i.
PrBLlSUED EVEUr TBCBSDAY CT
-rCllXs, LYANNA & FISHER,
j03(i Story Strickler's Block, ilain Street,
nr. t"
-.rear. if paid in advance, - - - - $3 00
1 .. t pAUattheendoi 6 months 2 60
. " , . 12 3 00
" 12 r niore will he furnt-hed at $1 60 per
nut oi . .jcomn.nics the order, not
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THE 1DTEETISER,
RATES OI ADVERTISIOi
Oaequrf (10 IInesorlei)oneiutertlcTi, - ti
ch additional insertion, o)
One square, ob month. --- j M
Buaiae Cr.l-iKi aix liuesor tens H ijer, - 6 fro
one 0lu:na one year, - - 0 0
One-half Column one fe&r - - - - 5 H
Oue fourth column one year, ... W u
One eighth Column oce year, - - - W fi
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One bill Coltian u months - - Pu
Ont fourth Coiatnn ix m until . . . 10 ot
One eighth Column six niutiha I U
One Column three mouth, - - . o
One half Colcir.n three nintbs, IS o.
One fonrth Column three months, . . . p on
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VOL. VI.
BROWNVILLE, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JAN., 2, 1862.
NO. 26.
BUSINESS CAIlS
iusustus Scliociilidt
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
SOLICITORS CHANCERY,
" Corner Ftrtt and Ha:n Streets,
Rr0 , ii ville, - - - Xilnaia
T)tt. D. . GWIN,
flavin? permanently located in
BROWN V1L.L.L, iNt.iiiAivA,
- urfe.(ijgnaIjorviooB to the alietc J .
. Oft? on Main .Street. no23v
AjTllOLLADAY, M. D.
"- KK-tfnilTiufor'us in friend in Brownville aud
jj.ji viAmty th-ithe ba reuuicd the pmctire of
ptliciue, Surgery, & Obstetrics,
ts.jfc'ii'.l ?striclUM'u,n t0 ,i,"e!,'"n,0 receive
hi'ii. In
.... . . ilt. nn.T ii.ra
, , te-ijue. iu " uv.v.
ret . !,'. 5 ly
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
ANt) r
Mis cr CommVioner In Cianccry.
-BOWTTVILLi:, N. T.
T XI T I.HrtTT.
DENTAL SURGEON,
Biivin located himself iu Urownvillc, N. T., tea
lt:. -,r.)ftfi.inal services tu theouuiiuuuity.
.'i;ij'l warranted.
Clocks Watches & Jewelry.
J. SCIIUTZ
TTould in-d'n:n..-e:n the -itizenn f B-DwurKle
yrV nl vinnitr th.it lie has located titneU in
JLiSl'irO'vnviile, Miid.inteudr kcettg a fuiJ .tsr-.,u.
L-eiu ..r everythinp in lui'l 'f limine-, v.-dk-u
t,lii lw f..r r.i -h. n?vvi!I M.id.) kl-1 kin.ls (f rp
.nn.f clucks. w-itcUefaiiujcweiry. Ail work war-
EDWARD W. THOMAS,
R TTADTTrV AT 1 AW
' A5D
Slicitor in Chancery.
!tie "rner of ilaiu and Flrrt Streeti.
BROWNVILLE, NEBRASKA.
THOMAS DAVIS,
ECLECTIC PHYSICIAN
M
SUIl O EO N",
TABLE ROCK, NEBRASKA
k:f-r-noj l)c. 1). lwin, Brttwuville.
AprH.IICI. nU)Aj
LEWIS WALDTER,
nol'SE SWS ASD OmMEMAL
fainter-,
CLAI2LR "AXD PAPER HANGER.
b low .Willi:, .n. t. ; i
Tlie Ne;ut and Dt Music
B..'.h Vo. tl'-il ..i;ruuteut.; by the be.-t AnK-rioan
awl Euri j. .:, i- mor. ajn8rii r-ularly t-vcry
In ttio lltH'SLUOLl) JOUIiVAl.. htioe Four
Te-.tcj. A new oong by btcjbea Glover, aj''jars in
-V.I, V.I 2.
New Shoe Shop.
BR 0 WXV1LLE. XEBRASKJ,
RpectfnTlT intorma tlie citien of this place an. I
viL'inny that ne nan coninieiucxi mr luanmi... . (
fc.t and hes in Browuville, and h.'pes tiy atli-nii.ni
andereto merit a t-hr of pub'ic oatrouive. iU
t.k ih aJ! of the beKt quality, and his work all war
ranted tu "five katifaction or no ay."
All KtylV work, from a '. 1, fine calf 6k:n b.M.t,
tuC Mir brogan, and at pricoa so low that uoua can
On e me acail at my shop, on Firat street, between
linn nj Water.
B, tiviile May 9. 1861 ly
I.1IC
Afi A INST THE
THE FIRES OF FALL,
By l'riuie, A. No. I lusarance,
IN THE
UK IiSIilCE
OF HARTFORD,
TU Fruits of the Phanix
Are Wiiiiie-t in th following suiteruent Fact
aui FguicshoHig tjeaujjuut equal ix:d to public
bt-UL-Jit, in the ha1c f Ks.e paid in Iho west and
South, durins the past four ycara ;a aubstantil reo
oi J wt'a
Well Tried Corporatiou.
i r,7 oo
411.77 !'
Gy. 174 bt
X-'.fiTO OS
8.'.i5. 10
:'.L'.H :(
llt.i'.U vu
.... NEIiliVSKA
OHIO
INDIANA-..
.ILLINOIS..-
MIOAICAN'.-
.... NV iSt-ONMN
lt)VVA
.... MINNESOTA.
KANSAS- -
.... KENTUCKY
.... TKNNLSSiiK
.... Ml.SlSSliVI.
MlSSttUKI
ARKANSAS
IhXAS
ALAUAMA-.
Insurance 8oicited.iiiTl j'!"ies issued and renew
ed in tbis leading Con r.ition, at fair raten by
E. W. THOMAS
licbident Agent.
ErownvilV, c; t. 5, l.oO.
15-
.-f 1.167 00
.40.77 45
27A22 V4
--6y,174 5
..3J.fi 70 OS
34.220 13
19.3J3 :u
fc,53 10
..tt.7.i t'O
. ..34.C4 Uti
.4:i.04 i't
.ltt,8:!J 55
..27."'JS 8.5
2l'.-Va -43
3,0151 98
555 55
CITY LIUBRY STABLE
AN1
Ioocl Store
BROW N VILLE, NEIiR A S K A .
ROGERS & BROTHER.
ANNOUNCES lo Ilie uublic tlut ho Iihs orcli,isel the
Liveiy Siuliie and b.i.ik formerly owned ty Wihiatu
ILi-eii an I diJ.it-J i l.t'ifi.p line rt xrk, and is now prcpar--d
to uccouitiiuJaie liic pu'jlic wi.u
O.llTUgt'S,
Sulkies,
Saddles Horses
THE TRAVELUHG PUBLIC
Can find at tit Stable ample accommodations for
horoes, wulfs or cati le.
BKXJAM1K &. JOSHUA ROGERS.
Brownville, Oct. 18 18i0. nl5-yly
JOHN L CARSON
(Successor to LuRhbanph & Carson.
33 JZ-TST 33. DE3 3ft.
LAND AND TAX i'AVLYG
Dealer in Coin, biicurrtitt .Money, Land
Warrants. Exchange, and Gvltl Dud
nnu xi s 1 ill! i:, limit ska.
WILSON EOLLINGER,
3NT
A K D
Counsellor at Law
General and Collecting Asrerit.
BEATK1CE, IjA'iK CO., .NEBRASKA.
WILL practice in thesevw al Court in 0:ige nnd
adjoining counties, and will iv jiroinjit at'vntim
to alJbusinewentrustid tohiin. Col lf ft ions protniit
lyiBHde. R?" articular attention given to l.e;4l-
by Lund Warrant on., landi carefully selected b
SedeuiTwr 25, 'fil. nl2-.vly
H. A TERRY,
Wholesale and Utail Dealer in
Garden, Field and Fioxvcr Seeds,
ALSO
GRAPE VIXES, GO0SE2rRB.IES,
Carrant. Rasobf.rries. Hirtckhrriec
Rotti, end Ornamtniai Shrullcry Generally.
CJtliSCKNT CITY .IOWA.
PIONBSB
nnict? book
BINDERY,
. COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA.
WILLIAM F. KITER.
May 17, 1S0.
t- . FAIRBANKS'
Af1! - STAKDAIU)
S C ALE S
. ii i ? or ALL KINDS.
FVR3A?J! & GBtENLEAFj
1V2 LAIvi: ST.. ClISCAtiO,
JLnd corner of Main & "Walnut, Sts fcL. L.ouis.
I will jtive eveci.il attention tobuyln nvi felling ex
' luiiKe on ihe ).-mc;pal cjtie. f the United State and
Kurope. (iolj Silver, ur.curreht Hd'.ik Bills, and
Uo'.t 1) irt, Colieciioi m.i'.e on all accesable points,
ii.d uroi-eedK remitted iu cUdii2e at current tatea.
Ot iiofiin received on current accouut, ud iuiercst al
lowed ou tpeo.l denot-it.
OFFICE,
MAIX STtluSiT. XSCTWS:rT THE
Tclt'Siapli and tlie V, S.
Iv.iikI OJISces.
RE FE R E X C E S:
Linrt &. Br.ither . Thiladelplila, Pa.
J. W. C iroii ii. Co,, " "
Ui.or li. k t Co. Baltimore, lid.
V. iiia j A. C'ar.on, " "
Je . Ttiotuiwoii Mason, C"l'r .f Port, " "
win. T Smitli- n, Ksq.. Ilanker, Wastinstor, D. C.
J. T. Slovens. Ku., Att'y at Law, " "
Jno. S. ;ailii!iei , I.;te 3d Aud. U. S. T.
Tarlor 4t Kri."i!i, Buikers,
McClelland Fe co.,
Hon. Tlionias G. Pratt,
Ilou. Ja. ). ('aron,
P. B Smali. Kq., Pies't S. Bank,
C l. Geo. Schlry, A'y at Law.
Col. S tra. ll tiiibletou All'y at Law,
JudneThoii. Petry,
i'rot. n. Tutwiler,
CtiiCHSo, 111.
hi. l uis. Mo.
Annapolis, Mil.
lieicersbur Pa
Haicrtown, ild.
Easton, Md.
Cumberland, Md
H.ivjua. Al.ibtna.
K v 8, ISCO-tf.
Money AdLvaucod on
PIKES' PEAK GOLD!
1 will receive Pike's Peult Gold and advance
money uMiti the ainc. and pay over balance of proceeds
a soon a Mint ret urns are hud. In allvaes 1 wi'
exliibitihe Di inted returns oi the United StateiVit
jr Absay office.
JNO. L . CARSON,
BULLION AXD EXCHANGE BU0SEU
BROWNVILLE, NEBRASKA.
nn20i4
REAL ESTATE
AND
Collection Office
O F
IPOWNVILLE, NEIiKASKA.
JIairt Brtwcen. Lcvzc aud Fird Strecls.
Particular attention piven to tlie
lureliaKC and hale ol Ileal
Estate. Making Col
lections and
Payment ct" Taxes tor Xon-lTesI-dents.
LAND WAUUANTS t OiiSALE.fcr cas'u and un
time.
LAND WARRANTS LOCATED fo r Eastern Cap
itoliets.on land ebcted tr m p r.onal examination,
and a complete Townnblp Map, showing Streams,
Timber, Ac forwarded with tbe (kniJoiiLe of loca
tion. Brownrille.K.T. Jan.S. Ififil. y
PiKe's IcaK, or I5u&t.
SEW
DRY GOODS HOUSE.
'buy only the cr.NriM.
C O X S T A
RLE
IMPOkTER AliU liEAtLS IK
IRON, STESL, NAILS,
c.srixiis, prl(s; axles, hle
' ' AND
PL ACKSMITirS TOOLS
; Also: life Spukes, nr,d Brnt Stuff.
. Ttlrj s: 'eet, letwecn Telix ind Eda-.ond.
Saint JOSEPH. mo.
w-b,ch be fell at St. Louis pricesfor cath.
. EiKhert Price Paid? Scrap Iroa.
Pwbry. I. J66.-l
' -
SE511-A.M'1L STATiiitM, -No-102-CAPITOL
and SURPLUS
,932,302.9b.
TVTfvy- 1st. 1GG1.
Ca.-b and cash items -Loo
no well secured -Beal
Kstate - ...
2fi-26 shares ITm-tford BankStwka
2425 New York .
1010 " Boston "
607 other " ' -
United Stat and Stte " "
Hart Jd N Haven K B. bouds "
Hartford City Bonds
Conn. River Co. 4t R.R. Co. Stock
Total Apts
Total liabilities -
$T3 533 79
Sfi.'.'SI 20
15 tKW 0
214 Sf9 (H)
193.350 0O
100 760 OO
68 8S 00
73 36T 00
39 700 00
36 00
4.60) 00
$93-2 3!)2 m
73 '214 27
TJo. XX, TVXo.Ixi st root,
BROWUVILLE, IT. T,
J. Y & Co
Have Juct completed thtir new cu-ii,eh8 ht.u- on
Main Street, near th U.S. Land tce in Browaril
wbere they li.ive opt-ued out and areiTeriug ont'ee lol
favor?ilile 'erniK
Dry Goods, Provisions,
Of all Kinds,
FLOUR . CO N F I XT ION API ES ,
J It E E 4 n u n E EI ru M TS,
Choice Lienors, Cipars,
And a "tboutaud and one," other things everybody
. iieeds.
CALL AND EXAMINE OUR STOCK
KrownvUia, April 5, ly
For details of investments, ee small Cardi aud Cir
culars. Insurances nny be effected In this old and sut'staLtial
Company uu very favorable tru&.
Apply
JOHN L. CAIiSOX, Afft.
BEOWNVILLE. N T.
gj- DwclIInps and Farm Property insured lor a term
of years at very low rates 2 lyno4
Johns & Crosley,
SOLE MANUFACTURERS OFTnE IMPROVED
GUT A PEKCII.4
CEMENT ROOFING,
Is the Cheapest and most darahle Rocjing
in use.
IT IS.FIREM'D WATER PROOF
It can be applied to new and old roofs of all kiadi, and
to shiriRle root's without removing the shinsies.
Tiaeeost is only one-third of Tin,
and is twice as durable.
Gutta Fercha Cement
For preserving and repairing tin and other metal ro ofs
of everp description, from its (treat elasticity is not in
jured by the Contraction and expansion of metals, and
Will not crack in cold or Run in warm
weather.
Thene material have been ttiorouirhly tested in New
Tork aud all varts of the Southern and Western states,
and we can give aiiuidant proof of al 1 we claim in their
favor
Tbey are readily applied by ordinary laborers, at trifl
ingecpense. k
"NO HEAT IS REQUIRED."
These materials art put vp ready for
use and for Shipping to all parts of the
Country, wiih full printed directions for
application.
F ull descriptive circulars will be fur
nished on application Ly mail, or in per
son, at our principal office,
510, BROADWAY,
(Opposite St. Nicholas Hotel ) NEW YORK,
JOHNS & CROSLEY.
Feb 28 1861. AGENT.S WANTED. 6 mo-
Jb'arnitur M auul'actoiy.
The Undersigned having opened a shop
at the
BROWNVILLE STEAM MILL,
Ar prepared to put rtp all kinds of
EnllilET WOFiK.
To order, at short no!. We will manufacture
BUREAUS SAFES
DESKS TABLES
STANDS LOUNGES
CRIB CRADLES
ROCKING OFFICE
CHAIRS CHAIRS
WINDOW LOUNGES
CHAIRS &c. &c.
Ve art also prepared to furnish Coffins with the nt
mrit dit-p.-iU'h. We have on hand weli Keai-oiie' Wack
WhItAU lumber for that pnrjxe. We have the fa cili
ties of ui.ikme furniture as cheap as it c;in he furnished
In this country, when durability is taken itio the ac
count, as we warrant all of oar work.
We solicit the patrunaga of the community.
VTp will take in exrhang far frjrnitnre all kinds ot
farm produce. The highest prices for butler, eggs,
and lard will he paid the entire hot season.
CHAMBERS & NOTES.
Brownville. May 30, ly.
BKOWN VILLE
lis?
Pi "W f .3H
esrxy.
5
THORN, COLEMAN, CO.
nnonnce to the travelinn pubTic that their splendid
commodious bieani jerry running across irom
Brownville, ZidSsi Nebraska.
is one nf the bet in every respect on the Upper Jfis-
fcoti-i river, i ne bosi nnse ri'jnur uijra cvei v uuvi
to that no time will be lost in wailing.
The banks on both side of the river are low and weK
graded which renders unloading unnei:ee;sarjr as is the
c ise at in. t other ferries.
v.. ... hn on t erf a i Tipd as to difficulties at or near
. u 1 1 ji i r i .
tVi croin, as everybody in this region, on both s.dc
of the river, is for ine i nx-a '"'vo kiu.j.
Our cbrs:e too iti Hem tne.-e hard tidies are lower
tlrni at anv oilier croM-injr.
Travelers from Kt.ss to Iowa and to the east wi 11 6nd
ttiis Uic nearet a:l oet rou'ei" every resi-cvi.
THORN, COLEMAN & CO.
Brownville. Nebrka, Sept. 21st. 1S61.
Electric Weal hcFlndlcator.
This neat an! cutio :? iii"trutnent foretells t..e
uiV.ir from 1? tn9X h. nriin idruiwc Sent frt-6
by mail on rcceii t of 50 cnt by the manufacturers,
LEK i CO., Newark, N. J. l iberal diicouctto
Agctts.
Published ly request.
THE BRIDGE OF SIGHS.
Once more Unfortunate,
Weary of breath,
Rashly importunate,
Gone to her death 1
Take tier tip tenderly,
Lift her with care ; . "
FaFhion'd so slenderly
Xotujg, ad o fair !
Look at her irarmenU,
Clinging like cerements ;
Whilst the wave constantly
Drips from her clothing;
Take her up instantly,
Loving, not loathmtf.
"4 Touch her not scornfully
Th-nk of he." inourntuliy,
Gent ly and humanly ;
, Not of the stains of her,
All that remains or her
Now, is pure womanly.
M.tke no deep scrutiny
Into her mutiny
Rsh aud undutlful
Past all ii-h n .r,
leath hai H-rt o.i her
Ouly the oeauu.ul.
Still, for all slips of hers,
OneorEve'a family
Wipe thote p. -or tips ot hers,
O izint; h , cla nmiiy J
Jp up her treses
Escaped Irom the comb.
Her fair aviburu tre.ses ;
WhiUt wotidennea t itnesses
Where was he.- Uomj?
Who washer fa'her ?
Who was her nio'her ?
Had the a Ni.ster?
Had hhe a brother?
t)r was there a dearer ono
S'ill. ad a nearer ouo
Vet, than ail other?
Alas! for the rarity
Of ciiristiau charity
UT.rter the sun !
ih ! it wa pitiful
While a whoie ciiy fulj,
Htjiuo thebad nuiie.
Sisterly, brotherly,
Fail erly. motherly.
Feeiiufrs had chatiKed;
Love by harsh violence.
Thrown from itseniineucef
Even God's providence
Seeming estranged.
Where the lamps Quiver
So far in the river,
With many a lisrht
From window and casement.
From ?arret to basement.
8he stood with amscement.
Houseless by night.
The bleak wir.d of 2f rrh
Made her tremb'e and shiver;
But not the dark arch.
Or the Mac fl -wine river,
Mad from liies's history,
Glad to death's mvstery
Swift to behnrl'd
Anywhere anvwhej
Out of the world J
In she plnneed bnldly
No nn'tfr bw coldly
The rou?h river ran,
Over the brink of it.
Pic'ure it thirrk of it,
Dissolute man I
Lave in it drink of It
Then, if you can !
Tske her np tenderly,
. Lift her wi"h care ;
Fashb n'd so slenderly,
Tonnir and so falrl
Ere he- limbs frinidly
Stiffen too rizldly.
T)ecen 1 1 y, k i nd ly .
Smooth and com roe them 1
And her eyes, close them,
Staring so blindly !
Dreadfully sturln?
Thronith muddy imrnirlty,
As when with the daring
Last look of despairing
Fixed on futurity.
Perlshin floomlly.
Ppnrred by contumely,
fVid inhumanity,
Wurninft Insanity,
Into her rest
Cross her hands humbly,
As if prayinir dumbly.
Over her hrest !'
Owninir her weakness,
ner evil tiehavior.
And leaving with meekness,
Her sins to her Savior !
Grapes In Cities and Tillages.
It is surprising, Mr. Editor, that so
few farmers raise grapes, even for
home use. The Agriculturist has said
a good deal on the subject, but not
enough yet, I find; for only last week
some of my friends living on a farm
of one hundred j'.cres were in ecstasies
over a nice basket of grapes, receiv
ed from my three year old vines grow
ing on a city lot of only twenty-five by
seventy-five feet, and having only 20
feet square for a garden. They had
grown no such luxury, and yet they
subscribe for the Agriculturist! Tho
fact is, they confessed that they had
always skipped over all the grape
articles as something for amateurs or
horticulturists, and not for farmers.
I showed them how easy it is to get
good grapes in abundance, and at lit
tle cost and trouble, and they at once
decided to put out a few vines vithout
delay. They thought I ought to tell
the readers of your paper just what I
told them; so here it is :
Three y ears ago last Spring, I built
at odd hours, a rude framework on
the southwest side of my house which
answered not only as a trellis for the
grape vines, but also as a serene to
keep off the sun, on hot afternoons.
Six posts, six feet above the ground,
were set five feet apart, and ten feet
from the house. Strips were nailed
across, and small rafter3 ran from the
tops of the posts slanting up against
side of the house, with strips across
them also. Such a framework, though
convenient, is not necessary, as the
vines may be trained up against the
side of the house, or on a fence, or
almost anywhere that anything can be
found for "them to run on.
Now for the vines. Four hole3, 3
feet across and three feet deep, were
dug at the outside of the frame, and
one at each corner of the house.
These holes were filled up with good
surface soil obtained from the top soil
lirst year about six ieet oi vines were , (whoever he mav be,) it is quite evi-
raaue. in xvuiuiuu a cm iiieiu umu
to within two feet of tlie ground.
dent, as we ;iv here in the west, "has
not traveled." For either he is smllv
The next Spring a single shoot irom j tiupej Mlf, or else he is trvin - to
ine oouom eye oi eacn tik v.us duie hh readers, when he teli
trained up tne trtune, anil grew aoout i tiat tjH. United
12 feet. About ur feet of tlie tops j fu caoanitv as
were cut off in Autumn, and the re-! country
maining jghi feet simpiy laid down
Vineyards on Sandy Soil in Cuyahoga
and Lake Comities. AIjj cv; ViU
Grapes.
Of a Cellar being dug near by. Some From the Country Geutleman and Cultivator. rFroia the Oliio Cultivator.
bones from the butcher's and some Gralii-ProdGcIns: Capacity of tlie Grape Culture In XorUicra 01:1a.
chip manure from the woodshed were ; inltCu Mates.
mixed in with the soil; also a barrow; Messrs. Tucker & Sox In vour
load to each hole of well rotted ma-i paper 0f 0v. 21st, vou quote the re
nure the sweepings of a livery ?ta-; U1!irks of a ew York correspondent
ble, nearby. A moderate quantity of the London Mark-Lane Express to
of soapsads and dish water applied this effect . Th;it nhh hk,ly tQ Lo
from time to time since, is all the fer- the 1:lst Je;ir tli;it England m;y expect
tihzers given. After the holes were any jpents 0f hreadstuds to a large
dug and filled, as above described, I j amouut from tie Tjnlteil State;j Ti;e
obtained six Isabella grape vines two I rea,er is jeft t0 infer thatit wilj l(3 in
years old, and well rooted, at a cost consequence of our being unable to
of 37 cents each. These were care- j produce any considerable amount be-
iu.iv ojj.c.u io wul0. - yona our own wants. ilus writer.
tr.em
States has readied i:a
a cr.iiti produciriz
(.4 coriimon intelli
gence who is at all acquainted, or who
has traveled but a titCc even in the
northwestern States, will tell you that
the resources of any of thesi; States
ha3 begun to Lo developed. I will
venture the assertion, without the fear
of contradiction, that west and south
of the lakes, with tlie single exception
of Ohio, no single State has more than
one t?nth of her arable land now under
cultivat'oa. Look for instance, at II
liuois, which is comparatively an old
State. I have not the late United
States census returns now before me,
but I have no doubt jt would bear me
out in s .lying that less than a tenth of
li&r fertile soil has yet been broken by
the plowshare. And if with her lim
ited acres under cultivation j-he has
such millions of surplus grains to
spare, estimate, if you can, what she
No man
upon tbe ground at tho bottom of the
trellis, out of the way.
In the Spring, when the bu Is be
gan to .swell, the canes were tied up
on the frame or trellis. All the eyes
sent out one or more side bearing
sheots, but where more than one star
ted from the same eve, it was rubbed
off. The others mostly set fruit, of
which onlv one cluster nearest the
main stem was allowed to grow on the
same side shoot. When the fruit was
about the size of peas, I stopped the
further growth of the side shoot by
pinching off two leaves beyond the
cluster. The result was, fine large
bunches of grapes along the whole of
the eight feet ot the previous year's
growth. In the mean time the vines
extended upward over the trellis, and
enough side shoots were allowed to
grow to partly cover the trellis frame.
In November I cut off about two feet
may not do in the way of stopping the
mouths of England's pauper poor when
all her sections and nnarter sections
of the ends of the main stems, ami of i ro Kr,.cri,t nja r.i r,,i -i
ui v 4titvi tuv i v ii j i i. 4 n iitu
the resources and capacity of Illinois
and Iowa, and the whole northwest,
are fully developed, who can then es
timate or tell us where to find a mar
ket for the grain,, the beef and the
pork which we cannot use ?
The best cultivated parts of New
England do not produce more than
one-fourth what the soil is capable of
doing under a proper and improved
state of cultivation.
Now, when the whole northwest,
and acre of which is naturally as good
as two in New England, comes to the
same cultivation that New Eng'and
now has, we can feed "all the world
and thtrestof mankind." 'jalk about
estimating the capacity of a country
whose navigable rivers are four thou
sand miles long, with a soil as fertile
as ever the sun shone upon, and a
population whose .chief end is to keep
what they get and get all they can as
the leading shoots. The bearing side
shoots were cut back to one bud from
the main stem. The whole vines were
then coiled up and laid down for Win
ter on the ground. In Spring, the
vines were used up, and the same
course pursued with the mainstems
and branches as with the main stems
last year. Thi3 year I have had fif
teen pounds of fine grapes on each
vine. If .all had grown without pin
ching off. I should have had fifty lbs
to the vine, but I am seeking to get
good stroug, healthy vines. The
tVo crops have paid all trouble and
cost thus far. and shall hereafter have
a large crop annually, with little care
or expense. Correspondent of Afjri-cvlturist.
Keeping Winter Squashes.
First in importance, they should be
well ripened before harvesting. This
;ll it. . V.ii. tj-i--
J " -ell might you count the drops in the
uuut tne iktsi, ui ucwuei. .mcv anuuiu . mpnsnrn tho pnTfiriy nf
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such a country.
Could I get the ear or the eye of
the readers of the London Mark-Lane
Express, I would tell them, as I would
tell all win love liberty and desire a
peaceful and nappy home of their own,
to come to this beautiful and fertile
country of ours, where there is room
enough and to spare come and make
farms on these magnificent and uiie
qualled prairies, where the productions
of an acre are only to be measured by
the amount of labor judiciously be
stowed upon it.
Then you shall sec and know
whether this New York writer, who
doubtless gets well paid for trying to
belittle and belie our country, has told
you the truth, or falsehood us glaring
noon, day. j. p. a.
be picked before hard frosts have in
jured the rind; and the gathering dooe
in the middle of a dry day. For a
month or more after being harvested,
they may be kept in a barn or other
out-building, not laid in large heaps
to accumulate moisture and heat, but
spread on the floor, a little straw be
ing laid under them to prevent bruis
ing. On col.l nights, bte in Octo
ber and during the first of November,
cover them with a little straw. When
there ii real danger of freezing, car
ry them into the cellar for winter.
But there is a great difference in
cellars. One that is warm and damp,
is a poor place to preserve any sort of
fruits or vegetables from decaying.
Some persons maintain that a warm
and dry basement or stove room is the
best for all sorts of squashes. A
horticultural contributor to the Tri
bune hold that a dry store room, or
a furnace heated apartment, that nev
er gets eold enough to freeze, or a
closet near a fireplace, are good pla
ces in which to keep squashes and
pumpkins. They also keep well when
hung up in baskets or bags overhead
in the kitchen, cr on a hanging shelf
In our experience, such warm pla
ces or closets, where the temperature
varies much, are poor places for the
purpose. We succeed best with squash
es kept jn a cold, dry cellar, and not
exposed to too much light. Theoret
ically and practically, heat moisture
and light are found to promote rapid
decomposition. The squashes should
be placed on shelves separately, and
with a few thicknesses of paper un
der each. Agriculturist.
He who dispises praise will not be J
likely to practice the Yinues that will en
title him to it.
They who last shriek at the storm of
fortune, are always most vinuous and
victorious in the end.
Some authors are mines; most are mi
ners ; those fumiih the gold, these the
coin.
All beautiful composjtion is in the dic
tionary only the word are transposed.
Cost of Tobacco and Strong Drink.
There are in the United States thir
ty millions of people. We will sup
pose one-third of these chew tobacco,
smoke, or take snuff. A few consume
a dollar's worth daily, others 50 cts.,
others 25 ct3., other3 10 cts., others 5
cts., others 1 to 2 cts. The average
is, say 5 cts. each daily. Ten millions
at 5 cts. each, is $500,000.
Half the people of the United States
drink other beverages than water, milk
tea, cocoa and coffee. The wines and
brandies of manv cost dailv S3, others
$2,50, ethers 31. others 50 cts., others
25 cts., others 10 cts., others 5 cts.,
others who buy whisky by the gallon,
1 to 2 cts. The average is, say 5 cts.
each daily. Fifteen millions, at 5
ct3.,' make daily, 750,000. Total
51,250,000.
We thus see that these accursed
poisons cost the people of the United
States, day by day, as much a3 the
war. Do they not cause a3 much
misery, and are they not quite as de
moralizing 1G. iaths Olio Cultivator.
So much has been said respecting
t i
the extent and success of the vine
yards at Kelly's Island, that som3
persons may have concluded tint tha
limestone clayey soil of th.it region
(and of Cincinnati) is the only kind
upon which grape can be successfully
grown. It is undoubtedly truo that
the lake atmosphere ha3 a very bena
tk-iai influence in preventing frost and
the rotting of the fruit, bat from what
I have seen, I am led to believe that
many localities along lake shoro will
be found nearly or quite as favoralld
for vineyards, and in somo respect
the sandy S'dls which predominate
eastward of Erie county mav be found
more suitable for this purpose than tho
heavier lands of the limestone districts;
While spending a few days in Cuy
ahoga aud Ljake counties the first of
the past month, I visited a numbsr of
vineyards and gardens, and was pres
ent at the county fairs in both coun
ties, and nowhere h ave I ever seeu
more abundant crops of the finest
grapes than was here exhibited. At
the fair at Cleveland, especially, thf
atawbas and Isabellas were finer anil
more abundant than I ever beforo
witnessed; and the Catawbas growa
in that vicinity were finer th in thos
exhibited there from tho Island, by
Mr. Kelly. It is true that all tha
samples of this variety were somewhat
deficient in flavor, at that time, owing
to the lack of sunny weather to impart
perfect ripeness, hut this wa3 as per
ceptible in the Island fruit as tha
others, and as no frost occurred for
some weeks afterwards, I presumed
that all ripened well before the ga
eral gathering.
The largest and mo3t promising,
vineyard that I visdted, is owned b
Dr. Pierre Mathirets, near Collaaer,
a few miles cast of Cleveland. It
consists of six or eight acres of Cataw
ba vines in full bearing. Dr. M.'haa
a good wine cellar, and was busilj
preparing his casks, ect., for a boun
teous vintage.' Tlie next was that of
Cel. Coit, of Euclid. This is not ouita
as well managed as the preceding, and
the fruit was not as well matured. . It
al?o h as a considerable mixture of
varieties, some of which arc tho seed
lings of the foxy order, and of not
much value. The vineyard' of Dr.
Ensign and Son, at Madison in Lako
county, is also quite successful; it
embraces both Catawhas and Isabellas.
At the end of Fairs at Painsvillo
and Cleveland, I observed apparently
two varieties of Isabella ; the olo
with a berrv of medium size, and oval
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form, as usually seen ; the other of
larger size, round berry, and mora
musky cdor. I measured somo of
these berries at Paineville almost tlirco
inchc3 in circumference, and should at
once have declared they couul not bo
Isabella, if I had not seen specimens
from different localities exhibiting guch
diversity of size, shape and order, Ls
to lead me to suspect that tho soil and
culture, cr the season, had, perhaps,
produced the result. Still, I would
suggest tho inquiry whether thero are
not one or more seedling varieties cf
the Isabella in those regions.
The Taylor or Bullet Grape, (of
Ky.,) as shown to me by Dr. Taylor
of Cleveland, doe3 not scca to merit
the praise that has been bestowed on
it at the East. The berries are small
and q'uite too stony for the safety of
teeth, whjle the flavor i3 no better,'to
say tho least, than several other light
colored varieties, which arc superior
to it in manv respects.
The Lydia, (Seedling cf Charles
Carpenter.) as exhibited this seasou.
does not seem to improve in size cr
flavor as much as wa3 expressed, and,
as compared with Cuyahoga and Re
becca, will hardly gain, much noulir
ity. ' '
The Cuyahoja I found in fiue coo.",
dition on the large vine of Mr. Wim
ple, near Collamer, and the appcirr
ance of the vine a3 well a3 the quality
of the fruit, gave me a more favorabi'o
impression oi tins variety than 1 icrr
merly had. I ana now of the opiui -n,
that, all things considered, it ia thy
best native light colored grape a3 vet
known, and hence, uccrvin
eral cultivation.
M. B. Eat
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IrJid"e in l.r.rr.or as i
please, io it isn't lil-huivior.
Note. We have waited for ,--riQ
time for a professional opinion of that
grape show at tLe Cleveland Cory
rair. it took our ova . i.--ii;g t:
j most showy i I -r ; ' i v v. y liMVv se-vi;
i the l.:st twelve y-;;rs truvt-J aMoug
as you fnir!. Th liacd'a t ere t?!-"::!.
t)
i aha lur oiice ouUiiU any ot the pie-
Every creature knoweth its capacity,' ture3 made to sell new grants v.w
running in the road of instinct. grape fanciers. Er. Field Notc. ,