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Litchfield enquirer., 1865-05-04
PREPARED EXPRESSLY FOR THE ENourRER.' BY
 T. s. GOLD. Welt Cornwall, Ct. To ,ohom all Communications should bs addressed.
CuLTuRE aE poTAroEs.

Select warm dry soil that has been in corn or buckwheat the previous year. The Rnd should be in good keart or have been well manured with the previous crop. No manure should be applied to the potatoes unless it is thoroughly fermented. A slight dressing of lime, ashes, salt or plaster is sometimes very. beneficial. It may be put in the al. or (with the exception of the sal.) on the ysAsg plants as soossesshey come up. Preparsay ground tor l'lkaqPtFsng by blowing and making furrows -Eith 2 horse blow about two and one half feet or three feet apart; mark the other way .ssTsl- a corn marker. Thedistabce of the hills must be governed by the variety, giving the strong growers the most room. One medium sized potatoe is enough for arhill. Cut the very large ones into three or four pieces. and put in two pieces. Two small potatoes may go in one hill, but the danger iaof getting too much seed, and, as a necessary rssult. many small potatoes. Plant each variety by itself. The stronger growing varieties will choke the weaker, if planted togethSr. and those kinds which give many smallish apotatoes will be planted most, and run on the other kinds. If the land is very smooth and free from turf and stones, cover with horse blow or Stores horse hoe; but generally it9must be done with a hand hoe. Cover three oryfour inches. This will protect the seed from frost and the young plants will be longer coming up and escape late frosts. As soon as they come up so that the rows can be seen, use blow one way and cul,ivator the other. ming as close as pos sible to the plants, Follsw with the hand hoe; but if the horse work has been well well done there will Eee,linle left to be done by hand. Repeat this again in a few days, so that the whole culture sball be finished before the blossoms appear. If weeds appear, the horse culture may Be performed three times. Dig in dry weather, Before there is frost enough to injure any exposed tubsrs, aud store in dark cellar gs-,sf
 We design to recommend what would be cali. ed deep planting, through culture with low. broad hills. We have tried most of the lead. ing varieties. Soils and ssasons make a great difference in the quality and yield of the vari. ous kinds, and trial must decide which are the best for any locality. weuse for early, va- riety called White Mountain; but for the main crop we plant Princst Albert, Garnet, Chili and Golebrook Seeding. The three last kinds yield abundantV, and with us are good for table use. .
 We have discarded, yearA ago, the practice of planting few rows of potatoes round the corn.6eld, as producing more trouble than profit: also of planting them on some hard,
 tough turf. The labor of tillage is much
 greater, the produce often less, with greater
 liability to decay. We prefer medium sized
 potatoes for seed, yet we have had very su-
 perior crops grown from small seed. Plant
 your potatoes if possible in April; if not, esrly in May. t
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OH! WHY SHOULD THE SPIRIT OF NOR
 TAILS BE rRoUDe =

Oh, why should the spiritof mortal be proud Like swift, aeetipg meteof, fast-ayine flash of the lightning. q break of the wave He passeth from life-to his rest in the grave The leaves of the oak apd the willow shall fade,
 And the young and the old. and the low and
 the high
 Shall meulder to dust and together shall lie. The infant that mother attended and loved The mother that infants affection who proved The husband that mother snd infant who . blessed, s. Each, all are away to ,heir dwellings of rest. The hand of the king that the sceptre hath The brow of the priest>that the mitre hath The eye of the sage and the heart of the Are hidden and lost in ths depths of the
 grave / The peasant, whose lot was to SOW and to The herdsman, who olimbsa with his goats up
 the steep; The beggar, who wandered iA searehsof his
 bread,
 Have faded away like the grass that we tread. So the multitude goes, likes the flower or the
 weed That withers away to let others succeed; So the multitude comes, even those we be-
 hold, .. .... To repeat every tale that has Often been told. For we are the same cur fathers have been; We see the same sights our fathers have seen !, We drink the same stream and view the same And run the same course our fathers have
 run. ---..- The thoughts we are thinbing our fathers
 would think; From the death we are yhrinking our fathers
 would shrink; To the life we are clingiag they also would But it speeds for us all, like bird on the
 wing.
 The loved, but the story,we cannot unfold; They scorned, but ths heart of the naughty is
 cold; ~ l They grieved but no wailfrom their slumber They loved, but the tongue of their gladnsss
 is dumb.
 They died, aye thss dtsa, we things that
 are now, That walk on the turf that lies over their
 brow, And make in their dwellings a transient
 abode,
 Meet ,s; ss;gss: ,s:s; ss.s that met on their pill Yes! hope and despondency, pleasure and
 pain,
 We mingle together in sunshine and rain; And the smile and the teay, the song and the
 dirge, Still follow each other, Ike surge upon surge. 'T'sthe wink of an eye, 'tis the draught of a
 breath, 5. From r.e blossom of health to the paleness of
 deAth. / --. Frem the silded saloop<to the bier and the shroud. Oh, why should he spirit of mortalbe proud !?
Litchfield enquirer., 1865-05-04

MYArr's L1xsEAN Pig PtAxT.-This is the best variety growing gvery large, is very ten- der, of mild and superiof flavor, is very early, and may be cut most sf the season. This un. der the name of the Wine Plant, has been widely disseminatedsbpt it can be got cheaply
 Plant in deeps rich, wsi1 drained soil, cut of the seed stalks whe6 they appear, and you may have supply for five months. Some of the varieties are so hard and acid, that sugar has little effect on then, but this will be found more mild and pleasant 9.-.-.'' ''---
Litchfield enquirer., 1865-05-04

TRANsFLANrIso \ Scarcely any thing adds to the bsAuty of rural resid enee, as evergreen trees, aAd there is no tree plant ing more sure of srccess, or more easily ao- complished It is not advisable, except in rare instances, to tranbplant large trees. It is great labor, withf Uncertain success, and
 who must have full grokn trees should follow the directions which 4 once heard given:- :" You must set out ypur trees good while ago." es leia alContioasd oa F6afss Ragsl ga
Litchfield enquirer., 1865-05-04

The author of the Move pJem is said to have been a young ScotchmaA An6med King who gave great promise as Q poet bp> who became vics tim of consumption at an earls age.
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BOOK AND JOB PRINTING.

BULK AND JOB FhIN IINU. All kinds of Book and Job Printing neatly and promptly done. ~t @- Business Cards, Wedding Cards. Bill Heads, Labels, Ball Tickets, Handbills, Pamph, lets, Be-, &c., done in the best style, and as cheap as at any office in the State. Orders by mail or otherwise respectfully so . licited.
 All Jobs returned c. o. D.
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.1[leetrp.

a0r The following was o1en repeated by MT Lincoln, and is said to have been hi, fa. vorite poem:
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W tlliana Knapp,

A TToRNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW, "A New Milford, Conn.
 Particular attention paid to the collection of Claims. s-aa 86tf
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UNITED STATES HOTEL, Y. Fl. RICHARDS. Proprietor. NORTH SIDE OF PARK, LITcHFIELD, CONN. 1v ........ ...-. -.
E. w. B L A K E

B. w. B l. A K E,
 4 ID ETN F T &s IT, May be consulted professionally at his residence in Prospect St, from Saturday evening until Tuesday morning of every week. Also, in Waterbury, Ct, at No. Hotchkiss Block, (up stairs) on all other days. Prices greatly re- duced. s-....-a--.-- --------a-...-., 6tn.s
Litchfield enquirer., 1865-05-04
Gbe Gitebfelo Guquirer, Published every Thursday morning, by WING & SHUM W AY, FIRST BUILDING EAST OF THE COURT HOUSE,
 LITCHFIELD, CONN.
TERMS.

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 ABOVE TERMS.
 fT Ne subscriptions received for less
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 same rates. Yearly advertisements at the following rates: One column, per annum. ............S SUD UO One half column i" . 60.00 One fourth $500 Business Cards, not eSceeding. half square. per annum, -caftuary Notices in Prose or Poetry. five cents line. .ssa All advel tisements, to secure insertion. should be accompanied hy the Cash. g. No transient advertisements taken, unless paid in advance.
Litchfield enquirer., 1865-05-04
IT. Q. Nash,

.f s. Wm HI. Br0man, HNEALER IN FOREIGN and STAPLE DRY
 MD Goods. Groceries, Crockery, Glass Ware, and Yankee Notions, No. 6, West Street, one d,or west of the Court House, Litchfeld Conn
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Mansion House.

HOilister & HickOx, A TTORNIES COUNSELLORS AT LAW .A Office in S.ymour's Bailding, Litchfeld ots, - ~ 20
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ARCHITECTURE

..st R. w. HILL, 6. Architect & Building Superintendent. ,Y DESIGNS, PLANS, Specifications and Working Drawings furnished Also, careful estimates made on cost of Buildings, Special attention given to
 Country Houses.
 ROOMS, NO. 9 BALDwIN'S BLOCK,
 WATERBURY, CONN. Waterbury, Feb. 2Sd, 1865. 45 6m.
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- David c. Buckley,
 nEALER IN HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE D~danllAihds and prices, Chairs, Tables, Bureaus, Bsds{eads and Cofins. Also. Picture Fram es foIIet Stands and Sofas made and sold wittrs neatness, elegance and despatch. AsVarefio fio dse " est St. Litchfeld Conn. 1yS9
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lsishOn N SedgWicl,

Bishop x Sedgwich, b HAEALERS ia DRY GOODS, READY MADE zy 4D Clothing. Boots and Shoes, Hardware, Jrockery, Groceries, Re-. &c.. West Street, eE Litchfeld, Conn. La 0. D. BISHOP. T. 8. sEDGwlcK.
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Indiana) 1864-1865, 1865-04-06
SUCCESSFUL FARMERS.

II the country it is we'll known
fact that most of our successful
farmers, as well as merchants and
professional men, are those who be-
gin life at the very lowest step in
the ladder, and have worked them
selves up to competence and fame
by the force of their own energies.
We have supposed that in England
this was the exception rather than
the rule. In Il paper recently read
by Alderman Mechi before a large
meeting of agriculturists in England,
it is stated that among the farmers
Of that country, there are many nota-
BILE instances of great wealth and po
sition attained by those who once
followed their own pillow, sowed their
own seed. fed their own stock, mar
keted their own produce. SIN fact, ="
said Mr. Mech, practical agricul-
ture is composed of self-made men"
So strong is the belief in the truth Of
this theory. that respected pfacti-
Cal VI Z
said to me, Il never knew a young
man to succeed as farmer who be-
gan with f10,0e0 capital And on
asking him why, w en," he said,
"his habits are Usually too expensive
for beginner. He trusts too much
80 others, and is not sufficiently i'm
pressed with the necessity for per
sonai supervision, vigilance, frugal
ity, and general economy in the
management of his farm"
To the great multitude Of young
American farmers who are beginning
life with nothing but their hands, y
and those who have taken the first
step or two up the ladder, but find
their progress impeded by a want OF
capital, and by load of debt almost
too heavy for endurance, this state
ment may afford encouragement, and
even gratitude, that they are not
/ pampered sons Of wealth.
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Indiana) 1864-1865, 1865-04-06
SheriM''s Sale,

DY virtue Of decree and execution 10 nae
ID directed from the Randolph Common
Pleas Court, | will expOse 10 sale at the
Court House door in Winchester, Randolph
county, Indiana. on Saturday, the 18th day
Of April, le65, between the hours of ten
O'Clock A NJ. and four O'Clock I, VI. OF said
day. the following real estate, situated in
Randolph county, Indiana. to-wit:
Il being part of in lots & and 7 and part
Of ont-lot No. ., in the east front of the
town Of Winchester, In said county. and
bounded and described az follows: Com
mencirg sixty-six (G6) feet north OF the
south west corner of in-lot No. 7. in said
east front OF the town Of Winchester
thence running east one hundred and eighty
one and one-half (lsl 49, feet thence south
till it intersects line commencing ut the
south east corner Of said lot No. I, run
ming north forty one and one-half degrees
east; frcm thence north forty.one and hall
degrees east, till il intersects line running
north and south two rods east OF the east
line of said in lots No G and / thence north
till it comes to John Richardson's south
east corner, seven % rods south Of Wash
ington street, thence west one hundred and
ninety eight (l9s) feet to East street, and
from thence south sixty-six feet to the place
of beginning.
Executed as the property Of Nancy RcssoT
ct al :, at the suit Of Oliver Kelley.
JOEL A. NEW MAN.
March %, 1866. 3e-4 Sheriff K. C.
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Indiana) 1864-1865, 1865-04-06
TILE NOMINATION.

The principal contest in this coun-
w was over the position of Auditor
There were three prominent candi-
dates before the people on election
day. T. l.. Scott, VIM. E. Murray
and DIR. Geo. o. Jobes. Mr.. Muir.
ray was the successful candidate fol
the nomination, which is equivalent
to an election. The candidates were
all good men, devoted to the cause
Of our country, and the people would
not have suffered from the nomina-
ton of either of the gentlemen.
The nominee for Auditor is ,
young man of good character, and
from the vote he received, we are
bound to believe he is popular with
the people. There is determine
tion on the part of the people to re-
ward the soldier who has done his
duty at the front, and we certainly
shall not fall out with them on &C.
count of it.
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Indiana) 1864-1865, 1865-04-06

The Central Committee Of Wayne
County. played n sharp game on the
subject Of the nomination of Circuit
Judge and Prosecuting Attorney.
They reported, through all the papers
in the county, that there would be
no action taken in reference to these
two offices, and no one knew differ
emily until last Friday, when We were
asked TO print, on our county ticket,
the names Of DIR. Holland. as a can
didate for Judge, and Mr.. Walker,
for Prosecuting Attorney, giving
Judge Colgrovc and J. n Templer
no opportunity 10 present their
claims to the people of Wayne. We
believe Wayne county can do mean
er things in election matters than
any county in the State The PEG
pie of the balance Of the Fifth Con
gressicnal District have been treated
as vassals by naughty and imperi
ous lord. The great Sanhedrim o.
that county have decreed that The
puhlicans and sinners outside o
Wayne, have no rights that they arr
bound 10 respect. We want the PEG
pie Of Randolph TO recollect whei
the hungry wolves from Wayne come
around their doors, hunting fol
crumbs, that that county has neve
yet yielded q single favor to thi
county The Jacobs, as well as tn
Esaus, will get rid Of their birth
rights, by such conduct.
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Indiana) 1864-1865, 1865-04-06
LATEST.
DEATH OF GRO. w. MONKS.

George W. Monks died. of conges-
tive fever, on the morning Of the 18th
inst. Mr. Monks had been leading
citizen of Randolph county tor TWEEN
ty years. He leaves a family OF
children and large circle Of friends
and relatives to mourn his loss. But
n few short months ago his wife was
buried, and in his dependency he
sold his property in this county and
purchased farm near Mankato,
Minnesota, to which place he was
expecting to remove in a few months.
How uncertain is life, and how
certain is death. Two weeks ago,
end all thought long life, happiness
and prosperity were bis for years
but the reapcrs were in the harvest
field, and gathering the sheaves into
the barn.
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Indiana) 1864-1865, 1865-04-06
TOY ltc JOufDt
WARD TOWNSHIP.

Spring has come at last, after a
long and cold winter. 1t is pleasant
to the eye to behold vegetation
spring forth; il reminds us of the
promise that cold and heat, seed
time and harvest, shall never fail.
1t is encouraging to look over our
fields and view the prospect of an
other supply Of the temporal bless
ings which We receive from the hand
Of a benevolent Giver; and while we
should he thankful for these favors,
we should return cur thanks to Him
for the prospect that is now before
us ~ a nation. When We view the
history of our nation, We must say
with the poet
'God moves in a mysterious way, His won
ders TO PERFORM &c.
Is it not reasonable to suppose
that We should be scouroed for orr
sins, as a nation, when we have been
favored and blessed with the light Of
the Gospel, which has taught lis to
w unto all ii4til 10 W " ONli llllt
they should do unto us. When a
nation clings to an institution that is
calculated in its nature to degrade
and deprive men and women OF their
rights, we need not expect to prosper
and 90 unpuniShed. When we, as a
nation, become willing to do away
with the institution of slavery, and
allow all men to enjoy liberty, Prov
idence will smile on us, and we will
be happier and wiser people than
We have ever been.
There is not much sickness here at
the present time; those that have the
smallpox are getting well; no new
eases.
There is fourishing school in
Deerfeld, taught by John Hall.
Willis Whipple gave a man five
hundred dollars to represent him in
the army, aud was accepted, got bic
uniform and was furloughcd. He
has since deserted. Mr.. Whipple is
one of our best citizens, aud has
contributed about seven hundred
dollars to get our township clear oil
the draft. CORRESPONDENT
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Indiana) 1864-1865, 1865-04-06
MuAT Will LEE DO!

Richmond and Petersburg have
fallen, and now what will Lee do:
Will he march against Sherman, to
the support of Johnston, or will he
retreat in the direction OF Knoxville.
against the small forces at Bull 5
Gap? OF course what we might say
could only he regarded as specula-
tive. We do not think that Lee
will attempt to march through Ten
ressee, as he could not subsist his
army; besides, he would have large
streams 10 cross, and n mountainous
country TO pass through. These diff
hculties might all be overcome; but
In doing this, he abandons Johnston
70 the mercies Of Grant and Sher-
man, who would crush him at a sin.
gle blow Believing that he would
not be guilty of this, he will certainly
reinforce Johnston, and hurl his Who'll,
force against Sherman. By thi,
strategy, what will he accomplish, OF
rather what can he gain? Can he in
jure Sherman? We think not seri
oasly. lie might force him to faI
back, but then the rebel rear woui
be in danger from Grant, so that W
might reasonably ask, if Lee woul
not consider it better generalship I
pass Sherman, and establish himsel
IN South Carolina or Georgia? Bu
sThat ever be may do, viii only be {
pro.ong the contest little longer
The South must yield, and it is thi
that may be called the passing of tn
Rubieon-a point that is humiliatip,
10 the chivalry of the South. W
believe that nlne.tenths Of the South
ern people would be willing 20 Ia
down their arms, if it were not 70
khis humiliation
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Indiana) 1864-1865, 1865-04-06
THE saith INDIANA.

We have letter from Capt. j. II.
Orr, Company X, s4th Indiana. The
regiment is still at Strawberry Plain
The Object of the transfer has not
yet been developed. 1t is not known
whether the army Of the Cumberland
will take the offensive or defensive.
The Captain says the health OF the
regiment is good, and the men arc
in the best of spirits, looking for,
ward to next September, when they
will bid good-by TO Dixie forever
and join friends at home. There
are but few regiments that have SC
constantly been in hard service az
the S4th. We are thankful TO the
Captain for his expressions of favor
TO ourself aud the Journal. We
should be pleased to hear from him
through the Journal, each week.
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Indiana) 1864-1865, 1865-04-06
MISSOURI.

The following is an extract from
a letter written by d. j. Heaston TO
the Journal. We did not have room
for all Of the article.
BETHANY, Mo, March 80, 1865.
Missouri is adapted to growing
corn, wheat, rye, oats, millet, sor-
ghum and fax. A large quantity OF
the famous hemp lands of Missouri
lie in this part of the State. No
country is better adapted to raising
tobacco, OF the finest quality. APP
plies, pears, plums and fruit trees gen
orally, grow here and yield such
crops as would rejoice the heart of
an Eastern fruit grower. German
settlements have already gone into
the grape cultivation extensively.
The recent ordinance of our State
Convention forever abolishing slave
~ in Missouri and the propects OF
peace have awakened in many a de-
sire TO settle in Missouri. | believe
/ that Missouri offers better and more
/ safe aud substantial inducements &c
persons seeking farms and fortunes
than any other State or Territory.
Slavery has kept Missouri back,
but that incubus has now been de
! stroyed and the last remnant of tn,
rotten carcass Of that defunct insti
tuition has been removed from on
State, and great many pro SLAYER,
foaies and Southern sympathizers
who have committed no overt act il
the rebellion, are leaving the Stat,
for the gold fields and the Pacific
coast. And in many instances thei
farms can be bought for less thar
the improvements cost. Lands ar,
advancing IN price, but the desire o
sympathizers TO leave (their room il
most cases preferable 10 their com
pany) will keep the price down 70
|. a time vet, but in a year or two tn
price Of lands here will be doubl
the present rates.
No person need fear coming 4
North w est Missouri, OH account o
the war. There are no guerrillas o
bushwhackers here, and person vii
he rs safe north Of the Hannibal ant
St Joseph railroad as in Indiana o
Illinois.
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Indiana) 1864-1865, 1865-04-06
Notice to Non.Residents.

State Of Indiana. Rondoiph County
In the Common Pleas Court, June Term,
ls65.
Sally A. Mauzy. Mary A. Archard ct al. ".
John X. Mauzy. Complaint No.
Petition for Partition.
NOW come the plaintiffs, by Cheney 4
AZ Watson, their attorneys. and file their
complaint herein. together with an affidavit
that said defendant IS not resident OF the
State Of Indisna.
Notice is therefore hereby given sald de.
PENDANT. that unless he DO and appear on
the fr-, day of the next Term of the Ran
dolph Common Pleas Court, TO he holden or
the third Monday Of June. A. d. 1865. at til.
Court House in Winchester, in said count,
and State, and answer or demur to sale
complaint, the same will be heard aud de
termined in bis absence.
Witness nv name, and the seal Of sal,
Court affixed. at Winchester. thi
LIS. 10Th day Of March, A D. 1865.
JOHN B. GOODRICH,
March Is. 3s-3 Clerk.