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ex ya H. 1. RUSSELL, Publisher. A FARM AND FIRESIDE JOURNAL. Be ~ VCLIj'VfitI. hi Rominisconces of Farm Life of Olden * - \Klzos Storios;-&¢.--No. 3.-.-.-- > 6 Written expressly for Tix Oresco sr in pagBn. , with the one in our last number, we would do him an injustice. He was a man of wonderful parts, and one of the early set- tlers of that portion of Cortland county. - £02200. ._He-had become wealthy, but still contin- IP ued his practice when we knew him, and our ecquaintance contiriued through, per- haps, the last fifteen years of his 1 'personever knew him except to re even love him, and a more pleasant family circle than was his, at the tithe we spent within it, would be hardto find at any time, or in any: place. f - It is a pleasure even now, after the lapse H of so many years, to turn by memory, to h the many pleasant hours spent in his hap- Mp py home. He was a perfect encyclopedia - of information. There was no branch of knowledge whichhad escaped his observa tlon, or extensive reading. . He at one-time in early life, resided in Unadilla in this county., While living 'there, he was one winter's day called to Oxford, Chenango county,, to make a pro- fesslonal call, and was overtaken by a se- vere snow storm anid detained by it several igs. - Photo- yas; foo, Show, -bound -by -the | 3 samflqlstqflgflp 1m};v {mi her fihughter, who % * with a team of two yoke pfioxen, were on, their: way-to a tract of land belonging to them fu what is now Cincinatus, Cortland county. ' j At first sight, the Dr. fell in love with the widow's fair daughter, So well did he 61. ply his suit, that he obtained the mother's ' consent to visit then at their new home in the early spring. No wagon road then had been made from the Chenango to the Ot. selic rivers; nothing but a track passable by sleds and oxen in winter, or horseback in summer, . As soon as the weather and going would 'permit in early May, the Dr., astride his trusty horse, started-on his long anticipated visit, There being no way of crossing streams, except fording or swimming, it s wins not safe to start a journey through the woods so far, at an earlier date. Even at '-- that time he had to swim one large creck. He followed the trail which had been taken by the mother and daughter with the double ox team during the winter» 'There was but a single clearing with a log house \ol an early settler then between the two i rivers. | So shott a journey was not taken in those days without considerable time, and some danger. The first day he reached Oxford. Tho second, after several advent- tires, the house at the clearing above named. The third day he had but about ten miles to make. He had proceeded but a part of the distance when his horse suddenly stopped with cars and head erect. . A look revealed a large bear sitting on his baunch- -es, viewing him from only a short distance. Not caring for an enceunter, he by a cir- cultous route, went around him and came ; into the path far past his bearship unharm- ed. About the middle of the afternoon he ar- rived at the home of his lady love, and found her in the newly cleared field to- wards the river, alone, plowing with two yoke of oxen attached to a heavy bull plow, the only kind used at that early day. She was only sixteen, but strong and healthy, and none the less lovable or love- ly, for her masculine employment. True love with them went smoothly. It was soon arranged that they should be married at an early day, and also that the Dr. should take up his residence at their new home in Cortland county. The Dr. returned to Unadilla with a light heart. He made his arrangements to lof 1840, at the advanced age of nearly COOPERSTOWN, N. Y., SATURDAY, JANUARY 9, 1886. thought they ought to be in Chenango county,- and drew up under the wide spreading branches of a huge chestnut tree, ani there the important ceremony was per. | formed, and the party retraced their steps to their home to enjoy the sumptuous wed- ding feast awaiting. them.. It proved an. extraordinary happy match, They reared & large family, and at the marriage of the youngest, a datighter, in 1840, the writer acted as groomsman on that occasion, The Dr. filled many positions of trust fand honor; and-was-among-the-most -able legislators ever sent to the Capitol from that county. He died during the decade ninety years. He'for many years perform- \ed the duty of magistrate and was often called upon to solemnize the marriage ¢ere. mony; for lovemaking, and marrying, and giving in marriage, is practiced even in new countries. One day a couple called for such a purpose. The Dr. was absent on a visit to a patient many miles up' the river, and was not expected to return un- til at a late hour at night, The ardent lov- ers could not wait. They enquired the color of his Norse, the road he would re- turn, and decided to advance and meet him, as it was part of the journey they had to make to return home. The lovers, after taking a lunch, mounted, (they were both upon one horse,) started. on their mis- glon of love. Darkness soon overtook them, fand as The weather was cloudy, all things except something white, was entirely Invis- ible to the most practiced eye. Fortunately the Dr. rode a white horse. While passing through a dense forest road at a point known as the \narrows they met the white horse and its sought for rider. \Hello is that Dr. McCorter,\ en- quires the swain, He replied in the affirm ative. They made known their business. He invited them to return home 'with him. They pbjected, and wished to be mar ried then and there. After learning the names, residences, and ages of the purtics, he said to them: \Join your right hands.\ \'Tis done,\ is the answer. \I pronounce you legally man and wife,\ replies the Dr., at the same time: telling them to defer the marriage fee until some time when light would render them visible, bude them good night, and pursued his journey. ''They proved the most successful and happy couple I ever married,\ sid the Dr., after reluting the above story. Another story the Dr. used to tell, us one fllustrating the folly of meddling with other people's affairs. Me was one day in a lonely place riding past a log house, and he heard a woman's v.dce screaming \mur- der,\ at its highest key. He dismounted and ran in and found a man with a long gad in hand, unmercifully whipping his wife. He sprung at the man and in a sharp voice ordered him to desist, at the same time clinching the arm holding the whip. No sooner had the blows stopped upon the murder screaming wife, than she caught the broom, rushed atthe Dy., saying in a voice like young thunder, with the broom raised over her head, \'get out, you brute, I will learo you better than to interfere in our private fumily quarrel,\. Her eyes gleamed daggers, while like looks greeted him from the enraged husband. The Dr. bent a hasty retrent, and assured us be bad ever ince given a wide berth, so far as he was concerned, to all these little family love producing eptsodes. Shortly after hearing the story of the mur- der screaming woman, we were relating it in the presence of a resident of the town of Marthon, in Cortland: county. He said that party soon after moved into our neigh- borhood, and when partially drunk still continued hig wife flagellations, until we decided to cure him if possible. It was arranged that at the next exhibition of the kind, they would ride him on a rail, and treat him to a coat of tar and feathers. + leave as soon as possible. Late in June, They bad but a short time to wait. One sccompanied by a clergyman, he started evening in early June word was sent for his new home. The law did not then | through the neighborhood that Jim - was allow a minister to marry out of his own | whipping his wife. Eight stout men as county, and as no one resided within the | soon as possible repaired to his dwelling. mequsintance of the bride's mother in| Bome hours had elapsed as it took miles to Cortland, there remained no way to legally | gather tnat number of neighbors. When consumate the marriage except to take a minister with him. After a ride of two days, void of zny mishap worthy of no- tice, the secound night they arrived st the home of the bride.. All the goods of the Dr. had been cartied strapped upon their horses' backs behind their saddles. What a contrast Between traveling in those Hmen compared with the present. AB is:changed. - 'Adike journey would now hardly be possible.. The only communica- rivers was by horseback, on foot, or with ~dx teams: The streams wets large com- pared with their size day, and all to be Lorded or swan. _ A. dense forest nearly tha whole distance, fact over nearly the eatire country, in aB directions. The marriage was tobe consumated on' the morrow, the day after their arrival. Arrangements for it were already far ad- tuelr. residence, none of the party knew, but there was fo other legs! Kay by which : the rsarriegs could, in a satisfactory man- nee, be performed, except for all partiss to travel back over the county Enefato Che aange to te the fuptial knot So! the party saddled their horses the follow-} ing morning and traveled east enti) they | they arrived at his dwelling it was past midAight and he was found fast asleep. He was ordered out, and to produce his wife beating gad. He, trembling all over with fear, obeyed, not even being allowed time to put on a single garment. Each man then took the gad and administered him a good blow. They then ordered him to be seated astride a rail taken from the fence, upon which be was compelled to ride for over two miles. He enquired where they intended to take him. He was informed that he was to be delivered to Mrs. L- for final punishment. He begged for mercy, affirming be had rather be delivered into the hands of the \old nick,\ himself then to any of his fe- male imps.\ He was told his abuse to his wife could anly be properly corrected by ons of her sex, and that it must and should be cared. At thefirst call, Mra. L- was promptly on Band,and having no tar.s pail of pine tar- peatize was warmed, and then she smeard his rakedbody with it from hesd to foot, and covered him' perfectly with s sait of feathors, all the thme assaring him that such was the only perfect remedy for wife beat ing, nod that if one sult was not folly soc plications until cured. It being now near behave himself as a man should and must, tn that neighborhood. Itis uinecéséary to state that the cure was radical and effectual. - He not only be- came fromm that time a good husband, but a good citizen, and some of his children have made men who have filled places of trust and honor with ability and distinction, The Dr., to illustrate tow a person will sometimes act from impulse, perfectly void daylight he .was instructed to go home and | Farm and Neighborhood ¥mprove- j ments > Written expressly for Tzix Orezco Fanxzn, BY i. A, HUBBARD. I do not know as farmers as a rule stick to aldfashioned ideas any more than could be expected, but there are many things in & farmer's lifeand business thatI think could be improved upon, whether they are old fashioned or not. I leave the reader to determine whether my opinion is right. I will mention, for example, his children., the roads fn good repair, They seem to think that time, spent in this direction is throw n away. They should draw stone or. sides, keep the ditchesopen, clear away the brush on the sides, seed it to grass, and plant shade trees along the roadside. In frct; take pride in it, and then if he wants to draw a.Inad or take & ride for pleasure, he can do it; and if he wants to sell his farm it will bave a market value, Wheb a stranger rides aver such a road as this it gravel in the roads, raise the bed above the ! | keep the birds in as bad a condilishas med« Some poultry keepers say that cayeogl pepper should be mixed with the foodol {owls to promote Jnying, while others ms sert that it is too artiGcral a stimulant, am icine-fed persons are. I bave for a bum» ~ ber of yeare grvgn pepper, or something of the kind, mixed m emel! quantities with the soft food of chickena and grown fowls, simmer and wicter, belicviog that it maker the dist not iinnatural bu‘ltm’ore natural; of judgment, used- to tell-this-story; © He said he was orice riding through a picce of woods called the \eight mile woods,\ it being far between \clearings and when about half way through he heared a crack- ing noise and looking up saw a very large bear up a black cherry tree, pulling in the branches and breaking them off, to eat the cherries. | He jumped from his horse, ran to the roots of the tree just as if he design- ed to climb it. 'The bear was not more then ten feet igh from the ground, and the mbment he saw the Dr. he let go his hold, dropped to earth, striking not two feet from him, and ran for dear life. The Dr. at that instant realized the ludic- rousuess of his defenseless condition; and affirmed it had ever after been a matter of doubt with him, which was the most frightened, himself or the bear. With one more, bear story we will let those ancient animals rest. My grand- father soon after his settling in Broome county, with his ''queens arm gun\ on his shoulder, went out in the forest for the -purpose of killing a deer. | He had walked nearly two miles, on a good place for them, without observing a sign of any lite move by one on his route. Just as he was wind- ing around & knoll he saw a small cub about as large as a good sized cat. He eas- ily caught it, and with it in his arms start- ed for home. Knowing the old bear moth- er could not be far away, be kept a good fookout for her. In thit way he had pro- ceeded over n mile and began to feel quite sure he would not see her. Just then he had to climb over two large logs lying close side by side, und as he jumped upon the ground the bear at the fame moment grab- bed him from behind close around both arms, and body near the level of his Luckily, she in her embrace also included the young cub in her desperate hug. The pressure caused the cul to scream with pain; at which the old bear released her hold; and. by clubbjng. his gua, the stock of which he broke at the blow over the bear's head, he was enabled to escape, unhurt. His advise nhways after: wis to \look out closely for the old bear if you venture to take in your arms her cub.\ One carly summer evening near by our boyhood home, was killed n yearling heifer, as was supposed by a panther. The mournful bellowing of that poor arimal which could have been heard for miles, was the most piteous brute voice that ever filled our ears. It continued for some minutes and only weakened and stopped as life was leaving. Our father with a torch, gun in hand, went to learn the cause of the outery. In in open field about one-half mile from our home he found the remains of the heif- i er, with her hind quarters nearly devoured by some beast of prey. The animal had evidently alighted on the buck of the heifer and commenced his feast without first taking her life, as no I other portion of the carcass bore visible At the- ago-of-about-fifteen-or eighteem the boys begin to get dissatisfied with the old routine on the fium and long for more free- dom. It is the same plowing and hocing of corn and potatoes, then baying and har- vesting during the summer. In the winter he is allowed to go to school a few months, and during vacation he helps about the chores, wood cutting and such other de- sultory occupations, which he has done so many times over; and during all this time if he wants any money to spend or other luxury, he has to ask for it, No wonder he gets dissatisfied, leaves the farin to swell the ranks of those in towng and cities who are already out of employment. The boys should not leave the farm unless they have special tendencies for some other oc- cupation, The farmers do not understand the wants of their children, they judge them by themselves, thinking the way they were brought up is good enough for their children. 'The boy should not be lived occupation, but that it is an enlight- ened and an honorable one. If he wants to elevate himself out of the old rut and engage in some new occupation on the farm, aid him all you can, let him have some- thing of his own, It will learn him to be independent; he will take more interest in your business and there will be better har- mony all around, <0 but they are also brought to believe that furming is a mere round of drudgery, and they frizz their hair and keep their hands white, while their mother does all the work, As soup as possible they nre sent to the town to school, and after that all they have got to do is to get married and make anoth- er life miserable. Now we think this is another case of mis-] management, if you will allow me the ex- pression. In the remedy for this we can copy some from the old-time methods. Teach them that the farm is not the dullest place on earth, let them have something of their own and make them take an interest in something that will be of beneflt to them, and above all things, have your tables well supplied with good books and papers on agricultural und: scientific topics, both for the benefit of your children and all the rest of the family. There is the farmer himself, he is gener- ally slow to take hold of anything new, whether it promises improvement or not. He is not up with the times, he don't read enough to know whatis going on in his line of business, You ask him to take an agricultural paper and he will say that he takes two or three political and story pa pers and that is all he can afford. But per- haps they can afford: it when they see that those who read rural papers are outstripping them in rural pursuits, The farmer should have better implements, better, stock and better iand. His wife should aiso share in his improvements. She should have a handy house, improved diiry implements, marks of injury. The marks of teeth, claws and tracks on the earth bore evidence P of the work of the panther, butall day's | search the next day, failed to find thr grure. l The lights at use in those days were eith- | the tallow candle, and the open wood fire} within doors; and the candle in an old style . tin lantern, or a \fat pine torch\ when in E open air. Every family had its torch hold-J er, a sort of iron basket with a long crooked | wooden handle, which could be carried on the shoulder or in any other position desir- ed. It would light up several rods in cir- cumference . It was, a fine thing for \coon bunting\ fish spearing, corn huskings, as well as various other uses. ' We remember onee seeing a large party and many other conveniences which would lessen her labors, and perhaps a better hus- band. In order to bring nbout this refor. mation the farmer should study up his business and work into it by degrees. An: other place where I think there is room for improvement is in the intercourse between farmers' families in different neighbor- hoods. One of the greatest causes of the civil war was want of intercourse between the north and south. In any neighbor- hood where there is not a friendly inter course between the inhabitants, the same cause works to the same end. If farmers and their families read more | instructive papers and books, and met oft- ener to talk on topics of interest, instead of when they happen to come together to of men continue a ''logging bee\ late into night, doing the log-bsuling and piling by the light of the pine torches, and the aid of the burning heaps as fast as they were com- pleted. - Buch torches were used often for making evening visits to neighbors, their pine lights answering fora whole party, We too bave seen them used to finish the ing of a building not accomplished by day light. | It was a primitive but fine institu- tion. gossip about some person not present, which only tends to lower the hearer's con- fidence, they would be much better off. A great peculiarity of all communities is the difference of opinion. Everybody thinks he is pursuring the right path. me are in favor of some new method of improvement, while the greater portion 'are content to pursue the same old path. iI have many aramples of this, for I advo- cate the former method. 1 Why sbould the graio or dairy: farmer, If farmers would come together and ex- | wmdyefimmm'W! applea enough for Change their ideas, and interest them. his own ose, plaot ao \orchard\ as all 7 Selves more in their own fad their neigh Why not plant single trees, or groups oubor’sbusinah would prevent many of two or threa of a kind, here and there petty troubles which are constantly the farm, is sach odd nooks and corners a1 occarring in rural districts. They should may be available; of along tle lane ang (form reading circles and farmers' clubs, Impresses him that it 1 an enlightened com- musity, apd his opinion is just ss far the other way when he comes to roade where the- old system prevails. | Lastly, there: is co other improvement like an finproved farm. | If it is not already improved, you should go about it and improve it ut once. If your buildings ate poor, your land run down, your fences out of repair and lined with brush and _ weeds, your first consider: ation should be to improve thein. If you have got two hundred acres, sell off half of it and fmprove the rest, (I shall have more to say sbout sinall and lurge farms In a fo- ture article.) As to the best meana of im- proving your fences and Tands, it will be better for any one to find out for themselves and go according to their owo individual tastes. The buildi'uga should receive the uext attention. They should 'be large and comfortable, butit is not necessary to make them expensive unless you can afford it, but don't make a great elaborate house sud neglect your out-hnildinge. 'That is where and that health as well as Isylog, fs promote ed by it. African cayenne is the cheapest condiment; but ground mustard aod ginger may be occasionally substituted for variety, -- and part of the' time no seasoning shoal be need. Boiling water should be torne® upon pepper before using, so._as to males . ___ it less concentrated; the pepper tea, inent and all, being stirred loto the meal, a beaping tesspopuful of the dry pepper to a peck. A little salt: should be added; 1, to be sure, it is said that salt is polsonoug, | to heus, because they are. sometimes killed by. eating a great deal of it. But a consid- erable quantity of salt exists in the bones of all animals; we all know that it pro- . motes the health and thrift of cattle, sheep-*~~ and swine; and for birds, It is proved 10 be - especially necessary for pigeons, a tribe - living on very shnilar food fo that needed: by fowls. But we would give it sparingly, | salting the dough rather less than most- persons do their own food. Charcoal is a great inany fail. Muke it look attractive around yuur buildings. Haver well arranged dour yard, planted with shrubs and ever- ergreens; keep things picked up Don't house your wagons and tools In your back yard. Have a good supply of pure water at the house and barns, a few hives of bees on your cleanly kept iawn, a large vegeta- ble nod fruit garden, and many other things With the girls the case is some different, {which constitute an improved farm. w 4-4 The Butter Frand. There is no question but that legislation can compel the makers of this vile fraud to dispose of it for what it is, and that should mean fust what it is before the coun- terfeiting element is introduced into the mixture, viz, the coloring of the same. A counterfeit one dollar uote must us close- ly as possible resemble s genurue bill of the sume kind, the intent in both cuses being to deceive somebody. The material of which this bogue stuff is made no color, and to become marketable must counterfeit something genuine, which is done by adiing something giving it the uppenrance of dairy butter, and leg- islation should and can apply to it as for- olbly as it does to counterfeit money, and It secine to us bad logle to argue that we canuot by legislation wbolish the one thiug which makes it a cowmtorfcit aud suluble at the same tims. Let us see what eminent legal authority saye ju regard to the powers und duties of legislators, Judge Redficld says: ''By the geueral police power of the states persous mod property are subject- ed to all kinds of restraiuts ln order to se- cure the general comfort, bealth aud pros- perty of the state, of the perfect right of the legislature to do which no question eve was or upon general principles can be made.\ Chie{ Justice Waite says: ''When one devotes his property to a use in which the public have an interest, be in effect graata to the public an interest io tst use, and must be controlled by the public for the common good to the extent of the in- teresl be las thas created.\ It may be for the \common good\ to allow the general use of this unkesithy compound which could vot be sold unless made a counterfelt, but we do not see it in that light. The New Hampshire state legialature last season prased an act com- pelling the manufacturers of their greasy compounds to make the. same a pink tolor known as the \Pick Bolier Law,\ the only object of which was to make them stop counterfeiting genuine batter, The statute, puiting a trade mark in the goods, not on the package, at once desimyiog the sale in that state. 'The Manchester Mirror says, ''The eoactment of the law, prevented the sale of ten tons af oleo in one town atone, since the first of last September. If that state to their assembled wisdom may say what color the frand must assume, our legislature can say it shall be green, gray or brown, but wa would suggest black and blue as more suggestive of the charac- ter of the staff, or they can may it shall re- semble the miserable lard, oils and acids of .which it is composed, which would mear Del, Co. Dairyman. I( (armerayrish to know bow fradulent butter is creeping upon them, they should read this statement from Boston, Theréceipts of olcomargarine for the month &gatost 7,827 packeges for the same month: aides? | and meet at least once each fortaight. _---4»-__._ erof the queer. Itis no validdifference for ; the man who makes bogoscoin to assert that the man be sofd 1 to-ibe shover- knew it was bogos-tof for the latter to assert that [1 is fost as good naihe gencice so long sa the pablic don't keow the differ and in many instances the sides of the reed sre given up to weeds wad brosh, which are an eyesore and a moleamce. The farm cessful, bemight denend apon fotore ap-| ence. -{[Fumer's Review. ers do not: take Interest exough is keeping - ' Cuminmgnhmm. The manufacturers of bogus batter are the , seives with profit, is the Improvement of . real concterfeitera. Theretaileristheshov- the public highways. Under the present! in 1834 On the other band, the receipts of butter have ngmm mansgement, a majority of them are 4} honest butter Interest, or do ixfes quagmire six monihs in a year, sod when ' cie &\ they do dry f they are fall of Foces stones, | sprresder 15 % coatereptible Amen Datginan ___ 'can I ¥abwfiomemw§m§mflmdtn~afi the weeith. it shall have bo color. -{R. & Wattles in} lof November foot ap 14,847 packages, t sometimes eaten by fowls with groatavid. __ __ - ity, It sbould always be kept by them, \ =_ 5. pounded to the rize of k rnels of grain; it 13 will do them goo'!, ns will anything else- £33 that their appetite craves, As all hirds 7g} that live mostly upon the ground swallow considerable earth with their foud, it very likely aids digestion; aud some recommend that all chicken seed should b thrown u on the ground. * » If upon a fresh spot of earth, we have no objection, but filthy, tainted soil, cane not improve it. ' Tp is a common saying that bens won't do well unless they can get at the grounds and we know that cattle, after being stabled -~ all winter, sometimes eat fresh, earth ‘greed. | iy, and a'sod is often given to each faiten- ing calfto lick for the improvement of his wppetite. When the ground is frozen it might be a good plan to add a trifle of clean loam or subsoil to the soft feed of fowls. They will pick out much that is acceptable to.thein from a pile of con! ushes.-[E J. Taylor in American Rural Home. er a Poultry Baising. \ Huving made quite a success of poultry raislog for the last ten years, I thought my way might interest others, especially the beginner to the business, and will add my mire with others in a good cause, namely, how to make a dollar fncrense with rapid= ity. Experience is beneficial if we are not so stubborn as to prefer to be original and bave only a way of our very own,. I agree with Mr. Fishel] that carelessness and mismapagement are what cuuse so many to fail, not only in this particular busiuess, but in a good many others as well. Right here I would say that a good farmere\'ps- ner, where one finds out all new and old ~ diseases and the different remedies tried by some of is readers, would'often save val. uable stock, [ley often say they aré. too poor to take much reading, and: to our vi- cinity you will find the major'y of homes with only a county paper. I iske the plan of one who devoted the pr dug's of six hens througlnut the vert to liwerature. I know of no other way he could have reup- ed so large a profit from them., Living on a prairie farm where one's poultry is oot liable to wander to one's neightora, we do not keep them in a tight yard, but rather bave a tight fence around your garden to keep them out of mischief , lu that direction, I keep about 100 hens through the winter~a mized breed, im= prove my ¢to¢k each year hy purchhinga ~ number of full-blooded cockerels und sell. ing in the fall the offeconring of the flooks We always raise 'very early spring chickens to get the fancy price for them. And us we bave a very warm hennety, well sup- plied with sand and sabes for them to wal low in, together with bits of meat br other refuse from the table, and a pan of fobber- ed milk, with slum or baking roda in; we bave.not the troutile which many complain ' - of, namely: that when egg@ are at ihe best. ° price their bens will not lay. The heunety Is made very light, and plesty of bos for them to fay id, I aim to keepi
