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WHEAT EXCLUSIVELY.

The San Francisco Bulletin has some ap-
propriate remarks on the subject of wheat
growing exclusively. We condense the fol-
lowing:
There is something wonderfully facinating
in wheat farming. The season Of hard
work is short. The profits come in lump
A sack of twenty dollar pieces IN exchange
for sacks of wheat is very attractive. But
there is something about wheat-growing
which makes country look desolate. We
recently rode some fifteen miles through
one of the best agricultural districts in the
State; yet in all that distance, save few
hundred rods Of good fence, there was not
tolerable farm improvement in sight.
The district had been settled for more than
twenty years. There was not flourishing
orchard to be seen. Not single farmhouse
which was much above the grade of shan
ty. The barns We're mere sheds, around
which were broken wagons and the refuse
of agricultural implements.
One is tempted to inquire, What is the
connection between wheat farming and such
desolate and unthrifty aspect of farm life?
lIcIC Is, Vi COuiS tiiS lSt19o sthioStiio VI
ricultural knowledge and skill brought to
the business Of growing wheat If the farm
er goes no farther, he will not be likely to
take much interest in blooded stock, spaci-
| Gus barns, fruit orchards, and handsome
farmhouse. When the land is exhausted
for wheat, then he will sell out to some one
who understands how to put it to some bet
ter use.
Our wheat farming looks better on paper
than anywhere else. We tabulate the num-
ber of bushels produced, the number OF tons
for EXPORT. and calculate the number OF
sb1ps which will be required to carry away
the surplus. That is quite the most attract
;cs side of lhe exhibit. The attractive home
steads never will be connected with wheat
growing any more than with sheep herding
r. is not until the land is pretty "eA eA
h.usted for wheatthat handsome homestead'
begin to appear, as in Napa valley, sonona
! Santa Clara and other valleys, where farm
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1876-10-05
AGRICU TT i R Al.
NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZA-
E,1C
TONS

The first successful effort to organize
National Agricultural Association was, we
believe, in September, 1871. The late Solon
Robinson was its chief advocate, as the col
umns Of the old Union Ag1lcultu7~st will
show. BY favor Of Mr.. Ellsworth, then
Commissioner of Patents, a meeting was
held in the patent Office at Washington, and
temporary organization effected. In De-
cember the organization was completed and
a formidable list Of vice-prosidents, among
whom we recognize more politicians than
farmers, was elected. 1t held a meeting in
the following year at which the president
delivered an address. We have found no
trace of its farther existence. This organi-
Zation was known as the Agricultural Socie-
ty Of the United States. @
In 1852, the United States Agricultural
Society was organized, and continued III ex-
1 lstence, we believe, until 1860, holding eight
! large and generally successful national fairs.
With the exception of the National
Grange, which, being essentially different
in its character, we do not now consider,
that any new organization was formed until
October, 1870, when the agricultulists OF ten
or twelve Southern States met at Augusta,
Ga, and organized the Agricultural Con-
press. They adjourned to meet at Selma,
Ala, in 1871. Whether the meeting was
actually held at that time, we are not in
formed. .
In October of 1871, delegates from several
Southern States, and from two or three
q Northern ones, met at Nashville, and organ
lied the National Agricultural Association
"A committee was appointed to confer with
. the Agricultural Congress at Selma, the re-
suit of which conference was an agreement
to meet at st. Louis in 1872, and to there
consolidate the two organizations. In De
cember, 1871, Commissioner Frederick
S Watts of the Department of Agriculture
ls called National Agricultural Convention
to meet at Washington, February, 1872
81 The convention met, aud was we'll attended
but its members proving somewhat intracta
= BILE under official influence adjourned in dls
grace and held no farther meetings.
II ~ .,ov 80 80. the Agricultural Congress
and the National Agricultural Associas'v'
met as agreed upon at st. Louis, anu "ei
a consolidated into the National AgrlcullurS
!. Congress which has since met annually
. indianapolis, Atlanta, and Cincinnati an
4 which met September l2-l4, OF THIS yea
i in the Judges Pavilion, ON the Centehhl'
8 grounds, at Philadelphia. s=s
We make these remarks in order to Gle;
UP missapprehcnsions as to the origin oi u
Congress. It originated in the soalh'
/ grew out of the need Of associated action
the part of all who are laboring for the a
vonooo.- -"t Of the agrculturists OF the cou
try. 1t asks and S. ''''>' -'''s ..ss ia ao
operation of the agricultural press :as ns
cultural colleges, the boards OF agrlcul'a' a,
the agricultural societies, the grahses s'
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1876-10-05

inc has cone to mean more than wheat
growing. 1t is a singular deduction, but
nevertheless true, that where wheat-tarming
becomes Improbable, the attractive home
stead is sure to appear, and hardly before
that time
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1876-10-05

mother grandmother, and great-great-great~
grandmother did, hang them on the same
old nails or bushes that your childhood
knew, wash the dish-pan inside and out In
the same old wearing way, and are done in
time to put them on the same old places on
the dinner-table.
You are fortunately or unfortunately, Civ
en strength enough to play your part in the
same miserable drama again, rinsing, wash
ing, scalding, securing, and are i'll time to
take the miserable, hackneyed porcelain
back for tea, and then there they will sit
on the kitchen table by the side of the al
most immortal dish-pan, staring at you un-
blinkingly with the same white, unthink-
ing, soulless eyes.
You rinse, scald, wash and scour again,
and put the dead pictures of Encouragement
on the same shelves and the next morning
there they sit winking stupidity, harmlessly,
staring mutely and appealingly, the same
white plates, cups, saucers and bowls, and
away you 60, ferrying them over to the
breakfast table and SO on and on to the
end of the century, if you are unkindly
spared so long.
Hence, | repeat: Dish-Water and dish
washing are the most dlscouraging elements
of housework.
There's the occasional recreation of break
ing plate, a valuable tnreen, or glass, but
there comes another to its funeral; it finds
itself on the same pantry shelves and tables,
and is prepared to stare as relentlessly as its
predecessors. .t.3Ea
There is no change, no respite. Your
folks will never learn to eat from unwashed
plates, and SO the stolid ferrying, the grave
placing, the weary rinsing, the unending
washing, the aggravating scaHling. the
| voiceless wiping, the unend,nS gazins, the
inanimate grouping, the changeess brush
and the ever-youthful pan will live on and on
from decade to century, and no machine will
ever come to a successful rescue, and dish
water and dish-washing must continue to
discourage, dishearten, weary and aggravate
girls and women who cannot learn to be
content with monotony and labor which ia
dead cOmpulsion-no morc.-Cor. House
hold.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1876-10-05

Ragout Of Chichem.-Cut the fowl or
chicken in pieces, and let it simmer until it
is gilded, not Drowned; take it out of the
stewpan, and make brown sauce by the ad-
dition of as much flour as may be necessary
for the size of the dish. Having done this,
put the pieces back into the stewpan, add
ing some small pieces Of raw bacon, mild,
and half fat, some eschalots chopped fine,
salt, q good quantity of pepper, a small
bunch composed of parsley, thyme, etc.
Let the whole simmer over slow fire, and
let it be well covered that there may bono
escape for half an hour; then, according TO
the size of the dish, add mushrooms and
small delicate onions. When all is cooked.
arrange it in a dish and decorate according
to taste, -5a@1
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1876-10-05

Centennial Sponge Cahe.-Two cups of eug-
ar, two cups flour, tour teaspoonfuls baking
powder, four eggs, one cup boiling water.
Mix the eggs, sugar, flour and baking pow
der thoroughly together; add the boiling
water; stir quickly; put into pans and bake
Immediately. If desired to be very moist,
bake in a quick oven.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1876-10-05

j. To Clean the Inside Of any Teapot. t.--Ifthe
inside of your teapot, or coffee-pot, is black
from long use, fill it with water, throw III &
small piece Of hard soap, set on the stove
and let 1t boil from half an hour to an hour.
1t will clean as bright as new dollar, ard
costs no work. f3 a't2
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1876-10-05

Rice Sponge. Cahe.-Three-quarters Of
pound of rice flour, one pound of white su.
ar, ten eggs beat the yolks with sugar, tho
Whites alone; add the yolks, sugar and -four
together, a little at a time; flavor and baAs
in shallow pans.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1876-10-05
ADVERTISING RATES

Transient advertisements payab!e in advance.
Regular advertisements payable quarterly.
Twenty live per cent. added for spcc;l advertise
a,ents.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1876-10-05
DUBLISHED WEEKLY BY
r. n. SUTEI ERLlN.
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR

The ROCKY MOUNTAIN IUsBANpMAS is designed
to be, the name indicates husbanGnan in every
sense Of the tcr1n embracing in its columns every
department Of Agriculture, Stock-raising Uorti-
culture. Social and Domestic Economy.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1876-08-24
@ A S Hi
HOW TO SAVE 1T

A great many persons have asked us how it
is that we can sell goods SO much cheaper than
any other house in town. The reason is obvi-
Gus. We buy all our goods from first hands
dispensing with the .'middeman. We take
the benefit of all discounts. Having buyer
in the Eastern market all the time, we are
posted in regard to any reduction that occurs.
WE SELL ONL Y FOR CASH
Most persons are aware that when goods
are purchased on credit. they have to pay tor
the accommodation. We are satisfied with a
small profit, depending on the quantity of
goods sold rather than the advance on cost.
Bear this in mind, call on usa and save money.
We do not claim to be able to save you twen-
ty-five per cent, as that would be sheer i'm
possibility but we will sell Dry Goods cheaper
than any other house in town.
BRUCKMAN & CO.,
Three doors north Of Gels bank.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1876-08-24
Published August %, ls76.
Ordinance No. 1876.

AN ORDINANCE Providing for the Construction of a
-Sdewalk the North side of Iron Avenue, between
Santa Fe Avenue and Seventh Street; On the East
side of Seventh Street, between iron Avenue and
Ash street; and on the side of Seventh Street
between Ash Street and Elm Street, IN the City OF
Saliva.
Be 1t ordained by the Mayor.and Couneil'nen
Of the city of Salina:
SECTION !. That the owner or owners of any real
estate abutting the north side of Iron Avenue be-
tween Santa re AvenHe and Seventh streets on the
side of seventh street. between Iron Avenue and
Ash street, and the side Of Seventh street D. =
street and Elm street. 10 the city Sana ARE
hereby required 10 build or cause 10 be built, BY the
5th day of September next after the passage of this
ordinance, sidewalk upon Iron Avenve and seventh
street in front of such real estate such sidewalk to be
constructed herein provided and TO be approved by
the Committee on streets and Sidewalks.
SEcrIoS2 ?. The sidewalk hereby provided for shall
be OF grade throughout to be determined by the
COMMITTEE Streets and Sidewalks, or the Chairman
thereof. That part of the sidewalk the north SIDE
of Iron Avenue, between Santa Fe Avenue and aad
Seventh street. shall be built eight feet wide of brick
cnrbed both sides with dressed stone curbing, oil
good quality of common pine plank, two inches
thick spiked with twenty penny nails, nails 10
each plank and shall be supported by four 2x6 inch
stringsrs OF misc we'll tanned and spjked with twenty
penny nails. The stringers shall be LAID upon fiat
stone LAID at intervals of not more than four feet
That part of the sidewalk hereby required to be built
seventh street shall be built Ave Ieet four inches
wide of brick curbed both sides with dressed stone
curb'ng, OF OF good quality OF common pine plank
too inches thick, spiked with twenty penny nails,
five nails to each plank, and shall be supported by
three ZAb slrlnSers, Iappeu splheu WIN
penny nails The stringers shall be laid upon fiat
stones iuterv ais OF not than four feet each
SECTION g. This ordinance shall take effect and be
in force from and after its publication In the SA
LINE COUNTY JOURNAL.
Approved August %, 1876.
A. w. wICKHAM,
PresidentsConncIl and Acting Mayor
hereby certify the above and foregoing to be true
and correct copy of ordinance passed by the Mayor
and Councilman of the City of ssiina. Angus. 70,
1876.
Attest: Z. E BOWEN,
City clerk
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1876-08-24

The ''health officers" of our city should
Immediately make tour of observation. in the
back yards and alleys of our city. They will
quickly find picturesque little lagoons with
corn cobs. water melon rinds, tin cans. and
various other discarded .eontrivances-aIl pro-
PEELED by the ripping waves of those splendid
sheets of water All tia. water Is OF q bcautl-
full green color, and the festive frog sports In
its waves. entirely at home. Then the smell
is so delightful. Il contributes peace and
tranquility 10 those who abide by the shores.
Ii is delightful when the blazing sun hangs
overhead to sit BY those lakes .ad write poet
", smoke, dream and build air castles. Then,
when the festive cholera morbus makes ron a
visit, you think so regretfully Of the pleasant
time you had on those classic shores No,
don't disturb those pretty lagoons. When
your friends visit you, take them there that
they, too, may be flied with admiration
60 See WHIST we hare saunf
Go tesl What have feif,
Go oct - early cSwa
AID smsel wk2i v eEss srnslt'
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1876-08-24

For reasons sufficient to them, the School
board very properly reconsidered its action e,
employing Mr.. Mcbride as Principal of the
public schools of this city, and Informed him
that the engagement might be considered off.
Mr.. McBride's ability as teacher is unques-
toned. and it is to be regretted that the unfor-
tunate circumstances exist which prevent his
employment. Although the board has not for
mally decided upon the Princpalship, yet it is
evident that the members are of one mind for
engaging F. G. Harvey, for some time Princi-
pal of the high school at Germantown, Ohio,
a gentleman of considerable successful expert
ence as teacher.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1876-08-24

Major Norton returned from Topeka Monday
evening. He was detained on his trip down
and in returning by the washouts along the
road. There were four breaks in the track be-
tween Abilene and Junction City, and several
between Junction City and Manhattan. One
place the grading was washed out so that one
side of the track projected over the embank-
ment. The passenger train passed over safely,
although several tons of dirt fell under it but
cattle train following went down, smashing
five cars. The fields between Abilene and De
troit were overlooked to the depth of three
and four feet. and e-eral stacks of wheat were
standing in the water
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1876-08-24

Col. J. G. Spivey and family returned from
the mountains yesterday morning. All were
greatly improved in health, and perfectly
delighted with their mountain trip. The Col
onel strongly endorses Idaho Springs to inva-
lids. lie was greatly benefited by the water.
and feels tina: his system has been perfectly
restored by free use of them. He says he is
entirely a new man now, and that Idaho
Springs is the cause of the change. Next
week he viii give US another interesting letter
about his trip.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1876-08-24

The opposition in this county to Judge
Prescott has almost entirely ceased. Even
the Herald has come out for him at the
eleventh hour, and abandoned the candidate il
first proposed.-Saltae County Journal.
The last sentence of the above paragraph.
short as ii is, contains two wilful and inten-
tionally malicious fasehoods.-Salina Herald.
= We take it all back. Last week the Herald
was for Carver. Next week he will undoubtedly
be for Prescott. Variety is the spice of life,"
you know, and by that saying the Herald
squares its political action.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1876-08-24
EDeclai Notice.

shall have constantly on hand for sale good
Horses and Mules, at Stevens Livery Stable.
Those who cannot be suited with the stock
already have, may leave their orders with me
and will get them stock or teams that will
suit them 1t will be for the farmers interest
to call on me for good stock. They will al
ways get good bargains and terms to suit them.
| am well known throughout the country, and
am confident that my neighbors and friends
have confidence in what state.
29-32 j. G. JOHNSON.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1876-08-24

A young man named Hunter shot himself
through the hand, last Saturday evening, near
John Haines' farm house. He was going to
shoot dog on the road, and in the careless
handling of his revolver it went off, injuring
him as above. Mr.. Hanes came after DR..
Crowley, who dressed the wound and Hunter
went hunting work. This was the case from
which reports were started that Seaton, Sc
bring, or Fassett mo one was certain which,
was fatally shot.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1876-08-24
Read This.

Nothing so successful as success, they say;
Nothing like dress TO pave the way.
To dress with taste not every one knows,
Mankind IN general ere judged By the clothes.
Economy also. should be kept in view.
Respect the dollar, it viii respect you;
Come to our store, it is the cheapest and best,
For very small sum can be handsomely dressed.
We sell at ONE PRICE, mark the figures so plain,
To prevent from buying you cannot refrain.
LITowICH & WHITMAN
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1876-08-24
Campbell, Sloan & TuthIIl's Advertisement

CdWpDtfI, OIO8H q IutHI1 huVtTtIScWcHS'
Business is business" and who ever knew
man to be any worse of for attending well to
his own bushes?
Politics is politics. We::are no politician.
err" therefore we will give our entire atten-
ton to our business during the present Presl-
Dental campaign. Now, if you want the best
goods in greatest variety, for the least money,
give us a call.
Leave your orders early in the morning. for
first come first served. The above is good I'M
til after eletion. unless otherwise ordered.
Patrons of this paper will please not read
the above.
CAMPBELL, SLOAN & TUTHILL
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1876-08-24
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Notice of Final Settlement.
published August s4th, 1851
Ordinance No. 1SJ.

AN ORDINANCE TO Levy Tax for General Purposes
and 10 pay Interest Bonds flor the ensuing ,esrls
Be is ord1ined BY t!e Mayor and CoEaeilmea Of tAs
City Of Saline:
SECTION /. That tax of five and three-quarter (5D
Rllls the dollar is hereby levied for general pur
poses all real mixed and personal property in the
city of Salina, Kansas.
SECTION g That tax of one and one-quarter Qt)
mills the dollar hereby levied for the purpose OF
paying interest bonds against the city. all real,
mixed and personal property in the said city OF
Salina.
SEC. 3, This Ordinance shall take effect and be in
force from and after Its publication IN the
COUNTY JOURNAL.
Approved August %, ISIS.
A. W. WICkHAN.
President OF Council and Acting Mayor.
hereby certify the above and foregoing 10 be true
and copy of ordinance passed ~ the Mayer
and Counclmen of the city OF Sana August g. 1876.
Attest: l.. T. Bowen,
City Clerk.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1876-08-24
Lemonade at LAYS.

Boots and Shoes lower than elsewhere, al
ODER, Bond & Wilson's.
WANrEp-A man to run the boarding tent
on the camp meeting grounds. Apply to Sar-
gent & Williams.
MIR. Geo. Pierce, brother of Mr.. A. K. Pierce,
and we'll known here, writes from the Dead
wood, in the Black Hill country. His relatives
had heard that he had been killed by the Indi-
ans. The news that he was alive and safe was
received last week.
A fact-the cheapest store in town.
ODER. BoxD & WILSON.
LEcTURE.-Mrs. H. E. Starrett. of Lawrence,
will deliver a lecture in this place on Friday
evening, September 1st-subject, "What shall
we do with our daughters" The character
OF this lady as lecturer is well known: All
who wish to enjoy an intellectual treat should
attend. The Young Mems Literary Society,"
under whose auspices she lectures, is deter
mined to have none but first class speakers.
We keep full stock of everything in our
line, and will not be undersold by anybody.
SARGENT & WILLIAMS.
The Hays City Sentinel publishes a bit of
news to Bob Jeffries, to the effect that run
ming match has been arranged between himself
and Billy Kelley, of Ellis, for $500 side.
Bob says if it is running they want, he can ac-
commodate them, although he don't know
that match is arranged as yet.
Remember our new and complete assort-
ment of boots and shoes just received. The
prices we have marked are astonishingly low
j. G. RASH & Son.
The Salina District Camp Meeting of the NJ.
E. Church will be opened On Tuesday next,
August Goth, in Messrs. Eberhardt & SUDDEN
DORIS grove, about two miles north of Salina
and about one-half mile south of the camp
ground of last year. The committees are
busily at work this week making arrange
ments for the meeting, and everything ind
Gates season of religious enjoyment.
Two span of fine Mares for sale, cheap.
ODER, BOND 6 WILSON.
MesSrs ODER and Flanders, of Salina, deter
mined to repent of their sins, thought to spend
Aone Sabbath of their lives in christian COM
munity, consequently hied themselves away to
Lincoln Center. where they tarried a sufficient
time to say their prayers and shake from their
sandals the adhesive soil of Sodom. We will
never tell who killed those seventeen chickens.
Saline Valley Register.
A man living in Ellsworth county accident
ally shot himself through the hand last week,
while hunting. He was loading his gun and
had just turned the shot In the barrels, when,
from some unknown cause the gun was dis
charged, sending the contents through his
hand. tearing away the flesh and exposing the
cords and bones. Dr. Crowley dressed the
wound. II
Mr.. o. j. Ford living on the Saline, north
of Salina, died~very suddenly last Saturday
evening. He had been siling for some days,
but was not seriously i'll. Saturday evening
he asked his wife to go to Mr.. Schippers for a
rocking chair. Mrs. Ford brought the chair
and her husband sat down and apparently
went to sleep. In the course of a few hours
Mrs. Ford's attention was called to her hus.
band, when she discovered that he was dead,
His remains was buried on Monday X
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1876-08-24

Messrs. j. g. Spivey and r. A.-Lovltt have
formed law partnership, and their card APP
pears in this paper Mr.. Lavitt has been prac-
ticing Jaw In Leavenworth for about three
years. He comes with very strong recon-
mendations. Col. Spivey stands high as
lawyer, and with so able an assistant as Mr.
Lovitt, we predict the firm will have a very
lucrative practice.