The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-04-02
FROM EARLVILLE.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF L. S.,
Washington, d. c. March %, 1870. 4

HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF L. 81, 4
Washington, D. c., March %, 1870. 3
WARREN H. NORTON:
Dear Sir-Your note of March 22 10 received.
We think We know all about the Prussian needle
gun and their cartridge. In these days of chem
ical analysis, it is idle for any government to
pretend concealment We have cartridges that
have. after lying in water and mud for years, ex'
ploded as clean as a fresh cartridge.
Yrs, w, T, SHERMAN, General
l am permitted to copy for publication the
above letter, which was written in reply to one
written by Warren H. Norton, Esq, of this
place, informing Gen. Sherman that he had OBJ
tanned after years of effort, the secret OF the
manufacture of the Prussian needle gun and
cartridge. 1t seems to be pretty we'll under.
stood among men generally, that in conceit and
assumed wisdom on everything from a needle
gun down 80 the butchery of Indian mothers
and babes, Sherman don't need any information.
Now, it is we'll known to every intelligent man,
that most of the civilized governments here Of
fered large sums OF money for the very secret
which Mr.. Norton now has, and which Gen.
to obtain the secret. But Gen. Sherman, I'M
willing to be instructed by a Captain away out
in Earlville Ills, thus, as the reader will see,
cavalierly disposes of the whole subject, by saying
it is idle for ANY government to pretend con.
eealment. The truth is, Captain Norton has this
valuable scientific Prussian secret, and our Gen.
eral ought TO know it.
CORN CULTIVATION.
Some twelve years ago George r. Richardson,
Esq, Of Earlville, La Sale county, ILL.,, attempt
ed the invention of An improved corn cultivator
but the hard times Of 1878, crushed out him
and his embryo cultIvator. Air. Richardson
abandoned the definition of the cultivator, bat
che id,f haunted him continually, until about
year ago he set about putting his idea into
practical shape. The result is that he has now
produced a cultivator, which must supersede all
Others now in use At the large agricultural
warehouse of Simons ~ Hunt, of Earlville, can
be seen a sample cultivator on exhibition. This
cultivator is thoroughly homemade. Jacob
Bethel E,q, recently of Earlvlle, is the manu-.
.acturer. In mechanical finish it is inferior 70
no cultivator now in use Ny idea is thoroughly
primitive in regard TO the cultivation OF corn. The
hoe comes nearest the true implement, to make
tough and weeds cry, of any cultvator in
use The double shovel corn cultivator comes
neares. TO the hoe is the best implement hther.
TO in use.
The secret Of both the hoe and shevers supe.
riority in cultvating corn, is their lateral move.
ment, which readily and easily obtained
by the hand. One slip hoe instantly
between drills aud from one side Of the hill 10
the other. One can approximate quite closely
to this movement with the double.shovel cult
vator. Farmers throwed by the hoe rs being
TOO slow. They ,hrowed by the double.shove
cultivator being too slow for the age Mr.
Richardson has hit the nail On the head, by com
bining in one cultivator two double.shovel, OF
four hoes, and has retained the lateral movemen,
OF the douhle,hovei cultivator or the hoe. One
can positively move thi, cultivator in and ou,
between the row. Of corn with nearly as much
rspdity, ana with quite az much ease. as he can
the regular primitive hoe. II is emphsticslly q
corn cHl'irdtor. This is riding and walking
cultvator combined. The lazy farmer caA ride
and DO good work the energetic AMI active far.
mer work and beat, with this Esrlville cul
tivator, any one now in in quantity and
quality OF work. Corn will laugh, and has q
right TO laugh, where this cultivator is used.