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The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-12-30

vexing thee But I were wrong:
ought to ha' told ZEE, and i ak thy par
don, lass, fort. Yousee, sir, were only
'musing myself WI saying over all I'd
said to the poor souls tonight: and SC
! were, as Isaid afore, keeping my tea
party"
"Mrs. Charmberry," said the Rev.
Ebenezer, with a curious sort of choke
in his throat "your husbands been
keeping the season like Christian,
which is more than can be said of you
and me. am sure you won't be jeal-
GUS of the blind, halt, and lame that
Timothy's been entertaining, like an
gels unawares. We have both had a
lesson, Tn sure. God bless you both,
with all the blessings of the seasonl
Good nightl" asr5t ~
'fOh, Timothy, / amt worthy of you,
the wicked, suspicious, mean wretch as
1 was sobbed Mrs. Charmberry, as
she hugged her husband, vigorously of
his little legs, in the height Of her
penitence. "rn Teuer put the vittles
out of reach again, nor suspect you,
neither, as long as my names Ruth
Charnberry /" ~
And she kept her word.
FRANCES z. BHoDKRR.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-12-30
Twenty Eight Good Dollar Books for q
Dollar and Half.

We call particular attention to an ad-
vertisement under this head on another
page. Perhaps no finer or more valu-
able Journals are anywhere to be found
than Hearth and Home and the. Ameri-
can Agriculturist. They are most
beautifully illustrated, and are filed
with choice, carefully prepared, reliable
information, such as isneeded, and viii
be highly useful in every family, and
by every person, young and old. The
Household and Children's Departments
are exceedingly interesting and instruc-
tive. Orange Judd & Co., are veteran
publishers, and their Journals and
books have long enjoyed an unsurpass-
ed reputation for reliability and ster-
ling value. In the advertisement re-
ferred to, the publishers take occasion
to show that single volume of either
of these Journals contains illustrations
equivalent to what would be found in
good books costing twenty to thirty
times as much money.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-12-30
A Wonderful Fish.

If anybody is fearful that all the
wonderful things on earth viii be dis
covered and paved over by scientific
gentlemen, and classified and stuck up
In cabinets, before he can get a-chance
at them, let him take heart, and hook
and line, and q palace car to San Fran
cisco, and try the anglers art on the
Pacific coast. As the land anywhere
thereabouts is full of extraordinary
things, both above and below the sur
face, so also is the water If he has
luck, he may come back with not only
the most extraordinary of fish stories,
but the queerest of queer fish. Only
two or three weeks ago, there were
presented to the San Francisco Acade-
my of Science two specimens of a
fnny genus new to the sa-
vans of California. One had been
caught near by, the other off the
mouth of Chetts River, Oregon The
animal is sort of cross between
q catfish, a dog-fsh, a dolphin and a
sea-deviL 1t has teeth, a horn, fins,
and legs capable Of being doubled up
and concealed when it is necessary.
One of the two was savage fellow, and
when captured blew a cloud of spray
from two holes in its snout, and when a
stick was placed in its mouth, would
sieze it and hold on with sufficient te-
nacity to be raised from the ground. A
gentleman present at the meeting un-
dertook to declare that such an animal
was not unknown in European waters
and was called the "king herring"
Unfortunately for his assertion, those
who viewed the curiosities were rather
inclined to say that they were "neither
fish, flesh, nor good red herring" But
hats what it is to have an Academy of
Sciences; with such an institution on
hand, the most extraordinary curiosi-
ties are bound to turn up.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-12-30
Yankee Pluck.

All the Western countrymen of 'fOuI
Fritz" do not attain the valorous fame
of that chieftain. California is still
traversed in the widest parts by that
primitive locomotive the stage, and
journeying thereon is attended with
quite as much danger. as discomfort.
Recently as the Marysville coach was
pursuing its accustomed way, burdened
with three inmates, Yankee and two
Germans, a cloud Of "Road Agents "
dawned on its peaceful horizon, and
called at once for the spoils
of war. The trembling Teutons
awoke to the situation, and su-
pernaturally keen in caring for the
treasures, threw the results of their
years mining operations in the bushes
and tumbled out, abjectly begging for
life at the point of the robbers pistols.
The third passenger in the coach seems
to have slept through this preliminary
scene, for he suddenly leaped from his
seat with picturesque forms Of speech,
and charging at once upon the unsus-
pecting bandits, by well directed fire
and shrewd stimulation of q heavy
force to aid, put them to fight, while
the good Teutons yet did imploring
penitence on the cold ground. The
stage escaped further molestation, and
large amount of treasure belonging to
Wells, Fargo & Co., was thus saved by the
emphatic courage of an indomitable
Yankee. The Germans waited until
daylight and found their scattered gold
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-12-30
Farm, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.


A ooMAuTFEs appointed by the Bran
dywine, Chester Co., Pa, Farmers
Club, report that they measured an
acre of land in field Of corn raised by
81. II. Branson, and husked and weighed
the corn. 1t was found to weigh 1898
pounds, or 127 bushels, 83 Is pounds,
allowing 20 pounds to the bushel- The
committees report is not dated, but q
letter from Mr.. Branson, In which he
speaks of the award having been made,
is dated October %. This would indi-
cate that the corn could not have been
thoroughly dried at date of weighing.
A CORRESPONDENT of the Rural New
Yorker gives the following plan for
weaving q colt: He confines the mare
In stable where the colt cannot hear
her neigh, feeds her dry hay, and gives
her very little water for few days. He
lets the colt nurse twice the first day,
once the second, and about half the
milk the third day. Then he milks
little on the ground a few times as
needed. He thinks oats preferable as
grain feed for the mare. He begins
feeding one pint of oats and two quarts
of sweet apples for the colt per day.
When he brings the colt to the stable
he gives one pint of oats twice day
with sweet apples. If he has not ap-
pies he feeds one handful of oil meal
with the oats.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-12-30
IrrigatIng Meadows.

Some people appear to think that the
chief object in irrigating grass land is
to furnish water during the dry, hot
weather of summer. In some arid eli
mates this is the case; but as q general
rule the benefits of irrigation are de-
rived from water flowing on the land
during the late fall, winter and early
spring months. And there are many
places where side hill meadows might
be easily irrigated from streams which
run only at these seasons of the year.
We have seen a rude dam that, thrown
across such stream, directed
the water over several acres OF
poor grass land and caused it to
produce heavy crops of hay. Now is
the time to attend to this matter. Build
a dam high enough to cause the water
to overflow the banks and then plough
out or dig channel for the water at
right angles from the stream Dam up
this channel and let the water overflow,
running in thin sheet over the land.
This is a rude method of irrigation,
and very inadequate description of it,
but still may induce some of our read
ers to avail themselves of the water
which now runs uselessly down their
hillsides at this season of the year and
In the spring.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-12-30
About Food.
Dio Lewis says:


To make the best bread that can be
made of wheat, obtain good wheat and
grind it without boiling; mix it with
cold water until it is as thick as can be
well beaten with q spoon; after it is
thoroughly beaten down, put it into n
large iron pan, composed of many little
ones, which must be first made hot;
put it then quickly into hot oven and
bake it as rapidly as possible.
Indian corn makes excellent nourish-
ment. 1t contains large amount of
oil; has remarkable fattening qualities,
and is likewise remarkable as a heat
producer. Rice keeps its consumers
fat, but 1T lacks the elements which
feed the muscles and brain.
Potatoes, both Irish and sweet, are
very poor for brain and muscle.
OF meats, the best for heat and fat
are pork, mutton, lamb, beef and veal !;
for muscle, beef, veal, mutton, lamb
and pork; for brains and nerve, beef,
veal, mutton, lamb and pork.
In cold weather, fat meat, butter, and
the like, will keep the body warm; and
in warm weather, milk, eggs, bran
bread, and summer vegetables will keep
it cool
There is no difficulty in poor mans
having meat for his family every day,
Take, for example, what is called a
shank of beef. The very best can be
bought for fraction of what the dear
est parts cost. A single pound cooked
in a stew with dry bits of bread will
make q meal for an entire family.
The Greek and Roman armies ate but
once a day.
Pies and cakes are poisonous.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-12-30

THE new union depot at New Haven
will be one of the finest structures in
New England, 800feet long by 200 wide,
with room for twelve tracks, and will
probably be situated south of Long
Wharf. The whole property there is
owned by the Derby road, whose severe
terms are the chief obstacles to the
completion of the arrangements.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-12-30

NORWICH, Conn, has ON exhibition q
silver shekeL, said to have once been in
one of the vaults of King Solomon's
temple
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-12-30

TIE SUGAR CHoP.-The New Orlean
papers state that notwithstanding the
Interruptions caused by the election ex-
elements, the progress of the planters,
in gathering their sugar harvests, has
been considerable, the only drawback
being the lack of water to supply the
mills. Many of the planters, it is
stated, have run their pipes out into
the river, and employed pumps, both
on land and ON ug-boats, to force the
water into their ponds The grinding
of the cane, however, is going on very
rapidly, AID the yield of sugar and mo-
lasses, it is estimated, viii exceed that
of last year by 10000 to 25,000 hogs
heads. Previous to the war there were
in Louisiana 1,261 sugar houses, pro-
ducing 459, 40 hogsheads, averaging
1,500 pounds each and valued
at S25,O96,271. After the war
the plantations which had been idle
were again placed under cultivation,
and IN 1869 the yield frsm S17 sugar
mills was $1,000 hogsheads of sugar,
worth $12, 600, 900. This year there are
], III sugar houses in operation, which,
as estimated above, will produce 112,-
600 hogsheads. It is stated that il the
planters had had good and reliable
hands to cultivate the sugar-cane early
In the season, the crops would have
been larger. The increase is due to
the season, which has been unusually
favorable. Labarers are very difficult
to obtain, even at the high rates of $50
and $40, and even $50 month. Sew
eral planters have secured gangs of
Chinese lsborers, and are preparing to
begin work early next year.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-12-30

A SENSATION was created at Spring
field, Mass, the other evening, by the
explosion Of a quantity of ''non-explo-
sive OIL"
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-12-30
Cheese Making I'm wisconsin.

Ohccsc AAoAAnk IN "
W. G. Roberts, of Racine, Wis,
writes to the Journal of that city as
follows:
have learned a few things during
my short experience this past season,
and which may be of some value to
other new beginners, as well as those
that may have something to do in the
future with milk and cheese making,
for it is evident that cheese making is
to be the chief branch of Wisconsin
agriculture hereafter.
There is danger, however, that this
businese, like many other new paying
operations, will be overdone. Al
present we stand well, and that in &
great measure is owing to the superior
ity of our cheese over any other cheese
in the wide world, and hence we reap
the benefit of the English market. In
recent agricultural meeting in Lin
colnshire, England, the chairman made
this observation with regard to ouI
cheese:
"The American cheese is now SO
much improved through the instrument
tality of the cheese factory system,
that their cheese has become as much
superior to our cheese In England, as
theirs used to be inferior to ours" and,
said he, eff the Americans were able to
make such improvements, ask, is 1t
not worth our while to try the same ex-
pertinent" And the result was, they
have sent to this country for factory
implements and cheese-makers.
The character of our butter stands
low in England, and is bound to keep
so, unless we organize similar systems
to that of our cheese-making. We all
make some butter, but very few under
stand making it. So it was with our
cheese-making some years ago. 1t is
true we have some good butter in this
country, such as the Orange Co., and
the Welch butter of Oneida Co., In
York State, and they command high
price for it. But the bulk of the Amer
lean butter is poor, and the prices are
low.
One of the chief things / have learn
ed in cheese-making, is the absolute
necessity of taking care of the milk,
first to keep it from the dirt, or rather,
to keep the dirt from the milk. Next in
order is to keep it sweet. You might
as well undertake to make a good-ha-
vored cup of tea from the waters of the
Dead Sea In Palestine, as to try to
make q good-Aayored cheese from dirty,
sour milk. We cannot cheat nature.
/ would therefore recommend the
following points to be observed in re-
lation to milk, 1st. Take care Of your
milk. I'd. Take care of your milk.
Sd. Take care of vour milk. And if
you do it, the cheese will take care Of
you and your Indebtedness.
In Florida thew ara making "oran0e
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-12-30

A LIBRARY IN ONE VoRUlH-Among
the mountains of Virginia, sometime
since, the writer of this, met a man on
horseback, behind him, and attached
to his saddle, was a large package,
which he seemed to guard with pecu-
liar care. "You appear to have great
treasure attached to your saddle" we
remarked. Yes, SIR" was the re-
sponse-" Yes, sir, I have been over to
Richmond and bought tmyselfa a library. T"
San entire library on horseback !"
"Yes, sir, 1 have WEBsTEB's UNABRDG-
ED DIcr1oNARY in this package, and it
is a tUhoLe library in ITSELF 1 always
Set the best "-Iot0d Tribune.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-12-30

PERSONS who prefer oysters cooked
in their own liquor may be interested
in knowing what the fluid contains.
The journal of Microscopy says
"Open an oyster, retain the liquor in
the lower or deep shell, and, if viewed
through microscope, it viii be found
to contain multitudes of small oysters,
covered with shells and swimming
nimbly about-one hundred and TWEEN
ty of which extend but one inch. Be
sides these young oysters, the liquor
contains a variety of animalcule and
myriads of three distinct species OF
worms. Sometimes their light re-
presents blush star about the center
of the shell, which will be beautifully
luminous IN dark room"
In an essay before the Woodford
county mL) Farmers Club, W. w. Egg
bert gave his idea of what horse for
all work, especially for the farm, should
be. Among other things he gives
Weight, ], 100 to 1,250 pounds; color,
dark bay or chestnut; height, 15i OF
16 hands.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-12-30

In Florida they are making "orange
brandy"
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1870-11-18
SEWER County.

Our correspondent at Sevierville
writes us rs follows: I have just re-
ceived the official returns Of the cleo
ton from this county with the excep-
tion of one district which will poll a
very small vote. Sewer did not vote
half her strength. The vote stands
as follows; For Governor Wisener,
57S; Brown, 143, For Congress,
Butler, 467; Taylor, 23l; White,
1872, For State Senator, Mcconnell,
57l: Self Democrat, 22S. For Re
preventative from the fotorial district
composed Of the counties ofKnoX and
Sewer Fighting Joe Cooper received
4?l votes; his opponent, DIR. Ham
mes. Conscryarivo-Re Republican, re-
ceiyel $50. Cooper is elected by
about 100 majority.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1870-11-18
Our Richmond Lctter.

MEssRs, EDIToRs IL will do myself
the pleasure this evening. to tell you
how very welcome, and highly priced
is the Ne,rs at No. 80, Richmond
College, So highly appreciated are
its contents that the advertisements.
even. are seldom passed without a
reading, and the risk of getting zero
is always taken rather than lay the
Ne,os down m,Il its contents have
been perused. As TIE information
obtained from your paper is so pleas
ant to me will endeavor to recipro-
cate by giving you an occasional item
from the historic and justly famed
city Of our noble state. Last week
was truly lively time for Richmond.
On Monday large numbers of stran-
gers began to make their appearance
preparatory for the Fair which COM
merced ON Tuesday and did not end
until Friday evening. Vast crowds
were in attendance each day of the
fair. And think / may truly say
that moro abundant disnlnv of Viz
eiiia be uty have neve see in ne
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1870-11-18

Consolidation wins.--Wc see the be-
ginning of the End The great consol-
idated line was organized in the city
OF Lyuchburgon Saturday last. Hence
forth this new policy must, more than
aught else, rule the destinies of Vir-
ginia. The great highway by which
the east seeks the west and the west the
cast Is irrcvocahly stamped in the Lels-
lation Of the state. There is then
such thing as Virginia policy, Vir-
ginia line, IN end 10 he reached which
will be Virginia! There Is to be then
a short and cheap connection between
Virginia and kentucky, between the
Chesapeake and the Ohio. The fcmo-
raj artery OF comcrce shall course its
swelling tide between the north west
and the east. through Cumberland
Gap. One mighty line which is not
sectional does exist. One stupef-
duous Improvement which shall bring
trade from the heart of the northern
Union to n southern State. 1t is then
"A falschood that trade must go only to
the North Fast 10 rcach Europe.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1870-11-18
THE WAR.

Ar length the unprecedented chain
of Prussan successes has been bro
ken. The French have recaptured
the city of Orleans, aud have driven
the enemy with considerable losses
to them. The victory is brilliant and
decided. They have also retaken
Dion and have defeated the Prus-
slams near Arthenay, capturing many
prisoners and guns. 1t is believed
that the failure of the armistice neeC
not be considered as final. The plan,
of the invaders are for the present
thwarted and the French are jubillan
over their successes.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1870-11-18

The students of Roanoke College ut
Salem, to the number of twenty or
thirty, on the arrival of the up train at
Salem on Saturday night last, finding
that Gov. McMullin was on board
made an exceedingly boisterous dem
onstration against him. Three cheers
for Terry, and three groans for Gov.
McMullin. We think this demon
stration was conceived in bad taste and
we cannot refrain expressing for it that
some condemnation which we have
expressed for the Governors course in
denouncing Senator Johnson and 9th
ers who did not please to split theft
Threats in his favor.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1870-11-18

THE December No. of DBMoREsT' $
MONTHLY MAGAZINE, besides giving
the words and music Of Mdlle. Nils
sons favorite song Spring and
Autumn). and the usual display OF
the only reljatle fashions, useful in
formation. and other rare novelties,
gives Nine. DemOrest's Mammoth
Bulletin Plate of Fashions, price so
cents. as a supplement. all for % cts,
post free. The premiums offered by
this podel Magazine for yearly sub
scribers are unparalleled. A. S. chrome,
equal in beauty to fine oil-painting,
size 10x13, is given to each sub
scriber: while for a club Of two, or a
two years subscription, is given the
best SIS chrome. "IIiawatha's Woo
ing" after Jerome Thompson, being
SIS in value for only SO in money,
with other splendid premiums equally
desirable. Address w. JENNINGS
DEMoREsT, S33 Broadway, New
York,
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1870-11-18

Gov. McMULLIS gives notice to
parties wishing transportation forpoints
up Salt River, that he has command
of the only craft bound for such des-
tination, and is prepared to issue
tickets. We are glad to hear it, as
the inhabitants of that region never
contest elections. He says this is
his last trip. Then we suppose Sena-
tor Johnston viii be spared the un-
pleasant duty Of smashing him.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1870-11-18


assemblagc. We'll Messrs, Editors /
suppose Il ut we Virgirians may have
become little split and little too
much given TO Boosting. but 7 do
think that Va can Beat the-weii
had Just as well say--tiie world for
pretty woman. As you are over in
Tennessee now, and as the Junior Ed
itor may bave some especial reasons
for not expressing an orinion upon
this subject. [ will not Insist upon the
NerS endorsing this apparent exerav-
agance. Those who were in attend
ance last year informed me that the
amount on exhibition was not so large
on this rs on the previous occasion.
Of this Of course I was not prepared
to Judge. but feel warranted. il saving
that it was fine success and quite
creditable TO our state. 1t was par
ticularly gratifying TO see the amount
of machinery and agricultural nipple
ments on exhibition and of Va. man
ufacture. Among these would mem
ton, for the especial benefit Of our
farmers, n machine for separating
Cookie from wheat. I saw this ma
chine tried with mixture of about
one third cookie to two thirds of wheat
and If there was grain of cookie that
was passed through with the wheat /
did not see it. This machiue is man
ufactured by gentlemen, whose names
| had but lost. in Stanton, Va, and
cost from $50 to $125. I think, &C.
cording to the size, Now Sirs, would
it not be we'll for our farmers, who
are :rhowing away time and labor in
growing a mixed crop that is not fit
for market. to supply themselves with
this invaluable machine. and cleanse
their seed at once? a number of
small engines were on exhibition, suit
able for driving threshing machines
These were upon axles and capable
of being drawn by two horses, and are
certainly far preferable to horse pow
cI, from the fact that they do not eat.
and they are capable of being used
for so many purposes upon the farm.
The greatest curiosity of this class
was \ road enqino manurcturod Lv
w r. Tanner & On This oro;nG
posecd the Col,ooo rulliro ortor = on
other engine, and making speed that
would soon tire footman. Whether
! tb;s c,n no r,odo &C ,,root;ool ,,4;l;,,.
or not has NOT Noon frlIv dnnonstro,
ted Inoll probability however in
\ rew vcors move op, p,ocodor,isol
roads may bn tr,rl,e unon which th;,
cloes &C cnuinas viii draw nonJoror,
loads Yhoro roro como vow fnc
e,ec; ,,s>,. Of y TLostor vb;to Moo
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: r,anv 80 Nos admitted 70 tho
nr;vj,,~o ,f bo,1.,r f,rtb in tbo E, i.
grounds rbcec &c .onrsc ottr,cted
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nar.mert VOC a ,oor nv two vh;cb
wo,a Couobt Inv doo. aud vor, n,onn
ro;d tbo;r oro,,or,n 500 ~ Co.
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doc and .be hir Nv fbot woe IN MI
toI and few inolors nd m iii,
donortmont fav borsos ,r p ~
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