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Leather i'm One Hour.


Wonderful are the changes that have
been effected of late years in the manu-
facture of leather by the use of chemi
calls and machinery in place OF the old
fashioned tan-pits and the slow mani
pulas:a.l a.. the currier and tanner If
some OF oar old leather manufacturers
could be reSurrected-men who were ac-
customed 10 soaking their hides for years
and turning them assiduously at certain
seasons-how they would stare to see
the present process! But every day we
hear of something new in this direction.
A joint-stock company Vas recently
formed in Detroit for the purpose Of
tanning leather in one hour. We give
the information for what it's worth; but
it certainly does look like slight-of hand.
The process is chemical one performed
by the action of fcertain Inexpensive ma
terials, the compromising of which in
the right proportion is a secret. 1t is
claimed that robes, tanned with the hair
on, are soft as sthe finest wool; hides of
the deer, horse, dog, etc, are smooth
and soft, while calf shows the texture
and grain which good shoemakers most
admire. No bark is required except a
little to give the proper color to the
leather. Bark Is worth IS to 50 a cord,
and about 200 cords are required TO tan
1000 hides by the common method
Two cords would be sufficient to give
the proper color to the same number of
hides, and the saving in this item will
be enormous. We understand that the
company are turning oit from 1900 to
5000 hides per month. How the article
is wearing We have not been able 10 as
certain, but shall watch the result with
interest.
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STATE FAIR.-Our readers should
not lose sight of the fact that the en-
suing State Fair will he held in the City
Of Columbus commencing September
4th and continuing five days. 1t promi-
ses to be one If the most attractive ex-
hibitions ever held under the manage
ment Of the State Board of Agriculture,
and should receive the encouragement of
all classes Of citizens. Its convenience
of location should be sufficient to
prompt large attendance from Perry
County. Among the novelties at the
Fair will be fish hatchery, and varie-
ty of live fishes. The Board have ef-
fected advantageous arrangements with
the following Railways: The Scioto
Valley rail road run trains every hour
during the Fair from the Union depot
Stock and articles for exhibition can be
removed from the cars in the same en-
closure, thus saving drayage on machin-
cry and the tediOusness of driving stock.
All Railroads passing through or term
mating in Columbus will, as a rule, car
ry visitors to the Fair atexcursion rates,
the B, 4 o. r. r. will carry at Gets,
per mile each way. Freights will be
carried by the came rail road free that
is, foil freights must be paid in advance,
but when the ownership is unchanged
will be returned free and the amount
previously paid will be refunded
A Premium List will be mailed t.
any party upon application to John II
Klippart, Secretary.
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An Elopement That Was Not Ro-
mantle.
From the Wilmington DELI Herald.l

From the Wilmington DELI Herald.l
The quiet Of this place, says Clay |
mont correspondent, has been somewhat
ruified the past few days by the recital
of an event that had its beginning in all
the novelties of romance, but found
denounment in the ridiculous. A
young man here has been enamored of
Young lady Of fair education and person.
al attractions of no mean order. His af-
fections met with reciprocation, and as
her father would not for an instant
countenance a marriage between them,
an elopement was the first thing that
suggested itself to the two, and on a
very dark night very recently he hand
ed sylph-like form down from lad
der that found its termination at her
bedroom window. At Church mans
wharf boat was moored, and into this
the stalwart young man helped the fair
one, and with one splash of the oars the
craft sped rapidly out into the stream.
But sudden change came over the
happiness OF this dream. The young
lady repeneted what she had done, and
insisted upon being taken back to her
papa. The Young man, hardly able TO
realize the sudden change, begged and
implored her 10 fly with him, and they
would be made man and wife; but the
young lady remained firm to her pur-
pose to return home, and there was no
course left for him, as gentleman, but
TO comply with the request, and this he
did, though with considerable reluctance.
The cold gray of day wa. just breaking
in the horizon, and when they landed
ard were proceeding up Churchman
street TO the home of the young lady,
the figure of man was seen advancing
with a shot gun on his shoulder, who
proved to be the father of the young
lady. lie had gotten up early, and see
ing ladder in a very unusual way
| against the house, concluded that the
! ladder didn't grow there, and he went to
the top of it and found where it led to
and that the fair one Of eighteen sum-
mers and winters was not there. Then it
was he took down from the mantel
piece that trusty old weapon that his
grandfather so proudly bore in the Re-
volution, and started. "Papam she
said, "we've had such nice ride on the
river" "Yes," said the young man, "it
was delightful" YES" said the old
man as he took down the heirloom
from his shoulder, and fingered about
the lock, "but it was not as pleasant as
propose to make it if you can not travel
faster than powder or lead" Then it
was hat stood on three hairs, two coat
tails stood up like sails on yacht, two
legs struck an attitude like pea sticks
ready for the peas, and before the heir
loom could be brought to bear, the hero
had gone. Where, the echo answered
not, but the young lady has lost all taste
for romance on bread and water, and
signs for one coed square attack on
beefsteak and onions, or ham and cab
bage.
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A dispatch from Fort Laramie, dated
the 18th, reports an engagement between
General Terry's command and the Sioux
IN which the latter were defeated and
Sitting Bull reported. wounded. No
news of such an engagement has been
received at the War Department, but
the want of official confirmation does
not entirely discredit it: Another dis.
patch, dated on the 18th, the authentici-
ty Of which there is nc. reason to doubt,
announced that Terry would break
camp on the 18th, and march to effect a
junction with General Crook. If Sitting
Bull is, as he is alleged to be, versed in
the art of war, it would be his..policy TO
prevent junction of the forces, and
beat them in detail. His scouts and
spies undoubtedly apprised him of Ter
ry's movement, and encouraged by his
defeat of Custer's command, it is not
improbable that he felt strong enough 10
give battle at the first opportunity. His
best chance for victory would be before
the forces of Crook and Terry were nn-
tied. At all events, stirring news from
the Rosebud and its neighborhood may
be looked for i'll day or two Cincin-
natl commercial.
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The Markets.

CINCINNATI, August 17.-CATTLE-
Receipts light, but about equal to the
demand, which was quite light. The
quality generally was rather better than
ply contained all the different qualities
that have been coming in for several
weeks past There was no life in the
trade during the day. Butchers were
the only buyers, and they took hold
sparingly, having generally supplied
themselves previously. The market
closed dull and weak at the following
range of prices: Common S2@2 75, fair
to medium S3@3 rs, and good butcher
qualities $4@4 so, fair 20 good okee
Steers and Cows 50 20@3 25. Nothing
doing in shippers or grazers.
Hoes Receipts light, being only
about one-half the number received
yesterday. The supply, however, was
more than sufficient for the demand,
which was of a very moderate character.
The quality generally was fair, but buy
ers had their ideas low in regard 10
prices, and succeeded in establishing a
decline Of 5G10c o.. light grades and 80
@40c on heavy grades Market closing
dull at the decline. Some 400 head were
left over unsol. Prices closed as fol-
lows: Common rough and tail ends So
as so, common light So Coos rs, fair
to good light Sc 20@6 40, and fair to
good heavy $6@6 %. Nothing doing in
stockers. No demand.
SHEEP-Market steady and firm
Prices as follows: Common to fair 29M
Sic. and good to extra 33@4}c per lb
gross. Lambs Supply rather light and
market active at from Sic to Ale for
common to fair, and 43c to .! for good
to extra qualities per lh gross.
BALTIMORE, August 10 Flour firm
and unchanged. Wheat steady and un-
changed. Corn, Western mixed frmer
NJ oiC. ~tdlS uulI w DlLe
Western 33@34c, mixed Western 300
33c. Rye dull and lower: prime SIC
Pork SIG 50(020. Bulk Shoulders Sc,
clear rib Sides l0c, loose. Bacon
Shoulders 9M9Ic, clear rib Sides II 1c.
Lard, refined 12s@l2!c. Butter steady,
unchanged and firm. Coffee steady and
unchanged. Whisky dull at ST 10
Petroleum strong, crude 9s@9!c, refined
172c. Receipts; 1000 bush Wheat, S5,-
900 bush Corn. Shipments; $4,000
bush Corn.
EAsr LIBERTY, August l5.-Reeeipts
of Cattle to-day 1878 head, all for this
market. Supply good, also demand
Prices about the same as last week; best
SIS, medium to good $4 50@4 rs, COM
mon to fair S3G94 25, stockers IS 2O@3
81, Bulls s3@3 81. Receipts of Hogs
to day 1865 head Workers Sc 31(16 81 .
Philadelphias SO CLOG 75. Receipts of
Sheep to-day 5,7l1 head; selling at So 81
@5l1.
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Government Protection to Birds,
and War Oh Insects.

The present French Minister of Agri-
culture is endeavoring to inculcate the
doctrines of practical natural history
by the issue Of placards giving instruc-
tions as to the fate to be meted out not
only to small birds, but to other crea-
lures useful or obnoxious to agricultur-
al interests. A printed notice has been
posted in all the crossways of the forest
al domains by order of the Ministry of
Agriculture, setting forth the habits Of
the hedgehog, the toad, the mole and
the May-bug. Why the line should
have been drawn here it is difficult to
perceive, but it is probable that this is
only an installment of the popular
scientific knowledge which the depart
ment wishes to disseminate, and that
other friends and enemies of the farmers
may be similarly horored in the future
OF the first three creatures the Govern
ment naturalist states that they are
farm assistants" The toad is said to
"kill from twenty to thirty insects an
hour;" while the mole is Continually
destroying" certain injurious worms, and
"does more good than harm" At the
end of each paragraph is an appeal to
all whom it may concern: Don't kill"
the particular animal mentioned But
of the May bug, it is stated that it is a
mortal enemy of agriculture" and in
structions "to kill the May bug" are ac-
cordingly issued, while premium of
twenty-five centimes is promised to chill
dren for every five hundred of these in
sects which they bring to the garde
champetre. The placard winds up with
the assertion that each department losses
several millions annually through in
sects. Birds are the only enemies able
to contend against them victoriously-
They are great caterpillar-killers and
agricultural assistants" and children
are accordingly entreated not to disturb
their nests
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ONLY REMEDY
FOR HARD TIMES.
CHANGE YOUR SURROUNDINGS.

A Ii wanting FRUIT FARMS, especially
N adapted to the growth of the VINE where
1t Is an established success and pays large profit
The land is also adapted to the growth OF Peach
es, Pears, Apples, and small fruits; also, Grains,
Grass and Vegetables.
Many hundreds of excellent Vineyards, Or
chards and Farms, can now be seen.
THE LOCATION is only 81 miles south
OF Philadelphia, by Railroad, in a mild, delight
full climate, and at the very doors of the New
York and Philadelphia markets Another Rail-
road runs direct to New York.
THE PLACE is already Large, Successful
and Prosperous. Churches Schools and other
privileges are already established Also, manu-
other things, at which different members of a
family can procure employment.
1t has been a Health Resort for some
years past for people suffering from pulmonary
affections, asthma, catarrh, ague, and debility;
many thousands have entirely recovered.
A new brick Hotel has just been completed,
100 feet front, with back buildings, four stories
high, including French roof, and all modern
improvements for the accommodation of visitors
Price of Farm Lands S25 per Acre.
payable in lnstallments, within the period of 4
years. In this climate, planted out to vines, 90
acres OF land will count fully as much as 100
acres further north.
Persons unacquainted with Fruit Growing, can
become familiar with it in a short time on ac-
count of surroundings
FIVE ACRE, ONE ACRE, and Town
Lots, in the towns of Landisville and Vine
land, also for sale
Whilst visiting the Centennial Exposition,
Nineland can be visited at small expense
paper containing full information will be
sent upon application to CHARLES K. Lam
DIS, NINELAND, n. J., free of cost.
The following is description of Vineland
published IN the New York Tribune by the
well known agriculturist Solon Robinson:
All of the farmers were OF the "well to do
sort, and some OF them, who have turned THEN
attention to fruits and market gardening have
grown rich. The soil is loam, varying from
sandy to clayey, and surface gently undulating
| wet meadows, in which deposits of peat OF muck
are stored, sufficient to fertilize the whole up
land surface, after it has been exhausted of its
| natural fertility.
n IS certainly of the most extensive tracts "a
an almost tetet position, and suitable condition t0l
pleasant Jdrning that 1re kn0io Of this side of III,
Hesfen pTdfries. We found Of the oldest farm
cleared OF forest tifty or hundred gears ago.
The geologist would soon discover the cause O
this continued feltility. The whole country i!
marine deposit, and all through the soil W,
! found evidences of calcareous substances, gen
orally in the form of caleareous mari, shown,
many distinct forms of ancient shells, of the ter
tiary formation; and this adrly substance is scat
tered all through the soil ina UeIy cOnnttnuted form,
and in the eraet condition most easily dssimildted b.
such plants as the farmer desires 10 c,Hicdfe.
July IA, 1876 VIA
|
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For the Press.
Should not Somerset have better Fire
Protection!

The fire on Tuesday morning has
demonstrated the inefficiency of our fire
apparatus at large fires, notwithstand-
ing the major portion of our citizens lin.
Guiding many of the ladies' did nobly
and it is marvellous that they accom-
plished what they did under the circum-
stances. That was the second time
within the past 8 years that Somerset
has miraculously escaped being swept
almost out Of existence-in the first
all that saved Us was the snow on the
roofs of the buildings, and thar on Tues
day morning the extreme cslmness dur
ing the fire and an unlimited supply of
water. Had the wind been blowing at
the time of the fire, Somerset to-day
would have been in ashes and hundreds
the Council some two years ago, held
meeting after meeting to consider the
subject, examined the various kinds Of
fire apparatus-including Hand Steam
era, Hand Engine, Chemical Engines,
&C., and soon went so far as to levy a
tax with which TO purchase some kind
of engine.
All that prevented them from getting
something was the great opposition of
many OF the property holders them
selves. Nobody knows at what hour our
citizens may be called to fight the fiery
element again, and perhaps come under
more unfavorable circumstances, and it
is questionable whethermen would fight
so heroically again without better
weapons--it is questionable if men will
risk their lives for any purpose except
10 save life itself as they did at the last
fire. Again, we need an organization of
some kind 10 as to use the forces 10 the
best advantages, somebody to lead not
everybody trying to "boss, and perhaps
half crazed with excitement, or some
thing else.
The old adage is, prepare for war in
times of peace. 1t holds equally to pre-
pare for 6res and be ready when they
come, as they will surely come sooner or
later.
The subject should be considered by
our business men in business manner
as it is no small consideration to have
our hard earned property swept away
by fire in few moments-they should
endeavor to inform themselves as to
what has been rhe experience of other
like places and the opinions Of men who
have given the subject careful consid-
Grafton, and whose opinions are worth
something in the matter. This is vital
question, and one in which every c;ti-
zen is either directly or indirectly in.
terested. If he has no property, he is de-
pendent upon those who own property
for work and livelihood.
1t is to be hoped that this will be
earnestly considered inasmuch as two
or three times the amount of fire de-
partment has been lost by fires, as would
have been saved by good and efficient
department-to say nothing of the
risk of life, and danger of disease as has
been incurred by the "good workers" at
fires. ~
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Of land at delinquent sale on the 1st of
December. Samuel Swineheart was
tax collector for this year. Henry
Stalter furnished the village with beef
1t is difficult to gather up list Of the
business men at this early day. There
are perhaps few of the quite old citizens
who might complete solerably accurate
list Of them; but in the absence Of any
records, this cannot be done by those
who came upon the stage Of action long
after the time we are speaking of.
SrNTY
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The Gazette del' Emilia relates the
following; "The police, short time
ago, arrested woman because, having
on different occasions sold wax to gro
GERS. she.refused to say where she OBJ
tained it. At last she declared she pro-
cured it from certain species of stone.
Two days after professor of chemistry
happened to be in the Office of the ex-
amining magistrate, who laughingly re-
lated the fact. DO not SMILE said the
savant, 'for in several localities in Cali
cia and Moldavia there is found an
oleaginous stone which resembles wax,
and which melts with the heat of the
sun. Chemists call it ozocerite, and a
large trade is done in the article Why
may not the same sort of stone exist in
our monntains?' The magistrate at once
ordered that the woman should again be
brought before him, and she declared
that the facts were precisely such as the
professor had supposed. But why ask
ed the functionary, did you refuse to
tell where yon obtained the wax?' Be
cause the Government would soon de-
prive me of that source of gain she re-
piled; the piece of land where this prec-
ions article is found is, however, my own
property She was Immediately set at
liberty"
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BAYLIES

Great Mercantile College, Keokuk,
Iowa, on the Mississippi. Prof VIM.
H. Miller, General Manager. Nine
teenth year. About Sixty dollars pay
all expenses, for Membership. Board
and Stationery. Bookkeepers, Penmen,
Reporters, Operators, Architects, Sur
veyors and Teachers thoroughly fitted.
English branches free. Free Lectures
by Eminent Orators. Free Festivals
with Brass Band in College Hall. Free
furnished rooms for self boarding. Tel
egraphing free. Short hand writing free.
Good boarding clubs, and family board.
Railroad fare deducted: Immense busi-
ness in Keokuk No vacation Address
Baylies College, Keokuk, Iowa. State
where you saw this advertisement.
v3nSy1
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A HIRsUTE MAN.-The Reading
{Pa.,) Eagle Gays: Samuel Frees, of AL
bany Township, has Il beard over four
feet long. 1t has been fifteen years in
growing, and he has plated it together
closely until it resembles closely mat
ted sea grass. In addition to this Mr..
Frees wears long hair. He says with
his beard and long hair he experiences
no inconvenience from the heat, while
it affords him protection from the cold l..
The beard he wears under his shirt bos-
ON, and he ties il around his body. 1t
is quite curiosity. His beard and hair
make him very strong and able to en-
dure almost any kind Of exposure. Be-
fore he wore his beard he was not as
strong and healthy as he is now.
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Of the whole British Customs
Revenue, 3S4 per cent. is now de-
rived from the tariff on tobacco S03
from spirits, 1S4 from tea, 81 from
wine and g from other miscellane-
Gus objects. In a country which
produces its own tobacco and spirits
like our own, and which raises a
large internal revenue from them,
it is of course not possible to raise
tariff revenue from them, also, but
we might well initiate the simplicity
of the English tariff to a much
greater degree than we do. The
English customs authorities con-
clude, from the constant increase in
the revenue from spirits and tobac-
co. that the welfare of the masses is
importing, else they could not afford
to indulge. There was quite an in
crease in 1875. notwithstanding
there was poor wheat crop that
year. England is now so little de-
pendent on her own sources of wheat
supply that the welfare of the mas
ses is not much affected by her own
crop. The same year was a good
one for fruits, vegetables, roots and
minor farm products, on the cheap
ness of which the prosperity of the
masses much more depends. 1t is
a fact of no small Importance that
the price of wheat in England no
longer depends on her own crop,
but on ours. The price in the good
harvest year, 1874, was not materi-
ally less than in the poor year, 1875.
We are not so sure that the con-
sumption of Lao pounds of tobacco
per head in 1876, against 1.31 in
1866, and of 36 gallon of spirits,
against %, is matter tor congra.
tulation or very certain proof of
greater prosperity.-[ Springfield
Republican.
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A VOICE FROM SWEDEN
Chemists and their Production appreciated
By the Professors atthe celebrated Unirersif-
ies II. Sueden. Mr.. Sachs. Sir,-At your
request, l have tested Halls Vegetable
Siciian Hair Remover, in my practice
at the "SERAFIMER Hotel" and can
say, it will restore gray hair to its ori-
ginal color. Itis entirely harmless, and
is a valuable remedy to use in such
cases. p. II. NJ A LMSTEN.
Professor Of Chemistry and INediriae.
STOCKHOLM, July G, 1868
From the highest medical authority in
tSgeien. As | have had occasion to see
several persons, who, for some time,
have used Halls Vegetable Scilian
Hair Remover, and know that it has
restored the original color Of the HAIR,
as we'll as being efficient in removing
the itching and dandrulf' that acconpan-
les the falling oil of the hair, ] consider
it my duty 10 acknowledge the same to
MIR Slchs.
VINCENT LUNDBERG.
Rysicia.s-io Chief to The King, anil Pre-
seIrcr Of his life.
STOCKHOLM, July 7,..1S6S.
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A dispatch from Helena, Montana
Territory, reports that General Crook
has had battle with the Sioux, and that
he had almost annihilated the treacher-
ous foe. The news was brought into the
Crow camp by Sioux squaw, and is
somewhat discredited. Its confirmation
would be hailed with pleasure from one
end of the land to the other.
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To Land Buyers !!
A FRFE RIDE!
OVER LAND GRANT ROADS.

OVER LAND GRANT ROADS.
/ am the only agent east of the Mis-
sissippi River, acting under appoint
ment received from Governors of West
ern States. My duties are to see that
you get Reliable Information and the
Best Possible Rates on Transportation.
Don't fail to call on or write to me be-
fore making any arrangements relative
to moving your people or property.
Make no Charge for services.