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Year: 1875

~ Mr.. Josephus Sooy, Republi-
can Treasurer of New Jersey, who
has recently defaulted to the extent
of nearly 100000, was found in
Philadelphia on Sunday indulging in
a terrible debauch in house of i'll
fame of the lowest kind. Sooy was
one Of those earnest" deeply pious
men of the Radical party, who bab-
ble a great deal about higher law
and all that sort of thing. He is the
son of a Methodist minister, and was
himself a member of that church
and at one time a bright and shining
light. For the last few years, how
ever, his light has cleaned for the
Republican party, and although a
Union Lacquer and an ardent sup.
porter of President Grant, the asso-
citation does not seem to have been
good for his morals. His pocket was
entirely too capacious.
Year: 1875

Thea verage Americanis in great
hurry to realize on his investments.
If he orders a few garden seeds in
January he is anxious to have them
sent Immediately; and if he forwards
six cents for copy of some paper
which contains story of which he
has read or heard he does not for
get to request the publisher to send
it ''by return mail" Patience which
takes the form of quiet waiting is a
virtue of which he seems to be who'll
Iy ignorant. He can not wait the
progress OF events, but must con-
stantly hurry and fret in order to
make nature move a little faster
than her wonCed pace.


This tendency stands out very plain
ly when he purchs ses trees. He finds
them described in the catalogue as
second Glass; medium first
class and "extra." The difference
in these classes is principally, if not
wholly, in the size and height of
the trees. The larger the tree the
higher the price-but the farmer
''don't care any thing about that"
He wants ''good trees or none," and
gives his orders for those OF extra
size and which are four or five years
old. In doing this he thinks he is
acting wisely, but the nurseryman
knows, aud the farmers will find be.
fore long that with equal care. the
small trees grow faster and If q
fruit tree, come into bearing condi-
ton sooner than the larger one.


In half dozen years the tree that
was small when planted will be lar
ger and finer than the other. The
reason for this is obvious. The
larger the roots which it has and the
larger the roots the less fibers there
will be upon them. A tree that has
plenty of fibrous roots will grow
readily if proper care is used in
transplanting; but no amount OF
skill can coax q tree to live and
flourish which is destitute of these
little fibers. The roots of large trees
are all more or less mutilated in
the process of taking up, while the
small trees sustain little injury from
this source. Dealers in trees assert
that experienced men buy small,
thrifty trees, while those who are
just starting are anxious for the
largest ones to be had. Those who
are to set trees the coming season
will do well to learn from the expe-
rienee of those who at considerable
loss to themselves, have demonstrate
ed that small trees are the ones to
buy.
Year: 1875

Mr.. Beecher has conducted him.
self since his trial in manner SO
offensive TO decency so inconsistent
with his sacred calling and so out
of relation to the character he claims
for himself and his partisans ask the
public to believe is his, that We are
not surprised to hear startling re.
ports as to the actions. The follow.
ing however from the White Noun.
tain correspondence of the Express.
is almost too disgraceful for be-
lief:


"The Beecher excitement is quite
died out. At Inst there was a great
rush to see him, and hear him but
how the fun is, over, and last Sun.
day his entire audience did not ex.
ceed 1000 people. He is to return
to Brooklyn this week much to the
displeasure of the Barrons, who
keep the hotel where he is staying.
They have given him his board and
$50 week to stay and preach al
their house. He thinks they are
making too much money out of him
and demands that they pay him
5000 a week. The Barrons say
this is too much, and Beecher says,
All right gentlemen, l go home this
week. If you do, we will sue you
for breach of contract; for. Mr..
Beecher, you agreed TO stay till the
third Sunday in September. !" Beech,
or coolly replies, Sue away if you
like. should think after what you
have seen of my success in the law
busines that you would know better
than to undertake suit against me-
The Barrons are furious. They say
they have done everything for Beech
er that they defended him in the
newspapers, and have petted him
always. But they can't help them.
selves. When Mr.. Beecher makes
up his mind to go. he will start if q
whole regiment opposes"


The previous report that Mr.
Beecher was a deadhead at the
Twin Mountain House paying his
way by exhibiting himself there
was discreditable enough; but the
above is an outrage to honor and
decency that we are not able to be,
lieve even of Mr.. Beecher.
Year: 1875

That the pear is long-lived tree,
the famous Endicott and Stuyvesant
pear trees, going back to hundred
years and more, attest. Yet we fire.
quently find trees that look old at


fifty years and less, with dead limbs
mossy trunk and fruitless boughs.


These old trees are often seedlings
or poor varieties, that have offered


no particular inducement to their
owners to care for them. A crop Of
astringent or sour pears is not much
missed when it fails. These old
trees sometimes occupy lawns or
fields near the house. and will repay
abundantly the little care that is
needed to give them q new start and


to graft them with standard yarie-
ties. The secret of success with
these old trees is to stir the soil all
around them as far as the roots ex-
tend, to manure literally, to cut ont
all the dead wood, and about the
second season, when the tree has
got good start, to commence graft
ing. We take three seasons to put
on new top. beginning with the
highest limbs and working down.
In renewing the vigor of the tree,


almost any kind of manure or COM
post is available. Wood ashes is
one of the best fertilizers. Old


bones. well buried, will pay a large
interest on their cost. The con tents
of the privy vault and the cesspool.
composted, are exceedingly valaa-
BILE in these old trees; in stirring
the soil, care should be taken not
TO break the roots with the plow.
We attach about equal Importance to
the stirring of the soil and 10 the fer
tilizing, IN the process Of Renovation.
Year: 1875

~ The assessor of Rhea county
returns $50 dogs for taxation. Four
hundred of these dogs are all the
property their owners will pay tax
on. There are not SO many sheep
as dogs in the county.
Year: 1875

1T is very easy matter, says the Buff
falo Commercial Adcertaser for some one
member Of family to make it arule to
examine carefully, after the others have
retired, every place where there is pos
sibilitv that fire could be ignited with
danger to the house. Five minutes given
to the examination of furnaces, stoves,
fire-places and their surroundings might
be all that was necessary to prevent a Sc
rious and dreadful confederation. And
the Adcertiser instances the case of
housekeeper, who has been faithful
family servant for thirty-five years-a
long time in these days of T" hired help"
This conscientious woman made it a mat
ter, one might almost say of religion, to
go every night, after the family had re-
tired, without a light, from. garrett to cell
lar, to see if every chance of accident
from fire was removed. Ridicule didnot
make her swerve from this habit. One
evening, after the departure of some
guests and retiring of the family, on her
usual rounds, she found the hat-stand in
blaze. Calling the master of the house,
with his assistance, but with no little
trouble, the flames were put out 1t
seems that the umbrellas in the rack
had been ignited by spark from cigar
held by one of the visitors as he took his
hat from the stand. Needless to say that
the housekeeper, after recovering from
her fright, was more than ever convinced
that it did pay to see If the house is on
fire.
Year: 1875

3


THE Louisville COMrier-,J 0u77aGt says:


"There was Chicago girl and she dear


ly loved to read novels. Those that told
of the adventures of young women who
did wonderful things in a romantic way,
braved the terrors of the sea and breataed
the smoke of battle, all for their true


loves sake, had peculiar charms for her,
So it came about that she yearned to
have real adventure on her own ac-
count She longed to disguise herself
in male attire and become heroine and
have "a hair-breadth escape. Fortune
favored her. She had a lover who in the
daytime swung the poncerous yard stick
in a downtown dry goods store and who
had his nights to himself. In her eyes
he was simply adorable. He seemed
noble, brave, pure and viI.tuons. It oc,
Cured to her to put him to the proof and
straightway she hit upon plan. One
evening he called upon her and after an
hour had been spent in conversational
pleasantries he took his departure. No
sooner had he gone than she hied herself
to her room, donned a full suit of her
brothers habiliments, and went forth on
her lovers trail She saw him join a
companion. Soon afterward she found
herself in a bar-room watching. the twain
as they became hilarious over wine and


cigars. She was shocked at the tenor of
their remarks and at the been-here- be-
fore air that they assumed In short,
she shadoWed them from dive to dive un-
til they entered gambling hell After
them she sped, ana simultaneously with
them walked into the tigers lair. She
took anfeleyated position on the back of
a chair and watched her lover. He


stepped to the faro-table and began los


ing his money with the usual success of
drunken young man. Irritated at last


by his reverse he glanced around the


room for bis friend and saw the boy.girl
Year: 1875

looking at him Thinking the boy was
spy put upon his track, he. launched an
oath at her which struck her full in the
heart, and followed it with his fist, which
5struck her full in the face. She fell
senseless to the floor. Her hat rolled Oft
and disclosed to him the features Of his
sweetheart, He called q hack and saw
her home 1t is hardly necessary to add
that he never pulled that door bell
again. She has lost interest innevels
and her faith in young mankind has been
rudely shaken. The moral Of the story
is that the young men who are inclined
to, sport should beware having sweet
hearts that dote on fictitious literature
of the romantic kind" s4a9 gay ono
Year: 1875

THE Belgian Nesos says: GA Brussels
celebrity has disappeared within the
last few days. For years clad during
winter and summer In light green cos
tune, man not much exceeding five and
half feet in height has been in the habit
of parading the Gallery from two to five


D. m, keeping his time so accurately that
the shopkeepers wanted no ether indica-
lion of the hou1 than his appearance or
departure He spoke to no one and
seemed to have no acquaintances, and
his failing to appear for three days in
succession was sufficient to induce the


police to make inquiries. They found
him in. his lodging in a state which
showed he had not long to live, and al
though doctor was at once in attend
ance he expired during the week. His
history is curious enough. 1t seems that
he was many years ago an employe un-
der the Russian Government at the dia-
mond mines in the Caucasus, and brill
liant of extreme beauty and size fell in
to his possession in the course OF his
duties He made up his mind to abstract
it. and after much consideration made
an incision in the skin of his neck in
which he placed the diamond and there
it remained for months until the skin
had fairly grown over it.. Finally he
escaped to Amsterdam with his, spoil,


where he disposed of it for some e12, 900.
He then came to reside in Brussels, and
it is q singular fact that the ultimate
possessor of the jewel is the Emperor of
Russia, by whom it is highly valued. be-
ing of extraordinary size and brillianc y.
Year: 1875

A New Hampshire Journal makes known
to the public that speediest way to cure the
epizootic and make horse thoroughly
happy is to give him onions In proof
thereof the case Of Portsmouth horse is
cited, which had q severe attack of the
disease, and his owner placed half dozen
onions in the crib with lis regular food,
The horse tackled three of the onions i'm
mediately, and by the time he had swal--
lowed them began to cough and sneeze and
Prance about, appearing quite indignant,
and refusing to touch the remaining onions.
For full five minutes he wept at the nose,
and then-he was cured horse. He has
not had cough, sneeze, nor any symptom
Of the epizootic since, but he did have the
courage to cat the onions remaining in the
crib the next day after the cure.
Year: 1875

Talking about witch stories, we have seen
nothing to equal the following, condensed
from the Mechanicsburg Journal:


Several weeks ago, Mrs. Nesbit, living
with her husband, in Warrington township,
York county, on the farm Of VIM. Ross,
ESQ, discovered in an old hut adjoining
the house, and also in their house, the face
of human being, with large eyes, like
balls of fire, moving around from room to
room Shortly after, she was stricken with
rheumatism, SO badly that she could not
rest in position. Suddenly the rheuma-
tism left, and nightly the strange image visi-
ted her in bed, and she could then discover
in it a naked human being with the same
eyes The form would snatch her with
the bed clothes and throw her on the floor,
causing her to faint or 90 into convulsiOns.
These strange actions soon became noised
abroad, and one night recently almost the
entire neighborhood gathered to witness
the apparition. The house was crowded,
many persons being unable to get III. The
lights were all put ont and the woman re-
tired to rest, with her child in the cradle
beside her. About ten o'clock the ghost
made its appearance. Although the lady
said she could see human form, those in
the room could only see two large balls of
fire approaching the bed where the lady
was The lady tainted, and several gentle


men going to her assistance, the balls Of
fire moved away from her and grasped the
child in the cradle, but it was also released
by the persons standing by, and the balls
disappeared, leaving all very much frigh-
tened There is living in the neighbor-
hood an old gentleman named DIR. Gensler


who is famous in his neighborhood for his
many cures in witchcraft. He pronounced
the lady bewitched and gave her the fol-
lowing directions to be implicitly followed :
That the next night at a certain hour she
was to take a sickle, heat it red hot and
pass it several times down over her arm as
close as possible without burning herself
while he was going over a formula. The
directions were followed to the letter and
a cure effected She was also instructed,
should any person ask for anything, moth
ing of any description should be given. The
day following as expected by the doctor, a
woman appeared with her arm burned the
entire length and asked for lard to grease
her burn, but it was refused. A pin was
then asked for, but she was ordered away
and told that nothing would be given her,
which had the effect of starting her off.
The lady was then interrogated and said
that several weeks ago this same woman
came to her house in the evening and re-
quested nights lodging, but it was re-
fused her. She then remarked to Mrs
Year: 1875

Why is it, says the Practical Farmer,
when growing wheat or rye is being struck
with rust, that little plot here and there
where stumps, logs or brush have been
burned to ashes, will be bright and free
from the attack Of rust? Because the
growing plants employ potash and silica
not only to give stiffness and rigidity to
the straw, but to form, as it were, a CLASSY
coat of mail over the surface of every leof,
CLONE and straw, to fortify the tender and
delicate parts against the attacks of spores
that are floating in the atmosphere. We
all know how readily substance in the
atmosphere are turned away when they
come in contact with CLASSY surface.
Potash and sand are the essential elements
of glass. The roots Of growing plants have
the power to employ the sharpest sand and
potash to form a thin, elastic, glossy cover
ing, which is spread over the surface to
exclude moisture and to repel any attacks
of fungus.
Year: 1875

To retain or recover health, persons
should be relieved from all anxiety concern
ing disease. The miUd has power over the
body, for person to think he has disease
will often produce that disease This we
see effected when the mind is intensely
concentrated on the disease Of another. 1t
is found in the hospitals that surgeons and
physicians who make a speciality Of certain
diseases are liable to die Of them them
selves, and the mental strain is so great
that sometimes people die of diseases which
they have only in imagination. We have
seen person seasick in anticipation of a
voyage ere reaching the vessel. We have
known persons to die OF imaginary cancer
in the stomach when they had no cancer
or any mortal disease. a blindf0lded man,
slightly pricked in the arm, has tainted and
died from believing that he was bleeding
to death. Therefore, we'll persons, to re-
main SO, should be cheerful and happy, and
sick persons should have their attention
diverted as much as possible from them
selves. 1t is by their faith that men are
saved, and it is by their filth they die.
AS man thinketh so IS he If he wills
not to die he can often live in spite of
disease, and if he has little or no attach
ment to life he will slip away as easily as a
child will fall asleep. Men live By their
souls and not by their bodies. Their
bodies have no life Of themselves, they are
only receptacles Of life, tencments of their
souls and the will has much to do in
maintaining the physical occupancy or
giving it up.
Year: 1875

In conversation a few days since with
several enthusiastic Bangor slatcmcn we
were told that slate dust had been tried by
them as fertilizer in place of poudrette or
plaster and had been found to produce
crop equal to any where different means
Of nourishment had been given the soil.
As we have the assurance of gentlemen OF
undoubted veracity in this matter we give
it full credence. Our intention here is to
direct the attention Of farmers to this sub
.iect. If the experiments Of our Bangor
friends viii ''hold out and slate dust can
be converted into fertilizer we can ina
gine every thrifty farmer going to the STATE
quarries for rubbish to grind up into the
strength giving and restoring dust Should
this be 50 the rubbish banks that are I'M
slightly as well as Improbable will melt
away and in the end benefit mankind By
aiding in the growth of larger crops. Chief
Burgess Jones Of Bangor says is the ''big-
gicst thing in the universe, and it would
not even surprise us if some inventive
genius about Bangor should some day find
out that slate could be ground iato slate
meal and baked into slate bread and pics
Great is slate, and active, wise and emerge
tic are the men engaged in producing it
EUst0u -ArguS.
Year: 1875

\ new cereal has been grown in the
Stat of Oregon, and thus far no one has
been able to classify it, for while it bears Il
general resemblance to wheat, yet its stalk
mode Of growth, and flaments cause it to
be taken for rye or barley by the NEST
experienced farmers, In presenting it to
a dozen agricultrists no two in succession
will agree as to what sort CT grain it is. It
does not belong to the family of either
wheat, rye or barley. It was discovered
in this wise n farmer living in Tilamoob
county, Oregon, while out hunting about
four years ago, killed several wild geese
On opening one he noticed peculiar grain
in the stomach. Its form puzzled him, but,
desiring to know what it really was, he
planted it in the spring and raised a
bountcous crop from it, and subsequently
raised forty bushels on a half acre Of land.
1t has most striking appearance in the
field, owing to lis dense character, its long,
heavily bearded flaments, and dropping
head. Its mode Of growth is also different
from any grain with which [ am acquaint-
ed, for from seven to ten stalks grow from
one root and attain height, when ripe,
Of four and half or five feet They are
very thin, compact of bright straw color,
and extremely hard, as if they contained a
large amount Of siley.
Year: 1875

Every farmer should own scrap book
in which to paste agricultural items. Al
most any man in reading a paper will see
things which he will wish to remember.
He will perhaps see suggestions, the value
Of which ne will desire to test, or hints
which he will want to be governed by in
future operations. And yet, after reading
the paper, he viii throw it down and prob
ably never see it again. In such a case all
the valuable articles will be lost To pre-
vent such loss, every reader should clip
from the papers such articles as he desires
to preserve, and paste them in book.
Such book, at the end of year or two,
will be interesting and valuable.
Year: 1875

Somerset county furnishes 4 centennial
who retired from the scenes of earth few
days ago. Her name was Mrs Jacob
Martz, and she lived in Southampton town
ship, The number of grandchildren and
great-grandchildren Of whom she was an
cestor footed up one hundred and seventy
seven. The marriage of this lady took
place in 1893, and she was in the one hun
dred and second year of her age at the time
Of her death
Year: 1875

\ Rondout father entered a saloon on
Sunday evening with horsewhip and
lantern in his hands and found his promis-
ing son engaged in the fertile game of eu-
chre. He ''went for" the young man, who
Immediately went for the door and the pa
ternal guardian then sat down, took the
Grads and finished the game,-Roudout
Freeman
Year: 1875

menA large chandelier in the middle OF the room
and few-side burners furnished the light


The windows werc securely screened with blinds and


person the street could not tell by looking at them
that the room lighted not glimmer OF hght
penetrated 10 the outside


The HERALD reporter reached the house shortly oe-
fore eight O'Clock. Opening the door OF the counci
he saw six eight gentlemen chatting socially
together Sitting the door was colored man, and
TO him the reporter addressed his conversation taking


seat beside him. Soon he learned that the colored
man was a member OF the order To convince him
that he was conversng to brother the reporter whs
pered the tasmanic "GadStone,n that being the
Complete password and began the process OF in
tervewing The colored brother was pliable
and In a few minutes had expressed himself at
considerable length He bitterly opposed TO Cath
oiics general principles The principal Of the school
where his children attended was a Catholic and the
speakerhated him Tak about the Bible in the public
schools, said the colorsd al tell you sir before
we say anything about the Bible want to clean
every Catholic school teacher and every Catholic Office
holder In the United states'


Another member now approached the reporter and
learning that he was from Council No. i, said "Good
then you VIII want Of the tickets win you notY


Certainly" answered the reporter, wondering what
the tickets were the brother thrust into his hand
bundle Of $50 printed cards Of which the following
Year: 1875

fered very much on tns subject Some thought that
II the Bible removed for all from the schools
this great social and religious problem would be
solved and with II all chance in the future of any
lgious animosities vexatons all the country


He did not think so, however. II was his belief that
this question OF the Bible only the very beginning
OF what would be demanded by the Church Of Rome,
and he therefore believed that this rst attempt a
croachment should be met and defeated


On being shown the HERALD account OF the oath and
charge belonging the initiation Of members into tho
Order he said that both were incorrect. Everything
stated the oath and in the charge which expressed
opposition the Catholic Church and to Catholics,
cep In so the retention of the Bible in tho schools
was concerned all wrong and not contained in the
formula Of initiation administered TO new membera