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Year: 1870

| In many localities the drouth has


made short crop of the hay, and though


of fexcellent quality, it will not suffice to


carry the ordinary stock of the farm


through the coming winter. All the sub


stitutes ever used for good hay will be


wanted, and it becomes farmers to make


the most of them. Oat and wheat straw
that are often allowed to rot upon the
ground, or are used for bedding, make a
very good fodder, and should be CAREFUL
ly stacked or stored in the barn at the
time of threshing. If cut and mixed
with corn meal or with wheat bran, cat
tie will thrive upon the feed quite as well
as upon good hay. Those who have
sowed corn fodder abundantly have
good substitute for hay. Save what is
left from the Fall feeding. Make the
most of the fodder from the cornfield.
which is often demaged from careless
stacking. 1t is not yet too late TO cut salt
grass and bog meadows, that are often
neglected from the abundance of other
feed. To be sure there is not much nour-
ishment in these grasses, but there is
some, and when J un through the cutter,
and mixed with meal or roots they serve
good purpose. Carefully store the tur.
nips that have been sown betwesn the
corn rows, or by themselves. 1t fire.
quently happens that dry Summer is
followed by abundant Fall rains, which
come in season to allow us to make a
large turnip crop.-AmericGn A1ricuL-
turalist.
Year: 1870

REMOVING THE Dap Roor.--In trans
planting seedlings of any kind, the tap
root should always be shortened at least
one half, and quite often three-quarters
ofits length may be removed with BEN
eft. 1t is passing strange that men who
know nothing practically of horticulture
will constantly advise leaving the tap
root entire, and insult common sense by
declaring that it is an injurious practice.
to remove it, because it seoms to be nat
ural. The horticulturist who strictly
follows nature will nevar make any
great progress, for all there is of art is in
merely changing or diverting nature
from its legitimate channels Hearth
and Home.
Year: 1870

Burslar's Head Blown on by n Trap Gun.


The New York Erening Post OF yesterday has the
following:-


During the past seven months no less than three
entrance from the rear into the store of Joseph ID.
Agostino, gunsmith, at No. pol East Twenty-bh
street. That the fourth attempt should not prove
successful MIR. ARostino determined to lay trap
the habit OF having loaded gun In such a position
that 1t would be discharged by any one opening the
shutters OF his place OF business Last night having
loaded, aa usual, the gun with slugs he placed IL
with the muzzle pointing to the shutter, and
fastened string to the fastening of the latter and
the trigger OF the gun He then went home. At 20
minutes past O'Clock this morning one OF the men
employed in the store came to open it, and was
startled to find the body of man lying beneath the
window. Upon closer examination 1t was found
head had been blown on. The police were notified,
and Captain Cameron, of the Eighteenth precinct,
proceeded to the scene He found that the shutters
had been partly opened and that the man had
been killed by the musket while in the act OF
committing a burglary The body is that
OF a man about thirty years OF age with a dark
moustache. He was dressed in q brown coat and
wore round black hat. Near the body was found
smell chisel and piece OF broom handle, which
had evidently been used by him in prying open the
other burglars in company with the one who was
shot, as the body was found carefully laid out, with
the arms crossed on the breast II s supposed that
the attempt TO rob the premises OF Mr. AgostinO
was made at about 10 O'Clock last night as at that
time Onicer Crudan, who was on the adjoining post
heard the report OF firearms, but unable to find
out whence the noise proceeded.


The body has been removed to the Morgue, and
Mr. Agostino has been arrested to await the action
OF the Coroner, and is detained at the Eighteenth
obtained any clew which is likely to lead TO the de-
lection OF the dead mans accompltces.
Year: 1870

WARRANTY IMPLIED BY THE CUSTOM OF THE
YRADE-A case OF considerable interest was decided


IA the circuit Court OF the District OF Connecticut
l last week. Boston commission house sold TO o
rev YORK mousse quantity OF wool on the personal
examination OF four bales, the purchaser declining
20 nave more opened But the wool proved TO be
tIaisey packet ana the purchaser came on the seller
tfor his remedy ground thai bv the cnstof OF
5che wooidealers Ia New York and Boston there
ns an Implied warranty by every seller OF wool that


Ht IL not falsely packed Tho Court ruled that the
custom IS legal and valid one, ana tha sellers
pre- bound by II though tho buyers may personally
IT, vine the WOOL
Year: 1870

THE FUTURE OF PoRTLAND.-The following
extrsct from the Chicago Post shows that there
are men in the country who are as enthusias-


tic and as full of faith in the future of Portland


as its own citizens:


We are very much afraid that, in the mar


vellous growth of our great continental valley,


and of its commercial emporium, Chicago, the


city of New York will have to be left out on


side track. Portland harbor is better than


New York harbor. 1t Is quite as extensive,


quite as well sheltered from storms, and no


less defensible against any naval force that


might assail it, while in depth of water it is


sufficient to float vessels of the largest class


Had New York har5or been as good in all re-


spects as Portland harbor, there would now be,


we have little doubt many vessels like the
transportation would have been by this time
an accomplished fact. New York interests
were against the safer and cheaper means of
transportation, and the postponement of the
revolution was the result. Whatever shall
tend to increase the commerce of Portland will
be of value, because it will 90 something to
destroy the most injurious commercial fogy-
ism Of the country. that being the undoubled
character of our chief city in direct trade with
foreign Counties and which has constantly
kept that trade far behind what it would have
been had the spirit of progress which auimates
the commerce OF Chicago animated the COM
merce of New York. New York belongs to
| the past We want city on the Atlantic sea-
board which shall represent the present ant
| not be fearful of the future; which can SEE
| what wonderful things are going on in th'
| hereafter. We want city which shall grid
| iron the ocean with the wakes of counties


ships, as Chicago has gridironed the North
| west with iron tracks for countless railway
/ trains.
Year: 1870

An enthusiastic meeting of the colored
people of indianapolis was held recently,
and arrangements made to celebrate the
adoption of the Fifteenth Amendment
Resolutions were passed expressing their
gratitude for their emancipation from
slavery, and resolving it to be their duty
TO stand by the Republican party, and
vote its ticket, so long as it remains true
to the principles of the Declaration Of In-
dependence; also eongratulating the mem
bers of Congress upon the passage Of the
Fifteenth Amendment, and declaring that
but for the provisions imposed by Senator
Morton's amendment, it would not have
become the law Of the land.
Year: 1870

Two little kittens, one stormy night,
Began to quarrel and then to fight


Ono had mouse. the othor had none,
And that was the way tho quarrel begun.
'.PH have that mouse" said tho bigger cat.
''Yon'H have that mouse. well SEQ about that
81 ,giH have that mouse - said the elder sou.
.You shan't have that mouse - said the little one
I told you before twas a stormy night
Whom these two kittens began to fight;
The old woman seized her sweeping broom,
And swept the two kittens right out Of tho room.
The ground was covered with frost and snow,
And the two little kittens had no place to go;
So they laid them down on the mat al the door
While the old woman dnished sweeping the door.
Then they crept in as quiet as mice
All wet with suUw and as cold a. leo,
For they found it was bettor that stormy night
t. lie down and sleep than to quarrel aud tght.
Year: 1870

The st. Louis Republican tells the fol-
lowing story relative to some parties pretty
well-known in the Galena mining regions:


The strange vicissitudes of human life
are rather pleasantly illustrated by the fol-
lowing incident: Mr. j. E. Burnett a
resident of this city, was some twenty
years ago a citizen of Benton, Wis, where
he managed some rather extensive smelling
works. He was at the same time Justice
of the Peace, and frequently also smelted
two loving hearts into one by performing
the marriage tie. One day poor but low
ing brace of lovers came along, whom he
united in the bonds of wedlock. The
usual fee for performing the ceremony at
that time and place was two dollars. In
the enthusiasm generally attendant on such
occasions, some open their purses and
quietly put into the Justices hands five or
twenty dollars. But in this case the two
dollars were not paid, the bridegroom taking
hasty departure, forgetting the fee. Ar
irving at Galena the bridegroom requested
a friend there to remit the amount to the
Justice This he neglected to do, and the
matter was forgotten until revived again
day or two since. While walking Fourth
street, Mr. Burnett was met by gentle
man who stopped him and inquired if he
was not Justice Burnett, and formerly lived
in Wisconsin. On being informed by Mr..
Burnett that he was, the man then called
to his recollection the marriage of twenty
years ago, saying he was the bridegroom,
and wished to know if he had received the
two dollars On being told that the money
had never come to hand the gentleman,
who carries ON an extensive business in
this city, took the old Justice to his house.
He had prospered and had eight children.
Mr. Burnett was invited to dinner, and on
leaving, the bridegroom of twenty years
ago paid over ten dollars to the Justice for
marrying him, ten dollars for himself and
wife and each of the children.
Year: 1870

"A correspondent, writing from Lon
don says; "The most extraordinary ma
chine in the exhibition is, beyond ques-
ton, the one for microscopic writing.
This enables a person to write in the
usual way, and to duplicate his writing a
million times smaller, so small, indeed,
that it is invisible to the naked eye, vet
with a powerful microscope becomes so
plain that every line and dot can be seen.
The inventor claims that with this instru-
ment he can copy the entire Bible twenty
two times in the space of an inch. The
Astor Library, | presume, could be trans
terred to a sheet Of note paper. Practi-
cally, 1t will be of great service in pre-
venting forgeries. With one of these
machines, private mark can be put on
bills so minute and perfect that the forger
can neither perceive nor initiate it, but the
bank clerk or broker, knowing where to
look, can at once detect that the bill is
genuine. The machine is the invention Of
a Mr.. Peters"
Year: 1870

CHAfIEh W.


hang at the commencement of this
chapter an announcement similar to the
proclamation made touching the unities of
a amelodrama as to the flight of time. 1t
was now November Mrs. Brady was good
enough to express the greatest satisfaction
in the management of her Eagle, and, in
deed the bird was soaring high in the esti-
nation of the subscribers, who had begun
to increase in numbers. had gone into
whatever society there was in the place,
but had dropped it on the shortest trial. |
still kept Mr. O'Brien with me. did so
because, as did not seriously contemplate
living for any length of time in Castletown,
it would be as well that Mr.. O'Brien
should be prepared to take up the running,
as, as far as | could see, time had removed
the objection which Mrs. Brady had to him.
| was heartily fond of snipe shooting, and
with O'Brien's aid and companionship, |
managed to pass


There is no use in beating about the
bush in this manner; fell ANONYMOUSLY
over head and ears in love with Kate
Brady. | have suspicion that O'Brien
knew my secret, and felt a grim satistac-
ton at my suffering. think he was wait
ing with a prophetic grin for the time
when | should also break outin the Poets
Corner" of the EdgLe. But remembered
my resolution and pledge, and the rather
insidious way in which It was drawn from
me.


Meanwhile Kate and became the best
of friends. | was accustomed, when the
paper was out, to spend the next day on
the moors, and in the evening went to Mrs.
Brady's, who always expressed herself,
happy to see me- Kate played charmingly
and | introduced her to my favorite Cho-
pin. 1t was pleasant in the turf-glow to
listen to the weird and intricate skeins of
notes lit with poetry like some ones
brown hair with threads of gold. sat as
far away from the piano as l could at
least generally did, except once, and then
| couldn't help it. l remember it was
during that delicious "invitation" waltz.
| sat in chair by my darling's side, and,
as she bowed her head over the notes, my
face was very close to hers. There was
only one thought in our minds, and we
both knew it. We gazed fearlessly and
long, until with an impulse | could no
more help than l could help breathing, |
touched her lips with mine 1t was only
for the instant. On went the ripple of the
waltz as though nothing had happened; on
1t went, but the notes were freighted now,
not with the mere fancies of the artist, but
with the burden of our own hopes for the
future When the waltz was over, Kate
went from the room. | did not see her
again that evening, and had 10 wake Mrs.
Brady to bid her good night.
Year: 1870

A LONG WALK.-Three men applied for
lodgings at the station house last night.
They represented that they had walked
from California. They had but little
money when they started and have been
on the road four months. They are now
far from their homes and out of money.
Two of them live in New York aud the
other in Maine. They were properly
cared for by the turnkey last night.-I0-
LsdO CO., Commercial
Year: 1870

CHAPTER Ill.


Nothing could equal Mr.. O'Brien's cour-
tesy and attention to me when | got the
EdgLe into hand. Our politics were rather
parochial than EurOpepn; but there were
occasions in which we considered it essen
tial to warn Prussia or threaten France, or
refer to our difficulties with Central Asia.
Our parliamentary representative, who had
promised to develop the mining resources
of CastletOwn, had to be looked after; so
had Mr.. Disraeli and a town commissioner,
who was tailor in private life, and who
addressed letters to me signed as "0uv-
rier." By the time | understood my bust
ness was thoroughly disgusted with it,
and yet it certainly amused me.


1t was fortnight after this (the winter
was fast coming on and the river was load
ed with brown leaves) that / spent an
evening with Mrs. Brady and, on the arri-
val OF the post, she told me her daughter
was returning the next day. 81 have bad
cold, and perhaps you would meet Kate at
the post-Oflice for me, she said Ofcourse
| assented, and accordingly found myself
in due time waiting outside the inn, at
which the ramshackle Lightning" was ex-
pected. was little too early, and spent
the spare moments smoking and speculat-
ing with some interest on the kind Of a
girl she might be- with whom was not to
fall in love on any account. In a quarter
of an hour hear the old fashioned guard's s
horn, and minute afterward | was open
ing the door for young lady whose face
and head were so enveloped in warm cloak
that | could not distinguish her features.
simply introduced myself by saying
Miss Brady?" and receiving a nod in re-
ply, l handed my charge out, and then got
her boxes off the roof. When this was
done l turned around, and saw standing
next to me my fair companion of the Holy
head steamboat. She was laughing hear
tily and, putting outher hand, said:


81 hope the old woman and you are
getting on WELL Mr.. Staunton. You see |
have waited all this time to surprise you. "


scarce knew what to say. The expla-
nation of the mystery was simple enough.
Instead of pointing to one of her boxes to
direct me to an address, she had shown me
a trunk that did not belong to her at all.


"And then, you know, when you told
me what you were going to do, | knew all
about it, and wanted TO have some fun with
you when came home"


Upon reaching the house, was still CON
fused and felt an odd feeling of regret and
pleasure. Mrs. Brady kissed her daughter
atiectionotely, and L took my leave.
passed over the little bridge leading into
the town on my way to my lodgings.
Without being much of a poet or mooner,
l have a constant hankering after scenery,
could not help lingering on the bridge of
Year: 1870




When the great composer was but four
years old he could play all sorts of little pieces
on the piano. He could learn minuet in a
naii hour and longer movement in an hour.
Ahere are pieces still extant which he COM
posed when in his fifth year. These early
prophecies of greatness were fulfilled in his
snort but brilliant life. Born in 1855, he left
Germany when seven and was received in
England and elsewhere with great applause as
player Yet his simplicity and purity of his
character were not spoiled by his dazzling ca
reer. In one of his letters,> speaking of dis
reputable compani ons, 81 have no heart 10
travel with them. Friends who have no relig-
ion cannot long be our friends"


Again, in Paris I pray to God every day to
grant me grace that may do honor to the
v whole German nation which will all rebound
less to catalogue the works of this great Mas
ter of song. The Requiem" was his last and
most famous composition. He felt it to be his
final work and throughout it AL, his humility,
penifence and love breathe with tenderness
and pathos inimitable. Even on his dying bed
he desired the score to be brought and sung
with three Others sustaining his part until he
reached the first bars of the Lachrynsosa when
Mozart burst into tears ana laid aside the
notes. A few hours afterwards he was re-
leased from pain and weakness. The last
movement of his lips was an endeavor to indi-
cate where the kettledrums should be used In
the Requiem. In the language of lady Wal
lace: His footprints not all the storms of life
can effacc, for amid his lofty aims his loftiest
was the elevation OF humanity" His was


"One Of the few, immortal names


That were not born to die.'
Year: 1870

Mr.. ED1ToR,-Some high authority, Henry
Ward Beecher, believe, has said that 'boys
are proverbially cruel" The question is, do
they ever cease 10 be so, or does this boyish
trait cling to man long after he has reached
years of maturity?


These questions suggest themselves almost
daily, as one observes how very slightly mer
are affected by wise and humane ideas, In
dealing with creatures wholly subservient to
their uses.


| If it is manly for one snobbish young man
" beat numerically hgh-spirited, but heavi-
ly-built horses, in order to bring their speed
up to the light-limbed racer, then we have the
genuine thing right in our midst; we meet
with it daily, at every turn and corner-if it
is manly for gentleman to stand by with
his hands in his pockets watching brutal
tluckman whip his over-laden animal until he
falls, when a word from him might tighten
the blow, or helping hand ease the burden,
it must be confessed few of us have rightly
defined the word. If mer haven't the heart
or the courage to commence a reform in this
matter, it must fall to woman to take the in.
itiative, and we trust she will not shrink from
her duty, whenever occasion calls for action
And let me say, for the encouragement ol
those who would obey the behest of con-
science, that the hardest men are not wholly
dead to earnest and honest appeals to theil
better nature, else the cause of humanity
would be hopeless.





Ionce saw gentle lady walk up to burly
Iiishman, who was whipping his horse severe
ly because he could not draw heavy load OF
wood from rut, and offer him five dollars, II
he would not strike the animal again that
day. The man paused, rejected the money
and cried out to his companion, composedly
smoking on his dray: "Be jabers, Pat, give
me the loan of yez hoss an I'll git clear O.
the wimmin folks, shure!,'


An eighth part Of the time he had spent il
beating his horse; had it been rightly econ
omized would have relieved the animal, al
well as the feelings of many whose sensibili
ties had been shocked by an inhuman exhi'
bition.
Another lady, hearing great outcry ane
the cracking of whips beneath her chambe
window one summers day, saw young maj
cruelty beating young draught.horse, an in
telligent, nervous creature, that plunged an
jumped fearfully at every stroke Of the lasl
She opened the blind AMI said, "My frien,
how can you treat that beautiful animal so
de does not know what you want him to
SINCE his strength is not equal TO the burde1
ne does not know what you mean. An
oont You see that he is spending his power
Year: 1870

Miss Alice Cary lies dangerously III, at
her residence in New York.


The New York papers are talking of Civ
ing Secretary Seward public dinner when
he arrives in that city this week.


Pierre Bonaparte is said to intend visit
to this country when he gets out of the
clutches of the High Court. He will probably
settle in New York, where he can shoot as
many men as he likes without troublesome in
reference,
Year: 1870

A woman confined in the Bangor Jail has
given birth to a child.


The Whig says the incoming tide at Bangor
Monday afternoon was watched with great
anxiety, especially by persons interested in the
European & North American Railway as the
bridge across the mouth of the Kenduskeag
stream was in imminent danger. The ice
raised the bridge several inches, but fortunate
ly the tide turned before it was damaged ma
terially. 1t was very high tide, and very
little more water would have carried the
bridge down stream.
Year: 1870

TENNESSEE THREATENED. An effort is being
made by Representatives Stokes and Maynard,
of Tennessee, to have Congress pass law
declaring the Legislature of that State an ille-
gal body because a majority Of it's members
were disqualified on account of their participa-
ton in the rebellion. Happily, the days Of
the present session of Congress are drawing to
a close, and too little time is left in which to
manipulate a job of such magnitude as legis-
lating State out of the Union. As the re-
election of Messrs. Stokes and Maynard is
more than doubtful their desire to reconstruct
Tennessee is easily accounted for.
Year: 1870

gave the banks six hundred millions and
upwards Of capital; for they draw interest
from their. bonds deposited, which is capital,
and at" the same time the government issues
over six hundred millions of circulating money
to them. In word, the government gratui-
tously doubles their capital without any
consideration in return. Such measures as
these have little difficulty in passing Con-
gress; for half the members, or more,
probably, are interested, directly or indirectly,
in the national banks. We might go on to
show how in other things the legislation OF
Congress is controlled by private and local
interests, and to demonstrate, what was said
before, that members have no large national
or patriotic views; but these examples are
sufficient for the present. Whether there is
any remedy for this deplorable state of things
or not time alone will show. II remains with
the people to decide. Nothing but the power
of enlightened public opinion can cure the
evil