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Year: 1867

RED CLOVER creates manure upon a
large scale and with little relative la
Dor, and is sOwn with wheat, rye or oats,
protecting it in its tender state. Ii is
we'll to SOW heavily TO the acre, a
bushel to eight acres, and not suffer it
to be pastured until September, and
then lightly. 1t is o biennial plant,
and must be renewed every other year,
unless it is permitted to go to seed,
when subsequent though inferior crop
may be expected. 1t is difficult to ac-
count for the marvellous manner in
which it elriches soil already exhausted
BY other crops. The roots of the plant
penetrate perpendicularly, and deeper
into the soil than any other grass seed,
doubtless giving air to the soil beneath,
and feeding it with what is necessary
for its vitality. The effect of clover is
palpable, though We may not know the
process by which it acts. Exhausted
land, especially if based on iriable clay
or limestone, is brought, in four years
of red clover, not too heavily pastured,
to yield ten to twenty bushels of corn
to tie acre, when the previous crop did
not exceed five barrels to The acre; and
il is the duty of every prudent farmer
10 throw his land into clover as soon as
il does not yield more than ten barrels
TO the acre. In this way he may keep
his land rich; especially if he keeps up
the clover field by double blowing, q
practice not Sufficiently estimated by
the community at large. Land perfect
ly renewed by clover win yield more
corn and more hemp than the original
virgin soil will render, as these crops re-
auire the richest soil for their produe-
tion, more than tobacco, which, while
il may brown on second rate land great
ly impoverishes it by exhausting the
nitre in the earth which is necessary to
isslif = Il p
Year: 1867

At his lecture in New York, on Equa-
torial Africa, NJ. Du Chsillu told the
following big ant story: Bashikonay is
the name given it by the Bakalsi. There
are two other varities of Bashikonay
besides the black kind. These Bashi-
konay may we'll be called the lords OF
the forest. 1t is the most voracious
creature ever met. 1t is the dread OF
all living animals, from the leopard to
the smallest insects. 1t is their habit
to march through the forests in long,
regular line, line about two inches
broad, and often several miles in length:
all along this line are larger ants, who
act as officers-stand outside the ranks,
and keep this singular army in order.
If they come to place where there are
no trees to shelter them from the sun,
whose heat they cannot bear, they i'm
mediately build an underground tunnel,
through which the whole army
pass in column to the forest beyond.


When they grow hungry, as by sud-
den command, the long file spreads it
self through the forest, advancing for.
ward. attacking and devouring all
living things with q fury that is quite
Irresistible. The elephant and gorilla
fly before them; the black men run
away; every animal that lives in their
line of march is chased. In al incredi-
BILE short space of time those chat are
caught are overwhelmed, killed, eaten,
and only the bare skeleton remains.
They seem to travel day and night.
Many a time have I taken to the water
to save myself from them. When they
enter house they clear it of every
thing. Cockroaches are, devoured In
an instant; rats and mice spring around
the room in vain. They will not touch
vegetable matter, thus they are very
useful clearing the country of many in
sects. When on their march the insect
world flies before them, and | have
often had the approach Of Bashikonay
army heralded to me by this means.


Wherever they 60 they make clean
sweep, even ascending to the top of the
trees in pursuit of their prey. Their
manner of attack is an impetuous leap;
instantly the strong pinchers are fast
ened, and they only let 60 when the
piece gives way. At such times this lit
tie insect seems animated by o kind of
fury which causes it to disregar en-
tirely it's own safety. The negroes re-
late that criminals, by which they gen
orally mean wizards, have sometimes
been exposed on the path of the Bashi-
konay ants, tied to tree so they might
not escape, and then be devoured to
the bones. They are larger than any
ants we have in America. The number
of ono of their armies is so great that
one does not like to enter into calcula.
tions, but have seen continuous line
passing at a good speed q particular
place for twelve hours. So you may
imagine how many millions there may
have been.
Year: 1867

Throw away your false frizzes, your switches,


your wig
Destructive of comfort and not worth fig:
Come aged, come youthful, come ugly and fair
And rejoice in your own luxuriant hair.
Year: 1867

MANY person has seen pet canary or
other bird In a state Of perturbation, plucking
at himself continually, his feathers standing
ail wrong. In vain is his food changed, and
In vain is saucer Of clean water always bept
in the cage. Tho causo OF his wretchedness
has not boon found out. If the owner of n
pet in such difficulty will take down tho cage
and look up 10 the roof thereof, thoro will DO
most likely to'be-scef mass of stuff like rcd
rust That rcd rust is nothing moro or less
than myriads Of parasites infcsting tho bird,
and for which wnter Is no remedy. BY procuring
a lighted candle and holding It under ovory
particle Of the top Of the cage till all chance
Of anything being left alive is gone, tho rene
dy is complete. The pet win coon brighten
up s;ain after his bouse warming"
Year: 1867

BOARD OF HEALTH REPoRr.-We give
below the report submitted by the Board
of Health to the Council at its last meet
ing. 1t will prove interesting to our citi-
zens, who would do well to adopt Its sug-
gestions in view of possible return of
cholera next summer:
Year: 1867

Over the signature of "Vox Populi will be found in another column of this paper, d plea in bar, on behalf of the defendant in the important case now pending in the Court of Public Opinion, of The People cs. The Gov ernor, who is charged with signing a certain bill, enacted by the Legislature lately in ses- sion, to the great dsmnfcation and injury of the People aforesaid. As counsel for the plaintiff, we move that the plea be dismissed, on the ground of irrelevancy. There is no question at issue relative to the conduct of the Governor, defendant herein prior to the commission of the offense charged in the com plaint, and we are willing to admit that, up to the time specified, he had been faithful to the trust reposed in him :; that he had labored diligently (with what degree of success the Court is quite competent to determine with out aid from us) to promote the interests of the Territory, and to assist in the develop ment of her resources. There are many in stances on record, if the Court please, in which individuals have filed positions of honor and trust with such scrupulous fidelity and zeal as Co command general appreciation, and yet, welding at length to strong temptation, have betrayed the confidence reposed in them And in no case of which we have any knowl- edge has the plea of previous good conduct of theoffender been admitted in bar of conviction although it has frequently been allowed in mitigation of the penalty.

 If tbe Governor or his friends have any

 

 Capital bill, why do they not bring it for s5saFtaa The fact that they have not done so ss very generally construed as tacit adms- sion that they are unable to assign any req sonable or worthy motive for his action in the premises. Some lame and sickly apologies have indeed been attempted, but they have have only served to make the matter appear still worse in the eyes of betrayed and in digDant people.

 IL s an andoubted and undisputed truth, that when Governor Mccormick signed the l'iIl n qnestion, he knew perfectly we'll that two members of the Council and two of the House had voted for it in direct opposition to the wisisr- and interests of their constituents; yet we arc informed that the Governor at tempts to justify them, and through them him self. by saying that those members had made . bargain to vote for the location of the Cap itsi 4s Tucson, on condition that the Pima deleyation would support certain measures Nisielt they (the river members) wished to carsy through; that he considered such bar gain fair, and that he had no right to inter pose Ne nardly know which is the worse the moral theory advanced by His Excellency in this case, or the reasoning based upon it. IE tho name of Executive fidelity, for what was the veto power placed in the Governors hands, if not to protect the people from iniu- rious leg ation effected by means of log rolling aneAcorruption Tho case under con alteration was one in which the Governor ought 70 have interposed his veto, and by laiiing c 10 so he has given occasion for the ss.s...sss= which, whether correct or not are pTsvalen: in this community to his disadyan- sage.

 We submit the motion.
Year: 1867

A REAsoS.--The best reason we nave yet heard for the Governors signing the bill for the removal of the Capital, in disregard of the interests, wishes and hopes of large majority of the people of the Territory, is that he has on hand large quantity of stationery, pre- pared at the East, on the organization of the Territory, with printed headings and dated in blank at Tucson, in anticipation that that place would be selected as the Capital of Ari- zona and the Governor, being an economical man, desired to save the stationery, We sd- mire economy in the administration of public affairs, but do not think the Governor was warranted in carrying it quite 80 far
Year: 1867

The Fernando Wood Lcnsc-Thc Motion TO


vmcate the Pullman Injunction Withdrawn.


Before Judge G. G. Barnard.


Christopher Pullman the Mayor, Gc.-It will be
remembered by the readers OF the HERALD that in No
vember, 1885, injunction granted By this court
restraining the Mayor Comptroller and others from pay
for tho use of the premises Nos. fl5 and III
Nassau street. which had been engaged for the
of the Corpo, alton Counsel and the Corpora.
tion Alto rney, but which these gentlemen de-
cined to use on the ground that they were
suited to their requirements, &c short since
an alternative mandamrs was issued compelling the
Comptroller to show Cause why he should not be
PEELED pay the relator, Fernando Wood, Of
Sl3 o0 being the amount Of three quarters rent then
claimed to be due, and also why the lase which had
been drawn for ten should not be continued Tho
decided the latter case, after argument by emf
nent counsel that the peremptory mandamus could not
be granted, as the Pullman injunction stu in exist
through counsel of motion to dissolve the injunction,
the ground that Pumans right OF action. mem
ber Of the Common Council expired with hts term OF
Office and that consequently the injunction void and
should be vacated. The motion has been SET on the
calendar for argument nearly every week for about two
months past but the paroles failed 10 come 70 the
scratch and the mouon yesterday withdrawn. Fer.
nando now intends TO put answer to the complaint
in the Pullman case, and test the validity Of his claim
by civil action. He mad eminent counsel engaged 10
argue tho motion, but probable that he came to the
conclusion that his point could not be mantained In
the event OF decision being rendered Ia his favor no
member OF the Common Council could at the time this
action instituted bring suit as trustee Of the peo
pie for tho the term Of occ being so short
action woud would not have timo to reach the
Ia COur
Year: 1867

before commissioner osborn.


Henry vanlinde. a seaman board the American
ship Granite State who had been charged with othors
against whom accusation sustalned) Of being
guilty Of mutinous conduct while on voyage from
San Francisco to New York. was brought up yesterday
before Commissioner Osborn for further examination.
At the last hearing the Commissioner intmated that,
upon the evidence it then Stood he thought there
enough upon which to hold the accused, but would
postpone the for tho testimony Of the steward OF
the ship The steward being attendance the Com
missioner said he would hold the prisoner for trial
the charge Of attempting TO kill the captain by knocking
him down with blow of capstan bar.
Year: 1867

some very amusing and rather tough
stories are told of the political canvass in
kentucky. One Of them is related by the
Franklin Commonwealth, 1t says; I'VE learn
that one Of the rebel democratic candidates
LOT representative in this county, in one of
MS speeches recently, accused his competitor
with having furnished the United States
Government with horses to put down the
rebellion. The accused party replied that
he had contract to furnish horses to the
Government; that he had so furnished them
but that he had so arranged the place and
time OF their delivery as to secure their
capture by John Morgan, who was then on
q raid into Kentucky"
Year: 1867

SOMETHING Of the nature of the mind NAV
be judged of by the attire; and it is easy to
know whether a woman's taste has been
formed on that standard which can never to-
tally change, because it is derived from
pure principle of suitableness and innate
elegance; or whether she is the slave of mil.
liners and modes, which own no touch of
higher origin.
Year: 1867

CARROT JUICE IN BUTTEa.-This is
sometimes added to butter to give it color,
but cows fed on oats aud clover hay ought
to make butter of good color without it.
The juice will not improve the keeping quail
lilies of the butter, unless fed to the cows.
Year: 1867

Two men in Davenport, Iowa, claim the
same woman as their lawful wife. They
have gone to law about it, and the Judge is
puzzled as to which man to assign her to.
The woman herself don't care particularly
which Of the two wins. She is sure of having
one, no matter how the case is decided.
Year: 1867

the hands Of individual lenders adequate to meet the
requirements OF the business community. The demand
for accommodation not excessive. There was not
the least difficulty In borrowing at per cent on Govern
were by no means insignificant Five-twenties seven
money can obtaed upon them at one per cent less
than otherwise Under such circumstances IL can hardly
bs supposed that United States securities will be extern
siyey sold by such business people as are fortunate
enough to hold them, or that any serious decline IN te
Ida of the Atlantic however numerous the attempts
NAV be on the other side to produce panic on account
of foreign difficulties"
Year: 1867

From Winchester (Tenn.) Home Journall


Many years ago the Legislature of Ten
nessee passed an act to organize the county
of McNairy, alias Snake. At that time the
country embraced in the limits of Snake
was occupied by sturdy set Of backwoods-
men, totally unacquainted with courts, jails,
etc. The county assembled at the appointed
site for the purpose Of cutting logs, making
boards, etc, to build court house and Jail
The only theme of daily conversation, when
the men were assembled, was the court, etc.
None Of them had ever seen conrt In ses-
sion, as yet developed. Each one would give
what his idea was Of court etc. None
however, were entirely satisfactory, until
Bill Simpson was called on to give bis ideas.
He said he knew all about court--that he
had had a law suit In North Carolina. One
Of his neighbors hogs kept coming when he
fed his hogs until it got fat. One morning
he got so id mad that he shot the hog
He thought it would not do 10 throw Il
away, 10 he cleaned and salted L. Shortly
after, his neighbor and man came to his
house, examined the smoke house, and took
him to town and put him in q little Office
About three months after that this man came
and took him up to large room. A large
man sat upon a high bench--a man was
sitting at a desk-about a dozen fine dressed
men sar in place that was paled around.--
The man put him In pen just behind them.
He then called in twelve men; they took
seats in box in front of the fins dressed
men. The man that was writing gave the
twelve men book and said something about
Bill Simpson and the State. Then one Of
the fine men read something abont Bill
Simpson aud the hog, and he and another Of
the iipe dressed men had the biggest quarre
you ever heard. thought the.v would fight
every minute, but they didn't. 1t was Bill
Simpson and the hog, and the hog and Bill
Simpson, and sometimes Mr.. Simpson, bu,
id seldom. Afler they quit quarreling,
the big man talked awhile to the twelve
men, and they went ont and stald short
time, and came back and said something to
the man at the desk. Then the man on the
bench said something to the man that put
me in the Office, and he took me ont and tied
me to q persimmon tree and commenced
fighting me with cowhide, and 1t made ms
so d--d mad that shook all the persimmon,
of the tree.
Year: 1867




The Democraties Of the country may
learn many useful lessons By observing
and initiating the Republicans.


While the Democrats are resting, the
Republicans arc working with untiring
industry.


While Democrats are striving to heal
the past, the Republicans are treasuring
up wrath for the future.


Six days in the week Republicn laymen
work for their party, and on the seventh
the same kind of work is done, by many
of the Republican clergymcn who infect
the pulpit.


Too many Democrats out of regard fol
the feelings of susceptible Republican
friends, hold their peace six days in the
week, and on the seventh, Democratic
elergymen refuse to talk politics.


Republicans subscribe for their papers
and if they have job Office patronize il
literally. 3s


Too many Democrats refuse to support
their papers-do not advertise in them
nor subscribe for them; and if the paper
have job Office, do not patronizc it
And even Democratic Office holders some.
times send to another city and patronize
Republican printing Offices. Those Office
holders may offer in apology that the foreign
Offices do better aud cheaper printing,
and they are very fastidious men, the ap
ology may be sufficient with the Demo
cratic party but we assert thata Repub,
lican Office holder never permits his loys
of fne printing and cheap prices to in
duce him to send away from town ii
which there is Republican printing of
fee, blank or poster to be done By .
Democratic printer. Ifhe did, no excuse
would be sufficient to save him from the
wrath Of his partisans They would be
come too fastidious to retain him in Office


Before aud during campaigns the Re,
publicans subscribe literally to pay fol
party work. .r.


Before aud after political campaigns {
great many Democrats refuse to give any
money for. party purposes. and during I
campaign it takes great labor to induce
them to pay half as much as they oughi
to pay.


At present the Republicans are work
ing with great industry to make sure o
the Presidential election next fall.


At present the Democrats are industri
ously doing nothing.-Cd Caro- Dem.
1
Year: 1867

How TO BEAUTITY THE CoMPLExIoN.-
Whist is there so notifying to q lady
as to have her face covered with pinples,
blotches. and cntaneous sruptions, and yet
how msuy there are who through pure
neglect. suffer Them to exist? Go to the
drug store and have the druggist make
you an ointment with twenty grains iod-
ide Of lead. and one ounce Of simple cerate
Of fresh lard. Apply this to the face
every night; at the same time keep the
bowels gently open with Ro6aek's Blood
Pills. and take the Blood Purifier three
times a day. and you will be perfectly
astonisbed at the result produced before q
week has passed. Continue this treat
ment until perfect cure is effected, which
will be in q very short time.
Year: 1867

MILaINa ASOx.-A joint COMMITTEES
has been appointed by the two Houses Of
the Legislature. to investigate the matter
of bribery and corruption in the late SEN
atorial election. 1t will amount to moth
Ing. Suppose the members of the COM
mittee, or a majority Of them. had sold
their wouldn't they push the in.
vestigation euergetically? 1t is hardly
probable that q man who sold his vote.
or the man who bought votes, would tell
the committee of it and men who did
buy and sell, would not be apt to do so
in the presence OF third person.
Year: 1867

E "Once there was . man." said he
would not have his hair cut till Thomas
Carney should be elected United States
Senator from Kansas. The editor oil
some paper said he would have long hair
Another editor said be would have bis
hair cut last week Wednesday. How il
it, jake? Did the man have his hair
cut p Wyandote Gazette.


Gusss be split the difference. and bad
his eye.teeth cut.
Year: 1867

@ The correspondent who sends us
q communication with no other signature
than Guess" may exercise his facul.
ties at guessing how long it will be be-
fore his effusion appears in print, without
we are furnished with his proper name.
Year: 1867

e. We are afraid Congress will over.
do the business Of OF passing laws to
hedge in the President. and abridge bis
powers. in the matter Of appointments.
etc. It may return to plague their own
party in the future. Better suffer some
inconvenience ct the hands Of President
johnson, than to render the Presidency .
nuisance to any decent man who may
hereafter happen to be elected to it.
Year: 1867

and right to cheerfully fulfill the DEGREES
OF Almighty God, and perpetuate our
race as He has ordained it. From these
philosOphiC aud physiological cOnsiders-
tions the two races must separate, that
the individuals Of each may have full
sympathy and association with those Of
their own race. And it is as well settled
that the negro race are adapted by na-
ture TO the low or tropical ATTITUDES and
the white race to the higher or temperate
latitudes. Since there is land enough
for both, why should it not be divided be
tween the two races upon an isogeother-
NAL line, and the negro race go south
and the white race north, each to man
age their own affairs in their own way,
without interference from the other?


Here in the north, where the majority
Of the white race is 30 overwhelmingly
over the negro, the black man has, at
most, but nominal rights, and lives at
the snfferance OF the dominant race. So
in the nature Of things it must be where
the negro, in like manner, prevails over
the whites. Besides, it Is emphatically
true that ballots or votes are of no avail
to minorities. In the north negroes can
avail nothing by voting, and in those
portions Of the southern states where
the whites are in the minority, it ia net
probable that the ballot will be Of any
avail TO them.


But more terrible than all, in the dis
tance threatens n deadly conflict Of races,
by the want Of Justice and forbearance
from the one or the other or perhaps
both races. Our race has a destiny TO
fulfill, and it cannot and dare not auni-
hilate itself, hence must subsist, and for
four millions to subsist they must have
access 10 land rs owners, or IS having a
common right TO its culture and pro-
ductiCns. This will in the end be
claimed, and will justice cOncede it? I
am dnna
Year: 1867

There is an Assistant Assessor Of Internal
Revenue in town trying to defeat the con-
frmation Of a gallant General who was ap-
pointed by The President for Collector OF
Internal Revenue. The Assessors argument
against the General is, that he has sympa,
thized with The PRESIDENTS policy! No
other complaint is'brought against him. II
the Assessor accomplishes the work in which
he has been engaged for weeks, he will ask
The PRESIDENT and Mr.. MCCUrLocH to ap-
point him He has already obtained an ad'
verse report in committee against his victim
who was fighting the battles Of his country
when the Assessor was holding q civil ant
lucrative Office at home! Such an Assessor
who will neglect his public duties to cont
here and engage in such contemplate busi
ness, ought to be summarily removed from
Office, and never appointed to another.
Year: 1867

Last evening this theatre was packed to
its utmost lullness on the occasion Of the
benefit of the WEBB sisters, and the audi
ence was very enthusiastic. Tonight is the
last evening of the engagement of these
charming artstes, but we hope they may be
persuaded to remain another week. We are
sure that the clerks of the departments will
be delighted with an opportunity to spend
their extra compensation upon the thea
tire should the Misses WEBB continue their
performances.