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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-12-15
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MASON uAMLIN CABINET ORGANS,
UNEQUALED.
THREE HIGHEST MEDALS

{ judged critically, uNAPrRoACnED In oaracit, Ami,
excellence, by any others. Awarded
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-12-15

no better Investment for u manufacturer or Wholesale
dealer, at Che present time. than an annual
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-12-15

correspondent Of the Congreyaiioaaiist tells
one OF those astonishing stories Of great returns
from small area, as follows; (" The farm con
tains about one-third Of an acre. The house and
barn, the walks, grasspots, borders and beds for
shrubbery and flowers, take about one-half Of the
lot ON the remaining seven thousand square
feet there are three cherry trees four apples trees
seven peach trees, forty pear trees Of some thirty
different kinds, some Of the trees having two or
more kinds one hundred grape-sines Of eighteen
different varieties tmany Of these vines are on
trellises around the house and barn.; one hundred
hills Of cnrrants between the trees aud between
the rows Of trees, yielding last year three
bushels OF currants, fifty hills Of mspberres, be
tween the rows Of trees and few dozen hills Of
tomatoes Almost all these trees vines and bushes
are in bearing condition, and yield abnndantly
From this little spot there has been gathered, this
season, at least sixty bushels Of fruit And here
Is another instance, from Buckland, Massachu-
sets. given In the Springfield Repubgcaa, thus
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-10-15
1he Law OF the Kali.

Some one who has taken the
trouble to post himself on the laws
governing railroad passenger trav-
ell, says extra charges for failure TO
buy tickets are universally sustain
ed by the courts, but there must be
a full opportunity to buy afforded by
the ticket seller. Passengers must
show tickets when asked for. AS
to the obligation of the road to fur
nish seat to passenger decision
says: ga passenger who exhibits
his ticket need not surrender it I'M
til he has been furnished with q
seat" A railroad is not liable for
things stolen out of q passengers
seat, there being no previous deliv-
cry 10 the company's servants, for
the same reason the company il not
liable for baggage in the passengers
own care. Passengers who neglect
to look after their own baggage on
arrival at their destination cannot
recover ii il IL is lost without fault
to the carrier. Baggage left in the
station houses for the passengers
convenience, after it has reached its
destination, comes under a new
class Of rights and duties, tue bag.
gage master assuming the position
of "gratuitiOus bailee," who be.
come liable in cases of gross negli.
gence. The obligation of the rail,
rood as carrier ceases when it has
delivered baggage 10 its own
er at the place of destina
ton, or when he has haC
reasonable opportunity of receiving
and removing it. Ii will interes
sportsmen 10 know that they may
recover for the value ot dogs whel
they entrust them TO baggage mast
ers for hire, because of their exclu
sion from the passenger cars.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-10-15
Emporia, Oct. I, 1875.
Projecting Love.

They were coming down from
Saginaw on the boat, and, as a swell
rocked the steamer, the young lady
screamed out and crawled around
until she seized the young mans
arm.
"Piller yer head right here, SUI
san !" he exclaimed, patting his
heart with one hand and slipping
the other round her waist. "Wben
a Teller loves a girl as love you, he
could take her on his back and
swim eighteen miles in Decline,
and then go home and hoe corn till
shutdown. Piiler yer head right
here, my love, and If she rains, and
halls, aud thnnders blue blaZes,
don't you squeal one squeal !"
"Are you safe p she trcmblingly
inquired.
sale as cow tied to brick
wall eighteen feet thick, my love
just lean sight over here, shut your
peariy ewes aud feel as conteEted ~
il We set on the top rail OF the past
mr. fence, waitin' for n iiu pcddlei
10 arrove in sight!'
"Shc pillercd," and everybody re
maj ked that lac looked like hero
Detroit Free Pres
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-10-15
mnecI,.rnnhr I,1nn

All the money voted the Rev.
Henry Ward Iieechcr has been
raised and paid over.
The new capital to the Christian
Union newspaper tn the extent OF
Sl50,00n has been raised, and the
entire amount Ia promised.
Mrs. Tilton and her motI.er, Mrs.
Morse, are living at house OH
Madison street, brooklyn. They
had "A kind of house warming there
on "Wednesday night, at which the
PlymOuthites appeared in force,
and a sympathetic purse of 500
was subscribed to Mrs. TiltOu.
Donations of crockery and other
nccessaries are being made, and
doubtless the family will be com
Portable.
Yesterday Mrs. Tilton went to
Norwalk 10 meet her children
Alice, Carroll and Frank. who are
returning from school at Washing
ton, Conn. Miss Florence Tiltor
went to meet them at the Forty
second street depot. The result
was that Alice went with her moth
or, and the boys-Ralph imclud d.
went to their father.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-10-15
Human saliva I1ilIs snakes

The Marietta (Ga) Journal was
told by gentleman the other day
that human spittle was as deadly to
poisonous snakes as their bites were
deadly to mau. He says while
picking up bundle of straw and
trash under his arm, while cleaning
field, n ground raItlesnake, four
feet long, erawled out from il and
fell TO the ground at his feet. III"
AZ once placed his heel upon the
head of tie snake and spit in its
mouth. Shortly atterward the
snake showed symptoms of inactiv-
ity and sickness, and he picked IL
up by its tail and carried it to the
house and showed IL to his wife, tell
ing her he had spit in its mouth and
that il was poisoned. At the expi-
ration OF lifieCn minutes the snake
was dead. TO further experiment,
he came across blowing adder
(snake), which elected from its
mouth yellow liquid. lie canght
il and spit in is mouth, and IL died
lie caught another blowing, and il
refused TO open it's mouth. lie spit
upon n stick aud rubbed the spitIle
upon the adder's nose, and IL died.
AtIcrward he came across a black
snake, regarded as not poisonous,
and he caught it and spit in its
mouth. Instead of the spittle kill
ing tho black snake, as il did the
poisonous reptiles, it only made il
stupidity sick, from which it recov-
cred. This conclusively shows that
poisonous snakes have as much u
fear from the spittle of man as man
has to fear from their bites.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-10-15
NoG Entirely without IseDson

Bundy has been married two
weeks, and has left his wife. Bum
dy is little man, and his wife
weighs two hundred pounds, aud
was the relict of the late Peter
Potts. About ten days after mar
riage Bundy was surprised, on
awakening in the morning, to find
his better half sitting up in bed, cry
ing as if her heart would break.
AstOnished he asked the cause OF
her sorrow, but receiving no reply,
he began to surmise that there must
be some secret sorrow on her mind
that she withheld from him, that
was the cause of her anguish, so he
remarked to Mrs. Il. that, as they
were married, she should tell him
the cause of her grief, so, if possible
he could avert it, and after consid-
cradle coaxing he ELECTED the fol-
lowing from her:
"Last night dreamed l was sim
gle, and as l walked through a well
| lighted street l came TO a store
where sign in front advertised
husbands for sale. Thinking it Gu.
rious, entered, and ranged a ong
'hc wan oH eliiIer Sue were men
with prices affixed to them. Such
beautiful men; some for $1,000
some for $500, and so on To $50
And as l had not that amount
could not purchase.
Thinking TO console her, BundS
placed his arm lovingly around her
and asked:
."And did you see any men like
me there p
"Oh, yes" she replied, drawing
away from him, slots like you they
were tied up in punches, like aspar-
agus aud sold for ten cents pei
bunch" . .r.t -
Dundy got up aud went 10 see hi
lawyer as TO whether he had sufI1
cient grounds for divorce.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-10-15
EMPORIA NEWS
FRIDAY, OCTOBER Is, 1875.
a Notice or Geological rehO.

rtes-
Biologists, with few exceptions,
believe the earth TO be vastly older
than Moses represents it to be, and
that 1t was, during immense ages,
brought into form suitable for hu-
man habitation. According to this
theory the matter of which the
earth Is composed, must have been
created and informally thrown to-
gether, and therefore, it must have
taken vast ages to bring it into form
suitable to be dwelling place for
man. or this there is no conclusive
evidence. The earth, to turn on its
axis, and go round tho sun in its or.
bif,must have been globe as it now
is, with its ocean imbedded as il is
now, and consequently the earth
must have been habitable. This Is
in accordance with reason and
science, and with the Mosaic ac-
count of the creation accomplished
in six days. According to natural
laws the globe must have been, al
its creation, substantially what it is
now. The theory that the Creator
created n mass of matter and work
ed on it during vast ages to make il
habitable, is derogatory 10 the Di
vine wisdom and power. And it il
q positive contradiction to Divine
revelation which affirms that al
six days the Lord made heaven and
earth, the sea and all that in then
is."-Exod. 20, IL. In this afiirma
ton is included every particle il
heaven, earth aud sea Il at ia, ever.
particle in our solar system. Wha
grand presentation of the bound
less wisdom and power of God! l
comparison with this the geologics
theory is cold, dark aud aboninabii
TO make and light up the vast I'M
verse in six days was work trans
cendently grand and glorious.
john RANKIN.
Emnoria Oct Z 1879
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-10-15
THE RLaCIx TONGUE.
Missouri Cattle Affected viii.
1.-THE Node Of,IsrealIng IA.

ht-Hhe Mode Oh AreAtAnS "a
We are informed that a diieease
known as black tongue is afiecti. &
many OF the cattle throughout the
country. This disease Is said to be
peculiarly prevalent In seasons
when vegetation is very rank.
The first noticeable symptom
which appears, is an indispositiOn
10 eat ON tic part Of the animal af-
feted; this is quickly followed by
siObbering, and the animal becomes
stiff and apparently unable 20 move
without great exertion. Unless
checked, the disease is usually fatal
in from three to ten days. Cows
deer and sheep are all liable to
this disease, and horses have dis
ease which very much resembles il.
Perry Millsap, Esq, living in
/ Washington TOWNSHIP info rms rs
that he had much practical expert
ence in the treatment OF cattle so
afflicted, and recommends that on
an animal being taken sick, the
tongue and mouth be examined,
and ii a dark gangrenOus streak is
found in the month, and the tongue
instead of having Its characteristic
roughness. is slick and dry, IL will
be evidence that the disease is
''black tongue" After having as
certained these facts, then open the
jaws of the animal and with a swab,
made of cloth, thoroughly cleanse
the mouth and apply pulverized
quick lime. This lime acts as an
eschsrotic and destroys the dead
and unhealthy tissues and stimu.
lates the part TO take on q healing
action. Mr.. Millsap says that In
. cases in which this course has been
pursued at the commencement o.
the disease, he has never known 1
failure to cure in a single instance
Those of our readers who have
: stock afflicted with this disease, vii
! do well to give the plan of treat
, ment suggested by Mr.. Millsap I
careful trial. OsceOla, Mo, Sen
tinel. seas
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-10-15

A woman cured her husband of
staying out late atnight by going 10
the door when he came home and
whispering through the keyhOle,
sis that you Willie?" Her hus-
dand's name is John, and he stays
home every night now, and sleeps
with one eye open and q revolver
under his pillow.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-10-15

The largest recorded yield of a
single COW that is perfectly well
authenticated, is that of an animal
kept st the Jail at Lewes, England.
In eight consecutive years she
gave 9,72O gallons. or an average OF
more than l,2I0 gallons q year.
She was MIXED one year 32l
days and gave l,2S0 gallons, which
made $40 pounds 81 butter, or al
the rate of u pound OF butter from
- pounds of milk.
y Mr.. Scott. OF Shafiesbury, V
had q COW whose milk yielded 504
pounds of butter in 1866, or at the
rate of one pound of butter from
% pounds of milk.
An Ayrshire COW recently liel-
ded 300 pounds of butter in ten
months after calving, or between
March I0ih 1866, and January 10Th,
1867, besides supplying a family
with milk and cream.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-10-15

For 8 space of ten or twelve miles
in Platte county, Missouri and Platt
rivers run within q half to-twO miles
of each other, and for years il has
been predicted that the Missouri
would break through into the Plat,
and at last if has done so. 1t occur
red Sept. 80. Farley, about four
miles southeast of Leavenworth.
The break ia about three hundred
feet in width, through which the
water is pouring, doing great in
Jury, with the prospect of more.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-10-15

The exceeding cheapness At which
President Grants valuable horses
sold for at St. Louis, is said TO have
exposed friendly fraud upon him.
Tnese horses were mostly presents,
from time to time, and were claim
ed TO be very valuable and costly
animals. But this sale proves them
TO have been very ordinary priced
steeds, showing that the prosecutors
bought horse for about Sl50 and
then valued il at $500 to $1,000
when they sent il to the President.
lie could really have Afforded TO
have refused these tokens OF friend
ly admiration.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-10-15

The Kansas City Mail says OF
White Stockings: "Notwithstand-
ing sensational reports TO the con-
trary, the horse il, and has been
since colt, the property of Mr..
Eastin, of Clay county. lie was
war worked in livery stable for
quite a while, and Mr.. L. asked
SIS5. CHIEF OF Police Speers was
about to buy him at that figure, not
because he thought the horse worth
that sum, but because he thought he
had = good match for him in size,
color, etc. Ed. Stevens spoiled the
trade by offering Eastln $500 for the
horse, when the owner thought if
he could get that he was worth more
and asked $3.50, which Stevens re-
fused to pay. That was about three
years ago, and to-day the horse
horse could not be bought for
$4,000" MT
A farmers crib a a gnaw fnl Dlaee
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-10-15

The time has passed when a wo-
man must be pale and delicate TO be
interesting-when she must be to-
tally ignorant of all practical
knowledge to be called refined and
highbred-when she must know
nothing of the current political
news of the day, or be called mas
euliBe and strong minded. 1t is
not sign of high birth or refine
ment TO be sickly and ignorant.
Those who affect anything of the
kind are behind the times and must
shske up aud air themselves mental
ly and physically, or drop under
the firm strides OF common sense
ideas, and be crushed into utter in
Significance.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-10-15

A Chinsman in San Francisco is
exhibiting an extraordinary educ \
ted bird. 1t is species of canary,
small in size, of a dark notified
color, aud in the Chinese language
is called AN "hOur bird" Kept in a
small cage, p&rtiIlly darkened, on
opening The door, in obedience to
the command of it's MASTER, it hops
along an OblOng box placed in front
of its cage, and bends down, selects
out of series of envelopes contain
ing cards those bearing the date (
The month and the hour of the day,
rarely if ever making q mistake
This it will keep on doing all day
long
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-10-15

Pianos and Organs. |
Small Musical Instruments.
Chickering Pianos,
The best in the world.
Whitney & Holmes Organs.
Mason s HamIin Organs.
Piano Stools and Covers.
sheet Music and
instructions Books.
Oar Instruments are the
Best that the most
Accomplished skill has
Yet produced. and
We defy competition
Either in the Price or Dur
ability Of our Instruments.
We have secured the
Services of one of tho most
Accomplished Tuners in the
West. j. l.. Sheldon,
And are prepared
To tune or repair in the
Most satisfactory manner.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-10-15
I. ID. FOX. 81 co.

viii be found
First door north of
Hankla - Buffers store,
with the finest line of
Books and Stationery,
Fine Writing Papers.
students Stationery.
Gold Pens, Zinc and
Platina Pens,
Blank Books, Pass,
Memoranda and Note
Books, Wall Paper,
Curtain Goods.
Window Shades. Window
Fixtures. Brackets,
MOmldings. and Picture
Frames.
Orders f'ronn a distance
Solicited.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-10-15
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS

% tie Constitution Of the State Of Kansas, sub
5ssiftsL by the Legislature at its last session
far the ratification or rejection 81 the electors
O|khe State at tie iaert general election
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-06-17
HOW STRANGE aud HOW TRUE !
IN THE BOOK
BUSINESS BURSTED.
No Middle Man-HoneSt John on One
Side, All-Spicer on the Other.

The public is most cordially invited to call and
examine my new stock of SCHOOL BOOKS, POCKET
BOOKS, ALBUMS and STATIONERY. in all its
branches, together with well selected lot of Toys
to please the little Ones all of whom invited to
come in and sit down three legged stool, and I'll
take broken piece of stick candy and break it in
ever so many pieces regardless OF damages, and d.
vide 1t all around for everybody knows love little
children, aud even if you do not buy anything you
will not be driven ont of the house with broom
stick And now, trust the people of Lancaster and
surrounding country will confer q liberal share OF
their patronage upon John in order to keep him from
going back to his old business of saloon keeping
which he should hate muchly. I shall sell cheap
for cash only, and will not ask you to help pay for
debts incur by selling at enormous prices, and get
my money when This is no advertising dodge,
but really want to sell these goods to get money
enough to start bank. shall endeavor to keep on
hand full line of Fancy and Family Groceries,
Tobacco and Cigars Lemons, Oranges and Confec
tonery in all varieties. Bummers have a habit OF
showing bills into my face. and objection to
passing them around therefore, Saturday paymasters
together with those that will pay when they in
again. requested to keep at respectable distance.
Lunch heretofore, though unavoidable crcnm-
stances have placed me second third in rank
restaurant keeper but there is nobody to blame
but my humble self for not keeping up with the
times by advertising quais rabbits, frogs ducks and
grasshoppers dish of oysters that attened
by process peculiar to our climate, or, perhaps
owing TO that great leveer Time. shall keep man
utaeturng Ice Cream that will even lift PHILADELPHIA
out of It's boots And now that / no longer a
vender Of the ardent, trust that these sweet little
ladies will no longer object 70 calling at my house
and being waited upon in the most exquisite French
style. Admission free but on leaving well them ach
Gottl And now you viii wonder no it is that can
keep all these things and selling them so cheap,
and still keep even with the world will be plain
and tell you; drought big pile of money to this
place to commence with, IL recollect right had
as much as four dollars; so you easily see why
held out so leng. Crusaders point to me with
PRIDE example that their efforts have not been
in vain. There is joy in heaven and angels are look
ing down shedding tears a repentent old sinner
like j. BEG.
N. B.-I have on hand lot OF nice little baskets,
which come handy to carry eggs home in, and if
them back. J. b.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-06-17
Profits of Feeding Stock.

1t strikes me that in discussing this
important question we have overlook
ed the fact that in the calculations of
the cost of feed everything is reckoned
at the market price when delivered at
perhaps some distant village or city;
and when the profit of growing a ton
of hay and transportation is taken out,
the iced will cost considerably less.
1t seems to me that so long as the
fattening of cattle is confined to farm
ers who raise their own hay and grain,
the better way would be to ascertain
the exact cost of ton Of hay in the
barn, and in like manner the exact
cost of the grain when ready for feed
ing 1t will then be seen that one
can fat beef at profit only by raising
cheap feed.
For example, if a mans farm is
worth $50 per acre, only one
half OF which is suitable for good
meadow and tillage, which is fully up
the average Of farms, then by allowing
the value of the house as an offset to
the difference in value between the
good and inferior land we have $50
as the value of the meadow lands.
The interest, taxes, fences, etc, will
be annually ten per cent. on this or
s.; the cost Of cutting an acre of hay,
according to my experience, is from
81 so to 50, sometimes more if the
grass is heavy crop This will
amount to 81 per acre. IF the hay
yield one and ahatf tons per acre, then
the cost per ton in the barn will be
"a GO instead of S12
Some may think this low esti-
mate, but on a good grass farm hay
should not cost more than S. per ton
on an average, neither should corn
cost over sixty cents per hushel At
these figures for feed in the barn and
crib, cattle can be fed at a profit, but
not if the hay, etc is bought; because
then large profit has already been
made. have bought bay at $40
per ton, and fed it to sheep and young
cattle with profit, for one or two years.
Management in this way enabled me
to double my own hay crop, and dis
pence with buying hay. There are
many farmers who might, by feeding
stock at loss for a few years, render
their farm self-sustaining for all time
to come, and save many a dollar now
expended in fertilizers, which, with
the single exception of plaster and
clover seed, are poor dependence for
success.
So long as the fag end Of the al
chemists hope exists, people will
struggle for something that will turn
base metals into gold; something
which will produce a large crop by
putting a tcaspoonful of medicine in
the hill. Barnyard manure is the
foundation upon which we must build;
stock make manure, manure makes
grass, and grass makes stock, and
all these make money, and success
in this direction is the receipt for riches
and Improvement, and none other is
as good; it never fails when given q
fair trial. Cor. COuntY Gentleman.