Rensselaer Union, Volume 9, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 November 1876 — Page 7

The Northeast Passage.

A navigable Polar route between Europe and the heart of Asia Is the latest and greatest achievement of geographical exS' tion. . Thia work, far surpassing in wt and practical value anything that eyhaa accomplished, the world owes igtrtpid '-qwedfeh' explorer. Prof. NoTdersklold. Prof- Nordenskiold had a theory that the Gulf Stream, after striking the coast <w Eurdpe, pasted around to the north of Bdandlnayia, and Opened a way with its warm currents through the Polar Sea, north of Russia and Asia. The Professor sailed from Sweden in August, and has already. if thia report does not exaggerate hi* shcoete, proved his theory true, and made a geographical discovery that will Change the course of trade between Europe and Asia and powerfully effect the destinies of millions of human beings for all time to come. He found a clear passage through the Polar Sea, reached the mouth of the Yenisei, and through it penetrated Into the' heart of Asia, almost to the very frontiers of China. The country bontorlijg the Yenisei is vast,, fertile an J* uncultivated. The wdten About its inouth are warm, By this route vessels of light draught can he taken within 150 miles of the head waters of the great Amoor River,’And the commercial distance between Europe and China is shortened thousands of miles. This discovery has the greatest interest to Arctic explorers. It looks now as if the search for the northwest passage was a mistake. A northeast passage we know now there is, Out as that is " opened by the Gulf Stream, which does nbt floW' to the north of the American Continent, there can ba no sqjeln title grpuad. 'for believing that there is a northwest passage. The cdpqnercial respite of the new route are obvious. Excepting Indian trade, which must go through the Mediterranean and the Suez'Gaaal, commercial intercourse between EarOpe'and Asia will sobh begin to use the new northeast passage. The shortness of the route will add correspondingly to the comforts of mankind. New communities, new cities,'perhaps; wilt be founded on the fertile banks of the Yenisei, and England will haie more cause than ever to rejoice that the almost-im-passable Himalayas bar her Oriental provinces from the. growing Asiatic dominion of Russia.— Chicago Tribune.

Description of a Turkish Battle.

The correspondent of flic London Dail& Telegraph at Alexidatz'gives the following account of the battle between the Turks and Servians pn the Morava: “ Then opened such a fire as can never be described. It was the meeting? of desperate men—of Serbs urged forward by reckless Russian leaders, of Turks longingto strike their enemy. The que*tion was which could be reinforced the longest and the quickest. Fresh Servian battalions were coming into actlsn dvery moment, and extending the line of attack; fresh Turks were coming down the slope, and, gaining the shelter trenches which, as I have before remarked, the Turks, with admirable • forethduglft, had Constructed. , \ / <. • “At first the men cbfild' not be persuaded to lje down;. tltqy wanted to go forward, and I expected every moment to see them charge with the bayonet. But they were gradually prevailed upon to avail themselves of cover’ and' hence the great disparity between their loss and that of the Serbs. Amongst these latter we, could see that great slaughter was taking place, for theirJine, although contiually guns were able to |hrow whol&volleys of shells in*among the ’tdue-coated soldiers. With what a yell went those terrible missiles on their way! They seemed to break, everyone of them, exactly where wanted, ana to strew the ground with dead and dying every , moment. . The rifles, quickly sc’(ffidfrignTeni, added to the carnage which tookqflace in-tbte valley. I will not pretend to say whether the Servians actually crossed the bridge" ewer the Moravti; by some who were oh the spot it is denied, by others admitted. I thought at the time that they did. Moreover, as the fight progressed our lines wavered as the Servians in increasing numbers were hurled, against.'out left .flank. But this was only for a while; the men were simply borne back, not disheartened, and fresh troops wefc huriyigg up to; suecor them, Hafiz Pasha himself being amongst the foremost in that gallant fight. It was a fearful struggle truly, and seemed to extend all along the line at this moment; indeed; it is believed that sixty Servian battalions were at that moment engaged; “ But all to no purpose: the steady courage of the .Turks prevailed agajust the newly found bravery of the Serbs, and was making itself more and more apparent every 'moment. How admirably the Snider acted theft, as always!. The ground was covered witq.disahled Serbs, and still roll of muskfcgy maintained itself along the Turkish front, tHer men firing each five or six shots a minute. At length'the crisis came. The Sertiaw made ane more great effort, there was a tremendous crash; a fearful roll as -of thunder, and then .the enemy began to give ground. With a wild shout the Turks rise and pour volley after volley into ffieis tjetpjatlngranks. fire shell, which burst over their heads, in front of and behind them, dealing death, and destraction dU around every moment. The Servians turn and fly; their effort has been in vajn; they must seek the shelter Of their guns, or lit? killed to a man. “Without further delay they rush to their hayen pf comparative safety, leaving their'dead and dying bn the ground, ana the Turkish'forces alone'ih their wel£

The Prevention of Suicide.

It has often been said of people slightly insane who commit or attempt suicide, that they are moved by unreasoning selfishness or vanity.. vanity might, and we venttire to think would, .be in many cases overborne by the recollection tbatsuicideis murder, and that the peredn who'cbmmiifi it wnl be treated after death as a felon —his-botfr buried without Christina ftouk hfe family disgraced and|i|s property lost to them. The man who could make and sign a disposition of his property with the intention of suicide clearly in his mind,would be more determined on self-destruction than certain <y a half of the persona Whe at present qommit thp dreadful act. t it‘has not, we believe,, been denied by medical men that the homicidal mania is frequently by the fear.of punisbmentif But. as Jhe l|wds at patent worked, many cases occur in which the maniac coolly counts upon the impunity which wiil attend his crime. The same feeling may work upon suicides. They a case. Among recent examples there is a large proportion in which the suicide,

however insane upon the one point, was perfectly u l K ® everything else, and, there being no restraining thought in the fear of legal consequences, has been left ..to comdiit self-murder as an act affecting himself alone. There are many men to whom disgrace appears worse than death. Buch a, feeling is not uncommon even among those whose intellects are considerably disordered. Stealing, adultery, blasphemy are quite impossible to many aman who will yet commit suicide. The idea of hurting another is often more repugnant than that of hurting oneself. There are many with whom a consideration of the injury dond to their families woula operate powerfully as a deterrent, even more powerfully than the desire to gratify the suicidal Impulse. Passion Is thus controlled, and the man who would stick at no crime to attain an end where his own longings are concerned is yet held back by the consequences his rashqess may bring upon those he loves, or even those with whom he wishes to stand well. It is not possible to believe that if every intelligent suicide—that is, every suicide whose intellect has only failed ou the one point—could be shown, whether by argument or by witnessing the experience of others, that his crime would be punished by social disgrace, he might not be induced to hesitate, and, as In all diseases, time gained would be life saved. The impulse is often transient. Restrained for a sufficient period it dies out, and every consideration, legal and moral, which can be used for its restraint should be diligently sought out and employed. Half a dozen verdicts of “felo-de-se” would have a stronger influence, we are convinced, upon intending suicides, and would have a greater effect upon the annual number of cases than any medical treatment whatever. London Saturday Reoiew.

Raising Nut Trees.

Every true lover of nuts likes to raise trees and test the different varieties. The very best kinds should be selected for cultivation, says a writer in the American Socialist; and if the seeds are saved from the most perfect of them, the chances for producing good fruit will be more certain. The best method of keeping nuts for seed is to let them get quite ripe before gathering; then partly dry them and mix in dry sand, put them «in thick, mouse-proof boxes, and bury in sand on a dry bank. In spring, select a rich, loamy soil, plow deep, pulverize well, and drill in the nuts, far enough apart to allow the trees some space to grow and room to cultivate between the rows. As soon as the young plants appear, the soil should be loosened around them frequently, which will effectually prevent weeds from growing, as well as hasten the growth of the plants. After the second year’s growth it might be well to clip off the ends of the vigorous side branches, thus sending the life into main stem. As the stalk grows stouter, the branches may be cut close. However, it is better to leave them oh a little too long than to have slender, top-heavy trees. Do not transplant until they are large enough to be staked, or until they are three or four years old. The ground, if intended for an orchard, should be subsoiled, and the holes for the young trees dug deep, and fertilized with a little old manure, unless the soil is very rich. The trees may be carefully dug, saving all the roots, and leaving them as long as possible and free from bruises. If a part efi the soil can be removed with them, all the better. The roots that chance to get cut by the spade should be cut clean from the trader side, in order that the rootlets may start in the best direction. They must be covered ’with earth or cloths until they are set out. \ In setting, some advise to lean the tree a little to the west, or in the direction of the prevailing winds. The young trees may be set as the same depth as when taken up. The roots should be carefully 'sptbad, and fine soil packed tightly arqund them with the hand, and then filled in with dirt and trodden down firmly. A good stout stake, with a string and cloth fastened tightly around it finishes the job, and the storms may come. Stir the ground often till dry weather, then spread a thin layer of manure, or a thick coating of chip dirt, old straw or other ‘Titter. Thesh are of great benefit the first year, saving the labor of stirring the soil, f . After the first year’s growth, in order to make handsome and fruitful trees, it is necessary to use the knife freely. “ I prefer training the main shoot as leader, encouraging the branches that start out at nearly right angles, and checking or cutting away those too much inclined upward, as they are apt to split off wnen laden with fruit or snow. I would cut away all branches not radiating from the center of the tree, as well as all cross branches, leaving them far enough apart tq let in'light ana sunshine, and keeping the tree Symmetrical in every direction. Thjs can be done by clipping back those branches which have a tendency to get ahead of the rest; and an abundant crop of nuts may be expected.

Boys on the Farm.

One-of the best hints we have met with ,as to the way in which boys may be kept «fromßeaving the farm, came to us when we Were attending a fair in Connecticut a Jew days since. It was at the exhibition jof* trained working oxen and steers. We were greatly Interested and somewhat astonished at the performances of the oxen in drawing, and especially in backing the heavy.loadto which they were hitched. But we were more interested when two young’sons of an old-time neighbor came on with a pair of steers each, two-year-'olds and yearlings, which they had trained. The steers seemed to be as well broken and as handy as the old oxen Which’we drove in our youth; in fact thev were more so; for we must confess, we never drove a pair of oxen that were so cdmpletelv unrtej- control, and so ready to do what was required of them as those steeds were. But the training of the dumb animals was not the only thing we thought of. What interested us more, and hitexhvelt more in our thoughts since was the training which those boys received amusing themselves with the young steers. We know not what career may be before those boys; perhaps one of them will yet be President. But we are more confident in predicting that they will be farmers, and that, too, not because they arejnotsmart enough to be anything else, an imputation which one look at their bright and handsome faces would deny, but because it will be their choice, and the business in which they will always : feel a deeper interest than in any other. Farmers! If you want your boys to stay on the farm, encourage In every way whatever will interest them in the things of the farm. Let them yoke the calves, pnd halter-break the colts to their hearts* content, and do not grudge them the time tttttriffidg expense may be required. You can not make a better investment.— Vermont Record and Farmer.

HOME, FARM AND GARDEN.

—Zinc that is used under stoves should never be dampened. If it becomes soiled or dim, rub with a flannel and a little fresh lard. In this way it will always look as new and bright as when first purchased. ; .... —Concerning the condition of the fanners of the Northwest the Milwaukee Wisconsin thinks the general condition of the farmers in these States at the close of the season of 1876 is as good as it was in 1875. It admits the wheat crop is short, not more than half a crop, but holds that they have far more corn than last year. —lnsects In all parts of the world are becoming more than ever a terror to the husbandman. The Western farmers, with their experiences of grasshoppers and potato-bugs, can sympathize very acutely with the poor wine-growers of the Gironde. Great as are the achievements of science in Europe and America, its claims to boasting are made almost ridiculous by the impudent aggressions of these little insects. —Ruby Cake.—Beat to a cream one pound of sugar and one pound .of butter: add eight well-beaten yolks of eggs and one grated nqtmeg and stir in the coloring matter, made as follows: Grate a beet root to fine shreds, with a very little water; let It stand one day and squeeze through a linen cloth. One wineglassful of this essence should be added to the other ingredients. Then stir in one pound of flour; lastly the whites of the eight eggs, beaten to a stiff froth. —To polish furniture use equal parts of boiled linseed oil and kerosene. Apply it with a flannel, and rub dry with another flannel. It will remove all white marks and scratches, and should be kept always ready for use. It gives the room a fresh appearance to rub all the furniture with this preparation. One feels well rewarded for the labor. If any white spots are so firmly fixed that the polish does not remove them, it can be done by rubbing with turpentine, then holding a hot shovel over them. — Detroit Free Press.

—Any good housekeeper will have her pickle jars and fruit cans thoroughly cleansed, when emptied of their contents, before putting away. To do this, throw in a good handful of washing soda, fill up the jar with boiling water, cover and let it stand for an hour. Then wash in the soda water, scald and rinse in two boiling waters and wipe dry. If any odor remains repeat the process. To clean bottles, put a dozen large tacks in with strong soda water, shake well, and everything adhering to the inside of the bottle will at once disappear. —Purdy's Fruit Recorder gives the most successful planting of raspberries as in autumn, by the following mode: The young plants are carefully set, the roots well spread out, and the mellow earth which covered them beaten with the hoe over the plants, to show where they were As soon as the ground froze in winter a wagon-load of manure was driven over the plantation, and a shovelful placed on each beaten spot. Early in spring the whole surface was harrowed, which scattered the manure and mixed it with the soil. This mellowed the soil and destroyed the weeds that were just ready to come up, leaving a clean surface till the young raspberries were half a foot high. * —For years we used “salts of lemon” and various acids to remove stains from table linen, but a person remarked to us: “All your labor is useless. Wait till the peaches are gone and the stains will also begone.” We thought this utterly foolish, but decided to try it- and, sure enough, when the peaches were gone the stairis had disappeared! The idea, in itself, looks ridiculous; but does not the table linen get enough regular washing to take out almost any stains In the course of one peach season ? We have noticed the same is true of grape stains, or of almost any other kinds of fruit. This is very true, and if remembered may save much useless labor. — Cor. Detroit Free Press.

Preserving Hardy Tree Seeds.

It is often said that if a man. follows nature in the sowing of seeds he cannot go very far astray. The remark sounds S’ msible enough, but embodies a fallacy. us, an apple as it falls upon the ground may be taken as an example of nature’s method of planting. The seeds are enclosed in a pulpy mass which, as it decays, ferments and generates an acid that in nine cases out of ten destroys the germ of the seeds within. Bpt should some large aninial step upon the apple.soba after it is ripe, thereby releasing the seeds from their natural covering and scattering them about, the chances of their growing and becoming trees are greatly increased. Again, if the animal should happen to be an ox or cow, and eat the apple, the seeds may pass through their digestive organs, and then be cast upon the earth, without injury to the vitality of the seed. These roundabout ways are just as natural as any other which reaches the same end by a short cut- It is quite natural for various tree seeds, when mature, to drop upon the ground, where they are devoured by various kinds of animals, or in larire part destroyed by heat and cold, drotight, or too much moisture. A few escape destruction, take root and grow, the number being again lessened during the first few years of the plant’s existence. This is nature’s method of restricting overproduction and crowding, and not as generally expressed, “nature’s way of preservation and Multiplication.” Now, the art of horticulture consists mainly in improving upon nature’s method, both in the preservation and propagationof plants, as well as the multiplication of varieties. If we cannot do this, qur labors as intelligent beings avail us little. These remarks are intended to counteract, if possible, the mischievous teachings of men who are constantly telling us that we must follow nature closely in all her ways, as well in rearing plants as animals. Of course, die fundamental principles must be obeyed, but her plasticity enables us to mould nature’s works into many forms which suit our purpose far better than the originals. With this view we plow, sow, reap and thresh, also grind our grain, plant and prune fruit trees, thereby supplying wants or desires better than by leaving all Ihings tdnature. The season is now at hand for procuring many useful kinds of forest tree seeds, and it is clear that tb be al all successful we must interfere somewhat with nature both in preserving and planting. For instance, one of our readers writes that he has had slight success in.' planting nuts and other forest seeds in the fall, although it was doubtless the season in which “nature” performed the operation; mice and other vermin destroyed the seed almost as fast as he could plant or sow. This is but one of the many decisions in which we are obliged to deviate from nature to avoid destruction from natural enemies. As the seeds of our various forest trees fall upon the ground, they come in contact with moisture, and the leaves and loose vegetable matter surrounding or covering them offer a slight protection

from cold during the winter; but the principal condition which prevents destruction as their vitality is moisture, for dryness during any considerable period is fatal to most kinds of seeds. To avoid losses from vermin, as well as to protect hardy tree seeds from being injured in other ways, the better way is to preserve them in boxes filled with sand during winter, and to sow in spring. It is not necessary to put the boxes in cellars or under cover; bury them in the open ground, where it will make little or no difference whether the seeds freeze or not, as it is the constant mqist condition during the winter months which preserves their vitality, and epables the sprouts to burst asunder the shell or other envelope on the return of warm weather In spring. All the varieties of nuts, also the seeds of the ash, maple, tulip-tree, locust, osage orange, and three-thorned accacia, may be treated in the same manner. Gather the seeds as soon as ripe, and then procure boxes of the required size; in the bottom, spread a layer of sand an inch deep, over this put a layer of seeds of the same thickness, or less if small like the maple or locust. Then add another layer of sand, following in this order until the box is full. Dig a pit in some dry place In the garden, ana just deep enough to leave the top of the box about level with the surface of the surrounding soil when put in place. Lay some boards over the top of the box if there is danger of vermin getting at the seed; if not, ordinary soil may be put directly upon the sand to the depth of six or eight inches, or enough -to make a slight mound over the top to carry off the water during heavy rains. The sand used should, of course, be moist, but not saturated with water, and it should be kept in this condition during winter. For this reason we recommend placing the boxes in a dry position, where the water wilj not settle about them in winter. If no such position is handy, then set them on the top of the ground, and bank up and over with earth, or cover with a roof of boards. Good sharp sand is a far better material in which to pack seed than common soil, as it admits of good drainage, thereby preventing moldiness and rotting in case 100 much water should happen to get into the boxes. The seed can also be readily separated from it in spring withe sieve if necessary. Chestnuts and 'acorns are, probably, as difficult to keep over winter as any of our larger kinds of tree seeds, for they will sprout in the fall if the weather should prove warm, and they soon decay if placed in a warm and moist position, and shrivel up if Kept dry; but we have succeeded perfectly by storing them in sand and then placing the boxes on the north side of some building orother shady spot, where they will be kept cool until actually frozen up in winter. It is well to spread out acorns and chestnuts for a fewdays after gathering, and let the natural moisture dry out a little before packing away for the winter. 0 In the spring seeds kept as we have directed should be sown as soon as the ground is in a suitable condition to work easily, and before the seeds begin to sprout. The larger kinds may be picked out by hand, or the sand sifted out; but with the smaller kinds, sow sand and seeds in the drills together. If any of our readers have ever experienced any difficulty in making hardy tree seeds grow, we would advise them to try again, adopting the above-described method of preserving over winter. — Ji. Y. Sun.

The Clock of St. Mary’s Church, Subeck.

Strolling through the streets I happened to pass St. Mary’s Church near the hour of noon, and 'entered to see the famous clock perform its little tricks, which it has repeated day by day for over 300 years. This ancient piece of mechanical skill is placed near the main altar, and has a huge and bewilderingly complicated dial, showing the second, minute, hour, day, month, year and relative position of moon and planets all at once. On a miniature semicircular gallery above the dial is the figure of Christ seated on a throne. With the last stroke of twelve, melodious chimes play a verse of some hymn, and at the same time a little door on the right of the gallery opens and a figure in apcstolic garb appears, advancing slowly until it reaches the throne, when it turns and bows before the Savior, and then roes on again, disappearing through a door on the left. Eleven Apostles pass through in this manner, but ttfe twelfth, who is said to be Judas, only shows his face, when the door is shut on him. I could not help pitying the poor little wooden apostle, who has been subjected to this mortifying treatment for 300 years. St. Peter comes in for his share of rebuke in the shape of a cock which makes an effort to crow three times, but though he flops his wings as lively as ever his voice was Injured by a cold caught in the severe winter of 1724, from which he never fully recovered, and I suspect St. Peter laughs in his sleeve at the bird’s attempt to remind him of his temporary defection over 1800 years ago. —Cor. San Francisco Chronicle.

Mason & Hamlin Cabinet Organ Declared Best at the Centennial.

Medals and diplomas have been so numerously awarded at the Centennial in Philadelphia that they indicate nothing as to the comparative merits of exhibits. The Judges' Reports alone determine rank in excellence. These unequivocally assign to the Mason & gims “ the first rank in the several reqfffsitcs of such instruments,” which “is as much,” says tike New York Tribune, “as to say they arc the best reed organs exhibited, in all important qualities.”

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