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Year: 1862




AN AFFECTING Doc SToRY.-The Chicago
Times r, lates The follow affecting incident
connected with the death of Lieut. Pfiefi,
who was killed at Shiloh, and bis remains
afterwards taken to Chicago for burial:


A beautiful and touching incident is conncc-
ted with the manner in which Mrs. Pfott was
enabled TO discover the place where he had
been buried upon the battle field. She visited
the field armed with pass from Gen. Halleck,
but no one could possibly inform her of the
place where lie had been buried, as such large
number of both friend and foe had been inter
red upon the same ground. She remained
about half day, and was about giving up in
despair when she espied, ,at the distance of near
ly half mile, large dog coming rapidly to-
ward her, which see Immediately recognized as
the same which had accompanied her husband
TO the war. lie approached her with the most
intense manifestations of Joy, and Immediately
indicated to her as well as he was able his de-
sire that she should follow him. She did so,
and he led the way to a distant part Of the field
and stopped before single grave. She caused
it to be opened and there found the body of her
dead husband 1t appears from the statement
Of some of the soldiers that at the time Lieut..
Pfef fell his dog was by his side, and there re-
mained, licking his wounds, until he was taken
from the field and buried. He then took his
station by the grave, and nothing could induce
him to abandon it but for a sufficient length Of
time each day to satisfy his hunger, until by
some means, he was made aware of the pres
ence of his mistress. Thus had he watched for
twelve days by the grave of his master. This
is certainly one of the most wonderful instan-
ces Of canine sagacity on record. When the
body was being conveyed to this city the won
derful animal took up his position by the box
containing the remains, and no pursuation
could induce him to leave it.
Year: 1862

Almost a million and half bushels of
grain were shipped from New York for Eu
rope in one week. besides 35,432 barrels of
flour. This is fine fact. considering tina,
Europe is at peace, while We have a civil
war that employs million men on both
sides, rather more than less.
Year: 1862

CURRANr WINE.-To one quart of cur
rant juice add two quarts of water, and two
and a'haIf pounds of coffee sugar to The gal
Ion. Let it work in the cask, and bottle at
least six months.
Year: 1862

Mr.. EDITOR: The last article wrote
for your excellent paper was on the sub
ject of ornamenting streets-the sub
stance of which l had furnished for the
Michigan Farmer, and not seeing it in
that paper furnished it in varied form
for the Ne,cs. And not having seen it
in that sheet have concluded it was con-
sidered nuisance to the Press. So
thought of writing short chapter on
Farm Nuisances, and, if il is treated as
the interests of the farmers in the Grand
River Valley require, it may do little
good, if not more.


The nuisances 10 which l refer are the
Yellow Dock and the Milkweed. The
Dock has long been the bane of the farm
er in many localities in this State. But
the Milkweed is comparatively a new pest.
True, it has been seen in small quantities,
In some places, for several years; but IT
has not attracted much attention until OF
late, and many farmers are ignorant of
the best method Of subduing them. Plow-
ing and hoeing only cultivate them and
cause them to spread. And when they
become thick in fields of English Grain,
or Hay, they are sure to injuro the crop
to very great extent, and they will
crowd the cattle out of pasture sooner
than a bed of Canada Thistles.


The remedy best calculated to insure
their speedy destruction is pulling them
up after they begin to blossom, and be-
fore the pods attain 10 their full size. BY
this means they may be entirely destroy
cd in two or three years.


The Dock may be destroyed by cutting
it with sharp hoe, little below the sur
face of the ground, just before the seed
is sufficiently matured TO grow. Farmers
who consult their own interest will lose
no time in attending to these nuisances
of the farm.


Wright, Aug, 1862. ]. II. S.
Year: 1862

1t is one of the excellencies of the tur-
nip that it is always in order, from May
to September. We have sowed turnips
as late as the lst of the latter month, and
got well paid for the labor. Any spare
patch of ground, where other crops have
failed, or have been removed, may be
turned to good account by sowing turnip
seed. Turnips come in, as n substitute,
for many other crops, and a smart farmer
may even now make up deficiency in
hay or grain, by the aid Of turnips. And
it is worthy of notice, that dry Summers,
which pinch those crops, are usually fol-
lowed by wet Autumns, which are very
favorable to turnips. There is special
reason for making the most of this crop
the present season.


The demand for grain and breadstuffs
is likely to be unusually large. Not to
speak of the foreign market, there will
be great demand at home. The opera
tions of the war must have diminished
the product of grains somewhat in the
North, and still more in the South. With
all the efforts of the Confederate Govern
ment to secure an increased supply of
breadstuffs, at home, it is not likely that
the South will produce as much grain as
usual. Every plantation has felt the ex-
citement of the times, and it is impossl-
bic, under such circumstances, to get the
usual amount of labor from slaves. Our
advancing armies have found destitution
in many places, and there is, doubtless,
much moro that has not been heard Of.
There can not fail to be a very great de-
mand for provisions in tho Southern
States, as soon as they are thrown open
again to commerce. 1t becomes us, then,
to make the most of the season that is
left us, in raising all tho turnips we can.
The hay crop is short in many parts Of
the North, and turnips will save hay.
They will also save grain in feeding pigs,
sheep, horses, and cattle. They will
make mutton and wool, beef and pork.


The White French, and the Sweet
German, or Rock Turnip, may be trans
planted still. They will grow as readily
as cabbage, and make fine crop. There
are yet hundred days before the frosts
will injuro them. A little bone-dust, or
suporphosphate, will give them start.


For broadcast sowing, in the corn and
potato fields, the strap-leaf, cowhorn va
.rieties are excellent. We have grown
them at cost of four cents a bushel, and
at this price they are cheap feed for all
stock that relish them. Improve all the
waste patches in tho field and garden
with sprinkling of turnip seed.-Agri-
cMtmiSt, August.
Year: 1862

AS we were passing along the street
two days ago, in our usual quiet way,
musing upon the storms of state" and
pondering upon our solemn responsibility


in this great crisis Of the affairs Of the
nation and of mankind, q very pretty
young woman, whom we had understood
to be fiery little rebel and even terri
bic villifcr Of the Louisville Journal, was
about TO meet us, when, turning off from
the sidewalk, she protruded her red lips
at us boldly and defiantly. 40, certain
ly we will if you want us to very bad,
though indeed this is rather too public
place." said We with our accustomed suav-
ity, advancing toward her with our lips
correspondingly protruded, when, to our
no little disappointment and surprise, she
started and ran away from us as if We
had been some ugly old fellow of forty.


Now if that coquettish young creature
really presumed that we, occupying tho
position that we do, could consent, for
the sake Of kiss, to pursue her at full
speed through the streets Of large city
like this, in broad daylight, she was nev-
or moro mistaken in her life. We as
kcenly appreciate kiss, that nectared
sweetness, that .double-mouthed rapture,
that scarlet ecstacy, that blazing contact
of mated hearts meeting upon the lips,
that sudden bursting forth of two souls
into a single blossom, as any other enthu-
siastic young man on earth, but, at the
same time, wo have a pride, n dignity,
selfrespect, and even q regard for the
worlds conventionalitics," that we wo'd
not sacrifice for all tho kisses that ever
thrilled and bewitched the sleeping visions
and waking dreams of youth and beauty
and loveliness and love.


Now we tell that young rebel that sho
asks for kiss in the wrong way, that
she asks for it at the wrong place and time,
and that she does not seem to know how
to behave after she has asked it. We
have no disposition TO say more, and even
our high regard for almighty crinoline
could not induce us to say lcss,-Loms-
cWe Journal
Year: 1862

A BIC FALL.-The New York IriJ-
,ne tells of an eight-year-old boy, who
leaped from fifth story window. The
boy had stepmother of but two months,
but who abused him, aud. the boy twice
ran away 10 the house of friend with
whom he lived during the widowhood of
bis father, but on being brought back
each time, was numerically fogged by
the father. On being brought back a
third time, and when about to receive an
other hogging, he threw himself from the
window on the fifth story.


In his descent he caught the clothes
line, which was stretched across the yard,
from the second story. On the instant
he was observed by an old woman, at
that moment engaged in carrying some
crockery from the table TO the pantry,
She threw her brittle freight to the floor.
ran to the window, caught the line, then
caught the boy, and rescued him from
what seemed certain death. Upon being
taken in at the second story window, the
painting fugitive crawled under bed, and
for some time could not be persuaded TO
come out, for fear of his fathers unmer-
ciful hands.
Year: 1862

The Denver City Ne,os says that the
mining season is opening up with the
most fiattering prospects for large yield
Of gold. The quartz mills are all run
ming, and invariably doing well.
Year: 1862

We desire to call the particular atten-
tion of our conscript men, to this COM
pany of Artillery. In doing so we have
not the space to enter into all the details
that suggest themselves. It has been
organized about five months and is now
thoroughly acquainted with all the ex-
ercises to which this arm Of the service
is subjected. 1t is we think bound to be
the crack company from Avoyelles. The
field ofits operations is the Mississippi
River where it is removed from all the
restrictions Of the regular army. 1t pos
sesses many advantages which should
be duly considered by these who must
shortly go into military service.


First, the section Of the country where
it is expected it will operate is healthy
and as abundantly supplied with eve
rything that soldier may need Second,
the people are patriotic and hospitablr,
so that the members of the company may
always feel at home, and conscious that
he is performing an acceptable service.
Third. as it will be optional with the
Captain aoAen to make an attack, AoU
to make it and uAere, there will be no
great danger to the company let the
fight 20 as it will. Fourth, it is not in
tended to do more with it than to fight,
transports in their passage up and down
the river as the pieces are entirely too
light to use with any effect upon the for
midahle gun boats Of tie enemy. These
will be permitted to pass on to the more
substantial accommodations we have,
prepared for their especial benefit below
and above Vicksburg, the City Of Deuo-
fion.-...,,.. al, ..,.1.ss54 .,s. ;ssa ;atg9


We have been informed that Boone's
Artillerymen i've every. day on the best
the country produces, often without
money and without price that when
they are taken sick, they are received
into private families and treated as men,
bers Of it until their recovery, instead Of
being sent to hospitals where they are
generally neglected. The company is
already pretty numerous and among
them we are proud to enumerate, Valery
Year: 1862

No farm tool Or implement, any Of
which is Of rubbed Or polished iron.
should be put away without first
thoroughly cleaning. 1t VIII not
only last Ionger when KEEP tcican and
bright, but will be more convenient
and efficient in uscing. a hoe or a
spade cast aside covcrd with earth
Will become rusted, ard be scacely
fit to use. The mouldboard Of a
pIow should be always bright To
leave one in tlc furrOw, exposed 10
the weather, and where it will newt
ably become covered with q IhiCE
coat of rust, Is a miserable practice.- =
Bat in damp climates o. IN damp sea
sons Of the year bright tools will
sometimes become rustei after aJUS-
jHr. In such cas1s n CD9ling OF : nme
- able substance should be rubbed
"rrr them, if laid aside for any length


time. y good and cheap coating
lor this purpose IS grating wax. soft
cncd by an admjXlure oil al equal
part or more Of lard. BecsWaX is
good bat rather hard and to expen-
sive. Add to it four Zines rs much
lard and twice as much rosin, ana the


mixture will be a good one. Or, three
parts Of lard and one Of rosin, will
answer good purpose. The lard
should Of course be fresh, any proper
ton OF salt attracting MOISTURE
The mixture should be melted; and If
the tool could be heated as hot as
boiling water, all the better. Much
hotter than this the temper might be
injured if Of steel. Pat on as thin a
coat ~ practablc to prevent waste,
and rub with a cloth. All polished
metal, when examined with o micro
scope, is found to be covered with
scratches and burrows, and it is these
fumows that retain the mixture and
preserve the coating securely until
used again.
Year: 1862




The Anaerican AgrjcMtarist says
that some farmers keep their cattle
out as late as possible in the fall, and
even in the winter The pastures are
gnawcd very close, and even the after
math Of moving fields, as If they cX-
pccted never to get another crop Of
grass from them. This is very bad
husbandry upon any land. and esp9-
cially upon that recently seeded
with hcrds-grass. This grass, asis
well known to all careful observers.
has bulbou5 root, and the fine roots
that shoot out from the bottom arc
not as strong as the roots Of most
other grasses. 1t is, therefore, CX-
cccdinglv liable to he torn out by tie
roots by grazeing cattle, especially if
the grass is cut short. In a close crop
ped meadow where this grass has been
sown, nothing is more common than
to sec thousands Of these dead bulbs
lying upon the surface. We doubt
the economy Of grazeing a herds
grass meadow at any time. But If
done at all it should not 5e cropped
after the first Of November in this
latitude.


The roots Of all grasses are design
el to be coyerd with their own leaves
and stalks during the winter. These,
and tic snow. protect them from the
alternate frccziHgs and thawings and
bring them cut in good condition in
thc spring. The farmer that under
takes to thwart the designs Of Nature
III this respect. will find it expensive
baisne5S. The little feed that he
saves now, he loses next season in
the diminished yield Of the pasture or
the Meadow. We ought always to
manage 50 as to have Nature working
with Us instead oil against Us. This is
one Of the evils Of ovcrstocking farms.
The farmer is afraid that he has not
quite fodder enough for winter, so he
pastures till the ground IS frozon.-
He cuts less hay for the next season,
and he is still more tempted t3 pas
turo.


Tits quite as bad for the cattle as
it is for the land. If they have no
fodder in the month November. they
lose, rather than gain upon pasture,
unless it be much better than the aver
age. Every animal ought 10 90 into the
stable in a thriving c)Hlition If no5
Fat. al least ia full flesh. They arc
then easily kept thriving upoa good
hay. upon hay and roots, straw and
meal. After several years close OBJ
servation directed to THIS particular
point. we DO not think anything is
gained by pasluring in this latitude,
and north Of it, after the Iisst OF No
vcmbcr. All the grasses must have
time to cover their roots in order to
make flush feed next season. Cattle
fodderd through part of October,
and brought to the stable about the
first Of November, in good flesh. are
easily winterd 1t is bette, manage
ment to buy hay or to sell stock, than
to pinch the pastures by close feed
ING.
Year: 1862

The true enemies Of tie country at this mo-


ment are not The rebels only who stand frank
| y IN arms, but they are those among ourselves


who constantly stlive to eXaspcrate one hall


against the rest. They do this by decaming


against all who wish 10 save The Government
At every cost, and to deprive The rebels Of the
assistance Of their Saves, Us ..aholitionists" and
radicals"


Those who raise this cry are tie men who
were the active sympaihisers of the conspiracy
untH The mass Of earnest and loyal citizens
/ compelled them to change their tone: ard s;uge
/ then they have bawcd with cqual lu,tiness for
lhe Union and agtiast what they call a6oii-
tontsIs aad radic.La. They are the men who
hate the American doctrine of liberty and
cqaai rights for all men more thar they do the
rebellion to establish the principle that rica
men shall own poor ones. They are men who
support the saveho!ding aristocracy Of the
country against the great mass OF honest and
hard working free lab3rers. Thav are the men
who iucessantly tell the ahoreIs Of the North
that, unless we allow the rebellion to be streng.
thehed by slavery. the colored men will take
the work out Of The hands and the bread out of
the mouths Of the Northern white men They
are tie uicn who, if jeff Davis would beat to-
morrow, woGld rush and fall before lin. AID
say that they did all they could to help him by
preserving slavery ard dividing the North


These are tie men who assume to denounce
is radicals, and fanatics, and impracricabl,s
those who wish to use common sense in the
war, and beat the foe. These are lie men Who
will he responsible for aay fatal catastrophe
that may beiall TIE great cause Cf the country.
These are the men who actually threaten the
country with the vengeance Of McCIcllans
army if the Government should decide that the
public good requires his removal. These are
the men who menace the President with the
terrible consequences If he listens to the pure
a ID patriotic impuse and counsel Of the coun-
try instead Of allowing himself to he led by
those who love party more than ,l"y hate an
ar,hy.


Let every honest man in the land judge this
class by what they are. Let hi ak himself
whether they would seriously gricve if his
country were ruined. Let him ask whether
they are not the men at the North whom the
rebels most love. Above all let him ask wheth-
er men who are so radically false to Liberty
ard humanity can be true to the Union which
was formed to help both.-HarPers Weekly.
Year: 1862

We copy the following beautiful passage
FROM the speech delivered by Hon. Charles
Gibbons, al the National Union meeting, held
III Philadelphia, the evening of the h inst.


This is a war on our part for the poor man.
Because it is war for the maintenf ice Of tie
only government on earth that freely cnencs
to him aud his children the way to prosperity
and honorable distinction. The school house
- is. .frces Conscience is free. Every business
avenue is free. He finds no gates TO exclude
him from any Of the high roads 10 fortune or
TO fame. The doors of every profession open
at his summons, and his children are welcomed
at every portal. No privilege is deuicd him
that is accorded to the rich; no restraint i'm
posed upon him from which others are exempt.
Ii is here, under the protection of govern
tment now beset by armies in the South and
armies in the North, who try TO conceal their
hostility under the broad mantle OF Democracy,
that every poor man may raise, if he viii, TO
the full stature Of his manhood, and, a man
among men, a sovereign among sovereigns,
breathing The invigoraling air of liberty, may
dead his children forth, free as the Hedeed
eaglets Of the mountains, TO try the strength
of their pinions, upward ard still upward in
the pure atmosphere of Republic. The
career Of President Lincoln Illustrates the ar
gun,ent. Beginning life as poor and friend
less boy-as poor and frendless as this ragged
little hoy who stands before me; in carly man
hood a laborer in the fields by day. and a stu
dent at pight by the dim light of tallow
candle; then respected member of an honor
able profession; next faithful representative
in Congress, and now in the highest station on
.carth-the President of the United States of
America. If the poor man would fad bet
ter friend than such government as this, am
sure he must seek him in another and higher
sphere than any within the dominons of man
kind. And if he would find a worse enemy
than the party demagogue who seeks to divert
him from his loyalty by stirring up evil pas
sions and criminal prejudices against the friends
of universal liberty. who freely ofTr heir pro-
perty and lives for the defence of tie govern
nent he must seek him, Elt on earth but in
the loves. depths of hell. He must drag up
from the bottom Of the burning lake him who
first made


s'Impious in Heaven,
Year: 1862

20 straight on ard don't mind them; if they
get in your way, walk round them, regardless
Of spite. A man who has no enemies is sell
dom good for anything he is so easily worked
that every one has a had in it. A sterling
character is one who thinks for himself, and
speaks what he thinks; he is always sure to
have enemies. They are as necessary to him
as fresh air. They keep him alive and, active.
A celebrated character who was surrounded
by enemies used to remark: "T'hey are
sparks which, if you do not blow, will go out
of themselves" 'Live down prejudices," was
the Iron Dukes motto. Let this be your
feeling while endeavorin9 to live down the
scandal of those who are bitter against you.
If you styp to dispute, you do but as they de-
sire, and open the way for more abuse. Let
the poor fellows talk There will be a reac-
tion if you perform but your duty, and hun
dreds who were once alienated from you will
flock to you and acknowledge their error.
Year: 1862

ATanSpIautlmg In She ~ 1Gnts


A friend in whose powers Of observa-
ton We have confidence, and who is an
exact experimental, informs US that last
spring and summer he made the following
experiment:


He transplanted ten CHEEKY trees while
in blossom, comm mencing at four clock
in the afternoon and transplanting one
each hour, until one in the morning.
Those trsnsplantsd during daylight shed
their blossoms, producing little or no
fruit, while those planted during the
darker portions m maintained their condition
fully. lie did tho same with ten dwarf
pear trees after the fruit was one third
grown. Those transplanted during the
day shed their fruit those transplanted
during the night perfected their crop and
no injury from having been removed
With each of these trees he removed
some earth with the roots


We are we'll aware that when plants
are accidentally frozen in greenhouses it
is customary to render the house dark
before applying cold water to them and
that when this is not observed they are
injured, while i: entire darkness be SO.
cured during the operation, many of them
ere saved. But the experiment Of our
friend seems to have but little analogy to
this fact and is entirely new to us.


We shall be glad to receive information
on this subject from our readers, and
hope that numerous kindred experiments
will be made during coming season
Working Farmer.