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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-11-16
wEr1-KNowN TENNESSEE FARMER RE-
GpONDC

KNOXVILLE, TENN, Aug. -, 1869.
certify that cultivated 81 acres OF Norway Oats
Che present season, on my farm near Concord. /
gave them the same cultivation and the same soil
that gave my black oats and the result has been
that the s'RaInsdeIl Norways" yielded more than
double my black oats The stalks are very large
and strong. and the heads yield more than double
the number of kernels Of the ordinary varieties,
/ am of the opinion these oats are we'll adapted to
the soil and climate of the South generally, and
that our farmers should not fail to raise them and
on their richest soil they choose as the stalks are
sufficiently strong to prevent lodging. 1 hope the
farmers in this section win not fail to secure seed
at an early day for their general Introduction. !
shall cultivate no other variety of oats on my farm.
GEO. ". MABRY
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THE UNION am AMERICAN.


BY MRS. ELLEx n. MITCHELL
Behold the shrorded trees
That mute end white their lost green foliage mourn
Aet stu nnS=unted stand, hoHeler forlorn.
Ken While they feel their hearts blooz slowly
frsezei
Where now the leaf -strewn ground
nnAt surely met our sight but yesterdays
Nnat art has hidden natures swift decay
nave tender roots warm, safe refuge found
harkg hear them moan and sigh -
6or an earths bosom grows 80 strangely chill:
Forebodings dread their shuddering pulses thrill
ihaa winter, ice-crowned monarch, must be nigh
Alas for summer dead 4 u
FOR an its golden skies and luscious bloonli
Inc season now has come Of storm and gioom
The glow and sweetness Of the earth have fed.
But mark how pure and fair
These feathery flakes that meath one sun-geam
bright
Wonld vanish, like wrath, from mortal sight;
Yet what uEwelcome message do they bearl
Ahi well, let winter reign;
His days and nights, though cold, and dark, and
drear,
Are brighter made with genial freside cheer;
For every loss earth we find some gain.
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READ THE TESTIMONY /:
VOICE FROM KENTUCKY.

HENRYvuLE, KY, Aug. II, 1869.
l sowed broadcast sandy soil, red clay subsoiL
do not think more than one-half of the seed came
up and one-half of these froze out in the success
sive hard freezes about the last Of February Those
that survived had luXuriant growth. There was
more stalks from one seed than 1 ever saw with
apy other kind, and, what was most surprising all
came 10 maturity. The stalks are large at the
ground and gradually taper up to the head, which
is very heavy. All things considered, think the
Weld viii be enormously large. Respectfully
yours J. C. SNEED.
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DOUGLAS, son & co.'s
CIRCULAR LETTER.
The New Depository,
80. 81 NOEsB SAsBET STREE1
NASHVILLE lS6l.

Sir: This capacious, or as Mr.. Samuel ID.
Morgan says. Grand Building is about COM
pleted.
Wo arc in good readiness for Storage Of all
articles of Merchandise and Pro luce sent in
packages whether !nr sale or shipment or 10 lie
held here for account of the owner.
The very large Hranary, q 900 square feet.
a success against the depredatiOns of rats and
of mice too, unless sent to US within sHcks Of
grain. IL is Just the arrangement needed Tor
Wheat. Rye, Barley, Oats. Corn Neal aud
Flour in sacks or paper bags
zach owner can be furnished with separate
apartment by promptly communicating TIE
quantity to be sent. We procure advances On
Produce and NJ erebRndise sent to US. and cover
same with insurance unless ordered not to dc
so.
We think We have one Of the most secure
buildings in this country, and offer this com
munity, as We think, better. cheaper and
safer accommodation than can be found any
where. EDWIN Ii. DUGdLAS.
iy 7-Gm Manager.
7 IJTMSnEN & Cn
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GRkNDE NOUVELLESi

.pHB FRENCH EMPRESS has COME
down to Nashville. at p. GraVBis's
Hair store where evcry body can see her
-ith fbe bat assortment Ct Hair Braids. Curls.
ChignOns and Wigs. better made and eheape-
than any other establishment IN theeIJ.
Also, Hair yeWeiry. Periumeries. COMBS
Brushes. Sosp. etc. etc.
Come and See for Yourselves.
P.R-PriFats Room for Ladiss' Hair Dress
ing and childrer's Hair Cutting.
asnfss IVirs made 70 ordsr cheaper than in
New York city. - 49, p. 6RANIl.lak,
: may7 II 8 y. Cherry ST.. cor. Rank alley
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WE RESPECTFULLY SOLICIT OUR FRIENDS
w and those of the late firms, and the public
generally, to call and examine stock and prices,
and ask for the liberal patronage heretofore ex-
tended TO the late firms, assuring all that our eff
forts will be exeTted to give entire satisfaction to
those giving their patronage.
Having VERY LARGE STORAGE CAPACITY,
special terms viii be made for storage.
noy4-d2w6wIm TERRASS & YARBROUGH.
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The above cut represents single head of the
Ramsdell Norway Oats, reduced and copied BY
photography, from which this engraving is
made. The natural length of the head is thirty
one inches, and it is believed to be the large
ever grown,
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THE WAY TO HEAVEN Is OPEN TO ALI.

THE WAY TO HEAVEN IS OPEN TO ALL
SELMA, ALA, July 26, 1859.
ID. ". RAMSDELL Co-Dear SIR: In reference
TO those Norway Oats, we prepared acre to suit
ourselves In field OF % acres OF different kinds OF
oats and straw. II is now stacked up, and we can't
tell what the yield VIII be until thrashed We en-
close piece Of the butt or lower end of of the
stalks Tbey grew six feet high on an average with
broad leaves resembling corn blades and heads
about one foot long. We had an excellent season
for oats and fine crops but the Norways were much
the best. We propose to show what We do to all
our farmers who wish to see and then let them think
and act for themselves. The ody 10 Henren is open
% al the t0OrId but very few take the trouble to
steer by that compass, and 1t is 50 with farmers
Yonrs truly GEO. o. BAKER 81 Co
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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. AUG. S. 1869.
D. W. RAMsDELL-Delr Sir: Since my last
something more than one hundred and ffty
bushels of oats TO the acre. / tried a dozen
sheefs, taken as they come from the stack; the
yield was four bushels and one pinI to the dozen,
or one fourth busket 70 the sheU. Owing to the
hard weather. one third OF my oats Iroze -ut.
We have had the longest aud most disastrous
drouth we ever had 10 this country. having no
rain scarcely since May lst If we had had an
ordinary season, | would undoubtedly have
made ttpo hundred bushels pea acre. If l live
next season. will give your oats a far test.
I do not write this for advertising or publiea-
tion, as have none for sale; what spare will
be gratuitous 10 my friends ! believe can ex
eel anything of the Oat kind in the world with
this seed next year. .. saf
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200 ACRES OF LAND,

on the Nashville and Decatur Railroad, near Aspen
Hill Station, seven and one-hah miles from Pulas-
HI, on Richland creek, with good buildings and
fine young orchard. This place is very desirable
in point of location, and well adapted to cotton,
corn and grass.
TERMS-One-third cash; balance in one and
two years, without interest
nov7-1w JAS. F. DRAKE
Information in United States Cir-
cult Court, Middle District
of Tennessee
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Ns' JN6. L. DIVINE.

THREE HUNDRED BUSHELS 10 TIE AOIlh,
ST. CHARLES, Mo-, Aug, 1853.
The Norway Oats sowed broadcast, without
special cara, on very rich ground; have had ire
mendous growth. / never saw their equal They
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haII bUAts UI IOUdtCU.
WHEREAS, r. Mop. SMITH, ESQ, ATTORNEY
w Of the United States for said District, has
filed his information in said court, well on be-
half of the United States and of all persons con-
cerned against 10 caddies and two half boxes to-
bacco, alleging among other things that said to-
baoco seized forfeited to the United States,
for the causes in said information alleged.
Now, therefore, in obedience to the monitor Of
said court to directed and delivered, do here
by give public notice to all persons claiming said
property, or knowing or having anything to say
why the saIle should not be condemned forfeited,
and that they be and appear before said Circuit
Court to be held in the Federal Court room in the
Capitol, at Nashville, Tenn, the nth DAY OF
NOVEMBER, 1862 at 10 O'Clock A. NJ, then and
there to interpose their claims.
L. T. GLASCOCK,
"A = al
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OCTOBER TERM, 1869.

No. 1,472-United States VS.. Ten Caddies and tw
Half Boxes Of Tobacco.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-11-04
The Way to Blanket Horses.

BUT few persons comparatively under
stand how to apply a blanket to horse
to prevent him from contracting a cold.
We frequently see the blanket folded
double and across the rump and part of
the animals back, leaving those parts of
the body which need protection entirely
exposed to the cold.
% Those parts of the body of horse
which surround the lungs require the
benefit of blanket, in preference to its
TANKS and rump When we are exposed
to current of cold air, to guard against
any injury from contracting cold, we
shield our shoulders, neck chest and back.
If these parts be protected, the lower part
of the body will endure a degree of cold
tar more intense, without any injury to the
body than if the lungs were not kept
warm with suitable covering. The same
thing holds good in the protection Of
horses. The blanket should cover the neck,
withers, and shoulders, and be brought
around the breast and buttoned or buckled
together as closely as man buttons his
overcoat when about to face driving
storm. Let the lungs of horse be well
protected with a heavy blanket, and he
will seldom contract cold, even if the
hindmost parts of his body arc not Gov
cred. Many of our best teamsters protect
the breasts of their horses by piece of
CLOTH about two feet square, hanging down
from the lower end of the collar This is
an excellent practice in cold weather as
the most important part of the animal is
constantly sheltered from the cold wind,
especially when travelling toward strong
current The forward end of horse blankets
should be made to fit as closely around
the breast of II horse as our garments fit
our bodies. Most horses take cold as
readily as men, if not blanketed while
standing, after exercising sufficiently to
produce Precipitation. SO long as the
horse is kept IN motion, there is little dan
ger of his suffering from cold; but allow
him to stand for a few minutes, without
blanket to protect his shoulders and lungs,
and he will take cold sooner than men,
Erc1tange. FE.t
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-11-04
Keeping Fruit.

To-Day, September 18th, we have still
left few sound Spitzenbergs, gathered a
year ago. They have lost somewhat their
1layor and juiciness but are still readily
distinguished as this excellent fruit.
The secret is: Early gathering, cool
ness, ana uniformity OF temperature; also
the proper hygrometric condition. We
picked our apples between the 18th and
10Th OF September when the fruit was
yet somewhat green, but little colored,
and not yet fully grown. 1t was carefully
handled, picked, sorted, and put into the
barrel under the tree, thence removed to
tae barn, where the first night it received
copious sweating. 1t was left there for
week or more, with little vent for the
moisture 10 escape. The barrels then
were put carefully into the cellar, com
partment intended for fruit, and kept pur.
P1oself as oooi as possible during the fall.
ms IS done by opening the windows
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-11-04

when the weather is cool (of course not
damp or rainyl, and kept open till a
change occurs, when the windows are
closed, and kept shut till the weather is
cool again. The thing is very simple.
~ In wintss the pyerse p theAAse the
windows age opened When the weather is
warm that isy u the ufeezingspoint or
somewhat below; never when it is quite
warm--a temperature exceeding that of
the cellar being especially avoided, as it
will produce change, interfering with
uniformity and quality, which is all.m.
portant,
Keep the barrels shut or slightly open /;
either will do. Commonly, however. we
give slight ventilation; this by simply
laying the head on. Bins we find too dry.
The two extremes of dampness and dry
ness must be avoided; the one disposes to
rot and mould, the other to shriveling of
the fruit. es .N
Do not touch your fruit till it is wanted
to be used To handle it is to hasten de-
cay. 1t needs its oily Goa. to protect it.
Handling will disturb this. We thus have
no difficulty. We have kept our fruit in
this way for years. Not only apples, but
grapes, and probably all kinds of fruit
may be kept by taking these precautions.
For early use we treat differently. We
let ripen on the tree, then keep where
moderately warm. This via favor matu-
ration. In this way our winter fruit is fit
to use at the holidays and before. We
usually have Spitzenbergs (BsopuS) for
table use the latter part of November,
reasons varying somewhat Sugar sis
needed but not much even for baking.
The excellent, the unrivalled flavor of the
Spitzenberg leads us to select this fruit
for cooking, especially baking purposes,
thus early, and we continue it during the
winter and spring till into the summer
1t never clogs.
Thus, gather early if you wish to keep
late.
Gather late if you wish to use early.
Keep cool the late fruit (spring fruit :;
keep uniform in temperature, and a mean
between the usual extremes of moisture
and dryness, as found in cellars.
Admit fresh air as much as may be, but
avoid a disturbance Of the temperature
and of the hygrometric condition
1t will thus be seen that care is required.
llgnl WINDOWS are necessary, ana hung
on hinges. Never in any case let warm
wind have access to your cellar, as it is
sure to force out the heavy air, the only
way it can get it out, otherwise, with
warm air outside, there is no danger, as in
its rareted state it cannot displace the
heavier cold air. The warm aoind is your
greatest enemy.
OF course, the cellar is to be kept clean.
Air long confined then in such place will
not be bad air. Hence for weeks in
winter the windows may be closed The
air, unlike that of the inhabited room, is
not affected by respiration, only the res
piration of the fruit, which, when sound,
will add fragrance to the place, making
the cellar one of the most desirable com
partments in the building to go into.
We have detailed only our experience,
but the experience,of years. II is an easy
matter to keep fruit, to manage it so as
to use it as wanted-this whether in
cellar or fruit-room, as the condition must
be substantially the same in both--HearM
and Home.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-11-04

"A writer in the Scientific american
has the following that is curious concern
ing the effect of the Pacific Railroad on
the climate of the Plains "The scouts,
guides, and hunters all agree in stating
that on the Plains, as far back as their ex-
perience goes, little or no rains have fallen
during the summer, but the experience Of
last summer and this one is that we have
sufficient rain for farming purposes, and
the crop Of hay and other produce raised
here now attests it. The hunters with
whom ! have conyersed all agree in stat
ing that the rains only fall inside of belt
across the Plains Of fifty miles in width, Of
which the railroad track is the center
that when they 90 beyond that belt the
grass is red, crisped, and burnt looking,
while all vegetation inside is luxuriant.
Has the iron Of the rails or the up-turncd
ground the credit of the changer
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-11-04
CELEBRATED ALL OVER THE UNION.

THE PINE TREE TAR CORDIAL not only restores
the SICK to the bloom Of health but 1t tortes the sys
TEN against subsequent attacks of
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-11-04

A DRY JOKE One Sunday it happened
10 rain fnriousy just az the Rev Nj X. was going
to church. As there was strong wind also, the
clergyman reached the yestry completely soaked.
:" | would give something handsome 10 be dry, -
said he to one OF hi. colleagues.
That IL an easy matter, was the reply You
viii be In the pulpit in moment, and once there
you will be dry enough
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-11-04
PINE TREE TAR CORDIAL.
Preservatiye as well as Curative.

II is not only for their absolutely curative, but for
their preseryatve properties that Dr. L. Q. WlSHARIS
medicines are so widely
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-11-04

u,2Lnn Ash 500, uiocer for Phussine's
vlNE6Np l CIpES VISAGAE. A most splendid
AZ Gle Warranted pure ard 70 preserve pickles.
FIRST PREMIUM st the g. s. Fair III. State Falr and
cago City Fair Largest works Of the kind In u. s.
seAhstod 'eas a3n 4 3d1 S'sie St. Chicago.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-11-04
Malignant Affections.

The array of diseases of the lungs and throat yields tC
the balsanic and tonic properties OF DR.. Wlsharts
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-11-04
Their Constitutions have Yielded.

Tar from The pine Tree forest, as pfepared BY DIT,
WISHART, Is a panacea.
"THK PRODUCT OF rHx TRyR Is FOR The HEALING OF
THs NATIONS.
Thehardy hackswoodsmen breathing the aroma OF the
spreading branches exem pt from that fell disease,
Consumption, thenatiyes OF southern France or Italy
AS prepared BY Dr. WISHART the Cordial acts At
The first bottle exhibits You the grateful foretases OF
returning health. You racked BY no more cough,
nor bathed with facilitating night speats.
Thousands of people viii tell you that In the entire
range Of natures curaves there Is combination so
happy so etlcacious, and so harmless as WISHaRT'S
Pine Tree Tar Cordial.
Chemists agree in saving that THE PROCESS Of
OSCILLATION by which this Cordial is yielded, is so
philosophical to he unsusceptbe Of further improve.
men The generic taste of the tar is neutralzcd and
the idea of medicine becomes lost in the quality OF
paatabe luxury,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-11-04
PINE TREE TAR CORDIAL,

As the summer fog disappears before the fresh evening
breeze Its constituent properties though simple are
powerful From the very first the debllltated victim OF
noxious drugs realizes that he has found friend
A glow of warmth begins to pass through his chilled
circulation The pulse becomes natural and regular
and bouyancy of spirits-the consequence of an as
surance of returning health comes upon the patient
The fell disease Consumption, while the lungs retain
anything of strength upon which to build IL dspelled
by the PINE TREE TAR CORDIAL, In a manner TO
which thousands of grateful patients have felt II duty,
as well as pleasure, to testify.
How many, who have died and left their children or.
phans might have been living IN blooming health had
they but ayailed themselves Of DR.. WlSHART'S simple
remedies, instead of the noXous poisons to which
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-11-04

THE MAGIC COMB viii change any cotorVd hair or
beard to a permanent Black Brown. One Comb sent
by mai foi g. For sale by merchants and druggists
generally. Address MAGIC Conn Co., Springfield Mass.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-10-16

ORIGINAL IDRA.-The Vallejo Chroni-
Gle proposes that the Government en-
courage education by offering public
land as a reward to the graduates, boys
and girls, of our public schools. The
editor says Uncle Sam has q great
breadth Of country that 10 yet unsettled,
and tho sales Of the land do not more
than meet the expenses of tho Public
Land System. Spectators and railroad
corporations are getting possession Of a
goodly portion of the national domain,
while the poor man and the rising gen.
Grafton are landless, and bid fair to be
kept out of their rightful interest in the
landed estate Of the country. Use our
public domain as o reward to the youth
for qualifying themselves to become in.
telligeut and patriotic citizens of tho
Republic. On arriving at age, let each
youth Of both sexes, after having passed
satisfactorily an examination in the
rudiments Of education, be given q title
deed to forty acres Of land, selected
from any portion Of the unsold public
domain. Those who pass a fair sxami-
nation in all the common branches OF
public school education, should be en-.
titled to a larger number of acres. A
law of this character would not only
make our youth property holders, but
also make them intelligent citizens in u
land in which they had a tenure to tho
soil, and which they would have, on nc
curing thoir majority, an interest in
seeing prosperous and we'll governed.
It is better that every child in the coun-
try should have a portion Of the national
domain, as a free gift, than that it
should come into the possession Of land
grabbers and soulless corporations,
whose interests are only Of the most
selfish nature.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-10-16

MINES AND MILL SoLp.-Yesterday
the sale Of the mines and mill of the
Lane and Fuller Company, which has
been under negotiation for several days,
was effected for the sum Of 5000 900.
The purchasers are English capitalists.
The mines of the old company are the
most fully developed in Lander Hill,
and at the time of the sale and for
months previously their exhibition Of
ore was wonderful. In addition to the
mines, the company sold the Msttacom
mill Of twenty stamps, and supplied
with four reverberatory furnaces, and
tho large stone and brick structure, sit
uated on the lower grade, originally de-
signed for the Now, York and Lander
mill. The sum paid for the very val.
liable property will appear Insignificant
to many of our readers. Immediately
after the sale was made, the large body
Of miners employed in the mines was
discharged, excepting the small force
that was engaged in sinking the main
shaft under contract. This work can
be carried on very economically, as 1t
will be necessary to keep the engine and
pump in motion to prevent the mines
filling with water. The mill has been,
or will be closed Immediately. The
transfer of the property to the English
company may prove to be of great BEN
eft to this district; that, however, re.
mains to be seen. In the meantime we
regret that SO many workmen have been
thrown out of smployment.-Rsese River
Repeille, 18Th.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-10-16

The funeral, yesterday, was attended
by many friends-men and women-who
knew aud respected Mr.. Parkinson. Tho
services, which were done by Preachers
Allen, Hammond and Fraser, werc Of
the most appropriate form, both at the
church and the grave. There was no
cold ostentation, no unmeaning formal.
titles, but much Of honest, heartfelt
grief was quietly shown and the sor-
row which was exhibited was too gen.
uiue for description in the accustomed
phrase Of newspaper parlanee. He was
buried as became an honest man who
was entitled to much strong friendship,
and whose death is 8 public and private
loss.-Car,on appeal Of this morning.