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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-03-08
AN Eastern farmer saws.

AN Eastern farmer saws: After
experimenting with all the varieties
OF corn. sowing broadcast. i'm drills.
and cultivating by hoeIng it. l have
come t" the conclusion that the best
and most profitable way to raise corn
fodder is to plant sweet com. put your
rows three feet apart, plant thick, not
more than two feet apart. put in six
to eight stalks i'm hill. manure heav-
lily. keep it clear Of weeds. hoe two or
three times, and you will have an
abundant crop of the best kind of
fodder tor milch cows.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-03-08

A CURIOUS shooting fish" is found
in Java. where it is frequently made a
pet, and kept by the natives In the
tank inhabited by the fish stick is
placed upright, projecting few inches
above the water, and fly or insect
of some kind is placed on the top.
The fish swims round the stick to ex-
anime the prey, and apparently meas
ures the distance, rises to- the surface,
and suddenly discharges a few drops
Of water at the insect, rarely failing TO
bring down the game like placticed
sportsman The shooting fish is Of
plain yellowish color, marked with
dark stripes. and ten in;hes iu length
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-03-08


WHIsTLING-An OLD farmer ons
said that he would not have a I'fr1
man on his farm who was not hall-l.
ally whistling. He always hITei
whistlers. He said he never knew
whistling laborcr to find fault with l'
food, or his bed, or complain Of aHt
little extra work he was asked b pei.
form. Such a man was generally h'''
to- children and animals IN hls car
lie would whistle a chilled lamh In.
warmth and life, and bring in ms Hs.
fnll of eggs from the barn Nl'h'l'
breaking one of them lie found su'H
man was careful about closing gsl'''
putting up bars, and seeing thai b"',
on his plough were properly ugliIeI,r,1 !,
before he took it into the felt. ~
never knew of whistling hired men u
beat or kick a COW, or drive her on .
run into the stable. He noticed .''',
the sheep he fed in the yard and si',
gathered around him without ieai
lac whistled. He had never emlH't',,
a whistler who was not thoughtlili gu.
economical 1t looks as if there W.
something i'm this: "a man that ~,
no music in his soal' certainly ca'p'
whistle much. an | so NAV he d. ~
treasons. stratagems and spolls. i
whistling man can learn tunes, -" !.
love music, and whistles when ne
angry. cross, or snrly. "lt IS Ue''@
TO whistle than to whine"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-03-08

REMEDY FOR HoARsENEsS'-Ho Ho,s', 7, (,
radish will afford instantaneous zen
in most obstinate cases of hoarsehS'
The root. of course. possesses the u IN m
virtue. though the leaves are gooa -
they dry. when they lose theirstTens.I.
The root is best when green. feTso.t
using IL freely befo. beginning TO sis-'
will hot he troubled with h09rspN-'S.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-09-07
President andIParty.

FARGO, D. T., Sept 6.-President
Hayes aud party, augmented by the gov
ernor, senators and leading citizens of Min
nesota. left St. Paul at 10 P. NJ, Thursday
on train of four Pullman seepers for a
trip on the Northern Pacific. They
passed over the branch line to Brainerd,
thence to Fargo, on the Red River of the
North. and reached Fargo at $50 this
morning, and the party, now numbering
100 breskfasted at the railroad hotel.
The train left Fargo at 1890 A. NJ. and
proceeded to the great Dalryimple farms,
eighteen miles west of the North Pacific,
The adjacent farms extend six miles along
the track and embrace $4,000 acres of
wheat and under one management The
yield was IS bushels per acre, aggregatlug
325, 900 bushels, all number one wheat.
The crop is now being threshed by forty
steam threshers and thirty-six cars loaded
with wheat are shipped daily to Duluth
and Minneapolis. Upwards of 90 teams
we're in sight plowinG for the next year S
crop. The president and party, escorted
by Mr.. Dalryimple, spent two hours riding
on the farm, witnessed the threshing and
blowing and freely expressed their admir-
alton and astonishment at the magnitude
of operations
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-09-07
The Ausable Nails
SPECIAL N TIcES.
sCHENcK's PULMoNTC sYRUP.

FOR THE CURE OF CONSUMPTION, CouGHs AND
COLDS
The great virtue of this medicine is that il ripene
the matter and throws 1t outof the system purfies
the blood and thus effects cure.
ScHENCK's SEA WEED TONIC, FOR THE CURE OF
DYSPEPSIA, INDIGESTION &c.
The Tonic produces healthy action OF the sto-
mach, creating appetite, forming chyle, and
curing the most obstinate cases of Indigestion.
SCHSNoK's MANDRAKE PILLS, For THE CURE OF
LIVER COMPLAINT &C.
These Pills Alternative, and droduce q healthy
actiou of the liver without the least danger they
are free from calomel and yet more eficacious in
restoring healthy action of the liver,
These remedies are a certain cure for Consump.
ton, as the Pulmonic Syrup ripens the matter aud
purifies the blood. The Mandrake Pills act upon
the liver, create healthy bile and remove all dis
eases OF the liver, often a cause of Consumption
The Sea Weed Tonic gives tone and strength to the
stomach, makes good digestion, and enables the
organs 10 form good blood; aud thus creates 6
healthy circulation of healthy blood; and thus
creates healthy circulation OF he healthy blood
The combined action OF these medicines, as thus
explained. will cure every case of Consumption Il
taken in time and the use of the medicines perse-
vered in
DIR Schenck is professionally at his principa
Office, corner Sixth and Arch SITS Philadelphia,
cry Monday, where all letters for advice must bt
addressed. Schencks medicines for sale by al
Druggists.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-09-07
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, Sept.6.-Comptroller of
the Currency, Knox, is about to issue
blank forms TO cashiers of banks though
out the country, for them to fill, that he
may be able to give Congress in his report,
the amount of all taxes paid by banks to
to State, county, city, town or other mum
icipal authorities for II, together with
other and similar statistics.
A circular of instructions has been is
sued by the Commissioner of the General
Land Office under the recent decisions of
the Secretary of the Interior in the Dudy-
mott case, and is addressed to the Register
and Receiver of the United States District
Land Office. The Commissioner in
structions apply only to land granted by
the act of July !. 1862, as amended by the
act of July 2, 1868, aud the act of March
3, 1869, authorizing the transfer of part of
the grant to the Union Pacific Railway
Company, where any persons shall apply
to file presumption declaratory state
| ment fer tract or tracts not exceeding q
quarter section, within limits of such
grant aud where the entire road shall have
been completed for more than three years,
| Such applicant will be required to show
that he or she is duly qualified as q pre-
empter. Thereupop a declaratory state
ment : will be con1itionally receiYsd
and proper note thereof made. You
/ will immediately thereafter call upon the
proper officers of the r. R.Co., for a.state-
ment showing whether the land applied
for has been sold by it prior to the date oi
application and file declatory statement
therefor. If the company shall report
that the land had been sold the report
must show the date of such sale and the
name of the person or persons to whom
sold and give description of the deed or
instrument of conveyance. On receipt oi
such report you will reject the application
to file declatory statement. subject to ap-
peal to this Office If the company shall
state that the land had not been so sold
you will file the declatory statement and
i upon the applicant showing at the proper
j time full compliance with the require,
ments of pre-emptiou laws. permit pay
meDt of entry at $1.25 per acre.
following is list Of the companies thos.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-09-07
YELLOW FEVER,
Reports of Fever-Reports of Continued
Liberal Contributions, etc


WASHINGTON, Sept 7.-One thousand
dollars were realized by the tournament
here yesterday which will be equally di-
vided between Memphis. Grenada and
New Orleans.
Fort SCoTT, Kas., Sept. THE Ma
sens donate $125 for the yellow fever suf,
ferezs, and the Grand Master has ordered
the Grand Lodge of Kansas to donate
$780,
CAIRO, H., Sept, The cn;ertain-
ment here last night under the auspices of
the Mystic Krew for the benefit OF yellow
fever sufferers, netted 1925. Hick man,
KY, Reports this morning; three new
cases, two deaths-none here.
RALEIGH, N, c., Sept. THE ladies of
the ten white church congregations here;
the Methodist, Catholic, Presbyterian,
Hebrew. Episcopal and Baptist, held a
brilliant festival at the capitol grounds last
evening, ten cents admission fee; the total
receipts were $3.50, which with $3.50
previously collected, was forwarded.
New ORLEANS, Sept. New cases
232; deaths II.
| Among the deaths to-day is Willis X.
Wolff, telegrapher, aged 81, native of
| Alabama
| WASHINGTON, Sept. THE secretary
of war to-day issued orders 10 forward two
hundred blankets for the two hundred
children in st, Vincents orphan asylum,
forty OF whom are sick with yellow fever.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Sept. 6.-The fever
continues unabated. and many active
workers among the sick are being stricken
down,
I A. j. Wheeler, secretary of the Masonic
relief board is dying. Four nurses in the
employ of the board have died, and four
others are sick. J. b, Cook, architect,
and D. D. D. Saunders are down with the
fever. Rev. c. G. Parsons, rector oi
Grace Episcopal church died last night
also Mrs. Ann Philmont, and Frank Gates
son of Samuel NJ. Gates; Miss Mollie
Gates is down with the fever
Physicians and nurses from Washington
reported for duty TO the Howard associa-
tiQn this morning. There is pressing need
for experienced nurses: ten dollars per day
have been vainly offered for nurses, anC
many of the sick lie iu their rooms withou
proper attention owing to the inability
the relief association to supply the many
calls for nurses.
Although there are many negroes in tbs
city few of them can be pursuaded to vail
upon or even approach sick person
while Il majority of those who do hire al
nurses Tor the big pay offered are inefi
cient.
54 deaths are reported up to noon, to
day, and 102 for the "a hours ending a
noon.
CANTON, Miss, Sept. Twelve new
cases, three deaths, in the last "a hours
The weather is cloudy and the prospect
very gloomy. Refugees are taking th
fever in the surrounding country. Their
: are eleven cases in one house seven mile
: east of here, We have 500 persons 10 tn
corporate limits of the town. and over 100
in the town and suburbs, under our car'
Il (Signedl ROBERT POWERS, Mayor.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-09-07
Conventions--Congres Nominations,
etc.


PORTLAND. Oregon, Sept. 6-The dem
ocratic convention of Washington Territory
organized to-day at Vancouver. The plat
form opposes the dismembermeut of the
territory; favors the adoption of state
government as soon as justified by circum-
stances; extension of the time for the COM
pletion of the Northern Pacific: demands
the breaking up of Indian reservations and
the adoption of new policy regarding the
tribes
NJ. t. Cation was nominated for delegate
to congress,
ST. PAUL, Sept. 6.-Democratic con
gressional convention Of the third district
held in this city to-day, nominated Igna-
thus Donuely, He was renomiuated yes
terday by the greenbackers.
DETROIT, Sept. Oh. j. Hoyt of Mus
kegon, Mich, was nominated for congress
by the democrats of tie fifth district at
Grand Rapids, to-day.
CHICAGO, Sept. 6-The 1ribune's El-
gin, ILL.,. dispatch says the republicans of
the Fourth district to-day nominated John
| Y. Shirwin of Kane, for congress. This is
Lathrop's district.
! WASHINGTON, Sept. 6.-The congress
slonal democratic executive committee met
to day to arrange programme for the
fall campaign.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-09-07
NOTES HE.aE AND THERE.

VIM. Mcconnell, farmer from Black
Hawk township, brought load of oats tc
market to-day, aggregating l2l bushels
This is probably the largest load of the
season, by one team.
Mr.. Joseph Smith aud Miss Martha A.
Baker of Portersville called at Justice
Hayden's Office this afternoon aud listened
that interesting ceremony which united
their future joys and sorrows. This being
the first evidence the squire had seen of {
| revival of business the spectators. afteI
the bridal party had left, were all invited
over to the "Bijou" to take cigar.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-09-07
Murder ana Suicide.


MUsCATINE, Ia, Sept. THE most
deliberate murder and suicide that ever
occurred in this locality happened to-day
between twelve and one O'Clock at the
corner of Eighth and Oak streets, this
city, the murderer being L, A. Zeack, a
German about 26 years OF age, resident
of Kansas City, Mo-, and the victim Car
rie Myers, apparently about % years Of
age, whose home is about five miles from
Cherokee, Kansas. Both parties arrived
10 the citv on yesterdays train from the
west. Early this morning, Zeack, with a
friend named Frutig, went to shoe store
where Zeack purchased pair of white
slippers for the woman, and being unable
to it himself with similar pair purchased
another kind both of which were worn
when found together. with some Grape on
the arms of each, also purchased at the
same time. That it was unmistakably
premeditated, and that the parties came
TO this city for this purpose alone there is
scarcely doubt.
When found both were neatly dressed,
their cast off clothing lying by their side,
and the woman resting her head on Zeacks
arm. The weapon used was Smith &
Wesson improved five shooter, calibre 3S,
eight inches long. The woman was shot
in the right temple, the ball passing
through the head coming out over the left
ear; the man in the centre of the fore
head. There are two balls gone from the
weapon, and one cap snapped. The mar
had a number of relatives in and around
this city, and was formerly residen
hcre; the woman was total stranger
never having been in the city before. NJ
cause assigned, although a letter writer
Immediately before the tragedy occurred
addressed to friend Of the man Zeack il
Kansas City, may throw some light on tn,
matter, the contents of which cannot b.
obtained until the meeting of the coroner
jury which is already summoned
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-09-07
OHIO.
Health of the City of Cincinnatti-vivid
Description of a Trip Down the
River to New Orleans.

CINCINNATI, Sept. lowing to the ex-
aggerated reports sent out by irresponsible
parties of the presence of yellow fever in
this city, our business men and others are
in receipt of numerous enquiries as to ad-
visibility of visiting the city at the pres
sent time, whether our quarantine regula-
tions would prevent any person entering
the city trom infected districts, etc. In
reply to these enquiries it is proper to state
that the city is as healthy and tree from
epidemic as it ever was; the general health
of the city is extraordinarily good: there is
no yellow fever here, except an
occasional case among the refugees
who bring the disease in theil
their systems, and every such case
has been given in these dispatches. Nc
certificate from any person as to where ht
may have come from is required by The
quarantine officers. tor when persons arr
examined i. is only for the purpose of ascer
tanning if they have infectious disease a
| the time.
CINCINNATI, Sept. IA prominent bu
siness man who has just returned from ;
trim 10 New Orleans, describes the situa-
ton south as sorrowful in the extreme
On the trip down, at Arkansas City, th,
boat was not allowed to coal or land; mel
stood on the banks with guns ia han,
threatening to shoot if the attempt wa
made. At Memphis, which was reache,
as evening was approaching, most de
pressing scene was presented; not dog
not mule, not negro could be seen; tn
houses didn't seem to be inhabited, from
no chimney could be seen SMOKE ascend.
ing: every place seemed deserted.
Vicksburg was almost as bad as Mem
phis. Terror reigned all along the Mis-
sissippi; if the boat had freight for an,
town, it was taken on to New Orleans, th
inhabitants refusing to receive it.
At New Orleans things looked m1c
better. Men were at work on the levet
business houses were open, but little or n
business was transacted. The return tri
was made by rail. At Grenadn not
white man was visible and only few ne
groee.
At Holley Springs abuut two hundre
! came aboard: the yellow fever had broke
out the night before; the scenes at th
depot were heartrending, wives leavin
husbands, mothers leaving sons. biddin
them farewell and perhaps for ever.
| At one place mother with three chil
dren got on the train, her husband ha
: died half an hour previous and befoI
death had made her previous to leave Q
the next train TO save the lives Of herse
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-09-07
A Merited Letter.

fhe following letter from the Rev, Geo
K. Palmer. speaks for itself:
Rock ISLAND, Sept. '2.--Prof. Samuels.
Dear Sir: The glasses you fitted to ms
eyes are performing admirably.
| have been using glasses for two years;
in that time have tried half a dozer
different makes but found none to com
pare with those obtained of you.
There is a sensation of restfulness ant
coelness that have found in none have
used before. Truly yours,
tt GEO. r. PALMER,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-09-07
Kow Fat can a Person Become ?

Mirabeau, ,alluding to very :orpulent per-
son, said, He has only been created to
to show to what extent the human skin
would stretch without bursting"
Then, corpulence was believed to be aatur-
OF condition; now, it is knoa0n to be dis,
ease. Hundreds who had considered
themselves useless for, life, by reason Of
too much fat, have, by the use of Allan S
Anti-Fat, been reduced to healthy and
natural size. This great remedy for cor.
pulence is purely vegetable and perfectly
harmless. 1t acts on the food in the
stomach, preventing its being converted
into fat. It cures Indigestion and tones
up the system. Sold by druggists.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-09-07

grants are clearly under or subject to the
terms of the act Of July /, 1862, with the
date of completion of each of the roads,
as appear from the records Of the depart
ments:
Union Pacific railway, completed july
Is, 1869; Kansas Pacific railway, completed
Oct. 10, 1872; Union Pacific, central
branch. completed July 20. 1877; Denver
Pacific railroad, completed May 2, 1872;
Sioux City & Pacific, completed March q
1869; Central Pacific railroad, completed
July Is. 1869; Western Pacific railroad,
completed Jan. 81, 1870.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-09-07
PONDS EXTRACT
ponds EXTRACT.
ponds EXTRACT.
The Peoples Remedy.
The Universal Pain Extractor.
Note: Ask for Ponds Extract.
Take 20 other.
"HIear, for L will speak of excellent
thinge.'s

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letters of commendation from hundreds Of
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TO ARMEHS-pondss Extract. No
Stock Breeder, no Livery Man can afford TO be
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prepared by the only persons living who
ever knew how TO prepare it properly. Refuse
all other preparations of Witch Hazel. This Is
the only article used by Physicians, and in tho
hospitals ofthis country and Europe.
HISTORY and Uses of Ponds Extract
in pamphlet form sent free on application to
PONDS EXTRACT COMPANY, %
Maiden TPne, New York.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-09-07

and children; she left the husband un
eofined and unburied.
The Howard Association is accomplish
ing great good.
CLEVELAND, O., Sept. Hon. Amos
Townsend. present Incumbent, was re-
nominated by acclamation by the republi-
cans of the 10th district congressional con
vention.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-09-07
NEW YORK

New YoRK, Sept, Mrs. May Phillips,
aged 20, voluntarily confessed to the Jer-
sey City authorities this morning, she had
murdered her FIVE months old child in
order that she might more EARLY earn a
living. but she had no peace of mind since,
and SO concluded to give herself up; she
was locked up and an inquest will be held.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-09-07
TE1:sL!EGRA.PlEHTC. {
t7eleoraphed totAs Rock IsIand Ar0vs.l
To-Dav's Dispatches.
FOREIGN NEWS.
The Eastern Question

BUCHAREST, Sept. Prince Karogeorg-
iwich, the pretender to Servian throne,
and Gen. Ignatiff, are mentioned as posi-
bic candidates for the Bulgarian throne.
VIENNA, Sept Fighting was renewed
Thursday at Doboz. The combatants
engaged are estimated at $4,000.
FRANCE.
PARIS, Sept, ITO meet the wishes Of
several of the chamber of commerce, the
French aud American delegates to the con
ference on commercial treaty will hold
public meetings at Macon, Lyons, Saint
Etienne, Nisms, Montpelier, Avignon, and
Marseilles; the first meeting will be held al
Macon to-day.
The cotton spinners of Northern France
have resolved not to work by gashght il
order to lessen the accumulation of stocks
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-09-07
weather Probabilities

WASHINGTON. Sept. 7,-Indications for
the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri
valleys: partly cloudy weather, occasional
rain, variable winds, mostly southerly.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-09-07
Firernen's Tournament,

CHICAGO, Sept. 6.-The new Peoria
hand engine No. A. won the first sweep
stakes prize of the firemens tournament
this morning for the best time in running,
and getting the engine ready.