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Year: 1872

shall speak particularly at this time of
orchard grating. As regards the best
time for performing this work, it is Of less
Importance than is generally supposed; !;
April and May are perhaps the most favor
able time. l have, however. had nearly
or quite as good success in November and
December as at any other time. The main
point in fall or spring early grating is to
have the wax or cement adhere well to the
wood. else it will cIcave of, and the
gratis will of course fail. Cement proper
ly prepared and applied warm, with =
brush. is the safest in cold weather.


Scions may be cut at any time from the
first of November to the time when the
buds swelliin the spring. but never while
frozen. On the whole, prefer to cut
them in November. They should be
packed in sawdust or moss until taken out
for use. The last summers growth, taken
from thrifty trees only. is fit for use. Wa
ter-sprouts or suckers should never be
used.


The manner of cutting the top of tree.
preparatory to setting the gratis, IS of
much Importance. More gratis than are
needed to form a new head are often set.
especially by itinerant grafters. whose
chief object is to father their job. The
number must of course, depend on the
size Of the tree. Select the thriftiest limbs
as far as may be, so as to form = symmet-
rical and well balanced head. Trees that
lean considerably, may be righted in
measure by the use of little common
sense in this respect. II the trees to be
grated are considerably large. portion
only of the top should be removed at the
time Of grating. The largest limbs and
such rs are likely to interfere with the
growth Of the gratis should first be re-
moved. The smaller ones should be left
until another year. 10 protect the tree from
the hot sun and to continue its healthy
growth. In one year from this time. the
remainder or a portion may be removed
according to the size of the tree. The
sooner the new head can be formed the
better.


l do not propose in this article to de-
scribe precisely the manner Of preparing
or setting the gratis; this must be learned
by practice and observation. The wedge
of the graft should begin just below the
lowest butt, and terminate from one inch
and quarter below. Set them, as gen.
eral rule. so that the outer edge Of the
graft will be even with the outside of the
stock at the top and the lower end inside
the bank. If you cannot do your own
grating employ an honest man to do it
for you.


Ii you employ itinerant gratters with
whom you are not acquainted, do not
complain if you have to pay twice the
amount you ought to, or ii your fruit is not
improved.


Good grating wax may be made as fol-
lows. viz: Four parts rosin, two parts
beeswax. three parts lard. Or six pounds
rosin and one pint linseed oil, melted to-
gether, and applied with brush while
warm. This is the best for cold weather.
IS. Freeman Of O6erlin, in AM. Farm.
journal. -
Year: 1872

a negro preacher at Georgia camp
meeting told his hearers that they could
never enter heaven with whisSey bottles
in their pockets. and urged them to
:, ring 'em right up to the pulpit, and he
would offer 'cm a sacrifice to de Lord.


The consequences was that the good
shepherd was in the evening SO overcome
by the spirit rs TO be unable to preach
Year: 1872

Urinary and Womb Diseases Gravel. Diabetes, Drop-
sy(Incontinence Of Urine, Brights disease Albuminu-
r and in where there Brick dust deposits or
the water is thick, cloudy mixed with substances like
the white of egg threads like white silk or there
IS morbid, dark, bilious appearance, and white Bone
dust deposits and where there is a prcking, burning
senSa on, and pain IN the small of the back and along
the lOins, In all these conditions Railways SarpariI
liam Resolyent aided by the application of Railways
Ready Relief to the spine and small of the back and
the bowels regulated with one or two of Railways
cure In few days the patient will be enabled to hold
and discharge water naturally without Dain and the
or sherry color.
Year: 1872

AN exchange says an alligator very
gracefully masticated q valuable stag
hound belonging to gentleman in Eutaw,
the other day. AS the owner had already
lost one dog In the same funny way, he
determined to bring to punishment the
fell destroyer, and baited six large hooks
with hog liver But the amusing crca-
ture gulped down the hog liver, hooks
and all, broke the line, and leisurely
swan away as happy as a clam. The
desperate dog owner is now lying in wait
on the river side, armed with harpoon
big enough to catch a whale, and propos-
ing to go for that alligator as Bill Nye
went for the heather Chinee-in way
he'll despise.
Year: 1872

| STATIoNHoUsE SCENEs.-This writer at


one or two o'clock in the morning regularly
visits the first precinct statiOnhonse, 10


learn the news and see life in the rough.


A few nights since raid had been made
| on the purlieus OF Dryades street. One
! cell was full Of women, about twenty-five
in number, young and middle-aged, white,
colored and mixed, all lost to shame, some
cursing, some employing the most obscene


anguage, and none sleeping. In the next
cell one pleasant-lOoking man called this
reporter by name, and asked his influence
to procure a release. He was taken in
slightly drunk, and his poor wife, at home
in the suburbs of the city, would be ter
ribly distressed at his absence. 1t was the
first time this young man had been taken
in, and he hoped it would be the last


At another time the night clerk of the
station called the reporters attention to
the miscellaneous crowd of twenty or thirty
women who had been picked up in all parts
of the precinct, from near the levee to the
swamp. They were noisy, rude, sham eless,
brazen, defiant, not a single trace of beauty
or modesty remaining, and they looked
more repulsive than any other similar col
lection in one cell.


Two or three nights afterward this wo-
mans cell was occupied solely by an Italian
boy eight or ten years old, who had been in
this country only three days; could not.
speak word of English, and was lost. He
alone was in that dark cell, with not bed
to lie upon, and he choose to stand up and
keep awake rather than recline upon the
long and wide boards, resembling shelves,
or upon the cold floor. Mr.. Turnkey
Lynch tno relation to Barney" of Iber-
ville) put the boy in there for safe keeping
because another boy darted out of the Office
under similar circumstances not long since
and gave the officers a rough chase.


Yet another night the female cell was
pretty full with a motley crowd, some
standing up, others stretched out on the
wide, long shelves, others lying on the
spacious floor. Among the latter was one
who had evidently been once the favOrite
daughter, reared in luxury and comfort, of
fond parents. Her rounded shoulders,
white as alabaster; her swelling bosom,
half exposed her youthful face wreathed
in smiles while sleeping on that hard couch,
formed a picture that an artists pencil
might have drawn, and made a thing of
beauty, yet. of sadness


Another night was brought in young
man, a native of the Sunny South, gal
LIANT soldier on the wrong side, brilliant
journalist, rising and successful politician,
in state of partial inebriation. A most prom
ising future was before him, but he sacrificed
all his hopes in the vain expectation of de-
irving pleasure from slipping the cup that
intOxicates. Could he make one more
strong rally he might yet be saved to grace
the position in life for which his splendid
talents fit him. His arrest was rather to
restrain than punish him.
Year: 1872

lana Levee COmpany.-The holders of the ordinary
stock Of the Louisiana Levee Company are hereby
informed that under the authorization of the char
ter as amended by the stock kh0lders the twelfth
of December 1871, the Board of Directors of this
company have directed that TWENTY PER CENT
of the earnings of the company for the year next
preceding the first Of October, 1872 be credited to
the account of the preferred stock and holders Of
ordinary stock are reminded that unless they con-
vert the ordinary stock into preferred stock on
before the twelfth OF June next they will not be
enabled to avail themselves OF the benefits Of.this
credit OF twenty per cent, and the stockholders
invited to call and examiue the resolutions
adopted by the board. THOMAS I. DIX,


myl6 St Secretary and Treasurer.
Year: 1872

WESTWARD, Ho THE report of the track
LAYING on the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad,
received Saturday night at the office in this
city, represents that the rails have been put
down seventy-one miles west of the White
Sulphur. The track is also being laid from
the west.
Year: 1872

/. TEE CoupoN CASES. The counsel in the
coupon cases now pending in the supreme
Court of Appeals have agreed to submit
their argument to the court in print as soon
ais there is q full bench. 81,
Year: 1872

In this thinking and observant age new
ideas and discoveries are constantly being
made known, many Of which, if true, are
never heard after, while others pass into
the treasury of established fact, when their
merit has been proven. We have Just met
with the following paragraph in an ex-
change:


"An intelligent and reliable farmer, who
has for many years been making expert
ments with corn, has discovered an import
ance and value in replanted corn which is
quite novel and worthy of publication.
We have always thought replanted corn
was of little consequence he replants
whether it is needed or motor rather he
plants two or three weeks after crops are
planted. about every fifteenth row each
way. He says if the weather becomes dry
during the filling time, the silk and tassal
both becomes dry and dead. In this condi-
ton, if it should become seasonable, the
silk revives and renews, but the tassal does
not recover. Thus, for want of pollen, the
new silk is unable to fill the office for
which it was designated. The pollen from
the replanted corn is then ready to supply
the silk, and the filling is completed. He
says nearly all the abortiye ears, SO COM
mon to the corn crop, are caused by the
want of pollen, and that he has known
ears to double their size in the second fill
ing.o
Year: 1872




From the San Francisco Bulletin.l ~ ~


A gentleman who arrived a few days
ago from the lower country, where
grizzly bears help the herders to take
care of the sheep, relates curious bear
adventure which occurred to an Indian
herdmsn in his employ. He sent the.
man to a distant portion of large
rancho to look after a herd of sheep.
The Indian at nightfall got under
shed with a roof of branches, but open
on all sides, and lay down In his blank
cts. After few hours sleep, he was
awakened by feeling the hot breath of
some animal on his face. He moved
his arms, and at once understood the
situation-a huge bear was snuffing
him. The man, with great presence of
mind, determined TO keep perfectly
still, for he knew If he moved or cried
out, one blow of those huge paws would
break his skull like a walnut. Bruin
scratched off the blankets and seized
the Indian by the leg. Though suffer-
ing terribly, the brave fellow did not
allow a groan or cry to escape. The
bear dragged him from the hut for
some distance and then commenced to
dig a hole to lay the Indian in and
cover him up from the coyotes. After
the grave had been dug deep enough
the bear (contenting himself with about
pound of flesh from the victims
| thigh) moved the body to the hole and
covered it up. The Indian managed to
keep the earth over his face loose
enough to allow him to breathe, and
when the bear retired, he crawled out
toward the mustang, which was pick
eted some yards outside Of the hut
With great difficulty he mounted, and
| then rode toward the rancho house, A
doctor was sent for, and pronounced the
wounds, though severe and painful, not
likely to prove fatal. The next day q
hunt was organized, and the grizzly
was killed in the neighborhood Of the
spot where he had slowed away his in
tended meal. i'''
Year: 1872

Liberian colonization is not in all
cases successful. The Norfolk Virgin-
ian mentions the arrival there of twen-
ty-fve colored people on their way back
from Liberia to North Carolina; the
remains of company of near two hun
dred who went to Liberia from Caro-
lima about a year ago. The balance died
out there, and this small remnant are
now seeking their way back to the old
North State.


Prof. Kedlie, of the Michigan State
Agricultural College, says there is a
much larger amount ofrozone in the
atmosphere this fall than for many
years past. While paper, chemically
prepared, turns perfectly blue in six
hours by the action of ozone in the at
mosphere. This excess of ozone is sup
posed to superinduce catarrhal disease.


The making of the new dress for the
enlisted men of the army is progressing
with all possible dispatch at the great
clothing and equipment arsenal at
Schuylkill, but it is not expected that
the troops will get into their new trap
pings before next spring. 9'Ha
Year: 1872

To SAFE SEED CoRS.-If you cou-
tiuuo to save seed corn from stalks
that bear two ears or more (as has
been advised by s)mel you will final
ly haze all shoots and little corn.
We often see stalks Of corn that have
from six to ten shoots but no corn.
If this force had all been directed in
one shoot, it would have made ono
good ear,


But one car of corn should he on
couragcd to grow on II stalk. To
convince yourself of this fact, look
your com fcll over, and take all tho
corn from a certain number of stalks
that have two ears, shell and weigh
it. Now look over the same Geld and
take from the same number of stalks
that have but one ear, shell and
weigh, and you will find taat one-ear-
cd stalks have the most corn. You
not only produce the most corn oif
one-eared stalks but you save one
half in hushing, which is o very great
consideration. 5. j. WooLLEy.
Year: 1872




The night shadows were begin
ming to settle dow upon the earth
All day the rain had bacn falling
sometimes in heavy Showers the
roses and pinks in the garden hal Il
sickly look, for the petals hung low
and were heavy with water and with
mud that had spIashod upon them
clouds were still DARK apl threaten
ing, bespeaking a stormy night. The
little town of Ashton was unusually
quiet. The streets were too muddy
and the weather too inclement to
entice people from their homes.
Only now aud then solitary travel
er was tp be seen. These, business
had driven forth aud they walked
with rapid steps, anxious to again
get under the shelter


In n -wreathed cottage on a
flower sprinkled lawn, the supper
had been waiting over an hour for
the master of the house, whose bu-
siness had necessitated his beiay alb
sent from home al day. Mr.. ia
cobs was the tay collector Of the
township, and consequently could
not await the return of pleasant
weather before pursuing his journey,
Therefore he had equipped himself
in his India-rubber over garment in
the morning, aud had gone about his
business, leaving his wife the prom
Use ofan early return in the evening,
but supper had come aud gone with
out his making an appearance. Mrs.
Jacobs, however, was not an 'ous us
yet. Such delays were too equen.
to cause this one to give her cny u. =
easiness of mind.


She fitted about the house, busy
with her evening duties, singing a
gay song as she went. She was
bright little woman, with world of
courage written in her dark, spark
ling eyes, and on the firm red lips.


Anon she disrobed her two little
ones and put them to bed, and when
the night shadows turned into an
inky blackness, she seated herself by
the lamp, and began to sew, still
leaving the supper table spread, and
the food on the stove keeping warm
for the return of her husband. But
tae little clock on the mantle shelf
had told the hour of 10 before his
step was heard at the door. He
came in hu-riedly, and strobe to
seat without removing his dripping
outer garments or his muddy boots.


u must go to Winchester, to-
night he said, in answer to his
wife's questioning look.


ITO Winchester T. repeated his
vile, in dismaY, .:IxeptY nailesuinu
Year: 1872

build ngs or by other plants do not complete
this function, that is, they do not purify the
air, but that, on the contrary, they exhsle
an injurious atmosphere, and really shed
poison into the air about us; that the pro-
duction of pure air begins to diminish with
the decline of day, and ceases completely at
sunset; that all plants corrupt the surround
ing air during the night, and that not all
portions of the plant take part in the puri-
fcation of the air, but only the leaves and
green ranches."-"Light and Life" In
Popular Science Monthly for JanuGrY.
Year: 1872

an unknown place Of safety by the police,
owing, as is stated, to the fact that the po-
lice became aware Of the formation of 8
vigilance committee Of some forty men who
intended taking Simmons from the hospital
and hanging him.
Year: 1872

The glare of bright light at night
tends to keep an invalid from sleep
ing. and yet, in many cases, 1t Is not
desirable to be in total darkness. Ii
u burning candle has common salt
nut ON the melted part of the candle,
until it reaches the black part OF the
wick, it will not only Cause the can
die to burn very slow, but make it
give a dim, mild and mellow light,
proving very agreeable to the lnva-
lid.


Another expedlent in this connec-
ton: A room can be very well ven
tilated, in the hotter nights, bylight-
ing candle and placing it on the
hearth in the fire place; this causes q
draught upwards, which ispromoted
by the fresh air coming in at the
open window or door In the win
ter, a fire should be always burning
in the CRATE or fireplace, more ne
cessary at night than in the daytime
it not only keeps the air Of the room
pure and good, but it prevents th'
room getting too cool, thus endan
perinc pneumonia or lung fever, il
proportion as the invalid is debillta
ted.-H1H Journal Of Health.
Year: 1872

All things attest the nobloneSs Of 81
personal independence, and all
things attest the need OF it. Why,
then, should we not devote ourselves
to it's culture? Il it u thing hope
less of attainmen To Judge what
is right is no easy matter; and the
individual verdict might, very pos
sibly, clash together in manner
most deplorablo. But the way to
learn swimming is not to stand shly-
ering on the bank OF the pool. No
dread of the plunge will answer the
purpose of the dip and struggle
The proper way to Judge wisely is
to Judge rs wisely as you can.
Would you have light, use the light
you have. Conscience, like limbs,
are made strong by using them
Self-reliance comes from relying on
self, in hope that self will presently
become worth relying on.
Year: 1872

Professor Bottomly of GLASGOW
University, i'll u recent lecture to his
class, placed lump of ice as large
as an apple on piece of wire Gauze,
and on this board Weighing twelve
pounds. Before the conclusion OF
the lecture, u considerable quantity
Of ice was found on he lower side OF
the gauze, firmly united to that above
though apparently forced through
the meshes in room at Id deg Y.
$50 deg. F.) In u second experiment
he placed block of ice on two par
allel boards near together, passed n
loop of wire over the ice, and hung
WEIGHTS on the ends. Various sizes
of wire were tried, and i'll the final
experiment wire one-tonth OF IN
inch in diameter was used, weight
ed with Sc pounds. 1t passed en-
tirely through the block OF ice, anu
fell on the floor; but this block of ice
though the plain of passage was
clearly marked, was not divided, nor
could II be split in this plane with a
knife or chisel.


This remarkable result he explains
to be IL consequence of Thompson
theory of regulation. The stress
upon the ice, due to the pressure Of ;l
the wire, gives it tendency to melt
at the point in contact with the wire
and the ice, in the form OF water III
termixed with fragments and ne"
CRYSTALS, moves 80 as to removes IT.
self of pressure. AS soon as any
portion of the mass is thus relieved
freezing takes place through it, be
cause it's temperature is reduced be
low that of the freezing point OF wa
ter at ordinary pressures, by melt
ing contiguous parts. The obvious
tendency of the ice under the pres
sure from above is thus, by a serie
of MEETINGS and refreezings, to ALLOW
the passage of the wire and yet re
mains solid block.


! Q
Year: 1872

Il numerous young man was driving 4
horse which. was in the habit of stopping at
every house on the roadside. Passing
country tavern where there were collected
together some dozen countryman, the an =
NAL, as usual, ,an opposite the door and
then stopped, in spite of the young man,
who applied the whip with all his might
to drive the horse On. The men in the
porch commenced hearty laugh, and
some inquired if he would sell the horse.
"les," said the young man, "but cannot
recommend him, as he once belonged to
a butcher, and stops whenever he hears
any calves bleat "-The crowd retired to
the bar in silence.
Year: 1872

Greene, Goochland, and Fluvanna. The


caucus took the same route that Sheridan


did when he wound up at columbia


Works." The fellow that rides this dis


trict and interviews the voters will, besides


getting good practical knowledge of the


geography of Virginia, have the pleasure OF


knowing every type of the Caucasian and


every shade of the princely African ;


for they are all to be found dwelling


in this compact and homogeneous


process conveniently classified by politi-


clans as "gerrymandering." Some writer


feared that the joint committee charged


with this matter, though aided by the cau-


Gus, would find difficulty in agreeing upon


basis of apportioning the various coun-


ties because Of the fact that there were so


many candidates for Congress in the Legis-


lature to be consulted. But this difficulty
has been met, and we suppose all the en-


bryo M. C.'s are serene. 1t would be
well, however, for Major Hotchkiss to get
up series of maps of the various Congress


sional districts in Virginia, and for each
candidate to arm himself with one at least


before starting on his perilous voyage.


Why, one might as well attempt to sail
around Cape Horn without chart or COM
pass as to traverse some of the districts
without an accurate map. But by
using different colors for the diff
ferent counties, and designating ac-
curately the mountains, rivers, &C., a
man of fair average ability might make his
way through. A Goochland man, unaided,
might easily be lost in the wild mountains
with us, and one of our old valley rangers
would be quite as unfamiliar. with the flat
country that lies along the majestic
f" Jeems." Geographically and topograph-
ically this division has never been excelled,
perhaps, save in the township districting of
this county. The great reason that is at
the bottom of this thing-to return as
many Democrats as possible to Congress
from Virgina-we respectfully submit is
of the great party in whose in
terest the work is done. Were the Repub-
lican party in power in this State, an ar
like this byttem would excite our


universal denunciation-and justly so. AS
men, have we the right in
this questionable way to seek to per-
petuate our supremacy The crying
evil of the day is that the dominant
political party has unscrupulously used
against as every arm of the government
for this identical purpose. On the larger
and more important theatre, for five years
legislation primary has look
I'd to the perpetration of party dominancy.
They blaze the way for US, it is true, but
hat constitutes for us no sufficient .justifi-
cation. We stand upon the integrity Of our
OWN conduct, and if we are above the smart
small tricks of our adversaries in the long
run, it will not be to our disadvantage.
We would be rejoiced to see an unbroken
Conservative delegation from Virginia in
his Congress. We belive it would be in
every way to our advantage; but to ac-
,omplish it we would not consent to use
he unworthy artifce that belongs par er-
'ellence to our enemy, nor would we take
step that could by implication cast doubt
upon either our honesty, our consistency,
IL our fair-dealing.
Year: 1872

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