The Greensboro patriot [November 15, 1876]

              THE PATRIOT
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The Greensboro Patriot.
Established in 1821. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1876. | New Series No. 451.
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Fot the Patriot
A LESSON.
BY " KMI'OIIC."
I waa awake early fbis morning
Before the dawn of llie day,
And I hat by my window waiting.
Waiting for the tirat bright ray.
' I beard the early nougHtem
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Professional Crj.a
, Ml II L. JOIllI N.SlAPI.ES.
MENDENHALL & STAPLES,
• i: N 1:VS AT LAW,
UHE i: MS HO BO, H.C.,
i-i. of Ouilford, Kock-
Btokaa, Kan-
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gives to
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A.Oilmer.
. Kilmer
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
i. BANKRUPTCY,
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IyilM . Federal Court*.
lo ui»tlfr* IU
mder later-
| in of Wrtttra
m COIIMOOM IB
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2U5:lr.
The air waa fre«b and balmy
And eweet with the pfrtume of dowers ;
And I tat and fell to dreaming
Nor uoted the pausing huura.
Audio! when I rouaed me from dreaming,
The «uii wan high and bright,
And all the earth wu;> agleaiuing
With itM beautiful, golduu light.
And 1 .aid, " I've I«-arned a teaaou.
And hereafter I'll never wait,
Nor ait down lo idle dreaming
Till (be morning hours are late."
Tia butt«r tu be up aud doiug,
I have to wail for the ruing mm,
And ait ilow u to thinking ami dtuamiug
Ere uur tank \t done.
i And if in youth's fair morning
Before the dawn of lif.-'n day,
We tin aiuly wait the rising
Of the eun from over the way,
We'll lose the half of its freabneas
And h gh will he our sun
And life will lose much of its hrighuese
Ere our journey is scarco begun.
The morn of youth is now dawning.
The dew is on the tiowern,
Then gather them, lent they wither
In the li»-al of life's later huura
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JO. vv. GLENN,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
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UESPECTPULLY
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PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
i,)-.. nsboro.
FEES THE SA.TIE AS THOSE
■: Practicing
> of tkt City.
on •. '.. it IHttlNOEB,
A'l X'KNKV AT LAW,
V. ''.,
i inrtfl of Chatham,
Randolph.
D hia liamlH will be
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D il IloiliSH.
SO. II. QREGOKT.
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ATTORNEYS ATLAW
Hani,
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D. A. k S. F. ROBERTSON,
SURGEON DENTISTS,
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11 ' of tl.em can
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Market
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From the Baltimore Gazette
The Song of a Shirt.
WITH MANY AI'OLOUIES TO HOOD.
With face that waa weary and worn.
With eyelids heavy and red,
i'oor Morton aat, with a look forlorn,
And dolefully scratched his head.
The bottles lay abont.
The return* were iu the dirt,
And in a voice 'twizt a howl and a shout,
lie sang this song of a shirt :
Flap! tlap ! tUp!
While even the hoys do scon*',
And tell me to wash the bloody shirt,
And take the old thing off.
It's Oh! for a tight in the South,
With bucketsful of gore!
II■" I could llourish the shirt again,
And renew its stains once more!
Work ! work ! work !
Till the brain begins to swim ;
I've worked upon that bloody shirt
Till my eyes are heavy aud dim.
Seam, and gusaett, and band—
I've steeped them all iu gore,
Aud th- bloodier that 1 made that shirt,
The Hoosiers jeered the more.
I stumped the State all through
The bloody-^hirt to wave;
But all my toil and great ado
Could not the " graudsou" save.
I)espit« of Chandler's cash,
Flung out as free as dirt,
A tidal wave has swept tbe State
And washed the bloody shirt.
l'tsall well enough to talk,
And say that my tthirt's placed out.
But if that old stand-by is lost
What can we talk about f
And so, though the thing don't take,
And rather seems tu hurt,
For one, I never bhall forsake
Tbe well-worn bloody shirt.
With face that was weary and worn,
With eyelids heavy and red.
Poor Morton sat with looks forlorn,
Aud dolefully scratched his head.
His features oft would twitch,
A» if from thoughts that hurt ;
But still with a voice of dolorous pitch
He sang the song of a shirt.
Manganese Mine that
Beats Gold.
Mi:DM al. CAICD.—The nnder-oto
bis friend
terved for the
pmotioo of hn- pro-di
ng the past fall
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:i the eitj of
and treat-
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* th all the hnatra-
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Hois, also, pre>
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■r the Drag
A t oi w hen not
t. H GLENN
THE MOitNIXG STAR,
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I'.iiiy Newa-
S'oi i .
OX1.Y DAIM PAPER
a City of nearly
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1':. piietor,
W mil gton, N. C
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BTABLE
the rooms are
Bftl 1 l":i: Diabod
I el niHreiluced to
i $1.50 PER DAY.
I tht Month on
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i Depol free.
MRS I.. A I:KKS. Pro.
Sioble in samebloek
' you to any
Iy. "
In Bartow County, near Carters-ville,
\V. P. Ward, tbe son-in-law
•ry r»f. ! of Judge Erskine, of turn city, is
-■'-•••il. ii rnnuing a ferroiuanganeso mine,
213 if . i w.hi- c,h i• s tt,be onl,y one° oef .t,he ,ki-ndI
in the United States. On one side
of bis turnace is tbe iron ore; on
the other a bed of manganese, tbe
richest and longest aud purest, as~
Dr.Little says, tbat can be found on
ibis continent. Were he to mine
the iron ore alone, it would pay him
#120 per ton. lie adds sixty per
cent, of the manganese to it, and
sells all tbat he can make at $1C0 a
tou in gold. Tbe combination ol
maugauese with irou, gives tbe
metal used in Bessemer steal, and
is exceedingly valuable. It has
been made heretofore almost ex-clusively
iu France, where it readi-ly
cunimauded W0 per ton. Man-ganese
is exceediugly rare, usually,
but in Bartow county it is found iu
profuseuess, aud in remarkable
purity. Mr. Miles Dobbins, of this
city, has an apparently exhaustles.-
bed of it. There is a net profit ol
over $100 per ton on every ion ot it
that is made. Dr. Little informs
us tbat there is enough manganese
and iron in Bartow county to manu
lacture filty tons per day of tbis
precious ferro rr.angane.se for fifty
years. As it pays $100 per ton
profit, fifty tons per day would give
$.1,000 a day profit. Tbis would be
one million and a half dollars ot
profit in one year, or over ninety
millions in all that lies buried as c
clear profit in the one article of
manganese in Bartow county. Mr.
Ward is making only about one
ton per day at present", but he will
enlarge his facilities soou, and the
manufacture of this rare and pre-cious
metal may be expected to
grow very rapidly as soon as its
existence haa become widely known.
—Atlanta Cotutitulion,
SPECIAL TRAIN FOR RADICALS.
We thought last week our small steamer for the head-waters of Salt River would have been .sufficient to
carry our Radical friends to some quiet retreat, but so overwhelming is their defeat, and a large number being
too sick to go by water, we have secured a special train for Pepjbiuo.
The Rebel Ranger:
OR
LOVE VERSUS PATRIOTISM.
A Hci-olutionary Mory.
" Ualt! who comes 1 trieud or
foe ' "
" Either you like, my line fellow.''
The challenge was given iu the
disciplined voice of a seutiuel, who
stood ou tbe corner of a street in
"Then you had better let me
come into the house, James—"
" Dat'.s so—come right in."
A moment after the stranger who
had so daringly disarmed a British
The steed was then spurred upon
another ol tbe worthy trio, who
weut down rolling iu the dust of
the road.
But the leader of the cow hoys
New York city, at a time when the j guards, three persons were riding
British held possession, for I am I rapidly towards New York City,
writing ol oue hundred years ago, j upon a bright and pleasant after-sentinel
and gained the countersign suddenly gave a shrill call, aud at
of the city, disappeared within tbe ' the same time leveled his carbine
massive p< rial of the mansion. j lull at the heart of the officer.
• • • • • The flash and report follow ed, but
A short time previous to that' the gallant steed caught the bullet
stormy night, when a stranger so j in his brain, and saved his master
daringly passed through aline of! from instant death.
Down weut the poor animal, pin-kind
reader.
The night was raiuy and rongb,
aud the cold wind howled mourn-luliy
down me deserted streets, for
lew wayfarers were out—only those
whom duty called abroad.
The answer to tbis challenge was
in a ringing, stern voice, the toue
tinged with indifference, and the
appearance of the man that ol oue
iu authority it would seem.
Though rather uettled by the re-ply
to his cballeuge, the seutinel
replied with respect, for he might
address.
noon.
In advance rode an elderly gen-tleman,
with white hair and
moustache, aud a
face.
ning his rider beneath his weight,
but who, even though prostrated,
drew a pistol and leveled it at the
head of the cow boy ; hut as he did
so his arm was seizid (rom behind,
noble-looking and one glance proved to him that
resistance was useless, for a half-to
their diemay they were confront-ed
by the cow boys; and when hope
agaiu arose at the daring attack
upon them by the English officer,
it was crushed by tbe attack of a
ruthless set of men who wanted the
officer's lite for having, a few
months before, captured and hang
several of their band.
To be Continued.
dozen rude looking men had come
to the rescue, throe of whom held
the horse of Mr. Ashland, Maud
and the negro, aud the others were
He was dressed in citizens'attire,
and was mounted upon a spirited
iron-gray steed.
By his side, riding a dark chest-nut
inure, was a maiden of perhaps i holding their mu.;kets leveled at
eighteen, attired iu a darkgreeu | him.
habit, that fitted close to faultless j " You've done for two of us, Col-form,
one!; bat I guesses as how we's got
ller face was surpassingly beau : the drop on yer now—bind him,
tifol, and she rode with ease and men, for that thar man is Colonel
" You must halt aud give me tbe j fearlessness. Oovingtoo, as bung my brother,
couulersigu, sir." Behind the two, whom, at a an' he's to dance a jig at the end o'
"Aud suppose I am unable to glance were recognizable as a father , rope," and the leader ot the cow
recall the word for the night—what I aml daughter, rode a negro groom I boys seemed delighted at the cap
theu t" | iu livery, aud as well mounted as tare he had made.
The voice of tbe speaker had a were his master and young mistress, i Then .Mr. Ashland and Maud
certain haughty ring that the Eng-lish
sentinel leared betokened one
who was a commander endeavoring
to test him as a true soldier, and
having made up his mind ou tbis
score he said, abruptly,
"I should hold you prisoner, if
yon were the general himsell."
The words were baldly out of the
man's mouth, before the cloaked
form sprang forward, a well directed
Presently the party came to an ; were in despair, lor B moment be-eminence,
from which the distant! fore they had hoped that they had
city was visible, and the gentle left all danger behind them.
man's (ace lost a shade of anxiety
which had rested thereon, while he
remarked pleasantly.
'• Weil, .Maud, I think we have
escaped the danger which my desire
to visit my farm ran us into."
'• I do not regret it, father: wc
had two pleasant days at the dear
and stuuuing blow felled the senti-! old homestead, and though we did
not accomplish all we went for, 1
hope the information we gave will
be ol valuable service—see there!
I certainly saw a man in yonder
thicket.''
The party ol a suspicious char
ueltothe ground, ami his musket
was twisted from his hand.
It was theu but the woik of a
moment to bind and gag the un-conscious
man, and transferring his
heavy 1 at and coat to his own head
aud shoulders, he took np the mus- "t'ter, Mr. Ashlaud remarked.
" Come, let us push on, for I do
not think the cowboys would vent-ure
thus near tho British lines—
ha r
The exclamation of Mr. Ashlaud
was on account of observing three
men step forth from the thicket,
and quietly level their guns upon
the party.
Maud Ashland turned deadly
pale, while a look of anxiety again
appeared upon the face of her
lather—as lor the groom his look
of fright was almost ludicrous.
"Now hold on thar! no ruunin'
or we'll blaz away at ye, ef thar is
a gal in the crowd," impudently said instructed at home by a mostcompe-one
of the men, advancing near the • tent governess.
horses' heads.
They were a hard looking set,
dressed iu t In- mixed uniform of the
British and Continental armies,
with a [.mattering of civilians' at-tire.
But they were well-armed, aud
their rough faces showed they were
men who would not hesitate at any
deed of blood
•• Well, my men, what would you
have with us." said Mr. Ashland,
assuming au indifference he did not
feel.
•• Wo want to get our toll—you
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lerale rate..
An inebriate recently fell and
struck his nose against a barber
pole. On being raised from the
ground, he asked : " What's zot
woman wi' striped stockings on got
again me T"
ket aud stood "on guard.
The form of the English soldier
lay back iu the shadow of a build-ing,
between which and the pave
meut were several feet iu space,
used as a grass plot.
Like a true sentinel he paced bis
beat, the rain beating mercilessly
dowu upon him, aud eagerly he
scanned the street up and down.
"11a!—here comes some one—
now, good Fortune, aid me!" he
cried, us a tall, cloaked form was
visible, coming with soldierly tread
up the gloomy street.
" Halt! who comes there f rang
out the stern challenge of tho self-appointed
sentinel, aud in a decid-edly
military voice came the reply.
" Friend !''
"Advance, friend, and give the
countersign," and tbe sentinel drop-ped
his bayonet to a level with the
breast ol the approachtug man.
"Halt! the countersignI" he
added, as hia bayonet was almost
touching the stranger.
•• LaPayette."
"Pass!" and the musket was
brought to a present j for he seemed
to recognize i:i the cloaked form
some officer of rank.
As soon as the officer had passed,
I he hat and coat were thrown aside,
and stooping over the prostrate
seutinel thedaringman saidquickly.
" Now, my tine fellow, you can
resume your coat aud hat—upon
one condition "
'• Aud that is—" asked the sol-dier,
sullenly.
"That I pass on unmolested—
hold ! see yonder corner f Well, I
will leave your musket there, and
when you see me pass, come and
get it; then resume your duty, and
lor your own sake keep dark about
my having gotton the pass word,
and I certainly shall not look up
anyone to tell them about it."
So saying the stranger walked
on to tlie corner, deposited the
musket there, aud at a rapid pace
continued on dowu the Street,
With the countersign—LaFayette
he safely passed a dozen sentinels,
and at length entered the shrub-bery
grown yard of a stately and
elegant mansion, situated near
where Old Trinity Church now
stands.
Ascending the stone steps, he
knocked at the door, and a negro in
livery attended, and upon catching , a horseman, a British officer, splen-sight
of the stranger, started back I didly mounted, aud with drawn
with -in prise and apparent fright. ', sabre.
" Hold! James, raise no alarm,r , Ero resistance could be offered
said the stranger, quickly. i one of tbe cow-boys fell dead, bis
" Lor' ha' marcy, Uassa N'orris,! head nearly severed from his body,
your lite dou't worf nutlin' ef tbe. by one sweep of the horseman's
sogers sees yoa—" blade.
Egbert Ashland was one of the
wealthiest men in the colonies, and
though au Englishman by birth,he
had come to America and adopted
it as his home.
He was the second son of a noble
family, bn: had oared little for title,
and desired to lire away from tbe
pomp and vanities oi courl life.
Shortly after his arrival in New
fork be had married an American
heiress, and entering upon a busi-ness
career, became a most prosper-ous
merchant
When the war broke out between
the States and tbe moth): country,
Egbert Ashland espoused the cause
of his adopted country, though he
kept very quiet ii|S)ii the Subject.
When his two children were re-spectively
seventeen and thirteen
years of age, Mrs. Ashland had
died, and the whole love of the
father centred upon his handsome
son Morris, aud his beautiful daugh-ter
Maud.
Morris was sent to France and
Eugland to complete his education,
and no pains or expense were spared
to make him all that his father
could wish, while Maud was daily
When the volcano ol war burst
out over the land, Mori is Ashland
returned home, and at once entered
the patriot army, rising i company
of troopers, composed of his old
schoolmates and friends, and equip
ping his command at hie own ex
pense.
With his gallant rangers Morris
soon won a wide-Spread reputation
as a daring and dashing Officer, and
caused bis English foes to respect
and tear him.
As the war continued, Captain
Morris Ashland became known as
are on our highway, old grayhead." I the Rebel Ranger, and so daring
"Are you of the British or Con-1 were bis raids, so rapid his move-tinental
array !"'
" Now look ahear—you mustn't
he curtons. old man : we b'lougs to
the side that pays us most—"
" 11a ! you are Cow boys—"
" We is men as wants your spare
cash, and I guesses as how we'll
take that, and then keep the gal
and the nigger, until you conies
down han'ssome for their ransom."
" Good Cod! men, I will give
you all I have—nay, I will myself
remain with you as your prisoner,
if you will allow my daughter anil
servant to go on—to-morrow ray
servant Cati return with the sum
demanded for my ransom."
" No old man, we want the gal
and the nigger—what are you look-in'
at, gal P and the man looked
quickly around as he saw Maud
ga/.mg earnestly down the road.
But nothing was visible of a sus-picious
nature, and the speaker,
who seemed to act as ihe leader,
again turned to Mr. Ashland.
As he did so there was a clatter
in the underbrush, and out dashed
An Editor in Heaven.
Just as if editors were not in tbe
habit ot going to Heaven ! We'll
venture to say that a greater por
tiou of them go to that home of
those who have performed their
mission of mercy on earth, than
any other profession or calling that
poor mortals fill.
An editor iu Heaven! There's
nothing strauge about that, at all.
It's almost a moral as well as pro-fessional
impossibility for them to
go anywhere else.
Once upon a time, after tbe de-mise
of a member of the "corps
editorial," he preseuted himself at
I he gates of the Holy City, and re
quested admissiou. Tbe doorkeep
• ! asked him what had been bis
occupation on terra firma. He re
plied that be was an editor. Well
said the watchmau, we have a
crowd of your kind here now, and
they all came in as dead heads. If
> ou cau pay your passage yoa can
come in, if not, you must place
yourself under the control of a per-sonage
you ruled tyrauuically down
below (meauing the Devil.) Hot
having the wherewith to go iu, our
brother of the quill and scissors
posted off and presented himself at
the entrance ot Clootie's dark do-mains.
A very derk-complexioned
gentleman stood sentry, and asked
iu a gruff voice, "Who comes I"
"An humble disciple of Faust,'' was
the calm reply. "Then hold on,
you can't be admitted," exclaimed
the gentlemen iu black, evincing
considerable agitation, aud fiercely
scowling ou him. Why not T de-manded
tbe typo, who begau to get
Innhsii, and looked around for a
"sheep's loot," with which to force
au entrance.
"Well, sir," replied his sable ma-jesty,
"we lei one of your profession
in here many years ago, and he
kepi up a continual row with his
tonne: delinquent subscribers, and
as we have more of that class of
persona here than any other, we
we have passed a law prohibiting
the admissiou of any editors, only
those who have advanced oar in-terest
in their papers on earth, and
even those we keep in a separate
room by themselves. Y'ou have
published many things that operat-ed
against us, and always blamed
the Devil for everything that went-wrong,
so you can't come iu. We
enforce this rule without respect
to persons, for our own peace and
safety. You can just travel."
Casting a droll leer at the outside
sentinel, our typographical friend
stalled oil agaiu, determined to get
in up above. This time he took
with him au old file ol his paper
and presenting it to tbe guardian ot
the Celestial City, requested that
it might be carefully examined, and
they would see whether he was en-titled
to a free ticket. In doe
course of time the conductor came
along and took him in telling him
ilia' lie published many good thiugs
aud had been a martyr to the cause
oi human improvement, and that
resolutions hail been passed to ad-mit
all members of the "art preser-vative"
who bad abused tbe Devil
while below. He further added
that lhey were punished enough by
their being with the "devil* all their
lives, their future punishment was
commuted, lie further stated that
not one delinquent subscriber could
be found in all Heaven.
Fences and Boundaries.
8. E. Baldwin, Law Professor ol
Yale College, in a lecture delivered
before tbe Connecticut Board of
Agriculture, thas defines tbe law
of highways:
It is a common mistake to sap-pose
that towns own tbe soil of oar
roads. They simply bave a right
of way, and tbe power to remove
earth
FARMER'S COLUMN.
Orchard Graaa.
I am still receiving requests ev-ery
few days for more information
about orchard grass. I believe I
bave said nearly everything tbat
I can say in my various articles,
bat, as they were not all published
in your paper, I will again answer
a few of the questions asked.
Two bushels of seed to the acre
(of 14 pounds to the bashel) is not
too much, bat twenty pounds of
nice clean seed will issue a good
set. To sow less than twenty
pounds "is penny wise and pound
foolish," for less than twenty pomds
will not produce a perfect sod and
all tbe ground not sodded over il
ot course, lost. I believe August
to be the best time for sowing or-chard
grass. I sowed this year a
to or Irom any part of tbe . small lot in August to rye and or-road
tor the purpose ot repairs or oriBrd grass. About the 26th or
improvements; but the title to the Dext April I shall mow the rye,
soil, and all that grows thereon, which will make a fine lot of feed,
remains with the adjoiuing proprie
tors. Deeds bounding land on a
highway give title to the centre of
the road. A land-owner, owning
both sides of the road, owns the
road, and if the road be discon
tinned immediately, regains the
use of the soil. An individual has
no right to remove soil on a high
way except by order of the select
men or other town agents. Road
making was not originally invested
in towns. Tbe town has a right to
cut and remove tiees, shade or oth
erwise, growing along tbe highway,
for the purpose of use in the repair
and by mowing so early, it will not
interfere with the grass, and will
protect it during the winter- I be-lieve
this to be even better than
sowing the grass alone. Most far-mers
wish to sow the grass seed
with wheat or oats. If ore-hard
grass is sown with either of these
it should be sown in March. I
soil all my stock, and consider or-chard
grass the best of all grasses
for soiling for the following reasons:
Its earliness. lateness, rapidity of
growth, and the preference stock
have for it. All these qualities
combined make it the best of all
of the road. The town also has a grasses for soiling. It does not
right to grade the road where and make as much feed as corn fodder,
menu, and irresistible his charging
troopers, tbat the sentinels on the
outposts of the British army, al
Ways trembled when tiny beard
that liie command ot the Rebel
Ranger was near.
For policy, Mr. Ashland kept
quiet about his Continental sym-pathies,
but seen :ly rejoiced over
the career of his gallant son.
As for Maud, her beauty and her
wit.rebel though she was. made hei
a belle in society, and many wire
the British officers who felt the
sting of her sarcasm whendiscouw
llig the right and wrong ot the war.
Upon the banks of the !!
Mr. Ashland owned a One farm.
where he was wont to pass bis sum
mi :.-. and upon Ihe oocasil t the
capture by the cow boys, be had
been to his place, seemingly to look
alter his estate, but really to
Morris, whom bis father and sister
bad not seen si ice tbe bieaking oat
of the war.
Unfortunately, however, Morris
was away with his command, and
Mr. Ashland determined to return
to New York, without waiting the
coming of tbe British escort that
had been furnished him by an of-
Boer who was in love with Maud.
Without adveuture they had ar-rived
within sight of the city, when
Pegging His Way Up.
We recently read, in the Spring-
Beld hinturl.ian, a story ot a man
who discovered a bee tree iu which
the bees had deposited a large
amount of honey, at a distauce of
one hundred aud Seven feet from
th ground. It was a poplar tree,
and there was not a branch below
tbe hollow in which the bees bad
stored t licit honey.
How could tbe honey be got at
was the question. The ingenuity
oi the tinder was adequate to the
enti rgency. ne made a lot of stout
wooden pegs. He then bored a
bole v. ith a large auger in the tree
a a convenient height above. Into
this he drove a peg, and so he
v orked his way np the tree, until
he got up to the honey, when he
deliberately cut off the top of the
tree, and secured his prize; the
pegs serving him as a ladder on
which to pass up and down.
The way in which that Kentnck-j
ID to ged ! B way np to success,
is a good illustration of the way in
which nearly every great prize in
life is won. Enduring prosperity is
gained step by step, or peg by peg.
And each peg must be made of
good solid timber and be securely
drivi n home. Had that Kentuckian
been careless as to tbe material of
which even one of his pegs was
made, or as to the secureness with
which it was fastened to the tree,
might bave defeated him just as he
was coming down with his prize.
So it often is in tbe career of
men. When one has reached the
topmost peg, and has grasped the
coveted prize, and supposes be is
s.-.r.h beating it oil, some rotten
peg of character gives way beneath
IniTi.and he is piecipitated headlong
to .!•!, at and disgrace.
to what extent it pleases. An in
dividual willfully or negligently
leaving an obstruction in tbe high-way,
and damagee arising there-from,
is liable for the damage. If
a man habitually keeps bis chop
ping block and ax in the road, and
a traveller cats his foot by the ax,
the owner ot the ax is liable.—
Towns are bolden for damages aris-ing
from an accidental obstruction
if not removed or repaired iu a
reasonable time. Twenty years'
liossessiou of laud, by any' iudi
vidual, usually gives him title, but
tbis does not hold true of laud iu
the highway. Inclosare and pos
but it does not require the work
that corn fodder does, and yon are
obliged to manure your corn fod-der
and to keep it up, while or-chard
grass improves land every
year. Stock never tire of the grass
as they do of the fodder. If sown
abont tbe first of March, it is not
necessary to harrow the seed in, al-though
a light harrowing will do
no harm.
Some of my correspondents seem to
think that I am writing for amuse-
I ment profit or pay. My sole con-
\ sideration is to have this valuable
' (the most valuable) grass sown over
, all theUnited States. Owing to the
session in this case must be con -j excessive droughts did not attempt
tmuous in this case for a much , to save anv seed this year, except
longer period to give title. The ; j„8t what I needed for my own sow-'
reason is, individuals do not look inRi for fear it would not fill well,
out for the public interests as close- ! |(Ut mowed all for hay. I was mis-ty
as tor their own, and therefore I taken, however, for tbe drought
the law makes tbis allowance of | seemed scarcely to affect the seed at
public property. Twenty years un- a||.i ,.;ln recommend the furnished by
disputed use of a private way ; Allison and Addisou, of Richmond,
across your neighbor's land to get i Va., as tbe sample I obtained from
to your own, gives you a right to | them was very fine. Another great
tbe use of such way. You need j advantage orchard grass has over
cross but tw^, or three times in a
year to gain tbis right. When an
individual buys land bounded on
all sides by tbe property of others,
the law gives him what is called a
"necessary right of way," to get to
his own land. When land is sold,
rights ot way, if there be any,
should be expressly mentioned iu
tbe deed.
other grasses and clover is the
greater certainty of getting a catch ;
[ bave never failed, and bave nev-er
seen a failure.—Country Gentle-man.
Liming Land.
At a recent meeting of the Elmi-
; ra N. Y. Farmers Club there were
some statements of experience in
] tbe use of lime. Mr. Fitch said
I that thirteen years ago he had a
held so wretchedly poor that it
i would produce nothing but sorrel,
i with which at last it became over-
! ruu. He plowed it, planted pota-toes,
and of course got no crop.
The next season he spread 300
bushels of lime ou about six acres—
or half the field—tbis being suffi-cient
to give the quite a thick cov-ering.
He expected thus to over-come
the sorrel, regarding lime as
the antidote to this plant. He a
gain put iu potatoes, was rewarded
with a fine harvest, and tbe sorrel
has never since re appeared. The
The Arkansas Valley—Graz-ing
and Herds—Wild Ani-mals—
Prairie-Dogs.
PUEBLO, COL., October 26.—
Passing westward up the Arkan-sas
valley through Western Kau
sas, the settlements become "fewer
and farther between" as the east
line of Colorado is approached.
Tbe soil is fertile and lies well for
cultivation, but emigratiou has thus
far been confined chiefly to tbat
portion of the valley east of tbe
west line of Edwards couuty.
West of this line there are as yet
but few cultivated fields, grazing
being tbe principal occupation ot land was completely renovated by
the inhabitants. this single application, and even to
Immense flocked and herds may 'his day traces of the lime come up
be seen here feeding ou tbe nutri- with «-achleneated tinning of tbe
tious grass of the lowlands. I no- soil. Tbe next year without forth-ticed
several herds of cattle, each j er fertilising he had an excellent
herd numbering at least four thou- harvest of oats. With this ctop
sand bead. These cattle when Ihe field was laid dowu to grass,
ready for market are shipped by which made a good catch and grew
tail to Kansas City, which has,. luxuriantly where grass would not
within a few years past, become one g">»' before. At subsequent plow
nigs other maunres were nsed, and
the piece has always proved relia-ble
for whatever crop Mr. Fitch
cared to raise.
Watering House Plants.
"How often should house-plants
be watered V is the question fre-quently
asked by those who have
hail little or no experience in their
culture. There certainly cannot be
au particular rule given in regard
to time, for some species require
mine watci than others, and plants
in large [Hits will need it less fre-quently
thau those iu small ones.
The temperature of the room bas
also a powerful effect upon tbe e-vaporation
of moistnre: if very
winm the plants will require more
than if it is cool. There are, how-ever,
two very essential things rela-ting
to house culture of Plants
which should not be overlooked:
1st. Never apply cold wafer from a
cistern or well, tint let it be some-where
about the temperature of tbe
air in which the plants are grown.
Very cold water is sure to check
the growth of the plants. I'd. When
tho plants are watered give the soil
in Ihe box a good soaking, and
then omit watering again until the
soil shows that, it is needed. A lit-tle
at a time and very often, is too
generally the JII act ice with tbe no-vice.
"Are these eggs ,»oacbedr in- »UB« on Vines,
quired a customer of a colored res- To destroy bugs on squash and
taurant keeper, at an Alabama sta encumber vines dissolve a table-tion.
"Yes, sab," replied Sambo, spoonful of saltpetre in a pailful of
"dey is dat is, de chickens wat water, but one pint of this around
of tbe largest cattle markets in the
country.
Tbe wild animals, with the ex
ception of the buffalo, once so nu
merous in tbis region, bave not
been entirely dii.ven from the line
of the railroad. Occasionally may
be seeu an antelope fleetly hurrying
across tbe plains, or a coyote iu a
sneaking kind of amble steadily
lengthening tbe distance between
himself and tbe passing train. Now
and then tbe large gray wolf may
also be seeu stealthily making oft
from the line of tbe track, at short
intervals looking watchfully back,
doubtlsss to see if he is pursued, or
possibly to ascertain if there is any
thing he may with safety aud prof
it pursue.
Whole villages of marmots or
prairie-dogs are passed, tbe villa-gers
sitting erect in tbe doorways
of their bouses impudently bailiug
the passing train iu short, squeaky-barks.
I bave been told by old
hunters that it is impossible to
aboot the prairie-dog when iu this
position. However expert the
marksman may be, aud however
prompt and careful in taking aim
and firing, the dog will invariable
get in his dwelling before the shot
can strike him. I do not of course
vouch for the accuracy of tbis state-ment,
never having seen the exper-iment
tried.
"Are yon fond of Hogg's TalesT
asked a' city lady ot her conntry
lover. "Y.s, I like t'uem roasted,
with salt on them," was the re-sponse.
"No, I mean have you
rend Hogg's Tales?" "No, our
iiogs are while aud black. I dou't
think there is a red oue among
them."
laid 'em war."
"At the name of George Wash
ington, fellow citizens," said a Cen-tennial
orator not a hundred miles
from Boston, "tyranny trembles
like an Aspinwall leaf."
cacti bill, shaping the earth so that
ii will not spread much, and the
thing is done. Use more saltpetre
if you can afford it—it is good for
vegetables but death to animals
life, the bugs burrow in tbe earth
at night and fail to rise in tbe morn-mg.
lt is also good to kill the "grub"
The Democrats have a majority j„ peach trees—oniy use twice as
of two on joint ballot in the Legis- ,rjnc;hi say a quart or two to each
lature of Indiana. tree. There was not a yellow or
blistered leaf on twelve or fifteen
Why do girls kiss each other and ,tKKS to which it was applied last
men do not 1 Because girls bave sells0I1. No danger oi killing any
nothing better to kiss, and men ' veKHtal>le with it—a concentrated
have. solution applied to beans make
It was rather personal in a Cali- them grow wonderfully.
fornia newspaper man to chronicle — ^- -
the purchase of a mule by a brother Twenty thousand
editor as "a remarkable instance of been
■elf-poaaessioD.
from the Mercantile
Library of San Francisco-