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Year: 1875

AFTER the reception of King Kala-
kaua by the Chicago Exchange Wednes-
day, two members inauguTated a mock
imitation Of the affair Their fun was
interrupted by serious proceedings Of
the Board of Trade, suspending them
from membership IN that body. Chi
cage Is not a free city Ike New York.
Year: 1875

How Alfonso was Thrashed by Some


American Boys.


A writer in Applctons journal says, in
speaking OF Alfonso:


The young King is not a bad looking fell
low, but he looks too much like his precious
mother to give one confidence in the strict
rectitnde of his conduct. l wonder if, in
his diplomatic transaction with the United
States. he will ever recall a rencontre with
sundry juvenile citizens of that country
which marked the commencement of his
career as a royal exile. Shortly after his
lady mother was sent flying she brought
her sweet self and all the royal train to
Geneva. She placed the present King at a
certain we'll known boarding school in the
city. This school was largely patrOnizud
by Americans, and on the day of Don
AlfOnso's arrival, sundry sturdy young re-
publicans, seeing q sullen boy, lonely and
disconsOlate, were minded to be kind to
him. So one of them stepped up to the
moping boy, gave him friendly slap on
the shoulder and cried, ."Hilloa, Spain,
come and play with us" Whereupen the
yonDg gentleman drew himself up and in
formed his schoOlmates that he vas q
prince-that he was not to be called "Spain,
but Your Royal Highness;" that he was not
to be touched by plebeian hands, and that
be never associated with persons who were
not of roy al or at least noble blood. "We'll
prince your quoth the boy. So they treated
the exile heir to a good thrashing by way of
teaching him good manners, and his mother
forthwith took him away from school!
Year: 1875

Governor Kellogg yesterday signed the
death warrant of Isham Brown, fixing the
sixteenth day Of April next as that on
which he is to be hung. Brown was tried
and convicted of the murder of James w.
Clinton. in the parish of St. Helena, on the
eighteenth of December last. and sentenced
to be hung. Justice can not be accused of
being tardy in this instance. In little less
than four months from the time when
Brown committed the heinous 0ffense of
which he has been convicted, he will paw
the penalty of his crime.
Year: 1875

Indications are now that we will have a
flood equal to if not greater than that of last
year. The river is rising rapidly, while
recent advices from Kansas report immense
quantities of snow lying on the ground, the
thaw of which following the heavy rains of
the South will be sure to increase the volume
of water in the streams which are already
bank full almost The predictions of many
are that the flood will be as great as that Of
1874. but we still hope it may not.-Rich-
land Beacon.
Year: 1875

A city exchange says that, owing to the
admission Of colored people into the Gal
weston theatre q certain celebrated singer
will not visit that city. The Galveston
papers say nothing of that, but say that
the csn-can dancers have been performing
for one week at the fremont Opera House,
and that all ladies and decent people have
been deprived of amusement.
Year: 1875

No prudent person


Will Kiss the opportunity


When an investment of $40
In next Saturdays grand drawing
Of the Louisiana State Lottery
May realize $4,000.


But three days are left
To secure your tickets.


Heed the warning, and buy.
Year: 1875

The most widely known and loved men,
Der of Goethcs family was his mother. She
possessed the qualities which win affection
a joyous temperament, a strong desire TO
please every one, lively imagination, hear
ty good nature, and great common sense.
Her youth and ineXpcricnce at the time of
her marriage have already been alluded to.
But she could not long remain q child in the
difficult position in which she found herself
between the children and the stern cNactiug
father, An her energies were bent to secur-
ing tranquility in the household, and she
was the pilot who, with ready skill and
quick wit, carried them all safely through
many stormy passage The Frau Rath
survived her husband twonty.siX years, and
this was the happiyst period Of her life, when
she saw and realized all her iondest antoipa-
tions Of her sons genius, and felt that there
was no prouder title than that OF Goethe's
mother She concealed her joy and eXalta-
ton behind no thin mask of shyuess, but
openly laid claim to the honor she thought
her due, She was very fond of singing in
the circle of her friends her sons songs,
which had been set to music by Rcichardt;
the song in "Faust," "Is war einmal Elm
konis,' she was especially fond of; she
would call upon the company to make a
chorus, and at the conclusion would place
her hand upon her heart and proudly ex-
claim, Den hab ich geboren. "A. s. Gibbs


ScriJar for Noe.
Year: 1875

There is story told Of joaquin Miller,
the poet, that when he was at Barnum's
Hotel, Broadway and Twentieth streets,
few weeks ago. he wrote to friend in New
jersey, and ended the letter: Come and see
me whenever you can; l am at Barnums"
The friend, who.docs not appear to have been
familiar with the names of our city hotels,
answered; 81 am sorry you have commenced
to exhibit yourself If you had stuck TO
literature you would have made your mark
and fortune, Whereabouts is the show now?"
Year: 1875

a wag entered a smoking car on the North
ern Central few days ago near Harrisburg,
while the train was in motion, and in an
earnest and sympathetic tone said There
is a lady in the next coach tainted away.
Has any gentleman here any liquor for herr"
Twenty-eight men in that car Immediately
rose to their feet, each with flask in his
hand. A more eloquent expression of SYM
pathy could not be conceived.
Year: 1875

Great excitement was caused in rich fam
lily in New York by the unaccountable dis
appearance ola gold snuff box richly set
with brillants, and equal satisfaction when
young gentleman of six acknowledged that
he had utilized it as a coffin, and buried it
with his pet canary in the garden.
Year: 1875

If boy shows disposition to ignore
school and slight his studies tell him that he
will bitterly regret such policy when he is
grown to be man. He will at once change
his course 1t is Il little singular that no one
has thought of this before.
Year: 1875

A Detroit mother can't understand how il
is that her girls can play croquet for half
day and not feel tired, and yet fone Of them
is asked to wash the dishes she reaches for
the camphor bottle.
Year: 1875

The National Fire Insurance Company
of Philadelphia closed its doors yesterday
and the officers resolved to suspend buS-
ness for few days and fully examine
into the situation with view to ascer-
tanning lis exact condition
Year: 1875

London states that the banquet to the
Prince Imperial at Woolwich, has given
rise to good of criticism both here and
in France. The commander of the gar
rison, who presided, made an exceeding
ly fulsome speech in praise of the Prince
Imperial, and even went So far as to cx-
press the hope that the swords of English
officers might one day be at his service.
1t is understood that the Prince is to be
attached to the staff of the Duke of Cam
bridge.


Ex-EmpresS Eugenic has just con-
tracted'another private Loan
Year: 1875

The witness here raised his arm, and
at the word kite, smacked his finger
and thumb in the air He continued
think ! made this gesture when utter
ing the remark; / understood Tilton
when he said to me that improper ad-
vances had been made to his wife, to
mean improper proposals. between the
time of my planning the publication OF
the agreement and its actual publication,
| think Mr.. Cleveland saw me twice
about it; he objected to its publication;
my object in publishing this agreement
was to stop the persecution of this great
and good man, as he wanted to see the
thing in court where thought to be.
Year: 1875

CINEMA much esteemed escul-
ent, when produced in perfection. Sow
in the garden very early in Spring, in
moist, rich ground; when the plants
are from four to six inches high, cut
off the tops and transplant them six
inches apart, into trenches four inches
deep, and nine wide, and three feet
from trench to trench. The soil for
Celery car scarcely be too rich in man
ure Of the proper description; it should
be well decayed, and not Of a drying
nature. In dry weather, good sup
ply of water or soap suds is essential !;
the latter the best material that can be
used !: never allow the plants to become
stinted, but keep them growing. Some
cultivators earth up at intervals, while
others permit the plants to retain their
full growth, and earth up all at once.
which is the best method. About the
LIST Of October, earthing up may pro-
seed without injury; but let it be done
firmly and evenly, and on a sloping
direction, frem the base to nearly the
top Of the leaves in this state it will
remain sound for long time; should
the weather become very severe, dry
litter or straw should be spread over
the plants; it is well on the approach
Of cold weather, to lift quantity and
bury in sand or earth in cellar; which
will keep for several weeks. To grow
large and crisp celery give cepious
Naterings daily Of soapsuds or liquid
manure. Celery which is earthed or
banked up early. is liable to rust. which
destroys the stock.


There are really but three or four
distinct varieties, but some foreign cul-
tivators have augmented the number to
twelve the distinction, if there be any,
il more in their culture than any differ
snce in variety. Keep the plants grow
ing in rich soil, well watersd, and your
celery will be Of mammoth size; re-
verse this treatment and you will have
it as thin as pipe stems.
Year: 1875

FLOWER GARDEN. A small corner
in the back yard cared for by a lover OF
flowers, is as much flower garden as
acres Of beds Of geometrical design kept
by professional and large force
Of UNDER gardeners. We write for. those
who do their own gardening. and who
no doubt derive as much pleasure from
their humble grounds, as do those
whose wealth allows them to employ
others to do it for them. There are
two principal styles Of gardening; one
in which flowers are used in masses to
produce Of color, either ira mass OF one
color or parts Of more or less elabor-
ate design; in this the individuality Of
the plant is lost. and it only makes one
in crowd. In the other style, plants
are chosen for thsir beauty. fragrance,
curious structure or other individual
peculiarity which is best seen ana en-
loved when the plant has q chance to
develop its proper form; such plants
are not set in any pattern, bSt where
they will be best. Of course reference is
had to their hight. One style Of gar
dening is for effect, the other for those
who love plants. While we cannot
deny that some examples Of the first or
bedding style are brilliant and snowy,
we are free to admit that our sympa-
thies are with the other or mixed border.
at least if confined to one. In bedding,
the plants most used require to De
grown under glass, and unless one has
q green house, large outlay must be
made for plants, or ANIMALS used In
stead. which are never 50 satisfactory.
In the mixed border there is success
sion, from the snow-drops blooming in
the last snow Of spring, and the Col
chicum, caught BY the first snow OF
autumn. In this perennials. biennials
and annuals all find place, and even
house-plants can be plunged in their
pots or turned out in it, If confined
to one class Of plants, We should choose
night. This is important to their prop.
er rest.
Year: 1875

ToMAro.-Thirty-6ve years ago this
vegetable was considered unfit for the
table; and now there are none more
popular /; hundreds Of acres are annually
grown in this vicinity, and thousands
Of baskets Of them are daily sold in our
markets throughout their season. 1t is
point Of good gardening to have this
dish early; to accomplish which. SOW
in . spent hot bed early in Spring, and
air freely in fine weather; for late
crop sow the seeds in very warm spot
Of the garden, and cover them at night
or during cold weather with boards !;
when the weather becomes mild and
pleasant, transplant them in sheltered
part Of the garden facing south, or
southeast; as the plants advance, sup
port them with few branches, or tie
them up to stakes.


The earliest plants should have their
tops pinched of as soon as they have
set their fruit. WHICH will cause them
to ripen earlier. It is also very good
plan to plant q few plants in flower
pots, or boxes, very early in the sea-
son, and place them near The glass in a
house, or even on a window sill,
keep them well watered to encourage
their growth, until the weather becomes
settled, then transplant them to the
garden; this will greatly increase their
earliness.


1t is the custom with most cultiva-
tors to allow their Tomato vines to
grow wild and support themselves /;
they perhaps have never given it a
thought, that BY training and properly
pruning them. they will not only in,
crease their productiveness but the fruit
will ripen better and be Of finer quality.
but this is really the case.
Year: 1875

The Rev. Justin D. Fulton is the thickest
skinned clergyman of the age. Hanson


Place Baptist Church have got him on their
hands, and the urgent invitations extended
to him to resign affect him no more than the
prick of a pin would a hippopotamus. The
reverend gentleman told the prominent men
of his church the other day that he was
bound to stick whether they wished him to
or not, and intimated that they were leaning
towards open communion and other heresies,
and wished to remove him on that accoun t
One of his deacons undertook to pray in
evening meeting the other night when Mr..
Fulton struck up "Come Holy Spirit" and
drowned the deacon's supplications. OF
course the assistant shepherd was incensed
but the irrepressible shepherd said he meant
no discourtesy, but merely thought that the
Holy Spirit was needed-and the deacon


doubtless thought so too.
Year: 1875

The State Fair of last week was a SUCCESS
as far as the officers could make it so by care
and attention to details. The display of stock


was highly creditable to the farmers of Maine.


1t might have been larger, but could not have


been better or more varied. The departments


of agricultural products were quite full. The


display of fruit was a surprise considering


that it was an "off year, in fruit as well as


politics. The dairy of Maine had excellent


representations present, but if all the cheese


factories had sent a sample there would have


been fifty exhibitors where there were scarce


ly dozen. Of patents there was a good


variety. Indeed, the owners of patents are


about the only class of producers who really


appreciate what may be made of the oppor-


tunities of state fairs.


But there was one department which was


failure compared with what it might have


been had our enterprising manufacturers


taken an interest in the matter. We refer to


the display of manufactured goods, particu-


larly Gotten and woolen fabrics. twenty-five


years since, the meager dasplay might have


represented the capacity of Maine in that
direction, but now she is manufacturing
state, with more than hundred wooden and
cotton mills, which turn out several hundred
varieties of the best goods in their line.
When, therefore, the woolen production of
the state in its annual Industrial exhibition,
is represented by less than half dozen sam
pies, the men who are doing so much for
Maine in an industrial point of view, are not
careful to do themselves justice. If the cot
ton and woolen products Of Maine could be
once fnlly represented at fair, the result
would surprise even those most conversant
with these interests in our state. In the eevent
that all manufacturers took an interest in the
exhibition, we should find tables across City
Hall covered with the products of their mills
instead of a small part of one table. To-day
Maine factories are turning out the finest


cotton fabrics made in the country, and line
of woolen goods equal to the celebrated Harris
make-goods which are doubtless remarked
and:sold for an imported artice-yet no one
would suspect that this was the fact from the
exhibition of last week. What is true of cot
ton and woolen fabrics applied with more or
less force to other departments of man ufacu-
ring industries. Cannot some means be de-
vised to arouse the pride of Maine manufac-


turers so that another year will show much
fuller representation?
The attendance was not so large as some
expected. We think there is no cause for
complaint. 1t should be remembered that
there has never been season with so many


excursions and never so literally patronized.


In dull times people cannot go to all the
places, consequently. many have concluded


that they could better leave out the State
Fair.


The officers of the societies participating in


the consolidated show" have evidently done
their utmost to have first class exhibition.
We hope that their efforts will be appreciated


and that in the exhibitions of future years
they will see that their labors have not been
in vain
Year: 1875

We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations The name and address of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable not necessarily publication
but as a guaranty Of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or reserve commu.
nications that are not used.
Year: 1875

Judge Pershing, on accepting the Demo
cratic nomination for Governor of Pennsyl-
vania says he is opposed to initiation in the
true sense, and says the Erie platform does
not demand inflation but it opposes any furth-
er contraction of the currency at this time of
financial distress.


COL Porter of the 22d New York regiment,
as badly injured by being thrown from his
horse Friday afternoon. He was formerly of
Boston.
Year: 1875

The receipt of domestic sugar at New
Orleans was greater than elsewhere, be-
cause a crop of more than four hundred
thousand hogsheads was produced in this
State. The cotton some years amounted
to two millions OF bales, or to half Of the
whole cotton crop.


We need not quote the extraordinary
decline of our trade and its obvious trans
fer to other and rival cities. The applica
ton of this fact to the health reputation
of New Orleans is this:


Commercial men were formerly COM
PEELED to come to New Orleans to deal in
Western or Gulf State products. Now
these commodities may be delivered at
interior and Eastern coast cities. The
periodical prevalence of dangerous epi-
demic was consideration inseparable
from residence at New Orleans. Men
took the risk because it was indispensa-
bic. 1t was regarded just as Englishmen
go TO Calcutta, playing the chances of
life against those OF fortune. Should a
general epidemic prevail at New Orleans
this season, it would be far more injurious
to the value of property and commerce
than it would have been in 1850. Men,
and more especially women, thinking
there was no better chance of making a
living in New Orleans, but fancying in
their terror that there was better chance
of making die of it, " would hesitate to
emlgrate or locate here.


Our commiserating rivals would diffuse
amy mortality with the utmost sympathy,
and accompany it with an encouraging
statement of how our commercial busi-
ness was being transferred TO themselves.
These heirs would no doubt give the
commerce of New Orleans handsome
mausoIeum, and bewail her calamity in
the richest and deepest mourning lace.


We make these remarks to impress oul
citizens with the importance Of guarding
their health reputation with as seduloui
care as they do their commercial or inan
cial credit. We must hold our presen
trade until we can replace it with that o
the country south Of us, beginning witt
that of Texas, and including all between
the United States and the whole CONT
nent of America south of New Orleans.


The city authorities must ditch, draii
and seavenge. The Board of Health, it
inspectors and police, must exercise tn
most strict vigilance. If cases Of fever oc
cur they must be insulated and cut Of
from communication by all the improve
menss Of disinfsctions The protection Q
quarantine is commanded by law. Il
for the present the best means known Z
prevent infection. and all citizens should
in consideration Of the facts stated, sui
nit to and aid in its execution. It is 70
The present indispensable 70 the phyaioa
heslth and commercial protection Of Ne'
0Elsans


aI
Year: 1875

QUARANTINE INDISPENSABLE


We see no communication from those
medical gentlemen who few months
since regarded the quarantine as a rldlcu-
lous restriction on commerce. Yellow
fever is undoubtedly near US, and it would
be good opportunity for these critics to
advise the removal of all impediments to
tree intercourse between New Orleans and
Pascagoula. This would test the justice
of their complaints against the law VIII
they do this, or will they remain silent until
the danger shall have passed, and then
ridicuIe the precautions of the law and
the tinidity of the health authorities IN
obeying the commands of the law We
will see. The late reports from Pasca-
goula render it certain that yellow fever
of malignant type prevails at that place.
It seems that the disease reappeared on
the same spot where it had existed last
year In the absence Of any positive proof
we need not speculate whether the
origin was sporadic, from the anima-
ton of what the medical men call,
for want of better name, germs, or
whether it was co nveyed by rail from some
other coast huding. This uncertainty
renders an effectual policy of protection
more doubtful The obstinate vitality OF
these ''germs" has been tested, among
other cases, in an iron vessel of the ma
tional navy, which, having had yellow
fever on board, and having had the ship
cleaned as only sailors can clean, by dis
injecting, scrubbing and repainting, suf-
fered from reappearance of the fever
when carried into Temperature favorable
to the termination of the germs. Fhe
introduction of steam on Mater and land
has given new phase to the danger OF
infection. Passengers leaving fever port
will not come into a quarantine port.
They land at some coast railroad station,
and enter the city of their destination in
less than the quaran ntine period, and even
before the infection may have developed
itself upon them.


With these modern impediments to pro-
lection it becomes more incumbent to
protect cities by granting measures of the
most vigilant character. The standing
thought of the public authorities should
be to prepare to receive infectious dis
ease. When once infection could only
enter by the avenue of the port, it may
now arrive at any hour within the sub
urbs.


There will be, it is true, great difficulty
in arresting travel by railroad. 1t will be
difficult to establish the fact that one pas
senger among five hundred has come
from an infected place. 1t will be sub
iect of violent controversies if passengers
shall be arrested on suspicion of probable
illness.


1t is, however, useless to magnify diff
culties. strict qua rantine is required
by law, and health reputation is of even
more importance to New Orleans thar
when the law was passed.


Before 1850 New Orleans had the abso
Lutte control of the whole Mississippi val
ley trade Western tobacco, cotton ant
sugar could alone be dealt in here. W.
will make short exhibit of the compare
tive receipts of certain Western products
at New Orleans and New York, which
were in 1850 the only outports from which
the whole West could communicate will
foreign countries. These receipts werr
| h. u ,nr nrd cnnnl nnlu.
Year: 1875

Bees never fail to get their work in If
one flower is found without sweetness they
do not call conventions and declare that
the country is ruined by drOnth or over
flow. They hunt up other flowers and
gather honey each shining hour, and that
chow doth the little busy bee"
Year: 1875

A new parasOl has been invented, having
an outside rod which crosses the main stat
shout an inch above the fastening OF the
ribs al the gathers. When closed and used
for a walking stick, the parasol is simply
an ingeniously contrived pair of tOngs, and
enables fashionably dressed lady to pick
M 4 handkerchief or other small article
without STOPPING.