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Year: 1874

WATERING PLANTS IN SUMNER.
Plants growing in the open ground and
fully exposed to the sun, are frequent
ly ruined by the very means taken to
save them-by watering in hot, dry
weather. Generally, merely the sur
face of the ground is wet, and the
moisture soon evaporates, leaving the
soil dry and hard-almost impervious
to air, as well as the dews. But this
is not the only, nor the greatest evil
which results from the ordinary slight
waterings which plants get. The tenn
porary, superficial moisture causes the
roots to seek the surface, where, in
the intervals between the waterings,
the heat and drouth destroy them, and
the plants become stunted or die out
right. The remedy lies in a more
thorough irrigation and in different
mode of applying the water. In the
case of young trees and large herbace-
Gus plants, the best way is to carefully
scrape away the soil around them to
the depth of an inch or two, forming
a shallow basin into which sufficient
water should be poured to moisten
we'll the ground as deeply and as wide
ly as the roots extend. When the
water has soaked in, the dry earth
should be returned, which will prevent
a speedy evaporation. Among small
plants, which cannot be treated in this
way, make holes with an iron rod or a
sharpened stake several inches in
depth, and ELL them with water, which
will thus reach the deepest roots.
Year: 1874

If you want to know how the natu-
raj bridge was built across the My
mach river in Wales, this is the true
story.


Once upon time an old woman had
a cow that fed on the Crom Toider
mountain, and came home night and
morning to be MIXED. One evening
she did not come, and the old lady,
much troubled, went to fetch her.
When she came to where the Mynach
flows between to high rocks, she saw
the COW on the other side.


Then she set up loud lamentation,
for she saw the COW could not come to
her, and she could not go to the COW
for the river could not be crossed, aud
it was days journey to go round.


In this straight the devil appeared.
so so you've lost your COW, old lady,
have you? Never mind, I'll build you
a bridge, and you shall go fetch her.


'Thankee kindly, Sir; I'll be much
obliged to you if you WILL and she
curtsied low and with much humility.


To be sure | will ; and he east a
look at her out of the corner of his
eve. But the COW is worth something
4 must have tell; keep that dog quiet
can't you?-for the old woman had a
cur dog that Kept On growing and
grumbling.


'Harkee, old lady-if 1 build you
the bridge, I'll have the first that
crosses it. Is it a bargain?


She was sorely troubled. If she
went over for the COW, she had sold
herself to the devil; aud if the COW
came to her, she lost her COW.


Bridge or no bridge, said the devil.


Build the bridge, sir, if you please.


'Ay, ay,' said the devil, it's very
easy to say build the bridge, but do
you agree TO the tolI?'


Yes; sure, sir, replied the woman.


With that the devil put both his fore
fingers to his mouth, and gave shrill
whistle, and there was the bridge su; e
enough, and the devil sitting on the
middle of it, smiling away like clock
work, rocking himself to and fro, and
switching his tail with great satifac-
ton.


The old woman shook like an aspen
leaf, but she took a crust of bread
from her pocket, and showing it to the
dog, threw it over the bridge and past
the devil where he sat in the middle.


Whip that dog, said the devil for
he was cut to the quick at being out
witted by the old woman; but he did
not want the dog, and he did not try to
stop him, and the bridge Was crossed,
and the spell broken. He was morti-
fed and angry, but, being gentleman,
he arose and doffed his hat TO the old
lady-for the keen respect the keen
and having done so he hung his tail,
much humbled, and walked away.
And the old chronicler who records
this fact coments thus on the incident.
1t must be acknowledged that Satan
behaved very honorably and kept his
word-which is more than men always
do
Year: 1874

The next Legislature will probably


exceed any preceding one in interest


to the people of Tennessee. 1t be.


hooves every county to send to the


next General Assembly its very best


man. A United States Senator will


be elected by it; our State finances


have to be protected and provided for,


and many other great questions affect


ing the interests of every citizen in


the State will have to be passed upon.


We have before, argued that the peo-


Die themselves didn't take enough in


terest in political matters, and that


they should see to it that none but the


best men be sent to the Capital to rep
resent them. We renew our appeals
In the same direction. We have heard,
with qualification, which is encourag-
ing, that many of the largest counties
IN Middle Tennessee have determined
to meet in Convention and demand of
their very ablest and wisest men to
represent their counties. This is just
as it should be. Whenever a citizen
is called upon by his people to accept
any Office they may wish him to I'LL he
can not and dare not decline. The
best men in the State must come to its
rescue. 1t is no time for small men to
push themselves into position. We
need legislature composed of men
who know the interests of the people
aud how to protect them. We have
such men all over the State and if the
people themselves will push the small
fry out of the way and nominate them
they will accept and we can have Ten
nessee again wisely controlled and its
citizens protected in all of their rights.


We would like to see such men,
whenever they can be found, as Judge
Wright, of Shelby; Judge
Robert l.. Caruthers, of Wilson and
Judge Robert j. Mckinney, of Knox,
'ent to the next legislature 1t may
De said it would be no honor to them
'r, that to go would lessen their digni-
y. Such men are too great for such a
question to arise in their minds. Their
is on higher plane The
question they would make, would be,
re their services required, and could
hey do good by going. There seems
o be rush for the paying Offices, but
We need patriotism to bring out our
'est men for those places which will
'e most advantageous to our people.


No party, or clique should interfere
nth our purpose to have the best Gen.
raj Assembly that ever sat in the
tate next winter. If we will only do
his prosperity will attend our future
nd we will at once start out on the
highway of the most thrifty States of
be Union.-Gailatin Examiner.
Year: 1874

HAPPY EVERY DAY. = Sydney
Smith, il is said, cut the following from
a newspaper and preserved it for him.
self: When you rise in the morning,
form a resolution to make the day a
happy one to your fellow-creatures.
1t is easily done; left-off garment to
the man who needs it, a kind word to
the sorrOwful, and encouraging ex-
preston to the striving-trifes in
themselves light as air-will do it, at
least for the twenty-four hours. And
if you are young, depend upon it, it
will tell when you are old, rest assured
it will send you gently and happily
down the stream of time to eternity
By the most simple arithmetical sum
at the result. If you send one person,
only one, happily through each day,
that Is three hundred and sixty-fve in
the course af the year; and supposing
you live forty years only after you
commence that course of medicine,
you have made over fourteen thous-
and beings happy-at sll events, for a
time.
Year: 1874

MANURE FOR CABBAGR.-On the
subject OF cabbage plants, we may note
that to have large, solid heads, such as
will make a genuine old-fashioDed
sourkrout maker dance, It is essential
to have a soil very rich in what are
called by the learned ones nitrogenous
manures. As rule one might say,
that all those things that smell very
badly are full Of this element and will
thus be just the thing for cabbage
growing. Strong stable manure is cap
ital for cabbage. Old soap suds, or
anv fatty material, are also excellent
cabbage manures.
Year: 1874

"MY dear boy" said fond aunt to
a very fast-living nephew, don't you
know that In leading this irregular
life you are shortening your days p
1T is quite possible that | may be
shotening my days, but then look how
lengthen my nights" was the cool
reply.
Year: 1874

After the donation (which the fund.- of 81
the there will remain 800 which the


according the following simple Each
donating So will ticket admitting gentleman and
the Concert three each of which will ente the
number printed said
the free $500 which will be db
uted by selected by the donors
Year: 1874

A New England philosopher has
discovered that the dull times are a
blessing in disguise, because there is
probably no other way of checking the
feverish intensity of American busi-
ness life, and compelling the busy
workers to take it easy"
Year: 1874

The c. H and L. Boys desiring sufficient to OF the
their building have determined to give


neither expense
enjoyable given in


the order will be gentlemen
confidence of the community and provision will be
throughout the entertainment


order be much crowded they have decided
issue
Year: 1874

A SAD CLOsE.-A few days ago, the Probate
Court of Nemaha County declared Col John c.
Tarr, of Sabetha, to be incapable of attending to
his own business, and appointed his son, Ham
mond Tarr, his guardian. This is a sad closing
of once useful life. Col. Tarr was formerly one
of the most prominent citizens and best business
men of West Virginia, and was tone time Treas
Ursr of that State. He has resided in Kansas
some four OF five years. The cause which led to
his disability to attend to his own affairs, was
the same that has ruined so many bright and
promising inteiects-whiskey; as it is bound to
ruin every man who gives it an opportunity.
Some may indulge in it for long time, without
its getting the advantage of them, but it will
conquer in the end. Give it an opportunity, and
whiskey can beat the stoutest man that ever
lived
Year: 1874

Y The Topeka Commonwealth leads off in the
demand for Republican Legislative caucus, to
select ale officers, and in demanding the repu-
dation of State Printer Martin, because he shares
the patronage with men who are not Republicans.
This looks funny, when We remember the fact
that the proprietor aud editors of the Common
reGiih signed call asking John Martin, one of
the foremost Democrats in the State, to become
a candidate for the Legislature, and supported
and voted for him. Now they demand a caucus
from which their own member would be exclud-
ed! What is still worse, the principal editorial
writer of the Commonwealth is Democrat.
Year: 1874

DoS'T Pur ON AIRs.--It would be well,
indeed, il the graduate Of West Point
would always take the advice ! once
heard given by Gen. Scott-of sainted
memory hereto graduate. Said he,
You have been here, my son, four years,
and you go away tomorrow with the
idea that you know more than the aver
age run of men The cadet frankly
answered, IL do. " "Well, sir, )" said
the general, 81 have seen a generation
Of classes graduate at West Point, every
member OF it holding the same idea of
things MS you do, but never met one OF
them in after years who did not confess
that when he went out into the world he
found he had mistaken his own strength
and knowledge" And then the prince
~ old gentleman, with that courly grace
and good -heartcdness which made him
the beloved man he was to all who knew
him, softly added: You will and when
you 90 into the world that you know
nothing that you are child in the viii
derncss SO don't put on any airs, for the
world will take you for countryman II
you do. - Correspondence Of tie Nee
York Heraid.
Year: 1874

DlpS'T SCARE WohTH CENT-An
old French shoemaker, who boasted that
nothing could frighteu him, was put to
tie test by two young men. One Of them
pretended to be dead, and the other, 60
ing to the shoemaker, induced him to sit
up with the supposed corpse. The shoe
maker was in a hurry with some work
which be had promised to have com.
pleted the next morning. So he took his
tools and leather, and began working be.
side the corpse About IL o'clock at
night cup of black coffee was brought
him to keep him awake. He drank Il
and resumed work About clock, the
coffee having exhllaratcd him, forgetting
that he was in the presence Of corpse,
he commenced singing lively tune,
keeping time with his hammer. Sudden.
~ the corpse arose, and exclaimed in q
hollow voice "When man is in the
presence of death he should not sing"
The shoemaker started. then suddenly
dealt the corpse a blow on the head, ex.
claiming at the same time "Whcn
man is in the presence ofdcath he should
not sing!' The shoemaker started, then
suddenly dealt the corpse blow on the
head, exclaiming a, the same time:
"When a man is dead he should not
speak. +" 1t was the last time they tried
to scare the shoemaker.
Year: 1874

81 wish l knew what to do"


Kate Wartield, sitting on knoll in the
cool, shadowy orchard, on q warm and
pleasant summer afternoon, gave utter
ance TO the wish.


She was in quaudary. She had two
lovers, and she wondered which it was
best to choose.


John Rainsford was young, and had a
life full Of promise, and great possibili'
ties before him But he was poor Kate
Warfield knew that he loved her, as q
strong man can love, but could she, used
to the luxury Of life, give up that which
seemed necessary to her comfort and
marry poor manH


Philip Leith was old and rich And
he, in this letter which she had just been
reading, made her an offer OF his heart
supposing such an organ to be in exist
ence-and hand. He could give her the
things she longed for, the glitter and
show she coveted


She heard some one whistling down
the road, and looking down that way saw
John coming. Something seemed to tell
her that she must decide between her
lovers now, and in swift way she look
ed the matter over On one side wealth
and fashion. and all that heart could wish
for in the qualification of its selfish,
worldly enjoyments. On the other hand,
an humble life, and struggles to climb to
that postion where wealth could place
her at once.


But then2 Did she--could she love
Philip Leith, man old enough to be her
father? Would his wealth make up for
what her life would have IL love was in
it9
As she asked herself that question she
felt twingc which told her that, after
all, she cared for John Rainsford as she
had never cared for any other man, and
for a moment she wondered il life with
him would not be preferable to life with
Philip Leith and all his wealth.


But the glitter OF gold blinded her, and
she shut her eyes to the purer vision
which passed before them for moment,
and in that rcsolute crushing down Of the
better impulses Of her nature, John
Rainsfords answer to his wooing was
made, before he asked for 1t.
He came up the orchard path, and sat
down upon the knoll beside her. lie had
learned in the summer gone by, to love
this woman as he thought he could never
love another one. She was all that was
pure and true, and womanly in woman to
him :,


~ have had letter from the city, /"
she said. IL am going back next week. "


$50 soon ?" he said, slowly, and look
ing thoughtfully off to the blue hills.
Year: 1874

A WISE PARENT. .--Sophronius, a wise
teacher, would net suffer his grown.up
sons and daughters to associate with
those whose conduct was not pure and
upright.


Dear father, said the gentle Eulalia
to him one day, when he forbade her, In
company with her brother, to visit the
volatile Lucinda dear father, you must
think me childish, if you imagine VIC
should be exposed to danger by it


The father took in silence dead coal
from the hearth, and reached it to his
daughter


1T will not hurt you, my child, take it,


Eulalia did so, and behold, her delicate
white hand was soiled and blackened.
and, as it CHANGED, her white dress also.


we cannot be too careful in handling
Goals, said Eulalia in vcxation.


Yes, truly said her father; you
see, my child, that Goals. even If they do
not burn, will blacken. So it Is even with
the company Of the vicious.
Year: 1874

A YouNG MAN WORKS as A FACTORY
GIRL. rhe following facts have come to
light at Little Fail


But short time ago, very prcpos
sessing and intelligent girl, as was sup
posed, applied for and secured situation
in one of the knitting mills, under the
name Of Bertha Rollins She was quite
reticent in her department, though of an
apparently agreeable disposition. Several
young men of the village had become
smitten Of Bertha, and, when she an
nounccd her intention Of quitting the
village, the young men grew melancholy.
But Bertha left She went to Otsego and
there procured situation in a factory,
but her manners at once created suspi-
cion and it was found, after a carefully
prepared plan, that Bertha Rollins was
Henry Wallace, of Brooklyn, N. Y, who
had been playing "girl for a year or
two past very successfully, having for
several months been in New York con
cert saloon employed as waiting girl.
w Wallaee sail ho assumed the ror OF girl
because BY so doing he could get EN-
ploymcnt, and in male attire he could
not
Year: 1874

A GRADUAL REYIvAL-MoST KINDS OF BUSINESS


SLOWLY RECUPERATING-NO EXPECTATION OF


BRISK TIMES BEFORE SPRING.


[YRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUSE.l


PHILADELPHIA, Sept. Tour merchants have
abandoned their hopes Of rapid transition from the
Summer prostration to heavy Fall trade ana nave
settled down upon the belief that business VIII pick up
slowly, Some consolation for their disappointment
they find il the safe character of the trade they are now
doing The speculative class among their customers
has almost disappeared leaving the slow and sure men,
who cautious buyers but who pay for what the get
They received by the wholesale houses are much
lighter than at the same season In former years. Du
they are steadily coming in, and anOrd trust
worthy indication that the business now doing by re-
taiers is a healthy one, which may be expected TO
increase from month to month Prices are still low
and the market for all commodities wellstockei Tue
prediction OF leading merchants Is that tere
will be a small advance in prices and that moderately
busy season will be experienced beginning much later
than usual and continuing cOrrespondngy longer, the
res being that buyers excessively eau
tious and postpone their purchases until they
that they running no risks A moderate activity
prevails In the dry goods trade In hng small orders
Prices are 1rm but are still about 10 per cent lower
than last season. In wooden goods there is pros
pect for a good trade. The boot and shoe men
appear satisfied with the outlook In their hhe. Ihe
hardware trade does not promise well, but Is doing
fairly The carpet business, leading Philadelphia
speciality is rapidly recovering prices being firm and
the demand good. Not much is doing yet IN groceries,
The iron trade continues depressed, aud return to
condition average prosperity is not anticipated before
Spring. The comparatively small demand for manufac
turing purposes makes the coal business continue nat
but as prices are controlled by an all-powerfdl mo-
nopoy, the public get benefit IN the way of conces
sions Some improvement is noticeable In the book
trade but the demand chiefly for school books The
publishers are still very cautious in putting new mis-
cellaneous works upon the market. In concluding a
careful review OF present conditions OF trade and Of
the signs of the times, The Press of to-day says


Jobbers sanguiue OF active and unusually sale
trade during tLe next three months The fact that
bnyers cannot he induced to make large purchases
shows that they do care 10 order any more tnau
they are certain OF being able pay Tor and the fact
that while orders small tney come 10 quite as
rapdly as they can be conveniently filled, shows tha
stocks are light all the country and that II Is only
necessary 10 restore confidence aud thus ease tue
money market, to bring Ia spring lraue VI uuusu"
anflN
Year: 1874

a CURIOUS PROCESS AND A LARGE TRADE-HoW


FRESH SALMON CAN BE HAD IN COLD WEATHER.


Many of the citizens of New-York and its
vicinity aware Of the means that have to be
adopted order to supply them with and delicate
fish during the Winter months especially when navi-
cation closed and the usual Of obtaining sup
plies shut of This work OF preserving fresh fish by
freezing them has lately become almost trade in itself
and the majority OF the large dealers fish are interested
IN It, The establishments chosen for carrying on
the work are on Front and Dey-sts the principal one
being the former street. and the greater portion
the labor performed In the early morning before
people out of their beds reporter OF THE TRIBUNE
visited the reeznghouses lately and watched the pro-
gress OF the work of freezing FISH for Winter use


During the Summer months, and especially at that
period when those who cam generally forsake the city
for country homes, large quantity Of very fine fish
brought to the New-York market over and above the
amount consumed, and the result would be a great


waste OF food not plan adopted for presery-
3ng from decomposition. This is especially true OF
such valuable fish as salmon Of which large quantities
often arrive in the Summer; while during the Winter
months 1t is Wfy difficult TO obtain supply. Some
practical plan for the preservation OF salmon In good
condition for Winter long been the aim Of many
OF the old fish dealers, and after awhile a scheme
adopted for freezing the h and keeping It frozen until


required for actual In order carry this out
came necessary to buid gigantic freezers or rerger-
atOrs and to construct them In such way that during
the hottest day OF Summer the temperature within them
would rise above the freezing point and even be
kept lower The reporter finding that the Front
RI establishment the largest one in the trade there
fore visited it during the hours set apart for freezing
fish On tie morning in question the finest salmon
selected from supply that had just arrived, and the
fish we're removed promptly from the vessels to the
house question: where each fish was cleaned and then
prepared freezing The whole house Is required for
the busnessthe first floor from floor TO eeiling-the
whole width and depth Of the house being turned into


gigantic freezer, with openings from the top or second
hoor This refrigerator is divided into three sections,
capable OF being subdiyided into six apartments or
boxes The walls are made of zine, each apartment
having second or inner wall Of the metal leaving
several inches between the two walls number OF OBJ
long siB in the inner wan allow the air from these
TO pass into the inner chamber In which the fish
are stored In the roof Of the freezer Tor floor OF the
second story about forty oblong holes. IL inches


long By four INCHES broad through Which Ice and rock
Year: 1874

Professor Seele, in a recent lee
ture, gives different expl .nation
of this famous mode Of punishment
from that which is often entertained.
He says:


It is we'll for us to understand,
when we see the papers, as we oc-
casionally do, taking up the subject
of English barbarity, what is the
meaning of this "barbarity." l
have found persons who supposed
the punishment of firing Sepoys
from a cannon's mouth meant that
Sepoys were actually put inside the
cannon and fired out. In reality
the victim was put about six feet in
front of the cannon, which was
heavily charged with powder alone;
and I was told that no person un-
familiar with artillery would have
any idea of the minuteness of the
fragments into which the body was
Year: 1874

scattered This was 6 great pun
ishment, not on account Of the
death or the manner Of death, but
because the body was scattered
and denied the rites Of burial.
That is a terrible thing for q Hin
doc, and the tangliah report and
believe that rebellion was stopped
there just by the sturdy statement
OF an English officer, who said that
if there were any signs of O mutiny
he would Subject all mutineers to
this punishment, and it cannot be
doubted that this punishment was
the most salutary one so far as af
fectei the success of England.