The Van Buren press., 1873-11-11

nsritan upon jew. And when Sam
for it was hc-approaehed ami made ms
business known. the farmer was more as-
tou,shsd and confused than he had ever
been in his life before. Sam wanted io
kne " for how much money Mcrrick would
plow and plant hundred aud sixty acres
of wheat for him, and whether he would
take Sans horss-a fine animal brought
from the States. and for which Sam could
show n bill sf sale--as security Tor me
am cunt until he harvested and sold his
crop Merrick % well understood the
Pike nature that he made very liberal
offer, and aiterwsrl said he swonld have
paid handsomely for the chance.
A few days later and the remaining
Pixies at the Bend experienced the great
est scare that ever visited their souls. A
brisk man came into the bend with tr'
pod on his shoulder and wire chain AMI
some wire pins and queer machine a.
der his arm, and before night the Pixies
understood that Sam had deliberately
constituted himself = rUlegade by enter
ing 4 quarter section of land. Next
morning two more residences were empty
and the remaining fathers Of the hamlet
adorned not Sans log, but wandered
about with faces vacant ot all expression,
save the agony ofthe patriot who secs his
home invaded by corrupting Influences
too powerful for them 10 resist.
Then Merrick sent upa plough-gang
and eight horses. and the tender green of
Sans quarter section was rapidly chang.
ing to n dull brown color, which il obi
Gus unto the eye Of the Pike. Day by
day the brown spots grew larger, and
one morning sam arose to find all his
heighbors departed, having wreaked their
vengeance on nim hv taking away his
doxs. And in his delight at their disap
pearance Sam freely forgave them all
Regularly the children were carried to
and from school. and even to Sunda,
school Regularly every evening Sam
visited the grave on the hillside, aud
came back to lie hy the hour watching
the darlinys Little by little farmers he.
gan to realize that their property was nn
disturbed. Little bv liltlc Sans wheat
grew and waxed golden, and then there
came day when . man from Friscoe
came and changed it into heavier gold
more gold than Sam had ever seen he
fore. Aud the farmers began to step in
and see Sam and their children came t.
see his. aud kind women were unusually
kind to the orphans; and as day by da,
Sam took his solitary walk On the hill
side the load on lis heart grew lighter,
until he ceased to fear tho day when he,
too, should lie there. - California Paper,
EN- The National Temperance Socie
ly, So Read street, Nav York, has pull
lished a pamphlet which will show any
one how to convert at least one very
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raise the value Of bushcl Of corn worth
10 cents, in Iowa. to 81 DON, oil rush
into it at once, but listen to the story. 1t
is called The Missing Link -
1t seem that several cories OF q cam
dental circular have been obtained. by
which some of the secrets of the trade III
liouid death are revealed, 1t contains
24I receipts for manufacturing all kinds
Of spurious, fancy liquors out of 90 N
whisky. Every one should procure aud
re ad il. but for the benoht Of those who
may no, be ablu, We give the essence oi
it.
A bushel OF corn will make three gal
Ions of whisky. and when filtered through
charcoal thai Is called "Pctrlied Spirits
Now for the mystery:
By adding str,ehnine to the malt.
bushsl will make 4 gallons. Them by
stirring in n little OF another poison, say
Deadly Nigh,shade, and adding water. u
makes 8 gallons of equal Intoxicating
power. That vt : 90 per gallon is SO u
bushcl for corn, and that will do for com
mon people.
But now for the gentry. They have
6l havoring extracts, eolorings, "a
choice essential oils and 80 drugs, by the
skllful manipulation Of which they will
take this corn whisky aud convert 1t into
French brandy. Holland gin, Bourbon
whisky ,.port. champagne. claret. or any
other kind Of wiRs you choose. SO that
nothing but chemical analysis can detect
the cheat. These liquors sell at retail
from S6 to Sl6 per gallon, say an aver
| age OF SlZ W, ka'""e ~ Va w
800 for . bushel Of corn
Here is a specimen Of the recipes; To
make French brandy. take brandy flavor
1 pint; brandy colorng. l pint; age and
body preparation, ib; rsrtfcd spirits,
40 gall and you have 40 gallons OF old
French brandy! So VI all other wines
and eordials.
DR.. Cox. state chemist. OF Ohio. states,
after 600 inspections in two years. that
90 per cent. Of them were Of this poison
s,uK. The following was ono ease: ~
Cincinnati druggist ordered from New
York 9 hossheads OF the best brand OF
pure brandy for medicinal purposes To
test Il, DR. Cox immersed 4 steel blade in
A glass Of It. aud in 10 minutes the bran
dy turned black rs ink. AMI the steel "
bright copper color.
The druggist refused to pay for it, and
suit was brought, when the doctor ana
lived it In the presence Of tho court aud
jury, aad found In it sulphuric acid, nj
trio acid, prussic asid. guano pepper an''
fusil oil, and the jury pronounced It
worthless.
~ At Oxford, some twenty years
ago, a tutor Of one OF the colleges limp
ed in his walk. Stepping one day last
summer At q railway station. hc was &C
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