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Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1831-10-20

VIRGINIA, TO Wit:
AT Rules holden in tho Clerks Office Of
the Circuit Superior Court Of Law and
Chancery for Jefferson county, the 6rst
Monday in October. 1891:
John Moifer, John Hinkic, &. Crou,-
nell Orrick, PIArsriFrs,
James Ryan and VIHiam Moore,
ard UINiam Coyie, sen'r, adnninisfra-
tor Of UiAiam Coyte, jun'r. decd.
DEFENDASTs.
H>HE defendant, William Coyle,
II sen. not having entered his appear
ance, and given security according 10 the
act Of assembly and the rules Of this court
and II appearing by satisfactory evidence
that he is not an inha bitant OF this coun-
try: Is ordered, That the said defend
ant do appear here on the first day Of tho
next term. and answer the bill Of the plain
tiff; and that a copy OF this order be
forthwith inserted in some newspaper
published in Charlestown. for two months
successively. and posted at the front door
Of the court house in tho said town Of
Charlcstown A copy-Teste,
ROBERT L. BROWN,
Oct 90, 1881.
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iIslf Tickets, ore Dollag-QuAFteFs so cents.
10 ~ hsd II
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-05-16
POULTRY.

THE TURKEY, (ftteagris Galiparo, Lg) is
a native of America add was Introduced MO
Europe by the Spanisrds, according TO Lou
don ; though some authors say that the Key
derives lts name from tue country from which
il hrst Imported.
Turkey chick, should be Withdrawn from
the nest as soon as Matched, and kept very
warm by wrapping them III d innels, or putting
them undar an art fetal mother IN warm
room or other warm place. Various nosirums,
(sa,s Loudon) are commended 10 be gwen
and done At ths season, as pepper corn, snu
a tea sboonfnl Of milk, immersion IN cold wa
ter, &c. Mo~bray "iSely Jecteh an ihese
unnatural PRACTICES, aud succeeded ny giving
curd aud bard eggs or 1ud am barley meal
kueaded with mix aud renewed WIN cieaf
water rathei than milk, as he found tbe ids'
often secured them. sort OF Veim'ceiii, or
ali6cial worms frosn pulling boiled meat INTO
s,rines he found bene fetal tor every species OF
osilnaceous chicken. Two great objects are,
70 ,yoid super1uous moisture, aud to MAINTAIN
he utmost cltarl.ness, for which purpose as H.
tle 81 ,opfood is giyen as possible. ifesh
,,rf of snott sweet grass should be daily given
| as green food but not snails or worms, od's'
| nettle sed, clover, rue or worm woooi rs IT,
| commended by tie elder housewi'c'. "a'e'
| is generally preferable TO mix. "hth '"e
| uea,her is favorable the hen is cooped aufoan
| in the forenoon. During the resi- OF 'he va.
and night, tor The first slX weeks. sue IS heI
within doors. After that the hen may "'
cooped v hole day exiernaiiy' LOT a'o' n'.
fortnight, TO harden The cn'che"s a''u ~" .s,
yards they may be lett TO range, "'tnin cei
lam limits. being led at going out in he NOR
Ming and returning in the evening. lher or
| binary food may be that OF common COO n
and hens. They will prefer roos,lng ao'
on high trees il the summer season W, ~ va
caonst generally he permitted without da"ee
of their loss. c.,,aa. Il.
| Mr.. Goblet, in work entitled Cottage T.
conomy, makes the following Remarks -
| The great enemy TO young turkeys l'ot Oh
ones are haydy enough is Ine We lAs MS
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-05-16

ORANGE FAliN.
April 10, 1881.


The following let er from the proprietor OF
the Orange Farm, will be read with interest.
The only remark we have 10 make on laying
iIbelore our leaders, is" go and do ike
wis.,.
Mr., SMITH: May 4, 1881.
Under an impression that the agriculu wrists
Of our country, with few Exceptions, did not
employ capital enough in their business, a.
ooul Twelve years since, determined 10 carry
my ideas into effect u. ,on my Orange Farm,
consisting OF 400 acres. After the desired fe
Unity had been given TO the soil, 80 Pcres Of ii
were Converted into garden, and $40 acres
in'o dairy farm. OF these $40 acres. abou,
~ ie IN wood, and about 300 under Lultiva-
ton.
Inc cows are in number l00-sometimes
more, aud sometimes less. They are kept in
warm, but well ventilated stables throughout
hue winter, and parl Of the spring and autumn
4hey are not exposed to cold rains even il
summer. They run during the summer on lux
"lan' pastures, each of which affords conior
,a'le shade. So much Importance is alta, b {
wofnadr, thnt sheds have been erected ovei
uae 'foughs, where they get their drink. Al
.Ne,e 10 no running water on the farm,w have
depend on pumps. And it may not be GU
VI place here to state, that two dogs, one al
aume, pump all the wstrr, aud cut all the corn
s,a'ss' straw aud hay used for all the cows anc
s"ei animals Of This farm. These cut ARTICLES
M'1ed WIN cornmeai, bran, shorts, and roots
a,ecooked ny means Of very simple steam aIl
pa'a'ns Tor their food during the winter. with
occasional variations.
ee Cows are at all times in the stables clean
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-05-16

gardener, sends II by loads to covent Garder
market. Il Is coming info general netiee and
culture among US.
This plant rs rails d with very little trouble
being perennial, aud is one of the earliest
vegetables afforded by the garden. Half a
dozeo plants, growing a, two fee, each way,
will supply family. II Is propagated by seed
or ofiseiis. have il early in April by III
tie extra labor. place hatrelsj having one or
no head. over few stools, or plants in March
aud cover aud surround them with recent sta
oie manure. The heat thus generated causes
the plants TO grow aud the light not having
access. the stocks become beautifully blanched,
and soon reach the top of the cask. The acid
oil the rhubarb is very similar in navor to that
OF the go1seberry. New England Fam'r.
Recipe for summer Beer.-fake four quarts
OF moiasseS, halt pint of vest, aud a
spoonful Of powdered raee ginger; put these
ingredients into your vessel. aid pour on them
two gallons of soaldiog hot woter shake then,
we'll I'LL ii fermen,s and add thirteen gallons
OF cold water 10 fill up the cask Let the Ii
qnor ieimnn, about twelve hours, WHEN IL will
be TT for use. II nay DO Rept in bottles to u
great age,
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-05-16

'hhg 'z TO take care that young turkeys neve
go on on any account, even IN dry weather
TIL the de0 Is quite ofthe ground and thi
! should be adhesed TO all they get to the siz,
OF an old partridge aud have their backs wei
covered with feathers, and in wet weather
they should be kept under cover all day
long.
/ As TO fed'ng them when young. various nice
! thlngs have been recommended. Hard eggs
chopped fine with crumbs OF bread. and a
great many other ,hings but, that winch have
seen Hled, and always With success, and for all
sorts oil young poultry, Is, mik turned INTO
citrds. This is the food for youag poultry OF
all sorts. Some should be made fresh every
DAY and il this be done, and The young tur :
keys Kept warm, and especially from toef, not
one out of score will die. When they get
TO be strong. they may have meal and grain,
but still they always love Ihs curds
When they get their head feathers then they
are hardy enough aud what they thea wan, Is
fonn 10 prowl about. II is best 10 breed them
under common hen; because she does not
Fdm0te like hen-iurkey and II is very curl
Gus thIng that the turk Us bred up by hen of
the common fowl, do not themselves ramble
mnch when they get old than which more
complete proof oi the great power Of habit il
not perhaps 10 he found Aud ought not this
10 he lesson TO fathers and mothers Of fami-
lies ought not ihey 10 consider that the hhb-
It's which they give 10 chlldrcn are to stick to
them during their whole lives
The hen should be fed exceedingly well too
while she is sitting aud after Sue has matched
for though she does not give milk she gives
heat, and let il he observed that, az 10 man
ever yet saw healthy pigs with a poor SOW, so
no man ever saw healthy chickens with poor
hen. This is "a matter much too lille thought
OF IN the rearing OF poultry but il is a matter
OF the greatest consequence. Never let poor
hen sit feed the hen while she IL sitting ; aud
feed her most B5undanty when she has young
ones for then her labor il very great; she rs
making exertions of some sort or other during
the whole twenty Hour hours she has TO rest
constantly doing something or other TO provide
iood or safety for her young ones,
As TO fating turkeys, the best way Is never
10 lei them get poor Ctamn,ing is a nasty
thing and quite unnecessary. Barley meal
mixed with skim milk civ II TO them fresh aud
fresh will make them lat 10 short time
Boiled carrots and Swedish turnips will help
and furnish change of sweet food
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-05-16

State Of Cipdsafi0n IN The Saydloieh biandS.
"A Distinguished naval officer, who las In,elv
returned from The Sandwich lslards, States nor
only the fact, for which we wsre prepared
thai the inhabitants oil these ISL and 5 have made
great advances in civilization, but even that
the principal families OF the Islands are begin.
Ming 10 emulate the luxury Of European
countries. The public business il transae,
ed with great torn through a Secretary OF
State, and the King himself who has never
been out Of the Islands, Isl WILL educated young
man Of elegant manners, though some what III
chned to dan ~ ism. He both speaks and writes
Engllsb pat probably from lear Of committing
inaccuracies in pronunciation, liz shy OF sppaii-
! ing the language 10 the presence OF strangers.
! His Court dress is the Windsor uniform u Eng
land, a blue coat with red cuffs made in tie
! highest style oil fashion by Bond street tailor.
Our informant had the honor OF bang pfesen.
ted, and dining al Court. The entertainments
reseinbied that OF one OF our most speodid N
York Hotels, with lh,s advantage. that thu
guests ius,ea OF dining on china, were served
on plat, OF winch his Majesty has a fun ser
vice made by the well kuown Is idees, Of Loa-
don. In the houses OF tue more opu,eat aristo-
cratic families Of III isfanJ, - mixture
OF the ancient native inanners aud Gus
toms, wi,h tue las piJns VI England and Amer
ca. They have tailor, aud mitiiners whu r,-
cene lguiar rsm,ilanees Of merchandise aud
patterns IRON London aud New York
lN r. Post
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tad some IDEA OF giving up all political pur
Blu Thomas Moore, Esq.
a, thou with thy genIus,thy youth and III,
rhon born of Russell, whose instinct O
,ha accustomed career of thy sires is The same
A. the eagles TO soar with his eyes to the
sun;
Whose nobility comes to thee stamp'd with a
seal
Var. lar more ennobling than monarch e'er
vub me blood of thy race ofr-r'd up for the
ofa nation that swears by that martyrdom
yet.
shalt thou be faint-hearted, aud turn from the
From the mighty arena, where all that Is
grand,
And devoted, AID pure, and adjoining in life,
!, for bigh-thoughted spuus like thine to
command
No. no-never dream it-a bile good men des.
pair
Between ,yrants and traitors, and ,imid men
how,
Never think for an instant, thy country can
spare
Such light from her darkening horizon as
thu.
With spiri' as meek u. The genlest OF those
Who, IN HES SUM, vale, lie shelteted aud
warm,
Yet bold and heroic as ever yet rose
To the top-eliFs of fortune, aud breasted her
storm.
With an ardour for liberty, fresh as in youth
II FIRST kludes the bard, aud gives ale to hi.
brei
Yet meow'd even now by that mildness of
truth
Which ,empers, but chls not, the patriots
fire;
With an eloquence--no. like those rills from
height,
winch sparkle and foam, and in vapour are
B;ts current, that works out its way into
hight,
Through the e,t'ring recesses of thought and
VI Lore.
Thus giited-,hou never canst sleep IN the
shade -
II me slmrlng OF genius, the music OF fame,
1.-THE charns OF Thy cause have not power TO
persuade,
Yet think how ID freedom hour, pledged by
thy name.
Like the boughs OF that laurel, by Deiphis de-
cree,
Set apart for The fame, and its service di-
vine,
AL the branches that spring from the old Rus
sell tree,
Are by Liberty claim'd for the use of her
shrine.
" itforms tho ground of a sheer against Lord John
nusei III Tie London john Bull, thai several oI his ah-
teS0fs were executed"
Stray Thoughts following unique com-
position appears in the Huntington (Pa.) Coz,
fer OF Wednesday last, in the shape OF caution
10 The pubic.
whereas my Pink, my pretty 10Y,
MY wife, my Sarah June,
hhs lett my home and her employ,
10 rove about again;
AUS caution S therefore 10 iorwafn
All people not 10 trust
10 her the worth of an acorn,
Or lose il all they must +;
For IN determined not TO pay
The value OF a straw
or her contracts, in any way,
Unless compelled by law.
ROBERT HARPER.
April 49, 1881.
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I by being kept clear oftheir own dir, bv mean,
OF well constructed drain SO 6red as TO re-
ce,ve all their dung and urine.
vi the sales Of the products of this dairy
'afap' mere has been for a series of years 4
progressive increase. The account of the sale,
oil last year, as rendered TO me by my msnsg.
on The LIST January last, you have below !; and
am gwen to understand that it will be more
'h's year. In this statement the proceeds OF
the garden OF 80 acres are net included.
AS the expense Of repairs, Of buildings, aud
of every other kind. are paid by nv manager
have not allowed myselfto pry into them We.
~ closely. have conented myself with
knowing, that lie has to deliver TO me-, and that
he does deliver to me, without Limitation every
DAY, whatever quantity my family may want OF
i'e'h butter, cream aud milk, aud that he has
to pay to mr., and does pay TO me in cash eve.
y Saturday, satisfactory net amount OF rent.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-05-16
TERMS.

20, a per anuu n, PAYABLE in sdvance.-No sub
- ,v,Il he received for less time than six months
yil be discontinued tbut at the discretion
and y" I Jii,nrs1 until all arrearages are paid.
ofthe ,,,.e.nsnts will be Inserted at % cents per
y ~ lesso the first time, and 81 l-2eents for each
ct1afe ~ Those from distance must he paid for
onunu, their insertion, the payment assumed by
pre"lo'sa.snonsible person in Lynchburg.
Soa,o s.,neery Orders not exceedingtwo squaresare
,ad for six dollars.
,io,,ers addressed TO the Editors must DO post
y ~ =, they will not be attended to
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4T.rl. n -Al

+ SHALL De W MarAct tue present year for
1.-The purchase Of Wheat and other de,csip-
lions OF Country Produce, and will "a, all times
give the best IHiees ihis market Will afford.
JOHN j. PuRvl5se
Mitch n wSw
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-05-16
VILLAGE GARDENS

Round many villages aud small towns, gar.
dens Of moderate size are numerous and pro.
duciiye. Iii fortunate Circumstance, when
manufacturers and mechanics take a delight
IN them since their health is promoted by The
exercise ia the open air for which an oppor.
UNITY 10 thus alfordrdi while al the same
time. any tendency TO immortality is greatly
checked by agreeable and useful means of oc-
cupaior 1h- village garden /, frequently the
reueat of the occupIer, in the summer even.
ings, altfr the laborS OF the day, where he o.
greeaby employs hnnsslfin watching over the
progress of his crops, and tue success oil his
exer,inL,
In those manufnc turing villages, or small
towns where n number Of inhs bitants have gar.
dens, a taste for keeping them in good order
isprevaleni, and few instances OF dissipation
occur. In such gardens, not only aromatic
herbs and medicinal plants, are cultivated, but
hp"crs of various sorts, are raised, as CANA
tons. pinks, auiiculG, polyanihus, &c by the
sale OF which some ..,oney is oh aimed. The
Florist Society nj Paisley in Scotland, is a
sufficient proof Of the advantage to be derived
lrom directing the attention of manufacturer
in such innocent pursuits. The rearing oi
beautiful flowers is found to improve their taste
for manufacturing elegant patterns of tsncy
| Inpslin, while the florists of Paisley have long
been Iemnrked for the peacefulaess OF thri,
dispositions and the sobriety of their manners
Sinclair Code Of agriculture.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-05-16

.NeW species Of Oats.-Ihe ayenacea farina
or true skinless oats, is the most valuable crop
perhaps ever produced in this empire. Ii was
grown in the SEASON OF 1880, for the first time
il was ever produced in Great Britain by +.
Derenzy, E,q. of Clobeman Hall, who obtained
the srei through friend Of his AT Rotterdam.
viii b-r il was imported f,om San'ang. re-
mote district in China ! and WAS quite unknown
TO the Europeans uil within these thee years.
The advantages VIII CHI this extraordinary and
valuable grain possesses over oil other kinds OF
oats are numerous, vz.--When thrashed from
The sheaf Il is exactly like oatmeal, aud is fl
for immediate use for culinary purposes, and
every other for which oatmeal is consumed
The gram being quite free from any particle OF
rInd or husk. lhe favor is delicious, and IL
contains much more farnaceous mater. There
is, OF course, u considerable saviog Of oats, and
expense Of kiln-dry'ng, grinding, sitting, &c.
aud one peck Of il contains more nutrcious
food fra horse than three pecks of COMMON
oais. The produce is most astonishing. tue
average being tweniy-hx bnrrels Of fourteen
stone TO HE IIi.h acrc-the exact quantity
grown 10y MIR. DerenZy on one acre. IL was
net sown till tue 4tn OF May, 1880, and was
reaped early in August The same year. II is
remarkably hardy, aud well adapted for this
climate.
Shesp-ther steering sheep, il is recon-
mended To rub the animal with oil or butter
and snlphur and then, in three or four days
TO wash il with salt aud water. IL is sad
this reuders The wool much Gner and more a.
Bundaut.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-05-16

Grating, When trees begin to show Ihe'r
fruit (no matter what kind,) and il is made
evident that graiiing mast be resorted to, OF
we must patiently put up with an inferior kind
instead Of cutting of the top, UNCOVER the roots
and choosing the most thrifty onr, make sli
in the bark, cut your scion of wtn slope
and thrust it IN and cover the roots with earth.
II " III take will, aud grow some the hrst yea'
much more the nexl, and the third year the
old stock may be cut away, and the growth
from that tine will be very rapid and soon
form a good bearing tree. N. Il. Farmer
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-05-16

Pie Piau.-There are several varieties OF
Rhubarb cultivated ia Great BItisn, for cuLna-
~ purposes. The leaf stalks are extensively
used Tor pies, tarts, &c. It's culture for mai-
Let was commenced there aGoui 1915, and now
II ia sad that MOI than loo acres OF land are
auproprined TO lis culture IN tne ne'ghbor mood
Of ths metlot oils. Wilmot, lhs strawberry
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-05-16

Posls for Fences A correspondent Of the n.
Y. Farmer Das found by number OF expert
meuis, that posts for fences cut from fui
grown trees. will not decay SO soon rs those
cut from young trees aud that posts taken
from the butt cut OF a tree will not last more
,han half rs long as those made from ihs
third and fourth J4bts from the ground. lie
saws po,ts made from the butts at young ches
nuts generally last only or 10 years, while
those from the third cut OF old trees generally
last over % years. When the butts are used
the iop end should be set 10 the ground.
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POETRY.
no LORD JOHN RUSSELL

.ner conversation, in which he had init
u.,sd some IDEA OF giving up all political pur.
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-12-06

The Ohio Annual Conference OF the Methodist
Protestant Church assembled in GAINESVILLE on
Thursday, Oct. 4th, at which were present, So
Ordained Itinerant Ministers, and % Delegates
from "a circuits and stations. George Brown
was appointed President, and Sylvester Durham,
Conference Missionary. From list published
it appears that there within the jurisdiction OF
the Conference, SO circuits and stations, with
total Of $3.50 members.
The number of unstationed Ministers was not
accurately returned, in many cases including the
ordained Ministers, and in others no returns were
made-The names returned amount to about
80, and it is considered pretty certain that the
whole number exceeds Que hundred.
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-12-06
Notice.

VNrsREAs Johanna DorOthea a"toi"ene biiSinger.
w row y, Brunswick, III Germany. wife to teorg
;ofried Helzinger and daughter TO the brewer frth
far HIS presented the Court OF Hamburger, IN Ger.
maHy through her Attorney Charles William asher,
L. L. ID an humble petition, shelving
That her husband, the sail Georg. Got,fred Hilzn
ger had after their marriage, settled with her at Ham
burg the ear 1916, but soon as the month OF An
gust 1917 had candestiney ef, her and their infant
son, aud gone to America; that he had written only
once on the date of Februar, 10th. 1918. from DUN
fries in the ofVrgna but that since that period
she had not received any further US from him. nor
had any Of her letters and applications been answered;
that it was now necessary for her to settle her family
affairs and put end to the state of uncertsin, she
had hitherto lived in, and that therefore she humby
prayed :,
The Honorable Court might please to direct her said
husband To appear ON fixed term before the same, IN
order 10 for hls malicious deseron, and IN case
ofhis not appearing, TO declare the matrimonial tie be
tween their petitioner and her heretofore husband to be
dissolved giving ieuve at the time, in that event.
to their petitoner to contract another matrmony, II
agreeable
The Court of Hamburg has fully agreed to this peti
ton and prefxed the 30th Of April 1882, as peremP
tory term for tn appearance of the said Georg G"tred
Hiizinger, of which public notice is hereby gwen
through the aforesaid Attorney.
Hamburg June 29th, 1881.
dec win
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SHIP NEWS.
PORT OF ALEXahDRLa. ~. C. J

ARRIVED, DECEMBER 4,
Schr. Linnett, Nash, Yeocomico; corn to Jas.
NJ. McRea.
schr. Friendship, Wilkins. Yeocomico; wheat
TO James Nj. McRea.
Schr Only Son, Adams, Nanjemoy; wheat to
master.
Schr. Two Sisters, jenkins, Nominy; ches-
nut rails to master.
Schr. Collector. Henry, Snow Hill; laths and
slaves to master.
Schr. Hornet. Bowcock, Maddox; rye and
wheat to master.
Sloop Susan & Elizabeth. Owens, North Ca
rolna; shingles to Geo II. Smoot.
Steamer Columbia, Mitchell, Baltimore; freight
and passengers for the District.
SAILED,
Brig Sherer, Perry, Charleston.
Schr. Erie, Bartram, New York.
SIoop Statira, Petit, herce at Philadelphia
Sd instant.
Brig Olympia, of Georgetown, so days from
Norfolk, tor Rio de Janeiro, was spoken Oct. 81,
lat | 25 S. long. 81.
Congress Hall, Cape Island, !
Dec. /, 8 O'Clock.
We have had another severe blow from NV.
The brig Hunter, Babcock, from East Florida,
with cargo of live oak. received pilot Oh the
2lst ult. and has not since been heard from. A
ship and brig were in Cape Henlopen Roads yes
terday, supposed the Missouri and Francis. No
vessels in the offins-no prospect of any until a
counteraction for some days; heavy gales OF wind
from N. to NV. The ice is piled up on our
shore, in some places, three ieet high.
. Extract of letter, dated
"TUcKFRrowN, n. ]. Nov. %.
GA vessel, which appears to be from SIAM
ford. was cast asore at Little Egg Harbor. on the
night Of the 2lst inst. The name cannot be
known. The crew all persisted! Four bodies
have been found on the Beach.