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Contents Of No, IA, for June,
Ths Gon.t,tatt9n OF Nobnl~. By Dr. IL sohoon
II. Tho Hygiene Of tho Eur. Dy James Hinton. -
ILL., Economy 9f Railway Loconotion. By ]. ".
". Instinct in Insccts-1I. By George Pouchot.
v. Scientific Home Missionary. {Portrait.)
VI. THO Study Of socso'ogy-Tho Political Bias. b.
VII. pomestto Economy Of Fuol-1. ByCapt. Douglas
Gallon. .
VIII. Tho Dslft.Deposa Of tho Notthweat-T. Ii n.
II. Wincholl. {1llustratcd.}
Ix sq%S %,su1 Observations on N'ngsrA. By Prot John
x. State asa Geological sarvogs E, prot. Albert r.
x1 Natural Sss1, sooo0n in Po1io.. BY Prot. b. H.
XII. Baron Iiobl9. Tortralt.)
XIII. CoHnEsroNDEScE: Tho QUESTION cf Compulso.
ryAtcndancc On Scholaatin Erorclsss iu Col
ieEes-Ihe Dangers and S8cmritIes n{ goianno--
.. Correction: l.ottor from Prof. TJndall.
ueat!o,al Boarngs-scontiao Theo1izine-To
th8 Public,
LITERARY NOTICES: A1ivart'a Lessons In Eie-
nnta,y 11n3y An119Stss q the
Worid-1Iolsnhnitzs Mechanism of TIC os.ieios
eeiyed.
4f1scEL1AsY: Action Of Drought and Cold On
Xcgotabls, ivory-Colorng Matter II Bloed--
R1mnrkabfo 1anonds-UontronR Ss1 In But
tertlloa-IIyttEophobia aud tho lmagination-Nor
hatosiAI for Illuminating Gaa etc.
NOTES.
Tho POPULAR so1ENoE MONTHLY is puplt.hsd
ToEms. Us por anaula; or, 81 CENTS per copy.
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indicated by the September re-,
ports are Minnesota, Wisconsin, Ne.
braska and Oregon in the West, and
New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Con-
necticnt and Massachusetts in the
East. The increased breadth in
wheat will place the total quantity
in several other States above the
usual product, and give a larger ag-
gregate for the crop of the United
States than was secured in 1872.
The quality Is generally superior.
In most localities the grain yields
better than wes expected in the
spring. In New York thirty-three
counties out Of thirty-flve reported
make returns of average or poor
yield, and every southern State fall
to make an average crop. lows
claims an average yield upon 4
large area, as do Missouri and Kan
sas. Ohio and Michigan came very
near an average yield. Illinois re
ports indicate seven per cent. lea
than average, and Indiana AMI
Kentucky 9 still greater deprecia
tion. The facts presented by cor
respondents show conclusiVely tha
crop deterioration from climati
causes IL greatly increased by care
less husbandry, and that crop fail
ures are In gaeat measure avOida
BILE. Much OF the loss from rusi
: blight, and even from insects, IL dl
rectly traceable to low vitality, re
sulting from the imperfect prepara
tion OF the soil and deficient cult
walton in all parts OF the country
especially in the South. Records {
skIllful culture Of wheat show n
peatedly double the usual ayeragt
! OF wheat. = N FTsrs
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&C., the other one keoping dry goods
and groceries; tao drug stores,
both keeping . good stock: three
groceries, all handiing large stocks /;
one millinery stors where the ladies
get almost anything they want in
that line two book stores, one of
which keeps q stock of clothing in
connection with books, the other
keeping . full line of books and
stationery, musical merchandise,
&c. one hardware store, which car
ries q large stock; two furniture
stores; two bakeries one boot and
shoe store one jewelry store; one
photograph gallery: two real estate
Offices; one printing Office, where
the Wilson County Citizen is pub
lished, and It is Q paper that is &
credit to our town and country
two banks, one OF which has lately
built q large stone building, the
lower room Of which Is occupied
by the hank and upper rooms fol
oflces. We have three hotels, all
doing q very good business; enc
harness shop; two livery stables
two blacksmith shops; two lumber
yards, and three saloons, and cthel
business houses that 1 will no
mention now.
Our town is improving as fast q
j could be expected. Three new bus
mess houses have opened here il
the last thirty days. Bat ! am tax
ing up more room than I intended
B. H. n.
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Hugh McCallach, in On interview
with correspondent Of the Chicago
Tribune, says these words OF truth
and soberness
Financial panIcs were always
senseless. That Of 1857, which
caused such widespread ruin, and
for q time brought business to Q
complete stand still, began with the
failure OF the Ohio Life and Trust
company There was no money to
be had, and as q result there was .
general suspension William Luz
cas-, one OF the richest men In St.
Louis, worth "a 600 600 or S., 600 600,
failed because he could not raise
1O0,O 600. When the panic subsidized,
1t was found that there was actually
no reason for it. So Ii would pro-
baby be in this instance. Every
thing depended upon the main
tenance of confidence. The great
trouble was that, in times like the
present. men became frightened and
held on to all the available funds
they possessed. In the present in.
Rtance the community was alarmed
by the failure OF Kenyon, Cox 4
Co., and the warehouse and security
lcompany, and became distrustfnl Of
those houses and banks whose re-.
sources and credit were ample u
;, meet ordinary requirements Of bus
mess, or even to Withstand q cOnaid
cradle run. Each one endeavorei
to avert the coming storm, and IL
; this way precipitated the panit
!. which was now taxing the energies
of financiers. He could see no ree
son for its extending to the mercan
tile community and disturbing anC
: disArfanging commerce, He cc1n
seled confidence In tbs resources o
the country and In the ability Of Ia
great portion Of the mercantile com
munity to pay its liabilities. Dis
trust and suspicion would Gggra
: Vate and extend . calamity Whicl
) could be avoided il the communit,
acted wisely and discreetiy.
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TRANSFORMING TREES.

EDTToR News: As the season foE
transplanting fruit trees Is fast ap-
pro&ching, and as there Is much diff
ference of opinion among farmers
- to the best season for transplant
ing, i thought it would be well to
call attention to the subject through
your excellent paper:
A. J.DoWning says: 'AIl phys
iologists agree that the best season
for transplanting deciduous trees
IL in autum, directly after the fall OF
the leaf. The tree IL then in Q
completely dormant state. Trans
planted ct this season whatever
wounds may have been made in
the roots commence healing at
once, as . deposit directly takes
place Of granulous matter from the
wound, and when the spring ar
Eives the tres IL already somewhat
estAblish9d, and ready to commence
its growth. Autumn planting g. for
this reason, greatly to be preferred
in all mild climates, and dry soils,
as the Gxed position in the ground,
which trees pIaated then get By the
antnmnai aDd early spring rains,
gives them an advantage At the SEA-
eon Of growth over spring planted
trees"
Beeides, every farmer knows that
in his hurry with spring work he is
very likely to postpone his tree
planting until the cap is started In
the tree, and is conse quently thrown
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WHITEwAsHED.-G +. Filly, a
name familiar to thousands of peo-
pie in the West, is post master In
st. Louis. Some time ago he levied
n per cent. on the salaries of his
clerks, which he proposed, If we
have the matter correctly, to drop
into his own pocket. 1t is also stat
ed that the number of clerks In the
st. Louis post Office have been in
creased under his administration.
This was a nice little game of Giles
to increase his perquisites at the ex-
pense of class whose pay, in all
probability, was little enough. The
matter has attracted q good deal of
attention, and we have read several
little newspaper articles not at all
complimentary to Mr.. F. The gov
eminent finally sent an agent to in
vestigate Mr.. Filley, which said
agent smoothed matters over, soft
soaped Mr.. Filley, and Giles, hav-
ing returned the illegal fees obtain
ed from his clerks, the government,
istead of promptly kicking him out
OF the Office, as it ought to have
done, has concluded to retain him.
The day has come when public off,
GERS ought 10 know that they cannot
do such dishonest and mean acts as
Mr.. Filley did. 1t is q very poor
excuse indeed for q man of Mr..
Filley's intelligence TO set up the
plea that he was ignorant Of the
civil service rules, and supposed il
was all right for HIM to swindle his
clerks out of q part Of their pay.
That is entirely too thin to wash.
The white wash shows through
very plainly.
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ITEMS FROM CEASE COUNTY.
CEDAR VALLEY, Chase Co.


CEDAR VALLEY, Chase Coz
Sept. 3Oth, 1875
DEAR NEWS: Through the kind
ness of ''the giver of all good and
perfect gifts" we again write you.
A few excessively hot days of last
month retarded health s little. ALI
right now. Have not seen an n.
D. in this Ticinity for the last six
months.
The beautiful green of the prai-
ries is now beginning TO fade.
Hay making closed about ten days
since. An average crop made and
of a better quality than usual.
This month we had 20 inches o.
rain.
Corn an average crop, excep
sod, which Is much below, owing tC
the small amount of rain in August
Potatoes less than half . crop, 15(
to $50 bushels per acre being, per
hars, about full one.
The Payne brothers are now OF
the creek doing up the threshing
They give good satisfaction and
the wheat and oats rather more so
OF one thing they complain, ant
justly, too, and that is the unneces
sary amount of weeds that ar
every year raised among the whea
and oats of some farmers, cut
bound, stacked and threshed 70
nothing; yes, worse than nothing
making them a great deal of unnec
essary trouble, besides leaving
large amount of broken weeds an,
their seeds in the grain. They So
that it will not be SO when farmer
farm right. And we rather incliR
to that opionion- too.
The best crop of fall wheat We
threshed made 80 bushels per acr.
The best spring wheat 20, and oai
So. When all have done will writ
more fully.
Ten times more fall wheat is no'
in than was at this time last yeal
All that is up looks well.
| Several persons from Illinois
Indiana, and Iowa have been her
this month to see friends and rela
tons. All were much pleased wit
the land, water, crops, grass an
good roads, and have gone back t
report. A V.
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LIST OF LETTERs

ID EXAMINING uncalled for in the En-
IOporIa postefEiee for the week ending
september 30tb. If not called for in
30 days they will be sent to the dead let.
ter Office. Persons calling for the follow.
Ing letters will please say advertised.
Atkinson Thomas, Anderson Enoeh.
Better VIM, Bryan r d, Bennett j II
BrueF Ellen.
ConEiin Martha, Cain Geo r.
Dudia Phila, Durfit John b.
Hickneyhan VIM, Howell Alpine.
lowell G II.
Keippfer Katie.
laasure B, Lusher II o.
Mcrrell L n, MoFehead VIM, Mating.
~ Nellie, Mellow Ellen, Morgan Ella
Morse Asbery.
Newiin Ed, Movers Rhoda.
Pearson Allen.
StewartsOn Sarah. Stevens o v, Stand.
hope j. Smith A Y, Skaggs Amanda,
Shewalter Charles.
Thomas Miss Emma.
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RADIcAL.-The Michigan constitu.
tional convention rejected by tic
vote, after q protracted and brisk
discussion, q proposition to place q
recognition of the Deity in the
preamble. Provisions have been
adopted prohibiting grants to Sec
tartan bodies, schools, or institu-
lions, and permitting men to hold
Office and to testify in courts regard
less of their religious belief. A
proposition to incorporate the ILL
nois cumulative system of votin0
was rejected. Resolutions have
been adopted instructing the com.
mittees to inquire into the expedien.
cy OF making women eligible to
elective Office; of exempting hus-
bands from liability for debts con-
tracted by their wives before mar
riage, and after marriage in relation
to their sole property, and of pro
hiblting and distinction OF sex II
regard to the acquisition, posses
sion, enjoyment, and disposition OF
property.
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1t is estimated by a railroad man
that the construction of one thous-
and miles of railroad in q year re-
quires the labor of $4,000 meu.
Last year G, 427 miles, requiring 100,
600 men, were constructed In the
United States. In the ten years
ending with 1872 the mileage con-
structed In this country was 81, 1884,
or about !, 400 miles a year. Dur
ing these ten years the increase OF
mileage has varied from 73S in 1854.
to 1873 In 1871. 1t is thought that
the new roads constructed this year
will not exceed $500 miles, so that
10000 laborers will be released, or
have been, for agricultural or other
pursuits, If these men produce as
they should, the products of their
labor would add so much to the
business of the country that many
thousand new miles of railway
would become necessary. At all
events, for the present the labor
market has full supply, and men
must work to live. The recent
tumble In railroad stocks will tend
to largely reduce, If It docs not en-
tirely stop, the building of railroads
this year. What then will this dis
carded labor do? is question for
economists. E.
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into the dry season before his trees
can get q start TO grow, 40 that If he
saves his trees 1T ali he Inses the
summers growth. 1 would advise
all who wish 10 plant trees to do so
as soon as possible after the leaves
are of, or any time in winter when
the frost is out of the ground or if
you cannot plant in the fall, procure
your trees and bury them deep in
the earth, taking care that the soil is
well placed around the roots. You
will then get the advantage of the
"grsnulous matter" from the
wounds of which Downing speaks,
and will have your trees ct hand to
plant as soon 50 the soil is in 8
proper condition.
ISAAC CKILEY.
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TIE GENERAL OUTLOOK FINAN-
CIALLY.

at
The general condition OF financial
affairs, both east and west, exhibits
decided Improvement as compared
with that prevailing at the time of
our last issue. The action Of the
banks Of New York and all the lead
ing cities, in suspending all large
operations, seems to have been wise.
1t has prevented any speculation of
the necessities of persons caught
temporarily short, and has enabled
the general status OF matters 20 be
preserved and prevented the inevita-
BILE consequences Of ordinary panics.
The marked feature Of this, as
compared with other financial dis
turbances, has been the entire abb
scence of mercantile failures. No.
body has lost any money except the
stock gamblers and their victims in
Wall street, and however serious
these may prove they will not affect
the country generally. The general
condition of the country is one OF
prosperity, and the complete ex-
tinction OF the brood of SPECTATORS
In Wall street would not perma-
nently affect matters. or course
while finances remain TO some ex-
tent unsettled prices will be affected
and prudence should be observed
in all transactiC ms. The general
prescription for people here is the
same that has proved efficacious
elsewhere. Keep quiet; keep cool
do no more business than absolutely
necessary pay no currency to go
out of the eoIntry-it is all needed
at home-forbear with debtors
keep the confidence in your local
bankers and merchants which you
well know their wealth, their bust
ness ability and character entitle
them to, and whoever else suffers,
Kansas will be all right.
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Perhaps ten or twenty millions in
fresh greenbeeks will convert q
sufficient proportion Of the nine
hundred millions owing to the
banks n I'm bad debts into good ones
TO demonstrate the prudence of the
bank managers, but we doubt it.
Lastly, 8 few words as 70 that
great idol, the balance Of trade.
We are now exporting more than
we are importing; ID because we
are selling very cheap; (2) because
the English have experienced q
tremendous rise in prices and we
are not able to pay for their wares ;
(3) the English, being alreayd some
what in trouble from short crops,
labor unions, scarcity in coal, ETC.,
and foreseeing great deal more,
are drawing in aud refusing TO buy
our securities as they have been do
ing for the last i've or six years.
Now our farmers are eiread y in
trouble, because we have been SELL
ing their stuf so cheap. The En-
glish are getting more and more In
trouble every day, and VIC in the
great cities expect to be ass'prospeF-
Gus" and extraVagant as ever. We
must come down to bread and wa
ter and pay our debts. We have
no choices in the matter. We must
continue to send out Of the country
more valuable things than we
bring into the country, until John
Bull gets on his legs again.
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Gel. PLUMB We clip the fol.
lowing complimentary notice OF
our fellow Citizen, Col. p. B
Plumb, from the Somerset, (Ohio,
Press:
"Col. p. b. Plumb, q native o.
Ohio, and o prominent and ablG
lawyer of Emporia, Kansas, Il
spoken of by the Kansas press, a
a fit person to fill the vacancy II
the United States Senate, caused By
the resignation of Caldwell, OF tina
State, who secured, temporarily, {
seat in the Senate by disreputablC
means. Should the high distinction
OF United States Senator be con
ferrea upon Col. Plumb. we feel as
sured that he would early attain
rank amogst the foremost member
of that body"
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The CRoPs.-The crop reports OF
September received in the statisu-
cal division OF the department OF
agriculture present an average OF
90 for the condition OF the wheat
crop as q whole, which IL about the
same rs in the September report OF
1872, while the present area in cul-
tiVation Is much larger. There IL .
manifest. improvement oyer last
year in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Mis-
souri,, Kansas, Ohio. Pennsylvania
and New Jersey. The average of
Illinois, Iowa, and Mic hagan diGsr
little from those Of 1872. Califor-
MIA and Indiana are less favored.
The States In which q more than
average yield OF wheat per acre is
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BY TELEGRAPH AND Aall..

Sioux City, lows waste be lighted
with gas October l.
GAINESVILLE, Wisconsin, has ice ONE
eighth of an inch thick
The Texas cattle fever Is raging
in Nodaway county Mo-,
A large reduction Is being made
in the Austrian standing army.
A quilt exhibited at the Central
Illinois fair contains 2S,5I7 peices
Mrs. Young No. II Is going to
tell all she knows Of Aormonism on
the lecture platform.
There are in Paris 1874 cafes.
wine-shOps or beer-saloons, contain
ing in all 27,7ll public billiard tables
Montgomery county, Mo-, has
q cow whose weight is 4, $50 pounds
girth IL feet, and hight IL hands.
New Haven. claims TO have BAT
manufactures, with an aggregate
capital of 81. 000, 900, and employ
ing 5000 hands.
Extensive preparations and re-
pairs have been going on at Wind
sor Castle during her Majestyis resi-
dence in Scotland.
The Emperor of Austria win
visit st. Petersbnrgh in January,
and will probably attend the we'd
ding of the Duke of Edinburgh.
A sufferer suggests an improve
ment in the photography of the
word panics. He thinks it would
be better to spell it pay-nix.
| 1t is officially reported there have
been 2755 cases of cholera in Wen
; ma since the outbreak of the disease,
and of this number lilo were fatal.
/ Columbus, Ga. had received since
August 81 to September IL, $40
bales of cotton, against 1852 last
year, showing decrease in eleven
days of 902 bales.
Horse flesh is now generally con-
sumed at Milan, where the cuisine
is said 10 be so perfect that 1t is i'm.
possible to distinguish It from first
quality of beef.
Northrup & Chick on Wall street
well known throughout Kansas
suspended W ednesday morning,
: Heavy calls from western depositorE
, was the cause. They have had nc
dealings with the stock exchange.
A five-acre lot belonging to a Jus.
r tice of the peace in Greene county
Tennessee, was assessed at 50, so
The tax amounted to 80 cents, and
it cost Is cents to collect it.
n The Murfreesboro CTenn.) News
, reports the suspension of Unior
University, owing to the small at
tendeuce. We see il stated that thu
Q public school system is suspendins
many private educational enterpis
Z es in Tennessee.
}. We learn from Leavenworth Com
s mercial that many of the Russian
a MeRnonites who have been pros
pecting in Dakota and elsewhere
are returning, and q portion of TIT
? design joining their old friend
). and neighbors in Kansas. A por
ton passed down south of then
Platte last Monday, and four hun
> dre6 more on the way.
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MONARCHY IN FRASCE.-A Fpec-
ial from Paris says Cardinal CASTOR
de Bourechase left Rouen yesterday,
on a mission to Rome, In connection
with the movement for the restora-
ton of monarchy in France. He is
to visit the Pope and invite his holi-
ness to visit France and DO present
at the accession and conservation
Of Count dc Chambord as King ".
of France.
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Over Sl2,OO0OOO worth OF bonds
having been purchased by the treas
ury department since the COM
mencement OF the panic, the annual
saving of interest to the govern
ment will be about $4,000 In gold.
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AoSaI' RS,oO11OCpsoUO
To the imports should be added a
large toll for the use OF British
ships. At the beginning of 1867 we
were already heavily in debt to
Europe, so that to the round three
hundred million we have run behind
since then must also be added each
year large additional sum for inter-
est. Let us now consider our domes-
tic debts. The nation and most of
the Northern States have consider
ably diminished their debts, but the
good effect of this has been more
than cOunter-balanced by the reck-
less increase in the debt of cities,
counties and towns, and the lavish
ness with which public money has
been appropriated for all purposes
of government. Next, we have to
notice q tremendous increase of
bonds issued by railroad and other
corporations. Tn en- comes mort
cages on farms and other real estate,
many of them dating back to war
times. Finally, we have the loans
and discounts of the national banks,
of which the record Ia startling.
Thew were in.
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Republican newspapers in Penn
sylvania are prophesying that theiE
party ticket will have . majority Of
from $1,000 to 10000 In the coming
election. The democratic Journals
are also "sanguine," but they dom
mention the exact figures.
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1t is stated that the officers of the
national grange are considering the
propriety of issuing, and will soon
issue q circular to the effect that
oranges entering the political field
must expect . revocation of their
charters.
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The Central Register, Col

fAcetioasly remarks:
The extraordinary fight OF grass
hoppers, just st this particular time,
from the foothills to Greedy, Long
mont and Evans, Is accounted for
by news ofHaydea's bug ers
coming down from Longs peak on
an chronological raid. Many OF
them (the grasshoppersl are covered
with stone.bruises, and each one,
Is he lights, cautiously locks over
his left shoulder and hertily d-ns
everybody that wears speciscles.
The wheat crop In New Mexico
Is reported IS very heavy this year.
Corn is also said to be good.
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EMPORIA NEWS,
NEWS AND EDITORIAL ITEMS.

The yellow fever has broken ont
at Marshall, Texas, and is raging to
an alarming extent.
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st. Louis Market.

st. Louis Market.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 80.
Flour-Active and unchanged.
Wheat-Spring. firmer and higher; No
2 regular at 95a871<c; fall quiet and firm
er; No. red offered 1t 81 80, . bid
No. 2 go, 1 b3 bid.
Corn-No. 9 mixed easier for cash lots
with sales at zoe; 42a42Ic October.
mixed 34c.
Rye-Heid firm; No. 6sa65e.
Bacon - Quiet; shoulders SNaSs<c:
clear rib eye; clear 91<a9zc.
Lard-Dull; country nc,