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The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-11-01
Conductor and vice-president,

Alta certain period, some six or eight
years ago, the officers of one of our princi
pal railroads had good reasons for believ
ing that some Of the conductors upon a
particular section of their roads were in
the habit Of rendering inaecuratrrcturns
ofFtheir receiptssfrom sway passengers
and as sthey weresunabie tosfix the defal
cation upon the particular individuals,
Pinkerton was employed to investigate
the matter, and test the accuracy Of their
suspicious. For the execution of this
delicate service he selected a sufficient
number of his best men to furnish four
for every car in a train one to be seated
1ateach door and two in the centre of
the cur, the latter facing to the front
and rear, SO as to see everyTperson who
went in or out. These men were direc
ted not to recognize each other, but TO
pay their fares, and otherwise deport
themselves like ordinary travellers
Each one was provided with pencil and
paper, and Instructed to keep an accu
rate record OF every person that entered
or lett fheScars, noting the stations to
aud from which they Travelled. etc so
that IT. the end of the trip III .ir nntes
were in. accord, it would be good evi
dence OF accuracy. In this manner the
major was enabled in the course of
few days, to make Diet lied report which
siiow'd d conclusiyely that nearly every
con II ctor upon the section Of road uu
der Surveillance had b,en guilty oil
swindiing, lie also :seertsiuod that
ono OF thtsesdeiifqlchts owned property
to large amount IN Philadelph' Where
snpo,', as ! vas informed, golouel s. -,
thesSiee president sent for tho inau; and
the following dialogue ensucd:
'Mr.- how long have YOU been en-
plole as conductor on or road?
Abnut Foyen years, Sir
.What.ray have you rDcelved during
that timer
,tsst s''.sSt'Iratt untTIfS Year"
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-11-01

There isnothing % effective in bring
ing a man up to the scratch as healthy
aud high.spirited fea.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-11-01

~ have
What is its yaue?'
"Well, Sir, rant tell precisely, but
1t is considerable
'What estimate dosyon place upon
your entire assests?' a.
Something like forty thousand dol
\ iars; nH bra
" Were you the owner of any portion
of this property. when you entered our
service. 81 AS geo N
.Nots d9nar's go4sh, sir.g
ss.a Youuhavea lja:niiy to support, I un
derstaud 2
4 have wife and three children ?
.SS will you dome theSfavor to Inform
me how you have been able in seven
years, 80 support our family aud aecl, ri,
mpla te, a fortune Of forty thousand dl.
lars upon a salary of eight hundrcd.y'
4 have'uot the sliA : htest objection to
answer your question, gColonql S.,
provided YOU hSill Gshifcr 4hie. first 10
II few pertinent interrogatories to
YOU
Very well, Sir, I've no objections
What are they?
'Will you, then be SO kind us to
inform me how long you have been cpn
nonta1 with ,l...lIJ
Something like ten years.
What, allow me to ask, has been your
salary during that time =
j suppose itgnay hHye,uyeased about
$4,000 a year. &SB
= sYeu have d family tolsprPort, If am
not tnis'akep2'a ikSltBlgl
Yes. Sir ] have a family"
gs IF itSis not ah impsop& quotiop !,
Colonel S., viii you suffer me to
spk what,is tho amount OIL your for
tune?' hsE aHf odi t7r "''i'f ''r
'well. Sir, don't know precisely bat
il is something handsome
Would you estimate 1t at huff mil
lion dollars, colonel?'
Yes, | dare say it isI
That being the fact. Sir, il you will
do NE the favor TO disclose to me the
secret Of the process by which you: in
ten years, have been able to trausmutc
$50 900 into ten times that amouat,
without gapglyisiblo meaps outside your
s99lary, I will most ehserfully tell you
how 4 have maqFgedl by turning an
honest penny now and then, to amass
the comparative insignificant amount
T have sRaHsl
I, That is all very we'll replied the i'm
perturbable vice. president, 'but you
seem TO have forgotten that there is q
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-11-01

This is the time for sentimental eirls
to gather autumn leaves and horas,a'
nests.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-11-01

DO you ownt the house N.--upon
strsgsi:i5T sttrsgsiT T gr. .fTl'I TIT
Have you other propar,y in this
tity:'
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-11-01

,d'r 'l'i''s + 'ad .osNIT.NfE ER Afl.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-11-01

rfh TeffE Hs1 szes4g $50 SeaS
etas bsdtaimitup 81 g
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-05-07
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E1OR all who Rre willing to WORK. Any rerso,,
b ga or yau'g Of either sex, can MAKE !ro.. so
TO So pc" week, at home Ortv,l f1r AaItpd
by all Suitable 10 g ther tty Couutr, ard any
on of the year. Thi is rare Opportunity for
maze nm independent yina. 80 caI!'a' he'n,,
required. Our pamOhlot, "HOW TO MAKE <
Lay ii.' iy'ng iu iIsirr 1un-. snrt on recent
onis Wc'tchea'er Co, Y T.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-05-07

ALEESEVaH HNEs GEPa zsyUwE OF
TEtiENS ON Cd. g. d A. It. R.
On and after Sunday, Fen. 10th, 1873,
trains Will run as follows:
NORTH NO. 3. NO. |. NO. I.
Leave Irvine. 12.15PM. 5,20P n
Leave Oil City 600 N. 2.3oPN. 7,50pM
" PetCcn $50 I" 3.37 " S.33 I"
" Titusv. 40 -" 4.25 " 9,l5 /"
Arrive Cory, $50 " 600 "lO.4U "
No 9-Accnmmodation Freight.
Leaves Oh City 80 N: Pet Centre,
1918; Titusville, .05; ar. Cory, l2, 40pm
SOUTH. No. q no. NO. 6.
Leave Cory, 1885 NJ 6.lOAM G.20PM
=" Timsv. IL. 90 NJ. 7.3O q" 7,3o l."
/" p. Cen. l.20 " SIT S.l5 I"
Arrive o. City 2.uO " 900 &" 900 /"
d" Irvine. 500 ll.3S
No. l0-Accnmmndation Freight.
Leaves Cory l,40 p IN: Tltnsv. 2,55; Pet
Centre. 3,55; Ar at Oh City. 4,30 p III.
.5s- No. and & rrn on Sunday.
.53" "Commrnc NJ Nov. Sd trains will run
BY Philadelpha tine. which is TEN MIN.
uTEs FASTER than cur time
J. J. LAWRENCE, Gen. Supt.
G. J. HEPBURN. Asst aupt.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-05-07
NOETawAaD

Is tatiOn for jamestown, N. Y, ard connection
with A. tS C. W trains east aud west Connects at
Warren with trains east and west on the T. tS T.
II. Il. y. TilAYER Gen1 Supt.,
Dunkirl; New YoIli.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-05-07

sfCtr-Et3N l'.,s .,s'1'EAyTnT SIGNALS,
S M on rs,,pr of I CT. Unique iuling and
FuJlishiig UGu-e So Vrsey Street New Yor,.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-05-07
pEaisaGcips.lu 81 s2rie Railroad
WINIEH TIME TABLE.

NiNl Ef TINE TABLE.
On and ff,r sunday Get 27tn, IS12, the Trains
on the Phila3elpha d. Eric .i4:iroad will run
follows:
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-10-23
Escapes.

few wears since, on a cold winters night, the
thermometer ranging below zero, Judge Ashman,
at the Saut, heard loud knocking sc his door.
The portly and good natured Judge, reused from
his slumbers, went to the door, and inquired the
object of his uutimely visitor. "Why, Judge,
said the knocker, am one of the two prisoners
confined in your jail, aud the other fellow has
broken out and escaped, and have come to let
YOU know it." "Has he broke outp said the
Judge. "Yes, and gone of" consarn him, said
the prisoner.
The Judge, knowing that escape from the SAINT
in ,CHfer was impossible, asked his visitor if he
had any wood at the Jail. He said that there
was but very little. "Well," said Judge A.,
"take some from my pile, 20 back and make
vaursslf comfortable" He started off with load,
iut suddenly turned round and called out, 81
saw Judge, what shall do # t'Other fellow comes
back again to warm himselff "Take a club, "
said the Judge, "stand at the hole, and beat him
off: don't let him in. I'll learn him the penalty
of escaping from our jail" After wandering
about till nearly frozen, the prisoner did come
back to the Jail, and earnestly begged to be let
in to warm himself; but his fellow prisoner told
him that il was contrary to Judge Ashman's or
ders, and be could not be accommodated there,
and the fellow had to wander about till msrnng
Prisoners after that never tried to escape in the
winter at the Saut.
The prisoners in the old jail at Pontiac escaped
about the same time. The Sheriff called upon
the jailOr to account for it. The jailOr said he
couldn't see how it was done, for that the day
before he had examined, and the largest holes
were stuffed full of Wing newspapers, but the
prisoners were desperate fellows.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-10-23
AsefaI aud Curious.
Waste Paper for H...e..Id Uses.

Waste Paper for Heuseheld Uses
Few bousekeepers have time to black theii
stoves every day or even every week.
Many wash them in clear water or in dish va
ter. This keeps them clean, but they look very
brown. After stove has been once thoroughly
blaekened, il can be kept looking perfectly well
for a long time by rubbing it with paper every
morning.
i'll occasionally find spot of gravy or fruit
juice that the paper will not take on, rub u
with a wet cloth, but do not put on water enough
to take of the backing.
find that rubbing with a paper Is much
nicer way of keeping the outside OF my tea ket-
tie, coffee pot and teapot bright and clean, than
the old way of washing them in suds- The sides
of coffee and teapots should be rinsed IN clear
water, and never in dish water.
Rubbing with dry paper is slso the best way
of polishing knives, spoons and TIN ware after
securing. This saves wetting the knife handles
If little -four be held on the paper IN RUBBING
tin ware and spoons, they shine like new silver
For polishing windows, mirrors, lamp chlnlneys,
etc, always use paper in preferences to dry
cloth.
Preserves and pickles keep much better il
brown paper instead of cloth is tied over the jar
Canned fruit is not so apt TO mould II piece OF
writing paper cut to fit the can is laid directly
on top of the fruit.
Paper is much better to pnt under carpet
than straw. 1t is warmer, thinner, and makes
lees noise when one walks over it.
A fair carpet can be made for room that is
not in constant use, by placing several thick
nesses of newspapers ON the floor, over them u
coat of wall paper, and giving it coat OF var
nish
In cold weather have often placed newspa-
pers between my bed guiIts knowing that two
thicknesses of paper are as warm as Quilt. II
il is necessary to step upon a chair, always lay
paper On il; this saves rubbing the vlrnish off.
Children easily learn the habit Of doing so.-Cor.
Hearth and Home.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-10-23
for the farmer.
TIE Measure Hay i'm de s..ek or Nov.

TIE Measure Hay IN the Stack or NOV.
If it he a square sblOng stack, with pitch
ed roof, measure the height in feet from the base
TO the caves, add to this half the height from the
caves to the ridge, to find the mean height; null
tiply the height by the breadth, and the product
by the length Divide the gross prodact by
twenty and the guotient will be the nun
Der of cubic yards in the stack. The estimate
of the total weight must depend upon the sup
rily vary according TO the time allowed for the
stack to settle. In an old stack the hay lie built
much more compact than in one recently built-
A pretty correct estimate will be gained by
allowing eighty-fve pounds to the cubic yard IN
the new stack, and one hundred pounds IN one
that has stood a few months, and one hundred
and twelve pounds if it has stood more than
year. To ascertain the weight of hay IN the
stack, multiply the number of cubic yards by the
number of pounds allowed, and the product VIII
give the contents of the stack in pounds; divide
by two Thousand, and the quotient will give the
number of tons. To ascertain the weight OF hay
in a round stack with a conical top, md the
height to the caves and add ODe-tbird OF the
remainder to obtain the mean height OF the
whole. Measure the girth; square this dimen-
sion, (that is, multiply ii by itself) and multiply
the product by the decimal 0795. This will give
the area of the base. Multiply the area by the
mean height, and the product will be the con-
tents of the stack, in cubic feet; divide by twen-
ty-seven. and we obtain the number of cubic
yards. Multiply this as before by the number of
pounds allowed to to the yard, and the product
will give the gross weight in pounds. To esti
mate the contents of a NOW where the top sur
face is level, the process is the same as with the
square stack, or rick, emitting the allowance for
the sloDing roof.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-10-23

About l1:45 Saturday night, two middle aged
men stopped in front of house on Essex street,
and, after shaking hands with an earnestness and
solemnIty that were very affecting, one of them
said: GOOD night, Buggles," to which the other
responded, "Good night, Punky.' Then both of
them stared at each other with wonderful jntens-
ity, and finally grasped hands again. "Yon feel
quite well !" said PuDky, with some anxiety
Never BETTER" kindly volunteered Bugglcs at
the same time turning around on one ley and
throwing up one arm TO snap his fingers, hut
changing his mind and hastily casping Punky
around the neck instead. Then he Strengthened
himself up, and lacking very sOlemnly at Punky,
extended his hand, and wrung it with fervor thai
Was simply surprising, while both of them stared
at each other in manner that exhibited an ex-
traOrdnary interest in the object. "You are a
firm friend of mine, said Punky, with tears gath
ering in his eyes "S So you are of mine" assert
ed Bicycles, in broken voice. Then they shook
hands again. "NobOdy seems to understand me
as you do" said Punky. trembling with SUPPRESS
ell emotion. THAT'S inst what I've always said
of you," maintained Bicycles, with as much EN-
phasis a. his awakened feeling would permit
AT this juncture the two were so thoroughly alb
net to notice a nght-eapped head peering out of
an upper window, and were just preparing to
grasp hands once more in increased fervor when
ashrill voice screamed, "come home drunk again,
Will your ssd was Immediately followed by a
bucket of water most unfortunately aimed. The
man called Punky immediately bolted over the
fence, and around to the back of the house. lrav-
ing Mr.. Buggles To look around for his hat, which
had been knocked of by the force of the shower
and 20 dispose OF himself afterwards as he might
proper-DdRbRTy Ncirs
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-10-23

CoLD WATER BAD FOR CONSOLIDATING the
past SIMMER, in the hot days of July and Au-
gust, the animals resorted to the lake to drink,
and, after shaking their thirst, they would wade
into the water and remain sometimes an hour or
two with their legs half immersed. This habit
it was found invariably diminished the how of
milk at night, aud, in order To Learn the extent
of the dminution, careful observations were
made. 1t was ascertaincd that standing in the
water an hour diminished the flow to tue amount
of eight or ten quarts to a herd of thirteen cows
The loss was SO great that whenever they resort
ed to the water they were driven away TO the
pasture at once. We have learned that from
simply turning the herd into the yard upon
cold day in winter and allowing them to remain
fifteen minutes the Aow Of uiik was Diminished
to serious extent and consequently the ani-
mails are not allowed TO leave the warm stable
during the entire winter except for period upon
warm, sunshiny days Water is brought directly
from well into the barn, and the drinking YES
sells are so arranged that the animals have to
move but step or two TO supply their wants.
The nature of the water supply aud the conven-
fence of access are most important points in the
management of mich cows. A dranght of ice
cold water taken by COW in winter cuts short
the milk for the day from one to two pints.-
journal of Chemistry.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-10-23
Storing R..s. for wi..er.

correspondent of the Germantown Telegraph
remarks:
al nave been raising roots for a number of
years, and have tried various ways for keeping
them in winter, and have found that by burying
them in the field they will come out better in
the spring than any way have ever tried. II
there is no danger of water getting in the heap,
l make long one in the middle of my patch Of
roots After pulling a few rows take the horses
and pillow, and make trench by throwing fur
row each way. The roots can be hauled in from
each way or hauled in q cart. After topping the
heap TO the requisite height put little straw
on, and then about six inches of earth; this is
spanked down. Abont every eight feet l stand a
wisp of straw upright for chimneys to let the
dampness escape, as they will sweat. Before
freezing weather, haul some long manure ard
put ON the heap.
"a long heap has this advantage: you can
work at each end aud cover the middle; and,
when you take them out, open end only; af-
ter taking out what you want, throw some of
the manure on to preserve them from freezing
Should there be danger of water, put the heap
on top of the ground; this takes little more
time to cover them. have had as much as five
hundred bushels of turnips in a heap of this
kind. Carrots and ruta bagas bury in the same
way"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-10-23
How to Split Wood Easily.

Numbers of handwriting men, who have
never been accustomed to commit their ideas to
paper, understand that any kind of firewood or
timber that is being split into wood or riven into
stavos or wagon spokes, will separate much more
easily when split ''slab fashion" than when sepa-
rated in the direction from the heart toward the
sap portion of the log stick. There is phi
lOsophical reason for this When stick is split
"slab fashion, the parts are separated between
the annual concentrc circles of the tree one of
which Is formed every growing season. The
union between these annual layers, or rings of
wood, is NOT perfect as il is between the par
ticlrs which form ring or circle of the wood.
Inexperienced lsbOrers and boys do not always
understand how much advantage may be taken
of their hard labor, when splitting wood, by mn
dcrstanding this fact. When log is sawed into
short cnts, for example, to be split into firewood
two iron wedges and beetle would he necessary
tn open cut through the heart. But by taking
of this slab, most of the splitting may be done
with only an AK. Sugar maple sometimes is so
difficult to split through the heart that a laborer
may drive in all his wedges and gluts without
being able to open a log four feet long; whereas,
were they cut stabbed, the splitting could be
performed with comparatively little labor Then
after log is split into thin slabs, the labor of
splitting the slabs the other way will be compar-
atively light.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-10-23

DRESSING HOGs.-At a meeting of the Della
ware, Ohio, Farmers Club, the subject of saugh
tering and,dressing hogs was discussed as well
the cutting of pork. 1t was recommended
that the party butchering should stand over the
hog, left hand on nose, edge of knife toward I'll,
hog; cut both arteries, three inches sufficient
five better, the main thing is to bleed well. Scad
as soon as killed-two hogs to one kettle of wa.
ter; blood is good test for the water; if too
hot it curtlles the blood; water shonld he soft il
hard throw in some ashes; scme prefer pine tan
OF rosin.
Throw q bucket of cold water over the hog as
soon as scalded-it closes the pores All whifens
the skin. When hung up, wash, scrape upwards
wash again, wipe with a cloth; should be thor.
Oughly washed, scraped, and wiped; heart OF
liver should never be cut in the hog; take en-
trails ont to jugular vein, then take the vein.
heart, and liver out.
The pork should be salted for two or three
days, skin down, then turned and covered with
salt; put in brine for thirty days for medium
sized hams; brine should be brought to a scald.
but used cold; brine shonld be preserved. old
brine is the best, but should be boiled and skim
med before used; salt should be well rubbed in;
coarse salt the best; not safe to use salt in the
bottom of the barrel after having stood for some
time; lbs. salt, 5 lbs. sugar, lib. saItpetre to
100 lbs. meat, is the best recipe.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-10-23

FLOWERS ADAPTED To THE CLIMATE OF KAN
sAs.-The following list was reported to the
Atchison County Farmers Association, at its
meeting September Goth. We do not know who
is the author of the report:
ANIMALS. = Alyssum, Snapdragon, Balsam,
Calliopsis, Candytuft, Gamma, Celosia, Convolvu-
lus, Delphinium, Dianthus, Petunia, Phlox Drum
mondi. Portnlaea, Stock, Verbena, Zinnia. Many
faVorites like the AstOr, Double Daisy and Pausy
require moisture and shade
ORNAMENTAL CLIMBERS. - CardiOspermuan,
Cypress vine, Towering Peas.
EVERLASTING FLOWERS. = Ammobium, Com
phrena, Helipterum.
BIESNIALs AND Observation-Disclosures, Cam
panula, Carnations Perennial Peas, Sweet Will
liam, Valeriana, IpOmosis.
SUMMER-FLowERING BULBs.-Gladiola, Dab
liz, Tigridia, Madeira Vine.
HARDY PIANTs-Dicentra, Paoenies, Perennial
Phlox Iris.-Gisbe
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-10-23
Fearful Remedy-A Cure fer uyar.ph.bia

A Fearful Remedy--A Cure Ter uydrsphooia
To the Editor of the San:
SIR:-In the San / noticed that Policeman
Cooney had been bitten by mad dog, and it is
feared that the wonnd may be fatal. In 1860
was bitten by mad dog at Hannibal, Mo. Al
the time thought but little of it, as l was moi
informed at the time that the dog was mad Bnt
in n month OF two thereafter learned that al
Irishman, who was bitten by the same dog, had
died of bydrophoba. was greatly frightened
and at once applied to DIR. Mcdowell, of st. LOuis
Prof Mcdowell was considered the very head Of
the medical profession of the southwest and was
the founder and proprietor of the Mcdowell Med
ical College of st. LOuis. and of the most sue
cessful practitioners in the country.
At the outbreak of the civil war he went with
the South, and was made Surgeon General OF
the Confederate army-at least Of the Southwest
and think OF ia Whole army.
had heard of his success Ia curing both n.y.
drophobia and rattlesnake poison. He Informed
me that his remedy vas whiskey, and after Civ.
ing ME an account Of the symptoms that would
precede an attack Of hydrophobia, advised me,
on the appearance Of any of them, to drink whs-
key in large quantities. Abont two mouths there
after was taken with the symptoms described,
and was at once driven to his office. He admin
istered, rs he told ne afterward, over u qnart of
high proof whiskey, and the next day all the
unpleasant symptoms were gone.
In the past thirteen years have had several
attacks and the free use of whiskey has driven
them away.
] know that he has saved me far from death
by hydrOpbobia, and feel it duty to impart this
experience of mine TO those who may be in like
situation. Yours, SAVED.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-10-23
How He Operated.

An old gentleman, on a visit from the country,
was left in charge of one of the telegraph offices
in Manchester, a few mornings since, with in
structions to say to any one who might call at
the Office that the operator had gone to breakfast,
and would be absent but few moments. Short
ly afterwards be heard the machine click, aud,
surmising it to be call from over the wires, bent
his head over the instrument, which soon ceased
its noise, and in his lOudest tone of voice inform
ed the caller that "the operator had gone to
breakfast and would be back IN q few moments"
and then resumed his seat with smile of salts
faction beamng upon his cOuntenance at the
Thought of having performed his duty.