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The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1871-01-24
DELTA CARDS.
DELTA ~. ,p~ .,> <
HOTEL AND RESTAURANT.
RosENFIELp e. KEARNEY, Pro'rs. Z.

This new establishment, conveniently To-
near the Wharfboat, is now prepared to fur
nish meals at all hours, in the best style.
Recent additions enable the proprietOrs to
offer to guests, also, excellent Hotel accom-
modations. The Saloon will be found sup
piled with choice wines and liquors, cigars,
tobacco, &c.
Delta, Dec.::l3,llS7O. d:3m
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1871-01-24

Forney in his last occasional letter
mourns over the fact that the Radicals
hate each other worse than they hate
the rebels.
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1871-01-24

Our town is. clearer Of dogs thanit has
been at any time forfive years. Sheriff
Dinkgrave has been, feeding them on
strychnine, the result efwhich has been
several very sudden deaths. One may
now walk the side-wa without Stun
bling over dogs, and may sleep, undis-
turbed by barking ours, all might.
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1871-01-24
FOR SALE.

TWO BARRELS OF flour, marked
Diamond M, will be sold for charges, if
not called for within thirty days.
GEO. CHAMBERLAIN.
Jan'y "a, 1871. -iAf'J~ d1t-w5-nl9
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1871-01-24

A DWELLING HOUSE, containing six
IA rooms, with kitchen and stable and two
gardens adjacent, situated in Cottonport,
fronting the river. Terms reasonable Apply
at this Office.
Jan'y "A, 1871. ..-,. d2t-w1t
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1871-01-24

Col,J Lang Lewis has been appoint
ed by Gov. Warm,oth, in place of Judge
J. c. Egan, as Judge of the 18th Judi
cial district, composed of Claiborne,
Union, Biennville and jackson
parishes. We have no idea that the
Governor consulted either his own
promises or the wishes Of the people, in
selecting Col. Lewis i'll place of Judge
Egan for Judge of the 18th district.
The confirmation of Judge Lewis, how
ever, is still wanting, and may never
take place, although it is probable.
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1871-01-24

. The May Flower passed down Mon
day night with a fine load of cotton.
Capt. Carlton reported rise Of % feet
at Camden, and the river falling.
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1871-01-24

John Dosher has been appointed
Sheriff of the Parish Of Catahoula, a
very good appointment.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-06-29
Liberality in Farming.

In this art, and almost in this art
alone, sit is the liberal hand which
maketh rich"
Libcrality in providing utensils, is
the saving of both time and labor
The more perfect the instruments,
the more profitable arc they.
SO it is also with his working cat
tie and with his stock. The most
perfect in their kinds arc cvcr the
most profitable.
Libcrality in good barns and warm
shelters is the source of health,
strength and comfort to animals;
causes them to thrive on less food,
and secures damages from all sorts
of crops.
Libcrality also in the provision OF
food for domestic animals is the
source of flesh, muscle and manurcS.
Liberality to the earth i'll seed, COM
post and culture, is the source OF
bounty.
Thus ii is in agriculture, us in every
part of creation, a wise and paternal
| Providence has ~inscparably connect
ed our duty and our happiness.
In raising animals the condition
of his success is kindness and bcney'
olcncc towards them. -.
In cullivating the earth, the condi'
ton Of mans success, is his industry
unon if.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-06-29
Don't Sell the Calves.

Tco many farmers are tempted
into selling their calves and young
stool, when some butcher or dealer
comes along and offers them u fair
prlcH.
should remember, as we haye re-
marl-cd in relation to milk cows IN
another place, that all animals used
for food and raised upon the farm,
should be regarded simply in the
LIGHT of machines for covering gram
and grass into money. This is one
of the fundamental principles OF good
farming.
Fvory farm needs just as many o
theqc machines as it can possibly
support and there is ccarcely a NM
to tto amount Of stock an indus
triouG, go-ahead, pushing farmer cal
keen upon a quarter section OF lane
hero. especially in those portions
land they are by no means rev,
where the range is almost unlimited
lJlpU VIC uuNlsc lho i"ihiei W. ~
sist MI fancy prices for his calves
build up a herd, start the moW!n|
machine carly and keep it moving
late Save your corn fodder ant
straw, and raise more vegetables
Economy in saving feed will ena6l
YOU IN raise and Keep more stock
and It there is profit in ten calves
there Is more in fifty.
To Q, less extent, the same Is tru
of hogs; but it is easier TO oce'
stoct q farm with hogs, than wit
cattle or sheep. ,
Still, almost every farmer coul
lust 90 well keep and iatten two
three times as many hogs as he doe
if could havo y little moro coniident
in hi- calling, hire more labor, cult
vato more Of his land that is no
lying idle. In q word, if the farm,
woui9 "push things" VIC wcuI
have fewer farmers poor i'll purse.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-06-29
Repairs On The Farm.

The journal Of Agriculture has the
following article on Il subject 10
which attention would be more fire.
oucntly directed, for j: is IL of dl-,
rect practical interest to every farmer
affecting his reputation and his peck
ct. Ii Il man will let his fences
remain tumblcd down, his barn
doors loose or hanging OH one hinge,
his stable d%ilapida:ed, his tool house
all disordcrcd, his implements out OF
repair and scattered everywhere, ne
must not be surprised or offended, II
with all these unmistakablc eviden-
ccs Of lazincss and want Of manage
mcnt before them, his ncighbors, and
all who pass that way, give him the
name of being INDECENT and care
less.
These ordinarily cost more than
most farmers would be willing to adj
nit, and in many cases three times
as much as they need TO, for the rca-
son that the time is stopped and a
hand sent to u mechanic, several
miles away, to get some llttle JOB
done that any farmer of ordinary
ingenuity could do in half the time
the messenger is gone to The mcchan-
les, if he had q few tools and q lit.
tic of the proper kind of material.
The thrifty farmer will always lay
aside pieces of timber of diftercn,
, kinds, TO he used for repairs. These
|, he often finds in his woodpilc, and
!. he lays them up where he could gc'
them or send Il boy for them at any
: time. lie will also have q box O.
E screws of different sizes. with a goot
screw driver and several gimlcts
. That first and last of all carpenters
tools for the farmer, the drawing
knife, will be at hand also q box o
. bolts, with nuts and washers tt
match !; q brace, and II good set of au
: ger bits, from threc-cighths TO seven
: cighths, and three augcrs, II incl
, and II half and two inch. These
. with & hand saw, make n very respect
able kit for u farmer, and if he la'
, any skill at all in using them, he viii
y sometimes save much more than TIT
= cost of them in q few months. lie
any farmer, who has bccl accustom
, cd to Il to the shop for every littl'
0 repair, supply himself with sucl
+ things as we have named, and do hi
own repairing, and he will be agree
t ably surprised at the difference in hi
Q mechanics bills.
= Then there are tho harnesses. l
the farmer uses several Of thea
| he can save several dollars in tn,
course of IL year BY having on hant
a.. several avis, a shoe knife, n bail o
5 shoe thread, and n ball of wax, all o
| which will cost less than q dollar
, and will last several years.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-06-29

This ~favorite watering place Of tho South
was opened for the season, on o grand scale
Ia st Wednesday under tho auspices OF sam.
NJ Scott, the renowned proprietor Of tho City
Hotel at Nashville for many years; Mr.. scott,
understands his business thoroughly ma no
the position or who would give more character
to tho place by his excellent management.
Boersheba Is tho most delightful sum mcr
resort on tho Continent; and when we say
this, we include oil of Uncle Sans dominion,
| with Mexico and tho Canadas thrown In, For
q mild, pleasant, hoalth-giving and life in
| spring climate, there is no part Of this coun-
try possessing. such advantages as are present
cd by the section Of which Beersheba Is the
grand centre. , a.
The scenery is sublime and beautiful; the
grounds are lovely and tastcfully arranged
and tho accomdations, equal to the demnnas
of tho public. Passengers leave. Nashville II
the morning and reach Beersheba the same
day, an easy and pleasant trip. 80,
For families and persons seeking health mt
pleasure, Beersheba offers inducements. tina
can DO found no where else.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-06-29

REV. CHARLES d. MORT, of St.
Louis, sends us the following proof
that foxes can "rbstract" ideas as
well as chickens:
A former pastor of mine told me
the following: When a boy, he had
q fox, who, | regret TO say, bore the
reputation of possessing far more
brain than personal piety. This fox
was kept in the yard in a sort of
raised den, nicely soddcd over, and
was confined by a chain that allowed
him quite a generous circumference.
One evening in the fall, the farm
wagon, returning from the field with
q load of corn, passed near the den,
and by chance dropped an ear where
the fox could reach it. lie was seen
to spring out, seize the corn, and
carry it quickly back into the den.
What he wanted with it was a mys-
terry, as corn formed no part of the
gcntlcman's diet. The next morning,
however, the mystery was solved,
for the fox was observed, out of his
den, and considerably within the
length of his chain, milling off some
of the corn and scattering it about in
full view of the poultry, after which
he took the remainder back into the
den and awaited events Sure
enough, the chickens came; and
while eating, out sprang tho fox,
nabbed his man, and quietly took his
breakfast in his back parlor.-Mdc-
| DeutIeBt.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-06-29
Farming.

We have often spoken Of the i'm.
portanco and dignity of farming
os a pursuit, and yet, in the face
of the great advancement that
has been made in late years, there
are two many farmers who regard,
themselves as literally, "toHers,"
without aspirations for higher attain
ments and without premise OF I'M,
provement in the future. We repeat
what VIC have often said, that farm
ing Is not simply q profession, out oil
ali professions, in its practice, II en-
braces the very widest range OF sell
! cntiic truths aud actual facts, ana II
cannot be disputed that in this pur'
suit we have afforded the widest
field for the analytic mind. But how
few of those who own vast acres Will
ever pause to inquire into the iniiu-
ences they start TO work, or ask con-
ccrniug the causes which led to such
important results.
AS at present conducted, there Is Il
large amount of very difficult labor
required to be performed III farming
There is no excellence attalnaDie
without effort, and the farmer VINO
can command the respect OF his lel-
low men and the confidence OF tllc
entire community, by the success nc
achieves, has Just cause Tor pridc;;
Science and human skill are required
to effect the results we all desire TO
!, see, and when our farmers, gcncrally,
, with n higher appreciation OF tleil
capacities, and n truer estimate OF
, the results they bring about, VIII
earnestly labor to make their pur'
suit attractive and profitable, there
will be less cause for complaint.
The remark oft-quotcdis, that farm
inc is the most Independent of all the
callings of life. This may be true
: sometimes, but it is not true in ever!
case. TO become really successful IL
farming, the latest development, o
r science, hearing on agriculture, mus
. be properly estimated. Care, atlch
| ton, Carncstncss, and industry, al,
r the Qualities demanded, and we speal
i of this now only 10 impress on IN
minds of many that success is attain
: able only by mrcmitting cXcrl'on
There must be u constant desire |
d improve, but, unfortunately, to
many farmers think that when the
,s attain a certain degree Of success
" that there is no longer an inccnliV
II or induccmcnt to increased eXcrtlo'
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-06-29
Advice to a Bride that Expected TO he

A bright young lady on hearing Of
the approaching marriage of a friend
sat down and dashed off the follow
ing TO rid her mind of the conscious
ness of neglected duty:
"My Dcar--: | hear you and-
will soon be joined in the holy bonds
of matrihony, and ere you are quite
passed into his hands | wish TO give
you n few words of advice. BE kind
to him, fer lie is IL that must be
treated tendcrly, or fade away. Love
him much, for he is worthy of all
trust, honor end love. And when
You stand to be united be ever ready
with your own strong arm; in the
excitement of the scene he may eX-
haust his sensitive nature, and unless
you lend him your aid, lie may faint
away. Treat him carefully. Make
the fires for him. Saw his wood for
him. Work for him. Walk for him.
Kill yourself for him. Then if, on
your death-bed, he thanks you,
humbly accept his thanks, and depart
in peace"
Admirable woman!
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-06-29
Drill and Broadcast Sowing.

At tho annual meeting Of the East
crn Forlarshire Farmers Associa-
ton, Mr.. Henderson, of Kincraig,
read the following report of expert
mcnts in drill and broadcast sowing,
made by himself and MIR. Peter
laughs, ofliinnaird.
The field on which these expert
mcnts were made is q light, black soil
living on gravel, is under u rotation
of sovcns, and had been in turnips, in
1869; well MANFRED with iarm-yard
dung, having 9 cwt. guano and : cwt,
dissolved bones, in addition. The
season, the reporter would remark.
was nm unusually dry one, and I'M
favorable for crops on such soils
lie believes, however, that it afforded
fair test of the comparative merlts
of drill and broadcast sowing, and
reports AZ follows:
Barley sown by drill, lst April 1870
| acre, seed, 3 bushels. Cut l2tl
August, 1870. Producc-wcight, ..
lbs. per bushcl, 4 qrs 2 bushels 3
IDS; ISnt gram, -'t2 I've, ~ ''o".'
Barley sown broadcast, OF same date,
| acre seed, 4 bushels. Produce
weight, 81. lbs. per bushcl, 4 qrs. .
lbs.-2 bushels rs lbs. straw, s:
stones l6 lbs-l5 stones 6 lbs.
Result-Incrcase of barley after
drilling, 3 bushels % lbs; add fol
extra seed to broadcast, l busEcl; :
bushels % lbs. In straw per acre
Is stones 6 lbs. in favor of drill.
Oats sown by drill, 3lst March
1870. Producc-weight, 49, lbs. pei
bushel 5 qrs. | bushcl and ID lbs.
light grain, 30 lbs, ; straw, liz stone
2 lbs.
Oats sown broadcast, of same date
| acre; seed, 1 bushels. Produce
weight, l3 lbs. per puslcl, . 9rs. q
lbs; straw, los stones IL lbs
stones IL lbs.
Result - Increase Of oats ailcl
drilling, AZ lbs. add for extra seed !!
broadcast, | bushcl. Say l hushcl y
lbs. in favor of drill. In straw, pei
acre, s stones IL lbs. in favor OF thu
drill
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-06-29
Flowing Wet Soil.

Hardly anv practice on the farm is
more to be deprecated than blowing
or stirring the soil in the spring when
wet. This is one of the small opera
lions, affecting oftimes a whole crop,
and lasting injuriously through a
whole season. Unless in q sandy
soil, any stirring or moving by spade,
pillow or harrow, when wet, tends to
compress and compact its particles.
when the object is or ought to be, to
pulverize and make mellow. "Good
tiIlagc is manurc;" and stirring o.
wet soil is only allowable in q brick
yard. No implement that we know
of, is capable of again opening
Jumps of earth to atmospheric action
and influences, after they have once
closed up, by compression, and be-
come externally hardened. Any one
can observe this, by moulding q luml
of damp earth in their hand, whel
it becomes the consistonce of putty
When exposed to the air, it becomes
nearly as hard as stone.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-06-29
Small Farms.

We have repeatedly advocated the
p;ylding up Of the extensive farms
that were profitable under our former
system of labor, but now arc actually
yaluless to their owners; and the
following, among other arguments,
may be urged for lis adoption:
Small farms make near neighbors;
they make good roads, they make
plenty of good schools and churches;
therci is more money made in proper
ton to the labor less labor is wanted
everything is kept neat; less wages
have to be paid for help less time Is
wasted more is raised to the acre,
because it is titled better; there IS
no watching of hired men the miha
is not kept in a worry, q stew, o ire'
all the time. There is not SO much
lear of a drought, of wet weather, o.
a frost, of small prices. There If
not SO much money to be paid out fol
agricultural implements. Our wives
and children have time to read, u
improve their minds. A small morse
is soon curried-and the work OF
a small farm is always pushed Tor
ward in season. Give us small farm,
for comfort; aye, and give us SINAI
farms for proflt.--1ennesSee Agr'
cuIiuTUHst.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-06-29
A Mistake.

II is u mistake to suppose that
great wealth brings happiness, al
though too many Of us are in the
habit of imagining that such Is the
case. 1t was once said bya million
iarc who had made his efforts, that
the first dollar made more delight
than the thousands he gathered at
terward. He learned TO dcspisc so
small u thing as % dollar, and doing
so, forfeited all the joy that its pos
session gave him. In all our rcla-
tons, the value ofsmall thingsi is con-
stantly suggested to us. The sum OF
happiness is made up Oftriilcs. The
fragrance of Il flower will sometimes
steal over our depressed and dcspon-
dent spirits like u golden memory,
and fiji us with an undciinablc peace
that dissipatcs all the darkness from
our souls. A CHEEKY word, an ell
dcarmcnt or carCss, or u voice OF en-
couragcmcnt will sometimes awaken
our half dead hearts into new life
and change the sullcn and sombrc as
pcct of all things around us, INTO
brightness and beauty. The familiar
hearts, the easy chair, the open win
dow, the well worn book, the kiss OF
children, the voice and a smile of a
loved wife, the family board, the
chance visit of an esteemed friend, or
to come down to still smaller tribes,
the evening pipe, the merry hum OF
the tca-kcttlc, and the blazing fire
after a battle with the rough weather
outsidc-thcsc, and such little things
as these, involve more happiness and
solacc than the great triumphs and
successes that await us in the world.
The worlds triumphs and successes
soon clog us, so that we demand
greater victories to-day, than we
were satisfied with yesterday. But
these little tribes, if VIC arc wise
enough to be content with them,
grow dcarcr as they grow familiar,
and! become ~pcrcnnicl fountains OF
10y and solacc. Let us take care OF
The little things of life, that contain
so much of happiness or misery, and
the great things may be left to take
carc of themselves.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-06-29
Remedy for Cancer.

Colonel Usscry, of De Soto, Lou
isiana, says he fully tested a remedy
for this troublesome disease, recon-
mcndcd to him by q Spanish woman,
a native of the country. The remedy
is this; Take an egg and break it,
pour out the white retaining the
yolk in the shell, put in salt and mix
with the yolk as long rs it will receive
it; STIR them togther until the salve is
formed; put a portion of this OH a
piece of sticking plaster, and apply
10 the cancer about twice a day. lie
tried the remedy twice in his own
family with entire rec II has
also been tried in two cases i'll
Rhode Island, with perfect success,
Such a remedy is within the reach OF
every one, and should be known to
the whole world.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-06-29
Steam and Progress in Agriculture.

in agriculture, as elsewhere, the
steam engine is gradually but Ger
tainly ellccting a mighty revolution.
The grand leading features of the
scientific cultivation of the country
the collection and store OF our
ample grain supply, the arrangement
of a good system OF irrigation and OF
drainage, the general utilization OF
sewerage, the DELEGATION, banking
and stocking Of our rivers, and the
systematic provision of artificial
methods for drying the ingatherings
of u wet August and September
have been little more than indicated,
and chiefly in our own coluMns'
But the spreading use of steam
plows, the application OF ingenious
modes of cconowizing labor, the in
creased cleansing Of land, the re-
moval of weeds, even TO tic loss OF
the picturesque beauty of the scarlet
c%hcqucring Of our corn-licldS by INC
poppy the economy Of time, no LEST
than of cost in blowing, in sowing
in rcaping, in stacking, and in thrcsh
ing; the extension Of new and III
crativc crops, as that Of beet (whlc'
in France produced u return o
G9,O00,O00 sterling in the year lSGo)
the economy Of seed, and the acicc
!; ton Of the better qualities OF grail
for produclion-all these improve
mcnts arc silently making way. /
I sum fully equal to the national cX
| pcnditurc might, within II few years
} be freely added TO the annual incom
of those who live on and by land, b
the free employment of availabl
mcuM.-Builder.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-06-29

ScuEr oy THE LEGS OF PoULrEf In
some of the larger breeds OF iowlsIand
AS we have observed especially with the
Bralimas, OH reaching two or threc years
old-thc legs occasionally become much
swollen, and covered with a scab or
scurf. This not only Injuries their APP
pcarancc, but rctards thrift. Such birds
rrope about, unhealthy and inactive.
4 prominent physician in this city.
also deeply interested in the breeding
and physiology of our various breeds OF
domestic animals, has asccrtaincd by
mic~roscopical investigation, that this
scurliness or scab Is the work 0fan insect
-ascaly kind of louise. lie gives us the
following rec1pc' ., Wn rrain nv Of ,1",r %r ehe
of soda, ! ounce Of lard; | dracllm Of
sulphur. Applied occasionally on the
legs till q healthy appearance Is re-
sto red,-Praciical Fdrnler.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-06-29

TIE Color OF THE Moon. The
dark side of the moon j, visible to
us when the moon is not full, rcceiv-
ing its light by reflection from the
earth. In a total solar eclipse, when
a large portion Of tho earth, lying
directly under the moon, is obscur-
ed, a change in color of the latter
might be. expected. These expecta-
lions have been realized. AS early
as TIA, Lambcrs observed the re-
markable phenomenon, that the Or
binary ash-colored moonlight of the
dark side of the noon in its first aud
second quarters was changed into Nh
olive greer, tinged with yellow. In
bordering upon the cause OF this
singular appearance, he found it re-
ferable TO the position OF the moon,
then situated vertically over the
Atlantic ocean, and receiving upon
its right side reflected light from the
green forests of South America.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-06-29

FIDELiTY.-Ncvcr forsakc If ricnd.
When enemies gather around, when
sickness comes, then the world is dark
and cherries, is the time to try true
friendship. The Lcart that has been
touched will rcdouble its efforts,
when the friend is sad or in trouble,
| Adversely tries true friendship.
They who turn from the eel ofdis-
trcss bctray their hypocrisy, and
prove that interest only moves them.
if YOU have a friend who loves you
who has studied your interest and
happiness, be sure to sustain him in
adversely. Let him feel that his
former kindness is appreciated, and
that his love was not thrown away.
Zeal fidelity may be rare, but it
exists i'm the heart. Who has not
seen and felt its powers? They only
deny its worth and power who have
never either loved q friend, or lab.
ored to make him happy. The good
and kind-thc afieclionatc and the
yirtuous. sec and feel the heavenly
principle. They would sacrifice
wealth and happiness to promote The
happiness of Others; and In return,
they receive tho reward of their love
by sym~pathizing hearts and count.
less fayors, wien they have been
brought low by distress and ADVERSE
! ty.