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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-01-12
pIowiss and Galtisasi.s hy stsan.

Theslay will probably come, when
q largeshare Of the cultivation Of the
land will be done by steam-power.
The steam plough has for some years
been in successful luss In England,
but in this country where we have so
much land especially favofable for
itS operation, the ntfsmpts at steam
cultivation have been. 20 few as to
amount to little In demonstrating its
value - compared with ordinary
methods. tiIThe English machines are
pOndef6us, cumbersome and expen-
sfve, ana It is this coupled with the
fact that the steam-pl0ugh implies .
more thoroagh system Of agriculture
than we have yet adopted, that has
retarded their Introduction. In the
most successful English implements
the plows aresdrawn backwards and
forwards across the field by means of
two engines sohe statidn6d g eaeh
saa fSais g sl @sassfa sspsssi of ts1.s b.. i
work upon sugar plantations In Lou
-isiana. The cane crop b 3 very ex-
hausting' one, aud deep plowing Is
necessary. One sof the most enter
prising plsntsrs, fading jt 1mpfactic-
able TO 0btain the required depth OF
soil by ordinary .ploughing, imported
q set of steam machinery. The re-
suits attained, by this were so satis-
factory, that the first importation was
followed by others, and IN Louisiana,
at least, steam-pleughing may be
considered an established fact. Aside
from the thorough working Of the
soil one great point in favor of the
steam-piough upon plantations ls
that the most favorable season Tor
ploughing is autumn, and this n just
the time when the teams and hands
are busy In cutting cane and carrying
it to the mill, The steam.ploughs
usually require only two or three
hands to work them, though In cane
fields, where there ID much Trash, /"
more help is required, to keep the
ploughs from being clogged. The
ploughs are carried upon q frame,
and are from two to five In number.
The frame carries two sets Of ploughs,
and is so arranged that 1t can be Till
ed when It reaches the end of the
field. and the direction Is to be fever.
S6u, LuuS .lIitiuS OuS SSs u k.S1SAS
out Of the soil and bringing the other
set into proper position for work. The
ploughs are moved by means of
wire rope, which Is wound upon
drum below the engine. When the
ploughs have reached one side Of the
feld and are placed In proper posi-
ton, the man at the opposite engine
Is signalled and the ploughs drawn
back, and they thus go back and
forth as fast as man can walk,
ploughing from two to five furrows,
two feet deep, at the rate of six 70
twelve acres a day, according to the
nature of the land. The cultivation
between the rows Of cane Is also done
by these engines, cultivators being
substituted for ploug hs. Mr.. Law
renee, who imported the first ploughs,
estimates that, by reason OF the deep
tillage he can give, two feet instead
Of six inches, the production of sugar
Der acre has been considerably more
Than doubled. American Agricuttas-
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-01-12
SHELTER YoUR STOCK AND SAVE

SHELTER YoUR Stuck AND SAVE
FEkD.-An experiment made In Eng
land shows that one hundred sheep
fed under shelter on twenty pounds Of
Swedish turnips each, per Gay, at the
end os few weeks, had gained three
pounds moro each than another hun
dred which we're fe1 twenty pounds
Of the same kind Of turnips each, but
In the open air or field.
Five sheep were fed In the open air
In November, the temperature being
at forty-five degrees. They consum-
ed ninety pounds Of food per day. AT
the end Of ten days they weighed two
pounds less than when first exposed.
Five other sheep were then placed In q
shed, the temperature being forty mine
degrees; at firss they consumed eigh-
ty-two pounds per day., then seventy
poundA and at the end Of the time
they had gained twenty-three pounds.
This is proof suffcient Of tho advan-
tage Of sheltering stock.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-01-12

oIN these scientific times q new theo-
~ Ia not much of novelty perhaps !;
but Mr.. C. F. Varley, an English engi-
neer, has started one Of the subjects Of
subterranean electrical disturbances,
Of which more probably will be heard.
Immediately after the earthquakes OF
the 18th OF March, 1t was observed
that powerful positive electrical cur
rents were rushing towards England
through the two Anglo-American tele-
egraph cable broken In Newfoundland.
Mr.. Varley thereupon rears his specu-
lation that some earthquakes may
b due to subte1rAnean electrici-
ty. he argues that - the hot centre
Of the earth h approached q layer OF
hot dried rock may be found, which is
an insular, while the red-hot MAS
lower down is . conductor.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-01-12

~ Every year, throughout the United
States, al over Europe, and In other
parts Of the civilized world, . class Of
pamphiets. similar In character
though different In contents, is regu-
larIy printed, millions Of copies IN the
aggregate are circulated, rns of the>e
finds its WAY Into every household,
and Is received there with the heartiest
welcome. We refer 10 almanaos--
manuals replete with instruction; Fan0
interest. Tie Bible, the newspApefs
and th almanac, are, the three indis-
pSnsibles Of d well fegulated family.
They have ceased to be luxuries, and
have become necessities. We are lost
without them. II wanting, they are
missed. Only when present we feel
The almanac Is q reminder. Of the
opening year, HcOmes with its fresh
and smiling face, and Is recognized at
once as . familiar friend. The aged
Rrandsire and venerable grandmoth-
ct, the vigorous husband and matrOn.
II wife, tho blithesome lad and bloor-
Ing miss, alike give 1t welcome, aud
greet 1t with pleasure. II h consulted
@ An oracle, and Its, varied instruc-
tion Is adapted to ali. The poet dis
plays his genius here in the brief verses
which grace its pages. The grave,
lawyer and learned judge con1de in
It's tables OF "Court Intelligence"
The st tatesman huds . record Of off,
cers, and perhaps items Of political in
telligence. The philosopher scans its
tables OF signs and chronological cy.
cles, and finds other matters Of inter-
est 10 him. The Quaker views with
. degree Of pride its corrected list of
meetings OF Friends. The Church
man reads It's table OF movable Fasts
and Feaste." The necrologist glances
At the "Record Of Deaths" And the
sturdy farmer, busiest Of all men, runs
over its columns with additional zest
f0f to him, they are full Of important
hints. How earnestly is he counsell-
ID to "pay his debts" "lay out hls
plan, /" a.sow his seed" 'sgather his
harvests 20 and, with . slight degree
oe puzzled amazenent, he traces these
cabalistic Characters to him. Then
the predictions Of the weather-those
long drawn prophecies, sure to hit
"Expect--rain- about
-these-day how much depen-
dence he places on these! The "Mls-
cellany,n % at the cad, is charming to
youth and puzzles and conundrums,
charades and problems, anecdotes and
poems, are alf read with eager delight
pondered over, solved, and treasured
IN memory. This is the cream Of the
book to the young, its Juicy fruit, its
cakes and ale; 1t seems prepared ex-
pressly for their benefit Verify, the
almanac Is q wonderful book At
.antic Almanac for 1872.
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KINDNESS THAT WAS APP

KINDNESS THAT WAS APPRECI-
ATED.-A correspondent of q New
York paper relates touching instance
OF insects as fOllows: "I found .
cockrusch struggiing In . bowl of
water. 1 took half q peanut shell for
. boat. I put him into 1t and gave
him two wooden toothplcks for oars,
and LEFT him. The next morning 1
visited him, and he had put . piece Of
white cotton thread on one Of the
toothpicks and set the toothpick up on
end a. . signal Of distress. He had
a hair on the other toothpick, and
there that cockroach sat . fishing.
The cockroach, exhausted had fallen
asleep. The sight melted me to tears.
/ never had to chew leather to get o
soul. I was born with one. I took
that cockroach out, gave him . spoon.
full of Cruel, and left. That animal
never forgot that oct Of kindness, and
now my house Is chuck full Of cock
'ff.''-
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-01-12

FILL LAMPS IN THE MORNING.
Scarcely q week passes, during the
winter months, but we read accounts
Of frightful accidents from kerosene
lamps exploding and killing Or scar
ring foi life, women and children. A
simple1knowledge of the infiammable
nature Of the fuid would probably put q
stop to nearly all the accidents. As the
oil burns down into the lamp, ahighly
infammable gas gathers over it ssur-
face, and ~ the oil decreases, the gas in
cfeasea. When the oil Is nearly con.
sumed, . jar will often infame tho
gas, and an explosion Ii sInre to follow,
death and destruction. A bombshell
IL not more 10 be dreaded. Now il the
lamp 10 not allowed to burn more than
half way down, such accidents are Al
most impossible. Always fll your
lamps In the morning; then you new
er need fear an explosion.-Nationai
Funaily almanac.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-01-12

A LAWYER AND A WITNESS,-The
tedious session of the Supreme Court
ct Pittsfeld, Mas, was relieved by
an incident, one day last week that
drew . little smile. A leading men,
her Of the bar, rather noted fnr HE
strategy Of confusing witnesses by
wofking them into passion, bad un-
der cross-examinAtion . woman who
seemed an apt subject for his favorite
tactics; having wound her up to the
desired pitch; be inquired, MADAM,
are you now living with your first or
your second husbAnd?' "That's
none of your businessw sharp and
short With an air of offended dig
nifty, the attorney turned to Chief JUS
tice Bingham, who remarked, with a
smile. al think the witness is about
right In that, is she not?" Which re
minds the older members of the bar of
. similar misadventure that q still
more distinguished member of the
Berkshire bar once met at the hands
of Chief Justice Shaw. Where did YOU
get the money with which you made
the purchase spoken of?' asked the
"learned brother" of witness under
the tertures of cross-examination.
"None of your (gentle expletive)
businessr' thundered the victim.
"Now, may it please you, are the
counsel to be insulted In this man.
ner?" appealed the lawyer. "Wis-
Dess," said the Chief Justice, COM
passionately, "do you wish to change
your last answer" ''No, sir, I don't!''
"Well, / wouldn't il / were in your
placep' And the chuckIe that shook
The bench was audibiy echoed.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-01-12

The cultivation of the tobacco
plant Il about to be extended In Aus
traliA, where the use Of this noxions
weed IL very large. One firm in Vic
toria has offered $40 . ton for good
native Leaf, and even at that price is
unable to obtain An adequate supply.
The climate Of Victoria, except on the
sea coast, b said to be favorable to the
cultivation Of tobacco, and . crop offif-
teen hundred pounds tn the acre Is
confidently expected.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-01-12

Wall Papers of all colors, even
white, it is stated, contain arsenic in
large quantities. An eminent analyti-
cal chemist of London has recently ex-
amined wall papers of many colors,
such as dark brown, buff, white, blue
and various delicate shades of gray,
drab and mauve, and the results clear
ly indicated that it is impossible for
any one. professional or otherwise, to
judge by the eye whether paper con-
tains arsenic or not. A writer in the
"British Medical Journal" who suffer-
ed for fourteen years from arsenical
poisoning from this source, says that
he has given up having paper on his
walls, and now is relieved from his In
convenient symptoms. When wallis
are painted care must be taken in Sc
lecting pigments, many OF which con-
tain arsenic.
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Onions as a Farm Crop.

=. a-~a a II Na =
9 Onions are low in price this year.
Buyers have not paid, usually, over
sixty cents per bushel for crops in
Western New York. and it is stated
that large quantities have been sold
at lower rates In the Eastern States.
These prices are not considered re-
nluneratye by farmers, and If no
larger were; expected, 1t Is probable
that most growers would abandon
the crop. But perhaps it Is more skill
In the culture which is needed to en-
sure reasonable profit, rather than
higher prices. the cost Of produc-
tion can be reduced to q proper point,
the profit on the crop, even If sold at
fifty cents a bushel, will still be salts
faStory. That it-can be so reduced,
we propose to show from actual ex-
ME-. g. Hayward, to whom our
readers have been introduced, has
GROWN on his farm near this city, the
past season, four and one-haH acres Of
onions, mostly Red Wsthersfisld and
Yellow Dsnvers. The yield was 400
bushels, or about 81 bushels 10 the
acre. Mr.. H. states that the onions
cost him eleven cents pcr bushel
this estimate covering expense Of
seed. cultivation and harvesting, not
including interest on land, and coat
OF manures. If the crop sold for six
ty-onc cents per bushei, 1t would
make q profit Of $l65.5o per acre .
SUM which certainly would satisfy
most farmers for tho use Of tho land
and requisite manure. It will be
noted that the yield was not very.
large per acre, but then the cost per
bushel was small. Perhaps the secret
of the medium yield and low cost
may be found In the method Of cul-
ture. The soil was clean, which con-
dition may be attained on any good
land by previous summer fallowing;
It was Of course, suitably fertile. The
crop was sown with drill, In rows
two feet apart, but the seed was sown
pretty thick in the row, 50 that where
the greatest yield was obtained, the
nlanfs stood at the rate of twenty to
twenty-five to the foot. The fertility
of the soil, and room allowed, caused
the bulbs to attain good size. The
culture between the rows was done
with steady horse and q small cul-
tivator. Hand-work was needed only
among the bulbs. All the work was
done promptly, and thus expense was
saved. The result was profitable
crop, even with low prices. Whether
closer planting, involving more ex-i
pense for tillage, and giving O larger
yield, would have been more or less
nrofitable. we will consider In fu.
ture article.-Rural Home.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-01-12

The FORESTS In the British colony
of Victoria, 1t IL reported, have been out
down with recklessness equal to that
exhibited In the United States. The
demand for timber ct the gold
fields has caused this wholesale de-
struction, and frequently ssplings flfty
fest long have been cut down for the
sake Of tsw yards Of timber. Com
plaint h also made Of the careleesness
Of the wood sPlitters IN allowing their
camp fires to spread freely over extern
sive tracts of forest land.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-01-12
On Selecting Poultry.

-, IT, s.carta,n s,wI,s ave,-alvavs
,ook A. ths t.eth first, n the teeth
&c ..versi raj ,ncs,.s long and -ccnsi.t
snt,reiv ~ whst !, kno1n a. s.doubIe
tasth v Won can denend nnon it the
chIckso z ma of he oripfnal coon
th.t Nah hrouont over SItH him. and
she viii nrove 40 toueh. that nitro
eavce,,ns or. oiaut 1owder WON'T
ma ~ Sa anv I'M crtession On hsr. mater.
nsi hres:t IN fhe contrary. 81 ~ she
h. M maj c,,t her sve-teetb- AZ 4, stjII
c.nshIe ~ h.Ing carved thoush where
mora than the lower teeth are visible
n NAV reonire a hand-sav to reduce
her 10 ye-wnod sIz..
An old hen always wears spurs
1his n = vise nrovision Of nature And
n de,isned to snur her up when She
gets careless about LAYING, and eggs
sre sortv cents per dozen. She sleo
has scales upon her lees. either of
Fairbanks, natterr,. or some other
standard manufactnrers. Ifher scales
Are rough and she ands it difficult to
keen her balance while waking. YOU
can mark her down AZ old enough to
vote "A vouno hen ,eldonn, wear
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-01-12

A young man who had become smit-
ten with q Southwestern beauty, who
was the daughter of a blooming wid-
ow. after protracted courtship,
plucked up sufficient courage to pro-
pose, when the damsel replied-I
should be glad to Accommodate you
were not already engaged; but ma
wishes to marry, and 1 think she is
Just now without an engagement. The
young man left for his childhood's
home.
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q. ALBUMEN FROM FISH Eaas.-The
great demand foE albun1en for manu-.
featuring purposes has led to the at
tempt to obtsin 1t from every imagin-
able source, hens eggs being of course
The. most expensive, and entirely in
sufficient to afford . supply. An ex-
psrinlent has recentlv been made By
DR.. Grune 90 utilize fish roes for this
.parppss, these being obtainabie from
many kinds of fish In immense guam.
tities, aud which are usually thrown
away. when entirely ripe, these roes
are capabie Of furnishing o large
amount Of albumen, and in this con.
dition are to Be stripped from the in
vestfng membrane, and made free
frOm adhesion as much as possible.
They arc then placed In . sieve, rub
bed with stiff brush so as to break
up their contents and allow the albu-
mem to pass through. This Is to be
washed with Iwstsr, to which one
part Of ammonia In three hundred is
10 be added, so that the Albumen ad-
herring to the sieve shall be carried
through. The solution thus obtained
d to be placed In high veesels and al
loved TO stand for some days, and
when it becomes clear the albumeu
can be poured or into flat dishes, and
evaporated In well ventilated rooms.
The cleaning Is said to be facilitated
BY passing through coarse sand or
powdered glass. The best roe for this
purpose Is that Of fresh water fishes,
such as pixies, but the albumen can be
obtained from any species. 1.-THE roes
have been kept too long, of course
there is . tendency to decomposition,
accompanied By An unpleasant smell,
but this Is not at all appreciable II the
labor be prosecuted at the proper time.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-01-12
The Land Of Diam0nds-SOuth Afri.
can Fields.

The cable gives late information
from the diamond fields, altogether
political, but the Natal Mercury, Oc-
tober 16, has the following correspond
ence from Dutorspan, relative to the
diamonds
The fields of diamonds still continue
numerous. A good number of large
stones have been found. Colesburg
Kop is still keeping up its fame. The
largest diamond found there this week
is one OF So carats. There has
been some twelve, ten, eight, seven
and half, six, four and three and
half carat stones unearthed, besides
number OF smaller stones and splinters.
Most of the diamonds found on this
field, especially the small ones, are
really beautiful-perfect in color, good
shape, and fawless. Ihave never seen
prettier gems found on any other
field. 1 have heard of thirty-two,
twenty, and An eleven carat diamond
being found in the rubbish this week.
At De Beers there has been a pretty
green diamond of about two carats un-
earthed. A German working on this
field found q si1teen-carat stone.
These two stones were the result of
two days's work. He resides at Pine
town, Natal. Another young Natalian,
having one claim on at Kolesburg Kop,
and another De Beers has already
found eighty-three diamonds, and
among them some very pretty stones.
A subsequent letter from the same
point says
A diamond weighing one hundred
and fifty carats was turned out by one
Humphries. There have also been
several other large gems found, viz
one of forty-five carats, one OF thirty
two, one of twenty-five, one of twenty
one, one of twenty, and one of eigh-
teen carats. There have been some
large diamonds unearthed at Coles
berg, and among them one OF seventy
carats, one of siXty-nine, one of forty
eight, one of twenty-four, and one OF
twenty-three, beside an immense num-
ber of small diamonds. have heard
that the finder of the forty carat dia-
mond was offered e5, 900 for it, but
would not accept it. Small change is
very scarce.
Hereford has visited the fields en-
route to Natal. A little boy found a
fifty carat stone in stuff thrown out of
q sieve at De Beers. Great complaints
are made of the Port Elizabeth traffic.
The new American coaches are pro-
nounced admirable for the road.
Messrs. Arundel, after being nine
months unsuccessful, have found at
Forlorn Hope q fifty-two carat stone
of first water, valued at 81, 500. A fine
stone of fifty-two csrats has also been
found at Phiel. A meeting has been
held at De Beers. Tailors are In
great request at the fields, as also a
few shoemakers. It is said that hair
cutter would do very well. The Stand
ard Bank has taken half of Mr.. Strongs
stone buildings at Kilpdrift, end MIR.
Schultz the other,
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A BLc's Isl ai Washington.


bellies swept through the parlors cap
tivating beaux known to the Union.
The thought brings up one of the
last named sort, whose entrance to a
ball room was the ovation to q queen
"a fair girl from the West, and at
whose feet the so-called statesmen Of
the day bowed In love that approach
ed alteration. She married one Of
these statesmen, and q rival belle, her
superior in wit, but not equal in
beauty, said, commenting upon the
event:
"You wonder at the match because
you do not understand It."
"What do you mean ?"
al mean that she married one term
In the Senate"
"What q small ambition-only six
years out of a lifetime"
"Six years make up a woman's So
cial life. After it is a living tomb
nursery; and then she has her
hances."
"What do you mean 2"
"Did you never read the story of
che philosopher who undertook the
difficult task of making the Pasha's
donkey read the written words Of the
prophet?"
"Never did (; tell me.'
"The philosopher, like all philoso-
pliers, was poor. At times he was
hungry, at all hours he was ragged.
He offered the Pasha to teach his
donkey to read in five years. But
during the five years he was to be
clothed in purple and fine linen, fed
on the best, and lodged in a palace.
If he failed the penalty was death.
One day an old friend met him leading
forth the royal donkey to the grove
where the lessons Were supposed to
be given, and said, "Surely you do
not expect that ass to read?h The
philosopher putting his thumb to his
nose, winked one of his learned eyes
and said nothing. "But," continued
his friend, IF you fail at the end Of
five years you will surely be stran-
gled." My friend" responded the
philosopher, "you forget that in that
time the ass may die" These are
the chances. The Senator may die"
The Capital.
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KANGAROO LEATHER.-A constgu-
ment of seven thousand kangaroo
ekins was received in San Francisco,
several months since from Australia,
and purchased by parties who propose
to convert them into leather. TIE skins
are now being tanned at q tannery
located on the beach opposite Yerba
Buena Island, on the northern out
skirts of Oakland. The skin of the
kangaroo Is quite thin, but exceeding
" tough, and when tanned into leather
IL very pliable and soft, wearing =
long time without cracking, and turn
ing water better than calf skin.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-01-12

At Newberry, England, a gentleman,
recently made wager of five thousand
dollars thsi at eight o'clock on a par
ticular evening he would sit down to
dinner in a well-woven, well-dyed,
well-made suit of clothes, the wooqof
which formed the fleece on sleeps
backs at five o'clock that same morn
ing. Two sheep were shorn; the wool
was washed, carded, stubbed, roved,
spun and woven; the cloth was secured,
fnIIed, tented, raised, sheared, dyed
and dressed; the garments were made.
At A quarter past six he sat down to q
dinner at the head of his guests in
complete damson-colored sqlt-thus
winning his wager, with one honr and
three-quarters to spare.
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CONNUBIALITIES.

When Eve brought wo to al mankind,
Old Adam called her woman,
And when she wood with love 50 kind,
He thefa pronounced her woo-nsan.
But now with folly, dress and pride,
Their hn1bandb D pockets Trimming,
I he laiies are 90 fun Of whimB
Ibe peOplo call them Whfu,-mout