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The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-02-10
DOsibIy Afflicted.

The prisoners bench in the Police
Court was ornamented this morning fcr
a few minutes by the well-known person
Of Hugh O'Brien, better known as the
"blacksmith." He had been sitting there
probably five minutes, when, be showed
unmistakable signs OF being attacked
with delirium tremens. Court-officer
Hanrahan seeing his condition, hustled
him down stairs, where he suffered ter
ribly from the '.jlmjamsv in the worst
form. Soon after Steve Mead reported
to Captain Welsh that o. Brien would die
II he did not receive prompt attention.
OBrien was arrested last night by
Officers Ritter and DAILY just as he was
coming out Of Simon d. Strauss s. COPS
notion store, at No. 248 West Fifth street,
with seventeen valuable shawls under
his arm. When taken to the Station
house he 'squealed" and told the off,
GERS that he was the tool OF band OF
thieves, and that If they would 60 with
him he would take them to a house
where lot Of silver spoons and other
"swag" was secreted.
They went with him to No. 2S Broad
way, where they found Joseph and Jane
Gibson and Ed. and Mary McGill and a
lot of plunder, and the parties were inn
prisoned. Being arraigned this morning
before Judge Lindemann, Mr., and Mrs.
McGill established their innocence and
were dismissed.
The Gibson party on next Saturday
will be examined on two separate
charges Of receiving stolen goods; the
goods consist OF several pairs Of shoes
which O'Brien is charged with stealing
from G. M. Abbott, No. 206 West Fifth
atreat and a lot sOf ano0ns knivor and
forks, and pencils, the property OF III.
Sergaman. The Gibsons do not deny
receiving the things from O'Brlen, but
allege that they were ignorant OF the
fact that they were stolen. In default
OF 5000 bail they were ram nflad
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-02-10
POROUS PLAsTERs.
A Remarkable Article.

Rubber is the natural reservoir OF electricity
q fact to which the great popularity Of Porous
Piasters IS largely due. The rubber IN Ben
sons Capcine Porous Plaster contains tho
greatest possible quantity Of this element, and
with it is combined Capcine, recommended by
physicians Of late as the best external stinu-
LIANT known, which causes the plaster to act
promptly. and makes it the best conceivable
remedy for rheumatism, neuralgia, kidney
complaint, lameness OF the back and muscles,
&c. Price 20 cents. For sale by all druggists.
To be obtained OF J. S. BURDSAL 6 CO.,
ALLEN & CO., Il. MACREADY & CO., and
all druggists. de28-1yTu& Th-frm
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-02-10
FINANCIAL.
CINCINNATI. Feb. 10.

CINCINNATI. Feb l0-1:30 II, Nj.
Gold steady to-day IN Wall street at llaX.
Here 1t Is bought at ll2& and sold at 1I8 for
coin; and gold checks on Eastern cities arc
worth ll31.
There is fair demand for money, and the
market remains steady az to " per cent. dis
count rates.
Eastern exchange is in moderate request. No
change in rates. Buying at 1-20 discount. and
selling at leo premium.
Sterling Exchange is firm with fair demand
at ass to 49J, gold.
Government securities are steady, with little
or no change.
manu, but steady, and with no material
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-02-10

JACOB BAUMGARDNER, President.
Jos. L. WHITE, Deputy Auditor, Clerk.
STATE OF OHIO, les
lDt Hamilton County,5 %
!, Jos. D. Humphreys, Auditor within and for
the county Aforesaid, do hereby certify that the
foregoing is true and correct transcript OF
tn proceedings of the Board Of Commissioners
Of Hamilton COUNTY, Ohio, for the month of
January, A. d., 1876, as the same appears
from said COMMISSIONER minutes.
In testimony whereof, have hereunto set
my hand and affixed my official seal, this eighth
day Of February, A. d. 1875.
[sEAL] JOSEPH B. HUMPHREYS,
Auditor.
BY Jos. T. WHITE, Deputy.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-02-10
Marriage Licenses.

The following marriage licenses were issued
since our last report:
James Peck and Emma jackson.
Chas. Derrick and Sophia Steinmann.
Geo. Schanz and Elizabeth Hauser.
Samuel Luscher and Freirica Herman.
Geo. Stabler and Kate Broderick.
Geo. Wheatley and C)rnella Knott.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-02-10

HOGS-Moderately active and market firm.
We quote: 81 6oa7 IS for Light, 81 65a7 IS for
fair to good packing, and 81 9JaS w for choice
heavy per Genital gross.
CATTI IE--Market dull at 50 75a3 30 for com
mon, SO 75a4 50 for medium, and $4 75a5 90 for
good butchers.
SHEEP-Active and firm at 81 75a6 90 per
Genital for fair to good. Offerings light to-day,
the shipments being largely in excess of tho
receipts. Cf d.1a
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-02-10

samine County, near the Fayette line,
on Monday night, hearing a noise at his
window, arose and went to the
door, when he heard two shots.
He saw no one, but found that
he was severely shot, the ball
taking effect in his right side. He was
alone In the house, but managed to walk
to his neighbor's, who came to this city
for DR.. Whitney. DIR. Whitney pro-
nounees the wound serious one, but Is
unable TO say as to whether it will prove
fatal,
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-02-10
Cincinnati.Lixs stock.

CINCINNATI, Feb. 1o--2 p. M.
The receipts and shipments for the past "a
hours are as follows:
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-02-10
ELASTIC TRUSS.
RAILROAD TIMETABLE.
ATLANTIC AND GREAT WESTERN.
)epot, Fifth and Hoadly. Time. 7mnutes m,

Depart Arrive, Arrivs
Cin'ti. Cin'ti. Dest'on
New Y ork Ex ...... ii .O0A.M. 6:l5A.M. 7.20P M
New York Ex ....... y:5OP.M. 5l5P.M. 6:5OA. M
LoUIsyILLE AND CINCINNATI sHoRT-LINE.
Depot, trout and kilgour. Time, minutes slow.
Louisville Ex daily 5:5OA.M. 6a5P.M 10.20A.M
Louisville dailY..... 3:00P.M. l2:l5P.M. 7:45P.N.
Louisville daily. S:05P.M. 53OA.M. 12:35P.M
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-02-10
RIYERSIDE, O,

At large and respectable meeting OF
citizens and tax payers OF this incorpor-
ated village, held last night, to take into
consideration the Importance Of building
a public hall, it was unanimously re-
solved that the citizens be required TO
vote yea or nay on the proposition to
build a hall at cost not to exceed
So, 1000. .feIir
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-02-10
MARIETTA AND CINCINNATI.

BALTIMORE AND OHIO, VIA PARK ERsB URG.
Depot, Pearl and Plum. Time, minutes fast.
n. Y. q Bait. FIX d'ly S:5oA.M. 5a5P.M. s:4OA.M,
Night Ex daily IL :l5P.M. 6:3OA.M. 10 :50P N,
BALTIMORE AND OHIO, VIA COLUMBUS.
Depot, Kilgour and Front. Time, minutes fast.
Rait,aore RRanore Ex E uaiY'' dea.M sooP.M S;ioA-M
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-02-10

CINCINNATI. HAMILTON AND DIEDIANAPoLIs.
Depot Fiith and Hoadv. Time, minutes fast.
IInld,ansDoiis II Ex-.- 7:soA,M. II 45PM. l3:4er.M
Peoria Ex. ......., I:i5P.M 4:55P.M. 3:80A.M
Connersville Ac..... 5:20P.M. 10:25A.M. 8.25r.H
Connersville Ac. 11:olA.M. l0;15P.M. A:55P.M.
Peoria. Elk. texSat.) 7:00P.M. E:00 NJ. s:20A.M NJ.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-08-25
w cieh. of Grain.

A bushel Of wheat is required by
law to weigh sixty pounds. In some
cases it falls below this standard, and
in others rises above it.
The legal weight Of u bushel of
corn varies in different states from
fifty-six pounds to sixty. In New
York it is SO lbs. Some varieties are
known to weigh sixty-three pounds
and over. There is no reason to
doubt that good variety of corn,
under the right treatment, can be
made to hold out sixty pounds to a
bushel in nearly all cases. In fact,
with proper attention to the selection
and improvement of varieties, the
weight per bushel is capable of in
definite improvement.
If therefore the law in every state
should fix the weight of this cereal
at sixty pounds to the bushcl, its ac-
tual weight could very soon be
brought up to the standard, and the
tendency of such law would be to
promote this result. We should thus
have not only real improvement in
the quality and weight of the grain,
but the additional advantage of uni
formity of all the states, and a con-
venient round number to represent
the value of a bushel.
The weight Of stalks required to
produce a bushel Of shelled corn is
found to average about ninety pounds.
This would give one hundred and
fifty pounds as the total weight of a
bushel of corn with its included
slower.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-08-25

OUT-DooR EXERCIsE.-Onc of the
editors of the Household Department
of the Progressive Farmer "a wo-
man) pleads for outdoor exercise for
our daughters and our wives. She
does not consider it injurious to the
character of the daughter to aid in
emergencies on the farm.
81 am always glad to see farmers
daughter helping him with his out
door work. l know while she is aid
ing him, she is also building up her
own health. Teach the girls to drive,
give them colts to break which shall
be their own to ride afterwards, en-
courage them to make garden, ask
them to run errands, to do anything
to keep them out of doors. If moth
ers could only realize that not only
themselves but their babies would be
vastly benefited by exercise in the
fresh air, they would take more pains
to avail themselves of this tonic
which is to be mad without money
and without price More babies are
killed every year by close rooms and
impure air than by exposure to cold.
Take yourselves and your children
freely the best of medicines-that
divine stimulant-an abundance of
fresh air."
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-08-25
Household Hints.

Butter will remove tar spots. Soap
and water will aftcrward take out the
grease stain.
CLEANING CHRoMos.- one
drop of machine oil upon a linen
cloth, or y soft chamois skin and rub
it over the picture very gently. And
if the varnlsh is dulled or rubbed,
you can revarnish it with the incest
map varnish, taking care to use only
a very small quantity of it.
BREAD SAUcE.-Put grated bread
crumbs into small saucepan, and
pour little of the liquor in which
fowl, mutton, or veal has been boiled
over this; when it has soaked, sim
mer with it sliced onion, white
pepper corns, salt and mace; take out
the onions and pepper, and add
cream or melted butter.
IRoNING.-To iron smoothly, pur-
chase a few cents worth of beeswax
and rub it over the leaves of a thin
pamphlet, which have been heated
through with the flat-iron. Keep it
with the ironing sheet and blanket,
and when the tlat-irons are to be
used rub them over the waxed surface,
then wipe gently on soft CLOTH
Shirt bosoms can be easily ironed in
this manner.
TEA BIsCUITs.-One quart of sweet
milk, a small teacup of butter, the
same of sugar, one gill of good yeast
flour to make sponge. Mix over
night; when light stir in more flour
to make the dough of proper consis-
tency; press the knuckles firmly into
the middle of the dough, and when
it rises to uniform oval it is ready
to be worked over into biscuits
Knead twice, and when light the
third time bake in quick oven about
twenty minutes.
BEDBUGs.-Boil some bits of alum
in pint of water, and wash over
the stats of the bedstcad. Scatter
Paris green IN the corners of the
beds and on the Stats, and you need
never fear the reproach of harboring
bedbugs. To kill and drive away
cockroaches, crickets, ETC., scatter
powdered borax plentifully over all
their haunts and not a bug will be
seen. To drive away red and black
ants, obtain piece of chalk and rub
it on the edges of your shelves, the
tops of barrels of sugar, or on firkins,
and it will prove a rubicon to the
largest army of ants. Scotch snuff
Will also kill crickets, cockroachcs
and ants.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-08-25
Care of Farm Implements.

All farm implements should be
properly cared for in order to insure
the greatest ease in their use. Many
farmers are too negligent, leaving
their moving machines, rakes, plows
and other implements exposed to all
the changes Of the weather, not
thinking of the extra amount of force
required to operate them. Let a per-
son use rusty hoe by hand, and one
that is bright and clean, and the diff
erence in strength required to ope-
rate the rusty one above the clean
one, illustrates the condition and use
of exposed implements. Under the
most favorable circumstances GER
tain amount of force Is required to
propel any machine, to the end of &C.
complishing the labor required and
overcome the friction arising from
combined machinery. But if all
bearings are kept smooth and thor.
oughly fabricated, the friction is re-
duced to minimum, and so the power
required is diminished accordingly.
Now if a machine has been exposed,
all the bearings are more or less cor
roded by rust, and as a result the fric-
ton is greatly increased. Suppose
it is a moving machine; in addition
to the injury to bearings and con-
Meeting parts, the knives become
more or less eaten by rust and rough
upon their surfaces; here, then, is an
additional obstacle to ease of move
ment which must be overcome by
addition of horsepower. Precisely
the same principle applies to any 9TH
Ell implements; for instance, a pillow,
cultivator, or horse hoe in its best
condition requires certain amount
of force to be expended to overcome
the resistance occasioned by passing
through the soil; but with smooth,
polished shares and proper shape, it
will be the least possible, for the rea-
son that the earth readily slides off the
clean side presented; but let the con-
ditions be changed, and instead of
smoothness of surface let the same
be eaten and indented by corroslon,
and the effect upon the amount of
power required to work the same i'm
plement is surprising. But the eff
tects are not all confined to animal
force; they extend to both Physical
and mental force on the part of the
operator
1t is much more difficult to operate
successfully rusty machine, besides
all the perplexities incident to break
ages in consequence of a weakening
Of parts; and yet, Notwithstanding all
these facts, it is no uncommon thing
to see moving machine, horse
rake, tedder or other implement left
in the field where last used. This
practice alone doubles the necessary
expense for Implements upon such
farms, and is ruinous waste
Wtllaano II Yeomans, IN Ohio
Farmer.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-08-25
Butter Packiug.

The Importance of careful packing
of butter is thus written Of in the
New York Daily Commercial Bnl-
letin..
eve wish to impress upon the
minds of Western dairymen and
makers of butter the necessity OF
paying strict attention to this great
interest, which is yearly growing in
magnitude, if they wish to compete
with other sections. The packing
and packages used are almost as es-
sential points as making ,and this fact
should be remembered. OF course
all butter is not alike, and it cannot
be sold at the same price, but little
more care and attention paid in this
respect (packing) would do consider
able toward bringing about more
uniformity in prices. Very often
commission merchants receive COM
plants from country shippers, stating
that their butter was as good as their
neighbors', which was sold as choice,
and probably two to five cents high
er than theirs. This may be so in
their estimation, but other parties
may differ; their neighbors' butter
may have been put in more desirable
packages, probably new tubs),
while theirs was put in jars or old
tubs. Then again, their butter may
have been streaked-probably only
the least trife, while their friends
may have been straight and uniform
in color-all of which would natur-
ally tend at times to make wide
difference in price and create dissat-
isfactlon. Parties should be careful
and pack butter uniform in color,
and should particularly rememberthe
fact that streaked lots, no matter how
sweet and choice, cannot be brought
into competition with lots running
uniform in color, the latter always
commanding much quicker sale at
a fair premium and in every way
compensating dealers for their extra
labor and care.
"The packing and packages used
are, however, Of no ordinary account
in the matter of realizing the best
market prices, and during hot wealth
er particularly should shippers be
especially careful IN regard to pack
ages. Jars should be avoided as
much as possible, costing more
freight, besides being package not
easily handled. In handling at the
stations and express offices; and even
in forwarding, jars are often placed
on top of each other, and as there
are no covers for protection, the
quality is materially damaged by de-
tacement and the price is considera-
bly, lessened. Parties should be
careful to pack their butter solid,
completely filling the packages, and
spread apiece Of clean, new bleached
cotton cloth over it, dipping in brine,
neatly tucking in at the edges, so
that when removed it will not dam
age appearance. Another fact to
which we wish to call the attention
of farmers and makers of butter
is that they should buy their own
packages and pack their own butter
in original packages, so as to do
away with this country secondhand
ed repacking business, which causes
so much streakcd butter"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-08-25
Food, Work and Sleep.

The things that man most needs
in this world are food, work and
sleep. He doesn't need riches, hon
ors or Office to live. He needs So
ciety because he is made for it. He
must love and be loved; his life and
happiness are promoted by compan-
ionship; mutual dependence and
counsel enlarge hope and stimulate
courage. Yet, after all, he lives if
his friends die. There is no grief,
no form of bereavement, but it has
its consolation. The best preserver
of a mans life is contentment. Nor
is work destructive of strength
Men look forward to rest, to a life of
ease, which to them means cessation
from toll and the cares Of business
They mistake the cause of WEAKNESS.
1t is not work; 1t is care, it is over
exertion, it is ambition and desire
after gain that bring worn and weary
feelings. All we possess we possess
in life. The sooner we get through
with life, the sooner we relinquish
our possessions. The faster man
lives the quicker he reaches the end
of life. There are three ends to life,
and death is the last and least desire
able of them. One end is to live
That is why we were created-to
live, and live as long and well as we
can. Some go murmuring and groan-
ing on their way, as though life was
a burden, and that it is a piety to
put low estimate on it. The oppo-
site is true. A man should seek to
live out all his days, and he cannot
accomplish it in better way than by
using every means to promote life
Among these means are the three
things mentioned at the head of this
article. When u man denies himself
sleep, food and the exercise work
gives-brain and body work-he
robs his life of its full term. Let
him be cheerful also. He is like
an engine--it will run long and well
if well oiled. Contentment and cheer
tulness are the oil which keep the
nerves from wearing out. Busy
men and women think that time
taken from toll for sleep and recrea-
ton is time lost 1t is really the &C.
ment put in to fill up the joints, to
keep out the weather and preserve
the building-Providence Journal
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-08-25
Apples.

Apples are considered more nu-
tritious than potatoes-indeed, many
go so far as to think that they contain
more brain food than any other fruit
or vegetable. However this may be,
they certainly exert a healthful infu-
ence upon the whole system when
eaten raw or cooked in the most sim
pie manner. When compounded
with butter, eggs and flour they are
far less wholesome than when baked
or steamed. Apples nicely baked
and served with cream are delicious
dish, and an ingenious housekeeper
can easily devise numerous ways of
preparing them for the table. Many
methods have been suggested for
keeping apples in good condition
through the winter. One is to wrap
each apple (as lemons and oranges
are wrapped for importatlcn) in pa
per; old newspapers will answer
Paper is not only very impervious to
air, but serves to keep the fruit at a
uniform temperature. Another meth
cd of preserving apples is to put
some dry, fine sand into each barrel
and shake it down very gently; pow
dered plaster is sometimes used in
stead of sand. Another way is to
pit the apples in dry, sandy soil. A
hole three or four feet deep should
be dug, the fruit put in upon dry
straw and covered with a layer of
straw and dry earth. The earth
should be raised above the general
level of the ground, so as to shed
rain. When thus protected, the ap-
pies are said to keep well until
spring.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-08-25
Profits of Pigs

A Yates county correspondent of
the Country Gentleman writes as
follows: There is probably no other
branch of farm business that pays so
well as the raising of hogs. For the
last two years the profit on pork
making has been hundred per cent
on the money invested. One of my
neighbors last year paid $50 for a
SOW and pigs, to which he fed 100
bushels Of corn, valued at sos, besides
the milk from a dairy of three
COWS. The second day of November
the whole lot was sold for $2O6,41.
The manure, he said, would mostly
pay for the trouble of feeding. In
breeding it is much the best to use
young stock. The sows should not
be over two years old, as old sows
are much more apt to destroy their
pigs than young ones. In the fall
and spring there is usually good de-
mand for pigs, and they rarely sell
for unremunerativc prices. This
spring, when ready to wean were
sold at 50 piece.
"Ofall purc-bred hogs, especially
for this section, it Is generally CON
ceded that the Berkshire has the
preference, as being by far the cas-
lest to keep; and they will mature at
a very early age, making very fine
pork. can keep two pigs of this
breed where only one can be kept of
the Poland China stock. Pigs
should be allowed to run with the
SOW for four or five weeks after far
rowing; then they should be weaned,
giving them plenty of milk, and they
will do fully as well as if allowed to
run with the SOW for longer period.
AS the pigs get older, it has been
my custom to mix little meal with
their milk thus keeping them improv-
ing all the while. April pigs thus
fed can be made to dress 800 pounds
by Christmas, and at cost, at the
present price of corn not to exceed
five cents per pound. Many a farm
er makes a great mistake in feeding
his hogs on new corn in the fall. 1t
has been clearly demonstrated that
one bushel OF old shelled corn,
ground into meal, is worth as much
Is four bushels of new corn fed in
The ear.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-08-25

II cannot too strongly urge upon
farmers the profit of keeping breed
ing sow and raising their own pigs.
| was told the other day by friend
that last winter he bought SOW for
$40 and in the spring sold 1874 worth
of pigs, and in the fall the sow was
killed and weighing over 800 pounds
a clear profit of $15 and above all
cost of feeding. At what business
can any one do better.