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Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1858-11-20

BAGS WANTED.
Save the Rags-they are all wanted
and many dollar may be made by saving
them. Bring them to the indicator Office
and we will pay the highest price in Cash
or them. Af15t
IN BUSH. KENTUCKY BLUE GRASS SEED
Wv for sale by
CRAWFORD & COCHRAN.
Staunton, Sept. @s.4t
WooDEN WARE.-A large supply of Wood
w en- Ware received by
Oct. 8, 1858. WOODS & GIIKESON
A LAkGE LOT OF GENTLEMEN'S TRAVEL
n LING SHAWLS, for sale cheap at the CIot h
ing House Of J. POLIJTZ.
Oct. 9, 1858.
Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1858-11-20

UCyoAu o.~o PoAAo w JouA IOdu dIe pTOIGtO-
ateG.
Now, having ascertained the prohibitory
charge at the dividing point, together with
the cost Of coming from that point to your
depot, you can deduce at once the prohibi-
tory charge at your depot.
In constructing the tariff which now
submit to you, have visited the principal
depots, and ascertained approximately, the
cost of reaching the line from those divid-
ing points; and have thus been enabled to
deduce, for many leading commodities and
positions, the charge, which, if levied
would prohibit the trade from coming upon
the coming upon the road. l am thus en-
abled, at many points, to set the buoys
which are to define the othr side of the true
channel.
The, result shows that you have in very
few instances adopted charge which is alb
solutely prohibitory, excepting in certain
cases where the cost Of transportation is
itself prohibitory. For this class of cases
there is no remedy. You must consent to
lose that trade which you cannot afford to
carry. .s-~s 9st
Nevertheless, there are cases in which
the charge by the present tariff is too high
to afford what you SO much need-the max
imum nett revenue. There are cases. where
the business, though not absolutely prohib-
tied, is yet so much reduced by reason Of
the charges, that the limited quantity OBJ
tanned, multiplied by the excess Of price
over the cost Of transportation, yields less
sum than would be obtained under lower
charges.
Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1858-11-20
HORSE BOARDING.

July 81, 1s58.-1y.
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1858-05-20
Bees s-Fecundity Of the Bees.

But few persons can realize the aston
ishing fertility of the mother bee. Writ
ers tell US that she will deposit from one
to three thousand eggs in "a hours =
Some have said that they amount TO that
number by actual count, and tell US how
any one can satisfy himself by this pro-
cess, but the trouble is a barrier to veryfy-
ing the fact in this manner. 1t is incom-
prehensible to many what becomes of the
multitudes of bees reared in the course of
one season. 1t is fact well ascertained
that the queen of strong colonies com.
mences laying in March and continues
till October, moderately, however, at the
beginning and end of the season. that il
takes just about twenty one-days for the
maturity of the worker from the egg, and
twfnIy-four for drones-that in a few
hours after a cell is vacated, another egg
Is deposited, and this in succession j:
continue d throughout the season, cxcep
short time after the stock has swarmed
There Is nc other solution but that the bee
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1858-05-20
How to Secure a Fine Display Of
Roses.

To obtain fine and continuous bloom
of roses, Is matter worth striving for.
They are always acceptable-winter,
summer, spring and autumn. After the
proper varieties, highly enriched soil is
the main secret TO success. Without this,
the best kinds of PerpetualS are little bet
ter than June roses. Some may bring
forth an occasional flower in the fall but
nothing like full blow, and the roses
themselves small and puny. In new
plantations, trench up the ground two
spades deep, and work in at least six
inches of thoroughly rotted manure. If
it makes the bed too high, cart away some
of the poorest of the soil. While spad-
ing, incorporate as much as possible the
manure with the soil. After the ground
is thus prepared, leave it till after a rain,
if convenient, to settle somewhat then
plant your roses. In doing so, see that it
is done properly-that is, the soil well
pulverized and placed completely about
the roots. If a choice can be had, select
those roses that have been dormant dur
ing the winter. You may then expect a
most brilliant display at midsummer, after
which they will produce occasional flow
ers until the cool days of fall, when they
will prepare to gladden. you again with
another rich profusion of flowers. In the
case of ol plantations, or small specimen
roses, too large to move conveniently,
thoroughly dress them by laying bare
their roots, and filling in again with half
soil and half rich rotten manure. In case
either of these are not done from any
cause, the next best thing is to frequently
stir the soil during summer. and watering
every week when the soil will bear it
that is, when it is not already surcharged
with water-with liquid manure water
Give a good soaking, enough to reach the
roots, when it is done. A very good way
to apply artificial manure, is to sprinkle i
over the bed just before rain. Guano OIL
fowl dung of any description. is excellen
for the purpose. June roses, climbers
and in fact any rose, is benefited by the
above application.
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1858-05-20
Vine Growing in Missouri.

Columbia, Mo-, April l5, 1853.
Hos. ]. R. BARREr, President of the 81.
Louis agricultural and Mechanical
association.
Ny DEAR SIR: The noble efforts of
your Association 10 promote the agricul-
tural and mechanical interests of our
State, have filled the hearts of all Mis-
sourians with pride, ard caused US to look
forward with high hopes to the beneficial
results which are certain to flow from such
efforts.
Will you permit me to make one sug-
gestion and give my reasons in a few
words? The reasons, first
France has about 100000 acres in
vineyards. They yield annually about
95,000,000 gallons of wine, besides some
95,000000 distilled into brandy; they
give profitable employment TO about p
100000 of people, mostly women and
children, aud an annual income of more
than 81 ,0OO.O00,0OO.
Now sir, believe it is clearly demon.
slmted ,ha; there are in the highlands oI
Solthern Missouri mlre than 5000 00C
ae~l5 q vii adared u the culture of tbs
grape those lle occupied tv TIE vine,
ya-ds Of France. Tia, .hs4e 5.Q00,0ot
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1858-05-20
Culture of the Sweet Potato.

The following extract is from circular
issued by o. S. Murray s. Son, Twenty
Miles Stand, Warren County, Ohio, who
grow the Sweet Potato extensively for
the purpose of furnishing the public with
plants in the spring:
The best variety for the North is called
the Nansemond, from the name of the
county in Virginia, whence it was taken
in New Jersey. Joseph Evans brought
into into Warren county, Ohio, many
years ago, where it has been successfully
cultivated ever since. One peculiarity of
this variety is, it is mature and good for
use at every stage of its growth. Anoth-
er peculiarity is, It's adaptation to a great
variety of soils-even loamy clays, quite
heavy with clay, if lying elevated. Al
most any soil that will produce corn well,
will produce this-except low alluvial
grounds, where there is too much of vege-
table mold that causes excessive running
to vines.
Use animal rather than vegetable ma
uure-tbat is, from the static, rather
than the st5aw-s,ack. Til deeply. All
the better for suhSoiliGr w SUBSIDIZED
twenty -6yo acres tgr - cgp la-! year
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1858-05-20

is short-lived insect, and they perish by
hundreds, if not thousands daily. Other
wise, hive that casts no swarm, would
be overhowing long before winter. But
| commenced to show how the fecundity
of the queen could be readily proved.
If we examine a thrifty stock in the
height of the breeding season, we shall
find combs filled with brood, amounting
frequently to three-fourths of all in the
hive. Now by observing the number Of
cells to the square inch, it is easy to get
the number to the square foot; then null
tiply this number again by the number of
combs in hive, and we shall have the
whole number of cells. For instance, a
comb one inch square of worker cells,
contains on both sides about fifty, at this
rate, one twelve inches square contains
over 1000. Suppose hive contains eight
such combs, and that 100 square inches
of each of the eight combs are used for
brood, Frequently much more;) we have
eight times 100 square inches filled with
brood; so to the square inch would null
tiply into 5000 cells. A part of these
cells, say those of one or two combs,
would contain cells for drones; these are
a little larger, and wonld reduce the num-
Der some; also some few cells might be
empty, the young bees having just left
them, and few might be occupied, one
here and there, with bee bread or honey.
In all, the number nigh be one quarter
of what is termed the broom comb. Take
this number from the $4,000, and we
have left $4,000 cells actually occupied at
one time with brood, including eggs, lar
vac, and chrysaIis. We must remember
that the timt from the egg when first de-
posted, to the mature bee, Is not over
"a, or at most 25 days; we perceive that
all now in the cells, must have been put
there by the queen within the last %
days! This number divides into about
| 800 for each day! NowI see no means
of getting away from this conclusion. 1t
is unnecessary for those ignorant of the
nature Of the bee, TO object with their
doubts, or tell us that there is more than
one female in the hive, With the move
able combs that we now have, our state
ments are easily verified. One side o.
this question is supported only by mere
opinion; the other by occular demonstra-
ton. - Mysteries Of Bce-KeePing En-.
planned.
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1858-05-20

Having rdded to t.se Advertiser Office Card aud
ldb Presses New Type Of the latest styles. Inks of
81 eolores Bconzss, zine Pt3sr. Envelopes. &c; we
~ Dow prepared t. execute lob Work Of every de-
'sipton n 'tvle ansa -pts>cd by any other office
q The United States.
Rarti ,ultr attention will as givsn e. orders from
idis1aucs-in wing l'n 'rb'D Itiy attended To.
The Prblr stIrs, n tvias nad In extensive cxpe-
renee, will give thsi- personal atten'i"n to this
saash nf business lpd h1p', in their eudeavnrs to
lase b ,th In ths .V-tufl-' # their work. and
'aspnsbl. charsss &, receive share of the public
pgranHgs
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1858-05-20

and are sure it paid. New grounds pro-
duce this crop well, where there is not too
much vegetable deposit. Not turf. Turf
should be subdued first with another crop
corn or wheat is favorable.
Pl)w when the land is in good condi-
tion-no matter if week or two, or three,
before time for planting. At planting
time, pulverize well-if necessary, with
narrowing and rolling; Cor, what is bet
ter, drag-crushing3) and throw into high
ridges, by turning together two furrows
with a atwo-horse plow. making the ridges
about three and a half feet apart from
center to center. Set the plants, separa-
tely, twelve to fifteen inches apart in the
ridge-some say not less than eighteen
inches or two feet. We use a common
mason's trowel in setting-thrusting in
the trowel somewhat obhquely. and as
the trowel rises, the plant in the other
hand takes its place.
Commence tilling with an adjustable
cultivator, that can be adapted to the
breadth between ridges; and throw back
the earth with z wide shovel-plow, re-
forming the ridges-fnishlng with the
hoe. In using the hoe, particularly after
the vines commence running, be careful
not to strike into the ground deeply near
the stem, lest you cut off the best of the
projecting tubers.
Put the plants in the ground from the
middle of May to the middle Of June
In some seasons you may commence ear
lier than this--in some you may continue
later Generally, the best time is from
the tenth or fifteenth of May to about the
same time in June.
In harvesting, we sometimes use the
plow-frst cutting the vines near the
stem. After the blowing, four-fngered
hooks are used for hauling out. When
the ground is light, it is about as well
without blowing to throw out with fiat.
fingered spading fOrk-or even common
manure forks. On a small scale, gel
them out anyhow, os you do beets or car
rots.
Perhaps no other plant cultivated fol
producing food, possesses such tenacity OF
life-such fund of vitality to resist OF
overcome unfavorable circumstances IL
transplanting, as the Sweet Potato. The
plants can be sent, in good growing con
dition, to all parts of the United States
this side of the Rocky Mountains, where
railroads and expresses will carry them
We sent them last year thousand miles
in various directions, and heard no single
failure of their reaching in good condition
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1858-05-20
Value Of Moving and Reaping Ma.
chimes,

see doubts are expressed as TO the
moving machine being a money saving
farm implement. Having had some ex-
perience, would like TO say something
on this point.
In 1856, we had a field of heavy and
badly lodged clover, which was partly cut
with scythes and partly with a moving
machine made by Walter Wood. The
best that could be done with the hand
moving was to cut half of an acre 10 a
man in day. The stubble was then left
in such condition that the hay had TO be
gathered with mandrake. Having gone
over some acres in this way, we conclud-
ed to try the machine-and found that by
driving very fast we could do the work to
our satisfaction; leaving the stubbEe in a
condition to be raked with a common re-
volving horse-rake. following around in
the direction taken by the mower. We
had two pairs of horses in the field,
changing teams as often as necessary ;
these two pairs of horses, a man to drive
them, and the machine, earned in a day,
twenty dollars-paying for the work done
the same price it would have cost had we
kept the sCythes at work, and doing it
much better.
The same season we had a field of eight
acres of oats, lodged and tangled so badly
that it would have required sixteen days
work with scythes to cut it. In less than
a day, team and two men with the ma
chine, put the whole into gravels-doing
the work much more nicely and saving
more grain than would have been possible
with scythes.
When we first commenced using the
machine, we supposed it could only be
used in standing grain and grass, and OF
comparatively level ground, but experience
has taught US that its greatest value is IL
tangled and lodged crops, and that it car
be Us, d wherever wagon will run with
out turning over.
We do all our moving and harvesting
and gather our clover seed, with the same
machine, and in every case It does 1t:
work cheaper and better than hand labol
can do it.
Last fall we cut a little over fifty
bushels of clover seed In less than day
with man TO cast off the gayels, boz
to drive, and one pair of horses. Wha
did the machine earn that day?
In cutting clover for seed. we set tn,
machine so as TO cut higher than we Gu
for hay-in fact only intending to cut Low
enough to get all the seed. The gavel
require turning two or three times, accor
ding to the weather, and then with bar
ley fork (long wooden tines, carefulI
: lift on the wagon, handling as little a
possible to save shelling.
: In moving and reaping, let all the de,
and rain get off before you commenc
cutting. The grass or grain will dr.
quicker standing than it will after it
cut, and it cuts better when dry than whe
$ wet.
This is one important measure that no1
t is the time TO attend to: get all the stone
and sticks, and every thing that will er
danger the machine, off the meadows, 5
that when the busy season of hayin
2 comes, you can go ahead without fear
5 Country Gentleman.
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1858-05-20

Ignorance and pride keep constant
company.
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1858-05-20
TEzNHSs

-. scar n paid 80 tdT'"oe, 500
iG v.- !. =, at Jne aud 30 months, 2,5n
49, as +" ~ 500
Ga or more wili be furnished at 81 so per
,,-.,viei .he cash accompanies the order,
- otherwise.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-08-05
Vessels Longer than the Leviathan.

While public attention has been attrac.
tedSso largely by the unusual dimensions
of the Leyiathan that the name of that
veg el is Id everybody mouth, it happens
thu two vessels of greater length and of
a more remarkable character have been
advancing to completion in Liverpool
without the general public being even
cognizant Of their existence, These YES
sells are each 700 feet long. They have
been constructed by Messrs. Vernon &
Son, for the Oriental Inland Steam Com
pany, and are intended for the navigation
Of the Indian rivers. The purpose Of their
peculiar features Of construction is to
enable a large cargo to be carried at a
good rate Of speed upon a light draught
OF water. The great rivers Of India,
though penetrating far into the interior,
and though containing large volumes Of
water, are nevertheless shallow during
the dry season. The vessels navigating
them must therefore float very light, and
yet they must have displacement enough
not to suffer injury 0 to run aground,
and they must present such little resist
to the water as to be able to achieve
q satisfactory rate of progress against the
stream. Al these indications are admir-
ably fulfilled in these yeggsIs.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-08-05
a Little Farm. Well TILED.

a friend in Bath, three miles from the
city, Thomas Small, who has been out to
California and lost his left hand and ali
of his right but two fingers, returned to
Maine about foar years ago to get his liv.
Tag by farming. He has a small farm of
only Is acres, in Winnegance, the lower
part Of Bath, On the Kennebec, and in
sending US the pay for his "RuraIn the
other day states the result of his onera.
tons last year. He says: II keep one
yoke of oxen, two cows, and have hav to
sell eyery year. l think l cut last veal
Is tons of hay. l raised 100 bushels of
potatoes, 80 bushels of good corn in the
ear, LOO pumpkins, 400 heads of cab.
bage, 5 IL bushels of beans, and IS busb-
els eff garden sauce. | hired help to the
mount of $50, and | worked out enough
to come to $40. My little place is in
W~innegance. l paid $1,715 for my land
rs acres) in cash, and | wish l could pur-
chase ten acres at the same rate. Rut
there is none for sale near me. 7 can
make it well pay to pay $500 an acre for
land to farm on other people NAV saw
what they please about it," We have no
doubt that land in the %neighborhood of
any Of our large towns ana cities where
there is a ready.cash market, can be
made to pay well at the cost Of S1OO per
acre. Ii our commerce and manufactures
would be so encouraged by the govern.
ment (Which we suppose would be uncon-
stitutional? p as to build up villages and
cities all over the State land we have good
harbors and water power enough for this
purpose THAT would be the surest way
of encouraging agriculture and 0 increas-
ing the value OF farms in every part of
Maine.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-08-05
DON'T TELL FATHER

THERE Is many a good mother who
plans the ruin Of the child she dearly
loyes--teachss it the first lesson IN wrong
doing, By simply sayiug, Now dou't tell
your father" Surely mothers do it
thoughtlessly. ignoraatly, not consider
ing that il il q first lesson IN deception.
Not at all strange that gamblers and
liars and thieves and hypacrites, aud dis
trustful, evil-lninded people so abound,
when weak, loving mothers, with honeyed
words and earesses, sweeten the little
teachings that SO 0 0 ripen into all kinds
Of aan and anprincipled rascalitv.
| heard a kind, w~ell-meaAing mother
say to the puny baby IN her arms, /" Well,
birdie shall have its good candy every
day bad papa shan sknow it ; see now
it loves itsF' and the little teachings
whose reach Of life had not a whole win
ter inj5S5st snatched at the bright red
and blue colored poison, and made az
many glad motions, as though it took its
whole body to suck it with. The poor
little thing had been fed on candy, al
most, and fretted for more whenever it's
mouth wasn't filled. Even the nourish.
ment nature provided, didn't wholly sat-
isfy it, for it wasn't as sweet as candy.
| thought it was 40 wonder, if children
were taught even in b~abyhood that papa
was bad and ugly and unkind. that in
youth they should call him a snob," and
the " old man." and the mother. whom
they learned by experience had no sta.
bility Of character, and was capable of
deception. not strange that they should
SO little respect her as to call her the
" old woman"
| shudder whenever | hear the frequent
words drop from young lips, "Oh, l must
not let father know that =
The Father may be a stern man, rigid
in his way of bringing up his children,
but he has o heart somewhere, and sure.
ly truthful, honest, loving words from his
own child, will find that warm place
SO it is best never to deceive him in any.
thing, but keep his confidence whole and
mistaken, and the whiteness of TIE
soul unsustained by that loathsome sin,
deception.
Father don't allow me to read nov.
els" said a young lady to me lately,
g bat mother does, and SO we two read
all We can get, and he never knows it :"
and she giggled as though they were
very cunning and worthy of praise, for
SO completely deceiving poor, good faith
er.
My soul siekened at the idea of a wife
daring to teach her children to disobey
their father of the daughter, vain and
unprincipled, with such a mother to teach
and guide her. Better for the world she
she had never been born.
Dear Cultiyator mothers, you who
read this, look tonight upon your God
given children, as they lay in slumser
in all the natural grace and beauty of
childhood, and ask His guidance, as you
4~esossc tsat feyersoy any teachings oi
yours shall a blot rest upon the white
pages of their souls that never in the
future shall they look back away through
crime-stained years, and find that the
hrst blemishing touch fell upon a poor
erring mothers lips, when she thought.
lessly taught them the first lessons in
deception.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-08-05
Reason for Italic in the Bible.

These words generally consist of aux.
lllarles, as on, are, acas, etc., which in the
original are not written, but understood
It Is the genius Of the ancient Hebrew
Greek, Greek and Latin languages to
omit the minor words of s sentence Int
as the omission sometimes gave rise to
obscurlty, the translators supplied them,
and for distinction, printed them in ital,
les, Thus in the. gospel Of St. John ~
There was q man sent from God. whose
name aoas john In the original Greek
the ltallcised word is omitted,