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Year: 1875

A correspondent Of the Prairie Farmer
says Il examined with some care the hedges
on the farms aud along the line Of the rail-
way, and am pleased to say that hedging in
central Illinois is decided success. Now
that the settings are from one to four or Eve
years standing, an opportunity is given to
show how readily fence may be built. Let
the larger plants be partly cut and laid in
an angle of forty-6ve degrees, aud confined
SO few weeks, and the work, or rather the
most Of the work, is done,
Year: 1875

Says the New York Tribune: How
beautiful the picture of the Red Man
of the forest walking westward with
measured tread and sometimes tangled
lOeOmotiOn, sustained ami sOothed
by the unfaltering arm OF an Indian
agent. Barbarism falls back slowly
before the onward march of progress
and civilization, but philanthropy
sends out at the nations expense a
shining band of agents and traders,
who smooth the Red Mans pathway
to the setting sun with whisky Of an
inferior quality but Tremendous p0Wer,
aud who see to il that when the no.
ble savage reaches the gal OF his
earthly career and wraps ths drapery
of his couch abJus him, drap-ry shall
be such as has paid several hundred
per cent. profit to the trader, with the
privilege Of reversion. No finer pic
ture could be than OF the Indian and
the agent walking westward together;
Government supplying the agent, and
the agent making remittance Z rst.
Complete aud harmonious circle Of
operations. Here IS no complication
of relations, no balance Of trade, no
delicate adjustment nothing bat a
simple process Of drawing from the
Treasury in the name Of the untutOred
savage, on behalf Of the tutOred again.
1t is the refinement of simplicity rs
well as philanthropy.
Year: 1875

For some time the owners of the property of
the defunct Portland Shovel Company. have
been negotiating with parties engaged in the
manufacture of hats in another state, with a
view to utilizing the buildings and grounds oc-
cupied by that company for very extensive
mandatory of woolen hats of all varieties.
We are informed that the negotiations have
successfully terminated, and that the parties
securing the property will begin at an early
day to transform the long vacant buildings into
hive Of industry. AS soon as the machinery
is in readiness for work, one hundred men will
be employed in the manufacture, and it is ex-
pected that the number will be doubled in a
very short time. We are Informed that the
company has ample capital and some of its
members have had extensive experience in the
business.


The announcement is the most important of
q business character that we have had the
pleasure of making for long time. Ex-
Mayor Wescott and Superintendent Gilman of
the Portland Water Works, have been most
active in securing for our city an en- terprise
which promises so much.
Year: 1875

RELIEF AssoCIATIoN.-The regular monthly
meeting of the Citizens Relief Association was
held last evening at Rossini Hall. There was
q large attendance and several matters were
discussed. The meeting was favorable to the
establishment of paper in connection with
other relief associations in the city. The mat
ter of enlsrging the jurisdiction of the associa-
ton was brought up and discussed at some
length The proposition is to admit members
from all over the county. 1t is not thought
that it will be adopted as the association now
numbers about 2OO.members, and is on the in
crease, AS yet, however, there is no limit to
the membership.
Year: 1875

THE EMERALD Boat CLUB.-We are au-
thorzed by the officers of the Emeralds to say
that Notwithstanding recent reports in crcula-
ton that they were about to disband and sell l
off their large stock of boats, that they are in
more prosperous condition than ever, and
stand ready to meet each and every honorable
demand against them.
Year: 1875

CoNcERT.-Tomorrow evening the choral
choir Of India street church will give concert
at the church. This choir is composed of near
ly so male and female voices, and their con-
certs are very pleasing The programme has
been arr anged with much care and we look to
see the church crowded.
Year: 1875

A FINE PAINTING.-Harry Brown has just
finished fine painting of the United States
gunboat 'Cherokee," which was commanded
during the war by William E. Dennison. The
picture shows the steamer at distance under
full steam with colors flying. Every part of
her rigging is said by marine men to be perfect
Beyond the steamer there are a number of ves-
sells which stand out very plain. The water is
finely worked up and the picture is said by
artists to be one of Browns best marine views
1t is now on exhibition at Hale's, where it will
remain for few days before it is delivered to
Capt. Dennison, for whom it was painted,
Year: 1875

SEVERE AccIDENT.-Yesterday afternoon
while number of boys were coasting on Han
over street, one of them, a son of John De
Wolfe' was run into by passing sleigh and re-
ceived a severe fracture of the skull. 1t was
not thought that he could recover.
Year: 1875

The MUsEUM.-People are beginning to dis
cover that 'Rosedale'' is presented at tie
Museum in file shape. and are rushing to see
it. Thursday the house was packed at both
matinee and evening performance. Settees
and chairs were brought in, and the alleys and
lobbies were crowded with people standing. In
the evening over three hundred persons were
turned away. Last evening there was an ex-
cellent house considering the storm. Miss
Waldron was suffering from severe cold, and
she was unable to appear. Her place was
taken by Miss Ulmer. who gave an excellent
rendition, considering the short time which she
had to commit her text and learn the business.
Doubtless the matinee this afternoon, and the
evening performance will draw large houses.
Year: 1875

be well if he would leave Naples
with as little delay as possible. This
forced murder-for such it really was
lay upon his conscience to the end OF his
life, and filed it with one long remorse
"a living nightmare-for that scene
was always present in his mind. The
change that had so long puzzled us
puzzled us no more. He could not carry
his secret to the grave with him, so gave
it into our keeping.


"It's terrible story !"I exclaimed.


"And, unlike most terrible stories, it
is true" he answered. "Come out for
a breath of fresh air and sunshine, to
blow this gloomy subject from our
senses. ."-PictOridl World.
Year: 1875

You seem TO be very much struck by
that picture" said my old friend the
Colonel (for, as / don't mean TO betray
family secrets, shall speak of him as the
"Colonel" only, at whose cozy nook in
Buckinghamshire / had quartered my
self for few days. The picture he al
luded to certainly had attracted an un-
usual amount of my attention, consider
ing that as rule, / am strangely
deficient in artistic taste.


Well, yes" / answered, my eye re-
turning to rest on that particular object
which had attracted il many times before; !;
regarding it as picture, l should say
it is by no means the best of your col
lection, but, regarding it as a portrait,
there is something about it that 'fetches'
me. 1t is not that the face is either
handsome or intellectual, but there is a
strange, weird something about it which
the artist seems TO have caught fresh
from the living face and transferred to
the canvas, and which all his after art
had failed TO paint out. "


The picture which gave rise to these
observations was that of man certainly
not past middle age, dressed in the fash
ion of the earlier period of the reign of
George LII. The face and figure, as re-
garded mere form and feature, were
commonplace enough; there was moth
ing sufficiently remarkable in the por-
trait to attract more than a passing OBJ
servation; indeed, on looking at it, you
felt it ought to represent kindly, genial
gentleman but somehow il didn't.
There seemed to be something behind it.,
working out through the painted eyes as
though it or they had seen what they
should not, and were haunted by some
awful mystery that would not be hidden
even in the grave. Turning my back
upon it / shifted the conversation, and
my friend seemed by no means dis
pleased to dismiss the subject. We had
long, gossipy chat ON many matters
interesting TO old friends who meet but
seldom, and with long lapses of time be-
tween. 1t was late before we could make
up our minds to separate. At last, as
left the room, candlestick in hand, j
could not help, against my will, casting
a furtive glance at the portrait; and
hastily shut the door behind me. was
dead tired, for / had come off a long
journey; but when got to bed it was q
long time before / could compose my.
self TO sleep, and when / did i was
troubled in my dreams. The portrait
had followed me upstairs, slipped into
the room after me. and tried to get into
the bed beside me; but, failing in that
went and leaned against the wall and
came out of the frame and climbed up &c
the top of my bed, hid the curtain folds
Year: 1875

No FREE CRcUs.-A young lady in
Milwaukee undertook 10 climb a ladder
that had been left standing against the
side Of her fathers house, but before she
had gone quarter of the way up quite a
crowd assembled, perceiving which she
began at once to descend, observing with
much feeling, "Well, now, there ain I
going to be no free circus here this after
noon, Won bet.
Year: 1875

The New England Farmer says owe
have grown wheat the past few years from
seed soaked in brine aud rolled in ashes, or
sIakcd lime, and with decrease of smut each
year, the present years crop beng almost ab-
solutcly free from it. If grain growers had nc
worse enemy to contend with than smut they
might be happy" This preca ution may cos,
little time aud money if adopted, but The re-
suit will most probably save many times the
amount. Let US here remark that seed used
for sowing should be threshed ont with the
hall, and not by the threshing machine.


Some farmers. as soon as as they are able to
do so after harvesting their oats, plough under
the stubbe six or seven inches, and harrow the
surface. Then, as seeding time approaches,
they spread the field over with their barn-yard
manures-the shorter the better--and turn it
over by a cross pIvugbiug so shallow as not to
disturb the oat stubble. A good narrowing
then follows next the roller, and lastly the
grain and seed drill. II the land bad been
lined before the previous crop of corn had
been 10 the ground, there would be no necessi-
ty of putting any lme on the ground at this
time. but otherwise great advantage will result
ID giving strength to the straw by putting some
ten bushels of lime on with the stable manure.
The danger of the lime driving off the ammo
Dia, by being mixed with the dung, is not look
ca upon by some as being as great as it was
formerly esteemed, as it is all turned under to-
gcther, and any damage by such mixture is
couDteracted


In regard to the variety of the wheat sown,
the result OF the past years test shows most
concluSively that the Fulks wheat has stood
the test III every respect, proving itself to be
earlier, larger yicder. and as Deing better
able TO sand the changeable seasons than any
other. 1t is further suggested that the grains
which have been allowed to become thoroughly
ripe should be used, aud if any portion of the
crop has matured earlier than the rest, then
this should be chosen. 1t is also important, in
order to succeed, that the seed be full, heavy
and well matured; this fact, though not so gen
orally understood, is just as important as it is
to secure fine stock to breed from. Then the
best and heaviest seed should be separated
from the lighter and used. Oee way in which
this separation may be msde is to place guam
tlty Of wheat, when there is stiff current OF air
on the side Of the barn floor, opposite where
the current enters; take scoop or small shovel,
and throw the grain against the current-thc
lightcst will fall first, and you can shovel up
the heaviest for seed. Another way is to run
the grain through the Windmill, under heavy
current, say once or twice, thus blowing out the
light and faulty seed.
Year: 1875

have been selling this Standard Fertilizer
for the past four years, and can recommend it
with entire confidence rs first class article.
The material Of which it is composed is of q
durable character, and furnishes all tho necos-
sary plant food Tor the cultivation OF Wheat,
Tobacco and Garden Vegetables.
IT is IN FINE DRY POWDER, READY
FOR DRILLING, its mechanical condition be.
ing equal to that Of any Fertizer in this or any
other market


PRICE SIS PER TON OF 2OJO LBS.


FOR SALE BY


THOS. PERRY.
aug 17-2m II King street
Year: 1875

graced our statue books Cthe Civil Rights
bill, for instance y but will not violate
the Constitution as IL was, we will not
favor the bondholder at the expense Of
the toiling millions; we will not tolerate
carpet bagging we will not allow the
military TO supercede the civil au-
thorities; we will not interfere with
the doctrine Of State rights as expounded
by our fathers; we will not organize any
Credit Mobilier robberies; we will not
favor monopolies Of any kind whatever;
we will not pass prohibitory tariff
measures; we will not sustain the
national banking system; in fine, we
will not initiate one Infamous or illegal
feature of the existing Administration.
On the contrary, we will try, as far as
we can, to forget that there has been a
war; try 10 undo the political crimes
that have been done in this country
during the last fourteen years; and try
to make our Republic what II was in the
happiest days Of It's history, before the
blight of tyranny and bloodshed, and
knayery which began in 1861.
Year: 1875

not unanimous Two OF the six judges dssented main
tanning that literary property founded In the conf
mon Law, and that its perpetrity had not been
changed by statute treating the subject which OF
less interest to literary men than to lawyers, the
writer Ofr g. Drone) has exhibited wealth and ex-
actness of learning, terseness OF statement, and
lucdity Of expression. Of which there but com
parsvely nfrequent examples in the literature oi the
professlon.-Another paper Of remarkable character
in this number The History of Title" is chapter
from the romance Of conveyancng. showing the dspo7
session Of occupants of valuable piece
real Boston in the course of less than hfteen
years through singular defect Of title in each case ana
after all by fresh search and discovery the property
reverting the original who had been lett out IN


the cold for several years, with ample opportunity 10
"ponder the uncertainty of the law and the mutaby
OF human affairs"
Year: 1875

If you want to see man struggling
to do several things at once just watch
him trying to put on his overcoat and
rubbers, and yet keep his bead bowed,
while the minister is pronouncing the
benediction.


The wife of Theodore Hamilton. tho
actor. after twelve years of married
lie. sues for q divorce, on the allega-
ton that her Theodore is no better
than Mrs. Tilton's.
Year: 1875

MILTON, Dec. %, 1875

 MR. EDrroR:-T subscriber having read of case of arrest for Cruelty to Animals in this town would like to ask through the columns of your paper how we are going to break our colts so that we can use them, or are we to give them up entirely? as horse that will not obey it's master is entirely useless, yesl worse than useless; for they are an expense from which we derive no benefit.

 But what I meant to ask is this, ssIs there any way to teach colts to work with. out the use of the 'persuader?' If so, will anyone tell us how? Some of us get our living by tRat trdde but we dare not any longer for fear of arrest. Or must we charge enough for our services to afford to be arrested two or three times 6 day simply for teaching colts to Ego alongi when we tell them to? We would learn another trade if the people did not say Colts must be blpken. if they are raised. : io ssa, si 0 CoLr-BRRAKKR
Year: 1875

Theaccounts of the great snow slides
in Ufah which are reported by tele,
graph, give a vivid picture OF the dan
gers and terrors Of winter in the min
ing canons Of the far West. In some
of their results, though essentially diff
ferent in their origin, they suggest the
revelations OF Pompeii and Hercula-
neum. Men are suddenly overwhelmed
and their homes demolished and
buried by the treacherous snow. One
striking instance is given of the dis
cOvery in one house that had been
buried of the body of woman sitting
IN rocking chair with her infant
clasped ia her arms, and near by the
bodies of her husband and little girl,
all having perished from suffocation
by snow. In another instance we read
that fifty Cinnamon were overwhelmed
by an avalanche of snow, and that
twenty-eigLt lost their lives.
Year: 1875

Yesterday evening, between twilight
and dark, on Chestnut, near Filth
street, as one of our physicians was
driving leisurly along in his buggy,
two young lads were running aHl
lodging from one another, and not
observing the approach of the vehicle,
one of them ran against the horse and
Was knocked down and kicked by him,
and both wheels passed over his body.
The doctor sang out to the boys 30
look out, but the unfortunate one did
not hear HIM or see the horse until
too late to get of the way. The little
fellow was picked up and examined by
the doctor, who was glad to find that
10 bones were broken. Tt was a mi
racuIous escape, aud should teach the
lad aud all others not to play in the
middle of the street.
Year: 1875

Lent Will begin this year on she
l0th of February, much earlier than it
has done since 1869. This viii bring
the high festival of Easter this year
on the 2Sth Of March, which is within
SIX days of the earliest period upon
which it can ever possibly occur. On
some We ar5 Easter falls as late as the
18th Of April Some years there are
as many as nine Sundays between
Epiphany aud Ash Wednesday. but
this year there will only be five sun
days intervening between the Jubilee
Of Epiphany and the solemn fast of
Lent.
Year: 1875

The question is often asked us 10y
our colored citizen depositors, as 20
the probability Of their receiving back
any portion Of the money by them de
posted i'll the branch office of that
can.ern which recently failed in this
placa. We can only say, If there is
anv dependence to be placed upon the
report rendered by those empowered
to investigate the affairs OF that


peter funk institution, that the
chances are most decidedly against
the unfortunate depositor.
Year: 1875

Among those who are now focking
to the towns and cities on the line OF
the Carolina Central Railway, are
numbers of Representative from prom
inent houses IN Wilmington. They go
out for the double purpose Of collect
ing old accounts and OF making new
ones ana in this latter they are, OF
course, successful. But they are eau
tious business men, and they succeed
i'll both undertakings, One gentleman,
the head of large firm in this city,
informed us that ne had sold as much
as twelve car loads Of goods in one
week, and that IL did mt seem to be an
unusually good week, even then, for
selling cheap and fresh goods. All OF
this was done between Wilmington
and Charlotte and he still has the
Western Division to work on this
week
Year: 1875

Mrs. Moulton was asked if she had ever
Kissed Mr.. Beecher. With perfect frank
noes she said that she once had done so.


As he lay upon her sofa. overwhelmed


with woe from whatever cause, she, who


had been giving him some good counsel,


thinking that perhaps she might never
see him again, with an impulse of wom-
anly tenderness that must raise her in
the estimation of every man, bent over
and kissed him on the forehead. 1t Was
most womanly But how came it about
that the counsel for the defense knew of
this most gracious act, which it seems
that the harsh duties of their profession
required them to subject to misconstruc-
ton /? She did not tell them, and we
may be sure that her husband, to whom
she mentioned it as soon afterward as she
saw him, did not reveal it. There was
but one other person present, the man
who had told this woman, in his peculiar
phraseology, that she was always like
ia slice of the day of Judgment but to
whom she then behaved like consoling
angel. If he put that fact into the hands
of his counsel, to be used as weapon
against her, he will find that he himself
had the sword by the blade.-Galaey
Year: 1875

The PaH Mall Gasette says: eft Is snr-
prising that among the many schemes
for increasing the revenue in the least
lrksome method to the community the
imposition of stamp duties on offers Of
marriage has never been seriously consid-
cred. There can be little doubt that
such an impost would not only be cheer
fully paid, but would bring in consider
able sum annually to the Exchequer. 1t
would moreover, do more than ANYTHING
else toput an end to those 8 breach Of
promise cases. which give rise to SO
much unseemly mirth and desecrate some
OF the noblest feelings of our imperfect
nature. 1t it were rendered illegal to
make proposal or except one except by
stamped document it would be impossi-
bic for the most heartless trifer to get out
OF his or her engagements on the ground
of mo serious Intention" This plan
would moreover, throw spirit of earn
estness into social intercourse which is
sadly required. Unstamped professions
of admiration or affection would be look
ed upon not only as hollow Irritation.
but as an attempt to defraud the revenue,
subjecting the gay deceiver to penalty.
part of which would go to the informer."
Year: 1875

Big COPPER STRIKE.--One of the big
gest strikes ever made in Utah, is that
in the Neptune and Kempton, and the
Jordan and Galena mines, in Bingham.
This strike consists of true vein of cop
per ten feet wide, with we'll defined foot
and hanging walls. Native copper is dis
cernible to the naked eye all through this
immense vein. The Neptune and Kemp
ton is now shipping ten tons per day,
which averages the company $75 per ton.
In the Jordan and Galena the vein is of
the same width, and has been uncovered
for distance of ninety feet. Shipments
from this mine will begin this week. The
ore is easily worked, and three men can
take out an average of ten tons daily.
These mines surpass anything ever dis
covered in the famous Lake Superior
region, and will bring millions to the
pockets Of the lucky owners.-SdH Lake
Tribune.
Year: 1875

A WOMAN rode home from ball in Bos-
ton on recent cold night, and the dri-
yer, upon hearing the door of the carriage
open and shut. supposed she had alighted.
n ne drove away, without having got down
from his seat, and left his carriage stand
ing outside of his stable after caring for
ms horses. The woman, who had been
orlnklng freely, had not got out of the
carriage, and was found in it the next
morning frozen to death.
Year: 1875

Go From HOME TO HEAR THE NEws.-
Young women in search of employment
should emigrate to Nevada. Female
teachers in Virginia City receive 500
and 5000 per month in gold coin. Board
costs about SS5 per month, and lodging
from SIS to SIS, according to location
and size of room. Domestics command
from S35 to $40 per month and board.
However, only good looking girls need
make an effort to reach this paradise for
the suppressed sex for. as teachers, they
would not pass the examination of the
superintendent of Public Instruction,
who is single man, and as servants they
would inevitably be superseded by Chi
namen, who are deemed very much more
reliable. For pretty women there is re-
served better fate. Four weeks is about
all the time that one of these desirable
creatures is allowed to remain single in
Nevada. After that they are sure to be
captured by some miner. whose prospects
are full of silver and whose heart is full
of love.-Philadelphia Times.
Year: 1875

WILLIAM AND JOSEPH ORGAN recently
discovered new mining district in the
southwestern part of Table Mountain.
about thirty-five miles south of Union
vile, which has created quite an excite
ment among mining men in the southern
part of the county. The ore is principal
ly of the carbonate variety, and contains
a high percentage of lead. Miners who
have worked in the Eureka mines say
that it resembles the ore of that district,
and that the formation of the country is
also similar to that of Eureka. The dis
coverers are about organizing new dis
trict, and think they have made valu-
able discovery. Should the mines prove
extensive there is sufficient wood on Table
Mountain to supply furnaces for years.