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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-08-25

AM EXPERIMENT IN LATE FLOWING FOR
WHEAT. About the LIST of August, 1873,
portion Of a field of oat slubble, con-
tanning an acre of land, was plowed and
the surface was pulverized with the
smoothing harrow Nothing further was
done until the 23d of September, when
the land adjoining was plo~ed and the
whole thoroughly pulverized. and sown
with Arnold's Gold Medal wheat, on the
26th Of September.
The wheat sown on the earlier plowed
strip germinated promptly and grew fine
ly, but that on the later blowing did not
make its appearance for several days
after the other, and then grew so much
more slowly that the division between the
two plowings could be distin city seen
until harvest.
In March the whole was sown with clio
yer seed, but, while that on the early
plowed made fair catch, that in the late
blowing was almost total failure. VIZ
harvested pa bushels per acre, of nice
plump grain from the earlier blowing
and 14s bushels, badly shrunken. from thu
later.-C E. Thorne, Ohio State Untcer
Sity, IN Ohio Fdrmer.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-08-25

EXHAUSTION OF Son.-The following,
from the pen of DR.. j. X. Lawes, to the
London Agricultural Gazette, is worth the
attention of all farmers: 1t is now
exactly forty years since we began TO
exhaust u portion of one OF my fields by
continuous unmanured wheat crops. 1t
NAV, therefore, be interesting to show the
evidence we are in position to bring for
ward upon the subject of exhaustion as
regards the soil at Rothamstead. 1t would
appear prof. able that the annual decline
due to exhaustion may amount from one
quarter to one-thrd of u bushel of wheat
per acre per anrum. If we take the
smaller quantity and add it to the ordinary
proportion of straw, the result would be
equivalent to about forty pounds of
produce; and, as there is but little doubt
that the bulk of the organic matter of the
crop is obtained from the atmosphere, the
amount of matter annually taken from the
soil by these forty pounds of produce Gn-
GLIDING the nitrogen it contained) would
be between two pounds and three pounds.
The evidence derived from other expert
ments in the same field proves that the
decline in produce is due TO an absence OF
nitrogen, as also that minerals ate in
excess, but the actual amount of nitrogen
that these forty pounds of produce would
have contained would be less than ne-half
pound in weight!
1t will appear, am afraid, to your ag
ricultural readers something like an alb
surdity to suppose that one-half pound,
more or less, of any substance upon an
acre of ground could have IN appreciab'e
influence upon a crop. L may observe,
however, that this annual decline OF forty
pounds of produce, small as 1t appears to
be, amounts in forty years TO ten bushels
per acre. Analyses of the soil made at
different times show that the nitrogen is
declining, and as the free use OF minerals
in an adjoining experiment does not pre-
vent the decline of the crop, we can come
to no other conclusion than that the grad
ual decline in the produce is due to the di-
minshing amount of nitrogen in the soil
As far as the wheat crop is concerned,
it would appear that the total amount OF
produce to be obtained from any soil must
depend very much upon the stores Of
nitrogen already in the land. 1t is true
that the soil obtains certain amount Of
ammonia from the rainfall, and it probably
condenses more or less from the atmos
phere; but, on the other hand, drainage
carries away, every year, more or less
nitrogen in the form of nitric acid; and il
is evident the atmospheric supply, what
ever it may amount to, does not sulhce to
prevent decline of the crop; it is there
fore evident also that the sources from
which the forty crops obtained their sup
ply must have been the stores of nitrogen
already existing in the soil when the
ex pertinent commenced; further, it seem,
most probable that the yield of future
crops will depend upon the amount o.
nitrogen liberated each year from the
soil"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-08-25

A Few Words About Washing Machines

We read the household department and
noticed in particular the spicy article from
the lady who did not want her name pub
lished. shall take her part, so far AS the
using of the machine goes, but think
would cot like to be the boy 10 work it,
for fear of getting my ears cuffed, some
times, if ! was not promptly up to the
mark.
l have tried to get my wife 10 give her
experience, for know she could, but can
not persuade her TO do SO; so if you will
permit me to speak for her, will try and
give it, though know cannot do it as
well as she could.
We have tried the Doty washer, but as
it requires boy to run it land boys are
getting to be pretty scarce), we had to
give it up. We have small tin washer
that does well where the articles are not
too large. For the past year we have been
using washer that does do the work fine
ly. 1t is so easily managed that girl ten
years old can handle it, and so far it has
pot required any repairs. 1t is perfectly
automatic, and my wife thinks it will be
hare to beat. Another important thing
about it is, it is substantially made. We
have so many machines now Ia days that
are so flimsiy made That it is quite treat
to get hold of something really durable.
1t is not u very rapid washer, but it does
its work well. l find that it is not always
the most rapidly working machines that
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-08-25

Noteworthy results Of dairy test, by
Mr.. Hiram Morehouse, are thus referred to
in the Rural NeW- Yorker:
1.-Two of his best cows the two
which gave the most mik-furnished the
least cream. The one which filled pail
night and morning produced scarcely any
at all, which demonstrated the fact that
the best cows were entirely unsuited for
a butter dairy. No doubt these COWS
would be profitable for cheese making, or
where the milk is sold, rs quantity In the
latter case is more of an object than quail
ty. The experiments of Mr.. Morehouse
in testing the comparative butter value of
his cows has opened the eyes of many
other butter dairymen as TO whether they
are not milking their best COWS and
going through all the work and trying to
make butter from them with decided
loss. We once knew COW which gave a
large mess of milk, but could never fatten
her own calf. Her owner said that while
this was true, when her milk was mixed
with that of the other cows it made butter
This is quite common notion among
farmers that by mixing the milk it all
counts and makes butter alike. Not one
farmer in hundred ever takes the trouble
to test his COWS separately. 1t is unwise
not to do So"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-08-25

Cows AND CLASSICS. author of
" Being Boy" used to drive to and from
pasture ten cows to which he gave the
names of the Roman numerals, beginning
with Unus and Duo and going up to
Decem. He supposes he ought to have
called the first COW Una, the feminine, but
he did not wish to post the cows too
thoroughly in Latin, since severe students
of the classics are apt to become dried up
He admires the exactness with which
COWS define their social position. Nothing
is stricter than the etiquette of party of
COWS. There is nothing in royal courts
equal to it; rank is exactly settled, and the
same individuals always have the prece-
dence." If by chance any question ever
arises, 1.-The COWS turn in, horns and all,
and settle it with one square fight, and that
ends it," "In this case Decem could
lick Novem. and Novem could lick
Octo, and so on down 10 Unus, who
couldn't lick anybody except her own
calf" Besides teaching the COWS Latin
he used to learn short poems to repeat to
them. 1T is II fact. that if boy repeats
Thanatopsis while he is milking, that
operation acquires u certain dignity. -
OOanec0.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-08-25

do the best work; but we can. with little
extra exertion. get out large washing
with this washer as soon, If not sooner,
than the no.name lady does with her
machine and boy. 1t is claimed to be
owned by a poor, lazy coote of French
man, who goes around with il from house
to house, and while the washing is being
done will sit In the shed door and relate
the gossip Of the neighborhood. Besides
doing the washing, this washer wrings
out the clothes, and by simple operation,
if placed close to the line. will put the
clothes upon it. and even put on the
clothes pins. though it sometimes splits
them, but that is nothing when compared
with the work it will do. Any farmer
can get one of them with little expense,
as it is not patent, but mulatto woman.
A YOUNG FARMER.
Grand Isle. VT. Aug. IA, 80.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-08-25
Hard Frost.

We noticed in Randolph, on the low,
lying lands down by the branch below
West Randolph village, several fields OF
corn as brown and sere as if October
frosts, instead of the middle of August,
had visited them. Several acres, we
should Judge from view from car win
dow, were entirely killed.
We have seen no material damage else
where from frosts which came on the 10th
and 18th instants.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-08-25
MISCELLANEOUS.
Central Vermont R. R Line.
Commencing Monday, July II. 1880.
nn,,xsaorSe SOUTH ANDEAsT.

rRAINsGoING SOUTH ANDEAsE
Lawn Noutpenetats.5oan and iI.45A N.'6'55andlLlUI
Pm, ,-o,, syracuse and osdensburgh, ST Al
MAI and burlington leaves Montpelier s'o A Mo
Boston via -oyn Montreal St Adams, Burlngton,
ENpIeayes Montpelier ll45 A. n lot b1st t'
Sc. IIeandon. springfield, New York and inter
mediate R9its AIbans3 % Pm Burlington
ME- = Hontpelier IS P. " for Northheld., .. A,
NaRT ExPREss from OxdensnurS az % a. a.
pans ah' Ia Lowell or Fitchburgh, SprinEheld new
YoTE and intermediate points.
TRAINsGoINaNoRTHA WEST
1aave Montpelier at 3lOs OA.M, 1850 ana S.5' ana
6P,a ExpRrssleayes Boston via, Fitchburgh at 20
DAY EYE IN fTnweII IS A. NJ. New London 5.O0A
A. NJ ts hfid OOA NJ Mnntpelier b5P n, for Bur
SS;pp Flt 81 Aihaus Montreal. and OIdensourx;- .
,aa0otneIieT 40 NJ, for Burlington, Rutland'st
| Adams and st. Johns; ...o..z On , a, North.
WIXFpI caves White River ~ ".
said III a. a NJ Montpelier 10 5OA T. Tor Burlington
~ "A hans Richford. ROuses Point, Nc A., at,
| ACcoNMonArIoS leaves White hlNeI Junction ~
Montpelier P. NJ. for Burlington 81 Alosns anu "'"
tr Sr EXPRESS leaves Boston via Lowell at 100 P
M via, Fitchburgh go P NJ, Sew Hot r. tyy
ton st Adams, Montreal and Ogdensburs ana th'
| West. ,,-,o.parro .,- mn n a Al
Reiu aIi cave Barreat745A M..andIo2tA aut
'SIeerinv attached to Night Express train
| rnnninV between Montreal and Boston, and honirea
and Springfield. and New York aud wa roy ah'
Parlor Cars aud Day Express between Boston AM
Thron I'll tcketsfor Chicagoandthew estforsaloa
theprincipal stations w uopApT
| Genl Supt.
ST. Albans, VT JulylO, 1880
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-08-25
agricultural department.
o. N. TINKHAM, Editor.

III communications for this department should be
- It to the editor. Mr.. o. VI. TINKHAM, n. Pom
.IJt, VT.
ease write on one side of the paper only, sign sue
me or initials as You wished published. but give
mr. FULL NAME AND ADDRESS post Office County and
.lte
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-08-25
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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-07-17
Barbecues and Picnics.

There was a grand picnic and
brandance gotten up by the soak
Grove Boys" ut Parrish's grove yes
terday. The Oak Grove boys always
make a success of their picnics.
There will be a brandance and
barbecue at Collinsville, on the
southside, on next Thursday, the
22d inst, and one at Abernathy's
schOOl-hOuse, in district No. 16, on
the 3lst inst. The managers will
endeavOr to make everybody who
attend enjoy themselves.
There will be a barbecue and
neighbOrhOod reunion at Crotzer's
spring and schOol-house to-day. Sat
urday, to which the public gener-
ally are invited. A number Of
speakers will be present and address
the people.
There is also a barbecue and BRAN
dance at Corbandale to-day, Satur-
day.
There was a barbecue near the
Seven-Mile ferry last Monday, and
we regret we were not able to at
tend. We learn that those who
were present had a good dinner and
a pleasant time.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-07-17
FOR slIERIEF.
FOR CONSTABLE.


Miss Kate daughter of Rev. ]. Il. Plum
mer, is visiting friends.in Lebanon.
Miss Monie West, daughter of DIR. ]. b
West of Nashville, Is ON a visit to her broth
er, John j. West, Esq.
SIR. G. NJ. Whitesides and lady, lhee) Miss
Sue Acree, are visiting DIR. Acree and family
of this city.
We are glad 10 see Hon. John f. House,
who has been quite i'll during the past week
able TO be out on our streets again.
DIR. Meriwether of Virginia, is visiting his
daughter Mrs. John Wallace, on Greenwood
Avenue.
DIR. ]. C. Steger, of the Cumberland Iron
Works, was ia our city last week. lie has
many warm friends in GAINESVILLE.
Miss Kate Ussery, daughter of Mr.. w. N.
Ussery, of the southside, has been visiting
relations in the city this week.
Rev. ]. II. Plummer and Mr.. r. II. Pick
ering have returned from their visit to Full
on, Ky. They are highly pleased with their
visit.
Mr.. Geo. b. FaXon gave us pleasant call
ON Tuesday last He is recupernting at his
pleasant home at Big Sandy, where he will
remain until September.
Miss Rosa Brown, of Mississippi, who has
been visiting her cousin, DIR. Ussery, on the
southside, left for home last Monday morn
ng.
Judge Jarnigan and family, and Mrs. DR..
Maury and family, of Memphis, are in our
city. They are stopping at the Academy,
and will remain during the heated term.
Mrs. Amelia Graham, nee Byrne, of Bow
ling Green, Ky, Is on visit TO friends and
relatives i'm this city. She always receives
a hearty welcome from her friends here.
We had a call from Rev. Chas. c. Hill, OF
Louisville, this week. He has been associa-
ted with the Western Recorder, and is now
travelling for his health.
NV. jackson and Miss Emma Graham,
both oolOred, were married in Nashville
ON Thursday of last week. Jackson was
formerly teacher in the public schools of
this city.
The Columbia Herald of July 9Th says
"Mlss Berthe Rhodes, of CIarksviue, a most
charming and lovely young lady, is visiting
Col. L. &. McDOwell's family. She is quite
intelligent, and also possesses those woman
ly graces and charms which all men admire.
A disposition to he kind Is one OF these, and
is possessed by her in an eminent degree.
All in all, she Is one OF those rare eOmbina-
tionS Of head and heart which we some
times read of I'm novels and rarely ever see
in life"
We are pleased to notice that Mr.. Ewing
NJ. Thomas sou OF 4. \. Thomas, has taken
position In the wholesale grocery store of
Mr.. q. NJ. Barker. Ewing is "tO the manor
born" reared and educated here, and made
for himself a reputation for integrity and
high morality, which we are assured he has
maintained to the fullest extent during his
absence. We regard his return an acquisi-
tiOn To our society, and bespoak for him a
hearty welcome and business support.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-07-17
vveanesaaY.s Nhootlng.

"A difficulty occurred on Wednes-
day last about ten o'clock, between
Capt. A. b. Maxey and Mr.. VIM.
Beavins, some words having passed
that morning between Mr.. Beavins
senior and Maxey at Caldwell &
Shelton's stable. Capt. Maxey, we
understand, gave Mr.. Beavins the
lie, whereupon he threatened to call
in the assistance of his son.and whip
Maxey before night. The latter
soon found himself followed by the
two Beavinses, and stopped in front
of Rice, Broaddus d Co.'s dry-goods
store. They advanced upon him,
whereupon he drew a revolver and
opened fire upon the younger man,
who turned and ran into Hays auc-
ton store and procured a shotgun,
which he snapped several times at
Maxey, but which happened to be
unlOaded. Then, and not till then,
Capt. Maxey began shooting into
the store. The fracas was soon in
terrupted by officers, and, fortu-
nately, no one was hurt. All par
ties were arrested, and Beavins
bound over to keep the peace. Max
ey was acquitted on trial before Es-
quire Caldwell. We trust the mat
ter has ended here.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-07-17
BEDFORD, VA, {.
Alum and Iron Springs.
WATER-NIASS-P

Adapted In chronic diarrhna, constipa
ton, and scrorula.-Hy Latham, NJ ID, Press
Virginia Medical Society.
Successfully used i'm dyspepsia, chronic
diarrhea and scroiula.-Prof Jackson, o
University Pa.
Efficient i'm anmmia: excellent appetizeI
and blood purifier--H Fisher, Nj ID, Ga.
Valuable in nervous prostitution, indlges-
ton and chlorOss.-G f Mathews, NJ d.
NC.
A fine tonic and Alternative, very valuable
In diseases peculiar TO females, chronic fe.
yer and ague, bronchitis and diseases of the
digestive organs.-J F RoughtOn, NJ ID, Ala.
Very beneficial in strengthening and i'm
proving a reduced system.- Rev Jno w
Beckwith, Bishop of Ga.
Invaluable as nervous tonic.-Hon g
Fowler, Tenn.
Recommended as prophylaetic I'm mala-
rial districts.-D X Fairex, NJ ID, N o.
Restores debilltated systems to health.-T
G. Mercer, NJ ID, Ind.
Used with great benefit I'm malarinl fever
and diphtheria.-S F Dupon, NJ ID, Ga.
Prince of mineral tonics.-Francis Gillian,
OF great curative vIrtue.-Thos f Rum
bold, NJ ID, st Louis v-s.g s-4 Is 80
Beneficial in uterine deran gements ana
maliaFi Gus con diti0ns.--9 NJ VaH, M ID, Chic,
Best remedy ever used in diseases OF The
thnoat.--P A SihOFd, II u, N Z.
Tonic, Alternative. diurefic; one of natures
greatest reinedies.-Medical Association OF
Adapted In certain affections Of the kid
neys and bladder; dyspepsia, lupus. chlOSo-
SIS, ScfOIulOus anu cubAneOuS aHecLlOnSs-
Prof Norman, NJ DIVA.
Relieves headache, promptly, both sick
and nervOus.-Rev + Z DodsOn, Va.
Sample sent free To every physician desir-
ing to test. Pamphlets sent free. Analysis
with each package. Water as IL comes from
the springs 81 per ease of 6 gallons In glass
81. 80 for gallons, 81 for 10 gallons, 81 for 20
gallons in casks. Mass 50 cents AMI 81 81 30
and 50 for half doz. Pills, pure sugar-coated
25c, soc and 81 package; SIPS, $3.50 and 500
half doz. Sent postpaid anywhere. This
Mass and pills contain In reduced space all
the curative powers of the water, and is con-
venient, palatable and soluble.
Springs open for visitors June LIST. Board
$50 per month. Special rates to families and
parties. Carriages meet visitors at Forest
and Lawyers depot, each four miles from
springs, upon advice of arrival.
Address
A. n. DAVIES, Pres. of the Co.,
70 Main St, Lynchburg, Va.
Sold by Owen 4 Moore.
tune I9-S0-6m
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-07-17

THE citizens of Freeburg, in
Stewart county, four miles west OF
Indian Mound, have petitiOned the
department, through Col. House,
for a pOst-office Mt that place. w.
r. j. Free, an intelligent and enter
prising young merchant, is recon-
mended as a suitable person for
postmaster. The mail will be sup
piled by the contractor on the route
from this place to Dover. 1t will
lengthen the distance OF the present
route four miles. The mails on this
route leave GAINESVILLE on Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday at a. m,
arrive at Dover at p. M; return
ing, leave Dover on Monday, We'd
nesday and Friday mt Z a. M, and
arrive at New Providence at 6 p.
IN. ada.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-07-17
Needless Alarm.


The cities and towns along the
Mississippi have been alarmed by a
rumor that a case of yellow fever
had occurred at New Orleans. The
! fact is simply that the disease had
broken out on board of a bark hail
ing from Rio Janiero, which. was
placed in quarantine as soon as the
fact was ascertained. The facts, as
developed by the investigation of
the louisiana board of health are as
follows:
A man named James Kenney, a
native of Scotland, was brought to
the Touro hospital from Swedish
bark Excelsior ON the 10th inst. (last
Saturday, and examined there by a
committee of the board of health.
lie died the same day with black
vomit.
The bark Excelsior sailed from
London Feb. IL, arrived at Rio
April 10, left Rio May 10, arrived
at the Mississippi quarantine station
June "A, making her voyage from
Rio 4G days. She was detained at
the quarantine station twelve days,
during which time her cargo, con-
sisting of 5000 sacks of coffee, was
shifted, aired and fumigated with
sulphurous acid gas. The bilge-
water was pumped out and replaced |
by solution of copperas and car
bolic acid. The crew left the quar-
antine station July 9Th in perfect !
health. Kenney was taken sick on
the 7th and died on the 10th. The
bark was Immediately ordered back
to quarantine, and three Of her crew
have since become sick.
The Tennessee board of health
quarantine against New
Orleans on the 18th, and is antici-
pated that the board of Mississippi,
Missouri and Illinois will
follow the example.
The remarkable fact about this
case is that no yellow fever was
known to exist at Rio when the
Excelsior sailed from that point,
md that she touched at no other
port from there to the Mississippi
quarantine station. From May 10th, +
he day of her departure, to July
It'll, the day of Kenney's attack, is
Is days. This looks as if the disease
on board the ship.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-07-17

WE are sorry we were not able to
be with our friends Mt Cumberland
City last Saturday at their barbecue
and Hancock ratification meeting.
We learn that there were about
1909 people present, including la
dies and gentlemen, and that great
enthusiasm prevailed. Speeches
were made by II. II. Buquo, Esq,
Col. n. Brandon, Hon. C. G. Smith,
A. III. Munford, Esq, Frank Nc
MILAN, Esq, DIR. j. G. Steger, Judge
G. w. Tyler and Gen. w. j. Broad
dus. After the speaking was over,
a magnificent barbecue was ready
for the large crowd who enjoyed it
to the fullest extent. After dinner
the young people enjoyed them
selves in the bran-dance. Every
one eOmplimented the managers for
the perfect order and excellent ar
rangements in every department of
this entertainment.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-07-17

Mr.. Jefferson, eighty years ago,
defined democrat, one who main
tains ''equal and exact Justice to all
men the preservation Of the gener-
al government in its whole consti-
tutional vigor; a jealous care of the
right of election by the people; alb
solute acquiescence in the decisions
of the majority; the supremacy of
the civil. over the military author
ity; economy in the public expense;
the honest payment of our debts,
and sacred preservation of the pub
lie faith freedom of the person UNI
der the protection of the habeas cor
p,ts, and trial by juries impartially
selected"
This is the very portrait of Han
cock. He is the incarnation of the
supremacy of the civil over the mill
itary authority. He is the enbodi-
ment of the civil over the military
authority. lie is the embodiment
of the definitions of civil liberty
Geo. II. PeRelyefon.