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Year: 1873

Heretofore California has been a
very large importer Of dried and pre-
served fruits, and this even when
quantities of our own green fruits
have been allowed to go to waste un-
der trees, because the price offered for
them in this condition would not pay
profit, after paying expenses of gath
ering, shipping and commission for
selling. We have seen i'm this State
tons of apples, pears, and peaches
actually rOttinglOn the ground, which,
if in any Of the New England or Mid
die States would have been dried or
preserved for the California market,
and would thus have been made to pay
the producer very satisfactory profit,
after bearing the expense of shipping
from the Atlantic to the Pacific. This
seems like an eXtravagant statement,
but it is nevertheless true, and the
very fact that it is true should wake
our fruit producers up to the realiza-
tion that there is something very
wrong in the manner in which they
have been conducting their business,
and cause them to look about for the
means of correcting this wrong. We
have heretofore depended too much
upon the sale and consumption of our
fruits in green state. In the face of
the fact that not One-half the apples
and pears that we have been produc-
ing, and that ripen in the latter part
OF summer and the early autumn,
have been needed for immediate con-
sumption i'm green state, we have
pesisted i'm forcing them all upon the
market; when too, every shipment
made brought us in debt. 1t is true
that the demand for California pears
in the Eastern cities have been par
tial relief for the past two or three
years, but our product of most kinds
Of fruits has been rapidly increasing,
and the crop of the present year will
be greater i'm the access of the prOba-
BILE green fruit demand, than in any
previous season. We would say, then,
to the fruit growers Of the State, do
not, as heretofore, push all your fruit
into the San Francisco market, to he
thrown by the commission merchant
into the bay, and then complain that
s,Ou can make no money i'm the fruit
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Year: 1873

We have, owing TO the loss attending
collections, been compelled to make a
rule demanding cash-payments in ad-
vance for all advertisements of five dol
lars or under, except such as come from
regular advertisers. Another reason for
this change is that We desire to be saved
the accumulation OF a mass of petty se-
counts which demands a great deal OF
clerical labor, and entails ultimately
very great loss. Societies and others
having transient advertising viii please
take notice of this and assist Us in
our efforts to bring our business
to a cash basis. The APPEAL weekly
and daily is now beyond any doubt the
best advertising medium in the State or
in the southwest, exceeding all or any
of its contemporaries in circulation.
Merchants should make note Of this,
and when they would speak to the pub
lie concerning their business, do so
through our columns, feeling certain of
a larger audience than any other paper
can secure them.
Year: 1873

On the fifteenth instant there will be
a free barbecue at Raleigh. The narrow
gauge road has been leased by the man.
agers of the fote chalRpetre for the day,
and every guest viii be a deadhead on
the road and at the feast and dance.
Especially are newspaper editors Of
towns everywhere in the vicinity
of Memphis invited to be present
and see narrow-gauge train
make a mile a minute. By the way,
the Memphis and Louisville road is TAX
ing up the old and replacing it with
new iron, and since people no not sub
scribe land or money very generously,
negotiations are said to be pending by
which a third rail viii be put down from
the federal cemetery to Memphis on the
Memphis and Louisville road, and thus
the narrow gauge road may be perfected
at once, and most cheaply, from Mem
phis to Raleigh.
Year: 1873

The weather was certainly too warm
yesterday for comfortable navigation
about either the landing or streets, and
there was no "let-downn in the temper
ature after night. The mercury started
in at ninety degrees in the morning,
and chung fire" all day and up to mid
night last night. The river here fell five
inches during the day, exposing the bars
opposite to no small degree, and leaving
the water level ten feet five inches above
low water mark. The changes in other
streams will be found in our telegraphic
river news.
Year: 1873

Grassy Valley presents lively aspect
now. AS many as four or five plows may
be seen operating on one farm at the same
time, and from this we may expect an
abundant oats harvest if the season is fa-
vorable. But very little has been done pre-
paratory to the coming corn crop, the cause
of which, suppose, is due to the severity
of the winter, and the recently heavy
rains.


Our farmers have hulled out quite a
quantity of clover seed this winter and
spring. / do not know the exact num-
ber of bushels threshed, but you can
form a tolerably earnest idea, when 1 tell
you this, that about twenty five bushels
will have been sown, by the last of tie
month in Our immediate neighborhood.
The present wheat crop, though having
been considerably chilled by the last hard
freeze, is reviving and the fields are as
suming their greenish appearance once
more. Notwithstanding this, some Of our
farmers fearful of failure, still retain a
large portion of their last.year's crop, re-
fusing two dollars bushel.


Our young folks, who are ever jovial, en-
ergetic, undespairing, and believe in en-
joying life, entertain themselves about
every fortnight at sociable, at which the
Grassy Valley string band never fails to
discourse sweet music.


INDUSTRY.
Year: 1873

specDEaiions Regarding the New Cabinet.


WASHINGTON, March IA Cabinet
meeting was called by the President this
morning for the purpose of considering a
new nomination to the Senate, the Presi-
dent being desirous of completing this
business in order that the Senate may ad-
ijourn sine die at its convenience. All the
members of the Cabinet were present, with
the exception of the Postmaster General
who was represented by Mr.. Marshall, the
Acting Assistant. 1t is probable that the
President will to-day nominate the men,
bers of his cabinet, being composed of all
who now are in position, with the eXcep-
ton of Boutwell,, who will resign this af-
ternOOn.


The friends of Assistant Sectretary
Richardson express their confidence that
he will be B0utwelrs successor, but in the
course Of several hours this question will
be placed beyond all doubt.


Saint Patrick's day is being celebrated
10y large procession of the benevolent
societies attached 10 the Roman Catholic
churches. A banquet is to be given in the
evening. The day is calm and bright, and
many houses are decorated with flags and
evergreens, including the residence of
General Sherman, where the green flag
is conspicuous among the profuse display
of American bunting. Full $4,000 were
in the Saint Patrick procession.


The following decision was made in the
Supreme Court to-day: Tiffing, trusteee of
Daily, VS. Lucas; appeal from the Circuit
Court for Missouri. This suit was brought
to avoid sale of land in Missouri, made
10y Daily to Lucas on the promise that it
was in contravention of the bankrupt act
in having been made within six months
of the bankruptcy of Daily & Lucas. Hav-
ing reasonable cause to suspect that he
was lnsolvent, the court below found
that the sale was an honest disposition of
the land and this court took the same
view, hnding that the sale was not based
on the idea that he was insolvent. but
upon conviction that his property turned
into money would pay all his debts.


The Court incidentally say that it is
clear that all sales were not forbidden bv
the act, only such as have fraudulent oh
ject, and it is said that it would be absurd
TO suppose that Congress intended to set
the seal of condemnation on every tran
saction of the bankrupt, when six months
before bankruptcy, without regard to its
character. A policy leading to such a re-
suit is pronounced an excellent contri-
vance for paralyZing business, and cannot
pe imputed to Congress without an ex-
press declaration to that effect. Decree af-
opinion.


'he ioilowing confrmations of the Cab.
Year: 1873

Somebody wrote to the editor of paper
in Norristown TO ask how he would ''break
an oX?" The editor replied as follows
g If onlyone OK, a good way would be hoist
him, by means of long chain attached to
his tail, to the top of pole forty feet from
the ground. Then hoist him 10y rope
tied to his horns to another pole. Then
descend on his back five ton pile driver,
and if that don't break him, let him start
a country newspaper and trust people for
subscription. One of the two ways will do
it sureO
Year: 1873

The next speaker was the Rev. STANLEY BARON
before In his life had he ever addressed so large an
assemblage-once in the Victoria Theatre and
once in st. Pauis. The same cause had brought
those two audiences together as had brought the
assemblage he was now addressing And what was
this cause that had brought them all together9 1t
was every one present actuated by the motive
which had given birth to this proposed alliances
II So the Then arate indeed rnS there was great future
gathered together for that one purpose the cause
would indeed be glorious one. lie wished every
dying sinner. He was there that evening, but
where would he or his hearers be to-morrows
everybody prepared to meet his GodY Thai was the
question. Was everyone at peace with his God
was every one seeking God and anxious to re.
to every heart: Everyone by It could
Unless every one had SO followed the Gospels
teachings as to avoid sin there was no need Of any
Se SST IN % mssR ance every to
His sight No one should come to scor or merely
for curiosity's sake. II the lives OF his hearers
their prayers would be heard, but not otherwise.
All within tue hearing OF his voice who needed
had in their hearts the desire to serve Cod God
He would give ear TO their prayers, were they
all as one man determined not to live unto them.
selves, but for Him who had died for all of u.s.
salvation could not be obtained BY being pros
porous in this life and ndulging in its iuxuries,





Only by so doing could we feel on our dying bed
piness. The reverend gentleman then exhorted
his hearers to lead good lives, SO tnat eternity for
them would have no terrors.


AN IRISH DELEGATE.


The Rev. L. r. BERKLEY, OF Ireland, was the next
speaker. He said that he had arrived In this coun.
try on the Sd OF last month. He called the atten-
tiOn OF young men to the tenth chapter OF Genesis
1t Is story OF young man who had lett his
mother. He had often read this chapter to young
men and young women who were leaving for
America The young man In the Scriptures had
made three resolutions, and II all the Christians
nowadays would take the same resolutions and
better for It, He had heard some talk about TAX
ing the emiprants In hand and bringing them to
the knowledge of Christ. They could not, he
said, be taken up In lump; but they
had to be taken up one by one. They woud have
to be dealt with individuals, and each individual
should be filed with the determination to do Gods
work. and extend to the emigrant helping hand
as Christian and infuse into his heart the love Of
the Lord.


ADDRESS BY THE DEAN OF CANTERBURY.


The Very Reverend the Dean OF Canterbury was
next introduced. He said that he had just come
from the meeting at the Academy OF Music and at
still greater crowds he now saw on all sides, the
thought came into his mind What will be the
personal effect OF oil this Was 1t to
last, the good that was manifested by
tne presence OF 80 many thousands lt should
De lasting good, not q feeling only born OF
moments excitement, only TO die out after the
exciting cause was over. He exh0rted every one
10 ne impressed with the greatness OF the respon-
slD'htI that reated npon everv one who attended
Year: 1873

Things are rather IN muddle as to this ofice, and
but lew names, that are well known to the city po-
nticians have as yet come to the surface. Charles
H. Loew the present incumbent wants another
term but Will not persist II he can secure another
Office, OF which word will be SAID hereafter IN It's
proper place. Anthony Eickhon Is an Nous to take
Loew's place, and VIM. Walsh and Henry Gumbleton
The republicans are lying low in the matter, and
CLAIM that their candidate will be man who Will
have each different candidate.


FOURTH SENATORIAL DISTRICT.


This district the first Senatorial district In the
city,, formerly represented in the State Senate
by "Boss" Tweed has three candidates In the field.
they are all democrats OF course; ior republican
for any ONCE. They are James Hayes Timothy
Campbell and Denis Burns, members OF Assembly
last year. The contest between the three is a
heaven and earth to win and the wise men down
town say that II the fight should continue to the
day the convention meets an outside man
carry or the prize and that that man is
BENJAMIN Wood. Tne three asprants, however,
understand Benjamin's little plans, and it is said
that each one has made a compact with the other
not to ruin the best mans chances by any ugly
diversion against him, provided the other two ind
WORDS, II Burns secures enough votes to nominate
him Hayes will get out or the way, and Uice versa
u Hayes SHOULD prove that ne has majority OF the
delegates the day before the convention meets.
Burns friends claim that he has Brennan at his
back and all the Sneriff's offlce patronage Camp
bell IS very confident that he will be the man, ana
so is Hayes As matters now stand, therefore, IL Is
very hard to foreteIl which Is which In the district.


FIFTH SENATORIAL DISTRICT.


This district Is very close one at times, and, as
general rule, each party has to be careful In the
selection OF its men Tor bad man Is almost GER
tain to get defeated, no matter what his politics
may be. True, Mike Norton used to represent it in
the Ring times, but the district In those days
really never got credited for all its votes cast one
way, while the repeaters made theirs certain ten
to one in the Eighth ward the other way IN case OF
necessity But now one mans vote Is as good a.
another's. The democratic candidate Will prop
q
known in the city and especially In political circles.
AT least he seems to have the inside track.
Year: 1873

Last night the Evangelical Alliance received
demonstration of interest and good will on the part
OF the people Of this city, that delegates familiar
with nearly all past conferences were constrained
to say publicly, had never been equalied in any city
where the Conference had yet been held. At the
Academy Of Music and Steinway Hall it was
literally true that thousands were unable
to obtain admission, and 1t was remarked
by the managers that il Cooper Insti
tute had been opened also, that too, would
have been filed to overnowing. The speeches at
both meetings received their inspiration from this
cheering and exciting spectacle, and were directed
not only to strnging OF sentences Of fjubation at
such result but to direct personal appeals to the
vast audiences to consecrate themselves anew to
the work OF Christ, and solemn invitations to those
who were not yet Christians to yield their hearts
to God on so august an occasion.
Year: 1873

We are pleased to see the following
from a late issue of the Oregon Bulletin.
Verify, the leaven of justice is permeat-
ing the public press to some purpose.
The Bulletin but reiterates our own
declarations. But hear:


With what show of justice or fairness
can the authorities indict, arrest, and
hold in custody Woodruff and Clafiin,
for having sent their Weekly through
the mails, and at the same time permit
TO freely circulate broadcast over the
land the abominable, grossly obscene,
and morally revolving pictorials, pub
lished in New York and Boston every
week, without stop or hindrance? The


WCCkly has To be read before the ohiec-
tiOnable contents can be discovered, and
children and ladies or others in passing
stands or windows where it might be
exposed for sale, would never be shocked
or insulted or corrupted by the sight of
ii. Only those who read il would be af-
fected by its obscenity of language or its
damnable immortality. But children
and youths, young ladies and matrons,
and all the passers on the streets, are
likely to have their glance arrested by
the glaring cOnspicuity purpOsely given
by some dealers and hawkers to the
atrociously obscene pictorials to which
we alluie, and while no lady or modest
person can look upon the revolving dis
play Extensively thrust before them
without a blush of very shame, younger
ones are liable to be more or less cor
rupted thereby. 1t is this class Of Oh
scene publications. which ought 10 be
prohibited from the mails more than
W0odhuH & Cl0fd's Weekly, and until
the authorities who have stopped the
latter and imprisoned the publishers
deal out even-handed justice TO the pub
fishers of the Days DOings, the Police
G0-cuc, and kindred pictorials, they
will in so far fail in their faithful per-
formance of duty. Deal with all trans
gressors alike, and prohibit all obscene
and grossly scandalous publications
from the mails-thats the way to DO it.
Year: 1873

One of the saddest thoughts that come
to us in life is the thought that in this
bright, beautiful, joy-giving world Of
ours, there are so many shadowed lives.


If suffering came only with crime,
even then we might drop a tear over
him whose errors brought their own
recompense. But it is not so, alasi
Then we should not have to record that
the noblest and most gifted are often
among those who may count their fate
among Swallowed lives.


With one it is the shadow Of grave,
long, deep and narrow, which falls over
q life, shutting out the gladness OF the
sunshine, blighting the tender blossoms
of hope.


With another, it is the wreck of
great ambition. He has built his ship,
and launched it on the sea Of life,
freighted with the richest jewels of his
strength, his manhood. Behold, it comes
hack TO him beaten, battered, torn In
some horrible tempest.


With some others, disease throws its
terrible shadow over the portals, and
shuts out the brightness and JOY of the
outside world from the sufferer within.
But this is the lightest shadow of all:
for il teaches the heart lessons of endur-
ance and faith, and through its darkness
the sufferer sees even the star of prom
ise shining with rays that tell of the
glories beyond. OF all shadowed lives.
we find it in our hearts to feel most for
those which are darkened by an un-
happy marriage.


Unhappy marriage is the quIntes-
sence Of human bondage. 1t wounds
daily our fondest and sweetest impulses,
it trities with and buries our holiest and
dearest affections, aud writes over the
tomb thereof: mo hope" 1t imbitters
the victim with the thought that lost
forever to his or her life is a glory of
great love; closed forever to him or her
the portals of happy hOme-that foun-
tain of freshness and delight, at which
the soul must needs drink and gather
strength for the heat and burden of the
outside battle.
Year: 1873

From home we are to procure the
happiness of whole life, while from
the world only n few moments of pleas
ure; it is, therefore, becoming, and in
keeping with good sense, TO be as polite
and amiable at home as in other So
ciety.
Year: 1873

Many a housekeeper thinks her hap
piness would be complete could she only
have plenty of solid silver for her table,
while Others who have it, lay awake
nights lest thieves break into the house
and carry off their plate.
Year: 1873

Melons can be grown so cheaply that
every family should have at least a small
patch DEVOTED to their culture, as they will
be found decided addition to their bill of
fare in summer and autumn. There is
nothing more inviting than a cool, rich,
ripe watermelon, or juicy, toothsome,
green-fleshed muskmelon, when one comes


from the harvest field thirsty, tired and ex-


Sausted with the mornings labor. AS


boon as the soil is warm enough the seeds


san be planted, and the soil for each hill
should, unless the ground is dark and rich,
De mixed with forkful of cold decom-
posed horse or cow manure. Then drop
five or six seeds into hill, and cover them
about an inch with soil. Scatter hand
full of wood ashes, plaster or bone dust
upon the top of the seeds, to keep away the
bugs. Wood ashes are an excellent pre-
ventive against both grubs and bugs, and
for the first month of the growth of the
plants it is we'll to apply them once week
to each hill.


Lime or plaster is also good to scatter
over the vines, and if applied early in the
morning, while they are yet wet with dew,
will be an efectual remedy for melon bugs
and their like. If one application does not
drive off the marauders, try another, be-
cause the lime of plaster will be beneficial
for the plants, even if it does not keep away
the bugs entirely.
Year: 1873

Secretary Belknap expects to leave here
the latter part of the west to attend the ex-
animation of the cadets at West Point
Military Academy, which begins on Mon
day, June 2. The graduating class
numbers about forty five members
this year. This class will be allowed
three months leave of absence, and the
second class will be allowed short leave
only. The remainder of the cadets will
go into camp at the academy to spend the
summer. The new class TO enter next
year comprises a hundred and sixty MEM
This increase is caused by the increase
in the number of Representatives under
the new apportionmen, each representa-
tive having the right to nominate can
didate- Wash. aTeD
Year: 1873

Old hogs are never as easily affected by
improper food as young ones, and it has
occurred that sows would appear in perfect
health when sucking young pigs, and yet
bad food so altered their milk as to kill the
pigs.
Year: 1873

George ". Morgan, the celebrated
o.ganist, says the New York cores
popdent of the Boston Journal, has met
with a severe misfortune. His LETT arm
was wrenched from the elbow socket by
q railroad accident 1t is thought that
he will never have the use OF his arm.
he can neither lit nor move it, and yet
he continues his concerts as OF old. He
gu psrb pedal playing comes in to aid
him in his present discomfort. He has
still the use of his fingers, and he gets
some one to help him put his arm upon
the keyboard, aud notwithstanding the
pain the operation gives he uses his


ingers with the skill OF earlier days.
He conducted the organ concert at Ply
mouth Church on Saturday, and no one
would have known that he was o Grip
ME.
Year: 1873

tended, also, to the general order Of the
building, that the teaching has been as
thorough as in former years is amply
proved by the result Of the more rigid
examination given for entrance in the
High.School. Every member OF the
class passed through the ordeal to the
entire satisfaction OF the committee.


1t is safe to conclude that ability and
success are quite Independent Of sex, and
limited only by the law of mental con-
stitution. development and culture.
Success does not crown q mans efforts
simply because he is man, nor is
woman fortunate by virtue of her wo-
manhood alone, nor does her woman>
hood eutitle her to position in prefer
ence to man. A broad, strong charac-
ter, free from prejudice and dogmatism,
powers that have been subjected to
the refining Influence OF a generous
culture,-a thorough preparation for
the work to be accomplished, these
constitute the main element OF success
in man or woman; and on a question OF
illness the consideration Of sec is mad.
missable.