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Year: 1873

Mr.. James Wick, whose large experience
as florist makes him an unexceptiOnable
authority on the subject, gives the following
suggestions with regard to the management
of house plants in winter: ,... .... ......a;


Few plants can endure the high tempera-
ture and dry atmosphere of most of our liv-
ing rooms The temperature should not be
allowed to 20 above IS in the day time, and
not above 40 in the night AS much air and
light as possible should be given, while the
leaves should be sprinkled every morning. A
spare room, or parlor, or extra bed room is
better for plants than living room. A bay
window, connected with warm room, es-
pecially if facing the south or east makes an
excellent place for keeping plants in winter.
1t should have glass doors on the inside, which
can be closed part of the time, especially
when sweeping and busting. The main
thing in keeping house plants in health is to
secure an even temperature, moist atmos-
phere and freedom from dust. Sprinkle the
leaves occasionally, and when they need
water use it freely. If the green fly, or aphis,
appears, wash with soapsuds frequently, and
occasionally with little tobacco water, or
decoction of quassia chips. If the red spider
comes, it shows that the plants are in too
dry an atmosphere; burn little sulphur un-
the plants, the fumes of which will kill the
spider, and afterwards keep the stems and
leaves well moistened. Occasionally, but
not often, worms appear in the pots. This
can be avoided in great measure by careful
potting. A little weak lime water is some
times Of benefit in such cases, also five drops
of liquid amonia to gallon of water, though
perhaps the better way is to repot removing
the earth carefully, SO as not to injure the
growth of the plOnt. -
Year: 1873

A BRIDAL SONGs
did not purchase for my bride


Rich jeweled rings and costly fans;
But what l thought would be her pride
A set complete of pots and pans.
/ would not win sweet Jennie's love
BY golden gifts of magic powers,
If she proper wife would prove,


She would prefer some bags of flour.
did not play with Jennie's heart, :
Nor try to fix it were it tickle;
But sent, mistrusting common art,
A side of pork for her to pickle.
| did not give her rubies red,


To lend her raven hair relief;
But what would charm when we were wed,
A good supply of potted beef.
did not wanton with her love,


That pined to nestle on my breast,
just like dropping, tired dove;


But sent couch where it could rest.
did not, when the moon was bright,
Take Jennie out for tranquil walks;
But took her what would more delight,
A dozen each of knives and forks.
/ did not send her flowers bright,


Whose brightness so quickly wanes,
But sent her in the darkest night


A set of sheets and counterpanes.
And so, at last; our little store


Would furnish well an ivied cot,
But then, 1 should have said before;
She Tilted me and kept the lot
Year: 1873

THE crazy inmates of an Eastern asylum
publish paper which, if reports are true,
we judge to be quite respectfully edited, If
comparison is made between it and West
Side sheet edited by an uncaged nnatic.
Year: 1873

The following is the letter. says the New
Orleans Times, written by Capt. Fry of
the Virginius to his wife a few hours before
he was shot. The alusions to family af-
fairs are, Of course, not reproduced:
ON BOARD THE SPANISH MAN-oF-W WAR, ST.
JAeo DE CUBA, Nov. 6, 1878.


"Dear, Dear Dita: When I left you l
had no idea that we should never meet
again in this world, but it seems strange to
me that should tonight, and ON Annie s
birthday, be calmly seated, on beautiful
moonlight night, in most beautiful bay in
Cuba, to take my last leave of you, my
own dear, sweet wife, and with the thought
of your bitter anguish my only regret at
leaving.


have been tried to-day, and the Presi-
dent of the court-martial asked the favor of
embracing me at parting, and clasped me to
his heart. have shaken hands with each
of my judges, and the Secretary of the
Court and Interpreter have promised me as
a special favor to attend my execution,
which will, am told, be in very few
hours after my sentence is pronounced.
am told my death will be painless; in short,
| have had very cheerful and pleasant
chat about my funeral, to which shall 90
in few hours from now. How soon | can
not yet say 1t is curious to see how
make friends. Poor Bambetta pronounced
me gentleman, and he was the brightest
and bravest creature | ever saw.


The priest who gave me communion on
board this morning put double scapular
about my neck and a medal which he in
tends TO wear himself. A young Spanish
officer brought me bright new silk badge
with the Blessed Virgin stamped upon it to
wear to my execution for him, and hand
some cross in some fair lady's hapdiwork.
These are to be kept as relics of me. He
embraced me affectionately in my room will
tears in bis eyes.


Dear sweetheart, you will be able to bear
it for my sake, for will be with you if God
permits it. Although know my hours are
short and few, | am not sad. ! feel | shall
always be with you right soon, dear Dta,
and you will not be afraid of me. Pray for
me and will pray with you.


There is to be fearful sacrifice of life
from the Virginius, and as think, a need
less one, as the poor people are unconscious
of crime, and even of their fate up to now.


If you write to President Grant he will
probably order my pay due when resigned
paid to you after my death. People will be
kinder to you now, dear Dita-at least |
hope so. Do not dread death when it comes
to you. 1t will be as Gods angel of rest.
Remember this.





hope my children will forget their ia.
Tiers harshness and remember his love and
anxiety for them. May they practice regu-
larly their religion, and pray for him always.
Tell--that the last act of my life will
be public profession of my faith and hope
in Him of whom we need not be ashamed,
and it is not honest to withhold that public
acknowledgement from any false modesty Or
timidity. May God bless and save us all.
Sweet, dear, dear Dita, we will soon
meet again. Till then, adeu, for the last
time.


Your devoted husband,


JOSEPH Fry"
Year: 1873

Never heard of Redmond O'Hanlon, the
Irish highway robber? Well, that's sur
.prsing. Your English Turpins and French
Duvals couldn't hold a candle to our high
waymen But for all his shrewdness he
met his match once, and I'll tell you how it
was:


Redmond was fine, strapping, gentle
manly looking fellow, and a devoted ad-
mirer of the ladies-as where is the Irish
man that is not-and what is more friend
to the poor-as you will admit when you
know that his demands for cash were only
made on persons who could well afford to
meet them, and that he delighted in forcing
contributions from those who had the name
of being hard landlords to their tenants.


There was one of this class whom Rod
man never lost an opportunity of taxing
for that was the polite name he gave to his
own robberies. Every quarter day, this
gentleman or one of his servants--some-
times more than one-used to take jour-
ney of six or seven miles to collect his rents,
and as regular as clock work there was Red
mond O'Hanlon, with some stout compan-
ions if necessary to waylay the collector as
he returned home. Every means was used
to elude him, but to no purpose. lie had
spies everywhere, and contrived to have the
exact information he needed in advance.


So one quarter-day, when the gentle
mans servants asked him about going for
the rents, he swore at O'Hanlon, and said
he didn't see the use of collecting money to
hand it over to him.


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, Now this gentleman had on his estate a
boy called Jerry the fool, who had the
run of the house and made fun for the fam
ily. He had a great conceit for himself,
and when he heard what his mastsr said, he
Immediately asked to be allowed to go after
the rents at once, and he declared that he
would know the way to bring them straight
home. OF course he was only laughed at;
but when he represented that no harm could
come from trying, as he couldn't DO worse
than those who had gone before him, the
master agreed to humor him. '


Upon that, Jerry made such preparations
as he though. necessary, chose the worst
horse in the stable--an old hack, half blind
and three-quarters lame-and started on bis
Year: 1873

There is more solid prosperity in Cafor-
mia to day than in any other State in the
Union Most branches of business are and
crative. There have not been eXtravagant
profits; therefore business has not been
forced nor great stocks of goods unnecessa-
ry accumulated. Speculation is not rife,
and every instrument is carefully considered
before made Mining is usually prosperous
and remunerative, and great fortunes have
been made by holders in those mines which
are turning out wealth at an unprecedented
rate. Yet wildcat stocks have not been run
up to an extravagant price, and many mines
with good prospect before them are daily
bought and sold at fair, hardly at equiva-
lent, prices. Real estate is to be had at
reasonable figures, and sales are only made
when buyers who want land for improve
ments or permanent investment come for
ward. All the banks have good reserves on
hand, and furnish money to bona .fide Gus
toners for legitimate purposes freely at the
usual rates. The building trade has been
brisk, and the promise for spring is at pres
ent scarcity of residences, and no proba-
biity of the supply exceeding the demand
for a year to come. The farmers have had
a good season. and confidently expect, since
the ample rain, another as good, or better.
Though we have so large an element of no.
mades in our population, there is little dis
tress. Compared with some other years,
the applications for relief from our benevo-
lent societies are less, and the number of
admissions to our Almshouse fewer. We
have our poor, like other States, and we
have those unfortunates who hide away, or
conceal their SORROWS, and would rather suf
fer privation than expose their crcumstan-
ces. But when we take the condition of
our State and compare it with that of Others
we see marked difference; when we COM
pare the number and circumstances of our
paupers with those of New York, Phlade-
pha Or any great Easten city, after allowing
for the difference in numbers, we can see
how much better we are off than any. The
best of all is that we are prosperous because
we have been Industrious, economical and
prudent, and now we are reaping the fruit
of harvest which will in all human proba-
bility increase year by year until this decade
is ended. How much longer, will depend
upon the wisdom with which we use our
means.-POst.
Year: 1873

In a dusky dark chamber
We store up i'll mind,
What, when we remember,
But worthless we find.
The joys of season,


The loves of day.
The tears and the tire ason
Long since passed away.
Now mingled together,
A medley they lie;
Not one worth a feather,
Not one worth a sigh.
Did Lillian prove tickle,
Why, love, too proved blind.
And all meath Times sickle
Prove finite we find.
OF yore though the days were
In youths early prime,
AS sweet as the lays were
When love gave the rhyme;
Yet hope in the morning
W as Il false hight TO lure
Us on to the scorning


Of all that is sure.
And past days of pleasure,
And nights of much pain,
Seem now but the measure
OF time spent in vain.
Then hide them, forget them,
Nor think them again;
Though we may not regret them,
There's death in the strain.
Let an ever-closed chamber
Conceal in the mind
What, when we remember,
But worthless we find.


Sinsley's Magazine.
Year: 1873

Oh come my love and live with me,
And keep my cottage in the glen,
AS patient as bumble-bee


And busy as a setting hen.
Oh rest beneath my fragrant bower,
Where sweet stramonium doth entwine,
Come, smell the gentle caulifower
And Gull the mangle-wurtzel vine.
All, listen to the rural songs!


The pea shall wind his magic shell
r AS Echo plaintiyely prolongs 1
The warble of the pimpernel.
Behind the vermicelli row
> hear the bull-frog's sigh again
The cackle of the Durham eve


The below of the Berkshire hen.
Oh, come love, come! the morn is fair,
I'll celebrate the day with thee;
I'll merrily dig the Bartlett pear,
And shake the rutabaga tree. tItlr
Oh, hump yourself, my lovely Poll,


And in the cause of anti-monop,
Well mulch the turkeys in the Fall
And graft the long clam on the hop.
My sweetest! 1 am fond of mush,


And thou wilt set some out for me;
Wen early SOW the currant bush


And tap the cranberry jelly tree.





Wen pull the wool from off the calf,
The cottonwood its fleece shall shed,
So at the Winter will we laugh,


And gaily weed the oyster bed.
Wen blithly hoe the Winter wheat;
Wen chase the eggs the squirrels lay,
And when the Bantam hog shall bleat
Well feed him with some clover hay.
All savory game to thee I'll bring;
The burdock knows my spear is sharp;
I'll shoot the dolphin on the wing
And hit him in the pericarp.
Then come, my love, and live with me,
And beautify my lonely den,
As patient as a bumble-bee


And busy as setting hen.
Year: 1873

The San Francisco Mining and Scientific Press, in commenting on the present attitude of Apaches in Arizona, as referred to in the Tucson Citizen, closes an able article in these words:

 We want to see rapid settlement of this Indian question in Arizona, as 1t is without doubt, one of the richest Territories in the United States in mineral wealth. Men are now sitting idly on dumps of ore worth thou sands of dollars, which are of no value to them, as there arc no mills to crush it, and capitalists will not invest in the country while Indian disturbances are so frequent and dangerous. The fact that the mines now there can afford to ship ore, over rough and circuitous route at great expense, to this city for reduction, Is sufficient guarantee of the mineral wealth of the Territory. and an indi- cation of what could be done under favor able circumstances.
Year: 1873

MR. DEL-CHE-It is rumored that this old scalawag of an Indian chief has again left his reservation and gone to war. The story goes that over a hundred Indians accompanied him. Let this news prove true, and the bad old red man will have to answer for about the 50th broken treaty and lying speech. A month has not elapsed since he told Gen. Crook that he would never again ",preak out" If he has broken out, and should again get caught, he ought to be made good Indian of, by killing.

 Later reports contradict the above rumor
Year: 1873

The circulation Of tho MINER being considerably great than that of any other Arizona paper business eywhere will find t advantageous to make known their business in its advertising columns

 There s not town, village military post farming or nnng settlement in tho Territory n which the paper does circulate and copies of n sent to every State and Territory of the Unioa which, coupled with it's age and standing, mako 1t very desirable advertising medium.
Year: 1873

HAVING a photograph taken is one of
the great events in mans life. The
chief desire is to look the very best, and
on the success of the picture hinges in many
cases the most important epoch in life.
To work up proper appearance time
enough is used which, if devoted to catch
ing fleas for their phosphorus, would can
eel the entire national debt and establish
New York daily paper. When you have
completed your toilet you 60 to the gallery
and force yourself into nonchalance of
expression that is too absurd for anything.
Then you take the chair, spread your legs
gracefully, appropriate calm and indif-
ferent look, and commence to perspire.
An attenuated man with pale face, long
hair and a soiled nose now comes out of
cavern, and adjusts the camera. Then
he gets back of you and tells you to sit
back as far as you can in the chair, and
that it has been remarkably backward
spring. After getting you back till your
spine interferes with the chair itself, he
shoves your head into pair of ice-tongs,
and dashes at the camera again. Here,
with piece of discolored velvet over his
head he bombards you in this manner:
"Your chin out little, please" The chin
is protruded. THAT'S nicely; now little
more" The chin advances again, and the
pomade commences to melt, end start for
freedom. Then he comes back to you and
slaps one of your hands on your leg in
such position as to give you the appear
ance of trying to lift it over your head.
The other is turned under itself, and has
become so sweaty that you begin to fear
that it will stick there permanently. A
new stream of pomade finds it's way
out, and starts downward. Then he
shakes your head in the tongs till it set
ties right, and says it looks like rain, and
puts your chin out again, and punches
out your chest, and says he doesn't know
what the poor are to do next winter un-
less there is a radical change in affairs,
and then takes the top Of your head in one
hand and your chin in the other, and
gives your neck wrench that would earn
any other man prominent position in a
new hospital Then he runs his hand
through your hair and scratches your
scalp, and steps back to the camera and
the injured velvet for another look. BY
this time new sweat and pomade have
started out. The whites of your eyes
show unpleasantly, and your whole body
feels as if it had been visited by an enor-
nous cramp, and another and much big
ger one was momentarily expected. Then
he points at something for you to look at;
tells you to look cheerful and composed,
and snatches away the velvet, and pulls
out his watch When he gets tired, and
you feel as if there was but very little left
in this world to live for, he restores the
velvet, says it is an unfavorable day for a
picture, but he hopes for the best, and i'm
mediately disappears in his den Then
you get up and stretch yourself, slap on
your hat, and immediately sneak home,
feeling mean, huElbled, and altogether
| too wretched for description. The first
friend who sees the picture says he can
see enough resemblance to make certain
that it is you, but you have tried to look
too formal to be natural and graceful


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Year: 1873

A BLACK AND WHITE Boy CoMBINA-
TIoN.-A remarkable boy was to be seen
at the Nashville depot yesterday; in fact
one of the greatest curiosities of the age.
He is half white and half black, not in the
mulatto and miscegnation sense, but the
lower half of his body is whittier than
white folks usually are, while the upper
portion is black as midnight. His moth
er, coal-black negress, was with him,
and they left on the Nashville train at z
O'Clock last evening He is but three
years old, and has already learned to make
money out of his peculiarities. He made
several nickels yesterday in very few
minutes There is round patch, about
three inches in diameter, OF perfectly
beautiful hair on the top or his head,
which is surrounded by little kinky negro
wool.-LouSsu51Ie Ledger.
Year: 1873

A director Of the Boston Red Stock
ings denies the rumor that the nine have
been selling games, and attributes their
poor score to the fact that the nine is
weaker than last year, through the loss
of three of their best players, and the
defective playing of George Wright,
from rheumatism.
Year: 1873

THE CoLoRED HoME.-.A mass-meeting OF
colored people interested in the establish
ment or q home for the sick, aged, Indecent,
and infirm OF their race was held at the First
African church last evening. "A large num-
ber of persons were in attendance, ana the
effort will doubtless prove success.
Year: 1873

AWARSNa TO ONE AND ALL.-seldom In
the course OF events have we ever found It
necessary to raise the voice Of warning to
our citizens, but In these trying times We
cannot forbear suggesting TO them that even
In our widest frenzy at meeting we do not
catch each other by the left arm, else we
NAV receive that saiutation said TO have peea
riyer by the country lass 10 her loyars "1es
sussed fool let 80 sny yacesnas@a
Year: 1873

HIGH ScHooL.-The School Beard Of the
city have purchased the lot fronting ninety
feet on Marshall street between Eighth and
Ninth, and intend erecting thereon at once a
building to be used as a high school. Plans
for the construction of the building are asked
for. This purchase Is one of the best which
has been made by the Board for the purpose
intended. The building contemplated will
be in every respect suited to the uses for
which 1t is to built, and will bean ornament
to the city. r
Year: 1873

THE BILL BEFORE THE HOUSE, AT DOVER.


The bill pending in the Legislature, providing
for the election of assistant assessors in New
CASTLE County contains three sections. II pro-
vides that at every election of Assessors and
Inspectors, in the years preceding q general
assessment OF real property two assistant ASSESS
ors shall be chosen in each Hundred, except
Wilmington, and In that five shall be chosen for
each of the two assessment districts. The duty
Of these officers is that indicated by their name.


The second section provides that the Levy
Court shall have no authority TO make any
change or alteration in the list submitted by the
AssessorB, except to add any names or property
omitted, and except, where, I" in the Judgment
Of the Court, the aggregate valuation or assess
ment Of any Hundred shall be out of proper
proportion, with reference to the assessment of
other Hundreds" when the Court shall have
authority to remedy the disproportion


The assistant assessors shall receive !" q rea-
tonable compensation the amount to be fixed
BY the Levy Court
Year: 1873

and not burn clearly. The Brazilian
matmakers of Petropolis account for
some of their mats wearing out too
quickly,by reason of the canes having
been cut at the wrong time of the moon
1t is foolish, according to Suffolk no.
tions, to kill pig when the moon is
waning; for if a pig be converted into
pork at that time, the meet win invarl-
ably waste excessively when it comes to
be cooked.


In Berry and South Ronaldsay they
carry the waxing and waning theory
still further, holding it unlucky to mar
ry except under a growing moon. A
skeptical writer ,sneering at one of those
who might have boasted like Falstaff,
"We be men of good government, being
governed as the sea is, by our noble and
chaste mistress, the moon, "says:"When
the moon is in Taurus, he never can be
persued to take physic; lest that animal
which chews the cud, shoald make him
cast up again. If at any time he has a
mind tobe admitted into the presence
of a prince, lie will wait till the moon
is in conjunction with the sun, for It's
then the society of an inferior with a
superior is salutary and successful"
Year: 1873

A story of Daniel Webster is told
which illustrates one of the peculiari-
ties of that statesman. He was employ
ed with Sumner as counsel in behalf of
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,,
and the case being decided, each was to
receive 81 900 fee. Webster stated to
Sumner that he was going to the State
House to draw his pay, and would get
his associates also. Sumner being
aware of his fellow attorneys eccentric
habits, expressed his obligation, but re-
marked that he did not want his fee then
and would rather let it lie. Webster
rather urged the matter, and Sumner
reasserted positively his preferences.
The "God-like Daniel''went to the State
House and drew 3. 900, ,one half OF it in
Summers name it is hardly necessary
to add that Webster died just that
amount in debt to the present Senator
from Massachusetts,.