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Year: 1875

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ty given for open discussions
May we not expect something in
this direction?


There seems to be a prevailing
tendency to grow fruit and vegeta-
bles of mammoth proportions, and
our State and agricultural exhibi-
tions size often, with utter dis
regard for quality, takes pru-
dence. This is certainly an error.
The end in view should be, rather,
the production of a crop of even
fair proportions for the variety,
with definite decided quality, as
the primary end in view. A large
potato filled with hole is not a
worthy specimen, neither should
the premium be given to the larg-
est squash or pumpkin when quail
ity is the expense of increasing
diameter. Those varieties, even
which develop great proportions,
but are coarse grained and lack
for quality, should be sacrificed at
once, and the most excellent grown
In their stead. It costs no more to
grow good things; they occupy no
more room and require no more
attention. Choose the best.


The sowing of grass and clover
seed upon the snow in winter
months should receive attention. 1t
is q great convenience to SOW when
you can see just how the seed Is
scattering, then there is no danger
of overlapping or leaving vacant
strips. We trust there will be no
more orchard grass sown with clo-
yer in the place of timothy. On
many soils it has succeeded admir-
ably, and it has the advantage Of
being ready for moving at the
same time with the clover.


The New Era has a two column
article upon the subject of soiling
cattle, covering the SAME ground
Josiah Quincy did years ago. OF
course this matter, like hundred
others with the farther, must be
turned to the key of twill it pay"
and the question with us in the
West seems to turn upon the price
of labor, this being an important
element in showing that figures in
the debtor side of the account.


A medical journal says that
allspice is a sovereign remedy for
the Group, cutting the phlegm
almost instantly and inducing free
breathing.


A Verthont sheep breeder recon-
mends tablespoonful Of sulphur
to two quarts of salt as a feed
for sheep to exterminate ticks
Feed Il once a month.


A pretty ornament producing o
beautiful effect is made by placing
a few heads of wheat or rye in a
vase Of water. Each grain will
send out bright green leaves, add
ing cheerfulness to a room.


An English farmer, by picking
over his seed wheat with the ut.
most care and planting grain II
a place, at intervals Of foot each
way, produced a ahundred and sixty
two bushels per acre.


Broom corn was introduced into
our country by DIR. Franklin
While examining a corn whish
(imported) he accidentally found
single seed, which he planted In
his garden, and from which tht
corn was propogated.


The Virginia HORTICULTURE
Society, with due appreciation X
Year: 1875

In new country upon virgin
soil where land can be obtained at
a very slimited compensation, the
main object of the farmer is to
cover hs large a sufface With crops
as possible with the least amount
of labor. The new, rich soil will
bring forth large crops with very
little attention, and agriculture
sums itself up in sowing, harvest
ing and marketing. But as the
country gets older and becomes
more thickly settled, the soil be-
comes IMPOVERISHED by this whole
sale drain upon its storehouse oil
plant food /; the land is divided and
subdivided into smaller and small
er parcels, and the necessity OF
more careful methods Of farming is
prime necessity to support the
increasing population. bow shall
we increase the fertility OF our
soil What methods Of cultivation
are the most economical What
kind Of crops shall we market and
what crops shall we raise to re-
turn to the land . and questions OF
like import must be answered
There is a prime necessity for
exact knowledge that can be en-
ployed in practice. Those farmers
who are striving to support them
selves and families upon their
small places can i'll afford to risk a
livelihood in the attempt in the at
tempt to substantiate a theory.
They want definite knowledge that
is the result of actual trial. Their
questions must be answered by
those who know whereof they
affirm.


How is this information to be
obtained9 BY accurate and long
continued experiments, made by
men who understand their business
and can successfully eliminate oil
sources of error. The relation oi
this impirical knowledge to sue
cess ia agriculture is growing more
intimate every year. England
Germany, France and other foreign
countries have for long time been
prosecuting the most important
series of experiments with this OBJ
iect In view. There are certain
kinds Of experiments that can be
successfully tried through the
country by farmers, and the re-
suits as they are made public
through the press are Of great
value to the farmers. Among these
are the testing Of different kinds
of seed upon q variety Of soils
ascertaining the value of manure
upon the surface and plowed un-
der the soil /; results Of deep and
shallow blowing; relative value Of
certain rotations Of crops, etc., etc
Trials Of this kind may be made
along with the ordinary routine oi
farm management and results oi
great value be deduced.


The American Agriculturist, In
commenting upon the value OF GER
tain accurate statements In cattle
Year: 1875

Having promptly notified the pub
lie of Dingman's sudden departure we
deem it proper to furnish our readers
with little sketch of his adventures
on the rolling deep, which we find in
the Santa Barbara Press of the 7th.
Year: 1875

TO INVEST A FEW DOLLARS, WITH POS
SIBLE RETURNS OF THOUSANDS, Is OF
FERED BY THE PosTPONEMRNT OF
PUBLIC LIBRARY OF KY. TO THE gasH OF
FEBRUARY NEXT. OF THEIR FIFTH AND
LAST CONCERT AND DRAWING. THE
MANAGEMENT ARE PLEDGED TO THE
RETURN OF THE MONEY IF THE DRAW
ING SHOULD NOT COME OFF AT THE
DAY NOW APPOINTED.
Year: 1875

Everybody is wondering why the BAZAAR
Is selling their goods so cheap. The reason is
they must clear out their Spring and sum
mer goods to make room for the immense
stock OF Fall and Winter goods which they
Will soon receive.


The BAZAAR is now giving u yards Best
american Prints for 81. Also, six yards A
French and American prints for si At the
'orner OF Main and Requena streets, oppo-
lite the U. s. Hotel.
Year: 1875

The shock which all experience on
first going into cold water is communi-
Gated to the system at large, and the
first symptoms of it is n gasp, partly
nervous, and partly in consequence of
the sudden revulsion of blood to the
internal organs-luDgs and heart espe-
cially, the heart being quickened.


Quickly, in a strong, healthy person or
in one to whom bathing ID beneficial,


this first shock is succeeded by a re.


action, this reaction being the natural
effort of the system to restore the
balance of circulating and nervous
power. In the sea this reactionary
effort is much assisted by the stimula-
ting effect exerted upon the Ekin by
the saline ingredients of the water, and
it is still more aided if the body be ex-
posed to the dash Of the waves. In
fresh water, these aids to reaction being
absent, it is not 80 thoroughly or
quickly established. According to your
power of reaction, which you cannot
fail to discover before long, should be
your exposure to the sea. II you re
main in the water until the system be-
comes so depressed that the power OF
reaction is nullihed, nothing but injury
can result, You come from your bath
cold, blue and pinched looking, your
fingers white and dead, and your teeth
mayhap, chattering like nut crackers,
and for the rest of the day you are
probably languid, sleepy, miserable:


A strong person, and O swimmer, mag
stay in the water quarter Of an hour
or twenty minutes--even longer-and
retain his power of reaction but for
some persons two or three minutes inlF
mersioD, OF even single plunge, -
quite as much as they can bear, at
least at first, and until they have gained
strength by their residence at the sea-
side. Even if the shortest possible dip
is not followed by the health glow upon
the skin, and sensations of exhilaTation
and increased power, it il better not to
repeat it for few days. The want Of
reaction or the production of depression
is summed up shortly-abstraetion of
caloric or animal he&t; and We need
scarcely remark that the very fact Of a
person unused to IL, entirely stripping
in the open air, is one means of sending
off this heat, and that exposure to the
CO1u WuI6E 1b hIobAS4 1OSV Ro1SA"
means, albeit, loss of animal heat in
wolves depression of vital action. There
are, however, other circumstances
beyond the constitution of the indi-
vidual to be taken into consideration
with respect TO bathing agreeing or not,
and these are such as increase or miti.
gate the depressing effects. Thus, a
person who could not bathe on toler-
ably cold day might do 40 in the very
height Of summer, and especially on
those low, sandy shores where the water
becomes raised in temperature by
passing over On extent Of sand pre-
viously heated by the sun the water in
such situations-ag an everybody knows
who has any bathing experience--being
warmer than on . rocky or steep,
shingly shore. DR.. Spencer Thomson.
Year: 1875

A WoMAE FREEzFAsoN. --Harper's Ba-
zar says that it is q mistake to suppose
that the lady who concealed herself in
a room where lodge was about to
to be held, and who when discovered
was compelled or allowed to beinitiated,
is a myth. The clock case may be a
myth, but the lady is not She was the
Hon. Mrs. AldwoFth, and continued
through life to take an active interest in
the orderinto which In her youth she had
sostrangelygained admission. She found
edthe Dublin benevolent institution for
orphan daughters of maBons. Her por-
trait still hangs in the principal lodge
room ID Cork, and under ii in a glass
case the apron and jewel she used to
wear when she attended lodge meetings
Year: 1875

To be doctor among the Indians in
wolves no little risk. at Inyo, Calilor-
MIA, q short time ago, medicine man
was stabbed and shot by one OF the tribe
because of his failure to cure his third
patient; this fact, according to an old
Indian tradition, authorizing the near
eat relative of the dead man to kill the
physician at sight.


A TABbEsPooEFuB of black pepper PIT
in the first water in which gray and buf
linens are washed will keep them from
spottine. 1t will also generally keep the
colors of blaak or co1ored cambrics or
muslius from running, and does not
harden the water.
Year: 1875

The majority in the Legislature refuse to
adjourn. They came to Springfield to spend
tie winter at the public expense, and they
are not in hurry to 60 home. These gentle
men receive in direct salary $35 per week;
many of them bosrd for SIS, end pocket S2o
a week clear proft,-a large increase Of their
ordinary income, 10 adjourn would be TO
cut of this SOURCE of revenue.


The business of the Legislature has been will
fully and persistently delayed The Legislature
has been in session nearly three months, and
has passed or finally acted on not over halt
dozen bills. Outside of the appropriation
bills. there were not dozen subjects requ1r-
ing legislation, and these the Legislature has
not disposed Of up to this time. The General
Incorporation Law, the amendment to the
Revenue law, the Bank-1nvestigation oct, the
bill allowing foreign corporations to hold tor
feited mortgaged property, and few other
eeneral subjects, have been discussed over
and over again IN both branches Of the Legs
1ature, and no action reached All these oills
could be disposed of in week, If tho Ike
form majority would only address them
selves seriously to business.


There is, however, 9'political bill " which
is in the way. The "RefoEm" combination
wish tomakc voting easy in Chicago, and to
render large Democratic majorities possible !;
for this purpose they have bill to repeal the
Registry law To pass this bill requires Il
votes in the House. There are several
| bills pending on third reading which the
minority will not permit to be passed, using
them as levers to help through the repeal OF
the Registry Law. II tho House will only
repeal that restriction on illegal voting and
| on fraudulent elections. the majority will do
anything, pass anything, no matter ho"
scandalous and unjust. However much the
State may be interestedin the Legislation which
the minority Of the House refuses to ac
on, we know of no greater wrong or out
rage that that body can Go than to repea
the Registry md turn over the electlon


in this county-one-si1th of the state-to
mob utterly unscrupulous, and capable O
voting to any extent that party exlgence


may require. Better for the State and th


public morals thtat the Legislature dissolve
once and break to pieces without passing m.
lnws than that they should repeal the Regis


try law. and open the food-g2tes OF ballot


boz stutinR in this city and county.
Year: 1875

can do nothing except sew. We do not wish
to be understood as holding the position that
women should not be paid as much as men
for equal work. BY all. rules Of honesty,
equity, and good conscience, they are en-
titled to as much compensation for the ssno
quality and amount OF labor or service, and,
when they thoroughly qualify themselves,
they will receive it in this country rs they DO
in France, where, in fact, they are preferred
by employers in multitude OF agocations to
men, because they are considered mora faith
ful ind trustworthy.
Year: 1875

We understand that the Board OF Public
Works intend to apply to the Canal Commls-
siouers to order the lock gates at Lockport
to be kent closed for some time to come, as
means of enabling the Boerd to cleanse out
the Chicago River. The request is ressona~
bic, and, as the health of the city is to DO
promoted thereby, We hope the Canal Com
missioners will not hesitate to grant it. Ihe
Chicago River now contains large quantity
of the'sewer emptyinss Of long winter:
It is already stegnant md filthy. The reason
for this is, that two opposite forces have
been at work to control its current, and, one
about equally balancing the other, tbs watc1
has come nearly to standstill- We have
had, on the one side, the discharge OF water
into the canal, and against this we
have had the emptying Of water into
the river from the sewers and the
watershed Of the South Branch. As the fall
IN the canal is not sufficient to overcome the
counter-force, and create current away
from the lake sufficiently strong to draw
through water from the lake itself at the
mouth Of the river, the Board should en-
deayor to create a current towards the lake.
The first step in this direction is the closing
Of the guard gates st the Summit, so TINT
there shall be no drain upon the water OF the
South Branch into the cenal. It is not proc
able that any serious objection will ba urged
to this on account OF low water IN the canal
the other side OF Lockport, as it nets rs tho
drain for the contiguous country, and will


= +@ofn fI1a
plaines by underground in1ets.


Once the guard gates nre closed, current
in the river towards the lake can be soon
created The natural supply from the
watershed Of the South Branch will
bring it about, with the help which
can be given this supply by simple
means. The Board Of Public Works can set
tugs 10 work whose wheels dip low to stir
M the surface mud and light accommodations,
| and set them in motion SO as to be easily
| carried of. IF necessary, water from the
! Desp1aines can be let into the South Branch
through the Ogden ditch, and the latter thus
converted into On auxiInry instead Of being O
menance to the purity Of the river. The
dnnger Of food, for which there were
reasonable apprehensions at one time
is past, and now the danger is the
very opposite. stagnent water in the


Chicago River is serious matter. The
spring sun viii soon convert its accumulation.
| into malnria. The mud and filth will also b.


serious delay in tho approach of navigation
It is therefore in the interest Of all that th.


Summit gates be closed, and the othe


methods for creating q current should b


promptly adopted.
Year: 1875

There is, just now, strong tone OF
mingled dependency and desperation
in most of the White House party lit
erature. One topic which tends pow
erfully to elicit expressions both lugu-
brious and desperate from the parti-
sans of the perogative is the pending
political bill," SO called-a bill to
strengthen the perogative and enable
His Majesty of Washington to conduct
the government during the next two
years without a parliament.


Among the foremost champions of
this prerogative bill is placed that lu-
minous statesman and sublime patriot,
Ward-Jaspcr Ward, late of the
Thirteenth Ward, late Alderman
Ward. In the prerogatiye party eau
Gus last week, by which it was decided
that this bill to strengthen the royal
prerogative must pass, the luminous
Jasper shed the luster Of his oratory
in singularly lugubrious but strictly
loyal speech. The condition and pros
poets of the party, he said, were very
dubious, and filled him with melan-
choly forebodings. Something had
got to be done. The South was thor
oughly 'disloyal. The temper of the
white people was hostile to the gov
ernment lmeaning the crown, or pre-
rogative authority 1t was as bad as
or worse than, it was before the
slavery war. The South was now in
state of practical rebellion. Yet the
men to whom the party looked for
guidance were too cowardly to initiate
or execute measures necessary to the
preservation of the party life- He
thought, therefore, unless this prerog-
ative bill should pass, that the caucus
he was addressing was likely to be
the last caucus in the last con-
gress of which the prerogative
party would have control, and that the
persons present were celebrating the
funeral obsequies.


One of the prerogative organs in
this city expresses its regret that SO
luminous and loyal a statesman as our
Jasper s.should take such a mournful
view of the situation as to Insist that
6 a bill like this, establishing absolute
and irresponsible military power, is
essential to compel the people to
maintain the ascendency of the party.
when the party can only retain its
ascendency by laws making it penal
.offense to vote against it" says this
heretical prerogative party concern,
s.tlen the party should pass away"


The Times is afraid, then, that our
Jasper's melancholy forebodings are
warranted, and that the the preroga-
tiye party, unless this bill to strength
Year: 1875

Editors of Dispatch In your report OF
the fire of Friday night | notice you state that
for some time after its arrival at the fire the
steamer was unable to get up sufficient steam
to work the engine. l wish therefore,
through your valuable paper, to call the al
tention of the City Council and the CommlC-
tee on Fire Department to the importance
of being able to put out IRE In It's incl
piency, Five minutes delay 10 the breaking
ou, of a fire may lose not only the buudins
in which the fire starts, but cause disas-
trous contlagraticn which might have been
prevented had stream been put on !mme-
niateIy on the arrival of The steamer. NOW, u
i a cryjug shame that in city the SIZE OF
Richmond it should be said that q steamer
has TO wait five minutes after arriving at
fire before stream can be put on, when at
trifling expense the difficulty could be re-
medied. co.,


For slight expense, certainly not my
f]olIars for each engine-house, heater couiu
be nut I'D which would keep steam up All
the time in the steamer, say five pounds, ana
when the alarm Is sounded the fireman starts
his fire with stem already In bis boiler.
Besides, the steamer on Eighteenth street
should have a. least four horses instead OF
two so that it could e.taken up the htil De-
tween Fourteenth and TTeiltn stree's ~
faster gait than walk.


l make these suggestions IN the hope tna1
some one pore- capable than the writer may
work them up, so as to enable our excelien'
Department to 'fgbt.our common enemy 70
better advantage, aud with more prospect o.
snneess CITIZEN.
Year: 1875

DISPATCH PRINTING HoUSE.-Ip order to meet


the constantly increasing demands Of our trade we


have added wcll.selected assortment OF NEW
TYPE, which, together with onr IMpaoyED MA
CIIISERY and SKILFUL MECHANICAL TALENT
warrant US IN guaranteeing the VERY BEST CLASS
OF WORK at moderate figures and In the most ex-
neuItious
Year: 1875

have In welcoming you, or any of your Com


mandery, should it ever be your fortune 10


visit this section Of our State. am in


hopes that 1t may be our lot to meet at the
grand conclave to be held next June at Phil
adelphia, at which time may be able In


some way to show my appreciation OF your
kindness.


Very truly yours in bonds Of t,
Az
Year: 1875

OLD FIRST VIRGINIA REGIMENT.-To.day
week the Old First Virginia Regiment will
have picnic at Blenner's Sprink Park for
the benefit of the regiment. This call is
made to enable the veterans to take care oil
the graves Of its gallant dead.
Year: 1875

We have heretofore spoken of a rev olutiOn or war in Sonora, but it has not been worthy of any better name than bushwhacking-a term we'll un derstood throughout the United States Such thing as a war battle, has not been fought There have been some killing and much plundering without any points worthy of note gained by either side, unless it may be regarded sspecies of victory for the Governor of Sonora to hold his place with about as much firmness as did his predecessor. The whole business is disgraceful and ought not to receive the encouragement in Tucson that we are now certain it does. Up till recently, we were led to believe that Gen. Serna was remaining here merely to produce certain effect in Sonora, viz: That of greater dis content among the people against the government in consequence of the ex- pense and necessity of keeping troops along the frontier to prevent Serna with force making a successful dash at some point, and secure a foothold in Sonora from which it would cost much to expel him. But instead he continues Tn Tucson and does what he can to get war material and men to send to Sonora A little victory was recently achieved near Altar, an account of which we gave last week ; Thursday, news was received here that Gen. Garcia and party, representing Serna, had very lately been caught asleep in Altar by Gen. Altamirsno, attacked and some of them killed. At this writing, CFriday afternoon,) the exact particulars of the affray are not known in Tucson. but that some blood was shed in some sort of fight as stated, no doubt is enter tsined here among the Serna men.

 In the interest of humanity as well as that of international obligations, all further recruiting ought to be stopped in Tucson. Let Serna establish his headquarters in Sonora, or cease to WAT upon that State. It is now months since he has been in Sonora. We think ample evidence that he cannot succeed. Is apparent, and further attempts to keep up the bushwhacking with head quarters here and materials obtained here are not only wicked but ought to be classed as murderous. The people here owe it to themselves to prevent any further aid being raised in Tucson to such hopeless cause, even if tbev honestly think it deserves success AsI now conducted, it simply results in death without the least evidence tbatI. victory is possible