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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-02-08

valuable as renoyaters Of the soil, let
the grass grow up for few weeks
then haul all available baru-yard
manure upon it, and scatter it over the
ground; and as late IN the fall rs the
season will allow pillow it under deeply
Corn is a voracious plant, ana VIII con-
sumo any food, however gross. Its roots
are all-reaching ami far-reachlng :;
they will find the manure readily, and
the crop will tell the story of It's value.
When corn Is taken of, and during the
next winter, let the corn stubble be
broken close to the ground, raked of,
and burned, or. what Is better, hauled
to the barn-yard, and in the spring, as
soon as the ground is dry enough, to
harrow with sharp ana heavy harrow.
until the surface is smooth; SOW oats
without blowing, and roll after sowing.
The manure is vet undisturbed, and
not likely to make the oats 50 rank MS
to cause them to lodge. Oats will grow
better and be more productive without
blowing than with it, As soon as the
/ oats are off. let the stubble be plowed
in as deeply as possible, by which the
! manure, covered before compliant.
/ inc. will be thrown to the top, and
the scattered oats Will have an
opportunity To vegetate; then stir the
ground again with the pillow, thus de-
/ stroyiug the growing oats, and thorough
lv mixing the earth and upturned ma.
nure, which, by the lapse Of time, has
undergone a thorough decomposition
and combined with the earth, and IL
this way has been made food proper.
" prepared for the wheat plant. The
earth through its influence has been
assimilated to the humUs which was
originally SO productive OF wheat, II
the land under this treatment tends to
become too mellow, let timothy be
sown in the fall with the wheat, at the
rate of one bllshel per avre, and clover
III the spring at the rate OF bus. upon
five acres. II no timothy be sOwn IL
the fall, the wheat will be greatly ben
Gifted by narrowing 1t with a SHARP
harrow in the spring, No fear need be
entertained of injuring the roots, and
the ground will be freshened and vel
prepared for receiving the clover seed
When it is sown, roller passed over
the ground will fix the clover seed tol
immediate termination, and level the
surface for the reaper and mower.
Care in the selection of seed wheat is
of the very first Importance. Discard
all idea Of mixing ingredients with it
to destroy smut, rust, mildew, or any
thing else; for, beyond the mere oper
alton of washing or the manure they
may furnish, it is questionable whether
they produce any good effect.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-02-08
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.
How 10 water Plants.

From careful experiments Mr. Mechi
discovered that plants slightly watered
every day often perish and always be-
come dwarfed whereas a good soak
ing given twice week almost invaria-
bly, proves beneficial. He says:
The sum of my experience in water
ing amounts to this that thorough
soaking of the ground two or three
times a week is much better than the
same amount of water applied in drib-
lets daily, only sufficient to wet the up
per surface, but not the under strata
of earth contiguous to the roots. Cold
spring water should, before applying
it to heated soil, be allowed to stand
exposed to the sun and air a few hours.
The colder the water is, and the warm
CT the soil, so is the necessity OF apply
ing it in abundance for it is evident,
though we cannot explain it, that the
result produced upon plants by ap-
plying cold water to the soil, when at a
high temperature, unless so copIously
applied as to saturate the soil com.
pletely is fatal to tender and weakly
plants, and often less or more injurious
to strong or healthy ones
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-02-08
Deterioration OF Wheat,

The report Of the Department of Az
rlculture for November and December
considers, at considerable length, the
causes of the deterioration in the Weld
and quality of wheat. It is a curlous
and no less remarkable fact, saws the
report, that, in the midst of the use of
highly improved implements, guided
by experienced hands and superior
knowledge of the science of agriculture,
the production Of wheat has gradually
and certainly diminished in quantity in
all the wheat growing states. The con-
clusion Is reached that the cause of This
failure Is to be found in the farmers
want of skill
An experiment made by the Commits
sioner convinces him to say that the
failure OF the wheat crop is occasioned,
II great measure, by the improper
use of barn yard manure. Wheat is a
delicate plant, both in it's organic
structure and the food it consumes, and
yet we apply, in aid of its termination
and growth, the gross, ra y product of
the barn-yard. filed with embyros of
worms, bugs, midges aud beetles, Civ
ing nauseous dose to the first germ of
the wheat, and furnishing an unfit food
throughout the whole life of the plant.
Add to this the vermin which the con
tents Of the barn-yard have brought
upon the field, and then we may ac-
count for the nudge, Hessian fly, mil
dew, rust, and all other evils which we
have been accustomed to deplore when
harvest comes.
| trust I may not be unders TODD as
depreciating the use of BARNARD
manure; so far from this, / am con
WINGED that human skill has never been
able to concoct a combination of plant
food 50 excellent as that which comes
from the stable, when properly used.
But the proper use OF it is upon corn
ground. After the grass has been cut
and made into hay the second year,
and when the tap-roots of the clover
have attained tLe size which makes
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-02-08
War on the Liquor Traffic in England

Six columns of the London Times, OF
December II, We're taken up with the
new manifesto of the United Kingdom
Alliance for the suppression of the Ii
quor traffic No more remarkable or
ganization than this has appeared III
Great Britain since the days of the
Anti Corn law League On the 18th OF
last October the Alliance called for a
fund of 100000, of which f73,000
have already been raised. The spirit
which animated the Alliance is plainly
shown in this manifesto. 1t has sworn
uncompromising hostility to any form
of dealing Intoxicating drink, and
will be satisfied with nothing less than
the entire ''stamping out v Of the iq-
uor traffic. 1t declared at the time Of
its organization, in 1853, and it declares
now that cit Is impossible to limit OF
regulate a system SO essentially mis-
chievous." These views it hopes to
carry out by means of a permlsslve bill
a measure somewhat similar to the
"local option in this country. The
great power given to this alliance by
liberal contributions and increased
membership will cause rejoicing among
friends Of temperance all over the
world. lntemperance probably pre-
walls 20 greater extent IN England
than in America, and Notwithstanding
the Times abuse of what it is pleased
to call the "Tyrannical Policy " Of the
Alliance, the measures which that body
hopes TO carry out will be of immense
benefit to the United Kingdom.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-02-08

This is what occurred in Geneva,
Switzerland, on account of the pres
ence of the green-eyed monster.
:" Gounod's Faust was performed,
and one Mile Dufaure sung Marguerite.
During the first act the other singers
won more applause than she. This
mortified her 50 much that she refused
to go on the stage in the second ACT.
A novel scene now ensued. The mana.
ger stepped before the curtain and said
that Mile. Dufaure refused to sing be
cause the audience Disseminated against
her in the applause He appealed to
the gentlemen to do better toward her
Some laughed and refused, but most of
the audience promised to crafty her
SO she reappeared. A storm of APP
plause greeted her She wept tears Of
joy. Renewal of the applause. The
other actors grew jealous in then turn,
and refused to play. SO the manager
had to dismiss the audience ana refund
the money. "--Erchonge.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-02-08
Besspmer Steel.

1t is probably not generally under.
stood that the Bessemer ste II process
is really an American invention, and
that the term itself is a misnomer.
The process was discovered and used
by a Mr.. Kelly, in the state of Ken
lucky, long before Mr. Bessemer was
ever heard Of AS soon as Mr.. Kelly
heard that Bessemer had brought out
the process IN England, he at once APP
piled for patent, placing the matter
in the hands of a patent solicitor, who
retained the papers just long enough
to notify Bessemer, the latter securing
the patent. However. Kclly had pro.
cured caveat, and after hearing by
the Commissioner of Patents, the case
was decided in his favor Some years
after the patents of Kelly, Bessemer
and Mushet were consolidated in one
company. All the patents having ex-
pred in 1871, renewals were refused to
all except Kelly, who secured an exten.
sion of seven years.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-02-08

class for market. If the fruit on a
peach tree is not 70 thinly set, 1t can
be made to yield about as many
bushels of large peaches as of small
Ter ones. peach tree standing
on thin soil and thickly set with
fruit, and which, without manure, cni-
ture, or thinning OF the fruit, Will yield
three bushels of third rate fruit, worth
in all 81: with manure and cultivation
1t will yield three bushels of second
rate fruit, worth in all So; and the adj
ditional labor of properly thinning the
fruit, when the size OF quall's eggs, II
will Weld three bushels of first class
fruit, worth in all 50. 1t costs as much
to gather and sell bushel of second OF
third rate fruit as it does trst-class.
The difference between the prices oil
the second and third rate fruit will pay
largely for the manure and cultivation.
As one good hand can thin the
fruit on a dozen trees IN day
and, as the Offence between the prices
of the first and second-rate fruit is 5!
per bushel, or IS on the product OF one
tree. or S72 on the product OF twelve
trees, it shows the enormous protlt o.
s72 for one days work thinning fruit
Yet but few of our peach growers thu
their fruit This estimate is merely tt
show the great necessity for thinning
fruit. Although nine out of every ter
persons who may try it, may fall shor
of the profits shown by this caiculn
ton, yet they will be well rewarded TO
I their al,or # they realize ST. per da'
for thinning their fruit, which IS les
than one-tenth of the amount estl
mated
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-02-08
Chrome Cast Steel.

The report of Colonel Eads, the En-
gineer of the great St. Louis and Illi-
nois Bridge, has brought into promi-
nent notice an article Of American Man
ufaeture known rs Chrome Cast
Steel
This steel Is an amalgam Of Chromi-
um and Wrought Iron, and is produced
by melting the two together i'll the
crucible IN the same manner rs carbon
steel
Chrome Cast Steel has properties and
advantages entirely its own, ana is es-
pecially adapted for tools OF all kinds.
1t can be worked at white heat--mUst
be hardenea at q vegy {o10 heat, and
"cannot be injured by over heating"
1t can be welded to IRON or to itself ;
leaving no trace of the weld 1t can
be worked and re-worked without in
Jury; and, when made into tool,
will do at least 50 per cent. more work
than any steel, not excepting the high
est priced and choicest brands of for-
eign made. These points alone must
recommend it to all mechanics.
BY varyingthe proportion OF Chromium
any required grade of steel can DO pro-
duced, and when the proper formula is
once ascertained for any given purpose,
the same grade can be reproduced, 40
iHfnitlDp, with the utmost certainty,
thus making it perfectly uniform in
each grade, claim no manufacturer
(even the best English) of carbon steel
can truthfully make.
1t is said that near quarter Of a
million of dollars had been expended
and lost ia the effort to produce certain
bolts and slaves required III the bridge
above referred to, but not until the in
ventor of Chrome Cast Steel was called
into the arena was the work success
fully done, when, as appears from Mr.,
Eads report, every bolt and slaves pro-
duced from Chrome Steel was success
full
Chrome Cast Steel has n tensile
strength far exceeding that of any other.
In series of experiments, the highest
| tensile strain obtained was l3S, SIC
pounds to the square inch the aver
/ age result of twelve specimens was
1880 pounds, whilst the highest
strength of steel given il Perry's Met
allursy, page so, is 1872, 900 pounds
/ per square inch.
Inits lower grades, therefore, this new
steel presents material for bridge
building excelling, in tensile strength,
any metal hitherto known.
In the higher grades of tool steel 1t
is equally excellent, the ease with
which it is worked Cat much highe,
heat than carbon steel will bear)renders
it very profitable to the manufacture oil
! tools.
Chrome Tool Steel was introduced
into the Chicago market III February,
I 1871, by Messrs, Hall, Kimbark & Co.
and at the date of the great fire then
sales of this brand exceeded those o
all other brands held by them in stock
and they have wisely determined here
after to keep no other brand of Amer
! can Tool Steel.
We see no reason why this aew meta
should not speedily supercede the us'
| of Carbon Steel
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-02-08
The Magnolia.
ny ELIZABETH AKERs ALLEN.

The gradual shades of the twilight fall,
And the scents Of flowers, after the near,
Come freshly over the garden wall
R,,t one rich odor transcends them All,
strong ana subtle, and sweet, on, sweet
wonderful fragrance, deep and rare
The breath Of the great magnolia flower,
THAT after the long days din and glare,
Comes softly forth, like silent prayer,
To bless and sweeten the grateful hour
Al morn to the suns enamored rays
II opens iis bosom's snowy prime;
Pride of the sultry summer days,
II gives its beauty 10 all who gaze,
But keeps its breath for the twilight time.
Queen of the South and love of the sun!
Happy indeed must the sleeper be
who finds his rest, when at last It's won,
And the dew hangs heavy ana day Is done,
Under the broad magnolia tree!
For when the valleys grow dim with night,
And the skies relent from their MONDAY heal,
It's long leaves shine IN the level light,
And its wide rich blossoms OF luminous white
Slowly close, with gush of sweet.
/ see IT glittering in moonlit air,
With blossoms like white translucent boWs
OF alabaster, all creamy fair,
Filled with fragrance strange and rare,
As a wait from the land of happy souls
Oh, gentle airs, which so softly blow,
Waving your beauty loverwlse,
Tel me- il haply We may know,
Is this like the lovely trees which grow
BY the silver streams Of Paradise?
Tor if Nature holds in her garden wide
one thing SO perfect and wholly fair,
That when We cross to the other side
Where the green fields smile and the clear wave
glide,
We may find it, grown immortal, there
Safe from winter and storm and blight,
Green and deathless--it seems to me
II IS this fair dFeucr in warmth aud light
with its GLOSSY leaves and its blossoms white,
The beautiful, brave magnolia tree!
February Galarg
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-02-08
An Old-Fasi.ioned Dinner Party,

The venerable Caleb Gushing, whose
head is somewhat bald but the hair
scarcely tinged with gray, was invited
to celebrate his seventy-second birth
dav Tuesday evening at dinner party
given in his honor at Wormleys, Wash
ington. Samuel Hooper, Of Boston,
presided, while seated on his right was
the guest of the evening and on his
left Senator Anthony. The foot OF the
table was graced by the presence OF
General Butler, on whose right sat
George William Curtis and on
his left General Banks. Attorney
General Williams and Senator Cham
dler were side partners on the right, and
Ben Perley poore and Daniel G. King
man, journalists for half century past,
sat els 0-pis with the Senator from
Michigan and the head OF the Depart
ment of Justice. 1t was in every
sense an old fashioned dinner party,
and in response to the toast to Mr..
Cushing, proposed by The youngest
loc king of the the gentlemen present,
he replied that he hoped to return to
the United states at the conclusion Of
his labors before the Geneva Confer
ence more youthful than ever
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-02-08
Boston Fireme...

The dormitories of the Boston fire
men are model apartments, as are ali
the engine houses They are carpeted
and furnished with the best of furni-
ture. The tiremen have parlor or
sitting room, and here the stranger is
surprised. There are Brussels carpets,
black walnut furniture, ornamental
bookcases well stocked with useful vol
umes, facilities for writing, a piano,
and the walls are ornamented with
choice paintings, backed by handsome
paper The department supplies all
neces sary comforts, but so great is the
rivalry between the respective compa-
MES to show up the most inviting quar-
ters, that the firemen themselves make
heavy OUTLAWS, and respective friends
aid them IN their work of refinement
with liberal hands. Among the many
good regulations of the department is
the strict observance Of the Sabbath
and prohibition Of iutoxication and
profanity, discharge following the
breaking Of the rule. -B0Ston Times.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-02-08
Planting Grape Wines.
From the journal of Chemistry.


1t is surprising that so many families
in the country are willing to live year
after year without cultivating a single
grape vine about their dwellings They
are compelled to purchase the delicious
fruit for the table, or not taste it during
the season. There is common impress
sion that to cultivate grapes perfectly
vast amount of knowledge and tact
is required. To maLy, the simple trim
ming OF vine is a mystery, more diff.
cult to comprehend than the hardes
problem of Euclid. This is an errone-
Gus view, and ought not to prevail. Any
person of common Intelligence can
learn IN one hour how to trim and nour-
lSh vines, and II instruction cannot be
obtained of some experienced cultiva-
tor, there are books filed with cuts and
illustrations which make everything
PLAIN. Three vines of as many different
varieties, planted III some sandy nook,
or by the side Of buildings, 80 as to
obtain shelter, viii, if properly cared
Tor, furnish many q bushel of delicious
grapes every year, Select a Concord, a
Delaware, and an Adirondack, make
the ground mellow and rich by the use
of the spade, and by employing old ma
nare, finely ground bones, ard ashes.
and set out the plants In three years
The rich clusters will appear, and in
four years the product will be abundant.
1t Is we'll to have vines planted so that
the waste liquids from the dwelling can
be used in fertilization. If there is any
food the vine specially loves. it is the
l. a. ,I, L..
washing days in families. Vines
dreCched every week with these liquids
Will flourish astonishlngly, and extend
themselves So as to cover large build
lngs, every branch bearing fruit We
say TO our readers everywhere, plant
vines.
CULTIVATION, ETC.
For the fist two or three wears after
setting the trees should be we'll cult
waited. After they commence bearing
they ought to be manfred more or less
every year, according to the strength
OF the soil, and plowed once or twice
Tor each crop of fruit they bear This
should be done early in The season. and
when the fruit is on the trees. To
avoid injury to the fruit by the curcu.
10, or fruit worm, it is absolutely
necessary to pasture the orchard with
hogs sufficient to eat up all the fallen
trult or else to gather up all su"h fruit
by hand, and in some way destroy the
worms in it.
some persons grow peaches for one
purpose and some for another; | grow
Snem principally for market | find it
agr1 .,
am also well satisfied. both from obser-
7atIon and Investigation, that if a peach
crop in this country was divided into
three classes to wit first. second and
tllrd- rate fruit, the comparative value
Ter bdshel ia the marketwould be about
" tor the first class 81 for the second.
ana 50 cents for the third. But for the
purposes Of sitting, Oh feeding hogs,
yAe difference would not be so great.
large fruit il well matured, i tLe best
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-02-08

A TREASURY girl, who has a remarke-
bly, fine complexion, says it was pro-
duced by the arsenic which she absorbs
from the greenbacks she handles
There are hundreds of masculines,
whose complications already leave moth
ing to be desired, who are willing to
absorb unlimited quantities OF poison
in that particular manner
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-02-08

A YOUNG lawyer in Fort Wayne re-
Gently charged one dollar per minute
for consultation with q client.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-08-09
Camp Meeting.

There will be n meeting of the St.
Joseph District NJ. +. Church held Oh
the ground known as the Kavanaugh
Grove, six miles southwest of Mary
vile, five miles west Of Bridgcwatcr
and ten miles northeast of Wing VAL
ley commencing Wednesday evening,
August 14th.
Arrangements have been made with
tine st. Joe & Council Bluffs X. r., by
which persons paving n and one
fffh local fares will be returned free.
All persons, however. paying such
fares must receive from the ticket
agent a certificate, which will be coun-
tersigncd by c. II. Stocking, upon pre-
sentation at the ground. The cost
of conveyance from M~aryville will be
quite moderate. 1t is desired that ev-
cry charge in the district may be rep
resented. II. S. WELLER,
Presiding Elder.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-08-09
Suicide.

On Sunday evening last, about G
O'Clock, Mrs. Channel, who resided on
a place owned by Judge C. P. Wood
cock, in Clay Township, about five
miles north of Fillmore, on the Ora
ham road, in this county, committed
suicide by hanging herselfon an apple
tree in an orchard. Airs. Channelhad
been very respondent and low-spir-
tied for several days, and it is pre-
sumed that in a fit of nervous des-
pondency she committed the above
dreadful act. We arc informed the
deceased leaves four or five children.
Deceased has lived here about a year.
She attempted to drown herself in a
creek about a month ago, but the
shallowness of the water made the eff
fort a failure. 1t is also said she at
tempted her life in Ohio before she
came to Missouri. From this it ap-
pears insanity must have been the
cause of the act.