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Year: 1871

A circumstance of recent occurrence at
Franklin, Tenn, has thrown the family of
our fellow-citizen, Thomas j. MOulton, of
the firm of Moulton & Reed, into the deep
est grief and most agonizing apprehension.
The family of Mr.. Moulton reside at Frank
lin, and last Friday morning Thomas, a
son of Mr.. MoulGon, about 16 years of age,
took his gun for the purpose, as stated by
himself, of going few miles into the
country to hunt. Thomas did not retur m as
expected that night, but the family think
ing he had probably gone to the house of a
relative few miles distant, were not
rendered uneasy until the next day when
they received intelligence that he had not been
at the house referred to. Inquiry and
search were then commenced, and have
since been actively kept up, without the
least intimation, up to late hour yester-
day, of the probable fate or present where
abouts of the missing boy. For three days
past parties of men and boys have been
making most diligent and industrious in
quiry, but without gaining the least infor-
nation as to the object of their search.
The circumstances of his disappearance
make room for the painful apprehension
that Thomas has been killed by the accidental
discharge Of his gun, or some accident, or
that he may have been murdered. We
earnestly indulge the hope, however, that
either of these surmises will prove incorrect,
and that the mysterious disappearance of
young Thomas Moulton may be capable of
some solution less distressing to his devoted
parents and other relatives and friends.
Year: 1871

The Cedar Falls Gazette says that
nothing presents saddcr commentary
upon the present unhealthy condition oil
our once loved and prosperous country
than the large number OF families bOil
in the city and country, but more cspc-
cially in tho latter, that subscribe to nc
paper Of any kind. Hundreds and thous.
ands are thus growing up in utter ignor-
ancc of what Is transporting in the world
around them ignorant of the mighty
events Of the day. But who can tell
what a vast amount Of injury is being
inflicted OH the rising generation those
who arc TO take our places IN the busy
world at no distant day, growing up
without any knowledge of the present.
the past, or any study of the future. and
this ignorance, too, being imbucd into
them by the sanction Of those who
should, and doubtless do, know better,
did they only think Of the injurious cf-
feet of their insane course, Let the head
Of every family think Of this and place
IN tho hands Of those for whom he IL re-
spOnsiblc the means Of acquiring u tho
rough knowledge Of tho moving pano-
rama in which we enact our parts.
Year: 1871

A young wife stood with her head on her broom
And, looking around the little room,


Nothing but toll forever" she said,
" From early morn till the light has fled"
If you were only merchant now,


We need not live by the sweat of our brow
Pegging away, spoke shoemaker John:
1--WE ne 'er see well what we're standing on"
A lady stood by her husbands chair,
And quietly passed her hand DER his hair:
You never have time for me now,' she said,
And tear drop fell on the low, bent head,
4" If we were only rich, my dear,


With nothing to do from year to year.
But amuse each other-oh! dear mel
What a happy woman should be!'
Lookingu from his ledger, spoke merchant John
"We neer see well what we're standing on
A stately form, in velvet dressed
A diamond cleaning on her breast:


Nothing but toll for fashion," she said,
Till sometimes wish that were dead.
If l might cast this wealth aside,
And be once more the poor mans bride"
From his easy chair spoke gentleman John:
"We neer see well what we're standing on"
Year: 1871

AN ADVENTURE OF AN EsoUn1AUx SEAL
HUNTER. lot of the Esquimaux is, Al
inccst, had one. They depend for subsis
tence durinS the morths Of March, April ant
May on the capture of the seal and wallus.
and are frequently in state OF starvation


The hunts for these animals are frequently
attended by many dangers, and in particular
from the white bears. However, as the po-
lar bear loves seals flesh dearly, and prefers
it to Esquimaux, adventures will occur that
they can afford to laugh at. One poor fel-
low had gone sealing. He cut hole in the


ice and waited patiently for his prey to come
within striking distance. Hour after hour
passed; his limbs were stfening into fatal
rigidity, when success rewarded his efforts.
His seal-spear did its crrand and lie drew up
the captive. While bending over it, after
drawing out the spear, to see whether it was
in good condition and judge of the value Of
his take, he felt slap on the back. Think
ing it salutation from one of his friends,
and little nettled at the unnecessary force
given to the blow, he did no rise. But
when the blow was repeated he started up,
his face flushed with anger; but the blood
ran back from his free with still greater ve-
Iocity when he found himself face to face
with an enormous polar bear. He was
rooted to the spot; but the bear had accom-
plished its design. 1t coolly seized the seal
and trotted off, leaving the poor Esquimaux
in doubt whether to be thankful for his es-
cape or furious at his loss.
Year: 1871

MARK TWAIN AS AN AGRICULTURAL EDITOR.
-Turnips should never be pulled; it Injuries
them. 1t is much better to send a boy up
and let him shake the tree.


The guano is fine bird, but great care is
necessary in rearing it. 1t should not be
imported earlier than juno or later than
September. In winter it should be kept in
a warm place, where it can hatch out its
young.


1t is evident that We are to have back
ward season for grain. Therefore it will be
well for the farmer to begin setting out his
cornstalks and planting his buckwheat cakes
in July instead of August.


Concerning the pumpkin-The berry is a
favorite with the natives of the interior of
New England, who prefer it to the goose
berry for the making Of fruit cake, and who
likewise give it the preference over the rasp-
berry for feeding COWS, as being more filling
and fully as satisfying. The pumpkin is the
only esculent of the orange family that will
thrive in the North, except the gourd and
one or two varieties of the squash. But the
custom of planting it in the front yard with
the shrubbery is fast going out of vogue, for
it is now generally conceded that the pump
kin, as shade tree, is failure.
Year: 1871

Since writing the above have found out,
beyond the shadow of doubt, that but very
small portion of the above letter is original
with Weelyum; the greater portion of it was
copied by him, from letter my neighbor
Smith had written in answer to his wife,
who also desired to &c come over" Weelyum
does not treat me nearly so ofectionately as
formerly-Smith and hin are getting a,cful
thick. DAN De GUILE.
Year: 1871

Within the last twenty years the i'm
provement in the breeds of poultry has
been on the increase. Foreign importa-
tions have contributed largely to this, and
every importer of superior stock for breed
ing purposes deserve the thanks of the
country. With this improvement has in
creased the demand for bothpoultry and
eggs. and small farmers cannot do better
than turn their attention in this direction.
There is just as good a range for poultry
on farm of twenty or thirty acres as on
one of five hundred acres. Experience
has proven that they must not be too
crowded; from fifty to one hundred may
be accommodated in one house of ten by
twenty feet, or sixteen by sixteen feet, two
stories high, with plenty of outdoor range
in the day time. The basement story must
be at least four feet in the ground, open
toward the south, walled in with stone,
brick or lumber. 1t must be located on
ground where the floor will always be dry
All the laying boxes or nests must be here,
and it will be better to have all the hatch.
ing nests on the ground, as the tempera-
ture of.the eggs in Matching will be more
uniform. Hens having access to such a
cellar and properly fed will lay eggs all
winter. Young broods of chickens may
be hatched and reared in March.


The second story is for roostng; the
perches should not be placed too high and
so arranged that those on one perch can
not reach those on another. The drop
/ ings must be removed frequently and the
whole interior whitewashed with quick
/ lime. The floor between the two stories
must be fitted close SO that no dirt will pass
| through Both stories should be so fin
! ished as to be warm in winter and we'll
ventilated when the weather is warm.
Those who wish to keep more poultry than
one such house will accommodate can erect
two or more.


In the neighborhood of Il market, town
or city, or within reach of snch by rail-
road, the growing of poultry and eggs is
very profitable and the demand increases
with the supply, so that there is no danger
of over-stocking the market. The time
spent in attending to this is so small that it
is not missed from other employments, hut
it is rather Il ecreation.-Ameriean Stock
Journal.
Year: 1871

Mr. EDITOR: BY your permission
| wish TO answer question wliole Is
often asked me, through your columns.
The question is, "IIow much sorgh am
can you make per acre.


| would say, generally from tn rec
to three and half gallons to every
bushel Of corn the same land would
yield.


A few suggestions with regard to the
cultivation Of this crop may be of in
terest to your farmer readers who are
without experience IN this particular.
But soils and other conditions vary %
much that only few general hints can
be given. The first and one of the most
important items to be observed is the
thorough breaking of the land, The
land should be broken early, close and
deep. From the 10Th to the Zoth OF
May it should be again broken or bed
ded in rows three and half feet apart,
and the seed planted either in hills or
drilled, and covered lightly with well
pulverized soil. Care should be taken
not to plant the seeds too thick. If
the soil is rich and productive, such
as would yield forty bushels Of corn to
the acre, it will bear about three canes
to every running foot in the drill.
Apparently it makes but little differ
ence whether it is drilled continuously
or planted in hills eighteen or twenty
inches apart, or III check rows three
and half feet each way. In either
case the roots will occupy all the
ground. If the soil is very thin OF
worn out, reduce the stand to one and
two canes to the running foot. Guilt
vate light and clean. In conclusion
| would say to my neighbors, be sure
and plant sorghum. If you do MOI
wish to incur the cost of a mill, those
who have mills will manufacture the
syrup at twenty five cents gallon.


w. n. JOHNSON.
Year: 1871

fact, any cause tnat iniSht pe au'ahceu
by the employment of such means,
would itself be thereby debased. In
politics as in every thing else about
which we shall write, we expect to be
guided by our Conscientious convictions
of duty; and hence, will be always
found battling for what we believe to
be right, and against what we believe
to be wrong, whether the perpetrator
of that wrong be found in our own or
the enemy's camp.


Having now laid down our platform
and mounted it in good earnest, we
come before the people a candidate for
their patronage and encouragement.
We intend to give full value for every
dollar of subscription money we re-
ceive, and if our business men do not
think our space will be valuable to them
for advertisements, they must with
hold them, because our subscribers
will appreciate the increased quantity
of reading matter. We will parade
no claims upon the people for gratui-
tous support-we would not accept OF
il while we are able to work. But
we promise to make the best news
paper we can, and to deal candidly
and honestly with our customers.
That's all.
Year: 1871

Never attempt to do anything that
is not right. just as sure as you do,
you will get into trouble, if you even
suspect that anything is wrong. do il
net until you are sure your suspicious
are groundless.
Year: 1871

and honestly with our customers.
That's all.


The passage of the celebrated ku
klux bill, enables the president to send
troo;'s to any or all of the southern
states at will. Doubtless the origina'
tors of the bill, and their satellites,
great and small. far and near, are OF
the opinion that the success of the rad
ical party in 1872 is now placed almost
beyond question. We are not so Ger
tain that the unnecessary and danger
Gus powers conferred by this bill on
the President will result in any perma-
nent benefit to the party. On the con
trary it will most probably be the
NEAR of exposing to the gaze especial
" of the people of the northern states,
the utter groundlessness of the allega-
tions of the existence of organized bands
or bodies of men, having in view the
overthrow of the government.


The whole thing is what might be
properly called, in the language Of the
hustings. "a little scheme" gotten up
for the express purpose of keeping up
the existing prejudices of the northern
people against those of the south, and
thereby, ifpossible, to check the tide of
conservatism that is finding utterance
in the late state elections. Some, many,
of the ablest and most distinguished Of
northern reconstructionists, having ev-
or since the surrender of the conieder>
ate forces, zealously and earnestly adj
yocated all the reconstruction meas
ures of congress, have at last come to
the knowledge of the truth. at least so
far as to induce them to boldly an
nounce from the stump and through
the press. that reconstruction is n
failure"-a truth that has all the while
been patent to those who were familiar
with its practical workings. Any
plan of reconstruction which practically
and necessarily results in the governing
of the intelligence of country by ITS
ignorance, must of necessity, in the
end, prove to be failure, and gen
erally, as in the present instance, a
most costly one. This we believe will
be apparent to those troops that may
be sent among US to hunt ku klux,
which, by the way, has no existence
except in the heated and excited lmag
nations of a class who are, in an im-
portant sense of the term, without "a
local habitation and a name, and who
usually "pack their traps and travel
whenever they are deprived Of then
REGULAR rations of Office and govern
ment pap. The people of the south
do not make war upon these men,
They move about over the country
with as much assurance Of safety as dc
any other class of persons; and II, per
chance, one of them imagnes he Ii
haunted by long hungry spectres, whos'
bony fingers are reaching all night Ions
for the throat Of the poor creature
the most appropriate consolation We
can offer him is contained in thes'
words, "The guilty flee when no maj
pursues"


We believe that there are fewer out
RACES committed in the south than IL
the north, and we say, unhesltatlnSly
that the southern people, since the clos'
of the war, have made a record of tol
Grafton and forbearance, never yet sur
passed or even equaled, by any peopl
on the globe. Let those who thinl
take calm and deliberate


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Year: 1871

The war of Episcopalian newspapers still RACES,
and the rival writers now falling afoul of each
others style. With great glee The Church Weekly
quotes the following astonishing sentence from a
Memoir" printed in The Church Journal:


sad record but alas In cmste too common o. keen
sensitive BY studies u the eoaon Of the quiet
pastoral life through path phtss toward the tranS6guraOn


Well, what is the matter with thsi Is MT it the
hight of fine language, and of expression at once
noble and prettyf BY the way. we find the follow
ing advertisement in one of the aforementioned
newspapers:


ynegsr made in 10 hours without drugs Particulars 10 cents


We should suppose that readers Of these some
what verjuicy journals would hardly be obliged to
manufacture their own vinegar.
Year: 1871

Dr. Franklin used to wish that he might after a
good long nap, live tie last half of his allotted
years some time in tLo Nineteenth Century. His
equanmity, the greatest with which great man
was over endowed, might be little disturbed if he
should wake up just now in Boston. He left by will
small sum of money, the income of which was to
be lent to young married artifcers" This has
been invested and reinvested. until it now amounts
to more than Sl500O0 but young married artiicer
has ever been favored with farthing of it, 1t il
now proposed to lend it in small sums to persons OF
moderate means to enable them to secure neat and
comfortable homes in the vicinity of the City OF
Boston.
Year: 1871

The Bureau of Statistics in Massachusetts, reports
that the loss in production by the strike in Fail iVer
was more than 81 go 0O0he distinct loss to the OPP
eratives about S35,OOO What betiereyidence can we
have of the inefciency and olumsiness OF the whole
machinery of strikesi Be their result what II may
they are ruinous to both parties while they continue
and settle nothing permanently for the future when
the difficulty has been temporarily adjusted There
NAV be a truce, but there ia no peace Employer
and the employed each await the opportunity oi
being of from the bargain. SO much for ignoring
the great princpe of cooperation, the only possible
solution Of the probleui
Year: 1871

1t Is well understood in photographed circles
that admirers of rare books, however high minded
and otherwise conscientious these Sdrdnts may be,
will steal choice volumes Even the librarian OF
the Imperial Library of Russia, DR.. Alloys Pchler,
has just been caught carrying off tho treasures con-
fded TO his care. Books had been for long time
disappearing and cloaks were forbidden in the
apartments; but an exception to this rule being
made on account of his i'll health, in favor of the
Doctor he was caught carrying off ponderous
folio under his raiment. Forthwith his house was
searched and not less than GOO0 volumes stolen from
the library were found there, with MSS. in great
numbers. The books have been restored and the
Doctor ordered to leave the country. He may
esteem himself lucky for in the old Russian days he
would either have been kneuted to death or sent off
to Siberia with not single book to solace his ban
ishmeut
Year: 1871

1t does not seem to have ever occurred to
the auarrymen con strike" in the upper part
of the city that their conduct in compelling
Others to stop work and join in their demands
IS construed by the law as riotous, and pun
ished with imprisonment. When asserting
their undeniable right to better their own
condition - though we cannot cOncede that
that end is attained by strikes"-they should
not forget that the inherent night exists IN
others to work for any terms they can get or
which they agree upon. This is principle
whose equity strikers" generally deny, OF at
least disregard and when they do so in vio-
lent demonstrations such as those INDUCED in
by the quarrymen, it is proper that the police
should dsperse or arrest them.
Year: 1871

The evidence in the Putnam inquest shows
clearly that the devil that did the deed was
Rum-the cause of nine-tenths of the muir
ders in this city. Foster, the murderer, was
'unquestionably crazed with drink-hopelessly
under its maddening control. 1t will not he
forgotten that only year ago summary
Justice was meted out to Jack Reynolds,
who, while insane with liquor, killed
an inofcnsive old man without provocation


AS summary punishment as his is likely to
.Overtake this man Foster. The COroners Jury
1as found beyond any doubt that he was the
guilty person, and the Grand Jury has already
framed an indictment against him for murder.
ills trial will speedily follow. 1t is not to be
questioned that strong public sentiment re-
Hulres prompt action in this case on the part


ot those who execute the laws, and demand
fi be heard that the full penalty for the oflense
shau be eXacted- Asense of public insecurity.
Year: 1871

WHEN you see young ladies and
gentleman whispering and giggling
and writing notes in church, it is
sign that the man who teaches good
manners omitted to give them call
when he came along the last time.
Year: 1871

The Ta.f, Field and Farns In its Last
issue says: Cannot a better mode Of
starting races be adopted than the flag sys-
tenn, as at present used? We think bet
tar mode can be found. We have not had
a race meeting in the East since the adop-
ton Of the present flag system bat that We
have heard complaints Of bad star q. Be-
lieving the system radically wrong. we
have not been surprised at the complaints.
II the present mode is adhered
to, We shall continue to hear complaints
of bad starts, and odium cast on the
in the system itself


It has always been matter of astonish-
ment to Us how any one who had ever
seen horses started 1t the tap
of the drum could favor starting them
by the dropping of flag. We have seen,
it is true, ths latter mode prscticsd bas
very little, and never Satisfactorily. When
horses are to be started fairly, rider
necessarily needs the use Of both eyes IN
vstchiDg his own horse and his cOmpeti-
tors, to prevent jossling and unfair sd-
vaEtages being taken. Bet if he has to
keep his eye on the starter, 10 see when
the flag falls, be cannot have that control
over his horse which Is so essential II
fair start. The high-bloOded thorough
bred is generally restive aud difficult 70
manage when brought to the stand with his
competitors and mounted for the start. It II
important that his rider should have thu
fee use of al his energies and faculties
With the dag the starter necessarily en-
cages the attention Of the riders eye,
winch to him in the start and the race, Is
the most important organ But With the
drum, you only require him TO give ais
ear to the starter. We venture
the assertion that on no course in
Europe or America is there better,
fairer starting, than on the Nashville
course, and here it is done with
the drum. If horse gets bad stast heEes
he gets it as punishment to him or his
rider, and after fair warning. Our Eastern
friends seem disposed to adopt English
customs, and this is well when they are
improvements on what We have been sc-
customed to in the United States, but ws
think the custom Of starting with the hsg
is "a custom more honored IN the breach
than in the observance.
Year: 1871

On the authority of two persons of
veracity, correspondent of the Albany
Journal tells this: 'Phe saw a wasp
riding on a green worm one and half
inches long. How far he had ridden they
did not know; but after they saw him
they watched him until he had ridden all
of twenty-five feet. Occasionally the
worm would stop, lie motionless as though
he were dead, when the wasp, after q
little, would spur him up, and then the
worm would go on. The wasp would keep
the worm in as directa course as he could.
After while the worm stopped, and the
wasp dismounted and quickly ran and re-
moved a little stone or piece of ground
about two inches from where the worm
lay, and then seizing the worm by the
head, drew it into the hole. Presently
the wasp came out, put on the gravel top
over the hole, covered the stone over, and
seemed to be getting ready to fly, when
they killed him, and then dug down about
two inches and dug out the worm, which
was dead
Year: 1871

A SINGULAR coincidence happened st a
West Haven church, Sunday night. Soon
after the beginning of the meeting, the
gas nearly went out, but the pastor, ask
ing the congregation to keep quiet, pro-
cured light, and went on with the SER
vice. Suddenly, IS he was reading the
words, "The Lord shall light my candle,
He shall cast my darkness away" the gas
resumed its usual flow, again lighting up
the church.
Year: 1871

ASS Yale Professor was passing out of
his recitation room, the ether day, a
freshman dropped slyly into his hat a
piece of paper, on which was written
monkey" Tickled with his joke, he
told it to all bis student friends. But at
his next recitation the Professor addressed
his division in his sweetest tones: 'Gen-
tlemen, as was passing out of my room
yesterday, one of your number did me
the very high honor of leaving with me
his card,
Year: 1871

IT is said of late member of the Bos-
ton bar, that once meeting, in the season
of the dog days, the estimable son of q
father of rather equivocal reputation, in
an absent minded moment he amazed him
by inquiring how the old gentleman stood
the heat. The old gentleman had been
dead two months