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Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-12-31

ZINE LIGUORs.
WIhaysin s.ore imported tF's' nan francs, By ihs'
l6J case, nne Clarst Wins
90 baskets Chsmpsgins vine
beAsks 1ne French Brsrdy
bshdss slarge 10. Of very superior old Tnes Brsra
Questionable 6, &c and purity having been bought boa
Also London Porter Scotch Ale l.a and eeo.eh Whisky
most the best brands part OF which very old sad
81 OF which vii sell 81 small advance, IN lots 20 IL
ciaurt. JoHiygON, YOUNGER o ~,
iei9 No. "a Pesri st-ss. nehrord Va
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-12-31
. TOuEADS or DEPART

NNA MENTsA AND A3eSTANTs.-l would beg 10 invite ne
Attention Hea OF Departments Of the various branches OF
te Confederate states nov In Richmond 70
~ large rock Of Books Paper Sts1lon-
- cry, Envelopes, Biank Books, &C.. which VIII
fnruish then al 'alr prices.
Having attached eSbshment extensive Book Bnde
~ We are prruArei 20 Binding and the o.
nco every description IN the beat manner md at the
Publisher and Bookseller,
"a 81 Main street, Richmond. Va.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-12-31
DJSSOLIJTlOS OF CO.RARTaERSHIP.

DISSOLUTION OF CO-pARTaEkSHIP.
TEyYE oo-Partnership Of Clarkson. Anderson Co.,
Il was Dissolved July LIST BY mutual eonsene y A. vakk-
da,on M books and accounts found NJ the ose Of
S-- ia. CLARKs0H,
I'M ANDERSON,
.rS,f Il. BR0RNELL.
NOTICE.
,a th. data our sAles will be for CASE, payable
1 ,'s,hin ,hi,.~ dave OLARKs0N A CO.,
"a ' No. LOG Main street.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-12-31
DD{sG EET g. ANDERSON,
nnVrnnrnn lrrnrr,tn-

an -slvng tie fsl Trade, CSxpe9g on coihs Ne
"A IaEs o. RAN Ioi Cornoef sad Bands, window shsis
- Cured Has Shd NoHs, fsE low prices
-s talas 0ei and Mattresses aside 70 orde NJ short
cc Paper hanging doae II the si.T ooSH ~ saps sorS
-
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-12-31
LIVERPOOL AND LONDON
FERE INSURANCE COMPANY
Capital, $1O,OOO.OOo!
LHhUkL IACO s2,259,O0ol

Daily Eeyenue S7,6OO.OO:
INVESTED IN TIN UNITED bfArL5 OVER tSOO,O0Oi
an Directors Ps' sOnailg Responsible O- ns Engagements o.
hs Company
WE respectfully attention 10 the security OF the Liverpool
w London Insurance Company 10 M policy holders M
large cash capital and In enis, stated above
large and Income the Company enabet TO TAKE
lines convenient parties requiring large amounts ofnsusnee
ordinary mode Of Insurance, this CompAnyt
Gees PkRAAEEHTPOLICIES on the payment Of TEHARRC.
Al PREMIUMS Property s, thenceforth PERMANENTLY
INSURED The Policy be cancelled al any Tine and
MUM will be Teturne less per cent.
This Company viii By lc Of Rsn By Fire,
and most liberia; principle.
Under the Policies Company all claim, are paid
sens Satisfactory proof loss without abdsDenfor dedsc
don oy iarss and no usual pLTs AFTER presena
lion Of ROOF, MoRTHZh WYATT, Agents.,
rhsi 4aAcin street. under Bt Charles Hotel.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-12-31

W. kLSUm. W. W. OhhAANAAON.
Address -HOwardsvile, Virginia,
EEs01g IL cos
1861. SsStsssss 1861.
MAIL PA OK EFT LIN q,
PACKET CLARA. Captain D. u. Isben.
PACKET VIOLA, Captain ". II. Maxwell.
PACKET PERCY y GsSsP oe., LGyos u
HspM Leave IesinssOs same days al o'clock, A. "
With superior accommodations for travellers, runs rvesh1
between Richmond, Lynchhurg, and Lexington.
Packages conveyed By this line win be recePsd for at our Of
Ace 'Pd gss & i 9s5 hgss po LvnoSburu
and II. Eorsroys, Lexington rails
GyONTAiNEs BoLIDIRlED DREAM ag vIGD SLoWEas-rof
Of inian, preventing epions, sPStOr to spy other
soap lotion or cOiSassi- for sale By
mhis 100 Main stree,
pAOoN- 1000 lS, surry County alus .na nOE Round Ba
ID eoS, for SslsbJ u,,s.,r
DoCKEr AND TABLE OUTLERY.-ws havsin
store large assortment Of Pocket and Table Cutlery which
We oaer for sale cheap. CIAkhsuN w.,
CHAINs-ws have store and one' for sale 1000 pairs
proof coil do; back breast tongue aud wen do. MOORE
co importer OF asrdware,lA Aan 81 cell
GIVE sERvIoE W. RANDOLPH, ia Main ste Get, viii
N publish hIs morning Capt veIeS haniBook for Active
Service containing practical instruction In Camp Duties The
Guard and Guard Mounting Raions and OF Cooking ihe
with plates, price Is cts. oclo
lOAHK NOTE PAPER. W. RANDOLPH has for sale 1900
ID thees Bank Note Paper Notes printed this eanno'
cUGAB AND mOLAsyES.-o5 bids fugar, fair TO
q choice quality; 40 bbs choice oi 10 bbs crushed su
gar, for sale BY D6SLOP MOSQUE 90. oe,l-lw
49, CHEAP -Hcrring's
>@& Patent Fire Proof saes is,zre much more for the
cost than Insurance Poce and last ssy years Business
afford be without them. wsAss.s good asoIeus IN
''i issi h''eI'N is SS ssie street,
At MEADE & BAKER,s DRUG sTORh,
strangerG and others viii Cad nne Lubos
other One Soaps pS9sde, Pe p and 0o%fgns nSsO
ns loo prlrsr Tor essh ieia
IIoPs, nOPs, Hops, Hops, Hops, IGT :sIs BY
wbosss'e and Re;Vil,
seii Corner Of Road and nth s-reets
DID WAGON HAMRs.-Just received eight dozen Red
IL Wagon Hames Of home manufactured oLARKsoN CO.,
CLOyEs.-s'o bales Gloves for sssby
Ae' in eI sSY HSs sAS; ~ eS
SALTs saet. Ground AirR Salt 10 Ore ana for safe ~
- v srpkks 4 co relt
FIas SKA.K sG1;s ss 'nsS.ssd
a By v PrTERsos co, bFugst:i. - - .e2s
CLoyEs-a'o bales bees S SSStS Oys. g,
HOME MADE srARCH-.Ass srtiale for sale BY
III nos A. MOORE. Agent
JUST RECElHED.
n n nsZ Brown Jeans Drawers,
100 80 cos Risaehtd cahioa va s.i Drawers,
MOI n WALKER 60.
no9 @. rear Main and l+ih streets
OHAM0ip sEINs AND sPoNGEs 90 ..,. w
~ mol w 5ATILtR a co
Il sale by DoyE CO.,
"a pIugsi'ts
SWEET PoTAToB PLArTTNcs gOR SALE
- Nv -.rqe MOORE Aet
DOBBuTs, HAND-BOOR ~ ARTILLRRY.
Ia -Tif consists 81 srn OF classified questions
and answts explanatory OF pacs, unnery and OF all teeh
ncates 80 --tev service IL orrveys In small compass
MICH vsIu - '-----sarn. -ie
The naI ves Of A,irfTT by Capt Joseph Roberts, o. g.
aQis J. W. RANDOLPH
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-12-31
- LrrAeY CArs! nuItary Cnp.l! ID

IS LITNBE CAPS! military CaP.i! JOd-
AZ DlOLE cs-l, Who'll sale and katai - NE Nltry
AMI Pubuc generally Is rge stock o. Home Manufactured
f3o trey Black Cadet and Fatigue STYLE C=ps
n.d Eb ayo-alie 10 any city
la II soat Pscular aeninu 4 desired 10 the BLACK MlTy
.o. Il the 6lts durable and Nlrne Cap mApaf
cared HIug hand good supply OF ilck me ,nuiacurt
81 -s Has Wholesale setAl trade wi be eOninu
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-12-31

GREAT SALE
At REDUCED PRICRSr
OF LARsE poKnos OF oUg sToC6 GS
RICH d r Il 8 q OOD &
ON esunters N large closk Roors to begin
" DAY and continue I'll all the Goods sold redreC
stock and buSiness 10 the condition Of the unes.
Among the Goods nov offered, are
Beautiful ELK Dresses II f10 sl2, as and $50.
Beauufu SIX Robes at $40 10 $40.
Baregs Robes At % and go.
Splendid Hermann Drssses Ct tlt
4 great variety Of
Bareses, Grenadines, otsilies,
Poplns, 0rgSndles, Lsyrs,
70 be sold without regard 90 eoEA sIHL N. PRIcGk
H.B-Tbe new Goods Of the season receiving by
TIAgRIP yooKEY-oLUB SMOKiEa TOBACCO. 90
III so7ght ster by tmokerr, for sse By
sul4 ". PFffRG0f a CO.. It's Mar a
TIME HAND-nOok or ARTiLLERy,b
John Roberts 4th Regiment ARTILLERY, Z. r. Army / vo
lsno. muslin. Price 81. A aeT eioa VII be ready the
July.
To be published July sCth, Psote, MAP Of Virginia
rs cents.
In preparation pocket TESTAMENT similar ia size ana
10 The Bible soeiety; agate 34no and IKE pos
win be ready for delivery 10 advance ordeb In seper,l
Price $40 per hundred After tie advance orders ale
price viii be ti2 90 per hundred and rs cts AZ retail
ivs J.w. RANDOLPH, 121 Main str,
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-12-31
ALI TRR PREMIUMS.

ALI THR PHEMIUMS.
PLOWS! PL0WS!! PL0WS!!!
sTARKEs PATENT SOUTHERN PL0W
VITAE awarded Patent BY the Patent Com
w missioner al Washington, on the 10th "
day Of August, 1850 and At the late Pair Of NSn->
the virginia State and Central Agricultural NM
Societies held In Richmond In October, was GsNAs,-s
awarded the Premium for being the beat one
horse Pov the best vohoe Pow and the best threehor
or ourhore Pow exhibition, all the popular maker
Of Flows State awarded the Bver Medal at the
Pair Of the Mechanics institute OF the State held at Richmond
Al the ssas tine The Farmer who does bad Povng makes
bad CROP hsrsore ees End The bet 70 be had
Z. u. 6f1RHE,
No. 81. doorI above 81. Diaries Hotel,
poiS nchmond. Va.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-12-31

ha-~SPECIAL NOgICE.-Owng TO the
EsNS ImpOsse1ty Of procuring supplies except Tor sssn
nv saies hereafter cash ory, excepting only thoe
whose have been heretofore promptly PAID N we oo'
Nc. Sc kan sweet
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-12-31
z H Dickinson, / Surviving
NAT. b. HILL, Partners.
40 PARTNRRSHIF'
DCVAE. 4 EOIt q US '.mORSE Tonic, FuR
\ } s.nnroVio.. abe Condition. of Horses ano

Hal-s gglg tasm "a appetite aad Relieving them Of Bots
sul o-g dsIOc1d Saret aud Disiemper. and AL Disease
Ri whlea hon-s subject Internally This "oS6 Tonic
, IA annette AID glossy Of hair and be Ten % after
az ,n l. npovel v4Out h faisg back 70 his hrst poor
,on;J9a usl extensively since s Introduction
t,i o, v..rs al parts Of the 81 VIZ
n North Carolina New rorS ant ia almost quarter Of
IN. Iir,,r--aad the demand Is steadily increasing.
m Horse given universal Satisfaction far ic
te h,s hcea able 70 ascertain ucsn obtained OF he
urlc3al dsuryss 10 hh Safe and Of JAS T. nUHAl Drug
slsr 40 Proprietor and hAnullc ture- Ss21
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-12-31

HAVING Wood and Lumber Yard on the line Of TIE Y
IL River Railroad opposite ny Warehouse, hsvs naGs
rangeEenis for constant supply Of Oak ana Pine Wood
viii be delivered 10 families a. the very lowest market price
Builders will also hnd good, assortment II me best v
Lumber, which will be sold or accommodating term.
fe2l ALE
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-12-31
uUNT a IANIES,

Richmond, Virginia, .
GENERAL c. MMISSI0N lERCHANTS
A., Es "a, ne sale Of Manufactured smoking Tobacco
:Cla pacsaees noW f5r sale. s-6a
W ache,r Repub lean, stanton Spectator aHa FEEDER
eEsys-s ErVs VII py ms and s-nd hill 10 @'is oae-
n, yss0I, -I,rf N az CO-ps Es EN Es'GNEEl Ply
NJ dr,h % "a EIbL The o. DlCE N,oS, tiiL a
10 a d,oIvsd persons ndebied 70 said concern viii AXE
payrlsat % The OF the vii be used
only 10 seLins up the bEsinsss. -.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-12-31

GENUINE Havana GIG sSs, ofthe finest brand.,
" Just received rom New Orleans and Ohsreon; aso
real re and he finest brands Of smoking and chewing To-
bAeeo for sale MADE BAKERS Drug ssOT ls6 Main street.
cor. above Post0moe. seas
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-12-31
OLD MINES AND LIQUORS.

ExJEhsge on hand choice ass rment Of The finest
w Ga4 Liquors imported ito rds country which We viii sell
Uniform oil prices jast = We have always sold them Pre-
vous Parties Eho desire supply themselves With
shocs gOods so In quantities. 70 saii thst vaau
= :. sELDEN MILLER
[s.S ~ Corner l4th ahd Cary btzss.h
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1861-02-07
Comfort for Cows.

Cows should be well housed and well
fed, The stables should be Just modera-
tely warm, we'll ventilated, clean, and
provided with suitable bedding. Aside
from the mere fact Of food and drink, the
animals should be kept comfortable. This
matter can hardly be over-eslimated.
Then. as 10 fodder, part Of this, Of
course, should be straw, and hay, and
corn-stalks I; but to expect cows to give
much milk on such lean fare, is follv.-
Favor them with messes of chopped
roots, Of cut straw, or stalks mixed with
meal Of some kind. a faYorite "mess''
with a friend of ours, IS this Cut up
hay, or straw, or stalks, in pieces not
msrethan an inch, or inch and a half
long, put the provender in tub or
tight box, and pour boiling water upon it;
then sprinkle on little salt, and cover
the whole with little bran or meal, to
keep the steam in When cold, feed it
in nesses Of a busheI at a time. Good as
this is, it should be varied from time TO
time, for COWS like variety as well as
men. Cows should be salted two or three
times a week. In mild weather, they
should range by day in a commodious
yard, protected on two sides, at least, by
covered sheds. And this yard should
have a pen-stoek of running water, or a
trough kept full from good pump; the
first is the best.
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1861-02-07
The Best Breed For Swine.

Agricola who says be has had consid-
erabIe experience with most if not all of
the breeds now known in the west, talking
Of the best breeds says in the Valley Far
a1sr.
First on the list, without hesitation !
place the Chester County White breed.
! have found the hogs Of this breed 20
be perfectly hardy prolific breeders, end
under our management attaining a weight
Of from 400 to 500 pounds, with good
treatment, at the age Of twelve TO eight
cen months, and being, in fact, all that
could be desired Of hog. They are quiet
and peaceable, and good graziers, and
falien very readily at any age you
may desire.
The next breed on the list I would
place the recently imported Berkshires.
They fatten readily on small amount Of
food, are good breeders, attain good, aTer-
age size and are a great improvement on
the old imported stock; their color. black,
is an objection, but this is only skin deep,
and some think that black hogs are less
liable TO skin infection than white hogs.
Ifthe Sufolks had a little more hair
and the young pigs were not quite so
tender they would strongly contest the
first rank, we mean the late importauons.
This breed has been greatly improved
within a few years. The crosses Of this
breed on the Irish grazier and our com
mon breed make a decided Improvement
The crosses will keep much fatter and
mature earlier than the common breed and
an inexperienced person may go among a
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1861-02-07

About week ago a crowd of four or five
hundred people was gathered together at
Bloomfield, Davis county, to witness the
fullfilment Of hog contract made a year
ago, according to which Mr.. Mccoy
bound himself to deliver to Mr.. Dufield
Of Bloomfield, ia December, 1860, / 600
hogs. no one which should weigh less than
25O lbs. On the day mentioned 1,O43
hogs were delivered and weighed the ay-
erage gross weight was 302 lbs The
result was rather surprising as well as
gratifying, and we dOubtif it could be
beat in any other county in this State or
10 any other State The contract price
was S4 gross delivered at Ottumwa, and
the total amount Of money circulated for
this lot of hogs was over $4,000.
Our informant Mr.. l. Bissell Of this
city, who saw the weighing says that the
hogs in Davis, Monroe, Appanooss and
Decatur are pretty much all sold, and
they we're sold at high prices and money
is plenty in all that region. and as
consequence the people feel good Ia Lee,
Van Buren and Des Moins, the farmers
generally have held on TO their hogs.
very many refusing S6 when they could
have got.it. In these three coopties Ills
estimated that there must be nearly 40
600 head vet unsold. and waiting for
rise in price while in the meantime shey
are increasing nweight--Prairis Far
nler.
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1861-02-07
A Mechanical SurEeEOr.


A gentleman in one Of the southwest
ern States has produced an apparatus
which is intended for delineating the
course of rivers and analogous objects
The invention consists in the use of a
''plotter" rotated in frame parallel with
the frame of motion of the vessel upon
which it is fixed, and at a speed bearing
a certain relation to that of the vessel,
the said "plotter" acting to forward be-
meath il the sheet upon which the chart
is taken, and the said sheet being kept
constantly in a position corresponding with
the points of the compass by means of a
table on vertical axis Immediately be-
meath the said plotter The machine is
so placed upon the boat that the plouer
may be rotated BY the engines Of the yes.
sci, or by Cloekwork Each sheet of pa
per to receive the course Of power is
marked near one edge with the letter n
to Indicate north, and is placed upon the
table ia a position parallel with the needle
Of the compass, and retained in such posi-
tion BY rotating the table, as may be
needful TO compensate for the turns made
by the boat in following the sinuosities of
the river. The model now on exhibition
is exceedingly simple, and has been sue
cessfully tested in practice by tracing the
course of several rivers, the charts of
which are with the machine BY chang
ing the width Of the mixing machine, ro-
tating upon the plotter, the width Of the
river may also be indicated.
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1861-02-07
MlraculOns cabinet.

/ TOne OF the most extra ordinary exhlb-
itions Of mechanical skill has recently
been presented in a mechanical gallery in
England 1t is the work of a Mr.. Ma
dolski, Pole, and has excited the ad-
nIiralionI and asronishment of all observ-
eTsg snsiniI5ro dps2 8di EN-
The cabinet is constructed Of very
beautiful rosewood, and ITS dimensions
are: Hight, five feet; breadth, three
feet; de1th, one foot six inches being,
consequently, little larger than full-siz-
ed travelling trunk; yet, by a most,inge-
nious mechanical arrangement, 1t IS made
to contain no less than one hundred and
fifty pieces Of furniture, and these, TOO,
of the ordinary size, and Of sufficient
strength for everyday use.f The catalogue
being loo. Yolumlnous 70 give entire, we
may observe that among the articles con-
tanned were an elegant chandelier with
twelve wax-fights; Two large tables, one
about ten feet long, and1the other TWEEN
ty. the latter being spread with damask
table-cloth and an electroplated service Of
half dozen full-sized dishes, thirty
drinking cups, six salt cellars, and plates,
knives, forks, and spoons, for twenty
four persons; and surrounded with the
requisite number of. seats. A dozen 9TH
er fuu-sized tables, comprising card
tables, toilet-tables, ladies' work-tables,
&c, full-sized bed, bedstead, and Grim
son hangings5 an immense number of
candles, candlesticks, and candelabra; a
CRADLE. four music-stands, throne and
throne chair, and a vast number of other
useful articles. Legerdemain is not re-
sorted to, the whole marvel being confn-
ed to the wonderful mode of manufacture
and packing; and to give an idea bf9 the
ingenuity with which the whole is put to-
gether, we may state that it takes one
and d-a-half hours to unpack the furniture,
and nearly three hours to repaCk it. -i'''-
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1861-02-07
SJJ1SGe4 4SGI&O0S.-
wrlLten Id the NebraEka rarn,er-
Sweet Potatoes.

Having had one seasons experience
with the sweet potato, will give II for
the benefit of those who have never raised
them in Nebraska. / purchased the
Nansemond variety Of G. B.. Murray,
Fosters Crossing, Ohio. They arrived
here about the middle Of April in GOOD
condition and we're set in a hot bed pre-
pared in hefollOwing manner.
dug trenehsix feet wide and twenty
feet long, and filed itwith stable man
ure.;- let it lay, until it commenced heat.
ing, when / commenced at one end and
forked It all over, and let it, stand until
about the time expected the potatoes to
arrive, when the bed was leveled off, and
three or four inches of the top soil put on
the manure. It required several pals of
water thrown on the manure to cause it
70 heat up good after being handled over.
When the potatoes came up, ii was in
good condition, and they were placed on
the dirtin rows, nearly as close as they
would lay, with from two to four inches
of soil to cover them. 1t was so dry last
season that the bed required considerable
watering. In a few days the sprouts
commenced breaking through, and the
bed was covered at night with hay, when
there was any danger of frost.
When the plants were from four to six
inches high, they we're pulled carefully,
50 as not to disturb the potato; and set
twelve inches apart, in ridges made by
throwing two burrows together and finish
ing with hoe. Two persons can set
them very fast, one to pour a little water
into the place prepared by the other, by
thrusting the hand into the top of the
ridge, deep enough to set the plant, and
forcing the dirt one side a little, Just
enough to set the plant conveniently, and
hold about half pint of water. The
plants are very hardy, and 1 did not lose
one plant out Of a thousand last summer
by transplanting. The only care they
need after setting, is to keep the weeds
down; and if set in suitable soil will well
repay for cultivating. | succeeded best
with those set on Uers deeply plOughed
creek bottom. But my neighbors who
lived on new land, and near the bluffs,
succeeded better. The season was very
unfavorable for most crops; but, with my
last years experience, ! am encouraged
to try the sweet potato again.
w. T. PARCEL.
Oreopolis. CasS co., .Neb.
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1861-02-07
a BlastIng Powder fronl Tan BAL.

A French scientific newspaper says
that patent has Just been taken out IN
Belgium, for a simple method of making
blasting powder from spent tan bark It
says that while the price Of this powderis
less than that of gunpowder, it takes but
one-seventeeth part as much 10 produce
the same effect as the latter. tits com
posed Of fifty-two and one-half pounds Of
nitrate of soda TO seventy-tw0 and one
half pounds of waste tan bark, and TWEEN
ty pounds of pulverized sulphur. The
nitrate of soda is dissolved in sufficient
quantity Of boiling water, and the tan
bark added in manner to completely
impregnate it with the solution, after
which the sulphur is added in the same
way. The mixture is taken from the fire
and thoroughly dried, when it is ready
for use IF il is wet. this does not per-
manently injure it, but on being again
dried, is as good as ever If fred in
the open air, it causes no explosion, but
is very efficient for blasting when confn-
ed in the usual manner. It is not suitable
for use in guns and cannons.
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1861-02-07
why Fruit Trees "Winter KiIT."

Fruit trees "winter kill because their
wood is not sufficiently matured ID the
fall, The mild weather through autumn
continues the growth till a period past
the time Of hardening, as it IS termed so
that the rigors of winter are fatal. An
oak does not winter Kill, because the tex
ture of-the wood is firm. The same is
true Of seeding fruit trees, to "a consider
able extent. Our choice varieties of fruit
have been produced in many instances, by
high, ie not over cultivation, and it is an
old remark, that the hardihood of a tree
is sacrificed by that culture which produ-
ces a superior quality of fruit. We need
not expect. to procure trees that will bear
the first year of as hardy a nature as
those which produce an inferior variety.
Yet we may do much to increase the
power of endurance in the tender varie-
ties. Whatever is attempted must be
done during the period Of growth. The
point to be aimed at is to check the
growth of the tree early in the season, in
order that the wood may be rendered
hard and firm before winter. A dry au-
tumn presents this end. When rains are
abundant and the weather is warm, veg
citation goes on rapidly, often till arrest
ed by cold snap, after which there is
time for the process. But we can not
trust to the weather. L