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The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1875-10-07
posr.oYrIcE cHANeIs IN Kansas

Posr-0HFIcE CHANGES IN KANSAS
Daring the week ending October ID,
1875, furnished by VIM. Van Week, of
the Post-ofice Department
DrscoSrINUED-Hadne, Neosho county.
NAME CHANGED-Riverside, Clay coun-
ty, to Lookout, Lot Pugh appointed post
master.
PosrMAsTERs APPOINTED Cloud
county, William NJ. Wilcox Beattie, Mar
shall county, Hubbard c. Smith Leghom,
Pottawatomie county, Edward S. McMury /;
hatfield Green, Chase county, Hattie I.
Sargent; Risley, Marion county, John
Fast, Sr.
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The FAIR.

IAayenworth is to have big horse fair,
on the 18th, 18th, 18th and 18th of October.
The citizens are enthusiastic, and will
make the exhibition a success. Papers
which have said it was to be failure, VIII
Do Us q favor by correcting the mistake.
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SPAIN.

HESDAYE, October 5.-On Monday all
the steamers in the harbor Of Santander
were enlarged to convey troops to San
Sebastian.
1t is reported today that the forts Of San
Sebastian have silenced the Carlist batter
les effectually.
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Entrance fee, 10 per cent; four to enter !;
three TO start. Any horse distancing the
field or any part thereof, shall only be en-
titled to first money.
Entries for trotting races, close on Tues
day, October 18th, at II A. NJ. Trotting
races to be governed by national rules. All
communications to be addressed to
p. II. MADDEN, Scc,y.
]. B. INsLEY, Pres.
Leavenworth, Kansas.
The following additional report was
m ade nv the finance committee.
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Business prospects are becoming bright
er. With grain crop above the average,
and plenty Of money in the country, there
is no good reason why . genuine re vival Of
trade should not take place.
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OFF THE RAIL.
Train Badly Smashed and Two Men injured
ON the North Missouri.

ASo
on the North Missouri.
A serious accident occurred on the St.
Joe branch of the St. Louis, Kansas City
and Northern Railroad on Sunday night
at station about nine miles west of Rich
mond. Tie train was due at z and L
junction at Gas, and was running at the
rate Of about twenty-five miles an hour,
when i; struck COW which was lying on
the track. The engine, baggage car and
two coaches were thrown from the track.
The engine ran into tree by the road
side and was badly damaged The engin-
Ger was seriously, and the fireman slightly
injured. No others hurt. The train was
in charge of conductor Silkwor,h.
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CANADA.

OTTAWA, October BIT Is reported that
a squad OF two hundred picked men, from
the Governor-Generars foot guards, has
been detailed to proceed to Montreal, to be
present at the burial Of Guibord's remains.
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ON MARRIAGE.

HAPPY Ral'ef 'or Tounr Men frora ~. g. - Of
errors and Shuscs in eeTIv .i;e. HsHrOs,d
stored. lmuetia.-nis :" MsrTisss seIusv.Ni. 40
3gsiIod CT t-e=t-E-Ia Sy1 -: ia -.... Tea.
1ieS. PcoSg al f'I-ris.s sop RE- - s.-.-' -
volope,. sdavs--
40 APO ASSOC. kEJUe
SI9 -. n inth 50. FhilnasphiE "a
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ATTENTION GENrLEMEN .
A Handsome Flag to be Presented to the
Township Making the Best Display.

The leaders OF the Centennial movement
in this city will present an elegant flag to
to the township bringing in the largest and
best display for the Centennial, to be ex
hibited at the County Fair, on October IL,
Is, ii ond Is.
Let the township committee having
charge of the collection for the Centennial,
20 to work. 1t would be misfortune if,
through neglect, any failed to have a cred
liable display.
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MEDICAL,
:. IS : 8 Life Pills!

s Life Pills!
IScE2s EnCessix LiSters J!
E--1U
PAGES Ci;1MaE SaiVo "!
fcsai c. -Ict. Family lediciHe ci"si and have
Gaze. .; orr 2I.G have done more good for
Eg;71ritv. - ar o.r- medicine ever eGerei TO
Tie Ecsa'a-
A33F.E'S LIFE PILLS
are purely -tcet4hle. They act on the Liver,
opening Ike :.EtiS- Yd restoring the body 10 per-
feet health. san - be relied OF ia care Neryous
agi SICK i,sssisce- Cosii,sR.s>. Ey spcrsia, lndi
gesiira- ieBsi.r-, liver and kilicrS tcap iaints,
Gu..-. Sr1r-y. .G-,i Weakness. Fever 4 Aguc.
no.. e : ...G,NiX BiTTERS
CORRECT ;hc $50, = - OF the stomach, and are q
sETe f.c &C. =. i~ia, heryousne,s. Siecpiess-
Es>S, ESaa i 2 'ai..s, Weakness Debility, &C.
pt.. :. CLIMAX SALVE
r q ccrr,ouE O. ArHira wit h many other tracts
and baisaIss. We NrTisn: il TO cure Scrcfuls and
Salt Laeun:. Fever Sores. Plies, Frost Elite. Chill
bIaiEs. Csrss. IEiiliar1st ion % the Eyes, Broken
Breasts Sor. Si7rlsS Cats. Cruises. Bnrns, Scalds
and all CrtsrscuS Diseases. man or beast. lt
aliays iliiSmni-tiea, srsines all pain. and heals
without o scar. u is w.rth its weight In gold to
every family, ard siioaij always be on hand.
S old by Bragg iSts everywhere.
J. L. WILLS, Sole Proprietor, -
IS Liberty stree. Ken York.
oct2S-T
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Y1ox XnAHA COUNTY.

CExrRALIA, October, ID, 1875.
The Republicans to-day nominated Hon.
C. s. Cummings for Representative of the
9th District He represented this District
in the Legislature two years ago.
E. GARFIELD.
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THE number of American colleges is re-
ported BY the National Commits sioner of
Education to be S23 male students attend
ing the same, 25,000;' female students,
2,S49.
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LISTEN.
The Horse Fair Association Had
Another MEETING Last
Night,
Whereat a Premium List Was
Made Up, the Which is
Given Below.
Cut Out the Following ard Paste
it in Your Hat; 1t Hay
Save Your Life.

The Horse Fair Association met at the
Office Of Judge Aller last night, for the
purpose OF discussing the premium list as
made up by the committee appointed for
that purpose. After few alterations had
been suggested and made, the following was
the result:
PROGRAMME AND PREMIUM LIST.
FIRST DAY-TUEsDAY, OCT. Il.
Three Minute Class-S259
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Family Groceries

AT Low PRICES. ~ kin.'s Of Family Sup lies
constantly on hand. Goos's delivered to any part
OF the city free. s2SiSw
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r. a 4 ss IsSe: u.
HAvIEG REMOVED To 6Is REV BR;i
H Baildicg on the snC'luo.i corner OF Til d
and OTTAWA streets. i- ROW prepared to ,1ip'iy
everybody Win FRESH
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MARI HTss.

IcoEREcrzo DAILY POS TIE TIaES.
TIHES OFFICE.
LEAyESwoKTH, Oct. 8, 1873.
No change is percepdble in the marke;
prices for the past week, things remaining
quiet. The following are the quotations
GRAIN.
Rag We quote 81 500
Oar sew, sO6tSjc.
RYE-LitiIe onere'i; make. fr.I II D.;
WHKAT-aoIive; we rc.c % :, fall, 81 20; No.
3, 500.
Nex corn, Doe
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species we ever saw is one raised by A.
Hodgson, of Wilmington-tp., Wabaunsee-
Co, which weighs 9S4 pounds. Mr.. Hod-
son says he has Others at home which will
weigh still heavier. The seed from which
this extraordinary vegetable grew came
from Washington, and is said to be a French
production. The squash is very fine for
pies and sauce. The seed was planted about
the Goth of June, on sod and grew entirely
without cultivation.
The Fort Scott Monitor saws: Mr.. ].
H. Skidmore, book-keepef of the First Ma
tional Bank Of this city, died suddenly last
night at ii O'Clock. He had been feeling
unwell for several days, but il was not sup
posed to be anything serious. He came
down to the bank during the forenoon Of
yesterday for the purpose of going to work
ing too unwell to work. After going home
he grew worse, and sank rapidly during
the day and until the time OF his death in
spite of all that medical skill could do for
him.
The Osweeo Independenf says: A few
days ago Mr. Hiram Hollingsworth, of this
city, while driving, fell from the horse
power. His clothes caught in the tumbling
rod, and every particle Of clothing was
stripped from his person. He caught hold
of q support and with grip for life was
prevented from being carried under the
rod. He was considerably bruised and
stunned, and it is believed some of his ribs
were broken. He still lies in . precarious
condition.
While Richard Evans, farmer resid-
ing on Dry creek, two or three miles from
Emporia, accompanied by several of his
family, was at the fair, last Thursday, his
wife lying sick in bed at home, with two
small children for company, his house, q
good tvo-and-a-half story frame, took fire,
II is supposed from fiue, and burned to |
the ground. Mrs Evans had made fire |
in the stove to make little tea for herself, |
and laid down, and when she discovered
the house to be on FIRE, she had barely
lime, in her weak condition, to save only 3
mall trunk of clothing. Everything else
II her household effects was burned. Mr..
Evans had insurance to the amount of
81 900 on his house and furniture. He
vent home from the fair to find himself
and destitute.
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iscpuuAiChu -MdyOr ~ the uIN lnOlC1tlOn
she has given that she has been delivered
from the demoniacal possession that has 30
long afflicted her.
PARsoN BRowNIow is now seventy years
Of age, and he attributes his longevity to
the fact that he never voted Democratic
ticket. He also says that when he wrote
the obituary of ex-President johnson he
had lived to speak kindly of the virtues of
the last survivor of the large number of 20
liticians in Tennessee whom he encounter
ed and fought on his advent into public
life.
AMONG the many exchanges which are
placed upon our table, there are none more
welcome than the Turf, Field and Farm. We
have frequently had occasion to refer to it
in complimentary terms, and are pleased to
note its growing prosperity and steady i'm
provements. To the horseman and sports
man its newsy and sparkling columns are
while in theatrical news and
,ther events OF the day, it occupies a posi-
ion second to none in the country. May
t live long and prosper.
MINERS have dug down deep into the
.arth in Southwest and South Missouri,
md raised vast quantities of ores of lead,
inc, iron and copper, but the Northern SEC
ion of the State has been esteemed valu-
.ble only because of the fertility of the soil.
Within a few dayr, however, rich discov-
ries of gold have been made in Macon
ounty, and many men of means are getting
eady to prospect and work the mines, and
be lullaby sound of the gold rocker win
DON be heard in that land. !
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Fair, with upward tendency.
Dime nsion, sixteen ieet, go %; hooring, So 81,
e., 50 at SIS 60; siding. s25 and $50; shingles,
81 50, and 90 %; finished inch, s25, ss5 and
So; la;h, clear inch, =, u AMI inch, $50; COM
mon boards SIS 90 fencing go 60.
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and replaced in fresh clean nest
There is no better material for nests
than fine earth or shavings. Some
tansy placed in the nest will hel p to
keep lice away. The hen may be wash
ed in warm carbolic soap suds, and then
allowed to dust herself in fine, dry,
clean earth. The new nest should be
exactly similar to the old one, and if
the change is made when the hen leaves
the nest to feed, and near the evening,
she will go on to it without hesitation.
Cleanliness, dryness, variety of food,
and pure water in plenty, will all help
to keep poultry in perfect health during
the warm weather
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FLOWER GARDEN AND LAwN.-In
order to have fine garden and lawn,
everything must be kept neat and in
order, and to do this requires time and
care, and to be done we'll must be a
labor of love.
LAwN.-This must be moved every
week if the weather is moist and favor
able 20 growth; during dry seasons,
once in ten days or fortnight is sufli-
cient. Dig or pull out all perennial
weeds by the roots, the annual ones
can be killed by moving often enough
to prevent seeding.
BEDDING PLANTS will grow luxuri-
antly AZ this season, and must be kept
clear of weeds. Plants grown for their
foliage alone will often show flower
stalks; these should be cut as soon as
they appear.
SEEDs--Gather as fast as they ripen
and sow the perennial sorts in shallow
boxes placed in a convenient spot for
watering and shading during dry times
Label as soon as gathered, otherwise it
will be difficult to determine them.
WALKs.-Gravel walks and drives
require watering and rolling during dry
times, in order to keep them hard and
smooth Sifted coal ashes mixed with
coarse sand, with little loan, make
good walks; their use in this manner
helps to get rid of the ashes the
cearser portions or cinders make good
foundations for walks.
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ORPHANS, COuRT.

The STATED MEETINGS of the Orphans Court of
Cecil county will be held on the SECOND TUESDAY
in every month Executors Administrators and Guar
dams, wanting their stated will please bring
in the vouchers few days before Court
REUBEN D. LAMAR,
NOV o0, lS6I-y Register.
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HEDGES VS.. FENcEs.-Of ornamental
hedges probably the best is the Ameri-
can Arbor Vito. The Norway Spruce
will not bear pruning; and the Scotch
and Swiss Pine and Hemlock are to
slow growers when young The Usage
Orange stands unrvalled among decid-
uous hedges; though next comes the
Honey Locust, whose strong thorns
make it formidable, and it is entirely
hardy. The Usage Orange is cheaper
and quicker grower than any other,
and is almost the exclusive hedge plant
Of this country. Where post and rail
fence will cost $3.50, it will cost 25cts.
a rod. The former lasts 25 years with
repairs; the latter is perpetual. The
interest on the cost of the fence will
keep the hedge in good condition.
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;MTIhe EARN.
FODDER CORN.
Walks and Talk" in the Aericulturist.

4" Walks and Talks" in the Asriculturist
The following remarks are in relation
to the latitude of New York. Fodder
corn might be planted later in this
region and would mature if planted
thickly:
Mr.. Hooker has raised corn fodder
for years, and with such great satisfac-
ton that he is quite enthusiastic in re-
gard to it. He thinks it the great
American fallow crop. Not only does
it afford a great yield per acre, but it
occupies the land only short time, and
leaves it perfectly clean and in good
condition for future crops. He says he
can kill even quack grass with crop
of we'll cultivated fodder corn. Like
nearly all others who have tried both
plans, he recommends sowing in rows
wide enough to admit the free use of
the cultivator. He regards frequent
cultivation between the rows as the
vital point. Sometimes the wind blows
down a piece of such corn, when sown
in rows, but if left alone, the crop will
still mature, and not be seriously injured.
Mr. Hooker makes the rows -
feet apart with a swivel pillow, and then
scatters the corn in the row by hand,
at the rate of three bushels per acre.
eff he had told us how long row Il
quart of corn would SOW" said the
Deacon. eve could tell better whether
we were getting it on thick enough"
That is easily fguered. With rows
3 1-2 feet apart, row 4, las yards long
would be an acre. And so at the rate
of three bushels per acre, a quart OF
corn would SOW row 43 yards long.
| have sown 4 bushels per acre, and
found it none too thick At this rate,
a quart of corn would sow, at 8 10
feet apart, a row not quite - II yards
long. Or, say half pint of corn to s
Yards. | find, on trial, that can fill a
half pint measure with two handfuls of
oats but it took six handfuls of Cham
pion of England peas, or five handfuls
of corn. l got one of my men to try
it, and he filed the half pint with four
handfuls of corn. | think about one
good handful of corn to two yards OF
row, would be about the right quantity
to sow. ...r. ......
Mr.. Hooker sows it at different times,
from the middle or last of May to the
first week in July, whenever he can
get the land ready "Sow enough OF
it, he said so that you can use it
freely 1t has no enemies. Will pro-
duce at least five tons of good cured
fodder per acre. And the whole crop can
be used to Advantage" But do you
not have trouble in curing it p" Not
at all" he replied, I'VE make it into
large stocks in the field, bind it round
the top, and let it stay in the field and
draw it to the barn in Winter as it is
wanted"
with good corn fodder, mixed with
little mill feed and corn meal" said
Mr.. H.. I'VE make nearly as good but.
ter in Winter as when the cows are out
at pasture. And last Winter kept
sixteen horses on corn fodder and never
had horses do better. Eight of these
horses were turned out in the yard
with'a shed to run in, and had nothing
but corn fodder, and they got fat. The
other eight, which We're worked regu-
larry, had mill feed and meal mixed with
the chopped corn fodder, and they also
kept in high condition. They have not
had particle of hay ,..
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SUMNER DIET FOR FARMERs-Out.
door work gives man the stomach OF
an ostrich, so far as digestion is con-
cerncd, and enables him to cat with
impunity what would kill one of seden.
tary habits. But there is no advantage
in taxing the digestive organs of out,
door workers beyond what is necessary
At this season of the year, particularly,
pork should be eschewed. 1t furnishes
heat rather than muscle, and in haying
and harvesting muscle is of more value
than heat for the laborer.
During the hot season, milk, bread
and cheese, lean mutton or beef in mod
crate quantity, vegetables, and fruits,
should constitute the chief articles of
diet. The English farm-laborer makes
great use of bread and cheese. These
constitute his luncheon in the field, and
are recommended both by instinct and
science. Casein or cheese is muscle
forming in its elements, and it were
we'll if our laborers were more addicted
to its use Cheese is too heavy to be
eaten alone, and bread is it's natural
supplement and concomitant. There is
more muscular strength furnished by a
pound of cheese than by two pounds of
meat, and the cost of the cheese per
pound is generally much less.
For drink, use milk, or molasses and
water, with little cider or vinegar in
it The ultra temperance folks may
object to the cider, but diluted with
water and used in moderation the acid
is wholesome to most stomachs, and
corrects the bilious tendency which is
so common. A few years since we be-
came so bilious from working in the hay
field that we were as yellow as saffron,
but little sour cider effected a cure,
which drugs had failed to effect In the
use Of it, however, let your moderation
be known, and just as much let your
moderation be known in the use of ice
water. Too much cold water intro
duced into the stomach causes a paraIy-
sis of that organ, and brings on suffer
ing in abundance The temptation is
very great when Precipitation is free to
drink cold water to excess, but a little
quenches thirst and answers a better
purpose than to gulp it down as though
a mans body was hogshead.
Cor. N. \. Times.
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~ Horse owners will find the 70

az Horse owners will find the fol-
lowing recipes very valuable:
CoLIC.-To l qt. water add l table.
spoonful of capsicum and l tablespoon.
full of saleratus. Put into q bottle
shake well, and give at one dose.
STIFLE,-l OF. sugar of lead and |
pint of alcohol. Mix, and apply three
or four times day. Wash your hands
clean after useng
ScRATCHEs.-l qt good vinegar
and pit. litharge. Mix, and simmer
down to half the quantity; then strain
and apply. Grease: 2 o. flour sulphur
ID OF, verdigris. Mix, and apply after
washing
WINDGALLs-Olive oil, o.; nitric
acid, OF. Rub in as much daily, OF
every second or third day, as can be
done without starting the hair.
LINIMENT-Put into spirits of tur.
pentine as much camphor gum as it will
cut; then add as much laudanum as
there is turpentine, when it is fit for
use. I have used this liniment myself
repeatedly, when hurt by being kicked
or otherwise injured by horses, and can
recommend it to others for injuries
inflicted in like manner. 1t will be
found as efficient and valuable as it is
Simple.
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LOOK OUT FOR FOREIGN NURSERY
AGENTs-A gentleman in this neigh
borhood purchased five hundred srtaw-
berry plants from one of the New York
nursery agents, who was acting for
Chase, Bros 4 Stone, of Rochester
The plants were delivered last May or
April, and a bill for $40 pushed at him
$500 thousand being the customary
price for strawberry plants, the gentle
man being an unsuspecting, honest
farmer, had asked no questions about
prices when the order had been coaxed
out of him by the slippery, red-headed
agent. When he disputed the exhorbi-
tant charge, he was shown a printed
slip with his name signed to it, which
proved to he contract with the condi-
tions printed across the face q Not sub,
icct to countermand" Seeing he had
been caught by designing trickster
and taken in, he paid the extortionate
charge, and ordered the scoundrel to
leave in double quick and never set
foot on his place again.
Let farmers order these scamps off,
but sign none of their orders. They
will be tramping the county over in the
early Autumn in search of Victims
Almost every one who has been Undue
ed to give orders for their stuff have
rcpented it. They are generally nc
better than set of graceless swindlers
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MORE EDUCATION AMONG FARMERS

MORE EDUCATION AMONG FARMERS.
1t is a fact shown before the British
Parliament, that while the rental of
land in Ireland had doubled during the
previous hundred years, and that of
England tripled the rental of Scotland
had scxtuplcd itself in the same time y
This is attributed mainly to the vastly
superior school system which Scotland
has possessed, and the skill and enter
prise it has fostered among the people
1t is fact that a truck farmer within a
dozen miles of any of our large cities,
will get clean profit of two or three
hundred dollars from an acre of land,
while the average old-style farmer hard
ly gets that amount of profit from his
hundred acres or more These facts
are worth studying by the still large
class who do not see the use of agri-
cultural papers and teaching, etc, think
muscle is the main thing in successful
farming. The truck farmer studies his
market, knows what is wanted, learns
how to raise it, when and where to sell
it, believes in manure, buys it, believes
in knowing all about his business, takes
his paper, reads and thinks, don't kick
at facts because they are printed, keeps
his eyes open, and drinks in knowledge
from men and books He keeps learn
ing and succeeds in his business. There
is still large class of our farming pop
ulation completely stereotyped Many
take no agricultural paper, attend no
fairs, no farmers club, try no expert
ments, have no faith in improved tools
and stock, and are hardly able to tell
at the end of the year whether they
lose or gain in their business. Success
in cultvating the soil is already, and is
to be more and more, dependent upon
brains. Men who read and think most
plan most wisely and execute most skill
fully, will succeed best. We need all
the help we can get from the teachings
of science, from journals, from fairs and
clubs, as well as from the daily expert
ence of the fields.