Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1856-01-16
Facts about Friday.

On Friday August Sd, 1892. Christopher Ct
lumbus sailed on his great voyage of discovery.
On Friday, October l2lh, l492he first discoy
cred land.
Un Friday. January 4th, 1893, he sailed o
his return to Spain, which, if he had not reache
in safety the happy result would never have bee
known which led to the settlement Of this vas
continent.
On Friday, March 18th, 1893, he arrived a
Palos in safety.
On Friday. November 22d. I49i,he arrived a
Hispanoa, ON his second voyage to America.
On Friday. June 18th. 1894, he, though un
known to himself, discovered the continent q
America.
On Friday, March 5th, 1895, Henry VII o
England. gave to John Cabot his commission
which led to the discovery of North America
This is the first American State paper in Eng
land.
On Friday, Septamber 9Th. 1865, Melende1
founded St. Augustine, the oldest settlement il
the United States by more than 40 years.
On Friday, November 10Th, 1920; May Flow.
er, with the Pilgrims. made the harbor Of Prov.
uceiown. And on the same day signed that Au-
gust Compact the forer9nner Of our present gl0'l'
On Friday, December 22d, 1920, the Pilgrims
made their final landing On Plymouth Rock.
On Friday, February 22d, 1872, ,George Wash.
ingtun, the Father of American Freedom, was
born.
On Friday, June 10th. Bunker Hill was seized
and fortified.
On Friday, October 7th, l777. the surrender of
Saratoga was made, which had such power and
influence in inducing France to declare for our
cause.
On Friday, September 22d. 1880. The treason
of Arnold was laid bare, which saved US from de-
siruclion.
On Friday, October 18th, 1881, the surrender
at Yorktown, the crowning glory of the American
arms, took place.
On Friday. 7th, I776. the motion in Congress
was made by John Adams, seconded by Richard
Henry Lee, that the United Colonies were and
OF right onght To be free and independent.
Thus, by numerous examples we see that how
ever il may be with the other nations, Americans
need never dread 10 begin On Friday any under
taking, however momenluus it may be.
How TO MAKE ONE FARM EQUAL TO THREE
In recent address by g. Il. Stewart, ESQ.,.
before the Ohio Agricultural Society, he thus
speaks on the subject:
Many farmers are destroying the productive
ness OF their farms by shallow work. AS they
find that their crops are diminishing. they think
,nly of extending their acres of surface, il they
supposed their title deeds only gave them right |
% six inches of earth. 1t they will take those
leeds, study their meaning, and apply the lesson
o their fields, they will soon realize in three |
old crops the fact lha; tie law has given them |
hree farIus where they supposed they had only |
me in other wsrds, that The subsoil, brought up
md combined with the top soil and enriched with |
he atmospheric inflences and those other ee-
nenls which agricultural science will teach them
o apply 10 their ground, will increase three fold !
he measure of its productiveness.
To show to what extent the fertility of the soil ,
.an be increased, refer to a statement in the
asst Patent Office Report. In the year 1850,
here were nine competitors for the premium curn
rops of Kentucky, each Of whom cultivated ten
crps. Their average crop was about l22 bushels
yer acre. AT that time the average crop of wheat
YER acre. in the harvest of Great Britain, on soil
cultivated for centuries, was abont double that
Produced on the virgin soil Of Ohio. Why is this
simply because British farmers are educated men
md apply work wisely. They pay back TO the
arih what they borrow they endeavor by every
means in their power to enrich their ground. and
n turn it enrches them. -four farmers. instead
# laboriug to double their acres. would labor to
uubIe their crops, they would find it vas, saw
no of time and soil, and an increase of profits.
Many of them never think of digging ten inches
nto the soil, unless they have dreamed about
rnck of gold hidden in the earth but if they
would sci about the work of digging in earnest,
very man would find his crock Of gold without
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