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Management of Breeding Sows.

The following directions are from the cir
cular of q successful breeder, John Haigtt,
Napierville, H.:
A sow should never have pigs before she
is a year old. 1t is better if she is eighteen
months old. If allowed to breed before she
is year old, she will have but few pigs,
and but little milk for them. An old SOW,
like an old cow, will give more milk than a
Young one. Hence it is said that an old
SOW will have larger and better pigs than 4
young one, because they get bounteous
supply of that which is most natural to
them-to wit, the milk Of their dam. As
soon as it is aScertained that Il SOW is in pig,
which will be known between the nine
teenth and tWenty-Second days after taking
the boar, she should be fed lightly, and al
lowed to have plenty Of exercise. She
should run to grass and the ground. A sow
will run four months, less nine or ten days,
from the time she takes the boar to her time
of littcrinS. Sows will vary little. Old
sows will run longer than young ones, and
some Deeds will run longer than others, but
they will not in any instance vary week.
A sow should be put upon floor in dry
and warm place to litter, with Il very little
cut straw or hay for bed. A railing or
board should be fixed against the sides OF
her pen around her nest, about eight inches
above the floor, and it should be just out
from the sides of the pen from eight to ten
inches. When SOW lies down, if a pig or
two happens to be under her, they will
generally slide out and get crushed between
the sow and the sides of the pen. ii this
railing is fixed about the nest, the sow's
back, In lying down, will strike it, and Il
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Farraout wants his name pronounced
Faragew. How about catgeac tiddle-Strings
Chicago Republican.
Take two letters from money, and there
will be but one left Erchange.l We once
heard of Il fellow who took money from two
letters, and there wasn't any Vicks-
burg Times. ....-..
A furrier in Cincinnati recently con-
celved brilliant idea Of sewing man up
IN the skin of grizzly" and sending his
bear-man out to distribute shop-bills. AS
the kindly animal proceeded down the
street with club in one paw and bundle
OF circulars Ill the other, children fled, wo-
men screamed, dogs barked, horses reared,
mllk-cart was demolished, the police
rushed to the rescue, the bear was marched
to the Mayors office, and the enterprising
dealer Ill skins found himself most nobly
and gratultously advertised i'll all the news
papers the next morning.
Miss Laura Keene's company, at the
CAestnut-Street Theatre, in Philadelphia, is
playing drama entitled Bogus" which
IL highly successful in spite OF the critics.
VINO say that there is not a particle of merit
III IL. But as IT is announced to run for
some time, IT is suggested that a little va
iiety might be made by giving all the wo-
tish . parts 10 men, and the mems parts to
women, Tor few nights and then to give
nesa impetus to the play by varying the
asaer OF the acts, beginning sometimes ut
ohe enu, sometimes at the other, and then
~ Inc middle-ali Of which they think can
~ oohe without injury to the consecutive
sense OF the play. 49,
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.ByPaine & Co, Auctioneers.

4 SSIGNEE'S SALE OF THE EAIt,E
N MACHINE wORKs.-By virtue o, an tbo oi DIS
of The United States district court LOT L1c ais
trlct OF Virginia. will sell rs assignee ni oit
& Rahm, bankrupts on ED.S ST"cbine works. -
arper fann and Ninth streets, In the city OF Klcn-
mond. ali Of tho MACHINERY, IOSLS' rIA-
TTRES, &C., belonging to said machihe WORKS.
e Sms r. iPs POWER STATIONARY STEAM
ohG EWGINE and BOILER, LINE SKATING,
PuLkEYs; H 1,,snaI ian aG9 a gG1fERRo
One Mc Il p5L oSR and hBL auS
One large FOUNDRY CRANE, no,r o,-rNc
TOOLS. FLASK, LADLE, and CORE oFbNS'
pUN ne hoe SHEARS ROLLER, and other TOOLS:
ora for syTPf2flR5 S5i19SpST PRESSURE BLOWER,
SNyIL and TOOLS for blncksmith-shop, =
large IS stock Of PATTERNS for machinery ana
One 3nrse pBIonFFiNG and TURNING MIL. ;,
Sne G ilPPEoY 4 WOOD FLAMING MACHINE, "a
iHos PA AS1SS M MAeHISEE
N WS66 HFthkAlT1RE 5e$'L
POWER DRILLS,
BOLT CUTTER
One SLOTTING MACHINE, nearly com com. aar, :
One s-horsc POWER ENGINE, nearly COLI
Ro{ Gli: and WROUGHT IRoN S PIPES
saw-Inills,
GRINDSTONES, .,
VisEs and V1sE-BEN CHES &C., S. ;Gr oonsrct-
the whole embracing complete ontfitlor CONDUCT
ing Tue i' 'si ~ WI WILL BE SOLD
nj the same time the balance Of the uNEAfihED
l'HA'f- y RICHARD r. WALKER. Assignee:
e Co. Auctt0neerS- ITO .
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4itt1mond 1ispatrh.
WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER q, 1869

Rocky sMoUSTArS HoT SrRISGS'-A cor.
RESPONDENT OF the Chicago 1T1onme MAJ
paid a recent visit to the no. aGp =,
Springs beyond the Rocky ino el M, ~
LITTLE Wind River Valley. and iorty miies
rom south Pass City, and the description
Ia ,,;ycs of them is very interesting. Ihey
i;o IN \ basin containing about 100 acres.
nnd arc a quarter of u mile in extent. Inc
Middle spring is bottomlesS, seeming 10
ONE from the very bowels OF the earth, ana
the volume Of hot water 1t throws OUT j
positively immense. The water at the cages
was so hot that one could hardly ho,o INC
hand in It. and the temperature graduaiil
increased towards the centre. Inc wafer Il
Of n decp-blue color, strongly lmPregnalca
With SULPHUR, and very clear. The lnoianS
have long bathcd in the springs. and call
them q great medicine for sick man ana
the marty OF which the correspondent was a
member found bath very invigoratlng., III
is quite a curious circumstance that Wilnlh
a hundred yards of the springs wen mas
been dug which contains clear, cola "atei,
perfectly sweet, and without the least 'aii,'
Of snIp61lr. The small streams III tliis Val.
lev arc remarkable for the quantities OF
front and white tish they contain. Two
gentlemen took Scucnty.four Of the speckled
variety in two hours, some Of which welSheQ
nearly three pounds. " No sooner Would
the hook touch the water" says the CORE
spondcnt, ethan there was splash, jerk,
and YOU knew by the nervous Tightening O!
the line you were ready to land Il me lsi'
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-11-24

TIE OSoNpAGA GIANT NowHERE-A MAJ
ONE HUNDRED AND sixty YEARS OLD
There is a man living in the town OF OSsl'
nee. in New Hampshire. named Joshli'
hammock. who *, according TO the best III,
formation. one hundred and sixty years OF
ace. He is extremely imbecilc, and takes
Tie SIMPLEST kind of food. He moved To
f,,sipee from the State of Maine some thirty
ycnrs AGO. lie is Il native of Scotland, where
Inc lived until he was about forty years ol
age. He married and lost his wife In il>
native country. He had one daughter, who
came to this country, and with whom anu
her descendants he has resided ever since.
The family who have the care OF him now
arc middlcd-agcd people, and are his de-
,ccndauts in the fifth generation. He served
in the old French war: was With Rogers
in his campaign up about Lakes George
and Champlain, and, on his return, rccollectS
seeing Governor Shirley and his secretary,
William Alexander, near Albany. lie was
also out in the Revolutionary war, ana his
rccollcctions are quite distinct as far back as
That. He speaks of Colonel Aaron Burr as
being Young. smart officer about New
York also of seeing Washington and La
faycttc. and especially rccollects Colonel
Alexander Hamilton rs one of Washingtons
aids, and that he used occasionally to bring
orders TO the officer in command. He has
used tobacco from his youth, and has pro-
hably chewcd and smoked more thnna ton
in his lifetime. -FrGnktn ~. H. tMo".
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"DEAp-IEEADs" U A TREE.-A couple OF
lads in Portage City, Wisconsin, climbed
Il tree outside the tent to get n -" dcad-head'
view Of Forcpaugh's circus. What came OF
it, the Register says
"As soon as the elephant was through
with the ring, the manager brought him out
and hitched him TO the identical tree from
he limbs of which the lads were viewing
the circus. To the boys up in tree this
thing looked Il little out of order: but they
kept as quiet rs death. fearing they would
either lose the closing views OF the perform
ancc or be the subjects of dispeaSure OF the
circus man if he should discover them
dead-heading' the show. In due time
the performance closed, the. crowd dis
percd, and horror of horrors the
keepers of the animals now added to
The pcrilS OF the situation by hitch
ing two elephants and a camelopard to
the same tree. Our lads now discovered
that they were there for the night, rs all
hands had left, excepting only themselves
and the animals on guard below. All hope
Of escape was cut of. About this time Ro-
lnco concluded to investigate matters above
him, and with his trunk commenced trim
ming out the smaller branches. Our boys
commenced climbing also until they had gol
above his reach, and now the giraffe took
up the investigation, and, poking his uSl!
mug among the limbs, he drove the boy:
to the uppermost branches of the tree
where they were discovered ut daybrcak by
their anXious parents, who had been search
ing for them all night, tcctering and toSseC
about like blackbirds on the top of IL rice
stalk on Il windy day. The boys saw more
of the animals than all the rest of the boy
in town, and for nothin.' too"
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Agricultural! Facts.

1t is worth repeating that wet land must
be thoroughly underdralncd.
German apiarianS are certain that fresh
milk is the best artificial food for bees.
We believe in good fences, good barns.
and GOOD tarm-houses. good orchards, and
children enough to pick the fruit.
-Onc who knows" makes it point to
select a cow with yellow skin. One whose
skin is pale or colorlcss is not. he says,
hulf so likely TO produce good butter.
A compost heap is an excellent thlngto
have in the country. Collect every kind OF
fertilizer, and to prevent any from liberatlng
the gases, keep the whole covered with
earth or muck.
Modern research has established the fact
that in the winter vegetable life is not sus-
pended. us has been generally supposed
The roots. especially, grow, and there Is Il
general though slow circulation of sap
throughout the season.
DR.. Soelcker saws "Placcd in a heap
with ashes or sand, occasionally moistcncd
with liquid manure or water, bone enters
into putrefacton, and becomes more Solu-
bic and energetic manure than ordinary
bone dust
In Scioto Valley, Ohio. the land is so rich
that for forty wears corn has been grown on
the same ground, and yet they who do the
work are tenants and poor. In Northern
Ohio the land Is so poor that it is constantly
kept in grass, and yet they who do the work
are the owners and are rich.
4 member of the Little Falls Farmers
Club gave an instance Ola cultivator who
curricd his COWS occasionally through the
winter. Their condition was greatly i'm.
proved by the operation. and they came out
looking finely in the spring. He thought
cows would do rs much currying" as pos
sible on their own account. He would fur
niSh them with scratching posts. lie would
give them Il hcmlock stock set in the earth,
with projecting limbs, and a pole firmly
placed OH posts, one being higher than the
other, for them to pass under.
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The ENGLISH Shanherd.

There is not one farm in England Of any
magnitude but has shepherd he is set
part Of the establishment. The shepherd
and his dog are as certain to be met with as
the carter and his plow-boys, and if the for
mer were dismissed and the flock sold of
any arabic farm, there would soon be 10 oc-
casion for the services Of the carter and his
teams. 1t is the flock which keeps up the
fertility of the soil, and as on arabic farms
the lat sheep are sold in the spring or early
part Of summer, generally in spring, the an
finals are most numerous in the winter, and
it is the eating of the root crops on the land
which stimulates and enriches all the light
soils in the Kingdom. Any farmer who
should attempt to farm ploughed land with
out the shepherd and the flock would he
certain to bring his land into en- impoverish.
ed state. 1t behooves smart, inventive men
in America to set about making sheep-pens
which would give shade in summer and shell
ter in winter, devising means to follow the
rcnoyating system of sheep husbandry MS
conducted in Great Britain.-G. g., in, Couas-
try Gentleman. 1: 80
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How to Make Good Cider.

Editors Country Gentleman: Your cor
respondent X. can have good cider if made
in this manner Keep the apples as long as
they can be kept without rotting, or til! the
last week in November. Grind them III q
mill which masheS or crashes them. not in
one that cuts them. When ground, let them
remain i'm the maSh-tub as long as they VIII
keep without fcrmcnting. If it should he
for a week, or even two weeks, the juice VIII
he the thicker and richer for it. ASSoon as
pressed. add one and Il half pounds OF light
Havana sugar to each gallon of juice, dis
solving the sugar in the juice in bucket
before Duttin@it into the casll. Place the
cask where YOU intend to keep it; leave the
spilc open for few months: let it stand
until YOU want to use it, and then draw it
oil only as YOU use it. | have cider made
Thus ijrelrc wears ago this fall, and send a
bottle of it, that YOU may speak of its quail
ty. If il has any fault, it is that it has too
much body, and you will find it more pleas
ant ifmiXcd with an equal quantity otWater.
This was kept for seven years III an outer
cellar or basement room, then removed TO
the wood-hollsc chamber, where it now IS
and has been for five years, through sum-
mcr and winter. 1t has never been bottled
or rackcd of, or dOctored with mustard,
sulphitc of lime, or any other drug.
GEORGE HASKELL.
Ipsuich. Mass, October, 1869.
Trhc oldest cider we ever drank: and
though. as our correspondent lntlmates, a
little svrupv. diluted with part water 1t
would probably be considered by most Il
very pleasant heycra gc.-EdS.]
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9arsiE. sand ora Gardens.

"Havinga garden of heavy clay loan. in
tend to draw quantity Of sand on it the
coming wintcrto render it lighter and better
TO work. Can you tell me how thick layer
ought 10 place upon it: Also whether the
sand will ever work out: / shall have an
idle team in winter and plenty Of time, and
| can draw the sand from neighboring
knoll at little expense. ~"
The quantity of sand may vary without
any definite limit. Much depends on the
present character of the soil, and much on
the degree Of lghtness to which the owner
desires to bring his garden. We have CO.
ycred piece OF claysy garden soil with 4
layer of sand two inches thick, which, when
thoroughly worked through, greatly inn
proved the character ofthe soil, and changed
it from one of a heavy, clammy character
to Il fine, friable loan. This was done
twelve years ago, and its improved charac-
ter continue without any abatement. In
fact, the sand cannot be worked Quit
must remain perpetually where it. is put.
1t is here that the practice of drawing on
sand has its great and peculiar advantage.
Manures will dissolve and become distracted
by plants, but sand neither dissolves, evapo-
rates, nor goes into plants Cultirator.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-11-24

|, Personal ARGUMENT Counselor H.,
one of the foremost advocates OF the par oil
central New York, was himself coileglan,
and was naturally anxious that his oldest
son should reap the honors of his own AtmG
Mater. The Counsellor had been quite wlld
in his early years, and Master Will mani
festIy Inherited superabundance oil whai
tho philosophers Of the Josh Billings sch3ol
would call "purc cusscdness.' During ms
first wear ut college VIII was suspended LOT
some fragrant breach of discipline, ana ar
irving at home, he proceeded to report Inc
occurrence TO his father. 'Suspchdca.
hcv2' the old lawyer remarked, laying
down the volume of Reports that ne was
perusing, and looking reprovlngy AT WIN
over his spectacles: "a pretty beginning
you've made of it, / declare - The cul-
prit put his hands in his pantaloons pockecs
and said not u word. "We]l, sir - CONT
nued the parent, becoming angry at Wits
perfect nonchalancc, "what have you TO
saw about it?'' Nothing,/ sir" !" No.
thing, indeed! What did the President tcli
you when he suspended YOU " lie Saio
I was the worse young man the co!leee haG
ever held-with one exception. An
did he say who that was:" Yes, sir"
" Ali - "a slight pause). land who was
it?' "My father, sir."-From orr Monthly
Gossip. IN the December No. Of L'Pp'ncotts
HdqGztRe.
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\ "PRINCELY EouIPAGE.-The elegant
cquipage of Mrs. james Fisk, Jr., Chester
square, is attracting much attention from
the lovers of good style ut the South End
and the Highlands. 1t includes Il costly
-lass-front carriage, four splendid black
horses, trappings and harness valued At
several thousand dollars, and the necessary
attendants. 1t is part of the private
establishment of the lady referred to above,
and probably cannot be eXcelled by any
cquipage in the country. The leading har-
ness in particular is Il splendid piece OF
workmanship, and was manufactured at the
establishment of j. Smith 4 Co., of No. 2G
sudbury street, Boston. BY the phrase
leading harness, we would explain for the
benefit of such Of our readers IS are not
informed, is meant the harness on the two
leading horses of q team of four, and the
lines or reins that connect them with the
driver. The harness is finished in superb
style, with all the metal trimmings heavily
plated with gold, with gold frontlets, and
the monogram OF the owner frequently re-
peated. The steel trace-chains are the only
pieces Of metal that are plated with silver.
The leading lines are of white English
leather, rolled, and the hand reins are en-
closed in white enamelled leather. The
workmanship cannot be surpassed for excel
lcncc.-BoStoa IrQuelLer.
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How TO DRAW A CROwD.-lt i the eases,
thing in the world to attract crowd II
New York. Let any one who wishes 10
make the experiment stand on Il street cor
ncr and intently gaze SkyWard, and in i few
minutes he will be surrounded by hall
hundred people, all with their heads thrown
back and eyes turned toward the clouds
Curiosity is one of the peculiar traits OF Il
Gothamitc. aud one that he is particularly
fond of indulging in. The other evening, Il
chap fond of 4 practical joke, over on the
East side. lit Il kerosene lamp, and by the aid
of its light made an industrious search in
the gutter in front Of his house. Hall 4
dozen loungcrs came to his aid, and ten OF
twelve paSScrs-by stopped and joined in,
and in short time all were engaged IN
turning over the dccaycd leaves and dirt
that chokcd up the culTert, looking for
something, they knew not whit. How long
they might have continued operations Is not
known, had not the originator of the sell
explained matters by prctcndin" to have
found gold SlecVc-button he had lost. The
victims thcrcupon took their departure with
the consciousness of having aided one OF
their fcllow-citiZcns i'll recovering his pro-
pcrty, while the wag and his friends enjoy
ed a good laugh at their eNpenSc.-Ne'r
York Commercial.
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ToBACco.-Tobacco possesses only 10 i
very limited extent the narcotic power so
conspicuously displayed by opium, lts
food-action, however, is correspondlngly
prominent. 1t retards, as Is supposed, the
retrosrade change which is constantly going
on in our tissues. The nutritive forces OF
the economy thus gain an asccndancy,
which results in an increase OF the bIlk OF
the body. Whether or not this he the cor
rect explanation, tobacco and its congenerS
undoubtedly do promote nutrition when
used properly; and this. indeed. is one oil
the benefits attending their judlclous, use
The habitual consumption Of this drug;
however, is incompatible with full mental
energy. The noblcSt function OF the body
that of ministcring to spiritual ana mental
growth-can be performed only by, the
brain: and it is on this organ, as we have
seen, that the effects of tobacco are first ana
most powerfully felt.
Bv its sedative. benumbinS Influence ac-
tive work is retarded. and after Il time a
condition Of approximation is induced by
its use, in which the brain i aS slow to
respond to its stimuli rs was DickcnSs fat
boy Joe to the calls of his master Wardle.--
From an article on tobacco IN the Deccni0e'
No. of L1ppncott'S Magazine.
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1t is stated that the Pcrchcron horse in
PRODUCED into central Ohio within the last
few years are giving good satisfaction. and
have been bred more extensively this ye;tl
than in any previous one.
Mr.. Robert Robinson, Of England, has i'll
vented an improved roller for manutactu
ring iron plates, bars, rails, NC, which ha:
been successfully used at the Coalbrldgt
Iron Works. The new roller is tubular III
stead of solid, with stream OF water inside
for the purpose OF keeping ii comparatively
cool and preventing undue expansion.
This advertisement, in White Pine pa
per. is called '.irrelevant by an Oregon
contemporary "And Joseph wept aloud
and he said unto his brethren, am 10
seph doth my father yet lireH And hi
| brethren answered him, You bet: the ole
man is doing bully, for he boards at thu
Cosmopolitan
| A prisoner destined for the Jail in Wilkes
barre was recently passenger on the lie
high and Susquehanna railroad. While the
train was crossing an embanklnent at 4 hi9l
rate of speed he suddenly jumped out of ;
car-window and rolled down the steep bank
with the velocity of Il cannon-ball. The
train was stopped as soon rs possible. ant
backed to pick up the " manglcd remains,
which everybody expected to see. But OF
reaching the spot the lively corpse was dis
covered making Decline across field a
2:4O speed, and evidently uninjurcd. The
fellow escaped.
Here is story of a Yankee invention
Isaac s. Geer, Of Lisbon, ca, wanted t
extend watcr-pipe through an under
drain several feet below the surface, Blu
how to get the pipe through without takin!
up the drain was the difficulty to be sur
mounted. After studying upon it for awhile
Mr.. Geer hit upon this admirable plan HI
opened the lower end of the drain, caught
cat and attached a small line to her leg, thei
thrust her into the upper end and gave
most unearthly ''scat," and pussy appeared
at the opposite end rs quick as her leg
could carry her. The pipe was drawn
through the drain by means of the line, ant
Mr.. Geer had the satisfaction Of saving tel
dollars by the operation.
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ByA. C. PullIam. Auctioneer.

TOR SALE AT AUCTION TWO
Z VALUABLE HOUSES AND LOTS IN TIE
TOWN OF MANCHESTER. AT the request OF
misses. on WEDNESDAY the 18th of November,
1869. ut O'Clock L. NJ, the following property
viz,
1st. The LOT opposite William /. Holt. Esq,
between Summers and jackson streets, adjoining
the residence of Mr.. Abbot, fronting ~ Icet on
BUILDINGS thereon.
ed. The LOT and BUILDINGS thereon adjoin-
ing the property Of William l.. Holt Esq, anG
fr6ntinp about 90 feet tmorc or lessl on Hull
street. and running back to line OF Hollis pro.
perry with Summers street and Hollis line.
If Is seldom property fronting Oh Hull street Is
offered Mt auction near this locality, and pur.
chasers for such property are specially requested
to attend this sale. y. I. PoLl:iah,
no 1O-S.Tu& AuctloieeT.