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MONEY IN SWEET CoRN.-An Ohio farm.

MONEY IN SWEET CoRN.-An Ohio farm
ergrows over five hundred acres Of this
crop annually. The drying-house en-
ploys over fifty persons The fresh ears
are steamed five minutes to "set the milk,
the grain is then cut off rapidly with cut
tiers haveg concave faces then spread on
perforated zinc tables, and heat four or
five hours from long furnaces, string
constantly then packed in barrels three
bushels each for shipment. Great care
is required to have the corn Of the right
age, and to have it dried enough to keep
we'll. Four bushels OF corn on the cob
make one bushel dried. the wholesale
price Of which 10 go to Ss2 per
barrel.
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1.-THE millennium has come, said lion
to a lamb suppose you come out of the
fold, aud let us lie down together, as it has
often been foretold we should" "Been
to dinner to-day?' inquired the lamb.
Mot bite Of anything since breakfast"
was the reply, except few lean swine, a
saddle or two. and some old harness" II
distrust a millennium" said the lamb,
thoughtfuly, (which consists in our lying
down together. However. you may go
over yonder snnny hill, aud lie dewn un-
il come
Most men know wha. they nate, few
what they love.
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Vol. 15.---No. "a


When we state 70 be true what wsdo
not know to be true iH.4isi ag.I.
When VIC Intentionally produce false
impression. l...
when we find that we hare undesign.
edly conveyed false impression and de
not hasten to correct it. al 7sH .E94AH,
When We state matter in the leaatds
gree different from the shape TWAS 10 our
own minds.
When in the statement Of what maybe
true in fact, we purposely omit any css-
cumstanees which are necessary to eeor'
rect apprehension Of the truth. s
When we exaggerate or extenuasc any
of those circumstances. ~
When VIC purposely arrange the facts OF
a true representation 10 each - manner
nc to deceive. - ,sas sssi''4-eH - '-zsss+t
When with intention to deceive We &C
company a statement with the look OF
the eye, q tone of the voice. . motion OF
the hand. or anything which may infiu
ence the mind aud conduce to : false i'm.
pressiou. ei
When we answer q question evasively.
so as to deceive under the secret pretense
that the inquirer has no right to know
the truth
When, by word or act, We create m
expectation which we do not intend TO
fulfill. H. ~
When we create q expectation which
though we intend to fnlall il, We after.
ward fail to fulfill, without due care to
explain the cause OF the failure. asi-
Which We do not fulfill a promise In
every respect precisely rs We suppose the
promiser understood it.
When we Oil contract or promise
every particular except as to time, and
make no effort. show no disposition to
give early notice that the delay was una
voidable. -Watohman and Reflector. nj
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WILL POWER VERSUS Pill POWER
Pluck is wonderful agent in throwing
off disease. A walk of Ave miles would
cure many an occupant Of the lounge.
Willpower will surpa.s pill power in nine
cases out of ten. To hold . bottle Of
smelling salts in the hand on account OF
a headache is Just the thing at times, but
to fling pound Of fruit-cake out into the
alley aud then walk furlong ~ . reward
for not eating the compound, 10 nearly
always a much better thing PROF, Swing
Alliance.
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ev Why is this called jacobs laadeIi
asked charming woman as he and sne
were going up the steepest portion o.
Mount Washington Railway. "Becaoee
san, no. with a look that emphasized his
words, "thcre are angels ascending and
descending occasionally" lie squeezed
her hand
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1877-10-02

sf,- Charity is not tho mere act 81
giving, but tho hidden motive or primer
nle which was the father Of the ACT ne
That bes,ows Of his possessions 10 ieed
and clo,he the needy, may be far from :
charitable man, because he has done y
to lift himself upon the uncertain pin'ons
of human popularity.
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The widow Skyball aud her bca"ti'ui
daughters, Fidget, and Pussy, opened up
the front part of their house yesterday.
they couldn't stay hid in the back pars
of the house longer than SIX weeks, tney
tell every body cit was delightful AZ "a
Iatoga."
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FRATERNAL.
MASONIC.
loval Arch M a9on9.

\ regular Convocations ofVAN buren, CHATTER,
L.. 5, Il. A. NJ. are held at Masonic Hall, on
az Evening after Saturday on or before the full
Visiting Companions in good standing are
Sctfully invited to attend.
j. c. KENNEDY. II. P.
I'll, IL. SHELLEY, Secretary, decltf
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I. O. O. f..

awFORD LODGE, No. 6. of ODD FELLOWS
cets every Friday. at clock, 2. NJ, at thei1
#n Eagle Block.
HOMAS NJ. MCGEE, n. G.,
&EELEY NEAL. Sec'y.
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Van Buren, Encampment.

Scets on the Second and Fourth Thursday of
onth, at odd Fellows Hall, Van Barren.
,nAaLts ktnGisa, S. YIN. rs1IAyMAS, j.
HARLws MILLER, Treas.
En- e,1S74 J. A. L0CKH t,l. Scribe.
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JOHN INGRAM,
Real Estate Agent, Conveyancer
and Notary Public,l
LITTLE Rock, ARKANSAS,

LITTLE MOCK, ARKANSAS,
WILL buy and sell lands, take dispositions pay
w taxes. secure donations, Prescriptions, home
steads, and furnish township plats showing all Ia nds
subject to donation. sale and presumption in every
township and county in the State. ihvest titles
and abstracts furnished have superior facilities
for furnishing information from all Departments of
the StateGovernment.
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Thwford Lodge No 6. 10 o. F., Degree
Sbckah meets the first Thursday night Of eve
Snth, at Odd Fellows Hall.
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Knights of Pythias.

knoE LODGE. No. ., X. OFF,, meet every
pSEspAy evening. at their Castle Hall. over
n ''''" GRAN. WILCOX, c. G.
n CLAsx.K. Off. KS. april s.'73.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-06-22

Before purchasing elsewhere, make ii a point
to examine my stock, satisfaction assured
Thankful for past patronage, ask contin-
uance Of the same.
NIB MERRYMAN.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-06-22
TIA. BURROUGHS.

Marietta. Nov |, 1876.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-06-22
RE MOVAL.

WISH TO INFORM MY FRIENDS
and the public grneraly-that can be found
in the future up stairs over the store now occu-
pied by j. C. Greer, add formerly occupied by
Brumby & Son, on the south side of the public
square, where will be pleased to see all of my
old customers and as many new ones as may
favor me with their patronage, and will do
my utmost to satisfy all who come, by guaran-
teeing them good fits and faithful work, and
Iwould also inform the public that have a
machine fer making old clothes look almost as
good as newt 10 no new discovery but when
properly used cannot be surpassed-ths name
Of 1t Ia The old elbow, hot water and soap ma
chine. Particular attention given to country
cutting. I also buy good second hand clothing.
Respectfully,
r. A. BURROUGHS.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-06-22

MAKE your manure at home and
save cost of buying your land every
year.
, 1877-05-10

A tsm =. sytaeu.e. n; k sss now nanafsctus.
Ing moral aout-battsl; Tbs bastsls are cont.
mud r,ade n ths sbAps of Gus halt Vt barrel eas
vertically. The pulp1 u s4blscted IL = powerful
hydraulic pressure. aud when reduced 10 tbs re.
qulred tbtekness tho ends of The halses arc cuk Ut
+ tas enda: The pieces ata lhsn placea In steam
dtsss. sad u. s!dss ass trimmed evenly and Tbs
drsr sssdy TOT masking up into barrels Ths1a srf
three htaFy wooden houpa and two boops fastened
toxetoer; an1 into grooves Gut In thu statea The
papss halses, *h!ch have An average thickness "
thrcs. .slxtssntha Of ~ Inch. are e.L Tue eads OF
-: barrel. ~ mads sf paper of sim!l1t th':s.
sldea and protected By tcary wooden anes Tbs
advantages Of t4sss 64sfels over ~oo4eG oaes a1a
li8atuca4- chrapuess. durability. aud tbs psctsn.
son Of houf sitting out whlls 10 transit. They sEs
constructed entiteiJ BY mashtues! Aod ~ halss:
readily a. together. They viii not coal mere thai
ona..hlrd thH price Of wooden hsttsls. s:c lighter
aad 6t 70 nteelf In tho EEoores that there u ho
chants for douf 10 slft through. nbica tos. quit
: bsaYy percentage In tho ass of other kluda-
, 1877-05-10
IOWA.
Homs Political Points.

HoM4 POLITICAL GOlnt8*
6pAtfas Corresposdsres ef TAs Tstbsn.
DIS Motxxs, H., May 1.-THE Tn1auN4's he.
ruic treatment of the diatempsr which haa broken
out on The body. .polltic In this Etate II working
well, a strong conservative element h4s
manifested ttsaf The past two wesks,
which conuaels wisdom 4ai moderation. There IL
much 10 loao aud nothing to gain by = hot. headed
forcing Of radical Ideas, and there IL good evidence
even aow that, before tht State Convention meets.
Il staads at the ''tor os Tie !csp n tle lanuef
stAee pt tho untou, lhe WelfAr< ut thu Nation Ia
paramount to tho hehesta OF few In
stnss. State. lie assured that Iowa Republicans
haTa ths wasduln, tbs sagacitv, and the loyalty
Rucasafy to EOniTehsnd tho situation OF natlonal
ngalH u they exist As facto,. and will act ac.
cur4nxly.. 10 u4a aaa Of Ms. Ltncatns pat and
swa, horses. mo Inns to provoke : tupturo
iu ito Republican ranks, and especially In this
stAtt. TheEs arc elements hcra which will eQter
tNtothe next Gaoornaturisl elsct0n which will nc.
ceast4ts consolidation instead Of d4Integtation.
Hens you may expect to sou eRnnciated IN the
platform put tort4 In june, Views broad, libstal,
aaa netr".is;; whie!. al tbs psogls en- indosse.
Of pelcontents. Iowa Republicans, though pro-
grc3lro aud somewhat radical, are not fools, and
causee ~ Tar intD nillstonc u auy other man.
especially when there 10 . hole In It,.
~ fQ the luleruatoFiAl aoMinsttoa. It Il
ths arm opta!oH M 81 e these @ who .protess
iRst. Who VIII bc. II contingent upon the reports
fson two Of three counties. although Gsss hAs ths
insdc track. ~
Judge Day will ind four strong competitors in
thaae3t: while tho Lieutenant. .noyesuoEshIp hAs
soso of aMalttous expsctanA.
, 1877-05-10


dpecta! hspasth 10 Ia 7ftbHeA
NEW ToHK, May g.-Conrad boiler. ono Of tbs
Manufacturers employed BY the old Ring. and a
sharer In their spoi!s left his homo Thursday last
and has not beon heard Of since. According
to tho Timer. hls family know nothing Of
his whereabouts. On tho same day that Mr.
Bollst lcf. town'a widow, Mrs. F. q. Henkel, who
kept small beer saloon on sovcath avenue. de.
scrted hor family, consisting of two sons and tro
daughters, and no tid!ngs Of her have been
received. Mir, Boiler and 1fts. uenkel weFs
old aequalntances, and, during the past year. =
great portion Of t,ta tins has been passed At her
ealoon. The two were known 10 pe intimate, and
mauy Gertnana and othcsa who freancntad AFs.
Henke1's say they left tht city In Company. Hoih
Mr., Boiler and Mrs. uenkcl have lalcly been EN-.
barrasncd pccnnfarity. The former has been for
some t1mc on tho veYEe Of bankruptcy, and btu la.
biltttcs arc about SUI. GOO. Tho hfm Of G. D.
Duller & CO. figured cousrtcuonsly II tho secFct
accounts Of Connolly txrnted In tho Timer Of July
9a, 1H71. II Ia there shown that he received
$50, 43D. 62 on checks lndofeeh by 1nEe1oll
q Co. for furniture and caDtnc!~wosk for tho
County Court. arn,osics, and public ollces.
Inquiries made subsequently, in regard TO his BILL
small portion Of tho money which ha was supposed
to favo been paid. The Rrestaf part Of It vent 70
other menaocis Of the Ring, tngcrsotl rcccyRg tho
Hons ehnrc. In a,ts connection With the HING he
Was chiefly an agent OF 1ngessou.
, 1877-05-10
1TE1fS.

ITEMS
Superintendent Jeffrey, Of tho 1lttno1s Central
Railroad has made ecvcral changes IL Tho organt'
zatEon OF lhe road. Mr.. William Harper, the Master
Carpenter will hare charge of all the business ofthis
department for the entlro line, md viii ha7e h'e
headquarters in Chicago. MI. A. q. French, su'
pervfsor Of Bridges will hare bin headquarters at
Kansakcc. and has charge Of all The bridges and
enltersa Of the enstrc line. NJ. ]. II. Healy wi!f
be Road Matter Of the Firet Dlslston Of tho Chi.
eaRo pivls,on, and controls The seeson bstHsen ta
Cairo and tha north end Of the kankAkce brtdgr,
snd Will make hts hca.!auartefs At Champaign.
Mr4p L. L. l}naford controls the Second niTts'on
from tho north end Of the Kankakee bridge to
Chicsgo, and will hayo hss headquarters At chl.
cag0.
MI. l.. r. Moore Ia Tho l'oadraster Of the North
Division a"d IT, 0ilen. of The eased iinss y.
Of Bridges for tho IAttcr Fcctlon.
The General Freight Agents Of the roads leading
from, this city to the Kast hed meetng yesterday
at the freight otllce Of tbs PitseuT, Cincinnati Il
freight tari1 10 polnas in Ohio and indisns.
1t. J. .. Laying, General Manager us ths pent3.
eyl%anfa Company, arrived hefa yesterday on hla
regular tont Of inspection.
, 1877-05-10

4 Blow On tho Head Likely to Result In
Death.

4 Blow On tho Head Likely to Result In
Death.
Tho co1ofed people arc determined to kill. At
0 o'clock last night \ row arose at 201 Third
avenue, near Twelfth street, between
George Martin and Frank williams. two
colured men, tho former Of whom
resides At tho number mentioned. They had some
words at tho foot of tho stairway leading 10
the street shout Qdarrcl which had been
began between shom at tho wake of a man
named Green upon the night before. Martin
took exceptions 10 Williams hssing brought in
bear to moaten tho throttle at ths wake, and this
Williams denied. They had soue other and high.
CT words until Martin applied ID offensive cpl
thet to williams, when tho latter retalsted
both sides, and Martin. getting tho worst Of It.
i said TO have sun away. Williams fol-
lowed and picking ~ 1aras riese,s
: w.h il m n .ss oshe.d 'sst a's. III. Il
%llams tolor'ag aad t,s,t esn,tnunx ths i assault
Nettcrs office, corner Of Clark and Polk streeta.
where biz wounds rcre dressed, and at that tltnc,
Ing OF slight dlzrlnoas. Towards midnight, how
s1ss hs bad lspsea Int IN naconsclons II ssate; Dr.
sat u sslo, and saeon ia s
hal Sesn bsaly fractured. Tha condition Fl is
no hopes whatever Of his recovery. At j o 'clocE
this morning tho patient had partially 70.
turned 70 consciousness, but was suffering
| unxbta TO gtve nny Intelligent acconnt
Of tho aght. He can hardly recover. Tho rrlso1s.
Ed tls e 49, au.ss.
about tho bear which Was brought t.
urcon'4 wake. but tho prisoner Inssstet
that, too, With = heaYy hickory stick, for whtct
be ran into tho hopse when the hRht began. its
Tho slag Martin was following him closely, aud
| not he Martin.
, 1877-05-10

numbets. crossed Tho rtrnr II rsmal. f's1stx. and
Trails, capturing the town. q the olhtr st.,e'
They drove shcl, enemy TO- t1 ws of LIT nE.|s ~,
slsn armY remained shnt up In masshy and IN.
harm to othera * :tooi for iuelf. once, however,
tas{ got oret Tho WALL but were 'oon driven o'ck
One other potnt in th!s eamp.'en re~stns 10 b
most notable event ot III. ii i .he mo.t impof-
7sr Tss q e' ee
j. strongly fortified. The ticge began IN April hy
bombsrdtnE from she opposite etde of the shore:
a1most wsthout interruption. An la,men.e guam
ty of shell was thrown tnto she toxn and ths Do.
s';'s snd Ss.onte de.,ins opsf..ien. i esety p@:
s!bls step. They bad les than io. eao men, while
ssss sss s.sy eso ss ts %o,k % ~sns nf
On. Tho hope. Of tic Turks, gradually. weskenins:
They heard Of the alliance. hut Waited in Tatu for
wsy b.sE s.a
New mcthods were ndorted: frequent sostles upon
tse % n"nseS Of a's te enemY s Increased 70 IT, CO
for three weckh t,omt'arimcnt wus kept up With
"a, eco Hueetans, and The Two armies fought nnttl
dsyhreak. Thu Turkn lnat .t,0 Killed and wounded,
int they drovo hack tl,r hr.anlt ~ mnrdetous
arc. fnaietsnc loss Of =. 0oo neu upon The Nus-
This was lhe 2ith Of May. The eonsendtug Gen.
erals met thc noxt aaJ nnder nag or tfnce. sAl4
the Russian: ''N may prevent the cf1uslon "
place must be taken:': to which tho Turk replied:
~ SIN ordered TO defend thc ptsce. and S1ula not
snffeudef II had only !, 900 men and all Rnssla
was 1t lbo gates Of the city" Fightlng was re-
sun,ed on TIC following day, and the Hussans we're
rrpu,sod With a loss Of 2, 200 men. The Turkish
reinforcement Of &, o0o ren arrived. THIS s!cFe
Eent on until juno II, whea The H.; =
had BEEN wounded nnd retired. The blttie
wAs wARea with The greatest furJ thn Rnsaians had
three OF their chief Giecss wounded. and ther DE-.
Of Inne. after siege Of forty tre days the 1ens"
ttsns retired, having been beaten AZ all poinfs
Theit army had been much larger than tho Turk!ah,
stroaa the river contained 20, COO lnTals who had
suffered during the siege. It 10 recorded Tint In
this work upward of 5U. 900 shot and shell were
thrown upon StlIstEtA. and that the Russians con:
sseucsed more than thFeo miles Of approaches a1d
sxploded slz mtueA.
, 1877-05-10

{.xc'sxATt. O.. My 0.-An e1cu7loa party
Numbering soout 1a0 bustness men Of ctneiunstt,
Chcsgo. st. Louis, Louisville, lndlsnap apoILs,
Euaavills. Peoria, hemph!t, and other poIna IN
tha Weat, LETT hers to.otSht BY tia cheaapeake 4
Ohio souts TO the se&hoard. The party witt ssaet
Hthmond. Va. on Friday, The tour viii sm.
hnca xlt the principal cities on The seaboAsd ~.
tween Richmond anI Chs.!e4ton. ~
R,cuxosD. W., May 0.-Conmittses Of tbs
hnuehes Of tho City Council leave Tomorrow
nprntpg on the chesap apCaks + Ohio Railroad Il
1sest lbs excursion party Of VI satefu b1ain1as men
: Green pflssf Mh!ts SULPHUR SPRING.. Tb.
as pa5t' ", ass1 nat = ~
Fttys hers fFil4y evening.
, 1877-05-10

arc great. Wo had storm here on ths Goth of
April. Raiacd twcnty-e!1 honsn, then showed
eighteen hours, thea frozo next niaht. Then.
upon tho day after, the grheshorpers seemed %
than tht} were.
iiAnLEx Cau.rr. May 4. The storm Of April q,
10 day la been warm, and plenty OF hoppefs arc
hatching. Doing I'll VII can to dcstroJ, than By
burning. Cannot tell how far we shsll be dam"
aged, il tho 'hoppcrh cannot ~ ret. -
ApAAs CounTI. May B.-Thc hopper eggs hare
tast hatched ont, and arc making bad work u some
Of our early .sown holda Of wneht SONG ncIds that
cniro!y eaten on. but We are in hopes that Il 0l!l
, 1877-05-10

New YotsK, MaJ U.-At meeting Of the North
esn Paclac l.s1lsond stockholders to-day Vice.
President stark sal.l tho road was In good condi-
ton throughout, and had nerst dono better bus!-
nees than this year. The Finance Committee 70.
ported ndycraeiy on this proposal 10 mortgage thu
Western end o! the ruad 10 build tho extension
from Kalams to portland. and tho stockbo'ders
wcre g.atGed BY the Information that, tn v'ow Of
the increased revenues, all moneys necessary To
complete the bfaoch Into tbs coal-nolds Of tue
rayaliup Valley conld be had without niorlgsginK
the CompanY's property. CIV. rass, Of Pithous9,
said tho business In Dakota, passenger and freight,
was heav,cr than syeF before. and tho Eoad had
much Improved. Wcst Of He'd Islrer BE- bad found
q tract well occupied oJ taFh.efs whta three years
ago It VIVA ba!o foF miles: The gtaashoppeF aears.
was shat s0 pr cent q ihe dsmaga to er9p' last
than 10 per cent to sraaahoppera. A resolution
was adopted authorizing the fulfilling and leaslng
sanco OF sixty n,trs. Tho Directors wele also In
stfucted to nsceFtan the cost of constructing the
road fsoul bismarck wrsE Into 11Ult2n&, and pro-
po.e plan for furnishing the means.
, 1877-05-10

BURLINGTON, Ia. MaJ 0.-~A young embazz1ee
came to g1lef in Burlington tonight. after having
baillcd pursuit for almost two months.- fIe ab.
scondcd from tta oslce Of tho American Express
Company At Cleveland, O.. On tho 21at day Of
March, With Il, 600 cash. 1!e was srreated here
tonight while attempting to lease the city for
The West, and, aftar confusing bis gailt,
turned otter Sl,o54 In cash, 4 gold watch and
chaln. End brenstpin 10 the detectives, who took
him 10 Chicago at D n'clock. He had two trunks
cured confederate, they went to tho express
otnce to-day and claimsd them. This ied i'm:
ritdtateiy to thetr arrest Issman. tho Cleveland
companion was released.
, 1877-05-10

Nxw Yoi.k. May O..-The 11m<t says the Untver.
sily Of tho City Of Nav York II on tho brink Of
fnanetal ruin, and will probably 10 eonpeiled 10
close IL doors. Tha chief embarrassment results
from tho 'o&s Of tho tloo, 000 gilt Of LoriuR &
Andrews. THIS gift was In United ststos bonds
das tn 1881. bearing 9 per cent tnterest.
il u ssil that John Taylor Jotnstopu,
when Treasurer Of thu InlvrEsIty, INDUCED shs
&oaneil 10 exchange tho securities Tor Nsw lsr4sy
Central bonds, which were then regarded ~ you'd
1;esdss tho Iuse Of income srona th1s sourc0. Tho
esarge Il made that otheE funds and eHdowMenta
have been cneroacheI upon, Including tue John.
stone aud Clcrc trcrn funds ut W, 00D each. md
tho Matthews and Gdswold funds Of $l0, Vu0 Eacl.
, 1877-05-10

The announcement n,ado In Tas TA1nuxz yes.
terday TINT tho pork. packers had decided to ahip
their products hereafter by lake and canal, and
that line Ut steamers had bocn chartered for the
puspose, haa been rather unwelcoma news 10 tic
railroads leading from this city East. They had
bcen under tie impression that the packers would
ba compelled 10 ship tnoir products By their iues,
no matter what the satcs might be. Now that they
have found nut othntw!sc, tlelr baekbones arc not
~ stl0 "a thor wsFs weuk ago. Ths railroads
claim that tba new lns wi! 10 d failure ow-
Ing to the length Of tme It takes to dclivcr
the goods At thcF punt Of destination.
Yea eaeea ara Number OF experts " hu
are confident that must oi the product. Of thu
packers can b. shipped TT q wvh BY lake and
not sufficient TO make up fur the difference IN
rates, whlsa 9aae oas:asn lsss ey waser taan *
eargoes by ths now line, and other packers arc
a.1at to 90 Tug sa1e Il Tue sapestmsPt psoyss
uot,-a reduction In the rates on bog prodacta will
undoubtedly b. mate In short s!na.
, 1877-05-10
GRASSIIOPPERS.
Reports from Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota,
and Nebraska.
The 'Hoppers lIntclfnE Ont Slowly,
and as Yet Doing No Harm.
It Will Require Warm Weather to
Decide Their Intentions.
IOWA.

IOWA.
Sptcthf NtpafcAts 10 7as Tribune.
GnEExvtLIE County, May 9.-0rasshnrpcrs are
Matching By the million, and hare commenced to
destroy the small grain. think not tenth Of the
eggs arc yet hsiched. The cold weather OF March
did not kill them ~ wt had hoped. They will take
out crop unscss tho fArmefa can destroy them. va
think W can kill them BY burning The prairie.
Some one has invented a trap to catch them.
ExMkT CorxTr, Mar Don the Aht c!aJ sabsoil
]hnds tho gfasshoppsr Eggs arc mostly destroyed;
on gravel and dry ridges they ars in good deonditon,
but being destroyed by birds and tbs tttle red
hns. Hgg.cells that contained esht Eggs, only two
Of them were sound, and they appear to 6e quite
tender, and die when exposed to cold.
CARROLL CouNrr, May 1.-1n some Of cur grain
fields tho grasshoppcrs haYe commenced their op.
erations, and. althongh tnost Of tho eggs ara TN.
hatched, still they sccm in healthy condition.
ut Is reported f the northorn part Of tho conn:
~ lerRe amounts OF the eggs are damaged and will
not hatch.
az Is Ts:{ oas ssys
when the weather comes warm. we shsil know the
"i aslT6:s; cousrs, CO.. IT, s Msy SThs hopper eag.
hase commenced hatehinR along. tho .tsers, but /
haye seen none ~ ret on tho pralfe; IL ts impos.
Al were picked up BY tho birds.
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sesaEs,l1 tseasas III te ssss Vii not hatea. =. .hs
st1' as's "a: f.a eR{ Us sn n ''' "' hope tho
ltu1nosr
sass vii no} hatch 5at tom hs great amount i; Il
aSsS ~ n0s nss ~ shopp.
eggs have hatchcd ii great numbers on lat year.
breaking IN sandy .oi!. .pd % the roadside. Thel