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About Nebraska advertiser. (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882 | View Entire Issue (March 12, 1857)
ft 1 1 i 1 Ay Ay y Ay Ay Ay AN INDEPENDENT WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO MATTERS- OF GENERAL INTEREST TO THE COMMUNITY AT -LARGE. VOL. I. CITY OF BROWNVILLE, NEMAHA COUNTY, N. T., THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 1857. NO. 39. L 1 Z ' j: EI'ITHI AND HELli-HED EVERT TUTEi-DAT ST R. W. FURNAS, UxiJ, Street, bet. Slain and Water, (LaW ttW-k,) 7r.rarriDYari:i!.1y in aivancel, - $2,00 - gix own'-hs, - " ' ' KATES OF ADVERTISING: One Kiiare, (1? linen or ',.!!,) one infertien, FVh .UiU"WV ir. rtiou, (Inc i"jii.ir, one innh - " tlirce month, u fix tmfritliis, 0,50 2..r0 4.00 COO 10,00 5,00 C0,00 35.00 15.00 10,00 35.00 20.00 10,00 8.00 20,00 13.00 10,00 e,oo 5.00 j u one reru", j jja.-np.-j CarJ? .frix lines or less one year, Out Column, one year, ( (.mv-Valf Column, one yejr, f,;urlh Column, lix months, . lui'f Column, fix month, - f.urth " " . oi'ith " " C,:.Unn. three months, h;i!f Column, three month?, - f.urih " - t r'.th - " nnivi-! in4;lats for'oCicc, dub in advance will be required for all advertise- n .r.! rvuiit where actual responsibility is known. Ji'u rr ? nt for each change be added to the Siamlinj Cu.-inefS Cards of fire lines orlc?,for .nc renr. t".,i,l. No adrertisements will ba considered by the year, Biiii-M .-iued on the manuscript, or previously -rffluiK.n between the parties A.lvprii''ir.i'ntsr!ot niarked on theenpy for a ncci- ,! r, am!.T of insertions, will be continued until or- ! out. and chnnred accordingly. A!! iivcr;i'"m?nt from strangers or transient pcr- ) "Ti-. : be a:d m a.lvanee ciSSKS ; r .!,.. inn? thereto, to no i.aw lor csirn. All leaded advertisements charged double the above A-lv.Ti'ementj on tho iusilc exclusively will be rlawl Mtra. ! JOB PRINTING! Pasters, Shew Bills Blanks, - , i iiiiiiieaus Labels, I flCl-K.S fitaloes Circulars, mis of Lading f)i evry other kind of work that nmy bo called for ila'vinc purchased, in connoction with the "Adver tiser" Uffiee.an citensivc and excellent variety of of the lat-4 styles, wc arc prepared to do any kind of wrkniontmnfJ in ths auive Catalogue, wmuw The Propi-i-Mr, k.o, having had r.n extensive cx ,,w.n0. . ;;i ,;ri. his rers mn! attention to this branch ..f bu:i and hi-S, in his endeavors to please, b ,ih in !h rT. r'.lence of bis work, and reasonable chartestoreetiva.a share of the public patronage. BUSINESS CAltDS. liltOWNVII.I.K. CSCAR F. LAKE & CQa J GKNEItAL t i MR inn t mi 10 LAWU MU LUl- Cl'ilCK. ?a H.iin...t: 1st and 21 Sta - .. ErownviUs, N. 1". A. S. HOLLADAY, IL D. SURGEON, PHYSICIAN Vxxcl Olstotrioian. L"ROWNVILLi:,- N. T.; Solicits a iJmflf pubUpatrona.!re, in the various b-anelic uf bis frif csion, from the citizens of lirown- v.i.e ana vicinitr. " 7. HOBLITZELL & CO., WHOLESALE AND KCTAIL PEALERS IN DRY GOODS, GROCERIES.' Quccnswarc, Ilaruwarc, CniJMTRV PRODUCE. BltOWNYILLE, X. T. " MISS MARY W. TURNER, Vrp it? t And Dross IVXrvltox-. First Street, between Main and Water, , ' IiHOAVSyiLLE, N. T. Eonmts ani Irimmirigs always en hand. C. W. WHEELER, ARCHITECT - MID BUILDER ViTTJ VIT iT NEBRASKA TERRITORY. J. D. N? THOMPSON, ATTOTliHY AT LAV, OTAII"2-1?U23IjIC, LOT AND LAND AGENT; Comer of Tirst' and Atlantic Streets, EROWNVILLE, N. T, ul attend the Courts of Norlhera Missouri, Ne- "'"M'M Western Iowa. JAMES W. GIBSON, BLACKSMITH --C'nd Street, between Main and Ncbraika, I'.ROWNVILLE, N. T. ilUDP, G. U EUGIIES, J. J. MUDD, T. -A1CDP, : . s. O. G2UBB. MUDD k HUGHES. mODUCE 4- COMMISSION LcTee aad ti Conimerci:il Street ST. LOUIS, MO. . A. D. JONES, THE WESTERN PIONEER LAND HUNTER, DEALER IN HEAL ESTATE, OMAHA CITY, N. T. f i7Laod carefully located, and entered for cus tomers. Lots and LaDds bought and sold. E. M. M'COMAS, PHYSICIAN, SURGEON AND OBSTKTllICIAN, NEMAHA CITY, N. T, Tenders his professional services to the cititecs of Nemaha county. E. HARDING. G. C. K.IXBOTGH E. F. TOOMEE. HARDING,-KIMBQUuH & CO., Zlnntifurinrer and Wholeiale Itcalcrt in HATS, CAPS & STRAW GOODS, Ho 49 Main street, bet. Olive and Pine, ST. LOUIS, MO. Particular attention paid to manufacturing our nnest mole nats. A. L, COATE, COUNTY SURVEYOR, BROWNVILLE, NEMAHA CO. Kebraska Territory. NUCKOLLS, RUSSELL, & CO. Xloclcporty 3VTo. WHOLESALE AND KETAIL PEALERS IS dry mil mm. HARDWARE AND CUTLERY, Medicines, Dye Stufih, Boots & Shoes, Hats & Caps, QTJZZNSWARi:, ST0KEWARE, TINWARE, IRON; NAILS, STOVES, TLOWS c. Also Fnrnitcre of all kinds, Window Sash, &c A. D. KIRK, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Land Agent and Notary Public, Archer, Itichardson county, If T Will practice in tho CourU of Nebraska, assisted by Harding and Dennett, Nebraska City. JACOB S AFFORD, ah i n n- Tr i.burnoy aiiu vyuuuaunui jjo.v GENERAL INSURANCE AND LAND AGENT. And Notary Public. Nebraska City, Nebraska Territory. WILL attend promptly to l) buisncss entrusted to his care, in Nebiaska Territory and West ern Iowa. September 12, 1855. vlnl5-ly SPRIGMAN & BROWN, RAILROAD AKD STEAMBOAT agents! And General Commissson Merchants. No. 4G, Tublic Tjanding, CINCINNATIJ OHIO. A. A. BRADFORD, D. L. MC GART, Brownville,N. T. WV. MCLENNAN, Nebraska City, N. T. BRADFORD, McLENNAN & McGARY, ATTflRKSYS 11 U solicitersndciiancery. BroxrnYille and Nebraska City, NEBRASKA TERRITORY. IETNG permanently located in tho Territory, wc 3 will rive our entire time and attention to the practice of our profession, in all its branches. Mat ters in Litigation, Collections of Debts. Sales and Purchases of Real Estate, Selections of Lands, loca ting of Land Wonsnts, and all other business en trusted to our management, will rcccivo prompt and faithful attention. REFERENCES. S. F. Nuckollx, Nebraska City, Richard Drown, AVm. Hoblitzell & Co., Hon. James Crai?, llun. James M. Hughes, Ilon.John R. Shepley, Messrs. C"ow, McCrearyi Co. Mcfsrs. S. G. Hubbard & Co., lion. J. M. Love, vl-nl Drownvillc, St. Josc-iib, Mo., St. Louis, Mo., m a u Cincinnali O. Keokuk, Iowa.. June 7, 1856. x. i. , rorr-LETON. wx. s. situs. IOPPLETO?f Sc BYERS, ATTORNEYS AT LAW. And CCcneral Land A?ent, OilAIIA, NEBRASKA. Land Warrants Bought and Sold. LAND ENTERED ON TIME. SPECIAL attention riven to thesoiix-tion ana cn Otry of Lands for Settlers, and all e thers desiring choice locations. Land Claims. Town Lot andallkinds of Kcal ts tatc, bought and sold and investments made for dis tant Dealers. JOHN S. HOYT, County Surveyor ani Land Agent, fV Richardson county, ft. i ., will aitonu promptly tn all business in his profession, ween cnueu on eiirh as l'.ivinff Taxes. Roeordinc Claims. Sul)lividin Land. Lavinfr ont Town LotsDrafting City Plats AiC Residence and address . ARCHER, Ricbardrton co.,N. T J. HART Cc SON IIMIM Oregon, Holt Couuty, Jlisonri. Koenconstantl v on hand all description of Harncs S.a,ll. . P.rbtlcs. 4c.. &c. V. U. Krcrvartiele in our shop is manufactured i by ourselvc5,and warranted to give sntislaction. W. P. LOAN, STTOHEY 41 LAW LAND AND LOT AGENT. ARCHER. RICHARDSON COUNTY, N. T olivei". eexn; WM. B. CAKE1T. Al-CITSTVS KMCBT. JAMES P. FL- OLIVER BENNETT & CO., JIannfactorcrs and Whalcsale Dculcrs in BOOTS AND SHOES, NO. S7 MAIN STREET, Fonnr.iT, No. 101, Cons bof Maix-axdLoccst.) ST. LOUIS, MO. mm k Written fur the Nebraska Advertiser. WINTER IS LTISQ. 011 Winter's bret.th Is growing weak, His pule are beating low; . The vital apark, no moro will seek, His bosom crt'st with snow. lie bound tho earth with iron band, " And frcie tho river and the land ; lie battled with the skies, Then made Parhclions rise. Tho earth for three months long Hath lain dormant in bis power ; But now is strngglin glion strong To restore its lovely wrc:Uh of flowers. His coat of woolly white Is growing warm and thin ; As tho sun with rays of light, Shut tho monrtcr slowly in. Now, who wuuld moan his happless fate, Or shed a kindred tear, Naught but his burial wo nwait, And smile nt his empty bier. His corpse well int.rr doep, There in oblivion let b iai sloop ; ncll harm no more, tbi3 feeble frame, Nor rack hii mind with gingling fame. Nemaha Coustt, March 8tb, 1857. (Dritjinitl (.tfclj. Written fjrtho Nebraska Advertiser. THE SITIiEJirS REVERIE. BY FR.1NCI3 M. CLA1WILLE. Tho Student toUing o'ro tho midnight lamp, there is no scene more eminently beautiful, the charm thrown around such a scone cannot bo described in language, nor represented by the genius of tho artist. He plods on his way, regardless of the Syren's song, that would allure him from his ennobling pleasures. As io reads the ponderous volumns of history, he opens his eyes ch the glory of the creation ; he sees tha morn brighten the eastern heavens, he day treads on the heel of night, and the aun r:se3 to clear away tno darkness, lie ecs in the garden of Eden, Adam, of God ike form, and Eve of angelic form, with golden tresses waving over a ncc' of alabas tcr; the most exquisite beauty is everywhere abroad, the varied grove, the palmy hillock aud the flowery vale ; tho cascade and the crystal fountain, tho luxuriant vine and the rose without the thorn. They stand together in tho imairo cf God. Eve is beguiled, and Adam is induced to eat ; a tear glistens in hi eye at the fall of man. Again he sees, as the curtain is rolled back, tho gorgeous temple of the wise man of tho East, the domes reach to the clouds, nvghty columns support tho lofty pile, the vaulted ceilings are adorned with rich coverings, the spacious hills are clcthed in purple and gold, the sacred incence rUcs to the heavens, and Solomon seated on his throne of ivory. lie socs the groat (Juy of liai yion hor towering walls, and glittering gates blaze mrr in tne sun. He sees the glitter of Bclshazzcr's fuast ; and fair woman, blushing at the praise of their own beauty; then wealth, 3-outh, and beauty, pass away and the Mede is on the throne. Now thclenmcl Athenian, the rigid Spartan, and the proud Roman move across tae stage ; he sees the temples of Athcn and the cdificies of Romo ; he sees their decline and fall. And the barbarians burry all that re mains of civilization. The middle ages pass like a mist before his . . 1 , 111-? A eyes, alter a la .v centuries inc :igni oegins io glimcr, and becomes brighter and brighter, till at length tho clouds break away and the day appears. The feudal subordination passes away, and society is fraed from the anarchy of tho dark acs. He sees a band of pilgrims cross tho mighly waters, and laad upon the rock bound coast of America. Through mountain and vale and over plains, ho sees the laden train, and steam converted into a motive power : rivers and lakes are covered with Coating palaces. He sees man master the thunderbolt of Jove and the lightnings do his bidding. Teailik SaisiiE, 1S37. - The Louisville Courier says, a preacher up in Eoyle county lately preached from this text, "Believe and repent or you will bo damned, r.nd a Hirdin County juTy can't save you." A Taul Pry observed on the door of a house the namo of two physicians, and remarked that it put him in mind of a double-barreled gun, for if one missed, tho other was ure to kill. How does it happen whenever you happen to stop out late, upon your retirementas juietly as possible, every door creaks ten times as much as itsui.1, a:ul the stairs gooff like peals of ailillerv ! Queer. An antiquarian called at tho Ma seum to find the skull of Cromwell. Of conne tho Museum man had it. The ono shown, however, the antiquarian said was too'small, as Cromwell had a largo head. Oh,' said tLe Museum rar.n, 'that was his skull when ho was a bov.' Jfarmcrs' grpiiilmcnt 1 j . CHINESE SUGAS CASE. The Cultivation of the Chinese Sugar Plant, is becoming a subject of so much moment among our farmers, that we cannot better sub serve their interest than in giving the following practical hints on its production, which we find in the N. Y. Tribune, of Feb. If- - ; The cultivation of tho Surgh i.n, or Chinese sugar plant, has thus far proved so decidedly successful in this Country, not only in the South, where it seems to have been demon strated that two crops or cuttings of sugar bearing stalks can be obtained in one season from the same roots of that year's planting,but even so far North as Minnesota, where it is testified that good syrup was made in 1856 from stalks hardly a hundred days from the seed, that we aro impelled to urge upon our farmers and gardners the importance of early attention to the procuring of seed and planting for the scasou just before us. Let us all grow the seed this year, so that it can never more be so scarce that speculators may run it up to an cxhorbitant price. A great deal remains to be settled with regard to this plant, especially tho best mode of converting its saccharine properties into chrystalized sugar, and it is highly probable that better varieties of it will be ultimately discovered, at least for certain localities, than that now current in this coun try. For tho present, however, it is advisable to continue and extend tho cultivation of what is accessible, and thus test the effect of accli mation on the character of the plant and tho sweetness of tho juices..' We suspect that for Louisiana, Florida ad Tcxa3, the Sorghum of Southern Africa will ultimately bo found preferable to that obtained frorn France by our Patent Office, and from China by France. If it provo true that this plant, or certian varieties of it can be grown from year to year in t emi tropical latitudes from the same root, as the cane is grown in the West Indias, and that two or moro crops of sugar yielding stalks may be cut from" that root each season, then there can be little doubt that our Southern States are de stined still to lead the North in tho production of sugar. For the present, however, it suffices that the Sorghum may bo grown wherever Indian corn will usually ripen thatits abund ant juico makes a very pleasant syrup or molasses, to which it is easily reduced by boil ing away four-fifths of it in tho ordinary mode of sugar making from the sap of the maple and that the leaves and stalks, whether green or dry, of the Sorghum mako an admirable fodder for cattle, horses or hogs, while tho seeds are eaten with avidity by fowls also, to justify tho general interest evinced in its cultivation. We propose, therefore, to condense into the smallest space some practical directions to the prospective cultivator, as follows : 1. rianting. Choose a warm, fnellow soil, such as jou would confidently expect to grow at least, fifty bushels of Indian corn to the acre. Plow early, plow deep and thoroughly, Plant as early as you could venture to plant corn. If you-have a hot bed, start a little seed in one corner of it. If you plant con siderably, put in your seed at different times say, ia this latitude, one quarter each on the 1st, 10th, 20th of May and 1st of June respect ively. Plant (for seed) in hills, six seeds to tho hill, and at distances of four feet each way. Try soma five feet apart east and west, (so as to let in the sun between tho rows,) and somo in drills say four or five feet apart. If you have seel in abundance, sow a little in drills two feet apart, the seeds in the drill but two or three inches apart. Cover lightly, as the seed rots if covered deeply. Keep the hens at a distance, ct it will come up too soon, 2. Tillage. The Sorghum comes np look ing very puny much like broom corn or barn grass. It you set a blockhead to weed it, ne will probably pull it up, and report that it never germinated. Cultivate like Indian corn only faithfully. If suckers start, a majority say pinch them or pull them off that is in pTowincr for seed. This need not bo done in jrrowins: for sutrar. 3. Harvesting. Whenever the seed shal be hard and black, cut off the upper part of the stalks, say three feet long and hang them up like broom-corn, in a dry chamber, suspended from the ceiling, so as to be out of the way of rats, &c. Now cut your stalks, pull of the leave9, and satisfy yourself that all manner of stock will eat them; and put the rest of the stalks through any kind of a crushing mill that may be handy a cider-miil would be better than nothing catch the juico and in stantly warm it over slow fire in a large kettle, skimming of the scum so long as any shall rise. Then boil the juice about four-fifths away, as if it were maple sap. Use a little lime or lime-waterto neutralize the phosphoric acid, which othcrwiso will give a slightly acid but not unpleasant taste to tho syrup. Save some syrup without thus neutralizing the acre, as you may like it better that way. Don't waste the scum, but throw it to the pigs, where it will make at least excellent manure. Feed the pumice or crushed stalks to your cattle ; and, having thus cleared the ground, be ready to plant or saw extensively next Spring. . 4. Fodder. We estima:& that, whenever seed shall bo sufficiently abundant, and rieh, warm land will produce a third more fodder per acre if sswn with Sorghum than if sown with Indian corn, and tho Sorghum is twenty five per cent, more nutritions than the corn. But all that can bo effected this year is to grow a supply of seed, and prove that this plant i$ color, deep vivid crimson,'- and a moot profuse valuable both for Syrup and Fodder. Next bloomer. year trill be soon "enough forcultivaters to think "Emperor Napoleon." This is n semi of sowing fof fddder Or grinding for sugar. double dark crimson, not of much account, as One word of caution to new experimentors: we have-many others much better of its class. Don't run the thing into the ground. The "RosinoMargotten." Superb largo carmine, Sorgham will prove a valuable addition to our very fragrant; opens in showery weather; a crops, if we don't render it odious by some good new rose. Multicaulis foolery. But wheat, Indian com "Polyba." Purple, shaded with bright rose, and clover are not going out of fashion for very double; a splendid variety. some years yet. From the Country Gentleman. THE KITCHEN GARDEN". CULTUEE OF CABBAGE. Messb3. Editobs. Will your esteemed correspondent E. Sandersj please answer, through you valuable paper the Country Gen- tleman, tho following queries : Is it important in raising good cabbage seed to plant out tne bead with the stump or Only the stump 7 i . 2. What kinds do you consider the best for winter use, taking into account their eating qualities ts well as for market? I will here give my experience m growing cabbages for two years past. About the 10th May, 1855, 1 planted some fine looking seed, that frrew from the head of an excellent cab- bage, which I supposo was the Green Globe Savoy, in hills 2 1-2 feet apart. They came up well and grew stout splendid-looking plants. At the proper time I transplanted the spare plants to another piece-of ground, leaving one to grow in a hill. Their growth was rapid the first part of the season,- but when the time came for them to head they were no larger, "if as lanre," as they wero 'in July. Out of twelve or fourteen hundred plants, thero was not over two hundred good heads, and in clear- ing tho ground in the fall, it required tho strength of two men to pull some of them up, they wero bo strongly rooted. This season I tried some of tho same seed with ready the same result. Land, deep loam with a clay sub-soil, plowed 12 inches deep, highly enriched manure, night soil and muscie-Dea muu. o. n nai is me irouoio : W. P. S. West Antsbury, Mass. Answer. 1. On the wholo it is probably best to plant tho entire cabbage, although it is frequently done without. In England the practice is to use only the stump but then there sprouts from it grow nearly all tho winter, so that in the spring there is in reality no head," but several on the same stock. 2. For fineness of flavor we should select tho Early Dutch Cabbage and Curled Savoy ; for market purposes, Hat Dutch, Bergen, Drumhead bavoy, aud Ked Uutch. One of two things, either you manure too highly, (a not very likely feature,) or tho seed got mixed by bees, and henco was what is ered "a set of bastards." If so; it might readily bo known by their being a great dis- similarity amongst them whilegrowing some one shape, some another, some rough, others smooth, and so on. I heir com .ng two years tne same way, would iavorine uiea. it is quite rare to seo a bed of reauy fine, pure sort 01 cabbage, partly owing to their "sporting," and partly owing to their getting mixed with others of the cabbage family. E. S. From the Country Gentleman. THE FLORIST. SUPERIOR NEW ROSES. Tho follow ing new Roses havo been tested here bst winter, by standing out without pro- tection; they made a snlended display of their . ' J T ... fiuo blooms from June until the rniddlo of October. As they far surpass any and all of the older varieties, both iu size and colore, I append the names, viz : HYBRID rEErETUALS. "Shipctowzikoff." Very Jeep crimson, largo and fine a strong grower. 'BaronneHeccherene." Pir.k; a monstrous size; iar surpasses 1 iteine; very nne. "General J acqucminot." Brilliant crimson scarlet this is ono of the best; it altogether surpasses tnat estaimstiea uvome, ueani des Latailles," in color, size, more vigorous growth, aud is perfectly hardy, having endured a severity of 23 deg below zero, tho winter of IS OO shaped, deep maroon, approaching a velvety black; strong and vigorous habit. "Madame Rigeaus." Dark pink tinged with whits; distinct) a moderate grower, but a de sirable variety. "Priuco Le'on Kotschouby." Large and double, vivid crimson; to my mind best rose m iiuu.onvu, cAucuny uu.ic. "L'Entendard des Amateurs." Vigorous grower, good habit, throwing its blooms well above the folliage, pale lilac, compact and per- feet "Souvenir de La Reine, d'e Angleterre." PjV rosr flfsh tpttt dniiTiip bmrn and fine. qM. - ' ' , , ' t ,r ff. 1 hu rose grows oest worked on the ilanetti, either root grafted or budded. "Dac de Elchingen." Very largo and double; co'ora fine bright calm ine, lasts long in flower, and is a desirable rose in the smallest collections. "Jules Margottin." This is one of the hardiest roses in cultivation; a good improve- ment on "Aubcrncn." "Ducecss of Norfolk," Wood's. This new rose is considered a gem by all that have secn it; vigorous grower and hardy constitution Among the many new Teas, only two are specially striking, which have fallen under my observation, viz : 'Souvcnierd'EiiselNorden," white shaded with salmon, superior to Devo- niensis; and ''Glorie do Dijon," bright yellow, shaded with salmon, very large and full rose, equal to "Souveneir de la Malmaison, They j aro not hardy, having both been killed here last winter, but maybe regarded as the greatest advancement vet made nmonr tho Tea Rose Family. James Sewabt, Forevian io Ktglij tr Co., FilUlurg, Po The Orange Raspberry. Eds. Country Gentleman. Tho Orange Raspberry, with same treatment, will produce as gocl, if not better, crop than Red Antwerp, (tho North River variety,) and is much better for family nse, but not eqaal to it for marketing purposes; it being not quite so firm, will. not bear carriage so well. Cn ks Dowviva Kewburg, N. T. Country Gent, CEMENT CISTERNS. I am desirous of making a cistern on high and dry land with a hard clay bottom. In such a case is a brick wall necessary, and if so, would a four inch ono suffice ? How many coats ought tho cistern to have (of cement) and how thickly put on ? C. S. R. XyacTc, X. F. If the soil j3 harjf drV( and compactj so 33 trt nmi.ftf mnnili .imn xoith rrotv steep walls, the cement maybe applied di- rectlT to the cartn Thr c t3 , m b n gary. tho fir3f m inch or moro thick ft two othcr3 M thm M Cm rc , var,riiej. Tho , disadvantage of this mode is. the nnner rt bei tne wides (shaped like a kettle, 0 longeJ. strongcr and a grCatcramonntof timber ,1o.i tn a,,e;n t,a cart, Mvnjn n the advantage cf a stono or brick wall, which May fce contracted towards the top, and require but little timber for the cover. If the earth M3 compact, shd is packed solid Without a cir cuar Lrfck wall four inches thick would answer; for acting as an arch, the earth without could not crowd it in. and tho earth without would prevent the liquid contents from burstin-n , We have preferred, however, to build walls of stone nearly or about a foot in thickness, con trading them towards the top. Count Gent, Fat Steer. Mr. James McQuade of the Centre Market, in this city, last week slaught ered a very fat steer, supposed to bo full blood Short-Horn, fattened by Mr. Duncan of Botir boa county, Ky.; and purchased from Messrs, Snowdon and Charles. . It was four years old, and its weight was 33 follows : Li vo Weight, ----- 2 232 lbs Weight of Quarters - 1 511 Rough tallow, - -Hide, - - - -Dressed weight, Loss, - - - - 198 113 1,852 lbs. 380 lbs. Country Gent. A Good Cow. If you please you may pub lish the following, which I received directly from tho owner of the cow, and who is a rc- ,. T ' , , ' Madison county, N. Y., says he has a cow (kept on gras3 only) from which ho milked sixty-two pounds in a day last June, and she jgave the same quantity for tbreo days in suc cession, with tho exception cf haif of a pound. Said ho made eighteen pounds and fourteen ounces of butter in a week from he.-. Beat that who can. D. S. Countru Gent . Training a Balky Horse. Inlndia. where a horse becomes stubborn and refuses to move. instead of whipping him, as is our custom, or Setting fire tostraw undcrthe belly, as practiced En-land, a rone is attached to his fore-W and ono or two persons go ahead and pull at tbe It ;3 gaiJ tbi3 start3 tho mot rcfrac. I rrxr Tin 13 f Tha Tifth-in,.jik 7rrmiam 01 r-a m horse became balky in Detroit a short 'time 6ince. and neither whipping nor coaxin- could make him stir. A rope was fastened aronnd his neck, and he he was dragged a short dis tance by another team, but this did cot effect a cure. The rope was then taken from his neck, passed between his legs, and fastened firmly to h:a Ia tL;3 manncr he WM draped a short distance, and when thfl rrm I . ,vr, t ; t perfectly obedient to. the will cf his masU We fcave secn this mcthod tricd with sIiniI aster. Iar results. Farmer and Mecluinic. HAXAC-E3IEHT OF BEE3 IS EOTJSES. Messrs. Editors. For the benefit of Jarcd Case of Troy, Px, and others, I will give my experience in tho building of Bee Houses. I built a houso or room about eight years ago in the attic of my dwelling-house. The room is six feet square, and six feet high, lathed and plastered? it being under tho roof, I made a spout about six feet long, to take them outsido of the house. I raado the spout six inches square, where it entered the lee house, and ; tapered it down to ouc inch by tlx. where it - came- outside of tha house. My reason for doing this was, to give the boca a chance to pass without being crorvdsd. . I filled up bna half of the room opposite tho door, with slats about twt'nty inches abovo tho floor, leaving about six inches space between each slat, and ten inches between each tier of slats; Oa t6 topmost tier, I placed two gool uives about two feet apart, aud when tho weather got sufficiently warm for them to commenco wort, they did little else than fight, until taere was as many killed as had originally belonged to one hive, anit what few were left went into tha other hive, end have since worked well, having filled up the Jpaco between tho wall and tho hive, and abjve and below. I cut off the aids of tho old hc, and havo taken out all of the eld comb. I always take out the old and blackened comb, and let my becs have tho best to live on. They are getting very strong, rmd do not swarm. Tho advantage I claim for this situation, is that they aro secured from the sudden changes of tho weather, and when elc vated above tho ground the millers havo but a poor chance, lhey need ventilators ; 1 punched holes through tin and nailed it to tho lath btfore it was plastered. - "' ' To those who have a largo number of hives, and wish to raise honey without having tho becs swarm, I recommend tho following plan : riaco your hives under shelter in a dry situa tion in the upper rooms of an Out-house or dwelling arrange your hives on abonchabovo the floor on the top of each hivo bore two or moro large holes, and put a temporary coyer over these holes that can bo easily removed. When the hive is sufficiently' filled, take tho cover off tho holes on the top cf tho hive, and place a hive about a size larger on tho top of tho hive and over the hole3 and let tha becs work up, and when tha1 topmost hive is sufficiently full remove the lower hive and put the upper one in its place, and bo keep chang ing tho hives alternately, always increasing each hive in proportion to tha increase of tho bees. Tho under hivo should be removed la'te in tho fall or early in tho spring, while tho weather is sufficiently cold to mako them tor pid. When exposed to the air, you can easily remove them from tho comb ia the old hive and drop them in the holes in tho ttrp of thd other hive, where the heat of the baes will soon bring them to life. Tho best shape for a hivo to keep bees from swarming is, to make them nearly square. They will swarm in a long narrow hivo of the samo dimensions sooner than in a square one. Place tho benches as near the wall as con venient, so that tho bees will not wasto too much of thetr precious time in traveling. S. G. Clask. Jamestown; Mercer Co., Pa; THE CHOLERA AMONG E0G3. : Tho Buffalo Itqmllic, referring to the malady that has prevailed among hogs in tho Ohio valley, s.iy?: The same malady appears to have prevailed extensively in the adjoining Stales. In Wcstcni New York, especially, wclearn it has been very fatal, but is now over. In conversation with one of the most extensive dealers in tha neigh borhood, a day or two since, ha informed f.i that about six weeks ago he lost alont 400 in a very short space of time. A distiller in Jordon, durin- the month of September, lost fourteen hundred, which cost Litn iri addition over $1,000 to have them hurried. In Roches ter, at all the principal points, and even among the farmers, the mortality has exceeded any thing ever before heard of. A butcher in thy city not long since, purchased five hundred dollars worth of fat hogs, but they died so rapidly on his hv.ids, that he scarcely realized $75 on his investment. ' ' In this quarter the uisc'asc appeal to havo been confined to no particular class of hog, but to have prevailed indiscriminately among "all sexes, ages and condition" corn-fed, still fed and grass-fed, have fared alike. The fa'tcst, however, seem to have been more susceptible than others. When first attacked, tho hog was noticed to fail rat idly away. Soon tho skin about the neck and cars assumed a pur plish hr.e, and generally in about an hour the" hog was dead, after which the whole carcass became purple. The lungs, liver and kidneys; on examination, were found to lo like sponga in appearance, but nothing liko the symptoms . of cholera has leen noticed iu this vicinity. In tho neighborhood of Cincinnati, it is sail that the disease appears to have assumed the form of erysypelre in the throat. All efforts at finding a remedy winch should prove the least effectual in staying tho ravage of the epidemic havo thus far failed. In this quarter, however, the disease appears to have ceased its ravages some four or five weeks ego; but it is not impossiblo that u will return agam another season, and in the meantime its origin and progress should bo investigated. Whether the subject is of sufficient importance to call for legislative interference ia regulating tha sale of pork we shili not attempt to decide. We presume every person will consult with his own taste in pork in this respect. We regret te learn that this fetal disease has prevailed more or lcC3 in this vicini y, and ha3 r.ot yet ceased its ravages. Mr. Hurst, thof superintendent of our county pecr-honse, in forms U3 that they have lost a larg? number of hogs by it at that cstablbrncU, daring tho past year, and they have continued to die, up to within tho past fortnight. They usually die within three days from the Crt r.tUck.thcf dkease always proving fatal. Cvunhy Cn.uU
