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Year: 1871

The BUG MAcHINE.-The question of
Toads VS.. Insects is sure to come up, and per-
haps an experiment of mine on the capacity
of a toad may be of interest. DIR. T. w. Har-
rls remarked to me some twenty yeaIs AGO
that he supposed the Odor OF the Squash bug
(COrcus triStiS) would protect it IRON the
toad; and to test the matter / offered one to
grave looking Bufo under cabbag,. He
seized it eagerly, but spit it out instantly,
reared up on his hind legs and put his 'front.'
feet on top of his head for an instant, as if in
pain, and then disappeared across the garden
in series of the greatest leaps 1 ever saw
toad make. Perhaps the bug bit the biteI
Not satisfied with this, hunted up another
old toad, who lived under the piazza, and al
ways summed himsefm one place in the grass,
and offered him a fine squash bug, which he
took and swallowed, winking in a very salts
fed manner. Twenty other fine bugs follow
ed the first, in lew moments, with no diff
Guilty or hesitation in the taking or swallow
ing, though from his wriggiDg and contor-
tiOns aiteTward, it seemed as II their corners
did not set well within. The stock of bugs
being then exhausted, found a colony Uf
smooth black larvae or white birch, each
about thee quarters of an inch long, and led
him over hundred OF them. Touching one
Of them with the end of straw. it would
coil around it, and then, when shaken before
him, he would seIze and swallow it, at first
eagerly, but with diminished zest as the nun
Der increased, until it became necessary to
rub the worm against his lips for some time
before he Could decide about IT. He would
then take it and sit with his lips ajar for a
short time, gathering strength and resolution,
and then swallow by desperate effort.


There is no telling what the number or re-
suit would have been, as the dinner bell rang
as the 101st worm disappeared, and by the
close of the meal he had retired to his deu;
nor did he appear Tor four days in his summing
place. II is to be hoped he slept Wen, but
there might have been nightmares Ettomoi
gist and Botdnist.
Year: 1871

BARLEY AS CRoP.-Mr. BowIes says, "if
could grow any other crop that could be fed
to hogs, and that would afford anywhere near
as much hog feed as corn, it would pay me to
rotate with corn" What l have to saw
hinges chiefly upon this remark. l thiI K
barley is the crop which will best supply the
lack for several reasons. 1t is far less ex-
haustive than either oats or wheat 1t will
produce more pounds per acre of ho1 feed
than either OF the crops just named. 1t is The
crop, par excellence, with which to secure
good stand OF clover. On rich soil properly
prepared, it will yield from forty to sixty
bushels. What would consider good pre-
paration would be corn slubble ploughed in
the fall and thoroughly pulverized with the
cultivator and harrow early in the spring.
Barley is, more tnan any others, surface
crop, hence the importance OF a mellow seed
bed. The ground should be rolled after har-
rowing, as the crop is liable to lodge, owing to
the soltness of the straw, and the smoother,
the pleasaLter will be the process OF securing
the crop. The roller is moreover the best i'm
plement that can be used for covering the
grass seed.
Year: 1871

CUTTING UP CoRN.-The corn crop, at
least so far as the fodder is concerned, has
reached critical period. A frost may occur
now at any time. Not an hours warning
NAV be given. The mere change of wind
during the night may bring about such a
change oftemperature that the fields NAV be-


whitened with frost any morning. This
would be a serious damage to the corn fodder.
The corn should now be watched carefully.
and as soon as it is all glazed it should be cnt
up, when day or two of drying would place
it in advance of any damage from frost. IL
depends much on the successful gathering of
fodder crops whether hay will advance to an
exorbitant price during the winter or not.
We notice reports of specuators being al
ready in the field securing hay at an advanc.
ed price. But "to be iorewarned is TO be lore
armed :" and we do not think that it will be
for want of sufficient warning if farmers are
caught with inadequate supplies of feed.
There are so many resources now opened 10
the energetic farmer whereby he may mitigate
the inconvenience oil a short hay crop, THAI II
| is only by neglect that he should be CAUGHT
with short supplies. And the most effectual
precaution is to carefully harvest and econo-
mlze his corn fodder. With short crops OF
| any staple article, some advance in price Il "a


be expected; ahd if there is any advantage to


be secured by the farmer as an Offset tor re-


duced quantity, it will be in this increased
| price. 1t will be sore disappointment then


to be obliged to iced hay thai might have


been, by careful management, spared tor ss't


by the use OF a substitute, and To lose oy


want OF foresight the chance Of securing tul'


advanced price.-HedTih and Home.
Year: 1871

THE NEW HEROEs.-We listen to essav
upon the total depravity of human nature
and discourse thereon ourselves as if we be-
lieved nineteen-twenleths of our fellow be-
ings wholly selfish, and yet there lever arises
a great emergency demanding heroic self
sacrifice, that some good soul does not step
forward to respond. The steamer City of
Houston came near going TO total wreck
through the stupidity OF a drunken captain
and demoralized crew, when after her gai-
liant m.te was disabled, two officers OF th
United States navy and a detachment OF sea-
men toe K the ship in charge, aud bravely an
camiy labored until they brought her safely
INTO port. When we get the details OF the
loss oil the Lodona, we shall find that hef no.
6Ie captain, Hovey, did his duty to the last.
ana last Saturday evening, five miles ont of
Boston, happened the most dreadful railroad
disaster New England has knCvn sinca tpe
catastrophe at Norwalk. A second after the
terrible crash, in the midst oil one of the cars.
cool, steady voice cried out, " The danger is
all over-don't be afraid" Another gentle
man, in0in9 that his wife was unwouI,ded.
though greatly shocked, laid her fainting on
the grass, leaving his little daughter to watch
her, and went desperately al work to gel out
the wounded. Aud brave brakeman, work
ing at his post to stop the train, was caught
between the platform of the baggage and the
first passenger car. He sat upon one plat
form with his thighs crushed and bound by
the other, and terribly brnised hand There
he sat patiently convelsi sing, but not murmVr-
ing, for nearly an hour, till a jack-screw was
brought to lit the platform and relieve him.
Mr. STOREY, passenger, found lying upon
the grass woman with her right arm badly
crushed between the elbow and the shoulder,
and her race badly scalded, and suffering in
tense pain. He asked her what he could do
for her. She replied: "There are others hui
great deal worse than L am. Go and at
tend 10 them. L can bear it," She was tax.
en- to house and laid upon the floor with a
bundle Of bloody clothes for a pillow. Sh
would not let the doctor attend to her Iniu
lies until the others had been cared for An
other is thus added to the countless list of
those who have parallel Sir Phi p SiGneys
famous deed. All about us are men and wo-
men, not knowing it themselves, capable OF
suffering and dying Tor the good OF others. or
in the simple performance of duty. The
world is better than it ems.-Hartford
COurdnt.
Year: 1871

PIcKLING GREEN CoRN.-This is a much
cheaper method OF preparing corn for winter
use than canning it. When the corn is lit
tie past the tenderest roasting-ear state, pull
IL take off one thickness Of the husk, tie the
rest of the husk down at the silk end in a
close and tight manner; place the ears in a
clean cask or barrel eompactly t,gether, and
compactly together. and put on brine 10 cover
the same of about two thirds the strength OF
meat pickle. When ready To use In winter
soak in cold water over night, and II this does
not appear sufficient, change the water and
freshen still more. Corn prepared In thi.
way is excellent, very much resembling fresh
earn from the stalk.
Year: 1871

THE METROPOLITAN HALL.-There Is
hardly boy or girl in Richmond who does
with pleasure, and particularly at the Fair
season, when Wyman Is every autumn on
hand with his budget OF fun, his trunks
full Of tricks, his face wreathed with smiles.
and his tables loaded with presents Of all
kinds. Last night, as well as Monday, he
was greeted by large audience, composed
in great measure of littierolks- ION Fri.
day afternoon at O'Clock he will give q
benefit for 4 benevolent object, at which
time no doubt the house will be crowded
to It's utmost capacity. Wyman will ex-
hibit every evening during this week, and
will give a grand matinee on Saturday
afternoon.
Year: 1871

At the Dollar store, corner Ninth and Main
Streets are to be found those excellent ladies' lea
iher travelling-bags that you see so many use
Their assortment of goods far exceed our expec-
tatlon. They have nearly everything you may
want. They have the best assortment Of slippe. 8
and cushion patterns In the city. An elegant new
leather fan can he got there.
Year: 1871

A THIEF FoILED-A colored man step
ped into Spence's yesterday, and having


priced q number of articles, while the
salesmen were engaged put a blue coat
under his arm and was about to leave the


store with it. One of the proprietors caught


him in the act, and broke 4 hickory stick


on his head.
Year: 1871

SKATING CARNvAL.-A grand skating
carnival Is announced to take place at the
Assembly Hall on next Tuesday; night.
This will be the first of the season, and II
may be safely predicted that it will be o
brilliant affair.
Year: 1871

The excitement at the Rocco hall is about
the punch-bowl which goes to the saloon
keeper who gets the most votes, There are
three in the deld-Jim Cannon, Charles Nee
han and smother gentleman whose name has
slipped the memory Of our reporter. The
splendid gold watch, worth three hundred
dollars, which IS to go to the most popular
superintendent at the railroad shops is earn
estly conte1ded for by Messrs. Young, Ryan
and q third party, who is ahead OF both. Last
night great crowd visited the hall, and the
scene was lively.
Year: 1871

A very interesting discovery has Just
been made at All Souls college, Oxford,
England. It Was undergoing renovation,
and few days ago, while the working
men were removing the beautifully
painted canvass from the roof of the
chapel, no less than fifteen paintings were
discovered attached to the rsfters. Each
painting is on wood, about three quarters
Of an inch in thickness, about nine feet In
length, and varying in Width from i've
feet upward. What some OF them are in
tended to represent it Ia difficult to de
eide, and how long they have been in the
root Is unknown. Two or three of the
paintings evidently represent angels
sounding trnnpets, while the others are
figures OF men and women of very large
sizs and in remarkable post0res; some OF
the former are represented IS bent up in
a most unnstural manner
Year: 1871

specie.


STOCKS STRONG AND ACTIVE.


The stock market opened with q continuation Of
the remarkable buoyancy which has been the fea-
ture OF the past few days, and prices maintained
their steady improvement until In most instances
the highest quotations OF the present upward move
ment were made. About noon 1t began to be whis-
pered that some small brokers were IN trouble on
account OF their alleged inability to take certain
shares of Reading bought yesterday and for cash
today At the last Board the truth OF these rumors
was made only too manifest In the forced
sale, 'under the rulen or several thousand
shares the stock for the account OF the deaultng
brokers, the price, which had touched 1oon
In the forenoon, thereupon running down
to OF. In explanation the brokers stated that
they had taken tho orders for purchase simply on
commission and that several larger houses were to
take care OF the stock when bought The principal
rty in the matter failed make his appearance at
the Board, ana hence the forced sales under the
rules. This diversion served to dampen the specu-
lative feeling for rise In other stocks and for
time there was steady realizing on the part of
timid holders especially as a poor bank statement
was anticipated. Tho whole list ran down under
these Influences and the improvement OF the fore
noon was more than lost In many Of the active
shares. Toward the Close on the full discovery OF
the mischief In Reading, steadier feeling ensued,
and prices moved up again, but the best prices were
not entirely recovered. The extreme fluctuations
OF the leading stocks are shown in the following
<oh1 nY
Year: 1871

u,HE EIGHTH ANNUAL FANCY DRESS AND CIVIC


Ball of the Theatrical Mechanical Associaton at Irvns
had of the the door the evening Of tho
ball Music by that prince Of leaders, O'Brien.
Year: 1871

Riding slowly along the TejuDga noun
tsins, day or two ago, We came suddenly
upon a jacal Of the poorest class, made of
brush and reeds, located at the foot of a
bluff, near small cincga. As we looked,
sorrowing to think that human beings
should be compelled by poverty to live in a
place hardly fit to shelter hog, strange
procession emerged from the aperture
which did duty as q doorway.


First came a man, and then q woman;
after them child The man and woman
between them bore plank, upon which lay
corpse, that Of an old man, whose dead
white hair waved to and fro in the light
breeze, around his hatlcss head. The wo.
man stumbled, and nearly fcll-thc corpse
slipped upon its rough bier, and one arm,
falling from its breast, hung dangling the
nervcless hand striking against bush and
stone, as this strange funeral cortegc moved
onward tV the grave if the shallow hole,
in which this poor traveller found rest, could
be called . grave.


About fifty yards from the house, the
winter rains had washed out gulch some
three feet Deep this had been scooped out
with an old piece of shovel and with hands
and in the hole thus made, the body of
the dead was laid. The earth replaced, q
rude cross erected at the head; and we left
it to its long sleep-nevcr to be broken un-
til the last trump shall echo through the
sphere, heralding the dawn of day without
a night or morrow.-Los 4nyeles Star,
Feb. ED.
Year: 1871




Imagine railway from here to the sun.
How many hours from here to the sun!
Why, if we were to send baby in an ex-
press train, going necessarily at the rate of
hundred miles IN hour without making
any stoppages, the baby would grow to be
boy-tl,e boy would grow to be o man
the man would grow old and die, without
seeing the sun, for it is distant more than
. hundred years from us. But what is this
compared to Neptune's distance! Had Ad-
am and Eve started by our railway at the
creation to 60 from Neptune to the sun, at
the rate Of fifty miles an hour, they would
not have got there yet, for Neptune is more
than six thousand years from the center of
our system. But we are getting into too
large numbers again; we must have some
swiftcr servant than q railway to measure
space for us. Light will answer our pur-
pose, for light will travel from the sun to
the earth in eight minutes. Eight minutes,
then, counting by light, are equivalent to .
hundred years Of railway speed. It would
take about four hours to 50 from the sun
to Neptune. Among the stars, we shall
find that the nearest is three yearsof, count.
ing by light.
Year: 1871

NEW YORK, May 14.-An insane
man entered the church Of st. Vim
cent this evening during mass and
created 8 disturbance by stabbing a
man I'm the forehead, and then defend
ed himself with an axe until arrested
By the police. The priest had TO leave
the altar 20 save the man from being
hanged by the cOngEeg egaIiOn.
Year: 1871

WASHINGTON, May IA majOri-
ty Of the Senators are in favor Of the
ratification Of the Washington treaty
as a measure of peace, but some of
them will prepare amendments to
several Of its provisions which they
consider not sufficiently plain, and
which, without modification, may
lead to dissatisfaction in the future.
One objection against the treaty is
that the San Juan question is to be
submitted to arbitration.


The irOnclads now at Key West
and in the Tropics have been ordered
to Northern navy yards and during
the ensuing summer will be thorough
ly overhauled and cleaned. Wooden
vessels will take their place as being
cooler and more pleasant in warm
climates.


The returns at the census office Of
the COlOred population OF the States
and Territories is about 4, ,857 900.
Year: 1871

Mrs. Woods, whose enormous crime is
being homeless, goes TO the Workhouse for
two months, where it is pretty certain she
can not earn a dime. II poverty is not a
crime then it is an approximation, and
should be punished as an abom;nation in
the sight OF all prosperous people.
Year: 1871

A KU-KLUx.-He Juage anil a
Scared Niger. We heard pretty
good joke yesterday on one Of deorgia's
Superior Court Judges, which We do
not believe has ever been in print
The Judge in question is not as hand
some as an Adonis; indeed, he is re-
garded as rather homely. In fact, by
competent judges he has been put down
as the ugliest man in the State. These
facts induce us to withhold his name.
But to the joke, which we tell as it was
told to us:


1t seems that man was indicted
and put upon trial before the Judge
upon the charge of playing Kuklux.
One of the principal witnesses was a
negro man. In the course of the ex-
animation question was asked which
this witness declined TO answer. The
Judge was appealed to to compel an an
swer. The day was pretty cold one,
and the Judge wa, well muliled up in
his shawl, and had escaped the eye Of
the Cushite In leaning forward to or
der the witness to answer the question,
the negro caught sight of him, and no
sooner had he done so than he exclaim-
ed, "by golly, dere's KuKlux now"
and at one bound he cleared the bar,
and in moment more was out of the
Court>house and running as if all the
Ku-Klux Klan were at his heels. The
negro is still of the opinion that men,
Der of the Klan was on the bench that
day.-Atldnta Sun.
Year: 1871

Down and up, and up and down,


Over and over and over
Turn in the little seed, dry and brown
Turn out the bright red clover,
Work and the sun your work will share,
And the rain in It's time will fall
For nature she worketh everywhere,


And the grace of God through all.
With hand on the spade and heart in the sky
Dress the ground and till it;
Turn in the little seed, brown and dry;
Turn out the golden millet
Work, and your house shall be duly fed
Work. and rest shall be won
| hold that man had better be dead


Than alive, when his work is done
Down and up, and mp and down,


On the bin top, low in the valley,
Turn in the little seed, dry aud broAn,
Turn out the rose and lilly
Work with a plan. or without plan,


And your ends they shall be shaped true;
Work, and learn at first hands, like a man
The best way to know is to do!
Down and up, till life shall close,


Ceasing not your praises;
Turn in the wild white winter SHOWS,


Turn out the sweet Spring daisles.
Work, and tho sun your work will share,
And the rsin in its time will fall;
For nature she woIketh everywhere,


And the grace Of God through all.
Year: 1871

The COMING REST. 1t is sweet
md pleasant thought that when all
these days of pain and sorrow and
work are ehded-these days of con,
tending and unrest there will come
folding of hands. 1t is sweet when,
sorrow and weariness are only com,
panions, to remember that the hour Is
not far away when the Father will
hold the tired hands of His child in
his, will seal the aching eye with sleep,
nnd breath under IFS trembling lid the
sweet dream of heaven. Weary not,
nor faint; the Father sees, and though
you know it not. His hands lead you.
A little gain and little labor. he
meets you for your good be patient,
and when the night comes He will
rive YOU rest.-Home Journal.
Year: 1871

How TO MANAGE BEEs.-The
American Bee journal, in referring to
an instance where a swarm of bees
settled upon the head of horse stand.
ing in front of a church, and the owner,
who went to its assistance, was stung
senselcss, says that all the difficulty
could have been obviated by sprinkling
cold water upon them.
Year: 1871

Every parent is like looking glass
|or his children to dress themselves by.
therefore parents should take care to
'eep the glass bright and clear, not
mll and blotted, as their good example
! a rich Inheritance for the rising
Generation.
Year: 1871

Mr.. Thomas Meehan, editor of the
Gardeners Monthly, makes the follow
ing curious remark which is probably
correct, yet how few have observed it.:
"The tendrils of a grapevine make a
circuit every two hours and half, in
search of something to cling to, and if
they fail to find support at the end
of ten days they die. This motion re-
quircs food, and this is withdrawn from
other channels. To prevent this waste
the tendrils are usually pruned of. A
better way is to provide twiggy branch
es to which the tendrils may cling at
once as soon as formed.
Year: 1871

These pens are not injured by SuIpuric Acid,
ana ol course, will stand the test Of any kind Of
Ink, while steel pens soon becomes coroded and
worthless They write equal te any Gold Pen,
They are elastic and yet may be driven a quarter
Of an inch into pine board Is
Year: 1871




Mr.. Reynolds will excuse me for making
public his letter, as, by this means, I can
reach number of persons who, like him
self, want information upon this subject.


One purpose of the Spring Exhibition is,
to give mechanics, manufacturers, and
agricultural implement dealers the op-
portunity of exhibiting to the public their
products. 1t is exceedingly desirable that
we should know our capabilities in this
department of industry. The effect would
be two-fold. First, the produce would
promote his own interests, and, second. it
would have stimulating effect upon the
whole country. Mr.. Reynolds and others
similarly engaged, would find such ALI
Exhibition of remarkable benefit to them
selves.


Another purpose is, to gather together
large and imposing display of the valuable
minerals of East Tennessee. Wewantspeci-
mems of coal, of which this favored section
has. fabulous quantities and of the best
which is abundant throughout this Sec
ton. We want zine, which is known to
exist in large quantities. We want marble,
which is inexhaustible; and we want
granite, sandstone and lead. Don't you
see what field there is here for portraying
the wealth of East Tennessee? [ made an
earnest appeal to the learned Faculty of the
University to aid us in this department,
and believe they will.


But this is not ALL There are other de-
partments of industry no less worthy,
which we must encourage and foster. At
this industrial Exhibition" we want to
show what we can do, both in the horti-
cultural and floral departments. We want
the rich and varied products of the Gar
den, and the beautiful and variegated
flowers of every color and hue. Especially
do we seek to develop the strawberry, the
finest and most delicious of all the fruits,
and for the perfection of which we have
the most favorable climate on the globe.
In East Tennessee, without dealing in
hyperbole, we can say that no better straw
berries are grown anywhere. We want to
demonstrate this fact at our spring exhibi-
Year: 1871

Messrs. Hough G. Church, the web known
seedsinen, received, yesterday, fourteen pure
blooded sheep, imported directly from Shrop-
shire, England. Ten of them are of the South
down species, and four are crossed with the
Southdown and Cotswold varieties. These
sheep are especially adapted to the South
for superiority in flesh and wool over other va
rieties. They are all ewes and our farmers can
now obtain pure blooded stock, which in one
season will repay them handsomely for the
cost of purchase. They were brought over in
the steamer European leaving Liverpool
less than month ago, and are in fine condition.
the sea voyage and railroad travel seeming to
agree with them.