Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-03-17
THE GAZETTE.
FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH II.

A CALIFORNIA Court SroRY.-A fellow
named Donks was lately tried at Yuba, CAL,
for entering a miners tent and stealing bag
of gold dust valued at eighty-four dollars The
testimony showed that he had once been en-
ployed there, and knew exactly where the ow,
ner kept his dust that on the night speScihied
he cut slit in the tent, reached IN, took the
Bag and ran off. The principal witness testl-
iend that he saw the hole cut saw the man
reach ia, and heard him run away. Il rushed
after him at once continued the witness,
s'but when I catched him I didn't find Bills
bag, but found it afterwards where he had
thrown it. How far did he get in when he
took the dust ?" inquired the counsel well
he was stoopin' over half way in, should say,
replied the witness May it please your Hon
orr interposed the counsel, ''the Indictment
Is not sustained and shall demand an acquitta
on direction of the court. The prisoner is on
trial for entering in dwelling in the night
time, with intent to steal The testimony is
clear that he made an opening through which
he protruded himself about half way, and
stretched out his arms and committed the theft.
But she Indictment charges that he actually
or, can man enter house when only ne-half
of his body is in and the other half out % L
shall leave the whole matter with the jury
They must Judge Of the law, and the fact is
proved, replied the Judge The jury brought
in verdict Of guilty as to one-haf of his body
and not guilty as to the other half. The
Judge sentenced the guilty part to two years
imprisonment, leaving it to the prisoners OPP
ton to have the innocent part cut OFT or to take
it along with him.
PERTAINING TO PLASTER. At meeting of
the New York Farmers Club, ". NJ. Tomhn
son, of North Urbana, n T., asked the savants
to reconcile the difference Of opinion which pre-
walls as to the proper way of sowing plaster
with grain crops, some choosing to drill it in
with the seed, while others prefer to scatter it
on the surface, after the seed is sown. 1t is
claimed that by putting it in tn the seed it
helps the crop from the outset Civ ng start
which keeps it ahead of s. face plastered crops
On the other hand, it is argued that as the
principal gain in the use of plaster is derived
from the atmosphere, surface application best
secures this, and hence it is to be preferred.
What says practical science? Would the answer
vary with different soils?''
MIR. Curtis: AS plaster is ali absorbent of
ammonia, it is better to SOW it on the crop and
let the rains follow ng wash it down to the
roots. This Is gain to the plant, for it first
put into the ground it will absorb the ammor a
in the soil which is already there. or it must
wait tor exposure to the surface to do its full
duty, which exposure might not take place I'M
til the next crop. Plaster does but little good
on wet ground, and its benefits vary consider
ably one season with another Sometimes its
effects are almost marvellous and then again
they cannot be- seen On dry loan or grlvely
soil sown on clover, it often doubles the crop
In Chenille, n u, lands rejected fifty years
ago as worthless now are, by using clover and
plaster, worth one hundred and one hundred
and fifty dollars per acre Sow plaster on the
manure heap and in the hen house.