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Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-07-09
ARRAIGNED.


I'm the Farmers Court Of Justice and Hon
esty at Church Grove, Knox County,
Tennessee.
Farmers of Tennessee Us the Agricul-
tural Bureau and Rural San: in this cause
it appearing from the statements made in
the Knoxville CHRONICLE, and elsewhere,
that the defendants are engaged in absorb
ing, illegally about ten thousand dollars
annually of the farmers money, and it
further appearing that said ring refuse or
wilfully neglect to defend themselves
against said statements, charges, etc. It
Is ordered that publication be made in the
Knoxville CHRONICLE, notifying said
Ring to appear before the public on or be-
fore the 10th day of July, 1873, and make
defense thereto or the same will be taken
for confessed, and proper decree will be
issued and promulgated 10y
OGLE BOYLE,
Chief Judge of said court.
7. S. Defense is the first law of nature.
Will the Ring persist in violating that
law as well as those of the State?
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-07-09
To Open q Cows Teat.

At recent meeting of the Stockton
(Western New York; Farmers Club, in re-
Spouse to query as to the proper treat
ment of q cow with an injured teat, Mr.
Pliny Smith would first put up hens
quill into the teat, thus making an OPEN
ing for the milk to flow out, but would not
allow it to work out of reach then irritate
the unnatural orifice by cutting or other
wise, and bring it together by bandage
and wax until it has time to heal. o. J.
Curtis keeps the quill from working out
of reach 10y putting a small wire through
it. Mr.. Payne preferred to let the COW go
until dry, and then he would operate as
above, excepting that he would use tube
made of lead, which was better and more
flexible than a quill, and lea, liable to in
jure the teat. He has usedA leaden plug
to open and close the oTifce in the teat
with success. Pliny Smith had also treat
ed hard milking COWS in that way very
su scessiully.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-07-09

AN "Old Stager,r in Hdrper'8 Maya.
zinc for July, in his "reminiscences of pub
lie men, rather intimates that most of the
brilliant extemporaneous efforts in Con-
gress were in fact the result of careful
study. He cites Webster's celebrated re-
ply to Hayne, and intimates it was care
fully prepared. The Philadelphia Ledger,
on the authority of several gentlemen of
that city, gives Mr.. Wcbster's own account
OF it. 1t says #fbWH EEW
On the day when Col Hayne delivered
the able and eloquent speech to which Mr..
Webster was expected to reply, the latter
gentleman had a dinner party mt his resi-
dence, which engaged his whole attention
from the time when Col. Hayne ceased
speaking until late hour in the night
His guests were with him until few min
utes before he retired to bed, and he as well
as they had been drinking copiously of the
wines on the table, He was thus cut off
from the chance of anything in the nature
of preparation. He said, however, that
when he went into his library the next
morning, he found q volume of Shakespeare
on the table open, and marked at that pass
age in Macbeth which he quoted in his re
ply: Thou canst not say L did it; never
shake thy CORY locks at me-" This, he
said, was all the research he made, and he
had no further recollection even of this
than from finding the book open and mark
ed, and from his habit of verifying his
classical quotations so as to have them cor
rect. He went to the Senate with his
nerves rather disordered by conviviality
and the late hours of the preceding day,
and felt obliged to compose himself by a
sedative. After this he had barely time to
get his seat before the hour arrived when
he was to begin the reply; and in narrating
these circumstances he said that when he
arose, the lack of preparation turned out to
be an advantage, for it threw him entirely
upon his previously amassed resources, and
it seemed to him that all he had ever
read or known was spread out before him
like panorama, and all that he had to do
was to select what he wanted for his pres
ent purpose
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-07-09
From ROane County.

Our section has been visited by heavy
and continuous rains for the past two
weeks, which has considerably retarded
farming operations. Unable to pillow, the
weeds are choking much of the corn.
Wheat in shock will also suffer somewhat
from so much wet weather, whilst oats,
which is generally pretty heavy this year
is beat down, tangled and twisted by the
incessant rain and wind.
From all we can learn about it, the
wheat crop just harvested is likely to ''pan
out" better than was at first anticipated.
When it is threshed out, we would be glad
to hear from our farmers on the subject
East TenneSSeedn.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-07-09
Treatment of Sheep Ticks.

Now is the time to eXt6rminate ticks
from sheep and lambs. An English yeter-
mary has discovered that carbolic acid is
death to ticks and good for lambs. He
SAYS Dipping the lambs in a diluted mix
ture of carbolic acid was found effectual in
destroying the parasite. The remedy sug-
gested is absolutely harmless to the skin of
the sheep; indeed it is beneficial as deter
gent, while it is certainly destructive to
ticks. Used either as dip or wash TO be
poured over the infested animals skin, the
carboIc acid mixture will be effectual. No
shepherd who has the welfare of his flock
at heart will neglect such simple plan of
rous in his sheep and lambs.-Ohio Far
1JlTT
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-07-09
KILLING Pela1OPs.

Controversies as to the relative merits of
level or hill cult re for potatoes keep con.
stanIly coming 10 the surface. The fact is,
good potatoes may be raised by either pro
cess. On light soIls the crop should be
hilled but little, if any, bat on close heavy
land, we advocate planting near The surface
and the formation Of moderate hills. These,
however, must be made and flushed before
earth heaped over the stOlOns causes new
ones to be formed, ana the result is a crop
of small potatoes. But il the hills have
been formed before the tubers have set and
weeds spring up between the rows the
horse-hoe or hitler which formed the hills
may be- used Ia scrape the weeds and keen
u 'i"h without adding any more earth
TO the crop.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-07-09
What Grin Badger Knows About Farming

Put bells on sheep and have no trouble
with dogs.
Sow corn OH ground to be planted in corn
worms will work at it and leave the plant-
ed alone when it comes up. Sow half a
bushel per acre.
Improve meadow and pasture lands by
blowing in the fall and seeding on the
turf putting on plenty of seed. Sometimes
sows winter rye with it,
Save apple trees from being girdled by
mice by cutting and throwing between the
row branches of the apple trees and of
birch the mice gnaw away at these
branches aud leave the trees alone.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-07-09
A Forest Fire with Front of Eight Miles
of Fame.

The New Yerk Herald'S correspondent
from Plymouth, Massachutts, on the 2Sth
ult., says that terrible forest fires are rag
ing about in the wooded portions of Ply
mouth county. While we have rain in
abundance they are burning up. The
main body of the fire has been south of the
pond, and the entire half of woods between
the great and little ponds is now burning
fiercly, The red glare from an area of
eight square miles of flame, seen from the
Old Colony Mills, is terribly grand, and
absolutely deties description,
THE AREA BURNED
over extends from fremont to Plymouth
South Pond in one direction, and to Her
ring river, within mile or two of North
Sandwich, in another, having passed
across the northeastern portion of Carver
destroying immense quantities of standing
and cut wood in its track. Not less than
sixty square miles of territory are laid
bare, and thousands of cords of wood de-
stroyed. At times the burning mass has
presented front of eight miles, at others
it was reduced to two miles then a slight
veering of the wind has caused it to spread
beyond all human power to oppose it sue
cessfully. Nothing but rain, and that of
twenty-four hours continuance at least,
will serve to prevent the flames from de-
vastating the entire wood d portion of the
Cape to the shores of the Bay.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-07-09

To CLEAR WATER.-A teaspoonful of
pulverized alum sprinkled into hQgshead
of water (the water stirred at the same
time), will, after few hours, by precip i-
tating to the bottom the impure particles,
so purify it that it will be found to possess
nearly the freshness and clearness of the
finest spring water. A paiful, containing
four gallons, may be purified by a single
teaspoonful of alum.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-07-09

COFFEE GROUNDS AND MELoNs.-It is
said that coffee grounds, which are very
gich in nitrogen, form an excellent manure
for melons. In order to produce the best
effect, they should be mixed with the earth
which forms the bed, so that they should
be well decayed by the time the roots begin
to develop.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-07-09
Remedy for Group in One Minute.

This remedy is simply alum. Take a
knife or CRATER and shave or CRATE off in
small particles about teaspoonful of alum;
mix it with about twice its quantity of SUI.
gar, to make it palatable, and administer
as quick as possible. Its effects will be
truly magical, as almost instantaneous re-
lief will be afforded.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-07-09
Sale of winters Gap.

We are informed that Col. w. A. Hos
kins disposed on Saturday last of that val
per part of this county, known as the
Winters Gap property, which includes
the well-known Oliver Springs. The pur-
chasers are Messrs. s. X. Foote of Louis
vile, and d. Hockett, of Knoxville, who,
we are informed, purpose organizing a
joint stock company for the purpose of de-
veloping and utilizing the hidden wealth.
Kingston East IenneSSeedn..
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-07-09

CORN STARCH CAKE.-One cup of but
ter, two cups of sugar, three eggs, one cup
of sweet milk, one of corn starch, two
cups of -four one teaspoon soda aud two
of cream tartar. Flavor with nutmeg and
lemon
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-07-09
TRUSTEES SALE.

NNTHEREAs. r II. BROWN. OF TIE COUNTY
w of Knox and State of Tennessee did. on the LIST
day Of Nov ember A. d. 1872 make. execute and deliv
TO me, the dCrsgneu. his t-u,t dee l. the
appears of record ia the Reg ster's office. State a.
county oresaid in trust Book b, vol pages 81 TO-
and noted in ~ te Book page ~ to secure Cwau,
McCuDg x Co in pr'mlss ~ note and inte there
on, due them from the said Brown. drawn November
18th A. ID 1874 payable one day liter da and calling
for seven hundred GO )doars wherton the follow
ing cred 70 wits Janugfy LIST 1872, slUO 20; March
22d 1872 IS 90; April 9Th, 1872 so y. And. whereas,
the tune within hch sad note, together with the in
terest been pad has expired, b. the terms
and conditions OF said de- OF IT
Now there in view of the p emses and the DOW
ers in me We d. / viii proceed to SELL n bar of the
equity of redemption to the CHEST b der for cash in
hand the house door IN Knox vile Tennessee
the 18th day of July next, at 10 o'clock A. A. the
following described lot, situate CrOZier tree in
Knoxville, Tennessee, bounded and described as iol
lows, to wit; Being lot No % pu chased by Thomas
Il. Oldham at a e made Jude a decree OF the Chan.
Gerry Court from ing fifty and running back one
hundred and fifty feet less, and by said Old
ham conveyed to said brown the 27th oi August
1853.
The pr ceed arising Of said sale will be applied
first 70 the payment OF the cost OF the same; second "
10 the satisfaction Of "a e, uning on date Of
sale inc, uding interest, t. FIVE ndrrd n forty $40
dollars and eli hy els ht 1897 cents; and lastly the nal
auce, if any wild be paid 70 "a Il Brown. Imme-
diaely ter the sale deeI In fee simp will he given
an 10 posses ion. W, Il. FRENCH
VIA july. Trustee.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-07-09

GINGER SNAPs.-One-fOurlh pound each
of butter, lard and brown sugar; one pint
of molasses one cup OF sour hi k two
tablespoonfuls Of ginger two teaspoons
soda
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-07-09

Caleb Cushing says he spent seventeen
hours day in severe intellectual labor for
twenty five years, and that he felt all the
better for IL He does not do so now, how
ever, as he has begun to feel his age.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-07-09
Stable Manure and Clover.

In our dry climate and in hot summer
weather the %, 600 lbs. of water would soon
evaporate. We should then have 5000 lbs.
of dry matter spread over an acre, or not
quite three ounces on a square foot. If
this matter was reduced to powder it could
hardly be seen on the surface of the land,
and we might think that the manure had
gone to waste, while in point of fact moth
ing had been lost but water. In this 5000
lbs. of dry manure there is 1000 lbs. of
carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. 1t is be-
ieved to possess comparatively little fer
tilizing value. All that we have to look to.
then, is the $50 lbs. of mineral matter and
the $50 lbs. of nitrogen. 1t was formerly
supposed that the nitrogen in fermented
manure existed in the form of carbonate
of ammonia, and that when the manure
was exposed TO the atmosphere the am
monia evaporated. The carbonate of am
moniA aUould evaporate; but it has been
ascertMned that barnyard manure rarely
contains any carbonate of ammonia.
If we spread 10 tons of green clover on
an acre of land we should furnish
wafer ...-,,,.....................-, -foOU IDS.
carbon, elc............'............. oiOUO
Mineral matter................... 400
Nltrogen OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. $50 -
10000 lbs.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-07-09
Financial.
EsTABLISHED $50.

t..H ............
WE are prepared to purchase, at
- Best Rates, Gold, Silver, Gov
eminent, State, County, City, and
Railroad Bonds and coupons, Bank
of Tennessee Notes, New and Old
Issue, Uncurrent Southern Bank
Notes, and East Tenn, Va. and Ga. r.
r. Stock. Hsa. ..af d. ..s4t,Ia5
We transact General Banking
Business, buy and sell Eastern and
Southern Exchange at current rates,
receive deposits and make collections
upon the most favorable terms.
Interest paid on Deposits in Savings
Bank Department.. ..l I'd .| aans.a
Tickets by lnman, Anchor and Nationa
Lines of Ocean Steamers, and Exchange on
all the principal cities of Europe for sale.
L. P. BAILEY, CASHIER.
Julyl5-d&wtE
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-07-28

IgMAyu FATkNI SUl
q sA -. -
Roberts VS.. Nicholas Ce,,
EThe following is the decision rendercdbv !,
McKcnnan, at May Term ofthc Circuit Cou-"
above case:
in the Circuit Court of tho United States. IN a.,
the Western District of Pcnnsylyania-E
Roberts vs.. Nicholas Geycr.--No. l.--Mo,
1S73.--ln Equity
November 81. 1872. Bill filed and subru.,
sued. a
Subpoena and notice Of app plicatior for r,,s
ary injunction served. t F
December ls, 1872. Motion for prelimhs
junction heard, and the Court being duly asyi,.
the premises; the injunction awarded as pn,s
and decree iilcu. NN cI
January II, 1873. Injunction issued, andM
Goth dny of January Indictment served p,rA,
and by copy. N
May %, 1873. Rule issucdtor doicrdcmioA
| cause why attachment should not issue for cor.,
\ in violating Injunction and duly served
June %, 1873, Rule for attachment in tbi,
came on to be heard, and oftcr argument Of cor
pro and con, the Court being full advised 4,
premises, the Rule is made absolute, and ,be
tence of the Cont is, that the said defendan,
olas Geycr, be imprisoned in the common III
| Allegheny County for and duriug the term Of
| days, and that he pay the costs Of this pll;l
| ingg '.
Juno I'd, 1873. Comnitent issued.
The injunction in this case was for inrrinctr
of the Roberts patent of --(calcd the BIZ 4
ent), for increasing the prodactiveness Of oil ",
| The act Of Infringement for which the desu5
was committed for contempt, consisted in aic
Alexandra llar:ar in exploding torpedoes IL
wells being the same act Of iniri.I"cment for NJ
| Hamar was also committed in .he case No. :,
vember Term, 1866, az before stated.
| The Court McKennan, J., alter delivering
opinion in the lIamar case, PROCEEDED to sent;
! Nicrolas Geyer for contempt, and delivered tie
owing oral opinion:
l., In the case Of Nicholas Geyer charged with
same oilense, | am entirely satisfied that there
| fl Md present, in the Beais well at least. .is n
sntimdted to tie counsel IN Tie coayse Of he d
| a,ent, the presence Of ttaid IN tho tosll, 1rleiir
sired or not, is an infringement ofhc patent, d
dre dch If The injunction Of NE Court.
MIR Roberts, by his patent uses as one of the
| cipal elements Of his invention fluid tampr,
wherever there is duid sufficient in a well, At
time oftne explosion of a torpedo, to opsrs,
tamping. wheihes it gets there naturally or 4.
there artifcially, his patent is nfringed Th.
clearly the case in regard to the Bcals well
=, But Mr. Geyer seems to have been mislG
Hanar, who tod him that he merely wau-el
make an experiment and do not think thi,
ing the first time, that ho ought TO be very se
punished.
lie also is adIudred guilty of contempt and q
ed TO pay the costs of this proceeding aud.rni
an imprisonment in the county jail for ten da
hope this will he the last of these cases: bee
II the mater comes To our notice agian evil
constrained to impose such pun .hment as will
to make the decree of the Court eilec,ual
| ,Innc IT,
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-07-28
Avoid Quacks and Imposters
Mo Eharua far Adyziaa "A IA. mi lfafiQQ.

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College, Philadelphia, author Of several valas.ss. N.
works, can be consulted on all diseases Of y
Sexual or Urinary Organs, (Which he has msS y,
matter from what casase originating or OF ~.
long standing. A practice Of 80 years ensoS eIss
him to treat disease with success. Cures san. \.
anteed. Charges reasonable. Those at n, ~
tance can forward letter describing sympto"
and enclosing stamp to prepay postage. -,
Sendfor the G,tiol0 10 IIedlti. Price 10 cehs,
j. b. DYOTr, MD, Physician and sTgs0' :
TO- Duane ST., New York.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-01-02
Plymouth sketches-No.I23.


 In Trinity church, services were held on both Christmas Eve and Christmas day; but in St. Peters the evening service was this year omitted. Both churches are very prettily trimmed with evergreen. The Christmas tree Festival, which was to have taken place in both parishes on Fri day evening, the 27th, was, on account of the Hate unpleasantness' in the weather, postponed to New Years eve.
 On Christmas night musical Festival was held in the Congregational church, Thomaston. for the benefit of the Sunday School.
 On Monday evening the 30th ult, the Rev. J. M. Buckley delivered lecture in the Methodist church; subiect-s'dollars and cents"
 The clerk of the Civil authority has is- sned a call to the selectmen, constables, and grand jurors, to appear at the Town Clerks office at o'clock on the 1st day of January next, ''for the purpose of choosing jurors to serve for the year en- suing-of eating Town dinner, and to transact such other necessary or proper business as may be brought before said meeting" It would thns appear that, this year, the Town dinner is to be eaten at the Town Clerks office Whether it is to be cooked there if IS Dok state5
 PLYIoUTHEAN
 December 31st, 1872.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-01-02
BridgeWater.

Christmas season brought us more than the usual festivities, both of our churches having Christmas trees. The festival of the Congregational Society was held in the church on Wednesday evening and was very pleasant occasion, and when we consider that 1t was the first ever en- joyed by this church We are surprised at the success which attended their effort. One hundred and twenty-five children re- ceived gifts from the tree which also con- tained many friendly and family gifts. Santa Claus appeared upon the scene early in the evening, with an immense stocking upon his shoulder and a basket on his arm. Said stocking contained 6 fine Buffalo robe which was a surprise for the excellent pastor, Mir. Doolittle,
 who is so successful in promoting the en- joyment of others. A surprise for Mir. Doolittle was taken from the tree and was found to be purse of twenty dollars. The exercises throughout were quite in- teresting, the attendance large. and all appeared to enjoy the occasion. We re- gret that the severe storm of Thursday should disappoint the Episcopallans who first postponed their festival so that it might not occur on the same evening of that of the other Society It is now ex- pected to take place on the eve of the 3Oth ult The services in the church on Christ mas eve were of more than usual interest as there were two marriages solemnized in the usual n"ppys11y1e ot nsr' o,1o'sa L, the rector H.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-01-02
WinSted.

Elder Miles Grant, has preached at the Methodist church every evening during the past week and three times on the Sab- bath. The religious interest among the churches is increasing. All feel that the preaching of Elder Grant has done great good.
 We have plenty Of show and the weather is sufficiently cool to preserve it. Sleigh riding is the order of the day. Have now and then runaway to make it interesting Snow hereabouts is never two feet on level The trains of the Conn. Western got through the snow, last week, the best of any road in the State. They made better time than did those of the Naugatuck. We had all feared that the drifts, with Norfolk hills, would prove too much for them, but with one of the heavy freight engines to lead and pas senger engine to assist, the passenger train came through all right few hours behind time. All the trains are now run ming on time.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-01-02
COUNTY ITEMS.

NEW MILFORD gave the Jubilee Sing CTS $180, says the Journal.-The estate of the late George H. Noble is increased by 8, 1000 from policy of the Etna Life Co.,, of Hartford. The American Mis- sionary Association realized $6O from a contribution in the Congregational church on the 22d ult-Seth s. Clark was found dead in his bed, on the 2Oth ult He was buried in Marketable The District Court remained in session 12 days and tried four cases in which about 50 wit nesses were called. The parties and wit nesses were all residents of New Milford and trials have therefore been attended with much less expense than would have been the case had they been tried at Litchfeld.
 SALISBURY gave the Jubilee Singers s25o.
 THoMAsroN is still busy with it's offend CTS against temperance. John Garry has been fined ST for drunkeness.-The four district schools commenced, last week Monday, Mr. Cowles of New Haven, prin- cipal He has night school in addition. The employer of MT. Lowell Brooks re- grets the milk that gentleman spills so handily.-An Irishman's pipe nearly fired the case shop of the Clock Co.,, recently. Two men narrowly escaped death from bursting grindingstone few days since. Charles Powell and Tom Gordon have been fined s each, and compelled to give sureties to keep the peace for threaten ming and insulting language to Henry A. Smith.
 At RoBERTsvILLE. One morning last week, Mir. Josiah Balcom took razor and stepped in front of the mirror, as his wife thought, for the purpose of shaving; but to her great consternation he drew the blade across his throat, cutting an ugly gash, though not dangerous, two inches long and one inch deep The wound was made oblquely on the left of the wind pipe. He was attended by Dr. Fay, of