Plymouth Weekly Democrat, Volume 14, Number 21, Plymouth, Marshall County, 28 January 1869 — Page 4

-o D -d Nippers Admitted."

"3Iack" writ',-3 from Washington as follows, alluding to the head-line quoted above : " This, I understand, is to be ont; of the rules and regulations of the f iftatotnsslng inauguration ball. The language i& not mine, but the utterance of one ot the gentlemen triftete to ofldftte as a floor-manager of the festive occasion. I quote it merely to show the estimate iu which our colored brethren are held by their professe ! friends and admirers, ' Nod d niggers admitted to a Radical ball in honor of the election of a Radical President !' 'Call you this backing your friends?' The idea of excluding, by such a profane and sweeping edict, a whole race of people, who, according to the Republican party, saved the nation, and constitute, to-day, the only loyal inhabitants of t n States of the Union ! It is simply monstrous in its ingrati'ude. 4 Tue colored troops fought nobly,' didn't they. Why not let them dance at the eelebratv-n of t!. ir victories? Really, was very mach astonished when I he trd the remark, defied as it was, by a nsnsli oeaa who had it directly and officially. I ha 1 fully expected to see the ponderous Sumner tripping he light f tniMtic with a bqpangfed damsel of African descent the stately Chandler waltz ing with a fair mulatto, and the courtly Wad6 promenading with ' Helen's beauty in a bra W of Egypt' not to mention the soul -stirring acenes of half a dozen boss bar hew distributed here and there in en eel Birtatkm with the wives end daughters of Badieal Senators. "Ii at 'no d d nigjeia admitted' knocks the p m try oat of the whole affair and degiarJea tbc hall into a s-hojtly exhibition, which no loyal mi n ibonld attend. Think of the party thef hei been raving like a set of inebriated lunatics for four years to legislate negroes into street can, hotels and i riv.tt e p irl rs, placarding tluir iuiration ball in this way! 'O, judgment, thou art Bed to braUeh beasts,' as Mark Antony said ander much suWbtee p v it ion tfcaa the bulletin of the Radiee ball eommittee 'No d d niggers ad.. mittel.' " "The action of the Radicals m this lav Itesei r -".y serre to retain!.! the reader of an ' it related in. BosweJPs Life of Dr. The doctor had a fern !e friend earned Mte.Mace.nkqr, who was stimm OQ th SOUetica advocie of what is called the ' kv.-ling principle ' as the doctrine of the erfed i J i qe inty of all men en t women, of whatorex race and condition. He taougiit he would put her professions to a practica! test. 60, one day, he called on her at dinner time. rap?nied by tho radical lady's stable boy. 'Madam, 'said he, I have at tail become a eoarrert to fOOZ perfect equaiity ideas. I have called I dine with you to day, and have invited my v.ry eetimehle friend, your lbotnvn, to be one of our narty.' Boawell relates that Mrs. M. wee highly indignant at the eondnet of Dr. Johxnon, and that all friendly relations between them ceased in consequence of this 'practical foB." s a s r. it. Shillabcr to President Johnson P. B. Shffiaber, Esq, ("Mrs. Partington', of DoetOB, has written a letter to Preaidenl Johnson, of which the followii a Copy : Boston, January 5, 1 '.:. Axnr.rv JeaoMOir, Pio3:(k-nt of the Uadted States : 8m: I am an humble citizen, whose name may h u e, or not, h ive reached you, with no favor to ask beyond the wish to be credited with sincTity, and am desirous of expressing t yen the admiration I feel at the conrse yoi have pursued since you assumed tae re;n of government. I am d;fS lent about doing it, lest you hoold interpret it as patronage, but I feel that none of are peeieed for our fOH d deeds half so much as we ;re blamed lor our bad ores. And for all you have done, tiie lueasi re hts been running over with aboae and vituperation from malignant f e3 and the faint praise of lukewarm friends, an i, therefore, I decide to give you one word of praise from an honest conviction that it is deserved. It was my fortune to oppose your election from iami impression rr irmling your p '3iti;n, end I was gratified to lin.J how true you were to the old landmarks of the Conatitntkm, and I have, long wished to tell jon so. I nave marked your course wi'h profound interest, almost dreading lest you ahonld waver, bot Iband you intlexibly constant. Such fidelity as you havesaowi", aniid indussssaents to change ' eca BS no man ever met wi' h before, t'.enoti a character strong as adamant, and your p tea in the history of our times will be an illustrious erne. Your encmiea, and the enemies of our Institutions, must admit J our fidelity to your obi igat ions. ( J ood men, however blinded, must see this, however fix politic demagogues, whose I ; ed f'-r you extends ju-jt so mi as they them el vcö have prmrd felee end dishonest, denounce you. People are slow to think, but the right thought corae3 at last, in spite of prejudice, and those who have vilified you throngh a dogmatic devotion to party will grant you hone?ty and ac 6 rd you justk i Your forbearance under abuse ibonld assure you a nicho as hjhjheethat of Jidj for patiercj. I tlnnk you heartily foe myseif, and thousands would do thf? sanfte for themselves, were they as impulsive as I am. It is not often that menaddrt -s a waning power thus, hut the one who takes off the armor in tried service is more to be prai.ccd than he who at fir s t b . ' s it; you will pardon rnv preaoaaptioa in addreasbag you, but I aid DOt lielpir; but I presume also upon a tic tiiat maKei u.s brothers', that may serv. i anawhal as a voucher for my sin eerltjf. With the prtooiideet respect, I An, en r ::r, yc urs very truly. I P. EhnUtABKBi A !l :n iflaUl Case, OxOfcof the meet remarkable cases, in the Ion list of wonderful blind cases, is that of Martin BT, ot Ihhi city. lie w stricken with blindness by disease, vh( n bot I ITC y . 3 old. He was brought to thla eoemtrj hy ids parents, in when he was ight yi ara of age, and since that time (he is now thirty-out) has been I ving in C incinnati. At present he is in the saapl y of .Mr. Bent Bk king, corner of Plum and Columbia streets, doing chores abojt he house an 1 store, and taking care of the horse and stable. From a ! : resd b.nce in this city, and by a stimulate 1 ewe of his sense , hearing, and his memory, h in enabled to freely move ahont the city, knowing the name of every slfeef Of alley when he reachen 't, (by pace, an 1 other peru'iaritie3. He goes about without the use of a cane, and seems to have a knowledge of danger ahead solely by instinct. Be drives the horse and wagon from the stable to the store with more accuracy than many other drivers whoarelesi sSicced. His knowledge of Eamc3 of persona by their voices is also marvel-us, never failing to detect a voice when once heard, Tiae cae of Martin Weaver is ore of the most wonderful we have met CferiajBsfi Chronicle. Tub (itrman papers mention a mc'ancholy eeee of suicide and filial devotion. A widow had two seaa, the eldest of whom supported the family. IIu recently was ordered to j in the army, letting fallen into th; ronsrr'puon. younger hvashaSi bashes himself un- to support his aged mother, shot 1 f throngli he rt, Ukerebe Keratin: the elder the r-ni im H ry stICOOn BCOOamtof his f)eir, a widow ß (uly son. Ma7..'ni expects to live until the "Re publico! the l'n'tt'ü iul Kurcpft'' Is procUixned.

THE TWO-WHEELED VELOCIPEDE. The above cut is a design of a twq-wheeled ve'ocipeie. An outline of the other I styles eea of course be formed from this, as in their general outlines end features I they are all alike, a ith the exception of the addition of one, tw , someti.acs three. ; and. in a late case in Boston, of even four whee's.

THE VELOCIPEDE. Tnm coming th:ng is the velocipede. Certainly it is one of the funniest, queerest and most interesting machines teat has been invented, and upon the whole it is worthy to succeed base-ball in the afieetions of the young men of the. country. There arc almost as many styles of veloci pedes as of four-wheeled carriages, and tii y will multiply rapidly. We underlain, that there are nearly fifty patterns on exhibition at the Patent Office. The only velocipedes worth talking about are the two-wheeled one?. There are three and four-wheeled machines, but of course (here is more friction to overcome in runuing three or four wheels than in running two wheels, and there is no trouble in arranging for the application of the whole strength of a strong man to the twowheeled machine. Those who favor the three or tourv heeled "velocipedes, do so upon the theory they will stand up better. But the two-whet led machine will stand up well enough a soon as you learn to manage it. When we consider that the machine will not slanu for a moment by itself, and that the disposition to tumble will be increased by seating a man upon it, this seems to be nh improbable proposition. The secret is, that the machine is kept up by the shifting of the foremost wheel, the other wheel having nothing to do but follow and support the rider and receive the pressure of the break. The trick of riding the velocipede is in guiding it. If the rider undertakes to sustain himself by swaying his body so a to keep the center of gravity over the support of wheels, he will inevitably fall. The rider must put the machine in motion as he mounts it. That is done in the act of mounting by placing lirst oae foot and then the other upon the pedals a pretH nice operation. At the instant of mounting, the ler must grasp the handle, which lias been aptly called the ,v balancing pole," id as the machine is swayed by the pressure on the pedals, the front wheel must be shifted to correspond to the irregularity in the application of power and the movements of the person. Let it be un- . derstood that as the machine goee on, if the weight is too much to the right or left, the guide must be used to bring the wheels directly under the point where the weight must be sustained. The arms and legs are soon tanght to work well together, and the rider directs the machine with a eure and ti.-.y touch, and can avoid any object in the way with wonderiul celerity and accuracy. There must be nerve enough, however, not to hesitate. With hesitation comes a crash. Velocipede ridirg and driving it is both is, for the beginner, very hard work. The strain comes upon the arms and hands, owing to the constant necessity of guiding. The legs have an easy time, nothing more to do than wlien walking, but the arms and hands have the important duties to discharge; and in learning the velocipede exercise it is the rule that the hands are blistered and the arms painfully wrenched. With experience eonea confidence and comparative cac, but we suspect that velocipede riding will be found, as ageutral thing, to be violent exercise. The temptation is upon the velocipede to go East to speed the machine to its utmost, and every jar of the wheels mast be felt iu the arms which have to preserve the balance. The first lesson with the machine is to take it by the handle and walk beside it, pushing it along and guiding it. One learns in this way how quickly and entirely the machine answers to the banale how easily and instantly it may be whirled this way or that. Th lesson is to lx stride the machine and more it along, touching the toes to the floor. Hence beginners should not have the largest velocipedes. Impelling the machine by touching the toes to the floor, the guide or handle comes in piny, and presently is seen to serve to keep up the machine, which, however, has &i many tricks as a fractious horse. The notice, to prevent himself from falling, is certain to turn the wheel too lar, and then he sprawls upon the floor, or runs into the Wall A Rood plan is to get the machine on an incline, and as it runs d wn try to sustain it by the guiding wheel. The mystery of managing the wheel once mastered, the rest is easy. When some practice in handling the machine has been had, and its movements have be come familiar, the effort is made to use the feet on the pedals. It n beet to try at first with but one foot. Those Who at- , tempt to apply both feet at once will be many times disappointed. Now comes the hardest of the work. The walls of velocipede schools arc scarred and battered With many blows, and the inclination, When one is trying to be able to make th thing go, to rush for the nearest pillar and strike it with great force, is an amusing peculiarity. The velocipede once understood becomes surprisingly amiable. An expert will ride on one sideways, plying the pedals with either foot, and will direct the machine with one hand, whirl here and there, cutting circles like a swallow, and describing figure eight with the swiftness of a champion skater. Half a donea experts together will race and cross each other's tracks and accomplish a great variety of eccentricities without coming iu contact; hut two novices practicing in a room one hundred feet square, would frequently rush headlong together. The danger of serious hurts is, however, not great, even for beginners. It is not far to the ground or the floor, and during the flnst laaaons great speed is not attained. A point of danger is in getting the feet caught between the pedall -nd the wheel, and eoiot'imes in falling, perrons have been hurt hy striking upon the end of the handle. If the front wheel is, from any causo, turned suddenly at right angles to the other, the machine will tumble and the rider, if awkward or exhausted, is liable to fall upon the handle. W BWfe heard of one severe accident of thil kind in New York. It has been said, i deacribing the velocipedes used in I' im.tliat a gentleman could trundle one of them along the street a.i rai!y as buconld rxrrv n e-ine This id a mistake. It i nilnr niortroublesome to get along with the veloci pede than with a wheel ljirrow. Veh-cipedes n not he ran OW : ui boulder pavenumia, or across tuch gutters , as we have in our tret. TUyrforf,

there need not be apprehensionsthatthey will be a means of locomotion bout this city. They can be used on Nicholson payem mtg, and on smooth ti; npikes or dirt ro us, in the absence of mud. It is difficult to ride them up hill. With sevtre rtion they can be driven a g At of one foot In nineteen; but one foot in twentyfive is enough to overcome. While the bi ginner needs a low machine one with a thirty-three inch front wheed, or saddle placed low this is according ' the pattern the expert wishes to sit high and .veil over the pedal.-". The spec '. at which velocipede move, of course, varies as vi lely as the speed of horst -. Under favorable conditions, it is thorn-lit twenty miles an hour can be made. Bui it would be doing pretty well to accom;'isii from ten to fifteen miles an hour on a good

turnpike. The cot of velocipedes is fr $123. The New York machi m $ 00 to lea, made said to be i s. as thev on the Parisian pattern, are better than the imported or have no wood in France 1 oual to the American hickory. "When the novelty of the velocipede is worn off, and it has ceased to be amusing, it is probable that there will have been utilities developed ia it. On our prairie reg:ns, ovr thi long, even roads, it may become a most advantageous means of loeomotion. Its capacities are such that it will alw ys have a fascination for those who enj -y athletic sports ; and there is an oddity, a mirthprvoking emaintnes and audacity about the machine that v ill commend it to that large, and we trust, crowing cla?s who love fun.- Cincinnati (hmm rciil. m m Fear of Tylerlzatlon. Forty-six Republicans voted against the bill for the repeal of the Civil-Tenure law, when the vote was taken in the House, and all the Democratic members present voted for the bill. The matter is delayed in the Senate, and aa the New lork Tribune and several nent Kadical newspapers ot er promibave spoken very earnestly, and even bitterly, agaimt tne repeal, the bill will probat, y meet a strong opposition in the upper iranch of Congress. The committee w; ich originated the Civil-Tenure law war composed of Senators F.draunds, of Vermont Williams, of Oregon, Pattern o t of New Hampshire, and Iiuckalew, of Pennsylvania. There is a rumor that the) Radicals of the committee will vote against the repeal of the liw, and Washi ton dispatches of the loth said that they would be sustained by a majority of t e Senate. The Radicals, in htintiDg af t r reasons to excuse their opposition to the repeal of the law, say they wish it to star 1 because of their apprehension that a Democratic President may be elected in 172. Bayl Mr. Greeley, -in discussing thi question of repeal: "The Democratic party gained last fall M new members of Congress, while the Republicans gained only four, leaving the Democrats a net train of twenty six Congress;onal Districts" This" "gravitation toward change " alarms the Radicals, and they wish to continue any advantage which the Civil Tenure act may give them over the r opponents. 8o they say, and they say, moreover, that this is the reason why they Oppose repeal. They are not afraid of Grant. They l"v him, and respect him, and confide in him, and are viding to trust him without, pledgee or security ; but they must tie his bands, that h's Democratic successor mny come bound into the Presidential chair. So said the forty-six Republican members who voted against the bill to repeal in the House. Bo say the Radical newspapers who are lighting repeal. So say the Republican Senators who wish to perpetuate in the Senate the power it has gained by robbing the President of the authority vested in him by the Constitution. In their efforts to excuse themselves to Grant for opposing repeal, they have stumbled upon a lame and impotent apol ogy. They will deceive no orte with it, and least of all will blind Grant's eyes to the fact that they lie to him because they are afraid of him, and wish to keep him bound because they distrust him. Suppose the Senate cannot bo changed in four years o as to give the Democrats a majority in that body, and thus an effectual bar be presented to the repeal of the Civil-Tenure law, although a Democratic President and Bones might be elected of what avail would the law be under such circumstances f The President would treat it as a nulity. Would a Democratic House of Representatives impeach him for so doing President Johnson took the irdtiative in trying to get the question of the law before the Supreme Court. A Democratic President would oust an incumbent and let the ejected Rad ical and his associates test the validity of ' the law. Notwithstanding the rumors that the Senate will vote against repeal on this ! rpiestion, and attempt to justify itself by the shallow reasoning to which we have referred, it is probable that the Gractites 1 will carry the day. The refusal to repeal ; n a declaration of war against Grant. What is said about advantages which a Democratic President or a Democratic Congress may reap fn-m repeal, i i unadulterated DOnsease, It is beyond tue power of any writer to so clothe it and present it as to make it appear respectable. Every word written ou that side of the question has been controlled by a fear ot Tylerization. This fear now haunts the Radical party continually, and affects it ewewhat ' as a dread of aWirfawi frsaMSa does an inebriate. Excluinge. The Wnosm 1a A newspaper cor- : rr -'. '..c writing of thu Logia'utu e at Lantlcj; tells this story : A ludicrons incident occurred !t week, which has rinsed much span here. One of the House M0" "ho hai but 1 juit nsrutned ' hi official duties, ' and was hardly familiar with I hem, wae sent by one of the officers of the Hon wj to t'o ont and buy somo im-tace stamp" Nut knowing the way to the IftjisOativc postottlce, h tu tabled lato th room where (!:o Supremo Court, dtirlnc tfie nru'iini'ttt of nn Important raw, wa hclnu be Id. Making his way ip pad tr. ch-rk's dt--te. he BMbed forward to the t)laifrin, where sat Michigan' hihost judicial officers. ' Thrusting n dollar Mil Into the hes of .Jtidco Cooler, ins Cthef Jseties, Uia bom areas ami with, ' I cajr, can you chant"- a dollar ' I wart to buy clht'tn ct tits woith of po'tnga itSMpi ' Tat rgamsat whp topped, sad lea dignity or the Court somewhat ISterikreS with. Tb,.- Voy ereelaSanaed that the C'hlef .Inst ice was not the ! Iciji- latl v po-iuKiMer, ami that the (,f,!rt d!u not deal In pa . ge : -üü jj . TrfK fnle Mr The nhlgn'T

farm anb ot0tl)olft. Sudden Death of Cattle Inihe Cornfield.

A resident of Davenpoj, Iowa, writes to the I'm, rie Farmer: In 1844-8, ny father-in-la T, A. Hubbard, after having gathered his oru in a fifteen acre field, allowed twenty lend of his cattle and mine to run in it, without limit Th weather had been dry or a long time, and there was no moisture in the Ibddi r and no water in the held. Eleven head laid down the night after, aid died within two or three days. Theyjecame stupid, swedlen and helpless; if fjreed up, they would immediately lie doin again. We knew the disease was caued by the corn fodder, and dissicted enowhto fully understand how they were Idled by it. , The mainfold, in every case, Wis full and tight with perfectly dry corn folder. The cattle being let into a new knd of periectly dry food, had gorged thenselves. Having no water to aid the gastrii juice, the main- ' tola had become perfective xhaustcd, from incapacity to soften so la:ge a epiantity of dry fodder; inflaminatbn, stupefaction and death followed. Mmy cattle in this county died that fall fron the same cause, and in the same manner. The preventive adopted by us was a phin one, not to allow cattle to remain ling on such large quantities of dry fodder, rod to have them rally supplied with wat i before and after goimr into the field. If Dr. Sprague, of Des Moine, should hapien to see another ease, he will find, by direction, the eause and seat of the disease lud the rem ly Doubletrees and WJrippletreeSa Fob. oommi n farm nm donbletreea and Tvhippletrees can aa netl be made in the home workshop as at the bereu of a , Wagon maker. And tj; firmer has op- ' portunity when splitting rail?, lire-wood, etc., to r-clcct such timber as b mo'it suit.ib!e for these implements i The doubletree should be tTTe) iuches ; t i ich and four and a half inches broad in j the center, and three an.l one fourth wide at the ends. A doubletree is not so stout when the tapcf is all nude upon the back side, nor do they look a3 well us when made upon both sides. The length of it should be determined by the length of the whippletreeSL Where the hitter are three feet l-ng the former should beeour feet in length. A tough piece of oak makes the bett doubletree used ; however, good qualities of ash and hickory answer well. The holes for the clevises should he ab;ut three inches from the ends, and bored as far back from the center of the stick as the irons will allow. Have a staple go through the center to draw by, made of Swedes iron, and held by two nuts on the front, with a plate of iron under these extending from one to the other. The staple on the lack side should be heavy because all the wear comes at this place, but the parts that grj through the wood are usually twice as large as necessary. No f-train can come on these parts except straight draft, and no span of horses can pull in twain two roels Off iron five-sixteentli3 in size. If large staples are used, the strength is taken from the wood. If the doubletree is to be used upon a wagon or sled pole, bore the pin or hammer hole well in front of the center. It is a good plan to have a staple in the doubletree belonging to a wagon for there arc many times win n a chain has tobe used to move some object, anel to wind this around the dou letrce injures it, and besides, a team cannot be made to draw true, as the point of draft cannot be kept in the center. For common firm use, the whlppletrees should be two feet and eight inches Ions;. If longer than this they are not handy, and if much shorter the tugs will chafe the horse's sides. Oak, hickory and ash are used, but usually, the made of firstelass hickory are the moat durable. When a heavy pull is made, hickory will spring a little, and this very much les. ens the liability of their breaking. Two inches and a half broad by one and hull" inches thick, is heavy enough. The draw irou in the center should clasp the whole wood. Never use on a draft whippletrec, what b called plug hooks those that drive or screw into the end. The ferule hook is much better, i. c hook and ferule made together of wrought iron ; hut better than this will it be to use what is called clasp and safe'y hook. Any blacksmith knows how to make them. If ironed as last proposed, make the wood inch and one-half by two and a half in the center, one inch and one eighth broad at the ends, by one inch thick make a true taper; oval the sides leaving a Hat surface three-fourths of an inch wide on front and back tor the clasp irons Usually Whlppletrees made after this style are left too large at the ends, and have a bungling poearance. Making them small at these plat es to s not weaken the implement Ohio Farmer. Tofufs of a (jJood Fowl. Fou'gcneral use a hen should be a good layer, enter, and mother. She must ho a , good feeder, too. brisrht. clear-eved. ouiek ' r . f .--- m tier motions, but not scary, anil with tnese nointfl. fdie will nav to keen sides, she should be large, well feathered, with small, short legs, with a small head, broad shoulders, and deep body. The cock should be thicker in the leg. broader across the shoulders, fully a third heavier. He should have a gallant strut, be first out in the morning, first to go to roost, inclined to take on flesh easily, generous in P;cking out titbits for the hens, and not quarrelsome. We do not associate large eyes with great hardiness. They are a great beauty, and indicate high breeding ; hence, with perfection in feather and other points, they are desirable in fancy fowls. In very large breeds quick growth la desirable, while early maturity is not. Each of the different breeds has its characteristic points, and the fowl should, in addition to the above general marks, show them distiue'dy. American AgriewUuritt, Potato K thing and Management. Lakoe quantities of potatoes were des troved by frost last year in the hills or thills before they were harvested, and in the heaps la which they had been left in the field without sufficient covering. Late crops ot any kind re seldom good, but if there is one crop which reflate more thau another from late planting it is the potato. The vhole summer, and early part of the fall are short enough for the potato to extract those ingredients from th soil and the atmosphe-ro which are necessary for hi inging it to perfection !Siil for potatoes should be deeply tilled and th roughly drained Thebettcrop we have seen was on land wLi :h had been thoroughly drained, and subsoiled, to the depth of eighteen inches. Some persons are prevented from subsoiling their land on account of tho bupposed expensiveness of the operation. 1 his has been the lion in the way of a very great improvement, In places where a regular subsoil plow is

not available, any strong plow with the dure it than to run the rhk of a severe mould-board fT, following in the furrow i c Id, while these sudden changes in the made by an ordinary plow and loosening weather arc takimr place, the subsoil to the depth of six, eight, or If those who are subject to rheumaten inches, without bringing it tip, will do ; ti.stn or predisposed to pulmonary disWOrk Which will be exctjedi ugly b n. lioinl I ease would wear flannels all the year to crops of every kino", but especially to round, it would be greatly t their advanpotatoee. tage. In those soils where the veget .ble mould Till gsrilliasts that are worn next the r-oi a clayey subsoil, frequent plow akin ahould be changed about twice each tugs at a uniform dt p: li forms a hard Dan week. Most neonle ( haneo onlv earns.

ihr wnicn ire rooT-ot plants fn U . 1 t I . i . Mm m difficult to penetrate, itabsolling most effectually break Dp v.? pan and allows rain water to percolate thiough the s,dl, end alo opens jt to the beneficial action or

the atmosphere. Few persons are aware of the tough stratum of soil called hardpan which the sole plate of the plow and the trampling of horses or oxen in plowing form in the generality of tillage fields, or of the good eflerts on crops which remit from breaking up and pulverizing this crust. In soils which are not naturally or artificially drained, deep tillage sometimes does more harm than good. Even in well drained land turning down the active vegetable mold, that is the warm, rich surface soil, and turning up the cold subsoil is injurious. A small portion of the sub-oil mixed with the surface soil is sometimes very beneficial, but the best plan is to looen "the subsoil, remove superabundant moisture by draining, and give plants an opportunity of availing themselves of such ingredients as the subsoil contains, without compelling them to extend their libers or surface roots in it. The soil for potatoes should be plowed in the fall and laid up in wiJe ridges or sets, the deep lurrows uetween which will carr oft" a11 surface water, leaving the soil high and drv, and in ff. od condition to be worked early in spring. The planting of potatoes should take place as soon in spring as the soil is ready for the sets, and there is no danger from frost. When soil has been properly prepared for the crop, an 1 the after-culture is all rigi.t the potatoes will grow rapidly and come to perfection in time to be harvested before there will be the slightest dancer from frost. Another verv important reason why p tab i a should be phu'ieu early, h thnt the product of the e'irly croP ls "'ways of better quality than t of the late one Potatoes stored In cellars or root houses, should bo examined for the purpose of rcmovingall those-tubers which are ahowinc symptoms of decay. The tubers which have beeu frozen are now nearly decomposed, and tuch ar- very injurious to sound ones. It i3 well to prepare for heavy froste by stopping up every crevice by which it mi.ht enter the cellar or root house, end b)' piling additional covering on pits. Heavy losses are sometimee prevented by a lit'de timely precaution. Western RuraL anngesaent eff Cows in Winter A OOBSSBPOROBHT of the Agriculturist ir quires: ' When cow ' arc stabled nights in winter how long should they be allowed to remain in the yard during the day v" This depends a good deal on the weather, and also on the fooi and whether the cows are expected to give milk or not. When the object is to obtain milk r. win ter, if water is supplied in the stable we would Seldom turn them out at all. And if necessary to turn them out to water, we would let tnem out twice a day, say for ten or fifteen minutes. Cows like to he humored a little in regard to watering. 1 hey will not drink s readily as a horse They should be allowed plenty of time. When cows are not giving miik and it is desirable to have them cat coarse fodder, they should be turned out for seve-r.;! hours during the day. They will eat this class of fodder much better in the yard than in the stable. Judgment, however. should be exercised. If the weather is stormy, they will be better in the stabl and at all time :. If they seem cold and are not eejo inc: tliLmsf iv' let tuem ly im mediately tied up. Let the stable be well ventilated and cleaned ont twice a day, and made as dry and comfortable as possible. The great defect in most stables is In not haying sufhjient ventilation. The ventilators should bo so arranged that they can easily be adjusted to tuit the weather. Make it a rule to vi-dt the stable before retiring for the night, and see that everything Is right. American Agricul tunxt. Boot and Shoe Grease IHK IMIOK AM) iiBATHBn tVKPORTEB says hog's lard is admirably adapted to secure to leather both pliability and im permeability to water; train oil, after it dries up, renders the leather brittle. Hrtg's lard renders the leather periectly (lMnl ami no water can penetrate it. it is espe cially suitable tor greasing boos and shoes but in the summer season an eighth part ot ta'low should be melted with it. It should be laid on when in a melted st its but no warmer than one's finger dippe in the mass can bear. "When it is first ap plied to boot or shoe, the leather sheuh De previously soaKed m warer,tnat it i aj swell up, so hat the pores can open wel and thoroughly absorb the lard. The liquid lard should be smeared over (to be water-proof,) at hast three or four time 3, and sole leather oftener still. Al ter ward the lard remaining visil I a on the outside should be wiped eff with a rag I5y this means you have a water-pro i hoot or shoe, without ihe annoyance caused by most BtnfCl of penetrating the leatln r and greasing the stockings. An occasional coating ol hog s lard is also to be recommended for patent leather boots or shots, an it prevents the leather trom cracking, and if it be not rubbed in toe strongly, the leather will shine just as we after the grease has been appled. Dry Earth as a Deodorizer for Poultry Houses. The employment of dry pulverici earth as the means of deodorizing poultry houses, appears to be worthy Ol more attention than it has hitherto received. The fact that from 400 to 500 fowls can by this aid be kept in one building for months together, with less smell than is to be found in ;ny ordinary fowl-honse capable of accommodating a dozen chickens, is very conclusive as to its eflicaey. Iu the building of the National Company, where this fact h:'s been ascertained, seven or eight fowls arc kept in each compartment, twelve feet by three feet, and yet there is no smell or trace of moisture. Air. Creyelin informs U3 that if a much larger number are put into each run, the ground becomes moist, ceases to deodorise, and the birda at once become unhealthy. It 6hould be Stated that the droppings that lall from the perches during the night are removed from the runs each morning, and that the dry earth only receives the manure that falls during the day ; this has its moisture absorbed so spcediry by the earth that it at once becomes pulverized, mixes with the soil, and erases to fmell. So powerful is the deodorizing effect of the earth that it does not require to be renewed in the rnnsfor many weeks together. London Field. Health Hints for the Season. KKF.r tho children's feet warm and dry during cold and wet days. By doing this, many severe attacks of disc; ? m iy be averted. Do not let the children play out of doors without bing sufficiently protected about the shoulders and neck. Avoid any change to lighter garments until the weather is fully warm and settled. Be aanadaPr careful of lavincrasidp your flannels. If you are uncomfortably warm for a few hours, It is better to enbut it is best to renew the clothing before

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injurious to wear damp clothing, especially for an invalid. The cleansing and using disinfecting agents to purify the air of our houses, is of the utmost importance. Drapei say . " It is very important that the cellar of every house, whether private or tent onent, .-hi.uld be properly dried and ventilated during the yean when the epidemic diseases are raging.' This may be done ' by

uaci jg a small stove in it, in which a hre should be kept continually. If the cellar is long, it would be well to place the stove at t... xtremity and pass the pipe through e whole length of the apartment." "Next in importance to the purification ! h of our streets and houses," savs Draper, 4 is a proper attention to the condition ot he skin and the character of the food. Every one should wash the whole surface f the body every day, or at least twice a week. In these general applications, ap should not be used more than once a week, for it is not desired to remove the il v secretions too often, but merely wash off the salts that are excreted so freely in the form of perspiration during the wnrm weather. "The greatest care should be taken," says the same authority, " in the purchase t Bruits finJ vegetables they are rarely resit, and the best have been generally slacked or gathered two or three daya heore they reach the table and it would MThaps be host to avoid their use alto gether and adopt :. bread and im-at diet, to which 'ea or coffee is added.1 USEFITL RECIPES, ETC. Do WOT keep more live stock on your farm thau you can keep well. Iron shoes on sleds last a lifetime. They are really cheaper in the end than wooden i n a Kepi, ace ail ihe Inns where '.u ;.ars often by fctrong gates, and then wonder that you didn t do arr betöre. PnosPHATX of lime in fresh water, even in very small quantities, it h Nua, prevents it from noting on lead and thus forming a poisonous salt. The New York Tribune .-ays that if the Hghteet running plows were used to the exclusion off all others it would save the farmers of thij country $S,(X!0,000 a year. The Gardener Monthly s3-s that if the people of the United States all care to become successful grape grower-? they must recognize the fact that the roots of the grape vine ran scarcely be kept tos dry, and thai tb.c very befct way to accomplish this on flat land Is to raise the soil above ihe natural level. It i stated that the lart half pint oj milk drawn from a cow's udder has sixteen times the quantity of cream in it than the first one. This is siid to be one reason why the cow-milking machines are not more extensively approved. Althoc ö they may milk very fast, they do not " strip" clean, and far un ram."! afferd to loie tho last half pint of milk from each cow twice a day. While conceding that pure bran contains little or no fittening properties, eo far as known, the American Neck Journal says it is a fart that feeding pure bran to much COWS twice a day will materially increase the flow of milk. The. tame re sult, with the added one rf ttrength to the animals, is obts like feeding of cake made from of cotton seed btock do not take to thi3 at first in its pure state, but, mixend with other food, they will sen ccmc to like it, and to thrive under iU influence. Fiued Potatoes. There is nothing so easy to get, and yet so palafable for brt:.kfast, with a thick, tender beeftteafc rr a mutton-chop fizzing from the gridiron. To fry raw potat&es property, they should be pared, cut lengthwise into slices, an eighth of an inch in thickness, dropped into a pan over the fire containing not beef drippings, turned frequently, nicely browned all over, but never burned. The addition of a little salt and pepper whil in the pan, and a little flour dredged over them, is an improvement. rjnXBATKKCD BuEAJD. Equal quantities of unsifted Graham or rye Hour and boiüng water; a little salt. Pour the water over ihe flour, stirring briskl , and, with hnds well dusted with flue tl uir, roll out as quickly as may be into little cakes. Bake ab(.ut twenty minutes in a quick oven. These little cakes will Und favor with all lovers of Graham. A bet ter way is to bake them in the small iron dishes that are now cast in sets. In this case the irons should be well heated and greased before they are put in the even. The quicker they are baked the lighter they will be as there will be less liability for the air to esmpe. Exchange, Catii the Cows One would think that any kind hearted man, when he aees how grateful this operation is to a cow, would be willing to spend a few moments daiiy in carding her. It pays as wel! to clean a cow as a horse. All who have fairly tried it find great benefit from the operation. And yet no one farmer in a hundred makes it a practice to use the card or curry-comb in the cow-stable. We know stupid men who laugh at the idea as a mere notion of some fancy farmer. But, in point of fact, no cow can give the best results at the pail unless this matter is attended to, especially in Hinter. Anrit m Agriculturist. At the Ohio State Fair, held in Dayton, Mr. J. W. Mumnia, of that place, received a premium for the best Irons, which were cured after the following receipt: Hub the fresh hams with best salt ; put them in a barrel and cover with a brine made d the following proportions for 100 it. . of meat: 7 U.S. of salt, 2 oz. salt petre, t gallons of water. Leave the moat in this brine for three or four seeks; then take it and rub again with dry salt, and put it back into the brine for three or four weeks longer. If you want sugar cured hams,

use 2 IM. sugar to the above quantity of brine. When the meat hns been in the brine as above directed, take it out and smoke it with half green hickory woo l, it th's can be had. Corn cobs make a good eeeofce where hickory cannot be had. The Terurc-of-Offlce Aft. The actum of the Lower House of Coniress in repealing the Tcnure-of Ollice law, indicates that the members of that body begin to realize the evil which such laws inflict upon the country. From the day that the law was placed upon the statute-books to the presuit time, it has been the shield and protection of those who were engaged in plundering the Qovamment and robbing the Treasury. It wee enacted under the plea of protecting loj-alty, but has been need to perpetu iti the whiahy ring and all other combinations ot men to deplete the Treasury. It has impeded public business". It has degraded the United State Öenatt IntoamefC trading and dickering shop over paltry offices. It has interfered with the bu.-iuv n of the Government, and been the means of increasing corruption not only in Congress, but also in the Executive Departments, and if retained on the statute-books would soon destroy what little purity and honesty there is left in offleial life i i this country. Its operations in ths city are sufficient to secure the universal condemnation, not only ot the law, bui also of those members of Coner.Who placed tt on the Statute boohs. The moment that one ot the ollicul engaged in the Wisky King U railed t an . count, or an attempt is in i.b to remov him. ho shields himeell behind Lhie law, defies the President and increases hU plundering. Its result here is also exnsrjencod r Icewhero. ami hreetsn3 to In-

crease in magnitude. The movement to repeal it has not, therefore, commenced one day to soon. It is reported that the Senate is loth to concur in the action of the House. The members of that body havetaed of the power that this law gives them, have become demoralized by its workings, and are DO doubt inclined to retain it 'or their nersonal benefit even if the country suffers from its operations. The question is soon to be tested in that

body by a direct vote, and if the Senate refuse to concur with the House in the repCai( it win furnish conclusive evidence that the reason ai I for enacting the law wis a mere rum , and that it really was placed or. th sia uv. books to pro tect rascality in office. JVrt f York Citizen. ARciinrsnop Spauldiko, of Baltimore, has issued an order foibiddirg the indis criminate attendance of persons in the churches to witness marriage ceremonies, and hereafter no one will attend excepting by card of invitation from the parties interested. This is deemed necessary on account of the levity an1 improper conduct of ciirioeity-s'.ckers on recent occasions. The -I wehi Sharp acr? adverthmd in thie luc rc know Lave excslle .t t-harpeutnjr nalitfaf. and :;c!v;tC our friends to WUmj&f BCBHImI 'with the article and he planned no more wilh dull hoiipj knivee or tcif.-or". e - 1 -1 J " A. Little Bilious." How often tl is is the re?pon-e to the enquiry r a friocd'j.hcalth; a? if to be hih'oae wa a triflin? matter, hardly worth thinking ahout. But let it ba remembered that, as "tall oaks from little SCOrna ?row." formidahte disease arise from beintr " a tittle billon. "' BeveTC Uhauf attack" arc more common In Sprteg, Summer and Anturan than in Winter, but the serious itieorder- of the liver which to often occur Ml t'io-e MISSM, miirht be traced, in hun-dnj-is of instances, to Winter indulgences and their ney!ecel continences. More hi;hly-sca-! soiu'd food i cacn. more Cery drink imbibed. In I cold than in warm weather, and thus the biliousness is produced which, under a wanner tempera tare, cahnbattM ia remittent and intermittent fevers. The very bet medicine for persons who are either a ttUt or a seas' anal Mibm, is HOSTETmm STOMACH BITTEKS. No bine pill or ! calomel if required in such cacs. Those powerful mineral ra-jdicine cut twowny- like a doubiecdtred sword. Th y act. it true, nponthe liver, but react most dcleteriously on other part of the system. They " stick" there and cannot be got ' rid of. The Bitters contain vegetable agents of an anti-'.uHon tendency, thr.t produce a tpeclflc and most genial effect upon tho bilüry organ, without eatsfttag any evil consequences whatever. They are t Uoff 'her tchvltsom, and act favorably and simultaneously upon the stomach, the liver, the i SUSll. the ncrvon- tjataas, and the brain. Who Cms HaMerti Bitters: Lhj UUiUmt use it in their practice because" of its salutary cffecf upon their patient ; buainess men ue it beciu- Mhey require abound physique and clear intellect; sedentary people use it because it fortifiof them ajruinnt complaints which result from a slamMi-h condition of the bodily functions, produced by an inactive life : traveler U!e i berance it protect- them .ijruinst epidemic and endemic aUMMSJ c erjymen. iudires, conLTCrrmen. lawyer?, editors, teachers and students use i because it impnr-s fresh force to mind and body, and preserves h-'alth una mn-ngth against decav : the working ct - 'ie it because it snpi ports the body which would o'herwise suffcr irrestimulant J ' 1 " 1 J. -11 1 AJty EMTIM1 M t.srs reeemni for Ml ara ! one h'rtilred (Ahec Wtxtsrv fxtper at the '; Mk , by A. .V. KI'J.L'Hif. A uxilktry Publi Juy . 1 Ol Washington St., Chieaav. WW a(;i:ms wanted : It lt I'-u Ka-y W..rkt Kvervhody want it! r T2 BEE. bend .10 c-nu for ISMtnpl, (on 1.1,1..... . ulllllll 1 L"r..,l..pl..W. C" town, Missouri. 1 BD HOT IIOOKh t "Th Gay Life of a Yo-mg IV Url Te Pa nee of I .fainy." " I he Betrayed Re.Hni&roM." ,0 ' .t ach. Agent aM n U. a. HILL. .tr. & Co., Pmbtlshera. Ann Arhor. Mich. AGCVTB WANT KD i OB HOW TO MAK THE FARM PAY. How to itMMt th va'ue of land and the fronts on dock, a-d how to rat e Mirce times tt.e nuantitv ot a'l larni crrps to an acre- Tu pmgem and 110 beautiful and aeAU UlMtnttoM. Farm i. y uug men and experienced agents Pud it piiys t i ca'i ass for thl boul,. OII to SViOO M-r mo mil. according to ability and mere. F r full nartien ars a1lre ZEIOLKK, "doOl KIT VO-, PaUsaelpMe, o1 NE nUM.AK! OSE DOLLAR t MB 8KRVR S ( ., Rnrthn-v Mrt". HosTon. are s :e i ronrietf r anrt manufacturers or t lie arwiy ia vent d Peerf-s 1 uh't Peat 1 ountai.i. Price ten cents tach. With each ti ipt in wild, whether Mi tie for specimen, or to elnh. thev M-nd a slip, witho'it i hmf. describing some article they will sell ior One loilar. 1 hey Bopply fatiiilief witti thousands of UM-fu!, ornamental jiiid neceh-iflrv articles of nneiua'ed tpialtty il--f Irffeompet dion In this trade. Com ml1ona.fl to ITiOfl, accord l ig to th- W t clulw. Mm agents make SM per dty. Agettfei wanted ajlllj lam. Circulars sent free on application. A -MONTH and O articles. H. B. Sil aW, Alfred. Ma toe. 4 i;kTS. h'A It .11 Kits, . iAK-DBHER . and PRUR 6KOWKR. -Seed for parti cn tors of " Bemft Iin ril F,uii Tire and 1 wroorvir ui .-I 'fiYM- ." Sample t tet wlllhatfaewatsV ed to any p:irt ol" the I'nl e l Marei.ne ; tft-ct mt ' i -tir.u tuirttitt'it. ,'. ii'jtnt tir mi t tmuuu :i the ( ,' aadrea J. aJtSAUN. t.l Second Street, Baltimore, Md. I iOS'T 1MB Ol I.I. SCISSOR" i; K N 1 K1 ' Jacob ' Pa'cnt. I he nple aha'pener 'or far : rso. Bampb's prepaid. Br.ea in Sharpener 3 cent. Knlie do-, 35 t- rrcmTara fr-- Hutment to Aornt. bot HI wick A BaSTINok. Wore- t'"l . M TO PRINTERS! We. are mannfic'urliig ConnM-v PCsramMr PfeSMM -. .TohlH-if, Paper ''utters Proof IVeaaes. Miterlin: Itchines, I."ad ('.Itters, Iron Impostnf Re u, iVxrap i-::: btlciti and Kub-a, and bh otin: bttclta of the b -quality. Printers wishing ticiirchae nr of sheaaaM can do so hy pavin Hip r cent, la advertising and the balance cash. Bend t relicnlir. A. & U- SEWBUBf, Coxsackie. X. Y. PATENT Water Proof E:cfin faß riiTiüi iiikhi rinn, Siting Irr Clrrs'tr uO t.ttf -4 I I prr. C. J. FAY (V CO, 2d Viae . CaaaUa, W. .-. I'Mfiii'iiitii tradi rne Pateal M IC t mi lj.il I! 1 1 1 1 ; ' . contain no pohon. W' e ' Tfrt'ifili .,',".1" " "r -,r"'r ,'!r permatieillülllüiÜ'l sask. Black or Brosm. Bent hy mail on receipt of i.fj. S I heae M PATH'S Treasurer Magic C-oinh Company. Srringiield, Mass. r. Winchester Repeating W nfilHG TWO SHOTS A Bsoora aJ A KBPBATBB, ANI TWKVrf BHOTH A MLIUTB as a ioiol 1'KKKcn Loaneet Thcso powerful, aeowate an l sronderfnlly effectt weapons, earning alshtoea charzes, which can be fired In nine secon.ls, are n v r- ady for the marK-et. and are for le hy all the rejpnsltde Gun Ioatr throughout tie country. For full Information, send for circulars and pamphlets f the WUICHSSTBB aCPBATIMG .m:msco.. New Paven. Ccnu. a; rrouy, Kr.rx Co , 0 a t uiher , im. A-;r ,-1 received your second Kd .Tack'' AxP"r express, and now acknowledge the same. For the benefit 01 all whoe desires or necessities make tt their business to chop with an axe, I wowld say : Try the Red Jacket ; and. as tho Supreme Conrt hre held that s IVctor' opinion without h! n-asons Is of Ultle value, I will give my reeeora: ftre-The Kfd .isckr! cuts deeper than the common htt. Sent It lielni; rand on the rut. H doi- not ttck In the wood Tiitt l.very ctioprx r w'tli tt e coimi.op axe umstell cover lhat thcrs u as ruuch lalT and atrensrth eir'1"' el In UWlnii tli axe old ot Hit cit as In making Hie Mow. Fourth This Willi the Red Jacket Is all s.oM ed, and trom owe third to one-half tt' !'' i- " 14 ,' cnttins; ttie name qp mtlty. JA By pnttlnp in .lie same labor (hat i n Pessary with a comnsoo aie, yoi can easily make ai cut thirty three , . i ctnt in. .re Wood to the came time. You are .( u le.ti ; tione-l tu .1 tr your Red Jacket on tl.- . ,jUn i It falls, refund Mm hi money. Kepe tnilly, yours. ' II AUK V BALlia , Porste i, all WVIfÄartl wlueV.'fa PrrnBcevm. r , e .'n .-aar of 0oioerrd H ;eet pttatta V pr I ivprvf. ST A HiStvs'.L-

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