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Year: 1866

I ne Rural World takes ground in fa-
yer Of plowing in the Spring over Fall
plowin2 It says Early plOWing IS
benefeial-the earlier Gu the Spring. the
better provided always It can be done
without packing the soil, without plowing
too wet. It is even better to plow it then
than in the Fall, as it leaves the ground
loose and freshly mellOwed by the frost
and Fain Fall plOWing is good, has It's
advantages-but the soil is apt to be
packed by the snow aud the beating of
the rain during the Winter. Our best
success has followed early Spring p!ow-
ing. especially sod. Not only are the
roors Of the grass and weeds turned down
and undergo decomposition the more
readily on account of the porosity of tho
soil. admitting air and warmth-but the
ground is dryer and may be sowed earlier,
while the insect and dormant seeds are
turned up fresh TO the frost and rain,
which are hard upon them. Such piow-
ing may be done slightly deeper than
when done later.


But never pillow I've repeat for the hun
dredGh time) q clay soil unless dry. In
deed no soil shoRld be plowed vet, as
all has uore or less Of clay, being de-
Dendent upon that-and the less clay, the
more care should be exercised. Early
blowing may be done when there is no
other Work, WnlCn Is 20 uucu money say
ed. Here is another advantage for the
farmer We love to see ground come up
fresh and mellow in February aud March,
and when frost and rain succeed, the
work of the farmer is going oa by these
agents: they are preparing the soil, TO be
finished BY the sun later. If the soil has
a coat of manure-even long manure-lt
will add to the benefit. Not only will the
whole of it from that time be saved, but
it will ferment 10 the soil, aid the deeom-
position of the sod, warm the ground,
and enrich the under-soil for the roots so
revel in This warming the ground takes
place early, so that such ground is DRYER
the sooner, and can be sowed the sooner.
in consequence Of the application Of the
manure.


Ia a word, the manure answers the pur-
pose of a hot bed. For soil that has been
hurt by yet plowing or narrowing, or is
harsh from some other cause, this treat
ment with raw manure (plowed 10 early),
has an smelioratiug influence. If lime, or
ashes, or salt, is added, al the better
These act mechanically and chemically,
and aid the manure in restoring the clay
TO its original conditiou-not its raW, but
pulverized state. Plow earlv II you eau,
aud do not neglect. Do no silow vet.
Year: 1866

There is no greater blessing than to be
born in thelight.and air Of cheerful loving
home. It not only ensures q happy child
hoOd-if there be health and constitution
but it almost makes sure a virtuous and
happy manhood, and fresh young heart
in old age. We think it every parents
duty to try to make their children's child
hood full of love and Of childhood's prop
er joyousness and we never see children
destitute of them through the poverty,
faulty tempers, or wrong notions of their
parents, without a heartache. Not that all
the appliances which wealth can buy are
necessary to the free and happy unfolding
Of childhood, body, mind, or heart-quite
otherwise, God be thanked but children
must at least have inside the house, and
fresh air and good play and some good
companionship out-otherwise young life
runs the greatest danger in the world Of
whitening or growing stunted, or sour and
wrong, or at best prematurely old and
turning inward on itself
Year: 1866

Be frank with the world Frankness Is
the child Of honesty and courage.-Say
just what you mean to do on every occR~
sion, and take it for granted that you
mean to do what is right. If friend ask
you a favor, you should grant it, if It is
reasonable /; if it is not tell him plainly
why you cannot. You will wrong him
and wrong yourself by equivOcation Of
any kind. Never do a wrong thing to
make a friend or keep one the man who
requires you to do so is dearly purchased,
and at a sacrifice. Deal kindly and firm
Iy with all men, and you viii find it the
policy which wears the best. Above all,
do not appear 20 others what you are not.
If you have any fault to find with any one,
tell him, not others Of what you complain.
There is no more dangerous experiment
than that of undertaking to do one thing
to a mans face and another behind his
back. We should live, act and speak out
doors, as the phrase is, and say and do
what we are willing should be known and
read by all men. It is not only best as a
matter of principle, butas matter ofpolicy.
Year: 1866

Isaac HICKS, of North Hampstead, J..
l., last season, experimental in potatoo
seed, and proved by the results that large
potatoes cut with two or more eyes ia each
piece, produced the best yield The
quantity was not so great by u per cent
as from the planting OF whole tubers with
all but one eye dug out, but the aize was
more uniform, and the quantity of good
merchantable pota oes are greater. Large
tubers cut into from two 90 four pieces
are the most profitable to plant. As to
fertilizers, it is found that good stable
manure is the best.
Year: 1866

The Calais CMe) Advertiser relates tie
follow ing:


A young woman of the name of Sher-
woed belonging to St. George, New
Brunswick, who lived as a domestic with
Mr. S. B Pool, of Calais, about a year
ago complained of living creature being
IN her stomach, aud applied to several
physicians for medicine to relieve her of
1t, but to no effect. AtIength 1t grew so
troublesome and had such a dsbilitatinR
effect upon her, she gave up her place and
went home to die, as she expected to
live in such a state she knew was an i'm
possibility. After she get home DR..
Rouse was called, and after hearing her
story. left her powerful emetic with di-
recticns how, and when to take it. She
took the medicine as directed. and the re-
suit was that a lizard about six inches in
length, was elected from her stomach
When it fell into the bowl, it is said. it
fairly bit at the sides of it, and jumped
out and ran along the floor till it was Kill
led BY one of the persons in attendance.
It had been 10 her stomach about four
years.
Year: 1866

Often, little things we hear,


Often, little things we see,
Waksn thoughts that long have slept
Deep down in our memory.
Strangely slight the circumstance
That has forced to turn the mind
Backward on the path Of years,


To loved scenes far behindI
'Tis the perfume of flower,


Or a quaint Old-fashiOned tune;
Or a song bird maid the leaves
Singing in a sunny June.
'Tis the evening star, mayhap,
In the cleaning silver bright;
Or gold and purple cloud,


Waning in the Western light.
'Tis the rustling of a dress,


Or certain tone OF voice,
That can make the pulse throb,
That can bid the heart rejoice.
All, my heart But not OF Joy,
Must alone thy history tell,
Sorrow, shame and bitter tears
Little things recall as well.
Year: 1866

trict here alluded to is about eighty feet above
the water level. The district comprising the
enth h'n and ano twentieth wards has an elevation
averaging about seventy feet above the level In
the Eastern District the hill comprised between Third
and Fifth steeets and South First and South Fourth
Streets has elevation of about fifty feet whereas the
ground in the vicinity slopes off all sides TO eeva-
ton Of about fourteen feet within few blocks of the
river on one side, and the lowands of Bushwick and
Wallabout on the other. This district comprises the
Thirteenth ward and parts OF the Fourteenth Sixteenth
and Nineteenth wards II need not be related to any
at all conversant with Brooklyn that the districts
above enumerated comprise the best portion of the city,
and have been settled chiefly by the most respectable
and most wealthy inhabitants As general thing
all the conveniences for comfort and health
are enjoyed by the inhabitants Of those districts By
comparing the population in the wards mentioned above
In their relation with the OF land covered will be
found that the number OF persons 10 the is but little
less than In the lower portion OF the city. STILL the
ratio in tho latter districts appears TO be growing less
yearly. The most severe


MORTALITY


s about one In thousand per week. whereas in the rest
sand inhabitants. Many parts of the city that
terminous with neighb0rhoods now considered scky,
at considerable elevation above high water mark
such are many blocks in south Brooklyn adjoining the
Sixth and Twelfth wards which thirty feet above
the water level. Ali things considered the City
OF Churches, with the exception Of the portions
previously described, can be looked upon as
enjoying most healthful and advantageous position
and with tho ordinary precautions, requisite especially
during the summer It rest assured Of escaping any
epidemic this season. One necessary measure nova
health appears 70 be generous beray on the part Of
the people IN distributing the fAvors Of Office Unless
this generosity be continued those who feed at the pub
Community @ NOT out q is Wits a. any e almost INTO
cholera and II this only succeeds In rdding the COM
muny Of set Of lseches who grow sleek and fat at the
public crib rendering little valuable service In retarn
the country VIII not have been thus terribly visited
trely In vain.
Year: 1866

Below we give an extract from the New
ork Tribune especially applicable to this
LOCALITY: business men and all who are in
terested In the prosperity and reputation of
the place should carefully consider the sug-
gestlon of the Tribune and act accordingly:


Nothing Is more common than to hear
people talk fwhat they pay newspapers for
advertising ETC., as so much given to charity.
Newspapers, by enhancing the value of pro-
perty IN their neighborhood and giving the
localities In which they are published renu
tatIon abroad benefit all such, particularly if
they are merchants or real estate owners.
thrice the amount We lrly of the meagre sum
they pay for their support. Besides, every
pubic spirited citizen feels a laudable pride
IN having a paper of which he is not asham-
ed even though he should pick it up in New
York or Washington.


A good looking thriving sheet helps to
sell property gives character to the locality.
and IN all respects is desirable public CON
venienee. IF from any cause. the matter in
the local or editorial columns not be oI1ite
to your standard do not cast it aside and
pronounce 1t Of no account until you are
satisfied that there has been no more labor
bestowed upon it than is paid for Ifvou
want good reliable sheet it must be sun
ported. And 1t must not be supported in a
spirit ofcharity either but because YOU feel
necessity to support it. So the local press
Is the power that moves the people.
Year: 1866

Oh, dainty plant is the Ivy Green,
That ereepeth O et ruins old
pOf right choice food are his meals. ween,
In his cell so lone and cold.
The wall must be crumbled, the stones decayed
To pleasure his dainty whim;
And the mouldering dust that years have made
Is amerry meal for him.


Creeping where no life is seen,


A rare old plant is the Ivy Green.
Fast he stealeth, though he has no wings,
And staunch old heart has he;
How closely he twlneth, how closely he cling,
To his friend, the huge Oak Tree;
And slgly he traileth along the ground,
And his leaves he gently waves,
AS he joyously hugs and crawleth round
The mould of dead mems graves,


Creeping where grim death has been,


A rare old plant is the Ivy Green.
Whole ages have fed, and their works decayed,
And nations have scattered been;
But the stout old Ivy shall never fade
From its hale and hearty green.
The brave old plant, in its lonely days,
Shall fatten upon the past
For the stateliest building man can raise,
Is the Ivy food at last.


Creeping where no life is seen,


A rare old plant is the Ivy green.
Year: 1866

IMPORTANT TESTIMONY. Gf;erson.
the hero of the famous raid in the South
west, has testified before the Committee on
Reconstruction that he believes there is
now an organization existing in the. South
for the renewal of the rebellion, and that
five were engaged in foreign war, the
enemies of the Government throughout the
South would not fail to seize the opportnnity
to attempt again its destruction. 2 Do the
people of Pennsylvania think ang of their
interests can be seriously injured by extend
ing the probationary term OF people anima-
ted by motives like these?
Year: 1866

The vote In the Council on Monday even
Ing increasing the contract price Of thc Lake
Tunnel sixty per cent, or about Sl90, ,000,
took The public generally By surprise. There
was, we believe, an entire willingness on the
part Of the taxpayers 10 reimburse the coz
tractors for their actual outlay, md to pay,
In addition thereto, fair, or even liberal,
compensation for their labor, energy, and
professional skill Tie people are always
Just and generous towards those who serve
would, In the present Instance,
waive their legal clains on the
contractors In favor Of an equitable arrange
meut Of tho terms of the contract. We have
favored such an equitable arrangement, but
upon the distinct understanding that it
should be based upon IN intelligent examina-
ton Of the cost OF the work, aud the nsual
compensation of persons who undertake such
contracts. The cost will, Of course, be sus-
ceptible of asceEtainment, when the tnnnel Is
completed, and as to the compensation, the
usual mode, where tcchnicalities are waived,
Is for each party to choose an arbi-
traitor, and the two to choose third.


But the action of the Council, In our judy
meut, fails to meet these obviously fair and
just requirements, The cost Of the tunnel
can be known with certainty only after Its
completion II, meanwhile, the contractors
need nn advance to ennblc them to prosecute
the work, 1t might be made to them under
proper safeguards. It is the province Of the
Board of Public Works to see TO snch details.
And surely it will be time enough, when the
work shall be finished, to ascertain the
<ys.dhtum meru1 OF the contractors, and
pay them What they shall have
fairly earned. The proposition of the
Council is something entirely different. It is
y vote TO pay them outright nearly 100000.
II is rote given without sufficient light, IS
Is evidenced By the fact that II WAS given In
the face Of I'D adverse report Of the Board of
Public Works-the legally constituted body
having charge OF these interests.


The public feeling is decidedly unfayorab|e
to Tie prccipltate action Of the Council on
Monday evening, andsthis feeling, In our opin-
ion, is fully warranted by the facts in the
Year: 1866

Young Nen,E Democrot;c Association last evening at
o'clock President Fred Ogden the Chair He explained
the object of the meeting and urged unity Of action and ha
mony and concord of feeling any and ell
tempts to divide the National Democratic Party.


Moior F. Austin read the following resolutions which
were unanimously adopted by the Association.


WHEREAs We believe the National Democratic Party to
he tbs only truly conservative political organization
istng restiup upon broadest principles of civil liberty
,ectng in generous spirit of mutual concession and
PROMISE all elements of dcordembacing in its ranks both
North and South. those who truly love the it
was Washington, to Jefferson to Madison and to
Monroe and who now rally around the Constitution of
orefathe and the face of every difficulty and every
ger still bear ao in proud defiance the glorious Of
Constitutional Notwithstanding hand in hand around the ad
mnistraton of our true and fearless President Andrew John
and looking to but single end-the restoration of the
Union and the prosperity Of the whole country.


Whereas We convinced that the National Democratic
Party is the only political association which has the strength
to sustain the President in the difficult patriotic course
he Is pursuing and that 1t alone defeat malignant
Vaccinations Of the Radicals and of macontents our midst


Whereas We fully satisfied that the restoration of
Year: 1866

Dyspepsia destroys the teeth unless its effects
are counteracted by that pure vegetable tonic and
antiseptic, sozodont. No bodily disease can i'm
pair them if this antdote to all corrosive elements
that act upon the enamel is regularly applied.
Year: 1866

national railroad convention will be held in
Philadelphia July A. for the purpose of getting the
railroad managers of the country acquainted with
each other and the consideration of railway inter.
ests generally.
Year: 1866

We call particular attention to our stock as the best, that has ever been offered to this market. As We purchased our goods for cash we can afford to sell cheap, and are determined to do so. Give us a call. and satisfy yourself, that our stock is as we represent it, and that we VII do as we say apr7-
Year: 1866




From now until November, the busi-
ness men of the United states will
have to manage their business with
much discreetness. The indications
are that we shall have a time of distress
and anxiety, but, we venture to hope,
not of panic. After the fever of the
war, relapse would not be strange,
and an escape thus far is mainly owing
to the wise course of the Secretary of
the Treasury, and the strength given
our commercial system by the national
loans. We can now see the wisdom
Of the men who in the crisis of our Re
public's existence never doubted for
an instant the integrity of its credit.
Without the national loan as basis
of circulation, an investment for super
fuous currency, a reservoir into which
the resources Of the country ebb and
flow, never rising to an unmanageable
imitation nor sinking to the depth of a
panic, we should have had serious
trouble with our finances. The safety
which the national loan has given us,
however, is the conservative safety OF
a constant refuge against panic, and
must not be triaed with. The bust.
ness men of America will take counsel
by the wise men of Britain who are
now shivering in a storm that may al
any time splinter their timbers. The
caution that prevails in London should
be initiated in New York. Then we
can pass as easily into specie pay
ments as the cold days Of our bleak
March ripen into Spring.
Year: 1866




There is feature in the stock of the
Reno Oil and Land Company, the ad-
vertisement Of which is elsewhere
published, that must commend it to
universal appreciation. The stock IS
guaranteed. Every holder can send it
to the Office of the Company, and have
it redeemed at any time. This pledge
is secured to the holder, not by the
mere guarantee Of the Company,
which would be sufficient, but by the
deposite of the par value of the stock
sold one hundred dollars for each
share in the hands of Hon. John j.
Cisco, late Assistant United States
Treasurer at new York, and Denning
Duer, Esq, both well-known bankers
of New York City. This guarantee re-
mains until aerery holder Of stock has receired
IN profits from the Company one hundred
dollars on each share, this being its par
calue. Such An investment, so surely
guarded, and at the same time offer
ing SO many opportunities of profit
has never been placed before the
American people. The estate is one
of the most extensive in the oil region,
the working fund FIVE hundred thou
sand dollars, as large as the capital
stuck in other companies, while the
town of Reno, one of the most thriv.
ing in the oil country is absolutely
owned by the stockholders This ef-
fort to make Petroleum a business
and not speculation will do great
good in America, and tend to reform
the management of stock companies.
Year: 1866

The hospital books Of Governors Island show IN In
crease Of seventeen dlarrhna for Thursday The
disease is however, much mder than it has BEEN Two
fresh Of cholera were admitted to hospital but
glad 10 learn that deaths occurred In view or
the fact that the regulations hitherto in force failed
prevent the spread OF cholera among the troops and
Vile, Savannah and il Is feared Texas by recruits
stringent orders have been iss ed bv the War Depart
men orbidding the transfer Of troops from any of the
Islands to other stations and pacng those at present in
the harbor in strict quarantine These orders will
main in force until the epidemic subsidies
Year: 1866

Supposed Case Of Cholera In Jersey City.


yong man Of the name Of August Livenson died
on Tn ursday night in the Of A Newark avenue
Jersey City, Of supposed cholera He had been in the
hospital at Wari's Island and left IL through fear Of
seized with all OF the symptoms OF the disease The
Coroner Dr. Kirser pronounced it cholera and notified
the Health Board to disinfect the premises.
Year: 1866

Mr.. Crosby those associated with him sararious
They have originated this association so BROADLY
and literally that scarcely fail Of insurng itscf posi-
tive Ia the first place they offer subscriber
not alone share In the Opera House with the chance
ultimately becoming it's sole proprietor. but possibility OF
obtaining aso other very valuable preuna These
OF paintings by all the leading artists of the country
nrsi Of which IN actual value S0O Thai this Ia
positively genuine offer no doubt
Year: 1866

Any person who disposed IS without
chance OF not receiving the value Of his money and ths
agreeable prospect before him Of perchsnce in few
half mlicn,re may do by visiting writing TO the
Institute Broadway, and taking share in the
Crosby Opera House Art Association
Year: 1866

The Local of the Cleveland Plain
Dealer, makes the following remarks
upon rather delicate subject; delicate,
because it concerns something in which
the ladies take great deal of pride,
but which they don't like to have talk
ed about above whisper We refer
to the ladies' feet The article has
been suggested by observing the very
general fondness with which the men
gaze upon the feet and ankles of the
gentler sex. There are two kinds of
gazers of this character those who
lounge about the street corners and
stairways, and make regular business
of it, and those who are equally rabid
upon the subject, but who don't want
folks to know it. In the latter class,
can be found modest and moral young
men, who never said naughty word,
or did an improper thing; and staid
Pater families, who greedily gaze up
on the pretty prunella, and dainty hose,
when you would never imagine that
they were thinking Of ought but stocks
and government bonds. IF we had a
friend, with an unconquerable taste for
pretty feet and ankles, we would adj
wise him to take a trip to Manilla.-
There the woman go about in short
dresses, without shoes Or stockings,
and the pedal display would be
all that his heart could crave.
To be sure, all Of the Manila
women are not pretty; but we
imagine that enough of them are in
that condition, to make such trip re-
dound to his satisfaction. If he can
not afford to take the Manila trip then
let him become one of the last men
toned gazers. The ladies do not like
to exhibit their feet and ankles to
gangs of loafers, who--theY know
very welf-make it business to watch
for them; but we cannot doubt that
they are more than pleased to make
such an exhibition, to any extent, le-
ultimately. Of course they are, or
they would never wear " fitting hoops, -
and pin up their dresses g to boot; :"


or they would never be so particular
about the covering of their feet, would
never wear such jaunty little high
heeled boots-so high in the ankle,
and with such exquisite little tassels
dangling at the tops, too! Thus it is
perfectly proper, and even loyal" to
watch for pretty feet, and to look at
them as much as you are mind to,
providing you do it in the right way.
1t looks very ridiculously to see a
young wight crafty following couple
of ladies, on ashopping jaunt, with his
eyes so voraciously fastened upon their
CATERS. that he ss stubs his toe, I" every
other step, in his blind career. Every
one on the street knows what the
young wight is doing, and therefore be
appears like a fool. Of course we
would not have young men and other
lovers of the beautiful, jam their hats
over their eyes, the moment that a
gust of wind is about to give them a
delightful series of dissolving views
by no means. Rather let them gaze
upon the object of their delight, in a
manner to lend the impression that
they don't see what they see, any more
than the man in the moon.