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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-21
Letter from DR.. VOelcker, Chemist
or the Royal Agricultural
Society on tho ''Analy-
sis of Fertilizers"
LONDON. October 9th. 1877.

LONDON. October 9th. 1877.
DEAR SIR Your letter of the 2sth
August reached me here a few DAYS
on my return from Switzerland. where
| spend my autumal HOLIDAYS, which
VIII explain 10 YOU the DELAY of nv
reply.
Perhaps the best answer | can give
70 your inquiry 10, that no manufac-
turer OF artificial manures who under
stands ms business in eve so moderate
a degree, buys any fertilizing material.
except on h basis of an ANALYSIS.
why. then, should the anvlvsis of fer
tlllZers be of great value to manufac-
tuners of fertilizers, and of no value to
the farmer:
The agricultural and commercial
value of artificial manures mainly de
ponds upon their component parts and
the relative proportions of the chief
lertlllZlng constituents, and the state
OF combinations when they occur can
be determined by any good chemist
with quite sufficient precision to in
dlcate the comparative value of differ
emit fertilizers. Chemical ANALYSIS. in
fact, Is the only means of ascertaining,
with certainty, whether a IN is
good or worthless, and about what
price the ought to pay for
particular kinds of manure. 1t is in
telllgible to the weakest intellect that
a anu which contains 4 per cent.
of ammonia and 20 per cent. of phos-
phate of lime is worth twice as much
as the price of phosphate of lime and
ammonia in another contain
ing only 3 per cent. of ammonia and
10 per cent. of phosphate of lime, and
thnr.n &c no ntbA,. n,Al. - & .,a -
how much of each of these cOnstitu-
entS a fertilizer contains. than to sub
NIT it to chemical analysis. am sur
prlSed hat any reasonable man in
your country can entertain the foolish
opinion that chemical analysis is of no
value whatever to the farmer. | do
not think that such an opinion can be
entertained by any n manufac-
turer with a good conscience. Ii it
were the case that the analysis of fer
tlllZerS We're useless to the farmer. YOU
may depend upon it dealers
would make no opposition to the chem
zeal examination OF heir productions.
1t Is Just for the eaSOn that the tricks
of the manure trade can only be sue
cesSfully exposed by a thorough chem
zeal examination that certain manufac-
turers of are SO bitter against
analytical tests.
In the course of the year | make
| 900 analysis of various fertilizers for
bona tide farmers, and a still larger
number of manufacturers and dealers.
and have done SO a good many years
pasta pretty good practical proof of
the value of chemical analysis to both
parties.
Yours faithfully,
AUGUSTUS NOFICKER.
Or. Thomas Pollard.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-21

tlYatlon. are OF slow growth. PLANT
the Sod about tia. 1T of April. taIt
thcK CONF up under the brushes very
thIck from the fallen seed. Soms-
times throw a little dirt on tn. -..-I
winch DO not pick up. | have s.v-
erai hundred plants under the bushes.
from ! - II inches high. and At-sut
MY III my front yard ! have never
7"li any Of the seeds or plants. but
c"ui'i du ~. | have distributed them
from Mary land T. Texas in small gnan-
tltieo- The leaves mas - picked IN
May, July and September. The last
any time before frost. The cost 81
? cklng would be a mere trifie. a on
hand couli pick two Or three bushels
a day.
The curing OF the leaves should H.
uohe IN copper pans Of different de
grees 81 heat but as none of NV fam
ny except myself, drink tea. | put NJ
Win The inferior curing in iron pots
anu ovens, or stove pans. Dry IN the
shade. and pack tight in boxes or lars.
me young tender leaves mo doubt
MAKE the fnest green teas the old.
luIl grown and refuse leaves the black
tea.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-21
The Tea Plant Again.

found the Asiatlc tea plant -four
ishing like a green bay tree, in the
gardens of BERTHE. DIR. Wilson, of
Windsor, has several hundred plants
about his yard and garden. He has
cultivated it for his own use for 20
size, luxuriance and beauty. 1t is a
fine ornamental evergreen shrub, has
beautiful snOw-white flowers, and
seeds abundantly and evidently takes
to it's new habitat like a native. Mr..
Wheeler, a brother of the historian,
has also cultivated it for many years
on his place a few miles from Windsor.
There is no sufficient reason why we
do not at least produce u own sup
ply of this article, however it may be
in New York LHerdId.) But the county
Of BERTHE and all the eastward coun-
ties abound with a native tea plant,
the Cassena, Youpon). which. when
properly cured. is as good as the best
Black tea from the east. l speak from
personal knowledge, having used it
during the war.
The national drink of the Brazilians
to which the world was introduced at
the Cafe at Philadelphia during the
centennial, resembles our Youpon
quite closely. W. c. X.
(From the MurfreesborO Inquirer.)
We are in receipt from Professor
LeDuc, commissioner of agriculture at
Washington City, a report on tea Gull
ture in the South. The professor calls
special attention to this branch of in
dustry, Inc a it may be done as
successfully as in China and thus save
the country of enormous sums TX
pended every year. Among the COM
munications from different parts Of
the South on the subject, we find the
following from DIR. Turner Wilson, of
BERTHE county
4 send you a package of green tea
leaves, blossoms and a few seed in the
capsules. Ihave no person that under
stands curing the leaves, but send a
package Of the dried leaves as l term
them. | frequently drink a simple IN
fusion of the leaves dried in the shade
Gin the attic, and though not as good
as the Chinese preparation, yet l know
that am drinking the pure tea. with
out any coloring matter like plaster OF
Paris or prussiate of iron.
l have been raising the tea sinc
1853, but without much cultivation
Nv yard and garden are sandy soil, and
the plants or bushes, without any Gull
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~. lss~t aTIrsachahle a. personal r.
Dyson anei lle-ralafs IA giving tor the
cause - thra~t
Attsr The ms.tsnEx werc nv. 81 u
IL & mp~rAv chapel four xoanx ran
vent fe1stt"T one sabbath morning
e. hear whst this 1tr~r srr~h -
strnEe de- srns~ hal Is .aw ~,
wishing - - notsrs~t thew w~nt n..sn
n" Hst Earth r~tf. and at dow n -
s}i" a are hol* hath hal 1-~n of-n
- fer ventilation. ~ls.re thew rs,sal1
ls~sk dpsn upon IL. preach.r AMI hsar
At> wunt. very DISTINCTLY l-Fnx them
~lNc<, a. th~v Thought screened fron
at~ery alton Aft.rfh. cT~nsn- 49,
ca~sS TT ~chUrtdsr arose adjusted 81.
~~l-Ctacls>- -ave IL. group on the rs~sf
on" kseu. Gull kok aasi amour. -
h~ t"Nt John n , 6 am
Tic vIHs ~ ar" ;hs txane he~. 81.
} nu A0aw. 1ys the narrator. o..
.; the four. the Spirit himself 4
Nay seemed 10 - speaking ihron.h
Ir. >anlel"T- oar ~ttentao va.
~TlFti'~t AMI ever AMI anon thr pr,a.h
tT would IL lis :. upon L. and az
some pointed question - that ~
trvmhiei AMI w.pt a. We sAi there
and afterwards went horne tas..fter
f"Ta ~ta~"n - PRAYER for al. Tor
~c f"4t that ~ wtTr. ludetzl. Wlthrr,-E
branches ut onlN u ~ burned. A.
Tour "t iHs>s Young men ~son b--ansa
i f~trl>tlaus. and continued steadfa.t
bnr = a. evangelist. and one. the mar
Iatur. i a deacon - the church and
= prominent physician here. lie il
still able 10 report with minut~n.%-
many ut tie which IA, n.ari
thlrtN wears aeo.
AIntib. Turkey.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-21
OFFICERS OF THE NlIIUNAL GRANGE.

Masters. f.. adams. Monticello,
Mimi.
Orersecr.-J. j. Weodman. Paw Paw.
tIiCh.
Lpcfurer-Mortimer Whitehead. Gin
cinnati.
.SteuarI.-A. J. Vaughan. Mem
phis.
Issistaat .SfcrdrI.-Wm Sims. Of
Kansas.
Trpdsurcr.-F. VI. Mcdowell. Wayne.
y. Y.
S~ecretary.-O. II. Kelley. Louisville,
Ky.
Gotekeeper.-O. D~nwiddie. Orchard
Grove. Ind.
Cpres.-MrS. Adams.
PoHtOia.-Mrs. Woodman.
F1Oru.-Mre. Moore.
Ludy .1Sst. .Stetrurd.-Miss c. y. Hall,
! ouisville, KY.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
ID. WYATT Aiken, Cokesbury. :. {.
Henley James, Marion. Ind.
5. II. Ellis. Springsboro, Ohio.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-21
A Snake Attacks a Man in a
Buggy.

AS. Mr.. Walters and his wife were re-
turning to the city. says the Dallas Ca
commercial. in a buggy, they passed
a snake lying on the side of the road,
the great size of which attracted their
attention. After passing the reptile,
Mr.. Walters concluded he would turn
back and kill it. He turned the team
around. drove back to a point opposite
the snake. drew his pistol and fired at
it, but without effect. The horses, not
being used to the report of firearms,
became restless and hard TO control,
which caused the attention OF Mr.
Walters to be diverted from the snake,
which ran rapidly to the buggy, up
the wheels, and on the Dashboard be-
fore h occupants were aware OF It.
The snake. when it was within a foot
of the occupants of the carriage, coiled
the lower part of its body, threw its
neck into a graceful curve. drew back
It's head, and was just In the act of
launching its deadly fangs into Mr..
Walters. when he fired the second
shot. This, though missing, had the
effect to cause the snake TO lower itself
on the tongue of the carriage. Mr..
Walters then fired two more shots.
n of which took effect. and caused
the reptile to fall from the carriage to
the ground, and Walters dispatched
ii with a stone. The reptile was meas
ured, and found To be over six feet
long, and was thicker than a mans
wrist.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-21

The cases contained the following
marls
No. j. Virgin"
No. ,. Reclaimed Not productive.
Corn, cotton and pease usually
French" Cor turn red, shed leaves,
&c Has been marled."
No. 3. Reclaimed. Unproductive.
Would produce nothing. Turned out.
When the cans were opened they all
had the same general appearance.
Nv memoranda made at the time were
as follows
"The subsoil comprised about one
third Of the contents of the can, was
of a light ye'Iowish color and sandy
feel. exhibiting but little appearance
of organic matter. On top Of this was
a dark colored soil. which continued
to turn darker until the soil proper,
i. e., the top soil, was very black.
Both the subsoil and the soil were full
of roots and other vegetable remains,
the soil especially. The depth of the
soil about II inches. Both gave acid
reaction, more apparent with the soil.
The following are the results of my
analysis
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-21
For the Farmer and Mechanic

Mr.. EDITOR We hope the Legis-
latur will pass a law, in all petty
larceny cases, compelling the thief to
pay the owner of the stolen property
double the value in money or work
and work on the county roads and
bridges one to three years, according
to the offense. Convicts are now a
serious expense to the State. The
penitentiary has no terrors crime is
onl the increase. The whipping-post
would not compensate the poor man
for his stolen COW or hog. nor improve
the morals. Gt is cruel and barbarous)
but make him a worse citizen. If men
will violate the law let their offenses.
If possible, result IN some way for good
and not make the bad worse.
Z. r. III.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-21
Officers of North Carolina State
Grange. p. of H.

Nuster.-S. Il. Alexander. Charlotte.
M~ecklenburg county.
Orerseer.-N. b. Whitfield. La
Grange. Lenoir county.
Lecturer.-T. III. Robinson, Concord.
Cabarrus county
.Stetrard.-D. IL. Armstrong, Ashton.
Fender county.
Asst. .Stetrdrd Hill f.. King. Stump
Sound Onslow county.
ChdplGn.-Rcv. Vim. Grant. Jack
son Northampton county.
"r2dsurer.-D. w. {. Benbow,
Greensboro. Guilford county.
.Sccrctdry-Joseph r.. Porter, Tar
boro'. Edgecombe county.
GATE keeper.-W. ID. Wharton,
Greensboro. Guilford county.
Ceres.-Mrs. :. b. Alexander, Char
lotte. Mccklcnburg county
POntoHa.-Mrs. \. b. Whitfield, La
Grange. Lenoir county.
ETOTu.-Miss Eugenia Robinson,
Concord. Cabarrus county.
Ludy Asst. .Stp,rdTd. Mrs. III. +.
King. Stump Sound. Onslow county.
state Business 4gent.-Dr. ID. w. c.
Benbow. Greensboro.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
s. b. Alexander, Er-O0icio Chair
man.
q. z. French, Wilmington.
l.. L.. Polk, Raleigh.
w. Ii. Cheek. Warrenton.
J.. f. Porter. Er-OticiO Secretary.
LIST OF DEPUTIES.
LIST Deputy District.-Wm. b. Shaw,
Indian Town, Currituck county.
End Deputy District.-John A. Davis.
Tarboro', E~dgecombe county.
Bird Deputy District.-B. +. Hooks,
Gfoldsboro', Wayne county.
4th Deputy District.-Hill +. King.
Stump Sound. Onslow county.
9TH Deputy District.-L. l.. Polk,
Raleigh, Wake county.
9th Deputy District Frank NJ. Pitt,
Oakville. Warren county.
18th Deputy District.-Dr. ID. A.
Montgomery, Company Shops, Ala
nance county.
sth Deputy District. w. b. Clement,
Jerusalem. Davie county.
9Th Deputy District.-T. III. Robin
son. Concord, Cabarrus county.
10th Deputy District.-W. p. Rein
hardt, Hickory, Catawba county.
nth Deputy District.-To be sup
piled.
18th Deputy District.-To he sup
piled.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-21
A Noble Missionary.

We mentioned recently that an I'M
Gle of the editor of this paper was for
more than thirty years a missionary
in Asia Minor. \ New England lady
has since sent US the appended letter
from a native (Armeniln) clergyman.
educated by DR.. Schneider, detailing
the growth of good fruit in the field
whence the old missionary was called
to his reward, and also giving some
incidents of his life:
DIR. SCHNEIDER.
Our third congregation at Aintab
has Outgrown its accommodations :;
and a few DAYS since went with those
who have the work in charge. to see
the larger rooms they propose to rent
for a chapel. Ny heart was full for
these were the rooms occupied for
many years by the Rev Or. Schneider
and his godly wife. whose grave is
among the people she loved. We look
ed into the good mans study, into the
large sitting-roOm, and the bedrooms,
discussed removing this and that wall.
80 as To accommodate. II possible.
three hundred people, my thoughts
meanwhile dwelling N those early
DAYS when these very walls witnessed
the PRAYERS and tears OF that devoted
missionary and his wife. as they sowed
the seed that has since borne 80
rich a harvest.
Returning home, we found Il
weekly mail. with the tidines that this
servant of God had passed on to his
reward. The first emotion that swept
over me was Of joyful congratulation
for him the second, Of deep and
fearful gratitude that God gave me
such a friend and father when he
called me to this blessed but difficult
work.
MANY years ago Battal Bev told his
Armenian physician that his friend
Schneider was a wonderfully holy
man. so holy that if he would but AZ
cepr the Prophet. he would be received
10 heaven without passing the Judg-
ment, and with no questions asked
And it is the universal testimony
that few, very few, are found who
work with such apparent simplicity
and ~singleness OF purpose as he did.
For this reason he had great influence
over those men who are considered
hard 10 approach and that, also, in
regard 10 those subjects in which they
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-21
Analyses Of Land by DR.. Ledoux,
State Chemist.
CHAPEL HILL, n. c.,
February 9th, 1878.

CHAPEL HILL. n. c..
February 9th, 1873.
Hon. l.. l.. POLK,
COMMISSIONS of agriculture /:
DEAR SIR Il have examined the
three samples of soil from the savan-
nah lands of Columbus county. sent
from your office. To recall to your
which they were obtained. | will copy
herein the letter which accompanied
them. forwarded to me with the SAM
plies last September
"COLUMBUS COUNTY,
August 18th, 1877.
Hon. l.. l.. POLK,
Commissioner of agriculture !:
DEAR SIR Il send you by express
this p. NJ. three specimens of soil taken
from our savannah lands also a
bundle of grass taken from the same.
These lands are flat, dark chocolate
colored surface with clay subsoil-
usually they have sufficient fall for
thorough drainage. The grass they
produce is very nutritious, producing
fat more speedily than any forage l
know of. Cows that feed upon it give
a very rich milk-cream, a straw color
and very thick. Butter made from it
is equal in color and faror to any
Duchess or Genesse butter that l have
ever seen. Please understand that l
am giving YOU facts that can be sub
stantlated. [ tell you candidly that |
nave never seen a naturally better
color to butter than our savannah
grass produces. l look upon these
lands as very valuable for agricultural
purposes, and sincerely trust that
Or. Ledoux's analysis may substantiate
my opinion.
u very respectfully,
ID. S. CowAN."
lhe three samples were enclosed
each l a tin case twenty inches long,
which, according to your Instructions.
We're driven down into the ground at
the proper place and brought away
with their specimens of the soil and
sph-soil in their normal, original layers.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-21

HE fARAFR = NFoHkNi. tie.
Stat" Agricultural urnaI. Al Raleigh.
though II \ not Vet old enough to turr.
out a mnu~tach., has done woman
service In turning the tide II einigra-
ton Southwark. Its graphing hook
has caught that Westward star ~ I'm
pre-, undcr the tiftfi rib. and i pulling
II around South. Southwark the cmi-
grant wagon tire takes It wav,-CoH-
cord sam.
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FEBRUARY p, 1873.
0be 6ranef.

NoTF.-CommnWicdfioPS f"r HtS n
puptaeHt soiicttef from I"tr"HS ~
oil sections ri the StGte.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-21

This at the rate of 400 lbs. per acre
ought to give very fair results.
will append an extract from your
letter explaining the characteristics OF
the soil.
After a few years cultivation it be-
comes entirely unfit for raising the
sweet potato, especially if a crop OF
potatoes has already been produced on
it. The land becomes what they call
spotted and the spots constantly
enlarge as it is cultivated"
Hoping my analysis and conclusions
based upon it may benefit the farmers
of Harnett Co., / am,
Yours sincerely,
A. r. LEDOUX.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-21
ANALYSIS 30. 3S.
SAMPLE no. /.

Sulphuric acid,.... -. .................
By noticing the proportion of the
ingredients in the soil and subsoil, we
can see at once wherein lies some of
the trouble with them:
First-The soil is very wet.
Second-1t is acid.
IH6d-The soil proper consists of
land and organic matter entirely
with merely traces of mineral plant
foOd-1ess than one per cent? While
the subsoil is also very deficient in
lime and potash.
THE REMEDIES.
These are
First-Drainage.
Second-Application of alkaline sub
stances.
IHird-Judicious fertilization.
FIRST.
Drainage Of the character of soils
which are represented by the sample
analysed, is often a difficult matter,
even when the land is Of sufficient
slope, forthe organic matter is SO com
pact and the fibres which the soil
contains so interlaced, that it is almost
impervious to water. In riding across
the savannahs every one has frequent
ly noticed how the black road bed
will hold water long after the same
hos cnnSnH Hnnnn drama no ronSf no
thorough and the soil well broken
up by the pillow.
SECOND.
The acidity of a soil may be removed
in general by simple drainage and
turning up of the ground, thus facili-
tating the action of the sun and at
mospheric agencies: but in a soil such
as the one under consideration, where
there is a lack of lime and potash
nature points GU an easy method of
cure-viz: application Of ashes and
lime. Let the blowing be thorough
and the application of the alkalies
pretty heavy and the results will be
marked.
THIRD.
There is no need of applying a fertil-
izer containing ammonia to these soils.
They contain sufficient in their organ
ic matter. and if ashes are plentifully
applied. the fertilizer need not contain
potash.
| would recommend. in addition to
the ashes and lime. "Dissolved Bone
Black" an any phosphate made from
this material. This will supply the
phosphate acid and magnesia.
FINALLY.
/ have often called attention to the
fact from the analysis of a single sam
pie of a soil, we must draw conclusions
very carefully. The results which
have been obtained in this particular
case, may not be true for all our savan-
nah lands, but let the experiment be
made. and if, in the light of the analy-
sis, the practical test proves that the
troubles has been found. we will
make assurance doubly sure
The other two samples showed the
same characteristics as the virgin soil
both were acid and had a high per-
centage of water and land. No COM
plete analyses were made of these two
samples, as the effects of partial fer
tilization were apparent in shells,
pieces of bone &c. &c, and the results
of an analysis would therefore be
deceptive.
There is a vast amount of rich, or
ganic matter in this soil, and with pro-
per care in drainage and proper fertil-
zation they may become very produc-
tive.
Hoping that if any of our friends
make a practical experiment with
savannahs they will let us know
the result, | am,
Respectfully yours,
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-21

Hon. l. l.. Polk.

Hon. l. l.. Polk.
ContmiNSioHor II agriculture:
DEAR SIR - send herewith my
ANALYSIS Of the sample Of soil from
Harnett CO. Ny memoranda on open
Ing the can containing. the sample
were a. follows: color. dark gray.
reaction. very acid. Contains roots
pine bark, twiga. peach stone, char
coal, and scraps Of blue paper and
grains Of quartz. The larger pieces
of quartz, peach stone and paper were
removed. In spite Of the quantity OF
twigs &C. present, the percentage Of
organic matter is low. There is no
potash but plenty of Lime and Mag
nesia for potatoes. In my opinion the
trouble is simply due TO the fact that
the soil. originally very sandy, has
become deficient in plant food (phos-
phorlc acid, nitrogen and potash
through cultivation. Ii will hardly do
TO make up the lack in potash with
ashes entirely, and | would recon-
mend sulphate of potash as as substi-
tute. Provided the sample vas a fair
representative Of this class of soils. |
would advise the employment ION po-
tatoes) Of the following compost, pre-
pared as in my directions for COMPOST
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-21

*The soluble salts contain no potash,
but OIL per cent. of chloride of So
dunn.
See explanations accompanying.
Your Ob't Serv't,
ALBERT X. LEDOUX.
Director.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-21
ANALYSIS NO.. 81.

SIR:-The sample of soil sem to the
Station for analysis, and marked &c.
II. Coffield, Harnett Co., \. c." con-
tainS:
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Water M 100Oc.......... ...... 2.74
Insoluble Silica and sand........... 90. 81
Soluble none
Organic matter 1.66
Soluble salts 1920
Oxides of Iron and Alumina...... lie
Lime Ca. O................. ............ OPS
Magnesia CMg. o. ................. O.24
Phosphoric Acid (Ps O5).......... O.O5
90. 81
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-07-09

as 10 get in in a day. or the same day il
IS moved. People are pretty we'll intC
hSying and are Improving this tine wealth.
er to the best advantage. The grass crop
has been rowing very fast since the last
rains, and where It was thought there
must be light crop. there is now fair
average crop, aud some places more than
an average. The ground got so wei
soaked up in the last rains that all other
crops are growing timely.
The warm weather and long days are
fetching in our homes our citizens who
have been abroad; the family OF K. S.
Morse are now all at home at bis resi-
dencs which has been standing empty for
NOS, year.
+. II. BuiteTheld is now at the old
homestead, his tather's, spending his sn-
nusl vacation His business is teaching
music in the city OF Norwich. CT.
VIM. w. Bluerfield has sold his farm
10 Julian M. Bean.
Considerable attention has been called
OF late, to the healing or medicinal quail
ties OF spring right here in our midst,
which never has been thought much OF
except tor It's peculiar and abundant de-
post along It's stream where il empties.
II il proves what some claim for it Il may
be valuable -LeVtSt0H Journal.