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Year: 1874

Some more definite and perhaps repeated
statements regarding this new variety of
wheat which is attracting so much attention
seem to be called for. am not engaged in
its cultivation, have none to SELL nor any
trade to advertise, and if what have to
say reaches the farmers the printer must
work as cheaply as do With the printers
help l will make the most careful state
ments. All that l shall do as "middleman"
will be merely to send the seed it people
want it, SO entirely without profit to me or
my friends that don't care straw wheth-
er they send for it or not.


The wheat can now be had at its value
for family use in Hour-$2 per bushel, so l
am told, and it were near Houlton depot
and acquainted with the farmers l could
perhaps get it delivered at the depot for
that If send it from here go miles it
will cost 80 cents per bushel, then 80 more
to Boston, besides the new bags. My ad-
vice is that persons had better send for sam.
pies by mail for inspection. sent last
spring packages to Mr.. Pringle, of Char
lotte, Mr.. Foster, of Cabot, and DR.. Hos
kins.


have not yet fallen upon reliable reports
Of its largest yield, but farmers say l am
safe in calling it 80 bushels to the acre, and
also that there are as frequent cases Of 40
bushels to the acre as there ever were Of 30
bushels of any other kind. AT the same
time it needs to be said that on poor land it
might not equal another kind, and il also
shows strange dislike to new burnt land.
On new cleared burnt land where all our
other kinds do the best this grows straw aud
does not gil we'll. Then on rich plowed
land where other varieties rust and lodge
down this does its best. There are other
pecularities. 1t will not stool out much,
and it is loss to spread scanty seed over
too much space.


1t will not bear late sowing as well as
other kinds, and l will also add my suspi-
cion that it is apt to be thrashed and even
sold in damp, swollen state when the
rounding "machine measure" will not make
up for the shrinkage.


l can get no clear account of its origin.
Its similarity to winter wheat leads some
to suspect that it is winter wheat changed.
All candid farmers agree to my statements
Of facts, yet all do not prefer it, though
more is raised and will continue to be
raised of this than all other varieties.


As to its quality for -four | find opposing
opinions, yet all agree to its full weight and
according to all facts yet coming to our no.
tice in many locations it is far better than
oats to raise for feed.


One thing more; An early frost in Au-
gust is said to have injured some for bread
and of course would injure it for seed and
may possibly enhance the price of reliable
seed to send away.


NJ. II. KEEP.
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Year: 1874

covers the bitches, the semi liquid manure Of
these animals is boated along the sluggish
streams aud spread over the surface of these
heaps and the whole is Immediately turned
over and mixed with the fork and made up
in the form of triangular prism. This
brings tue bulk Of the COW manure into the
center Of the heap. After time these
heaps are again turned until the whole mass
becomes light and mealy, a splendid COM
post, which in January or February is even
ly spread over the surface of the pastures,
or if the weather does not admit of it then,
it lies over till spring This takes place on
the small bitches running through every
farm.


But the mud dug out Of tho larger canals
and The numerous branches Of the Rhine, is
piled in heaps and left exposed to the air
much longer, often two or three years, when
1t is mixed with the semi liquid manure.
OF course the manurial value Of the mud Of
the bitches, canals and rivers, differs consid-
erably according to the location. That TAX
en- out near large towns and villages which
receives large accessions from the waste Of
houses is much richer than that further
away. When the compost is complete it
consists Of about two parts of manure with
out straw to three or four parts of mud
Massachusetts Ptougbman.
Year: 1874

To Roast GOOse.--A young goose Of
the first year is to be preferred Make the
stuffing Of stale bread crumbs, with green
sage chopped fine, mashed potatoes, onions,
if liked, pepper, salt, bit of butter, the
yolk of one Or two eggs, very little cay
enne mix these well together aud stuff the
goose leaving room to swell. The fire must
be sufficiently strong. Baste it with salt
and water at first, then with its own drip
pings. 1t will take three hours to roast it
thoroughly


To Roast Duck.-Ducks are not usual
ly stuffed for roasting but every one will
follow their own taste. Ducks may be
roasted as soon as killed, or before they have
been hung up any considerable length Of
time. Keep up strong fire. Let them be
done to light brown but if wild they
should not be roasted long, or their favor
will be spoiled. They take about an hour
to roast and should be well basted. The
livers and gizards are parboiled, chopped
fine, aud thrown into the gravy. Serve ap.
pie sauce with them.
Year: 1874

Money is used advantageously to the
working classes only when it is used as
medium Of exchange. 1t would seem, there
fore, that the kind of money most convenient
for this purpose would be most valuable.
But as labor is the foundation of all values,
and as mining the precious metals and REIN
ing them costs more labor than paper mon
ey, they are and always will be more valua-
Bile. But Notwithstanding the greater value
of coin, paper is SO much moro convenient
that it is the common medium of exchange
in most civilized countries. 1t is difficult to
see why we need two kinds of currency. If
paper answers oil the purposes Of exchange,
who do we need silver or gold


If it is important to prevent too great
amount of money, why not make it all gold
to the exclusion of silver? If money, as
some contend, is not real money unless it has
value in itself, why not take the most
valuable metal and thus make sure of the
greatest inherent value


Suppose Congress were to enact that gold
coin only should be received as money, it
would be utter ruin to the farmers who
have, in one way or another, all the public
debts to pay but it would be perfectly con-
sistent with the arguments of "specie pay
ment" demagogues. When the farmers
| 10 tnakx ybaNa 10 nj
as medium Of exchange is the best money,
we shall hear no more Of the "specie pay
ment" policy. The New York Tribune
gave expression to most lamentable truth
when it said, "Nine people out of ten have
no financial ideas whatever" and it hopes
that this utter ignorance on the subject,
among the masses, will enable the cunning
leaders Of the rising democracy to put down
what it terms "the heresies" of the "In-
diana" democracy.


But this is depression. Ii paper is not
practically the best money, why has it OBJ.
tanned such universal use and popularity ?
The merchant uses paper as a medium ofex

change for the same reason that he uses
wood for a yard.stick because they are
cheaper and more convenient than gold.


am aware that 10 making plea for pa
per money run the risk of being met by a
set of old foges who, as the Tribune says,
never had ga financial idea in their heads
with the old bugbears, Sentimental Mon
ey," and "FrOnch Assignats. | want to
ask these timid souls, who issued these bills
The first was created by confederation ot
American colonies OF course when the
confederation was dissolved there was nc
government to redeem them. The assig
mats were issued by revolutionary govern
ment, and when this government was super
seeded by another its paper money went Ou
with it, as was the case with the paper mon
ey of our Southern confederacy. 1t is tim'
that these old scarecrows were taken dOwI
in the political field, or that the simpletoni
who shave no financial ideas" were made SC
Year: 1874

God bless the farm-the dear old Farm!


God bless 1t every rod
whore willing heart asd sturdy arm


Can earn an honest livelihood
Can from the coarse and fertile soil
Win back reco mpense for toll!
God bless each meadow, field aud nook


Begemmed with fairest flowers
And every leaf that's gently shook


By evening breeze or morning showers
God bless them all each leafs gem
In natures gorgeous diadem'
The orchards that in early spring


Blush rich with fragrant flowers
And with each autumn surely bring


Their wealth of fruit in golden showers
Like pomegranates on Aaron's rod
A miracle from Natures God.
And NAV lie bless the farmers home


Where peace and plenty reign'
No happier spot meath heavens high d ONE
Doth this broad, beauteous world contaih'
Than where secure from care and strife
The farmer leads peaceful life.
Unvexed by toll and stftSes of gain,


He turns the fertile mold,
Then seatters On the golden grain,


And reaps reward a hundred fold!
Ue dUells where grace and beauty charm,
For God has blessed his home and FARM
Year: 1874

The Finance Committees Of both House sof
Congress have about decided to recommend
tie restoration Of the former impost duties on
tea and coffee, and TO advise no change in
tile tax on whisky. This is exactly tic action
that We think they ought to recommend.
Year: 1874

II will he noticed by card of the
President and Secretary Of the Farmer
Central Committee, that they have re-
versed the decision Of the meeting n, Sui.
phur Spring giving Van Buren, township
lint ten votes in the Convention 1t will
he right and prope: as well as the duty
of the Convention when they meet to fix
the ratio of votes to a delegate. and there
need be no jaIing on this question. Van
Buren has lost tew votes in the terri
tory that went to make up the new town
fourteen votes, which the Convention
will, We have no doubt, readily con-.
coda
Year: 1874

Bv all means, borrow all the trouble
Won can! If YOU can not borrow enough
by day, sit up nights, and get someoooy
to help you!


You will have crows feet at the corners
of your eyes by the time you are twenty
five, and you will need wig at thirty
but never mind; there is a satisfaction III
knowing that trouble has done it.
Always be on the lookout for some
thing to happen. Full. half the troubles
in this life are purely imaginary, and the
more you worry, the livelier Will your
imagination become.


You know the story of the little girl
who was found crying bitterly before me
mouth ot the family oven, which was be
ing heated for Thanksgiving sacrltices
When asked by her mother what was the
matter, she replied between her sobs;
"Oh. ma! was thinking what II
should grow up. and get married, and
have little baby. and the hot oven lid
should fall down ON it--hOo hoo! DOW
oowT


Well. there are thousands Of people in
this world just like this little girl They
are on the lookout for hot oven lids


Something terrible is continually star
ing a, them in the future They expec'
the cholera every year They look con
stantly for small pox. They shrink up
and shudder at the thought Of . comet
They expect to he struck by lightning
every time cloud passes over thu sun
They never go to bed without expecting
to be murdered before morning! If the
cat gets shut up in the pantry. they are
sure burglars are in the house!


They are continually looking for fits
Of sickness and believing that an ounce
of prevention is worth pound Of cure.
they employ the preventves, and their
houses smell Of onions. eamphOr, harts
horn and whisky, in about equal parts


They are ready to meet all evils halt
way. They DO not seem to realize the
fact that the most of the troubles we have
are those that we never expected or
dreamed Of! What we ere confidently
expecting to come. seldom does come,
and the heaviest blows fall upon us when
we are most ut our ease.
Year: 1874

IL the farmers expect to elect the tick
ct they talk of putting out for County Of.
flcers in the ap reaching election. it must
be one well worthy, in all respects. the
support of the people The personal
wishes Of no man should be consulted
but rather let the aim be to select men
well qualified. with unexceptionable char
acter, for all Offices within their gift. 1t
is natural hat there should be a Thousand
and one aspirants for the offices, and
there is no harm in it be ing so, it will
bring ont the material-good and bad
from which to make choice


The ticket should be made in spirit
Of lihcrality for all departments ofindus-
try, as to all classes they look for
votes II is not necessary for the farm
ers, because they make the selection of
the ticket, to take none but farmers for
the Offices. If there are men better quail
lied or more suited to acceptably fill some
Of these Offices than the farmers, they
should without hesitation select them


We throw out these few hints, that
when the farmers meet in Convention,
they will act wisely, literally and har-
moniously
Year: 1874

Congressman Ward of Chicago, one of
the Poland committee sent to Arkansas
To look into The affairs of that State, has
been interviewed by reporter of the


Inter Ocean. and gives gloomy account
of the situation. lie paints Baxter as a
william of the deepest dye, and says the
carpet baggers are the most enterprisng
citizens of the State In this he is I'm.
doubtedly right since handful of them
have managed to control the Govern.
ment ever since reconstruction, until the
recent revolt of Baxter, during which
time they have robbed the people of mil


lions Of dollars and brought the Com


monwealth to bankruptcy, In view of
the bad opinion which Mr., Ward enter
tains of Baxter one would suppose that
he would have manifested some disap
probation of the infamous frauds resort.
ed to by the managers Of his own party
in order to carry the State for Grant and
Baxter in 1872; bat if he chelishes such
a feeling the reporter fails 10 record tn


fact. Mr. Ward thinks that il Baxter is
permitted to 20 on, and the people of
Arkansas are allowed ~ govern their
own State. the negroes will be relegated
to condition OF slavery, and Northern
men will be unable to live in the State
He likewise says that every man from the
North who settles there is called car
pet bagger, no matter who he may be
Our advices from Arkansas, and our
sources OF information are quite as trust.
worthy as Mr.. Wards, tell very differ
ent story !; aud we know that some of the
most earnest opponents OF the Clayton
faction are business men from the North.
Either Mr., Wad has been misrepresent
ed by his interviewer. or he has been
egregiously deceived, or he has allowed
his zeal for the Clayton party to weaken
his capacity to tell the truth His oh.
servations on this subject are only note
worthy rs furnishing an indication that at
the next session Of Congress an effort
will be made to restore the control Of the
State to Clayton and the thieves who
have ruined it --New York San.
Year: 1874

1t is earnestly desired that the Demo.
cratic and Conservative voters shall turn
out on that day to select delegates to the
State Nominating Convention and to
transact such other business as may come
before it. The farmers will hold their
County Nominating convention for. Coun
ty officers on the 22d We understand it
to bc the intention of that Convention,
as 1t is that of the farmers conventions
in other Counties, not o take any steps
in regard to the State ticket. 1t is gen
orally conceded that the State ticket Is TO
be a political ticket. Such is truly the
case. Let the farmers make their Coun.
ty nominations, hut let the Democrats
organize tor the Safe campaign. We
must be organized; let us do it on that
day-select Democrats by Democrats As
Delegates to the State Convention We
beg of Republicans to keep out We
never tried to control or take part in
their meetings; we beg they will treat us
with the same courtesy.


Come in Democrats on the 29th-let us
fully organize our party for the State
campaign of 1874 ifany who have here
tofore affiliated with the Republicans and
are now ready to renounce all allegiance
to and sympathy with that party aud are
now ready to join us. pledge to support
our nominees, we say to such we extend
the right hand of iello owship, but to those
who merely want to cause confusion tn
our camps, we say stay dWdy.
Year: 1874

The Van Buren, Press classes this pa


per as champion of the new party. -


I'VE would like for Brother Dunham to
cite us to one word in the columns of the
Democrat wherein We have ever advoca
ted its bugbear +" new party. Ii oppo-
sifion to Bourbon Minstrel Baxtersm is
\ "new party, then count us in. But
we want no "ncst hiding" either with
Clayton Il Co. or Baxter & Co. We
want clean thing. a new deal genuine
" democratic Has the Van Buren Press
the nanliness to say as much? Or will
it continue to echo the words of the BaX
ter organ at the capital? Brother Dun
ham will you tell us p Fayetteville Demo.
crdt


We took it for granted that if the
Democrat would not support the nomi-
nee for Governor, put out by the Demo
cratic Conservative Convention, unless
the one put out was satisfactory to it. il
was for new party. Certainly the
Democrat will not remain an idle spec,a
tor in the coming campaign. The Van
Buren Press has the manliness" to
Well its preference for men TO the will
and wish Of the masses of the people of
the State. expressed through their Dele
gates in State Convention assembled.
ander the call of he Democratic Con
servative Central Committee Fully i'm
pressed that that Convention will not put
out man at this time unworthy the warm
and earnest support Of every good man
in the State


All opposition to the nominee Of this
Convention. means new party" Clay
ton, Brooks, Mcclure and all the hell
hounds of the Radical party combined
That is where the Democrat is drifting
and if they don't change their course
very soon, will find themselves safely
landed in Powell 8" bosom.
Year: 1874

Efr We are not astonishcd at the Fav.
et,evilIe Democrat declaring that they
will not support the nominee of the Dem
ocra,ic Convention If it should happen to
be Gov Baxter. for it is so proverbial OF
it to declare they won't when they
really mean they will The boys tore
their shirts terribly before they fell into
the support OF Brooks. but after founder
ing about for awhile they come in as tame
as "sucking doves We know the
" boys so wcll-thcy are nothing unless
they can Zip and roar Go in.
Year: 1874

The convention passed the finance
ordinance yesterday, borrowing the sink
inR and school funds to pay the contin.
geut expenses of the convention and run
the state government with hereafter. The
question as to whether the treasurer shall
pay out the funds as directed has been
referred to the attorney general and may
REQUIRE decision of the courts before
fiual deter m,nation. Colonel Johnson,
the secretary Of state, who is one of the
commissioners OF :he sinking and school
funds, under the constitution of 1865. has
protested to the treasurer against the
use of said funds in the manner indicated
by the ordinance.
Year: 1874

EpIroR or VAN BUgES PRrss-


DEAR SIR: At the request Of many OF my
old friends and acquaintanees in the several
townships Of this County, have consented
to become candidate for the Office of County
Judge of this County. subject however to the
nomination Of the County Convention. If
nominated and elected will serve to the best
Of my ability if not nominated pledge my
support and influence for the nominee of the
Convention. Respectfully,


R.C. HATHAWAY.
Year: 1874

EI Mrs. Woodruff, Miss Clallin and
Fanny Wright Davis think it very strange
that people who never had word to say
against King David for falling in love
wi h another mans wife and sending her
husband to the front of battle To be kill
ed. now denounce Henry Ward Beecher
for loving another mans wife. although
he never dreamed OF sending him into
the army even as a quartermaster.
Year: 1874

rE Mr. j b Collins offers himself as
a candidate before the Farmers Conven.
ton as q candidate for County Clerk.
Mr. Collins is well qualified to make a
good Clerk and the Farmers might do
much worse than to nominate him.
Year: 1874

tor nor largely used of drugs The oils
ow in our lamps. !. ere long the light
must be extinguished; be it soon or late,
may the incense of our putfed out flame
not be mingled with the vapors Of cam
phor nor the fumes of alcohol.


do not think my listener heard
word Of all said. for she sat looking all
the while at my cowhide boots As
concluded. she said. Sage. wish you
would clean your feet before you come
in Just look at the carpet.
Year: 1874

Governor Kellogg's short visit North, We
should judge from his appearance, has
added to his physical health and strength.
He is in good spirits, and is not without
hope of better day for Louisiana, although
Congress did fail to pass the Fort st. Philip
canal bill and provide for the rebuilding OF
our levees.


The Governor seems to think that the
hard times that are being experienced here
are not confined to Louisiana. Wherever
he went, and particularly in New York, he
heard complaints of dull times. This, he
thinks, may be the result of the change the
whole country is gradually undergoing in
the process of once more placing its cur
rency on specie basis.


While in New York the Governor
learned some good news in regard to the
New Or'ea 1s and Texas railroad. There is
company of capitalists there who stand
ready to buy this road whenever title
can be had, in which case they will com.
plete it as soon as possible. They are men
of large means, and having ascertained,
through correct information, that this Is
certain to be one Of the best paying roads
in the country, they have determined to
have it in running order at the earliest day
practicabIe
Year: 1874

The courtmartial of Lieutenant Colonel
Detiege has caused the Bulletin to put its
foot in it second time. Instead of resting
tranquil on it's successful misconception Of
every point in the case the day previous, it
does it again. Perhaps General Longstreet
gave the information that a courtmartiai
existed, but the Bulletin did not have one
fact correctly stated. This pleasant exhibi-
ton of cheerful modesty concludes the
Bulletins paragraph:


The genius required to discover the
amount Of facts the reporters of the Bulletin
unearth is called, nowadays, energy. We
pardon the REPUBLICANS mistake, and
ascribe it to the fact that it felt little
piqued that the Bulletin got q little ahead
Of il.


No wonder that, having it's ''facts" in
such q mixed condition, the inference Of the
Bulletin that it is "a little ahead" is equally
baselsss. It is rather cruel to destroy so
charming piece of conceit, especially when
it makes one go happy. But it the Bulletin
will take the trouble to consult the REPUB-
LICAN of June 3, just one month ago, it will
find under the head of "A Summer Sensa-
ton" all about the courtmartial, a list of it's
members. q statement Of the charges against
Colonel Detiege, and some information be.
sides which may enlighten the Bulletins
usually wide awake staff.
Year: 1874

When the new years come and the old

 years go,

 How, little by little all things grow! All things grOw-and all decay Little by little passing away. Little by little, on fertile plain, Ripen the harveStS of golden grain. Waving and flashing in the sun, When the summer at last is done. Little by little they ripen so As the new years come and the old

 years go.

 Low on the ground an acorn lies, Little by little it mounts to the skies, Shadow and shelter for wandering herds, Home for hundred singing birds. Little by little the great rocks grew, Long, long ago when the world was new; LOwly and silently, stately and free, Cities Of coral under the sea Little by little are builded-whiie SO The new years come and the old years go. Little by little old tasks are done; So are the crOwnS Of the faithful won, So is heaven in our hearts begun. With work and with weeping, with

 laughter and play. Little by little the longest day And the longest life are passing away, Passing without return-while SO The new years come and the old years go.