MONTROSE, PA., JUNE 6, 1877.
Town, Coniti, and vadety.
—Now the milliners are harvesting. ,
--,..The 'potato bug spreadeth‘
—7-The forests look splendid in their summer
dress of green. • - •
--Henry.enryWard. Beecher ; lecturealn Bing
hamton neit Monday evening.
—Judge Morrow presides at the Argument
Court,, appointed for. this .'week, which com
menced yesterday. , '
—On Wednesday,' of last week, Chas. E.
Belcher, of. Jackson, was lodged in jail, charg
ed with stealing a - -
- 7 -11 ens do not usually do half so much
damage in a garden • as does the Woman who
goes out to throw things at them.:
—The demand tor buff Umbrellas, Paris
green' and the girl that don't eat cake with her
ice cream conies simultaneously. .
—We must go away from hbme to get the
news : The New York ITrib4e says_ there is
talk in Pennsylvania of Maki* , ' 6 !Walt ;A:
Grow the republican candidate . for st. to ti as-
-7-A son of the late Deniscon
. Lott, aged
about 22 years, was 'killed near Lynn, M.,
Tuesday of last week, by a Jailing tree. Re
was engaged in the business of felling trees Odd
peelin bark. • . •
Mr. Charles H. Webb, of the Lehigh
Valley Railway r spent a few days in Montrose
last week, called here by the illness of ills
father Mr., H. J. Webb, who, however. is recOv:
ering and is out again.
—Mrs. Morse, of RoChester, N. Y., a. si4er
ot 'the late lion. L. F. Fitch, was present at ?iis
tunerat and in good health. She retured hope
and in just one week from that day she died.
We'have not learned the' cause of her sudden
demise.
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—The travelling public will miss thee
nial face of Mr. Lyman Holden, late clerki a
the Tarbell Houpe, who resigned his position
there last Saturday. The place is now fated
by Mr. Lewis Ftink, who is well known
throughout the tnty. ,
—.While E. P. Stamp's Yorse, , (attached to
hiS delivery 'wagon,) was standing in frout of
his store one day last week, it was frighteped
- by a passing parasol, which caused him to
. urt
a short distance, when he whirled_ agalnst
another team mild was itOr;ped. - broken
shalt was the only damage. '
little girl, tour or five .yeari old, Ytun
' knovin to the passers-by who gathered aroUnd
. her, (and vvho thought her lost,) content4dly
spent the greater part of last Thursday limp
noon in front of the brick block, but was final
ly discovered and taken in charge by a laiger
girlfrom out of town. ,
. —Bishop Howe, of the Diocese of CeS i trai
Pennsylvania, will make his annual visitation
to the parish of St. James, Dundaff, on ThUrs
day, (to-morrow) June 7th, to administer Ithil
Apostolic, rite of confirmation to a nunibei of
candidates. ' Services will commence ,at473l
o'clock p. m. Seats free. :s•
. poet has fixed up a little advic4 for
fishermen in poetry:
When the wind is in the east
Then the fish will bite the least; '?
When the wind is in the west
Then the fish will bite the best; 4
And mbar the wind is in the south
It blows the hook in the fish's mouth. :!,.
. —Now that•the hot season is _upon
behooves all citizens to disinfect all cess-pools
that require it, and all places where decomOosi
tion is going on and from odors which arise that
are offensive,or prejhdicial to health. The follow
ing cheap mixture, which can be had of Fang
• druggist for ninety cents, is effectual and will
..last for the season.: 5 lbs copperas; . 1 ; lb of
carbolic acid:, 5 gals. of water. Apply ;one
quart to a cess=pool once a week. .
—We feel , celled upon to make a special
mention of the fine manner in which the New
Milford Cornet Band acquitted , itself. On i.)ec
oration Day. The music they dispensed iwas
very highly complimented indeed. It wip re
marked by musical critics that bands are seldom
found with better balanced parts, which ac. ,
counts for its excellent harmony.; New Milford
has reason to be proud of such an institution,
and we claim a little pride .in "the boys,'y for.
several of4them were our pupils ..in former days
• when we "taught the young idea . hoiv to
shoot," in that lxiroogh.
—The unpleasant odor produced by ,ptr
spitation is frequently the source of vexation to
persons wno are subject to it. Nothing is
simpler than to remove this odor -much more
effectualiy than by the, application of' such in
gredients and perfumes as are:in use. It is only
necessary, to ¶rocure some of the compound
spirits of ammonia And place two tablespoons
ful in a basin of water. Washing • the face,
hands and arms with this leaves the skin as
clean and fresh as one could wish. The wash
isiperfectly harmleas and very;cheap: :It is re
commended on the authority of an experienced
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—Messrs. Barna
,-456 White, sculptors in
marble, have racet;O:itie contract. for, furnish
ing there' Monument recently
erected is a. well • , served
psiderpag the • 'petition
with which. - firm had to contend, it should'
a
he received s . an award of which they:-may,
justly be proud. We have examined toe work
turned:() j ay by -them, from time to time, and'
there are'boe.'or two things that. strikes . the
educated: eye- 7 harmony in : the arrangement of
lines . and ftruiliess pUnctuatlen. These are
featarcs that are -espaially commendable, and
when to them are'adond - artistic':skill, nothing
more can be required, - The works: are: highly
appreciated and their,- 1311C1CeS proves that 'su
perior work.maiship need never go begging for
paironage.-L-Tulikitannorit '
DECORATION DAY.
Decoration Day was duly observed in our
borough, and as much, if not more interest was
manifested than on the same occasion in any
previous year. ;A. good display of flags and
other decorations were visible about the town,
and during the ceremony at the—cemetery the
•
most of the business places were clasa - i The
opening ce remonies were at 5:30 a..m.,. which
consisted of the tolling of belli and leng ro
by No. 2 Drum Corps. • ,
At six o'clock the old .aoldiera accompaniO
by the Drum , Corps marched to.,the cemetery
and planted flaga at-Aike iroyee. A large-In/Lu
ber of people , from adjoining, towns Collected
in our streets during the - morning. At two
o'clock the procession formed near the Court
House in the followingorder. •
• •.; litarshalt Gen. W. 11, Jess p up.
Aids, Lieut. Hyde Crocker, Jr., and
E. L: Blakeslee, Esq.'
Firing Squad, under comin4nd of
Otis. McCracken.
Nev 31ilford Cornet Band. • •
Veteran Soldiers.
• Speakers and Chapala of the Day
111 Carriages.
ide•Awake Fire Company, No. 3.
' Montrose No. 2 Drum Corps.
Montrose Fire Company, No. 2.
-Rough , * Ready Fire Company N0.,1..
Sabbath Schools and Citizens.
. The ceremonies were,ppened at the . cemetery
by a hymn sung by . .. 4 :quartette composed. of
the •following persons: ..Mrs. ..LiZzie .Smith;
Mrs. Q: S. Foster, Messrs. C. S. Foster, F. K.
Lyon, E. McKenzie, and SeldoE(M:Toster.
• Prayer by Rev: Dr: Uhesshire.
Dirge . by the band.. .
D. W. Searle, Esq., then delivered a brief but, I
very appropriate and well merited eulogy on:
the life. patriotism and . pdblic services of Capt.
Jerome R. Lyons, in a manner very creditable
to himself and expressive of the high-esteem
that his fallen comrade had . so richly merited.,
'Atter some vocal music by .a -- quartette the
orator of 'the day was introduced,, Rev. E. J:
Morris, of Middletown, who delivered a thor
ptighly practical
,address. The speaker made
'no attempt at 'high sounding flourish. but his
oration *as given in plain and earnest lan
guage, full 6f idea l 'common 'sense, and practi
cal thonght. it will be well tor the living it
the sentiments he advanced are, not only treas
ured up by, all present but are also put into
daily practice. We believe his address gave as
universal satisfaction as any w.e . have liver' had.
Atter music by the'band and benediction, the
procession reformed as before and marched to
the Court; House, where it was dismissed.
—One day last week we happened down at
our depot where we noticed four pieces of
twelve pound cannon were• being transferred
from the Lehigh Valley to the Montrose cars.
Upon inquiry Superintendent Walters informed
us they vt ere designed for the Soldier's. Igtonu
ment, at Montrose, and that they came, from
,Harrisburg. Without mature reflection we
gave credit to the Hon. Joseph Powell—ktiow
ing that while a member of Congress he made
an effort to secure some cannon-for - the Mont
lose 3lonuinent, through, the. suggestion of E.
B. Hawley, editor- of the ~Montrose Dratconag.
But it appears that he failed in his efforts from
some cause, perhaps , for the reason that Con=
gross was so absorbed in counting in a fraudu
lent President that it-could not give attention
to decorating soldier's 'monuments with con
demned governinent catinon. E. B. Hawley,
State Senator from the ital: And Susqueim.
na district, is entitled to the credit for obtain
ing these . cannon from the!-State, he having
during the last session of the Legislature, in
troduced a bill, which passed both branches,
'donating them to the Soldier's Monument at
Montrose. We have made this correction be
lieving in the maxim of "honor to whom honor
is due," and that we should. "render unto &gar
the . things that are Ctesar's.".:— 7 unklurn•nod:
Democrat.
work on the redpubt .about the base
of the County. Soldier's Monument was com
menced on Monday hat, .and *ill be pushed
forward to an early. completioni Everything
is now arranged for a grand and imposing
scene on the Fourth of July next, when the
Montiment will be completed and unveiled With
appropriate ceremony. The most interesting
feature of the day is to be. the assembling and
forming into line of the 'Veteran soldiers, of
whom it is estimated there are More thari.l,soo
in the county, and we hope to; see, every one
that is able, present upon that occasion "aimed
and equipped," which - will make one of the
grandest and most interesting 'demonstrations
ever' witnessed hi this county. The Monument,
will be a pride as well, as an honor to the'
county, and no more fitting demonstration . at
its dedication can pe presented ;than the pres
ence of all the surviving soldiers to assist' in
unveiling and [dedicating it to the memory of
their fallen comrades. We have labored through
the Dmitpcnvi as well as .otherwise to bring
about the completion of this' work and we
feel a deep interest in it, but how much more
interest it shonld be and undoubtedly is, to
those who stood ‘shoulder to shoulder on the
battle field with the fallen in whose memory it
is erected.. Turn out one and- all.
--When, in 1853, the inland postage al the
United States was reduced to three cents, Con
gress provided by law for the issue bfthe Small
three cent; coins as an accomplishmOt torthe
new postage system, but in subsequant legis
latlon no pITMEIOti Was made for the coinage
of the three, cent pieces, and in the, revision of
the laws" the statute prOviding for the three
cent coins is wholly omitted,
.SO that them , is.
found in circulation - at tliis time this little coin
without any , apparent legal authority for - . its .
existence.:
• 11. Erie'll
—lt is rer. , orted that e wl • Jaw a
•
new titne . table on or. about the 15th inst. 1.1 is.
reporto that a new through eipreas train will
be put onwhieli will inake fester tinge between'
New York and Chicagb than any trait:l - which
has ever beenon the road.
.
('TO .KILL - POTATO BUGS.
tieAL time for adyent of these pests draws
near;figniers 'lnd gardeners are interested in
learning of a 4 protective" to their vines, or In'
other words to obtain some remedy which will
effectually . prevent the pests from destroying
their crops. Paris green has been tried and
found wanting. It not only kills the bugs but
the vines.--Othm preparations have been tested
ith equally I:50r acieceris. Col.; R: of
Randolph, 'gives the following receipt
„andsays:
"Four years of experience has abundantly
satisfied me that it is the only- afire = and-perfect
preparation for potato huge: - - itt cheap, aafe
and does the business; this is the receipt Sul
phur 4 ounces; hellebore, I..otirice; 6 quarts of
wood ashes; g. pound' ,of lime, and 2 ounces of
.
strog vinegar . na Mix the sulphur, hellebore and
lime together, then put in; a common: wooden,
pail with the other ingredients' and fill With
rain water. Let it stand one night' and it is
ready for' use, ; sprinkle it corer your vines once
or twice and the bugs will die or disappear, and
the vines Will not be troubled with the pest's."
'—Syracuse 4‘..landara.
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The following method of destroying the pest
is given by a correSpondent to one of the leading
agricultural journals in the countryi take
pailful of water (say three gallons) and thicken
it over the fire withfrye or wheat flour, cir. with
ithe common stareh that' is used for dressing
)satinet warp's. I, thicken the whole . • three gal
lons to the consistency of cold molasses. I:then
-take--a—half pint of this starch,. pour it into
another pailful of cold water, and add one table
poonful'Of Paris green, • and mix the whole
thorotihly, care being taken to keep it evenly
mixed, and with a sprinkler or syringe apply
to eaeh plant or hill. One or two applications
during the season will he sufficient. If the,
beetles are as numerous as I have seen them;
the stench from the field, next day will be suffl
cient evidence that the work has been accom
The WatertoWn Reformer has' the' following
timely advice in regard to ridding the garden
of the bugs ,etc. "To dertroy (bugs on aquaili
and cucumber vines dissolve la teaspoonful of
saltpetre in a pailful of water; put one pint of
this around 'each hill. shaping the earth so it
will not spread:much and the thing is done.
Use more saltpetre if you can afford it—it is
4 gzod for vegetable but death for animal life.
e bugs burrow in the
- earth at nightand
to rise in the morning. It is also goo& to kill
the "grub" in peach trees—only use twice' es
much, say a quart to each tree. There was . not
a yellow or blistered leaf on twelve or - fifteen
trees to which it was applied last season. No
danger of, killing any vegetable with it—a con
cantrated solution applied to beans makes them
grow wonderfully:'_- ,
SOLDIERS' MONUMENT.
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THE G" -
IMVEILIN AND DEDicATORY R
SEVICHo
The. Executive Committee, 'appointed by the
Monument, Association, to make all necessary
arrangements for the Dedication of the Sol
dices Monument on the coming Fourth' of
July, mptim Friday evening June Ist, and or
ganized by electink ' Hon. E. B. Hawley
Chairman, and H. F. Beardsley Secretary.
After a full and free interchange of thoughti
and opinions upon Ithe matter, the Committee
adjourned to Monday evening, June 4th, at
which time the following programme or order
of exercises was decided upon, subject to fur
there supervisioti,of said committee.
The order of exercises as agreed upon em
braces the following.:
1. Parade in the forenoon of which the
General Commanding Vet. Org., of Susq'a Co.
is Martial. After which parade, will be dis
missed for dinner. •
2. After dinner, the first on the programme
will be the unveiling of the statue, with ap
propriate remarks, by' Hon. Wm.. J. Turrell.
3. )-ration, or DedieatortAddress, by Hon.
•Galusha A. Grow. . .
The Committee In announcing - the above,
beg. leave' 'to state that _the &teas will be
furnished hereafter; and further, that while
they announce the above, Nrder of _Exercises,"
as constituttng :the main features of the occa
sion, they will, at the itirliest possible moment,
furnish the public with full details of the
Minor features of the occasion. - •
The members ofthe Veteran Military
elation of Harford, Pa.; and all others who
wish to peconia,lmembeis, .tire requet!ted; to
meet SatOrday, June . lBth, 1877, at the Harford
Fair Ground at 2 p. m., for the ptirpose of
completing the organization and.r.rranging for
the purchase of 'arms, uniforms, etc.
By order of
MAJoR A. T. SWEET,
President.
G; L. Pa E, Eec'y.
garford: MaylB, 1877,
..MONUMENT LEQTURE COURSE. •
The Lecture Committee have the _pleasure of,
announcing the people of Montrose and vi
clidty that Hon, Lewis Pughe, of Scranton,has
kindly consented to deliver the fourth and last
Lecture of the Course, On Monday evening,
June 18;1677. Full particulars will be pub
lished in next issue. `: ;14. F. BEARDSLIZY;
one. congratulates himself that
when the telephone comes. nto general use,and
some overgroWn _ muscular 'specimen of the
genus - how, has spoken evil of you ialsely t you
can put a hundred miles distance ,between
Yourself ,and him in . a few hours byrail, and
whisper back, `you: are a liar!" and then go
about your husiuess with the satisfac,tioi that
you have bad the last word and he can't hit
—We are sorry
. to learn that Mr. C. CI.
DeunCl3, Itioutrose, met .w ith a serious
accident a tew days' since. While at iirork lie
I rao . fork ltne tbrougiLhis foot.
palm ;leaf fan ik3ust as cooling as -nn
ivory_ one aud.pcists less._
ANOTHER. REMEDY.
TO 'DESTROY CUCUMBER DUGS
ON Tint 4th OF Jtrxx, 1877.
H. F. BEARD/31;SY, Sec'y.
ATTENTION -COMPANY.
- WOLF. 'ROAD- AND "VICINITY.
Warm and dry:
-toiropit look promising.
So does the potato-bug.
Dennis Lane hi building a new barn.
P. White is making eoine eFterudve improve-
meats around bis grocery.
There -is. talk of building a tannery at the
Bixby Pend.
Joseph'Porter has purchased his fathers
estate, both.real and personal, and intends .to
build a barn this summer. ~Hgam
GLENWOOD AND . VICINITY.
MB. Eprrou: Not often seeing any items in
the EtoMuer:from our quiet little glen s 1 will
send the following: • .
Grain and grass is linking well r oarn is up six
Inches.
The most popular question of—the day, is,
"have you any pOtato bugs." ;
, Our Supervisor's have commenced . work ,on
our roas, which is very pleasing to the people.
it
• - Black Clear water, our - enterprising tan
ners, are purchasing large q.nantities of. bark.
Mrs. F. P. Grow is bolding Sunday Schools
at her chapel in this place ; every Sabbath
morning,
The young folks of this place had 'a party at
• Snover's Ran on Friday evening of last week
A. good time was enjoyed.
Mr. Burt Vangorder has his new three story
barn neatly ready for painting. When com
pleted.will be the finest in .Nicholson; he in
tends putting up a house, soon, so we are in
formed. V.,
thartwoon, June 2, 1877.-
Edi fors Democrat:
Hard times is, the cry here.
Money is something to bp : talked of but.not
to be had. • .
Miss'Emma Brown hasl gOne to Binghamton
on a visit of two weeks.
Mrs. Fereno hai returned home after a - visit of
a feiv days at Ithaca. She says the saute dry is
heard there. Potatoes at that place are $2.50
per bushel. ' ' .
11Iles ; Pattie Whipple, known as "Aunt
Pattie," ie dead. She came to this place when
the country was quite new, and lived to the
good old`age of 82 years. She died as she had
lived, respected by all who knew her.
Our quiet village .was thrown into a state , of
excitement, Thursdriy night, caused by a rob
bery at Geo. Mirikler's., The young man who
committed, the robbery was a German; he came
to this place 'afew months ago and hired out to
Mr., Inderlied to work the tannery, and had
boarded with a German family until within , a
few weeks, since which time he has boarded at
Mr. Minkier's. He was out quite late the even
ing of the robbery. Mrs, .blinliler had. two
other. boarders who occupied the same room
with him, one of thetn, a German, occupying
the same bed. About one o'clock the occu
pant of the opposite bed was awakened suds
denly."but by what he could not 'state, arid
im
mediately Tose up in bed, when he saw the
young man was missing. tie became suspi
cious at once and instantly examined his
pockets where he found his pocket-book but
the* contents, ainounting to about fifteen dol)ars
missing. He instantly aroused the inmates of
the house who found on examining their
pocket-books that they too had been robbed.
Mr. Worgens' his bed fellow bad ten dollars
taken froin him ; Mrs. Winkler thirty-one, and
Mr: Minkler his watch, which hung at the head
of his bed. Of' five inmates, not one was
awakened at the time: They instantly formed
the resolution to overtake the rob*. and run
away. Mr., Minkler and Ed. Inderlied started
for Binghamton, expecting to overtake him,
but be having taken a very indirect road, they
did not succeed until trey reached. Bingham
ton, where, -- with the ,assistance- of the police,
they succeeded in capturing him when he came
y in the city. They were positive that his desti
nation was New Yorli, which place be was not
'destined to reach, but Montrose instead,' with
quiet lodgings with Sheriff White. On his
person was found a bottle of chloreform- and a
revolver, besides the missing watchi and money.
The barn of Dr. Lewis was entered Sunday
night, the 27th, .ult., :and seven bushels of feed
stolen therefroni. third . '
times makei thieves
notwithstanding we have a Republican Presi
dent. EPLITILIBIIB
A' VISIT TO THE MISSISSIPPI.
Messrs. Editors Democrat:
The week's monotonous work In the school
room ended, it was with an .anticipatton of
spending a. pleasant day, that started, hiay
26, in company with an elderly gentleman;
whose acqiaintance I had formed,.; to pay a
visit to the "Father of Waters." It was a de
lightftil morning, aid all nature seemed beau
tiful and joyous. ts we. approached the river
the country becam, more broken and wooded.
The ear was charnied by the ibathered song
sters, and the eye delighted by the shady roads,
the wild flowers that grew in abundance, and
the occasional glimpses through the trees of the
water, sparkling under a cloudless sky. About
the middle of the forenoon we reached the
ferry landing, and crossed over to the flourish
ing young , city of• Clinton, lowa. Soon afler
ciossing,:we witnessed from the bank, a scene
that, to one unused to , riverlife, was full of ex
citing interest. Two steamboats each Piloting
a farge raft of logs, were .nearing' the railroad
bridge which . spans, the - river -at that pOint.
Tice. diaw was open to let them nass; but the
hea d boat, evidently 'doubling her ability .to
steer safely through the narrow, passage, CA
deavbred_to run her raft under the bridge where
there was more room between thepeefe, while
she must cut loose and go. through the draw.
By management that`seemed: conswablY,','had,
one cc rner - of the raft, , theoarsmeitt on the for
ward end Striving - to keep it off, - was
Chairman.
CotTesponden
FROM BRACKNEY.
ran againstlhe'pointed end of an iron plated
pierocattering the logs in all directions: The
men running to rind fro upon the raft, the small
boats put out to save the detached logs that
went floating down the river, and the iteime t
vainly endeavoring to - Pull back against the
current, all ,combined: to prodice a scene of
excitement. But finally, sadly shattered, the
raft was floated past the bridge, the boat rua
through thidraw, and ' again "attached to the
island of logs. And - now the second raft ap.
prOached which, by the skillful handling of the
boat, was run straight through the draw, th e
pilcit; as he passed, the first boat, undoubtedly ,
glorying over the misfortune. We • next direc
ted our steps to the water-works, consisting of
a tower it the top of which id a tank hold
ing 13.000 gallons ofivater, and 'a beat biulding
containing the engine and pump. Next we
visited one of the many large saw -mills, to 'tee
which, was my •main objeCt in taking the trip.
The :rapidity with *hid" logs are converted
into lumber in . these milli is truly wonaertul.
By means of an endless ehain, the logs, three
or four eve- thee; are quicklY • drawn from the
river up an inclined plane to the second filer
of the mill. • ,They are first/slabbed by' circular
saws,then by means of rollers; and'arm that toss
them alidut like playthings,' they are carried to
different parts of the mill, where.' the different
sizes and qualities are sawed into "boards, laths,
shingles, and all the various kinds of timbers
used in building. In the mill which we 'visited
there is one gang of thirty-five ' saws; so that • a
log three feet in diameter would be sawed all
at once into inch`boards. Mint three o'clock
in the afternoon we started on our return.
Striking across the fields, we ascended a con
biderable elevation from which we obtained a
fine view of the river, for a long distance
stretching away to the south-westward. 4 lit
tie before five I arrived at my boarding place,
weary, and suffering from a, severe head-ache,
but, withal, well pleased with the day's jaunt.
WANDERER.
GARDEN PLAINS, Ili, May 29, 1877.
THE VILLAGE REPORTER
A. varied life he leads, but always in p'ropor
don to the estimation in Whfch -he, is held in
the community in which, he lives. Should his
pen pictures portray the Tleasiint side of life,
shunning the ,word 'which would •necessarily
call forth a word: of condemnation, and being
full of praises, then may he look for a fawning
community. Everybody is ready to praise
him and his efforts, each eagerto receive a puff.
But should his pen give, full and free expression
to the ready ,and needed comments Upon all
phises of life, commtnd and 'praise as required,
then may the reporter- beware of the enmity of
small souled . people ever , readY to take offence
at the least allusion to. themselves or their af
fairs. The reporter, however, is a necessary
adjunct-to the success of ir.„ paper,' and must
needs pursue his line of conduct 'lrrespective
of 'these petty displays of feeling upon thWpart
of fawning friends or Secret enemies. 'With
out fear or favor,-the faithfareporter will Care - 1
fully gather up the floating bite
.of_lite around
him, pen them in a neat, pleasing- and interest
ing manner, to the world: The:choicest work
in our papers are the paragraphs of our locst
reporters,and represent dilereutlines of thought_
and expressions in the sarde, MaUrier that their
natures are different. One-fiction only we
lay Upon our reporters, and Aar: is that they
shall not seek to ascertain fairitlisecrets,•or be,
tray family =AO's. • Action's which are opt
to the World however, 'impressions, ramblings,
facts and taneies; musings, travels, excursions,
etc.; are welceMed by our readers, and ye \rti•
porter will gOtrii yourself accordingly.
State - Assayer Hayes, of Massackusetts,prints
a warning about the'use of Paris green to. de
stray potato bugs, in • which he says: "Ile
danger is much too great to'permit its use by
New England farmers. It. is not known that
arsenic or copper is absorbed by the plants ;
they may be, but, assuming that they are
. not,
then the danger- attending the common mode
of digging and gathering /potatoes, from the
adhesion of .particles of the poison, in a soil
upon which it' has been Scattered; the danger
in distributing it and placing in the hands of
the workmen; and the'danger
,to animals, fuck
as poultry, hogs. sheep, and even dogs who may
venture into the fields, make only part of a list
of dangers that may ;be readily brought to
mind. And when we add to this that the
effects of metallic poisons - nitaY not be observed
for months, or years, in some cases, there is
certainly reason for saying that the indiscrimi
nate Use of Paris green on these . plants may be'
more disastrous 'in its results than the loss of
several crops of potatoes.. I cannot suggest
any harmless chemical agent that will drive oft
the bugs, but do not use a metallic Roisun."
A. NEW MODE OF SWINDLE.
• Swindlers appear .to be about as , numerous
throughout the country as potato bugs. We
can hardly pick tip an exchange, but what
some new device is, exposed .;- The latest mode
is this week set to rch in the t aston Satinet
The scoundrel had. learned that a Catholic
church near'Bethlehek. was financially, embar
rassed, called on one of ,the ardent members,
represented that he WaLiCatholic, and a rich
man and that a few paltry dollar's ) , would not
make him any poorer„ and that he had accor
dingly resolved to
,aki the church in its difficul
ties. This piped , the party 'greatly and they
entertained pie i tatianger .with the best they
bad. He remain e d with them one night and
Utter breakfast the ~next morning banded them
a cheek for . $BOO. llefiist then recollected that
he had no ready money about him to pay hi 3
way hem, and. $5,80 Wes lent himaill they had.
It is scarcely' needles's. to - add that the cheek
was worthleso and $5.50 disappeared with the
taseal..,:3loral7-ao net. put too much faith in
Strangers who volunteer to keep churches out
of financial diflicnities.
•
—Tit " s° 110)8 ,a/I—thinga. 11 you don't
uOlO3 it,go Act!elk an stick your
baud down in,o9 ro t ittr 2 ,, pt:cabbages yea
tat?iiie4: . !twtty-lNit 144 > -
PARIS GREEN.