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* * runt, unn HfltfMHOtt. Sweet l‘©U*e<- Vj.»v«- \ou ground fuPaw#n I* ? It oh'.uld U- fijrn'Vigblj brok.-n and d-ey. mA '■iJ Hie litter upon it f-bould lw pur uud* r os deeply MajS-iiiPlo i»«t ready for luri mg il|» *b*ttta«* lend la bolded to nc<i>« too plant*. S«j»ar bura the utter on potato lund, turn it and r Acme persons Jusire tlu- surface of their lend to be mellow, pnfir u.’-iuj^ tue aalMod rather solid, giviug us n mu»ou the pre» eutiug the tubers from pushii.,*? too fur downward. The theory «l iiiiuiy potato growers is, that it is a gross feeder, but its root* fe*d ouly near the sur face, uud that iu order to have large tubes, tn. r • must he a certain r «UtAO<em the soil. Wt like the plan of breakiug the ground pretty thoroughly, ami just before setting out the plaubl would luxr- it th'ovrti up into ridges. Unmi rs vary iu their opinion u to how f.ir apart the ridges should be; hook suy 2* ineJu^, on account of «*sj caltivi-tioo, sonic say three feet After the plums are set out, say from 18 to 20 idehas a|«art, the chief cultivation is t*. keep the ground mellow and free from weeds. To bed for plants eithei select small potato©* or cut the potato** iu half, leaving the outside down ou the hotbeu and cover with earth. M hen the spiouls arc •ufficientiy large, cut and set out. The ed itor bus set out plants in very dry weather. The ground was all ready, a rich wet turn, hud been brought np from a branch bottom, and late iu the afternoon, a small quantity of the wet mad was pressed u> th«- sprout be fore it WOK n«t out ■ In tics row YoV.NO chicukxb. raliues it if difficult to get chicks through the first two vr ©, kx after they are hutched' for the little complaint* of this early period are ofteu more numerous aud critical than at any other period of their lives. Fe?d is the first consideration, aud pure water a great ecsential for them trom drat to last Corn- meal is fhe one article of chicken diet which has been tha uiaiu dependence for gtnrm tions ; but some experiment* with rice, hue year, convinced us that tor young chicks it is equal to anything, if uot super.or \o everything else. Broods fid upon rtco alone all liv«d and grew finely on a single hand ful at feed lor the hen and her brood. An interior quality, kuown to tne trade a« bro ken rico. is just us good tor feed ; and t« takes so little for % ft* d that the expense i* no greater iu the northern state* than coru- meal, while m tue sooth it will be the cheap est feed known. - LouUvlLt, Kaituiku, Jlonu «i nd Farm. jftaxL&ard Weights Th* fAilnWfug arc the st.ii.dard 'fright, the .UiiCK* named, ** w-tiaLh lied by uu act ,>l the < 1 corgi# L fgUlutun- iippK.vjd Febru ary I'Mi 1875 : Bv* OtU Barley Irish Potatoes . S weet Potftioes . White Beaus . Clover Seed .... TilUOUiV Seed*.. Flax s,-ed^ .... Ik! Re cl . .Dn.-d PoucUi* iu »«! peeled).... ti 1 .' Dried l'caches (pci Med .. .‘>2 Dried Apples 41 jOuii • 0 : Stone ( '«al .of. l n>ln- ked Lime. Blue til .*» forii lltel 4 » Wlieitt ilraa.... fri Cot -on .Seed .4 lit Wound i'eas . 14 Pia-'enng Hair. o\i: CEXT ttAX. roll gi urn Economy is the orlt-r of the Lour, and every exjHUtli’.nrfc. how. r «-r -»um!l, is erntv- led to give a retain in toll v.Jue. F.xcry aiuily require* out- good, reliable lamilx uew pnncr. If sue'J an aim i« can be pro curea lor lew- than one cent li>r pact working day of the frai. « e ur- m t aw,.re of it. A Faiuiiy Ncw*juj**-r shoo’d cenia;n a careful- ly-pr-pnrcd sninuiwry of ail th* r.ews of -In Jay, Imth lteJL'l >r# and Sc-dur: nud if Ar ranged so tliat the (»•> deuu. lui mt* tuny b« separated ana re-» J by two ii‘dividu:ds at ib« same t me. k(> UMich the better. The Fami ly New.--paper »ln»uid tnix© attractive reading md iuf->uu->ttou lor .be v irvui* m-ii.bcr* o' i hoiiM-bo.d. Sem* portit-n ol should t.*e devoted, evti v week, and moral in.|»rovnnrnt, to c'»n news, to agriculture, ociamm- liuunce, io geuer-1 liti*r..tar», «v.. with it* special depait inui for tne young. Ahov. all, the Fallidv Nt-W*|«pcr aboiild be |>er leotly pur.*, aild tie* ir-nn anv cnntimiuaunf lufiucncss iu bn re.,ding matter nr iu its ad vertiM-mtuts. »•*. h atvmiou fttutmt lv paid to this tr-itnre, when the press <- ftoni. mg tu* 1 country with *o much that i* vth and nerun-ii-UH. l'«- crown nil, '.lie Fainiit Newspaper .-houM lx uiilr.»iu;ruUcd by an* aftiliatlnn witn sect or panv. and *ln<nid b* fi^c to give all the good n« as ftom and about all t’.iew »rM. If sod; a F.n.ily Nevrpapa can Le bad lor oner-ut s day. it should b. (akin by everv luiinlv in tbr land. Such a Family N»-w^;mper in irerv reaped wo find in th* New York Observe!, now > ».ui- tticu -iiig it* fifty-mth vol ims. l*ro;t..-*iTo eo.nprcbenaivo. sound. rtifiNt • pi In llu^Vsmi News of Katusday the 26th of January. W« will commence the publica tion of tlx above iuh uauly iuterwtiog -lory,to the until|r ot which, P A, lb,tan, Eaq.. o; Middle Ojrouud. tia., our literary comuiilto* awarded ‘ihe pri/d ot fifty dollars tor the md best w;.r beta ^ lift r mini tonsking l-.l i York & Jr. s^"-. BTEAwnrucnts.—- Some ot our tender* will be asking tbemm.lv c*_--siiaU I plant *ir.iw- berrier now or wul until *niuuier or 1; 1 We say plant now. This will insure a lull crep for neii year. It it be del eared until Ute in the Huuscn, * purtiai crop ouly e.ll result next year. Select your plant* which may be known by rhuir fibrous, wnitieh roots, while tno*e ot oid plaais arc longer, Carlo r and utor« »tr.ugj. I jr Louie u«c, u>e ma nure without stint, aliucst .-.uy kind. A*U •» aud bone-dust aro vxccUcat. Hut barn yard manure will suffice. I’Unt iu rows two fe«l apart au<i etgutcca in, Le* ap-rt ui Uto row. —J.ural .Veic Yorker. Wmm SewiK^MACHINE toiy founded on incidents of th« k-u the States. The author ot Iho story b*« skilfully inter woven r. love episode with the stirring eci-nca an I uuporlaut events ef tlie war. am while Le was uup..rt«d iutcu->* interest to hi- narraiive, be has drawu a vivid and txutuhd picture oflSoulberu aoeiely during that event- mi mid trail y period of our hi-tury. "11LN UY 6lNi&*.4<H, OU lilL DOC JOB'S Uli; V’ENtlK.JbiBU be read with abvnruing inter eat l.y thcflovera ol true romance, and eepe. eiuMy by tpowe soldier* of the "I*«n Cause, io whoso wiAineriet it will revive recollection* A their u« u expericiiecs on the march, io il.e r.iinp, ih th*. uespital. and eu the baiti*- fi.td. THE NEW $18 SEWIMi MAC FULL SIZE- FI It l THE M03EL SEWINQ Simple, Durable, Con, AND For Elegance of Finish, IT HAS NO RIVAL Vo Complicated Maciib'y. to be Coni amt r ,'tJT or ohdeu. u fuild ct«: ruu it, will to all kinds i f Sewing, Irom the fiuust to t , will lieiu, Fell, Tuck, Druid, Cord, G ither. h-inbroiih-r, etc.. u*cs M^t-a>iju*t<ng «usight needle nil d-*( rip.luu of Cotton,bilk oid 1 nrend. Aiakea the strongest stitch suowm, ttie c-lotu will tca r b.-l>uc th* seam <viii r.p.nse* tue thread direct irom ibw -pool. | t he Machine .* bctiiiitnll; fiuish^d aad 1 'lighly oiiiutaem«-d, and I WARRANTED FOB FIVE YEARS. CAUTION . nfion**d r.ct *»n :ik*,d*a u:ak>- ilie L'aaiie stiteh. I ntent S*-U-F«*.d At v-it-re. d AtV||#- pilicfiasrd 'iffV-A- FIRST PREMIUM! At Ih*- rei-.tevwi*l Tvhi*xill«n, ) < TR. nnd has Tho Wiskly Telegraph ; HO.V1B ri.bwr.4PM and MiasLXBB i* a iuasuiiioiIj Hiivo sheet. c..rryiug SIX rY-Ft. t fl i Oh- MNS of hluioet whoPy rending r a compact, L. I iTi; H ‘ M U. 111X IS. A i T. AVTN nr r.VKi.ahOtIV Lt-Wifs J fr<AuM«r«£ x- "Pstfcctede*^ yesrv siiMvbr the ti-l of t!m bcrt if ventiVf! | t^lOfltcod— « A. I., i- 4 iiui.itiM kAlldIRE. l '»* |M.-d under Itewar. of wovtldcss imimtion* nod nnscru- I >ul< ui* pur lice, who burs copi. d our circa- lara, ndvc-riisem uf.etc , nu-1 buy only tlte nmehiue lunnutHC.iircd by un. This Haw ing M^uliine lor iiwauly and d«- .nlnlity cwniiot lw excelled. 1* <* inquouible so drop u stitch owl g to th*; peculiar oor.- •itruciion: acd itiias iii.uii other advantages p..t |mmm*m*1 bv any othvl lewiug machine now in ns«. P, rxona who have tented it pro* oouiice it .-xcellcLt, and sav they never used bettor.*.It will hew ur.\tlong thsf i*Kued. by * convenient nrr-ng< lucut, N>tL •wily end lute in ‘each week so an to meet -ubicribepa having milt on* mail with the iate.,t poxaible news, if hi* week;v mail leave- Macon iu tf>* euil.V part ol the | led, he e.et- the e*r»j editi.oi. If ou j riiunuiuKGKritlay or ‘sa’urday. h* g^ta thel «•* MlitiOTb-in sillier ease gaining the L-J vm> Dew* povdbU in a wceklv paper. j The t-oments of this piper luite Yfe F:aj Of - .. — xr-.ic la ttiNtf lucc nos. ! *t-wed bv anv liigh-pricad machine th the stir* iu«.t mt»>«»..i «.» of iwivG « £!.??&',JlffaiVvr* SsnS hi; | J Iu .Mm Oc it. from p«r. SewinijMaeLicae. It will RCS ior reui ! *onal (iink-clton we are prepared to say it wUhnutrosriNOOME CrWT for Reruns. ! Jm tb* Vtamif.scl.iro of Uli* MACH1NK the Very R«*Mr JtTntorlnl** are USED. HARDENED. ! aupuior sc wing —‘Ckrem- The tf l. VI.'ING l'AlllS i uple mar bines tor warded to say part *f jrld on receipt o' DOLLARS. re.'.vn of the ev«i.t» ei.d gosMp ot the rr «i- rv*nfays, and the leading nn »<r < ■ number woiud onnstauve a la r ge vel duati’e iuforiualiou c r«is magnificent paper is fi.rcai^he’i fs>j' j iqe fxiiii.' at ONLY TWO DOLL.Mi' ' ; i E a Si aa.l the Mochunlsm has been coxstbucit J ! the world on receipt of with the luMnii «' •* of t roduema as . V%»j Runcinri. I»t'RAPLK. snd afneses | S-OllUiLKWS M tClll.M, adept(S<i«.QC.\U T war.t. .nr Coarse ur fino Tlil\KlT), COT- Vpeaial terms and evtn iudii:ejieatN to mala u.d irm.tie ugeuta. s>orek< epefa, etc. Couu- .y ri-.hts given to smart a^eute tree, ^a* i»l*-* it i.i-win.:, d-s riptue circulars c-outeiu- MACHINE tha.% i„g i-ru.s. t-itiiuo iris, r.ifevii-gs, etc.. se*t a.wy MAU1INLS-ii. .y , lr r All .uouey *c t >.» Fcsi otSoe Money Warranted far Five Years. ■ >.»/•■ y f, . ,l l >T MVC AtiE'VT* xranted iu lecabUes wSeee teed. ileetirna, etc , must ba • LINEN, eKlVINO ftoin I • ~ *’/«.* a_. Die FILT Bend t>>r >'’ ! cce, and esnv^et of work dese ' e. u>e aiOu*., wi- sail s- »lf our «*-*». JaHKCCK, ClarI ^* jGo, f mk .Skmi-Wefyly Tr.LronAe* akw Hr*- j j igsr.KA ,e fumiah d at Tmkaa l)n.|.ilt a I i lia Daily Tki.vorapr akd Messrnoz:. ; Ten l>qilurs a y»ar. fa ;j *. m 1 r v \ err u rso co.. KvJ broad" ay. New Yerk. ^jgs am Drib ya**rKI«MH C.4NH IN Al.L C AfiFS.-tMf 1 These vr* among tlte olilcht au>t bo*t e-t,b | IlKlii'd pnltlu-.uioua ill toe Slate of Groigia. i i•presentihg a patronage sranviy equaled— 1 c rtainlr Ir^.t •Bcrll.d-in extent, in'edi- I ^ l-oe ai.rf S..»-* 4 | III *(.e Mate. V.V rmm- j niei .1 th.in with «xx tl iidenc*> t» *t thev wu I ..xiu nee ;ric;.c!e whoirvir introduced. Adverliei-meiita in the weekiy. one dollar p>-r sqiure ot teu lines, euxJi publ cation. 30 TJc.len Sqwrv, Fiw Terk. (€4 Taiklagtoa fitreet, Scstsu, Mata. llli Eecoud Fi.Ltrargki Ta. 141 Gtste St rest, Oiileago. 111. Soi ik 5th fiirnt, 9%. Letla, Ms 1’ Vtr Mvsxgvicary St., iss VtamIm*, OU. TH2 SUN. IST8. NEW YORK. 1878. - ilm* OUfeDY. J a ll pilbl (NF.n A HfcL-E. Colum.’bus Tixass lILMuUi. & ( 0.. Atiorn^jR nt Iaw, teee*sssr> la n>l,»nn». Hos-urr A fe. 0^9 F Street. W.ishin^ton, D. C. American xad Foreign Tstenu. e- for (*e i- uewal ef U-cr pui.iisTlfE SUN a*.old nvunrl iti, ■ii'h *-.<l weii.wiem-M eaery wLcra, that is *u»lu a ca.ulida tor insit c*>a»id«r*ri«ia d support. Up i. it* recor l lot the past a ye,.r* it re'.irs for a r>-ntmtiu..ce et the nrl> *fiopaiuy I'lid grmroit* c< -op«ratiea Simplest &'Best. -Acf/vrs Vi/ahted— 0F fi cr No 177 W 4’.".St 0 C INC IN NAT 1.0. M DMliT, SZX-WSSKLT AM) TSEll 9 . KF3I1HK4ULE SUCCKNH. The 5;;- -t. ddy adviic.ietl You a Fabu. I lie hmvhi is now h-re, and go a read. Ihritty fsrrm-ra have not ou!y! decided who! nnd how much to pi *ut, but I arc doublliw; soiot-wiuxt under way m m«,r I HTTangi-nieut* for the coming crop*. Tool* I have been overhauled, fencing repaired, | log* and britHi) <-termed up uud burned, sod | * good deni of ground broken up. not | undertake to cultivate loo much gronou. " Deride not to overcrop Yourself, yoor hand' ati.l your mules aud j oiu liorM.*. Out puvfi wpon the quantity of laud you can iiiunuie, 11 required, and lueo cultivate thoroughly and well. If you overcrop youiavlf, you .. ur>-taxed ail the senaon Vour ground i- J ,-utiMotrr. nu>* at tho -.navtu iu utf.T utly cultirated uud a io*v>, wore than -r.v '••.uaMtcnt vitb th«* pie* prats.Uo, will attend vnnr firimu*. D j kU ‘hrxt «h. y ha* auccei-h d, an . ; . . I tho'ivtudn ot r-.al.-ra »>t In.: try to plant too many acre* in cotton, corn, i \,, »«t*, etc.., but >trik« cut to we* ho# nnicfi n t-> F*« r d. • ill la-ar u you can produce on u email quaui.ty el Well ca’livut.-d lmd. If you d*c.ds to m .uur. your laud, proparw only what vo-. c-n c>.,- tivnte well at the pro|*r time, «u>l tuotougU- ly, auu *c« to it that your crni* or* w.-r:.- JOHN'll. MARTIN, E.lii..r, nArk* arnsOBimoy. THti.T : (’.mri oft -lalms fc»faro led toil frost . *-tc»y quarter ol tin- l niou. The DAii.Y -iTN in a four | tqt**sbeet *>f 28 coiumriH, pries by mail, poat-}Mtid, kfi c.-i’t • j'.j roMti i., or : fi 50 p-r ye-iT. i he Ml ND .i eoiiuiu of Th* Se* in an e’ghi-i r«i>e -Led of 56col-nnus. While piv- , ii.g the n. Wai>i th-- lay, it mFo cunbiin*a large ..iiioant of iniHS-ll.msun* and literary j man*-*, specially pi«i>ar«(l t«*» it T■* Sri- TAi m n iihs u..-t wdh great NUCS sa. Post • piuci ->1 'Jo a THE WEEKLY SUN. e iin-m*. Arrsar* of Taj and fiooni.y, Orri«-K»\, •*» i»ikm«, nmi tui.mi* of i t know Tub Wkmi.y Rww ^ nf tne leadinp JTertrr japerM>.« j] 1 mi t'afCAieo Lnv 1 re in n uk'dde. S,ucc iu* iiitrctiuciio-i to t semi \v).i::;ly uu wluelt On* YfcAfi. • *1111 tls.1 lo i< li lU^y have HCviv^a. K«. •cuniMiiM, « kuowl* .1,1 d h'.voild t.U tio I, : nrtr>. *f- x’lrc'ilaton l> oblixuir t tilt •Os.di t inn t .iho- *ne • w-*r, liowsTst ‘ lb* RFMI-'TKJ.KLT TIMES * every Vloud*y .v.d t-in Ur. uid “lad the I•*(***« *►*•. **iio and ' j attii f lit i l'-parts Up to tun li i • >»• (arinsliM fr*#. r lai iii»lie«t wuh InI' r pVtOUlA A ii' j ('liiiiniiio win pended will hi * Inform.»ti >n \nd piopnr |.ip.o* m ;t|i|ilie.V vr.ekiy pa r’.KKl.Y Tl.MI> is s lnrge eigh'- • p« paner (doubl- the vve of the .^enxi W.ekl a I ..'lid 4 MU. a mid I ••par* ki, ) sui'iiDiing a e-irvui rramne of il,ei .d ;ui '•‘I'V •■If’ I pi: YZ a». p Ki..g. f i*ld, |„ii,| it » k Hi-.,' O la. I'tL'-t * ,hf1.1 i tf r 4ur *Ui Viilu.ilil** l.FiK»r*. 1 i TUK \\\U (If Ikil litmus. |Thj JWjokiy Coii3-.i:ution,: ! all tlMM-t of mi-ill- Adibetts GILMORE At CO., ; 41 ii-l.t. hi; a ell tight !"•»-' l . -,.d ii.« Sproid th. 1 i .***11 vcry -eiii.ru ismro,. liiuktie■* cf rottofl clutli, ; .A. ^ OVEL, uy hi* rn nr»TiP 't'ii'n.' -b« r, d,o i-tl4i •* and vh V), •( ih ik #ny. tflWtf*. V/4- Mur.,11 •Till: IMIWfE OF nofKYSLLE." .ir •. T... M , I li**l- Ut lllUe A J'sou Shins. -To i>luov* !mit :r t LARGEST and best weekly : F-'fi oY*w two it «h* . light'-* briiuntoi.v. Vt' TUS SOUTH, 3? W Place, LOUISVILLE, KY, A fynV.it* Mnsvirf ss4_|'*riy r^* lM .fli*.*** It s Ft-i ri.hv nirtm- w.tii a«Usop .Idh.lhm ^ Jai;K I [ •k* -lr: d>**tr »U'l rub it-mu wit 1. y.m hand r.rv Dip.- iiO»llir».tM take »« old m w.-.|,h|a r and j t f e-f qil- ' I .SuHko qdi. Via -t(-^ wtl.atq.eur in (»•«■ ■*' Milull. N *-u x. ft • • "ill rue. tun* • ;i IIPli.ii.a tTulin -diuul.'i 1m in d« • gir Md'-er*p'’"n. -rnt witgrat* *:**i.i *!, rival*,.-hf*u anJ. -»Sponwator- torvr^-krv^oci f. l*h,fl"»llK-«».T. F.jii.I> - I tr»\".o.- a* mm'i»i. • lav , la: \» KfiKI.Y is 5 - : *iiv mx.HiTrn’inN’. t A w " • m-wiw .Syl> PAjmsA,. v.L-j 1 -,r.“vr : VJ& A PKIVAl-l- COUKSiKLOH. WllO dill the T'nited i ; li.vh.-H, sad lirvomi. li limy tln»isan<l leegmt th tv He. iuu pa^ch w.rki . and id in ilia l.ght ot guui*, sounaHiur aud id. Ite news, tditt.rinl, suricultonl, literary depart mm' make it cweututlly ft journal lei fhe. family and the firevdd. 1. rim.: (»m- Dollar a year, |hwI paid. Tlii- l*'tc>. quality rotu-HUrtd.miiki-N it Ihe cheap, iu-ws| up,-r published F«-r clubs of ten. extra copy with (IU cash, we will send i 'tiw. A.liln* PUBLI5HEL OF THE SUN. N«w YoikCity. in l i. c i it e coxa umptiox To sll suffering from fhe following disenraa ray of hop* is ojjjcfed through the kindtn se a ndasi n|Mry friend w tio has s.*i,t the rtu..hi «>f a p'it* ix vcgi-U.I-Je un-dicino ajiieh in long I ifpii u«*.d by teu. ive umliciriC f ‘" *'t Hindvrun : for tho positite and ‘li'-si , a** of t’ohsimipiMn, itnuichitis, ■ l.sUia. OuttIi. bvpppsi;,. Tin on*, i.' g by. t ••..-m. Ddiilitv, I,o 1 H far n • *lr.l m h Mildreds ol cases •.rilh- l now t.-el it uiv sncied duly cblc in r. Merc huu.au isistry 1 the i*cip- Fixrb or Cnsnox— i win n ax d- -ire it with diree- **n« t.y raturn iniui by sd- ‘•tsir.A luinii.i; this ,-aper. M i;lu it, Drawer ill. Utica, •cpU-lp. U «• ly .idfit uud terms t *o Augiikta. Maine. ■v the hidustri- ii girls wanted ace i« iht tnn*«. Addreas Tat this r vrKn ih os fiu wrrn B'Wns Alt urtDtiig Contracts • no bo nnk - V