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The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-03-20

SAN FRANCISCO MERCHANTS are avail
ing themselves of the opportunity
afford d by the high price of gold and
the consequent depreciation of eur
rency, to pay off their greenback cred
itors in the Eat.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-03-20

THE L nm. Mine Company is re-
qnired to give S. 900 bonds for costs in
the snit against ex-senator Stewart,
Trenor w Park and Henry Baxter to
recover $1,000 900 paid them for the
mine.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-03-20

THE colored ministers of Washington
have had consultation with the Board
of Health. in regard to the means
necessary to diminish the present
great mortality among the colored peo-
pie of that city
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-03-20

The Senate has ratified the Hawaiian
treaty. The amendments proposed by
the Committee on Foreign Relations,
and heretofore published, were
agreed to.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-03-20

The Columbia (kentncky) Spectator
has the following extraordinary birth
mark p" story:
Abont three months ago. in the edge
of Russell county. Il child WAS bonn
mo IL family IN which other children
bad previously made their appearance
from time to time, ali Except the last)
being we'll formed aid healthy. This
last Is M unusual product of nature.
The body from the head down To the
hips Is IN form and color, with few ex-
ceItions, very mncb like other White
children; around the hips 1t is perfectly
black, its legs being like those of IN
ordinary child. The head, also. is
spotted. and the hair npon it is rs stiff
aS the bristles of hog. The sex ol
the child cannot as yet br determined.
The mother gives the following expla-
nation of the freak: 4 short time be-
fore the birth of the child a yiciouS
wild hog broke ont of his pen. Inch
was near the house, and with dtvonr-
ing intent Immediately made ut Il
child that was playing in the yard The
mother Witnessed this scene. and so
imminent was tie danger that she was
greatly terrified. She srrang to the
little ones assistance just III time to
save ii from the turious animal. The
hog WAS Of h 1t kind known among far
mers as listed-that is. having II siri, e
across bis shoulder; the remainder of
his body WIS spotted The marks on
the child correspond to these color
marks on the hog. The hair on the
chlld's bead Is simply number of stiff
bri-fles projecting ont from the skin.
Up to this time it has been healthy.
and bids fair to grow mp to yonihhuod.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-03-20

THE water has been drained from
Shaft No. on the line Of the Sntro
Tunnel. aud work was resumed in the
header last Wednesday.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-03-20

JASPER D. WARD. whose term rs Con-
gresham from Chicago expired on the
4th of March. has been appointed
United States District Attorney for
Northern Illinois. the most important
district in the West. Ward made the
minority report of the Arkansas Com
mittee, declaring Brooks the rightful
Governor of Arkansas, in accordance
with the views of the Presidents mes
sage on Arkansas affairs. Nearly all
the, defeated congressman who sup
ported the Force bill and sustained the
Presidents views of Southern aft tirs.
have been provided for. Those salary
grabbars, defeated ut the polls last No.
vember. are for Grant for third term
or for life. if he will only give them
Office These are the men who voted
for back-pay steals, gag laws. bayonet
bills. increased taxation; in fact tn v
are the particular friends of Grant, and
together they run the government.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-03-20
Notice to Stock lirowers.
u Willie MTFNCE THE RODFo AT NV
Il Ranch at Golconda, on
Monday. May ~. 1875.

And will come down the Humboldt 10 Winne.
mncea; thence 10 Paradise Valley. thence to
Glover Valley, to Mr.. vans and the Ranches
OF others. at the request If dinrrent RancLars.
ana | no the 1t, ck.ownors will get their
CATTLE ana not run herds aiterthat time.
JAMES Z. ANDERSON.
"oiconla Ranch, March /, 1875.
mhl Inns
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-03-20

MRs. WILLIAM PLUNTZ, of Albany,
separated from her husband after only
two weeks of wedlock, because he
snored so londly that she could not
sleep. Her plea before the court was
cruelty to the sex" The court
could not help her ont of her trouble,
bnt she finally prevailed upon her hus-
baud to give her 800 and release her,
and she went her way.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-03-20

A DISPARING lover. of San Francisco,
fred three shots upon himself recently.
The damage, says an exchange, was
just sixty-two aud one-half cents-for
a broken pane of glass.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-03-20

THERE il row in the Radical camp
in South Carolina. The Governor has
vetoed the General Appropriation bill,
passed by the Legislature, and the
scene which ensued upon the receipt
of the message giving his reasons for
withholding his approval was never
excelled in the Legislative halls of any
State III the Union, not excepting
Nevada. This Is the first attempt to
restrain rascality in the Sonth
Carolina Legislature since the State
was reconstructed. ard the colored
members, who received their degrees
in thievery from the satchel carrying
professors. with the understanding
that their power to plnnder the State
WAS unlimited, do not understand it
All the rognes, white and black, are
furions, and the impeachment of Gov.
ernor Chamberlain is not improbable.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-03-20
BORN.

Golconda, March -, to the wife Of
Joseph Brown, a son.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-01-29
Tnn oArrAfN,s aEEsE.

An ola whaling captain. Who had spent
she whole prime Of hislife on the ocean with
but Indifferent success, have scraped together
q few thousand dollars, retired from TIE sea,
moved into the country with his family, and
bought small farm. One Of his neighbor;
said to him after he settled on the farm I;
"Capt. K, you've got nice pond on your
place, and you ought to have a good large
dock Of geese. It's grand place to keep
'em, and they'll be profitable to you" "Yes,
I think they will, " said the captain, "I've
got some nice ones TO sell ye," continued the
kind neigbbor "You come over and pick
'em out YOURSELF So the captain selected
n suitable number, making his choice as he
would among school of whales when
drought to- or as o boy would from o
basket Of apples. In the Spring following
he happened to be visiting at the farm Of
another neighbor, and among other things
inspected the geese, making comparison in
his mind highly favorable to his own judg
ment. Don't think your birds are so hand
some as mine" he remarked. "Do you
have any eggs YETI" "Oh, yes they have
been laying freely for this month or more"
"Well, don't know how 'tis, said Capt K.
''I've got the handsomest (lock that I've seen
anywhere this season--picked 'em out one
by one from my neighbor jones flock, and
| feed IN high, too. Butnotan egg have they
laid yet. only wish you would come over
and see 'em. Perhaps you can give an idea
how to manage EN-" His friend did leone
over and see 'em" the next day, and, as soon
as he could speak for laughter, he enlight-
ened the ancient mariner as to the cause of
the non-productivene by informing him
that they wero--all ganders!
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-01-29

A farmer asts how 70 measure corn il
The ear o. 70 the crib or bin. There are
several rules for this, but the most com.
mon Is what is called the 2s-inch rule
that is, upon the presumption that box
one foot square and twenty-eight inches
deep will hold one bushel when shelled.
This rule applies only to the dent or
gourdseed variety of corn. The cubical
contents in feet are first ascertained, and
this multiplied by three and divided by
seven, which will give the bushels Of
shelled corn of fifty-six pounds. Thusa
crib that is thirty-two feet long, eight
feet wide, and thirteen feet high in the
average viii hold l, 425 bushels, and two
ofthem 2, $50 bushels. A common wagon
box, eleven feet long and two feet high,
would hold twenty-eight bushels Of corn
in the ear. Anotherrule for thefarmer's
boy is to reduce the contents to cubic
inches, and divide by 4,O32 which will
give him the bushels.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-01-29
Tun srANIsu .zAMnoMpA.. !.

This is one Of the most primitive Of musi-
cal instruments. Ii is an earthen pot, some
what like a hower-pot, varying in size
from very small to very large and unwieldy.
One end of this earthen vessel is open to the
air, over the other end is stretched piece Of
parchment; a hole is cut in the parchment,
and a reed-that is, about six or eight inches
of the stem Of strong reed---is inserted into
the hole, and hermetically sealed. The zam-
1bomba is carried by the reed, which sticks
out. All the pOssessor has to do to play this
instrument is to wet his fingers and rub them
up and down the protruding stem of the
reed; a hollow, rumbling, hideous noise,
called in Spain, from, rom, rom," is pro
duced. So popular is this instrument that,
as one passes up and down Spanish street,
thereis heard in almost every house the from,
rom, rom" of the zambombas. These can
be bought at any little stall in the market
and they only cost from FIVE to ffty-cents.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-01-29

I have heardmuch said in the laudaGon
of the Cherokee rose as a hedge-plant,
many years ago. But, so far as have
been able to observe, it is a failure. A
short section of the hedge, east of Canton
is in condition to resist stock, but if
dying ont, and in all of it there are some
great dead gaps, and then it occupies sc
much space that is is not desirable fol
this purpose. The Usage orange does
not appear to be a success, for the want
Of plashing and shearing; but there is
no reason to suppose that it will prove q
failure under proper treatment But
there is athorny, hardy evergreen shrub,
the pzanthus, that grows within bounds,
and that makes good, durable hedge.
1t is planted in slips, in january, ON the
line of hedge, and in three or four years
will turn stock. So far as I am inform
ed, this may be considered the most val.
uable shrub or tree for this purpose
TCmcago Tribune.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-01-29
CARRYING and Using the Whip.

There is more in the movements OF
the driver Of an OK team, and in the
carrying of the whip than most farmers
think, says the Ohio Farmer, Oxen,
however quick in their movements and
upright in their walk when in the yoke,
soon become dull and get the practice Of
"shoving" or hauling" in consequence
of the driver tagging along, or, as is
often the practice, of going ahead of the
team, and from time to time stepping
and whipping them. A driver of an o.
team should walk directly opposite the
yoke, walk straight and carry his whiI
upright, as soldier would his gun
Use whipstock with short lash, anG
touch the cattle only with the lash, and
never strike them on the nose or ovel
! the ewes.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-01-29
Fat in the Hest Grasses.

Professor Way, for many years chem
ist to the Royal Agricultural Society OF
England, found six and a half per cent.
of fat in the best meadow grasses wher
grown and growing, after perfect drying
Allowing these grassesto ripentheirseed
and then testing for fat, he only fount
two per cent. left more than, two third
was lost. 1t is green and fat herbag
that pays best to fatten bullocks, weth
ers, dry ewes and lambs for the Londol
market. Rich plant food improves tn
quality of grass.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-01-29

HoLnrSG rP THE MILK-C. F. Drake,
Sullivan, Ohio, writes 81 noticed, some
time ago, plan recommended to break cows
of holding up their milk while being MIXED,
and that was to place weight on her back
while milking cow that had such trick.
Now, have had two such cows, and one of
them had been subjected to that kind Of
treatment, and, in fact, every other device
which could be thought of to cause her 20
give the milk down, and all to no avail, till
they gave her some meal or bran, or some
thing she liked to eat; then she would give
her milk down. But she must be milked
while eating. The other one even a mes
would not induce to give down her milk
Both we're Western COWS, and | have heard
Of numerous others like my two here. VIZ
get rid of them as soon as possible.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-01-29
THE CoMBusr1p111rr OF IRON.

a Berlin experimenter has demonstrated
this phenomenon in manner peculiarly his
own. He takes a straight bar magnet Of some
power, and sprinkles iron filings on one of
ats poles. These filings arrange themselves
in accordance with the lines of magnetic
force, and, however closely they may appear
TO be packed, of course no two of the metal
lic filaments are parallel, and consequently a
certain portion Of air, isencloscd, as motal-
]ie sponge. The fame of an ordinary spirit
lamp or gas burner readily ignites the finely
divided iron, and it continues to burn most
brilliantly for a considerable length of time,
and combustion being, apparently, as natur-
al and easy as that of any ordinary sub
stance. If the experimenter with this oper-
alton stands on slight elevation and waves
the magnet to and fro while burning, a
most magnificent rain Of fire is said to be
produced.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-01-29
a SHORT WAY OF DECIDING KNoTTY
LAW POINTS.

A lawyer of Paterson, N. j., on Friday
presented new way of arguing law points.
He had made some remarks which the Judge
considered disrespcctful, and he was threat
-cned with committal for contempt. The
law Ter thercupon informed his honor that il
he would adjourn the court for five minutes,
and accompany him to the nearest vacant lot
he would convince him of his error. It may
appear strange, but the judge declined thi;
easy way Of settling knotty law point
The case reminds us of an occurrence in q
Nevada court. The Judge had decided q
point against one Of the lawyers. The law.
yer asked his honor for bis authorities, as t
precedence or law, for his decision. Iii:
honor replied "This court knows what
it's doing, and if the counsellor asks any
more impcrtiucnt questions the court will bC
adjourned for fifteen minutes for the consid
Grafton of the matter. We guess we'll con
vince him in that time that we know what
law" The lawyer didn't ask any more i'm
pertinent questions.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-01-29

A singular prison romance has just been
discovered 10 the Canadian penitentiary a,
Kingston, where Elizabeth Jones has been
oonfned for six years for the murder Of her
cousin, sentence having been pronouaced on
hig own confession. Her father was executed
for The same crime, Notwithstanding the
declaration Of the girl that she alone COM
mittcd the deed, and that he was not guilty
Indeed knew nothing Of the murder. She
has now admitted-what has always been
generally believed by the public, but by her
self strenuously denied--that her father was
tbe murderer, and that she bad accused her
self of the crime to shield him, and at his
desire. She took no part in the crime, and
was not aware Of its commission till her IA.
tber told her he had done it, and implored her
to save him--a task which she devoutedly
attempted and persisted in after it wa:
hopeless.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-01-29
AGRICULTURAL.

-
CuLrusn or TIM TEAsEL. The syrncuss
Sgaadard Of recent date contained The fol.
lowing ;-'sPerhaps there Is no article for
which Onondago County is noted, and about
which the people know so little as the teasel.
Te1sels are raised in very large quantities in
the vicinity OF Skaneateles and Mareelus
in fact it is the chief production Of these two
places, employing more labor and capital
than any other article. A teasel is compos-
ed of rather hard substance when dry, the
color shading on the brown, while the heart
or core is whitish, being soft and spongy.
The hooks Of this vegetable vary in size from
one to four inches in length, and from three
to seven inches in circumference. The
smallest are called buttons and the largest
kings. They are sown very early in Spring,
in rows about three and one-half feet apart.
As they grow they are cultivated and thinned
out, leaving about one plant to every six
inches, and the next Spring (as it takes two
years to get crop) they are cultivated if
they have not been Winter killed, as they
frequently are and during the Summer they
bush out to about four or FIVE feet in height,
there being fifteen or twenty teasels on one
bush or plant. As they ripen they are cut
by men and boys, who use gloves and a
short, crooked knife. When cut they are
$50 placed that the air may have free circu-
lation among them. When they are dry
they are boxed and sold The buyer takes
them out of the boxes and places them on a
table, where they are turned and then hand
packed into the boxes again in assorted sizes,
and then the manufacturer of wooden cloth
buys them and uses them to raise the nap on
cloth. Many men have tried to invent some
thing to take the place of this simple article,
but it seems impossible. The best teasel is
said to be raised in France, and few years
since the duty was taken off. which discour-
aged good many Of our dealers. The finest
piece brought to my notice while visiting
Skaneateles belonged to Willis Platt, is
yielding some 200, 600 bushels to the acre,
while 100000 is counted good; also four
acres belonging to William Marshall, bear
ing very heavy, and piece owned by Wal
ter and Thomas Kellogg, yielding at the rate
of us 900 to the acre. Farmers in the East
ern States have tried to raise them, but with
out success, the soil around Skaneateles be-
ing best adapted to this plant.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-01-29

WHEAT CRoP IN MAINE.-The Maine
Farmer says "From all quarters of the
State we hear grand accounts of the wheat
crop, and believe the yield the present Fall
will be heavier than it has been for several
years. So far as we have learned, Mr.. j..
NJ. Garland, of Winslow, is ahead. lie has
just thrcshed out twenty-one bushels of
handsome Lost Nation wheat from FIVE
eighths OF an acre. The soil is clayey
loan, which has been fairly dressed for the
past three or four years, and borne crop
of potatoes each year. One and one-fourth
bushels Of seed was also used, it being sown
upon the furrows, narrowed in, and then
rolled smooth Had the hens not destroyed
two stooks-thcre were forto-six stocks on
the piece-it is safe to say the yield would
have been twenty-five bushels. No manure
was applied to the land last season.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-01-29

A SIMPLE PLAN oP vFSTILATloN.-The fol-
lowing simple method for yentilating Sleep
ing and dwelling rooms is recommended by
Mr.. Hinton in his Physiology for Practical
Use; "A piece of wood, three inches high,
and exactly as long as the breadth of the
window, is to be prepared. Let tine sash be
now raised, the slip of wood placed on the
sill, and the sash drawn closely upon it. If
the slip has been well fitted there win be nc
draft in consequence Of this displacement Of
the sash at its lower part; but the top Of
the lower sash will overlap the bottom Of
the upper one, and between the two ban
perpendicular currents of air, not felt a!
draft, will enter and leave the room"
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-01-29
A GRATEFUL ELEPHANT.

A troup of elephants were accustomed to
pass green stall on their way to water.
The woman who kept the stall took fancy
to one of the elephants and frequently re-
galed her fayorite with refused green's and
fruit, which produced corresponding at
tachment on the part of the elephant
toward the woman.
One day the group Of elephants unforta'
nately overturned the poor woman's stall
and in her haste to preserve the goods, sh'
forgot her little son, who was in danger o
being tramped to death. The favorite ele
phant perceived the child's danger, and TAX
ing him up gently with his trunk, careful.
placed him on the roof of a shed close a
hand.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-01-29
Crihbinr in Horses.

DIR. Cook, Of Elmira, Ohio, writes to
the Scientific American that c1ibbing is
caused, in the first instance, either by
the front teeth growing so close togeth-
er as to press and give pain, or by some
thing getting between them, acting asa
wedge. The horse finds relief by pull
ing with his teeth on any hardsubstance
like the sides of plank. Mr.. G. saws
between the teeth with very thin saw,
which removes the pressure and cures a
bad habit.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-01-29

DEPARTMENT oF AGRIcULTURE-REPoRT
FOR ls73.-The yearly report of the Conf
missioner of Agriculture for 1873 has been
received. This volume contains very full
report of the Stalistician, report from the
Entomologist, in which we find some inter-
esting inforRati0n respecting the use of
Paris green as a remedy against the cotton
caterpiliaer; report of the Chemist, with
various analyses of soils, fertilizers, &c.
the Miscrascopist's report, in which Nre de-
tailed series of Investigations into the po-
tato rot, black knot upon plums, the orange
blight, and other vegetable fungoid diseases.
Also, details of various experiments with new
seeds; valuable papers upon dairying, the
culture of indigo, the growth and manufac-
ture of ramie and jute, a resume Of what
has been effected in establishing and oper-
ating agricultural and industrial colleges
and many other matter of interest. The
volume, we believe, is now ready for distri,
button. Applications for copies should be
made to the Department Of Agriculture,
Washington, d. c.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-01-29
a coon SLING or EuE nAronE1

A remarkable operation was performed by
a Whitehall physician few days ago
Whitehall is town in Washington County,
State of New York A gentleman who had
been suffering from superabundanee Of
adipose tissue consulted the physician, ask
ing for relief from its burden. The doctor
told him he could relieve him, if he would
consent to painful operation. The gentle
nan consented, and with the medical practi-
fioner entered the telegaph-of6ce at that
place. The fat man was requested to remove
his coat and vest, after which the physician
surrounded him with wires, attaching the
ends TO powerful battery. At signal
from the doctor, the manager let on the cur
rent. The patient writhed and twisted
when be felt the current passing around him
still, he stood like a martyr. Presently ht
began to shrink; he grew smaller anC
smaller his clothing hung in bags about his
fast diminishing form. The doctor fell
much pleased at the result Of his experiment
while the formerly fat mans joy was ver1
great, although he seemed to be suffering
acute pain. An Of a sudden there was I
loud clicking at the instrumental as if Pan
demonium's great hall had been let loose
The operator sprang quickly to answer thu
cell. He ascertained it was from the NeV
York office. He quickly asked, What
np2' An answer came back as if some in
furiated demon was at the other end Of th
wire. ''What in the thunder are you about
Ont OF your wires, quiek-YOu are film
the New York Office with soap-iat2"