Rensselaer Union, Volume 1, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 November 1868 — Page 4

Agricultural and Domestic.

SfStUd Policy m th» Farm. The whole secret of the auecewful farmer often lies iq his haring a fixed plan of operations. Multitudee have no plan bnt to meet their immediate : necessities and make money I by tlie easiest and seemingly shortest methods. If wool brings high prices, they will gradually give up dairying and work into sheep, with the ex- 1 pectation of making their for ] tunes. If wool and mutton if tinie <l«w* not pay. they' sell their flocks at a great sacrifice. If hops are sixty cents a pound,' they invest in hop poles and kijua for diving, ami expect sudden wealth. If, l»eanng, the priees fall off one half or more, they are disgusted, and ready to plow np their Tydst eoncjadinr the inline:* will not pay. There are men who are always taking tip a good thing a little too late- to make money "Ly it. The fanner cannot afford this continual change. His business is less speculative than any other, nnd, after providing, for the wants of his family and stock, he should give his attention stead yy to the production of a few animals, crops, or other proJu frfrff» ff" to .mi rr)Y ts raise money. Arty branch of Harm industry, steadily followed’ will be found profitable. Dairy 7 in* in a year of short grass, might not pay very well. But years of drouth are exceptions, and the man who makes firstrate butter or cheese will find them in reliable 9onree of ineonie. Where a specialty is made of some one crop, it is particularly important that he should follow it’steadily. The raising hops or tobacco requires fixtures that are useless in any other branch of fanning, and the change oT Crops mvolves a cousidrable loss of capital. Besides, wc are always learning in a business to which we give habitual attention, and this knowledge is as much a part of oar capital as the money invested in tools and buildings. If a man should make potatoes hrs leading crop, he should study to lessen the cost of production, and would resort to devices in the preparation of the seed and the soil, in the use of manures, and in cultivation, quite unknown to the farmer who pursues a careless style of husbandry. He conld raise potatoes cheaper than his neighiiors, by means of his imp«sved methods, and if lie sold at the same price, make more money. Whatever branch of farmiug you follow, stick to it, if it is moderately profitable. your plans far ahead, and be prepared for exceptional years, yi faen lai*ge profits ewinr from high prices, or losses from nm favorable seasons A mixed husbandry is always the safest, and is not at all inconsistent with the cultivation of commercial crops, ns tobacco, hops, flax, onion seed, or vegetable seed of any kind, garden vegetables for market, fruits, etc. The introduction of these requires close calculation, definite plans, j and thorough business management, if success be attained. — America Agriculturist.

Time to Sow Blue Grass.

Blue grass (poa pratense) should l»e how a in February or March. If there is a light tall •if snow all the better. The; Timothy ami Clover can be! sown at the same # time. A bushel of Blue grass seed in the I chaff, or even one-fourth of that I amount willdo.dependingsoine- \ what on the qnantity of other seed- Four quarts of Timothy i and four of clover make a good i stand, providing the land is in j fine tilth; if not more seed must j be put on, for some will be lost on account Ofthe bad condition of the soil. The Bine grass is delicate at first, bat will soon spread, if pastured; not so in the meadow where the taller j grasses smqther it out. ,yj *lf I rtf sotr clover for meadow,; it should hare, at least, a peeje, to the acre, so that the plants do not grow rank; but we must. bear in mind that much depends on the canditioo of the soil, for * there is a material dj*erpnce in » ti&ftand of plants from the iaiamo qnantity of seed. When

L —!■ I '■"■■l. 1 ..1 the huttd ie in fine «ondition we would prefer four to eight quarts soffioipntiy dry nnd nettled to roll, the roller should be passed over so as to press the soil on the seed that the spring min* will cover sufficiently deep to aid germination, hut they should not be harrowed, for this would cover the seed too deeply. We prefer to seed without anyother spring crop; winter rye and wheat are to be tolerated up this respect, but oats neVer. — “D.,*’ iu Prairie Faruur. HoirsKs. —It is n goiod plan to give farm horses the range of weedy stubble nnd other fields late iu the season, eat a great many weeds as other forage fails. We keep our horse# too warm, as a rule, for the sake of giving them smooth coats, make it a rule never to give a hoi’se feed or water until he has stood an hour after coming in off the road of from hard work. Hub him down as soon as he comes in, throw a warm bluiilcet over him, and remove it whgn he is fed or within an hour. Never leave a warm horse to cool off in drafts of air or in the wind out of doors. A horse stable should be light, airy, and roomy. A horse that does nothing will clo"well on hay alone, watered; twice a day, and groomed twice a week. If he is used, groom daily. Keep the stable always clean. Gkape-yiktes.—lt is better to prune these now, hut they may be left uatiLearly spring. We are often asked “How shall 1 prune my grape-vine ?” How to prune —the merely mechanical art, —will depend on how much is to be done. Where there are many vines, one of the very clever pruning shears, by~-d«<4e*fr--H*-i m pie men ts, will be found best, but a knife will do. It is safer to leave one more bud than is needed on each cane; i. e., if two shoots are wanted in a place, leave three buds. W hen the severity of the winter is over, say in February, go over the vines and remove the extra bud. In all pruning do not cut too close to a bud, but leave about an inch of cane above tlie' last one. —American Agriculturist. —Soil should be prepared for use in hot beds next spring. It is often difficult to get it at the- time 4t is needed, amT-tt facllitates matters to have a good heap in readiness. A light, rich loam is required, and if the garden soil is heavy use a portion of saud. Net well rotted, manure form one-third the balk, Incorporate tlie whole, thoroughly, »»d place-in. a“hyAfr€lld Cover wTfh boards -ofsods. ♦ *- - —Celery may be stored iu trenches—or left still later if it can Ik? banked up with earth. The storing for winter is done ! in trenches a foot wide, nnd as deep as necessary to admit the plants. Set the roots close touether, without any packing of ! earth, and when cold weather 1 conies on, cover with straw. Cabbages. —The best metli od yet devised for preserving these is to invert the heads and cover them with four to six inches of earth. This should !be postponed as late as the i earth can be worked. Gkapk CornxGs.-The wood j I resulting from pruning may be ! used for propagation. It should [ be kept cool and from drying. ! There is a great difference in varieties as to the ease with which they tliav be propagated. Appi.es. —lrt many parts of ! New England the apple crop is-more abundant than it has beeu in any year for some time, but as it is quite short in many i sections of the country, the fruit j will be wanted at good prices.; —Rhubarb is better transr planted now than in spring. It may be done as long asjtbe ; ground remains open. This i plant needs an abundauce of mannre. J . ... - ,V *'«'* b,. • ? * «* i Aspargus Beds are to be covered with coarse manure, or 1 w : th straw or other Jitter. ‘ 2FF., -r' *•« V-

. X ii u: ... 'X'.' • -hlf.-: (f fNIO N | ' / ,Lz. 1 JOB PRINTING OFFICE. jii, ■ ,i ji i m i 1I - - ■■■ ; I : ?*■*?+*-* ? --- r ~3- v^. 1 ——^^ WWVE would respectfully anili/ nounce to the public at large that we are prepared to execute all kinds of plain and fancy job printing on the shortest notice and at liberal rates. We expect by prompt attenteqtion to our business, a desire to please and a long experience to merit, nt least a share, of public patronage. All we ask is a trial, and our wor shall speak for us. JAMES A HKALY, Proprietors. t ~ "" I fIf You Want POSTERS, Call at the “Union” Job Office. If You Want « ' ... 'if j» - ; •-) , CIRCULARS, r j*■; ... >.V« . ' „ ; ’ _ , j-CrritTiz i ha_'jllxioa * ■ . . - » .... ... lIF YO i WAIT | BILL HEADS, = "i L_ - ~ - - T ■ I . • i j. . . * • : -; : I '- Professional Cards. j.i _ ■ 1 ■■ ■■'■ - ' »• • . FUNERAL NOTICES, • - ’— —■*—■ —■ ELECTION TICKETS, • ’ " V: ~ Call at the ’Tmos” Job Office: ’ r ! • r ~T r ' ‘■'TT ! ;• '■ .■ ■■, ■■■ $■ %-i - fully prepared to doj I / 1 all kinds of work, we ask the! public to favor ns with orders.; We sees confident that we can I give satisfaction. JAMES* PEALEV. JProprietor*. 1 .- .. ■ rtt r ,W ;-;i r s -:r

’"•F 4• • * I. JC. ■TAOIUOUIA C P. STACK BOP SB BEN33ELAER FUUNtSHING A. IT 3D HARDWARE STORE WE b»g lc»r« to tnTlt( tha attantioa o tba people,' of Jaaper and Newton rountlaa, aod tba raat of mankind, to oar fal end complete itock of XATTS, v OLA MS. - ••'S..'' 1 " ; “v” HASH. DUOIIH, rirriy, LOCJU, Earn. •TBA? BIHOEA TABLX and [•(TCXET < Ufl-ERV. WUITB LEAD, li* SEED AND COAL Oil. and Irarvthlng tlao nanallp kept la a wall regulated hardware (tore, ALSO. ' ' j riOOKINO AND HEADING STOVES oj tbe latest and In endlaa variety. TINWARE of all kinds; aid everything else usually kept In a wall ordered Stove store. r ALSO. fHAIBA,; TABLES, BABES CHIBS, WASH-STANDS, BUREAUS. sod everything elsa usuatly kept |0 a properl conducted furniture store. U> keep conelnnlly employed the very best of tinners and cabinet rasltern, and are therefore prepared to do repairing or job work. In either department, at all times. of all styles kept eon '■'Vi stantly on hand or made to orcler on short notice, at tbe lowest possible rates. "VTT’E make H our business to furnleb VV everything needed to BUILD OR FURNISH a house. Csll and see{ ns before purchasing elsewhere, l'l-U * BTVCKHOU6E A RBfo The. Merchants’ Protective Union jKfmintilf jUfrrnifE 3lfgistav. Tits Mercbamts' Protkctivb Unio.v, organized to promote nnd protv-cr trade,by euabiing jHa Aubserihei s W^WnßTff -aStaafety hi Tlle“gra7iTtrTg of crSdits, and the recovery of cluints at nil points, heve to announce that theytwill, in September, 1868,publish iu one large quarto volume: The Merchants' Protective Union Mercantile Reference Register, containing, among other things, the Names, Natcre of Business, .Amount or Capital, Financial Standing, and Rating as to Credit, of over 400,000 of tlie principal traders, hankers, manufacturers; and public companies, iu more than 30,000 of the cities, towns, villages; and settlements throughout the United States, their terfitories, and the. British Provinces of North America; and embracing the most important information attainable and necessary to enable th 5 merchant to ascertain at a glance the Capital, Character, and Decree op Credit of such us his customers as are deemed worthy of any gradation of credit, comprising, also, A NEWSPAPER DIRECTORY, Containing the title,character,price,and place of publication, with full particulars relative to each journal, being q complete guide to the press of every county In the United States. The reports and information will he confined to those deemed worthy of some line of credit;and as the same will be based, as faros practicable, upon the written statements of the parties themselves, revised and corrected by well-known and reliable l<-g«l correspondents, whose character will prove a guarantee of the correctness of the information furnished by them, it is believed that the reports will prove more truthful and complete, and, therefore, superior to, and of much greater value, than any previously issued. "" By aid of the Mercantile Reference Register, business men will be enabled to ascertain at a glance, the capital and gradation of credit, es compared with financial wortß,. es and hanker, within the above named territorial limits. On or about the first of each month, subscribers will also receive tlie nONTHIiIt CIIHONICLK, Containing, things, a record of such imoortant changes in the nameand con-, dißon of firms, the country, as may occur subsequent to the publication of each halt-yearly volume of the Mercantile Reference Register: Price of The merchouta’ Vision Mercantile Reference Hecleter,fiftjr dollaru, 140, for wkkh it will be forwarded to any address in the inlted Males, transportation pud. Holders of five sl6 shares of the Capital Atoctt, in addition to participating in the profits, will receive one copy of the Mercantile Reverence Register feee es charge; holders of ten shares will be entitled to two copies; and no more than ten shales of the Capital Stock wiilboalloUed to anv one applicant. All remittances, orders.dr communications relstire to the book should he affirmed to the Jf-rehants’ Protective Union, in thd AdH|R- • can Exchange Bank Building, No 198 Bread- J wef , ;Be»'9fi66,;New York.

JASPER COUNTY LAND AGENCY. M’CONNELIi’S Law and Beal Estate Office, la UXu*i Mm Mldlag , Up Stair*, RENSSELAER INDIANA. m— i ■ ii ■■■ T) CAL Batate bought, sold andoXehafcged -tV Title* examined and abstract* tttslb Taxes paid, and land told at tax sal* redemca Bond*, deeds, notes and mortage* executed and everything relating to the Real Estate Business carefblly and satisfactorily attended to. Having for the past fir* years given more than usual attention to REAL ESTATE LAW. niy friend* can rely upon baring business entrusted to me relating to PARTI Troys, ORDERS OF SALE, FORECLOSURES, Q VIK TING and PERFE CTJXQ TITLES, and CONVEYANCING, attended to la the safeat and best manner. I offer for sal* THE LARGEST AMOUNT and greatest variety of land for sale In the county, and both buyers and Selltrt will find my office the best place at which to apply. Carefully prepared Maps and Plats of the Town and County showing the location and ownership of every pieca of land In the connty can be found only at my office, and are open to the inspectlon " f * n .I Call and examine t he Lists of Beal Estate which I have for sale, and If you want to aell any property, let me have a desei ptioiT of your land. No charge unless u salr is made. Information about lands in any pert of the county furnished without charge,aaod letters of inquiry, enclosing stamp, promptly answered. DON’T FORGET THE PEACE M’CONNELLK Law and Land Office, In Le Hue’s Stone Building, Rensselaer, Indians. 1-1,-tf. WM. L. Id'CONNELL. m DRUG STORE, HUNHSELAUIL IND., Wesley Thompson,Proprietor. We take pleasure In thanking Ihe citizens of Jasper county, ft.r their liberal patronage during the last few years, nail would respect* fully solicit tlie continuance of the oarne, knowing that we Can Always Satisfy Customers, by giving them a good article of whatever they W'sli to buy.' r We buy our goodsof only First Class Eastern [louses, those we Iravi tried for years, and alwuys know what Itludcf goods or* - We have now on hand, and are receiving A GOOD STOCK OF DRUGS, MEDICINES, r 7 CHEMICALS. DYE STUFFS of all descriptions, TOILET ARTICLES such as BRUSHES, COMBS. COSMETICS TOILET POWDERS, TOILET SOAPS, PFRFUMERY, AC., AC., PAINTERS ROODS, each a* OILS, PAINTS, VARNESHES, STRIPING BRUSHES. PATENT DRYER, &C..»AC. PURE WINES ’ AND LIQUORS sold only FOR MEDICINAL PURPOSES TTniiiety of DRUGGISTS’ SUNDRIES, too numerousto mention. We Iteep constantly on hand a complete assortment of School, and Blank Books, STATIONERY OF ALL USDS. Miscellaneous Books ordeMd when wanted sod satisfaction guaranteed. «r ' Also, an assortment of TOBACCOS & CIGARS all of which waeaa sail ae low as aay house ia town, .? - m -t..

, W- HINKLE, DEALER m DRUGS AND iLAEIDIOIITBS, PAINTS and OILS, VARNISHES on DYE STUFFS, Hat now now on hand a large and well selected stock. He also keeps a large stock of PATENT MEDICINES, and among these are , I. tiHKUOttY‘S OH., for the Lungs. No need of anybody dying with the Consumption. Grim monster Death has received his lust furlough, and the last place he was heard of was standing guard at the White House, and here let him remain in peace. He will not troublethe customers of Henkle's Drug Store.

C. W. Hinkle KEEPS a large and well-selected itoek of STATIONERY, inch it School Books, of ihe present use, (and soma that I* not In in ) Wall Paper, Window Curtail .ss Koto and Letter Paper, A Superior Article of FLAT CAP Teas, Writiug Ink,ito. .~' - 1 arr 7 ' TfTVal PERFTJMERIE 3 of all kinds, from NIGHT BLOOMING CERES to BALtf of a THOUSAND FLOWERS. - He keeps also a largs variety of SOAPS, such as Castile, ... Honey, 1 - Yankee, Glycerine, Sassafras, Ac- A*., A*- Ac., Ae. « • He keeps a good article of Liquors, such as . BRANDY. WINE, GIN, WHISKY, . for medical-uses only. LAMPS, of all deaeriptlens ; CHIMNEYS COVERS, CLEANERS, Ae, He keeps a general assortment of Cigars and Chewing Tobacco, and has a fair article of Smoking Tobacco. He would say to the community in general that he is thankful for past favors, and hopes by diligence to business to share your liberal patronage.,. Physicians prescriptions carcnilly prepared at Ml times of the night. , nrl C. W. HENKLE. 1-25-ly. CATARRH CAN BE CURED ! Headache relieved, and in fact every dleeaae of the note sod head permanently cured by then** of the well-known remedy, Raeder’s German Snuff F * DaLianrrcL akd rinaSAaT bmidt in CATARRH. HKADACHK, BAD 3RKATH. HOARSENESS, ASTHMA, BRONCHITIS. COUGHS, DKAPNKBS, &C, and all Duorder* mulling from Chide Is Head, Throat, aad vocal Organe. Thle Remedy doc* not “aav or" a Catarrh, bat LOoeaae it; free* the bead of*H offensive matter. quicMf removing Bad Breath and Heedeche; Vine* and looms the aoamaa nierin Catarrh; la *o MtLD *ad AoKiteai* ta it* effects that it »a»«i«iveif Com Wuhan Raeeziagi Try it, for It caste hut Me. *«r tale by all Drug gist*, ov aead Me. to O. F. SETMOPR * CO. •Mlua, aad «au*i»* «>** by ***** moll, , • _ ... r’ •... -- ■■■ ■• - '’ r -sm.-.

ii , ...... -w, ~., .1 THE HOWE MACHME SEWING MACIHN*i ,M BROAUWeV, 3d f N lw 'Xno, rok PAMILIKB AND MANUFACTTTTKkS THESE WORLD-KENOWNEU SEWING MAUfflltßS ■%* Were meqrifyf thehighisl . um at the World’s Fair in Lon - KR| don, and sixjinl paemiums at the EKmJ New York State Fair oj l&titi,. QjSH .t ud err celebrated for 4,i1»« the A«t . iNtH work.usiupn much sinAUei needle ftr fSVV the saw* thread tlieu »uy lathST? AH machine, and by the inlttMluciiun legM of the most epprevarf machiMiy w 5 * Kf| are new able to supply ths vert heat IMf] machinealn the world. • { . Thrae uinrtilnr* are mate Ml at our netv Mild apnclous Uu factory at Bridgeport jKSI Conn., under the I 111 me,lt fflH ate supervision orthe Pre«> plfl dent of tile company, gttjl GLUS HOtfE, Jr., >u, M original Inventor of the Sewing Machine. «H They are adaptej to all kind.of Parent Newt** and to the use ol Seamstresses, Dressmaker*. Ttfl ors, Manufacturers of Shirts, Collars,‘'MUrtF Cloaks. Mantillas, Clothing,-Hat*. Capo, Corbet*, Boots, Shoes, Harness, Saddles, Linnen Goode, Umbrellas, Parasols,dc.- They #'oYk equally *el) upon silk, linnen. woolen and Cotton goods, with silk, cotton or linnen thread Thay will perform every species ot eewlng, making a beautiful and perfect stitch, alike on both sides of the srUdos sewed. - *• * The Stick invented by Hr, HoWfi, Mil made on this Machine, is the most popular and durable, and all Sewing Machines are subject to the principle invented by him, SEND FOR CIRCULAR. J. O. BRYANT, GENERAL AGEd^T*: OS Washington Stfeel, CHICAGO, ELY. 3-39. * m-UaJ*.

THE WORLD RENOWNED ■ l/V SINGER SEwiNG MARINE* am ngertt for thlssplendid machine and would request all those needing aehines, to call at my residenCo ana c some of its work. I challenge comparison. Kkffkrencks; Mrs. 1. M. Htackhousa. Mrs. Thos. Boroughs. Mrs. Beth. Cox. Mr. John B. Spangle, and others. All kinds of machine, twist and colors of threads, Brooks 500 yds. 0 cord thread, best in the World, for sale: WM. H. RHOADES. Sept. 11, 1868. 1-38-ts. Stackhouse & Bro. UNDERTAKERS, RENSSELAER. INDIANA. Are now prepared to fill all orders for CotTiBS of. every style. Orders left cither at M. Eger’s shop or the hardware Store, will ix> profrtptly aUeudetl to, at the lowest possible rates. - The Old Undertortaker, WILLIS J. WRIOHT, Ha* Coffin* of all size* onhmd,an4 Is pfapnred to Nil all ord»r* forany »ty|i, phla and . sane y, at reduced prices, 3-3 J-fni - - - EMEjrni' v. sjimytee, PUMP MAKER. liaUSE&SIGNPAINm . t AND aasmsiisa. Shop over “LlberalCornef.” - ; 3-26 b n DUVALL’S BLACKSMITH SHOP Is in operation, next door abovo the Express Office RENSSELAER, IND. ' All kind* of bltcksmithiiig done to order 27-ts !t * r * PICTURE GAIXERIMt npHOSE wanting anything in tho 5- Picture line, such as Photogronhs, Ambrotypes, Gems, op copies of old— Plcturea token, wl do weu to n»t an early day, as the ing up Ids business, preparatory to tomoving to Hat Lake City. Now is the time to get your wort done in good style and at SAMOSAtb. as he intends to close out his preaeivt March 41,19 ML 4\- ' ' C > ■