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Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-05-18
Macon tGa.) Telegraph.
negeneracy of Our Cereal Crop,

: Why do our cereal crops, especially
che wheat crop, so rapidly degenerate
M'e-see it and hear it complained of by
Farmers in all sections of our country.
Look at sections where large crops of
most excellent grain are produced /:
now the yield will hardly pay for the
seed. See also the once choice yarie
Bles OF wheat that were supposed not
TO lbe excelled for quality, or quantity
an productiyeness, etc. What has he
come of them? Why may not a su-
perior variety, when once obtained. be
Kept and grown for an indefinite term
0f yearsT We have the recorded eyi-
Sence of cultivators that in the valley
OF the Nile, in Africa, the same yarie
Ties are grown successfully from year
to year, fora long period, without the
least deterioration. The same thing
is possible in any country we firmly
believe.
1t is an established fact that all seed
producing plants are liable to mix or
hybTidize with others of the same fam
liy or class, when grown ia proximi
ty to each other. The naodus oDerou-
al of this hybridizing the botanist nm
derstands to be the mixing of the pol
len of the blossom. In order to mix
or hybridize, the different varieties
must be in blossom together, and shed
their pollen at the same time; the
wind, insects, ETC., are often active
agents In distributing pollen, and fire
quentiy carry it considerable distances
and deposit it, so that it is unsafe to
grow different varieties of the same
plant, when we wish to keep them dis
tinct and pure, unless there is a con
siderable intervening distance.
Any impregnation of one variety
with another causes a variation in the
SEED produced-th producing a mix
ed variety; consequently the farmer
who sows such seed, thinking to i'm
prove his variety, finds to his cost that
ne has made mistake. One of the
causes of degeneracy in our grain
crops have limited at in the above
other canses are, imperfect prepara.
ton of the soil, careless culture. seed
ing, harvesting, threshing, and lastly
OF greatest Importance, sowing indif-
1erents or poor seed, impregnated with
much foreign seed or matter If a |
pure variety be planted by itself, far
enough away not to be influenced bv
any other variety, be Thoroughly cult.
waited on good soil, harvested. thesh- |
ed, and kept entirely distinct from anv
OF its kind and it this course of cul- |
ture, selections of the most perfect
and best developed seed be continued.
there would be less heard of the de-
generacy of our wheat and other
grains; instead, the excellent charac. |
teFlstles OF any variety may be preserv-
ca intact an indefinite term of years
Cor. Practical Farmer.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-05-18

NOTICE is hereby given that the un-
= oderslgned has been appointed and duly
quAlnea as Administrator de bonus non of the es-
tat aSe OF Francis Gavin, late of Fayette County,
April 30, 1871. 2e*wS
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-05-18

FOR People who VVant More Land

For People Who want More Land.
knew man and he lived in Jones
y men Jones is a county Of red bills and stones
And he lived pretty much by getting Of loans,
Andhis hogs were as fat as cOrnbread pones
And he had bout thousand acres OF land.
This man-and his name was also Jones'
He swore that he'd leave those old red hills and
For ne couldn't make nothin' but yelloyish cotton
And little of that for his fences were rotten
And what little cotton lie had that was bo1@bten
And ne couldn't get living from the land.
And the longer he swOre the madder he got.
and ne arose and he walked to the stable lot
f ftao As holloWed % Tom to come there and hitch,
EoF so emlgfate somewhere where the land was
And to quit raising coek-burs. thistles. and sch.
Ana wasting their time on barren land.
% him and Tom they hitched up their mules.
Erotssting that folks were mighty big fools
4has 'ud stay In Georgia their lifetime out
~ Sess sSS SSeFatcnIng m living when they monght
~ the time you could plant it in the land
And he drove 5y a house where a man named
Was living net far from the edge of the town
and ne bantered him for to buy his place
4 And nd .ad9 saiq mat seeing money was skarce,
Two doAurs an acre would get the land
They slosed at dollar and fftv cents
And Jones he bought hfna a wagon and tents
Aeq A leadeq his corn, and woman and truck
Ana 4sH moved 70 Texas, (which it took
To get there and get him a little land
But Brown moved out on the old Jones farm
ANA ne rolled up his bFeeches and barred MIS- arm,
ANA ne picked all the rocks from odsn the Ground
And ne rooted II up and plowed it down
ana soWed his corn and wheat in the land
fyvScy lre years ear gild 6y, and Brown day.
la ~ no got 50 rat that he wouldn't weigh)
W as sitting down, sOrter laziIy.
10 the bniliest dinner you ever see
When one OF the children jun ped On his knae
Ana says Vans Jones, which you bought his
And there was Jones. standing out at the fence.
= nd ne hadn't no wagons, nor mules nor tents
Eor ne mad LEFT Texas on foot and come
10 Georgia TO see il he couldn't get some
I'm gIsy gglsoy s, nesnt, ana he was looking as hum
Bic as II ne had never owned any land
tfsIs, III Bfomn ne asked him in, and he sot
And when he had filed himself ana tbs eoo-
brown looked at him sharp, and rove and sy2rova
4haG whether mems land was rich or moor "A0
=, a1ere was more in the man than there was II,
Macon fGaJ TeIaorapb
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-05-18
NOTICE is hereby Given that tba

~ - AOAODy given bltdG tue
Committees heretofore appointed bv the
l3oaru OF County commissioners Of Favette county
OhIo, TO 1pportion the estimated expense of the
to-Nvit: - SAAA Oo1Ao'
Dt lst The Improvement petitioned for by Lemuel
Dyer and others, and known as theBloon1in gbnro-
shd New Holland Road, beginning at said Fsvette
nc 4nd Itck kaway county line. by the way of the
Eyer Seh0ol House, Bloom in gbHrg, and Mrs ,Ju-
Jamest9wn se 9W Pike near Thortons School House
r, ~nd Inc improvement petitioned for by John
ton and waterloo Road, Extending trom~the coz
poratlon Iii e OF w Washington the centre of tl,
Waterloo and New Holland Road near the oId
Mes Messmore House), have each returned their re-
port OF sald apportion ment to the Auditor of said
Connty, where the same may be seen and examin
ed; anu that the Board of Commissioners of said
county VIII meet at said Auditors office on the
9th day OF June, A. D. 1871, to hear each of said
rePoets. PS A. MCCANDLESS
23-6w. Auditor of Fayette County Ohio.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-05-18

= A son of the Emerald Isle wished
to present a parrot to an intimate
friend, He accordingly called on a
dealer, who, having sold his last par
rot, persuaded Mike to buy an owl,
which he claimed as belonging to a
rare and valuable species Of parrots.
Mike paid three dollars for the bird,
and Immediately marched off to the
house of his friend, who was highly
pleased with it. About four weeks
after, Mike again called to see the
progress the polly had made. eAnd
how does she spaik ?" asked Mike.
"She don't spaik at all-niver a word
since the day you bought her." Mike
wss off in a jiffy to ask the dealer why
the bird didn't speak.
''she hasn't spaiked one word as
yIt'" said Mike, as soon as he could
breathe. 0h,,' replied the man of
business, with cool assurance, "he's
not not great speaker, but very great
thinker" Mike left, nonplussed.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-05-18
THE NEW PROPRIETOR

respectfully asks share of public patronage feel
ing sure that he offers as favorable inducements
as any other Honse in Washington: Call and see.
Jan IL. 1871. S*tf JAMES LEASE.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-05-18
THE CELEBRATED CADMTJs
HORSE,
R FyNT TNFWSR

owned by John Skinner of Pick away County. will
SLano Ior mares the present season. Mon days and
tuesdays, at Cornelius 1rvins on the road Ieadin0
from IRON Bloomingburg to Mid way. Wednesdays and
d ddnufsdays at Jefersonville Fridays and Satur-
LAY y at Midway, Madison County.
+i 1ioene6ia Boy is a dark Chestnut sorrel and has
aS Sgass 1 nl9rS premiums in the General Purpose
Ohio. Terms Reasonable ~ any AAOi IL Cen'AdL
April 20, 1871. 2s-ye D. H. eh1NNhh'
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-05-18

buying our goods by the large quantity, enables
Us TO ouy as close as any living man and we Svar4
t11. Ine public to understand that for cash and to
th PaUtnhp6 paying customers, no man that walks the
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-05-18
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

WA FREE, and $50 day sure. no humbug,
burg. Pa. 24v4
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-05-18
DISSOLUTION partnership

DISSOLUTION.-The partnership
heretofore existing between the undersjrns- :
ed, IN the furniture business, having expired Nv,
Limitation, on the 11th of April the partnersbiy,
was on that day dissolved by mutual consent
The books and the accounts of the firm rem ain
old stand, for settlement. All persons indebted
diately. J. O. PTTfNfR = Tiiile-
j. F. HOPKINS
The business will be continued at the old stand
Dy the undersigned, who respectfully requests a
the public r r II0PEISsSs' gnu
April 2T, 1871. 23-3w. -A--,"
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-05-18
DRESS- MAKING!
AND
W ILLTN Err Vt
MRS. M. NJ. KEPHART
& MRS. ELLA KOONS

WILL be found in the s'Ely Bloek,' in the
w Room lately occupied by NJ Wissier where
they will furnish Fancy and MiIliner Goods of the
latest styles. Spring Styles just received.
Mrs. KoOns, in the Milliner Department is a
lady of experience taste and style and will insure
satisfaction in that department. Mrs. Kephart
viii attend strictly to the Dress akinS and
will endeayor to please the most fastidiOus. All
work well done, as none but first class hands will
be employed. Being Branch of Demorest's Pat
tern Department, she viii keep hand a large as
Sortment of trimmed and plain patterns of the
latest styles, which viii be furnished to dealers
and other lower than they can be purchased to
the Emporium of Fashion. We would saw to the
Public call and see u.s.
Washington, March 2S. 1871. 1s*m6
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-08-05
GERMANY Still. PREpAgEs-l

GERMANY Still PREPARES. s.-Prus-
sia, it as~.ares, is not quite satisfied with
that milA--y system which has worked
so adEantageously in the war with Aus
tria iE 1866, and in 1901 against the
French 1t is positively stated that
Prince Bismarck and Count Moltke have
determined to introduce a new system of
arms for the German soldiers. In place
of the new Dreyse gun, to be discarded, /,
a new rifle, called after General Werder,
is to take its place. There Is also new
cannon, constructed by Baron krupp,
which is expected to batter down the
heaviest ramparts at distance of about
nine miles! In order to found these
INDUSTRIOUS pieces Of ordnance extensive
changes have been made in the forges OF
Essen, and several colossal steam ham
mers have been set up, the cost of each
exceeding -S80Q,D0O, which does appear
to be vast cost. Lastly, it is said that
German engineers have contriyed the
means Of safely and swiftly transporting
this artillery. The mere difficulty .ol
construction bids fair to be conquered
SO that the range and power of the Ger
man guas will absolutely be unlimited.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-08-05
The south American Railroad King.

The last session of the Peruvian Cou>
gress veted an appropriation of S7o ,000,-
600 for internal improvements. Al.
though the new bonds have not yet been
negotiated, two more contracts have
been entered into with Mr.. Meiggs. and
under them work actively commenced.
One contract is for the building of
railroad from Moquegua. IN the southern
part of the Republic, at cost of six
millions of soies; the other. for rail
road which is projected to connect Pa.
casmayo, on the coast north of Lima,
with Caiarmarca in the interior, the
theater OF the murder and capture of the
Inca, Atahualpa, by Pizzarro. The en-
tire cost of this work will be about TWEEN
ty-seven million soies, although the con-
tract only provides for section to be
built at present. Under the new appre-
priation, work has also been commenced
on the continuation Of the Puno road to-
ward Cuzco. A road is projected TO be
built from uuaraz. 10 the mountains
north OF Lima, through rich mineral
district, To Chimbote, on the coast One
bid for the construction has been made
at thirty-six millious of sofes Probably
if built at all. it will be done oy Mr..
Me;ggs.
We now see this remarkable man the
proprietor of large private Interests In
| Chile dealing extensively ia BOLIVIAN
guano; the owner of bank in La Paz !;
the lessee of the Arequipa Railroad. the
contractor OF four railroads. amounting
IL value to about one hundred millions OF
! snirs the twner OF large estates near
! Litla aud the probable conductor of
| other important enterprises.
| Besides the roads enumerated. being
! built at the expense of the Government,
| private capital is enlisted IN others. The
! Lima aud Huacho road, which passes
! along the coast to the north of Lima has
| been completed rs far as Chaucay, dis
tance of forty miles. The i'i-co and lea
/ ROAD, in the grape producing district, is
nearly completed. Two roads are under
way. ..one nearly completed, from ports
on the coast, across the deserts. to the
vast deposits of saltpetre. \ narrow
gauge read Is also projected from the
silver mines of Gerro de Pasco toward
the valley of Jauja. on the east OF the
SUBMITS of the Andes, intersectng the
line of the 0roya ronl now building. be
sides short local road at the mines, al
ready being constructed - Duerisao
.Ho"thly .te. 1"gast
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-08-05

A sort of mystery seems to overhans
the fate of the famous guerrilla Chief,
Quantreli. It has several times been re-
ported that Re perished near the close at
the war, but nothing definite and certain
has ever been stated. H. has good reas-
ons for concealing his movements if liy-
ing, and has heretofore done SO. At dill
ferent times, however, reports have arisen
and spread abroad to the effect that .shs.
was not dead. aud we have good reasons
for believing them TO he true. Qaantseli
was seen in 1868 at tie White Pine sill
yer mines in Nevada A prominent ei,-
zen OF this city, about two molstlss 81 ,sle.
conyersed with resident cf Fort I.yoa.
New Mexico. who stated that in ls6SAhc
met Quantrell at the W l,;tc pire silver
mines He was introduced To hilA1
Quantreli, and talked TO l.isn of hisrad
ventures during the war and about stl..'
raid Our informant veuches for the-re-
liability Of the gentleman residing at Fort
Lyon. from whom he received the state
meuts given above. Its truth is confirm
ed by another party, who v A. iis this cit.
about six weeks ago. ait! VIII also stated
that he met Quantrcll al tl.c same place
sometime during the same YEAR Ihesr
reports coming frem different quarters
coufrm each other. ! his inior,Daion
comes from, perfectly reliable sources. and
would seem to Indicate that this noted
raider had survived the war and is even
now somewhere ia Que of our Western
Territories We simply give these fact,
as stated to us. vouching FIR nothing but
the reliability o; our iniurutants. one CT
whom conyer>ed not Iun. since with Il
resident ei Fort Lyon, -, se have stated.
For the present we Withhold names. al
though they can be- given II desired. =
Laurence kt.ssats} Standard
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-08-05

Two illustrious men began life in the
same useful calling-Messrs. Bin Tweed
and Brigham Young-starting out, the
one to fortune, the other. to family, as
chair-menders.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-08-05
A Team of Fish.

as follows:
Two of our distinguished citizens Mr..
Samuel Phillip and Col. j. r. Sitgreaves,
have for many years entertained the
notion that surgeons might be SO man
aged as to draw a pleasure boat. For
the last three summers they have been
making experiments to solve the prob
lem, and at last have succeeded. The
mode of procedure has been, every Spring
when the surgeons have made their way
up the Delaware as high as Bristol. to
buy pair, and towing them behind q
boat on the Lehigh Canal to bring them
to Lehigh dam, where these gentlemen
have boat house and pond enclosed
for their aquatic ponies.
The mode of harnessing the surgeons
is peculiar. A broad IndiarubbcI band
eneircliDg each fish just behind the pee
toral tin has brass ring attached on top.
Through these rings u stout ashed pole
about eight feet long is inserted, aud to
two staples in the pole the traces are
fastened. There is also narrow gum
elastic band around each sturgeon. just
behind the dorsal fin, with loop in the
side holding the opposite en'iS of a much
sighter pole to compel them to swim at
a regular distance from each n,her Mr.
Phillip, who acts as driver. has his seat
Ia the bow and directs their course with
Il goad, which is a long pole, and thick
as ones wrist, with sharp spike stick
tug out at right angles from the end and
it is surprising with what alacrisy they
obey When they are TO be turned to
the right or left, Il sudden Trick on the
opposite side OF e@ch sturgeon causes the
pair to take the desired course. When
Il greater speed is desired they arc pierced
near the tail when they are required to
halt the goad is reached forward, and
they arc pricked IN front of the head.
There was much difficulty at first in
preventing the fish from seeking the
bottom and drawing the boat under.
They were consequently driven in water
tot over four feet deep. Dr. Slack,
however, all eminent fsh-cnlturist in the
ieig hborhood. who had travelled in Egypt
and had observed the mode of managing
sturgeon on the Nile, overcome the diff
Guilty He had two large hollow floats
made IN the shape of swans, and painted
white to resemble these birds. To each
of these floats a cord OF three feet wa:
attached and fastened into the rings on
the pole to which the traces are made
fast; the wooden swans thus serving al
ornamental as well as useful purpose
10 create the delusion that the boat il
drawn by swans, pair of say reius reacl
from the bird-likc floats to the bow. Th'
boat is shaped like a shell, and Col
Sitgreaves, sitting in the stern with hi
trident which he frequently carries, is u
bad rapresantatiou .f Nantuna Hi
Palinurus, Sammy Phillippi, who keep
fast team, is as skillful in directing til
aqueous steeds as he Is in driving hi
pair on the road.
1t will thus be seen that piseicultur
will not only increase our supply of ami
NAL food, but that We may eventual
use the larger denizens of tho water f
purposes of locomotion.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-08-05

Eight hundred Assessors of Internal
Revenue have been removed since last
October, under the law for the eonsoii-
dation of districts. This is thirty three
per cent of the whole number of Asses
sors.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-08-05

The following passage prosentsss pls-
ture as comic. perhaps. as bat OF Mr.
Dickens. where two s,.h,.erners arr rep
re ented as sitting Opposite each other
at dinner. with weapou>. by the side ei
their plates
Arch seq he, edo all ,he pcopI.
70 md here carry weapons about u.it III"
them YOU got on p ..Oh. ne 50 i,
"exceptin' that they tote a>rair Of navy
revolsers ana knife to POP bigger with
occasionally. they all go unarmed- But
I've just bin to church wiil: iaiy family
an Deacon Ballbuster. VII" sets-in the
next pew To me, guv nir >',ae sass At
/ the last vcstry meeting an went Is:e-
| pared for hitn. Sure e,ini,. thar he was
/ with hi, wife an four darters. v ben
| the congregation was bout lalf through
sin.in' one Of the tinest sans ! ever hern.
[ sorter throwed my left peeper over
whar Balbuster sat, an blast my hide IT
| | didn't see him with pistol in his haa
an hit cooked, ready to let fly If ! made
the least sign of tackliu him. W has
does do but sneaks out my barker too,
an thar we sot with our fingers on the
triggers, like two tom cats, till the meet
in was over Durn them Sunday night
| meetins. Thar's been five of the breth-
ern killed at um last year. and young
preacher had all his teeth knocked out
at the last Love Feast
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-08-05

A young Kentuckian, indignant. wa
about to thrash barber for cutting OF
his moustache. The barber swore he
didn't see it.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-08-05

Wyoming women won't vote now they
have chance
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-11-10
Mail and Express.

ARRIvES-From the c. Z. Railroad and
WaShoe at s a IN.
From Virginia, Gold Hill, Silver City
and Dayton at 10 a. M.
From Aurora, Pine Grove n Genoa
at 1 p. IN.
From Lake Bigler at 4 p. m.
D~EPARTS.-For Washoe and CT. Rail-
road at Z p. IN.
For Dayton, Silver City, Gold He'll and
Virginia at 4 p. IN.
For Genoa. PiGe Grove and Aurora at
s a. m.
For Lake Bigler at 10 a. m.
Mails close half an hour before stages
leave.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-11-10
Notice of Dissolution.

NOTICE is HEfEBY GIVEN THAT THE
~ the copartnership heretofore existing be-
tween ~ Hies ana T. Malone. Is d ah,s Gay Dis rs
company to be paid to R. Miles, and all accounts
against the firm will be settled by the same party.
The fruit business will be continued by X. Miles,
at the old stand r.. MILES.
c. MAHONET.
Carson, October 25, ISL. oclo-ln
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-11-10

. After the assessment was levied the following
resolution was ~unanim"usly adopted
Resolved, That As there is a sale u the Munck-
ton Gold and silver Mining Company's claim pend
ing for the sum Of one huudred and hfty thousand
dollars (Sl50, OO0) for the mine alone. now all per
sons owning or having control If any of the stock
who will deposit their stock with the Secretary.
subject to he sale. TO be Transferred to the pur-
chasers, need not pay the above assessment From
the proceeds Of the sale "A sufficient amount will
be deducted to pay off the actual Indebtedness, the
balance to be paii yer to the owners If the stock,
pro rata. Persons transferring stock to the Secre.
tary. will ind"rse their nanes on the back of the
certificate, The Secretary will give receipts for
stock. Stock can be sent by U. ;. mai. Should
the assessment not De- paid. nor the stock surrend-
cred on or before the first day of D-cember next,
such shares shall be deemed delinquent and will
be advertised for sale at public auction.
oc2,lm tt EDWARDS, Secretary.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-11-10
CHRONOLOGICAL.

Thermometrical observations, made from
8 o'clock Il. m. to & O'Clock p. m, by k
c. Guirado, druggist, ETC., No. q South
Carson street:
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-11-10

\ N w AN = II
vi MINING C0MPANY.-At a meeting of
the Trustees 4 the Munckton Gold and silver
Mining Company. Duuderberg Lode. Mono c'nnty,
California, held in Carson City October 9th, ISL,
an assessment a. FEE DuLLARS per share was
levied on the capital stock OF said company. payt-
BILE on or before the ElRSr DA Y OF DECtMBER
NEXr. Payment to DE Msaie in United states
gold coin to +. j Edwards, Secretary, at his Office
i'll the Court House in Carson City.
I. J. EDWARDS, Secretary.