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Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1862-12-17

benefit. for no one can estimate how much
pain. suffering. ulhappiness, and distgure-
ment. expense, lo1s Of time and money
would be saved TO tie country II every fam
lily to day had one of these packages, which,
in ITSELF Is = complete set OF Dental Rene
dies. Address WM. b. HURD & Co. Trib
uue BuildingNew York, and write name and
address plainly. That remittanceS may be
made with confidence. w B. Ii. & Co. re-
fer to the Mayor of Brooklyn. TO g. w. GTif
fifth. President of the Farmers and Citizens
Bank. Brooklyn to the Editors of the Am
lean Muan afactures' Gazette TO icy, Coz
Co p lS-eblishers' Agents, New York to
rdere3 rARNUs. ESQ, who know good
p. I. Bhen they see it and who has already
King wa second supply, etc.
1000 Agents wanted:
To introduce Dr. Hurd's Dental Remedies
into every County, Men OF Women who
! want to make money quickly, can DO better
with these articles than anything in market
( They are new. useful. low priced, and we
are spending thousands in adve-tiseins them
/ for the benefit Of agents. Boxes o. saTnp'eS
/ containing one dozen Of the one dollar pack
/ ages above specified. kith circulars Will be
sent. On receipt Of SereR GoHdrs. about hall
price. TO any person wishing to test his OF her
: skill in selling with the view Of becoming
ar agent. They can he sold in day eS-Ii {
iro,,li rather pay salaries than. Commissions
70 those Irho yr0re ttsmSelces efficient sales
man.
CENow i the time to get into business
For address and references see the above
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1862-12-17
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HENRY FOSTER, PRoPs,r--
"HlS HOTEL, FORMERLY ~
Il as the "Ebensburg House ';5,-'
the Oldest and best stands In The -
Of Ebensburg. for the acconrro5....--- -
the travelling community. The -
assures all who may be dis,o,s5 - -
Tonizc him that his TABLE E5r ;. !. =
Piled sith ali the luxuries Of - =
his BAR ysi;h the choicest 5f -z-
and no pains spared 70 render -
comfortable. "a
Ehensburg, april Il. Is5s.szf,
Nebraska advertiser., 1862-05-15
NO. 45.


It is almost as philosophical, and
nearly as profitable, 70 expect to raise
remunerative crop Of corn, from ,
feld pIowed three inches deep, and
cultivated accordingly, as it would be
to attempt to fatten poultry upen clean
rye straw.
In cnltivating corn 50 as 70 pa7 ven
We ought to hare good soil, deter gul-.
tivation, and the bestseed. Germ NAV
be made to grow apon almost any soil.
by the application Of manure, and
skillful cultivation. But theseil whioh2
is particularly adapted to it, is shas
which contains . large per -centsgs Of.
vegetable. mold, is friable and deep.
and Is sufficiently supplied with mo;s-
ture by evaporation. Piairies, and
alluvial deposits, such as are found
along the Sciota river, III Ohio, usy
be considered the natural habitat of
corn.
The most remarkable feature, o.
fact, in regard 20 the soil Of the Seiota
bottoms, IS the exceeding 6neness q
its particles.
Nebraska advertiser., 1862-05-15
6nh.A0ninR.

PIow deep, while sIugsards sieep.-FAANrL4R.
The advantages Of subsoiling have
already become fixed fact with most
if not all Of our practical farmers.
They know by experience, many Of
them, that inyerting the surface ten
or twelve inches in depth produces the
following happy resultss s5asm
j. The seed Of all weeds being put
so deAp under the soil that they do not
appear soon enough TO injare the crop.
2. Stirring the soil deeply, enabling
it the better TO withstand dr6uth ;
giving the roots an opportunity Of rum
ming deep for moisture. =
3. When there is 2 suPersbundance
of wet, the advantages of sub-soiling
are apparent, as the moisture viii more
readily settle from the surface.
And last, though.Rot least, the yield
Of produce is from ten to twenty per
cent. greater than can be obtained on
old soils by surface culture. sQ
I have before me the experience Of
some Of our best farmers in this State
on this subject, derived from tests on
old plowed field from Is to % years.
/ will give the extremes on corn,
wheat and oats: on corn, fran is to 25
bushels more per acre; on wheat, from
z to 10 bushels; on oats, from 10 to
Nebraska advertiser., 1862-05-15

II one we're to arrange the library
Of a man Who bad always been read
er, according to bis growth in years.
how very few books would be shifted
from the child's shelves to the boys,
and, thence to the mans; so rarely do
our book companions grow up with as.
so commonly dove outgrow them, ard
use then only asmementos Of former
days. l9fote books which remain
Wiflaa thf56 b q ore than one stage
81 life, there ard very few which We
enjoy in each of the stages. Books
Of adventure, for instance, keep their
charm through childhood and early
youth /; but when our own period Of
adventure arrives, we find it 50 much
more intense than our boyish dreams,
that Robinson Crusoe and his fellows
lose their charms when We pass this
stage and rescb that Of steady, quiet
life, and especially when we enter that
period where we sit under our own
vine and fg.tree, these books regain
their old charms, because they reflect
former experience, and help US to live
our more impulsive years. So, too,
fairy tales are inseparable from child
hood, but in youth action finds itspoet-
~ in romance, and it is in the years
of riper manhood that these tales re-
cover their enchantment, because it is
then that the spirit of childhood with.
in as begins to re.assert itself. Child
hood has no foreknowle5gs Of the
struggle of youth and the reflection oi
manhood; yet it accompanies each
state,s and finally regains its ascen.
dency; notnow, however, to be sym.
bclized by the innocence Of infancy,
but by the white -robed figures with
palms in their hands,-NatiOaaal Quar-.
terly ReviesO. Hois's dape
Nebraska advertiser., 1862-05-15
from the Iowa Homestead
COrn-ItS NatiYity-InCreased Yield
...-,- Der Acre. &c.

Of the cereal grains, none is more
extensively cultivated in the United
States, than ('smaize' corn. The
varieties are very numerous. depend.
ing a great deal upon the character Oi
the soil and climate on which they are
grown. No grain may be grown
through q wider range Of latitude,
than Indian corn-hourishing from
about 400 of Southern to 45o Northern
latitude. According to the ntem.
perature, it ripens from six weeks 60
seven months. With the exception Of
rice, it furnishes the daily food for a
larger number Of human beings than
any other grain. 4.5
Corn IS anative grain Of the United
States. It was first cultivated on the
James River, Virginia, by the English,
in 1903. The mode of culture was
similar to that followed by the Indians.
AS the science oflAgrieulturs be-
comes better understood, the yield of
corn per acre increases. 1t is almost
marvellous to see what a span there is
in the yield Of corn per acre. Ac-
cording to reliable statistics, it may be
put down from 5, to 1s9 bushels to
the acre. In 1850, nine competitors
in the State Of Kentucky, each cuIti-
waiting ten acres, raised II 40 bushels,
of shelled corn. Some years ago a
crop Of 10 bushels of sheIled corn
was actually raised in Madison county,
N. 7. These figures, which are well
founded upon facts, are almost suh-
cient to put the stigma Of laziness and
shiftlessness, upon those farmers who,
from year to year, are contented, while
harvesting from 25 to 40 bushels Of
corn from an acre. If, Madison CO.,
N. Y, which is in higher latitude
than the greater part Of Iowa, and pos
sessing . soil much inferior for corn,
10 bushels can be raised from an acre,
then no farmer Of this State should
be contented with an average yield Of
less than IS bushels to she acre.
That could be done during ordinary
seasons, on nins-tenths Of the farms
Of Iowa, ] verify believe. The reason
why so many farmers don't raise bet.
ter crops than they now do, is this
they are too careless and Indifferent in
the cultivation and management Of
their farms. Idon't want to say that
many Of them are too lazy. But then
something more is necessary to raise
189 bushels Of corn to the acre, than
to pull of she coat, roll mp the sleeves,
and then "pitch in" blind.
To make farming profitable, the
farmer must not just know sOhat to do,
but at che same time know why he does
it. He should know, chemically speak
ing, the nature and properties Of the
soil he culriYates, fromSday to day {;
and the special manures that are re-
quired, By the various crops that he
raises also, the nature and habits Of
the grasses and cereal plants he culti-
rates.
Nebraska advertiser., 1862-05-15

Is bushels per acre. Now suppose
farmer should sub.soil 80 acres old
prairie for corn, and make only 10
bushels per acre more than If he used
the surface ploB; he would harvest
800 bushels more corn, which at 25cts.
per bushel would amount to 5000,
more than the cost Of sub-soiling,
leaving the land in the right condition
for an increased crop Of oats, and then
wheat with only surface plOHing.
With these remarks on the bene'
icisi results, wa win notice very brief
y the modes now adopted By the few
who have found that their titles to the
soil were good below 8 or 8 inches:
/. Some use two teams, running one
common plow In the same furrow, or
pillow two burrows in depth.
2. Some use the Michigan su5-soil
ploW, which is similar IN its work 70
the former node. Isu 1slloaa 1aa
3. Some use q large single pillow that
will run ten inches in depth, drawn By
three horses. I consider all these
modes as doing the work imperfeetly,
as By neither IS there q perfect inYsr-
sion of the soil, Still, imperfect as
they are, they will ali pay better than
the continual six in plowlng.
I saw plow last week inventad by
practical farmer, n. r. Burton, Of
Plymouth, H.. and patented last 0c-
to6er. (See Patent Book, 1861, No.
2564)J Itis aperfscs success as q
sub-soil plow. il consists of asurface
and sabssoil pillow rnnning side by side.
The surface one running on the land
side just behind the sub-soil plow,
which, turns the sub-soil at any re-
quired depth over the surface SOIL
The team has . good path, the bottom
Of the surface fnrrow, which is an i'm
portant item ; as well as the complete
inversion Of the soil. When the i'm
portance of any work is as apparent
as that Of sub>soiling, especially old
fields, it is quite essential that We use
the best implement to perform the
work. Two yoke Of oxen, with a boy
to drive, is all that is required to run
the Burton Plow, as it runs on wheels
and holds ITSELF Yalleg Farmer,
Nebraska advertiser., 1862-05-15
The Flax and Linen Trade.

Belfast, the great emporium Of he
linen trade, last year exported 65, ,000. 900
yards of linen and 1900. 600 pounds OF.
linen and thread. Next il importance to
the fax industry. Is The trade in sewed
muslinsss employing about a million per-
sons in Ireland. Another manufaeiurs
carried on IN Belfast is important in the
consumption Of agricultural prodpoe--
namely, slareh-making from wheat. Ten
firms use nearly $4,000 quarters Of the
finest red wheat every year. The wheat.
en- starch made By the old fermenialive
process, is largely used By bleachers, the
goods retaining their stiffness longer than
If dressed with the rice and other starch
es. The whole Of The business is al
present nearly Paralyzed as America was
the best marked for Irish linen goods,
very limited quantities os which have
been imported during The past nine
months.--CaL Farmer.
Nebraska advertiser., 1862-05-15
The Bee MOth-Its First Appear
ance En- ibis C0unfrY.

It appears that the bee moth, al
though prevalent in Europe at much
earlier day, did not make its appear
ance in this country till early in the
present century. It's depredations
were discovered IN Massaehutts, in
1905. 1t was first noticed and de-
scribed in the Boston Patriot in the
spring of 1906; and it is stated that
within two years Of that time, four
ffths Of all the apiaries in that yici-
nifty were abandoned. According to
DIR. Kirtlandls observations, the ap-
pearance of the bee moth was not
noticed in Ohio, until after 1928. In
1881, it had spread oyer the State
generally i7Ilsaa aaa Ial ilao .wmo.
Since that time a greatdeai of brain
labor has been expended, in deYising
means, BY which to head off this insect.
Numerous hives have been gotten up,
and presented to the Apiarian, all of
which, in the enstimation Of the IN
ventors, were Just the thing. We will
rlrF y ~
not attempts a description Of any of
these several inventions, or discover.
les, for not one of them was any inn
provement upon the old fashioned
straw or box hives, until the system.
of movable comb frames was devised
and put into use. ala sai slEiE g i7uoa
sLangstroth, in his invaluable Work
on the Bee, in speaking of the moth,
makes the following remarks, which
are of special interest to every bee
keeper at the present season. Let
every one who has the care Of bees,
read them. l -
"I shall now explain Why some
stocks flourish in spite of neglect,
while others, most cared for, fall apFey
to the moth, and shall show how, in
suitable hives, and with proper pre-
cautions, the moth may be kept from
seriously annoying the bees. @
a feeble colony being unable to
cover. its oombs, they are often filed
with the eggs Of the moth, and, fire.
quently, their owner becomes aware
Of their condition only when their
ruin is completed. But how, can the
novice know when 8 stock, in COM
mon hive is seriously infested with
these all--devouring worms? The dis
eouraged aspect Of the bees plainly
indicates that there is trouble Of some
kind within, and the bottom board win
be covered with pieces Of bee.bread
mixed with the ezcremeHt of the worms,
which looks like grains Of gWnpOsUder.f
Early in the Spring, before the stock
becomes populo1s, the bees should be
driven up among their combs by smoke,
and the bottom board cleansed. Ittoo
frequently happens that, in the COM
mon hives, nothing can be effectually
done, even when the bee-keeper is
aware of the plague within. With the
moveable frames, however, the combs,
and all parts of the hives, may be
carefully cleansed, and if a stock is
weak or queenless, the proper RENE
dies may be easily applied. If fee
#TnexDerienced bse-keepers, who imagine that 4
colony is nearly ruined when they ind a few worms,
should remember that almost every old stock, how
ever strong o. healthy, has some Of these enemies
lurking about bis premises
fWhen bseS In the spring prepare their cells for
brood the bottom board is often covered with small
pieces Of comb and bread but these are not
mixed with the bIzeE excrement, they proofs Of
industry. instead of signs Of rain. s4s
Nebraska advertiser., 1862-05-15

BLossoMINs THoUeHTs.-The sun
light makes the violet blossom. No
surgeons instrument can make flowers
blossom, and no hammer can drive
them forth. But The sweet. persuad-
ing sun can call them ouk A seed is
planted. The sun locks, and kisses
the place again. and green plant ap-
pears above the ground It looks
once more, and kisses the place once
more, and q beautiful white blossom
unfoIds itself
And thus it is with the soul 10
logic can pry out these devout aspira.
tions. No philosophy can draw them
forth. But let Gods sweet, persuad-
ing soul rest upon ours awhile, and
they comeup and blossom. The soul
is The garden Of the bord.-H. ".
Beecher.
Nebraska advertiser., 1862-05-15
HOW HE6LTH BRTaHTEas THiEas--

How HEALTH BRTaHTEns THlEas--
God has so knit the mind and body
together, that they act and react npon
each other Who hes not felt that the
state Of health gives 4 coIoring to
everything that happens to him 2 One
man, whose health IS depressed, sees
his own 6reside, that used 70 burn 80
cheerily, only covered with gloom and
sadness Another, of bright and
joyous mind, in the full vigor Of
health, will go forth, and the very
desert to that mans eyes viii rejoice,
and the very wilderness 20 his view
win blossom as the rose, and the sad.
dest strains in nature will sound 70
him the most joyous and brilliant. A
sufferer goes out and looks on nature,
and its roses are all become thorns, its
myrtles all look like briars, and Eden
itself seems like . desert, and the
sweetest minstrelsy If the grove and
the forest sounds to him like q Wild
and wailing minor running through
all the sounds Of nature.
Nebraska advertiser., 1862-05-15
Cur WoRM AND CoRv GaUB Knrrn.


DIR. Asa Fitch, the eminent snso-
moIogist Of the N. Y. State Agricul-
tural Society, says: Il doubt not you
have noticed in ploRed fields . large
black beetle with most brilliant golden
dots placed in rows on It's back. tits
the Col0SOpsa calidHn Of entomolo@ists,
and its eggs produce the corn er1sb
killer. Il is most inyeterate foe Of
the cut worm, grasping the worm in
its strong jaws, and in spite Of its yio-
lent writhing and struggling securely
holding it, and when it finds these
worms plenty, it gorges and surfeits
itself upon them, till It Is 50 glueted
and distended as TO be scarcely able
TO stiT-for IL never knows how 70 let
a ext worm alone when it meets with
one. It is continually hunting these
worms, feeding on nothing else if il
can obtain them. Both It and the
golden dotted beetle, which produces
i, therefore, should never be harmed. "
Nebraska advertiser., 1862-05-15

A CURE ron SoFr CoRKs.-Scrape a
piece Of common chalk. and put a pinch
10 the soft corn, and bind linen rag up
on it. Repeat the application during a
few days, and you viii fnd it viii come
of like a shell and perfectly cured The
cure is simple and efisaSiOus.-Godsy.
Nebraska advertiser., 1862-05-15

u s.s,,...,s nv man uostpaid, Io0 sHALB BUIBs
u,ostlv- mixed TULIPS, for one dollar, and Large
Bulbs Of same, for 81. Cther Bulbs, aessd, Low
HERB ACEOUs PERENNIAIsS. Of 50 sorts, hns
mixed ROSES and other HARDY SARU BERRY
~ express or railroad, 4 70 dollars per zoe. NAN-
nm and CHOICE sORIs about double price; and more
IN small selected lots--in All, 500 va-leties- -
aSvhLr, FRUITs'' Of all scrts including DELAWARE
and Cso,,coRD CRATES, equally reasonable.
= = SD FT al TRREs. 25 per cent low
sr fbs5 us,lal. An safely packed, to keep month
at purchasers cost. Address. sr,e
JOHN A. KINNIC0TT,
The Grove P. o., Cook Co. Ills.
Nebraska advertiser., 1862-05-15

#Inexpsrienced bee-keepers. who imagine that \
colony is nearly ruined when they find few worms,
should remember that almost every old stock how
ever strong o. healthy, has some Of these enemies
lurking about bis premises
fWhen bseS in the spring prepare their cells for
brood the bottOa board is often covered with small
pieces Of comb and bee-bread butif these are not
mixed with the bIaet excremen, they are proofs Of
industry, instead of siana Of rain.
Nebraska advertiser., 1862-05-15
r PREPARE IN TIME
THE FIRES OF FALL,
By Prime, A. No. 1 Insurance, 8 b
IN THE han
INSURANCE !! !! / !. 4 CD. !.
6lr II DIT EAD0r1 Us Ill1a
- Frnita of Ia phonir
OF HARTFORD,

Are manifest IN the following statement Of faets
and figures, showing the amount eqiaiizcd TO public
benefit in the shape Of losses paid in The west and
South, durn the pAstfour years 80 ostautai REQ
ord of a -rrr-..e.r'f a.lI
Nebraska advertiser., 1862-05-15
wen Tried COrpOrafton.

Brownvnle, Sept. s, 1860.
Nebraska advertiser., 1862-05-15

H gee1s 7saF BRowNvtLLE,N n r.
~ Dwellings, and YARN Property insured for term
Of years ~ very low rates III dIlSno4lV h.11l5S
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-06-12
THE GROWING CROPS.

In general terms we speak Of the growing
crops Of the country as being in a most favorable
condition. The reports Of gentlemen direct from the
great corn growing districts of the West are, that
the crop il 80 fsr advanced for instance in Central
Illinois, that il has been twice plowed, and thai te
rains of late have been copious, and therefore the
crop is almost sure, as killing frost can now De
reasonably expected. As this is the great source Of
supply Of our beef and pork it is the most important
crop, 10 far as this city is interested, and 60 Tar as
feeding the army is concerned, of any crop now
growing, and it gives great pleasure to be able TO
make such a certainly favorable report. We also
learn that the growing wheat Of the West never
looked better than it has all this season. We regret
to hear that the Hessian fly has made its appearance
in some 6elds in Iowa.
All through the West where the mest-producins
animals exis. in almost countless nuDibers, the graz
ing is Just as good as could be desired.
The early part Of the Spring was rather wet, aud
kept farmers back, and in some Of the Northern
States the snow held On very late, but then the
weather became favorable though in the latter part
of May the want of rain in this vicinity began to De
seriously felt bu. the land 10 wet enough now. The
prass and rye now look very WELL and oats since the
rains are showing well. 1t is too early to speak
Of corn in this region, though We see nothing dis
couragine. Potatoes certainly look well, and "
do all the small crops and fruits of all kinds are mos
promising, 20 far as we learn in all the Eastern
States.
In some localities in this and other Eastern Staie'
there was frost about May 90 tina, did some damage
1t was quite severe in Places at the West, and wa
said would kill strawberries, cherries, and o,he
things. Straw berries hcreabouts are abundant, bu
owing to much wet, and not any hot weather, they
are sour and wstery. Cherries promise very
abundant crop, and there are peaches this yea
where none have been seen before for many years
Grapes too very promising; and We have neve'
,sen apple trees with u greater abundance o.
fruit.
Altogether we cannot help believing that the
present growing crop all over the country is in the
aggregate one Of the most promising that could be
desired, and equal to any of the late fruitful years
Le, US be thankful.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-06-12
TIE TURF.
DOUBLE.TEAM MATCH FOR $Ie0o on THE
FASHION COURSE

Yesterday one Of the largest and mos, influential
allendances that we have seen this season assembled
to witness the great trot for 81 900, between two
teams belonging to two of Our leading citizens and
merchants. Both teams are well known as among
the fastest tho road and the match originated out
Of desire TO decide the mooted question of their
relative superiority Of speed Tie encouragement
and support which the famous owner Of the world
renowned Ledger Team has given 20 the trottiug-
turf, by lis munifcent outlay for the fastest horses
and by showing that Partially for the ise'eatiOns
Of he road and the track is pot NECESSARILY associated
with betting and gambling, as is generally saroSes.
to be the case has wonderfully elevated iyettiUg u
public estimation. This is evidenced by the number
of private teams now on the road and the race
track, under the amateur Jehuship Of the rising
scions of our leading merchants and most prominent
citizens, and the numerous matches which have
taken, and are yet to take, place Oh The Fashion
Pleasure Grounds on Long Island.
The admirable manner in which these matches are
conducted, under the auspices Of the Association,
render an attendance them peasantan and agreeable.
The match inques,on is no exception to the rule for
passed on in the most sasiactor, and delightful man
uer. The conditions were to trot for $1,000, mile
heats and repeat, to wagons. Hiram Woodruff and
SAM Mclaughlin were the drivers the former Of The
leo Pony and Lady Snow, two well matched and
handsome bays, and the at;or of the black horse
Mink and tho bay mare Kate. The team OF tie
veteran Field Marshal Hiram is sometimes terInec'
were the favores before the start 500 10 gov oeg
bet TO good deal of money; indeed the money mar
kct was quito active. Many time bets were aiso
made that ,: 70 would not be beat. SAM McLa"gh'
lin won tho pole.
First Heat--After seven upsuecesSli attempts 10
score, good start was had. The teams went Tapped
close, to tho quarter pole, just on passing which
Sans team broke, and before he could got them
down, Hiram had passed. taken the inside track, and
wac leading full length on passing the old stand.
Sam pew begcp to Gcse ~ md at 'ie bali mile was