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The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-07-05
THE USE OF ASH ELEMENTS.

THE USE OF ASH ELEMENTS.
We are endebted to the courtesy of Dr.
St Julien Ravenel for very instructive
and interesting ramble through the expe-
rimental lots of the "Atlantic Farm" near
Charleston. The success of Dr. Ravel's
experiments solves the problem that the
poor lands in the vicinity of Charleston
can be proftablv cultivated without great
exposure to the sickness, and that we can
produce better hay than that brought
from the north for the same money. Not
only this, but we can grow wheat, rye,
oats and barley with q margin of profit
We saw wheat, oats and barley in head
on 27th of March, a fourishing, vigorous
growth, and DR.. r. assured us that he had
never seen a particle of rust on any of
these grains treated with the lash ele-
ment"
The MEADow.-The Bermuda is the
only grass relied on here for meadow
Plough the land thoroughly in the spring;
scatter overit two bushels of cow peas
and five hundred pounds ash element pei
acre with seed of vetch, (if the vetch is
not already on the land) harrow and roll
it until it is smooth. The peas must not be
fed off but allowed to rot on the ground;
nothing is made by turning them under.
The vetch comes up in the fall and grows
all winter and dies in the spring or sum-
mer, when the grass springs up and is
soon ready for the mower Every fall
when the grass dies down, from Ave hun
dred to one thousand pounds of ash ele
ment Gin proportion to the crop of hay ia
ken from the soiD is spread on the land.
We walked over a meadow which had
not been touched by pillow for years and
the vetch formed thick mat foot or two
deep.
SMALL, GRAINs-The land is prepared
for small grains by crop of cow peas and
five hundred pounds of ash element. DIR.
Ravenel has satisfied himself by expert
ment that nothing is gained by turning I'M
der the pea vine. He has found by ex-
pertinent also, that drilled crops pay best
Now, if hay can be produced upon the
poor lands about Charleston, or oats,
wheat, rye or barley proftably grown,
with tAe abundant supply of labor we
have the early complaint of want of en-
pigment, it seems to us passing strange
| that we should be complaining of sshard
times" The whole, country is suffering
now from idleness or the improper appli,
cation of labor Coyresbondent Chris
ttau Ad0ocate.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-07-05
SAVE THE ROYSl

People have been very much st,rtoa
of late, or rather the newspapers L.'p
about our boys. How deeply the ar nave
has gone, time will show. A vast daaf
iniquity has been been unearthed
vile and vicious publications have aug
stopped, which had been doing Their Sc
nicious work for months and wears p'f
Let us hope that, SO far as mothers
concerned, the warning has been beeda4e
Mothers as rule, need not be informa5
to be reused at once. No one can ssa
daughter in danger without rusbina
once to warn and rescue.
About the boys we are less sure. Er
where are the fathers? In the coursa :,
a long experience, we remember to har.
seen very few 1--WE could count them -
our fingers) really faithful fathers. Som.
are careless; they really don't care. any
will tell you: ''Oh, the boys will Com.
out right enough" The majority dom
know. Others think it is the mothers drs
to look after the children. This is ratb:
strictly American notion. NinetenA
of the exhortations are to mothers. ".
mean out of the Bible. In the Bible tbs,
are addressed to fathers, and they are =.
ally and truly made responsible for the,
children.
Most men are "too busy" that is fl.
excuse. They have begun by taking n,
means for the end. Work was intended
be the tmeans of feeding and clothing one,
family. Now work, the profession or bus.
ness, is the aim and object of life Andr
becomes SO engrossing that such simpl,
duties as the training and government Of
his boys a man considers quite out oftbe
question. The Lord says of His laws
"And thou shalt teach them diligently IN.
to thy children" The answer is: "Lo-j
| have not time; it is all can do to make
money for them"
There is no harm in supporting his fam
lily, but when man has neglected the FL
ture duty of training them, it is curious
sometimes to see how he has put all tina,
money into bag with holes, so that he Is
no better off, and his children, perhaps.
have gone to ruin. For there is nothing
to take the place of personal interest and
of care.
We mourn over the country, and with
reason. Things look dark; but one of the
worst signs would be children going to
ruin through these gins and snares that
are set for them, and the fathers, the
Christian fathers. or at least the moral
men, letting them go to ruin through sheer
neglect.
Take this child and train him for Me -
There used to be books for mothers;
there are still. But also let us have an ex-
hortation to fathers. Upon no other be-
ing can the care fall, and now is the only
sure time. Mischief which is done is done
early
The way to escape heartaches, if moth,
ing worse, is to be faithful to the children
and the way to save the nation is to save
the boys.-S. ". Presbyterian.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-07-05
WHAT A BOY DID.

In the report of the poultry committee
OF the Massachusetts, Board of Agriculture
we find an account of youth who two or
three years ago ''took into his head" to
keep fowls for profit, and this is what he
did: With. his own hands he built mod
crate sized henery which improved his
mechanical ability, purchased small
number of fowls and took care of them
while attending school and doing his pro-
portion of the Chores" In about one
year and half he cleared, after paying for
everything that his fowls consumed, one
hundred and forty dollars, and yet he
spent no more time with his fowls than
most of his school-mates did in their
amusements, which brought them moth
ing and without doubt caring for his pets
gave bin as much satisfaction as anything
else could have done. He made his money
simply by having regular daily system
of cleanliness and feeding those few fowls,
and properly caring for their eggs and in
crease. Some Saturday in the fall, when
''school did not keep" he drew III a lot of
gravel, which he piled in a convenient
place. kept a layer of that fresh, fine gray
el on the floor of his hen house for the
and ceiling of the house whitewashed, and
q AlIA( PO" ABOUT
to keep off the lice. On board platform
little above the ground, under the roosts,
he caught the droppings, which he clear,
ed off every week, sprinkling the floor. of
course, with ashes or sand, or the two
mixed. He kept oyster shells before the
fowls constantly, and often threw to them
cabbage leaves, turnip tops, and the like.
and gave them variety of food at regu.
lar intervals. He generally gave them
variety--usually a warm dish of scalded
Indian meal and shorts each morninq and
often in cold weather seasoned it with
puiverized cayenne pepper. In the after
noon ne fed whole grain, such as damaged
wheat, oats or corn we would advise the
boys to feed good grain always. Once
or TWICE week he gave little chopped
meat or scraps, and kept little tub of
fresh water in one corner. The conse.
quence was that many afternoons he col
lected from fifteen to twenty-five eggs
even IN the coolest days ofwinter. Now
what is there to prevent the children of
the entire "Nation" family from doing as
Well as this Yankee boy did, They may
not all have taste for the care Of poultry,
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-07-05

the safest and best plan to let farmers
alone. This might be true to some extent
if other classes would cease to encroach
upon our rights, and give back what they
have already taken. 1t seems to be con-
sistent with reason that taxation should be
lightened on the productive industries,
and investments held for that purpose,
and transferred to the credit system, to
gambling in futures, and stocks, in fact to
Whatever is injurious to society. But this
will never be done in any country so long
as farmers continue to elect unprincipled
office seeking lawyers to legislate for them.
w. H. NELSON.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-07-05

Four or five years ago only here and there
a farmer ventured to try these fertilizers.
Phosphoric acid, the active principle OF
bone dust, is the element most wanting
in our worn wheat soils, but those who
depend upon it alone to renovate their
lands, viii be disappointed. Other ma
nures and good management are needed in
connection. These things are now topics
of discussion in hundreds of Oranges and
clubs, and can not fail to produce Won
drous results in the line of progress.
Another sign of progress was the
successful Inauguration of course of lee
lures for farmers at the State University,
which the speaker hoped was but the
commencement of long series of annual
lectures of this kind. The signs were all
suspicious and indicated increased agricul-
tural progress in the future. 1t was clearly
the duty of the State Board to,adopt
advanced measures for the promo
ton of this great interest The State
should have an Experimental Farm where
the problems pertaining to agriculture
could be solved.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-07-05
FROM FLORIDA.


Editor Patron: Alfalfa Grange, No. al,
though small and in the backwoods, COM
paratively speaking, is increasing and is IN
a f1ourishing condition, having had about
thirty additions in the last three or 1our
months, and some of them the very best
Grange material.
We are highly pleased with the Koch
dale plan of cooperation. We have tar
prospect of establishing a co operative
business on the Ist of January next. We
will be worried in the matter of treights,
as we are at the mercy of transportation
companies, but hope to be able to hold
our heads above water even in that line.
Cooperation should be the order of the
day with us in business, education, poll
tics-everything
We can see no chance in the political
future for the laboring class but for them
to bring their men to the front and put
them in office by their united support
Brethren, let us do this. And let us never
in the future vote for lawyer, mer-
chant, or any other ringster. Let us drive
them to the pillow handles to make living
We have supported these classes long
enough, and educated them to Cypress and
hate us for being poor laborers.
Now, brothe~~ and sisters all over the
land, let us urge you to do your duty a:
good and true Patrons, and the day i!
not far distant when we will be free anc
prosperous people.
At our last regular meeting it was re
solved that a committee be appointed a
each meeting to write short pieces 70
THE PATRON. # K. WIGGINs,
Alfalfa, June IS. q. w. WELLS.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-07-05
June has been fatal month to the Ma

Tune has been fatal month to the Ma
poleonic schemes. On the 18th of June,
1875, the battle of Waterloo was fought
in Belgium, and its loss crushed out the
first Empire and sent the great Napoleon
to St. Helena. On the 10th of June, 1867.
MAMMALIAN, Emperor of Mexico, was shot
at Queretaro. This put final end to the
ambitious scheme for forming French
Empire on American soil And on the
Ist of June, 1879, the Prince Imperial and
Emperor in training is killed by the Zulus,
OF these three catastrophes, which occur
red on as many continents, the last seems
the most fatal to the hopes of dynastic ag.
grandizement. - a - %
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-07-05

The San Francisco Alta California is
not at all pleased at the prospect of a ca
nal across the isthmus built by foreign cap
ital and controlled by foreign owners. If
the canal is to be constructed at all, says
the Alta, cit must be an American work,
and it may be doubted flour government
would readily agree that the Monroe doc
trine should be violated and American in
terests set at naught" by putting the
scheme in the hands of any European
company. 1t says further: "Give Capt.
Eads one third the money which Lesseps
and Wise ask for their proposed tide-ca-
nal, and he will build road for ships in
less than a third of the time required by
the Lesseps plan" This is no doubt true,
but the principle involved is of greater inn
portance that the plan adopted, and the
Atlantic and Pacific slopes have an equal
interest in retaining to the United States
an absolute control of the projected en-
terprise. The Monroe idea must prevail
and Old Wolrd powers keep "hands off,
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-07-05

Germany is getting hot for silver as
England, and the Bismarckian policy of
lodging the issue will soon have to give
way to the popular will. The banking and
mercantile interests of Germany have got
their eyes open, and now they understand
that monometalism is only another word
for monomania, the government will not
be long in discovering that the silver ques-
ton needs speedy and serious considera-
ton
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-07-05
CARRIAGE PIGEONS

The carrier pigeon service is now IN full
operation in France. The number of birds
fed by the government is 5000. The
pigeons are located in Paris and twelve
other fortified towns. A number of SOL
diers and officers have been taught the
art OF pigeon breeding, and carriers are
constantly sent from place to place. The
Minister of Public Instruction and the
Minister of Agriculture have established
prizes for pigeon races.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-07-05

but is there not something that
done about the farm and home flu. b
give healthful, innocent amusemsn. may
at the same time help on to life os = and
mary independence? pecO
Won't they all take hold and see -,
they can do?-Reviezv. "Aal
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-07-05

What is needed is that our American
farmers should exhibit the Intelligent spir-
it of enterprise displayed by the inventor
and manufactures; that they should ap-
preciate the new spirit of American civil
ization and rush forward to make agricul
ture not the mere follower and servant of
manufacturers, but the great leading and
advancing interest.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-07-05

The Crescent City Oil Works in New
Orleans, destroyed by fire, few days
since will be rebuilt Immediately. 1t was
one of the most valuable industries of that
city and gave employment to large num-
Der of people.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-07-05

The late rains caught good deal of
wheat standing in shock, out in the field.
but the sunshine and wind has thoroughly
dried out the straw, and the threshers are
again at Work.--.SAernaan, Texas, Courier.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-07-05
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The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-07-05

LOWELL, June 27.-Aarrangements
have been made for the first party of col
onists for Tennessee, from this vieincity. to
start July 9Th, for location near Man
chester, Coffee county.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-07-05

Col. l.. w. Chiffon, of Montgomery.
Alabama, who has just completed the can
vass OF that State in aid of the Lee Mon
umental Association, will visit Texas soon
In the interest of the same cause.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-07-05

There are-now twenty three murderers
under sentence of death in Texas. Sew.
erai have been affirmed by the court of
appeals.
The New York herald., 1879-10-09

Hall. Now the very name of Tam
many Hall is hateful to the interior
democrats; and while, as the gallant
and unfinching opponent of the ilden
rule in the party he might and would be
welcomed, as tho boss of Tammany Hall
well, to put it mildly, he will awaken more
curiosity than interest. Why not drop
Iammany, Mr.. Kelly? Why not tell your
fellow democrats in the interior that you
are ready to help them destroy this or
ganization which now you control; that if
they will join you in driving Tilden and
Robinson off the track you and your fellow
leaders in Tammany Hall will Join them in
breaking up that as a political organization
Whatever either Mr.. Tilden or Mr.. Kell,
mean to do toward reuniting his party h,
must do quickly. The republicans are
making hay with the most approved imple.
ments in these fine October days.
The New York herald., 1879-10-09

Senator COnkling's Speech.

Mr.. Conkling spoke last evening to q
large and applauding audience in the
Brooklyn Academy of Music. Any speech
made on any occasion by this distinguished
statesman would command attention. His
representative position and conceded Load
crship of the republican party OF New York
would make his utteranccs noteworthy
even apart from his great gift of oloqnence.
Mr.. Conklings vigorous speech last evon-
has been prepared with unusual care, and
it not only embodies tho substance of what
Mr.. Conkling will deliver to every au-
dence he addresses. but it marks out tho
republican plan of campaign in this State
and tho topics which will be chiefly dwelt
on by the other stump speakers of his party.
Senator Conkling dissents with perfect
justice from the idea held forth in Cover
nor Robinson's letter of acceptance that
the present canvass should turn on State
affairs. Even if this were desirable it is
impossible. With Presidential election
close upon us, and in face of the general
belief that the result of this years contest
in New York will 90 far toward deciding
which party will elect the next President,
it is absurd for Governor Robinson or for
anybody to maintain that nothing should be
considered but questions of State admin
istration or State policy. A canvass
conducted in this narrow view would be
absurd, because such canvass would be
out of relation with facts and with public
sentiment Governor Robinson initiates
that wise bird the ostrich, which attempted
to escape the hunters by burying Its head
in the sand. Everybody knows that Tilden
counts for more in this canvass thnn
Robinson, and that oven II Robinson
The New York herald., 1879-10-09
The Fast o'Loary Walkers.

Little Murphy is surely making most
gallant work of it, He finished Tues day
night with two hundred miles, six miles
more than the best OF the Ashley men, save
Rowell, allowing for the difference between
tracks, and by five yesterday afternoon he
was fifteen miles ahead of Merritt, seventeen
Of Guyon and twenty-four OF Hazael at the
same hour. Curran and Faber, too, are
making splendid race, being even at the
same hour, and also heading all those
OF fortnight ago but Rowell. If
members OF the rear guard are drop
ping off rapidly there is still so largo
bunch left as to insure good race almost
throughout the week, for the present trudg-
ers are, many OF them, proving themselves
really tough, good men. They are getting
a bit of experience also. sure to be valuable
next time. Merritt did nothing much when
little Panchot beat him few months ago,
but he showed wonderful improvement the
other day; Ind if this new man. Murphy,
will stride forward as fast few months
later he will beat Merritt and bother
Rowell himself 1t seems strange that,
always excepting Merritt, large men
have yet to prove themselves good for
much in these contests, these little pony
built Rowelis and Murphyc being thus far
the surest winners. But still more remark
able is the poor figure cut by those who
have shown themselves the foremost rum
ners IN the world. The great Hazael, the
hero of half hundred fast running races
at all distances, was beaten handily in the
six-day fight by gawky, boyish Merritt.
McLeavy, the next fcetest OF Britains run
down early in tho week; while the pie-lov-
ing Tay famous twenty-mile
runner-showed utter lack of the stamina
needed for this business and q score
scarcely creditable to we'll grown gram
mar school boy.
The New York herald., 1879-10-09
Max and nIapleson.

Brevet Colonel Mapleson, of Her Majesty's
Opera, London, treats the testy but genial
Max Maretzek with the loftiness with which
professional soldier might behave toward
a civilian who set up for a military critic.
Emotional insanity, he says, is what is the
matter with Max. '.It's hardly worth mo-
ticing his attacks, says the Brovet Colonel;
'upon my word he's too small" But this
is not fair to Max. We insist that Maple
sons best claim to military distinction con-
sists in his difficult command Of On Italian
opera troupe. In that capacity he has
proved himself major general, and it is
mistaken modesty to content himself with
the little title ofa brevet colonel. But in
the same capacity Max fairly earned long
ago the rank of brigadier. Let Major Gen.
oral Mapleson and Brigadier Maretzek rea-
son together without loftiness on one side
or testiness on the other, and see ii they do
The New York herald., 1879-10-09

THE WEATnER.-The depression that was
oyer the Eastern Gulf districts Tuesday has
almost entirely disappeared, but the weather in
that region continues threatening. The North
western disturbance has extended its influence
MS fur east rs the lower lake regions and still
dominates the weather over the upper lakes and
in the Northwest. The area of high barometer
that overes the Atlantic coast districts is grad
uaIy roccding into the Rain fell through
out the lake districts and OH the Gulf coast. The
weather has been fair only in the central
valleys and westward to the Rocky Noun
tans. The temperature rose except on the
Gulf coast. The winds have been brisk in the
Northwest and generally fresh elsewhere. The
weather over the British Islands continues uns
settled. Tho weather in New York and its
vicinity to-day will be partly cloudy, possibly
with rains in the early portion Tomorrow it
will he warm aud fair.
The New York herald., 1879-10-09
THE COMEDIE FRANCHISE IN LON-
DON
To THE EDITOR OF THE HEnALp:-

To THE EDITOR THE HERALD:-
My respect for your paper and the American
people is such that cannot allow either to be de-
ceived even on matter of such trumpery impor-
tance the treatment of the Com6de FRANCHISE in
London. There is not particle of truth in the state
ments made in an article sent to you, dated Paris.
August 10, and published In your number dated
August 81. The Comedie Francaise Company were
ality; they always had seats given to thom when
there any to spare. and private box was kept
for their during the whole of the season.
Thcy were annoyed ut rohearsals in tho
way mentioned. / obtained the entree to several
good clubs for the gentlemen; gave steamboat
fete and dinner to the whole company and secured
to the administration in advance larger sum for
each performance than their average receipts ut the
Theatre Francais. JOHN HOLLINGSHEAD.
GAIEry THEATRE. LONDON. Sept. 26, 1879.