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Middletown transcript., 1868-12-05
9arifultural department.
Stall-feeding Cattle.

The system of stall-feeding has acquired
considerable popularity among practical
men. By many it is regared as by far
the most economical method of feeding
domestic animals of all kinds, not only
because of the smaller quantity of food
required, but because cows, when SO kept
afford more and richer milk than when pas
tnred in the ordinary way. In this way
the animals are supplied with an album
dance of green, sapid and succulent fod-
der; consequently the health of the ami
NAL is better, and the profit derived from
it is greater than when there is but scant
or precarious supply.
By introducing this mode of feeding, it
is always possible to observe great regular
ity in feeding, both as regards time and
quantity, and also to pursue steady equi-
librium in all the associated departments
of domestic or rural economy result
which, although extremely desirable, is
often extremely difficult to obtain. The
result of numerous experiments has de-
monstrated beyond question that cattle
can be maintained not only at diminished
expense-so far as the actual value of food
is involved-but that they can be kept in
condition of more perfect health by STALL
feeding than in any other manner But
it is always judicious, however, to give
them frequent exercises in the open air,
and this may be done while they are out
to water.
In this country we have as yet known
but comparatively few instances in which
stall feeding, properly so called, has been
systematically adopted and carried out.
When any one has made any attempt at
approximating it, it has been customary
to produce the fodder from patches Of
soil highly cultivated and made fertile by
the application of the best manure. Corn
has generally been the grain resorted to
for this purpose, 1t is usually cut green
and conveyed to the barn as wanted.
Another advantage resulting from STALL
feeding is the more perfect economization
of the manure. II has been estimated
that the actual cost of keeping COW by
stall-feeding is less, by nearly one fourth
than by open pasturage, if pursued in the
usual way, and with the very best facili-
ties to secure manure.
Middletown transcript., 1868-12-05

WINTER. Winter, with its brown fields,
its bleak hills, its leafess trees, and twi-
light-iooking mountains, is upon us. We
breathe no more an air fragrant with the
breath Of flowers and freighted with the
music of the song birds of summer, for
the flowers have fallen asleep beneath the
earth's warm covering and the birds have
flown before the chilly winds that sweep
down from the polar seas. bringing with
them snow and ice, and frost, and causing
the body to shiyer and the step to quicken.
The dpll leaden clouds. in ragged masses,
hurriedly march across the sky, throwing
q veil over the beautiful walls that arch
the world, while every object expresses
an air Of desolation. But there is one
bright picture amid all this dreariness,
where the heart drinks in draughts Of de-
light, and that is to be found around the
iireside. Here we can gather during the
long evenings, and though the rain may
patter. and the winds moan, and the
SHOWS beat, we can smile, and talk, and
find pleasant enjoyment in reading as the
hours march along. s.
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: nopplara GALES.
Z THE MISTAKE
xaioyts sroaf 81 EsSSEhfk kaslll 4rAR.I z 3 J

LOVE STORY OF EVERY YEAR. lt:s
Theheayy brakes slowly revolved and
the gigantic iron horse came to a iignifed
pause ebeside the little. Gothic building
known rs ,se Milbrook'sA "a pretty edifice
halfshidden among leaning willows whose
green boaghs ihoatcd on the surface Of the
quiet stream rippling away towards. the
woods beyohdss daaaRd stifnasssN %
iiDasid Dreswich had been watching for
Alillbrook Station during the last half
hour=-it seemed as II the eaRfiages had
never moved 50 slowly, and yet the other
passengers might have borne witness that
the trainlhad thandered through the quiet
country with lightning speed But then
David Creswich was coming to visit his
home after three months of weary absence,
and that made all the difference in the
world d xslias1tass9 sEg egi % boHwpsa
siMilbrook looked very lonely in the Or
ange light of the mellow sunset, with its
white church spires rising up among the
elms, and the blue wreathes Of smoke Cir
cling up above the woods, as David sCres-
wich stood an instant on the platform,
drinking the clover scented air into his
lungs as one might quaf a draught Of
beaded champagne i4sE sas 81 ncl EeHe
a.sHsme again,D he miurmured under
his breath. as asIhe'tdrned to walk up the
shady country road into asregion Of lonely
sylvan rmeadows e and orchards Bending
beneath their weight of emerald green
fruit. swell, it Is like entering into
snother existence to breathe the fragrance
Of sweet fern ana new Inown hay !. after
three months spent 1among' the dust and
gasspipes Of the city Don't I remember
how Ilused atosigh after London, and fancy
it was like some enchanted CITY as r read
ef ID the seA Arabian sKnightsi''n There,
nothing like stern experience for scatter
ing such delusions to the four winds
Thatwas four years ago, and things wea
a different aspect to my eyes now. =
he sighed d little as he walked on, I'M
consciously treading the silver daisies un
der his fest.ya gtiistnsl4 8 y Hsass'se 'sr
David Creswich was tall and strongl,
built, with pleasant blue eyes and auburl
hair that fippled into wavyl curls over hi
frank, open forehead imam whom. yol
could scarcely look at without liking
who carried aslctter Of iiitroduction in hi
very face. And as he stro0e along, phs
sing through the alternate floods Of sun
set light and moving veiIs Of shadow tla
Jay along the velvet grass of the countr4
lane, he smiled to himself without bein!
aware Of he smile. isssssposs hasp1x ass'
q Philippa viii be glad to lee me d
course, was the thought that hoated up
psrmosE Ii his mind fN.s Dear little aPhiI
ippaie I#snder il she has thought Z
me half a. often as have dreamed Of iief
Isuppose she Is leaning over the gate an
expecting me now, for she must :undoubi
edly have heard the whistle e Wiilsshe b
pleased with the little garnet riug1 hay
brought her tosweari 10 token Of our On
Middletown transcript., 1868-12-05

STIRRINa SoTL AROUND TREES.
opening or tightening the soil around the
roots of trees, either in the spring or fall,
for the purpose of letting in warmth, and
affording freer medium for the expansion
and development of the roots, is Of great
value in promoting the health and vigor
of the tree. All trees, whether fruit or
ornamental, young or old, indigenous or
exotic, are vastly benefited by the pro-
cess. In old orchards, the soil about the
trunks Of the trees, and to considerable
distance from them, in every direction,
should be carefully broken, and the upper
surface, to the depth of three or four in
ches, removed in the spring, every four or
five years. The eggs Of the onrculio and
other insects are deposited in this stratum,
and if not removed or destroyed, will pro-
duce insects, the ravages of which the sue
eeeding year will be productive of far
greater loss than the expense of removing
the soil and replacing it with compost on
loan. 1t is an utterly hopeless qnderta-
king to attempt the cultivation Of good
| fruit, when no measures are resorted to, to
obviate the fatal ravages of this detestable
and insidious foe, and the remedy now
suggested is by no means expensive, if we
take into consideration the advantages 9th.
erwise resulting to the trees from its ap-
plication. Any good soil, taken from the
open fields or cultivated lands, may bt
used as a substitute for compost and very
small quantity will suffice. Even if nj
fresh matter Is applied, 7 would recon-
mend the removal Of the surface soil, ans
would replace it when convenient Chi
manure, or old dung covered with straw
answers we'll for this purpose: Ger. Ger
naantoscns gslcgsaph.
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THn soLAR EoLrpsr Nsxr susnss !.

THE SOLAR EcLIpsE Ngxr SuHmxs.
On the 7th of August next total
eclipse Of the sun win Be visible in q part
Of the United States. The eclipse win be s
partial throughout the Union, but total ia !
Iowa, Central Illinois, Southern Illinois.
Indiana, KeRtucky and North Carolina.
following line from northwest TO sonth-
east. beginning ia Iowa between and s
F. M. and ending on the North garalips
coast Q few minutes past six. Rhe spH
will be nearly at its greatest distance from
the earth and the moon at It's least 20 that
the obscnration will last n longer time than.
usual. There hare beeA only Two total
eclipses visible in any large part af tho
United States during the present century
those Of 1906 and 1884 Several an-
nnal eclipses have occurred, one Of the
most remaSkableaf which was that Of 1888:
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z Il-7lF 81 49, " -'.7- =
l,1Stlrt.tg, foaeEttrg.'s.s Z slF sI''''
.~unA.sKseIvsEGs
.i.,.,n..s hsT sgt3 TsfS .gFa
~ 4 By LUCY LAkcoM i~esss

xssu,, ss.S.nasSs Ns-T-7 ,,st3 TsSz -sFsasan
~ .,,.,sssqf By LUCY LAkcoM i~esvsssA q aa
iai.s For the wealth Of pathless forests, Ss'N
Whereon no axe may fail ~ q, 3AtA 20
FOR the winds that haunt the branches i iw
The,young bird timid call;aF nyoL
For the red leaves dropped like rubies -
sgsp,a Upon the dark green sod;,u a''N &9'''.
For theswaxing of the forests, ~ - kits q
~ y thank Thee, Q my sGodlsa sres saos'
,For the sound o. waters gushing sie e
ssgf I'm bdbbling beads of light; ;.,i adt - tst
~, For the, fleets Of snow-white lilies gias
Firm-anchored out of sight; "a
y For the reeds among the eddies;
f4,s4a The crystal nsthc clod ;isg .SsoA poE
J. For the flowing Of the rivers as1slae4B asSs
4 thank Thee, my Sod G0d l's,s,4s ls,i %
-g,s For 1tbe roossebuds break of beauty,
VI Along the toiler's way;sd IN .tWas
For the violet's eye that opens ! haa tal
sss.s To bless the newborn day; -. ..Fr
81 For the bare twigs that in summer =
xSst p Bloom like the prophets fod5 % eaEa ~
t.,- For the blossoming Of howers, sh4sa lsY9
! thank Thee, my God y .sya q S,aaa
AZ For the lifsing gupi of mountains, b. .d.ssa
..os I'm brightpessand IN dread i aa,,s:as l,-a1
Alone have dared to tread;
Zeal For the darn Of silent gorges, s'@ii e.'9e
A. s..Whencc mighty lcedars nods 3asi 81 ~
q. For the majesty Of mountains, J., isa4 a4a
!, ~ y thank " Thee, pRs GOD tioaiisss sd bsz
1s4 For the splendor of thesunsetss asiq9 wsg
Vast mirrored on the sea !. ~ saia yt5lts
For Che gold d-fringed clouds that curtain
.a1sT ,Hcasenls lsihnerimystefy; 60 ~ li'd r.
..gEor the molten, of tWilights3,1 sF.sa1a
Where thought leans glad, yet awed; Z ~
For the glory Of the sunsets, .,....
ystfSss 4 tb.t1k Thee a my God f7i - Ftf'f
"a hNfetpr5ss al n9Sb y fs6i8saiiti -aslI54asl
For the earth, and all its beauty t.tg7s..1s
The sky and, all its light; sff' fs,-
snesFor the dim and soothing shadows %
E4tl6i That rest the dazzled sight; ad1 isfe sits
- For unfading fields and ,prairies,iaa1l asist9
Where sense inyain has trod Aiax,fil,;sl
~ For the worlds s exhaiistless beauty,
'-' psa1g
For an eye Of inward seeing; 4 ,.fd.A
~ "A soul to know and love;
-4s For these common aspirations, oS u.s.
- That our high heirship provei sliasg&4si'
For the hearts that bless each ptheF 4 lsS
Beneath Thy smile, Thy rod :i,s,,n,'s, -.
For the anaranth saved from Eden, -
.Ss6tN thank Thee, o my God s'''s IS
{ For the hidden scroll, o'erwrittea -. y
VIZ With one dear Name adored;
-anFer the Heavenly in the humans qsp '''f
The Spirit in the Word;is aFPw sIsei esi
Forlthe tokenssof thy presence aida odT
Within, above, abroad; ,.,eys ,;isssss, 4
For Thine own great gift of Being,.,
asa aelsshank Thee, oihy God4 ~ :iSt ''''aa
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An old woman resolved letter, and
supposing il TO be from her absent son.
she called on person near 70 read Il. Ha
accordingly began 70 read il % her.
Dear mQther," !" then making = stop 10
find out What followed, ~ the writing was
bad, the old lady exclaimed;
.oh, zig my poor Jefry; he alaags
Middletown transcript., 1868-12-05
An Episcopal Blnst Against tRe .sEskssleW
BcHh;Y sss -


The extravaganza and Whims of fashion,
we are well aware, are not to be written
down, or pHt ta tha blush, Rg aAg appeal
to proprlety, good taste, az e4lnIlAn sehse,
but it is none the less duty to Fempn-
strate against making the house of God q
place for their exhibition. Most Of ours
readers, no doubt, are aware that since
advanced ritualism,'" as it il called, cama
in vogue, it has been the habit of NOT 4
few persons, who have been sentimentally
taken with it, to bow every time the Glo-
ria Patrti is said or sung. Very young
ladies', it is observed, affect it the N,ast.
At iPst, the novelty was the occasion Of
remark, and in some cases, of remonstrance
on the part Of more than one steadygoing
rector. Since the termination of the sssea,
son" at the watering places, however, these
young lady genuaections haYe had pew
feature added to them. II ia called, lit IL
difficult to say #hy1 the GFeciaR Bend,
and has its most noticeable manifestations
in snch a distortion and danbling-up Of
the human form as would excite the djs7
gust even of a South Sea Islander. This
:'bend" it was noticed in most of the Rit-
qalistic Churches last Sunday, was studs
ously super-added to the s.beckipgs and
bowings," previously praotised, tbe whole
presenting grotesque effects which might
do very well upon the theatpical stage, bns
which are awfully out Of place In the house
Of God. The spectacle is one which, from
any point of view, it is sad to contemplate,
and it is to be hoped, therefore, NOT anlF
the parents and guardians Of fhe yoang
persons figuring In il, will do all they can
TO suppress il, hHt, thsf the pBhlia at large
will treat it as . custom, to say tho least
of it, more honored in the breach than in
the observance. Episcopalian,
Middletown transcript., 1868-12-05
s,.,.ss u oldus, rs,es..

In some Of his recent lectures Professor
Silliman the younger, alluded Ia the dis:
covery of the skeleton Of On enormous liz
ard, Of eighty feet. From this the Pro-
fessor inferred as no living specimen cf
such magnitude has been found, that tho
species which il represents has become de.
generated. The verify of bis position he
endeavored to enforce by nh aallAsion te ths
we'll known existence of giants In o1deA
times. The following Is tie nit "a which
this singular hypothesis Is BASED !
The giant exhibited at Rouen In 1889
the Professor says measured nearly eigh.
teen feet. IN.
, Gloradilas saw . giFl that was teA feet
The giant Galabra, brought Arabia IA
Rome under Claudius Caesar, was ten feet
high. 1,.. Z \. SOL sl.s.'
Fannum, who lived IN the time Of Eu.
gene III, measured eleven and a half feet:
The Chevalier Scrogg, in his voyage Y,
the Peak of Teneriffe, found in one of his
caverns of that m9untain, the head Of Fus
mich, who had sixty teeth and was net loss
than fifteen feet high.
The giant Ferregus, slain by Orlando.
nephew of Charlemagne; was tMenty.eight.
feet high: ,se "a fs'sspsHss5
In I841, near St. German was found
the tomb Of the giant Israoni, who was
not less than thirty feet high.
In 1850, pear Ranren, was found \
skeleton whose skull held a bushel of corn,
and who was nineteen feet high. 4sls
The giant Bacart was twenty-five feet
high; his thigh bones were faHAd in 1904
near the river Moderi.
In 1928, near the castle in Dauphine,
tomb was found thirty feet long, sixteen
wide and eight high, on which was cut
in gray stone these words, ::KiAtn lochRa
Rev." The skeleton was found entire.
twenty-five and . aHaEteF feet long. ten
feet across the shoulders, and Ave feet
from the breast bone 10 the back passs si
Near Palermo, in Sicily, in 1916, was
found the skeleton of giant thirty feet
high, and in 1850, another thirty-fogr feet
long. tHa 9setisssa gs ~
Near Marine, In Sicily. in i8l5s was
found the skeleton of Q giant thirty feet
high, the head was the size of hogshead,
and each of his teeth weighed FIVE 9Ahces:
We have no doubts that there were
"giants in those days." and the past was
perhaps more prolific in producing them
than the present. But the history Of gi-
ants during the olden time Wes not more
remarkable than that of dwarfs, several Of
whom were even smaller than the Thamabs
and Nuts Of our time; s. aaa !.
Middletown transcript., 1868-12-05

"Great Moassty ofthe PamphisteeE Atttla.''
Attilla comes out in a card against "Cosmopo-
lite," our correspondent at Savannah; Ga
His pamphlet is not q Crack-brain Literature
It is original and ingenious"=it cansed the
Spanish revolution and dethranal Of Isabella
And will dcthrone Victoria, Of Great Britain
Isabella 10 eaHe, Victoria comes next-War to
the knife to fsmais suffrage and its adveeates,
kc kc
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Congressional.

WASHINGTON, February 2S.-IN THE SENATE
q hill was reported for abolishing the Bureau
of Statistics.
The rule of proceedings in the impeachment
case was presented. Its consideration was
postponed.
One hundred thousand dollars were appro-
nria.ed to enable the Secretary OF the Treasury
to make q defence against the claimants for
CAPTURED and abandoned property in the Court
of Claims. The bill conveying the proceeds OF
captured and abandoned property into tue
treasury was passed. The Senate then au-
journed.
In THE House. the bill reimbursnS the mold
ers for certain bonds destroyed by fire, was
passed after considerable opposition. Inc
proof in this case was clear, The Secretary
beino able to Identity the bonds from the
charred remains.
The bill regulating The cusIody and expendi-
ture of the public moneys was passeu--it Ior-
bids the transfer from one bureau 20 another,
and the application of the surplus in one ap-
preparation to supply deficiency in another
the penalty is Imprisonment and fine.
The consideration OF the civil appropriation
dill was resumed.
The Sneaker announced that the lmpeach-
,oent Committee would probably report ar'i-
cles tomorrow.
The House then adjourned.
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THE CONVENTION.
CONVENTION HELD BY AUTHORITY OF THE
RECONSTRUCTION LAWS OF CONGRESS.
TO FRAME A STATE CONSTITUTION
Fer SOUTH CAROLINA.
THIRTY-EIGHTH DAY.

The convention assembled at the usual hour,
was opened with the usual prayer, and pro-
ceeded to work. An effort was made by 1he
President to induce the body to resume the
consideration OF unfinished business and Us far
as practicable to economize time; but the dele
gates were evidently not disposed to 60 more
than attend to the minor details connected
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5 ,ycral members asked for leave of absence
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the convention with the shortest possible
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Mr. B. o. Duncan thought there was danger
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Mr.. &. G.. Bowen presented the petition OF
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States, by reason of having participated i'll the
late War; but lIc participated to this extent
only that he enlisted as private iu the Marion
Artillery from The City OF Charleston 81 bout the
1st of November 1862 did not hasten to 60
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Union, under the Reconstruction acts OF Con-
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OH Petitions for action. .,
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the per diem and mileage of members, the
convention adjourned, and did not reassemble
for labor during the day.
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who desire the administration of our govern
ment to he conducted in accordance with the
principles upon which it was organized, and
who feel that our liberties are at stake, to as
sumo determined opposition to this fragrant
abuse Of constitutional privilege. Thus i'm
pressed, and calling upon all lovers OF their
country to unite with me, l offer myself and all
that possess 10 sustain the President in this
crisis.
And hereby declare that I will retain no
man in my employ who will support the fanati
cal party which is now dominant in our nation
al councils; that will have no intercourse
whatsoever with any man who will not uphold
the President Of the United States in this fear
full juncture; and, in the event Of impeach-
ment, l. call upon all Citizens whose senti-
ments accord with my own, to make public
their views, and unite as vigilance committee
in his support, and resolve never to yield until
our constitutional rights are secured.
Very respectfully,