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The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1874-06-11

NORWAY spruce. sci out at the same
iin,.. -,.,-,, feet high. inow have 200
bearing peach trees: 800 apple trees !;
fifty pear trees in iruiting; 100 cherry
trees in fruit. aud seven apricots the
same; -four acres in grapevine. Of
wl.jrI, three acres have fruited two
years an acre and a half in hiackber-
ries. aud man, other things to" nuner-
ous la mention. all in healthy bear
ing condition. | could give YOU the
names of other men with equal sue
cess. hmi my article being too lengthy
and probably iircsomc 10 you l VIII
close: but if Won or any of the readers
"t ia !npmc,' lnub, il, call and sec.
W. BREYMAHN.
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The Thoroughbred Horse.

The Duchess Turner, in an article
OH the thoroughbred horse. very terse-
ly sums up his points of superiority as
follows
/. They are more intelligent, possess
/ ing more brain and nervous matter.
| >. They are. from their intelligence,
more tractablc and kind in their die
position and temper.
! 3. They are less liable to disease.
from superior organization.
4. They are more elegant in carriage
and appearance.
5. They are superior in action.
| G. They endure the vicissitudes of
heath and cold better.
| :. They live to much greater age,
maintaining their usefulness.
8. They are superior to fleetness,
durability, bravery and breathing
powers.
9. They always have and always will
command higher prices in the market
than any other breed.
Ifyou will commence the thorough
bred YOU will, on investigation, find n
superior animal organization = his
bones are more solid, his tendons more
strong and much better defined, his
muscles more firm and clastic-in fact,
his form aud quality are so much SUI
pcrior, ii results that he is much more
active, much more fleet and powerful
than any other variety of the horse
tribe. He will perform much more la
Dor in given time, and repeat the
task oftener coming round much
quicker from overwork than any ami
nal of inferior blood. When the cold
! blooded horse is overworked, his spir-
! its sink. and his recovery is slow, and
sometimes never complete. A square
inch bone of thoroughbred horse is
heavier than square inch from cart
horse, resembling pumice stone, while
the former is solid. partaking more
of the closer grained nature Of ivory.
The same remark will apply To the
, tcndons and muscles. Consequently,
a thoroughbred horse will be stronger
! than a cart horse in Il little more than
half the compass. 1t is asscrtcd-and
! is doubtless truc-that the thorough
! bred horse can support agreater weight
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1874-06-11
Pasturing Hogs.

An Ohio hog raiser advocates the
system of pasturiug Oh clover during
the summer. lie presents, as the adj
vantage of this plan, the statement that
an acre of ground in clover will pasture
five hogs four months. and that it will
take the corn from half an acre 10 feed
them the same time. The cultivation
of the corn he counts equal TO the rest
of the other half acre. He further
claims that hogs pastured on clover
are in far better condition than if fed
on corn, as they are better framed,
healthier, and eat better, and also
states that the land is enriched by the
clover pasturing.
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PATRONS IN sEDGwICK COUNTY

u
roiSTI COUNCIL, p. Of H.-wichIta,
D.. b. GEEESLEE, Master
T.. 4. DoKsrY, Secretary, Wichita.
j l.. ZIMMERMAN, Special Depaiy, *. :: c.,
sosigwick City, Kansas
..Ad,anc. Grange ''--raGle Township.
/. W CANr. Master.
NJ CAMP, secretary, scjgwick city.
.Nianoscal, t.ran.r - -Ninncscah Township.
T.. MCtIrNG, Master.
j +. srAALRs, >,c'y., Clear Water.
yosemite Grange ''--Ohio Township.
r. y. oRpwAY, Master.
CtsrAyE Roll, Sec'y., Ohio Center.
''waco Grange, Madison Township.
J. 4. WATSON, Master.
- %. WILSON, Sec'y., Waco T. o.
.'pra.rc Gem Grange. Waco Township.
J u. YORK, Master.
&c GEowS, sec'y., wichita.
Valley Grange, ''-Kcchi township.
W H. WILLIAMS, Master.
JonN wArp. sec'y., Wichita.
'',-m Grange, Park Township
He. gAMLow, src'y., Park City.
Park Grange Park Township.
joins l.. ZrMMERM,N, Master.
4. :. ZINNERNAN, sec'y., seGSwick.
''Deiano Grange, ''--Delano Township.
II. J.. jackson, Master.
John Bond, Secretary, Delano,
..oro Grange, Near Ten Mile Post.
4. RALPH, Master.
JK. RALru. sec'y., wichita.
HrGn FORMER, Master.
MoLLIr ELLIS, secretary.
u g. JACOBS, Master.
n. l.. pewIxe, secretary. Wichita.
Harmony Grunge, IT inon Township,
e. ". Steenrod, Master,
W. y Woodruff, sec'y, Jamesburgh
Ja,p
-''''' '''' VIM Estell, Master.
John Kelly, sec'y.
'iee"'e''' Vi ""s +, :. Carleton, Mas err
Thos l. Preston, Secretary, FL paso.
Eden Grdnge'-Wac, Tons hip .. y..r
". II. o'Mealey, secretary, Wichita.
Mount Hope Grange ionship
Amos VI Durand, Ma er.
J H. Randall, Secretary, Eidridgc.
'.I,omc Grange ''-wichiia Tons lia.
simeon lIGrinln, Master.
y H. kctternID, secretary. W ichita
.Fniryirw Grange'-Pdyne Township.
Geo. II. Wamscy, Master.
John NJ Anderson, secretary, wichita.
"Wia.- Awake1;range' '-tirani Township.
Geo. X. Ayers, Master.
o. j Eullson, Secretary, Wichita.
Clarion Grange''-Lincoln Township.
&. 4. NanNe.s, Master.
l.. l. sticklc, secretary, Wichita.
'.wakulla Grange, Eagle Township.
b. c. Smith, Master.
I. T. Cross. Secretary, sedSwick.
''iilinei- Gran@c''-ill!nois Township.
NJ L. >to.yer, Master,
~ l.. Lyman, secretary, Jamesburg.
Pheasant IIill Gr4ngc''-Dciano Township.
Harry Martin, Master,
Il T. Wright, Secretary, Dclano.
.'CowsLin Grange"--Greeiey Township,
Frank Dale, Master.
Mics McGrugan, Secretary, Eldridge
">eltzser springs Grange r-Minneha TOWNSHIP
Cyrus Webb, Master,
j h. Fox, secretary, Mlnneha.
Union Grange q" Union Township.
II. + Rhodes, Master.
Horace Carpenter, secretary, Eldridge.
"rarur Grange, Payne Township.
Joseph Gorwan, Master
.!aiao7 Wilson, secretary, Wichita.
"sInncha t;rlnre, ''-Ninncha Township.
Elmon ricrpont, Master,
George Mlsoa, secretary, wichita.
Pleasant View Grange, Union Township.
j. Scott, Master.
J J Becker, See'y., Delano.
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Errors in Treatment of Horses

In the midst Of change, improve
ment. and reform. SAYS the Philadcl-
phia Ledger, quite Il number of qucs-
tionablc old notions continue to be
followed even now, when the very cr-
roneous character of them has been
acknowledged. or this character is the
rigid adherence of a majority of driv-
ers of horses to that useless and injuri-
Gus relic of old times, the chcck-rein.
Its use with horses is positively cruel,
When horse is drawing heavy load,
and particularly "up-hill," he needs the
utmost freedom of lungs and wind,
and this he can never have with 4 tight
check rein. That check-rein prevents
a horse from stumbling is more than
doubtful on the contrary, by elevat-
ing his eyes. it prevents him from see
ing clearly where to place his foot.
When horse does stumble, he is far
less likely to 90 down when his head
is left free.
In England, where they are far ahead
of us in everything pertaining to
horses. the chcck-rein has been abolish
ed the last surrender being that of the
artillery and commissariat trains of the
British army. the change having been
made by Sir George Burgoyne, the
commander-in-chief and he testiiies TO
the beneficial effects attending it.
| In New York, thanks to Mr.. Bcrgh,
many of the finest cquipages are driven
without the check rein, and few hui
name people have thrown it out of use
here. The oldfashioncd "blinkcrs,' or
blind halters, are also useless, If not
positively injurious by coming in con-
! tact with the lids of the horses eyes
who are more easily alarmed by what
they hear and do not see, because, be-
ing intelligent animals. if they can
see the objects, which when unseen or
impcrfectly seen. tend to brighten them,
they are more readily Gained.
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GRANGE DEPARTMENT.
KANSAS STATE CIANGE-oFFIcERs.

NATIONAL GRANGE-BUSlN.sS OFFICERS.
prpLry " ADAMS. Master, Waukon Iowa.
.. n NELLY, >rc'N, Georgetown, ID. &.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1874-06-11

Why should spider be a good COR
respondent? Because he drops q line
at every post.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1874-06-11

Powdered chalk added to common
glue strengthens it.
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CONNEXIONS.
STEAMSHIP TICKETS.

Arrangements have pevn marie Tor The lslr oi
steamship tirkrts AZ teNe-t Rates, To ANp /. HSN
AL roINI- ~ ttUorE. "a NNp fNoa AR rOtNT>
N hNN>h~ Enquiries should hc a'l'ircs-c'l ie Z
n schmidt Sermon agent. \. j. :, , Il Il o
Topeka. kan-s-.
\ 4 TOrZNtfN, GIo. II NTTfLtTvN.
Land commissioner Superintendent,
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HARDWARE.
CHICAGO HARDWARE STORE

CHICAGO HARDWARE STORE
GEO. scHLIcHrEK. ". D. RUSSELL.
SHLICHTER & RUSSELL,
Dealers In
HARDWARE,
STOVES,
TINWARE,
CHARTER OAK STOVES,
SUPERIOR SvOvES,
IMPROVED AFRICAN STOVES.
ga large Tin Shop attached to the Hardware
Store.
r,~-,u.nD ~r.nC ,r,, nDnCD
Of building Materials constantly on hand.
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TREES.

Forest and fruit trees grow with
surprising rapidity in this valley. The
lack of timber, with our herd law, is
but little felt but even that want viii
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KANSAS STATE CGANGh--OFflCERs.
". :; IIup-oS, Master. " l'lc;cn
G., " ~i'rgGEoN, Sec y, JackSonN lie.
n IL NN1EI.. Treasurer, ShciInsn tHN.
.lon> EoYD, Lecturer, Independence.
W. :. HANNA, Chaplain, Lmlor;a
J g oris. state Agent, Topeka
/ >.,.,lt tom r II prMBATLD. Jark-ons lille.
L. Is. SNAPPER, Grasshopl-r
" p PorENoE, Topeka.
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I, a N ID 8
= 600 900 ACRES ia the fiucst por-
ton in IA .ANSAS Tor sale On ELEVEN
YEARS CREDIT. per cent. Interest,
with Low Rates. and Liberal Eeduc-
ton TO settlers.
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rorSTY COUNCIL p. Of H-wichIta,
D. L. Il. GisEESLEE, Master.
4 4 DoKsEY Secretary, Wichita.
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STOCK.

This is the natural home for cattle.
From early spring until the middle of
October or the first of November the
herds of farmers and stock raiser's
wander leisurely through the green
nutritious grasses that brush their
sides in open meadows that are bound
less. growing fat and producing their
kind. The abundant grasses, pure wa
tiers and warm climate render this por-
ton of Kansas the finest stock country
probably in the known world. The
corn'crop is safe before the rains cease,
and after that time the grass cures
up~n the ground and makes a natural
hay. retaining much Of its nutritious
qualities. which serves as perennial
pasture for stock. The fall and winter
seasons. which east of the Missouri
are marked by the prevalence of cold
rains aud chilling storms so trying to
stock. here are marked BY dry and
bracing weather. Occasional storms,
in which light. dry snow is drifted and
wreathcd upon the surface, occur. dur
ing which the farmer will feel called
upon to shelter and feed his stock.
Thus this country is specially adapted
for sheep and stock-raising in conjunc-
ton with grain growing, and must UNI
doubtedly soor become great source
of supply of beef aud mutton to- ehe
eastern markets. Thousands Of tons
of hay can be had for the cutting at a
cost of IS to IS cents per ton, which
can be used for making sheds for cat
tie for shelter during our short winter
of two or three months. Fortunes are
being made and will be made in the
raising Of stock in this valley.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-07-18
State Temperance Gathering.

On the eth inst, as our readers are generally
advised, grand state gathering OF delegates
from the various Father Matthew Total Absti
nencc Societies of this state will be held at Otta
wa. The number Of delegates in attendance, ii
is supposed will reach three or four hundred.
On the 2Sth it is proposed to have grand pub
lie procession, and after that banquet, the ar
rangcmcnts for the latter now being in the
hands of competent committee, who will cal
upon our citizens for contributions in that be
half Of money or any articles of food. 1t is to
be hope they will find our people ready to meet
them with open hands. there is at present nc
organization doing more effective work in the
Temperance cause than these Father Matthew
societies and they deserve every encouragement
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-07-18
Mrs. De Geer Explains.

Mrs. De Geer writes a letter from Lincoln, Ne
braska, to the Chicago Times, undertaking 70
explain away the charge made against her by
the Earlvile Transcript, that two years ago she
had collected $40 in Earlvillc for womans
home in Chicago, but that neither the said wo.
mans home or $40 had ever been heard of
since. After roundly abusing Mr.. Grover, and
then stating that whisky Beemus,' Of the FREE
TRADER had copied the charge into the FREE
TRADER as an Ottawa occurrence, which is false,
Mrs. De Greer proceeds to give u humiliating
aud disgusting recital in reference to a drunken
sister, and how to save her, she had undertaken
To erect in Chicago home for such incbriates
1t appears they knew her and her sister so well
in Chicago that she was unable to get any aid
towards the home in that great and wealthy city
but through the country she got pledges to the
amount of some $1,000 and 800 IN cash, but
these being wholly inadequate to her purpose
nothing has come of the home and j. those tch.
contributed The 300 insist upon il, their money
will be returned to them, though she claims the
idea of erecting the home has not been abandon
ed by her.
Upon the whole, the explanation strikes us as
pretty thin but We are willing she shall have the
full benefit of it,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-07-18

A writer in the Ottawa Republican, and Stevens
of the La Sale Press, are earnestly advocating q
meeting Of the surviving members OF Dickey's
Cavalry and the l04th regiment at Ottawa about
the 27th of August. The heaviest parts of both
these regiments were recruited from La Sale
county and there must still be living within ra-
dius of 80 miles of Ottawa several hundred sur
viyors. Nothing could be more interesting and
enjoyable to the men themselves as well as to
our citizens generally, than "A meeting of these
at Ottawa, around grand banquet table, where
amid abundant good cheer, they could recount
their warlike adventures end fight their battles
over again" We think if Col DicKey, Adjutant
Stevens and few other surviving officers
and men Of the respective regiments would
issue formal call for such meeting, the peo.
pie of Ottawa would be glad to take steps to
suitably entertain the veterans" and make the
occasion pleasant one "all round"
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New Furniture ut Zfmmerman's.

Que of the prosperous institutions Of this city
is Mr.. Zimmerman's furniture store on Madison
street, west CT La Sale. Every few days he ha:
a surprise for his customers in the way of some
thing new and captivating in the furniture line
This week he presents novelties in the way o
Turkish parlor sets, certainly as handsome fur
nturc as we ever saw in Ottawa. He has q new
style OF parlor furniture called "The Willow
which is very handsome, and an easy chair called
SLEEPY Hollow" that makes one sleepy to look
at, being so luxurious. Ase new haircloth sets
marbl" top tables bureaus Wristbands, &c, and
some perfectly lovely chamber sets. One
must see them to realize their beauty as well as
singular chcapncss, considering the quality and
stvlc
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-07-18

Prison LIrERATuER.-We had call a few
days ago from Miss Linda Gilbert, who is engag
ed in the noble work Of providing literature foI
prisons. Her purpose is not only to place news
papers and periodicals in every Jail in the coun
try but to supply each Jail with a library. She
says she stands ready, the day La Sale county
completes a new county jail, to place library
of 1000 volumes into. She Is especially DESTROYS
to promote the sale Of WIN. VI. Tweed's promised
book on Prison Life, all the profits of which arc
to be devoted TO her philanthropic enterprise
and hands us the following autograph letter
from George Francis Train to Tweed on the sub
ject:
WIN. VI. TWEED, ESD
You must let Miss Gilbert publish that book o.
yours for libraries for the prisons. Keep yOul
health. There is = good time coming. I vii
sci YOU at liberty. &. I. TRAIN.
Julv 9Th. 1874
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Al OTTAWA LAwYEE rUE>s GEASGER.-In the
Bose City, Idaho, Statesman, Of reCSns date, W.
fud the following reference 10 ! gentleman who,
few year, SO, wa, sell known lawyer Of
-Ais city:
MR.. JAMES SToUTs FASN.-Nc. Stout gave Us
an invitation to ride ga. 70 his kEEa, two miles
above town and view his crops, rnaaaer of farm
ing, sc. We have never seen a iaEN in the Ter
ritory lad n with bettSr crops fiap this one and
where so much labor las been expended to make
the various kinds OF land SO productive. Wede.
sire 70 say 4 good deai about Mr.. Stouts manner
OF farming, especially his system Of irrigation,
which We hope VIII not only lie read hat prsc-
ticed BY our farmers geresally. There is too
muea slovenly farming and while we have talk
ed sad pointed ont such kind OF work as Gr.
StOst has done on his farm, We are sorry 70 SAP
that only few are dong a. good irrminS 81
tL.y ought 10 DO. Herr IS an instance of the IT
salt Of good farming. and we will endeayor il
another issue 10 describe how Mr. Stoat carries
on his farm AMI manages 20 raise such remarSa1
Die crops.
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w. RI. HULL.


Why Is it that you do not close your places 81
business at or o'clock in the evening, thereby
giving your clerks a chance for Improvement
mentally and physically, and yourselves au OPP
portunity of spending more evenings with your
families? There is certainly nothing made by
this constant and unnecessary wear and tear Of
manhood.
Generally speaking, ladies can do their shop
ping in forenoons and afternoons much more
satisfactorily than in the evening.
1t Is nothing but habit, this trading in tuC eve
ning,-a habit that can be rcmcded by properly
notifying the public that stores will be closed at
or o'clock =. N. Then customers viii come
earlier and the same amount Of trading be done
in fewer hours. venture to say jhat customers
hardly think il a sDcricl accommodation TO Nsr, 10
keep open til . or 10 o'clock. 1t seems very
foolish thing, too, in 4 civilized community to
sacrifice health aud happiness for habits sake
without pccuuiary rccompcnsc whatever.
Close your stores at cor I in the even ~, give
your clerks chance for little outdoor eNcr-
else, a chance for mental culture, and watch the
happy result. They will come TO their business
earlier in the morning aud with rcdoubicd cner-
gics fulfil their duties during the daE more salts
fsctorily toward employer and customer. Ia
fact, actions ana looks will d.lIcr mach from the
worn out clerG of three weeks previous, who,
standing behind the counter = 10 O'Clock at
night, with faint practical smile and weak voice.
desires to know II there is ANYTHING else she
would be pleased 10 look at.-.he himself looking
so pale that il would not be much oIt OF place
for her 10 select his shroud-
Bueinrss men, look at This in the right light.
You win see il will be TO yos.r advantage. Other
place, doing the same snount OF busiac,s As
Ottawa have had The good sense to adopi A sys-
tenn Of closing at . OF : IN the evening Saturday
evening except. Why not Ottawa TRY the cx-
peruent: Pgo BoNo PUmiSo.
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PERsovAL.-That ,lceA, clerical boxing Young
man, with a stove pipe hat 80 glossy that it
shonc like a locomotive headlight, and boots that
seemed TO be made Of looking GLASSES, the sob.
served Of all observers" about our streets on
Monday, vas neither Theodore Tilton, Bret
Harte, Mark Twain, Tom Collins, oI any other
notable swell, but was simply Tom Powers, Of
the Woodford Sentinel. Ills old Ottawa friends,
who rccollcctcd his exploits around here Ten
years ago, were slow to identify him and APP
preached him with awe, but Tom soon put them
at their ease and the greetings were jolly and
hearty. Tom i a capital fellow, and all his ac.
quaintanccs here rejoice TO see him prosper
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Scott Bros. & Go.

Call attention 20 their new stock OF Ruchngs
ties, parasols and fans.
Parasols and fans cheap to close
We will place on sale to-day large new line
of Scotch ginghams at l5c.-yery desirable styles
good colOrs and at half value. Have also receiy-
ed large lot of handsome Piques at 20c., worth
50 to 40c.
We will also place on our counters to-day
large lot OF remnants of dress goods Many
pieces very DESTROYS Tor children's dresses, a
half their cost to close them out Also job 10
remnants Of prints at sc per yard.
SCoTT Bros. e Co.
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Public Schools,

anxiety to scores of anxious breasts to learn the
decision of the examining board of the public
schools on the momcntous question, who has
passed for admission to the high school. The
examination took place week before last, and on
Thursday the "official organ" publishes the re-
suit. There were fifty-one applications that
is, pupils from the different wards presented
themselves for examination, to wit. From I'd
ward IA, from Sd s. from 4th =, from 9TH 90 from
18th 8, of whom 40 passed the ordeal, as follows:
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-07-18

Mr.. +. Farnswurth, it will be seen by our adj
ycrtising columns on the 9Th page, Has become
sole proprietor Of the carriage factory on Column
bus street, originally erected by o. W. Budd. Mr..
f. took hold Of the establishment, in company
with Mr. Boettcher some months ago, with many
misgivings, but finds the business to have pros
pcrcd Scyond his apticipations. lie is a splendid
workman himself, and employing none but good
hands and using none but the best material, his
work gives satisfaction in all cases and is bring.
ing him host Of custom
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We wish to call the attention Of the public Il
the Insurance Agency Of ID. Chase, as will be
seen by his advertisement in this paper. Tho
loss Of these companies in the great fires at CHI
cago is very slight compared with many Others
and what is very honorable on their part, they
say to their patrons, present your claims and
we will pay you every dollar as fast as they are
adjusted" This agency does business wholly
Iindepcndent Of any National Board combination