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Year: 1874

TFoW IS CCSHtgtC hWeTtCuH.


This is the season, among good house.
wives, for cleaning, whitewashiug,
painting, papering, and otherwise reno
waiting the domicle.


After the cleaning, whitewashing,
and painting is accomplished, comes
the process of papering the walls; but
the first thing, frequently, to be done is
the removal of the old paper. To do
successfully, wet the wall thoroughly :;
and, when well soaked, the old paper
can be stripped off very quickly. After
the paper is removed, wash the wall to
get off all the particles of paper which
may remain, and leave the walls till
nearly dry before commencing to lay
the new paper. Il the walls have been
whitewashed isstead of papered, wash
the walls with vinegar which will
make the paste and paper adhere more
securely. A bench is easily made for
measuring and cutting the paper, by
placing boards of suitable length across
two -four barrels The paper should
be unrolled and cut to proper length
and in sufficient quantity to cover the
room,. before the easting process COM
mences. These sheets should be laid
one Qyer the other, to be readily p,
hand when the paster is ready to b,.ein
work. The liability of turnip;, the
edges or damaging the paper will be
greatly obviated BY adopt: ing this
course. Flour paste is the usual arti-
Gle for the purpose, an1. rye -four is
considered better thar. wheat as it has
more adhesion. NIX the -four in cold
~',ater thoroughly, by stirring, until the
paste has a tim creamy consistence,
and then boii, when it will thicken, ac-
cording to the length of time it is sub.
mitted to the heat. If found too thick
in cooling, add boiling water till the
desired degree of thickness is obtained;
then add little carbolic acid to pre-
vent the paste from souring or becom.
ing moldy. A broad white wash brush
is the best to apply the paste with, and
the paper should be laid quickly after
pasting, to prevent it's becoming soft
and tender to handle.


Two persons are required to lay on
paper with rapidity, one to paste and
one to apply the paper. When the
paper is pasted it should be handed to
the person on the ladder, who holds it
about foot from the top end, and lays
Year: 1874

From the Germanto'rn Telegraph.


At this season, when the grass is
getting green, every ones attention is
drawn to the lawns and grass-plots sur
rounding their houses, and any sugges-
tiens for improving their appearance
may be acceptable.


Talking with an intelligent English
gentleman last year, he expressed his
opinion that much of the beauty of
English lawns was owing to persis-
tent wedding out of coarse vegetation
that might. interfere with the grass
Boys or women were often employed to
take out with old table knives daisies
and other things that were objection
able, leaving nothing but an uniform
growth of the proper lawn vegetation.
The lawns were rolled regularly after
rain with on iron or stone roller, and
this closed up any holes made by TAX
ing out the weeds.


In our country it is rare that any
one thinks Of wedding lawn, yet
glance at many we see, especially at
this season, shows what an advantage
it would be. Tufts of bluebottle and
garlic are by no means uncommon
1t is generally believed that it is not
possible to get rid of them, and it is
perhaps this feeling which suffers them
to exist without disturbance. 1t is not,
however, very difficult task. If the
ground is loosened with trowel or fork
the weeds can be drawn out, roots and
all. A few will possibly remain in the
ground in spite of great care; but the
next season when they sprout, it will
be seen how few comparatively were
left behind; and if they are then taken
out it will probably be the last Of them;
at any rate.if not quite all the third
year will assuredly finish them.


After all these large weeds have been
taken out there will be in many cases
holes so big that roller will not close
them In this case it will be necessary
to fill in with fine earth before rolling.
Grass will soon spread over these
patches of filled in soil, and before the
Summer is over no trace of the Spring
wedding operation will be seen.
Year: 1874

@~Oil and repair the harness
Cnbuckle all the parts and wash clean
with soft water, soap and brush. A
Fttle turpeutine or benzine will take off
any gummy substance which the soap
fails to remove. Then warm the leath-
er, and, as soon as dry on the surface,
apply the oil with a paint brush or a
swab Neat'sfoot oil is the best
Hang up the harness in warm place
to dry, but do not let it burn.


A much quicker mode of apply ing
the oil after the harness has been clean
ed as above, is to fill large kettle
nearly full of water, which heat, not to
the boiling point; pour into the kettle a
sufficient quantity of neat'sfoot OIL
Dip the harness and draw it out quick
ly and let it drip over the kettle till the
superauous oil drains back, and hang
in warm place. After sufficient
time has been allowed for the leather
to absorb as much of the oil as it will
contain, wipe off the surface with a
wooden cloth
Year: 1874

it evenly against the wall at the top,
allowing the upper end to hang over on
the backs of the hands. By looking
down the wall, it may be seen when it
matches the previously laid length :;
and after adjusting to match, it should
then be brought gently to the wall, the
backs of the hands then pressed against
the wall and passed upwards towards
the ceiling, spreading them out towards
the corners Of the length of paper
The scissors are then run along at the
juncture of the wall and ceiling, max
ing mark which can be easily seen,
when the top of the paper is removed
for a little distance, and is cut off even
and replaced. Then a soft cloth is gen
tly passed downwards and the paper
pressed against the wall to the bottom,
where it is cut off as at the top.
Year: 1874

SHALLOW PLowING.-1n our opinion
this stirring yearly-or as circum-
stances require-the soil to only depth
of from three to five inches, as thou
sands of farmers now do and have
practiced for many years, is not the
true way to manage our farming land,
to universally obtain the largest and
most uniform crops therefrom. This
skimming the surface or shallow plow-
ing is one of olr elviest taxes. How
often the growing season proves wet,
the water stands upon the shallow
plowing, drowning the crop out entire
ly or decidedly reducing the yield :;
while on the deep plowed land it finds
its way into the soil, to respond when
called for in the drought that may fol-
low


In dry season the crops on shallow
plowed soil "are Short" the stalks and
leaves curl and shrivel up; while on
deep-plowed land, even in the same
field, the crop continues to grow until
the grain is ripened or crop matured.
We do not advocate the plan of plow
ing at one operation two or three inches
deeper than the same land has been
stirred for many years, especially if a
clay sub-soil predominates, but deepen
about an inch each succeeding plowing
until depth of at least eight inches be
reached. This practice, coupled with
proper systematic course of returning
to the soil as much vitalizing matter as
taken therefrom will in five years time
bring any third rate farm up to a
"number one" standard


Farmers, during the coming season,
make up your minds to plow little
deeper; of course it will add a few
pounds more to the draught; but in
the end will add "dollars" to your
possessions. Try it.


I'm of JIs
Year: 1874

SALT FOR PREGNANT ANIMALs.-A
correspondent of the "Journal of the
Farm says he is satisfied that no
pregnant brute animal should have
their food salted, but should be allow
ed access to salt at all times, that they
may obey their instincts.
Year: 1874

A strike, during hard times, at the opening
are already out of work, is serious matter,
and we hope the lon2shoremen have counted
the cost beforehand, and that they will do all
they can, by arbitration, to come to an AMIGA
BILE agreement with their employers.


To strike is the inalienable right of work.
ingman, and to combine with others to strike
is no less his right. He is the only proper
Judge as to the prudence OF his strike, and no
one has right to interfere with him in the
matter; for when a workngman strikes he
only exercises the sacred right of free man
to declare for whom and on what terms he
will labor. If he succeeds he is the gainer
if he fails he has taken the risk of which he
alone had the right to Judge.


But, on the other hand, q striker has no
right to compel another man to strike with
him and here we wish to give to the long
shoremen a word of kindly warning If they
or any of them attempt during their strike,
by intimidation, violence or interference of
any kind, to prevent other men from
working in the places they have left,
they will commit not only a crime
against society, but crime against
themselves; for, if they may compel other
men not to work, other men may, by the
same right, compel them to work The
interference, there.o with men who are
ready to work and who do not want to
strike, is clear surrender of the right to
strike which is only the right Of q laborer to
decide for whom and for what wages and
during what number of hours he will labor


The public has an interest in the settlement
of this unfortunate dispute. The 'longshore-
men should consider not only their own
rights, but the claims of their families. 1t is
not upon the steamship companies that the
suffering, which inevitably follows strike,
will fall, but upon the men and their wives
and children, and the destitution which is
already so great ought not to be increased by
rash action. We know that many of the
'longshoremen recognize these truths, and de-
precate the strike which, Notwithstanding,
they feel required to join. The unions make it
compulsory upon all their members, and
| 'lon1shoreman when ordered to quit work by
Year: 1874

his union must obey or lose the protection
which he has been for years endeavoring to
organize. For the sake of both parties to the
question and for the good Of the general pub
lie, which cannot anticipate the probability of
several thousand more idle men this winter
without alarm, we urge q settlement before
the evil becomes irremedable. Any large
labor strike now, on the verge Of winter, is
calamity to New York and must be considered
not merely in relation to individuals but to
the community.
Year: 1874

BERTHA MILLER BURIED. D.-The case of sus-
pended animation reported from Yonkers
turns out to have been purely the result of
imagination. The child was evidently dead
from the first day. 1t appears that the belief
in the existence of life was based on
no better grounds than that the
body when taken off the ice was found
not to preserve the rigor mortis This is ex-
planned by the fact that the child had been
dead four days and relaxation of the tissues
had probably set in. All doubts were set at
rest by the body exhibiting signs of decom-
position. Yesterday it was committed to the
earth.
Year: 1874

ington is in confirmation of the report that
the President few days ago sent cable
despatch to Mr.. Washburne, requesting his
immediate return, and the absence of denial
additionally strengthens the probability 1t
will be seen that it is generally believed in
the capital that the President has recalled
our Minister to France, with the purpose
of obtaining his counsel in reorganizing the
Cabinet. The necessity of some change in
the administration makes such an act as the
recall of Mr.. Washburue probable in itself,
even 1t there were no extrinsic evidence to
that effect.
Year: 1874

OPPOSITION TRIUMPH IN THE GERMAN PAR
LAMENT. The discontented elements in the
German Parliament have succeeded in defeat
ing the government. 1t is the first successful
protest against the iron rule which has been i'm
posed on the nation The presiding officer
of the Reichstag resigned in consequence of
being overruied by the Chamber This
looks very much as if there were a
storm brewing in Germany which the
blood and iron policy mther provokes than
allays. We would not wonder II the German
nation should insist on taking charge of its
own affairs and dispensing with tho service ol
such surly though great guardian as Bis


narck
Year: 1874

The great northern Power. which until
late years was regarded in Europe as semi
barbarous, seems disposed to lead the older
nations in the noble work OF essenlng the
horrors of war. The results of the Brussels
Conference have not given full satisfaction at
st. Petersburg, SO the Gar and his advisers
request that q new meeting be held
next year. So far as could DO
CLEANED from the propositions made
at the late conference the humanity of both
Russia and Prussia took very much the shape
OF an attempt to intrude rules of war that
would give absolute governments like Russia
and Prussia great advart Ia res in a struggle
against free people. We presume that fur
ther conference will have very much the same
object In all this talk about lessening the
horrors Of war there is a great deal Of un-
healthy sentiment. Some humanitarians say
that men should not be killed by explosive
projectiles under certain weight Now, if O
man is to be killed by any kind Of proiectile
it appears to US very small question whether
the agent is an explosive Mimic bullet. a
bone-crushing mitrailleuse bolt or six hum
dred pound Armstrong shell. If there were
any choice it would be in favor Of the latter.
as the work would be more effectively and
more expeditiously done than by the former
projectiles But as this would be very expen-
sive it is not likely to be very generally
adopted If Russia wants to diminish the
horrors of war let her use her moral power to
maintain peace. This is the most effective
way to serve the cause Of humanity.
Year: 1874

The SOCIALISTS IN RUSSIA. The Russian
government denies the existence of Social
ist conspiracy. 1t is alleged that the rumor
of its existence grew out of disturbance
among the students at the st. Petersburg
Medical Academy. Even II the report were
true it would only prove that Russia possessed
few hot-headed impracticable people des-
tined to study philosophy in Siberia.
Year: 1874

The STRIKE among the factory operatives
of Philadelphia is extending. We are sorry
to hear it, for in these ''hard times this is
the most unfavorable season for strikes that
we have ever had in the United States.
Year: 1874

Cold WEArHER-MAn1NERs, BEWARE =
The weather reports indicate an approach
ing spell of severe winter weather, which will
fall suddenly upon us after the mild and
genial season of the last week. The preva-
lance of snow and extreme thermometric de-
pressions in the Northwest accompanies the
high barometric pressures for which this
month is famous. The November wave is as
regular phenomenon, apparently, as the
November meteor, and Of much greater mo-
ment to us than the celestial fireworks The
sharp transitions from autumn to winter may
be looked for now, and the approaching spell
of cold should not surprise us if it is followed
by storminess and disaster on the neighboring
ocean. As SO much depends on being fore
warned of the early development OF winter,
especially after SO mild an autumn, we shall
do well to heed the warning and regulate our
clothing accordingly, should this change
occur, as we anticipate. The next week
will require much unstinted charity for the
poor.
Year: 1874

The CRY REVENUES. the Board of Al
offered resolution, which was adopted, call
ing upon the Comptroller to furnish detailed
statement of the city revenue for the past four
years. In 30 doing the Alderman stated that
he had endeavored to obtain the information
from the Finance Department, and had failed.
receiving curt reply from the Comptroller,
and obtaining no satisfactory answer from the
Collector of the Revenue, to whom he had
been referred. The unwillingness of the
Comptroller to furnish any information con-
cerning the city finances excites suspicious in
regard to the department which may be
groundless but which are certainly injurious
to the city's credit.
Year: 1874

A short time since, the Sanitsrian reports,
two individuals were lying in one room,
very sick, one with brain fever. and the
other with an aggravated attack of mumps.
They were so low that watchers were needed
every night, and it was thought doubtful if
the one sick of fever could recover. A gen.
tleman was engaged to watch over night,


his duty being to wsken the nurse when
ever it became necessary to administer med
icine. In the course of the night both
watcher and nurse fell asleep. The man


with the mumps lay watching the clock.


and saw that it was time to give the fever


patient his potion. He was unable TO speak
aloud, or to move any other portion of his


body except his arms; but, seizing pillow,


he managed to strike the watcher in the face


with it. Thus suddenly awakened, the


to the floor. and awakened
both the nurse and the fever


patient. The incident struck the sick


men as very ludicTous, and they laughed


heartily at it for some fifteen or twenty min


utes. When the doctor came in the morning


ne found his patients Vastly improved, and


said he never knew so a sudden turn for
the better. Now both are up and well.
Who says laughter is not one of the best of
medicines? SAYS London Medical Record.
And this reminds the writer of another case /.
A gentleman was suffering from an Ulcere-
tion in the throat, which at length became so


swollen that his life was despaired of. His


household came to his bedside to bid him


farewell. Each individualshoOk hands with


the dying man, and then went away weep
ing. Last of all came pet ape, and, shak-
| ing the mans hand, went away also with It's
| hands over it's eyes. Is was so ludicrOus a
| sight thai, the patient was forced to laugh,


and laughed so heartily that the ulcer
! {? sbsssss) broke, and his life was saved.
Year: 1874

A WILMINGTON SENSATION. EUerV
EUeniRg of Monday publishes this: For some
time past, man living in West Wilmington
has suspected his wife Of marital in6delity, and
last week conceived plan by which he could
either confirm or dissipate his fears. So he told
his wife one morning that he was going to start
west on business that day, and would not re-
turn home for several weeks. His valise was
packed, and early ia the morning he bade his
wife an affectionate goodbye and started for
Philadelphia to take, he said, the Pacific Ex-
press for Chicago. He remained in Phiade-
phia all day. but instead of going West he took
the ii 40 P. NJ train for Wilmington and
reached here at o'clock.


He proceeded to his home Immediately and
quietly got inside by back window. After
lighting a candle he then steaIthily stole to his
wife's chamber. With his heart beating fast
and fearing the worst, he opened the chamber
door and saw sight which more than con-
fined his worst fears. AS the husband stopped
to indemnity the invader of his home, who like
the wife was fast asleep, drop of hot candle
grease fell on the rascaPs naked body, and he
excitedly sprang to his feet and was admonish-
ed further of the wronged husbands presence
by vigorous application Of a heavy boot to
his person. He ran for second story back
window and jumped to the ground. The
woman appreciating her paramour's position
hastily threw his clothing after him, and be
put on garment after garment as he ran, pur-
sued by the irate husband, now armed with a
club. The latter finally gave up the chase and
returned to his home, though he left it the
next morning forever.
Year: 1874

TIE DISTRIBUTION OF THE MCLEAR FUNDS
(bankruptsl Of Wilmington, is creating some
interest. The assignee has now in his hands
nearly 100000, of which the greater portion is
derived from the individual estate of John P.
McLear. There is very little in hand, how
ever, from the firm s estate, and the character
OF much of the property of said firm is such
that it cannot be rapidly converted into money
without the most disastrous sacrifice The
assignee, anxiOns to divide what fuuds he has
among the more anxious creditors, asked the
U. 5. Court for permission. The Court, how
ever, decided that the funds derived from the
individual estate must remain subject to the
individual debts and could not be divided
among the partnership creditors until the final
settlement of the estate, and it was directed
that no creditors meeting should be called
until further ordered. The debts so far proved
against the individual estate amount only to
$4,000, OF which amount one claim, amounting
to over $4,000, the assignee believes to be
illegal and void, and has taken proceedings
to have it set aside So there will be no share
of the debts paid until the court orders it.
Year: 1874

AN EDITORIAL CoNvENTION.-W see it
stated that press convention of the Delaware
Peninsula has been called to meet at Salisbury
in October next, for " the consideration of va
rious subjects relating to the press of Delaware
and the Eastern Shore, and todeVise means for
the improvement and development of the
Shore


II may be we'll enough to hold such q con-
vention, particularly if anything can be done
for the development of the Peninsula, or any
concert of action arrived at in dealing with ad-
vertising agencies, or any agreement effected
by which no dealings whatever will be had
with lottery swindlers and obscene medicine
vendors. We do not know that a convention
would bind publishers down to a reform in
these respects, as there is room and necessity
for doing, but we are in favor of trying the
experiment We are in favor Of the conven.
ton even if it only give the press gang" an
opportunity to blow off, - like the peach men.
or chance to eat good square dinner, like
the medicine men. 1t might do good. while
there is not much probability Of its doing harm.
Year: 1874

UNPAID WATER RENTs-The month OF Febu-
ary is drawing to a close, and we would respect
fully remind tbose who have lot yet paid their
water rents that unless they DO so by the sud Of
the mouth, ten per cent will be added 10 the face
Of the bill Five per cent. has been added to bills
thus far unpaid, and deinquents will save further
addition by paying OF once. The ferrules will be
drawn. and the supply of water cut of, in all
cases where payment is not made before March
25th.
Year: 1874

Never wait for anything TO turn up,
but go and turn II up yourself.


Constitutional liars are to bo pitied- -
they can't help II,


Tho difference between an educated
ass and a natural born burned fool is
slight.


No man ever worshipped brazon
image who had tusslcd with q book
agent.


Temperance societies flourish best in
towns where whisky Is mostly sold for
medicinal purposes. l


Gods boun,ics and goodness are as
broad as creation, but idlcncss 10 an
abominatioa In the sight of heaven.


Gold and silver one rarely secs nowa-
days, but brass 10 more abundant than
ever before.


Short dresses are coming into fash
ion again, aud young ladies are expo.
riencing the old difficulty Of getting q
Nc. loot into No. a shoe.


II you want TO know whether your
grandmother was cross.eycd, or your
great uncle was hung for sheep-stealing,
just run for Office.


The term hide out" don't mean that
as fast as you accumulate litllo pro-
perty you shall place II beyosd the
reach of your honest creditors,


Men who profess christianity and
charge ten per cent commission for pass
ing round the hat in church, are styled
eighteen. carat frauds."


A man who will 90 TO the cemetery
with his wifo on Sunday and weep over
hor first husbands grave and walk home
without cross word shall have our
vote every time he comes up for office.
From tho Chattanooga Commercial


In Tennessee we arc constantly talk
ing about devising means TO secure i'm
migration, but when we look over the
State we find that many Of the people
VIC already have are out of employment,
and but few are proftably employed.
Will some social or political economist
favor us with an article showing us how
10 employ profltably those We already
have, aud then an article TO secure i'm
migration will be more appropriate
Give your philosophy upon this subject
TO the readers of the Commercial.