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Year: 1871

THERE are few married men who are
aversc to seeing their wives kissed; but 4
correspondent relates the particulars Of a
case in which newly made Benedict felt
himself insulted because his wife was not
kissed. The bridegroom in question wa.
stalwart young rustic, who was known
as formidable operator in a free fight
His bride was blooming and beautiful
country girl, only sixteen years Of age
and the twain were at a party where a
number of young folks of both sexes were
enjoying themselves in the old fashioned
style. Every girl in the room was called
out and kissed, except the beautiful young
bride, aforesaid; and although there was
not Il yuungstCr who was not dying to
taste her lips, they were restrained by the
presence Of her hcrculcan husband, who
stool regarding the party with sullcn dis
satisfaction. They mistook the cause,
however, for suddenly he expressed him.
self


Rolling up his sleeves, he stepped into
the middle of the room, and in tone Of
voice that secured marked attention, said :


Gentlemen, have been noticing how
these things have been working, here, for
some time, and amt satisfied. l don't
want to raise a fuss, but"


What is the matter, JOhn?" inquired
half a dozen voices "Havc we done any
thing to hurt your feelings?"


" Yes, you have; all of You have hurt
my feelings, and I have got just this to
say about it. Here's every girl in the
room been kissed nigh half dozen times
apiece, and there's my wife, who I con-
slider az likely as any of them, has not had
a single one to night; and just tell yon
now, if she don't get AS many kisses as
any girl in the room the rest of the night,
the man that Sights her has got me to
hght-tIat's all. Now, go ahead with
your plays"
Year: 1871

IT is much easier to 1rere7,t chickens
from becoming infested with parasites by
sprinkling the setting hen aud her nest
with powdered sulphur before the eggs
arc Matched, than to get rid of the pests
afterwards. Ii the chicks are still with
their mother, apply kerosene IN moderate
quantities to the feathers of her whole
body near the skin, particularly to the
wings and other parts that come In con-
tact with tho chickens Then go through
the same operation with each chicken
separately, paying especial attention to the
head, which is the part the vernin prefer
If the chickens are quite young, do not
allow the kerosene to touch the skin, if it
can be avoided, but aim at slightly moist
eniny the feathers near the roots. Ii care
is not taken, the skin may be badly in
jurcd, and chickens have been killed by
OVERRIDING the matter blindness will re-
suit if the kerosene touches the eyes Of
the birds. One application, if thorough,
will destroy every insect. Another remedy
is To dust sulphur freely upon every por-
ton Of the skin of old and young. 1t is
as cificacious us the kerosene, unless they
Immediately rut1lc their feathers and shake
it of. To lessen the risk Of this, it is best
to apply it vt night when they are quiet,
and it will do its work before morning.
1t will not iujurc the chickens in the least,
applied In any quantity.-HearM and
lone,
Year: 1871

ladies after passing few minutes in gen
eral conversation, he changed the subject
and talked business.


Mamma, of course, prOfcsscd to be very
sorry that she was unable to pay the
"doctor," but would certainly do SO in a
few days. AS he was apparently about to
depart, he casually asked the daughter
how she liked her teeth, and she replied
that they were perfect and pleased hcl
very much.


"Do they slip or pain you?" kindly
asked the doctor.


"Vcry seldom, doctor,' she replied
sometimes they pinch me a little, but
suppose that can't be avoided"


"Oh, yes" said the polite dentist, pull
ing a pair of little njppcrs from his pocket
"allow me to bend the plates little with
my nippcrs. and it will not occur again,
at the same time holding out his hand TO
receive them. The unsuspccting maiden
pulled them out and handed them to the
"doctor,' who instead Of nipping them
with his pincers, quietly wrapped them ur
in his pocket handkerchief and placed
them in his pocket, and politely but firmly
told the terrified beauty that when hel
mamma paid his bill she conld have them
but not before. AS the girl was engaged
to be married to u wcll-to do young gen
tlelnan who had never seen her without
teeth, and who was expected to return tC
the city and hand her to the hymenial altel
in few day s. that bill WAS paid.
Year: 1871

A BURN caused by the explosion of gun
powder generally seems much worse than
ii really is, owing to the deposit Of black
powder upon the surface. Soft pieces of
old linen dipped in cold water will afford
relief at first, and, in some cases, pow.
dered starch or flour, forms soothing ap-
plicatiOn; hut as soon as the first moments
Of distress are over, dressing should be
applied composed of equal parts of lime
water and linsced oil. AS soon as practi-
cable tho grains of powder that lodge in
the skin should be removed with needle
or the point of lancet. If this is not
done, the burn will heal over them, and
the surface ever after will be dis1gurcd
with blush mark. In cases of raw burns,
the whites Of eggs well-beaten, and then
applied to the surface with soft camel's-
hair brush, sometimes will give immediate
relief; but where blisters are raised, great
care should be taken not to tear them; if
they arc cautiously punctured with a nee
die, the water beneath will run out and
they will fall, thus forming perfect pro.
lection. Burns should always be protect
cd from immediate contact with the air.
UeUrth and Home.
Year: 1871

No agricultural community should be
without its Agricultural Society. An or
ganization having for it's object mutual as
sistlncc and instruction should be of in
tcrcst everywhere. TO assist in the form
alton OF such cooperative societies, we
give 9 few hints as to the mode of bring.
ing them into existence, and some of the
advantages which may he derived from
them.


AS nothing can be done without money,
the first business will be to interest aud
associate together sufficient number of
men to contribute the necessary funds
Laws exist in all the States for the en-
collragemcnt OF these enterprises and it is
only necessary to follow them, in the mode
OF organization and incorporation set
forth in each instance. These societies
should have for their objects, in addition
to the usual exhibitions, the introduction
OF improved stock, farm machinery, seeds
and agricultural literature. Each one
should aim to possess one or more thor
ough: bred male animals, together with
moving, rcaping and threshing machines,
and Well-selectcd library for the use OF
those OF its member who cannot afford tU
purchase for themselves An annual ex-
hibition should be held at some convenient
period, to which the public should be in.
vlted to bring their stock, seeds and speci-
mems OF fruit and crops for competition.
The funds necessary to furnish the prizes
should be raised by small admission fee
and to make these secure, they should be
guaranteed by the members of the associa
| ton or some of the wealthier of them
Once put into operation, experience
will soon show what is wanting and
suggest the remedy. If an exhibition
is all that can be accomplished at first,
good commencement will have been
made. Above all things, get plenty OF
exhibitors, and if the stock docs not show
| better than the seven lean kline dreamed
OF by Pharaoh, we'll and good, there is
something to start from. Each year will
improve on the preceding one, and having
all ideal in view, every farmer in the
county will endeavor to attain it. We
remember the first exhibition in a county
in Western State, at which there was no
bloodcd stock of any kind, but such was
the impetus given to improvement by the
spirit of competition engendered, that in
five years from that time there were cx
hibitcd three kinds of pure-bred horned
stock, five OF pure-bred sheep, and two OF
hogs; while the grades had already be-
come respectable in numbers and appear
ance. Besides THE, mutual insurance
company had been started among the mem
bers, and nearly every house and barn in
that district was insured against fire.


AS interchange of ideas is great helr
to improvement, it would be well to enlis,
in these annual gatherings some we'll in
formed farmer from distance who should
deliver an address upon some interesting
topic. This probably might be found
more instructive than h0rse-race. We
wish this doubtful agricultural feature
could be stricken out Of the programme on
hese occasions.-Americo7a Agriculturist
Year: 1871

A BEAUTIFUL belle, whose mother kept
a gcntccl boarding house in New York
city, induced ono Of hrrrnanlna's bOartlcrs
to introduce her to first class fashionable
uptown dentist of his acquaintance, rs
she wanted Il set of artificial teeth. Her
mamma accompanied her, and directed the
dentist to insert them on heavy gold
plates, in the highest style of the art, with
out regard to expense On the first visit
the young lady's stumps were extracted,
and soon thereafter she had a mouthful of
gold plate and pearl artificial teeth. which
added greatly to her natural charms and
acquired graccs. But the bill was not rnid,
and after ~ collector had worn out some
shoe leather and exhausted his patience in
trying t" get pay from the mother the
dentist related the circumstance to his
friend.


One morning the dentist called on the
Year: 1871

TnE proper sailing of butter requires
great care. The salt should be thoroughly
incorporated into the mass so as to reach
any remaining particles Of either casein or
moisture All this is perfectly done in the
churn, if the practical directions given by
the manufacturers are followed Most
people III this country require for flavor
ing about one ounce of good pure salt to a
pound of butter; but the better paying
class of customers, who are little more
tastidious about the quality, prefer about
0ne.halt as much, and that is found quite
sufficient for it's preservation, if the casein
has been properly removed.


Independent of its effect as condiment,
salt has two distinct offices to serve in
butter-making, viz: 1st, to remove the
butter milk as thoroughly as possible
from the pores of the butter; and, 2d, to
render harmless what cannot thus he re-
moved. The salt attracts water from the
buttermilk that it comes in contact with,
and also takes up the milk sugar. 1t thus
effects partial separation of the constit-
uents of the buttermilk. At the same
it into strong brine, which renders DC
composition and rancidity difficult if not
impossible. Sugar has the same effect as
salt, but is more costly, and no better in
any respect.


1t need hardly he stated that the salt
must be as ipure as possible. 1t must be
perfectly white, must dissolve completely
in water to clear liquid, untroubled by
any turbidity, without frOth or sediment,
must be absolutely odorless, of a pure salt
taste, without bitterness and in a mOder
ately dry room must remain free from per-
ceptiblc moisture No other ingredient
than salt is required for the preservation
| or tavoring of butter, and no other should
be employed under any circumstances.
Butter-makers in the vicinity of large
towns should seek out regular customers
for their product in which case it may be
put up in balls, or any other form adapted
to the demand. Philadelphia prints" :"
which have acquired worldwide reputa-
ton, are pound balls, with figure pressed
upon the top. They are usually inclosed
in a white linen napkin, and packed in a
| cedar, zinc lined chest, with apartments at
each end for ice, to keep it hard while be
ing transported to market and rctailed
Other peculiar forms are adopted in other
parts OF the country to suit the demands
| or whims of purchasers.


For the great mass of butter makers the
wooden tub, holding from so to 100 pounds,
must ever he the most economical form Of
package. In the vicinity of New York
city, heavy return pals, Of the best white
oak, with thick covers having the owners s
name branded upon them, are used and
reused, year after year. In some parts OF
the West miserably poor oaken tubs are
employed, which affect the butter very in
juriously; in other localities ashcn tubs
are the favorites; while in Northern Yer
mont the most approved tubs are the
spruce. Spruce is, unquestionably, the
least liable of all timber to affect the
flavor Of the butter injuriously, while it is
generally believed that for long keeping
and much exposure good white oak is pre-
terablc. Stone and earthen Jars and
M0nudI.
Year: 1871

We have one of the celebrated
Brinley Black Land Plows which is on
exhibition, when not on trial by some
Of our country friends. We want it
TO have thorough trial, aud intend
therefore to let all the black land
farmers in this immediate neighbor
hood have chance to make an expe.
Iiment with it.
Year: 1871

We had the pleasure of meeting a party
of railroad engineers in the woods of King
George county this week They are en-
gagged in surveying route for road from
Matthias Point, opposite the terminus of
the Baltimore and Potomac railroad, to
Richmond. This will give us direct
route to Baltimore. 1t will certainly be
built, unless a purchase of the Fredericks.
burg road, which now seems doubtful,
shall render it unnecessary, in which case
connection will be made from Pope's
creek with the Fredericksburg line, at
some convenient point, to make an airline
nearly to Baltimore.


The multiplication of railroad facilities
is rapidly opening Virginia to the outside
world Now let these improved commu-
nications stimulate us to the intelligent
and energetic development of our re-
sources. and we Shall rapidly advance to
the side of the prosperous States North
and West of us.
Year: 1871

men. They are in danger now of commits
ting another as fatal error by undertaking
simply to substitute another set of instru-


ments, with slightly better personal char
acter, without any improvement in their
political principles or policies. A vice
fathered by good man is as odious or
more so than when it has wretch for
its ancestor.


We demand that honest, upright men,
mechanics, merchants, business men
should be selected to administer our mu-
nicipal affairs. We demand that the city
be districted into wards containing, as
near as may be, an equal population, Of
territory compact in form, and lying ad-
jacent that voting precincts should be
established in such number and so located
as to give tho people reasonable oppor-
tunity to register and vote; that no more
balot-boxes shall be destroyed, but that
the will of the people, when expressed,
shall be honestly enforced and decently
respected. IF the repentance of the Con-
servative party goes to this length, and is
ready to guarantee this measure of rights
and justice, then we shall have confidence
in them, and hope to see the everlasting
punishment which otherwise awaits them
averted.
Year: 1871

DOMESTIC TEA CULTURE. General Cap
ron, Commissioner of Agriculture, reports
that tea culture is fast becoming feature
of importance in the Southern and West
ern States, and that in few years enough
tea will be grown 10 those sections to meet
the home consumption.


Advices received at the Department are
very encouraging as to the success of this
plant in the United States.


The Department has sent out to various
sections of the country over forty thousand
plants, nearly all of which have lived, aud
the Department is now distributing seed
which came from plants raised in South
Carolina.
Year: 1871

Will somebody inform US on what


ground the Common Council of Richmond


gave to the Hebrew congregations of this
city plat of ground belonging to the


city? We are Informed that they have


decided portion of the ams-house grounds


to the Hebrew congregations, without con-
sderation, other than the hope of nfu-
encipg their votes. Has the Common
Council power to give the property of the
city, as bribe, to sectarian organizations,
to secure the votes of their members


What has that Council done for the Meth
odists, Baptists, Presbyterians and Catho-
lies, and other denominations of the city
We are assured that this outrage was
rushed through the Council with the same
indecent haste that has marked all its un-
scrupulous acts. 1t ordered the deed to
be made out at once. The only reason
stated was by Captain John A. Sloan, that
the Jews needed more room because SO
many of its members died for the Con-
federate cause. We were not aware that
there was any special claim of one denomi-
nation for enlarged cemetery on this ac-
count, but we submit that if this was the
case to take from the narrow range of
Gods poor of the little yard given them
to make life endurable, even to bury the
dead upon it, was detestable and mean be-
yond expression. Let the living souls of
men command our care, the dead will rest
as sweetly in one place as another.
Year: 1871

7he Tobacco Association.-A special
meeting of this association was held Yesterday
at the Tobacco Exchange.


The question of offering special premiums
for the best samples of tobacco exhibited at the
Fair of the State Agricultural Society next
fall was first considered, and decided in the
negative.


A resolution adopted some time ago in favor
OF holding Tobacco Fair in this city during
the summer was called up, and Colonel Peyton
Wise moved its reference to a special commit
tee, whose duty it should be to report to an
adjourned meeting next Saturday time and
place for said iair. On motion, the whole sub
ject was laid on the table.


The next business before the meeting was the
old question on sealed samples, etc., which oc.
cupied the attention of the association at the
meeting held about two weeks ago. A motion
to reconsider the negative action then taken
eilc'ted remarks from various members, and
iourned.
Year: 1871

A LATE letter from friend at Salt Lake City, says that many miners of pluck, some with money and all with experience, will leave that vicinity this Fall and Winter for the mines in Sacramento District, in Mohave County, Arizona. They assign as a special reason, that the rigors of the Winter climate about Salt Lake materially interfere with work, and for time nearly every year, suspend operations, whereas, on the Colorado in Arizona, the whole year is favorable. From all appearances, mining in Mohave county is taking new start which will rapidly improve, and soon make her population equal to that of Pima or Yavapai.
Year: 1871

INDIAN AGENT STOUT has reported to Colyer on water as regards the Pima and Maricopa Reserve. Will he now tell the public whether he ever was twenty miles above that Reserve ? Then will he tell whether he knows that if the settlers above the Reserve were to permit all the water of the Glla to remain in its natural channel, that in dry seasons like this, 1t would not reach said Reserve? Then will he go up about Sanford and Florence and inquire how the Pimas rob the settlers there, and report the facts?
Year: 1871

CHEAP IF NOT CHEAPER than any other House in the Territory. We arc therefore certain that as to quality and adaptability to the wants of the com munity our stock is unsurpassed.

 For these reasons we respectfully solicit a share of the public patronage, feeling assured that our goods and prices cannot ail to give entire satisfaction.

 FULLY, OCHOA & DELONG.
Year: 1871

Reflect that n sound mind and body are the
most necessary requisites to promote connuDiai
hanniness Indeed, without these the journey
through through life becomes u weary pilgrimage, ths
nrospsct hourly darkens to the view, the mind
becomes shadowed with despair, and Tiled with n
the melancholy reflection that the happiness oi
another is blightcd with our own.
Year: 1871

Be MANLY.-Never try to keep ont
of mans way when you are owing
him anything, unless it is thrashing
1t is bad enough, in all conscience, to
he in debt, but do not make your condl-
ton worse by groaning under its pres
sure. When you absolutely canAot pay
up at the appointed time, don't make
him believe you are sick; don't skulk
about in any Of the way streets to avoid
meeting your creditors don't sneak
around the first corner when you catch
soht of him before he has secnyou. All
such conduct is unmanly. No doubt
you're averse to stand face to face with
a man to whom you are debtor; pay
day past and you debtor still 1t is NOR
tifying, very, but it is only one of the
natural consequences of borrowing and
as YOU have incurred the penalty, why
meet it like man. Face your creditor,
let him know you neither forget the
debt nor inlderrate his patience to you.
Say frankly that you are very sorry to
keep him so long out of his money, and
that you will pay up as fast and as soon
aS YOU can.
Year: 1871

Look most to your spending. No
matter what comes in, if more goes out
YOU will always be poor The art is not
in making money, but in keeping 1t;
little expenses, like mice in barn, when
they are many, make great waste. Hair
by hair heads get bald sir why by
straw, the thatch goes off the cottage {;
and drop by drop, the rain comes into
the chamber. Abarrel is soon empty,if
the tap leaks but drop a minute.
When YOU mean to save, begin with
vour mouth there are many thieves
down the red lane. The ale.jug is q
great waste. In all other things keep
within compass. Never stretch your
legs farther than the blankets willreach,
or Won will soon be cold. In clothes,
choose suitable and lasting stuff, and
not tawdy fneries. To be warm is the
man thing; never mind the looks. A
fool may make money, but it needs a
wise man to spend it. Remember, 1t is
easier to build two chimneys than to
keep one going If You give all to back
and board, there is nothing left for the
savings bank. Fare hard and work hard
while you are young, and you have 4
chance to rest when you are old.