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The Leavenworth weekly times., 1875-03-25
WAS NOT ENCIENTT,

and that she had escaped contracting any
disease while being exposed to the severe
cold of the winter. Many heart will be
shocked with the account Of this poor girls
treatment while in the power of these lech-
erous devils that satiated their beastly de-
sires by ravishing this helpless creature.
She was not considered as the wife Of any
one chief, but was
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OFTEN WHIPPED

and beaten, because 1 could not carry a.
much wood and water as some of the
squawp. All this time l was under charge
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s~Ohserve the following symptoms rseaitin
from the digestive organs:
Constipation, Inward Pies, Fuilhess o. the siOol
10 the Head, Acidity Of the Stomach, Sau.ea
Heartburn Disgust for Food, fuiiness or Weight in
the stomach, Sour erup,isns, snkings AuttteriLs
In Pit Of the stomach. SWIMMING Of the Head
Heart, Choking ourOcztlnR sensations when il
lying posture, Dimpess o; Vision, Dots or Weh<
before the sight, Fever and ,1il Pain in the Head
Deneieney IN Pe1piration, feliovness Of tie szia
and Eye, Pain In the eide, Chest, Limb and
sud6en fuahes Of Heat, Turning in the desh-
ev dooss of
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BURNED HER Up"

Here the broken-hearted girl broke down.
and the reporter waited some time before
she could proceed. Amids sobs and tears,
and in broken utterances, she continued as
follows, occasionally assisted BY Sophia:
After all were killed but we five sisters,
they gathered around us to see which one
should be put out of the way, and they said
they could only take four along. One In
dian, who seemed TO be chief. came up.
and looking at Johanna and me, suddenly
drew up his gun and shot sisters head off.
i was 50 frightened that could not stir for
some time. As soon as they got everything
they wanted they set fire to the wagon and
killed the cattle then made Sophia and l
get on horses and tied us on. took our two
little sisters up in front of them. and started
of as fast as the horses could 90. We
travelled all day, going due south, / should
judge. One squaw tried TO save Rebecca's
life, but the Indian she hit with the az
said he would have her scalp, and so, she
was shot.
NIn about week when encamped en-
Wolf Creek, the soldier again made the In
dams run. ! did not see them, but heard
the guns. All this time l was on horse
back, and a good deal of the time very sick.
had to ride all the time, and at night was
OFTEN WHIPPED
and beaten, because 1 could not carry "a
much wood and water as some of the
suuavp. All this time was under ch.rve
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CARNALLY KNOWN

by nearly every demon of the tribe. And
this was the unfortunate girl that had been
for nearly nine months subjected to such
fiendish treatment as this, There she sat
pale, wan Of face, sunken Of eye, and
aeart-hroken in spirits. And outside in
lazy incidence the vile wretches who had
.perpetrated these outrages! Surely every
one of them should be made suffer the full
extent of the law. She SAYS she can iden-
tify every one of the party that murdered
her parents and brothers and sisters, and
fhe government N-hould not be slow in
bringing these
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Johanna, one OF the sisters, being un-
healthy, the father decided to go to Kan
sas, hoping a change would be beneficial
They then removed to Elgin, Howard
county, Kansas, but remained there only
one year, when they started for Colorado
The family consisted OF the following,
aged as given below: Father and mother
John Germain and Lydia G. Germain. The
daughter-Rehecca, 81; Stephen, 10; Jo-
hanna, 10; Catherine, IL; Sophia, ii Ju-
liza, Z; and Nancy, ). This was the party
that started on
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IN HIS SKULL.

During the time this was going on, one
party rode after Stephen and shot and
scalped him. Ny sister, Rebecca, made a
brave defense with an ak, she knocked
down one of the Indians and would have
Killed him il she had not been tomahawked
fron behind. While half insensible. and
scarcely alive, the Indians-fve or six of
them-despoiled her person, and after that
they scalped her. They then carried her
near the wagon, tore off her clothes, piled
them up over her, with some other things
from he wagon, and while she was still
alive set fire TO the pile and
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MY BROTHER STEPHEN

I EA hall a mile away hunting up some
stock, and he had a gun with him. As poor
father fell mother rushed towards him only
TO receive a shot from another Indian who
fired at her head, killing her almost in
stantly. My father was not killed at once,
for he moved his arm about as he was
scalped by one of the party. They also
scalPed my mother. An old squaw picked
, up our ak and stuck it in my fathers head,
leaSing it fixed
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BOTH SHE'D TEARS.

on the 10Th of the present month, and is of
ordinary height, with regular features,
mass Of dark hair, and face of more than
ordinary intelligence. Her language shows
that she is possessed Of a common school
education, and in her manners she is ex-
eeedingly modest and retiring. She fully
realizes her terrible situation, but is not
downcast, seeming TO think il more Judi
cious and sensible TO strive and forget her
awful experience.
Sophia is only IL years old, but is well
developed and looks older than she really
is. Her eyes and hair are like her sisters.
She has been less cruelty dealt with, and
Will soon be as well as ever. The reporter
learned that Catharine
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WI 's'N CS1s~---- fE@FII<7
to justice-such as is served ont to white
men.
Catherine told a portion of 'te history
of her family, showing that III ev .Ne re-
spectacle people in moderate on
ces, and that the children had beefr
with all the care that loving parents coIS~,
give. They left Morgantown, Fannin
county, Georgia, nearly five years ago, and
removed to Howard county, Missouri,
where they remained until Nav, 1872.
Leaving there they emigrated to Merry
vile, Stone county, Missouri, living there
until September with an uncle by the name
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Issue the ntF F 4
in all
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THE FATAL JONRNES

to Colorado. They had an ordinary cover
ed wagon, some provisions and an OK team.
, When they arrived at Smoky Hill river,
about II miles south of the track of the
Kansas Pacific, and within 80 miles of Ft.
Wallace, they encamped. They spent the
night there, and on the morning of Friday,
September ii, 1874, were up early and pre-
pairing TO resume their journey.
From this point forward it will I've more
interesting TO hear the story from Gather
ines own Iips
The Ottawa free trader., 1875-03-06
FAM AND GARDEN.


A great number OF uOlse> are in the habit OF
striking one leg against another; aud good
deal ofmgenuity has been at different times eX
ercised IN search Il q remedy Tor this very
troublesome practice. Bpth the fore and
hind legs are subjtc; 10 cutting, the latter
perhaps, most frequently; lut IN them 1t Is
confined to the lpllpck Joint, whereas IN the
fore legs the horse may hit either the ietlock,
the leg just above the pastern, or just under
The knee, where it is called speedy cut,
from lis occurring chiefly by fast action.
1t is desirable, before applying Il remedy,
to ascertain, is possible, the cause, and the
part which strikes, whether the shoe or the
foot, and if the latter, what part Of it. Many
horses strike from weakness, and cease to do
so when they gain strength and condition
This is more particularly observable with
young horses Others cut from faulty con
formation Of the limbs, which are sometimes
too close to each other and sometimes the
toe IS turned too much out or too much In
when the toe is turned IN the horse usually
cuts under the knee.
The objects to be kept In view in shoe ing
such horses must De to remedy, as much as
we can, the faulty action, and to remove, ii
possible, the part which cuts. The part of
the foot which strikes Is generally between
the toe and the inside quarter, sometimes the
inside quarter llscli, out very rarely the heelS
of the shoe. If the horse turns his toe in, in
all probability he wears the inside of the
shoe m lost; and if So it should be made much
thicker than the outside. If the contrary, the
outside heel should 0e thicker than the in
side The shoe should be beveed off on the
inside quarter, which should also be free
from nails.
In the hind legs we often find that II three
quarter shoe Will prevent cutting when other
plans fail; for here the part which cuts is not
situated 50 forward as in the fore legs, so that
the removal of the iron altogether from the
inside quarter will often accomplish our aim
1t sometimes happens that every plan we can
adopt will not prevent cutting, and then the
only resource Is the adoption Of boots orstraps
Prairie Farmer.
The Ottawa free trader., 1875-03-06
The Better Way to Make Chicken Roosts.

The way many rOOstS are made Is exceed
ingly Objectionable, ds the fowls have diff
Guilty in getting on the rear poles when all
the positions near the front part are occupied.
Roosts for heavy fowls should be so arranged
and constructed that they can step on and off
without danger of falling and njuring them.
selves. Besides this many roosts are arrang-
ed in such manner that one cannot move
around IN the hennery unless he drops on his
knee beneath the fowls
The past season have been constructing
a hen-roost on new plan, which pleases bet
ter than any other style of roosts have met
with On one side of the hennery which is
about twelve feet in length; there are three
shelves, twenty inches wide, one above the
other, and about twenty inches apart. The
back edges Of the shelves touch the wall, so
that nothing can fall down behind them.
About three inches above the middle of each
shelf u roosting pole extends their entire
length. The ends Of the poles are so sup
ported that they can be removed without diff
ficuty. The fowls ascend to their roosts by
walking up an inclined road, with numerous
cleats nailed on the surface to prevent their
feet from slipping. This inclined board is
placed parelel with the Shelves close to the
front edges, SO that as a hen ascends she can
step on the first shelf or ascend to the next or
to the top roost The shelves prevent any
droppIngs from falling on the fowls below
them. More than this, the roosts occupy but
little room, which is so admirably appro-
priated that one can enter the hennery at
night and get desirable view of every fowl
as they are arranged in regular rows within
convenient reach Another excellent advan-
tagc is, all the droppings are received by the
shelves, so that the accumulations may be
collected with a shovel. Twice every week
the poles are removed and the shelves are
sCraped clean During the past two months
the accumulations collected from the shelves
filled barrel. Such fertilizing material is
worth more per hundred pounds than the
best Peruvian guanO that farmers can obtain
after it has been adulterated for market. BY
June next there will be a sufficient quantity
of choice manure TO apply to one acre of
growing corn. The rOostng poles are about
four inches in diameter Fowls prefer large
to a small pole for roost. In lieu of round
poles scantlings, three or four inches square
would make excellent roosts. Fowls are no,
halt as liable 10 fall off the roost at night il
The poles are broad or flat as when the -oosts
are no larger than a broom handle. When
fowls are allowed to roost here and there they
will smear everything with offensive drop
pings, and one cannot collect Il barrel of the
valuable accumulation daring the entire year
". Y Uerald
The Ottawa free trader., 1875-03-06
How to Estimate the Profits of Farming

Everywhere the man who has the most sys-
tenn In business is the most successful, and
the rule applies to all classes and trades alike
The persistent watchtulnesS which is requir.
ed to keep accounts of the outgoings or In
comings soon becomes pleasant task when
lts advantages are developed in a full under
standing of the business to which the system
is applied andmakes the performer the work
better and happier man in the conscious
ness that it gives him stability of character
as well. Every little counts in life's war.
fare. BY fixed rules and systematic action
steady advances are invariably made upon
the road to success BY negligence and in.
difference to details one as surely falls into
those loose habits which lead to losses ex-
travagance and ruin. The following from
the New England Homestead draws prof.
table parallel fo- the benefit of farmers:
The farmer lives in his own house. The
Use of the house. which he does not pay for,
IS as much part of his income as the money
which Il salaried man pays for rent is of his,
and should be accounted as such in an esti-
nate of the profit of his farm. All things
produced on the farm and consumed on the
farmers table, including the vegetables from
the garden, the eggs and milk used in cock
lng- are as much part of his income as the
money paid tor such things out of his salary
- VI 'oS SuldIlSu man. IL lne ldTIneE gives
his VILE and children pleasant ride to town,
using his own horse and wagon, the value OF
their use as much as the money the other
man pays out OF his salary for carriage hire of
his The colrectrule for estimating the income
IS substantially this: Give credit for every
article produced, used or expended in any way
whatever, no matter how small In value, as
well as tor the cash received for products
sold, aad for increase in the value of farm
property. and charge against the farm for in.
terest on capitdlinvested, and for all expen-
lItures The farmer that will do this fiom
year TO year will not so much feel like com.
planning of unpI oiitablenesS of farming as
compared with other pursuits. The fact is
that not one if hundred farmers taken into
consideration the luxury and comforts Of
fresh eggs. butter, milk, fruits, etc, that tAey
would have 10 pay high prices for if they
lived ia towns, or did without them.
The Ottawa free trader., 1875-03-06

We had two neighboas, in my boyhood
who pursued methods directly opposite II
their manner Of doing work. One was sys
tema,ic The labor for The day was written
out III the morning and strictly adhered 10
When Il job was begun, il was made The or
der of the day. All hands turned to, and
made light work of what would otherwise
have been tedious and unpleasant his work
was always done in season; well done, be
cause done under his supervision, ana ny
previously conceived plan. His premises
were very neat and orderly. He added large
ly to his Inheritance.
The other had no system, but worked al
random. His forces were divided; each man
doing different kind Of work, on aiHerent
parts of the farm. lie seldom flashed Jo6
in the time of it, but left them often times for
u long time unfinished. His work was al
most always behind hand; much OF IT was
poorly done. His premises were in a soven.
y and disord rly condition. Although a
hard working man, he added but little to his
property Both have long since passed away,
but the effect of their different management
is as visible to-day as during their lives
When one makes it rule not ~ begin q
lob until time can be had TO finish it proper
ly, and when begun, is stuck to until done,
marked improvement will soon become per.
Ceptlble. II this course is pursued for a
series of years. success will be almost inevl-
table, method and system being indispensa.
bic to profitable business. If but one thing
is we'll done in u day, the aggregate will be
very great at the end of one year, We shall
not be in the same slough from one years end
to another, but shall realize that the world
moves, and we are moving with it, The op-
posite course has many drawbacks, and is Of
ten attended with loss. Many kinds of work
from their nature cannot be- left without
serious loss of labor and material, which is
equivalent to cash. Who has not seen hun
drtd instances of such neglect?
| Unfinished fences, which allow cattle to SC
where they please, are very common. A lit
tie timely labor would have saved the crops
and taught the cattle good manners. bitches
which have caved in, and the earth washed
away, require much more time and labor
to complete in new place. Doors and
gates without hangings are very inconve
nient much more liable to accident, needing
to be renewed in less than half the time, than
| if properly cared for. These arc few OF
the many instance which meet the eye in
| IjJurncylng through the rural districts. Ii
one has business which is pursued for a
| livelihood, it will pay to follow 1t in the best
manner. There is proper time when every
thing connected with it should be done. Ii
one Is in love with his vocation, his intultive
fee ling will inform him when is the right
time. Neglect to follow such promptings
will be regrcttcd,-|F. Broun, IN Country
Gent
The Ottawa free trader., 1875-03-06

We read and hear a great deal about the
Importance of manure on the farm and OF
the immense outlay which the purchase OF
conn" m"rcal fertilizers involves. And If we
did not know the habits of farmers in this
respect we should suppose they would use all
available means to manufacture and also to
save manure on their farms. But while we
are glad to note an increasing interest in this
direction, we are sorry that SO many men neg.
leCl some of the easiest and simplest means
| for attaining this result At this season of
the year we see great many cattle roaming
around the fields, scattering ard, in a great
measure, wasting their manure. In allowing
this their owners are certainly guilty of neg
lecting very important item in farm man
agement. They may claim, as some do, that
the manure is not wasted that the cattle dis
tribute it over the fields where they feed, and
thus the labor of men in spreading it is not
required In this they claim to get the work
done without any expense. But such an idea
cannot be held by men who give mach
! thought to their farm work. For it can be
seen at Il glance that, although the manure IS
spread over the fields, it is done in most
wasteful manner 1t is not left where it is
wanted. There is a little scattered almost
everywhere on the farm, but there is not
enough in any place to do much good, and
what little there is left in place is not in any
condition to be used as food for plants. Be
fore it can be made available for this purpose
it must be pulverized; and to go all over the
farm with bone and break it in pieces, as
ought to be done every spring, if cattle are
left in the fields the preceding autumn, makes
considerable work. The manure will not be
worth more than half as much as it would i.
kept at the barn during the winter, and ap
piled in the spring Besides, if cattle are
kept in barns, sheds or yards, the manure can
all be saved, earted out and put where it is
needed. 1t is also very much better for the
COWS to be kept in yards than it is to be run
ming all over the fields They will get better
water and get it when they need 1t, II the far
mer pays any decent attention to his business
When they run at large they will not always
get water when they ought to have it: if it Ii
some distance from the barn they will not &c
to it more than twice day in very cold
weather, and sometimes not but once, They
then drink too much at time, get chilled
and are made uncomfortable. But if in the
yard where they can get water at any time o
the day they Will drink but little at a time
and get il as it is wanted THIS Is very mucl
better for them than it is to drink a great dea
of cold water at once They will not be a,
likely to take cold or 20 contract diseases o
the stomach or lungs. Cows will give more
and better milk If they are kept in the yart
in cold weather than they will to be roaming
around and vainly trying to satisfy hunger by
eating the spoiled and fros,-bitten grass
which is all the food they can find in the lots
All things considered it will pay well to keel
cattle in the yard during cold weather.-N
T.. Homestead.
The Ottawa free trader., 1875-03-06

Farmers can plant corn another spring
without any fears of being obliged to sell il
at remunerative prices, even though there
should be good crop throughout all the
corn-raising states. 1t is estimated that wher
it is plenty and cheap, we usual commence
the winter with about half crop of Old corr
on hand. But by another fall the presen
supply will be all fed, and both farmers and
feeders Will be obliged TO depend upon the
new crop, which will make the price such a.
will pay the farmer well for his labor.
The Ottawa free trader., 1875-03-06

Cattle of all kinds should be fed with great
regularity and not Over-ied Stock will thrive
much better upon the same quantity of feed
when it is given al regular periods than upon
larger quantity when irregularly given
Whatever kind Of feed is given, only so mucu
should be placed before them, or they will
not cat up cleanly, ald, On the other hand, ali
that they will eat cleanly should be given
them. Over-feeding, starving or irregulari
ties in feeding should be carefully avoided by
every feeder of farm stock
The Ottawa free trader., 1875-03-06

1t costs less to breed ana raise a mule colt
to a suitable size for sale than a horse; less
time is required TO prepare them for market
and the young mules may be sold at any time
more readily and at better paying prices
they are less subject to disease, less liable 10
accidents, and more money can be made out
of them. and vet mankind are reluctant tc
engage in their breeding
The Ottawa free trader., 1875-03-06

Where's the molasses, Bill" said red
headed woman sharply to her son, who had
returned with an empty jug. None in the
city, mother. Every grocery has large
board outside with the letters chalkcd on Il:
IN. o. Nolasses'
The Ottawa free trader., 1875-03-06

COUNTY -UI-ERINTHN
OF SCHOOLS.
The Ottawa free trader., 1875-03-06

Gicagois called the Insurance Companies
Cemetery.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-05-29

POSITION OF PIocHE.-Our old frienl
Mr.. Wescoatt. the weli-known surveyor,
has favored Us with a copy Of the fol-
lowing letter, which is quite nseful ana
Interesting as it authoritatively estab-
fishes the true position Of Phoebe:
OFFICE OF CHIEF ENGINEER,
WAsHrSGIoN, D. CT
n. Wesccatt, Phoebe, Nevada: Sir
The longitude and latitude of the astro-
nomical s.tion at Phoebe. Nevada. re-
ferred 10 in your letter of he 18th ult.,
il AS fellows: Longitude. Ia deg. 81
min, IL q SEC. w of Washington; 1ati-
tu.ie, 81 deg. So min. 26.07 sec. north
altitude. 5 9i2.3. by direction Of Chief
Of Engineers, Gro. II. ELLIOTT,
Major of Engineers.
Phoebe Record.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-05-29

girl. The father took up his daughter
and rushed with her to place Of safety.
Louis Langlors, of the Riverside mill,
went IN to render aid, when . little girl
came tumbling down before the door
under his feet, and though he burned
his hands badly in Doing it. be was able
to pail her out. but the little girl wac
injured. A young woman hes. ont ono
window frame ard jumped to the gionrd
safely. An old woman Of sixty went to
the same opening. and. hesi'ating TO
jump, was pulled inside by Tie hair by a
brutal fellow. He jumped clear, and
she fell and was seriously injured. OF a
family CT five. four got out alive. one
little girl, aged twelve years, being
burned. She was sought Cor by her
little brother, and at last discovered,
dead. John Lynch. mason, finding
people pressed in at TIE bottom of the
church door, pulled many down who
we're on the top, thus saving dozen
lives. The whole affair was over in If
teen minutes.