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The Republican journal., 1871-09-07

At Pennsylvania Agricultural Society
the following statements We're recently
made by 4 Bucks County farmer. He began
by draining four acres, in which he put
down about four thousand feet of tile,
something over GO rods apart. The work
was done in Il very thorough manner the
bitches being over four feet deep. Pipe tile,
with collars, We're laid, the mains being
three inches in diameter, and the laterals an
inch and three fourths. The collars, by
holding the ends of the pieces evenly to-
gether, give every piece chance to run its
full capacity of water. A tightly stretched
cord was used for regulating the grades of
descent, an operation which always requires
considerable care and engineering ingenui-
ty. Although the whole work was done in
the most thorough manner, and obviously
somewhat more expensively at the start
than most undertaking, yet the increase
in the crops has paid the owner at least 20
per cent. on the investment his money
doubling every five years. Another farmer
in the same county had two acres of land,
previously unfit for cultivation, drained in
this thorough manner, which yielded him
125 bushels of corn in Il year, at the rate
OF 62 12 bushels per acre.
The Republican journal., 1871-09-07

Some farmers OF our acquaintance feel al
antipAthy to sheep, for the reason that they
''bite close" We consider this their chief
recommendation. They can only bite close
where the pasture is short, and the pasture
is short only on poor farm. A poor farm
will necessarily be encumbered with brers,
weeds, and DruSh in the fence corners.
Under such conditions we could say to a
farmer who has twenty dollars or upward
IN cash COR credit for it, and then let him
borrow the amount if he has to pay one
per cent, Il month for the use of it, invest
it in As many ewes, not older than three
years, as you can get for that money. Put
them this summer in such 4 field as we
have described, and give them, in addition
to what they can pick up, pint of wheat
bran and oatmeal daily, with free access to
water and salt. They will first ego for the
bricrs and clean them OUT every portion OF
that field will be trodden over and over
again, and the weeds will have no chance.
Fold them on that field during winter, and
carry to them feed sufficient to keep them
thriving. Get the use OF a good buck in
season-SOuth-Do Down would he preferable
and in the spring, if you have luck ttha t
means if you give them proper attention and
feed regularity you will raise more lambs
than you have ewes. The money will be
more than doubled, and the wool and manure
viii pay for their feed and interest. In the
spring you may put that field in corn, Will
the certainty OF getting fifty per cent. in
crease Of crop. American Agriculturist.
The Republican journal., 1871-09-07
Noxious Weeds.

1t seems to be a great puzzle to some
persons how to get rid of noxious weeds.
There is one certain method which never
fails if it is properly and persstently put
into practice, viz, keep all the leaves and
stems cut close down to the surface 1t
makes but little difference what kind OF
instrument is used for this purpose, wheth-
er it be hoe, plow or cultivator, only LEI
them be used so frequently that the plant
can get no opportunity for breathing, as il
were, through its leaves. There is nc
species of noxious plant that will live fol
any considerable time without leaves, and
this peculiar characteristic should be taker
advantage of in their destruction. Even
Canada thistles and Toad flax will succumb
under such treatment.
The Republican journal., 1871-09-07

The extent to which labor saving machines
have been introduced into agriculture, says
the Chicago Tribune, we saw illustrated a
day or two ago in Wisconsin. farmer
was seated on a reaper, with gloves Oh his
hands, and with an umbrella over him, and,
with as much comfort as if driving a buggy,
he was cutting oats, the reaper throwing
them into regular and convenient sheaves
for binding and stacking. We remember
the time when, twenty years ago, we cut
oats withoutan umbrella or gloves, and let
the grain lay where it fell from the scythe.
Yet here was man with pair of horses,
in comparative comfort, doing more In one
day than twenty-five men could have done
by hand twenty years ago.
The Republican journal., 1871-09-07

WIRE FENCE. My experience in wire
fence is that the posts should set eight feet
apart il you want it durable; and there
should be good solid post every forty rods
to stretch the wire on. These posts shou Id
be six or eight inches in diameter and hew-
ed, at least on one side, and set three and 4
half feet in the ground. If made of a
crotch, all the better for key post, as the
wires are apt TO twist if not braced. Put
on nve wires, the first n foot from the
ground The next two eight inches apart,
the others nine inches. Point your posts
ana dfive them, it will take less than half
the time OF setting them any other way. If
oak posts, put the wife on with STAPLES; if
ceder bore them with a three fourth bit and
run the wire through. Bore the key post
with two inch anger and make your KEYS
of tough wood Fasten the wires to them,
and turn them with u key as tight as YOU
please, but loosen them in the fall You
will have Il good fence as long as posts last.
[Cor. Western Rural.
The Republican journal., 1871-09-07

Some years since, prominent business
man of Northampton, Mass, who began
to SOW his wild oats when 4 boy, and has
not got all through yet, attended colored
ball in Market street, in that town. After
each 'breakdown" he noticed that well
near the house-by the way q shallow
one-was resorted to by the men to quench
thirst. Unobservcd while the dance was
going on, he slipped out of the house and
moved the curb q few feet beyond the
well, and waited the result. Presently
out came one of the dancers, and plump
into the we'll he went. Blowing and puff
ing, he came up to the top, and exclaim-
ed: by CORY! who moved dat well
since Ise out here last ?"
The Republican journal., 1871-09-07

How to make n thin baby fat-Throw
it from third story window, and it's sure
to come down plump
The Republican journal., 1871-09-07
The Bravest Soldier at Waterloo.


y lnitiSn "l'irrf n't~ heeh lorceu Wlt''
the borrowing 2il'oiot- apropoS "l lht
Waterloo anniversary
Some few wears az" two gentleman
waited on the Duke "t wilmington at
Ap'Iey House, ana loI1 MN 'hal Il lrend
ot ihcifN lad dlrd' leaving theh executors
70 ~ W.It' ny "AI'h' among o'Iier "rluestS
ne ii'N' l'It t'''' |" lhe nf'NtSt man m Inc
hrl'lNA ."lnN' anu lis 'A'y conNia'tea iiim
10 "t iAr 'r;oEeNl man. 'A''T ii'd call l"
Ella over 10 MN 'h''h lor ia"
money
the a''Ne WAS n!ucil pleaSea al 'ie com
plh'nl Palo [" hllll' put uecIined |" re-
crlIcd tne money, rs ne Stlu there "rF"
many DINER men IN tll' brltiHh amy Wh"
cGualled MN "a bravery. lie was Then
requested to docl"e on whom lAe money
should be hr'toWra' rms was Il dllilcult
point out al ie4@lh ne proposed Ii should
be gwen to MAJOR General >r James
MacDoneIl VINO :" feNnlutely defended
iiou9"m"'t' Inc Key 10 'hr briilSi post
non III lile mPihoraole oattIe "i w atell""-
lhr 1--WE gentleman thch called ON
The Republican journal., 1871-09-07

The Boston Advertiser says the reported
discovery of several thousand bottles OF
very old aud larr Madeira wine in II CON
cealcl closet IN the residence Of the late
David Sears, on Beacon street, will tickle
The fancy of many an epicure. The build
inc is about to become the Somerset Club
House. In finishing the attics the ceilinp
was So constructed us to leave a consider
able place Just under the ridgepole, acces.
to which could be obtained by Il lock and
concealed door. The workmen found a
key by which the door was opened and
discovered in this strange place of deposit
one hundred and thirly-two dozen bottles
Of wine. None Of the surviving members
OF the Sears family have ever known OF
the use Of the place for any purpose, and
it is supposed that the late owner put the
wine there soon after the house was built
perhaps fifty on sixty years ago. when
! the cost was but Il trile.
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Gen. Wade Hampton.

The Atlanta Constjfufioa, referring to the
letter of Gen. Hampton on the situation. says:
II will be seen that this patriotic and able
son of South Carolina takes emphatic ground
in favor of the policy that We have been urging
of Southern inactivity while our democratic
friends at the North are ightiHg their battles.
Ur rocs farther than we .io, and counsels that
We take no part in the National Democratic
Convention Of 1872 We are not prepared now
to 20 this far. ~ il is rather early 20 decide that
question. We would leave that open for the
time VIXEN we must act. Then W. must br
governed 10y the lights before lis. l'ul his III
dor,cmrnt of our position HOW We regard 4,
valuable.
General Hampton occupies 4 peculiar posi-
ton that gives rrcat weight to hi- views. He
is to-day the cherished man Of the Palmetto
Statr-mnrc thoroughly representative OF her
rood people than amy of her >"n,. !li- people
Iloizr him. and he is worthy of ii. They
would call him to her first places of honor
He has brains, integrity, character. anlccr'tlltS
Yet. because he has IL war record, and be-
cause he w:ls Il secession leader and fighter.
and therefore his leadership now would lama@c
his section and afford material for the HalcaS
in tLcir miSconStrllrion of Southern purposes
and warfare on Southern rights, he has the pa
triotism to iorrgo all promotion and rr"ml-
ucncc, and only to speak and write words that
r,u .notlc sectional irritation. allay strife. and
nr,.yrut mi%con,truction. We Sav in Ill candor
ihat the example is noble llc h;!~ The DIS
r,rnmcn, To scr its benefit and the >cII-drmvinS
resolution Ia act upon it. He sees that. worthy
rlim.gll he hr, his prominence rs u Southern
leader ~ this time can only harm his section.
In rLc di,r.scl condition of public sentiment
{. nI iii.ri
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toundly. In a few moments should have
been beyond all Disturbances; but 1t happened
w.ls awakened out of my first wink by row
in an adjoining section. There seemed to be a
pitched battle going on between one of the del
cgatcs and man who claimed the berth to be
the one he Just vacated. I heard him say,
"Now get out of that !" and he called the good
man the offspring of female dog. adding
thereto some very profanc language The con-
duetor came to the rescue of the weary dele
gate, and when the man called attention to the
fact of the white hat, he puzzled him sorcly. by
showing him two or three white hats further
along in the same car. At this the inebriatc
passenger deSisted but aS the conductors back
was turned renewed the fight with the next
white hat, insisting Just aa positively that that
was his BERTH and with the same profanc and
violent language and suillc. lie was rcpuiScd
only to begin again, and he kept fighting these
good Christian gentlemen who We're so unior-
tunatc at to have white hats, until fell asleep
and dreamed till morning Of my earlier youth
of the church, not round the corner but in
the glen, where the forest trees brushed against
the windows, and the sunlight came down rs if
in response to the prayers of the beautiful
maidens, and snowy-headcd fathers of the land:
I only awoke when entering the sinful city OF
Washington
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D. Z. +.

LETTERS OF REcoMMESpATioS-A gentle
man advertised for boy to assist ,,im in his
office, and nearly fifty applicants presented
themselves to him. Out of the whole number,
he in short time, selected one and dismissed
the rest.
81 should like to know" said a friend, con
what ground YOU selected that boy, who had
not Single recommendation.
"You are mistaken" said gentleman che
had great many. He wiped his feet when he
came in, and closed the door after him, show
ing that he was careful. He gave up his seat
Instantly to that lame old man, showing that
he was kind and thoughtful. He took off his
cap when he came in, and answered my ques-
tions promptly and respectfully, showing that
he was polite and gentlcmanly. lie picked up
the book which had purposcly laid upon the
floor, and replaced it on the table, while all the
rest stepped over it or showed it aside, and he
waited quietly for his turn instead of pushing
and crowdng, showing that he was honest and
orderly. When talked with him | noticed
that his clothes were carefully brushed, his
hair in nice order, and his teeth as white Us
milk; and when he wrote his name, noticed
that his finger nails were clean, instead OF be-
ing tipped with Jet, like that handsome little
fellows in the blue jacket. Don't you call these
letters of recommendation? | do, and would
give more for what can tell about boy by
using my eyes ten minutes than all the fine
letters he can bring me"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-10-05

How GuvEKNMENr NOTES ARE MAhE.-A>
vcrv little Is known by those generally who
halidlc or possess the circulating medium, Is
to how the notes :lrc made, We append the
following:
Government notes are printed on paper fur
ni,!cd expressly for the purpose by the rc'Sll,
ry Department. 1t is OF Il peculiar grain and
texture, and manufactured hy u secret process
known only to few sworn individuals. y
strict account is kept of every sheet furnished
to the note printers, and all which are >l"icd
in Tie process, or impcriccly struck oil, must
be carefully preserved and returned to the
Treasury Department. Every sheet and part
Of Il sheet must be strictly accounted for. 1t Is
thus that all probabilities of fraud are pre-
vented The lathcs for making the scroll work
cost an immense amount of money. They are
80 expensive that countcrtctcrs cannot afford
10 procure them It being in this feature c,-
pccaly that the Government relies for rr"trc-
ton against rountcrcicrs, the different bank
note companies have We'd with each other in
huildn. complicated and accurate IathrS. y
@ood machine for doing lirsl-cla>s scroll work Is
worth 4 mint Of money In the owlrr>
There are few persons accustomed I" hand
lin. .rrccnhlrIs and +rnplastrrs daily who
have amy idea Of Tie amount Of work necessary
To ,ro,lucc the engraving. We admire The fine
workmanship and beauty of designs, hut I'M
!t-, W. TAX, pains {" inquire into t!" matter
We cannot appreciate the intrr;"'y Of detail. II
is said that y man worked two Whole months i,
cnsraviu. The head Of C"lrm!.lie on thc lacl:
Of = @rc,uback.. Til, S,rni~ like = Somewhat
improbable story, hut il Is loub;lc-, true.
~ bank note or "rrrnhark is printed hy
several distinct impressions 'r!a; i>. i: is nIn
through the press several times. For every
impression there is Il scpcralr engraved plate
Proofs Of these plates are taken separately and
closely examined before the notes are slrnc!
OFT.
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HOYT & CO., Proprietors
For he ldnderson MtelNgencer.

"IIe that kecpcth his mouth, kecpch his lifc hut he
that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction
The mouth needs as much to be well kept as
the house; for if the house keeps our health,
the mouth keeps our peace. AS we'll kept
house tendeth to comfort, so well kept mouth
tendeth to honor. The mouth is the door OF
the heart, but that door whence the inmates
90 ont. 1t is to be observed that the lnlets to
the heart are more than the outlets. man
hath, for example, two ears and but one mouth,
and the ears are with difficulty stopped, but
the mouth easily, to denote that Providence
would have the doors Of knowledge kept ever
wide open, but the door whence folly escapes
easily and quickly closed, for this, like some
plants, without air dies. Most sins need air to
grow-out-door yagrants; whereas, the virtues
are domestic. Folly, like fire, may be easily
smothered in the spark, but with dlihcuity
uuenched in the flame.
Silence is divine. God is silent, and the
greatest works are noiseless. The world IN Its
motion is not heard Words are more noisy
than worlds, and, perhaps, do more disturb the
good order of the universe. Thunder, that
shaketh the world, is but the ringing of air.
and the roaring of storms is but the complaint
of leaves. There is indeed time TO speak,
and then it would be treason to truth and hui
manity to keep silence. But silence oitener
rewards the simple with the reputation OF
knowledge, than speech the wise for eloquence
hath grown degenerate and defames its master
And this is it that makes the womans silence
more ornamental than her eloqucnce 1t never
was the virtue of human speech that II had an
unbroken continuity An intervening silence
hath gracious modcsty. | rather sit and adj
mire cheerful silence but rattling cascade,
that goeth ever, ceaseth to be heard. Conver-
sation doth not consist in stringing beads, and
the details of kitchen experience have as little
sentiment and as little variety. Yet it requires
both courage and grace to keep the mouth, for
ignorance pufirth with an inward fermentation,
and troops of scandals leap out Of mouth
wide open. She that keepeth her mouth keep
eth her life-the peace of it, the virtue OF 1t,
the power of it. There is far more power IN Il
mothers silence than in Il mothers harangues;
for silence hath mystery, and mystery ever
maintaineth q commanding mlcn.
1t is remarkable that Scripture hath made
the out-gongs of Htt to depend upon closed
lips; for a man may swallow poison if he have
swallowed its antidotc, and there need be no
vomiting. But he that swallowcth scandal is
a willing listener, and poisoncth his own cifcu-
lation. He himself catcheth the pesilencc,
and from him its infection gocth forth. As the
breath gocth ou. at the lips. so ririno'is life
maketh its escape also out of the monih that
is wide open. Aud whcp the higher life is
gone, the lower lendc;h rapidly to corruption.
Destruction tollowcth close upon the heels of
him who feareh not to cast tirebrandS, arrows
and death into Gods creation.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-10-05

CHARGED WITH kU kLUNING.-On Monday
night last IL. c. Mo>clcy. United States Dcpu-
" Marshal upon warrants issued by Samuel /.
lonicr. United States Commissioner arrested
under the ku Klux Act of Congress the follow
ing named persons residing in the upper part
oil this county: q. c. Bcamguard. Charles
Beamguard, j. Newman Thomas, William {.
Thomas. John c. Watson. Thomas III. LESLEY,
William d. LESLEY and John l.. Wood They
were arrested on charge of having whippeda 4
negro woman by the name of PnGbc Smith,
who reside. in the same neighborhood of the
persons accused. on the night Of the 18th of
Nav last The prisoners We're brought 10 town
about daylight Oh tuesday morning. by Il squad
of United States soldiers. and lodged in Jail,
preparatory to Il preliminary examination be-
fore the United States Commissioner.
Robert Faulkner Of the same neighborhood,
charged with participating i'll the same offence,
and Tor whose arrcs, warrant had also been
issued, was absent from his home when the
officer called to arrest him; hut on his return,
and asccrtaining that Il warrant had been issued
for him, lie Immediately came to this place and
surrendered himself to the Marshal.
On Tuesday an investigation WAS had by the
Commissioner. and after an examination of
witnesses in bcha. OF the prosecution. the ac-
cllSrd were required To give bond. in the sum of
5000 each. for their appearance before the
United States Circuit Court To ne hcl'! IL Co.
,umbia on the second Monday of November
next. at which term. We understand. Judge
Bond will preside. AT the ti.nr of writing,
"Wednesday morning Tie required bail had
not been given lorhrWr Ehq9jfcr.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-10-05

MARITAL LAW IN THE Sol'TH.-'rhe letter
of Alr. A. j. Ran>icr the colar.d l.icutcnant-
Governor of South Carolina. in which he op-
poses the proposition to declare martial law in
that State, has clli>rd much discussion. and
ought to have some influence on the President.
lie asserts that peace may be restored if the
Republicans will discharge from Office all in
competent anl corrup, officers, and the Demo-
crats will he content To obtain redress for their
complaints through LEGAL and peaceful means.
Mr. Ran>icr> plan is not Il new one. He
simply expresses Il, >cntimcn, ". the best men
of both political! parties in the SouiEcrn states
Senators Enberts1n OF South Carolina. I'LL. Of
Georgia. and West of Louisiana. i'll opposing
the ku Klux hill in Congress. took the ground
that Interference 10y the administration in local
affairs. whatever temporary >litrrr> ii might
have would have Il bad influence. and would
hr the beginning oi IN endless series of similar
legislation. Governors hcorn. of Mississippi,
Lindsay of Alabama and Scott; o.' South Caro-
lima. were confident Il; that time. that they
could preserve HE peace better without the
interference oi illc uilc,l states ot';cc.>. The
same opinion wa> expressed by the ndrNrn-
dent Republican journals of the Southern
$;alss lhc-,. witnesses are worthy al conf
d,ncv. hr,::;i~r larN ar n'>i deeply Interested
ii restoring peace. ~ ''p'f fr'aiag l1sf.
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TREAT ANIMALS kISHIN.-lt iSa pity cvI-
cry one doc, not treat animals kindly. i"rmuch
more can he don" with them in all ways they
will ,lo a- yoil wish them readily. and You be
come completely master of them, without
knowledge on their part that they are >ubsrNl-
cnt to vour desires There is not more inter
c,tins siyhr than to see lir-tr,tr hrrd>man.
or thoroughly good Shepherd move 4 nnmcr-
nl:. lot Of animals and draw them out nlo diff
lcrcnl wards and ihrn perhaps into pens
here two there Nc.. but in every instance the
ri,.h, one :eoili@ n,o the ri@hl place, aud all
lhi> done without amy hustle and i" most rec
ular. quiet manner Imaginable. Man too. !,
an animal. and how very much better il would
br if ANY one having THAI >"ri of animals
around him would treat them kindly h" might.
as stated with .hy lower animals. hrr"nr COM
rlc,c nla,lcr and have entire control ot them,
withuu, their feeling how really subordinate
,!cy were. Ovrrbrtrin" maGnrr> l'css'i 'li>iIhr
fci,,Ic :: man hy Il foolish arrogance. !Wi he Is
totally d,,.ou;:i1,,l AMI becomes careless. In
;.c.. ilcr, is, generally Great want OF Srn>r IN
:l,y on. Who tries io make others Itr inrrl'r-
w and depend tron il. there Is ii'ihing bet
Ter ,hau kindly treatment towards ~ animals.
Car. CIa.,;.B G,hjtAttN.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-10-05

PRIMITIVE MtnIcN rH>crIcr.-A gentle
man in \lah,me,. in rNcgl.ng himself one day,
Ir sudden pain au:! fearing hj> internal ma
rlucry had been thrown ont oi gear. sent Cor
a negro on his pIarati"n who made some pre-
trulionS 10 medical >iiil to prescribe for him.
The negro having Investigated The case. pre-
pared and administered dose 10 his patient
viii, tn, utmost confidence OF a speedy cure.
No rc!ici' being experienced however the gen
;lcman sent for Il physician. who. on arrivne
inquired Of the ncsro what medicine he had
given hi> ma>tcT Eebrrompt!y rrspoIdcd
Ho>n and alum >:,h-
What Ill You live them tar::" ro":iul!o1
The ,lerior
~Nh, nH':! So III" j..
Pant ts.ol "a ,.gl.s.ii o solder lall
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Two ladies were walking the other day,
each having her child with her. Soon they
met two gentlemen. "Ihrr" said one, are
oar husbands. Yes said the other. and
our fathers. and onr grand lathrr> said
the children. Nll were correct in their stale
ment-. Wl5ocan solve tai- relationship?
fa,llv Gown oats arc seldom injured hv
rust. they take root more vigorously. and yield
better thau when @owu late III the fail.
lac tju,r or sowing wheat crops Is not
Ia di~'"rt. nr,o pl"Ni'i'. .."os! seed "n'' II
IN .lmi r,'iiirc = -. .l.'.''''.'a !'i'.N ct ''r-
''i.cr- VI! A!.'.t cop.