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Year: 1868

The most valuable Southern food
for COWS, horses, and mules, is fod-
der. The observation of all good
feeders, and the evident apprecia-
ton of the animals attest the T


tue of this provender. But the
poor quality of the article usually
obtained, the cost of saving and
the damage done the corn, BY the
common methods, have led many
to abandon this important crop.
Experiments have been made to
prove that the damage sustained
by the corn is greater than the
value of the fodder. Of course,
these experiments only prove that
the corn was damaged under the
methods which were practiced by
the expeTimenters and they dc
not demonstrate that there is no
plan of pulling fodder by which a
good hay may be made and the
corn preserved uniniured at the
same time. On the contrary, ]
propose TO detail a method, prac-
ticed by one of the most scientific
and successful farmers of Virginia,
and tried last year by myself and
others, in this country, which leaves
further to be desired.


In order to bring out the advan-
tages of the proposed plan, I will
first note the errors on the com
mon practice. They are:


~ 1. Beginning too late for lower
blades and pulling them when dry,
thereby stripping the stalks of its
sheath and exposing the juices Of
the plant to the sun. The stalk
be uncovered and nature
has indicated the Importance of
the sheaths by wrapping them so
closely and securely. rs uaar


2, Pulling upper blades too soon,
The blades above the ear are more
in making the grain than
those below. In comparison, the
lower ones are unimportant. Ma
ture indicates the value of the up
per leaves by preserving them
green until the grain is perfectly
hard especially the two or three
the top.


8. BY bending down the stalk,
to reach the blades which are above
the highest elevation of the hands,
very much time is lost, the stalk is
frequently broken and the corn
thereby seriously injured.


A. BY allowing the fodder to take
dews and rain, its value is much
diminished frequently nearly de
stroyed.


The plan proposed, by which the
corn is not at all injured, and the
largest amount Of the very best
fodder obtained is as follows


l. When the corn is Ia the dough
state, and as soon as the fodder is
ripe below the ear, pull all the
lower blades up to the second one
below the ear. Do not pull dry
blades at any time. They are
as fodder, and pulling
them would draw off the sheaths,
expose the stalks and iniure the
corn. These lower blades may be.
pulled six or eight days before the
usual time and no danger be ap-
pretended, In this work . half
Year: 1868

IT Is A NOTORIOUS FAcr that tho whisky
ring has robbed the Government Of millions Of
dollars and yet 50 far thore does not appear
to bs power enough in the judiciary to bring
these thieves to justice How long is this to
iast' David said, "AIl men are liars" Had
ho lived In those days he might have said, all
men are thieves.
Year: 1868

We have learned from Mr.. F. A. Moore the de
tails Of singular affair exhibiting the devotion Of
the Indian mother for her children, as well as the
determined resolution and oIclsm Of the Indian
when suffering from an injury.


A few days since Wau.ne-pe-winka Pretty
Bird), daughter of Dandy, head chief of the Win
nebago nation. was at the depot at La Crosse &C
companied by her two fatherless children. While
wslting the arrival of the train of the Chi dren
got upon the track of the incoming train as the
train was tadng the depot. Seeing Its danger,
the mother, regardless OF her own life, sprang for
ward and snstched the child from the very jaws
of death. She threw the little one upon the plat.
form but it was too late to save herself Tue rush
ing locomotive caught her blanket. and threw her
upon the track. The wheels caught her foot. ran
oyer it. crushing the bone to atoms tearing of
the flesh. and making frightful wound. The
bone up to the knee was spntered.


Such an injury could not but be excrucatngly
painful, yet the Indian mother with wonderful
nerve, drew her knife from her belt and eating off
the loosely hanging flesh. washed the limb aud
bound il up with her own hands, refusing all as.
sistance. Mr.. Moore says that not feature Of
her countenance denoted the intence agony she
must have suffered during the operation.


A physician of La Crosse, arriving at the depot
and examining the injury, said that the foot must
be taken of at once to the life of the woman,
but the Indian put n decided veto. declared th at
il should not be amputated. and asserted that she
would prefer death TO being deprived Of a limb.
The operation she cared nothing about, as those
VINO witnessed ner herOlsm were wen convinced,
hut the idea Of losing limb was so repugnant to
her Indian nature that she refused, and efforts
could induce her to submit.


The same evening at her own request, the In
dian woman, taken to the tunnel 4,
where her wigwam was, and where she
now lies. she has been carefully attended by
one Of the tribe and every day the rail way officers
at La Crosse send out ice, but her limb shows no
sign of Improvement. Fever RACES through her
whole system, and her sufferings are indscribable
Still amid all this agony. che peremptoriy refuses
to allow the only step taken that will save her
life.


Wa.ne pe.wink-a is about thirty years Of age,
and has The finely expressive features of the old
chief " Dandy" she is highly regarded by the
Indians, who are putting forth all their skill in
herbs and charms 10 the vain hope of saving her.
Her father, who is encamped with some of his
tribe near the Wisconsin visited her on Sunday,
and after listening to the story, looking at the in
jury, and coolly watching her situation, applauded
her decision with grunt and nod OF APPRECIATION.
Dandy il known among the Indians as one OF the
most determined and proudspiried of his race,
and the princess is evidently Of the same blood,
and prefers q lingering death. fall Of the most
bitter agony, to being 8 eripple.-lM Milwaukee
Wisconsin.
Year: 1868

The socalled Autier sympathetic ink, for
giving a copy OF a letter without any press, aud
without previously moistening the copying pa
per, consists, essentially, Of q decoction Of Bra
zil wood and glycerine. When any psper is
written upon with this ink, aud laid on tissue
paper the simple rub bing over with the finger
is sufficient TO produce the desired transfer.
Year: 1868

Alas for our national credit, if these
profligate schemes of squandering it
away upon new and rash enterprises,
without dollar of capital, are to be
carried out! But there are men at
Washington by the hundred, who act
confidestly upon the principle that the
public credit is their goose, to be pluck
ed, and past success in this line is q
powerfulspur to that enormous, and
corrupt, and greedy lobby which infests
our seat of Government.


We shall watch the representatives of
the people when alf7thess bills come up
Year: 1868

Administration, whose partisans held


most of the orders, can see the Wis
dom of changing a six per cent. inter-
est bee ring debt into one of ten per


cent. Congress funds the Government
debt for the sake of reducing the in
terest, and the Courier abuses it. Our
Council funds the city debt for the
purpose Of Increasing the interest,
and the Courier endorses it. We are
perfectly willing to have this differ
ence in fnanciering between the two
parties read and known of all men.


1t will be observed that our new
Mayor, with characteristic modesty,
reserves the payment of these city
bonds for his successor. They are
only redeemable at the expiration Of
three gears, or at the close of his term
of Office. That was both magnani-
nous and wise. We commend his
shrewdness. He fully meets one of
the Christian requisites ordained by
PAUL; for in this he has shown
himself to be as wise as a serpent.
Whether he is also as harmless as
dove we leave to his successor in Office
and those who will have to pay the
taxes to determine.
Year: 1868

The first two, we think, are greatly over
estimated, bat we let that pass. The last
one is much underestimate, and both the
third and fourth apply to the current year,
and in no considerable degree to the last.
The act of February 8 repeals the duty on
raw cotton, but not a bale of the free staple
has vet been grown. The act of March 81
took of at one sweep nearly or qnite one hum
dred millions per annum of internal revenue
tax from the manufacturing interest. This
did not apply in any important particulars
to last years revenue, has not been re-
placed in any shape, and will not be until
the election. If not relieved in some form,
it will leave an enormous deficiency In the
revenue for the current year. The respite
was made with especial reference TO its
political effect, and it is not an Abatement"
as Mr.. Wells knows perfectly well, that can
be continued. To congratulate the coun-
try, and especially the taxpayers, on such
an apparent relief from a heavy burden,
when without the tax thus suspended the
treasury cannot meet its annual expenses
into many million dollars, may be only an
error Of Judgment, but it looks to ms like
political chicanery, Of which Mr.. Wells
ought to be heartily ashamed. In what
shape the pressure thus lifted from manu-
lacturers will be again applied we cannot
say; but every one acquainted with the
subject knows perfectly well that the neces-
sities OF the treasury will require fresh
imposition of the burden to the full amount
thus indicated.-N York journal Of COm-
meTcC.
Year: 1868

At Albion, Michigan, a young man by
the name Of Tip Rockefellow, and two
other fast young men, came near being
killed on the evening Of the 2SLh ult
Rookefellow obtained a fine horse aud car
riage to take a short ride lie took
the two young men in, and dashed mp
through town just as the westward bound
train was nearing the depot. They tried
to cross the track ahead Of the engine, when
the engine struck the horse and broke both
hind legs, broke the buggy, took two ofthe
young men and carried them over fifteen
rods, hanging to the pilot Rockefellow il
considerably injured. One Of the young
men jumped out, landing on his head, just
in time to save him.
Year: 1868

An interesting case was before the Court in
Richmond recently, which we will mention for
the benefit of colored friends We are re-
minded of it by seeing til: heroine, the other
day, Caroline Palmer. Caroline is a colored
woman, and she has recently returned from Rich
mond, where she has been prosecuting her hus-
band for bigamy. She says she has landed them
both in jail-meaning Clark, cher husband and
his newly married wife. She gives an amusing
account of how she went to Clark's house, where
he was enjoying the society of his latest love;
how she was threatened and otherwise badly
treated by the female inmates Of the house; how
she had them arrested; what took place at the
Court room, &c.-all Of which we have to omit.


We simply want to remind our colored friends
that, since they are free they will not have such
freedom in getting married and quitting, as they
had in former times. They will have to do like
white peoplc-get divorces They will have to
90 through regular course Of law In the case
above mentioned, the man and his last wife will
both, in all probability, end in the Penitentiary


Caroline says she is the more incensed at
Clark's conduct because his last wife is not near
so good looking as she herself How the times
change .-DunciUe Times
Year: 1868

The production of cotton in the South, though
| not SO large as was expected has reached ths
amount of two million bales. This is as large a
yield as that of $780, and half as large as that of
1859.


Nevertheless, the high price that this staple
| now commands brings up the money received
for it to figure equal to that of 1859.
The culture Of rice has been much reduced
since the war. The increase of price per pound,
however, has very nearly brought the value of
the last crop up to that of 1859.


These results are very gratifying, especially
when we reflect upon the conditions under which
the late crops of these two staples were planted
and raised. We doubt if any people laborihg
under so many disadvantages as those of our
section could have done so much. The idea
that is so prevalent that the Southern people lack
energy, is not found to be borne out by facts.
That there are lazy men here as elsewhere, is
true enough, and the system Of slavery in this
case, as in many others, brought the vices of
such to the surface; but we have yet to hear of
any population that with such limited means and
such disorganized labor could have accomplished
as much as the South has done.


1t is our firm belief that under the new order
of things the cnltvators Of the soil in the South
will make more money than they ever did They
will be forced to cultivate smaller quantities of
land. and to make few acres by diligent atten-
tion, produce far more than their former i'm
mense estates. In addition to this they will not
have to support the swarms of negro women and
children, the feeding and clothing of which in
slaveholding times eat out all their substance,
making planting very improbable business ex-
cept upon the richest lands.-NorfoM journal.
Year: 1868

Many a is rich without money Thous
ands OF men with nothing in their pocket, and
| thousands without even pocket, are rich. A
man born with good sound constitution, good
stomach, good heart and limbs, and a pretty
good head piece, is rich. Good bones are better
than gold, tough muscles than silver, and nerves
that fash fire and carry energy to every func-
ton, are better than houses and lands. 1t is
better than landed estate to have had the right
kind OF father and mother. Good breeds and
bad breeds exist among men as really as among
herds and horses. Education may do much to
check eviltcndences, Or to develope good ones
That man is rich who has flavor of wit aud fur
in his composition. The hardest thing co get
along with in this life is mans own self. A
cross selfish fellow, a despondng and complaining
fellow, timid care burdened man-these are
all born deiormed on the inside. Their feet may
not limp but their thoughts do. A man of for
tune, on the brink of the grave, would gladly
part with every dollar to obtain longer lease of
life
Year: 1868

The following practical illustration of the re-
suit of madeup liquors may be of some interest
20 those who ''go in or the imbibe heavy" The
New York Commonwealth says:


"One is impressed to seek reason for the
number of murders and sudden deaths which are
now so frequently reported, and in doing 90,
there is one frightful source to which to trace
the cause of the evil, and that is the amount Of
made-up and poisoned liquors now sold to tho
public as beverage, In large majority of the
cases OF murder reported the murderer has been
found to be laboring under species of insanity
produced by the fiery poison Of made.up stuff
called liquor At any corner you may 6nd o
compounder of poisons, andsitnis too tempting
business to be prevented. Ten dollars worth Of
strychnine, or other poisonous drugs, viii impart
to barrel of beer double the strength of that
value of hops, and with the present skill in
chemical preparations, hardly gallon of pure
liquor is necessary to produce thousands Of gal
Ions. The city is flooded with these poisons,
called all sorts of names The best brands of
champagne are wholly produced in this country
in such perfect limitations that the genuine can
not be detected if perehance bottle should be
mixed with it. The amount Of California wines
offered for sale is very large, by the made-up
manufacture of certain establishments in this
city. So with other wines and liquors. Nor
are these exaggerated statements they can be
verified any day by the assessors of internal
revenue, aud the examination of the liquor
But can nothing be done to stop this wholesale
poisoning of the community? Must every man
who takes a glass of wine become possible MUIR
derer, insane homicide? The evil is ono
which cannot be overlooked"
Year: 1868

The Revenue Commissioner decides that when
land is conveyed by father to a son daugh-
ter, or by one party to another, in consideration
of natural love affection, and without valuable
and adequate consideration, the deed 10 exempt
from stamp duty
Year: 1868

VOUR TELEGRAM RECEIVED; THERE IS NO SUCH


firm as N. E. Co. here have discovered the old are
altered before them the are the only legal ones
has been gotten break down opposition Do not at
tempt TO take Of the offered by f. s. They
prove what they say. +llA
Year: 1868

As the season of green foed passes by
soft early cured hay, cut short in ma
chine, and mixed with grain meal, or
"middlings" from -four mills, is the best
material as a substitute for the failing
grass, or green clover and corn. The
quantity of the hay and meal given
must be judged by the dairyman, but
the cow must have enough. Under.
stand all this extra food must be regu-
lated-by the supply of grass, which she
may obtain from the pasture, or other
green food.


The food of the COW, in its kind, in.
tluences, to greater or less degree, the
richness of her milk, and the quantity
of butter and nheese it. will mako "s
well as its quality. The dairyman, who
sells his milk for immediate consump'
tion, regards quantity more than quail.
ty. and is therefore apt to use that food
which will most rapidly produce it.
But il must be remen 5ered that the
flesh of the COW is to be kept in good
condition all the time, to render heI
permanently serviceable, and the flesh
producing quality of her food should
not be neglected, while that most IA
vorable to the secretion of her milk is
provided.


As the nights now grow chilly, the
cow should be kept in her stable
through the night, and if stormy,
through the day. When the frosts be.
gin to nip the pastures, even If there be
a good growth of grass, she should not
eat it early in the morning, nor till the
frost lie melted off. She should be fed
in her stall before going out to Craze.
A moderate amount of good hay-if
finely cut, the better-may be laid at
night in her manger, to make more
solid the succulent food otherwise fed,
that their bowels may be kept equable.
-4m. Cattle.
Year: 1868

The proprietor of an extensive barley
mill in Akron, Ohio, has issued a circu-
lar to barley raisers in Summit and ad-
joining counties, from which we make
the following extract:


A number of years ago suggested the
propriety of improving the quality OF
barley by washing the seed, before SOW
ling, in strong salt brine, in order to re-
move oats or other impurities. Many
of you have since adopted this plan,
and continuing to sow, agood quality
Of Barley has been raised in this section
for years; the yield has been satisfac-
tory, and the crop is acknowledged to be
as profitable, or more so, than any 9TH
en-; 4S lbs. of No. l barley to-day are
worth from ten to fifteen cents more
than 60 lbs. of the best red wheat, and
there is no telling how much higher
they may 60. But in spite of these
facts, the breadth sown has been COM
paratively small, and even if there was
no demand for shipment, it is doubtful
| whether the amount of Barley raised in
Summit county would be sufficient to
supply the home demand at the En-
pire Mills. Even now, have been
obliged to send for a supply of barley
to the State of New York, where very
excellent qnality of two rowed Barley
has been raised this season.


Now, my friends, if you will, you can
draw this supply from our own soil; it
only takes some timely labor to till the
soil, and those who have tried the ex-
pertinent Of ploughing their clover bot
tom in the fall, aud sowing it with Bar
ley next spring, admit that after har-
vest, it leaves the ground in excellent
condition to receive seed for the fall
crop, and that the crop of Barley is
actually clear gain. If not ploughed
in the fall, worms are apt to destroy the
Barley, and besides, unless the season
is very favorable, yot&would be unable
to get the land prepared for early seed
Ing. Occasionally Barley does well,
if sowed by the first of May, but to
make it sure crop, it should be sown
from March Goth to April 10th. 1t needs
a good, rich, warm and mellow soil;
thus corn stubble is particularly adapt
ed for good crop of Barley. 1t requires
about 1t bushels of seed to the acre. 1t
is always we'll enough to change the
seed. So far, We have raised here almost
exclusively four rowed Barley. should
much prefer the two rowed, which is
heavier and more plump than our COM
men Barley. Don't fail to plough this
fall.
Year: 1868

In late letter, Mark Twain writes:
They have a revelation" in Central
America every time the moon changes.
All you have to do is to get in the
street, in Panama or Aspinwall, and
give a whoop and the thing is done.
Shout down with the administration
and up with some body else, and revolu-
tion follows. Nine-tenths of the people
break for home, slam the doors behind
them and get under the bed. The other
tenth go and overturn the government
and Danish theoficials, from President
down to notary public. Then for the
next thirty days they inquire an1iously
of all comers what sort of q stir their
little shirdree made in Europe and Amer
lea. By that time the next revolution
is ready to be touched off, and out they
90.
Year: 1868

Adyices from the Western States in
dicate that there will be large in
crease in the pork crop, the csming
season. Stock hogs are plenty and in
excellent condition, owing to the abun.
dant pasturage during the summer; and
as the corn crop is an unusually large
one, and the general belief with farm
ers that pork will he high, there can be
little doubt that hogs will be fed large
" and literally throughout the entire
West
Year: 1868

Circulars have been issued by the great
beetroot sugar refinery at Itzehoe, in Holstein,
to the farmers in the vicinity of Eutin, invit-
ing them to cultivate beetroot on an extensive
scale, and binding themselves to erect new
establishment in that town capable Of working
up 10000 centners of roots annually, pro
vided the proprietors of at least 1000 acres of
land are willing to turn their attention TO that
species of cultivation. They offer TO take any
quantity at a certain fixed rate, and the cost
Of the new works at Eutin is estimated at
100000.
Year: 1868

NOTHING could possibly have hap
pened to SO thoroughly re.unite all the
disatfected elements of the Republican
party as the New York nominations.
Every hummer and every straggler Is
driven into the ranks. Even Butler,
the great mischief maker. declared his
adhesion to Grant In speech in the
House of Representatives, few days
ago. "Fall in" and "Close up" is now
the word all along the line.
Year: 1868

TIE Cincinnati Commercial, which
was shaky for a while in view OF
Chase's prospects, now goes heartily
for Grant and Colfax.


The same may be said OF the New
York Post Ia free trade paper)
Year: 1868

TIE Chase Club, of the city of New
York, composed of Conservative Re
publicans and dissatisfied Democrats,
have formally indorsed the nomination
of Grant and Colfax. This may be
taken as one of the straws which indi-
cate the set of the political ming.