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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1881-03-31
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There are sosls on uEich wheat doos no,
yield uell. because they are deficient IN
organic matter Yet thirty bushels q
whoa, saa ihiriy..iI hundred pounds q
ssrsv would require, in solnable form, and
properly distributed. only Abon, slrty.,vo
and quarter pounds Of organic material,
IN addition 10 thai which Is freely supplied
by water and air. In such case the TAIL
IRE results from the want Of this very
slight quantity Of plant food, ina condi.
,ion in which it can he used, in whole scre
Of land. By means Of the decay oiplants,
and the death Of worms and insects, to-
geiher with ABSORPTION by The soil. the
land is being constantly rsplenished with
organic materials, while the chemical and
mechanical changes constantly going on
slowly but surely add TO the stock Of min-
oral elements which plants require. The
gradual decomposition Of the soil is wise
provision for preventing the waste by the
carclessness Of man. and keeping con
slant supply Of food ready for each gene.
ration of plants as its needs may require.
The soil is really inexhaustible as far as
the mineral elements are concerned IL
may be badly used-so badly that only
very small crops can he grown--but there
will still remain vast quantities OF plant
food waiting the proper time Tor their
change To SOME extent man can hasten
the process which nature is constantly ear
rying on. He cannot do this so rapidly as
to involve great waste OF these elements
but he can secure all that the largest crops
which can be grown will require. The
method is simple and consists in merely
following on a smaller scale, the processes
which nature has SO long carried on. Pull
verizing the soil will certainly unlock
stores OF plant food which had otherwise
remained unavailable BY taking peck
OF soil from common field which has
been long under cultivation, dry ing and
sitting il, it will be found that much the
larger part of il will remain in the frag-
ments OF rocks, gravel, and hard lumps of
earth, which will not pass q fine sieve. il
is only the very fine PARTICLES which are In
any condition to yield the plant food
which they contain Consequently only
a small proportion OF the soil has its plant.
food in an available form But the frag-
ments Of rocks and pebbles, ard the Jumps
Of earth, all contain some OF the elements
which plants require, and will surrender
them just as soon MS they are pulverized
and rendered soluble. tirming FAR PreA |
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1881-03-31
o ACRES OF GOOD FARMING LAND
WOOD LOT ana SUGAR WORKS

70 zane. located Abou, siiiy fods eas, Of said
touse Ard ioi. These premises are desirable for
! szeehaalc er latbsr, being close by large mar.
bo il isFr.'t ard vail be toid separately on other
.sse. a, snsetNef. psay d.sifs, on sasy terms
ard loo = fer
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1881-03-31

INFLUENCE OF TREES ON HEALTH. The
value of trees from a sanitary point of
view, in large and overcrowded cities, can
scarcely be overestimated. Apart from
the sense of relief and GOODNESS which they
impart their value as purifiers of the at
mosphere is almost incredible. 1t has
been calculated that good sized elm
plane or lime tree, will produce 1000, 900
leaves. having a united area of 100000
square feet The influence of such large
surface in the absorption Of deleterious
gases, and the exhalation OF oxygen, must
therefore be OF immense benefit in over
crowded aud unhealthy districts.
In all large cities there exists great
number of waste spots in which one or
more trees could be planted to advantage
in every way. In this respect, at all events
they manage things well in France, and
indeed most Continental cities, where the
boulevards are kept cool in summer and
warm in winter, owing to the influence
which trees have in modifying tempera-
ture; in addition, they tend by absorption
to purify the soil below, as well as the at
mosphere above them. A society for
planting trees in the wide streets and
waste places Of the metropolis might ac-
as beneficial results as the excel
lent institution which supplies drinking
fountains for the refreshment Of man and
beast Household
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Son EXHAUSTION. In recent address
before dairymen's convention. Francis
D. Moulton gave tue following startling
facts in regard to the exhaustion Of the
soil produced by growing corn and wheat
crops
The growth OF corn and wheat depletes
the soil; the dairyiug industry enriches it,
The corn crop of 1879 is estimated in value
at $3.50, 000, 600 The value OF the phos-
phoric acid and potash taken from the
soil TO produce this crop is, in round num-
bers, sll5,000,000 or about 20 per cent.
OF the value Of the crop We have often
heard in general terms OF this depletion,
but these 6gures--which are correct
show the enormous cost and loss in conse.
quence Of il. Although the acreage under
tilage for grain is greatly increased, ow-
ing TO the new lands that have come under
cultivation in the West. il is known the
product per acre has decreased largely in
the West, although there Is an increase in
the product per acre at tine East The
loss per year through this decrease, which
is in consequence Of the exhaustion Of the
soil, is known 10 be at leas, s3l 600, 900 on
the corn aud wheat crop Of the West
The following summary refers to the
corn crop Of 1873
i,5ss, 5000 bushels; value, $3.50, 1885,
2l7; weighs, a, 56 pounds per hushel, So.
ess, 0o0. oG0 porudf Yields ~ per cent.
ash. which will yield l.a7s, 700, 600 pounds
Of ash, containing As IA per cent. phos-
phoric acid, o. 7s7, 376. 0Os pounds phos-
phoric acid; % 80 per cent. potash. Worth
for phosphorie acid, s8s, 50, 10; for pot
ash, s30,ss7, 700.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1881-03-31
Blacksmith Shop,

and Wagon sh,d snd about four acres Of land
With plenty Of fruit each a, spplss pesrs, plutns
g1spss, &c. Also Abont
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1881-03-31
The Great Health Restorative.
GENUINE SHAKER MEDICINE,

Invented by rhomaF Corbett and prepared for So
years by the CANIEaHuRY SOCIETY or SHAKERS, at
smAKrh VILLAGE, N II. Those who have failed
TO be benefped by other sarsaparilla. are earn
esuy desired TO make single trial OF this pure
Asd Wholesome compound Of Shaker SArsApa-
rills, Dandelion. yellow Dock, Mandrake, Black
Cohorh, 0sreet, Indian Hemp. and the Berries
u Juniper and Cubeb united with Iodide OF Po-
fassium. msde by the Society, because IL Is safe
never failing. and adapted TO all ages ADD both
-eIes.
II cleanses the blood, regulates the stomach
and bosels, purifes the system OF humors and
Inherited diseases and is Of priceless value in
maintaining the health Of the household. Inquire
for CoRBETfs SHAKER SARsArAhILLA. Sold every.
sbcfe
sHAKER VILLAGE, N. H., Jan. /, 1880.
ss-Enclose Stamp for Shaker Manual
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1881-03-09
THE TYPOS BRIDE.
By A C0MPOsTron.

Come to nv arms, you lovely "quod,"
Nv charming little Bell; -.
Nv bride. ri "set" you in ''honrSe"!s' -
trimmed pound with "nonpareii. -
Your "form" IS beanteo's to behold,
And ruhdy is your face"
Your COLOR" CLOVIS Just like to one
Returning from the "chase.
O lad "space" to tell You all
The charms that, when girl, >,
You did possess, aud gave The "prooi,
In "agate' and in "p'arI,"
7 couIl not i'm '.colnmn" write,
Of"piea" or "brevier,"
The "measure" of your matchless worth
Or Justify" you, dear.
"T.ong primer" it would take to DC
Your picture, aud not to iittter, :.
The copy" to my heart IA press
For 10 X Of other "mat e."
Were you arrayed in costly "dress'
"aiamond" in your hair,
or stripped just like Il galley" slave
You'd be to NE as fair.
A nd should "minion" round you fawn
On him I'd put a "head,"
And with my trusty "shooting-stick,
Ia fill him full of "lead."
Happy through life in every cease,
This "rule" we'd rest upon,
I'd be to you true manlood's "type,
And you my PARAGON
shreveport Standard
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1881-03-09

TPILEPSY OR FITS TREATED
L. with wonderful success, as all ca
SEES are carefully examined, and none
taken but those offering good pros
poets Of curing.
1mpoteney, spermatorrhea and Sex
ual Debility, treated by medicine
alone, has heretofore proved useless
and even injurious. 'They do no
good" is the universal testimony OF
all honest physicians. Thousands
have "doctored" for these complaints,
and have thrown away their money
and their constitutions together, but
the Doctor combines medical treatment
with electricity, the electricity being
generated by a simple electrical appa-
ra.us that any one can use, aud ny
these means insures success.
Constipation, the bane of so many
lives aud the most prolific source OF
ill-healtl., cured by a simple method,
with little or no medicine. Es
Diseases Of women treated by cleo
tnrity, without pain or exposure.
Structure OF the Urethra and Rectum
cured without surgical operation and
without pain; Tape Worm, Diseases OF
the Kidneys, Bladder, Private Diseas'
es, Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Nervous
aud Sick Headache, Asthma, Weak
Painful and Sore Eyes, without a sur
gical operations; Deafness, Noise in the
Ears, all Skin Diseases. Scrofula, Tu
mors, Loss of Voice. ETC., successfully
treated By improved remedies.
Letters of inquiry must be accompa
MED with stamp for reply.
n. B.-No names made public with
out the written consent of the parties
The following persons may be re
ferrcd to:
NEW ORLEANS TESTIMONIALS.
Capt. Max Blanchard, Piles; Jas
WallbilIecl,, Supt. Johnsen's Foundry
Rheumatism; L. H. Patterson, Pilo
stmr. Pagan, Piles; Max Beer, 1863 Ca
nal Street, Neuralgia; Mrs. Miller, cor
uer jackson and Liberty Streets, Deaf
E. Dill. Morgan Railroad, Tape Worm
, 'rhos. Robinson, 10 Conti Street, Piles
Jacnb Blum, Baronne Street, Piles
Capt. pharr, Morgan City, Loss O
Voice; Leo Wolfson, Craps Bluff
La, Piles, Col. w. O'Neal, Covington
. Ky, Fistula; W. F. Shrock, Goodman
Miss. piles; j. T. SWIM. Main Street
Cincinnati, Fissure; E. Wolf, .Por
Hickey; La, PiIos; Byron Eastman
Mercer, KY, Structure; j. R. Ross, Be
Lcmnnl, Miss, Piles; Jas. Aldricf
, C"vington, KY, Diabetes; A. Freid
helm, rastrop, La, Piles; S. }. Cor
den. l:2 Walnut Street, Cincinnati, O
tata',h; j. T. Hawkins, Mason, Tenn
!, Discharge from the Ear; j. B. Wilson
j, Alton, Ky, Epilepsy; G. d. H:ckersol
Vicksi'urg, Miss, Asthma; j. I. Wa,
ren, Carroilton, Tenn, Bronchitis; Il
Shipp, Owen, KY, Scroiula.
OifiGe hours from 9 A. M. to P. NJ
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1881-03-09

--THE town of Ringgold, in Bien-
vile Parish, was the scene Of q terri
ble tragedy last Sunday evening. As
Mr.. Thomas Sbehee, young man well
known in Minden, was coming down
the street, Mr.. Locket stepped ont of a
store door, drew pistol from his
pocket, and said: "Tom, Jon have ru-
med my sister and | am going to kill
YOU" He instantly opened fire on
Shehee, who, rs quickly us possible,
drew revolver from his pocket and
returned the fire. Locket shot Slehee
through his right breast, his left and
right arms, breaking the latter. As
soon IA Shehee saw that his arm was
broken he tried to run, when Locket
shot him in the back. the ball coming
cut ut his left breast, just above the
heart. Shehee then fell, and Locket
turning, made his escape.
These yonng men are members of
families of high standing. Their faith
ers are the leading merchants of
Ringgold.
1t seems that Mr.. Thomas Shehee
had been engaged to Miss Locket for
two or three years. The impression
of the Lncket family, and indeed the
whole community, was that they were
to marT. Some time since Slieliee
stopped his attentions, and soon after
wards ninrrIed Miss Baker, near M
Lebanun.-[ Webster Tribune.
Mr. Shehee is well known in AL
exandria. having been employed as
o telegraph, oi.erator a. this point
q few years hack.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1881-03-09
The End Of the World.

it out that the world will come TO an
end at midnight of November II,
1881 lie clio es his wonderful and
fearful prediction as follows:
at is a very remarkable coinci
dcnce that at midnight of November
70 the stars from which Christ will
descend, and Jupiter, the earth amt
the sun will be on a airecL line with
each other. The comet will, | think,
come straight from this line. Fhe
most direfuI effects will follow its
contact with our planet. Both bod-
les travelling at the rate of more than
q thousand miles per minute, there
can but ensue the most disastrous
consequences. 1t will produce the
most awful earthquakes, volcanic
eruptions, w1irlwinds and .ornadoes
the world ever Witnessed. The
mountains will flow down with melt
cd lava, also with torrents OF water,
caused by the melting of The accn-
muluted snow Of centuries. Whole
cities will be swept away by these
floods. Other cities will be thrown
down By great earthquakes, and still
others will be destroyed by torns-
does anil whirlwinds. Many others
will be destroyed by fire and brim-
stone, like Sodom and Gomorrah.
Isaiah XIV. tells US the earth
will "reel to and fro like n drunk
ard under the mighty bomhardlnent
through which it will have to go.
St. John says: "The heavens will
depart rs a scroll when it is rolled
together" This indicates that the
force Of the great concussion will be
80 dreadful and produce such tenn
pest that The clouds which surround
the earth will be "rolled together as
q scrolr' and carried of by the comet.
The earth will present a wrctc,ied
and ruined appearance as it energies
beyond the comets train. Accord
ing to St. John the world will be-
come pauic stricken as the comet
approaches the earth. Kings will
desert their thrones, great men their
estates, rich men their wealth, the
chief captains and mighty men their
armies, and all other men their occu.
pations, anil will flee to the caves
and the rocks of the mountains for
shelter. Aud after they reach those
places, their terror will be so great
amid The appalling calamltlcs Ihat
herald the approach of the Christ
they have so long rejected that they
will call for the mountains and rocks
TO fall on them and hide them from
the face of Him that stitch on the
throne and from the wrath Of the
lamb.
All who give themselves wholly
to God now, and seek the shelter
pointed ou, in the DIST Psalm, will
receive the supernatural protection
promised in this psalm, and will be
made immortal at The coming of the
Son of God" ~ Missouri Republican.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1881-03-09

,-Tug room in which Lincoln
died is the piavroon of tie children
OF Nj. Srhair, editor of tie Wash
inylon Sentinel.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-29
LEDGER Bindery, l3 Madison.
MisIvd and My.tiGed.

For three days past the police have
been in an unsettled frame over the
mysterious absence of a man they
wanted. The detectives went one way
and another, the regular force were
all on the Qui vive. even the chief and
his handsome young aid-de-camp
searched hotels, barber shops and out
of-the way avenues for the absent
individual. 1t was Major Hanks they
wanted. The last known of him was
at the Presidents Island workhouse
farm, from whence he had been re-
leased few days before. He was
wanted down in Texas on charge #
participating in a lot Of Texas and
Missouri land swindles. The major is
regarded as hard nut, and little oft
in mind. He had been ailing cOnsid
erable lately, and on Friday last be
sought admittance TO the city hospital,
where he went to bed. During the
period since then be rested quietly and
in bIisefhl ignorance Of the fact that
every hiding PLACE in the city had
been ransacked for MIN except the
public hospital. When he heard Of it
last night hs sent word to the author
tiles that the City was taking good
care of him. When any one connected
with the force to-day was asked ABOUT
the major they would smile, only in a
grim way. however. AS soon as the
major is able to travel he will take
trip to Texasin company with an Of
Rcer. Perhaps he will go this after
/ no.n
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-29
IN THE SENATE
Senators Johnston and HaInp-
ton Make a Few Remarks.

WASHINGTON, March %. SENATE.
Immediately after the reading Of
the journal, the resolution was called
up for the election Of officers of the
senate.
Senator johnson stated he had in
tended to reply to the speech his col
league delivered yesterday, but as it
did not appear in the Record to-day,
and as he did not wish to misrepre-
sent his colleague, he would postpone
his reply until he could have an op-
portunity to read that speech.
Senator Hampton denied the state-
ment made yesterday by Senator Ma
hone that the democratic party had
repudiated South Carolina, asserting
that if there had been reputation it
had been when the state was under
the control Of the party with which
the gentleman was now acting.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-29
BY CABLE.

LONDON, March 20, lOa.m.--Lord
Beaconsfeld had a severe attso Of
bronchial asthma, but gout having be-
come fully developed yesterday, the
asthma was relieved.
A bulletin issued this morning says
that Lord Beacons6eld passed rest
less night, partly because of pain
from the gout. The paroxysms Of
asthma are less severe, but ffequent.
His doctors say an unusually severe
cough has prevented the patient from
obtaining the rest which is necessary
to overcome the weakness produced
by long confinement. He does not
conceal the fact that there is consid-
erable danger, especially when his
great age is considered.
LONDON, March 20, 4:3O p.m.-A
false report Of the death Of Lord Bea-
consfeld has been circulated in this
city. His condition at 3 o'clock this
afternoon was unchanged.
A dispatch from Newcastle, Natal,
says that Boer is imprisoned at
Heidelberg, charged with the murder
of Captain Elliott, who was killed
while crossing the Yaal river in Jan
uary last, after having been released
from imprisonment at Heidelberg.
The report Of the surrender of
Potcheistroom is confirmed. The
provisions sent under conditions of
the armistice reached there twenty
four hours after the surrender.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 29.-Near-
ly all the Russian ambassadors now
here, and there is some truth in the
statement, that they be instructed on
their return to their various capitals
to urge to the utmost the question
of combined measures against regi-
cides.
LONDON, March 29.-The king Of
Italy has sent five. hundred francs to
Nice.
The Russian council Of ministers
convened last nieht regarding the rep
resentation Of the people.
John Prescott knight, a portrait
painter, is dead.
Admiral G. 6. Patoy, who was
intrusted with the delicate transac.
tions regarding the Trent affair and
the detention of belligerent Confeder-
ate vessels at Southampton, is dead.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-29
weather Items.

Nearly halt an inch of rain fell last
night.
The wind ratified down from the
nor west this morning at the rate of
half a dozen miles an hour. Down at
Shreveport, La it swept from the
same quarter twenty miles an hour,
and at Galveston from the north at
twenty-three miles per hour-a real
norther, though not a fierce one.
The average rainfall over the coun.
try for the week ending Saturday last,
as reported by the Weather Chronicle
from the signal service at Washington
was: For Tennessee and Ohio valley,
l.55; lower Missouri valley, 0O2; west
gulf states, 0.07; east do, 0.30; Cana
dian maritime provinces. O.6O; st.
Lawrence valley, 0.G5; lower LAKE re-
giOn, go; upper lake region, O75;
New England, LOS; Middle Atlantic
states, O95; South Atlantic states,
O45; upper Mississippi valley, O3O;
Red river Of the North valley, 02Oi
Montana, 600; Eastern Rocky Noun
tain slope, Ol5; Texas, trace; Rio
Grande valley, 0.05; Rocky Mountains,
0.O2; Western Plateau, 0.OO Arizona,
900; California, trace; Oregon and
Washington Territory, 075,
If anything in the way of a change
takes place in the temperature to. day
it will be cooler and the weather will
be clear, while winds from the north
west promise to continue. Snow OF
rain is looked for up the Ohio valley
So says the signal service bullotinS.
l. was showing up in Northern
Illinois and Iowa this morning before
dawn.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-29

Nashville Herald.l
There is every indication that
the proposition Of the bondholders
to settle the state debt is the re-
suit of a deep laid scheme, con-
spiracy, in fact, to fasteh a perpet-
ual debt Of S37 100000 on the peo-
pie in a way to yield in interest
about SS0.0D0 900. The argument
that this generation cared nothing
for the principal if only it would
get of with small interest, originated
in democratic quarters. lfthere we're
negotiations, they were oafried on in
secret, and the details will never see
the light Of day. They were cautiously
conducted to deceive, and the bond
holders doubtless had assurances that
their terms would be accepted before
sthey were offered, given in direct vio-
lation and contradiction Of arguments
and pledges long and persistently
mads 10 and urged on the people by
the men who gaye the assurances. II
is not unreasopable, IN YieV Of these
facts, to suppose chat there j. pool
pressing the passage Of this BILL.
Whether the members Of such a pool
are moved by any other than patriotic
motives, we have no means Of knowing.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-29

The speech Of Senator Malone yes
terday drew large, crowd, even as
any other free show would, and was
intended to be quite dramatic. The
republicans enjoyed that part Of it
devoted to abuse OF the democracy,
but many Of them must have been
secretly disgusted. If, however, there
is any satisfaction to be derived from
hearing a man deliver a set barangue
against the party that he has served
with all his life, they must
have been edited. The democrats
listened in grim silence, made no in-
tsrruption, and gave no sign except
that they looked bored and annoyed.
Mr. Malone had a good deal to say
about Virginia, sab, the mother of
the union, who now comes back
through him to renew her allegiance.
The old dominion has much to be
proud Of, but her state pride over Ma
hone is not likely to take a
chronic form. He will enjoy
brief notoriety, but it
is questionable whether his career in
the senate will be one Of usefulness
His speech yesterday seems to have
fallen short of public expectation, if
il was not a failure. He will draw
the fire of Voorhees, and other demo-
crkts, find himself Stunned by his old
associates and suspected by the new
6nes who are using him to accomplish
their personal and political purposes.
The reward for all this will lbe the
ooptr,l Of a few offices in the senate
and perhaps in Virginia. Senator
Malone has climbed to giddy hight,
but will lind it a difficult matter to
come down and light on his feet.