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I PREMIUM LIST OF THE BED
FORD COUNTY AGRICULTURAL FAIR,
t<> he held in BEDFORD, on WEDNESDAY,
THURSDAY and FRIDAY, the 2D, 3D and 4TH
BATS OF OCTOBER. 1867.
FIELD CROPS.
Best 5 acres of wheat $5
Second best do Agriculturist.
Best 5 acres of Oats 3
Second best do Agriculturist.
Best 5 acres of Corn 5
Second best do 3
Best 5 acres of Timothy 2
Best bushel of Wheat 1
" " Spnng Wheat 1
" " R>e 1
" " Buckwheat 1
" " Corn 1
" " Oats 1
44 44 Flaxseed 1
" 44 Cloverseed 1
" " Timothy seed 1
" •' Turnips 1
" " Ruta Baga 1
" "Mangel Wurtzel 1
" i acre* Potatoes 3
44 " Turnips 3
HORS ES — Class first , Heavy Draught.
over 4 years old s(>
Second 44 •' 44 44 3
First Best Stallion, between 2 A 4 year old 3
Best Gelding over 4 yrs. old for heavy Draught 2
First best Brood Mare with colt at her side 5
Second 44 " " 44 '• 2
Best colt three years old 2
Second best do Agriculturist.
Best two year old 3
Second best do Agriculturist.
Best one year old colt 2
Second best do 1
Best spring colt 2
Second best do 1
Best pair of match horses 4
do riding horse 3
do buggy horse 3
Best pair buggy horses 3 00
Best walking horse 2 00
Best 4 year old driving horse 3 00
Best 3 year old driving horse 3 00
CA TTLE.
Best Bull over 3 years old 5
Second '* " " Agriculturist.
Best Bull between 2 and 3 years old 2
44 '• " •' 1 A 2 Agriculturist.
" 44 under 1 year old, Agriculturist.
Best Cow 4
Best Heifer between 2 and 3 years old 1
Second 44 " " " •' Agriculturist.
Best Heifer under 2 years old Agriculturist.
Best Yoke of Oxen 4
Second " •' Agriculturist.
Best Fat Bullock 3
Best lot of cattle not less than 5 4
SHEEP.
Best Merii#> Buck 2
Best South Down Buck 2
Second best South Down Buck Agriculturist.
Best Leicester or Bakewell Buck 2
Best Common Buck I
Best lot of ewes (not less than six) 4
Best Southdown ewe Agriculturist.
Best Merino Agriculturist.
Best lot fat Sheep not less than 6 3
HOGS—Class first, Dreed.
Best Boar Chester County Breed $4
Second " 44 " 2
Best Berkshire Boar 3
Second best " Agriculturist.
Best Sow, Chester county Breed 2
Second best 44 " " 1
Best brood Sow cf any breed not less than 5
pigs at her side 3
Class 2d Small or Cottage Breed.
Best boar, Suffolk breed $3
44 44 China improved 3
Best sow under this head 2
Best pair pigs under 8 months old 2
Best lot of Swine not less than 4 2
POULTR Y.
Best pair of Shanghai fowls $1 00
Second best pair do 50
Best pair Java fowls 1 00
Second best do 50
Best pair Bramah Pootra 1 00
Second best do 50
Best pair native 1 00
Second best do
Best pair Poland 1 00
Second best do 50
Best pair Turkeys 1 00
Second best do 50
Best pair of Geese 1 00
Second best do 50
Best pair of Ducks 1 00
Second best do 50
Best pair Pea fowls 1 00
Second best do 50
Best pair Guinea 1 00
Second best do 50
Best lot Pigeons 1 00
Second best do 50
PRODUCE OF THE DAIRY, Ac.
Best fresh butter, 5 pounds or more $ 1 00
Second best 50
Best pack butter, 20 pounds or more, 3
months or more old Agriculturist A 1 00
Second best 1 00
Best Him 1 00
Best Hard Soap 50
1 gallon best Applebutter 50
" 44 Plum butter 50
" 44 Maple syrup 50
" 44 Sorghum "
Best box of Honey 1 00
GAUD EX PROD UCTS.
Best Half peck Tomatoes $ 50
Best six heads of C ibbage 50
Best bushel of Onions 50
Best hunch Radishes 50
Best dozen Cucumbers 50
Best halt dozen red Beets 50
Best half dozen sugar Beets 50
Best half dozen Carrots 50
Best specimen of Potatoes not less than one
bushel 1 00
Bst half peck Sweet Potatoes 1 00
Best display of Vegetables 1 00
Best specimen House Plants 1 00
Best variety of House Plants 1 00
Second do 50
Best Celery 6 stocks 50
Best Squash 50
•1 quart best Lima Beans 50
1 peck best dried Beans 50
Best Egg Plant 50
PRESERVES, fie.
Best selection of Preserved Fruits $1 00
Second best 50
Best Pound Cake 1 00
'• Sponge 44 1 00
" Preserves 1 00
44 Specimen of Pickles 1 00
" Jelly 1 00
" Grape Wine I 00
" Currant " 1 00
" Best Vinegar _ 50
" peck Dried Apples . 50
'• " '• Peaches 50
" " " Plums 50
" 44 44 Cherries 50
FRUITS, fie.
Best half bushel, or more, Apples $1 00
2d best 44 44 " 50
Best peck, or more, Pears 1 00
2d 44 44 44 50
Best half dozen Pears 50
Largest and best variety of Pears 1 00
Largest and best variety of Apples 1 00
Best half bushel Peaches 1 00
2d 44 4 4 44 50
Largest and best variety of Peaches 1 00
Best variety of Plums 50
Best display of Native Grapes 100
2d Best 44 44 44 50
Best display of Foreign Grapes 1 00
Best peck of Quinces 50
FLOWERS.
Best and greatest variety of Roses. $ 50
44 44 44 Evergreens 50
dU je lUcbforti (ftnjcttc.
BY MEYERS & MENGEL,
£air.
Best variety of Flowers 51
" •' Shrubs 51
i Best and richest Boquets 51
i Best specimen House Plants 1 01
i Second do 51
Best variety of House Plants 1 til
Second do 51
MA NUFA C TUR ES.
Best 10 yards carpet (all wool) $3 0(
" " (rag) 2 01
Best pair of Blankets 2 0<
Second do 1 0(
Best 10 yards red flannel 2 0<
Second do 1 0(
Best pair of knit Socks 5<
Best pair woolen Gloves 5(
Best pair woolen Mittens 5<
Best 4 cuts Stocking Yarn 5(
Best 4 cuts Sewing Thread 5(
Best Quilt 2 51
Second best Quilt 2 0(
i Third " 1 01
| Best Coverlet 2 5(
Second best Coverlot 1 5(
| Best 5 yds strock striped Linen 2 Of
! Best 5 yds tow Linen 2 Of
Best 5 yds flax Linen 2 Of
Best 5 yds Table Diaper 2 01
Best 5 yds barred Flannel 2 Of
Best domestic Shawl 2 0(1
Second 44 1 0(1
Best and Second best straw Hats 1 5(1
Best Broad Cloth 3 0(1
Best Cassiuiere 2 50
Best Satinett 2 0(1
FANCY NEEDLE WORK
Best Foot Stool Cover $1 0(1
Best Chair I 00
Best Chair Tidy 1 00
Best Slipper ] 00
Best Child's Dress 1 00
Best Chair Cushion 1 00
Best Sirk Bonnet 1 00
Best Straw Bonnet ] 00
Best Stra-v Hat 1 60
Best Braided Hair Work 1 00
Best Bead Work 1 00
Best Wax Flowers 1 00
Best Ornamental Needle Work 1 00
DOMES TIC MANUFAC TURES.
Best bbl. of Wheat Flour $2 00
Second best 1 00
Best sample of Corn Meal 1 00
" 44 Buckwheat 1 00
44 Loaf of Bread 50
Second best 25
AGRICULTURA L IMPLEMENTS.
Best Reaper and Mower $1 00
44 Mower # 3 00
44 Seed Drill * 3 00
44 Hay ltake 2 00
" 2-horse Plough 2 00
44 1-horse do 2 00
44 Hill-side do 200
44 Threshing Machine 4 00
44 Cultivator 1 00
44 Hay and Fodder Cutter 2 00
44 Cider Mill 2 00
44 4-horse Wagon 4 0O
44 2 " . 2 00
44 2-horse Spring Wagon 2 00
1 2 00
44 Buggy with Top 3 00
44 44 without Top 2 00
44 2-horse Family Carriage 400
Best two-horse Threshing Machine 2 00
Best one-horse Threshing Machine I 00
CABINET CARPENTER WORK
Best Bureau * $2 00
Best Beastead 2 00
Best Wash or Toilet Table 1 00
Best Table * 100
Best set of Cane bottom Chairs 2 00
Best set of Hair Cloth Chairs 2 00
Best set of Common Chairs 1 00
Best Rocking Chair 1 00
Best specimen of Carpenter Work 3 00
Best Coopers VV ork 1 50
STOVE AND OTHER CASTINGS.
Best Parlor Stove $2 00
44 Cooking Stove 2 00
" Coal Stove 1 00
44 Fence Railing 2 00
44 Display of Castings 2 00
TIN <Y COPPER WARE.
Best display of Tin-Ware $2 00
44 44 C' pper-Ware 2 00
BOOTS \ SHOES.
Best pair Gentlemen's fine Boots $1 00
44 44 Common Boots I 00
44 Ladies' Gaiters 1 00
44 Children's Shoes 1 00
LEA THER
Best side of Sole Leather $1 0#
44 Upper 44 $1 60
44 Harness 44 100
Best Calf-skin 1 00
44 Kip 1 00
Best finished Sheep Leather 1 00
SMITH WORK.
Best pair Traces $1 00
set Horse Shoes 1 00
44 Horse-shoe Nails 50
display of Smith work 2 00
TEAMS.
Best 6 Horse Team $ 1 00
44 4 4 4 4 4 2 00
44 2 44 44 2 00
44 6 Mule 44 4 00
44 4 44 4 4 2 00
FLO WING MA TCH
First premium for best Ploughing $3 00
Se mnd 4 4< 41 2 00
Third 44 44 44 1 00
Best Plough Team 2 00
COOPER S WOKK
Best Tight Work $1 50
44 Flour Barrels 1 00
Second 44 44 75
SADDLERY.
Best Saddle, gents, $2 00
44 44 ladies 2 00
44 single Harness 200
44 doublo 44 2 00
44 wagon gears 209
PICTURES.
Best display of Ambrotypo pictures 1 00
do do Photograph do 2 00
Any article exhibited and not named in
premium list will be attended to, and if worthy
will be awarded a suitable premium.
sepl3 J. W. DICKERSON, Sec y.
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at M C. FETTERLY'S FANCY STORE,
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srt(-<*)oods, ftr.
GOODS and NEW TERMS!
CASII AND PRODUCE STORE!
J. M. SHOEMAKER has just re
turned from the East and is now opening a
NEW AND CHEAP STOCK OF GOODS,
bought at the lute decline in prices.
The following comprise a few of his prices :
Calicoes, 8, 10,12, 14, 16, 18 cents.
Muslins, 10,12, 15,18,20, and best, 22.
Cassimeres, 75, 9n, 100, 110, 120, 150 a
yard.
Ginghams, 12 cents up to 25.
Cottonades, from 18J cents up to 50.
Ladies' Hose, 12, 16, 20, 25, 50.
Gents' Half-Hose, 12, 20, 25, 40, 50.
Boots and Shoes, all sizes and prices.
Hats, a large assortment, from 15
cents up.
Coffee, 25, 28 and 30.
Green and Black Teas, from $1.50 up
to $2.20.
Sugars, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18, and best at
19 cents.
Rice, 12 j cts per lb.
Clothing—Linen Coats, $1.50, 1.75
and $2.00.
We will sell Goods for CASH and PRODUCE
only, unless otherwise specified, and then we will
require a Note, with Interest from date, and in no
case will these terms be deviated from. We expect
TO SELL GOODS AT SUCH LOW FIG
URES that the consumers will sec at once that it
is TO THEIR INTEREST TO BUY FOR
CASH or PRODUCE. You need not have
any fears about paying high prices for goods to
make up for losses sustained from customers who
never pay for the goods they buy. YOU CAN
SAVE AT LEAST TEN PER CENT BY
BUYING FOR CASH.
J. M. SHOEMAKER'S,
jun2B,'67. No. 1 Anderson's Row
gPLENDID
OPENING of
CHEAP
SPRING and
SUMMER
GOODS,
AT
FARQUIIAR'S
New Bargain Store,
RBED'S BUILDING.
CALICOES, (good) - 12ic.
do (best) - - 18c.
MUSLINS, brown, - - 10c.
do (best) - - 20c.
do bleached, - 10c.
do (best) • - 25c.
DELAINES, best styles, • 25c.
DRESS GOODS
of all kinds
VERY CHEAP.
MEN'S and BOYS'
COTTONADES,
GOOD and CHEAP.
A large stock of
FANCY
ALL WOOL
CASS I MERES
ASTONISH
INGLY
CHEAP.
BOOTS
AND
SHOES.
MEN'S
AND
BOYS'
HATS.
GROCERIES:
Best COFFEE, . - - 30c
Brown SUGAR - from 10 to 150
FISH :
Mackerel and Potomac Herring.
QUEENSWARE
and a general variety of
NOTIONS.
Buyers are invited to examine
our stock as we are determined to
to sell cheaper than the cheapest.
J. B. FARQUHAR.
may!7
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LETTEIW FROM THE ANTHRACITE
BECiIOII.
Correspondence of the Bedford Gazette.
WILKES BARRE, )
NO. i. Sept. 7,1867. J
Dear Gazette: —Wyoming Valley is
a spot dear to every Pennsylvanian,
and though there are many who have
journeyed hither, to see the historic
grounds, "famous in story and song,"
still there are many whose eyes have
not feasted upon this lovely vale.
Thinking a description of some of the
points of interest, may be acceptable to
your readers, I seat myself to jot down
' a few thoughts in that regard. Scottish
Campbell, in his "Gertrude of Wyom
ing," and our own Halleck, in his
"Wyoming," besides scores of minor
poets, have spread the name and fame
of Wyoming Valley to earth's remo
test bounds. Wyoming Valley, (a name
derived from an Indian word, signify
ing large plains), is situated in the cen
tre of this county (Luzerne). Its his
tory has been written by at least four
historians, and its scenery, the battles
fought here and the thrilling incidents
connected with its history, have furn
ished materials for the pens and pencils
of numerous poets, novelists, and art
ists. It has been visited by nobles, and
bards and travelers from various parts
of the civilized world, have joined with
Campbell, in saying that Wyoming is
"the lovliest land of all, that see the
Atlantic wave their morn restore." It
is twenty-one miles in length, with an
average breadth of three miles. The
Susquehannah river gracefully winds
through the centre of the valley. The
valley contains forty thousand acres of
land, twenty-five thousand of which
are cultivated, and yield abundant har
vests to the labors of the husbandman.
On a pleasant morning with a few
friends, we take the cars at Wilkes
Barre, and ride within a half mile of
Prospect Rock. "The Rock" is two
and a half miles from Wilkes Barre,
and is the most celebrated point of ob
servation, because the most conven
ient, and is 750 feet above the river.
Mounting this massive rock, and obtain
ing so grand and extended a view of the
valley below, it seems no wonder that
the Indian fought so hard before he
was forced from his beautiful hunting
grounds. How different the view
now from that which opened to the
gajic of the red man as n*. nimn
this same rock a century ago! Then it
was a dense wilderness, with here and
there a trail path ; now below us are
seen scores of coal-works, foundries,
railroads, large towns and villages, and
fertile fields. Near "The Rock," is a
large Hotel. The location is fine and it
is a favorite resort in the summer.
Descending to Wilkes Barre we find a
large and thriving town of several
thousand inhabitants, and with its
street cars, manufactories and crowds
of people upon the streets, it presents a
busy scene of industry. Coming back
to my native town, after a few years
absence, nearly all the faces are strange
to me, while five years ago, I knew al
most every one I met. 1 wander
through the streets curious to note the
changes that have taken place. Even
the house I was born in must be torn
down to make room for a more mod
ern and elegant one. The next point
of interest we visit, is Forty Fort, four
miles from Wilkes Barre, a name giv
en to it from the fact that, during the
Indian wars forty men built a fort here
and heroically defended it. This was
where the terrible massacre of Wyom
ing took place, on the third day of Ju
ly, 177 G. Hereon a rise of ground, on
the bank of the Susquehanna, the
Wyoming Monument was erected. It
had long been the intention to erect a
suitable monument on this spot, hut it
was not till the women of Wyoming
took the design in hand, that the work
was completed. They engaged in it,
as a labor of love, qnd with what dona
tions they secured, and the results of
the labors of willing and industrious
hands, ere long "Wyoming Monu
ment" was erected. It is an obelisk,
about sixty feet in height. I should
love to give in full the inscription that
it bears, but it is too long. I copy a
part of it, as follows: "Asmall band of
patriotic Americans, chiefly the un
disciplined, the youthful and the aged,
spared by inefficiency from the distant
ranks of the Republic, with a courage
that deserved success, boldly met and
bravely fought a combined British,
tory, and Indian force, of thrice their
j number. Numerical superiority alone
gave success to the invader, and wide
spread havoc, desolation and ruin
marked his savage and bloody foot-;
steps through the valley."
Things have moved along quietly in
; the Valley for years. The development
! of its mineral wealth, has brought in
i crowds of all sorts of people, but while
it has increased in wealth and material
j prosperity, the romanee of its history
j closed with the last century. Our next
j point is"Dial," or "Campbell's Ledge,"
seven hundred feet above the river. It
' is twelve miles from Wilkes Barre, and
is much visited by travelers, on account
1 of the beautiful picturesque view of
Wyoming presented to the eye from its
j summit. This rock was the noon mark
j of the first inhabitants of Wyoming,
J and hence it was called Dial Rock. It
is also called "Campbell's Ledge," be
cause it was supposed that on this rock
Thomas Campbell wrote "Gertrude of
Wyoming " But this cannot be, be
cause Campbell never visited America,
but wrote his poem, from descriptions
he had seen and heard of the valley.
I must defer descriptions of other
points of interest, for other letters; for
I fear that already this letter is too
long. As I have stood at the places I
have described I have not forgotten the
hills and valleys of dear old Bedford,
upon whose marvellous beauty I have
often feasted my eyes, and still hope
again to enjoy the same pleasure, and
to take by the hand, those whose friend
ship I gained while a resident among
you. More anon. WYOMING.
AMNESTY.
IHIOIXAMATIOX BY THE PRESIDENT.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8.
By the President of the
United States of America :
A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas, In the month of July, Anno
Domini 1861, the two Houses of Con
gress, with extraordinary unanimity,
solemnly declared that the war then
existing was not waged on the part of
the Government in any spirit of op- I
pression, nor for any purpose of eon
quest or subjugation, nor purpose of
overthrowing or interfering with the i
rights or established institutions of the
States, but to defend and maintain the
supremacy of the Constitution, and to
preserve the Union with all the dignity,
equality and rights of the several
States unimpaired, and that as soon its ;
these objects should be accomplished ;
the war ought to cease; and, whereas,
the President of the United States, on
the Bth day of December, A. I). 1803,
and on the 26th day of March, A. D.,
1864, did, with objects of suppressing
the then existing rebellion, of inducing
all persons to return to their loyalty,
and of restoring the authority of the
United States, issued proclamations
offering amnesty and pardon to all per
sons who had directly or indirectly
participated in the then existing rebel
lion, except as in those proclamations
was specified and reserved; and
whereas, the President of the United
States did, on the 29th day of May, A.
D. 1865 issue a proclamation with the
same objects before mentioned, and to
the end that the authority of the Gov
ernment of the United States might be
restored, and that peace, order and
freedom might be established, and the
President did, by the said last procla
mation, proclaim and declare that
he thereby granted to all persons who
had directly or indirectly participated
in tho then existing rebellion, OKCfipt
as therein excepted, amnesty and par
don with the restoration of all rights of
property except as to slaves, and except
in certain cases where legal proceed
ings had been instituted, but upon con
dition that such persons should take
and subscribe an oath therein prescrib
ed, which oath should be registered for
permanent preservation ; and, whereas,
in and by said last mentioned proclama
tion of the 29th day of May, A. 1). 1865,
fourteen extensive ciasses of persons
therein specially described, were alto
gether excepted and excluded from
the benefits thereof; and, whereas, the !
President of the United States did, on i
the 2d day of April, A. D. 1866, issue'
a proclamation declaring that the in- \
surrection was at an end and wits thence
forth to be so. regarded; and whereas,
there now exists an organized armed
resistance of misguided citizens or oth
ers to the authority of the United
States in the States of Georgia, South I
Carolina, Virginia, North Carolina, :
Tennessee, Alabama, Louisiana, Ar- !
kansas, Mississippi, Florida and Texas, j
and the laws can be sustained and en- !
forced therein by the proper civil au
thority, State or Federal, and the peo
ple of said States, are well and loyally
disposed, and have conformed, and if
permitted to do so, will conform in
their legislation to the condition of af
fairs growing out of the amendment
to the Constitution of the United States
prohibiting slavery within the limits
and jurisdiction of the United States;
and, whereas, there no longer exists
any reasonable ground to apprehend
within the States which were involved
in the late rebellion a renewal thereof,
or any unlawful resistance by the peo
ple of said States to the Constitution
and laws of the United States; and,
whereas, as large standing armies, mili
tary tribunals, and the suspension of
the privilege of the writ of habcascor
pus, and the right of trial of jury, are
in time of peace dangerous to public
liberty, incompatible with the individ
ual rights of the citizen, contrary to the
genius and spirit of our free institutions,
and exhaustive of the national resour
ces, and ought not, therefore, to be
sanctioned or allowed, except in cases
ses of actual necessity for repelling in
vasion or suppressing insurrection or
rebellion ; and, whereas, a retaliatory
or vindictive policy, attended by un
necessary disqualifications, pains, pen
alties, confiscations and disfranchise
ment, now as always tend to hinder
reconciliation among the people and
National restoiation, while it must
seriously embarrass, obstruct and re
press the popular energies and National
industry and enterprise; and, whereas,
for these reasons it is now deemed
essential to the public welfare and to
; the more perfect restoration of Consti
tutional law and order that the said
last mentioned proclamation, so as a
foresaid issued on the 29th day of May,
A. D. 1865, should be modified, and
that the full beneficent pardon conced
ed thereby should be opened and fur
ther extended'to a large number of
persons who by its aforesaid exceptions
have been hitherto excluded from exe
cutive clemency;
VOL. 62.--WHOLE No. 5,411.
Now, therefore, be it known, that i,
Andrew Johnson, President of the Uni
ted States, do hereby proclaim and de
clare that the full pardon described in
the said proclamation of the 29th day of
May, A. D. 1805, shall henceforth be
opened and extended to all persons who,
directly or indirectly, participated in
the late rebellion, with the restoration
of all privileges, immunitfes and rights
of property except as to property with
regard to slaves, and except in cases of
legal proceedings under the laws of the
United States, but upon this condition,
nevertheless, thateach person whoshall
seek to avail himself of this proclama
tion shall take and subscribe to the fol
lowing oath, and shall cause the same
to be registered for permanent preserva
tion, in the same manner and with the
same effect with the oath prescribed in
the said proclamation of the 291h day of
May, ISG-"), namely :
"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) in
the presence of Almighty God, that 1
will henceforth faithfully support, pro
tect and defend the Constitution of the
United States and the Union of the
States thereunder, and that 1 will in
like manner abide by and faithfully
support all laws and proclamations that
have been made during the late rebel
lion with reference to the emancipation
of slaves, so help me God."
The following persons and no others
are excluded from the benefits of this
proclamation of thei'Gth day of May, A.
D., 18(5-3, namely:
First, the chief or pretended chief
executive officers, including the Presi
dent, Vice President and all heals of
departments of the pretended Confeder
ate or rebel government, and all who
were agents thereof in foreign State
and countries, and all who had or pre
tendedto hold in the serviceof the said
pretended Confederate Government a
military rank or title above the grade of
brigadier general, and naval rank or
title above that of captain, and all who
were or pretended to be Governors of
States while maintaining, abetting or
submitting to and acquiescing in the re
bellion.
Second, All persons who, in any way
treated otherwise than as lawful priso
ners of war, persons who, in any capac
ity, were employed or engaged in the
military or naval service of the United
States.
Third, All persons who, at the time
they may seek to obtain the benefits of
this proclamation, are actually in civil,
military or naval confinement or custo
dy, or legally held to bail, cither before
or after conviction, and, all persons who
were engaged directly or indirectly in
the assassination of the late President
of the United States, or in any plot of
conspiracy in any manner therewith
connected.
In testimony whereof, I have signed
these presents with my hand, and have
caused the seal of the United States to
be thereunto affixed.
Done at the city of Washington,
[sEALjthis 7th day of September, one
thousand eight hundred and six
ty-seven.
ANDREW JOHNSON.
By the President:
WILLIAM H. SEWARD,
Secretary of State.
A<■ KEEA BEE CO RKEN PO X L> £ X CE.
The following agreeab'e correspon
dence recently took place by telegraph
between two Democratic Governors.
We never read anything in English
that pleased us better:
NEW HAVEN, Conn., Sept. !), 1807.
Hon. Henry 11. IhujM, Governor elect
of California, San Francisco:
I congratulate you on your election.
It will gladden the friends of constitu
tional liberty the country through.
JAMES ft. ENGLISH.
THE ANSWER.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Sept. to, 1X157.
To Governor James K. English:
Thanks for your dispatch. Califor
nia has echoed the voice of Connecti
cut. You set us a glorious example.
We have hut followed where you led
in the sacred cause of constitutional
liberty. H. H. HAIOHT.
BAKED HAM.— Most persons boil
hams. They are much better baked if
baked right. Soak for an hour in clean
water and Wioe dry, and spread it all
over with a turn Hour batter, and lay
in a deep dish with sticks under it to
keep it out of the gravy. When fully
done, take off the skin and batter crus
ted upon the flesh side, and set away to
cool. You will find it very delicious,
but rich for dyspeptics, says one of our
agricultural exchanges.
DECREASING.— The length of these
early autumnal days, or at least, theday
lighC portion of the hours—is percepti
bly diminishing. Other sad remin
ders of the waning year in silver leaf
letsandsoinbreshadowsarealso making
themselves seen and observed ; and hap
py, if not to be envied, are those fortu
nate ones who can look lovingly back
upon the past seasons of spring and
summer, with complacency and con
tentment and greet the future with un
diminished hopes.
PEPPER 'EM. —Those who are so un
fortunate as to be troubled with bed
bugs about their houses, may find a
remedy in the following recipe which
a lady sent to an exchange:—Add a
quarter pound of Cayenne pepper to a
pailful of boiling water, let stand and
settle, when it is ready to serve. For
papering walls, mix the same with
flour paste, and the bugs will not nest
under the paper.
IIMIXO LAND.
This practice, which issocommon in
British agriculture, is but little known
in ourcoun try outsideofNew Jersey and
, Pennsylvania. In a recent visit to the
grain growing districts of these States,
| we found lime as highly esteemed as
manure, and a regular part of their ro-
I tation, as we have noticed elsewhere.
\\ here lime can be had at ten cents a
bushel and uuder, as it can in all the
limestone regions of Pennsylvania, the
practice is almost universal, it is used
a good deal on farms, far distant from
the lime-kilns, where it costs at the de
pot or canal twenty cents a bushel and
upwards. The conviction of its utility
in these States may be said to be uni
versal, and if it is not used, it is either
owing to the high price of the article,
or to the fact that agriculture receives
little attention.
It is applied by some to the sod im
mediately after mowing and this sod is
turned under either in the fall or spring
lor corn. It is claimed that the lime
stimu'ates the growth of grass, and af
fects favorably every crop in the rota
tion. It would be impossible, without
liming, to keep up the grain farms to
the present degree of productiveness.
It is also claimed for the summer appli
cation and the spring plowing, that it
distributes the lime more equally, and
keeps it near the surface. The lime
which is carried down by the fall of
winter rains, is brought to the surface
again when the sod is inverted. By
this method also, the lime has more
time to act upon the inert material in
the soil, and to prepare plant food for
the subsequent crop. Other farmers are
quite as certain that the best time to
apply lime is upon the inverted sod in
the spring, while the ground is prepar
ing for corn. They want to keep the
lime as near the surface as possible, and
have no fears of its late action upon the
crop. The quantity applied to the acre
is from thirty to a hundred bushels,
depending somewhat upon the charac
ter of the soil, the price of the lime, and
the theoretical views of the planter.—
The better the soil, that is the more
clay and vegetable matter it contains,
the more lime it will bear. Some think
a hundred bushels quite too much, anyfl
that so much has a tendency to turn the
stalks yellow, and to diminish the
yield. Smaller quantities, say from BO
to 30 bushels, are more commonly ap
plied. The lime is usually brought
from the lime kiln or depot in its caus
tic state, and is dropped upon the land
in heaps where it is to be used. It is
there slaked by theapplication of water
and is about doubled in quantity by
this process. It is then spread as even
ly as possible over the land. This
ma kes a cheap dressing for the land even
at twenty cents a bushel. The effect is
very clearly marked where it is used. It
keeps up the fertility of the soil, and
makes remunerative crops even with
out manure. Of course, with manure
the crops are larger and pay better.—
The question very naturally arises, if
liming land will pay in other districts
where it is not now used? Without
answering this question at once in the
affirmative, wethinktheresultsin these
States are such as to encourage every
farmer who can get lime at a reasona
ble price to make the experiment. /We
have abundance of lime rock in regions
where it is not burned at all. # The con
viction is quite common that it will not
pay to use limestone soils, but in Penn
sylvania theeffectsof the application are
quite as marked upon these soils as up
on any other. Then it is supposed that
it is a difficult and expensive pro
cess to burn lime. Very much of this
article is made upon the farms where
it is used without even a kiln for burn
ing, as we shall show in an illustrated
article next month. The lime can be
made by the most unskilled labor, and
-with roughest and cheapest kinds of
fuel. Wherever there is lime rock and
cheap fuel, we have no doubt the lime
can be furnished at less than twenty
cents a bushel. In the vicinity of cities
and large towns oyster shells accumulate
in quantities, andean he put to hotter use
than road making and grading. They
are easily reduced with brush or peat,
: ud afford cheap lime and generally of
better quality than the rock yields.—
We desire,to have t he experiment made
in other States on a scale large enough
to settle the question. We believe
many of our farmers will doubtless find
it to their interest to use Umc.—Anwri
<•"ll Agriculturist.
EGGS. —There is much in breed, in
egg-laying qualities. But the most is
in good treatment—making the hen at
home. A crowded place will not do.—
Too many hens together is bad. Why ?
Because it interferes with tranquility.
The points of success are : Warm quar
ters ; room ; clean; unmolested; plenty
of food; a variety of feed, varied daily
with animal food of some kind, it mat
ters little what; water changed often;
crushed bones, either burnt or other
wise ; pulverized earth or spent ashes
to wallow in; light; and as much cheer
fulness as possible. Then select good
breeds. The Spanish are among the
best layers, and are almost anywhere
to be found. But remember the good
treatment; or dispense with hens for
profit.— Coleman's llural World.
CROP AND TRADE PROSPECT. —The
crops this year have, generally speak
ing, never been equalled. Corn has
been somewhat injured in some locali
ties by excessively dry and in others by
excessively wet weather, but the result
is good in all the great corn growing
belt of States, and Pennsylvania as well.
In the eastern part of this State, and
indeed along a considerable portion of
the Atlantic coast, potatoes have been
severely injured, in some places wholly
destroyed, by theexceeding wet weather
Yet, notwithstanding these local draw
backs, our crops are unprecedented in
yield and quantity planted. These
things are expected to produce an ac
tive and profitable fall trade.