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Year: 1876

Frequently we hear farmers complain of
their lot, but if they knew when they We're
well off they would not do so. Any man
who owns a farm and is out of debt, is the
most independent of men. ''Hard times''
has no power to chill his feelings or cast
shadow across his heart, he can Mt all times
have employmentand need not bow or cringe
to any master; never need he be the slave
of any. Dealing with nature and natures
God; how dignifying and ennobling the av-
ocation in its character, and should be con-
sidered, as it really is, the highest and most
satisfactory business man can engage in. A
farmer may not always acquire wealth, but
he is always sure of a competence. To the
care-worn, brain-wrecked business man.
there is nothing that looks SO peaceful and
enchanting as lovely, well regulated farm.
1t looks to him like haven of rest, where
the corroding cares and life-sapping anxiety
Of a city life are unknown; a domain over
which the farmer is king, and where he may
enforce his will, undisputed by anyone. The
true pleasure of farmers vocation consists
in his close relation to nature and in his DOS
session of all the rational enjoyments of life;
as natural consequence, the higher his c,,,,.
ture the greater will be his capacity for de-
irving enjoyment. Hence farmer should
be scholar in the broadest sense to fully
draw from his surroundings the happiness
and tranquility that belong to the farmers
life-Sacranaent AgaScultuqsst.
Year: 1876

EDITOR HUSBANDMAN: Line writer mas
received several numbers Of the HUSBAND
MAN, and is well pleased with it. If you do
not publish it too exclusively in the interest
of the Oranges, but of farmers generally,
there is no reason why you should not sue
ceed. AS it is the only agricultural paper in
the Territory, farmers should consider it
their paper, and besides subscribing and pay
Ing for it, should send you all the items of
farming interest in their respective neigh
borhoods, such as sales and Wntering of
stock, reports of crops, the result of expert
ments, and any other facts that may be of
interest to their brother farmers.


AS his contribution to the general fund,
your correspondent will give the result of
his experiments with timothy and red-top
grass for several years, for the purpose of
killing out what is known as foxtail in our
meadows, which our farmers and stable-men
know is so injurious to stock, and which is
said to be destroying some of the best hay
farms in the Prickly Pear valley. He finds
that the timothy and red-top start earlier
in the spring than the foxtail, keep in ad-
vance of it all the season, and finally, by de-
grees, choke it out. On very moist soils, he
finds the red-top does best, as the timothy
sometimes winter-kills. Whether it would
have the same result on other farms remains
to be seen. It might be well for those Of
our farmers whose meadows are overrun
with foxtail, to SOW some of the other grasses
this spring, when the ground is wet, and
give them trial, as it will cost only the
price of the seed, the labor Of sowing, and,
if the ground is not too wet, narrowing with
fine toothed harrow. 1t is important that
the seed should be good, as much Of what
comes to this country is old and not Of good
quality. Much benefit must not be looked
for for several years, as it takes some time
for new grasses to take root and become
vigorous in old unbroken meadows.


FARMER.


Prickly Pear Tally. Feb Is, 1876.
Year: 1876

No greater blunder was ever committed
than that, SO prevalent, of educating in
polished manner, and OF great expense, the
choice boy of the family, for some profess
sion, and causing the other boys to neglect
their education under the impression that
anybody can till the soil,' whether edu-
Gated or not. The science of agriculture
requires as much or more natural and ac-
quired talent to De truly appreciated and
really successful than any other known.
True, any person can plow and plant and
reap. So any man may practice medicine,
and by lifelong practice and experience
by the sick-bed, may become very success
full in the treatment of diseases. The same
is true of other professions. and of the farmer.
But by the aid of the science of medicine,
the young man is enabled to begin his career
just about where the old man ends his with
out it, is it assuming too much to say that
Year: 1876

A SUBSTITUTE FOR RAIN.-M. Paraf has
to certain extent, solved the problem of
artificial irrigation by the discovery of a
method Of doing without rain. His plan is
to apply calcium chloride, which has pow
erful affinity for moisture, and absorbs
large quantity from the atmosphere. From
actual experiments he has found that it will
produce irrigation more efficiently and
cheaper than any other artificial method.
One application will, he states, produce and
retain abundant moisture for three days,
when the same amount of water. applied in
the ordinary way would evaporate in an
hour. The inventor believes that his way
is cheaper than canal irrigation, and THAT
not only by its use two blades of grass will
be produced where only. one is now, but
that it will make it possible to have fields.
meadows, grass and prosperity where now
there is nothing but sand and desert waste.
Year: 1876




be understood as claiming that theory is bet
ter than practice, nor will we confound the
one-indead theorist who has a hobby and
spends his means and his life riding it, with
the man who is master of the science in all
of its branches. There is great difference
between farming and the science of agricul-
ture; science embraces the chemistry Of the
soil, nature OF plants, their food, how they
grow, what crops are suited to a given soil,
etc, without the necessity of lifelong ex-
perience to find it out; agriculture embraces
all these, while farming does not. One man
spring, while another plows in the fall for
the chemical effect of the frost upon the soil.
One raises crops upon a certain soil until it
will raise less than half crop at best, while
another will at once detect the cause of the
failure, supply the deficiency or change the
crop. Science teaches a man the necessity
for plowing, while art teaches the manner
of doing the work. The art of farming
teaches how to plant, cultivate and husband
the crop, and the effect of the art will be to
impoverish the soil by constant cropping.
Science teaches of what the crops are COM
posed, and how they are derived from the
soil and atmosphere, and teaches also how
to restore the soil to its original fertility.
But it is unnecessary to 60 into the full de
tails Of all that constitutes the science of ag-
riculture, the adaptability Of certain crops
etc., enough has been said to show that in
tellect as well as muscle, is necessary to a
farmers life. Much might also be said of
the pleasure enjoyed and consequently the
taste for such life, by one who constantly
sees new beauties in nature, above one who
performs his duties mechanically, but the
object of this word to the reader is, if posi-
BILE to arrest a wrong, as it must certainly
be, that of making farmer of the dull boy,
| and educating other classes, and thus con-
stantly bringing into disrepute the noblest
calling known to man, depriving it of much
of its material as we'll as men.al power, and
| furnishing the same to other callings, often
to be used against them in the affairs Of life.
Journal Of Agriculture and Farmer.
Year: 1876

The statement that n motion to hold a
general primary election was voted dows,
in the Democratic Committee on Sstur-
dsy, is not true. No motion of the kind
was before the committee. The action OF
the committee on every proposition that
came before il was unanimous.
Year: 1876

THE New York Herald which made
CoNKLlSG's defeat at Cincinnati certain
aud emphatic by advocating his nomins-
tion, is now engaged in advocating the
election Of HAYES As one of the means
to that end it is urging Governor TILpEN
to initiate HAYES by declaring that when
he is elected he will make no removals
from Office for political purposes. OF
course TILpES will do no such silly
thing. One of the things the American
people have determined upon is, that the
whole corrupt and thieving brood OF
GRANTS office holders shall be put where
they can no longer flch from the over
taxed people. And they know that the
only way 20 accomplish this is BY the
election of Governor TILD EN-.
Year: 1876

By American Press Association to the STAR.


NEW YORK, August 10.-Preparations
for race for the Queens Cup between
the Madeline and Countess of Dufferin
are now complete. The betting is fifty
to one in favor Of the Madeline.


And then Murdered.


NEW YORK, August 10.-Considerable
excitement was occasioned yesterday at
Tompkinsyille, Staten Island, by the
finding of the body OF woman of refined
and arIstocratic appearance about 35
years Of age floating in the water of the
bay OF that place. The body had only
been In the water very few hours. The
back Of the skull was crushed in, and all
appearances indicated that an outrage
had been committed, the victim halt
killed by blow on the head, and the
thrown into the water. The body is In
Year: 1876

Farmers generally do not rise as early as
they did twenty years ago, think they
ought not to. Some, however, retain the
OLD habit, and are up at three or four
O'Clock, have breakfast at lamp-light. and
then work commences. Now, | know
well enough that if there are hired men.
and II work pushes. it is necessary 10 stir
early, but on the whole, think what is
known as the habit of early rising is SO
much an error as to do more harm than
good. | should say that for an ordinary
household. where none but the family is
IN the house, breakfast at eight o'clock is
soon enough for winter, and from six to
seven O'Clock for spring and summer. 1t
would be good plan though, if there is
one in the house who likes to rise early.
to build the fires that the rooms may be
warmed. though by having good stoves
lres can be kept all night. | object to
breakfast by lamp-light, because the chill
dren are made to get up when they would
be much better off in bed and asleep. 1t
Is cruel to tear boys out of bed in the dark
and cold, since they always 60 to bed tired,
ana growing as they are, they need all the
rest and recuperation they can get; and
when they do arise, they ought not to be
hurried out OF the barn, probably In cold,
damp boots, to fodder and take care of
stock. 1t is much better for the man him
self to go out and see that work is prop
erly done, though the boys might go
along, if they are warmed. and help and
get fresh air before breakfast.


doubt whether anything is gained by
feeding cattle before sunrise, and am
sure milking ought not to be done until
the morning becomes cheerful. The
amount of work which boys can do in a
cold morning is not much, and it will sci.
dom be done well. They are in hurry
to get back to the fire, and they ought not
to be blamed, but it would be good plan
to have them help about breakfast, if their
help is needed. The point want to make
is, boys are neither tough nor strong, nor
have they got the use OF their muscles so
that they can apply to advantage what
strength they do possess. 1t school
hours press, aud they are to 60, they ought
not to have any time to spare. When
night comes everything should be made
comfortable; have plenty OF lamps, and
have plenty of books and papers; An in-
telligent father neglects his duty if he does
not help the teacher, and vast help can be
given by hearing the children read. and
III making them read correctly. and in
considering various subjects.-Dr Cross
IN New York Tribune.
Year: 1876

NICE TAsrEs.-lt was the opinion
OF our fore fathers that when youth
was singulariy deficient both in mind
and body he va. "only fl to be par
son." Somewha, on the same primer
pie weak and lazy lad in our day is
usually sand to have nice tastes. -
Show Us . bcv who, while idle and
useless, has not the strength and energy
to be vicious. and We viii show you a
boy whose female relative will declare
that he has nice tastes. There does
not exist the art or the science to the
horns OF whose affairs hordes Of useless
dsones are not clinging for sanctuary
from the real xcrk Of the world.
Year: 1876

SAn inquisitive young man visited
. State prison. and among his questions
he asked young girl the cause of her
being in such a place. Her answer
was that she stole q water-miIl and
went back after the stream that turned
the mill. and was arrested. The young
man left immediately.
Year: 1876

-Lincoln's economy was as natural
to him rs his simplicity OF character.
HE dress wss Of plain and cheap mate
rial, and he seemed to have no conscious
ness as to whether his clothes fitted him
or not His mind was never on tha,
subject. The horse he used to drive on
'he circnit, an honest old fellow. was
about like him, and his buggy always
held together. but there was nothing Ia
spare. When he went 10 Washington
he dressed as carefully "a any man ir
that position. lie WAS always ucat i,
his person, his clothes fitted him well
he shaved every morning, and was al
ways presentsbie. But all this is 10 th,
credit Of faithful servant OF the Whit,


House, who shaved him every morning
and who always saw to it that the Presi
dent was in order, and never would le
him 90 out unless he was in prope
shape. IL Leonard Sweet.
Year: 1876

on board and brought her to Portland, as prize


during the war of 1872. The cargo was appraised
and sold at auction, and these were among the ar
ticlcs bought by Gen. Joseph Chandler, who was
one of the owners of the Dart. An old sword,
which was carried by one Of the crew o. the Dart,
and looks as though it had done faithful service,
was exhibited.
Year: 1876

An attempt was made yesterday to throw the
passenger train from the track, on the Belfast
ranch of the Maine Central. When the train ap-
preached Unity station, two pairs of trucks, used
in wheeling baggage, we're found across the track,
but were not noticed in season to break up the
train. The COW. catcher swept the trucks off, and
saved a disaster The design seemed to be to
throw the train down an embankment and into a
pond.
Year: 1876

Tho National Republican Committee have received
Information that Of the republican electors in a
Southern state had announced his intention OF
his associates OF rcaning from voting the meeting
10 morrow. Alter full consideration OF the sub
jcct and full legal advice thereon It was decided
advise the remaining electors Of refusal
casting ut blGnk votc to declare vacancy to
exist and proceed to ill II ia order that tho iu vote
OF the state may be given. The electors have made
known their intention 10 take this
Year: 1876

The diary of the late John Quincy
Adams, now in course publication,
affords glimpses OF the private life
of a distinguished politician for up
wards of half century. The sew
enth volume allows us to enter the
White House and see how a Presi-
dent Of the United States spent his
time and discharged his duties fifty
years ago. Among other things, we
learn that it was his habit in the
Summer season, to swim for an hour
or so in the Potomac before sunrise.
and that in one instance when he, at
tempted to swim across the river be
narrowly escaped losing his life by
drowning.


But the most interesting feature
in President Adams life is exhibited
by the following extract from his
diary.


The extract is this: 81 rise usual
ly between FIVE and six-that is, at
this time of the year, from an hour
and a half to two hours before the
sun. walk by the light of the
moon or stars, or none, about four
miles, usually returning home in
time to see the sun rise from the
eastern chamber of the house.
then make my fire, and read three
chapters an the Bible, aoith Scott and
HdnaLet's Commentaries.
Year: 1876

was taken from bis highly perfumed
sequestration, and dragged through
the bleak streets to court of justice,
where be attempted to explain mat
ters once more, and was still explain
ing them without producing the
slightest effect on any one, when his
wife and son arrived.


Even then the Ulster, the cap, and
the black eye deceived poor Mrs.
Jones for few moments, and bat
for Sam, there is no knowing what
might have become of the unhappy
gentleman. However Sam came to
his rescue, and the three went home
together in cab; Mrs. Jones moan
ing and wringing her hands all the
way, and Mr.. Jones threatening to
sue for divorce.


lie forgave his wife at last, however,
but he never forgave the alarm,
which he demolished forthwith.
Year: 1876

lows bound the road on each side in
such a perfect line that in crossing
the bridge Of San Pedro spring they
present the appearance of military
parade; and at the end stands an iso-
lated old tree for the Captain. The
spring of San Pedro is forever gush-
ing and inviting gush, murmuring
it's low notes while sending forth its
cool, clear water to feed the San Pc
dro. The flowers are in full bloom,
filling the air with sweet odors, and
the trees are clad with the foliage
of fspring. When art makes her con-
tribution under experienced hands,
San Pedro. will stand forth, if not
first, among the first, at least, Of
earth's bright gardens.
Year: 1876

first act on coming to the throne
was to pay her fathers debts, and
she has never had a debt herself,


and now probably with prescient
eve, she IS making provision which
will cause her careful economy to be
blessed by her sons subjects. For
nothing is more likely to commend
royalty to them than the finding it
Year: 1876

AN ELEPHANTINE ARcH.--Among
the honors paid to the Prince of
Wales, during his visit to India, was
an arch prepared for his reception in
Colombo, CeylOn. The novel arch
was formed in this manner: Two
elephants were placed opposite each
other, at such distance apart that
their trunks being raised in the form
of an arch the extremities met and
seemed to be fastened together. Over
the point of junction, rod was
raised, on which a crown was sus-
pended. On the sides of the huge
animals banners were arranged, on
which were inscribed in large cap
ltals, %Welcome to the Prince of
Wales" 1t was certainly a unique
form of arch-building, and a mar
vellous proof of tine doeility of the
elephants that they could be induced
to remain in so constrained and ap-
parently uncomfortable a position
for any length Of time. Elephants
take a prominent part in many of
the entertainments given to the
Prince of Wales. They salute him
on bended knee, with their trunks
lifted high in the air; they transport
him in his travels from place to place;
they figure largely with their gor-
reous trappings in the pageants got
ten up by the Indian Princes for the
reception of their distinguished
guest. This is al well enough, and
In these cases conformity to the
fashions of the land involves no
sacrifice of principle. But when the
peacefully disposed animals are goad-
ed on to a fierce battle with each
other for the Princes amusement
it is another thing. The picture of
the elephant fight, with the heir
presumptiye to the British throne in
prominent position, looking upon the
brutal combat, which has appeared
in all the illustrated papers, is dis
grace to the representative and pros
pective ruler of great nation.
Even if the royal guest felt that
courtesy to his hosts required his
presence at such barbarous spec
tacle. the Especial artist" might have
omitted the sketch of bloody fight
where the presence of a Christian
Prince seems not only an ineongruity
/ in view of his high official position,
but also brings upon him the disap-
probation of all those who despise
an exhibition of wanton cruelty, and
to whom a fight gotten up between
two peaeeably disposed brutes is
nothing but a display of inhuman
barbarity.-Pr Providence Journal
Year: 1876

The following circular of instructions to
Democratic clubs was issued about the time
of the Democratic convention at Baton
Rouge. It was published in the REPUB-
L1cAN of August ), and is reproduced as
furnishing the key to the bloody events of
the campaign just closed:


lConfidential.l


RooMs DEMOCRATIC CoNsERvATIr STArEl


Central Committee.


Room No. l, over Cotton Exchange,


New Orleans, -, lS7--.)
DEAR SIR-In writing to you on the sub
iect of the coming election. we are animated
by the same earnest desire. which you no
doubt feel, to wrest the government of the
State from the hands of the vandals who
have for SO long time prOstituted their
usurped powers to strike down our liberties
and destroy our prosperity. Every effort
which we have made SO far, to shake OFT this
fearful burden of Radical rule, has failed.
Another opportunity is offered US to rid our
selves of an evil which has become intOler-
able. To accomplish this object all cOnservs-
tive citizens of this State should unite in q
solid, compact body, and not only use every
effort themselves, but urge upon every one,
within the range OF their influence, to an
earnest, active participation in the present
campaign, and to permit no local dissensions
to distract them from the great work, which
is the redemption of our State. No great OBJ
iect, such as we have in view, can be ACCOM-
plished without Jealous, persistent, vigilant
and united action. Each man must feel
that he has q mission, and that the result
may depend upon his Individual efforts; no
one must imagine that the work will be
done by some one else. ALI have an equal
interest, and all must contribute. This can
only be effected by organization in each
parish; organic alton SO thorough and COM
plete as to embrace within 1t every honest
man. All must be made to understand that
whosoever is not for US is against uf; that
there can be no neutrality when such vital
interests are at stake; that the responsi.
bllity of failure will rest upon those who
are idle, discontented or captious. Indi-
vidual ambitions, personal aspirations and
unworthy prejudices must be laid aside, so
that, moved by common patriotic impulse,
all may be united for the common good.


As the Central organization of the State,
and upon which the people have conferred
all the power we possess, we desire to pro,
pose, for the consideration of yourself and
the Democratic Conservative citizens OF
your parish, the character and working OF
such organizations as we think can be made
etfectual to achieve victory IN the coming
canvass.


Flrst-We suggest that your executive
committee shall divide the parish into dis
tricts, by sections or townships, as you MAY
deem best, to each of which there shall b'
assigned director or directors, whose dut,
it shall be to canvass his Tor their} district
and report to the parish committee th'
number and the names Of those who inhabi
it, dividing them into their political distinc
tions.


Second-We recommend that in convel
Year: 1876

Al . meeting of the State Grange, OF Penn
Sylvania, resolutions were passed declaring
that all banking should be made uniform and
free; that no other note be used AS currency,
except such As shall be issued ty the govern
ment Of the United States, and that the faith of
the whole nation should be pledged for the Sc
curity of the greenback, or national currency
that the national banking system is a monop-
oily, costing the people unnecessarily many
millions oi dollars annually, and should be
abolished.


Shade of old Parsons! Can such things
be?


Where is Abernethy? Let him start
east at once, ria the Fox and Wisconsin
canal, and teach those Pennsylvanians
that the true granger will never lift his
nose from the grindstone as long as he
can find disinterested friend to turp it,


Why if those Pennsylvania grangers
vote in q body they will literally raise
thunder and smash things!
''Down the dark valley, fast and far,


The troubled army fed;


Upr0se the glorious morning star,


The ghastly host was dead"


The whole ghastly host of oppressors
ofthe people will disappear as soon as the
grangers vote in y body against them.
And ii they want reform why should they
notp