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OBORUB HAQERTY,
Publishers.
Card.
FRANK FIELDING,
JLTTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Clearfield, Pa.
'Will attend to all business entrnited to kin
promptly and faithfully. novl3'73
VUUil A. WILLACS.
Aabbt r. wall.cb.
BATIS L. KUBS.
joss w. waioLar.
WALLACE & KREBS,
(8a motors to Wallaaa A Fielding,)
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW,
11-1175 - Clearfield, Pa.
. T. wilsos, a. b. a. a. tax talsah, h. b.
DES. WILSON & VAN VALZAH,
fjiearneid. Pa.
Offloa 1b residence of Dr. WUsob.
Orrica lloiss: From 11 to 2 p. a. Dr. Van-
yalsah ean he found at night to. his rooms, next
Aaar to uartswtoa A irwia s 1'rug Mora, up
slain.. ' - aoriti'71
TR. JEFFERSON LITZ,
J WOODLAND. PA.
Will promptly attond all calls la the line of hit
preiessioa. nor.i-u
osara a. a ssallt.
baxibl w. a cuanr.
. McENALLT & McOUEDT,
- ATTORN EYS-AT-LAW,
Clearaeld, Pa.
Laxsl basinass attended to promptly with
aldelity. Offloa oa Saoood stroat, atoTa the First
Rational Bank. 0:11:71
G. R. BARRETT,
ArroRNir and Counselor at Law,
CLEARFIELD, PA.
Harlng resigned Jiis Judgeship, has resumed
the nraetloe of the law ia his old ofhoe at Clear
aeld, Pa. Will attend the oourti of Jeffenon and
Klk aaantlorwhen speeially letainad in oonnaotion
rita restaeoi ooansei. x:is:7X
WM. M. McCULLOUGH,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Clearfield, Pa.
aVOftaa as stairs in Western Hotel building.
al business promptly attended to. Rrsl estate
.aaaght aad sold. jell'73
. J. W. B A N T 2,
ATTORN EY-AT-L AW,
Clearfield. Pa.
Jkm-OSaa aa stairs la Waetara Hotel banding.
Aa legal business entrusted to his cars promptly
attended to. July x,
T. H. MURRAY,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW.
Prompt attention given ta all legal batintes
antra. tad t kit tare in Clearleld and adjoining
.aoautiet. Offlee oa Market St., opposiU Naugls's
jewelry euro, uiaarnaio, ra. jess i
A. W.- WALTERS,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Clearflold, Pa
tatuOHea la the. Court House. daol-ly
H. W. SMITH,
ATTORN EY-AT-LA W,
11:171 Clearfield, Pi.
WALTER BARRETT,
' ATTORNEY AT LAW.
XXat ta Bteoad St., Oleardald, Pa. noT1,00
ISRAEL TEST,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Clearfield. Pa. '
w-Offlea la tht Court House. Jyll,'(7
JOHN H. FULFORD,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Clearfield, Pa.
aOflaa aa Market St., artr Joseph Showers'
yroeery store. . . Jan. 3,1873.
JOKN L. CUTTLE, "
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Aad Real Eatate Atent, Clearfield, Pa.
OOlet ta Third street, bat. Cherry A Walnat.
ayRoapootfally ofTere hit tervioei la selling
AaC aaytag laaat ia uitaraeia auu aajoining
tetatlet aad with aa experience ofover twtnty
feast at a earrtyor, lattort himself that ht oaa
....... .............
J. BLAKE WALTERS,
REAL ESTATE BROKER,
ABB BBALKB IB
fiaw Isogo and Isiimber,
CLEARFIELD, PA.
ptLt la U asanlo Building, Room No. 1. 1:25:71
J. J. LINQLC,
ATTOBNBY -AT -LAW,
1:11 ' Oaceola. Clearfield Co., Pa. y.pd
ROBERT WALLACE,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. "
aTallaretoa, Clearfield County, Peun'a.
aL.AU lafal business promptly attended to.
ohn B. Orris. ' C. T. Alexander.
ORVI3 &, ALEXANDER,
' ATTORNEYS AT LA tr.
Hellefonte, Pa. aep11,'5-y
J. 8. BARN HART,
. " ATTORNEY - AT - LAW,
licllefonte. Pa. :
Pill practice ia lrfleld and all of the Courts of
sac ista Judicial district, ileal estate easiness
ad tailaotioa of alalmt made specialties, ol 7 1
: CYRUS jGORDON, .
ATTORNEY AT h AW $
Market liraal, (north aide) Cleerneld, Pa.
XaVAll legal business promptly attended to I
Jaa. 10, 'ja.
DR. T.J. BOYER,
PHYSICIAN AJSJD SOeaEON,
' Ola od Market Street, Claarield, Pt.
M-0na hours i I la II a. m., and 1 to I p. as.
R. E. M. SCHEURKR,
HOMOEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN,
Offlee In Masonic Building,
AHH,1I71. Clearfield. Pa.
DR. W..A. MCANS, ' '
fnYSICIAN'i SURGEON,
L UTILE RSBUBd, PA.
lll altrad Broheslonal oalls promptly. augl0'7
WILLIAM 11. 11KSRY, Jubtioi
eiTi. P'BsBfonirBtB, LUMBER
ifr. OoUeaUoat aiadt aad money promptly
' over. Artielet or agraemeat aad deada of
""ranee aoatly as staled and warMBted oar
!" ao ebarsa, M87I ,
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GOODLANDEE & HAGEETT,
VOL. 48-WHOLE NO
JOHN A. GREGORY,
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT,
OfflM la the Court Homo, CloarSeld, Pa.
Will alwavt be found at horn, oa the SECOND
aad LAST SATURDAY of oaoh month. 1:6 I
J. H. KLINE, M. D.,
PHYSICIAN k SURGEON.!
TXAYINO located at raouOdl. Ta., offers bla
n professional servioes to the people of that
plaoa and lurroundingooantrjr. All oalle promptly
attended to.
oot. u tr.
R. II. 11. VAN VALZAH.
Offloa aaxt door to Harttwlck A Irwin's
Drug Store, np stairs.
5:7 CLEARFIELD, PA. 5ml
RertRincBt. Dr. R. V. Wilson. Dr. J. O.
Harlawiok, Faoulty of Jeffersoo Hediesi College. I
GEORGE C. KIRK,
Jtutlos of the Peace, Surveyor and Conveyancer,
IaailtarbwiKi .Pete
All ba linen Intrusted to him will Ve promptly
attended to. Persons wtshlnr to employ e 8ar-
TATor will do well to kIto him e call, as he flatten
himself that ne ean render satisfaction. Deeds
1 oonTeyanoe, articles or agreement, and all legal
! papers, promptly and neatly executed. tS0nov73
DAVID REAMS.
SCRIVENER h SURVEYOR,
IsUtheraburf. Pa
ft! HE tuliMfiber offan hit lervtoe to the putyio
in too eapaolty or Dortvener ana (Surrey or.
All !! for lurveTinc promptly attended to. and I
the making of draft , dtedi and other kgal initrn
menU of writing, exeouted without delay, and
I warranted to be correct or no charge. lUja73
JOHN D.THOMPSON,
Justice of the Peace and Scrlrcner,
Curwensvllle, Pa.
W.CoUectlont made and moner promptly
paid over. ItwJ Illl
J. A. BLATTENBEEGEE,
Claim and Collection Office, I
OSCEOLA, ClearGeld Co, Pa.
KVConTeyancins and all lrgal papers drawn I
with aceuraov and dispatoh. Drafta oa and pas-1
saga tickets to and frum any poiut in Europe I
procured. ooto 70-001
aao. auaar aar aisst w. alxbbt
W. ALBERT & BROS.
. Manufacbirars A extensive Dealers ia
Sawed Lumber, Square Timber, &o.,
rini s.
XeT0rderi solicited. Bills Oiled oa short notice
ana reaeonaoie lernis.
Address Woodland P. O., Clearfield Co., V.
Jel6-ly
W ALUURT A BROS.
FRANCIS COUTRIET,
MERCHANT,
PrenehTllle, Clearfield County, Pa.
Keeps constantly on hand a full assortment of
Dry Goods, Hardware, Groceries, and everything
aauaily kept la a retail store, whioh will be sold,
lor eash, as obeap at elsewhere in Me county.
rroncuville, June J7, lo7-iy.
THOMAS H. FORCEE,
BBALBB IB
GENERAL MERCHANDISE,
. GR All A M TOM. Pa.
Also, extensivt msnufacturer and dealer In Square I
Timber and rawed Lumber ol all kinds.
ey-Ordcrt solicited and all bills promptly 1
lied. . . ljyi7J
CHARLES SQHAFER,
LAG EE BEER R R E 7 E R ,
" Clearfield, Pa.
TTAVINO rented Mr. Kntrci Urewery he
I 1 trapes by itnet attention to bunnoii and
the manufacture of a lupertor article of BEER
to reeeive the patronage or an toe oia ana many
new caFtomere. -iaaug.-i
J. K. BOTTORF'S
PHOTOGRAPH GALLERY,
Market Street, Cleardeld, Pa.
-CR0MOS HADE A 6PECIALTY.t
ATKOAT1VKS made la aloudy at well as ia
la olear weather. Constantly on hand a good
assortment of FHAMK8, 6TERE0UUPK8 and
SI tllfcOaLOI'ltJ V1KWH. Iramas, from any
style of moulding, made to order. apr?8-tl
JEW. SCUULER,
BAEBEE AND HATE DEESSEE,
Second street, next door to First National Bank,
nov0'71 Clearflold, Pa.
JAMES CLEARY,
BAEBEE & HAIR DEESSEE,
SECOND STREET,
IrlS CLRASPIF.I.II, PA. li
REUBEN HACKMAN,
House and Sign Pkinter and Paper
Hanger,
Clearfield, Penu'a. ,
A,Will executa Jobs In his lint promptly and I
in awjorkmanltke manner. afr,07
G . H.HALL,
PRACTICAL PUMP MAKER,
REAR CLEARFIELD, PENN'A.
Pumps always on hand and made to order
on anort notice, ripes oorea on reasonable terms.
All work warranted to render satisfaction, and
delivered If desired. my!5:lypd
E.A. BIGLER & CO.,
BIALBIII IS
SQUARE TIMBER,
and manutaoturen oz
ALL KINDS OK HAWED IrMBER,
8-TT2 CLKABFIKLP, PF.NN'A,
JAS. B. GRAHAM,
dealer Ib
Real Estate, Square Timber, Boards,
SUINULES, LATH, A PICKETS,
9:1 07 Clearfield, Pa,
JAMES MITCHELL,
paiiia is .
Sfiuaro Timber & Timber Lands,
Jems CLEARFIELD, -PA. :
jea.
TBOUTMAM,
Dealer la all kinds ef
F U R N.I T U R
Market Ctraat,
Ont door teat Poet Offloa,
auglB'71
CLEARFIELD, PA.
JLl II AB a) A N,
A At AC, lily ALi AllULiH liiUlli,
LDTHERSBUR0, PA. .
A sent for tha American Double Tnrhlna Water
wiieei and Anurawt namacn nneei. tan lur-
ni.h Portable (irlit Mills on short notioa. jjr)2'7l
DR. J. P. BURCH FIELD
LaleSergtoa of tht M RegtmeBl.Ptnatylranla
voiuatoars, Baring returned from tbe Army,
oners bis prorosaioaai terriees 10 snttltlaeatj
oi uiearoelteoatty.
ffafProfaftloaal callt arompllr at tan led ta.
Ofaoc oa fietoad street, forsatrlyoeoapltd by I
Dr. Wooda. (apr,'6-tf
H, f. N AUGLE,
WATCH MAKER & JEWELER,
v. t and dealer ll
Watehos, Clocks, Jewelry, Silvef
end l'lated Ware, &c,
CLKA.RHELD.PA-,
Publishers.'
2351.
JRATZER & IYTLE,
MABKET STREET,
CLEABPI ELD, PA.
Doaiwtin
T Tit r ftTrt lrnmrntTn
XlV I UUUJJO. JNUIIUJNlS
i ' ,
GROCERIES,
Hardware and Queensware,
Boots, Shoes, Hats, Cnp,Ac.
,aT8hoemakars supplied with LEATI1KR
and SHOE VINDINQS at radaoad raUs.
SALT I SALT ! SALT I at wholesale and
of retail ysrj cneip,
PAINTS, OILS, CALCINED PLASTER, As.
A liberal dlseount to builders.
HOUSEHOLD GOODS, CARPETS, WINDOW
. SHADES, OIL CLOTHS In largo
quantities.
FISH, FLODR, BACON, CORN, MEAL aad
CHOP, always oa hand.
SaT'All of the abort goods art purchased
.l.Wl7 far eash, aad therefore mm. mI will
be told at cheap a. ike .kaapaee. febll-7
JF ECONOilY IS AN OBJECT,
BUY TOUR
CLO.T II I 3 O,
. Furnishing Goods, &o.,
AT
D. STEWART & SON'S
CLOTHING STOjtEr '
Thoy keep a full lino of
Men's, Youths' $ Boys' Clothing,
Also, Umbrellas, Kntchells, Overalls,
Uata, bin rid, UnUuralrtrts, una
Drawers, $L0.t
Which they will fell at moit rraioifable prieei.
Call and examine their gwodi heforo purcbailag
euewnere. itoom in Manituo uulmiuff.
Clearfield, Pa., October 6, 1873.
rjiii
K LATEST MOasYEI
THE LATEST MOVE !
HARTSWICK & IRWIN'S
DRUG STORE,
To their oew building on ppoond Street, nearly
opposite ins lloro of nearer A lie IK,
CJ.J3ARFIELD, PA.,
Where they will continue te supply their old and
as many new customers as may eume, with
PURE DRUGS!
CHEMICALS!
PnARMACEUTI.CAL PREPARATIONS,
(Including all new remedies,)
Patent Medicines, Paluts ai4 on. mac. .n(i
Putty, School Hooks, Hulionrrj, Paper,
Ao.j also, a full line of Drug
. gists' Sundries, Hulr . w
Tonios,
Cosmell.s, Prfumerll, Toilet Articles, Rrn.beg,
Toilet Soaps, Pocket Books, fa., all of
jtbo best quality.
PUREJVIXES AND LIQUORS,
. v ' " . 1
for medical A sacramental parposei only,
Pare White Tsead. Colore of all kind, Baw and
Boiled Linseed Oil, yarni'hos, Inrpen
tjne, Toal Oil, Paint A Variiiih
Brashes, Flavoring ,
itraot, ;
Confectioneries, Bird Seed, (pica, gro.nn4 and
vngreund, of all kinds.
SMOKERS AND CIIEWERS
Will lad our stock of Chewing
and Smoking Tobacco, Imported and Do.
I mastic Cigars, Snug and fine-out to be of tht
vary bast broods la tha market. . .
LAMPS AND CHIMNEYS,
All kinds pt GLASS WARS,
0ARDEN SEEDS,
-f f ! iIDSICAL N8TKnMENT8
aad Musical Trimmings of trtry variety.
Having a long eipsrlcnoe In tha business, and
aa extensive and well selected stock of medicines,
we are enabled to All Physicians' prescriptions at
thobortest notice aad aa tht most reasonable
terms, day and Bight.
liARTBWICK A IRWIN.
Clearleld. Pa., May II, 1ST 1 If.
, Islyery Mtblc.
THE eaderelgned begs leave to Inform the pub
lic that he Is Bow fnllv arenarvd so aeoemmo
tale all In tea way or Famishing Horses, Buggies,
Saddles and Harness, oa tha shortest aotlce and"!
oa reaaonania terms, riet tdtaoe oa Lotatt street,
between Third aad Fourth,
psa, w. OEARIMRT.
li
PRINCIPLES,
CLEARFIELD, PA , WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21,
TAE REPUBLICAN.
CLEARFIELD, Ta.
WEDNESDAY MORNINQ, DEO. li, M.
OOI NQ UP AND COMING DOWrV
Thli eeemi a simple tong, 'tie true
My tongi are noer over niotw
And yet I'll try and waiter through'
A little piano of good adrlee.
Then Hiten pompoai friend, and learn
To never boait of much renown.
For furtane'f wkeol It on the turn,
And ffome go up and some eome iown.
I knew a tut amount of stoolta
A rait amount of pride Insures
But fate has picked so man looki
J hi.. Jamie. 1
B em ember then and never spom
The one whose knd is bard and brown.
For he Is likely to ge up,
And juu are likolj to come down.
Another thing too wilt agree,
(The truth may be as well confessed.)
That " Codflsh Aristocrat "
Is bufa scaly thing at Ust.
And Uadsme in her robe o nett
And Bridget in her laded own
Both represent a goodly raee,
From father Adam handed (wn.
, Life Is oncortaio full of change
Little wo hare that will endure (
And 'twere a doclrlne true and airei
That places high are most secure . x
And If tbe fickle goddess smile,
Yielding the sceptre and the crown, .
'Tin only for a little while, '
Then B. goes up and A. comes downs
This world, for all of ns. mv friend.
llath something more than pounds and psnocj
urn jt-i me nuuiuij recommenu,
A little use of common irmt.
Thus by all pride aivl place aside,
And have a care on whom you frown,
For fear you'll ace him going np,
Whi n you aro only coming down.
Importance of a Judicious Selection
of Seed, .
BY THE COMMISSIONER OV AGRICULTURE.
Through the) medium of aa essay
read before tbe Agricultural and me-
clianical Association of Cadsden Co.,
Fla., by the Hon. C. H. Dnpoiit, I dc
siro to impress upon the farmora and
planters of Ibo country the great im
portance of a propor selection of seed.
ibo csajiy is given in a pluinnoss of
nnrruairo ana wit.n a inrnn nt ti
sion which must command tbo assent
of every rcAdcr, and perhaps induce
uio pruunce 01 wtmi is so sensiDiy en
forced. Tbe rjlnnter is rtnt to con
clude that selection Rives too much
trouble i but that troublo is tha work
of the furm, and what work can be so
probable r Hut thero is another in
jftnotion which Bbould accompany the
precepts of tins valuable essay : that
crops of grain, cotton, or loDacco must
be rooted by gruss, peas, fye. or other
vegetable crop turned -into Tl ground.
It is one of the provisions of nature,
that the growing product of tho soil
UBeil is essential lo us continued life
and powers of reproduction. While
auiucial insnuresand mercantile stim
ulants may force production fog time
their ultimate consequence, mthout
the additiorror the growing vogeta
lion, is 'debility and denth.
The following Is Mr. Dunont's essay:
j lis a iuw oi pnysicnl naluro, in
Dniversally anpliouble to the vegeta
bio as to tho animal kingdom, that
"iiK0,pro(iuecs lilto." 'lliorocognition
of tho law is not merely theoretical or
speculative; it is of universal accept
ance; and its existence has been at-
losted by lofig experience and tho
mosioritical obeorvalion. Tbo iudi
cious stock-raiser givos li ia testimony
as to his belief in its oxlstonce when
he consents to pay fabulous pricos for
wnnt ne denominates "pure blood,
wholhcr it be of horses, caltlo, sheet),
or swine. So universal ig tiiis bclbf
among mankind, Unit bo would be set
down as a fool or a piadman who
should essay to rear u first-clans racer
or trotter from anything short of a
''thorough bred on tlio sido of both
siro and dam.
It ma', howevor, bo asked, if this
be a law fixed, absolute, and univer
salhow hnppons it that differences
in eoior, lorm, powor ot cnduratico,
and fleetness almost invariably exist
between tho Individual produce of tho
same siro and dam ; and this query may
bo propounded as an argument to es
tablish an exception, which is contrary
to the essential quality of a "law." tho
idea and definition of' tho so. mo being
fixedness and universality. Hut tho
querist gains no aid to hit doubt when
he is informed that thero is another
Iuw governing the procreation of all
animals, which is denominated "breed
ing back." It Is established bovond
all cavil, by the experience of tho
most critical observers, that whore
there exists tho slightest taint of blood
in Ihq qriaintil stock, olthourrl, it may
have lam Uormnnt n, aovornl irnncn't-
.liojjs, yet in the ootirso of lime it will
bo apt to stiow itself In soino individit
ul of tho family. This is particularly
obsorvablo in tho breeding of that
noblest ol the lowur animals, tho horse,
and if credit is to be accorded to tho
statement of some of tho most rolia-
blo medical authors, even man himself
s Jiot exempt from tho o;:or4lion of
tins latter law. oll-atloslod cases
are cited, whoro the taint of African
blood, aftor laying dormant for two
or tbreo generations, has at lout ex
hibited itself in some membor of the
family by a markod development ol
all tho physical characteristics of that
particular raco. A littlo reflection
will lead to tho conclusion that thoso
differences in tho progony, so far from
impinging on tho law as laid down,
only add strength to tho announce
ment of its universal existence
JJut these dillerencea may arise from
.causes oX.hor than a taint ol blood in
tho original stock, It is a pluusiblo
supposition that in the matter of color,
vuui may uo granny innuoncca y mo
imagination at tho instant of procrea
tion ; aa lo tho other differcaccs named,
they nro, beyond the scrutiny of .hu
man observation. Muck doubtless is
dependont on the condition xf the pa
rent in point of bodily boalth and
vigor, and not littlo on tho aftor
rearing of tho firogony. That differ
ences In the qualities of the progony
of the saiuo parents do exist ia undo
Diablo, but that these differences con
stitute txrptions, whioh so weaken the
rule as to doprive it of tho essential
qualities of s law, ia oot admitted.
llence, thon, tht very treat caro ob-
jserrftd tlx raliicr of LWvteibM,
NOT MEN.
tdect tt breeders from particular
,arcnib those oi luoir progeny which
show the finest points of oxcollenco
and the closest roeotrj bianco to tho
original stock. It Is only by sue
judicious tclection that the blood ca
be koptat its original standard of puri
ty uny ncgloct in Ibis matter would
inevitably result in a spoody dogenor
alion. Reverting to the premiso laid down
in tho begiuning, wo re-assert that the
physical law previously announced is
as applicable as to tho vcgotablo as lo
me animal kingdom, ll this be true,
how very important is it that tho air.
ricullurist, upon whom exclusively the
population oi ino earth is deponden
for an adoquato sunnlv of food ant
rn-lmont, should trivo tho utmost
and attention lo a judicious selection
of the seeds from which his crops are
to bo real i nod. And yet, in our highly
favored South, favored beyond any
othor land In the lertilny of bor soil
tho geniality ot her climato, and the
equability of her seasons, how cnml
nally neglectful aro our farmers and
planters in regard to this very import
ant point. To illudlrato tho extent of
this ncgloct, it is only necessary to
advert to tbe programme observed on
the great majority ot our farms and
plantations. In this review I shall
confine myself to cottop and corn, tho
two great staples of "southern industry.
. in inn mnttcr CI cotton, tlio tnie.l
anxiety of tho planter is to save tho
irciont, with no rciercnco to tho pro
motion of futuro crops. Tbo cotton
R picked from tha boll as expeditious
y as possible, often even without ref
erence to tho stuto ot tho weather
find thrown indiscriminately Into
lino pilo in tho gin-houso, thore lo
remain unliil it may bo convenient
o start tho gin. In this pilo there Is
genoral commingling and mixture
3f the bottom, middle, and top crops
i the good ana baa, tho matured and
1 1 o unmatured and Irom Una con
-lomorntion of differont finalities is
btmnod tho seed for tho planting of
,ho next crop. It is true, that somo
ilantorg are to bo found who have ad
vanced so far in tho scienco of selection
is to be careful to set apart tho pick
tig lrom tho middlo crop, (or at least
lo jiv6 orders to their agents to that
fleet.) the sfed from which is exclu
sively used tor planting. Hut oven in
luck cases, in these days of dilapidated
fin houses, demolished ecnllokls, and
general scarcity and unreliability Of
agricultural moor, much ot lut seed
of this middlo picking is Injured by
tho hosting of tho cotton in the pilo,
whbli Invariably genoralcs incipiont
deety, and to this cause, more than lo
any other, may be attributed the groat
prevalence ot "bad stands sinco the
close ol the late sectional war.
' But supposing that wo havo discov
erd in our midst a careful, pains-taking
farmer or planter, who Joes not
relV upon tho issuing of order, but
giro tho mutter ins closest porsotial
attention, lie has kopt the difforcnl
pickings separated and apart; desig-
nallug the best matured and least
fu(lly for seed ; ),o has had it porfect
ly Jried before it is piled fn tho cin
botso; ho has bad i, carefully ginned
ant1 Ibo seed set apart, to bo used in
tht planting of tho "Decoding crop.
Willi all this vory commondublo caro
ani painstaking on bis part, ho has
no-crtholoss made, only one move in
Hit right direction, anil, if ho slops
thero, ho may justly bo compared to
thsrickoty child who, having accom-
plsthod his first step, toddles along
tliloogh lifo without over arriving at
tht firm, sturdy, and clastio walk of
vigorous manhood.
l.'pon invitation wo accompany this
oxicnlional farmer lo his well-tilled
cotton Hold. In our ramble through
th luxriant growth, our attention is
arrested py u slock of magnificent
prfportion und tho most perfect S3'm
many, and literally loaded and bond
ing uuder tho weight of wcll-lormcd
bolle, in all stages of maturity. This
mock la not above medium height, but
is cf rathor bulky proportions. Near
the ''round it roaches out two lonir
arm and each of these throws out
numerous limbs, which aro closely
stuliod vitb f.'uit. From the main
body or contor stock iiIbo proceed
numerous limbs, gradually duninish-
ini In Inn, 1. na I lin. nt.nt-n.tnl, tl,A
.... ...(,... .... ...-J ...
apt . of tho plant, so ns to form almost
pitloct pyrumid. ;neso nmus nro
sbort-joioted, and to each joint is ut
tacliod a largo and finely developed
boll. , upon closer examination wo
discovor no indication of .1 loss of fruit;
the forms havo "stuck." Our well
pleased friend views litis splendid rep-
..niii. of the royal nuiilly nf "Old
King Cotton" with evident prido and
oxuiinnon, nnu, ll tho truth were
known, has tiouhllcHS already flxod it
in ins inina io mago cxinbilion ol ll nt
somo prospective ngrictiltuial fair.
Near by our al',onlion is arrcslctj
by a stock of equal proportion und ot
ovon grontor luxuriunco. Tlio samo
out-reaching armsoharaclizo this stock
and tho. limbs from tho contor stock
are somewhat longor and equally woll
jointed. 'J&cro aio conclusive indica
tions that uns stock had boon proline
in "forms," but alits ! there aro only a
few matured bolls to bo seen ; the
early promise of fruit has been blasted
by premature "shedding."
la the Immediate vicinity of Ihcso
two representatives of tho royal fami
ly looms up ono of tall and graceful
despoils it of its majostio air, but trim
and li tlio in form, it attiudinizes in
tho passing broczo tho'Tireoian bond,"
as gracefully as any wail-Jaaed ''dandy"
in tights.,' ljut that is not Its only
point of resombhiiico, Tor upon exam
ining for fruit it Is to be found wofully
deflciont and can bo classed only as "a
oumberor of tho ground."
Now Ihcso Ihree representative aro
faithful types of our friend's entire
nrop, and Ins attention Doing called to
the markod differences In fruitfulncss
mid tho Causa inquired for, ho very
ilipaolly assigns some ossonlinl differ
ence in tho olomonU contained in the
soil in which they, wore sovorally
grown, and, acting upon that hypoth
esis, he prooeods to take from the
root of each plant a sample of the
soil, and forthwith posts it off lo the
rlFuhnn (typhi if oai-orj
REPUBLICAN,
1873.
NEW
and reportod upon. In due time the
roport comes back that the analysis
nas aciectea no cssonttul difference in
tho respective samples. (Perhaps ii
tho learned professor had boon inform
ed of tha purpose of the required an
alysis, he might have bocn ablo to
have dotocted a difference, which in
fuel had no existonco.) Our friend
boing n sonsiblo man, for tbo first
time rccognizos tho fact that as in tbo
animal so in the vegolablo kingdom,
inuru exist, uincroni types oi too same
species, and that for the purpose of
propagation a judicious selection is as
essential in tho one case as in thooth
or. Acting upon that conviction he
promptly determines to turn ovor.a
now leaf in his farming nronramme.
mm iiiowuu oi uuiuiiiinu seen Irom
i i i - i . - " . .
the general pile, which has been nick
ed without any discrimination, hn
marches to the field at the commence
ment of tho picking season, and hav
r - .
ing previously delormincd by closo
observation tho typo to be preferred,
ho proceeds to pick only such bolls as
nro fully developed and well matured.
To rendor bis work in (bis now pro,
gramme perfectly thorough, he uses
great discrimination and selects vcrv
closely, so that ot the termination of
mo picxing season no unds that ho
has gathered only one hundred pounds
of cotton from a field of perhaps one
nunarea aorcs. nut ho is not discour-
ntrori bv th amnllnoea of liio aooum il
lation; ho knows that this hundred
pounds will yield him two bushels of
seed, which will plant a putch of two
ucrcs at least ; and his exporienco has
tangnt mm tho extraordinary pro-
fressivo increasp cf nil soed plants.
fe is therefore satisfied with tho re
sult, rcmombcring that it is only the'
beginning oi a good work.
Jlut Just here our farmer fnond. sd-
vorting to the fact that all the phe
nomena occurring in the rearins of
animals also occur in the rearing of
pianis, juBtiy concludes that lo pre
serve bis scod from doiroreration. and
to keep it up lo Us pncmal standard
of excellence, it will be peccssnry lo
give to the parent stock, an ample
stippiy oi nutritious iooo,- so as lo
keep it in good condition and impart
to it that healthful vigor so essential
to successful propagation. To accora,
push that end be resolves to establish
permanent "seed-patch," and forth
with commences the collection and
application of fertilizers,' 'domeslio,
(and, if need be, commercial,') until
ho brings it op to tho production of
two Dales ot unt to tho acre. In this
patch, located somewhat remote from
the balanco of tho crop if practicable,
ne uepoBits uis two ousncis oi selected
soed, chops it out into bunches of
three or lour ip a place as soon as tho
plants havo put lortu the third leaf,
carefully avoiding tbo bruising of the
plant icit ; and when it lias put forth
its fourth and fifth leaves, thins It out
by hand to a stand of ono in the hill.
taking care to loave thoso stocks
which exhibit the most vigor and
greatest tendency to bulkincss of
form. Tho aficr'culfivnlion is thor
ough and judiciously .applied, the
plants sdvanco rapidly to maturity,
and about the 1st of July it is topped
to insure.dovolopmont and maturity
to tho upper bolls, v rom Ihcso two
acres our larmor finds himself tho
possessor of four bales of lint, and at
cast one hundred- and twentv' bush-1
els of selected seed, to he used in tho
planting of tho ensuing crop. .
But his work docs not end with the
first year's selection, for ho has dis
covered the presonco of intrudors in
his agricultural sanctum, t ho burly
but fruitless contleman and the attitu
dinizing danuy before referred to havo
again put in an appearance and they
must bo golton rid ol. Jlo thoroforo
enters upon another selection from
his "seed-patch," und repeats it from
year to yoar, until ho has effectually
nxed tho type ot the original slock,
and his heart is gladdened each revol
ving year by tbo evidenco that his la
bor has not boon uselessly expended
n tho cultivation of barren interlop
ers, but tbnt each plant goncrously
rosponds lo bis efforts, as a prolifio
fruit-bearer, and amply repays him
fr his toil and patient painstaking.
Tho "seed-patch" and "annual selec
tion" become permanent institutions
n his agricultural programme, to do
handed down to his postorily as nn
nnoritanco moro valuablo tban eva
nescent gold. This is the programme
of a plain, practical agriculturist,
who-iB not afraid of the ridiculo of
being denominated a moro "theorist,"
or "uow-liglit progressionist," nud it
is urgently commended lo the osrncst
consideration and adoption of every
membor ol this association.
Having consumed so much time and
spaco ou tho subject of cotton, I am
adinoniohcd of t lio propriety of boing
as brief an possible on tho other k....ui
of tho subject cofn. .Indeed, it
mjght suffico lo say that all tho prin
ciples announced in rognrd lo the suc
cessful growing of oolton hold equal
ly true in regard to tho production of
his much moro important staple. J
esiro lo emphasir.0 tho words "much
moro important," In tho face of thoso
who hold the doctrino that it is moro
remunerative to apply our entiro la
bor to tho production of cotton and
rrly upon ibo looming granaries of
tho West for a Aupply of that indis-
ponsahjo anicla. A moment's reduc
tion will show the fallacy of thatdoo
trino, ibo provalcncoof which, lo only
A moderate extent, has alroady large
ly contributed to tho existing depres
sion iiirougnoiit tne entire cotton bolt.
This doctrine is now acted upon to
only a limited extent, but should it
ever obtain universal acceptation tho
consoquanoo would be tho production
of a large surplus of cotton at the
expense of an entire destitution of
corn, thus depressing the prico ol tbo
former and correspondingly enhanc
ing Iho price of the latter. How such
result could bcnoiit tbo grower ot
cotton is beyond tho comprehension
of any sane mind ; it would ho prao
lically jtho making of cheep cotton to
buy dear corn 1 Any reform, thon,
that shall cotribute to incrcuso the do,
mnslio supply of corn miibt result lo
incalculable benefit to the entire pop-
lalion of the Houth. The Inaugu
ration of sucb reform may b found
jn ludicjous 'ecn.tlrta Of. ipeq,"
TEEMS $2 per annum in Advance.
SERIESV0L,15, N0. J
To demonstrate the necessity for
reform in this particular it is only nee
essary to advort to the ' manner ir
which tho seed-corn is usually obtain
ea. in ino mil or tne year tbo crop
is indiscriminately gathered and hau
ed to tbe crib, and thero all, rood
bad, and indilfuront, is thrown into
one pilo. It thero lies nntil spring
and a fow days prior to the day des
ignated for tho commoncomont
planting, (and more frequently on the
morning of that day,) tbe "kands"are
ordered to tho crib lo select "seed-
corn." Ihor commonco tbo work
anu tne orst aozen curs that are
shucked are found to bo "weevil eat
en," and are rejected. Tbe next doz
en are found to have the "black-eye,"
and are also rejeCtod; until at last
somo ono of tho "hands comes across
a littlo "nubbin" which is pronounced
sound, and that is thrown aside for
"seed." Thus the work proceeds on
til a sufficient quantity for planting
the crop bus bocn obtained. Tho seed
has been selected, but the only auulitv
deemed essential was soundness; tbe
long grained "gourd-seed," the broad
"luscarora," the round "flint," with
nut any discrimination, ore brougb
into close juxtaposition. In duo timo
under the influence of a favorable
season, tho heart pf Iho farmer
gladdened by the sight of a "good
stand." Ho goes to work sculously.
and by unremitted tujl JfUcS Ills prop
tbo advantage of good tillage until it
is brought to full maturity. In the
ensuing full ho proceeds to gather the
fruit of his labor, and id greatly dis
appointed to find thut the yield has
not co mo up to his anticipation, but.
with rihilouophio composure, he con
soles iiunseii by attributing tbo fuil-
ura to mo unsuilubleness of the cli
mate, and reiterates tbo oft-ropeatod
out uniounuca assertion that "this
no country for growing corn."
Let not our industrious but mistak
en inena oo uiscourogea that rrovi
denco has cast his lot in this southern
cumo, so luvorable to tho enjoyment
of health and long life, and prolifio in
tho production of tho kindly fruils of
ino eitrtn. J.ei nun lor ono momeijt
pauso and reflect. Let him scau the
aulhpntip statistics furnished by the
Agricultural Department at Wash
ington, and ho will there discover that
Now England, with her granite bills
and Ibrco inches of pultivablosoil, her
cold and rigorous 'climate, and" her
anon ana uncertain scosontVr-m peg
pile of alt these disadvantages re
ports a higher "avoragp" jo the pro
duction of Corn than does tbe far-
famed West, the recognized Egypt of
mis continent, ana indcod of flip
world. It Is not any defect in soil or
climate tbal coiiscs him from year to
year to reap tho bitter fruit of disnp.
pdintmcnt; it is the absence of that
painstaking which so eminently char
acterizes the agricultural operations
of tho New England farmer. Lot our
southern farmer and planter emulate
this commendable characteristic of
Iho eastern agriculturist. Let him
now, thin yery season, resolve to turn
over a now leaf, and, as a first step in
the proposed new roform, determine
to carry into practical cfl'oct tho re
commendation heretofore urged for
the improvement of tho cotton-seed.
i mo can ue nono wun dui littlo ex
tra trouble by requiring of the hands,
it uruKing-in iue crop, to be carclul
wlronovor ibey coma ucrosg a stock
boaring more tban a single car to pal
it on above and below the cars, and,
with tho cars attached thereto, throw
it tntolho beaps.to be hauled with tho
samo to lly) crip, whore it can be
readily sepnralod and kept apart by
itself until suck lime as may be con
venient for the farmer fo mako the
propor selection. Having' by this
method secured the essential Quality
of "prolifieness," ho proceeds to select
from this pilo a sufficient number of
such ears as are recommended by their
superior size und exccllonco of grain,
jt boing a mattor of first 'importance
to select a graiq thut will most effec
tually resist tho attacks of the wee
vil. These should bo put inlo bsr-
rols and tho intorstices between tho
ear well filled up with porfoclly dry
sand or wood-ashes. Thus treated it
will be exempt from the inroads of in
sects and preservod in good condition
until the season for planting. In mak
ing this soloction uniformity in the
character of iho grain ought not to
oo negicctca.
But lot not our farmer who has en-
torod upon the path of reformation be
contont with tbo result of aBinirleox-
. r -, . ..
penuiuiiu . mm rcmoniber mat
the piirposo of selection is not for the
benefit of a single crop, but to Impart
Iho quality of "fixedness" to a partic
ular "typo," and to resist the natural
tondency lo degeneratinjp tTa, .u
.I,,. d;.oio result ho must, as in the
case of cotton, ninko the "seed-patch"
a finmantht institution, from which
ho may from year to yoar not only
obtain an abund-tnt supply of im
proved seed for tho planting of the
entire crop, but be enablod toimprovo
ins selections to tne very Highest point
oi excellence, w nen we reflect how
small a quantity of corn is required
to soed a largo arc of land, is it not
passing strange that this vitally Im
portant snhject sh6uld be so univor
sally negloctedf Let this opprobri
um no longor rest upon tho farmers
and planters of Gadsden County, but
lot them rlsoloa full appreciation of
the noodod roform, and thon we msy
hope that ere long dear "old Gads
don," now struggling with tho difti
Bullies Hint environ and oppress her,
shnll rise like the phrenix from its ash
es, and become as noted for the full,
ness and abundance of her corn crops
as she has heretofore-been for the ex
collence of her Cuba tobacco, llonpo
forth lot Ktctltior ho the agricultural
motto of this association.
An Irishman was once asked to see
the wonder of the Niagara Falls.
He did not sepm Iq think it troinend.
ou after all. II is Irinnds askod him,
Don't you think jt is a wondorful
thing?" "Why it Is a wonderful
thing V asked tho Irishman. "Don't
you seo," said his friond, "that im
mense body bf water rolling down this
precipice f" Sari be, "What's to bin-
a W. 4
The Old Liberty BelL '
The Centennial Aluianao, Just is
sued, gives some interesting faotaeotvr
cerning "Ibo Old Liberty Hell," with
the propbetiv inscription, which real,
ly did "proclaim Liborly throughout
all the land, unto all the inbabitanta
thoror,"on the 8th of July, 177ff. I
1751 the State House at Philadelphia,
was approaching completion; tha
lowor floor bad already been ocenpicd
for somo sixteen years, one chamber
by the Supreme Court, and tbe other
by the Representatives of the free,
men of the province of Pennsylvania,
then consisting of one body. By or
der ol the latter a committee, oi wlncr)
Mr. Speaker Norris wai chairman,
was empowered to obtain a new bell
for the building.
The original letter books of Isaac
Norris cannot new bo foeyid, bat, for.
tunafely, his doscendunt, Joseph I'a
ker N,qrria, had procured copies, and
it appear from these, that .Robert
Chariot, then fn London, was com
missioned, Nov, 1st, 1751, to procure
a good bell of about two thousand
pounds 'weight, at a cost of about
100 sterling; it was lo be cast by
tbe best workmen, to be examined
carefully beforo it was shipped, aiwj
to contain, 'fin well-shaped letters,
round it," fiy order of the Assombly
of Iho Province of Pennsylvania, for
tho State House In tbe city of Phila
delphia! 1752, and underneath, Pro
claim Liberty throughout nil the land
to all (he Inhabitants thoreof. Ayovk
xxv. 10.
The bell duly arrived at tho end of
August, 1752, in apparent good order;
but a few day aftewards, notwith
standing all Iho cautionary Instruc
tions given, "ihe'bupcrintendents had
tho mortification to bear that it wa
cracked by a tlroko of the clapper,
without any other violence, as it was
hupg up to try the sound." An of
fort was thon made to send it back by
Captain Budden, who bad broogbt it
qypr in tbe Matilda, but ho could not
take it on board, upon which, Mr.
Norris writes "two ingenious work
men undortook to cast it bore, and I
am jueb now t March 10, 1753,) in
formed they havo this day opened tha
mould, which, I confess, please ma
vory much that we should first yen- '
tlire upon and succeed in tbe greatest
boll cast, for aught I know, in English-America."
a
Tho bell wob hung in Its place soma
time during tho month of April, 1753. .
A bill rendered by Edmund Wooley
against "the Province" for sundries
furnisbod the workmen while tboy
were raising the frame and hanp-inir
tho bell has beon preserved. It bear
dale April 17, 1753.- Among tbo
ileitis are "thrpe gallons rum" and "a
barrel of beer." Potatoes must have
brought a prodigious tirioo in those-
auys, or eise jur. vvooiey understood
the urt of making oup heavy bill
against tho Provincial Gorernmcnt,
for we nolico that he charges 2s. Cd.
lor one peck. There are gentlemen
n our goneralion who nave either in
herited or acquired Mr. Wooley'a
Urn. ann.M.ialiin n 1' , I. a 1 1 na li. . A .
municipal government.
It seems that the tone of this bell
wag defective. It was supposed to
contain loo mucb.-copper, and tbe
Philadelphia wits were so facetious
over this fact that Messrs. Pas and
Stow insisted on taking it down and
making another essay. It was broken
up and recast, and iu June 2753, waa
placed in position in the Stale House
stccplo. The following new item
appears in the Maryland Gazette of
uiy d, 170a t
"PuiLADELpniA,- Juno 7th, 1753
Last week was raised and fixed in tha
State House sterplo a new great bell
oust here by Pass and Stow, weighing
2,080 lbs., with this motto, 'Proclaim
Liberty throughout all the land, unto
.11 Vw. it.nl. lliAMAf T AM
mi luiiauiH,,,,, uiciuuli -jj.,, .
vvv in
t or fully fifty yoars, as nearly as
can be asertaincd, ttto Liberty Boll
continued lo celebrate every National
anniversary, and Ibon it cracked : it
had perlormed its mission, and was
mute forever.'-Jialtimpre American.
Going to tie- Cars.
Thore is something exhilarating In
seeing a man hastening to thocars,es-
peciuliy it lie thinks be basn l one mo-
mont to spare, but, rather, several to
am, fljid pas a carpol-bag in on
and and a paper parcel in the othor.
We confess ourselves that sucb a sight
not exactly repulsive to us. He
takos the middle of the street, as it is
f ho most opon thoroughfare, and ha
is overcoat apart and flapping, ondor
the impression that It in somo way
aceclorates his motion. While ha
thus leaps over the ground, wltb tha
carpet-bag swinging around and rap
ping against nis legs, wijgi magma-
font spccimon of physical activity,
directed by intenso mental applica
tion, he presents. His eyes are set In
bm head, his lace fs uubhed by tha
play ot 4i is muscles, his mouth bang
carelessly open, and the cords in hia
neck standout like whip-IaBhes. Fast
er and faster bis legs play against the
ttnoympatliizing earth ; wilder and
wilder whirls tbe carpol-bag; every
body slops to look at him ; littlo boys,
too small apparently to take an inter
est in anything, turn out of the way
to obsorve biin, and to conjuro bim to ,
greater spoed. Ho reaches iho depot,
ashes through without tho tickot.and
lands on the nlnlfnrm Inat aa tba train
is moving awny, but encouraged by
the cries and cheering shouts of tbo
bangors-00 Who get in front of bim,he
mukes tbe car, plunges into tho only
unoccupied sent, which is next to tha
slove, and while the water trinkloa
down hi body and mvilads of red-hot
poodles pieroo hi fiotli, ha ha plenty
oi time to renect on big narrow escape .
from missing the train, and to proper
ly anathematize that last cup or coffee.
Danbury Sews. .
Vegetable Wax. China annually ,.
exports largo quantities of vegetable
wax to England for manufacture into
candles. It is obtained from three '
different specie of tree and shrubs, -being
an exudation caused by the ,
puncture of an InsecL. In time, thi
exudation bocomos dry aqd powdery,
rosoinbling hoar-frost, in which' state '
it is scraped off, and tho crude pin- '
terial freed from ImpuritTcA'hy spread
ing it on a strainer covering a c'yrtrj. :
dripal vessel of boiling water. ifTie
wax is roceived in the former vpsael,
and, on congealing,) readr for use, .
Thousands of tons: aro yiolded in the
oourso of a year; but whether the
waxy matter is the product of Ibo ani.
mat, or i exuded by tho plant In oon
sequence pf being puncturod, 1 not :
yo satisfactorily aelormfped. ,
When t Christain man find tbe
time too hard to give a dollar to r. ,
liglon purpose and spend 13 next ,
day for a gallon of brandy, yon oaa
just bet your last nickel that tbt'devil
is satisfied with the canvas. "'
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