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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-17
SOILS FOR FRUIT.

All trees and plants are not partIal to the same
character of soil, and though they may live Tor
few years III uncOngenal ground. certain varieties
Will never reach their greatest perfection unless
their roots are thoroughly adapted TO the soil IN
which they are placed. We may change the char
acter of soils as forinstance, wet, rerentlve
clay by systematic undertaking, etc. but 1t IL a
dlncult matter 10 convert pure sand into a StlH
adhesive mould Now, TINS paruality special soils
extends even to varieties OF the same species OF
fruit as, instance, the straw berry, The lrOmphe
de Gand. Jucunda aud some others viii ATTAIN per-
lection only IN neayy soils. while the Ken ucHy ana
many OCher are specially adapted To tue uSut SANDS
OF PORTIONS of jersey and Delaware. he pear
IN particular, Is very partial 10 "a strong, rather
heavy soil; and the apple, plum ana ounce succeed
best on one or a similar character. Ou lAe her
hand, cherries and peaches seem 10 succeed better
on thrOughy drained open and nlaDle loan.
with little, II any, clay.
Moisture is an essential to success in the cultiva
ton OF ounces. Strawberries and some exceptional
varieties of other fruits. as the Newtown pppIn
apple. Grapes delight in moist atmosphere, and
their roots will ramble for long distance in search
of water. For these moisture-lOylng varieties
good mulch during summer has been found highly
advantageous, and nothing is better for the pur-
pose than long strawy manure. Says Downing:
- pretty careful observation for several years
has convinced rs that night, sandy soil l., on the
whole, the worst soil for tIuIC uees." How Will
OF New-Jersey friends par lculaIly IN the
vicinity OF NInelaDd and HamnOntOh, relish thls
adyIcef ILis leads us back 10 a iormer statement
that most fruits VIII survive Tor lie" years al
least and prove reasonably remuneTatlYe on very
hght soils; but perfection can only be obtained on
"A he ivIer 10 un, according 10 the requirements oI
each particular species. Another point Is, tndt al
though fruits as rule, are partial TO stimulating
fertilizers the soil the cherry VIII not Thrive II
in very rich land, or at least very few years Will
be the extent of It's cXlstence.-lJoSlah Hopes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-17
THE BUILDING Law AZ ALB1NY.

EXPERIENCE or AN INNOCENT NEw-YORKER WHO
COULD DISCOVER NO CORRUPTION IN THE LEG
IsLATURE.
TO me EdttOr Of The Tribune
SIR: The statement made TO your reporter
by representative of the Building Department. that tho
the failure OF the amended Building law III the
lasi Legislature that not money enough" was paid
10 II through Ia not Only not true, but the further
statement from the source, that not member
could be found present 1t to the Legislature Is without
any foundation In The depar ment bill lntro-
duced Ia both branches Of the legislature In the House
IL presented by aud IN charge OF Assemblyman Van
Allen IRON the VlIItn District OF this city the
the bill presented by and in charge OF Senator
Browning Both bills reached the Committees Cities
and senator Grady Al the head of and Mr. Murphy
the head Of the other gave full aud ample hearings
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-17

Of the kind in this country, and will command
magnificent view of the hudson inyer 70 ,o,o;nat.
for Chief juslccP -,
Il think that the candidate will be Judge
Andrews who was appointed Cher Judge by Gov
ernor Cornell and that General Tracy will be APP
pointed to MIR. Andrews's place as Associate Judge
That would be fol lowing the precedent set two years
pVo when Mr.. Folger was elected Chlef-Judge MI
Andrews is q very able man, and well quallhed for
the place. hear that my predecessor, Mr.. Ward,
Will be a candidate, although have no information
but hearsay"
How about the Governorshpp
IL think that MIR. Cornell will be rehominated
and reelected without doubt" 49,, i
Returning 10 the office of Attorney-Generai' uo
you find ats duties pleasant" 800 , .
al cannot say that do. 1t s very difficult OF,
by persons TO begin IN hehsi OF the eo
pile tor one thing and another. II 1 LclushS
or if consent. am sure to make enemies 'no"sH
that does not trouble me- much. -, A.
As an example OF the difficulties of the once
continued Mr. Russell lang hing, Il have peeh unuTr
the hammer OF the advocates Oh "V, ",; nion
frage Tor some time because gave an OPINION
when asked BY the Assembly, that inc pi. " cuii
fer the suffrage upon women was unconsu9u tlona.
II is charged by THESE ladies that my oca opinion
prevented the bill from becoming Jaw.
Duriug the time had the matter uhder
consideration committee oil very MEN I'M N
Vcnt-looking called upon me I'D
reference it. They were naTricd Women
mothers and of good families, and they urged upon
me that give an opinion IN favor OF the conslltu
slonality of tho bill, even when told them that
was convinced tO the contrary. l asked them
If they thought il demonstrated their capacity 10 use
ahe ballot mteiligently 10 urge me, sworn olneer
of the law 10 give an Official opinion contrary 10
any belief. Tiny then urged me 10
withhold my opinion until IL "Vu.u
be too late TO affect the bill before
the Leg Stature, and because refused to 90 SO 1he
advocates of the measure have been DIS
pleased | urged them to begin III the
proper way and get constitutional amend
ment passed. 1 should make some eAcep-
tiOns however for among the numerous letters
and kilograms with which l was dcIuSed al inc
time ana since there have been many from advocates
of the ncioents OF tue office of Attorney
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-17
ON THINNING FRUIT.

The writer of a recent "g,eaning" assumes that
inasmuch rs all the apples have to be picked
anyhow, il will cost no more to thin out when
small, and that what are lett will measure much
as tho " hole. and sell for twice three times as
much IN the market The fact is, all the apples
never have to be picked; they tinually
dropping from the the time of formation from the
blossom till maturity, and 1t is experience here
that the fuller the set the better and arer the
apples The point is TO keep the trees pruned
that there shall be crowding or shading, aud to
have hogs and sheep enough in the orchards TO PICK
up the wormy apples as they drop. With peaches
and probably some other kinds of fruit, II pays to
thin when there IS Oyer-fruiting, and there are
possibly certain kinds OF apples, like the Red
Astrachan for example, with "a tendency To cluster
which may be improved by thinning; but to assert
that 1t costs more TO thin when small than TO
puck at maturity Is "A mistake that experience would
have corrected, for IL IL tedious process and not
only expensive but requiring skill and Judgment
lN, Niagara Co., n. l.-.-..Ihe suggestion 10 thin
a number OF years ago. | have found IL absolutely
necessary with most OF the varieties We grow here
mainly RUSSIANS and siberian hYbrlds, with a
few oil unknown ancestry, but haN ing the same
habits They not only blossom inll, but set so
full :hat by the time the lruit Is nall grown the
branches Degn to break down. There Is compara-
lively little dropping with these varieties. As 10
the labor oil removing although there Is moro lIuit
there Is of not hall the work OF picking alter
maturity as they are removed rapidly. an no care
il taken in handling what are removed. All of our
varieties OF the same habit the Red Astrachan,
which MI" admits ought to be thnned. HIS
suggestion as 10 sheep and swine IN the orchard IL
good, but only practicable where the trees are
branched high. We find II advantageous here TO
branch low. which also makes thinning easier l.
IL. HUsklns, NJ. d., Orleans Co., w.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-17
AGRICULTURAL
PROVOChTION AND COMMENT

At meeting of the Onondaga Farmers Club Mr.
Geddcs made the remark that he would buy none Of
the commercial fertilizers, and he claimed that land
be kept in the highest degree of fertility by
ploughing under occasional crop of clover. lie
applies plaster to the clover. At a later meeting Of
the club Mr.. King made the remark that he had
fields that had been cropped for seventy
years without any other manure than
plaster and clover, and these fields
IN the best condition of any on his farm. lie has
other fields that have received barnyard manure
every few years, but they do not do so well as tho
clover fields. We have a great deal OF testimony OF
this kind. Professor kedzie teaches that the clover
leaf has the power TO take nitrogen from the ar in
me form The French chemists have demonstrate
ed the same thing, but our learned professors here
never tire OF telling ms about nitrogen without CIV
ing any ideas the subject that are of practical
value. There Is not reasonable DOUBT that We
can get all the nitrogen we need If we plough IN
enough clover and get 1t cheaper than IN any Olner
form. II then the land is not sufficiently fertile.
We must learn by direct experiment what mineral
elements are required The best gram IandS
of Central New-fork are on those which
10 fcrillizlng element was ever carried except
plaster and have yet to learn Of any field treated
this manner that has not steadily improved.
IA VI. Williams, Orondaga Co., y. I. e, &c.
These are pretty stTOng statements on behalf OF
the more valuable. But although Mr. W. has such
poor opinion of our learned professors mere,
l. OF the pro. essOTs referred 10 doubtless must
nevertheless aifirm that NOBODY hls yet denOt-
strated that clover has any exceptional power TO
get nitrogen from the air some facts point that
way very decidedly, but they do not prove It'll.
O. Caldwell, Cornell University. =. My
friend Williams 10 a very positive man. and very
learned In books. writing SIX Languages, believe,
and wonderful man IN mathematics. Professor
Caldwell ia very learned chemist. Why should
place myself between them 10 be ground up very
fine, and very fast f-George Geddes, Onondaga
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-17
THE Professionalism HORSE.

This kept up for a long time IN Lower Can
ada as true br ed, and still exists to some ex-
tent. But latterly it has been considerably mixed
with English horses, more particularly where the
old boundaries of Upper and Lower Canada APP
proacb each other The true Canadian horse was
usually about 14l2 hands high (5o nchesl, and
weighed about 900 pounds the extremes might DE
II to Is hands, and 500 to 1000 pounds. They
are pony-buIlt that is, very compact IN form, with
legs OF medium length. They have good crest.
fine head, broad forehead, and glowing eyes. The
neck is rather thick and short than long and
slender If they showed the latter it would denote
an English cross. The name is thick, the tail
Dushy and tho fetlocks somewhat shaggy.
Their limbs and joints are very strong,
aud their hoofs clear, tough and well set up
al the heels They are extra hardy and enduring,
kInd-tcmpeIed courageous and dOcDe hey scarcely
ever refuse pull ana are not apt 10 balk even at
the hardest sort OF work Their action 10 tree easy
and smart both on the walk ana trot OCCASION
ally turns out a very fast tTotter.
They are economically kepO on rough forage ex-
cept when hard a work. aud then of course they
require, ike ali other animals, better eeu For light
farm and road work / know nothing equal TO the
well-brcd French-CanadIan horse. lne best places
probably to purchase these hOraes would be Toronto
IN Upper, and Que bee III Lower Canada. Iney
may be found how AT other towns, ana IN some
districts of our own states bordering the Canadas
But should think these horses rather 100 small Tor
Iowa farm work. aud tnat would be be; ter there To
"A larger breed OF horses IKE the Iercn ron OF
Norman, which, except IN considerably greater SIZE
are essentially ike the FrenchCdnadlan III all their
points. These have been extensively introduced INTO
tho Western States during the past ten years
There must be penry Oh the hali-ored now there or
at least near Chicago. got by these stations out OF
gcOd-siZed native mares. L presume such may DE
mad at moderate prices, though not 50 ow relatively
as the Canadians. IL the latter were taken to Iowa
to breed IN that mllder climate reared with more
abundant gram, tue size OF their produce might De
easily increased from generation To generation, I'LL
at last they became as large as moderate Perch
eron.-l A. b. Allen
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-17

All the same a good old lady speaking in
pray and giving expression JOY aud con
ndence she ielt said ." icel as II ! was ready this
minute to fall mo the arms of Bre.zebub" Abraham
You ADranam - nastily brother sitting
near. Well Abraham. thcn," was the respoase. Ii
dUnt make ANY difference. They're bOuI good men, -
Savannah iGaD Recorder.
They SETTLED lr.-In breach of promise
suit Ia Montana not long the plann said That tue
de endant DayIn Cenry understood the date fixed Tor
the wedding mai failed 20 appear that Important day
lie uiterward had come 10 the house, but che Dclng an
cry Lad set the dogs him. The defendant admitted
that day had named for the nOny further
said that had Intended present Ma per agree
ment Then," said the jude, why did you not ap-
pear g. Well. Judge, the Tact ~ freed by A bear
ali day and night and couldn't possibly get away in
tune" Tne dlsmisseda few noIuents later an
Miss Plaintiff became Ars. Defendant
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-17
CASkS IN POINT.

The ply sician employed IN the case OF FRANCES
Roseubiit age one, who died OF measles at NO III
Essox-st, rear building, Oh Saturday reports tha'
"the ar Of the dwelling and apartment Is very
foul. light Is admitted from one side only" The
comments of the physician in the case OF Hannah
Krause. age three months, who died OF cholcra Ia
tantum AT No. go StautOn-s,., rear, on SATURDAY,
snow revolving CONDITION OF ahaTs. lucy are
he family i've 9ack OF "a dirty yari IN the Dasc-
ment, with the clOset III front OF the windows. Inc
remarks OF the pnyScl9n III the case OF Juha
stanton aye two, wno died at No. 42l West Ihlrly-
lftb-,t of malignant dIphtherla On saturday, are
fear the house is bad well 10 have the rooms
purined,D
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-17
ROLLING ST0CK TO BE WITHDRAWN.

BosToN, July 16.-A large part of the roll
ing STOCK OF the Massachusetts Central Railroad will be
Withdrawn from the road on Monday. The property 10
heavily gagged to the American Car Company which
has prohibited the use OF 1t for the present Two
locomotives tour passenger cars two combination cars,
two milk and sixteen box been proniD-
from running. Trains, however, VIII be
h.l officials naylng secured rolling stock an
road sufficient Tor present IL Is pcctrd that
the directors, who VIII tomorrow afternoon, VIII
decide upon some means o. permanent relief Mr..
Adrch, the newly tCcted prcsden accepted the posi-
llun raturdaN.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-17
CONTEMPORARY FARM TOPICS.

Slr. C. NJ. HOvey, of Boston. takes. in letter to
The AassGchasetts Iloughman. A CHEERFUL VIEW of
the question of peach yellows Cox, 30 long ago as
1916, wrote OF the maady as having " hitherto oaf-
fled every effort to subdue It," and yet, despite It's
continued depredations, the Delaware and New
jersey crop promises TO be unusually abundant In
this Latest good year OF our Lord:
Z" If all the trees planted continued in perfect
health, IKE lhc pear Oh apple, the supply would be
80 large il would not pay 10 gather the ruit Dur
ing the past forty years have grown thousands w
peach trees. and have rarely seen anything VI The
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-17
THE COURTS.

COURT CALENDARS-JULY H. 81.
SUPREME COURr-CHAAht = Held OV hA. essisaiar
ensa, called al N a. m-ThId Monday motion
= SiRRoGATE's CoURr-Beore Rollins s.-.S,ouisy,r
snpTgOn COZ gI-SPECIAL ikgA- 10 day cAiesusss
SoaiMoS PLEAs-srKCLAL TKKM-No day c-ien4A'
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1882-09-08

1t is not always that married man
can be soothed in his dying moments
by the thought that his widow will
weep at his grave; how enviable,
therefore, was the fortune of the late
lamented Thomas Smith, a colored
citizen of New Orleans, on whose
grave seven of his widows recently
wept in unison The late lamented
Thomas had two other wives who did
not participate in the watering opera
ton, but to have been loved to the
extent of tearfulness by seven women
should have made the deceased happy
enough to sit up in his coffin and ex-
ult in his superiority over the male
bystanders, many of whom probably
had wives who, if their tears ever
flowed while thinking of husbands,
wept because their liege lords did moi
show any signs OF dying at all.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1882-09-08
Josh BILLINGS on courtiaq.

Counting " luxury, il il salad, il
IL ise water, it IL a beveridge, il IL q
pla spell Of the soul. The man who
haz never courted haz lived in vain;
he haz bin a blind man among land.
shapes and waterskapes; he haz bin a
def man in the land ov hand organs,
and by the side ov murm uring canals.
Counting IL like 2 little springs ov soft
water that steal out from under a rock
at the fut ov mountain, and run
down the hill side by side, singing and
dansing and scattering each luther, ed
ding and frothing and kaskading, now
hiding under bank, now full ov sun,
and now full ov shadder, till bimeby
tina ine and then tina go slow. / am
in favor ov long counting; it gives the
parties a chance 10 find out each nth.
er's trump kards, it IL good exercise,
and IL jist az innersent as 2 merino
lambs. Counting IL like Strawberries
and cream, wants to be did slow, then
you git the flavor. have saw folks
git acquainted, fall in luv, git married,
settle down, and git tew wurk in
three weeks from date. This IL jist
the wa sum folks larn trade, and
akounts for the great number ov al
mightey mean mechanics we hav, and
the poor jobs tina turn out.
Perhaps it is best shud state some
good advise to yung men who are
about tew court with a final view 10
matrimony, az it waz. In the first
phase, yung man, yu want tn get yure
system all rite, and then find a yung
woman who is willing tew be courted
on the square. The next thing IL tew
find out how old she IL, which yu can
do bi asking her, and she will sa that
she IL 10 years old, and this yu will
find wont be far from out of the wa.
The next best thing IL tew begin mod
crate, sa onse every mite in the week
for the first six months, increasing the
dose as the patient seems tew require
it. II is fust rate wa tew court the
girls mother a leetle on the start, for
there IL one thing a woman never des-
pises, and that IL a leetle good court.
ing, if it IL done strickly on the
square. After the fust year yu will
begin to like the Dizziness. There is
one thing alwus advise, and that IL
not to swop fotograds oftener than
onse in 10 daze, unless you forget how
the gal looks.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1882-09-08
A gapey Eeiolbor6Ood.

"Mr. JONES'" began Smith, the
other morning, as they met at the
corner TO wait for the car, sis it posi-
lively necessary that your son must
play the ACCORDION until midnight
six nights week."
"Not at all, Mr.. Smith, was the
prompt reply; mot any more neces'
sary than it is for your daughter and
her beaux to sit on the front steps
seven nights per week and keep us
awake until o'clock in the morn
ing"
my daughter, sir, has perfect
right to have a beau" .lL .
"And my son. sir, has legal right
to play his accordeonV
"Gentlemen," began Mr.. Thomas,
as he came up, 81 don't want to of
fend you. for we are all neighbors; but
if you, Mr.. Jones, would clean out
your alley, and you, Mr.. Smith,
would poison your nuisance of dog,
| believe | would gain five pounds Of
flesh per week."
Hello, Thomas !" saluted Brown
from the rear platform Of the car fol-
which they had waited, "I've been
wanting to see you for week past.
Your COMPOUNDED old horse stands
and stamps all night long, and none
Of us can get wink of sleep. just
for a change, and to be neighborlyr
suppose you knock him on the head
with an AK
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1882-09-08
The DdI lDDmdches

That the people are all waiting for,
Sells Brothers Elk enormous railroad
shows coming in few days. The big
consolidation, which the Sells Broth.
er- have effected Of their various amuse
ment enterprises, and which requires
six colossal tents and three rings in
which to exhibit its numberless great
features and novel attractions, comes
TO Stanford, Friday, September %
Its straightforward and emphatic style
Of advertising, the splendid reputation
which precedes il, and the high char
acter Of the credentials il offers have
operated TO run It's stock way above
par in the public estimation and eve
rybody seems TO believe its promises
and is bound to see IFS wonders. BY
massing their six geological collections
the management have secured a me-
nagerie beyond all precedent in its
magnitude and in its numbers Of liv'
ing specimens Of strange and rare wild
animals and curious birds; yet not
content with this achievement, they
have added largely to their catalogue
during the winter just past, including
quite a number Of animals that are
new TO America. The pair Of Royal
Hippopotami, which excited such in
terest last season, and which were be
lieved then 10 be full grown, have in
creased many pounds in weight, and
inches in staturdand dimensions. and
the management are strong in the be-
lief that they will become happy pa
rents ere the season is over. Should
such be the case il will be the only in
stance Of a hippopotamus being born
in America and will constitute the old
ones and their offspring the standard
geological wonders Of the day and age.
The snow-white BuHolo, captured in
Dakota last February, the Aurochs,
n recent importation from Lithuania,
the Crested Camels, the White Zebra,
the iive-ton, doubled-horned, White
Senegambian Rhinoceros, the WoOlly
Elephants, from the Malay Archipela'
70, the Abyssinisn Vlacke Nark, and
the Malacca Babiroussa are features
which can be seen in no other collec
tons.
In the magnificent parade which
takes place on the morning of the day
Of exhibition will be introduced the
beautiful new national tableau Of "Co.
lumbia surrounded by her Court OF
Beauty" in which will be presented
tour Of the handsomest women in
America.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1882-09-08
An Lndependent RdoK.

On a hay rancho of several hun
bred acres, says the Winnemuccd
(Nev.) Silver States, lives the widow
Loveless, a remarkable woman. Less
than the medium height of her sex,
but muscular as a man, she carries on
the business of hay and cattle rails
ing. She dresses in mans attire, and
there is nothing to denote her sex
save her auburn hair, which hangs in
wavy ringlets over her shoulders. She
rides and uses the lasso as skillfully
as a vaquero, and lives alone since
her husband, loveless scapegrace,
left her bed and board a year and a
half ago, taking several Of her best
horses. She has no false delicacy
about her attire, but gives as a reason
for wearing the breeches that she has
to do a mans work and finds it more
convenient to dress like one than to
wear the usual garb of her sex. She
objects to paying poll tax, though the
assessor insists that she must do it il
she continues to dress like man.