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Year: 1870

PREPARING BONES FOR MANURE. Let barrel
or hogshead be set in some convenient place where
in all the bones usually scattered from the kitchen
may be collected. This will save the farmers back
yard from one source of offence. and his premises
from the annoyance of prowling ours, if no more.
Put in first LAYER of ashes, and then spread on the
bones-the more evenly the better-then add more
ashes, and sufficient water to keep them well
moistened, but not so as to leach. Continue the
addition Of bones, keeping sufficient ashes to
cover them, and generally before the barrel is full
those at the bottom will become soft paste-like
mass readily cut with shovel, and should then
be mixed with the ashes. The whole forms an ex-
cellent application to almost any crop, either of the
field or garden We have tried it on the latter
with the best effect, especially upon cabbages,
turnips, beans and various vines.


Such preparation of bones has been applied to
corn in the hil at the rate of half pint to each,
and produced a greater product than half that
quantity of guano, applied at the same time for the
purpose of comparison. 1t has been used year af-
ter year, upon the field, and always with the best
success-each crop seeming better than the last
We hope these remarks will set our economicals to
work, for if this bone manure, compared with
guano is $50 per ton it is well worth saving-and
the thousands of wasted sources of fe rtility may
better be employed than to go to Peru for an ar
tce far less profitable considering cost and result
Year: 1870

Thought engenders thought. Place one idea on
til you have written Il page. You cannot fathom
your mind. There is well of thought there which
has no bottom; the more you draw from it fhe
more clear and fruitful it will be-
Year: 1870

The Tribune letter says: nit is adj
mitted here that the mitrailieuses did
much execution at close quarters
That the stories about about their do
ing execution at two thousand metres
were pure invention I now know, for
had they really shot that distance
should, in all probability, not be writ
ing this now, for ] was within / 800
yards of them, and never heard of any
of their balls coming near US. All that
did come were chassepots. After ali
the talk we had been treated to about
the great superiority, one would have
expected them to do better. But the
fact is, the French soldiers do not do
justice to their weapons, which is un-
dOuhtedly better than the needle-gun,
totally superannuated Weap pom,
though it is made to do all it is capable
of by the Germans, who never dream
of drawing trigger till they feel sure of
their aim. Their fire is, therefore, less
rapid than that of the French, but far
more deadly. Now, nothing so en-
cOuTages young troops as to lind that
the swish, swish of balls is not followed
by any very serious results. On the
other hand, it is not at all encouraging
to find that nearly every shot fired by
the enemy tells. So much so was this
the case on Thursday, that those who
were at the taking of Staarbuck by the
" infant Louis" remarked that the
French artillery practice against the
station was good, and in some cases ex-
cellent. But yesterday it is said to
have been much inferior TO what it was
at Staarbuck, when they had greater
opposition. myself thought the Prus-
sian artillery practice slow, but when
I got up on the top of the plateau Occu-
pied by the French, I saw how accurate
it had been"
Year: 1870

It at first sight seems strange tIa;
the act of propelling current of warm
air against the face should produce q
sensation of GOODNESS, and yet. even
where the air is at a temperature of 9G
degrees in the shade, or even one hun
dred in the sun, the act of flaming tends
to cool us, and if we sit in a strong
draft, we may be so chilled that q Sc
we're cold will be the result. In most
cases the air is really a little colder
than the surface of the person, and a
slightly chilling effect is produced, by
the bringing of fresh particles of this
slightly cooler air in contact with the
face. But the amount of this effect is
too slight to make any marked differ
ence, and the result is evidently due to
some other cause. This cause is the
evaporation of the perspiration, and the
consequent absOrptiOl / and removal of
heat. If we pour little alcohOl-or,
still better, little ether-upOn the
hand, q sensation. of GOODNESS becomes
rapidly more intense if we blow upon
the liquid, so as to remove the YapOr as
fast asst is formed.


The rapidity with which water evap-
crates depends upon the rapidity with
which the air that is saturated with
vapor is removed, and its place sup
piled with fresh air. BY tanning our
selves we produce a current of fresh air
which, even although it be warmer
Than our bodles, will cool by the evap-
O alton O-TPcH1lOLOOiSt
Year: 1870

PiccadilIy'' writes to the World:
" The German newspapers are already
letting the cat out of the bag. When
Germany gets thro ugh with France,
which will be soon, or even before the
war with France is ended should any
thing occur to protract it, she will turn
her attention to England, whose con-
duct in many ways has been very of
fensive of late, and will thrash her out
of her boots. This is what the Cologne
Gazette, and Madgeburg Gazette, and
other German newspapers are saying,
and it is pretty well known that these
journals are generally inspired from
Berlin when they speak about foreign
affairs. We have one hundred and
fifty thousand troops at home, besides
the army in France says the AIadge-
burg Gazette, ready to sesid against


ngland or any other neutral power
who shall dare to attempt to rob us of
our victory. Does any one i'll England
believe that the British fleet and the
10000 men whom England is preparing
for the war would suffice to dictate to
such powerful nation as ours p This
may be all froth and brag, but it is sig
nificant, nevertheless, of the danger
that threatens not England only but
all Europe-the danger. not of French
but German ambition. If Prussia con-
quers France she will believe that no
bounds can be placed to her ambition,
and then we shall see lively times


For the sake of. Germany herself as
well as of Europe says a London
journal this morning, 1T is naA be
desired that Prussia shouldS sain
without rival or peer on the Continent


If there is any design to substitute a
German for Bonapartist despotism
we venture to promise that the num-
ber of the neutrals will be considerably
reduced before many months are over. y
Year: 1870

a gentleman, meeting a lady should
always take the right of the walk.
always pass to the right.


\ lady as a general rule, should not
take q gentleman's arm in the day
time. However, it is not improper
when the walk is crowded with people.


a gentleman, meeting or passing a
gentleman and lady should pass on the
gentleman's side.


a gentleman should never fail to sa-
Lutte lady of his acquaintance when
within proper distance, unless she
wears a veil in which case it would be
highly unciviI to recognize her. ~
Year: 1870




EoAD FROM SONORA To YOSEMITE is he
coming more and more apparent every day
that the necessitv Cor road direct from So
nora to Yosemite Valley is needed and shonld
be built. The matter has been agitatel for
some time. many ef the citizens of this coun-
~ and some outside Of il express Willingness
TO contribute towards its construction. The
travel to the Valley Is yearly increasing ami
hy hasine good and direct road leading
from the Valley to the Big Tree Grove in
Calaveras County. all tourists and pleasure
seekers would visit the two great natural Gu
riosites Of our State. Besid. direct road
from this place to the Valley could lie
made superior to any that now leads
there, aud would place S,nora on nenriy
direct line between the two points of inter
est. It would soon hecome the main travelled
road and could not fai, Of greatly bene6ting
our county md city. The pr.ject presents
sufficient Inducements for our people to open
such road. NJ time should be lost in having
competent civil engineer TO survey the route
aud make estimates Of its p-ohabls cost.
Every thing can he lsne preparatory to grad
ing, before the rainy reason sets in and II the
energy and push that should be displayed il
excrted, there is no refson why next Summer
we NAV not 60 direct from here to the falls
and secure nm immense travel through our
! county. Those NEST directly interested in
this matter should move at once and if they
60 at it with hearty good will they can bat
succeed
Year: 1870

John w. Keith whose ranch is situated on
the Tuolumne River furnished tais office q
few days ngo with lot of fine ripe peaches.
John is good fellow and ~e hope he will
n OF fail to duplicate this act in this respect
and that shortly.
Year: 1870

PORTLAND, Aug %, 1870.
To the Editor Of the Press:


In your paper of this morning notice that
Mr.. Woodbury., late Superintendent of the
State Reform School, is about to leave the
Stale. This is entirely now to me, as have
no such intention, neither have expressed
ANYTHING of the kind. I propose to return to
Oxford county and engage in my chosen avo-
cation the cultivation of the soil. Perhaps 1
may be allowed to state the reasons for nv
leaving the school at this time The Trustees
in May last unwarrantably interlered with the
discipline of the school Ito my mind) in dis
charging Thomas Mccarthy of Lewiston also
changed the diet of the boys without consult
ing me, requesting me to purchase a better
quality of molasses, a better grade of flour, and
to give The boys salt fish for supper three times
a week.


will simply say that the boys at the time
were haVlns salt fsh as regular meal once
week, and all boys that work outside had il
every day for luncheon if they desired it. We
were using the best Cienfuegos molasses in the
market. and the Hydrantic, Lockport Mills
flour. The discharging of the boy seriously in
terfered with my discipline, and considered
the note discharging him want of confidence,
and the changing of the diet without consult
ing me a vote of censure, and therefore tender
ed my resignation and at their last meeting
they approved of their former action, and ac-
cepted it. Respectfully yours,


e. w. WOODBURY..
Year: 1870

The WooD PAVEMENT We observe that
the Board OF Mayor and Aldermen at their
session ON Friday night ordered the Commit
tee TO revive defunct contract with Thomas
richardson Tor a wooden pavement on Con-
gress street, in the vicinity of City Hall. The
estmated cost Of this job we understand to be
aoont Soooo' This contract was originally
MADE last season; and if our memory is not de-
Year: 1870

WE are less resigned to the death of brave
Admiral Farragut, when we remember who is
likely to be his successor. 1t was the intention
of Congress to limit the Office of Admiral to
the lifetime of the gallant man for whom 1t
WIS made and who houored it. but Porter,
through lobbying, SO it is said, succeeded in
having it made permanent with a view to his
possible advantage. On the score of merit we
become better than Porter. He may occupy
the place but he never can fill it. He would
clatter round in it like pea in child's rat.
Year: 1870

fective, the terms were that it should be COM
pleted during the early fall Congress street
at that time, in the proposed locality of the ex-
pertinent was in very bad condition, and an
expenditure of money was necessary; but the
season.closed and nothing was done; why we
did not know unless it was the fault of the
Committee on Streets in not enforcing the con-
tract. During the present summer the Port
land Railroad Co., has laid an additional track
through that portion of Congress street, and
the city authorities at the same time made the
required repairs, raising the grade and putting
the roadway in excellent. shape. For weeks
this important point was practically closed to
travel, aud pedestrians 10 crossing the street
were forced to climb over heaps of paving
Stones, sleepers, piles Of earth, &c, and every
body felt relieved when the tedious Job was
Completed. Now il the city government is
wise it will allow the street to remain as it is


1t is we'll enough. The city has got no $4,000


or $4,000 to spend in Job for anybody's benefit
| We trust that the Council will nulity the


order, unless they want to know how it feels
| to sit nown in thin trousers on a hornets nest.
Year: 1870

Few. even our best informed citizens
are fully posted rs to the rapid stride
this young State of Iowa is max ing
especially in Railroads. We read Of q
projected Railroad the next we here of
it, is in operation, we submit the follow
ing exhibit and comparison with other
States that claim importance and cam
didly inquire how long it will be before
we equal, if not distance them:


Pennsylvania has an area OF 10000
square miles and has 5000 miles of
railroad. She is the first State in the
union with reference to railroad facili-
ties, having about one mile Of Rail
Year: 1870

VERY ENCoURAGIN0.--A ingenious
Chicago newspaper man thus endeavors
to discount the future Of bad little doys
who hang around the streets and steal.


Thomas Carney is bad little boy
who steals grain from the cars of the
North western Railway Company. AZ
the company is rich and Tommy Is poor,
he was sent to the Reform School.
When Tommy gets rich himself he can
go on Change and steal car loads of the
article, and they'll elect him President
of the institution by and iy, aud per-
haps send him to Congress. Therefore
let Tommy contain his soul in patience.
Year: 1870

HOW OFTEN rs THE HOUSEHOLD
Ill loaf buried with the household head, and
families that might have been comfortably
provided for, lett destitute by the want of 8
proper foresight in its deceased protector?
Year: 1870

A SPIDER, living in the country, and
having followed his busin ess for a time In
an obscure corner, determined to travel a
little, for Improvement OF taste, and also
for any advantage in business which
might chance to turn up. BY good for
tune he turned his steps to q flower gar
den, where were displayed a thousand
blossoms, of every variety and hue. As
we always compare new things to some
thing well known before, so in his mind
he compared the colors of brilliant flow
ers to the various insects which, in his en-
tomological studies, he had become ac-
quainted with. Elated with all he saw,
he passed on, sometimes creeping, soma
times throwing suspension bridge from
pier TO pier of fower-stalks, until the
thought occurred to him that he had not
dined nor supped. Accordingly he locked
around for place whereon to spread his
table. For spiders are accustomed to
spread their table first, and then to sit
down on it, or near it, to see what fortune
will send them.


At length after several selections and
reflections, he found saloon of the most
admirable description. 1t was nothing
less than morning glory If he had
only known the name which it bore in the
CdaioSuts, n0 WOulu, suppOst, nave
been still more proud than he was OF his
tent. For that mus. be a sumptuous
flower which can boast name ss long as
Spanish princess, as this did. 1t was the
| Ip0naed hederacc6 superba 0rdndsf0ra.
Across the opening of this splendid bell the
| spider stretched his web. In the morning
first saw him there The dow was fresh
on the leaves. He said to himself "This
is the very cell of pleasurel There will
be enough hungry flies or other insects
coming here for honey 1t shall be my
business TO entertain them when they
come"


Alas for day-dreamsi While he was
thus fondly expecting his guests, saw a
bumblebee Of the largest size heavily
flying from blossom to blossom, from bell
to bell, and the thought crossed my mind,
how queer 1t would be If he should visit
the spider. Sure enough, he seemed to
have caught my thought. for, in second,
he carried his great blundering body right
down to the bell, through the web but
not liking IL, he made of, like Sampson,
with part of his prison on his shoulders
Year: 1870

"IwoULD like to have you run down to
Mrs. Bowen's fer me, Katy, before sum
down." said Mrs. Nelson 20 her daughter,
who sat busily stitching away in her little
willow chair.


40 mother couldn't go Just as well
before school tomorrow | have this
pair of pillow cases almost done for my
doll, and Aunt Msrtha is going TO give me
two nice little pillows and feather bed
for her as soon as have the bed-clothes
all made neatly"


"But, my dear, l wish you to take her
the money for the work that she has sent
home TO day. She is poor woman and
may need it."


Still Katy looked reluctantly at the
dainty sewing work bcf)re her, and laid
down the rufiied pillow-case with sigh.


Perhaps the poor woman is wonder
ing how she shall buy food for her chill
dren tomorrow" continued her mother.
"Tbink what a relief it will be to have
that care off her mind"


The thought was enough for Katy's
really benevolent little heart, and she
quickly laid up her work in a pretty rose
wood box, so it would not be in any ones
way. and prepared herself for the walk.


"Here is basket, with some OF AIMS
a-biscuit and a plate of butter" said
Katy's mother; "you may take that TO Mrs.
Bowen if ii will not be too heavy; and
Katy, you may take this cup of j=lly and
| some grapes to the little sick boy. / dare
say they will be refreshing"


Katy returned from her kind errand
that night, little weary, but very light
hearted.


81 am so glad l went to- night, mother"
she said. "rhey were just sitting down
to supper, with only little cake of corn
meal and pitcher Of water On the table.
The woman cried when | gave her the
basket, and seemed so glad. She gave the
sick boy his biscuit and grapes first; and
l wish you could have seen how happy
his pale face looked"


81 am very glad, too, that you went to-
night" said her mother, "and l hope you
will learn this lesson from it,-never put
off doing kind action till tomorrow,
when you can do it to-day. A good man
was urged not TO go out on q stormy even.
ing to pay bill to poor laboTer, as to-
morrow would certainly do IS well; but
he answered, Think what a blessing a
good nights sleep is tot poor man. This
may relieve some anxiety which would
cause him sieepless night The COM
rand to Gods ancient people is one
which we should remember: The wages
of him that is hired shall not abide with
thee ali pight until the morning SO you
see, dear Katy, it was an act OF justice, as
well as kindness, to take the money TO-
night, instead of putting it Of till to-mOr-
row" YOutA'S Conpnnion.
Year: 1870

An erect gait gives to woman queen
ly appearance, and to men an air OF man.
liness, integrity and fearlessness. To
bend forward or downward while walk
ing indicates debility, depression or men
tai trouble, and always aggravates itself
and promotes disease. Pads and supports
are all pernicious, and are worse than
useless, because they teach the system to
rely on them, and cannot support one
part of the body without causing an un-
natural strain on some other part, and,
to that extent, tend TO disease that part.
There is always one easily available and
successful method of acquiring an erect,
manly gait, without any material effort or
feeling of awkwardness. Let the chin be
a little above horizontal line, which is
easily done by keeping the eye fixed on
the top of some persons hat or bonnet in
front of you, The habit of this erect car
riage may be facilitated by accustoming
yourself, when at home, in the garden, or
other places, to walk with the hands be.
hind, held in one another and the head
thrown up, as is done in smoking cigar
or' singing a tune.-HaI's Journal 9f
Health.
Year: 1870

IT is easy to be nobody, and we viii
tell you how TO do II. Go to The
drinking saloon and spend your leisure
time You need not drink much
now; just little beer, or some
other drink In the meantime play dom
inoes, checkers, or something else, to kill
time, so that you will be sure not TO read
any useful book. If you read, let it be
the dime novels of the day. Thus 60 on
keeping your stomach fuii, and your head
empty, and yourself playing time killing
games, aud in few years you'll be no.
body, unless (as is quite likely you
should turn out a drunkard or a profes
sional gambler, either of which is worse
than nobody. There are any number of
young men hanging about saloons, bill
lisrd rooms and other rum shops just
ready To graduate and be nobodies.
Year: 1870

Meanwhile, the spider seemed far more
alarmed than the bee, and shrunk back
into his flower. house Misfortunes never
come single, i. is said. About an hour
after this encounter, l went out to see
how the Travelled spider was enjoying
himself. He and had both forgotten one
thing, and that is, that on fair summer
morning the convolvulus shuts up its
blossoms by ten o'clock. While the spider
lay securely inside. the edges had folded
down and closed the opening entirely
The flower had proved prison! All, ye
who spin webs of evil across the places of
pleasure, and lurk for the destruction of
the simple, may your refuge prove a
snare, and may you be caught in the very
net which you spread for others.
Year: 1870

AN exchange says, lazy boy will make
q lazy man as sure SIS q crooked sapllng
will make crooked tree. Who ever saw
boy grow up in idleness that did not
make shiflless vagahond when he be-
came man, unless he had fortune 10
keep up appearances? The mass OF thieves,
criminals and paupers have come To what
they have by beng brought up in idleness.
Those who constitute the business pa Of
the COMMUNICATIVE make our great and
useful men-were taught in their boy
hood 10 be industrious. Boy, take pipe
out of your mouth and think of this.
Year: 1870

The life of man of business gives


his character a pretty hard trial.


Not only does it exercise his sagacity


and prudence, but i. puts his intcgri-


ty to the severest test lie is sur
rounded by the selishness Of trade:


he sees men profit by cunning and
fraud, and he is tempted to try lis
skill in artifice and deception. Eve
ry day his honesty is tried in some
way. He is thrown back upon his
inward principle, and if his heart is
hollow and deccitful he will be sure
to shcw it. And that man has rca-
son to thank God who has gone
through long course of business,
through times Of wild speculation
and general bankruptcy, and goes
down to the grave with the never sha-
ken consciousness Of being an honest
man. He who can see others making
money by false representations. and
never stoop to these tricks Of trade,
is fitting his own pure mind for a
world that is. more worthy Of him.


And yet man cannot wholly es-
cape those temptations. To do that,
he must needs 60 out Of the world,
or retire into solitude. lie. might,
indeed, avoid all danger by shutting
himself within the walls of convent.
1t is not, however. tho will of God
that we should retire apart to keep
from contamination, but maintain
our integrity amid strong induce
ments to evil. Not in deserts, Int
in cities; not in the hermits cell, but
among men, sharing the common lot,
meeting temptation a it comes, are
we to form our chdra cters for eterni-
ty. Man ought to rejoice in a rigid
discipline. Whenevor assailcd by
temptation, an opportunity is given
to conquer themselves, and so to be-
come nobler beings.


The most heroic virtues of the hu-
man character arc brought out in the
struggle with Unborn selfishness, and
with the cowardly examples of the
world Men Of brave hearts ought
to welcome the conflicts and buffet
ings Of life. Every victory they gain
will make them stronger, as the tenn
pest, which rocks and tears the noun
tain oak, causes Ito strike its roots
down deeper in the earth, aud to lift
higher its majestic arms towards
heaven.