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Connecticut western news., 1877-05-04
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 AGRICULTURAL.

FooD FROM THE ATMOsPHERE.-Can we not get abundance of ammonia and carbon from the atmosphere? In answer to this question 8 celebrated English farmer writes thus: GA careful st,1dv of the more recent works on modern farming by Liebig, taken in conjunction with his former admirable productions. has still further confirmed my belief in ms so-called murial theory. In seeking additional facts to justify my convic- tions select the following: A success 1ul farming friend of mine never man. ures for his turnips, but depends en- tirely upon cultivation, and never saw him fail in growing good crop of white turnlps. These are fed off by sheep, eating no oil cake nor corn barley sown with seeds succeeded the turnips, and are followed by wheat-thus completing the four years rotation. In the second course, or rotation, beans or peas take the place of clover, so that it is only grown once in eight years. He blows the ground at least five times before sowing the turnips, and no doubt herein lies the secret of bis success. We have Cat any rate, have,) been apt to con- demn so many plowings, but Liebig's recent scientific explanation of fallow, (which every agriculturist should study) has completely removed my ob- 1ections and convinced me of the advan- separation of the granules of the soil, and it has confirmed me unalterably in the conviction that if the inorganic or uncomfortable food of broad leaved or bulbous plants exists in the soil in an available condition and in sufficient quantities, all the combustible sub stances can be furnished from the at- mosphere. Could I doubt this when wading through dense vegetation of bulbs and leaveg as high as my knees, in soil Ion which no organic manure had been applied to the crop? What an abundant sRpply of carbon and nitro gen must this fallow crop have accumu- lated for the succeeding crop. Then comes the question, 'Is it not cheaper to obtain this supply of nitrogen and carbon by three extra plowings rather than by the purchase and application of carbonaceous and nitrogeneous manures?'" While differences of eli mate, cost of labor, value of land and national prejudices are against this practice here, we give the above place in order to introduce the moral that in the summer cultivation of our cornfields the destruction of weeds is not the only gain; finely drained soil is powerful absorbing agent for all valuable gases in the atmosphere or brought to it by rain or dew. Such soil acts like sponge in absorbing moisture from the air, and at the same time being good non-conductor, pre- vents its escape from the soil. Frequent cultivation has then a threefold effect 1t prevents the growing of weeds, en- ables the soil to absorb any fertilizing gas existing in the atmospheres and at the same time not only facilitates the absorption of moisture, but also pre- vents its loss by evaporation from the surface.
Connecticut western news., 1877-05-04

GIVEN AWAY. - In order that every one may see samples of their goods, J. l.. EATEN & Co.,, of 162 William Street, N. Y., will send a handsome pair of 6xS Chromos, and copy of the best 16-page literary paper now pub iished, to any reader of this paper who will send them two Bet. stamps to pay mailing expenses. 3-5-4t
Connecticut western news., 1877-05-04

CARDING THE CATTLE.-A good idea. that of the Green Mountain Freeman, is to utilize the worn out corn brooms in the cattle stables.
 ''We have seen people, it says, Escard cattle when we thought neither carder nor animal much enjoyed it; the animal would cringe and shrink away from the card, and the carder would tear around and scold, because it did not keep still. evidently not thinking this was the only way the animal had of telling him he hurt. You never see man rubbing his back against the door-casing unless it itches, nor do cows care to be carded unless they have the same occasion. and then not hard enough to make it pain instead of pleasure, We have sfound an old broom cut off up near the sstying'' to be an excellent article for grooming cows, especially about the roots of the tail, where card will not work; while not harsh enough to be painful, it will scratch nicely and reach where the card will not. About as much solid comfort as usually falls to the lot of mortals in this wicked world, may be taken by the man who loves animals in seeing them stretch themselves under his brush, or follow him about and poke their noses under his arm, or hold down their heads to be scratched just as natural as folks. Try the old broom, boys, and see how it works.
Connecticut western news., 1877-05-04

A Coop STAND OF GRAss.-To secure good stand of grass, it can be done by sowing more seed than usual, and quite early in the spring-and alone-no oat crop to half smother it. If you sow timothy and clover, let the timothy be two parts and the clover one part-from 8 half-bushel to three pecks of seed to the acre. A correspondent who has tried this method of seeding to grass says: elf the land is good and put in good order, and the seed sown early and covered lightly, there can hardly be failure. l do not remember a single one. Sometimes the grain will be very heavy, and if oats are sown thick, mis- chief will result. But this must be avoided: we must not subject our seed- ing to the smothering effect of heavy crops of grain. It is sure to be hurtfui. 1f not fatal. There is less danger from exposure without the grain; only let the soil (the topsoil at least) be good and the seed be put out early, so as to insure start. The ground, after this, will soon be shaded and occupied if suf- hcient seed is sown. And the young seeding will stand the heat as well as the young grain, being by itself thick and close, and better calculated for pro- tection."
Connecticut western news., 1877-05-04

HE YOUNG ORCHARD. Apples and peaches, when once planted out, should be looked after to keep out borers and insects. Prune out surplus limbs and sprouts; wrap them we'll with tarred paper to keep the rabbits from barking them; cultivate the ground while the trees are growing, then SOW down to grass. Do not plant too many varieties :; then, if you wish, experiment with others; first get good supply and variety of fruit for the family; and if you are convenient to good market, apples, peaches and small fruit may be proftably grown for market, while plums, pears and cherries seldom pay, put they should not be neglected for home consumption.
Connecticut western news., 1877-05-04

ABOUT GoATs.-They require no care except during the first month of their existence. Kids should be kept in an enclosure and convenient to shelter until they are able to get out of the way of sOWs and other animals. They in- crease fast and are as susceptible of im- provement as any other animals. It is better to raise goat for every sheen than to lose all by dogs.
 The best age to kill goats is when they are about year old and done growing. At that age the tender grass and herbage goes to make up meat which cannot be excelled for thickness and sweetness.
 The common, short-legged white goat is the best for butchering. The Angoras or Cashmeres have no advantage of them in any way, and are not so hardy.
 There is many a small farmer who could keep small flock of goats with out absolutely any expense at all. and always have at his command good. fresh meat, if he only knew how easily 1t may be done.-Fdrmer's Home Jour- nal.
Connecticut western news., 1877-05-04

THE dairymaid's ditty-"Tis butter little faded flower." The butcher's- "Meat me by moonlight alone" The barber's-''I'm dying, Egvpt. Pm dying" The carpenter'sS S"Wood I were with thee.' The thief's- -"Still so gently OCT me stealing." The auc- tioneer's-"Sail on." The distiller'g- "Her bright smile haunts me still. >, The stock broker's-"Bear my bark. oh gently bear" The drummer's-.sBeats there a heart,''
Connecticut western news., 1877-05-04

"WHo IS thy neighbor?" asks an ex- change. "Really. we don't know. He practices on the German flute in the evening, and agonizes with the accor aeon at day break, and we could never learn to love him were we to % to the trouble of seeking an introduction
Connecticut western news., 1877-05-04

Royal, but Neyer King.-A School. girl sends your Jack nice letter, in which she tells of man whose life was 'sal- most made of thrones, and who vet never sat upon throne himself" It was Philip the handsome, of Burgundy she says, who died just 371 years ago. He was the son of Maximilian I. of Germany, the father of Charles V. and Ferdinand I. (successively Emperors of Germany. and of Eleanor, dowager Queen of Francis l. of France, and Mary, dowager Queen of Hungary. Husband of Joan, afterward Queen of Castillo; son-in-law of king and queen (Ferdinand and Isabella), he was never sovereign in his own right.-St. Nich- oLds.
Connecticut western news., 1877-05-04

EASIER FATE.-When dog barks at night, in Japan, the owner is arrested and sentenced to work a year for the neighbors that were disturbed. The dog gets of easier, being simply killed.
Connecticut western news., 1877-05-04

MoCK CHICKEN L1vER.-Take a liver and boil several hours until quite soft, with teaspoonful of sugar and spice, if desired; then cut up and stew with a chicken, or slice and dip in batter, and
Connecticut western news., 1877-05-04

1r WAS New Jersey wife who said t: My dear, if you can't drink bad coffee without abusing me, how is it that you can drink bad whisky without abusing the barkeeper?"
Connecticut western news., 1877-05-04

TROUBLED with termagant wife, an lrlshman quieted an outbreak of ill- humor by presenting the lady with a short pipe, of which the cost was one penny; as he did so he remarked, with Quaker-like simplicity, that peace was a good thing at any price.
Connecticut western news., 1877-05-04

To Polish Watch Wheels Without In- turing Ihem.-Take a flat furnishing
 file, warm it over a spirit lamp, and coat it lightly with beeswax. When cold, wipe off as much of the beeswax as can be readily removed; and with your file thus prepared, polish the wheel, which should rest on piece of cork. The finish will be of the finest kind, there will be no clogging, and the edges of the teeth, etc., will remain perfectly square.
Connecticut western news., 1877-05-04

EGG-sHELLs form one of the best clari- fiers for cider and wine. One pint of pulverized egg-shells will clarify one barrel of cider or wine in from twenty four to forty-eight hours, according to the clearness of the weather,
Connecticut western news., 1877-05-04

A SAILOR was recently brought before a magistrate for beating his wife, when the magistrate attempted to reach his heart by asking him if he did not know that his wife was the "weaker vessel. '' ''lf she is, she oughtn't to carry so much sail, :" replied Jack.
Connecticut western news., 1877-05-04

To SOFTEN metal castings, bury them in sawdust in an iron box. Make it air tight with clay, and subject it to 8 red heat for several hours. Let the whole cool before taking out the castin gs.
Connecticut western news., 1877-05-04

"YoU MUST cultivate decision of char acter and learn to say mo-" said a father to his knowledge-thirsty son. Soon afterward, when the father told the boy to chop wood, the boy said ''no!' with an emphasis that showed a remembrance of the lesson.
Connecticut western news., 1877-05-04

POTATO CRoQUETs.-Boil and mash potatoes when hot, and add piece of buter the size of an egg, a teaspoonful of white powdered sugar, salt, and two well-beaten eggs; mix well together, and then make it into small cone or pear-shaped pieces; let them stand til quite cold; then dip them into raw egg and bread crumbs, plenty of the latter, and fry in boiling lard.
Connecticut western news., 1877-05-04

PATENTEES AND INVENTORS should read advertisement of Edson Bros. in another column. 3-29-3t-e-o-w
Connecticut western news., 1877-05-04

SALT ON STEAK.-It is much better to broil or fry the steak without salting, adding the salt after the meat is on the platter, as the salt draws the juice out of the meat if put on before it is cooked, thereby making it dry and indigestible. In cooking steak the object is to keep in the juice as much as possible, hence the meat should be scared over as quickly as possible on both sides, and frequently turned while cooking over very hot fire.
Connecticut western news., 1877-05-04

"DEAR ME2" sad lawyer to pro. fessional brother, "I've got to argue case this morning, and my head aches so can hardly think" "Never mind," was the encouraging reply; "if you have precious little use for vour head. ,,
Connecticut western news., 1877-05-04

UNsHAvED.-"Pa," said little fel- low to his unshaven father, "your chin looks like the wheel in the musical bOx,o
Connecticut western news., 1877-05-04

A FARMER to do we'll with hogs had better not aim at the highest breed. A ha!f-breed SOW and half-breed boar is quite breed enough.
Connecticut western news., 1877-05-04

MANY colts and calves are suffering from vermin. An ointment of lard and sulphur, rubbed along the spine, neck and inside the thighs of calves and colts, will be beneficial.
Connecticut western news., 1877-05-04

THE Lancet says that the throat symp- toms are the most trust worthy for the purpose of diagnosis in the initial stage of scarlet fever. The soft part of the palate is extensively reddened, and not merely the tonsils, as is the case in the first instance in ordinary sore throat. When this condition is met with, ac- companied by a very hot skin and very quick pulse, accompanied or pre- ceded by sickness, with thickly furred tongue, red borders and prominent paplllae, case of scarlet fever may be prepared for.
Connecticut western news., 1877-05-04

COUGH TRocHEs.-One ounce Spanish licorice, two ounces refined sugar, two drams finely-powdered gum arabic, and extract of opium, one scruple. Beat the whole together, with mucilage of gum tragacanth, make into small troches, to be dissolved in the mouth when the cough is troublesome.
Connecticut western news., 1877-05-04

NEURALGIA IN THE HEAD.-Have a flannel cap made to fasten under the chin; wear three nights; let three nights pass, then put on again if neees- sary: For neuralgia in eyebrows, bind strip of flannel around the head; rub the teeth with equal parts of salt and alum, pulverlzed, on a soft, wet bit of inen.
Connecticut western news., 1877-05-04

A REGULAR lady y-killer-Blue Beard.
Connecticut western news., 1877-05-04

DON'T DO THAT.-Never use soap to wash hair brushes. Take piece of soda, dissolve it in warm water, stand the brush in it, making sure that the water only covers the 5ristles. It will almost instantly become white and clean. Place it in the air to dry, with the bristles downward, and it will be as firm as a new brush,
Connecticut western news., 1877-05-04

MANY a miner lives in vein.
Connecticut western news., 1877-05-04
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 Yours respectfully,
 MRS. A. A. DINSMORE
 No. 19 Russell Street.
Connecticut western news., 1877-05-04

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Connecticut western news., 1877-05-04

CHEAP FUEL.-One bushel of small coal or sawdust, or both mixed together, two bushels of sand, one bushel and a half of clay. Let them be mixed together with common water, like or dinary mortar; the more they are stirred and mixed together the better; then make them into balls, or with a small mould make them in the shape of bricks, pile them in dry plate, and when they are hard and sufficiently dry they may be used. A fire cannot be lighted with them, but when the fire is quite lighted, put them on behind, with coal or two on in front, and they will be found to keep up a stronger fire than any fuel of the common kind.
Connecticut western news., 1877-05-04

RH Super Mi xed Cards, with name 25c; 25 for 10c OC Traver Co.,. North Chatham. N. Y. 1-27-6t
Connecticut western news., 1877-05-04

MUTTON SoUP.-Take the fore- quarter of mutton, cut out the bone from the shoulder, and put it down to boil in two quarts of water; as soon as it boils skim it well; set it where it will keep simmering for an hour; then add the. meat, also more boiling water; skim again as soon as any scum rises; grate one good-sized carrot, chop three onions, three yellow turnips, and some celery quite small, and add to the soup; boil slowly five hours; soak cupful of rice or barley, according to taste, in some tepid water, and add with the meat; season with the grated rind of a lemon, little chopped parsley, salt and pepper, and sprinkle of nutmeg.
, 1877-12-29

This retrospect will at least prove that
the year has been almost az fruitful in
changes as q year in snch a quiet place
could be. The prospect for the coming
year is agriculturally and financially a
a much brighter one than for many years
past. But what changes it will bring
with it who can tell OF one thing we
are sure, that whatever be " the changes
and chances of this mortal life'' to us 90.
ciall y or Individually there is a Help that
can defend US. The conductors of this paper
are neither afraid nor ashamed to express
their faith in the Providence of a GOD who
rules over all things and who alone gives
the increase. They do not believe 10 any
far off Deity or cold abstraction, but in
a Personal Loving LORD
They believe with Shakespeare that
There's a Divinity that shapes our ends
Rough-hew them how We witl."
And with a wiser than Shakespeare,
that GOD makes " all things work together
tor good for them tina: love Him."
, 1877-12-29
WHAT IS LIME ?

We can fancy a reader cxclaining-.
"WeIl! this dis Catechism is getting
too ridiculous, there might be some excuse
for boring one about vacuum pans and
centrifugal drier !; bat what is this non.
sense about lime 2 Don't We see lime in
one shape or another every day Dear
critic, this article is meant only for those
who do not know what lime is, or If thew
know something about it are az least mo-
dest enough to suppose that there may be
many facts yet to be gathered up by them
and slowed away in that small compart-
ment OF their mental magazines labelled
cline. How often does it not happen
that We know the names of things, q little,
perhaps very little, of their more obvious
qualities, and then suppose that We un.
derstano all about them. The writer of
these remarks does not mean to insinuate
that he knows all about lime, far from it /;
he p%retends merely to state SOM, Of the
best known facts about it, aud illustrate
them as tar as possible from what surrounds
us here in Santa Cruz
Thu question may be regarded from
several points Of view. If you ask "a
chemist, he will reply by giving you an
account OF the results of analysis, in other
words he will tell you what lime is made
up OF. 1t you ask a geOIOgisr, he will
enter into the history of line as a c,mpo-
nent part of the earth's crust. Finally, it
you ask a practical man, he will reply
with his thoughts on the use which cal be
made OF it to the builder it il the chief
part OF mortar; to the agriculturist, q
good manure ; to the sugar-boilcr, a defe-
Gator and so on.
We will look at the question from the
three points of view III succession, viz:
the chemical the geological, and the p,ac-
tical.
First then what is lime, considered
chemically At the beginning Of the
century it was supposed impossible to
separate lime into cOmpOnente, it was
an dement, Lime was lime, and nothing
further could be said about it. But like
many other suppositions this theory turn
ed out to be false. Sir Humphrey Davy,-s.
a famous English chemist, showed that
lime consisted of ta0O parts viz the gas
oryge" and a previously Gnhmown metal
TO which he gave the name OF calcium
(caIx being the Latin word for lime). 1t
may be thought strange that this new
metal discovered by Sir Humphrey should
never have been fouad pure in the mi6es,
but Its singular behaviour soon explained
why such a discovery had not been and
could not be made. For the metal was
no soc ner exposed to the air than it dni-
ted with some Of the oxygen which the
ar contains, and went back to lime again.
Ii put into water, the return was still
quicker. Ia short, the love of this %
lof oxygen is so great that the only way
TO Keep it is to immerse it ia a. aubsla1ce
winch contains no oxygen, aud surEpunded
Oy which it cannot thereiore gsntif( II
propensity. Such q substanoe il Nap6tba.
Lime, itself a oomponndnuMo1bave
just seen, again unitoe sNithsN(hprasubs
stances to form new c~ompounds, IL adee>
lions go out in the direction Of acids, and
, 1877-12-29
Fl E WIS"
CHRlSTIANSTED, ST. CROlL
Saturday. December 29th 1877.

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In accordance with the custom of most
newspapers, we purpose to take o retro
spective glance at the year now near its
close, year that has been ia many res
poets q very remarkable one in the history
of our little island. When 1877 opened,
we had been suffering under a Drought of
such long continuance that it seemed
almost impossible we could recover our
selves. Year after year had our coura-
geous planters-for it does take courage
to be a planter in st. Croix-been "hopi0g
against hope" Estates wers sold for a
mere trife first mortgages had ceased to
be worth any more than sixth or seventh
mortgages: half aud quarter crops, aye
less than that, were looked upon as a
matter of course. There was, in fact, a
%pecuniary paralysis in the colony. Now
the state of things is happily changed, and
the CHEEKY look on the faces of most Of
our planters is reflected over US all. The
truth is that the we are such a purely
agricultural country that W. are bright or
dull according as our planters are bright
or dull. With the planter, pecuriariIy
speaking, we stand or fall, The state of his
barometer represents the barometer Of all.
Nowonder, therefore, that in our retrospect
we first allude to agricultural matters.
The great event Of the year has of
course been the erection of the Central
Factory. BY the former Editor of this
newspaper the Factory scheme was con-
sistently and ably advocated, and we our
selves have followed in his track in
maintaining that the establishment of
the Factory is an immense benefit to
this colony. Even if we can not go
30 far as to say it Was "the only thing to
save the country" y, we feel sure that it
will be q good thing for us, aud better
still for our children. to have the sugar
grower separated from the manufacturer,
and to have st. Croix sugar taking its
place as second to none in European and
American markets. Into the question
whether the outlay for erecting the Factory
has not been too great, we shall not now
Anter at length, though such is perhaps our
opinion. Nor shall we go any further
into the question of how many pounds of
sugar the Company ought to give the
planter for his hundred pounds of canes
than to express our hope that they will
give him as much as they possibly can,
and still leave themselves a fair margin of
profit. The factory will commence actual
work very soon. May it realize oil the
expectations of it's promoters, and be such
a success as to induce all who at present
stand aloof from it to join it!
The personnel Of our Colonial Council
has undergone many changes during the
year. Messrs. Dahl, Anthon and Rev.
Willemoes left the island, Mr.. Percy's
seat became vacant by bis death. and Mr..
A. Latimer's by his retirement. The in
fusion of new blood into the Council in
the persons of DR.. Kalmer and Rev.
Branch as Crown Members, and Messrs J.
Latimer, Conrad, and Brown as elected
members, will at least not diminish the
talking power of the Council, these gen.
tlemen not being hitherto known as
silent men.
, 1877-12-29

. w have just heard of thesds5tk 81 Mr.. A.,as.rnn uo.hsv-
iniaw OF His Excenency The Vice Governor. we asamre him
ano a. the members Of his family Of our respectful sympathy.
nesdsy's paper. WV