The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-02-28

A KANSAS HERO.

Real heroes may yet be found. A
man aged 6fty-three, who lost his feet
twenty-eight years ego, being then
with his family in Western Iowa,
learned to ride . pony without sad
die, hunted, sold pelts, and support
ed himself and family. Five years
ago he pre-empted 100 acres Of land
in Jewell county, and now has one Of
the best farms in the county. La1t
fall he put in one hundred acres Of
winter wheat, riding sulky pillow, and
doing all the work himself. His farm
is we'll stocked, and his wife and seven
children are happy. H siao
IMPORTANT FIRTIL IzHRs.
1.-THE best manure for the land il
the foot Of the owner means practice
ally that the most effective labor and
management IS that which comes nom
the stimulus Of ownerahip. and aon
that worthy sell. interest and ambition
which inspires the tiller Of the soil in
producing and Improving that which
is his, and his only, and which stands
az the index Of his character ard abil-
ity. We express ynolymon0 idee
when we a1irm that the boot 0nmuro
for.the soil II the brain of - eUneeI
Hence the importance e eeeeon1ar
ting the moving power U1fb5R ~
most effective limits, for WAieh -
most perfect. pfovision Donodb1o Gkietb
in our system Of freehold, and which
is obviously favorable 70 the support
Of . high standard Of agriculture.-
Mass. Ploughman.
.CL GINNING RUSTY Flows.
The following is said to be IN Ell
cacious method of cleaning rusty
plows: Take q quart Of water and
pour slowly into pint Of sulphuric
acid. (The mixture will become quite
warm from chemical action, and this
is the reason why the acid should be
poured slowly into the water, rather
than the water into the aeid.) Wash
the mold board, or any other iron
that is rusty, with thissWeak acid, and
let it remain on the iron suntil Il evap-
oorates, and then wash .it..aeAiA. The
object is to give time: for the acid to
dissolve the rust. Then mwash with
water, and you can see where the
worst rusty spots are. Apply some
more acid and rub those spots With
brick. The acid end tNhe securing
will remove most Of The, ruat. Then
wash the mold board thorou6hly with
water to remove ell the, acid, and rub
it dry. Brush it over with petroleum
or other oil, and let It banntil 6pyinG.
When you 60 to pillow take . bottle Of
acid to the field and applv Il every
bout to any spots that may remain.
The acid and the securing Of the earth
will soon make it perfectly bright and
smooth. If all iron work be washed
over with petroleum - soon a. We
put our tools, imeleneats and ma
chimes aside for winter, it will keep
them from rusting, and save . great
deal of trouble and annoyance, TO say
nothing Of depreciation and loss.
FARMING TO ADVANTAGE.
/ have known two kinds Of indus
trious farmers. do not include the
sluggish and Negligent. But Of the
real hard workers there arc two dis
tinct classes. They both rise with
dawn and work after Aafk; aAds he
worthy of success; but ols class fails
for want Of proper thought and man.
agement. These will put their ener-
gies into one piece Of work and neglect
other things which need them more. s
KNEW one man who was 20 intent
ON finishing . board 1ence, that he
worked hard ct Il ct the very TIM
that the weeds in his root orop new
from one inch high toxtDA inSkeS IN
.creasing the labor Of cleaning out d
least ten-feA, and reds2finel hh sssE
tools and lets tAemEustAn6sotin he
fields because he il busy With some.
thing else, although The labor Of
housing would be mere nothing
Another builds . costly barn, and
uses up his means for nnanufine, eul.
tivstisg, and draining, when cheaper