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VOLUME XVII.
HE TIOGA COUNTY AGITATOR
IS Plllll ISIIED EVERY WEDNESDAY. MOILNINO BY
- N N GELDER & MITCHELL.
p. c.. Van fielder. - I - Jno. I. Mitchell
"--fffillS \lr gibSCHRIPTION INVARIABLY IN ADVANCE ; \
~t,,crlption,(per year)
RATES OE ADVERTISING.
TEN L1N1.9 o MINION OR ISM, MAKE ONE SQUARE
•
I 3ine I 4 Ins 1 ahlos I 6 Bios I 1 Yr
I $l,OO I $2,00 I $2,60 1 $5,00 $7,00 1 $12.00
-.4 I 200 1, 3,00 4,00 1 800 1 12,00 I 18 00
sIICOI ...... 110,00 15,00 160,00130,001 60,00
..... 16.00 I '25,00 30,00 I 45,00 1 60,00 1100,00
Notices 15 cents per line; Editorial or
0 190 teat. per lino.
Tontient advestising 711)ST be paid for in advance.
whntice Blanks, Constable Mantra, Deed,r,Judg
,n, N o n.-,llarriatf,e Certificates, &c., on hand.
BUSINESS CARDS;
Van Gelder &
cf.k, Plain and Fancy Job Printers. All work
Pr omptly and neatly. exccuted.-4Jan. 1, 1870.
WlUhun A. Stone.
kito rao , and Counselor at Law, first door above
Cower Oegood's store, Main street.
WellAar°, June 22, 18,70 yon
Smith & Merriek, ,
Attorneys Counselors at Law. Insurance,
Bounty and Pension Agenex,- Office on Main
Street, Wellsbero Pa, opposite Union Block.
Jan. 1. 1670. -
GEO. W. MERRICK.
-
Seeley, Coates Sc Co.
"liNlitlltS, Knoxville, Tioga, County, Pa.—
R e iedve money on deposit, discount notes,
and colt drafts on New York City. Collect
ions promptly made.—Doc. 15, 1889-If*
•
Jno. W. Adams )
inns* , and Counselor . A t s. Law, Mansfield t - Tioga
county, Pa. Collections promptly ottonded
tr.. don. 1, 1.870.
_ ditto. I. Mitchell,
homey. and Counsolor.at Law, Claim, and In
:uraiwo Agent. Office ovor Kress' brag 'Store,
sdjuluing %Agitator Office, IVellaboro, Pa.
hn.l, I S7O.
Wilson: & Niles, -
tiurnd)s anti Counselors at Law. Will attend
pr I\ . raptly to business entrusted to their taro in
the rouoties of Tioga and Potter. Wilco on
Itt krenuo. Jan. 1, 1870.. .
F.WiLsou.l [J. B. NILES.
John W. Guernsey,
Itturney and Counselor at Law. All business
entrusted to him will be promptly. attended to.
Otlice 2 , 1 door south of Ilaztett's Hotel, Tiogo,
Tioga County, Pa.—Jan. I, 'Sill.
-- - -
lirm. B. Smith,
.emion, Bounty and Insurance Agent. Com
munications sent to the above address will re
;Live prompt attention. Terms moderate,
Knoxville, l'a.--Jan; 1, 1870.
SPyinoni & 'Horton,
and Counselors at law, Tiega
An business entrusted to their care will rencivt:
prompt attention
I:, H. SEYMOUR-
W. D. Terbell & Co.,
qolesale Druggists, and dealers in Wall Paper,
Kerosene Lamps, W indow Glass, Perfumery,
Paints, Oils, be., &o.—Corning, N.l. Jan. 1 '7O.
D. Bacon, M. D.,
'hygeiau and sSurgeon. Will attend promptly
to all calls. Office on Crafpm Street, in rear of
the Meat Market, Wollstoro,—Jan. 1, 1870.
E. S. Yerik \ ii4 M. D.,
eqeetfully annotinees to the citizens of East
Charleston and vicinity, that he would bu grate
ful for their patronage. Jan. 1, 1870.
A. M. Ingham, M. D.,
lopoeopathist7, Office at his Residence on the
Asenu&—Jan.,l, 1870,
George Wagner,
ikr. Shop tirbt, door north of Roberts 44 Bail
ty'e Ilaidware Store. CuttinA, Fitting and Re
pirii,g thaw proipptly and iv4,lll.—Jan4l, 1870
John Etneq
iAilor and Cutter: bhop opposite Dartt's Car
n.no Shop, Maui tit., where he is prepared to
, s k promptly and 'amt.—dill'. 1, 18711.
Thomas 13. liryden,
411Cyta And Ur alb tua • ()Mora Mt at hid
ram', Town:wild II ouild, clisb , lno, will ,aluat
'cab i.rompt ;M0116511.-3'llll. I, 17(1,
It.
Jcdrr /II CllleEs 1111141 Oateil
Ware, Spout:lolnm,
lowelry neatly rePairk:.l. Ene,iavitig
anew plain Eng,liicll4ll(l Utiriiinn --Attila:- field,
,Jail. 1, !Sin.
l'etroletilid House, •
3 ...,n,01.1, Yrnfiriotoy. A now
11.4cleunducl.cd on tho principle of live and
kt It w, ler the aecouninodation'of the public.
I, 1 iiU.
H azlett's
I .ld, Thtga County, Pa. Good kitablini Attach
el, awl :to attentive hostler always in attend
eve. (ion. W. Hazlett, Prop'r.—Jan. 1, 1870
liars Hotel,
Borough, Tog Co., Psi. E. 0. Hill,
i'Nprietur. A new and commodious building
liaL all the modern itnprovewents. Within
'lv drive of the host hunting anti fishing
mourold i Northern Pean'a. Conveyances
furnished. Terms moderato.—Jan. 1, 1870.
Smith's Hotel,
Th o , p m . Smith, Proprietor. IlouAo in
condition to avointnodate the traveling
1.0 , 1 i.• in a .inpericir manuor.—Jan, 1, 1570.
John Mclntosh,
iiedtr ur Vermunt and Italian Marble, mann
fiitu,er GI Moottments, Tomb. Stones, Sea, elcir
ner Market and Cedar Sta.. Corning. N. Y. Al
crderA promptly and neatly executed. An
drew Vtn Moen, Agent.—Jan. 1, I S7O.
rciritters' Jiotel.
E MONROE, Proprimor. , This house, formerly
occupied by 'E. PeHowe, is conducted on tern
lerer.ce principles. Evkry accommodation
for man and beast. 4.lfarg s reasonable.
March :SO, 1870.—ti.
Union Hotel.
Iv ° B. :Van Horn, Proprietor, Wellsboro. Pa.
holm is plc:it...tatty located, arid haF, all
the evereniences fur loan and beast. .Charges
rziodeilite.—May 4, 1870-Iy.
I!3E-IM 4...1VE!
M. M. SEARS, PROPRIETOR.
WHERE delicious leo Cream, French Con
fectionary, all kinds of fruits in their
nnen, a nice dish of Tea, Coffee, or Chocolate,
t PlOysters in their so son—can ho had -at all
dewed in the boqt. F , tle. Next door ho :
Strelt,bers Bailey's hardware Store, Main
et.
l Velkhoro, Jau..l, 1870.
PRIZE TROTTING STALLION
iTt.T3PI....
11 Y l ./11 141'1111. Dam, Fanny Essler, will make
th e. 3, • , a of 1870, for a limited number of
11 3 res, of the following places
WT ORP.SDAT_ Or BACH W ERR AT P.I.KLAHI).
" " " " Of CrOl.A.
The balance of the limo 'at WeSaber°, Pa.
.JUPITER is a dark Bay, lb/ !ods high, of
treat tpeed, beauty, and
,unequaled powers of
e '3 44 rance. The greatpromise of his colts makes
L
most desirable Stalk for thowa.Triebing
g4l Stock. Maros from r 0 distance famished
good keeping and well cared for. All ;ma
genta at owner's risks.
Term s
Z4O to insure. •
. 44 3 , 4,1870—tf L. C. BENNETT:'
WALL - PAPER
AT cosi., At
P. R. VILLIAMB & 00'13.
_
GROVER & BAKER'S
PLASTIC • STITCH
SEINING MACHINES,
594 BROADWAY NEW YORR
oints o 1 Excellence.
T!
`Beauty and Elasticity of Stitch. 0 1
l'orfee,tion and S.ituplicity of Ildachinory. •
Using both threads directly from tho spools.
No lastoning of seams by band and no waste
of throw).
Wide range of application without ,change of
adjustment..
The seam retain:kits beauty and . finnness af
ter washing and ironing.
Besides doing all kinds of work done by other
Sewing Machffies '
these ,Machines execute the
most beautiful and permanent Embroidery and
ornamental work.
Alt-The highest Premiums at all the fairs
and exhibitions of the United States and
Europe, have been awarded the drover It, Baker
sewing Machines, and the work done by them,
wherever exhibited in competition. '
rTho very highest prize, TIE CROSS
OF THE LEUIQN (ii! HONOR, was conferred
on the roprisentative of the Urever .41 Baker
Sowing Machines, at the Exposition th4versolle,
Paris, 18(17, thus attesting their grime !superior
ity over all other Sowing Machines
•
Jan. 1870-tf. -
New Tobacco Store 1
I' 1112 nuhseribor has fitted up the Store first
door east Thomas Bardon's dry goods store,
futho ;nitnufacturo and sato of
CIGARS, (all grades), Fancy and Common
SMOKING TOB A CO o,ldichigan Fine Cut
• CHEWING, and all kinds of
PLUG TOBACCO, PIPES, and the choi-
cast Brand of CIGA
L_irr - Onll and eee for yoursolvos.
.10111\1 W NillSt%
AVollsboro, Jan. 1, 1.870--Lif.'
New Tomery.
TH B undersigned has fitted up the old Foun
'-i. dry building, near the Brewery, Wellsbore,
and is now prepared to turn out tine calf, kip,
cowhide, and harness leather in the best man
ner. Hides tanned on shares. Cash paid for
hides. MARTI AL A. BUMP.
Wellshoro, Jan. 1 , 1870.
Weigsboro Ra.kery.
11 .1. BURT IN would say to tho citizens of
anil vicinity that he' is lire
para." to :•upply them with
BREAD, PIES AND CAKES,
.. - .r. C. HOUTON
of the be,t quality. wo nlso serve MORN and
110(1 ICE CREAM to Gansu who %vial. Call at
'the old Stevens' rlind. .1. J. BERGIN.
,tone 8, 1870-Iy.
TIOGA DRUG STORE I'
1 . ' OORII4M keeps constantlyuii
hand : Pure Drugs and Medicines,
Chemicals, Paints and Oils, Lamps,
Stationery, Yankee Notions &c.
PRESCRIPTIONS O.6EFU 1.1.1 - COMPOUNDED
H. 11. BORDEN.
Tioga, Jan. 1; J870.-Iy.
1870. FOR SALE. 1870•
BY
I'. 11. STONE, 1
•
“fortuerly B. C. Wick limit's NurForm)
L' 15 t T i
A n i s Eli,ti-tvE u ES, LN l ci o ‘
G A. A ND R
-60,000 Apple TrelS,
• 10,000 rear Trees.
A xe.id opply (,f P I.IIM, PEA C Matta
anti olt N A rtl P,N'P A Tlt ENS ,C,; II 1: int EICY
Tho Fruit trees. are composed of the vhoicost
varieties, good, healthy, seine of them large and
in bearing. Any one wishing to got a supply
will do well to call and ilee my stook before pur
chasing elsewhere., pa' Delivered at the depot,
Wollsboro, Mansfield, Lawrenceville and Muss
burg, free of charge. All orders promptly filled'.
Address, T. B. STO.I%IEi
Tioga, Pa,
Tioga, Dee. 8, 18139-Iy*
March IG, 1870—tf
SOUTH of Mansfield, Tioga county, Pa., with
in easy walking distance of the churches,
Slate Normal School, &c. House in good order,
good size, and convenient. Excellent well and
cistern water close to the door. Lot contains
about acre, and has a number of choice fruit
trees, grape vines, doe. A pleasant and desirable
home, and will be sold at a low figure. Address
or inquire of J. N. BIXBY.
Mansfield, March 23,1870. tf
Hortqe J. Lot for Sale. ,)
AGOOD Aoilso,iind. barn, on a lot of two
Rem, within teic—niinntes walk of the
Coutt Hbuse, WeGabor°, in cilfered-for sale. In
quiro of John Il Mitchell, Esq., Wellsboro.
Jan. 25,18704 f.
iIIiNERAL PAINT,
March 111, IS7h—tf.
PATENT CLOTHES WIRE.
MHE.underslgned having secured the agency
a for the Patent Melnik! White Wire for
Clothes Lines, which duce not rust, and is cheap
er and more durable than any -other invention,,
and will be sold cheap.
ya"'Orders left at the Post Office will receive
prompt attention. L. P. HEATH.
We, the undersigned, cheerfully recommend
the above Pntent Wire, having used it for a long
time and dud it to be all it is represented:
P. C. VAN GELDER: .
W. T. MATIIERS.
B. B. ITQLIDAY,
A . . M. INGHAM, M. D.
June I, 1570—tf•
CAf.l. AND SEE that large stock of wail .- 6,a
per, selling off at octet, nt
P, It WILLIAMS & CO'S
\Volldboro, May 25,1870 • •
HOWARD SANITARY --JD AS I
SOCIATION, -
For tho heft land Cnrr of thu Erringond Unfortunate,
iociploK of Chi WWI Philanthropy..:
ESSAYS N THE ERRORS OP YOUTH, and the Fel
Hee of Ago, in relation to tilmudAne and SOCIAL Evros
with Sanity aid for the afflicted, Sent free, in seated
envelopes. A real, 'TOWARD ASSOCIATION,
May 4,1870- y. Box P. Philadelphia, Pa.
FIRST I'IIEI4IIEIII
EAMILY
PAINTS,
OILS AMI BUSHES,
•
For:111e Million, nt
•
Home and Lot for Sale
MANSFIELD
'For sale by
Wlf. 11. ARI:11%0HO. ' 8411117 EL LINN.
Annstiong tc
. ATTO.RNEYS7A I T::LAW,
• lyILLTAMsoit(y, TiutTN!A.
Aug. 4, 1869-Iy.• ' • ' • "
JEWELRY STORE:
° w
`- -•
AMERICAN WATCHES,
GOLD OR ql - LvER, oLocnis, jpwEL.
RY, GOLD CHAINS, KEYS, RINGS,
PINS, PENCILS, CASES, GOLD 44
STEEL PENS, THIMBLES,
. SPOONS, RAZORS,' PLA-
SEWINC MACHINES,
With most other articles usually kept in teach
establishment, which is sold low for
Repairing done nently, and promptly, and on
A. FOLEY.
short , rtoret:.
January 5,1870-1 y
THE undersigned is now prepared to eV)
cute all orders for Tomb Stones and Menu
meats of either
ITALIAN OA ,RUT.LAND ,MARBLE,
of the latest style and approved workmanship
and with dispatch.
Ito keeps constantly an hand both kinds of
Marble and will boabio to suit nil will) May
vor him with Omit' orders, On as repsonable terms
as can ho obtained in the country.
Tioga,Jan.l,lB7o—tf
B 0 'l' AND SHOE
Over Iril9mo NiCIPC,i4 the
roointritely ocritti ierl Benj. Scary.
•
BOOTS AND SIMESof all kinds made to
order and in the best manner.
ItSIPAIR.IN(I llfall hinds done promptly:lntl
good. Giro us acall.
JOHN HARKNES
WM. HEILIA'.
Wollfilinro,J?ct. I.
Register's NOtice.
N 0.. . is. hereby given that the Adminlstra..
WO and Guardian named below have tiled
their accounts in tIT Bogister's Office for Tioga
county, Pa., and that tho said accounts will be
presented to the Orphans' Conrt for said county,
at a session of said Court to be held at Weßebe
ro, onM onday, the 20th clay of May next, at 2
o'clock P. M., for confirmation and allowanoe:
Administration accOunt of tho estate of Theo
dorous Larrison, lute of Jackson township,doo'd,
filed by John W. Guernsey and Benj. Wells, Ad
ministrators 0f..9. B. Wells,, deceased, was;
the - Adminis*itctr of 'etiid estate.
Administration' account of the eitato of Maryetto A. Rost.); late of Rutland township, deceased,
tiled by Daniel lL Slovens, Administrator of
Ezra T. Stevens, deceased, who was the Admin
istrator of said estate.
Account of Daniel O. Stevens, Administrator
of the estate of Fara I. Stevens, late of Middle
tutu township, (keen se d.
Acoonnt ol Ca.lott H. 1,l raves, Administrator of
the estate of Ira.Oraves, late of
,Covington town.
ship, that:batted.
ACC:I/lila la 1/01111 11 Van' , Nnme,, (Imirt er
Greet) Theo Vail Name, Henry M: Van Nnine .
anti ileri)ert h. Vllll Name, minor iltiltiren of
Charles Till Nalite, late of Tioga, deceased.
I. DEANE, Register.
Wellmherg, May 4, 1870.
rpmc4A Co. COURT PROCLAMA
,g TI 0 NI. Whereas, the lion. Robert 0. White
President Judge for the 9th Jttdieinl District
of Pennsylvania, and E. T. Itently and C. F.
Veil, Em's, Aesoeinto Judges in Tioga County,
have ir.sued their precept, bearing 'flute
,the 4111
day of April. 1 4 870,1atul to nie directed,l for the.
holding of Or6 11 , 11 11:1 4 1 004rtri:Ctlifyt of Cokumok
Pleas, ooneral gillarter Sopel o ns'ond -o ; yekano'
Terminer; at'We:3l,Jelidyci, fontho cdunty'of Tiogn,3
on the sth lltonday of May (being the 30th day,)
187 U, and to continuo two weeks..
- .
Notice is therefore' hereby given, to the Coro
ner, Justices of the Pence, and Constables in and
for the Nounty'nf Tinge, to appear in their own
proper p'ersons, with their records, inquisitions,
examinations. and remembrances, to do those
things which of their offices'And in their behalf
appertain to ho done; tind all witnesses and oth 7
or persons,prosocuting in behalf of the Common
wealth against any person or persons, are re—
quire& to he then and there attending, and not
to depart at their peril. Jurors are requested to
be punctual in their attendance at the appointed
time, agreeably to notice.
Given under toy harid and seal at: the Sheriff's
Office, in Wellaboro,,the 4th day of May in
the year of our Li4d'ouotholisand'eight hundSod
and :evenly. .T. B. POTTER, Sheriff.
May 4,1870.
NV. C. KRESS
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A New Story, Splendidly Illustrated, by Wilkie
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Academic and Commeicial Courses.
. . i
III: tliird, term will commence April Bd, 1870.
j Thorouh instruction. Terms liberal. Phi
losophic app rotas.
Tuition a alf term strictly In advance. For
full purticula s call on or address
IL M. PEELES, Priul.
l'darch,23. 470. tf . ' Tioga, Pa.
.t ' ,' ; • ,
?THE subscriber offers for sale his house
111
illand lot on Main Street, opposite Dartt's
agon Shop, Enquire on'the premises of
Maroh.Bo, 1 70-6 m. JOHN ETNER.
I=
=I
WELLSBORO,
ANDREW 'FOLEY,
who has long bocn °stab.
lished ih tha Jewelry brad.:
noss in Wellsboro, hus, at
ways on saloi various
kinds and prices46f
TED WARE,
&c., &o„,..Ecc.
=I
CASH.
Tioga Marble Works.
FRANK ADAMS
1L1:41(NE ~ 8 &- RI LI?, Y,
UMMIEMM
Toga nigh Srhool.
~ House and 'Lot for Sale.
WELIAWRO, PA., WEDNESDAY MORNING; JULY 6, 1870.
1~.~'J~.1-r ~. v ..
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BY JOUN•O6 .iIYBITTIBIL , ' , 11
, 1 .. X . 11o1c1 that Ohristian'gracolaboundt- '.,
~. Where Charity is sena ;-, , • . .
. t
We climb to heaven, 'ti ' s on tho rounds
, ..„
Of love. to•rnen. '
'Tis not tho wide phylactery,
Nor stubhoin fad, nor statod prayers,
_.That rnakee us saints; - we judge the tree
By what it bears.
=I
Prize Essay on Making and Packing
•
BY MIS. M. A. DEANE, or FAYETTE CO ILLINOIS
• The'advantage gained during the hot
season,'by the rapid and complete cool
ing ormilk as soon as itcomes l from the
cow, can hardly be • over-estinivteds; as
recent experiments show; that the milk,
thus cooled, will keep sweet much lon
ger, and yield its cream .more readily
and mere abundantly; find, as all ex
perience has proven that the quantity
of butter made depends
,greatly upon
keeping the milk in such a Atate as to
Hecure!all the cream. A saving of labor
is efle4ted by this process, as the Milk,
when cooled to the required tempera
ture, (00), may be set in deeper vessels,
thus diminiAhing, greatly, the number
of vessels required, and consequently
the labor of cleansing them. •
In 4 large dairy,• the , washing and
scalding of, the shallow pans so much
in use;is always a laborious and tedious
process. There are many 'methods,
more cirless simple, for cooling milk.-,
Patents have been granted for various
plans-,'and many enterprising dairymen
are . testing ingenious devices, of , their
own, with . 6xcellebt success. If it is
not convenient to procure a cooler, the
milk' may be cooled by setting some
large i pails into a trongh or box, partly
filled with very cold water', and pour
ing the milk into thesti pails as fat as
it is drawn from the Cows, allowlig 'it
to stand until of the required tempera
ture; if necessary, renewing the water.
The payl..A used in milking should be
made Of •tin, never of wood. It is very
difficult, almost impossible, to cleanse
wooden pails so perfectly that they will
'notnia,parc - norneTiegrto-or , c.o.,ut, zr +.0. - ii...
milk, though it. may„ be an ',lnsensible
degree.' Owing to this fact, some:fac
tories make it an, absolute, requisition
that only tin pails shall be used by
those who furnish them with milk.
• 4 .
. s f• TDB DAIRY ROOM.
.211AKERS
Much of 'the' suecess of butter ma ing
dependS upt;ln the fitness of the pla eor
room where the dairy Is koPt, and t pon
its condition as . to cleanliness and '
taints and odoriii of s eVer Ide'-
scription.'' If cellar is' used, it shOuld
be a dry one, and 'perfectly clean to the
remotest cornets, having 'no hidden
'remnants of decayed vegetables or fruit,
or anything which conld yoSsibly of
fend the thest.delicate olfacteries. -If a
room in the dwelling house is inied, or
a milk bum e , built separately, which is
Perhap4, better, it should.notte situated
neara liog pen, stable, ,or anything of
the kind ; nor should anything likely
to impart its odor to the milk, as cod
fish, smoked ham; onions; or'even po
tatoes, be allowed a pla'ee in the rootn ,
Nothing Wilt receive a taint more easily`
than milk or Cream ; and all bad odors
absorbed by the milk, are certain .to be
concentrated in the butter, they not
bring the accommodating disposition
tol oh birwith the buttermilk..
hdve,knOwn butter to be spoiled in con
sequence of the milk standings in the
room with a smoky furnace, and it is
sometimes sensibly affected by the
smoke cif burnt grease and other un
pleasant' sntells :from the cook room.—
So, if milk room communicates with
the kitchen,' the, door shmild be kept
closed.
The milk, whether in a cell 4 or in a
room above ground, should i lbe kept
cool,in the summer, never being allowed
to reach a tenigerature aboVe 6t}°, though
it may fall lieleiv that Without detri
ment. Milk should be set upon racks,
rather than shelves, so that the air may
'circulate Trely a under it, as well its over
• ~
and arouhd it:, Racks 'are made in va
rious -was'; the most convenient we
know of i's constructed as folloWs ; Take
a Qxq•pine post,'ofa length sultect to the
, bight. of : the room, place it upright
inpona pivot so that it will revolve, and
nail Slats'of half-inch stuff to each side
of the 'post, at sah intervals as ,will
give rooni for the pans, or other vessels
used. Two stieli slats miles to' opposite
sides of the pests,' Willl
support two pans
of milk, obenri each,. ide of the post. i
The rotary arrangemei t enahlekone to
stand in tbe'shine play: ' - te Alin a whole
s i
irack full Of milk. - I If pans are used,
the seamless ones are best, but deeper
vessels, either of tin or earthen-ware,
are perk ps "preferible,Jprovided - the
milk is cooled before being set. ,
The greatest care is , requisite in clean
ing the vessels; whatever intiterial
'or form, as also of all the other utensils
employed i butter-nniking. This' is a
matter of much greater importance
than many suppose ?„ as , the . smallest
'neglect in.regiird'.io it is sure to tell
upon the cream and butter. The pans
and pails should he washed thoroughly,
iu two waters, , each , time being made as
cleans posSitile'iik?ith the water' used;
they should 'then be scalded thoroughly
with boiling water. It isnot sufficient
'that the water should , be tolerably hot, --L
that it should steam in the kettle, or
anything* the sort; it must "dance
I.as.well as !sing," 'The Otirn;' flutter
. bowl an d 'or_taitter-worker, if one
is used, should be washed • and scalded
with equal care, and all shatild be care
fully wiped and dried; unless some ar
rangement is made, for drying .in the
Which will do very 'Well for tin
and earthen-ware, and pave the labor
'NOttfi't PIOVtItt.
lIIY CRIEEI)
. .
I hold all else named, piety
A selfish scheine--a 'vain -protons° ;
W4ere Center is not; can therO tie '
Circumference ? • '
This I moreover hold, and dere
Affirm ivhoro'ri . r11:yOle may go;
Whatever things be sweet or fair,
Love makes them Ho, -- •
Whether it ho the lullabies
• That:aorta to rest the nestling' bird,
Or that sweet confidence of sighs,
And blushes without word :
Whothiw the dazzling and tho flush
' ' Qr snftly sumptuous guarded bowers;
Or by
i lomo cabin door, or bush
,t
Of r gged flowers.
Attioctnatton# Wading.
BUTTER.
MANAGEMENT 0 . 1? THE MILK.
TEMPERATURE'
WASHING THE UTENSILS.
i '
of wiping. smitmer , dt wlll bo 'net;
eessary to see' that•,:all -, utenelin rare'
cooled petfebtly; 'before - Oh*
. _ slFlrOti.Nef. . • •
• ' The pill#'Slionl4,be Okiththed
as up. lOW44:oo44iwil;and,:befoS
the milk has' ihieteiltd". — "The'ex4ct`
time required for the
,cream to
will, of course, depend :upon the tem..'
peratnre, but al little experience will
enable one to 11. At the time the
1? removed it willlmve fti
git v , .
appearance,' 'a rich,
'eb y rr e ei l a lo lln ‘ B , l U lll°e t nitorni color, and such an ad
heroney, otPartieles'as will enable one,
somethbes, to remove the 'entire cream
at one dip of the skimnier. If allowed
to stand too' long without skimming,
bOth ! the quantity and quality of the
cream . 0 11. 60' seriously affected. The
surface will becoMe discolored, blotched
and nobby, While underneath, the
,cream is rapidly yielding fin
the .cOrro
sivol tendepey 'of the acid fin the milk.
IThe thleyest cream mayi be as surely
!desiroybd by standing on , the milk, as
would be the firmest fabric in atath of
sulphuric acid. When thus destroyed,
The creatiCie replaced by.a thin, watery
substance, having no resemblance to
'cream oti, milk. • ' These facts,. which
may be easily verified show how essen-
tial it is that the eretimehould be taken
off before 'the milk has acquired any
kreat degree of:activity. Yet, in order
to make the largest quantity of butter,
care must be taken not. to remove the
.cream, too soon. Many. neat, - thrifty
housewives, make a practice of "skim--
ming up" all the milk at stated inter
vale,
so as to be through With the job.
This is, of course, very,pleasant, but it
inVolves considerable loss ; as ' they do,'
not get the full cream from the neivest .
milk. I The milk should all be skimmed
at the 'mine age, provided it has had
the same
_conditions as regards tempo
ratOre; etc.; it follows, then, that some
milk should be skimmed every night
and Morning. '
WINTER PIU
willh - e folind that in winter, milk
and cream requite somewhat diif rent
management. The eflbtt must now be
to - keeP the milk warm, enough rather
than to keep it cool ; and a failure in
this repsect will very materially affect
the quality of the butter. If the milk
is very much too cool, it will have to
Stand go long for the cream to rise, that
it will' become bitter ! , often long be
fore it comes Sour,,and the quality of
bitterness will ,be still more apparent
in the' butter, Tti preVent this, the
milk should be kept at a temperature
of GO°, if possible; if not, the milk may
be scalded as soon as strained, and the
cream will then havea„fair start before
ithe milk has parted with this extra
heat, unless the place Wlikere it is kept
is very cool. If scalding is not found
suflicie,ut, two or three spoonsful of
sour milk (which has soured quickly
and is pot bilter) may be added .to each
,pan of milk when it is set away.. This
will help to sour the milk and' chuse
the cream' to f.'s° quicker, thus making
it less liable to become bitter. It may
also help to prevent• bitterneSs to salt
tho 'Romig .nfigra siniLlino-that . Act
not eat Amayed vegetables or any sub
staiic(l, Which may impart :'a:lia(l T taste
'
to the milk.
The Cream should be. kept at, about
the same teprerature (701, and should
be Well 'stirred us often as new is added.
It should not be kept too long before
churning, never more than a week—
four Cir live days is better.
ISMiMEEREI
The cream should be churned at a
temperature of 62° or 63°. A great deal
of experience may enable one to guess
at thiS temperature with tolerable elev..;
erness, but it is better to use a, thermom-:
eter and .be sure. This temperature'
Will be increased (luring the process of
churning, to 68° or thereabotits, when
the buttef will come. If it should be
d and granular, refusing to come
ether well, throw in a little warm
later,
Wtter will soon be gathered and ready
to take up.
Sweet cream should "never be mixed
with sour cream just before churning,
and sweet cream is much longer cont
ing, and hence; likely to lose itself in
the buttermilk. To salt the cows once
a week is generally believed to facilitate
the process of churning. In case they
have not been thas salted, some put a
little salt into th 4 cream. before churn
lug; but we th'ink that in most in
stances where ittt.ter is very long com
ing, it is' owing to the temperature of
the cream. - It may be so cold as to re
quire churning all, day to bring the
butter; a fa* upon one's patience and
strength, if performed by hand,- equal
to the cost of a dozen Eh remorneters.
COLORI NG
As a rule, it is abso utely essential in
the winter to color butter, in order to
make iL marketable, or at all attractive
as an article or, table use at home.—
There may be a possible exception to
this rule, in cases where cows aro fed
largely upon yellow corn-meal, pump
kins, carrots, etc., but this does not
lessen the importance of the rule. Of
the various substances used in coloring
butter, we think that carrots (of the
deep yellow variety) give the most nat
u rat color and the most agreeable flavor.
Annatto, however, is principally used,
and • with most satisfactory results.
Some of the most) celebrated butter
makers iii the country color their but
ter with pure annatto, giving it a rich,
deep orange, color. They do not aim to
produce the-color, which is natural to
sniuner butter,' but one considerably
richer ; coloring in both summer and
winter. If crrrots are used, they should
be grated; the juice . exprssed through
a thin cloth, and put into the cream
just before churning. A small quantity
of annatta,diSSolved in warm water or
iniik,pidy be used in the same way,
and with similar. results ; but & richer
tint is produCed With anntitth by color
ing the butter directly. - To prepare the
annatto for this purpose, steep it in
butter for some hours over a slow fire,
then strain through a fine cloth into a
'ar and keep in a cool place. When
ready to work the butter, -melt a small
quantity,of this mixture and work it
in carefully.. A small proportion of
turmeric is sometimes mixed with an
natto and prepared in the ay.
With this method - of colorint
perienced hand is in dinger ng
the butter tea much, 'hi "tl fa
produce. Ur same shade of cc Igh
the entire, , mass, which : is, a
difficult atininnient for a, novice. Col
oring in the cream, obviates this diffi
cult attainment for a' novice. Coloring
in the cream; obviates this difficulty
entirely, Ate' butter bell* of a uniform
color when taken from the sahuin;
ME
SALTING :ANT) WORKING.
While salt is not •to be upihirvalued
ass a ,presery i rig ' agent; '. it must be re
membered that too mucW of it 'destroys
or overpowers the fine flavor -and' deli
tatei' are= of the:hest butter. ~ - ,3 36,_carei
ftil to preserVe all the sweetness of the
freslibutter, salting just enough to re
move its insipidity. It is Important to
use the best salt. , "Ashton's Factory
'Filled;''t has great fame, and is
,exten
sively used. But any one can test the
purity, of salt, and perhaps other brands
,of Liverpool salt may be found equal to
Ashton's. Pure salt is, perfectly white
and destitute ofotior. It will dissolve
ti l
in cold water withott ' leaving any sed
iment, or throwing, ny scum to the
surface, and the brind will be as clear
-as pure wrier, and entirely free -from
any bitter taste. Piot. Johnson says
inthe American Agricultural Annual
186 that the "Onondaga Factory
- Filled' must take rank second to none,
'provided the ingenious processes of Dr.
acessman which were employed in
Syracuse, a few years since, are still in
-use." The buttermilk should be nearly
.all worked out of the butter well wash
ed, before salting. Washing may ab
stract somewhat from the flavor of 'the
'bUtter, it is, nevertheless, a necessity,
If the butter is expected to keep long,
as it completely removes the cream and
caseinof the buttermilk, a part of which
might otherwise remain in the butter.
Butter should stand but a short time
after salting, before it IS worked enough•
to remove nearly all the water, when it
may ho resalted if necessary; there
should be suilieient salt left in the but
ter at this - time to make a strong brine
of the little water that remains; It
may then stand until the next ;‘day,
when it should be worked and packed.
On no act - tant should butter be allowed
to stand long before working, as it is
apt to become streaked, often so much
so as to necessitate working over, in or
der to restore a uniform color. Besides,
if neglected too long at this period, a
tendency to rancidity will be rapidly
developed.
We realize the difficulty of giving ex
plicit directions for the second and last
working of the butter—its final 1-,repa
ration for packing. If not worked en
ough, every one knows that the butter
will soon spoil ; if worked too much, it
is spoiled already ; though the danger
of its being overworked is less. A great
deal of judgment and discretion, and-
somewhat of experience, are requisite
in order to determine when it is worked
just enough ; the'virtue of stopping, in
this, as in ninny other cases,. tieing sec
ond only to that of doing. There are
some suggestions, however, which may
prove valuable, particularly to those
having little experience. Ist. The but
ter should not be too warm when work
ed, nor should it be so cold as to make
working difficult. Immerse the ladle
for a few minutes in boiling water, and
cool perfectly in cold water ; t ten, if
the butter in the bowl is warm enough
to admit of putting the ladle through,
the whole mass without difficulty, and
("hiding, it up without crumbling, and
1111...hura . nmurlx lit out 1 dean and
smooth" not the slighteat particle' adhe
ring to the lame, the it is in the. right
condition to work. , 2nd. It, should be
Worked . With •careful arid (gentle, yet
tellingpressurc, and not by' a series of
indiscriminate stirrings and tnasbings
and grindings against -the sides of the
bowl. The butter is composed of mi
nute globules, which are crushed by
this careless handling, thus rendering
the butter greasy and sticky, whereas
it should retain its clean, solid individ
uality, up to the time of packing, al
ways working clear from•the bowl, anti
never stieli(ing, in the least, to the la
dle. 1:d. The butter should not be
worked until it is perfectly dry. When
ready to Pack, it, should have a slight,
moisture about it., a sort of insensible
remains of the clear brine which has
been working off, and at the last, en
ough, so that when a trier is thrust into
it, a drop or two of brine will ooze out
around it, and the trieritself ho slightly
wet, as if by *a light dew. Overwork
ing destroys all the beautiful consisten
cy of the butter.; makes it sticky and
dry ; greasy in summer, and tallowy in
winter; gives it, a Altai appearance, and
a tende»cy to become rancid. Altoge
ther, twerworked butter is very disa
greeable, if not positively bad.
PACKANO AND MADKETING
Butter should be packed solid, leav
ing no interstices foi air, 'and should
completely till the firkin, tub, or
as the case may be—leaving a fiat sur
face. It is common to put a cloth over
the top, and a layer of salt on the cloth.
Some think it better to wet the salt,
making a brine. The cover should then
fit tightly, leaving no room for air be
tween it and the butter. Some butter
also goes into market in Liu; form of
rolls; some pineapple, and other fancy
forms for the table,_ete. Every person
shottlil . be guided by circumstances in
his choice of styles Ihr putting up but
ter, always being careful to give it a
neat and attractive appearance. l f liv
ing at a distance from market., and the
dealers at his market place buy fi)r New
York, he should pack in firkins. or tubs,
snthat the butter can be safely kept
through the season, •and the whole lot
disPOSed of at once in the fall. If at a
convenient distance from NeW York,
fresh tubs or pails may be sent in at in
tervals, all through the season, or the
whole kept through, as he chooses. Or
if in the vicinity of any city, good
chances offer in the way of supplying
hotels, restaurants, etcera, the butter
should be put up in a style to suit the
customers. Some, who are hundreds of
miles away, make shipments of butter
to New York on their own account, in
stead of selling to buyers cyt home, in
which case, if their butter is really su
perior, they will not be long in making
a reputation, and will : be able to secure
a high price. Some few have a stamp
of their own, and labor assiduously to
establish a value for it as a trade-mark.
It is said:that the best butter Maker in
the vicinity of Philadelphia, (who nev 7
er sells for less than a dollar per pound);
uses a stamp inherited from his father,
and that " not a pound of inferior but
ter ever went to market with - that stamp
upon it." If you would attain to a
goodly fame, then, as a butter maker,
and reap a rich reward for. your pains,
attend carefully to the minutest details
in making, and never sell any but good
_butter, put up in neat packages; never
anew, -your' "trade-mark" to lose its
value.—AkiertnAgrielturist.
AN Irishman sent 'to the Wieconsin
state prison, was asked what trade he
preferred to Jern. He said that if it
was all the same to them, he preferred
belpg a sailor.
[From tho Day.]
:WHAT IS -REPUBLICANISM
SrV,enty yeas ago, Jealousy of foreign
influence and Hatred of exclusiveness
and. Proscription, culminated in a vig
orousexPressban of popular will. That
expression of hostility to British influ
ence and exclusive privilege, was in the
election of Thomas Jefferson President,
and the doWnfall of the Adams Party.
This event properly Is held to mark the
advent of the Deniocratie party., The
battle-cries theft were hostility to Brit
ish' influence, British models, and a
privileged class iipholdby 'such legisla
lion as the alien and sedition laws, in
character, if not in form. There were
abuses which the now party promised
to reform. Whatever elso moved its
leaders, its masses were in terrible ear
nest. And this party, with a record of
success which is astonishing,lheld al
most undisputed sway in national
tics foilhalf a century.
But a day arrived when this great
and powerful party • deliberately ehal.-;
longed the American people to put it to
death. Its leaders, demoralized . by an
'lncreasing patronage, came to see in po
aetion only the apportionment of
leaves and fishes, and in the Democrat
i &party 'only an engine for securing the
a`m e. re in putting for Ward men for
. 01ace whose ability trild integrity were
widely known and ailmitted, the man
agers came to prefer Pliant mediocrity,
and ended by preferring men whosclf
fences were a stench in the nostrils of
decent people, and by becoming the
champions and subservient defenders
and abettors of one of the greateSt
crimes against the race. Having seal-.
longed the people to put it to death, the
people accepted the challenge, spewed_
it out, slew it, and left it a pauper upon
the hands of the robber cliiafs who had
despoiled it, of its noble objects and
aims. So much is history.
The slayer of this once powerful and
earnest, reform party, owed its birth to
an awalaining of the public conscience.
The Republican party arose, protesting
against misrule and subserviency to
wrong. IL demanded honest servitors.
t demanded a rettn i n to the republican
central idea—justice, It pointed to the
past of the Democratic party, and thro'
the press, a.nd in the forum, pressed its
antagonist,With the Very words of Jef
ferson, Madison, Monroe and Jackson,
_Puce. the watchwords of the party, now
becomb tile sharpest and surest weapons
of its ' destruction. The Democratic
party had CetiFed to provide au honest
and fat gal government. It had ceased
to preqw its best men, and, in the lan
guage id one of its ablest „chiefs, exist
ed by 1" the cohesive poWer of public
plunder." The people saw' it, and
Docked to the Republican stantlard.-z_.4
Then Carrie iaa the (juestion of slavery ;
slavery, which, but for its adoption by
the Democrat is party, might not haVe
perished so soon. The question was
forced upon the pAhlie and as reforms
-are sweeping, public conscience seized
- bp and added that. to the load flung up
on its antagonist. The result was not
doubtful.' The organization which vio
lated its public pledges akil heaped in
sult upon the people, was' driven ftiona
the high places of power, as it deserved
to be driven, and punished, in the with
drawal from ifs hands; of that which it
most valued—plunder.
And now, what is Republicanism ?
Seventy years ago it was declared to in
here in the greatest good of the greatest
number; freedom and independence;
..an honest and economical admin iStra
'lion of affairs, based upon voluntary
popular ell oi t ee. It was still proclaimed_
16 be all that in 15•36 by the revived par
ty, and down to within a.';! . , few years in
Ourpast. 'But power is strouger than
Wine, and the demoralizing influence
of continued patronge exceeds that of
strong &till:. Power and plunder have
not lett the Republican party scathe
less. ti.:vidences of demoralization and
decay ale seen on every hand. Local
ly, a falling off in the qtadity of men
put forward for place, ly painfully ap.
parent. Men scramble lira place, not to
serve, hot to be served and enriched.—
OnICCES do uut hesitate to resort
to fraud to swell fees qnd emoluments,
iLlready too large, al the espouse of poor
dators ; and the skill with which such
outrage is perpetrated is made a recom
mendation for office!
Men ask to Ale legislators, with the
deliberate intention, to enrich them
selves. Not only 11301 of no pronounced
diameter, .save as pliant, tools, but men
of notoriously bad character, are boldly
put forward for the votes of the people;
and put forward, not in the form usu
allrobser \ied by parties, but by force
and fraud. Seemingly, certain of Re
publican leaders have adopted Calhoun's
idea—so long the central and control
ling idea of the Democratic party. Do
they think to demonstrate its truth?—
Never was mistake, more fatal, never
was blunder more inexcusable.. The
cohesive power of plunder cannot en
dow Reptiblieanism with power to en
dut e. There is history----fead it. 'The
Democratic pa rt,y hied it as a central
idea, and 'Nv here is it to-day Not only
beaten, and _held at hay, but so demor
alized that even it 4 adversity seems to
have no uses ! So robbed of self-respect
that it refuses to be taught. The wed;
lu' I "tat'
400 e by its young and Min Ave antag
onist, in this city, a week ago, opensbp
tO the Women - Ole party a field for the
practice of w fridoni. But judging by
its last year's ifecord ii-this city, its oc
cupancy or t lit field becomes matter of
doubt. The, mwer of habit is very
strong with the! Democracy ; the power
'of example aPPeats to have overcome
the Republicans in some quarters.
But mark: When any, party substi
tutes, for the honor which ,obtains
among reputable men, that which ob
tains among thieves ; when it substi
tutes for love of principle, love of place
and plunder ; when it substitutes for
free popular choice, revolvers and blud
geons ; when. it apes these things, or
any of them, it rushes upon its fate by
inciting honest men to combine and
hurl it. from the places of power it abu
ses. Republicans may heed the warn
ing or not ;-,-but if they persist in such
open and avowed wrong; if they main
tain the challenge Bung out, thbpeople
Will accept it, and there will be another
public righting of what is wro p g, as no
table as that of MO, and mordtenacious
of continued life and usefulness. We
do not, exaggerate. Republicanism
means purity of public service, econo
my, free choice—and through these, in
dependence—or it is a meaning . les . s
word. Look, Republicans, and satisfy
,yourselves, if the operations or the par
-try SO named, so recent, can be brought
withirrthat definition. Be vise in time,
Public good - demands It—and the exist
ence of the Republican - par tcertainly
demands It.
NUMBER 27,
[For the Agitator.]
FROM THE WEST.
cAirreSurp.vr, (I. T.), Tune 9, 1870.
.I,iklit9r Agitator: At your suggestion,
lAV 11l give a brlef, aceount of, my , ob- 7
servatiett hi this country, , This post is
ab2tit one hundred and eighty miles
- south frOm flays City, on the Kansas
and Pacific railroad, and' is located be
tween Wolf and Bearer • creeks, just
above the junction to form the north
branch of the Canadian river, in a nice
rolling prairie country, and consists of
two companies of 3d infantry and five
of 10th cavalry, commanded by Col. A. -
D. Nelson. IL is but a camp with stock
ade buildings for quarters and stc,irehou
ses, with dirt roofs, and mostly without
floors.
We have three traddrs, one of whom
has as good an assortMent of necessa
ries as could be found in any small
place, but all agree in asking good pri
ces. I arrived here in February; as is ,
Commissary of Subsistence-. for /
the Arapahoe and Cheyenne Indbins.".
The former, numbering about 1450, were
encamped, in the vicinity of the post,
and drew their rations regularly until
about the 10th of May, when the Agent
moved them to a better farming counJ
try, 120 miles down the river. Reports
say the most of the tribe is quietly set
tled, and s'ome assisting the men em-
ployed by the Agent in planting corn
and making gardens ; but that some of
the young men are prowling around the
country, with other tribes. There are
about 2,000 of the Cheyennes, but only
a few of them came to the post after ra
tions, during the latter part of winter;
and they are now said to ba on the war
path, with the Kiowas and Camanches.
The Quaker Agent says ho thinks none
but the wild young men will cause any
trouble, but ho seems to be alone in his
opinion.
There are two huge storehouses here,
and'a large amount' of stores for issue
to the Indians, which belong to the In
terior Department, and are to be re
moved to the ne ‘r agency as soon. as
practicable.
The first demo] stration of hostilities
was about two weeks since, when the
animalsbelongin4 to g a man who is - gar- '
dening a few miles above the fort, were '•
stolen. Since thou there have been five
men killed and several wounded around
the post, and nearly 100 head of horses
and mules stolen. At a station half
way between here and Fort Dodge,
about thirty Indians, who pretended to
bef riendly, called something to eat,
awl received it, when they made asud
den attack, killing . two - ruen and woun
ding another with seven arrows and a
billet ; but before they . could get at the
two men remaining, a large detachment
of cavalry from this place was seen ap
proaching, and the Indians left, „V i vith . "
two badly wounded. Small par me around the post at night, 6--
les
t l ia
'co
quently after animals, so that for so e
=time we have had several alarms e ch
night. Twice, a party of four and Ive
havedash-ed through close .to the post
in day time, and the last time they
wed first- seen among a large herd of
Mules, , trying to stampede them, but
aid net succeed, and left in great haste,
under a sharp lire.
A messenger came in last night from
a train with supplies for the post,which
had been attacked by a large number of
Indians, and as soon as a company
could cross the creek, it went to rescue
' and escort the
--_ train to the post. Two
t
parties have just come in, and report
,
having been attacked :by several hun
dred Indians, about'kenty miles from
the post, where one Fitly was surroun
ded, when the mail party came up with
them, fighting their way, and then
were followed=to theamp.of the train,
where the cavalry company had just
arrived. They report about half a doz
en Indians killed and many wounded,
and brought two wounded soldiers into
camp.' There are two young men from
Philadelphia, on a pleasure and hunt
ing excursion, with the train, who have
been Very useful, and killed . several of
the wild animals, though perhaps not
the kind they came in search of. 1
- All expect Ithe troubles to continue
during the s miser, unless the Indians
can be sever ly punished soon ; but the
present allow alpee of troops will 'have
all they call attend to in guarding trains
and: keeping up communication. It'
the politicians who are so anxious to
reduee the army, could be surrounded
by a good force of the poor "Lo" fami
ly, they might ehang:e their views as
regards the present necessity of an
artily.
'l'hi 3 is a very nice, healthful coun
try, but the long dry season renders it
almost impracticable to raise much pro
duce. There leis been no rain since
last fall,.till recently; .and now wo ex
pect very wet weather for a month yet.
Very high wind was common all win
ter, but since the rains, there have been
occasional calm days. There area great
ninny buffalos, deer, turkeys, and smal
ler kinds of game, so that herds fre-
quently come almost into the .post.—
The Indian trade very li ve l y (lu
ring February and March, and trains
c9ming from tho railroad with supplies,
were loaded bad: with butralo•robes.
EA pf.EN; - , Capt. U. S. A.-t
How - To ButLo A .COPIZN-CRITI..4IIOW
to have a rat-proof corn-crib is a greet
question among farmers. A correspon
dent of the New York Farniers' Club
gives the following experience: "I
have a corn-crib that has stood -for
twenty years, and has never had a rat,
and but one mouse in it, to my JumwA . ,
edge. Posts ten or twelve feet long anti
eight inches square; mortise two feet
from the end ; for end-sills, „two inelr
mortise with tusk. Taper post from
sill to the end, by hewing Off inside
until the end is reduced to four inches
diameter ; make smooth with draw
knife, and nail on tin smooth half Wiky
to the end, below ttie sill. Let sills 4e,
eight inchps square, also, and tie them)
and the rqfter plates strong with mod
erate inteigie. Brace well, and lath
up and do vn with three-quarter inch ;
dovetail ( r counter-sink joists cross
wise; lay he floor, and board up . the
ends with ungroovetf boards - ; - let each
bent be twelve feet.long, -six feet wide
at the sill, and seven and a half feet at
plate; and if full to peak, itt will_ hold
250 bushels. I never had an ear to heat
on account; of the great width. If pre
ferred, lay the floor with lath or narrow
boards; with room for ' ventilation.
Each post should stand on stone, about
three inches from the ground, and each '
stone have a foundation two feet square
and below the frost. .
"Oh, EMlllii, don't laugh so haid,",
said a younger Sister •of five years,
"you'll burst a blood-steamer I" ,