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The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-10-12

Small farms make near neighbors
they make good roads: they make
plenty of good schools and churches ;
there is more money made in proper
ton TO the labor: less labor is wanted
and everything is kept neat; less time
is wasted; more is raised to the acre ;
besides il is TILED and the is no watch
ing of hired help, the mind is not kept
IN a worry, fret. a stew all the time.
There's not so much fear of drouth, of
weather, of frost, of small prices
There's not so much money to pay out
for agricultural implements. Oar
wives and children have time to read,
to improve their minds. a small horse
is soon curried-and the work OH a
small farm is pushed forward in sea-
son. Give as small farms for comfort;
ave. give us small farms for profit.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-10-12

Grange Halls should everywhere be
used TO promote the profession of the
farmer. In what more appropriate
place can good circulating library be
kept? If there are hundred members
aud each contributes one book, there
are hundred volumes at once, and
these can be increased as time goes on.
What better place for a good debating
society, or farmers club, than the
Grange hall I? What better lecture hall
than the grange room? BY all means
use for the intellectual and moral aud
social elevation of the farming profess
sion. a moot legislature or congress
could be organized with a set Of Of
ficers, and laws passed and thus the
farmer be educated as law maker.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-10-12

The Patrons of Grove Lake Grange,
Minnesota, recently passed a. series OF
resolutions on the grasshopper ques.
ton; asking Congress to take meas.
ures to exterminate them, and the
State Legislature TO grant bounty
for killing grasshoppers in the State,
and requesting all Oranges in the
State to pass similar resolutions. The
Governor of the State was also peti
toned to provide in some way for
those already made destitute by the
recent visitation.-Prairie Farmer.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-10-12
Spare and Protect the Tosds.


Many boys seem TO have a terrible
itching TO knock over every toad with
stone or club; when they happen to
90 within a few rods of a bird they
look around almost instinctively for q
stone to kill the dear little songster.
This is exceedingly wrong, as toads
and birds are the farmers best and
most useful friends and helpers 1t is
said that there is actually a considera-
bic commerce in toads between France
and England. n toad of good size and
fair condition will fetch twenty-five
cents in the London market, and doZ-
en- of extra quality are worth So. a
writer in European paper states that
one may see these imported toads in all
the market gardens where the soil is
moist, and the owners of these gardens
even prepare shelter for them. Many
grave persons have even shaken their
heads when they heard of this new
within of the English; but those laugh
best who laugh last. This time the
English are in the right. The toad is
very helpful to the husbaDdman as a
destroyer ofinjurious insects on which
it chiefly feeds. Toads have curious
net like lasso, which they throw out so
quickly and traps insects, that fly is
not sufficiently agile to escape. Boys,
spare the harmless and useful toads,
and the dear little birds that subsist on
insect which destroy or fruit and grain.
The President of the Farmers Club of
the American Institute, n. c. Ely,who
owns farm worth.$60. 000,in Connect
lieut., once stated to the Club that he
was accustomed TO pay fifty cents each
for toads which were put on his farm
to destroy insects. We place small
pieces Of boards over little depressions
in the garden and abont the yard, as
refugees for toads.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-10-12

Danbury has the champion patient
boy. He comes from chronicalty
borrowing family. The other day he
went to a neighbours to get cup OF
sour milk. II haven, got any but
what is sweet" said the woman pet
tishly. "fll wait till it sours," said
the obliging youth, sinking into a
chnir
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-10-12
OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN MARKEE

We DO not claim 10 sell Cheaper than any other firm
IN the State or 10 furnish better Lumber, but
DO claim that ice cda sell as Good Lumber at
as loC rates as any other FRA in Wichitd,
and SOLICIT fair share Of
public patronage.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-10-12
sEpGwIcK COUNTY DIRECTORY

s'kansas State Grange''- Business Officers.
NJ T.. Hudson, Master, Mapieton,
7 u. Maxson, Secretary, EInporia.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-10-12
DISTRICT GRANcE-5e Dss.

4. IT. Duranu, MasIor.
r. A. Dorsey, Secretary, Jamesburg.
Meets Isl Tuesday IN each month, IL, II. m.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-10-12

Warranted to clean from 60 TO IS bushels per hour
SCOTCH HARROWS, SULKY HAY RAkES,
celebrated Mccormick Prize Mowers, and in fact
any thing you need in the farming line. Call and
see us and YOU will be honorably and honestly
dealtw with. Extras for the Mccormick machines
always on hand.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-10-12
GRANGE DEPARTMENT.
GaAseE-puslxEss OFFICERS

JSo T JoNFs, Master, Helena, Arkansas
o. IL. KELLY. sec'y, Louisville, by.
Litchfield enquirer., 1876-02-10
i f'fbsnaa-iashioned slipper would doubt

5ssse of She spld-faahioned slipper would doubt less baa6h them better manners. ss- PS. A yo6ng man, who shall te nameless, gives an account of similar adventure that befel him on that same road recently. He was walking home with his in amorata on aafk night when he saw sights and heard sounds that it has never been his lot to see or hear before or since. Every rock and bush seemed to be alive with more noisy bipeds than he could ''shake a stick at. who passed and re-passed the steady young couple on the road. For nearly mile they favored them with their entertaining company, closing the journey with diabolical yell
 Several young men from the sur rounding villages have been in town in quest of farms to rent, induced by the hard times to seek a. vocation. they once despised; and, though we have several farms aiting for occupants. all cannot be supplied. Some of our sturdy young farmers are likewise trying to induce their neighbours daughters to enter into partner ship with them, in the butter and cheese business so, if ''the course of true love runs smooth" (which it is proverbially said not to do), we shall probably have to record a number of weddings in the course of the next few years s-.-
 The recent fall of snow tempted some of our young gallants to try a sleigh-ride to the spelling-school; but getting half way there, they gave it up in disgust, and turned back homo to hitch the old nag in front of the wheels again. We havn't had sleigh-ride yet, but have promised somebody to take a trip to Waterbury if the snow ever gets deep enough
 Our store is getting to be "thing of beauty, and we don't often have ''tight" man in it. ..
 We are sorry to hear that our deba- ters at the Lyceum, last week, let their temper get the better of their judgment, and debated III language more fofclble than elegant and in tones more loud than sweet. But we leave it for your other correspondent to describe the stormy scene, the weather being too unpropitious for us to attend.
 The past rainy weather has been duly appreciated and improved by our farmers having tobacco to ''strip." And if our reportorial efforts are appreciated also, and you will keep your part of the con- tract, we expect to send you a few vol- umes more as occasion requires.
 We lay down the quill after subscribing ourselves, Your affectionate
 LITTLE GHoNNIE
Litchfield enquirer., 1876-02-10

living with DsGle creature so destitute of human attributes that he cannot sulk! Even when a. dog is abused his great heart is so full of love he forgives while he is under torture L ST.. at.
 The hardest thing in Christianity for 8 heathen to believe, or for anyone to prac- tice, is that we must pardon injuries. To the ancient Greeks or Romans the idea of worshiping being tame-spirlted enough to say that We must forgive an enemy was preposterous. Yet all this while God but something of Himself into one of His in- ferior creatures, and man knew it not.
 MRS. M s. HoLLIsTER.
Litchfield enquirer., 1876-02-10
1876. THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY

W. D. Howells
 Will contribute a American Novel, entitled
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 Will addto his capital sketches cf cold Times on the
 Mississippi some new papers n his nimitable vein. Gen. o. Q. Howard ,ssg,~s.-re..,...
 Will contribute in thrse papers his recoestions of
 three of the most famous Battles of the War; Charles Dudley Warner,
 Author of "My Summer in a Garden" will describe
 Oriental Travel in his graphic and delightful stye Charles Francis Adams, Jr. -~ .... q
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 and attractively of Railroad Matters n the many as.
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 Henry c. Lea,
 author of Superstition and Force," has promised
 some valuable papers on Witchcraft.
 Questions of Public Interest Will be discussed upon the plan originated by the 4 Atlantic of having both sides presented ndepen-
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Litchfield enquirer., 1876-02-10

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Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-07-26
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT
IN have this day sold my interest In the
to John Bush, who will continue the business
at the old stand. All bills due the bakery
are to be paid to me. and persons having
claims against the same will present them to
me for payment.
JACOB KIRSCHSTALLER
Eureka. July is. 1875. jyl9-lm
The daily gazette., 1876-05-31
Base Bait.

The fourth game between the two
home clubs yesterday afternoon, at
tractcd large audience, who had the
pleasure of witnessing a fine contest
Both clubs played exceedingly well,
but luck was against the Amateurs, and
they were forced to succumb. Loose
helding in the fourth inning Etold
heavily against them, and they were
unable to recover the ground they lost.
The score was as follows:
1894 7S0
Professionals, 00O4O OOO1 O-t
Amateurs, OO1001 "a
Base hits, A. 0, P. z; earned runs, A,
y, L. 2; time of game, hour, As min.
utes.
Umpire-Wm. Mclean, of Philadel
phia,
Monday the Reading Actives were
again defeated by theAlleghaney club
by score of II to 8. 80, .
The eighth grade club, of No.
school, again defeated the first year
club of No. / school, on Tuesday
afternoon, by score of 25 to 10,
The Mohicans of Kennett Square and
the Cooper club of Wilmington played
a game in Kennett Square on Monday
Result 8 to II in favor of the Viii
mlngtonians.
The Amateurs cancelled their en-.
gagement with the st. Louis club, fol
Friday afternoon, and will play the
Athletics instead.
The daily gazette., 1876-05-31
SPECIAL NOTICE.
me GREAT DISCOVERY

Y, KUkkELS HITTER WINE OF
|gS. FOR the cure Of weak stomach gener-
| debility Indigestion, disease of the nervous
Nbm. constipation, acidity of the stomach.
bid all cases requiring tonic
| The wine includes the most agreeable and
Ffhcient salt oi lrcn we possess: Citrate OF
Magnetic Oxide, combined with the most en-
|ngetc OF vegetable tonice-Yellow Peru
ban Bark.
The effect in many cases OF debility, loss o
|Epetite. and general prostration, OF an eff
ssrt Salt OF Iron combined with our valuable
|suve, is most happy. 1t auements the appe-
he, raises the pulse, takes of muscular fab
nsss removes the pallor Of debility, and
fIH forid vigor to the countenance.
DsJou want something to strengthen you? !?
syou want good appetite? Do you want
suld up your constitution? Do you want
ate well Do you want to get rid Of ner-
HneS! DO you want energy2 Do you
Inito sleep we'll? Do you want brisk and
.lNcui feelings? Ifyou do, try Kunkel's
ilE truly valuable ten,c has been 80 thor.
lly tested by all classes of the communI-
ait 1t is now deemed indispensable as a
at medicine. 1t costs but little, puri1es
aaNd aud gives tone TO the stomach, rem
fla The system and prolongs life.
imonly ask a trial oi this valuable Tonic.
10 y per bottle. 4. +. KUNKEL, Sole
sEetol Philadelphia, Pa. Ask your
uyssl for Kukefs Bitter Wine Of IRON, and
3p other make. Sold only In On bottles.
A0heH are cor1n terteit sobewafe Of them.
Tape Worm. -3 .,..,'. ~
shely removed with purely vegetable
MuEe, passing from the system aliye. No
sirlil the head passes. Come and refer
fatns treated. DIR. E. r. KUNKEI, No.
ssaih Ninth ST., Philadelphia. Advice
=, aat, Pin and Stomach Worms also re-
Wv srRTr. Pr Price. s'pe 81 per % bottle. send
swulAr. mayld&wlm
The daily gazette., 1876-05-31

ANOTHER BLOW UP AT DuPoNTs.-
About 1:3O yesterday morning, the
cartridge mill at Dupent's banks:was
discovered to he on five. The mill
contained large quantity of gun cot
ton. and eight boxes of cartridges. 1t
is thought that the cotton became
ignited from spontaneous combustion.
The mill was entirely destroyed, and
the boxes of cartridges Of course blew
up, much to the discontinue of the
men who were trying to put out the
fire. Fortunately no one was hurt.
The daily gazette., 1876-05-31
Resolutions OF Respect,

GRUBB's CORNER, May 2ith, 1876.
Alta stated meeting of Norling Star Lodge
No. y, X. OFF,. of Delaware, the committee
appointed to draft resolutions reported the
following: =,
WHEREAs. 1t has pleased Almighty
God to remove by death. on the 1911 day Of
May, 1876. our beloved brother. Abner G.
Ia ley. member of this Lodge; also rem,
ber OF the Methodist Church He was noted
through lite for strict morality. a kind COM
panion and exemplary brother and sup
porter of every good object,
our brother, we bow in humble submission
TO the will of Him who doeth all things
we'll.
Resolved, That we tender our warmest sym
pa,h,es to the bereayed widow of our de-
ceased brother. and point her to Him who
has promised to be a husband TO the widow
and tai her to all that believe on Him.
Resotred, That we indulge the hope that
onr departed brother has passed to the state
of pure and unalloyed happiness beyond
the narrow prison house that now holds
his mortal remains, promised TO all who put
their trust in the bless ed Saviour.
Resoiutd, That the Lodge bs draped in
mourning for the space Of three months.
Resoiued, That copy of these resolutions
be recorded in the Lodge, copy be sent To
the widow OF the deceased. and that they be
published In the Delaware GAZETTE. and
''''' JOSEPH W. +. CASEY.
NORRIS w. TALLEY.
Committee
The daily gazette., 1876-05-31
STRAY Wales.

The regular meeting of the Firemen's
Centennial Association will be held to
night.
Rev. ]. Howard, Nixon, of st. Charles,
Mo-, has accepted the call of the Central
Presbyterian chrrch.
A correct statement of the city debt,
furnished by City Treasurer Vincent, is
published in to days paper.
During the absence of Rev. 1. N. Hal
deman his pulpit will be occupied by
Rev. Alex. Macarthur, late of the Second
Baptist Church.
VIM. Gibbs, an employee at the Edge
moor Iron Works, had his arm torn off
by machinery, on Monday and died from
the effects of the accident.
$500, 9th series, were sold at 29 per
cent by Wilmington Loan, last night, the
remaining receipts were applied to the
payment Of matured stock, first series.
The daily gazette., 1876-05-31
Total debt,
Cash in Treasury,

HUMMING BIRps.-There are very few
of these beautiful little birds in this sec
ton OF country at the present time, al
though they were at one time quite nu-
merous. There are still some few how
ever. few days ago as a gentleman
entered his dwelling on Market street
on returning from church on the Sabbath
his attention was attracted by IL hum
ming bird which was endeavoring 10 es-
cape from his vestibnle. He closed the
door and IN few moments the little
creature fiuttered, frightened and ex-
hausted to the floor. He took it up in
MS glove procured tumbler, and cover
ed 1t upon his hand, as it revived its
beautiful colors, varigateG from the deep
red to grey, green and dark. After the
family had all taken full view of the
little stranger, it was taken to window
and set at liberty. Its flight was di,ectly
to skyward until it reached great hight
when it took north easterly direction.
There should be NO reason why there are
not more of these little birds, since there
are more fruits and flowers raised on
which they feed than formerly, and GER
tainly no one would care to kill or de-
stroy them.
The daily gazette., 1876-05-31

BALTIMORE AND OHIO LIMITED Elk
PRESS "A limited express train between
Washington and New York was COM
menced on Monday over the Baltimore
and Ohio road. The train of four palace
cars and baggage car left Washington
at 9.25 A. M, ran to Locust Point, and
was ferried across the river to Bayview
station on the company's extensive rail-
road barges, which have been used in
transferring freight cars. At Bayview a
connection is made with the Pennsylvania
railroad limited express over the Poto-
mac road, and both expresses go on to-
gether, reaching New York in hours
and 35 minutes from Washington. Fifty
minutes is the time from Washington to
Baltimore.
The daily gazette., 1876-05-31

LEcrURE.-In school No. l, yesterday
afternoon Prof. Roqt. Curry lectured be-
fore the Teachers Institute, on tEduca-
tion-What it is and what ititneti The
lecture was quite interesting, and was
mainly devoted to proving that proper
education consist in the training of all
the faculties, mental and moral, and the
development OF tine mind, and not sim
ply cramming the memory with facts
The lecture was listened to with atten-
tion and interest.
Prof. Curry is Deputy State Superin-
vania and his chief duties comprise the
organization and conduct of Normal
Schools and Teachers Institutes. OF
the latter he conducted twenty during
the past year.
The daily gazette., 1876-05-31
IYhich Shall Il Take e

This is often serious question with
the invalid who finds the market flooded
with proprietary medicines, scores of
which are recommended as certain cure
for his peculiar ailmeit. He reads the
pamphlets, circulars and almanacs, and
finds each sustained by plausible argu-
ments setting forth its virtues and spe-
cific action. The recommendations are as
strong for one as for the other. The
cures claimed to have been wrought by
one are as wonderful as those claimed
to have been wrought by another. In his
perplexity and doubt, the sufferer is
be bourne in mind that this condition of
things Is one that cannot bo remedied.
In a land where all are free, the good
the truly valualle-must come into COM
petition with the vile and worthless, and
must be brought tc public notice by the
same fundamentally, which is ddver-
tising. In such case, perhaps the only
absolute proof that a remedy is what it
claims TO be, is to try it. The "test Of a
pudding is the eating of it." prove all
things, hold fast that which is good" is
the apostolic Injunction. There may,
however, be stronger presumptive evil
dence in favor of one remedy than there is
in favor Of another, and this should be
allowed its due weight. A due regard to
this may save q vast amount OF expert
menting and useless outlay of money.
AS presumptive evidence in favor Of DR..
tor desires to say, that they are prepared
by new and scientific process by which
the virtues of the crude plants and roots
are extracted without the use of parti-
Gle OF alcohol. Not a particle of this
destroyer of our race enters into the COM
position of either his Golden Medical
Discovery or Favorite Prescription. This
consideration alone ought certainly to
rank them high above the vile COM
pounds saturated with alcohol, Jamaica
rum sour beer, or vinegar, which are
everywhere offered for sale. Again, they
are OF uniform strength, and their vir-
tues can never be impaired by age. They
are also made from fresh herbs and roots
gathered in their appropriate season
when they are flush with medicinal pro-
perties. In support of these claims, the
| following testimony is offered
Dear sir.-I have sold great zeal OF
your excellent remedies, and prefer tc
| sell them before others, because they
give satisfaction to those who use them
/ hear such remarks as "Sages Remedy
completely cured me; it is splendid
thing =" or, Pierce's Discovery is just
| what wanted; feel better than | evei
did" One of our celebrated singers
uses it for strengthening her voice, and
says there is nothing equals it; and SO
| | might give scores of remarks said about
your preparations. A colored woman
was using your Discovery, and aftel
| taking three bottles was completely
cured. She, being in the store she sale
| to me, az don't want no doctors round
me so long as can get the Discovery
it beats all your doctors" And so
might go en-.
am, m ,st respectively yours,
ATHA b. CROOKS