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aud two and half every second! The
lady informs ia that il 10 no unusual feat
for hsrto "pick up abuudl4. contain.
ing four thousand lsgal.tsnder notes in
twenty minutes !! We doubt whethor
this can be oxcellsd. IF any gentleman
thinks it can, let him try the experiment
of simply tapping bis duger on table
at the above rate, and we predict that
at the end o, half an hours trial he
will change bis miod. There are other
ladies who are almest ~ rapid and 40.
curate. They are sometimes called up.
Cd, with others equally proficient from
the redemption, diyision (Which Ne
shall visit presently, to visit other
cities, when tie Treasury Offices 10
those places are to be examined, aud
to assist in counting tho government
funds there.
Through this division and under
these skillful fingers has passed every
note, whether legal tender or fractional,
which has been issued by the United
States since the beginning of tho re.
bellion, every note which We have
ever handled or seen,-as we'll as al
the gold notes, and many millions Of
imperfect bonds and notes which were
never put In circulation. The total
value Of the money which had been
counted 10 this division previous to
the first day Of July, 1872, was accor-
ding to the treasurer's last annual re-.
port, nearly two thousand nine hun.
dred million dollars,-more than two
hundred and tveny.three millions OF
which consisted Of postal fractional
currency. Just now, the counters fnd
full employment in counting new legal
tender aud fractional nates.-Scrib~er
far April. .
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GEN. SPINNER AND THE TREAS
URER'S ROOM.

The room is of moderate size aad
plainly furnished, and gives evidence
that of the vast amount of money
which has passed through his Office, but
little has been used to minister to the
Treasurer's comfort. Adoor opens in
to still smaller apartment in which
the Treasurer sleeps. Tho responsible
,ty of the saie-keepiug Of hundreds Of
millions is Zoo great to b devolved up.
upon others, aud the General therefore
rests where he can in 4 moment assure
himself that the public treasure in bis
keeping is safe. Once, before he be-
gan sleeping at the treasury, he was
awakened in The night by strong i'm.
preston that something was wrong at
the Department.. He lay for long
tine tossing uneasiy on his bed, and
trying to close bis eyes AMI convince
himself that 1t vas a mere freak of an
over-taxed brain; but it, weuld not be
driven asay. At last, about two o.
clock in the morning, in order to assure
himself that his impression was at fault
he arose, hastily dressed himself and
set out for the Treasury. % his way
he met watchmaa from tie Depart
ment, Fastening to arouse him with
the information that the door Of one Of
The vaults had just been found standing
vide open. A careless clerk, whose
duty it was to close aud lick the door,
had failed to perform his duty that
o'gat, and the Waterman on Ding bis
rounds had discovered the neglect
Since that night the Treasurer has To-
spectei the doors aud locks of the vaults
himself, and has satisfied himself, by
atten. pting to turn the handles, that
hey are securely locked. The iospec-
ton is made twice every evening
81 ou after the departure of the clerks
and again before retiring to rest. There
are few public officers whose sense OF
duty aud responsibility constants them
to thus sacrifice their own time aad
comfort 10 the interest OF tho governs.
ment. The moueyed responsibility is
indeed tremendous, and such, we yeu-
ture to assert, as never fell on the
shoulders Of one man before. That
We do not exaggerate is evidenced BY
the fact that the notes, bonds, and Sc.
curitles in the vaults of the Treasurers
efiae amount on an average TO- eight
hundred million dollars. -Seribncr for
april.
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CARRIER-PI0E OHs IN THE FRANCO
GERMAN WAR.


Carrler.pigeons were of great service
to the French during the late siege : of
Paris by tho German army. This
had been toreseen by the Ger:
man commanders =; and in order to
prevent the importation Of these inval.
liable messengers from Belgium, where
they are raised aud tr ioed 10 almost
Incredible numbers, they we're very
early in the struggle declared cootrabasd
OF var. But i0sa matter At least the
French had been provident3 and long
before . German soldier had crossed the
Rhine tho military authorities had COL
lected twenty. five thousand pigeons 8,
shieh5were distributed among the COM
manders Of the various. cities and for
tresses most exposed to danger of =
siege, to DC Used as a means of com.
munication. A depot was established
at Bordeaux for the reception of new
pigeon recruits. After the fatal lines
were drawn around Metz and Paris.
and all telegraphlc communication With
the world outside had been severed.
news and orders were sent and received
daily by the pigeon post. The mis-
slves had t. be written, on the small.
est scraps of thin paper, In order not to
impede the pigeons a'gh', and the
camera aad microscope were called into
requisition to crowd the greatest
amount of news into the smallest com.
pass. A whole side of the London
Times was on several occasions photo.
zrsphed on thin piece Of paper less
than Eve inches square. The micro.
scopic newspaper, embracing news from
all parts Of the world, was at first read
BY means ola powerful microscope at
terWard it was thrown upon a white
wall by means Of magic lantern in
darkeoed room, where it was read by
thousands of people.
The German commanders tried many
expedle".s to break up the pigeon post,
without success. As last resort they
brought to camp large number OF
trained hawks, which made sad havoc
among tho aerial messengers. This
was denounced rounaly by tho French
newspapers and orators, but surely with.
out reason. -Rarper's Magazine for
april. s..,z ~ ra2 .4ls.N.x ~ x@5
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Farm for Sale,

THE undersigned offers for sale q good
1 farm Of 100 acres, on tho nertA and Of
Maine Praire, about
FOURTEEN MILES FROM ST. CLOUD.
Sixty acres are timber, the balance prai-
RE AMI meadow, and tho whole enclosed
with good fence; thirty acres being under
cultivation. On the premises is 49,
GOOD COMFORTABLE HOUSE
with stables, grsnsry aud storehouse two
good wells, and other improvements. This
farm is directly on the main road from St.
Cloudto Forest City, and viii be sold
eheep. Inquire ct this Office, Or Of y;
J. &. DAN,
On the premises.
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Minnesota Division.

Leave
Duluth,
j laos 2. x.-For Brainerd and Moorhead and in.
| tsrmediats stations.
Arrive at Brainerd $50 p. m.
Brainerd.
100 4. x.-fo1 Moorhsad, dlyndon and interme-
!: date stations.
"!-I' :: Arrive at Moorhead $50 m.
800 1. Y. FOR Duluth. connecting ct Thompson
! Junction With train for st. Paul and
! - Minneapolis. IL. J.,
Arrive At Duluth 21s p. M, st. Paul
6.40p. NJ, Minneapolis 7.00p. m.
Moorhead,
~ l., Minneapolis. -"
j.. @. w. MEAD. Gen. Manager
! ,.1 Nv. CHASE, Freight Agent.
9. g.. sANBoRN, Gen. Ticket Agent.
t0sasral O1aoes ut Brainsrd. MINI:
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Chicago & Northwestern
: :IEAILwAT...".,.

THE SHORT DIRECT LINE TO
Q HI7C.A.@ O
Detroit, Cleveland, buffalo, Suspension
Z Bridge, Pittsburg, Baltimore, Wash .
n s. : ingtou, Philadelphia, -. .
NEW, YORK and BOSTON, !
And oil points1*in New England and the
:s:~ =. Csnadas.* Also to- Z, q.
Cincinnati, Louissil>, st. Lo.is, Nsv o..
ses"s, and all Point. South ssd SestAwest.
This 10 the shortest route from Chicago To-
COUNCIL BLUFFS, OMAHA, SALT LAKE
.,,,g SAN FRANCISCO.
and al points ID; the Western Territories.
This line has adopted al measrn improve
ments in track, and equipment, including
Steel Rails, Luxpri Gus Day and Sleeping
Csrs, Miller Platforms, snd Westinghouse
Safety Air Brakes. a':zs s''@ :. "'''t>-% :
Ask for and see that your tickets read vi.
Chicago O. Northwestern Rait.oay.
NJ. HUaH1TT,. =. P.sTANWOOD.. =.
ri aenl. supt. G.nl. P.s.'r Agt
/ s.,.i,aiitr. t.n! .
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( iHlCAGO, MILWAUKEE & st. PAUL
RAILWAY.
Postal, Express ana Telegraph.
ALL RAIL. LINE

ALL RAIL, LINE
MILWAUKEE, CHICAGO, NEW YORK,
! - NEW ENGLAND. AND THE
! -: : CANADA6, =
i.cl.dlng Ill 1astsrn. Southern. and ssathwotssz
rims leave Pauldpoe, foot Of Robert street, a.
Il. Hastings, BED Wing, Lake City,, Reed. Land
yankses Chicago aud Last sno south, & : :: : -
EesX0 R.:1. ~ Train. Sundays excepted.
e:@slR: -: 1hfossl Expre.a. Saturday. excepted
~" 10y TH y1ESe9 3: ~ ':'',':
WITHOUT oHxNaK Of CARS
!; btS fTo1jOx1ICA !
aad eonaesttng With the Sis p. m. trains IN Chi
siEo q ali Eaststn Roads.
Trains By :thdA route will arrive 1t st, Paul At
b this line Passengers can view all tho ,oapnin.
cent scenery OF the upper 4isDssippi without the
ennoy1g delays Of river navigation, the dust and
heat Of inland routes. 49,:
! $50 m. Mail and Ex ress for Mcareeor
Prairie du Chein, Milwaukee, Chicago
/ AcGregor trains will arrive at st. Paul at 7.o5 m
i BAuuAGE Is CHECKED
T to all parts of the
I UNITED STATES.
Passengers should purchase their tickets Via. NIL
WAUKE, In order to secure all the advantages OF
his line.
| For: Minneapolis.
Leave st. Pau..... ::25 A. m.
Leave IT. Paul ................. 122O m.
Leave St. Paul ....... .,,,.,,,.,.,..... 2:3Op.m.
Leave st. ul.....,.,................. 400 a. m.
THROUGH TICKETS ia all points East. West &
South, and SLEEPING CAR BEkTHS secured on az
plc~tioA to ) A. Chandler, General Agent.
=. =. MERRILL, General Manager.
J.C.dAULT, Asst. Gen. Manager.
AA.V. H. ;0uA1 "A! Gen. Passenger Agent
Oh PRIOR, Division Superintendent.
J. A. CHANDLER. General Agent.
Omce corner Third and jackson Streets. and q
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FAVoRlTE

lesst $50 in sheet form. ID ordering from
other dealers be particular to ask for Pr
711s' EDI11oH OF 61RAuss' WALTx8s, ~ It
y the only correct aud complete edition.
address, J. L. PETERS, Music Publisher,
500 Broadway, N. Y.
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ATTENTION !

I would give notice to my friends thu
1hsve returned to my old stand,
EMUSIC HALL"
on Richmond avenue, which h.. been open:
ed upiu good Style. $50 >S @'<,s>
Give: me q call.
5s,,, ta..,ssa..;.s.,sa ,aa.s{<y N. FISCHER.
Sc, Qoud. Dec. &c. 49, %ar. s%ss: II :.
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FRESH BEEF

REQUIRED by the subsistence Department during
twelve III months commencing July LIST, 1873, at
Forts Abraham Lincoln and Seward, DIT
Each bid should contain a written guarantee of
two responsible persons to the Effect that the bid
der is able to fulfil contract in accordance with tho
terms of his proposition and that they prepared
to become his securities giving good and sufficient
bonds for its fullflment.
The right is reese, we'd the government to reject
any all bids also to increase reduce the above
number of cattle for either all posts Is Der
cent. by giving notice Of such change at any time
prior to May 10th,
Bidders should be present to respond to their bids
Proposals should be endorsed Proposals for Beef
Cattle'' and addressed to the undersigned.
By athority of tho Department Commander
j. H GILMAN.
Capt. and G. s. Bv't. Lieut.. Col. .. s.A.
feb27.4W
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lME RICN HAND C0RN-PIlHTER.
FOREST AND EVERQRGEj

HONCoRD GRAPE CUTTIN 81; WIZ
~ SON strawberry Plants, By mail, 50 csits dos.
on. Hep Roots = per l 100. DANI1L1 sDURO1;
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Northern Pacific Railroad.
WINTER ARRANGEMENT, 1872 and 1878.
LAKE SUPERIOR AND MISSISSIPPI
DIVISION.

! Leave
1.3o 4. A.-For Duluth connecting at Thompson
(; Junction with trains for Brainerd and
4 Gorehead.
!! Arrive at Duluth 3A5 p. n. Brainerd,
! sop m =
Z. 20 A. and
f: 4.30P. A.-For Saltwater.
/! Arrive at Saltwater, 900 q. m. and
i. 6.35 m.
Minneapolis.
40 A. M.-For Saltwater and Duluth, connecting
T! at Thompson function with trains for
Brainerd and Morehead.
Arrive at Duluth 3.45 pm, Brainerd
$50 p. M, Saltwater Ga m.
6.12 P.x.-For Chaska, Carver and Sioux City juno.
- .tion.
e. =. Arrive Chaska, 7.4o and Carver at $50
,-.~ Arrive Sioux City Junction $50 p. m.
Duluth.
1920 4. x.-Por st. Paul, Minneapolis, Saltwater
=. and roads diverging from St. Paul.
Arrive st. Paul $40, Minneapolis 100
pm.
Saltwater.
7.25 H. For st. Paul and Duluth,
4A6 IN For st. Paul and Minneapolis,
Arrive St. Paul 8.65 a. NJ, and $40 m
Arrive MINI ,apolis 100 p. m.
Arrive Duluth s.45 pm.
Sioux City Junct
600 A. N.--For Minneapolis.
Leave Carver GAO q. m. and Chaska
$50 n m.
Arrive ~ Minneapolis SIS q. %.
w. w. RUNGERFORD,
Gen. Superintendent.
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UNFOLDING AND VISITING CARDS
w printed in neat style At the
, 'a:': y5~.a. i. :, JOURNAL OFFICE.
ST r AUS S

We have just received Strauss Waltzes
Two Volumes, Price 81 e.ch in boards IS
each in cloth. =. The two volumes contain
over Forty Beautiful Wsltzes, worth 1t
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ADVANTAGES !! oS%E{1hRE!!o' s' THIS

It keeps the money in the State. .
tls g liberal ~ IL consistent With per-
feet security. :: +.
It u conducted by mon whose integrity
OF character and business ability are veil
known throughout tho State.
hreceives ! high rate Of 1aterstst on ito
loans. :: :'" - : I" ,:,.3l'
Its rate ef mortality must b low by res
son Of tho hsalthful climate Of Minnesota.
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0FFICRRs:
DIRECTORS
Guarantee Fund:

Bank and other stocks a. per following
schedule; so shsres First Nstionsl Bank
Of Rochester. 30 First National BANK o OF
Paul, 20 First National Bank Of Red Wing.
POS First National Bank Of st. Paul, go
State National Bank Of Minneapolis, 80
City Bank Of St. Paul, and IS shares OF
Preferred Stock Of St. Paul & Sioux City
Railroad Company. 49,. u.s..
Par Value. Market value.
$58, 100000 $72, $4,000
rThe above described fund 10
Deposited with tho State IEsur-
anoe Commissioner free Of inter-
est and is pledged to remain
there free Of interest or otheEsx-
pense to the. Company: - long
as it needs TO hold the fund for
the security Of ito policy holderS.1
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Agents A Rare Chance
H0RRIBLEl..- -

IL sansrsd With c.tash thirty years. and Vas eur,
to all ataietsd. Rev; J. MEAD. Drs1,F IA az :,
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Minnesota VIA l|'||'|'ta !' Mutual VA
.... LIE e .<..a;,,
lsa ~ Il y g, Company G II al
HOME OFFICES:

SAINT 2 UL.
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English Farming and American.

Mr.. Wall, in an address to the farm
ers of New Jersey, alluded to the fact
that in England, in less than CEN
fury, the production of wheat had
risen from 100000 to 100000, 900
bushels. This enormous increase he
attributes to systematic attention TO
all the requirements OF good farming
to the skill and exactness with which
all the operations are performed; to
their careful selection of the best va
rieties of seed, and to the extensive
and good use of their barnyard manure.
Nothing is left to casualty or chance.
No expectations are INDUCED In that
an unusually favorable season will
atone for shortcomings or neglect. He
He alluded TO the business like liber-
ality of the English farmers in restoring
to the earth, by means of purchased
manures, the elements of fertility ex-
hausted by cultivation, and said that in
1887, the first year in which bones came
into general use as a fertilizer, the for
elgn bones imported were valued at the
custom-house at 81, 500, 600, since which
time it is estimated that the amount
paid forimported bones alone amounted
to $50, 100000. Since 1S4l upward of
500, 600 tons of guano have been used.
Mr.. Wall believes that the English
farmers rotation of root and grain
crops comes nearly to perfection, and
that the care which had been bestowed
on root cultivation had been the saliva
ton of England.
lis certainly true that the culture of
root crops has been the salvation of
English agriculture. The cultivation
of these crops may as truly be the
means of improving the soil in our
Eastern States. We had once hoped
that the manufacture of beet sugar
would enable Western farmers TO avail
themselves of this root as a fallow crop,
but we fear that this will prove not to
be the case just yet; perhaps time may
give us cheaper labor, by which il
may be done. Fortunately, we have
Indian corn, which enables our farmers
to clean their land in an admirable
manner if properly attended to. Still
it can never take the place of tap-rooted
plants. The turnip crop will probably
never be available in the West, even if
we could afford TO make il take the
place of corn as feeding crop, for the
reason that our hot summers are no
suited to the plant
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-04-04
Lice on Cattle.

1t is often noticed that cattle droop
from some inexplicable cause, aud after
losing flesh day after day become so
Frustrated that death ensues. Upon
examination it is found that the hide
is literally swarming and perforated
with lice. In cases where the ailment
is discovered in an early stage, oils,
acids and snuffs are applied, sometimes
with success, but oftener without. A
farmer who often had occasion to test
the applications in vogue was not sat.
istied with the result thereof, and de-
vised a means of totally eradicating the
vermin, and which he gives to the pub
lie. He describes it as follows:
"In applying tobacco smoke to kill
lice, use blow-pipe that will hold
gill. 1t is made OF copper, in the form
of cylinder, with tube on each end
about two inches long. The tube on
the lid is made little faring, so that
il will fit on the pipe of a hand bel
lows. The tube at the other end IS
made tapering, with a small hole in the
lower end. A piece of copper punched
full of small holes is placed in the lower
Civ VI VhV pApC w PiCNCho tlt tuDc
getting stopped up. Fill the pipe
nearly full of tobacco that is cut fine
and thoroughly dried put some Goals
of fire on the tobacco put on the lid
and insert the nose of the bellows in
the tube, and blow steadily, and
the smoke will be driven out of the
other end; place the small end of the
tube in the hair of the creature to be
smoked and blow steadily, moving the
pipe over the body until the animal is
sufficiently smoked. The smoke will
kill every louise that 1t hits, but if there
are large numbers of lice on the ami
NAL a second application of smoke may
be necessary. When the smoke is to
be used, the hair OF the animal must
be dry. The animal should also be
where the wind does not blow House
plants that are lousy may be smoked
with this pipe. First cover the plant
with cloth or paper to confine the
smoke, and then blow the smoke under
the COVERING. lAd let it remain until it
disappears.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-04-04

George Hammond writes to the Mir
ror and Farmer in the following radical
way, which some people may take ex-
ception to:
/ notice that friend Buffum, OF the
New Hampshire Board of Agriculture,
commends the use of thoroughbred
bulls in the raising of stock for the
dairy. III you can get a bull whose
damand grandam, etc, were great milk
ers, also would breed. But | cannot
advise any one to use an Ayrshire.
They are played out here. They are
small and have small teats-both strong
objections with the mixer. They are
not a first. class animal to turn for
beef in case of accident or age. Our
neighbors of the Oneida Community
owned a few years since a good
dairy Of common grade cows, many of
which would fill the pail. To improve
this dairy, they made purchase of q
thoroughbred Ayrshire bull and heifer.
0riStocrots, from the herd of a well
known breeder of the fancy at South
boro. Mass In one time, to follow
this bull, they purchased another of
equal merit from the famous New York
Mills herd, and they now have dairy
of sixty or seventy little beauties-full-
bloods, one.half and three-fourths
bloods !. some of them with teats so
small that they can only be MIXED by
stripping. Their hired men detest
them, and tell me that not one of them
would half fill pail the past summer.
Ayrshires would not sell well here
now. We like pretty rangy cows. They
are generally the best mixers. and we
don't want to lie down to milk. Our
best diaries show plainly that the Dur
ham has been around. We do not,
however, choose the very meaty TANKS,
as such are rarely good at the milk
pail. If had one of the poorest New
Hampshire farms / would not go to
Shetland for my stock horses, nor to
Kerry or Ayrshire for my bovines, for
/ could dwarf large breed soon enough
myself.
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A New Tanning Material.

Michigan is happy among the States,
for her inquisitive sons have just dis.
covered that tens Of thousands Of her
acres, hitherto deemed worthless on
account Of the dense growth Of sweet
fern, are really valuable, for this lux
urlent vegetable is found to be much
more powerful astringent than hemlock,
and far superior 70 that substance for
tanning purposes yielding forty per
cent extract where hemlocll yields but
fourteen. Tanneries will soon spring
up quickly in the vicinity Of these vast
astringent fern plantations, aud Mich.
igan will be placed in a position to ex-
port leather as well rs saw logs.
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Household Suggestions.

ABOUT BEEFsTEAKs.-Th suggestions
made by experienced cooks are some
times valuable to beginners. The ex-
perience Of years unfolds many facts
regarding the mode of preparing food
for the table. One who knows whereof
she speaks gives the following in re-
gard to Notwithstanding very rel
ishable if nicely prepared:
"Just how many nice juicy steaks
are spoiled by the cook will never be
known; yet inferior beef, If rightly
cooked, is a sayory dish in comparison.
Many cooks cover a steak while frying,
thinking that if it steams it will be
more juicy and tender. This Is a mis-
taken idea, as the steam condensed by
the cover falls back on the meat and
must be boiled ont again, giving the
meat taste of half boiled beef which
is very insipid. Never cover a beef
steak while cooking. This should be
pasted in plain letters IN the cook
room, for it is Of the utmost import
ance.
If you buy a steak in hot weather.
which You wish to keep day or two,
never sprinkle or salt aud allow IL TO
stand in that way as it is sure TO draw
out the juices, and harden and tougher
the beef. IL may be cooked ready to
turn, then set in a cool place and
remain a day or two without taking any
hurt; when wanted hea. quickly turn
and finish cooking, when II will taste
fresh and new"