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Year: 1863

Many farmers prefer timothy to
clover. Timothy alone may in some
cases be preferable to mixture of
this with clover and other forage
plants. At least, some farmers may
think it is; and if so they will like
to be informed how to keep it good
for a succession of years. We have
seen crops of timothy remaining
year after year, simple and pure, the
heads of about equal height, looking
more like clean wheat field than
like an ordinary grass crop. A far
mer in Essex county, Mass, tells us
that the time to cut timothy is when
the seed is formed and in the milk.
This is certainly late enough, we
think rather too late. He refers to
this time on account of the roots
being better able to stand the drOuth
He says he cuts it four inches from
the ground, as much timothy is kill
ed by moving too close. We think
there is something in this. AS tim
othy is dubious plant, it would
seem to require the reaction of some
length of stem to support the bulb.
The bulb, he says, perishes if you
cut the stem close to it. The same
has been observed by many others.
But while timothy is often destroy
ed the first year by close cutting, it
may be kept good for five or six
years, by leaving three or four
inches of stem above the bulb. The
farmer, therefore, who prefers pure
timothy to mixed grasses, and wish
es to retain it in bearing as long as
possible, should swing the scythe, or
gauge the mower accordingly.
Year: 1863

Horses fed in part on carrots sell
dom suffer from heaves, they will be
found to have silky coat as well as
a loose hide, and enjoy far better
health than when hay and oats are
used. Three quarts of carrots and
three quarts of oats will sustain a
horse much better than six quarts of
oats. When the carrots form part
of the feed, all the oats will be di-
gested and assimilated; whereas,
when oats alone are fed the dung
will be found to contain whole oat
shells, undecomposed starch amount
ing to more than half the quantity
Of oats consumed.


The floor of every cutting box
should be ribbed or opened so as to
permit all dust to pass down before
the hay reaches the cutting knives.


Many horses are rendered asth-
matte by being fed on dusty hay,
and, consequently, every means cal
culable to remove the dust should
be restored to.
Year: 1863

General Logan, who has recently arrive al
Cairo from Vicksburg, talks as vigorously as
he fights, especially in reference to the neces-
sity of compelling every man to show his hand
clearly aud Enthusiastically, in the present strug-
gle. Every man" he says, should be compell-
ed either to take up arms against US or for us.
Then there would be no talk of peace here in
the North, no talk of resistance, no such men
as Vallandigham, no such towards as those
who support such men and say such things
As to Vallandighams assertion that he did
not meet man, woman or child in The South
who does not sustain the war, and who is not
determined to fight it out to the death or to
the bitter end, General Logan says:


"Vallandigham here simply lies. He tells
what is not true, and be knows it. VaIlandig-
bam, aside from the leading men-Jeff. Davis
Toombs and Stevens-did not, 1 venture to
say, speak with a dozen persons while taking
his involuntary trip through Dixie. Had be
done so his report would have been Of differ
ent color. The people who are fighting a
gainst this government-the poor whites COM
prising the rank and file of the rebellion-nine-
! tentbs of them do not know what they are
fighting for-do not know what they are fight
ing against. A majority of them never saw
the American flag in their lives until they saw
it march into Vickskburg 10 triumph They
do not know the Fourth of July, Or anything
else that is good. ..-..


But poor and ignorant as they are, let them
express their own free minds, and they will
almost to man, demand a speedy termination
of this war-would submit to almost anything
rather than fight one day longer as they have
been fighting. 1t is only by the force Of bay
oDets that their army is kept together. Ever
that cannot prevent their deserters from flock
ing into jackson by hundreds to take the oath
of allegiance or to join the Unioa ranks. And
L tell you what know when l say that it will
not be many days before the States of Missis
sppi and Tennessee will be knocking loudly
for readmission into the Union, which not long
since their puny efforts could quickly dissolve
Year: 1863

1t is curious to see how much more anxious
some people are to find fault with the Govern
ment than the rebels. TO hear them talk, one
would imagine that "our wayward sisters"
were only indulging in little harmless escap-
ade, while the government was engaged in
grand conspiracy for the overthrow of our
liberties.
Year: 1863

Tho exquisitely soft music of this chant, at
oace solemn and sorrowfui, was composed by
tae late Prince Consort. IL may have been
this, or the associations of lifelong memories
called up by the scene beneath her, but certain
il is that as the hymn commenced Her Majesty
drew back from the window of the pow, and,
after an effort TO conceal her emotion, gave
way to her tears and almost sobbed. nor did she
throughout the rest OF the ceremony entirely
recover her compoauIe.
Year: 1863

And yet none Of those enormous works, and perhaps
not all Of them put together, have called for such
gineerng skill necesstated such immense expendi-
ture the erection OF the magnificent structure the
St. Lawrence at Montreal for the Of the Grand
Trunk Railway Company.


The Of the Mont Gents tunnel Ia set down at three
millions OF dollars but that is evidently too low esti
mate The tunue through the Pyreuees may down
the figure, may also the Hoosac tunnel and il
these figures accuracy the Victoria Bridge has
cost as much all OF thcm put together in the neigh
borhood Of ten millions of dollars.
Year: 1863

The Mississippian of Saturday morning last, pub
fishes speech made by Gen. Pemberton, after sev
eral repulses of the enemy:


Yon have heard that was incompetent and a
traitor and that it was my intention to sell Vcks
burg Follow me and you will see the cost at
which will sell Vicksburg: When the last pound
of beef, bacon, and -four the last grain OF corn,
the last COW and hog and horse and dog shall have
been consumed, and the last man shall have perish
ed in the trenches, then and only then, will sell
Vicksburg.


It is said that the tremendous repulse and slaugh
ter of the Yankees at Vicksburg on Sunday, was
due to stratagen OF Gen. Penberton, who made
feint of eyacuating part of his works, when the
enemy rushed in, only to be met with immense
slaughter from artillery placed SO as to take them
with raking fire.
Year: 1863

On board Of the school ship Savannah at the Brooklyn
Navy Yard somewhat singular acciden, occurred yes
terday afternoon During the riots the guns had
been loaded and the charge still renamed In While
the instructor giving lessons yesterday afternoon
the pupils in the matter Of loading, firing, sighting
the gun off, the ball lodging in Williamsburg and
passing through two houses Fortunately person
hurt by the dscharge
Year: 1863

IVHkNILIE. IbUo.


Knowing you TO be lover OF Justice, and being a
close observer Of the noble and gallant actions OF our
Yorkvle nremen send the following hoping you will
give IL publication in your valuable sheet, in justice 10
she members of Ten engine and Forty eight bose
Where duty called them during the nights and three
days that tho village left unprotected by tho city
authorities at the mercy Of the mob the members Of
engine Forty eight hose and Ten be found
aischarging their duties fireman. and in particular
instance had u not been for the members Of Forty eight
hose assisted by tho members OF Ten engine the whole
block between Eighty fifth and Eighty sixth streets aud
THIRD avenue would haye burned down. Forty Ave
engine n. the time was working the building
and In oher instance the members OF these com
psnies proved themselves equally as efficient.
Year: 1863

The Ohio Farmer says, i'll answer to the
question, "What time ought soils for wheat
to be manuredp' -"It is usually best if a
large supply of manure is applied, to apply
it to the previous crop. BY this means it
is thoroughly incorporated with the soil, and
has time to become WELL dccomposed Ifit
is quite rotten, it may be applied previous to
the fall plowing, or if it is thought best, ap-
pl; it to the surface after plowing. The
wheat ought to have the advantage of the
application during the fall growth If the
roots are vel! set before winter, there is III.
tie dsnger of winter killing, and the plant in
the spring is ready to make rapid growth.
Heavy manuring of wheat at the time of
sowing, with crude materials, is not adviss-
bic
Year: 1863

~ ET Oar advertisers viii notice that
We have made material change in the
arrangement Of reading matter, which will
add to their interests a. well as improve
the general appearance Of the paper
There will be reading matter on every
pare hereafter.
Year: 1863

/ CHEERING News oF THE CRoPs.-The
Agricultural Bureau, at Washington, collects
information relative to the crops of the
country, and the knowledge acquired through
this source is probably more accurate and
full than when gathered from Agricultural
papers confined to a limited local expert
sncs OF observation. This Bureau has made
a report of the crops of Nay and June, from
which it appears that One-tenth more land
was planted in wheat than in 1852, which
was the largest crop ever grown in this cOun-
try. Spring wheat has been injured to the
extent of one-tenth, but the other promises
large yield. Barley is excellent. Corn,
generally of small size, its appearance one
tenth below the standard Of good crop.
Oats, though injured, will be a better crop
than last year. Grass is twenty per cent.
below the appearance of good crop. The
increase Of sorghum is twenty per
cent. Tobacco culture is extensive in the
Northern States, and its appearance is an
average crop. The appearance of the cotton
crop, SO far, is favorable. The dry weather
enabled farmers to free it from weeds and
grass. Daring the drought it was but one
tenth below the average of good crop /;
and, in amount, the increase is eighty per
cent, over last year in the localities where it
is now cultivated, which are much fewer than
those of last year.
Year: 1863

The Lebanon, (ohiO) Star is author
lied by an unconditional Union man to
offer reward of fifty dollars, to any per
son who will show in any speech made BY
G. L. Vallandigham since the rebellion
broke cut any expression or argument
against the right of secession, any con-
demnstiOn Of the rebellion or those en-
gagged in it, or any expression Of sympa-
thy with the Government in its efforts to
suppress the rebellion. Butternuts who
pretend to believe that Vallsndighsm is a
Union man, take notice"
Year: 1863

Captain. Henry Sawyer, of New Jersey,
under sentence of death in Richmond, in
retaliation for spies hung by General
Burnside, wrote a letter to his wife to vis-
ithim before his execution. The JEFF. Da-
vis dynasty refused to let the loving wife
visit her husband, thus adding another
.irrefragible claim to the title Of barbarism
Year: 1863

STATURE or DRAFTED MEN.-Boards Of
enrolment are informed that no limits Of
stature are established for drafted men, and
beyond which they shall be exempted from
military service. The matter Of stature
should be considered by the Board only in
the general examination as to the fitness Of
the man for military service.
Year: 1863

The coat sleeve is the fayorite. 1t is
made loose enough TO admit of an under
sleeve, and has generally a pointed rever
for cuff. The trimming is disposed on the
outer edge Of the sleeve, and consists of
qHillings of ribbons, velvet or FuohiDgs Of
silk. We occasionally get glimpsss of the
flowing sleeve, but that is all-the coat
sleeve is in the ascendant. a-s4t
Year: 1863

Although this call did not come to the
ao.i,e generally Of our citizens, yet at the
hour appointed for the meeting the Court
Room was well filed with ladies and gen


tlemen. Judge REED, on taking the chair,
announced the object of the meeting in a
few appropriate and patriotic remarks
He bad known Gen. SALoMoN for years,
and paid a just and feeling tribute to his
worth as a citizen-that he had watched
with pride the course of bis friend, Gen.
ISALoMoN, since he had entered the SER
vice Of his country as aprivate while
acting as Cap;ain-then As Colonel
then as Brigadier General. That iu we'll
fought battles he had won his promotions,
and IS worthy of the stars he SO gracefully
and modestly wears. Tho Judge read a
communication from an oficern the army
who was personal friend Of his, giving a
detailed and highly interesting account Of
the battle Of Helena, and showing beyo
all cas.l and dispute that Gen. SALoMoN
was the hero of that brilliant victory.


The Judge said in conclusion" Ladies,
gentlemen, and falew- citizens. we have
met here to-ni ght to do honor 70 whom
honor is due. We are engaged in war
for the preservation Of the Union of tie
States and Of Our free government as
founded by our fathers, and we have sent,
and are sending soldiers lEto the field,
whose duty it is to use the musket and the
sword i'll defeating and conquering the
rebel hordes which have been marshalled
at the South to break up the one and de-
stroy the other; and we owe it to ourselves
and our country that when a soldier re-
turns from that field Of carnage where lie
has fought well for the protection Of our
homes and our rights as American free
men-whether he be private or General
we Sd ould take him TO our hearts as with
bOoAs Vi slSCi-sdy " nun tuiouSu OuI
civil and po'itica! associations, and a. pub
lie meetings, we'll done, good and faithful
servant: YOU have discharged your duty
to your country, and We honor you for it.
Our neglect to do this, and mora, is dis
honor to ourselyes-it is SAYING 20 the re


turned soldier. be lie poor, sick, lame, or
halt, you can fight no longer, and there
fore we turn you out as We would an old
! horse-to die! We have met here to-
night to express our sentiments anG opin.
ions concerning Gen. SALoMoS. who is
now with US, but who to morrow will be
absent from us on his wav to join The
brave men under bis command, 10 aid in


crushing ou. an unholy rebellion to Le,
Year: 1863

There hasn't been fiuer sentiment ut
tered during the war than that reported O
CHARLES ANDERSON, brother OF the canli
date for Lieutenant Governor of Ohio or
the Republican ticket. On being asked i
he would vote for VALLASDIGHAM lie said


"If Clement L Vallandiebam was my
direct foe and his opponent was my di-
rect friend. should vote for him because
Ipreter the prsncipls Of liberty to the pride
Of blood


The principle Of liberty is all that makes
life valuable, while the pride of blcol "a Of
all vain things the most vain.
Year: 1863

had been applied to each the result might have been
different believe, however, it is a good article,
and would advise farmers generally to try little
this spring. One barrel will cost about six dollars.
If proved worthless the loss would not be much.
There also a number of Superphosphates that
worthy the attention of the farmers at this time
especially the advance in price them is trifling
as compared with the advance on Peruvian Guano.
have tried several different brands some have pro-
duccd rather better results than Others but do not
feel at liberty TO make distinction further than is
shown in my experiments all have shown def
cheney in ammonia poor land. If Peruvian Qua
no was at reason able price l would udvise mix
ture with any of all the articles referred to above.
But that article is out of reach of the farmer who
follows the business for a living. weuld advise, as
the next best thing good POudrete, at the rate Of
one barrel to each hundred and fifty pounds of Bone
Dust Phosphate about two barrels Of Poudrette
to enc barrel of the acidulated Sombrero Guans."
THE HEssIAN FLY.-The same writer, in conelud.
ing his communication, ventures the following pre-
dictions in relations to the Fly:


And now, before concluding this letter, lot mo
venture prediction relative to the effects Of the fly
OH tiAO "Hont CIoP lhIs tnat tne
wheat crop will be less injured by the fly in this vi
cinily than has been for several years past And
| will also give the grounds which base the pre-
diction, and request farmers to take notice. These
aresmy reasons: The extreme dry weather which


followed harvest and continued until Frost prevented
the scattered grain from vegetatng and consequent
ly left the lily without suitable Of reproduc.
| trn. In confirmation of this have before me some
heads of wheat which l picked up in my stubble
field few days ago, of the grains of which are
still perfect; SRme had sprouted lttle but Few. if
any, had taken root to shoot sufficient to re-
ceive the egg of the fly. believcfthat it has been
demonstrated that the wheat fly is very short lived
and that there is, during the warm a constant
reproduction going on. This being the case, any,
thing that might occur to cut off the supply of food
or the repositories for the young for few weeks,
would materially reduce the number, and if continu.
ed Tor a length of time would almost snnihilate the
! tho Species"
Year: 1863

Gold is up to three Aundredin Richmond
So says the Dispatch of the 5th. Various
causes are assigned for the sudden advance
of fifty per cent. The Dispatch thinks it is
chiefly owing to the demand from blockade
runners, and from foreigners leaving the
Confederacy Silver has kept pace with
gold, and even bank notes are now selling
in the rebel capital at fifty per cent pre-
MUM.
Year: 1863

PArRIonO REsoLUuoN.--The following
resolution was recently adopted by the
Legislature of Ohio Resolved, That we
will have no dissolution of the Union that
we will have no armistice; that we can
fight as long as the rebels and traitors can
that the war shall go on until law is restor-
ed, and we will never despair Of the re-
public.
Year: 1863

REBEL NEGRO SoLDTERs.-The pickets Of
the enemy along certain portions of the
line on the opposite side of the Rappahan-
mock, are onc-half negroes and one-half
white men. The negroes are armed and
uniformed the same as the white The fact
appears beyond a question, only 100 to 15O
yards intervening between our pickets and
those of the enemy, and they are plainly
to be distinguished without the aid of a
plass.
Year: 1863

The ice was running so in the
river, on Saturday, that the ferry-boat
caul not make Its regular trips and it is
now troze up on the opposite side. We
did not get our eastern mail of Saturday
until yesterday afternoon. 1t was then
taken up the river some three miles and
brought over in skff.
Year: 1863

~.-"Whew. amt this stinger7''
wa NE exclamation OF every one we met
yesterday morning, and it surely was
The mercury was at zero at sunrise, ma.
king ii the coldest day by far of any we
have experienced this season. The ice
was floating in the river all day Saturday
and yesterday and the sloughs and inlets
were frozen solid. Truly, grim winter is
at hand and is fast throwing his icy man
tie over US.
Year: 1863

STRANGE INCIDENT AT A WEDDING -
The New York Tribune says singular
incident occurred at Secretary Chsse's
house on the nuptials Of Mss Chase
just as the ceremony was about to begin,
strange lady, some thirty-6ve years Of
age. in win.er bonnet and cloak. walked
into the room with q little smulatto girl,
also in out of door costume, by her side.
The two, who were unknown TO host or
guests, stood in the midst during the GER
eniony, and then retired as suddenly and
mysteriously a. they entered.
Year: 1863

MEbCAFIILE LiBRARY.-We commend
to the favor OF our citizens the enterrrise
inaugurased by our young men fer the
establishment of Library Assc. citation.
We think the principle upon WI .ich they
propose to found and conduct it, and The
character Of the persons who have the
matter in charge, furnish strong guarau-
tees OF It's success. And the advantages
OF such an institution to IT, young men
OF our city cannot well he over stated
Let all who take an inter est in the intel
lectual and moral advsnt ,ement and vel.
fare of the young n, and the boys
who Will become young men soon, lend
helping hand to this enterprise.
Year: 1863

~ The loyal men of Holt County
have at length been disarmed, and rebels
armed in their stead. We would suggest
to the rebels, that the best thing they
could do for themselves, would be to re-
fuse the arms, and keep quiet.
Year: 1863

AND QuEENSwARE,


which they offer to sell at less prices than al
any ether house in the West. We have left
our native State, and have come to this coun,
try for the purpose of carrying on the mercan,
tile business; and we wish to establish q repu.
tation, and for that reason we think the people
will find it to their interest to examine oul
stock before purchasing elsewhere.


We will be receiving new Goods every week
Produce of all kinds will be taken in exchange
for Goods, at the highest market price. Cash
paid for Dry Hides and Beeswax.


October %, 1863
Year: 1863

FiRK Yesterday afternoon tie roof
Of = building in Mechanics Block took
FIRE by sparks filling from the chimney
The roof had been newly coated with tar.
and 10 many places had not become dry.
TIE FIRE was put out before much damage
vas dgne 10 the building.
Year: 1863

1~Owing to the storm on Tuesday
evening, wo are unable TO present our
readers with the usual telegraph report
The Operator states that the line Is down
somew here between Aurora and Chica-
90,
Year: 1863

Il ia 9 solemn thing is matrimony---a very
solemn thllg-Where the minister cones in the
cclhancery With ha surplus on. and goes through
the ceremony of making them man, and wife.
1t ought to be husband and wife, for it ISM
every husband that turns out to be a man.
declare nsvsr shall forget when Paul put he
nuptlal ring on my finger and said, with my
goods thee endoW." He used to keep dry
goods store then, aud thought he was going
to give me the whole there was in it.. / was
young and simple, and didn't know till after
ward that 10 only meant one calico gown
yeir. IL isa 'oVeIy thing to see young people
'piighting the Trough" as the cong sal 8, and
coming up TO consume their VOWS.
Year: 1863

|


Mr.. WEED is doubtless the author o


an article reprinted in another column
entitled Where are We-and Wher,
Drifting?" 1t is a grave and telling re
view and defense of his own course il
opposing the concerted and now appa
rently successful attempt to convert thC
war for national unity " into an abolition
crusade" This sagacious Republican
leader, who almost alone of his party for
saw the struggle and strove to avert it
since the war began has advised the pol
icy by which alone it could be success
| ful. Again he lifts his warning voice
against the radicalism which BODIES in.
eyitable destruction to the country
Again he protests against the proscrip-
tive and intolerant spirit of the abolition,
lists, who denounee all differing with then
as enemies of the country, and again he
asks, "DOes the experience o, a year and
half justify the hope that the rebellion
and be crushed and the Union preserT-
ed with united South an divided
North2"


We have few comments to make upon
this significant utteranee. 1t is the ear
nest protest of a patriot still bound by
old ties, still supporting the administra-
ton which invites and embraces the ruin
of which it was faithfully forwarned
The World supported the administration
persistently until to do so longer seemed
to US to be faithlessness to the Union, to
the Constitution, to the government.
Events have proved that our estimate OF
the force and drift of the radical current
which has swept Mr.. Lincoln and the
great bulk of his party into the vortex Of
abolitionism, into all unconstitutional,
illegal, and ruinous measures and cours-
es, was only too correct. There is no
hope for the country IL them nor in all
their works. When the power which
they have abused and the government
which they have prOstituted is rescued
from their hands by an indignant and
outraged people, then, and not till then,
will the first CLEAN and ray of hope dawn

upon a distressed and afflicted country.
Whether the dawn will brighten into day
and peace over an again united country,
God only knows. -Ne,0 York World.