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The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-01-17
Augusta Market.

Augusta Market.
AUGUSTA, january 15.-FrNANo1A1-Money market
GohD- buying 1ss. and sen at 1876.
s1LvEn-12s, and sell ct ls2.
and transactions very limited We to tho actual
u a1 baes she only MI s a sales foot
Is at 80; as at 81 1e ut 20 at Is ut s2 and
FlSANc1Al-In bonds and securities there has been
more inquiry and daily naitod are seeking in
Of affairs in Washington is the great Intimidation epd
moneycd men are unwilling to move. as
tendency F. I
Silver, buying ut 12e and selling ut 132.
rates 7s discount limo are sold at \, OF for
thirty days. and AZ cent OF for sixty days. arge
.Cos1MERc1AI-Busness generally has been quite nc
tive for the past week. Tho demand has been
small stock We gratfed to observe the increased
trade in Fertilizers and believe that the Intelligent
Of the varieties which quote Will amply repay our
planting frionds. @ Ts asT1'f >g
co11os-rhere steady decline in the staple all
last last wee and Yesterday 1o day the market opened
dun with very little Offering. Sales were limited,
strict to good mddlings were sold at We refer
the reader to tho following details of the past weeks bu
sness 71@[
COTTON STATEMENT FOB AUGUSTA AND HAMBURG.
Stock hand Sept 1st 1866. es................ .5ss
Received since last statement. ........... 1,659
Received previously. .
- 4o,51s
o,1o1
a. --.- 80, 1856
Stock on hand January 15, .1711e
MACON COTTON STATEMENT
Stock September l.. Observation-Disclosures, 2s61
Received prevsousy. p1ss 5'ss9
- aec55
Total. 1856
Shipped previously "a, ,9e1
27.25e
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-01-17
TODD e. RAFFERTY,.
AND FOUNDERS.

Omcc and Works, Paterson, New Jersey.
WAREHOUSE, Ne. 4 DEY STREET, NY
MANUFACTURERS OF STATIONARY AND PORT
AZ ABLE STEAM ENGINES AND BOILERS; Flax
Len Hemp. Tow, Oakum and Rope Machinery; shaftns,
M1u Gearing. Iron and Brass Castings OF all kinds:
natches Planning Machines. Drills; Shaping slong and
Dor1nS machines; Gear Cutters; Ccntreng, Milling and
bo!t cutting Machines; Chucks OF all kinds Leather
ana lsu6oer Betting; Lace Leather, Belt Hooks and
General Suppl for Railroads other Machine Shons.
Juoson SHOWS Patent Governors Saw Mills Cotton
Gins Presses &c, constantly on hand
TODD l. RAFFERTY,
aarcn ~ % ly No Dey street, n Y.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-01-17

AN EXTRAORDINARY YARN.-The London Enpi-
neer, IN the course of discussion of the feryent
terror of the globe are supposed to be iept in n
continual state Of fusion, introduces the FOLLOWING
story, which has been going the rounds Of the
French papers, all of which seemed to absorb II
with edlfying credulity, worthy tho careful at
tentlon OF scientific mon: tsNot far from the F1is
OF Niagara was glacier, belonging to company
who realized enormous profits by the sale of the
ice il the Western cities during the summer m
months A few days later than the Aspinwall ex
Posion, an aurora borsais, OF magnificent pronor-
tons, was observed wheeling its shafts. several
nights IN succession, in the northern sky. causn1
tWo lightning conductors on the top OF the glacier
~ TO emit long electrical flames of blush color.
in the meantime q boiling noise was heard inside
the glacier, accompanied with a disenearement Of
gas and occasional loud detonations. A captain of
militia ventured- to enter opening in the ice
with light, when the glacier burst with an explo-
son that shook the whole country Happily no
b9dy was klllei except the unfortunate CAD ;nin of
whom not trace could be found The glacier
contained $1,000 tons of ice, and after the exnlo.
SION there was a fell Of lulewarm water over =
space OF 500 yards in diameter The theory Of
the cause of the explosion, is that the two lisbt
a.ng conductors on the glacier acted under the in
I9e9ce q ths electricity as the two poles Of vol
talc battery and decomposed the ice into nlixture
OF oxygen and hydrogen gases, which, Of course
exploded With resistess power on the introdnct;on
OF ahght."-R0cIester DenaUcrat -.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-01-17
LIST OF ARTICLES
10 BE SOLD FOE ONE DOLLAR EAcH xs.

And not to be paid for until you know what you have
drawn. sI's3I -
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1867-04-11
About Seed Corn.

The American Agriculturist says -
The selection of seed corn is one Of the
most important things which farmer does
at this season. Coarse cobs accompany
late maturity, as rule; fine cobs, well
tipped out, indicate perfect maturity, adap-
:ation to the season and soil, and fixed
ness of character which it is important to
maintain. The curing of corn takes place
to a great extent after the husking, and
the presence of a great, soft, moist cob in
each ear gives tendency to mold, which
should be sedulously avoided. One may
easily judge by the eye which ears have
the, smallest cobs-those which are best
tipped out, which have the kernels in the
closest rows, and all the rows running un-
broken from end to end. These ears will
not be found among the biggest round, nor
among the longest, usually, but among
those of medium size A friend used to
say, as he showed off his seed corn, "eve-
ry ear as regular and solid as white oak
PIN" And so they WERE as nearly as
corn ears could be, firm, close, hard and
solid. -.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1867-04-11
The Object Of Ploughing.

:. = The Lawrence Journal says The OBJ
ject Of ploughing is not understood and
considered by a majority of those who
perform the work; if it were, it would be
done more faithfully and thoroughly. It
Is not alone to kill the weeds and grass,
or even to furnish a seed bed of fresh turn
ed soil for planting or sowing-nor any
thing which looks merely to the conversion
of the soil-which constitutes good plough
ing9aaLarge ploughs, turning wide and
shallow furrow, will show large days
workout the work is imperfectly accom-
plished, when the true object of ploughing
is considered. The chief value Of plough
ing is the preparation it gives the soil for
vegetation giving to the plants sown
or planted, the elements Of growth and
fruitfulness. Itshould thoroughly pulver-
ize and loosen the soil, and thus admit
free circulation Of air and moisture, which,
by chemical action. disintegrates or breaks
q down the stony or mineral portions Of the
soil, 50 that they may be readily taken up
+ by the roots.
he In soil thus ploughed- prepared
i for yielding its support to vegetable life
plants can appropriate from far and near
. the nutriment needed for their growth. -
: 1t is dissolved and ready for their use
/ not hidden In unbroken clods or slumber-
ing in an undisturbed subsoil-but awaits
their action in friable and penetrable
state, where every rootlet, sent out to ga
ther nonrishment for its parent plant, may
tind and appropriate it, 1t is truly won
derful how full of minute roots the soil of
2 a cornfeld becomes, and if that soil is fine
f. and deep, the deeper and closer together
will the fbres permeate and intersect it -
. This is true of all other crops, and while
the leaves and fruit depend so Intimately
on the vigor and extent of the roots, these
facts should always be taken into conside-
ration among the objects of ploughing.
Fineness and depth of soil are requisite
in order to receive the full benefits of the
manures applied 1t is not fertilizing food
in its crude state which assists vegetation
T--itf must first become intimately mixed
with, or in fact, part of the soil itself.
# arn-yard manure, especially, seems of
little worth while forming visible layers
: between the clods of half ploughed soil
: 1t 1T is often dry and coarse-and rather
stunned than sought by the roots sent out
to forage for suitable food. If we'll pre-
pared soil has any strength and virtue, it
will yield itreadily; and poor land in good
filth is often more productive than better
soils less perfectly prepared. The inhu-
ences of air and moisture have freedom to
work, and they are no laggards in gather
ing means to supply the wants of vegeta-
ton
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1867-04-11
SPRING.

:, IN Ine cold white snow has faded fast,
And stillednow is the wintry blast;
Where erst it1ay, that cold, dull snow. al Il
The pale pink primrose now doth blow.
The first Of her frail sisterhood.
The rivulet's icy chains are burst ):
It flows lows in joy and peace at first, 50
i Then bubblins, sports in merry glee
s.And singing aloud at being free, e'
And whispering to the sprouting grass,
Come, weave carpet where pass. e1iis.s
The violets, tinted like the sky,
Seem freshly fallen from on high,
And bloom in every shady nook, ~
Fair spring through those blue eyes doth look
5 Upon the gladstone, happy earth,
TO which she bringeth joy and mirth.
Midst purple clover Craze the herds
Mid fresh, green branches sing the birds,
And now the heart, too, groweth gay,
+ Throws off old sorrows day by day,
And praises God with gladness rife
= For spring and flowers and earth are life
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1867-04-11
AN APPORTIONMENT.

subject to following regulations:
Certificates OF the various articles, without re-
regard to choice value are first put into envel-
opes, sealed up and mixed; and when orded, are
taken out by Blindfoded boy, and sent by mail,
thus giving all fair chance. On receipt of the
Certificate, you will see what you are to have,
and then it is at your option to send the dollar
and take the article or not Purchasers may thus
obtain Piano Melodeon, Sewing Machine, Gold
Watch, Diamond Ring, or any set of Jewelry on
our list for One Dollar.
NO BLANKS.
Send 25 Cents for a Certificate.
In all transactions by mail, we shall charge for
forwarding the certificates. paying postage and
doing the business Is cents each, which must be
enclosed when the certificate is sent for. Five
certificates will be sent for 81, eleven for 50, thir-
ty for SIS, sixty-fye for $40, and 100 for SIS.
AGENTS.-We want agents in every town and
county in the country, and those acting as such
will be allowed ten cents every certificate o.
ded by them provided their remittance amounts to
81. Agents will collect rs cents for every certih-
cate, and remit Is cents to u.s. either in cash or
postage stamps. Agents RENTING at once $50
will be entitled to beautiful Silver Hunting
case Patent Lever Watch, and also 200 certificates
Please write your name, town, county and state,
plainly, and address all orders to
Watch e. Gold JeWelry Co.,
Jan. II, '67-4ms. J A. 81 Liberty ST., N. Y.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1867-04-11

they have ever had the pleasure of exhibiting to
the public. Having paid the most particular at
tention to the selection of their goo and purchas-
ing from the largest and most reliable houses, at
nett cash prices, they feel satisfied that they can
offer such inducements to make it to the inter-
est of Cash Buyers to purchase from them. They
would therefore, most respectfully invite all per-
sons having Green Backs, Produce to dispose
of TO call and examine their stock before purchas-
ing, and if they cannot sell you something, it may
enable you to buy cheap elsewhere
As they cannot buy goods without money. neith-
er can they sell them without meney, its equiv
olent in prodace-so don't forget your pocket book.
You can go to the East, you can 60 10 the West,
But If you pass our House you will pass the Best.
sept, u. l86s-ly.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1867-04-11
Death-Bed OF Bishop Soule.

At the funeral services of Bishop
Joshua Soule, of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South, which were observed at
Nashville. on the It'll, very impressive
address was delivered by Bishop McTyrie,
in which he gave an elaborate and eloquent
sketch of theaiife of the eminent divine,
closing with an account Of his last moments.
He said E.
l was present at the hour he died, and
saw the close Of this grand Christian life.
His work was done, and he waited with
patience and peace. His death, in all its
parts, was simple, grand, majestic Death
is cloud, shadow, darkness he saw
it enter with perfect composure. He said
little in his last hours. On Saturday his
situation became critical, but there was no
trepidation, no uneasiness to be detected
In his conversation /; be was ready.
''When asked if he suffered much pain,
he replied, "None at ALL" [ said to him,
Bishop, is all clear before you ~ EYES,"
was his answer ''Do you understand me?'
Il do, sir, do" It was past midnight
when he appeared to be passing away. I
questioned him, Bishop, is it all right
with you p With that peculiar emphasis
characteristic of him, he replied, "All
right, sir, all right" He was resting
leaning on Christ. He expired in perfect
quietness fell asleep without groan or
CONFUSION, and I could feel no grief or
sorrow as [ closed his eyes.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1867-04-11

BELLS Amalgam Bells, -.,s
BELLS Amalgam Bells,
BELLS Amalgam Bells.
BELLS For Churches, Schools, Plantations
Farms, Factories, etc.
The Original and best cheap Bell
BELLS ever Manufa ctured.
Their use throughout the United
BELLS States, Canada, Mexico and South Amer
lea tor the past ten years, has proven them
BELLS to combine most valuable qualities, among
which are TONE, sONoRoUSNEss and DURA-
BELLS BILITY of VIBRATION. m
Last of Belle at.eays on hand, Uith part;e-
BELLS Mtars as to Weight, Size, Price of Be
Hang,ngs, dc.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1867-04-11
BELLS Larger Sizes made to Order at 2S
Cents per Pound.
BELLS GUARANTEES.

All Bells sold at the above prices WAR
RANTED against brcakage by fair ring
BELLS ing, for TWELVE MONTHS from time
ofpurchasfng. Should one fail, new
one will be given, by returning the bro
BELLS ken one.
In case Bell breaks after the expira-
ton of the Warrantee, allow HALF
PRICE for the old metal sst
BELLS BnoSzE Belts always on hand fpar-
ties prefer, and at Tower prices than can
be found elsewhere.
BELLS Town AND CHURCH Crocxs supplied On
the most reasonable terms,
Send for circular to the nsanufactarer,
BELLS JOHN B. ROBINSON,
80 Dey Street. New York.
May 81, -'ss ly.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1867-04-11

THINNING OUT FRUIr. ALL fruit trees
that can be readily managed on account Of
size or overbear, should have the fruit
thinned out. A tree that oycrbears sell
dom produces any good fruit, and is sure
, to be barren, or nearly SO, the ensuing
year; whereas, where only moderate
crop is allowed to grow, the specimens are
double the size, superior in quality, and
the tree is likely to afford an annual
yield.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1867-04-11

Or J. NJ. Pelton, e41 Broadway. New York |;
S. Brainard & Son, Cleveland, Ohio }. A. Tuck
er & Co.. jackson, Michigan; Werner Gerard,
ncinnati, Ohio Joel H. Snow, Mobile, Ala,
WHOLESALE AGENTS.
May 81, l866--ly-
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1867-04-11

"Well, mother, the foundations of the
great deep. are broken up at last"
.What do you mean, Tommy p
"My trousers have got hole in them
that's ALL"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1867-04-11
Moistened VS.. Dry Food.

Besides the benefit secured by causing
the ground grain to adhere to cut hay or
straw when wet, it has been ascertained
by Boussingault in some well conducted
experiments, that soaked fodder forms a
more suitable food than that which is dry.
He found that heifers fed with soaked hay
gained in weight over those fed at the
same time with dry hay. By reversing
the order Of feeding, the results were the
same. The experiments referred to ap-
pear to have been simply to test the ad-
vantages Of moistened food over that which
is dry. The molstening Of hay will render
it the more readily digestible, and the
advantages gained would warrant the la
Dor expended.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1867-04-11

ID ICH LAND AND LARGE CROPSl
~ A SUBSTITUTE FOR PERUVIAN GUANo,
BAUGHS RAW BONE PHOSPHATE.
a reliable Fertilizer of twelve years approval, pre-
pared from pure Bone, in such manner as to act
Immediately, producing large crops of
TOBACCO, COTTON, CORN, OATS, ETC,
and at the same time to permanently improve the
Soil. ALL THAT rs ASKED rs A trial!
Send for circular containing letters from pro-
minent Planters who are using it !; prepared in
fine powder 50 as to drill also,
MARYLAND POWDER OF BONE.
fine enough to drill, and guaranteed to be free
from all adul.eraiion, onalszing 81 per cent Bone
Phosphate aHd 81 per cent Ammonia.
GEORGE DUGDALE.
Nos 81 and los Smiths Wharf.
80 Baltimore, Nd.
~ Further information furnished and or iseYs
promptly filled by Campbell, Banner & Co., Wood
stock, va. Feb. 7-3m.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1867-04-11
NEW ARRIVAL AT NO. q!
Noticee

VFHE undersigned, upon the resumption of their
business, hoped to be able to combine the cash
or short credit system for the accommodation of
their old customers without detrment to them
selves. The growing tendency to return 70 the
long credit system compels to notify friends
and the public generally, that we will sell exclu-
sively for cash or country produce except when
special arrangements may be made, and in those
cases payment will be expected promptly, as a.
greed upon at the end Of each month"; Our &C
coents are now ready, and we insist upon prompt
payment (jan. ~ CLOVER, hoeAN & Co.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-07-13

A writer in the Prairie Farmer after Civ
ing the history ofthe various transformations
of the Apple tree borer, says:
Now, having followed him through his
changefnl life, and knowing something of his
habits, will give my plan of exterminating
him. will suppose that have young or
chard of any number of trees, say thousand;
the second season after planting, about the
last of July, or during the first half of August,
with common hoe, / take all the weeds and
other trash, and about an inch of soil. from
the crown of the trees; then, any time from
the first to the middle of September, with a
pocket-knife, examine carefully the stem of
each tree; the borer can readily be found by
the refuse thrown out of the hole made on en-
tering; this refuse of borer, of the same sea-
sons growth, will be about the size Ofa pea,
and, boin9 of a slusinous nature, sticks around
the mouth of the hole, and can readily be seen;
older ones throw out coarser chips that fall to
the ground. When one Is found, take the
knife and cut him out. If an orchard is care
fully examined in this way each year, there
need be but few, if any borers missed, and as
they are more easily found the second fall of
their growth, and can have done but little
damage at that time, we would never receive
any serious injury from them. Now it is no
great task to do this; man will clear the lit
ter and soil from around thousand trees, in
a day, and can take the borers out in another
day. will agree to do both jobs carefully in
one days time. A great undertaking, it not?
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-07-13
Terms Eight Dollars per AMMAN. S,a o5,a.,ce

maintain that his woodland, about fiftv acre,
IN all, though he had bought it and paid ior II
good round sum, some thirty years before
had IN reality never cost him q cent, "for "said
he, Il have cut wood enough to paw not only
the original outlay but to meet ali the worth OF
the money at compound interest, and TO cover
all charges, and now have more wood than /
found there in the beginning"
We are confident that at the present price of
timber and fuel the profits of woodland to New
England farmers are at least three times as
the profits of the land which they cultivate
with SO much labor. The experiment of plant
ing iocusts on Long Island has proved that
thn hnus S considered valueless before, may become
srha 1ue must precious possession of the owner -
Inousanus Oh acres now lying waste might with
VeIy snali outlay be made to yield very
The length of thetime that must mass bafnra
the prohts OF the artificial forests can he test
ed, undoubtedly deters many from nlanting
them. Very few men like to make an invest
ment OF which the returns begin to come only
after twenty or thirty years. But every man
knows that whatever raises the value of his
land is as sure profit as that which actually
puts Gosh in his pocket. There seems to be less
promise in an acre Of young locusts than
in an acre of thriving turnips; but in
twenty years the value Of all the annual tur-
nips will not begin to reach the value of the
trees. The longer the planter is willing to
wait, the greater will be his ratio of gain.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-07-13
Woodlands.

Except in the neighborhood Of cities and
near the lines of railroads there are no lands
in cultivation that yield 50 large a profit on
the cost, as woodlands. 1t Is calculated that
wood will grow at the rate Of one cord per
acre, from the time the first growth Is cut
down till the age of forty years, and the worth
of this growth will exceed the interest on the
cost of the land, at the ordinary rates. We
know now hundreds of acres all around so
rocky, uneven or swampy as to be forever um-
fit for cultivation and which might be pur-
chased for almost nothing, that, if left to grow
up to wood, especially ifsown with oak acorns,
or beechnuts, or the seeds of ash Or pines,
might in ten years be worth for the bare wood
that will be upon it, twenty dollars per acre
and this with no other care OF trouble than
keeping cattle out till the trees shall have
obtained size enough for self-protection. In
forty years it will yield forty cords OF fuel per
acre. But, it is said, few can wait so foils 'o'
the benefit. Well, then don't wait, Du' .hiuss
derive value, as principal accorai"g 10 'ne
interest accruing thereupon, ana the owner
Of a voung. thriving woodlot can sell it any
time at price proportionate 10 It's forthcom-
ing value. good, promising woodlot is a
tempting thing in the eye of a man who wish
es to purchase an estate. A late number Of
the '.North American" has an article on "Trees
as productive property" from which we make
the following extract, and commend it to the
attention of our friends:
There is, except in the rich gardens close
around the cities, no land which pays SO gooo
an interest on its cost as woodland. IN sone
parts of Massachusetts man who owns hun
dr,,d acres of pasture is little better than bank
rupt, whilst he who owns hundred acres o
forest is Independently rich.
The first must pay taxes on land wnlcn uoe'
not pay for its culture, while the second cal
cat off enough to meet the annual interests
| vet have more at the end than at the begin
| ming. We ence heard an sxcentric geniu