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The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1871-01-21
TRENTON HIGH SCHOOL,
TRENTON, LA.
Rev T. Lana RoriAn prsue;ual

Kew. ]. Lane Borden, Principal
The Exercises Of this School will Commence on
the Third day of October neat.
The Board of Directors take this method
OF informing the Public that new and COM
m0diOus School House is now being erected.
and will be ready for the opening Of the
School. Ps2 - -l.1F
They have secured the services of Rev. J.
Lane Borden, as Principal, who has we'll
earned reputation for proficiency, energy and
enterprise as teacher. The PRINCIPAL has
engaged Miss Mary Clisby, late of the Pres
byterian Synodical Institute, Talladega, Ala.
who will take charge of the Female Depart
ment Possessing thorough education,
having had many years. experience as
Teacher In the best schools Of the country
and bringing testimonials of the highest
character, she is certainly we'll qualified for
the position .s 'r'i, 'tel : ~ =
The Scholastic Year consists of three terms.
OF thirteen weeks each. Pupils charged from
time Of entry to end of term. No deductions
made except in cases Of protracted sickness.
Tuition payable one-halfin advance, and
one-half at the end Of the term. .u.-.'
t' RATES OF TUITION: 90.
For term OF thirteen weeks: Primary
class, 50; intermediate class, $l2; Academic
class, SIS; Music, $l5; Incidental fee, 50 cts.
Board can be secured in private families
at SIS per month.
-Nr BOARD OF DIRECTORS t''I
A. F. FlournOy, President, L. b. Blocker
Secretary, B. D. Sheppard, John Drago, T.
MCGUIRE, Jethro Moore, s. o. Larche.
Trenton, La. Sept. "a, 1870. n1-tf
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1871-01-21
BUSINESS.

HAvING rented the store, warehouse
III and chambers, corner Grand and
DeSiard streets, shall, on the 10th of this
month, put up my shingle as COMMISSION
MERCHANT. Jll'H EUGENE TISDALE
an2-dawtf.
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1871-01-21
MORE HELP WANTED!

"AVING re-rented for a term of years,
IL the splendid Madam Mcclure planta-
ton, shall for the approaching seed time
and harvest, require 10 more good laborers.
Married men preferred.
A common School Room and true
House of Worship, will be erected upon the
banks of the Bayou DeSiard this Spring.
.A EUGENE TISDALE.
jan2-dawtf
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1871-01-21
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.

r.. RICHARDSON. JAS D. MENERY
Richardson e. McEnery,
A TTORNEYS AT LAW, Monroe, La,
II practice in all the parishes of North Lou
isiana, in the Supreme Court at Monroe, the
Federal Courts, and in the Land Office De-
partment of the General Government.
decl2-d3m
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1871-01-21

Arrival and Departure Of the Nails.
From Monroe to Vicksburg-Carrying
all mail matter for the Western, Eastern,
Middle, Pacific and Atlantic States, and New
Orleans,
Departs daily at 5 A. NJ; ..tt.
Arrives daily at P. NJ Sundays except
From Shreveport to Monroe p.
Arrives daily at 4 A. NJ;
Departs daily at 6H P. NJ.
From Camden, Ark, via Farmerville to
Monroe, Lac
Arrives Sundays, Wednesdays and Fri
days at A. NJ; t+'@
Departs Mondays, Wednesdays and FRI
days at 6X P. NJ; closes at 6 P. NJ.
From Monticello, Ark, via Bastrop, to
Monroe
Arrives Tuesdays, Thursdays and Satur-
days at P. NJ;
Departs Mondays, Wednesdays and FRI
days at A. NJ. Closes evening previous at
o'clock.
From Hillsboro, Ark, via Ouachita City
to Monroe
Arrives Tuesdays, Thursdays and Satur.
days at p. NJ;
Departs Mondays Wednesdays and Fri
days at A. NJ. Closes evening previous at
O'Clock. ...
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1871-01-21

c. H. MORRISON. w. w. FARMER.
Morrison e. Farmer,
4 TTORNEYS AT LAW, Monroe, La,
"A will practice in the Courts of the Pa
rishes of Ouachita, Morehouse, Richland,
Franklin and Caldwell, in the Supreme
Court, and in the United States Courts.
viii also attend to all business Entrusted to
them in the State and Federal Land Offices.
n41v3
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1871-01-21

g MEYER, tt
Corner Grand and De.Sia'd sts.,
Keeps constantly OH hand complete as
sortment of Dry Goods, Clothing, Furnish
ing Goods, Boots and Shoes, Hats and Saps,
Notions, Cutlery, &c,
Sold at the lowest prices. decl2-dsm
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1871-01-21

~ =. II 40 FarsOnAg6, MONROE, La.
N: B.-The classes of boys, originally in
tended to be taught under TIE same roof,
will be taught in the Male Academy until
further notice. Boys of all ages will be re-
ceived and thorough and systematic instruc-
ton impaired. yil-,a dec24 70 nl4-tf
The Daily telegraph. (Monroe, La.) 1870-1886, 1871-01-21
SCHOOLS AND coLAEoGs.

:, =, SCHOOLS AND CoLAEogs.
FEMALE iiksTITUTE,
rsafe-t. u.s. r..
H MONROE, La, ~r'
a'f ,et4 ~ 4d II sl3 ttH
~. cAarss ?. 1vsus, rss.sip.i,
viii open with full and competent CORPS
Of teaOAers, in the new brick Methodist
Church in Monroe, on
Monday, La'assvy l6th, 1871.
The latest and most improved methods of
instruction will be pursued, and thorough
and impartial discipline enforced.
A limited number ofboys, under ten yesrs
OF age will be received, and taught in q sep
crate apartment. F'i'
AS no personal application viii be made,
the Principal takes this method az soliciting
the patronage Of his friends In this and adj
joining communities. tt, e..,...
Rates of Tuition, for term of ID Weeks:
Primary Glass. & 8 90;
aA0o, nAouia'e'''''''''..'... ............ II w;
AcaOemlc..v.. 10 90;
W 10 OO;
incidental fee......... .............-..-... 80;
One-half in advance, balance at the end of
the term. So ..i.I
For further information apply to
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-10-05
Forcing Stock.

Much is sa'd just now about fore
ing farm stock. The Term is misap'
piled. If we oycricod we hurt the
stomach. This is but another term
for Torcing" food in tho stomach ;
aud it is not what is wanted. We are
to feed what the stomach cal readily
digest more is hurt, and is an at
tempt at forcing nature it will not
succeed. "Crowding," morcing,"
"ovcrfecding," these are all terms
that are TO be avoided in feeding of
stock-fced what the animal will cat
with comfort and relish. The relish
always points to digestion, and
should always be kept up, 80 that at
the regular times of feeding there is
an appetite, a wish for food. Let
this fOed be nutritious and abundant,
but not 80 as to burden the brute; to
Cypress the stomach is to hurt it.
Thus fced-so as to give comfort and
satisfactiOn-and the best results will
be obtained.
Much food will thus be used by
some animals the greedy and the
strong Of digestion. Thus we "stufI"
turkeys when we wish them to adj
vance rapidly-that is, in fat. We
do not want to "forco' muscle in this
way. The young animal must be
grown, not forced. Let us give ma
turc free course, and aid her all we
can by Il judiCious selection of food,
and see that there is plenty of it,
with plenty Of intelligence to direct
the feeding. Keep growing, but
avoid overlooking, for this will in
tcrfcrc with what is aimed at.
Healthy digestion-keep healthy
this is what is wanted; but feed no
more, for this will be crowding and
hurting and introducing a foreign
substance in the excess of food
which the digestive organs can Ill
bear, and which goes into the dung
heap. Hence the rich manure of
stock that is fattcning, which is gen.
orally "crowding." We should feed
what n healthy digestion can bear
without harm, and to do this requires
experience.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-10-05
Wiatcring Bees.

A correspondent Of the Bee J0u-
nal Describes his method of winter
ing bees. He writes from Minncso-
Ia, where he has to contend with a
great variation of temperature, and
hence his plan seems TO be we'll adopt
cd for use in that state:
sour plan is as follows: We dig
into a side hill u space thirteen by
fourteen feet and seven feet high,
with an ante-room or entry in front,
four feet by ten wherein we claim
an improvement. Between this an
tc-roOm and bedroom, double doors
are placed in u fOur-inch wall filed
in with sawdust. JoiSt and floor
with sawdust over the whole. Raft
crs and roof covered with dirt, and
sides banked up with dirt. Thcantc-
room in front is closcdby a door set in
n four-inch wall filled in with saw
dust.
eve vcntilatc by placing an eight
inch square 1uc horizontally, leading
into this anto-room at bottom in
front. Within this antc-room is
placed an cight-inch square luo vcr-
tically, near the bedroom. The up
per end is open nea the ceiling oftho
ante-room, and the lower end COM
municatcs with covered trench,
which runs longthwisc undcrth bee
room. This covered trench has inch
holes eighteen inches apart, along its
length, to distribute the air equally
in the bedroom. The four-inch
square nucs are placed in the roof,
one at each end, for the escape of ar.
Also, Il fOur-inch lluc is placed in the
roof of the ante room. All the ilucs
have valves or slides at their inner
open ends, for the purpose of rcgula-
ting the supply of air.
"The mode of vcntilating is as fol.
lows: Fresh air is admitted through
the front fluc into the antc-rOom,
which becomes q sort of reservoir for
it, cqualizing its temperature as it as
ccnds to the ceiling, whence it dcs-
cends through the vertical iluc into
the covered trench, is distributed in
the bce-room, and passes at the ilues
in the roof.
awe have wintcrcd twenty colo
MES in this repository, they remain
ing quiet as lambs without any furth-
or care, with the thermometer stand
ing at 80 deg. above zero, without n
variation of more than one or two de-
grccs, whilst outside it has stood all
the way from "a deg. below to 80 deg.
above zero.
"Being only beginner, we have
written this to learn, from more cx-
pcrienced bcc-kecpcrs, how nca we
come to being right"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-10-05
The Spiders and the Weather Report.

Last Wednesday we made our usual
morning study Of the weather re-
ports. Among the probabilities"
we found the following announce
mcnt: "A falling barometer, with
threatening and rainy weather, will
probably prevail very generally
Wednesday in the Middle and Eas-
tern States )" the threatening part Of
the prophecy was already in process
of fulfillment, for heavy clouds COW
cred The sky, and every thing looked
as if the lOng-wishcd-for rain might
coon descend.
While we watched the signs of the
coming storm, we CHANGED to cast
our eyes upon ncighboring bank,
and there we saw countless "lady
mantics" covering the grass with
their gauzy tissue. When these tiny
spiders put out their webs it is a
sign that there will be no rain, is an
adagc which has come to us, sane
toned by the authority of ages of
observation. Now, we have faith in
the Washington War Department,
and in the reports that come from
the Office of the Chief Signal Office ;
but VIC have greater faith in the 1pi-
ders, for they possess that wonder
full hereditary instinct, which, gar
nering up the experience of untold
generations of preceding spiders,
teaches them the times and seasons
when they may safely build their
gOssamcr habitations, without fear
of destruction from the strife of the
elements.
All day we watched the contend
ing forces, and when the first UNI
brella vas opened, and the gentle
rain-dr0ps seemed the f%Orcrunncrs Of
the heavy shower that must follow,
we thought III friends, the spiders
had made a wrong calculation for
once. But we rcckencd without our
host, for only a little sprinkling came
before the clouds broke away, and
sunshine and starlight gained the
victory. The last thing we noticed
as the twilight faded into the gray of
evening was the "lady nantes" still
stretched upon the grccnsward.
There they hung like fairy palaces,
silvcr-gray in tint, gossamcr in tex
turc and light and airy enough still
for tie dwclling.place of the neral
maiden Arachne, who daring to COM
pete with Minerva i'm a trial of skill
at the loom, as a punishment for her
temcrity, was changed by the indig-
nant goddess into a spider, still retain
ing and transmitting her power of
weaving q web, as fragile, delicate,
and graceful as any product Of hut
man skill has ever pronounced.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-10-05
PlOugllDg Under Clover.

In 1864, | ploughcd up a field OF
clover and planted corn. In lS65,
planted corn again, and used the cul-
~tiyator freely both years to Kill the
weeds. In 1866, sowcd barIry; fol-
lowed by wheat, aud seeded down
into clover in the spring. In 1867,
moved the clover for hay, and the
second crop for seed. In 1868, move
ed It again for hay. After the hay
was off we ploughcd half the field,
and allowed the other half to pro-
ducc n second crop Of clover. 1t was
a wet season, and the second crop Of
clover grew splendidIy. ! think il
would have made Il ton Of hay per
acre. This clover we pioughed Uader.
The next spring (lS70 the whole
field was cultivated but not ploughed,
and sown with barley. could see
no difference In the growth Of barley
on tho part ploughcd immediately
after hay harvest, and that when the
clover was allowed to grow and then
ploughed under. After the barley,
the field was ploughed and sown to
| winter wheat. SO far, | can see no
difference in the color or growth of
tho wheat.
There was no more labor cXpcnd-
ed on the II part oftho field than
on the other. The only difference
was, that one was ploughcd before
the clover commenced TO grow, and
the other after the clover had attain
ed its growth. The presumption is,
that Notwithstanding the fact that a
large growth Of clover was ploughed
under, there was no more nitrogen
or other plant-iood in the soil on one
part Of TIC field than on the other.
Tho plant-food organized in the clo-
yer was simply taken out Of the soil,
and was merely returned when plow-
cd under. Had the part of the field
ploughed Immediately after harvest
been narrowed, and then ploughed
again in the fall, and otherwise cX-
posed to the dccomposing influences
of the atmosphere, / believe more
plant-food would have been dcvcl.
opcd from the soil llan on the part
where the clover was allowed growth.
This probably would not be the case
in poor, sandy land; but | have nc
doubt that clay loans, which abound.
cd in latent food, would become
richer from being worked and eX.
posed TO the atmosphere than from
the mere growth Of clover. If there
is any evidence to the contrary, !
would like to have it produced.
| believe in clover. No one has
written more in its favor as u rcn.
ovating crop. We cannot grow too
much Oft. But it should all DC con-
sumed on the farm, and in addition
the clay-land farmer should "tall-ial.
low" as much land as he can. an
satisfied, though | admit the cvi-
dcnco is not conclusive, that fall-fal'
lowing is more IN accordance with
the facts of scientific farming thar
the practice of ploughing under clio,
vcr.-L Way7js, in Amcrican Igri.
cUIiurjSi.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-10-05
Table of Days.

The following table is not, OF
course, infalliblc, rs every bcc-kccpcr
knows but ii is an approximation.
After collecting many books, the
following is believed 10 be n fair av-
erage of tho times so frequently de-
sirable to know. Ifthe inquirer will
place the word about before these
figures, he viii not be far out of tic
way.
Twenty days from the laying OF
the first drono c!gg the queen cells orc
begun.
Eight days after the queen deposits
an egg in a queen cell it is sealed.
One day after the queen cell is
sealed the first swarm goes OIL.
Seven days after the (iirsi) swarm
leaves listen for piping.
Two days after piping is heard,
look for second swarm
Fourteen days after the first swarm
the virgin queen leaves to meet the
drones, il no second swarm issues.
Two days after wedding tour the
queen lays eggs.
One day after hiying, the virgin
queen ofa second swan leaves TO
meet the droncs.
Thirty days after living q large
early swarm, the same swarm may
throw of another. Tor. ImcricdH
Bee journal.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-10-05

WINTER WHEAT.-When wheat is
soWn after barley or oats, the LAND
should be plowcd as early after har-
vest as possible. If this cannot be
done at ouce, barrow the land, to
break down the stIDblc and destroy
the weeds, and cause the seeds to
gcrminatc. The rubbish will act as
Il mulch and keep the ground moist,
and it will ploW easier than il left
unprotected to sCOrch in the SUM-
The tallows must not be neglected.
Get everything ready, but do no. be in
too great hurry to sow. If the land
is in good condition, from the 9th to
the 25th is the best in Il latitude,
To prevent smut, the Old fashioned
plan of m~oisteuing the seed with
chamber-lyc, and then drying it with
quicklime is safe, and if thoroughly
done, affective.
The liquid from the stables, if fer
mcntcd so rs to develop the ammonia,
is equally GOOD. The main point i:
to turn over the heap until every
seed and every part of each seed is
moistened with the liquid, and the
same is true in regard to the lime
A similar and entirely affective plan
is to dissolve, for each bushel of seed
wheat, three ounces Of blue vitriol
in one quart OF water. When
cool, sprinkle it ovcr the wheat,
and turn carefully until every
seed is completely moistcncd. Old
wheat will require three pint5 o! wa
ter to each bushcl, No lime is re-
quircd to dry the wheat, and In fact,
would dccomposs tho vitriol. The
seed wheat, after being treated with
the v%itriol, may be kept for days and
weeks without injury, which is not
the case in the old plan described
Wheat is sometimes treated with
brine to prevent smut, but we have
always thought il rather risky.
Renewing old pastures, by harrow
ing them and sowing timothy, can be
done any time this month, or the be-
ginning ofthc next.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-10-05
Preparing Food for Mich Cows.

There is q great diversity of opin.
ion in regard to the best method OF
preparing food for mich cows, some
contending for the old methods,
while n large number of others, OF
the most enterprising kind of farmers
and dairymcn, have come to tho con-
clusion that there is decided room for
Improvement. The Country Gentle
man says :-Several correspondents
have lately inquired for the best food
TO feed milch cows. We have seen
n recent statement, which appears 10
be founded on correct practice, that
where a steaming apparatus is at
command, the best feed is obtained
by cutting good, wcll-curcd corn
stalks a quarter of an inch long, and
to steam this chopped materials with
bccts or carrots cut fine, with IN ad-
dition of one OF two quarts of wheat
shorts to every bushel.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-10-05
The Uses OF Gun Cotton.

The London Times s6ys: The
important points in connection with
the gun cotton of tho present day
may be thus briefly summed up. The
material, in the first instance, is nci-
thcr wool nor yarn previous to con-
version, but simply good quality OF
cotton waste, which, after proper
treatment in acid, Is reduced to paper
pulp, and in this finely divided state
washed and clcanscd by water. The
pulped mass is then pressed into any
desired figure or shape, and the cakes
thus produced not only present the
explosive in n highly compressed
condition, but also in u remarkably
handy form. AS the cotton is press
cd while in u wet, and consequently
harmless state, no danger can accrue
in the whole Of the manufacture from
first to last, il we accept possible &C.
cidcnt from tampering with the &C.
ids-an event of but slight impor.
lance even when it might occur-and
in this respect, therefore, gun-cotton
is much safer than gunpowdcr. The
dry gun-cotton cakes, however, may
be ignited in two ways, either by
simple inflammation or by detona-
ton. If a few cakes of gun-cotton,
or wooden cases containing the same,
arc set on fire they will simply blaze
away. furiously and violently, it is
true, but at any rate without abso-
lutte explosion, and it is only when
tho material is clostly confined, or
heated to an exceedingly high tenn
p%craturc, thatlits full force is develop
cd.
If, however, instead of being set on
fire by spark or flame, it is ignitcd
! by means of u charge OF illuminate OF
mercury, ono of the most violent de-
tonating compounds known to chem
lists, then %gun-cotton becomes another
thing altogether, and cXplodcs with
the terrible force Of q charge of full
inmate of mercury itself. This last
important property of gpn-cottol
which was discovered about three
years ago by Nh. T.. o. Brown, ofthc
chemical establishment, Woolwich,
where indeed all the experimental
Investigations have been carried ON,
adds greatly to the value ofthc cxplo-
sivc, which under ordinary circum.
stances is comparatively inert and
harmless until brought into contact
with illuminate powder. The differ
ence between burning and detona'
ting gun-cotton will be at once under.
| stood when we say that q half-pound
cake may actually be held in a plate
at arms length during Inflammation,
while the action of the same amount
fired with a illuminate charge would
be to fracture a onc-inch slab of iron
upon which it rests.
For the past five years several tons
of the material have been manufac'
tured by the British government
and employed to great advantage in
mining and blasting operations, and
especially in the demolition Of sub
marine rocks and sunkcn wrecks.
whose removal could certainly not
have been so efficiently and complete
ly ELECTED in any other MANNER
For many military engineering pur-
poses, as also for torpcdocs, its value
has been found uncquallcd; and
when VIC say that all these years nc
mishap has ever occurred in its man.
ipulation, it must be admitted thai
there is something to be urged
against hastily Diminishing it in 8
panic Ms q material too dangerous fol
practical use.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-10-05
Putting In Wheat.

A crop of wheat is often half as
large as it should be, from the faulty
preparation Of the ground. Manure
and lime arc supplied as abundantly
as may be, but the land is supplied in
such a manner that the surface water
is always about the roots Of the wheat,
and the first frost hcaves out the
plants. 1t is too commonly the Gaze
that fields arc plowcd from the out
side to the center, leaving, as the
consequence ofa few years blowing,
n high bank around the fence, and q
hollow in the center of the HELD,
with four diagonal hollows meeting
there. This gives no chan'e for the
water to get away it lies and satur,
ates the surface. Now let the iiclu
be plowcd in lands say IA PAGES or
90 feet wide; there will be a dead
furrow, causing drainage at least b
inches deep at each OF these spaces,
which will bring the surfacc-water
at least below the level of the roots
of the wheat. Besides, there will be
q number Of water-courscs which
will carry of the surplus water, and
by means Of q connecting furrow 1t
may be generally conducted away
from the field altogether. However
much it may be advantageous to un'
derdrain land, in many cases, from
want of the necessary capital, it can
not be undertaken. Then the best
possible substitute must be found
Surfacc-draining by means OF ridges
and open burrows is the best substl'
tutc, and if this style of blowing il
properly performed, where the sub
soil is not remarkably rctcntiyo, the
ground may be kept dry enough tt
prevent throwing out during winter
Above ali things, the fashion of plow
ing around fields should be abandon
ed when wheat is to be sown. /
may answer for spring crops, but
better and ncatcr plan of blowing
aud one leaving the ground in a bet
ter condition, could be easily substi
tuted. Generally, it may be conclu
dcd that the ridge and furrow system
of blowing is in all cases better OF
~unstrainCd land than the flat system
Where the land is undcrdraincd,
swivel pillow makes handsome work
and entirely avoids the bad affects o
blowing around the feld,-1mertc01
IgricUitUriSt.