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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-09-18
Plan of IA Corn Crib.

l built corn crib a few years age, which
| think, for convenience, has but few
equals. 1t has never failed to keep corn
perfectly. and is likewise rat-proof 1t can
easily he filled without the ordinary way of
making doors in the roof, which are so
difficult to make tight The Dimensions
are as follows:
Length, thirty feet; width, four feet at
sills and five feet at plates, with a projection
in the middle six feet long across the crib
The main posts arc eight feet from top of
sills to top of plates. The posts to the
projection are six feet and two inches
The sills are four by six, and should be of
some durable wood, as they are exposed
more to the weather than the rest of the
frame. 1t stands upon seventeen posts, set
i'll the ground two and half feet, resting
on flat stones and twenty inches above
ground, fixed in the usual way, with tin
milk pans inverted over them, which should
have the wire-rims cut off, as rats some
times catch by these and ascend.
The plates arc three by seven inches; the
posts four by six inches. The size of the
timberis immaterial; some would not think
mine large enough, but it answers all pur-
poses. The roof is of twenty inch cypress
shingles. and extends foot over the caves
The sides of the crib are of pine lath two
inches wide, put up and down, just wide
enough to keep in the smallest ears. The
middle part is covered with pine boards,
with Il door in one side. In filling the crib,
loose boards are used to keep the corn in
each end, leaving the middle space for
Smelling the corn and storing the cobs,
which we consider are worth saving.
CIR CountrN GENtIenlun.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-09-18
Fall Schools for Farmers Boys.

We always have liked, and always shall
like. the ld-fashioned plan of working on
the farm during the summer, going to
school in autumn, and then teaching in
the winter 1t was the beginning of Il
career which in the instance of many Il
distinguished man now living or dead, has
ended i'll greatness. 1t seems to follow the
natural ordcr-thc development of musclcT
both.
Taking New England together. and we
may include most if not all of the Middle
States and some portions of the great West,
there is not given circumference of say
twenty miles, but within it there are boys
and girls grown to the verge OF. man or
womanhood sufficient to form a reSpectable-
sized school, which, if located in the centre,
would be within three or four miles of the
remoteSt scholar. And what is better in
each of these several areas, some one may
almost always be found with sufficient brain
and culture and leisure who can be induced
to act as teacher.
Almost all farmers can spare their boys,
say eight weeks from the first of September,
five days in the week. especially if board
ing at home. they lend hand occasionally
in the morning and at night.
Suppose that thousand of these schools
could be started within the next two weeks,
gathering the lads and lasscs of the town
ships or sections together for generous trial
in the realm of brain; and what is, perhaps
next in Importance, n general knocking OF
of the rough corners by social contact;
what fund of information would he gath
cred, and how many of both sexes would
date the beginning Of a higher intellectual
life from these homemade scminarics Of
homemade learning.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-09-18
Thick and Thin Seeding.

y correspondent of the Maryland Farmer,
writing to that journal from Milwaukee,
on the above subject says
your August number, 'I1oward Coun-
ty'' asks regarding thick and thin sowing for
wheat; also, the advantage of drilling over
broadcast seeding. In 1864, tried seeding
from bushel to q bushels of seed to the
acre. The soil was light loam-spring
sown.) | found the thick sown ripencd
from to 8 days before the thin sown. 1t
came up very thick, but the heads were
short and the kernel not so plump. got
the largest yield per acre on that sown :
pecks to the acre The grain was all weigh
ed for measurement. As near as | can
1 J bushels seeding yielded the plumpest
berry. | also put in part of it with a
Buckeye Drill and part with a ''Broad-
cast Seeding Machine' The broadcast
sown was on three years the oldest ground,
or longest under cultivation. Both We're
stacked separate and the yield was, drilled
wheat 13t bushels to the acre; broadcast,
16 bushels per acre-calling 60 pounds a
bushel, the grade of our No 1. 1t is gen
orally conceded by our farmers that machine
sowing will yield from . to 3 bushels per
acre more than when sown by hand-the
same quantity of seed being sown.
Yours "BADGER."
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-09-18
F1RW md OTSEUOLD.
Drilling Wheat.

The season approaching for seeding
down to wheat, we could urge the benefit
of drilling in the seed with Il machine,
instead of broadcast sowing. Nothing in
agricultural practice, nowadays, may be
said to be better established than this, as
every one knows who has ever tried it; and
the reports last season in the Department
at Washington, from all sections of the
country showed the grain in bushels per
acre to be in some sections 90 and - per
to be much less liable to be thrown out by
frosts or winter killed. and the free action
of the atmosphere through the drills in the
field, the uniform depth at which it is COW
cred, causing an eveness in the growth,
together with at least one peck less seed
being required for sowing, are all advar-
tages which belong to drilling, connected
also with securing a better taking of the
grass seed.
Drills, rs with other farm machinery,
have been greatly improved the last few
years, and are now constructed not only to
SOW wheat, oats, rye &C., i'll given quanti-
ties, but also to SOW with it, grass seed and
fertilizers in the rows, with the grain: so
that the soil, being previously well prepared,
the whole is finished at one operation, and
the ground left in nice, smooth condition
The ridges left by the drill are levelcd
down by the frosts of winter, giving addi-
tional protection to the tender roots Of
the grain and grass.-Practical Farmer.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1869-09-18
MONITOR
DIR. DAVIS DEPURATIVE.

This invaluable preparation. through its intrinsic
merits las stood ths Of twenty five experience
with greatly increased popularity. For the treatment
and Of chronic disease it il unsurpassed. 1t uiifrs
the blood and restores the sccrctory functions to healthy
thereby curing the most inveterate such
scrula syr"fuue ulcers and eIGItiuus, tunnrE. en-
larcan-nt Of the glands. uter srr"ls sore eyes and
rYels enlargement Of the joints. pain and swelling Of
the homes and teuduus white swenss. hip and .pn0
diseases liver disease aunce. r"psy. bronchitis throat
disease. chronic cough splitting Of blood weak lungs. in
riicst consumption. odd and obstinate ulcers spreading
anil eating ulcers Of the lip, mouth tongue. soft
palate and throat lupus. mercural and syphilitc
ulcers and orupuns. letter. salt rheum scalp eru1-
tions and Of the skin, scrvy, govt, neural
i. chronic and inftnmatury rheumatism. ha:tual Co.'S
tivrIess dyspepsia. sick headache. dizziness vertigo,
Ialptaon of the heart and all diseases arising from
impure state the blood whether hereditary. acquired
contracted. Dr. Davis Depot and office for the sale Of
the Dcprrative. is
H. RACE STREET PHILADELPHIA.
Where Dr. Davis c consulted all diseases. Price
81 per hottie. six bottles for 50.
- For sale hy II. H. Mitchell, Elktpn Mary land.
April To- 1S61-Gm
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1869-12-29

Tux RESULT OF THE TEIAL.-J. W. CofIroth,
who has been cngi gcd counsel in the case
of The People W. Fuuk Todd, indicted III
Placer county for conspiracy Ia burn the Cen
trail Pacific Railroad Cumpanys sheds and
bridges, aud cN-Chief of Police Burke. the un-
tiring agent 0f the Railroad Company in work
ing up the matter and aucsting the parties
SUPPOSED tp hc the c"nspIrLtnrs. returned from
Auburn Yesterday. We learn that Todd X case
came up last Monday. \ jury WAS impanclcl.
tue evidence taken and Argument heard. which
occupied the TIM" until Thurs hay, when the
Jury retired. They returned into Court Fri
day, after being uliacut twenty four hours, and
declared their inability tu agree. They are
said Ia have been nine for conviction aud three
for acquittal. new jury was impauclrd on
Friday aud the case retired. Saturday night
the jury reported verdict of not guilty,
though they had stood on one or moru ballots
four for conviction and eight for acquittal
The evidence, We are informed, wns very
strong against the accused, but the feeling in
Placer county Is So strong against the railroad
that nnything short of point blink testimony
would fail Ia win a case there for that corpo-
ration. 1t is probable that another Of the al.
legged conSpirat"rs will bc tried in Auburn on
Wednesday SIDE. Union.
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1869-12-29

An IMPORTANT QUESTION: SErrLED.--On the
2"ti' INST, at Cheyenne. nn important uucs-
ton WAS settled hy decision in a cnse before
Justices Howe and kingman upon the aprli.
cation of the Union Pacific Railroad for m in
junction to rcstrain the collection of rniIroad
tax due the county Of Laramie. After a full
hearing the application was denied thus lcay.
ing II obligatory upon the Railroad Compnny
TO pny the tax, which amounts TO 81, 900
Value OF county scrip has been materially
advanced by the decision.
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1869-12-29

a. lnE manager Of q country thcatcr. peering
through the curtains between the acts, was
surprised 10y a glimpse at the empty benches.
,,Mhy' good gracious" said he, turning to
tno Irompter, where is the audience 2" "He
has Just stepped out to get n mug of beer "
wns the brief reply.
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1869-12-29

see. 1900 ... 80 .. - --..'s-
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1869-12-29

JOHN O'NgrL adycrtiscs. in Montana pono,
.hat l,e will take Deer Lodge county scri,,
IN exchange for ready y-mndc collins and all other
kinds Of furniture ''''''
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1869-12-29
Our Only authorized Agents.

l. r. FISHER. 20 aud 81 New Eerchauts' Exchange
Ia our only authorized agent III Sam Tr.aasco, "a.
HUDSON NENEr. Al Park Ros is oar sole agent
I'm New York CITY,
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1869-12-29

AN lrishman recently soliloquizod, "whn,
waste Of money To bo buying inn,o when Won
know the half Of IL is bone, while Won con
spend II for rum That hasn't bono ~,
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1869-12-29

Ar tho close of marriage ceremonv 70.
Gently, the officiating clergy man turned 10 tho
60 for her ~ ''' "'''
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1869-12-29

PRICES or COPrER ORE.--W. Il. Atwood on
the 9th instant, published the following us
the approximate price at which copper ores
can now bc sold in San Francisco There IL
no sale for ores which assay less than IL per
Centuu:
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1869-12-29

iii ~ WoMts has just died in Scotch collier
,nom rnmB'' %ho Tor fifty years has passed for a
'h ,h""i one Ind two wives, with ono of whom
She hvcd for twcnty.thrcc years.
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1869-12-29

The last way to avoid creditors IL IN will
on tho shady side Of the street in Winter md
on the sunny side in summer A New Orleans
editor has got patont ON IL. -
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1869-12-29

Ores assnying above 80 per cent, - 30 per
unit Bars at the rate of BE. per ID. for pure
copper.
The Shasta courier., 1869-03-27
How a Decline is Produced.

Pure blood makes well, bad blood makes us
sick. Vapors from poorly digested food in the
blood are condensed upon tie various organs, and
serve to make them grow or repair their waste
Organs made with greater or lesser proportion of
such materials cannot be sound If the bad condi-
ton of blood continues but for few days or weeks
the body will be out of sorts; and if it continues,
the whole of the body will in time be renewed with
imperfect blood, and tie health bad; it is in a
decline-popularly called a consumption.
Now Brandreth's Pills penetrate the whole mass
of blood, causing the expulsion of impurities; the
body feels relieved from single dose-what then
may be expected from twenty By continuing
their use the whole of the blood in time becomes
purified, and the body reconstructed from good
material. the decline stopped, and new lease of
life secured. Principal Office, Brandreth House,
New York. Sold by all druggists me
The Shasta courier., 1869-03-27

A MoNsTEk.-One Springsteel, of Wurts-
boro, New York, is in the Sullivan County
jail, doing penance for Systematically tor
turing his little son. On the trial it was
shown that the man ordered his son to go up
the mountains and get wood on a day when
the thermometer was below zero. The brave
boy went but when he returned in the even
ing he was nearly frozen, and attempted to
90 to the fire to warm himself; but the inhu-
man mother this time drove him away, and
turned him out Of doors. The boy went to
the barn, and picked up friendly creature
to warm his hands, His father, who had
followed him into the barn, seeing that he
was borrowing the heat of the dogs body to
keep his hands from freezing, seized him by
the neck, and hurled him into the yard,
kicking and beating him, and threatening to
break every bone in his body if he dared to
touch the dog again, or 60 near the fire in
the house. When the boy appeared in
Court he excited compassion. He had a
cowed look, which, added to his gentle as
pect, heightened the piteousness of his ap
pearance. His poor body was literally cloth
ed in rags -; the bare shoulders looking
through the loops and windows thereof, and
pleading as no language could nave pleaded.
The father was sentenced to six months i'm
prisJnment in the county Jail.
The Shasta courier., 1869-03-27

VELocIPEDING ExTRAoRDINABY.-Am man
named Fred. Curriershas determined to at
tempt trip from Portland, Oregon, to Cali
fornia, on velocipede. The Oregonian Of
March 9th says:
We understand there is bet of $1,000
pending on the result of Mr.. Fred. Currier'
trip to California on velocipede; one of the
parties to the wager claiming that it is i'm.
possible to cross Scott Mountain with ve-
locipede on accodnt of the steepness of the
grade. The other party thinks it can be
done, and what is more, backs his opinion
with the coin. We await the result with
some interest, as it will in . measure demon
strate to what extent the velocipede can be
used as practical means of locomotion.
The Shasta courier., 1869-03-27

WE understand that Judge Hoar, the new
Attorney General of the United States, has
a brother in this city who is known as Will
liam Horr. He was formerly known as a
ship-bread and cracker baker. This varia-
ton from the original name reminds us of a
little story Some years ago the solid men
of Worcester, Massachusetts,, decided to
build first-class hotel. In order to encour-
age a liberal subscription to the stock, they
determined that the hotel should be named
after the subscriber who should take the
most stock. When the entire amount was
taken it was ascertained that the name of
Judge Hoar, the present Attorney General,
stood at the head of the list. From some
cause never announced to the public, how
ever, the trustees broke faith with him and
gave the house some other Names. f..
Chronicle
The Shasta courier., 1869-03-27

ABsURD.-Great newspapers as well as
great men sometimes make very absurd
statements. That the Sacramento Union is
not exempt from the infrmities which some
times aflict great newspapers is exemplihed
by the fact that it speaks of the feasibility of
building railroad from Jacksonville, Ore
gon, to Eureka, in Humboldt county, Cali
fornia. Now, intelligent men who are fa-
miliar with the country between Jacksonville
and Eureka, know that such an enterprise is
almost, if not entirely, beyond human possi-
bility. The intervening mountains are the
roughest and most impossible on the Califor-
MIA coast, and no sane railroad engineer
would ever think Of running a road over such
a route. People who look to the Union for
correct information on railroad matters have
a very poor show cf learning the truth.
The Shasta courier., 1869-03-27
Coon EFFECT OF Ir.-The Carson Appeal

Coon EFFECT OF lT.-The Carson Appeal
of Tuesday says:
Two very good results have already ac-
crued here in consequence of the passage of
the Act to license gaming. In the first place
there is but one game of faro dealt in the
town; and in the next place even that game
is closed on Sunday. 1t strikes us that the
moral tendency of the Act in question is il
Illustrated right here. Nobody, not even the
most inyeterate gambler, will pretend to de-
ny that gambling is a vice; but where is
there city of any considerable size that it
is not carried on as business, notwithstand-
ing the existence of the most stringent pro-
hibitory'law 1t is very easy to declare a
thing crime, but it is another thing to get
it treated as such: and when a vice cannot
be suppressed it is simply the blindness of
bigotry not to try and compromise with it,
and thereby control it as far as possible. 1t
is confidently predicted that under the exis
ting law the State will realize a revenue OF
not less than fifty thousand dollars per
| annum.
The Shasta courier., 1869-03-27
SHASTA COURIER.
SATURDAY, MORNING, MAR. 27, 1869.
Dr.n--Uncle Billy Anderson, an old and

DEAp.-Uncle Billy Anderson, an old and
respected colored man of this place. died on
Tuesday. His funeral took place on Wed
nesday, and was attended by a large con-
cour,e of citizens. Uncle Billy was born a
slave near Richmond, Va, but his father,
who was free, purchased the freedom of his
son from Judge Tyler, father of ex President
TYLER. For number of years be was en-
ployed as body servant by the ex-Presldent.
He came to California at an early day, and
finally located at Shasta, where for the past
eight years he has been employed as night
watchman in Wells, Fargo Il Co.'s Express
Office. He was an honest, industrious,
respected and kind hearted man, and
bis familiar presence will be missed by our
population, among whom he was general
favorite. Peace to his remains.
The Shasta courier., 1869-03-27

Boy KILLEp.-An accident occurred near
Arbuckle, in this county, recently, which
resulted in the death of half breed Indian
boy, about twelve years old, son of Joseph
Deal. The boy was assisting his father
plowiDg, when the team from some cause
became frightened and ran away, and before
the boy could get out of the way he was
struck by the pillow and the point entered the
lower part of his abdomen, inAicting wound
from which his entrails protruded. As no
physician could be procured nearer than
Shasta, Doc. Botsford, of Piety Hill, was
sent for, but he failed to do anything for
the relief of the lad, who, after suffering
about forty-eight hours, expired for want OF
proper medical attention. We are informed
that Botsford demanded and received twen-
ty-fve dollar fee in advance.
The Shasta courier., 1869-03-27

E. LEVIN & Co.-In little item of ours
on the 9th of March, in alluding to E. levin
& Co. in connection with certain matters
relating to the Mammoth Quartz Co., we in
nocently and unfortunately awakened the ire
of that very respectable firm of money
changers, and caused temporary diversion
of their mammoth intellects from the
pleasing avocation of calculating two per
cent. interest. In order to vindicate their
reputation, which they accuse us of assail-
ing, they have resorted to the publication of
a proclamation in the Sacramento Union. in
the course of which they give the public an
astounding amount of very valuable miscel-
laneous information. The secret of their
wrath toward us is explained by the simple
fact that in our article we gave the creditors
of the Mammoth Co. hint as to how they
might recover their just dues. AS Levin 4
Co. own about one-fourth of the stock, Of
course they would be called upon to dis
gorge some of their wealth if payment was
enforced. This touched them on their most
tender spot, and hence their senstlveness on
the subject of agitating Mammoth matters
| As to the insinuation that we probably pub
lished the offending article on account Of
scarcity Of items, we have only to say that il
we were to give detailed ventilation of the
management of the Mammoth Co., and the
connection of E. Levin & Co. Herewith,
together with history of their operations for
the past fifteen years, there would be no lack
of items for some time to come.
The Shasta courier., 1869-03-27

PIrr RIVER VALLEY.-We are informed
that less snow has fallen in Pitt River Val
lev during the past winter than for many
wears past. There is but little snow on the
mountains between here and Fort Crook,
and travel is unimpeded. A Touring mill
will be erected in the Valley during the
coming summer. A number of emigrants
from Oregon have formed permanent settle
ment in Big Valley, which lies mostly in
Siskiyou county.
The Shasta courier., 1869-03-27

Flatulency. Sour Stomach, and Heartburn
are the warnings given by nature of ap-
preaching dyspepsia and liver complaint
Avert the danger by using Bristol's Sugar
coated Pills. They invigorate the liver, tone
and strengthen the stomach, and enable the
bowels to perform their functions with ease
and regularity. Occasional doses of Bristols
Sarsaparilla will greatly hasten cure
Sold by L. Wellendorff, Shasta. 500
The Shasta courier., 1869-03-27

INCIDENTS OF THE WHITE PINE RUSH
The Austin Reveille of March 18th has
the following:
The present excitement, fever, mania,
about White Pine, resembles the breaking Of
dam and the pouring out of its liberated
waters. 1t is id great rush to the level,
which is White Pine. An observant person
who arrived in this city yesterday from Ham
ilton by the way of Elko and Argenta, told
us that he counted on the road from Elko tc
Hamilton no less than 102 men, disconnected
with the numerous teams which lined the
highway, afoot and packing their blankets.
A number of the men were crippled by
their long walk-for they had come from the
extremities of California and Oregon-and
ten of them were barefoot and packing their
boots. Most of them paid their way; but
others, and not the least ambitious, 'sparr.
ed'' their grub. Crippled and poor, they
moved on with a religious fervor to their
Mecca
The Shasta courier., 1869-03-27
Refreshing Erarrancei

Neither the French. English nor German
perfumes possess any refreshing or invigora
ting properties, their heavy, sweet smell
quickly becoming oppressive and disagreed
BILE; not so with the fresh floral fragrance O
MURRAY &'LANMAN's g FLORIDA WATER, which
after years of constant use, is found more
refreshing than at the first trial.
As there are worthless counterfeits, buy
ers should always ask for the Florida Water
prepared by Lanman & Kemp, New York
Sold by L. Welendorff, Shasta. 54;
The Shasta courier., 1869-03-27

The Chiffon wis. Times, in copying an
item from the Appleton Crescent, stating
that Holland woman, of Little Chute, has
been delivered of three bouncing babies at a
birth. weighing in the aggregate twenty two
pounds, says: "This is nothing to what
was done over this way during the war when
infantry were scarce. A Mrs. Patrick
Connolly, residing three miles from this vii
lage, had six living children within eleven
months-four at one birth and two at the
other. Her husband had been sent home
by Col. Wood, of the Fourteenth Regiment,
to recruit up. and he did it noblyn