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Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1874-03-05

An EASY LESSON FOR WohAN's RIGHTS 49,
Dorcas Acres, Of Turner, Me-. Il tailoress by
trade, had by long aud patient labor, accumll-
lated money enough To purchase a small house
and lot, when she took to herself husband
Lazarus Lucus-'to rule over her.
The home was purchased after the marriage
with the money Dorcas had earned with her
needle. The husband was in feeble health
and could earn nothing for their support, so
Dorcas worked Oh AT her trade, and supported
herselfand her husband also. She nursed him
when sick, paid his bills, aud buried him re-
specially when he died; asking no help from
his relatives.
lie left no children and made no will and
Dorcas, being ignorant of law as il affects MAJ
| ried woman and widows, supposed the home
| was hers because she paid for it with her own
| earnings.
So She kept right on making coats and gar.
ments like Dorcas Of old; happy, no doubt, l.,
| The good work and alms-leeds which she did
| But this state of things could no last. The
| two brothers Of her dead husband soon began
to exercise their control over her, as In duty
bound.
The woman must be protected %, il not by
her husband then by his nearest male relative
i So Dorcas received notice that she could onl,
have her right of dover in the little home. -
| The use of 'one-third the widows encumbrr
| anca."
Now Dorcas was only ali ignorant woman
and could not understand the justice ef II Law
which could take two-thirds of her earning
from her and give them 10 relatives If her hu,
band.
So she refused TO take amy legal &C ion in tn
matter, but as time passed On the brother
made it so uncomfortable for her that She dal
ed not live in the house.
But still disdaining TO recognize The ll'
which men had made tn suit themselves, sh
set tire To her home and burned IL down.
She said, al cannot have it, they shall not.
| For which crime she WAS sentenced To III
State Prison, and served out the time Of h,
/ sentence. when | believe was two lears.- W.
| man s Journal.
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1874-03-05

DEEP AND SHALLOW FLOWING. II he fol-
lowing communication, from Mr.. ii. Baker, Vi
Oneonta, Otsego County, n. Y, was read:
sin the various discussions Of deep and shall
low blowing during the past year by the MEM
bers vi your club, have taken much interest,
and have of.en threatened to explain a few
facts OF my own personal experience. That
deap blowing will nearly destroy the value OF
some lands, aud at the same time improve
Others, is u fact | perfectly well know, have
long owned land Oh both the north and south
side Of the Susquehauna River at this place.
lie lands on the North side are sandy loan,
with a light, yellow, sandy subsoil, which, II
| turned up Or mixed with the soil, will require
| in many cases from one-third u one-hali the
volume OF the land to restore IL u the fertility
| it would have possessed il never plowed over
| six inches deep | am confident 500 per acre
would not make good the damage which would
| be done 10 a piece Of This land by blowing it
one foot deep and turning to the top the subsoil,
| | doubt even in my case whether the original
fertility could be restored in ten years of CON
| lfnueI maturing annually. To fully test the
question / had one-half VI small lot turned
over ten inches deep, perfectly buryng the sur
face soil. The first season ii would raise moth
lug. The next season turned It back soil up
ward, but in the poo 'ss the soil and subsoi
, plowed up the year before come up mixed about
half and hail. and have never yet been able u
raise the fertility " its original state, even now
after lapse VI fifteen years the evil effects o
the deep blowing are VISIBLE. So much fo
deep blowing Of such lands. On the south sid,
5 OF the river the soil is Of the Catskl shaie for
NATION, aud il cannot be plowed too deep.
| would have no objection 10 turning up the ell
tire subsoil three " four feet deep. The sam,
season Of the experiment above named had
| field of nile acres which was worn out so nuc
u 50 as to produce hardly pasture fol- n singl
,, COW on the entire field. 1 had recently Dul
= tect Of deep blowing To reclaim it. The eifoi
" y, was perfect success. | made the farm tn
y most productive in the vicinity, as fast as IN
t. strong team and plow passed over the fields.
would now advise no more to be 50 fooled, as
fall into the deep blowing policy or the opposit
1t depends entirely upon the subsoil. kno
allnvial soils which would not injured
~, tuIned up dozen feet deep,while in the san
W vicinity, within even u few rods, land would |
is is entirely ruined by blowing one foot deep unit
10 the surface was again enriched by fertilizer
a. which, in some cases, would amount TO II
"a making ofentire new soil. Whoever saws Il
v same treatment will answer Tor all localities h
but very limited knowledge Of agriculture"
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1874-03-05
poSrr HURRY TOO FAST TO BE RICH

DON'T HUKhl wv hoi Az 49,
Y our road throu Ii this life may be thorhy'
Your bed not of roses or down.
Remember wha, Shakespeare has wril'eh
or those OH w,.)se head lies crown.
IT ia hard to toll late and early
TO delye or 10 YEARLY stitch;
DO your best 10 improve your condtion'
But-dont hurry too fast TO be rich
We find in the good book this sentence
As long in the world twill endure
lie who to be nch," it says, .'hastcneih'
Becometh he suddenly poor"
lust I'll IN 10 the passage and read IL,
When for lucre your fingers shall Itch,
And of the camel and eye of the needle
And don't hurry too last to be rich
There are those in palace residing
Yes, many, l venture to say,
Who'd rejoice and be glad to change places
With you, my dear fellow, to-day
All, little we know of the troubles,
The cares and anXietes which
Attend. like a shadow, these people
So don't hurry too fast TO be rich
How exalted and noble the wages
That always reward honest toll,
Be they earned meath the fierce sun at MONDAY
Or by those who consume midnighloil.
There lies between wealth and conteniment,
OF time an impossible ditch;
Don't fall in it, brother, be careful
Don't hurry too fast to be rich
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1874-03-05

Mary Johnson is widow who lives In New
AKIN. j. She is also member OF ch'ifch
Ia that city.
last fall the members Of the church organic
cd a sociable at which Mary was presant, anil
there she met a really good, pious man nam
George Hatch. George was younger than mary,
but he did not seem TO think Of that, aud Mary
forgot all about the departed Mr. johnson In
the delightful society Of her new acquaintance.
George was very good looking. He had a beau
tif,,l HACK Molslaclie and lie never smoked CT
Vals or belonged 10 secret organizations, but
went to church regularly and owned mach
real estate In san francisco.
George went very often TO see Mary and LOOK
her to tea parties and bible classes and other
ulaees of eminently proper resort and pious dis
sipaiion, and one day he proposed and was ac-
cepted,
il was arranged that they should be married
In the spring and that they should 90 to San
Francisco, which was henceforth to be their
home. Friends were duly notified OF the i'm :
pending event, and dozen ice phchers, severn
teen card trays, nine flower stands, and an iu-
finite variety Of other Indispensable articles
for housekeeping, had been purchased by as
many Thoughtful people, as presents for the
young couple. =.
May owned house in Newark, but as it
would be no use to them, she thought she
might as well sell it. She found purchaser
for it, who agreed TO give 1900 dollars In cash
and assume "a mortgage upon the property FOL
| 1900 dollars.
The transfer papers were made out ant
George was obllging enough to go down to thu
agents, TO receive the money aud hand owe
| the documents. The money was paid and thu
matter duly settled. But George met with al
accident in returning to Mary, In fact lie neve
retained at all, but went straight TO the railroa
depot, and departed for parts unknown. Mar
| refuses to be comforted and ice pitchers am
card trays are to be bought on easy terms /
| Newark.
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1874-03-05

SolIlNG.--J. r. b., in the Practical FlrD,-
en-, gives all account Of what lie produced from
two and 4 half acres Of land put IN inst rate
order, and used for soling aud TO ol-srowinp.-
The land was used from Aug. /, 1871, to the
end of the season Of 1873. The corn-fodder,
green-Iye, Qor Autumn use,) and white mus
tard, furnished food for twenty five cows for
two months, and for thiity-iiye cows and two
oxen for one month. In addition TO this lie
raised elO bushels OF round turnips, The same
quantity OF beets, aud $50 bushels Of rutabagas.
When dairymen learn to produce such an
amount Of fodder from an acre, fifty acre farm
| will carry as many cows as 200 acres under the
wasteful system Of three or four acres 10 pasture
COW. Ii dairymen would study the best
method, supporting more cows GU their small
farm instead Of luying more land To be spoiled
by half tillsge, they would make an improve
ment i'll the right direction.
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1874-03-05

BREEpiNa DAIRY STock.-There Is little
prospect that the perfect dairy COW VIII be pro
luced to any extent until the practice OF breed.
ing and dairying through the same herd SHAH
be adopted. The practice OF dairymen Is now
quite unfortunate and destructive to their own
business. 1t is q great point with them TO PICK
up through the country the best milking cows,
and TO use them until they shall grow old,
out raising from them a single calf. by TINS
cause tile very cows which ought 10 be Kept Tor
breeding, being devoted entirely 10 the dairy,and
their calves slaughtered al an early age, are en-
tirely lost as breeders, aud the greater proper
ton of cows are bred from second or third rate
mixers. In this way the dairy stock Is con-
tinually depreciating,
Why will not dairymen make an effort TO
make their mark by establishing race or breed
of distinguished milkeis? The task Is not
difficult or expensive one. Let darymen bring
into their herds as large q number Of hrst rate
mixers as practicable and breed them to bulls
whose ancestry are or were from the best milk
ing stock. Let them rear the most promising
calves from the best mixers, and let each heif-
| err be brought into milking ut the earliest prac-
| ticable age, aud be fed and treated with view
| to the production of the greatest quantity OF
| milk. Ar+
1t is not of any great importance upon what
breed the ideal milking herd shall be based
/ 1t may be upon q careful selection Of cows from
1
Ayrshire, the Holstein, the Norfolk polled cow,
or tile Devon, or Durham, or from mixture
Of any oil these, provided calves for the dairy
are bred only from the best milking stock. II
must be remembered that each cow must have
good pedigree--she must trace her lineage on
both sides for many generations through frs
rate mixers. IL would be we'll fa herd book
Of distinguished mixers should be established
in which should be recorded the most distin
yuished milkng cows, and their exploits at thu
pail, aud that premiums should b. offered
. the agricultural fairs for the most Distinguish,
milking cows whose lineage should be record
. ed in the herd book.
The cows kept for IN lk do not probably pre-
duce in the aggregate more than half the valu
in milk that they might with proper breeding
, keeping and treatment. l am not disposed
overlook beauty in form, but Tor dairy stoc
:, this should be secondary to milking capacity.
u Culture is US essential TO the perfect nikiD
u COW to the perfect horse, or the perfect bee
. making Durham. Country Gentleman.
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1874-03-05

CARE OF Cows IN AUTUMN.--Au enterpllsing
farmer Of Western New York communicated
recently his practice in the management ct his
cows during the season when the grass begins
TO fail. lie says the great secret OF rearing and
feeding stock successfully is to keep what YOU
get-to save every pound Of flesh aud fat that
is produced. The que stion lying still back OF
that is, how shall the fat and flesh be retainejP
What to do and how to do it is the question:
Hitherto have always ;commenced feeding my
COWS meal In October, and continued the Iegu-
lar extra feed through November, and we made
more butter In one of those Autumn months
than in any other month Of the grazing season,
l have pint cup with faring sides, that holds,
when dipped In and heaped up full, about two
quarts Of good Indian corn and oats, OF equal
parts, made Of the pure grain. never "cobn
my animals. am down OH that cob system
Of management. With every fifteen bushels of
corn aud oats / mlnge, before ii is ground
about one bushel of haxseed. This improves
the quality Of the feed for animals Of any kind.
as ground tiaxseed, when mingled with grain.
is far better for mich cows for horses, for fat.
lening sheep, or for young stock Of any kind,
than all meal l sow little fiaxseed every
year Tor the express purpose OF having the seed
| to ningle with the grain that is ground into
| meal for my cows and other stock. think
I this is the true way 10 make mouey-to save
all that is made without losing any punisn.-
| Tie little losses abstract the plutits
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1874-03-05
0UBLIC SALE.

Tho subscriber, intending to discontinue farming
VIII sell nj public sale at his rehdence the DicE
BON Farm, on the road leading from New LaslIs Ia
Delaware city, u miles from New Castle,
THURSDAY. MARCH IL, 1874.
AT O'Clock, =. Nj,
The following described Personal Property, w
HEAD vi GOOD WORK or DRIVING HORSES.
n colt, Is months old " head f7,..-st
ISAA extra good mich cows, most EkSsS
honie raised heifers with cali, yeRrling .ane-,
heier CALI months Old large Durham bull, one
large SOW with pig, by ali excellent boar, / hne
shoats.
FARMING UTENSILS.
farm wagon with iron axle, hay rigging horse
cart, S,spring wagon. Germantown carris.e, ear
raee pole, notop Buggy. dug wagon steel Tooth
horse ra ke, sleigh, double harrow, harrow, HecA
endoTn plowi No 2; Moore plOws, No. and 6s Hour
cuitiyators, Clipper combined mower and reaper with
grass. all In excellent condition, l Penn0ck corn
shelter, grain fan, seed ir wheel hoe Allens nat
ent 20 hot bed sash 3xG feet, made 10 order last
spring, grain cradles In good Uld,J thes
single, double And horse trees, Erindstone, lot OF
new grain bags, forks rakes, hoes ba nshoyels pat
emit corn knives, &c nterest in ~ acres OF
In the gronno harness, set single carriage harness.
sets wagon harness, pillow harness. cart harness. set
Oh heAfy dearborn harness, brides, collars lines. &c
DAIRY FIXTURES.
churn, large butter tub, large lot Of milk pans,
cream cans. milk buckets, &c.
HOUSEHOLD AND KITCHEN FURNITURE
Bedsteads bedding, bureau, waslistand, chairs, la
ducks. &c.
TERMS.-All sums of s25 and under cash MI
over that amount credit OF ten month, purchaser
giving bhhkAple hote WIN approved enuoTseT, IA
terest added. mar
JOHN BOY Ii
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1874-03-05

A fire broke ont in the closet Of A car of
passenger tam ON the Great Western Railroad
seven miles west Of London, Canada, last Sat
urday night. 1t was caused by the lamps fall
ing ON the floor, and the flames quickly spread
through the ear. As no bell rope was attach
ed To the engine, the train, which was running
at the rate ofthirty miles an hour, could moi be
stopped until it had gone three miles. In the
meantime the car was entirely consumed ant
| at least eight Of the passengers were burned to
death, while the Others were injured by the fire
| or by jumping from the car. Seven of the bode!
have been identified; and others are slppos-
ed - be in ,h' wreck. rwo of the injured vii
probably die.
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1874-03-05
SHERIFENS SALE.

DY virtue Of Sundry wrlts o: Nenditonl EXpona. 70
Dine directed, will he exposed to Public sale, NJ tie
Iafayette Hotel, III Shrlry street, kept hS atnI y,
Person, IN the CITY Of Wilmington New Castle Z o"n'
on SATURDAY, MARCH tn, isil
at . O'Clock, y. Nj
The following described Real Estate, W Eatei d.
Union Commission House, situated IN m city oi
Wilmington. on ith street. between walnut aihi
Poplar street, also two story Brick llouie on the
corner OF 4th aud Walnut streets
No Lot is 10 feet mont on 18th street, running
back 50 feet the building h. new, 80 eel iIoht on lt''
street by 81 feet deep three stO les high with ten
feet wide alley running to stable and carriage shei
also connected with the building
No. q Is tw0-story Brick Dwelling wllh an allr
situated In the ) l., corner vi Fourth street : W al
nut Streets containing rooms, phIlof dimnItnnn
aud kitchen the first hoOr, three chAADrlsn ON 'ht
second moor and two rooms N, the attic, The lot /
1t feet ten inches front on Walnut htttti by ~ iee
| deep paI allel with 4th street.
| Seized and taken IN execution a. the property q
| The Bakers Union ofthe Ciiy u Wilmington, l'el
\ aware, and to be sold by - - .
| ROBERrL l.. ARMSTRONG Shenh
| Sheriff Office, New Castle, Feb -, MA,
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1874-03-05
sWERIFT,s SsI.Hs.

By vrtne ora writ Of eyari Facia>, to NE direct
ed viii he exposed to Public Sale, ut the laHHytttr
Hotel No, 81 SIMPLIFY street kept by jam a. &.
Person ~ the city OF Wilmington aforesaid,
SATURDAY, MARC fl Itn, .lSt4.
ut - O'cluck u. Al,
the following described Real Estate. NJ All tlgt
certain lot piece parcel Of laud with two gtuI
Brick House thereon erected, situate the ot
Wilmington aforesaid, bounded and described 81
tulluw,, Ia VII t-lrglnr.e al point On the tt
ly side nj jefferson street hetw"rm Twelfth au'
Thirteenth street, al the distance ol Ia tel HbIh
III nOrthcry side OF Twelfth Street 1T a lin al
iunl Ut Henry u. MONIES, thence hN "a line SAD
ilud elserly parallel with Twelfth sheet beet tta
stake thence northery parallel with ,leiiri.uu ST.
~ feet 10 BradioId's land, thence by line al the
same westerly parallel with Twelfth street - tert
10 the aforesaid side Of jefferson street and ihciCc
thereby sOulhcrly 80 feet 10 the place Ot beginning.
be the contents thereof what they may. kcscrt iIg
however the privilege Of the use OF a Terra Gotta
Pipe Drain extending from Twelfth street to
Thirteenth street and passing through the rear of an
the lots fronting IN that square on 'jetfei son
street to and for the owners Of sald lots then heirs
and assigns, forever. Provided the said owners shall
pay their proportional expenses Ut keeping sad
drain in good order.
Seized and taken IN execution the property OF
John A Myers and Laura y. Myers, hi. vile, and t.
Is, and to he sold hy
ROBERT u. ARMSTRONG. SheuH.
ShcrIh' 5 Office, New Castle, Feb. 18Th. lsiI.
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1874-03-05

For the Delaware Republican.
NIGHT AND MORNING-'rHE SNOW.

EMMA DELL HICKS. .or- Ia
Ths soft, white flakes are falling
On the still lake, field and wood p
The chapel bells are calling
10 the sinful, aud the good
The snow falls on the easement
Within lis void Of cheer, -
For in my souls abasemeni,
The evening bells sound drear.
Phe morn comes clear and clondless,
rhs earth wears robe OF white
NV heart from glief is shroudless,--
SO changed from yester' night
So is Lifo's morn and evening,
In this sinful world below;
But souls will not be growing
In the Land beyond the snow
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1874-03-05

srhe government is now building at Boston
a post.oflicr that will cost S4,000,000; one at
New York that will cost $S,000,00O; one at
Philadelphia that will cos. S4,00o,00O; one at
Chicago that will cost S4,00O,000 Cincinnati
and Saint Louis are also being favored in this
way 10 the extent of S6,000,000. The improve
inents in the streets and avenues of Washing
ton alone since 1868 have cost tho Government
over 81 900, 600, and the expenditures at the
hands of the Government in the District OF
Columbia. in the same time, have been, fol
public improvements, over Sl4,OO0,OOo; aud, as
| shown by letter from the Secretary Of the
| Treasury of Ih January, 1874, the expendi
| lures OF the Government from June 30, 1865, Il
January 30, 1878, upon public works alone 1t
the United States amount to the enormous sun
OF SOB ,000,0 900
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1874-03-05
Public Sale


HORSES, CARRIAGES, HARNESS, SC.
The undcrsilnrd intending to change hts business,
VIII soil ut iubiC sale, at John lemmon's Hotel OPP
p,,te Delaware College Newark, Del, ON
WEDNESDAY, MAR0H II, 1914,
AT 10 O'Clock, A. Nj,
line following described personal property, VIZ
TEN HEAD OF HORSES.
40 !. Girsy, black horse, years old, good -
drtstug and saddie horse. =
No. ?, Frank, black horse, years old, O
good driving ana saddle horse. 49,
40, 8, HAIRY, dark bay, yesrs old, good driving
ahi work horse
No A. Dick, sorrel horse, years old, good driver
and worker
No. 5, Gipsey, bay horse years old, good driver
No 6, None, brown mare, 7 years old, good worker
Hnd driver,
No. I, Saline, hay mare, wears Old, good work er,
NO. g. itosec, dan mare coming years Old, last
trntter.
Nog, j enne, hay mare " years old, with foal by
Cunley horse,
! No, TO- roam marc, l. year. o,d, good leader.
| ,=---seS -FOUR dooD COWS,
| ls,SssSsf Two of which VIII be in profit by day OF
| Xh..sah- sale.
FIVE shifting stop buggies, IN good order iclst3seS
| 4 twO-seat family carriages, II jump-seat S3s951
| nearly new l good market wagon, with tongue All,
shafts, three! pTinY peach wagon good two-hoTs
wagon, set light doubls harness, 10 sets single har
ness sets stage harness, IN good oder lot OF ban
| ket-, lap robes, haters, &e. Also, Moore pillow,
cult yator ANA other articles too tedious to mention
| Also, slsighs aud G sets Of bells.
| TERMS,-All sums OF $50 and under, cash on nj
SUMS over that amount credit OF months Will b
curity, ayatlo at the National Bank OF Newark
Delaware. No Interest u paid when due. -
EVAN ". LEWIS,
II, 4. fiddle Auctnneer fcb2b
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1874-03-05
.U BLIC SALE.
.UBl.IC SALE

public SALE or
TROT \ ING ) 7 q c X.
nrhe subscriber, having determined TO engage the
ais,ng OF hay, will sell at public sale. on has tarn
near the river, about miles north OF New Castle
MONDAY, MARCH 10, 1914,
At O'Clock, r. IN,
The greater portion OF his stock, consisting oi
sHEAD OF HORSES AND COLTS
No. l, Lady Stanley years Old, brown, -
very promising. e,kfs$,
q good work or driving horse, -sse ss
No. 3, Moscow mare, years Old tit for any KIND
of use. -
No, 4 Morgan Black Hawk, mare. g yeats old. can
trot In about minutes, giving promise OF great
speed. ,-..,,,.
she having trotted her half mile In l.2l.
No. 6, Altoona. years old next une; nay, hne size
and action, and giving promise Of good speed
No. Z, stud colt Alexis, out OF Nancy Rogers by
Lobdell'a HAmbletonan horse q years old IN May
next, good size and fine action.
No q, q bay mare colt, Maud, mouths obi out Of
i,," .y 6nrro;nisihV ~"A"''" n '~'.'H.
GOOD MICH COWS, e-gsASz
Some with calves by their sides, others H. W
| springing. &AHa3a
| TERMS.-An sums OF $50 and under cash nj
| sums that amount a credit OF months viii b
given on purchaser giving hankable note with m
approved indorscr, Interest added, VI er ctnt al
] for cash.
| JAMES NJ. HURST.
| l.. W. Stidham 81 Son, AuctiOneeis. trb4i
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1874-03-05

The Indians are becoming very troublesome
10 the settlers in Loup Valley, Nebraska, and
the settlers have applied 10 General Ord for pro-
toe a',". >Say tnGy '" haze left the valley AND
ton is hot given them Later reports from the
Red Cloud Agency are 10 the effect that many
Of the Indians heretofore reported peaceful are
becoming hostile. Troops viii l,aye Fort Lar
annie this week To w,Gc'l Lh.r movements
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1874-03-05

The depression in the oil market has caused
the Western Canada Oil Company, al Prtrplia,
Ontario, 10 suspend work at abOnt fifty Of theil
wells. This throws seventy-five men cut Of
employment.
Senator Chandler gave gentlrmsn'S par y
at Washington on Saturday night, In honor OF
Chief Justice Waltz. II was attended by Pres
ident Grant, members Of the Cabinet, Senat Ors
uf both parties aud other plomnent persons,