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New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-02-04

W0LFE's AROMATIC SCHEIDAM SCHNAPPs.
H- Druggists and Merchants and all any OF the
articles contained in the above catalogue will find their ad
by calling sending their orders above where will
be found the extensive Of PATENT
MEDICINES In the Uaited' States and at the prices
Please address, J. WRIGHT h co,
GENUINE DRDICINE WAREHOUSE
MA Nos. l5i and 81 Charities street. NewOrleans
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Some years ago our attention was called
to this subject, and we were induced to
make several practical experiments with the
different roots and grains, both for the eco-
nomical use Of our own products, which were
to be fed to horses, cattle and hogs, and Us n
matter OF general interest. ...f
After pursuing the steIming process with
some Of the stock, and feeding the Others in
part with whole grain, and IN part with
ground feed, we came a. the conclusion that
steaming was the most economical method.
and that by il about twenty per cent was
saved; while by having tho grain ground
and not cooked, the gain was but ten per
cent. Ii st moro to take the grist to mill
than the whole expense OF cooking, includ.
ing the interest on the ste ,ming apparatus.
We thus found that little was giinad by
hs.ing the grain ground, without we could
arrange to do IL on the farm, and with very
little expense. rs the millcr's toll amounted
to one-tenth (beinS all the gain that was
estimited,) and besides il had 10 be cirted
about five nils. Some difference was found
between grain and roots. The advantages
from cooking roots appeared to be much less
than with grain. In fact, the difference be
tween 'ots finely cut, and those steamed,
wls hardly apprcciable; 50 little b,ins
gained, that it was not tho ,sht that the
extra expense attending cooking would pay.
The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-02-20

Cutting foREsr TsEEs. Opinions in re-
gard to The best time and manner Of cutting
forest timb.r have often changed. Soms
years ago the plan Of cutting out all the old
trees, and leaving the younger ones to ma
turc, was quite generally praetced, but at
the present time practical men seem TO b.
pretty well satisfied that the plan Of cutting
clean is the most profitable. The advantage
Of this method Is obvious. BY cutting OF
the large treeJ first, nue., OF the underwood
is destroyed, while ON tho other hand, when
all is cut, fiir chancs Is left for new
growth. which will in fifteen year, bs suiti-
bio for firewood. IL is not desirable to have
timber Of the larges, growth in the shortest
tins, Ey pursuing tire thirnins-out proc
ess forest will not af,rj half the fuel in a
century that 10 would if Managed rs above.
Sjme modern writers, Of little practical ex.
perienc.. who have bcen charmed with the
sight Of fne old forests utterly dcvoil Of un.
derbrush, and which have stood the storms
Of years. recommend the old plan. This is
very well where the timber is required ,o b.
Of great sine and strength for ship.bu,lding
or s,milar purposes, but for.the economic
growth Of wood for fuel, the plan which is
at presen, adopted isprobably the best.
The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-02-20

ARTIFICIAL AMMONIA. The constituent,
Of the ammonia which we purchase, in the
form Of guano, at great expense, and bring
from distant rrsions Of the earth, exist in
unlimited quan ity at our very doors. Four
diths Of the atmosphere are nitrogen gas,
and the ocean is au exaustles, reservoir Of
hydrogen. But, STANCE to say. the chemist
with all his skill cannot, except by circui-
tous and expensive methods, effect their
combination The discovery Of some cheap
and ready means Of accomplishing this oh
ject would transform the face Of the earth
by the unlimited quantity Of fertilizing ma
terial which 1t would supply. This result,
perhaps, may be reached by patient investi-
CATION. But no sudden triumph over ma.
ture need be anticipated. Improvements in
agriculture will, as general thing, be on.
ly realized by the earnest cooperation OF
scientific and practical men. in laborious
and oft.rpeated experiment.
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UNION AND EASTERN JOURNAL
asritultarul.
The Most Productive Turnip.


Agen'lenan IN h'siAnd TO whom 'n''
question hsa ooen put on se'e'ai OCCASIONS
ana VINO ~ iens'n rcso''eu 10 oe'erinine 'he
question ior his own sa''siHeuon' a. wen az
Tor the Information oil Others instituted an
experiment 'or toe purpOse. ror 'ne want
o' suen u 'e'' no loana 'ar'o"s 'P'n''"' en,
'erAinea oy a'nsfsn' persons oae sau
'na' 'oe ions rou was 'ne oeS' ano'nc' '"e
yellow sIooe' another 'he 'ons yeio~' anu
% OH ireo OF TINS uncertainty NC mas tue
past season i'aas u" experiments On aoou' ah
acre Oh iahd, sowing iour varieties In rows
alternately aii over 'ne piece on the sane
aay' aho ali the s'ouho having peeh uahur-
Cd ana prepared IN the same way Inc iour
varieties eAper'men'ed upon were the long
red, the long yeiioN' 'ho yellow giooc ana
The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-02-20
Cheese Making.

Having removed from uerkimer county
New York, have thought that perhaps q
few facts in regard to the manufacture Of
these in that county might be useful to the
farmers in this ate.
by the census Of 1850 it appears that
lIerkimer, the year previous, produced nine
million Eve hundred and forty-eight thou.
sand lbs. Of cheese. II has some years pro-
duced more. The above amount is much
greater than that produced by any other
county IN the union. IL Is more than j.
made in the state Of Massachusetts and is
n"arly double the quantity made in Erie
county, New York, or in Trumbull or Ash
t,bula counties, Ohio. IL is more than
seven times the amount produced in this
state.
Twill state the amount made to the cow
ny n Few ind viduals, giving their names ::
4 L. Fish. from dairy Of twenty choice
cows, made seven hundred and fourteen
pounds to the cow. lie fed high. He told
me that he had been beaten by several. u.
wheelock made five hundred pounds to the
COW, from dairy OF thrty-twc cows, ten Of
which were heisers. His cows had only hay
and gras. NJ. z. Eched formerly made
four hundred pounds to the COW, from hay
and gnss. lie now feeds his cows the whey,
and about two hundred pounds each OF oat-
meal, and makes six bundrei pounds t. the
COW. from dairy Of ,hirty-two.
The native cows are preferred, but cross
of Durham is not objected to. Nothing is
more common than to hear an exrerienced
dairyman say, 'Give me little Dutch cow,
and you may have the Durhalns.' Ibelieve
that northern Illinois can make as much
good cheese a. is made in New York or
Ohio. A specimen Of cheese made by r.
Bartholomew Of this county, was pronounc-
ed first rate by one Of the most extensive
New York dealers.
In the FIRST place, the cows must be well
kept. They must have pastures OF cultivat-
ed grasses, which will keep green till the lst
Of November. They should have green corn
fed to them in July and August. They
should have good warm stables. They
should have meal in the spring, constantly,
1t least after they begin - give milk. The
lairyman should have good apparatus to
heat the milk. A eauldron on stove to
heat water. and tin vessel large enoogh 10
hold the milk Of forty cows, eau be cobtsined
'or abou, twenty dollais.
have not seen god press IN Illinois
god strung one can be purchased in New
York for IRON fifteen to twenty dollars. A
,ood cheese house is indispensable. The
cheese is usually sold when from SIX weeks
IA two months old. and brings from eight %
ten cents pound. The cheese OF this coun.
", Herkimer, with what butter is sent b
New York, amounts to nearly million oi
iollars annually. VoLSEr OwrS.
-Praris Farmer.
The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-02-20

MrrroS vs.. PoRk. Physicians reeou-
mend mutton as tho most wholesome meat
the easies. digested, and best suited to in.
valids. while pork, as everybody knows, b
the most unwholesome a,sh eaten. In Eng
land mutton Is a fsvorite dish, and we mp
prchend IL Is in this, rather than to roas'
beef, that the Eaylishman owes his robas
health and rosy complexion. Our psopi
eat too much pork and TOO little uutton.-
And yet, as co,cmporry remarks, /" NUT
ton can be produced pound for pound ai ie-
than half the price of pork yields NOR
nouri.hment when eaten, and keeping saecl
docs not exhaust farm to the extent feed
ing hogs docs. Sheep can bs kept dar'n-
the winter on hay and turnips, IT mansl
wurtzell. or sugar bsct. whils hogs ~ili no'
do without at lsast some corn." We woulc
like 10 $50 In the papsn fever accounts Of
big pigs and more about Eat shccp.-Pert-
land Tfanseript. ia (.
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Rebukiny o Chief Justice.

Sigma. Of The Boston Transcript. in In
series Of sketches Of the noted lawyer, Sam.
uel Dexter, gives the following anccdote:
Chief Justice Parsons brought with him.
to the b.nch. something Of the spirit OF th'
III war.horse. who. though withdrawn fron.
the battlefield, pricks up his ears ut th'
sound Of the trumpet. and longs to partici
Iate in the charge. lie had u habit Of fr.
quently interrupting an advocate, and over
burthening him with help. This practice
which WINS extremely annoying. was. by m
means, confined to those members Of the ha'
who might bs supposed to stand il need
such assistance; but Mason Otis, Story.
Ames, Dexter, and Others, were alike tlr
suff,rers. In tho midst Of an argument.
and. when the dislocation Of his thought,
must be extremely troublesome to the advo
cate, the Chief Justice would ay, "Brothef
Dexter. suppose you take this view Of it,
and then proceed with IN argument. for five
minutes, or more. Mr. Dexter, on such &C.
c..1ions, after listening with beooming pa.
tiencc, would reply-"That has not escaped
me, may it please your Honor; and | shall
reach il In the course Of my arsumens.'-
This offensive practice, by frequent repet'.
tion, became insufsrAble.
Upon ono OCCASION, when Mr.. Dexter WIZ
engaged IN cause 10 wn'c" "e '"ous"' "e
perceived tendency rather 70 make ths'
administer the law; and, during tho nrs"'
'nent OF which. he had been frequently IN
tcrupicd, In the manner | have described
he gave very Intellisibls signs OF b" dHp's''
u. Tho tones Of his voIce beo'me dep
!, b)rderinE on gruwl; and hi' words 10
reply, when these interruptions occurred
were uttered moro imPuls'vely. on the 'o''
lowing day, his argument Was resumed
and Il Was not long before tho Chief Just'c
interrupted him, In bis customary manner
Mr.. Dexter. aftsr pause ofunu'ual len sth
The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-02-20

Tux L,rx OF sEEps. wesuppo-e that al
most every person has heard or read the sto-
ry Of some grains Of wheat having been
ound in an E;ypsian mummy, which were
own, wyeatcd and yielded grain after its
,ind. This case and some Others ofa rath-
r dubious character have been adduced in
Jsidence OF the srca, vitality and longevity
of seeds; bat We have now very reliable AID
practical evidence throwing some discredi,
IN sach stories.
The ID itish Scientific Association have.
for the pat fiftscn years. bsu iu,titcting
inquiries and making exp-rim,nts, through
committee OF its members, with VARIOUS
<ind. Of Sod, OF various age. Their lahore
t,nd to show that none Of the secds which
xcre tested. although placed in the most
's,orabls circumstances that eonld be devils
ID, vese,as<d after the ago Of forty-eight
The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-02-20

SHOCKING BRurALrrY We are informed
that family - man and wife and several
children-moved in this city on Saturday
Lust. and the ather not driving them IL
put up their stove, they neglected to
do Il. But instead, being int,nperate
people, both man and woman went to
drinking till they got intoxicated and their
children Of fcours, neglected. The next da!
--SandAy-w.u the terrible G ID day OF ,h,
.e,son. prior 10 that Of y.terday-and th,
naishbon hearing what 70 them scemsd T.,
bc the voice Of suffering, went in during
the day, and found 4 most pitiAblo sight :
The youngest child an infant, was iound
frozen u death. and the Others suffering
terribly from the cold. The criminal par
cnts had had their carousc, but ct the ss
pense OF the lie, their child. Thei, drunk
en- rsyelry had sent a soul out Of the worlt
and left an lndsliblc rlns within thei
hc,rs that, unles they ars brutes indeed
will cling to them while life lasts! T.'
neighbors made the li,tls ones .s oomicria
hls as possible, and the sympathy Of all wh'
heard the tale were enlisted In their behalf
Portland Argus. VA
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years and only twenty out Of two hundred
and eighty-sigh, species did 30 after twenty
years. while by Gar the largest number lost
their gsrminating power IN ten years.
It has long been known to agriculsnris's
and florists, that fresh seeds, those OF the
preceding season--posesses the greatest
amount Of vitality; and very many seeds
lose their g,rminating power altogether
even when kept in dry situations-in the
course Of two years. In the selection Of any
kind Of seed. care should be exc cised, in se-
Letting it according to its ago as well rs 'ts
appearance; the plumpness ola seed, isnot
always the best sign Of Its quality for seed
ing purposes.
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Misrrll.lnrons.
AUNT poLLY's sPEcTACLES.
BY MRS. 8. =. DOUGHTY.

There was nothing very remarkable in the
appe france Of these I" helps t. read" The
bows were Of no costly material, neither
gold or silver, (the wealth Of California had
not been discovered in Aunt Polly's days.
but simply broad setting Of tortoise
she'll.
Aunt Polly in her waking hours was sci.
dom seen without them. From long habit
they had become u necessary aPpcndage -
Very frequently shs wore them pushed up
IN her forehead forming with their border,
4 pleasing contrast to her snow white cap L.
hut the moment the good hdy's attention
WAS called to any subject, even though it
did not require eyesight, she would invaria-
hly reply
"wai, moment my dear, just let me set
tie my glasses"
This done Aunt Polly was ready to sym.
pathize with every one, from the Oldest to
the youngest inhabiant of the little village
which she called her home.
Ii was a chilly morning in the month Of
October, when Aunt Polly, while pr pairing
as usual to kindle fre in her well.wnrn
cooking stove discovered to her di,may that
it was in such urgent need Of repair, Us to
be nearly useless.
We said to her dismay but this was only
a mOmentary feeling. The good old lady
settled her spectaclcs, and was all right in n
moment.
at could not have happened in better
time" she said cheerfully. :" l have been
thinking Of taking day out for some time.
Neighbor Jay is the man to fix up my stove.
| will step right over there and take cup
Of coffee with them and explain the matter
to him at the breakfast table,"
Five minutes sufficed to make what change
Aunt Polly considered necessary to her toi.et
and FIVE brought her to neishbor jays door.
The worthy blacksmith was an old resi-
dent in the village, and much respected both
US an able workman, and also rs Of ire
proachablc character.
His wife was q sensible, kind. hearted
" man and two pretty daughters, now up.
idly advancing into womanhood, Gladenned
their dwelling But the pride Of their nd
I
The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-02-20
LOUIS 0. COWAN, Editor and Proprietor
Uses Of Salt oa the Farm.

A practical farmer Of twenty years eIpe-
rience informs US that il has been his plan
for many years to use salt with the turnips
which he ferds to his mich cows, and that
by IL he's enabled to have the best Of butter
in winter, without the leas, disagrseable
taste. .... r..r
His method is TO cut his turnips in the
root catter at least twelve hours before he
intends to feed them. They are then thor.
oughly salted and allowed to stand until
fed out. In this way and by never milking
the cows Immediately after feeding, he is
never troubled with any taste either in the
milk or butter. We have tried similar
plan, and have fed out a large crop Of tur
nips to mich cows with great advantage,
at a time when turnips were selling at
price which would have hardly paid for their
to market.
Salt has BEN used rs manure with frc-
quent beneficial results, though not always.
Some theoretical chemists suppose ii sup
plies direct mineral food to plants from its
own elements, while Others attribute its
good effects to the fact that it unitcs with,
and retains ammopiacll products from the
mir and from decaying organic materials in
the soil itself Others, still, considers it
useful Us retainer OF moisture,
which it attracts from the mir in large guam
tities, even in the dryest weather.
lfapplied freely, it Is inimicable to worms
and bugs, and is said to destroy weeds, but
Tor this latter purpose il is far too expensive,
IL may even be doubted whether i. can b.
used in sufficient quantities to destroy weeds
without endangering useful crops. 1t can
bs applied either rs top-dressing sown
broadcast. or in small quantities in the hill.
When used asa top-drcssing, four to six or
more bushels to the acromay be sown.
Salt is said to be useful for potatoes. es-
pecially in the middle and southern states,
where they are seldom raised of Us good
quality or in as large quantities rs in Nova
scotia and the extreme northern states.
AS food for stock il. value is wei known,
md also rs medicament, in which quaint.
y ii appears adapted to all kinds of farm
tock.
The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-02-20

rrox a LECTURE pr John n. oorou.

l. uJo, ,isf F-
"what flls the almshouses and the jails
What bangs yOn trembling wretch upon sh
p,llowsf Il 10 drink! And We might cal
upon the tomb to break forth. "Ys moul
derins victims wipo the gnvedust trcm
bling from your brow, stalk forth in your tst.
tered shrouda and booy whissnes, 70 testify
asainss the drink! Come, come from the
gAllows, yon spirit maddened man-slsyer
give up your bloody knife. and stalk forth
to testify sgAinst Il! Crawl from the sli,ny
ooss, like drowned drunkaris. and with suf.
locations blue and livid lips. speak out
against tho drink |! Unroll the record Of the
past, and lot the Recording Angel Rad oct
the murder.indictmen;s written In Gods
book Of remembrance; aye. let the past be
unfoldcd. aod the shrieks Of victims wailins
bs borne down upon the night blast. testify
sgainst the damnation Of the drink"
or those who b,gin this work, some are
living to-day and should like to stand
now and see the mighty enterprise as sit RISES
before them. They worked hard. They
lifted the fst turf-preparod the bed In
which to lay tho corner stone. They laid It
amid persecution and storm. They worked
under the surface: and men almost forgot
chat there were busy hands laying the solid
foundation Gar down beneath. by and by
they got the foundation abHe the surface,
and then commenced an 'ther storm Of per.
Now we sec the superstructure,
pillar after pillar, tower after tower, col.
umn after column. with the pitals embla-
truth, sympathy, and good
will to all men, All old men gAss upon |,
Is II grows up before them. They will not live
to sec it completed, but they sec In faith the
sot upon II. Mcek.cyed
women weep as It grows in beauty, children
'trew the pathway Of tho workmen with
lowers. We do not SEQ It's beauty yet--we
10 not see the magnifcence Of the super.
yet-bcca"se 1t Is in cour.c Of
erection. Ss.Goldins, ropes, ladder, wor..
ucn ascending I'D descending, mar thu
beauty Of the bailjing; but by-an l.by.
when the hosts who have labored shall com
up over thousand battle fields waving witt,
bright grain, never again TO bs crushed In
the distillery-throush vineyards under trcl-
Used vines with grapes hanging in all their
parple glory, never again to be pressed int
that which can debise and degrade MAJ
kind; when they shall coino through or.
,hards under trees hanging thick with gol
len pulPy fruit, never to. be turned mt.
that which can injurc and dise,.se-whe,.
they shall como up to the last distillery and
10 troy it, to th- last stream Of liquid de,.h
and dry it up, to the last weeping wife and
wipe her tears gently away; 10 tho last lii.
tie child and lilt him up to stand where God
meant that mankind should stand to tn.
Last drunkard, and nerve him to burst tb,
burning fetters and make glorious accom-
Ianimen, to the song Of freedom by tn"
OF his broken chains-thcn. ah -
then, will the eope-stone be set upon It, the
scaGj ding will fall with crash, and tn
will start In its wondrJus beauty
before IN astonished world"
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Coxrosrs. Lime is substance which il
is an error to use with composts in which
We have barnyard manure. 1t is equally
an error to mix lime with any compound
rich in ammonia. The tendency of llme
in all composts is to promote d d'compositio"
and to waste nitrogen. which escapes by
union with hydrogen under the form Of am
monia, which is the very treasure Of the
dung heap, and Of most other manuring sub.
stances. -Morton'S Practical Agriculture.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1857-09-01

.sWe have seldom read anything equal to thu
abuse Of Virginians, which was In the 1ntettt
gsaesr yesterday. r. Rhssliaa ATgus, Of dug
29d.
The 'sYirginisns" mentioned IN the article e
which the above refers. comprise some three OF
four Democratic editogs These much abused
~ ''T-irgiuians' represent the people Of Vir-
ginia about as much as the Tonlcy street tailo-s
represented the people of England. The editor
81 the drgltg may have heard, probably, Of the
far famed tlil0rs, Of T0oley street, London,
who met 10 prepare petition, for presentation
To the British Parliament, commencing ave,
the people Of England &c
The people of Western Virginia viii not bow
the knee to Northern Abolitionisn'. or Southern
SIayeocracy They are capable Of Judging for
themselves, shat description of men they shonld
prefer to come and settle amongst them; nay,
whether the ealtiyator Of the soil chooses to
employ slave labor d. free labor, he will be per-
United to do as be likes, and any party attempt
ing 10 excite the awlesS to acts of violence, will
be no friend to Western Virginia. The working
classes Of this city are too intelligent to tolerate
the star and feathers mode Of settling ques-
ton, and Il Eli Thsyer, or any other advocate
of free labor or slave lobor, should visit heel
ing, they will be treated with the respect ever
due to stranger, or the writer Of this brief ar
ticle is deceived. as regards the feeling and dis
the people Of Wheeling" may rceeirs the Sc
Yerest condemnation" Of some, for "harboing
Eli Thaycr." The people Of many cities re-
ceived the "sevcreSt condemnation for Thar
boring" the disciples Of our Saviour.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1857-09-01

Charles London Cordial Gin
Is shown by the Records Custom House the
only London cOrdIan Gin IMPORTED and sold in bottles
al others are made here In Imitation of it.
tits delicious beverage and BY its peculiar favor
$50 different from other gins is universally esteemed by
who IT, Is adopted with great success IN eases Of
DEsrKFaA. Gou4, RHEaxATts., DEOFsT, GR1yEL. coIlc
czoLEa RET AsEE, STRUCTURE DISEASE OF rHE UEl-
HARY 0Es4xs, RPtLEPsT, FENALE 1RRKGuLARr71Es, &c.
Dr. yAIxSTtSE Morr Of New York. letter the pro-
prIetor. says:
CGrteS' London Cordial GIN e tie purest best and
" oa reliabts Extract Of Juniper Ihdcs seen.
CHARLES LONDON CORDIAL. GIN is sold By all Drug
gsts and GrOcers In the United States 50 also are n-
merous posOns called aLOndOn Cordial Gin"-to avoid
them buy only CHARLES" Reject any other offered to
Jon your health Price one dollar for
hfty cents fer piuts. EDMUND c. CHARLES,
tnh2s sndGr Sole Importer, 40 Broadway, MY.