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BKOWNVILLE, NEBRASKA, TOTESDAYV JUNE, 5 1862.
NO. 48.
ciNiSS. C.A.HDS.
!lectic;physicjaii
! 5u'i? G E O N T ..
Millinery; ,
ma mi y us,. .
' 1,tDl 6f Uteit ftylS- .Tb ,JdiMf
.wl iciuit lire cordially invited to call
rf It door eatof Ihe Methodic
i em. atkinson;; ;
nttfAUE I. TI3IE
AGAINST TUK
THE FIRES OF FALL,
1 . . J5y 1'riia e, A. No. I Insurance,
': IN THF
flffl-ILlEMlCE -ffi
OF HART
"ORD,
llIEY-lTili,
IICITOR IN CHANCERY.
i 0I--eo'"ncror Main and First Sts.
DE;D- GWIN,
Hiring permniicnlij Located near
TOVILLEf JCEBItASKAr
btprarUce f Medicine nd Surgery, tea
r Wefii'n8.1i services to the aMrcted.
H m mil fouih cf town, ?a the oil Nixon
J ;
' Justus -Schqnclidt.
.TORNEY.. AT LAW,
' AN T) ' ' ' '
;licitoh3 in chancery ,
X'Drner First and Main Streets,
laiillc, - - - Xcbraska
' ' The Fruits of Ihi Phanix '
i Arc rainifest in the ffjilrtwih f tatemnt or Facts
f) rid Furct, ehon ing the amount cqualitcd to public
lienefil, in Ibe eh.tpe of !o:es paid in the weft and
Sooth, durintt t'ao poet four 'years ;a substantial res
ord of ,
TTcIl Tried Corporation.
J1.1R7 PO ...
65-. ..."
27.622 4
69T174 55
S2.C70 OS.
34,220 13
19,323 31.
8,C63" 10
'9,765 CO
34,054. SS
43,054 SO
20.8.12 55.
KEDRASKA ...
....OHIO-
..INDIANA'-.:- -
.i.ILLLVOIS...-.
....MIOAICAN".-.'.
. .... WISCONSIN
IOWA--....
MINNESOTA...
.....KANSAS. ...
. .... KENTUCKY
TENNESSEE
MISSISSIPI'I-
$1,167 00
40.377 45
27,022 94
69,174 55
32.670 03
-34.220 13
19,32.1 31
8.653 10
-9,765 00
34,054 35
43.t)51 91
10,832 55
27)S8 83
22,839 43
.3,851 93
...555 55
JAM IIS S. BEDFORD'
II011NEY AT LAW,
! AND ;
Am CommUMOECr In Cnancery.
j '-EEOWNVILLE, N. T. .
I" T..M. TALB0TT,
:NTTAL SURGEON,
lctd fcimsclfirt lironrille, N. T., tea
ruleiooal lerriccg to tnecommunuj.
n vtrranted.
;hWatclics'& Jetydiy.
j o J. SCIIUTZ .
! on!(!nnonncelo thecitUena of BrowriTille
a tiriDiLy tint be has located himself in
rowcTilie, aDdiBteads teepiuf full asuort.
jr.nfcif tiisltneof fcustne, which will
tvtth. Hewillalcodo all kinds of re-
-iolckt,tc4etaaljewejrT. All woTk war-
I vnt81y
7ARD W. THOMAS,
TTORNEY -AT LAW,
jicitor in:01ianiery:
'It torner of iliin tui First Strata.
"OWNHLLE, NEBRASKA.
i t
THOMAS DAVIS,
-ECTIC PHYSICIAN
BURGEON, .
flE SOCK, NEBRASKA
Dr. D. (i-in, Brownville.
LnlO-Iy
SWlWALDTER,
, SIGX AND ORNAMENTAL .
r&UXD PAPER HANGER.
'W.NVILLE, N. T.
FAIRBANKS "
STANDAED "
ES
SG A .L
Or ALL KINPS.
& GREEI1LEAF,
HUE ST., CHICAGO,
r0f ua5n & -w8lnut stS) stm jjouis.
, lcT 0XLV THE CESUISE. .
J HSON ZOLLINGER,
O 3L 3NT 3T
'sellor af Law-
.lnd Collecting A?;rnt.
GAGE CO., NEBRASKA.
10 esere aV Courts in Gage and
" Dd will give jToinpt attention
, ; 'utruMcd tobiui. Collections pro.mpt-
C ' rl-,cuIar attention given to Ioc;t
Tiution landa carefully selected by
f A. TERRY, - :
,lynd Rciail Dealer in
; kid ami riowcr Seeds,
U?T ALS0 " .'' '
Jf "SIS, G00SEBESSIES,
; oS-lpb?rriw'.! Blackberries,
:'.tcn i'irbtxry Generally.
i CITY IOWA.
27,098 83-.. MISSOURI..
22,839 43-..- -AKKANSAS
3,961 68 .......TEXAS .-
. 555 56.... ALABAMA
Insurance! solicited, and policies iuedand renew
ed in tbia leadinz Corpora tinn, at fair rates by
E. ; W. THOMAS
Resident Agent.
BrownviHe, Sept. 5, I-8C0. .
. JOHN L CARS0IT
. (Successor to LiiEbbaufeh & CarRon, -
rrya 53 G21 22
LAND AND TAX PAYING
Dealer in Coin, Unc cut Jloncy, Land
Warrants, Exchant, and Gold Dust
MAIN STRRET.
DROIVAVILLL, ACllUASKA.
I w;lll give especial attention tobuying and selling ex
banpe on the principal cuies of the United States and
Buret. Gold Silver, unenrrent nans Bins, anu
rtoM Dust, Collections made on all aceetisnble points,
aairt proceeds rtmitted in excnc:e ai turrem imts.
Deposits teceived on current accouui, uu luierosi ai
lowed on boecial deposits.
OFFICE,
3IAIX STREET. RGT VEEX THE
Telegrapli and the U. S.
'" . Iand Ofliccs. ' ' ."
REFERENCES:, .'
rblladelpbia. Pa.
Llrtil & Brolucr
I. VT. Carfcon & Co.,
Uiser.'Dick & Co.
Tonne H. Carson,
Jeo. Thompson Mason, CoVrof F'ort,
wm. T. Smithson, Esq.., Ilaner,
T. Stevens, Esq., Att'y at Law,
Jno. S. G.illaLer, Late 3d Aud. C. S.
Tarlor At Kriesh, Bankers,
McClelland, Pye & co.,
Hon. Tbomss G. Pratt,
Hon. Jas. O. Cargon,
P. B. Small, Esq., Pres't S. Batlt,
Col. Geo. Schley, A'y at Law,
Col. Sara. llambleton Att'y at Law,
Judge Tbos. Perry,
Prof. II. Tutwiler,
.... , ... . ... r ..
Baltimore, Md.
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VTasblngtor, D. C.
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Chicago, Til.
St. Louis, Mo.
Annapolis, Md.
' MeicersburjtPa
Ilagertown, Md.
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Kaston, Md.
Cumberland, Md
Havana, Alabma.
Kov 8, lS60-tf .-
2VEOXX03T.C3LX7'VXXCO3. Oil
PIKES' PEAK GOLD!
I-will receive Pike's Peak. Gold, "and advance
money a pen tbe sanie, and pay over balance of proceeds
as soon as Mint returns are bad . In all cases, I wi'
exhibit tbe printed returos of Ike United StatestMin'
jr Assay office.
J NO. L. CAR S O N,
CULLI0N AND EXCHANGE BROKER
BKOWVVgLLE, NEBRASKA.
no204
REAL ESTATE
AND.
Coll ectioii Office
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X". W-Sedford.,
I)f)rni viri i i n v i l)l A C 1 A
Main, Bflwwn -Java and First Slreels..
Particular attention given to the
Purchase and Sale ofllcal p
Estate, xllakin? Col
lections and
Payment of. Taxes lor Non-Resi-
aeniR.
LAND WARRANTS FOIi SALE, for ca&h and on
time. ' . - -
LANI WARRANTS LOCATED fo r Eastern Cap-
itolists,on lands selected from personal emmination,
and complete Township Map, showing Strenrns,
Timber, Ac., forwarded with tae Certificate of location;-
. "" ' ' : " . ". ' '.
Brownville. N.T.Jan. 3,1881. yl
MAinJFACTUEINa C01JTANY.
Air. : w
UJFFS, IOWA.
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DAVIS HTJIIG !
nei 1J1JIJ VI
u. UTJ or TivcXveJ
S INGHODS .
If. 4B?U.
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c; it. . -
I0 YOU WANT
STEAM ENGINES OR BOILERS
PATENT SrGAR CAXB MILLS.
PATENT STEAM COIL EVAPORATORS,
PATENT KIKE EVAPORATORS,
PATENT STAMP MILLS,
roR
riKE'S PJJAK OIILAKR SUPERIOR.
5? END FOR CIRCULARS, -
TVitb Cy' ad Descriptions, Prices, etc., etc.
SAW MILLS. FLOURING MILL.
" AND MACniEItr OF ALL DESCRIPTION.
HTSEND FOR ClRCULARS.EJ
. P. W. GATES, President.
If. B. Agcrts wanted everywhere. Chicago
It. W. riJKNAS, A CENT,
Rrownrille, Nebraska,
' Of wboru Circulars aud detailed Information can be
hat.
March CO, 1S62. rn37-lyj
STAR CRACKER MANUFACTORY,
ST. JOSEPH, MO.
HEN RY H'D IV ITT ,
Invitee too attention of Merchants, Grocer?, Ho
tel Keepers, Ranchmen, aod Travelers to the Jlines,
to hi cxtensieo .
(Dradicr linmifactorr
lie is prepared to famish
. SODA, BOSTON, BUTTER.
SUGARD AND PIC NIC CRACKERS
AND PILOT BREAD,
At Wholesale or Retail, and at prices m low as can
bel.sdanvwher, JlpNRY M'DIVITT.
Ajril 17, I363-P41 -aa
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SElII-.AXNUiL STATE3IEiiT, No-102.
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CAPITOL and SURPLUS
! : 932,302.98;,
ZVTvy lest" XOOX.
Cash and caib items
Loans well secured , - ,
Real Estate - - . -Ci:26
shares Hartford Bant Stocks
2426 ' ' JNow rork !
1010 " Boston ; " ."
507 ' other "'..
United State and Elite " "
Hartld A X .Haven J?.R. bonds " r
Hartford City Bocds - '
Conn. River Co. t It.R. Co. Stock -
I
Total Assets , - ,. rm
Total liabilities - : '
. $79,oS9 79
. 68,253 20
16,000 00
274,59 CO
193.360 00
100 750 00
63 0S5 00
73 367 00
. 39 700 00
36 750 00
4,600 00
. $932,302 S3
73.244 27
: For details of investments, see small Card! and Cir
calars. i Insurances may be effected in this old and substantial
Company ou very favor.Uo terms. ,t ; j
Apply to - .' "
: , JOHX L. CARS0X, Agt
! .... . ; BKOWNTILLE, N T.
i 53" Dwellings and Farm Property insured ior a term
of years at very low rates 5 lynoJ
BROWNVILLE
Mm a .
la
I. .TKORH, COLEMAN, CO.,
i Annonnce to tbo traveling public that their Splendid
and commodious Steam Ferry running across Irom
Brownville,
Nebraska."
Is one of the best In every respect on the Upper Mis-
souri river. Tbe Boat makes regular trips every hour
sotbat no time-will belost in waiting.
Tbe banks on both sides of the river are low and well
graded which renders unloading unneceesary as is the
case at most other ferries.' " '' '
No fearsneed beentertained astodimcnltiesatornear
this crossing, as everybody in this region, on both sides
of the river, is for the Lnion the strongest-lttna.
Our charges too an item these hard times ere lower
than at any other crossing.
Travelers from Kansas to Iowa and to the oast will find
this th nearest and best route i" every respect.
THORN, COLEMAN & CO.
Brownville, Nebraska, Sept. 21st, 1861.
JACOB MAHRON,
Merchant Tailor,
BROWNVILLE,
' Calls the attention of Gentlemen desiring new, neat,
servicable and fashionable
WEARING APPAREL,
TO HIS
Hew Stock of Goods
JUST RECEIVED,
B?.OAD CLOTHS, CASSIMERS, TESTINGS, Ac. Ac,
OF THE TEP.T LATETT STYLES,
Which he will sell or make np, to order, at unprece
dented low pric es. i
Those wii-tuug any thing in his line will do well to
call aud examine his stock before investing, as he
pledges hiuibelf to hold out peculiarly favor ible in
ducements." February 13th, 1862.
EW DRUB STOR
IN
BROWNVILLE,
Whitney's Block, Main Street.
LOOK FOR T HE SIGN OF THE
ELK'HORtt and MORTAR
J. J. T HUH MAN,
ANNOUNCES to the citizens of Brownville and
vicinity that ho has removed his Drug Store from
Sidney, Iowa, to tbe City of JJrowrville, and having
a4ded thereto an extensive stock of .
Fresh Drugs, ,
Chemicals,
Dye Stuffs,
Paints and Oils,-
Pure Wines and Liquors,
' For Medical Purposes,
Hair and Tooth brushes,
Perfumery,
Fine Toilet Soap,
&c. , &c. , &c.
Invites the public pntronage. ....
tJ-Phvfician's Prescriptions attended to at all honra
both byday and nibt. ' ' ' . '
brownville, April HthtIs6T.- niO-jlj
CHEAP FLOWERS & FRUITS
I will send", by mail, rnsTaid 100 6MALU, B,CLES'
mostly piixcd TULlTS.for one Hollar, and Large
Luibs of same, for f-'. Cther Ballw, oinf low
IIEKBACEOUS rERENNIALP. of 50 ts ne
mixed ROSES and other HABD bArLn5B
by express, or railroad, 4 to 8 dollars per 100. am
ed and ohoice fokxs, about doublo pnee; and more
in small selected Ms-in all. 500 v-eUe8.
M ALL FBi rrs-of nil scrts, meludin DelaV4ER
and Concokd Gb Arts, equally reasonable..
I kiit and Crname.stalTkeks,2o percent.low
cr than usual. All safely packed, to keep a month,
at purchasers cost. A; KI1C0TT.
The UroyeJ'.O,. t-'ook Co,IJ!i.
'"VTriUenfuv the Xebraka Farmeri : -:-
V . . Hungarian" Grass.
Mr. Editor t The' regular visits of the
Farmer are enough to rernind cne of. his
obligations to mankind , in" general, and
your excellent paper in particular. . ; ,-r r
The almost universal . condemnatioa of
Hungarian Grass prompts me :( to" offer a
few thoughts in relation to; it. 1 It may
not be a very profitable crop io raiseiout
I think i has. been condemned on wrong
grounds. .' - :'i '. r- j; i; 3 J
; , Some time since I saw an article In'the
New-York World, from an Illinois farmer,
complaining bitterly, of a recomraenda
tion of Hungarian in a previous issue of
that paper. He stated, that the farmers
of his section raised it . extensively one
seasonfed a part of it and burned the
rest, not being able to sell it, or willing
to feed it. - He said that stock ate h with
avidity ; find -horses,' cattle, hogs and
chickens died around tthe stacks. ;He
further, stated that high spirited horses
became dull and. languid in a short time
when fed upon it, and a.t once regained
their spirits by a change of feed.
I am at a loss to know how this' could
be, unless they were fed so freely, as to
get too much seed before they; were ac?
customea to it. torn win co as caa as
tha; if feed injudiciously, as I know to
my sorrow, having lost a good cow by one
accidental surfeit. . I have .raised. Hun
garian Grass for the., last three years ;
fed freely to all kinds of stock, but 1 have
not been able to realize 'the slightest in
jnry to a single animal. .1 have fed three
horses almost exclnsively on it for the last
five months, without any apparent change
in ilieir health or spirits. I have my
doubts; however, about its being a very
profitable crop to raise , on the whole,
where corn can be raised so easily.: 1
have two objections to it : One is it is a
very exhausting crop, and1 the other is it
is hard to get :rj'd of when it 4 once gets
hold of the soil. ' Two years ago I sowed
on3 and a half acres on good bottomland.
Owing to the drouth it was cut very ear
ly, and not half the seed was ripened ;
consequently it eould not have its full
effect in exhausting the soiL : The next
season I sowed the ground to hemp, and
on the Hungarian stubble the hemp was
not so high by about eighteen inches as
on either side, one side off which had
beans the year before, and the other side
Buckwheat. ? . !
One such experiment may not be suffi
cient to establish a fact, but enough, at
least to create a doubt." Four years ago
I sowed a small patch for the first, and
although I have cultivated with other
crops ever since, there were still patches
of grass coming up last season.' ' My
opinion'is that corn sowed broadcast, and 1
plowed or harrowed in, will; yield more
feed to the acre, and of better quality
than Hungarian, "an3 leave the ground in
better condition for. the next crop.;' I in
tend to test the value of. this pinion by
experiment, and may give you the result
at some future time. I hope others wil?
give the result of their experiments, both
with-Hungarian and sowed corn. ;If
Hungarian must be .set. aside, let it be
for the true cause, and not condemn it for
murder when its only crime is, not being
able to compete with its betters.'
. , G.' L. GaiFFIKG. .
: Table Rock, 1SG2.' , ;:
The Best" Time to Prane.
An old clergyman is quoted aside
fining this time to be "when your knife
is sharp." He was certainly nan rgnt,
for a smooth clean cut is very essen
tial to the healing of the wound, iipt
there is very creat difference in the
kealincof wounds on account of the
season 111 which they are made. Frun:
inrr dnnfi in March and April, especial
ly if large limbs are removed, often
injures an orchard lor me. ine sap
oozes from all the pores and runs down
upon the bark, discoloring and often
times destrvinn it called scalding.
Without other protection, decay be
gin3, nnd in a few years you have a
hollow limb.
We like the . month' of June for
. , ., -ii .it. T it-
pruning better man an utuers. At me
wnrk is dnnfi soon after the new wood
begins to form, the wounds made by
the! removal of small limbs will be
nearly covered over the" same season
they are made. : The leaves make such
a demand nnon the wood for sari that
noho of it escapes from the wounded
pores. : It is also a tavoraoie time lor
thumb pruning. By watching the
rowth of the shoots upon young tree3
they may be brought into symmetrical
shape without much use of the knife.
Am. Agriculturist,'
Tbe Totato Disease..; r .
) A writer in theiMark Lane (Eng.)
Express,': who has made ;the potato: a
study for years, arrives at the follow-
log. conclusions. respecting tneir ui-
seasecl condition ; ; ... (, ,
The Funguswhich 'causes I their de
cais always perceptible with the microscope,-
arid usually to the naked
eye. It generally attacks the'stcms
first,' a'nd theri' descends tolhe tul)eri
The same fungus is discoverable in the
diseasea tubers, ; ana in tbe eon con
tiguous to themand ja"i like; fungus
has never been found on healthy hauira
or tubers. ; ., . . ., : . , lT
; This fungus, when carefully removed
from the diseased leaf and transferred
to' the substance of the healthy tuber,
will originate the disease at the p'oihts
of. inoculation in from 4 to 8 days.
Every sort of potato will, under favor;
able conditions suffer but, as a rule,
tho thicker the skin the less prone, is
the tuber. to offer a timely, nidus to the
spores.-. Alii. remedies-of any practi
cal value ih checking the disease are
reconcilable with its fungoid charac
ter ; : and as a safeguard diseased stem3
and tubers should always be burned or
deeply buried.' Warm, humid weather,
with a gentle breeze blowing from , a
variable point, is favorable; to the in
vasion and rapid progress. of the-, di
sease;; whilst cold, dry weather tem
porarily check- ;.it3 " advance. The
writer's, practice for the stay of the
disease consists in cutting off and re
moving the haulm close to the ground
ween .diseased .about half wayjdpwa
Rake the soil over-the lower portion?
of the stems, and leave them, forra
month. This plan is inexpensive, anri
usually gives i lair result, , in some
seasons there .being only three, and, in
otners as nign as ten per cent 01 ui
seased tubers. Those not infected
were of good size, mealy,' and kep
well. ' :
a'.' f . T .
Another cood clan is to plant on
.... .
ridges, and when tho diseaf appears
m tne haulm, turn it down right ana
left, and: place. ajiftje earth over the
roots. The funnus is thus: washed
away from the tubers during a rain
We givo the above not to .endorse
them, , but only as the views of one
who speaks somewhat positively, and
apparently from intelligent expen
ence. Am. Agriculturist.
How far can Crows Count?
A correspondent of the Flattsburgh
Republican in discussing this question,
narrates the following incident which
goes far to answer it:
A few years since we were riding
in a stage-coach with several gentle
men, when the conversation turned on
the subject of crows, and many inter
esting anecdotes were related. Ont
gentleman said ; that ho' knew that
croivs could count at least as far as
three for he had often proved it.
Being troubled with crows in his field,
he had often attempted to shoot them
But they knew what a gun was as well
as he did, and therefore kept out of
his reach. He then concluded to put
up a small booth in the field, and place
some carrion a dead horse within
gun-snot, from tins place, he sup
posed he could hre at them when they
alighted to eat. Whenever he enter
ed the booth, the crows would all sit
on the distant ti ees, and not one would
come near till he was gone. Then all
would alight except the' sentinel who
remained to give warning if danger
approached. '
The gentleman,' finding that plan to
fail,' tho' t he would deceive them. So
he took his son with liim to the booth,
concluding thit when they1 had seen
one go away, ! the crows would think
the coast was clear, and descend to the
bait. But when the son left the booth,"
a crow sunz out caw. caw. caw. (there
goes one) but not a crow would leave
his place. . -
The next day the gentleman took
two persons with him to the booth and
then let them depart one at a time.
The crows on the tree3 saw the first
and'eried out, - "there goes one," in
their own peculiar dialect. Then when
the other went the cried "there goes
two;" but they would not alight for
they counted three when they entered.
The day following, the gentleman
took three others with him. When
they went out one by one, the crows
cried "there goes one" -"there goes
two" "there goes three." And when
these men were out.of. sight they all
alighted, and the gun of the fourth
man did its work. ....... .
The gentleman statedthat this thing
had been tried repeatedly," and it was
evident that crows could count as f-tr
as three, but there their arithmetic1
ended. When they will ascend to the
higher branch of mathematics is yet to
be ascertained. In the mean time
others can bring on their incidents of
crotf-nology. . '. , '
Catting off Tops to Prevent Potato
. Uot. . ):
l G. F." Se.rvUs, of GlenVMont., Co.,
N. Y.,.has been experimenting-with
potatbs' to a' considerable extent, and
writes tov the Country Gentleman, in
confirmation of previous statements,
the following::;- i - ' : . .: .?v
. I hud, in 1 861, about .a: quarter .of
an acre of June potatos planted on
yellow loamground.sThey grew finely
and had; far advanced ; to. maturity,
when I discovered their tops began to
be diseased. I immediately, took a
scythe and cu5 off "the topi' of all' the
rows, excepting two near the centre of
the piece.' ' One of the latter" I left in
tbxstate nature formed it. - The other,
I pulled the tcps by hand, leaving tho
tubers in the ground. - Xow for. the
result..-. At digging time in the fall, I ;
found the tubers in those raw's that had
their tops cut off and the row that had
its tops pulled off of equal . size, and
as near as. I could judge, had an equal
number 'of rotten tubers in a row, and
they Vere but few. - The row that wa3
left .as;natufer formed -it, -had about
four times as'-many rotten ;tubers as
either of the row3 that had thoir tops'
cut off, ,or tho one-;' that ha;d its tops
pulled off by Jiaad; , -Kpt only that,
but the tubers tthat, were not, injured
were no longer than the Rubers were
in the former rows ; thus showing con-
Tiic' .lsc cf Our Earth,'
f.
t
oiiO'.ung
frcr.
, We 'extract tl
assizs article on: 'Iethod of btudj
in. Natural History," in the May r.uzi
ber of the Atlantic Monthly i
Among tbe'ustounding d".coveries
of modern science is that of. tho im
rnenae periods1 which ' have passcl in
the gradual formation of our earth.
So vast were the cycles cf tim-;$ pro
ceding even the appearance of man cn
the surface. of our. globe,, that our own
period sterns as yesterday when com
pared with the epochsthat have gone
before it. . Had we only th ? evidence
of the deposits of-rocks heaned above
each other , in regular strata l'y the
slowac'cnmulation cf 'materials, they
alone -would convince 113 f th long
and slow maturing of God's, work c;i
the earth, but .when we add to thesa
the successive populations of whoso
!ife this world ha3. been the theatre,
and whose remains are hidden in tha
rocks into' which'th.o mud or sand cr
soil of whatever kind on .which they
lived has hardened in the. course cf
time or the enormous chains of moun
tains whose -"upheaval ' divided thesa
periods of quietaccumqlation by great
convulsions or the changes of a dif
ferent.naturo in the configuration of
our globe, a3 the sinking of Urnta bs
neath the- ocean,, or the gradual rising
f continents and islands abnpr? it
clusively that they, had 'otrdyn''any or the wearing'of, great river beds, or
after their tops became diseased, and the filling of extensive water basins,
that it rould have been better to have till" mardhes first and' then dry land
cut their tops, thereby checking the succeeded to inland seas of the jlow
disease before it extendedtothe tubers, growth of coral reefs, those wonder
Some farmers recommend dizsrinir
immediately, .after the.' tops, begin -o
shows sings, of .the disease. But I
prefer cutting their tops and leaving
the tubers m the ground till quitp late
in the fall, for two reasons. First,
they keep their flavor better than they
ful sca-'walls raised-bv the little ocean
architects whose own bodies furnish
both the building stones and the ce
ment, that finds them together, and.
who haye worked so busily during tho
long centuries, that there arc exten- .
slve countries, mountain, chains, is-
would if exposed to the air.: 'Second, i lands,' and long lines of coast consist
ing solely of their remains or tho.
countre33 forests that must have grown
up, flourished, died and decayed to fill
the storehouses of: coal that fed the,
firc3 of the human raco to-day if we
consider all theae records of the past
thc.intellect fails to. grasp a cronology
for which our experience furnishes no
data, and the time that lies behind U3
seems as' much an eternity t.o our con
ception as the future which stretches
indefinitely before U3.
there are sometimes tubers that have
been inoculated with the disease, which
cannot-be discovered .if. dug immedi
ately, and if .put. in ihe; cellar, or: in
heaps in this way, will . cause the. de
struction of. many Rubers .that were
free from disease at the time 01
dis-
Pnmpkins Alone and Anion? Corn.
Doubtless thousands of .the readers
of the Agriculturist regard the corn
field 13 the only place for' raising
, . -r , ;. ,1 1 Tv : - it a
pumpKins. Jiut, nowever nttic tne destroy the iiiLLEH. a iNcw.
harm that the pumpkins do the corn Jersey farmer writes' that he has very "
and we believe that in good season much improved' the appearance and
they produce a quantity of food which healthfulnes3 of his fruit trees, besides
much more than counter-balances the saving good crops .of fruit, by making
a blaze araoh: the trees in the even-
He noticed that the millers were
plenty early in the summer, and again
towards Autumn, and he only.kept the
evil which they, may do they will
vield a much larger and finer product
If. 1 , 1 1 -.i . ' 1 ' . rv.i.;
11 pianieu iy intmseives. riming
the hills 8 feet apart, two or three
slaughter.
good shovelfuls of well rotted manure I torches burning . at those period3, say
being dropped on the surface and one week. at each season. When first
covered by a little earth, thepumpkins lighted, hundreds of millers were at
will luxuriate in unobstructed sunshine tracted to the flames and destroyed in
and upon the fat of the land ; and a single evening, and a3 each miller m
when autumn strips the leafy covering the parent of a hundred, it is easy in
under which they hide, a golden. bar- sec the advantages of such wholesale"
vest will be disclosed which will do
one?s heart good. Low growing, small
stalked varieties of corn do not essen
tially interfere with the ripening of
good crops of pumpkins. "But if plant
ed 'with corn they should in no wise
interfere with the thorough culture of
corn. A good plan is to drop seed
.1 I'll 1 . . ! A '
in every otner mn, in. alternate rows,
ana it is very important to secure good
seed. The mcdiura sized, round dark
orange colored, fine grained varieties
To Harden Tallow. Mr. Gage.
in the Field Notes, gives the following
hints on' hardening pot skimmings, sa
a3 to make them into'candlcs:'
Boil in clean, soft water for two or
three hours, then cool, and when fully
cold., take all the under sediments from
the cake, and boil it ncrain till it is
white, clear, and hard. Should it still
need hardening, add alum and salt-
are best, and usually the earliest, most pCtCr to the- water, 111 the proportion
proline, and the nest Keepers, ine 0f 0nep
cheese pumpkin is preferable for fami
ly use or market.
Hints on : Cabbage Growing.
.A lailure 01 this crop ; is common
m . n 1 1 1 . . 1 1
irom the disease called "anoury. or
toes;" the roots swell,
and after a time rot off : new roots are
often sent out which keep the plant,
and gives hopes of success. But, the
disease soon reaches the new roots,
and after a lftird struggle the plant
dies, or starts too late to make a good
head. Fortunately, this most destruc-
ive disease shows itself by the time
he plants are .larg?i enough. to be set,
and where the roots snow tho least
pound of each to twelve pounds
of tallow. Dissolve these in the water
first, add the tallow, anl boil the water
nearly out, stirring the tallow well
while boiling. '
Halteh Breaking Youso Colts.?
There is as .much advantage in bein
ning early with a colt as with a boy.
It is serious business to most farmer
to break a stout four year old to the
halter, and to handling ; but begin
with a sucking colt, and ycu have an
easy tasK. lie take3 gentle nananng
kindly, may soon be made familiar
with the halter, and do your bidding,
After ' a little training, the boys can
fq'ccss produces over confidence.
Iad him to the -pasture and to water.
endency to sf elliug, tho plants should w,;cn wjjl be a good lesson for them,
..1. mi i '
ue rejccien ai once, xno granu rem- a3 weiT as the- colt.
edy of the cabbage growers why sup
ply our large vegetable market is,
never to plantthe same piece of ground
with this crop two years in succession.
The cabbage is more sensitive than
most other plants to feeding upon its
own decay. For thi3 reason, unusual
care should bs taken in preparing hoU
beds for starting plants. If tne same
oil has been used for starting plant3
the year before, it will be likely to im
part the disease to the young plants.
To Kill Cct Worms.-"J. T. E.,"
of New-Guilford, Fa., recommend
elder bushes one or two feet long,
scattered over the field, a yard and a
half apart. The worms seek shelter
under the bushes, and are attached by
.... '
ants and killed, ne has seen nau a
pint of worms under a single bush.
The remedy i3 easily tried. Am. Ag
- The most successful people are those
who have but one object and pursue
it with great persistence. , ."The great
art," says Goethe, "is to judiciously
limit and isolate one's self,""
Love cue human being purelv and
warmly, and you will love all. Tha
heart in this heaven, like tbe wander
ing sun, sees nothing, from th? daw
drop to the ocean, but a mirrer, which
it warms and 1)3.
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