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The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-02-18
Grease Your Nails.

One Of the technical journals says ::
Every farmer who has had occasion to
drive nail into seasoned oak posts knows
its liability to bend and break. If the
point be moistened in the mouth it will
usually drive more kindly. Oil is still
better, but then it Is inconvenient to dip
each nail separately into it. Another
point observed is that boards become
loose eventually from the rusting of nails,
which communicating to the wood causes
not only an enlargement Of the nail hole.
but the wearing away Of the nail itself.
rendering the fence or the building
shaky and insecure. This may be pre-
vented by heating any rough grease until
it smokes, and then pouring it over the
nails to be used. The grease will pene-
trate the pores of the iron. and cause the
nails to last. without rusting. an indefinite
period. Besides this, no trouble will then
be experienced in driving them into the
hardest wood. The reason is that ths
coating of grease prevents contact OF ar
and, consequently, oxidation Oxygen Is
the great destroyer of iron. and molstur'
is the inducing CAUSE
The third meeting in the series o
| conferences Of Universities for the North
west, is being held It Cedar Rapiass Ious
Wednesday and Thursday q this wesl
Distinguished speakers were engaged ~
ltepies e gTeat interest weEe b - IL
So. - = 1nEEe noo1zg 80 anEo1
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-02-18
FmnerMl - senator BuckfnRham.
Norwich Telegram, Feb. ..

The funeral Of Senator Buckingham to-
day was the occasion Of an immense out
pouring Of the people Of Lebanon town,
his birthplace. The cities Of Hartford,
New Havem and New Tendon, the State
government and the Senate Of the United
States were represented by large official
and private delegations, and the city was
full to overlooking with people from sur
rounding towns. Among the visitors
we're Senator's Hamlin, Sherman, Fcnton,
Washburne and Stevenson. Con-
gressmen Hawley, Postmaster
General Jewell, Governor In
gersoll and staff, cx-Govs. Hawlcy and
English Of Connecticut, President Porter
Of Yale College, and Sergcant-at-arms
French Of the Z. s. Senate. The buildings
were draped in mourning and flags 1t half
mast. Business was entirely suspended
in the city during the afternoon, and the
inhabitants were unitedly present q the
services, by the public expression Of sor-
row to show their respect for the mem
ory Of the deceased.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-08-07

So so ~ Dbl Some round lots are in treaty
in anticipation of still higher prices. Since
noon the market has been active, excited and
advancing.
The market is now quoted SIS rs for fine
SIS rs for superfne; SEQ Sc Is for double ex-
ira; Sc 75@s7 for low treble extra; 81 Is
@s7 rs for good treble extra; s8@s8 so for
choice treble extra, and s. 1909 SO fol-
choice family extra, with the stock mostly
held at the outside figures and even Csc
higher.
Corn MEAL-The market is much stronger
with an active demand. and small stock and
advancing prices. so bbs sold at So 95; so,
80. 100, 142. 248, 100. 100 and 100 at 81
100 at 81 10, and so at 81 20. 1t is
jobbing at 81 1904 SO p Dbl. An offer OF
S4 ~ was refused for lot of APO bbls in
store. Total sales, 1913 bbls
Cow PEAs-Tne stock Is reduced down to
25O) bags, and there is only a small job trade
at 45@55c % bushel.
PoRK-Ths market is quiet but firm, with
small stock on hand, held mostly by dealers.
$23 so is asked for round lots of mess, and q
lot of 100 bbls light weight sold at 1913 25,
and 25 and 100 bbls heavy sold at s23 SO p
Dbl Mess is jobbing at S23 75@24 p Dbl.
Two car loads shoulders sold, to arrive, at 94c
y ID, Dealers have fair stock on hand
and are jobbing at $4,000 Ss Id for Shout
ders. Nothing doing in sides.
BAcoN-We note very small stock on hand
and stronger market, though the demand is
confined to small lots. Shoulders are quoted
at l04c clear rib sides at 13sc@134, clear sides
14c 79 Id. 10 casks shoulders sold at 104c and
5 casks clear sides at lac fp ID. Dealers have
a fair job trade at B@4c above these prices.
BREAKFAST BAooN-None on hand. Sup
plies would command 15@l6c f9 10 readily.
HAMs-Choice sugar-cured are in light
supply and in demand, and held at 14(9141c
7s ID. Offers of l3a and 135 were refused for
some to arrive. 45 tierces sold on the spot,
at 139c p ID.
LARD-The market is quiet but steady, with
a small stock, and quoted at 14l@14ac for
tierce, and 144@l5c for keg; job lots COM
handing Ie more. tierces sold at 14a and
40 kegs at 15c p ID.
WHISKY Small stock aud better demand.
louisiana rectifed selling at 81 81 and West
ern rectfed ST % 7p gallon.
Corn IN BULK-The market is bare. Small
lots are arriving by railroad for forwarding
direct.
WHEAT IN BULK-The market is bare. Eu-
ropean orders are here unexecuted.
Corn IN SAcKs-Lght supply, very little in
first hands and fair demand. Prices are
higher and advancing owing to advance in
the West 1850 sacks sold, of which $50
yellow mixed at $780, 200 yellow at 9Oc. 200
white mixed at 94c, and 700 white at Csc p
bushel. A dealer sold 200 sacks white, to a
feed store, at CSC, and dealers now hold white
at 81 5p bushel.
OArs-Are in light supply and prices have
advanced since yesterday &c fP bashel in
sympathy with the Western market. 500 and
500 sacks sold at zoe 79 bushel. Texas COM
mands &c 7p bushel
BRAN-Is scarce ana in request. $50 sacks
sold at 81 20 fp 100 ID, an advance of Sc 9p
100 fb.
HAY-The supply is light and the demand
moderate. No sales. Yesterday new sold on
its merits at $50, and old prime at S31 II ton.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-08-07

FREIaHrs-Nothing has transpired of any
moment since our last report We continue
to quote as follows:
By Steam-Ootton to Liverpool -@sd,
grain 73@8d, flour 3s@Ss3d to Boston (via
New York; 10, to Providence and Fall River
1880, to New York &c, to Philadelphia 10.
BY Sail ~ Cotton to Liverpool ID, to
Havre 1870. to Providence and Fall River
13-16c
SuGAR-There were no receipts this morn
ing and no sales worthy of note. The market
continues quiet, but steady and strong, and
dealers are selling in job lots in the sheds at
SIC for common, 81@Sac for fair, Sc for good
fair, $50 for fully fair, 9lc for prime, 800
1Oic for yellow clarified, and 10a@11c for
white clarified. Stock in the sheds 1857 hdds.
MoLAssEs-N Nothing coming in and nothing
doing. We quote as dealers job prices 400
45c for common 50@55c for fair, 5000 for
prime. 60@62c for strictly prime. and 600 zoe
for choice. Stock in the sheds 2l57 bbls and
80 half bbls Louisiana Molasses, and 80 bbls
New York syrup.
FLoUR-Prices are still higher by SOC
80 Dbl under q scarcity of supply here, and
the stock mostly held at further advance
under instructions from the West. There
were sales in the local trade, to dealers and
ON speculation, Of $500 bbls, of which $50
good treble extra at 81; rs, 1900, 800 and 300
do spot and 500 to arrive at 81 25; 500 spot
ct 81 25@7 rs; 100 and 100 choice extra ut
So so; Is good treble at 81 SO; 200 choice
treble Ct S.; $50 ct 50 rs; 100 at IS 87a; IS,
100, so, 50, 800 and 400 at So; 400 bbls on
private terms; 100 at So Is; Is and % 1t
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-08-07
COMMERCIAL.
OYYICE NEW ORLEANS BULLETIN. !
Friday Eyonin9. Aupuat &. .lnHK.

CorroN-The sales to-day as far as re-
ported, embraced 335 bales, but we heard of
200 more which we could not authenticate,
but probably charged hands and would swell
the total to 535. Prices were irregular with
out requiring any change in our quotations
we give also the figures and report Of the
Exchange, in full, as below:
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-08-07

Dt0oX on 0Sno Sno On snipOO@so nOs
oAoeE6u .............. Zl,lo1
Stock same time last year. ............ IL, 492
Receipts. proper since last evening II
bales, against SO on last Friday and
289 last year. For comparative totals Of
the past three days and for the year and for
three days exports and receipts see above
report.
ToBAcco-Yesterday hhds sold at -. To-
day we did not near of sale. The weeks
business has been confined to rs hhds. The
amount on sale is estimated at 2775 hhds.
The market continues very strong, especially
for the better qualities, but we still find such
q discrepancy between the views of the trade
that, for the present, we omit quotations
One of our leading factors, who has just re-
turned from the West, corroborates the pre-
vious reports of damage to the growing crop.
The extent to which it will probably cut off
the yield is.still undetermined, and upon this
must depend its influence on values.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-08-07

MEDICAL.
nR. W. G. AUSTIN
Residence and Once 400 St. Charles stree
Between Clio and Calliope.
Slate 1t Geo. A. Fosdick Co.'S Al Carondelet streso
ORDERS LEFT PROMPTLY ATTENDED IN
At home from to A. NJ. and to7PM n
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1875-09-09
AN EXCELLENT PROVISION

The new State Constitution Of Missouri,
which Will probably be adopted, was draft
ell by 4 convention in which there were
but six Republicans. Nevertheless, the
Democrats did not believe in home rule.
and incorporated into the constitution pro-
vision prohibiting towns from contracting
debts and fixing the limit Of taxation TO be
imposed. The former provision is an ex-
Ceilent one, and ought to be adopted every
where. Illinois has made an effort in the
same direction b. limiting the amount of
debt which any city or town in the State
can contract but the Missouri plan is de-
didedly the better OF the two. The limita-
tion OF taxation will Immediately increase
the value of business property. In St.
Louis, where the property holder il now
taxed SS.1s1, the utmost that he c.n he
taxed after the adoption of the proposed
limitation will be $3.50, being a reduction
of 500 cents. The reduction will be even
greater as matter OF fact, and the increase
in the value of ST. Louis property. will be
even proportionately larger, since the Ger
tain.y that taxes cannot be advanced be-
yond a certain rate is alone worth a erca,
deal.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1875-09-09
CAN WE DO 1T

In the local columns of The TINES this
morning will be found an item in reference
10 the great horse show, that has been pro-
posed by several Of our prominent citizens.
We believe that ii the gentlemen named
viii begin now, so TO work in earnest and
act in unison, that tine fair will be a grand
success, and will exceed the expectations of
the most hopeful. ST. Joseph holds her
exposition this week, Kansas City follows
soon, and in the interval numerous county
fairs will be in progress. The object OF the
Leavcnworth fair would be to bring all the
winning horses from St. Joseph, Kansas
City, St. Louis, and different parts of the
State, TO our city, where purse OF couple
of thousand dollars would be offered. As
Learenworth will have no Agricultu-
raj fair this year, we believe
that our city, county and State
would be greatly benefited by an exposi-
ton OF this nature. Let us hear from the
merchants, ho,cl-kecpers and horsenicn on
this subject The columns Of THE TINES
are open Tor communications.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1875-09-09
AN ABSURD cAEAHD.

Gen. Pope was in St, Louis Friday, ana
left yesterday for Cincinnati. While in
the former city, he was called Oh by rep
resentative OF the Republican, whom he in
formed that the absurd rumor regarding
the removal OF the military headquarters
to Denver had no foundation in fact. Tic
General remarked that "as nobody had
anything to do with the removal but him.
self" he thought che ought to know ii there
was any truth in the rumor." We agree with
him in this, for it seems to us that some
body was remarkably foolish when he in
vented the canari. Gen. Pope is gentle
man whom We can ali trust, and when he
says that the headquarters will not he re.
moved, even ii they could, that statement
should satisfactorily settle the matter.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1875-09-09
SLOW AND SIRE

Tho article from the Il. Louis R,gui{iorn.
which We Published Sunday morning, head
al What we Need, should have been care
fully read not only 10y every merchant, but
i,y all classes OF people. The writer said
when he locked back over fifty wears, the
nuUher OF business wrecks during that time
was appalling. Men who then were in the
lead OF "a competitors, whose wealth ex-
cecdcd that Of Vanderbilt, and whose ex-
t-avagancc was not surpassed ty I.alston,
are now hotbling along The paths of
poverty, sconed by even those 10 whom
they had given employment. We need not
look 10 New York or San Francisco for
such examples, they are here in our own
city. Hnsiness firms which during ard be-
fore the war amassed gigantic fortunes are
HOW dissolved, and the individual members
have emigraied, or remain only TO brood over
their mislortuncs. II You look into the
matter, You will readily discover that no
one WAS 10 blame but themselves they ac-
quired wealth in q short time, their busi-
hes rapidly increased, and they imagined
that all they had to do TO become million
aires was to spread, TO extend their trade,
and in endeavoriisg to do this failure in
vaIiably ensued. Why has not our city
more wholesale merchants Where are MANY
Of the large houses whose trade extended in
10 the Territories? We all know Sever
al Of them in their folly thought that Leay-
cnworth was not large enough for them,
that they could do better in 81, Louis, or
elsewhere. They removed, and the first
news We heard OF them was that their doors
were closed by unlucky creditors. The fate
oi those men should he warning 10 all
merchants who are rot satisfied with doing
tai- business in a legitimate manner The
maxim Of the tradesman should be "slow
and sure" Better sell one hundred dollars
worth OF goods for cash, ur TO sound Gus
toners, than twice that amount 10 men who
never pay their bills. The sooner we come
down 70 cash basis the better il VIII he
ior all. The buyer will then obtain more
Tor his money. and the merchant will be
enabled TO meet all his bills promptly when
due,
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1875-09-09
SUICIDES

The IL Louis EeyabtsoGE, which has been
investigating the subject Of suicide in the
United States, cones 10 The conclusion that
not even France-which has had for many
years gloomy pre-enlInence IN the busI-
ness Uf sell destr uctiOn-cann0t pretend 10
compete with our own country in the num-
Der OF variety Of Its se't-muplers. From an
examination Of the public journals ior the
two months of July and August, i: appears
that there have been no less than Ito sui
cidc7 in the United States since July ls;.
Mud vet this number falls short OF the &C
tGal figures, n some cascs of seit-destruc-
tian never reach the newspapers, and Others
have, dcuhtless, been published in journals
which were hot among those eX-
nmincd In making mp the record.
All oi the cases noticed were authenticated
by the verdict OF the coIUncrs jaTIes III the
males and p females. OF the former class
iouE were under eighteen ycars oil -Se, and
one was 4 boy OF but thirteen. New York
furnished - cases; Illinois, 10; Ohio, -
Missouri, 10 (; Iowa, 6; Louisiana, ) New
Jersey, Massachusetts, .; California, t;
Indiana, i Pennsylvania, } Michigan, .;
Connecticut and Wisconsin, each >; and
Nevada, Rhode Island, District OF Column
Lia, Kansas Alabama, Maryland
and Nebraska ore each. OF The modes
Of scii-dcstrUc:ion, shooting was most
re5prtc'. to, having forty vic
Tins. TWcrty-six took their lives by
poison, fifteen hanged themselves, nine cut
their own throats, two jumped out Of win
dows and one starved himself TO DEATH
The reasons which led 10 the suicides were
IA varied "a the modes Of death. Thirty
ono died and left no sign, twenty-cight were
nyowedly tired of life" sixteen were in
sane, Twelve alleged domestic troubles"
eight whisky, seven, disappointed aiiec-
ton, four, 10 escape punishment for muir
Der, one because OF a sons disgrace, one be-
cause OF bad treatment from his children,
one, from religious eNcitemen; and one 10
escape punishment for THEFT
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1875-09-09
0llcrklr Iimes
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT.

r.. hanging Of six psor devils at FOR
smith, dag before yesterday, VIII bring the
-r5iact Of hanging before the people. Gap
nal punishment is not likely, nor should 1t
he abolished in this country, but even IT.
defender. would like 10 see less bunglinS On
the scstio,G. We frequently hear oil rope
breaking, and, where 10 such accident &C
cu., OF ~r,tcl4ei criminals slowly 5ranS-
ling to death, the process lasting from I'VE
:, e., minutes. An Eugiizh writer, who
lately interviewed" Marwooi, successor to
the veteran C:.lcrait, a. government hang
Inan. discovered that he went into the bust
rap l,cauze he thought he was suited Tor
q. oivinc up his occupation a. 4 sh0einak-
81. lie aid i am always there wien i
an wanted manly, firm, honorable lie
.iii not care Tor the pay, Lat meant TO put
out 81 pain - quickly a possible those who
CINE .nder lii hands. lie dcied anyone
t. .mI..ovc upon his Irooces. The best
Nanile Temp, he said, formed the rope h"
n7.I. and In one end 0: il he had inserted
IN iron ring, 50 that the moose might slip
iao.ly when The body fcil.
rs tic system he introduced, I'll, from
rhc,inioning to the final "cast-ofi'" could
bc accomplished in Icss than three min
u,ag. lie never SPOKE to the condemned,
iyr did he ever shake hands with them uE-
lcss they wished, because be considered
shaking hands brought on weakness. II
was a good fad" he considered, when the
loose was drawn 50 tight that the neck was
comprcssed three or four iEches. Death
was then instantaneous ali cummunica-
lion between the heart and brain ceased.
He il evidently an enthusiast in his pro
fcssion. Oar Shcriiis and exccutioncrs
NAV not ahare his feelings, but they would
10 well to take lessons. from him in the
practical part of their work. If the aim OF
the law Is TO dispatch criminals as soon az
can be done, then the English functionary
NAV l., deemed an artist worthy Of imita-
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1875-09-09
rosT-ofrICE CHANGES III KANSAS

During the week ending Sept. !, 1875
furnished by VIM. Van Week, OF the Pos,
Office Department.
OFFICES EsTABLIsnED.-L Lola, Pratt
county, Abram Kelley Quaker Point,
Jewell county, Isaac c. George.
PosTNAsTERs APPoINTED-BelGeld, Rush
county, Richard Deigh,on Decatur, Deca-
tur county, Justin Allen Fulda, Chautau-
qua county, Moses Liebenberg James
burg, Sedgwick county, Henry Loudenslag-
err; Kedron, Usage county, William II.
Philips; Lilly, Mcpherson county, Benja-
min F. Phillippi; New Salem, Cowley
county, ". II. Douglass Reading, Lyon
county, John stickley; Spring Valley,
Mcpherson county, P. J. Schermerhorn
Waushara, Lyon county, Mrs. Mary A.
Wilt.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1875-09-09
HAPPY MINNESOTA.

According TO the official report Of thi
Minnesota State Commissioner of Statistics
neither the aggregate nor the average yield
per acre OF wheat, oats and corn, was cyel
So large since Minnesota became one OF
the great grain-growing States OF ihs
Union, OF since the cultivated area became
20 extens!ve as TO require generally fav.
orable season TO produce 4 good average
yield for the whole State. Including the
area rava"ed by the grasshoppers, ti,e
average yield for the State viii not lie les
than eighteen bushels per acre oil wheat
and the farmers vii! we 4 surplus after
the deduction Of wheat for ilouer and foi
next spIing's sowing, Of about $4,000 0C
Lu-.c!s Q; wheat 10 convert into cash. The
Sras-hoppcr damages will be equal in
amount TO perhaps eight or nine per cent
Of the actual surplus; certainly not more
than the latter figure. The oat crop viii
reach 100000 bushels, the largest by s.,
100000 ever produced in The State. The
increase III the acreage of corn in 1875 is
unusually large, being 1G9,67S acres, while
in wheat the increase is 81 ,205, and in oats
$500 acres.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1875-09-09
INVESTIGATING The aRAssKoPPER.

! correspondent of the Contra! RsgiJe:
otiers some suggestions on the grasshopper
question. He thinks the subjects OF nation
al importance, urges the appointment Of in
vestigaiing commissions III every State and
Territory, and suggests that all intelligent
men make note of~Uch useful knowledge
as they may acquire, observe the habits,
tastes and distastes OF the grasshopers; let
meetings be held by which each will have
an opportunity Of learning the opinions en-
tertained and the knowledge gained by his
neighbors, and add the results of his own
observation, and cause the combined knowi-
edge OF the various communities to he pre-
pared for the Use OF any congressional or
territorial commission, and for the dis
semination OF such knowledge by such
newspapers as circulate through the agri-
cultural community, and it will, he BELIEVES,
literally pay by the increased prosperity of
the individual, and in the form OF finance
10 tine county, State and nation.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1875-09-09
ENCOURAGING

The New York .Fo5g-,J q C,,aa,Jc. j. oi
opfEfgn that our own farmers are about u
ezpcricnce the predicaneE: Of "Punch's'
British yoeinan, who5e crops were 20 big
that lie hadn't ta-4s enough 10 store them
in. Irsays:
'For about the fifteenth time within I
month, We read in Il . kilograms tai pota-
tOss and com are more or less injI !, most
Of the small vines killed, iDbacco totally
Ges -o-cI, Sc, &c-all IL tie well-known
.Ic1ous pitch 0; tic prophets of evil. The
damaging ir0sts 50 lar reported are said 10
have occIIed in Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin
aud Minnesota. In some parts the V 'ita-
ton was quite severe, no doubt; but III
al! probability the total injurious effect Is
much exaggerated. We may properly he
cautious in accepting T-I1yrs OF great dam
ages 10 The CroI- from AZ" one natural
cause, when We nave seen them come out -
little harmed lruIn 50 many agencies 81
threatened des;rUct!on.'
The news from all the agricultural dis
iricis, north and zouth, IL, indeed, most
encouraging. In spite OF all drawbacks it
has been one OF the most productive seasons
ever known. and there viii he fully twenty
five per cent. ToTe OF exPortable commodi-
ties than ge have ever had before. Ii, with
al these elements OF prosperity, business
docs not presently begin to recover from lis
staSna;ioa, it VIII be passing strange.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1875-09-09
OUR GOLD AND SILVER CROP.

The gold and silver product OF the Unit.
ed States in IS7i WAS 81 100000. OF this
California furnished S20.300,0CO; Nevada
S35, 452, eco; Utah, S5,9G0,C0O; Colorado
si,l9l, 900; Montana, S3,439,00O, Idaho
II ,SS0,0G0, We exported nearly the wholl
of this product abroad 70 pay for wha; We
imported. And YET, says an exchange, We
sometimes fiatter ourselves that orr gold
and silver mines are an important source
OF wealth, hat ii We compare their yield
with that oil some other products, the mis-
take VIII be detected. Our corn crop is
worth four time a much IS our gold and
silver crop; our wheat crop FIVE times rs
much; our cotton crop mole than three
times as much, and oUr hay crop four times
as much. California Is called the Golden
State, hut with ali its gold and silver pro-
duet i: would be poo- State but Tor It's
wheat crop. Caiifoinia's agriculture is Il
much more prolific ounce O.: wealth than
il mines.