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Year: 1873

THERE is nothing worth having that is
not difficult. My life, and l suppose, the
life of every man who has worked with
hand or head, has been one long contest
with difficulties, and none of us would be
the men we now are, il we had tamelS
allowed difficulties to conquer US.
Year: 1873

In the pavilion of the ministry OF agri-
culture at Vienna, floating cannon ball
may be seen. Although weighing fifty
pounds, it lies like down feather on
silvery mass, consisting of pure quicksil-
yer from the celebrated mines Of Idria.
A hundred and fifty hundred weight OF
this metal is exhibited in large iron
cauldron, offering sight seldom to be
met with, and on it rests the iron ball.
Year: 1873

1t does seem that we are to have anoth-
er " investigation" this time into Mint
contracts. There can be no mistake lin
saying that the structure, so far as the
stone work is concerned, is a grand fail
ure a monument of rottenness of some
kind, stained yellow and brown in
spots and streaks all over. The opinion
of all who see the building is that there
was fat job in it for some body besides
the government.
Year: 1873

SAN Francisco, Aug. IL, 1873.


DEAR JOURNAL Arrangements for
the approaching political contest are about
completed. They are certainly compli-
Gated enough. The number of tickets in
the field and candidates running is enough
to make one dizzy. Such trading and
changing off were never known here be-
fore. Generally speaking, the public is
not satisfied. They don't like the way
in which things have been put up. The
Democrats, or large class of them, are
fairly bowling with indignation, because
they believe Billy Carr bought up their
County Committee. Tonight mass
meeting is to be held for the purpose of
protesting against the recent action of
that body. Dissatisfaction centers prin-
cipally upon the Legislative nominations
the municipal tickets being satisfactory
enough to most men. Some of our In
dependent" organizations were probably
formed for no other purpose than to sell
oat, and l already hear of the usual
"Ward Clubs" which must be feed by
those candidates who hope to win and
who are running for paying offices. There
is some talk of straight-out Republican
ticket, also the same on the Democratic
side but it is doubtful if either will be
successfully carried out.
Year: 1873

The Brantford, Canada, Courier
tells of gentleman of that town who
recently tried an experiment which,
he says, has coiiipfeteiy cured his wife
of Jealousy. He says HE was subject
to a night curtain lecture from his
better half at a time when he wished
to be wrapped in the arms of Nor
pheus, for retaining an affection for
an old lady friend. . He bore it for
several nights with a Christian like
resignation. But after long euffer-I
ing, he devised plan for putting an
end to it. He procured piece of
wood in the shape of q human being,
aud dressed it In some of his wife's
wardrobe, and then placed it In the
garden, sitting In an iron chair. To,
this craven image he knelt down and
poured forth inpassioned addresses.
The servant girl was standing at the
Kitchen door at this time and heard
th ese appeals She immediately noti-
fed her mistress of the fact. Pres
emily both of them urged from the
kitchen, armed with broomsticks, and
made an attack upon the dummy wo-
man." W hile the husband, who had
retired in good order, sat at the back
enjoying the scone. After knocking
the image down, they ponnced upon
and tore the clothing in rags. They
soon discovered the cheat, and rushed
into the house terribly mortified. The
husband followed them and said ex-
asperating things. Whenever she
shows any disposition to be jealous,
he has only to mention the little scene
in the garden, and she changes the
topic. The servant has since been in
duced to go to the States where the
"wages are high"
Year: 1873

THE supply of water at Camp Grant is reported to be about exhausted, owing to the long continued drouth. Water is easily found by digging but the wells are said not to hold it.. However, it cannot be very great task nor expense to connect the living stream in the mountain not far above, with the post by hose or pipes, and by construction of a reservoir, always have an ample supply for every emer- gency.
Year: 1873

LARGE amounts of railway material have been purchased and must be, by this time, arriving at San Diego. At latests accounts a number of men were at work on the grading and pile driving would soon begin by the Kimball Bros., who have the contract for that branch of the work.

 San Diego has prospered very much within the past twelve months and will much more in the next twelve. The place is bound to grow uninter- ruptedly. The sneers and doubts of journals and men at other towns may deter person or family now and then from going there, but there is no young town in the country which can so we'll afford to laugh at such ignor- ant or jealous nonsense. Now and then some simpleton who thinks him. self 8 wit, passes day or two in San Diego and, after being hospitably treated, having no ability to recognize or appreclate fine situation when he sees it, goes off and writes a few columns of stuff derogatory to the place. We have visited that town several times within about one year, and at each visit could not fail to ob- serve many new and costly buildings tor business and residence, and best of all, the additions to the fruit trees of almost every kind, the ornamental shrubbery, flowers, Sc. San Diego IS charmingly located and with its natural advantages cannot fail to have continued prosperity.
Year: 1873

A CHANGE in custom-house officials at Guaymas, makes it more than usually difficult to ship freight to this Territory via that port. M. I. Jacobs & Go. are experiencing much delay and annoyance at this time. It is not likely much if any more goods or other freight from American ports for this place will be shipped via Quay mas. However tempting the figures look upon paper, they do not prove satisfactory when practically applied.
Year: 1873

There is vessel in Queenstown har-


Dor, says an Irish paper, of 1900 tons,
which received from a single sea sur
prising amount of damage. This ves-
sci, Norwegian, was struck by sea or
wave of so tremendous a character, in
the late gale, as to sweep that portion OF
her cargo which was slowed upon the
deck, in moment, into the sea; to carry
off her cooking apparatus, made Of cast
iron: to empty and injure her deckhouse,
10 smash her bulwarks and stanshions,
to wound and bruise three of her men,
and to reduce four more to state of
weakness and syncope; to break the
mates thigh and wash seaman over
board, and finally to fill the cabin and
damage all the provisions, so that the
crew were nearly starving when they
came into Queenstown. All these injur
les were produced in moment by a
single wave. 1t not only cleared the
decks, but it extinguished hope in the
hearts of the crew, who the moment they
were struck never expected to see land
again.
Year: 1873

The commencement of new year be-
ing an excellent time to "turn over new


leaf, let those who ought to turn, do it.


Let those who have habits that are OBJ.


noxious to other people or injurious to


themselves, resolve to abandon them.


Let those who practice deceit and dis


honesty resolve to be honest men. Let


those who are indolent and mere leeches


upon their friends or upon society, nerve
themselves up to resolution of manly
activity and usefulness. Let croakers
resolve to look henceforth upon the
bright as well as upon the dark side of
every object and event. Let profane
men resolve to pronounce none but
chaste and proper words henceforward.
Let the reckless cultivate the spirit of
moderation and circumspection. Let
the rash and thoughtless tame their
headlong steeds. Let protesting Chris
tians labor very hard to be Christians Sin
spirit and in truth" Finally, let all
of us. old and young, rich or poor, male
or female, resolve to square all our mo-
tives, ambitions and conduct by that
noble ard ennobling rule of life, name
ly: Do unto others as We would wish
them to do unto us. That one "golden
rule" coupled with faith in Gods in
finite goodness, is, after all, the grand
solution of life's toughest problems; it
is the finger of Wisdom pointing to hu-
man justice, peace and happiness.
Year: 1873

The agricultural correspondent of the


Independence of Beige writes that in
Russia there are immense tracts of land


of an extraordinary fertility, from


which, owing to the want of population


capable Of creating domestic market,


whatever is produced can only be of use


when exported. The new railways have,


therefore, given an immense impetus to


agriculture in Russia, which the corre-


spondent believes destined to become a


formidable competitor with the agricul-


turists of the West. Great improve


ments have been effected in all depart


ments of the art of late. Scarcely ten
years ago the grain in the Southern
provinces was reaped by the hand,


threshed in the most primitive fashion,
and loaded on carriages drawn by oxen,
was borne to the nearest port whence it
was despatched to the great London
market. All this required twelve or
fifteen months. Now everything is
changed. Reaping is done by ma
chinery, threshing is accomplished by
threshers of the latest and most perfect
model, the grain is loaded at the nearest
station for Odessa, where large steamers
receive IL Ill OTutI W DtdI IL W ltS utstl-
nation. Four or five months at most
suffice to bring thescorn from the Step
pes of Russia to the immense grain
stores OF the West. In a few years
more the Russians will grind their corn
themselves, and export the -four ready
prepared, thus keeping for their own
purposes the refuse which is useful for
cattle, and turning to their own advan-
tage all that is now loss in changing the
wheat into -four.


A Practical JoKE.-As the through
train from Providence for Worcester was
about leaving the other day, some enc
called out at the doors, Pawtucket and
Valley Falls passengers take the forward
car on the other track" There were
some sixty passengers on the train to
whom the call seemed applicable, all of
whom very innocently passed to the
other car. as requested, supposing it was
TO be attached to the train. The point
Of the coke was perceptible when the
the train had gone, and the sredulous
victims found themselves obliged 10 wait
in the station for one hour. !
Year: 1873

The Charlotte Democrat says
One house in this city shipped four
hundred bags of guano up the Air
Line Road on Wednesday morning
last. On the same road were shipped
to this place last week several hundred
bags Of cotton. All of which formerly
went to the Columbia or some other
South Carolina market. Besides the
100000 in money spent in this COM
munity in building the Airline Road,
vast trade has been opened up with
a region heretofore unknown to Char
lotte, amounting to hundreds of thou.
sands of dollars year.
Year: 1873

One day last week a lot of mischicv-
GUS urchins caught skunk and put
it in the desk of a Daviees county
schoolma'am, thinking to get holi-
day. The irate spinster stuck a
clothes-pin on her nose and went on
with her regular business, and let the
naughty boys and girls have full
breeze of the "odor."
Year: 1873

In Missouri when u man kills
another on sunday they prosecute
him under the law dcsccrating tho
Sabbath by shooting at mark,
and have him fined So and costs.
It's the only sort Of case that can
be made out against murdorcrs rs
u general rule ChicdG0 Post.
Year: 1873

Reports from all parts Of the South
indicate that the people will 60 more
largely into the cultivation Of cotton,
this year, than they have ever done
before. The Cape Fear country is no
exception to the rule and the indica-
tions are that, with good seasons, it
will be a heavy cotton year.
Year: 1873

Few orchardists or gardners, even
among those who appreciate the value
of our fruit products, pay sufficient at
tention to pruning their trees. There
is hardly fruit tree that grows which
will not bear better and more fruit for
being severely pruned, and thereby Civ
ing to the branches that are left a great
er supply of sap than would be supplied
to the whole tree as it grows naturally.


OF course no set rules for pruning can
be given. A mans good sense can de
eide how much and in what shape 1t Is
best, the main thing being to leave
Just as much, and no more, top to tree
as can be well fed and vigorously sup
ported by the roots.


The best time to prune is not definite
ly settled among horticulturists. The
old rule was prune IN the winter, but
late observation and experiments seem
to show that midsummer is preferable,
as wound made while the tree is in
vigorous life and growth heals over in a
much less time than one made in cold
weather. We have seen in a vigorous,
healthy tree a stout branch of two
inches in diameter taken off, in which
the new bark nearly covered the stump
in two years. In winter the same spot
would have been several years in closing
over, and perhaps the parts would decay
first, and thus lay the foundation OF fu-
ture disease in the tree. So well is this
known that in many places where prun-
ing is practiced to any great extent, 1t is
not unusual to have shellac, or some
other composition ready to paint over
the wounds, to keep out the weather un-
Year: 1873

Where the Kentucky cuts its way
through the mountains, having upon
either bank, bold, rugged cliffs, that lift
their summit five hundred or Thousand
feet, as the case may be, above the
stream, there lived in early times a set
tier by the name of Rufus Branson, who,
with his wife and only child, a charm
ing little girl of some eight or nine years,
occupied the rude cabin at the base OF
the precipice a little back from the
river.


Although greatly exposed to danger
the Indians at tnat time being plentiful
throughout the region-he managed To
live quietly for several years. ra


The Indians frequently visited the rude
house of the hunter, and being always
welcomed and provided with such food
as might be in the larder, they main
tanned a friendly altitude.


Especially they were fond of the child
Maggie, and more than one fierce war
rior had been seen sitting on the grass
in front of the cabin, listening to the
childish prattle of the little one, or else
engaged in making it some toy or play
thing from willow twigs or plant bark.


In this manner several years had been
passed, and RufuS BranSon came TO reel
as secure as though he was in the walls
of frontier fort.


One evening Branson and his wife
were seated near the doorway when sud
denly shadow fell across the Threshold
and the next moment tall savage whose
reeling step and blodshot eyes told that
he was intoxicated, appeared, and stag
gered to the log steps and asked for fire
water, which was of course refused on
the plea that there was none in the
house.


The Indiah became cross and ugly,
swearing with terrible oaths that if the
liquor was not produced, he would muir
der the whole family. Branson was a
brave, determined man, and although he
dreaded the necessity. yet he saw that
he would be compelled to take prompt
steps to prevent the savage from execut-
ing his threats.
Year: 1873

til it shall have closed over by the new
bark.


Much of the pruning of fruit trees,
especially those which have attained
good size and commenced bearing, con-
sists of course in removing sprouts, more
or less of which viii start out every
spring. The sooner these are removed
the better, for the smaller they are the
less they will have taxed the tree for
their support. OF course it is better
that these be taken off in the summer,
and on the whole. the evidence tends to
show that pruning may be performed
with the best results during the months
of July and August Mirror and Far
Year: 1873




The package of butter herewith pre-
sented is sample of 697 pounds sold
during the past four months, from an
average of eight COWS. The largest num-
ber milked during the time of trial was
ten. Two have been sold for beef.
| Four calved since the commencement of
the trial, and two of these calves were
fattened and three others have been
raised on new milk for about two weeks,
and then fed with milk twelve hours old
for some three weeks longer. One of
these calves was dropped just before the
commencement of the trial.


The two cows sold were twelve years
old. All the others were less than five
at commencement of trial. One is now
five years old two are four years two
are three years, and two are two years,
and the other twenty-one months at
time of calving, which was July 18th
The two three years old calved last year,
and will come in again next winter.
The average yield per week has been
about four or five pounds per COW, which
would be a small quantity if tie ami
mails had been of full age and were in
full flow. My average for the past two
years has been over 200 pounds per cow,
of butter sold, besides selling nearly one
days milk per week, One-half of which
stood twelve hours before skimming, the
other half sold new; and besides what
milk, butter and cream has been used in
my family, one quart of new milk has
been sold every morning. -...


The feed has been good pasture about
four weeks, green rye, green cOrnstalks,
and the best of hay fed in the stalls the
Z Il e . .
fed every day-tO beef COWS all they
viii eat, and to the others enough to
keep them in good working condition.
The grain has been about equal quanti-
ties of cOrn-meal, cotton-seed meal and
wheat bran, varying from. four to eight
quarts, according to the age and cOndi-
ton of the different animals.


My milk is kept above ground, in tin
pans, set on racks; my room is well pro-
tected from the sun on the south by a
covered and blinded walk, and by trees
and blinds, the sash being entirely re-
moved most of the time. | give my
room a very thorough airing in the night,
but keep it pretty close during the day.
In that way keep my weekly supply of
butter very even; one week only, and
that in August, did it fall off very per-
ceptibly. Have churned twice a week
most of the time. Always wash my
butter in cold water as soon and as clean
as possible after churning, to remove all
the milk. While washing, work it dry,
then salt with less than a half ounce of
salt per pound. Let it stand, or rather
hang in a cool well few hours, then
work over and put up for market in
pound Jumps, or one quarter pound
cakes. The price obtained is fifty-fiye
cents by the year, and during the sum-
mer forty pounds per week are engaged,
and thirty pounds per week in the win
ter. ..


The butter is never touched with the
hands it is sometimes salted in the
churn, but always worked under lever
on hard wood table, set so inclined as
to allow the milk and brine to run off
freely. Temperature at churning from
62 to Ga degrees. .........
Year: 1873

of intellect and then refer to them with such
scom and rancor as though he would have added,
had he thought Of q, ,ghey shine aud they stink,
and they stink and they shine, like rotten
maekersl BY moonllght''is oomuch for any one
Who has the gentle feelings that becomes the
meek and loWly follower of Him who knew no
guile. He never tempted men into doubtful
paths aud then upbraided them for being caught
at ''dirty tricks"
Year: 1873

Joseph Arch seems to be accepted ~ the nov
elists as one Of the heroic figures Of the times, fit
to take his place in romance, by virtue OF his
earnestness and the great work Of reform he is
inaugurating. In Little Hodge," we have his
full length portrait drawn by tho vigorous pen of
the author Of "Gin1's Baby" and now. in Miss
ThackerAy's charming story OF Jack and the
Bean-Stalk," in the current number OF the Corn
hill Magazine, the rural reformer appears again
In slight but delicate and sympathetic portrait
thus: This was mddle-aged. strong-set man
with powerful, honest face and powerful
honest voice. He spoke with slight country
accent which was not disagreeable; on the con-
trary, it seemed to give point and character to
his sentences, which came slowly and thought
fully, rolling true to their mark. It seemed to
some Of those who listened that it was not one
man speaking it was the voice of whole gem
GRAFTON of men and women who we're telling the
manner Of their daily life, Of their daily wants -


1t is great mission to thus speak for whole
people-to be a voice for the dumb and every
one Beems to recognize that true prophet has
arisen in England in Joseph Arch.


Prints and photographs of the celebrated mask





the country. Pages lectures upon the cast
seem to have settled the impression in most
minds that here is the genuine, the only fully
genuine likeness Of the great Poet, who, in
spite of the open and public life he led among
men, still remains such a mystery to us. That
1t is . genuine cast Of dead face there can be
no doubt and it is equally evident that the
form Of the face and forehead denote man of
extraordinary intellect and ideality. One of the
puzzing pointe, however, is the scar on the
forehead, which Is so noticeable that it would be
likely to be remarked by some Of his cotempo-
raries who wrote of him. Page quotes passages
from the sonnets, which he claims as reference
to this scar but he might as well suppose that
the line,


"speak of my lamenesB, ard l straight will halt"
Ia good evidence that Shakespeare was a Grip
pie Scar and all, however, we are disposed to
Accert this long disputed mask as genuine.


A critic complains OF our use OF the word me
ttopoli," applied to the cities of Philadelphia
and New York. There is, we own, no admit
ted plural Of metropolis, but why
should there not be 2 As wo continually add
new words to the language upon a perception
Of their usefulness, why not make one to repre-
sent the plural Of metropolis II you desire to
speak of the two largest and most important ci-
ties, what one word have we to embody that
idea = Our critic, in calling it Greek noun,
docs not state the whole case metropolis,
though originating in Greek, is Latin noun, in
that precise form, aud it came to US from the
Latin. II We may not make a plural for 10,
without rule, cannot we then use the regular
form Of the third declension of Latin nouns, and
say metropolis ?"
Year: 1873

Yesterday after Capt. McVeigh
had concluded his speech, We stroll
ed around the beautiful yard OF Mr..
Haskin's until we. found ourself by
the side OF grave. Upon inquiry,
we learned that the grave was the
resting place Of that brilliant advo-
cate, scholar and statesman, the late
Thos. b. Craighead. No stone or
sepulchrc marked the spot, but it
had been neatly enclosed. Mr.. Has
kins displayed the true antl genuine
feelings of a gentleman and II man
Of taste, by the beautiful manner in
which he had decorated the grave
with cedar boughs and different
colored ribbons lie said that as
he had expected all Mississippi
county to be presert at the Stone
wall Barbecue, and as an address
was to be delivered by the present
representative OF the county, he
thought it no more than just and
proper TO let both the people and
their representative see the grave
of Craghead properly decorated,
and due respect paid to his memory.


1t will be remembered by our
readers that Mr.. Craighead repre-
sentcd this county in the legisla-
turc on one occasion, and none OF
them have forgotten that he was,
in his time, one of the most gifted,
brilliant, though eccentric gepiuses
OF n race of Tenncssecans who now
appear to be extinct, Would it not
be well for the people of this coun-
ty 10 erect suitable monument over
the grave of Craighead Our peo'
pie Invariably mention his name in
terms Of admiration and respect ;
they speak OF him with feelings OF
pride, and as ne was an honor to
the county, so it seems TO us they
ought TO honor his resting place by
something more durable than flow
crs and boughs of cedar.