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Year: 1871

The three rules to follow in the
cultivation of the tomato are:


l. Secure the seed of fruit acch-
mated to the section where it is to be
grown.


3. Free use of liquid manure dur
ing the season.


3. Looping off the superfuous
branches, and training the stalk of
the plant over trellises, and up the
sides of fences and houses, to its
full length and capacity.


The tomato is too sensitive for
the plant grown in northern lati-
tude to succeed south to flourish in
the north, until it is acclimated.
Acclimation is essential before pro
nouncing Judgment on its merits.
Select the smoothest roundest and
heaviest, adapted to table consump-
ton, during it's natural season, and
a medium size, grown and adapted
expressly for canning purposes Sc
cure the plant that is adapted to
your climate and wants; keep that
seed pure, and study to acclimate 1t
to the section and soil and improve
its size, color and flavor each year.
Then You will never leave home for
3 good tomato.


To prepare the ground, mix with
the soil equal parts of hen, chip and
sand manure. Heap the earth in
hills not less than two feet high;
at the base and around these hills
set the strongest and stoutest plants
Then apply soap-suds, dish-water,
&C., over the hill and let it run down
and feed the plant during the sea
son. Draw the earth from this hill
around the growing plants every
two weeks, spreading the same
about over the roots until the eleva-
ted earth is consumed in feeding
the wants of the vine.


1t is interesting and important to
train and cut away the surplus un-
bearing limbs from the first to the
last spreading branch; a young
shoot spring from the crotch; this
infant sprig must be plucked out
on all occasions. On the side OF
the main stalk the flower stem
shoots out; these bear and blossom
and fruit. Near these very heavy
and large branch grows, as large As
the original stem, with big leaves;
that is fruitless, and burdensome.
All these should be cut off with 4
sharp knife, so as to leave the main
stalk and flower stem exposed to
light and air. The blossom branch
will often double its capacity IN
fruit bearing. The surplus should
be reduced so that the remainder
will come to early and perfect ma
turity. The vine will commence
hearing at about twelve inches from
the ground, and under this treat
ment continue to bear fruit at every
twelve and fifteen inches, to the ex-
treme end of the tree Country
Gentleman.
Year: 1871

For one pound of goods, take one
ounce of logwood ct,about one
tablespoonful of copperas; dissolve
the copperas in about one and q
half gallons of soft water, boiling
hot; stir it up, put in the goods, and
let it simmer for fifteen minutes,
then wiring out and wash in good,
hot suds. Dissolve your logwood
in about the same quantity of clean,
boiling water; put in your goods,
stirring it often to prevent spotting;
let them boil slowly for half an hour,
or until they are as black as you de-
sire; take out and hang up, and let
them dry. Then wash in good suds.
and rinse in clean water.
Year: 1871

To preserve fish by sugar, open
them and rub the sugar in, in the
same manner as salt, t,leaving it there
for few days. If the fish be in
tended for long keeping, dry after
this, taking care to expose new sur
faces to the air frequently, to pre-
vent moldiness. Fish preserved in
this manner will be found, when
dressed, much superior to what has
been cured by salt or smoke. For
salmon of six pounds weight
tablespoonful of brown sugar is
sufficient.
Year: 1871

On Sunday afternoon, as the procession was pass
ing the corner OF fifth avenue and seventeenth
street, Joseph Grote, OF so4 Greenwich street. felt
hand IN the pocket OF his overcoat and turning
round saw boy named Benjamin Pollard abstract
his hand, having taken out 81 05 In change He was
handed over to officer Mccormack, OF the Twenty.
ninth precinct, and yesterday morning convened
the charge and was fully committed FOR trial
Year: 1871

THE Texas Pacific Railway con- pany may be earnestly at work ar ranging for the rapid construction of the road, but as yet we hear of no working action being adopted. The San Diego Union watches every move of this company with intense interest, and is of opinion that self-interest will impel it to build the road in ac- cordance with the Act of Congress creating 1t.
Year: 1871

The Indiana Ku klux who undertook
to lynch Cheek, an alleged murderer now
confined in tho Franklin county jail at
Brookville, and we're repuIsed by the
prisoner single.handcd, are likely to be
brought to q reck koning for their unlawful
attempt. Cheek was convicted last May
Of the murder Of his father in law, and
sentenced to death; but recently the
Supreme Court granted him q new trial
on account Of incompetent evidence hav
ing been admitted. This created dissat
isfaction, and . mob of seventy. five OF
one hundred men undertook to remove
him from the Jail for the purpose OF
hanging him. Cheek knocked down the
leader and took from him a revolver
with which he kept the others at bay
until assistance arrived. It lie said tha,
many Of the mob are known, and that
Cheek has influential friends who will
leave no stone unturned to bring them tc
account for their illegal acts. The Ku
klux appear to be very active in Indiana
1t il singular that Gen. Graut does no,
issue q proclamation declaring the state
under martial law.
Year: 1871

Having on hand large quantity Of Collar and
Harness leather, all cf OUR OWN TAN, and
having taken extra pains in the tanning and
fnishig off by stuffing it with Meats Foot Oil,
and knowing that by sending it to tho st. Louis
market our farmers could never reap the benefit
of it, we were induced to 60 into the manuiac-
ture Of
Year: 1871

A friend says the frat thing that turu~
ed his attention to mstrimony was tho
neat and skiEf1l manner in which pret-
ty girl handled q broom. lie may SEQ
the time whom the manner in wkich that
broom is handled will not afford him SO
much Satisfaction.
Year: 1871

By JULIA C. R, DoRR.
Over the waters clear and dark
Flew, like a startled bird, our bark,
All the day long with steady sweep.
Sea-guils followed us over the deep.
Weird and strange were the silent shores
Rich with their wealth OF buried ores;
Mighty the forests old and gray,
With the secrets locked in their hearts away;
Semblance of castle and arch and shrine
lowered alOit in the clear sunshine;
And we watched for the warder, stern and grim,
Over that wonderful northern sea,
As one who sails IN dream sailed we.
Till, when the young moon scared on high.
Nothing was round US but sea and sky.
Far in the east the pale moon swung
crescent dim in the azure hung
But the sun lay low in the glowing west,
With bans OF purple across MS breast.
The skies were ahame with the sunset glow,
The biilOws were all atame be.ow;
The far horizon seemed the gate
10 some mystic worlds enchanted state;
And all the air was luminous mist,
Crimson and amber aud amethyst.
Then silently into that fiery sea-
Into the heart OF the nlystefy-
Three ships went sailing one by one,
The ialrest VISIONS under the sun.
Like the fame in the heart Of aruby set
Were the sails that flew from each mast of jet;
While darkly against the burning sky
stTeamer and pennant hoated high.
Steadily. silently. on they pressed
Into the glowing. reddenlng west;
Until. on the far horizons fold


They slowly passed through its gate of gold.
You think perhaps, they were nothing more
Than schooners laden with common ore?
Where Care clasped hands with grimy Toll.
And the decks were stained with earthly mol
Oh. beautiful ships who sailed that night
Into the west from our vearning sight,
Full well 1 know that the freight ye bore
Vas laden not tor an earthly shore
To some far realm ye were sailing on,
Where all we have lost shall yet be won;
Ye were bearing thither world of dreams.
Rrightas that sunsets golden CLEANS
And hopes whose tremuIous, rosy flush
Grew faIrer still in the twilight hush;
Ye were bearing hence to that n ystic sphere
Thoughts no mortal may utter here
Songs that on earth may not be sung
Words too holy for human tongue
The golden deeds that we would have done
The fadeless wreaths that we would have won
And hence il was that our souls with you
TTayersed the neasureless waste of blue.
Till you passed under the sunset gate,
And 20 US a voice said softly. Mait2"
-Harpe. 8 Maaazine for "
Year: 1871

The eyes of all birds have peculiar
ity Of structure, which enables them to
see near and distant objects equally we'll,
and this wonderful power is carried to
the greatest perfection in the bird of prey
When We recollect that an eagle will as
cend more than mile in perpendicular
height and from that enormous elevation
will perceive its unsuspecting prey, and
pounce upon it with unerring certainty
and when we see the same bird scrutiniziug
with almost microscopic nicely an object
close at hand, We shall at once perceive
that he possesses power of accommo-
dating his sight to distance in manner
to which our eye is untitled, and Of which
1t is totally incapable.


Ii We take printed page, we shall find
that there is some particular distance,
probably ten inches, at which we can
read the words and gee each letter with
perfect disGinctness; but if we move the
page to distance oe forty inches, or
bring it within distance of five inches,
we shall find it impossible to read at all.
A scientific man would, therefore, call
ten inches the focus, or focal distance of
our eyes. We cannot alter this focus
except by the aid of spectacles. But an
eagle has the power Of altering the TO
Gus Of his eye just as he pleases he has
only to look a. an object at the distance of
two feet or two miles in order to see it
with distinctness. OF course the eagle
knows nothing of the wonderful contriv-
ance which God has supplied for his ac-
commodation he employs it instructive
ly, and because he cannot help it. Ths
bali of his eye is surrounded by fifteen
little plates, called sclerotic bones they
form a complete ring, and their edges
slightly overlap each other. When he
looks at a distant object, this little circle
of bones expands, and the ball of the eye
being relieved from the pressure, becomes
fatier land when he looks atavery nearob-
ject, the little bones press together, and
the ball of the eye is thus squeezed into
rounder or more convex form. Theef-
feet is familiar to everybody. A person
with very round eyes is near sighted, and
only sees clearly an object that is close to
him; and person with fat eyes, as in
old age, can see nothing except at a dis.
tance. The eagle by the mere will, can
make his eyes round or fiat, and see with
equal clearness at any distance.
Year: 1871

Perhaps you think it is a very little
thing you can do! Do that little thing
and see what comes Of it. A second
is a very little thing-Only the sixieth
part of minute. Yet We should nev-
eT live years, if we did not first live
seconds. A dew drop is 4 very little
thing. Yet if there were 10 dew
drops, there would be no rain. And
if there was no rain everything would
die. a little child's word is a very
little thing; and yet it may be very
great in its power fol good. docs
you love God ~ was the question
which a little girl, four years Old, ask
ed of gentleman sitting opposite 10
her IN u stage coach And when he
looked confused by the question, she
slipped down in her seat as if she had
done something wrong. But the ques-
ton was asked-a question Of just
four little words. And it followed
him night and day. He heard it ev-
erywhere. He could not say YES =
And he was afraid to say no For it
seemed so terrible when he thought
about it, And still the question fol-
lowed him. And the little child seem
ed to be looking up into his face, saying
wherever he went, Does you love
God? "Atlast Jesus took the little in
nocent to himself; but her question
was doing its work until the young
man could say, "LDTd, thou EnOwest
that love thee"
Year: 1871

The Prime Minister of the North
German States, Count Bismarck, some
years ago, learning that work was car
ried on, on his estate on Sunday,
wrote to his steward: ''This Sunday
work must stop" His steward an
swered, "Hhe people cannot do other
wise; they are obliged to work all the
week on the estate of your Excellency,
and have no time except Sunday TO
work in their own field and garden
patches Bismarck replied ~ do
not want God robbed on my estate ;
therefore other arrangements must
made. If any of my laborers have a
field OF their own to till, or if their
grain is ripe and must be harvested, ,
they come first and not 1. But Sun
day work must cease"


The steward acquainted the people
with the new order of things, and
now mark the result: because his
EXcellency is so careful of our inter-
ests, we will be all the more careful of
his, and see to it that he shallnOt suf-
fer loss" said the work people; and
each tried his best to get his work
done, in order that the work on their
landlords estate might be done in
time. And never before was more
work accomplished in so short a time,
or so well. The steward was pleased
beyond measure, and wrote to the
Prime Minister: THAT was a good
hit. No one has gained more by the
new order of things than yourself
Everything was done with prompt.
ness and DESPATCH -
Year: 1871

\ Rochester girl, in a note making
indignant complaint because a man
spit tobacco juice on her silk dress in
the street says: Never while men
chew tobacco will I go to the polls TO
vote. This country may go 10 ruin
before I will have my clothes spoiled
or even jeOpardized.
Year: 1871

LEXINGTON, September IA
murder was committed last night at
the residence of John Harper, the
owner Of Longfellow, near Midway.
Jake Harper and Betsy Harper, the
brother and sister of John Harper, had
their throats cut by some unknown
person. Jake Harper was dead, and
Betsey Harper was alive at 1880 this
morning, but not expected to live but
a few moments. She was insensible.


No clue could be found as to who
were the perpetrators of the bloody
deed. When they were found
the man Jake Harper looked as
though he had been dead several
hours. 1t is rumOred that they were
murdered for money. The negro
men working for Harper, and living
within few feet Of his door, knew
nothing of the deed until they found
them at daylight this morning. John
Harper was here at the time, but left
for the terrible scene at once.


Three negroes serving on Harper's
place have been arrested up to this
time. Blood was found upon their
shirts and evidence is strong against
them. Some others that worked for
him are missing and are suspected to
be implicated in the affair. They are
being hunted up now.
Year: 1871

PLEASANT HoNEs-Parents, strive to
make your homes pleasant and attractive!
If you would have your children grow
up pure, healthy, and beautiful, attempt
not to destroy their love for beautiful
things and FOR healthy recreation. Do not
labor with such cold, rigid, selfdenying
economy to hoard up money to bestow
upon them at your death; rather devote
portion Of your surplus incomes..to en-
bellishments and identifying your dwell
ings, and to furnish your boys and girls
with the means ofhome enjoyment. In
troduce into your family circle innocent
amusements; and, above all, yourselves
join and assist the young in their recrea-
lions and plans for social diversion.
Teach them that most beautiful and soul
inspiring accomplishment, music and al
low them to mingle in the graceful and
health giving dance.


Many parents will crush with frown
every attempt at hilarity on the part OF
their children; they will Danish all
amusement and gaiety from the family
circle, and cause shade ofgloom to set
tie over their homes. What is the course
of the children Of srch parents To es-,
cape from the oppressive atmosphere Of
home becomes the governing motive Of
all their actions When away from the
immediate care of their parents, they will
secretly 90 TO places which they have
been forbidden to visit, and mingle with
children with whom they have been told
not to associate then they will immedi-
ately become more bold and hardened,
and plunge deeper and deeper into the
sea of forbidden pleasures, and resort to
falsehood to shield themselves from do.
| lection


! Are not such parents, in a measure.
responsible for the sins Of their children 2
The young will have enjoyment and il
they cannot find it at home they will seek
it elsewhere IN doubtful places and ,u
doubtful company. They are full Of vi.
tality and gaiety; they have natural
and ungoyernable desire for amusement
and social intercourse, ard that desire
must be gratited-legitimately, it may
be, or ilegtimatsly. il Attempt to sup
press it, and you will ruin our children |;
direct it in the proper channel, and you
will cause them to grow up happy and
contented into the best and noblest Of
men and women.


You who have children to train up;
think of this Devote q portion ofyour
time and money to gratifying their love
for social amusement Ifyou do not get
rich very fast, what matters 1t? You
will be compensated a hundredfold for
the pccuuiary loss by the JOY and pleas
ure you will experience by seeing your
children grow up noble and vlrtusus,
honored and respected by those around
them
Year: 1871

One Of the most touching Of many sov-
rowful incidents OF the recent terrible cat
astrophe is the following from the pen Of
a New York reporter:


One Of the most pitiful scenes in tho
hospital was q handsome young woman,
with beautiful golden hair, the side Of her
head badly cut aud her arms bruised. -
This was Mrs. Mary Mccall, aged twenty
two. thew Of. respectable tradcsman
residing at 5S7 West Thirty. fifth street.
She had gone out for trip to Staten ISL
and With her little daughter Mary, beau
tiful child two years and three months old,
and intended to ride out to Richmond, on
tho steam cars ia Staten Island. She was
blown into the Dir and fell among some
timbers Her child was found by the pol
ice terribly scalded and in the wreck and
ruin ofthe main deck The child lay in
a bed near by; il was fatally burned and
scallcd; the skin was parchcd completely
of the poor little face. and through the
blackcncd lips the child lisped; Nanny,
nanny, won't yon come and kiss little
Mary; she is so sick?' The poor mother
cravled to the bed, and bending down,
her lips met those Of the poor child, and
almost instantly the burnt arm, of the lit
tie sufferer we're raised in the vain cndeav-
or to clasp the mothers neck. The doc
tors hardened by the sight Of constant suf-
fering, wept, aud many a man Of nerve
turned away unstruug by this scene Of
simple pathos
Year: 1871

that was well put on" and furnished
general and genuine amusement for all
present.


There are are many bright and prom
| ising pupils in this school, and it will be
no fault of the earnest corps Of workers
named above, if they are not here fit
ted to make their way through life as we'll
the disadvantages they labor under from
their great irtir,nity will per:ni.


The plan OF the building, the COM
pleteness of its detail and its adapt
ability to the purposes for whcih it was
designed and erected, have been pub
lshcd in NoV0ricl heretofore, and we
need not dwell upon them now. The
surroundings of the school are not yet
what they should be. The grounds
have barren aspect. Green trees and
shrubs and beautiful flowers would be
pleasant to the vision and ennob;ing to
the mind Of youth, and the State should
at the meeting of the Legislature this
winter make liberal provision for i'm
proving and ornamenting the grounds.
A good beginning has been made, but
the work should be pushed" instead
Of being allowed drag to its slow length
along through series of years. Nom
DurieI
Year: 1871

Don piatt tells the following story OF
ali interview in Washington between
Gen. PIeasanton, Commissioner of In
ternal Revenue, and Mrs. Woodhull,
one of the strong minded feminines
who are cutting a broad swath in that
city this winter:


heard Il good story about our new
Commissioner of Internal Revenue. |
told you in a former letter that the
vehement female committee of eighteen
all strong minded, was here in perpet-
uai session, sitting in solemn conclave
in Brother Senator pomeroy's com
| mttec room from which the sensitive
and blushing Scott Smith was driven by
their discussions. These females do
not propose to lose anything through
lack Of energy and activity. They
rush about in the liveliest manner, cap
turing the men brutes on all sides, and
strengthening their cause much as Sam
son carried out the gates-through
sheer force. They do not seem to have
read the Right Reverend Henry Ward
Beecher's beautiful little story of the
rosebud. Instead of wooing with q
gentle persuasion of the south wind,
they come upon fellow with the force
of a hurricane.


The other day General Pleasanton, a
| delicate, sensitive little gentleman, was
dressing for dinner. He had divested
himself of every garment except the one
| spoken of by Hood in that melancholy
song called "The Song of the Shirt
He was sailing about under bare poles
when he heard knock at the door, and
and supposirg it to be his man-whc
ought to have been there, and WAS not
he sang out Come in." TO his utter
CONSERVATION, that constitutional
female known as Mrs. Woodruff, with 6
peaked hat and n mans overcoat, ter
minating in unmistakable crinoline
stalked in. AS she did not Immediately
stalk out, but stood looking at the Com
missionee Of Internal Revenue in til.
abstract, the last named gentleman
hiding behind an arm chair, stuttere,
out, Excuse, madam!"


~ want to sec you On business, Gencr
| al Pleasanton."
Year: 1871

a Frenchman at Sheldon, VT, who
left the employ of the railway company
because Of the danger to his life, and
commenced working from house to
house, was instantly killed few days
after by fragment of log exploded
by powder in lot adjoining that in
which he Was saving wood.
Year: 1871

! "Well, madam, won't you be 80 good
as to come to my office. am not in q
condition to see any man on business
just now, and beg of you to desist and
come to the bureau"


~ don't care anything about your
condition, General Plcasanton; but 1t is
matter of some importance that wish
to see you upon, and this is and good an
opportunity as any"


"My gracious, madam" exclaimed
the agonized Commissioner, shifting
his financial person from one leg to the
other, won't you permit me to dress
for dinner"


"I have no objection to your dressing
for dinner, but what I want to know is,
what are you going to do about this
Vanderbilt case? That Vanderbilt case
is a great outrage, sir, ard I can see that
somebody is to be swinlcd out of half a
million of dollars" ana here followed a
statement of the Vanderbilt case, that
occupied just twenty minutes by the
clock, and was very fo.cible aud empha-
tic. At the end Of it, when the strong
minded Woodhull paused for breath,
the Commissioner said:


~ don't know anything about the
Vanderbilt case, madam. 1 have not
looked at single paper. 1 have not
heard anything but what you have told
me. have not had time. by thunder,
l don't get time to get on my breeches.
l don't want to be rude, but l wish you
would go away and let me dress"


AT this moment knock WAS heard at
the door, and Pleasanton yelled louder
ever he gave command to a battalion,
"Come in" The door opened, and the
substantial figure and handsome face Of
one Commodore Alden appeared upon
the entrance. So soon as he did this,
the Commissioner chassezed from the
rear of his arm chair to the back of
sofa and, Alden thinking that he was
intruding upon some tender scene be-
tween the General and the female, beat
hasty retreat. But the Commissioner
was not to be 1orsaken, and he ran to
the door, 'jerked it open, and with the
tail end Of his linen flying in the wind,
seized Commodore Alden, and brought
him back, when the cool and courage
Gus Woodruff rose in a majestic man.
ner, and wished them good day. Plea
santon sank exhausted into chair, and
begged Alden for a little brandy, to try
ic aff
Of woman's rights made upon him.
Year: 1871

"A gentleman iu Il suburban town bur
ried his sixth wife. Shortly after tho
funeral he met the minister who oilicia-
ted, and offered him a three dollar
greenback. The minister declined to
take it, saying he WAS not accustomed
to accept pay for such services. The
gentleman coo''y replied: "Just as you
say but that's what have been in tha q
habit OF paying"