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The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-10-16

New OK paper tells ths i0io"ths sV0u -"
on Bargum:
.On the day of the frs, concert Mr.. Barnum in.
formed the fair Sn cdc that her share o; tie runest
would not be less than $40 900. and probably be
much mere, whcfeupon Janny, 40 tAn excellence Ct
her heart at onGa determined To give ~ TO cs4T
ity. Mr B4rnum, who, with an eye 70 businetF' -
once perceived hog many cAlfitg concerts eaAi'
be sarsd By this move, was deigh Cd al tbs geEsF
Gus proposal, and ted the lady hs would, Il called
before The uuIience announce tie fact. \. ibs
proposition tie modest charity Of Vile, L'ed At
once revolt ed, sad she distinctly requested him mo-
to do so Her lawyers were called. and tie SID 800
were a ouce .po,ed Of to fnelrs Btfeat edsFtss,
sflrr Il bIah has air sAy been Published
Evening came. and in time the concert ratue TO
an end. snJ Mr.. Barnum thas4ug previously gtsca
the paricu ats of the donations 10 gentlemen % the
press cond not resist the temptation ot pupllSiy
announcing the fact; and reading iaH statement
Of the donations, mach 10 tie chagta Of Nile.
Lind.
Ard now conss the O! tie joke. gate a
nunher OF the highest priced seats had uesn pafeia
srd by irresponsible peIsohs, and bad nsv"r ''csn
called or paid Tor aud for once Nj HarHnm bsI
counted chickens bsfors they wcra haiehFd -
Miss Jenny Linds shore Of the receipts, INSTEAD 81
amounting TO $40 go or over. - h@ bad touaiy
hoped, turned on, be about ; 600 sHd there wss
a considerable defsianey between .Aat som ana TIC
sum already given away ~ charity
sir. narnum, bis heart oveIilbNIpg slth charity
repaired to that angel" aud informed her OF tbs
melaaehely fact that lie wanted about 5000 from
her to make up.the SUN OF her Locations.
"kga,o away al my share Of tie concert" ssa
the y iehtiug le, =" = hat m1fc DO you want 7"
But my dear Miss Land there are net SIC OBJ
which yon appropriated and which publicly an
nouneel, and had paA.shsd You must ta.h
yogf-ah, beg your pardon our promises"
land so they shall ba fIlaiied aud gu viii ful
81 taeq,. H.fs 80. Nj. Bafbam,' aud tie fat
SweIs's eyes hgsttd % with ths hfss Of charity
son have made this announcement, have gtFri
publicity 10 this Affair." haze made boas Of my cHar
lily 10 saswef yout basise.s purposes and taTa 3ts
tributed moHey ist Aeloi1 bad q, and new yD'
viii Puy ali YOU have promised. tef ny uaate ssa'
/ not be saerii.ed by these soft eOmaass. uatbe
i will give mofs than ny receipts"
e. BAaxrM -" Bat wLai are We TO dp7 esaH r
\ il oal Of ny oan pocket. never
: LiNp =" On yes you tciA be charitable, for
know you are 30 !" tas sas ,Ad lA.s most ~ pre-.
ave suis 1T up her codnseeauee,} "aed yoa 81
t pay this small deficit
: BAGauM.--" Bu. can't; | wonti never d
i such a thing -"
. Lisp -" But you Ill this tire, st cur con'fa'
is at end will give eoaeeSts on my oea q
count, and you may sue me faT dama -cs
And BafRam had to csasspf, but he has kePl y
own charity profound sarrei, wii'o Jenny Lind
glorious Jenny--h4s never stopped telling the stHf
> or laughing over t. BsrBup sNesrs It was ihg Is
4 tine thai a woman 20, tito better Of him in raa
. ter Of business.'"
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-10-16
PENNSYLVANIA ELECTION.

Further returns from this State show that
the Wings have thus far lost two Congress
men and gained one member Of Assembly
The poliiica complexion Of the Senate lsyet
doubtful. The Democrats have elected their
candidate for Canal omnissioner, Auditor
General, Surveyor General aud other mpor.
tant State Offices.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-10-16
" iiata Fail.
We copy the following article from the
ck,oBlan Of last week:
THE UNITED STATES.

THE UNITED STATES.
The admission Of California makes The NUN,
her Of States thirty-ane. Our country ex-
tends ffom Ocean to Ocean, and from the
40h 10 The 2jth degree Of North Latitude.
The u. s. Senate nov consists Of siyty.tso
members, and he House Of 233. Both to
geiher, make 29j-so that il viii lake AZ
Electoral votes 10 elect a President IN 1852
We THINK THAT IL TEH YEARS, AT LEAST
NINE MORE STATES WILL BE ADDED TO THE
UNION, MAKING FORTY IN ALL. Those
will be Minnesota, Superior, Oregon, Utah,
New Mexico South California, and three
more out Of what is Texas n9@. VERIFY
THIS Is A GREAT Cot SrRY-oR WILL III
WHEN 1T Is FINISHED.
Well, this is from the editor Of The jsckso
Man VIII o won have thou q h.t
ii? Is it not astonishing that this Nashville
Convention man, this " $3.50 or fight eci
tor, the slme tina; WAS so lately clustering
aud stornlng about the Onnlbus measures /;
threaining, il they should pass, TO whip the
world and turn the Mississippi up stream, now
sits down and oocIy specula'es uron the
greatness and the GROWTH of the American
Union! o my country.l To use the Ian
guage Of that able democratic Journal, the
Florence Gazette. in abiding 10 the course
of the Huntsville Democrat on the same sub.
ject, j." Now, if that Amt the " alI.fredest :"
coming down we ever did see, for a paper
that cavauIted SO much - Our neighbor is
no " TAME srnnIssIosrsr." Not nrll-Hoi.
~ Springs GaSeRe.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-10-16
Late Foreign News.

The steamer Europa arrived at New York
on the ll,h instant. She brings dates 10 the
osth Of September. Cotton was steady. 1t
had advanced 3D., but q decrease IN the de-
mapds by the spectators made it recede a.
gain.
There is nothin. very interesting brought
BY this arrival in the political world.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-10-16
AUCTION OF LADIES.

An auction Of unmarried ladies used 10 take
place annually in Babs ior. Ia every DIS.
ltIct," says The historian. 1" they assembled
on certain day u every year. all the VIZ.
gins OF manageable age The most
beautiful was put ~, and those who bid The
larges, sum Of money gained possession Of
her. The second in appearance followed
and bidders graiIlied themselves Wi h hand.
some wives according 10 the length Of their
purses. But, alas /, seems ttose we're
some ladies' for whom no money was likely 10
be offered, yet these were the Baby looiaus.
" When all the beautiful Virgins" says the
historian, "wete sold, The cricr ordered the
most deformed 10 stand up; ADD after he had
openly demanded who would marry her With
a small sum she vas a, length adjpdged TO
the man WIN would be satisfied with the
least; IN this manner, the money arising from
the handsome, served ss portion TO those
who were either Of disagrceabe looks, or
that had other mpsffec,iors. This custom
prevailed about 1000 before Chfis,.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-10-16
Late from California,

The steamers Cherokee aud Georgia have
both lately arrived at New York from Cali
fornia. The first brought s 500, goo in gold
and go passengers, and the later brought
100000. The Sacramento difficulty had
been suppressed.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-10-16
OHIO ELECTION.

The Democrats in hi. State, il is believed
have been successful in electing their Gov.
ernor, but the Wings i, is thought, will Sc.
cure the Legislature, and have majority on
Join, ballot.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-10-16
Cotton.

Cotton was selling on the l2th instant, at
Charleston, al 10 l34 The sales reached
1900 bales. AT Columbia on the llth sales
were made at IL ID 5.l6-an advance OF
| had taken place during the week. Al Che
raw on the sth i, is quoted a, 10 Il.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-10-16
GUarlnttF
WEDNESDAY,, OCTOBER 16, 1850.

n WILLIAM THOMPSON, ESQ. is our a
cent in Baltimore, authorized to obtain advertise
meats and subscriptions, and to grant receipts.
pE. w.CARR. Esq, is our agent in fhadel-
ph;a, authorized TO obtain advertisements and pro.
cure subscriptions.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-10-16
PmILApELPliIA. Or. 3

DEATH OF A MEMBER OF CONGRESS.
The Hon. Chester Butler, Member OF Con.
gress from the llth District Of Prnnsy Iva.
mia, died at the American Hoiel this after.
noon of lyphus fever. lla had been suf!er
ing for some days with the disease.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-10-16
BosroN Get. g.

Jenny Lind has teturoed TO her quarters
al The Revere House, having left Providence
last evening in special train, immediately
afer The CONCERT.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-10-16

"a General Cas- has been te nominated
fnr thr next pnsidrrcy b. the bemocfa,c
State Cousco'ipn u Michigan.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-10-16
NASHVILLE, reua., Oai. @.
INIuRY ro ME TopACCu CNOr.

Daring "Wednesday aud Thursday nights
rag country. Il - estimated hal two thirds
ot the tobacco cfop his been seriously dam.
ssed.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-11-21
A FATHrg's Ri0nT TO His CuiLD

A FATHrR's RiGaT TO HIS CnnD.--
a case has been on trial recently before
the Supreme Judicial Court at Augusta
Me, which involves the question as to
the right OLA parant to disp sc of the
custody of his child. A Mrs. Nancy
Farnsworth brought an action of replcv-
in to recover possession of Il child of DR..
Richardson, which she alleged had been
given her by both parents when the
child's mother was on her death bed--
She adduced the declarations of the
father at the time Of his wife's death.
and subsequently, TO prove that the gift
Of the child was absolute and uncond.
iionaI. This was denied by the father,
who produced evidence TO show that the
gift was conditional and subject to his
clam above all others. The jury dec-
ded in favor ofIhe plaintsti and the GUS
tody of the child was given 10 her. Ex
ccptions were taken by the defendant to
the ruling Of the court, and the question
Of law reserved for the full! bench.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-11-21

Ike Philosophy If .i,ireitiSiog.- TIE
Press Gal the Pub'ic. business men
are only beginning to appreciate the
advantages OF advertising. The press
is so universally read in This country,
that j. affords facilities for trade. con-
mcrce, and every day transactions of
the most important character. In Phil
aIelphia it would be difficult, to discover
an individual who does not regularly
read a daily newspaper The merchant
in his count!n--room, the clergyman in
his study the storekceper, the manuiac-
mrcr, the day,laborer, the matron and
the maid. all pursue one or more public
journals, and thus inform themselves Of
,he events Of the day. Business men,
ye ,epeat, having discovered this, find
mg the press so widely disseminated
and so universally sought after, now
resort 10 il much more than formerly as
means OF communicating with the null
lilINGs ilIu announcing A'ip sul ipAo MINUS
o'merchandise they have for sale. 1t
il possible for an old established house
10 get along for Il Few years quietly and
comfortably, without even a sign, a card
or an advertisement The customers Of
many years standing will find their way
TO the counting room, and make their
purchases. Gradually, however, even
these will drop of one by one, tempted
by the enterprise of some more active
house, or surprised into purchase else
where by a newspaper card or advcr-
tisement And thus. as the old genera
ton passes away, the house, however
well esta blghed vii find itself sinking
griduaily into decay. lis Old patrons
disappearing from various causes, and no
new ones attracted TO i,s doors. But 10
those who desire 10 make or increase
business, :.,c silent, sleepy, and stand
still policy wiil no. answer. II is not
"up 10 tie tines" nor in conformity
with the rpiri, oF the day. Our al
tension has been called 20 this subject
jus, now by the perusaI Of a capital es-
say on advertising from The pen ofan 4.
bic contemporary Horace Greeley
Pit. .ia?.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-11-21
Bp VeIe9ropb.
NEw YoRK, Nov. ID.


All the counties In this State have
row been heard from except Kings, aud
prcsumine that TO be correctly rctrnsd,
Hunts majority is 33i.
In the case Of Chaplin, the Graal .Iu-
ry presented seven indictments three
charging Chaplin With assault and bat
terry with aiIcmpI to kill. two for hrctny
Of Toombs and S,evens's slaves and
two Tor assisting slaves to escape.
Senator Donns of Louisia a and hc
Union.-B Baiiimore, Nov. l7.-Ncw Or.
leans papers coaiain the reply of sera-
tor Downs to the letter Of the Democrats
in which he declares himself elfoprosod TO
secession or dsunion, or the formation
of Southern conicdcrary, now or here
after, in consequence Of any legislation
which has yet taken place. He is for
accepting the measures Of adjustment.
for quelling agitation against them, anc
laboring zealously TO restore harmony iE
the Union.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-11-21

1MMrSsE SUPPLIES oF GoLD.--Ihrc.
steamers arrived ~ New ork las, week.
wuh Cai'orna gold dust. The Chcro-
KEGS gold dust aHaHuts to tWO millions
- and the amount, chiefly ia tho hands
oi the pnssenge-s brought hy the Gcor-
Qia (sG93 900 J and The EmGiro City. -
Ne = York, nnI by tar Alabama. At New
Orleans. Mi reach 70 at least Il mi,lioa
niJrc. According to adv.res, two mill
lio = Hal a hal;, destined for tie United
states, were ~ PGnlma whcn the Cher
o(1 icit Chngres Including the ship
r'ents to England and V'.iparaiso. says
IN Herald. ttc exports OF gold dust
uom California, within u month. dating
back from the hut arrival at Panama.
will exceed eight G4iIiionc Of doiaFs. IL
SAGA un tx raordnary cxportItion were
kept ~. a au ..,1 m,'iona of gold would
be thrown into the market OF the world
d lriHg the year, exclusive Of the Iurre
arolits carried INTO Mexico. But this
ca hardly last.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-11-21
Porsay IN ESaLANp The rccen

PoFsay IN ESaLANp The recent
suli oi the Pope, parcelling out England
into new dioc.ses and appointing Arch
bishops and BiShups to prcsiie over
thcu, secms To br arousng The spirit OF
Prorestam Eoyhsnd The English
Church seeni to bc especially alarmed,
or nj kaa rr,a',d b, this open move
mcnr an the pnrt OF the Pope-ihi' in.
irinermrnt oa ,hrir rights. The Eish-
Up oi Lpndon in q rcpiy 10 an address
ir"m some ui ms clergy, on This subject
holds ihr lolloWing language =
"The rccen, assumption of authority
l., the bishop of Rome, IA Pretending
io Iarrrl o,h This country iltu new do.
ccscs, and 10 appoint archhishols and
slshoIs tp preside over them. without
She coIscnl ol the Sovereign, l. 4 r'hf'
matical act wllh0dt precedent. ana one
which would nul be tolerated by HE gov
,rnmcni OF aW Roman Catholic king
,lom. trust shat it ~i! not be quietly
pnbmiiicd 20 by our oWn. The
aopoinilncnt oi' hi~hora to preside ovrr
new diocrfcS ~ England, constituted by
!, Papal brici IL virtually denial of the
l,giiimaie authority oi' The British Sow
crcign AMI oI the English epiacopate Il
denial, also, OF the validity Of our or
dcrs. aud IN assertion of spiritual juris-
liclion over the who.e Christian people
ol' The rcnlm. That step will.
am convinced tend rp strengthen The
Protestant feeling o!the Teoplc at large.
and will cause some persons TO hesitate
and draw buck, WIN are disposed 10
make concessions to Rome, under mis-
,akcn impression that she has Ubaird
somewhat Of her ancient pretcrsious, and
that Il union oi the two Churches might
possibly be- effected without the sacrifice
"taay Fundamental princirle."
The result Of all llis may be TO com
ptI the dominant Church ol England TO
90 what it has before been glad to DO,
-make concessions TO the DisscntcrS,
aad unite with ;acm in IN effort against
a common enemy. lfthib is done, good
may be brought about But we trust
that should she again be saved from
total overthrow, by the sclt.ienying co.
operation OF the dissenting churches Of
The Kingdom she vii! no, ngan in the
day Of her triumph forget the honest
AL good men lhrou ;ll whose nStrmncn.
Ialiiy she secures that Triumph.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-11-21

THE "GREAT FRAUD."-A Good Joke.
"A German of Galena recently import
ed some eighteen casks of Rhenish wine,
which were shipped to st. Louis by Il
New Orleans firm. AT ST. Louis, the
person to whom they were shipped re-
fused TO received them, us the casks, he
says, contained "a mixture resembling
water, with an acid taste" The whole
fraud" was exposed by the press at
ST. Louis, backed by certificates from
the gauger and inspector Of liquors at
that port, and the Uncle Sam" return
ed the consignment to the shippers at
New Orleans, who now ap ear in the
papers y ith the certificate of a dozen
dealers in wines that the casks contain
a sound article of genuine Rhenish uinc,
such az is imported from Rotterdam,
and other places in Holland and Ger.
many" So the wine goes back-the
Germany importer and his customers
having been kept thirsty, for month or
more, by the ignorai &C Of the st. Louis
merchants and officials.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-11-21

Hon dc AcCidcm Cum.". Few peo-
pie have an idea Of the numerous vcXu-
tons attendant Oh keeping il large public
establishment or understand the cares OF
a landlord. For instance IL negro ap-
proacacd the other day, and commenced
wilh---
"Massa, you know dem new big glass
shades, whot an arrlbe laet night ?"
"Well, said the master.
swell, dcy was put IN the store room"
continued the boy.
We'll, continued the master looking
inquiringy.
"Weil, was peelin' the apples when
Mr.. Johnson told me to bring one oh dem
out, and"
We'll" said the master mpatiently.
well, justas | was gwine to DO. it,
"Iou let it fall and broke it, you care
less scoundral," anticipated the master.
mo didn't nuider,' said the negro,
sulklly.
"Wcil, what thcnm said the landlord,
recovering.
"Why, | struck him again the corner
ob dc shelf, and he brake hisself all to
pieces"
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-11-21

The Galc.-Nnp York, Nor. H. So
1t blew a terrible gale during lac, evcr.
ing and this morning, from the -, IT
and Southwest. Several vessels dreg
ed their anchors, but we hear no dam.
age TO the shipping.
AN UNroFrUNATe SNcezc.-A schocl-
master taught his boys whenever III Y
heard him sneeze, to rise up with soitr.-
nifty, cross their hands upon their boeor,,
and eJac ulatc-"God preserve our ve:,-
cradle tutor!" One day he took the
out for walk f; the weather beirg he.
he proposed that they should drink az
well. The well was deep, so the ms.
ter made them join their ,urbans toget-
er for rope, and descending to the b =
tom, handed them up their drink o. al.
ter the other. The refrcshment Owe.
he made them draw him out again, d
had nearly reached the top when tae
coldness Of the we'll made him 81 ee se
the whole posse instantly let go tho rope.
threw themselves into their accuston. 1
attitude, and exclaimed, with great Ter
vor-"God preserve our venerable tu-
tor" who fell and broke his leg.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-11-21

SUio,DE AZ TA..IA%Y HAL Nj.
Henry >rhn's IA inmate oi' TlHnany
Hall, about ? o'clock yesterday morn
ing committed -uic.lc lc by shooting him
s.'i'with 4 pistol while ia Il temporary
its'ue stare ot min :. Mr.. Stats has
ben bo1rier n, tic hotel since the
z IN OF Arri' last. aid during that time
his exhibited symptoms OF slight lnsani-
~. Yesterday morning he stated to
Mir. Cotton. the clerk, that he intended
VISITING his aunt, who resides ia the
cItv. aIii asked permission tD move his
trunk after paying his bill. THIS wds
OF course granted by Air. Co.toa, who
noticed that deceased aced strangely,
and WIS apparently insane. lie sooa
a''cr Went out, and about 5 O'Clock re-
tnrnrj, went TO his room, and soon aijc,
was found lying dead UPON tic floor. liz
had placed himself before mirror, put
tao mu.z!e ola pistol in his mouth and
iir"l, he icil backwards, and his head
striking upon Il trunk i >kull WIS c%-
t.dsiveiy fractured. I, is somewhat re-
rarhao'f that The report Of the pjsto.
wac not heard by any Icrsoa in the
house. The Coroner held IN inquest
ID verdict Of fscii.Icstruclion with a
pistol, was rendered. Deceased vas
rA'!re Of thi. State. 10 years Of age
r. IT, .iIc.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-11-21

The Greae Christmas Brother Jond-
hdn,-We have received an early copy
ofthis grand holiday pictorial sheet and
it is really curiosity in the way ofprint-
ing. The stupcndous size Of the paper
and the large and finely drawn pictures
cannot iail to delight and astouish every
body. There are three grand original
features, viz: d" The Sewing Girls
Christmas Dream ;""President Taylor's
Death Bed" and the " Country GIRLS
Career IN New York" To say nothing
of the multitude of other good things in
the Jonathan, these spirited pictures
must ensure for it an immense sale. The
subscription cost is only IL cents per
single copy-ten for one dollar. Wilson
& Co., New York, are the publishers.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-11-21
THT FIRST ARRcsr.---Threc supposed

THT FIRST ARRcsr.---Threc supposed
fugitive slaves were brought down on the
steamer New England, Il trip or two
since. They were arrested in the coun-
try back of Quincy, Illinois, and at the
time Of their capture were making tracts
for the Canadas. We learn they had
been absent from their owners some
time, and up TO The time of the passage
Of The fugitive slave bill, deemed thcn..
selves safe with the Mississippi alone be-
tween themselves and their owners.
This is the first arrest in this section
under the provisions Of the late fugitive
slave law.-- s. Louis Int. m.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-11-21

MANAGEMENT AND PROFIT OF FOWLS.
Since the exhibition Of fowls last No
vembcr, there has been great interest
shown in regard to the different breeds
of hens and their management 1t is
subject OF more or less interest to every
reader ofyour paper. Most persons are
trying to obtain the largest hens. think
that small hens are much more profta-
Bile as layers. They will lay more eggs
than those of the large breeds, and they
can be kept at half the expense Of those
that are extremely large. My object is
to obtain the hens that will yield the
most eggs according to the EXPENSE
| have purchased pair of Poland Top
knots, from which TO raise stock for the
next year. They weigh about seven
pounds to the pair.
| will now give you an account Of
my management the past winter. kept
twenty five hens and protector of the
native breed. My pullets that were
hatchcd in April commenced laying in
November, and those hatched in May
began to lay in December. have not
kept an account of the number Of eggs
laid during the winter. The first week
in Januury they laid ninety-one eggs
In the first two weeks in February, they
laid one hundred mad ninety two eggs.
sold the eggs ut fifteen cents per doz-
EN- and, during the winter, the cost of
keeping the hens was only equal to two
fiIths tie value Of the eggs.
give my hens corn and cob meal
every day, mixed in milk or hot water
kept corn, barley, and oats by them all
the time /; | also kept by them ashes,
lime, and oyster shecls. Raw meat was
given 10 them every day kept all the
eggshells during the summer, and gave
,hani to the hens in the winter. | kept
my hens in house twenty by fifteen teet
with large window in the south side
find no difficulty IN making my hens
lay in winter most pco. fail BY neglect
ing to supply animal food, as subs,i-
tute for the numerous insects which they
devour in the summer.
Hens should be left out a few hours
every day when the ground is bare.
The best layers should be selected as
breeders, and the protector changed cv-
cry year Grain should be kept by hens
all times during the year. The principal
reason that some farmers find no prof in
keeping hens. is because they only half
feed them therefore they are always in
mischief, scratching for food. When
farmers plant corn, they should give
their hens good supply, aud they will
not scratch itup. If hens are well man
aged they afford more net profit than
any other stock. Young hens should al
ways be kept over, as they will lay bet
ter in winter than old hens-.|fdss.
PlOughmdn.