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Evening star., 1869-11-17
no l71aw3w Commissioner of Patents

lTNlTED STATES PATENT OFFICE,
u WARRINGTON, ID. c., November II, 1859.
On the petition of HENRY BESSEMER; OF Lon.
don. England praying for the extension Of patent
granted to him the 1Ih day of November. ls5 fpr
fourteen years from the 18th day Of February, s6,
Tor an Improvement in Manufacture OF Iron and
Steel:
1t is ordered that the Testimony in this case be
closed on the 1lth day of January next; that the
time for filing arguments and the Examiner 8 report
be limited to the 2lst day Of January next, and
that said petition be heard the 2jth day of jan
uary next.
Any person may oppose this extension.
SAMUEL s. FISHER,
nol7- -law3w Commissioner of Patents.
1--WE CELEBRATED JOSEPH" kID@-
i GLOVES from Naples; the only kidhtWD
Gloves Of REAL MERIT at 81, for sale at Iiit llUl
WILLIAMS. WW
nolJ swr No. 1886 Penn "a avenue.
GRAPE VINES.
VI 1850 one and two year old VINES for sale by
j. FELGER,
Sth street east, Navy Yard,
nol5-6tr south side of Odd Fellows Hall
Evening star., 1869-11-17

NOTiCE-To ALL WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN
Y The above notice by Thornton smith. saving
that own no OPATENTcoNCRETE PAVEMENT,
IA this city or elsewhere. is contem pte fAlsehol
and can prove % Therefore, all persons wishing
70 get CONCRETE PAyEMENTS or CELLAI
fLooRS VIII do well TO give me call as I am Iay-
ing the most imrro, ed Concrete in the city AT
cents per yard less than Thornton Smith. OF any
other competitor. The best of reference given shpa
required. Office at Builders Depot, No. 562 7th
street.
sc E-n CORNELIUS BURLEw
Evening star., 1869-11-17

LIMITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,
u WASHINGTON, ID. C., November I3, 1882
On the petition Of CHARLES II. SAYRE and
GEORGE kLlNCK, of Utica, New York, pray
rg for the extension of patent granted to them on
the 18th day Of February, la56 and reissued the
list day Of June, lo69, for an Improvement in Cul
tivator Teeth:
1t is ordered that the testimony in the case be
closed on the llth day of January next; that the
time for filing arguments and the Examiners reports
be limited to the 2lst day of January next. and
that said petition be heard ON the 2jth day Of Janu
airy next.
Any person may oppose this extension:
SAMUEL s. FISHER,
Evening star., 1869-11-17

0+PCBLIC ATTENTION is called to the per
S emptery sale of right valuable BUILDING
LOTS located ON 18th street and street ADVERTISED
to take place on the premises WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON at O'Clock. Terms One half cash.
balance a credit Of twelve months.
q lRept1 &. w BDTELER, AuctiOneer
Evening star., 1869-11-17

0&SYX FOR SALE,
zWS The largest and best collection of u
French, English. and American eNtraI
fine Roses Climbing and Ornamental shrub. Plants
&c. Ac-- &c. Also. several Thousand Magnolias
Grandifora, and other choice kinds from flpt "a 10
feet in height They the best ornamental trr.
Tor the front OF houses, sidewalks. &C. Ac.. SC
A. JARDIN. Florist.
no4 colin Connecf icut aYenue ana N =.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-02-19
Accounts with the Farm.

THERE is no farmer who has tried the
practice of keeping accurate accounts
with his farm, who has not been benefited
thereby. By carefully entering in the ac-
count book every item of income and ex-
penditure the farmer not only enables
himself to see at all times his financial
condition, but the practice fosters an
economy and regularity which must
necessarily be attended with the happiest
results.
In view of the obvious advantages of
the practice, We earnestly urge every
farmer to provide himself with well
bound book, and commence to carefully
and accurately enter every item of receipt
and expenditure connected with his farm
operations, striking balance at the end
of each year. In connection with this
farm account should be. kept journal OF
the farm, in which should be noted every
event of the farm, such as the commence
ment of blowing, the time of planting,
cultivating and harvesting the several
crops; the time of planting trees, with
their varieties, etc, etc; a journal of the
stock not being neglected. Give the prac-
tice fair trial, and you will never aban.
don it-SOuthern RurdJtSt
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-02-19
Waiting for her Husband.

WE have recently been made acquainted
with one of the saddest and at the same
time one of the most singular cases that
it has ever been our duty to chornicle.
When the war commenced there lived on
Vine street an honest, industrious German
family, who supported themselves by
keeping small notion store. When Sum.
ter was fired on the husband at once en-
listed in the army as a private and by his
distinguished ability and bravery was soon
promoted to the command of his company.
Not once had he been home since the war
began. At last he wrote to his wife that
he had received "leave of absence" and
would certainly be home on the following
Thursday, and he wanted her to meet him
at the train.
The next day, instead of starting for
home, the battle of Gettysburg was fought,
and he was among the slain. The news
of his death came, and since that time the
devoted wife has been crazy, and still ex-
poets her husband on the train, and by
day and night-in all kinds of weather.
stands in the middle of the crossing in
front of her house, looking in every direc-
ton for the approach of him who will
never come again.
Often she will call on the mayor and
other city authorities to have officers de-
tailed to go and watch "that train," to
see if her husband is not coming. This
strange conduct has lasted for almost six
years. and the grief and troubles of the
poor woman have been so great that she
has turned prematurely gray, and although
under thirty years of age has the appear
ance OF a very old person. Cincinnati
Times
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-02-19
The Drying House.

AMONG the conveniences of large farm
is good drying house. Beans, which are
sometimes very difficult to cure, may be
dried in few hours in a splendid manner
So farmer tells us who has tried it. A
farmer in Franklin county who has large
orchard dries his apples on large scale
in this way. Corn never need to mould
when dry house is at hand, and the good
housewife eau have the incest of dried
pumpkin and dried herbs. Those who
have built hop houses need not tear them
down, though hops have no sale, for they
will answer all the purposes required
For the rapid seasoning of short lumber
it is excellent, so that on a large farm it
would seem to be mo convenient
building. Such a building may be made
to answer double use, as a receptacle for
the small farming tools during that season
of the year when the house is not wanted
for any other purpose.--4HdiRe Farmer.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-02-19
Lime as a Preserver.

AIR slaked lime has been frequently re-
commended as preserver for vegetables
when stored in cellars or pits. Recently
we heard gentleman state that he was
in the habit Of sprinkling it among his
apples in barrels and bins, and he thought
delicate fall varieties could thus be kept
much beyond their season. The lime dust
could be easily removed from the apples
by using cloth or brush, and it impaired
no flavor to the fruit The use of lime in
the cellar, as preservative agent, is a
good idea. 1t acts by absorbing moisture,
and if one individual in the mass decays,
the lime arrests the spread Of the disease
to others. 1t is well to hint to our readers
that cellars should be overhauled at this
season, and all decaying matter removed; /;
the sweating stage with stored vegeta-
bles is over, and specimens most prone to
rot have developed disease, Sort them
out, sprinkle some lime on the remainder,
and purify your cellar from dangerous
auXiliaries Of disease -Rurdl Nei6 Yorker.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-02-19
USEFUL RECIPES, ETC.

II you want your cows to look well and
thrifty, and yield generously their milk,
you must remember that they will pros
per in proportion as they are cared for
during the inclGment weather of winter.
THE bee.keeper must not judge of the
state of his hive in the spring by its
weight alone, because at that time the
number of young bees and Larvae in it
weigh heavy, and may impose on the un.
wary for real wealth, when the stock OF
honey is nearly exhausted.- IViLdmdn.
A CORRESPONDENT of the Ne0 England
Farmer does not approve of growing
grape vines on trees. He says he planted
a grape vine close to tree and allowed 1t
to run on the tree As long as the tree
was small he was benefited by the grapes,
but when the tree became large the birds
lodged in it and deVoured the grapes.
A WRITER in the Germantown ItLe.
grdph concludes, after having had three
years experience with storing manure In
the cellar of barn and under the ami
mails, and the hay and grain stored in the
barn, and when special care was devoted
to ventilation, that it Is a very objection
able arrangement, and unhesitatingly con-
demns it as very injudicious.
NEVER feed your fowls in haste, throw,
ing down the corn and running. Watch
the peculiarities Of your flock. One fowl
may starYe while the others are fattening.
Fowls have their likes and dislikes as well
as people, and their tastes must be studied.
And no kind OF feed that they dislike
should be forced upon them. If you do,
your fowls will suffer both In condition
and plumage.
O,rpt, ron ruE ITcU Taxa fresh butter
one pound put 1t in skillet, boil all the
pickle out, skim itwell, then add one ounce
Venice turpentine and one ounce OF red
precipitate stir till cool or the precip-
Inte win settle 20 the bottom Tbs
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-02-19
Feeding Horses.

THE system of manger-feeding is be-
coming general among farmers There
are few horses that do not habitually waste
a portion of their hay; and by some the
greater part is pulled down and trampled
under foot, in order first to Gull the sweet
est and best locks, and which could not be
done while the hay was enclosed in the
rack. A good feeder will afterwards pick
up much of that which was thrown down;
but some of it must be sOiled and rend-
cred disgusting, and, in many cases, one
third of this division Of their food is vast
ed. Some of the oats and beans are i'm
perfectly chewed by all horses, and scarce
ly at all by hungery and greedy ones.
The appearance of the dung will sufficient
ly evince this.
The observation of this induced the
adoption of nger-feeding, or of mixing
a portion of chaff q. c. cut feed) with the
grain and beans. By this means the ami
NAL is compelled to chew his food, he can
not, to any great degree, waste the straw
or hay the chaff is too hard and too sharp
TO be swallowed without sufficient masti-
cation, and while he is forced to grind that
down, the oats and beans are ground with
1t, and yield more nourishment; the stom-
ach is more slowly Allied, and therefore
acts better on its contents, and is not so
likely to be overloaded; and the increased
quantity of saliva thrown out in the
heightened maceration of the food, softens
it, and makes it more fit for digestion.
Chaf may be composed of equal guam
ties of clover or meadow hay, and wheat
en-, oaten, or barley straw, cut into pieces
of quarter or half an inch in length, and
mingled well together; the allowance of
oats or meal is afterwards added, and mix
ed with the chaff Many farmers very
properly bruise the oats or corn. The
whole oat Is apt to slip out of the chaff
and be lost but when 1t is bruised, and
especially if the chstf is little wetted, it
will not readily separate; or, should a por-
tion of it escape the grinders, 1t will be
partly prepared for digestion by the act of
bru ising. TIE prejudice against bruising
the oats is, 80 far as the farmers horse, and
the wagon horse, and every horse of small
draught, are concerned, altogether un-
founded. The quantity of straw in the
chaff will always counteract any supposed
pureative quality in bruised oats. Horses
Of quicker draught, except they are natur-
ally disposed to scour, will thrive better
with bruised than with whole oats for q
greater quantity of nuIrifhent will be eX-
tracted from the focd, and il will always be
easy TO apportion the quantity of straw
or meal 10 the effect of the mixture on
the bowels of the horse. The principal
alteration that should be made in the
horse Of harder and more rapid work,
such as the driving horse, and the stage
coach horse, is TO Increase the quantity of
hay, and diminish that Of straw. Two
trusses of hay may be cut with one Of
straw,
Some gentlemen, in defiance Of the pre-
judioe and opposition of the coachman or
the groom, have introduced this mode Of
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-02-19
The Horse.

THE front of the horses chest contains
his lungs, by which he breathes. Behind
them, separated by only a thin kind of
skin, is the stomach, destined to receive
and digest the food. Each of these organs
becomes larger when in use; the lungs oc-
cupying more room when the animal is
moving about and breathing more quick.
ly. The space they occupy is then so
filed that only one of them can be dis
tended at time. The horse can swell
out his lungs, and breath hard, trot or gal
lop fast, provided his stomach be empty
he can fill it with safety when at rest, or
nearly so, till the food is digested. But if
they are both full, the greatest danger is to
be apprehended the horse is sure to be
"blown almost Immediately, because he
has no room to breathe, and apopleXy
may cause the animal to drop dead in a
minute. No horse should be allowed to
get an unlimited supply offood. A proper
quantity should be given, and no more
enough to satisfy his requirements, and
then to allow proper time for him to di-
gest Many horse has been killed from
a fit brought on by the corn bin having
been left open at night, thus giving him an
opportunity to gorge himself to death
with the tempting food.-London Horse
Book.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-02-19
forn, onO euuetIlol0.
salt as a Fertilizer.

The pages of the Rural have repeatedly
spoken Of the advantages of using salt as
a fertilizer for nearly every variety Of fruit
crop. Its use rs destructive of fungoid
growths, and therefore a preventive of
blight in the pear, has been freely
touched upon, and we know of many
dwarf pear orchards whose immunity
from blight is by their owners entirely at.
tributable to its use.
Landscape gardeners of late have used
il pretty freely because of the vigorous
green to the grass from the inter, and also
because of the additional absorption of
moisture that its use brings to the ground,
and hence immunity from drouth during
summer.
The use of salt and plaster sown in
conjunction, forms a certain chloride of
sodium of ready solution and absorption
of vegetation, and, TO certain extent,
may be considered In vegetable life much
as the use Of alcoholic stimulus is to ami.
NAL lite, whether by means of lager, native
wine or whisky to man, or corn and oats
to the horse and although not q lasting
support, yet one that enables the plaat for
the time to resist TIE checks Of heat and
drouth, or the agency of fungoid atmos.
pherlc matter affecting its lifebcarin G
principle.
Itmay be that in so receiving the use of
salt as applied to plant life, we shall be &C.
cused of desire to create inebriety in the
pear aud grape but we are willing to TAX G
the odium provided our readers use the salt
and obtain satisfactory results. The winter
months are the best for applying salt, and
IL may be sown broadcast at this time 10
advantage, as follows: On sandy soils
that have had no animal manure, say at the
rate -four bushels tothe acre: on the same
| character of soils that have been, during
the past one or two years, heavily dressed
with animal manures, at the rate of eight
bushels to The acre; on heavy, poor un.
manured clay soils dressing of fourteen
! bushels to the acre will not be too much
while on clay loans that have been occa.
sionally dressed with animal manures, four
bushels to the acre will produce just as
good results as double the quantity. In
all these uses, the addition of one bushel
of gypsum (plssteDto four Of salt will be
found practically to add from two to fouI
| hundred per cent. to the value of the salt
| as applied above.-Rurd Neio Yorker.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-02-19
Making Poultry Profitable.

The place to which your chickens retire
ought to have dry floor, and be kept
scrupulously clean and as the floor is
the coolest part of the room, their
roOsting ought not to be more than twelve
inches high, and to be slanting, which will
keep the warm air in the roost. Sitting
hens can be cured by putting water in a
vessel, to the depth of one inch, putting
the hen into and covering the top of the
vessel for about twenty.four hours. The
vessel should be deep enough to allow the
fowl to stand up. This is the best remedy
we have ever tried Earth-worms are
greatly relished by confined fowls. Take
spade once day and turn over the
ground for your hens. They will soon
run after you when they see you with the
spade, and will amply reward you for the
extra trouble to accommodate them, by an
increased supply of eggs. - Canaan Farmer.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-02-19
Rebel Lies.

From the Memphis Post, Jan. 90.
We pity the embarrassments ot our
rebel papers in their attempts to manu-
facture monstrous falsehoods against the
Arkansas militia. They are scarce
allowed single days enjoyment of these
delicious creations of imaginative genius,
before q bluff rebel friend destroys the
sport by assuring the public that no out
rage of the kind happened, and that the
officers and men of the militia are, on the
contrary, conducting themselves in the
most creditable manner We sincerely
pity these editors in their pursuit of false
hood against uncomfortable difficulties
The appeal and the Ardldnche have re-
lated in the most piteous manner the hor.
rid details of the conduct of the militia of
Crittenden county in late expedition to
Jones Landing, under command of that
excellent officer, Col. Main. How many
women were ravished, how many men
were murdered, and, how much property
was stolen we do not remember. The
magnificent picture, however, is dissolved
into thin air by the following card;
A CORRECTION FROM JONES LANDING, ARK,
JONES LANDING, CRITrENDEN Co. ARK.
January 30, 1869.
EDITORS AVALANCHE | beg leave to
correct the false report that found its way
through the columns of some of the Mem
phis papers, concerning the official acts Of
Lieut. Col. Main, while at my place, on or
about the 2lst day of January. He, the
above mentioned officer, used as much
discipline and kept as good order as ever
saw among soldiers. They appeared more
like gentlemen than otherwise. 1t is true
that he took about hundred dollars warth
of groceries, for which he receipted. You
will please insert the above mentioned
facts, and you will oblige,
Respectfully yours, ]. N. JONES.
In addition to the above we have this
morning received the following:
MARION, Ark, jan 80.
EDITORS PosT noticed in the Appeal
of the 2Sth inst that an unknown man
had been murdered near the widow Jen-
kins' place, by the militia on duty at Ma
rion, Crittenden county.3.I am the man re-
ported to have been killed. Now, Mr..
Editor have no remembrance of having
been killed by the militia, or any other
person, and really think would have
known something oft if it had been done
as reported by the Appeal.
On the contrary, wish to say that the
militia have several times visited the place
where 1 am living, and have invariably
conducted themselves in an orderly man
ner, and have treated me with all due
courtesy. Respectfully,
G, w. WoODARD
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-02-19

feeling into the stables OF their carriage.
horses and hackneys, and with manifest
advantage. There has been no loss Of
condition or power, and considerable saw
ing OF provender. This system Is not,
however, calculated for the hunter or the
racc-horse. Their food must lie in small
Ter bulk In order that the action Of the
lungs may not be impeded by the disten'
ton OF the stomach yet many hunters
have gone we'll over the field who have
been mangcr.t fed, the proportion of grain,
however, being materially increased.
For the agricultural and cart-horse,
eight pounds of oats and two of meal
should be added TO every twenty pounds
OF chaH Thirty four or thirty-siN pounds
OF the mixture viii be sufficient for any
moderate sized horse, with fair, or even
hard work. The dray and wagon horse
may require forty pounds Hay in the
rack at night is in this case supposed to
be omitted altogether The rack, how.
ever, may remain, as occasionally useful
for the sick horse, or to contain tares or
other green feed.
Horses are very fond of this proveudcr.
The majority OF them, after having been
accustomed TO it, will leave the best oats
gwen to them alone, for the sake Of the
J'ingled chatf and grain. We would, how.
/ ever, caution the farmer not to set apart
too much damaged hay for the manufac-
turo of the chatf The horse may be thus
induced to eat that which he would other.
wise refuse but if the nourishiug proper.
ty of the hay has been impaired, or
| 1t has acquired an injurious principle, the
animal will either lose condition, or be-
come diseased Much more injury is done
by eating damaged hay or musty oats
than is generally imagined. There will
be sufficient saving in the diminished cost
of the provender by tho introduction OF
the straw, and the improved condition OF
the horse, without poisoning him with the
refuse of the farm For old horses, and
for those with defective teeth, chatf Il
peculiarly useful, and for them the grair
should be broken down as well as the fod
der.
While the mixture of chair with the
| grain prevents il from being too rapidly
| devoured and a portion of II swallowed
whole, and therefore the stomach is mo-
| too loaded with that on which, as contain
ing the most nutriment, its chief digcstiv,
power should he excrted, yet, on the whole
a great deal of time is gained by this mod
of feeding, and more is left for rest
When a horse comes in wcaried at tht
close OF the day, 1t occupies, alter he ha
eaten his grain, two or three hours Il
clear his rack. On the system of manger
feeding, the chatf being already cut int,
small pieces, and the corn and oats bruised
he is able fully to satisfy his appetite in al
hour and half Two additional hour
are therefore devoted to rest. This is
circumstance deserving of much consid
Grafton even in the farmers stable, and O
immense consequence to the sportsman
the stage coach proprietor, and the owne
of every hard.worked horse,-Amerjcd
| Stock Journal
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-02-19
A Novel Method OF Catching Mice.

A CORRESPONDENT of the Journal IF
Pharmacy says; Having on several oc-
casious noticed mice in our seed barrels.
l bethought me of some method how
might trap the little intruders they hav-
ing gained an entrance by eating through
the chime. To kill them with a stick was
impracticable, as the little fellows would
invariably escape as soon as the lid was
raised to any hight. then thought of
saturating piece of cotton with chloro-
form and throw wing it in, then closing the
lid. On raising it again in a few minutes,
would find that life had almost or quite
departed. Having on one occasion left
the piece of cotton in the barrel, on again
returning, / found three mice with their
heads in close contact with it, and dead.
In the evening saturated another piece,
and placed it in the barrel, and on open
it the next morning, to my surprise
found nine dead mice"