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South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-08-18
An Accomplished Farmer.

A COMPLETE farm is a very complicated
affair, and necessarily comprises within its
boundaries many well-furnished work
shops, and among its laborers many thor
Ough mechanics. Thus, for the perfect
developement of the labor saving methods
necessary to the profitable working of a
large, w~ell-furnished farm, a thorough
business man and welleducated farmer, as
head manager, as well as an accountant or
bookkeeper, well versed in markets and
commercial matters, finance included, is
needed. Then a gardener and florist, a
blacksmith, carpenter aud wheelright, and
engineer are necessary. a well trained
herdsman and a shepherd are requisite, in
addition to the ordinary laborers, as plow-
men, etc. On many large estates in Eng
land and Scotland, as well as some in our
own country, all these are employed, the
proprietor having a general oversight
only, a1d interfering personally in no de-
tails. Competence in the several subordin-
ates being required as a qualification for
their situations, their duties are properly
performed and a regular routine becomes
established. Now, if all these are found
requisite on a large farm, where the work
is exactly similar, only differing in extent,
to that of a small farm, it follows that a
small farmer, working his own land, will
succeed better, as he knows more about all
things necessary to be done.
As he will find occasion to perform
many of these offices himself, he must be
his wi business man, lay out his work,
and be competent to command his hired
help so that he may use their services to
the best advantage. He must be his own
accountant, or many little losses will es-
cape him, and in the aggregate they will
be enough to make themselves seriously
felt. He must be mechanic enough to
build 8 shed, a hay barrack, a wagon-raek,
or sometimes a sled, or put a new tongue
to a wagon; he ought to be able to build
a stone fence or lay up a wall, or should
know how 1t ought to be done; he should
be able to cut a screw on a bolt or a burr,
or use a cold-chisel, or splice a rope, or
use a hammer, and drill and blast a rock.
In fact, there is scarcely any knowledge,
either in the arts, sciences, commerce or
literature, but would be a help to a farmer.
A farmer thus educated has, besides the
material advantages he Enjoys great IA
cility for enjoying the beauties of nature
with which he is brought into close and
daily contact, and will thus learn to love
his profession.-He1rh and Rons.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-08-18
Anecdotes of a Benevolent Wit.

The Neu England Historical and GeReG-
logical Register for July has a biographical
account OF Lucius Manlius Sargent, n of
the wits of the earlier part of this century,
and the following good stories are told:
He delighted to do good in secret, but
he was no friend to laziness. A stout,
robust fellow, whom he well knew as a
lounger, on 8 certain New Years Day call
ed him up very early in the morning. He
dressed in haste and hurried to the parlor.
The beggsr cried: "a happy New Year
to you, sir" Mr.. Sargent went to the
closet and got a piece of gingerbread, and
gave it to him, saying: "Call on mt this
time next year and I'll give you another
piece"
Another anecdote related to his son by
the celebrated William Gray in substance
was a. follows: Not long since, before
Mr. Sargent's decease. in looking over and
adjusting his pa yers, he found a large num-
Der ofdebts and notes due him from poor
men, principally fishermen. He tied them
up in q bundle, and on the label wrote
this memorandum: "Notes, due bills,
and accounts against sundry persons along
shore. Some of them may be got by suit
or severe dunning; but the people are
poor most of them have had fsherman's
luck. Ny children will do as they think
best Perhaps they will think with me,
that it is best to burn the package entire"
A month after the decease the sons met
in the counting room of the elder brother,
who administered on the estate. He pro-
duced this package, read the inscription,
and inquired what should be done with it.
The next Oldest brother, with tears in his
eyes, point,d to the fire, and they all
agreed to it; but it was thought best to
make a schedule of the names, amounts,
and dates SO as hereafter to know who
were forgiven, if any came to pay. 1t was
done, and the package, labelled at $4,000
was cast into the fire.
About four months after this, in the
month of June, a hard-faced old man from
the Cape came TO the store to pay a debt
due the deceased. he took a chair, and,
looking over a time-worn pocketbook,
drew out q bunch of bank bills, TO pay the
debt. On learning his name, date, and
amount, viz, $40, the first step was to
examine the list of burnt notes; and there
was his name, debt, and date, of very many
years ago. which, with interest, if preserv-
ed, would amount to $500. The admins
traitor told him the fact, and made him put
back his money; which he did with eyes
brimful of tears, for he said, "his old dame
had sold the only cow to supply what was
wanting in his hands to pay this debt, and
what glad news it would be to her when
he went home.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-08-18
Feeding Fowls.

DoN'T keep food always by you poultry,
because, if laying fowls, they are made
too fat, and il fattening ones, not fat
enough. To fatten poultry, feed three
times in twenty-four hours all they will
eat, and remove all they leave, and they
will eat more than when cloyed and dis
gusted by the constant presence of food.
To keep layers in proper condition, feed
twice or thrice daily a regular ration, but
not as much as they will eat. Some say
feed as long as they will run for what you
throw to them and eat greedily, but that's
right, for they will get too fat unless
they are laying freely. They will show
esoerness ahont az LONG % they can swa1-
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-08-18
Rich for q Moment.

AN English magazine, the Friendly
Visitor, recently published the following !:
The ship Britannia" which struck on
the rocks off the coast of Brazil, had on
board a large quantity of Spanish dollars
as freight They were packed in barrels,
and as soon as the ship struck, a number
of these barrels were brought on deck, in
the hope that some of them might be
saved; but soon it was discovered that the
vessel was sinking so very fast, that the
only hope for the crew was in taking at
once to the boats. The last boat was about
to push of, when a midshipman rushed
back to see If any one was still on board.
To his surprise, there sat a nan on deck
with a Ratchet in his hand, with which he
had broken open several of the casks, the
contents of which he was 10Y heaping up
about him.
"What are you doing?" shouted the
youth. Escape for your lifel Don't you
know the ship is fast going to pieces?"
"The ship may" said the man; al have
lived a poor wretch all my life, and 1 am
determined to die rich" In vain the other
called him a mailman, an idiot. He was
answered only by a flourish of the Ratchet
and a satisfied nod toward the glittering
heaps. 81 tell you the ship can't hold TO-
gether another momentl" screamed the
midshipman, looking back at him from the
vessels edge. "Quick, you can be savedI"
mot without leaving my goldi" roared
back the man, glaring wildly at him. go
your ways" The boat-load would wait no
longer, and he was left to his fate. In a
few moments no ship was to be seen-oDly
the great dark waves of the ocean, rolling
sullenly over the poor rich sailor and his
gold,
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-08-18
Cancer Cure.

SPEAKING of the alleged new cancer
cure, the Scientific american says:
II, as is claimed, the plant called "cun-
durango" is a specific for cancer, the
world has received a blessing in the dis
covery which will rank with the intrOduc-
ton of anesthesia in surgery. Where
there is such room for skepticism, we may
be pardoned some doubts that the new
remedy is all that is claimed. If it be,
however, the powerful specific alleged, it
will outlive our doubts, and establishitself
triumphantly. In a disease so hopeless,
people will catch even at the shadows of
hope, and so the new remedy will be sure
to have ample trial.
The story is that an Indian woman in a
province of Ecuador, attempting to
poison her husband by the use of this
plant, cured him of a cancer of long stand
ing. This fact having become known TO
the American Consul, he obtained q
sample of the plant and forwarded it to
Washington to have its virtue tested. 1t
is further said tb-t about fifteen cases have
ben successfully treated with it, and that
a large supply is on its way to this coun-
try. Without pretending to vouch for the
truth of the above, we will say that st.
PauIs advice, to prove all things and hold
fast that which is good, if followed, will
soon settle the merits, or want of merit, OF
the new cancer cure
Vice-President Colfax states that his
mother, who was al the point of death
with cancer, has been restored by the use
of cundursngo, and is now nearly well.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-08-18

closely to stand the winter, and were too
seriously injured to fully recover. It Il
becoming more apparent each year, that
more stock must be fed on Eastern farms,
nay, on many Western farms, too, or their
fertility cannot be maintained but it is
bad policy to keep too many at the com.
mencement, before the means of feeding
have become equal:to the demand. 1t is
something like a man living upon his cap
'ital, instead of upon the interest of it.
each year; in the one case he becomes
poorer by mere ill judged use of his means,
which, by proper ~husbanding, In the other
case would keep him by its income, and
itself remain intact.
1t is a question worth consideration,
whether it would not be wise to largely
reduce pasturing stock; whether money
could not be made by selling off. in the
spring, the bulk of the stock usually pas
tured, and moving, or otherwise using the
land to produce feed for keeping stock
during the winter, which should be pur-
chased in the fall, by which means more
manure would be made, the difference in
the values of stock at these different sea-
sons saved, and all temptation to pasture
mowing-lands, or young grass or clover
fields, removed.-Americdn Agricuturist.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-08-18
Hints from a Housek keeper.

In the June number of Hearth and
Home, l noticed that q correspondent, in
writing of the preservation of furs and
woolens from insects, "trusts" that
camphor will destroy the moth, even if the
eggs are deposited when the article is put
away. As an "ounce of prevention is
worth a pound of cure" l venture to send
the suggestion a furrier gave me not long
ago, tina as nothing would save the furs
unless the eggs were removed" he combed
all his furs with a ne-toothed comb
thoroughly before sealing them up in tight
boxes.
Now is the season for washing blankets /;
and not every housewife knows the best
and easiest mode of washing them. Here
is a plan that never fails, if strictly fol-
lowed: Take Die pint of soft soap, two
tablespoonfuls of powdered borax, dis
solved in boiling water. Put this mixture
in a tub, and fill half full of cold water;
put in from two to three blankets, as many
as the water will well cover. Let them
stand from twelve to twenty-four hours.
Squeeze and rub them thoroughly, and put
them in a basket to drain lover another
tub) without ~wringing. Rinse in clear,
cold water, and drain again.
Put a little bluing in for a final rinse
drain, and hang out WITHOUT ~wIinging. 1t
will take longer for them to dry, but they
will not shrink, but look white and
smooth. Be sure and use cold water, and
not wiring during the process.
POTATO SoUP.-Here is a recipe which
has the merit of being very economical,
very palatable, and very quickly made.
Boil in a quart of water a small slice of
salt pork, one or W. onions, according to
- n.l -
Nth the pork and onions. Boil half an
hour; then add milk enough to make it
the right consistency-about as thick as
pea soup. Pepper and salt to taste; and
first, before taking up, add a small piece of
butter, strain through a colander, and
serve.-He17h and Home.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-08-18
Order In the Household.

System and order must be strictly OBJ
served in all household arrangements. "a
place for everything, and everything in
its place" There should be a time for
certain duties, and the housekeeper must
see that there are no infringement of the
laws that are laid down. Children cannot
too soon be taught the importance of
order, n~eatness, and economy. A habit
of system may be early formed, and prove
a blessing through life. An i~ll-govered
household, where there is neither system,
order, neatness, nor frugality, is a bad
school for children.
Never leave things lying about-a
shawl here, a pair of slippers there, a
bonnet somewhere else, trusting to a
servant to put them in place. No matter
how many servants you have, it is a mis-
cradle habit. If you set an example of
carelessness, do not blame your servants
for following it. Children should be
aught to put things back in their places
as soon as they are old enough to use
them, and if each member of a family
were to observe this simple rule, the
house would never get much out of order.
Western Rural.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-08-18

the man he stopped and said cheerily,
GOOD morning, my friend; / have an
empty seat, will you not share II with MI
They had a long ride and a long talk, Mr..
May giving his passenger a great deal OF
moral advice by the way. As they neared
the point of Mr.. Mays destination, he
said; Il am a minister, and shall preach
in the next village tomorrow, and If you
would like to hear me, l am sure the
friends who are expecting me Will enter
tain you"
The man declined the invitation with
apparent confusion, and when they allght-
ed from the vehicle, said he would like to
speak with MI. May apart a few moments.
When alone, he grasped Mr.. Mays hand,
looked him squarely in the face n said:
al must not part without confessing that
when l sprang into the road l intended to
blow your brains out, steal your horse
and carriage, your watch and coat, and es-
cape" 40, yesl" said Mr.. May, very
pleasantly; "Iknew that. l wa warned
against foot-pads IN the road this morn
ing, and 1 felt sure you were armed when
l asked you to ride with me" You are
a noble, brave, Christian man." said the
robber with great feeling; "your counsel
to-day has sunk deep into my heart, and l
hereby promise you solemnly that | Will
lead henceforth a temperate and blameless
life" The promise was kept. There had
been q correspondence between them for
more than thirty years when MIR. May
told US the story. No one but their Maker
knew their secret. The r~epentant man
prospered, and if he is still living will but
add one more to the thousands who weep
for his benefactor to-day.-SyTdcuse, ~.
y. Cor. ~ y Sur.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-08-18
P~asturing Meadows, or Young Clover.

For want ofsufticient pasture, cattle and
horses are often turned into the mown
meadows, or stubbles that have been seed
ed with clover. Thisi is, to say the least, in
j~udicious. Generally dry weather occurs
after harvest, during which, he clover and
grass have a struggle to maintain their
existence, the young clover plants es-
pecially suffering from the heat and
drouth. Possibly for some weeks the
principal dependence of the meadows for
moisture is the nightly dews. 1.-THE leaves
are allowed to be eaten of, this mode of
supply is arrested, by ~depriving the roots
of the shade which they would have af-
forded. Only a weak growth can then be
made, many plants will be totally DESTROY
ed, and when the fall rains occur, followed
by nightly frosts, the unsheltered roots are
thrown out by thousands. A promising
piece of young clover may thus be com.
pletely ruined and the next years SUNNY
of hay be seriously curtailed, The small
quantity of feed thus gained is dearly pur-
chased. The life of the meadows is con
sumed and their existence threatened
We are aware of the great Temptation
there is to turn stock on to the aftermath
and stubbles, but, unless in the very rare
cases where the soil is rich and the growth
is too heavy to be eaten nearly bare, il
would be a great saving of money in the
end to hire pasture, buy feed, or sell the
surplus stock which cannot otherwise be
fed at home. On many farms. had this
course been adopted for one season. the re-
sources for feeding in after years would
have been doubled; but by carving too
much stock on the fields during the
fall months, they were eaten off too
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-08-18
Help for the Nervous.

Where is it to be foundf cries the trembling VIC
tim of nervous debility. Not in the tavern dram:
that fires up the circulation for a moment and Is
succeeded by collapse. Not in purgative pills, or
q Lenten diet, but in an invigorant aud restora-
tive in which the tonic elements are united with
gentle ~aperient and Alternative properties. When
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters was introduced,
nearly twenty years ago, this important object
was first attained. This peaceful and active veg
etable specific is as justly celebrated for its cures
OF nervous diseases. as for the absolute certainty
with which it relieves dyspepsia and biliousness
The hot weather toward the close of summer gen.
orally aggrsvates diseases of a nervous type, ere
ating q deg. ee OF feebleness which is beyond
measure distressing Under such circumstances
rally the bodily energies with q course of Hostet-
ters Stomach Bitters. or all tonics, it is the most
satisfactory in its operations, and the least ex-
cit ng. 1t braces the nerves up to their natural
tension, but not beyond it so there is no reaction.
1t has other properties, however, than those Of a
~nervine, and as a blood depurent and moderate
aperient, is superior to any other medicine of the
day. g.
Fraud, however, is on the alert. The celebrity
of the original medicine has given rise to scores
of counterfeits and mutations. Examine the label,
and the fac simiIe of the signature of the firm; sec
that the spelling Is all correct, and thus make sure
of the g -uineness of the article you buy. P. S.
-Hostetter's bitters are never sold in kegs or bar.
rels, but in bottles only.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-08-18
The Raven, the Cuckoo and the Hen.

A raven was crossing a field and saw a
cuckoo preparing a soft bed behind q shady
bush. That seemed very odd to him; so
he crept nearer aud asked the cuckoo what
he was making there.
"a bed, as you see" the cuckoo answer
ed, shortly.
"a bed for whats" the raven kept on
inquiring. you are not going to lie on
the ground? As far as / know, you usu-
ally rest in a hollow tree"
at is not for myself" replied the
cuckoo, but for that poor sick hen, there,
you see behind the bushes. See that poor
creature he continued, weeping; " she
fills my soul with pity; she has not been
well for long time"
REALLY, an odd kind of neighborly
love. ! could never in the least have ex-
pected that of you" the raven cried, in an
ecst4cy; and the bright tears floated down
his black cheeks, at the thought OF
this noble deed.
dyes" the cuckoo continued, in a whin
ing tone, this good hen laid me, early
every day, an egg; upon that l have hith-
erto lived when l could get at nothing
else, and how miserable l should be if she
should diel l must perish. Yes, must
starve in these famine times"
"Aha, sol 1t is not precisely for the
poor sick hen, but for the eggs you make
the nest" croaked the raven, as, quickly
drying her tears, she flew avay.-Rork
and Pau.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-08-18

cause, therefore it was proposed to en-
deavor to let the raft float down and swing
round upon the island This was COM
menced, but with the old result, the cable
was caught in the rocks, and the raft re-
manned stationary. However, she was
floating easily, and the poor fellow could
rest.
Early in the day for the afternoon was
now far advanced, one of the large ferry
boats Quilt expressly for crossing beneath
the falls) had been brought up, but had
lain idle. This wa now put into requisi-
ton, and nobly she rode down toward the
raft, whilst in breathless silence we all
watched her as she dipped at the various
falls, and each time recovered herself. l
shuddered as she WA launched, for | began
to see that the man could not be saved by
a boat a boat never could return against
a rapid, however well able to float down
it. No sooner would her bow come into
contact with a fall than it would dip, I'LL,
and spin round, as did the first xiii which
was lost.
The poor fellow himself was getting i'm
patient-visiblY SO. He united his lash
ings, stood upright upon the raft, eagerly
waiting to seize the boat, and jump into
her. She had but one more fall to pass,
and that fall was situated just above
where he stood; she paused at the brink
of it, swung down it like lightning, and,
as he leaned forward to seize her, she rose
IN the returning wave, struck him in the
chest, and he struggled hopelessly in the
overwhelming torrent.
The exclamation of horror, for it was not
a CRY, which burst from the Thousands who
by this time were assembled, I shall never
forget, mol the breathless silence with
which we watched him, fighting with the
waters as they hurried him along upright,
waving both arms above his head. We
lost sight of him at intervals, yetagain and
again he reappeared, and | thought hours
must have passed in lieu of one brief half
minute. But the end came at last; once
more l saw his arms wildly waved above
his head, and. ia an instant, the crowd
turned from the spot in dead silence. The
man was lost.-AA the Year Round.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-08-18

In the stomach of a horse which was
accidently drowned in Scotland lately, are
said to have been found 6 horse nails,
broken; s round nails from one to two
inches long, 10 single flooring nails, "a
one and a half inch nails, 81 broken nails,
various sizes; 30 n and a quarter inch
nails, II one inch zinc nails, 80 five Fights
to one inch tack nails, 16 shoe tacks, 3
slate nails, 4 screw nails. The total num-
Der of nails was thus 269. There were
also 4 common pins one and a quarter
inch long each, l blue bead, 1 brass but
ton, 1 metal button, 8 smetal buttons
marked V. NJ, 25 pieces of galvanized
wire, 8 copper nail-heads, 4 small metal
washers, 1 hair pin, 1 hook (of hooks and
eyes, one half of a needle, 1 small piece
of lead, z pieces of zinc; in all 50 articles,
Tor including the 26O 324, weighing one
pound. In addition there were round
gravel and sand weighing 2 pounds liz
ounces.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-08-18

AROMATIC ScHIEDAM ScHNAPPs seem tn be ex-
~tensively gaining our public confidence, and prom
ises 10 take the place OF every other liquor now in
use, especially for medicinal use
This Is not surprising; for, apart from its being
found in most of our respectable Drug Stores in
this city and country, and its being strongly rec
commended by the physicians, the mild and agree
able taste Of this article, contrasted with the
strong. pungent and actial Sc; sation produced on
the palate by the common deleterious article
which is now the general complaint of nearly
all the medical faculty of this country-would,
Of itself, suffice to give it the decided preference
II prescribed as a medicine, it Is not bad to take;
and to use as a beverage IL is considered by judges
to be superior to any article Of the kind ever i'm
ported into this country.