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Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-05-06

SPEAKING of the Brazilian yam, now
extensively cultivated in the Gulf States,
correspondent of a Mobile paper writes:
-" Thete potatoes are the best have ever
seen. They are equally as sweet as the
old yam, and on the same land, with the
same cultivation, will make fully one
third more than any variety ever saw.
They are hardy and keep well during the
winter. 1 have also the red-skin yam,
yellow inside, which is certainly the best
early kind to be had. They are fully SIX
weeks earlier than any kind obtainable.'
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-05-06

IT is announced as an interesting fact
that for $1,000 a man can buy ticket
that will carry him around the globe.
This seems like useless extravagance,
when, If he viii stand still, the globe
itself viii carry him around the same
distance in twenty-four hours for moth
ing. 4
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-05-06

POPULiRIZING REBELS.
When Gen. Gordon, a rebel soldier,
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-05-06

els your name Joness" inquired a
stranger yesterday, as he pulled the bell
of Second street house and got the man
to the door. "Does it say Jones on the
door-plate 2" angrily inquired the man,
pointing to his name on the plate. :" Do
those letters spell 'Jones?" 81 dun
no." replied the stranger as he got his
nose down to the plate, Sim no judge
of spellin', and 1 know Jones lives in
this ward somewheres. Detroit Free
Press.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-05-06

TIE st. Louis Globe gives new word
=" Shot gunned.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1875-02-11
The Amen of the Stones.

Blind with age, went Beda forth to preach
The blessed Gospel to the world, and teach
The listening crowd of village and of town.
A peasant school-boy led him up and dcwn,
Proclaining aye Gods word with youthful fire.
Rather in childish folly than in scorn,
The lad the trusting graybeard led, one morn.
Down to a vale where massive stones around
Were strewed. "A congregation fills the ground
He said, and, 10, they wait to hear thee, sire.
Up rose the aged pilgrim, took the text,
Turned it, explained it, and applied it next,
lmpored, eNhorted, prayed, and ending, bow
ed his head,
And to the listening crowd the Pater Noster
said.
When he had ended, from the circling stones
The cry went forth as if in human tones.
Amen, most reverend father = and again
The circling stones in concert cried, Amen
The boy shrank back, remorseful on his knees,
Confessed his fault and sought to make his
peace.
Mock not Gods word the old man to him said.
know that, though men Were mute to it and
dead,
The very stones will witness. 'Tis living
word,
And cutteth sharply, like a two-edged sword.
And if all human hearts to stone should turn,
A human heart within these stones would burn
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1875-02-11
Good Lambs,

here are a good many men keeping
sheep who are feeding, and for some time
tu come intend to iced, on very poor hav.
On this food, they expect the sheen will
thrive during the winter Two or three
weeks before time for ewes to lamb, they
intend to commence feeding better hay
and perhaps u little grain. These men
expect that under this course of treatment,
the ewes will come out in good condition,
bring forth good lambs. produce fine
feeces, and. taken all round, yield a large
percentage Of profit on their cost and
value. These men are doomed to disap-
pohtment. They are trying to do an inn
possibility, and failure must be the result.
sheep need good hay just as much as any
kihu OIL farm stock. They will not thrive
unless they are well fed
Ewes, which are to have lambs the COM
ing spring, ought to be well fed with fine
hay, or, what is better yet. nice royan
a few roots will also be very beneficial
If they are well fed and cared Tor thav
will probably have good. strong lambs.
But they cannot do this without they have
sufficient nourishment. If poorly fed, they
Will be poor and sickly. Their lambs will
be weak, many of them will die, and those
which live will be of an inferior quality
and sell for low price The sheep will
have light feeces, the wool will be Of un
even texture and will sell for low figure
1t may be laid down as settled principle
that II sheep are We'll kept they are a
source OF considerable profit. IN. E.
Homestead. >.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1875-02-11
Farm Paragraphs.

A mixture of hard wood ashes and salt
should be placed where cattle may have
access to it daily.
1t is said that 10000 cows are kept Tor
dairy purposes within radius OF twenty
miles of Wheaton, Illinois.
Henry Colburn, of Marlborough has
| this year raised 342 bushels of common
English turnips on three eighths of an
| acre.
The village OF Paysandu IN Uruguay has
packed in tins and exported to England
over $50, 900 OK tongues the past season.
Fitty-two thousand pounds to the acre
on a twelve acre field is the story they tell
of a sweet potato crop in Kern county,
California.
A vessel has just lett San Francisco for
Liverpool with a cargo OF 100 900 bushels
of wheat-the largest cargo of that grain
that has ever crossed the ocean.
Three Southdown ewes owned by a MIR.
Savage, of Bangor, raised seven lambs
this season, that sold for So each, and the
seven weighed APO pounds.
The corn crop of the United States tor
1874, is reported by the agricultural de-
partment at slightly more than 800, ,000,-
600 bushels This is a reduction of l20,-
00O, 900 from the corn crop Of 1873.
Mould in cellars may be destroyed by
burning sulphur in them while they are
tightly closed. The cellar should, of
course. be thoroughly ventilated after
wards, before being entered by any one
Over two million young shad have been
distributed by the Vermont fish commits
sioners, and the experiment of making
them live without periodic migration to
the sea has proved successful.
''Old Dixie,n Il merno ram owned by
J j. Brainard, Attica. n. Y. has shorn for
seven Years tceces that have averaged
thirty pounds each. His two heaviest
fleeces Of one years growth have weighed
80 pounds each.
A patent has just been secured for pre-
serving butter and other perishable arti-
cles fresh and sweet without the use OF ice,
by simply lining packages with the pulp
Of poplar wood, which is furnished in
sheets suitable for the purpose.
A new potato known as the White Queen,
has been produced in France. from which
in good soil, it is said that from twelve to
fifteen tubers are formed, many of which
attain on exceed twenty pounds in weight
The flavor is said to be very fine.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1875-02-11

When ii is determined to make a sled,
say the Ohio Farmer, and there has been
bit limited experience III the work, the
better Diam is. to borrow one that suits
The fancy and pattern after it as nearly
a- the material used viii admit of; but be
.aremI t9 make the beams of such length
that the distance between the stake holes
will be tho same as the distance between
the stakes ot the WagOn-and the boxes
nd racks for one will do Tor the other
Some advocate making the sleds low
with ia1 runners. something after the
4tVle 81 q stone-boat, on account of the
convenience pr loading logs. etc, upon
-Aem-but We like the high sled. Any
ming that man can lift eight or ten in
eHe- high, he can lift fifteen OF twenty,
rd where skids have to be used with
horse power the difference in convenience
j. hi no great importance The high sled
ha~ This advantages The beams are not
constantly catching on protruding stones,
,uags or little stumps, 1t will pass over
logs or through deep snow more readily,
and has better appearance when used
lpon the public highway.
Broad plank raves are much better than
pole, The plank on double on two
horse sled should be about one inch and
a half thick and at least SIX if not ten in
ches wide The sled viii be more dura
bleil the stake holes are put through the
raves lust back OF, but close TO, the beams,
Usiur TWO staples below. The trouble OF
having the stake holes ill up with mud
and .cc is avoided and the beams are not
~lit up and worn out as when bored thro'.
Extend the raves to the ends Of the
beams, and around the front ends, or ta-
per off the outer edge from front Of tor-
ward beam to the runner; this will pre-
Vent the beam ends from catching while
driving through the woods. Do not key
up the parts too tightly. A sled that will
give" under tortuous circumstances,
when heavily loaded will stand much
more than one that will not The nearer
the horses are to the seat OF the load, the
easier they will pull it; therefore, place
the d0ubietrees as tar back as possible
A foot in front Of centre Of roller is about
right y Nenetian red and yellow ochre
make a good paint for sleds
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1875-02-11
How Often Should Cows be Milked.

Regularity i'm the milking of cows is OF
as much importance rs regularity in feed
lng them In a state Ot nature the COW
j. relieved OF its milk a great many times
pttrA day. A calf allowed to remain with
ITS mother will help itself seven or eight
times each day Under such circumstan-
ccs the uddcr of the COW will remain small,
and ii allowed to retain the milk secreted
duung the twelve hours, feveriSh symp-
toms are likely to be produced. The prac-
ticc uI milking COWS more than twice in
2 hours causes the capacity of the udder
to he greatly increased. and probably
helps in maintaining the tactical secretion
nug after pregnancy has taken place.
When, however, by an artificial system.
the COW has been enabled to retain her
milk without Inconvenience for twelve
hours or so she ought to be MIXED regu-
Iarly every day at the same hour When
the time for milking arrives, the udder
usually becomes distended to its utmost
capacity and if the milk is not speedily
removed, the animal suffers considerable
pain. Cases Of fever, the result OF allow
lHg animals to remain too long unmilked
are, indeed, by no means of unlrcquent
occurrence. 1t is especially necessary to
dluhhd u Inns point ior some days alter
Tho animal has brought forth its young,
for during that period very little irritation
oi the iacteal organs is likely to bring on
that most fatal Of all maladies, fever. If
milking be too long delayed, nature will
try to help the poor animal. An absorp
tion OF milk into the blood viii to some
extent take place, and that which remains
In the udder will become deteriorated.
When neglect to milk a COW at the regular
Time is repeated several times, the secre-
ton OF the iuid is permanently checked ;
and there are many cases where by such
neglect, an animal has become dry in less
thaH a mouth. Irish Farmers Gazette.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1875-02-11
Farm, Garden and Household,
Clipping Horses.

The man who really loves his horses,
saws Turf Field and Farm, does not re-
quire to be told that the clipped animal
suffers severely if allowed to stand un-
covered in the bleak air Of winter. bul'
unfortunately, there are good many peo-
pie who have come into the possession oi
auick-stepping horses who have no real
affection tor the animals which serve them,
and with whom the delicate sense OF hu-
,oanity IS bluuted. These people care
moro for show than comfort, and they
,yin Keen clipped horse shlverlng all
Inv in the chilly streets. In some cases
they may tic a small blanket over the
Iains. but 10 never enters into their heads
10 more fully protect the shorn equine.
Now. clipping is an excellent thing when
practiced with Judgment. but it is nothing
Short OF cruelty when made indiscrimin-
atelv The heavy horse which does slow
work should never be deprived of his ma
tural coat OF hair As he has to face all
k5uds of weather and does not warm his
blood hy violent exercise. a long and
thick coat vi hair j. essential TO his health
lud comfort But with the light active
horse il is different We take him from
le warm stable. give him merry SPIN
l,ei thp road and for the time beng are
Alpo uftn him. IT his hair is long the
limos are taxed more severely in aeratlng
The blood. the pores 0t the skin in a meas
ura being tlogged and at the end OF
drive he Is enytioped in a wet mass. 10
dry hjm we must rub him for hours with
cloths ani subject him TO other neon
renicnoes IL we do not rub MIN dry, he
tsll snvel aI might in his stall Just as
.0u N tllerest. would DO We're you
compelled }n try and WOO baimy sleep be
tween a pair of wet blankets 1t is direct
fv the opposite with the clipped horse.
When putting forth his best efforts he
.-tuthe~ freely. perspires naturally, and
IA there rs uo hair to absorb the moisture,
BID. MickIv gets ria ot the sweat drops,
You put him unto his stable alter drive,
and THEN. with 81 little grooming, he Is
ready fr the Blanket and a comfortable
nights resi- ID stands to reason, however
'hat THE clipped horse should not be tied
under d roadside she'd without being care
al- covered with wooden clothing, nor
should le he forced to shiver through a
.r.Iuu M two hour, IN the carriage traces
uljur tor my lady to finish her gossip
u- .all upon some gossiping friend. If
.uGc.Ip Huul carriage horses YOU should
uIk~ III yrm business, on descending to
-qe pavement rom y0ur coach, to see
juat vour driver throws heavy blankets
ever the shoru animals. 10 allow the
poor cqunes TO stand unprotected IN the
cOld winter air is Ia practice downright
,.t,.rt..rsr
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1875-02-11

From the various cheese factory statis-
ties we learn that from to 10 pounds of
milk are required for one pound OF cheese
and that the manufactured article has
very generally been sold for about Is cents
Il pound Butter must be sold for at least
10 cents pound to make it as profitable
as cheese
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1875-02-11

In England, the waist of lady's dress
IS called the ''body." A young American
girl, on a visit to an English country
house, which had the reputation of being
haunted, had subdued her nervousness
sufficiently to tall into light slumber.
when gentle tap at the door, and sepul-
chral voice whispered through the key
hole, 81 want to come in and get my
body"
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1875-02-11

An old lady in Lockport recently achiev-
ed eminence by carrying quart of popped
corn to donation party and eating two
dozen fried oysters, pound OF crackers,
three slices of fruit cake, half mlnce pie,
and some apples, after which she was
threatened with a '>spasm," and IN the
effort to prevent it she sacrificed all the
wine their was in the house. She attends
donations regularly, and does good deal
for the church in that way
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1875-02-11
Music Hath Charms

memory as unOu9n IL nau occurred only
yesterday:
In the year 1888, q man named Tappar
moved with his family, from New York tc
the remote Western country, said family
consisting, besides himself, Of wife anC
six daughters He had fai ed in business
was broken in spirit; his children, he
thought needed fresh air. so he accepted
as a gift from his brother, large tract OF
land upon the edge of the wilderness, and
settled thereon Very soon enterprisino
people began to settle beyond him, and
there came to be much travel past his
door; and, rs an act Of humanity, he fire.
quently entertained Wayfarers As these
calls upon his hospitality became more
and more frequent he enlarged his house
to meet the requirements OF a comfortable
inn, and put up the usual inn-keeper's
sign
Not long after this q party of young
men, eight or ten in number, we'll mount
ed, were returning by a roundabout way
from an electioneering expedition They
had stopped at every tavern on their route,
and toward the middle of the afternoon
they reined up before Tappan's door, pref
ty we'll under the Influence of various
kinds of fiery fluid, and having dismount-
ed and secured their horses they entered
the house and noisily demanded whiskev
Now it SO happened that Mr. Tappan
and his wife were both away, and only his
daughters We're in charge; and it also hap
pened that the host, being a rigid teetota-
ler, had never kept any spirituous liquors
in the house. OF this fact they were in
formed by the oldest daughter, a hand
some, intelligent girl Of eighteen. But
the riotousl ly-inclined invaders had no care
just then for female beauty, nor were they
moved by the fear and distlust OF the
frightened girls; but they still demanded
Whiskey, and when they had become as
sured that they could not have it, they re-
solved they would cut down The SIGH be
fore the door, and the leader SO informed
the young lady.
'Iou must do as you please. gentle
men, she said, shrinking, while her little
sisters gathered around her for protection ;
II cannot prevent YOU
"A tavern-sign and no whi5key, Such
u sign is base fraud"
''Ilye-doWn with it'
''N helc is your aXc?"
"Iou will find it somewhere bv the
wood-piie, sir.n
Ihfee OF louf OF The party made rush
iof the Wood-plle, curslng as they went,
Wllle the leader OF the gang, young
man who would have been decidedly hand
some if he had been himself, with Others
of his companions, took notion to over
haul the house, insisting that there must
DE ga drop Of something" somewhere
And we may here say that the whole party
considered themselves gentlemen. They
We're We'll dressed, and respectfully con
nected.
IN u small, Well-turni,hcd apartment.
apart from the guests room. was found a
pianoiorte
''iIullo :" cried the leader, .'who PLAYS
ON this Can YOU!
1T is mine sir, answered the girl thus
addressed.
"Can YOU play"
"1es, sir"
Can you sing"
II sing sometimes, Sir"
"Will You sing and play for us p
"With pleasure, sir."
She opeaied the piano, and Sat down and
.I,,- 4 Il ~
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1875-02-11

81 can't say as he went to Heayen, )" remarked
Fort Scott citizen of deceased townsman
"but he paid a bill of eleven years. standing
only the day before he died, and you can judge
for yourself"
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1875-02-11

A Boston fellow lost 5000 while looking
at the King Exchange
That's nothing compared with the Con-
nectieut chap who::"saw" three kings and
lost 500 Post.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1875-02-11
She walks in beauty like the night

OI CIOUuItss CIIIIIVs lrU SUI y SNVS1
cannot always be truthfully said of Il
mans wife who sails nervously across her
bedroom towards the coal-shovel as soon
as she hears him burrowing into the front
door with his night-key.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1875-02-11

Thurlow Weed says Andrew johnson in the
Senate will probably be a watch dog over the
Treasury.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1875-02-11
Funeral Flowers,

When life is over, its battle fought, it's
hopes and fears and sorrows ended, and
no more need nor opportunity remains for
human cheer and triendIness to kindle the
glazed eye or thrill the heart that has
ceased to beat, then the elegant caSket is
provided and the sweetest and cOStlieSt
flowers are heaped around. Their language
IS eloquent OF tenderness and sympathy,
speaking more than even lips or tears can
utter OF garnered affections and sundered
ties and broken hopes. AS the funeral
hour arrives, how many friends appear
Every room is crowded by an unwonted
presence. More flowers are brought Their
perfume loads the air with heavy sweet
ness, and when at last the narrow hearse
receives its occupant. living hands still
cast in the flowers, the last sacrifice that
the heart can offer 1t is all well Who
shall forbid the tlowerSP Who shall desc
crate the best sentiments OF humanity by
crying. ''Why all this waste ?" And vet,
could those eyelids move, could those ewes
behold the friendly crowd, that marble
face feel the dropping tear, could that oft
discouraged heart have the great surprise
Of knowing that so many did really cher
ish such regard And why not? This is
the question of the flowers; WHY don't
you scatter us beforehand along the paths
of the living? Why not have suffered us
to tell Of your affection while the ear could
listen, to delight the admiring eye when
it could appreciate? Why not oftener,
before this, have filled the house with the
fragrance of your kindly sympathies ?
You came to the funeral, and Your coming
was no pretence. You really cherished
that departed friend in your heart of
hearts. But how little knew he of it! In
the hurry of your secret love, you have
passed him by on the other side. and his
house q thousand times, but when his
funeral was announced, you went in, and
not empty-handed You carried flowers,
and with the flowers, regrets Friends,
let us bring the flowers sooner.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1875-02-11

WOODEN SHIPS. The Philadelphia Ledg.
Ell says: OF wooden sailing vessels, We
understand that, in English and contnen-
tai ports, the American ships and barks
that are properly constructed stand at the
head of the list. They can always Get
employment at the best rates and insur
ance at the lowest premiums, and shippers
throughout the world are constantly in
quiring tor them. Their model, capacity
sea-going qualities and strength of con
struction are all in favor, so that they
outrank the wooden sailing ships of al
other nations.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-03-27

containing only fraction Of one per cent. of
oil, while the yellow contains four per cent,
He is so we'll pleased with the result of feed.
Ing meal that he says hereafter he intends to
winter his cows when dry upon meal, If 1t
can be had, in preference to hay. His idea is
three of the four stomachs of the cows are
simply machines to prepare the coarse food
for digestion, and the miller can prepare food
cheaper than the COW, since he takes only
one.tenth for toll, while she takes one-half.
Mr.. Millers experiments and their results
are remarkable If it can be shown that
cows can be wn,ered IN meal alone, with no
detriment to health and usefulness, then it
will be apparent that the cost Of winter keep
is reduced to a smaller sum than it was ever
supposed possible.