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i II THE ADYERTISER, FURNAS & LY ANNA., J L ;Coad ory ricUer's Clock. Xtin Street, j ... ,',., - - $2 00 ! " . mnr mill K1 lirn;sa-u l 1 I 'TJiE adyiytiyy ,6 f. - " " If- t " i 9 Y Y ; i X I i V ! ' . : V i-n . ' Y'? ) " :: - .!- vXy, .-. , ;. . .'.Tree to Tern and Regulate ALL nelr Domestic Institutions la !Lci? c;m vzjt subject cnlj to fe Ccnstitutlca cf.llia "jli Jit- jT "i V"T TiiV"iMwiwiwiiiiiijLj liBMiwlMT'jj "' I - "jjiwaw iiirmnawrMBr-wrmM hi in .a n iwiit nwir murwmini miht n r-m- mt r- walMJll!. qiw j- (is r I ! ' ft f i - -. . -. I r.Arr:j or .1 I I 3 "Tl I. :- 1 : i : 1 ! ' y, . ' V ' s " ' VOL. V. BUS 1NE S SjCA K.D S A. SCHOtKHEIT c. ohoit ; . ' ; . .. Johnson & bcnociuuiv 1TTOENEYS AT LAW, S0L1CIT0RSAIN CHANCERY.' roivut Hie. . - jTbTweston, ATTORMEY AT LA V Erorniriile. Nebraska. -0.Tce on ifin Street, on l-t tteP.t Brwnv'.Ue, Prcfiai'CT 1. S59 T. W. TIPTON, ; Attorney at Law , br o jvx villi:, t. duTdTgwij,. Havins rermanently located in BROWN VI LLE, NEBRASKA, For the practice cf Medicin. -Bd Surgery, tea r. hi phonal service, to the B'eUd. nw... Min Street. tioita .9. IIOLLADAY, M. D. HpectJr.:!r inform, b.i friends In Brownville and Lay taat t b reamed the pr.cuc. of Ifdiclnc, Surgery, & Obstetrics, a htnctttaJion to tiKiirofession.to receive SVenero" Theretofore extended to Win. In . ".'.wllbedoue. Office t Cij SrugSiore. L. LL JOHNSON, M. D.t PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, OCce t U. O. Juhnscn lw Office, Tirt Street, between Main and Water, LIGHT LITEMTHI VNEY S PAPERS, AM) SeiriocaLioctlG, Of. every dctcripiicn; for tale at - - SU1IITZ & DEUSER'S LITERARY DEPOT, 1 South-east corner Main and Second, ' - EIlOWlJyiLIiE, If. T. .Sepl,22JflM9. f-ntll V. X.. M'OilT. O.l.HEWETT. E. W. THOMA ilcGary, ilewctt k Thomas, vTlORHEYS AT LAW "AND SOLICITORS IX CIUXCERY. . 5 UrowJvIIIc, .Nebraska. ' "Will practice la the Count of Kebratki,ana North wtit liissosri-. . REFERENCES. ; . . Mewri.Crow.McCreary 8s. Co., St. Loali, Vo. Hun. James M. llJCti, - Do Hon Jirtin R. Staeply, - - - Do ; Hon. James Craig, '- - St. Joseph, Mo. , nu. Silu ' .d..n, - Do Hon. Sirauel W BUct, Nebrabka City,N. T. S. F. Xurknll, K., - Do Cbeevcr Sweetit Co., . . . lo - R. r. Vurnas T5rovnTlll Brownville, K. T. Oct. 23. 1S55. 4nl6 : E. S. DUNDY, ; ATTORNE Y AT LAW, ARCHER, niCIIABDSOy CO. If. T. WILL practice in the neveral Court of the 2d Judicial strict. nd attend to all .matter Connected with the r!elon. Vk. McLekkan. E-tj..of Kebrapka City, mII aMM me hi the prosecution if nuportantSuit . Sept. 10, '67-U-tf L. HTOWLI. JTSSr HOI.tAD4T ALCXIIMCDD. IIIGIICS & tIOLL.AAi; N-i. I, City. Buildings, 3AINT LOUIS - -; : lUSSOUm. ' ?Il"DD &7lOLl,AriAY, Ko. 140, Pearl Streot, reduce and Couimissioii WE HEFER BT rEMiSJ05 TO Powell, Levy it Lemon, - - St.Joseph, T.x.tiet &. Frleigh, - " T. &. J. Card -.-- Kve. McCvditCo., - - - ." Punnet a. sxtin . J7-6m. D. JlELO"KT. A. C O X S T A S T A D LE . IMPORTFR ASD SEALER I! IRON, STEEL, NAILS, 'ASriNTiS, SPRINGS. AILES, FILES J LAC KSHTirS TOOLS Also: IIu)s, Spokes, and Bent Stuff. Third Street, between Felix and Edniond, SAINT JOSEPH,. MO'. t Wtich tetUtSt. Louispricef for rash. T. M. TALBOTT, " DENTAL SURGEON, 7JT-in5 located himself in Brownville, 2. T. ten w Ul0 rwivcnvuaiBwi llVVS tv uCWUUIUiUU)lJ All jobs warranted. . Planter's House . JoiLv:r:jEcnAs rEorniETOR, Comer cf Fourth and Com. Street, SNTolorv ga:Lg.v City, TXotia MORTON HOUSE, MAIN STREET, KEnilASKA CITY, XEBKASCA. ; T. I. GODDIN, Proprietor. September, 29, 1S59.- tf" n cf.lha Tnltca Sttc' i.i" .- r,!-..a: ,T. u .ci.. t..;ui.;;?jc.irp One-Li'. i C"! n tne y e ", 0 lCl-u-.-'h C- 1 is""; ;jf, - Osesulth C ' jut, O i-. :caiX liV.n;:, - - ).-eta:f C-l'i:.-.3 :x r.i-.i ;r.. 0.:a f ou .h 0' '" " a iix r.' Oue eU'nh C--1 ssi u'.r.i, Ore C--i3rv.n t;::f s r.v-r,:li, 0-e 'calf Cot '..i fa"e cu..:., cue f r-iv'c .! - .'i t'-ree a.' i ' i. . - 3 - J - ' - t , L - - : ij - - i . ? . - :? i.i . - : i : i . - . . . . - ; ? t ? - Si - - - . f ' r. i . 1 j i J Caeel-'tr.li C . ;i.ree r.-. j r v i -; e 1.3 BROWNVILLE, NEB NOVEMBER 29, 1860. I i v. rWMMt'-'ww1 iMim..aw t'W'f' "--jirmm "rilie's Ical, or Uust." Tft1 - AKD DRY GOODS HOUSE. 20"o- XX, rlvixx otroot, t BR0WITVILLS, IT. T. nare'Jnst completed thfir new busineFj hone on Main Street, near the U.S. Land Office, in Krownvilie wl.e. ethey hie opened out and areoflericg oatLe most favoraV.e term, G-HO ozzs ib: Dry Goods, Provisions, FLOUR, CONFECTIONARIES,- GREC AMI DRIED FUriTS, Choice Liquors, Cigars, And a "thousand and one," other thlnfia ererybody needs. - , ' " CALL AND EXAMINE OUR STOCK Brownvilie, April 26, ly Mrs. Hendgen & Miss Lusk, 3IILLIXERS AX D DRESS MAKERS iFirst Street, bet. Main and. Water,' BROWNVIT.I.E, NEBRASKA, onnett,IIcad-Drete and Trirnmingi alvaytonhand ELIOK DQDK BIIIDERY, COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA. ' WILLIAM F. IIITER. May 17, 1SC0. A5IEL1MJAN HOUSE. BROWNVILLE, NEBRASKA.; P. J. HENDGEN, ITereby notifleFttie public that he has purchased the Nebr(-fea Houte in Brownville, N. T., formerly kept by T, 3. JiJwArris, and has remodeled, renovated and enti rely chanRed the whole house, from cellar to garret, with an especial view to neatness, comfort and conve nience. Having had many years experience as hotel tee per, te feels safe In warrantinjnb.eboardi.ng patron ace of Brownvil le, and the traveling public, that, while nt tho American, they will have no reason to complain ofthefareln any respect. - The Hotel is situated immediately at the Steamboat Landing, foot of Mainstreet, and consequently affjrds peculiar advantaces to the traveling community.. The proprietor asks but to be trijd,tnd if not found wortL)-, discarded. . : January, 19 1SG0., 2S-tf . -:. TIIE .IIELVIir.niLLS.- NEMAHA CITY NEBRSKA- The proprietor returns tnaclig for the generous patroDHpe thusfar extended Lim, and hopes by re newed efiort? to merit increased favcrs. , . Farmers and Others TTill do well to have their grain in as soon a posei b!e,a tprinj; freshet? will soon 1)6 upon vr, whun more than likely it will be imposssible to run the fiiillforcereral vecks. . . ' .. ' Ccm3 Along Ifow! Meal and Flovr. of Superior Quality Constantly on Hand. ' : We will pay 75 cents cash for wheat. rb-:2,160tl. J. O. MELV1X. Merchant Taller, - JACOB MARH0H, BROWNVILLE, N. T. Adopts this method of returning thnpk? to the gentlemen cf this vicinity, for the liberal patron age bestowed open him heretofore, and to announce that he has just returned from it. Louis wita a FRESH STOCK Of every article of . . GENTLEMEN'S WEAR, ' Consisting of . . ' FINE CLOTHS, axrnxivrxjxi. goods, CoTTOS, LlSNEW AND SlLK GOODS, FOR MEN'S WEAR. Woolen, Cotton, and Silk Undershirts, drawers, Vcstingg, Half Hose, Suspender?, Ac. In short, ev ery thing a gentleman could desire to array himself in the gayeft attire. He will gell thegoods. crmake suita to order in a style equal to any other House my where, Lie asks Lutan examination of his goods and work. ;. Pricca, Correspond with the Present Hard Times. April 12, 1RS0. tooo CONCORD GRAPE VISES!! S15 Per Hundred ; 83 Per Dozen.' $l CO per dof 3 00 each 2 CO do i i ; 1 CO : 75 .. 75 : ' 75 ... 0 .. .100 ... '50 I CO i0 do do do do do do .do do do ' The Nebraska Farmer. 16 PAGES QUARTO MONTHLY. - . ;iii:sc:m:K ran it. It is ike only Journal devoted exclusively to the Agricultural and Educational inte rests .' of Ocbraska, Kansas, . Xortktrn Missouri and Southern kma. . ,2?r3r it. -IcL it- - - . Four Copies,' 3 months for SI . , Twenty Ccpies, 1 year , . $15 Oce Cop, 1 year . 1V .SI 1 - Address, - - j. - - FUllNAS A LYANNA, CHARTER OAK 7 Life insurance Company,- Hartfcrd, Conn. . Incorporated by the Stale of Connecticut; Capital Stocls. $200,000; With Urgeand increasingsurplusreceipts.secure ly invested under the sanction and approval of the Comptroller of Public Accounts. ' : :". OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS: JAMES C. WALKLEY, President, ' JOHN L. BUKCE, Vico Vresident. 1 ELIAS GILL, Secretary. ; - . E.D.DICKERiIAN,General Agent. : . DIj2ECTOB3: Alfred Gill, Daniel Phillips, ' JohnL.Bunee, R.Iilodget, J. A.Uutler, . .. .E. D. Dickerman N.Whcaton," SaouCoit,. ; ..Nelson Hollister, ... , ., James C. Walkley. . S.B.Beresford.M D, Con?nlting Physician. . A; S. Uolladay,M D, Medical Examiner. Applicationsreceired byK. W.FtTRNAS.Ag't, -n8-tf . brownville, N.T. JOSEPH L. ROY, AJID HAIR DRESSER. Main Street, DROWSTILLE, If. T. Mr L'ltoy has estabHsed,iathe rear of his Barbd-shop A BATHING ROOM, For the accommodation of those who consider cl ean Unes a virtue. 50,000 lds.wool; wasted. L iST. JOSEPH;. MO. . . Two Extensive .Woolen Factories- are in k - . SUCCESSFCL'1 OPERA10X, ONE NEW AND FITTED UP . With all the Late&t . Fine Improvements. .. We are prefAred to manufacture to order, and have for sale the following Ooocu: Satinets, Heavy and Light, JEM'S T WEEDS, FLJ1XXELS WHITE, COLORED, STRIPED AND PLAIN Fulled linseys, Colored Tlliitc . axJ Mixed, 1 ,1-2 .Yards wide - " , FULLED CLOTIL Blankets -cf ali Kinds and all Qualities, YARN'S ,0F ALL SIZES AND COLORS, Warranted all Goods of the best material. tifWe will exchange the above Goods for Wool or cash. . .. . Fancy. Dylnj? to Order. : We will pny cash for any amount of Wool, at Market Prices. Flour constantly on tandforsale. The best price paid fir wheat. N.BUEL A SON. BUELLA DLSOX. August, 23, 1SG0. . Douglas' Improved PROiioi scran uislij. Ala skin gum Works. Zantsville, Ohio. ' ffc are nv prepared to manufacture our Premium SiKjar-Cane Mills, either Vertical or Horizontal, and will he.aiile tosuppfyrbe !emanl. hoTvever larce. We are 'u ni ifdUi! ina D )Unla,improvel Kvap orator, anJ alo Duuslr.sSffa.il S.itrar Evaporator, Hud are prepared m furnish every article ef the best quali ty. and at numerate rateo. frquirrd in the manntaciur PRICES $M $6i) $S0. I0t) wid upwards. Price of Furnaces and Kvaporators. $50 to $100. i PjmtihlPti fnrnUhAft on artnlicatisn. All orders addressed to the undernigneJ win be prompt ly attended to. DOUULAS BKOTHKRS, l5y. ' 1859. xiA.x.iniia &stv Joseph n.u. 7S'r- 3 F 3 3 ns PALL ARRAKGEiXTS. Vorninr Triin le.vt, St. Jucp at - - f Evening Tsln t avps Alt . f .j li. Juv.-hIi i te acuej ty ae trfftora E"l4p' f "f;"rpr ar tim' nJ Katrine .y tlil Fu.te cntt,f! n'd H-.tii wij.y:Eabtern fcoJ Sou'.hern Railroads aLdPiii'kett. J T D IIavwocd, Sup't., Hannibal. D C Sawx.v, General Ac;ent, St. Joe. 1 B Groat, G. Ticket Agent, Han'Lal Theo. Hill', G. T. Ag'C Brownville. Iabolla and Clinton-- Anna..-. . Delaware---- Urbecca Diana Canbj'g August Clotilda (very early) Garrigues FraTitiin - Perkins . HartfiTd PrJitc-s To Kalon v . .. . Northern "Mnwndine 20.000 APPLE TREES, r romo ro o years old. root-grafted. i CJ.nOO Three Year Old Rocl-Grajls, (and they are rice, too,) at 550 per thounnd, if taKen tae present lull. 5,000 Ecugliton'a Seedlicg Gooseberries. . at $5,00!) per hundred. Evergreens, 4"c, Very Cheap. We prefer Jibing trees in the tall, bttryin; root and qraneh, and rlantiti very earl? in j-'iriiirr. Our neighbor, Kev. V. II. Fink, j-urr inKed cf us last i ail bud tarce year old Ppp:e tree?, whif-b he se cured from frnst till si rir., planted earlj, watcrin, once, oii.y iv.ree cf wuith hnve faikd to grow ; while others that purchased in the spring have gene rally lot more than half the bcin tho dryest rhat we iisve tver knjn. JAMES SMITH tS03. . DeslIoiccK, bwa,Ser.t. 1st., liCi). , Fell ST. LOUIS, w TO PLANTERS '.DEALERS The undersigned ha vo for sale this fall an unusu ally large and tine stock of ' .' '.. FRUIT i OaUAf.lEIJTAL TREES, Shrubs, Evergreens, $c. Of vigorous growth and the best varietiegj a part of winch "are- : 100.000 Apple Trees, 5 to 7 feet high, r ,.. i v tO.Ot'O I'oacti ; Co ' do - xlo , , : , ' 1 0,0 11 0 Pear ; do standard and dwarf, 1 . 5,C.!0 Hum . do do do I'..''.. 5.000 Cherry do ... do da 10,1)00 Currants, red dutch, white dutch and test varieties, 0,000 Rhubarb, Linnaeus, Scotch, Hybrid, Ac. 10,009 UuoScberrie, Houghton Needling. 15,000 Raspberries, all tho tewestand best kind. 10,000 Evergreens, all tho hardy varieties, from one to fix feet high. 20,000 Grate vine., including Delaware, Diana, Anna, Concord. Ac. 100.000 Strawberries, Wilson's Albany, and the largest collection in the welt. ALSO: O It 17 A 2.1 E XT T A I TREES- jShruls, IioseSy Greenhouse Plants, ' . , c, - tic., 4"c.' -v ' ' In Quantity. ' ; . Purchaers will please bear in mind that the above are not grown at the East and brought here foraile, but are grotcn in our oirn Ttrery. . . ... - On the Olive ' Street Road, - Fve miles West cf the Court House, St. Louis, Mo. Orders should be left at the Valley Farmer office, 78 Chei tnut St.,or ddressed to . - C ARE W, SANDERS A CO., ; . . St. Louis, Mo. P.' S. Send for Catalogue; containing varietic?, price s, Ae. Fnll IUTIICR & ABnOTT, : - SrcCESSORS TO II G KLT, ' :. Unite! States-ani Foreign Newspaper Advertising Agency, 333, BROAD WAV, 'NEW YOUKi Are au:liori3cJ aienu for the "JvKEHASiE-i ADVER TISER" anit -XEBltASKA FAttMKK." ; AGRICULTURAL- ! T - ' : r.' rrcai the Value Farmer. ; Selcctlca cf Sliccp . ;. ' We hare; been interested, of. late,') in locking over .the various reports of the several Agricultural Societies and dis cussions in other f places, in' regard to sheep. There seems to Le an increasing attention to this class of farm stock," and inquiry in regard to the test";b.reeds for mutton, as well as for wool.' ,.y . For fine wool there can le but one question ; the Spanish Merino, with its varieties, bears the palm for this purpose. For mutton purp osesthere is a wider choice, and the opinions seem to be as various in regard to their quality; as the breeds are numerous. - -; - - - In the discussions in regard to sheep raising, which were had at one of -the meetings of the New York Agricultural Society, during their late Fair, Mr. Pet titbone . of - Vermont, . speaking of fine wool sheep, said he did; not like excess ively gummy sheep, as they are not hardy their ,wool being weu When the gum begins to - run in the Sprfng, they want blanketing. i - , '.! ' . A writer in ihe .last number. of ;the Rural Xew Ycrkerf over the signature of "Steuben," takes up this subject, and ad vances many ideas which, according- to our limited experience, appear to be very correct, and judicious. . We have not room to publish his whole article,' whieh is long, and must therefore content ourselves with making an' abstract 3 from such parts ; as suit our present object. r - ' -; Quoting Mr. Pettitbone he says that he (P) asserts that those sheep with ex tremely greasy fleeces should .be discard ed, as th'e'wool becomes 'cold, and the sheep chilled. ; "Steuben."- agrees that such gummy sheep are not hardy but tit tributes this defect, not so much to the wool becoming cold, as to the draft which such an r excessive .secretion of greasa makes upon the system, thereby, reducing and weakening it. ' Such sheep, he says, are unprofitable, as the fat inclines, too much-to the outside. ..'Besides, such wool is not profitable ' with the dealers; and they dislike it. " 1 ' " ' ' , He thinks that an average of 4 12 lbs.' of clean wool to the flqch, ought to satisfy any reasonable breedi r. He once bought, as a curiosity, the pTemiumle'ece taken off at a Sheep Fair, which weighed 30 lb&.And 6 oz.; He had it cleaned for the card, and its weight was reduced ,7;lbs. 12 oz. ; . ... ... I- ; He advises those who -are selecting bucks, not to look' so. much for grease in the-wool; .as to a compact, even, fine wool. . : He ; also advises to shun bucks that'have wrinkles" on their, bodies, as they will be short-lived. Let. the shirt, says he, fit snug to the body.a wrinkle or two on the neck, and a good .flap across the breast, are. well enough.-. See that your sheep have a stocky' form a peach blow -skin wool compact and long. par. ticularly on the belly, and1 ceitainly - on the legs, as lojv as the joints or. lower, -and then, with good, sheds arid.. keeping, ycu will find grease enough at shearing; and they will, be 'pretty 'sure to have a good constitution.' His remarks in regard to crossing large Leicester bucks with Merinos, are correct, as we know from some attempts we made several years ago in getting a uniform mix with a Dishley buck aud Merino ewes. This, he thinks, is getting the "cart before 'the horse." The pro cess should be reversed, by puttiug Mer ino bucks to the large Leicester, or Cots wold ewes; and his reasons for it are these : The Leicester lamb, being large, requires much more milk than the Meri no, and with his Merino mother fs starv ed for the want of a full stomach. The consequence is, he grows up a stinted sheep, covered with coarse wool ; while, on the other hand, the Merino lamb re quires a less amount of nourishment, but gets from his -Leiceister mother a sur plus, and he comes up strong and hearty, and invariably with a finer, - better staple of. 'wool than the. other cross. . . After ; all. what .."Steuben"., (and his mode is the best one)'and others say, in regard tocrosring .Merinos and Leices ters, it is; a hap-hazard business" for the few first generations at any ratei 'Some of the lambs will be Leicesters or cf the coarse wool type, and others of the Mer- tvDe. Ine arreat oDiect or sucn ino breeding seems to to mm i i mJ Iili..fcw .'"Of all kinds, for sale tt.lhir. ofH:. et a Merino fleece upon a Leicester body; or, m oth er words to get a Merino sheep with its beautifully fine staple, with the strong, robust, capacious body of the coarser breeds. This seems to.be "contrary to Xatcr." The late Charles Vaughan cf Hallowdl, experimented in this way sev eral yeaTs, crossing the Dishley and Me rino in various ways. He obtained some finely formed animals, but they cciild not he relied upon to produce -theif like. -Their progeny would "cry. back,' as breeders say some to one side and some to the other. The nearest that any have come to it are the French Merinos, so' called, and these have not fleeces of su perlative fineness of staple. . , , y i. t T ' Ccrlns deer skins with the Iiairon. The following is a recipe proposed by the editor of the Irish Farmers Gazette : , Steep' the skins in water and wash them well till they are soft .and clean; they are then scraped and thinned on the fleshy side with a fleshing knifa, and.laid in fermen'ed lcam for; a few days, after which they are taken' out and washed. A solution of salt and lime . is then made; and the fleshy side rapidly and well rub bed .with it, till the fleshy side is v: ell bleached; after which make a paste to the consistency'ef. honey, of the lime and salt solution, by adding wheaten ficurand yolks cf eggs, and spread this paste on the fleshy . side; after jhis hey are stretched, and dried, acd when dry rub bed with pumice-stone. .-' . ) ; j v The Pauline Grape. . i This grape is beginning to create an excitement among grape growers. :' Only two months ago the "Field and Fireside" said: "What is the Pauline grape V We are not certain that we.. know a per son that had ever seen a' person who has seen the Pauline grape. At the. late Vine Grower's Contention at Aiken Soith Carolina, the . Pauline grape, was highly appreciated fyr the table as well as . for wine, so much even that vit is proper to say a few words about it. Its origin, like that of many others of our native grapes, i3 rather mysterious. It has for many years been raised in the vineyard of Mr. Caradeuo and in that of Dr. McDonald, who, however, never could . recollect how or whence they ob tained it. It. was, however, .too fine to pass unnoticed and nameless through the world, as it unquestionably is one cf our very finest grapes jn the South.. . ;A few grape-growers concluded to name it Pau line in honor of .Mr. Caradeuc's daughter and as a token how highly they appreci ated the untiring efforts of Mr.-Caradeuc in promoting the culture of the grape in the South the perfect success of which is now proved beyond a doubt. This was in September. 1857, and it seems strange indeed that distinguished horticulturists should not have known it before now. ' In the catalogue of Mr. '; Redmond, formerly ihe - proprietor of Fruitland NurserYi a' correct description is given of it in 1857, arid in copying it I can add but a very liule : "This fine new South ern grape may be briefly described a3 fol lows : Bunches quite large, shouldered, compact; berries cf medium size;- color a dark brownish crimson, very transpa rent before m&turiy not quite so. much s3- when' fully ripe ; ;: flavor, exceedingly sweet and juicy, with a thin skin ' and no' pulp'; ' the most luscious of our native grapes; leaves " large, scarcely lobed, rough, of a yellowish tint, and somewhat convex. Young branches and .leaves have a peculiar rusty 'appearance which renders it. easily recognized from: any other; wood j red; with .large prominent eyes, not disposed to rot. Makes a de lightful Madeira-colored wine, and'tYAe. bed hardy table - grape we have in the South.?' : . . . This grape has never been known to rot. The skin is so thin that when over ripe it is sometimes stung by wasps and bees. SoriSe .persons, judging froin'the thin skin, and the absence of pulp, have considered it a foreign grape. ;It.has, however, so many characteristics peculiar to our native grapes, as hardly to admit of any. doubt of its American origins-Be this as it ma), it is a grape that i3 deser ving, of the most extensive cultivation. Alabama paper. . ' i:- . ' ' : Agriculture lu tiic United States. We glean the following statistical data concerning the - United Ssates, it3 agri culture and manufactures, from ' a- very able article by Mr. E. Dorrnoy, in the Revue Conlemporaine, Irr 17S3, at the period of the peace, the Utiited. States only comprised 602,230 square miles; at the present tune they extend over'a terri tory of 2,S62,050 square miles, or nearly double the extent of Europe, exclusive of Russia. Out of a population of 3,400,000 males of the age of fifteen and upwards, 45 per Cent are agriculturists; ' while those "engaged in "commerce, manufac tures, trades, and mines, do not together form more than 30 per cent.; 2 per cent, are devoted to a seafaring life ; while the army scarcely claims, more than one per thousand. These proportions djffer wide ly fiom those of Europesince in En land not more than' 15 per cent, are agri culturists; in France, 23 percent:;' and in Belgium, -25 .per cent; -''The capital engaged, in agriculture amounts in the United States to 5,200 millions of dol lars;, while "that ' employed in; other branches of industry does not exceed 1,000 of dollars, Every year agriculture adds 16,600,000 dollars to the wealth of the- country, and in . the State of New York alone, agriculturists pay four-fifths of the taxes.1 In 1857, the total exports from the United States amounted to 360, 000,000 dollars, of which sum agricultural produce formed two-thirds, including cot ton, which alone stood for one-third. In the course of ten years the value cf these exports had increased 70 . per cent. In the United States the average cf a farm or estate is from-150 to -200 acres; in France it is "net more than 12 Ij2 acres; while four millions ot small farmers do not own more than from G Ij4 to 7 12 acres. . Maize constitutes the chief staple of thts United States, since it occupies nearly one-third of the, land under culti vation, or CO millions'of acres; 20 mil lions more consist cf uncultivated pasture land, -incapable of producing hay'; 12 12 millions are. meadow land; oats are grown on 7 lp2 millions of acres, and 5 millions of acres produce cotton. ..The vine covers 250,000 acres.; The four chief sources of revenue to the Union' in the way of annual produce are maize, producing C00; millions -of dollars;-hay, 140' millions , Wheat, J00 millions;. and Cotton," SO millions. The . number of horses, asses? and mules,'is estimated at five millions, or one of' those animals for every fire inhabitants; there are 18 mil lions of oxen, 20 millions cf rigs, and 20 millions of. sheep. . The total value cf ell thesa domestic: animals - is about COO millions cf dollars. 2Isnasczicni of Cream in Cold ; Weatl:er. ' For some reason not yet known, cream skimmed frcni milk in cold weather, doe3 not come to butter, when churned, so quickly as'that frcrn' the same cow in warm weather. Perhaps the pellicles, which form the little sacs cf butter ia the cream, are thicker, and tougher. There are two methods of obviating this troutle in a great degree. 1 One is, to set the pan of ,milk on the stove, or in some warm place as soon as strained, and let it re main until quite warm some say, until a bubbb or two rises, or until a skim cf cream begins to form on the surface. Another mode recommended, is to add a table spoonful cf salt to a quart of cream when it is skimmed. Cream thu3 pre pared, will generally come to bulter in a few minutes when churned. It is tho't the salt acts upon the coating of the but ter globules and make3 them tender, so that they break readily when, beaten by churning. Maine Farmer. ; EMusles and Slilnglln?. A correspondent of ' the New England Farmer says: : Twenty-three years ago I found I had quite a lot of refuse shingles on hand, both sappy and shakey, and I laid them on the back kitchen and woodshed. : I have just examined them, and think they will last at least seven years longer. The building has not leaked, to my knowledge. - I soaked these shingles in a very thin whitewash made with brine ir.stead of clear water. There has teen nothing done to th:m since, although I have no doubt that to have whitewashed, or serv ed a coat of dry slaked lime or fine . salt once in two or three years on them, would -have been a great advantage to them. Y ' , -As I shingle, differently from almost any one else, I will give you my method, and my reasons for it. However Aide the shingles- maybe, I do not a41o w the nails to be put more than two inches apart. .-. t . Reason. If. your shingles, are wet cr green, and the wide ones are nailed at the edges, the shingle must split, or one of the nails draw when the shingle shrinks. . If the shingle is dry . it . must huff. or crowd the. nail out when it swells. Thus your nails are kept in constant mo tion' by every shrink or swell cf m the shingle, till they are broken, pulled out, or the shingle is split.. I do not want tne nails drove quite in, or so as to sink' the head. . Reason. The heads of the nails hold up the buts of the next row of shingles, and gives the air a free circulation. ', I lay all my shingles in whitewash. I prefer brine for making it. , I line with red chalk. I then' whitewash the last course laid down to the line, ar.d after the building is '.shingled I whitewash the whole of the rocf. . Reason. To make the shingle last twice as lor:g a3 they would without the whitewash, and I consider it much better than'1 just whitewashing the roof 'after fchinhng. ! ' Carpenters often object to shingling in this way, as it is rather dirty work, and declare they know it does not do any good that it is just as good to white wash after shingling, etc.. , , Tlie Hjaeinth. - Its beauty, fragrance, easy culture, and wonderful adaptation, have justly merited for it the appellation of Domestic Flower. It grows freely in almost any medium ca pable cf retaining moisture, and will gen erally produce as fine spikes of bloom, when grown in sand, moss, of water, as when planted in the richest compost. Light, air, and moisture, are the neces sary esspn'.ials to insure success. When in growth, the Hyacinth should be placed in the lightest possible situation, turned daily, and, during mild weather, have abundance of air. Extremes f temper ature and draughts should . be carefully avoided, aho close, hot situations, as here the plant gels down, hence the cause of long, weakly, ill-shaped stem3. , , Culture of the Hyacinth in Water. When grown in glasses which is un doubtedly the most el?gant and interest ing system of our culture, use dark color ed ones, as the roots instinctively shua light. Place the bulb on the top of the glass, which fill with pure rain, or soft water, so as almost to touch . its base. -The glassc.i should then be placed in a perfectly dark, cool; but not damp situa tion, and ia the course of three or four weeks the bulbs will have sufilciently rooted, and may be removed to the light. In all cases, a flower-stand cr table close to the window is the most desirable posi tion: nevertheless, the Hyacinth may be grown successively on the mantle-piece, of cn the centre table of hhe room, pro vided there , be - sufficient light. . The Dutch have anoth3r very interesting mode of culture; they taken flat dish,, either crystal or porcelain, about the depth cf a soup plate, and according to its size, place 3, 6, 0, or 12 " strong,; healthy bulbs, in about half an inch of water. - In a few days the roots begin to spread cut hori zontally, cod so clasp each other that in the course of a few weeks they , form a natural support fcr the grocp. The bulls may cr may net t c covered with cojs. l'r- v. t:. ; r.--iri9 F.".-.-r. In reference to the inquiry : "HoW ij my wife going to gel eggs enough to sot tie my ccYee " We wiil sine ti..;t s v eral means have been attem-:?J to arc-3 hens ,rcm their torpidity, when th-:y ecus? the natural period cf the year to hy, in as much a3 it seems very bird to r-.;i through the winter without the luxury cf eating netv-hi j eggs; and h t t:.-? im portance of the qi.ciiion . "Ilr.v h my wife going to get rg3 cn:-:.;h this v.ir.ter to -settle my cc::'ee i" .'cw, thVmcst practical mode that occurs to the wrirc-r would be to procure early srrin.T-hitchei chickens the Asiatic breeds are ry: .'.er ally the " best winter layers ar. J keep them in a warm dry rhv:i, and if f'.d plentifully and -attended to, they will generally commence hymg - about ih first of November, sometimc-3 ear!::r. In cold, and damp, this is not to be ex pected, and much may in different sea sons depend on the state of the weather and the condition cf the birds.' 'A poor half starved hen car.net be expected ta lav eggs. y There ccem naturally two soasoi cf the year when h:n3 lay early in spring and afterward in summer indicating that if .fowls were left to themselves they would, like wild birds, produce two broods in a year. A wild hen will lay no more es than she can conveniently cover, an i her periods fcr laying and in cubaia will be fixed and regular. Not so wuh the domestic hen, for feme Jay every day, cr every other day for nine months cut cf the twelve, and some vari eties evince a desire to sit; while others manifest tlm desire, seme at . one period, and others at another period. Among a flock of hens, these diversities will' show themselves, and advantage may be taken of them with benefit to their otvner.- J3.:t they require as a condition, that they ba . well provided with warm, dry, comfort able lodging, clean apartments, plenty cf food; such as boiled potatoes, miched and given to them warm, corn, barley, buckwheat, cats, and occasionally animal food. In summer, they get their sujy in the form cf worms and insects, when suffered to run at large. It will be found that the fecundity cf the hen will be in creased according to the supply cf ani:aai food furnished. It is we'll known that her.3 are modest birds, and seek privacy while the symp toms of approaching egg-labor are strong upon them. ' It 13 thought by many that the production of eggs is like the yield ing of milk ia a cow, somewhat under the control of the creature; so it becomes us to add every inducement to stimulata the instincts of nature; and coax a fowl to prolificacy by consulting their taste3 and whims by making their nests as secret a3 possible. Hens moult, and cast their feathers once every year, generally-commencing ia August, and continuing until Novem ber, and in some cases still later. It' is the approach, the duration, and the con sequences of this period which puts a' slop to their laying. All tho period 'white it lasts, the wasting of the nutritive juices prepared for the Hood, fcr promoting the growth of the feathers i3 considerable, and' hence it Is no wonder there should not remain substance enough' in the body of the hen to cause her egg to grow. Old hens, therefore, cannot always te depen ded on for egg3 in winter, they scarcely being in full feather before the middle of December; and they probably may not begin to lay till March or April. ; ' As pullets do not mcuit'the fir: year, they commence laying before the el'er hens, and by attending to the period of hatching, eg-gs may be produced during the year. An early brood cf chickens, therefore, by being casefully. sheltered frc ta cold and wet, will begin to iay in the fall or early v inter. -An ordinary breed cf hen?, well hous ed, well fed and well cared fcr, will be cf more profit to their owners than a like number of neglected, half-starred biddies who may come of the best laying tribe. We have been abundantly .supplied with fresh eggs, in winter, to settle our coffee, from the African Pan tan hens, when managed in accordance with what we have recommended. We want to bj told how to make hens hyfor everlasting. C. IT. BEHEST. Queen Victoria's Sta?;IC3. A recent letter, describing Windier Castle, says: Eefc-re going into the interior cf .the Castle, we were shown the Queen' sta bles "Mews" as th?y call th::n here. These, as may be imagined, arc on a. scale corresponding with thr extrava gance of royally. She keeps threo hun dred horses, part of which are now ia London, as she is sojourning for the pre sent at Buckingham Palace. All . cf these here were grays, eac:pt. the f-sy ponies. One cf the latter 13 a beautiful liule milk-white animal, as clean zz 1 rice as scap, water and currying can maks him. lie is a pet cf the Queen's, and she has a small carnage in which she drives him herself around the? gardens. There were also four cf the tinie.'t bay ponies, which the Princers Alice heroeli drives, four-in-hand, in a small carriage. These, with six others, were a rrcent from the Kino; of Sardinia. Th 3 r.r-rj of. each 13 inscribed on a p'ate cf r"':': in his stall, cn one cf which is "Vi: r," and on another "Emanuel," ia h .r: cf the illustrious donor. . Wisdom is the essence cf know!: '