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Year: 1873

BREAD FRUIT. - The fruit of the
bread tree-which is a native of the
Sou h Sea Islands-ripens during eight
consecutive months in the year. The
islanders live upon it as we do upon
our manufactured bread - it is their
main food, and nature, as we see, fur
nishes it to them without their being
put to the trouble of cultivating the
ground, or sowing, reaping, threshing,
grinding or baking. To have their
'fresh Bread" they choose the time
when the pulpis farinaceous, which they
can tell by the green color of the rind.
The necessary preparation ''for the
table" is accomplished by cutting them
in thin slices and cooking them upon a
charcoal fire. When ready, each loaf,
as we would say, weighs about pound.
They are sometimes placed upon heat
ed oven, as we do with pastry, and left
there until the rind begins to blacken.
Then the burnt part is scraped clean, as
your toast, and the interior is white,
readygtO be eaten, tender as the crumbs
of French rolls, but little differing in
taste to wheaton bread, except only a
slight flavor, suggestive Of the inside OF
an artichoke. AS the natives want
bread throughout the whole'year, they
take advantage Of the time when the
fruit is abundant and prepare from the
pulp Of the surplus fruit a paste, which,
after being fermented, can be kept a
long time without turning sour. Du-
ring the four months when the trees do
not yield, the natives live upon this
preparation,
Year: 1873

Dampness in walls is often great
annoyance to hOusckeepers, and in
moist climates good precautions should
be taken to keep it out the walls and
buildings. 1t may be prevented from
rising IN brick or stone walls by thor
Ough application of asphaltum to the
upper portion of the foundation, or to
several Of the lower tiers of brick. As
phaltum thoroughly applied to the out
side OF brick work will also prevent the
lngress OF dampness. The walls may be
painted over asphaltum, if DESIRED


Another method is also recommended
by q leading scientific paper as follows ::


Three quarters of pound of mOttled
soap are to be dissolved with one gallon
Of boiling water, and the hot solution
Spread steadily with a fiat brush over
the outer surface of the brick work,
taking care that it does not lather: this
is to be allowed to dry for twenty-four
hours, when solution formed of a
quarter Of pound of alum dissolved
IN two gallons of water is to be applied
in a similar manner over the coating of
soap. The operation should be perform
ed in dry, settled weather. The soap
and alum naturally decOmpOse each
other, and form an insOluble varnish,
NIllCll lIi6 IiIu is ll1dUl6 10 penetrate,
and this cause of dampness is thus eff
fectually removed.


Alum is also valuable preventative
of mildew. Cloths or other fabrics dip
ped into strong alum water, are proof
against mildew, no matter how much
they may afterwards be exposed to
damps or other causes favoring the
growth of this disagreeable fungus.


About year ago, says a correspond
ent Of the Journal Of Chemistry, was
filling up large scrap-book, and in the
course Of my work, used in connection
with a gOOdly amount of paste, a small
quantity that had alum in it. A spell
OF wet weather coming on before my
book was dry, caused it to mildew badly
throughout, except where the alum
paste had been used; there no trace of
mildew was to be seen. Upon observ-
ing this, | began trying various expert
ments with alum as a mildew preven-
tive, all of which succeeded, though
| put to the most severe tests. I there
| fore feel that have, by the merest ac-
cident, made Valuable discovery, and
as such | take pleasure in offering it to
the public.-[Pacitic Rural Press.
Year: 1873

AC 4UuON1uE5 40 AAOLA CuO DOSSACA
Banner:


The first object of the Northern farmer is to
make the farm self-sustaining, while the first
object of the Southern farmer is to make money
at the expense of the farm.-LRural Southland.


Never was a more solemn and impor-
tant truth told in fewer words. Never
was the thrift and foresight Of the ONE,
and the blindness, stupidity, reckless
ness and the suicidal course of the
OTHER more aptly and fifty exposed.
Southern farmers and planters will sit
down and cool1y argue that we cannot
afford to raise grain and stock on lands
worth from fifty to seventy-fve dollars
per acre, entirely ignoring the fact that
all the west has grown rich raising pro-
visions and stock on lands worth from
one hundred to one hundred and fifty
dollars per acre, and finding remuner-
ative market for the same among these
same planters of the South who cannot
afford to raise it on land not half as
valuable. We will always remain tri-
butary to the North till we commence
to make everything within ourselves; !;
till we begin to feed our lands, and in
stead of impoverishing them, make our
own manures and improve and enrich
them. At the end Of this century the
South, pursuing her present depicting
process, will be the poorest country on
the globe. We will have nothing but
old places worn out making cotton to
buy western produce and northern
goods. Whom the Gods intend to. de-
strOy they first make mad. CONFAB.
Year: 1873

One of the OHIO papers tells about a
brave boy who found broken rail on
the railroad track, and perceiving the
peril in which the train would be placed
if it should come dashing past without
warning, sat out on the fence for five
long hours in the bitter winter cold, in
order that he might carry the news of
the accident to his father, who is local
editor of paper published in the neigh
boring village.
Year: 1873

A Sacramento lawyer remarked to the
court: at is may candid opinion, judge
that you are an old fool" The judge
allowed his mildly beaming eye to fall
upon the lawyer brief moment, then
in a voice husky with suppressed tobac-
co juice and emotion, said "It is my
candid opinion that you are fined $1OO.
Year: 1873

For all the blond and black braids
Of hair rescued from the sea surf at
Long Branch and elsewhere this SUM
mer By gallant men, not one female
smile or hearty "thank you" has been
returned. The last one picked up by
Hiram Ulysses was stuffed In his
pocket. Ii would make such nice
nest for the latest purp.
Year: 1873

TwRSrY-rrvE years ago a gentleman
went to Janesville with no fortune but
young wife and pair OF strong
hands (which feared no labor. The
other day he LEFT. old and bowed down,
aud took with him all his earthly pos
sessions In the patched fragments OF a
grain bag. While he was there,
though, he drank whisky enough to
pay for n corner block.
Year: 1873

MEETING OF THE REPUBLIcASs.-The Re-
publicans held large meeting at the head
quarters of the Hughes and Ramsdell Club,
on BROAD street, last night, which was pre-
sided over by MIRA. j. McFrederickS.


Rnsh Burgess said the Dispatch, Wing,
and Esou,rer daily abuse the workingmen.
IF they could see this audience they would
know that respectability and worth is in
the Republican party. If they knew they
could sell more papers and get more adver'
tiSements they would come over to our side
the side of right and respectability. After
reviewing the prospects of his party, he Sald
if this city would put forward such candi-
dates as the county Of Hcnrico had just Sc
Iected the Goldfish aristocracy would be


broken down-defeated.


Mr.. William Woody, of this city, proba-
BILE candidate for the Legislature, followed.
He is quite young men, but spoke clearly
and forcibly, making some good hits. he
was followed by John w. Jenkins. lie said
there was q time when it required great
courage to be Republican in this State, but
now no honest man Is ashamed to be of that
party. ,u,o
talent among you, and should be glad to
sna Won put forward just such men Us have
addressed YOU tonight. The evidences all
over the State are that We shall win great
an& glorious victory if fraud at the ballot
box is prevented. In many counties ID
1853 we had not intelligent men with which
TO guard the baRot-boX-yery few OF them
could read and write-but now we have
enough men of intelligence and grit with
which TO do it, and we will.


The powerful Conservative press OF Rich-
mond has made many of our men weak.
kneed but give US the colored votes out OF
which we were cheated in 1869. and add
them to cur increased white forces, and we
will certainly carry the State. Work we'll
and faithfully, and you will soon have the
Democracy under your heel. In the seiec'
+, ion of YOUR candidates for the Legislature
~, careful to sink all prejudice and select
me who will not detract from the success
of be State ticket.


d.. Mills made speech in when ne
laude 4 the negro and berated the whites OF
Virgin "a because they had denounced scala
waes. He said that the State had neYer been
ruled by the people, but by the aristocraey.
They had carried the State out of the Union.
BE recolIected well the trickery by which it
was done. He then detailed at length the
history of secession times. He wanted the
Year: 1873

LIBRARY FOR CATHOLIC SoC1ETIEs.-LaSt
night Joint committee of the Catholic Ben
eticial Society and Catholic Total Abstinence
Society, of this city, held meeting at the
episcopal residence, adjoining the cathedral,
to consider the propriety and practicability of
a concerted movement on their part having
in view the establishment ofa library for the
benefit of their respective members and the
Catholics of the city generally. The propo-
sition being fayorably considered. a plan was
decided upon which will be presented to the
two societies for action thereon. IT the
scheme is carried into effect room in the
new school-building on Marshall near Ninth
street, will be fitted up for the library.
Year: 1873

BITTEN BY DoG.--Yesterday, on Thir-
teenth street near Main, little colored girl
was bitten on the leg by a bulldog. The
wound was quite painful but not serious.
The owner was recognized to appear before
the Police Court this morning.
Year: 1873

Owing to an engagement in the United
States Court, Judge Ould was unable to adj
dress the Convention last night Colonel
Gilman is out of the city fighting for the
cause by the side of the gallant kemper.
The committee were unable to find Mr.
Dooley before the adjournment of the Con-
,,optinn
Year: 1873

We have many inquiries asking advice
about selling farms at the East and going
West. This everlasting uneasiness belongs
elements, perhaps, in his enterprise. We
wish, however, to express, with emphasis,
our dissent from the too prevalent opinion.
that farms at the East are past working
with profit. If. instead of selling out, the
owner of all Eastern farm would inform
himself as to the character of his soil and
its needs, and then eXpend the amount Of
money he must sacrifice in selling of all
his stock, farming tools and other personal
property, in needed improvements and
thorough working of his farm, he will find
all he desires in the possibilities Of the old
homestead. There is no lack of the natural
elements of fertility in these farms; they
possess the undeveloped equivalents of
thousand crops. The deposits are there
only draw your check with the proper for
mality and the teller of Mother Natures
bank will honor it. Look at the advance of
British agriculture in the last half century
her increase from fourteen to twenty eight
bushels of wheat per acre. If she had
her farmers might have abandoned the old
and sought the new fields; but instead of
that, they added new Kingdom below,
doubling the production of the acres they
possess Young men who have no farms,
the old hive being full, will do well TO seek
one in the West, but do not abandon the
ancestral acres to the stranger. Live
Stock journal.
Year: 1873

In the course of sermon delivered by
Mr.. Beecher the other day he referred 10
the subject of humbling ones self before
God. 81 beseech you" he said, "to avoid
that kind OF crawling, that piostration that
takes the manhood out of a mann. don t
think that God wants to have any man
crawl before Him like a worm. don't
think He is any more pleased TO see that
than you would be to see your children act
50. | have u little dog III the farm that
when come is so exceedingly glad that he
lies down and Squirms and rolls over on
his back, so that want to kick HIM That
same dog, although he is so afiectonatr,
will steal chickens. Now, u dog don't
know any better, but Il man does, and it
seems to me as if men think that if they
humble themselves before God and say al
manner Of scrouchng things, that will fit
them for the work There is no maninc>s
in this
Year: 1873

Behold the western evening light


1t melts in evening gloom;
So calmly Christians sink away,


Descending to the tomb.
The winds breath low, the whitening lea
Scarce whispers from the tree;
So gently flows the parting breath
When good men cease to be.
How beautiful on all the hills


The crimson light is shed!
'Tis like the peace the Christian gives
To mourners round his bed.
How mildly on the wandering cloud
The sunset beam Is casti
'Tis like the memory left behind


When loved ones breathe their last.
And now, above the dews of night.
The rising star appears;
So faith springs in the heart of those
Whose eyes are bathed in tears.
But soon the mornings happier light
Its glory shall restore,
And eyelids that are sealed in death
Shah wake TO close no more.
Year: 1873

| know not which is the greater won
der-that prayer which is a duty so easy
and facile, so ready and adapted to the
opportunities of every man should have
50 great effects and be productive Of such
mighty blessings; or, that we should be
SO unwilling to use so easy an instrument
of procuring so much good Jeremy
TAYLOR.
Year: 1873

81 never could believe" said Richard
Humbold, about to die on the scaffold for
completely in the Rye House Plot"
''that Providence had sent few men into
the world ready booted and spurred tc
ride, and millions ready saddled and
bridled to be ridden"


A little schoolgirl in Danbury has lately
had her dinner stolen. No clew could be
obtained of the thief although it was
sought with tears. Finally a mild plan
was hit upon. A tempting doughnut will
filling of cayenne pepper was placed il
her pail, and the result watched. Before
noon little boy was seen at the pump
working it in a lively manner. 1t seemed
if he had had two hundred pairs OF arm
he could have used them. The fire wa
put out, however. and enough OF thu
structure saved to take across the knee fo
a few minutes.
Year: 1873

WHY CLOVER IMPROVES THE SOIL. Pro
fessor Voelcker thus explains the action oi
clover in increasing the fertility of soils
All who are practically acquainted with the
subject must have seen that the best crops
of wheat are produced by being preceded
by crops Of clover growing for seed.
l have come to the conclusion that the
very best preparation, the best manure,
is good crop Of clover. A vast amount
of mineral manure is brought within
reach of the corn crop, which other
wise would remain in Il lockedup con-
dltion in the soil. The clover plants
take nitrogen from the atmosphere, and
manufacture it into their own substance,
which, on decomposition Of the clover roots
and leaves, produces abundance of am
monia. In reality, the growing Of clover
Is equivalent, to great extent, 10 manurn@
with Peruvian guano, and in this paper of
mine | show that you obtain a larger quanti-
ty of manure than in the largest dose of
Peruvian guano which a farmer would ever
think of applying. 1t is only by carefully
investigating subjects like the one under
consideration that positive proofs are given,
showing the correctness OF intelligent OBJ
servers in the field.
Year: 1873

BIZ MARY B. DODaE.
THERE Is light behind the mountain,


Bright and clearl
What though within the valley


Shades appear
To blot out every tender germ OF hope?
What though the weary feet in darkness grope?


Faith holds horoscope,
Foretelling true, though here the sun be set
He lives behind the mount in glory yet.
There is light behind the mountain


On the edge
OF answering hills to eastward


Is pledge
That in the West there shines a. bright a sun
As when at morn the Journey was begun.


The light has but forerun
Our tagging souls which lost themselves in shade,
And slept till earnest time was overstayed
There is light behind the mountaini


Only we
Must wake and scale the summit


Steadily.
II down in valley damps we longer stay
And browse away another dreamful day,


The toll we but delay;
For who In fullness greets the flaming West
Must stand upon the mountains mastered crest
There is light behind the mountainl


Lifted eyes
Shall see the suns fond, lingering


Look, that lies
In benediction on the misty line.
One other look, which words may not define


look Of Love Divine
In holier blessing waits to lead the way
Up from the valley to efulgent day.
Year: 1873

-"Remarkable instances of canine sa-
gacity" are generally too much for us,
but here is one related by an Eastern
newspaper (which must, therefore, be
true), and which has the appearance of
probability. "The other day." so begins
the newspaper, "a gentleman transacting
business in this village, left his horse at
tached TO chaise tied under a she'd Re
naming with the horse was a coach-dog,
who took advantage Of his masters alb
sence to enjoy hasty nap in the vehicle.
In the meantime, the horse somehow
broke away from his fastening, and started
off at a furious gallop. This awakened
the dog, who at once realizing the state of
affairs, attempted to seize the reins with
his teeth, but was unable to do so owing
to their being covered by an overcoat


Fortunately, however, the reins fell from
the carriage on to the ground, when the
dog, with singular presence OF mind,
leaped nimbly after them, caught them in
his mouth, refined the horse to stand
still, and held the reins firmly until he de-
livered them, with graceful wag Of the
tail, TO a stranger, whom, under ordinary
circumstances, he would not have al
lowed to approach his masters property"
Year: 1873

SOME time ago DIR. Mary E. Walker
made application for a pension on ac-
count of disability incurred while per-
forming duty as contract surgeon with
the Union forces in the Southwest during
the rebellion. The disability of which
she complained was weakness of the eyes,
The case was investigated by the Commits
clusion that the disability was not con-
tracted while she was a contract surgeon
in the army, and therefore rejected her
application,
Year: 1873

1 4 0n WILL PURCHASE A HALF INTEREST IN
DiUO a publication out OF which from So to $3.50
can be made weekly industry and honesty of
sequence than money Apply in Printing Office II Ann
street.
Year: 1873

I HAVE MORE TERRITORY THAN I CAN WORK
l. for leading Sewing Machine. Satisfactory arrange
mens % VIII be made with q responsible party TO work
cash required the business S50Ol further in
formation address BUSINESS Herald Brooklyn Branch
ofiir
Year: 1873




That healthy and intelligent public sen.
timent which recognizes good thing at a
glance is, we are pleased to announce,
having due effect in augmenting the
subscription list Of THE EVENING
JOURNAL. We hope our friends will not
weary in well doing. To know that he
speaks to large and appreciative circle
of readers is joy to the heart of the news
paper man. In this respect we are not
unblessed, yet the omnibus we drive
Graves more passengers in the shape of
good steady-paying subscribers.


We received by this mornings mail
sixty-three subscribers to The WEEKLY
from Charlotte county; twenty-four sub
scribers to THE SEMI-W WEEKLY from the
same place, and thirty-two from VIM
chester for THE WEEKLY edition Of THE
JOURNAL. Roll on the ball.
Year: 1873

Secret Chinese SOciety-TrIaI Of Mem


bers at San Francisco.


SAN FRANCISCO, August 9.-Eight
Cinnamon, members of the secret tribunal
of the Hip Yee Tong Society, were
on trial yesterday before a Jury at polict
court on the charge Of conspirine
to extort money from Lum Sung by
threats of death on his failure
to pay $3.50 as the price of his wife,
who escaped from the keeper of a
brothel, to whom she had been sold. Lum
Yet Sung swore that soon after bis mar
riage he was summoned and taken before
the tribunal of the society where thirty
men were present, and the door secured
by an armed guard T; that Oh Yee, one Of
the prisoners, told him he must pay the
money or return the woman or he would
be killed that the Hip Yee Tong
society would spend $4,000 to Sc
cure his death that he pleaded
he had no money, when they finally gave
him two days time to raise the amount and
released him, when he fled back to the mis-
sion school for protection. Sung remains
at the school, and does not 90 out
unless escorted by white men.


DIR. Sob She, who speaks English flu
emily, was sworn, to translate large num-
Der of documents which were found by the
police in the rooms OF the society. He
translated several, when he came to one in
which record was kept of the sale of
women to keepers Of brothels and punish.
ments inflicted.


I He refused to 60 any further. The court
admonished him, but still he refused to
proceed. The court then threatened to
send him to jail, but he would not obey,
and finally he was given till Monday to con-
slider the matter. A complete translation
of all the documents found is in the hands
of the authorities. The trial will be con-
tinued till Monday.
Year: 1873

LIEUT.. f. a. WOODRUFF of
the United States Engineer Corps.
died of the fever Tuesday night,
September 80. Although death
is busy taking off our best citizens,
many who pass to the grave with
out tribute notice from US, yet
we should he derelict in our duty to
pass him withOuta Interchangeable.
He came among us about two
years ago a perfect stranger, sent
By his government to remove the
raft in Red river. BY his COurte-
sy TO our people, stern integrity
and unfinching industry and per
severance, he won the esteem of
this community, and his death is
looked upon as public calamity.
Some three weeks since hearing
OF our affliction he left the work
on the raft and gave his whole at
tentiOn to our sick and dying. In
abOnt a week he was taken with
the fever and the hope was uni
versally expressed that he might
recover, but alas, the ways OF
providence are inscrutable, and
he rests in his grave. He died a
martyr to the blessed cause os
charity, and may his reward be
great in the world to come
[Shreveport Times, ID.
Year: 1873

How is power realizeds BY looking.
There are three methods of looking: ], With
the eyes; With the reason; and 8 By faith.
Faith is the royal power Of the soul,
and is as trustworthy as any. God wants
to bring us to certainty, for no soul can
rest till it ceases to doubt. He would have
you certain of Heaven-certain that you will
see your friends iii glory.


What are the discoveries that may be
made? /. Heaven. Q. That Heaven is
peopled by beings that we want TO associate
with.


Men have their backs toward Heaven. No
wonder, they have darkness and gloom.
They must face about and look up
if they would be cheered and strength
ened.


Every sermon should end at the Cross.
Two Golgotha men once went to die, but
now, thank God, they 60 there to live
Joy only blooms in perfection on the rocky
soil of Calvary From that hill look to
Heaven. What inspiration in the thought
Of being with Jesus-home at last.
BLESSED be God the father OF our Lord
Jesus Christ"


The congregation sang 81 love to tell the
story
Year: 1873

1t is very fatal thing to 1.-Two Journalist.
Number does not give strength to an army,
but discipline. In the Church it is not
formal religion that we need. With the
spirit to do and dare, we are equal to
tho conquest of the world in another
generation.


This tree is also type Of what comes of
Journalism. No fruit here, is no fruit for
ever. The crisis is coming--an eternal
blight! Our labors in the past, in the lights
Of eternity are nothing.


There is one kind of Journalist who never
knew anything else, as the papists. Anoth-
er class who have known the experience of
of religion. We lose by not working for
Jesus.


God converts every man a missionary. 1t
is an awful thing to have no heart in our re.
ligiOn. When l lose the vital principle l
want to lose the husk also. When many
are said to have backslidden they are only
breaking the she'll, they had lost the power
before. Better sacrifice everything than
lose this life


Services closed with prayer by Rev. j. L.
Roc, and benediction by Rev. w. Frank
lin