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The Semi-weekly Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1862-1864, 1862-01-31
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Published ON Tuesday and Friday.

by the department; whcrsas the
United States Government paid but
eighteen CENTS per thousand, Stasnps
ga,,nncd, perforated, and put mp in
lin and paper boxes and Envelopes
without extra, charge for paper, boxes
and envelopes Meantime contid-
entail agent, provided with SIMPLE
means, has been dispatched IS Flu
rope, to procure tho manufacture OF
steel dies and plates for printing
stamps Of the several denonlin:.t ions
required by law, and for%procurils
for use, as soon as practicable, fifteen
millions OF stamps, and TO forward
the dies. plates and stamps to Rich
mond. The small supplies now be-
ing received from the contractors in
Richmond (says the repprt) only
serve to increase the public liscol,-
tent. rs they are insufficient to meet
the demands of even the principal
cities.
The Semi-weekly Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1862-1864, 1862-01-31

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Portable Steam Engines with Or
without wheels. Stationery Steam
Engines wifi double Hue boilers.
Circular Saw Mills of the most mod
rrn and Improved construction. We
challenge the tr:'d< to produce a bet
fer or 1norr effective articlr' at less
price. Cotton Gin and Grist Mill
Skating. s.. q.
Circil:,r Saws.
Burrows Corn aud FIGURING Mill.
Strauh Corn Wills.
India Robber Betting .... w..
Wooawrlth Planning and Matching
| Machines.
Artesi;lr Wall Tools and Pipes fur
uiShcd to order. '@s
Steam Gt,a9cs, Whistles, &c,
and every description of Plantation
and Railway Machinery. 81.
| Sendand get an Illustrated cata-
logue of our Machinery, free by mail +;
iall we ask is a preference at tile same
price with equally good Northern
Works. Addr, IS f. NJ. INENS,
T No. 50 ST. Charles ST, II. O..
No. Sly
The Semi-weekly Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1862-1864, 1862-01-31

is1oe 7Hreod.-Mr. Blythe, boot
and shoe manufacturers, OF Augusta
Ga, has invented machine for
manufacturing shoe thread. The
Constitutionalist says:
1t is a Very simple but Ingenious
invention and with it this thread can
be put up i'll two ounce balls in Il
very short time Mr. Blythe, will
soon be able to supply a Purge por-
ton of the demand for this useful
artiele. aud should meet with aliber-
al encouragement. so
The Semi-weekly Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1862-1864, 1862-01-31

Fiddle Strings rs FcrMacea2i.--A
gentleman from the country (and of
course not expected know anytlling
about the favoritc food OF the talians)
stepped into Il grocery storh in this
city !. day or two since, and inquir-
ed if he could get any fiddle strings
Sceinga box OF vernieelli near by
he picked up II bunch or two, and j,
finding them very brittle. he said:
"Weil, here's a lot Of 'em, but
vha; u pity they are all rotton. -
Augusta Constitutionalist.
Nebraska advertiser., 1862-03-13
From Moore's Rural New Yorker. J
Remedies for Quinsy.

In our issue Of the Rural for Janu-
agy 25th, lady reader made inquiry
as to a cure for that distressing afec-
tion known as quinsy. Quite a mum
Der Of replies have already come to
hand, and knowing how those Who are
subject to the disease dread its attacks,
We cannot refrain from expressing the
hope that all afflicted may End suti-
cient remedies among those here pre-
sented.
Dissolve one teaspoonful Of inter in
pint of cold water and gurgle the
throat frequently, being careful not to
swallow any. This has proved an ef-
fectual remedy more than twenty years
foF my father, He had been a great
sufferer from this disease.-MRS. ii.
Hy, Fredonia. " r., 1862.
When quite child I was afflicted
with this exceedingly painful and dis
agreeable disease, (quinsy,) and con-
tinued to be for many years, the at
taoks becoming more and more fre-
quent and dangerous, until I utterly
despaired of help. Often, for eight
month in the year, / suffered from it
monthly, trying all remedies without
avail; until / was cured by one so
simple that / almost fear it win not be
tried, although it has wrought a per-
feet cure, and / have not had an attack
for eight years. immediately after
rising in the morning, I gave my head,
neck and breast a thorough bathing In
cold spring water, rubbing very hard
with coarse towel. Afterward, when
ever I felt any soreness about the
throat, before retiring I either put on
a cold water bandage, or a flannel we'll
saturated with camphor, always re-
moving it in the morning and using the
cold water, which I never, on any ac-
count omitted.
I furnish a recipe for camphor, as it
can rarely be obtained sufficiently
strong at druggists Two ounces
carnphor gum, dissolved in a pint Of
spirits tf Wna u SPRtE
Nebraska advertiser., 1862-03-13
Ln0k Ia the SheenfOld.

Sheep will not wholly take care of
themselves, accommodating as they
are in this respect. Lambs need
special attention. In the month Of
September, they should be separated
from their dams, and put into the best
pasture the farm affords; perhaps a
few old and feeble sheep may go with
them. The design Of this is to bring
them into the wintry season fat and
hearty. IF under-fed in autumn, they
become weak, and before winter is
over, N any will sicken and die.
When broug ht into the sheep yard
early in winter, they should have, not
only a daily ration of good hay, but a
little grain or oil-meal beside. OF
course they should have good sheds
into which they can retreat in stormy
weather, and where they can lie at
night.
In D ecember, let the bucks and
ewes be put together. If tits desired
to increase several distinct breeds,
divide the ewes into as many separate
lots, and put them into separate pens
or yards. with a select buck in each.
They viii all be served in three or
four weeks.
The custom of some farmers to
neglect providing good fresh water for
sheep. is not commendable. They
can, indeed, melt snow in their stom-
achs, and SO can all animals if COM
PEELED to do so, but good, clean water
would be better. BY ali means, look
well to the sheepfold, and especially
now, when the high price of wool
makes this kind Of stock unusually
Valuable.-Amer. Aq.
Nebraska advertiser., 1862-03-13

'fb1y experience teaches me, says
correspondent Of the Wisconsin, Far
met, ''that we must sow our wheat as
early as possible. There is hardly
any danger of sowing too early. Two
years ago / sowed a small piece in
Canada club spring wheat on the 5th
day of April. That piece yielded 35
bushels to the acre, in that poor season.
The berry was plump and heavy,
weighing 611 pounds to measured
bushel. I continued to SOW, as the
rains and state Of the ground would
allow, (haying but one team,) until
about the first day of May, and must
say, that just in proportion to the date
of sowing, were the amounts and
quality Of the crop; the piece which
was sown and narrowed the last day Of
April being badly rusted, and not
yielding over eight or nine bushels Of
poor shrunken wheat per acre while
that portion of the field covered about
the 9th of the same month, turned out
between twenty-five and thirty bushels
Of very marketable grain. The piece
sown about the 18th and 10th Of April
was not so good as that sown before,
yet far better than the last sown."
In connection with the foregoing,
the NesO England Farmer remarks,
that Of the two wheat crops submitted
last year to the Essex County Agricul-
tural Society, one was soWn April 7th,
and the other, ''when the harrow struck
the Frost" The premium Of So was
awarded to Mr.. Paul Pearson, Of fNew-
bury, for his crop of wheat. at the
rate of thirty-fve bushels to the acre.
Pretty good crop for old Massachusetts,
Nebraska advertiser., 1862-03-13

In a letter 70 The New York Farmers
Club, Prof. s. w. johnson. Of Yale
College, says: ''The labors Of Chemists
to discover positively al the causes Of
the fertility Of soils, have not yet met
with success. The mechanical slra6ture
of the soil is Of primary impouanre.-
Naked rocks grow hnchens-ibe same
rock crushed into coarse grains, crews a
much higher order Of vegetable-pulyeg.
lied fine, the cereals grow in il. Ge-
olOgy, chemistry, botany, physiology me-
teFolOgy, mechanics, hydronymics, heat,
light, and electricity, are all intimately
combined IN the grand process Of vege-
satiOn. There are sanoy soils ID our
Eastern States, which, without manure,
yield meagre crOpsof rye and buckwheat
but there are sandy soils in Ohio, has.
without manure, yield on an averags, so
bushels Of Indian corn an acre. and bav-
ing yielded for twenty to fifty years in
unbrOken succession. The ingredients Of
these soils by chemical analysis being The
same. At present no difference is known
between them, except the cOarseness of
'hepaFticles-she frst being coarse. while
the sand Of Ohio is a exceedingly fine
powder. The power Of soil to attract
and imbibe moisture and oxygen, was
shown By Schubler, Of Hofen, 90 years
ago. Of IS different soils, quartz sand
absorbed in thirty days. 1000 paris of
oxygen and l2Q Of moisture
Nebraska advertiser., 1862-03-13
How 70 Color COchlneal.

"a Good, Bright, Unfading Red. ?
Make the brass kettle as bright q pos
ible. Use soft water, and for every
pound Of cloth or yarn, one OF. Of
cOchineal; TWO oz. cream of tartar 2
or. solution Of tin. Put the cream Of
tartar in the water when cold; when
it boils, add the cochineal, well pull
verized; boil FIVE minutes, stirring
well then add the solution Of TN. Put
in the goods dry, or perfectly free from
soap; boil twenty minutes. This viii
color WOODEN, silk, OF Grape, but not
cotton. By varying the time the
goods are in the dye, you can shade
from q rose pink to searlet.-MRs
CADY, Cleeelaad, Ohio, 1852,
10 Color Scarlet.-MRs. P1oWHAN-
DIES REOTPEs.-1st. For / lb. yarn,
half an ounce Of creom of tartar one
ounce cochineal, pulverized two OF.
mnriate of tin. lnfuse the cream tar
tar in two quarts warm soft water
Set it over Goals, and as the heat in
creases, stir it briskly, and add the
cochineal. When we'll mixed. pour in
the muriate of tin. Take the yarn,
wet it in warm water, and put it IN the
dye. Move it about moderately, and
let it boil ten minutes. Take it out,
drain, and let it dry. Wash it in weak
suds.
I'd. For 4 lbs. of yarn, or cloth, 4
OF. cream tartar; 30 grains coehineal,
pulverized; 8 OF. muriate tin; 8 gal
Ions rain or soft water. Follow the
directions in the frstrecipe,
COloring Red.-FOr one pound Of
yarn, take one and half ounces of
cochineal; two ounces solution of tin /;
one ounce cream tartar. Dissolve the
cream tartar in three gallons of soft
water; add the cochineal, and boil it
FIVE minutes; put in the solution of
tin, and stir briskly; then put in the
yarn, and boil it half an hour. Wash
as soon as you take it out.--D. ]. s..
Clark, Pa, 1862.
dp UWfadiNq Red Take one o..
a ~ neal two oz cream
pne auriate sf lin )
md one pound cloth Wet The cloth
ia weak soap suds. Put the cream
tartar into warm water, sufficient to
cover the cloth, and heat it till it boils.
Then stir in the cochineal, and after
wards add the tin, and dip your cloth
instantly.-MRs. Fl. HODGE, LaUton,
Mech, 1852.
C0chineaI Red.-To one pound of
yarn add one ounce of cochineal,
ground fine; one ounce Of melted
pewter, poured into two ounces Of mu-
riatic acid, to stand half an hour pre-
vious to pouring it into the dye. In
fuse in warm water (soft) half an ounce
of cream tartar, stirring it briskly.-
Before it boils, add the cochineal,
which must be well mixed /; then pour
in the acid, and stir it we'll. When it
boils, put in the yarn continue to stir
it fifteen minutes, and you viii have a
bright scarlet, if the yarn or cloth is
clean. It must be colored in brass
that is very bright. M. il, NewtOsOn
Conn.,, 1852.
Nebraska advertiser., 1862-03-13
HonOInIn Sanash.

Writing about the improvement of
vegetables, Col. w. Gardiner Of Lee Co.
H., says SIN no garden vegetable has
there been more improvement than the
Squash. In place of the old Acorn; we
have the celebrated Hubbard and the pro-
ductive Honolulu, which unite to The
sweetness of the melon, long keeping,
and superior culinary properties. The
Honolulu is as productive as the pumpkin
and is more nutricious, far more palaia-
Bile. and will keep some months. For
the table, It is very superior, and for
general cultivation, for stock, swine, SC. >.
possesses great excellence" Mr. G.
recommends growing this squash, instead
Of pumpkins, IN the eornfeld-for stock
feeding as well as foz table use.
Nebraska advertiser., 1862-03-13
The use Of VINEGAR In SteEs.

On the continent of Europe, vinegar
is largely employed in the process of
stewing. 1t acts by softening the f.
bers, and so rendering the meat more
tender and digestible. The value of
vinegar in economical cooking may be
tested by the use of the following rec
ipe: Take some meats from the coar-
sest joints of a beef, such as the leg,
shin, or sticking piece; cut it il slices
of two or three ounces each, dip each
in good vinegar, and then pack the
whole in the stew pan with onions,
turnips or other vegetables, cut small,
without water cover it closely and
let it stand BY the side of the FIRE for
six or eight hours; it viii then be
found to be thoroughly done, and to
bave yielded an abundance Of gravy,
heing at the same time remarkably
tender. The only precaution neces-
sary is, that the heat should never be
suffered to approach the boiling . int !;
or the meat vegetables, and aavOring
materials may be placed in an earthen
ware Jar, which can be closely tied
down, and then placed in a large sauce
pan ofwater, or very slow oven. This
mode Of cooking is applicable to any
kind Of meat, and will be found ex-
ceedingly economical, giving little
trouble, and furnishing a very nutri-
cious, digestible and delicious food
The acid of the vinegar is entirely dis
sipated during the process.-Nesc En-
gland Cook Book.
Nebraska advertiser., 1862-03-13

PREVENT YoUR Tools FROM RUsF-
INe.-An exchange truly remarks
that thousands Of dollars are lost each
year by the rusting Of pIoWs, hoes,
shovels, &c. Some Of this might be
prevented by the application Of lard
and rosin, it is said, to al steel OF iron
implements. Take three times as
much lard as rosin, and melt them
together. This can be applied With
brush or cloth to all surfaces in
danger Of rusting, and they are easily
kept bright. If tools are to be laid By
for the winter, give them a coating Of
this, and you viii be well repaid. Il
can be kept for a long time, and
should always be on hand and ready
for use.
Nebraska advertiser., 1862-03-13

GIVE CHILDREN FRESH AIR.-Some
Parents make the great mistake of
keeping their children indoors during
cold weather. Such a practice IS
perniciOus In many respects. It en-
feebles the bodies Of children, and
renders them peculiarly Tia bic to colds
and coughs. A child should have its
feet we'll shod with socks and boots,
its body we'll wrapped in warm cloth
ing, its head and ears securely pro.
tected from the cold, and then let
loose to play in the keen bracing
Wintry air. By this means its body
viii become robust, and its spirits be
kept bright and cheerful; whereas, if
a child be shut up in the house, it viii
become fretful and feVerish, and per-
haps wind up wi.h an attack Of illness
Nebraska advertiser., 1862-03-13

sHorticoIa," in the HortieMliurist,
states that he succeeded perfectly. in
grating a scion Of the tomato on the
pOtatoe vine. He cut about one third
Of the potato shoot of, just above a
leaf, taking care not to injure the bud
at its base. The scion, being shielded
from the sun, was every day sprinkled
with little water, and it took readily.
In the fall the tomato was loaded with
ripe and unripe fruit, and had grown
to a large size.
Nebraska advertiser., 1862-03-13

& correspondent Of the London
Gardener ChrOnieal, writing Of a Par.
is exhibition, says:
"Among fancy fruits, I observed a
large dish Of the favorite French Des-
sert Apple, the POmme de Api, in
which each one was marked with q
letter, a crest OF other device, pro-
duced by placing q piece Of paper or
cloth, Of the required shape, on the
side next TO the sun, causing a CORES
pOnding spot 70 remain unc0lored."
It may be worth while for our ex-
hibitors to turn this "fancy' to prac-
tical account, by SUMMARIZING with
numbers, or even the names Of frnis
they intend to exhibit.-Gardsnsrs 3
Montby.
Nebraska advertiser., 1862-03-13


We have not heard much about Hun.
garian Grass of late IN this section of the
country. Why i Lite We think many
have fallen out whit because they have
not fully understood it. 1t has been re-
regarded by some as too strong feed
This is undoubtedly the case when fed
literally, having been cut when the seed
was fully ripe. For bay, it should be cut
when the seed begins 70 form. In refer
ence to its cultivation we clip the follow
ing article from the RuraI .NsU YOsksr !;
/. When to SOsc.--Sow any time in
June. Il you want two crops, sow from
the middle of May to the middle Of June.
2. HoSO much per acrs.--If you grow it
for the seed, from one.fourth to one-third
of a bushel per will be enough-the
amount must depend upon the strength or
condition of the land If the object is to
get hay, feeding the seed and all without
thrashing. half bushel of seed is not too
much per acre.
8. Kind Of 0iI.-A good corn or clover
soil Is best suited to its production. It
does not like or do well on wet land.
4. Tame of cutting and cslring.-H the
object is simply to get the seed, separate
from the hay, it should be cut when the
seed is full formed, and before il will
shell out but if it is designed TO feed the
hay without thrashing, it should be cut
soon after the plant goes out of bloom and
the seed begins to formal least as soon
as the seed is In the milk. It is cured In
the same way as timothy.
s. -.4gerags yleld per acre.-Cannot say.
Have seen four tuns taken from an acre,
in one season, at two cuttings. On good
soils, larger crop has been harvested.
/ think three tuns per acre may be safely
regarded as an average crop, on good
soil, with the seed put in when the ground
is in good tilth. The above weight of the
product, of course, includes the seed. 1t
weighs (with the seed much heavier than
the same bulk of timothy. Twenty to
thirty bushels of seed may be grown per
acre.
6. Value of the Hay for StOck.-Com.
pared with timothy, there are few feeders
who do not prefer the same weight Of the
Iaier- I4lir8 value.
ze oln @ alofe i-
n lhe sole feed
working teams itrElng me Spring seE-
sod, SVhen the work = heaviest / know
Illinois and Iowa farmers who grow it for
this purpose, asserting that it is better
and cheaper food than corn and timothy at
ordinary prices. The hay and seed COM
bined, make heavy feed. By some il is
asserted to be injurious TO horses. But so
far as l have been able to learn, this in
Jury has resulted from feeding tisllg ma
flved seed, together with an additionaIfeed
of corn or other grain. There has been
SO much testimony to the injurious effects
of this food when the matured seed has
been fed, that there is doubtless some
cause for it; but so far as | know, the hay
and seed cured as above, and fed alone,
has been preferred TO other food. Most
kinds Of stock like It, and will thrive on
il. But ether grain should be given in
addition ween the seed is fed.
z. Yaeld of one seasOn.-H sown early,
two crops are often secured.
8. What 1T requires.-It will not pay to
put 4 on poor land, or on land that is not
thoroughly prepared. The ground should
be thoroughly pulverized before seeding,
and rolled afterward.
Nebraska advertiser., 1862-03-13

TO GLAZE Oh VARNIsH DRAWINGS.
One ounce of Canada balsam, two
ounces Of oil of turpentine, we'll dis
solved. The drawing should be pre-
yiously washed over with a solution
Of isinglass.
Nebraska advertiser., 1862-03-13

GRAPE CUTTINDs FROM J JApAE.- The
new American Minister to Japan takes
with him q special fund for the purpose
of obtaining and sending home cut
tings Of the best varieties Of grapes in
that country. The grapes are expee-
ted in Washington in April next.
Nebraska advertiser., 1862-03-13

To CURE A Sore THRoAr.-Dror
a pinch Of fine salt as low On the rod,
Of the tongue as possible, and let
dissolve there,-relief instantaneo.
Nebraska advertiser., 1862-03-13

Cottonwood trees win grow sixty
feet high in ten years.
Nebraska advertiser., 1862-03-13
FurnitureI Furnitlre ~

me most complete sock Of Furniture ever offered in
this upper country just received by T. HILL
Brownville, April 9bth, 1851,
Nebraska advertiser., 1862-03-13

Brownvillo. Sept. S. 1850.
Nebraska advertiser., 1862-03-13
PREPARE I'M TIME
AGAINaT THE
THE FIRES OF FALL.
By Prime, a. No. Insurance,
INSURANCE co.
OF HARTFORD,
OF HARTFORD,
TEe Frnits of tLe Phnnir

Are manifest in the following statement Of Facts
and Fgures showing the amount equalizcd to public
benefit in the shape Of losses paid ia the west and
South, durins the pastfOur years Substantial rec
ord ofa
Nebraska advertiser., 1862-03-13

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The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1862-06-26

Let every one Of us look up, and in
the light and the glory of the eternal
world, take cheer. And, to-day, anew,
with hollcr faith, and truer consecra-
ton, let us 60 into our Christian liz,
believing that he that hatE given his
pledge and word will never leave us nor
forsake ns.-Whereser you may lo,
whether in battle, in the hospitals, among
enemies, or il business whatever may
befall you, whether you be wounded, On
captive, Of sick, or mali-nasl AID tra-
ancea, Or tossed hitler and tait.,er,
sweet srringis coming "a, antl tl.e snn-
mar q heaven is jus. before Jon. Be-
patient to the end, and finally you shall
be saved.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1862-06-26

4 BITE LAW ST,lI IL FoRcE.--A
legislative commute has saunt. that il is
a practice in tie Connecticut State pri-
son at c,hers!iela, 70 iniiict cerpercal
punishment upon the female inmates.
Mary Quinn testified that Warden Web
ster stripped her to the waist, and whip
ped her with "cat' Until lie drew
blood from her back, because she dis
putcd statement ot. the naatron. The
matron herself swore that Sc had seen
two other women similarly punished,
but she thought they deserve it.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1862-06-26

lie SOURCE or HOME Il trTIsf.sss2,, -
.hah lfes's.es over the warfare 8 =i'fa
~ y oman = = ~. % regulate II fte&ee.
49,. wan feos'ses tie nseaas o. comfort.
iaefe are 'es' Stations ~ iife where man
= Ao' - some ts..'. IS ''of sef-s5siaa
= ST. 'es' as. e.'ss'zo ef'1'staene
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The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1862-06-26
Dr. ?. L. BALDY

Again offers his services, Ito the inhahi-
tants Of Toledo, and vicinity,) as a Practice
ing Physician and Obstetrcian,
Special attention given to Diseases Of Fc-
males and Children.
a Chronic diseases will receive special attcn
tion.
Those hose fears have been excited ngains
thecxcessive use of Calomel, or Mercury, in
any form-Nay rest assured they will receive
no injury-durin- treatment.
Every person will be expected to settle their
Indebtedness every
/. 81 K MONTHS, By CAST, PRO
DUGE or NOTES.