Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 16 December 1869 — Page 3
Women Making: a Farm. This is the model farm of' the Big Woods, six miles from the prairie, sixty miles from St Paul. The railroad now being graded will run through it. Ere long it will be pointed out to thousands of immigrants and travelers as an object of great interest, and "will show to all what gentle, modest and womanly women" can accomplish when impelled by filial affection and a sense .of duty. Their dwelling house, a commodious log building, which the neighbors helped them to build, and all its surroundings, betoken the industry. thrift, neatness and taste of its occupants. The outhouses for horses, cattle, pigs, poultry, smoke •house, and the fields and fences, all indicate that the occupants of this homestead excel in husbandry, and .know how to live. Two years ago last April they secured here two homesteads of eighty acres each, under the homestead law, and have since cleared forty acres, ali of which is now in crop :iOf their crop of last year, beside what was consumed in the family, they sold nine "bushels of potatoes, live
hundred js
els of turnius, two hundred bushels ips, of beets, eleven hundred heads of cabbage, and over two hundred dollars" worth of garden stuli'. The potatoes thev sold for fifty cents a
The family moved to this State with the hope of improving his health, and this Spring, for the first time for .'many years, he has been able to assist in farm work. In the course of conversation on the management of this model farm, the mother, a fine
Anecdote of the Rebellion. It is supposed that the following anecdote has never until recently been in print, and it is said to come from a trustworthy source:
During the memorable battle near Atlanta, on the 22d of July, in which our troops fought first from one side of the fortifications and then on the other, a rebel officer at the head, of his men, more daring than his followers, succeeded in getting close up to the Union works, when a certain stalwart Colonel of Iowa volunteers, begrimed with the smoke of battle, 'leaped from the narrow parapet and extending his powerful arms grasped the gallant rebel by the collar, hoisted him bodily into the Union lines and sent him to the rear a prisoner of war. The rebel, who turned out to be Colonel Lampley, of the Fortyfifth Alabama, died a few weeks afterward of chagrin at the inglorious way in which he was captured. The captor was Colonel Belknap, of the Fifteenth Iowa, now Secretary of War
Halting Pegs,
A pegging factory at Wilton, Mo., is doing a large business, making the ribbon machine pegs. It is a great curiosity to see the manufacture. A white birch log, six feet long, is put into a lathe, and ten knives take off ribbons as the log rapidly revolves, just as one would unroll a ribboru A few moments suffice to cut a log into ribbons. Each ribbon is then run through two revolving knives, which reduce one side of the ribbon to a sharp edge. The ribbons are wound on a reel, and are then ready for use after being dried.
IOWA is larger than New York or Pennsylvania—larger than New England without Maine—and more productive than all of them put together. She has 35,000,000 acres of rich, black mould, and to-day a furrow can be turned over 30,000,000 of these acres. Although less #than 5,000,000 are under cultivation, *they produced last year 85,000,000 Jbushels of grain.
A Desolate Villnsre—Iwo Tlionsand Houses ISnmod-'fwo Hundred Lives IiOSt.
A second fearful item of news from the Russian press is the burning of the town of Jcniseish, Eastern Siberia, on the 8th of September. The fire originated in a turf moor which hjid been smouldering for some years, and, during a violent storm, burst out into a sea of flames, which seized the first house about eleven o'clock in the forenoon, thence spreading quickly over the whole city. At eight o'clock in the evening 1,800 houses, mostly wooden, but thirty-live of great size, six churches, two cloisters, all the stores and an immense amount of grain, about 2,000,000 pounds, were destroyed. The fearful rapidity with which the flames spread prevented the people in nearly every case from preserving their goods. Over one hundred corpses were found charred in the streets, and as many more are said to have been drowned in the water. Many of the inhabitants tied to the vessels in the harbor, but these, too, were caught by the flames. The city
now
desolate, and its former resi-
hundred dents are strewn around in the neigh-
.ousneis of corn, two hundred bushels Coring villages and the various cities of wheat, two hundred and fifty bush-
ot- t]le
government.
TlieScfiool Fund.
The footings in the office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, which are just being made up, show
bushel. We forgot to ask. what they that the common schools in Indiana received for the other products. arc in no danger of suffering. The All the work of this farm, the fund now amounts to over $8,300,000, clearing and grabbing of the land, showing an increase of over $55,000 the fcncinii", sowing, planting, culti- during the past year. The school .valine, harvestiiiir, taking care of the: revenue apportioned for the year stock*! and ali other work excepting amounts to almost a million and a splitting the rails and breaking and half, and the total value of school plowing the cleared land was" done property to over six and a half mill)v the seven sisters. lion dollars. The number of pupils he ad a re at iv O at in he a is whence they emigrated to this State 447,410, and in the high schools three vears" ago, and to this farm, 12,200. The average monthly cornthen wild land, in April, 1867. The pensation of male teachers in the family consists of the seven sisters, primary schools is $37 40, and in the youngest aged fifteen years, the the high schools $57 GO of female eldest about "twenty-five! Their teachers, $28 40 in the primary and another and their father arc invalids.
$42 40 in the high schools. The number of children in the State between six and twentv-onc years of age is 010,785.The number of stone school houses is 76 brick 655 frame 7,207 log 723. Four hundred and five school houses have been built within the year. In the town-
looking old lady, remarked: "The' ship libraries there are 285,100 volgirls are not proud of the hard work umes. A very healthy increase over •'they have had to do to get the farm last year is shown in every respect, started, but they are not ashamed of it. We are too poor to get together and live in a town. We could not make a living there, but here we have become comfortable and independent. We tried to give the girls a good education. They all read and write, and find a little time to read books and papers."—Minnesota Monthly.
Moral Courage in i* Housekeeper. The following is extracted from a very aensible letter of a lady who adopts the signature of "Prudentia "All food should be of excellent quality, but not too complicated, or too many varieties at a single meal. We should conscientiously avoid habituating children to concentrated or highly seasoned dishes, as it creates an artificial apetite, which in its turn craves stimulating drink. I think we should have the moral courage to set before our guests healthful food, that our example and influence may be felt in the right direction. There are so many choice fruits, canned and otherwise preserved, that a satisfactory and at the same time unobjectionable meal may be prepared at any season of the year. There area few choice friends in this vicinity who make it a point, when they visit each other, not to overde culinary matters, that the woman of the house may enjoy a social time with the rest. Most of us do our own work, and must give our time to preparing meals."— American Agriculturi £.
THE following days of the week are those set apart for public worship in different nations: Sunday by Christians Monday by the Greeks Tuesday by the Persians Wednesday by the Assyrians Thursday by the Egyptians Friday by the Turks Saturday by the Jews.
FURNITURE.
Prices Reduced!
Furniture! Furniture!
A. KOSTANZER,
HAS
a complete stock of Furniture of all kinds, comprising everything from the cheapest to the most costly both homemade and the best Easern made which he will sell at
Greatly Reduced Prices.
Old customers and new customers are respectfully invited to examine his. stock and prices.
Shop on Washington Street, two Squares S. of Court House.
dec2m3
_J)RY COODS.
CAME'S
GO TO
RICE OAXI:VE
AT THE
Bee Hive Store,
TO BUY YOUR
A XL)
HATS ATV3) CAPS.
ALSO, A Fi'LL LINK OF
Fashionable Clothing
JUST RECEIVED.
Call and See for Yourself!
."Vational lilork, "Washington SI.,
CRAWFORDSVILLE, INDIAXA. junc-Stf
CARRE ACE-MAKERS.
J. SS. Miller & Co.
(Established in 1856.)
market Sreet. Xorth of Court Ilonse,
CRAWFORDSVILLE.
AFTER
returning thanks to the public for the liberal patronage bestowed upon us for the last thirteen years, we would respectfully call the attention of our friends and the public generally to an inspection of our CARRIAGES,
CRAW FORDS VILLE JOURNAL: DECEMBER 16. 1869. 3
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cK KVEKY VARIETY.
dents5 S^aii'iiislaisig Goods,
BUGGIES, SPRING WAGONS, SULKIES,
SLEIGHS,
A fine assortment and variety of which we keep constantly on hand in our new brick showroom oh Washington street, second ffoor. "We claim to be unsurpassed in strength and finish, using none but the best selected well seasoned second growth timber, and employingnone but the most skillful and experienced workmen. The high reputation our work has sustained in the thirteen years past gives us confidence of our ability as Carriage Makers. Being exclusively engaged in manufacturing only light work enables us to keep a much finer, larger and better stock than any other house in the West. "We confidently assert that our work and prices cannot be excelled by any other establishment. The continual increase in business has made it necessary to enlarge our facilities for manufacturing. "We call special attention to "VV.H. Ransom's
Patent Anti-Rattling Fifth Wheel
A recent invention, and the greatest improvement ever added to a carriage, buggy or spring wagon. We have the exclusive county right. We use
Sarver's Patent Buggy Wheels,
With Patent Rivet for fastening felloes, so that it is impossible for the felloe to split under any circumstance.
The latest and best improvements in
Springs, Axles, Spokes & Hubs.
A variety of the latest styles of Patent Tops and finish of every kind. As we receive the Eastern styles monthly from New York and Philadelphia we shall continue to manufacture work as reliable as heretofore.
All Our Work is Warranted
From one to two years. Old work taken in exchange.
REPAIRING
In wood-work done to order. Blacksmi thing, Painting, and Trimming done with neatness and dispatch. We invite all to call and see as our work will recommend itself.
Superior Farm Wagons.
Our Farm Wagon are built expressly for this market by Studebaker Bros, of South Bend, Ind., of the very best timber, and more with the view of giving entire satifactiou to purchasers than profit to the manufacturers or to us. We warrant them in very particular for one year. julyl69yl
WOOL DEPOT.
Wool! Woolff WooiT!!
Crawfordsville Wool Exchange
AND
MANUFA CTORY.
K. 31. MflJLS & CO.
OFFER
the largest and best stock of
Woolen Goods" of their own manufacture everollered the
"W O O JG RADE,
Also additions comprising in part...
Cloths, Cassiiners2 Doeskins,
Blankets, Tweeds, Jeans,
overlets, Counterpanes, Cotton al cs,
Trimmings, Flannels, Yarns,
Ul" all descriptions.- colored and white, double and twist, also single, on the bc-tof terms for
WOOL OR CASH!
Let every fannei and all wanting goods call and sec iliils' stock before selling wool or purchasing. Also will manufacture wool on the best of terms.
Card Spin, make Rolls and Batting with
Neatness and Dispateii!
casts p.aoroR wooij
Wool received at
TUTS FACTORY,
Or at Headquarters of
HIIJLS' WOOl, DEPOT.
mayJTtf ,...
SHOEMAKER.
BOOT & SHOEMAKISG.
W. I-I. YANSLYKE
TTAS established himself in the above
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business in the Graham building one doorwestof Wilhite's Tailor Shop, on Main street, and deals only in
CUSTOM-MADE WORK.
He manufactures Boots on the patent Plumer last, which enables him to give a neat and easy lit. He is prepared to do custom work, cither sewed or pegged, on short notice. Eepairingdone with neatness and despatch. He solicits a share of the public custom. r23ip
WANTED.
500,000 FEET
Rlaek Walnut Lumber
Wanted, for which I will pay the highest market price.
CRAWFORDSVILLE, INDIANA. nov4m2
DRUGS.
Read This!
T. W FRY & CO.
HAVE JUST OPENED A
Fine Assortment of Drags,
A I N S
CHEMICALS
AND OLLS,
E S S
FA JVC
I*
ARTICLES,
A LARGE ASSORTMENT O?
CIGARS AND TOBACCO
OF THE FIBfET QUALITY.
All of which we will sell at the very lowest market price. Call and see us, on Green street, two doors above I. W. Lynn & Sons.
June 2L 1866 T. W. FRY & OO.
DRY-GOODS.
McCLURE, FRY & CO.,
-IIAVE T1IE-
Largesl and Rest Assorted Stock
OF
ALL KINDS OF GOODS
\Z\ THE CITY.
E¥EM¥BOI¥ is INVITED
To Come and riee the Pile of
E A O O S
AT THE
"RHINOCEROS."
CRAWFORDSVILLE.
maylo tf
BOOTS AND SHOES.
PC E W I I*, M!
WALLACE COMPANY'S
BOOT and SHOE STORE,
On Washington Street,
J. R. VAN DEI! SEN, Opposite the Court House,
Agent for L. P. Gage, 1
IS NOW RECEIVING A
NEW AND ^COMPLETE STOCK
OE
OE
BOOTS AND SHOES
FOUTHE
FALL TRADE
THEY ARE ALL
FIRST CLASS GOODS
TOILET AND AND WILL BE
SOLD CHEAP:
1
Try Them «Se See*
WALLACE & CO.
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