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Year: 1874

ACrs OF IoyE.-EIeh one of a
thousand acts of love costs very lit
tie by itself, and yet, when vicwcd
all together, who can estimate their
value? Not the doing Of hall-a doz
en- great lavors in as many years, but
the little everyday kindnesses, none Of
which seems of much consequence
considered in itself, but the contin'
ucd repetition OF which sheds a sun
light over the whole neighborhood.
It is so, too. in a family. The Child
whose good Offices are always ready
when they are wanted-to run up
stairs or down, to rock the cradle, or
10 run on an GRAND, and all with
cheerful look and a pleasant temper
has a reward along with such
good deeds. If a little girl cannot
take her grandfather on her lap as
he takes her on his, she can get his
slippers, put away his book, or gent
Is comb his thin locks and, whether
she thinks Of it or not, little kind
nesses that come from a loving heart
are the suabcam5 that Tighten up
dark and woful world.
Year: 1874

Be SoCIABLE.-Mcn who isolate
themselves from society, and have no
near and dear family ties, are the
most uucomfortableoof human beings,
Byron says that Happiness was
born a twin," but the phrase, though
pretty and poetic, docs not go far
enough. We are grcgarious, and are
not intended to march through life
either in single or double file


The man who cares for nobody, for
whom nobody cares, has little to live
for. You must have a heap OF en-
ber5 to have a glowing fire. Scatter
them, and they will become dim and
cold. So, TO have a brisk, vigorous life,
you must have a group of lives to keep
each warm, to afford mutal encourage
mcnt, confidence and support. Ifyou
wish to live the life Of man and not
OF fungus, be sOciablc, be brotherly
charitable, be sympathetic, and labor
earnestly for the good of your kind
Year: 1874

WHEN Hon. John f. House touched
upon that fatal feud Of 1872, in his
speech before the State Democratic
Convention, the bronzed veteran of
Coffee county wept. We saw him
standing in the centre aisle, and tear
after tear coursed down his cheeks as
he listened to that brief but eloquent
tribute from one who had followed his
fortunes through the most eventful
campaign in Tennessee's history. We
are all of the same faith now, and it is
no harm t0 say that tenderer heart
never beat than that which warns the
breast of old Frank Cheatham.
Year: 1874

l know TO the contrary If this, so far as
Beecher is concerned, that Triton nev 7
made any demand on him for money ?
pecuniary aid in any way or form. Beeeher
himself, with that generosity and kindness
towards IiltOn which had always eharac-
terized his acts during the whole of this
unhappy controversy, of his own motion
insisted through me in aiding Tilton in es-
tabliShing his enterprise ofthe Golden Age,
for which purpose he gave me the sum Of
$500.


Iswas understood between myself and
Beecher that this money should 90 to Til
ton as if it came from my own voluntary
contributions for his behe6t, and that he
should not know and he does not until he
reads this statement, for / do not believe
he has derived it from any other source
that this money came from Beecher. or
thinks that he Is in any way indebted to
him for it,


think proper to add further, that Tilton
more than once said to me that he could
and would receive nothing from Beecher
in the way Of peeuniary assistance. / Te-
member one special Instance i'm which the
subject was discussed between us. Beecli-
eT had told me th.t he was willing 10 furnish
money 10 pay the expenses Of Tiltcn and
his family in travelling abroad. In order
that TiltOn might be saved from the con
slant state Of irritation which arose from
the TumOrs he was daily hearing. ! rather
hintCd at than informed TiltOn Of this fact,
and he repelled even the intimatiOn of
such thing with the utmost indignation
and anger.
Year: 1874

THE pressing necessity Of the Radi-
cal party IN Tennessee at this immedi-
ate juncture is a candidate for Gov
ernor who can bamboozle the white
Republicans Of East Tennessee by de-
nouncing the Civil Rights bill, and
scoop tie negro vote in the Western
division by advocating mixed schools,
social equality and miscegenation. 1t
is a task which only the stupendous
assurance of a Ben Butler can prove
equal; Tennessee can not furnish the
material.
Year: 1874

ton in his letter were in the hope that re
oonciliation and peace might still be pOssi-


bic. As the letter, IS amended, would
state an o1ense only, and also that an apol-
ogy sufficient in the mind Of TiltOn had
been made fo- that Oflense if Beecher, i'm
reply TO the Bacon letter, should come out
and state that il was true he had cOmmit-
ted an Offsnse against TiltOn, for which he
had made the most ample apology, which
had been accepted By Ii ton as satisfactory,
and as the matter was nObOdy's business
but that of the parties interested, he would
never become party TO any investigation
of the subject and that
Year: 1874

The New York Commercial Advert


ser says: A beautiful and high-spirited


horse would never allow a shoe to be put


on his feet, or any person to handle his


feet. In an attempt to shoe him recent


ly he resisted every effort, kicked aside


everything but an anvil, and nearly


killed himself on that, and finally was


brought back to his stable unshod. This
defect was just on the eve of consigning
him to the plow, where he might work


barefoot, when an officer In our service,


lately returned from Mexico, took cord


about the size of common BEDFORD, put
it in the mouth of the horse like a bit.


tied it tightly on the animals head. pass
ing his left ear under the string, not pain
fully tight, but tight enough to keep the
ear down and the cord in its place This
done he patted the horse gently on the
side of the head and commanded him to
follow, and instantly the horse obeyed,
perfectly subdued, and as gentle
and obedient as a well-trained dog,
suffered his feet to be handled
with impunity, and acted in all respects
like an old stager. The gentleman
who thus furnished this exceedingly SIM |
pie means of subduing very dangerous
propensity intimated that it is practiced /
q Mexico and South America in the
of wild horses
Year: 1874




eF Powdered nitre is good for removing
freckles. Apply with a soft rag moistened
with glycerin.


To SToP THE Flow OF BLOOD
There is no better use to. make of fine
cut tobacco than to bind it upon a fresh
wound, and nothing will stop the flow of
blood quicker.


MILDEw FROM LINEN.-Mix soft
soap with starch, powdered, half the
quantity of salt, and piece of lemon, aad
lay it on both sides with painters brush.
Let it be in the open air-on grass is pre-
ferable-until the stain is removed.


HOME PuDDING.-One pint of milk,
yelk of two eggs, three crackers rolled fine
and bake. Use three-fourths Of cup Of
sugar, and the whites, for frosting /;
spread over the pudding, andreturn to the
oven few minutes.


PRESERVING FRUIT WITH HONEY
Fruit may be preserved with honey by
putting the fruit first in the can, then
pour honey over it, and sealing air-tight; !;
when the honey is poured from the fruit,
it will have the flavor and appearance of
Jelly, making delicious dessert.


How TO OBTAIN ESSENCE OF LEMON
Cut off very thin the rinds of any
number of lemons, put the pieces in vi
al, and cover them with spirits Of wine.
After day or two, this will have taken
up all the oil of the lemon peel, and be-
comes far better in quality than that usu
ally sold.
Year: 1874




When people feel the need of an acid,
if they would let vinegar alone, and use
lemons or apples, they would feel as well
satisfied and receive no injury. A sugges-
ton may not come amiss as to a good
plan, whenlemons are cheapin the market,
to make good lemon syrup, Press your
hand on the lemon, and roll it back and
forth briskly on the table to make it
squeeze easily; then press the juice into a
bowl or bler@never into tin; strain
out all the seeds, as they give bad taste.
Remove all the pulp from the peels and
boil in water-a pint for dozen pulps-
to extract the acid A few minutes boil
ing is enough; then strain the water with
the juice of the lemon; put pound of
white sugar to pint of the juice; boil ten
minutes, bottle it and your lemonade is
ready. Put a tablespoonful or two of
this lemon syrup in glass of water, and
have cooling, healthful drink.
Year: 1874

Farmers dig their gardens two feet
deep, but only pillow their land FIVE inches
They take especial care of their nag
horses keeping then in good warm sta
bic, but expose their farm horses to all
weathers, They deny the utility of
drainage in strong, tenacious clays, but
dare not dig an underground cellar
in such soils, because the water would get
in. They waste their liquid manure, but
buy Guano from Peru to repair the loss
and some practical men, who are in &c
tacies with the urine of the sheep-foId
have been known seriously to doubt the
benefit of liquid manure. But it may be
asked, 'where is the capital to come from
for all these improvements ?" The reply
will be, where does the capital come
from to make railways and docks, to
build steam vessels, to erect whole
town or new squares and streets, and to
carry on other useful and profitable un-
dertakings ?"
Year: 1874

EDITOR SOUTHERN CULTIvAToR Il
notice several inquiries in your paper as
to the best manner Of putting up sweet
potatoes, so as to keep them sound. /
give you plan that has proved very sue
cessful with me- | make it an invariable
rule to dig the next day after the frost
has killed the leaves. | haul up in the
evening what | dig in the morning
Where | wish to bank my potatoes | raise
the ground a few inches higher than the
general level. [ have my bed about
eight feet wide, and as long as may be
necessary to hold my crop. place the
potatoes in this bed, piling as high as they
will naturally lie. After | get my pota-
toes on, | cover them about one foot deep
in pine straw, and so let them remain for
three weeks, unless ice forms at least as
thick as window glass. OF course as
soon as the potatoes are covered with
straw l build good shelter over them
At the end of three weeks / cover them,
straw and all, about four inches deep in
dirt, and the work is done.


My experience teaches me first, that
more potatoes are lost from becoming too
hot, than from getting too cold I'd, that
for three weeks the heat and vapor aris-
ing from the potatoes after they are bank
ed, combined with their covering of straw,
is amply sufficient to protect them from any
degree of cold not sufficient to freeze wa
ter one half inch deep. l do not say this
is the best plan; but it is my theory sup
ported by my practice. Frost bitten or
rotten potatoes never enter into my cal
when putting them up. | will
add that | am now eating sweet potatoes
of last crop, and that of several hundred
bushels put up this way last wiuter, not
one peck rotted.


REID SMITH.


TUsKEGEE, Ala, June 1st, 1874.
Year: 1874

It viii be remembered that several
weeks ago the Picayune had an article
relative to thedestrnction of cotton worms,
wherein was described plan adopted last
year bE certain farmers in ST. Landry.
Herewith we give letter from Col. John
NJ. Sandridge, one of oar prominent bus
mess men and planter oflarge experience,
advocating identically the same theory and
authoritatively affirming its perfect effieien-
cy.


Apropos of the same subject, We have
received a suggestion from another Of our
leading merchants, to which reference
sill be made at another time. Meanwhile
we commend the letter of Mr.. Sandridge
to our country friends:


To the Editor of the Plcayune.
Knowing the nervous anxiety Of all
cotton planters about their crops at this
season of the year, and the general fear
Of the cotton wsrm, allow me to suggest
| through your paper to all them that a
| means of destruction can be readily ap-
| piled, should there be occasion, without
resorting to the costly and somewhat dam
gerous use of 'sParis Green and may be
relied on with quite as much confidence as
any of the poisons.


It is known that any violent agitation
| of the cotton stalk, or leaf on which the
worm is feeding, causes them to double
up and spring off. Gettin them 10 the
| ground when they are young, very many
would perish, Cf nothing more was done,)
not finding their way up the plant again;
but to make the thing sure, they should
be buried at once. With many other
ways for the accomplishment of the same
purpose, to get the worms to the ground,
perhaps the simplest would be for two men
or boys, on horses or mules, keeping one
row of the cotton between them, TO ride
| from one end of the row to the other, each
| holding an end of piece of bagging or
other heavy cloth twenty-five or thirty
feet in length, so that it would, in sort
Of loop behind their horses, be dragged
over the cotton rows between them.
Passing over in that way, they should re-
turn along the same row, thus pulling the
stalks in both directions, with two good
shakings.


To be still more effective, some small
brush hanging down from across the
pommel of the saddle could be made to
tickle the side limbs of each plant. And,
to finish the job, should come right after
the pIowman with ''buzzard wing" or
some similar sweep, sufficiently wide to
clean out the row with a single furrow and
cover up the worms, by that time all on
the ground.


To the names on the gear, on the ami
NAL drawing the plow, might be attached
some brush that would again shake the
side limbs of the cotton stalks immediately
ahead of the sweep This operation
performed two or three times-or as often
as the worms might appear in numbers
has proved as effective as any application
of poison, costs no money, and but little
laber, at a time when the labor can be
conveniently given, and does much to keep
down the late grass and other stuff that
would interfere with cotton picking; and |
commend it to every cotton grower should |
the worms appear.


JOHN NJ SANDRIDGE.
Year: 1874

am a farmers boy, twenty-one years
of age. Don't think that ] can enter any
of the professions-indeed, do not think
am possessed of the right element for
success in them. | believe We were
placed in this world for some purpose.
Now, what can | do to accomplish that
purpose


Why, dear fellow, you can't do better
than to be a good farmer. Set an exam
pie of industry, intelligence, kindness
and public spirit in your own neighbor-
hood, and you will be one of the multi
tude of patient workers who are helping
the world out of the mud. Few men
can do more than just this, let them make
ever so much fuss.
Year: 1874

At this final Concert everything will be up
on scale corresponding with its increased inn
portance. The music will be rendered by an
erhestra consisting of one hundred performers
selected for their fame in different lands, and
Z fheI Il toA .nf
Year: 1874

The influence that music exerts upon
the mind is perhaps second to rono that
human agency can WELD. 1t can smooth
the troubled brow of care. and calm the
agitated mind it can inspire the tagging
energies of the soldier With rev vigor; it
can watt the soul on the wings f magma
tion to that Bright Land where sweet notes
ever rosound the praises Of Jehovah.


When grief has wrung the heart, when
trouble has furrowed the cheeks, when age
has whitened the locks with the frosts of
many winters, when disease has drained
the fountain of health and the once lovely
face and active form are but paillid and
wasted wreck of former strength and
beauty; whist is it that eau soothe the
heart, that caa relax the wrinkled brow,
that can light up the dim eye aud kindle
the care,distorted countenance with the
presence of departed beauty What is it
bat music2


When tue god of battles rides upon the
cl ouds of lis wrath when the storm of
his vengeance lowers; when his lightnings
are seen; when his thunders are heard and
his bolts of death fly swiftly through the
air; when the heart faint and the coun>
tenance pales before the terrors of the
scene, what Is it Int the shrill notes of
martial music, that fires the soul, that
eel the nerves that causes the grim
warriors to send up shout Of defiance and
rush forward to Victory through the jaws
Of dsat b? What is it but music.


When the shadows Of evenings come
OF; when the gentle zephyrs watt the
spicy breath of autumn to our senses |;
when the stars peer forth in primeval
beauty, and the new fedged moon is sinks
ing beneath the hill Of the West when
the voice of nature is hushed and the
busy hum of life is stilled in sleep, what
is it like the lovers guitar can charm the
maiden's heart, can watt her on the wings
of love to The airy regions Of romance and
leave her there to rerel in sweet dreams
Of Toys yet to lie? .Wbst is it but music ?


When sickness has prostrated the noble
manly form, when pain is rscking the
enfeebled limbs, when fever is scorchiDg
yitals, when the. thread of life is spun Gu,
and the icy hand of death is seizing the
struggling form, what is it but the music
Of sRg6 mirstrels ministers:ny unto the
heart that can case the expiring agonies,
that can bear the soul above the dark wa
ters of tie river of death and lard It safe
on fair Canaan shCre!" And when the
bitterness of death is passed, when the
soul has mounted up the steps of Zion's
hill to the gates of the New Jerusalem
whom the gates fly open and the splcndors
of the Holy city bu st upon the
view; when the shouts of welcome are
heard and the songs of gladness greet the
ear what is It but the sweet strains of
Heavenly music that transport the soul far
above the glory of the golden streets, even
to the throne of God? ESQ tt "fl"
Year: 1874

Within the last year, great improve,
ments has been made in methods of
teaching school. We never had better
teaching in the schools The effort now
made to elevate the standard will have
the most beneficial results. As class,
our teachers are far above the average.
Teaching is a profession with many of
them, and they have made special prep-
aration for their work. The school room
is no place for nnsklllful workmen. It is
a sad mistake to cntrust the training of
children to inefficient teachers.


There are some who teach school be-
cause they are not prepared for anything
else. Incompetent teachers make poor
schools. We hope to see the day when
the best talent in the country will be
found in the school room. We desire Ia
see the time when teaching may be poin,
ted to as one Of the most dignifed and
honorable Of all the learned professions.
Year: 1874

John PauP is convinced that it is
sound business Judgment to avoid the u,
cinity ofany animal whose skin is so short
that he can't drop bis ears without ra;r-
ing his heels. the more so if ho happens
to be go particularly lively that he can 90
through both motions at once"
Year: 1874

The House Committee on Invalid PEN
sious have sgreed to report bill to res
tore to the pension List all those who, re-
siding in the Confederate States, were
stricken from the list at the beginning of
war. They have also agreed.to report a
bill to Increase the pay of those pensioners
who lave. lost an eye or both limbs, from
sS2 to $50 per month.
Year: 1874

miss Abby H. Smith and sister Of
Glastonbury, Conn. who object to pay
ing their taxes because they cannot vote,
have written long letter to the Hart
ford Courant The two ladies have re-
ceived a visit from the tax-collector, but
their decision tc allew their farm to be
sold rather than to pay their tax remains
unchanged. In conclusion, they say
God alone controls the consequence. !"
The collector said when he left, he
shonld call again"
Year: 1874

The Hartford Times tells a curious
story of flock Of crows in that vicinity
who recently lost their way in fog.
They lost their bearings at a point di.
rectly above the South Green, in Hart
ford. For a good while they hovered
there, coming low down, circling and
diving simlessly about like blindfold
person in blind mans buff, and keep
ing up hoarse cawing and general
racket beyond description. 1t was plain
enough that of the entire company each
individual crow was not only puzzled
and bothered, but highly indignant, and
inclined to utter cuss words in his
frantic attempts to be heard above the
general din, and tell the others which
way to go. Once or twice the flock swept
down to distance of not more than one
hundred feet above the street. Finally,
after going around for many times they
sailed away in southerly direction, evi-
IDENTIFY having got some clue to the way
out of the fog, or desperately resolved to
go Somewhere till they could see day
light.
Year: 1874

1t is well known that in his great
sledge journey in search of the relics of
Sir John Franklin, Captain Hall made
distressing discoveries, which he re-
solved never to give to the light as long
as Lady Franklin should live. On his
last departure from Greenland in the
Polaris he intrusted all his important
documents to Mr.. Smith, of Tessuisak.
From them it is now ascertained that
Captain Hall made the sad discovery
that Franklin and his party we're re-
duced to the dire necessity of eating
each other. The fact of this discovery
would have added still greater fame to
Captain Hall He kept the secret from
Lady Franklin; but nov that the tender
and heroic explorer rests under the same
dreary skies with the lost Franklin, this
most unhappy secret has come to light.
Year: 1874

When farmer sows fodder-corn to cut
up green, or sows Hungarian grass, or
uses clover to exc out feed enough for his
cattle in the dry weather Of July and
August, he adopts q partial soiling sys-
tenn, and that might be adopted very gen
orally and with great advantage that is,
the regular feeding of cattle with green
food in the barn in addition to the pastur
age; and if a farmer should stock heavy
and teed his cattle in that way more or
less all through the season, he could make
very large amount Of manure to keep up
and improve the quality of his land. 1t is
question whether it is more economical,
on the whole, to buy and feed grain, lin
seed meal, and cotton-seed meal and
economze the manure produced than to
purchase commercial fertilizers The far
mer then knows what he has to rely npon,
and that he cannot often know when he
goes into market to buy any concentra-
ted fertilizer. That very confidence is
worth great deal. The system Of partial
soiilng offers the highest conditions Of
success, especially if purchased feeding
substances like Indian or linseed meal.
are added to the green crops that can be
cut fresh and used as food for stock A
small amount of meal can be ted daily
through the summer to cows in milk to
great advantage and with great economy.
1t keeps up the condition, adds to the pro-
duction OF milk, and rapidly improves a
farm, 1t is becoming more and more
clear that we must adopt a system ofhigh
er farming in New England if we are to
maintain our position as an agricultural
community, and the system is the pro
duction and application of the largest
quantity of manure. The production Of
this manure viii depend upon the adop-
ton of the partial soiling system and the
resort to the culture OF annual forage crops
as the best means OF increasing the sup
plies of winter TODD tor stock.
Year: 1874

Take half bushel of unslaked lime
Slake it with boiling water, cover it dur
ing the process to keep the steam in
Strain the liquid through fine sieve and
add to it peck of salt previously well
dissolved in warm water, three pounds OF
ground rice boiled to a thin paste and stir
red in boiling hot, half a pound of powder
ed Spanish whiting, and a pound OF clean
glue which has been previously dissolved
by soaking it well and hanging it over a
slow fire in small kettle within Il large
one filled with water; add five gallons OF
hot water to the mixture, stir it well, and
let stand few days covered from the dirt
1t should be put on hot.