THE COUNTY OF PEKTH HERALD, STRATFORD, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 186% wane | Select PBoetrp. To the Romans. Sons of the godlike Romans !-- Renew the vestal fires :-- For ages ye have slumbered On the laurels of your sires-- The wreaths that live in memory Immortal as they grew-- But the sunlight is for them alone ; The shadow is for you. Why gaze ye on the Capitol, The temple of your kings ?-- Is there naught but desolation In the shadow that it flings ? Have its echoes lost the cadence Of the warrior words of old-- That the ransom of a Roman Was in steel and not in gold? Still through your storied city The yellow Tiber flows, Where once a single Roman foiled A wilderness of foes ; And from the ruined Forum still A spiritseems to say, That life is but a thing of nought, When duty points the way. Can ye tread the Campus Martius ? Can ye tread the Appian way ? Nor feel that ye are fashioned forth From momumental clay ? Nor hear the multitude of yore, And the trump of triumph sound, Nor know, degraded though you be, That ye dwell on hallowed ground ? Where legions mustered ere they marched To conquer or to die, Where captive monarchs humbly trod The victor's chariot by; A tyranny of shaven crowns In triple darkuess raves ; The toga crouches to the cowl-- And Romans--ye are Suaves } That spell has roused the thunder ! I hear it rolling now. * Along the Alpine passes, From every mountain brow ; Where the Lombard river rushes ; Where the sun of Florence shines ; Shall it never pierce the rampart Of the Roman Appenines ? ~ oe Unbar the gates of Janus ; Set the Auger in the van, To hurl your gage of battle At the tottering Vatican. Light at the torch of freedom Your long extinguished flame-- And let the ' mistress of the world," With front erect, and flag unfurled, Renew her ancient fame ! Che Harm. Dr To Keep Flies from Working Cattie. D. H. Sherwood, Fairfield Co., Conn., com- municates to the American Agriculturist his plan for repelling flies from cattle when at work. Take a piece of scantling 3x4 inches anda few inches longer than the yoke. have bows long enough to extend fiye inches above the yoke. After the oxen are yoked, put this piece on the top of the yoke, letting the 'bows come through the holes. . Bore several small holes in the sides of the above piece, and fasten in brush long en- ough to reach the oxen's hips. The brush should be of some tough wood with the leaves on. When itis worn out put in more. Some use blankets for their cattle while working, but it makes them unnecessarily warm, and costs something at present prices. The motion of the oxen while walking wili keep the brush waving about enough to keep the flies away. a ~<o Cultivation of Bariey. The barley crop occupies a place in the regu- lar course of cultivation in England which it has never attained in this country. In a com- paratively few localities here it has been grown for many years, but some have abandoned it for various reasons, and over large districts there are farmers who have never tried it, or perhaps even seen it growing. This may be, in part owing to the tact that for its best growth it re- quires asoil specially adapted to it, but in part, we judge, because it has not been ' the custom" of the neighborhood. Some think that the short hot summers of this country are unfavorable for this grain, but this objection would apply equally to oats and grass. It is, like wheat, liable to attack from the midge, which has also to some extent prevented its continued cultivation. The Transactions of the N. Y. State Agricul- tural Society for 1861, give a report of a crop raised by Daniel Dryer, Ontario C., N. Y., which shows that under favorable circumstances it may be profitable. 4 1-5th acres of corn stubbls were enriched with 20 loads of stable manure spread on the clayeyest part of the field. The whole was plowed eight inches deep and sowed the last week in April with' ten bushels of 6- rowed (commonly called 4-rowed) barley. The land was harrowed both ways and then rolled. About 500 lbs. of plaster were sowed before all was up. The crop was harvested the first week in August, and yielded 198 bushel, which was sold at 50 cents perbushels. At this low figure the profit on the crop was $62. The soil of the field was a sandy loam, a portion of it clayey. Barley succeeds best on a light sandy or gray- elly loam ; a compact clayey soil is better de- yoted to wheat. It does not thrive on sod ground, but follows corn well. Those who con- sider oats too exhausting for lands of this de- scription, might find barley a good substitute. The 6-rowed variety is esteemed the hardiest, though the 2-rowed is generally preferred in this country, because ofits superior fullness and freedom from smut. A variety recently intro- duced called Nepaul Barley, described and illus- trated in the American Agriculturist, Vol XX, page 261, is highly recommended by those who have tried it. It yields well and the grain is very heavy ; one of our subscribers reports hay- ing raised some weighing 11 lbs. to the bushel. It should be sown as early as the ground can be properly prepared. From 13 to 22 bushels per acreis the usual quantity ofseed, according to the character of the soil, the most being used on the bestland. Smut may be prevented by soak- ing the seed in a solution of blue vitriol and water, the same as for wheat. After soaking, dry off the seed with slaked lime or plaster and sow immediately. . How to Catch Rat:- In answer to an inquirer in TheField, London, several correspondents of that paper give their experience as follows; "I set an ordinary steel trap in their run, and covered it over with a clean duster or cloth' and within a few hours I caught every rat on my premises. A clean cloth is necessary every time the trap is set. I found a butter cloth the best decoy," "Tam informed by my son, who was stationed at Ber- muda, that a convict was rewarded for revealing his secret for attracting rats, which was. can- tharides steeped in brandy, (Tr. Lyte ;) but I can not make out the number of drops used."-- " The best way to catch rats with steel trap is to put the guard up and lay the trap down as if set : feed the rats for a few days, always putting the meat on the kettle-board ; they will eat it and get quite familiar to it; then all at once begin and catch them; wait upon the trap, and if they have been well fed, they can be taken nearly as fastas it canbe set. I have taken by this means seventeen in one hour, and at one time I had two--one by the nose, and the other by the forefoot--and I had only one trap in use. The safest way to keep rats out of a pigeon or hen-house is to plate it with zinc. The cureis effectual, and although there are plenty outside, none getin. A hundred weight costs about,30s.: and it covers about 192 square feet. I have had it in use in a cheese warehouse nearly twenty years, and it is as good as the day it was put in. I calculate that it saves twice the orginal cost every year, as I heve had a swarm come, and in one night they ate 47 pounds of cheese at 9d. per pound, (35s..3d. worth,) but none since." ~~ Goop ror Horses.--Mr. Morrison, agent of the Philadelphia Lightening Rod Co. having oc, casion to employ a great number of horses- found Henry's Vermont Liniment superior to any gargling oil he hadever used. It was not originally intended to be used in this way, but was designed for the pains and aches to which human flesh is heir. It cures tooth-ache, head- ache, neuralgia, and the pains and diseases of the bowels. Itis a purely vegetable medicine. and no harm can result from: the use of it, John F. Henry & Oo., Proprietors, 303 St. Paul St. Montreal C. E. ' DivNA YE HEAR THE Srogan?--When the last lingering ray of light seems gone, and some al- most impossible, though Jong wished. for event transpires that brings back both hope and life, it is a circumstance not easily forgotten. Not more joyful was the sound of the slogan to the ears of the Scotch-girl, Jessie at Lueknow than the assurance to a sick and dying man that you hayea medicine that will cure him. Down's Elixir has caused many a heart to feel glad by restoring the sick to health when all other medicines had proved worthless. John F. Henry & Co., Proprietors, 303 St. Paul St, Mon- treal -C, E. . i. Mr. Gippines.--The Hon. Joshua R. Giddings arrived in Montreal on Saturday last and has re- sumed the duties of Cousul General of the United States in Canada, Cononization.--Le Canadien says it is author- ized to state that the Department of Colonization is attached to that of the Public Works, under the supervision of M. Chapais. Mr. McGee will have the control of all matters relating to Immi- gration as well as Agriculture. Export or Fisu.----Large numbers of the Canada pike (the Americans call them pickerel), are being put into barrels here by an enter- prising American for shipment to Albany, where they meet with a ready, and no doubt profitable sale. This particular fish is very, prolific and abundant in Canada, and the intention is to con- tinue their export during the summer. Very large quantities are now being put up at the fish market, chiefly taken at ' Green Bay,' and being in season are yery much superior to what they can be expected to be a few months hence.-- Kingston News. Se aan nnEnEIneinen: seeneneeeRRREEnO It is estimated that 75,000 carriages are in constant circulation in Paris. Mr. Whitworth's 12-pounder gun has sent. a ball 10,300 yds, a very little short of six miles! ' TheOttomanGovernment is to establish a regular postal service throughout! the Turk- ish Fmpire. It is said that the little royal prince, the heir to the Prince of Wales, has but three fingers on one of his hands ! The number of sovereign States which form the German Confederation is at present 34. A woman has just died in an asylum at Rome, aged over 121. She retained her intellectual faculties to the last. Amarried lady in Boston has been one of the largest contractors in this State for furnishing supplies to the army. In Newfoundland there is not a snake, toad, frog, or reptile of any sort; nor any squirrels, porcupines, mink or mice. According to the latest calculations made the number of Jews now amounts to 7,000,- 000, about one halt of whom reside in Europe. _ WALL PAPERS T COST PRICE, to make room for our Spring supply. Bargains will be given to large purchasers. VIVIAN & MADDOCKS. Stratford, 30th March, 1864. WE HAVE JUST ISSUED HOME, DOCTOR Family Herb Book. AN Price 40 cents. No family should be without it. It will teach you. how to treat every disease man is heir to, without the assistance o a medical man; and when to procure and how to gather and preserve the Medicinal Herbs and Plants which grow in your pathway. VIVIAN & MADDOCKS, Booksellers, March 23rd, 1864, N H. DOWNS' VEGETABLE BALSAMIC _ ELIXIR. A Certificate worth a million, ; This old, time- 'tried, standard re- medy still maintains An old Physician's iis popularity. Testimony. When all others have proved ineffici- READ : ent, the Elixir alone Waterbury, Vt., . 'continues to give Noy, 24th, 1864 satisfaction. Use it Although I do not for like the practice of ! Physicians recom- 'COUGHS, mending, indiscrim- inately, the patent | COLDS, medicines of the day; yet after a trial of | * CATARRH, ten years, I am free to admit there is one ASTHMA, medicine before the public that any Phys CROUP, ician can use in his practice, and recom- mend to the public with perfect confi- dence; that medi- cine is the Rey. N, H. Downs' Veget- able Balsamic Elixir. I have used it my- self with the very best success, and now whenever! am troubled with a Cough or Cold, I in- variably use it. I ean cheerfully re- commend it to all who are suffering from a Cough or a Cold, for the Croup, Whooping-Cough, & all diseases tending to Consumption,and to the Profession as a reliable article. Tam satisfied of its excellence beyond a Incipient Consump- tion and all diseases of the Throat, Chest, and Lungs. Thirty-one years ago the Elixir first 'its appearance ; and 'even, in its primitive 'aud imperfect state, produced such extra- ordinary results that it became at once a general favorite, Many have made it what it really is, a 'SN AAOca Family Medicine, for as more than half the diseases to which flesh is heir to, ori- ginates from Colds, so this may be con- sidered a general preuentative of all diseases, by remov- doubt, haying con- ing the primeval versed personally cause. with the Rev, N, H. Downs about it. Adults He informed me of the principal ingre- dients of which the Elixir is composed, all of which are purely Vegetable & perfectly safe. 'J.B, WOODWARD, M. D. Should always keep this Family Physici- an at hand; and by its. timely use. save hundreds of Dollars that would other- wise be swallowed Now Brigade - Sur- up in discharging geon U.S, Army. Doctor's fees. Sold at every Drug and Country Store throughout Canada. Price 25 cts., 50 cts., and $1 per Bottle. JOHN F. HENRY & Co., < Proprietors. 303 St. Paul's St., Montreal, C. E., and Main Street, Waterbury, Vt. et -- © i> <e he ot HENRY'S VERMONT LINIMENT, Read these Certifi- occasions used your . cates. Linfment, Iam hap- -- py to say that I al- MontTrBat, ways found it bene- April 8th, 1860. ficial. I have fre- Messrs. Henry & Co. quently used it for Your Vermont Bowel Complaints, Liniment has cured and have never known it to fail in effecting a cure, I think it the best me-" dicine I ever used for Diarrhoea' summer complaint, and dis- orders of a similar character. I have also found it a never failing specific for colds, and for affec- tions of the head, I always recommend it to my friends, and not not be without it for any consider- ation. : W. Batpwm. (Testimony from me of a Rheumatism which dad settled in my limbs, and. for which blessing you may well suppose I feel grateful. -- T. QUESNEL. South Granby, 0.W. Mr, Heury R. Gray, Chemist, Montreal. Sir,--I am most happy to state that my wife used Hen- ry's Vermont 'Lini- ment, having acci- dentally got a needle run under her nail, The pain was most intense, but by using the Liniment the Hon. Judge Smith.) pain was gone in a Montreat, few minutes. Feb. 15, 1862. Yours very res- spectfully. W.Gisson MonTreAt, Dec..12, 1860. Messrs. Henry & Oo,, Paving on various This popular medicine is no longer an experi ment. Thousands of people who have used it bear witness to its superior excellence -as a Liniment and Pain-Killer. -- Full directions ac- company each bottle. It may be used extern- ally for Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Tooth-ache, Head-ache, Burns, Scalds, Bruises and Swell- ings, Sore Shroat, Lumbago, &c., &c., and may be used internally for Cholicand Colds, Cholera Morbus, Bowel, Complaints, Diarrhea, Wind Cholie, &¢., &e. Much might be said of its remedial properties and magical efiects, but the limited space of this Advertisement will only admit ofa general summary. It is prepared with care: great pains being taken to allot an exact proportion of each of its ingredients, in such a manner that the combin- ation snall be, in every respect, at once more rapid in its operation, and moreveffectual, than than any other stmilar medicine. A single teaspoonful, taken in warm water or otherwise, as the taste may dictate, checks Di- arrhea, Cholic, and all Bowel Complaidts, within a most incredible short spacc of time. Sold in every Drug and Country Store throughout Canada. Price 25 cents per Botile, JOHN F. HENRY & Oo., Proprietors, 303 St. Paul St., Montreal, C. E., and Main Street, Waterbury, Vt. I have used Henry's Vermont Liniment, and have found great relief fromit. SMITH. "LNSIWINIT LNOWUSA S.AUNSH To Advertisers. iiugh Dempsey EGS TO INFORM his off customers and the public generally, that he has still on hand the BERKSHIRE BOARS. One Pure Improved Berkshire,2 years oid, which took the First Prize at the Provinciat Exhibition he{d at London in 1861, First Prizes at Stratford in 1861-62and Second Prize in 1863. One smatt Berkshire 1 year old, took the First Prize at the Tozonto Exhibition in 1862, and First Prizes at Stratford and St. Marys in 1863. One woproved Berkshire 5 months old, which took he First Prize at St. Mary's in 1863. HUGH DEMPSEY, Lot 8, Con. 8, Gore of Downie. Gore of Downie, 20th Oct., 1863 17-6m Money to Loan. TP\HE SUBSCRIBER IS PREPARED TO | Negotiate Loans on Improved Farms pay- able by instalments in from one to ten years, at a reasonable rate of interest. P.R. JARVIS. Stratford, July 30, 1863. 5-tf Valuable Property FOR SALE IN THE TOWN OF STRATFORD, Being Lot No H, situate in the Business Part of the town, On Erie Street, and running to Market Street, known as the JOHN A. SCOTT PROPERTY. Frontage on Erie Street, 78 feet, and 58 feet on Market Street, consisting of Lot H and a part of Lot I. This property will be sold in one lot, or divided into lots of 18, 20 or 26 feet to suit pur chasers. ' The property will be sold by private contract. For Particulars apply to J. G. HARPER, Esq., Manager Commercial Bank, London, GEO. E. SMALL, Eso., Commercial Bank, here Stratrfod, Sept. 22nd, 1863. 3-4f Or to DIVISION COURTS COUNTY OF PERTH Will be held as follows, in 1864: Division No. 1--Court House, Stratford, 30th January, 5th March, 2nd April, 2nd May, and 4th June, at 10 a. m. : Division No 2--Court Room, Mitchell, 29th February, 28th April, and 29th June, at 10 a.m, Division No. 3--Court Room, St. Marys, 27th Feby., 27th April and 28th June, af 10 a.m. Division No. 4--Court Room, Shakespeare, 26th Feby., 26th April, and 27 June, at 10 a. m. Division No. 5--Court Room, Poole,20th Jany, 3rd March and 2nd July at 10 a.m. No. 6--Court' Room, Newry, 20th Jany., at 10 a.m. Court Room, Westmonckton, 1st March, at 10 a.m. Court Room, Newry, 30th June at 10 a, m. Dec. 26th, 1863 [Signed R. BURRITT, Judge. Copied from the original fyled in my office: J. J. E. LINTON Clerk Peace. Clerk of Peace Office, : Stratford Dec. 26th, 1863. 27-td BLACK WOOD'S MAGAZINE And the British Reviews. Prices Cheap as ever to those who pay prompt- ly in advance. 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Those ordering them from Thomas Winter, Stratford, will receive them free of postage. xg- The Third Hdition of the September Number of Blackwood, containing an article by an English Officer who was present at the battle of Gettysburg, is now ready--price 25 cents. Remittances and communications should be ddressed to : LEONARD SCOTT & GCo., Publishers, -- No. 38 Walker Street, New York. We also Publish the FARMER'S GUIDE, By Henry Srupxuys, of Edinburgh, and the late J. P. Norton, of Yale College. 2 vols. Royal Octavo, 1600 pages and numerous engravings. Price $6 for the two vols. By mail $7. L. SCOTT & Oo. New York, Jan. 20th, 1864. 32 The County of Perth Govald 2 OU a Every Wednesday Morning, VIVIAN & MADDOCKS, AT THEIR OFFICE Corner of Ontario and Market Sts., At $2.00 per Annum, or $2.50 at the end of the : year. Parties desiring to advertise must hand in thei Advertisements by 2 o'clock on Tuesday after noon in order to secure insertion, This rule will be strictly adhered to. 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The Largest Circulation of any paper published in the County, | | amount each log will give, and if | there can be any dependence plac- | ed upon such strictly mathematical | accuracy, no one wi moment to abide the results here given, as the method adopted by N the author can result in nothing else generally, throughout the SCRIBNER'S READY RECKONER, FOR SHIP BUILDERS, BOAT BUILDERS, LUMBER MERCHANTS, FARMERS & MECHANICS, Being a correct measurement of Scantling, Boards, Plank, Cubical Contents of Square and Round Timber, Sawlogs, Wood, etc., com- past in a number of Tables; to which are added Tables of Wages y the month, Board.or Rent, by the week or day, railroad distances, Also interest Tables, at seven per cent. BRS SIP 8 a gia) pills ipl NEN eS Bw wT. mM. ScRIBNER, AUTHOR OF " ENGINEER'S AND MECHANIC'S COMPANION," ENGINEER'S. POCKET TABLE BOOK, etc., eto. it possible to add to the recommendations of the above book, more than to give its title page. Every one who is engaged in: buying, selling, measuring or inspectin once appreciate a work of this kind. No ene spared in revising and enlarging this edition, to make it in every re- spect convenient and accurate. The Log Table was computed by __ drawing Diagrams, as shown by the / cut, for each and every log, from 12 to 44 inches in diameter, and the 'width of each board taken, after taking off the waneedge. Thesum Lumber of any kind, will at o pains or expense has been constitutes the hesitate for a Past and mathemat- ; ical accuracy, to the parties interested. Pies i : The best evidence of the usefulness and popularity of this book is the rapid and extensive sale of over 375,000 in @ very short time, while the sale is constantly increasing. book of its size and price eontains more use: In all new and lumber countries the n venient, as it comprises much that is useful for the Farmer, Mechanic, We do not hesitate to say that no or correct tables, book will be found yery con- LICKED, from Agents, Booksellers, and others, to ii be made. Price 25 cents. FIVE COPIES Nant to on. address for ONE DO! paid. The books can be had of: Bookselles GEORGE. W. FISHER, Publisher, 6, Exchange Stree ;