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Year: 1871

when gentlemen farmers, who expend thou
sands on thousands on buildings and machin-
cry, have been Withholding few hundreds of
dollars worth of manure or II few tons of
oil-cake to fatten the cattle, and through the
manure from these cattle feed the land, the
common farmers laugh at the exhibition of
fine. barns; and when after while the grow
ing such inferior food us bad management
produces, and the steamng of it to make it
palatable, has brought about the iney table
result of a sickening in the proprietor for ag-
riculture, and the property is offered for sale,
then the whole body of land suckers, the
whole race of those who grow half crops, and
sell any way to make money to struggle on
with, chime in with one united chorus, 81
told you SO. These fancy farms wont payr'


High farming is also good farming. 1t
leads, ms matter of corVse, to an extension
of homesteads, because high and good farm
ing produces such immense crops that more
cattle have to be accommodated, and more
room for everything has to De provided; but
the necessary machinery for securing the
crops is so good that they are all harvested
so well as to need no cooking, andthose who
farm high have too much good judgment to
cut hay with woody stems, instead of grass
full of starch and sap, which would fatten
besat in its natural state. In few years
grass will be cut when it will make good
hay; roots will be grown more, and machin-
cry will be used more generally than at pres
ent but the good and high farmers will take
more pride in showing fat cattle and sheep,
than in talking of the turning of inferior hay
and fodder into eatable stuff by cooking, and
the hay farmer will exhibit his hundred acres
of heavily manured grass as evidence of his
coming crops, instead of talking of aftermath
rotting on the surface. Fat cattle that have
room for three barrels of flour to lie on their


backs, and meadows with twenty tons of
good fat dung spread on to the acre, are
much better evidence of high farming than
high sounding talk.-Cor. Country Gentleman.
Year: 1871

fore, his long cultivated farm, and hews out
another from the native forest. But the
same early plenty is followed by the same
veXatious disasters. His neighbors partake
Of the same experience. They advance like
n devouring tide against the verdant woods,
they trample them beneath their advancing
culture, the axe leaves its yearly prey, and
generation after generation proceeds in the
same direction-a wall of green forests on
the horizon before them, II halfdesert and
naked region behind. Such is the history of
colonial culture in our own epoch; such is
the vegetable history of the march of Euro
pean cultivation over the entire ointment of
America. No matter what the geological
origin of the soil may be or what its chcmi-
cal composition; no matter how warmth
and moisture may favor it, or what the staple
year, the same inevitable fate overtakcs it.
The influence of long-continued human ac-
ton overcomes the tendencies of all natural
causes But the Influence of man upon the
productions of the soil is exhibited in other
and more satisfactory results. The improver
takes the place'of the exhauster, and follows
his footsteps on these same altered lands.
Over the sands and forsaken tracts of Vir-
ginia and the Carolinas, he spreads large ap-
plications of shelly mari, and the herbage soon
covers it again, and profitable crops; or he
strews on it thinner sowing of gypsum, and
us if by magic, the yield of previous years is
doubled or quadrupled; or he gathers the
droppings of his cattle and the fermented
produce of his farm-yard, and lays it upon
his fields, when 10! the wheat comes up
luxuriantly again, and the midge and the
rust and the yelows all disappear from his
wheat, his cotton, and his peach-trees. But
the renovator marches much slower than
the eXhauster. Ills materials are collected
at the expense of both time and money, and
barrenness ensues from the easy labors of the
one, far more rapidly than green herbage
can be made to cover it again by the most
skillful, Jealous, and assiduous labors of the
other
Year: 1871

High farming is not set about properly. |
don't consider the erection of costly barns
and putting into them thousands of dollars
worth ofmachinery, steaming apparatus, &C.,
ms any proof of high farming; but when sur
rounded by land which will not grow four
fold the crops of the common farms around,
it is clear case of high folly, and this kind
of outlay may do more harm than good, for
Year: 1871

which afford ready means of passing over
smooth ground. Few of them need any pro-
lection in order to germinate. Most of them
retain their vitality after repeated freezings
and thawings dryngs and soakings. Many
will pass through the digestive organs of an
imals and have their vitality quckened r;,th-
er than impaired


1t would seem rs if farmers in view of
such pests would be vgilant in season and
out of season in order to extirpate them. But
us rule little more is attempted than to
keep them in check between the hills of cul-
tivated crops. 1t Is known, that if left alone
they would well nigh prevent the growth of
corn, potatoes, beans, vines and garden veg
etables; so the cultivator, plow, and some
times, as in the garden, the hoe is used to
keep them down. But us soon as these
crops are sufficiently advanced to insure u
fair return. weeds are suffered to grow as
though they were not sapping the soil of its
productiveness, and as if they were not ma
turing seeds enough on every rod of land to
render an acre foul. On most farms there is
absolutely no time spent, and no pains taken,
for the avOwed purpose of killing weeds.
Most farm hands would express good deal
of surprise if the owner of the farm should
say to them on Monday morning, this week
we are to spend in killing weeds.


To see the strip of weeds that surrounds
many grain fields, n stranger would be in
clined to think that it was i'm important adj
junct to successful grain raising, and quite us
necessary to maturing crop of grain rs n
wind break of cvergreens is to protect an or
chard of tender trees growing in an exposed
situation. 1t would be IN easy matter to
cut them down before the seeds have ma
tured and comparatively easy to NOW and
burn them later in the season, but this would
be wasting time in destroying weeds. There
would he no ready money in this sort of
work. 1t seems to be expected that weeds
are to grow unniolested on the side of the
road; and in riding in many sections of the
country one would get the impression that
farmers thought the space between the turn
pike and the fence was set apart for the ex-
press purpose of raising thistles, burdocks,
mullen stalks, and other gigantic species of
noXious weeds. On many farms there are
well prepared and nicely located nurseries
of weeds. Among the spots set apart for
this purpose are the places where manure
has been heaped up before it is drawn on
the fields. Often there is place appropria-
ted to raising choice seeds of weeds on one
side of the barn, in so convenient reach of
the garden that large part of the seeds pro-
duced will readily find their way there.
Year: 1871

The strategies of love and war seem to
require about equal genius. A young man
ut Gilman, ILL.,, lately resolved to carry off
his betrothed by stealth because he couldn't
do it openly, and proceeded to her house at
night with II muffied vehicle, while an accom-
plice, dashed up with a heavy one. The
girl was lowered into the lighter buggy, at
which time her father became aware that
something was wrong, and rushed off in
pursuit of the thunderer, while the happy
pair went quietly the other way, and were
married.
Year: 1871

Mr.. John Cockrem, Administrato of I'm
provelnents, is now using all the availabl.
force of the city in siren gthening the upper
protection levee above CarrOltOn and will
soon have it in condition to prevent all
danger of overflow in that direction
better condition than for years past, and
the arrangements for landing and shipping
freight give general satisfaction


The Administrator of improvements is
pressing the arrangements for new drama ge
machinery for the protection of the low
grounds Immediately this side of the Metal
RE Ridge.
Year: 1871

The Chicago journal says that among the
mass of manuscripts consumed with its
Office by the great fire, was about cart
load of "original poetry that they had
been wondering what to do with. The con-
sumption Of the stuff is looked upon by
them as the brightest feature of the ter,
rlble disaster.
Year: 1871

LATEST NEWS FROM ALL POINTS
Report of Supervising Architect
NEW ORLEANS MARINE HOSPITAL
FRAUDULENT SUGAR INVOICES
MAYOR HALL DISAPPEARED
HER LAUNCH YESTERDAY
THE PRINCE OF WALES
ANXIETY ABOUT HIS CONDITION
INCREASE. OF CHOLERA
MEXICAN REVOLUTION PROGRESSING
NATIONAL BOARD OF TRADE
Year: 1871




The propagation of shad in the Hudson River
has been prosecuted under the Commissioners OF
Fisheries this year with energy aud success. The Er
her OF young shad brought forth aud turned into mo
river may be counted by Millions The season has now
closed The temperature of the water has risen above
eighty, and put an end 10 the Matching operations.
The place selected for operations was MulPS
Fishery some ten miles below Albany. To
that place the agents employed with the requisite ap-
paratus repaired AMI eneamped about the middle OF Nay
and remained till the 9th OF July. Owing to the In
Of sad by the work of former years, there was
less difficulty in obtaining the parent fish for prOpaga
ton The catching OF the shad and the manipulation
is all done in the night - generally between the
hours OF nine and two A large proportion
OF the shad taken were unrpe unit for
production. A Green who has given his personal at
tenOn the operations at Muls, reports that on the
night Of May 10 he caught forty shad OF which only
three ripe. and from these he took 60OOD spawn
The temperature OF the water ranged from COZ to 90 on
the goth he took ripe shhd which produced llOo
spawn. On several occasions over 3OoOO spawn were
taken in single night on the 5th OF July, the water
above 500, and shad were taken. Above 2iOOUO
young shad turned loose, and this closed the opera
tions the Hudson the The total OF spawn
taken s335O0O, from which 7s230O0 shad were pro-
duced and turned into the river. Three from this
Spring these shad will be large enough for market and
at that time the catch in the Hudson Will be so large
that shad will be sold at very low figures Enough has
done In the way of shadculture on the Hudson in
the past to make marked difference In the
WELD in the two succeeding The practical re-
suits Of fish-culture may now be realized.
Year: 1871

This evening a dress reception was held in tho Art
Building which was crowded with friends OF tho College,
both resident and visiting The display Of works Of art
was generous showing that the hopes centered this
elegant building not declining. TAo Yale Gcc Club
also gave n concert in Music Hall.


The hotels noisy till morning with the merry
shouts of graduate holding their reunion snppcrs 6S
was most nunerOusly represented holding her trcnEial
Year: 1871

GUIDE BoARDs.-The law


requires Supervisors Of road


districts to put up guide boards
at all cross roads, and indicts a
right smart penalty for neglect
ofduty in this particular, which
is light. In some townships of
this county little attention is
paid to tie law and travellers
are subjected to frequent an.
.uoyance by taking the wrong
road. If persons interested
would make the derelictions Of
Supervisors known to the
Grand Jury a few times il
would bring them to a realiz'
ing sense of their official duties


Guide boards are paid for out
of the treasury Of the town
ship in which they are put mp
Year: 1871

A bill was before the House
to abolish the rank Of Admiral
in the Navy. A Republican
row ensued, in which Logan,
Hale, Schofell and Butler
participated. A year or two
ago, when the Republican par
ty was united, such scene
could not have occurred, but
now that the party is going to
pieces we may look for the re,
petition of quarrels during the
whole session. The leaders
have forgotten their hatred OF
the Democracy III their still
more intense hatred of each
other.
Year: 1871

The ladies Of the Episcopal Church have sc.
cured the use Of the dining room, kitchen and
paraphernalia generally Of the Clifton Hotel on
Tuesday evening, Nov. l4,h,l when they pro.
pose to entertain their friends and the public
with a grand Oyster Supper, with cake, ice
cream, &c.


During the evening the ladies will also make
an effort to dispose of splenddly embroidered
reception chair" an article of furniture ft TO
grace the drawing room of queen. The Clifto.
will put on its holiday face for the occasion, and
an ancommonly pleasant time may reasonably
be counted on.
Year: 1871

During the present session of the Circuit Cour:
persons in attendance thereupon will find it to
their interest to drop into Mike Fcrmhsls' for u
nice free lunch, choice cigar, Or glass of beer,
or any other wet groceries.
Year: 1871

In their merchant tailoring department, AL
schuler s. Christmsnn have full line of piece
goods, and from which they can get up gentle-
mems suits in the best style and on short notice.
Year: 1871

WEARING FLANNEIs.-The majority Of
people are not aware of the beneficial
effects oi wearing flannel next to the
BODY, both in cold aud warm weather
Flannel Is not so uncomfortable in warm
weather as prejudiced people believe
Frequent colds and constant hacking
coughs have lett me since adopting fan
mel garments. There is no need OF great
bulk about the waist, which condemns
the wearing of flannel with those that
prefer wasp waists 70 health, for in that
case the flannel can be cut az loosely
fitting waists, always fastening At tie
back. There are scarcely any OF the bad
effects OF sudden changes of weather
felt by those that wear flannel garments,
and mothers especially, should endcav-
or 10 secure such for their little people,
IN preference Ia all those SNOWY outside
trimmings which fashion commends
Year: 1871

FROM the fact that the book containing
the County Court proceedings could not be
found yesterday, we are unable to furnish to
our readers to-day, the transactions had in
that Court this week.
Year: 1871

WONDERFUL FEAT.-A week ago, as Jas.
Culbertson was coming to Auburn on busi-
ness, a Chinese prisoner and commitment
was placed in his charge at Colfax, to be de-
)ivered at the County Jail here. The Chi
naman was hand-cuAed closely, but Culbert-
son had noticed him getting his feet up on
the seat, and thought he had some notion Of
taking the desperate chances by jumping
through the car window, and therefore kept
close watch of his man and brother. About
three miles above Auburn, and while the
express train was ON fast time, a gentleman
from San Francisco touched Culbertson on
the shoulder and when he rose to shake
hands with his friend he saw the China
mans heels pass out of the window The
train was halted and Culbertson went back,
expecting to gather the mangled remains and
place them out of the reach of hogs, until he
could get some conveyance to bring them to
town, but no Chinaman or Chinese remains
or even a grease spot was to be found. How
the Chinaman with both hands bound could
jump through a car window when the train
was making twenty miles all hour, head for
most, and jump up and run off unhurt, is
a mystery that "Meliken" men don'tunder-
stand The worst feature of the matter was
that Cultertson was after some absconding
debtors, and the time he lost hunting the
Chinaman enabled them to get ont of the
county and dispose of their team before he
and the officers could overtake them, and
thus he lost about $50. That China
man onght to Join circus troupe.
Year: 1871

l find by observation that most of the
blacksmiths shoe to suit themselves. |
certainly do; and have good success.
make my own nails and shoes. do not
like the pressed shoe, for the reason that
1t Is too wide at the toe; and consequently
must be narrowed too much at the heel,
which contracts the foot and causes corns
and is apt to make the horse lame. Fur
thcrmore the nail-holes are too far back
toward the heel, and are liable to crowd.


Now, am inclined to believe that it is
much easier to widen shoe than to mar
row one. My motto is, to have the shoe,
when finished ready for setting, so that it
will balance on the two nail-holes nearest
the heel. When such shoe is set, the
heel or quarters of the foot are left free
where the gro With starts.


Now abou. pairing the hoof. 1t should
be pared at the toe mostly, in the majori-
ty of cases, bat not too thin; set the Shoe
well back, and trim off the toe. This al
lows the muscles free and easy action, and
the horse to stand square and easy which
gives him much better appearance than
when standing on his heels altogether,
with toes turned up at an angle Of forty
five degrees, like some horses have seen
in my travels.-J. r. l.. IN Northeast Far
Year: 1871

THE San Francisco dispatch given in this paper made this people not only thankful on Thanksgiving, but also on the day previous, and will so operate in the future. The honest ministers of the gospel, everywhere, ought to be profoundly grateful to Arizona for its share in exposing the vast lying propensities of the imposter Colyer. In this our people have done something towards purifying gospel ranks. We are convinced that God smiles benignantly upon those who persistently denounced Colyer as a base liar until the nation at large has come to regard him as we do.
Year: 1871

WE hope to next week present our readers with the opinion of his honor Judge Titus in the case of the United States vs. Richard & Co.,, which will probably be read in court next Mon day. Extra copies of the paper will be for sale at this office.
Year: 1871

LIEUTENANT GEORGE NJ. WHEELER and party are due here, and we again invite at tention to the advertisement of the sale of the property of his expedition.

 Lieutenant Wheeler arrived last night, and will sell property as per corrected advertisement, which see.
Year: 1871

HAY AND GRAIN CONSTANTLY " Kept and sold at fair prices, and safe corral for stock. Abundance of the purest water for man and beast at the Station

 The Table is always supplied with plenty of good and we'll prepared food In all respects this Station is not ex- celled on the road

 Point of Mountain, September 23, '7l.

 Se23-3mx
Year: 1871

THE United States District Court recon venes next Monday. The men indicted for the Camp Grant massacre are ready for trial, and we believe two other parties are prepared to show themselves to have been wrongfully charged with crime.
Year: 1871

1t is now stated more positively than
ever before, that the president has sus-
tanned Mr.. Boutwell, as against Gen.
Pleasonton's assumption of authority.
In view Of this, three reports were cur
rent in the treasury building to day, viz
one that Pleasonton would. be more tract
able and conformable to authority, an
other that he would speedily tender his
resignation, and yet another that he
would be speedily displaced by removal.
Anything is more likely to take place
than the voluntary resignation, for Pleas
onton will not have delicacy enough to do
that, even though he knew it would re


ieve the president of agreat embarrass'
ment For political reasons Grant does
not 90 back on Boutwell,, and the same
time the military ring Of which Pleason.
ton is prominent member holds him in
check on the other side.
Year: 1871

S II. LYON, offers for sale a valuable
track Of Land, situate in Log Town 1t
is pleasantly located and laid out with
Streets and Lots. For sale at a bargain
For further information apply to G
WILCOX u.
Year: 1871

.5s- We wish to acknowledge a dish of
delicious Ice Cream, at the hands of Master
Alonzo Carr. lie is candidate for public
favor in this line, and we commend his enter
prise to the liberal citizens of our town.
Year: 1871

There has been an excited debate for
two days in the Spanish cortes upon the
colonial policy of the government. A
motion submitted by the opposition look
ing to vigorous prosecution of war to
prevent the loss of Cuba was discussed,
as was also proposition made by Gen.
Sickles for the sale Of Cuba to the United
States, and it was resolved to keep the
island at any cost.
Year: 1871

The six years that followed the
death of bis wife and the loss Of his
child, pahsed wearily toAames Du-
rant. He visited nearly every coun-
trv in the Old World, seeking among
scenes of beauty and grandeur as
we'll as historic interest for the men
tai rest that could never be found.
Once more he turned his steps to-
wards America and sought his. Ma
sonic friend, Mr.. Wadsworth. Find
ing that gentleman about setting out
with his family on journey to the
Atlantic coast, Mr.. Durant accepted
the invitation to accompany them to
Saratoga and Niagara, then to New
York. where, leaving the ladies, Mr..
Wadsworth and Mr.. Durant wan
dered from town to town along the
coast, enjoying the beauty of the


scenery and the quiet hospitality that
greeted them, more than the crowded
hotels and the fashionable styles of
the popular watering places. Fancy
and the kind hand Of Providence at
length led them to the little town of
b, and the second evening after
Year: 1871

A SAD RESULT OF HERo1sM.-It
is perhaps rather late in tie day to
publish incidents of the Chicago fire,
but the Post relates one which de-
serves more than local circulation.
1t is the story of an Indian who had
arrived in the city but few days
before the great disaster. As the
flames advanced he was standing on
the sidewalk Of State street. He gaz-
ed upon the rushing columns of fire
as calmly as if he was contentedly
viewing an Apache brother cutting
the throat of an Arizona settler. All
about him was cracking ruin, but his
bronzed face gave no indication Of
fear. Through the smoke and fire
the panic stricken multitude called
upon him to fly, but he stood immov-
able as a statue and vouchsafed no
answer. The curling tongues of fame
wrapped him in o blazing garment,
and soon he perished-a victim to a
mistaken idea of courage. The pro-
prietor of the cigar store who had
him carefully chiseled out Of o pine
tree at q cost of $25 is inconsolable.
Year: 1871

and made sure by the Constitution it.
self. The provision guarantees equal
laws and protection TOR sl, and when
a State denies projection to its citi-
zens, Congress may by law enforce
the provision.


Mr.. Kerr said that the article Of the
Constitution which the gentleman re-
ferred to conferred no new grant Of
power to Congress, or took away any
pre- existing power Of the States, but
that it simply declared who should be
citizens Of the United States.
The definition Of citizenship
was the same before as it
was after the constitutional amend
rnent was passed. The laws and
power Of the Federal government
snOuld not be used except as auxiliary
to theState constitution and laws, and
not superior to them.


Mr.. Slaughter said the relation Of
Democrats to the Ku-KluX Is similar
to that Of a receiver Of stolen goods to
the thief-they are willing to receive
the results Of murder and rapine, and
help them in their politics. In this
House they are willing champions Of
the Ku-KluX. The entire South was
drifting into anarchy. A few bad
men intimidate the mass Of the peO-
pie, avoiding conflicts with the mill
tary, and controlling the State courts
by fraud and violence.


House adjourned.