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Year: 1872

INspite oi the efforts OF Senator HOWE,
Chairman oI the New York Custom
House Investigating Committee, not to
lind out anything disCreditable to the
management Of that institution, the most
convincing evidence Of Its rottenness mul.
tiply from day to day, and if the Commit,
tee will but sit a little while longer these
proofs will become overwhelming. The
full reports in the New York papers show
even more plainly than the briet ones by
telegraph that the CHAIRMAN Of the Com.
mittee proceeds as If he were the counsel
Of the plunderers rather than Senator Of
the United States. Instead Of trying to
elicit the truth he labors constantly TO
confuse and discrcdit witnesses who have
anything to tell. And yet the truth Is
coming out inspi!e of him, and 1t shows
state Of facts that must make those
Senators who opposed the investigation
feel as If they had been caught stealing
sheep, or something else.
Year: 1872

If there is no tough sod, but a tolera-
bly, clean clover lay, the soil may be
pretty well fitted for wheat by plowing
once after harvest, and working the
surface thoroughly. The clover may be
pastured or moved. This method of
preparing the land for wheat is prac,
tlced quite largely blythe Englsh farm
ers, and very successfully, too. twill
work well here if previous cultivation
has enriched and cleared the land so
that weeds will not choke the grain,
and will find in the soil sufficient food.
But if the land is both foul and poor it
is a course not to be recommended. If
possible, it is best to refrain from either
pasturing or moving the clover previ-
Gus TO plowing it in, but let the full
growth remain on the ground during
the summer.


When in full bloom it is a good plan
to roll or harrow it down, when the new
growth will start quicker and the shade
become denser. Soil thus shaded will
plow much more loosely, and be in finer
condition for wheat, than if it had been
exposed to the sun by close pasture or
moving. If the farmer can afford 10
use his clover crop to thus protect his
land, it Is quite as likely to yield as
much profit eventually, as it would
either made into hay or fed off by stock.
-Caaada Farmer.
Year: 1872

A correspondent of New York pa.
per advances the following theory |
am satisfied, from the littl experience
and the few experiments | have made,
that the potato disease arises from q
superabundance of alkaline matter, alb
sorbed bv the plant from moisture and
heat. Amy one may test this for him.
self for half-penny. Cut off the shaws
and water the ground with watering
can, taking J ounce of sulphuric acid,
with II to 2 gallons of water. If it has
rained, examine in twenty-tour hours,
if not, wet the ground with plain water
to carry down the solution to the tubers,
and examine in twenty four hours,
when it will be found that the disease
has been arrested, and the part affect
ed returned to its natural state, the
acid counteracting the supertluity OF
alkaline matter absorbed. If our
chemical friends would analyze the
sound and unsound potato, and bring
out something practical from the hint,
they would confer great boon on the
human family.
Year: 1872

A paper on this subject was read at a
recent meeting for discussion of the
Bucks County PENN Agricultural So
ciety. by W. c. Blacktan. He thought
ten hours day fair allotment for
farm hands, but with the contingencies
of weather this could not always be ex-
actly arranged, and it is more, in his
opinion, than is acco plished on the
average. He offered the following sug
gestion, which is worthy of attention
by others:


81 do not see how this matter of farm
ers working on time is ever to be
brought about. We must make and
prepare our crops while the sun shines,
and arrange our work for dull days
within our buildings and if your hands
work overtime, give them leisure day,
or half day occasionally, and let them
know what it is for. They will gener
ally appreciate 1t, and you will gain
more than you will lose. 1t will make
them feel far greater interest in that
work, which will be to your advan-
tage. This has been my arrangement
with my hands, and have never heard
them say anything about working on
time"
Year: 1872

A ne. style of colored paper has been
recently introduced, designed to be
used for checks, drafts, and other COM
mercial purposes. Such is the prepara-
tion of this paper that figures once
made upon it cannot be erased or chemi
cally removed without detection. In
the samples of this paper that have been
shown an admirable degree of perfec-
ton has been obtained. and the inven-
ton or discovery promises to become
very popular. The preparation OF this
paper is extremely simple, and it Is
matter of surprise that the process was
not discovered years ago. The coloring
material used is simply dilute writing
fluid, which gives the paper a delicate
French gray shade. Characters written
with pen on this cannot be removed
in any manner. If scratching is re-
sorted to, the surface will be removed
and the white body of the paper under
meath would show the attempt. The
coloring matter of the surface being
the same as the ink used in writing
upon it, any chemical preparation that
would remove one would remove the
other, and tAus any attempted altera-
ton would be discovered. The process,
1T would appear, is designed to furnish
an article for bank checks and valuable
documents that will be absolutely proof
against alteration.
Year: 1872

If you continue to save your seed
corn from stalks that bear two ears or
more las has been advised by some)
you will finally have all shoots and but
little corn. We often see stalks of corn
that have from six to ten shoots but no
corn. If this force had all been direct
ed in one shoot, it would have made
one good ear.


But one ear of corn should be encour-
aged to grow on a stalk. To convince
yourself of this fact look your corn
yield over. and take all the corn from q
certain number of stalks that have two
ears, shell and weigh it. Now look
over the same field and take from the
same number of stalks that have but
one ear, shell and weigh, and you will
find that the one cared stalks have the
most corn. You not only produce the
most corn off one cared stalks, but you
save one half in husking, which is
very great consideration.-OAio
Farmer.
Year: 1872

An antiquated writer in the Mem
phis appeal has dug out OF his memory
the following rich story. The young
lawyer referred to is still flourishing in
Memphis: "There was never greater
local excitement than that which grew
out of this internal navy-yard business.
Half the people were in favor of accept
ing the property, and half or more sp-
posed to it; the latter thinking that
the Government might be induced even
yet to make liberal appropriations and
perfect the navy-yard and build ships
and steamers here. There were two
newspapers published here-one a
morning publication, edited by a gentle
man of no ordinary ability named
Bankhead, who was tragically and mys-
teriously assassinated some six years
ago. There was another, an afternoon
paper, called the Ne,os (I believe that
was its name), edited by a man named
Yancey. These editors opposed one
another on the navy-yard question, and
their discussion had begotten good
deal of excitement, when both went
away for the summer, and each without
the others knowledge employed the
same man, this young lawyer, to con-
duct his paper in mis- absence. The
young limb of the law naturally enough
took to both sides of the question. He
made the controversy between the two
papers hotter and hotter on each sue.
cessive day. Crowds gathered each af
ternoon about the Nes0s office and some


body expected that the two furious edi-
tors would shed blood. The coming
duel in Arkansas was confidently an
ticipated, and the ferocity of the two
papers was marvellous. Popular ex-
element was intense when Bankhead
came hurrying home from Virginia AMI
Yancey from Alabama, each thinking
the other was about to murder his own
substitute. Such was the fervor of
popular feeling and evaporation that
the story was necessarily kept quiet.
If the mischievous fraud upon the pub
lie passion had been exposed at the
time the con amsre editor would have
been hanged TO lamp-post."
Year: 1872

Milk is an excellent remedial agent.
People suffering from disease require
food Us much as those in nealth, and
more so in certain diseases where there
is rapid waste of the system. Ere
quently all ordinary food in certain dis
eases is rejected by the stomach and
loathed by the patient; but nature, ever
benehcent, has furnished food that in
all cases is beneficial; in some directly
curative. Such food is milk. In the
East Indies, warm milk is used to a
great extent as specific for diarrhea.
A pint every four hours will check the
most violent diarrhea, stomach ache,
incipient cholera and dysentery. The
milk should never be boiled, but only
heated sufficiently to be agreeably
warm-not too hot to drink. Milk
which has been boiled is unfit for use.
The value of milk in cases of scarlet fe-
yer has been fully tested, and is now
recommended by the medical faculty
in all cases of this often distressing
children's disease. Give all the milk a
patient will take. Even during the pc.
riod of the greatest fever it keeps up the
strength of the patient, acts well upon
the stomach, and in every way is a
blessed thing is this sickness. Par
ents, remember it, and do not fear to
give it if your dear ones are afflicted
with this disease.
Year: 1872

diers under the homestead act. A sol
dier must settle on his claim until the
time of settlement aGded to his term of
service in the army makes up five
years, which is the length of settlement
required from settlers who have not
served in the army or navy.-Rural
NeU Yorker.
Year: 1872

La Sante gives the following as a
method of removing corns: "Macerate
the tender leaves of ivy in strong vine
gar for eight or ten days, then apply
should be applied twice day, and in a
few days the corns will be removed"
Year: 1872

Acetate of lead is recommended as a
cure for the toothache. Put one or two
grains into the cavity for a moment and
then spit it out. The relief is instan-
taneous, and the remedy does not fail
in more than per cent. of the cases.
Year: 1872

No stock on the farm is more inclined
to roam than the few weeks old pigs.
who find out the smallest crevice in
fence, and break out into fields, front
yardS, gardens, in squads, bent on mis-
chief, and giving infinite trouble, and
ottentl,nes causing considerable dam
aye. Many farmers deem it the best
course to let them roam, thinking
thereby something is gained in the way
OF food, ana perhaps hardness If we
were breeding pigs for races, and want
ed hard muscle and tough nerves, this
practice would be commen dablc. But if
sleek, plump, contcnted porkers are the
object, then closer confinement is far
better.


Until a pig is nearly or quite three
months OLD, he is better off If restricted
to a comfortable pen and yard. We say
comfortable inclosure, because that
condition is certainly quite essential 10
his health and thrift. 1t should be dry,
sheltered and not too confined. We
venture to say that litter of pigs thus
confined will, when three months old,
weigh one quarter more than if let
run meantime. And in both cases they
shall have consumed the came food.
Besides they will have more quiet dis
positions.


At this period, or when weancd, we
would let them in clover lot, supply
ing other food in abundance, aud if
convenient, let them CLEAN the stubbles
and orchard after harvest. Then they
should go into the pen for final tatten-
ing if that is to be their fate when they
are yet pigs.-American Reral Home.
Year: 1872

The worth of this excellent and too
often abused class of women is duly
recognized in an article in HcarM and
Home. The writer truly says: 1t is no
disgrace to woman to live single, to
belong to class honored by such wo-
men as Florence Nightingale and Doro-
thea Dix and Mary Lyon and Clara
Barton, and that noble milliner of Bris-
tol, and an army Of other sisters of
mercy, too numerous to be catalogued.
1t is far nobler to marry nobody than it
is to marry u nobody, or to marry a
knave, or to marry mercenarily, or to
marry unworthily in any way. The
fact that Il woman has lived single does
not prove that she is not vendable, but
it does prove that she has never been
sold
Year: 1872

A writer in the American AgricuItmist
furnishes the following recipe for keep
ing hams:


After your meat is well smoked, pro-
cure some clean, dry ashes, and have
some water handy; take down the
ashes will stick, put the ashes on them,
and give them good rubbing, and
hang them up again. Amy person try
ing this will find that the meat will
keep sweet and nice, and will not be
troubled with any insects on the hams.
| have put mine up in this way for
three seasons, and find it does well.
Year: 1872

The burial place of Roger Williams
and his wife was discovered some time
ago, after they had been buried lS3
years. Only the outlines of the coffins
could be traced in the clay, with here
and there a rusted nail and one braid
of Mrs. Williams hair. Above the spot
of burial is an apple tree, which sent
down in to the grave of Roger one of its
main roots, which struck the precise
spot where his skull lay, and going
around that hard old Uranium, had fol-
lowed the direction of the shack bone
to the hips, Of course absorbing every
thing of the mortal remains of the
founder of the State of Rhode Island.
The question now is, "Who ate Roger
Williams while partaking of the fruit of
that tree ?'
Year: 1872

In a hospital of st. Louis there died
a short time ago a soldier who had borne
the name of Fisher. lie was of Scottish
birth, and was man of culture. He
had always been very reticent concern
ing his own history, but just before his
death he revealed to his physician that
he was member of the Aberdeen
family. Many circumstances led to the
inference that when very young he left
home to see the world, but that, having
become dissipated, his pride prevented
his return. He served in the Union
army, and was honorably discharged.
He left wife and child, and before
his death had written to his friends in
Scotland, requesting that the property
which legally belonged to him should
be given to them. Such is the romantic
story of the scion of noble Scottish
family.
Year: 1872

Next in Importance to having milk
perfectly pure and sweet, and freed
from all animal odor, comes the matter
of keeping the cream after it is taken off
the milk. In the first place, the less
milk there is with the cream at the
time it is set in the cream jar the bet
ter. A great deal of carelessness is
shown in this matter; for be it known
that milk makes cheese, while the
cream only makes butter, and the more
milk there is in the cream at churning
time, the more cheesy- favored will be
the butter, and therefore the more
likely TO spoil afterwards unless exces-
sively salted. Really pure good butter
requires very little salt, while but
ter as ordinarily made will soon spoil
unless we'll salted, or kept covered in
brine.


Secondly, the cream jar must be Of
the very best quality of stone-ware !;
thick glass would be still better; and it
must have cover that will exclude all
dust and insects.


Thirdly, the cream jar should be kept
in a place where no noxious odors or
gases can be absorbed when the jar is
open to add more cream, and also
where the temperature can be kept
cool and equable, say at al out co. and,
lastly, the cream is to be made into
butter as soon as it just begins to sour,
and when the jar is emptied it is to be
thoroughly cleaned and scalded in boil
ing water before being again used
Boston JOurndLOf Chemistry.
Year: 1872

WOm6r was given to man for the rea-
son that it vas not good for him to be
alone Hence she was formed as his
equal, his companion, his friend and help,
meet in all the affairs of life The wo-
man was made of rib out of the side,
not out of his head to control him, or his
foot to be trampled on by him Man and
woman are God s work. and their unicn
was planned in his wisdom to promote
their happiness and comfort, making them
one. Life is varied with joys and sor
rows, pleasures and Affections. In all
these the union of man and woman en-
ables each to derive more happiness and
bear adversities with less grief and sor-
row. Marriage is often contracted hastily
by persons who 90 far differ in tempera-
ment. taste, habits ard morals that hap
piness is impossible without concession
on the part of each, and even then they
live in constant dread of wretchedness
R,c0/,2
Year: 1872

An experienced sea captain writes that


he ha. been at sea for twenty eight years.
the master of vessel for the last ten
years, and during that time he saved tbs
vessel under bis command twice by oil.
ing tie sea" lie writes, that when
the master of slip cannot get out of
s,orm-that is, when a chip is disabled.
and he has to take the left of the gale
if lie has oil on board, start two or three
gallons over the side of the vessel This
will give the ship smooth water to the
wiudward, and then the oil allowed to
run drop by drop is all that is required.
ior as soon as the sea comes in contact
with the oil it breaks, and then the ship
is in smooth water as long as the oil is
allowed to run In 1864, in the heaviest
gale of wind ever saw, I lost all my
sails. then my ruddor. and l know the
vessel could not have ridden the sea an
hour if l had not had oil on board. Five
gallons of oil lasted me ffty.six hours.
and this saved the vessel, cargo, and lives
on board. Let ships of heavy tonnage
have two iron tanks of forty gallons each.
on each side, with faucet SO arranged
that the oil can be started sny time
small vessels ten gallon tanks. and al,
ships boats. tanks of FIVE gallons each.
well filled. 50 that in case the ship foun-
der or burn. the boats will have oil to
smooth the sea in case of gale. With
these tanks of oil on board a ship, and a
good master, one who knows the laws of
storms and hendles his ship SO as to get
it out of the centre CT the storm, you
will have no more founderings Of good
ships at sea. with the loss of many lives
and millions of money" - Scientific
Amertcan.
Year: 1872

As consequence Of the care with
which the salmon have been protected
from indiscriminate and excessive fish
ing in the rivers of Great Britain, these
fine fsh are as plentiful as ever and
during the present season we read of
those of AZ pounds weight down to %
pounds having been plentifully taken
with rod and line in Lock Tay in Scot
land. One fisherman took .ix fish which
weighed l57 pounds. Nothing but our
own bad management has driven the sal
mon from our Northern rivers, and the
same fault prevents their return. A swift
process of destruction is now going on in
our Western rivers.-Hen-th and Home.
Year: 1872

A LADY in Clinton, Iowa, gave a
burglar very severe aogging with
dust brush the other night. She said
she wouldn't have done it, ,1f she hadn't
been under the impression that it was her
husband just getting home.
Year: 1872

clergyman once Said When I come to
die l shall have my greatest grief and
greatest JOY my greatest grief that |
have done go little for my Savior, and my
greatest joy that my Savior has done so
much for me-" q
Year: 1872

II French court recently. as wit
ness was about to give in his testimony.
an advocate remarked: IL wish to re-
mark to the court that this witness is en-
titled to entire confidence, as he has not
had time to consult his lawyer"
Year: 1872

TEERE is place in Oregon called the
Smoky Valley, where the people have
very curious way of cooking. They do
not have the trouble of making a fire
every morning when they wished to get
breakfast. They just walk oSt with
their kettles, coffee pots, and whatever
else they need, and cook at the boiling
spring. The water seems a great deal
better than common boiling water, and
all they need to do is to hang their ket-
ties in it for short time, and their food
is nicely cooked. They are able even to
bake in it The broad il put into a
tight saucepan. and lowered into the boil
ing food for an hour or two. and then
drawn up most exclusively baked, with
but thin rim on the crust over it. Meat
is cooked here, and beans, which are the
miners great luxury. 1t takes but
minute to cook eggs, or to make a pot of
coffee or tea but If there should chance
to be "slip 'twixt the cup and the lip"
the food would be gone beyond recovery.
Year: 1872

The following paragraphs are taken
from various numbers of the Danbury,
Connecticut Ne,cs, paper whose To-
Gals are often quoted and generally
admired for their quaint and good
natured wit and lively insight into hu-
man nature:


As two country lads were passing a
druggists establishment, where a sign
was exhibited which had on it the
words Congress water" one asked the
other what sort of water that was ?
"Why, you fool replied his compan-
ion, that's what they spout in Con-
gress."


A Greenwich man has invented
something that goes into a COW or
horse and brings out anything like
potato that may be misplaced A good
deal Of enjoyment in an animals eat
ing is marred by the apprehension of
accidents in swallowing. The Green
wch mans invention will be apt to
give the animal more confidence.


A Balmforth avenue man was OBJ
served going up home this morning
with gun that will carry at least an
once ball. As he lives next door to
man who is learning to play Rory
O'Moore on a pair Of cymbals, we
have thought it best to print an extra
number Of copies of our next issue.
Orders left at the news stands of this
office will be promptly attended to.


The few lines received on the death
Of several individuals, in the past
week, are respectfully declined. We
don't like this kind of poetry. We
receive great deal of it, but we don't
seem to harden under it. Now if the
authors of these affecting stanzas would
onl y try to control their feelings and
not give way so to the bitterness of
their grief it would be much bet
ter for them and for those depending
upon them. They would find the
world to be brighter; they would
grow purer and nobler themselves,
and might in time--and we don't
think it too much to expect-might
learn to spell.
Year: 1872

To the ANXIOUS inquiry "How shall
we keep our bays in nights ?" we
would respectfully suggest total alb.
stinence from unripe fruit.


They must have had the mumps in
a virulent firm up in Sherman. Eve
ry other person one meets on the
street looks as if he had been guessing
at the weight Of a mule,
Year: 1872

and his many thousand friends win welcome him
back to his old chair with o Joy that win be tenn
pered with regret that he ever left It." This is
speaking one word for the Philosopher and two
for his opponents.


There Ia at present no city In the world which
contains SO many diplomatists as Rome in conse-
.quence OF the double representation kept up by
nearly all the governments Of Europe and the ques-
tion OF lodging is no less important to them than
to simple mortals The price OF apartments has
almost doubled, and the other necessares OF Life
have become dearer in the same proportion
Rome is consequently now one OF the dearest
cities In Europe to reside in.
Year: 1872

Description Of tho Wounds and Personal Marks
Which Nay Lead to Idsntiacxtou- Thou
sands Of Persons in Presenoseef tho
Corpse-Theory Of tho Crime and afthe


Previous Life and Position Of the


Naturalization Tickets Fix
!, the Day Of the Bloody


Doed-Hints for the Police
Year: 1872

The Weather In This City Yesterday.


The following record will show the changes in
the temperature for the past twenty-four hours in
comparison with the corresponding day OF last
year, as indicated by the thermometer at Hudnut's
Pharmacy, HERALD Building