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New Orleans Republican., 1873-06-18

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Time 23ik 2:37 i 235A eS5i.
The 2::27 race, four starters. was won BY
Fred Hooper; Riper Boy second. John II.
third, General Sherman fourth. Time
2:2S34. 2:21 u t:22Sl.. 2:3l.
PIrTsBURG, Jane I-.-There was large
attendance at the race today. The purse
for $3.50 was won by East End, in three
straight heats. Tine-2;4l. 2;4o. 2:ilI:.
Weather Report.
WAR DEPARTMENT
jEce Chief Signal Officer, :
Washington, June II, 1873. s:S5 7. N. }
PROBABILITIES.
For New England. Wednesday light to fresh
northwes,ery to northeasterly winds' hlgheE iaeS'
New Orleans Republican., 1873-06-18

W. P. HARPER,
je2 Is jyl3 Sheriff Of the Parish Of Orleans.
New Orleans Republican., 1873-06-18

myl7 iel Is Sheriff of the Parish of Orleans.
New Orleans Republican., 1873-06-18
Alexander Kelly vs.. Leon LnbusqHiere
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jeI3 is 20 eheIirf OF the Parish OF Orleans.
New Orleans Republican., 1873-06-18
Hyacinthe ROusselin vs.. FRANCOIS Joseph
LaiZer.

myl7 ;el IA Sheriff Of the Parish Of Orlean
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-10-14

song of some mighty choir practicing for
concerts 10 come. Then, in the interludes,
when the old bass fellows were trying TO
pitch the tune, and all the altos and so.
pranos were listening, he could sometimes
hear the boot owls away on the hillside be-
hind him, their mournful tu-whit, tu-
whoo,u shiyering along the night air in
solemn cadence, or the barking of the
foxes, auarreling over the little rabbit that
served for their evening meal. Once ortwiCe
the cry of the high sailing loon came ring
inc down to him as the long-bodied old
fellow went swiftly by. All these sounds
Charlie knew and enjoyed listening to
them, but suddenly, from what direction he
could not tell, there burst out the widest,
most horrible and blood-chilling rush and
roar of cries that he had ever dreamed OF !
burst out and rose high in the air, trem-
bling through every leaf of the surrounding
forest, singing every nerve oil his little
body, frightening into silence every other
sound tina. night had produced, and then
dying away again in one prolonged howl
that echoed up and down the pond
Charlie sprang 10 his feet in terror, and
would have rushed, he knew not whittier,
but his fathers strong hand was laid upon
his shoulder, aud calm voice whispered
IN his ear, at is only the wolves, my boy
and the bigger towards they are the louder
they yell Lie down close 10 me here.
They will not come near us. And, though
erribly startled, the little fellow obeyed.
All night long the hideous chorus was
kept up, even until the golden moon had
hidden behind the western hills and dim
but crimson rays began to shoot up to the
eastward The horse at the very first cry
had cantered into camp and stTayed no
more. Like Charlie, ne put his trust in
them. Mr.. Arnold lay awake some time
telling his boy stories and seeking to con-
vince him that there was in reality no dam
ger but for hours the uproar was so great
that Charlie could not sleep. AT last, how
ever he dropped off, and then tired nature
demanded her full right for, ere he aw0ke
the horse was harnessed and stood waiting
for the start, father was briskly moving
about packing up, and a rich breakfast was
kissing on the Goals. Daylight banished
fear, and, as the two sat eating, Charlie
laughed heartily TO think of his useless
scare of the night before.
" But, father, they do howl most hOrri-
bly,, don't they ?n he remarked, with a
mouth full OF fish and potatoes.
g Yes, my boy, that they do; but always
remember this" replied Mr.. Arnold, " that
in this world barking dogs seldom bite,
and the loudest noise Generally comes
from the smallest brain. When you camp
again in the summertime never be afraid
of the wolves"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-10-14
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
BaIky Horses.


Baking is a serious defect in very
useful animal, and it cannot be over
come by whipping or swearing at him.
His brain does not seem capable of
entertaining but one thought at time,
and the stubborn resolve not to move
seems to be uppermost in it. There
fore you must ondeavor to give him a
new subject OF thought, and thereby
change the direction of his brain.
The simple trick of putting a small
quantity of earth or gravel, taken from
the roadside, upon his tongue, will
suffice to turn his attention to the new
kind of fodder offered him. Now cluck
to him, but don't strike him, and
almost before he is aware of it he is
walking along, aud soon trots rs fast as
is needful. This is a remedy much in
use on the Western plains, where team
ing is employed to perform a vast
amount of labor, and balky horses are
quite common trouble.
l have seen il work to perfection on
the plains OF Colorado, where whipping
and profanity were utterly Intellectual.
very small quantity of earth and fine
gravel made its mark directly. Kind
ness always produces a great effect up
on horses, and every driver should
learn that pleasant words and tones are
of much greater use in making his
horses obedient than the whip lash,
mingled with harsh tones and ear
splitting curses.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-10-14

honey-producing flowers within their
scope, and that their depredations in
the orchards follow the drying up of
white clover and other honey plants
Now, instead of planting milk weed to
destroy them, let the same amount OF
land be sown to catnip, and the pre-
ventlon will be far more certain of
success and at the same time will be a
source of great prodt to the bees. Cat
mp begins to bloom in July, and con
tinues till all the tender fruits are gath.
cred in the fall, and is one of the best
honey producers known, A few acres
OF 1t would employ large apiary so
that they would not NEEDLE with either
fruit or milk weed, 1t may be sown in
the fall, about pint to TIE acre,
and will ever after take cure Of itself if
well let alone. l think that any right
minded bee-keeper could be persuaded
20 Keep his bees ont of mischief by this
simple and profitable remedy. Other
iate-blooming plants might be added
TO the one above mentioned, with, per.
hapsi some advantage"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-10-14
A Burning Well.

The Tuscola County Mich. Pioneer
of Wednesday has the following:
A farmer named Ref, residing in
Frankenmuth, one and one-h half miles
north of Hubinger's, commenced Dig.
ging well short time since TO find
water for domestic purposes. A shaft
was sunk TO the depth of about forty
feet without finding as much water IA
was desired, when il was decided to-
bore for water The drill was put
down To the depth of some twenty or
thirty feet, and on Saturday night,
September 18th, as the workmen were
eating supper, a terrific explosion took
place, which shook the buildings for
some distance around. A visit TO the
well revealed the cause of the dis
turbance, as a succession of deep.
toned sounds were issuing from it's
mouth, resembling the discharge OF a
cannon. On Sunday morning a lamp
was held down into the well TO see
what was going on down there, aud
was instantly extinguished. Planks
we're placed over the mouth Of the well,
and after short time Bundle OF
burning straw was thrown into the
well, when volume OF fame rose from
the mouth TO the height of forty or
fifty feet, throwing the planks some
distance, and scorching Mr.. Refs
whiskers and eyebrows. The people
there don't know whether IL is young
volcano or not Tho water is sweet
and perfectly good. .r.-. t.s
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-10-14
Milking Stools.

| saw an article IN a late issue OF
your paper about milking and milking
stools, wherein Jericho" thinks a
common wood bucket the most con
venient seat. Let me tell him how to
to make what | call convenient stool
Take a piece of board eight inches
wide and two feet long; nail short
pieces across the ends to increase it's
strength, and bore holes through put
two legs in one end eight or ten inches
long, and one in the other or forward
end, trifle shorter. Place the stool
where you want TO sit, the end with
one leg in where you usually set the
pail. Place the pail on one end and
sit or the other; there you have your
pail out of the dirt, and the COW can
not easily put her foot in it, as is so
often the case when the pail is on the
ground.
IL the legs prove too long, saw them
off little. Some cows are so low that
you are obliged to set the pail on the
ground; in such case you can turn
your stool around. Try it, and see
how you like it. Farmers Daughter
in Western Rural.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-10-14

A correspondent of the Country Gen.
leman writes:
CATER repeated experiments during
the past twenty-five years in Matching
chickens, | am fully convinced that
fowls Matched in the month of july
make far better layers than those born
at any other season of the year. Early
Matched chickens commence laying il
September, and continue until cold
January weather, when they discon
tinue until spring. On the other hand
when Matched in July or August, they
begin laying in February, and continue
until October. / find July chickens
will average 80 to Is more eggs nearly
than those Matched IN March. Ny
method, therefore, is TO hatch 100
chickens IN August for my own use.
As soon as the cocks can be selected
from the pullets, they are converted
into potpie, giving the pullets all the
room. The pullets are then well fed,
and are soon large enough TO care fol
themselves.
The Light Brahmas have always been
my most profitable and favorite fowl
but with great reluctance / am obliged,
after three years trial, TO place the
Partridge Cochins at the head of the
list. As layers they excel any AsiatiC
breed have ever known, and as mar
ket fowls they have no equal. They
are very hardy, mature early, and make
short legged, yellow-feshed, heavy
breasted fowls. My pullets Matched
last August are laying now, as they
have since February. They are superior
sitters and most careful mothers.
am also breeding the White Cochins
for the first time this season, and thus
far am much pleased with them.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-10-14
The Greatest Cattle Raiser in the World.

Samuel w. Allen, native OF Ken
lucky, who has resided from infancy i'll
Texas, and is now a citizen of Harris
county, in that State, is the largest
cattle raiser in the world. He is the
owner of the following ranches /.
Ranch Grande--the largest on the con-
tinebt embraces an area OF eighty
miles long and forty wide, and lies be-
tween the Colorado and Nevada Rivers,
extending through the three counties
of Matagorda, Layacca and Jackson.
On this one ranch alone Mr..
Allen herds 10000 cattle. 2.
The Home Rancho, situated IN
Harris county, pastures 10000, and
includes an area of little less than half
that of the Ranch Grande. 3 The San
Bernardo Ranch is in Fort Bend coun
~. and pastures 80, 900, making agrand
total Of two hundred and fifty thousand
$3.50, 000l head of cattle owned and
handled by one man, and subsisted
aud fattened upon the native
grasses and spontaneous growth OF a
comparatively small section OF the
great territory Of Texas. Besides this
prodigious number of cattle, there
are three thousand horses, which
are kept constantly in use
by herdera and branders, OF
whom nc least four hundred are en-
ployed by Mr.. Allen, at good wages.
At a low estimate of ten dollars per
head. the value Of Mr.. Aliens cattle
may be put down at $500, 600 Of his
horses at 100000 makingia' total Val.
uation of S2,560,O00. Sixty thousand
calves are branded by HIM every zeal
to keep up this supply. These amount,
represent the capital of the chief meal
puryey Of beef for the City Of New
Orleans and the adjacent counties OF. the
gulf coast. without estimating the value
of his lands, which are more than duca
in extent If not in value -Hcntuck,
Ispg1fyy q
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-10-14
Treatmentor Bees.

A writer in an Eastern Journal hav.
ing advised the poisoning OF bees by
the use Of arsenic at such times as
they turned their attention 10 fruit 10
its injury, has excited the ire Of some
of the more humane apiarians. Among
the many replies Of those who would
combat such a destruction of the
"busy bees" none is more practical
and TO the point than that Of Mr..
Hoyne. OF Ohio He says 81 am
sorry that any one could be guilty Of
such reckless advice. BIT here is The
plan which saves both man and bee,
and will not make au enemy Of youI
neighbor who keeps bees All who
know anything about bees are aware
that they will disturb nothing in ans
way 50 long as there are plenty Of
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-10-14
Scene at the Freedmen's Bank in Wash.
ingtOn.
From the Washington Star.

From the Washington Star.
There were some droll scenes at the
counter of the Freedmen's Bank to-
day. The assembly IS mixed one,
the colored race, of course. predOmi-
mating, and many questions are asked
which provoke laughter. An old col
ored man, with black hat well crowd
ed down over his eyes, looking very
much as if hen had Matched IN it,
having in his hands two umbrellas and
a fish-pole, and a blanket wrapped
around his tattered coat, shouted at
the top of his voice, upon recognizing
female acquaintance, Fore God,
Susan, dis chile has walked all de way
from Pohick to get dat seventy-tive
cents; amt gwine to lose anything,
shuah, honey. How dye" Another
as black as Erebus rolled in with 8
cheap travelling trunk. His appearance
was the signal for general laughter, fol
his physiognomy would have provoked
it, aside from the trunk which he car
ried. A husky voice cried out What
am You gwine to do with that trunk y
"Oh, you go way, chile; l amt got n
pockets, deys done gone, and Use got
free hundred dollars; has. You poor
trash can laff all you want. He fel
in at the rear of the line, and dragging
his trunk, awaited until its "length
ened sweetness, long drawn out,
should place him at the portal where
the money teller would hand him his
cash on demand.
An amusing incident occurred, Ill
which The Hon. Peter Campbell figured.
An old colored man, whose locks were
frosted to Wilderness which betokened
four score years and ten, having a whip
slung over his shoulders, shuffied III
with his number twenty boots, and
walked on tip-toe, fearing, perhaps, he
might soil the tesselated floor. Espyine
the Hon. Peter, he exclaimed:
"Praise de Lord, honey, Use don,
glad you'se heah Use left a cart wild {
load of coal up heah on do corn. tc
sec about de ole woman's money!
she's done got de handbook, lin tn,
name of God, what must do?"
Mr.. Campbell assured the old mar
that he had money with the bank, anC
DIODOHtu W ltdNt ~, iuoHiIuNh 40 III
considered that they could weather any
storm the bank was organized by til,
friends of the colored man, and they
need not be afraid of any trouble OF
loss to them.
Upon receiving this intelligence, th,
old man threw up his hat, and cried
out Fore God Somebody pa
'Juba wants to dance Fore God
boss, Use leave my old woman's none,
here, Sink or swim" And, casting |
contemptuous look on those in line, h,
said "You'se all Thomases Oh, y,
of little faith Look at the po' trasl
trying to 'barrass dere friend-Is,
gwine to my cart, / am The old
apple-woman of Celtic origin had hel
"chick" book, and was anxious thai
the "dommed mayer clarks" should
hurry up, as she wanted her 81 90 be
fore the "dirty black bank bust mp.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-10-14
CHILDREN'S CORNER
Gracie,s kitty.

BY E. A. ALLEN.
Gracie's kitty. day by day
Moped beside the fire and pinned
Would no longer irisk or play,
Or the worsted bah unwind.
Oracle coaxed, Play. kitty, do r
Kitty answered sadly, New y
All in vain were dainty fare,
Bread ard milk all warm and new,
Downy nest aud tender care
Thinner, weaker still she grew,
Gould no longer run or purr,
Lay in bed aud woul not stir.
Oracle trailed her long white gown
Down the stairs az early light,
Wondering " il kitty'th grown
Any better over night -
Found poor kitty cold and dead
In her pretty basket bed.
Oracle made another bed
Where the morning-glories climb
With red rose-leaves lined and spread,
Aud pertumed with pnks and thyme.
Rarely has human head
Found so soft and sweet a bed.
Gracie's little tender hands
End at last their loving task
Sobbing by the grave she stands,
Then she lifts her face to ask,
While the slow tears downward roll,
Mamma where It'll kittv'th thoul y
Our Young Folks.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-10-14

WHEN Lord Lytton inserted in the
ninth book of the Parisians, now IN the
course of publication in Harpers
Weekly (Which it is supposed he in
tended 10 publish anonymously the
following eccentric reference to him
self "There is somewhere in Lord
Lytton's writings-so numerous that 1
may be pardoned if can not remem-
her where-a critical definition Of the
difference between dramatic and nara
tive art Of story probably the princi-
nal reason for the remark was TO mis-
lead critics as to the authorship OF the
novel. Defining the difference between
the dramatic and narrative art was .
favorite pastime with many of Lord
Lytton's characters, and the distinc-
ton between dramatic and lyric poetry
80 charmingly given by Lilly Mordann
i'm " Kenelm ChilliRgly is one Of the
prettiest and most memorable passages
, in the book.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-10-14
Aayice Aboul l,uns.

The American Sportsman is trying
hard 20 teach people how to handle
guns. II gives four rules. The sub
stance Of TIE first three rules is, never
handle a gun unless you know how ;
always carry gun at hali-cock. The
fourth rule we give entirely. If you
know of no other way OF asccrtaininR
whether a gun is loaded or not than
by putting the muzzle 20 your mouth
and blowing, rif you feel inclined t'
draw the cap, retire TO safe distance
and at once blow out your brains--i
you have any--before you kill or main
other people by your stupidity an
carelessness.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-10-14
Flowing Under Brush.

A correspondent of the Germantown
Telegraph in giving his experience in
blowing under brush says My idea
was that one great cause why we could
not get as good crops from old fields as
when they were first cultivated. was
owing, in great part to the density of
the soil. | had observed that the first
eight or ten years after clearing off the
forest the land would give good crops
with very little care in blowing the
reason for this argued was the decay
ing of the innumerable rootlets of the
trees cut down. In order to test this
theory L cut about two tons of water
brush, bareback and other small
bushes, and let them lie in a
pile exposed TO the weather one year,
and then applied them to IA half-acre of
land, applying barnyard manure to an
other half acre adjoining. The result
proved the manure to be a little the
best the first crop, which was corn.
Sowed grass seed in the fall after har-
yesting the corn. The MANFRED piece
did pretty well for about five years, the
brush piece did well for about ten
years, proving the theory to be correct.
l used two cords of the manure as a
balance for the two tons of bushes /;
the blowing was six or eight inches
deep. | have repeated the experiment
since, with the same result.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-10-14

never grudge little extra outlay in
the purchase of choice seed. Such
outlay is pretty certain to be well re
Worded
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-10-14

LoRp HouaHroN adds the following
Co the long list of Sidney Smiths
Jokes on Lord Macaulay he said tnat
Macaulay "not only overlooked with
learning, but stood in the slop.'
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-10-14
A Remedy for Wounds.

Take pan or shovel, with burning
Goals, and sprinkle upon them brown
sugar, and hold the wounded part over
the smoke. In few minutes the pain
will be allayed, and recovery proceeds
rapidly. In my own case rusty nail
had made bad wound in the bottom
of my foot. The pain and nervous ir-
rltation were severe. This was all re-
moved by holding il in the smoke for
fifteen minutes, and / was able to re
sumo my reading in comfort. We have
often recommended II to others with
like results. Last week one of my men
had finger nail torn out by a pair OF
ice.tongs. II became very painful, as
was 10 have been expected. Held ~
sugar smoke for twenty minutes, the
pain ceased, and promises speedy re-
covery Cor. Country Gentleman.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-10-14

VIcKsBuRG nurse girls have taken 10
racing with carriages, and having re.
Gently adopted tie hurdle system, sew.
eral babies have been killed.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-06-27

"SUMNER" OR "SUMMEa -? = The New
York Tribune calls attention to the fact that
in the " official draught " of Captain HALLS
explorations in the Polaris, as prepared by
the Signal Bureau at Washington, & high,
bold, and noble headiand," which CAPTAIN
HALL had named " SUMNER " in honor. of the
Massachusetts senator, is printed SKINNER"
1t is twice so printed, once in the map
and once in the report, from V hich the Trt-
dune infers determination on the part of
the officials at Washington to rob Mr. SUM-
MIR OF the compliment intended for him by
Captain HALL as an acknowledgment Of his
efforts to get the Arctic expedition afloat.
We could hardly imagine greater mistake
than to name any bold headland in the Arctic
regions Summer" It looks very, muc,
3 like deliberate change of name under fine
color of a resemblance in names. "If.v says
the Tribune, sit result from petty after.
malice towards statesman whosis no Ion-
: ger numbered among the Kings friends
VIC can only say that the power Of meanness
could go no further We beg to differ
with the Tribune upon this point. The aca
10 quite scabby, but in this day of general
meanness, this day Of siding with yulgarity
! when question between that and decency
Is presented, why this little spite to ssuMsEs
isamere " iiea-bite." In the ocean Of wrongs
OF these times this Summer insect can
hardly be seen with magpilcr Of q thou.
sand.fold capacity.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-06-27

-.sAs =
,THE BANKRUPT LAWN conversation with
member of the next Congress, afew days
ago, who has recently travelled through the
west and south, he Informed us that from
the expression Of opinion he heard in his
tour, he is satisfied the present bankrupt law
will be repealed; early in the session after the
assembling of Congress In December next,
or materially modified. Already movement
in that direction has been inaugurated in
New York city, and the general feeling in the
east and west is in favor of repeal. Whether
another law more acceptable to those sec.
tons will be substituted, has not as yet been
discussed Valley Virginsdn. ..ta.
No wonder. Such law as the bankrupt
law now is, and administered as that is,
ought not to be suffered to stand upon the
statute.book.