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Year: 1875

WASHINGTON, February 25th.-The
House adjourned late yesterday after
noon. 1t is probable the fight over
the Caucus Force bill will last to March
4th.


A committee representing the Con-
servatives of Louisiana give notice of
their acceptance of the Wheeler COM
promise, on condition that the men,
bers of the House select a committee
who shall act as arbitrators, and that
there shall be an extra session in the
General Assembly of Louisiana on or
before March 4th, to give effect and to
amend and pass upon certain reform
measures,


The Secretary of the Interior has
approved the final survey of Rancho
Caslamayome.
Year: 1875

NEW YORK, February 24th.-The
San shows the statement untrue that
the Supreme Court rendered decision
that in estimating any railroads IS earn
ings interest must be deducted, as well
as operating expenses, in order to ar
rive at the net earnings. The decision
was in the case of preferred Erie
stakeholder suing for his dividends
that interest and rent must be paid
ont of the net earnings before preferred
shareholders could receive dividends.
This cannot be tortured so as to enable
the overland roads to deduct interest,
as well as operating expenses, from
receipts in order to ascertain the bal
ance on which said roads are bound to
pay five per cent. to the Government.
This view is understood to be the basis
of Bristow's hesitation to accept the
Union Pacific's offered compromise.
Year: 1875

Moore's Restaurant, on Commercial street,
10 the proper place to go for good meal, with
a good cup OF coffee or tea to drink with it,
There is probably no restaurant on the Pacific
coast where so many of the substantials and
no many the luxuries may be had for 25 cts.
Don't forget the place-Moore's Restaurant,
Commercial street. Private eating rooms have
been neatly fitted up for the accommodation
OF ladies'. i5-tf
Year: 1875

a. The tide ofimmigration is steadily set
ting In, and the first thing eastern people do
is to throw away their New York Hats and buy
q new one of DESMOND. They say there Is no
comparison between the two. 2Ho
Year: 1875

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN TO PAR
IN ties interested in the opening of Seventh
street from Pearl street Westward, to furnish
the city with deeds to the land required for
the opening of said Seventh street.


NJ. KREMER,
feT Clerk of Com. Council.
Year: 1875

A California correspondent o1 the Department of Agriculture writes :-"We have neither rust nor smut in any of our wheat fields. I beg leave respectfully to differ from the advice given On page ACT Monthly Report of the Depart ment for November and Decem- Der, 1871 wherein farmers are ad- vised to discard all idea of mix ing ingredients with it (seed wheat) to distroy smut This question has been so well and thoroughly tested in our State as to be no longer even a matter of doubt. All our seed wheat is soaked from eight to twelve hours in solution of Limestone (sul- phate of copper) in the proportion of six ounces to every 100 pounds of wheat. Smut being a fungoid growth, resulting from diseased grains, the germ. or vitality of these diseased grains is killed by the solution of vitriol, and thus prevented from growing and con dominating the sound grains. A farmer here would be thought crazy were he to SOW his wheat without subjecting it to the above process"
Year: 1875

R. D. Barber, of Darwin Grange Fayette County, Ind, thus sums up the benefits of the order to farmers in that locality during the past year:

 There is a better feeling among the members socially, and all seem to see the necessity of get ting out of debt. The communi ty generally are in better condi- tion financially than they have been for years. There is also a disposition on the part of mer- chants to force collections, which will result in benefit to the mem bership, for they now see that the sooner we get to the cash system the better it will be for us. Our Grange has saved several hun dred dollars during the year on what we bought. Part of the mem bers sold their hogs last year in one lot and made 90 cents on the hundred more than those who sold to the gentlemen that rode through the country cursing the Grange.

 As you cannot avoid your own company, make it as good.as pos sible.
Year: 1875

Improved agriculture is our hobby. Whatever we raise, whether stock, cotton or corn, and whatever implements of husband " we use, we think it is a waste of time and money to devote eith- CT to any but the best. There are kinds of hogs that will make more pounds of flesh from the same quantity of food than others and it is sense,ess for us to raise the latter when the other is as easily objectionable. There are improved varieties of seeds which have been selected for earliness or proliiicness or both, and how senseless it is for us to toll in planting and cultivating less promising varieties. So with the machin- cry which we use on our farms :; none but the best, should be our motto. It is the cheapest in the end, whatever it may cost at first. The system which most of our far mers pursue, of cultivating the same piece of ground year after year until it is worn out and then clearing a new piece, having been paying taxes on this latter all the time they were engaged in using up the former, and of planting poor deteriorated seeds and culti- vatlng with implements that noth ing but the roots and stumps in our fields can offer an excuse for, is as foolish as picking seed from cotton by hand when improved machinery can do it so much cheaper and quicker. We should cease to pay taxes on reserved lands and only keep as much as we can cultivate properly, then it will grow better every year and stumps or roots will not bar the adoption of labor saving machin- cry. This sort of agriculture, as we said, is our hobby, and we are ever ready to try anything which promises to be better than what we have had in use. Pursuing this idea, we have ordered from Mir. McCauley, of Mississippi, a quantity of his improved cotton seeds, known as McCauley's Java Prolific cotton, whinh we want our farmers to test as thorouhly as their means will allow. The price is comparatively high, but it is the same which the grower charges at home, and, in compari- son with other improved seeds and the advantages it promises, it is not exorbitant.-- Weekly Grange.
Year: 1875

It is a mans own fault if he is unhappy with his wife, in nine cases out of ten. It is a very ex- ceptional woman who will not be all she can to an attentive hus- band, and more exceptional one who will not be very disagreeable if she finds herself wilfully neg lected. It would be very easy to hate man who, having bound a woman to him, made no effort to make her happy; hard not to love one who was constant and tender; and when woman loves she al- ways strives to please. The great men of this world have often been wretched in their domestic rcla- tions, while mean and common men have been exceedingly hap py. The reason is very plain. Absorbed in themselves, those who desired the worlds applause were careless of the little world at home; while those who had none of this egotism strove to keep the hearts that were their own, and were happy in their tenderness. No woman will love man the bett.r for being removed or prominent. Though he be first among men, she will only be prouder, not fonder; and if she loses him through thls renown, as is often the case, she will not even be proud. But give her love, ap- preciation, kindness, and there is no sacrifice she would not make for his content and comfort. The man who loves her well is her he TO and her king.
Year: 1875

It is frequently asserted that the world is dependent on the farmer for his bread and meat, and to q great extent for clothing too. but don't let us in our ego tism forget the aid we receive from the sturdy mechanic.

 The blow and the anvil go to- pcther-the farmer and the me chanic are mutually dependent on each other and it is for the inter est of all to encourage our home mechanics. If the granges in stead of sending to some over grown monopoly for blows and wagons would encourage our own workmen who do better work, it would help build our towns, add to our wealth and taxable proper ty and create Q homo market. Let us imagine for moment that all our wagons and farming i'm Dlements were made in our own country, and that all our hides were converted into leather here, and all our boots and shoes made at home. What change it would produce ill our condition tinan- cially.

 When the granges and the farm CTS generally come to the conclu- sion to do all in their power to build up mechanical enterprises, to foster and encourage our me chanics, and to keep our money at home we shall behold a condi tion of thrift never experienced here before. Will our people think of these matters and suggest some practical plan to start some of one or more of these industries At future time I wish to call the attention of your readers to these subjects and more at length.

 T.
Year: 1875

A correspondent Of the Santa Rosa
Times, who recently spent short time
in Redwood Valley, Mendocino county,
where the Digger Indians are still quite
numerous, gives some interesting partic-
ulars of the manners and customs Of the
tribe. he says;


Their wigwams are built throughout
Of redwood bark, and are round in shape,
which can better be explained by saying
that they are in the shape Of bowl up
side down, with smaller one placed
also upside down on top. There are no
windows, and aside from the aperture
for entrance, which is about two feet
square, and small opening at the top
to allow the smoke to escape, there is no
opening to this conical-shaped enclos-
ure. To enter one of these hnts il be-
comes necessary to get down and crawl
in. Once inside a strange sight greets
the eye. The MAJ jority Of both sexes 20
perfectly naked, and, being scrupulously
particular, each one does his or her
own cooking. They sleep in a circle in
hollow places in the ground, with feet
to the center. Their cooking apparatus,
which consists Of good.sized rocks hol,
lowed out, is in convenient reach, and the
Digger need not rise to prepare his
breakfast. The food consists Of bread
made from acorns, which are FIRST buried,
then roasted, then pulverized, and lastly
mixed up with water and baked. This
bread is said to be very nourishing.
Their mode of preparing squirrel, hare,
etc., is to take them just as when killed,
pound them to a jelly and then roast
them. Another article of food very
common with them is known as the
fish worm" The Digger is an invete-
rate gambler, and his principal game is
very simple consisting Of holding both
hands behind him, in one Of which is a
stick, while another bets he can tell in
Year: 1875

which hand he holds it. Itis stated that
they scorn cheating, and after the bets
are made, never change the stick from
one hand to the other. Their money
consists Of little round shells with hole
in the center, which one Of their number
is selected to manufacture. No coun.
terfeiting is ever attempted. Each shell
represents about half cent of Ameri.
can money, and is taken by their tribe as
greedily as gold A string of this money
can be seen at this Office, and it is won.
derful how uniform these buttons can be
made by simply rubbing them on stone
with the hand"
Year: 1875

Here we have the debts OF fifteen
towns which exceed in amount the en-
tire Indebtedness of all the States and
Territories. What do the people OF these
States know about their deLtsP Who
has incurred them, and whyl And how
will they be paid? These are questions
to which not one citizen in a thousand
ever gives moments thought. If they
ever do think about them. they say,
"Oh! well, we have n Mayor and City
Councils to look after this business; if
they don't do their duty We will turn
them out at the next election" With
this observation the citizen considers
his duty done, and year after year the
stealing goes on and the debt is piled up
for posterity to pay.


And this state Of things viii continue
just SO long as the private citizen fails
to take part in the government of the
city. We do not mean by that that every
man must run for Office, or preach Gre
form" from the house-tops, but that ev-
cry citizen should make il part of his
duty to see that those to whom he has
committed trusts properly discharge
them. We believe that with all the
corruption which exists, more money is
squandered every year through igno-
rance and incapacity than is stolen.
Year: 1875

To PREVENT SMUT IN WHEAr.-Make
a strong brine and wash or wet the wheat
thoroughly then drain, and before the
wheat gets dry. sift on ashes, and stir
we'll, so that all the wheat may come in
contact with the dry ashes; or, in other
words, soak the wheat in strong brine
and then dry it With good strong ashes
air slaked lime would probably do as
well, or better and then it is ready for
sowing 1t may be prepared any time
when needed but should net stand over
too long, as the vitality the seed might
be injured have seen it used fifteen
years in succession, and never knew it to
fail to prevent smut. also think that
the wheat grows of better when nprepared
in this way, than when sowed dry, or
soaked in a solution of blue stone Cor.
Southern CuIticator,
Year: 1875

A Sort AsswER.-The husband Was Of
quick temper, and often incensiderate.
They had not been married q ear, when
one day, in fit of hssty wrath, he said
to his wife:


Il want no correction from you. II
you are not satisfied with my conduct,
you may return to the home whence /
took you, and find happiness with your
kind


If l lcaYe,' returned the unhappy
wife. will you give me back that which
brought you2


Every dollar. l covetnot your wealth,
you shall have it all back


.Ah! she answered, mean not the
wealth OF gold thought not Of dress.
l mean my maiden heart-my first and
only loye---my buoyant hopes; and the
promissd Blessings or my womsnhcsS J,
Can you give tHis to mer


A moment Of thought-of covulsion
and then taking her in his arms, he
said:


No, no, my wife. cannot do that;
but will do more; will keep them,
henceforth unsullied and unpained.
cherish your blessings Is my own; &sd-
never again will | forget the pledge ]
gave at the altar, when you gave your
peace and happiness to my keeping


How true it 10 that soft answer turn
eth away wrath and how many Of the
bitter strfes of domestic life might be
avoided by remembering and acting in
accordance Herewith.
Year: 1875

For number of years many of our
best, most prosperous, and perhaps most
competent men had railroad on the
BRAIN" 1t is now readily seen how easy
1T is to put money where it will not pay.
Water on the brain" has most affected
our City Council for the past ten years.
and the disease has become chronic.
The taxpayers, however, are able TO
foot the bills, enormous as they may be,
Year: 1875

The editors of the Peninsular Press
will start on an excursion on Tuesday.
They will pass down the Delaware Rail
road to Lewes and by invitation take
one of the steamers of the Old Domin-
ion Line for New Yorl, returning by the
way of Philadelphia on Thursday after
noon.
Year: 1875

Would it not be well to urge upon the farmer the importance of planting all his land in cotton this year? The price has been

 going down ever since the civil war and would it not be wise in view of the probable low price next year to blow up his wheat and plant the ground in cotton in order to make up in quantity what is lacking in price? The rust may injure the wheat, and even if the yield should be good, cradling and threshing is hard hot work which would thus be avoided. The more cotton the cheaper the cotton goods and the more cotton the more employment for the rail road and steamboat in taking away the cotton and bringing back the bacon, flour, corn, hay and pota- toes. And then it is so conven- tent to keep our cribs and meat houses in St. Louis and Louis
Year: 1875

For the benefit of our lady read CTS, we clip the following from a lengthy article in late issue of the New York Herald on spring fashions:

 Of all articles of feminine wear the bonnet is one that has under gone the mostremarkable changes From the days of the old Leghorn coalscuttle down to the dainty lit tie structures of the present time, the number of varieties would puzzle even an expert at election returns. There is one great mer- it about the present style of head gear, they suit every taste and face. The new styles in hats are noticeably larger than those of last season-larger, in fact, than they have been worn for many years. Real novelties are scarce. The coquetish insouciant styles of the past season are repeated, or, rather, enlarged upon in more seasonable materials, and, fanci- ful as they are, it cannot be de- nied that in most cases they are very becoming. As a rule, the crowns are of medium height, some round, but the majority flat while the brims are the feature. Wide, so wide in many cases as to remind one of sombrero, these brims are turned down, and indented and manipulated in such an innumerable variety of ways that it would defy an amateur to decide as to the original shape after it had passed through the hands of an artiste. In some shapes the rim is of equal width all the way around, and it is the manipulation of it which gives the style to the chapeau. In others the brim is much wider in front than in the back, and turned up flat, or widely fared in front to accommodate the lace trimming; and others still have the brim wide back and front and narrow at the sides; and, again, this is reversed, and the sides are wide and turned up.

 So much for the shapes. Now as to the materials, trimmings and manner of disposing them. Chip white, undressed, nutbrown, black and gray-will take the lead. The red chips are almost as soft and pliable as felt. Inn itations, which in many cases defy discovery, are somewhat stitfer, but are pretty, nevertheless. The undressed ones, of soft cream or faint ecru tint, will be the most in demand for those who like light colored hat, but, black ones are always ladylike and dis tinguished in effect. Straws are shown in great variety. Black lace bonnets are most frequently made of the plain net smoothly over the frame. Very little trim ming lace is used, the narrow widths, only, being used for edging.
Year: 1875

Many farmers may be tired of being told to "plow deep" but the admonition cannot be reiterated too often. The arguments are numerous and weighty. Deep blowing counteracts the effects of both drouth and floods of rain. When the land is plowed only two and three inches deep the fine roots cannot penetrate the hard ground and if drouth follows, the crop suffers for moisture, and, perhaps dies outright. On the contrary, when leavy rains fall on a shallow plowed surface, which has only two or three inches of loose earth, if it happens to be on a hillside large part ofthe soil IS swept away. When if the ground had been broken eight or ten inches large portion would have sunk down in place of forming rivulets on the surface to carry off the soil to fill up the bed of some creek or river.

 But this subject always brings up others. A good stout team is is necessary in order to do good blowing. And that leads to the subject of horses and oxen, and there comes the blow ques- tion. And the question may be |. sked, Is it better to buy or raise vou,' horses and mules? and, Is it better 10 feed on corn and fodder or on oats and hay? Now in re- ply we will say blow deep at all events. Use horses, mules or oxen but ALWAYS FLOW DEEP in breaking up your land. Be your own judge of the kind of a team so the power is there for you can not blow deep enough with one horse and if you have a pony in- stead it is a mockery, mere farce. Three years out of five, two acres thoroughly broken eight inches deep with a couple of good horses, mules or oxen will produce more corn than three or even four broken with one horse. So that it would be better for q man who has but one horse to double team with hls Eeighbor who is in the same fix if he had to cultivate only half as much. This subject is possibly little out of season but another will now ar rive, for Fall blowing is becoming fashionable, and besides, wheat ground should be as well prepared as that for any other crop.

 If there are still any doubling Thomases let them experiment then they will be convinced.

 "
Year: 1875

If you wish to raise fine large juicy peaches begin at the top and cut back until fourth or a third of the blossoms are removed, and your tree has round compact top. It is not q good plan to prune up leaving long naked des- olate looking limbs, covered with ugly wounds made by the ax or saw. I.
Year: 1875

Good SKATING IL no longer . novelty In this city.
For weeks the crystal plains at the Lake and small
pond In the Park have furnished excellent sport
IN this wise, and during portions OF sne time one
would have imagined, from the number OF people
thas visited them. that all Gotham had gone
skating mad. Some New Workers. are always
skating They enjoy 1t immensely, and 1t IL tmpos-
sible to get them to do anything else. Many OF
these were on the Lake yesterday, and practice
has made them so proficient that they eclipse the
ordinary skater In fancy figures even as the rro-
fesslona billiard player the amateur. They are
the crack artists OF the PARK, and SO appreciated,
After luncheon the young ladies began TO put IN
an appearances, and BY iour O'CLOCK the scene was
very lively. IL mas oeen so every day during the
present week. excepting that OF the violent rain
which, however, was OF much service IN lmpr0v.
ing the condi ION OF the ice.


Bat It 10 at ntghtfall when the Rayety Of the
pastime is OF such Intensity that the ponds are
ever q ceascless panorama, swlit-nying and varied
as Q Kaleidoscope glimpse CHEEKY, moving
thronga with glow OF pleasure and harmony
OF music IN their ringing seel. sweep from side to
side. end to END, filing the air with mirth and in
fluenclnR all around. Though the atmosphere was
particularly tnsinuating It did not drive the peO
pie away nor did they leave until the PARK officers
intImated that the time Of shutting up'' was in
order. This was at eleven O'Clock. With the
weather Of yesterdays intense codness the Ice at
the PARK viii continue In excellent condition for
q long time to come.
Year: 1875

into companies, massing them much
like soldiers, then turned them into
horses, and made them draw tiny
chariot across table. 1t was really
wonderful to see the seeming intelli-
gence Of these insects. One day
rhomme aux puces was going through
his performance at the Clichy Fair.
when big dog rushed up and seized
bin by the calf of the leg. Jean Lesillia
had ordered his heas into their box, and
held it in his hand. The nip of the dog
at his leg made him turn in his haste
and in bis fright he dropped bis box OF
heas. Their natural instincts made
them jump upon the dog for safety,
and at the same moment their master
gave the dog a vigorous kick, which
sent him bowling away 1t was not un-
til he saw the dog running that be com
pretended the loss of his pets. The
crowd began to laugh in the heartiest
manner; but it was no laughing matter
to Jean Lesillia. His occupation was
gonei he had been despoled in mo-
ment OF his means Of earning his daily
bread for himself and children, and the
poor fellow sank down upon the ground,
weeping like child. A crowd is always
touched by such exhibitions Of feeling,
and a subscription was taken up, which,
after all, amounted TO only one day 8
receipts. What was he, then, to do2
1t required years hard labor to train
new lot Of heas, aud Jean Lesillia had
not the means. When he had first done
so he was single man; now he was
married and the father of several young
children. He turned rag.picker, and
during the past winter worked as chef
fonnier to support his family. But tbe
lite did not suit him, and chagrin and
the severity Of the season soon brought
him to his grave, He died in his modest
garret, No. IL Passage Sainte Marie, and
the children he had so handsomely sup
supported before the loss of his learned
aeas are now objects of charity,