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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-11-13

J. NJ. Kerr & Co., Gnllipolis, Ohio.
are not affected by the panic, and are now
opening larger stock Of goods in their
line, than ever before, to which they ask
the attention Of their West Virginia pat.
rons and friends. See advertisement.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-11-13

The melancholy days have come the
sadlest Of the year. It's little too warm
for vhiskey hot, and little too cool for
beer.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-11-13

We direct attention to the advertise
meut Of s. Y WATSON, GallipoIis, Of
Holiday Goods" Mr. WATSON has a
very large stock of The goods advertised.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-11-13

A witty little housewife says there is no
yenisou in the market, but plenty Of dear
mont
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-11-13

The ladies do their hair up so tight
that they have to stand gu something to
put on their bats
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-11-13

Mr.. Alfred Glass will issue at Wells
burg, next week, a new paper to be called
the Brooke County Independent.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1873-11-13

Go to the Point Pleasant Drug Store
Joseph S. Miller, Superintendent, for your
"zab" for chicken aud hog cholera; John.
sons Rheumatic Compound; CastOria; Al.
lens Lung Balsam; Toilet Soaps, PERU.
merry, &c.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1873-12-19
Drinking Hard Water.

Hard water has sometimes beer
thought unhealthy, and people have
taken great pains to build cisterns IN
their houses, where rain water puri-
fed might be had for the table But
nature rarely makes mistakes, and
spring water is most always uniformly
hard. 1t is found, on extensive and
careful inquiry, that hard water Is
moro healthy than soft. The body
needs some of the salts held in solution
IN hard water, and suffers If they are
not supplied in some way. In Eag
land, the counties where hard water
abounds are more healthy than those
where soft water is used. The same
fact appears in cities, where the mor-
tality is least in the sections supplied
with hard water. Contrary to the
general impression, soft water acts on
lead pipes more powerfully than hard,
and induces danger. Those who have
built ram water cisterns, thinking
them more healthy than wells, vii
need to study the wiser methods oil
nature.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1873-12-19
Yours, etc
LAWYERS MANUSCRIPT.

n nice piece Of manuscript (says
the Nashville UHiOR) was sent to
this cflice lately. 1t was prepared by
the skilful hand OF q member Of the
legal profession, and consequently its
meaning WAS clesr as muu. There
were short marks here and long
marks there, while dots, lux splashes,
erasures, and things of that sort
were scattered about with reckless
profusiOn. The paper Tesemb!ed .
map of bleeding Kansas, a plan OF
our proposed new water-wOrks, a
pen-and ink sketch of the burnt dis
trict of Edgefeld, or, indeed, any
thing of that sort. TIE printers
yearned for that manuscript the mo-
ment they saw it, and the one who
was given the largest portion OF it
was looked upon with envy by his
fellows. Finally one Of them came
to couple of long words, that he
couldn't decipher readily. He went
out and borrowed telescope, and
looked again, but still failing to make
out the two words IN question, be
propped his copy up at one end Of
the room, stood on his head a5 the
other, and viewed it in that position
Tor q time, but yet without success.
Then he carried the copy 20 every
man in the office, begging their as.
siEtance, hut none were able to help
the unfortunate typo. Then he De
came desperate, pulled his hat down
with firm grasp, ignored the uzdc
cipberab!e entirely, snd substituted
therefor "copy hooks, ten cents each D."
remarking confidently TO a brother
comp, "WOn't that chap swear when
be reads his proof ?'' And he viii,
Of course; bat is there not some
thing suggestive in the sentence sub
stituted? q? Ii copy books are only
ten cents asch, why should not every
lawyer 10 this city purchase one I'M
me mediately;;and at once set shout i'm
proving his chirOgraphy?
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1873-12-19
ggome anu gam.


s--lrnu- oE ss.isD'Al-
-, r4espoudence 81 4-'e--' y
~ se.kly c.rou.4T izs1s4 'iere
,,.s ,fi,e Of he Nationa! Grange
.,i,.e. . statement Of the humber Of
sa,.,r,lioa.e and state Oranges, y lnch
ii,us,r.t..s in 8 striking manner tie
rand growth OF the organizttion. On
sa;ur4 AZ. the date OF latest dispatch,
the totai number Of Oranges Was s.
574; tie membership being CAS- i25
From tic 1T 70 tie Z2i ;Dst. tic lu.a
Der O. Oranges organzsd wa. 7s9
During the present yeAr, 20 far, 81,
number Of rev Oranges organized i
Z, G,257, distributed Is iGlioSs: January.
1873; February, 347; March, CG5
AprIl, 57l; My. G9G June, G25;
July, GI2 August, s29; September,
9l9; October, 1850; November
(22d), 78G. The highest number or
ganlzed during any month OF 1872
was 100; the lowest, 81
The following States have no State
Grangcs: Alabama, 2CG subordinate
!GrsDges; Delaware, ncne; Florida,
10; Kentacky, Gs; Louisiana, IS;
Mar land, IA; Haige, J; Ha-sachu
sets, "A; New jersey, q; New
Hampshire, 0; Virginia, 0 OF Ter
riloIios, there are Colorado. 2; ami
Washington 5, while Canada has 8
Oranges.
State Oranges ere organized in The
following States and Territories. while
the number Of subordinate Oranges
named are included in each jarisdic
ton !, Arkansas, So; California, III;
Georgia, 395; IlliDol. 54s; Indiana, ,G33; |
Iowa, 1913; Kansas, G79; Michigan,
13O; Minnesota, 379; Mississippi, |
4sO Missouri, ,O97 Nebraska, $50
New York, "a; North Carolina, 100
Ohio, 2Is; Oregon, IS Pennsylvania,
South Carolina, 100; Tennessee,
229; Texas, 81; Vermont, 81 West
%; Wisconsin, 25I, and in
Dakota, 80. The total number ol
Oranges in the South, or rather former
slave States, is 2,9fG.
In New England there are but
Oranges organized, and none
are found in Connecticut or Rhode
Island. Delaware is the only other
State without Grange up TO date.
The order has grown with great rapid.
ty in former slave States, especially
hose in the further South. Singular
y enough, the order has IFS largest
xisience in South Carolina, IS FIR as
lie South is concerned. No question
# color has yet arisen, and 1t is be- ,
ieVed that that matter is easily con {
rolled. The largest number Of or {
,snized Oranges are found in Kansas, I
ccording to population, while Iowa {
nd Missouri give the largest percent f
ge of membership. So far, the South c
rn adhesions are from tie small 4
,lgntatiol-holdeIs, and appear TO be
esirable acquisition.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1873-12-19
INTERVIEWING BLEKNAP.

A Washington correspondent d
the Atlanta Consultation Of NOyem
ber 30:b, SAYS: "BelknaD, tie
blonde Secretary OF War, has a no.
ly horror fer newspaper men, end
since the Cuban question ioomei uP
they have made his lie miserable, i.
his statement IL this respect are 20
be credited. He gave a very SINUS
i1g account % bis adyebtUres q
few nights age. twas g cold, LiUs
teTIHg night, and he wSs mBfiie3 up
and walking rapidly toward the Ar
liBgtCn- At the corner Of + street
and Pennsylvania avenue ne was
hailed by newspaper man ami asked
il there Was anything new. Return
ing n negative answer, he pulled his
coat collar over his face and hurried
on. Near the Arlington he met two
more newspaper men. who saiuteG
him but he dashed by them auc
thought he bad escaped, when b
heard some one running after him
and calling out, ''Gr Secretary,
Mr.. Secretary He concluded then
to make G visit to { house ia the
neighborhood, and hsstened his pace
into run, thinking 70 ge. into the
door before being OveFtaken; but eu
coun,eriug plsce where the psve
pent had been torn up, and wh.cl
had escaped ais notice, he wen
headlODg, and so was captured H'
didn't interview, however, worth {
cent, as he sf,erward remarked IN de
scribing the event.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1873-12-19
Measuring HaV.

From the New York Tribune.l
To measure the contents Of a stack
of hay, proceed as follows: If it is a
round stack, tapeling TO point from
the ground, measure the width half
way between the ground and the peak,
multiply this width by itself, and di
vide the sum by 1854; this viii give
the average area of the surface cover
ed By the stack. Then multiply that
by the height from the ground to the
point where the width was measured.
II these measurements are feet, the
sum found is the cubic feet in the
stack.
If the hay is timothy, orchard grass,
millet, or Hungarian, 500 feet will
make z ton, or cube eight feet each
way. II the stack is very solid, and
was cut when dead ripe, $50 feet will
make a ton, or q cube OF seven feet
each way.
II the hay is mixed with clover,
about 200 feet, or a cube Of nine feet
each way, will make ton. If it is all
clover, or light meadow grass, or red
top, 500 feet viii be required to weigh
a ton, unless it is pressed very hard,
when some allowance must be made
These estimates are made from notes
of a great many stacks and mows OF
various kinds, and will give a fair av
crago.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1873-12-19
Milking Cons E.afe.

Dairymen in their anxiety to get
the greatest present profit fron their
COWS are liable TO overlook the future
welfare of the ANIMALS, and at The
same time the best interest Of the
owners. Where COW is rather thin
in flesh at this time from any cause,
and is TO be MIXED next season, she
should be dried of Immediately, and
so carefully npurished as to allow her
to regain lost vitality and be in readi-
ness to give good yield when the
new dairying season shall open.
Cows can be made to do but about
so much, according to their capacities,
one year with another. and what /,
obtained by making tho milking sea
son long, or crowding by overioed one
season, viii be diminishing the next
IN Ike proportion. The most proiita-
bic management CT The dairy is TO
feed plenLifully, milk q proper number
of months, and never attempt to
Over-reach the natural capacity of
the animal. Some COVE of COURSE
may be MIXED later into the winter
.han others without injury, and the
Iorce Of cur suggestion is TO learn the
OF each COW, and not govern
,he management of all by one.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1873-12-19
Wool i'm California and New
Mexico.

For many years TO come, California
and the Territories of the far West
will foIm the great wool producing
section of the country. In California
this interest has already acquired
great importance. This state has now
about 5000, ,OcO head of sheep, which
will be increased by at least 100000
IAeabs the present season
The sheep are sheared twice year,
and with a good season the CLIPS might
be expected to average ten pounds
per head. This would make the WOO
crop of California SO,OOO,OOO pounds
or %. 100000 more than the tota
product of the United States in 1871
1t is estimated that the actual cost o
producing wool in California is les
than ten cents a pound. CalifOni:
wool comes into market two mouths
earlier than that of Canada and the
Atlantic States, and shriDks less.
As TO New Mexico, it IS said tba
the sheep business in portions of th'
country is in discouraging condition
this season, for the reason thst the fal
of snow and rain during the Fall an'
Winter was uncommonly light. Fo
the same reason, farming is depressed
since the momtain streams do no
afford the usual supply OF water 10
irrigation, and farmers have not plant
ed. Where streams come out Of th'
Snowy Range water is abundant.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1873-12-19

CHICKEN PCT-PIE.-Take g pair OF
tender, fat chickens, singe, open and
cut them into pieces; wash them
through several waters with eight or
ten pared white potatoes, which put
into 4 pan, and after seasoning highly
with salt and black pepper, dredge in
three tablespoontuls OF flour; stir vel
together, then line the SIDES (half way
up), of a medium sized stew kettle
with paste, made of two pounds o
flour and one of butter. Put tht
chicken and potato into the kettle
with water enough to cover them; rel
out some paste for a cover, the size o
the kettle and Join to that on The
sides; cut a small opening in the cen
ter, cover the kettle, and hang it oveI
a clear fire, or set it in the oven; turn
the kettle round occasionally that the
sides may be equally Drowned. Two
hours over clear fire, or in q quick
oven viii cook it. When done. cut
the top crust into moderate sized
pieces, and place it round large dish,
then with a perforated skinner, take
up the chicken and potatoes and place
in the center; cut the sIde crust and
lay it over the top, put the gravy in a
sauce tureen, and send all to table hot
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1873-12-19
BEECHER'S UNLUCXY BROIHER

"My brother Charles and l were
twins" said Mr. Bee cher, u his lsst
evenings lecture, " or at least we
would have been il he hadn't waited
couple OF years. We were twias
in everything but birth, and yet e
we're very unlike. He had apparent
Is q better head than Land promised
tD make a shreWder man. iI an &C
cident happened 20 sDybody, it was
sure 20 be to Charles. IT wa Charlie
that hroke his leg, that had :. white
swelling on his K5ee, thst was blown
up with gunpoWder, that ieli DOM
stairs ami cut gash on his cheek.
and then, as 1t symmetry wes needed.
he tell 'osn ard cut tue other oae
He grew Up sRi had & lovely f1uilv.
His oldest son was sho. IN tue reb.f.
lion, hobbled of and was sil0t agaiu,
and then weTt into the regulsr amy.
On the border he was surrounded Jg
Indians. and killed, sn1 the Igdgme1.
day viii have % search eli over the
plains Tor lis bones. Now nv ha,
went through the war and came o..
with only = bruise. aIy brother
Charles had two daughters. The,
went sailing on the lake 10 tie ver,
sight OF his house, snd we-e drowned
Why Is my brother thus dealt will,
and not me haven't the slightes
doubt bat that il will all come on
very plain by and by, but ! csDno
understand 1t now. lis onlv left ioi
me 10 believe biindly, implicitly il
the overruling wisdom snd iustic,
o; divine providence"
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1873-12-19
Ganhood. How Lost, How Restored

-, .TUst Published, n new edition oi
ssgEft *. DR.. .CULNE2W ELLIS CeIeDrat-
IS - szsty ed Essay On the radical cure
xsszzSsSszs lNyitGuug nsedicine) OF SPERaA
TuRaLIU-A, ,Ol :,.-aIinsi Weakness, InvOluuta-
~ Seminal Losses. ImpOtency Mental and
PhysIc.sI IHcsPacIty, lmPedIments to Mar
rage 0Cc.: a.-O, Cgii-uIu pJlun, Epilepsy, ard
fits. iutuc;,,l by sli-- -iEgulgcnc nccOr sexuaIex-
tr:iVugaEce-
r= Price, in = sealed envelope, only 6cents
The celebrated gu-l1r, Ia this admirable es-
say CLEARLY :sg,' oustratcs, from thirty years
succts>fUi practice. Jhat the alarming conse-
GUeuces otsC iI-.tDUsg may be radically cured
without the dangerous use Of Internal II edi-
enc ~ ,jleNp ppliC2tivu gfthe knife; pointing
out a I1CdeO GuEe at once simple, certain
and eifcctunl. bv means OF which every suf-
ferer 70 % matter what his condition may be
may cure himself Cleapiy, privately, and
radically,
Es-TEis Lecture should be in the hands OF
evcrs- youth and every man in the land.
sen under SEAL in n Dlain envelope, to any
addrezs. PJstpalt. uu lceipt Ofsix cents, ,ortwC
post stamps. Also, DIR. Culverwell s. Harriag,
Guide pricF5v cents. AddreSSthe Publishers
CHAS :. - KLINE d co.,
I27 EsOWcry- Eew York.
zl-y Post Office Box 4 $50
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1873-12-19
Good FerriIizer.

The Scientific american says: Farm
ers generally have to pay high
price for an article which, with q little
skill, they could make Themselves
during the winter months or on rainy
days, when they have little else TO do
We give recipe for cheap. good
fertilizer, which has been used success
fully by farmers in Pennsylvania and
Ohio. One recommends it especially
for potatoes and wheat, and ends by
saying that he has Used it with success
on corn and other products. 1t is as
follows: Take 1000 lbs. of good
mold, sieve and screen it SO rs TO get
the gravel out and make 1t as fne a
possible, then spread on floor OF
some suitable place; add 100 lbs. sui
phate of ammonia, 100 lbs. common
salt, then mix with q rake. When
thoroughly mixed, add % lbs. pearl
ash and 25 lbs. sulphate OF coda, mix
well, then adj 400 lbs. ground bone,
25 lbs. best Peruvian guano, and $50
lbs. ground plaster. nix the whole
thoroughly, throw on pile for forty
eight hours, and it is fit for use il
il is TO be used for potatoes il districts
where pCtatn bugs are numerous, .
gallons of sulphuric acid may be
sprinkled over the mass. Gaze must
be taken not to use the acid in a con
fined place, as the fumes arc bad for
the health. II 1t is spilled on the floor,
do not throw water on it, as it gener
ates great heat when in contact with
wster. Sulphuric acid sprinklsd on
the ground will kill bugs of any kind,
and its fumes are especially fatal to
the potato bug.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1873-12-19

loud s1I through Lis z0se. T1a
class is the most important enc in al
societies. especislly where frareAis'
is limited as here. ]. Is lsrge, sAt
70, ms the real tons and sinew Of tb'
na,;on. Not seldom there rises from
it 3 celebrated soldier or cholur
sad to it men ever look TO see ''pub
lie opinion. L is the Glass which tsis
Of politics, religion snd Of war, which
puts the best soldiers in the army,
snd who sre the most active CONNER
cisl SCENTS in sll lsnds. The differ
elce between this Class and that in
America, so far ss money bsse II
fiuenees each, is very little. It is
just the class which can balance their
book under one system as well as the
other. It Is tie high and the lOT
classes which feel the effect of high
and lon money money base But the
education Of these comparative class
es differ much on account OF the dii-
ferent educational demand. For here
il is Z great advantage in bu iGess, SIS
well as an accomplishments, TO talk
Two or three languages, while, rs }
have said, their advantages, being
within q few hours ride snd few
dollars expense OF the tongue they
desire TO lesrp, are so vastly superior
TO Americans thst they will not sdmit
of comparison st oil. Bat, on the
contrary, there is an account in favor
of America which If, Messrs. Editors,
you can allow me to balsncs potatoes
against rye, will do US much good.
The commercial ability of the middle
class OF Americans is so far superior
to that of Germany that it, too, will
not admit of comparison. The Ger
man shopman does only cash busi-
ness. lie is bound to be ga C. And
in the very extra endeavOrs 20 know
that other men can meet their de-
msnds, and Inst he can meet i.Is, this
man becomes unpardonsbly slow.
The American is sometimes too reck-
less, but he is "business-" /
So far this letter has been written,
not all upon the class which Is most
interesting, viz the understands OF
society. That You may appreciate
hem Tor they are a class unknown
n America), 1 shall write my next
etter upon that subject. intended 20
write OF them In this enc, but find
he length would be an imposition
may also, ; that letter viii give me
IN opportunity, say something shout
he money basis.
Yours, etc,
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1873-12-19
DEPUTY's OFFICE,

LEIPsIC, o., Dec. 4th, 1873.
Mr.. EditOr-A farmers Grange
was organized by the undersigned
Dec 3, 1873, at the residence of Chas
Ritter, five miles west of McComb
The following Is list of the officers:
M-Charles Ritter.
o.. A. Runner.
Sc. W. Ernset.
Il. S.-Newton Harmon.
C-Isaac Mullen.
Treas. 4. Trackler.
Sec'y.-Geo Bysel.
q. K.--Jacob Null.
Ceres-Lydia Mullen.
Pomoha-Sidney A. Secondcost.
Eora-zNancy Ernest.
D. n S-Abigal Mullen.
The organization consisted of txen-
ty Xix members, among which are
some of the best and most influential
farmers in the neigh5orhOod. 1t is
certainly for the good of the Order
That such men As these take hold. of
it. Yours Respectfully,
GEORGE RUSSELL.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1873-12-19
EzERY & GREEN
sAAC DAVIS.

saAcDAyTs. HENRY B GREEN
DAVIS a GREEN,
UTHOLESALE AND RETAIL GROCERS
w and Commission Merchants and Dealers
in Flour, salt, Fish, Wooden and Willow Ware
&C, &c, Corner of Main and Sandusky Streets.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1873-12-19


Prom lie American AgTicCItgIlsI..
Horses, COWS, 12d sheep wiz ca. GU
stray when mixed with meal OF brzn
grcedIly a, they will eat haY A
bashel Of cut straw (say lbs. and a
quart Of corn meal, three times dsyi
5 good allowance for a COW not CIV
ing milk. Cows giving milk should
be allowed more meal OF bran. Say
three pin.s OF corn meal to BUSH.
of cut straw, three times q day; OF
a quart each Of meal or bran.
Horses shsuld be fed according to
their work. A bashel of cut strs"
ard Two quarts Of corn meal may b.
be regarded as equivalent 70 hay. !
the horses are doing but little they
viii do well on this mixture, being al.
loved al they viii eat up clean. i
a, steady work, give two or thret
quarts Of cas- or other grain, three
times q day in addition.
Fattcning sheep, Of course, should
nave grain enough 10 push them ior
ward as rapidly as possible. One
pound Of corn per head per day for
Merinos il ap average allowance. The
large breeds may be ted one and one
ha!f pounds each, per day. The bet
ter plan is 10 commence with halt q
pound OF grain Per day, aud as the
rheep become accustomed to 1t, grad
uaiiy increase the amount. For the
last month of tattening, merino sheep
caH be fed one and one half pounds Of
corn per day TO advantage. With
good, bright straw, and the above al
-owance OF grain, well selected sheep
should gain from one and one half to
-hTee pounds each per week.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1873-12-19
SsasroleEt.
Business Directory.
Stt0rafya ut gaw.
l.. =. DUNS.

HENRY a LsLall Hf-OEsN
A TTURNEi > at Law. O!ilce up Stairs EiFsi
II Door south of Court House, s'iudIay, v.
Jan. Il, lSI,j ii
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1873-12-19
From the Harness and Carriage Journal.
One Stitch More.

The lack OF 3 single stitch causes the
reputation of many harness makers to
suffer. a careless journeyman, when
sewing on buckles, often neglects 30
place his stitches near enough to the
buckle bar, and the result is that, as
soon as the strap is used a little, tie
buckle becomes loose and wears the
leather away sooner than it should.
Wherever straps are attached to buck
les, rings, loops, etc. stitches should
be placed as close TO the metal as pos
sible, and be well drawn down, so that
The leather will touch it all around
and hold it firmly to its place. So,
toe, with sewing On loops; for want
of stitch or two, they are not proper
ly secured, and in a short time are
drawn ont. Almost any workman
will be careful of his stitching where
4 detect would be noticed by any one,
but were they are hid from view, OF
at points where. one uuaccustomcd to
harness making would not examine,
they are likely to slight their work,
and,b omiting a single stitch here and
there, to save little labor for them
selves, but entail loss upon their EN-
ployers.