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Year: 1871

The CORRECT WAY TO FELL TREEs.-
When tree stands perpendicular, and it
is desirable to cut it 40 that it will fall to
the north for exrmple, let the kerf on the
north side be cut at least six or eight
inches lower than the kerf on the south
side; and let the tree ho cut at least two
thirds through the north side. lfthe wind
does not blow from the north tree cut
in the foregowing manner will certainly
fall towards the north, The chips which
fly from the,n will indicate exactly the
direction which the tree will tall II the
tree is to be felled towards the south, let
the south aide he cut lower than the north
side. and be chopped more than half way
through the body.


To prevent long splinters from draw
ing out of the heart OF tree, let the mid
die be cut entirely of, leaving the outer
edges to be cut away last. A tree which
does lean will fall the way chopper
cuts it to fall A friend wrote us few
days since, that an estimahlo citizen was
crushed by tree that fell in the opposite
direction from what the chopper had
calculated. When it is desirable to fell
a leaning tree in the opposite direction
from the way it leans, hitch a long rope
to it twenty or thirty feet from the
ground, then secure the other end to a
long lever, with the short end Of the lie
yer resting against post or tree, have
ing a.team hitched to the long end ofth
lever. A tree that leans much can read
lily be pulled over BY such an arrange
mcnt As the tree begins to fall, drive
the team speedily to the right or left.
Year: 1871

depreciatory appellative of stupid. y
There are still further varieties of self
designation, according to the particular
gradations of relationship; but these
above quoted by Medhurst will suffice to
give an idea Of the punctillious rules
peculiar to Chinese visiting This last
folded card being an expensive and cum
broas affair, is, as matter Of etiquette,
always returned to the visitor after it
has been presented, when it is again
taken charge of by the servant, to be
nseA on future occasions.
Year: 1871

From the Lexington Gazette Of the 2Ith.l


New developments have been recently
made in the Harper murder that are
likely to lead to the detection of the
murderers. Last Saturday night num-
ber of Irish living near the Harper
family had a drunken spree, and OF
course free fight 1t became so bitter
that a woman, the wife of one of the
men, went to Midway on Monday, and
denounced them as the murderers of the
Harpers Her statement was that she
overheard one of the men, late on the
night Of the murder, say that old Jake
Harper would never go to the races any
more, and to curse his companion tor
hitting the poor old woman. She further
said that their shirt sleeves were bloody,
and that they could not wash out the
stains, so had cut off the sleeves. One
of the men has since been arrested, and
officers are in pursuit of the others.
One of the men is her husband, but she
said he was not worth $4,000. This is
the reward which John Harper has of.
fered for the detection and conviction OF
the murderers. The shirt sleeves OF the
man arrested were cut off and pieced, as
described by the woman, and bloody
spots we're found on the sleeve above
where they were cut oil. lQ -.


Miss Betsy Harper died on Friday
from the effects of her injuries, and John
SAYS that he will never run another horse.
Year: 1871

The chemist who invented the pro-
cess by which the fusil oil is re-
moved from whisky has been max
ing some interesting experiments.
On removing the fusil oil from a
barrel OF what is known as the best
Cincinnati whisky, he found the
residum to consist of five pounds of
rotten tobacco and dish-water enough
to hold them in solution.
Year: 1871

Philosophers tell us that everything
in this world moves on curve. Those
who talk that way have never visited
many fashionable watering places
They can never have been to Long
Branch and still be of the opinion that
everything moves in circle, for there
the walters and hotel keepers go
straight-for your pocket book.


This getting foolish because some
body else does so, and leaving the lux
uries of home in town to be swindled
for a living not one half SO good at
spme>place in the country, is one of
the unaccountable things connected
with living and being fashionable.


These hotel keepers and their ser
wants have become adopts in the art
OF getting at the contents of your
pocket book. They do it in the most
artistic manner.


Ask one of these seaside hotel wait
ers when breakfast will be ready, and
see how quick he will hold out his
hand for dollar, and if he don't get
it he will as likely not tell you that
breakfast is served on the European
plan, in the cellar, at midnight.


Ask one of them to bring you a
Year: 1871

[From the New York Ledger


In the spring of 1850, our little
party were returning eastward after
the winters campaign, when we were
driven into and became entangled amid
the defiles of of the Elk mountains by
an overwhelming force of Indians, who
were fast closing around us, so as to
make escape seemingly a matter of
impossibility.


We had at last selected place from
whence to make fight, when sudden
ly man dressed in the garb of a
hunter was seen to emerge from n
barranca little way of, and with his
right hand elevated, the open palm
toward us, rapidly approach our po-
sition.


More than one Of the party instant
ly recognized and greeted him with n
glad shout of welcome, and with good
reason, for it was Kit Carson, who, by
day-break next morning, had led us
through the enemy's lines safe into the
heavily timbered lands below.


He remained with us several days,
and I availed myself OF the opportuni-
ty of hearing from his own lips some
Of the remarkable adventures through
which he had passed.


"They have told so many wonder
ful stories about me-" he said laugh
ingly. "that anything with the least
truth in it will, I fear, sound tame
and uninteresting. Why would be
half dozen times as old as 1 really
am, to have gone through one half Of
what they charge ME with.


II believe, however," he continued,
after moments thought. that none
Year: 1871

The People gives the following ao-
count of q most singular suicide which
occurred near Philadelphia, short
distance east Of the city, on Thursday
week


A farmer was threslifng his grain,
by steam power, near the road side,
when we'll dressed stranger drove up
in a buggy, got out, tied his horse and
came up to the machine. He first
went to the engineer and asked the
privilege of feeding the machine, and
was referred to the feeder. Seeing
no reason to refuse letting him try
his hand, the feeder yielded his post,
which the stranger filled with great
ability. After running a short time
he looked to the engineer for more
steam, which the engineer put on, and
then, while the machine was going at
lightning speed, he motioned to the
man handing sheaves to stop, and an
soon rs the teeth were clear he folded
up his arms and threw himself head.
foremost into the thresher, before the
horror stricken observers had an idea
of his intention. He was. literally
torn to piects in an instant. No clue
to his identity could be discovered. his
pocket book containing $50 but moth
ing in the way ofpapers.. 'Fhe citizens
of Philadelphia are still in the dark as
regards the name Of the man sor the
cause Of his making away with himself!
Year: 1871

Hearts that beat high In the charSe


loud tramp,
Hearts that fell low in the prisons


foul damp
Once they were swelling with courage


and will
Now they are lying all pulseless and


still,
Once hey were glowing with friend


ship and love;
Now their great souls have gone soar


ing above.
Bravely their blood to the nation they
gave,
Then, in her bosom they found them


a grave.
Cover them over, yes, cover them


over,
Parent and husband, brother and lover,
Kiss in your hearts those dead heroes


of ours,
And cover them over with beautiful


flowers.
Cover the thousands who sleep far


away,
Sleep where their friends cannot find


them to day,
They who in mountains and hillside
and dell,
Rest where they wearied and lie where
they fell,
Softly the grass blades creep round


their repose,
Sweetly above them the wild f1owret


blows,
Zephyrs of freedom fly gently Der


head,
Whispering prayers for the patriot


dead.
So in our mind we'll name them once
more,
So in our hearts we'll cover them DER.
Roses and lilies AMI vio!ets blue,
Bloom in our souls for the brave and


the true.
Cover them over, yes, cover them
over,
Parent, husband, brother and lover,
Think of those far away heroes of


ours,
And cover them over with beautiful
flowers,
When the long years have rolled slow
ly away.
Zen to the dawn of earth's funeral


day,
When at the archangePs trumpet and


tread,
Rise up the faces and forms of the


dead,
When the great world its last Judge


ment awaits,
When the blue sky shall swing open


its gates,
And our long columns march silently


through,
Past the Great Captain for final re-


view;
Then from the blood that has flowed


f'r the right,
Crowns shall spring upward, untarn-


ished and bright;
Then. the glad ears of each war-mar-


tyred son,
Proudly shall hear the good tidings


"well done -
Blessings for garlands shall cover them
over,
Parent and husband and brother and
lover,
God will reward those dead heroes


of ours,
And cover them over with beautiful


flowers.
Year: 1871

Remember Louis Leon, Clothier has
just received large supply of Spring
and Summer Goods at his new store
rooms in the McNulty Block. Go
and examine bis new goods, and order
a suit at once.
Year: 1871

An exchange says: 1T is not in
good taste for young men to stay after
ten o'clock when visiting ladies' A
friend suggests that the taste is about
the same-it is very good at any time.
Year: 1871

ballot, TO prevent ballot stuffing by unwor-
thy men, to guarantee to each and every
workingman his absolute sovereignty; and
to secure to him his equal influence, which
is endangered by the corrupting power OF
wealth, welded by monopolies and consoli-
dated capital. But in every stage, in every
turn, no matter what beneficieht provisions
were proposed, the Republican party has
encountered the yirulent and deadly hostili
ty of the Democratic leaders and press.
And even to day, in the recent address which
was published by them, signed by fourteen
United States Senators, and ninety-three
Democratic Representatives., we DEFY any
one single generous sentiment, the proposal
OF single specific measure Of reform. a
line expressing intention to benefit, either
the working man, or the country at large, or
as tending to augment the glory and honor
of the Nation, either at home or abroad. 1t
Is the same system OF fault finding, of pull
ling down, OF belittieing, Of every true con
scientious and phiianthropic man that has
endeavored TO promote the progress OF our
country. Whenever our Government has
endeayored to protect the weak and roor in
their rights, the Democrats party has ex-
hausted the vocabulary OF oprobrious terms,
in denunciation of the Republican party.
Surely the workingmen of the United States
are too intelligent to be misled by this fierce
denunciation of measures, which experience
and time have proved of benefit alike to
the nation at large, and particu arly 10 the
poor men of integrity, and il crested in an
honest government.


At the demand of the wot kingmen, and
as a national example, the Republican party
enacted that, on all public works, eight
hours shall constitute days work. Thi.
is another evidence that this party has been
anxious to secure the influence and cooper
alton of the arIizan.


From the few facts cited above it is evil
dent that the Democratic party is opposed
to lessen the burdens Of the past. and that
the Republican party is the true friend OF
the working classes throughout the country.
We submit these facts to the careful consid
Grafton of the workingmen everywhere feel
ing confident that their better judgment will
approve of all we have said on the subject.
Year: 1871

warm blankets but for time it was i'm
possible to restore her to consciousness. 1t
was not until the faithful Silverhair came
and licked her white cheeks. and whined
piteously beside her, that she at last opened
her eyes but they closed again almost i'm
mediately.


Arthur was in real distress-so great that
his father did not speak of his selfish covet
ing of the poor blind girls favorite; and
when Rosa was able to go home, it was his
own wish that Silvcrhair should 20 with
her.


From that time much kindness was shown
to Rosa by every one in the house, and one
day Mr.. Stenhouse begged leave to take her
with him to the city, as he thought it pos
sibe that an eminent oculist there might be
able to cure her. So Rosa went with her
kind friend and two months afterwards the
carriage once more stopped at the cottage
gate, and Rosa, no longer a poor blind girl,
sprang into the arms of her parents.


1t seemed as if she could never gaze
enough at their dear faces, the stranger
faces of her beloved parents; but at last she
found time to turn to Silverhair, who was
trying in every way to attract her atten-
ton.


4 can see you now, my beautiful, beau
tifnl Silverhair - she cried; and when
you get old, will nurse you and when you
get blind, will lead you, and never, never
part from you again. -


Aud 50 ends the sweet story Of Silver
hair
Year: 1871

A getlemnn of Jonesburg, No, recently
returned from Texas, relates an extraorliu-
AIRY occurrence which took place u short time
since in the Indian Nation. A Choctaw
Indian, having committed wiiful murder,
was arrested, tried and sentenced to be shot
to death. He asked for twenty days in
which to prepare and visit his friends giving
his word of honor as u brave to return at
the appointed time, and was allowed to go
forth without guard or bail.


At the expiration Of the twenty days,
according to appointment, the hour for the
execution arrived, and the Indian, true to
his word, at the very hour and minute gal,
loped up to the place where the sentence
was to be carried out, in company with three
of his sisters and three brothers, all appear
ing as cheerful as though they had come to
a dance or a frolic. The coffin was then
brought on the ground, but some one re-
marked that it was too small, upon which
one of the doomed Indians brothers told
him to lie down in it and measure, which
he cheerfully did, and laughingly said, 1T
utS 1!i lit. IHc CIONu UIctuMiliiS up-
peared to be in the most cheerful spirits,
and cracked jokes aud laughed.


At last, when all was ready, tie doomed
man was ordered to sit on the ground a
handkerchief was then placed over bis eyes
by his sister, While the Sheriff held one
hand one OF the condemned Indian broth
ers held the other. The Deputy Sheriff
then stood iu an old house, about ten steps
in front of the condemned, with rife.
From some cause the rifle went off accident
ally, the bullet passing upShrough the roof
of the house. The Indian believing he was
shot, drew himself up and shudiered, but
did not speak or move from the spnf y
black mark was then made over the .udian $
heart, with spittle and powder. by his broth
er, while the Deputy Sheriff reloaded his
rife, and at a signal he took steady aim,
fired, and pieIced the centre of the mark
The Indian, with few struggles, fell back
dead, with the brother and the Sheriff still
holding his hands No one seemed to be
in the least affected except the doomed In
dian mother, who shed tears. but was told
to shut up" by her son, that all was over.
Year: 1871

SOUTHERN paper relates laughable in
cident connected with the visit of the joint
High Commission to Harper Ferry. The
presence of the distinguished party attract
ed large number of citizens anxious to OBJ
tain peep at the titled visitors, and among
them was a pompous old gentleman some
what noted for his venerable appearance,
Auency of speech and strict conservative
principles, who was conspicuous in his en-
de2vors to make himself agreeable. At
taching himself specially to a gentleman
who was evidently one of the most promi-
nent Of the party, he took occasion 10 re-
mark in oratorical tones Il am happy to
see you, gentlemen of England. As an
American citizen came to pay my respects
TO you, but | want nothing to do with those
id Yankees with whom you are associa-
ted. - The gentleman addressed and those
of the visitors within hearing appeared to
enjoy the remark hugely, but the ole gen
tleman himself was intensely disguised
when he was informed that he had been
talking to Gen. Schenck.
Year: 1871

Very few barns or barnyards are so
arranged as to save the liquid manure.
The loss resulting from such want of
proper arrangement is q very serious
one, more than most farmers would inn
agine. In the first place, the quantity
of liquid matter which might be saved
from a pair of horses and a half dozen
COWS amounts to $4,000 pounds yearly.
This is equal to about 10000 which, di-
luted with ar equal quality of water,
would furnish each year dressing of
of 1000 gallons per acre to twenty acres
of land. Fermenting liquid manure
needs this addition of water for the
purpose of retaining the ammonia which
would otherwise pass off and be lost.
The solid matter contained in the above
quantity of liquid is equal to nearly
three tons, and is worth as much as the
best guano. The money value would
therefore be about $200-an amount
that is we'll worth saving. Much less
than this amount would make the
drains and tank required to save
the manure, so that the outlay
would be more than repaid the
first year. Or, if proper absorbents were
freely used, the whole of the liquids
might be saved without any outlay at
Year: 1871

There is hardly family that does not
throw away enough table scraps to keep
at least half dozen hens; and many
that keep a nuisance in the shape of
dog, that does no good, but costs more
than a dozen good hens, complain that
they cannot afford to keep hens. One
dog in neighborhood is generally
greater trouble to the neighbors than a
flock of hens would be, for if hens are
we'll fed at home they will rarely go
away. But who ever saw dog that was
not a pest, running across the newly
made garden, and sticking his nose into
everything. Kill off the ours and give
the food to the hens, and you will find
pleasure as well as profit in so doing:
We wish there was tax of one hundred
dollars on every dog kept in the coun-
try. Those that are of value as watch
dogs could be retained, while the host
of snarling, dirty ours would give place
to some more useful and less trouble
some pet.-Poultry Standard.
Year: 1871

just now peaches in New York are
very abundant and cheap. A basket
of good fruit may be bought at from
80 cents to ST.. 1t would be great con-
venience if some smaller and more
convenient packages could be put up.
One does not always want as much as a
basket, which is too large and unhandy
to carry conveniently. Packages con-
tanning a peck or so, that could be
readily taken in the hand, would meet
with ready sale. Neat split baskets
holding about half peck are offered
along the streets and at the fruit stands
at IS cents each, when the ordinary
baskets are selling at the same price.
These small baskets look tempting, as
all the fruit that is visible is very fine,
but we doubt if one buys a basket of
this kind a second time. We have been
quite amused at watching the opera
tions of woman who keeps stand on
Broadway. When she opens a basket
or crate of fruit all the finest specimens
are selected and put aside. Then the
small baskets are filled; first goes in a
generous wad of paper, then the unsala-
BILE and inferior fruit from the stand, l.,
next the second quality of those from
the newly opened basket, and the whole
is topped off with half dozen or so of
the selected peaches. Her boys start
off with these for the ferries and other
places, and offer them as a nice basket
of peaches" AS a general thing these
retailers of fruit are thorough swindlers,
and with all the abundance and cheap
ness of peaches, it is no easy matter for
one to get a small quantity of good
fruit.-HearM and Home.
Year: 1871

There is no doubt that impure water
has an injurious effect on the flavor of
milk. 1t has been found that the milk
from COWS which were compelled to
drink stagnant water from ponds, when


brought to the cheese factory was taint-
ed, and gave bad flavor to the whole
making of cheese into which it had en-
tered. We have before u a letter from
correspondent in Norway, who speaks
of the i'll effects resulting from permit
ting COWS to feed on the litter thrown
out from horse stables a practice too
common in that country. Not only was
the milk tainted, but the butter and
cheese made therefrom had an unpleas-
ant taste and smell. 1t is well known
that the wild garlic eaten by COWS in
spring, lends it's peculiar flavor to the
milk and butter yielded 10y them. In
fact, nothing can be more sensitive to
ill-favored substances eaten or drunk by
the COWS, than is the milk or butter.
The use of stagnant or impure water
should then be scrupulously avoided,
and if no other source of pure water is
possible, sufficient quantity should be
pumped for COWS twice day at least
There is no more striking illustration of
the facts above noted, than the unpleas-
ant taste of milk from COWS fed on the
waste OF distilleries, experienced by one
used to the milk of farm and obliged


to soourn in city.-Heorth and Home.
Year: 1871

1t should be a rule that the traces TO
the gears of the team should be as short
as possible, without impeding the step
of the horses, for the nearer they are to
the point of the draft, the less force will
be required to draw the plow. The
tallest horse should walk in the furrow,
to keep the double-tree as level as pos
sible, and the team must be kept going
at as regular and smart gait as the ma
ture of the work will admit; they are
thus better managed, and the draft will
be lighter than if walking slow, and, by
due attention to this particular, heavy
soil will cling less to the plow, and the
operation will seem pleasant and free.
There is a certain tact in plowing, as
we'll as many other things--a sort of
tact acquired by instinct; and a slight
movement of the hands will keep the
plow right, while a swerving, clumsy
plowman, without perception, will be
constantly ly letting the plow, with every
unsteady movement of the horses, run
out and into land, and make bad work.
Journal of the Farm.
Year: 1871

co-partnership with him. This was par
ticularly desirable, from the fact that
Mr.. Wilton's advancing age and feeble
health rendered it necessary that his
business should be entrusted to some
competent person, in whose abilities and
integrity he could confde: The busi-
ness was thereafter transacted in the
name of the firm of Wilton & Foster.


At the end of a year Edgar led the
lovely Angeline to the altar, and in
stalled her mistress of his home, and
queen of his heart.


Reader | have had but one object in
relating to you this simple narrative,
and that is, that from it, you may gain
a good moral, and learn wholesome,
practical lesson.