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National Republican., 1876-02-26
lOROPOSALS FOR WORK AT NATIONAL
L MILITARY CEMETERIES.

OFFICE OF NATIONAL CEMETERIES,
WASHINGTON, d. c., FEB. /, 1876. !
Sealed proposals, in triplicate, with copy Of
this advertisement attached to each, will be re-
ceived at this office until Monday, March Q, 1875,
for the construction Of Superintendent Lodges
at the National Cemeteries at Salisbury, N. O.,
and Fort Donelson, Tennessee; also, for the con-
struction of inclosing walls, Of brick or stone,
around the National Cemeteries at Poplar Grove,
near Petersburg, Va, and Seven Pines, near
Richmond, Va.
The work during its progress will be fre.
quently inspected by competent engineers, and a
strict compliance with the terms Of the contract
Will be required.
The right is reserved to reject any or all bids
not deemed OF interest to the Government.
Copies Of plans and specifications may be seen
at this office, and at the Quartermasters othces
at Louisville, KY; Raleigh, N. e., and Nash
vile, Tenn; also at the Cemeteries above
mentioned.
Proposals should be indorsed, proposals for
Lodges." or walls for National Cemeteries"
and addressed to the undersigned. They will be
opened at noon on the date specified, whom bid
ders are invited TO be present.
A. +. ROUKWE ELL,
fep5ot Captain and a. Z. NJ.
National Republican., 1876-02-26
PROPOSALS FOR BEEF CATTLE.

DEPARTMENT OF THE IsTERIoR2
OEFICE INDIAN AFFAIRs, J
January 25 1876.
Sealed proposals will be received at this otice
until Il O'Clock the 1st DAY OF MARCH,
1875, for furnishing the following. named quanti-
ties Of Beef Cattle, on the hOof, for issue to
Indians In the Indian Territory:
For the Kiowa and COmanche Agency, l, 400, 900
pounds, gross weight.
For the Wichita Agency, 5000 pounds, gross
weight.
For the Cheyenne and Arapahoo Agency, l, $780,.
600 pounds, gross weight.
Full particulars regarding the requirements
for bidders will be furnished on application at
this ofhce. J. q. SMITH,
fe22 Commissioner Indian Affsirs
National Republican., 1876-02-26
AUCTION SALES
TN"
To-Day.

( (lHANCERY SALE OF AN UNDIyIDED
~ INTEREST IN VALUABLE IMPROVED
PROPERTY ON sEVENTH-sTREET ROAD,
MOUNT PHEASANT, IN THE C0U NTY
or SSF WASHING ION, IN IHE DISTRICT OF
- BY virtue OF a decree of the Surname Court
HI OF the Istrict OF Columbia passed in said
ES court on the 9TH Of July, A. D. ls75 in eIuIty
- cause No. 2,43i. Docket II. wherein Nichoias
fronl OF the premises. on SATURDAY, asth day
of February, A. ID. 1875, at O'Clock D. M ali the
right, tits and interest OF VIM, D. Beall and Mary
B1an his wife, IN and to part OF tract or parcel
OF land situa te In Washington county, District OF
Pleasant. II being part of lot numbered three C3)
in the Division said tract which WAS allotted 10
Day I'd Peter, that part thereby conveyPd fronting
on the eastern bouHdar OF Seventh-stYeet turn
pike, leading TO Rockville, co Obtaining one sausre
ncre of grOund, bounded on the north by w D.
the said tract sold 10 Aaron N. Gattrell, the SAME
being the land which was conveyed by WIN, D.
Beall and wife to n. G Stephen by deed, dated
10th August, lSS1, and now recorded aIsong the
land records OF said county and District, and is
by q thTee-story brick house.
Terms Of sale: One third cash; balance in nine
(e) and eighteen QS) months; title to be retained
as security for the deferred payments. All con-
&C., at the cost OF the purchaser A
deposit of hu undred and dfty dollars (Sl5O) will
are not complied with within one week from day OF
sale the trustee reserves the right to resell the
property at the risk and cost OF the defaul.ing
purchaser or purchasers, upon giving nye days
nolire of such resale in some newspaper published
In Washington, ID. C.; ,-,,,,.,-
DUNCANsoN BIDS, huctioneers.
fef-FNW&ds Ninth and ID streets northwest.
National Republican., 1876-02-26
PROPOSALS.
SsPnpnSsc FOR THE IMPROVEMENT
Of THT rONOSGAHELA RIVER.

L ofAh OF THE >I0NoNGAHELA RIVER.
T, g. EHGISEER OFFIcE)
NJ o. W. THIRD STREET
C,,cTNS,., - o. r,1,o Feb. l.. 1873.
Sealed proposals, In dupIicat. III oe fegelvSu
al this ottce until noon, on the ao ~ ~ alcn,
1870. for the construction OF a MasoL pn, and
ior the completion Of q Masonry Lock u noild
kocks, on the Monongshela river, 81 mil. aooVe
PlttsburR, and 81 miles below MorganIown.
Approximate amount Of masonry 5000 cusntc
yards Work to be finished By the 18th Of No.
Vember, 1875. Stone alreadyQuarried.
Specifications and printed forms for proposals
will be furnished on application to the under
Requests for blank forms should be indorsed
on the envelope. "UEcIal Business"
VIM. l.. MERRILL.
N226t Major EngAeers
National Republican., 1876-02-26
MARRIED.,

KNEADY-DWTER.-On the I0;h DISTANT. at
Woodbury., BalIimore O)unty, by Rev. u. e.. Par
kcr, OLIVIA DwYEE and CHARLES VI. KNENpN,
both Of this city.
NYOIAN-HILL.-AtS San Franci-co, Cal. Feb
ruary II, 1878, hy the RcE. W. A. Scott, II. VI.
hYMAS, formerly Of Washington, ID. G., bIt
OF santa BarbIra, CAL. and ELLA J., diu ghIer OF
lose Hill. Gsn.. of SANTA EArbIrl.
National Republican., 1876-02-26
CATALOGUE SALE
OF
OIL p AIN t I N G. 8
AT AUCTION.

On TUESDAY, February -, commencing at II
O'Clock m, shall oaer for saIe:,. public auction
tie OIL Paintings OF tine
STESERsEN COLLECTION
which remain unsolu, being the following: Nos.
l, s. ., To- II, L., Is, IT. Is, Is, -, -, - - 90
81, g. 81 and 81, the catalogue of said collection,
now on exhibition on the first floor Of the ''Le
Droit Builcing," corner and Eighth streets, op-
poste the United States Patent Offce. Among the
collection paintings by the following we'll
known American AMI foreign artists: EIerstadL,
Irving, Gilbert, Munger, Dupre, Wahlberg, DE
jonehe, NerbTckhoycn, .Ziem, CoutuTier and
others.
shall also offer the magnificent Ifa size marble
statue, al l'udore,' (Modesty,D executed by
Corbellni. of Milan, Italy.
ConnSlsseurs and others interested in the fine
arts should not fail to examine this collection and
attend the sale.
Terms cash. LOUIS BAGGER,
Attorney and Executor.
BY DUNCANSON BROS. Auctioneers,
fe2l-St STAR +. CLEARY, Salesman.
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EYJ. L. wORMLEY. AuctfOnecr,
- SlI Y street northwest.


TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED
FknT SEVEN fsoHEs On SsM
SHIRE ANENTE AND ONE HUNDRED AND
THIRTY-THREE FEET ON NORTH II
- BY virtue of a deed OF trust TO Daniel l..
.E F atom and myseif, dated March II, A. ID. lS7l,
T, and du!y recorded In Llber No. so, folio lOI,
&1S one OF the land records for Wasningtou
county, District of Columbia, and a. the written
request of the party secured thereby, l. the
vving trustee, will sell at puOltc auction, in front
of the premisG $. on THURSDAY, March =. A. ID.
1875, al 20 clock p. m, the folowln g-described
al estate, situstc in the city Of Washington, ID.
c., to wit: All that certain piece, parcel and 10:
of real estate kK own, designated and described
part of lot numbered one, a. in square seventy-
one. al. heginning at point AZ the Intersection
of North NJ street and New Hampshire avenue,
eighty live feet seven inches, (S5 IT. in > thence
northwest one hundred and two (l02) feet; thence
north ten (O) feet: thence east along the line Of
North VI street one hundred and thirI y-three (3S)
feet TO the place OF beginning.
Sold subject TO all taxes
Terms: One hundred and niuety dollars, (sl9o,)
with interest at 10 per cent. per annnm from
pense OF sale, in cash; balance at six anil
Twelve months. for which the notes OF the pur-
chaser, bearing interest from the day OF sale,
and secured by deed of trust on the prop
erty sold, must pe given deposit Of twenty-five
dollars shsll required OF the purchaser at time
Of sale. All cOnyeyancng At costof the purchaser.
Ifterms of sale are not complied wit1 In seven
prnpe ty at the risk and cost OF the defauting pur
chaser. after live days notice.
GEO. W. STIGKNEY, Surviving Trustee.
fc2l-MWFSds j. T. WORMLEY, Auctioneer.
National Republican., 1876-02-26
BRADY'S
National Portrait Gallery,
No. 625 Pennsylvania Avenne, Between
Sixth and Seventh Streets.

iends and the public that he has turned TO WASH
u gton and reopened his gallery. He will be aided
By corps OF the best artists, and will avail him
self Of all the rece mt improvements in the photo
graphic art; Mr. Brady will give his personal at
deIs-STuThtf
National Republican., 1876-02-26
GOVERNMENT SALES.

GOVERNMENT SALE OF OUTINGS,
" CONDEMNED CLOTHING, &C.
PHILADELPHIA, PA, February S, 1875.
VIII be sold at public auction, under direction
ofOapt. John +. Rodgers. at Schuylkfll Arsenal,
Wednesday, March 8. 1876, commencing at 10
o'clock a. m, about $1,000 pounds Woolen and
Cotton Cuttings, sundry articles Of Clothing,
Camp and Garrison Equipsge, and Miscellaneous
Quartermaster's Stores.
Terms: Cash, in United States funds.
J. J. DANA,
fell Ct Major and Quartermaster.
National Republican., 1876-02-26
MONEY

Is made faster and asily in stock speculation
in Wall street than in any other legitimate way.
The ban KIM g-house OF Messrs. ALIEN. FROTH-
lNGHAM & CO., u Wall street, have paid 10 their
customers during the last thirty days over 49, co.,
They have over three thousand customers, who
Side In different parts of the w0rlI. Their pOpu-
larity arises from dealing with their customers
honestly. They invest sums ran ying from $40 to
90, Geo, and give strict personal attention to
small investu ents as TO large. They also send
Weekly Report free TO those desiring speculate.
Send for it.-PittsLUT2 Commercial, JGl. "a, 1875.
eAddres5
ALEX. FROTHISGHAA 4 CO.,
Bankers and Brokers',
feb5 If II Wall street N v.
National Republican., 1876-02-26
IIEpHIlGR'sst EpHlRstE t4E1sUlD 81 BEEF

Recommended by the best physicians in England
and America for Consumption, Debility, Loss OF
Appetite, Fever, Atue, Dyspepsia, Indigestion,
Female and Children Maledfcs.
OPINION OF DR.. r. s. STEUART, President
Maryland Insane Hospital. Baltimore, Md.
&" II can recommend LeIbig's Liduid Ex-
tract of Beef as the most efficient preparation
have ever met with. II combines the virtues OF
food and tonic in q remark able way
OPINION OF DIR. WIN. H. STOKES, Physician
TO Mount Hope Retreat, near Baltimore.
81 have great pleasure in addIn my tes-
OF Beef and Tonic InvigOrator as the very best
preparation used, and, therefore, confidently
= AND MANY OTHER TESTIMONIALS.
PUT UP IN PINT BOTTLES-s1 EACH-TAKE
NO OTHER.
SOLDBY
DRUGGISTS AND DEALERS.
Wholesale Agents,
SCHILLER d PINKARD,
de2s-TuThASly a Pennsylyania avenue,
National Republican., 1876-02-26
pY Young 4 MIDDLETUN, Aucts.,
- LcDroit Building.

TRUSTEES SALE OF A TWO-STORY FRAME
DWELI.lNG On THE WEST SIDE OF ELEV-
ESTH STREET NORTHWEST, BETWEEN
W AND BOUNDARY STR -ETS.
s by virtue OF deed of trust lated June II,
GT A. D. 1872, and duly recorded IN lIber No. 65n,
i folio SEQ, one Of the land records for the Dis
Is<--trict of Columbia, and At the request Of the
parry secured, will sell At pTblic auction, in
front of the premises, MONDAY, March IL,
1876, at 4 O'Clock p H.. the following described
real estate situate in the city of Washington in
the District Of Columbia. ami known aud described
as lot numbered forty. four (ID in Starr & Met
three hundred and two, 3C2, together with all the
improvements. SC.
1erms: One hundred dollars in cash. and the
balance In monthly payments of twenty five dot
lars each. ith interest at ten per cent.
until paid, secured by reed OF trust on the prop
erty sold. deposit of 80 will be required Of the
purchaser at the time of sale. All cOnVeyancing
At the coz of the purchaser, who will BE allowed
ten days TO comply with all the term Of sale.
BRAlNAKD Il. WARNER,
f1c4-ThEM Surviving TrU
National Republican., 1876-02-26
GALE OF STEAM LAUNCH "PULAsKL.

OFFICE ASSISTANT QUARTERMAsTER,
FoET AoSECE, Va, January Is, 1876.
VIII be sold at Fort Monroe, Va, At public
auction, on TUESDAY, February -, 1873, at 10
O'Clock a. m, the unseryiceable Steam Launch
"PULASkI" condemned, now lying ut this post
Said Launch has an iron hull, and is about four
years old. She will be sold as she lies; at the
wharf f. ID. BAKER,
ia2sSt Cant and A q. NJ. IL. S A.
National Republican., 1876-02-26
PROPOSALS.
DkUPUSALS FOR IMPROVEMENT OF
i TENNESSEE RIVER.
UNITED STATES ENGrxEER OFFICE.

UNITED STATES ENGINEER OFYICE.l
CHATTANOOGA, TENN, Feb. !, 1876.
SEALED PROPOSALS, in duplicate, will be
received at this office until noon, on WEDNES-
DAY, March -, 1876 for the construction OF
Locks in the Muscle Shoals canal, Tennessee
river, between Florence and Decatur, Alabama.
Specifications and forms for proposals will be
furnished on application to this Office.
WALTER MCFA RLAND,
fe2j6t Major OF Engineers.
National Republican., 1876-02-26
The Wall Street Indicator.

THIS WEEKS IS>TE CST FEEE.
Contains Pictorial Ilu tra Ions of Balls and Bears.
Also full and complete Instructions how to operate
snFgestIons. Also, lis: Of Valuable Premiums TO
Clubs. send for H. BUGkWALTER 4 CO
Bankers and Brokers, (P. q. Box 43l7,) No 10 Wall
street. New York city. iel7-ThSTuly
National Republican., 1876-02-26
FINANCIAL.
Wall Sfraet CaricaflJres

A NEW BOOK, 4S PAGES, containing II en-
graved illustrations. WITH INFORMATION FOR
STOCK SrECTLATOES: price, cloth covers, 10 cents;
TUNBRIDGE CO.,
Bankers and Brokers.
-rhS al At A.a Nn-
National Republican., 1876-02-26
TINTED STATES MARsHAL's sALEOF
" LUMBER, &c

In virtue OF writ OF icrI facias Issued ont of
the Clerks Cice of the Supreme Court OF the Dis
tIlct of Columbia, and to me directed, will sell,
at public sale, for cash, on SATURDAE- the -4th
day-of March. lS76 Al o'clock p. IN, on street,
between Fourtet nth and Fifteenth streets south
east, Square No. I.Oa2 the following goods and
Chattels. viz: One large shed and lot OF Fenr-
ing, levied upon As the property Of James Liner
ick and will be sold to satisfy eNecuti IN No. rs,
in fay or of avid N. Rean.
ALIEN. SHARP,
fe@i dads I. s. Mar-hal. ID. 4.
National Republican., 1876-02-26
DY EDWIN ]. SWEET,

RY EDWIN J. SWEET,
p Real Estate Broker and Aucs,oneer.
NO 6li Seventh street, opposite U. s.Post once.
TggsTEEs, E4SE SALE oFA ATwQ5ANR-4IHALF- I'D
KSfHHSfs KoEfHWEsf NEAR sG II? srkEET shMHH STREET
E b: issi; ana d%Iy recorded II LiSet H. ,5is'
-trfct OF Columbia, and at the request OF the
party S secured, I we will sell a. PT5ie sTettoa IN
tae p on tie
real estate, ST. uate in the city OF Washington,
bered three, "a in sGfare numbered four hundred
and eighty. one (isl, and beginning for the same
from the northwest' Corner Of said lot tIee, aud
running thence south along the east line OF sixth
thence east nnety-three (sSj feet four and half
GS9 inches; thence north fourteen 90 feet and and
feet foar and one half (4l) inches 10 the place OF
beginning, together with all the Improvements,
Terms. Five hundred dollars In cash and the
moaibs, with intetes At seven per cent per an
mum, secured BY a deed Of trust on the property
chaser al the time of sale. An couveyancing at
the cost Of he purchaser II the terms Of safe are
OF sale the trustees Will resell the property at the
risk and cost OF the deraultiug purchaser.
aR8fShED +. WNI1RNER, tT'n'tse''
noE-aWSads
-. THE ABOVE SALE IS FURTHER POST
poned until ~ EsDAl, February l, 1876, s1ne
HAkfsEKI Af;kilaR6 s Il. HAEh AwEhARxEr, Trustees.
jais-TuTh&ds
SFTHE ABOVE SALE Is Further POST
hour and place.
BRhiNaRD BRahhl S 4. HAkkk ARkkkkNER, Trustees
fe1-TuThSSds
R9r THE ABOVE SALE Is FURTHER POST
poDed mill WEDSESDAY, March /, 1876, same
hour and place.
aksfY1Rn hkkBEET &; HALs'p }Trrstees.
fe23-WEM&ds
National Republican., 1876-02-26
DY B. II. wARNEK.

TRUSTEES SALE OF DESIRABLE UNIM-
PROVED PROPERTY ON THE WESTSIDEO OF
VERMONT AVENUE, BET NEEN n STREET
AND RHOpEISLAND AVENUE, NEAR THE
BY virtue of q deed of trust, dated July
- ], A. D.. ls73, duly recorded in Liber No.
SsI2s, folio 70. one of the land records for the
~ District Of Columbil, and at the request Of
- the party secured thereby, we Will sell AZ
public auction, in fTont OF the premises, on MON
DAY, March u, ls76, at i:$l o'clock p. m, the
Iolowip described real estate, situate In the city
OF Washing or, District OF Colum6i,, to wit: Sab
lot numbered siNty-two. (62,) in j: I. Olmstead,
trustees diyision Of part OF sub lot numbered
twelve (l2) of HeItmuller's subdivision OF square
numbered Two hundred and fOrty,two, C2t2 IN
said city, recorded in Liber ID Z, folio 22l, of
the land recorus. .
~ l2O So with interest at six per cent. per annum
from January |, 1873 TO day OF sale, and expense
of sale In cash H. the balance at twenty-feur aud
thrtv-slx months. for which the notes of the pur-
chaser, bearing interest at the rate OF six per
cent. per annum from the day Of sale. and secured
by deed of trust the property sold will he
taken. A deposit OF $50 Will be required of the
purcha ser ct the time OF a e, aud all conveyAncnR
NJ the pense of the purchaser. If the terms of
safe are not complied with in seven days from the
day OF sale the trustees reserve the right to rsel
the property the risk and cost OF the defIulyiug
purchaser, sfter live days' advertisement.
FREDERICK STUFF, Tr1s,oo.
II. HEITMULLER, A'S'
fahIS-ENWSds I t CDLDWELL, Salesman.
National Republican., 1876-02-26
AEFHA1KTIOAh a
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

gsnta1nIhK CarSs OF FIFst-CI.ss Estabs
zfshHsoT 90 in all Branches OF Busis
sssa In the District.
National Republican., 1876-02-26
rI,O IRON MANUFACTURERS.
OFFICE OF THE LIGHT HORSE BOARD,

PROPOSALS FOR FIRSTORDER IRON
LIGHT HOUSE To BE ERECTED On
FOWEl ROCKS, SEACOAST OF FLOR
National Republican., 1876-02-26

Ths Sub-Treasury balances 1t New YCrT!
today: Gold, 81 sol ,59. currency. ST. rs a5i,
The suo-TreasurRr paid ont $4,000 on actpuar
OF interest, and s5e3, 900 for bonds. Customs 20
ceipts, s2i3 Slg.
National Republican., 1876-02-26
ADYEKTIEINE AGENTS.

ADVERTISING AGENTS.
Max Cohen go street northwest.
AGkIS ULEUEAL WAREHOUsEa.
J,A. Baker. %, s2s. RSZLa ave., bet stn 18th std
Samuel c. Psimer. s. Greene street Georgetown.
Agent fGr Masscy,S Phn1dIelphia 3a,tIsl Ale Trade
ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS.
ph,s. T. Davis s Co., Sl57 7th 81 opp. Pat. On =.
9HnII' + f. ci Min "a GS stras4 aen no+sSst Bfnn 5unE
W, NJ Poindexter, Vernon Row.
henry r. Searle, 7l5E sr. opp. 2. D. Dept.
ART GALLERIES.
Bariow's gallery offae srts, I225 Penn. avenue.
ATTOREEEs.AT.LAw
j. j. + SaFFSS Plan "a s ssFsef ss6sss j. P Notary csn
4: G; Rid5ls R 90 90 ls ave- n ear City Hall:
Birney & Birney, SO4ia 81. n. W..
Daniel &C. auaghan, 4S5 9Th st. v. W.
t0T5 EsnGE az near Eseas9FH 9
Richard 7. Merrlck, .6c6 st., bet. 18th and lith'
Henry Ulke, Inl Pennsylvania ave. northwest.
Mis-. J. Mindelef, 1lO4 street, near Eleventh.
AUCTIOSEERS.
Duneanson Brothers cor 9th and p street,, selIi,,
sms 81 III: aig oTi GI ave. norp6wes
II; Coleman, cor Penn; SSe and 10th street:
Edwin i. S1e@t 5ii ii! ST. northwest.
AwSISGS, FLAGS. dc.
~ g. CggeiaGd' en E! L02isja1S SI.s may syenRe'
BAKERIES.
&. 8 krlft southeast cor. Penn. ave. and 18th st.
C. NJ. Lamb bread, cake and pie, 10 E. Capitol st.
BANDS.
Weber's brass and string, p 7th st. southeast.
BANKS AND BANKERS.
Riggs q Co.. Executive ave. cor. 18th Ct.
National MetrOpOiitIn Bank, 18th ST.. opposite
Treasury Department
Lewis johnson Co, Bankers, buy and sell Gov
ernmcDt bonds. coin. and exchange. Draw
bills of ex change in sums to suit. ON Eng ami,
France, Germany, Sweden. Holland, SwitZsr-
land. and Denmark Banking house cor. Pa.
ave. and 10Th ST., Ngrn N Piacs.
Sherman & Grant, Bankers, IiI5 ST northwest.
The National Savings Bank. cor. New York ave.
and 18th ST., pays per cent. p annum on de-
po-is for earn caicllar month. mixing
hours, 9 tS4. Saturdays. 9to a1d 8 to 5.
Germs American saving Bank and Safe Deposit
Vaults, Federal BuidnSs cor. 'th and sts.
4. Fl. Dudley, stock Bond Broker. ga La. ave.
j. c. Lay i Co, StocA Bond Brokers, 223 Al st.
BANK NOTE ENGRAVERS.
Excelsior Bank Note Company. li-5 New L ork
AveUus-JOLn &. Wciistood, President.
New York Office, 25> Broadway, cor. Warren ST.
BATHS
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10y THOMAS DOwLINs, AucrIoneer.

febIs-FMWSds j. T. COLDWELL. Salesman.
National Republican., 1876-02-26
THOMAS BOWLING, Auciloneer.
TRUSTEES, SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED

DUNCANsON Bids, Auctioneers,
fef-FMW&ds Ninth and streets northwest
National Republican., 1876-02-26
aatianaI gepnbIisaa
FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
Morstary,

"AS6AsHEOsI El0ay evening, Eso, .,
In New York to-day money was dull .,t
ofersd al g. Gold closed ut Il3I4u4. Ex.
change steady at is5. Government bonds asttg.
and steady.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-01-06

tongue through the desire of rebuking the
offender, and ever after spoke with ease.
The name of Ant@us is perhaps more ia
miliar He was the son of Neptune and
Terra, and was of immense size. Hercules
wrestled with him, but he received new
strength each time he touched his mother
earth. The god then lifted him in the
air and squeezed him to death in his arms
Diagoras, an athlete of Rhodes 46O years
before the commencement Of the Chris
tian era, saw his three sons crowned on
the same day at Olympia, and died through
excess of joy. Pindar celebrated the
fathers merits in a beautiful ode, still
eXtant, which was written in letters of
gold in a temple of Minerva. Then there
was Cercyon, King of Eleusis, and said
by some writers to be a son of Neptune
and by others of Vulcan. He obliged all
strangers to wrestle with him, and as he
was skilled in all the science of the sport
they were invariably conquered and put
to death. He challenged Thesius, who
has already been mentioned, by whom he
was fairly thrown and was put to death.
Sometimes the same person gained
prizes at all these festivals. Aristides, an
Athenian, was thus successful. The list
might be continued, but enough has been
written to show how important these
games were considered by the Greeks and
Romans
Reports of the enthusiasm which these
Grace Roman games are creating in this
country have reached France, where the
most celebrated wrestlers of modern times
reside. 1t is stated on what seems to be
good authority that several of the greatest
OF French wrestlers are arranging to visit
the United States and exhibit their skill
before the American publicly. 7. Times.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-01-06

it with one blowing or cultivatipp
Where this is done profitable yield can
not be looked for, even upon the rich bot
toms of that generally fertile State. The
few large crops reported are without doubt
raised in a different manner from this. al
though we have no means of knowing the
methods by which they were grown. It
is the same in other States. Forty years
ago forty bushels of wheat per acre was
very common in Western New York and
Ohio, where nov third of that quantity
is an ordinary crop and a half Oft a good
one. It is doubtful if any other State
IN the whole country could make .
better showing than Ohio, although the
average yield OF wheat is slowly increasing
IN the older States 1t is on the way to a
minimum in the latest settled of the
Western States, California included, and
Will there be some years yet before it will
reach turning point. The incentive to
better management of the wheat crop is a
powerful one. 1t is the n cessity for the
means OF living in comfort. A farmer
VIM AdISCo lAGIN6 DuSneIS OF wheat Der
acre can hardly be said to live; he exists
but cannot live in comfort upon such an
income nor can he make life upon his
farm desirable to his children. Necessity
must force him to improve his mode of
culture and t. prepare the ground very
much better than he has done heretofore.
A low price for wheat relieves the Ameri
can farmer from much foreign competi
ton and 1t is hardly probable that we
shall see the price of wheat advance much
above the present rates unless as conse-
quence of light yield. But doubled
yield is equal to doubled price, and we
can safely produce such a crop, inasmuch
as with the high rents paid by English
farmers and the greater profit in grazing
wheat-growing in that country, which is
our best customer for wheat, is yearly de
creasing in extent. To produce this
doubled crop is not impossible; the fact
that some farmers do it proves that others
may do it also.-Americdn Agrtculturtst.