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The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-02-27
The Cultivation of Pumpkins.
A PRODUCTIVE WINK.

Inoticed in late number of the n. E.
Farmer that mention Is made Of very long
pumpkin vine, that produced ten pumpkins
weighing l75 pounds. l, last summer,
treated vine to experimental culture, which
produced twenty-five full sized pumpkins.
neglected to weigh them at the time Of
gathering; but from one Of them of aver
age size, tnat have just now weighed, l
judge tho weight Of the whole twenty. two
10 have been not lcss than two hundred and
sixty pounds.
I In the cultivation Of this vine, the exper-
iment WIS mostly made in pruning il. The
soil, which was u light grey sandy ono,
mixed with vegetable matter, had no pre-
vious extra preparation. At the time OF
plOwing, is was treated toa light dressing
o. poudrette, and plOwed under; and an
other hight dressing Of the sumo was worked
into the soil after 1t was plowed, and before
planting the seed. The vine at first was
allowed to run several feet, which it did
without putting out but one pumpkin, al-
though il bloomed beautifully. The end OF
the vine was then pinched OF; by 50 doing,
lateral branches were forced out from the
main vine. These baanches were kept clean
or nearly ~, of side shoots and allowed "a
run from six TO ten feet each, in doing
which, zach branch put out two or three
pumpkins, when the ends Of the branches
were pinched OF in the same manner rs the
vine bad been. This process was continued
until it was no longer thought necessary to
force the vine to cut out any moro fruit, "
it would probably not have timo to ripa
before the coming Of frost.
This is by far tho greatest numb IT o
pumpkins that have ever known or hear,
Of having been raised. from single seed
and had they been OF large yarie ty or kin,
I have no doubt but that they would hav,
exceeded in weight the produce OF any on
squash or pumpkin vine in the United States
-IrareiI1.
The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-02-27

70 HAVE HESs LAY IN THE WINTER. Tc
besure of good supply ofeggs in winter
nise some chickens rs early in the spring az
possible. The pullets Of these early broods
will be large enough to lay late IN the fall,
and If they are supplied with warm quarters
and besides being well fed with grain, are
allowed, occasionally, few scraps Of fresh
meat thrown in to them they will continue
to lay oil winter. Old hens, IL treated thus
will often become quite prolific. Hen roost'
should be supplied with ashes. gravel, CT
pounded shells, especially in winter, when
the hens cannot procure theso article else
where.
The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-02-27
Misrallanruns.
rseH Lsiuses', "Laks Nsani."
A Nights Adventures.

Notwithst, nding my anxious desire to
reach the Nsami-the goal ofmy wishes-l
determined, befors finally leaving Kobis, to
devote one more day, or rather night, to
the destruction of the denirens of the forest.
Bot tho adventure nearly terminated fatal
ly; and the, night of the 18th July, will
ever DO remembered by me as one Of the
mos, ever ,tfal epocas Of my life; for. IN the
course of it, was three several times in the
very jaw Of death, and only escaped de-
structio'i by q miracle.
Froui the constant persecution TO which
tho larger game had Of late been subjected
u Kobis, /, was not only scarce, bu. wary ;
and hearing that elephants and rhinocroses
.till continued to resort to Abesban, forth
with proceeded there on the night in ques-
ton. Somewhat incautiously, / took W
my position--alone, as usual-on a narrow
neck Of land dividing two small pools; tht
space on either side Of my "skarm" beinl
only suficien, fJr q large animal to stand
between me and the water. was provided
with a blanket, and two or three spare
guns.
II was one Of those magnificent tropica
moonlight nights, when an indescribabl'
soft and enchanting light is shed over thu
slumbsring landscape, the moon was &C
bright and clear that could discern even q
small animal at considerable distance.
had JUS. completed my arrangements
when noise, that lcan liken only to tn
passage of train OF artillery, broke on tn
stiffness Of the air; 1t evidently came frou
the direction Of one Of the numerous ston,
paths, or rather trucks, leading to tb
water, and imagined II was caused b!
some wagons that might have crossed tn
Kalahari. Raising myself partially from
my recumbent posture, l fixed my eyes sstead
ily on the part Of the bush whence tn
strange sounds proceeded; but for som
time was unable to make out the cause
| All at once, however, to mystery was ez
planned by the appearances Of an immens
!. elephant, Immediately followed by Others
/ amounting to eighteen. Their towerin
e,rms told me at glance that they were o.
m ,lu. II was o splendid sight to behold .
ma ny hugo creatures approaching with
fr,e sweeping, unsuspectins and statel
.,sn Tho somewhat elevated groun
vbep % they emerged, and which sraduall
.lond towards the water, together with tn
m;.tv uisht air. gave an increased appear
snec of bulk and mightincs to their natr
nallv n ant structures.
The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-02-27
asritulturul.
Potato planting--spple seeds.

In reference to raising potatoes, and %
pecially in regard to the amount and kinS
Of seed, think there is 4 popular error
Much that has been written about the hna
Of recd to DO used to secure the CREATES
crop, whether il should be large or small
big end or seed end, has arisen from mis-.
take As to the quality Of seed. l VIII ex.
plain. Many have condemned the SEED end
OF the potato for seed, claiming that thi'
end produced "snall potatoes" and lees
bushels. stating experiments and results
Well, ] will make guess how they eSi
their potatoes, which IL ofsome importance.
I doubt not they cut the seed end right of,
leaving in one piccc from six to eight eya.
I haven't any doubt that those potatoes
grew spindling and produced the RESULTS
mentioned, and why' Verify, because they
were thus cut. and expected to grow 'all
huddled up together" in heap.
Last spring took large potatoes and
planted two rows Of the SEED end, two Of
the large end, and two Of both together.-
But mark; cut the seed end OF the pota-
to length~iss into about three pieces. TAX
ing care that there should be no more than
two or three eyes to piece, and four pieces
to hill, separated little in the hill. as
they always should be, 10 give them room to
grow. In the result this fall l could SEQ,
positively, no difference. The yield on the
piece (old pasture) was about ono hundred
and fifty bushels to rho acre. BY the way,
the sire Of potatoes which we plant Is abous
the size Of hens esg, eating the large and
avoiding the small.
The true rulo Of planting potatoes is, not
to use a certain number of bushels on IN
acre but particular number Of eyes on
piece, and pieces in hill. DO not orsr-
stock. saw the evil effects of this last fall
on neishbor's plantation where | could
count from twenty to twenty-five stalks to
hill. The result was u good many little
ones. One third the seed would produce
Us many potatoes and less small ones. Too
many throw in their seed too promiscuous-
ly, and had better throw part away.
1t is the theory here that apple seeds viii
not grow unless they are frozen. Last
spring | sowed two rows with apple seeds
taken directly from apples in the cellar
which had NOT been frozen, which came up
and did we'll Another humbug, believe,
though should not plant them dry.
Hasda,s, Mass, 1857. C.
Nor Enol1n1 Farmer
The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-02-27

To MAKE THRIFTY CURRASr BUSHES. A
correspondent Of the Indiana Farmer says: ::
I have found the cultivation Of curranss to
be very profitable. BY care and attention
| greatly increase the size Of the bushes, and
tue quantity and quality of the frcis. My
bushesare now about eight feet in height,
and are remarkably thrifty. The cause OF
this large growth, attribute. in a great
measure, to the fact that have been in the
habit of pouring suds and chamber lye
around their roots during the summer season.
| am satisfied from my own experience and
that Of several of my neishbors, that this
treatment will produce most astonishing
eject upon the growth aod produce of the
bushes, and would advise others to give il a
trial.
The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-02-27

BrsnEss IN LowEIL. The Lowell Jour.
nal has . long and vol written article on
the business Of that city, from which W
conclude that the ".sppcarsnces" Of . quiet
time which ono cannot help seeing at .
glance on entering Lowell, do not mislssd
the observer. We have remarked this now
feature In lowell for tho past two yssn,-
Ten or twelve years ago We were socustom.
cd to regard Lowell ass . city Of enterprise
and energy. Apparently Il was . much
more thrifty place then than now. The
Journal assigns various reasons, most Of
which, and probably all, have their
share In producing tho p resent stagns.
ton In business there. But there h doubt.
less another reason which the journal en-.
tirely ovcrlooks, and that Is o lack Of en-
terpize among the business men now In
Lowell. We take all the papers from Low.
ell except tho Advertiser and medical paper,
and putting them all together there arc not
q great many moro business advertisements
than We could find In tho ttle-though
mighty nice = Andover Advertiser. As Q
consequence, hemmed in as Lowell d by
Boston, Nashua, Manchester, Lawrence,
&C., the business ofLowcll has been gradual
ly and probably almost impercophbly turn.
cd to these places, through tho negligence
Of those who. above oil Others, arc interest
cd in keeping It alive. People need not tell
US that advertising does no good. weknow
better. We have in this city one of the
most cautious Of men. He commenced bu-
sincss with perhaps capital enough to buy
a hat full Of goods. Gradually, step by
step, he has gone along, until to-day We
would venture to guarantee hin at least
twenty thousand dollars cash for what he
posseses over hm debts. And he is yet only
o young man. lie hasa storo with larger,
moro valuable and better stock than any
four stores in Lowell can produce. And
now the question arises how has he done
this3 Let Others judge. While We would
pay him $4,000 for his property. ne would
reluctantly guarantee to pay his advertising
and printing bills during the last Eve yesrs
for one thousand dollars. And this individ.
ual Is not alone In this matter. Othen In
/ the samc line see h,vv n. ,o.. .h..a -
The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-02-27

The 'thornless' vines require shaking, SIM
liar to the Antwerp raspberry, to sustain
the fruit, and the picking extends from four
to six weeks, according to the season.
visitedMr. Newman's plantation last August
and wa. highly gAtiaed with the appear
ance of this fruit. Each cane, with its side
branches, formed circle Of about two feet,
to the height Of Eve or six, literally covered
with the berries in al stages OF growth
The canes shoot up straight and tall, altho'
the berries possess all the sweetness and
favor Of the running blackberry Of the fields
Mr.. Newman informed me that he found
two canes OF this variety nine years ago, and
he had been indussriously increasing them
since that time. 1t is eertainlya long step
in advance Of the other kinds Of blackberris,
and will become farorite as soon rs the
fruit Is known. A. A. ASSsEL, Milton,
Ulster county, New YOrk.-Moorss Rural
Nar Yorker, Jan. 8.
The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-02-27

MORAL SuAsIoy.-There is nothing like
+" moral suasion." II has grown to be q
gre.t and controlling institution. The best
example Of tho same occurred In San Fran
cisco recently. You well know-if not,
can inform you thercon-that the chief city
Of California Is frequently, II not oitsncr'
infested by Cinnamon. An acquaintance
Of ours was junior partner and occasional
salesman in firm whose business It wa
to sell fsh.hooks, old lines, rope's-ends.-
One day, John Chinaman, followed by
train ofabout ten Of his countrymen, rang
cd tandem fashion, entered the establish
mcnt, and after pcering around for few
seconds, exclaimed
Cotton seine twine-sot him"
"Yes!" was the answer.
How much takce?"
"One dollar pound"
"Um! give City ceuts!"
"Get out ?" said the Junior partner, will
q menacing gesture. and John Chinsuan do
parted, followed by his tail and hu country
men.
The train passed and repased the doo'
several times, and ut length rs-entered.-
John, looking around a. though he h,t
never been there before, again inquired
Cotton seine twine-got him"
I" Yes"
"How much takee"
+" One dollar pound"
"Um give ssvsnise-6ve cents"
81 Get out !" cried the excited partner
and the Chinese population departed a. be
fore.
The wild gosse procession paraded past
few times and then re-enterod. Tho spokes
man, after gaIns around some time, lifsc'
up his voioc . third time, and thus h
spoke:
"Cotton seine twine-sot hm'".
"Ys!"
"Hox much tskssi"
The salesman Whispered 70 Patrick, sh
porter, to hand him . olavsr. This bad
he srasped tho John Chinsmsu with his lef
hand, and raising bis clsavsr with his right
exclaimed:
(" One dollar q pound ~
John gave ons look al The clsavsr snotbs
at the face Of the alssman, and yelled out
Il take one hundred pounds"
The bargain was thereon closed. S
much for moral suasioa. .-Latr 10 Porter
Spirit.
The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-02-27

A QUESTION IN Moral PuLosorHr. Noi
many days since, the following conversation
took place In the ladies first hall Of Asylum-
ia. Mis Dix had passed through moment
before, and q younger daughter Of our house.
hold, just started In her teens. mads one ol
cluster called together by tho occasion.
Girl-"who was the lady whom We av
with the doctorf'
LAdy.-"That was Mis- Dir, the 'philan'
thropist."
Girl-"whatiss . philanthrnpist, ,plsassf
Lady" Philantoropist, my dear, is
word from two Greek words, sigaifJing
lover of'men p"
Girl-"Well, then, are not all We wouss
philanthropiss r'-Opai, Ui;os N. y
The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-02-27

EA man named Tracy, who calls him.
self "plagupinist," Is astonishing the peo.
ple Of Syracuse, N. Y, by sticking knives
and pins into his aesh. He inserts the long,
narrow blade of Q knife into the aeshy parts
Of his legs and arms, also through his cheeks.
Ho will drive pins into his limbs to their
very heads, at single blow, without winc.
ing. Little or no blood follows the knife
and slight scar is the only trace left o'
the weapon.
The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-02-27
A Good Anecdote.

During the Inauguration Of Gen. Taylor
at Washington, d. c.. March 4th, lsi9,
the police regulations, as usual, required,
that after the speech of the new President
had commenced. the gates Of the Capitol
Grounds should be closed, and no carriage
Of any kind allowed to pas, until the speech
was finished, to prevent confusion.
The Minister Of all the Russias, N. Bod
isco, was very late. and aiter the speech had
begun drove up to the gate In great haste,
the horses covered with foam, when the
coachman shouted to the guard, Open &c
gates, iv you please" The guard shook his
bead sod stood still. Tho footman next
called out, "Will you open 70 gate for ze
Russian Miiister?" The guard again
shook his head without answering word.
Next, the grand Minister put his head out
Of the carriage window and called to the
guard" Open ne gatos to 70 gran Minister
Of oil tho .Russias, Minister Fienipotentiary,
NJ. Bodisco. Il am 20 Minister.
There was q great crowd around ne gates,
within and without, and oil this fuss created
quito q stir. The guard drew himself up,
and in firm and pleasant manner replied,
I" If you 1sre free born Ansericdn citizen
of these United States Of Amerio, you could
The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-02-27

A PATRIOTIC PRArn. Let US implore
Him who was the God Of our fathers, and
who has shielded us in 50 many peril', to
opeu our minds and hearts to what is true,
and just, and good: to continue our union
.. homo and our peace abroad, and to make
our country living witness Of the blessing
OF freedom reverence for right, both our own
shores and In our intercourse with oil ns-
tions.-Channing.
The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-02-27

The following touching letter = from Ous
who, within tho short space Of ouly . fa~
months, has been thrice bsreaved, having
laid In the grave. sucoossively. . cherished
husband, beloved and beautiful sister and,
at last, the darling 'lamb Of her aock."-
We need otsr no apology for laying it be-
fore our readers, for the contemplation Of
grief, under circumstances Of 30 much for.
titudc and resignation, cannot fail to have
purifying and eleuting eject on the
hearts ofthose who read II. The BibIe
says sit Is better 10 20 10 the house Of
mourning than to the house Of fessting."
"IAst Wednesday was my thirty.third
birthday. Shall ever forget III I laid
my darling Nanky in'tAs grace BY &s fathers
side! How the waves Of affection roll over
me. He had become the "lamb OF the
aock"-tho very one, 1t now seems, We
could least spare. ! doubt not Il would
have appeared just 50 If either Of the 9TH
ers had been taken in his stead. $50
His sickness continued fortnight, during
which he manifested almos. Christian for
tltude. 1t excited the wonder Of oil who
saw him, and renders his memory doubly
blessed. He retained his consciousness nm.
til the last; and fixed his eyes lovingly on
me, just before they were closed In death.-
Will he not miss bis mother even in Heaven!
He was never happy away from me on
earth. held him in my arms when he
died, when trust he exchanged my embrace
for his dear fathers, where pain and separ-
alton are unknown.
Dear -, Heaven seems nearer to me
now, that am the mother Of an angel
The thought sometimes elevates me. and !
long to join the dear departed to meet my
treasures where moth and rust do not COR
rupt. dressed him in his own "pretty
Clothes" 50 like life, as was wont to do,
laid him in his little flannel lined coffin,
with my own hands, kissed again and again
that pure white brow, his checks, his hair,
his lips, those soft dimpled arms and hands.
Oh, no was very beautiful in lifs,m beau
tiful In death. How I wish you could have
seen him in his heavenly lovlinem! There
was such pure, holy expression on his
countenance. have not his miniature, but
am sure every linesment Is indeliibly fIed
on my memory.
We had o quiet funeral at the house.
Dear friends sympathi1ed with US in our
grief, and We laid him in the cold grave -
"No," rs Polly Zone Of Dickon's characters)
says. "the wdrm ground, where the ugly
little seeds spring into beautiful flowers"
George and Lizzie mourn for their little
brother as children do-st times vehement
ly, and then arc as happy as ever. They
loved him, and will always remember him.
Il sometimes seems as II his influence was
around them for good. They are moro af.
fcctionate and considerate towards me, and
kind to each other. He may still, by his
spirit, be the "Angel Of the household"
Rrhis event is severe ono to me, but
am more reconciled to It than I ever have
been to his fathers death. I sometimes
think this may be the necessary Will. But
|
The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-02-27

A SENSIBLE GrRL. Some years sinoe, .
young lady, remarkable Tor her maturity
and good sense, tho daughter ofs disdnsuish-
Cd lawyer, and member Of COugrsss from
Worcester county, Wa placed at . young
lsdis' boarding school, In tho neishborhood
Of Boston. Her unaffected manner and
sprightlines won The aSsctioa Of many Of
The young ladies, Who were fall Of their
kind 66os. until ono day they inquired the
occupations Of their fsshsn. Our young
friend, psrceivins the drift Of thsirinquiris,
ave them 70 undsntand that her father Vas
. shosnak9; wbsa many Of them were
s,rusk with honor q hse yulQr osigin, and