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National Republican., 1876-08-23

BEN Buffers election 10 the next
House of Representatives seems to be a
foregone conclusion. If this inference is
correct, lively times may be expected if he
should get an opportunity to lock horns
with some such customer as Ben Hill.
There is no man in the country who mas q
more intimate knowledge of the personal
record of Southern Democrats than he
and no one could be more bold, dashing
National Republican., 1876-08-23

OUR Southern correspondents, especially
in South Carolina, continue to give Us in
formation that the White Line Democracy
of that section are determined TO carry the
coming elections by fraud and intimidation.
Secretary Cameron's order to Gen. Saer-
man, based upon the Scott-Lord resolu-
tiOns, was not issued too soon.
National Republican., 1876-08-23

The Washington Grove camp meeting
at Gaithersbarg, Md, this year has been
an unusual and unexpected success. There
is every encouragement for future meet
ings, and assurance that with each sue
ceeding year they will become more
DopuIar
National Republican., 1876-08-23

N Is FACT worthy OF especial com
ment that while the nominations of the two
great national parties have been before the
people for several months, nothing has
been alleged derogatory to the character OF
General Hayes, the Republican nominee
for President. At the same time the most
serious charges have been made against
Tilden, the Democratic nominee, many OF
which have been proven, and his name
has become a synonym for railroad jobbing
and TammanY cOrruntiOn.
National Republican., 1876-08-23

THERE seems to be an indispositio \
among our citizens generally to pay the
personal tax imposed by the recent act Of
Congress 1t is not improbable that the
matter may be made subject of legal con-
frcvarsv
National Republican., 1876-08-23

THOSE tooth brushes, or whatever they
are, used in sweeping the streets are not
active enough. Somebody is to blame for
not doing the work better than it is done
National Republican., 1876-08-23

WHEN will the contractors begin the re-
paving Of Pennsylvania avenue. Or will
'an injunction be obtained by some OF the
Obst1uctionists to prevent It's being paved ?
National Republican., 1876-08-23

BEFORE Congress relsscmolcs the de
mand .or return to the specific terms of
the contracts made at the time that debt
was incurred will be Ov rwhelmin-.
National Republican., 1876-08-23

Persons Eea0ing the city during the sum-
rer months, and pishing to be informed Of
MATTERS transpiring at the city Of Wash
ington, can haUe the DAILY NATIONAL Re-
PUBLICAN mailed to their address, free Of
postage, at the following rates, payable in
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nSe 4sI
kS THE CHANCE.
MRS. BURR WILL REOPEN HER
wv III. q o. II. MORRISON

w III. q o. II. MORRISON
Have Just received the following new books:
LAW.
Browns Philosophy oil Law ......S2 -
PasChal's Annotated COnstitu- AHR
ton. III eOltlOn ............. ..... 10 xi5lA
Dccy on Parties to ActinIs....... i 30
Schoulor on Personal Property.
Dcsiy's Federal Procedure. ~ cition. %
Hurd on Hahcas Corpus I'd edition ............. 30
MISCELLANEOUS.
Yuun@ Folk CCntCnuiaI Rhymes. By Will Garlic
Bancroft 5 History OF the United States, Gen.
lenarv edition. vol. 6......... ............... -
Life OF Rutherford b. Hayes. BY }. q. How
lrd........-..-..-... %
The EpicurcaI.: i romance. BY Thomas Moore ~
We would cali :he attention uf lawyers, phy~cians
and cl6r%ylnCi. &c. &C.. To Danner, Revolving
Look Case of which the sole agents
for the District of Columbia. II will b;
found to hc 4 very us.iul article for thn office,
and ice ornament for their RESIDENCES. They are
made in three sizes:
No. > Is . spaces hi gh, capacity. - - - large
bOuks- pficC: ....---.-Sio W
No. ; is ; spaces high. capacity, - 10 ltU larg"
No. / Is spaces high. capacity. 100 TO rs large
We have special size made TO order. Or,itT- by
mail promptly attended to.
W. Ii. q o. II. MORRISON.
Law Book k>elI,r-. Sr.,
aU:3 E.5 Penn. avenue, Washington u. -.
H~-@ 46I
W. THE CHANCE. etS
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burnt air--No evapo- 1
ration of water; the
best quality of steam heat
for dwellings secured with
ont the disadvantage or
cost of steam.
The best styles Of Heating Ranges and
Latrobes; Plumbing and Gas-Fitting;
Tin and Sheet-Ir0n Work; Iron Railings,
Crossings, Tree Boxes, Settees, Chairs, &C.,
Of the Composite Iron Company, New
York; Chandeliers and Gas Fixtures.
Iron Castings made every day;
Rolled Iron Beams always ON hand;
Every description OF Foundry, En-.
gfne and Machine work of the P0tO-
mac Iron works, Georgetown, done
promptly.
SMITH, BIRGE & CO.
jsl2-H lol4 Pennsylvania avenue.
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COLUMBIAN UNIVERSITY.

- WASHINGTON CITY. ID. G.
The Preparatory Depar tment opens Wednesday,
Spptt mber l3.
The College, Wednesday. september y.
Medical De partment. Monday, OctOber2.
Law De, artment. Wednesday, October II.
For Catalogues or information, address
J. {. WELLISG, LII. D., President,
aulr1uT hStOSeptS 4 dttCtl5
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Q K II

GO K II
DELIVERED TO ALLPARTS OF THE CITY
AT THE.sAME.RATE.
New schedule: Full load OF 40 bushelst IS.
smaller loads cents per bushel; carriage 60 cents.
APPLY TO
Once OF Washington aaslight Company,
ls Tenth street northwest III First street north.
west. or 10 II Bridge street. Georgetown. mol
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

Oh GOlhb NV lSCO.
N>-~.oOoooOo1cS~-o->.oOo-
Ss THE CHANCE. e@l
wREMEMnER JUsTH's OLD
Ros md. He pays Gs s Cloth
TSy has a. s Sy s1G aSd
t~TRY IMPROVED SODA, WITH
" GRANULATED ICE.
Jy2I-2m Corner Seventh and STREETS.
~DELICIOUs FRENCH CHOCO.
with IMpRoX EPsSDA and RtNULATEDIGE
IS Dr.. A. n. 6. Welsenborn, Dentist, 4os Four
teenth street northwest; Also gold filings done st
PECIAL NOTICE.
W s,S
s.GOLDsTEIN s. & CO.
II you need GUNS, REYoLVERS, SILVER and
1Hy TSlTSse PTsseCnt nj Ise TE SrnameSf 9 e e
To sell valuable Goods, to negotiate Loan. or to
obtain liberal allowances on Commission, on reason
able terms to the Oldest, largest and most relia-
''> s. GOLDsTEIN d CO.,
LOAN AND COMMISSION BROKERS,
jes-u Northeast corner Tenth and ID streets.
r~A CARD-TO ALL WHO ARE
- suffering from the errors and indiscretions
OF yonih' nervous saH sn tSsf 1 oSs cnT 1l
you, FREE OF CHARGE. This great remedy
S send seifaddEessed envelope TO the Rev JOS
T. INMAN. Station D. Bible HOUSE. New %W rs Y05k
~CRAM,s FLUID LIGHTNING
rs cures all pains and aches. Sold at Temple
Drug Store and by druggists generally. mylS
~eCOLDEST AND PUREST SODA
- Water, with genuine fruitjuices and creams,
at Temple Drug Store only. mylo
w@PURE SODA AND. MINERAL
draNyp Sfpel fOunrs inSurinQ
freedom from metallic poisons, at Temple Drug
Store only. mylo
.~NO ONE EVER MADE SICK By
Drug store, as Improved apparatus and steel folRts
guarantee purity of waters. flaylS
E THE BE ST.
mILBURN's SODA WATER.
NATURAL SPRING WATERS ON DRAUGHT.
ioh-oohD En- WE ~ AND CHOCOLATE.
apI5tf l4a Pa. avenue, near Wizards Hotel.
~SAMARITAN NERVINE, THE
conyulsions spasms 81. Vitns dance and all ner
@ II ff has By aad
has been known to fail in as single case Trial Trial
evidence Of cnres. Address, DR.. 5. A. RICHMOND,
Box al, st. Joseph, Mo. no29-1
s~TEETH Sc PER SET, EITHER
BY R M and e Se RasS
College, Chicago 4ol Seventh street east side, cor
II
sRDR. J. B. JOHNSON, OF ALEX.
kSS andria Va, offers his professional services
as Surgeon Physician and Oculist 10 the citizens OF
U once, nee 30. iii Pennsylvanis avenue. between
WiIiard's hotel and the owen house.
Office hours from 10 a. m. TO p. m mys-u
~LEGAL AND OTHER BRIEFS
At The REPUBLiCkN JOB OFFICE. nols-tf
ewe HI 0 l. d MS
Fever and Ague and Liver Pad
CURES WITHOUT MEDICINE, SIMPLY BY
ABSORPTION.
The Best Liver Regulator I'm the World
The only true cure for and preventive of malaria
| IN all its forms:
| Lfver Complaint, Jdrndfce.
| DySPePsia, Rheutadttsm,
| fefiOlo Fever. sa-SicknsSs.
Neuralgia, Bilious Disorders, &C., &c.
| None genuine without the Trade-Mark and sigma
ture OF the Inventor Oh the wrapper.
Ask your druggist for it. For certificates, read
| little blue bOOk-Enemy in the Air.
WIN. +. KIDDER d CO.,
SOLE PRoPRIEToRs,
No. So John street, New York.
Sent by mail on seceipt Of s.. jes-FNwsm
~wRAPPING PAPER FOR SALE
| ~ at this Office.
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BOARDING.
FOR SALE OR RENT.

o.~o~~o~~~~OOO~~~~J ~~JOo~LN~INoONO~~~@-~
EOR SALE, EXCHANGE OR RENT-THAT
l. beautifully finished RESIDENCE, I434 -
street northwest, containing seventeen rooms, mI
most eligibly located. and possessing all modern
improvements. Half cash. Apply TO W. MOTT
TISGHAM, corner of Third and streets south.
east, or to T. A. POSEY, Fort Foot, Maryland.
tan2l-tf
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SCHOOL NOTICE,

The duties OF this Institution will be resumed (D
W. on FRIDAY. September l5 For Circulars adj
dress VI. A. TYSON 4 SISTERS, COntee's post
off Md. II. and o. r.. X. auQ-hm
National Republican., 1876-08-23

DENNsYL MILITARY
l. ACADEMY, Chester, Pa, opens September
l3. Location healthfnl, grounds ample, buildings
commodious. Civil Engineering, the Classics and
English thoroughly taught. For circulars apply to
General Z. +. EALE, patron Of the academy, in
President. jyS-3m
National Republican., 1876-08-23

L NARY. Boarding and Day School for young
ladies and children, VII reopen at IU-5 IweiILh
Persons wishing to enter their children as bolrers
should apply without delay. as only a limited num-
her will he taken. Circulars at the principal book
stores and at 1U27 Twelfth street northwest. Mrs.
z. ID. BUTCHER and Miss VI. {. DOUGLAS,
Principals. aul6-tOcl
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EDUCATIONAL.

ICEVs The Fail Term Will open In all Of the
Departments, except Medical. SEPTEMBER II,
and IN the Medical 0CTUBBR2
Circular giving full particulars concerning each
department, board, rooms, &C., will he mailed on
application TO J. B. JOHNSON,
aueo-2w Secretary and Treasurer.
MISSES PERLEY'S SELECT SCHOOL
ANl will he reopened on MONDAY, September l.,
their residence, 500 Fourth street. opposite City
Hall Park. Applications ought to be early. as the
number of pupils will be limited. au2l-lm
ELOCUTION TAUGHT BY PROFESSOR
IL SCHARIT, sos A street northeast auIg-tf
National Republican., 1876-08-23
WANTS.

SN(NNONONONO~ONO~O0O0OCO
SECOND.HAND d FURNITURE WANTED
~ Cheap for cash; with without apartments
an entire house. Address "Conhdential," this
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UNITY, OHIO, TUESDAY, JAN AIRY: q, Isl

1T 1--V- - ~r-5t r--Tr
Evl,osnobly risked bis. own life to save
theslife ofsmy child. For that deed n
will reward fiim 10 'fcan y have as yet
accepted not one of yeur. disclosures; {
have gained from you nothing which you
Gould wish to keep from the world, I
cannot take your case; but ! tell you
frankly. that j. ypp prosecute I will de-
fend William Acton. s,,,t,s6, vt,.o,,,f
sNeyerl mind Sarfurt's wrath He
raved, and swore, and stamped; and then
he went, off and engaged two lawyers
from Herkimer to take. his ease. 1 cali.
ed upon Acton and told him I would de.
ffend himR be would accept my services
as / had accepted his. He took my hand
land thanked me H@''''A z . s'''' : .,.s :
81 have made great many pleas in
my life, but i think ! never made bet
ter one than made TO that jury on that
}occasion. They were out not over Eve
minutes; by their verdict William Acton
was the lawful possessor Of the estate
his father had left HIM ssatss 1881
| "From that day I never hesitated to
trefnse case to which l could not give
my heart, Such q stand on the part ol
a lawyer becomes known, and the public
feel it;l and what the public feel, jurie.
are sure to feel. .......,. ssssg aagu =
4 "Concerning: William Acton, l viii
only add that he became my bosom
friend. He always felt that he owed hi:
title to his valuable property to me; ant
| | knew that l owed to him not only tn
j life Of my,child, but to him I was in
debted for the home that was mine. TO
i thirty years. He was very. delicate il
! the. gift Of that piece of property ;l b
decided it tosmy wife,. The. husband o
| my Oldest daughter.is his oldest son. p
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A.FereigneTr, a Il Rebuked.

III The lother day German, leaning
xgainst q kitching post on Washington
street, looked up at the sky and remark
ed 81 "a ~ & YsGsH f9qeY
II guess 4 leedleitvill rain somedime
Bpootv queek." do5st gniFqe
'sYou do, eh 7" replied an Irishmsulat
his side. swell, I want yees to under
|shtand that yees have no bisness to come
over to America and say anything for
nenst the weather. Plat the tiivef do
yees pnrtehd TO know about American
weather, anyhow, ye furrin galoots"i
I The German had 10 more to say
IVicksburg Herald. Z 4 37e4aaYe1
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Hans sptatxerss Prescriptions p

, Hans Platter, as 81 well known to al
of our people, is man not easily excl
teds Hans generally takes things cool,
1t is very seldom thattauy Ysingle, small
mishap disturbs his equanimity. "Dare
is already TOD much bodderin der,yorit; /;
lWhat for should / allow little ding to
worry my prains ?" is what Hans gene!
rally says The other day, however, he
was in another humor. Hans keeps q
saloon and had probably on this day
been visited by an unusual Eumber of
thirsty but impecunious persons !; other
wise We are at loss to account for his
|dissolute behavior. A man entered
Hans place of business and resting bis
elbows onsHans' bar said to Hans % fol
lows: II am quite .dnweli-hsye lhean
unwell for some time, and am under the
Edoctor's care The doctor tells me that
az must take stiff whisky toddy about
twice day, but I have no money now
couldn't you let me, have q couple oi
Etoddies twice dayf l wouldn't ask il
|but that the doctor; has said l must have
Etl'i Hapss who bed been resting his
lsibows on his counter opposite his GUS
TONER, began to swell up before he had
Heard him half throagh. When he had
Heard all Hans seemed almost too full
ffot utterahce. Thec case seemed to him
lone to which It would be hard to do full
Justice. He therefore two jor three times
Istrolled up, snd down behind his bar, :
Idistance Of ok or eight feet, then sud
denly facing his customer, thus explo
Ided: "Whv don't your doctor told you
dat you must take mine watch9 Why
don't he told you cst you must took da,
lovefcoats hangin' dare on de wall p
Why don't be told You dat you must tool
q nool (muls): Why don't your docto,
told you dstf Peesuse your doctor i
one tam foois7 Now berscribes fol
you (starting around the countet); you
yoast take . walk a,cobple of times.'ws
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m eHailstones the size of oranges re-
Gently fell; Lin chihuahua, Mexico" This
item shows how production, as Buckle
might have said, has an effect upon Ian
guages. Iflthe hailstones had fallen in
Unisn square the item would have been,
"Hailstones the size. of billiard balls; y
id Boston, s'the size Of fall pippins;;"' in
CincinuSti, s.the size of coal dust;;".' in
Cleveland, t,the size Of popcorn -balls.."
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IsARs.MaNUTACTORY'
Itsgw s7s!a. L.s -. ..usGt ;sgI "a s4Si'
IMOODSFIELD, OHIO.

I-ess4A FsAeA1 ENS strctN4e jew ~
r AAvB sstsblishsd sigss AaasfsSseFy ID
u WSedsasi4, n RSrr1Sx1's tuilding ,ss1th
.ef he Court Houss, who're wiIi nsufscturs
Fine Cigars, Tips and 6tsgas.
Fer the trade Of Nsnros and adjsisiag ossn-
ties atpsicss which will compare fsvorsbly
with thoss of Wheeling manufacturers. b
MY srUGA CLEANS
Wifi be manufactured from the finest quality
Of Kentucky tobacco. TIPS will be made from
Massachusetts, and FIiE CiSAns from Con-
necticut and Havana tobacco. The patron
saspf HUiE - 7Ikdi no 31kTcd
Mercha mfs and Traders
Generally in Monroe county Is solicited. Or.
ders will rsceiys prompt stteution. Call and
examine my stock before, purchasing else.
Whare. FRkD. ROSBMElhk
uoy23,'75m3. Woods field, ohio.
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TJHR undsrsignsd eflsr thsif steam and W.
Il ,ter min, four niles ssst Of WeodsiSld
on nHun6sh Greek, for sale, together With forty
acres Of land. The mill has two Of the
BEST NGH BUR Rs,
IL in thorough repair, and in good neigh
boIi1pcas nos auothsr steana mill lwithih ten
miles Of It. There is good accessible VEN
.of cesl on the premises, sYsd Il soFTf5 7 4 1
,a,fsrms viii b. moderate. We Honid takt
3 email arn IN part pay.s 10 a,siss sai no
F. + IN. KOEALER,.
jsnsls,7ttso .ssss K IS
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In Providence seems to watch over the
little man with big wife, and teaches
him that one fstlle principal conditions
lof domestic tranquility is to always
keep his dander at low Brooklyn
Argus. ga 3a4H '3ItA'4'' q ,''i'''. !
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One Of the Mormon bishops at Salt
Lake City is under indictment for steal.
ing five Bushels Of wheat.
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the Northern race, prevailed. Not the
New England men-and ! don't pretend
to say those who are here-but all The
English speaking races, the German
races, those who believe ID civilization,
those who believe ia family. those KhbQQ
h|afllsHas h ip esS Ss'isys Il dsiity
Of contrncts, thosesa t6e men who are
bound to govern the continent, and they
will do it, a'1'h % Nlsnaxs 9is3 Welie'f
And appeal to you all and to the
world at large to, say that there never
was such an example since the time of
Christ Himself when q c6nquering race
gave to the coaquered the same rights
that they themselves possessed. Zap
planse. We Of the army, the very
moment the war ceased, the very mo.
mentl our foes laid down their arms, We
shared with them our food and said,
take what we have, go home, go to
work, and help ns III the future destiny
/ Of this land, Which is to make that flag
the common aag of our whole country
Applause. l say to-day,Tl say 70
night, and believe / say what others
will echo with me, that aevery Southern
man that will 90 with us heart and hand
! and make it, as it were, the very ,petfsc
tion of all civilized nations, where prop
erty is secure, and contracts are enforc'
Fed, and honesty enforced from the high.
| est to the lowest, Iesay they sfe'vw
coined lust az IL thev We're born on The
surface of Plymouth Rock p Applaose,
and cries of aGood! Good.sst but lei
| them cherish one thought Of hostility
and boast Of their old Confederacy,J 8
storm will rise over their heads ten-folG
AZ AZ fierce Al itbe hast one which asw ep
feser rthe land. ri Loud and dong lap
tplause / Gentlemen, / am speaking nov
of an armv greater, than .that-aa ARMY
which is scattered oyer. this whole con
l,tinent., Not OF the regular army, fol
llthat is q small BODY 81 men now, but o.
thee efar army OF meeaneMthe muscle, the bon,
and tie brain, which now agitate Amer
tica.9 i9q silFs ,yoaas. rs - 'as9
f We see ourselves in a sort 81 pStfietit
condition T near more complaints
than I ever heard in nv Iife-and I used
to, live hereof hard times, and. dull
| times But I have snpdtohhad not had Tie means
| Of boxing bebin,a t6s Soddtcrs and into
the ledgers efiSoufsbuanessbm men: oBu,
ttheEcountry is not unprosperous. There
Iis more land cultivated than eger.befofe
There arc more men developed levsry
|dsyTthan ever before ~ There is, mors
room for the unoccupied than ccver be
fore. / will guarantee honest employ
ment to 4O,O0O, 900 more people ! ifatlIey
lcome over to.day-not,s n tlieyI hang
around the cities. and want to be clerks
but. NJ tiisy 90 to work uponatae Fsoil =
[Thereis land, enough to eiyevemploy
ment for half of ,Europe,, and now the
tronl,le of. thia countrv il that tha tpeO
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Written for The Spirit of Democracy 8
Grape Crop Of Monroe County,

The following shows the quantity of
grapes and wine produced in the county
Tor five years, as returned by the Asses.
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l,rrRms of ApvrgglsrNG:,

GTWelve liaes, or isss, Wiii % onNBso -
sss &l .SsI,s: ,.ssf .av.i.ls!asa.. ss. eS.a,ss.a eS.a,ss.a
Nv the line, and must be paid in advance Of
sSkSfcs s.ioa.ois4 tas bra stseD szimsxs
n Notices Of the appointments Of Ad- -
- ministrasor's and Executors; also -
Attachment Notices and Rosd mott. -
% R4adh&S kESl6Ao&
@Mysllidlk done at pdblIshsd rates
snd paynsus required In advance, IN al
sassA M .aAaWAadKu s'YaMal
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Grapes as above. H,793 I"
+ e5 II go n
Av. product Of grapes, 15S,757 lbs
Making an average Of 2,O35 pounds
per acre. .qIHg/v0T w a-y,I
Estimating the wine at 81 per gallon
and the grapes at 6 cents per pound,
would be, Id
Wine, i7G ss,747 90
Grapes at &c, 2,5O6 5s
Average proceeds, s12,254 5s
Proceeds per.acre, 157 ii
Taking the crop of 1874, we have
Grapes, CO 6l.6S3 lbs.
lS, ,223 gall. wine at IL lbs, 21s,676
Total product, 2s0,s59 lbs.
Yield per acre, 3,642 s2"'
Estimating the, same as above, the
proceeds fer lS74'would be, ~ "s g, 7
Wine. y ne. S6ee %. sls,22s % %
81, ,ess lbsgrspes ssec, 300 IS
% : 0se or ---- =
fotsl proceeds, 0e $2l,923 9S
Proceeds per acre. 2S4 n72
otAllowing the grapes planted ,4x6l feet,
gives !, TAO stalks ID the acre, and q to-
tel Of 135, ,720 vines, making an average
of H. 6 bs.per stalk, and of the crop
ef 1874, 2I1O lbs per stalk. 1p va ~
ssSupposings them sto be planted 6x6
feet; the average par stalk would still be
less than 2lbs. This would not be over
half o dozen clusters to the stalk. which
certainly seems very little. No doubt
the reports. are far from the real facts,
the yield being much larger than report
ed. se iI0l 81
ola washington County, Maryland,
which Is ia The same latitude as our
county, the yield OF grapes is much mere
prolific. Thefe is considerable attention
given to grape culture ttiere.r fThose.en.
gagged in iteKave found it qnite profitable,
realizing often $500 per acre. While a
few manufacture them into wine, tile
most Of the grapes are sold in the bunch,
By tb3 pound, put into hogsheads and
shipped by rail 10 esslerp cities, .They
are Bought mp BY parties Who II & III Maks aLis
q business. paying from Z to 9 cents q
pound at the depot. Their crops are not
80 liable to mildew and failures as is the
case here. Whether this il, owing to the
difference in soil and cultivation, as the
climate is the same, ,is o a-apestion. Their
land is strong limestone soil-the lime
stone rocks often projecting above the
surface in almost every field. Frequent
" spots of from an eighth to an acre arc
covered with these rocks, intetspersed
with good soil between the rocks several
yards square. Such places are often
planted in grapes, aad they do exceed.
ingly wellais es " va spvs Ia = ix
Their vineyards are prepared as fol
lows: The ground is plowed with the
large plow IS deep as possible, followed
With subsoil plow A dressing Of good
fertilizers Is applied, such as bone-dust
well rotted manure, wood ashes, DC q
After the vines are planted the ground il
kept cleanifrpm weeds by cultivation
In most cases some kind ofIfoets Yol
vegetables are cultivated between tn,
rows of grapes; the vines are also KEEP
well pruned, and tied Gp'to a. trsllis-e
wire. f9E
Perhaps the application Of lime to oul
soil, with other fertilizers, would improv,
the growth and yield of the grape here
4 you'd pay to make the experiment Y
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1876-01-04

Allowing - gallons of grapes to l
gallon of wine, the average product Of
grapes would lie 9,747 gallons, at II
Isl p fAc 116,964 lbs.
Grapes as above. 4l,7ss I"