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Probate Notices.
RIO all person, interested In either Of the ssta,ss
i hereinafter named.

"
| i hereinafter named
At q Court OF Probate hold at Kennsbunk,
within and for the county or York, on the nrst
day Of December In tho year Of oar Lord eigh
tors having been presented Dor the action thsreup-
on hereinafter indicated, II 10 hereby Ordered,
That notice thereof be given TO all persons In
terested, ny causing copy or this orieF 70 no
published three weeks successfully in the UsioS
AND Journal, and Maine Democrat. papers pub
maS .p p az oSss sSTn s.a y
Saco, in said county, on the Hrst Tuesday In
January next, ut ten OF the clock In the br-
noon, and DO heard thereon. and object III they seo
cause.
TIMOTHY GUPTTLL, late OF Cornish. deceas-
ed. Will presented for probate by Isaiah Guptill,
tho Executor therein named.
MARI >. PIERCE. late Of Lebanon, deceased.
| Executor therein named.
SHELDON HoBBS. late OF North Berwick, de-
ceased. Will presented for probate by William
| Hobbs, the Executor therein named.
,EPHRAIa kLLEN, late Of sanford, deceased.
Executor therein named
RUTH r. WADE, late OF buxton, deceased. Pc
tltion for admins tration presented by James
Locke, q creditor.
Diddeford, dtcea.ed. Petition for administration
to George ii. knowlt0n. presented by Elisha Lit
tleae.d and Ivory Lttledeld, brothers Of said do
ceascd.
ucCebteu.
and nnsl account presented for allowance by Trh-
| tram Kicker. his Executor.
JOSHUA DEARiS0, late OF Kennebunkpcrt,
Sses e First ,scoSnt presented for allowance
VILLIIM PERKINS, 1ste Of Kennebunkp port,
deceased. First account calculating statement OF
receipts under leers TO sell real estate and apply
proceeds - directed In will Of aid deceased pro.
istrAtor d. b. %. O. Ia
ANDREW s. ROSE, late OF Berwick. deceased
First and final account presented Tor allowance by
John d. Neatly. administrator.
NAHUM RhTCH. late Of VOLS, deceased. First
and private account presented allowance by i,a.
belle Hatch admnstratrix.
SILLY MAxNELL, late of Wells. deceased.
FIRST account presented for allowance by Enoeb
CHARLES ROBERTS, late OF Alfred, deceased.
first and Anal and private account .prssented for
allowance by Ellen J. Roberts, adinInhtratrix.
Also her petition for allowance OF pow In Metho-
dist Meeting House In said Alfred.
CHARLES w. coUSENS, minor and child q
Charles Cousens, late Of kennebunk, deceaset.
Fourth account presented Cor allowance by J. u.
cousens, his Guardian.
cLLRz hxGiE EaiTT r,S, minor and child o.
account presented for 'allowsncs by samuel d.
Came, her Guardian.
SUSAN r.. ROBERTS, LUCINDA ROBERTS
q tsiin s. RoSs1 ii: q Lyman ana d ss
Third account presented for allowance by Asenath
Roberts, their Guardian
PHEBE a. WooDM<K. minor and child OF Sam
for ssn's 10 .si and eSnVsy real e:tss. prs.easa
by Samuel r. Woodman, her Guardian.
EDUfH SMITH. late Of Keunebunk, deceased.
Petition foe license 10 sell and convey real estate
presented by Lizzie smith. Administrst rix.
EXPERIENCE GOODRICH, late OF Berwick,
decea,ei. Petition Tor license 10 sell and convey
real estate, presented by william Emery ,Adninis-
traitor. o.ta
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The o-ea. s,.omss., D.a.tsr on ,As Ohio.
STATEMENT or A PASSENGER.

Mr.. Gustavus +. Hall, ono Of the passengers
on board the steamer America, makes the fol
lowing statement Of the recent terrible steam
boat disaster on the Ohio river:
We started from Louisville at o'clock on the
evening Of tho 4th inst, on tho steamer Amer
lea, Capt. Whittier, having on board about one
hundred passengers, and, including the passen-
gers and crew, nearly two hundred souls, a.
also . large cargo Of assorted merchandise.
When the America was about one and half
miles above Warsaw, KY, she came In sight Of
the steamer United States, from Cincinnati
bound Tor Louisville. She made signals which
were promptly answered by our boat, but from
some Misunderstanding, or a. yet unknown
cause, both kept on the straight course, almost
directly opposite to each other. Upon perceiv-
ING tho great danger Of collision, measures
were promptly adopted and everything done to
avert the terrible consequences which threaten
ell to arise from the error. Nothing, however,
availed, rs Il was, or seemed, impossible to
check the course Of the America. Although the
engines had been reversed, they had not time
enough to change her course, and the collision
took place with terrible effect, the bow Of our
boat striking the United States full on her port
bow, completely dcmolishing the guards Al
this moment several barrels Of coal oil on deck
wcre by the violent conclusion exploded with .
loud report, and In less time than can write Il,
Q soothing mass Of flames was communicated TO
and entirely envelopod the steamer.
had Just retired to my state room 10 sleep
when the bell rang, and the engine stopped, but
supposing that We had made some landing !
took NO notice Of the occurrence, even after the
crash of the colliding boats occurred. my i'm
preston being that owing 10 the carclessnea Of
the pilot the boat bad ma1le her landing befbrs
her Roadway had bem sufficiently stayed. Sud
denly, however, light hashed up, Illuminating
my room; and turning my head, I saw the tor
ri6o fame Of 6rs Issuing from the United States,
and at the same time thers were loud criss Of
"Firc. ere" Rnshing out Of my room, The
spectacle That met my 90 was . fearful ono,
Tho i'll ihtsd stsauer vss completely enyeloped
In flames. vhils oar petition became moments
rily more Dangerous, ~ the burning vsssel
drifssl toward NJ. and vs wers p9fsstiy power.
Len b change our position. The wsSsr itself
aroand o. wss ons Shess Of fame Il was q
terrible moment Of suspenss and passsd Without
ono shads Of hops. We seemed % b doomed
everybody seking the bet means a sslk pruser.
walton. i seissd what IN tAiags ooald, and
awaited Nearer approach - The shprs, and
junplng from The WRECK. manaesd 10 vork ny
way ashore amid the criss Of he poor unibrtn-
nate beings dying ~ sseend ~ -
Here IN arm and thsrs bod might b ~.
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PROGRESS Columbus sailed 10 tho American
coast in four hundred ton ship, and frst landed
upon the island OF 81. Domingo: Last week o yes
four hundred tons Of st. Croix Rum for p. II. Drake
& Co., OF that city. This Is but . few weeks . y
ply OF TIL. article, which these gentlemen use IN
the manufacture OF the celebrated PLANTATION
HIr1ERs. We are informed by an exchange that
Msssrs. Drake q Co. have not advertised adollaT
for year, but that the sales OF this article con
tlnue OF the former enormous figure. In 1861, the
receipts of tho Plantation Bitters were equal to
those Of the New York 4 New Haven Railroad.
MAGSaLIA wArER.-Superior to the best I'm
ported derman Cologne and sold at halfths price,
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The Biddeford Ds~oeret last week published
what would have been valuable and timely Ar
ticle. lad the editor kept out his everlasting
hsrping on bonds. TAXATION, and his played ont
politics. However. even - Il ID. We commend
his enterprise and business ag>eiy in rsviviag
the subject Of railroad eonmanicatioa Cor oar
cities. This week We ass content 10 rspub,i.h
an EDITORIAL article Of Nov. 1885. nom which
We met no rvsponss whatever. not even from the
$3.50 Demoerat." which Wa 1t that time
more than two thousand years old:
In 1863 the proposed route Of the Saoo River
R. K, from Saco 10 Fsyeburg, was chartered.
surveyed, and sstimata Of the cost Of coustruc-
don givea, <1Ae whols distancs vas hrty-sieSt
miles. ~ hns passing frm point on the
Portland. UAco and Portsmouth, Rail- Road. 400
feet easteriy Of the Saoo Depot Thence Il runs
IN nertA- wesssriy dlrscsion, o. the sast side Of
Ne Burton rod. and nearly passllsl viii n &
"a miles 10 the sawyer school house. AZ tAis
point Il crusss IL rod, I'D ansrvSrxis recros..
6 u mar Samuel MmkA'a \ --.7.,.T
II crosses the rod 10 UniOn falls, shoss 2 IA
miles from the Falls. rhe line reaches ths Ssco
River IN Burton, 9 % nilss from Saco. Crus-
ing tno river ~ poant nooos w - e2oSe u
mill dam at salmon fslls. By . hridss 600 fsss
long and 81 fsst shovs he watsr. u, linz co..
tinues On he wsst sids ef Ne rivsr. and erussss
tho rsats Of tAs Yssk snd Csnha,and Rail
Rod shoat "a nils va q ~ Bar Mn.
Ths,cs eroos Tie rod b Lnaisk. sad passss
over q tract Of intsvals Ind nsar The river 10
Modsrssion fAlb. II ll-lo0 nilo non Saoo
Ths liss paaU tAssegA ~ vi11aes q Moder-
alton. ed lAsaes nnsG n s>rsisht dissslipa,
until within Aalf nils q IL Rsiis end Mills
Mt Bonny EaeIs, vhsrs 70 eroDs tAs rod lsasl-
ing 70 t6s AifR plAes. and curves more vsstsr.
b Into - Liahgopa. 10 0sssss NJ rod
near s..asa lnys hs~sA 90 e..s. y u.
bank u 6aco River. tksnes sloag- The hsnk VI
tAs river. sad ever iatrvals land ar most of
the diseAnss 10 Litljs 0uipss River. n crosss
thls yivR .. ths hee u ~ YsIi. and abodt coo
~ hclgw u Miila n Tia erossss tks rod
lsading ffsa Lehgtsa - Portland about Ia
q 1lls vst q uniagtna Yslb and br,des,
On GO esee yivsr. fhsss IL hns eoati,ses n
svRy AAsst esarss 10 . psaut visAh TT q
nils sfelWp Rans. dls>aat ftsa $50 - So.lO0
~D3oup 6enQ bnslng noeU vssoseiy ovu Pl.s
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Holiday Goods |!

Those about purchasing Goods for
the coming Holidays, or Bridal Pres.
ents, tohen visiting Great Falls, should
not fail to call at j. j. Wood,cards
Watch, Clock, Je,relry and Fancy
Goods Establishment, and inspect a
Stock of Goods that can't be beat in
the vicinity.
j. j. Woodward,
Formsriy Wakefield 4 Woodward.
Gold and Silrer taken at The high.
est rates. 4'n
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,,rsYDrxr's NxssAcr.


NJ Jobn.on sent his msssags to C0ns'1 y
.,,,O.l an Wednesday. which 70 inc n'
,m,or,.u, item relating to the whole 'u'Ss
mi. AZ, I. constitutional and Tor 'hN 'n :
-, nv the people; bat the influence sA'
-, h., in American politics 10 20 oesPer
.,.,, ms.ar, that What hsmsy say . o. no '0
.so,.noe. and since Congsss has aed tns sa
,sn,ur,r'. hands. What be may essay 70 10 " u
...,c.lv more importance. unless We nave wen
.,o,,Ssd fears that he may again brios ana %
o.. . .ns;c;eut quantity Of Republican sena'
a.. A. ..,. hi, miserable ofhcial Lie - u vas
go. ..,ed. However that may b the
once "< ~ Ma. triad Mia best 10
"Oh man OF inc %
stias the country he would nave ioas
chilly. could be have been permteu' "n'
."y' ,.,..,..,;n, m friends or admirers
to PriVaie sns"s' .,,. n.
behind, man who has iearneu no'h'"s '.'s
va. alderman Of his native village, and VINO
.. a, \. s,rv;veo In this world till
cannon eAP"'@ -
he be dispatched 70 inc o'ner'
His message ID long and would occupy "A
...,,,,.. os ,h,. paper. lie attacks the Recon-
'o'N" :, Go. stating that no
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-12-11

INV ~ soma Two nunur0u q INC moso
prominent rsbsls szcisdsd from pardon, among
than psvh. Lea. Brssknridge aad Visa They
are IN asxiess 10 b ariOned. TO tale ths oath
Of allegiance. and to become sctivs msmbsn Of
the Democratic party. ,.s-..s--
fhs Supreme Court Of the United States has
decided In the case Of Joseph A. Bradley. coun-
eel for Surrstt, whs, u win b. fscellssted, was
expelled from the bar Of the Court Of the Dis
trict Of Columbia. that that court possessed ex-
elusive jurisdiction 10 rnaho an order semcting
Mr.. Bradley from It's bar, and that the decision
b beyOnd review.
The Washington correspondent Of the New
York Tribune says that he Ia authorized TO deny
the report that Vice President elect, Collar, will
resign the speakership Of The House during the
present session. Mr.. coifax has bern urged to
this course by the prominent members Of both
Houses. The speAkership cf tho xIIst Con-
grsss Is being canvassed with much friendly in
tcrest by the friends Of the several competitors.
A Washington special says that one version
Of the Alabama imbroglio is this' That Rsver-
dy johnson followed Stewards suggestions In the
main, but the latter. perceivins that the AZ
rangsment was unpopular, referred Il to cabL
net meeting. As q ready way to endit. Its ru-
mored that Minister johnson Is suspected Of
playing into the hands Of the English tories du-
ring the elections, and that he has never expec-
A., ,,..-,.u.u.,,, =, .o. 9TH tho annroval
60
MT,
oh e'ec.on n'sn'' !" '''u""' ,u' d. -
Oh hepuoneans oan' y" "ep'''ss NC"
burners quite ia.o IN inc evening" a"u e"e'.es ,
'or aran' anu v'e'0'y. "en' rs"' '.t1,''
""nourne Is 30 Out anu apo,Vs10 '.,". p'
Ior my noh-"PPea'an'e' anu '." , nv, ' M
IKE seymour NJ a.Nau.e' :" ~"
kn0" "n'en way 'n'' '"''s - ss.
Gen. Grant Lett Boston on SATURDAY on h''
return 70 Washington. he visitor the manu-
featuring companies Of Lowc!l. Inc "''en'onS
shown him have been marked oy an apprec'a-
ton OF his desire not 70 DC o0red' we us'
'nas MS grea' oAanp'eo' n'ies'y VIII w "u'P'-
:" s
Two bachelors OF Indianapolis wasereu on inc
election TINT the one whose canuua'o was 10
reared snou'd marry w'nlh sn weeks OF Psy
soW. Inc seymour oacne'or Is NO" "yms 20
save his Sooo by hnding somebody VINO WILL
marry him.
The Mobile Tribune, in the midst OF Its 10
grets at the defeat Of Seymour, rejoices over the
majority which he received in Alabama, where.
according to that organ OF treason 1t would take
forty thousand troops to make the State surren.
der. The Tribune says that 1t feels no con-
Germ In the condition Of politics "in the north
England or In France; to us they are all equally
foreign countries" 1t is certain that upon all
OF them the State OF Alabama, iu her present
mood, has about an equal erect II styles the
northern people "a pack OF bowling wolves
sna Calls upon urant 70 grmo MS neei h'o
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The Great .Nsp England Remedy.
I. ]. ". POlanfS White Pint Csmponnd

DR.. j. W. P0lanfS While Pine Compound,
Csrss Sore Throat. Ceiis, Coughs DipfAsr,s, Hros.
eAifu, splitting Of Bissf, snd PsimssUy A6ssfssss
gsHsrauy. 10 u q r,msrkstfs rsnefJ Jsr ksdasy
Complaints. Disbsfss. D,Dfesfy Of HsfdsRg Uvins,
Bissdiso ffem iAs K,dasys and Roddsr, Grsrsi. ssd
other Csmpfafnfs.
BosroN, Jan. 90, 1854
PoLASD's wHirE PIEI CoHrouxb. Amer having
given u . thorough trial wecan conhdentiy recon
mend Peiasfs RAds Pias coMpesnf ~ . very VAL
liable article for the euro Of colds, coughs and pull
monte complaints ysusrally.. In sovsrsl ease: ss
have known lt 20 give prompt relief when al otn.I
remedies which had been tried had hiled. ~
article which, In climate 90 promotivs % sessss ~
and severe colds a. that Of New Rnx,s nd Suxns 10
be In every faInly and Ne are sure nas yiii 81
once obtain 10 and give u . falr ,ht ~. $1,000
thereafter b willing 10 b w'soos' " -
.Jssrnai. . ,... wAkfs Psss
Compessd advertised IN oer eoIsnsuss ~ meijcipal
fui stten nj 10 combine and. erpy ~. ,ssu thoe.
virtueS N The white Pine bssk L.. - vIeipIty
cashiy tsstsd by people 10 nis euL 4. ~ IL vsiSc
Ss4 x rscosistor les tsstisionlsn
Snm nr,,g.s veil Known 20 our Jul ~ 49,. 81
~. ~ ~ svisi IN all thoso eases 2,
ts M A. sAapss.i. IL 10 Or sale ~ al ost esk'
~,sssENsw Yssk fsfssssfs.i Ia a, .,.,,
-. NM ciss ce.psssd 70 nos sSia ~ WI
IA az the UnI'si ststss and Brinsn rfov'ness
1920 $500, = ss' s....ss Dsr.t, Bssse.. As.
ysp0
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
To Holders of Government Bopds.
AND OTHER
SECURITIES AND vALUABLEs.
UNION SAFE Deposit FAULTS
40 STATE ST., BOSTON,

LEE, llIGGlNsON co. offer for Rent. Safes In.
side their Vaults, at rates from go TO 800 per an.
NUN. They also offer to receive, on special depos
IT, as B,ilees, securities OF persons living In the
country or travelling abroad, officers OF the Army
and Navy, Masters Of Vessels, and others. Circu-
lars. containing full particulars, forwarded on APP
p.icaticn to lENDf LEE, Manager
boston, March I, 1868. sp.no.lyll
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ioa,os cub. ,i. Earth Exesva,,oa, SIC sss %
aG0o Slid Rock Excavation. AOo0 %
30 4. Drsise Masonry, 81 ciass, 1,SlS 90
20s Arch 2o55 W
lx53 I" Culvert ,S2 W
1tooo nsiiastise. 5000 0s
Railway Brhige over highway, 3o0o
10 CATH psss Crossings, each 1aoc, $50 90
(,vard lO,OO, 1000
Public Crossings AMI Sign, each 5000, $50 %
s,3Io Rods Eeneing. ITO Per rud, Sel3 90
S-lO miles Land Damages and Areocies. IL, 90 W
40 "a sup-r.srscture, Main Track, 10 $40 90
1910 ket Turnout Track, Wv W
w., AMI s.i,ch~s 800 %
Depot, rreIt liOase Water Stations Turn rsnkosoi '"
ls5,s9o %
erot' 1850 90
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Rufus Chapman, OF Liberty, Me-, Ind q stin leg.
bent ut the knee. limbercd and straightened oy
the use OF "Johnsons Anodyne Liniment."
The proprietors OF "Johnron's Anodvno Lint
ment, ""Parsons Purgative Pills." and "sheridan's
Cavalry Condition Powders" have published y
readable and instructive pamphlet, which may DO
had free at the stores.
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SltT.2sC 60
III an, a, "a

1--we add twenty Ave per cent. to the above hg-
ures, In view Of the disorlercd state Of the f.
nances, We have for the whole cost SlS4 ,lO7 o.
with an average cost per mile Of SOL ,9l6 90,
which can be As easily raised as $4,000, ten
years ago.
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A,i.ueh.er ofsz-Gov. Orr, q South Carolina
has married Philadelphian. Rsconst.ucton
Is progressing. ef ~ b.s .iii.
Na.by sagssst TIA. Prudent Jchnsoa sp-
ply for tho Spanish throne. He would b
acceptable 70 The spani.h people, toc Al hi Ia
he has been engaged In putting ths Boarbou
down.
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WANT or ESERGr 10 ono great cause OF miNor,
tune In business, as we'll ss neglect OF household
duties The use of Spcer's "Ctandard Vino Bit
ters will eflectually give tone and energy 10 the
tude The Peruvian Dark contained In them, viii
also cure ague. For sale by druggists.
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~ Masters Of vessels, or officers Of the army OF
navy. having coupon securities. can deposit them
Street. Boston, and have the Interest oP dividends
collected and Transmitted. These vaults are n
proof against fire and burglars rs human ingenu
ity can make them. Address Henry Lee: MAns
OaF
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Owners of Dwellings are invited to cal, a,
r. II. Hay es Insurance Agency, aud learn the a.
yorable terms there offered for insuring this clas
Of risks Office In Union Block, LOG Main Street.
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DIED.

II Noticcs 81 deafhs, nss exc,eng sig nes, Inserted
free, above thai number. 1t regular advertising rstss.
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Valuable Horses should he insured In the
Insurance Agency, Union block, No. los Main
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MOREss ECONOMICAL, REMARKABLE GER.
n,n,y OF prompt action, In Tact, every good quail.
IVY guaranteed by Ma. y. A. ALLkS's IMPROVED
!Hsw nyfs) HAIR RksroHsR or DREssIsa. (fs one
SoHIsl Every druggist sslis it, Price one Dollar.
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Our eiy has ban sid 70 pssubls Hsavss IN
this respect. -Ass 10 = rsaehsd ealy By "sas
sssaisAt ssd nArrsv rsadI' WAilh tbs b un-
fOrsanass'y h.tteo tzas. I can ASSURE he peo-
PIE Of Maine that the couparisoa cannot, BY he
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1868-09-11
Hog Cholera.

A correspondent writing to the Agricul-
tural Department at Washington, from
Madison, county, Miss, says 1 have
closely observed the various symptoms
and stages OF a disease among swine, known
as cholera, and have tried nearly all the
published remedies, both as preventivea
and cures, with but little success. About
seven years since I determined to adopt
remedies used by my father nearly forty
years ago for similar disease. 1 have not
lost hog from cholera when I used the
remedy as preventive, and in every in
stance when. from neglect, the disease
made its appearance among my hogs, have
succeeded in curing it in few days: Pro
cure two or more large barrels and have
them placed convenient to the kitchen; de-
post all the pot-liquor, dish-water, and
greasy water of any kind, refuse pieces oil
bacon, and a few buckets full of soap suds.
Let it stand few days or until fermenta
ton begins; then add to each barrel one bL-
shell Of pine charcoal, q have never used
any other kind, half bushel of corn
meal, one handful of salt, and one-half
pound of oopPeras. Let it stand a short
time, so that the coal may become thoro'-
Iy saturated with the liquid, then pour into
troughs made for the purpose. One barrel
thus prepared, given once or twice week,
will be sufficient for fifty hogs, and pre-
vent cholera and keep them in healthy
condition"
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peep or shalIow Flowing.

The subject Of blowing is sill under dis
cussion in some of our exchange ma
jority siding with The deep furIow, an &C.
casional one with the shallow There is,
however. a general acquiescence in the as
sumption that. with underdrainage. deep
blowing is beneficial Now the fact is that
a deep stirring of the Foil is a species of
understanding, as it affords the surplus wa
ter chance to recede further from the sur
face and the roots of the plants than shall
low plo wirg would do. But, where the
subsoil is Of tenacious character, arrest
ing the water in its downward course, IN
derdraining and deep Flowing should go
together. The immediate results may not
meet expectation, but second crop will
furnish proof Of improvement, and succeed
ing ones much more striking attestations
of the wisdom when combined under
drainage and deep tillage. Ample stores
of vegetable life are hid away in the earth,
but to awaken them to energetic and pro-
longed action, the scratching process must
give place to a more profound and invigor-
atiDg ones By way of corroboration Of thie,
if any is needed, we quote a remark recent
ly made by A. S Fuller, at meeting of
the New York Farmers Club. He said /:
81 will report a little experiment have
made since we have discussed the depth to
which the ground should be stirred.
have broken up gravely hill of moderate
fertility, aud put corn on it. 1 told my
men to take a narrow belt and spade it
twenty inches or two feet deep. They did
! so, but put on no more manure than on the
rest. Now what is the difference? You
can see that belt for half a mile; the corn is
twice as big"
The Practical Farmer indorses deep
blowing as follows
We have for many years, not only since
conducting an agricultural paper, but while
a farmer years before that, continually rec
commended, both from theory and practice
blowing twelve to fifteen inches deep. We
believe the ordinary shallow blowing, four
to five inches deep. to be the great cause o
the anndA reduction in the average of oul
cereal and other crops, that the result is no
only a short and stunted, but also an Ut
healthy growth-thus inviting insect rava
ges, and also irremediable damage from
drouths. We observe the wheat crop il
Ohio. for example, has diminished from al
average of eighteen bushels per acre ii
1850, to nine bushels per acre in 1865
Other crops in other States show like di
minution; and if the cause is not in the con
tinuous cultivation or exhaustion of Only
five or six inches of soil (so-called) we d.
not know where to find it.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1868-09-11
To Protect Corn Against Cut Worms.

a farmer gives in one Of our exchanges
his experience with cut worms, which IS
worth trial next spring. He spriukles a
tablespoonful of salt on each hill of corn az
ter planting. alt is peculiarly obnoxious
aud fatal to this class of insects, as may he
readily seen by dropping it on them. The
rain washing the salt down affects the worm
and also acts as a fertilizer for the corn
Some farmers SOW on their corn fields a
broad least dressing of four to six bushels
Of salt per acre.