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Year: 1874

The latter end of August is one of the best
seasons of the year to transplant evergreens.
The young growth of the past season has got
pretty well hardened. so as to permit of but
very little evaporation-and the earth being
warm, new roots push with great rapidity and
the tree becomes established in the ground
before cool autumn winds begin.


The chief difficulty is that the soil is usually
very dry, which prevents much speed with
the operation; and the weather being usually
very warm, the trees have to be set again in
the ground almost as fast as they are taken
up; so that it is not safe to bring them from a
distance. 1t is as well, therefore, to make all
ready in anticipation OF rain, when no time
may be lost in having the work pushed
through.


Should a spell of dry weather ensue, which
in September and October is very likely, one
good watering should be given, sufficient 10
soaS well through the soil and well about the
roots. A basin should be made 10 keep the
water from rnnning away from the spot and
TO assist its soaking in. After being well
watered, the loose soil should be drawn in
lightly over the watered soil, which will then
aid in preventing the water from drying out
soon again.-Gardener's Monthly.
Year: 1874

The Garden, among other plants which it
notices for hedging in exposed situations, has
the following testimony to the value OF the
Scotch pine which is also one of our savorite
trees:


There are few plants suited to withstand
the rigor of severe winters sufficiently to
form fences in high situations and those
which are adapted to this purpose are TO be
considered chiefly as the forerunners of the
beech and whitehorn. There are, indeed,
certain situations, though few, where it would
be an act of folly to be at the expense of
planting any fences with the view cf shelter
ing, and ultimately reclaiming the land for
cultivation. Rocky surfaces, such as cannot
be subjected to the plow, belonging simply to
the province of the planter. Thin, gravelly
districts, where herbage refuses TO take root,
are also to be left TO be covered with ligneous
vegetation, as are all those lands living on
rock, or which otherwise have such a reten-
tive subsoil that the water stagnates upon
them. At the same time, The mere altitude of
lands ought to form no barrier to the intro
duction of hedge-plants, so long as we have
few prepared to take their station in the shape
OF fences in any situation; the chief thing to
be considered being, whether or not the soil
proposed to be inclosed is likely to become fit
for tillage.


vi all the trees suited to the climate of
Great Britain, the Scotch pine is, perhaps,
the most serviceabe. If the cold and wintry
uplands of the North are TO be brought into
cultivation, it will be by the aid of this tree,
either in hedges OR strips, or in larger masses
as nurses to other trees. In no soil does it re-
fuse to grow. In peat, sand, gravel, granite,
and all thin soils it rises rapidly, and forms
strong rough fence in the course of six or sew
en- years. In the neighborhood of Thetford
and Newmarket, in Suffolk, where the soil is
miserable, il is quite common as hedge tree !;
but in those places it is pruned in the same
way as the whitehorn, which is certainly dis
advantageous; it being well known that of
all the trees the pine is the most impatient of
the knife. 1t is only where better tree, as
fence, will not grow, that am led to recon
mend the Scotch pine, and this l do, as al
ready stated, because it is admirably adapt
ed for ameliorating the climate in exposed
situations previous to the introduction of
AfI
Year: 1874

With the advent of the Colorado potato
beetle, which has proved undoubtedly the
most destructive insect of modern times, all
sorts of schemes have been tried to get
ahead of the enemy. For the insects des-
truc.ion there is nothing so simple or so coed
as dusting of Paris green, mixed with
about ten parts of ashes or plaster, sifted
with a very fine sitter over the plants that
are infested with the larvae.


But the moss profitable course has been to
select the earliest variety to be found, and
plant them as early as possible, choosing at
the same time the earliest ground that will
bring them to maturity. They are then
almost mature before the first broods make
their appearance, which seems to be about
the end of June, while late growing ones
suffer from them at every stage of growth.
This discovery is giving an impetus to the
raising of early varieties, and no doubt some
interesting kinds of this character will from
time to time appear in tie markets.


1t is very doubtful, however, whether for
many years any kind will be introduced that
will prove more generally acceptable than
the early rose, which has not only stood its
ground in the districts where originally
grown, but has been found to do well all over
the world. Before its time no potato did
this. European varieties brought here never
achieved any reputation, while American va
rieties we're popularity said to do no good at
all in England. The early rose has, however,
proved to be as good in that country as here,
and has taken high stand among the popu-
lar varieties grown there.-Thonaas Meehan.
Year: 1874

| The Rev. G. M. Gordon, writing in


missionary paper thus describes the re-
| puted site of the Tower of Babel
A high mound is surmounted by


ruined ard unfinished tower of brick, the
summit Of which is 235 feet above the
plain. Examination of the mound


shows that it is composed of the same
elements as the mounds of Babylon


masses of brick, and rubbish, interspers-


ed with broken pottery. These bricks


are all of them inscribed on one side


with cuneiform characters. The cunei-


form is the ancient Assyrian, and is sup


posed to be the oldest written language


in the world. One side, where excava-
tions have been made, you may see walls
of brick ascending tier above tier with
mastery ambition. On another, all is
convulsion and oisturbance-huge mass.
es of brickwork, rent and overturned,
yet SO solid in their ruin that it is easier
to pulverize the brick than to separate
it from the mortar. One of these blocks
has rolled bodily to the foot of the
mound. Others are vitirfed or fused
by a process which can be none other
than electricity or fire. Curiously
enough the Arabs have a tradition that
it has been destroyed by fire from heav-
en-.


The sides Of the mound are pierced
with holes, and strewn with bones, which
plainly indicate the lairs of wild beasts.
The view from the summit is distant
and varied. The broad sheet of the
Euphrates winds for many mile, till
lost in sea like plain. 1t is difficult
to resist the conviction that Birs MINI
rod is tne Tower of Babel, the oldest
ruin In the world. There are those who
believe it to be the Tower of Belus, and
regard it as a part of the ruin of Baby
Ion, prefer to hold the older tradition.
And surely it is when standing on
ground like this that the language of
scripture acquires vividness and real
ity which rewards the toll of patient in
vestigation, and makes the privations of
travel forgotten and voice seems 10
breathe from the resting place OF the
Prophets beside these mighty rivers
which is daily more heard and felt, re-
buking the sneer of the scoffer and the
skeptic.
Year: 1874

which the teeth must have, or they will
be imperfectly formed, feeble in struc
ture, and fall early into decay. If wheat
Hour were never bolted, but eaten with
the bran, as we find it partially in Gra.
ham bread, then the system would be
abundantly provided with phosphate OF
lime, the essential ingredients for the
formation of the teeth.


Butter contains good proportion OF
phosphate of lime, and hence those who
consume much of it furnish from that
source supply for keeping their teeth
in good condition. Children are usually
lovers of bread and butter, especially If
they are habitrally fed on white bread.
In that way they obtain something for
their teeth, but by no means enough.
The coarser the food, especially bread !,
the better for young people. The sound
est teeth belong to persons who have not
been reared on delicacies.
Year: 1874

WHY MEN NEED WIVES What
does a man need wife for? 1t is not
merely to sweep the house, md make the
beds, and darn the socks, and cook the
meals, chiefly that man wants wife.
Ii this is all, when young man calls to
see lady send him into the pantry to
see the bread and cake she has made !;
send him to inspect the needlework and
bed making, or put the broom into her
hands and send him 10 witness its use.
Such things are important, and wise
young men will quietly look after them.
But what true man next wants of
wife is her companionship, sympathy,
and love. The way of life has many
dreary places in it, and man wants a
companion to 60 with him. A man is
sometimes overtaken with misfortune !;
he meets with failure and defeat trials
and temptations beset him, and he needs
one to stand by and sympathize. He
has some stern battles to fight with pow
erty, with enemies and with sin, and he
needs a woman who, while he puts his
arm around her and feels that he has
something to fight for, will help him
fight; who will put her lips to his ear
and whisper words of counsel. and her
hand to his heart and impart new inspir-
ations. All through life through
storms and through sunshine, conflict
and victory, adverse and favoring winds
man needs woman's love; the heart
yearns for it. A sisters or a mothers
love will hardly supply this need. Yet
many seek for nothing further than sue
cess in housework, and justly enough
half these get nothing more. The other
half surprised above measure, have got
ten more than they sought. Their wives
surprise them by bringing nobler idea
Of marriage, and disclosing treasury of
courage, sympathy and love.
Year: 1874

AT one of the front desks OF the mid


die aisle sat, on Wednesday morning, q


peculiar figure, the sight of which NOV


ed my heart. 1t brought back scenes OF


long ago, of another regime-almost il


would seem, of another world. Most


vividly it recalled days and nights of a


memorable long session in Congress, dur
ing which the discussion of the old CON-
promise measures shook the country and
nearly shattered the old capital. 1t was
the figure of Alexander III. Stephens,
the nervous. impassioned little orator,
toward whom, during that troublous
lime, often looked from the little loft
of gallery, and to whom / listened with


profound interest, though he seldom ut
tered matter to my mind on the question
of questions, slavery. He is less chang
ed than | thought to find him for in the
old time he had an air of premature age
and feebleness, and seemed to be wasted
by the intense flame of his own restless
and fiery spirit. He used to wear as
wide a collar as Mr. Clay, only it was q
turn-down, and long black neck-tie,
simply knotted and falling. Now the
collar is narrower and the neck-t tie short
er, aud on mis- round, compact head,
foh al fy.fN III e. i .e hot
he wears black velvet skull-cap, re-
vealing light fringe Of hair, white with
the winter of his discomfort" his keen
eyes are masked behind glasses he
walks on crutches, moving very slowly
but the princely will and the high quick
spirit seemed quite unsubdued, as is
shown by his repeating, the other day
substantially the speech he made on the
question of salaries before be went out of
the Union-reminding one of the man
who had his skull broken in an explosion
and lay insensible for many days, but
who, as soon as the trepanning process
was commenced, proceeded to finish the
sentence he had begun at the moment of
the accident. With what amazement
and admiration must Mr.. Stephens have
watched the late free and-easy debates
how his mind must have gone back to
the dark days Of bondage, to the arro-
CANT old days of democracy and duelo,
when man was held responsible for hot,
hard words, in the Honse of Represen-
tatives, as elsewhere when he was not
allowed to free his mind in debate, un-
less that mind was in decently sane
and moral condition when honorable
gentlemen could not indulge themselves
in the use of such little epithets as thief"
and ass" and liar" and "dirty dog"
without any danger of not only being
turned out but "called out" In view Of
the glorious liberty in which our legisla-
lures now revel and riot, he must see
that our blood and treasure were not ex-
pended for naught in the great war, and
haply feel consoled for the dessolation of |
the South. - Grace Greenwood.
Year: 1874

THE DISEASE OF DTcK YATEs.-Of
the death of the late Richard Yates. the
Chicago Times says: Poor Dick Yates
went down into the grave impelled by a
fatality that was unyielding. His diff
Guilty was not one of his own seeking.
1t came to him by transmission, and he
was no more responsible for it than is
the child born with the faint of scrofu-
lar, or the person who finds his system
pervaded with poison communicated by
the bite of a rahid dog. He was an in
ebriate from conception he was doomed
when he lay on his mothers breast and
his subsequent Weddings to stimulation
were no more than the outbreaks of con-
genital disease. He fought the thing
gallantly; he fought it with all the odds
against him; he fought it as man fights
against pulmonary consumption which
has fastened itself upon him; and for
these fearful struggles, for this fighting
off of the fatal catastrophe as long as he
did, he is entitled to consideration.
Year: 1874

There is a disreputsble den in Hot
Springs known by the appropriate title
OF the "Blue Goose.u Like other places
Of like resort, it is famous, and is kept
constantly before the little community
to whose eyes it is an Cffsnse by the mis-
conduct of those who inhabit OF are
ha5Hues OF it. A few days ago it was
brought into fresh notoriety by
the untimely death OF one Of the gOs-
Iings, who, tired Of its blue ruin, and in
despair that she had not been able to
cook the goose Of her Billy with six
shooter, shuffisd Off this mortal coil with
the assistance Of poison. But it is not to
this ssd event, nor to the "Blue Goose"
itself, that We desire 10 call psrticu-
Tar attention, but to the fact that
the leading enemies Of Arkansas, were
recently in caucus, With Morton, Of In-
diana, 10 q place contiguous to that
calavansarai, and that the future can
didate for the Presidency on the Repub-
ican ticket made these conspirstors
against the peace and oigni-
" of that State feel comfort
able, so much so as to in
dace them to indulge in an unusual dose
Of Bourbon, and 70 give themselves over
to "drAw," under the skilful msnipula-
zion OF Poker Jack, late ehief-iustice Of
Arkansas. Clayton spoke to the crowd
he same night, but confined himself
strictly TO the fortunes OF the future
Baden-Baden. There is evidently some
thing in She wind from Arkansas, and it
smells very ike 'blue goose"
Year: 1874

On the night of her death she had by
some means procured ask shooter, with
the evident intention of accomplishing
the assassination Of "heT Billy" ss she
called him Fortunately she was not ac-
customed to the Use Ofsuch weapons, and
it failed to Ego OFF, when she pointed it
at his head. In her despair, grief and
anger she swallowed the powerful mar
cotic, and although the stomach-pump
was promptly applied, in 8 short time
her pertur6ed spirit had fed to the God
who gave it, and the next day she was
quietly laid in astrsnger's grave in the
little rural cemetery at. the southern end
of the valley.
Year: 1874

proud position of 1.-THE Queen City of the


West" and she was justly entitled to the
appellation. Chicago, on the Lakes of
| the North, and st. Louis, on the banks
of the Father of Waters after the ac-
ton of the solons of Ohio in 1851, enter
ed the field in the race for greatness with


our own Western Queen, the latter has


the advantage .of a ScentralSposition in
| the Union, and cheap fuel. The others


had the fostering care and. protection OF


liberal State governments. The quick,


keen eve of capital and an enlightened


public of this city after twenty years,
plainly seen the benefit of flowing to the
two latter cities from the liberal policy


of their respective States, and then when
she wished to act, she beheld almost in


dismay the terrible hand with which she


was bound, but having grown strong and
powerful in spite .ofI her shackles, she


soon found means by which she threw


them off, and singly and alone entered


vigorously into the work of building a
line of railroad on = gigantic scale, for
single city, that will bring to her
market and commerce that will soon re-
munerate her for all her expenditures,
even if she never realizes a single dollar
for the road when built, and now,
although some of her delegates here may
vote to rivet her chains, now in the
forge, to bind me and mine, so that we
will not have strength to break, yet not
withstanding, say, God speed her in
her Undertaking and may she 60 on in
her material prosperity, and with the aid
of her good women now at work within
her borders, also purify her moral atmos-
phere until the children of the high
land of the State, who drink Adams
pure ale as it issues from the mountains
side breathe the ETHEREAL air and like
the children of Tell, meet the lightnings
eye to eye, shall be able in truth to say,
Ohio, our beloved Ohio, contains the
model city of the land, who is still more
than ever entitled to be called the
Queen City of the West. and will now
- add-God forbid that Ohio, the first
fair sister born by the ordinance of 17S7
into int the gre at sisterhood of States shall
be strangled while yet in her infancy, by
the hands of those for whom she has
done so much.
Year: 1874

"I fear said country minister to his
flock, when explained to you in my
last charity sermon that philanthropy
was the love of our species, you must
have understood me to say specie, which
may account for the smallness of the col
lection"
Year: 1874

A sentimental youth from Dayton,
Ohio, swallowed the postage stamp on a
letter from cher because he thought the
dear girl had licked it. 1t made him
deathly sick, from the fact that her big
brother who chewed tobacco, had put the
stamp on the letter.
Year: 1874

A Brooklyn sea-captain, just returned
from tour of the Holy Land, expressed
himself disgusted with Jerusalem. 1T
is the meanest place l ever visited
There is not drop of liquor in the old
town fit to drink.
Year: 1874

"That dog of yours few at me this
morning and bit me on the leg, and
notify you that l intend to shoot it the
first time 1I,f ruan Wu.
has he got to be mad about? It's me
that's mad"
Year: 1874

Passengers to the Pacific by rail break
fast in the Sierras with twenty feet of
snow around them; four hours later
they find wheat four inches high, and the
next day see pear and peach trees in
blossom.
Year: 1874

THE THEATgE.-The Sheridan, Mack &
Day Combination gave another of their char
acter entertainments at the Theatre last
night. The audience was select, and ap.
peared to enjoy the performance. All the
artists in their several specialties were good
The entertainment closed with "Od Dame
Trot and Her Comica Cat" The old lady
and her cat worried great deal of fun out
Of the clown.


There will be an entire change of pro-
gramme tonight, and if the company con.
tinue to improve as they have done the
Thcatre-goers will not De'anxious to let them
20 away.
Year: 1874

WHAT EVERYBODY SAYS MUsE BE TRUE
CARBON HILL SOFT COKE, or CARBosITE, is the
most satisfactory and economical fuel we have ever
used. Send your orders to
THE JAMES RIVER Coal COMPANY
Year: 1874

The news received this week over the wires
related principally to Louisiana affairs which
are fully stated in other parts of the paper


The negroes of Charleston, s. c., are dis
pleased with the n ominations made by the Re-
publican Convention and are preparing to put
forward an Independent Republican ticket
The movement is developing great strength
throughout the State.
Year: 1874

The Standard says the Schleswig question is
assuming serious aspect in consequence of
the daily expulsion of Danish subjects and the
hostile tone of the German press. Public
opinion will compel the government to send
formal protest to Berlin and ultimately re-
taliate by the expulsion of German subjects
from Danish soil.
Year: 1874

The Court ROoM.-As heretofore the
Court room is crowded with negroes, who
monopolze the seats to almost the complete
exclusion of the whites. Is there no rem
edy for this? Can not the Sheriff see that
an equitable distribution of the seats is
made !?
Year: 1874

Mr. EDIToR:-Allow me small space in
your paper to call attention to whose business


it is to look after such matters, to the barrel of
mortar that is rolling about the gutter on Mid
die street, near the junction of Federal street.
1t is high time it was removed. If it had been
on the sidewalk half the time the owner would
have been complained of. f.
Year: 1874

ENTERTAINMENT.-Them members of the India
street Sunday School will give very pleasing
and instructive entertainment tomorrow even
ing in their vestry, and we hope their reward
will be a crowded house
Year: 1874

Music HALL.-Ward's variety had full
house last evening despite the storm. There
were number of new artists and lot of the
old favorites The bill is good one and takes,
as their bills all do Ling Look only stops this
week.
Year: 1874

In discussing the currency question:
it is we'll enough to bear in mind that
our circulating medium is not debssed
on account OF its quantity but by virtue
OF the legislation in regard to it. What
purport to be official statistics on the
subject, tell US that Great Britain has
$24 Of currency for each inhabitaut
while the United States have but slb
per capila; yet in the former country, ow-
ing to its greater density Of population
q much larger proportion Of the COM
mercisl transactions are made by means
Of drafts and checks which take the
place of currency, than lis the case in
this country. The effort of the Radl-
cal Congress to create one currency TOR
the government and another not 30
good for the people. is what's the mat
ter. Let greenbscks and national cur
reucy be made receivable for all gov
ernment purposes as we'll as business
purposes, and we will probably not
have occasion 10 read anything more
about q "depreciated currency"
Year: 1874

SENATOR DAVIS, OF this State, has in-
troduced into Congress bill relieving
Banks other than National from the un-
Just discrimination which exists against
them in the way of taxation. When
the National Banking system was in-
augurated, the Government seemed to
think it the proper thing to do to tax
the State banks out OF existence; and
thereupon levied tax OF 10 per cent,
if we mistake not. upon the circulation
OF all State and private banks. The
bill OF Senator DAVE, as We gather its
object from reading it, proposes to
abolish this enormous tax and make it
possible for banks other than National
to issue bills redeemable in
greenbacks or gold, by paying the
same tax upon their circulation as is
now paid by the National Banks.


We herewith annex the full text ot
the bill


Be il enacted By the Senate and House


of Representatives of the United States


ofAmerica, in Congress assembled;


That from and after the passage ol
this act there shall not be assessed
against or collected from any bank OF
corporation, with or without circula'
tiou, created or organized under or do
ing business by virtue of any law oi
any State or Territory, any other OF
greater tax than is now assessed OF
collected from National Banks, aad all
laws or parts OF laws in conflict with
this act be and the same are hereby
repealed.
Year: 1874

We PRINT this morning another clear
ly written communication on the sub
ject Of the Elm Grove railway. The
discussion Of this project has created an
unusual interest among all classes in
this city, and the enterprise is popularly
voted q good one.