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Year: 1862

If there is necessity for ths inquiries
spoken of by the Richmond Enquirer, in
the following extract, it might, and, we
doubt not, wiz be made. let tho axe fall
upon whom it may;


One of the duties which will devolve
upon Government, during the winter sus-
pension Of hostilities, and which may best
be attended to at that time, will be an in
quiry into the habits of the officers of tho
army, as to sobriety, with stern dismis-
sal of those whose vicious indulgences
disqualify them for their posts. We arc
sorry to say there is too much necessity
for instituting this inquiry. II is bitter
mockery to arrest q drunken private,
whose fault is confined to himself, and
leave unreproved the maudiin officer,
whose fault involves the usefulness and
the comfort, and even the lives of his
command. The Rawlings of the besotted
soldier in the guard-house are far less dis
creditable to the service, ard far less om-
inous Of evil, than the revelries of the
general i'm his comfortable quarters.
Year: 1862

A friend of ours who had taken prido
for several years in cultiyating n full
crop Of hair on his face, was called away
from home on business, some Zine since
While absent, an inexperience barber
spoiled his whiskers in triming them,
which so ohagrined him that he directed
the barber to make clean sweep Of it,
by shaving whiskers and mus!aches both
off. The barber obeyed, and our friends
face was as smooth and delicate as when
in his teens. lie returned home in the
night. Next morning his little girl did
not recognize him on waking up. Look
ing over her mother, and seeing, as she
supposed, stranger in the bed, sho re-
marked, in her childish simplicity:


mister, get out OF here; III tell my
pa on you when he comes homew
Year: 1862




There is an idea beginning to prevail
that when the war closes and things
begin to settle down, the Southern Banks
must all break. We think this is falla-
cious notion-one for which there is no
foundation or reason. Amy one can see,
that protracted war, such as some peo-
pie predict, uldimpoverish and destroy
both sections; but we assume that the
war cannot last much longer-that few
months more must open negotiations for
peace. With the close Of the war, If not
before, our ports viii be thrown open,
and the immense quantities of cotton
which have been accommodating through
the last year, will speedily find their way to
market. Cotton will command gold in the
marts of Europe, and there will be such
flow of the precious metal into the South
as will at once relieve The Banks and pre-
vent the financial crisis which so many
believe inevitable. The Northern Banks
may be in danger, but we believe the
close of the war and the opening Of
a direct trade with the world, will find
the Southern Banks generally in a sound
and healthy condition. As to the South
ern Government being able TO meet all
its liabilities growing out of the war, inn
mense as they may be, no one acquainted
with the infinite resources of the South,
con doubt. Upon the moral condition Of
the country, the war will leave traces
which will not soon be obliterated. The
cause of education, and of religion, have
been checked and impeded; but if the
South continues true to its own great
heart, and to the spirit of self-reliance
and independence which led it to en-
brace the conflict, it will soon begin to re-
cover from the effects, and start forward
on a career of prosperity unparalleled in
the history of this continent. Let the in
dustrial class take courage, and plant and
grow all they can. The midnight of the
struggle will soon be passed, and the gray
streals of the morning appear. peo-
pie so united, devoted and brave, will not
only succeed in securing their indepen-
dence, but at once rank among the great
nations of the earth. We have but one
fear--the inordInate thirst for Office and
place, already manifesting itself in every
direction. On this fatal rock the old ship
dashed TO pieces. But with that catustro-
phe wildly before us---for it must he re-
enrded as catastrophe--aud the exam
pl5 of other days'to wari and guido is,
it woall seem that we ought TO reach the
desired haven with hardly spar sprung
or plank started.
Year: 1862

II is not apprehended that the enemy
will mako any attack upon this fort at
present. The late rains and the rise in
the Cumberland, render such thing ab.
surd. A land attack is the only thing
that promised any success, and that can
not now be attemptedi all the streams
that empty into the river are swollen,
snd present insurmountabls obstacles to
the progress Of movements on land
Year: 1862

The city Of Charleston has now in the
active service of the Confederate States
tbirty-six companies of infantry and rifle
men, seven batteries Of light artillery with
fifty pieces, and five mounted corps This
is exclusive OF the Home Guard
Year: 1862

Dey- Great dissatisfaction is said TO be
NANTES ing itself along the valley OF tho
Ohio river among the farmers and trad
ing people, who have been used to reap.
ing such abundant incomes from the
down stream" traffic, now cut OF by the
war The prospect, which looms up be.
fore them, does not las occurs 10 the mind
Of the parties most Interested offer very
hopeful signs Of the future, when peace
is declared. Probably thcy will bo as
bad off then, as. they arc now Renec-
tions Of this kind are rapidly spreading
discomfort in every direction.
Year: 1862

ing. The people are becoming desperate
ready for anything for relief from the
crushing suspense and horrible burden Of
tn immoyable army and war, at once
the most costly and the least profitable
known in the history Of civilized commu
mites. All manner OF factions will arise.
Abolition ianstics--Red Republican furies
Secession conspirators-will grow po.
tent in the unwholesome atmosphere Of o
war conducted by imbeciles for the bene-
fit Of contractors. 1t will not do to wait,
and wait, any longer--now or never.
Year: 1862

Senator Salisbury is versatile He is
eloquent He is original. He never
speaks but he says something" He has
spoken several times in the Senate and
each time upon different topie and as
if to outstrip all his former efforts, he has
again spoken, and as usual, upon a
theme entirely new aud original,
wit tile niger
Year: 1862

A correspondent to the Bucyrus Foran,,
and who is an officer in the 57th Ohio
Regiment writes from Camp near Shiloh,
just before the evacuation of Corinth, from
which correspondence we take the follow
ing extract:


What will be the result of this battle,
is question for the future to decide. 1t
Is certain that many a brave man must
fall-many a hearthstone will be made
desolate by the loss of husband, father,
son or brother When 1 think how many
soldiers from old Crawford County may
never return to their friends, it makes me
feel very sad Yet it affords me much
pleasure to state that they enlisted with
pure motives; that they are here for the
purpose of sustaining the integrity of the
most glorious country and Government
that God ever permitted man to enjoy; to
sustain that old Constitution for which so
much blood has already been split; that
same old Constitution that has nourished
US as mother does her infant; that Con-
stitution that guarantees to us protection
on every sea and isle where the presence
of its emblem-the American Flag-has
been cast to the breeze-an emblem that
we are. proud to acknowledge as ours; that
Constitution, when administered accord
ing to the teachings of the old Democra-
cy Of the country, that every man, woman
and child, for whom it was made, receives
justice.
am proud to stand at the head of a
company that has for its object the sup
preston of rebellion, and not for the up
holding of policy that is injurious to the
country in which we live. L am proud to
stand at the head of company that de-
nounces this rotten Abolition Congress
a company that will sustain the President
of the United States so long as that Pres
ident is guided by the Constitution, and
will administer it according to the teach
ings of those who made and were willing
to uphold it under all circumstances.


Excuse the digrestion. | state only
the promptings of my heart. l think |
also utter the sentiments of ninety mine
men out Of every hundred who are now
undergoing the dangers and hardships of
soldiers life. While we are endeavor-
ing to sustain the Government at the point
of the bayonet, the Disunion-A Abolitionists
of the North are doing all in their power
to ruin themselves and u.s. 1t is an out
rage upon the loyalty of the volunteers
who have gone forth to sustain the Gov
ernment as it is, and not for the purpose
of giving freedom to those ivory -mouthed,
woolly heads of the South, which would
at once ruin us forever 1t does me good
to hear the call of the old Democracy. l
think | see the Star of Hope
Year: 1862

We take the following from the Chicago
Times:


ain some places where the fugitive ne
groes have collected in large numbers they
have reduced the price of day labor to ten
cents day In word, they have already
aided by the unnatural Abolition agitators
white labor to the condition of Coolie labor.


''We see in this the inevitable result OF
the Abolition heresy-the degradation OF
the whites without bene6ting even the
blacks,
Year: 1862

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MR. EDBroR An important question
to farmers is, what is the best mode Of
preparing wheat for seed 2 and, is there
any sure preventive for smut in wheat 2
There are many theories concerning
smut, and some receipts gwen saidto be
in part, or entire preYentives.


Some recommend washing seed wheat
in blue vitriol water and we have reason
to believe since the experiments with Wit
rial wash have resulted III a great meas
ure in cleaning the wheat of smut, that
the vitriol must destroy the vitality Of
smut, for although the seed Of smut will
not germinate independent Of the wheat,
it will grow as parasite. If so the mi
mute seed must attach itself in some way
to the growing wheat, and the only way
is by the seed passing up in, or through
the sap vessels Of the growing wheat
stalk, and as fungus, taking the place Of
and destroying the kernels Of wheat.
Hence we see the reason why a smut head
so nearly resembles true wheat as.tO only
show its deformiiy at little distance by
its darker green color, until the wheat is
ready 10 harvest. It seems that he soft
er the variety Of wheat, the more liable
to smut. This being true, may we not
reasonably concluded that the riper the
seed wheat the less likely to smut and
the greener the wheat when cut, the
more sap Of course will be in the stalk
and the more likely to dissolve the smut
into its fine particles during the sweating
il the stack or NOW, and make it difficult
if not impossible to destroy the smut by
any wash, without danger of destroying
the germ of the wheat at the same lime.


It seems to me that if farmers desire
to grow wheat Of soft instead Of ainIy
surface, they may lessen the smut evil by
allowing the wheat intended for seed to
get fully ripe before harvestipg' then
iuSE before sowing. wash in strong brine,
so strong as to swim all the smut and
other impurities. There will be no need
of much stirring so as to break or disolve
the smut kernels, the object being to COM
pei the smut to swim; skim off all, what
ever rises to the top and swlms, then dry
sufficiently to sow, taking care 20 have
clean sacks for the wheat after washing.
and the crop therefrom will be almost if
not quite free from smut. l have tried
the foregoing with good success both in
Illinois and Nebraska. J.F. B.


Cass Co., March '62.
Year: 1862




! have been experimenting Win ne
Usage Grange for the past three yeats,
and am fully satisfied that with proper
culture il viii succeed well here and will
make not only a good substantial fence
but can be raised cheaper than you can
build a good plank fence.


lido not propose in this article TO give
in detail the proper method Of germinat-
ing the seed, cultivaling the plans the
hedge after setting, &C.. but merely give
the result Of my experience. The
former information will be given freely
at some future time, if it is desired.
/ put out eighty rods Of the Usage three
years ago this spring, in single rows. six
inches apart in the rows, and cultivated
about as corn the frst season. At one
year old I cut it down within three inches
of the ground, and cultivated the same as
the previous season. Last spring I cutir
down within ten or twelve inches of the

ground and done nothing more with 1t
last season. Now it is Of sufficient
beighlh. thickness and strength to turn
any reasonable stock Of any kind, except
in few gaps destroyed thefrst season by
gophers, which were afterwards reset,
and viii soon fill up as the others.


There is but one difficulty IN growing
a fence of the Maclura or Usage plant,
ard thatis the gopher; but there is no
more trouble to keep them out Of a hedge
then out Of an orchard, garden. or any
other place he may attact.


have never lost a plant Of any age,
from winter killing, dry season, or any
other cause. except the aforesaid gopher,
and I find it but very little more labor to
cultivate than a row Of corn Of the same
length. l have setout other pieces of the
same hedge since the frs, with similar
results.


/ am Of opinion that there are other
shrubs. some Of which grow spontaneous
in this country. thai 81 make a good
live fence The s5o,.l l3loaa q plum, with
proper care ahessGltufe, would undoubt-
edly make fence as substantial and du-
table as the Maelura, but perhaps not so
beautiful. Itappears to be exempt from

the destructive ravages Of the gopher.


D. c. S.


.Nsmaha Co. NJ r., April, 1862.
Year: 1862

Procure a piece Of muslin, cambric
fine linen ; cut out your collars and cuff
from any pattern youhave by you. HaY-
ing done this, procure 4 piece Of colored
iaconet or muslin. Choose one with some
pretty small flower in peach, blue or pink,
or even green. We have seen both prints
and muslin with flowers sprinkled over
the pattern. Choose these, and cut cut
the flowers and tack them in a row round
your collar and cuffs; get some white
braid, and then stitch the braid round the
flowers with ingram cotton (of the color
your flowers may chance to be- The
style IS new, pretty and useful. The
coIored flowers can be introduced In en-
broidery patterns. and look we'll Care
should be taken that the flowers Of print
muslin will wear washing.


Another way to put flowers on the col
lars and cuffs, is to tack On your flower
and button-hOle. stitch iTrOund with white
OF colored cotton, and then cut away the
muslin OF linen from underneath the
flowers. If ladies are not able 10 procure
good ingram cotton, they may use fine
colored worsted.-N Y. Times.
Year: 1862

A great deal has been said, especially


during the last few years, in regard to


the exalted and ennobling character of


farming as a vocation. Out of all this


talk a very pretty theory has grown, and


gained much credence and popularity


1t is often said, the owner and tiller of


he soil is the true aristocrat of the land.


He alone of all classes and professions,


owes none Of his success in life to the


'tricks of trade," or the favor and pat
ronage of his fellows. The compact is


between him and the bounteous Giver of


good, who promptly .recompenses faithful


industry. This, then, is the most inde-
pendent, the most dignifed, as well as the
purest and most natural vocation in which
men may engage. Such is the theory,
and a very fine one it is; too fine, it
should seem, for every day use, as we are
apt to set it aside from our common call
culations, and only give it an airing on
state occasion, when we wish to show our
to mere vulgar prejudice
Ordinarily. when the merits of some par
ticular individual are under discussion,
we hear the expression, ooh, he is a COM
mon sort of man only farmerm Now,


as farmers daughter and a farmers


wife, we claim the privilege of being as
sensitive as we please on this subject, and
of frownlng severely upon any offender
who shall drop this unlucIly phrase in our
presence. Many persons give utterance
to this sentiment without in the least
that they are perpeuating an
excellent joke. Perhaps, after all, it is
no joke If so, the truth ought to be
known and recognized at once. We
ought to look the matter squarely in the
face, for there is enough moral courage
in the world to accept almost any well
demonstrated fact. If there be any
known law, moral or physical, by which
farmer is incapatiatede for enjoying the
society of men of culture and refinement,
or for being himself man of culture and
we have been in the dark too
long.


But no such law exists! The highest
ideal which has been cherished of the
dignity of the husbandman's vocation, is
the truest. The theory is right; it is
only one practice that lags shamefully in
The rear! Some will say, ''after all. this
is trivial subject with which to occupy I
The columns of valuable journal, devo-
led to objects of practical utility" But
this is not matter Of little consequence.
Through this very mistaken notion Of
Year: 1862

About Usage Orange Fences.


Mr. EDITOR: 1t being an acknowledged
fact that timber, especially for fencing
purposes, is very scarce and not sufficient
to fence our vast and beautiful prairies.
The more thoughtful are turning their at.
tention to this important subject by way
of putting out groves of timber, and
many are using their able pens to try to
impress upon the minds of others the i'm
portance of engaging, at an early day,
in this, of all other enterprises, perhaps
the most important to Nebraska farmers.
Hence we see in almost every number of
our valuable FARMER one or more arti.
cles written on this subject. This is as it
should be, and l am greatly surprised that
farmers generally take so little interest
in a cause Of SO great a magnitude to
themselves. $3.50


There is another enterprise of scarce
ly less Importance than that of raising
timber, that appears to attract bat little
attention even from the most enterprise
ing farmers; mean live fencing. All
agree that we must, sooner or later, re-
sort to some substitute for timber for
fencing material. Yet, very few are
making any effort to even experiment
with any of the numerous substitutes
recommended by agriculturists. Every
one appears 20 be waiting for his neigh
Dor to so to the trouble and expense of
experimental knowledge, and after some
one has spent years Of toll and large
amount Of means in experimenting, and
some one thing has proved a success, they
TOO will plant and at a comparatively
triAing expense secure good, substan-
tial and durable live fence. Now, Mr..
Editor, this is not the way for Nebraska
farmers to realize the great advantage
that would result from an immediate
huoW4euge VI SOihe SpeCieS VI ave ltuC6
that will endure successfully our winters
anu other mishaps that the more tender
plants fall an easy victim to.


If farmers generally would spend
little of their leisure time in experiment.
ing with something that would probably
make fence, and communicate through
the columns of the FARMEK; we would
thus very soon be in possession of the
much desired information as to The best
material for Eiue fence.
Year: 1862

The contest is the same to-day that ithas
always been-a deadly struggle between
the opposirg principles. Liberty and Slave
y-a contest in which one or the other
must surely be driven out Of the Republic.
Up to this ti1ne men have 1attercd
themselves that they could find and occu-
py a middle ground-oe for the Union and
not against S1avery-5e for God and on
speaking terms with the devil. That illu-
sion must now. bc dispelled- Every man
must take onc s. 1t or the other. &c must
embrace Liberty with rekindled fondness,
and aid in the destruction Of Slavery, that
the Union may be saved or he must strike
hands with Slavery that the Uni IN
may bc a1es.royed. There is the
Right, and there the Giant Wrong. he
who is for Slavery and opposed to the
President, is for the dissolution and death
Of lis country. He who is for Emancip2'
ton and for the support Of the Presi-


dent, is for the Union "rcdcemed, re.
generated and discnthra11cd. Who,
in the West, loves human bondage
the selling Of men, the whipping
Of women and tho stealing Of children
better than he loves the Union in which
centre the blessings Of Heaven and the
hopes Of mankind? Let the traitor to hi:
country and his kind speak out1
Year: 1862

It NAV not be known to most Of our
readers, but it is nevertheless true, that for
two months past, or ever since that f. |
nous "change Of base" on the Chicka-
hommy, our foreign relations have been
in preca1ious and alarming state. The
efforts Of the secessionists in Europe, back
cd BIZ the common disposition Of the a1is-
tocratic governments Of the continent to
crush the growing power Of the Republic,
and the howlof distress which is going up.
from an the manufacturing districts in
consequence Of the want Of cotton and
the loss of American trade, could not long
lave been resisted, accompanied as they
were by tue undcniab]c want Of success Of
our arms at home. 1t was probably known
to the President and Cabinet that between
France and England plan Of interference
was almost matured for a joint effort, in
which not only these, but two or three 9TH
CT powers would have participated; and to
defeat their Vaccinations and TO dispel the
popular idea in Europe that the struggle h1d
no. relation to the Slavery question,
and thus range the moral sympathies
of all mankind on our side, and make
Interference impossible, the President
snd Ills advisers have been brought,
though later and hesitatingly, to the adop-
ton Of this magnificent stroke Of policy
to the taking Of this first step towards the
conquest of an honorable, safe, and an
enduring peace. Tic question Of inter-
vcn1iou is nov finally settled, and all the
energies Of the Government can be direct
ed to affairs at home, which have, up to
this time been directed as much in refer
e,lce to what Europe would do, as in refer
cnce to the demands Of the military situa:
tion. We have only this war on hand, not


half dozen contingent and larger con
tests against which to provide. And if
with this terrible weapon which the
President has forged, in the hands Of our
Generals, if with the sympathy Of all the


world, and with the aid Of four millions Of
bondmcn whose life blood will tingle with
the new hopes and sensations Of the free
dom tllat the proclamation tenders, VIC


cannot put down the rebellion, We can only
say 1hat for some mysterious, but wise


purpose, Heaven has decrccd our defeat


We believe that the President las chosen


bis time well, a. d now the salvation Of
tic Republic, the hopes Of Liberty for mai


kind, the happiness Of our SUCCESSORS for


generation upon generation yet to come,


depend upon the ardor, caruestncss and


wisdom with which lie is sustained. Let
the country rally to his supportl
Year: 1862


lose their slaves? If d proclamation from
the President will do its rebel friends no
harm, why is 1t not calm and happy like
The loyal class Of people? It is only the
eecesh sympathize1s that take on 30 dread
fuIlv.~
Year: 1862

We call attention to the advertisement
in another column Of house to rent and furni-
ture for sale. The premises arc situated at IS
Wabash avenue. This Is a first rate chance to
parties going to house keeping in the city.