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?BY ROBERT YOUNG & CO.
WALHALLA, S. C, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5,1869.
VOL. IV.---N0. 17
[Prom (ho Bounor of tho South.]
'tho Pr os tr ato South to the Kadi cai North.
BT l'A Ul, ll. IIATMR.
'Mid the tumult, the hurry, the malneaa
Or Uie atriles that convulse you to u*jr-,
'Mid the eohoos of franlicnl s latineas
' that the ?LOU ia atill high o'er the CIIUT-,
Ars ye deaf to the tempest which euadera
The last ties that hind un to faith,
Aro d.enf to tho roll of the thunders
forerunning thc blackness of deatht
'Tis truo that thoy bear but a distant
Faint menace from lands of despair ;
^Who're tho Splri? once proudly resistant,
Math sighed it last gasp on tho air;
But a Kate multe? j low in that warning,
And tho South-winds aro laden with doom-;
Aye! crush the wild omen with Boorning!
/ye! danoo on thc verge of your tomb!
t Ye have swathed us with cloud-ptslls of sorrows,
Your broath was the breath of Simoons-,
Ye have stolen all light from our morrows.
And withered our freshest heart blooms-,
' But the Hates your blind fury haili planted,
' Thc dragon's teeth sown in your ire,
A? from heat of Hell's furrows enchanted,
1 Qrow warm, and burst upward iu fire I
.Armed warrior-dcinona of ravago,
. Unqmdled by a spell or nu art,
fierce, monstrous, untnnmbly savage,
And thirsting for blood from th? hoart:
Tova heurta that are ruddy and t-wollen,
Not oura, so drained und so cold
V7ith.no foo.) but thoBO memories olden.
Of a tale tlmt long sdiioo hath been told.
t.Da yo think to escape, O ! my mnslors.-? !
D> yo say, 'tis a areain of lick thought-,T
A night-miiro of phantasms' disasters
To remain all unfonrcd nt d unwrought f
?O ! fools, and O ! blinded ! e seo not
How swill ly rufe's cohorts 'inito,
O 1 fools, and () ! blind ! ye yan flee not
That wrath in its might !
Not a drop ol' (he life-blood of heroes
Dy your hireling Vandals luid low,
Sut shall pois.m the sleep of the Neroea
Who oi u-ed ibo red t?rrenle to fl >w-;
Not a p?ng of our wivco and om* daughters,
Or aluin, or all maddened willi doles,
dint shall pierce (bro' hot vision? of slaughters,
To the depths of your agonized souls !
Soon, soon ye shall compass thc anguish
War's visago bent near yon. must bring,
The vu. u ' fears (lint s Df.U'der and languish,
The keen pain-- (hat harrow and sting;
By your thresholds blanched, sorrowful faces,
On your maris tho gaunt tigurcs of care,
Beep waitings in desolate places,
Winged wild o'er thc pall and tho bier;
With ike terrible woo Unit comes only
When Hope has been strangle l in goro,
Whoo distraught, and despairing and lonely, .
.. You stand on a blood-deluged shore-,
Willi the last friend of Liberty perished,
. With the last chance of ransom undone,
And the fair faco of Freedom, uncherislicd,
Lying ms ogled and stark in the sun:
With the knowledge thia fearful undoing
Your hand ami yours only liai h wrought,
Till the blackness of darkness and ruin
>- Shall fall like n madness on thought;
And you faint, and sink down in dumb languor,
Appalled, and accursed by your Fast-,
For the flames of God's infinite auger
Have searched you. und scathe I you al last ! I
A Q CU O ULT U' RA ?L ,
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[From the Southern Cultivator.]
The Cultivation of Com-Letter from Kr.
David Dickson.
'SPARTA, GA, January C, 1800.
Editors Southern Cultivator : There ia a
-great demand for me to rewrite my plan of
cultivating corn, preparation of land, otc, by
?ow subscribers, and by persons who aro not
suba cr i bc rs to your pnper.
In the first placo, I rofer them to my sys
tem of improvement, rest and rotation, given
ia tho '-Southern Cultivator" last year.
Many inquire, when is tho proper time to
break up lund. I write for this latituoo, and
every person must make duo allowance, as his
farm may bo North or South of this lino. Tho
plowing munt bc commenced thc first day of
January, to get it douo in time, qr as soon as
you aro dono ?owing wheat. If 1 had my
choice, and could get all the work done in one
day, I Would not have tho plowing done moro
than ton days before plantihg,-.'for tho follow
ing roail?oa, dnrivnd fpniM ?ot??al oxnorioneo :
If it is a dry, cold freering winter und spring,
tfoo fall .rdowing is tho best ; in some springs
of this kind, as those of 1889 end 1854, I
left belt? through tho middle cf a field, which
were not plowed until a few days before plant
ing, end I could distinguish the belts all
through the year-the corn in them hoing
from eighteen to twenty-two inches lower than
the rest. For the crop and improvement of
the land, in about ono winter out of seven,
fall plowing is thc bopt. In .the oases whore
the belts wero loft, when tho winter was warm
?nd the ruins abundant, thc Into plowing
Would beat the early plowing twenty fivo per
-gout iii tho orop j bes des, according to my
expovloncc, there is lesa lusa from washing.
Land must bo well broken before planting,
?0coinmonoo itt time to do lt-the l iter it is
douo the bettor for tho land, taking seven
yeats together, but not so good for teams.
Have good turning plows,' and according to
your ability, ode one or two horsos, and ??b
soil \ ride over tho field, and lay off tho land
gd th?t tho horses will go round on a level,
?n.4 etl? dift .jrtt.l.ffrii down hill-* team will
break np tho *??j niuo inches deep in this
Way, as easily as they could sovou inches, on
* leroi piooo, of Und. Continue to take, tho1
lends iu tho samo way untjl tti? (fold?e)fln
Wk jbhcwi ono -loam following another the
soil, have ODO toara between eaoh turning
plow, running in tho bottom of tho furrow.
When you finish, tho field is roady for plant
?rig, if the propor time lins ni ri veil. In deci
ding this point, you must bo governed by tho
weather-it varies from tho tooth of March
to tho first of April According to wy expe
rience, a min only gains hard work and more
of it, by very early planting. ?
Now for tho planting. Lay off furrows
with a long shovel plow, on a lovel, seven fcot
apart. Gomraonee at thc opposite end, with
a longer shovel, and open out tho same fur
row. Tho reason for this is, you got up to
trees and slumps, and mako a better finish at
tho ends. This furrow should stand open
seven or eight inches deop. Whether you
use compost, cotton seed or guanos, let eaoh
hand huvo his throe foot measure, and deposit
tho manure in the bottom of the furrow, just
throe fee* apart. Thon drop tho oom within
three or four inohes of tho manure, ono or
more grains, as is your custom-dropping on
tho near side of tho manure, as tho dropper
goes ; then, with a very light harrow, cover
the corn one or one and a half inches deep.
Tho burrow should go tho samo way tho
dropper goes, to keep from pulling tho ma
nure on the grain.
If you cover deep, you looso all tho advan
tages of low planting, (but uot the deep break
ing) und for this rouson : corn, in good weath
er, will come up from u depth of one to six
?nobes, but will strike out roots about ono
inch from thc surfaoc of tho ground, urtd all
bolow that will perish. This is one reason
why I nm opposed to dirting corn ns soon ns
it comes up-it brings tho root of the stalk
to tho top of the ground.
My plan is to finish tho first working from
tho 20th of April to tho 10th of May. Some
times I [vivo not finished before tho 25th of
M ?y. With tito land well turned, very littlo
grass and weeds will oomo up, except in thc
bottom of the furrow, and this is easily man
aged.
For tho first plowing, have a heavy twenty
two inch sweep, with thc right wing so set,
that its bnek end will not bc more than one
inoh above thc ground. This is to run neat
tho corn, and should fill tho furrow within
ono or ono and a half inches of tho general
surfaoc. Break out thc middles with th(
same sized sweep, with tho b ick of both wine?
turned up ; if the plowing is well dono, foin
[ furrows will finim out-four bands oomple
ting fourtcon acres overy day, by going six
teen miles n day.
Second plowing-have tho wing of tho si
ding sweep turned a little moro thnn half up
run close to tho oom, leaving nothing for tin
hoe; for if tho plowing is well dono, there i;
no usc of a boo. Break out thc middles wit)
three furrows, to make u good place to plan
peas. From the first of Juno to the 20th i
a good timo to plant peas. Proceed in th i
manner. After tho second plowing, run i
shovel furrow in tho middle of a corn row
drop ono bushel of peas to overy eight acre
-say six or eight peas to a hill. You cai
plant sixteen acres per day, and will uso tw
bushels to oaoh plow-cover with a harrow.
Third and last plowing-pair your hands
one to side tho aorn, and ono to side thc pea;
tho hand that sides the corn will need u twer
ty two ?nob swocp, right hand wing well u|
and it should run closo to tho corn-not ?<
ing moro than a hnlf inoh deep } the left win
should be nearly flat. Tho hand that sid(
tho peas, will need a heavy twenty-six ino
sweep, with the right wing sot at inodim
height, and should run it near tho pons, au
fill thc poa furrow entirely up; tho left win
should ho up, to push tho dirt noar tho ooh
This is the last plowing, and if well done, tli
ground will bo as smooth and level ns a floo
with not a spear of grass to tho 200 acres, o<
a weed to be seen in the field. Ia old time
I required ovary hand to doun tho orop as 1
wont-what the plow left, to bo removed wil
tho foot and bund. From thirteen to sixtec
miles, according to tho condition of tho oro;
was a day's work.
Suoh pino land as mino, (some of it ve
poor,) should average 20 to 25 bushels p
aore; and wet or dry, if the work is right
dono, thoro is no suoh thing asa failure,
my many visitors, from, all parts of tho cou
try, will testify*
Messrs. KdJtnrs, I havo boon too longtl
in dosortbiog tho preparation of land and ot
tivatiop of crop, to give my reasons for a oho!
of m*nurds. I uso, aftor a long exponent
Peruvian Guano, Dissolved Bones, L ind Pl
tor and Salt, and havo thom mixed at hon
1 wish tho Southern Cultivator was in <
cry man's hands. It would pay good di
denda. Very respectfully, ,
" ?AVID-DI0K8ON.
?0gT Tho remarkable proposition > mt
to out up tho ta*? foWly thrown on* b> Ve
ribs, iel! li tot paying stynes, and Use \
proooodt for tho benefit of the sufferers hy
eyoptfoTi.
The New Order of Things-Close Cultiva
tion.
Tho following extract copied from tho
"Rufal Gentleman," an ablo Agricultural
Mugazino published iu Baltimore, are com.
mended to thc attention of agriculturalists, as
containing good sound senso, which, if prac,
ticed at this timo, must redound to tho advan
tage of the Southern planter and farmer :
We aro glad to observe that the mistaken
idea of "pride of aerea" ia being gradually
dispelled throughout tho Middle and South
ern States, and that tho cultivators of tho soil
arc beginning to realize from experience that
small farms, with good tillage and a libera]
usc of manure, aro tho sure t moans of suc
cess. And this result may bo attributed to
thc changed labor system of theso sections,
and the spirit of their agricultural press.
Now, if wc expect our laud to yiold abun
dantly, wo must feed it well-feed it, loo,
before it gets hungry, and rest it ere it becomes
weary, as au eminent English agriculturist
Otico said. There is also a groat deal in tho
manner iu which wo apply fertilizers. Br.
Voelckor, ohemist to the Royal Agricultural
Society, bas established tho fact that all ma
nures aro better applied upon the surface, to
be washed in by tho rains, than turned under;
by tho ploucrh.
You.should also study tho nature of your
soil, so as to know what manures to uso. Now
Peruvian guano has ammonia in excess, while
the Orubilla possesses valuable phosphates and
alkaline salts-h cuco of grout vuluo when
combined.
A standard Super-Phosphate is tho giant
manure, being bone-phosphate concentrated
with sulphuric acid, producing tho soluble
phosphoric aoid-tho chemical constituent"
of which absorbs ammonia from the atmos
phere, "Rhodos" is, wo beliovo, recognized as
a "standardsupor-phosphate," and, being mau
ufuoturcd upon a largo scale, can bo sold to
tho fannel' at a much lower price than ho can
produce it for himself.
A funner should select standard ingredi
ents and combine for himself-it being well
known that, ammonia nnd phosphates are the
leading properties to bo obtained in sufficient
quantities for agricultural usc-tho other in
gredients of plant food beiug furnished by the
soil and atmosphere
So much fur manures. Another idea be
fore closing. Wo contend that tho dignity
; of agriculture should bc recognized by tho
YOUNO M RN of tho country, who should udopt
it as a profession. Avoid tho crowded cities
and towns, to ongago in tho uncertainties of
j commercial lifo. Remember, that if agrioul
! turo is allowed to languish, that being thc
true basis of thc nation's wealth, dire confu
sion in every other pursuit must inevitably
follow. Attend well to tho fountain from
which flows all our prosperity, and wo will
hoar less complaint about hard times, and noth*
iog to do.
Finally, wc urge upon young /armers the
importance und value of credit-which is equal
to capita!. Let "a fanner's noto" bo a by*
word with Banks and money lenders, but rep
resenting substantial security
[From tho Cuthbert Appeal.]
Labor Contracts.
Our farmers cannot bo too circumspect and
explicit in their labor engagements for thc cur
rent year. Justice and liberality should char
acterize every transaction!
The faot is patent to observation that tho
supply of agricultural labor is slowly but sure
ly diminishing with each sucoessi\o year.
Ono oauso of this is, that it is non-romunera*
tivo to the freedmen. Truo thoir own idle
ness is chiefly at fault in tho promises, but
one sided and unfairly executed contracts have
much aleo tb do with the disgust which thc
negro begins to evincd for field work. Nc
apothegam is moro apposite or palpable than
tho fact that you mako it to his interest to la
bor diligently, if you would secure tho co
operation of tho African and assuro your ow?
success.
To satisfy and rotain tho productivo labert
of thcoountry, therefore, should be the grand
aim of every enlightened natriot.
No uniform system or rato of compensation
oan be devised sui table to all cases in tho ox
ccution of contracts.
Tho riohnoss of tho soil, the numbor enc
quality of tho team and fanning implements
tho question of board and food, tho physios
ability of tho operativo, all must exert theil
influence upon each agreement. It may ,bt
doubted, however, whethor the payment o
standing wages is-not injurious and uosatis
factory to all conoorned.
Ninety nine hundredths of the 'negroes ar<
uttoi ly destitute of capital or me mp, and of ne
cesaity must anttoiputo thoir hire for the sup
ply of ouvrent wants? When to this is addct
the' wastefulness and improvidence so uni vcr
sui among thom, it is not surprising that in i
vast muHitudo of instances, long before th
expiration of the year, th? wages agreed upvji
aro all ex ponded. Tho party contracting for
a stipulated ?um is always posted as to tho
stato of his finances, and honoe tho tempta
tion to abscond beforo the completion of his
time, if he bos exceeded his wages, or is up
to them, is Tory great. To say that tho
planter should not furnish thom with money
or supplies upon acoount, is simply to strip
him of all help. Tho laborer cannot exist
without thia assistance.
I? this instance tho proprietor bargains to
allow thc freedmen one-half of thc corn, nett
proceeds of cotton (no seed), corn, peas, rice,
fodder and potutocs, which ahull bc hurvested,
and to furnish and feed tho stock used in their
cultivation, and turn over for joint uso thc
implements and wagons now upon tho prem
ises, upon tho following provisions and condi
tions, to wit :
1st. No part of tho crop shall bo divided
until thc oloso of tho year.
2d. Tho laborers shall feed and maintain
themselves, pay doctor's bills, etc.
od. They shall bear half of tho oxpensos
of tho plantation, such ns thc repairs of wag
ons, plow? and other implements, und half
tho cost of suoh additions to tho sumo as may
bp required, tho latter to revert solely to tho
proprietor at tho end of tho year.
S* 4th. They shall incur no debt or obligation
based upon tho crop, without tho cousent of
tho proprietor.
In tho case, howevor, of contract for a
share of the orop, the pleasant uncertainty of
the result, and the stimulant to personal exer
tion which this plan holds forth, will usually
keep tho laborers quiet and contented to tho
close of tho year.
Instances aro raro whore the recipients of
standing wages ever receive anything at tho
termination of their engagements, while the
joint crop system tho past year will, at least,
afford broad to thousands of freedmen iu this
region for anotherseason.
Tho corn shared out by tho writer touche
laborer? on ins own farm, if lu^h^id^AjUluM
supply them w,,Uth|[j^kfaftm| ' " 1
Itut rerc.noWg,
our subject, wnffl |i| ? um Wm ' ? | J -
best form and ffH |
can only give otrrWWHPWftB
5th. They shallTurM^ fco? fot? j *
plow horse, and pay forl^M?? tb . ' X
commercial manures useddH '?;< ;\\
Otb. Thoy shall feed J||||||| , g
stock, oach in rotation onV
and bo responsible for theTOrH
of tho same, bearing ono halt?orWH
curred from neglect and oruel trentT m
7th. They shall make and kcoplW
all thc fencing of tho plantation.
8th. Thoy shall not absent themselves from
duty without permission, must pay for lost
time, und yield implicit obedionce and res
pect to tho propriotor or his agent.
9th, and finally, They must perform all
manner of farm labor required, suob as split
ting of rails, cutting of wood, ditching and
deaning now ground, faithfully and diligent
ly until the 25th cf December, and tho pro
prietor reserves tho right at all times to cal
such additional labor as may bo required du
ring harvest, or any stage of the crop, said Ia
bor to be paid for by tho contracting par
tics.
The abovo is a brief retume ot what we re
gard a liberal contraot for farm labor. Th?
latter clause is all ossontia), as putting a ched
most effectually to idlcsicss and criminal neg
ligenoo.
Tho argument is simpte If they who ob
ligate themselves to cultivate thc orop dili
gently fail if?'do so, tho proprietor must tak
measures to remedy tho neglect by outside ac
sistnnoe. In other words,' if they can afton
by idling to lose their ?maro of a good crof
ho cannot and shoufd! not consent to do so.
Thc limits of this m diclo will not penni
any further elaboration of this important ?ut
j oct. We may turn to it again. As abov
stated, the peouliar surroundings of cac
planter must of course determino the precis
na turo and terms of his mW contracts. W
simply submit Our own agreement that som<
thing practical may be prosecuted.
Cvixi von COLD Fu?r?.-^We aro assure
by ene who hat* given the experiment a fal
trial, that cold feet, and especially those sc
porlativcly frigid feet that are kept chille
by perspiration, may bo relio ved by a simp)
oxpedient. This U to wear cotton rooka nen
to tho skin and woolen smoking* outside <
them. In the inBtanoo of our informant, tb
result waa sueoessfui in keeping his feet wan
and dry.- The singular consequence also ei
sued, that ai night ho would find) the ootto
nooks (next his skin) quito dry, while tl
outside woolen stockings' would be porfevtl
damp.
A HORTON paper states that a mao in th:
locality is riding a hog through tho streets, i
a preparatory practico ttf maasglqg a veto
ped?.
Bules for Cow Management.
Cows should run dry six weeks beforo calv
ing-if milked closely toward calving tho
calves will bo poorer.
A Cow newly come in should not drink cold
water in cold weather, but moderately warm
slop. Calves intended for rinsing should be
taken from tho cow within a few days, and
they will be less liable to bi ck when old.
Feed them first with new milk, taking caro
that oil changes are gradual, by adding only
a portion first; add gradually a little meal.
Calves well fed and taken caro of with a
quart or two of meal daily in winter will bc
|t two years they would have
ion treatment.
HcifSfl?PIBP'troiited tuav come in at two
years old*audwill bo better tuan neglected an
mais, awfrrefip&T
Si
ti
cut
shurp
restlessnet
Old cowR
Tho dairy m
should rn i s ?j y^? \ '/J s ? tflPfWry year to 8U?
ply tho vacflwwjP^Pfi^^tiord is thirty cowa,
should raise two calves, and so forth.
Heifers dried up too carly after calving,
will always run dry about tho same timo in
after years-therefore, be careful to milk
closely the first year, until about six weeks
before calving.
Spring cows should como in while they are
yot fed on hay, and before they arc turned to
grass, which will bo more likely to prevent
caged bag and milk fover.AnunaZ Register.
$pPkerosone---IU Mauagomout.
SoarcelyadujMjasscs but we road accounts
?^ ttsHB?l ! H?^S *"l0m kerosene lamps
oxpjH ffing to death Womon and
ohf||&i(.>?f^ of the influin
would probably put
accidents. As the oil
lighly inflammable
pe, and as the ott
When the oil ls
will often inflame
is suro to follow,
A bombshell
if tho lamp
half Way
Always
rou never
Jct?ced in rc*
Ts usually ono third
Hy sewing one wick to
this unburnt end, and inserting tho same, i.
e., the small piece, into the lamp tube, you 1
can burn much moro of it; but be suro to !
tako it out before the part that joins the wick
enters tho tube. Now turn the wicks on tho
other edge and burn down to tho joined edges.
Thus a saving on both wicks is secured. To
be sure the saving is small, but the old adage
is very true : "A penny saved io a penny
earned." Half a teaspoonful of salt added
to the oil of a lamp which holds a pint will
take away the disagreeable odor sometimes
apparent, and is said to prevent tho- formation
of that dangerous gar*. It is s si m plc remedy,
easily applied. It is also asserted that tho
salt makes tho oil last longer, but we havo
only hearsay evidonoe concerning it.
Kerosono is tho best antidoto fot a severo
burn or scald. Immerso ibo injured part io
oold water for a moruont ; ?f? with a soft
oloth, taking oaro not to' rtfb at all.
Then bathe iu kerosene, and1 tho toVribfo' p?n
soon ocasos.
COTTON KSIM? A?XTN.-Tho New York
"Commercial Advertiser" is of tho opinion
that cotton bids fair to mount his throne ?gain.
Assuming that tho orop will realize to the
South botweon $200,0000,000 and 8300,000,.
000, it says that this sum will not havo to- bo
exponoed for doctor's bills, i nour red by sick
and infirm nogroos ; or to maintain a large and
floating population of slaves io comparativo
idleness until tho planting season again begins.
Hugo store bills will not havo to bo met as io
other days, whoo phntors supported largo
bodies of slaves. Tho whole amount oan bo
appropriated to roouporation and regeneration
of the rogion desolated hy tho trott hool of'
war, and in a very fow years af tho'farthest
the South will bo on her foot again.
Cotton iq thus onoe moro to booorae king,
a king with fro? subjects, rioh and powerful
and independent of all foreign dynasties. The
Southern pcoplo Oatt trow, that slave labor hap
disappeared almost indefinitely, increase their
cotton resouraos. And to this ond ihoy
should do all ia their powor to attract North,
efn capitalists thither who, bringing with
thom Yunkoo energy, enterprise and roaouroos,
will provo of invaluable aid and assistanoo in
developing aud pushing forward Southern
ftt*J*rit>.
PHYSICAL HEALTH.-Reader, do you wish
to preservo your health ? If you do you must
of course observe tho laws of health, if you
will bo faithful in this respect, then lot mo
recommend to you to never contract thc hab
it of chewing substances not intonded for food.
By doing this you exercise a tyranny upon s
part of machinery of your physical organism
that will affoct injuriously tho whole body.
Wo mean by this part nf tho machinery the
glands of tho mouth. What is thc use of the
mouth ? It should be used, says common
seuso and all physiologists, for three purposes,
eating, drinking, and speaking.
These three functions, whioh arc necessary
to health and the practical duties of life, mako
a sufficient draft on thc glands of the mouth
without any other necessary tax being lia
ised upon thom. Now, it ought to bc known,
seriously considered, that to retain ?ny
Jtance in thc mouth, chewing it or not, cx
?08 thc glands unnecessarily and injurious*
Weakening them, and disqualifying them
rondcring to the other parts of the ma
Jguincry that amount of vit d energy which is
^requisite to keep it in healthful harmonious
action.
Reader, you should remember that tho
usiug of any liquid-coffee, milk, or water -
while masticating food, will prevent digestion
from receiving that assistance from thu glands
that by nature they are designed to furnish ;
therefore, thc liquid substances should not be
taken into thc mouth until thc .substance to
be masticated is swallowed.
Observe these suggestions, that you may
enjoy vigorous physical health, be useful to
yourself and humanity, and an honor to your
Creator and Redeemer.-AT. Y. Christian
Advocate.
BONE MELLON.-Tho pain created by this
malady, the frequency of its appearance, and
its disregard of persons, will render a reoipo
for it acceptable to all. From an exchange,
we.copy tho following said to eminute from
high authority : "As soon as the pulsation
whioh indicates the disease is felt, put di
rectly over the spot a fly blister, about the
size of your thumb nail, and let it remain
for six hours, at the expiration of whioh,
directly under the surface of tho blister may
be seen tho felon, which oun be instantly tw
ken out with the point of . needle or a ka*
cc*/'
BLANKETINO HORSES.-Tho "Canada Far
mer" myP? i The blanket should not be used
up o rt a horse at all in winter, unless it is
used faithfully. Tho trouble arises iu this
way : When a team has been driven a few
miles to market, or the same distance for
pleasure, blankets ot robes are put on, but
when drawing logs to the saw mill, or doing
other heavy work, they are made to haul large
loads a mile or two, and return at a brisk trot,
and stand uncovered till another load is put
on. In thfs Way the horses are suddenly cool
ed off, and the succeeding day finds them sick
: and unable to labor for some timo, if not ruin
ed entirely. Blanketing at ono tiu.o and
omitting it at another is worse than affording
no protection at a P.
fitaf It is estimated that thc product of the
precious metals in this country during tho
past year amounted to 96^,530,000 ; divided
as follows : California, 820.000,000 ; Neva
da, $10,000,000; Montana, 12,000,000; Id
aho,80,00,000 ; Oregon, 5,000,000; Colora
do, 84,000,000 ; Washington Territory, 81,.
000,000; Arizona, 8250,000; and New
Mexico, 8250,000.
The "Dwrott Post" says that the
small pox is now very pr?valent and rory vir
ulent in the western ci tics. A hundred deaths
a day have been reported in Cincinnati ; it is
declared to bc an epidemic in St. Louis ; it
is scourging Chicago; thong!* nothing is said
about it inf tho newspapers ; and in M il wau
kio tho publio schools and tho rink have been
olosod in consequence.'
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SOT" One effeot of the President's d?clara
tion of full amnesty will be to olear tho docket
of tho criminal oourt in Knoxville, Tennes
see, of about a thousand cases of treason. In
dictments* ave pending against nearly overy
rebol who* sot foot in E tst Tenncssoo, from
J off. Davis down to oolonelsof rog'uuouts who
ohanocd to pass through there.
A woman divorced in Chicago Task
week, loft tho oourt room with the privilego
of choosing between five names, to all of which
she had' an equal right -Warren, Oroendykc,
French, Connors, and Grant. Tho last was
her maiden u uno, tho rest wore tho n AMI os of
four husbands, the last of whom has jost been
log dly disposed of. The lady is not satisfied
with any of tb? five name?, however and pro*
pose* now to tote' tho natue of Sample, by S>
fifth mnrrlago. I ^
A fivo ihousnnd dollar monument Is to.bo
erected over Som Houston's) nwt anmolos?
tfmr*, ni Hunttrvllls, Tex**