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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-05-26
The Laughing Plant.

The London Garden COPIES, from
PnlgtaVe5 work on Central and Eastern
Arabia, an account of plaht whose
seeds prodnce effects similar to those
.. laughing gas. 1t is native of Ara
bla. A dwarf variety at Oman, which
attalns to height of from three to four
feet, with woody stems, wide-spreading
branches, and bright green foliage. Its
flowers are produced In clusters, and
are ut a bright yellow color. Tile seed
pods pre soft and woody in texture, and
contain two or three black seeds, of the
size and shape ofg French hem Theis
flavor ~ httle like Gnat of opium, and
tnelr taste is sweet the odor from them
produces sickening sensation and is
slightly offensive. These seeds con
tain the essential property of this ex-
traordlnary plant, and. when pulvefized
and taken ~ s,hall doses, operate upon
q person in a most peculiar manner.
lie beginst to laugh loudly, boisterouslv :
then he sings dances, AID cuts all
maiiner OF fantastic capers. Such ex-
travagance of gesture and manners was
never produced by any other kind of
dosing. The effect continues about an
hour, and the patient is uproariously
comical. When the excitement CEASES,
the exhausted exhibitor falls into adeep
sleep, which continues for an hour or
more and when he awdRens, lie ii 1T
terly unconscious that any such demon
STATIONS have been under the sun but
this peculiar plant, recently discovered,
as it exercises the most extraordinary
influence over the human brain, de
man5s from men of science careful
investigation.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-05-26
THE NEWS.
The Worklncnan.

The National Workingmens Congress, which
has its seat at New York, issued manifesto
short time ago, calling upon the various Trades
Unions in the country to hold mass meetings
Monday, May is, for the purpose of denouh-
cling the proposed repeal of the Eight-Hour
law. Meetings we're held in the various large
cities in accordance with the call, on May Is.
Resolutions we're adopted by these meetings
urging organization throughout the country,
recommending the repeal of the eight-hour
law, and demanding the removal of Mullett,
government supervising architect. In Chicago
two meetings we're held, one by the Trades
Unions, and the other by men who call them
selves the " Workingmen's Party of Illinois"
The resolutions Of the two are substantially
the same.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-05-26

a sensible movement TO take the judiciary out
Of the party caucus.
THE Kansas State Senate il in session for
the purpose Of trying ex-State Treasurer Hayes
on articles of impeachment
SPECIAL dispatch says two members Of the
Yellowstone Expedition have returned to Bose
man, Montana and report the whole party re-
turning. The command penetrated the coun-
try to near the vicinity of Tongue river.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-05-26
Where we Get our Sugar.

OF the / ,3S7, l6i, 800 pounds of sugar
imported 10 the United States during
the year 1873, 1913, 795, 700 pounds
more than iive-siXths Of all the sugar
We use comes from that most important
island. The condition of its sugar in
terest is. therefore. of great interest to
us. II was anticipated that the contin-
ual struggles of the Cubaus for indie
pcndencc would materially interrupt
the growth of it's sugar production, but
the statistics of the last three years
show on the contrary a steady and
healthy increase. The total production
of the island. estimated in tons, has
been as follows In 1871. 81, 179: in
1872, EOS, l6l; in 1873, 796,179 The
prospects for the present crop are said
to be very fine, and there is no good
reason to suppose that there will be a
falling of from these figures. The ca.
liabilities uf Cuba for the production ol
sugar are practically unlimited, and,
under proper direction, il could be
made to yield as rapidly as the demand
could possibly grow. In 1873, II eX-
ported IA, $50 tons of sugar, of which
23l. 1876 or 1924 per cent went to Eu-
rope, while l79,373 tons. or 67.05 per
cent. came to the United States. These
figures show that we are 10y far the
hest customers that the island has.
This fact is still more striklngly illus.
tratcd in the ease of molasses, for oi
the ls9, 3}3 tons exported last year, We
took liz, 5l1 tons, or 9l.75 per cent.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-05-26
LOye,s Cleaning Tide.

The following is the latest published poem
BY William Morris. 1t appears in the Londol
AthenRum, of April III
Draw not away thy hands, my love,
With wind alone the branches move.
And though the leaves be scam above,
The autumn shall not shame us.
Say; Let the world wax cold and drear,
What is the worst of all the year
But iife-and what can hurt Ms, dear
Or death, and who shall blame us ?
ALI. when the summer comes again
How shall we say, we sowed in vain!
The root was joy, the stem was pain,
The ear nameless blending.
The root is dead and gone, my love,
The stems rod our truth to prove;
The ear is stored for naught TO move
Till heaven and earth have ending
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-05-26
Congressional Summary,
Senate

MONDAY, May ia resolution for
adjournment, June %, vas laid uver.-pfls we're
introduced; TO pronete photographic communica-
ton between the United States aud Asia for the
appointment of a commission to examine ana re-
port on the reclamation of the auvial basin of the
Mississippi Referred. After the Introduction
of some unimportant resolutions, the legislative
appropriation bin was taken up aud several amend
mcnts adopted, when Il was laid aside a hill
was iasscd amending the act regulating the con-
suar and diplomatic service also the bill to relieve
vessels from compulsory fees in certain cases.
The senate went into executive session, and soon
after adjourned.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-05-26

Bills were introduced; For improvement Il the
Mississippi; IN relation 10 boards OF directors Of
stock companies; in relation TO disposition Of the
Geneva awards for iron steamship service between
the United States and England. Considerable.
unimIortant business was then transacted, when
tho House adjourned
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-05-26

Mns. SARAH BRlGos (reading the
"locM' Sakes alive | would No
more name 4 child Alias than nothin' in
the world. They're allus cutting up
some caper, Here's Alias Thompson,
Alias Williams, Alias the Night Hawk.
all been took up for stealth. Mary
Jane. don't We never name none O. yer
children Alias.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-05-26
TERRIBLE CALAMITY.
Three Reservoirs Burst and DeIuEe the
Adjacent Country.

Four Massachusetts, Villages Inundated,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-05-26

The operatives from Williamsburg
whose lost ones had not been recovered
crowded the little carpenter shop into
which the bodies were carried and all
were recognized, although some were
disiigurcd almost beyond recognition
In the string of vehicles every few rods
were wagons containing one. two and
sometimes four cullmrd bodies ga ruute
for the cemetery, for I'm the universal
bereavement intermeut followed swiftly
on the recovery OF bodies, ami funeral
services, excepting in few instances.
were dispensed with
At Haydenyillo the bodies we're Ibid
out in the Congregational Church.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-08-14

ieve American ingenuity would have
produced tractile engine, capable
Of blowing and cultivating, at half
the expense of horse power. Farm
ers are the most conservative Of all
classes, and are not ready to take any
risks. The machine must be com
plete, and its success under all diff
culties certain, before they will give
it IA helping-hand. We believe steam
power entirely practicable for soil
culture, for hauling loads, and travel
on common roads. We believe the
State Legislatures would make u
good use of 100000 by offering
that prize for the best machine, pro-
PEELED by steam, which shall be sue
cesstul in blowing ordinary soils
eight inches deep, for $50 per acre,
the tests extending through three
years The English use five horses
on Il plough, and find the Fowler
steam pillow cheaper than horse-pow-
er; but we must have something sim
pier and cheapcr-Lice Stock Joar-
nat
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-08-14

EGGS CAN BE PRESERVED by coat
ing of drying oil, such as linseed or
cottonseed oil. Eggs have been
perfectly well preserved for six
months by being smcared with either
of these oils, by the finger, in such Il
way as to give perfect costing, and
being then packed upon their ends in
bran. During that time the loss Of
weight was tlifling, and the flavor
equal to that Of fresh eggs. Whether
or not this process could be econom-
ically used in keeping eggs for mar
ket is question to be decided by ex-
pertinent, but that it may be used in
a small way for family purposes is
very well decided. The usual meth
cd practiced is to pack the eggs in
barrels or vats of brickwork lii milk
Of lime, which is a thin sort OF white
wash. They acquire, however, UNI
der this process peculiar flavor,
which depreciates their value to some
extent in the market, but this is una
voidable. 1t is necessary, in whateq-
er way they are packed, that they
be kept i'll cool, dry place.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-08-14
Shall We Ever PlOw Profitably by
Steam!

When the expense Of horsepower
is considered, it is no wonder that
farmers are looking forward to the
use of Il power which shall be fully
adequate to the work, and cost moth
ing when not in use. There seems
really no practical difficulty in solv-
ing the problem Of steam cultivation
on all soils reasonably level and free
from stone. The greatest obstacle
has been in the weight Of machinery
necessary to obtain the power Of
twelve to fifteen horses, as five or six
tons cannot well be carried over Il
yielding soil; and the English have
solved the problem by using station
airy engines on each side of the field
and drawing the pIows back and
forth by means Of a steel cable; but
this will not answer on our immense
prairie fields. We must have Il trac-
tile engine which can pass over the
land and draw a gang Of pIows work
ing strip ten feet wide, and per
haps cultivating and sowing the
grain at the same time. There have
been a number OF inventions which
seemed Oh the point Of accomplish
ing the desired end, and had there
been the same indictment offered
for such IN Invention rs for improve
mcnt in railroat machinery, We be-
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-08-14
Surg g. as Applied to Squash Vines.

In August of 1872, noticed, when
walking through the fields where my
squash vines were growing, that some
of them were whitening and others
were quite dead. Wishing to learn
the cause OF this, examined the
vines closely to detect, if possible,
the point where the mischief began
to work. Just where the vine in
branching from the root makes an
angle, | found slight knot or protu-
berance. With my pocket-knite l
cut the vine longitudinally for cou-
pie of inches above and below this
knot, and gently turned the vine at
this opening nearly inside out, and
found at once the cause Of the mis-
chief. A borcr with black head
and about three-quarters of an inch
long dropped from the opening upon
the ground. Gently closing the vine
together, l wrapped a bit Of muslin
about the cut, tied it up with Il wool
en- thread, killed the borer, and salts
fled that this little creature was at
the root of the growing mischief, |
went carefully over all my vines, APP
plying the knife and bandage to
every vine on which the knot appear
ed. \ few days after examined my
squashes again, and found that many
of the vines that had begun to with
cr were fully restored, and the
wounds | made had healed In the
fall | harvested Il large number Of
fully ripe squashes, having larger
Weld from that field than usual.
The past season my vines were en-
tirely free from the ravages Of that
noXious insect. | find this borer de-
scribed in ''Harris on Insects" page
33l. 1t seems ''that after devouring
the interior Of the stem the worm en-
tiers the soil, forms cocoon of a
Gummy substance covered with par
ticles of earth, changes to Il chrysalis,
and comes forth the next summer
winged insect. This is conspicuous
for its orange-colored body, spotted
with black, and its hind legs frineed
with long orange-colored and black
hairs. The hind wings only are
transparent, and the fore wings ex-
pand from one inch to one inch and
a half. 1t deposits its eggs on the
vine close to the roots, and may be
seen flying about the plants from the
10th OF July till the middle of Au-
gust" The name of this insect is
.Eyeri0 Gttcurbit@, and it attacks
other curcuibitaccous vines than the
squash. In the hope that this bit Of
experience in rural surgery may be Of
profit to your readers, have devoted
part Of this rainy day in writing it
out for you'll. f. l.. IN ". y.
Tribune
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-08-14

LoNG FURRows.-A German 40
ricultural journal prints a plea for
long burrows. The turning Of the
pillow and the commencing Of new
furrow requires more excrtion in the
plowman and the team than CON
tinued work on a straight line, and
how great may be the loss of time
from frequent Interruptions in short
turns may be shown in the following
calculations: In a field 225 feet long,
five and a half hours out of ten are
used i'll redirecting the plow; with
a length of SIS feet, four hours are
sufficient for the purpose; and when
the pillow can proceed without inter
upton for 800 feet, only one-and-a-
half hours of the daily working time
are consumed.-RtraI Rcgister
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-08-14
Column.

The readin. columns on this page will be deyot-
ed mainly. to topics pertaining to FARM and
HOUSEHOLD. The farmer readers of the BULLETIN
are requested TO write for IT,
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-08-14

HoMINy might be made almost as
universal dish in the United States
as rice in the old world; it might be
put on the table every day in the
year to great advantage, especially in
the winter time. 1t is cheap, nutri-
tious and warming. The great point
is to cook it properly. Ifnot already
made, make it yourself, by taking the
grains Of Indian corn, and pound
them until we'll. broker in several
pieces; to one gallon add a gallon of
the fresh ashes of wood, and rs much
water as is needed to boil the whole
until the hull is loosened; take it out,
mash all the hulls off, put back into
the vessel and boil few moments,
then pour off all the water, add fresh,
and slowly boil until thoroughly
done, which will be known by its be-
ing soft. 1t is to be seasoned with
salt if not done before, then eaten
with butter or with sugar sprinklcd
over it, or with syrup, or with sweet,
rich, fresh milk. Such a dish, of
milk and hominy, makes breakfast
or supper good enough and abundant
enough for anybody; and if an entire
breakfast were made of it in child
hood, it would give the strongest
bones and the best tcetl. III the world.
UY. ". w MtW
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-08-14
GRANGE DIRECTORY.


RES1ENr GRANGE. No 1872 Regular meet
ings en- the last Friday before the full moon of
each month Place Meets at the residence of
r. s. Stone three Mills south of Jesup. and
nine miles southwest of Independence.
:. t. MASON. Secretary.
WINTHROP GRANGE. No. 611.-Meets at Win
throp on Friday on or before the full moon of
each month.
5. G. PIERCE Master. s. W. RICH, Sec.
WEST BUFFALO GRANGE. No. pfc Meets
Tuesday. on or before full moon.
}. u. RUSSELL. Master
MIDDLEFIELD GRANGE. No. 52S,Meets on
Wednesday. or before full moon.
b. DU BOlS Master +. }. WIGG. Sec.
SUPERIOR GRANGE. No. 352-Mects Saturday
on before full moon. at No. School House
Hazleton twp. &. NJ. MILLER.
T. MESSENGER. Secretary. Master.
BYRON GRANGE No. 267. Meets at Justus Dur
KEGS on Tuesday evening. on or before a new
MOON EDWARD GLEASON. Master
A. KNOWLES. Sec
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-08-14
Geo. ?. DWELL & Co.

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able them to decide whether to increase or reduce
the order For such information there Is no
charge. Orders are taken for a single paper a.
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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-08-14
Who Introduced the Tomato

\ writer in the American RuruI
Home, of Rochester, says that the
soldiers at Pittsburgh and Detroit
used the tomato us food from 1894 to
1900. This, he says, was the earliest
known of their being used for food,
but that they were but little known
until 1886.
There must be some mistake in
this mans history. Gen. Harrison
was at Pittsburg as ensign in the
regular army from 1871 to 1896, and
was at Detroit and Fort Washington
until 1901, when he was appointed
Governor Of Indiana Territory. If
tomatoes had been used by the sol
diers at either Detroit or Pittsburg
at any time from 1871 to 1901, Har-
rison would have known it, which he
did not, as the writer distinctly rec
objects hearing the General tell when
he first saw tomatoes used, and ate
them. When Gen. Jackson came to
his seat as President of the United
States in 1929, Gen Harrison was
Minister to Colombia, and was remov-
ed to give place to Thomas p. Moore
Of Kentucky. On the Generals re-
turn in the spring Of 1880, he visited
Lawrenceburg, Ind, and on the Eth
day of April, 1880, at Hunts Hotel
in that place, at the dinner table, the
General related the fact that at Bo-
gaia, in Colombia, he first learned
that tomatoes were used rs an arti-
Gle of diet, and that he had become
very fond Of them. That spring the
General planted largely Of the toma-
to, and in September of that year, for
the first time the writer partook of
them at the table Of Gen. Harrison,
at North Bend, where the General
again stated where he had learned to
nse them.
The tomato (or for our learned
friends we will say the Lycopersicuns)
is IA native Of South America, and
was eaten by the natives Of Colon
bia for many years before their intro
duction to the United States or to
Europe. General Harrison introdu-
ccd their use at North Bend and ut
Cincinnati in the fall Of 1890, as the
Generals house was Il great resort
for fashionable visitors from the city.
And the General introduced the use
of them at the table at Washington
the following year. From all the
circumstances we are inclined to think
they were not used at either Pitts
burg or Detroit previous to $780,
Des Noines Register.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-06-19

Mortgage Sale.-Default nayin, D1sn
made In the conditions OF certain mortgage,
whereby the power therein contained TO sell
has become operative, executed by Isaac Bah
cock, OF Lawton, Michigan. and Charity, bis
wife, to Henry Ford Of Van Buren, County.
Michigan, bearing date the twenty -fourth day
OF March, A. D., one thousand eight hundred
and seventy, and recorded in the Office OF the
Register Of Deeds for the County Of Van Buren,,
in said State OF Michigan, on the twelfth day
OF April A. D., eighteen hundred and seventy,
in Liber v. OF mortgages on page five hundred
and ninety-four, which said mortgage was duly
assigned on the fourth day OF December, A. D..
eighteen hundred and seventy-two, by the said
Henry Ford to Charity Babcock, which SAID as
signment was on the thirteenth day of Decem-
Der, A. D., eighteen hundred and seventy-two,
recorded IN said Registers Office. in Liber seven
Of mortgages, on page two hundred and eleven.
upon which mortgage there is claimed TO be
due, at the date OF this notice, the sum OF six
hundred and seven dollars and seventeen cents
(S607lD and no suit or proceedings at law hav-
ing been instituted TO recover any part thereof,
Notice is therefore hereby given, that on Sat-
urday, the twenty-fth day OF July next at
eleven o'clock in the forenoon, shall sell at
public auction or yeudue. to the highest bidder,
at the trout door Of the Van Buren, County
Circuit Court House. in the village OF Paw Paw,
the premises described in said mortgage, or so
much thereof as shall be necessary 10 satisfy
the amount due on said mortgage, With ten per
cent interest. and legal costs, together with an
attorney fee Of TWENTY-FIVE dollars, covenanted
for therein. that is to say. the following piece
or parcel of land, situated in Van Buren, County,
in the State OF Michigan, VIZ the northeast
quarter OF block one % IN Btely's addition to
the Village of Larton, in said Van Buren,
County. Michigan. excepting that part of the
west size heretofore decided to John Mckinney.
Dated April oath, 1874. 996tl3
CHARITY BABcocK. Assignee OF MoTts agee.