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Artseheks Culture.

a gentleman who has been
experimenting with artiohokes
writes the following to Colman's
Rsyal lEuid::
Last spring I planted about
two-thirds of an acre-the red
Brazilian variety They were
represented to me to make an
average yield of4oo bushels per
acre I thought I would be
satisfied with one-half that
amount. planted them in a
lot that | had fed hogs on the
winter before. The land was
well manared, but the winter
had been so mild that it was
hard to get the seed bed in good
order. / planted m rows three
and a half feet a part, hills eigh-
teen inches apart, one eye in a
place. They should be planted
about the time the first corn is
planted. I hoed mine once or
twice. and plow9d three times.
They we're planted in two lots.
One lot, two-tlirds stand,
yielded at the rate of 800 bush
els per acre; second lot, fair
stand, yielded at the rate of $40
bushels per acre. This | be-
iisve to5bc a moderate Yields j
think onny upland I caninake
them yield SEQ bushels peracre.
It IS claimed by some that they
Will yield 500 or :, 900 bushel;
per acre. While this sounds in
credible. ycton very rich land it
may be possible. Three bush
els cut down to the single eye,
and planted as described, will
be sufficient for an acre. The
tnbers begin to form about Aug
nst Ist, and are ready to turn
the hogs on from the first to the
middle Of October.
The tubers will cover the
space between the rows in &C
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a Word to Farm l.assrers.

1t is important TO impress up
on young men who are seeking
employment the truth that it
pays to form good habits. The
idea too often prevails among
this class that it makes but little
difference upon mans bust
ness prospects how he spends
his minority. No matter what
habits he forms. or what excess
es he INDUCES in, if only he is a
good workman he expects to
succeed in getting employment
and good wages. But employ
ers even of farm hands have
more regard to the character
and morals of the men whom
they hire than the latter often
suspect. Not long since one of
our subscribers, a prominent
farmer in the eastern part ofthe
state, was telling us OF his meth
cd with hands who wished to
hire, to him. He questioned
them closely about their habits
as to temperance and good NOR
ais. Profanity. disregard of the
Sabbath and the use of liquor
or tobacco were sufficient to rule
out any enc applying to hire. If
the record of the applicant is
clear on these points, our friend
gives him a trial, and if he finds
him a competent workman, in
telligent in his duties, industri-
Gus and faithful, he makes an
advance upon his wages. He
regularly pays his men two dol
lars a month above the average
rate paid to other farm hands in
his nelghborhood, because he
values good morals as well as
good labor, and iswilling to pay
a bonus for responsibility and
good character. His present
hired man is fair musician, and
helps to instruct and entertain
the family by his accomplish
nrents. While he is a faithful
laborer in the field and trusty
with the stock, his worthy char.
aoteris of greater value to the
children Of the family. His ex-
ample-is one to be initiated by
them, and not, as is too often
the case, one to be held up as
warning. Many young man
who knows himself to be a COM
petent workman fails to secure
employment because his habits
are such as to unfit him to be
the companion of children. Pro-
family. obscenity, a disregard
for Gods day, as well as intern
perance and uncleanly habits,
have kept many a young man
from. securing good places, good
Pay and advancement. 1t pays
to be moral,-Er.
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Brick iPomeroy is going back
to La Crosse to publish a paper
organ. He made fortune there
publishing a red hot radical
democrat paper, but at the
food tide Of prosperity he sold
out and went to New York
where he soon sunk into Moth
ing. He left the democratic
party and joined the greenback-
ers. He is now poor and with
out influence. at SO happens"
says the CoWie1-I0wnaL, that
the quarters he has rented are
in a block owned by his wife,
from whom he was divorced
some years ago. "Brick" is
poor now and she is rich.-DaL
las HeyaAse
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Docs it Pay to Raise Cottonl
Hampstead Courier

! Hampstead Courier.l
/ It's high time that farmers
l'weres seriously asking them
selves tliisqaestion. With cotton
costing 10 cents per pound to
make it, and.bringing only 7 or
is cents when made, it is the
Ipart, OF, wisdom to, cast about
land see if.there is not something
else whereby a living may be
earned on, less ,precrarious terms
than. raising of cotton. Its
very difficult thing to get out Of
old ruts when we have run in
them all our blives; but it is ac-
tually necessary to do so some
times, notwithstanding the great
effort it may cost to accomplish
the act.
We all know how to raise
cotton-have done it all our
lives-have all the implements
for its cultivation; can go along
listlessly and do it in routine,
mechanical manner without be-
slowing any thought upon it
hence We are ,wedded to If. To
do anything else would involve
thought, calculation reasoning
hence we have great aversion to
anything new. The prophet
said: my people do not con-
slider" Neither will we of the
South consider We will toll
and tug and sweat from the first
day of January to the sIst of
December, getting no recreation
Misunderstanding one eternal
round of delving1 and striving
raising cotton and then get
nothing for rather than en-
gage in anything new, no mat
ter how remunerative the new
business may be. This is char
afteristic of our Southern peo-
pie. But my friends we must
stop and reflect, it will not do
to practice SO suicidal policy
any longer.
1t has been amply demon
strated that the grasses and clo-
vers will grow and flourish in
the South as well or better than
in the North or West; and it !
has also been demonstrated |
that fine stock will do as well |
here as our native stock, if pro- |
per precautions are taken in |
their introduction.
Propose in the future to I'M
dertake to prove that our policy |
IS less cotton and more stock.
l do not think it wise to stop |
raising cotton altogether-but
| do think much less should be |
raised and more land given to
the grasses and provisions, and |
more stock of all kinds raised; |
in short that we should practice
a mixed husbandry. 10
More anon. AGRIcoLA.
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An Illinois farmer writes the
following TO Colnlan's Rmdi
lfefla:
While the subjectof road and
roads is up for discussion, we
sill add our mite. This is a
subject that every live farmer
should takea great interest in,
for good roads not only add
to the convenience oftravel, but
they add to the value of our
farms BY having good roads,
We are able to do much more
battling intlse same length OF
fine With less fatigue to our
teams. BY having good roads,
We can see much more pleasure
when we go out for a drive.
We consider the law, in re-
gard to the making and repair
ing Of roads, about as poor a
piece Of legislation as our leg
stature ever enacted. The law
requires that every able-bodied
man shall work the road so
many days in the year. The
nu1nber Of days is left to the
discretion Of the county court.
a part Of the men in the district
do the work and the rest do
nothing in keeping the. roads in
repair but are always ready to
complain Of bad roads. We
should have stated that men
over nifty are exempt from road
labor. Now, is there any justice
ia exempting a man from work
ing the roads because he is over
tst years Of age2 IF a. man is
prospecting in the world, he will
use the roads more for the next
twenty years, or from the time
he IS fifty tillfie is seventy, than
any other period of his life, but
the law exeuipts him when he
uses the roads the most, and
his hands have to keep the road
IN repair for him to use. We
ask IS there any justice in such
law? No, jast aslong as man
uses the road just. that long he
should help keep them in re
pair.
We agree with the rest of the
writer's on this subject, that the
roads should be divided into
stations andslet TO over-seers. TO
make repairs when needed. We
think that there should be a
poA tax levied on every male
citizen. This tax to be collect
cd and used for road purposes,
and that every person have his
tax certificate before he is al
lowed t. vote at any election
whatever. Brothers Of the Ri
sak family, keep the ball NOV
ing Let US havescaeh others
views on this subject.
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a Cara.

The undersigned have this day sold out
their entire stock of goods. together with
the good will of their business, 10 MesSrs.
FRANKIE, JAuN & SEELuoRsT, and would
respectfully solicit for them continuance
of,he patronage so literally bestowed upon
us. All parties indebted to us will make
immediate payment.
REICHARDT & SEELHORST.
Brenham, February Is, 1879.
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TOE PRINTING, of every description
- executed with nea,ness and disnatcb
at tins oihee, and al PRICES thar defy com
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I4I ACRES, a fine farm and pasture sIz
miles south of BRENNAN on the Travis
road; land is good, with good i'm
provements; location high and healthy;
will sell on fair terms.
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Takes pleasure in announcing that he is
now prepared TO apply TO Gins his new pat
mode of dress is superior to the briar-point,
or any other in use; inasmuch as it does not
nap, cleans the seeds, makes better sample
and gins faster.
have also procused, al a heavy expense,
new patent cumming machine, with
which am enabled to repair worn out gin
saws. providingncw teeth and making them
do as good work rs new gin. Satisfaction
guaranteed in every instance.
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TO RENTERS.

l have still on hand about 200 acres of.
choice land, Which l will rent at S; per
acre, or for one-fourlh Of the crop, or Twill
furnish everything and take one-halG Ny
houses are good. VIII rent in quantities
to suit renters. i. L. CURRY,
Feb. rs, '7o.wc, Gay Hill.
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tMinkwi'z's New Bnilding.)
West Side Public Square, Brenham. Tes.
Keeps a full stock of Matches, Clocks.
Jewelry, and also makes specially o
school stationary.
Ra~ Watches and Clocks repaired and
warranted octIIwd
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For Sale, Rent and EXCHANGE.

SO ACRES, known as the Hines place,
miles north of Burton, Washington
county, about SEQ acres under fence
and in cultivation, the most of the tract is
of the best quality of land. There is 4
fine large two story residence on the place;
also several tenant and out houses; good
barn, ginhouse, gin stand corn mill and
cotton press. There is an abundance OF
fine timber of cedar and other sorts on the
tract. This fine place is now in the mar
ket, and will be sold; the best of terms will
be given to good purchaser.
I4I ACRES, a fine farm and pasture az
miles south of BRENNAN on the Travis
road; land is good, with good i'm
provements; location high and healthy;
will sell on fair terms.
90 ACRES, unimpIoved, on Waters of
Kechi creek in Jack county. about II
miles southwest from Jacksboro: will
exchange for property, in or near Bren-
ham.
no ACRES, miles north of BRENNAN on
Independence road, e5 acres in culti-
Walton, one or two good box houses,
and some other Improvements. This
is The best quality Of prairie land, and
lies well; 10 acrer of this place is tim
Der; will be sold on easy terms.
BIS ACRES good prairie land on head Of
WOodwaui's Creek, about four mites
southeast of Brenhan. Nell watered W iih
springs. This tract can be fenced by I'm
ming one string Ol fence, and will maze
one ofihe hest farms orpastures in Wash
inston county.
Town Lots.
"a LOTS, comprising the Allcorn addi-
ton to Brennan in west Part of town,
is now offered for sale on easy terms;
most of these. lots are very desirable:
fronting on main and Sandy streets;
plot Of the addition in my office.
20 LOTS yet unsold of the Bassett ad-
dition, which be sold very low. Also
unimproved lots in other parts of the
city for sale.
LOT, containing II acres in northeast
part of town, well nmprobed; terms
moderate.
y ONE STORY RESIDENCE, very near the
square, on main street. four or five rooms,
iine Wen of water. The lot has n front oi
about l20 feet. win be sold low for c;lsl,
Apply soon ifyOu want barsain.
BSS% Also Storehouses and Dwellings Tor
rent in dilferents darts OF the city.
Apply to JOHN a. HANDLE.
Il. Stairs in the GIaber building.
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General Hardware,
EStrayS.

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Taken up by G. H. Brown, at his resi-
dence, and estrayed before II. L. Nc
{ Chung, Up. W. Co., Precinct No. !, on the
10th of Feb. 1879, one brown mare mule
IS hands high, fifteen years old, blotched
brand on left of neck, branded is on left
hip, also blotch brand on left hip.
February, 10th, 1879. 4w
Taken up by John Walker, on the 1 9Th
day of January, 1879, and estrayed before
H. l. McClung, r., W. Co., on the Sth
dayiof February,l 1879, one Bay Horse
about 10 years old, about IA hands high,
branded on right shoulder indistinct, with
fistula scar on his neck. Appraised by T.
a. Baber and s. G. c. Moore at $40.
Taken up by r. A. Lott, on the Sth of
March, 1873, and estrayed before ]. ].
Wyatt, J., p. w. Co.. on the 22d day Of
january 1879. two horses. described as fol-
lows: One Bay Pony, about.I2 hands high,
about years old, branded SD. as nearly
as be made out; the other a Light Bay.
with white snip on the nose. no brand VISA
Bile, chronic sore back; both appraised by
b. W. Farquhar and G. w. Read at
$500. febI4w4t
- Attest: II. NJ. LEWIS,
jana4w4t c. C.-C.W. c.
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A soft. firm, velvety skin is
nearly Always found on a good
cow, and thick, hard hide on
Z poorore.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-04-19
RANDALL AND HIS Committees.

InappOinting his committees, Mr..
Randall has in general made fair
apportionment among the Demo-
Gratis according to their relative
numbers in the Democratic party.
The chairmen are thus distributed
New England, one; Middle States,
one; Southern States, seventeen
Border States, nine; Western States,
nineteen. So are they classified by
our neighbor of the Louisville Cou-
er-Journal, Personally he still
seems to favor his own supporters,
though not so excessively as in the
last Congress. We cannot help
thinking, however, that our Colonel
House would have been a Chairman
of some committee if he had voted
for Randall in preference to Black
burn.
The worst thing Randall has done
(fOr we care little for these sectional
and personal considerations has
been to kill off all prospect Of a
practical revision of the tariff by
again making Mr.. Fernando Wood
Chairman of the Committee on
Ways and Means. We knew well
that, being a Pennsylvania, Mr..
Randall was bound TO be q protec-
ZIONIST, but he was elected Speaker
by a party in which protection is
favored only by a very small minor
ity, and we cannot think he was
justified in making use of the great
powers conferred upon him by that
election so as to block the policy of
the great majority of the party.
We have never before expressed
more than a carefully wOrded pref
erence, prior to the caucus of the
party, but whenever the question of
the Speakership comes up again, we
expect to be outspeken against Ran
dali, whoever may be his Compel
ifOF
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-04-19
ON FHE CzAR'S LIFE.

The epidemic rage for the assas-
sination of crowned heads has now
broken out in Russia. An obscure
Russian, probably connected with
the Nihilist association, made an
attempt on the life of the Emperor
last Monday in the streets of the
capitol. He fred four times, but
failed to hurt the Gar,
These attempted assassinations
are as stupid as they are atrociOus.
Even when successful they only
remove one Sovereign to make
room for another, and generally
effect a popular reaction in favor of
the parsonage attacked.
The repressive measures against
socialism, nihilism, etc, put in
force by the Governments of Europe
are utterly pOwerless against the
resolutions of fanatics who are as
reckless of their own lives as of
those of their victims. Let the
monster grievance of Europe be re-
moved, the enormous standing
armies disbanded, and socialism
will become as harmless a delusion
as it is here.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-04-19
The Negro Exodus.
Lexington (Ky.l Transeript.


The people of Kansas are getting
alarmed over the recent heavy inn
migration of negroes in their State.
About four years ago we were in
the western portion of Kansas, and
saw the first black wave that reached
that locality. 1t was composed of
Tennessee darkeys, many of them
entirely destitute, and who had
barely enough money to pay their
railroad fare to the New EldOradO.
The whole matter of negro immi-
grafton to Kansas was gotten up by
land agents, and for the enriching
of their purses.
Brown, who is a land agent, and
gets SIC fees for locating each head
of family or a homestead, sends an
agent down South to stir up the
negroes, and induce them to immi-
CRATE to this particular locality.
When they arrive Brown takes
them in charge, locates each one,
and if there are 100 families, as Is
often the case, he gets just 81 800 in
cash. After he gets the money, he
has no sympathy for the poor negro,
but gives him the shake. This is
the mode of operation by these land
agents, as observed by us, and we
call the attention of the cOlored
people to these facts. Wehaye seen
these things with our own eyes, and
know them to be true.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-04-19
The Condition of Memphis.

Referring to the malicious mis-
representations made in certain
newspapers of the sanitary condi-
ton of Memphis, Tenn, the Mem
phis Ledger says:
Memphis is described as unques-
tionably the nastiest, dirtiest and
filthiest city in the United States, if
not in the world; a national nui-
sance, with no pure water, and so
on, all of which Is as false and ma
liciOus as the author is cOwardly and
debased. We do not claim that
Memphis is the cleanest city in the
country, but we believe that it will
compare favorably with the aver
age.
The local government has done
all that was possible to enforce SAN
itary measures, and it is safe to say
that the city is in a better condition
than it has been in years, for the
cleaning up has been done in the
winter, and still goes on. Our home
papers do not conceal any fact in
regard 10 the true condition of the
city, and we hope that as u matter
of Justice and decency the press of
the country will look to these pa
pers for the news rather than to ire
sponsible, reckless scribblers, who
hide in the dark to deliver an assas-
sins stab at defenceless victims.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-04-19
The N. Y. Life insurance Co.

March 18th, 1879.
This Is to certify that have this day re-
ceived from Samuel johnson, Esq, agent for
n. Y. Life Insurance Company, the full
amount of two policies of insurance upon
the life of E. b. Lurton, less only the unpaid
premiums due on the same for the last year.
This loss was promptly and gladly paid, and
only tends to confirm well established pub
lie opinion, that has long since given the n,
Y. Life the character of never throwing On-
staoles in the way OF collecting losses sus-
tanned by said company.
HORACE H. LURT0N,
Executor E. B. Lurton.
Mr.. Sam. johnson, agent New York Life
Insurance Company-Acceptn thanks for
the prompt and satisfactory settlement of
the policy on the life of my husband, w. NJ.
Pollock. cheerfully recommend your COM
pany to the confidence OF the public.
MRS. MARY H. POLLOCK.
Mr.. Sam, johnson, agent of New York
Life Insurance Co.-PleaSe accept thanks
for full and prompt settlement of Policy No.
1864 on life OF p. ", SCOTT, of New Froyi-
denee, Tenn. loheerfully RECOMMEND the
New York Life Insurance Company to the
confidence of the public.
NJ. E. WHITEFIELD.
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FrfghtfuI Tornado.

TUsCUMBIA, ALA, April 16.-At
an early hour yesterday morning
tornado struck the Memphis q
Charleston Railroad five miles west
of Corinth, Miss. Its track was
twenty-five miles in width at Poca-
hontas, Tenn, and it blew down
several small, inferior buildings,
unroofed the principal hotel and
blew three sections houses away,
leaving not a fragment to tell the
mournfnl tale. 1t tore box-car
from it's trucks and carried it thirty
feet, leaving it otherwise uninjured.
1t blew down twenty miles of tele-
graph wire for the Memphis &
Charleston road and the Western
Union Company. The heavy fall of
rain succeeding caused a heavy land
slide six miles east of Pocahontas,
and the No. 5 freight ran into it, but
through the prompt action and
courage of the engineer, no further
damage was done than the throw
ing the front trucks off the track,
and causing a delay of the morning
express for three hours.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-04-19

THE Nashville Banner of April
10Th has the following, and it will
be well for our people. to ponder its
contents
Gov. Porter, in his message to the
Legislature, notified that body that
ST 900 had been allowed the State
of Tennessee by the Claims Com
mission, for feeding the Federal
prisoners during the war. When
the agent of Tennessee applied to
the First Auditor of the Treasury
at Washington, he said, "All right"
and so said the Second Auditor; but
when he went to the Third Auditor,
he said, "AIl right" too, e'but we
will credit the account of the State
of Tennessee on the Indian funds
claim held against your State" 1t
seems that the Government had in
vested $1,000 of money, due the
Indians, in Tennessee bonds, which
now amount, with accrued interest,
to about 81, 900, 900. The larger por-
ton of these bonds were bought at
par, and the balance at SO cents. So,
it seems, we cannot get the $27 900
until these bonds are settled. This
comes home to us directly.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-04-19
October &c, 1S78-tf

NEVADA is the only State in the
Union that licenses gambling. No
person can carry on the trade of
gambling in that State without pay
ing a license of $75 a month. Any
cheating at the game is deemed a
misdemeanor and punished accord
ingly. Boys under fifteen years of
age are not to be allowed admission
to the gambling rooms.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-04-19

All, by George!' groaned young
Mr.. Lethered, sinking YEARLY into
an office chair; All, by George !!
my head aches fearfully." Posi-
BILE ?' asked his employer, old FIR.
Hardfax, with look of curious IN
terast and sympathy. " Possible?
Something must have got into it"
And then for a long time nobody
said anything, and the room seemed
to grow about fifteen degrees colder,
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-04-19
Beats Stable Manure 800 lbs. to the acre
and 50 90 per 100 lbs. in quality.
Mr.. J. H. Pace of Montgomery county, says;

Mr.. J. I'll. Pace, of Montgomery county, says;
DEAR SIR bought of you last season bbls of the
HOMESTEAD TOBACCO GROWER and used it on
about 4aeres of poor out land and in the balance
of land used stable manure feel confident that
the increase in my crop where the HOMESTEAD TO
BACCO GROWER used is fully 800 lbs, to the acre.
and the quality 50 90 per 100 lbs better go into my
barn and select by the thickness body and weight of the
plants the HOMESTEAD Tobacco from the other | am
sorry you cannot reduce the price, brother and myself
UGnt a tan Of 1t hfs gear. Yours truly,