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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-06-26
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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-06-26

ANOTHER OproRTUNlTY.-We can
state .aRthoritativcly that DR.. w. II.
Milburn WI lecture again on. next
"Wednesday night, the 9th inst, in
the Baptist church as before, The sub
ject will be "What Blind Man Saw in
Paris.":It Aas been very highly spoken
OF by the press of the State, ana in
fact wherever it has been delivered.
The subject affords q splendid oppor-
tunity for display of his wonderful
descriptive powers and his character
istic eloduence. The lecture will be
of special interest to the ladies. The
admission will be twenty-five cents
each. ...,y,.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-06-26

PERsesAL.--Mr. J. B. Douglass, of
this; place, was crcditably graduated at
Davidson College, N. g., on last
Thursday, the 2lst,iMst. Mr.. Douglass
wont direct from Davidson to Pough.
kecpsic, N. Y, where he expects to
attend tho summer session of the Bust
ness College in that place. Wewish
for him n pleasant and profitable So
joprn Oh tho Hudson. Il
/ Misses Emma Dunn and ElYa Doty
have returned homo from IIillsboro,
N. O., where theX have been at school
tor. tho ilast scholastiql ycalA rfrhcir
many friends are glad to welcome
them back to .Wimsboro.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-12-01
Keep the Ground Stirred.
Spirit of the Farm.

Spirit of the Farm.
The farmer, in order to avail himself
of the moisture and oxygen from the
atmosphere, should stir his soil as deep
ly as possible and pulverize thoroughly
to admit free circulation of atmos-
pheric air. The soil cooling more rap,
idly than the air at night, robs the lat
ter of its moisture, and stores it to re-
fresh vegetation during the heat of the
succeeding day.
The Importance of the thorough
aeration of the soil in cultivated fields
is not sufficiently appreciated by our
farmers.
They are too apt to consider the OBJ.
ject of cultivation attained when the
soil is freed from weeds and grass; yet
crust formed upon the surface of a
cultivated field, so as to exclude the
air, is more injurious to the cultivated
field crop than moderate growth of
weeds, accompanied with perfect aera.
ton of the soil. D..
Soils differ greatly in their power of
absorbing moisture from the atmos>
phere. at.,.
Clay soils absorb much more than
sandy, and those well supplied with
humus more than those deficient in this
important substance. .
Undrained soils absorb more than
those whose surfaces bake from the eff.
fects of evaporation.
The absorbent power of the soil is
influenced by the size of the pores and
the character of the particles of which
it is composed. The rapidity of alb.
sorption depends upon the per cent Of
moisture in the atmosphere, while the
amount depends upon temperature.
The more finely soil is pulverized,
the greater the surface exposed to the
air, and consequently the greater the
absorption. ..
The atomic composition of the parti.
Giles of soil will influence the absorption.
If the particles are sand, they cannot
absorb moisture, while particles of clay,
composed of impalpable powder, have
great absorbing power.
1t is difficult to estimate the benefi.
cial influence upon vegetation effected
by moisture absorbed by finely pull,
verified soil.
The influence of the moisture of the
atmosphere is well illustrated in East
ern England, where the average annu'
al rainfall is only about half that Of
J Tennessee, and yet by the absorption
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-12-01
What Flowed Ground Pays Farmers.

American Agriculturist.
Take one Illustration of the magni-
tude of our agriculture. Omiting the
pastoral interests, which exceeds any
other one; also leave out garden
and fruit products, root crops, rye,
barley, peas, beans, in short everything
except four leading crops grown on
titled ground, viz, corn, wheat, oats,
and cotton. The total yield of these
for the present and past four years ag>
regate, in round numbers, about eight
hundred and twenty-five million bush
els of corn twenty.three hundred mil,
lion bushels each of wheat and oats.
and thirty million bales of cotton. If
we estimate the average money value
of the actual products on the farm, and
for the crops sold and used by them.
selves, at seventy cents per bushel for
wheat, thirty cents per bushel for corn
and oats, and thirty-fve dollars per
bale for cotton, we have the soil yield
ing in these four plowed crops alone,
over five thousand seven hundred and
thirty-two million dollars; or over
eleven hundred and fortysix million
dollars every year IA sum so vast as
to be beyond actual comprehension.
All other pursuits sink into insignif-
canoe in comparison with that of the
farmer.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-12-01
LITTLEGIFFEM.
BY FRANK o. TIoKNoR.

Out of the focal and foremostfre,
Out of the hospitals walls as dire;
Smitten of grapeshot and gangreen,
eighteenth battle, and he sixteenl)
Spectre such as you seldom see,
Little Giffen of Tennessee
"Take him and welcome !" the surgeon said:
Little the doctor can help the dead
So we took him and brought him where
The balm was sweet in the summerair;
And we laid him down on wholesome bed !;
Utter Lazarus, heel to head!
And we watched the war with bated breath /;
Skeleton Boy against skeleton Death.
Months of torture, how many such?
Weary weeks of the stick and crutch;
Aud still CLINT of the stealblue eye
Told of spirit that wouldn't die.
And didn't Nay more 10 deaths despite
The crippled Learned to write" ,,i
Dear Mother, at first, of course: and then
Dear Captain, inquiring about the men.
Captains answer OF eighty and five,
Giffen and are left alive. -tt
Words of gloom from the war, one day;
Johnson pressed at the front, they say.
Little Giffen was up and away;
A tear--his iirst-as he babe goodbye,
Dimmed the CLINT of his steel-blue eye
"I'll write, if spared p There was news of
the fight; t,
But none OF Giffen He did not write.
sometimes fancy that were king
Of the princely Knights of the Golden King,
With the song OF the minstrel in my ear,
And the tender legend that trembled here,
I'd give the best on his Bonded knee,
The whitest soul of my chivalry,
For Little Giffen" of Tennessee.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-12-01

that farmer who has stock of Did
manure on hand at the proper sen'o
has not already disposed OF it in the
best way possible. 1t Is the farme'
who has none on hand at the proper
season who is obliged to top dress Is
fields now, as the next best thing he
can do. In this case the manure i,
fresh. No matter, it is better upon the
fields than in the barnyald. 1t will
help the crop in more ways than one.
1t feeds it. 1t also protects it. There
is nothing lost. The soil, greedy Tor
food, absorbS every atom of ii. 1t Is
only when spread upon frozen ground
that there is any loss or want of ttfrcl
Even then it is a protection, and if the
ground is level, 50 that the manure Is
not washed away, it had better be
spread than kept in the yard.
Soluble manures are wasted upon
the wheat crop AT this season. 1t has
been clearly demonstrated by the accu,
rate and complete experiments Of Mi
Lawes and DR.. Gilbert, of Rotham,
stead, England, that the soluble ammo
nlacal manures applied to the soil III
the winter season, or after the growth
has ceased in the fall, are lost altogether
i'll the drainage water, and have no ct
feet upon the crop. Phosphoric acid,
If it is not thus lost, very quickly Ell
tiers into combination with the lime OF
magnesia which exists plentifully in al
most all soils, and forms insoluble com
pounds. 1t is thus practically lost to
the crop, and this experience is yer,
general. The loss is easily explained,
and may pro6tably be avoided. But
if the lime is to be applied there is no
better season than the present, while
the ground is in fit condition to bear
the passage of wagons. Lime is more
soluble in cold water than in warm,
and it rapidly enters into combinations
with vegetable acids, or acts in decom-
posing organic matter. Ashes or pot
ash manures are equally efficacious with
lime, and may be proftably used now.
Potash Is not lost to the soil by winter
rains or the drainage, to any apprecia.
BILE extent, and the soil retains it very
firmly until the needs of the growing
crop require its release.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-12-01
Treatment Of Fall Wheat.

Spirit OF the Farm.
The future Of the wheat crop de-
ponds greatly upon the condition in
which it enters into the winter season.
That season is now approaching, and it
is important to consider exactly what
should be done under certain frequent
contingencies. The present season has
so far been very favorable to seeding
and the growth Of the yorng plant.
A vigorous growth of plant, which
tends mostly to leaf, is not always de-
sirable. 1t is desirable to see a good
growth of root, with spreading stock,
from which will be developed next sea-
son, plentiful tillerage and thick stand,
rather than tall, slender forced growth
of leaf. When in such seasons as the
present this latter has occurred, we
have pastured down this weak growth
with the best effect. But heavy stock
should not be turned into the fields.
Sheep or lambs are the best stock for
this purpose. They nip off the leaves,
and, continually wandering hither and
thither, leave no part of it unvisited,
and what they do not pick off they
trample down, and thus the growth OF
the whole crop is usefully checked.
This check of the upward growth
throws the vigor of the plant into the
root-stocks, which spread and strike
out fresh roots. This gives greater
power of resisting the injurious effects
of repeated frosts and alternate thaws,
and there is less winter killing. But
if, as is frequently but unwisely done,
the wheat or rye is pastured down by
COWS, the injury done is serious, and
instead Of the plants being strengthen
ed by too close cropping, are destroy
ed, or turned out from the loose soil
bodily. The surface becomes packed
or trampled into holes, which hold
water, and the crop is not only dam.
aged, but the condition of the soil is
made worse. Upon clay soils the evil
is much greater than upon light loans,
but it is even in these cases sufficiently
great to render it far from desirable.
A farmer who has no sheep had better
give nelghbor the run of his fields
than turn his cows upon them.
Standing water upon grain fields is a
source of much injury to the crop.
This should be avoided by running fur,
rows from hollows where water will ac-
cumulate, to the lower portion of the
field. Where the field slopes consid-
erably water burrows should be plowed
back and forth across the slopes diago,
nally to avoid washing. In both of
these cases the furrow should be thrown
down hill, SOFAS to enlarge the capacity
of the channel, and to facilitate the
collection of the water. The making
Of these water burrows should be at,
tended to before the fall rains com.
mence, if they have not already been
made. Ifthey are made it is not a lost
labor, by any means, to pass along
them and trim and complete them with
a shovel and hoe.
Top dressing fields that have not
been MANFRED is profitable labor. 1t
the manure is green or decOmposed, so
much the better, 1t should then be
evenly spread. But tits very rarely
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-12-01

2 VI m
Ilon ~ moisture from ne atmosphere,
aud the prevention ct evrp ration,
tWenly,eigbl inches of nnuml rainfall
there, affords more abundant supply
ot moisture 10 vegetation than fittv do
IN Tenn, ssre
The beneficial Influence Of mn ahm
dance OF IAN aud the Injurious effects
OF an excess !. well known To every
farmer. fhp rainfall in Tennessee i, 81
well distributed throughuul the wear.
that, with'lhe exception Of occasional
periods of saturation IN early Sprlng
and drOulh III summer. We seldom have
an excess, and generally an abundance
f'r agricultural purposes.
The extremes are seldom 50 great as
10 he beyond The control of the skiIltul
agricultural,
The most interesting fact in connec
tlnn with the utilization of rainfall is,
that the same means. viz-under.d drain
'gr and deep tillage, serve at once To
relieve the soil of surplus water and to
tortity against droulh
A deficient amount of rainfall may
he supplemented by irrigation, but this
Is usually accompanied by great ex-
perse, and, while it may supply, it can.
not effect uniform distribution, or rob
the atmosphere of its warmth and fer
tllizing gases so well as a natural fall
of rain. The necessity for an abun
dant supply of water in the soil is
shown by the fact that water is the ex.
elusive vehicle of the mineral food Of
plants, and that, without certain de,
gree OF dilution of plant.food in the
soil, the latter become positively inju.
rlous. This is plainly shown in the ell
tects of Concentrated commercial ferti.
lzers on shallow soils in times of drouth.
Again, water is an essential agent, both
IN the decomposition of vegetable mat,
ter in the soil, and Of the disintegration
and chemical transformation of mineral
substances, which, though abundant,
would, without this agency, be entirely
beyond the reach of vegetation.
Frosts act important parts in the pre-
paration of mineral food for plants by
the pulverization of rocks, and thus
exposing their contents to the action of
The chemical agents. This acrion of
the frost is due to the expansion of the
water which insinuates itself into the
pores OF solid substances, freezes, and
bursts them asunder. This action ex.
eris beneficial influence also upon the
mechanical condition OF compact soils.
Evaporation, in our climate, is ex.
cesslve and injurious in its effects, both
upon the soil and vegetation. upon the
soil by lowering its temperature and
forming a crust upon the surface, which
prevents access to air; upon vegetation,
by the too rapid withdrawal of watery
vapor from the leaves of plants, caus-
ing the willing and twisting of the
leaves observed during periods of drouth
or excessive heat.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-12-01

Blankets take their name from Sir
Thomas Blanket, of Bristol, who first
made them in 1910, while worsted is so
called from the town of WOrsted, in
Norfolk, where il was first manufact-
ured.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-12-01

81 had a rousing time this morning."
said the small boy whose father had
hauled him feet foremost out of his
bed at six o'clock.
Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1883-03-10
The work OF Congress.

During the session of Congress that
has just closed. the enormous number of
ten thousand six hundred and seventy
bills and joint resolutions were intro
duced in the two Houses. OF these, one
hundred and sixty-three passed both
Houses and became laws. Among the
more important Of these enactments are:
the Tax and Tariff bill; the Civil Service
bill; the Japanese Indemnity Fund bill;
the bill TO provide for new Mixed
Commission on the claims against vene-
zuela; the bill to modify the Postal
Money Order System; the bill to read
just salaries Of p0stmasters; the bill to
afford relief and assistance to Con.
gress and the Executive Department in
the investigation of claims and demands
against the Government; the bill to pre-.
vent the introduction of adulterated teas;
the bill to encourage the holding of q
Worlds Industrial Cotton Centennial
Exposition in 1884; and joint resolutions
as follows: To erect q monument to &C.
neral Dekalb; to print the agricultural
reports for 1881 and 1882; to reimburse
Oregon and California for moneys paid
in the suppression of the Modoc war; to
increase the fees Of witnesses in the Star
Route cases from west of the Mississippi
river; and to regulate the expectation Of
tobacco in bond.
Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1883-03-10

Sunset Cox Of New York says thai
twenty one members. Of the next House
have voluntarily offered to vote for him
for Speaker.
Captain Shaw, the chief of the London
ire brigade, has sent to Chicago for
some Of the fire appliances that he saw
In that city.
Female loveliness is depreciating in
value in Philadelphia. The professional
beauty who sued for $40, 600 was awarded
$50 by discriminating jury.
The annual product of gold is now
less than 500. 000, 900, and its foreign
coinage il practically suspended. t. In the
United States the production has grad
nally diminished. In 1873 1t was S47, :
26G. l07; in 1879, it was s3s. 900. 900, in
1880, S36. 900. 600.
Mr.. Gladstone measures the extent of
his power by the number of threatening
letters received. When he Is carrvin q
forward or defeating great measures the
tide OF letters is at its hight. When he
is more passive the tide Gibbs. At all
times the letters 20 into the waste paper
basket.
Samuel j. Medill. the managing ed
itor OF the Chicago Tribune, dying at
Quincy. ILL.,, eagerly looked over the
pages of the newly arrived papers. "Our
boys have beat them on the Braidwood
business" he said, smiling. and soon
afterward died.
A Western journal says that the State
Senate of Kansas contains five candi-
dates for Governor, eleven candidates
for Congress. four candidates for the
United States Senate. two for Judges of
the Supreme Court, and two for foreign
missions.
Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1883-03-10

For Way Ports.

kyPlans Of steamers' Cabins at Agents Office,
where borths may be secured
Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1883-03-10
The Grain Crop.
IS. y. CALL

Mil
10. o. CALL
An impression has become somewhat
general that the grain crops throughout
the State are in ertremis, to to speak
Advices from reliable sources in all. or
nearly all, the grain-growing counties,
show that this is by no means the case.
On the contrary, there is, at least at
present, good reasons for farmers to feel
easy. While the average acreage of
grain sown this year is greater than last,
1t ia also, with the exception of few
localities where but little rain ever falls
and there has as yet been NO system Of
irrigation found practicable, ia very
fair condition-in some, decidedly good,
and able TO stand two weeks more Of dry
weather. Even in San Diego county,
where the grain crop is considered pre-.
carious, some sections send very favor
Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1883-03-10
Portland paragraphs, 4.

PORTLAND, Maroh7.---At meeting O.
the City Council this evening. the retail
liquor licenses were raised from $500 t.
$500 year,
George H. Roe. la behalf of the Cali
fornia Electric Lighting Company, sub
mitted proposition to light the city by
the Brush system Of electricity for 500,
600 . year. He proposes to do the
lighting by the tower system, erecting
twenty towers Of q total of 200, 600.
candle power. The proposition was ia.
vorably received and referred to com.
mittee.
Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1883-03-10
vessels injured ~ a Meavx ts.le

LONDON. March Glowing to a heavy
gale, the tide in the Clyde is remarkably
low. The steamers Devonia, Circassia,
Manitoba and several others were at one
time aground. The Hull fishing fleets
suffered seriously by the gale. Eighty
vessels of tho feet arrived there in a
damaged condition. Twelve of them
lost members of the crew. Three yes.
sells were foundered, one Of them with
all banda. Similar accounts are received
from the Yarmouth fishing fleet.
Assaulted by u Orszy Woman.
LONDON. March "a German servant
girl, Catharine Metzgar, in the employ OF
Samuel May, attempted to murder Mrs.
May and the latter's child this morning.
She assaulted the former with hatchet
and fractured the skull of the child
with bottle. 1t is believed Mrs. May
viii recover; child will die. The servant
Is evidently insane. She says she was
directed to do tho act by dreams.
Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1883-03-10
Dr.. J. s. Griffin,

OFFICE AT RESIDENCE, 1874 MAIN STREET.
Office Hours-s to IL A. NJ, 1 TO and to 8
Pm.
Residence East side Of Main street, below
First m15-u
Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1883-03-10

Both steamships call at Port Hartford (san
Luis Obispo) and Santa Barbara.
PASSENGERS for San Diego take the train that
leaves Los Angeles for San Pedro at 4:l6 P. NJ,
Los Angeles time.
. kTPassengers going north take the train
for San Pedro that leaves Los Angeles at i0:l5
o'clock A. ~, Los Angeles time.
Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1883-03-10
Dr.. Joseph Kurtz

Has removed his ONCE to No. % Main street
opposite Baker Block
ksEye and ear disease treated with the care Of
q specialist. ap22
Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1883-03-10

DENVER. March 9.--Ths FIRE at Buena
Vista early this morning destroyed q
block Of eight buildings, including Hitler
h Hallock's bank. The loss is s25, 900.
Chester A. Cousins, known as "Slim
Kid" the murderer Of Nabob Gomez at
San Marcial some time ago. was arrested
ct Alamosa yesterday. He has confessed
tha daad- +
Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1883-03-10
DIR. K. D. WISE.

X. D. WISE. NJ. D., graduate OF the Jefferson
Medical College, Philadelphia, having returned
from Europe, where he took special courses Of
instruction In his profession In the great hospit
ais OF London, Paris, Vienna ano Etinburg, 90
licits all cases requiring surgical skill and expert
enoe, and makes. as heretofore, A SPECIALITY
OF DISEASES OF WOMEN No charge made
for first consultations unless followed BY treat
ment Once IN PHILLIPS BLOCK, MAIN ST.
Los Angeles, Cal. Once hours from 9 to 10 A. n.
and TO 8 I'm. H0-3ml