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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-10-31

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tionary minus g tendency to fall; plus 10 ten
dency to rise. A. O. FORD, Observer.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-10-31

THE WEEKLY UNION AND AMERICAN
THE WEEKLY UNION AND AMERIOAN
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THE WEEKLY UNION AND AMERICAN
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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-05-15

hes The Green Bay Go=e.te Of
Saturday says: SENATOR and Mrs.
Howe returned home last evening.
Since the adjournment of Congress
they have been making an extended
Southern tour. The Senator shows
signs Of hard word during the winter,
but is in excellent spirits, and expresses
himself glad to return ana rest quietly
among his friends and neisabors the
balance. Of the season.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-05-15

Considerable feeling has been mani
Tested because of the conjecture that
the recent examination of applicants
for the Military and Naval schools, re-
Gently holden at Stevens Point, were
partial. We were inclined to the same
belief, but a subsequent knowledge Of
facts warrants Us in believing that the
examination was fairly conducted,
though we still shall insist that it was
not in good taste for our Representa-
ton in Congress, the Hon. 4. S. Nc
Dill to be represented at the examina-
ton in the person Of any of his family.
We are informed that Mr.. McGreg-
gor Of Waupacca had prepared COM
plete list Of questions for the examina-
ton, and that the same were submitted
to each applicant, and that he now
holds the written examination Of each
aspirant, and that the same is open to
examination. We further learn that
all who failed, failed on the primary
questioning. and that the examining
committee, were, a portion Of them,
selected on the spur of the moment, and
consequently could not have been cog
infant of any chicanery had any been
practiced IF these be the facts We
think the committee ought and will be
exonerated from all blame or compile
ity in a matter wherein has attached to
them, and very plausibly too, deal Of
suspicion.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-05-15

The work is now progressing so rap
idly on the Boom that in all probabili-
ty everything will be completed by the
contractors before the time given them
expires. Good judges pronounce the
piers superior to any they have ever
seen. Contractor Clark deserves much
credit for the manner in which he is
fulfilling his contract.--Steueas point
Journal.
Horace Rubles, United States
Minister to Switzerland, now visiting
this country on leavS Of absence, arri-
we'd in Madison this morning. We
were delighted to greet him in the new
Journal Office, erected since he went
abroad, and to see that time had dealt
kindly with him during his four years
absence. He looks Younger and thor
oughly refreshed aftSr his rest from
perplexing editorial L bor. He is most
cordially welcomed Madisonians.-
Mad Journal.
The Wise. Geological Survey has
been organized. Oathe recommends
ton of Dr.. Lapham, Chief Geologist,
Gov. Washburne hassappointed Prot:
Roland Irving, Of theState University.
Prof: 7. c. Chamberlain, of the White
water Normal School, and Moses Strong
A. NJ, Of Mineral Point, son of Moses
NJ. Strong. The chemical work of the
Survey will be in charge of Prof w.
w. Daniels. We would have been
glad to have seen the name of Prof.
Murrish among tho list of appointees,
and are free to say, that we did expect
to see it. However, the Board is a
good one, and will do good work in the
aid of Science.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-05-15
The Interior, published upon tn

The Interior, published upon the
exterior Of this little planet at Chicago,
one would naturally infer it to BE IN
ttl tsteriOr-is one Of the best reilly
oas paper. was: of where the May
flower came ashorc 1t 3 PRESBYTERIAN,
bat that don't hurt i, any. |; is ably
edited, IL progressive, not inclined TO
look back at the oil milcposts along
the great highway OF the worlds ad-
vancement, simply because they are
mileposts, but inclines to look forward to
the contamination Of all things with
the glorious light of the ages illuuinine
the future, making more clearly dis
cerna5le the gates Of the Eterna! CITY
whittier We are all approaching. We
like the Interior. It's a glorious pa.
per. Its reading matter is readable
and that's why we put so much of it on
our first pagc--Subscribc for it We who
want a good family pspez.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-05-15
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
United States Internal Revenue,
.CE TO SPECIAL TAX PAYKRR.

NOTICE TO SPECIAL TAX PAYERR.
The law of December y, 1872 requires every
person engaged III any business, ayocatiou or
employment. which rem ers him liable to
SPECIAL TAX,
To procure and place conspicuously III his estab-
lsLment or place OF business.
a STAMP
EenotinG the payment of said Special Tax before
commencing business.
Inc taxes embraced within the provisions of
law above quoted, are the following, VIZ:
EscriierS,...................,...... s2oa 90
DeAtcrs. retail liquor. Observation-Disclosures. % 90
Dealers wholesale liquor, .............. 10 20
Dealers N malt liquors, who esalo,....-. ~ 90
DGa lefS III matt liquors, re tal!,......... 20 10
Dealers III leaf tobacco, ................. - 10
NctiiI dealers in leaf to bac:o, $40 %
and on sales over y 900, tity cents
Tor every dollar IN excess of Il ,OUu,..
Dealers IN manufactured tobacco, ...... 90
ManitlNct urrrs vi StlilS, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 50 on
and tor each still or worm manutactd, 20 90
ManuIactufers OF tobacco, .............. II %
Nan4factufcr= OF cigars, ................ IL %
feddleTS OF tobacco, first class. Nnore
- tnan two horse>).....-.; ............. so 90
Peddero OF tobacco, second class, < hor-
$50 ............................ Is 90
Pc ldierS OF tobacco, third class. q horse) l. %
fodd!erS OF tobacco. fourth class. tun
loot or pubic conycyance)...... 10 90
i,re"er OF less than 800 barrels. 81 %
Brewers OF 90 barrels more......... 100 %
Any person no shall fail to comply with the
foregoing requirements Will be subject to severe
penalties. Specla.-tax Payers throu shout the
United states are reminded that they must max
application 10 the Collector Cor Deputy Coilcctor)
OF their respective districts. ana procure the
proper stamp Tor the opeclal-tax Year COM
mtAGlns May !, 1915 without waiting for turtu-
or nOLlc..
MIRIAM E. KELLY,
Collector Internal Revenue.
9th District wisconsin.
Application may also lie made to- ana stamps
procured OF A. q. Brown,
Deputy Collector,
"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-05-15

The Georgia Dental Convention
met in Columbus last Tuesday. The
attendance was large, and they sang as
an opening ode that sublime hymn be-
ginning:
OH Jonathan Gibbs he broke his tewth,
He broke his tewth he broke his testh.
Old Jonathan Gibbs he broke his tewth,
A-eating a plum pudding.
Great humps OF suet they stuck intew it.
They stuck intow it, they stuck intew it;
Great iun.pe Of Suet they stuck ic.GE i,
Ac3 made him aosl, - Ing.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1873-12-20
A FORTY THOUSAND DOLLAR COW.

We doubt if more eXtravagant sums
have ever been paid for fancy cattle
than those lavished during a recent
sale of the herd of the Hon. Samuel
Cambell, at New York Mills, near Uti-
ca, n. Y. Representatives of the most
prominent short horn breeders in the
world were present, including large
delegation of English cattle stock buy
|. ers, consisting of lords and other titled
persons.
The breeds which brought the largest
sums were Duchesses and Oxforcs ::
and the first animal sold, known as the
End Duke of Oneida, three year old
bull, brought $4,000. The COW known
as LIST Duchess of Oneida, was next
offered, and, after an extraordinary ey-
citing contest, was knocked down to
Lord Skelmerdale, of England for $50
900. Subsequently other cattle Of the
same strain followed at $4,000 and
$35,000 and the interest eliminated
with the sale of the Sth Duchess of
Geneva, which was bought by Mr.
PAWN Davis, of Worcestershire, Eng
land, for the unprecedented sum of $40,
500.
The Live Stock" Farm" and
" Fireside Journal" says that there
were, in all, one hundred and eleven
animals presented, and that the amount
realized was S3S0,S9O. Tie Duchess
herd was originally from England I'M
ported in 1858, and has been since kept
in perfect purity in Duchess county,
n. Y.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1873-12-20
PENS FOR PIGS.

Farmers in great majority of cases
have less pride in what they do for
swine than any other labor upon the
premises. First-class barns for horses
and cattle, convenient sheds, &c, for
sheep, are numerous, but it is something
of rarity to see nice, airy and really
convenient pig-sty. The reason of this
is doubtless attributable to the generally
conceived idea that the hog is filthy
animal, and not fit to occupy a decent
place, but the fact is, swine are made
more filthy than it is their nature to be,
by being confined in unwholesomc and
uncleaned pens.
A pen can be easily constructed so
that the floors of the different depart
ments may be kept dry and wholesome,
plans for which we have frequently
given. The floor should lie tight, on a
little decline, and kept Uttered with
good absorIents. In the construction
of pens there is a general fault in the
way of having them too low between
joints, most of them being not over five
feet, where there should lie not less ii an
seven, SO that man may stand erect
in them. We have seen many eXpcn-
sive pens having this fault, and the
swine therein absolutely neglected on
account of the back-aching work OF
cleaning the different sections out.
Every sty should have y good yar'!
cid, hat In at
at the earth; but they should not he
allowed to run herein at will, nor should
the ceanngs of the pen lie thrown into
the yard to be mixed with tie sol by
the tramp!ing and roofing of the hogs
for it is one of the most valuable ms,
nures that can be produced upon a
stock farm.
The farmer who makes the most
money from pork raising, IS the man
who not only is careful in the selection
of breeds, but particularly careful to
have good commodious pens, and give
the swine all the attention required to
make them grow and lay on the fat
rapidly. When we see fattening hogs
in rail pens, with the earth for floor
and the sky for roof, our opinion is at
once formed as to the chances of that
farmer to prosper, and they are decided.
ly nfavorable.
Ohio Farmer.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1873-12-20
Improvements In Dairy Stock.

No branch of agriculture is attract.
ing more attention at the present time
than improved dairy stock There has
been individual efforts here and there
for thirty years or more. to breed for
this purpose, and the fact has long been
proven that first-class dairy cows ma,
be bred with as much certainty as TO.
beef; still not until within few years
has the Importance of the subject be:
come general, and active measures by
our best dairymen in various parts of
the dairy regions been taken in this
direction. But change has come, and
we Chautanqua dairymen will not allow
their honors to fade or be overshadow-
ed by the enterprise and intelligence of
other sections
1t is well-known fact the No. cow
is first on the list for No. | butter, next
the feed, then the care of the milk in
all of its manipulations, until the No.
butter is in the market
Notice if you please the different
prices at which butter is sold in some
of our Eastern markets for instance,
the butter sent from Greenfield, Mass,
to the Boston market, usually from two
to three tons are thus sent in small lots
evidently, as there is reported from 100
to $50 different lots, and these range in
price from fifteen to fifty cents a few
lots, say eight or ten at the lowest, and
hardly as many at the highest figures.
Now why this difference. Evidently
for want Of some one or all the require
ments we have named If those who
sell for the low figures live by it, those,
selling at the highest coin money; but
if the high figures only make fair re.
Enumeration, the low must be minus,
which is probably the fact.
But there is class of butter-makers
who never appear in the weekly re-
ports; these have won a reputation and
contract by the season Waring, near
Newport, and CrQzier, on Long Island,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1873-12-20
ire of this class, and very MANY others,

are of this class, and very many others,
seattle red through all dairy regions of
different States. This class probably
contract from forty cents Up to dollar,
few at the high and low figures, but
most from sixty to eighty cents Now
it probably does not cost the maker of
highest priced butter over five cents
more than the lowest to make his but
ter. Now the secret of all this in be-
ginning right, and allow no deviation,
be well posted and sell yourself on
your own reputation to the consumer,
or to the man who knows his custo-
mers. The man who makes butter.
and money by so doing, is the one who
is striving to win place in the class
of A No. | butter-makers.
N. Y. Times.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1873-12-20
HOW TO APPLY STABLE.DUNG.

1t used to be supposed that top-dress-
ing pastures and meadows with fresh
stable-dung causes the loss Of much Of
its ammonia but Prof Voelker, the
chemist of the Royal Agricultural Soci-
ETY. of England, has found by expert
ment that fresh stable-dung thus applied
forms no ammonia, and that all its solu-
bic matter is washed into the roots of
the grass, while the woody fibre remains,
too, as a mulch, which increases the
growth of the grass. We have here a
very successful dairy farmer, who keeps
thirty cows, and sends all his butter in
fancy pals to the New York market.
He hauls out all his stable-manure as
fast as it accumulates to his meadows
and pastures, spreading the load as it
is hauled if there is snow on the
ground, he drops load in place and
spreads it after the snow is off. But
John johnson, the father of tilc-drain-
ing in Western New York, who has a
grain farm on which he fattens much
stock for the butcher, but keeps few
cows, prefers to rot his manure, except
that which he applies to sod land in
tended for the corn crop; hence it is
slowly decomposed in heaps, without
being washed or fre-fanged, to apply to
his wheat fallow, after being slowly
rotted. He harrows it into the fallow
Just before the wheatis sown, and being
very soluble it gives the wheat plants
strong foothold, which enables them
to resist the frosts of December so try
ing to the young wheat plants. This
is undoubtedly the. best manuring for
wheat crop, but the waste of ammonia
in the fermentation of manure in spite
of the most careful manipulation, to
say nothing of the labor, must be more
or less, while fresh manure spread on
grassland does not ferment, but slowly
decomposes until all its soluble matter
is washed into the roots of the grass,
and a mulch of woody fibre is left to
quicken the growth of the grass
Indian corn being a gross feeder does
not, like the wheat plant, grow in the
Fall of the year. Hence it does not
require manure in such soluble cond-
ton, and it may be plowed in green for
corn, if the rows are treated with
little soluble fertilizer when planted,
and the ensuing warm season will soon
decompose the unfermented manure in
the soil But the wheat plant grows
in cool weather, and must have plenty
of soluble plant food, particularly on
the start, to enable it to get strong
root before the frosts of Winter, so try
ing to wheat plants, commence.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1873-12-20
MEDICINAL.

DIR. J. Walkers California Vim.
pgar EiittcrS are a purely Vegetable
preparation, made chiefly from the ma
tive herbs found on the lower ranges OF
tie Sierra Nevada mountains Of CalifOr-
MA, the medicinal properties Of which
are extracted thcrclrom without the use
of Alcohol. The question is almost
daily asked. "What is the cause of the
unparalleled success Of VINEGAR BIT
TEEs?" Our answer is, that they remove
the cause Of disease, and the patient re-
covers his health. They are tie great
blood purifier rand 4 life giving principle,
a perfect Rcnovator and Invigorator
of the system. Never before in the
history Of the world has medicine been
compounded possessing the remarkable
qualities Of VINEGAR BIrTERS il healing the
sick of every disease man is heir to. They
are gentle rurgatiye as we'll as Tonic,
relieving Congestion or Inflammation of
the Liver AMI Visceral Organs in Bilious
Diseases
The properties of DR.. WALKERS
VINEGAR BITTERS are Apcrient, Diaphoretic,
Carminativr, Nutritious. Laxative, Diuretic,
Sedatiyc, Counter rritant Sudoritic, Altera-
tive, and Anti-BilouS.
Is. II. fIclgIa.i-4-1 :. G.,
.N-r--i<t and G an rs. SIN Francisco California
.,:' ot Washington and t'i9Il"n StS.. y. !.
So : y AL ->:,-c- 1T ;:::it y ciprg.
Cel - lS7&-'y .
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1873-12-20
Meetings Of County Commissioners,

IINHE regular meetings of the County Commissioner,
l. will be held the second TUESDAY OF every
month.
Persons having claims against the County will please
ME the same in the Commissioner Office with n lepI
voucher; as account will be allowed not properv
chargeable to the Same.
Collectors and others having to be stated or
settled will apply to the Clerk during the recess of the
Board. By Order
VIM T. MILLER Clerk
Commissioners OF Cecil County,
De II, lSG-y
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1873-09-05
Our NeighbOrs.
BALTIMORE COUNTY.

bALIlMOhE COUNII
Daring Robbe'y.-On Saturday night last, at a
Mr.. John Parks, who with his aged wife resides
about half o mile from the village of Texas, Bal
timore county, and rapping at the door inquired
of Mrs. Parks if her husband was at home. The
old lady replied in the affirmative, when she was
told that her son had been badly injured at the
lime mill and would not live until morning, and
that he had come to tell Mr.. Parks to go to his
son. Mrs. Parks communicated this intelli-
gence to her husband, who being an invalid,
said he would go to his son in the morning.
Whilst holding this consultation with the men,
Mrs. Parks had opened the door short distance.
The men hearing Mr.. Parks determination not
to go till morning, roughly pushed their way
into the room, with pistols in their hands, with
which they threatened the old lady unless she
take them to the room in which her husbands
book case was. Almost dead with fright she
led them at once to the bed room in which her
husband was lying The men were all disguised
in such way as to conceal their persons. One
of the party was quite small In stature, and might
have been o boy. On reaching the chamber of
Mr.. Parks, the robbers roughly ordered him to
the gang standing guard over his movements.
The writingdesk was then forced open, and
plundered of notes to the amount of several
hundred dollars (about S600) The two men
who conducted the robbery were about to de.
part, when the smaller one, or boy, as 1t is sup
posed, suggested further search, which was
done, the thieves pulled out anumber of papers,
and finally discovering package containing, it
Is said, 81 400, which they also took with them.
In the parlor there was q jar which had the ap-
pearance of containing preserves, but the old
lady said 1t really contained O considerable
in gold and silver coin, which the rob-
bers missed, not suspecting its contents. Mrs.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1873-09-05
Another Horrible Tragedy.

On Thursday night of last week, the city
of Baltimore was the scene of one of the
most terrible domestic tragedies that has ev-
CT occurred there Dir. j. G. Showalter, re-
siding with his wife Mrs Eugena Carter Sho-
walter, at No. So st. Paul street, deliberately
cut her throat with razor and then severed
his own with the same weapon. The unfor-
tuuatc woman screamed as the brutal deed
was done and fell dead. Showalter threw
the razor down, walked out into the street
and sat down on Tie curb-stonc, where he
was found by the police and taken to the
Washington University Hospital, and died
there on Friday morning.
The unfortunate lady SO brutally murdered
was a native of Lancaster county, Virginia,
and when she married DR.. -Showalter, was
widow having a son nearly grown
She was lady oflovely character, refined,
intelligent and pious, the idol ola large circle
of friends. She was member of ST. Pauls
Episcopal Church Her remains were placed
in II handsome coffin and sent to her friends
in Virginia.
The wretch who committed the double
murder is the son of a wealthy gentleman re
siding in Alabama, who appears to have had
very little TO do with him for some time. He
YVES extremely disspated, and was entirsly
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1873-09-05
Local Affairs.

LITTLE LOCALS:
! Postal Cards can now be obtained at the
Bel Air postoffice.
Mrs. G. v. Butler will reopen her school
in Bel Air, on Monday, 9Th day of September,
1873. nj ~
An esteemed friend in Abingdon district
has sent us basket of delicious pears which
we prize all the more because they came from
him, and because he is not Il candidate for
office
The chairman of the Democratic State
Convention has announced the names of the
State Central Committee for the ensuing year
the member for this county being Henry
ID. Farnandis Esq.
MIR. II. G. Wilson, who lives near En-
morton, last year nude considerah quanti-
iy OF wine-the pure juice of the grape
which is now in prime condition. and will he
solk at So u gallon. He has wine made from
the Concord and the Clinton grape.
DR.. A. Trego Shertzer, No. 90 s Exeter
street. Baltimore, desires us to say that he is
prepared to furnish free of charge, TO two
poor, worthy young men, tickets TO attend
medical lectures the coming winter. Applica-
tions should be made TO Dr. Shertzer, as
above.
During recent visit of the County Ex-
aminer of Anne Arundel county to a colored
school in Annapolis he asked the pupils if
they knew the advantage of an education.
Eyes" replied the dusky scholars. What is
itT asked the Examiner. "1O make as mid
sAipmen" shouted our future Decaturs
MIR, Lee A. Magness has nearly complct-
ed very neat dwelling house, on his farm
near Emmorton. 1t is SO 81 feet, two
stories and an attic in height, and adds very
much to the appearance of his place The
carpenters work was done by Albert Mag
ness; stone work by s. Temple; plastering
by VIM. Evans; painting by Mr.. Townsley.
We are informed that the bad piece of
road near Emmorton is to be permanently
improved by the application of a heavy layer
of stones. The cutting away of the hill there
was long-needed work, end but for the iu-
cessant rains upon the newly-made road be-
fore it had time to settle, it would have been
found great advantage to those who travel
over it,