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Year: 1878

The Floral concert of the Mendelssohon
Quintette Club of Boston, under the
auspices of the Millard Club of this city at
the Opera House to>night promises to be d
grand affair. Every seat in the Opera
House Is taken and those who have not got
their seats reserved will find themselves
left out in the cold, and those who have not
procured tickets will miss great treat.
Year: 1878

Henceforth we will give column daily
to correspondence upon any proper subject
for discussion. 1t Is expected that commu


ncations will be written on one side only
Of the paper, and accompanied with the
name of the writer. The HERALD is not to
be considered as endorsing or being IN any
way responsible for the opinion OF CORES
pondcnlsin this column. s .3
Year: 1878

EDITOR SOUTHERN CULTIvAToR.-In
your editorial for the April number of the
Cultivator, you use the very strong language
with reference to the sweet potato, that it
should be the "great crop of the South"
Now the above assertion by one of your ex-
perience and position, should put the cot
ton worshippers to thinking. What! The
sweet potato the great crop of the South
treason to king cotton So says the Editor
of the Cultivator, and so say 1, and, of
course, the matter is settled beyond all
controversy. -s. r.


But in nothing is the proverb, that "there
is more In SAVING than in Making" more
Efofcibly illustrated than inSsarf'. the .potas
tor Ehers are alnest as p1apy plans, ,sugi
gested as theresare remedies for hog cholera,
and all do well when the potatoes don't rot.
In order to succeed in keeping them, it is
best to dig in dry time, and not before the
potatoes are ripe. But these two conditions
secured, viz: dry weather and ripe pota-
toes, there is no need of waiting for frost.


All farmers who read the Cultivator,
know what kind of land suits the potato.
The phosphates, or cotton seed and ashes or
stable manure and ashes, with thorough
preparation and the proper cultivation, will
bring the potatoes.


Now for tho keeping. Put them in
perfectly dry house, with ground floor
little raised, to protect them from rising
moisture. A meat house, where salt has
been kept, will not dot is too damp. A
few small cracks for Dir to pass-through arc
all the sbetter-s Have your house ready. by
SIMMER, and in the driest time you can get,
haul enough sand to cover we'll all the po-
tatoes you hope to make. Place two or
three inches of sand for floor. Then put
down basket of potatoes and enough sand
on them to cover them-then potatoes and
sand enough to fill the cracks, until the po-
tatoes are all covered. Then, lastly, put on
sand, until the whole hill is covered two or
three inches with sand. Be sure to have
enough dry sand-it will not do to put on
that which is damp. Now turn your hogs
in to root your patch. When we'll rooted,
put on a few cotton seed and make your
best ,cheat where the potatoes grew Then
cut wheat, break well, plant in potatoes,
on al AJitum. [ knew of lady Sho kept
potatoes in hogshcad in glry sand for two
years. Sand is the home ofa,he potato.


OCCASIONAL.


1t was not our intention to say that the
sweet potato should be "the great crop of
the South" but instead the "grcat root
CROP" &c. There is no doubt, however,
that its cultivation might be pushed very
much farther to very great advantage
Cows, hogs, sheep and poultry, might be
largely and proftably fed upon potatoes,
and vinegar of excellent quality could
doubtless be made from them.-Ed. So.
CuItiudtOr
Year: 1878

NEURALGIA AND RHEUMATISM "A
very simple relief for neuralgia is to boil a
small handful of lobclia in half pint of
water till the strength is out Of the herb,
then strain it off and add teasponful of
fine salt Wiring cloths out of the liquid
as hot as possible, and spread over the part
affected. 1t acts like charm. Change
the cloths as soon as cold till the pain is all
gone then cover the place with soft, dry
covering I'LL perspiration is over, to pre-
vent taking cold. Rheumatism can often
be relieved by application, to the painful
parts, Of cloths wet in week solution of
salsoda water. If there is inflammation in
the joints the cure is very quick. The
wash should be lukcwarm
Year: 1878

QUESTIONS FOR FARMERs.-No farmer
is in position to act intclligently in the
pursuit of his business, unless he can
answer such questions as these: How do
stand with the world? What am I worth?
What are my liabilities ? When and how
must these liabilities be met? What part
of my property is productive? What kinds
of grain, potatoes and other produce have
been most profitable, and how much per
acre, in dollars and cents, will Fife or Rus.
sian wheat bring me more than some other
kind? Will it pay me best to raise Berk-
shircs, or Suffolk, or Poland China, or some
common breed Of hogs? How much has
the making Of butter and cheese cost me,
how much have they brought me in?


Many farmers can make shrewd guesses
in answer to suchquestions, but cannot give
the figures to support their assertions-and
such guesses are frequently very far from
accurate. AS result, serious losses occur
from continuance in a course which the
farmer thinks to be profitable.


Now, for the remedy. Let every farmer
keep set of account books. What wo
mean is this: that every farmer may, by
recording all his business transactions Gone
or two inexpensive books would answer the
purpose), make it possible for him to answer
such questions as those suggested above,
md thus place himself in position to car
ry on his business in.ellgcntly and profit
ably.-Rwat World
Year: 1878

WASTE AND WANT.-Either man must
be content with poverty all his life, or else
deny himself some luxuries and save to lay
the base of independence in the future But
if man defies the future, aud spends all
he earns (whethcr his earnings be one or:
ten dollars day. let him look for lean and
want ut some future time-for it will surely
come, no matter what he thinks. TO save
is absolutely the only way to get solid
fortune; there is no other certain mode
Those who shut their eyes and ears to these
certain facts will be forever poor, and in
their obstinate rejection Of truth mayhap
will die in rags and filth. Let them so die,
and thank themselves But, no! They
take sort of recompense in cursing for
tune. Great waste Of breath. They might
as we'll curse the mountains or the eternal
hills For can tell them fortune does not
give away good aud substantial goods. She
sells it to the highest bidder, to the hardest
and wisest worker for the boon. Men new
er make so fatal mistake as when they
think themselves creatures of fate; tbs the
surest folly in tn, world Every man may
make or mar bimself whichever he may
choose. Fortune for those who by diligence
honesty and frugaity place themselves in a
position to grasp hold Of fortune when it
appears in view. The best evidence of
frugality is the five dollars or more stand
ing in your name at the savings bank
The best evidence of honesty consists in
diligence and frugality
Year: 1878

We are glad to note the increased inter
est manifested all over the South upon this
subject. 1t is beginning to be seriously
considered and earnestly discussed among
those even who have heretofore been con-
tent with the runts and scrubs which, only
by tho most elastic courtesy, could be de-
signatcd by the name of stock


The South can and should be great
stock raising country. Climate, range and
nearness to markets are all in our favor
A little less cotton and little more stock
should be the programme of every farmer
The true road to success lies IN this dircc-
tion and the man who takes no interest in
this matter will find himself far in the
back ground.


Improved stock, c. all kinds, can now be
obtained at comparat tely reasonable prices.
If pure blood animi } cannot be procured
at once, it will be economy to grade up the
common stock, thus adding several hundred
per cent. to their value each year.


Cattle, horses, sheep, hogs and poultry
are the results of intelligent management
of farm affairs. They possess a tangible
value which does not attach to acres of
cotton or cane or any other precarious crop.
Besides this, they form certain basis upon
which to estimate future profits, and it is
fair to state that any reasonable estimates
in this direction are fully realized.


Good stock and a plenty of it gives its
owner standing in society which is truly
enviablc. 1t is better than government
bonds, and the interest is payable with un-
failing regularity. In one case coupon is
detached, which represents say five per
cent. per annum, lessening the total value
of the bond by just the amount detached.
In the other case, coupon of one hundred
per cent. is added to the original value and
so, year after year, in like proportion.
Year: 1878

A BEAUTIFUL HoUsEnoD PLANT.-The
Gala Lilly, roots of which may be procured
of any florist, is one of our finest plants for
house growing when properly treated The
best method we have tried is to procure an
earthen jar-suitably decorated on the out
side, if desired, by painting or pasting on
of frieze or flower pictures, or by paper
open-work covering. In this put rich
mould some five or six inches deep, and in
this set the calla plant Now put on tho
top of this mould a layer of clean, coarse
sand about two inches deep, and on top of
this somSsmall pebbles. Then f,l che jar
with wafer, and replace as cvaporatcd, SO.
as to always have the water several inches
deep above the pebbles. Place in warm
and sunny window, and the plant will throw
up large, luxuriant leaves, to be followed
by the magnificent bloom.
Year: 1878

a COOP Cow.-A writer who says that
one good COW gives all the milk that was
needed in family of eight persons, and
from which cow was made 260 pounds of
butter last year, gives the following as his
treatment "lf you desire to get large
yield of rich milk, give your COW, every
day water slightly warm and slightly salted
in which bran has been stirred at the rate
of one quart to two gallons of water You
will find, if you have not tried this daily
practice, that yolr COW will give 25 per
cont more Immediately under the effects of
it, and she will become so attached to it
that she will refuse to drink clear water un-
less very thirsty; but this mess she will
drink most any time, and ask for moro
The amount Of the drink necessary is an
ordinary water pail full each time, morning,
noon and night Vermont Journal
Year: 1878

There used to be man-gone west now,
poor fellJw-in tho United States railroad
mail service, ran east of Burlington, whose
eyes were so crooked he could carom with
them. He could hold postal card out at
arms length before him, read the address
with one eye and look around the end and
read the message ON the other side with tho
other, and watch man trying to climb in
at the car door behind him, all at the same
time. He left the service because he al
ways had to go to the door ON the other
side of the car to see the station.
Year: 1878




Samuel Park, Of this city, one of
the most intelligent amateur fruit
growers in this country, in addition
to the many specimens of most excel
lent fruit of various kinds, furnished
US heretofore, has placed us under
obligations for sample of the Ear
ly Alexander" peach, q finer fruit
than which we never saw any where
at any time Of year. They are very
large, of q beautiful deep red color,
well shaped, thoroughly ripe and Of
q flavor that is in fact Incompatible.
The trees from which these peaches
were grown are only three years old,
and notwithstanding the cold winds
and late frosts, they have given good
evidence of being prolific bearers
This peach is the result of an expert
ment and Mr.. P. thinks that fruit
growers will find them the best fruit
to raise in this climate on account,
of their holding their fruit
age. Mr.. T. will give you oil the par-
ticulars in regard to the trees by call
ing on him, on Msrket street.
Year: 1878

The Charlton Patriot volunteers
this advice: "If you want to make
fortune by going into bankruptcy,
you must do it before September.
Buy ali you can on credit and turn it
into cash; borrow all the money you
hear of; sell everything you've got
and transfer your home property to
your wife and then break. The
friends that you defrauded may 60
back on you, perhaps, and question
your honesty and integrity, but that
don't matter, you come out good
deal ahead other friends will soon
flock around you as thick as tadpoles
in . mud puddle"
Year: 1878




/. The Oskaloosa Herald, published
in town much smaller than this, has
taken up the question Of a public
park, of which it is strongly in favor,
but owing to their financial condi-
tion, advocates the measure rather as
money making private enterprise.
A public park of sufficient extent to
accommodate the largest public gath
erings, should be provided by every
city. either of the size Of Oskalooss
or this place. The necessities Of a
large public park during the hot
summer months is becoming painful
ly evident here, and coed shady
grove, provided with water foun-
tains, walks, drives, seats, swings,
croquet grounds ETC., as the Herald
suggests, would be very popular
measure, and any reasonable amount
of money expended for such grounds
could not fail in the end, of meeting
the appreciation of every resident in
the city. The cost at present in view
of the prospective advance of real es
tate would be but trife in compar.
ison with what it will be in q few
years hence, when such scheme viii
be absolutely necessary. To-da,
suitable grounds with but little need
ed repair can be had within the dis
tance of q short walk from the bust
ness part of tho city, perhaps, for |
Iprice that never can be reached again
In fact there are many handsOm
groves around the city that could b.
utilized at but small expense, com
paratively, and it seems to US tha
now would be a good time to agitat
the question little. We think j
would be money well expended OF
the part of the city, to purchase suit
able grounds for public park, an
to improve the same as fast as posi-
BILE. Our public square will, whe1
put in repair, be very pretty place
but entirely too small for genera
purposes, therefore put us down a
in favor Of public park big enougl
to turn around in.
Year: 1878

Fifty convicts are to be discharged
from the Iowa Penitentiary this
month, by expiration Of their term of
service, the largest number in any
month during the history of this in
stitution.
Year: 1878

sediment will be left ON the ground
or floor, keeping the barrel sweet,
but if there is danger of rats the
whole head must be put down.


No. IL. Keeping fowls healthy is
what l am best acquainted with to
care for sick ones is quite another
thing, and not being able to manage
the latter, l keep, mine well, being
another thing, and not being able to
manage the latter, keep them well,
being fully impressed that ii is the
cheapest way.-Coswespondence Of the
Country CultiydfOr,
Year: 1878

The b., q. r. & N. R. r. is dealing
with the tramp nuisance in a practi-
cal way. The Company has armed
all train men, and when the tramps
undertake to capture q train now
they meet with warm reception.
The other day three of them were put
off the train going north at Elmira,
and one of them drew q pistol,
whereupon the brakeman got the
drop on him and shot first. The
tramps ran through the field and the
brakeman emptied the contents Of his
revolver at them, proving bad shot
80 far as blood was concerned, but q
splendid frlghtener.
Year: 1878

London, Feb. 13.-Last nights an
nouncements in Parliament have not
appreciably relieved the tension or dim
inished the excitement here. The Pail
Mall Gazette of yesterday afternoon
expressed the expectation that the Brit
ish government would seek permission
to enter the Dardanelles by means of a
formal pledge that the fleet should have
no other business before Constanti-
nople except that declared in Lord
Derby's statement of Friday. The Ga
zette considered this about as perilous
and humiliating position as was pos
sible. 1t declared it to be the impera-
tive duty of the ministry to redeem the
country from this position at any cost,
and demanded such reconstruction of
the Cabinet as would leave no doubt
that it, like the country, is of one
mind.
Year: 1878

A PRESENT FOR GRANT.-During the after
noon the General had an audience with the
Sultan. 1t was strictly private, no one being
present but Grant, Mr.. Maynard, and the Ora
gomans. After the interview the imperial
stables were visited His majesty insisted
upon our eX-President accepting one of the
sacred Arabians, which have a pedigree as
long as the moral law. Grant at first refused
the gift but ii is limited that the prime minis
ter has orders to send the stallion to Mar
Seiles, and on its arrival there again urges its
acceptance. The Sultan seemed TO feel that
the crisis of affairs here had prevented him
from doing all that he should for his guest
and, knowing Grants fondness for full bloOded
stock, trusted he would accept the horse as a
slight tribute TO Americas representative
Cincinnati Commercial
Year: 1878

The Philadelphia Press says: A large
number of prominent gentlemen as
sembled at the Pennsylvania depot,
West Philadelphia, last evening, to
witness the experiment of illuminat-
ing the huge structure by means of the
electric light. The experiment proved
brilliant success. A newspaper could
be read with comparative ease at dis.
lance of one hundred feet from the
light, and the shades Of color in cloth
ing were also distinctly visible at the
same place.


The gas lamps burned dim and
yellowish 10 the intense Whitish glare,
which rendered the depot almost as
light as day. There are several kinds
of electric light mschines now being
introduced, and it is not improbable
that within few years this light will
almost entirely have superseded that
of gas for the illumination of streets of
cities and large bubIic buildings. In
the machine used last night the light
is produced by electricity generated
from the apparatus, which consists OF
four magnets with an armature rapidly
revolving between them. The power
is from u steam engine, which drives a

shaft on which the armature revOlves.


The shaft makes 1,100 revolutions
per minute, and the current is taken
from the commutator by simple ar
rangement, and from thence carried to
the wires. These wires are run through
the building and connected with lamps
of special invention. The light is
produced by the combustion of carbon
bya contrivance by which the current
of-the machine is made to regulate the
lamp. The upper carbon burns at the
rate of little over an inch an hour,
costing for each lamp two cents per
inch.


This Is the sole cost of machine ex-
cept the running of the machinery.
The prOprietors of the Press some
months ago made careful examina-
tion of the machine, but found its con-
struction impracticable In its present
condition. In small areas it gives an
unsteady, shimmering light, the
effects OF which, however, are not so
perceptible when large space Is
Illuminated.


At the same time the merits of the
invention were being examined by
other proprietors of large establish
ments, with view TO adopting it
instead of gas.


One other obstacle to the speedy in
Year: 1878

with a view to matrimony.' These


words are the ending of good many
ad dvertisehents-pri under the
head of 'Personals'-in the New York
papers, and there are quite enough evil
results therefrom to justify legal en-
actnent for their suppression. To adj
vertise for husband or wife may seem
to be quite as legitimate as to advertise
for man servant or woman servant,
and there would be less trouble il all
the world were honest and wise, but
there is the hitch. Some young people
indulge in this advertising, and the
which likely follows il,
for amusement, and some are simple
enough to find romantic element in
II and are led to their own ruin. In
stances have been known where girls
have married men who already had
wives and families. But few days
ago the story was told of the marriage
of young lady of good family with
plausible, but f1ashy man, with whom
she had had correspondence, brought
about in this way. He turned out to
be gambler, and in few weeks she
was forced to return to her fathers
house. Another story is told of
widow who Was thus woOed by hotel
proprietor She went some hundreds
of miles only to find that her AdOnis
was waiter. Advertising is glorious
institution, but it is quite as liable to
abuse rs any other.
Year: 1878

dfanee Of Its prosperity, they persist.
The comfort of it is, however. that
they are pretty near the end Of their
tether. The people are tired of their
empty clamor and constant blundcr-
ing. Their present contract is to star
tie the country with some fearful dis
closures. II they fail TO fulfil it they
will be bundled out In the fall. n


N. Y. Tribune.
Year: 1878

troduction of this light is the great
charge made by the owners of the
machine to those desiring its use.


Until the light is fairly introduced,
any establishment which uses the
Brush, Gramme or any other electric
light machine, is really working for
the benefit of the patentee. While,
therefore, the machine is held at really
high figures, its general adoption is
necessarily postponed. 1t is under
stood that some other experiments
with the light used last evening will
be made or one of the leading
thOrOughfares of the CITY.
Year: 1878

The Island of Mauritius is place
where one can realize what it is to be a
"damp, moist, unpleasant body"


If any one asked me what was the
serious occupation of my life here, l
should answer without hesitation, i" air.
ing my clothes," and it would be abso-
lutely true. No one who has not seen
it can imagine the damp and mildew
which covers every thing if it be shut
up even for a few days. Ammonia in
the box or drawer keeps the gloves from
being spotted like the pard, but nothing
seems to avail with the other articles Of
clothing. Linen feels quite wet if it is
left unused in the al,nirah, or chest or
drawers, for week. Silk dresses
break out into a measle-like rash of yell
low spots. Cotton or muslin gowns be.
come livid, and take unto themselves a
horrible charnel-house odor. Shoes
and books are speedily covered quar-
ter of an inch deep by a mold which you
can easily imagine would begin to grew
ferns and long grasses in another week
or so.-G0Od Words.
Year: 1878

To wash silks, lay the silk smooth
on clean board, rub soap upon it, and
brush it with rather hard brush. The
amount of brushing requisite will de-
pend on the quantity of grease upon the
silk. When it has been sufficiently
brushed with the soap to cleanse itfrom
grease and dirt, it should be well brush
ed on both sides with clean cold water.
A little alum infused in the last water
with which the silk is brushed will pre-
vent the colors from spreading Should
there be any patches of grease upon the
silk, they should be removed as previ-
ously described, or by the application of
little camphene and alcohol. Folding
or wringing six when wet must be
scrupulously avoided, as creases made
in silk when wet will never disappear
and, in like manner, hot Suds must not
be used for washing silks, as it will in
most instances remove the colors.
Year: 1878

BY the unexpected fishing trip of the cashier, who


took advantage Of a legal holiday to reilesh him
self IN that wise, from the wearisome contempls-


ton Of figures and autogral hs, which was his or
dlnary duty


1t seems Cashier Curtis was in the National
Bank but few minutes during the fatal day. The
| robbers perhaps knew that it was near pay day at
the mill, and that the National Bank lad just re-
ceiyed fund. to pay oh the workmen in the village
mil. Had Mr.. Curtis remained in the bank half


an hour louger, it Is quite possible the villains


might have made their raid the Natonal
Rink