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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-04-30
Hints on House Papering.

This is the season, among good house
wives, for cleaning, whitewashing, paint.
ing, papering and otherwise renOvating
the domiCile.
After the cleaning, whitewashing and
painting is accomplished, comes the
process of papering the walls; but the
first thing, frequently, to be done, is the
removal of the old paper. To do this
successfully, wet the wall thoroughly,
and, when well soaked, the old paper Can
be stripped off very quickly. After the
paper is removed, wash the wall to get of
all The PARTICLES of paper which remain,
and leave the walls till nearly dry before
commencing to lay the new paper. If
the walls have been whtewashed instead
of papered, wash the walls with vinegar,
which will make the paste and paper ad-
here more securely. A bench is easily
made for measuring and cutting the paper
by placing boards of suitable length
across two flour barrels The paper
should be unrolled and cut to proper
length, and in sufficient quantity to cover
the room, before the FASTING process com
mences. These sheets should be laid one
over the other, to be readily at hand when
the paster is ready to begin work. The
liability Of turning the edges or damag
ing the paper will be greatly obviated by
adopting this course. Flour paste
is the usual article for the purpose,
and rye flour is considered better
than wheat, as it has more ad
hesion. Mix the -four in cold
water thoroughly, by stirring, until the
paste has thin creamy Consistence, and
then boil, when it will thicken, accord
ing to the length of time it is submitted to
the heat. If found too thick in cooling,
add boiling water TIL the desired degree
OF thickness is obtained; then ado little
carbolic acid to prevent the paste from
souring or becoming moldy. A broad
whije.wash brush is the best to apply the
paste with, and the paper should be laid
quickly after FASTING to prevent its be
coming soft and tender to handle.
Two persons are required to lay on
paper with rapidity, one to paste and one
to apply the paper. When the paper is
pasted it should be handed to the person
on the ladder, who holds it about foot
from the top end and lays it evenly
against the wall at the top, allowing the
upper end to hang over on the backs OF
the hands. BY looking down the wall it
may be seen when it matches the pre-
viously laid length; and after adjusting
to match it should then be brought gen.
tlv to the wall the backs of the hands then
pressed against the wall and passed up
ward toward the ceiling, spreading them
out toward the corners of the length of
paper. The scissors are then run along
at the juncture of the wall and ceiling,
making mark which can be easily seen,
when the top of the paper is removed for
little distance and it is cut off even and
replaced Then soft cloth is gently
passed downward and the paper pressed
against the wall 70 the bottom, where it is
cut off as at the top.-ScientLfe american.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-04-30
The Planting of Trees.

At this season Of the year, whether on
the farm or in the garden, there is some
chance that trees will have to be planted
and it may serve a useful purpose if we
put together few lines, giving what is
regarded by practical men as the most
modern view of the best way of going
about the task so as to insure the best
success.
OF course, when trouble comes from
transplanted trees, it begins with the
roots. No matter how carefully tree
may be dug, some Of the roots will get in
iured and if to this is added loss to roots
by drying, the tree has nothing to depend
on. Ii is not therefore, enough to have a
tree carefully dug, but the greatest care
should be used to have the roots kept
damp after they are dug. When these
conditions are cared for trees may be
sen, thousand miles, and be just as
good though q couple of weeks out of the
ground, as if fresh taken up. AS soon as
they are dug, when sending these long
distances, they must be put into wet moss
or shavings-anything that will keep
moist, and yet not rot and make heat; in
this way are boxed trees kept fresh
These trees often have much better
near home. A man goes to the nursery
with his own team, because in this way
&c saves the cost of packing boxes and
railroad charges, and the trees are dug
and placed on the wagon, with the roofs
drying in the wind for perhaps half n
day before they get planted and OF course
the smallest roots get so much injured
that the tree mas difficulty in growing in
consequence. When they are packed IN
boxes the plants are taken at once from
the boxes to the ground, and this is why
they generally live so well
But with the greatest care there Will be
some injury to the roots, and the only way
to make up for this is by pruning the tops
TO correspond. 1t is good rule always
to cut away some of the branches when a
tree is transplauted, no matter how good
the roots appear to be. For though the
tree may have its roots apparently IN good
condition, and the tree grow tolerabiy
well, 1t will grow much better II the
branches are cut back as they should be-
In the editorial CORES pondence OF the
Weekly Press last year we noted the fact
that at Pueblo, in Colorado, there had been
set out ten thousand trees along the new
roads laid ont about that town. The
country is so dry that in many cases moth.
ing can be raised without irrigation; and
YET hardly one in a hundred OF these trees
mad failed to grow. The secret was The
severe pruning which they all received.
Every side branch had been cut away,
and the whole plantation OF street trees,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-04-30

miles in length, looked like huge set
ting of bean poles. SO we noticed in
many places in the West. About Indian
apolis large quantities of the sugar berry
are set out for shade trees. These are gen.
orally obtained from the woods, and are
cut back like the others we haze named,
SO that there is nothing left but the main
stem, and only the half perhaps OF this,
for that is also shortened; and they also
do generally very well.
This pruning attended to there is still
the regular planting work to be looked
after. The holes need not be large, just
as wide as the roots will do, nor need the
holes be very deep. Many trees are ru-
ined by deep planting. 1t may be that
some trees are lost by being set too shall
low; but this does not happen to one in a
thousand. A tree ought not to be set any
deeper than it will hold itself up well
when planted; and in some cases it is
better to stake than to plant deep, if a
tree will not hold itself up we'll without.
Very much OF the steadiness of a tree at-
ter planting depends on the ground be-
ing well packed about the roots in the OPP
Grafton. In general the earth is filled in and
trod here and there; but this is not enough.
One should have a hammer, and as fast as
few shovelfuls of earth are placed in
over the roots it should be rammed
firmly about them. One need not fear
bruising the roots. They do not get
bruised when the earth is all around them
besides, though few are bruised by the
the tight ramming, they do not suffer halt
as much as from having the soil loose
about them.
These hints are given as the result of
many years Of successful tree planting,
and we are well assured that, if attended
to, there will very rarely be any com
plants about dead rees.-F0rney's Weekly
Press
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-04-30

"A little colored girl died near Auburn,
Ala, recently, under the following cir
cumstances: The girl went to some stills
that had been used for the purpose of
cutting up meat and on which there was
a large number Of red ants. While
asleep the ants by the hundreds made an
sttac k on the child, and when she awoke
she was literally covered with them, and
all busy biting and singing. They were
so ferocious that q woman on the place
had to sweep them off with brush
broom. The biting and singing were so
serious that fever ensued, which, coupled
with the poison of the bites, produced
death two days afterward
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-04-30
HAPS AND MiSHAPS.

The arrival of the circus season was
lately signalized, in Pittsburgh, by a
lioness Selling the arm of James Foalds
and so badly decorating it that it had to
be amputated.
A little girl in Troy, n. Y, recently
broke an arm from china doll and
pushed it as far as she could into her ear,
filling the orifice 50 tightly that surgeons
are unable to pull it out.
A man in South Windsor, Conn, who
was thrown out of his wagon by loco
motive, struck the top of telegraph pole
in descending, and ait IS thought he is
seriously injured"
Henry Horning was scalped by
lioness belonging to circus exhibiting
at Baltimore, Md, the other morning, and
80 badly injured that his recovery was
thought impossible.
BY the upsettng of fiat boat while
crossing Grand River near Fort Gibson.
recently, ten soldiers, two citizens and
six mule teams were thrown into the wa
ter, and six soldiers and one citizen were
drowned
Thomas Sherrin, a laborer at Rock
ford Station, Canada Southern Railroad,
while attempting to board gravel train,
recently, fell upon the track in front of
the car. Both legs were taken off above
the knees, He lived twenty minutes.
Two daughters of Mrs. Christopher
Doolan, of Birmingham, Conn, four and
six years old, were left locked up in a
chamber of their house during Mrs. Doc.
ian's absence, recently, and the building
taking fire they were smothered to death.
A Waterbury, Conn., boy, twelve years
Old, got violently angry the other day AT
being punished and swallowed solution
containing four grains Of morphine, and
his parents barely saved his life by giving
him emetiCs and obliging him to take d
long walk
While Ted. Linnel was digging a
cellar under IA dwelling house at B4rra-
boo, Wis, the other day, the EN- bankment
gave way, and he was buried under n
huge mass OF stones and earth. HIS body
and bones were bruised and broken in
horrible manner
They have rapid style of getting
through with matrimonial matters in
Clark County, Mo. A young man recently
stepped into ncighDor's house and
found his lnamorata scrubbing away at
the wash-tub. He whispered into her
eager ear for moment, popped the ques-
ton, was accepted, and, a minister being
present, the two were made one flesh in
an exceedingly short space of time.
Charles Backus, an empoye at the
Central Vermont car shops at Rutland,
while undressing one night lately, fell
backward into Il chair in which was set,
bottom side up, common tumbler of
small size. Mr. BaCkus' weight was
about 240 pounds, and in his fall he struck
the glass squarely within his lower bowel
and with such force rs TO drive the tum-
bier 50 far rs to prevent its being dislodged
from its very singular and painful posi-
ton until the next day, The wound was
so severe, however, that inflammation set
in and he died.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-04-30
God ut Figures.

The New York World can double dis
count the " lightning calculator al figures.
Time and again it has shown to a demon
suation that the Democrats can carry the
next election. But some way when the
next election" comes the returns fail to
verify the calculation This failure is, of
course, the fault Of the returns and not OF
the mathematician. In a recent issue The
Word figures out a glorious Democratic
victory next fall. Nothing could be easier
on more certain-io prove false cJg0
J0lUIL
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-04-30

REV. f. H HOPKINS. of Jackson Centre,
shelby Co., o., says; My wife had the con-
sumption CIR ten years, and had been confined
to her bed for some time. ! heard of Dr. L.
Q. {. Wisharl's Pine Tree Tar Cordial, and
after using four hotties she was able to do
the work for her family
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-04-30

THosr who like to see a ragged toe and
dirty stocking will not care to buy SILVER
TIPPED Shoes But those who would rather
have i neat Silver Tip should insist that their
shoe dealer should always keep them.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-04-30

Philadelphia claims to have 100000
houses-50, 600 more than any other city
on this continent. She has $4,000 stores,
shops and business houses.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-04-30

PEOPLE who believe the current stories
about intelligent cog, viii read with
pleasure that lost dog in Norfolk hay.
ing seen his masters advertisement in i
local PRINT, promptly went home.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1874-12-10

AS we stated several times during
The fail and and "a we have counselled
and maintained all along, the winter
wi;i be & trying one to MANY. bni il
the people will act manly and liberal
aud /! officers of local societies will DO
their whole duty IN making efforts TO
relieve the distressed and in guarding
against fraud, ali will be well, and ,he
neat years full crop viii find u once
more a happy and prosperous people.
Having a generous people at home and
generous friends in the east with free
transportation, no family or irdivid-
ual need actually suffer.
Ia conclusion we would again warn
honest upwright men and officers who
are earnest in their work of charity 10
guard against Impressions and selfish
designing men. for we have them III
every community, and such calamities
are regular field days for their unscru-
pulous work. In spite Of our caution
we have been imposed upon in several
instances and we have no doubt Others
will be. yet ii is better TO be imposed
upon than that one worthy person
should suffer. The railroads are act
ing most magnanimous. The y. I. &
:. +. railroad noi only deferred for
year all payments upon their lands,
but furnished seed wheat 10 thous-
ands and now they are carrying every
Thing except coal, and grain by the
car, free and if they are not imposed
upon may even consent to carry grain
in bulk free.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1874-12-10

The Topeka Commonwealth in a
seven column review goes for Auditor
Wildcr's report, affirming that it read.
aud sounds more like the willy plead
Ings of a politician than like a STATE
paper. We have not had time to re-
view the report, but from what W.
have seen we fear Webb has gone lii
tie outside Of the record and the Law
to make a case, doing violence. to th.
political life and motives of severa.
men who acted conscicntiously and Il
the best of their ability we have noI
the least doubt. Webb was All editoi
100 long TO continc himself to must,
records and dry figures, hence, W,
suppose, his graceful pen pictures.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1874-12-10
The Speakerehip.

The Olathe Netrs Letter in long edi-
torial touching the Importance of the
speakership which we for the most
part indorse, ranks that Office as the
third in the category Of direct pro-
motion to the gubcrnatorial chair. In
other words in case of impeachment.
death or other inability upon the part
Of Governor Osborn or Lieutenant
Governor Slower, that rank demo-
crat, Thos. Fenlon, speaker of the last
House, would become governor. Not
much. In such event the editor of the
EAGLE would issue the notary public
comm, ssions, and SIGH. and be adj
dressed as governor and all that. for
the brief space of month. in the alb
senee of strycnine or other fatal poisons
In other words, the News Letter i,
wrong in making the speaker of the
House instead OF the president pro TEN
of the senate. the third in the direct
line of promotion.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1874-12-10

Mr.. Secretary Delano, of the Inter.
ior Department, has finished and pub
lished his report. Among his recon
mendations respecting public lands j
one very sensible one for law to pro
tcct our forests. He advises a system
of surveys that will establish The guam.
lity of pine or fir timber on caci
smallest subdivision of section, til,
appraisal of all such timber land, an,
lis sale at appraised value. This vii
accomplish the double purpose of pre-
venting further waste of the forests
largely increased revenue.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1874-12-10
From the Ninnescah.

CLEAR WATER, KS. Dec. ), "a.
EDITOR EAGLE, Dear Sir:--As you
have not any correspondent from this
The best part OF Sedgwick county,
thought would drop YOU a few lines
to let YOU know how we are getting
along.
US, and we miss him very much 10
keep the EAGLE posted in the affairs
of this locality, but on a trip 10 your
town we find him snugly located in
West Wichita, with full line OF goods
selling cheaper than the cheapest.
But, Mr.. EAGLE, John is boy that
will make his mark wheyc ever he
goes. Though we miss him very much
al Clear Water. we console ourselves
by knowing that we have an excellent
man in his old stand, in the person of
Mr.. Chas. Cramer, who has good
stock of groceries and dry goods, and
Charlie can dish them out too, to his
customers with about as much salts
faction, in regard to prices, as any one
else.
Charlie Ward also has a good stock
Of groceries at Clear Water. Both OF
these gentlemen, (Mr. Ward. aud Mr.
Cramer). are very accommodating, and
are doing very good business, consid-
ering these hard times, and scarcity OF
money.
We need hotel at Clear Water.
The farmers in general are in pretty
good spirits Notwithstanding the
srasshoppers eat all of their crops. ]
,hink we can make it though with a
little assistance from the State Central
Aid Society, in the way of getting
some corn to feed our stock, in order
10 keep them able for spring work. We
nearly all have friends in Iowa, and
clsew here, who will contribute to our
relief, in the way of sending us grain,
out we are not able to pay the freight.
Wciormed a society this afternoon
for the purpose of asking assistance.
operating with the State Relief So
riety.
Nearly all of us have food plenty for
ourselves, what we lack most is food
for our stock. We have new settlers
'oming in filling up the places OF
those who got scared by the grasshop-
pers.
The citizens themselves have CON
,idcrable emigration in the way of boy
pabies, for this reason think this To-
.aitv. and Wichita should be on yer,
GOOD terms, as Wichita can't produce
my thing but girl babies.
The grange spirit is not dead here.
We are still taking in new members
nio the grange.
AS this is my first letter, will not be
90 lengthy, but if it is worthy of your
lotice Won shall hear from me again.
Nours &c FARMER S
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1874-12-10
LECAlS.
Publication Notice.

In the Dis,-ie; court OF the Ccunty 81 scdeHiek
10 the state of kanszs.
The - Joseph MaaufacturIns)
company, PiaiaLG,
Against
James J. Woodward Eliea "
Woodward. John u, Hunter
and :. Z. JoSlya Defendants.
The above named defendants, James } wood
ward Ellen VI Woodward und John X Haaicr.
Will take notice hat They have es~a snvi b. tAr
above naulru pissntRa. ia the above name court.
sns. thai unless they answer the petition OF sid
plsIEiid against them hesi Ia SAID actlor W tae
Office Of the clerk of the sa c1arl By TIE 5tA Gas OF
January ISIS. sad gvsi.i viii ~ taken a. tree
aud Judgment viii be rendered in sad acton la
f,tor OF sisl piaingta aud against said defend mt.
james j " o0iwarG Tor Tho sum al tagsl- mt
and eight ani fersy-tuur uav hEgdrcsiIk dollars.
with interest OF S,is. sum from the sra ,lSy al
tehruaT Is 3, 81 TIE rate VI tUu per ceut is,T
aR9 for the fslrtnrr sCm Of So ~ an Aftar
aey lee in SAID action, and for The safe % the
following described real estate situate in fise
comfy Of ~Vd-wtcS and state If Kansas. te-wit
The southeast qu 'Ttrr Of the northeast quarter
AMI TIE northeast quarter Of TIE s9eftrS; qusrs
Of section No :. and thr northwest quarter o. iisc
souihwe>; quarter Snd the southwest quarter ei
the northwest qusrt~F % Secsipa No :. all N
township -, range east. Cosier mortgage h.
sstt>fg said Suns interest srd costs IN arcuriaaCe
with the prSs cr Of sase geiitioR-
SLUSS & DYER
So Plaintiff All vs.
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Publication Notice.

'TAIE OF kASsAs' ,ss
In the District Court Of said sedgwjek County
Emil Werner Plaintiff.
against No. Se
JScoiI Hayvang. Def't
The above named defendant Jacob EavwsnZ,
IS hereby notified that hr hiss been sned by tHr
above named plaintiff Emil Werner, ard That uB-
the said iefendau. answer the petition ot the
said plainti5 in sad CAUSE. ned IN the Office %.
The clerk of said district court Of sid ~ed-wick
County. on or before the 80 hay Of r. brilaFy.
ID LIS. judgment will he rendered In said seton
in favor of said plaintiff and against said cetsBG
ant, according 10 the prayer of the said petition.
fng the OF SIS ts upon certain pfomi-soTy
note Of the defends Z. ~ aid petition set OGt
nd described and -. the further sum Of SIS %
q attorney fse tor maintaining saul action
taf the casts Of susi in said action.
The said defendant i further notified that o.
the a4rh dzy Of November ia ~ order ~ attach
ment was duly issued in .&d cause. and Nas
the 9Th day OF November, l-l+. daily levied b.
the sheriff O. said >rdgwick c1aatF. Kansas. mp
on the iolowi ns described Real Estate q the szt
sirfetf ant " ing Snd bring 10 said county oi
>edgwick aud >iare Of Kansas, viz
Lots I've, s, aud = n section Is, township =,
range west, containing % and -c-le'e ssTss. aud
bat sad Real t-izfe Will be sold hy VIZ % sis
attachment proceedings. to -sti-;s the Jeflrcat
in iid csa-e rendered EMIL WERAks
p~eenber al. l>st Atir-t
Ss-s q. " REEVES. Clerk
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'eusus of 1873. fascinated.

sCeusus of 1873. fascinated.
There will be some aid required for
| the counties of Trcgo. lIodgeman, and
| kiugman. but the returns are two in
| definite on which to base an estimate.
At least fifty per pent should be adj
led for clothing and bedding. making
1874 requiring assistance for other
than ralions.
As YOU are aware, the War Depart
ncnt has indicated its purpose to is
sue army clothing for men. in reasona-
Die qualities. TO the counties of Russell.
Lincoln, O,born. Rocks. Pawmce. IIar-
vey. Rice. Ford. Norton. Phillips. jew
ell and Smith.
In most of the foregoing counties
more or less wheat was raised, but was
very unevenly distributed
Homesteadcrs depended largely up
ON the corn crop and vegetables.
which were destroyed. The failure OF
corn. the principal food for domestic
animals in the state. has neccssitatcd
the feeding for wheat; in addition To
this. there has been large Increase in
the acreage of winter " heat sowu This
fall. These two causes have diminish
ed the supply of breadstutfs. and less
rned the ability of those counties to
provide for their own unfortunate.
There are individual cases of desti-
tuition in isolated localities in other
parts of the state. (of which make no
estimate and the county commission
ers. and other citizens. are resolute in
the endeayor 10 not only provide for
their own unfortunate. but to contrib
ute To the destitute on the frontier.
While they NAV be able 10 take care of
themselves, il is believed that they
will he. IN the majority OF cases. un-
equal TO the emergency of supplying
the frontier.
Destitution i greater than has been
Our people are not beg
gers. and there have been many cases
of suffering discovered where delicac,
has hidden il from public view As long
as possible.
The following articles are the most
needed: Chillren's clothing. woman's
clothing. boots and shoes. bed cover
ing. corn, POTATOES, flour. beans. hom-
inv and fuel
An important consideration seems
10 have been overlooked Farmers
ire compelled 10 feed wheat 10 work 4
Bad results are already APP
pareni in MANY localities. Il i an un-
natural food for work animals. and 4
lnless corn can be provided for spring
work. at least in part. there will not
.nlv be disease aud suffering among
took. but farm industries vii, be re-
aried.
Very respectfully. your obedient
ervaut. ALFRED GRAY.
Secretary Sta;c Board Of Agricui-
t,et.