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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-07-19
BeeS.


No more profitable investment of a few
dollars of money can be made than in the
purchase of bees, by any person having
suitable grounds for keeping them. They
require no outlay at the hands of their
owner to feed them, but only little atten-
ton occasionally, to see that they are pro-
tected properly from moths, which can be
bestowed upon them at times when not 9TH
erwise employed. Early in the morning is
the best time to attend to them; if the hives
are properly constructed and set on the
benches, they need but little of this.
Assuming that the current value of a
good Thrifty stock of bees Is FIVE dollars,
exclusive of the cost of the hive, which may
be worth from fifty cents to two dollars
more-the palmer the better; we can have
at that rate twenty stocks fol, 500. If we
add to that sum $25 more for hives, which
would be $I.25 each, we would have TWEEN
ty swarms of bees, at a cost of $125. We
will assume that these twenty stocks will
yield every year one new swarm each; some
seasons they will yield two, but we will say
one each. In addition to this, each stock
will yield. from go to 80 pounds of surplus
honey, which may be taken from them with
out endangering their lives. Fix the aver
age yield of honey at 25 pounds to the hive,
and we have, at 90 cents per pound, SIS for
each one. We are sure that these calcula-
tons are not too high, but that they are
rather below the yields of many stocks of
bees in the hands of moderately careful,
successful bee raisers. Take them, then,
ami foot up the results, and you have for
1895 laid out, 5000 per year clear profits.
Clinton o. Republican.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-07-19

prevented by soaking the seed wheat in a
solution of salt, or in solution of nitre, OF
in a solution of blue vitriol-each of which
is undoubtedly good. The ''spores" of the
snut--or more properly s'bunt'-adhere to
the seed wheat. and, if not destroyed, prop
agate rapidly under favorable circumstances,
and are in some way carried into the cir
culation of the wheat, and injure the crop.
"Pickling" the seed thus, destroys these
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-07-19
A Grain R;uder.

A apparatus attached to reaping ma
chine for binding grain, exhibited at the late
State Show In Iowa, is thus descibed In the
Rural NesO-. Yorker:
There was one machine which attracted
considerable attention, and from all that we
could gather of farmers present who b ad
used it, merited all that it received. We re-
fer to simple, yet nondeseript machine,
called Burson's Grain Binder. This binder
is attached to a reaper, and enables one man
to bind the grain as fast as it is delivered to
him by the raker, without leavig the plat
form at all. It will be at once apparent that
this is not only great saving of grain but
a great saving of labor. The material of
which the band is made is of small anneal-
ed wire, which costs but trife-ffteen or
twenty cents worth being sufficient to
bind an acre of grain. The sheaves are
bound of any size from diameter of a
quarter of an inch to one of fourteen in
ches. It is not difficult to operate this ma
chine, and an important advantage which is
secured by its use is best expressed by the
language of farmer who had used one, and
said to the writer: ''We have got these hir-
ed men with their high wages, in harvest
time, in a tight place, sir. They can't die
tate terms TO US any longer, and compel us
to surrender at discretion. Neither are we
compelled to make slaves of our families in
order to feed half score of hungry men.
We can do our harvesting with the help we
ordinarily use on the farm, and without
waste, too That is about as concise state
ment of its advantages as man could make.
It has now been used two seasons, and all
experiments have been made with view to
its perfection. and all suggested improve
ments are at once adopted, If we'll establish
ed. We expect it, or some binder, will be-
come as essential to the Western farmer as
the reaper now is.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-07-19

BUDDING THE GRAPE.-I have a matter of
interest to many of your numerous subscri-
bers, and perhaps to yourselves. Listen.
and I will tell my story. Last fall (1861)
was pruning my grape vine little, 6n-
ished, and stood thinking about vines. The
thought of incubation came up. obtain
ed branch Of Diana. and put two buds
carefully into vigorous Isabella. One OF
them is now growing nicely, about six in
ches in length. some grape growers laugh
ed at me last fall. But they give ii up now.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-07-19

SKrMM1NG MILK.-S. L. Wattles writes to
the Country Gentleman: :" Our women have
8 way of taking off the cream without the
use of the skinner. They use knife only,
They run the knife around the milk in the
pan. Then they set the bottom of the
milkpan at the rim of the cream.pa then
with the left hand elevate one side of the
milk-pan SO that the cream with the help of
the knife in the right hand viii run off into
the cream pan. After little practice it is
done very quickly and saves both time aud
cream I" =
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-07-19

EXPORT OF BREADsTuFFs.-It is printed.
that during the first week of last month, the
enormous amount of one million four hun
dred and thirteen thousand tour hundred
and eighty four bushels of grain, aud thirty
FIVE thousand four hundred and thirty two
barrels of -four, were shipped from New
York, the most of it going to Great Britain.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-07-19

Among the late arrests in Richmond is
that of sergeant of the 7th Alabama reg
iment, but whose offence consists of re-
marking, after reading a Richmond paper
describing the battle of Fair Oaks, wherein
the loss of the rebels was given at twelve
hundred-"BY Cd! I have seen buried
more than that
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weight Olive stock.

The following rule for determining the
weight Of live stock, without regard to offal,
has long been used in England, and is con-
sidered by men of experience, quite relia-
BILE: Take string, put it around the breast,
standing square just behind the shoulder
blade; measure on a footrule the feet and
inches the animal is in circumference: this
is called the girth. Then with the string
measure from the bone Of the tail which
plumbs the line with the hind part of the
bullock; direct the line along the back to
the forepart of the shoulder blade; take the
dimensions on the foot-rule as before, which
is the length, and work the figures in the
following manner: girth #. in, length
#. 3 in, multiplied makes 33 superficial
feet. Now the number of pounds allowed
to each superficial foot of cattle measuring
less than seven feet and more than five
feet girth, is %, which multiplied into 80
square feet above makes 33x23, equals 759
pounds. Where the animal is less than nine
and more than seven feet in girth, 81 is the
number of pounds to each superficial foot.
Again. suppose pig, or any small beast,
measures two feet in girth and two feet
along the back, which multiplied together
make four square feet; while multiplied by
number of pounds allowed for each
square foot of animals measuring less than
sthrAe feet in girth-make A pounds.
Again, suppose calf, or sheep. ETC., to
be four feet six inches in girth and three
feet nine inches in length, which multi
piled together make sixteen and half square
feet; which multiplied by 16-the number
of pounds allowed for each square foot of
cattle measuring less than FIVE and more
than three feet in girth-makes 964 pounds.
It is necessary to remember that deduction
of II pounds out of $50 must be made for
half fattened beast, Ii pounds for a cow
that has had calves, and another pound for
not being properly fat. The practical util-
ity of such a rule to those who are not ex-
perienced, is our warrant for its re-publica-
tion.-Journal Of agriculture.
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1862-11-04
The Rebels in Maryland.

After the rebels took possession of Ha-
gerstown, the following conversation took
place between a rebel officer and a citi
zen:
MAY l ask, sir. what you came here
for ?"
"Came here forl Why, sir, we are
your friends. We are S0utherners. We
came here to deliver you! To deliver you
sir!'
"Deliver your grandmother What in
the 6-l put that in your head {? Why,
we have all the deliyerance we want,
STRIP
why, sir, this is very strange. We
were invited TO Maryland. We received
bushels of letters warmly inviting US to
come over into Maryland. / believe that
we received not less than thousand let
ters from Frederick alone. These letters
asserted and promised that we would be
welcomed by your whole population, and
that thousands would rush into our ranks.
Now we find that our friends are in the
minority, and even turn their backs upon
us. The Union people are more hospi-
table and kind towards us than the Sc
cesh"
"Well, sir. you have been deceived. If
we had the power, we would hustle you
out of old Maryland in double-quick time
Pardon me, sir, but We dread those raga-
mullins Of yours. You are gentleman,
but your soldiers have look that scares
our people. We cannot submit to be over
run by these fellows"
But we offer to pay for all we get, don't
wei"
Eyes; but in what sort of money p
You force upon our poor sbopkeepers liz
return for their wares your worthless
scrip"
Worthless scrip, sir J Worthless scrip
You are getting boil, sir. We will make
that money as good as any on earth"
How"
"How? Why. by getting few more
victories over you id Yankees"
"YOur victories are at end, sir, and you
know it and feel it. Your dirty horde
has already got its back to the north
star, and by heaven they'll keep it there
until you sue for peace, or tumble in the
Gulf"
"Indeed"
"Yes-"
"You don't say"
81 do"
(Tumult in the street, cries of ''The Van.
KEGS % 1.-THE Yankees % Hasty words
are whispered in the officers ear by bis
superior.)
We'll sooI be back again sir; then,
look out !"
"All right, sir. Wen look out for
you"
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1862-11-04
Free Dfscussian.

Daniel Webster. while in Congress and
at period when free discussion ofthe acts
OF the Administration was sought 10 b.
restrained, offered the following 10 defense
OF the freedom Of. speech
important a. deem it to discuss. on all
proper occasions. the policy Of the measures
at present pursued, il is still more impor-
tant to maintain the right Of such discuss
Ion IN Its full and just extent Sentiments
lately sprung up. aud DOW growing popu-
lar, rendor It necessary 10 be explici, on
fhls point. Ii ia the ancient and cou.titu.
nonai right Of this people to canvass pub
Inc measures and the merits of public men.
IL Is home bred right. ireside privilege.
IL has been enjoyed in every house. cots
iage. and cabin in the nation. Its not 20
be drawn into the controversy. Ii is 10 be
understood as the right Of breathing the
air and walking the earth. Belonging to-
private life as right, il belongs to pebKo
lie IS duty. and 10 is the last duty Of
those whose representative I am shall Cad
me to abandon. This high constitutional
privilege i shall defend and exercise with.
IN this house and in all places in time %
war, in time Of peace and at all t;nee.-
Living, will assert il; dying. will az.
sert u and should leave 10 other ,egaex
to my children, by the blessing Of God 1
will leave them the inherilance of free
principles and the example Of N anly, indie
pendent, and constitutional defeps Of
them.
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1862-11-04
The B0quet.

10 earlier times there lived in our bean.
tiful valley an honest but rather ienoran,
old farmer yclept Uncle Dave, who had
been raised and educated in the far OF
State Of Pike, and was famous only for
his uncouth manners and bis utter con.
tempt for billed shirts and their unfortu.
nate occupants.
Uncle Dave was blessed with two bounc.
ing, blooming girls-st a time, too. when
they were almost the Unly girls in on,
whole country.
Various were the mode. adopted by love-
lorn SWANS to win the affections Of those
lovely damsels. and at the same time 10
ingratiste themselves into the confidence
OF their more difficult 'parienI-'
Among the aspirants was our Young
friend =, courteous and gentlen anly
youth who faneied he had won suffcieptly
upon the esteem of Uncle Dave to warrant
some slight attentions to his daughter.
Sarah.
Accordingly, one fine morning he gather
ed boquet Of beautiful wild flowers that
so luxuriantly abound in our lovely valley.
and arranged them 10 his usual excellent
taste, FASTENED 'on wings Of love- to the
cottage of his inamorata. =,
vi bis reception here we may not conf
IDENTIFY speak, be being remarkably reten-
tive upCnthis subject,
A short time afterward, however, Uncls
Dave astonisheda mutual friend by the
following inquiry:
Il say. Jack what kind ola fellow il
that. Bill E? Durn fool, aims hep
'Oh no. was the reply. What makes
you think so, Uncle Daye?' -
why, dye think 'Tother day be fotch-
ed big bunch Of these ERE wild flowers
and handed 'em to my gal Sally. as perlits
as French danciDgmaster, aud called ,eu
q bo-kay! Bo-thunder If we wanted the
the durn things couldn't I'VE 20 and gin
a whole cart load on 'en? p
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1862-11-04
A Judicial Joke.

Judge Roosevelt was trying a TEDIOUS
lawsuit concerning patent medicines one
day, in which Mr.. Dyett of New York
appeared as counsel. The judge remark
ed
Justice-"Mr. Dyett, wish you would
favor the court by prostponing the motion,
until some other justice is sitting at Cham
bers-I am tired of being dosed with
pills."
Dyett if your honor pleases,
l would do anything in the world to oblige
the court, bot nv duty to my clients in
this instance forbids that should longer
delay this motion. the most important
that has been made in the case, and which,
if prostponed, would greatly distress my eli
eDts."
Justice-"Mr. Dyett. If your clients are
in great distress. would advise them, in
the first place, to take some of the pills
and If that does not bring relief, then
would advise them to change their Dyett."
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1862-11-04
Mystery of the Human Hand.

Issuing from the wrist is that wonderful
organ, the human hand. "In a French
book, says Sir Charles Bell, intended to
teach young people philosophy, the pupil
asks why the fingers are not of equal
length. The master makes the scholar
grasp ball Of ivory, to show him that the
points of the fingers are then equal. II
would have been better had he closed the
fingers upon the palm and then have asked
whether or not they correspond. This
difference in the length of the fingers
serves thousand purposes, as in
holding a rod, switch. q sword, ham,
mer, pen. pencil. or eograviny tool, in all
which secure hold and freedom of action
are admirably combined" On the length.
strength. and perfectly free movements of
the thumbs depends moreover the power of
the human hand. To the thumb, indeed.
has been given the special name Polfex:
from Latan verb. meaning to be stIe.
strong, mighty, because of its strength-a
strength that is necessary 10 the power of
the hand. being equal 20 that of all the
fingers. Without the fieshy ball Of the
-shumb. che power OF the fingers would be
Of NO avail, and accordingly the large bali
formed by the muscles of the thumb is the
special mark Of the human hand, and par
ticularly that Of clever workman. The
loss OF the thumb almost amounts 10 the
loss Of the hand.
COuscripts, unwilling to serve the army
OF France have been known to disable
themselves effectually by cutting of the
thumb of the right hand. The loss of both
thumbs would reduce q man to a miserable
dependence. Nor should we overlook an.
other peculiarly were the tips of the I'm.
gers and the thumbs bony instead Of being
covered with flesh, many things we readily
do would be absolutely impossible. We
now can take up what is small, soft, and
round, as millet seed, or even a particle
of human hair, so exquisitely prehensible
are the human fingers. The nails are often
of special service perhaps always in works
of art which require nicely of execution
Their substance is just what lie needed;
they are easily kept at the precise length
which answers every purpose, Had they
been placed on the tips of the fingers there
would have been loss OF power, but cir
position ensures their highest efficiency.
An interchange of power for velocity
which takes place in the arm adapts the
hand and fingers to thousand arts reouir-
ing quick or lively motions. In sitting NJ
the type of this page, there have been
movements on the part Of the compositor
ofsurprising rapidity to any ordinary OBJ
server, and the execution of performers on
the pianoforte, as well as on many wind
instruments, is often astonishing; and to
the nimble compliance of the fingers to
accomplish the purposes Of the prestidigi-
tator are to be chiefly attributed those
wonderful feats of jugglery which succeed
IN eiudiag the most penetrating glance in
the rapidly of their execution.
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1862-11-04
Lafayette's Final Leave

The 9Th Of SEPTEMBER, 1926. was the an
pointed day for Lafayette 10 take FINAL leave
Of the United States. About twelve o'clock
the othcers Of the General Government. civ.
IL. military and naval, with Georgetown.
with many citizens aud Strangers, Assem-.
bled at the Presidents house. Lafayette
entered the great hall in silence. but with
evident emotion, leaning on the Mar.
shall OF the District and one Of the sons ~
the. President. Adams with much dirnitv
and grace, mingled with more than bis 40
customed feeling, addressed him 10 a s,vI.
and manner suited 20 the occasion and tbs
man. At the conclusion Of il the venera-
be marquis delivered short but nost elo.
quent address, clothed 10 language of great
beauty, foil Of the nobiest sentiment and
the warmest devotion to the interest, of The
United States. "God bless VOC, OH. % said
the old general, "and ell who surround ma.
God bless the American people; cash az
their States, and the Federal Government
Accept this patriotic farewell Of an oyer-
flowing heart. Such will be its La shroh
when i ceases 70 beat Asfhs hst ssu,.
tence fell from bis quivering lips be sd.
vancec and took President Adams in biz.
arms, 90 tears flowed down bis furroved
cheeks. An immense procession followed
him TO the Potomac, where the steamboat
Mount Vernon awaited to carry him down
the river to the frigate Brandywius.
As the boat came opposite Mount Vernon,
it paused in its progress. Lafayette arose
silent and absorbed 10 mighty recollectiops
which the scene inspired-for be eazed for
the lsst time upon the blue hills Of yirsiu.
10, where the ashes Of the Father ofhis
Country" reposed. He spoke not bus
turned away to drop smother tear 10 the
memory Of the loved companion of his
youth, and bis cherished friend amids,
bis many trials and tolls. Nor v.s the
sacred silence broken until the boat NOV
ed OF amidst she strains Of sweat and
plaintive music, mingling its notes with
the gentle murmurs Of the Potomac as 10
rolls lie endless reqoiem to the memory
Of Washington. v
The day had been wet and stormy. but
as the boat which bore the party down
the river approached the frigate, and tho,
last parting scene was taking place, %,
clouds began to roll away, q bright and
genial sun shone forth, rejecting from
the departing clouds O magnificent arch
which SPAWNED the river from shore 70
shore. the Brandywine. which was % con.
vey the venerable chief back b. his ma
tive home, standing Immediately beneath
the centre. Bright and suspicious omen,
that Heaven smiled on the deeds of tho
virtuous and the good.
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1862-11-04
The Abolition Service.
TO ABRAHAM LANDAMUS.

We praise thee, oh Abe. We ackuowl-
edge thee to be sound on the goose.
All Yankee land doth worship thee,
everlasting old joker.
To thee all the ofhce-seekers cry aloud !;
-Flunkeydom and ell the persons there
in.
To thee Stanton and Welles continually
do cry, "bulIy-bully-bully boy with o
glass eye"
Washington and Illinois are full of the
majesty of thy glory.
The glorious company Of political gen
erals praise thee.
The goOdly fellowship of pOstmasters do
praise thee.
The noble army of contractors praise
thee.
The holy republican institut ton through
out Columbia doth acknowledge thee.
The father ofinfnite proclamations, thine
admirable, true. and only policy.
Also Brevet Lieut.. Gen. Winfield Scott,
the comforter.
Thou art the king of rail-spltters, oh !
Abe.
Thou art the everlasting son of the late
Mr.. Lincoln.
When thou tookest upon thee to run for
the Presidency and deliver the Union, thou
didst humble myself to! stand upon the
Chicago Platform.
When thou didst overcome the sharpness
of election, thou didst open the White
House Kitchen to all believers.
Thou sitest at the right hand Of "Uncle
Sam" in the glory of the Capital.
We believe that thou shalt not come to
be reelected nevertheless, we pray thee,
help thy servants, whom thou has kept
from JEFF Davis" and Foreign Interven-
tion," Make rs to be remembered with thy
fasorites in Office everlasting.
Oh, Abe, save thy people. and bless thy
parasites; govern them and increase their
salaries forever day by day we quaf to
thee.
And we exalt thy name ever in the dali
ly papers. Vouchsafe, oh, Abe. to keep
us this day without change of Generals.
Oh, Abe, have mercy on the Army of the
Potomac.
Oh, Abe. let thy ..msrcy be upop us, ss
our trust is nat in Stanton.
Oh. Abe. for thee have voted let me
never be drafted.
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1862-11-04

There is plant in the island of Suma-
ira, the circumference of whose full exp pam
ded flower is nine feet; its nectarium is
calculated to hold nine pints; the pistils
are as large as cows horns, end the whole
weight Of the blossam is computed to be
fifteen pounds.
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1862-11-04
""eSe ouCe oegun,
Bequeathed by bleeding sire to son,
Though baffied oft, il ever wonD

1t is q common potion with many ueo-
pie that the morning air lie the pures,. most
healthful and bracioe; but the couutrary is
.he fact. The air is more full OF dampuess.
log, aud miasm at about sunrise which the
heat of the sun gradually dissipates. Be-
fore engaging IN anything like work or ex.
ercise outdoors it is conductive TO health
take cup Of warm coffee and milk, If
breakfast cannot be prepared beforehand.
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1862-11-04

Ministers make poor jockeys. 1t is re-
lated Of old Doctor Bunst that be had a
horse which be wished very much 70 sell.
and when exhibiting it to an expected pur.
chaser. mounted and rode the horse gal.
laot'y, but did not succeed in hiding his
defect.
MY good DOCTOR" said the trader.
when you wantto take me 10, Jon should
noun. pulpit, not horse.D
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1862-11-04

Too TRuE--A miss remarked, when
other girls were making fun Of her short.
skirts and pants, and affected TO be much
shocked at the exhibition thereof at Q par
ty: ~,
IF you would only pull up your dresses
about your necks. wbere they ought 10 be-,
they'd be as short as minep
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1862-11-04

An AntbeniaD who was lame in one
foot, having Joined the army, was laughed
at by the soldiers on account Of his lame
ness. 81 am here to fight" said the her
mot to run"
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1862-11-04

FLowERs.-If you don't love flowers
yourself, do not quarrel with those who do.
Ii Is defect in your nature which YOU
ought to be sorry for, rather than abuse
those who are more gifted. or what Dos.
sibie use is the rainbow, We would like to
know! snd yet wiser one than you did
not think the earth was complete without