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Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1861-03-01
Good Stock the Cheapest,

4 bullock Of improved breed, at three years
old, will be superior both in size and weight
to one of the coarse, common kind at five
years. Two years feed and trouble are thus
wasted upon those animals which by their
nature are fitted to transmute hay and grain
into hide and horn and bone, rather than in
to meat. In quality of flesh, the well bred
steer as far exceeds the coarser brute, as the
rich melting flesh Of Bartlett or Virgatieu
pear is superior to the astringent, gritty sub
stance Of a wildling. +
When choice cattle are rare, when a well
bred Short Horn, or Hereford, or Ayrshire,
could only be weighed down by a purse of
$1,000 to $4,000, it was to much to expect
that men OF moderate means, the great mid
die class Of farmers, should become enthusi-
astic in improving their stock. But now, the
better breeds are so widely disseminated over
the country, that they are easily and cheaply
obtained, Young bulls, thorough bred Of
their several kinds, abound. Numbers of
them are every year made into steers for
working purposes but the use of these at
proper age, even upon the meanest common
cows, and few consecutive crosses upon
Their progeny, will, in few years, give the
breeder herd, for all practical uses, equal in
beef and dairy value to the best, and which
= VIII return in their products, double the pro-
tit to be derived from the inferior animals
The season for breeding neat cattle will soon
De here. Let every owner of stock take time
by the forelock, and secure at least, the use
OF the best animal that can be obtained with
IN days travel, or more if need be. Two
years feed will be cheaply bought by aweek' s
labor thus given at the first in improving the
breed -. (
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1861-03-01
PulveriZe the Manure.

Few farmers comprehend the importance
iof attending to this item in the preparation
of their stock Of fertilizers. They are otter
carried to the field in the coarsest form pos
sible, the hay and straw not formented at all
and the coarse clods carried into the ward
last Summer, not broken. They are spread
IN this state, and the large Jumps are plowed
under, SO that they are not Immediately avail
able for the sustenance of plants. Plants
feed mainly at the extremities of the rootlets
through mouths too small to be seen by the
+, naked eye. The finer the manure is made
the more easily it is dissolved in water, and
the sooner 1t passes into circulation. This
doubtless is one reason of the almost imme-
date visable effects of the Peruvian gumo.-
1t has been passed through the digestive ap-
paratus of birds, and reduced to much finer
powder than it could be by any mechanical
means. So snail quantity as hundred
pounds, spread upon an acre of moving in a
wet May day, will improve its appearance in
very short time. -.--....
All oberserving farmers have noticed that
the finest and most thoroughly worked COM
post, other things being equal, give uniform
sly the best results. The minute division OF
the particles is favorable to the chemical com.
N'"s e"NS' paw III NIIC SOil.r III Dc-
comes much sooner available, and the cult
vator gets an earlier return for his invest
ment .... ..- .
Fortunately, at this season, we have very
powerful agent that we. can put to this work
of communion without any expense. The
frost, with fair chance to work, is better
than any clod- crusher or mill to powder a
compost heap. One of the best means of
econon,izing frost for this purpose, is to pillow
up the yard whenever there comes thaw,
or say twice month. Every turning of the
contents Of the yard exposes new surfaces to
the action Of the frost We have found it a
very profitable employment to fork over the
compost heaps in the barn celler, and in the
Z field, during the Winter Where thcI heaps
are large, this can be done quite rapidly, even
in freezing weather; and the more it freezes
and thaws, the finer it becomes. Heaps thus
turned and thoroughly beaten up with a shovel
come out in the Spring, a fine homogeneous
mass, good to spread and pillow in, admirable
for dropping in the hill, and first rate for top.
dressing grass land.
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p. MELENDY. Editor.
Apologize.
Something for Next Week.

Something for Next Week. s.
Our readers will remember that at the Fair,
last fall, of the Cedar Valley Agricultural
and Mechanical Association, it was resolved to
print in this paper, the address then delivered,
of DR.. Geo. SPRAGUE, of Butler County. 1t
has not been done because the manuscript
has not been placed in the hands of the print
er. But we have now received extracts from
the address, and they will appear in this de-
1partment next week. 1t may be thought by
some to be rather late for publication; but
nevertheless, as it is matter that does not
spoil by age, it will not only be interesting
but beneficial for all to peruse. P.
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Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1861-03-01
4SHERIFF'S Sale.

DY VIRTUE OF AN EXECUTION ISSUED BY THE
ID District Court Of Black Hawk County, and to me
directed have levied upon the following real estate
wit The East half a. Of the South West quarter az Of
Section Thirty 36) TOXIN Eighty Nine (S North Of
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Iowa. containing Eighty $50 Lot Four az in Mahlon
Luptons subdivision Of the East haf(D Of the North
East quarter az Of Section Eighteen s) Town Eighty
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East Twenty Two and OneHslf (22 rods to the place
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for the Of One Hundred and Seventy Six Dollars and
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and Sixty Cents shail expose aid property At public
SALE at the door Of the Court House. at Waterloo in said
County, Saturday the End day Of March, 1861 at the
hour Of - o'clock A. SSssx %HS1M
JOHN ELWELL. Sheriff.
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Dated January 10Th, 1861. 464w
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Few aware OF the Importance of checking Cough or
Common Cold in its first stage that which in the be.
ginning would yield to mild remedy II neglected
tacks the lungs. "B,o,rns bronchial Ttoches," con.
tanning demucent ingredients, aay Pulmonary and
Bronchial Irritation.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1861-03-01

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Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1861-03-01

From the Commercial Bulletin Boston, Wdss.
Said to be very efficacious for the headache.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1861-10-18
THE ORIGIN OF MARSEILLES.

Some thousands OF years ago, a Greek vessel.
tempest-tossed by the south winds, took refuge
IN the most beautiful harbor Of Province. The
captain, young and smiling as the gods Of his
own country, claimed the hospitality of the
GallIc chleftaIn who reigned along the coast.
'Sup with US" replied the long bearded man:
" tomorrow l marry my daughter, Marseile,
and tonight, after the banquet, she Will make
her choice among the candidates for her hand -
The Greek and his marines were present at
the feast The young Gauls declared the ardor
OF their love BY emptying The jugs, swearing in
their own patols, and striking the table with
their fists. The Greek knew but little of the
language Of the country, but his eye spoke lam
guage which makes itself understood through
out the earth.
When the light of the torches began to pale
before the light of day, the young MarseiIle a.
rose, took a cup of generous wine sprinkled with
rose leaves, and walked slowly around he table
3 s-a'sa i,- s--- 1f'v fe,.gseei ,ftsuaJnTuIIY ~
the young chiefs, who turned toward her strok-
ing their red moustaches, and stopped before the
stranger, who was no logger looking at her
She touched him on the shoulder and offered
hIm the cup, turning away her face, roster
than summer clouds at sunset
The Gauls trembled with Jealous anger,
bat the Greek beeded them not. He took the
cup with his left hand, resting his right on the
hllt OF his sword. The same day he married
the cheitaln'S daughter, and he never return
10 the Ionian shores where his mother a.
waited him at her splnningwheel The arts
Of Greece hourished gIorously around him;
and the spot on which he built house for his
BRIDE is still called the town OF Marseile
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1861-10-18
FROST MUSIC.

| was once belated IN Canada on fine uin-
ter day, and was riding over the hard snow oE
The margin of wide lake when the most faint
and mournlal wall that could break a solemn
silence seemed 10 pass through M like a dream
| stopped my horse and listened For soS1e
time could rot satisfy myself whether the I75,-
SIC was 10 the air OF 10 my brain. thouehloi
the pine forest which was not far off but the
tone was not harp like, aad there was noi q
breath Of wind. Thea 1t sweIlsd ami apptoaCGs
ed and then il seemed to be mites away ID
moment; aud again it moaned as II under ny
very feet. 1t was, in laa, almost under MS
ieet. 1t was th- voice Of the winds nnprisah-
ed under the pail OF ice suddenly cast oyer thee
by The peremptory power ofthe frost. Nobody
there had made air holes, for the place was a.
wilderness and there was no escape for The
winds, which must moan on til The spring
warmth should release them. They we're faster
ed down in silence; but they would come OIL
with an explosion when, in some still night, al
ter warm spring day. The ice would blow ua
and make crash ard racket from shore To-
shore. So was told at my hosts tha, evening
where arrived with something of the sensa2
ton OF haunted man. II had been some tins
before the true idea struck me, and meanwhil q
the rising and falling moan made my very hear,
thrill again.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1861-10-18
WHOLE NUMBER, e9Y5.
VOL. 5. NO. IL.

ever heard of ''cause and effect" coming in
irregular order. Can there be an effect before
the cause exists? We respectfully submit
The ''edi.or'' accuses us of being personal.
We diselaim any thing OF the sort. We never
intended TO be personal. We endeayored 10
critlcise bis writings, not bis actioas or person
al appearance. His "fair name and famep are
too we'll established, to suffer any sspermanent
injury" from any thing that might emana:e from
our pen. Our "style oi argument" may not
be exactly Palatable to him, but he must over
look our ialllbiiity, and "remember that none
but inferior minds resort to that style.n His
superior mind wings its fight to the Andes of
his Imagination, and, like the Condor, be sits on
lis lofty summit, and looks with disdain on the
'sinieroF minds" below.
He says we find "plsasure ia ebuliitions of
supposed wit" We never pretended 10 be
witty. The descendants of the Teutonic race
were never proverbial for wIt. Some other clas-
ses of people are. We never desired 10 ssper-
petuate jokes" on bun. The consequences
might be truly disastrous; for, Pope says,
"BlockheadS with reason wicked wits abhor,
But foot Dith fool IS barb'rous civH ,carl''
SIMON.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1861-10-18
OriginaI pOrtrn.
STANZAS.

Ye who tread the paths Of Joy,
Amid the halls OF worldly pleasure;
Leave, oh! leave life's ev'ry toy
In heaven gain a richer treasure.
Ye Uko tread the paths of vice,
Or wander on stlll blindly ever
Turn!-oh make the sacrifice,
Before your fate shall whisper, :'Neverl''
See the world chow deep its sins!)
Still blindly turns from smiles Of heaven
Ere the reign ofpeace begins,
The universe to War is given.
Ere the smiles Of heaven shine,
Their light aIas!-in gloom is shrouded-
Ere we see the Light Divine,
The Evil all our hope has couded.
Ye who join the drinkers brawl,
In novels filled with fiends Internal,
Turn, oh thoughtIess Bacchanal
From hell and all its woes eternal.
Bid, OH bid the egEth FAREWELL
And tu.n thy thoughts to themes of glory,
Leave the charnel house of hell,
And knowledge gain from sacred story.
Ye who tread false paths of JOY,
Amid the halls OF worldly pleasure;
Leave, oh! leave life 's ev'ry toy
In heaven gain richer treasure.
'edford, Oct. l4th, 1861. HELEN.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1861-10-18
AGRICULTURAL.

Potatoes are now to be gathered and stored
away. Take them from the ground on dry
day, and take them all for they will be wanted.
In storing them recollect that you must guard
against three things, light, frost and moisture J;
exclude these eiIectually and you can keep your
Potatoes as long as YOU. choose. Other root
crops will demand your attention in succession.
The above suggestions apply TO them all
Every farmer has, or ought 10 have a good
apple orchard. II you have one, pick of your
apples carefully, nip them, spread them loosely
or shelves. and secure them as winter advances
from the frost--you think now, that this is too
much trouble you will think differently about
the first Of March, when either you viii have
some good apples for your family or friends, or
else YOU viii wish you had.
If you have no orchard, look around, while
you are busy with your farm work, or ask your
sensible wife, inthe evening, after i is all done
for The day, and settle whete you will have one;
and be getting ready TO do if, and at the proper
time, which is now almost upon you, do IT,
The sooner after the leaves fall, you get your
trees INTO the ground the better; next week,
some nurserymen, it they understand their busl-
ness, will tell you in our paper, where you can
Get the trees.
De not omit 10 fix, al the same time, on spots
where you are 10 plant, some Pc ars, peaches,
cherries, currants, SC, and above all, some
grape vines little ground, little attention,
and little, bestowed carefully, aud with sys-
TEN, upon these things, will add greatly to the
comfort OF your families, save you, and if you
choose, make you many dollar
Attention and labor-apPiy these to your
farm, with the best knowiedge,and the most
carefully husbanded means you have, and ii will
soon begin 10 be farm, worth looking at, and
worth owning.-Field and FireSide.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1861-10-18
SCHOOL ETHICS FOR PARENT AND CHILD.
No. 10.

Pup1is should aid The teacher IN his 1O0rk.
Whatever he opponents of the common school
system may say against teachers as individuals,
and as a class, yet their work is responsible.
The skeptical eyes ofthe community are ever ca
ger to rid;cule each iriding error that Is commit
ted Mole hills are magniied to mountains. ali
this, too, on account of the few dollars OF tax
which are required from every one TO support
The school system. The benefits resulting from
the common schools Of The county seem to be
overlooked, aud the few failures arising, not
from the system itself, bnt from some other I'M
ayoidable circumstances, are always made 10
assume mere glaung deiormity than is the re-
aIity. Pupils very often contribute much TO
the already hard labor of the teacher, by com
hitting misdemeanors trihing enough in them
selves, but which in the aggregate serve TO de-
tract very much from the we'll working Of tie
school. By rendering strict obedience TO the
teachers requirements, the pupil will not only
Increase the well-workng OF the school, but
will relieve the teacher of great burden.
There are many things to be done IN the school
which If done by the pupils, will add much to
their own welfare, as we'll as to that of The
teacher. Not only strict obedience 10 the
teachers requirements, will thus aid IN attain
Ing the end sought for, 5ut much may be accom-
plished by a spirit always anticipating his wish
es, and complying with them. Kindness offer
ed by the pupil TO the teacher will neither be
forgotten nor remain unpaid BY the latter, If
he be a worthy recipient A very great deal
vii depend ntsan the teacher 10 successfully
accomplish much IN cutivating such a spirit
in the pupil. Here, as indeed throughout the
whole system, the teacher seems TO be the KEY
stone Of the arch
If it be in any manner defective, the struct-
uFe must inevitably crumble and fall 10 destruc-
ton. The teachers example is one OF the
strongest incentives 10 determined action IN a.
ny direction. II that example, then, be good,
the actions of the pupil will generally conform
TO it. Pupils may do much % aid the teacher,
and yet the labor is so small that they them
selves scarcely notice it but from its effects.
Thus without doing themselves any harm they
may benefit all connected with the sy STEM