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The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-05-21

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The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-05-21
Chicago Live stock Market.

CHICAGO, May 10.
CattIe-The market contrives duh; prices no,
notably changed sales for comm n 10 looi ste. n.
59 800; choic- 10 extra 1896 W; Cheroke.sl 4.
stockers 5t4l 70
Hoga~FAri. active; prices steady ; 00a5 % for
good TO choice
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-05-21
Markets by Telegraph.

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SAW YORK, May 70.
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The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-05-21

OFrIcs OF The TINES, LKAvKsw ,Rru. Kanss

OFFIcs OF The TINES, LKAvKsw 'RrH. Kansas,
May 20. 1874.
MONETARY.
The local money market is quiet, with NO
very great demand for loans. All the rsgu-
ar customs rs Of the banks are getting accommoda.
tons necessary To meet demands. City scrip Is
auctuatinS in value with tendency to rise. We
give the following monetary quotations:
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-05-21

Sr. LOuis. Miy 10.

sr- Loui5, Iiy 10.
FemP-Steaiy, unchanged
Flouf-Quet- low and medium grades wanted
Wteat-So spring wanted a. ZD5z No red
fall, s'eady, 80, Noz1 20.
COrn-Good demard for future: No mi tel Ia.
90, white mixed 5Ga57.
OAts-Eirm; No mixe 81.
BArley-Dul, III; 10 doing ..
kye-Firm; 1 619IO2
fork-Firm -. Dry raIr Still
Clear 5ides-31<buyer's NAV
bAeon-frn, scarce; business mostly for tn.
iu'ufe shou ders ~, buyer frsi half II June Sc:
90 Tor uly SIC: do Tor August elerr sides II11
buyer August j. bbiIs lots 5l,@I0io i05%
Gear kits-firm; ha.f June 10 IL, Lat half eleAs
i0Z July.
Lard-Firm; "a - clear at ST. Joe Sc
Whissy-wh sky hrhn at 81,
-. L0HIs Live ssoek Market
ST. Louis. May -
Hors-Hoys firm 4 5015 ~.
CAtsle-tluiet unchanged. Prime native 52Sf5s-l
sfocxers $es5 fairly active for goo grades ard dul
tsro.hers S01sJ % common 10 fair; Ss@9 % for
medium to extra
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-05-21


ing about the time our citizeIs were going to
church.
The Postmaslers ct Topeka and Leaven-
worth have arranged for an extra mail each
DAY between these cities. This mail leaves
here on the early morning train. and arrives
on the O'Clock, p. N. train. The arrange.
ment is one of special advantage to the bust.
ness men of Topeka and Leavenworth, Who
will no doubt fully appreciate the efforts
which have given them this accommodation.
-Commonrtalh.
"A wolf was discovered few mornings
sipce carrying Of partially eaten bu, still
living calf. The wolf dropped the calf ard
run. A pack Of hounds were ret on her
track, and they forgot TO return - yet, but
it il nothing unu-ua! for hounds 10 fol-
lov their game two or three days, and they
will likely return all right WoodsaR Co.
Post.
The board of commissioners have IN
stkucted the county attorney to- write and -
cure the opinion Of the attorney general in
relation to the Central Branch taxes. 1t
viii be submitted at the next citing of the
board, next Tuesday, when this tax question
will come up for hearing. II il hoped the
opinion may be adverse t. the railroad COM
pany. -Marskau Cdssiy Ners.
-Tbose Who prophesied that the fruit vas
all killed, viii have to take it all back.
There is nothing in the shahe Of . fruit tree,
shrub or yine, lsrEe or small. bat what i 20
foil Of bloom that there b not room for an
Other blossom.-Troy C6a.
Sol. Miller sivss Archie williams q
good word:
'The papers, In casting about for eandi-
daiss for State ticket IN tie coming s1se-
ten. have varioes susgsaisss - to Attoe-
so.aszal. but sooe Of then seem think
Of Arehis william, 10 prssenS incai...:>... !
He = the ~ Oncoe that eseR .eceup6s1 The
plaee, and IL - : . ssndid6ss foe re-electioa
shoald have the preSessaes over ssssy othes
man."
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marshal. We think i, is time now to settle
the matter, either BY agreeing not to elect,
or by settling upon . candidate and putting
him through. The people expect It, and
there are duties to be attended TO that ought
not to be neglected. Weston Commercial.
Saturday last, when the dining room
doors were resdy to be thrown open for din.
ner, the walters at the Pacific House struck
for an advance OF Eve dollars Q week. Hav-
ing the proprietor ION the hir," Mr.. John.
son, the chief clerk, told the walters to 20 to
work, and their demands would be acceded
TO, but, yesterday, new faces appeared in the
dining room in place of those Of the strikers.
-Kansas Cioy Nsxs.
On Wednesday We received call from
Mr.. H. J. PAwIey, of Pia,sburg, who was
visiting Plate Cay in the interest of the
citizens of Louisiana who suffered from the
recent overflow Of the Misippi. Mr.. Paw.
lev says that the citisens of Clinton county
have already Contributed about $500, and
that they will contribute not le~s that 81, 900.
The people of Platte county should move in
this matter, and that, too, promptly
Platte City Landmark.
"A party of Indians from Fort Benton
passed through yesterday, for the Indian
Territory, to look At lands that have been
allotted them BY the Government The fol-
lowing potables were among the number:
Son Of tine Star, War-E Eagle Fly, Boil Head,
Scar Face, ChasL Peck and Peter Bochap.
We did not learn what tribes they represent
ed.-Kansas City Jossnai,
Hon. james G. Roberts, of Buchanan,
has been invited 10 deliver an address upon
such subjects a. concern the public, At the
Grange Feast to be held in this on the 4th
Saturday in May. Mr.. Roberts 10 m elo-
auent and able advocate Of the cause, and
will Be sure to entertain all those who lieten
to him.-Haas6mrg Lerer.
We sdviss some Of tie belligefeat |
Democrats ard slate makers Of the 6tsse 10
preserve listle patience. They may Be en-
lightened somewhat in the future on ab- |
sorbing political quest,ons. The farmen,
70 surmse, are goilg to have something 70 |
ny in Feleseoce to the election Of men to gil |
important public petitions. etiek . pis
here, and - II il doat turn on about - ve I,
predict -H@ts6ws L<s~;'
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vas. as should think, 20 to 80 feet long,
With plain yellow pine 6ocr, vaxed and
oiled until it glistened. The gas fixtures
and mirrors were new and not extravagans
In the corner sat the punch bowl, and royal
punch Of rum and champagne, which car
ried The head to the point Of loquacity, bot
obstinately refused to take 1t TO the length
Of augmentation or politics. There were
, few psintings-copifs Of preferred mas
less in warn, soft tints. The few pieces Of
nusic appeared to throw their notes iptn
d. al. q II. s. . a:1. -: r.: ioai qo.drills
Isscer vas opened in the center Of the door
bv H. Prasideae ard bride. Gle dances
ike lawn. BE generally walks through
he figures, wearing that sober face. The
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-04-15
Care of Cows,

/ wish owners of COWS could be inn
pressed with the Importance of suitable
care of the same Immediately before and
at the time Of dropping their calves. Of
tentimes no preventive measures are used,
the cows are kept upon dry fodder exclu-
sively late cut hay perhaps, and at the
critical period is "going down HILL" the
vital forces are too weak to assist nature in
doing her full work, the after-birth is re-
tanned, the COW but just able to get up
alone, aud after few days of suffering a
boy is dispatched post-haste for the neigh
boring DOCTOR" who soon makes his APP
pearance, and with business air and a
look of profound incomprehensible wis
dom proceeds to remedy, by surgical OPP
Grafton, the evil consequences of the own
er's neglect, and the poor animal is left
from one TO two weeks farther from recov-
cry than before.
Two or three weeks of extra care and
feed of the COW before calving, would not
only have prevented the trouble but would
have paid for itself several times over in
the increased income, even though no dis
aster would have occurred without it. If
the COW is fed well enough to make the
hair start well, and is carded frequently
over the loins, she will almost invariably
do well. Be sure and let her have access
to salt daily, and it is better to mix two
parts ashes with one of salt.
Now l am fully aware that three-fourths
Of your readers know as well how to care
for their COWS as I do, but l am writing
for the other fourth and also for the benefit
Of that portion of the three-fourths (which
by the way is not smalD who do not do as
weil as they know If by any misfortune
your cow does not "do well,n take the
very best possible care of her, being sure
not to let her take cold and let nature rem
edy the trouble. By all means keep ope-
rating surgeons away from her. In the
whole economy of medical science there
is no truer, safer or more valuable maxim
than ian ounce of prevention is worth q
pound of cure. "-Mdine Farmer.
April Goth has been fixed on for the eu-
logy on Charles Sumner by Senator Schurz,
in Music Hall, Boston. The Mayor will
preside. Wendell Phillips will introduce
the orator, and poem, 10y Oliver Wendell
Homes, will be read.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-04-15
Potash for Peach Trees.

According TO the statement Of Mr..
Shepard, at a meeting of the Cincinnati
Horticultural Society, says the Country
Gentleman, potash is q cheap and excellent
manure for peach trees. A barrel, costing
him S35, lasted him four years for an orr
chard of twenty-five acres. He dissolved
the potash in water, making it of astrength
just sufficient to float Potato, and then
gave each tree two quarts of this liquid
every spring. From two thousand peach
trees treated thus, he sold 500 bushels in
1867, $50 do. in 1858, and last year QS7l,
we suppose) 800 bushels, and the pros
poets suu good for satisfactory crops in the
future. He claims 30 have sold ZOO
worth OF peaches in five years. This would
be an average of 81 20 per tree for each
year. 4 good yield certainly. If potash
in such small quantities will produce such
! an effect, 1t must soon be generally use.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-04-15
An Humble Follower Of G. ".

y good little boy out West undertook to
come the G.. Washington on his mother in
this way He cut off the cats head with
the traditional Ratchet, and then hid the
defunct feline in the meal barrel. When
the old lady went for meal to make the
hoe cake - for the frugal morning repast
she discovered that cat, and interviewed
her little son. He said d" did it, mother,
with my little Ratchet, but I'll be swizzled
if / can tell the whole truth about this lit
tie affair." Now most mothers would have
kissed that truthful lad on his noble brow,
and kept right on using the meal out of the
barrel just the same, but this one didn't.
She said: Come across my lap, my son,
while there rose cloud of dust from the
seat of his trousers that effectually hid the
son from view, and the old woman now
sports goggles aud is lavish in the use of
eyo-ealve. That good little boy had pep
pered the seat of his pants.-Greea Bay
ddrOcute,
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-04-15
Commodore Vanderbilt on Religious PrlnCi'
Dies

While / am on this matter will relate
little incident told to me by well known
steamboat Captain. He said: am an
elder in the Presbyterian Church | made
a profession of religion when ] was very
young. Vanderbilt employed me to run
one of his boats. 1t was considered great
thing for a person of my age to have such "a
position. / was very proud of it, and tried
10 do my best. One Saturday the agent
came to me, and said: You must fix your
boat up to-day, for tomorrow we are
going TO send you up the North River on
an excursion. / thought the matter over.
| was a young man. 1 did not wish. to
lose my position, and yet ] could not run
the boat on Sunday. | said so to the agent
in q letter, rendered him my resignation,
and prepared to go home. 1 met the Com
mo dore on The Battery. He said Come
down and dine with me tomorrow: my
wife wants to see you can not, was
the reply, for l must go home. ! have
got through on your line What does
| that mean I? said the Commodore, then
told him the story. THAT fellow is a fool,
| We have got men enough to run that boat
| whose principles won't be hurt. You sc
about your business. If anybody interferes
with your religion send them to me- "
/ ROgtOu journal.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-04-15
FIELD AND FARM.
FACTS ABOUT sUMAC.

How the Plant Is Raised and Its Value.
Touching the value of the sumac plant,
which it is said can be easily raised in
Tennessee, we have been furnished with
the following interesting facts:
There are in Palermo fifteen sumac mills,
twelve of which are now run by steam.
The grinding Is done by stones revolving
on bed of the same. They produce every
year 20, 900 tons of sumac, valued at about
81, 100000, or say S65 ton in the storehouse
for all kinds. The wages of employees ale
said to be about three shillings or seventy.
five cents day. The export has doubled
in the past three years. 1t is used in all the
morocco factories in Europe, and consider
able quantities come to the United States.
No doubt the superiority of Sicily sumac
lies in the mode of cultivating it; all the
leaves are the production of the young
sprouts that spring up from the stump
every year.
In Sicily they plant the roots or small
plants from two to three feet apart, in rows
about four feet, so that the pillow or harrow
can save the hand labor of the hoe. They
hoe it two or three times before the rains
finish in May, and gather it in July and
August. The leaves are the only parts
used. The soil is prepared as for potatoes,
with burrows, in which, during November,
December and January, are placed the
young suckers, two and half feet apart.
In August of the first year the leaves on
the lower part of the branches are drawn
Off with the thumb and finger, leaving a
tube on the top. In October the whole
head Is taken off, sometimes broken and
left hanging by the bark till dry. The
second year, in June, the branches are
stripped of ripe leaves; and in August, as
soon as the whole plant is mature, it is cut
with sickle down to six inches 1t is
then spread out and thoroughly dried on
each side till cured. The June gathering
is omitted when the plants are not strong.
Two thousand pounds of ground sumac to
an acre is considered good crop.
After the root or stump is cut Off five or
six sprouts spring out of each root, and
when at maturity, which is in July and
August, they are cut off at the stumps. In
Sicily the article is more or less adulterated
with spurious stuff, such as other kinds of
leaves and an article called " bucca, ~ which
resembles the juniper bush of New Eng
Land; this has no value in itself.
The Sicily sumac mill consists of perpen-
dicular running stones weighing nearly
5000 pounds. They run double or single
round an upright shaft. The foundation
stone is one-third greater in diameter than
the running stones, and they of volcanic
formation, as hard as marble. The grind
ing surface Is slightly roughened, The
sumac is bolted and packed much as it is
with us.
Efforts have been made to raise goats in
Virginia, but we think it much more FEAST
ole TO make improvements in cultivating
Sumac there for tanning the goat SKINS,
whereby we can compete with the Sicily
sumac
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-04-15
Successful Farming.

Some brilliant examples of successful
farming are given in letter from Webster
City, Iowa. A lawyer bought 1000 acres
of land near that place for S24, 900, and
sowed l 700 acres in wheat. In two years
his net profits, from exceptionally good
crops of IS, 700 bushels the first year, and
$4,000 the second, amounted to $4,000. A
Swede, stricken in health, went to the State
with $3.50 in his pocket, and worked for
wages until he was able to buy few acres,
which he planted in wheat. His first crop
brought him in 6,000 or four times the
value of the land, leaving him with clear
balance, after all payments were made, OF
$4,000 Then he sold his land for SGT an
acre, or So 400, making him richer by So,
$40 than when he had started one year pre-
vious. Another man, on a twenty-seven
acre farm, found himselfwith nearly 81 ,OOC
clear at the end of the first season. In
another case, rented farm of 100 acres
brought in, with only halfa crop, sufficient
to enable the tenant to purchase the land
| These are some of the brighter sides o
| farming experiences, however; but, unfor
| tunaIely, all are not so successful.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-04-15
Cremation VS.. Illumination.

The question of cremation, the burning
of the dead, against Inflammation, or bury
ing of the dead, has gone no short distance
on its way to acceptance when a public
meeting in New York is called to discuss it.
But it has gone further in Switzerland and
Germany. At Zurich, where burial ground
III favor of burning the dead. At Basic the
movement has received the public approval
of orthodox clergymen-also on the
ground of promotion of health in the COM
munity. In Germany the newspapers are
talking about the subject a great deal.
while one firm in Berlin has advertised the
invention of a new furnace in which to
perform the operation. And last, church
warden of a Hebrew synagogue in said city
has proposed to establish on a new burial
ground lately acquired one of these furna,
ceg
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-04-15
A Young Tennesseean's Terrible Crime in
Texas

Recent advces from Texas give the de-
tails of terrible crime committed in that
State by q young Tennesseean. Among
the passengers on the stage running be-
tween Fort Worth and Jacksboro', few
days ago, were Chas. Gentry, a son of the
late Hon. Meredith Z. Gentry. and a
wealthy NIissourian named Shire. Gentry
evinced considerable anxiety to establish
intimate relations with Shire, but his adj
vances were in every instance repused.
BY sudden change of tactics, Gentry at
tempted to bring about an alteration, but
failed also in this, as the other party seem
ed determined to avoid trouble. Finally,
an insulting epithet and blow in the
mouth brought the Missourian to his feet,
with the remark that if Gentry was spoil
ing for a fight he could step out on the
road. The driver was ordered to stop, and
the two dropped behind the stage. A shot
was heard, and the team dashed off at full
speed. One of the passengers looking back,
saw Gentry, pistol in hand, bending over
Shire, who was stretched upon his back in
the roafs When the team had run about
half a nile, the passenger drew bead on
the driver and threatened to shoot him
through the head unless he turned and
went back to Shire's assistance. When
they reached Shire he was breathing his
last. An ugly hole in his temple told how
the deed of blood had been done. His
pocket book, which was known to have
contained $500 in currency, and his trav-
cling satchel were not to be found. Gentry
had fed after having robbed the person of
his victim. Though pursuit was made
soon afterward, the young murderer sue
ceeded in escaping into Mexico.
Gentry was born and reared ia this coun-
ty, on Stone river, about nine miles from
Nashville. He went to Texas about year
add half ago, and had been leading a wild,
desperate life.
A statement similar to that given above,
was made in the Dallas Texas Commercial
by the passenger who witnessed the TRACE.
dy. He expresses the opinion that Gentry
money about him, and that the double
crime was planned before the stage left
Fort Worth. and that the driver was an &C.
complete. Union and Anlcri
can.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-04-15
Cranes and Their Culture.

1t is surprising that so many families in
the country are willing to live year after
year without cultivating a single grape
vine about their dwellings. They are COM
PEELED to purchase this delicious fruit for
the table or not taste it during the season.
There is common impression that TO Gull
tivate grapes narfectlv q vast amount of
knowledge and taste is required. To many
the simple trimming of vine is a mys-
terry. This is an erroneous view, and ought
not to prevail. Any person of common in
telligepce can learn in an hour how to trim
and nourish vines and If instruction can
not be obtained from some experienced
cultivator, there are books filled with cuts
and illustrations which make everything
plain. Three vines of as many varieties,
planted in some sunny nook, or by the
side of some building so as to obtain shell
ter, will, if properly cared for, furnish
many bushel of delicious grapes every
year. Select a Concord, Ives Seeding and
Herbemont. Make the ground mellow
and rich by the use of a spade, and by en-
ploying old manure, finely ground bones
and ashes, and set out the plants. In three
years the rich cluster will appear, and in
four years the product will be abundant. 1t
is we'll to have vines planted so that the
waste liquors from the dwellings can be
used in fertilization. If there is any food
the vine especially loves, it il the soapy IL
quors which accumulate on washing days
| in families. Vines drenched every week
with these liquors will flourish astonish-
| ingly, and extend themselves so as to COW
er large buildings, every branch bearing
| fruit We say to our readers Plant vines.
| Science of Health