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Year: 1869

1T is the impression at Washington
THAT Il strong effort is to be made in the
next session Of Congress to keep out
the Southern States from representa-,
tlon 1t is represented there by some
of the extremists, on the authority Of
letters from the South, that there is a
general understanding that as soon as
the States are admitted they will undo
all that they have done in obedience to
the dictation of Congress, and that tho
course Of the Tennessee and Georgia
Legislature will be followed. These
representations, however, are disbeliev
ed rs coming from men anxious to
keep the States out, and are understood
to be disavowed by those most prom.
inent in the work of reconstruction. 1t
is said the President is anxious for
speedy readmission, and that he will
use his influence in that direction. He
does not coumenance representations
Of latent trcachery" on the part Of
the Southernors, nor believe any will
be develop cd.
Year: 1869

A correspondent Of the journal of
Agriculture. in discussing the subject
of drilling and cross drilling, (the latter
practiced to some extent in Southern


Illinois,, concludes as follows:


never could hear ola sensible rca-
son in favor Of cross-drilling. Besides
being a lamentable loss Of time and la
bor,i it is q positive injury as have
shown. it cannot be argued that it is
necessary to CROSS drilling in order to
get the grair thick enough. If the drill
is set to dstributesthe same amount Of
grain by single drilling that yon would
put per acre by drilling both ways,
why will it not be sufficient? and that
too by going over the ground but once.
Then your grain will stand in rows and
the rohts will spread lAttcrly and you
need havcno fear Of their occupying all
the ground, The wheat will have 4 bet,
ter opportunity to stool out in the
spring, and the heads will fill better by
not being too crowded. The right way
to SOW wheat at all times, is to put it in
just rs you hope il may stand at harvest
time. One Of my ncighbors said, "l.al.
ways SOW q peck more per acre than |
expect to have stand upon the ground
for some Of it will not come up, iwhy
if it is good seed and is put in right;)
''and some Of it will wintcr-kill, and
one thing and another, so that by the
time it comes 10 blossom, there will not
be too much" But suppose it does
come and don't winter kill ? Then You
have the additional disaster ofits being
too thick, which is much greater ca.
lamity than some might suppose. One
OF .he most successful wheat growers
in the known world. Mr.. j. j. Mochi,
Of Tiptrec, England. says: That the
thick sowing Of grain is Great nation
al calamity; that more crops fail to
ycild well from too much seed soWn,
than from too little manure; and adds,
that Liebig justly says, that the greatest
enemy to wheat plant is another wheat
plant, for the very obvious reason that
both require the same food small heads
and kernels, and weak ilabhy straw are
the natural consequences OF this com
petition For seycrGl years tried one
bushel of wheat per acre against two
bushels drilled. The difference in favor
ofonc bushcl amounted to seven dollars
and fifty cents pcr.acrc. Thus it will
be seen that the question, how little
wheat shall be soWn; is quite as I'M
porlant as the question how much an
other matter to he lightly considered
is the quality of the seed. Well maturcd
plump, full grains and not shrivelcd
kernels that will bring weak constitu-
tional plant, and certainly not cheat,
should be planted. Spend as much time
as you can afford in preparing the
ground Tor planting, but mono in the
unpar0onahle folly Of drilling
Year: 1869

rainy days, and cold and snowy wealth


er frequently too disagreeable to do


outdoor work, and perhaps no indoor


work at hand. These idle hours afford
you the opportunity of gaining much


knowledge and attaining to high
point Of intelligence. knowledge is
power, and there is immensely more to
be learned in the world than one per.
son can ever acquire; and it is better
to commence anywhere, learn any,
thing within reach, than live in ignor
ance and know nothing. But you can
have useful books and papers to read,
works upon agriculture. gardening, Or
chards, stock raising, improving lands
histories, Biographies, the news amp po-
litical papers Of the day; In fact, at
small expense you can command all Of
these things that may be Of use to
your business as farmer, or your in.
telligence as a man. Then let not a
moment pass, unimprcved, and es,
pccially wh:nyou have whole hours
and days thus to dispose of--fail not
to spend it proftubly.


An all-wlse Providence looking es-
pecally to his children who SOW and
plow and reap, has tempered their ne
cessities in such manner that they
may have this very leisure time out
side of that absolutely required to sup
port lite comfortably and respectfully,
to cultivate the heart and store the
mind and it is your boundcn duty to
employ in the most noble purpose; you
owe it to yourselves your families, and
to your country; by you is the status
ofour country, estimated, as you ad.
vance, so does the nation advance in
enlightenment, power and influence
among the other nations of the earth.


Remember we bescecll you our young
friends how much rests upon you, and
let us see how many will determine,
with solid resolution, no longer to be
droncs in this age of progress, but to
make useful and worthy citizens.
Year: 1869

Every young man should make the
most Of himself morally, intellectually,
socially and physically,


lie should depend upon his own cr,
forts to accomplish these results


lie should be willing to take advice
from those competent to give it, and to
follow such advice, until his own Judge
mcnt or convictions, property founded.
should otherwise direct.
If he is fortunate enough to have Il
rich and indulgent father, he must do
the best he can under the circumstan.
ces, which will be to conduct himself
as though he had not these obstacles
to overcome.


lie should remember that young men,
if they live, grow old. and that the hab-
its Of youth are oftcner than otherwise
perp tusted in the mature man. Know.
ing this fact, he should govern him
self accordingly"


lie should never, he discouraged by
small beginnings, but remember that all
great results have been wrought out
from apparently slight causes.


lie should never, under any circum-
stances. be iblp. If he cannot find the
employment he prefers, let him come
as near his desires as possible--he will
thus reach the object Of his ambition


All young men have "iualienable
rights among which none is greater
or more sacred than the privilege to be
somebody
Year: 1869

BUGs AND CoCKRoAcuEs.-Boil one
ounce of pokeroot in Que pint oil water
until the strength is extracted: mix the
decoction with n GLASSES, and spread it
on patches in kitchen or other apart
ments which are infested by these in
sects. All that have partaken of this
luxury during the night will be found
"organ;c remains" next morning.
Year: 1869

Farming, be it known is no passtime.
II is not life of luxury and ease.-ol
rapturious visions and rxiliratins
dreams. Virgil may have had some
idea of its poetry, but knew nothing of
its matter-of fact reality. Broad acres
green pastures--lowing herds, and
magnificent bullocks, do well enough
to crafty the fancy, but at last, the
farmer must come down to the hoe, to
the plow and the AK. He must make
war upon noSious weeds worry along
with awkward and unwilling laborers,
submit to ccasclcss cares and anxieties
to untayorable seasons, and q thous-
and and one things equally as perplex-
ing.


Nevertheless he has accepted this
business as the one of his life, and
hard or easy, prosperous or unprosper-
Gus, he must stick to it and make the
most Of it. One thing he should do
endeavor to make it q success. If, in
every other profession and branch of
enterprise and industry, there is ener-
gy and resolute purpose to succeed
at all hazards, there should also be the
same indomitablc will and unhinching
courage to place the business of farm
ing upon the highest vantage ground.
There is no valid reason, certainly why
it tshould be, any more than other pur-
suits in life lowered and degraded. If
ignorant novices and stupid pretcnders
creep into its precincts and dishonor its
name, it is nothing more than all 9TH
ercallings are liable to. Much, we con
fess of its responsiveness is attributed
to this consideration, but iudicious re-
Election will guide the public mind to
a true appreciation of the value and
importance of this noble calling.


Elevation is what it demands. 1t
should 60 up. up to the highest cul-
mination. 1t must get away from
wooden mold board plows and wood
en-toothed harrows-from the days
when we shelled corn with our 0ngers
and thrashed wheat with hickory fails.
Take a step upwards is the doctrine.
Go forward. Catch the spirit Of pro-
grcss which is infusing itself into every
artery of enterprise, and throw it into
the field. Introduce the buggy plow
which will do tho work of three ordina-
ry plows and upon which you may
ride from morning until night. Take
hold of the double bar-shear plow
which will cut two immense furrows at
once and thus save the expense Of two
hands. Get the wheat drill which will
pay for itselfin year or two in the
quantity of which it will,will save. In
a word, place yourself in thu great
highway of advancement and keep pace
with the spirit of the times.
Year: 1869




We suppose it is not generally known
what speed birds can attain when on the
wing; but some of them cleave the air
with almost incredible swiftness. Hum
boldt says the condor scars to an elevation
of twenty-eight thousand feet, from whence
he would be able to overlook Great Bri-
tain--and then again in few minutes
darts down to the level of the sea. The
albatross. quietly facing the gale, bids de-
tiance to the fury of the unshackled storm.
The frigate-bird, though frequently met
with at the distance of four hundred
leagues, or twelve hundred miles at sea,
is said to return every night to his solitary
land roost The carrier pigeon has been
known to travel in less than six hours from
London to Leige, in Belgium. Tealducks
have been shot by sportsmen in the waters
of Canada with rice from the fields of the
Gulf States still undigested in their crops.
To perform such flights these birds have
been gifted with enormous spread of wing.
Thus the pinions of the albatross extend
from ten to thirteen feet, and those of the
frigate-bird and condor measure even more
from tip to tip. IF


The tiny humming bird, though gener-
ally averse to long migrations, darts from
flower to flower with such velocity that the
most attentive observer is unable to dis
tinguish the rapid vibrations of its wings
which seem to be in a state of rest.


Two hundred miles per hour would ap-
pear to be beyond the power of any bird
to compass; yet there is every reason to
believe that the frigate-bird can sustain
this tremendous rate Of speed for hours al
time. Hi
Year: 1869

THE FIRST SETTLERS. Northern writers
have furnished our school books and his
tories long enough. They have related
the story of the Pilgrim Fathers with such
great length and nice particularly that
many of our children think that the Ply
mouth colony was not only first in point
of Importance, but first in point of time.
Such is not the fact. 1t is our duty to
correct the error. Virtue is not a COM
modify; but if it were, we do not think
the puritans used it all up. There is some
left.


The English made permanent settle
ment at jamestown, Virginia, in 1907.
The Dutch settled on the spot where New
York now stands in 1918; and Dutch
governor presided over this settlement in
1614. The Puritans landed on Plymouth
Rock just as the year 1920 expired. So
the jamestown colony was on the soil Of
the New World thirteen years before the
Plymouth.
Year: 1869

A celtb brated doctor explained how
arterial blood supplied the waste which
was instantly going on in the human
system. The venous blood carries OFF
the efiete matter, and mostly through
the skin. If the seven million pores
were not clean and open, how could the
impurity get out? Let him take a
painfully familiar instance. They all
know what a grog-blossomed face was.
The man had been drinking whisky,
and wine, and porter, and such things,
and his face soon showed a rad errup-
ton. Strip that man, and from the
crown OF his head TO the sole of his
foot you would not find one blotch.
Why, then, were they on his face alone Z
The blood was impure; the impurity
sought an exit, and where? Through
the only healthy part of the mans
skin; through the part that was washed
every day, and exposed continually to
the air. Let the body be kept clean
and disease will pass out.
Year: 1869

Goethe was in company with mother
and daughter, when the attcrreproved
for something blushed and burst into
tears. He said: How beautiful
your reproach has made your daugh-
ter! The crimson hue and those sill
very tears become her much better
than any ornament Of gold or pearls.
Those may be hung on the neck of
any woman, but these are never seen
disconnected with mortal purity. A
full blown rose besprinkled with the
purest dew is not so beautiful rs this
child, blushing beneath its parents
displcasure, and shedding tears of sor


row for its fault. A blush is the sign
which nature holds out to show where
chastity and honor dwell"
Year: 1869

The Icclanders have curious Gus
tom, and Il most cfiectual one, ofpre-
venting horses from straying. Two
gentlemen, for instance, are riding to-
gether withaut attendants, and, wishing
TO alight for the purpose of visiting
some AFFECTS at distance from the
road, they tic the tail of one horse to
the head OF the other, and the head OF
this to the tail Of the former. In this
state it is utterly impossible that they
can move either backward or forward,
one pulling one way, and the other the
reverse; and therefore, if disposed TO
move at all, it will be only in a circle,
and even then there must be an agree
ment to have their heads in the same
direction.
Year: 1869

OF l42 bankrupts who went into
court in one month only three were
farmers.


A compost in the hill of lime, ashes
and salt make potato vines stiff and tall
This prevents the rot.


Neither hens hogs, nor humans do
well on an unchanging diet; they can
not live on bread alone.


A smart workman on an American
farm gcrs as much per day us the aver
age Of u weeks wages in the country
districts Of England.


On EaIf the grass farms Of the SCUM
try no better use Of August can be
made than in fitting surfaces for the
cutter bar and the horse rake.


Twelve years experience and trial
OF various breeds, convinced an OK
ccllent dairy farmer in Connecticut that
the best stock for milk is the Ayrshire


Is the man consistent who prowls
because the Government taxes him for
protection, yet allows a noxious habit
to tax his constitution to destruction.


TO substitute q valuable tor poor
grass is of as much Importance as to
root out weeds. A character is often
made as useless by u feeble virtue as
by vice.


For all life, ard for each day, it is
better to read before working than to
work before reading; for the arm can
labor when the head is tired, but the
mind cannot be spry when the mind is
exhausted.


Asparagus, lettuce, and celery, give
more greenbacks to the acre than any
other vegetables. But four elements
are required, near market, good land
great manure pile, and experience in
the business.


Now is the time TO prepare for bud
ding fruit trees. September, the month
in which this work is usually done is
near at hand and every one who in
tends to bud should lay his plans SO as
to be sure and have time for it.


The sooner cherries are budded the
better, but apples may be delayed till
the 10th of September, so may peaches,
This work must be done while the stock
is growing, so that the bark will peel
readily; and it is desirable to do it just
long enough before the growth of the
season ceases to allow the bud to be-
come firmly joined to the stock. If it
is done too early the bud will make a
tender growth, which will be like to win
ter kill, and if the work be neglected
till the growing season is about to close
the bud will not join, and thus the
work will be lost.


The bud should be taken from wood
of this years growth, as they unite
with the stock mnch more readily than
those from old wood. Indeed it it SO
difficult to make buds from old wood
take that it is seldom attempted.


1t is often the case that farmer
could, by spending little time in bud
ding very greatly increase the variety
of fruit on his place. Perhaps some
young apple tree has borne one or two
years and the fruit proved to be worth
less. Let four or five buds of some val
liable variety be judiciously set, so as
to form well balanced top when the
original branches are removed.
Year: 1869

o tender Father! is it sin


To love thy noblest creatures thus,
Although no answering love we win?


Art Thou not ever leading us?
And hast Thou sent this love to me,


To calm my heart tumutuous,
And guide me, through my grief, to Thee
. let me love him to the end


Most purely; and perchance some day
He'll take my hand and call me friend,


When time for love is passed away;
When eyes that shine when he is near


Are dim; when golden locks are gray ;
And death, the angel, draweth near.
Year: 1869

q bushes, rise not to my cheek;


. tell-tale eyes, be clear and gay;
U lips no warmer language speak


To him than simple yea and nay;
D heart in thy most deep recess,


BE safely, surely hid away
This secret, that he may not guess.
They call me beautiful: alas!


BY him uncalled for, what care Ip
Once l knelt down and kissed the grass


His foot had pressed in passed by;
A little common buttercup


That he had crushed and left to die,
Still for his sake treasure up.
Year: 1869

secrets Of the business and which forms the ground
the cOOrs to be aerward applied These eOors then
spread upon the surface OF water in large shallow tank
and the peculiar lines and botches Of color which appear
upon the surface Of marble initiated by gently
ing the floating pigments about with feather or paint
er's fpenCil. This is task requiring peculiar natural
capacity and great manual skill There are said be
not than three or four good marble maOrs in the
country When the design is formed the satisfaction
OF the artist the slab Of slate is carefully lad upon the
surface OF the water held for until the cOOrs
adhere to the prepared surface and then placed kiln
and dried for three or four days The surface again
rubbed down, and the c0Ors fastened by coating OF
yarnish When the work Is well done the imitation is so
close that only careful examination can detect the im
tatiOn from the genuine and thus beautiful article OF
ornament is produced which be sold at far less
price than the original, and possesses times its
strength and durability. In other cases. the cOlOrs are
put upon the surface OF the stone with brush and a
terward fixed In the same manner in the first opera
ton. Some peculiar varieties only be initiated IN
this manner saw In the decorating room manel IN
imitation Of Russian malaclte, which possessed all
the peculiar beauty Of that remarkable material
and, except from the unusual size OF tho
pieces, would scarcely have been suspected without
close examination TO be anything else than genuine The
decorator OF the establishment Mr. Buell., Is English
man Some limitations OF FlOrentne mOsaics which saw


in his rOom first took TO be genuine used as stud
les and could scarcely be persuaded that they were ON
erwise AT the COmpanYs warerOOms In West Eignt
eentst, between Fifth and SiXthayes, In your clty
may be seen collection OF articles OF ornamental house
furnishing, which will well repay visit by any lover OF
a
Year: 1869

bis mouth with water. he pushes it out through this
sraner and thus secures the s9tmps contained IN the
called ped or spotted beautiful gstening black with
white spots saw the harpoon which pierced the huge
by the toes of the monster The King Chief Of the
Montauk tribe OF Indians was pointed out 10 me among
soon forget the excursion of this daythe side Of the
I nonarch Of the deep stretched on the shore Of the
soSdjnG sea and the Inspiration felt treadine
tie Grsf time the sands of the old and gazing on
tbe bOuudess waste Of waters-Sag HarbOr Correspond
ence of The Meriden Republican
Year: 1869

THE AGE OF INYsSTIoN.-Tbis IS truly an age
OF Invention. In every branch Of art something
new is being Introduced each day. The latest Is a
process by which old gas-lxtures are bronzed In
such q way as to look IS good as new. MOUNT
CASTLE will be pleased to attend to all orders for
this description Of work left at his house-furnish-
ing store, No. $50 Broad street. X c:.t4 =
Year: 1869

A Butler County farmer came to
town day before yesterday and got
drunk. Being drunk, and having
no use whatever for weapon Of
any kind, he bought pistol Hav-
ing pistol, he went into barber
shop, No. 1919 West Fourth street,
and signitied his intention of shoot
ing himself Immediately below the
fifth rib. He might have released
himself from the cares of this world
outside the shop, but he wanted a
few hair -dressers of good repute to
die and become partakers of glory
with him. He made this known to
all in the shop, and besought the
puzzled BARRIERS, one and all, to
throw themselves on their razors
and expire like men. Several of the
knights Of the brush and curling
tongs expressed themselves adverse
to SO sudden a departure from their
present sphere of usefulness, when
Mr.. Fitch,-that's the farmers name
became very much excited, pulled
out his revolver, and swore by
Jehosaphat that they should go
with him to the realms of bliss,
willingly or reluctantly, and that if
they did not choose their own in
struments of death, he would make
selection for them. He had drawn
good sight on one of the colored
gentleman, when the ''boss' shaver
sprang upon him, bore him to the
ground, and wrenched his pistol out
of his hand. Mr.. Fitch took very
unkindiy to the floor, and with tears
in his eyes begged to be allowed to
die, even expressing his willingness
to undertake the journey to the
other land alone, if the boss would
but let him up. But the head
scenter of the somber circle refused
to give him his pins, but sent him,
instead, to the Ninth Street Station
house, where he remained all night
He appeared in the Police Court
yesterday morning, and for his ex-
traordinary behavior was fined SIS
and costs, the Court admonishine
him to keep sober in the future, and
to permit his colored brethren to
take their time in preparing fol
heaven. Mr.. Fitch was, to tell the
truth, much nearer his eternal rest
than he supposed. just let him
exchange Butler County for Cincin.
natl whisky few times more, and
we will guarantee that no pistol will


be necessary to secure him the
heavenly tranquility which he was
so anxious to enjoy last Wednes


day.-Cin Commercial.
Year: 1869

We should profit by the past.
How many Democratic platforms,
built by cunning and skilled work
men, were constructed with the ex-
press view of keeping the question
of slavery out of politics. But was
it ever less an issue because of them 2
The roar and tumult of the battle
went on though the trumpets of
uncertain sound called a truce to the
combatants. We can no more evade
or ignore the question whether po-
litical equality shall prevail through
out the United States, than the De-
mocracy could ignore the question
of the naturalization Of slavery.
Let it then be met in a manly way,
and whether defeat or victory fol-
low, we shall have the consciousness
of having given our best effort TO
the constitutional incorporation
of a principle that has common
sense. justice, and the spirit of De-
mocracy on it's side-Cin. Com.