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Year: 1874

PLANT TREEs.-Now as the time to prepare to
plant trees. Nothing tends much to eniven,
enrich, and beantify place as to plant around
it shade and frui. trees. There is no country in
the world where they thrive better, when once set
out than here in the foothills of the Sierras ant


as the natural growth of timber is fast fading
away before the woodlands AK, there will
be no country that will need them wo, Sc; then
every man should exert himself to plant out as
many as he can. Farmers in some parts of tn,
State are adopting the plan of planting trees
around their farms, to serve the double purpos,
IF shade and fence posts, when the posts nov
in use shall have rotted away. The idea is a
good one. And we again remind all those who
contemplate planting either shade or fruit trees,


that the chances of them getting good star
are two to one in their favor when planted early.
Year: 1874

TRAGEDY AT Dutch FLAT.-A man named


Calhoun, resident of Dutch Flat, last Satur-
day morning made an attempt on the life OF his
wife, to whom he had been married but few
days. and then blew out his own brains. From
what we have bee able to learn, it seems his wife
married him more for spite than for love or
money. Her affections, it is thought were en-
twined about the heart of another man, for
whom she seemed to manifest open preference,
even after her marriage, at the same time show
ing dislike for her husband In the way OF
Year: 1874

It has been the prediction of almost all who have much reputation as com- prophets, that business during 1874 would be active and remunerative, and we have already indications that the activity has begun. Manufacturing, especially of textile fabrics, is pro- gressing favorably, and few establish ments are idle. The fact that the cot ton factories are now running at a profit is not the least gratifying feature of the present condition of affairs. The woolen manufacturing interest is in a less prosperous condition, but those who are doing business with a reasonable degree of caution are paying their way. The retail dry goods trade has hardly settled down to steady work on business principles, and there is still considerable, driving of goods at less than cost for the sake of moving them. This is not general, however, and is likely to come to an end before long.

 Of other extensive New England in dustries, the manufacture of boots and shoes is justly considered the most inn portant. The,demand for goods in this line seems to be a little backward, the mildness of the season accounting in a measure for the lateness of this trade. The low prices which ruled at the South and West during the two months of the panic, on cotton, wool and provisions, have also much to do with it. as the producers were thereby impoverished to certain extent. .te ...,.' '1--. ..- 2,

 IL is we'll to take into account, in estimating the probable consumptive demand for goods, the fact that the purchasing power of the country was reduced millions of dollars by the panic. In the South and West the pro- 'ducers were compelled to sacrifice very heavily on their products in order to turn them into cash at time when money was scarce. The enforced idle ness of thousands of mechanics for two months placed them also in position from which they cannot recover at once. Many of them will feel it their first duty to replace, as soon as possi- ble, their deposits in the savings banks, which they were compelled to draw upon while others, less fortunate, will be obliged to devote several weeks to the payment of debts contracted during the time when they had no work. This will, to a certain extent, diminish the volume of trade during the early part of the year. On the other hand it is we'll known that stocks of manufac- tured goods, of almost all kinds, are light, necessitating the immediate production of considerable quantities to supply the demands of distributors. Boston Commercial Bulletin.
Year: 1874

An Indiana editor mildly remarks If you can't bring us wood, remember ns in your prayers, It is something to know, as we sit and shiver, that we are not forgotten if the stove is cold ~-
Year: 1874

LIFE IS IN JEOPARDY as long as violent cough or cold runs on unchecked Remember this. and lose no time in resorting to HALE's HONEY OF HoREHoUND AND TAR, the only certain cure.-[Com.

 Pike's Toothache Drops cure in one minute -ECom
Year: 1874

We received very pleasant letter of return home for bottle of Johnson's Anodyne Liain,ent which we gave him, and which he says has entirely cured him of the troublesome and dangerous cough he had when here.-Com
Year: 1874




course he would not insist upon his right the houses
of friends were open to HIM. but being tired and
dusty from travelling he would like room for few
minutes in order to make himself little more pre-
sentable The landlord said, OF course you can
have it y and the colored statesman, retiring to the
designated ROOM very good one, by the way. soon
reappeared in the Office. fresh clean and smil
ing. He was at once surrounded by friends who had
heard of his arrival. and the titles of Governor"
and Senator" showered upon him in conversation,
were apparently not without effect upon mine host
of the Bates House. Presently he called Pinchback
aside and offered to make exception in his favor
room was at his disposal But the offer was now de-
cined, and PinchbaCk went to the house of friend
This anecdOte was followed by an argument in favor
of the passage of the Civil Rights bill and an ex
preston of the belief that the experiment of mixed
schools had been success in louisiana On this
question of Civil Rights Gov Penn and Pinchback
were of course wide apart in fact the latter had
all his little audience against him. except the coored
BARRIERS and his white travelling companion, Judge
Sloanaker an official in the postal service. Sloan
aker agreed with him in everything, and remarked
with apparent pride, The Senator and travel to-
gether, eat together. room together and sometimes
sleep together" This announcement was received
like toast to the dead--in slence-and planter
from the upcountry retired from the barber-shop in
ill-concealed disgust


OPPRESSIVE TAXATION IN TIE PARISHES.


While the Civil Rights bill was yet under discus
sion the steamer reached DonaldsOnville Landing
and Pinchback and SlOaDaker went ashore. 1t was
midnight, but large delegation of colored voters,
headed by an asthmatic brass band, awaited the ar
rival of the Senator" and lis friend and escorted
them in triumph to the honse of a candi-
date for the Senate. in whose inte rest
the trip to Donaldsonville was undertaken,
and whose claims, opposed by Packard, Pinch
back is to support in a speech to be made to-day.
Having business in Ascension Parish. Of which
Donaldsonyille is the parish seat also dis
embarked, and in company with friend stumbled
over the levee and wandered through the streets in
search of hotel. with neither music to cheer our
souls torches to light our pathway in unknown
town. The music and the torches had gone ahead
with the distinguished Pinchback.


Before leaving the steamer took pains to inquire
Year: 1874

Doubtless the reader is now and
then startled with the news of some
wrecked vessel with o fearful loss
of life, while some poor beings are
only saved, as it would seem, by
mere accident.


During the summer of 1860 /
was first mate on the steam ship
Jerusha, which piled between
Plumville and Peachburg. The
weather had been delightful during
the first two days, and the Jerushs
seemed to plow the pillows in ma
jestic pride to the satisfaction of all
on board.


On the night after the second
day, the horizon in the north and
east darkened, and gave every evi-
dence of terrific northeaster. All
hands were called on deck, and or
ders Immediately given to close
reef. This work was scarcely ac-
complished when the storm bursted
upon us in all its fury. The first
blast sent our noble old craft on her
beams end, but we soon righted
without shipping much water.
Every man was at his post, and as
glanced at the Captain, / could
clearly discern q troubled express
sion on his countenance. The wind
increased, the seas run high, and
we were tossed about like cork
on the troubled waters. 1t soon
became apparent that our boat was
leaking badly, and the pumps were
manned, but the depth Of water in
creased in the hole, which gave
cause for great alarm. Indications
we're that we must all go down to a
watery grave. The water extin-
guished the fires, the rudder was
broken, and we were at the mercy
of the mighty pillows. It was now
every man for himself, and climb
ed to the rigging, where ! remain
ed until / was so benumed that i
fell from my position to the deck
beneath, with heavy thug.


The fall brought me to my SEN
ses. and / found I had been dream
ing. and had fell out of bed.
Year: 1874

eyes, so clear and laughing, the fair
shiny hair, not dead, but vivacious,
smiling hair-a sweet little mouth,
whose lips looked the very couch
Of love, her face soft and round
like child's


We were absolutely overcome
and inactive. The crowd did not
suppress their Joy and gave q pro-
longed shout Of welcome. Saint
she sumner, though" "Prettier
than a chunk of pure gold !"
"Darned If ever see anything 20
trim 7" were some few Of the com.
pliments that greeted her, as we
stood rooted to the ground. Mr..
May had advanced hat In hand,
and offered a word of quiet well
come. We could say nothing.
Some commonplace remarks filed
moment, and we went to our
Office to write an article on "Popu-
lar Education" and q Aattering
note Of her arrival. Then we be-
gan to think that we had been hasty
in leaving go soon. This was pro-
ably the greatest editorial error va
ever made. We did not think how
much effect kind word Of quiet
act Of attention would have, OF we.
too, should have carried her bun
dies to Mrs. SINNERS where she
was to board. But we did not
and Mr.. May did.


The summer past Z


And with each day, to tho littie
school-house up the Gulch, passed
Miss Grey. The mountains were
glorious in their varied hues OF
autumn. And Miss Grey Was
equally lovely in her beauty.


Why was it our heart beat moro
rapidly and our tough cheek glow.
ed when she came neari


Why did we feel so backward
about coming forward and walking
home with Miss Grey rs she came
down the little path each evening,
swinging her sun-bonnet by the
stringsi


He was not backward, but cool
and self-possessed. he met her, and
walked where he SO much wanted
to be-by her side. We discovered
that we disliked Mr.. May. He
was growing absolutely tedious to
US. We never saw him walking
slowly up the Gulch toward the
schoolhouse that we did not have
this feeling.


We came from our walk ono
evening in the early spring, and
saw Mr.. May placing blossoms in
her hair, and then kissing her.


Well we sigh as we think Of it
out there in the wild west, so near
where the sun set on our love years
ago.


People spoke of his goodness.
and one red shirted admirer had
sworn in our presence that shed
die for that ere preacher. You
ought to see him sir just the way
he nussed Ballic-him and that
school-marm a-helpin' O. him"
Aye, we found we disliked him
because he liked her.


We found that with perfect har-
mony of soul these hearts had met
and mingled. We are alone. Rev.
Milton May won "Miss Grey Of
Sandy Gulch."
Year: 1874

The Nevada Enterprise says: A cler
gyman at the hotel has been seriously i'll
for several days past. 4 kind hearted
nurse, in the person of an old pioneer of
this State, '49er, has been patiently
waiting on the sick man and ministering
to his physical wants The nurse was
full of sympathy for his charge, and de
termined to leave nothing undone that he
could do to make his patient comfortable
Fearing that the sick man was backward
10 telling his wants, the nurse addressed
him as follows ASK Of me any favor
that you want, and | will be delighted to
do it, Don't be afraid to ask" The
clergyman family responded. Pray for
me-" The '49er stood aghast, and re
piled: Il can whip grizzly bear, play
poker, drink gallon of ghtning whisky,
and swear blue streak, but | haven't t
seen the inside of church for twenty
FIVE years and can't pray. Don't know
where to begin, what to say, who to talk
to, nor when to let up. I'll go out on the
street and lick the biggest man 10 town
for you-apything but make prayer.
The man entertained high opinion OF
his nurse and is getting better.
Year: 1874

James Carroll is, evidently, a very
naughty man. lie was tax collector of
the Sixth ward, Scranton, and made the
people pay three mills on the dollar over
and above the regular assessment This
angered the people, and now James Car
roll has to answer in great many suits
brought by them to compel him to dis
gorge
Year: 1874

Some jackass says, "Cheer up, cheer
up; it's a long lane that has on turn. y
Don't we know it? OF course its long
lane that has no turn. How perfectly
absurd to expect a fellow to 'cheer up
because long lane has no turn We
decline to cheer up for any such reason.
Year: 1874

VVAN1ED-BY AN ENGLIsHMAN AND HIS WIFE


~ as situation the man as coachman. gardener &C.,
the wife to do homework ana make herself generally
useful no objection to so in the country. Address G.,
Herald Office
Year: 1874

There are very few gardens, the soil Of
which has not been allowed to become fill
ed more or less with the seeds Of weeds.
When crops spring up, the weeds spring
up with them. If numerous, the weeds
get above the crops hard work At hoeing
and laborious finger wedding follow. The
crops are overborne and become small.
Elack-aches and discouragements are de-
seeding another year.


With industrious gardeners, who take
time by the forelock, much Of this trouble
and less are prevented by destroying the
weeds when very small. When only half
an inch high, the bulk Of 4 weed II not .
hundredth part as great as when six inches
high. II has not yet drawn n hundredth
part as much on the crop as on the soil.
A single movement OF a steel rake at this
hour will Kill fifty weeds; but when they
grow six inches high the rake will do moth
ing, and the hoe must be ground sharp
and applied with many hard strokes.


There is a better way still. Kill the
weeds broadcast just as they are coming
up. The main thing Is TO do this night.
The seeds of nearly all garden seeds are
small. Now, get your ground or beds all
ready TO plant, but do not plant yes. A
little warm weather will start all the seeds
for abou: an inch down; and AS soon -
you see the first green or yellow point
peeping up through the black mould, then
il the time for action. DO not wait till
next day nor till afternoon, for they will
spring up amazingly fast.


Take your steel rake AMI 70 over the
surface two inches down, rsking and cross
rakIng, till you have torn down all the del
icete little plants to- fragments. Now
then, there is a pretty fair chance for 4
clean surface, for very few that are deeper
than two inches will & et up to the light.
would be safer however. ifyou can afford,
the time. to wait few days. and give your
beds q second raking. Ii your soil Is
good, you will 20 over 1t thus with great
rapidity-twenty times faster than after
sowing of the crops, and you will pulver-
fze the soil admirably. The few days de-
Law will be more than made up BY the clean
surface, freedom from choking weeds, and
by the vigorous crops Country Gentle
man.
Year: 1874

SALT FOR SToCK.-While a certain
amount Of salt Is absolutely necessary for
the health Of stock. 1t BY no means follows
that Its indiscriminste use is either needfui
or safe. On the contrary salt used in excess.
i've quantities is dangerous. Ii then acts up
on the stomach and intestines a. AN irritant
poison. and cases OF death have occurred
through permitting cattle and hogs to con-
sumo too much of IL. When stock are al
lowed free access to 1t they will take .
small quantity very often, but II denied a
frequent supply they become ravenous for
it. and are in danger Of eating 1t to excess.
The safest way is to use a small quantity
Regularly in the food, quarter of an ounce
daily being amply sufficient for COW.
and fourth Of that Quantity for q hog or q
sheep. II stock are sslted once q week no
more than one ounce At a time should be
given to n COW, and quarter Of an ounce
to sheep or hog. 1t should be given iu
such 3 manner that no one animal should
eat more than its share. l: may be given
scattered thinly In the feeding trough
with more safety than In any other way
excepting when 1t is mixed with the feed
Regularity In It's use is the most conducive
TO the health OF the cattle. We 6sd t nee.
essary TO give this caution because some
of our readers have been led 70 su pos..
very enormously. that Jas salt is good
thing. and stock cannot have too much Of
it Exchange
Year: 1874

SETTING HENs LATE-Th-re are several
advantages Ia setting heus late. say the
middle or last Of June. With our back
ward springs 1t Is very difficult to hatch
chickens early enough for them To iiay the
following autumn; and il they do not com
mence then they will lay no earlier 10 the
spring, In our experience. than those
hatched two or three month, later. which
gives two or three months feeding in favor
OF the late Matched ones.


Also. M Re eggs are surer TO hsich when
set in warm weather: a nest OF dry earth
in some retired nook, covered by faithful
hen. seldom fail TO bring forth a numerous
dock OF chicks. II the garden is forward
enough the young chickens can be allow
ed 10 run in it with profit to both. Their
growth Is more rapid than the early ones.
SO much SO that they seldom fail to attain
equal size with the early ones by the next
spring. One objection Is that those to be
Killed In the fall for the market will not
be As profitable as the early ones, but we
think IL debt and credit was kept with each
. pair Of two or three pound June chickens
would return more interest on the money
invested than an equal number Of three OF
four pound April-hatched ones.
Year: 1874

Shall VIC do away with the middlemen en-
tirely, or shall we still patronizo them on a
cash basis with small profits Some Of the
radical ones raised the cry Of, down with the
middlemen Bring the producer and con-
sumer togotherw Is il going to be practical
BILE Hadn't we better select some place to
trade where We can trade and give them o
small profit, and where we can 60 and select
our goods ourselves. Hadn't we better
make small saving on everything that we
buy, than to make a large profit on few
articles and on all Of the rest Of our stuff
pay the dealer his high prices think l
am safe in saying that three-fourths of the
purchases made by grangers are outside Of the
grange. think if we reckon the commits
sions of the state and subordinate agents,
our larger trade and the greater facilities
for suiting ourselves, we should find at the
end of year that we are better of inan-
cially aud it would be more satisfactory to
ourselves and everybody else. w. w.


South WleelOck, May 25.
Year: 1874

If man dream the devil is after him, it
Is sign he had better settle his subscription
bill.


The Brooklyn ArguS is of opinion that
kind word will always 60 farther than q flat
iron.


A Toast.-Woman tho last and best OF
the series-if we may have her for toast,
VIC won't ask for any but-her.


A malicious correspondent speaks of n
young lady Mt one of the watering places
who has been nineteen" for five seasons.


A rural statisiician reports that more
people arc talked to death by peddlers of
lightning rods than are killed by lightning.


A New York paper defines Journalist" ms
n man who spends the best days of his life
in coniering regulations on others and get
ting none himself


A good mother was trying TO explain to a
young hopeful the other day about fighting
against the devil After telling the little
fellow who the devil was and how hard he
was to successfully resist, he turned around
and said, Mamma, I'd be scared of the old
DEVIL but If l was to como across one of his
little devils, I'd knock the stuflin' out of
him.
Year: 1874

The subject Of raising special crops for
fodder, like green corn, roots and other crops
of succulent nature, is receiving much at
tention of late but think that cabbage do
not receive the attention they deserve. l
believe them to be among the best crop to
raise for fodder. Few farmers, who live any
distance from the large markets, realize how
much Of the best of fodder may be raised
from an acre in Oabbages. Planted three
feet apart each way, the proper distance for
the largest kinds, will give 4S40 plants,
which ought, with good cultivation, to aver
age fifteen pounds each, including the loose
leaves which are as good as any for stock,
making over thirty-six tons to the acre.
This seems like a large amount, but it is a
fair estimate, and can be raised as easily
as seventY-6ve bushels of corn. Many farm
ers who raise cabbage estimate the crop as
high as forty or fifty tons per acre.


There certainly is no crop, unless it is
green corn, that will yield US large an amount
Year: 1874




In the beginning it was decreed that "by
the sweat Of the brow we should earn our
bread" Let us not for once think that de.
cree has been changed, or that labor is de.
grading, or that we are humbling ourselves
by willingly working with our hands. On
the contrary let us remember that il is the
willing and obedient that shall cat of the
good of the land.


The object Of our meeting is to encourage
and learn Of each other different ways of
honestly and honorably getting the good Of
the land. What we want is working men
and women to lend a helping hand to pro-
mote the interests Of agriculture and the
welfare Of farming in general. Let us meet
together with will to receive and impart
knowledge that we may be better prepared
to plan for future profit and usefulness.


The cold winter with its deep snow is
gone, and all nature has returned to life and
activity. 1t is no time to cry ga little more
rest and little more Sleep" "Up in the
morning early, it's natures gladdest time"
Rise with the sun and plOw deep while slug
CARDS sleep. Sow and plant in season, that
we may gather plentiful harvest. Very
much depends upon the first hours of the
day. One author tells us "the sleep we get
before midnight goes to virtue, after sun
rise, to vice." Be that as it may, it is
well-known fact that if an hour is lost is the
morning we may try all day without being
able to regain it.


What is worth doing pays to do well, and
with family it requires thought, calcula-
tion and close attention to business. The
farmer that is industrious, diigent in bust
ness, and is willing to wait to see the good
Of his labor it sure to prosper. 1t is not
how much land we cultivate, but how 1t is
done. A small farm well titled will pro-
duce more than large one with the work
half done. Let us be contented with what
land We have, and set fruit trees thereon
that our families may enjoy the fruit of the
land and save our boys from being fruit
thieves by giving them plenty at home, and
benefit the world after us.


Let us not think within ourselves the time
we spend in meeting together is lost. Who
needs rest, encouragement, and society more
than the farmer and his wife2 Until of
late each farmer has, as it were, toicd on
alone, without help or even knowledge of
his brother farmers doings, taking what he
could get for his hard-earned produce, and
paying extravagant prices for all he pur-
chased. But time changes many things,
and the farmers are now rising. Let us re-
joice that the look of scorn that has hitherto
been cast on the laboring man and his fami-
ly is fast being wiped away.


Let us render unto the Giver of all we
have and are heartfelt thanks for our pros
perity; and may brotherly love and good
will one towards another continue. Let us
be prudent in all things, and weary not in
well doing.
Year: 1874

Al meeting of local dairymen's asso-
citation in New York, the President made
the following remarks on the above topic


The subject Of butter-making has been
discussed pretty thoroughly in our meetings.
l think that dairymeu agree that there is
but one way to make prime butter, while
the ways for making poor article are as
numerous as the makers themselves.
think also that they are agreed as to hOtO a
prime article is to be made. Why then, we
ask, is there SO much poor butterH The
question is answered in the one word-care-
lessness. Where is there q dairyman who