says:
1t is fact that comparatively little land is
plowed ready to put into wheat, and some
thing else must be substituted, ana there is
nothing that pays better than flax. 1t can
be sown ordinarily as late as the last OF
June, and even on mew breaking yields
from to ~ bushels per acre. thus paying
them the cost of breaking and enabling
them to derive some reveneue for their la
Dor the first year, besides leaving the land
free from aceeds and in good shape for the
next crop.
Morris tribune., 1881-03-31
HOUSE AND FARM.
Farm Hints on various SUBJECTS

d.
An American buyer of Hereford cattle
writes home from England that he finds
prices fifty per cent. higher than when he
was abroad on the same mission year or
SO ago. ........5 ... ..0....sa
Ninety five out of every hundred who en-
ter mercantile life fail, while nearly every
farmer who exercises reasonable degree
of industry and management makes good
living. Ioaca Register
Corn cobs are not worth the cost of grind
ing. Analysis show that they contain con-
siderable nutritive matter, but it is doubt
full if the stomach of animals can extract it
from such hard, woody materials as corn
cobs They may help to fill up and distend
the stomach and intestines but that is ALL
Farmers should take time to read some
thing on all branches of farming in which
should not blindly follow the directions
laid down in books and papers, but he can
lay hold of those general principles of ag-
riculture which good books and good agri-
cultural papers supply, and SO modify them
as to meet the particular exigencies of his
own case.
The largest peach orchard in the world is
not in Georgia, as the papers have it, but
|
Georgia line. 1t contains $50 acres, and
has yielded $40, 600 worth of peaches 1t
is owned and cultivated by John Parnell, a
brother to the Irish agitater. He came to
this country some ten or twelve years ago,
and bought an old and worn out cotton
field, which he has converted into this i'm
mense peach orchard, and is always the first
to have early peaches on the market, for
which he receives almost fabulous prices
He is getting immensely wealthy at the
business.
Keep your house clean at all seasons
Have the nests and roosts moved, and the
entire inside of the building whitewashed
A teaspoonful of powdered charcoal, q
quart of bran and refuse from the table
mixed and moistened with warm water, are
the ingredients of capital egg producing
food for hens.
Many persons who use rubber boots il
cold and wet weather, are ignorant whe1
il is proper to wear them. Being impervi
GUS to water, all Precipitation thrown of
from the feet is retained; the stockings be
come damp and the feet grow cold. Th'
wearer should remove them while eatinE
meals, and let the feet get dry. Never plac'
rubbers beside the fire to get warm, blu
rather draw them on while quite cool
When damp inside, fill with dry oats, in
serting dry, hot piece of wood, or hang
ing over a fire at night, will remove al
moisture.
A correspondent in a recent issue of tn
County Gentleman, in speaking of mixe'
farming says: The more I see of mike,
farming, the more I become convinced o
its advantages over special systems of cul
ture, where either may be employed to tn
best advantage. The one crop system ha
serious risks to run on account of the varia
tons of the seasons and the markets.
Morris tribune., 1881-03-31
"ARBUTUS."

l wandered lonely where the pine trees made
Against the bitter east their barricade,
And, guided by its sweet
Perfume, I found, within an narrow dell
Amid dry moss and dead leaves at my feet
The trailing spring flower tsted like shell!
And, bending DER it not irreverent
l thought of lives thus lowly clogged and pent
Which yet found room,
Through daily cumberings Of deep decay and
death,
To give to heaven the sweetness of their
breath
And to earth the beauty of their bloom.
john G. v hitler.
Morris tribune., 1881-03-31
How Connecticut Farmer Raises Tomatoes.
G. W in N Y Tribune

How Connecticut Farmer Raises tomatoes.
G. W. in N. Y. Tribune
How I raise early tomatoes. And first
we will suppose the plants have been prop
erly grown. select the warmest, driest,
poorest, sandiest piece of land on the farm;
I prefer southern exposure. Furrow the
ground quite deep feet apart both ways.
In the corners put heaping shovelful of
fine compost, or well rotted barn yard man
ure. Drench the bed thoroughly before tax
ing up the plants. If possible, take up a
ball of earth with the roots of each as big
as pint bowl. Compact this ball by press
ing between the hands, and sprinkle before
taking to the field. Handle carefully. With
a garden trowel make hole in the centre
of the manure, and down into the soil un-
derneath it, mixing little of the soil and
compost together. Put the plant into this
hole and press firmly around it. Draw on
little dirt and press firmly again, leaving
a shallow basin around the stem. Sprinkle
heaping tablespoonful of some good SUI
perphosphate around the plant, but not in
contact with it, and water thoroughly. Draw
on more dirt and fill up the burrows. When
each plant has set all the fruit you wish
to ripen, with q long sharp carving knife 60
through the field and clip the extreme ends
of all the leading branches. I sometimes
do this twice in the season.
Morris tribune., 1881-03-31
our Home Seedsmen.

The northwestern seedsmen who have been
or are now advertising in this paper are what
may be called home ENTHUSIASTICALLY en-
titled to home patronage and specially informed
as to home needs. We advise every one want
for catalogues to 7. NJ. Metcalf, ST Paul; John
A. Salzer, La Crosse, Wis. r. w. Woodville,
Northfield Mimi
Morris tribune., 1881-03-31
Springfield (Mass.) Republican.

Edgar 7. Page, Esq, Druggist, writes us
from Chicopee Falls, that Mr.. Albert Guen-
ther, under Wilds Hotel has used that re-
markable remedy, st. Jacobs OIL for a Sc
we're case of rheumatism and it cured him
as if by magic. He also used it with great
success among his horses, in cases of
sprains, sores etc. and it cures every time
Morris tribune., 1881-03-31
pes Moines Iowa State Register.

Des Moines Iowa State Register.
We notice the following in an exchange
Mr.. G.. B. Haverer, Foreman N. Y. d N.
H. S. B. Co., suffered for eight days with
terrible pain in the back, almost to distrac-
ton, until he heard of and used st. Jocobs
Oil, one bottle Of which cured him COM
pletely.
Morris tribune., 1881-03-31

An excursion party from Canada, gotten
up by the Grand Trunk railway and con-
sisting of $50 persons in twenty coaches,
with IS cars of baggage, stock and freight
bound for Manitoba, was blockaded by
snow at the stock yards in Chicago for sew
eral days. The excursion is divided into
three sections
Morris tribune., 1881-03-31

By surveyors blunder a substantial
brick hotel was built in Philadelphia su-
burb on a lot forty feet from the one bought
for the purpose.
Morris tribune., 1881-03-31
NORTH STAR SEED FARMS, 1881

Fifth Annual Catalogue, free. on application. The
products of these Seed Farms, the most Northern in
America have established beyond controversy the
great organic law, "that the further North Seeds
are grown, the earlier their products will ma
ture." Our st. Paul Tomato, Early Minnesota
Sweet and Red River Corn, Beets, Onions,
Minnesota Amber Sugar Cane, and nearly every
thing in Vegetable List cannot be eQualed in America
Pure Scotch Fyfe and Blue Stem Seed Stock IN any
quality. Il. NJ. METCALF,
4 Seed Grower and Jobber, st. Paul, Minnesota.
Morris tribune., 1881-03-31

FLooRTNG~Matched and Dressed, Ii, $50 OF
I'd, $2s 90: Sd, S22 90; 4th, $40 90.
SIDING-Dressed, LIST, $40 90; I'd, SIS
Sd, $22 90; 4th, $40 co.
Morris tribune., 1881-03-31

~ applaud the discrimination that led her
even in childhood, to begin his name with a
small letter. He was an individual of from
ITO to lis pounds weight, though what there
was of him was drawn out and judiciously
distributed with view to making the most
of Strengthened circumstances. There may
be no more ink in an exclamation point
than in a vowel, but it is better adapted to
attract attention. AS to color, energy, and
vivacity, Hannah had enough to supply
three just like him. Hannah's soon per-
ceived, was the philosophical form of en-
gagged life. One evening when we went to
walk, she said to me-
Mr.. Wetherbee has his faults; no one
knows them better than I. But where, :"
added she touchingly, where will you find
man who hasn't faults?"
Where, surely" responded I.
81 don't look for perfect happiness here
below, continued Hannah pensively: I've
seen too much of life for that!"-Hannah is
some years my junior, and must, at this
period, have arrived at the mature age of 10
years.
returned home, and two years slipped
away. I was still hating between two
opinions and looking inquiringlv at third,
and the opinions" had begun to manifest
lively symptoms of taking care of them
selves, when one day in neighboring city,
strolling through paper box factory whose
proprietor was my friend. came across
Hannah.
How in the world came you here?"
bluntly CALCULATED I.
"By the fortunes of life, and the rail-
way"
didn't know whether she was to be ad-
dressed as Farley or Wetherbes, and, OBJ
serving that she was dressed in deep ms urn
explanations. She presently told me that
her father was dead. Then as I sought her
confdence-on the fraternal basis she told
me that her father had left his estate en-
numbered.
Those disagreeable Wetherbees hold q
! mortgage on the house." said she, and
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-06-16

New,Catch Lake Shrinlps
Canned and lust splendid and are now on
supply at Family Grocery OF JOSHO BEAL.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-06-16
POISON IN BABY CARRIAGES.
New York Sun.

Additional cases are reported from
Germany of the poisoning of children
bv the use of American oil-cloths.
The oil-cloths are used largely for
covering the tops of baby carriages.
When exposed to the sun the pigment
with which the cloth is painted parts
with that which is volatile in its COM
position, and loses with it some OF
the white lead used ia preparing the
cloth. The vapor thus heavily charg-
ed..with lead is inhaled by the child,
and death results from a sort OF pa
ralysis, or, as sometimes happens,
from a disease resembling painters
collie. Analyses of The substance with
which the cloth is coated have reveal
ed forty-two per cent Of metallic lead
and our manufactures are distinctly
charged with "recklessness.'
A downtown exporter says tina
such goods are not manufactured TO
the purposes to which the German
put them, and that it is careless for
baby carriage manufacturer to u.s.
l any fabric for upholstering of whic
, he does not know the chemical com
position. He says, moreover. tina
d the cloths spoken of are designed t
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-06-16

ranch when Col. Pelton got back Win
his wife. The Apaches had carried
the wounded woman away with them.
The poisoned arrow caused lnnama-
t;on. which finally destroyed her eye
sight.
When I saw the Colonel he was
reading a newspaper to his blind
wife, while in her hand she held oou-
ouet of fragrant cape jessamines'
which he bad gathered for her. Il
was a picture of absolute happiness.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-06-16

"The Associated press is great
boon, is it'not!" said Chicago man
to a beautiful New York girl, full Of
sentiment and oysters, as they were
returning from the theatre. "1t is,
indeed" she replied in soft tones
"George and l had one alllast winter
but papa came in one night before
George could take his arm away, ane
| acted dreadful. Do you have then
in Chicago?"
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-06-16
TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE.

TERRIBLE EXPEKlENCL'
Mr.. j. j. Talbot, who died at south
Bend. Indiana, from the effects OF a
recent relapse into intemperance' was
formerly minister, and once a mem
Der of Congress from Kentucky. he
operated fer the temperance ORDERS
but evidently was not supported oy
religion. In temperance meeting
at South Bend he gave the following
as his experience:
But now that the struggle is over
| can survey the field and measure
the losses. had position high ana
holy. This demon tore from around
me the robes of my sacred Office, and
sent me forth churchless and goddess,
a very kissing and by-word among
men, After had business large and
lucrative, and my voice in all large
courts was heard pleading for justice,
mercy, and the right, the dust gath
cred on my unopened books, and no
football crossed the threshold of the
drunkard's office. had moneys am
ple for all necessities but they took
wings and went to feed the Golfers OF
the devils which possessed me. had
a home adorned with all that wealth
and the most exquisite taste could
suggest This devil crossed its TIRES
f hold and the light faded from its
chambers; the fire went out on the
! hottest of affairs, and, leading me
2 through it's portals, despair walked
f forth with me, and sorrow and an
h guish fingered within. l had chill
e dren. beautiful, to me at least, as
# dream of the morning, and they had
d 80 entwined themselves around thell
r. fathers heart, that no matter where
e it might wander, ever it came back tf
= them on the bright wings of a fathers
d undying love. This destroyer tooi
4 their hands in his and led them away
6 had o wife whose charms Of mine
,r and person were such that to see he
j. was to love. For thirteen wears W
er walked the rugged path of life to
k. gether, rejoicing in its sunshine AM
o. sorrowing in its shade. The lnferna
" monster couldn't spare me even this
Ia I had a mother, who, for long, Ion
v years had not left her chair, victll
- of suffering and disease and he
a choicest delight was in reflections thu
ed the lessons she had taught at he
.r. knee had taken root in the heart I
her youngest born, and that he W;
90 useful to his fellows and an honor
70 her who bore him. But the thunde
on bolt reached there, and there it d
mo- its most cruel work. All, me! new
,st a word of reproach from her lips-o'
elf " a tender caress, only shadow OF
Sc great and unspoken grief gather'
zoe over the dear old face; only trem
nv ling hand laid more loving on Il
the head; only closer clingins to t
tn cross only more piteous appeal
the Heaven if her cup were not fu
he And while her boy raved in his W
law delirium two thousand miles ava
,wn the plying angels pushed the gold
be gates ajar, and the mother of
ans drunkard entered into rest.
tho And thus l stand: clergym
without cure; a barrister with'
,rt- brief or business; father withou
the child; husband without a wife
4 . son without a parent soul with
mn. hope-all swallowed up in
mplstrOn of drink.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-06-16

A darkey, when asked by a friend
how much he was to get for saving
some wood, said he ''hadn't made nc
bargain, but the old man had prom
ised him ample reputation TO- DC
work"
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-06-16

Reeds Gilt Edge Tonic assists Digestion
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-06-16

WOulu uulc w Aoiio" ohS" W. ~
camp in the mountains. So when
Col. Pelton swooped down into their
camp with ten trusty followers, firing
their Henry rifles at the rate of twen-
ty times minute, the Apaches fled
in CONSERVATION, leaving their wo-
men and children behind. 1t was
then that there, darted out Of a lodge
a white woman.
Spare the women" she cried, and
then she tainted to the ground.
When the Colonel jumped from hl'
saddle to lift up the woman he foune
she was blind.
Glow came you here, woman, witt
these damned Apaches ?" he asked.
"Iwas wounded and captured" sh
said. "ten years ago. Take, oh tax
me back again y
"Have you any relatives in Texas
asked the Colonel.
mo. Ny father lives in Absequl'
Nv husband, Col. Pelton. and m
mother we're killed by the Indians"
aGreat God, Bella! Is it youth
wife,"
ooh. Albert. l knew you wou
come y exclaimed the poor wit
blindly reaching her hands to elias
her husband. 49,,
Of course there was JOY IN the 0