The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-12-24
HEARTH AND HOME.
Edited by Donald Il. Mitchell and Har'
riet Beecher Stowe.

On the 26th of December will be Issued the first
number of a new Rural and Family Paper with
! the above title.
1t will be published weekly on sixteen large
handsome pages, printed from new type on clear,
white book paper. abundantly illustrated by the
best artists 1t will be largely devoted TO agrl-
culture
1t will not 90 to the farmer with any airs of SUI
periOr knowledge. for its conductors are well
aware that every man knows many things in his
own special calling better than they but II will
aim 10 aid the farmer in his peculiar difficulties,
and to help him where he needs help To this end,
a large number of scientific men and men of prac-
tical experience will tell in its columns from week
to week what they know about Soils, Tlllage,
| Drainage. Irrigation. Special Crops, Manures,
| Stock Breeding Poultry Raising; the arrange
ment of fields and buildings, all new implements,
seeds and plants OF value.
Ii will carefully report to him all public discus
sions at home and abroad of matters pertaining 10
his calling, and no pains will be spared to induce
the best farmers and planters all over the country
| to state in its pages the methods by which they
reached the best results. What its writers have
| to Say will smell of the soil and not OF the die
| tionary. and their object will be to protect the
| farmer from humbugs. help him out of wrong
WAYS into right ways. and to make the least work
| produce the most profit.
THE FRUIT GROVER will find in this journal all
new fruits of value figured and described, and i'm
proved methods of treatment of established sorts.
subject to the observations and criticisms OF pro-
fessional and accomplished cultivators. This
paper will not be party in the wars of the pomol-
ogsts: no outside pressure shall cause Ii TO speak
we'll of an inferior fruit. badly of good fruit.
THE FLORIST will find due space given in this
Journal to flower culture whether in summer or
winter. The conservatory of the rich and the
| flower patch OF the day-laborer will be both sub
ject of consideration and of such suggestions as
experienced iower-growers oriDventive amateurs
can supply. This Department OF the journal Will
be under the supervision of practical gardener
and accomplished botanist.
| ORNAMENTAL GARDENING, whether relating TO
parterres OF flowers 10 the lay out of an estate,
will be subject to special attention, and every
number OF the journal will have some one or
more illustrations to further and TO inform taste
in this direction.
| RURAL ARCHITECTURE will be represented by a
design each week, and in the course of the year
we shall hope TO give tasteful examples of every
style OF Rural Building, from rustic arhor to q
| village Church.
! PLANS OF COUNTRY HOMES which are noted for
| their attractiveness will be given from time to
time, as also of Cemeteries, Parks. Village Greens,
| and such directions with respect to details
| whether OF planting road -making-as shall
make them worthy of study.
| To THE FAMILY CIRCLE ii will bring all that
can interest the hons shOd; plain rules for
healthy living and domes tic management, from the
folding of napkin and the cooking of good
dinner to the education Of children. 1t will make