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Year: 1872

Among the now articles capable OT
being utilized and converted into mon
ey on the farm, nothing to us looks
more plausible than the making of
tomato figs. The taste of tomato,
whether u natural or acquired one, is
universally popular, and there is hard
ly avcgetable which the public demand
has required to be cooked and prepared,
for present and permanent use, in such
Il great variety Of ways, as tomatoes,
and which retains SO readily it's pecu-
liur flavor.


The time will probably come when
large fields of them will be cultivated
expressly for converting into figs, which
we consider far preferable to common
figs. They retain tho tomato taste,
keep as we'll as the others, and could
rs readily bc exported or shipped long
distances. Large drying apparatus must
of course be constructed for the whole
sale fig business, and other arrange


mcuts to correspond; but we predict
that those who first 60 into it will make
q great deal Of money. The tomato
vine produces enormously, and the bus
iness seems much more plausible than
the s. hand cheese" would have appear
cd to us, and which is now SO great a
success.


The following is the recipe for max
ing tomato figs:


"Collect a lot of ripe tomatoes about


one inch in diameter, skin and stew
them in the usual manner when done,
lay them on dishes, flatten them slight
! ly, and spread over them light layer
ofpulverized white or best brown sugar.
Expose them to @ summers sun, or
place them in a drying house; when as
dry as fresh figs, pack in old fig or


small boxes, with sugar between each
layer. If properly managed the differ
ence cannot be detected from the veri-
table article.''


Notifications may be made by further
experience; but the process is very
simple, and they could probably be
put OH the market and yield good


profit at half the price of Smyrna figs,
and are so much better that the latter
would to a great extent be superseded.
Year: 1872

On this point the Rural American
says: When honey bees swarm they
will cluster in ninety-nine cases out of
a hundred, If trees or suitable shrubs
be near the apiary, without the ring
ing Of bells or rattling of tin pans. But
if the swarm has sent out scouts pre-
vious to swarming, and have selected a
hollow tree in the woods to go to, they
are often inclined to go direct to such
trees without clustering, and in such
cases their fight may be arrested some
times by making such n din, by the
.rattling of tin pans or ringing of bells,
that the hum Of the queen is lost, when
the bees will descend and cluster inn
mediately. If water be thrown among
them to fall upon them like rain, which
may be done when their flight is low,
that will cause them to alight. So will
the report of II gun fired near them.


Bees generally remain in their clus-
ter from one to twenty-four hours. In
deed, if not hived, they will sometimes
remain and die where they cluster,
dwindling away by degrees; conse-
qucntly it is best to have hives ready
and hive them as soon after swarming
as possible; and they may be left till
evening, and then removed. It does
not make much or any difference which
way is adopted.
Year: 1872

In the summer Of 1870 my little sister
got two young sparrows quite small
from Il nest, which she succeeded rear
ing; one of them turned out to he a
cock, the other a hcn-the latter, which
! am now going to give you an account
of. She kept them in a cage amongst
other lots OF birds III the school-room,
where they were frequently allowed to
fly about. In April, 1871, the cock dis
appeared during her absence from
home. After that my sister did not
care about keeping the hen, so she let
it out purposcly into the garden; but
so accustomed had it got to the room
and the society of the other birds, that
it had no intention of finally taken its
departure, as it continually used to
come into the room whenever tho Win
dow was opened. Last summer this
sparrow paired to wild cock, and
built Il nest in the ivy. about twenty
yards from the house, within reach of
the ground, with material taken ont Of
the room. During the time it was sitt-


ing it would fly off its nest on being
called, and take It caterpillar from her


hand. At length it Matched it's young,


when 1t came backwards and forwards
to the room for food, but my sister
wishing to give it some cs,terpillars,
went to look for them amongst the
flowers, and the sparrow used to follow
her, and when she found one it would
Hy to her to take it out of her hand,
anu continued to dO SO wherever she !
was. After the young had got n little !
older, my sister used to tal<c food to the
nest, and when she held some close to-
it the sparrow would take it out of her
hand when sitting on the nest. The
young sparrows soon left the nest and
sat about the trees, my sister feeding
the mothcrwith her young sitting close
to her; but the young soon went away


and left the old sparrow, which still


remains in our garden and comes to be
fed every day, and stays in the room
all night very often, which it is doing
tonight. The cock which disappeared
was tanner than the hen, and it used to
nestle about my sisters hair.--CbS
London "Lct,sd and Water"
Year: 1872

Housckeepers know how quickly
lemons loose their freshness, and rot. i.
4 simple and inexpensive remedy is
to place them in n jar filed with water,
the water to be renewed every day or
two. BY this means the fruit can be
kept fresh and sound for several weeks.
Year: 1872

The Scientific American informs the
ladies that If they would have corne,i
beer juicy after it is cold, and not rs
dry as chip, they should put il into
boiling water when they put it on to
cook, aud they should not take it out
OF the pot, when done, until cold.
Year: 1872

REINFoRcEMENTs ARRIvED.-In view of the
approaching holidays, and in order not to be
outdone by others in his line of business, Mum
sesheimer hasjust returned from New Orleans
with a stunning" stuck of groceries-fancy
andstaple-all fresh and of the best kind, and
can justly boast of having one of the most
complete stocks of groceries of all descriptions
in the Parish, which he is selling at still lower
prices than customary. Although our neigh
Dor opposite is not addicted to ..gassing" and
"blowing"it is nevertheless conceded that his
store is always kept supplied with ene,of the
best stocks of goods in his line to be found in
town, and what is better still, his prices are
always satisfactory to his patrons, and his
store is constantly crowded with customers in
consequence, whicliis one of the best evidences
Of his giving general satisfaction. Give him a
call, and you will agree with us in all that is
here said about M,inzesheimer. 1850
Year: 1872

canal through Georgia, and probably


will, for time at least, under the


belief that it will seriously interfere


with their business. For fear OF be-


ing tedious. I will not discuss that


point at present, though much is to


be said in opposition to their view.


It is akin to the old apprehension OF
the stock holders, who believed that
the introduction Of railroads would
destroy the demand for horses and
mules, and the insurrection among
The needle-women, who positively
bemo1rned the invention Of the sew
ing machine as robbing them OF
their occupation and the means ot
subsistence. Paradoxical as it may
appear, it is the singular history Of
laborsaving machines that they have
always increased the demand for Ia
Dor. Imav also point all caviIers to
the New York Central and Hudson
River railroads, which run through
their whole length side by side with
the Erie canal and its natural extern
sion, and are yet the most flourish
ing and prosperous roads at the
North. ).
Year: 1872

| The provisions of nature are
strange Climate forces upon ami
mails different habits. Towards the
end of December the female white
bear places herself in position
where the snow will drift over her.
Lying still upon a rock, the snow
falls thickly upon her, and cell IS
formed for winter habitation. In
this cell the animal resides during
the period of accouchement. The
cubs are produced, and the mother
remains secluded with them until
the month of March. The young are
very small at first, but as they grow
the heat of the bodies melt the snow
and thus enlarges the cell. The
warm breath ascends upward, and
makes an aperature for the admis-
sion Of pure air. Before hiberna


ting, the bear eats enormously of
nutritious food, and becomes very
fat, ON which fat she exists during
her winter retirement. The phe-
nomenon is all the more singular, as
the female bear is compelled to give
sustenance to her young as well as
to live herself, and the surplus fat in
her own body her only store of food.
Pertinent to this, DR.. Wood re.
marks ut is worthy of notice that
in the bears of the Old as well as the
New World, is found the curious
phenomenon of the 'tappen, a hard
concreted substance, which plugs up
the intestlnes and seems to be of
service in retaining the animal in
condition, In Scandinavia, where
the bears of both sexes retire to
winter quarters, and remain in their
hidden reoesses for five full months,
the tappen is very seldom cast until
the bear leaves her den. In the rare
instances where such an event has
happened, the bear is said to have
become miserably thin and weak"
The snow packs closely, and makes
a warm bed. The caloric exhaled
from the body is not swept away by
the wind, but is conserved around
the animal, and sensation is pre-.
served. Turf Field and Farm.
Year: 1872

"Ihat you may find success,
said the Rev. Charles Brooks in an
address to boys, "let me tell you
how to succeed - Tonight begin
your great plan Of life. You have
but one life to live, and it is most
important that you do not make a
mistake. Tonight begin carefully.
Fix your eyes on the fortieth year
ofyour age, and then say to your
self: AT the age of forty 1 shall be
a temperate man, will be an in
dustrious man, a benevolent man,
a well-read man, a religious man
and a useful man. | will be such.
/ resolve, and l will stand to it"
Year: 1872

Some thirty years ago | lodged
from Saturday to Monday with an
inn-keoper in the country, who was
also a farmer. On the table for Sun
day dinner there was nice piece Of
| picked pork, boiled the day before.
On tasting it | thought it the most
delicious | ever ate. | requested
"mine host to give his recipe for
curing pork, He replied as follows:


"As soon as my hogs are dressed
and cool enough to be cut, | pack
the side pieces in a barrel or cask,
with plenty of salt on all sides of
each piece, and when my barrel is
full [ Immediately roll it to my
pump and pump in water until | can
see the water cease to sink III the
vessel or to moisten the salt on top
of the cask, / then lay fiat stone
as large as the vessel will admit on
the contents, so as to keep the pork
always under the salt or pickle. /
put it in my cellar, covered so as to
exclude the flies, and there it re-
mains until u piece is wanted. Care
must be taken to keep the meat
under the pickle, otherwise it viii
rust.


Here is the whole secret of max
ing good picked pork for family use.
We hayeus d the above method, and
we want no better, easier, or more
economical plan. 1t has often hap
pened that when we wanted to put
down new pork there remained some
of the old pork in the bottom Of the
cask. In that case we poured off
this pickle, took the undissolyed
salt, packed the fresh pork on top of
the old, using the salt which had
been in the cask, with the addition
of fresh salt il necessary, and then
poured on the old pickle or water.
In this way we have had pork three
or four years in the bottom of our
pork barrel, and when used it was as
free from rancidity as it was three
weeks after it was put down. In
deed, we seldom emptied our pork
barrel, except when it wanted hoop
ing. We believe that boiling pickle
is useless, if not injurious. Pork
ought not, if it can be prevented, to
be frozen before it is put down,


The best pork that we ever saw
was that from some pigs under the
charge of a lad, who took as much
care Of them as some people do Of
their children. Every day he used
to give them dinner Of hot pota-
toes, for he said that he didn't see
why his pigs shouldn't have their
'taters hot as well as himself" Then
he used to scrub them several times
week with brush and soap, rinsing
them well with clear water. The
animals seemed to enjoy their lava
ton and used to press quite eager
ly toward him as he came in sight
with his pail and scrubbing-brush
Their sty was also kept perfectly
clean, and their troughs washed out
frequently. In consequence the
pork was perfection.


AS a general thing it is good
plan to reject pork made from hogs
that have been kept by distillers or
butchers; but, if possible, get pork
that has been bred and led by a
dairyman aud finished off with corn.
Country Gentleman.
Year: 1872

LIFE on the American side of the
Rio Grands is not as pleasant as it
might be, i four or five hundred of
the greasers, niggers and Kickapoos,
who infest the juugles and h isles on
the Mexican side, were hung up to
dry. Scarcely week passes but a
party of these Mexican t-throats
cross and run off stock, or shoot
down one or two Am orleans in the
act of defending their property. The
real old Texan bull-whacker would
at any time rather fight n greaser
than cat, but men of this class rare
ly fall victims to the treachery of
these robbers; it is generally the
merchant visiting his outlying
rancho or the new conner who sue


rmbs to the ambush rifle, or the
q Esin's knife. On either bank of
4 u Gqpous boundary men carry
;, . lrEII I,ories about their person3
Year: 1872

Giving to their manufacture all attention,
ing nothing but first class material, we are deter
mined to turn ost nothing but first rate work man
ufacturng, as will be seen by list below, all the
standard sizes, to which, next year, we intend ad-
ding fe new styles, keeping fully abreast of the
times and having both at the shop and at agents.
strictly one price for all work, ask of the farmers
of our own and surrounding counties a continuance
of that liberal patronage which has been given
times past, and encourages renewed efforts for
the future.
Year: 1872

JOKE ON AN OsrIcER.-On Thursday
Chief Karcher's police were on the
lookout for q criminal at the train,
having been informed that man was
on boar,l whose presence In the State
was desired. After a fruitless search
through the cars, some person stepped
I'D to an officer and informed him that
man was slowed away In the baggage
car. A rush was at once made for the
car. and a thorough search instituted,
which revealed a corpse. The officer
didn't want that man.-Sdc. Record,
ynue %
Year: 1872

IT is stated that among the vessels
belonging to the Sultan, destroyed by
the recent terrific cyclone at Zanzibar,
was the famous rebel cruiser Shenan-
doah. She had previously been pur-
chased by that monarch, on account OF
her fine sailing qualities, and has thus
closed out an eventful history In rather
q violent and sudden manner.
Year: 1872

GOTO .CALDWELLS AND ORDER
" one OF his Arctic or Ice King Refrigera-
tors and you can do IL perfectly. They are
the best in the market for meats, vegeta.
tables, and indeed Tor all articles that ought
to be kept cool in warm weather they are
the thing. Call and examine and leave
your order now and be ready In time. He
also has a large assortment Of Water Cool.
e =, all sizes and great variety Of House
Furnishing Goods, all at low prices. All
the celebrated Cook Stoves are TO be found
al his place.
Year: 1872




This expression is often used, but it is mantle ity
absurd. Gloom and melancholy are not sponiane-
ous They are unnatural mental conditions and
usually have corresponding causes. II there is no
apparent reason for dependency, it is a symptom
OF physical disease. In nine cases of ten the
stomach. the liver and the bowels are responsible
for the cloud which rests upon the brain. In all
such cas- g immediate and permanent relief may be
obtained by the use Of HostetIeas Stomach Btters.
II the digestive organs are weak an invigorant is
necessary If the liver is dsordered an Alternative is
qlred II the bowels are constipated OF irregular


geRtle aperient is needed. Ia that famous vegeta-
BILE remedy these three medicinal properties are
commingled with several others OF scarcely less
important character, and hence it speedily cures
every species Of hypOchondria arising from material
causes, by removing the causes themselves.


In the summer when disorders Of the stomach
and bowels, bilious complaints and all diseases
which affect the asslmilating and secretiVe organs
are especially prevalent the importance OF having
this invaluable tonic, alternative and corrective in
every dwelling, and within the reach OF all who
travel by land or water cannot be over-estimatef,
As II is a staple article throughout the country II
would be next to impossible to ind a settlement
near or remete, unprovided with a stock OF this fL
| nous vegetable restorative.
Year: 1872

THE ENFORCEMENT ACT.
sff WASHINGTON, June 8.
The Members of the House are determined to
resist the passage OF the enforcement act which
was added by the Senate to the Sundry Civil
Service Appropriation bill.
Year: 1872

Troy, n. Y, May 9.-The colored peoples
State Convention, in session here to-day, adopted ad
dress the people OF the State urging them TO support
the Philadelphia nominations, and also the following
resolutions:


Resolred That the duty OF every coOred American cit
izen lies within the lines Of the Republican party, and
that departure herefrOm must inevitably lead into
the camp OF the common enemy.


ResOlred That We are greatly endeared 10 the KepuD
party because in its ranks are TO be touud all that
remains true to the everto Derevercd Liberty and Abo-
htOn parties and because the Republican party true to
its bapsInal ha, during the twelve years OF It's
existence only suppressed the most cruel and wicked
rebellion that cursed land and established the SUI
premacy Of republican institutions all over the country
but ha forced traitors great and small wherever and
whenever found TO bow in honorable submission to the
majesty of the law and not only because this great
has, through Its Legislatures Executives, and It's
Judiciary, emancipated the American slave and clothed
him with citizenship and political rights but because IL
also has and does guarantee and vouchsae 10 him and
his despite the opposition and protest OF the Demo
cratic party and its allies, the recognition OF their man
hood and liberal share Of the federal patronage under
Its control.


Resored That we indorse the administration OF Presi
dent Grant, that regard It as being emnently wIse


liberal and statesmanlikcas fulfilling our expectations
OF what Republican Executive ought TO be.


Resoired, That will in the future We have In
the past, support the Regular Republican nominations
when made, both State and National


ResOired That recommend 10 the Ropublican state
COnve venOn be held at Elmira, on the 10Th nst the
propriety Of sending representative colored man TO
tho National Convention at Philadelphia, as delegate at
large And respectfully but earnestly appeal to that State
Convention recognize the respectaDity and influence
Of the coored Republicans Of the State OF Newiork by
naming as such delegate Wm. L. Butler OF New-I0Tk,
our chosen representative.
Year: 1872




There was slight ripple of novelty in the
performance Of London Assurance" at Waack's The
last night and this enjoyed by large auditory
OF intelligent and apprecatve spectators IL consisted
In the formal dS6u upon the regular stage OF Mrs Fanny
Foster who has hitherto acted only In amateur clubs
and private performances. but who came forward
among the and acted the little part Of Grace
Harkopay by way Of practical initiation to pursuit
that she Is understood to hayo seriously chosen This
she did with decided ability, and in such way as to
elicit liberal applause. The part is not exactng, and
consequently the choice OF 1t for this purpose was ju-
dicous. Practiced professionals.-who are very well
aware that nothing short of genius really do itself
full justice the occasion OF first stage appear
anco-usually try to kill off novices, at the
start by Overwhelming them with parts OF the first
Importance Mrs Foster, however. has been well coun-
seled and may freely be congratulated on having mado
q competent, pleasing and promising debut. 1t Is not
much play Grace Haraway but the part serves well
enough as thread whereon to hang intelligence, sweet
ness of and demure archness of manner
and those pearls Of personality were all displayed by
Mrs. Fanny Foster. natural constrant was sufficiently
obvious in excess Of aconthe usual characteristic OF
inexperence-and certain maturity Of behavior marred
the ideal OF heart-whoe country girl; but wholesome
beauty and refinement prevailed to color the whole per
formance certainly full of ceverness and prom
se Frmness and breadth cfmethod Mrs Foster
acquire she is clearly the high road. The stage, We
think is always congratulated tho accession to
its ranks of woman OF brains refinement, and purity:
such o woman is fortunate in gaining access to SO
thorough working stage and good school as Wal
Thaofo
Year: 1872

The reuniting of the Republican party is the
problem which the Philadelphia Convention viii have
TO solve, and in order to accomplish that result u must


look the situation squarey in the face. Mr. Greeley has
received the nomination OF at least section or the
pary and he now stands before the National Democracy
asking that they accept him. and promising as the con-
from the Republican ranks to give them the victory.
Whether he can deliver the bargain Is the question,
which will probably be nearer settlement by the time
the Convention meets than IL Is now Allowing MIN the
utmost margin, may, for the sake OF enforcing a
lesson admit that according 70 existing indications II
the Democrats support him as unit, he VIII be elected
the Republican masses that il the Democrats take him
up he will be nothing than solely the candidate OF
their party, lies within the scope of the work OF the
Philadelphia Convention ana we beleve may De done
with the exercise of prudence, intelligence, and fair
dealing with the country II Is fortunate that 80 Tar as
delegates have been elected they are almost entirely
gentlemen Of the highest personal standing in the COM


untes which chose them that their selection mas Deen
Influenced by honorable motives and that they 80 to
Philadelphia with an aim single TO the good
OF the nation and the party. In TINS respect,
Cincinnati The latter called ostensbly TO reform poll
ties and public affairs ruled bY the most shameless
trckery and trading that disgraced such body
the former accused Of being packed by party dctatlon
the and the metal to cast aside all other consdera
tiOns than those OF the general welfare 1ne platform
should be subject OF the most earnest thought ana
should embody principles which will appeal 10 the people


s Offering the strongest safeguards for good government
and improved administration. Let the complaints OF
the Liberals be duly weighed and searched Tor the md
have been faults let the Convention insist ta they
remedied. Just in proportion as Phadeipma onsets the
doubledealing OF Cincinnati with integrity ana candor
will t heal up the divisions In the ranks ana huVhnce
toward victory In November We must have more TO do
with the future than the past Ii the Convention VIII
20 before the country with clear profession as 10 all
done ITS duty with fidelity and we may confidently rely
upou the result next November,