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Year: 1875

A large number Of letters reach us
from farmers who inquire what crops We
would recommend to be raised upon
certain parcels Of land. with Wow Of
getting the largest cash returns. These
are very difficult questions to answer /;
in fact, any answer must be to large
extent empirical, and the opinion un-
trustworthy, as there are conditions 70
be taken into account of which We can
have no knowledge. Unless land is put
up in good tilth, no crop can be raised
with profit A hundred times We have
said to farmers. cultivate less land. and
put every rood Of that which is cult
waited into high condition. It is an
axiom in successful farming, that one
acre must be made to give returns equal
TO four, under the old system Of New
England farming. Make one acre give
you eighty or one hundred bushels Of
corn, or thirty-6ve bushels Of wheat,
the same Of rye. or three tons of hay.
and then you are on the road to. sucr
csssful farming. You cannot afford to
drudge away upon your land which
gives you but one-third Of these results.
We have one measured acre of land
which for twelve years We have studied
carefully and kept an account Of the
expenses and value Of the crops, and it
has afforded us much instruction !. Last
year the acre gave US thirty-6ve bushels
of summer rye, and about two tons Of
straw. The rye we sold the present
spring for $1.25 per bushel, and the
straw had cash value of FIVE dollars
per ton the cash value of the crop was
therefore $93.75. and from this We de-
duct the expenses SO far as they can be
fairly estimated about $2S, we have a
clear profit Of more than $65 from the
acre Of land, Now if farmer has ten
or twenty acres under cultivation, Civ
| ing like results. they afford him a fair
income, and with the returns from other
farm departments. the business Of farm
ing does not appear pecuniarily bad.
The truth is, farming must be studied
and we'll considered; it must be we'll
conducted, as a merchant conducts his
business, with intelligence. forethought,
and good common sense. Farmers
must look upon their land as a mer-
chant does upon his merchandise, and
the question to be pondered is, how
can make it pay me the best profit ?
Farming, that is. the. right kind Of
farming, is good business; We insist
upon it, it is a good business for man
to follow.-Hartmd Democrat
Year: 1875

Within the last year or two, we can
number a half-dozen of our farmer
acquaintances who have been lured to
financial instruction by the glamor Of
speculation. And going back ten years,
and carefully looking up the history of
the men we know, who have left the farm
to engage in trade. we find that not one
in ten has succeeded. A recent case
has come to our knowledge that is full
of instruction to those who are tempted
to leave the farm. By his own exer-I
tions alone, this farmer had accumulated
a handsome competence, and at the age
Of fifty could look with pride over his
broad acres Of rich land, his fine herds,
focks. and comfortable buildings He
was out Of debt, and had handsome
surplus in bank. Two years ago, in an
evil hour. he was induced to invest in a
dry goods store. Last fall his farm and
stoek we're .pld for dstt, and be is re-
duced to the necessity Of day labor to
support his large and yet dependent
family. All the accumulation of over
thirty years hard ioil-many of them
privstion, ihardships, ! and the closest
econemy-swept away in few months
by this demon speculation. And this
is not solitary case. Every reader
can count similar ones in his list Of ac-
quaintances. They all teach one great
lesson-stick to your legitimate business
the business in which you have sue
ceeded "Let we'll enough alone" A
man who has lived all his life on farm,
stands but little chance to compete sue
cessfully with the men who haze, been
educated and trained for speculative
pursuits. The two occupations are ex-
tremes-honest toll at, one end. and the
tricks of trade at the other. If you
have good farm. keep it, adore it. inn
prove it, adore it. be proud of it, and
when you are done with it, hand it
down to your children; the best inheri-
tance with q good education, that you
could leave them.
Year: 1875

The American Newspaper Advertising
Agency of Geo. P. Rowell & Co., New York,
is the only establishment of the kind in the
United States which keeps itself persstently
before the people By ADVERTISING IN newspapers
They evidently receive their reward, for we
have it from reliable source that advertising
orders issued by them for their customers
have exceeded three thousand dollars day
since the commencement of the year and this
is not a ueru good year for advertising either.
Year: 1875

PoTTsvnLE, Pa. June LA dispatch from
Manony> City confirms the report that some
of the miners bad gone to work at one OF
the collieries OF the Phiadelpbia and Read
ing Coal and Iron Company at that place
this morning at the reduced rate Of wages
offered.


a dispatch from fremont this afternoon
states that the men also reported for work
this morning ut the East Franklin colliery
near the town at the reduced wages:


Several furnaces that have long been idle
will resume work soon. TIE prospects for
business generally are Frightening, and de-
cided Improvement in the coal and iron trade
will probably soon develop itself.
Year: 1875

RUNAWAY. About O'Clock Yesterday
afternoon horse attached to Mr.. j. 7. Gate
woods grocery.wagon took fright in the
western part of the city and ran down Adams
to Canal street, where the wagon was dam-
aged by coming in contact with a lamp
post. The driver was injured, but not ser-
ously. The horse continued on bis course
till arrested at the corner of Second and
Canal streets.
Year: 1875

From the Brookhaven Citizen, (Rep)1


We are highly gratifed at the active
steps being now taken by the Legislature
to reduce the taxes. Republicans and
Conservatives are atwork cutting down sal
aries and reducing the number of officers,
and are seemingly determined to overhaul
every department. Go on with the good
work Listen not to the blood-suckers
and ofice-holders No doubt they are at
jackson working for their selfinterests.
Let the knife come down deep with pain
to get out the disease, and save the body
of the people.
Year: 1875

VIRTUE IN WHIsrrINc.-An old farm
er once said to us that he would not
have hired man on his farm who
did not habitually whistle. He al
ways hired whstlcrs. He said he
never knew a whistling laborer to
find fault with his food, his bed, or to
complain of any little extra work he
was asked to perform. Such a man
was generally kind to children and to
animals in his care. He would whis-
tie chilled lamb to warmth
and life, and would bring in his hatful
of eggs without breaking them. Hc
found such man more careful about
closing gates, putting up bars and
seeing that the nuts on his plow were
all properly frightened before he took
il into the field. He never knew
whistling hired man to kick or beat
COW or drive her on run into sta
ble He had noticed that the sheep
he fed in the yard and shed gathered
around him as he whistled, without
fear. He never had employed a whist
Ter who was not thoughtful and eco
nomical.
Year: 1875

SLEEplEss pcople-and there are
manv in America-should court the
sun. The very worst sopor'fic Is lan'
danum, and the very best is sunshine.
Therefore it is very plain that poor
slecpcrs should pass as many hours OF
the day in sunshine, and as few as
possible in the shade. Many women
are martyrs, and yet do not know It,
They shut the sunshine out OF their
houses and hearts, they wear wells,
they carry parasols, they do all that Is
possible to keep off the subtlest and
yet most potent influence which is in;
tended to give them strength ana
beauty and cheerfulness.
Year: 1875

A SHIP at sea sprung leak. The
hole in it's bottom was just one foot
square. There was but one board on
the ehip-this was sixteen inches long
and nine inches wide. It had precisely
the requisite number of square inches,
and the carpenter cut it in two pieces
only, and these two pieces just fitted
tho h -, How did " 10 It?
Year: 1875

EVERY person should know how to
treat a flesh wound. Every one is lia-
BILE to be placed in circumstances away
from surgical and vetrinary aid, where
he may save his own life, the life of a
friend or beast, simply by the exer.
else OF little common sense. In the
first place, close the lips of the wound
with the hand and hold them firmly to-
gether to check the flow of blood, un-
til several stitches can be taken and a
bandage applied Then battle the
wound for long time in cold water.
"Should it be painful" man writes,
take a painful of burning Goals and
sprinkle upon them brown sugar and
hold the wounded part in the smoke.
In minute or two the pain will be al.
layed, and the recovery proceed rapid
~ In my case rusty nail had made
a bad wound in my foot. The pain
and nervous irritation were severe


This was all removed by holding it in
smoke fifteen minutes, and was able
to resume my reading in comfort. We
have often recommended it to others
with like result One of my men had
Il finger-nail torn out 10y pair Of ice
tongs. 1t became very painful, as
was TO be expected Held i'll sugar
smoke twenty minutes pain ceased,
and promised speedy recovery
Year: 1875

Yesterday as the workmen were en-
gagged in repairing the bridge leading to
Goat Island, one of their number,
named Patrick Needham, was suspended
from the bridge on scaffold supported
by ropes, which, swinging to and fro
with every step he took, swayed violently
backward as he stepped to one side and
precipitated him into the river below.
In an incredibly short space of time the
eddy caused by the abutment of the
bridge brought him beneath it, and was
hurrying him on, when, collecting all his
strength, he grasped an overhanging
plank, to which he clung with the
strength of despair. Two of his COM
rades instantly sprang forward and en-
deavored to drag him oul of the water.
The current was so swift that it seemed
impossible for time to do SO. Need
ham could hold out but moment
longer. By persistent efforts his COM
rades at length dragged him out and
placed him upon the bridge. The shock
was so terrible to his nervous system,
the nearness to death so imminent, the
escape so wonderful, that he was for q
few moments completely overcome
Niagara Falls Register.
Year: 1875

California presents a mate for Jessie
Pomeroy In the person of Little Harry
Rogers, aged ten years. Harry has been rec
ognized as fend ever since hewaseight
years old, having developed at that early
period of his existence passion for tor
turing chickens by cutting them with
pieces of glass regardless OF the wounds
he inflicted on himself by the operation.


He next began to develop propensity
for biting and pinching children of ten
derer years than himself, and in conse-
quence thereof was expelled from the
different schools In rapid succession.
His latest feat, and the one which attract
ed the attention of the courts to his case,
was inhumanly cutting and torturing the
child of man with whom he had been
placed to board. When discovered the
victim was found with his right ear
severed and nineteen distinct wounds
upon his person. Harry was sent home
and signalized his return by setting fire
to the window-curtains and nearly de-
stroying the house. He is described as
presenting no peculiarities of appearance
and especially as lacking that full under
Jaw supposed to indicate bloodthirsty
disposition. Without waiting for him to
murder anybody the authorities have
committed this youthful phenomenon te
the Industrial School, and propose that
any psychological study of his case shall
be conducted without jeopardy to the
lives and limbs of juvenile Californiafs.
Year: 1875

On Friday last tragedy occurred on
Middle creek, in Chase county, that
threw the whole neighborhood into
terrible state of excitement. The event
was the suicide by hanging of a boy IL
years of age, o. r. Booth by name, a son
of Mrs. Sadoris by a former marriage.


From the Ledger we learn that on
Friday afternoon the boy was at VIM.
MaxwelPs playing with Mrs. Ms boy
and eating watermelons. At one timein
the afternoon he asked young Maxwell if
he knew how long it took for person to
die by hanging. The boy replied ten or
fifteen minutes he supposed. Later in
the afternoon young Booth went into the
stable and few minutes after young
Maxwell, following in, found one of the
halters with slip-noose in it hanging
from rafter. Upon being asked Booth
said he didn't know who put it there.
Young Maxwell unfastened the slip-knot,
but did not stop to take the rope down,
and shortly after started after the COWS.
Young M. says as he rode away he saw
Booth going to the stable, but supposed
he was going home. AS Mr.. Maxwell
returned from the field shortly after,
about six O'Clock, in passing the stable,
which is built of logs, he saw Booth
through crevice hanging by the rope.
Running in, he took the boy in his arms,
slipped the moose from around his neck,
and finding his body still warm, made
every effort to restore him, but life was
extinct.


: On examination it was believed that
his neck was broken. When Mr.. Max
well found him his feet were touching
the floor, and it was at first believed that
he had held up his feet to cause sure
death, but from the fact that his face
showed no signs of strangulation, though
pale, it was life-like, with smile about
the mouth, and from the evidence before
the Coroner's jury tits believed now that
after adjusting the moose he jumped
from a projection In the side of the
stable, instantly breaking his neck by
the fall.


Young Booth had been wild and as
full of pranks as most boys of his age,
and after his death it was remembered
that he had said, at different times, that
he wanted to die suddenly, and after the
death of little child of his acquaint-
ance, that he would never suffer as he
had.


He was, mentally, very bright, smart
boy, unusually SO. The general belief
now is that he had long meditated and
determined upon suicide. LeaUenaoorH


Times.
Year: 1875

MIR. Albert Campbell, of Weston, VT,
was out fishing a few days since and
noticed furious paving in the water in
the shadow of an old tree few feet
ahead. He seized club and ran toward
the spot He jumped upon the log, and
just as he did SO the nose of large black
bear was pushed above the water and
was being rapidly followed by the body,
In moment he raised ehis club and
Year: 1875

AN experienced New York dentist cal
culates that it win take the people of
this country about three generations to
get rid entirely of the teeth and stomachs
they have left. His theory is that we
do not eat coarse food enough in infancy,
youth, or age, to supply the bone-mak-
ing materials or assist the assimilating
processes, and that it has become sim.
pie question Of oatmeal and coarse bread
or no teeth and dyspepsia, with all the
ills and immoralities attendant upon
them. The majority of people will pre-
fer the no teeth and dyspepsia.
Year: 1875

struck severe blow across the protrud-
ing nose. To bis astonishnent the bear
fell over dead without struggle The
bear was taken out and found to be a
large one weighing 400 pounds.
Year: 1875

We now enter the field for
the fall and coming Winter
and are furnishing the bes
paving and most easily worked
agency in the world. Our
AGENTS have always been the
most successful, and we nave
lately added new and exceed


ing,y taking inducements, re
qufring only intelligence and
application for any one,young
or old, of either sex, to make
really first-class paying busl
Year: 1875

THE INDEPENDENT PLATFoRM.-We
have waded through this ponderous doe
ument, and are struck more with the re-
dundancy Of language than any other
quality it exhibits. Upon the great ma
tional questions of the day it maintains a
rigid silence, leaving the political views


Of the purity from which it emanates to be
inferred from the nominations. These,
so far as made, are essentially Republican
and if they prove anything it is this that
the aim OF the Independents is to throw
the State into the hands of the Democrats
# they fail to carry it themselves. Most
OF its nominees have been pronounced
Republicans, and in the District conven-
tons two ex Republicans were nominat-
ed, with the probabilities of two more of
the same class in the conventions yet to
meet. We submit that If it is the desire
Of the new party to gain strength from


both parties, that it has taken n very sin
gular way Of going about it. 1t gives


better evidence OF disposition to defeat
the Republican party at all hazards by


adopting means calculated to draw
strength from their ranks and theirs only.
Year: 1875

PoLITICAL CHANGEs.-No one ques-
tions the right Of any citizen whether in
n public or private station, 10 change his
opinion on every point on which he is
convinced he is in error. With the
change Of opinion comes change from
the party holding the views he believes
wrong. But the man who has been hon
ored by party with the highest Office it
has to bestow, and with his full consent
is named for yet further hOnors, must
show substantial reason for his act when
he leaves his party and seeks qualification
for his ambition AT the hands Of another.
Governor Pacheco is the latest case in
point, A lews days ago no man stood
higher in the estimation Of the people OF
public life was without blemish, his polit-
cal record consistent. He had been a
favorite and a strong candidate with Re
publcans in every election held during
the last twelve years. Al the Inst mo-
ment he betrays the party in imitation of
his predecessor, Booth, making the most
disgraceful flop Of all. His presumed
strength with the native California elc-
ment Of our population may give him
political influence in future campaign,
and that is all he will have to commend
him. Men have the undoubted right tc
change from one party to another, but
when they start Immediately on the hunt
for office among their new allies, it leaves
their motives open to suspicion. We
have some Pachecos on small scale
here, at home, and know just how they
are regarded. Toie Pacheco.
Year: 1875

THE Chronicle endeavors to curry favor
for Bidwell with the liquor dealers by
declaring that when lie turned his white
vine into vinegar he did it rs matter
Of profit, the wine being only worth 30
cents per gallon and the vinegar go cents
per gallon This sort Of defence is dis
gusting and unless Bidwell himself makes
such an explanation we prefer TO believe
that he turned his wine into vinegar as q
matter of conscience, and without stop
ping to consider whether he would gair
or lose by the operation IS. i. Post.
Year: 1875

WE see by the JourHoI that T. +. Jones
is a candidate for County Judge Of Trim
ity County He is fully qualified for the
office and if elected, will make first class
officer The only thing we have against
him is that he thinks everything and ev-
erybody in old Trinity IS a lttle better
than anything or anybody anywhere else
on the globe Shasta courier.
Year: 1875

THE Independent ticket in Sacramento
is about as bad as bad can be. 1t is
headed by Creed Raymond, man of
ability, who used to be Democrat until
he became Il recipient Of Booths patron
age, and is for the rest made up Of the
Sacramento Court House ring, about as
corrupt gang as is to be found in any
city in the Union. And these are the
people who talk about the corrupt old
| parties. Post.
Year: 1875

A writer in Temple Bar says In
! Japan, even in the lowest inns, the
| travellers request for a bath is never
met with that stare of blank astonish-
ment which often attends the demand in
our own and every other European
| country. / know in Ireland once l asked
| for bath and they brought me horse
| bucket, and on another occasion, in
| France, could get no nearer the article
than horse trough, while in England
and Germany the request has more than
once led to a serious breach of the peace
between myself AMI the landlord. In
Japan, on the contrary, there would be
much more surprise felt if the traveller
did not ask for one. There were no
preparations required, no rushing about
of chambermaids, no turning on this
and off that-everything was quite
ready, and l was at once conducted to
huge wooden bath with a small earthen
furnace let in at the foot, and lid en-
closing the whole of the top with the
exception of a space just big enough for
the head of the bather to emerge through.
In one of these cOntrivances, with
small furnace burning gayly, a Japa-
nese, after his days work is over,
will sit calmly himself with the lid on,
and the water bubbling about him at
boiling heat. He seems, however, TO
like it uncommOnly, to Judge from the
pleased expression on his face fast deep
ening under the process INTO beetroot-
like tints and when he has at last had
enough-about an hour of it-he takes
off the lid and emeTges as much like a
boiled lobster as human being can be-
come. My bath was quite ready: the
small furnace glOwed with live pieces of
charcoal the water bubbled merrily,
aud my companions of the bath, taking
off the lid, invited me to enter Not
being, however, either Japanese, blue
lobster, or a potato, did not see any
particular object in being boiled, and so
had the fuel raked out of the furnace
and few buckets of cold water added
before got in.


We are touching our fellow beings Oh
all sides. They are affected for good or
for evil by what we are, by what we say
and do, even by what we think and
feel. May flowers in the parlor breathe
fragrance through the atmosphere. We
are each of us as silently saturating the
atmosphere about us with the subtitle
aroma of our character. In the family
circle, besides and beyond all the
teaching, the daily life of each parent
and child mysteriously modilies the life
of every person in the household. The
same process ON wi2er Gale is going
on through the community. No man
liveth to himself, and no man dieth to
himself. Others are built up and
Strengthened by our unconscious deeds; ;
others may be wrCnched ont of their
places and thrown down by our uncon-
scious influence


THE end-man in a mu.stTd troupe
gets more salary than village clergy
man, bUt then, he perspires more.