smithclay/nortonstories huggingface dataset:
Year: 1863

A correspondent of the Rural New
Yorker gives the following result OF
his experience with tan-bark as a
menure:


As [ have had same experience
with tan-bark as a manure, I propose
to give it. Having a farm near an
old tannery, and being in want OF
manure, l purchased the tan-bark
(the accumulation of years at low
figure, and drew it upon my farm
my neighbors in the mean time
laughing at my folly. I spread it
upon grass land three or four inches
deep, where the grass was nearly
run out, or at best gave not half a
crop. The tan was drawn in the
fall and winter [ also put on land
intended for spring wheat, often
half to whole load in place. [
mean to "kill or cure"


Now for the result. Where / cut
one ton per acre before, l cut two
the next season and it was nearly
twice as high as before, reaching up
to my horses sides when cutting
The next season not as large, nor
any time after, but well paid for
curing. On the field for it was full
one-fourth larger, and better filed
Where half to whole load was
put in place, | could see differ
ence in the wheat ten rods off, and
even more. The next crop was win.
ter wheat, sown in the fall after
spring wheat was taken off. could
see where the tan was put in heaps
readily, in passing the field. When
cut we had one-fourth more shocks
than we had where no tan was put;
straw brighter and much better fill
ed. Did it pay? Would like to
draw again.
Year: 1863

1t has come within the observation of many
reader that serious and severe illness has
been induced, and even fatal sickness caused,
by change of clothing. Injury never comes,
perhaps, by putting on more clothing, but by
diminishing the amount inconsiderately. The
FIRST great rule, aud always the safest, is TO
make the change when you first dress in the
morning; if you wait until you are uncom-
fortaby warm during the day, it is most like
ly to be in the early part of the afternoon; in
making the change then there are two or
three causes Of disease in operation; the fact
of undressing endangers check of prespira-
tion; the garments about to be put on may
not be perfectly dry, there may be no oppor-
tunity, even if they are dry. to warm them up
to the heat of the body; aud further, just a.
bout the time you have changed, the cool and
damps of the afternoon and evening begin to
come on, increasing until dark, while having
been thrown off your guard by the warmth OF
the morning, you may not feel the necessity OF
fire, and by tea time you are surprised with
a disagreeable chillness running over you;
then the cold has been taken, TO settle in the
eyes, causing weakness and watering; or in the
head, giving a ruDung at the nose, soiling
a handkerchief in an hour; or in the throat,
creating raw or burning sensation at the lit
tie hollow at the bottom Of the breast bone;
or on the covering of the lungs to give the
painful pleurisy; or in the lungs themselves,
in the shape Of troublesome bronchitis, or
dangerous pneumonia; or in the bowels,3 caus-
ing weakening diarrhea; or on the covering
of the bowels, inducing peritoneal inha amation
to end probably 10 death, in few days.


1t is very unsafe to lessen the amount of
clothing sooner than the first of May, and then
not in quality, but in less thickness of the same
material; from yarn socks to worsted; from
thick, knitted flannel shirt to one OF common
wooden flannel; then, about the first of June,
TO gauze flannel; if this is oppressive to some,
then employ canton flannel. But it is Ger
tainly great mistake for any body to wear
anything else next the skin, even 10 the hot
ltst summer weather, than wooden flannel
Silk shirts next the skin can not be adVoca-
led on any tangible grounds; the moment a
man begius to twadde with you about 'elec-
trical influences, turn your head upon him,
and sci him down as presumptive and i'm
pudent ignoramus. s4
Year: 1863

As the time is close at hand for
the manufacture of wine from our
native grapes, the following direc-
tions for conducting the process, by
John o, Motif er, an experienced
wine maker of Cincinnati, are given
through the Horticulturist, and they
are stated to be useful and reliable:


In order to make good wine it is
necessary tohave good cellar, clean
casks, press, &c. First of all, have
your grapes well ripened; gather
them in dry weather, and pick out
carefully all the unripe berries, and
all the dried and damaged ones; then
mash or grind them with mill, if
you have a proper mill for the pur-
pose. Be careful not to set your
mill so close as to mash the seed
for they will give bad taste to the
wine. If you wish to have wine of
rose color, let the grapes remain
in large tub few hours before
pressing. The longer time you
leave the grapes before pressing af-
ter they are mashed, the more color
the wine will have.


For pressing the grapes, any press
will answer, providing it is kept
clean and sweet.


After you have collected the must
ina clean tub from the press, have
it transferred into the cask in the
cellar. Fill the cask within ten
inches Of the bung; then place one
end of, ssiphon, made for that pur-
pose, in the bung, and fix it air tight;
the other end must be. placed in a
bucket containing cold water. The
gas then passes off from the cask
without the air coming in contact
with the wine, which would destroy
that fine grape flavor which makes
our Catawba so celebrated. When
properly made, the must viii under
go fermentation. Keep the end of
the siphon that is in the water fully
four inches deep, so as to exclude
the air from the wine. When it has
fermented, which will be in fifteen
days, fill the cask with the same kind
of wine and bung it closely for one
week; then make it tight. Nothing
more is needed till it is clear, which
if all is right, will be January or
February next. Then if perfectly
clear, rack it off into another clean
cask, and bung it up tightly until
wanted. IF the wine remains in the
casl1 till fall, about November, it will
improve by racl1ing it again. Be
sure to have sweet, clean casks. Do
not burn too much birthstone in the
cask; l have seen much wine injured
bv excessive use of birthstone, gen.
orally by new beginners. For my
part / make little use of it.


You can make different qualities
of wine with the same grape by sep
Grating the different runs of the
same pressing. The first run is the
finest, if you want to make good use
of it the first season; but it will not
keep long before losing its finest
qualities.


To make good sound wine that
will improve by age, the plan is to
mix all up together. The very last
run viii make it rough, but it viii
have q better body and better tia-
vor when two or three years old,
and will improve for a number OF
years. The first run will not be
good after two or three years.


I have fully tested the different
ways of making and keeping wine
thase last tNVentv-fiVe wears.
Year: 1863

My plan is, if were going tc
raise calf not to allow it to suck
the COW. It will learn to drink
alone much easier. have had them
drink alone before they were twelve
hours old. | like to have three or
four to start at time, and to start
them few weeks before pasture
After that, if they run where there
is water, shade and grass, they will
want but little care until fall, when
they; should have shelter at nights,
and little hay, roots, or brewers
grain are excellent to feed them du-
ring the winter season, to keep
them in a thrifty condition. By all
means, keep them growing for the
first three years, and if heifers, not
to allow them to have a calf until
three years old, and you will have
cows that, when your friends call,
you will not be ashamed to take
them to the barn to see your stock.


II Germantown Telegraph.
Year: 1863

A correspondent of the American


Veterinary Journal writes:


1t is highly necessary that horses
should be supplied with pure water;
for impure water, like damaged food,
is more or less operative as an indi-
rect cause, in inducing an unhealthy
condition of the digestive organs


We urge the owners of horses to at
tend to this matter, for it is wretch
ed bad policy to lead hard-work-
ing, thirsty horse to trough CON
tanning water not fit to drown a cat
In, and too bad to make tea for such
a wretch as you. Some infectious
and contagious disease can, without
doubt, be communicated through
the medium of water. Sometimes a
horse, the subject of some affection.
either acute or chronic, of the respi-
ratory passages, has a profuse dis
charge from the nose; this morbid
secretion finds Its way into the wa
ter in the act of. drinking, and the
next horse that comes to imbibe is
very apt to swallow a portion of
this matter, which is generally found
floating OF the surface. Trough
water is further contaminated by
animals washing their mouth and
lips in the same, and the bipeds who
delight to visit a water trough in
warm weather are not over careful
what they put into it. We have Of
ten found an old boot, or an "old So
ier," or dirty sponge at the bot
tom of trough in this city from
which over twenty horses drank
their daily supply of water. At
tention to this matter may possibly
prevent many cases of unnecessary
disease. -.
Year: 1863

Let US not delude ourselves with the dis
tracing and pernicions foolery which teache


that the country ia to be saved, or can b
saved, in some other way than by cooperating


with the existing administration in the worl
tof subduing the rebellion. There mast beuni


ty Of action; and we can have no rallying cen


ter for that unity except the constitutions


authorities of the country. Thsre must be 6
head; and we can have no other head but the


nations Chief Magistrate and Commander =
An army must fight under its Gneral, whoev-


er be may be, or not fight at all. There can


be disgraceful surrender; there can be bloody


mutiny; there can be cowardly desertioD; but


there can be no victory, except through cor


dial cooperation with those in authority, and
/ loyal obedience to orders.


| And I hold that the President of the Uni
ted States, as Commauder-in-Ch Chief of the ar


mics and navies of the notion has a rightful
authority over US all, and a Just claim upon
our generous and hearty support in the fearful
task which Providence and the people have
assigned him, Of restoring the national sover-
eighty over the last square inch of the nation
al domain. When he lifted his right hand,
and solemnly swore, before heaven and earth
that he would preserve, protect and defend the
Constitution of these States, he became the
representative of Us all; he consented to en-
body, in his sole person. the highest magistra-
cy and executive power of the nation-the col
lected sovereignty of the whole people. He
swore forus and on our behalf and between
us and him there is a covenant of God, to
which we form party. If there is any mean
ing in American citizenship, we all stand
pledged, by all that is sacred 10 loyalty and iu
honor, to sustain him in the discharge of his
public dutirs, and in the admins ration of his
mighty trust.


The President is no despot; he is simply
public servant But he is clothed with vast
authority. nevertheless; and this authority,
though delegated by the people for their own
use and benefit, is as real as that of any an
HoEied and crowned monarch; and is as much
more worthy of our respect as our popular
government is superior to kingly rule Dsre-
spect TO the authority of the President, there
fore, is disrespect TO the Constitution which
creates his Office; it is also disrespect to the
people who created that Constitution, and
who re-affirmed it in the very act of voting
for President. We are not diving together
as a mere debating club; we constitute gov
ernmeuf, and every attempt to abridge or
bring into contempt the rigbtfnl powers of
those who are charged with executing the func
tions Of that government, or to embarrass
them in the preservation and defence of that
government, is an offense against the peace
and dignity of the nation, which should be |
branded as infamous and punished as criminal
Year: 1863

WATERPRooFING FOR Doors AND SHOES
Linseed oil, one pint oil of turpeutine or
camphene, quarter of pint yellow wax
Ia quarter of pound burgundy pitch, quar-
ter OF pound. To be melted together with
a gentle heat, and when required for use, to be
warmed and well rubbed into the leather be-
fore a fire or in the hot sun.
Year: 1863

Missouri AS A FREE STATE.-'The prompt
organization of the Missouri Legislature Ivy
the slection Of unconditional Emar cipetionists
10 all the Offices settles the question absolutely
as TO the early abolition OF slavery in The State.
The mode will be rapid, not slow; for it is to
he observed that there is 10 party, and no
public men or newspapers in Missouri that
now oppose emancipation. Governor Gamble,
who may be taken as fair representative Of
the extreme conservative element, declares in
his message that he has long been convinced
that the State of Missouri would be benefi, Ell
by the substitution of free for slave labor. But
he suggests gradual emancipation on the
plan of declaring free all children born Of slave
parents after year far in the future.


This slow death Of slavery does not suit the
earnest Emancipationists Of the State; and in
the organization of tho Legislature the Mod
crates, who incline 10 Governor Candles views,
were beaten by majorities SO very decided as 70
leave no room for doubt how the legislation
will go. Governor Gamble may veto radical
emancipation measure, but veto, under the
Missouri State Constitution, il of little conse-
quence. A bare majority in the two assem-
blies is enough to override it.-R. Y. Times.
Year: 1863

SENATOR LANE, Of Indiana, made war
speech the other day from his place in The
Senate. lie is in earnest about putting down
the rebellion. The following passage is Wig
orous:


believe th9t as yet there is no necessity
for the employment ofnegroes for the purpose
of supfressing the rebellion; but if the neces-i-
= sl.all exist hereafter, We have per.e Ct right
20 employ their seryicasi nay, more, ii will b.
our bcundeu duty 10 10 so. l would raher that
a rebel master sboaid fall by The hand OF his
slave than that ne shouId live 70 overthrow my
Government, or to destrop the lin Of my broth
CT upon the battle fed. Gentlemen vino are
so fastidions in reference to the means which
it is proper to employ for the purpose OF put
ting rebels out OF existence, it seems to me
are hardly in earnest in wishing them destroy
ed at ell! 7 am willing To employ any agency
the white man, the negro. the cannon the
muske,--I would invoke, lift were not impious.
any power in Gods physical universe
would blast them with lightning; would rain
upon them the showers OF FIRE aud birthstone
for which they are now as ready as Sodum and
Gomorrah were in the olden tine.
Year: 1863

ineu haa been accustomed was as regular aa


the working OF a clock, aud no part of it could


be broken without disarrsnging the whVie
The roll OF the drual to grog morning and neon
was as necessary to Jack as the spipe 10 din
ner" His half gill Of whiskey each time came
and went as did his breakfast and he would AZ
soon have parted with one as The other. When
the law went into operation il was quietly sub
m'tted TO- because Jack Is obodent to the "rules
and regulations for the better government OF
the navy" but when bis term of enlistment
expired, and ho received his discharge. he
preferred to seek employment where perhaps
he might receive less monthly wages, but where
he would have his grog. The men who have
thus been prevented from re-cnlsting are the
old standbys Of the service the men gene
rally selected for petty officers and to fill the
minor positions responsibility on board ship,
and their loss Is now severely felt by the
officers, who are obliged TO take new hands to
do the duty


We are inclined to think that if the law were
repealed the difficulty in procuring seamen
would at once be removed, and less intoxica-
tion be seen among sailors on shore. When an
evil cannot be abolished it should be regu-
lated.
Year: 1863

TIE NEWSPAPERS AND OUR MILITARY AND NAvAl
and in the whole matter Of praise to men who
have served the country well, the newspapers
generally are not o complete incarnation of
/" even handed justice" Doubtless in some
cases they are partial; but in other cases they
get the appearance Of partiality of which
they are perfectly innocent. Certain of our
heroes possess clearer ideas Of the origin and
tenure Of popular favor than others do, and
make the most OF their knowledge. They have
served political apprenticeship, and know how
to keep themselves before the people by the
newspapers principally, but otherwise also


While they are mentioned every day, the less
shrewd and more modest. are hardly named.
And the last are often the best men. Battles
have been fought In these two years past, and
the names of the men who fought them never
been publicly heard in.connection with those
battles; and, on the other hand, there are men,
even in our choice Army Of the Potomac, who
have gone to high positions without any
achievements Of their own, and with even the
charge of cowardice against them. Indiscrimi-
nate fulsome and continual newspaper
praise has done II all. These are the extremes
in either direction, and aside from these there
are men who have done very we'll, who have
earned honorable names in . noble way, and Of
whom the papers talk with persistency that


is, to say the least, unjust to the many other
brave men who have done equally well. How
much and how continually, for instance, have
the people heard Of General Sicklcs through
the papers. No doubt he deserves all the praise
that has been given to him; but one might al
most suppose there was no other gallant man
in our armies. Admiral Fsrragut is an
instance Of those Of whom We say too little.
lie has accomplished feas as great as
any that naval hero was ever honorcd for.
Yet the praise bestowed upon him has been
comparatively little. He had a large and glo.
rious share in the capture Of Port Hudson, and
even General Banks failed to acknowledge IL
In his dispatches. General Grant, in his
dispatches from vicksburg, with a noblcr
generosity, gave ample praise to the part done
by Porter, and Porter In turn did full honor to
Grant Had the country judged Of Farragut's
assistance by Banks dispatches, his praise
Year: 1863

OUR CRY DEMooRAoY.-In compelling the
Tammany and Mozart delegations to occu.
py one bed at the late State Convention,
the Albany Regency were only pursuing
their usual tactics. By this fusion all issues
Of principle wers to be avoided, and the
war democrats of the Wigwam were to be
forced into cohabitation with the peace squaws
Of the Mozart lodges. The result is as
might have been expected from such compul-
sorry nuptials. The bridegrooms are reluctant
and the brides in state of rebellion Even
the '"big bed Of Ware" that largest and strong
est of historical couches, could scarcely find
room within its sides or strength enough in its
giant posts to sustain the wranglings and fierce
contests OF the couples thus unhappily mated
There is row of the tallest kind in the family,
and the prospects are that before November
next the hymenial rites celebrated by tho Very
Reverend Dean Richmond, assisted by Father
Peter Cagger, may be declared null and void
on the ground of "incompatibility of temper"


To such a result, as friends of the more
honest war democracy, we look forward with
pleasure. Coalitions, with an overwhelming





the class OF candidates they select. Any man
placed in nomination is sure of success; and
thus that healthy competition, which of neces-
sity puts forward its best and strongest repre-
sentative men as candidates. is done away with.
Last year we had a coalition Of our city demo-
cracy, and the result was the election of the
coalition ticket by majority of over thirty
thousand--the Tammany men taking the nomi-
nations for Comptroller, Supervisor, thres
members of Congress and nine Assembymen,
while the Mozarters carried off the Surrogate,
Corporation Counsel, two Congressman and
eight representatives in the Assembly. To this
division Of the spoIs, and to this only, did that
coalition amount. The moment the elections
were over, Mozart returned to Its wallow in the
Dismal Swamp Of copperhead sympathy, while
the Tammanyites, apparently more wise and
patriotic, commenced organizing for "a more
vigorous prosecution Of the war;"


We are again threatened with repetition Of
this farce, but warn the stage managers on both
sides that such surprises" cannot be twice sue
cessful. If Tammany be honest in its profes-
sions Of supreme devotion to the best interests
of the country, let it at once, and in decided
action as we'll as language, place itself on the
national platform and in q position to vindicate
in full its avowed principles. Let this be done,
and there will be no more apathy as to aAe local
aspects Of the approaching election Let it
bring forward as its candidates snly well
known and thoroughly sound democrats, and
there can be no such word as fail in its lexicon.
With a ticket rnads, nm discrimina tinulv nf hon.
est, active, loyal and approved democrats, the
Old Wigwam will, beyond doubt, regain in the
approaching contest all its former prestige as
the great representative organ Of the CONNER
cial metropolis Of the Union Its leading men
are alive to the fact that there can be no politi-
cal hereafter for those who array themselves
| against their country in this hour of her need
Year: 1863

A PATRIOTIC FATHER.-An officer
from Louisville led one of Rosecrans' reg
iments into battle, his superior haying
been called to other duty. In the advance
this mans son fell by rebel bullet. The
father saw him fall, but could not stop to
care for him. Narrating the circuu,.
stances, the bereaved father said, with
tears in his eyes


"My boy, you know, is gone. l was
in temporary command of the regiment,
and as We we're pressing On saw my boy
fall. | could not turn back to help him,
SO said to q soldier: Look to Johnie. )
and went on, and We did the work We
went to do


"Do you still held to the idea you ex-
pressed when you aud | talked over the
question of this war before? Do YOU feel
now as you did then p


Certainly; feel we are doing this
work for ourselves and children, and for
those who are to come after US. OF course
| am very sad, but the cause is just the
same as before-only more sacred than
ever y
Year: 1863

EE- Yesterday convinced the most
skeptical that we are yet TO have our In
dian Summer, and that the slight remind
er which we had few days ago, that
winter was approaching, was rather pre-
pafurp
Year: 1863

Ess- Judge Mason has returned to
Washington City again. lie came here
two years ago TO run for Governor. He
came again this year TO do the same, but
finally concluded to run for Judge in-
stead. lie was beaten near thirty thou
saud, and is the worst beat man that ever
run for Office in Iowa, not even except
ing Dan. Miller.


Some people may be simple enough tc
think that Mason will now remain in
Washington City. Not bit of it, He
never learns by experience, aud is sure tt
be out here next year after some other
Office, just to keep his hand in.


Ef- If our Government had the pluck
and the power to deal with the rebe
Shareholders Of the South as they dea
with the negroes who rebel against theil
authority, we should soon have done will
the present war.