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5 ; tYie -'advertiser,- ;. " PCBUSaKD ITVEKT TEUES: AT BT . ' FURNAS & ' ANNA, Second Stcry Stricklcr's Block, llain Street, .DROirmLLE, JV. T. r::G ; 2 09 rr one resr.lf p-id in alvance, - - if paid -tine endof c n; -2 63 . 12 " 3 00 Clubs of 12 or more will be furr.isljf i at 1 tJ rer iDium, provided tbecasb accompanies lie order, tot otherwise. Vi 7 A MM V lift ! I i 11 1 v N X : ax : . Ay . Ay A-y v A 'Tree to Form ana Ecgalatc ALL their Domestic Institutions In their own way, subject only to the Coristitatlon of the United States." THE ADTEETISJ"' i.,::3 .u3vz:r.r:G:; due sqtiare (10 lines or less) oaeUert; tacn aaaiUunaJiascrtloa, - - - - -Oae square, oae moatb. - - - - Easiness Curds of six liaes or less, on 3 ye one Comma one year, - - - - - One-ti!f Coicmn one year, - - -One fourth Column oae jer, - - -OaeeUU;! Column cue year, - - -Onecolamn six montiis, - - - - One balf Column six montii, - - -One fonrta Column ix zngntts, - - -One e;;Mj Cclucia six rrcatin, - . -One Colnr..a ttree laoutlis, - - - - Oae balf Column tbree nsontts, - - One fourth Column tfcreemontts, - -OneeUhth Colauin tfcree months, - - ..anoanclEg Candida tesfaro Sice (inalT a r 1 1 2 ii ( 0 : j to ci IS 03 Co C-0 3 W J5 CO 3 CO -J CO is c-a 10 CO CO 6 03 VOL. IV. BEOWNVILLE, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 1860, NO. 49. BUSINESS CARDS. . C. JOHKtOl,- J. . KEDrORD. jomrsoii & Bedford, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, SOLICITORS IN CHANCERY, Corner First and llain Streets, DrownYille, - - Kebraslta A. D. KIRII, Attorney at Law, Land Aj?cat ::r.: ; ; : li:Alc. Rvij, Hi' - c . '". Villprctlcitt ! Xllardjrgaiwi Be: - r . ATTORNEY AT LAW, DrownviUe, Nebraska. p303ceon ilatu Street, one door above tbePoat Brownrtlle, Drcember 1, 1859. JAMES W. GIBSON, BLACKSMITH Second Street. between Main and Nebraska, BROWN VILLE, N. T. , DR. D. GWIN, Having permanently located in ; BROWNVILLE, NEBRASKA, ! For the practice of Medicine and Surgery, ten- i dart his professional services to the afflicted. Office on Main Street. noZZiZ ! A. S. HO L LAD AY, M. D. BefpectfnlTy informs tn rrlendi In Brownrllle and mmediate ricinity that he has resumed tbe practice of Medicine, Surgery, & Obstetrics, i nd hopes.by strict attention to his profession, to receire thitcenerous patronage heretofore extended tohlw. In all case. "here it U poasibl-or expedient, .prescription t.U8ineswillbedone. Office at City Drug Store. i eu.t4, ib lr - L"M.TOHKSON, 11 D.f PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Offloe at U. C. Johnson's Law Office, Tirst Street, between Main and Water, ; L16HT LITERATURE j .. NEWSPAPERS, ! AKD UI every lc:u;j .i. . 'IIIITZ li TiLV LITELIAUI;- rf v,T, HBO W NVIIiLE, H". T. Sept, 22d,1859. f-ntH B. t. M'OilT.' O.B. HEWETT. E. W. THOMA McGary, Hewett & Thomas, ATTORNEYS AT LAW SOLICITORS LY CHANCERY. BrownTille, Nebraska. Will practice In tbe Conrts of Nebrask:a,and North west Missouri. REFERENCES. afecsre. Crow, JfcCrearr &Co., St. lnls, Mo Hon. James If. Hughs, Hon. John K. Sbeply, Hon. James Craijf, non. Sllus Woodson, non. Samuel W. Black, S. F.Kuckolla.Esq., Cherer Sweetk. Co., K W Pnrnis Brownville, N. T. Oct. 28, 1668. Do Do St. Joseph, Mo. Do Nebraska City.N.T. Do do Brownvllle T4nlB E. S. DUNDY, ATTORNEY AT LAW, ARCHES, RICnARDSON CO. N. T. WILL practice In the several Courts of tbe2d J.cial District, and attend to all matters cn"t,c?,l,thritthre Profession. Wm. McLenkaw, ;KBq.,of ebrabka City, will assist me in tbe prosecution of Importantsuiis . Sept. 10, '67-11-tf D. A. CO-NSTABI-E, .'. IMrOlTER AKD DEALER IH IRON, STEEL, NAILS, CASTINGS, SPRINGS, AXLES, FILES BLACKSMITH'S TOOLS Also: Hubs, Spokes, and Bent Stuff. Third Street, between Felix and Edmond, SAINT JOSEPH, MO. Which he sells at St. Louis prices for cash. HighMt Price Tald fui Owap Iron. December 1, IS59.-ly. KINNEY & HOLLY, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, XCnitASKA CITY, !V T. ITlUpracticein the Courts of this Territory Collec tion and criminal business attended to througbont h braska, Western Iowa and Missouri. Will attend I the C.Wat Brownvllle. x2n23-tm i. L IIMHtl. JESSE HOLLADAT. ALEXIS MCDD. Ill C;iIi:S & IIOLL.AUAY, S ' City Buildings ! SAINT LOUIS - - . MISSOURI. 11I1I & IIOLIaADAT, . ' No. HO, Pearl Street, zz' Produce-and Commission IVE XS XX. O XX AWTO. we rta bt rEaMissiow to Powell, Levy fc Lemon, - - St. Joseph, Tootles fc. Farleigh, - " T. . J. Curd Nave, McCord fc Co., - - - " Donnel fc Saxton - - - " : Sonera Island Ahead of the World ! ! I LOOK HERE ! LOOK HERE ! ISHIHGLESII SHIHGLESII ' Tbe undersirned take this method of informing 5 kind that he tas, and will keep on hand a superior I lot of Cottonwood Shingles, which he wilHsellcheap ' . FOR CASH OR PRODUCE, Ilis Shingle Machine is on the Sonora Island, near j the Island Saw Mi", where he may be found when he is not absent on prof essinal business. (aire him a esJana bewUlriTeTou sauMaion. . April 12,1SC0. (Cm) ME RID ITU EELVT. To Ladies of Brownville, r.:as?. liary iievett 1 Announces that she has just reeeired frodi the East a magnificent stock of JMILLINERY GOODS Comir'' 5 of straw, fi:e::ch cm?, GIMP Lie reliant Tailor, JACOB IiIARHOU, BROWNVILLE, N. T. Adopts this method of returning thanks to the gentlemen of this vicinity, for the liberal patron age bestowed upon him heretofore, and to annonnce that he has just returned from St. Louis with a FRESH STOCK - Of pvcrv art !(.? cf - - be better suited in 8tjle, quality or jnce. April 12,1860 1 j MONEY ADVANCED ON PIKES'S PEAK GOLD ! We win receive Pike'a Peak Gold, and advance money upon the same, and pay over balance of proceeds as soon as Mint returns are had. In all cases, we will exhibit tbe printed returns of tbe United States Mint, or Assay office. IXSIIIIAITGTI & CAUSOX. BULLION AND EXCHANGE BROKERS BROWNVILLE, NEBRASKA. so20v4 Clocks, Watclies & Jewelry. J. SCHITTZ f"? Would anuounceto tbecltixens of Brownvllle Vy and vicinity that he has located himself In fcBrownville, andintends keeping a full assort, leut of evervtbinulnblslineof business, which will be sold low for cash. He will also do all kinds of re pairing of clocks, watches and Jewelry. All work war ranted. T3nl81y CITY LIVERY STABLE. . .rr .r- . . WM. ROSSELL, - BROWN VILI-B, N. T. innnmuo. tnh nnhiic that hels treiared to accom- n.t.ikn.. icithintr with r:irriasron and Bueccies ; to- get bet with good safe horses, for comfort and ease in tra- velling. lie wlllaiso ooara norses vy month. . June 10, '8. 60tf 1R59. 1859. IIAXXinAXs & ST. JOSEPH R. U. T II. TALB0TT, DENTAL SURGEON, I Having located himself in CrownTi'.le, N. T., tea j sers bis prozeF5ionai semccs to taeconmunity. A.U jobs .warranted.- , . FALL ARRAXGEMEXTS. Morning Train leaves St. Joseph at - - :00 Evening Train leaves do do - 1 f -0 St. Joseph is reached by the Western Stage Line. PMttnvr nTtlim" tirwonif! tin9 t-r route. r , . " i -,' ; I) (I : C i. : .ua ,v " .. . .. J; Theo. Hill, G. T. Agt', Brownville. . November 24, 1359. " CHARTER OAK Life Insurance . Company, Hartrord, Conn., . Incorporated by Ihe Slate of Connecticut. Capital Stock $200,000. With large and increasing surplus rcceipts.secure ly invested under the sanction and approval of the Comptroller of Public Accounts. OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS: JAMES C. "WALKLEY, President, JOHN L. BUKCE, Vice President. ELIAS GILL. Secretary. E. D.DICKERMAN.Gcneral Agent. DIAECTOnS: Alfred Gill, Daniel Phillips, JohnL.Bunce, R.IJMget, J.A.Butler, E. D. Dickerman N.Wheaton, Sam. Coit, Nelson Ilollister, James C. Walkley. S.B.Beresford.M D, Consulting Physician. A. S. IIolladay.M D, Medical Examiner bv R. W. FURNAS. Ae't, a. 'uuvaaivu. - Vr W ngtf Brownville, N.T. 0T7ZLS3&SCXIE1.- GOODS, , Cotton, Linnen and Silk Goods FOR MEN'S WEAR. Woolen, Cotton, and Silk Undershirts, drajters, Vef incr. rTiilf llnpe. Supnenders. Ac. In Aort. ev ery thing a gentleman could desire to atfay himself in the gayest attire, lie win sen inegooas, or mane suits to order in a style equal to any other Ilouse anywhere, lie a: ks but an examiDanon ox ms gooas acl work. Pricoa, Correspond with the Present Hard Times, April 12, 1860. MORTON HOUSE, MAIN STREET, NEBRASKA CXTl IVEBRASEA. T. I. GODDIN, Proprietor. September, 29, 1859. tf. FRANKLIN TYPE & STEREOTYPE FOUNDRY N"o. 168 Vine St.,bet.J! ourtnana jb ilia, Cincinnati, 0. C. F. O'DIIISCOUL. &. CO Manufacturers and dcalersinrews,liook.ana jod Type, Printing Presses,Cases,Gallie,Ae., Ac. Inks, and Printing Material of Every Description, ETrnrnTVPlWft f ullkind Books.MusiC. PatentMedicineDirectionBTobs.WoodEngrevings, Brand and Pattern Letters, varlons styles, SAINT JOSEPH FEEIALE CWLILGBG, ST. JOSEPH, MO. WILLIAM CAMERON, A. II., Principal. Completely organized as a first classFemale Boarding and Day School. Number limited to 125, Including 25 boarders. Scholastic year commencing first Monday In September. For Catalogues, with full partlculars,ad dress tbe Principal. August 4th, 1S69. v4ntf Mrs. Hendgen & Miss Lnsk, MILLINERS AND DRESS MAKERS, First Street, bet. Main and Water, BROWNVILLE, NEBRASKA, Bonne, Head-Vrtstetani Trimming alwayt on hand Planter's House JOHN M'MECHAN PROPRIETOR, . Corner of Fourth and Cora. Street, Published March 17th, Another New Work by the Distinguished American Authoress, E3I3IA D. E. x. soiiTinvoirrii. ZZauxLtocl XXox23.eeto-d, With an autobiography of the author, by Mrs, Emma D. E.N. Southwobth, Author of the Lost neiress, Deserted Wife, Missing Bride, India, Wife's Victory, Retribution, Curse of Clifton, Viria, Tbe Tbree Beau ties. Lady of the Isle, etc. Completeinone large duodecimo volume, neatly bound in cloth, for one dollar and twenty-five cents, or in two volumes, paper cover for one dollar. SAVE YOUR MONEY AND GO TO WM. T- DEN, BOOT ill ;.LM1, Wholesale and Retail dealer in BOOTS AND SHOES. ......... , . vr,,r.7.( jv- T. : ' ' . . . T i.-.- .. tr i'U i. . i.. 3 V I -r bwuie w fct-vof fv. LvW.s..nA11 we :X w .ti r itU i . ordera respect fully solicited. The Highest Cash prlcepald for Eides, Felta and Furs, at the City Boot and Shoe Store. Cut Leither kept for sale Brownvllle, June 2d, '69. n49jf- AE1BRICAN HOUSE. 1M"CW ELO"tOl BROWNVILLE, NEBRASKA. P. J. HENDGEN, Hereby notlflestbe public that bo has purchased the Nebraska nouse in Brownville, N. T., formerly kept by T. J. Edwards, and has remodeled, renovated and enti rivrh9nroi!tha whole house, from cellar to garret, with an especial view to neatness, comfort and conve nience. Having hau many years cipfniwe s uuici keeper, he feels safe in warranting the boarding patron age of Brownville, and the traveling public, that, wbile at the American, they will have no reason to complain of the fare in any respect. Tbe Hotel is situated Immediately at the Steamboat Landing, foot of Main street, and consequently affords peculiar advantages to the traveling community. Tbe proprietor asks but to be tried, and If not found worthy, discarded. January, 19 I860. 2S-tf l ':1 Jin. OA E- i fi IIEMAHA LAUD AGENT, SURVEYOR & ROTARY PUBEIC, Willselect lands, investigate titles, pay taxes, c, either in Kansas or Nebraska; buy, fell, and enter landson commission; Invest in town property, buyor sell the same, and will always have on handcorrect plats of townships, counties, c.,sbowii!g all lands sub tectto entry, and where desired will furnish parties liv ing In tbe states with tbesame. Being tbe oldest settler In the county will In all cases be able to give full and reliable information . Address A. L. Coate,eitherat Brownvilleor Nemaha City.NebraskaTerritory. 6m-42-v2 The Nebraska Farmer. 16 PAGES QTAItTO MONTHLY. SUBSCRIBE FOR IT. Ii is the only Journal devoted exclusively to the Agricultural and Educational inte rests of Nebraska, Kansas, Northern Missouri and Southern Iowa. Try it. -Vd it. Four Copies, 3 months for SI Twenty Copies, 1 year $15 One Copy, 1 year SI Address, FURNAS & LYANNA, Brownville, Nebratka. G. H. BURGET, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IX CrSTOX AD Boots & Shoes EIE?S e5 0-IPCi Corner or Slain and Mntli Sts. Nebriska City, Nebraska, EaiTton Blackberry. To obtain the original variety lor gardeu or field cul ture, or circulars with directions, address, WM LAWTON, vlnt Jtw Roche He, N X the HELW HILLS. NEMAHA CITY, NEBRASKA The proprietor returns thanks for the generous patronage thus far extended him, and hopes by re newed efiorts to merit Increased favors. Farmers and Others Will do well to have their grain in as soon as possi ble, as spring freshets will soon be upon us, when more than likeljit will be impossible to run the mill for several weeks. Come Along Now ! Meal and Flour of Superior Quality Constantly on Hand. We will pay 75 cents cash for wheat. Feb-22, I860. J. G. MELYIN. Peru Chair Factory, ADO QgtlDl n et Sliop. The undersigned, having purchased the Chair and Cabinet shop lately owned ty T. H. Marshall, take '.his method of informing tbe public that they are now pre pared to nil ordera for all kinds of furnituie, such as Chairs, tables, stands, bedstead, bureaus, safes, cribs, cradles, lounges, etc., etc., either at wholesale or re tail) as cheap as can 'be bought at any other establish ment in the west. Tbe test of coffin lumber and trim mings constantly on hand, which will enable us to nil orders for coffins at short notice. We bave attached to our shop a good Horse Power and Turning Lathe, and we are prepared to do any descrip tion of turning from a Chair leg up to :i Sugar Mill. Chairs and Furniture of all kinds repaired in the best style. N. B. Corn, Wheat, Flour, Dry Goods, Groceries, Lum ber and produce i-: all kinds, Honey not excepted, ta ken in exchange for work or goods. We hope l;y strict attention to business to merit a rhare of public patron age. BEXEDICT &. EL1SS. Peru, Nebraska, Noveber 24, 1S59. p 0 u i From the Nubraska Farmer. The Pastthe Present. BY LE2ZETA. Oft' IVe'sat in mj chamber at twilight ! .When the day seemed bre'thing its last Then memory 1 picture in living light, (" ' .... ' ' C. " ;ysn Icir.y '.:.! -jr- Yrii joys i2,fc gone, yttLava taea. j. i 'Tis pleasant thus to review chillbOod, The happiest period in life, When freely we've roam'd thro' life's wildwood, With no cherished feeling of strife; No ambition yet nigh to defraud ns Of the heart with affection well stored, Nor thoughts of the future disturb us, While the present is not yet explored. The present what words of deep feeling, Tho' time hath not furrow'd my brow In tho present there is much revealing, Of much left undone even now. Yea, the present asks often the question, Oh, what may the dark future be I must wait, yes wait till the season Comes round, and then I shall see. St. Louis, June 1st, 1860. From the Nebraska Farmer. A Petition. BY ABIEL. Ilcavenly Father! Thou dost all maintain ! The Universe doth own thy guiding hand ; Heaven, earth, ocean air or plain Tho' hurricanes may wreck a smiling land -Yet all obey abide thy just command. The grass is yellow on the scorching plain The giant oak reflects a golden hue Thin and, withered, looks the growing grain Tree, plant, shrub, hope, but nurtur'd by tbe do w; Autumal tints prematurely greet the view. In vain the honest yeoman'a sweaty toil . In vain the ship sails o'er the heaving main In vain the grain is placed beneath the soil In vain speeds o'er the land the iron train Tj-i- ?;r:rdon eiTthlbr--TT!Fir, r!-"imi-. p AGRICULTURAL. From the North Western Farmet. , WorK for a Rainy Day. To be a good and complete Farmer, a man would need to be soraethicg cf a genius. ' There is a whole round of art3 and sciences that wou,ld each and all be laid under contribution. For instance, to properly mix pM c hay which they can have in abundance for material for protecting anirnah from the sweeping storms of winter. By ac cess tc the timBer regions of the North, we are more cheaply supplied in Illinois, but even here the cost of lumber involves too considerable an outlay of capital for the beginner to supply at once good ad sufficient, durable and permanent shelter. To supply this want, various devices are adopted; amcn .which,: ft ch!?f . r'v;nco The account as it might an.l shouUbo; Dr. to wintering 50 steers by "good and ample hoveh, well covered, - C2jC3 " to 50 tons hay, ICO CO " " 200 bushels corn at CO cts, - - CO CO Care and attention, 1C0 CO Loss nothing. Total, "SC5-3.CO Difference ia cost, $177,C0. Gain cr rrcflt r- to ?. j o n j - . ; i 1 : a house cr barn," he "might require seme knowledge of architecture. And so on through the catalogue. Even a very su perficial knowledge of a few cf them would be beneficial hardly anything could oome amiss. iJut to put the scien ces out of the question, how few of our farmers know anything of the most com mon arts. And as a natural consequence what a prodigious waste of time there is on every farm. A waste of precious time, sometimes that can never be recov We were thrown into this train of thought from the frequency of the ap plications to us, to do some job for some neighbor, which, by the way, ii almost always a "thank-'ee" job; don't pay, to be sure ; but as we happen to know some thing about mechanics, of course we must take the job. And so, finding a lir.Ie me chanical knowledge so useful, we would say a few words to our brother farmers, propose that they will not learn them selves, at least to let their sons learn. Get a few tools, a saw, a couple of planes, chisels, a draw-knife, brace and bits, and so on ; a few of the simplest tools. And then rig up a sort of workshop in a cor-! ner of the barn, or granary. And here we would say a word, don't by any means come into the house, let the women reign there, though we are not very radical about women's rights, yet we must say it is perfectly heathenish to convert the kitchen or sitting-room into a workshop, we should not blame any woman who vrould give "jessie" to the fellow who in trudes' into her domestic kingdom in that manner. .;t to I: cV ,'. if 1 r., t Orrxt t) lecrsitur-iluj Creator's love . ; Pour o'er the hill, the Tallej and the plain, ' Heaven-blessed showers of re-invigorating rain. Kemaa Co June 3d, 1860. ' i Duty. Rugged strength and radiantbeautj- These were one in nature's plan j Humble toil and heavenward duty . These will form the perfect man. Mr. Hale. Tain we number every duty, Number all our prayers and tears, Still the spirit lacketh beauty, Still it droops with many fears. Mn Smith Cold duty's path is not so blithly trod Which leads the mournful spirit to its God. Wm. Hurbert. The Academy of Sciences of Stock holm has granted a sum of SS000 tow ards the expense of a scientific expedi tion to Spitzburgen and the adjacent pol ar regions, which is to set out fromTrom soe, in Norway, at the end of the pres ent month. The expedition is to be head ed by M. Torrell, an eminent zoologist, and other men of science are attached to it; so likewise is Peterson, the Dane, who accompanied M'Clintock in his last voy age. . No sublimity is so real as that which makes itself deeply felt in union with beauty; just as the highest moral greatness is that which, whilst it awes by unshaken constancy-of principle, at the same time attracts us by the gentleness of love. Channing. The Leipsic Common Council has un der heavy penalties, inderdicted the sale of cotton goods or ball dresses of a green color on account of their being dyed with Schveenfurt's green, which isarsenate of copper, and a deadly poison. Raising Erergreens from the Seed. Plant the seed m fine rich mould, cov ering them by sifting fine earth or mould over them, to a depth of a-third of an inch keep the soil constantly moist by shading, and if the seed are good and fresh, they will come up in a few days. The depth of planting must vary with the size of the seed. The young plants will need constant shading, at least the first season.- Albany Cultivator. 2; viz uz a i :: : : !..; ;.oui3; ret tie tczU, . - r -xl oj axis . - Krn, your cczs aro net; and ycu Lave no idea how much it will add to-the feeling of independance in your son's breast. You may set him down In the wilderness, far away from civilization, and with an axe ana saw he will build him a house. It will make him the self-reliant in fact, and will develop ingenuity and talent in many, in whom it now lies latent. And moreover, it will save time.. There are all your rainy days, now lost, which may be profitably turned to account. I sup pose that you have heard that "Satin finds some evil, still for idle hands to do." Be industrious, then and give no room to the tempter. That you may understand that it pays to understand the use of tools, we will instance a case. Last spring in the midst of plowing, one day about noon, broke a plow beam. We started to work and before the sun was down we were plowing again, loosing not over a half day. Now if we had not been able to do the job, we should have had to take it to the plow shop, twenty miles ofT. We should have lost about two days' work, and had to pay SI, 50 for putting in the beam, besides the uncertainty of getting the job done right off. And then, as I said before, you can save all the rainy days. If one of your whiffletrees are cracked, you can make a new one; put a spoke in your ladder; fix rakes; put a new handle in the hoe ; mend that bro ken chair ; put a shelf in the corner ; put your reaper or mower in order, and all the numberless things that have to be done on the farm, or else paid for, there by materially reducing the profits and all these things, or the most of them, may be done on wet days ; thereby, in effect, adding that many days to the year. Try it for a year or two, and if you do not agree with me, then I give it up. A Mechanic Importance or Clean Milking.--Careful experiments show that the strip pings, or last half pint of milk, drawn from the cow contain more cream than a half gallon taken from the first of the same milking In some experiments that have been made, the proportion was con siderably greater. ' Drought In Vermont. A correspondent of the Journal at the White River Junction, writes on the 14th that not within the memory of the oldest inhabitant has this State ever been so dry before. Rocks are peering their tops above the waters of the majestic Connec ticut which were never in sight before. An extensive farmer informs me that he is obliged to employ men to water his nu merous cattle and sheep, as springs from which they obtained their supply hither to supposed to be unfailing, had dried, up, and that unless we had rain within a few days, he should drive his herd from the pastures to the barn and fodder them as in the winter season." From the American Stock Journal. Cattle Growing on the Prairies- This business at the West is subject to a few drawbacks which the Last does not share with it. Chief among these are the natural fountains bursting from Eas tern hill-sides, which are generally want ing on the prairies. But frequent streams partially remedy this evil, furnishing wa ter to the herds upon the unf enced "prairie range." Many prairie farms are desti tute of water for stock though a new method of draining, called mole draining, promises to do something toward supply incr fountains on these places ; but wells must be the main dependence of farms not located upon living streams. For the butter-dairy the water cf the creeks and slough streams is not equal to the mountain springs of New York or Vermont, but cheese can be made from the same dairy fully equal to Herkimer's best. In choosing a location for growing cat tle on the prairies, durable water should be a chief consideration extensive range gives pasturage in abundance wherever water is found, while the contrary is not always the case. . The East has an advantage over us in economically supplying durable shelter for stock. Very much of the great prairies of Iowa and Nebraska are destitute of lumber sufficient for building purposes, and. must mainly depend upon straw and xraUicrca wtai-er-L-eaten iai:s leaves without any protection. - It ;- very true that cattle in this way do exc . . .i:gy wc!! in mild weather in early winter, but all animals need a sheltering roof as well as protection from the winds. How many calves are "stunted" for life by a day's severe exposure to a cold wet storm in the spring, so that they never gain the proportions they would otherwise have assumed. So it is with growing anirna'.i as one day of very severe labor i:: : s man more than months of ordinary ser vice, so one or two, or three at tnc:f, cf the very hard storms of winter do the mischief of the season, damaging herds more than is regained in months, if indeed it be ever fully recovered. Then the hard winter as a season of cold and ncr,produc tiori receives the blame for the mischief, when it is all chargeable to a few days cf snow or rain tempest, which thousands cf cattle are obliged to bear through all its dreadful peltings, with the torturing pains of the pillory. It matters not what blood or breed they are; on such days of storm, cattle need protection. Indeed, it must be an acclimated race to get through with the breath of life in them. I know that the voice of the farmers of this region is against the existence of such an impera tive necessity for protection, but the low condition of their stock in the spring, with the increased cost of winter keeping over what it need have been, is evidence enough asrainst them. The decrease in net through winter being chargeable to winter keeping, and is the chief item of expense. This need not be economical shelter can If firen, which, with r:?,ntlc?07:rrr, ! oula save tie in in V. . v.-r -.'.t i:i 11 i , vearr, I tain. Straw 13 abundant everywhere, and in many places prairie grass can be gathered too coarse for hay which makes excellent hovel covers. . For winter forage the upland grasses of the prairie are cut, and furnish ai nu trious and palateable diet. Then we hate the range of the cornfields, which, after the corn is gathered the stalks not being cut give in fair weather in early winter, a full supply of food on which cattle thrive and fatten. Braving the elements in la ter winter for food to save life, is what retards the growth of western animals. The East has also a slight advantage over the West in proximity to market. But all advantagds are over-ballanced in the unsettled parts, by the wide range for summer and the quantity and quality of winter fornge. Indeed in many places in Illinois and more in other States West, vast herds can subsist on pastures, rent and tax free. Corn for fattening being easily and cheaply produced renders this an excellent place for stock-growing both growing and fattening being less expensive than at the East. Hence the importance of endeavoring to produce by improvement a good race or breed of cattle for the beef market of the East, as well as to supply the demand for work cattle on the plains. And this tve may do but as an occasional storm of passion marks the blandest countenance of parent and even offspring with tell-tale lines, and will hinder upward progress in the scale of being; so the causes of which we have spoken, though considered unim portant, will hinder the best blood from proper and full development. Do we place too high an estimate upon care and keeping in the improvement cf a herd? We believe not and further, that what ever accident may occasionally do in the way of producing fine animals, an univer sal good result cannot be gained until an imals are fed regularly and kept saeler ed from the awful days spoken of in Win ter, and the severe cold nights. Most farmers wish to so manage their farms that a profit on the labor will be realized. How can a larger profit be gained by furnishing shelter and a little cram daily, thereby keeping on the sum mer flesh which will pay well for the grain, besides saving the wear and tear of constitution occasioned by cold and storm. An animal going into winter quar ters weighing ten hundred pounds, should see the first of May with the same weight; and if it does, it is then possessing its full powers of strength and spirits, ahd is fit ted to breed from or propigate by, or to turn to pasture to fatten upon the natural material for beef making" in warm weath er the abundant prairie grasses. On the other hand, as uow wintered, we give the cost of fifty "hafton steers," as fol lows: Dr. to 50 foes cf hay S3' per fori, $150 00 " to one fourth their live weight (being their best beef and tal low without bone or waste), value 5 cts. per lb. net, - - - - 312 50 Care and looking after, $2 each, - 10000 From the SciantifLj Amerlanl relocation c: Water. As the water with which many cities are supplied becomes impure and unf. t for drinking during warm weather, unless it is purified by some artificial process, ths following are some methods which may be csed for this purpose, and will b-3 very useful. In India the natives n over drink clrar well water, if they can get pend cr river water, which is always mere cr less im pure, according to various circumstan ces, and which they treat in a peculiar manner. One cf the seedi cf a plant, belonging to the family which furnish a . deadly poison strychnine is well rub bed for a minute cr two around the in side of the vessel containing the watir; generally an unglazed earthen cne, which is then left to settle ; in a very svort time the impurities fall to the bottom, leaving the water clear, and, so far as we hava been able to learn, perfectly wholesome. These seeds are constantly carried about' by soldiers in time of war, to enable them to purify the water. The people of India" also have a simple method of softenin hard water by boiling it. In a report made to the British Government in 1S-jI on the water of London, by Professors . Graham, Miller and Hoffman, those em inent chemists stated, that, in making ex periments, with artificially prepared hard water, containing 13 grains of carbor.ata of lime per gallon, the rising of it to the boiling point reduced the hardness from. 13 to 11:2 degrees. . Ebullition, contin' nd dunn-five rrnrrjt??, ro"?"",ri ! ;'t n (' n, 'ih3 Jlrct ilv- :V ;;: - ' :1 effect in reducing the hardness of the va ter than all the rest put together, and it is evident that, to produce the full effect, a more prolonged boiling is necessary, a3 the enect is not .mstantaneouj, but pro gr'essiver, 1 ". : Several years ago, Professor Clark, cf Aberdeen, Scotland, took out a patent ia England,-for purifying hard water by the addition of a little freshburned lime. Coarse sand, gravel and charcoal, hid in successive layers, purify and deodor ize water that is passed through such a filtering bed ; but the materials require to be renewed frequently, a3 their pcres fill up with use, and cease to remove th's impurities. Alum ha3 a word erf ul capac ity for precipitating the mud ia water. M. Darcet found that seven and a half grains of alum rendered, in the course of an hour, a quart of muddy Nile water, perfectly clear and transparent. The action in this case is a strictly chemical one. The salt i3 decomposed, and sulphate cf lime 13 precipitated. Remedy for Cracked Hoofs. A horse raiser in Ohio says, -I have seen several very bad cases cf cracked hoofs, where the hoof3 were cracked up mm to the hair, i hey were cured ia a short time entirely sound, by the use cf a shoe made as follows : Have a heavy common shoe made with two iron bands or strips, about one inch wide, sufficiently strong, welded to the shoe, near the heel, and made to fit the hoof in front, within an inch or two cf meeting, with a hole in each strip for a bolt to pass through, with a tap on or.o end. After putting cn the shoe, soften the hoof by greasing pour iaa little tur pentine ; then put in the bolt, and draw the crack moderately tight by turning the tap. Draw a little closer every day, til the crack is closed, and ycu will have a perfect cure in a short time. The bands must be turned up about an inch at tha ends infrcf,for the bolts to pass through Cheap Fences. The following is a cheap fence. . It has the advantage of taking up but little room, as the rail3 are laid nearly straight It is made as follows: Take your rails and place stones near where the rails lap then drive two stakes, fire feet cr" more long, one on each side, and lay up your rails until the third one then take wire and fasten the stakes together then lay up your raih to the desired height, and fasten wire across the top : cf the stakes close to the upper rails, and your fence is complete, making a large saving, cf land. Total, 8562 50 Credit in spring, to ballance by 50 head of lean steers, taking nearly all summer to overtake last October's position. Crop3ln Indiana. A letter dated Fort Wayne, Ind., May . 11, makes the following remarks in re gard to crop prospects : "We are having , pleasant weather, though rather dry, but cur farmers are improving the time ia planting a large amount cf corn. ' Our Wheat crop is very promising. The pro3- " pect for a large yield in this part o: the State is better than ever known before. 1 is very forward and thick on the ground and the fields present a beautiful appear- ar.ee. If ccthrg hipper-3 to mar the hopes cf the farmers before harvest.- In- diana will bo heard frcia next fall." '
