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Nebraska advertiser., 1863-03-19
How TO Enlist q OOmnanI.
lring the revolution, Capt E

Daring the revolution, Capt E
a member of one of the first families of
Charleston, having lost in skirmish
most of his men. went into the Interior
Of South Carolina for the purpose of en-.
listing recruits. aoHavipg appointed a
RENDEZVOUS, he. spent a day oftwo in
locking about the country. Atrthe time
and place appointed he found a large
number assembled. not .one Of whom
would enlist. After some hours spent
to no purpose, he appointed rendez-
ivous. for the next day ann left the ground.
Next day cames and with il the same
crowd. but he met with no better success
than before. What could the matter bea
It was the first time during the war that
a recruiting officer had been unsuccess-
'fal. Something must be wrong and he
determined togkn0w what il vas Gall
Nebraska advertiser., 1863-03-19
From the Boston Caltivaturs.
About Snakes,

The subject probably has aofsrbidding
sound to The reader. Many of US expe-
rience nervous shrillof unpleasantnessa at
the very idea suggested by the name,
snake. But after all, about The only
harm they do US is in their disagreeable
effect on The mind. We have the habit
of associating the snake with everything
low, vile and treacherously fasinating,
and as emblematicaI of that lowest state
spoken of in scriplnraE history. But
snakes are not with US such very bad fell
lows They are hardly ever injurious
to the intrests Of the farmer, and not IN
frequently d6 him Saany good iurA whils
foragshg for their food, in destroying
many harmful insects, &c. There are
eleven species native TO lhisgfState, but
the most numerous and COMMON are the
striped, the green, and, the red snakes,
The rattle and black snakes are rare.
AS before mentioned, most persons
have an aversion 10 the very name, much
moreto the presence of snake: but there
are still numbers of persons who are
not the least affected, and handle them
with perfect composure and freedom
from llihose nervous qualrns. A young
man ofthis section while in, the Western
States lafewfyears since, obtained rare
specimen of the rattIesnake { (CTOfqlus
rorridus), and brought him home alive
in his valise. He was upwards Of four :
feet in length, and was possessed of four
teen rattles. HIS stuffed skin is now in
possession of a gentleman interested in
specimans of Natural History. A little
girl of tbout ten years old, in this nabor-
hood, a few months since had q speCiman
Of the black snake from cur swamps,
which she usedas pet, TO the great
horror of her associates and many older
children. She handled it with the greatest
freedom, taking it from the box IN which
it was kept and feeding it, placing il
about her neck, &c. 1a b5,9g sysd
oy, But mygfrst intention was to say. a few
words about snakes, eggss which many
well dispose persons still persist in con-
sidering as among the things that are
not. 91sa 5s5 '19i als -e'iaE htsr
1t is not an uncommon thing when
ranythIng is told that smaeks Of humbug,
for some to put in the rejoinder, "sraiS
aigs," which sufficiently show the sense
I'm which the term understood. But q
maiority of people haVeiong known thai
their are snakes eggs and that itlis by
means of them that, the continuation Of
the species is keptup. Daring the pas
summer. ! obtaineb:seEerar eggs from the
/ body Of a striped sGake Emainia STR.
tolls; they were aboatsIhe F,size eofi I
bullet. round and sofsathes sheL being o
La lealhpre7 taxiure. Inclosed in eacl
egg was a miniature snake, Two or inches
long, with the eyes largely developed
i have PRESERVED these spec mems il
alcohol. wherethey remain existing proc
that "snaix aigs1 are no hoax, and -lhs
their. 'sOme things as we'll as others"
G. E. BRAcKETr.
Belfast Ne IS63
Nebraska advertiser., 1863-03-19
what grapes to Plant.

The Fruit Growers Meetlng, having
disposed ofthe pear question Gas report
ed. in the January agric,Itorest, page
10 next proceeded 70 The discussion Of
the xarities Of Grapes, a brief summa-
ry of the first part of which is presented
lin the preceding columns, Il was agreed
to adopt four seperate lists of three kinds
in each Special reference was had To
a circuit'of 100 miles around New York
Civ as the center. though the list adop-
ted, apply pretty generally over the
country, exceptions made for wide diff
ferences OF climate, location. etc. Tbs
four lists are:
I.-Three best kind of grapes, suffi-
ciently tested to warrant their re-
commendation for general cukiva-
u.-Three kinds known to be good in
special localities, as on favorable
soil or where sheltered, or under
the ameliorating influence Of large
bodies of water.
III.-Three kinds promising weh, but
not so extensively tested as to-,war-
rent their being yet placed in the
first or secoud lists. -.
iIV-Three good wine grapes for gen
eral cultivation.
After full discussion and comparison Of
views, during several weeks, the question
was put 70 direct vote by hanping the
written lists, the voting beilg done only
Iby those qualified to DO so by experience
and observation. The YOiss s!00as'l0 stood fol
Nebraska advertiser., 1863-03-19

Delaware: 19 for Concord and -13 fol
Hartford Prolific, and scme for Dina.
ion division vote, as 10 which should
be placed first. the vote stood Is fol
Delaware. and S for Concord. This. SET
lied, the Concord received a unanimous
vote for the second on the list For the
third, Hartford Prolific received II votes
and Diana4 votes. B sfaas
Over the second class there was also
much dlscusson, as. indicated INCUR report.
The diana was placed first BY general
consent, all conceding It to be of,exceEeni
favor, and strong gFower,p bdt sonfe
complained that it did not ripe evenly.
The Isabella was placed second, but not
without some protests, several gentlemen
claiming that it should pc discarded en-
tirelY. Its great success IN the city yards
Of New York and Brooklyn where many
TONS of il are annually grown. also at
Cronton Point, at Naples, n. Y, and
elaewhare, was sufficiently TO save it from
being thrown aside. Il usually needs
special protectionof Of buildings, of sur.
rounding hills, 40 the-infusnce Of large
bodies Of water upon the Atmosphere
The Catawba was placed third. with
the same general qualification as the
Isabella, and the additional one rhat il
-ripens later and canlot therefore be
grown as far norIh.u The first two Lists
therefore stand: -Ts5 81
For General Cslture. For Special Localities.
! Delaware. ss9 / DIANA.
2 2CoNcNRD. s4lmes < s2elsABE1LA.
3 HARTFND PRoLIFEc 3 CATAwBA.
The third aud forth lists are sill under
discussion al The time Of this wrighling
(Feb 10Th. There are several candi-
dates for faver Two or three would
stand a fair chance for 4.reconmenda-
lioni bur for the fact that the whole stock
of vines is not yet in the possession Of a
few individuals, aud there is al Llhesa
heetihgs,9a d decided Opposition to fivoring
indieidual5 Interests. = But of these lists
hereafter yiqsioaEGI9 doidgt sa4is 2d's
Nebraska advertiser., 1863-03-19
From the sorghO JOurnsI,I
q sSOrghum.


q Millicns of gallons ofexcellent syr-
up have been produced in the western
and northern States during the past
season. How many millions We can
not at present say; but more than one
thousand mills have been made and
sold in this city alone during the past
year; while Dayton and Columbus.
Piqua and GleYeland, and Richmond,
Indianapolis, and almost every city in
these northwestern States have fur
ished largely of the .Sorgho machine.
ry. Probably none Owninga millhas
made less than 100 gallons of the syr-
up, and some have gone as high as
10000 gallons, and one firm in Illinois
has probably reached $4,000 gallons
for this season alone. Ifit bea hum
bug, it is surely getting to be very
large one; andif we may judge from
the satisfactory reports of its cultiya-
tors, it is one which will pay well.
This, however, We shall speak of
elsewhere, and now give some items
of the early history of Sorgho, and its
introduction into the country.
The term, Sorgho, is Japanese,
or a Chinese word, and by them ap-
piled to large number of granina, or
grasses, many of which are not prop
ably sugar producing plants. The
japanese, who, in respect to agFicul>
ture, are moro eminently advanced
than the Chinese, cultivate the Sorgho
to extract from 1t sugar and alcohol.
We have further evidence Of il:
cultivation in China, in an article in a
French journal entitled 'eL'UtiIe et
tfAgreable," in which the writer says
at Shanghae, the plant is cultivated
under the name of the North Chins
sugar cane. The Chinese Tartari
yalueit exceedingly, and at the great
exhibition or exposition, at Mos
COW. in the year 1852,sOme Of The
stalks ~ere exhibited under the title
| g Reeieux Gaouthlam de la Chine.
The first appearance Of the SOrgho
/ in Europe, We believe, dates no fur
| ther back than 1851, at hich time
Count de Montigny, the then consu
of France at Shanghae, in China, SEN
collection of plants and seeds to the
Geographical Society of Raris, among
them the ''sugar- cane Of the north Of
/ China" About the same time Mr.
Leonard Wray semitic the same insti
tuti some seeds Of plant having
much the appearance and properties
of the Sorgho, from the east coast O
Africa, the country Of the Zula KaHirs
Through the interest which he i'm,
parted to the subject, considerable at.
tentiOn was given to It's culture and
manufacture, and probably to none il
more credit due than the celebrated
seedsmen of Paris, Messrs. Vilhorin
Andreux & Co. 2s
The senior partner, II. Louis Vii
/ mofin, planted somr ofthe seed wit
Nebraska advertiser., 1863-03-19
lessons OF Che Wheaf MIdge.

The midge has taught us great less-
which could not have been taught
as 80 efectualIy in any other way--iDs
mus farm better. We mast SOW less land
with grain; raise more clover; keep more
stock; make more and richer manure.
What land we sow TO wheat must be
well prepared and The seed put in early.
1t has taught Us that il is much better to
raise thousand bushels Of wheat from
thirty acres than from sixty. We have
learned that if the midge Ave bushels Of
wheat from a field that would yeald 35
bushels TO the acre, the loss is less than
If it takes the same quantity from a crop
that would yeald only Is bushelf per acre.
The proportion of loss IS much greater
IN the one case for than IN the other. In
the one case, for every hunderd bushels
we obtain, 50bushels have been deslFsY.
ed by the midge; in the other, only Is
bushels. And this is assuming that the
midge does az much damage on the good
land as on the poor, which is by ne
means the case. Our motto must be,
"sow only as much land 10 wheat as can
be made rich and pot in early and IN
good eonditien.a This is what We have
advocated for years; and experiences has
demonstrated its cOFFecsness.-GeRssss
FnTRsag. qT
Nebraska advertiser., 1863-03-19
An Incfdentin the Cars.

In car on railroad which runs into
New York, a few days ago, d scene oc-
cured which will notrsoon be forgotten
by the witnesses of il: 4 person dressed
as a gentleman, speaking to friend
across the car, said: "Well, | hope the
war may Inst six months longer. If it
does, shall have made enough TO relre
from business. In the last six months
I've made hundred thousand dollars
six months more and shall have enough. "
A lady sat behind the speaker, and
necessariaIly heard his remark; but when
he was done she tapped him on the shoul-
der, and said TO him f.SF, ! had Two
sons-one was killed at the. battle of
Fredericksburg The other was killed at
the battle OF Murfreesboro. .....r 49,
She was silent for moment, and SO
we're all around who heard her. Then
overcome by her indignation, she sud
denly slapped the Speculation, first on one
cheek, then on the other, and before The
fellow. could say a word, the passengers,
sitting near, whohad witnessed the whole
affair, seized him and pushed him bur
riedly out of the car, as one not fl to ride
SoLD IN A LUMP.-The story goes in
Washington that when Vallandlgham
denounced the. World newspaper OF New
York as an Abolition Journal, and Ben
Wood denied thatiti was any more an or
gan Of the Democrats. some Republican
member of Congress expressed his sur
prise at those statements, WAY, you
see" replied Ben, my brother gotilred
of the thing, after the election. and
sold out his interest 10 Belmont, and 9TH
ers, But the editors, suggested q list
,ener, were they transferred with the
concern a. ooh yes."' rejoinsd Ben in
the utmost coolness, 1--WE sold 'em all il
a lump aa:mi,' tael) -wof 10
Nebraska advertiser., 1863-03-19

81 don't remember having seen you
before, as the lawyer said 10 bis cen
Nebraska advertiser., 1863-03-19
100000 AGENTS,
MALR OR FEMALH,
TO SELL


TO SELL
LL0YD'S NRW STEEL, PLATE COUNTY COLOREl
NAP OF THE UNITED SfATES,
-fr-7 cANADAss AND. NEW BRUNSWICK,
From recent surveys completed Aug. TO- 1852 cost
$40 600 ID .ongraFe IL and one years tirae
Superior to any SO map ever made by Cotton OF
Ailchel and sells at the low price Of fy cents s7O
OOo names are engraved on thismap. ~
.t- II iR not only,R County Map. but AZ Is also
COUNTY AND RAILROAD MAP
Of the nlte3S oanadas cb bied inone Gitna
EVERY RAILROAD STATION 60.
end distance between.
Gparpltee apy wopan oE map 50 to e6 per day. and
wilItaks back 81 sps tAt canho be Sold and refand
the InOneksis daIEM
Send for 81 worth 70 trY, > =.
Printed INSTRUCTIONS how to canvass TeIbs furnished
ali our agents. I. $50. -sftA .Eigtr
wanted-whoIesale Agents for our Maps In every
State, CaIifornia Canada England France and Cuba.
A fortune may be made with rev hundred dollars
apital. Ne competition. J. T. LLOYD,
41a lEf ~ 1853 No. 1e4 Broadway New York.
The war Department uses Map of Virginia M aTy-
land and Pennsylvania, cost Sl0O 600, on which Is
marked Aiddletewh, Maryland Heights, WilliamspOrt
Ferry dlIhrook Mills, Nolands Ford, and all others
on The Potomac and every other place in Maryland,
Virginia, and Pennsylvania, or money refunded. =
'-.t PRICE 25 CENTS.
1855 Ga From The Tribune. Aggnst2. q f15Nt-
sLlQyd's Mapo Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylva. !.
nia This Map Is very isrge its cst is but IS cents
ad - the best 1hicA con be purchased aI2-fs-st
Nebraska advertiser., 1863-03-19
Nebr0ska a0UerIiser.


IIIIII7 must pm
4 " 6dvert rtisements, quarterly in advaHcs.
In Trahscient Advertisement frartisnF ,v.- A.,
square Will be e1aEEed for By the line the rate of te
cents ths first week and cents each -.
Nebraska advertiser., 1863-03-19

weigh your words. y said a man to .
fellow who was clustering away in q
towering passion ri auother. li
sThey won't weigh much if be does"
said The antagonist coolly.
Nebraska advertiser., 1863-03-19

Speaking Of the capture Of the Queen
of the Wes, and The. .IndianOla. a cosan-
porary writes: wouldn't il be good
idea TO compel all Union war Vessels 10
take the oath Of allegiance before enter
ing The service hereafter ~
The Portland daily press., 1863-10-28
l. A DI ES
United States Internal Revenue,
COLLECTORS NOTICE.

NATHANIEL j. MILLER. Collector for the
i First Collection District in the State of Maine
have received for collection the Second Annual Col
lection List, made and committed to me by the As
SCISSOR thereof in accordance with the Act Of Con-
gress entitled, "An Act TO provide Internal Revenue
IL support the Government. and to paw interest
the Public debt" approved July 1, 1852, and the
amendments thereto approved March y, 1853: that
the several duties taxes. ion income. carriages and
plate AND licenses, assessed. enumerated and eon-
tanned in sad Second Annual Collection List have
become due and PAYABLE; that will in person or BY
deputy attend TO collecting and receiving the afore
said dsales taxes and licenses assessed aud payable
siszsn the County OF Cumberland in said District
at ms Office No. % Exchange street, Portland. from
the second day of November. lse3, TO the 18th day
of November 1868, both inclusive; that L will in
like mann, attend to collecting and receiving du
ties taxes and licenses, as aforesaid assessed and
payabe within the County of York in said District
at the following designated times aud places to win
At the Biddeford House In biddetord, ON Monday,
November 10th;
At the Newichawonock House in South Berwick
on Tuesday. November 18th:
At the Berry Hotel ia Alfred. ON Wednesday Mo-
vember 18th;
At Felch's Hotel in Limerick on Thursday, Nc.
vember 10th, 1868.
And further give notice that "an persons W no
shall neglect TO pay the duties taxes and licenses
sessed upon them aforesaid TO said Collector OF
ais deputy, within tho times above spccned. WIN &c
liable under the provisions OF Section IL Of the Act
of Congress aforesaid to pay ten per eentum addi-
fisnal upon the amount thereof
IL is hoped that all persons having such taxes du.
within the time prescribed, IS ! am instructed 10
,pinrec the law in all cases of delinquency.
Persons in The County of York DESTROYS Of so do.
40 can paw their taxes at my Office, No. % Ex.
= ,.are street Portland. prior TO November 10th.
* ST. AZ which time the tax lists will be removed
IN. Connty OF York.
NATH'LJ. NiLLER, %
Collector of the First Collection District
in the State of Maine.
r. Mtixnd. October u, 1868. CIV
The Portland daily press., 1863-10-28
The Martha Washington Leyee.

To the Editor Of the Press:
was much gratifed to see notice in your
paper, that that most worthy Association-the
Martha Washington Society-would hold their
Annual Levee this ereaing. Knowing the good
they have done for so many years with the
funds The public has in this and other ways
contributed, could but be gratifed to see that
they "still live" and are as active and perse-
vering as ever in the good cause. How much
good have these excellent women done in the
many years they have been connected as So
ciety In their quiet, unobtrusiye way, how
many hearts have been cheered and encour-
aged by their aid aud counsel-how many
dropping souls sent on their way rejoicing. l
hope their hands will be once more strength
ened by the little rivulets of means which shall
flow in this evening from many sources; i'm
poyerishing none, but when added together,
making large sum for them to begin the in
element season with. Let each of your read
ers drop into City Hall this evening, enjoy
social hour, and besides do good deed in be-
half Of those whom this Society cherishes, and
the blessings Of many will follow them.
A CITIZEN.
The Portland daily press., 1863-10-28
Mobile Threatened by the Federal 1,my-
Iten.s from The RichWond ScntineI.

MoDiIc Threatened BY the Federal .1,my-
JteS,s from the Richmond Sentinel.
FORTRESS MONROE, Oct. 20.
A lady, the wife of an officer IN the South
crn army, who recently arrived in Norfolk,
says she came from Mobile, Ala, and reports
that that city was threatened by the Federal
troops, who were near enough, when she left,
TO watch the rebel garrison. and the inhabi-
tants were beginning to think that the city
would soon fall into our hands as there were
few available troops there, and they were re-
sorting to deceptive measures to keep up the
appearances OF Il larger force than they really
had. Even the women were dressed up in
mems clothes aud paraded in the outskirts of
the city us soldiers, and should the city be at
tackled no resistance could he made by the
present force.
We make the following extracts from he
Richmond Sentinel OF Oct 23d
The people OF Richmond decided yesterday
by vote of s61 to DOG. that they deem it in-
advisable to place any restrictions on prices,
and the Virginia Senate decided that there
would be none. The proposition is now dead,
and we submit to this decision with cheerful.
ness, though We believe it TO be great mis-
take.
An order has been issued from the War De-
partment to Gen. Winder, instructing him to
deliver to the Federal prisoners all the gold
sent to them by their friends in the North as
he may receive it, but to withhold from them
all United States Treasury notes, as the Con-
federaie Government recognizes no such mon
ey, and give them an equivalent in Southern
scrip.
1t is stated that some who have put substi-
tutes into the army while they stayed at home
to make money, are alarmed at the prospect
OF the repeal of the substitute law, and hav-
ing made the wherewithal to travel. are try
ing to run away TO Europe.
The Portland daily press., 1863-10-28

A DANGEROUS OvERTURN.-As two men,
Mr. John Trott, Of Peaks Island, and Mr..
Dyer OF this city, were coming down Free
street about seven O'Clock last evening, the
wagon struck the pile of dirt which had been
excavated for a drain, for the building to be
erected on the corner OF Free and Genre
streets, aud it overturned suddenly, throwing
the men violently on the ground. Mr.. Dyer
soon came to, but Mr.. Trott was stunned
The latter was removed by Policemen Akers
and Wyman, assisted by others, to the station
house, where he was attended by DIR. Foster.
There was no light put up at this dang erous
place, and hence the accident, which might
have been fatal. There are many oil err SINH
lar dangerous places in different arts OF the
city that ought to be attended to by the land
proprietors.
The Portland daily press., 1863-10-28

THE HUTCHINSON CoNCERr-Our concert
going people had rich treat at the new City
Hall last evening, and they were there in
large numbers to enjoy it. The soul-siirring
songs of John and Asa-the charming and pa
thetic notes of Lizzic-the patriotic and in
spring songs of the youthful Henry, the clear
and melodious voice of young Freddy and
last, but not least, and most interesting OF them
all, ''little Dennett''presented combination so
rare and varied, that it could not fail to inter-
est all who listened. We are pleased to learn
that they are TO give one more concert with
entire changes of programme, OH Thursday,
when many who could not be present last
evening, will have an opportunity OF hearing
them.