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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1858-10-16
Agricultural.


We don't like to tell too many secrets :
when we say that October butter, 17ahI,
mddc, is the very best for winter use of the
whole season, we know what we are talking
about. We say" rightly made" And that
is not simply in setting the milk, Swimming
oil the cream, chuInlng and working it, and
then packing it down, but depends. also, on
keeping the COW properly while yielding her
milk for the purpose Some have notion
that moving grounds should never be fall
paSturcd. Such may be, or may not BE-
We assume, however, that the hay is carried
Oft, and the meadows has lain open 10 the af-
ter showers Of the season, provided it has a
thick, close bottom, and has not been top
dressed since -haying, and the grass has again
good sticky growth, none so good use can
be made of that grass. or the ground it grow S
on as to feed it off with some SOFT of farm
stock, which it will be ready to have done, il
at all, by the first Of Octoher. Then, if YOU
have lot Of butter dairy cows, turn them in.
Ihcirlnik Is then richer III cream than earlier
in the season, although the quantity of milk is
less. The grass is fresh. clean, solid, and
rich. Turn them in after the frost is off the
grass in the morning and not before. It is
late in the morning before the frost mcIs or
-
stables or sheds before they 90 out, and keep
them, in all night, with u bite of lay before
Them IN the field, for they will not cat on a
frosty night, and Their milk will secrete less
in the chilly air. than under shelter. Then
your cows are in capital health and condition;
their sccrct,ons of milk uniform, and the
quantity Of the best and such milk must
make good butter, if properly treated after
wards.
So into November, and through it, you
make a abundance of butter. AS the season
advances give them pumpkins, good cured
c"nstalNs, ar anything nni,icons or milk,
yielding. When December comes, dry them
of, if they calved carly in the spring. A
good dairy COW Should so dry about three
months ofthe year, for she will bring you a
better calf and give more and better milk, on
the average, for not being overworked.
.i,nerlcGn inrtcuHnriI
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1858-10-16

GATHERING THE POT ALTO. Our eXpcl fence
and observation with regard TO the digging
and preserving Of the potato, would lead US
to tue conclusion that it is of great import
ance tho potato should be put under cover
as soon as possible after taken from the
ground. Their exposure in heaps OF in carts,
To a hot sun, for even an hour or two, is in
furious. We should therefore prefer covered
cart or wagon, into which TO deposit them at
once from the rows; and we should also
greatly prefer buryins in dry locations in the
held, protected against too much moisture,
and duly ventilated, to any other mode Of
keeping. At any rate. if pat in barn cellars,
OF cellars under the mansion, they should bc
well covered with old carpets, &c, and the
cellars kept dark. We have long been under
the belief that there is great deal yet to
learn in the art of'kecping the Irish potato
full and plump until July.-Gcr Telegraph.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1858-10-16
Origin Of the Stocking rran,c.


IN me stocking weaver Ha'I' lhnton,
thc'e Is portrait OF man In The act OF point
ing to stocking l.ame' and addressing
woman VINO was KNITTING WIN needles The
picture bears 'he following inscription 'ln
'he year 1927 'he ingenious W I!'lam Lee
A. NJ, Of st. John" College, Cam";idge,
devised ms proiiIaofe art Tor making
stockings
contemporary gives an interesting elnci-
datioh OF TINS inscription 1t appears that
when the art OF Knitting stockings was yet a
new Thing IN England the Kew Mr.. Lee fell
IN love with young woman to whom he
paid his addresses and 1t SO happened, that
whenever Mr. Lee came TO see her she was
knitting stocking, and so Intent was she
upon her occupation that She gave little heed
to the sngary talk OF her lover. Ills desire
Tor vile Sotn changed INTO malevolent de-
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1858-10-16

SuCCESs or THE STEAM PLouGu.-Thc
State Board of Agriculture of Illinois offered
a premium of SIS eco for steam plpughs. 1t
was expected that three different inventions
would be exhibited and tested at the State
Fair, but only one was OH the ground. That
was fawke's locomotive steam plough, Lam
caster. Pennsylvania, which excited great
interest among the prairie farmers, and per-
formed well. The machine and apparatus,
with fuel and water, weighs only about seven
tons, and by the use of q drum or barrel shap-
cd driver. for propclhg the locomotive, the
difficulty of miring in soft soil aud Slipping
on hard smooth ground Is overcome. The
steam plough is easily managed and is des-
cribed as cross between locomotive and a
tender, combining the essential clements OF
both, mounted on two guiding wheels and a
huge roller. The prairie ground on which it
was tried was baked as hard nearly as brick,
but the engine turned SIX burrows side by
side in the most workmanllke mann(r. The
excitement Of the crowd was beyond control.
and their shouts and wild huzzas echoed far
over the prairie. Ladger.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1858-10-16

STEAM WAGONS. The Washing ton States
Of Saturday says The new turnpike COM
pany appear to have gene into the enterprise
with energy and determination. This morn.
ing the president and one Of the directors
started on reconnaissance Of the route, for
the purpose ofrcporting its adaptability to
steam wagon travel, and the expense of lay
irg plank track. An offer has been recciv-
ed from the inventor to furnish steam wagon
without bonus, and one of most experienced
stage contractors in the country has proposed
TO stock the road with horses and COACHES.
Reports or these subjects will be submitted at
the next meeting of the Board.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1858-10-16

tJ>At this peculiar crisis 1t may not DO
undressing to publish that the Jewish
nation. dispersed in almost every part Of tho
globe, without forming anywhere an indcpen-
dent nation amounted in number in 1858 to
465S,SO individuals, not comprising 10000
Samaritans, and 1000 Ishmaelltes, which
would make total of 100000 persons.-
The total number of Jews in Europe is stated
at 2,45l ,l79 making the one hundred and
tenth part of the whole population Of Eur pc
ct the last census.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1858-10-16

A PART OF A PIECE. Speaking of Judge
Daggett. reminds us Of an occurrence that
took place many years since at one Of the
dinners Or, more properly suppers-of Yale
commencement. The suhstantials of the
feast were already discussed, and the desert
was being served up, when Professor Benjamin
Sillinan, then in the full possession of manly
beauty and we have seldom seen a hand
somor IN an--asked Daggett if he should help,
him TO "a piece of mince pic." "A part Of
a piece, if you please" said Daggeit. Sillman
immediately commenced dividing, subdlviding
and Iedvidng bit of pie, and continued the
operation so long, that Dagsett al length
noticed it, and inquired what nc was doing.
Z" / was trying" said Siman. to get you
a part . a piece of pie !; but cut as will, |
can still find nothing but a ,ekole piece
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1858-10-16

LATER FROM TIE ASTRONOMICAL EXpEpI-
TON TO pEBU.-A letter in the Times from
PaYta, Peru. dated August Oth gives further
intelligence from Lieut.. GliiiSs' Astronomical
Expedition, winch had been sent out bv the
Smithsonian Institute TO observe the solar
eclipse. The expedition was about proceeding
to an inland station, among the Cordillcras
more favorable to their proposed observations
The correspondent adds:
. Lieutenant GiiIiss is. 7 believe, the only
astronomer on the coast prepared to observe
The approaching eclipse. 1t is desirable that
others were here, that mo,c extensive and
accurate observations might be obtained by
taking different stations. AS Lieut.. GiliiSs
bro"ght with him a duplicate set of nstl-
mcntS, he has rendered the use Of them to a
Flench naval officer, who will proceed to
Svchura, - little town about thirty miles to
the southward. and cndcavor 10 obtain reliable
results. But at this season OF the year, there
are generally clouds in the atmosphere, and
these threaten TO Illustrate the enterprise. -
BY gong up the Cnrdilcras, however, we
hope TO escape the influence Of clouds and
togS, though, even there, we have reason to
fear interruption, Stll, we are Sanguinc of
success, and will not give npliH we see a
I cloudy morning on the 1th Of Scplcmber.--
Should that occur, the main object Of the
journey will have been lost"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1858-10-16

1D@Tho project on foot in New York, to es-
tab!ish bullion bank, which Shall use moth
ing but coin in its transactions meets with
the cordial appoval of many prominent men,
among whom are Martin Van Buren,, Robert
j. Walker John A. Dix, and John j. Cisco
The capital is to be 81 900 900, and the rev.
cnues arc to be derived from loanins this sum !,
and charging n very small commission, from
two hundreth to the one-tenth Of one per cent.
on the sums deposited with the bank, which
Will always be payable in coin.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1858-10-16
I TSydney Smith, the wittiest of

1CTSydney Smith, the wit,iest of preachers
while delivering charity sermon, frequently
complirIlented the audience by stating that Of
all nations, the English was most stlnsuish-
ed for the love of their species. The collec-
ton proving to be failure the venerable
Sydney remarked that hi had evidently mado
a mistake, and should have said that they
were er inently distinguished for love CT
their STccte.'
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1858-10-16

WHAT WINES ARE MADE oF.-Ilram Cox,
Esq. OF Cincinnati has trade the following
Startling statement 'During the summer
of 1886 analysed a lot Of liquors for some
conccntiouS gentlemen of our own city. who
would not permit me to take samples to my
office, but Insisted on my hrngingsmy chemi-
Gals and apparatus to their storc, that they
might See the operation. | accordingly re.
paired to their store, and Analysed samples of
sixteen different lots. Among them wore
Port wine, Sherry VINE and Madeira wine.
The distilled liquors wee some pure, and
some vile and pcrnlcious limitations, but the
wines had not one drop of the juice Of the
grape. The basis Of the Port wine was di.
tuttd sulphUric acid, colored with clcr-b berry
juice with alum, sugar, and neutral spirits
| The base Of the Sherry VINE was sort Of
pale malt, Su1phurc acid, from the bitter al
lnond OIL, with per ccntagc of alcoholic
spirits from brandy. The basis Of the
Madeira was detection Of hops, with sui
Phurir acid, honey, spirits from Jamaica u,n
DC. The same week after aualvzng the
above an,rcAhi3itng the quality and chalac-
ter Of the liquors to the proprictors, sexton
of one Of eur churches Informed me he had
purchased "a gailoI. Of the above Port wine. to
tie uSCd in his church on the next Sabbath for
SacramcntAl purposes, and that for this mix
tue of snlphDric acid, alum. and elder berry
Fj"ce he paid S2.1j gallon
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1858-10-16

An "UprhR TEx " CONVICT.
ton, the Wall street forger, now keeps the ac-
count books of Sing Sing Prison smokes
twenty cigars per day. and sleeps Oh COM
fI.tAtlt feather bed IL the prison hospital.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1858-10-16

0-TFor half a century, it is said, not a
boat has passed Mount Vernon where lies
the illuStiiouS dead, without toiling the bell
while passing the sacred spot.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-08-31

lIRE.-Yesterday evening about six o'clock
II occurred in the Western part Of the city,
Boundary street. 1t originated in q large
hr on the premises of Mr.. r. Ryan. The
an was entirely consumed and the roof burnt
II Ar. Ryan's residence. The house could
a's been easily saved had there been any
Bans at hand for getting upon the roof But
fortunately no scuttle hole had been left by
ss builder, and there was not q ladder ia the
|sshborhood. The distance being about halt
|saAef from the engine houses and the alarm not
ta as it should be, the barn was nearly con-
med and the roof Of the dwelling in flames
s''e the Companies were able to throw water.
Sa'hey made speedy work of it when they did
IuA II, putting il out in quick order.
Gr. Ryan's loss 10 con. iderable. The barn
'as large one and probably contained grain
'ad property Of value. The house ID consider
saiy damaged by fre and water, and house
iad goods greatly injured by hasty removal.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-08-31

Professor Cooper, Of Centre College, Danviile'
KY, Who was recently published as suicide, oy
some of the students Of the College, writes to
the Hamilton Telegraph that the forgery was
''she work Of sorry scamp, who would doubt
less be glad IL oil decent men were dead, 20 that
his own neck might no longer bs in DANGER
Mr.. Cooper's card concludes;
For my enemies who sxulted over my suppos'
cd death, land who we're oil 70 be found either
taking astronomical observations through the
bottoms Of empty whisky glasses, or making
men, sensible while living. speak nonsense when
dead,l have . word You have received Q
great many good hard kicks from me in times
past and purpose getting an extra sole put
upon my boot.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-08-31

The SHIBBOLETH OF NATIONALITY.-Queen
Victoria being woman, her message had, of
course, to have postscript. She sent her con-
gratulations one day, but thought of something
more the next, aud made an addition twice as
long as the original. Mr.. Buchanan, though of
Irish descent, has SO much of the Yankee in
him, that he could not even send an ordinary
formal reply without "axing a question:" and
before he got through was actually trying to
"make bargain" with John Bull
1t may be regarded as singular, too, that Vic
toria, who is the head Of the Church" De-
fender of the Faith" and a really exemplary
woman, made no alusion to the Diety, while
Mr.. Buchanan, who belongs to no church-has
no conscence.keeper, and it is generally be-
lieved, no conscience to keep, framed his reply
in the most orthodox and sanctimonious strain.
Gin Gazette.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-08-31

lHOpKD.-The Hardin county Sentinel re-
Sa the death of William Wright, hotel keep.
Fa Steamboat Rock, by drowning. He and
fse or four others were starting across the
FER with yoke Of oxen, and just as the boat
I the shore the cattle ran back and one Of
Ftn fell into the river. The boat being small
\ weight of the OK pulled it under, and the
kl jumped into the river. Two Of the men
sSd not swim-W. Wright and Samuel John
E Johnson was saved.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-08-31

acSAwAY.-A pair Of horses, attached to
sstr.sagon, came down the upper end Of Jeffer'
sa street at tearing pace, yesterday evening.
hsSkeye bridge, dozen or more persons,
'aled With brooms, clubs, ETC., confronted them'
'ad they, no doubt thinking discretion the bet
s' part Of salor, concluded not to charge, and
were i's0riously captured.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-08-31

fhRsoSAL REspoSsIBILlTY."-A vaiorous,
ss0od-'hirsiy ! lawyer, rejoicing in the name .!
w. irsadssy, feeling himself sadly agrieved
sao insultsd, undertook TO hold the editor OF
NC Seux City Eagle personally responsioly,
&9 50! too much OF Il. With cane and revolt
W Aifier oTrigger sought the editor and
~ad him. The first onset was with cane.
aading to the revolver a. reserve ip case OF
'as'gency. swiggert, the Eagle man, relieved
ne Gentleman Of his cane, took away his hre.
Gns, and then administered the cane 70 his
aesd and back in an energetic manner. The
kfiormancs was concluded by the lawyer
hsking an excellent run for his Office, hotly
parsusd BY the editor, and receiving at every
Jump . damaging ERE in the rear.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-08-31

A SLIGHT MlsTAKE.-The Davenport Demo-
crat quotes us as saying that it will kill any
editor, however talented he may be, to furnish
one original article per day for daily
We said it would kill any journal, even though
its editor had some scribbling ability, should
each number contain q long.winded, heavy
leader, after the manner of the Democrat
We never supposed it would damage the edi-
tor His readers are the sufferers.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-08-31

"a By the following, from the Fremont Her.
aid, we are reminded that the Buffalo is still
found upon our prairies:
We learn that a year old Buffalo was killed
near Fishers Grove, last Saturday. 1t came in
to the settlement with seine cows that had been
grazing on the prairies
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-08-31

BILL ENGLISH DEsERTED.-The constituents oil
Mr.. Buehanan's candidate in the Second Indiana
District, are already showing marked symptoms
of general rebellion against the imperial de-
cree from the White House. The organ OF the
Washington County Democracy (the Salem Dem
ocrat) repudiates English, and comes out direct
ly for the Opposition candidate. A lively STAN
pede Of the Democracy Of that county in the
same direction, is spoken Of as . certain event.
The same thing may be looked for in the other
countiea
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-08-31

In Georgetown, KY, a few days since, little
son of the Hon, Alvin Duvall met his death.in .
very singular manner. His father and mother
being away from home, a little negro girl got q
vial Of hartshorn, and was playfully holding u
to tho noses of the children. In putting it to
the nose Of the little boy, while he lay upon his
back, she spilled the fluid into his mouth and
i.ose Tho result was death in thirty hours, the
child suffering intense pain.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-08-31
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r,.,. are many long faces among the
!, lava 4, this time-what, with the
af"'' .h;.b brought down the prices Of their
''a' Fam imaginary fgures TO sober realities,
IN, - - ,e,u.l production, and greatly reduced
IAN. Of paying debss-with an almost to.
:. s;a,e Of wheat and oats and the los'' oy
-. !, continuous rains, Of an opportunity
'..g. ~. , full corn crop upon fat land-'here
~, a some cause for farmers feeling blue
aus .,Jeucy will not pay debts or repair
Bu' as'f There i. but one sensible thing to
Pick the fns any try it again.
,..nsh there may at this time be more
han hurers, and Iowa lands, improved
ss', .,;mnroved, going at an awful discount,
=" - nav arc every day increasing in real value.
:. svs Railroads are progressing into our
y. :. , md will soon reach our western border.
,,,,,dy farmers in Fairfield and "apei'o e0un'
nearer market than we're the farmers
n. uoiues county four years ago, and as
..,.sousncs their farms are really more v.lua- =.
,. ,hs close Of the season our Road will
- ...cAsd Agency City, neasly eighty miles.
'Ne ' -. ,Aole line will be opened market
:. A'0.. ss.,r,bipx that can be produced. ca'tle'
.,.o, mules and horses, can be set down
~. York or Boston in six days from their
~. on the pss MOines. Butter eggs poultry
IA ,,mos. every article Of value grown
,,osncsd can be transported to Chicago,
!. Va. and The east, with profit to the pro
.cs, II seems TO Us that in view Of this, in
,s ,be fac, that as q State We owe next to
..tiny and as individuals, and as commnni.
-, more than will require one good crop
,.r We ought not to be cast down by cue
IRONS season, or floored by one panic.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-08-31
A Son MURDERED BY MS FArHER.-A BLOODY

A Son MURDERED BY HIS FATHER.-A bloody
and shocking tragedy occurred at St. Mary'r,
Mo-, on Wednesday. An old man named John
Schaaf, killed his own son, Henry Schaaf, by
shooting him with gun loaded with sixteen
bucksho, and sllg. Schaaf has always been
considered man Of good character and dspo-
sition, only excepting his unnatural enmity to-
wards his sons, which is said to have been
prompted by his wife, who is their step-mother.
Il appears that he approached his son with the
gun and shot him deliberately and without
provocation The old man was arrested and
taken to St. Genevisye, whore he was committed
to iail to await an examination. The son who
was shot leaves wife and family of chill
drcn.-ICor. Gin. Gazette.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-08-31

OHIO REPuBLlcANIsA.--Tom Corwin Is d re-
publican candidate for Congress in his district
On the stump he is the same frank, ou. spoken
man Is ever. In . recent speech no aaid:
"If the North only exercised The confidence
which belonged to power, and the magnanmity
which belonged TO conquest, ,hsrs would DO no
danger TO the country. For, aotwithssand ding
oil that we had heard Of the encroAchments up
on the North, freedom had eneroaohed upon
slavery. After that great barrier between free.
dom and slavery had hcen broken down free
dom had rushed in aud takea posssasion OF !
portion Of the Louisiana Purchase, So ID would
always b. with freedom and slAvssy"
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-08-31

A CABLE HoAx-The people of Martinsburg,
Va, celebrated the passing of the Queens mes
sage over the Atlantic cable on Thusday last.
The dispatches were duly sent to the Mayor by
telegraph, the papers issued extras, the Church
bells we're rung, guns fred and speeches made
with great enthusiasm. The spurious dispatches
were as follows =
PALACE AT LONDON, Aug. IL. 1858.
To Hon. JAMES BUCHANAN, President U. s.:
Come, let US talk together American genius
and English enterprise have this day joined to-
gether the Old and the New World. Let US
hope that they may be as closely allied in the
bonds of peace, harmony and Kindred feeling.
VICTORIA.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-08-31

FI0Hr-A fight occurred on Main street, on
Tuesday night, among parcel Of senyear-old
Germans. Yesterday morning Marshal Winton
arrested four Of them. and took them before
Esq. Temple. Two Of them we're discharged
and two we're fined three dollars each.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-08-31

SWIMMING MATcH.-That even SO mean
business as that of "Peeping Tom" may turn
out happily, the following, from the Pittsburgh
Dispatch, proves:
AT Murdocksville, some young ladies had Sc
lected shady nook and were enjoying a river
bath, when two young fellows, strolling in the
woods, heard an unusual FLASHING in the water,
and, following their ears" were amazed and
shall We say ii ig-delighted, on turning sharp
bend in the river, to behold the water nymphs
floating in the ripping current, fairer than the
naiads and more enchanting than sirens. Con-
cealing themselves, one Of the rascals wagered
$50 on the swimming powers Of a aaxen haired
divinity against small dark eyed beauty-the
two being the leaders Of the party and the most
expert swimmers The wager was accepted. the
two had struck out for long swim, a strong
swim, and swim altogether, when the "fair
haired she" slrieked, "a turtle! turtle!" and
terribly frightened, sank under the surface.
II was struggle between gallantry and duty
with the young men; but the one who had ac-
cepted the challenge leaped from his hiding
place into the stream, and striking out boldly
succeeded in seizing the nsensibe and drown
ing girl, and dragged her to the shore. OF
course the remainder of the party had fed, but
soon returned, took charge of the nearly mani
mate form, and restored her to consciousness.
in consideration Of the service performed, the
onnS fellows were granted absolution. The
heroic rescuer ofthe young lady, however, claim.
cd the $50, on the score that his nymph had
fairly won the match. If it is not busted up the
young men propose that the ladies shall try it
again.