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To PIoKLE Mar IN ONE DAY.-Get a tub
nearly full of rain or river water, and put
two pieces Of thin wood across it, aud set the
beef on them, distant about an inch from the
water. Heap as much salt as will stand on
your beef and let it remain twenty -four hours
then take the meat Of aud boil it, and you
will 6nd it as salt as il il had been in pick lie
for six weeks, the water having drawn the
salt completely through the beef.-The For.
ssters Monthly Journal.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-01-03

Warts oS lloRsn.--A safe and eilieacious
remedy, it is said by those who have tried it.
is a salye made Of two drachms Of crude sal
ammoniae. one ounce Of powdered sayin leaves
aud one ounce Of lard. Castor oil, it is said,
applied to the warts daily will cause them to
disappear speedily.
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Professor" said student in pursuit
Of knowledge concerning the habits of ani-
mails, "why does a cat, while eating turn
her head first one way and then the other p
"lor the reason" replied the professor. 'that
she cannot turn it both ways at once"
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UNLESS You WANT TO BUY THE BEST
COPPER LIGHTNING ROD EVER IN USE.
Just offered, and for the first time in
this vicinity of country, the best Cop
per Lightning Rod ever sold in Kan
sas. We challenge any man to bring
an equal, either in conducting capac-
ity, strength, durability or beauty.
The joints are so perfectly formed that
it is equal to continuous rod. 1t has
three times more weight of pure cop
per, to each foot in length, than the
Star Copper Rod. This rod is placed
on your building with glass insulators,
unless otherwise desired; and as the
citizens OF Emporia and surrounding
country have been canvassed in the
interest of copper rods, we feel justi-
fed in saying that you have never
seen its equal. Can bring the highest
scientific authority to substantiate
what we claim for this rod in more
points than enc. Our agents will So
licit your orders, which will be filed
with promptness and in as workman
like manner as by any other company
in the State. BAKER d BROTHER.
The agent can be foEnd at the Buck
eye house. 26-29
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PLYMOUTH.

Farmers are busy harvesting spring
wheat and oats.
Tho summer term of school closes
this week with a pic mic in the grove
near j. c. HATS. All are invited to
attend.
The temperance meeting last Satur-
day evening was rather dull. The
speakers expected were absent, but
were supplied by Z. L. and j. II,
Stubs, from ,Wabaunsee county, who
happened to be present. We think
that rs many candidates as there are in
Emporia we could certainly have lee
lures once month.
Political affairs in Pike township
are son the square, We don't have
politicians enough in this township.
Every one that wants Office gets it,
and no one is dissatisfied with the
administration" We have not heard
of single Greeley Republican in Pike
township. Pike township has gene
rally given six Democratic votes, and
for aught we now know Greeley will
get five of them.
"A cow belonging to j. c. Holland,
of this place, was killed by the cars
some two weeks ago. The railroad
company paid him one half of the ap-
praised damages. 1t is n question
with some gentlemen around Ply
mouth whether n man can kill stock
whenever they wish, without being
liable for damages, and some are con-
templatihg forming club to carry
every case into the courts. We are by
no means i'll favor of lynch law, but if
there is any case where it is justillablc
it is in such as this. Mr.. Holland is a
poor man, worked hard last winter to
pay for his COW, and now is left with
out milk for his children. The citi-
zens kindly raised money by subscrip-
ton TO partly pay for another.
The prospect for bountiful crops
We're never better than now. j. L.
CofTman has just harvested GO acres of
fall wheat, which will make a good
crop. Oats and spring wheat are now
ripe, and have seldom been better, and
corn is large, thrifty and of good col
or. 1t is beginning to tassel and shoot,
and with few frequent showers the
cribs will again be full.
Mrs. B. Campbell and Miss Jennie
are going on visit this week to their
old home in Illinois. We wish them a
pleasant journey and safe return.
PLYMOUTH, June 0, 1872.
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FREMONT.

The "glorlous Fourth was duly
celebrated on upper Dow creek. There
was q Sunday school celebration, with
plenty oforators from abroad. sup
pose the officers of the day will fur
nish you with detailed account of the
affair, names of the speakers, &c.
Il notice several new converts in
the road, but still hear good deal Of
grGmbling about that mud hole by DR.
Arnor's field.
The new mail contractor, Mr.
Joiee, has commenced his service or
the route from Emporia to Waushara,
going down on Sixth day, and up on
the Sabbath, reversing Esq. Jaekson's
former practice, which will suit some
better and others not so we'll. b.
; Our correspondent informs us that
liquerswas sold on the ground at the
celebration, and that "the finale was a
horse race, resulting in runaway, in
which buggies were upset, the occu-
pants spilled out and considerably
hurt" From what we have learned
from other sources, the Hhorse race
was not the result of drinking, as the
persons who engaged in it are tetotal-
ers," but there is scarcely doubt that
had whisky really been the cause of
the runaway, the persons who engaged
in the race would have been leudest
in their denunciations of the traffic.
1t is fortunate that no one was hurt.
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RAILROAD SPEEcH.-It is known by
many OF our citizens that Governor
Eskridge has been down the Walnut
valley holding a series OF railroad meet
ings. From the Augusta Republican
We take the following notice of his
speech ut that place:
sit was then determined to hear Gov.
Eskridge again on railroads. For more
than one hour he spoke ably and elo-
auenny on this subject and in favor OF
q through trunk line from the eastern
borders of the state by way OF Ottawa,
ESapoFia and the Walnut valley to the
south line thereof. He showed the
feasibility and necessity of the route,
and We believe that it IS tie first road
that will be built in our county, and
one that will accommodate n large
majority Of our people. His remarks
were listened tn with profound atten-
tion, and our citizens Will do well to
give them that consideration which
their Importance demands"
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OBITUARY..

Mrs. Sarah C. Holmes, wife of Van
L. Holmes, of this city, died at l
o'clock a. m, July 18th.
She had been in poor health for some
time, but was engaged in her usual
avOcations until within five days of her
death. Mrs. Holmes was nearly forty
three years of age; and was the daugh-
ter of Rice Pearsall, of Sturgis, Miehi-
gan, and sister of Henry w. Pearsall
and Mrs. Geo. d. Johnson, of this city.
Together with her hus band, she remov-
cd to this place in 1857, and endured
with cheerful hope all the priYations
of pioneer life. OF modest, unobtrIis-
I've disposition, she was model wife,
mother, daughter, sister, friond and
neighbor; one of whom it can be
truthfully said, 40
"None knew her but to love her,
None named her but to praise"
She will be sincerely mourned by
many In this city, to whom she has APP
peared as their ministering angel in
their hours of sickness, sorrow and
want. The estimation in which she
was held in til is community was prov
ed by the fact, that her remains were
followed to the grave by the largest
concourse of people ever assembled in
this city on q similar occasion The
heartfelt sympathy of the entire COM
munity is extended the bereaved hus-
band, family and friends.
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An UNFAILISG CURE FOR CnILLs.
DIR, Wilhoft's Great Anti-Periodic.-I
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arrangement of the chylopoietic WIS.,
cera, congestion of the portal circala-
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system. 1t is safer than a consultation
of quacks. 1t can be relied on when
the doctor lives long distance off and
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be relied on when doctors disagree and
when they often agree to disagree. 1t
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fail you, and when all other means
hare failed, and there seems none to
help. The Anti-Periodic never fails,
and is more to be desired than riches.
1t contains no arsenic, strychnine or
other poison.
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The FoURTu.-Our town was COM
paratively quiet on the Fourth. The
day was ushered in by the burning OF
powder on anvils, by firing off guns,
pistols, crackers, etc. Both in the
morning and evening Carlow s
Rewy's anvil made the air ring with
its patriotic reports.
Some of our people went to juno
ton city and some to Topeka. Our
Welsh friends had largely attended
celebration near Columbia ford, where
there is lovely grove. Our German
friends enjoyed themselves on the Cot
tonwood, while the Presbyterians had
a delightful piG mic at Kelly's grove.
We believe there was not much of the
usual torniality at any OF these places.
All threw aside the cares of business,
and went in for true enjoyment.
a goodly number went up to enjoy
the day with our Dow creek neigh
bors, where Elder p. T. Rhodes and
A. p. Stewart, both of Emporir, deliv-
cred addresses, which have been high
ly spoken of.
In the evening there was a sort of
general spontaneous running over and
bubbling up of patriotism, which found
vent in all descriptions of fire works,
by rush to the restaurants for cooling
draughts, etc. We conclude, upon the
whole, that the Sabbath day of Liberty
was generally enjoyed by Emporia
people.
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BADGER CREEK.


Fruit in this section is looking very
well, and there will be an abundant
yield.
We were little surprised on Wis
iting Horton, few days since, to find
so beautiful n location for town and
still no Improvements being made.
Horton is situated about half way be-
tween Emporia and Reading, and is
the highest station on the A. T. & s.
F. railroad between Emporia and To-
peka, being at an elevation of 1904
feet above the level of the sea; COM
handing n fine view of the surround
ing country for distance of 10 or 10
miles; is i'm the midst Of rich and
fertile farming country convenient to
wood and water and plenty of stone
tor building purposes. This is good
place for some enterprising company
to invest. The people here all feel the
need of a good home market, and
would encourage any attempt towards
improving and making a town here.
We hope the day is not far distant
when this shall be n flourishing place.
Crops of all kinds are looking
finely alter the late refreshing rains,
and we don't anticipate drouth.
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Two or three papers have mention
ed Col. p. b. Plumb of this city as n
candidate for Congress on the Liberal
ticket. We have not seen the colonel
for many weeks, and do not know
whether he proposes to train with the
Liberal party or not. But one thing
we think we may be certain Of and
That is that he will not be candidate
on the Liberal or any other ticket for
Congressman or any other Office. He
and his partner, Judge Rnggles, have
another -Enission, which it is claw
suits" Give them law suits and they
probably will continue to be toIerably
happy.
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hopes left for her recovery. Yet few
of her old deYotees claim there is hope
while there is life, and they cling to
the wreck with the tenacity of q
drowning crew to the hull of sinking
vessel in the middle of the ocean.
While a majority of her passengers
have. deserted her, hoping to make
their way over the stormy pillows in
an untried vessel (Horace) which has
been repeatedly presented to the
American people, who have invariably
declared her unsafe. On the 9th of
July a few deck hands and ex-officers
and sailors who could no longer get
employment elsewhere, made out and
presented a sea-worthy certificate to
the Horace, but it lacks the seal of the
American people. TOMMY WARDEN.
NEOSHO RAPIDS. july 8. 1872.
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Pic NIc.-The Union Sabbath
school pic mic which took place some
days ago at David Robinson's grove on
Pheanis creek, seems to have been a
grand a fair. A friend, CIV. r. A."
furnished us detailt d account of the
affair for our last paper, but as we
closed up, Il day ahead of our usual
time, it did not reach us for that issue,
and it Is now rather out of date. We
merely give an outline. The pic mic
was engaged in by five different Sab
bath schools. The school in district
IA, which meets at the Kirkendall
school house, inaugurated the affair.
1t is under charge of DIR. ChIttcnden.
The following schools took part in the
exercises: Union school of dist riet Is,
under charge of S. E. Harvey Fowler
Sabbath school, under charge of Chas.
Cavaness; Liberty Sunday school, I'M
der charge of A. L. Keys; Plymouth
Sabbath school, under charge of T. b.
Dillow. Our correspondent says the
procession was n mile long, and con-
tanned over eight hundred persons,
ninety teams, including two of six
horses each, and seven of four horses
each. All the different schools carried
banners with appropriate inscriptions.
The Liberty school carried one of the
old battle flags of our army, inscrib-
ed: Lexington 'sLittle Blue, !" ''Big
Blue, }" "westport," and Mound City,
On the ground the usual exercises took
place. The singing by the different
schools was n pleasant feature. Rev.
NJ. Fennimorc delivered prayer, and
speeches were made by Z. w. Gun
bingham, C. B. Sacheller. r. NJ. Over
street, and A. II. Holmes.
The basket dinner which had been
prepared by the good people of the
neighborhood was all that it could
have been, judging from the following
which We received in regard to II
from n hungry participant who lives
in this city, and who evidently is moi
used to SUCH dinners. We are inclined
to think he STARVED up for several
| uHyS lOT tuC OCCdStOhs ASsAA nm
wish to say QUO vori in regard t
the pic mic on Pheanis creek. 1t wa:
big affair, but that is not the word
was going to say. wish could fine
one word big enough to express my
mind in regard to Aunt Betsy John
sons dinner. Twas grand old fash
Toned affair. The woman who know!
/. how to make 5000 cake is not deaC
yet, and l hope she won't die for /;
hundred years; and when she doe
that she will leave a numerous pro
geny to take up her mantle. The nu
merous gentlemen who all seemed likt
her own children remember Aun
Betsie's jelly, good natured, lovcabl
E old face no less than her generou
!. chicken pie, her splendid cakes, or he
melting custard. May we FREQUENTLY
meet Aunt Betsy around the "festiv
$ bOard." PIcNIcER.
III We doubt very much If oark goo
4 friend, Mrs. johnson, can reciprocal
o the devout wish of ''Picnicer" to mes
around her festive board 'sfrequently,
after such an exhibition of his power
to store away good victuals. We i'm
o asine il was n good deal like fillin
It an old fashioned hay now. =
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ELLIS VALLEY.

ErIToR NEWS: 1t has been long
time since you have heard from our
valley, SO here goes. At first we did
not know how large our valley was,
so we claimed to the Coffey county
line on the east, and Lyon county on
the north, and on the south to the sand
mound and Verdigris. But VIC have
trouble about our boundary lines.
We have had the county school COM
missioner up from Eureka. He has
settled the matter in this wise: Cuts
of valley on the east and made it
into school district. l think they
call it Lena, from the fact that there is
a stray postofllcc around here by that
name. He also set us off a district cut
ting our. valley down to 81 miles
square, which leaves us in good shape.
Our first meeting came off on last
Saturday, and although we had few
East valleyites at the meeting, we sue
cceded in electing full board of full
blood Ellis valley men. The first
business done after the officers took
the oath, was to pass a resolution
calling our new district Ellis Valley
school district, No. 53. So you see we
are all in moving order. Our valley is
filling up fast. There is some doubt
about our building a school house this
year.
Our postOffice address will still re-
main as heretofore, Burlington, Cof-
fey county, Kansas.
We had splendid time on the
Fourth down on the Verdigris.
We feel for poor Horace down
here. The Dcms. say that they can't
go him. One told me that, by the
Gods, lie would rather vote for JEFF
direct. Poor Horace.
JACOB w. ELLIS.
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THE OAK LEAF.-The genuine Char
ter Oak stoves have an oak leaf on the
side doors, and are stamped with the
names OF "Giles F. Filley, st. Louis.'
When buying one of them, therefore,
look out for these proofs of genuiness,
and reject all that do not have them.
Sold by Bruner 6 McMurtrie, Empo-
ria, Kansas,
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AGNEs CITY.

The Fourth was celebrated near the
residence of Capt. r. Mcmillan, on
Rock creek, by good crowd of peo-
pie. We had plenty to eat and some
to throw away. The neceSarics OF
life were in abundance, and pretty
girls were as thick as biackberries.
What more conld the young people
wish for. Esq. Hoag sNas called TO the
chair at eleven O'Clock a. m, and the
Declaration of Independence read by
ing OF "Thc Star Spangled Banner" by
Sol. Stookey's Grant glee club.
Speeches were delivered by the chair
man and Capt. Mcmillan, both Of
which were enthusiastically cheered
by the crowd. Then came the dinner
WHICH was neatly spread ON two long
tables, for which the committee Of
ladies deserve great credit. We eX-
pected to have had one of the many
candidates for Office from Emporia u
deliver us an Grafton, but alas, W,
were sadly disappointed, The after
noon and evening hours were passed
away in music and dancing. TIT
committee of gentlemen had erected ;
| platform "a Grant platform) in tn
beautiful grove near the tables, l4x3t
feet, also speakers and musicians
stand where the young might ''tril
| the light fantastic toe" Great credi
is also due Professor E. IL. Hamer, o
the Shutdown string band, for furnish
ing such exeellenk AmusicF Tho ban
consisted of four instruments and fou
members. Pretty good for Shutdown
-Our harvest Is I'M full blast, an
the weather is fine for such work. Al
spring grain is very heavy. There
hnt lirEle winter wheat mp here, bu
the rye crop is very good. Capt. Nc
/; MILAN has about 200 bushels of oil
rye yet mot in barrels, but in hi
granary)
The potato bugs are uisappearIn:
to the farmers great satisfaction.
Yours, PHRANK,
July ., 1872.
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3 The best and oldest family medicine
of the State is Leis Vegetable Catharic
Pills, adapted for this climate, for dys-
pepsia, constipation debility, sick
headache, bilious attacks and all de-
raDgement of the liver, stomach and
bowels. The formula of these pills
will be sent to any regular practicing
physicians desiring the same. Ask
your druggists for these pills. Be-
ware of imitation. n26m6.
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DIR. WILHoFT's GREAT CHILL MEDI-
CINE.-The pale army of martyrs to
the dread effects of malarial poison is
growing happily and beautifully small
under the use of this providential dis
covery of the Great Wilhoft. Hum
dreds of thousands have tested the
virtues of the great Anti-Periodic and
not one dissenting voice is heard to
squeak its disapproval of this remedy
for Chills and Fevers and all Malarial
Diseases. 1t has never failed &c
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ouR BANp.-The Great Weston

Our BAND.-The Great Westerns,
ofthis city, went to Junction City on
the Fourth to fill and engagement TO
furnish the celebration there with
music. They received many high and
well-earned compliments for the ex-
cellent manner in which they perform
ed their part OF the programme.
When 1t Is considered that this. is a
new band We feel like Boosting OF their
proficiency. ffaH f-ss @