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Year: 1869

AT a party one evening, several con-
tending for the honor of having done
the most extraordinary thing, a rev
erend gentleman was appointed sole
judge Of their respective pretensions.


One produced his tailOris bill, with
a receipt attached to it. A buzz went
through the room that this could not
be OutdOne, when a second proved
that he had just arrested his tailor for
money lent to him.


The palm is his" was the generous
cry, when a third put in his claim.


"Gentleman,n he said, ST cannot
boast of the feats of my predecessors,
but 1 have returned to the owners two
umbrells that they left at my house. y


III hear no more" cried the aston
ished arbitrator. "This is the very
acme Of honesty; it is an act Of virtue
of which I never knew any one capa-
bic. The prize"


Hold" cried another. 'sI have
done still more than that"


Impossible, cried the whole CON-
pany.


''Let us hear"


II have been taking my paUer for
twenty years and paid for it every
year in ADVANCE He took the prize.
Year: 1869

ROBBERY OF MlSIsTER.--On Thursday
night the residence of Rev. DR.. Edwards
was entered and robbed of a trunk contain
ing all OF his valuable correspondence and
the manuscript OF most Of his sermons.
The Doctor was greatly exercised about the
loss of his literary treasures, and informed
the police of his loss. The negro who COM
mitted the robbery was found by the police,
and he dropped the trunk in ravine in the
northern portion of city, where it was found
with its contents all safe.
Year: 1869

We would call the attention OF strangers visiting
the city to the large andyarled assortment OF choice
CLOTHING 60 be found at BALDwIS's, corner oi
Tenth and Main streets. This Is an old mouse,
having been In business here over thirty years, ana
what they represent as good and cheap can DC re-
lied on. Call and see them If you wish anything
In their line and you VIII be pleased.
Year: 1869

PRECAUTIONS AGAINST F1EE-A PETITION
TO THE COUSCIL.-The following petition is
i'll circulation. and will receive the sigma
ture Of almost every property holder TO
whose notice it is brought. The reforms
therein suggested are not now for the first
time spoken. The idea of the necessity of
the regulations proposed, and ofthe import
ance OF our having an additional steam en-
CINE, must have been suggested by the late
disastrous fires to every thinking mind.
The Common Council will do the will of the
people in needing the prayer of the petit
TONERS.


This is the petition:


" TO the Honorable Council Of the City Of


RichmOnd:


"Thc undersigned property holders in this
city respectfully represent to your honora-
able body that they believe some addition to
the present force of the fire department, and
certain provisions regulating by ordinance
the mode of building in the city, are indis-
pensable to provide against the dangers Of
fire.


"We respectfully suggest that another
steam. fire engine be contracted for and
placed in the engine house on Broad near
Ninth street, and the hand engine removed
from that house to some suitable point on
Church Hill.


''We also suggest that within certain limits
the erection of any house built Of wood he
forbidden that the division walls separating
brick tenements be required to extend above
the roof at least Il foot and a half, and that
the wooden beams shall i'll no case run
through division walls from one tenement
TO another, nor heavy wooden cornices be
allowed. \ full consideration Of the SUBJ
jcct will suggest other precautions to your
committee, and afford security for the fu-
ture against widespread conflagration."
Year: 1869

In the New York money market there is
perceptlbly improved demand, and toe rate on
loans is sharp seven per cent The recent ad-
vauces in prices at the Stock Exchange is the
only reason assigned for the ACTIVITY, Their.
being as yet no indications that artificial means
have been employed to embarrass loans. Com.
mercial paper IS without important change,
ether in the volume OF business or in the rates.
The government bond market Is dull and prices
are generally lower
Year: 1869

l was spending the night in hotel at
Frecport, ILL., After breakfast | went
INTO the sitting-room. where l met
pleasant, chatty, good-humored traveller
who, like myself, was waiting for the
morning train from Galena. We con-
versed freely and pleasantly on different
topics. until, seeing two Young ladies
meet and kiss each other in the street.
The conversation turned on kissing, Just
the time the train was approaching.


Come" said he, taking up his carpet
BAG, "slnce we are on SO sweet a subject,
let us have practical application. I'll
make proposition to you. I'll agree to
kiss the most beautiful lady in the cars
from Galena, you being the Judge, If you
will kiss the next prettlest, l being the
Judge"


This proposition staggered me a little,
and | could hardly tell whether he was
III earnest or in fun but as he would be
rs deeply in it as l could be, | agreed,
provided he would do the first kissing,
though my heart failed me somewhat as
| saw his black eyes fairly dance with
daring.


"les." said lie, ''Tll try it first You
take the back car, and 90 in from the
front end, where you can see the faces of
the ladies, and you stand by the one you
think Is the handsomest, and I'll come in
from behind, and kiss her.


| had hardly stepped inside the cars,
when | saw at the first glance, one of the
loveliest looking women my eyes ever fell
on, Il beautiful blonde, with auburn hair,
and "A bright sunny face, full of love and
sweetness, and radiant and glowing as the
morning. Any further search was total
ly unnecessary. l Immediately took my
stand in the aisle by her side. She was
looking out of the window earnestly. as
ifexpecting someone. The back door TO the
car opened, and in stepped my hotel
friend. pointed my finger to her slyly,
never dreaming that he would dare to
carry out his pledge, and you may imag-
inc my horror and amazement, when he
stepped up quickly behind her. and
STOPPING over, kissed her with relish
that made my ''mouth water | ex-
pected, OF course shrek of terror, and
then row generally, and a knock-down;
but astonishment succeeded astonishment
when L saw her return the kiss with com
pound interest.


Quick as a flash, he turned to me and
said: "Now, sir, it is your turn" point
ing to hideous, ugly, wrinkled old wo-
man, who sat in the seat behind.


"Oh, you must excuse me! you must ~
L exclaimed. I'm sold this time.
give up. DO tell me whom you have
been kissing"
Year: 1869

This operation may be considered as
being too well known TO be worthy Of
minute description, but is there may be
some young horticulturists who do not
know how to graft, | shall try and give
directions so that any one may perform
the operation sue essiully. In an old az
ricultural journal we find the following
excellent remarks on the subject ''Graft-
ing may be done at any time from the
time the buds begin to swell, until the
trees are in full blossom The best time
to set gratis to have them attain the
greatest growth is when the buds are
swollen, and the leaves nearly ready to
burst forth but may be commenced ear
lier and continued later then the above
time, In grating trees that have attain
Year: 1869

1t is matter of astonishment to us
that so many farmers appear to be in
different to the kitchen garden. There
are many vegetables like celery, lettuce,
asparagus, rhubarb and many others that
might be named, that are absolutely in
dlspensabe i'll their season, upon every
well supplied table. They are heathtul.
as well as palatable, and no farmer should
deprive his family of an abundant supply
of them. Besides, the garden, if con-
viently located, as it should be, near the
house, need not occupy an unreasonable
amount of time, but offers place where
many an odd hour may be filled up with
pleasure as well as profit. There is no
estimating the saving which might be eff
tected by greater attention to the garden
The fact Is, the farmer is better situated
to have upon his table every luxury in
the way of vegetables and small fruits.
since he can produce them himself, than
any other class of people, but i'll point of
fact how few avail themselves OF the ad-
vantages of this position. What is more
heathtul than the rhubarb, or pie-plant,
in its season, and yet how few gardens
contain it Who would deprive his
family of celery, and yet how few gardens
give it any place,


We trust every reader who has spare
foot of land will take the hint and lay
out a larger garden than ever before, and
make calculation to cultivate it better.
1t would promote the comfort, the health
and economy of every household, and
need interfere but little with the general
operations of the farm.--UaSs. Piouyh-
man.
Year: 1869

| often make use of ashes around nv
trees, ,-certainly is often as once year,
and believe it to be of great benefit to
them. But, like some OF your other cor
respondents, | have learned not to apply
It in contact with the bark of the trees,
rs they become moiStened and form lie
often too strong for the growing wood.
l generally Use about one quart of ashes
to tree, scattering it around them a.
tar as the roots are supposed to extend
underneath. My large trees, in bearing
ten or twelve years, receive an applica-
tiln OF from six TO eight quarts of un-
leached, or double the quantity of leach
ed ashes to each tree, scattered in the
same manner. l never permit the ashes to
lie upon the ground i'll any place more
than one inch in depth.-JohH burroughs
IN Farmer.
Year: 1869

A lady brought child TO a physician
to consult about its precarious state of
health Among other things, she inquir-
ed II he did not think the springs would
be useful. ''Certainly, madam," repli-
ed the doctor, as he eyed the child and
then took pinch of snuff | have not
the least hesitation in recommending the
springs, and the sooner you apply the
remedy the better" you really think
1t would be good for the dear little thing.
don't you ~ Upon my word, it's the
best remedy L know "What sprinc
would you recommend - ''Any will do
madam, where you can get plenty soap
and water"
Year: 1869

ed considerable size, it is best TO be two


or three years i'll doing it, as it is ALWAYS


injurious to large trees to lose all or near
ly all their tops at once. There is dan


ger, when too much of the top is remoy-
ed, of losing the tree, for if there be not


sufficient top to receive the sap which the


roots naturally furnish, unless the tree


he uncommonly vigorous and throws out
a great number of sprouts, the sap must
stagnate in the roots and trunk, thereby
causing serious injury to the tree though


II the tree survive the shock, and the


gratis grow much faster then they other


wise would III consequence of receiving
SO large share of nutriment, it would


be to the future injury Of the tree The


growth OF the scion would be so great


that the wood would not be sound and


healthy, and the result is, the overgrown
scion has large pith, and in the end be-
comes rotten-hearted, diseased tree


while II the wood had grown more slow
ly, it would have been hardy and endur


ing" To graft, saw off a limb which
should be from three-fourthS of an inch
to two inches in diameter, and pare Oft
the end with sharp knife then split
1t about two inches by driving on knife


with mallet, and insert wedge to


keep 1t open about one-fourth of an inch;
cut oft piece for a scion containing not


more than two buds, and if the buds are


healthy, and over one inch apart one


bud Is better than two, as the longer the
scion the more apt are they to dry up and
die pare off the lower end in the form
OF wedge about one and one-half inches
long, leaving the outside little thicker
than the inside Next insert in the cleft
IN such manner that the inner bark of
the scion will exactly meet that of the
stock. Two sclons are thus inserted when
the stock Is large enough, one on each
side. The scons being thus properly
placed, carefully remove the wedge then
make bail OF wax, and place on the
stock between the scions, and press it
down over the sides of the stock, leaving
1t quite thick over the corner to prevent
1t from cracking next cover the clefts
with wax, joining nicely to that on the
head OF the stock, being careful to make
an air and water joint over the end of
the stock and cletts, and lastly stick a
piece of wax over the top Of the scions.
10 make grating wax, take four parts
resin, two of beeswax, and one of tallow;
melt the whole together, and pour it in
70 cold water, and work it until it as
'umes whiteish appearance. If This
wax is too hard, it may be softened by
l>!ng more tallow. Keep the wax IN
warm water while using, to secure the
proper consistency, keeping the hands
lIghtly creased to prevent It's sticking.
Year: 1869

1t is fast coming to be understood that
for the manufacture Of butter simply,
great mixers are not always the best
cows. 10 say nothing of the superior
butter-maklng qualities of Jersey cattle,
the difference iii butter-making capacity
between different cows of any breed de-
pends very slightly on the quantity Of
milk that they give and almost entirely
on It's quality. A cow giving ten quarts
OF milk per day will often make more
butter than another of the same breed
giving sixteen quarts, and where tins Is


the case, ii the business is exclusively, or
chiefly, the manufacture of butter, the


smaller mixer is much the more proilta-
BILE, for the reason that the SKINNED milk


is usually of little value, except for the
manufacture of pork, and this will not
compensate tor the greater amount Of
food that the larger milker consumes.
For butter diaries, then, it should be our
aim setting aside all other considerations,
to select such animals as ample expert
encc has shown will make the largest
quantities OF butter from Il given amount
OF food. Whether the food be fed to one
animal or to two is Il matter OF little con-
sequence. What we want is to get the
most money as the results of its consump-
ton and this is often attained by feed
Ing it to a larger number of smaller milk
ers. In the case of thoroughbred ami
mails, the advantage of the larger num-
Der OF cows is still greater, for the rea-
son that they give US more valuable calves.
Year: 1869

We advise our readers, those who have


farms and gaedens TO cultivate, to pre-


pare as large quantity of the tertI zrr


we suggested and recommended in the


April No, Vol. H., of the Journal, as


thcy possibly can. 1t embraces in its


composition quite every element required


N the growth and maturation of roots


and the cereal grains ; and it has the ad-
vantage OF being comparatively cheap


and easily prepared. No fertilizer we
nave yet devised-and we have prepared


and experimental with a large number
-atfOrds more certain and satisfactory
results than this one and those who
prepared and used it last season are ex-
travagant in their praises of it, 1t sup
plies a most desirable dressing for fruit
trees and vines. We use no other fertil-
lzers for our grapes and if any of our
friends have had better results in their
cultivation than we have, it will afford
us pleasure to publish their successes
The method Of preparing the fertilizer is
us follows:


Take one barrel of pure, finely ground
bone, and mix it with barrel of good
wood ashes during the mixing, add
gradually about three pailfuls of water
The heap may be made upon the floor of
an outbullding, or upon the barn floor ;
and by the use OF a hoe, the bone and
lshes must be thoroughly blended togeth-
er. The water added is just sufficient to
Iiberate the caustic alkalies, potash and
soda ami these react upon the gelatine
Of the bone, dissolving the little atoms,
forming kind OF soap, and fitting it for
plant aliment. 1t must be used in small
quantities, or in about the same way as
the so-called superphosphates. A barrel
If this mixture is worth two of any of
the commercial fertilizers, and the cost
will be but about half as much 1t re-
mains to be added if the bone meal
and ashes are very dry, four pailsful of
water may be required, but care must be
exercised not to have it inconviently wet.
1t will be ready for Use in week after
it is made. Pure, raw, Underground
bone and the best Of ashes should be en-
ployed. JOtumai Of Chemistry.
Year: 1869

An important experiment is being tried
with reference to pauper children, which
must be very carefully watched or it may
give rise to evils far greater than those it
is to remedy. The guardians in several
unions are placing the orphans under their
charge, upon certain stipulated scales of
payment in the care OF working class ia
miles, by whom they are to be boarded,
clothed and brought up to industrial habits
The idea is borrowed from the Scotch and
partly from the French systems, both Of
which have been found admirable in their
working. The former includes a plan of
removing infant paupers from the close at
mosphere OF towns into the more healthy
rural districts and it has not been ascer-
tanned that any serious abuses have grown
out OF the practice. The child nursing, is
deposited with persons who are themselves
parents; it is examined registered, and ap-
pointed as trust. The commune bears
the cost and once il every month, a vista
tlou is made and the results are reported.
Cluelty, neglect, or fraudulent exchange
become impossible; and the cases have
been exceedingly rare in which any offense
has been attempted The lot of the Or
phan IS hard one usually; scarcely less
bitter than that of the baby who is S:farm-
ed, and individuals in these respects, fire.
quently have less feeling even than '.the
parish" They accept the conditions. but
the temptation is strong to make an illeei-
innate profit out of them.


1t is remarkable circumstance that, in
England more than in any other country
OF Europe the actual adoption of children
is rare. Then, what of the parochial or
phans? It may be hoped that guardians
will exc eise human discretion, will keep
these children of God, as the German mo :
alist calls them, under particular super
vision and will insist upon their kindly
treatment. But, as was observed in the
House of Commons here is the example of
an innovation that may be put to the best
or to the worst of uses. If the hapless or
phan gets into kind hands, it will escape
the degradation of the workhouse and be
led to an independent livelihood. If it falls
under mercenary guardianship, what guar
antee exists that it will not be starved,
beaten or abandoned to the kennel? Be-
fore the principle is established we should
prefer to see some regulation of a parental
character imposed .-
Year: 1869

STARVATION IN SPAIN.-A Madrid letter
presents fearful picture of starvation and
misery in La Mancha, one of the central
districts of Spain, and in close proximity to
the fertile wheat regions of CASTLE
Drought has scourged the fields of both
provinces till hunger rules through the
land, and the starving people proceed in
bands of hundreds to the towns where food
is known to exist, and in mass upon their
knees pray for succor and relief The curse
of Spain has been her policy of relying
upon her American colonies to sustain the
exhibition OF national wealth and great
ness, while an onerous conscription law has
driven thousands of her industrious youth
to other lands. Let her cut off the last
remnants of the cancer that has been at
once the pride and ruin of the nation, and
she will find less pride in her court and
less hunger among her people.
Year: 1869

COMMISSIONER DEL ANo, 1t is said, cannot
make a change I'm the manner OF collecting the
income tax from officers and employees OF the


Government, because the law on this subject
is explicit, and. although an unfair law, il
cannot be set aside sy the Commissioner until
action by Congress shall make it null and void.
Year: 1869

THE COMMITTEES or WAYS AND MsANS left
San Francisco for the Last Saturday. The
committee, after thorough Investigation, ex-
press satisfaction at the management of federal
affairs on the Pacific coast. A few days were
devoted to obta ming Information IN regard to
the Alaska fur trade
Year: 1869

DOCTORS DIFFER as to the cause of the death
of the Presidents favorite trotting mare. The
stomach of this animal was sent to the Army
Medical Museum for analysis, which has been
made Some declare that she was poisoned,
while others, among whom is the Chief Veteri-
nary Surgeon of the Army, think she died from
natural causes,
Year: 1869

THK NRw BOSTON Posi- OFPICR.-The plans
for the new post ONCE at Boston are rapidly


being com pleted at the Office of the super
vising architect of the Treasury Department,
and il the necessary appropriation be made
early at the approaching session, the work
upon the superstructure will be commenced
at the beginning OF spring. Secretary Bout
well has decided tRat the new building shall
be OF granite, although n strong influence was
brought to bear upon him 10 build it OF mar
bic, which Is far more expensive than granite.
Year: 1869

flesh literally putrefed and fell from
his living skeleton, at New Orleans
Stratcham who has long been paying
in the deepest, blackest, hottest hole
in pedition, the penalty of his forty
ply damnatiOn-deserving crimes, was
Provost Marshal. He saw the
frantic agony of the woman; called
her into his office; and told her that
he would save her husband, if she
would give him three hundred dol
lars, and then submit-but oh, hu-
manity shudders, sickens at the hor-
rid proposal. The wretched, half
crazed, agonized wife, not knowing
what she did, accepted to save her
husbands life. And the next morn
ing, she was found lying insane and
nearly dead, with her babe at her
breast, near the public spring of
Palmyra. After all this her husband
was only released on condition that
another should be shot in his place.


Young Smith was selected. And
then ensued a contest, without a
parallel in all the 6,0O0 years of bu-
man history. Humphreys refused
to let any man die in his stead, de-
clared he should feel himself a muir
derer if he did. Smith protested that
he was only poor orphan boy, and
SO far as he knew there was not a
soul on earth to grieve for him
that Humphreys had large family
entirely dependent upon him fol
daily bread, and it was his duty to
live while he could. And Smith,
the simple country lad, only seven
teen years old, the Hero without a
peer OH all Fame's mighty scroll
took his seat on his rough box-and
was shot.


We might dwell for hours OIL the
most frightful butchery of ancient OF
modern ages. But why go on? The
murder was done! The Confederate
Government talked of demanding
the murderer Mcneil. Then a "nem
orialn was gotten up, and signed by
two thousand Missourians, recon
mending the accursed old monster
on account of his Palmyra massacre
to the special favor of Abe Lincoln
And he was promoted to a Brigadiel
Generalship.


The green sod of the Palmyra FAN
Grounds long since drunk up the
life blood of the ten innocent, heroic
hearts. The melancholy elms wave
their dark boughs peacefully Ovel
the scene of the terrible tragedy
The last time we saw the place the
plow had turned up part of the his
tOric grounds, and the green corr
glittered in the sunlight where once
the murderer's musket CLEANED. AL
traces of the fearful crime had faded
from the spot and everything wa:
quiet, serene and beautiful as O
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