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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-05-27
VOL. X-NO. 8.
THE HOUSE IN THE MEADOW.
BY LOUISE CHANDLER MOCLToS.

lr stands In sunny meadow.
The house 50 messy and brown,
With It's cambrous old stone ohimneys,
Aud the. grey roof sloping down.
The trees fold their green arms round IL:
The trees, century old
And the winds go chanting through them,
And the sunbeans drop their gold.
The cowslips spring in the marshes,
The roses bloom On the hill,
And beside the brook in the pasture
The herd 50 feeding at will.
Within, in the wide old kitchen,
The Old folks sit in the sun
That creeps through the sheltering woodbine
III the day Is almost done.
Their children have gone and left them,
They sit in the sun alone
And the old wife ears are failing,
As she harks to the well known tone
That won her heart in her girlhood-
That has soothed her in many a care
And praises her now tor the brightness
Her old face used 10 wear.
She thinks again Of her bridal
How, dressed IN her robe of white,
she stood by her gay young lover,
Ia The morning rosy hght.
Oh the morning is rosy as ever,
But the rose from her cheek is iled,
And the sunshine still is golden,
Bat It falls on a slyered head.
And the girlhool dreams, once vanished,
Come back IN her winter time,
Til her feeble pulses tremble
With the thrill OF Spring prime
And looking forth from the window,
She thinks how the trees have grown.
Since clad IN her bridal Wilderness,
she crossed the Old door stone.
Though dimmed her eyes bright azure,
Aud dilnmed her "hir young g0ld,'
The love IN her glrhood pIghted
Has never grown dim OF old.
They sat In peace in the sunshine,
TIL the day was almost done,
And then, at its close, an angel
Stole over the threshold stone.
lie folded their hands together
He touched their eyelids with balm,
And their last breath Hoated outward,
Like the close oi "a solemn psalm.
Like bridal pair, they traversed
The unseen, IN, stlc al road
That leads to the Beautiful City,
Whose builder aud maker is God.
Perhaps. in that miracle country,
They will give her lost yonth back,
And the flowers OF the vanished Spring time
VIII bloom III the spirits track.
One drauglt from the living waters
shall call back hi- manhood prime,
And eternal years shall measure
The love that outlasted time.
But the shapes that they lef, behind them,
The wrinkles, and silver hair
Made holy to Us by the kisses
The angel had printed there
We will hide away meath the willows.
When the day l. low IN the West,
Where the slubeans cannot find them.
Nor the winds disturb their rest.
And we i suffer no tell.tale tombstone,
Win its age and date. to rise
y er the two who are old 40 longer
In the Father house in the skies.
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An od gen'ietnan says that b. j. ihs iast
man ia ihr wOd 10 iyranin over daagb-
ter. affection 20 long - si.s marie. tue
mar of tt, r40.cv dor { care sh0 ~. .gyea
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Women in France.

Professor Birncy, who has spent q long
time in the runl districts ofFrancc,. and
who to Judge by his sketches is more
practically acquainted with the minuter
points Of French life than any American
of the present day, gives melancholy
view Of the estimate in which women arc
really held in that country. Some Of his
picture. are exceedingly graphic, but the
idea Of Woman's inferiority runs through
them with fearful distinctncss. We take
the following example. He had bargain
ed for passage on q canal boat:
The Captain invited us on board. oa
in minute says he. Here, wife, hitch
up at once ' 'L'' ."
At this summons stout, raw-boned Ia.
dy, with complexion and toilet much the
worse for hard usage, emerged from be-
She stepped on the quarter deck 10 wish
US good morning, and put on her clogs;
then stepped out on the bank. Putting
our knapsacks on the quarter deck, VIC
looked around, expecting to see the cap
tain's lady lead out from some ncighborinl
stable tho famous animal that was to take
our prov cut the glad blue waters of the
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Manure Maxims.

AZ a late meeting OF the Farmers Club
OF the American institute, Mr.. 1. W.
Fiel read paper on manures, in which
he said:
The whole subject of nannrcs may BE-
stated in this proposition.
|. Manure does not waste so long rs
it Is unfermerted, or undissolved, and
these conditions may be effected by dry
ing OF sa,uration.
2. Fresh manure is unfit for food for
plants.
3. Fermenting manure, in contact
with inert matter, has the power Of neu-
traliring vicious properties, such as the
fannie acid OF peat, AMI making it a fer
tilizer..
I. Manure wastes in two ways-the
escape OF gas and the dissolying Of its sol.
uble salts.
5. The creative power of manure,
mixed with other substances, is capable
OF multiplying its value many Tins.
q. The value OF manure to crops is in
proportion to its divisibility through the
soil. The golden rule Of farming shoaid
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& Qrtcu [ t II L q | &.
Unprofitable Farming.

In a recent paper we spoke OF some
Of the causes Of Improbable farming un-
profitable. not from the lack OF knowl-
edge Of the right way, but from neglect
or welI.known axiom> in agricuItnrr,-
and promised to give few more instan-
ces Illustrating the subject.
Manure is necessary application, in
order TO bring an impoverished soil into
n productive state. No,hing is more GER
tain, all agree. And vet, how much Of
the Improbable farming OF the country
results from the attempt to grow crops
on WORKOUT soils without manure. Plant
corn ON such land-thc crop is meagrc
one, both from want Of strength in the
soil TO gov il, and length OF the season
TO mature il. \ iich or well.manurcd
soil will ripen this crop weeks carlics than
a poor one. An acre OF land, rich, deep
ly titled, planted in good season. and tho
roughly and cleanly cultivated, will pro
ducc more corn than five acres poor, shall
loW-plowed, late planted AMI half cult
waited, cad a, perhaps one.half the eS-
pense Of the latter.
Stagnant water. either in or upon the
soil, is another cause OF Improbable farm
inc. A soil which has no escape or out
le, for the water which falls upon it save
evaporation, cannot be made to produce
apaying crop. In dry season it is
baked aud hardin wet one il is often
fooled with stagnant water, and never Is
never in condition very favorable TO the
growth OF cultivated crops, however well
suited il may be to the production Of wild
grass, fac and rushes. Aud partially
drained land OF this character Is little bet.
ter. Flooded in spring, the water passes
off but slowly; uo;hing can lie done up,
on it until the 'subsiding OF the waters,
which. as they must in great part gC
cioudwar,i, is tedious process.
Poor Kanure-made 50 by eSposur,
and teaching while yet in the yards
another source OF loss to the farmer
The contents Of the barn-yarl are gener
ally digniiied with 'hc name Of manure
even ii they eonsis, OF lttlc more than 4
leachcd mass Of straw and excrement, III,
real strength OF which has long ago pass
cd Oft into some stream, or iloa,ed dowr
the roadside ditch, and into some provi
dent neighbors field il Is still manure.
and Is carted to the field and offered tC
the crop with the expectation that il vii
find therein nutriment, and the materia
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stool. He selected o fayorite piece ant
laid it before her. But tears were in nc
eyes, and she could not see a note
Over the keys her fingers passed in skill
fnl touches; but when she tried to TAXI
up the sony, utterance failed, and sob
broke forth instead of words.
allow foolish !" said her husband, in I
vexcd tone. II am surprised at YOU
And he turned from the piano, and walk
ed across the room.
A little while the sad young wife ro'
manned where she was left alone, and IN
leA alone, and in partial anger. Then
rising, she wen. slowly from the room
her husband not seeing to restrain her
and, going back to her chamber, sat
down in darkness.
The yhadow which had been cast upon
her spifh was very deep; and though
the hidden sun came out again right ear
ly. it was long time before his beams
had power to scatter the clouds that float
ed in loves horizon.
The shadows We cast! Father, hus-
band, wife, sister, brother, son, neighbor
arc we not all casting shadows daily,
on some hearts that are pining for the
sunlight of our faces! We have given
you two pictures of life's true picture, not
as a kaleidoscope. In all their infinitely
varied relations men and women, selfish
ly or thoughlessly-from design, weak
ness, or ignorance-are casting their
shadows upon hearts that are pining for
sunlight. A word, a look, tone, will
cast shadow, and sadden a spirit for
hours and days Speak kindly, act kind.
ly, be forgcttcp ofself and rcgarders Of
others, and you will cast but few shadows
along the path Of life. The true gentle
man is always tender of the feelings Of
othcn-always uatchful lest he wound
unintentionally-,lways thinking, when
with others, of Their pleasure instead of
his own. Lie casts but few shadows. BE
gentlcmcn-ladies, or-in a word that
includes all graces and excellencies-be
Christians, for it is the Christian who
casts the iewest shadows ofall.
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A True Woman.


"Buy an orange, ma'am, !" aid . son itsi.
ian voice. .,., .a- d. .1i
The two ladies made dsmi.nuss.
"Pieass, ma'am. buy an orange" repeat.
cd the timid voice, pleadingly. l1
Mis- Dainty slipper sissd hsr silk drss
In disgust, and moved on disdaiufully. Her
companion. gasins moment at the sorow-
fal lace Of the fruit dealer, drew closer TO
the half clad, barefoot orange girl. and In
tone Of inszprusible swsetnss and con.
passion aid, "Ys, yo, my littIs one, that
I will. Give me ope." riv.I.I ga
The poor girl ssdssvorsd 70 In The bsskst
from her bad, bat the tiny arms trsublsd
and seemed unequal to the effort. Inv
..You are tired, child Lot me sst II down."
And the beautiful glovsd hands oftbs nobls
woman raissd The burden from tbs bonnet.
le, head, and rlss.d is on ths side wsik--
,.Nox rsst you. WOO feet swhiIs and bses'
-shs aluoss covered ths palm OF The ost-
ssrsschsd hand. with . shining bali dollar.
The sd heart Of the bsfsar girl melted
and The tsszs stole down her sanburnt obesk.
.OE! yoa srs % god, rs'su . good! "
sobbsd the child. ,rshs bnW 10 mplla
"why do yoa ry. saiAi Why Do ~
ayi" apa The aagslis woaaa stoopsd down
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tor large produetiveness. One thought
will show how futile this expectation
How does manure benefit a Plan,i BY
,,s soluble constituents-they receive on
" LIQUID food. This leached manure has
lost the greater share Of the soluble ele-
mcnts Of fertility. and acts in great part
only mechanically upon the soil.
Attempting too much is another great
cause Of loss to the farmer. Much labor
on little land is the secret of success
enough labcr, at ast, to do everything
in the best manner. Look at it's it
good policy to cxpend the labor OF put
ting in a crop over six acres, when, at the
same cost, 4 like result may be realized
from three or four Will you be con-
tent with thirty bushels of corn per acre,
at an expense OF. say sl2. when by add
inc SO in manure and better culture, YOU
may realize sixty or one hundred lush
els Will YOU grow inferior stock with
the same amoln, Of lood, when by Il larg.
er outlay at first, YOU may have the best
those always saleab'c at good prices
while the unimproyed scarcely find pur-
chasers at any price. Is it not best, ci-
ther to concentrate your labor on less
land, or increase Your expenditure on less
land, or increase your expenditure so as
10 embrace the whole farm in a thorough
system OF cultivation!
The acknowledged causes of unprofta-
bic farming are not exhausted, and il is II
proper subject for the examination Of the
arincr. Let him look into the matter,
md see why and where he has lailed.-I
CosRtry Gentleman.
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Withholding Corn.

Between eighty and ninety years ago
there lived in the Connecticut river val.
ley, two farmers, one Of whom was nam.
ed Hunt, and the other Clark. The for
mcr, in early life had been man Of
stron, will, and someweat hasty and vio-
lent in temper. Sometimes he had been
seen beating his oxen over their heads
with the handle Of his whip in way to
excite the pity Of the bystandcns, and
when cxpostulated with, he excused him.
self by saying that he had the most frac-
tious team in the town. By-and.by an
alteration took place in the temper Of
farmer Hunt. He became mild, and for
bearing, and what was remarkable, his
oxen seemed to improve in disposition at
an equal pace with himself Farmer
Hunt joined the church, and was ar ex-
emplary man. His neighbon saw the
change, both in himself and his team. II
was a marvel to the whole town. One oi
his townsmen asked him for an explana.
ton. Farmer Hunt said, u have found
out secret about my cattle. Formerly
they were unmanagcable. The more
HH. .
whipped and clubbcd them, the wone
they acted. But now when they arc con
trary, I go behind my load, sit down, and
sing Old Hundred, and strange as It may
appear, no sooner have I ended, than the
oxen go along as quietly as man could
wish. don't know how il is, but they
really seem 70 like singing .....,
In the coune Of few years, the two
farmers were chosen deacons Of the
church, and they both adored their pro.
fcssion. About the time Of their cleo.
ton, grievous famine prevailed in the
valley, and the farmers gencnlly were
laying up their corn to plant the ensuing
season. Apoor man living in the town,
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Seasoning Tin Der by Draining
out its Sap.

Ii being now we'll understood ,ha,
posts do not rot near so fast when set top
end down, and the reason being equally
apparent, namely: because the valves
which close from the least pressure, stay Its
ascent. as the same valves stayed the de-
scent of sap in the night time, that had
been propelled upwards 10y heat in the
day, in the living tree. Can we not ap'
ply this principle in seasoning or drying
wood As such valves prevented the de
scent OF or rather held up the 'ap or wa
ter in growing wood, and rs they prevent
the ascent of water so long as the wood
is sound in part, surely they do not pre-
vent the descent OF water or sap in the
latter case. But rs they close by upward
pressure in any kind OF inverted wool,
80 they must open when the force or
pressure ceases in the opposite or down
ward direction. To deny this, would he
to deny that sap is suspended by them in
the night time, after having assembled in
the day in the growing tree. Admit that
valves thus exist and act,-how could cir
culalion in cells go on without them p
and We thereby admit ready means OF
seasoning all kinds of building timber,
posts. boards. or otherwise. much sooner
than by evaporation alons, namely: 10y
setting them top end downwarjS, or in.
vcrtrug their growing position and plac'
ing them as nearly vertical or upright rs
practicable. In this position, the sap
water will rs surely descend and drain
out of timber, boards, *, IS it ascendcd
in the growing tree. Why not!
When from their large size, kuottiness
or some other reason, using the crotche,
at their top in some instances, 1t become,
impracticablc 10 set posts top end down
the >ap.wood should all be hcwcd otf .
little higher than it is intended to insert
them in the ground. This process, al
though il reduces its size, will increas,
the durability OF the whole post; bccaus,
as water does not ascend through the
heart wood, the channels or tubes in III,
sap-wood, or the inner part OF them, fur
n,sh the only course open to L. Gu
these oil, anu thereby YOU cut of TN
communication of water in the groun'
with the part of the post above the soil
the vessels or tubes OF the sap-wood alon
having afforded means for its ascent
This process vii! keep posts tolerabl.
dry, and OF consequence make them nor
lasting. But in all practicable cases the,
should DC inverted for the reasons give
in this paper. 1--WE.
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How TO PREvEsr COLDS. II people
were blessed with common sense and .
little wholesome selfdenial, they might
often escape severe colds and fevcn by
rcsolutc measures adopted in season. A
correspondent Of the Evangelist sends
the following, giving an infalliblc recipe
for a bad cold, il it is handled in time
Perhaps some Of our readers may have
the courage to try the experiment.
There is probably not man, woman
or child who is not as often rs once q
year afflicted with severe cold, which
ends in cough or catarrh; and thous.
ands there are who die every year of con-
sumption, brought on by taking cold
He, then, who should discover certain
and efectual remedy for this complaint,
would be justly regarded as one Of the
greatest benefactos Of the age. The
writer does not profess'to have discover
ed ,ucb n remedy bu, be w;,be, 70 at.
test the truth Of the following certain and
eaectual e,pedient for preventing cold
A cold cannot be easily cured, but II It
can be prevented. Il |, Of Importance to
know how It NAV be cured.
A bad cold. like measles or mump,. or
other siu liar ailments, will run il, cou,c
of about ten days in spite Of what NAV
be done for 4, miles. mcd;c,, m..n. arc
emnloved within fo,,v..,,h, ho,rs or IL
.on,,n,;o, N,nr ne. -, =. ...u.J
to be increasingly u,eful. nv cutting ,
cold OF IN ,h. sc,low;,, ,.c, .na .;,nn,o
manner .-On N. Ar, 1.v %, =, ',t.L;r, cnlJ
thor. !. an urnl....n, .on..,;on ~ .h;,I'
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P.''". sa' '"' ''."as' even ~ " IT,
f'n wv ''s''s' " '""''""e"'
:" "uu''V" 70 u'S put your 'ces in
""'e'' ""' 'cg uceP' W no' !" you eau
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vol VOLUME: :IIV=A:NUxBER 7.

went 70 deacon HINT and .aid, 4 have
come to buy . busbsl OF oorn. Here b
the money. 1t q about oil can gather
The deacon told him he could not spare
bushel for love or money. He was
keeping double the usual quantity for
seed corn the next year, and had to stint
his own family. The man urged bis suit
but in vain, At last he aid Deacon, II
you do not let me have the. corn, Ishal!
curse YOU 'Cuse me ! replied the dea-
con, .how dare you do rsof 60 Becane,'
said the man, the Bible says so Non.
sense exclaimed deacon Hunt; there Is
no ouch thing in the Bible Yes thero
is' replied the poor man. Well said
the deacon, If you can find any such text
I'll give you q bushel Of corn They
went into the house, when the man went
to the old family Bible, turned to Prov.
II: 20, and read, He that withholdeth
corn, the people shall cuns him; but
bleAsing shall be upon the head Of him
that selleth it. as .arI 30. ...'o
The deacon was fairly caught. Come
along said he, and will be as good as
my word He took him to the corn.
r. . ..'
house, measured out a full bushcl Of corn,
helped the man to put il into his bag,
assisted him in singing itupon his shoul-
der, and just before his departure, being
somewhat Of wag, he said, ho said, with
twinkle Of the eye 4 say ncighbor, af.
ter you have carried this corn home, 60
up to deacon CLARK, and curse him out Of
another bushcl.' tr...,..
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be small quantities of mancre thoroughly
divided and interminglcd with the soil.

CoMrosr. A compost for corn may
be made OF about two to three parts OF
lime, one part leaehed ashes, and forty or
fifty parts Of soil and manure, in about
equal proportions, or else with the soil
twice or thrice the quantity of the ma
nure. Twenty tons might be applied per
acre. \ few hundred pounds Of bone
dust would be good addition to the
above quantity of compost. The mixture
should stand, if practicable, several
months; altho gh few weeks at mid
summer will do, and be equal to more
than three times that period in winter.
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9Socr'S Srrucr.
FOr the CniOn sni Journal.
TRIBUTE TO THE M sM0aY OF AU.
GU.TA II. LIrrLEFlELD.

Al. size Va, like 'h. rarS bud,
That blu,pelh in,u flower.
Aud Isues away r'e IL h a. reached
T.. iraIl pcsleciion'> hour;
I, b,ss. med hut I" d"'p away
F,on loves supporting stem,
Tnn.p red TO sindlier cline
Till bloun lUr IL again.
YET w. may, frnm The scattered leaves
o. h"w-,s p' rume cSh'le,
Which It'll, their hssv.ny sweetness breathe,
T,oush faded thus rnd pale;
Aud still mny hbd III c'iOa twine
Ar,und tie cherished dead,
In me,lrIrs that can ue',r decline,
Though Iik. GAR AoS Ser they've dad.
Why should We weep for her, why should ye
nouInP
A.s-ls have .'Oas.r hse away io hes h"ne.
op~ ard, far up~srJ. iO ng'ons ol bliss,
Bngher. and E,irer, snd peer thH I1I';
W,,p Not, that - early she faded sway,
Fof flowers that ere fsirrst, the soonest decay.
Angel. are iwining wreath lo' her nov,
Blossoms OF amsnsih deck her f,ir hnOw
BrIl.r. Gar I~ii.r. The pnml,e "f love,
That drSs ioIu lhr ne'rr EALING lOuHialn above
We,y not. that she passed Ike a beautiful
dwrm,
o, gently sh, N wo thee ACROSS the broad stream
Lonely and lad the c,rrle meets nov,
They niss The purr light uf her calm holy brow
Lo,k upward, h. L LraVrnwsrd, wh-u i""n aia'
F.ll, ,aJlancr cylr,llal irO,n 90 bsami = Si1r
IY,,y not that The EursI ol rs',h fade away,
o. ILiugs we hold dearest the sOOnesi decay
Anscl. are chanting 'elnrsm now,
WEAVING a chapel lo deck her pure brow;
Frum lhui heaven uf love, bright gln'y brs"'s
fall,
Brighiei, Snl ISIrr, aud purrr than all.
IY,,p not. ,h,i .h- usvers,d d he path Of 20"
hram,
o gladly ,hc'l greet thee across tue broad
sirram
Ye me- visit the spot where calmly she sleeps,
When spirits un.-ru their holy watch heep,
Though The cs,l,t lies lone beneath the green
sod,
The lowell. eushrined ia the kingdom Of God.
Weep not, that she passed ,iSe a beautiful
dream,
q. gently she'll WOO thee across the dark
stream VI A. A.
Saro. Jan 7,h, 1855.