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Year: 1874

GLYCERINE.-Nitro glycerine, the most
powerful explosive known, being ten times
Us powerful rs gunpowder, is made of gly
cerine and nitric and sulphuric acid. 1t
was discovered in 1S47, and first used in
1861 Glycerine is an oily substance de-
rived from tallow or suet, or what are
known as animal fats. When such fat or
common soap grease is boiled with soda
I've or with any other lye by which hard
soap is made, the glycerine becomes sepa-
rated from the fat and is left, in large part
at least, in the water upon which the cake
or soap floats. In the manufacture of
glycerine, the fat is first made into soap,
or, as it is called, saponified, and by very
interesting process it is then separated in
the shape of an oily but not greasy sub
stance. The mixture is then poured into a
mixture of one measure of nitric acid and
two measures of sulphuric acid very slowly
and with the greatest care. The mixture
is then poured into water, in which it sinks
without mixing with it in the least. 1t is
then complete, and such highly danger
ous article that the greatest care is used to
avoid accidents both in making and using
it. 1t will explode by friction or simple
rubbing upon rough surface, or by a
blow, rs with hammer, or by simply fall
ing upon the ground. especially when it is
frozen OF become solid through exposure
to cold For these reasons it is very rarely
used, unless first mixed with sawdust or a
fine earth which is called irytssorial earth
because it consists of very little shells and
remains of very minute animals once liv.
ing in water, known as infusore by scien


tific people. When thus mixed, it is ir
the shape Of dry, solid substance, OF
coarse powder, which if put in the fire


will not explode or " go off " like gun


powder, but simply burns like so mucl
resin. But when it is used in hole boret
j in a rock, il is so much more powerful


than gunpowder that it has enabled peopl


to make tunnels like the Hoosac or tn


Mont Gents tunnel in quarter of the tim


usual with gunpowder. 1t is therefore on
of the most useful of our modern inven
j Itions.-HeGrth and Home.
Year: 1874

They are wide open now They see
clearly why all our present evils are
upon us. They know they are in the
majority in this country-that they
are the rulers, and they are determined
to exercise the power they possess.


These remarks are thrown out to
call the attention of farmers to a sense
of the responsibilities resting upon
them. They must attend every con.
vention that the party managers may
call, and see that the most honest,
purest, wisest, and best men are select
ed for ever official position.
Year: 1874

The following compilation of busi-
ness maxims is worth careful preser-
vation:


If a note is lost or stolen, it does not
release the maker; he must pay it if
the consideration for which it was
given and the amount can be proven.


The law compels no one to do impos-
sibilities.


An agreement without consideration
is void.


A note obtained by fraud, or from
person in state of intoxication, cannot
be collected.
Year: 1874

q The Southern farmer dispoils his


fields without, with some few excep


tions, the least attempt at restitution


When they cease to be productive he
simply quits them, and with his seeds,


plants and household goods betakes


himself to fresh fields, for there is
plenty Of good land to be had in the


"bottom" or in Texas, and it would
not be worth while to work the same
land to absolute exhaustion.


With existing lights, it is believed
to be cheaper to abandon lands after
few years working, and to cultivate
the more attractive new lands. Thous-
ands Of homes in the State Of Missis-
! sippi have been, in the course of time,
actually abandoned and reverted to a
Estate of nature" for this very reason.


Take the State throughout its length
and breadth, and its agricultural labor
and operations have been aomddac
There has been constant moving--a
shiftiEg from place to place. The
whole process of Southern farming has,
therefore, been aptly termed "skim-
ming" operation. 1t has taken off the
mere surface accumulations of the soil
apparently its cream and richness.


Any people who lead this kind of
nomadic farming life, can never be-
come good farmers or improvers Of the
soil. Restitution should be the law
that governs every intelligent tiller Of
the soil, and until we faithfully and
annually make this restitution to the
soil, we cannot expect permanent pros
perity.


The truth seems to be, that the de-
ficiency in what we call our worn our
worn out lands, is caused by the burn
ing out or consumption of the vegeta
BILE mold in the soil and not the ex-
haustion of the mineral elements. The
proof is in the fact, that the restoration
of vegetable mold by the growing and
plowing under of peas, clover, or the
grasses, will soon bring back the land
to its original fertility, and by contin-
uing the process of improvement very
often surpass its former producing ca
pacity.


Clover, peas and other crops of this
kind return the vegetable matter to
the soil and fertility is revived. The
has only been in the vege-
table matter in the soil, which may be
cheaply replaced by ordinary intelli-
gence, under the now general lights of
agricultural teaching. But we must
abandon the nomGdic mode of farming if
we wish to make any permanent i'm.
Year: 1874

IMPORTANT Discovery. The James River
Coal Company have found the CarbOnite or
Soft Coke vein, of excellent quality, in an old
Shaft on their property half mie from any Of
their presen. workings where it was claimed
by former operators that the vein could not be
found. The importance of this discovery can
be seen, When We state that they estimate that
they can mine from this shaft one hundred
Thousand tous of this valuable fuel without 60
ing deeper than they have now found the vein.
Richmond Whiq.
Year: 1874

Premiums are received and Losses are paid in
GA sh only Policies are issued payable at the death
Of the Insured also payable at the end of certain
number of years Policies are also issued on the
Year: 1874

judicious .use Of rennet, heat and aeid,
the cheese was made mellow aud less
leathery than skimmed cheese usually
is. The skimming was far more appar-
ent in the taste than in tho texture, but
there is not that fat favor which char.
acterizes "white oak" It is not too
much to say that it is the best skinned
cheese We ever saw, and better than
some We have seen where only one mess
of milk was skinned. The superiori
ty Of its character is indicated by the
last sale which was IL cents in New
York.
Year: 1874

We heartily concur with the follow
ing appearing under the above caption
in the Western Advance:


Too much attention can hardly be
paid to tree planting. Tree culture is
the one thing which will solve the fuel,
the fruit and the storm problems for the
prairie regions. In from three to five
years every farmer may have a supply
OF fuel grown upon his farm. The pro-
lection which the timber affords will
make fruit growing safe and certain
operation. Besides, the climate will be
much modified by timber. Not only
will the trees serve as wind break,
but they prevent such fierce elect
rical storms as the one which swept over
the newer prairie States in Jan, 1873.
In the early settlement Of Illinois the
severe storms we're known, but the de-.
velopment Of the country, and the
painting Of trees which carry off the
electricity of the air, has put Illinois be-
yond the range Of any such storms tor
the future.


The Western Rural, in IN article up-
on tree planting says:


We do not hesitate to say that, if
each farm in illinois, Iowa, Kansas and
Nebraska should be planted with wind
breaks about the borders, Immediately,
and the new farms planted as soon as
opened, in fifteen or twenty years the
climate would be modified to such de-
gree that many fruits that cannot now
be ripened would be successfully grown.
1t is very certain that the increased
crops Of every kind which would be
gathered would more than pay the cost,
leaving the timber as clear gain when
it became grown. The clothing of
these prairies with timber sufficient to
meet the economic wants of the farmers
is serious problem that, sooner or later,
must be met, and the sooner we go
about it the better. Many sagacious
farmers are earnestly planting, particu-
larly in Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska.
The planting should become universal,
to the extent, at least, of covering at
least one-tenth Of the area with timber
to reach the best result in cultivation.
Year: 1874

Animals require special care at this
season.


There is no money in poor farming
never has been and never will be.
"A pail Of water with pint of corn
or oat meal stirred in it is a capital
thing for tired horse.


"A cheap memorandum book. in
which you car note down work to be done,
is great advantage-provided you use
it..


1T is the early care of the colt which
makes or mars the horse. The danger
is generally in starving him rather than
over feeding.


The ountry needs big wheat crop
and liberal prices. We hope for both
the present year. There is cheerful
prospect for all good farmers.


DIR. Harting, of Muskegon, Mich,
after making numerous experiments,
has decided that March and April are
the best months for cutting timber fox
building purposes, as it then contains
its lowest percentage Of moisture.


-Plow all land deep except very sandy
soil and sandy sub.soils. Some farmers
tail by sub-soiling too deep at first, thus
bringing up too much new soil. SUBJ
soil only few inches the first year and
let the loosened soil remain in the bot
tom Of the furrow instead of bringing it
up to the surface.


"A new milchs COW about to
drop her calf should be placed in a
comfortable situation, well bedded and
looked to often. Immediately after
calving she should have pailful of wa
ter sli ghtly warmed, with a pint of meal
stirred in it, and she should have water
OF like temperature often, but never
more than a pail at one time, and only
a small quantity of fodder for the first
twenty:four hours few roots but no
grain for four days or a week after
0sAAvA0Ss
Year: 1874

We surrender most OF our space to-day
to the proceedings of the County Con-
yention and u condensed report OF the
very able speech of Senator Bayard' be-
fore the County Meeting. This speech
will meet with hearty reception. Inc
county ticket is a good one, and will be
received with satisfaction. The State
Senators are both men of great experl-
ence and capable of transacting the WORK
before them. We know them both ana
we do not believe that the Convention
could have done better. The Representa-
tives and the Levy Court branches OF the
ticket are such as should guarantee then
election.
Year: 1874

Tho prospect for carrying the county
for the Democratic party grows brighter
as the campaign opens, and there Is
scarcely doubt that the people are
tired of Radical rule, and will not submit
to be put under the heel of the negro by
any party.
Year: 1874

Rev Dr. Davis tells the following excellent
story: a lady sat at q primitive Methodist
Chapel close to a man who was remarkably i'll
shod. and whose exclamatious were in inverse
proportion 10 lis shoe leather. He kept cry
iug out, Glory to God " until he quite au-
uoyel her; and on leaving the chapel the lady
told him such was the case, promising him
new pair Of boots If he would restrain himself
within due bounds He did 80 for several
days but sfterward some particularly exciting
cause occurred, aud be started up in chapel,
shouting out, Boots or no boyts, glory be to
Godl7
Year: 1874

and what model preachers wife she
would be. But the good sister added
slyly that she did Mt more than halt
believe Brother Goodwin wanted to
marry at all. He'd tried his best to
give Ann Eliza up once, but could
not do il.


When Patty rode out of the village
that afternoon she did her best, as a
good Christian,to feel sorry that Nor
ton could not love the one he was to
marry. In an intellectual way she did
regret it, but in her heart she was a
woman.


IL BE- Con,iaued.)
Year: 1874

A recent advertisement contains
the following startling information:
"If the gentleman who keeps shoe
store with a red head will return the
umbrella of q young lady with the
ivory handle to the slate-roofed gro
cerer's shop he will hear Of something
to his advantage IS the same Is the
gift of deceased mother now no
more with the name engraved upon
it." The man who would keep N
umbrella after such IN appeal i un-
fit to live.
Year: 1874

A good fly paper is made as follows:
Boil together equal parts by weight
of glue and molasses; spread it over
common brown paper while hot with
brush. Place sheet of the paper
in every room of your house. II Will
capture every fly in the room within
the day. The paper can be thrown
into the FIRE when covered with the
captured flies and new one used.
Year: 1874

Some men arc too a.iilious too high toned
to ,b5le in the dirty pool of politics. They
are TOO nice % mix with the sveaiy crowd on
election day. This is why We have - many
incompetent men ia Office It is The duty Of
every good citizen to vote At every election; if
it is for justice Of peace, he should yet cast
his vote


As long as the spirit Of Indifference is allow
ei 70 c,a,r,l oar people, we nay expect to
have ignorant anl incompetent men 10 office.
Vor1xGI Is DUTY Lexington GdzeRe.
Year: 1874

A Mr. Clnlcy, who has been living with
lis family wife and three children on Back
street. moved from this place to New Creek
Monday last aud it was supposed had taken
all lis family with him. Yesterday some Of
the ueichbors aseertained that lis wife bad
been LEFT behind locked up in one Of The
rooms, where she has been since Monday last
without food or drink. When found she was
speechlcss. Up to the present writing we can
give no further particulars Of the Affair
Piedmont Independent
Year: 1874

JUST SENTENCE AND VICTORY FOR BERGH.


case OF cruelty to horse came before Judge
Riley OF the Third District Court. in Brooklyn.
on Saturday which presented features not only
OF an utter lack OF the simple element Of human
tty, but OF determination to disregard the Laws
Of the State. 1t appeared that one OF Bergh's ON
GERS, on the preceding day, discovered Q man
driving Q horse which had q large sore on his
shoulder, which was being rendered worse by the
constant cnahng Of the collar. The driver, after
considerable diffculty, was arrested. Upon the
trial 1t was shown that he was not the owner Of
the horse. but was hired by man who also
made his appearance In COURT backed by
lawyer. The driver was placed upon the
stand, and according 70 his own evidence


he had been previously arrested for the
OF the horse paid, and sentenced 10 five days I'M
prlsonment IN the Raymond street Jail As soon
as ne was released the owner again placed him IN
charge Of the horse, knowing that ne was unns
for service Upon the conclusion OF the evidence
the Judge discharged the employe and arraigned
the owner, to whom he administered some whole
some advice. He told MIN that he would fine
HIM $25 for this offence, and that he would stand
committed until the fine was paid. "And now,"
said the Judge, ''if you allow that horse TO be
driven again before he is perfectly cured Will
send you to the Penitentary for six months" 1t
may be proper to mention that both the sentence
and the admonition were received with great sat-
lsiaction by q crowded court rOom the most OF
the persons having been drawn thlther to witness
the Holy Land lecturer James abandonment suit.
Year: 1874

are striving TO be helpers to the community at
large. NE tninK much OF those who need capital
and very fyrle of those who see their capital i'm
perilied. Let us see to 1t that I'VE owen these
props or society nothing. The feeling which per-
are Withholding what Is Que is the saddest
feature OF the times. princely merchant lately
had dropped out; once when men failed they paid
All they could now tnelr M object Isl. Is 20 clutch and
keep ali.n This state OF fhings Is simply appalling.
the revival OF honesty and integrity may take
place. owe no man anything but love. Let fidelity
trusted and there Will be universal prosperity.
Year: 1874

The report that the Wheeler exploring expedi-
ton s going into the hostile region without means
OF defence is incorrect: the party is wen armed
and equipped. No trouble from the Indians u
anticipated.
Year: 1874

In Sweden a peculiar plan has been
adopted by the friends of temperance
for preventing the evils resulting from
an excessive use Of intoxicating liquors.
The authorities of GotteL burg in 1865,
began a movement which afterward ex-
tended throughout the kingdom, and is
said TO have been attended with the
most beneficial results. IT was based
on two ideas, first, no single individual
out to be permitted to derive any gain
from the sale of spirits and second,
that spirits ought not to be drank with
out the accompanying consumption of
solid food. The method adopted to
carry out these views is this: An in
corporated company in each town, con-
sisting of the most respected members
of the community, takes the entire re-
tail liquor traffic under its supervisiO4>,
selling at costssafter deddcting a margin
for leakage and breakage. The persons
put in charge of the places where
liquor is sold are paid salaries by the
company. The expenses paid includ-
ing the current rate of interest for the
capital invested, all profits are paid into
the town treasury. OF course where
liquor is sold at cost no profits can
accrue from that trade; but each public
house is allowed to sell at profit food,
tobacco and unintoxicating drinks, and
what is an important part of the plan,
every place where liquor is sold is
bound to supply wholesome cooked
food at all times during business hours.
The result of this system has been a
great decrease in drunkenness. It may
seem singular that making drinks cheap
should lead temperance, but the secret
of the business is very simple. In the
first place habitual drinkers. of small
means being able to satisfy their crav-
ings for liquor very cheaply, are, there
fore, enabled to buy nOurishing food
without depriving themselves of alco-
holic stimulants, which to them is the
first necessity, the food being always
ready at hand. And, in the second
place, as the traffic is not conducted foI


gain there is no temptation to sell i'm


pure, poisonus liquors which excite q
! desire for excessive indulgence, and at


the same time ruin the digestive organs


and destroy the appetite for natural
! food.
Year: 1874

and caparisoned. Let him carry a ban
ner and have an American flag in his
hat. Let him also have drawn sword
with which to keep off the small boys
and yellow dogs, and thus the last man
IN the procession Will cease to be the
most wretched object in existence.
Year: 1874

A KALAMAZOO judge went to neigh
boring town to see a man, and tele-
graphed back to his wife, Have found
Garland; won't be home in week y
When the dispatch reached her it read,
:" Have found girl, and won't be home
IN week" Here let us draw vail,
Year: 1874

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Oct. 11.-Saturday morn
ines Banner publishes report of the shooting Of one
Joe Ravages, negro preacher. near Franklin, Tenn
while In the act Of entering the residence of Mr. Shy
with the intent Of numbering that gentleman and his
wife and burning residence. An attempt to fire
this had been made before, and Joe Ravages was
suspected by negro detective from Nashville who
ngratiated himself into Ravsgess favor and got him to
enter into an cement to commit the above
toned act 1t while carrying out this plan that
Rayages was killed Shy's house by the laters
AND some friends after desperate hand to hand fight
DR. Shy the son. shot In the hand Is supposed by
one of his own party during the scufle. Otherwise
damage was done to the inmates. The Coroners jury
gave e verdict in accordance with the above facts.
Year: 1874

DENIAL BY ADMIRAL POLO DE BERNABE OF THE


PART ATTRIBUTED TO HIM.


81 Cronistd of this city on Saturday repuphsheu'
from the Madrid journals. card in regard TO the
Porto Rico story from Admiral Polo de Bernabe, OF
which the following is a translation:


VALENCIA, Sept II, 1874
DEAR SIR: Being in this city, where happen for the
presept to reside have received several slips OF the
American paper The Ne York Herald. dated the 18TH
and 2st Of last August by which. with feeling OF sur
prse and dspeasure learned that another newspaper
known as The Freemdns Journal edited also In New
York CITY, has been bold and rash enough to suppose
the existence OF certain official dispatches addressed 10
me in the beginning of April last by our Munster OF
State the subject Of temporary or dehntve eesson
OF the Island Of Porto Rico TO the German Empire, as
compensation for the help given us to oppose Carhsm
The Freemans Journal does not deem it sut1clent 10
write this absurd story bat goes so Tar as actually 10
print dispatches which supposes addressed in reply
TO the Minister Of State


Although inventions like these only deserve con.
tempt in spite of my repugnance to descend to the de-
NAL Of slanderous falsehoods wish to state over my
s,enature that the existence Of all the dispatches in
vented by the unscrupulousness OF The Feeman Jour
nal is solemn untruth as 1t Is likewise false that
have sent In my resignation as Penpotentary OF SPAIN
to Washington since the of my leaving that oce
was that the Minister of Marine required my services IN
the Navy. All that has been published by The Free
mans journal this topic is network OF absurd and
contemptibe calumnies and 1t will be thus considered
by any one knowing the national sentiment OF Spain
and the zeal of the Spanish Government III behalf OF
the honor OF the country.


beg you 10 publish these lines In your valuable
paper and in the hope that will be so done remain
Sir your obedIent servant.


j. Polo DE BERNABB, Rear Admiral.
RIO DE JANEIRo. Oct. n.-No general engagement tas
vet taken place the troops and the
insurgents Gen. Riyas, the commander OF tue main
body of the insurgents waiting for reenforeements
before moving ON the Capital.
Year: 1874

been supposed that the girl had been poisoned but
traces Of poison have found The inquest was
resumed YESTERDAY morning, and at noon the jury rem
dered verdict that deceased to her death Dy
violence at the hands Of James Latin who was seen
murder and alone an hour after Latin has been under
arrest since the day the hody was found.
Year: 1874

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11.-A letter addressed to
the President by prominent Conservative politician in
Mississippi argues that the only way to
peace and prosperity TO the South for Congress to
an act to pay for the quartermasters and commssary
stores taken the Union army IN the South during the
war and refund the cotton tax has been referred
70 the Attorney u General by the President.
Year: 1874

The speculation in stocks to-day has been very
limited and the fluctuations very slight. The tone
of the market steady at the opening, heavy and
dropping after the Board until afternoon and finally
strong and upward in the final dealings, closing
strong at the best figures of the day. n. Y Central


was exceptionally strong all day. and the real or
apparent strength Of this stock is matter of sur
prise to those who are familiar with the present
freight tariffs. For illustration, take the sim
gle article OF starch. of the principal
manufactures of which at yariOns places
west and north of Chicago, say from 1900
to 1900 miles from New-iork. This is now
brought from the places OF manufacture at b cents
per 100 pounds or 81 per ton. The old rate was -
cents per 100 pounds. Any one MAJ figure the profit
or loss upon this kind of business for himself taking
for his guide the authority of the report Of the Lake
Shore and Michigan Southern Co. for 1913, in which
the cost of transporting ton of freight one mile
is set down at about 81 mills. to be exact. 9i6-OW
of a cent. The opening, highest lowest, and closing
prices of active stocks sold today were follows: