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Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-11-12
FIELD AND FARM.
SAVE Your SeedCorn Now.

one great evil in seeding time is, that
when all is ready for planting, and the
farmer goes to his crib to pick out his seed,
he suddenly becomes suspicious that 1t VIII
not grow. Nevertheless, the field cannot
wait; the best is selected and planted, and
he trusts to luck. This. class of farmers
generally blame the cold season, worms,
gophers, mice, birds and many other things
that are really more innocent than they
are usually supposed to be.
When corn ripens upon the stalk per-
fectlv. before the advent of frosty nights,
and is thereafter placed in narrow cribs,
secure from wet, it will certainly grow, if
properly planted in the proper season, but
this perfect ripening does not usually
occur.
1t is better, however, that seed be saved
every year. \ good time to do this is
while husking. Whenever you come
across an exceptional good ear, instead of
husking, break it with the husk remain
ing. In unloading, these unhusked ears
may be thrown aside, and at any conven-
lent time, tied up together and hung
across poles in some dry, airy situation, or,
better braid them into strings, and hang
them in the smoke-house. Served in this
way they not only terminate surely but
quickly, and thereby much vexation is
saved.
Flint, or as it is called, Yankee corn, be-
gins to dry first in the grain. With our
Western dent varieties, the reverse is the
case. These commence drying at the cob (;
hence, the grain of the first is plump and
round, and that of the latter is long and
indented. Hence, also, flint corn may be
cut and shocked much greener, compare
lively, than the Western varieties. For
this reason the seed of the flint varieties
is surer to grow when husked from the
shock than the dent varieties, for the rea-
son that the husk being thinner and the
grain more shallow, it is not so easily in
iured in the germ as the dent.
In saving seed corn, select the upper ear
if there be two good ones on the stalk. If
both be not goOdrcject them. One large ear
is better than two small ones at all events
save only from stalks having the most per-
feet ears. a field Of corn planted three
feet eight inches each way, three stalks to
the hill, each bearing one large ear, would
growers. 1t is true that it costs some time
and labor to carefully select and save seed
corn ; but if saved in a conscientious man
ner and you have surplus, you need have
no scruples in asking your more indolent
neighbor one dollar and a half bushel
for the seed. 1t may cost you one dollar a
bushel to save it properly and if no one
choose to buy it, your seed will be all right
another year.
One more thing is worthy of mention in
relation to seed corn. When once, by care
and attention, you have secured a variety
that ripens uniformly and well, do not be
in haste to change your seed. Experiment
as much as you please, but hold fast to
that which is good until you get better.
- Western Ictlrol.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-11-12
Abortion In Cows,

What is the cause and remedy? O. G..
w. Ans.--Arrest of the nutrition of the
foatus from weakness or low feeding on the
part of the COW, or from the occurrence of
a state of fever or Inflammation which
checks the secretion for the nOurishment
of the calf, as it does all others in the body,
sometimes causing premature expulsion of
the progeny. Bad odors have proved equally
noxious thus a few years ago abortion
was banished from farm in this county
by draining pool Of liquid manure. The
draining of wet or narshy lands, and the
removal of stagnant pools containing de-
composing organic matter from which the
cows were accustomed to drink, have
equally put stop to it. Some cases have
been traced to the fetid discharges from
unhealthy wounds, and others to the close,
sitting air of the eow-house, loaded with
putrid emanations from the lungs, skin,
dung, and urine Of the COWS. Remove the
cause, and the cows will cease to abort.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-11-12
FEVER AND AGUE.

Fever and Ague Cured for FIFTY Cents.
There is not remedial agent in this world tina. will
Fever and Ague and all other Malarious Bilious
Scarlet Typhoid, Yellow and other Few rs aided BY
Railways Pills. so quick as Railways Ready Relief
Ready Relief 50 cents bottle, and Pills Is cents
a box. Sold by Druggists
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-11-12
The Wool Market.

BOSTON, Nov. 5.--'fhe wool market is
very quiet and little business doing AS buy
ers and sellers are disinclined 10 do any
thing in the present disarrangemento of tt e
money market aud depression in tho man
ufacturing districts, but Notwithstanding
the monetary pressure, the wool markets
appear to be in a strong condition, and
there is very little wool on the market
that could be purchased even for ready
cash at very low figures. We quote Ohio
and Pennsylvania medium extra and
double extra ut 4Sa51.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-11-12
DR.. RAILWAYS
REGULATING PILLS.

Perfectly astelcss elegantly coated with sweet gu m,
purge regulate purify, cleanse, and strengthen Rad
ways pills, for the cure of all disorders of the Stom.
ach Liver. Bowels, Kidneys Bladder. Nervous Dis
eases, Headache, Constipation, COstiVeuess IndiRes-
ton, Dyspepsia, BiliOusness, Bilious Fever Inaam-
nation of the Bowels, Piles and all arrangements OF
the internal Visce-a Warranted to effect posit va
cure. Purely Vegetable containing no mereury min
erals, or deleterious drugs.
So Oberye the following symptoms resulting from
diseases Of the digestive organs Consumption Inward
Piles Euness OF the Blood an the Head Aeidity ofthe
Stomach, Nausea, Heartburn Disgust of FOOD Full-
ness or Weight in the stomach Sour Erucahons Sink
ing Fluttering at the Pit of IL Stomach
Of the head Hurried and Difficult Breathing Fiutter-
ing at the Heart, Choking OF Sufocating Sensation
when in a lying posture Dimness Of Vision, Dots or
Webs before the Sight Fever and Dull Pain ia the
Head, Deficiency Of Precipitation, YelloWnsss OF the
Skin and Eyes. Pain in the Side, Chest Limbs and
sudden Flushes Of Heat, Burning in the Flesh.
few doses Of RADwAY'B PILLS will free the system
from AL theahOye named disorders. Price Is Gents
per Box. SOLD By DRUGGISTS.
Read False and True"
Send eletter. stamp to RADWAY CO., 80 War
rem Street. New York. Information worth thousand
will be seat you.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-11-12
JOHN BiITER, re. p. BAILEY,
President. / Cashier.
EXCHANGE and DEPOSIT
d A N X .eal
Knoxville, Tennessee. Ger
ESTABLISHED 1860.

WE are prepared to purchase. at
Best Rates, Gold, Silver, Gov
eminent, State, County, City, and
Railroad Bonds and coupons, Dank
OF Tennessee Notes, New and Old
Issue, Uncurrent Southern Bank
Notes, and East Tenn, Va. and GA. R..
r. Stock. .... .. En-.
We transact a General Banking
Business, buy and sell Eastern and
Southern Exchange at current rates,
receive deposits and maize collections
upon the most favorable terms.
Interest paid on Deposits in Savings
Bank Department. ..... ...
Tickets by Inman, Anchor and NatiOna
Lines OF Ocean Steamers, and Exchange on,
all the principal cities Of Europe for sale.
E. P. BAILEY, CASHIER.
July15-d&wtf.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-11-12
Sweeney Remedy.

An Indian says he has cured valuable
horse in this way: Take an old stocking,
make a little bag out of some part Of it
-FOUR or five inches long; fill it with salt;
sew the end up; take bucket with some
water in it; dip in the bag with salt, now
double up your shirt sleeves, and rub the
sunken part for fifteen or twenty minutes.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-11-12

Rub freely, occasionally pulling the skin
SO as TO loosen it after rubbing. Grease it;
fresh butter is best, although other grease
will do Rub it in also. BY so doing sew
eral mornings successfully, no doubt the
mare will get well. It will take two or
three months for the sunken part to grow
out even with the other parts. If the hair
rubs off, it will grow out again.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-11-12
The Johnson PlOW

S THE PLOW THAT BEST MEETS ALL THE
Il requirements OF the frmer; is made with express
reference TO working the lands Of East TENNESSEE is
cited up with both and wrought laid with steeD
point and shear of light draught and great strength
will clean IN any clay land and will pillow among rocks
roots and stumps without danger Of breaking.
We have numerous certificates from those who are
using the johnson Pow that they prefer ii the same
price 10 the SH steel pow 1t does the work equal To
any steel pillow, and is so easily kept in order Any
good blacksmith relay the wrought point and the
cast can be renewed for 30 cents.
Send orders to W. S. JOHNSON & Co.,
Broad street. Knoxville, Tenn
Price OF Plow, with extra point, $3.50
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-11-12
LOYeVille Items.

LOVeVille has heretofore remained SIle mt
to the readers of the CHRONICLE. [ will
endeavor to write a short article concern
ing this place and surroundings, but will
however not give q description of this
place, but mention the principal occupa.
tons or PROFESSIONS, &c., Ministers of the
Gospel, farmers, house carpenters, under
taker and mail carrier. Some may say a
lawyer and doctor are yet lacking, but the
inhabitants seem neither in want of either,
generally speaking are a peaceable and
healthy people and everything seems love-
ly in general.
SCHOOLS.
Public schools being at distance from
this place. the citizens organized school
of their own. Miss Josephine Mitchell
has charge of it, who lis an experienced
teacher, anxious to work for the benefit of
her scholars.
A singing school has been organized at
Pleasant Hill Church, at this place. The
book used is the Allegheny collection, by
A. n. Johnson, work of the round note
system. The school is conducted by Mr..
G, B. Neuhauser., lfnrmerly from PENN
Ar. N tuLv UNDERSTANDS the IuaiLIUI-t =,
of music and spares no pains to instruct
the class, which he does free of charge.
School is opened and closed with prayer,
good order generally prevails. Our Sun
day school still continues and is in pros
porous condition.
NORTHERN PROSECUTORS.
Six gentleman from Pennsylvania and
Maryland, visited this place.a short time
ago-several of them with a view to pur-
chase homes provided this country suits
them. They were well pleased with the
country, considering the quality of the
soil, timber, limestone, markets, &c.
Farmers very often overrate the
value of their properties, think
thinking these are Indications of land
raising in value. But the fact is this:
their farms will never sell at high rates
until there is more energy shown in i'm
proving them by erecting suitable build
ings, good fences, cleaning away more
briar5 and sprouts, and working and act
ing as if to improve a country. There are
certainly some farmers who improve but
not generally speaking. Then, and not
until then, will they realize high prices
for their land, as Northern purchasers gem
orally scrutiniZe farm pretty closely be-
fore closing a trade.
Many acres of wheat have been sown,
and there are many yet to be sown. A
large crop may be realized if the season
proves favorable.
! More interest is manifested among far
mers in sowing rye than formerly. Many
farmers of this section are sowing large
patches. Rye makes excellent feed for
stock, and generally yields an abundance
of straw, which, BY proper management,
(as well as other straw or hay,) can be con-
verted into manure and prove of great
benefit to those red noles frequently seen.
On the night Of the 26th inst. we had
heavy rain, after which it turned cold.
Scattering fakes Of show were seen falling,
reminding all of the approaching winter.
The weather again moderated considera-
bic, and to-day is agreeable and pleasant,
Leveville, Oct. 3lst, 1873. FELIX.
The Arizona sentinel., 1873-06-14

THE BIGGEST TREE.-The vi
salia Times says the biggest tree
in the Tulare County forest of gil
ants,i known as General Grant"
It measures 81 feet 6 inches in
diametre; this would give, by or
binary estimate, a circumference
of over III feet. The reader can
imagine what an immense area
that would be, supposing section
of the treecut out and laid upon
the ground. It would afford am
pie room for a ''double cotillon,"
or if the same section were stood
on edge, against an ordinary two
story building, its upper rim
would be above the caves, and
we'll up toward the chimneytop.
The same paper adds: "Mr. 1. HI.
Thomas informs us that in the
great forest on the Kaweah there
are at least one thousand trees as
large as the General Grant," and
many of them are undoubtedly
much larger"
The Arizona sentinel., 1873-06-14
From Laws of Arizona, enacted 1873.
AN ACT
To encourage the Sinking Of
Artesian Wells.

Be it enacted by the Legislature
Assembly ofthe Territory Of Ari-
coma:
SECTION 1. Any person or per-
sons who shall be first in obtain
ing a flowing stream of water, by
means of an Artesian well, at any
point in Arizona Territory, not
less than ten miles distant from
any stream of living water, shall
receive as reward for the same
the sum of fifteen hundred dollars,
to be paid as hereinafter provided.
SEC. 9. When such person or
persons shall obtain flowing water
by means of an Artesian well, as
provided in section one of this
act, proof Of the same shall be
made to the Territorial Auditor,
and when satisfa Glory to him
that flowing water has been
obtained, as provided in this act,
he shall draw his warrant on the
Territorial Treasurer in favor of
the person or persons obtaining
flowing water, for the sum of
fifteen hundred dollars, and the
Treasurer shall pay the same out
of any money in the treasury not
otherwise appropriated.
SEC. 8. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after its
passage. - !
Approved February 18th 1873.
The Arizona sentinel., 1873-06-14
u. S. LAND OHFICE,

| Prescott, A. r., May 81, '73.
Received by this mail cash pa
tents numbers 4, 6, 7, s, 10, II
! IL, Is, IA, and 81, for lands en-
tered by the following persons
| James A. Young, Marieopa coun.
ty; Charles r. Perkins, Maricopa
county; Brian P. D. Duppa, Mari
copa county; Aaron Barnett, Mar
icspa county; Lodwick Vande-
mark, Maricopa county; David
Shultes, MaricOpa county; John
F. Simmons, Yavapai county;
Lewis A. Stevens, (two), Yavapai
county; Jacob Myers, Yavapai
county. The above parties can
have these patents forwarded to
their address by sending to this
office the duplicate receipt and six
cents postage. GEO. LOUNT,
Receiver.
Condensations from the Citizen, 9TH inst.
A. G. Scott has sunk a we'll be-
tween Tucson and Lowell to a
depth of 100 feet, and struck ex-
cellent water. Times lively at
Lowell......Chsffee, horse thief,
was in custody Troops B and G
have been ordered from Mellow
ell to Apache......A small detach-
ment i'm command of Capt. Emil
Adam had arrived and departed
Col. j. G.. C. Lee, formerly @.
M. at Tucson depot, has been as
signed to duty at Jacksonville,
Ind. The Citizen advocates the
raising of beets and the erection
of factories to extract sugar from
them. Lieut.. Dodge has been
assigned to duty with Co. A, 23d
Inf, vice Hammond, appointed
adjt......A post-office
has been established at Maryville,
Is miles this side Of Mcdowell,
with Chas. Whitlow as 2. NJ.
Eight Apaches had been seen
near San Xavier, mounted; [bent
on mischief, sure. 800. According
to the returns of the school cen
sus marshals, the whole number
of children in Maricopa county
over six, is 302. Of these 157 are
boys and 145 girls. Only 81 at
tended school at some time du-
ring the year and only SO out of
the whole number can read and
write, leaving a balance of 2O4
without any education. 232 of the
SO2 are in the Phenix district and
the remaining 20 are in the Mes
quite district. Had the taking Of
the census been delayed enc week
at least 20 more would have been
added to the number.
The Arizona sentinel., 1873-06-14

The attempt to negotiate the
Sc, 500,000 of San Joaquin Valley
Railroad bonds in Europe, has
proven a failure. American rail-
road securities are described as
being a drug in the European
market.
The Arizona sentinel., 1873-06-14
Uncle Toms "Buck"-A Challenge.

"A llCCl0 Olu HAL, STIZLlcu anu
brown as the sea-cliffs, stepped
into the office of the Sacramento
Record not long since, and greet
ing its editor as Sonny" re-
quested a notice of "Buck."
"And who is Buck?" we in
quired, as the old man waved us
! salutation; "and who are You,
sir?"
''Buck's my dog, sonny; and
Pm Uncle Tom. Everybody
knows me-Uncle Tom Barclay,
the shepherd" he responded,
slowly drawing each word by
main force from his lips. eyer
see, sonny, the newspaper is
a-speakin' of all the hounds, and
horses, an big men, an I've
got a ornery, black lOokin' dog,
that's a-beatin' 'em all, an Bucks
his name; an he knows more'n
half o any other kind o. critters,
am I want a notice o. him in
print, a"
''Do you want to sell him?"
"Sell himself Buck? Look
here, sonny, I ken git $500 for
that dog. No, I don't want to
sell him; 1 want to challenge all
the shepherds in Kaliforny, or
anywhere else, to beat Buck;
want to see if they knows their
business; want ter encourage peo-
pie about sheep dogs"
''Oh, he minds sheepr"
"Reckon he does, and 1890
head of 'em, and knows more
about 'em than half the men.
You see, l jest set on the hill an
wave my hand this way am
Buck goes that way; an waves
my hand that way, an Buck goes
this way; an waves my hand
that way an Buck comes back;
an I tell him to do this and that,
am he does it, and brings in Grip
pied sheep, an takes care o. lam's
like a mother, an whips any,
thing comm near the flock, an
fact is, he's the best sheep dog
in the land, an I want to chal-
lenge any trained dog on earth to
beat him."
ga valuable dog. All right;
we'll publish your challenge"
eyes, sonny; that's right. For
dogs IS worth more'n men tendin'
sheep, and Kaliforny ought t.
encourage sich dogs; but don't
say nOthin' bout Sinner"
"Wh } is Shiner?'
sob, Sinners 'nuther dog;
hain't ready yit to put up chal-
lenge for him; he amt trained
yit."
swell, Uncle Tom, your object
is worthy. Where can you be
fOund?"
Fourteen miles north o. here;
oh, ennybody's knowen O Uncle
Tom, the shepherd. Tell 'em to
bring On their dogs and beat my
Buck if they can. I'll back him
for some money. Mornin', SON.
nyp and the kindly-faced old
man backed out, while we give
his challenge to all the world,
and shepherds in particular.
Here's a new field for skilled con-
testants, and one which is of value
to sheep-raisers and all who adj
~, iro i,foII;rnnoa ord d0Oilitu in
The Arizona sentinel., 1873-06-14
Territorial News.

| Qau SGruck WAFER III ticlI well.
and would work a 5-stamp mill
and arastras night and day. A
pack. train supplied them with
quartz from their claims on War
Eagle lode. McKinnon & Good
! win were running one arastra
with horsepower, from ore Of
War Eagle; two more arastras
were to be put up. War Eagle
ore is exceedingly ich......Philip
Richardson & Co. would soon ap-
ply for patent to 1000 feet Of
Gray Eagle; G. G. Bean and others
would do likewise for 1000 #. on
same lode......1600 feet On Ben
ton had been surveyed and pat
ent applied for. Pieces of ore
had been picked from the Tiger
dump that were covered and
veined with native silver; the
Tiger lies in a section immensely
rich in discovered leads, where
there is plenty of water and wood
49,. In the old Turkey Creek dis
tr1ct, Colyer, HAITI and others
are taking out gold and silver ores
for shipment to San Francisco.
Placer mining going on in Walk
er and Hassayampa districts; as
also in Big Bug, Black Canyon
and other districts near Prescott
......In Walnut Grove district
few men are driving prospecting
shafts; while others are prospect
ing the deep bars and beds of the
Hassayampa. The Vulture Co.
had sued Smith for some % feet
of ground which he claims.
Rumored, that mining capitalists
are en- route to the Vulture in
company with Mr.. j. D. Cusen-
barry......MOhGUe Co. {. Mr.. Hope,
of Nevada, is the owner of the
celebrated Hope" lode. Ex-
Lieut.. Owens, formerly of the
California Volunteers, is a large
owner in the Hope. Come, min
ing men of Colorado, California,
Utah, Nevada, Montana, Idaho,
and elsewhere, to a country in
the warmest and coolest places of
which man can work every day
in the year and enjoy the best of
health. ..... Pima Co.: Another
man had been arrested for the
murder of Grifin......An Indian
is to be tried for the murder of
Loring, Hammel and others, at
the time of the Wickenburg mas
Sacre. Crops in the Chino, Will
Hanson, Skull, Kirkland and
other valleys about Prescott, are
good; potatoes were selling at 10
cents a pound there; the Prescott
Sabbath School is in a fOurishing
condition, owing mainly to the
efforts of Mrs. n. B. Bowers and
other ladies; Capt. Goodale takes
quite an interest in it. The Pres
colt young men have social and
literary club-room, elegantly fit
ted The Indians On the
Verde reserve were quiet and
will be set to planting melons,
corn, beans, etc......H. Springer
and J. F. Chaves, of New Mexico,
will transport government freight
in Southern Arizona for E. N.
Fish & Co. of Tucson. "A theft
of four horses and mules had oc-
CURED near Verde; G. G. Bean
woo fhoir OUnar Am hanUac
The Arizona sentinel., 1873-06-14
The Way the Money Goes.

The st. Louis Republican makes
the following exposure, in part, OF
the Credit Mobilier operations:
It had a contract for building
667 miles of road from the Tooth
meridian, called the "Oakes Ames
contract" The Company paid for
this part of the road $57, 40, 1e2,
and it cost the contractors $27,-
2S5, 101, leaving to the contractors
a net profit of S29, S55, 001. Another
contract for 1875 miles of road had
the following result: Cost the
Company $23, 431 1853; cost the con-
tractors, $l5,629, 633; net profit,
1892, 1884. The aggregate results
of these contracts are thus given
by the Wilson Committee in their
report:
COST TO RAILROAD COMPANY.
Hoxie contract. ---..-..- $l2,974 AIS "a
Ames contract. 57,l4O,lO2 Va
Davis contract .---.------ 23'43l,3oo III
Total. $93, SAC, 2S7 %
COST TO CONTRACTORS.
Hoxie's. 5 7,306, 1888 33
Ames'.-.. q, 2e5, l0l SO
Davis -. 1869 ,633 G2-$50, 220, 9l8 "a
$43,325 1863 "a
To this should be added
amount paid Credit Mo-
miles. 100000 90
Total profit on constructiOn$4 ,425 1868 "a
Ere lOng-An ass.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-09-30
D@E tNn the Devil !; OF Cllil Abused,

Book just issued, exposing the PERSONALS" that
have appeared in the New York Newspaper; their
history and lesson. Stylish VtltmiHs ImIly exc
poseu. Advertisements from desperate men to
beautiful women elandestine meetings; how ffus-
lfated history Of the GOOdFteh Tragedy, the
result OF personal. Description Of living Broad
way Stntutes Exposes HaetmA e0rPmmSkom
Sent on receipt Of 50 cents. Address, Unique Print
ing House. ~ Nesey ST., N. y.