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Temper Of our People.

SSAAAkSS va wa - S"HAS'
North Louisiana seems to- be 'cOm-
ing in" fora large share oftie "b|oody
rebellious" vituperation, ard must be
regarded from abroad az "red hand
ed indeed, if all We hear of us is
true.
All this comes from a ''litt|e start,
Natchitoches gave the bail in June
last, in which we Invested ourselves
of as rascally a set Of officials as have
disgraced this State since 1867. Now
in doing all this, not one drop Of blood
,cas she'd; not one man was killed.
And we naturally ask, why are we
regarded as so demoniac! We are
fully aware how these tales 90. How
they are harped about and made more
of, but We must protest il is really
amusing to see to what extent can be
pushed tho simple fact-embraced in
a few words, that the Radical officials
stole from the whites in Natchitoches,
until the whites grew tiredit or could
not pay any more; when the said Of
ticials were made to resign. This is
-''nought extenuated nothing set
down in malice" Republicans, Dem.
ocrats, whites and blacks, were all
engaged in making the designations
forthcoming, and all are equally res
ponsible, if there be sucl. thing.
Our people are all Of the same nerve
to-day, and they will ever lie. If the
Radical wing of the Republican party
nominate men known to he ignorant
and corrupt, and elect that tick.
ct, they cannot serve, not that
any body will be killed--any one
hurt. Far from it, they will simply
be made to resign. Why? We know
all their men; We know that they
have their oath-bouud clubs, from
whose fold the poor ignorant negro
imagines it to be death to stray, we
know the class Of argument used
against US, and above all, We know
that among the Radical leaders here
there is not one honest man. The COL
ored people know it as we'll AZ We do,
and will 60 in and help us "clean
them out again." Now about troops
we want them, are not one bit
afraid they will do us harm-would
prefer many to a few. Trade is dull,
they would revive it, and some of us
are ready to "put up the last clip
in a game Of poker, with the officers.
Send them along, they con "kill two
birds with ono stone," put in the
Kelloggites, and We can assure them
they will never get in unless so in
stalled /; and assist our people to res
tore trade.
In the meantime We are running
the machine"-have no taxes to pay
no courts to, attend and no crime
for it to attend to-in fact we are
generally happy; in the meantime
the Courthouse is subject to the or.
ders Of Gen. Emory, or some compe-
tent authority. The demand of the
Federal authorities for our "situation''
will be complied with, otherwise
we'll "h0ld out" Selah.
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From the patriot who firmly )ovo,

From the patriot who truly loves
his country, more is expected than
from ordinary time servers, and in
this connection are our people asked
to-day, to submit to the rule Of Ger.
tain men under the occasion of tho
presence Of the Federal armies, when
at ordinary times the very presence
of these men would lead to serious
results. That VIC do submit is fact
demonstrated by our conduct, that
VIC do SO from force is also demon
strated hy the presence Of the forces
Of the United States army. This
question of "patience and forbea,.
ance" is virtue We, of Natchitoches
have practiccd until it has become a
sin; a sin like all goods and benefits
intended by a Divine Creator for man.
kind, when carried to extremes be-
get in themselves sin, and We do not
like to betray ourselves further in
preaching doctrines which, from over
zealousness, have become for practi
cal purposes, obsolete. All that has
been done by us of Natchitocl,es, has
been done peaceably and quietly
without bloodslled or serious distur-
bance, our teachings have been pa
thence and forbearance, but never to
carry the practice Of these virtues to
such extremes "a degradation and
submission to foul wrongs. No-ner-
e.. There is a point, which we have
reached, where mere forbearance will
cease to Ike a virtue, and Ne cannot
counsel our people to remain like
''hewn blocks" under one of the most
outrageous acts ever consnmated in
the history Of North Louisiana, that
Of installing II. c. Myers as District
Judge of this District. Let it not he
understood however, that this coun-
sci is to be construed into ian armed
demonstrations action our enc
mics are only anxious for as to take,
but that of resistance of petition and
remonstrance as We in this revolution,
seem to be going backward. To in
augurate this movement let the peo-
pie again assemble-make and pre-
sent specific charges against these
corrupt ofticials-charges we are vii.
ling and able to prove in any unbias-
ed court of competent jurisdiction-
We will then call upon our committee
appointed in June last, to demand
from them in person their resigna.
tiOns-we will do this in the actual
presence ofthe Federal army, and show
to the world that We are no: fearful
of doing what We know is right. 1t
will be asked, what We will do in the
event Of refusal, We will cay that
nblic opinion-tbe opinion that all
honest men will have for them, coup
led with the fear that all such char
acters hare for Brutus, who wiN arise
to rindicate the wrongs Of our people,
and the outrage that these miscreants
perpetrate upon society by their pres.
ence among men; these facts will de.
ter them from acting longer in official
capacities they but liserace. Let US
neve. cease to make war upon them,
both in their official and private ca
observation-disclosures any person
who meets them as gentlemen upon
our streets; shut your doors and your
hearts to them; let them Ike out-casts
to every feeling Of mercy you may
have; 80 that living they may only
cucumber the earth, and dying de-
cend to hell covered with the curses
Of every yirtuous man in Louisiana.
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WHITE PEOPLES TICKLE
For State Treasurer
JOHN G. MONCURE,
Of Caddo.
For Congress-4th District:
WILLIAM NJ. LEVY,
Of Natchitoehes.
For Senator.
J. B. ELAN,
Of DeSoto.
For District Judge.
VIM. H. JACK,
Of Natchi1ches.
For District Attorney.
NJ. J. CUNNINGHAM,
Of Natchitoches.
PARISH TICKET;
For Representatives:
w. A. PONDER.
JACOB KILE.
For Parish Judge:
c. F. DRANGUET.
For Sheriff:
s. NJ. HYAMS.
For Coroner
CHAS. HAMLIN.
For Police Jurors:
VIM. PAYNE.
F. JENNINGS. .
X. E. HAMMETT.
H. r. McLENDON.
w. G.. ROSS.
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desire to say to them that we'are not
chasing armed collisions under the
head Of future resistance. It is the
total abandonment on the part of the
white people Of any support to, or
afRliation with the Kelloggites. Let
them run the State, if Grant desires
it and it is the wish of the Northern
people, but we will have no hand it,
and when it is utterly ruined, az it
surely 'cM be-when our property
and all shall have gone into the hands
Of tho Tax Collectors, which Il as cer-
tain az zoe ezist; no man can upbraid
us for the desolatisn and ruin. No
shaking Of "gosy locks" at us.
Before We would accept such half
way compromises a. those offered by
the Committees; compromises which
force Us to acknowledge falsehoods,
which ask US everything and give US
nothing; We would advise our people
to remain at home on the I'd of No.
vember, seal their wrongs in their
own bosoms, submit to whatever out
rage is in store for them, and candy
await tho end. But We do no such
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rla -lCINN NNp ~UEGEON.
t ST ut,, Ia s., = CLirhr- nru= store.
VI g. IIu; GiITON. VI. H..
..a.. .Illr PHYSICIAN y 81 EON
rr.. md i;.-~id'ucr. Main street.
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Pete's Young I'm.

lin Pete. An I'm a ucwShoN. This
story ain't writ lay me. coI can't write.
Nor can't read, :" If amlthimg'S took
down wrong it wont hc my fault
~ gentleman in one of "ur offices
SAYS to me: You tell me the story of
your Young I'm. and I'll take it down.
AN cit it plimtcd.' An he SAYS t" he
gim at the Very hcginnim' Ven tu>t
seed my young 'un IL little chap wot /
foHn' lrtcr his father died, an he hadn't
nnthiu' but fiddle in the world. When
iu>t goes up to him in the Park, down
to City Hall. and asks him to play, hs'
takes his stick an pulls it acroSt AN
;IrIo>t the strings. an makes the wuSt
m'iSc We ever heard i'll yer life. He felt
:" took down when ! laughed. that |
asked him serious to keep at it. till he
SAYS. lookin' up inter my face, drriiuI
di>Sapintcd, .rhey's awful Misses amt
they | says Wal. no; I've hrrrd the
cats make ten times wrIs> ones nor that.
| guess it'll come sometime if We keep Il
tr, in and il chccred him heaps.
So he IIgged up his fiddle, an we
started down to the corner. An |
say Were air We goim'!' An he says.
y
mnv'clcS > An he says. No. An |
SAYS thar WASH no Use in it, fur he
couldn't no more take kccr of hiSSelf
than Il baby ken. an he'd have t" live
with me. An he says, will y0H take
care q me = An | says Yes. | will
An that's the way he come To he my
young 'un.
:. aNcd him wot WAS his name, an
| can't tell Yer it. fur it was one u
them blamed turin names. an |
couldn't never get it right: 80 ! alIu>
called him les Young Tn. An he
aXcd me Wot WAS my name. an ! telled
him, Pete an then we knowed each
other.
...W'erc do We live. Pete > he says:
an | >rz. Wal. live roun'-iest about
roun' here. guess. le see ! moved
this mornin'' An he says. Were did
We move tog' An that was Il stunner.
warn't a newsbov then. We know; |
WAS only Il loattr. But | seed AIRY ;
50 | saws, Wal, we'll wait till all the
lights is put ont down stairs in this
house. an then we'll live here, ternight.
But we mus 90 fust an git our bed
afore it's dark | says. SO we walks
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living spirit, pay for admission to Il
circus. The expense of being carried
to the vicinity of the burying ground,
too, whether by rail or by steamboat, is
enormous, for the companies charge
twice rs much for carrying the body alone
as for soul and body together. Indeed,
the little bill that the fabled Charon,
sung of by the old poets, was wont to
present to the emigrants to another
state of existence, on ferrying them
across the river, seems to have been
transferred to this part of the universe
and to have been enormously increased,
with the modern initiation of the cur
renry. The expenses incurred by the
victim of disease, after death, however.
are only Il part of the drawbacks ON
the pleasure of leaving this world. The
last illness of one Keyser ut Los An
gcles is IL case in point. He was sick
but four days, and his hotel bills
amounted to 800, two of the items of
which We're ''Privilege of house" go,
and 1.-TWO days laying out" >l5. At
the lowest estimate, Keyser's death
must have cost him. doctors bill and all.
about 500, and, in the face ot' all these
! facts. the coffin makers at their recent
- .-'I.'-, ~ ,...f...I
( of prices
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l'a5l',ess pirerturp.

#..vr,> dud LocdfioH oI Hc Icdd-
..... HJrSrv IN 81. JohHNbHty.
,.r...s.ur-,i Tools and Hardware.
Ht-kEII. H"yt'~ Block. L. L. 81
,p"ih"''aric~.
....N,, ", , ii,uL El"ck. Main St.
attorneys al Law.
.... ....r =. Z Office and Post ptiicr.
.... ,.u N.e Cllrd"nian lAk. up stairs.
...r Nru ST.. over Hall y Flrtchrr'-.
..t l.i','r.
t:,uI,> and Stationery.
..... EpWEI t.. ,rlrd"ninn FL 4. Main -.
Book Bind"rS.
..... s. il. Nu'- Monument Square.
u.lrL. Ir..aI and Busiur>-.
.....> 500. Monument Square.
H.I.r- and Cout"ctinn"r~.
... BRADLEY. Main street.
t,"thin@. Hats and Gaps.
.. ..,II:l- l;uuA El"ck. "pp"-itr 81. Johns
...,. d.,,.i u Read, Made Cl"rhiu- Hats
... ..,- Furnishing G""d~. etc. etc.
..,'i'u. Tar N'i and H"N>.
.I.st\n~A -. Fairbanks Village.
.....L..r,. Gi,-> aud Stone Ware.
...U.\k~A ~ ca Fairbanks Village.
,...,. i.,r,,.r- ,Iau.in.:-. Window shades.
....t.n n<k~ y co. Fairbanks Nilla.r-
Dcnti~,~.
..NI,- ,.,I,d"uinu Ei",h Main Street
...N ~NITU Uu,ou El"rk. Nam Street.
~ l. t.pn.l~. t,r"c.ric- and Fruits.
.... .-. "fIIiNtii.l.. Eastern Avenue
s.., ,...,H.. rnd !i,di..>' Fancy Goods.
...a N.,uu,. El,rL L. l.. Street.
.r...,>h- N co. Fairbanks Nilla.r-
I.,u aud Feed.
...r.pu - go. Eastern Avenue.
l.tnituvc aud Ta-kci~.
..-rE Mann street
.... . ID. .>iltN. sLud'r~ Block L Il -
.,ou. t.t"crri"~ aud fruits.
O. ,..r. .u.. Eastern Avenue.
s.r"ecrir~ .InI Meats.
...I. ARRAY. t-ni"n Ilnck Mam ~uo't.
Iiir Manufactures.
-.t. Iilr Norris. opp. Ia-~"n="I Depot
I...t,,.- and housekeeping G""d~.
iEl.NNK~ y 60. Fairbanks Village.
insurance. I.iir.l
Ni;,,E\I. t.Eru.lI i:aIlrn:,d ~tI-ri.
Ir"m i"un,Irr and Mrchini-t.
Ei-/LliI. Nmth .ud 4; l.. street
millinery and Fancy Goods.
I'm TER: Main street
Merchant Iaii"r-.
D.. .,WUDl, nun, ,ll, i:l"ch L. L. Strr't.
photographs.
- ORD CIici"nitu l;l"rh Maiu street.
y Printers .,nd Publishers.
IpNIa 60. tll,,l"uiin i:lnrh Man 81
stoves and Tiu Ware.
E.lICllEl; Eastern Avenue.
ST p.r NuOBEUFF Railroad Street.
.u. uri;i Eastern .NNrmur.
Watches. .Icv"IrN and Toys.
...Ir. I.oWEI.I.. Cilrd"uian ~ h. Main -
|u..aIlON. Railroad street
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y TALE OF \ DoG.-An officer at
Fort Sill. who. it is possible. has Us
much waggi>tmr>S a> the caudal appen-
'IIN of il pleased canine. tells the follow
inG rather Incredible story in Il private
letter.
"Corpolil John Smith. of the Forti-
eth Infantry. with t"uI men. was en-
played on some detail some Twenty-Five
miles from this post. While thus Ell
aged he was surprised 10y Il body of Il
lum'il"d "r molr mounted Indians, he
i.iink- either kI"wa> or Comanches.
ir"m this reservation. As their pur-
p">r wa> ummi>takabIN hostile. he and
ht> men lost no time in taking To the
only available shelter. an old buffalo
AIil"W. where. IN Il very uncnmtorta-
ole. constrained p"~iiinu. hey managed
O" project thrII bodies and keep their
enemies al Il distance tor the daV and
night. he next morning. however,
IhcIr suffering" from want of food and
waiter hccanc rather S,Iiou>. and some
ihng had 1" hr done. Corporal Smith
wis equal To the occd>iom Taking a
piece ot his own white shirt. the only
substitute for paper to he had he wrote
Il note describing their situation. secur-
cd II with care tu the neck of a small.
shaggy. mongrcl dog which had follow
al them t1"m the fort: then battcrinr
Ep u cIutrcn. he fastened IT to the ami
mai tail and let him 90. The dog, to
q lot" the c"Ip"rIr> own expression,
.lu~t humpcd himself The Indians.
taking il To br mere act of bravado. |
2r'>rmr. made II" attempt to stop him,
dnr within tw" hours from the time he
started the dog reached the post. Sue
r"l Na> Immediately sent. and the
"laN" corporal and his comrades brought
III. the Indians making oil at the first
-l"hi "i the I">ruc party. at the dis
i.inr" "t several miles"
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to renew his visit he insisted upon stay
ing ut the OakviIlc Hotel, rather than
wear ont his welcome ut our house.
and finding remOnstranccs unavailm"
there he went.
The landlord (honest old Bloomsbury
l wonder if he yet lives) gave Fred.
at my suggestion, his best bedroom.
''No. 20'-I am particular i'll mcnti"n-
ing the number.
"He shall have No. 2O," said Downs
bury. 'Any friend of yours. Master
Augustus. shall have the best | have to
give as longs I'm landlord
1t was il pleasant room. looking ont
on the distant hills and the beautiful
winding branch of the Blackwater
hut what cared Fred for scenery he
was in the hands of the blind god. and
could not see even as far Hs his nose.
except in the direction Of Bellies cot
t"s~. ".eI IL go "v"" +" ErAh'S room
and S,n"l-e nay cigar, while he, poor
wretch. rNpatiatcd OH his SutfrringS.
doubts and >"licitud,>. Did she love
him that Wa the question which dis
turh"d every moment "i his existence.
and to which. with the closest rrI~uI-
im", he ruIltd not hriE" hl.u~,lf Il -:lti~
factory reply. Sometimes Il" thought
4 wnld or - >i@u settled the point he
y"nd doubt in hi> lavnr 1T Others
hc flmcicd hc read Il ruulu, - and indit-
ference in h.i eyes. In this condition
ut uncertainty h, daIcd not press th"
question. lest Il ha~t} step might huiu-
him to TIict.
At FIcd'~ earnest >uliritatinu. pr"tu-
i~cd Ia sound lril, H. I" hes sentiments
ii Il taN"Iahr "Pp"'runiN presented
itself. or -: ANY Iat' To let her know
that Fred va, Iangni>hia% ma distress
"u her account. and thus -iy" hcI IA"
excuse ion unnecessarily pIuiunTlu" tl~
misery. Il :" harprurd. h"vrNrr. ti.ar
my services were not called into rcpUi
-itiou. Belle i;ruu~uii. hCrIf-c of th"
sudden arrival at her huu~, OF ~"ulc
coEuiiN Cousins. Wa> obliged io WIVt
uI her room her mothers cntta., he
in. - small uuc and {" nc,tjp.. iul %
single night. Il room at the hotel. " T.
would chccItuIl> !:->r offered her
guests accommodation At "W huu~. .
bat We were IN lin" sam" inrdr.IIuril.
.\u agricultural tain in iii. jiiag" hlI
brought many ~it.uc".~ Ia thr place.
and our own Tu,.~i~ Nr.r =" tir'ur:"u~
that mad given up IN room T." tV" "i
them. and had lni,udrL t~hjn@ Fred
Evans To- let me pas th" night With
him
Fnr tli~ purr">, / went to- the hotel
II u late nom. and rr"r"r'ird At once
e." Frcd'> room. hut I" my surprise.
found no one there. | djI nrj even
notice that hi> trunk WIS @rur. ~ Sis
poet the fact. which afterwards hcrinrc
l...I.
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SIN ISS T.IHDS.

BUSINESS EIHDS.
ui. 1. -. CILLEI.
rIa Stefan NNp ~UEGEON.
.t ST ,.ac, IA $. = Clnr,r- pru= store.
VI. g. II0; GiITO>. VI. H..
Et..Iuu' PHYSICIAN y SURGEON
.r... md i;.~id'mc". Nam Street
VI. oTTI.i;I'IID. Dealer in
.<IsI NND FANCY GOODS.
..-. turu and White G"od- Ac.
,.r lrHEoIpEi:IF- ! >rECINLIN.
".r NJ. f.rwrr' II. .i"hn~"nrN- Vt
"H. u.C. >EHELL.
VERMONT.
-.I.,,. ,or. g; thurrh and Spring SIS.
'tNlE!.~. SYLVESTER y CO..
uT,LEE- ~
.tt~ NND GROC FRIES.
..I- Block Railroad STREET.
.. /. BRIG HAM.
Dealer in
...,- .I.\nI. MADE GLOTlIING.
r'E NNp WEST INDIA GOODS.
Railroad street
Ht.;i>u ~ BATES.
LAWYERS.
...-..., :, r.J,,-I,,,,.,. VI
-. ..,,,, 81 \-.,',,,,,,,t and
I ',i ,i,,.I. - C'"rts
II. &. BATES.
.trr,t-rr tIwIS A. 90.
.rt.s <n YEATS
..r II. .Inhn,Iurv
ID. NEWELL. ID. ID. -.
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JufrlG.

ST. JOHN~BtEY HOUSE,
MAIN STREET. 81 .Jou<.RI-Ry Vr
Il. l.. GILMORE, Proprietor
AVENUE HOUSE.
RAILROAD STREET 81 Jou<su,.yy
Il. IL. ALDRlclI. Proprietor
MEMPHREMAGOG HOUSE.
NEWPORT. VT.
W. +. BOWMAN Prnprictor
RUSS HOUSE
SAN FRANCISCO. CALIFORNIA
=. II. SEh MOI y co. Proprietors
Mt. MAN>FIELD HOTEL,
STOWE. VT.
\ hlNt-rlaSS Hotel with all the modern improv--
m''ntS. Accommodations for 300 GUESTS
y. l.. KELLER. Manager.
ST. JAMES HOTEL,
franklin SQUARE. Hosrnx
first class hotel in every RESPECT
tI'OC kEE \ HUCK Proprirtnr~
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VOLUME 3S---NUMBER 1852.

parrntly satisfied that no danger was
near her, she lay down in bed again,
and | counted her respirations till she
was lost in slumber.
As for myself, sleep was entirely ont
of the question. never was so wide
awake i'll my life. How lay upon that
hard carpet and thought the night out
Thought of her and her love for me.
Yes. | was convinced from that moment
that the hand of destiny was in it, and
that IL benign and all-wise Providence
had seen fit in this extraordinary way
to open my eyes to the path of happi-
ness and peace.
With the morning light fears came
upon me less my unconscious room
mate might vet peer beneath the bed
for robbers before she left the room,
but my fears were groundless. She
rose and dressed expeditiously, for she
WAS to join her cousin mt an early
breakfast, and she had oversight her
self. When at last she took the key,
unlocked the door. and departed, | lost
no time III slipping ont of my shameful
| place of conccalmcnt and escaping from
the hotel. On the stairs | met Fred
coming out of his loom, who ex-
| claimed
Why. whats IL" matter with you,
odd fellow lou look like the last
days of an ill-sl"ut life. And your
coat, too. why, its all over feathers
and dust. Where have YOU been -
'NhN. slept slept ont last night,
/ that's all. Our house is full 81 | had to
tind quarters elsewhere. I'm just go
/ iu~ home To dress.
Il should SAY 81. decidedly. | see it
al. old fellow You'vc been on a lark.
and had tn pat up III the watch house
come now. own up III Il tell u~ all about
/ it"
N" Lark at all, Fret. nothing of the
/ hiid. | '.>>rtit. N"I.'
Nv ell. ii not Il hy'k. what kind of
"md Wis il From the looks of the
feathers ~h"ul say II was Il goose"
" ""rr thu ""o~c. Fred. But, seri-
nu>i.. i've Il word tn say To YOU of il
m"~t imr"'t:Iut nature. BE il man.
! Fred. and make up loiIr mind to hear
something excessively di>agrrrabl, 1t
'mu>t t." told .N"u sooner or later. and |
may H. well tell il now"
't'o"i heavens. Gus. how earnest
'"u book al nn" Nnu don't mean to SAY
that that amlthim" ha, happened to
bcll'. i:I"n>"l ;"
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The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-12-04
Steel Plows Best.

A. B. Allen, of New York says: 81
would sooner pay double the price for
steel plows than accept as. gift the
best set of cast-iron plows to be found in
the United States. Though ever SO hard
chilled or smoothly polished, cast-iron
will foul, more or less, on the mold
board, in every kind of soil from sandy
or gravelly up to heavy clay loan.
The dirt thus gathered on the mold
board adds greatly to its draft and pre-
vents good work.
Another objection to cast-iron is, in or
der to get equal strength, the weight
must be considerably greater than with
steel, and this is hard drag all day,
and requires a much stronger team. OF
this any one may quickly convince him
self without resort to thermometers or
any other means of testing the drafts.
He has only to hitch light team TO a
steel pillow, and a stronger one to the
cast iron, and work them side by side.
In this way have found that pair OF
fourteen handed ponies would do about
the same work, and with as much ease
to themselves as pair of sixteen hand
horses. The same observations about
material will also apply to cultivators.
In thus candidly advising my brother
farmers in regard to the superior merit
of steel plows, l am speaking directly
against my own individual interest, for
have been manufacturer and dealer
in cast iron plows for upward of thirty
year past"