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The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1871-02-09

An election was held on last Thursday
for Magistrate, to fiji the vacancy caused
by the resignation of Mr.. Mat. Carter,
which resulted as follows :
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1871-02-09
THE ENTERPRISE.
Sweetwater, Thursday, Feb. 8, 1871.
sGEo, P, ROwELL i co, 40 Park Row, n, J

s. NJ. PETrENdILLS CO., 81 Park Row, n. Y.
Are the sole agents for the Sweetwat ter Enter
prise ia that city, and are authorised to con uac
for inserting advertisements for US at oar 10 ives
cash rates. Advertisers in that city are request
Ell to leave their fayors with either Of the above
houses.
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1871-02-09

The time is near when seeds should be
planted. A. W. Boyd has fresh supply
on hand.
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1871-02-09
Testimony,

Thousands of mothers are constantly
speaking in exalted terms of commenda-
ton of the magical effect of Mrs. Whit
combs Syrup for soothing infants teething.
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1871-02-09

Subscribe fopS the Knoxville PRESS
AND MESSENGER. Devoted to Agri-
culture, Education, etc. One Dollar per
Nnnr.
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1871-02-09

IN obedience to n decree of said Chancery
Il Court ut its December term, 1870, in the
above entitled case, | will sell at public cutlery
to the highest and hest bidder, at the homestead
place of N. j. Spillman, deceased, in the Sth
CIVIL District, Monroe county, Tenn, on Tuesday,
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1871-02-09

W. T. S%pillman ct. al, vs.. Joseph Upton Guard
and others.
The Republican journal., 1871-04-06

Eds. COUNTRY GENrLEMAN-l Judge that
most Of my brother farmers are hardly
aware of the pleasure ami profit, with little
trouble and expense to be derived from n
small hot-bed. Three OF four years ago |
purchased Il sash - by ii. at d cost Of
81 so, and then with some rough boards i'll Il
couple Of hours constructed 4 frame of the
dimensions IN length and breadth, two feet
in height at one end, and one at the other,
the sides Chamtered SO that The sash viii lit
OH 1t nicely, thus forming an inclined
plane, which, when the hed is completed
and the frame permanently arranged, Should
face toward the southeast, so Is to admit
as much sunlight Is possible. My practice is
in the spring (usually about the first of
March,, say one week before wishing to
sow the seeds, TO make smooth a sufficient
amount of space Oh my horse manure heap,
then place the frame upon it, till with rich
earth to a depth OF four to six inches, ac-
cording to the activity OF fermentation in
the manure beneath. The sash should then
be placed upon the frame and allowed to re-
main until the ground becomes warm
enough to cause the seeds 10 terminate
geadiy. In very cold weather, or where
fermentation is not very active, it will be
advantageous to place a cover of boards
over the sash ut night; also TO increase the
WdiuLL, Inc lEdlllC IltA Ett llLuktN WIFI inc
manure nearly as high rs The top. Too high
Il temperature, however, is not desirable,
and nearly every ones Judgment will prove
Il sufficient guide. Another fact should be
borne in mind, and that is, that the plants
should have air, and as the weather grows
warmer, on fine days the sash should be en-
tirely removed during the day and replaced
In the evening. Thus the plants may be
made more hardy and better able to with
stand the change in transplanting.
And now as to pleasure and profit With
in frame OF this size, five hundred early
cabbage plants may be started (besides
leaving space for a few tomatoes, &c., and
placed in the market at a time when they
will bring double the price Of later ones.
With many other garden vegetable, a day
or two in market makes Il vast difference
in The price. After the cabbages have been
removed, melons and cucumbers may be
planted in the frame on bits of sods and
brought forward very rapidly. When
large enough they are easily removed with
out disturbing them in the least. Who
does not enjoy eating ripe tomatoes a
month in advance of the usual crop, or anXi-
Ously wait the ripening of the first melon
IN the patch? [ incline to the opinion that
we farmers are too much hampered down
with the old routine Of farm duties without
attending to any of the smaller matters
which serve to relieve our minds and make
life enjoy able 1. J. q.
The Republican journal., 1871-04-06
Starting Potatoes.

Editor Massachusetts Ploughman: Will
you kindly inform me through the medium
of the Ploughman, of the mode of sprout-
ing seed potatoes for early planting, also
what kind of manure | can use to them, on
sandy, gravelly soil?
By so doing you will greatly oblige
WORKING WOMAN.
You will find your question answered un-
der the head of ''March on the Farm" last
week. Select Il warm and sheltered spot,
aud make a bed of horse manure q foot and
half deep, beating it down hard with the
iofk or spade The length and size of the
Ded may De arranged to suit your convent
ence, ana the quantity you desire to start in
TINS way fut about two inches of loan on
the top and spread the potatoes evenly over
this loan. Cover them with two inches
more of loan.
1T is a good plan to set up boards around
the edges of the bed and bank up against
them with leaves and manure, taking care
that the bed does not over heat so as to in
jure the potatoes. They will sprout and
begin to grow by the time it will do to set
them in April. Plant them out in ridges
raised little, say five or six inches above
the surrounding land, in a warm soil and a
sheltered location. Ashes and plaster mix
ed With old rotton compost, are about the
best of manures for potatoes. The strong
nnfermented ammonical manures of the
barnyard are apt to cause the potatoes to
rot Set the potatoes carefully and cover
them with an inch or two of soil. If the
sprouts appear before the frosts are over,
cover them at night with old hay or straw
to be removed in the morning. In this way
you have ripe potatoes by the last Of June
1t will pay to take the trouble, and you
will find it is less than it seems to be. Make
the forcing bed by the middle of March.
led.
The Republican journal., 1871-04-06
VOLUME Al.


EX-Deputy Collector Canning is putting
sin pickle for preservation" some of the
cold stories" of Stockbridge, Ms. Here is
one Of them Among the pioneers of our
valley were three brothers, each having
families of ~ or l3 children. They owned
large farms and lived on the fat of the
land. Now it was one of the family tenets
never to be without pork of their own rails
ing, the year round. Negligence on this
point was crime, and rendered the dere-
lict liable to loss OF caste among his kindred.
The good wife of one of these brothers one
day came up from the subtorranean with
CONSERVATION depicted on her face and re-
ported: Mr. Blank, as sure as you live,
this is the last piece of pork in the barrelH
Why, wife, you don't say so Well, there
must be some more there by tomorrow
morning. Several fat swine were waiting
in the pen for the annual massacre, which,
in the ordinary course of things, was to
take place the following week. The whole
family were assembled and laid under in
functions of profound silence on the matter,
and preparations made to hasten the exit
OF one of the doomed porkers before the
next sun. Long before day the family must
rise and have the scald ready, while to pre-
vent the outcry of the victim usual on such
occasions, the eldest son was appointed to
enter the sty, wake up the animal and drive
him out. The father would stand at the
entrance with huge club and stun the
failing before he had time to lift up his
voice The subsequent proceedings could
then go on, and by sunrise the all important
staple could be re-supplied This programme
was carried out successfully rs far as
the waking up of the beasts; but the latter
made objections to 50 untimly a call, and
one of them turned upon the intruder, Civ
ing him a grip in the leg and obiging him
to seek safety head first through the door.
The father unable in the obscurity to dis
tinguish between biped and quadruped and
thinking only of the latter, brought down
the club so effectively as to leave Il scar up
on the forehead of the boy which he carried
to his grave more than so years afterward.
Nevertheless, believe the pork got into the
cellar in time to save the reputation of the
family. But the occurrence leaked out and
was the occasion Of a bon mot at the eX
penSe of the wounded lad. When grown
to mans estate he was one day hectorng
an ino1lensive old gentleman who was
StamInerer The latter bore it for some
time, and then tarned the tables on his tor
mentor by saying: "Roy, they say that VIII
when you were y--y Younger, your
father st-st-stuck you for q hog. 1t was
the sm-smallest m-m-mistake he ever
lu-naQc in his l-l-life.'
The Republican journal., 1871-04-06
Cooperative Housekeeping.

EDS. COUNTRY GENTLEMAN-I have read
something of the cooperative movement in
our cities, and thought great deal about
it, with reference to our farm house work.
| do not know that my suggestions will
seem practical to others, but | wish to
offer some to be approved, or disapproved,
or improved upon 1t seems to me that
the question of the coming help for house
keepers is an important one, and nowhere
more important than on the farm.
Years ago, our grandmothers spun and
Wove, each in her own kitchen, the cloth
for her family. Then great improvement
took the weary work from their hands, and
now hundreds of yards are made with the
labor that made one. Then came sewing
machines, stitching as if by magic the long
seams that has required many hours of
night labor from our over-worked mothers.
Later still, we have cooperative move
ment, that has lifted great burden from
hundreds Of farmers wives-the cheese
and butter factories, where two or three
skllIiul, palnstaking people, with the help
OF modern cOnVenienceS, do each day the
work that required twenty or thirty, and
do it more easily and better. Why may not
this system or something similar be extend
cd into other branches of our domestic
physical economy? Each Monday through
out our land, one in every household must
bend from three to six hours over the
Wash-board or steaming suds. Why should
not Il nei9hborhood or district laundry do
all this more easily and cheaply? | know
of an Institution where the washing for
nearly two hundred people is done each
week and done with perfect ease, by five
or six people in as many hours, with the
aid Of a steam-engine, chemicals, washing
o SO bIrS bnrj Il
be saved each week in every house in this
way? And further, could not some CO.
operative system of bread and cake baking
be made to spare scores of heated kitchens
through our haying and harvesting? Why
should not our meat be killed and prepared
for use-lard, head-cheese, sausage, ham,
dried beef and all, in some place where
greater conveniences could be afforded?
Everywhere we hear the supplication
from housekeepers of "help, help" In the
country, the majority of them are mothers
and heads OF families, jaded not only with
the work that constantly presses, but with
the care of inefficient, unreliable help. One
woman pleads for the Cinnamon TO be in
troduced into our kitchens, and the excel
lent Journal that publishes her petition is in
The habit of remanding women and girls
back from other pursuits to the kitchen.
w G nave luorulzed, ana argued, ana rnym-
ed for years, about the beauty and dignity
of household work; trying to persuade our
girls that place in the kitchen is most re-
spectacle and lucrative of all situations;
but they do not believe it. The bright, the
capable and intelligent make haste to find
other employment; and the sluggish, the
unreliable, come and go among US at uncer-
tain times and seasons. Would it not be
cheaper, would it not be pleasanter and bet
ter, to take part of the work and care out
of our houses, instead of adding such
members to our families? Busy HANDS.
The Republican journal., 1871-04-06
A Sail.

1t was night in the golden Summer,
And we sailed the Indian seas,
Meath cloud of swelling canvas,
Before favoring breeze,
That waited the good ship homeward,
As it bent our taper spars;
While the broad bright moon sailed DER us
Through sea of shining stars.
We stood on the deck, and watched her,
As she felt the favoring gale
When the watch on the lookout forward
Shouted, "a sail A sail!'
And straight on her larboard quarter,
With crowd of canvas set,
We sighted a stately vessel,
Where the sky and the water met.
Then down on the balmy breezes,
And over the long sea-swells,
Came floating, in solemn echoes,
The sound of her clear ships bells;
So steered she, and so sailed she.
Straight in our silver wake,
With the white foam meath her torefoot,
And each sail a snowy flake.
On her deck there stood no mortal,
At her peak there shone no sign,
AS she bowed before the trade-wind,
And cleft the seething brine;
Now rising, and now falling
Her taper mast-heads dip,
While calm, in the flood of moonlight,
Floated the phantom ship.
But 10! rs the night waned slowly,
While the great broad moon sank down
And the solemn stars dropped seaward,
Like gems from her golden crown,
The sound of silver whistle
Swept down on the midnight airs,
For the boatswain of yon strange vessel
Was piping her crew to prayers.
As the moons bright disk dipped lower,
We heard her creaking brails,
And the fair ship f1oated from us,
AS she furled her ghostly sails;
And oft, 'twiXt the night and morning,
As we neared our rock bound shore,
We looked for the stately stranger,
But no eye saw her more.
Happy the ship that meets her,
Sailing from unknown lands;
Freighted with unknown treasures,
And steered by no human hands;
Happy the bark that sights her,
For she-the sailors tell
Will weather the storm and tempest,
And reach the harbor well.
Swiftly our bark swept homeward,
A a queen IN her regal state,
Till we ploughed the surging pillows
That roll through the Golden Gate;
And wherever that lonely stranger
May sail the moonlit sea,
Still pray that soft airs may watt her,
That blessing may with her be.
The Republican journal., 1871-04-06
The Best Lawn Grass.

Mr.. Barry said in his address before the
Western New York Horticultural Society,
that red top is the best grass for a lawn,
about1ifty or sixty pounds to the acre. Fifty
pounds will be sufficient if the seed be clean
and good, which it seldom is. Some peo-
pie recommend white clover, SAY one fourth,
to be mixed with red top, and this does
very well, but l prefer the pure red top.
Early in the spring is the best time for
seeding lawn. All preparatory work should
be performed in the fall SO that during the
winter the ground may settle, and any de-
fects that may be developed can be correct
ed before sowing. In spring, at the fitting
moment, give light ploughing, good
narrowing, pick off all the stones, SOW the
seed, and give it good rolling, which
finishes the work. BY sowing early in the
spring you may have respectable lawn be-
fore midsummer.
The Republican journal., 1871-04-06
Utilize the Carcass.

When farmer loses horse, or OK or
any other animal, instead of leaving the
carcass to be devoured by dogs or crows,
he should cover it with six or eight times
its bulk of eartn, and thus arrest the ferti-
lizing gasses which will be thrown off in
process of decomposition. By so doing ne
would secure q quantity of manure which
would pay him five times over for the
trouble it would cost him; for there is very
little land in the older portions of the State,
which might not be greatly improved by
the application of fertilizers.
The Republican journal., 1871-04-06
Invigorating House Plants.

House plants ought to be stimulated
gently once or twice week. Rain water,
so refreshing to summer flowers, always
contains ammonia, which also abounds in
all liquid manures. If you take an ounce
of pulverzed carbonate Of ammonia, dis
solved in one gallon of water, it will make
spring water even more stimulating to your
plants than rain water. Keep the soil in the
flower pots loose.
The Republican journal., 1871-04-06
Daniel Webster's Visit to Maine in 1895

The following sketch is contributed to
the Historical Magazine for January, by
Joseph williamson Esq, of Belfast:
The recent appearance of the life of
Webster, written by Mr.. George Ticknor
Curtis, awakens a renewed interest in
everything which relates to the great
American statesman.
"In August, 1885," says the biography
"Mr. Webster being at Bangor, Maine,
on professional engagement, he accept
ed an invitation to q public entertainment
and afterwards addressed an immense
concourse of fpcople who had come from
far and near to hear him." A note to his
speech on the occasion, as published in
the revised edition of his works, states
that the banquet took place on the twen-
fifth of August. There is an error in the
month and day. Mr.. Webster's visit to
Eastern Maine was not until the latter
part of September, and the first week of
October
The dinner was given at the Bangor
House which had been recently opened,
and was then the most spacious hotel in
the State. Edward Kent, Esq, presided
assisted by several Vice-presidents. "Mr.
Kent" wrote correspondent of the Bos-
ton Courier, ''made brief but eloquent
speech on the faithful conduct and high
character of Mr.. Webster, as a public
man referring, with masters hand, to
the great constitutional battle OF 1890"
Jacob McGaw, Esq, an early and per-
sonal friend of Mr.. Webster, gave the
following sentiment, prefacing it by a few
pertinent remarks:
''Our distinguished guest, Daniel Web
ster" When Mr.. Webster rose, every
nook and corner of the large hall was
filled; and, at the earnest solicitation of
the multitude without, he yielded to their
wishes, and made his appearance on the
steps OF the hotel. ''You would have
known that the people were there" con-
tinued the correspondent above quoted,
''by the cheering and acclamation with
which they hailed the ready watchman
of human liberty. His speech was wor-
thy Of Daniel Webster, of his eminent
ability and exalted fame. After express
ing his acknowledgements to the citizens
assembled, for their kindness and courte-
sy, he adverted to a visit he made to the
place more than thirty years before, at
tracted by the geographical situation of
the spot-the advantages of which must
be evident at single glance on the map
situated on noble river, navigable for
the largest men OF war, and the centre of
adepot for an immense extent of country
AT that time said Mr.. Webster, there
were about twelve houses in the limits
of the present city of Bangor at that time
he crossed the Kenduskeag stream, on
floating logs, to visit friend-a man al
ways respectable, and whom he was hap
py to meet again that day, in health and
comfort. He alluded to Capt. Wilder
of Kirkland. After some further remarks
The Republican journal., 1871-04-06
Farm Rakinqs.

Let the good housewife put bones and
ashes in barrel, half and half, and keep
them constantly moist with soapsuds, the
stronger the better, but not in such quanti-
ties as to leach the ashes. In few
months the bones will have become disin-
tegrated, and the whole mass may then be
thoroughly mixed, and will make an excel
lent fertilizer for the flower border or the
kitchen garden.
The Republican journal., 1871-04-06

Where the shoe pinchcs' is attributed
to Plutarch, who relates story of IL
Roman who was divorced from bis wife,
and who, being blamed by his friends,
who demanded, WAS she not chaste
was she not fair?' held out his shoe and
asked them whether it was not new and
well made; yet, he added, none of you
can tell where it pinches me-
The Republican journal., 1871-04-06

The only anthracite coal deposits yet
discovered on this continent are those in
Pennsylvania, which are comprised in
six counties and underlie 40 square miles
of surface. Extensive as this area an
pears, it would seem that its limit must
soon be reached at the present rapid rate
of consumption
The Republican journal., 1871-04-06

The highest degree of heat employed
in tempering steel is 600 degrees, which
gives the spring-temper required for saws
and sword-blades. The color indicating
this heat is Il greyish blue, approaching
black. For hammer-faces and drills only
43O degrees is required, producing Il faint
yellow tint
The Republican journal., 1871-04-06

The Norwich Bulletin tells pathetic little
story about pigeon which became fastened by
a long string hanging from its leg to telegraph
wire on Main street in that city. Two or three
cruel boys wanted to throw stones at it, but
kind gentleman telling them not to hurt the
poor bird, got ladder and carefully unwound
the string and put the frightened, luttering
creature tenderly into his bosom, while he de-
scended. The next evening he remarked that
it had made much nicer pie than he expected
The Republican journal., 1871-04-06

New Orleans papers report the elopemet of
the wife of one Of that city's merchants with
her cook, taking with her over $40 900 in money
and ,jewelry. The cook is represented to be a
handsome Englishman, about thirty years of
age, who has been only three weeks in the
country. The husband is very anxious to Sc
cure the return of the property.
The Republican journal., 1871-04-06

An old octogenarian miser died in this
vicinity recently-an old bachelor. who
was queer old fellow. He denied him
self everything in food and clothing ex-
cept what was most Indispensable. His
property turns out to be larger than was
supposed. The administrator, in looking
over his effects, came upon an old wooden
chest full of old papers. In the bottom of
the chest was an old and rudely construct
ed box of unplaned wood, the top of
which was held in place by q couple of
wooden pins. Removing the cover, a lot
Of rags was all that was visible. Further
investigation unearth four or five bags
full Of Spanish and English silver dollars
and other coin. There was in the box
$3.50 in silver and $s5 in gold. The old
misers estate is valued at nearly $4,000,
besides quite an amount of notes which
are out Of law When he died and left
this world, he neglected his funds and left
his coin, his notes, and his bonds behind
him! Lewiston Journal.
The Republican journal., 1871-04-06

A Washington correspondent of the New
York Tribune relates all the gossip for and
against the denomination of President Grant.
His conclusions: "The opposition TO the re-
nomination has, yet, little force or direction,
and none Of the strength of combination; but
there is enough in it to insure an active canvass
summer and fall, and when Congressman re-
turn next December, fresh from their constit-
uents, the active work of organizing and ma
neuvering to control the Nominating Conven-
ton may be expected to begin IN earnest"
The Republican journal., 1871-04-06

A building in Augusta was raised from
the ground chimney and all one story for
the addition of Il basement story, without
disturbing any of the internal or domes-
tic arrangements; the family living in it
just the same us though it stood firmly on
its foundations, the culinary department
being sustained as usual, and in fact all
the household duties performed Just rs
though the domicile We're not rising
heavenward
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-03-22
An Ine4cusable Wrong.

= = =.
II there is any class othard workers ia the
community who deserve special considera-
ton It Is certainly those, who labor day By
day in teaching our little ones in the public
schools. Yet complaints paur in upon US
from all sides Of the heartless delay in the
payment OF their well-earHed salaries, and
tho prospect -of settlement appears to
grow small by degrees and beautifully less.
Whoiis responsible for this grievous wrong!
1t too. often happens. as in this case. thai ta!
those who render the most. valuable seryi-
ces sotthe community fare worse in sthege
eral scramble of1ife. Surely II there is any
spark of justice or pity left in the hearts OF
those who control the public school funds,
something will be promptly done to relieve
the wants Of the teachers.