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Year: 1868

During the months July, August and
September, sumach leaves should be gathered
and prepared for market There are thousands
of these bushes growing wild over fields which
can be turned to profitable use by a little
energy and industry. Sumach leaves are
easily gathered and find ready sale at very
remunerative prices. The women and chill
dren incapable of regular farm work, can be
proftably employed in gathering and curing
this natural and abundant growth of our fields.
They may make more money thereby without
any expense, than by any of the ordinary
occupations in which they employ or waste
their time.


Sumach leaves are cured as easily as hay
and somewhat like it. The leaves may be
stripped from the stems in the field and
carried home to dry or the stems with the
leaves may be taken and cured and then the
leaves can be stripped off. The stems are of
no value, and if mixed with the leaves injure
the sale. The leaves should be Immediately
spread out in the shade to dry, and stirred or
turned over several times day while curing
to prevent their moulding. While drying
they must be protected from rain and heavy
dews, and when sufficiently dry, nothing more
is required but to keep them dry in shed or
barn till sent to market. When money is SO
much needed by our people not a sumach
leaf should be allowed to waste. Let the
farmers put their children to work at this
business and try it.
Year: 1868

1t is a matter of considerable dispute how
much hay in the nloU ought to be allowed, as
ton in weight. In some of the agricultural
journals figures widely apart are given as cor
rect. Some assert that cube of 10 feet
square is required, or 900 cubic feet while
others place it as low as 6 feet square aud s
feet deep, OF only 392 cubic feet. Now, both
of these cannot be right, neither can any
measure be fixed upon to hold good under all
circumstances. Hay, at the bottom of the
NOW, will be more solid than at the surface,
and the whole will be very much affected by
the quantity of grain put on the top of it,
(if any, and the depth of the hay.


But, having occasion to sell ton in my
barn, to be sure of the quantity for the future
reference, measured off space feet square
on one corner of the NOW, and cut down 7
feet deep, and found the hay removed weighed
1920 lbs, thus making 4S4 cubic feet, good
measure for ton of average hay; it was
taken from the surface, upon which 200 dozen
of good oats had been stored. The hay was
p feet deep.


In this county, when hay is sold in tho
barn, it is generally calculated 1872 feet to
a ton, which am confident will always fall
short. On the contrary 4S4 is as near tho
correct number as actual trial will give me-
Cor. Germantown Telegraph.
Year: 1868

Too Big TO CoUNT-The task of count
ing out the dollars, at the rate of one dollar
a second. or sixty minute, which would dis
charge the two thousand five hundred mil
lions of public debt of this country, would
consume over two hundred years, if attempt
ed by single individual, and he could live
to accomplish it. To cancel this debt would
require, at the rate of cancellation now going
on, the hbor of six millions of operatives over
two thousand years; and then it could not be
done, for we arc not wiping out any portion
of it the present year, nor do we bid far to.
The operations of this blessing" have been
splendid for all the Jay Cooke tribe. Mil
lions per year have gone from the many poor
into the pockets of the rich.-DGy BooA
Year: 1868

Too TRUE.-one great reason why chill
dren dislike attending church and listening
to addresses made for their special benefit is,
that but small portion of the clergymen
have the tact of bringing their thoughts to
grade equal to that of their young audience,
aud that when they have said enough they
don't know enough to stop. More Drevity
and direct application are all that is necessary
to secure the attention of the little ones; if
this is neglected, we cannot blame child,
who, seeing minister gather strength for a
new assault, yawns fearfully, and then cries
out: ''Oh, mother, he isn't going to stop at
all He's swelling all up again.
Year: 1868

= The rich Jap who is coming to Paris in
search of pretty and virtuous wife, is ez-
pected shortly at Marseilles in a steam ship
that he has had built expressly for the trip.
He intends to settle in Paris, and wants to
buy the whole right bank of the Seine for a
palace His income is $4,000, 600 a year.
What blessing if we could only get him
hcre-ard tax him
Year: 1868

BEAUTY IN HOME -Engravings
shed their spirit over household. The calm
portraits of the great and worthy dead exer-
else great influence over me. could look
on those over my own fireplace until they seem
neither absent nor departed, but living yet.
Every good picture is the best of sermons
and lectures. The sense informs the SOUL
Whatever you have, have beauty. Let beauty
be on the paper on your walls. 1t is as easy
to choose paper suggestive of the lovely in
form and color as the uncouth. Why should
not every household object be sanctioned
with this grateful charm? Each chair, each
table, each tea or chamber service, and every
object for kitchen or parlor. for the home of
the poor man, artisan, or mechanic, would
have them all worthy of home of taste.
Year: 1868

ScoURs IN CALvEs.-As the season is at
hand when farmers will be required to look
after their calves, we give the following recipe
furnished bya experienced farmer, for SCOUTS
in calves:


ssThe most cimple and effective remedy is
a tablespoonful of saleratus, if the calves are
taught to drink Gas they should be) dissolve
the saleratus in milk" IF one does not cure
repeat until cure is effected. 1t has never
been known to fail if taken in season.-lhn-
Tor and Farmer.
Year: 1868

To REMOVE FRUIT STAINS FROM LINEN
Wet the stained part of the cloth, and hold
it tightly stretched and level over the sui
phuTous flame of common birthstone match.
In every case Of stain, it is desirable to pre-
vent the cloth from becoming dry, and keep
its pores open to absorb the coloring matter
this is effected by the application of water,
salt, or butter.
Year: 1868

GRAIN RIcKs.-As this is the season for
putting grain in ricks, we will state the man
ner in which man of observation in this
county, who is both farmer and miller, says
the ricks should be made to preserve the
grain in the best manner. The rick should
stand North and South, with the Northern
end smaller than the Southern, and several
feet higher in the middle than elsewhere.
When built and located in this way all ex-
cept very small portion Of the rick, gets tho
benefit of the sun.
Year: 1868

AT the Democratic ratification meeting in
New York on Friday night, General Blair,
after the tumultuous applause which greeted
him had subsidized said |: Mr. Chairman, I ac.
cept the platform of resolutions passed by the
late Democratic Convention, and 1 accept
their nomination Egreat cheeringl with feel
ings of profound gratitude; and, sir, thank
you for the very kind manner in which you
have already conveyed to me the decision of
the Democratic Convention. L accept the
nomination with the conviction that your
nomination for the Presidency is one which
will carry us to certain victory Gapplause,1 j
and because believe that the nomination is
the most proper nomination that could be
made by the Democratic party. [Applause.]
The contest which we wage is for the resto-
rution of constitutional government [cheers,]
and it is proper that we should make this
contest under the lead of one who has given
his life to the maintenance of constitutional
government. Applause. We are to make
the contest for the restoration of those great
principles of government which belong to our
race. [Great applause.l And my fellow
citizens, it is most proper that we should Sc
lect for our leader man not from military
life, but one who has devoted himselft to civil
pursuits; who has given himself to the study
and the understanding of the Constitution
and its maintenance with all the force of rea-
son and judgment. [Applause.l My fellow
citizens, l have said that the contest before
us was one for the restoration of our Govern
ment-it is also one for the restoration of our
race. [Applause, long and continued 1t
is to prevent the people of our race from be-
ing exiled from their homes [cheers,] exiled
from the Government which they formed and
created for themselves and for their children,
and to prevent them from being driven out
of the country or trodden under foot by an
inferior and semi -barbarious race. GApplause1
In this country we shall have the sympathy
of every man who is worthy to belong to the
white race. [Applause. What civilized
people on earth would refuse to associate with
themselves in all the rights and houors and
dignity of their country such men as Lee and
Johnston What civilized country on earth
would fail to do honor to those who, fighting
for an erroneous cause, yet distinguished
themselves by gallantry in that service? Tap
plause1 In that contest, for which they are
sought to be disfranchised and to be exiled
from their fomes-in that contest they have
proved themselves worthy to be our peers
[Applause.1 My fellow citizens, it is not my
purpose to make any long address. [cries of
Go on'1 but simply to express my gratitude
for the great and distinguished honor which
has been conferred upon me-


IA voice. "You are worthy of it."


General Blair: And from my heart to re-
iterate the words of thanks that fell from my
lips when I arose.


Renewed cheering, during which Genes
raj Blair retircd)
Year: 1868

Papa, didn't you whip me once for
biting little Tommy? ?'' 'Yes, my dear YOU
hurt him very much - "Well, then, Papa,
you ought to whip sisters music master too |;
he bit sister yesterday afternoon right on the
mouth, and know it hurt her, because she
put her arms around his neck and tried to
choke him"
Year: 1868

MANURIYG.-Never scant your crops
Plant no more land than you manure we'll.
1t is better to have one-h half an acre of soil
well managed, than ten acres imperfectly
worked and manured. 1t requires no more
labor to manage one acre Of land that will
produce fifty bushels of sheiled corn, than it
does to manage one that will yield but twenty
five. 1t is acknowledged to be poor policy
to half feed our domestic animals, and why
should it not be considered equally absurd
and iDjudicious to half starve our corn and
other crops, which We rely upon mainly to
feed u.s.
Year: 1868

HARRowINo.-Tn narrowing, it is best to
pass over the piece lengthwise tie first time
then dingonaly, and lastly across the burrows.
Always roll the land in the first place this
will press down the furrow slice, and give
greater efficiency to the action of the harrow,
by obviating the tearing up and dis isplacement
of the sods by the teeth. Harrows of different
degrees of fneness should be used. especially
where fine tilth is desirable, and this il always
the case when grain or small seeds are to be
sowed. Where but one harrow is employed,
much of the strength of the team as well AZ
large portion orthe time and labor expended
in the operation, is unavoidably lost.
Year: 1868

From the Detroit Tribune, Oct. 2S.I


At the present time citizens, living in
the immediate vicinity of the corner of
Michigan avenue and Sixth street, are
greatly agitated lest a murder and pos
sibly other terrible crimes shall be COM
mitted. While one family is the most
excited over the matter, the feeling of in
security is prevalent through the entire
neighborhood. On Monday night last, a
bold and outrageous attempt was made
to murder a young lady, named Mary
Sanford, residing with the family of Mr..
Deering, who is propriei or of dry goods
store on the corner above named. She
was met by some villain in the evening,
and came very near losing her life. The
wretch, whoever he was, made three sepa-
rate attempts to stab the young lady, and
cut her hat in as many pieces, appear
ances would indicate with a razor.


Several days since an anonymous note
was sent to the house of Mr. Deering for
Miss Sanford, in which the writer re-
uuested q private interview with her con-
cerning matters which the person said
interested her only. The writer selected
q locality and 9 time for the meeting.
Mr.. Deering accompanied the young
lady, but as nothing could be seen Of the
mysterious parsonage at the appointed
place they returned home. Another note
was received, which stated that the writer
wished to see Miss Sanford alone, and
appointed Monday evening as the time
and the corner of Eighth and Fort
streets as the place of meeting. On this
occasion Mr.. Deering remained at home,
and another gentleman went as an escort
with Miss Sanford. As they neared the
locality last referred to, the gentleman
walked down one side Of Eighth street,
the better to observe any movements
that might be made, while she walked on
the other side. As she approached a
secluded spot near Richardson's match
factory, an unknown man jumped from
near the fence and struck the young lady
q powerful blow upon the head. She i'm
mediately cried for assistance, when the
gentleman who accompanied her as a
guard rushed 10 her assistance Before
be could reach her, however, the would
be murderer had dealt her Two ether
blows, sud. observing that be vas 10 dan
ger Of being captured. fed tsvard l.afay-
ette avenue. BE vas hotly pursued, and
every possible effort made 70 capture
Year: 1868

significance beside the guilt Of allowing
the President TO murder at will through
ali those States. Mr.. johnson and the
seven assassins who shielded him from
impeachment are the head Ku-Klux.
For every sacrifice made to carry this
election, for every dollar spent, every
life lost, every household clothed in
mourning or gaunt with starvation and
want, William Pitt Fessenden is respon-
sible. But for him the whole rebel South
had been whit and mum, law triumph
ant, life safe, industry effacing the marks
of war and thankful men eating honest
bread in peace. What pillow Of thorns
that mans conscience will spread for
him, if bad heart ever allows his brain
TO tell him the truth. Idle bsbblers in
some journals talk of the vote against
Impeachment as if it were only an honest
difference of opinion. But no such dis
tinction obtains in that case. There are
truths so plain, there are cases when
guilt is so atrocious, that the weakest
brain would see them did not bad heart
close up the avenues of intellect. If we
could suppose Seymour so honest as
really to believe what be says, that would
not in the least relieve him from his
share Of the murders at Andersonville,
since nothing but corrupt heart-bru-
talized by lifelong effort to look at
slavery and not hate it-would have made
it possible for him to stand by and not
feel his responsibility. !.


So with the loss of impeachment-if
we can suppose any one of that infamous
seven honest, it was bad heart that
made him blind.


We owe those rebel States q govern
ment. Congress has undertaken to re-
construct; and it demands allegiance.
Consequently it owes protection. We
see the dilemma in which Congress
stands. A very delicate question it is
how to apply any remedy to such state
of things as the article we copy from the
Boston Daily Advertiser pictures in
Georgia. Chronic obstacles like Fes'
sender and Trumbul, wrapping them
selves in legal quibbles, will sit calmly
dogmatic till the loyal blood shed at the
South tides up to the Senate hoor. But
we have Senators who are men as we'll
as lawyers. We look to them to find, or
make, a remedy. Let not the weary
winter wear away till the 4th of March
without cure. Let US not exemplify
the truth of the French historians tauut ::
"Despotism does great things illegally {;
Liberty dses nothing at all-accordiug
to law" The constitutional amendment
authorizes Congress to see, by appropri-
ate legislation. that its provisions are
carried out. We look for such legisla-
ton in the very first week of the next
session, which we trust will be held, at
least, as early as November. Bring such
violations before the Supreme Court,
first providing bench which Democratic
hattery can not buy with the bare prom
Use of mess of potage. At any rate, it
this is government, it can andis bound
to protect its citizens--let us us see it at
tempt, at least, to do this duty.


Reputation of money debts is bad.
But the Reputation of the FIRST duty of
government = protection - deserves
"lower Deep" compared to which the
hell ~ with which the Tribune threatens
greenback repudistors, would be heaven.


WENDELL PHILLIPS.
Year: 1868

him, but in vain. Miss Sanford was
found not to have been seriously injured,
and she was escorted back to Mr.. Deer
ipg's residence. Her hat and the anony-
nous letters are now in the possession
of the police detectives, who are en-.
deavoring to ferret out the assassin. We
regret to state, however, that the chances
for the arrest OF the scoundrel are not
good. The attack was made so suddenly
that Miss Sanford had no opportunity to
see the face of the individual, nor even
fair chance to notice the kind or color of
his clothing. fk


Since this event several letters have
been sent 10 Mr.. Deering's residence, all
of threatening nature, but by whom
they were written or for what cause re-
mains a mystery which the future only
can solve. There is entertained one
solution to the attempted murder, but
this may or may not he correct. The
statement was made to US by Mr.. Deer
ing, and we give it as substantially re-
lated: miss Sanford's parents formerly
lived at Lyons, Clinton county, Iowa,
and were quite wealthy. A brother of
her father and bis wife lived in New Or.
leans, and the family of the former
Mary being the only daugbter-went to
New Orleans to pay her relatives visit
there Miss Sanford was then quite
young. She is now sixteen years of age.
While at New Orleans, her father and
mother were stricken down with yellow
fever and died there. Her uncle and
aunt subsequently moved North and took
possession of the Sanford estate at Ly-
ons, Iowa. They cared for Mary, as re-
lations should, aud lived in comfort and
ease upon the fortune of her deceased
father. Mary always passed and was
known as the daughter of the surviving
Sanford until very recently, when the
facts were made known to her that she
was living with her uncle; that her
father was dead, and that the property
which she supposed belonged to her
uncle was really her property. These
things were made so clear to her that she
could not fail to understand them, and
she began to assert her rights under the
circumstances. From that time she was
regarded by her relatives as q dangerous
person TO them) to have about the
premises. Grievances, real or supposed,
it NJ matters not, came thick and fast, and
Miss Sanford, having previously formed
the acquaintance of the Deering family,
who were then engaged in the dry goods
and millinery business at Lyons, was af-
forded shelter by them. About two
months since the Deerings returned to
Detroit and opened place of basi-
ness, the same as that managed by them
in Iowa, on the corner of Sixth street
and Michigan avenue. They brought
Miss Sanford with them and she has
since remained with the family" This
is the story as related to us by Mr.. Deer
ing, and he informs us that it is true
Year: 1868

FIRE LAST NIGHr.-The alarm trung out
last night between ten and eleven o'clock
was sent from box near No. 20 Julia
street. A speck of fire was discovered in
an old two-story brick building used as a
carpenter and cooper shop. Before the
flames had fair chance to show or make
any headway there was brigade of iremen
there with their squirts to quench the fire.
There was little or no damage done.
Year: 1868

BURIAL OF WILLIAM BANKs.-This man,
who was shot in Carrollton Monday by a
soldier, died before night, and was buried
yesterday. Funeral notices were posted at
most Of the Democratic club rooms. We
have positive information that our assertion
concerning the shooting was correct. The
two men had been gambling, and it was a
Misunderstanding in the game that origin
ated the difficulty. Politics had nothing
whatever to do with the deplorable affair.
Year: 1868

MRs. MARY LoUP A SUFRERER BY THE
FIRE ON SUNDAY NIeur BY the fire of Sun
day night last, we are panied to chronicle
the fact that Mrs. Mary Loup, widow of
Captain @. Loup, who was murdered on
the 3Oth of July, 1866, was 80 unfortunate
as to lose all of her effects, including one
hundred dollars in greenbacks which she
had only the day before drawn in Jefferson
City, where she previously had it out at
interest. She escaped with only her life,
not even saving clothing enough to cover
her nakedness. She is now in a state of ut
ter destitution, and is deserving the sympa-
thy of all good citizens. II will be remem-
bered that while her husband was lying a
cold and CHASTITY corpse, and she al
most frantic with grief, some wretch
in human shape so far forgot all regard for
public deoency as to steal all of her jewelry
and valuables. Since this time she has
struggled against fate as it were. But at
last had succeeded in accumulating by strict
economy small amount of furniture, and
rented room of Frank Trevis, whose
house was burned.


We're it not for the bold and fearless
course taken by the General Assembly, in
appropriating three hundred dollars each
to two widows of the July massacre, she
would remain in a position of utter want.
She has not yet received the amount, but
when it does come it will be of great and
infinite importance to her, as she will use
it for the purpose of conveying her to her
relatives in Europe.
Year: 1868

CoLoRED DgMocRATIo CLUB.-A friend
rushed into our Office last night, and in.
formed US that he had found that which is
equal to needle in hay.stack-he had
Knownothing, the first named anomaly be-
ing then close by in st. Charles street. De-
string to see so strange and singular sight
our reportorial toes walked to the front, and
our sight was bewildered in beholding sew.
enteen uniformly irregular men, and we long
ed for their biographies. They did not
create sensation, but as they passed the
REPUBLICAN, they could not resist paying
natural and voluntary attention to us. Most
of the little band saluted this office.
Year: 1868

\ lady in Paris proposes to reform society
by forming an ASSOCIATION of ladies who shall
swear never to appear in dress decollete,
and of dressmakers who shall take an oath
never to make such garment. Those who
take this oath are to receive the rank and
title of Christian dressmaker.'' -
Year: 1868

TO SAVE STAIR CARPETS. - Nail several
thicknesses of old carpet or canvass over the
edge of each stair Ii is good plan to buy
more carpet than is needed to cover the stairs,
and move it several times each season. so
that tho whole will wear evenly if stair car
pets cannot be changed in this way, they will
not last long.
Year: 1868

Business Is BUsINEss.-An enterprising
undertaken sent the following excessively
cool note TO 4 sick man:


DEAR SIR: Having positive proof that
you are rapidly approaching Deaths gate,
attention to the enclosed advertisement of my
abundant stock of ready made collins, and
make the suggestion that You signify to
your friends a desire for the purchase of
your burial outfit at my establishment.
Year: 1868

OK WEDDINGS | like to attend we'd
dings, said Mrs. Partington, but what a
solemn thing is matrimony where the minis
ter comes into the chancery with his surplus,
and goes through the ceremony Of making
them man and wife. 1t ought to be husband
and wife, for it isn't every husband that turns
out to be a man. | declare | never shall for
get when Paul put the nuptial ring on my
finger, and said, ''with the worldly goods |
thee endow He used to keep a dry goods
store then, and thought he was going to
give me the whole there was in it. | was
young and simple and did not know, till
afterwards, that it meant one calico gown a
year. 1t is lovely sight to see young peo-
pie 'plighting their trough, as the song says,
and coming up to consume their VOWS