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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1863-02-07

Drive four stakes into the ground where
you wish TO have lthe four corners Of your
building. Let your two front stakes be
eight feet above the ground, and the other
Two three feet shorter. Then board up with
any kind of rough, tight boards. Stretch
three rails across-the building on the top;
on the other stakes, and one in the middle.
one in front, on the stakes, the other behind,
On these lay your boards for a roof. We
have given three feet pitch: you may give
more OIL, less, according to the size of your
building, which viii besufficient for large
family, if you have it eight feet square.
Nest lay a,number of sticks, six-er eight
inches thick, equally scattered on the bot
tom of your building; if the ground is soft,
the sticks must be larger. Lay rails OF
branches of trees over these sticks, only a
few inches apart. This forms your drain
age. Then cover with straw fifteen inches
thick. Your building is now ready to re-
ceiYe the ice.l Take the first formed thick
ice, and see that il is pure, free from snow.
Saw in suitable uniform blocks, the thicker
and pargerlbe, better, SO that you can handle
them. Then fill up, laying as. close as you
can. Fill the chinks with pounded ice.
AS you build up, leave space between the
ice and the wall Of about fifteen inches in
width. Cram this full of otraw as you
proceed with your ice. If you have saw
dust handy, or tan-bark, use that. Fill up
with ice tillwithin fifteen inches of the roof.
THIS GIL out also with straw, which must
be equally and. snugly packed throughout
Leave a small aperture at the top IN front
for ventilation. When you want to use ice,
loosen the end of board or two, enough to
let you in and out, and then clap back the
board. Thus proceed downward till your
ice is out. -.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1863-02-07
Farmers, Ciuhs.


These are getting to be common in the
country-they are getting to be-they are not
common as yet; but it is a hopeful sign that
they are tendingsto that A Farmers Club
is a talk over matters relating to farming-a
talk by those who know, to those who do not
know lice agricultural paper, where the
man, instead of talking with the pen, gives
you his face, and voice, and feeling. The
effect is more impressive when the man him
selfimpresses your These talks are of incalcu-
able value. We all remember (who are in
teresled in agricultural matters) the Farm
ers' Club of New York, where Scion Robin
son, Prof Mapes, and other diguitaries Of the
craft, hold forth to the uninitiated. A vast
deal of instruction has emanated from Ills
Club. The time is coming, we predict. when
a Farmers Club will be established in every
community. Fairs and agricultural shows,
area sort of Farmers Club-but not ofequal
importance to thorough system Of estab-
lished clubs, meeting monthly, or oftener,
as the case demands. Now is good time,
this present winter. to take a hand in this
thing. Getup an interest; that is prelim
mary. Each city, and every large village,
should have a club, and the country contrib
ute to IT,. which it will readily enough
There are Literary Clubs, and always have
been--and clubs of other denominations.
They are an institution. Let the Farmers
Club lead the rest Valley Farmer.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1863-02-07
Brine PoIsonous-A Caution.

/ During past years, we have published
in the Agriculturist occasional reports of
bad effects from feeding to animals salt from
meat barrels. In a recent number of the
Honesdale pa. } Herald, we find an account
of the sudden death Of several Valuable hogs
after eating food mixed with brine from a
beef barrel In this case the evil effects are
attribated''to saltpeer nitrate of potash)
used in curing the beef. Whether it was
the inter, or the salt, there have been a
sufficient number of instances reported, to
render It hazardous to allow any animal to
consume either the saltor the brine, from
any kind of meat.-American AgricuZturiSt.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1863-02-07
The New lFIax Machine.

The dearih of paper has naturally given
a strong impetus to all the branches of enter
prise connected with its manufacture, and al
the same time is calling into greater promi-
nence such lsbor-saving machinery as will
most readily facilitate the production of the
indispensable article. Mallory & Sanford
new brake-an affair which is SO simple in
it's construction thatIthe spectator only won
ders he himself did not invent it long ago
is noticeable for the vast amount of labor il
saves, The OPERATOR boy can work it as
well as man--lays on the machine an arm
full of flax, and in an instant il comes out al
the other end almost entirely free of the
"shooves"-the woody or. pithy matter
and Withou. tow. The fiber remains un-
broken, coming out much softer thans'the
fiber dressedin the oil way 1t is said by
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1863-02-07
Military Changes,

Some of the friends of the Union are in
inclined to dependency, on account of the
recent-changes in the army of the Potomac.
Such may derive little comfort by looking
to the rebel side, and seeing the course the
"Confederacy" has pursued. The rebels
in the East have changed their military lea
ders quite as often as we. First, Beaure-
gard held commando He gayeplaeeto,Jo.
johnson, who was succeeded by Lee This
is equal to Burnside succeeding Mcclellan
and Hooker succeeding Burnside. If we
look to The commanders of divisions in; the
rebel army, we. will find quite as much
mutation as in our own. Stonewall Jack
son, Longstreet, and the Hils-although in
the service-not one Of them held the rank
he now holds, for a considerable period af-
ter the war began.
The Confederates have pursued the poll
cy Of changing commanders at any time
when the good Of the service was likely to
be promoted thereby. They have been no
way scrupulous about hurting the feelings
OF officers, when a victory was to be attain
ed. Had we followed their example little
more closely in this respect, it might have
been better Tor US. 1t is certainly to be re-
GREETED that the necessity has at any time
existed for a change of leaders, but when
the necessity has come, it should have been
yielded to with cheerful acquiescence. Of
General Burnside, we have ever possessed
a favorable opinion. He, seems. however,
to have lacked confidence in himself as the
commander of large army, and confidence
in military commander is indispensable
In the selection Of lighting Jo Hooker, .
we are inclined to think the right man in
the right place has at last been found.-No
! De1nncrnk
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1863-02-07

those who use his brake that it will break
twenty to twenty-five hundred weight of
straw in ten hours, while the saving of the
fiber is from six to ten pounds on every
hundred of straw. The machine, which is
very highly praised by landowners who
have tried sVosseses pha additional ad1
fantage ofperfect security to life and limb:
There is nothing in its operation. to endan-
ger the operator, who cannot hurt himself
unless he tries very hard to do SO.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1863-02-07
The GAaparia S9el0a
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY n, 1868.
FARMERS DEPARTMENT. DEPART Y :,
Facts about Sheep.


Sheep were created at about the same
time with man, and for his express use
to lead him from barbarism and war to peace
and industry. sd ,I1TCvZflg FBor
On the rolling praries of the Orient,
sheep formed the principal wealth of the
Hebrew patriarchs.
The fleece clearing flocks did not emigrate
from Southwestern Europe and cross the
Rhine until the fall Of. the Roman EpPirsI
The Keeping of sheep is one Of the prim-
tive and most common of human occupa-
tions., -y..- -.-. -,- --
The most important breed Of sheep, as
regards the texture of the wool, is the Me-
rino-patrarchal in origin, and the stock OF
all the fne.wooled sheep, In the Pyre-
nees, four shepherds and six large dogs are
found sufficient for two thousand sheep.
In Spain the average fleece Is four to five
pounds. I.-.t-
The number of sheep in the British Isl
ands from 1880 to 1860 has vailed from
thirty to fifty five millions.
The Spanish Merino was brought TO this
country in 1909 by David Humphreys,
Minister to the Court of Madrid; the French
Merino by ur. Taintor, of Hartford, in
I846. .-.h '..-. A>" A' - 49,,
In this country the male Merinos yield
ten to sixteen pounds of washed wool; the
females four to eight. The best breeds are
considered to be the Vermont Brewer and
Atwood focks, d stt ~ y
The Northern States raise the best Sheep
for mutton, the Middle and Southern for
wool. Sheep will thrive where most other
animals would starve. ..r,- s.. -.
In 1910 there were about 10, $50. 600
sheep in the United States; 81 $50, 600 in
1866, and 25,O0O,OoO in 1860, or less than
halfof the number in Great Britain. We
raise only one third of the wool used in this
country, and thus lose thirty millions of
dollars annually, which would be saved if
our farmers kept full supply of sheep.
New York cityeats fifteen thousand sheep
a week ...-.,
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n. S. g. T.. FILLMORE
LAWRENCE, KANSAS.

LAWREN CE, KANSAS.
7 AWRENCE is q live town, and II. S. al.
II FILLMORE keep large assortment of DRY
GOODS..5 h. -.5. fa.# ri r a. g..
T AWRENCE is the point to trade at, and the
IL DryGoods House is 81
$50 H. S. & L. FILLMORE. r.
7 AWRENCE means to do the trade of South
~ ern Kansas, and the first to solicit that trade
are ,a ..a.- rsa H. S. d L. FILLMORE.
7 AWRENCE is the point to buy Dry Goods at,
II and H. S. d L. FILLMORE mean to sell
them. ytsr-.f ..a
7 AWRENCE can sell Dry Goods as cheap as
IL any river town, and H. s. & L, FILLMORE
mean to do it. -.
II S. & L. FILLMORE buy Goods, not
i. withstanding the War, and thcy mean to
sell Goods so it will be to every mans advantage
to call and purchase. s5l.-
II S. d L. FILLMORE are up with the
H. times, and mean to sell Dry Goods to ev
cry man, woman and child who looks to his or
her own interest, and calls to buy them. p s-a
IT'S. & L. FILLMORE invite all coming to
H. Lawrence, to call and see their large stock
of staple Dry Goods. ~ 81
II S. & L. FILLMORE sell only for CASH
H. and hence can and do sell cheaper than
others WHO trust.
S. d L. FILLMORE keep all kinds of
II. Dry Goods, Ladies' and Children's Shoes,
Carpets, Millinery Goods, Bonnets and Notions.
T So L. FILLMORE have Just received
HI. new stock of all kinds of Dry Goods,
from New York, so that it puts the capacity OF
their large store to the test 10 hold them. Hence
they say, Pile in your money and they will pile
out the Goods suddenly. - b. g.. 800.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1863-02-07

HENP,- Mr., Farnsworth raised, last sea
son, field of twenty acres of hemp, two
miles below Topeka, in the Kaw bottom.
The experiment has been an entire success.
He thinks he shall realize clear profit of
thirty-fve dollars TO the acre.-Topeka
Rccn,.l
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COME AND SEE
..f ..- H. S. & L. FILLMORE.
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A BAD STATE OF AFFk1Rs. We find in a
London newspaper the following account of
life in that great city: -.-s -r-
Between ire and thieves, a Londoner has
at present, it must be confessed ;hbut dis
lprbed and uneasy SAUNDERS. AS he walks
home of an evening he trembIes at the
Shadow of the gas lamps, and as he faces
round to meet the foe, a lurid glare in the
sky tells him that somewhere or other in
the huge metropolis there are hnman beings
struggling in the wild terror and agony of a
sudden confederation. Breakfast next mora
ing brings him the daily papers, in which
be reads of half dozen garrote robberies
overnight, and of like number of fires, in
which homes and workshops have persisted
or been desolated. - 80
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A CLEVER CHAP.-A gentleman from the
country, stopping at one OF the hotels in
entered into conversation with
one of the boarders, asking questions about
the fare, etc. After few minutes CONVEX
sation, the bOarder drew his cigar case,
saying
i "Will you take cigar, sir?''
"Wel, don't mind if do" was the
reply .s
The cigar was passed to himi also the one
which our boarder was smoking; for the
purpose of giving him light. He CAREFUL
ly placed the cigar first handed him in his
pocket, and took his knife and cut off that
eud of the lighted one which had been in
the mouth of his friend, and commenced smo-
king. saying ....
alt amt often a man from the country
runs sfoul,ofas clever a fellow in the city
as you are.,,rrEF HruTr IItE-Ea.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1863-04-14
Legal.


Circuit Court in and for the County OF Grant Wiscon
sin Ia Vacation MAY 17ih, 1861. Alonso Pelton,
administrator of the estate of Myron futile, DEC o.
Plaintiff against Elisha M. Lewis, Defendant The
State of Wisconsin to the defendant here named;
You are hereby summoned and required to answer
the complaint in this action which will be filed IN the
office of the CLERK Of the Circuit Court of Grant county
at Lancaster in said Grant county, and to serve copy
of your answer to the said complaint the subscribers
at their Office in the village of Lancaster, within TWEEN
tvdays after the service hereof exclusive 81 the DAY
such service; and If you fell to answer the said COM
naint within the time aforesaid, the plaintiffs IN me
action will take judgment against you for the sum Of
one hundred aud thTtyhve dollars and interest tnere
on at the rate of per cent per annum from date
hereof besides costs. BARBER a LOWRY,
Dated Lancaster, May H. 1861 Plh's Attorneys
n B-The complantin the above entitled action was
ded in the Office OF the Clerk Of said court at Lancas
ter in said county the 7th day of March, d. 1868
40-w6
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1863-04-14
ESTATE OF 4. GARY WILLIAMS.

8 ate Of Wisconsin, County ofGrant-ss. Grant Coun-
~ Cont In Probate. March Term, 1868. Present,
VIM. McGonigal, Judge. In the matter OF the estate
of e. Gary Williams, deceased.
On reading and fling the petition of Ellen Elliott,
formerly Ellen Williams) representing to sac court
that she administrative OF the estate OF sand ae
ceased duly appointed by this court and tnat on the
5tb dav Of March 1863 she intermarried with Thomas
W. Elliott Of said county, thereby terminating her adj
ministaton and that the estate of said deceased has
not been fully administered and praying lnat hsf
present husband Thomas w. Elliott be by this court
appointed Administrator de 6oais non OF the estate OF
said deceased. .
Thereupon it il ordered that the matter OF said pet
ton be heard before the Judge of this court at the
Lancaster in said county, the first
Monday of May, A. D., 1863, at one o'clock IN the
afternoon of said day. Ordered further, that notice
thereof be given to all persons interested in said estate
by publishing this order for three 90 weeks successful
~ prior to said day Of hearing in the Grant County
Herald a weekly newspaper published at Lancaster in
said county, Dated Aprii 9th 1868. 43w3
WIN. MCGONIGAL, 90. Judge.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1863-04-14

How TO Write TO THE SoLD1ERs.--
Direct your letter plainly. putting on it the
name of the soldier in full, of his captain
also in full, the letter of his company, the
name and number OF his regiment, as well
as the locality of his regiment. A man
is known by his company and there is no
certainty Of its reaching its destination
without the letter of the company being
placed on it.
Direct your letter not only to the general
hospital ofany place, but also to the branch
hospital, where the patient may be.
Write frequently letters from home ev-
cry few lays are better thar medicine.
They not only afford sympathy and hope,
but they call off atten ton from loneliness
and sickness.
Write cheerfully; don't write of your
troubles and annoyances, and all the un.
pleasant things of the neighborhood.
Write to cheer the soldier amid his trials,
shffsrings and isolations.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1863-04-14

Snow FLAx.-Eyery farmer should SOW
a few acres Of ground with hax-seed.
Cotton is becoming 50 scarce that some ar
ticle must be substituted for It. Our fathers
and mothers formerly slept betwe ] 9
sheets used linen towels and table cloths land
we must do the same. Besides an immense
quantity Of bagging, ropes, &c. viii also be
wanted. An acre of good land viii yield
about ten bushels Of seed, and half to two
tons Of straw. The farmer is now selling
at So % per bushel, and we understand
that it is in contemplation to erect mlchin-
cry in our State that will make market
Eof the straw. The farmers threw away
great quantities Of straw the past season,
thus m kineh great vase The land should
be prepared the same as for oats, and the
seed should be sown about the first Of April.
49, his. Farmer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1863-04-14
ESTATE Or SAMUEL STEPHENS.

State of Wisconsin, Grant Count, SIS. Grant County
Court. In Probate. April 7, I'm, 1868. Present.
VIM McGoniga Judge. In the latter of the estats
of Samuel Stephens deceased.
On this day came Thomas Stephens and Elisha
Sprague executors of the last viii and testament q
saa and 6ed in this court their admins ira
ton aeeonnt for final settlg ment Of said estate
Thereupon il Is ordered that HE matter of said account
be examined before the Judge of this court at the
court house in Lancaster in said county the first
Monday Of May, A. D. 1868, at one o'clock in the af
ernoon said dav Ordered further that notice there
Of be given all persons inter ested therein by pub
fishing this order for three weeks successfully prior to
said day ofhearng in the rant County Herald, week
ly newspaper published at Lancaster il said county
Dated April 9th, 1868 VIZ. McGONlGAl,
43w3 County judge
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SHERIFF. SALE-WARRICK, 81 al.

State of Wisconsin, county fGrant, ssCircuit c. urt
of Grant county. Wisconsin Judgment of foreclos-
ure and order Of sale. Thomas Mcdonald, Plaintiff
against William Warwick, Nancy A. Warwick, his
wife and Joseph T. Mills, Defendants.
BY virtue of judgment Of foreclosure and order Of
sale. rendered ana made in the above named court Ia
the above entitled canse, bearing date the 9th day
of March, 4. ID. 1868, and by direction Of the Plaintiffs
Attorneys viii offer for sale and will sell at public auc
ton to the highest bidder for ia hand the out
door Of the house. in the village OF Lancaster
Grant County, Wisconsin, on the 18th day of June
a. D. 1863 at the hour OF 10 o'clock in the forenoon OF
saia day. all OF the following described real estate
wit: The south half of the southwest quarter Of
ton No. twenty three (23) aud the nortea quar-
ter of the north west quarter Of section No. twenty
six (26)-ali in township No. five (5l, north of Range
Eve 5, west saving and excepting therefrom the par
eel of land out OF the southeast quarter of south
quarter Of said section twenty lying the south
of said quarter quarter section thence rum
ming diagonalIy through the to the north west
of the quarter quarter section to-wit: the
land conveyed by James Buchanan to James Vesper
BY deed dated 10th September, Is54alI said lands
situated lying and beng in Grant County, Wisconsin
Said sale viii be made to satisfy the Judgment IN this
action amounting TO the of four hundred and for
freight and 14I00ths dollars (44SI4) damages and
thrty and 65100ths dollars 39 65l COSTS toreth
with interest and costs accruing.-Dated Sheri1ss
Office, Lancaster, March oath, 1868. dina
BARBFs & Lowry, n. GOODENOUGH.
P.lntiTs Attya Sheriff, O.. c., wis.
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Legal.
ESTATE OF VAN VLECK.

County Court OF Grant County Wisconsin. In-Pro-
bate. March Term 1862 Present, VIM McGonigai,
Judge In the matter Of the estate oil Henry van
Week. deceased - .,,..,
On read ing and fling the petition Of Matthew van
Week and Lawrence Van Week Administrators OF the
estate of SAID deceased PRAYING for license TO sell tns
debts due from said deceased and the charges OF Ad
tsinistTation.
Thereupon it Is ordered that all persons interested
In sid estate sppear before the Judge Of this court at
the Court-house In Lancaster in said county, on Mon
ay tAe 18th day of May A. D. 1868, at one O'Clock ~
shall be- ahg Hcense should not be granted said adj
mnsfgators accordngt to the prayer OF said petition
Audit is further ordsre that notice thereof DC gwen
10 Ar persons interested in said estate, by publishing
ecny Of this order for four Gay weeks successfully prior
to said day of hearing, in the Grant County Herald
weekly newspaper printed and published at Lancaster,
ia said county, and also by serving copy OF this Or
der on the widow of said deceased for at least iour
S9,h 1919 WV. McGONlGAL,
iaw4 County Judge.