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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-03-15
Live and Dressed Weight of Fowls.
Dressed Dressed Per cent. Per cent
Live for for of loss for of loss for


These fowls were all of the light
Brahma variety, and most OF them young
cocks. The loss in dressing for market
was probably somewhat greater than is
usually the case, as the heads were cut
off in order to avoid the barbarous mode
of throat sticking, and the wing and tail
feathers were also stripped off. At six
teen cents per pound alive they would
have brought $S.43. To bring this sum
dressed, they should sell for 18 56 cents
per pound, with nothing for the work of
picking. And dressed, drawn, etc., they
should bring a very small fraction over
twenty-five cents a pound, also without
pay for the extra work. These figures
will be useful to some persons who do
not raise their own poultry for the table,
as they can, by their light, make pretty
close estimate whether it is cheaper to
buy chickens "on the hoof" for their
tables, or buy of the market men dressed
that is, with heads, tails, entrails and
wing feathers all thrown in. Dressed in
this way, which is the fashionable way,
the loss in preparing them for cooking
will be more than have figured it-say
at least thirty per centum instead of
about twenty-eight and one half, and it
may even reach thirty three or thirty
four.-Letter to Country Gentleman.
Household Hints.
FINGER MARKs.-Finger marks may
be removed from vanished furniture by
the use of little sweet oil upon soft
rag Patient rubbing with chloroform
will remove paint from black silk or any
other material.
To REMOVE SPoTs OF BLACKING FROM
CARPET. Spots of blacking may be
taken from carpets with mixture of one
ounce of powered borax, dissolved in
one quart of boiling water and small
piece of soap, about the size of a walnut,
cut fine and dissolved with the borax
bottle this up, and use to take spots
from carpets or clothes.
For PREPARING LARD TO KEEP THROUGH
THE SUMNER. one gallon of lard put
one ounce of sal soda, dissolved in gill
of water. Do not fill your kettles more
than half full, for it will foam and perhaps
boil over. No other water is required
han what the soda is dissolved in.
When it is done it will be very clear,
and will keep two years. Strain through
a coarse cloth and set away.
Dissolve three pounds sal-soda
in two gallons Of water slack in frkin
three pounds of good quick-lime add
to it the soda solution stir the whole
thoroughly with stick, and add two
gallons of boiling water stir again and
let it settle pour off the clean liquor in
clean iron boiler placed on the fire,
and stir into it six pounds of clarified
grease and one pound of powered borax;
let it boil slowly until it gets ropy,
(about ten minutes boiling) and pour it
into tub or tight box this makes a
good hard soap for family use after
drying a month or so in dry room, and
cut into bars, it is fit for use.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-03-15

Statistics lately made public show the
sheep in the various countries noted be-
low to be as follows In the United
Kingdom in 1876, there we're 80, 252, $40
sheep in Russia, in 1870, there were
49, 130, 900 in Germany, in 1873, there
were 24,999, 406 in Austria, in 1871,
there were 20, ,103, 1896; in France, in
1872, there were "a, $50, CAT; and in
Spain, in 1866, there were 22,054, 967
showing total in Europe of about
100, 100000 In Australia in 1875, there
we're G2,000,000; Cape, 16,000,0 600 ;
River Plata, 10000, 900 North Amer
lea, 50,000,000 4; and total, 1856, 600, 900.
Turkey, North Africa, Persia, etc, say
65, 900, 600; India and China, say a5.
600, 700. Grand total, 4s4, 900, 900.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-07-18

+. l.. Weber, whose testimony
before the Potter Committee would
shame Annanias, used to be = political
broker in Louisiana. When he was
elected to the State Senate, tho la I
time, he sold out to the Democrats
for So, 200 in order to break up the
Packard quorum. When the Repu' :
licans saw that his presence in tt e
Packard Legislature was Il political
necessity. he was paid $4,000 and he
returned. 1t now appears that he
would have fallen in total obscurity,
had it not been for the Potter Con-
mite. They offered him 81 600 TO
testify against Sherman. at least that
amount was offered on condition that
his testimony was strong enough to
implicate the Secretary. Weber
lied to the best of his ability, but so
far has hardly satisfied tie DEM crats
that his testimony is worth that
amount of money.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-07-18
National Blessings and Public
Evils.

Tho Country is Indebted to the r.
pnbli can Party for
The homestead act.
The money order system.
The registered letter system.
The fast mails.
The Pacific Railroad.
A uniform currency.
The abolition Of slavery.
The high standard of the national
credit.
The suppr ession of rebellion
The nation
The Country is Indebted to the
Democratic Party for
Civil war.
The national debt.
Bur6ensom taxation.
Southern claims.
Threatening legislation, which
paralyzes trade.
The Potter investigation.
Anderson "a
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-07-18
For Congress.

The political campaign for 1878
had opened early. With haste born
of fear and dread that the Democracy
might carry off their candidate, the
Greenbackers called their convention
and on Thursday nominated A. r.
Barrows, of Chippewa Falls, as their
standard bearer in the Congre ssional
race at this falls election. AS one of
their worthy delegates puts it this no.
bic band Of Romans waited two long
hours to receive overtures from the
chairman of the Democratic committee,
but nothing definite was agreed upon.
The spectacle Of Jonah's trying to
swallow the whale would not have
more amusing than this little gathering
of ''Mother Carey's CHICKENS" trying
to gobble up the great Democratic
party. 1t now remains to be seen
whether the Democracy will concent
to be swallowed The histery of the
party would seem to Indicate its will.
lingness to swallow or be swallowed as
circumstances dictate, and we should
not be surprised at an unconditional
surrender to the Greenbac kers and a
ratification of Mr.. Barrows at the
co ming convention.-The policy of
the Republicans should be a strai ght-
forward, manly course, the adoption
of Platform upon sound currency
basis and the putting forward the
best man in the district as a candidate,
and such man is the Hon. Thaddeus
c. Pound, the present able aud states
manlike incumbent. The prospects
are favorable for the denomination of
Mr.. Pou nd. -Centrat Wisconsin.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-07-18

Hon. THAD. G. Pound has return
cd home from Washington Mr..
Pound has been active as faithful
representative of the interests of the
Sth Congressional District, and we
shall be disappointed, if receiving q
denomination, he be not reelected by a
lurge majority Mr.. Pound has made
but two speeches. He has worked
rather for the interests of his constltu-
ency with faithtulness that betokens
the interest he takes in all that per-
tains to the manifold interests OF
Northwestern Wisconsin. This sect
ion of the state has derived more real
advantage under the watchful care OF
MIR. Pound than the casual observer
is aware of. Our interests have been
looked after by our former members
with an assiduity and thoughtfuiness
commcndable, but we think it no dis
arrangement to them to say that Mr..
Pound has accomplished very much
that accrues to our advantage, that
could only have been gained by one
so loyaly identified with the interests
of the Northwest.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-07-18


THE Tomdh Journal conjectures
that there was bargain entered into
between the Democrats and Green
hackers last winter by which the
Greenbackers we're to hold their Con-
grcssional Conventions early in the
fall; select its candidates from the
Democratic ranks after which the
Democratic press were to endorse the
nominations and the leaders were to
manage to whip in the rank and file
and thus form a coalition. We don't
know how much truth there may be
in this conjecture, but this we do
know, that there are hundreds Of demo
Gratis in the Sth District who cannot
be coaxed, threatened nor whipped in
to the support of Mr.. Barrows. A
soft money man like Barrows wont so
down with the hard money democrats
And there are scores of greenback
republicans also who will never con-
sent to vote for Mr.. Barrows on &C
count of his democratic record. espec-
tally at the present time, when the
perpctuity Of the Government is to be
considered in the election of straight
RI aonOrrcS
Side issues ought to be ignored and
men true TO paramount national inter
csts elected, and sober minded rcpubli
cans are aware OF the fact and will act
accordingly.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-07-18
The Milwaukee Sentinel perpetrates

The Milwaukee Sentinel perpetrates
the following grim joke: CA st.
Louis boy lost his balance and fell
off from a portico. while throwing
stones at a negro boy, breaking his
neck. Throwing stones at niggers'
was always attended with fatal results.
It's what killed the democratic party
in 1861
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-07-18

A. R. BARRows of Chippewa Falls
has received the Grcenhack nomina-
ton for Member of Congress from
this, the Eighth Congressional Dis
trict, It now remains to be seen
whether the Democrats at their con-
vention will "eat crow" by endorsing
this nomination.--PhiIIipS Times
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-07-18

THE ORANGE celebration OF the
Battle of the Boyne, at Montreal pas
sed of with no demonstration on the
mart of the Catholics. Very general
ouiet reigned. though it was expected
that rivers of blood would flow.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-07-18

SEVERAL Republican papers OF this
Congressional district have expressed
themselves as in favor of Hon. Thad.
G. Pound as the candidate of their
party for Congress this fall, The Re-
publieans in this district cannot find a
stronger man, or one more worthy of
the honor Phillips Times.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-07-18
South ana East,
should buy their tickets via the
" Chicago st. Paul & IsliuneanOlis
Line"

Close connections are made at Chicago with
the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern, Baltimore
4 Ohio, Michigan Central, Pittsburgh, Fort
Wayne Il Chicago, Kankakee Line and Pan
Handle Routes, for all points East and South
East, aud with the Chicago IL Alton and Illinois
Ccntralf for all points South.
New York Office, No As Broadway: Boston
Office, No. State Street, st. Paul Ticket Officess
corner Third and Jackson SITS. and at Depot on
Sibley street: Minneapolis Ticket Offices. No. 3
Nicolle. House Block and at St. Paul X Pacific
Depot: Chicago Ticket Offices. 81 Clark street,
under Sherman House: - Canal, corner Madi-
son street; hinzie street Depot, cor. " est Kin
zie and Canal streets; Wells street Depot. cor.
Wells and kinzie Streets.
F. B. CLARKE, W, II. STENNETT.
q. PAW W .R'y, st Paul. Gen Pass Ggt Oh &C
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-07-18

NUcH rain has fallen in the south
crn part of the state, and fears are ex-
tended that the crops will be much
damaged thereby. Grain and grass is
suffering largely being beaten down.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-07-18

THE TRAMP nuisance is developing
at Beloit and Madison. The procla-
nation of the Governor Of Iowa has
tended to drive out from that state,
thousands of tramps who have pointed
for Wisconsin. Great fears were ap-
pretended last week at the cities mem
toned that they would he overun.
Ono or two freight trains were seized
by the rascals who demanded free
rides or the company "must take their
medicine. The cities are prepared
to meet the scourge with bullets and
sword should they press matters. The
tramp is a fair representative of the
unpublished greenbacker and socialist.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-07-18
CHG MELLsK'E,a SIP. R.R.

sroRY Of the Chicago Times has
suffered an attack of apoplexy. but is
recovering
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-07-18
la, l45 L 1T z. 23a St., New York.

AAs - Great chance to make money,
shsEs Es Ifyou can't get gold yeu can
Till Il get greenbacks. We want an a
~ u - - SCENT in every town to take sub
scriptons for the largest, cheapest and best Ill
ustrated family publication In the world. Any
one can become successful agent. The most
elegant works OF art given free ID subscribers
The price Is so low that almost everybody sub
sc-lbes. One agent reports making over $50 in
a week. lady agent reports taking over 400
subsOri bers in ten days. All who engage make
IN oney fast, You can devote all your time to
the business, or only pour spare time. You
need not be away from home over night. Bou
can do 1t as well as others. Full particulars,
SiVe Outfit free. If you want profitable work
send Us your address at once. II costs nothing
to try the business. No one who engages fails
TO make great pay. Address The Peoples
Journal, Portland. Maine.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-07-18
rs the Only Line
that runs on any of its trains the celebrated
Pullman Palace Cars.

All trains Ofths great route run through with
out charge of cars. Pullman Palace drawing
Room and Sleeping Cars are run on ali trains.
All Express trains on this route are equipped
withIWashington Patent Air Brakes and Millers
Patent Safety Platform and Cuplers-the mast
Perfect Protection gainst accidents known.
This popular route is unsurpassed for speed,
Comfortand Safety: The smooth, well ballasted
and perfect track ofsteel rails, the celebrated
Pullmar Palace Sleeping Cars, the perfect Tele-
graph S7stem of Moving trains, the regularity
with which they run. the admirable arrangement
for running through cars between Chicago and
all points West North and Northwest, secure to
passengers all the Comforts in Modern Railway
Travelling.
Ifyauwsh the Best Travelling tccommoda-
tions, you viii buy your Tickts by this Route
and viii take no other.
All ticket agents can sell you Through Ticket
and check usual Baggage Free by this Line.
Passengers for Chicago, Detroit. t ledo, Cletye-
land, Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Pittsburgh, Cincin-
natl, Toronto, Montreal, Yuebec, Portland. Bos-
ton, New \ orl, Philadelphia. Baltimore, Wash
ington, indianapolis, st. Louis, Carlo and all
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-07-18
CONNECTIONS

CON4N Il u L IOLh =
At Milwaukee with Chicago, Milwaukee & st.
Paul, and Western Union Railways, in Union
Depot, Reed street.
At Plymouth with Sheboygan & Fond du Lac
Railway, for Fond du Lac and Sheboygan.
At Forest Junction With Milwaukee, LAX
Shore and Western Railway.
AtGreen Bay with Green Bay K Minnesota
Railways, for New London, and Chicago &
Northwestern Railway. for points north
At Amherst Junction with Green Bay Mime
suta Railway for Grand Rapids, and point
West.
way, for Eausau.
At Portage with c. NJ. & St. Paul R'y for Madi-
son and the West.
Al Ashland with Steamers for all Lake Superb
or Ports.
E,B, PHILLIPS. Genera Manager
ii, PRATT, Gen, t, A, Mi.
E,BACON Superintendent.
MILWAUKEE.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-07-18
4 +. POWERS,
L "A. w, L "A N D.
] f ( ? YIN e a G EMIT.
GRAND RAPIDS, WISCONSIN.

Having been engaged in the Land AgcI CO
business number OF years before Wood Coun
ty was formed, and possessing superior facili-
ties for detecting trcspasscrs on lands owned
by nOn-residcnts, feel aSSured in giving per
feet satisfaction to all who may see ft to
employ me as agent to attend to the prompt
paymcnt of Taxes, to the Investigation Of
Titles. to recording Deeds. q procuring Pat
entS on Lands, to protection oflandE from
trcSpaSscrs III this and Adjacent counties nd
such other business as | may be called upon t,
perform.
| have constantly on hand good Farm n x
Lands and Village Lots, to sell in quantitis
and on terms TO suit purchasers.
Land Warrants bought and yold.
Particular attention given to entering Gov
crntent and State Lands
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-07-18
Milwaukee & Chicago

daily, except Sunday, on 6.10 p. N. traiA from
Stevens Point, going Eas and South, arriving
in Uuion Depot, Cor. Madison and Canal Street
Chicago, at $3.50 a. m. Passengers for MILwAU.
KEE may transfer at Hilber without leaving the
train. into Milwaukee sleeper from Green Bay
and rest undisturbcd till morning.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-07-18

| Connections: 1.-C. VI & ST. .R.R. a.
| ". w. R. r. &c. i. &. VI. R. r. 4.-WC
F.0. WYATT .Supt.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-08-14
That Famous Bulkhead.

A member of the Wheeler survey
ing expedition, who was in Virginia
City, recently, said that the much
talked-of bulkhead in the Sutro tun-
mel, by means of which Mr.. Sutro
threatened TO close that adit, and thus
back the water into the mines, in
case no agreement was reached with
the mining companies, would be of
no sort Of use as the air pressure
against the bulkhead wonld be so
great that nothing could withstand
it. Before the connection with the
Savage workings, however, the bulk
head would have done all that was
claimed for it.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-08-14
a FULL, FAIR wARA.EC.

AT the outset Of all political cam
paigns busy-bodies who fear that
their influence will be greatly dimin-
ishcd if they give no evidence OF
their ability to do dirty work, seem
to hit upon no better expedient to
retain that influence than to blacken,
by the private and canfidentisl-al-
ways "strictly OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ton of ISLANDERS, the good name
of citizens whose only cffense is that
they entertain opinions of their own,
and dare express them on occasion.
Ere ~ opportunity is given the victim
to disprove the libel-nay, before the
victim is informed of tit has al
ready gained such general circula-
tion that some credence is attached
to it, and the harm intended is ac-
complished. This is wrong, from a
politial as we'll as from a moral point
of view. 1t cannot be excused upon
any grounds whatever; and we pro-
pose to prevent it as much as in our
puwer lies. If We become satisfied
that any scoundrei, of either politi-
cal party, to subserve purposes of
his own. resorts to such disreputable
means, we will bring him to public
account and reprohation.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-08-14

-THE house of Nicolas Yung,
the undertaken, near "Nob Hill"
San Francisco, which Charles Crock
er, the G. T. magnate. inclosed in a
fence that rose above the roof, has
been removed. The fence however.
still, rema:ns, SO that the appearance
Of Mr.. Crocker's block is Nm, hanged.
Mr.. Yung says he never raised the
first price he asked Me-. Croker for
the land. The figure was $4,000,
and he was willing to give three
years TINE 70 pay Is in, bst Mr.,
Croeser wanted to give him in ex-
change some swamp lands on Mission
bay, which he would not take at any
price. He expects to erect a new
building on the lot, but at present
does not wish to say what he intends
to do. He says decisiyely, however,
that the lot is not for sale. The laws
must be imperfect that allow such
On outrage as that perpe,rased by
Mr.. Croker 70 go unpunished-
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-08-14
The District Court.


There was session of the District
Court last Monday, Judge Seawell
presiding, when the following bust
ness was transacted: So {Tt-
j. r. Shaw VS.. J. A. Waddell and
wife. - Verlfication TO complaint
stricken Off. and case set for trial
August %.
Eliza Midgley was admitted to be.
come sole trader.
The State OF Nevada VS.. John Doe.
Dismissed on motion of the District
Attorney.
T. W. Thompson VS.. Jacob Paul.
Time of trial changed to August 81.
The Court then adjourned until
August 20.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-08-14
G0ing to Hope Valley.

A party consisting of three ladies
and three gentlemen will leave the
Comstock tomorrow, for ten days
trip TO Hope Valley. They will leave
Virginia at 2 O'Clock aud reach
Genoa Springs for breakfast. They
will then procure camping outfit,
and make Hope Valley by night,
The party will consist of Miss Plum
mer of this city, Miss Madigan and
Mrs. Follett of Virginia and Conduc-
tor Follett, George Thatcher, and
another gentleman.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-08-14
STRICKEN DUMB.
The Singular Misfortune Which
Has Befallen a Nan and His
Wife in Cincinnati,

A singular case hss just been
brought "a The nosiee OF TIE medi-
cal profession here. Peter Lavslie
and wife, Who are waisers in the Cen
rrsl Ayeaus DiaiOg Room, retired to
rest = fs~ aights s-ncein good health.
Next morning Ms. LAFal!e aw0ke
and attempted - speak TO her hos
band, when she found herself totally
deprived of the power Of speech
All efsrts tn sr.icpla.e were un,vsis-
ing, and = physician Was sxnt for.
The only symptoms Of disease sp-
parent we're . thick, dark coating on
the tongue and hollow appearance
of the eyes
On the same afternoon LAvalle.
while sitting 10 frons Of his employ
ers establishment, Was observed to
fall back in his chair Another
SN.es attempted TO arouse hin- when
il Was discovered ths, be xxs unable
10 speak word. Since thar time
0si'aer man nor xife have spoken.
The physieians who report tie cas<
are utterly unable 70 account for il,
The patients hare beea removed u
. the residence Of Mrs Lavalle's sister,
IN Covlngton- Lzvslle is verT i'll
sot will probably recover. His wife
Is sroSing weaker ds1y, and al
hopes Of her recovery are sbsodoued
Tue thscry has b~sn suggested taAl
~
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-08-14
Msdame Mustache Back from the
Hills.

The last copy Of the Phoebe Record
at hand has the following item con-
corning "Madame Mustache," little
Frenchwoman who is well known to
the Comstock sports, AS she lived in
Virginia for some time previous to
the Black Hills excitement:
This little lady, who excited the
wonder Of numerous Eastern. news
paper correspondents while dealing
twenty-one. or ''vingt ct pn," in the
Black Hills, arrived here last Satur-
day night, on her way to Silver Reef.
Time seems To make no change in
this little old French lady and she
looked as pleasant and smiling as
when she dealt her game in Phoebe
some four years ago. "Wontze take
a drink, gentlemen 7 Ring re bell,
Reuben"