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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-04-03
CULTIVATING SWEET POTATOES,
From the american Farmer.

from INC american FUTn16T.
Your correspondents inquiry in ref
ercncc to sweet potatoes running to
vine, in lieu of forming roots, is not an
uncommon occurrence with US in this
country, which, from its former extern
siye culture Of the old yellow bark
has given its name to that variety.
The editors explanation, that proba-
bly, he had manfred too high, would
appear reasonable were it not that we
have other facts annually occurring in
our experience to show that even on
land in good heart, where this crop HAS
BEEN GROWN FOR SEVERAL YEARS IN
SUCCESSION, TIE BEST RESULTS of over
one hundred barrels per acre are pro
daced by using Baltimore stable manure
to the value Of $50 per acre, compostcd
with an EQUAL BULK of wooG-mould in
the drill. This manure costs with us
one dollar thirty to fifty cents per cart
load of 20 bushels.
Our potato growers, when the vines
were unusually luxuriant, FORMERLY
turned in calves or COWS to Craze them ::
but the experiment was doubtful OF
utility The value Of ashes as a ferti-
izer for this Cor indeed for almost anv)
crop can testify to from experience
Thirty years ago, my father grew sweet
potatoes IN twenty or more acre patches
for Northern markets, and used soop
loads Of ashes for several year His
experience was, that the ashes were
the cheapest and most enduring GcriiI-
lzer for the potato crop he ever tried
The leached ashes were used broadcast
about 100 bushels per acre, and cost
then 10 cents per bushel at the the
Norfolk soap factory The drills were
filled with wood-mould compostcd with
stable and farm-yard manure.
a friend OF ours, the present season,
sold nearly 100 barrels from ten acres;
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-04-03

aaS The young folks say, if live until
am gray will never use any but MooRE's
" Wilmington City Soap" 1
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-04-03

PEA CULTURE.-In the garden cul-
ture of the pea, the question of getting
stakes to run on, is often one of moment.
1t is not always convenient to find them.
The result is that people try to find
some kinds that do not desire sticks, or
else they grow the taller kinds, and
allow them to grow anyhow as they
will
1t is far best to follow the last named
course. The sO-called dwarf peas, do
not stand up and bear as bush would
do, but trail as much as the others, and
it is best therefore, if they are to trail, to
have kinds that trail and produce well,
as to have kinds which trail and bear
nothing to boast Of OF course in ex-
tensive field culture, it is impossible to
have sticks for the plants to run on,
and even though we could in field cul-
tuTc where horse labor has to be used.
1t will not work we have to sacrifice
some little good to greater convenience.
But in garden culture, it is another
thing. The pea does SO much better
when grown on stakes, that it is always
worth while to take some trouble to
get them The same plants which will
yield fair crop when trailing on the
ground, will give double the quantity
when growing on sticks; and those
who have a cultivated taste, say that
peas grown on sticks are better ia
quality than those grown on the ground.
At this season of the year, it often
happens that small twiggy bush can be
had that would do well for the purpose,
if people would only think to save them
for the purpose. Prunings of trees. or
other material will do very well. Tied
into neat bundles, they are not unsightly
to keep.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-04-03
SPROUTING SWEET POTATOES.

Though perhaps a little late for this
year, the following mode, furnished by
Mr.. Massey, of Chestertown, Maryland.
through the AMERICAN FARMER, will
be worth remembering
How do you sprout sweet pota-
toes p inquiries another Vrginian of
practical turn. Well, what an idea-a
NIRGINIAN wants to know how to spout
potatoes Why, we thought all Vir-
ginians knew all about this. However.
we will give cur practice, promising
that it is not the usual method, but a
plan we have pursued for years with
benefit. For bed, we use our ordinary
cold frames. First, spread in the frame
about two inches Of sand, on which Law
the potatoes, almost touching. If any
potatoes are very large, split them and
lay them, CUT SIDE UP, as the best
sprouts always come from beneath the
potato, When the bed is filled, cover
them about two inches above the potato
with clean sand. Now put on the
glass and keep it close until the sprouts
appear Have straw mats to cover at
night and keep in the sun heat absorb
ed during the day. After the sprouts
appear, water every day with tepid
water and give little air when the
sun shines warm. The bed should be
started about last of March, and by
planting time, in May, the glass can he
removed, so as to harden the plants of.
This is the most simple and safe method
OF sprouting potatoes we have ever
tried. The saving in hauling and han
ding manure, alone, will pay the extra
expense of glass, and there is little dan
ger of rotting the potatoes if kept COW
cred from frost and NOT wATERED until
they sprout. They make much better
roots, and are shorter and more hardy
plants in sand than in rich loan.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-12-10

The big Tammany thief, Tweed,
eluded the vigilance (:) Of his keep
ers last Saturday, and quietly walked
of in a way that nobody seems to
be able or willing to explain; since
when the whole police force of New
York has not been able TO get the
least clue Of him. 1t seems that his
obliging keepers in the Ludlow
street Jail, have been in the habit of
taking their distinguished guest out
to take the air in carriage, on which
occasions he would visit his family, or
step into a restaurant and hold a
levee of his former worshippers and
retainers. On this occasion, Tweed
was taken in a carriage to his own
house, accompanied by Durham, the
warden of the prison, Hagan. one Of
the keepers, and his son, VIM. Tweed.
The party went into the house and
sat down in the parlor. A few min
utes after, Tweed said he would step
up stairs to see his wife tor moment.
He was suffered to 60 unattended,
and a few minutes after, when he was
called to 60 back to the Jail, he could
not be found. There is little doubt
that collision of the officials, facil-
itated Tweed's easy escape and pre-
vented his re-arrest until he had got
beyond the reach Of the detectives.
What commentary upon the way
New York is governed, that the con-
victed thief OF millions can in broad
day, walk off in the face of police
force, presumed to be in numbers not
inferior to any in the world.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-12-10

LUCIUs QUINTIUs CURTIUs LAMAR,
of Mississippi, the leader of the
Southern Democrats in the House,
in his speech upon taking the chair
in the Democratic caucus, the other
day, made the grandlloquent declara-
ton ''that it will be the grandest in
spiration and browning glory" of the
Democratic party to be "the protect
or of every section and Of every
State in the Union, and of every hui
man being of every race, color and
condition in the land" Considering
that almost since its organization 1t
has been the browning disgrace of
the Democratic party that it has been
the stronghold Of injustice and OPP
preston, the champion and defender
of slavery, the instigator of rebellion,
the promoter of misrule and intimida-
ton, the last instance of which is
furnished by the Democracy in Mr..
Lamar's own State, who, with wea
pons in their hands, denied their OPP
ponents the free exercise of the bal
lot; we say; considering all these
things, the people will not put much
faith in the jingling rhetoric of Mr..
orator Lamar. They will at least
wait for practical demonstration be-
fore believing the miraculous CONVEX
sion of the Democratic party implied
in Mr.. Lamar's speech.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-12-10

Occasionally Democratic Journal
feels impelled for the sake OF appear
ances to assume a position of indie
pendence, and to make show OF re-
sistance to the demoralizing tenden-
cles OF its party. These exhibitions
are apt to be very disgusting, for lack
OF sincerity, or very divcrting. OF
the latter class is late utterance of
the Burlington Gazette, called out by
the circular letter of Benz. G. Harris,
of Maryland, asking to be made Ser
geant-at-Arms of the Democratic
House, on account Of his yet ram
pant disloyalty. The Gazette, meta
phorically, rising with stern deter
mination, proceeds to say "that
if the Democratic party propose to
use the power Of Congress to pension
rebel sympathisers, and that sort of
work, we want it distinctly under
stood that we hold ourselves ready
Ito do what? to repudiate the Demo
cratic party and denounce its acts?
Not at all, but "to differ acith the
Democratic porty."
Here is an anti-climax indeed; a
most lame and impotent conclusion
for the thunder in the index. Doubt
less the Democratic leaders were
much disturbed by this vicious men,
ace of the Burlington organ.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-12-10
State News.

The next Diocesan convention for
the election of a Bishop of the Episcopal
church in Iowa, will be held in the last
week in May next.
Hon. Elias .Jessup. has been elected
Assistant Superintendent and resident
physician of the State Reform School at
Eldora. A most excellent choice, which
will result in greatly promoting the eff
ficiency of the institution.
g. c Wright, a Democratic lawyer,
of Waverly, has brought suit against Dan
Ficthorn, of the Bremen County Iadepen.
dent, for libel. claiming as damages the
sum of $4,000. The report is premature
that Wright expects TO retire from bust
ness on the fruits of this venture.
The people Of Manchester are feeling
good over the assured establishment in
that town of a mandatory for agricultu-
raj implements. The Press says that the
stock is all taken, and arrangements are
being perfected to commence the manu-
faciure of the Hopkins Choice" Mower.
The Press anticipates that 200 to 800 of
these machines will be built in time for
the coming season.
The Muscatine Journal says that one
day last week Mr.. Hershman, living be-
tween Wilton and Moscow, upon going to
his straw stack discovered pair of legs
projecting from hole in the side of the
stack He pulled out the man. who was
apparently lifeless, and carried him to the
house, where, upon summoning physi-
clan, it was found that both the strangers
legs we're frozen hard from the knees
down, making amputation necessary
The unfortunate man, who gave his name
as Patrick Sullivan, said that he started
from Wilton for Moscow two days before,
and being taken sick on the way crawled
into the stack to rest. Being too unwell
TO move, he lay with his legs exposed to
the bitter cold until discovered on the sec
ond morning. He is about IS years Of
are and an Ir,shman.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-12-10

The Senators and Representatives
composing the 44th Congress, con-
vcned in the Capitol, at Washington,
ON Monday. The Senate was called
to order by Hon. T. w. Ferry, of
Michigan, President pro tenn, and at
ter the usual resolutions to notify the
House and the President that quo
rum of the Senate was ready for bus
mess, and the announcement by SEN
ator Boutwell, of the death of Vice
President Wilson, that body adj
journed.
The House convened at the same
hour. and upon calling the roll of
members the attendance was found
very full. On motion of Mr.. Lamar,
of Miss, the House proceeded to
the election Of the Speaker. Mr..
Kerr, of Indiana, the nominee of
the Democratic caucus, was elected
Speaker, the vote standing: Kerr,
l73; Blaine, lOs; scattering, 8. Mr..
Kerr was conducted to the Speakers
chair by Messrs. Blaine and Randall,
and made brief speech, promising
fairness to all parties. The oath was
administered to the Speaker elect by
Mr.. Kelley, of Pa, the oldest men,
Der of the House.
Quite a sharp debate arose over
the admission OF Mr.. Morey, of the
5th district of Louisiana. He held
the certificate of Gov. Kellogg, while
Mr.. Spencer, contestant for the
seat, held credentials from John Nc
Emery, the pretended Governor
Fernando Wood sought to have these
two sets of credentials referred to the
committee on elections, with view
Of reopening the whole Louisiana
question, happily settled by the con-
terance committee last spring. The
good sense of the House, however,
frustrated the mischievous attempt,
and Mr.. Morey was sworn in.
The following are the subordinate
officers of the House; Geo. NJ. Adams,
of Kentucky, Clerk; John G. Thomp-
con, OF Ohio, Sergeant-atArms; L.
H. Fitzhugh, Of Texas, door-keeper;
JAS. NJ. Stewart, Of Virginia, Post
master; Rev. ]. L. Townsend, D. c.,
Chaplain.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-12-10

"Why don't you trade with me?"
asked a merchant of a farmer the
other day. "Well I don't like to go
where l am not invited, and I've
never seen an invitation from you
in either of our newspapers for people
to call at your store" "Oh-ah-well
-you-see-just hold on-yes-will
-I-ah-I can't afford to spend my
money to sustain newspapers, you
know. TRY to keep down expenses
SO as to sell goods cheap, you see"
Exactly, | see that you want The
farmers to do all the work of sustain
ing the newspapers, and then patron.
ize you just as ii you done your
share. have found that I can get
goods cheap enough at the store that
advertises" and the farmer went right
along up street to one Of our adver-
Users and bought what he wanted.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-12-10
Sensible Youth.

A traveller in Utah found boy
herding sheep by the side of the road
and stopped to interview him. In
the course Of the conversation, the
youth gave utterance to the following
free opinion, the result of his exper
fence in the Mormon land of prom
Use:
Il came from Ioway two years ago
Father told us all along the road that
we were coming to Zion. Well, this
is the cussedcst old Zion that l ever
went to see. I'd rather have q foot
Of ground in Ioway than all these
here mountings of the Lord, and
guess the Lord would, too, If he had
ever seen IOWay.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-12-10
ORIGINAL NOTICE,

In he Cl,rpN C04,4 oJtA 4slajs IF Io,1.z IN u14
for Rachda0a County. In PROBATE.
To Francis NJ Watson, Calstar A. Head, Lucre
tia Watson, A ). Anles, Helen NJ Parker ana
Susan A Wells, Legatees Of David HNvd, de-
ceased;
V-oU are hereby notified that a petition for the
i ss,a q; tho heal Estate o. David Anrd. De
ceased, Lutte Of Buchanan county, Iowa, by the NJ
ecutor OF the said estate is on file in the Clerkl
Office Of the Circpit Court Of sAld county ant
state, praying that said Court authorize him~te
sell the Real Estate for the purpose OF paving the
debts and carrying out the provisions Of the last
will OF said David Hurd, tpwit:
The east half Of the south west quarter Of ~
south east quarter OF section No, fourteen. \l4l
Township No eighty-seven. (e7), Range eight o.
west VI the hth p. NJ. in HnchanAn comfy. Iowa
You will therefore appear ON the "a DAY OF tHs
February term Of said court, to he begun 2nd
held On the Slst day Of February. 1870. 1t lndepen
deuce, In said county and State to then and tnere
show c4nse why an order 10 allow such sale shonld
not be granted,
4w16 o. D. HOLDRID0E, executor
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-12-10

{ Tue Conservative writhes painful
~ npon the point Of Inconsistency
and demagoe ueism with which it
was impaled last week. 1t would
now like to have it appear that, though
it spoke Of Cox and Randall as
"strong men and prominent leaders"
Of the Democratic party, it does not
endorse them. 1t says Cox was not
in the field for Speaker, which is IN
correct. Cox was voted for in caucus,
ana, what is more, this man, whom
the Conservative, by implication,
calls a thief was Ainsworth's first
choice; and our neighbor endorses
Ainsworth. Again, our nelghbor
says that it does not endorse Randall
Sin any sense whatever" yet 1t goes
its whole length, for the party that
accepts Randall as a prominent lead
er, aud whose representatives in Con-
gress endorse his "salary grab" record
by making him their second choice
for Speaker. And this after it has
bawled itself hoarse about the terrible
s.s.alary grab" Is it not rather tender
Of such paper to call it hypocrit-
icalP
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-12-10

JOHN A. JOYCE, the convicted rev.
enue defrander now languishing in
the Missouri State Prison, is beguil
ing the weary hours Of his captivity
by shooting paperpellets at those who
have dared to speak disparagingly Of
him. The following, from recent
letter sent to the Inter Ocean, will
give an idea of his style:
II am monarch in my cell, for the rea
son that the consoling muse constantly
nestles about the precincts of my soul and
watts me away on the wings Of imagina
ton to the realms Of poetry, where thieves
and perjurers can never enter.
The trouble with Joyce is, that in
his sentence the hard labor clause
was omitted. Half a days work with
a stone hammer would purge him Of
such hifalutin humbug.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-12-10
The Reform School.

The report of the Trustees of the
Reform School, in regard to the re-
cent investigation Of the affairs of
that institution, is published in the
Stute Register of last Saturday. 1t
is qpite lengthy. and is a radically
different showing Of the facts as de-
veloped by the investigation from
that made few weeks ago by Messrs.
Dodge and Leas 1t is signed by
Messrs. Parvin, Corkhill, Vestal,
Dashiell and Andrews Of the Trus-
tees, and endorsed by Mrs. Cattell,
one of the investigating committee.
We avail ourselves of the following
synopsis OF the report, by the Stute
Reylstey;
SIT puts a very different face in-
deed on the Reform School and the
whole Reform School row. 1t vindi-
Gates M. McCarty from the serious
charge. OF rorrnp, jobbing in the pur-
chase Of the land for the farm, and
leaves that matter looking much
worse for one Of the over-anxions at
tonnes for the prosecution than it
does for the ex-Superintendeni. It
shows that there were no grounds for
the chArye Of bad and indifferent
food, and scarcely any for the com.
panion complaint Of poor and insult.
ticient clothing. 1t collates the testi.
moay of the boys in regard 10 cruelty
in whipping aud Imprisonment, to
show that it is, rs a whole, very un-
conclusive, contradictory, and upsatr
isfactory. It also exposes very quiet.
ly but none the less effectively, some
Of the pettitogging done in the case.
as for instance in regard to the way
that the boys were being run away
from the. school to keep their testi-
mony from being taken. On the
whipping aud cruelty score, it sums
up, finally, that nothing definitely or
positively can be gathered from the
confasedand contradictory testimony,
but that it would appear that 100
much hard whipping had been done,
and adds the opinion that no hard
whipping should be done in an insti.
tuition Of reform."
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-12-10
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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-12-10
YOUNG AMERICA IN IOWA.
rrom the Msr.b.lltown Renuhl,c.n

From the Marshalltown Republican.
A suit is now pending on demurrer
to the petition before Judge Mitchell
in this county. in which Master Sam
uel Stickler, Jr., an infant about one
year old, Is plaintiff, and Marshall
county defendant. Plaintiff alleges
that he received permanent injury
scrotal hernia-whilo in ventre "a mere
--(beforc birth) by an accident to the
mother, by breaking down Of a bridge
while crossing-at Linn creek, a mile
east Of this city.
Mr.. s. has retained Sutton & Bur-
rift, who commenced the suit, and
Caswell & Meeker and Henderson &
Norton are defending for the county.
sObe" calls it his animalcule case.
A nice question Of law is presented
by the demurrer, as to whether the
action can be maintained-defend-
ants counsel claiming that Mr.. S.
was hardly man enough to be hurt In
that way, and is quite infinitesimal
yet, and that it is impossible that he
can prove his ailments originated
from the accident, and the plaintiffs
youth and inexperience, together with
the shaking up he received at the
time, will not justify the court in re-
ceiving his testimony. The attorneys
on both sides have ransacked all the
medical almanacs, and sent to China
fer the ancient works of Confucius,
to ascertain whether there were any
preccdents for such unprecedented a
suit. "There is music in the air."
and the dulcet strains will doubtless
reach the ears Of the Supreme Court,
if they don't resign, as the Attorney
General says they should.
Seriously, the case is novel one,
and it is said no precedents can be
found so tar to absolutely support
either side. The question will have
to be determined upon reason, rather
han authority.
We may add that suits have pre-
viously been instituted by Sans IA
Their and mother for injuries alleged
to have been sustained by them at
the same time sam came to grief
These actions are pending in the Dis
trict Court of Story county, by change
of venue. 1t is possible the young
man will "follow suits"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-12-10
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