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produce, which Eevaporatos into the air.
One well known authority plainly asserts
that the amount of honey lost in Califor-
mia alone yearly exceeds in value the
quantity of gold gathered in the State
during the same period. The census says
that ina16N there were but 1S0 profes.
sioi1al apiarists in the country; a monthly
publication devoted entirely to discussion
of bee culture is our authority for the
statement that, altogether, 70, 600 persons
keep bees. Only one person then out of
every $40 In the United States Is ensaged
in preventing the above-named waste, or,
more strictly speaking, In trying to divert
some of the evaporated value into his own
pockets !. one person Id about every &c.,
GOO is engaged in doing this as an ex-
elusive business. The census says that
there are nearly 100000 clerks alone in
the country, clerks and statesmen be it
noticed, not employees in general, one to
every IA of the population. There is
not q year elapses that does not see hun
dreds Of young men and women swarm
ing into the great cities looking for cler-
ical employment, nor can q winter pass
that we are not brought face to face with
terrible destitution, and merchants every
where are compelled to deny, for their
own immediate welfare, appeal after APP
peal which strongly excites both sympa-
thy and charitable feelings. An adver-
tisement in daily journal of this city
for clerical help results in answers by the
hundred, as we personally know. Now
is there not some thing wrong in a system
under which, on one hand, an industry,
not new one born yesterday, but.o one al
most as old as the human race itself, goes
begging for people to follow it, the re-,
sources Of which are suffered to run to.
absolute waste to the extent of millions of
dollars yearly; and under which, on the
other hand, thousands of the best part of
the population manage to crowd into big
cities and there starve because there is no
honest labor for them?
We do not argue that each and every
body should instantly provide himself
with an improved hive and a swarm Of
bees, and therein find sooner or later
fortune; we merely point out one indus
try, more thoroughly and uniformly ne
elected than any other that we now can
recall. 1t is, moreover, in the develop
ment Of industries of this kind that the
solution of the much agitatcd woman
question lies. Agriculture is one OF tire
few pursuits that woman is physically
able to follow in its every branch; herein
it is of especial advantage. Again, its
development would prove a general bless
ing in that, besides enlarging the field of
labor for every one it might serve to at
tract men, out from behind counters in
millinery and drygoods stores, away from
the cities and into the open air OF the
country where, in agriculture, mans nat
ural calling, the muscles which nature
has given them, and denied the weaker
sex, could be put to profitable use.-sci-
e1atifc american.
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A Confidence Swindle In st. Louis.

A handwriting colored man from
Springfield, ILL.,, named Alexander John
son, was victimized out of $11O yesterday
afternoon by a couple of confidence men
under the following circumstances: He
had Just arrived in East st. Louis, and
was looking around for a chance to get
to work, when he came across very nice
looking gentleman who said he wanted TO
engage man to go to New Orleans and
take care of stock on his farm. He said
he could pay $50 month, and johnson
acknowledged his willingness to serve
him for that sum. The two then came
across the bridge, the New Orleans party
remarking that he wanted to purchase
some artificial flowers for his wife
before the boat left for New Or
leans, and would like johnson to
go with him and carry the box down.
As they proceeded up the street third
party came up, pretending to be a friend
of the New Orleans gentleman and asked
the loan OF some money to complete a
purchase, promising to return it to him
when they reached the boat. The New
Orleans gentleman was very sorry he
could not accommodate him; all his
money was at the boat also; but perhaps
johnson had a, little he could spare?
johnson feeling joyful at having secured
a situation, as he supposed, and being de-
sirous of doing a favor to his new master,
pulled out pocketbook containing ali
the money he had, $110, and offered it to
him. One hundred dollars would satisfy
the third party, but he would take the
whole amount for fear he might run short.
johnson acquiesced and the stranger.
went off. The first party then remarked
that he believed he should carry down:
the box of artificial flowers himself, and
told johnson to 60 to the boat and wait
for him. johnson returned to the boat
and waited several hours, when, finding
that he had been taken in, he told his
story to the police, and they are now on
the track of the swindlers.-St. Louis Re
1l1xhicnn =. - 49, ~ -
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Neglected Industry-Bee Culture.

There is one industry in this country
which is not OverWorked nor overcr0wded,
and which offers reasonably large and
sure profits, because for its products there
is always a demand. It is one which
Of people can carry on without
interfering with their regular occupations,
and which might; serve to give employ
ment to many now seeking labor, or ad-
ditional incomes to others of straitened
means. We refer to beekeeping, and we
speak of it now because the opening Of
spring is good time for those who may
heed our advice to make beginning.
Out Of the 10000, 600 people in this coun-
try only 10000 are beekeepers, and these
send to market, about ID, 600, 600 lbs. of
honey and wax yearly. Now to see how
enormously below the average of what the
country ought 70 produce the above yield
is, we have only to make brief calcula-
tian based on the assertion Of the late
Mr.. Quinhy. one OF the best and most
says that on an average every acre of
ground ought to yield one pound Of
honey-cities and all, be it remembered;
because 1t has been practically demon
strated that the bees will find excellent
materials fof honey in the refuse and
garbage as well as III the few green spots
There are / ,6W ,146, $40 acres in our. ma
tional donaif and even if we deduct
fifty per cent. Of this for utterly unin-
.habited localities, the yield should be
about sixty times greater than It il. To
proceed q step further, every pound Of
honey is worth on an average twenty-five
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the chaplain presapklY became . shrewtl
If not an unscrqpulous gambler upon the
Stock Exchange He made and lost
money in large sums, and having once
caught the fever he never recovered from
it. After his retirement from his chap"
laincy and from the active work of the
ministry, he sought both the appearance
and the reality of wealth. He was not
content with the steady ways Of
legitimate business, but tried to
compel circumstances l. and hasten
the coming of wealth. by every
device known to the commercial world.
His transactions were often questionable,
sometimes suspicious, but he adroitly
avoided exposure, and for time, at least,
kept within the strict letter of the law OF
honesty, xeyeps when transgressings its
spirit. His downward course was not
voluntary, except in its first steps, and
his dishonesty was never the result of q
deliberatsly formd Purpose. He npait
to make money, and this purpose was
stronger than his other resolution to be
honest; not strong enough, perhaps, to
overcome conscience at bound, but able
to undermine It little by little. Another
and still more fatal fact existed. His
thirst for wealth was equaled by his de-
sire to seem wealthy, and, spending
money more rapidly than he could fairly
make it, no found himself obliged, in
some sort, to resort first to questionable
and finally to boldly dishonest methods of
getting the means with which to maintain
his state. He was still minister, preach
ing occasionally. He was business man
with large interests. He was a chosen
agent in the promotion Of church and
charitable work. He had been recently a
legislator, and he was counted a rich, able
and respectable citizen. He was all that
his birth and the circumstances of his
boyhood had not promised, and the temp
tation was strong to maintain the standing
he had won, even though its maintenance
should require the sacrifice of the charac-
ter which was supposed to be its founda-
ton.
Once or twice, latterly, he was detected
IN doubtful pecuniary transactions, but
the secret was kept. Once, at least, a
bank President discovered that he had
forged an endorsement upon a note for a
large amount, but the responsibility of
the culprit was such that the felony was
compounded, and the matter hidden from
the public to that public's sore injury.
The men who ought to have sounded
warning were silent, and the now wholly
INSCRIPTIONS swindler,s still preaching
occasionally to other sinners, scattered his
forged paper in every direction. Now he
has disappeared, with his family, sailing,
as is thought, for Rotterdam, and his VIC
Tins suffer without remedy.
The public lesson Of this mans life is
plain one. By neglecting to secure ad-
equate extradition treaties with the gov
ernments of every civilized nation, we
hold out to such men as Winslow the
promise Of escape and immunity in safe
and comfortable retreat, without which
they would think twice before entering
upon such courses as his.
The personal lessons Of Winslow's life
scarcely need pointing out. His whole
history, here briefly detailed, is sermon
which cannot be easily misunderstood
N. Y. Evening Post.
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CoNsuMrr1vEs, TAKE NorIcs-Every moment
Of delay makes your cure more hopeless, and much
depends on the judicious choice Of remedy. The
amount Of testimony in favor Of DR.. schencks Pull
monte Syrup, as a cure for consumption, far ex-
ceeds all that be brought to support the preten
sions Of any other medicine. Sec DR.. Schenck's
Almanac, containing the certificates of many per-
sons Of the highest responsibility, whe have been
restored to health after being pronounced incurable
by physicians Of acknowledged ability schenck's
Pulmonic Syrup alone has cured many, as these
evidences will show; but the cure is often promoted
by the employment Of two other remedies which
DR.. schenck provides for the purpose. These ad.
ditional remedies are Schenck's Sea Weed Tonic
and Mandrake Pills. BY the timely use of these
medicines, according to directions, DR.. Schenck
certifes that most any case of Consumption may
be cured.
DR.. schenck is professionally at his principal
Office, corner Sixth and Arch streets, Philadelphia
every Monday where all letters for advice must be
addressed.
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The Story Of q Mans Life.

There are some lives whose history is
profitable study. ,.-....., ..-.,rr.-,
A poor man with large family, for
whom he, could scarcely find food, re-
moved some years ago from Whitehall,
N. Y, to the manufacturing town of
Ware, Mass. In issabject poverty. how
ever, he cherished one treasure, bright
boy, who TO a,quick and active intellect
added a winning address, which made
him a. favorite in the factory in which
he worked. The boy was industrious,
faithful in his attention to business, cor
rect in his habits, and he had the other
less highlyfesteeped by
the persons around him--Of close econ
omy. He saved his money carefully, not
that he might lay foundation for bust
ness prosperity, but that he might secure
q liberal education and fit himself for the
ministry of the Gospel. In the church to
which he belonged, as in the factory,
there were friends on every hand ready to
help him in his brave struggle and en-
courage him in his honorable ambition.
Promotion in business came quickly.
After he had left the factory and accepted
employment in merchants shop, his
former employer continued to assist him
in his efforts to rise. Presently he began
to exhort in the meetings Of the church.
and in 1860 he became an ordained minis
ter. As minister lie young man gave
rare promise of usefulness, adding to his
gifts rs preacher the less common talent
Of good organizer and manager of
church work and church business.
The WIZ coming As this young mn,
Ezra D. Winslow, entered the army as q
volunteer. and afterWard became chan
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-. -s$ a. 8seS
Know Thy Opportunities

The grim monster, Death, was stealthily
approaching. could almost feel his hot,
fiery breath upon my forehead. My faith
less goddess. Hygsia, had utterly deserted
befriend me, but on this suspicious day, he
had deigned to smoisten my eyelids with
heavenly ambrosia, and slept. As slept,
behold, had dreaml thought that was
roaming upon foreign soil whittier my ply
stefan had sent me to recover my health. I
was IN great metropolis-one Of the grand
Glanced TO meet aman who had IN his hand,
: handsomely bound volume, entitled The
Peoples Common Sense Medical Adviser"
and who said that he was an agent for the
sale Of the book. The title was such novel
ono thatI was impelled to give the work
casual notice: A. !. I hastily glanced over its
not commonly found In medical works. But
had too many times been hoaxed by ap-
pearances, and determined that would
have nothisg to do with It. A voice within
me, like . faithful mentor, whispered,
hrs'o IN that book is Thy
forth my hand to take the book, and, 10! the
agent was gone! ! was miserable. In my
agony I awoke. Great drops Of perspira-
ton were upon my brow: By my
bedside was friend who had called
curing my elumDef TO see me.
Said my friend, 1T have brought
with me book, just published, which I
thought might interest you." One glance
at the work, and l was assured that it was
I" The Peoples Common Sense Medical Ad-
yiser," by DR.. r. V. Pierce, Of Buffalo, N.
7. Surely this was the veritable book which
had seen in my dreams. My friend loaned
me the work, and every day, as my strength
permitted, I perused its pages. Although
it contained very interesting treatises ON BIZ
ology, Cerebral Physiology, Human Temper
aments, Nursing Of the Sick, ETC., yet, be-
ing an invalid, was most interested in the
subject of Diseases and Remedies. / be-
lieved that I had liver affection, and yet
more than one medical attendant had pro
nounced my disease Consumption, and that
would fall with the autumn leaves. In
that book found my symptoms perfectly
portrayed. l was then confident that had
not deceived myself. reasoned thus: "Any
man who can SO truthfully depict my feel
ings, and apparently understands my con-
stitutional tendencies, must know Just ,chat
my physical system demands. will trust
my case with DR.. Pierce. l will take his
Golden Medical Discovery as recommended
for my disease" The result is, that after
Having pcrsevcrinsly followed his prescribed
treatment, ! one gain enjoy the bless
in = OF health. Therefore, would say to
the afflicted, "Know thy opportunity" and
take DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery.
! QUIs.
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TO make date pudding sauce, stone
one pint good dates, cover with water and
stew hree-fourths Of an -FOUR, or until the
dates are perfectly soft; then rub through
% cOlander and add to taste, strawberry,
araapberry, plum, prune OF apple juice, OF
whatever agreeable tart you may have;
thin enough 20 that it will require level
spoonful Of wheat meal to thicken il to
suit you. Boil five minutes and serve
warm
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-02-17

A USEFUL TABLE.-To aid farmers In
arriving at accuracy in ascertaining the
amount OF land in different fields under
cultivation, the following table is given
by an agricultural paper: Five yards
wide by 968 yards long contains one acre;
ten yards wide by 4S4 yards long con-
tains one acre; twenty yards wide by ,242
yards long contains one acre; forty yards
wide by 121 yards long contains one acre;
100 yards wide by thirty and a quarter
yards long contains one acre; 22O feet
wide by 1913 feet long contains one acre;
ITO feet wide by 1896 feet long contains
one acre; sixty feet wide by 726 feet long
contains one acre. 1864 &A'@f '"-'3f
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Too Much Land.

THE average American farmer has not
yet learned how to make the most out of
his land. The great object, hitherto, has
been to secure as much land as possible,
and little attention has been paid to its
economical use. We know number of
farmers, cd men now, who have labored
hard all their lives in order to increase
their possessions, while the land they al
ready owned, much of it at least, did not
pay anything like a, reasonable interest On
the investment. And the more land they
obtained the worse was it managed. We
have no objections to large farms where
there is capital, energy and ability enough
to run them. But that is just where the
trouble is. Men own and try to cultivate
500 acres with only capital and force for
200 perhaps; and the remaining 800 acres
is a dead loss, Most farmers are capable
of managing 100 or 200 acres probably,
but it requires able and energetic man
agement to make 500 or 1000 acres pay
proportioDate profit.
1t is q general complaint among farmers
that they have not land enough. A friend
whom we were visiting not long since,
gave this as a reason why he could not
lay up any money. He had 100 acres,
and wanted twice as much. In looking
over his farm We were satisfied that one
third Of it, at least, did not pay the taxes
ON it. There was field of ten or fifteen
acres, low, wet ground, covered with logs,
stumps, brush and debris. Coarse marsh
grass was all it produced, while if it were
underdrained and properly cultivated, it
was capable of producing 100 bushels of
corn to the acre. A hilly pasture lot back
Of the house was covered with bushes and
briers, and other waste places were fire.
quent. We pointed this out to him, and
plainly told him he had too much land
instead Of too little.
!. Fences occupy too much land, general
'ly. The old fashioned rail fence occupies
q strip nearly rod wide, wherever it runs,
weeds and briers, SO that the land is utter
on a farm of 100 acres, divided into ten
acre fields, the fences will occupy ten
acres, and the loss of this land is equal to
a charge of "a per cent. on the whole
value Of the farm-a pretty good interest
to pay for neglect, alone. Nearly all of
this could be saved. Have no more fences
than are necessary, and keep the corners
under subsection, making them yield just
as much hay or pasture as though they
were not corners.
In planning for the coming seasons
let every one take these things
into consideration. Ii there is any land
on your farms that has not been yielding
its quota Of crops, make arrangements for
culture. If it IS only an acre, it is Just
that much capital lying idle and on which
you are paying taxes, without receiving
any benefit. @-ss sssAs &Ss '.e4s S'@ Ii a '"@-'
This waste of capital is the result of
education. hand has been too plenty and
cheap, and it's true value has~ not been ap-
preciated. As the country grows older
these things will correct themselves, and
the day will come when every foot Of soil
will be as carefully cultivated as it is in
European countries now.-OAto Farmer.
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The POULTRY ARaUs.-f any farmer,
mechanic or laboring man who has the care Of a
half-dozen chickens would make An investment
that will pay him 200 per cent. let him subscribe
for the Poultry Argus. This old, reliable Western
poultry paper is one Of the best Of its class 1t is
handsomely illustrated with splendid engravings
of the leading varieties Of poultry. The publishers
have enlarged and improved 1t for 1876. The
February number will contain full list Of awards
made at the great Chicago poultry show and q
number Of communications Of great importance TO
all who breed or have the management Of poultry
Now Is the time to subscribe. It will only cost
you 100 per year. You cannot afford to do with
out it. Send ter cents for sample copy. No At
tention paid to postal cards requesting sample
copies. Address all orders to MILLER CLINTON,
Polo, ILL.,
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Rhsunatlsn . symptsm q other Dis


The alarming extent of chronic rheuma-
tism in the country has led to persistent in
vestigation. It has lately been ascertained
that the disease is the result of other COM
plicated diseases Of the liver, kidneys, pan
creas, blood, absorbents, etc. In other
words, that rheumatism is symptom. 1t
is also found that, by the removal of the
complicated disease, the rheumatism disap-
pears, as a result which seems to substantiate
the theory. We all know, to our sorrow,
how fruitless the ordinary treatment of this
disease has been, and we now hail with JOY
the dawn of this new discovery. We all
know that the symptoms of these diseases
are generally present in cases Of chronic
rheumatism, but few have supposed the
disease to be an effect
To remove these diseases the surest remedy
can be found in the SHAKER EXTRACT OF
RooTs OR CURATIVE SYRUP; it appears to
be working many cures. We refer to the
article sold BY Druggists and Al. White.
New York.
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4 SUMNER ROMANCE,

There was maiden fair to zee, asa. e
Called Amarillo Cain, =
Who loved young man tendefly
Named EbcncZer Paine.
She was healthy, handsome girl, *
As artless az dove:
She met young Ebcnczer Paine,
And early learned to love. ...
Yet love is but transient dream,
The vision Of day: .-.-sg r.-
Its castles rise amid the skies. t.E )
To quickly fade away. - - 4. h
And women are as tickle things
As ever have been born;
While Hope itself will take to wings, !.
And leave the heart forlorn.
To that contcntcd ncighborhood
city drummer came;
And soon sweet Amarillo Cain
Forgot her rustic flame. --.t
The drummer. as the days went by,
In female favor grew:
And Amarillo Cain forsOOk =.
Her old love for the new.
The splendor of his loud attire,
And manners, were complete;
The flaming necktie that he wore
Was rcddcr than beet. Z
And scarce a summer day went by ''N
Eut he was at her side;
lie bought her candy by the pound,
And took her out to ride.
On sunday, in the village church
lie looked across the aisle,
And watched each movement that she made
With an admiring smile. y
She turned her head the other way
Toward Ebenezcr Paine,
With sn expression on her face
OF feminine dlsdaln. 49,
Then horest Ebenczer Paine
Grew very lean and spare;
The drummer quickly overturned
His castles in the air.
The rivals met one rainy night;
The drummer talked of blood
But Ebenezer threw him down, T.
And rolled him in the mud
Then started for the Western wilds;
lie could no longer stay
So near the woman that he loved, q
And yet so far away.
lie went to distant Idaho:
And Amarilla Cain
Nc'cr saw his melancholy face 81
Nor heard his voice again.
\ sad and unexpected tale
Was brought 10 town one day;
When told to Amarillo Cain,
She tainted quite away:
The drummer had wife at home,
Aud children three or four;
And twenty sweethearts, at the least, So I
In twenty towns, or more.
And, ere the cherries morrow dawned,
lie secretly had flown: ~
And tickle Amarilla Cain =
Was left. in tears, alone.
-Eugene j. Hail. in Chicago Tribune.
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To CURE A CoLD.-Eat absolutely moth.
ing after breakfast, during the day, and at
night, just before retiring, heat the feet
thoroughly hot at the fire, and drink copi-
ously of hot herb tea the last thing. Cat
nip is best, though any domestic herb is
good. -Erchange. MI ~. mi 81. eff. .. =.
Two Canadian young ladies skated, the
other day, eighteen miles by river, but
owing to the thaw, were compelled to re-
turn by the "horrid'' stage.