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MEASUREMENT OF GRAIN
A bushel Of wheat in New York
Ohio, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Wis
consin, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan,
Massachusetts, Kentucky, New
Jersey, Vermont, Missouri and
Canada is 60 pounds. In Con.
necticut it is Sc pounds. Rye is
Sc pounds to the bushel in all the
States named but Illinois, where
it is 81. Corn is &c pounds to the
bushel in all the States named ex.
cept New York, where it is IS;
and Missouri, where it is 50.
Barley is 4S pounds to the bushel
in New York, Ohio, Indiana, Wis.
consin, Iowa, Michigan, Ken
tncky, New Jersey and Canada.
III Pennsylvania it is Al; in Hin.
DIS, A; ip Massachusetts 4G; and
in Vermont, 46.
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Dog killing sheep and goats are
the latest novelty IN the pastoral
way. John Jones OF Magnolia,
Ark, is as rich as Job was before
his difficulties. He has 500 CASH.
mere goats, 900 Merinos, 800 Cots
wolds, and 200 Southdowns, all
doing well. Mr.. Jones writes to
the st. Louis Republican that his
sheep ''instnctivety hate dogs,
nor do his goats love them any
better. "My focks," says this pa
triarch, ''have bitten, hooked aud
otherwise killed more than IA thou
sand head of dogs, and now a
sheep-killing dog will not come
within mile of them and their
''lOng, sharp horns" Patience
with these much worried creatures
has ceased, we suppose, to be a
virtue.
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The japan Pea.

1t is summer plant and should
be planted In the spring, in April
or early in May-in drills two to-
three feet apart, according to
strength Of soil, and plants. lett
one foot apart in drills. 1t does
not run but sends up a main stak
with branches Of moderate length
and the pods several in number
form around the main stalk from
little above the. ground to The.
top. The pods are short with two
or three seeds; the whole plant
very hairy. No insects attack the
grain-tlie greatest enemy to the
plant that we have seen, is the
rabbit, which is very fond of ii
and bites the young plant as it
does the garden pea. The Japan
pea is easily cultivated, stands
drought WELLS productive-under
ordinary circumstances would
yield from twenty five to fifty
bushels per acre-and would prob.
ably be well adapted for turning
under as fertilizer. For this
last purpose we have never seen it
tried-but it would not be so diff.
ficult to turn under as the Cow
pea, from the fact of its not run.
ming like the latter. As a stock
pea, its productiveness and hardi:
ness render it valuable. Commo:
dore Perry in his Japan Expedi.:
ton speaks of it as extensively
cultivated in japan, China and
the Lew Chew Islands. LEX.
change.
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Two merry Detroit youths
were out for a days amuse-
tment and INDUCED in a freak
which they will be obliged to
prove was all in fun. They
were shooting at a mark with
revolvers on the city common.
An old picturesque Polander
came along, and they resolved
to have some sport with him.
They presented their pistols
and smilingly demanded his
hat. Off came the hat and fell
at their feet. They followed
up their success until they had
stripped the old man of his
boots, pantaloons, coat, and
vest, and thought it would be
a good joke to send him home
in his drawers and shirt and
stockings. He went and was
glad to get away. Then those
two merry youths became
frightened at their fun, and
paid another boy two shillings
to take the old mans clothes
home. The poor old fellow
tainted away when he reached
home, and recovering from the
stupor it was evident his mind
was gone. His friends inform
ed the police of what had hap~
pened, and the facetious Amer
lean youths has been arrested
on a charge of highway rob>
berry. They did>not mean to
be so funny as that, but sue
cess is the test of merit. They
will have to establish the
genuineness of the joke before
a court.
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STRAY SALE.

Nstra. ed before the undersigned, authori.
~ ty, on the 18th aay OF April. 1874.
by Bnrre!l Burns, and will be sold to the
highest bidder for cash, at BELLEVUE. Louis
lana, on Saturday, the 23rd day of May,
1919, certain black COW, with little white
on belly and right side, and small bull about
four years old-white-except spot on side,
and brindle neck and legs; no marks. Cow
marked IN left ear with splitand under bit.
Appraised at $40.
The owner is requested to come forward.
prove property. pay charges, &c.
] A. THOMAS, Stray Master.
April Is. 1874.
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The Armies Of Europe.
From the n. Y. Tribune.]

From the N. Y. Tribune.]
From the latest official returns
we have compiled the following
statement of the cost and strength
OF the various armies Of Europe.
Among the topics which it sug-
gests, several are worthy of care
full thoughts. First, the vast
ornaments here set forth have
grown to their present unwieldly
size within few years, and in
great part through the dissensions
of France and Germany. Sec
ondly, that the sum of $3.50, 0OO,-
600, is wasted every year on these
vast preparations for war. Third
ly, that in time of peace this great
military mechanism costs not only
s459,00O,0O0 OF actual cash, but
withdraws from productive indus
try and keeps in enforced idieness
1893, 600 men of the most useful
ages and qualifications, thereby
inficting a loss upon the comma
nifty which in magnitude can
scarcely be estimated in figures,
but must considerably exceed
81, OOO,OOO,O0O a year. Europe,
besides their moral evils, rob the
public wealth every year of ST.
5OO.OOO,OOO. The following is our
table:
COST AND STEENGRH OE EUROPEAN ApNIrs
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JUDGMENT.
No. 2645-In the District Court Of Boss;err
Parish, La.
Matte E. Caldwell. wife
AA"eeAo Il. SdIuWelI, Vile
vc'

ys. tt8
Joseph E. Adger, Jr., husband.
In TINS cause, by reason of the Law. and
having been ordered. the plaintiff be an.
thcrlzed to bring this suit and stand +;
Judgment, and by further reason. that thc
law and the evidence sllstains the demands
and prayers of plaintiffs petition. r. r
ordered, adindged and deeteed that nje;r-
TIN. Matte E. Caldwell, have and recover
Judgment against Joseph E. Adger, ,Jr.. sena.
ra!ing ner IN property from her husband
said defendant, and that there be a dissnIn .
.lon OF the community Of aeauests and gains
heretofore existing between them. and that
plaintiff hereafter have separate and fiIl
controi OF ier property. It ia further
ordered adjnd sed and decreed that plaintiff
nave Judgment against defendant. for TIA
sum OF fifteen hundred and tweuty.one All
lars ana nifty eight CENTS and five per cent
per annum interest thereon from intiir;si
demand, to-wit March 18th. 1874 and ~
costs OF snit and that there he further indr.
nent against defendant in favor Of nlaint;1E.
recognizing and enforcing her general and
ieYai mortgage upon all of the real nrcn.
ertv OF the defendant for the aatisfart;nr
costs y ~ sercst SnO
Done, read and signed in omen corr+ i.
Bellevue, La. this, March 3lst a n Ia51,
tSignedl RICHARD W. TURNER 1~''
Judge 18th Jndic,al Dist Court
OF La. for Parish of Bossier.
Afrue copy. Attest : 'e1'
c J.W. WALKER. "a
eiefR OF district Court of Booster
Parish, Lonitian9.
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The energy of a little American
village is shown by the recent
burning of the college chapel at
BenzOnia, Mich. While the fire
was still raging a meeting Of the
citizens was held, at which it was
decided to Immediately erect a
new building; and the money was
contributed that same day, in
sums Of $500 down to 81; young
men, young ladies, and little boys,
pledging themselves in the smaller
sums. such as they could give
from their earnings.
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prevailing here all day. 1t is
feared it will prove very disas.
trous to fruit throughout the
State.
Little Rock April 9.-Rain
throughout last night and up to
ten O'Clock to-day, at which time
it commenced showing, continu-
ing about one hour, but melting
as fast as it fell. At one o'clock
the sun appered, and the remain
der of the evening was clear and
cool.
Bucyrus, O., April IA large
number OF people to day paraded
the streets III wagons, accompa-
MED by the band, carrying brooms
and tiremen's flags, jollyfying
over the great Democrat victory
won Monday.
Wheeling, w. Va, April IA
fire occurred at St. Clairsville at
2 o'clock this morning, destroying
six houses, including Welday's
Block.
Worcester, Mass, April 1.-The
Episcopal Church in this city
burned tonight. Loss, $4,000;
insurance, $4,000.
Memphis, April 9.-About eIev-
Ell O'Clock this morning a snow
storm set in and lasted for two
hours, astonishing the oldest in
habitanl of this latitude.
Dayton, April THE Demo
Gratis fired one hundred guns to-
night celebrating their triumph
at New York.
Louisville, April 2.-The Courier
Journal has Il report of destruc-
tive fire in Lancaster, Girard
county, which destroyed eleven
buildings. Loss over 500, 900.
Cohoes, n. Y, April 1.-The
Tivoii Knitting mills, and knitting
mills owned by Gregory & Hitler
were burned this afternoon. Loss
about S250,G00. One thousand
workmen are thrown out of en-
ployment
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A5ylteration.

SSs A1tS1 0slOus
A propOs to the question Of
adulteration, which we discuss
elsewhere, there are certain ques-
tons which we beg leave to ask
of those ladies who are always as
serting how much women might
have accomplished it untram-
meled by social disabilities. Now,
many women are Ouse keepers,
and all women are shoppers. As
house-keepers, bow many have
made use of their opportunities to
understand intelligently what they
are buying and consuming-to
know accurately whether the milk
is pure, the tea adulterated, the
coffee mixed with chiccory /? A
very little knowledge of chemistry,
such as any one could learn from
an elementary book, would soon
render it impossible for grocers to
impose upon our use inferior ar
ticles for good. Aud then ladies
are shoppers Let us not under
rate the skill of the shopping
woman; in getting good bargains,
in knowing exactly whether Gus,
set Il Co. are charging a penny a
yard more for ribbons than Seam
& Co.; in discovering rare patterns
and getting at the entire stock-in
trade Of every draper in town-in
these accomplishments, our ladies
are unapprOachable. But how
many OF them know accurately
and scientifically what they are
buying-whether there is cotton
mixed with the flax, WOODEN with
the silk, or any cheap material in
the fabric? The skill to know
these things is not difficult to ac-
quire. With very little knowl-
edge on the part of the buyer, ac-
companiou with a determination
to accept only the pure article,
adulteration and shoddyism would
soon be driven into corners. Now,
here is a first-rate opportunity for
ladies to secure a great reform.
1t can be accomplished without
prayer-meetlrgs on the sidewalk,
and without a bio Lewis to lash
up the enthusiasm at fifty dollars
night-but then, alas the lack
OF these little excitements is likely
to render our suggestions unpal-
atabie. Nobody cares for reforms
that can be brought about with
the quiet exercise of a little good
sense; banners and music, and
speeches, and sensation-type in
the newspapers-these are meat
and drink (and sometimes money!
to your noble hearted re.ormer.-
Editors Table in App'eton's
Journal.
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If the lessons Of history are
not needed, bitter experience may
yet teach, when it is too late, that
seemingly smooth waters, on the
surface, are floating the Republic
onward to breakers, where all that
is worth preserving will be ex-
posed to fearful wreck.-[Boston
Transcript (Rep.)
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SHERIFF'S SALE.
No. 1851. In Parish Court, Bossier Parish
Louisiana.
James F. Utz
VS.. ~. s5f.
w. RI prafhAr

by virtue of writ of fieri facias, issued
- by the Clerk of the District Court Of
Bossier parish, in the above entitled suit.
and to me directed, | have seized and will
proceed to sell at public auction, to the last
and highest bidder, before the Court house.
IN the town of Bellevue, La, on
SATURDAY., the I'd day of MAY, 1874,
the following described property, to- wit:
One steam saw-mill, with all the fixtures
and appurtenances, complete, and in good
running order Said property pointed out
be sold to satisfy this writ, issued GU a
twelve months bond for S4o34l. less credits.
Terms Of Sale-Cash on spot, without
benefit Of appraisement i q.
B. f ONEAL, Sheriff.
Bellevue, La, April 18th, 1874.
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There has been almost general
robbery of family store-rooms
going on in this town at nights for
about ten days. We understand
several families have lost consid.
erably in groceries. Some have
had burglarious visits two nights
in succession Opelousas Jour
nal.
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A telegram as sent: eft.
Wayne, Ind, DR.. Howard,
Wellsville, Ind: Come at
once with prescription. Case
of Cerebro Spinal Meningitis. -
As received: "Come at once
to see procession of Carrie
Spencer's Menagerie."
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In the City Council, Kansas
City, 4 horse railway bill, provid-
ing that ''no single person" should
pay of fare more than five cents,
wss amended, on motion of Alder
man Black, to include also married
people, and passed.
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New Advertisements.
SHERIFF'S SALE.
No. 35-In Bossier Parish Court.
S. Herold

Oscar Bryant.
by virtue of a writ Of fieri facias issned
- from the Clerk office of Bossier, La.
in the above entitled uit,and to me directed.
have seized and will proceed to sell at
public auction, to the highest bidder. before
the Court house door, in the town of Belle.
yue, La, within the legal hours Of sale. ON
Saturday, the I'd day Of May next,
1874, the following described property. to.
wit:
Four bales of cotton siezed and to be sold
to satisfy u Judgment lately rendered against
the defendant Oscar Bryant, in the sum Of
$3l7 81.
Terms Of Sale-Cash, subject to appraise-
ment.
B. F. ONEAL,
Sheriff.
Bellevue. La, April Is. 1874.
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Dwellers in crystal palaces
should refrain from the propulsion
OF irregular!y- shaped particles Of
granite formation," is the way in
which IA California editor puts the
English proverb about stones and
glass houses.
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A milk pitcher thrown by his
wife at a Nelson street man, on
Monday noon, missed the aim,
and ruined a handsome frame
which enclosed the words Sod
blessour home."-T Danbury News.
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Late News,

or and police commissioners have
issued proclamation requiring
the police to keep the bands Of
women away from the saloons.
Hartford, April S.-The revised
and complete returns OF yester-
days election give the total vote
of .91,671, of which Harrison IRE
publican) received 1902; Inger-
soil (democratic) 4G,7o4; Smith
(prohibitionisD 1926; scattering
10. Ingersalrs plurality, 6,742,
md majority over all 1897.
Cincinnati, April S.-The demo-
ratio majority in Cincinnati will
oe about $4,000, in a vote OF about
$4,000.
Cleveland, April S.-The demo
cratic gain three in the council.
Republican loss since 1872 is S,s9S.
Kansas City, April S.-The
democrats were successful in the
election here yesterday.
st. Joseph, April S.-The demo
ratio ticket has been elected here.
This city has, since the negro
population has began voting.
given a republican majority in
every election until yesterday.
Galveston, April S--The News
special from Austin, dated to day,
says that last night. about dusk.
the stage bringing the U. S. mail
and eleven passengers, of whom
three were ladies, was stopped
about twenty three miles from
there, by three armed men, who
cut the front horses out, took all
the passengers money and jewel
~, broke open their trunks, and
Quilted the mail bags, taking off
one OF them, and two of the stage
horses. They secured about So
900 from the passengers.
New Orleans, April 1O.-Gov
ernor kellogg has appointed A.
Atacha Judge of the now Supe
rior Criminal District Court, ere
ated by the late Legislature.
Galveston, April o. Seven
Thousand dollars reward is off r. d
for the arrest or tie Austin stage
robbers.
London. April ga special to
the Times from Calcutta reports
shat five hundred natives have
died from disease and starvation.
The mortality from famine is SEN
sibly atated by the relief meas
ures OF the government.
Galveston, April IA News
special reliosts that the Brown
county minute men were routed
by party Of Indians in San Saba
county, killing several. Lone
Wolf is again reported to be on
the war path, bound for Texas. to
ievenge the death of his friends.
Washington, April 10. - The
Tribune says editorially Con.
gress may not be able to do much
for South Carolina, but the an
pearance there of such band of
marauderS as those who protest
against reform is a piece of brazen
lmpudence and unparalleled eft
frontery.
New Orleans, April 11.-Jules
kox, a well known young man.
was shot through the heart on
bourbon street, near Canal, last
0lsht by some one at present un-
known. Rox died in five minutes
after being shot.
New Orleans, April 1O.-Cre-
vases are reported at the follow
ing plantations below the CITY. in
addition to those reported yester-
oay: Max Martins, CASHIERS
Dupllssis', Payne Callette's, j. G.
1ray's, Etienne, Caloges, Stanton.
st. Charles, Greenwood, Belip.
lOSSe. -trancis Corpoc o,l IT,
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base of three hundred feet, and an
average height Of twenty. five feet.
Some twelve plantations are al
ready threatened, and it is feared
that immense damage will be
done the Suntlower, Talahatchie,
and Yazoo bottoms.
New Orleans, April 1O.-A Sc
rlons crevasse is reported to-day
at Bonne Care, about half mile
below the new levee. The Jack
son railroad company are trying
to close the break, which was, at
last accounts, forty feet wide. The
levee company has also taken
action, and will send men and
material to Bonnie Care. Some
OF the crevaSses below the city
have been closed. State engineer
Thompson has gone to Plaqui-
meme for the purpose of opening
that outlet, which was closed
during the war to relieve the Mis-
sissippi river. tits estimated that
a stream, five hundred feet wide
and several feet deep, can be
turned into the bayou without
danger.
New Orleans, April III The
river has risen about three inches.
and is now five feet and seven
inches above the high water of
1871. The water is over the levee
at the head of Orange street, and
over foot deep on the Mobile
railroad track, from Jefferson
street to lower end of French
Market. McCullonl's and Bonnie
Care crevasses are both regarded
beyond control. Nothing, prob
ably, can be done with them till
the river falls ten or fifteen feet.
Kellogg today addressed cir
cular to all police juries in the
river parishes, saying that the ext
gencies were beyond all means
provided to control the overflow,
and advising them to go to work
to build up and protect all the
levees in their respective parishes,
promising to recommend the next
Legislature that it reimburse the
parishes for the money expended
by the State authorities; also that
| he had advanced to the Levee
Company, which, by act of the
Legislature creating it, has mo
nopoly OF levee building in Louisi-
ana, thirty thousand dollars in add
vance of collections on this years
levee tax, to help them meet the
emergency.
| Baton Rouge, April 13.-The
crevasse at McCullen's plantation,
effects Wards creek, and bayou
Fontaine, The bottom, and
about 10 river plantations, be-
tween the crevasse and bayou
Manchac, are overflowed. The
planters and levee company will
make an effort to close the break
Monroe, April ia block Of
new unfinished brick stores, on
Desiald street, were burned to
the ground this morning, the
walls falling into the streets. The
property destroyed belonged to
b. +. Bernhart. A portion of tile
building was occupied by Brice
Rills as a grocery, and by Mr..
Byers as dry goods and notion
store. A portion was unoccupied.
The building was uninsured loss
twelve thousand dollars. Riils
and Byers were partially insured.
Scarcely anything was saved.
Washington, April 14.-In the
Senate to day, Mr.. Carpenter
moved to provide for new eIec-
ton in Louisiana. Sherman said
he hoped the bill would not be
taken up; he did not desire to
prevent any Senator making a
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A call has been issued for a
meeting of all the farmers Of
Indiana in indianapolis Oh the
10th of June!
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-09-12
Why Her Plan Didn't Work.


The Pottsvills. Penn. Miners Journal
is responsible for tho following story:
IA P~h1nixvills maid, quite old. be-
coming anxious about her matrimonial
chances, recently concocted a plan to
deceive q young fellow a. to her are.
This was the way she tried II /: Tho old
family Bible contained a faithful record
OF all births, marriages aud deaths.
This volume the maiden took 10 her
chamber. and selecting tho birth page.
she managed, by dint Of scratching and
writing, to change the date OF her birth
TO o period eleven years later than what
IL had legitimately been recorded. Then
the Bible was placed on the sitting
room table in a conspicuous manner.
That evening came along the lover. He
soon began to finger the Bible pages,
and finally reached the birth record,
where and when he discovered, to his
surprise. that his Angelina was one year
younger than he. He thought II strange.
As she appeared older. He kept his
mouth shut and continued TO tumble
over the pages. Next he began reading
the death list, and made the very aston
ishing discovery that the radiant maiden.
according to the Bible, had actually been
born ten years after the dscease OF her
father. The young man quietly arose
and bid Angelina good by. and now
swsars that eternal vigilance Is indeed
the price Of liberty"