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Year: 1865

For many years have had uniform sue.
cess in wintering calves without grain, and
can fully endorse the theory that, IL good
hay is freely and regularly supplied, grain Is
measurably unnecessary. Wintering and
summering reciprocally affect each other to
such degree that you cannot well write OF
one without reference to the other. Let it
be promised, then, that the calves have had
milk and summer pasture sufficient to keep
them growing in good shape and condition


For winter quarters assign them AN acre
lot adjoining the barn, with low, open shed :,
. made very tight and warm on three sides and
overhead. kept we'll Uttered with straw, in
one corner OF said lot. A rack or manger,
30 constructed that they cannot waste the
hay. is freely and regularly supplied with
good and tender hay, cut before harvest, in
such quantity that the manger is never en-.
tirely empty, except when little brine.
sprinkled on the orts, induces the calves to
eat II all up clean. Water at will With
this care my calves have always kept grow
ing and thriving through the winter, and if
they have good pasture through the ensuing
summer. and good keep the next winter, |
can scarcely ever keep them longer than the
month of February. because butchers passing
by will of r such high prices for them that
il would bc folly to do 50.


The question whether grain 10 necessary in
wintering stock depends for its answer very
much on the quality Of the hay provided.
In some sections Of the country where l have
been, good and choice hay is saimost unknown.
You may visit twenty different barns at
chore-time without seeing the article. A
hard, ripe, wiry, late cut and pale-colored
commodity. called hay, certainly needs some
grain as an accompaniment. In these Sec
tions of the country advocates may be found
for late cutting Of meadows. Cause why
the hay goes further. So would stone fore
stick in the fireplace last longer than one OF
hickory.


once worked pair Of farm horses for
several years on grass in the summer, and
hay in the winter, with less than the contents
OF barrel Of grain per annum. They were
in good health, flesh and spirit. II sold one
of them at fourteen years Of age, which was
5000 resold for eight, his actions and appear
ance corresponding with the latter age.


In the spring Of the year, when the appe
tite Of sheep for hay somewhat fails, and the
new grass is unsubstantial, | think grain
may bc fed to great advantage.-Cor. Er.
Year: 1865

CnoosINc EGos.-Tn putting the hands
round the egg. and presenting to the lgh,
the end which is not covered, il should be
transparent. If you can detect some tiny
spot, II is not newly laid, but may be very
good for ordinary uses except boiling soft. II
you see large spot near the shell it is bad,
and should not be used onany account. The
white of newly laid egg boiled soft is like
milk; that Of an egg a day old is compact,
tough and difficult TO digest. A cook ought
not TO give eggs that are two or three days
old to people who really care for fresh eggs,
under the delusion that they will not find
any difference, for an amateure will find 1t
out in moment, not only by the appearance,
but also by the taste.
Year: 1865

Selim is eighteen to-day, and my eldest
daughter is ten. She is lovely girl, more
like her father than like me, and to my
great joy, she is no way peculiar unless
that being great romp. and very healthy
and brilliant in her complexion. may be con.
sidercd unusual in this day Of prim schools
and pale girls.


One thing is certain, and It is o great com.
fort to me. that though she is child Of good
sense. and has capacity for moral and intel
lectual attsinments, she is never called "the
little WITCH"
Year: 1865

We have frequently cautioned soldiers
not to entrust their discharge papers to
irresponsible parties, who were endeav-
oring to obtain possession of these valua-
BILE documents, by representing them
selves State Agents appointed to secure
additional bounty or pay. What value
such agents attach to these papers we
know not, but if they are of any pecuniary
value to any one, the soldier who has
earned them should certainly be the one
to reap all the benefits.


The New York Evening Post, having
received letter from discharged SOL
dier, asking information regarding the
value of his discharge paper, and having
understood that persons were offering
from two to three hundred dollars for
such discharges, submitted the communi-
cation to officers of the protective war
claim association. The following is the
answer received from those officers:


There is no organization looking to
the appropriation by Congress of sums to
equalize bounties, nor to grant bounty to
soldiers Sometimes claim agents do it,
but there is a swindle of some kind in
it when it is done The soldier should
hold on to his discharge, in case that
Congress makes any appropriation OF
land. That such hope is entertained
can be the only objects of claim agents in
buying. Columbus Journal
Year: 1865

The uhkindest cut Of all to James


Buchanan, who served the Southern
traitors with a servility unsurpassed in
the history of the country, is given in the


late letter of Hon.. Kenneth RaynOF to


DIR. William Elder of Washington. Ray
nor puts his deliberate opinion on record
thus: l must say that I regard James
Buchanan as more responsible for the
disasters and horrors of the last four
years, than any other man in the Nation.
The people of the South had very kindly
feeling for him. In fact, he was more
popular with the ultra men of the South,
on account of his connivance at the Kan
sas outrage-his dogma about having no
power to coerce a State, &C., than he was
with the Union men, A remonstrance
from him, warning, a declaration that
he must maintain the supreme authority
of the Government and see that the laws
were executed-this, coming from friend,
would have induced the secessionists to
pause and consider; at least it would
have aroused and given confidence to the
Union element of the South. Tt would,
in my opinion, have averted the conflict
But he stood still and did nothing. -
Year: 1865

The Daily New Era, Atlanta, Georgia,
tells this story at the expense of a Pro-
vost Marshal there


"A gentleman in this city, whom we
will call Mack for short, had we'll pretty
much filed up with rubbish and trash of
different kinds, which he wanted cleaned
out. He spoke to a freedman about the
job, and in very confidential manner in
tlmated that there was treasure hid In
the well he was anxious to exhume. He
imposed profound secresy upon his sable
and sent him off in search of another one
of his hue who could be trusted. The
upshot of the matter was that about one
hundred negroes knew that an iron safe
belonging to the Express Company, and
which contained an invaluable amount of
gold, had been precipitated into this we'll
when the city was evacuated The affair
was speedily brought to the ears of
t h Provost Marshal, not the
presenc one, however, for the thing of
which we write occurred some time ago),
and Mack, on going to see about his well
one morning. found it guarded by strong
provost guard, who forbid any one COM
ing on the prem ses. Mack protested
against any such proceeding, and persisted
that everything on that lot, in the well
and out of it, was his individual property.
The Provost Marshal gave him an official
wink, and Intlmated that all was right.
Mack thought if it was not that it would
be in the end ....


"a strong posse of freedmen was sent
down into the well to work. Bucketful
after bucketful of rubbish and mud was
drawn out. But no treasure as yet made
its appearance. Occasionally the officer
of the guard went down on prospecting
tour. In punching about with his bayo-
net he hit upon something that had the
true metallic sound They had the treas
ure now sure. Again the negroes went to
work, and after laboring some hours sue
ceeded In bringing out the top of an old
ten plate stove. AT last the firm bottom
of the well was reached, but no iron safe.
Mack said he thought the safe was about
ten feet further down. Whatever may
have been the Martiars opinion on
the subject he concluded he hadnot time
to prosecute the search further, and with
drew his forces, leaving Mack in posses
sion of thoroughly cleansed well, and at
liberty to hunt up the safe if he wanted
to- Mack didn't want to p
Year: 1865

A week! It is but short time indeed,
but its events are host, its changes many.
To whom has the week just closed brought
joy? to whom sorrow? to whom riches ?
to whom poverty? to whom friends 2 to
whom enemies to whom love? to whom
happiness to whom misery2 to whom
life to whom death What all these
changes in one week? Yes, and a host
more numerous than the sands of the
sea. Many who see the daWning of the
present week, will be in another world
ere it closes; many upon whom fortune
smiled but week ago, are now groaning
beneath the whitening frOWns of poverty;
many who were floating gently on the
bark of life, Der the unruffled sea of hap
piness a week ago, are now wrecks of ruin
on the shores of affliction; many upon
whom the sun of last Sabbath shone pro-
pitiously, have ere this time met with
some i'll fortune and are turned upon the
world the children of poverty; and many
whose expectations and hopes were beam
ing forth, bright and prosperous, at the
dawn of this week, find themselves at its
close the sad and miserable beings OF
disappointment. And such is the life OF
mani It is subject TO changes in week


a day-nay, even an hour. The world is
still in commotion-revolutio succeeding
revolution-time whirling on its rapid
progress, leaving behind it traces of de
struction, and even in a small community
many thrilling, exciting circumstances
might. be summed up and recorded at the
close of each week.-E. T. Whtppte.


j
Year: 1865

The New York Post notes a corn field
of one hundred and sixty acres, on the
grand prairie, in the blowing, planting
and cultivation of which no man walked
a step. A rotary spade, drawn by four
horses, and driven by a man upon box,
plowed the field to a uniform depth of
eight inches, and gave such a thorough
tilth that it was not necessary to use a
harrow at all A cornplanter, drawn by
two horses, and driven by a man upon a
box, next planted the seed. A cultivator,
drawn by two mules, one walked on each
side of the knee high corn, and driven by
a man upon box, completed the culture
of the row at a single operations; and in
the tool house lay another machine, also
to be drawn by horses, which will cut
down the corn when it is ripe, and lay it
in regular rows, to be finally gathered by
hand. But it is expected that by next
year this machine will be SO improved as
to gather up the corn also.
Year: 1865

Oh, there are memories that throng


So closely round my heart,
That of its hidden tremulous strains


They seem to form q part;
They're woven in every dream


That haunts my nightly rest,
And nestle like a golden beam,


Deep in nay troubled breast.
o, there are memories that crowd


And cluster in my brain,
That bind me gently to the past,
And make me young again;
The blooming wreath my childhood knew


Ere change had come or blight;
When each fair bud was wet with dew,


Each blossom crowned with light.
Sweet memories, We gently now


Are whispering to my heart,
feel your light upon my brow,


In tears of rapture start;
Ye tell me of the sun-lit hours,


That tsR-g so gaily on,
Mid SINGING birds and fragrant flowers,


That bloomed without thorn.
Ye tell me of the yOung-the fair,


Who fitted around my path;
I twine amid their clustering hair


A bright and glorious wreath;
listen to the warbled notes


That tremble on the tongue,
Till through my soul that music flows


Like strains by angels sung.
o, stay then, gentle memories,


Within my heart of hearts,
And softly hush its heaving sigh,
And dry the tear that starts.
o, hold, We gentle memories,


Your empire in my breast,
Till death shall close my weary eyes,
And take me home to rest.
Year: 1865

The way to keep money is to earn it
fairly and honestly. Money so obtained
is pretty certain to abide with its possess
sor but money that is inherited, or that
in any way comes without fair and lust
equivalent, is almost as certain to go as it
came. The young man who begins
honestly and manfully done, stands bet
ter chance to spend the last half of his
life in afluence and comfort than he who,
in his haste to become rich, obtains money
by dashing speculations, or the devious
means which abound in the foggy regions
lying between fair dealing and actual
fraud.


Among the wisest and most thrifty men
of wealth the current proverb is: Money
gees as it comes" Let the young make
a note of this, and see that their money
comes fairly, that it may long abide with
them.
Year: 1865

When sincere and unaffected modesty
conveys a graceful tribute of Difference
and respect to the merits of others, it
charms the eye and wins the heart even
of the bold and the proud. True mod
esty is true humility put into Practice
We find that modesty is not the virtue of
persons who are unrefecting, and who
are easily driven hither and thither by
the untutored instincts and hasty i'm
pulses of their nature. On the contrary,
the man Of solid merit and ripe thoughts
is much more likely to be modest and re-
tiring than the man of trifing pursuits,
of imperfect education, aud unmistakable
mediocrfty. This does not happen be-
cause the great man is ignorant of his
great powers, or the good man of his good
qualities.
Year: 1865

They have an editor in Wisconsin who
is getting scarce. He is called Brick
Pomeroy, and publishes the La Crosse
Democrat A year or more ago he ex-
pressed the wish that, if Lincoln should
be reelected, some bold hand would
pierce his heart with a dagger point for
the public good" And recently he thank
ed God ''for calling Lincoln home, wher-
ever that home may be-" The existence
of such monster is proof positive that
the devil can enter sWine.-C Cincinnati
Commercial
Year: 1865

length was admitted, in her turn, to the Pres. ident. Her husband and three sons, all she had I in the world, enlisted. Her husband had been killed, and she had come to ask the President to release to her the oldest son. Being satisfi- ed of the truthfuiness of her story he said, l. Certainly, if her property was taken away she was justly entitled to one of her boys.' He immediately wrote an order for the discharge of the young man. The poor woman thanked him very gratefully, and went away. On reach ing the army she found that this SOY had been in recent engagement, was wounded, and ta-- ken to hospital. She found the hospital but the boy was dead, or died while she was there. The surgeon in charge made memorandum of the facts upon the back of the Presidents order, and almost broken hearted the poor wo. man found her way again into his presence. He was much affected by her appearance and story and said. T know what you wish me to do now, and shall do it without your asking, I shall release to you your second son. Upon this he took up his pen and commenced writ ing the order. While he was writing, the poor woman stood by his side, the tearsrunning down her face and passed her hand softly over his head, stroking his rough hair as I have seen fond mother do to a son. By the time he had finished writing his own heart and eyes were full. He handed her the paper. Now he said, you have one and one of the other two left that is no more than right She took the paper and reverently placed her hand again upon his head, the tears still upon her cheeks, said 'The Lord bless you MT. President. May you live thousand years and may you always be the head of this great nation
Year: 1865

The NIaoER vAoAREs OF THE TRIBUNE.-We
never can fasten the Tribune down to the con-
stitution or the law, and hardly TO common
sense. It appeals to the people Of the South to
give the suffrage to all the negroes; but with
what kind Of grace does this come from jour
nal published in New York, a State that does
not permit any negro TO vote who does not
own property Is it reasonable, or even de-
cent, to require the South to go further in
this than New York goes! We have indicated
the classes of negroes that may, perhaps,
receive the suffrage; but II will require
time for them to get II, and they
must get 1t in q constitutional way. How
ridiculous it is, then, to rave on such SUBJ
ject-to require South ern men 10 give more
than Northern men do, and to attempt to force
the question ahead without any constitutional
lines or limitA
Year: 1865

FiRpMAN DRowNxD.-On last Sunday afternoon Tho
mas McHugh, employed fireman board the steamer
Empire State while engaged in filling the boilers OF the
boat from the pier with hose slipped and fell over
board and before aid could reach him he drowned
The body not recovered till Monday evening Coro-
ncr Collin held inquest the remains and the jury
vendcred verdict Of death by drowning Deceased
twenty eight years Of age and native Of Ireland De
ceased had been fireman the Empire State for about
ten years.


TuK CAPTAIN or A STEAM Tua DROWNED. Coroner
Collin notified to hold an inquest in Henry street
over the Of Captain Charles Tley late OF the
steamtug Tcmpar lying at the foot of Caharine street,
who was drowned by accidentally falling overheard on
Sunday evening His body was not recovered Till the
following night


DROWNING CAsuALrEs last evening Coroner Wildey
held an inquest the foot Of Fourteenth street. East
ing In the dock this place Deceased left his hone
22l East Fourteenth street, Friday last and not
afterwards alive He Is supposed TO have acci-
dentaIIy fallen overheard Deceased twenty three
years OF aye, and native OF Ireland.


The remains Of an unknown man Of large Dimensions


five feet eleven inches in height, found floating in
the middle Of the North river, of pier No. A. by tho
harbor police boat Deceased had dark clothes, red
flannel shirt and overalls The body had been in the
water for about three months. Coroner Wldey held
inquest and n verdict OF "Deah by drowning was re-
turned by the jury.


FATAL RAILROAD CAsUALrY.-Coroner wildey held an
who died from the effects Of injuries received by being
over at the OF Third and Eighty ninth
street. by car 102 of the Third line the 5th
inst II appearing that the accidental
the jury rendered verdict that effect Deceased was
forty seven years Of age and native Of Ireland.
Year: 1865

Advertisements for tho WEEKLY HERALD must be handed
In before O'Clock every Wednesday evening Its cir
cuation among the enterprsing mechanics, farmers
merchant manufacturers and gentlemen throughout the
country is increasing very rapidly Advertisements in
serted in the wsEKLy HERALD will thus be by large
portion of the active and energetic people Of the United
States
Year: 1865

A Hnr TO JUDos HoLr-f Judge Advocate
Holt of the military commission now sitting at
Washington, would summon - witnesses some
of the reporters or members who were present
at the meetings of the rebel Congress during
1864 he could find out how much money was
appropriated at these conclaves out Of the
secret service fund of JEFF. Davis and Judah p.
Benjamin to carry the New York election for
the secessionists, to organize the St Albans
raids, the seizure of the steamers on the lakes,
to get up an insurrecion in the Northwest
burn the hotels of this city, and subsidize the
abolition and secession press of the North to
cry out for peace, peace, at any price. Judge
Holt could obtain all this valuable information
very easily. We have curious story to tell
about these things, one Of these days, from one
of our own correspondents, who was present
at the secret sessions of the rebel conclaves,
and who got paid in rebel scrip, which be only
saved from being total loss by investing it
in Carolina pitch tar and rosin. Meantime we
throw out this hint to Judge Holt; M
Year: 1865

TERRIBLE SwINDLNG IN THE C0RPoRATIoN.-
The amount appropriated for the Corporation
advertising for the fiscal year lS64-5 is about
sl00, ,0OO-and probably not quite so much; yet
there is fully million paid out for this pur-
pose, though Of course under different pretexts,
to few obscure newspapers that no one reads,
and very few ever hear Of One paper alone,
which has literally no circulation outside an
area of few hundred yards of the publication
Office, gets $25O,o0o of this sum. This ma
chine is run by the Tammany and Mozart men,
and some members OF the Corporation, who
divide the spoil between them. Is 1t not time
that some great change should be made in the
city government to stop such swindling as this!
We verify believe that out of the sixteen or
eighteen millions taxation raised for the sup
port of the municipal government fully one
half is wasted, squandered and stolen.
Year: 1865

It is probable that there are persons in the
United States who suppose that the rebel
States, when admitted to the privileges of
representation in Congress- will support the
Union party and sustain the Administration
OF President JOHNSON. Nothing is more i'm
probable. The people of the rebel States
are naturally hostile to the party and men
that have been chiefly instrumental in sup
pressing the rebellion. By old associations,
as well rs by their hopes of the future, the
people of the South will Join the remnant of
Year: 1865

THE vote of the soldier who has serv-
ed his time in the war for the Union,
will only be equal to the ballot Of the
nigger," and that Is the object and in-
tentiOn Of the party that favors this
measure.--N. Madison Bulletin.


What was the object and intention
Of the democratic party In opposing the
right of the soldier to vote? Was It to
degrade him to the level of the mig
ger?" let the Bulletin answer this plain
question, II 1t can. 1t strikes US the
democratic opposition to the soldiers.
voting law must be unpleasant remi-
niscence to the hyp0critical membcrs Of
that party just now Muscatine Your.
Year: 1865

In Veal or Woe.


Oh, friend of all. the most beloved and best,
hold you to your vows, am not Free"
Not thus my heart dethrones its honored


guest!


So here's your letter blotted with my tears,
1t is not worthy of your ready pen
And this the answer to your doubts and fears |:
You still are sovereign mong other men.
Four weary years since last beside our tryst
You stood with armor on TO meet the foe,
And softly whispered, while my lips you
"Faithful to thee thro' coming veal or woe."
With broken henrt knelt that night to pray
That God would safely keep you In His hand,
Would be your shield throughout the bloody
And bring you home when victory crowned


the land.


He hath been kind, my hero brave and true,
And though you come not as you left my side
Stalwart and strong, but crippled Scared
Still hold you dearcr than all else beside.
There's naught but death can ever part us
You did but write those words in idle Jest
That you might read my loyal heart anew.
And now wait for you beside our tryst,
To speak the words you spake 30 long ago.
When tenderly my fearful face you kissed,
FAITHFUL to thee thro' coming veal or woe!"
And this night will lowly bend and pray,
IL thank Thee, Father, that Thy watchful
Hath kept my loved one through the dreadful
And given him back now victory's crowned
Year: 1865

take upon myself to express an opinion that the
safety Of the lakes and the security Of
the cities along the lake shores makes Of the highest
Importance If not Indispensable necessity that the
government should have several armed vessels fully
manned to prevent the rebels, who find security in
Canada from sezng steamers engaged In commerce and
converting them into war vessels, with view of which
ExSecretary Thompson is employed in Canada in setting
foot expeditions Of the most dangerous character &c