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Year: 1870




Editor Of the Middletown Transcript:


SIR:- In your issue of April 23rd,
find it stated that many of the trees in the
young peach orchards show by the bloom
that they are natural fruit, and blame is
thrawn on the nurserymen for carecssnes.
in budding. Now, sir, the writer of this
is not nurseryman in any sense of the
word, but he would advise the owners Of
the orchards to wait patiently until the
trees rpen their peaches before any blame
is cast on any one, as he has been expert
menting here on peaches for over thirty
years; and about one eighth of the buds
that "took" and grew failed to produce
the same sort Of fruit as that produced by
the trees from which the buds were taken
the climate, beyond a doubt, having
had much to do in causing this extraordi
nary sporting" Therefore it is possible
that the same thing may occasionally oc-
cur IN the nurseries in your section of
country where the growing season is some
times prolonged until late in the fall.


Some years ago the writer had fine
peach that ripened at the end of May, it
being Seeding of his own raising, that
could not be made to reproduce itself by
budding or grating, although hundreds Of
experiments were made; and when the
original tree died the variety was lost.
There was no difficulty in getting the buds
and gratis to grow, but they always pro-
duced what is called natural fruit, and
showed it from the time the blossom made
its appearance.


Many of the sporting" budded trees
here produce very good fruit partaking of
mixed nature between the natural stock
and the tree from which the bud was ta-
ken. In experiments made by budding
and grating from those sporting" trees
some of the trees have returned to the va
riety from which the original bud was ta-
ken, while others became more like the
natural fruit from which the seed that pro-
duced the stock was taken. None of them
ever producing fruit like the tree from
which the last buds were taken.


The propagation of peaches free from
sporting" is more certainly effected in
warm climates by grating than by bud
ding. BY lifting the stock entirely from
the ground and close pruning the roots
the peach tree will live from the graft as
readily as an apple tree. But even in
grated peach trees, in this part of the
world, about one tree in twenty will not
reproduce its original fruit.


RUsTIcus.
Year: 1870

The profile of Washington on the new
three-cent postage stamps, is about the
only portrait of Washington we ever saw
that did not look the least like him. In
fact, it is miserable botch. Why these
stamps are changed so frequently is a
question often asked by sensible men.
We suppose the object is to make fresh
work for political favorites, and use up
the surplus in the treasury.
Year: 1870

The American Builder says


First, solemnly determine in
your mind never to allow IN
ounce of ground coffee to enter
the door of the kitchen. Ifno
one about the premises under
stands the art of roasting coffee,
then buy it ready roasted, and
try and find a dealer who has
not soaked all the essence out
Of the coffee before putting it
into the oven. If the roasted
berry is twice as large as when
green, depend upon it, the seal
awag Great Humbug Tea and
Coffee Company have defraud-
ed you. Get an earthen pot
you cannot make good coffee
or tea in a tin pan-and put
the ground coffee in q clean
white flannel bag, and be sure
to put enough in, and drop the
bag into the pot. Pour on
boiling water, and let it steep,
but do not boil it. The coffee
will steep in twenty minutes.
Never break an egg into the
coffee, and never fill up with
water the second time. Pour
on, in the beginning, the amount
of water needed. An ordina-
ry teacupful of ground coffee
is sufficient for three persons.
Use Java, Mocha, OF Java and
Rio mixed. Follow this recipe
and you will never complain of
poor coffee.
Year: 1870

An unexpected divorce case
was brought before a Wiscon-
sin court just as the crier was
proclaiming adjournment. The
judge set down his hat, clerk
his book, and in five
minutes the decree was record.
ed
Year: 1870

This distinguished gentle.
man is bearing himself worth.
ly in the United States Senate.
He is vigiIant and grapples the
denominations of the Radicals
with massive strength. Last
week, pending the passage in
the Senate of the nefarious bill
that requires Georgia to ratify
the Fifthteenth Amendment
before she shall be regarded as
a member of the Union, he
held up in its intiquity and pro
tested against its cousumation,
Hon. John Sherman undertook
to controvert his statement
that the majority of the, voters
of Ohio had pronounced against
Negro Suffrage and had came
to grief for its temerity.
Year: 1870

The River and Harbor bill having passed
Congress, it is hardly worth while to waste
words Oh the subject now, but We intend to
oppose future appropriations of public
money for this work, and all other similar
works, usually grouped together in river
and harbor bills, believing them to be
system of conjoint frauds upon the tag
payers of the United States. If the gov
ernmeut has four millions Of dollars per
annum TINT is not needed for its Legitimate
expenses, the proper and equitable mode Of
distributing it is either to throw off taxes,
or to buy and cancel government bonds to
that extent.
Year: 1870

To MUNRoE:


Not that Sally is unequal to the pres
ent emergency, bst with courteous wish to
assist, and that Tire right may prevail, l
reply to two Of your queries


To come to your mAin question : "Can
woman fight the battles as we'll as she can
manage the household p suspect you
are not married, if you were, your "hemi-
Year: 1870

lhc ldluldl nccuclJ VI thl2 FPNS ''F
not disappointed US. A largeplain of 70
square miles, bounded on the east by LsEe
Champlain) and on every other side 3
rugged mountains, makes up the bestpau
OF the town. The plain is very fertile
and the view in summer time must be sur
passingly beautiful. As we sit at tnr
window we can see to the southwest fEe
mountains that enclose Lake George, and
farther to the east the frowning hight Of
Mt. Defiance looks down npon the sur
rounding plain-worthy Of the name which
was given to it by the naughty Burgoyne,


who, by merely planting his cannon upon
its SUBMITS forced St. Clair to abandon the
Fort below without struggle. To the
east, across the Lake, extending north and
south as far as the eye can reach, lie the
Green Mountains, summit rising behind
summit, their lofty and well rouHded grt-
lines forming grand and beautiful back
ground to the picture, and indeed form-
ing its chief beauty. Although living as
we do directly under the MONDAY shadow
of Old Mansfield, we never realized the
real beauty and grandeur of the Vermont
mountains until we studied them from this
side Of the Lake. There is fnllness and
completeness in their outlines and a sym
Year: 1870

acres is not large enough. Where cetton,
tobacco, sugar or live stock are to be
produced, broad ranges are required.
The Professor must remember that
though eighty acres would be mode
rately large farm in the older States,
where markets for garden truck" are
near at hand, it would only be an aggra-
vation to- man away out in Arkansas.
We are glad to see men encouraged to
come West and make homes for them
selves, and we advise the formation of
cooperative societies for the purpose of
helping wcll-disposed persons to come
out here and settle. But don't lay any
unusual obligations upon them. Let
them get as much land as they can pay
for. cultivate it as these choose, sell TO
whom they please, and when they please,
and for what they please These are the
only true conditions of progress.
Year: 1870

The WEATHER the past week we
have had exceedingly cold and bad wealth
er. Saturday night the ground was froze
hard, and everything Of the vegetable
kind was killed, as well also, what few
peaches there were left, and almost the
entire apple ercp-now and then a scat
tering apple~-is found SO disastrous
cold snap has not been had here for many
years. The Apple crop of this county
has got 10 be quite an item and the entire
loss of which will prove disaster indeed
to our people, Our only hope is, that
over the mountain, the result is not as
bad. ISL ga9fhJ >boVsi EocD
Year: 1870

Eg- The popular steamer Fort Gibson
Captain EUGENE SMITH, arrived yesterday
with good trip HARRY HILL, takes
the place of our young friend OUTLAW in
the office. He has the mark of gentle
man about him and will, we have nc
doubt, prove popular with all having
business with him.
Year: 1870

g We notice that our young friend
Captain JIM BowLIN, is in command of
the steamer DardaneVe running from
Memphis to Little Rock. He is n clever
gentleman and thorough steamboatman.
Year: 1870

New YORK, April H.
The Sun editorially says the cabinet is
to he reconstructed at a reasonably early
day-that is certain. Beyond that, all
that can be regarded as determined upon
is the following' First, Fish will leave
the State Department and succeed Mot
ley as Minister to England Hoar resigns
as Attorney General Mr. Fish win not
be succeeded by Gen b F. Butler. The
President has never had the slightest in
tention of inviting Butler into his cabi-
net. Reports to the contrary; SO indus
triousiy circulated, do not merit the least
credence. There is not, and cannot be,
any cordially of feeling between the two
men.
Year: 1870

Tie seIf-Acc1sed Prisoner Protests His Inro-


ceuce-Hemanded ill To-Day Tor Exan,ina-
Ii0n..


Francis J. Kpllng, the young man who was ar
rested on his own confession OF being in some way
connected with the Tweniy-third street tragedy
was yesterday afternoon brought up az the Tombs
Police Court before Judge bowling. He Was
brought up in charge or detective Farley and also
under the direction OF Captain Kelso.


He was remanded by the Judge until to-day at
ten o'clock Tor the production OF witnesses and he
will remain in prison until after his examination has
taken place.


His friends, who state they can easily prove an
albt greatly afflicted TO think the half insanity
Of this young man should have brought the name OF
their family before the public in connection with
this affair when the probability is they prove 10
satisfaction OF all parties that he had no more 10
do with II than the "man IN the mooEo


The police attach no Importance TO the arrest,
though IL Is singular thing that all the lunatics
who have lately been arrested have made random
confessions In connection with the murder of Mr..
Nathan; the police hear OF these statements make
the arrests and then find, as will IN all probability
be the case IN the present instance that they have
been mised by Icoherent rawlings OF cracked Drained
drIinkards and innate IdioIs. II is nevertheless "A
tie present prisoner will be taught lesson for the
trouble he has given the police, and endeavor in
future to apply himself in his lapIdary instead Of
peddling h,s respectable friends before the pubiic C
coupled with such u serioas affair this horri q
Year: 1870

The summer term OF the State
University-as we learn from a pri-
yate note from a gentleman connect
ed with the lnstitution-has opened
finely. The classes are large, and the
general Attendance larger than was
expected for the summer term. The
number of graduates will probably
be as follows: Collegiate Department,
II; Normal, Is; Law, Ii total, 46.
This is a larger number than ever be-
fore. We hear this good report with
pleasure. We take warrantable
pride in our State Univcrsity.-
Though young, it is vigorous. It Is
in the good hands OF competent and
faithful faculty. Its financial affairs
have been wisely managed by most
excellent Board Of Trustees. Its
course Of studies is as complete as that
OF any Western College; the educa-
ton given to its students is always
thorough. 1t is worthy of generous
patronag, and deserving of praise
The people OF our State have given
it q noble support. Bat it should
be more generally supported by the
State at large. 1t is tho University
OF the State, the crowning ediiice oI
our school system. The Peoples
College, in it every citizen should
take pride. 1t should be made the
leading educational power in the
Northwest, ana can be if all whom
it would benefit Will give it their sup
poyt.-[Sta Register.
Year: 1870

Take twenty boys Of sixteen, in
our or any city in the State: aud let


them 90 TO work, three or tour in a


dry goods store, boot and shoe or


blacksmith establishments and print


ing offices. In ten years they will


have become men OF twentysiN, and


the majority OF them will then be


about as far along i'll the business as
they ever will be. One or two only


in each of the above branches will be
established in business tor themselves
or connected with some firm doing a
good business, and the rest Will be
barely getting a living and growing
about their poor luck. Now, we as
sert that there is good reason for
their poor success, and that luck has
but little, if anything at ali, to do
with it. 1t we take the trouble to
ascertain the real facts in their sever
al cases, we shall find that those
young men who became masters in
their trades, or leading men III their
pursuits, were not afraid to work,
and were determined to succeed
They looked beyond the day and
week. They made themselves valu


able and useful to their employers,
by being always faithful, reliable and
willing to do wha. they could tor the
interest OF thoss Tor whom they
worked. When press OF business
came, they were willing aud ready
to work extra hours, and without
sulking or grumbling, well knowing
that business must be attended to
when it came, and that there were
plenty OF dull times during the year,
which would more than counterbal-
ance any extra briskness of the busy
season. To sum it all up, these young
men identified themselves with the
establishments where they were en-
ployed; became useful to their EN-
ployers, in fact, fixtures, who could
be i'll spared, and in due course of
time, having gained experience, We're
invited to take 8 hand with the al
ready established house, or else bold
ly strike out for themselves. Here,
then, is the lesson, which is, If you
wish to become successful masters,
learn first to become faithful servants.
Year: 1870

To MAKE CIDER AND W,NE.-Mr. w.
B. Wilkes. in his Letter No. Az to the
Aberdeen Examiner, gives his process
for preserving the sweetness Of cider, and
making wine from cider ana grapes. AL
though, we confess, entirely new TO us,
its exceeding simplicity and the well
known character Of the writer, are com.
mendstions that make It worthy ofa trial
BY all who grow apples and grapes, either
for market or family use. We copy as
! ( flows:


Sweet. fresh cider in summer is one OF
the luxuries we can easily enjoy, but to
have it sweet during the winter is not so
common.


This is easily and cheaply dSne, and
requires but little trouble In my fami.
ly we take bottles and fll full of sweet
cider; set these in vessel or pot--a
good sized one will hold Is or 20-fll
with cold water up to the neck Of the bot.
ties and start tire under it. The glass
being better conductor than the water,
the cider will boil before the water, and
being full the scum will flow over As
soon as the water begins to boil. take out
| the bottles, cork well while the contents
are rarifed. wire down and hcrmetically
seal. and the cider during the winter will
be as sweet ms when bottled


To keep through the winter and pro.
tect from freezing, bury them neck dow
in an out house, with light covering Of
dirt, so as to be easily gotten as needed,


A good and refreshing wine is easily
made from sweet elders; this we make
from a recipe requiring neither weights
nor measures; strain the cider TO free
from scdiments) into vessel either
bucket, tub or barrel, no matter what
quantity Take a fresh egg, drop into
the cider, it will sink to the bottom; stir
in sugar; the egg rises as the sugar is
added; so soon as the egg will float and
show the size Of n dime, It is then sufilc
iently filled with saccharine matter 10
make good wine This should then be
strained into clean. sweet barrel, q pivce
Of gauzc or thin cloth tackled over the
bung.hole. In six weeks, or as soon as
the etfervcscing noise ceases, stop tight
ly, to remain till February. Then draw
off Through faucet put In at the time
Of filing, and strain through flannel, in
to sweet. clean barrel and, by summer,
the wine is as rich and strong as from
grapes however. it has an agreeable ci
der flavor. BY the same recipe we make
grape and scuppernong wine.


Using this process we never fail. There
is certain amount Of saccharine matter
needed, to make good wine In the South,
this the egg determines, being a perfect
saccharometer.


II grapes are gathered during rainy
weather, there is more water in the Juice,
if very dry, less water and more saccha
rine matter.


The egg perfectly determines the
amount needed South. When wine is
made North. late in the season, having
cool dark cellars, no sugar or alcohol is
needed, or il any, very little We have
tried loaf sugar and alcohol, also good
hrownsugar, rich in saccharine matter,
and never could perceive any difference.
The saccharine matter seems alone eed
ed any impurities will settle in the lees.


With these wines, we make btters. and
entirely supplant the use Of any intox-
eating liquors in the family.
Year: 1870

A MORAL WELL-PoISrED, --Sophronius
wise teacher would not suffer his gro
up sons and daughters to associate with
those whose conduct was not pure and
upright


Dear father" said the gentle Eulalin
to him one day, when he forbade her. in
company with her brother, to visit the
volatile Lucinda, "you must think us
very childish If you imagine that we
would he exposed to danger by il"


The father took in silence dead coal
from the hearth. and reached it TO his
daughter. at will not burn you, my
child take II E" She did so, and behold
her delicate white hand was soiled and
black and her white dress was soiled. too.
"W We cannot be too careful in handling
Goals: even IF they do not burn, they
blackcn. So it is with the vicious"
Year: 1870

yond a peradventure.


don I think Miss Usher, now Mrs.
Raymond, knowsto this day exactly how
it was; though the doctor cleared him
sell, sometime later, OF the responsibility
of the verses. And shall never believe
to my dying moment, that the idea would
ever have entered his head had IL not
been for the accident to Bob's little ven
ture. Poor Bob! That cupid, with parti.
colored wings, failed in his duty as far
as he was concerned bat then he turned
around and wove spell for two other
people and perhaps that is as much as
one can expect Of a cupid
Year: 1870

Tho New York World makes the fol-
lowing announcement respecting the Ply
mouth establishment in Brooklyn and its
rstar actor, as though it were speaking of
"a theatre Mr.. Beccher made his last
appearance for the season on Sunday last
before crowded audience, which he kept
in roars of laughter during the greater
part of the performance. The engage
ment thus temporarily closed has been
'one of the most successful in the history
of comedy, and the management feels
confident that with a continuance of the
same style of popular entertainment, Ply
mouth WILL during the next season, main
tain its front rank among places of amuso-
:lnent.
Year: 1870

W. N. X. constantly in the New York and
Philadelphia markets, enables him to procure all
new and desirable goods at the lowest rates, and
he buys direct from the importer in large lots,
it is to his advantage to sell cheap, that goods
may be turned out fast, thus keeping the stock
new and lively all the time.


All are invited to call, feeling assured that
they will not be disappointed either in assorv
ment or prices.
Year: 1870

Vice-Admiral Porter is about to visit
the several navy yards where vessels are
being fitted out for sea, in order to give
his personal attention to matters connect
ed with their completeness and efficiency.
Year: 1870

The speaker was a mild, intelligent
looking man of about thirty-fve. In
proper dresc he would have looked
like q High Church clergyman. His
companion was evidently foreigner,
and / imagine a German. He was
about fifty years of age, and wore spec
tacles, and the profusion of hair and
whiskers covered more than half his
face, But he had winning smile and
good teeth, which he often took an op-
portunity of showing.


awe have found you at last.n


/ am thankful to say that | am not
nervous when l see danger, and l
boldly replied:


"My name Is Harker, and not Brun-
ton; Mr.. Moss, the landlord Of these
premises, has noticed my resemblance
to his late tenant, and is satisfied that
/ am not the same. Depend upon it,
that l shall make you repent this out
rage"


I tried to rise to call for help from the
Year: 1870

The story recently told by Paris cor
respondent, that the Emperor Napoleon
Ill had died some time ago under the
knife of the celebrated Surgeon Ricord,
and that man bearing very close
resemblance to him, now represented
him in the Tuileries, is one of the most
ridiculous canards circulating in the
suburbs of Paris about the imperial
family. Another story of the same sort,
and which has met with by far more
belief than the aforementioned one, is
the following: "The Emperess Eugene,
it is said is the mistress of the handsome
Able Bauer; that she took the latter
with her purposely to the Orient; that
the Emperor found it all out and that
he would have had the Able severely
punished, but for the fact that Bauer had
found out that the Prince Imperial was
not the son of Napoleon the Third, but
that of a poor Spanish peasant. Since
that time, it is added, Napoleon has
never exchanged single word with
Eugene in private.


Here is story which Rochefort relates,
in his paper, in regard to the Duchess de
Castiglione, the former mistress of the
Emperor Napoleon, who excited the
Jealousy of Empress Eugene so much.
1T had been said that the beautiful
Duchess de Castiglione had returned to
Paris, after an absence of two years
This was, however, without foundation
This gracious Princess is not allowed to
set foot on our territory The following
is said to be the cause Of her banishment:
During her last sojourn here, she had
broken her arm. The fracture had not yet
healed entirely, when she was invited to
ball at the palace of very august and
majestic parsonage; she hastened there,
with her arm in sling. All the cav
alters crowded around her; she was the
queen of the festival Ice-cream was
served up, in small saloon; certain
offers the beautiful lady a
dish of ice-cream. She connot eat it,
having but one hand. The gallant cav
alier kneels down before her, and holds
the dish before her The lady of the
house hears of it, and, on the following
day, the Duchess is requested to leave
the territory of France"
Year: 1870

A correspondent of the Glen's Falls
Messenger gives the following particulars
concerning some of the adventures of
the Moose river hunters:


Last summer one of.the party, Erwin
Hoxie, while walking along leisurely,
came suddenly face to face with a large
panther The animal gave no signs of
retreat, but fixed for jump, ready to
pounce upon the man. Hoxie immedi-
ately drew his hunting knife, and with
the most daring bravery prepared to
meet his game. The savage beast gave
q fearful leap towards him. Springlng
to one side as the panther passed him he
plunged bis knife into the animal heart,
killing him instantly. With great glee
Hoxie carried the panther into the camp,
remarking that he thought he vas gone
up. Hoxie is about 2l years of age and
has never done much of anything aside
from hunting and fishing. The veracious
correspondent vouches for anothe incl
dent ia Hqxie's life, which reminds us of
the story we heard when boy of far
mer who quit his moving and caught a
deer in a snow drift over the fence from
a hay field. Young Hoxie at one time
chased deer to the bank Of the river,
and was Just in time to catch hold OF It
as il plunged into the water, and spring
ing upon lis back voung Hoxie drownded
the deer in the river, ana thef t9wed the
body safely ashore.