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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1861-06-29
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process Is most in conformity with it. First,
then. as to the philosophy Of hay making
1t is thus explained:
Experiments show that out of the yarion+
constituents Of which grass is cumpose;lt the
mucilage, starch gluten, starch and sugar.
which are soluble in water. are alone retained
in the body of an animal for the purpose Of
life, that bitter cxtractive and saline matters
being considered as assisting or modifying
the functions OF digestions than a.
being truly nutritwe parts Of the compound
and being voided with the woody FIBRE
The woody fibre serves only to give bulk to
the food, and therefore distension to The
stomach, which, when moderately filled.
brings those muscles into active exercise
which tend SO much to promote healthy
digestion. by keeping the food in constant
notion"
. The principle Object then, uhich is 10 be
AIMED at IN hay mak,us, is to retain The soluble
portion Of The grass in perfect integrity"
How is that to be accomplished We give
the modns opcrono1 as briefly as is consistent
with clearncSs OF statement.
The mowers should he good workmcr
the scythes Of good quality. and kept perfect
ly sharp. The grass should be cut eren.v
and as near the ground as possible an inch
saved below is equivalent 20 two inches above
and, moreover, close eating facilitates the
growth of the after math. AS soon as ths
dew is Oft, the grass in swath should he
shaken up and loosened 10 let the air pene-
trate through tiff heavy, it should be
spread around to some distance. As soon as
the sun AGO uircs power. the swath should DO
again shaken up and turned over. the object
being to prevent its becoming beached bv
the heat nf tho cpn nv cnln.
even when dry enough to rake up into win.
rows. and thence into cocks-the proper
color of well cured hay being light tea
green. This process should be followed up
day after day until the whole crop has been
cut and secured. Each day. however, the
hay thrown into cock the day preceding.
shonld, if the weather continues fine. be
thrown open and lightly spread to hasten
the drying, and towards evening may he put
into cocks again until it is hauled to the
stack or barn, where it is to be permanently
secured. The earlier this is done after the
moisture has been evaporated, the better the
hay will he, and the more certain it is to
retain its fine light green color. The follow
ing points are essential:
The newly cut hay must be preserved erom
the damaging effects OF dew ami rain.
lfrain falls upon grass newly cut. the
swaths should not be disturbed until fair
weal her sets in.
Never NEEDLE with hay either IN swath or
in cock, during moist, cloudy weather, or
when storm is impending.
When sunshine reappears, shake ont the
hay to dry as quickly as possible and as
s~n as it is dry. throw it into winrows or
cocks. Shake them out for an hour or two
the next morning, and then hsal all that is
cured to the place where it IS to be stacked
OF deposited. Rural Register.
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AN INCIDENT OF lSl2.-ln speech
delivered at Newark, N. j e, Judge Con-
rad, in answer to charge of cowardice
made against Gen. Scott, produced a
document which was sworn to few
years since, as part OF the evidence of a
soldier at Lundy's Lane, who stated in
his affidavit that General Scott, after he
was wounded, rode to where the soldier
was stationed, "his neck, breast and
arms in gore of blood, which ran down
his legs, and trickled from his boot upon
the ground" and SAID to the commander
of the line: eel am wounded and very
weak | want one of your young men to
get up behind me and hold me on my
horse" A young man threw down his
musket, and at one spring leaped upon
the horse, aud they swiftly galloped
away to the main body of the army
The excitement produced by reading the
document was tremendous. Hundreds
rose on their feet and gave most vehement
cheers, so that it was some minutes
before the speaker could proceed.
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Hay Making.

To make good hay is quite as much an art
as to make good butter. 1t is not too much
to say, that two.thirds Of the hay which is
sent to market either in bales on in wagons.
is not of the first quality. As. however, the
difference between first and second class hay
is not generally understood by the consumer,
the price varies but little between the one
and the other. Yet it cannot be doub' &c,
that one ton of hay properly harvested and
properly cured. contains an amount of nutri
mcnt equal to a ton and half of hay cut at
the wrong season, or subjected to dcterora-
tion by improper management We will
take that favorite hay, " Timothy" as an
illustration, and we beg leave to say that our
remarks upon Timothy will apply to all the
other grasses. Timothy, when brought to
market, frequently varies from light straw
10 dark fawn. In this condition, it is evi.
dent that a portion of its nutritious qualities
have been lost. The proper time for cutting
hay. as repeated experiments have proved, is
at the period when the sugar and soluble
matter contained in the stem and blade has
reached the stage when, by the next process,
it would be converted into fibre. Now the
period when the saccharine juices are most
abundant, is 1rhen the grass rs an full bloom
and before the seed rs formed. If cut at that
time, the whole OF the nutritive properties Of
the grass will he retained if left until later,
two results will cnsue-the maturing of the
seed will materially exhaust the land upon
which it is grown. whilst the nutrimcnt fur.
nished by the seed will not compensate for
the loss of nutriment in the stem and blade.
In point of agreeable product, also, there is a
manifest Gifierence-the greatest weight Of
grass and the largest amount Of nutIiment
being furnished by the plant when in flower.
That we are not exaggera,ing the Importance
of due regard being paid to cutting hay at
the proper season will be readily un drIstood
when we state that the best authorities agree
in this THAT plants of nearly all sorts if
cut when in full vigor--w which is at their
towering afterwards carefully d,icd,
without any waste of their nutrment juices,
contain nearly double the quantity of nutri.
tive matter which they do when allowed to
attain their full growth and make some pro.
gress towards decay"
This fact being established, the next points
requiring explanation are, what constitutes
the philosophy of hay making, and What
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FRUITS OF SECESSION IN CHARLESTON A
gentleman recently from Charleston commu
ncates some facts to the Boston journal.
which hat paper says may be depended
upon rs the results of the blockade of that Sc
ccssion State. lie says that trade is perfectly
Frustrated, specie scarce, paper currency in
the shape of pasteboard tickets common, ="
butter seventy-tive cents per pound, coffee
thirty-tivc cents, and other things in proper
ton. The Custom House officers having
nothing to do, petition has teen crcu lated
amongst the Inhabitants that their salaries
"be diminished one half" and that par. Of
the force be dismissed. They also say that
"events have turned out very differently
from what they expected; that they never
thought it would come to this, and re:terate
Mr.. Davis desire for peace" :" If they will
only let us have peace, it is all we ask -
they say very meckly. 1t appears. too, that
there is at least one Union man left even in
Charleston, in the person of Judge Pct,igrew
that " he still holds to his love for the
Union" and can afford to do so, as his high
position secures him the right to his own
opinion" Some uneasiuess is fell, at SO
many troops being allowed to leave the State,
and Governor Pickens has declared that nc
more shall be allowed to leave.
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General LYON.

Gen. Nathaniel Lyon, whose brilliant
exploit at Bonneville is now the theme
of every tongue, is a native of Connecti-
cut, having been born near the birth
place of the Hon. Gideon Welles, Secre-
tary of the Navy. He graduated with
honors at the West Point Academy, and
entered the Regular Army as Second
Lieutenant in the I'd infantry, his first
commission bearing date on the lst of
July, 1871. He was promoted to a
Brevet First-Lieutenancy shortly after
ward, and subsequently to Captaincy.
He has occupied the latter rank, practi-
cally, since the 18th of June, 1857, and
was booked for advancement to high
position at the first opportunity, he be-
ing to that title by Brevct before his
recent appointments to a Lieut. Colon
elcy and a Brigadier- Gcncralship.
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Correspondence Of The Cecil Whig.l


The Soldiers still continue moving towards
the " seat Of war; and are still cnla,ging
their camp buildings at Elmira, where they
stop to rest and drill few days on their
journey. Some are arriving, and Others de-
parting daily from ten to fifteen thousand
may be seen on parade there any day
took trip last week through this State
to the Lakes. AT other times, might inter.
est some of your readers by description of
our beautiful northern frontier, but your
readers at this time will only want to know
what heard or saw of the war movements"
&c. While in Buffalo, called on Mr.. Fill.
more, had but to tell him | was from
" Maryland, to be made a welcome guest
lie is in good health and spirits, his hair is
white My votes that can now call to
memory, the two that gives me most pleasure
was the one that cast for him and the other
for Alex. Evans. While in conversation
With him o" the topics Of the day, he said,
after expressing qualification at the success of
the Union candidates at the late election in
Maryland that lie regre tied the defeat of his
friend Ii. Winter Davis" lie spoke highly
of Gov. Hicks, being good Union man.
thought our State and Country were fortunate
IN having him occupy the position he does,
and thought but few men could have GENE
through the trials he has as well, and en-,
tertained no doubt now of the future course
of Mary land, since the Union feeling had
spoke out so plain and thought the most of
the other Southern States would speak in
similar tones as soon as the Union feeling
was freed from oppresslor., but was doubtful
if there was Union feeling enough in some of
them to be worth contendlng for =; but added
they would all have a chance ere long to
speak with freedom again" was informed
that he Is very liberal in fitting out the vol.
unteers and in aiding their widows from his
own pocket. lie makes splendid looking
soldier. when uniformed and on parade
drilling his Home Guards. One Company of
them started for New York on Thursday, to
icin Sckles' Command.
| also saw company Of soldiers from
Michigan pass through Buffalo on Friday /;
they were the " Lafayette Guards" and mum.
bered lis Of the finest looking men that
have seen in any one company yet. They
also were going to JOIN Slckles' Brigade.
The city Of Buffalo is full of patriotism -
They fired seventy five guns on the 18th in
honor of Gen. SCOTS anniversary, and are
making preparations for a grand ceeb,a alton
of the 4th of July. The death of Douglas is
universally regretted here as national loss.
5. IL. j.
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OLD KING COTTON.
NEW WORDS TO AN OLD SONG,
AIR" Old KIM c

AIR" Old King Cole
OIL King Cotton was Jolly old sot and
A jolly old sot was he;
lie called for his Davis, his Stephens his PicRens
Confederate scoundrcs three
" Drag brag, Drag" said Davis,
" blow, blow blow" s,id Stephens
= Rob. rob- rob" said Pickens
Oh. an ass so green
AS the North was neer seen
We're the men for her money
Says Old King Cotton. d" It's jolly old plot, and
jolly old plot have we;
Go. rob brag and blow, from the North rs YOU GO
You Confederate scoundres throc.''
/" Hear, hear, hear said Davis,
Aye aye, aye" sud stephens.
" Bully for you" said Pickens;
SO they stole, Dragged and bowed
More than ever they owed.
Forts, arsenals minis and money
But Old King Cotton was not forgotten,
Vas not forgotten. oh no;
Uncle Sam, with a frown. came laundering down.
10 punish j. Davis 4 Co.
" oh, oh, oh" said Davis,
Spare spare, spare,' said Stephens.
Mercy. mercy, mercy" said Pickcns;
- On. this terrible North.
Lincoln, Scott, and so forth.
Are too many for our mo ney.'
Says Old King Gotten, I" this awful old Scott and
anu Lincoln, my seonndrelS three,
And this North all united have sorsiy affrishted
The sole of your King that's me-"
What shall we do ?" said Davis,
" Run for our lives said Stephen,
:" I'm of your mind said Pckens,
g For with no other aid
han this dreadful black
Well be wanting, fear, in money
Says cid King Cotton. " There is something rotten
Something rotten know there mast be
My brea1hs growing wbeezy, my crown is uneasy,
fear for my dynasty"
Dynasty die - said Davis
" Aye. aye, aye ~ said stephens,
- Die. die die said PckeIls
'Oh this terrible North
Lincoln, Scott. and so forth,
Arc too many for our money
So Old King Cotton sickened died and grew rotten.
Sickened. died and grew rotten. did he;
And King Hemp succeeded. and gave what was
10 finish the scoundrrIs three Iuecled
low did he die j. Davis
How did he stand it, poor Stephonso
W hat were the last words of PickcLs!
Oh, they all confessed
That the Union was best
And too many for their money
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General Mcdowell.

Brig. Gen Irwin Mcdowell, now in
command of the troops at Alexandria, is
native of Ohio, and nephew of Gen.
Cass. He graduated with honor at
West Point, in 1888, lin the same class
with Gen. Beauregard,) and entered the
artillery branch of the service. He was
soon after appointed an aid to General
Wool, and subsequently had an appoint
mcnt in Gen. SCOTS staff. He served
with credit in the Mexican war.
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ACES OF TIE GENERALs.-Lieu G.

AGES OF THE GENERALs.-Lieu. Gen.
Scott, is IS years old; Gen. Wool is 10;
Harvey 65; Mansfield 60; Totten (head
of the Engineer corpse so; Thayer,
(Engincors,) so; Craig, (head of the
Ordinance DEPARTMENT. 76, Ripley,
(Ordinance,) 10; Sumner, 65; Larned,
(Paymastcr Generally 70; Gibson, (Conl-
missary Generally Churchill, inspector
GENERALLY and Thomas, (Adjutant Gen
eral,) are all old men, having entered
the army in the beginning of the present
century-Gibson in 1903, and Churchill
in 1872. Gen. Mcclellan, is not yet IS;
Gen. Fremont is under As; Gen. Lyon
is about A; Gen. Butler is 43; and
Gen. Banks is A; Gen. Mcdowell is
about 40.--Boston Transcript.
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Blackberry Wme.-To make a wine equal
in value to Port. take ripe hIackterries or
dewbeIries. press the juice from them, let
stand thirty.six hours to ferment, lightly
covered. skim off whatever rises to the top:
then to every gallon of the jnice sdd one
quart of water and three pounds of sugar.
drown will do let it stand ir an open vessel
for twenty-four hours, skim and strain it.
then barrel it, let it stand eight or nine
months, when it should be racked of and
bottled and corked close-age improves it. -
Probutnm est
P. S. BY uniting the water and sugar
would it not be nearer Port wine? Try it.
Blackberry Cordial. To three pounds of
ripe tlackteIries add one pound Of white
sugar let them stand twelve hours. then
press out the juice and strain it; add one
third of good spirits: to every quart add ono
teaspoonful of finely powdered ailspice. 1t
is at once fit for use. Our native grapes
makes the best Of vine, and is easily made.
Take any quantity Of sound, ripe grapes.
with common cider-press, press out the
juice, put it into barrels, cover the bung
lightly; after fermentation has ceased cork
it; place it in a cellar or house. In twelve
months you will have good wine, and ilnprV-
YES by age-fct 1t STAND on its lees.
For preserving fruits Of any kind, with all
their delicious flavor and taste. select fruit
that is ripe. mot too ripe brush or wipe off
all dust, &c, have ready stone or porcelain
jars. 10y 10 means use metallic jars,) cover
the bottom Of the jars with good brown sugar.
then put in layer Of fruit, Gil the crcviccs
and cover the fruit with sugar, then another
layer fruit. and SO on until the jar is FULL thu
last layer to be sugar. Take good brown
paper and paste pieces over the of the jars
when nearly dry paste on smother piece Of
paper, AID SO continue untll good. thick
pas.eboard is formed, which is air-tight. and
better than any self.sealing metallic cans or
jars, and no danger of being poisoned from,
metallic cxydcs; this will keep for many
years. Delicate, soft and tender fruits. such
as berries, &C., should be put into small jars.
as the weight would mush them.-Ams' ian
Cotton Planter.
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REPUDIATION.

Meath ragged palmetto, Southcrner sat-
twisting the band of his Panama hat.
And trying TO Tighten his mind of load
BY hummng the words of the following ode;
oh for Niger. and oh ! for a whip;
oh for cocktail, and OF! . for a nip
On Tor shot at old Greeley and Beecher
oh. for crack at Il Yankee school teacher
Oh for captain and oh for ship;
Oh for cargo of niggcrs each trip"
And so he kept oh-ing for all he had not.
Not contentod with owing for all that he d got
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THE ELM.

] saw a stout old tree
Down by the swelling sea,
An elm Of u hundred years,
Ontliving :hc hopes and fears
OF three generations Of men;
Broad and massive around,
Tough and rugged and sound,
Firmly fixed in the ground.
And straight AS at two-scorc and ten.
Year by year had flow
Boys to manhood grown
And still the elm stood firm
A sentinel grim and stern,
Down by the ocean shore,
Watching the hcavc and swell
AS the waters rose and fell,
And the ships came and went,
Their sails to the brcczcs bent,
Sweeping the ocean DER.
\ stoIm rose mp from the sea.
And the winds OF heaven set free,
Swept over the ocean
In widest commotion,
Now rushing and raging along,
1mpetuons, conflicting and strong
Swelling and roaring,
Their fury Outpouring,
Now staggering and Keeling,
In wild cddics wheeling,
AS clas!ing and closing,
Two currents opposing,
From opposite quarters,
Met over the waters.
The forkrd iightnings flashing,
The deep thunder crashing,
Till the ocean in anger,
Aroused from its languor,
Went swelling and rumblng
And tossing aud tumbling,
Now lashing and beating
It's shores. then retreating,
Till the wild tempest meeting
Drove back the dark waves
With deep. sullcn roar,
In mountainous pillows,
Against the steep shore.
SO the tempest came leaping
And dashing and sweeping
And twisting and twirling
An! winding and whirling,
As if to o'erwhclm
The sturdy old elm
That grew by the side Of the sea.
And crcaking and groaning
And signing and moaning,
AS the gale swept DER it,
The elm bowed before it.
All day, till the night
Closed over the fight,
Did the winds and the ocean
In widest commoton
Do battle against the stout tree.
But, firm as rock,
! bore the rude shock,
And when the clouds broke in the morn
The elm had weathercd the storm.
And CALAMITY stood at its post
Guarding the storm beaten coast,
Watching the ships come and go
And the dark waters toss to and fro.
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CIR 9ousekeeper

Receipt for Curah luckberly or Goose
berry Wme.-Three pounds of fruit, three
pounds of Sugar. Press out the juice of the
fruit through a strong linen or flannel cloth.
stir in the sugar until well dissolved and
then add water enough 10 make gallon
The fruit should be pu: altogether IN a large
vessel and well mashed before pressing
Brown sugar is best but must be clean and
bright. After the wine is thus made, put it
in a jug or key and set it away to fer:rcnt:
and do not fill the jug or key SO full as that
fermentation will cause it to run over. In
six or eight weeks it may be corked tight
The quality Of the wine will be improved if
the quantity Of fuit is increased, say or
of pound per gallon Four pounds OF
GooSeberries are not too much. as they ara
not so juicy as Cuirants or Black berries.
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To Preserve Small Fruits Withom Cooking.
Strawberries, rasberries, black berries, cherries
and peaches can be preserved in this manner:
Lay the ripe fruit in broad dishes, and sp1in.
kle over it the same quantity of sugar used in
cooking it. Set it in the sun or mode ra!ely
heated oven, until the juice forms thick
syrup with the sugar. Pack the fruit in
tunblers. and pour he syrup over it. Paste
writing paper over the glasses. and set them
ms cool, dry place. Peaches mist be pared
and split. and cherries stoned. Preserved in
this manner, the fruit retains much more Of
its natural flavor and healthfulncss than when
cooked.
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Brigadier General T.. A. Pierce.

This officer, who was in supreme COM
mand of the troops in the affair at Big
Bethel, is a native of Roxbury, Massa-
chusctts, and was appointed by Cover
nor Andrew to fill the vacancy caused
by the promotion Of Major General But
Ter. He recently arrived at Fortress
Monroe and entered upon his Duties
His military antecedents we know very
little of at present, but we understand
that he has held Brigadicr Generals
commission for upwards of two years in
the regular organized militia of Massa-
chusetts. He held conspicuous posi-
ton at the head of his brigade on the
occasion of the review of the Massachus-
etts troops by the Prince of Wales on
Boston Common, in October last. lie
is a man about As years of age, and has
a good military bearing; but as to his
skill and ability to lead troops we have
no other positive information than the
affair at Big Bethel.
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CTMany men spend q whole lifetime in
eager accumulation of the perishabe riches
Of this world, but throw away the priceless
pearl of character at the very outset, as
though it were dross.
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O-A burglar was once frightened out Of
his scheme ofrobbery by the sweet simplicity
ola solitary spinster, who, putting her
night-cnpped head cut Of the wintow, ex
claiming. :" Go away; amt you asham d :"
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D~To converse with spirits, lay a five
cent piece on the counter at y grog.shop:
and they will show themselves quicker than
you can say beans,
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Letter from Mr.. Everett,

Edward Evertt is standing up molly for the
honor of his country. The following pari.
otto letter was written by him without any
thought of publication, to a correspondent in
Virginia. 1t is worthy Of being inscribed in
letters Of gold:
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Correspondence.

u The following letter should have ap-
peared in last weeks IFh,e. but was over
looked by the printers during the Editors