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Year: 1870

How shall We maketYo spears of grass

 grow instead of one?"

 There are many acres in our county now 1 covered, or nearly coyeFed, with brush and

 brlars, where good grass can. and ought to

 grow. It would be good investment for

 many farmer to employ the necessary la-

 bor in pluckily driving the brush from every part Of the farm where grass can

 fairly be expected to grow. A few shade trees Tn proper places inthe pasturea are good TOT cattle in hot weather; but large propor- ton of the shade on our grass land is noth- ing buta nuisance Fence of the necessary wood lot or lots for fuel and timber, and keep out the cattle Shade, and occupa- tion of land by trees brush and briars. are are greater hindrance to grass growing in Litch6eld County, than the rocks and stones about which we grumble so much After the land is thoroughly cleared. nev- CT plough to make grass grow for pasture Do not buru the brush unless they are very thick. Sow on plaster, which will help rot the brush, and make the grass grow more than most farmers are aware of, especially those who have tried it but little. It is said by good farmers that cattle cannot be fattened well without frequent sewing of plaster on the pasture land, and that hay is better on every account where plaster is often used. A light sowing will answer quite we'll if used every year, or once in two years. if more is sowed at a time. Too many cattle are often put up- on land. For tue greatest benefit to the land, the cattle,or owner, stock rather light for the capacity of the land

 Fat your land first, if you wish to fat your cattle; and in few years more stock can be put on with iniuring either of the three-land, cattle, or owner. Stock rath- CT light, and very hot. very dry. or any ex- treme weather, will give much less trouble. "Keep your load and driving little short of the fair ability of your horse. and you will usually have good horse; keep it a little beyond, and you will soon have a poor horse. |" is equally true in stocking g farm. If any one. and especially young man, wishes to learn how to make grass grew, let him consult some one who has succeeded. Examine closely the grass growing on different farms; see how thick it starts at the bottom; notice the color; compare the condition, and improvement of the stock.

 Occasionally day, or part of day, spent in close personal examination of business in which wesSish to succeed, will pay bet ter than the average of investments; espec-, ially if there is fair chance of common sense and resolution to carry into effect the lessons we may learn.

 Litch6eld County is capable of growing nearly or quite double the grass now grown, and the amount expended in mak- ing it do so would soon be returned to the pockets of those who should make the nec- essary effort. FARMER.
Year: 1870

was steady at four TO six per cent. m some por-
tlons OF the street rather spirited inquiry at the
latter rgure reported toward the close or bank
ing hours Commercial paper was without material
Change III rates and In demand At the figures last
GuoLad.
Year: 1870




1t might be supposed that the government market
would have responded more closely to the higher
quotations abroad, but the advance was barely q
quarter per cent in the leading issues. The reason
OF this Is two!old. In the first place, while high
gold renders the principal OF bond less valuable in
currency, low gold makes the interest less valuable
The real price OF such a security in times ike the
present is therefore, curious problem. In the
second place, there is widespread impression that
the bonds nov on the market are speculatlvey held
by the foreign bankers, who were the first to break
down their price few weeks ago. The pub
lie. by which term the street includes individuals,
Year: 1870

On the occasion Of the approaching struggle for
the honor and independence Of Germany have
received from the c0mmune5, the corporations aud
private persons OF all classes OF the Fatherland and
the seas, SO large number OF manifestations OF de-
votedness that feel compelled to proclaim loudly
that accord, and to add my thanks and the
man people by my unalterable steadfastness. The
love Tor the common country, the unanimous up
rising or the German races and OF its princes mas
set aside and reconced all differences and dlsac-
cord. Germany more united than ever, will find In
will bring durable peace, and that from the
bloody seed Will spring blessed harvest for liberty
aud German union.
Year: 1870

The proprie.ors of tenement houses in
Paris have been compelled TO estsblisb
safety baskets in front OF their property.
The baskets go up and down to the differ
en-. stories of the house by means of an
endless chain, attached to q pully in the
roof As soon as the houses catch fire, the
tenants need but step from the window into
such basket and lower themselves BY
pulling at the chain.
Year: 1870

The Ronds are issued only as the work pre- gresses, and for but one-half of the amount ex- pended. The State of Connecticut is Trustee for the Bondholders, and each Bond is countersigned by the Comptroller.

 The work on the Road has progressed steadily during the Summer and Fall. More than three quarters of the line is finished; trains are running regularly between New Haven and Middletown :; and it is believed the whole will be open for through business during the coming Spring.

 The earnings on the section now in operation prove the capacity of the Road to pay largely over and above it's Interest liability h The necessary funds to comblete the unAnished work arc secured, which insurss the early opening of the ine and makes the investment as desirable as on road already in operation.

 The following named are the officers and dirsc- tors of the Road:
Year: 1870

principally for their milk. from which large quanti-
ties OF cheese are made. In addition to these pro-
ductions there are several manufactures OF silk,
woollens and hosiery, perfumery, jewelry, mosaics,
&C., but none Of them can be said to flourish One
great drawback to industry In the Roman
States is the want Of good roads. There
is but one short railroad and the ordinary
highways are in very bad condition. Communica-
ton across the Apprentices is exceedingly dif1cult
and Is carried on mainly by mules. The present
Pontin has several times exerted himself to carry
out plans Of Improvement, but has never succeeded
in doing anything, principally because Of his want
Of funds and partly from the political agttations
which nave repeled capital from seeking invest
ments in this part Of Italy


or Rome II is unnecessary to say anything. There
is hardly child in the United States ignorant OF the
history of this the most famous city In the world It
would be well here, however, TO correct false
impression which is current with many
persons and some well informed ones
among them. In Rome and throughout
the Roman territory facilities for education
abound to q greater extent than in any other part
OF the Continent, excepting France and Germany.
At the last census the ratio Of educated persons In
Rome was estimated aJ one to six Of the whole
population, which Is better exhibit than In Eng
land, where the ratio is as one to eight and half
There are several universities and numerous other
schools in the territory, at most Of which education
is free.


Should the States Of the Church be annexed to
Year: 1870

SEC. /. Bo it enacted by the
General Assembly Of the state Of
Iowa, That it shall be the duty Of
each county superintendent Of COM
mon schools in this state to report
on the fsst day Of November Of each
year to tho superintendent Of the
Iowa institution for the Blind. the
name, age, residence and Post Office
address of every blind person ard
every person blind to .snch an oxtent
as to be unable to acquire an eduoa-
tion in the common schools and who
resides in the county in which he 10
superintenlent:
Year: 1870

THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT ON OCEAN Ca
BLEs The State Department has just re-
ceved from the French government formal
request to allow the landing Of one end
Of the French cable on American soil, an
nouncing at the same time that the policy of
exclusiveness with regard to landing of ocean
cables on the shores of France has been en-
trely abandoned. This is new and salts
factory feature in the history Of international
ocean communication by telegraph. Our gov
ernment of course, will promptly accept the
proposition of France. The permission
granted to land the cable of the French Cable
Company temporarily on part of our coast
will therefore be made permanent under this
wise concession Of the French government.
The monopoly being abandoned, and reci-
procity being thus completed, we may hope
soon to see an American line with its term-
nus on the French coast, and a new connec-
ton with Europe formed which will relieve
us from the necessity of relying altogether
upon the English cable for the transmission of
news. We look to this as the beginning of a
more liberal spirit in the matter of interna-
tional telegraphic correspondence.
Year: 1870

Last Friday afternoon James II. Bryan local
editor OF the Sing Sing Register, in an unguarded
moment had his right hand caught and crushed
almost to pulp In a printing press in the Register
Office while II was IN motion. owing TO the preca-
rous state OF the sufferer amputation had not been
attempted yesterday although the accident must
inevitably result the loss OF his useful hand.
Much sympathy Is felt FOR the injured man through
out the nelghborhOod OF sing sing, where he Ii
known and universally respected
Year: 1870

st. Petersburg.


Jnder this title we publish to-day a special
correspondence from ST. Petersburg, Russia,
wlch will attract very general attention. Our
wter describes the ceremonial which was
oberved at the opening Of the great industrial
exhibition which was inaugurated in the
Russian capital on the Goth Of May. 1t was
vey fine affair, consoling as of the past, and
Z hoeful and comforting as to the future.
Russia, having completely asserted herself in
the battle field, seeks to sheathe the sword of
thesoldier, to set her "hands" to the shuttle
and the loom, to the sewing machine and to
heplough, to the hammer and anvil, to the
chisel and mallet of the artists studio.
1t is the incontrovertible result of inter-
national enlightenment and education. The
imperialism of monarchy observes the fact
and bows to the inevitable law of industrial
progress and indestructibility of science and
mechanics. Russia in this acknowledgment
stands forth proudly, as will be seen from our
letter. Religion came in all its pomp, yet
in fervent humility, to bless the national
effort and royalty stood in silent alteration by
the side of the priest


Our writer in st. Petersburg seizes the
occasion to furnish to the readers of the
HERALD chronological history of the great
Worlds Fairs which have been held hitherto.
France, as will be seen, has the honor of
initiating such useful concurrences. She took
her first step in this direction in the year 1898,
and has been since not only generous patron
but cosmopolitan coadjutor Of the exhibit
tions. Our special exhibit and history of the
Worlds Fairs are particularly opportune just
now.
Year: 1870

the egotism Of an old man. whom I
add that the age of Gen. Lee was
within few days tho same as my own.
I was with him from the very first to
the very last of his campaigns. /
honored, loved and obeyed him for
four years. He has. in the words Of
his last moments, "struck his tent"
In o very short time shall receive
the mandate to strike my tent too;-
and I now pray that when that order
comes to you and to me that we may
all be ready to follow him in the march
to that "bourne whence no traveller
returns. to join him in that innumer-
able army Of the Captain OF Saliva
ton, who is invincible, who hath de-
manded Of Death his sting, and Of
the grave its victory. There is no
more sting for Gen. Lee, and his now
is the victory. In defeat he was glo-
rious, and in death more than victo-
rious.
Year: 1870

his will to his son, and Jackson placed
his hand upon that sons head and
blessed him. Tbat blessing could not
fail or be lost, and that is why your
candidate cannot help being true
Democrat and an honest man."


Our readers who wefe present, will
not soon forget the long continued
cheering which followed this anecdote
and its application.
Year: 1870

There is no Biblical truth that has been
so varieily exempiifed OF late as the old say
ing that she that taketh the sword shall perish
by the sword" In these days, when the sword
is used only as an ornament the knife and the
pistol do the work allotted to ii in Jewish law.
1t ought to be something Of q consolation to
honest people to know that where so many
ruffians escape the gallows an unusual number
are cut down by other means. Some time ago
Jim Logan No. q met his death in fracas,
Reddy the Blacksmith narrowly escaped death
In another, Felix Larkin was cut to pieces In
drunken fight year or two ago, and now
the pal who was with him on that occasion,
backing him up, has me. his death while on
just such search for blood and murder.
David O'Day, the name OF this pal of Larkin,
started out early yesterday morning to seek
excitement. He beat one John Harvey
nearly to death on his round, smashed in the
doors of liquor saloon and committed other
acts which brought him up to The pitch neces-
sary to do mad killing. He met party Of
men 10 the neighboraood OF King and Varick
streets about seven o'clock, long after the
bright Sabbath day had risen, and the p,olimi-
nary quarrel was comneaced. 1t was partly
made up, however, by an adjournment to q
neia ahboring barroom. where it was reopened,
and m1lGe ensued, in which the desperate
ODay met his death, being stabbed half a dozen
times and dying unattended on tho barroom
foor-he that had come out four or Eve hours
ago hale and hearty seeking what he called
snort
Year: 1870

The city of New York is situated at the june
ton OF two of the broadest and most beautiful
rivers in the world, and has water privileges
that probably exceed those of any other city.
But while she has beautiied the sterile
rocks on the upper end Of the island by
the achievement of the Park she has simply de-
formed her beautiful river front, and rendered
wooden piles, ragged and rotten, which, ac-
cording to custom, are called piers. They are
inadequate to the business Of city that is
already the metropolis of this hemisphere, and
which bids fair TO become ere long the centre
Of the commerce Of the world They are so
irregular and misshapen that they are un-
slightly to the view, and give the stranger
newly arriving painful impression Of want
of cleanliness and enterprise which it takes
many weeks of Broadway, Fifth avenue and
the Park to reverse. They are unsubstantial,
calculated to collect and retain the drifting
filth poured into the rivers, and are dangerous
to walk upon on account Of the hci.es and man
traps in them. They are wanting in that COM
pactness and durability which will permit
every inch Of space to be made available, and
they are becoming more useless every day by
the wear and tear of time and the steady in-
crease Of the city's business. The thorough
fares running along the waters edge are also
inadequate to the business that has to be done
on the piers and along the route. They are
generally narrow, and-the houses on them are
old tumbledown structures, erected in the
time and style Of old Wouter Van Twiller.


What we want in the place OF our present
hideous water fronts are iron or granite
wharves and piers, which will serve az secure
foundations for huge stone warehouses, and
broad thoroughfare running along the river
edges, like q belt, all round the city. The
piers should be built on arches, 90 as to admit
of the passage Of the filth that now collects
along with rats and river thieves under the
present wooden platforms, and the warehouses
should be built with the best view to serve the
business which their close proximity to the
shipping will accommodate. The streets along
the river should be widened by the removal Of
the Dutch homesteads now defacing them, and
should be transformed into wide plazas to ac-
commolate the crowd Of vehcles.- and rail-
Year: 1870

THE BROADWAY PAVEMENT is q success.
1t answers admirably all tho purposes of first
rate pavement, and is about the only street i'll
the city which can boast a pavement that
promises to sustain without material damage
from wear and tear any amount of traffic for a
generation to come. But it Is proposed to
as q sort Of basement and an iron roof as the
first floor for carriage way. If that will not
answer, then we presume all the property on
both sides can be sold at auction by order of
the Legislature, and Lord Admiral Vanderbilt
can buy it cheap tor cash, and make it ell
right with his servants at Albany.
Year: 1870

THE GREATEST SwINDLE OF THEM ALL
The Broadway arcade scheme for making
Broadway a railroad depot In an excavation
fifteen or twenty feet below the present street
level and carriage way on top, as on
rickety bridge Of iron and glass. The scheme
involves the appropriation of all the vaults
under the sidewalks, the undermining of the
foundations Of all the houses-ruin to six hum
dred millions of property--the destruction of
Broadway, aud all for the benefit Of railway
combi alton which has bought Of the Legisla-
ture, with the Legislature itself, street which
the Legislature has no more right TO sell than
tho right Of way up aud down the Hudson
river. We say that if the Governor signs this
outrageous swindle, should it finally pass, it
will be his political death warrant while Its
veto will be the crowning glory Of his political
career.
Year: 1870

A WASTE OF TIME-The time wasted in
the Assembly on Saturday in discussing the
'false and wickedly libellous" attack upon
the clerk Of that digniaed body by news
paper correspondent. We would not have
believed, after all we have seen to the con-
trary, that the members Of the Assembly were
40 very thin-skinned in reference to the small
matter Of official honesty.
Year: 1870

GLAD TO HEAR IT-That the whole
theatrical profession are working witt will
In their arrangements for benef to the
veteran actor, George Holland, now in his
seventy-ninth year-for benefit that vii make
the good old man easy for the rest of hs days.
Let the managers do their part and tlD press
and the public will do theirs in this POPULAR
movement.
Year: 1870

WHArTHEY CALL NUISANCE IN CANADA
Their surplus supplies Of American silver.
Those people evidently will never be satisfied
till annexation gives them the full benefits Of
our fractional paper currency.
Year: 1870

STRANGE RUMoR-The rumor that with the
completion Of the Broadway Arcade Railroad
Mr.. A. 7. Stewards new Broadway store will
become the central passenger and freight depot
of the Harlem Railroad
Year: 1870

The Iseading (Pa.) Dispatch says: THE
well known superiority Of MISHLERS
HERB BfTTERS will spare ny the neces-
sity of saying anything at length in favor
Of this magical Tonic and Stimulant.
Wherever this Bitters Is best known 1t
meets with an astonishing sale. This Is the
case In our section Of the country. There
are cases in this city where the most radi-
cal cures have been effected in chronic
diseases-eures which the best physicians
could not effect, and we know scores OF
families tour swn among the numberl who
would not be without plentiful supply of
this Great Household Remedy for any con-
sideratiOn. Let every family In the land
keep it on hand" sold by all respectable
druggists. Price one dollar per bottle.
Year: 1870

The Body of a Drowned Man Left Tive Days


on n Sand. bar, a Feast for buzzards.


The Memphis AuGldnche of the 9oth ult says:
"A young man from Chicago, named Forrest,
who came here to work at his trade, was
drowned on Sunday evening last, whRe bathing
at Hopefeld. The body was recovered azd
brought up on one of the sand bars, where it was
left while information was brought to the city
that the proper steps might be taken for Its
interment; but the authorities here declined TO
go into another State after the dead body Of a
person whom nobody knew and nobody cared
for.


Private individuals of means and weIl-known
charitable proclivities were asked to do some
thing. The general callousness which the young
men met who interested themselves In the chart
table object of providing means to inter For
rest produced sort of indifference in them,
and they gave up all idea of being able TO do
anything, and took to refreshing themselves with
beer. The body lay fostering In the heat over
there on the sand. bar Monday and Tuesday, and
most of Wednesday, and might have been there
yet, had not some young gentlemen who
were out boating on Wednesday discovered q
flock of buzzards tearing away at some object
on the sand bar. Curiosity led them to invest-
gate the matter. They found the body of For
rest or rather what remained of Ii, for 1t was
nearly deVoured by the foul birds. They hired
colored man TO keep watch over It for few
hours, while they came to town aod procured q
coffin, and made arrangements to have tho skele-
ton buried, which was done.
Year: 1870

TINE UP.-Subscribers finding a
red mark across this paragraph, are to un.
derstand it as saying "the time for which
you have paid for the Tribune ended with
the year 1859" Such subscribers are no.
titled that if they call and pay for the year
40 within three months they will be charged
only Sl.50, but If not paid within that
time it will require 81 90 to settle the bill
Year: 1870

a THING OF BEAUTY No one
who has passed up or down the north side
of High street can have failed to notice
the beautiful cottage bedstead in the front
OF ELLlNGeSs' Furniture Rooms. A glance
at the interior of the rooms would show
that the bcdstead is but fair sample of
the stock there kept
Year: 1870

THE SENATE Committee ON APPRoPRIA-
TIoNs believing that the amount allowed by the
House for collecting the internal revenue is too
large will report in favor of cutting down that
appropriation over n million of dollars.
Year: 1870

THE GEORGIA BILL IN THE SEyArK-Mr.
Truubull, from the Judiciary Committee, this
morning reported back to the Senate the Geor-
gia bill as it passed the House complete, with a
statement that with the exception of the first con-
dition, the provisions were similar to the Miss
issippi and Virginia bills already acted on by
Senate He subsequently endeayored to have
the bill considered during the morning hour,
but Mr.. Stewart said that a minority of the
committee dissented from the majority report
and desired to state their objections at the
proper time, and the bill thereupon went over
and was placed on the calender
Year: 1870

SALT LAKE, Sept. 30.-By a fire in this
city yesterday, two children were burned
to death in q barn, which it is supposed
they put on fire while playing there.


In the case of Bates VS.. the Union Pacific
Railroad Company, the jury could moi
agree, and were discharged.


In the District Court yesterday. before
Chief JustIce McKean, man, blythe
name of EanborD, applied to be nafuraT-
lied. In reply to the question OF the JudQe
Sanborn said that he hal but one wife.
but that he believed it right and Accord
ding to the laws of God to marry another
while his present wife Is living and
though the Jaws of the land forbid. be
thought it his duty to obey the laws OF
God rather than the laws OF man. Enter
can citizenship, the Chief Justice refused
to naturalize him.
Year: 1870

CINCINNATI, September 3O.-There
was grand display Of the entire fire
department this morning In honor of
the Southern merchants now on
visit here. After parading through
the principal streets, which were
rhronged with people, an exhibition
occurred on Canal and Plum Streets,
in which nearly all the engines of the
city were engaged.