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The National tribune., 1882-07-01
PINS ON AUTHORS NAMES.

A humorous writer thus associates popu-
lar quotations with names of authors who
did not write them:
"Two heads are better than one," was
originated by man named Cooper, while
heading barrel in his humble cooper shop
"All's well that ends well" was said by
Burns, when he put poultice on a lump
raised by hot branding iron, used in the
gauger business.
Faint tart ne'er won fair lady" was writ
ten by Crabbe, when he senta sour-apple pie
to his mother in-law.
"Be sure you're right, then 90 on head"
was the remark of Hood.
"Great cry and little WOOL" is original
with Bacon.
"He tests at scars that never felt wound"
Shakespeare.
"Too many cooks spoil the BROTH" shows
that it must be Browning.
"The milk in the cocoanut," is evidently
from the pen of Cowper.
Don't get your back up at triaes," are the
words of Campbell.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,

WAsHINGTON, d. c., March I, 1873.
We, the undersigned, having acquaintance
with Captain GEORGE E. LEMON for the past few
years, and a knowledge of the systematic manner
in which he conducts his extensive business and OF
his reliability for fair and honorable dealing con-
nected Herewith, cheerfully commend him to
claimants generally.
A. V. RICE, Chairman
Committee Inruid Pensions. House Reps
W. F. SLENI0NS, NJ. c.,
Second District Of Ark.
W. z. LYNDE. NJ c.,
Fourth District Of Wis.
Z. w. TOWNSHEND, VI. c.,
Nineteenth District Of H.
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Increase of Pensions.

Pension laws are more liberal now than former
ly, and many now entitled to higher rate
than they receive
From and after January 1881, shall make
charges for my services in claims for increase of
pension, where disability is alleged unless
successful in procuring the increase.
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AGENTS WANTED.-The gTandest scheme
N OF 5 lifetime; profits larger than have ever
been made by agents at any business; adapted
for any condition Of life; old and young mar
ried and single, all make money faster than
ever before. Business strictly honorable; no
competition; no capital required. Seize this
golden chance without delay. Send your ad-
dress on postal to-day for full particulars.
Address GEO. De LARA, 757 Broadway, New
York. 3S-17t
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Restoration to Pension Roll.

Pensioners who have been uniustly dropped
from the pension roll, whose names have been
stricken therefrom by reason of failure TO draw
their pension for period of three years. or by
reason of re-enliStment. may have their pensions
renewed by corresponding with this House.
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Rural Topics.
CONDUCTED BY WILLIAM SAUNDERS,
WASHINGTON d. G.

Correspondence issolicited to this column. Com
munications addressed TO the Rural Department
of THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE 6l5 Fifteenth Street,
Washington, d. c., will be appreciated.l
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CULTURE OF TOBACCO: By G. E. Ross,
Oxford, Ohio.-L. Not having seen anything
In THE TRIBUNE on the culture Of tobacco,
and as the culture of the qceed is pursued by
many, I beg to present my mode and
method.
First, I burn the bed for the seed. This is
done by collecting sufficient quantity of
logs, or brush, and burning them upon the
ground intended to be sown. You need not
be afraid of burning too much as this is
difficult to do if the ground is dry. Then
dig up the bed three inches deep, and rake
it quite smooth, mixing the soil and ashes
thoroughly. Then SOW the seed at the rate
of tablespoonful to about ten feet square.
When this is done pack the bed by tramping
it over (unless the ground is wet; this
settles the seed so that it vegetables sooner
and more regularly. Tobacco seed does not
need much covering Then cover the bed
with brush to prevent it from becoming too
dry. The seed should be sown as soon in
the spring as the ground will do to work,
never later than the 20th of March.
The next work to be done is to prepare
the ground for the reception of the young
plants Plow the GROUND deep and harrow
it down smoothly; then furrow it in fur
rows about three and a half feet apart
Any time after the Goth of May, until well
up in June is good time for transplanting.
The ground should be moist at the time of
planting to ensure the growth of the plant.
The young plants should be drawn care
fully from the bed so as not to bruise them.
In setting them in the hill be careful TO put
the roots in straight and press the soil
around them. In the course of week OF
ten days you can commence plowing and
and hoeing the plants. Be very careful not
TO loosen the plants in blowing, and draw
the loose soil around them with the hoe
without breaking the crust around the
roots. The crop should be plowed and hoed
three or four times. After the worms COM
mence working on it, go over the plants two
or three times week and pick them off.
Tobacco should be topped at fourteen leaves;
never topped higher, as the top leaves will
not fill out and ripen and, consequently, will
be frozen in the barn.
would recommend the "White Burley"
as the most profitable kind to raise. Con
tinued next week.
The National tribune., 1882-07-01

WHEN TO CUT GRAssEs.-For some years
past the Chemical Division of the Agricul-
tural Department has been engaged in the
valuable work of analyzing various grasses
in reference to the food values at various
stages of growth. With regard to the best
time to harvest grasses the following sum-
mary is given: I" 1t is apparent, then, that
in most cases the time of bloom, or there
abouts, is the fittest for cutting grasses in
order to obtain the most nourishment and
largest and relatively profitable crops; and
for the following reasons: The amount of
water has diminished and the shrinkage
will therefore be less The weight will be
largest in proportion to the nutritive value
of its constituents. The amount of nitro
gen not present as albumenoids will be at
its lowest point; fibre will not be so exces-
sive as to prevent digestion, and the nutri-
tive ratio will be more advantageous.
IF cut earlier the shrinkage is larger,
although the fibre is less and albumen is a
little larger. The palatability may be in
creased, but the total nutriments to the
acre will not be SO large, and the nutritive
ratio will be more abnormal.
"The disadvantages Of late cutting are
evident in digestibility of the nutriments
and the falling off of the albumen by con-
version into amides. This is not made up
by the larger crop cut"
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REFERENCES:

AS this may reach the hands of some persons un-
acquainted with this House, append hereto, as
specimens of the testimony in our possession
copies of letters from several gentlemen of political
and military distinction and widely known
throughout the United States:
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CIRCULAR CONCERNING SUGAIe The
Commissioner of Agriculture has ISSUED a
circular letter to the manufacturers of sugar
from sorghum, beets, and other sugar pro-
ducing plants. In alluding to former IeIper-
iments made by the Department, the results
of 1881 are specially noted as followb: In
assuming my duties in 1881 found 13P acres
Of sorghum planted near the city for THE use
of the Department Forty-two
scres of the crop was destroyed by frost.
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DAPHNE CNEORUM.-This is one of those
plants which, as is sometimes remarked
about certain things should be in every
garden" 1t forms an elegant little shrub,
which produces freely of its rosy pink
sweet scented blossoms. The fragrance IS
delightful, as is that of most DdphRes. A
light, somewhat sandy soil, and a partially
shaded situation, are favorable to its growth.
1t is very hardy plant. 1t is also an excel
lent plant for winter Towering in the green
house or conservatory. Good healthy plants
may be lifted about the end of'October and
potted. They can be set in the shade for a
few weeks, after which they can be removed
to greenhouse, or parlor will suit them
well after they have become well established
in the pots.
NUTRITION OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS
CoMPARED.-There exists strong analogy
between the vegetable and animal kingdom
in this: that very much depends upon the
condition of the food which is presented as
to its capability of being assimilated by the
plant or animal.
For example: although plants require
certain amount of potash and of phosphoric
acid for their development, it has been con-
clusively proven that if the former be pre-
sented firmly locked up in chemical combi-
nation rs in feldspar, it is practically una
vailable to the plant. So, too, if phosphoric
acid be introduced into the soil in the form
of very difficultly-soluble phosphate, as
powdered apatite, that no good results follow
from such application. So too, leather chips
though rich in nitrogen, Will for years with
hold this important element from the plant
which, although adjacent to such supply,
suffers from its inability to appropriate it.
In like manner, with reference to animal
food, the real nutritive value of food depends
rather upon the ability of the animal to di-
gest and assimilate it than upon the chem
ical composition of such food. To Illustrate
Cellulose and starch have absolutely the
same per centage composition of carbon,
hydrogen, and oxygen; but while the value
of starch as food is universally conceded, the
worthlessness of cellulose is as universally
admitted. The reason is that starch when
taken into the stomach is readily dgested
and taken into the blood while eeilulOse
resists any such chemical change and is elm
mated from the body unchanged.
IRRIGATIoN.-In fields bearing perennial
plants, with roots that penetrate to no great
depth, injurious matters gradually collect
which are hurtful to the growth Of future
generations of plants. The irrigation of
meadows appears to accomplish the impor-
tant object, among Others of removing these
injurious matters by the oxygen and by the
carbonic acid dissolved in water, which pen
etrates the ground, and brings it into a con-
dition similar to that produced by careful
plowing.-Liebig.
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BEST EVER MADE,

EMORY'S LITTLE CA FHARTIC PILLS No
family should be without them. Pleasant to take,
no gripping. Druggists sell them, by mail for 10
cents box, in postage stamps. STANDARD CURE
Co.. ia Nassau-street New York. ly36
Mention this paper.
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War of 1912.

All surviving officers and soldiers of this war,
whether in the Military Naval service of the
United States, who served fourteen (I4) days or, If
in battle or skirmisl for less PERIOD and the
widows of such who have not remarked, are Ell
titled to a pension of eight dollars month. Proof
Of loyalty is no longer required in these claims.
The National tribune., 1882-07-01
CITIZENS NATIONAL BANK.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. Il, 1879
Captain GEORGE f. LEMON, attorney and agent
for the collection of claims at Washington city
is a thorough able and exceedingly well-informed
man of business, of high character, and entirely
responsible. / believe that the interests of all
having war claims requiring adjustment cannot be
eonfded to safer hands
JNO. A. ]. CRESWELL.
President.
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CLAIMS! CLAIMS
This Claim House Established
in 1865!
GEORGE E. LEMON,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Oice, 615 Fifteenth St., Citizens National Bsnk,)
WASHINGTON, ID. @.
P. o. DRAWER 325.
GEORGE E. LEMON,
Pensions.
Heirs.

If wounded, injured, have contracted any dis
ease, however slight the disability, apply at once
Thousands entitled.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

WASHINGTON, ID. c. March -, 1875
From several years acquaintance with Captain
GEORGE f. LEMON of this city, L cheerfully COM
mend him as gentleman of integrity and well
qualified to attend to the collection of bounty and
other claims against the Government. His expe-
rience in that line gives him superior advantages.
W. Z. SPRaGUE, NJ. c.,
Fifteenth District Of Ohio,
JAS. d. STRAWBRIDGE. NJ G.
Thirteenth District Of PersasyluGnia.
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DeSertiOn

from one regiment vessel and enlistment in an
other, is not bar to pension in cases where the
wound disease, or injury was incurred while in the
service of the United States, and in the line OF
duty.
The National tribune., 1882-07-01
MALARIA

Chills and Fever and Bilious Attacks Positively
Cured by EMORY'S STANDARD CURE PILLS
Never fail TO the worst Pleasant to take
No gripping or bad effects. Prescribed by physi-
cisns and sold by druggists everywhere for . cents
q box, OR by mail.
STANDARD CURE CO.,
26t35 ia Nassau ST., New York.
Mention this paper.
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Widows minor children, dependent mothers, IA
Tiers and minor brothers and sisters, in the order
named, are entitled
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The yield of cane per acre on the ninety
three acres gathered was two and half
tons, the number of gallons of sirup obtained
was 2,977, and the number of pounds of su-
gar was 165. The expense of raising the
cane, and its manufacture was SS,557.O4.
The manufacture of sorghum at the Depart
ment, therefore, has been found to be so ex-
pensive and unsatisfactory that the work can
evidently be better conducted elsewhere.
while such strictly scientific investiga-
tions as may be deemed necessary will be
continued by the Department, the expert
ment of manufacturing can be better con-
Quoted by those who have thus far furnished
us all the valuable information we have; and
this work refer to the manufacturers them
selves, to whom l submit the following prop
ositiOn:
Each manufacturer is requested to submit
an account of his work to the Department.,
covering the following points, viz:
1st. An accurate account of the number of
acres of cane brought to the MILL the num-
Der of tons manufactured, the yield per acre,
the mode of fertilizing, the time of planting,
the time required for maturing the plant,
and the value of the crop as food for cattle
after juice has been expressed.
"2d. The amount of sugar manufactured,
the amount yielded per ton of cane, the
quality of the sugar. the amount Of sirup
manufactured, the process of manufacture,
the machinery used, the success of the evap-
orator, the vacuum pan, and the centrifugal
in the work of manufacturing.
"3d. The number of hands employed in the
mill, the cost of fuel, the cost of machinery
the wages paid for labor, and the price Of
sorghum at the mill if not raised by the
manufacturer.
"The returns, when received, will be sub
mitted to competent committee for exami-
nation, and in order to compensate the man
ufacturers for the work of making these re-
turns promise to pay for the ten best re-
turns the sum of 81 200 each, the decision to
be made by the aforesaid committee. Each
return must be sworn to before competent
officer"
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Is FARMING PRoFITABLE?-In discuss
ing this subject before the Deer Creek Farm
ers' Club of Maryland, Judge Jas. d. Waters,
said, among other things, as follows: "Suc-
cess in agriculture, as well as in other en-
ployments, though not to the same extent,
is not uniform, but, within certain limits,
depends upon individual energy and eapac-
ity. Its crowning excellence is that for the
industrious worker there is no absolute fail
ure 1t is self-evident proposition that the
present wealth of the world has been mainly
derived from agriculture. Therefore farming
must have paid somebody. If it has NOT paid
the farmer sufficiently it must have been the
fault Of farmers themselves, as they have been
in the majority. Whether the burthen. of
society are made to bear unduly upon farm
ers is a proper matter for them to consider.
If farmers remit to politicians a subject
which so vitalIy concerns their interests,
they have no right to complain if the final
Termination is reached from the politician s
standpoint instead of the farmers"
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kB- Any person desiring information as to my
standing and responsibility will request, be fur
nished with satisfactory reference in his own
vicinity or Congressional District
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THE MYRTLE-The common myrtle,
Myrtus c0mmuniS, is classic plant. 1t is
one of the oldest cultivated plants for orna-
ment. 1t is supposed to be a native of West
ern Asia, although abundant in the South of
Europe. The plant was highly priced by the
ancients. Athenian magistrates wore wTeaths
of it as a badge of office, and victoTs in the
Olympic games were decorated with its
branches. They also used various parts of
the plant in cookery, and in the preparation
of drinks; a beverage called myrtidanum is
made from the berries. The fruits have q
in the fresh and dried condition. A distilla-
ton from its flowers, which is called Eau d.
dnge, is used as water in apertumery COM
POSITIONS The plant abounds in essential
oil and tannin; volatile oil of greenish-
yellow color is distilled from the leaves. The
berries and bark, IA well rs the leaves, con-
tain very energetic tannin, and in Tuscany
and Sardinia, what is known as the Italian
process Of tanning, consists in using portion
of myrtle leaves in the tanning materials.
The berries, in addition, yield fixed oil,
and the plant is said to contain a bitter prin-
ciple and resinous matters. Finally, the
wood is very hard, beautifully Hotted or
veined but from its small size it is only fit
for small turnery purposes.
1t is popular greenhouse plant, requiring
but little attention, and is well suited for
parlor decoration; it is easily propagated by
cuttings of the young branches, and will en-
dure several degrees of frost unipjured.
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Bounty and Pay.
COLLECTIONS promptly made.
Property taken by the Army in
States not in InSurreCtion.

Claims of this character will receive special at
tention, provided they were filed before January
1880 If not filed prior to that date they barred
by statute of limitation.
In addition to the above we prosecute Military
and Naval claims of every descrp ption, procure Pat
ents, Trade-Marks, Copyrights, attend to business
before the General Land Office and other Bureaus
of the Interior Department, and all the Depart
ments of the Government
We invite correspondence from all Interested as
suring them of the utmost promptitude, energy,
and thoroughneSs in all matters intrusted to our
hands.
GEORGE E. LEMON.
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Land Warrants.

Survivors of all wars from 1870 to March 8, 1855,
and certain heirs, entitled to one hundred and
sixty of land, if not already received. Sol
diers of the late not entitled.
Land warrants purchased for cash at the highest
market rate and assignments perfected.
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EXPERIMENTS WITH SoRGHUM.-From a
report of experiments with sorghum at the
Experimental Farm, Madison, Wisconsin, we
extract the following important facts:
"DeUeIopment.-In this The analyses showed
the usual rise in cane sugar and falling off
of glucose up to the ripening of the seed.
This fact has long been well established, but
it has been partly forgotten by later growers,
which is not surprising, seeing that molasses
or sirup has mainly been the object of cul-
ture for many years, so that the period when
cane sugar most abounded was matter Of
little importance.
Effect of IeaUing cane cat an the .feId.-A
number of stalks still in good condition, the
juice of which contained $50 cane sugar and
3.25 glucose, were cut and left in the field
ten days during almost constant rain. At
the end of the ten days the juice contained
598 cane sugar and 615 glucose. Early
Orange cane was cut September Goth, when
the Juice contained 1850 cane sugar and 495
glucose and was left in the field till No
vember Cd, when the juice contained 1880
glucose, while not trace of cane sugar was
present These experiments show conclu-
sively that if cane is cut or injured and left
exposed to rain, the destruction of cane su-
gar goes on very rapidly, being in time en-
tirely changed into glucose.
effects Of Tearing cane under sheHer.-In
order to ascertain the effect of leaving cane
under cover, two tons of Early Amber cane
were cut, the juice containing 1902 per cent
of cane sugar and 1873 per cent. of glucose
One half was topped and stripped and both
lots were placed ON the floor of the barn
The change taking place may be seen from
the following: September Goth, when freshly
cut there was 1902 cane sugar and 323 glu-
cose; by December Goth, it had changed to
cane sugar, 8.45, glucose, $50.
'Efect Of leaUing cane stripped IN the .feld.-
One part of a patch of cane was stripped of
leaves and left standing in the field from
September 18th to September 22d. 1t was
The cut, and the juice, together With some
IT,, had not been stripped, was analyzed,
ylth the following result:
"Cane stripped for one week: cane sugar,
11.05; glucose, 325. Same cane not stripped:
cane sugar, 1898; glucose, 278."
These results are instructive and very val
liable, as some of the points have been sub
jects of considerable dispute.
THE MYRTLE.-The common myrtle,
Myrtus cOmmuniS, is q classic plant. 1t is
olJ toI ,oIn fnr
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FIHEs ON HORSES The London Dd1y
Ne,cs recommends, to prevent the torment
inflicted by the flies on horses, an application
to the latter, before Harvesting, of mixture
of one part crude carbolic acid with six or
more parts of olive oil This should be
rubbed lightly all over the animal with a
rag and applied more thickly to the interior
of the ears and other parts most likely to
be attacked. This application may need to be
repeated in the course of the day, but while
any ordor Of the acid remains the flies de-
cline to settle, and the horse is free from
their annoyance.