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The North Pole.

About four years ago u farmer OF Sur
prise Valley found In the crop Of n wild
goose q small quantity Of grain. the
like Of which he had never before seen.
He planted this grain and 1t grew and
fourished, producing more than n hun
dred fold. The straw and ~beardless
head are said to resemble wheat, while
the grain looks like rye, but Is twice rs
large. The farmer has now many BUSH
cls of this new cereal. and has sent
samples Of 1t to be planted In various
places in California, where food for cat
tic Is not easily obtained ut some sea.
sons, rs the stalk Of the new grain. when
cut before It is thoroughly ripe, makes
excellent hay.
An old sailor of this city. after read.
ing An item which has been going the
rounds Of the papers in regard to the
new cereal, the substance Of which item
Is given above, fipds his memory re-.
frcshed. 1t bringsto his recollection a
circumstance he had almost forgotten.
and has set him to thinking. He has
thought II all out. and is now firmly OF
the opinion that there is an inhabitable
land at the north pole.
AuV Nv uuu says uC WAS OuC VI tuc
crew Of the Investigator. Captain Nc
Clure, which sailed from England In
1850, in company with the Enterprise,
Commander Collinson, in search OF Sir
John Franklin. and he certainly has in
his possession one Of the Arctic medals
given by the English admiralty to all
persons engaged In these polar expedi-
tons from 1918 to 1855.
In September of that year the Invest
igator reached . land which Capt. Nc
Clurc named Baring's Land, and three
days after other land, which no named
after Prince Albert, and where, about
the last Of the month they were frosen
In.
While at this last named land the ex-
plorers observed many Wild geese and
other waterfowl flying southwark. and
some OF the geese stopped at the place
where the ship lay. and several were
killed by members OF the crew. In the
crops Of comco Of the geese ! recollcct to
have seen, and mArveled much at ~
ing q considerable quantity of q grain,
such Is the new cereal Of Surprise Val
ley Is said to be. As no such grain IL
known in the temperate zone, and - We
have no account Of q grain Of the kind
being found in any known region Of the
world. he Is Of the opinion that the
geese obtained II in . region lying
about the open Polar ses.
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An ~AssASsIN's DIARY.


A Was ungton correspondent u the
Louisville Courier Journal has been
permitted to copy these entries from
the diary of John Wilkes Booth. They
were msde while be was flying for his
life.
April. ~ Friday, the Ides. Until
to-day. nothing was ever thought Of sac
rifcing 10 our country's wrongs. For
six months we had worked to capture.
But. our cause being almost lost. some.
thing decisive and great must be- done.
But its failure was owing Ia others who
did not strike for their country with n
heart. struck boldly. and no, NJ the
papers say. walked with n firm step
through n thousand of his friends. was
stoned but pushed on A colonel was
ut his side. shouted 'Sic semperr'
before ! fired. In jumping. broke my
leg. passed all his pickets, rode six.
~ miles that night. with the bone of
my log tearing the flesh at every jump.
] . never repent II. Though W. hA-
ted Ia Kill. our country owed all her
troubles to him, and God simply made
me the instrument of his punishment.
The country Ii not what IL was. This
] care not what becomes of me. have
no desire to outlive my country. This
night, before the deed. ] wrote u long
article and left IL for one Of the editors
Of the National Intclligcnccr, In which
fully set u reasons for proceed
ings. lie or the South.
Friday. n. After being hunted like
n dog through swamps, woods. and last
night being chased by gunboats ill I
WAS forced TO return. wet, cold and
starving, with every mans hand against
me. am here in despair. And for
The Red Cloud chief., 1878-05-23
Dead and Wounded.

Official returns state that Russian
losses in killed and wounded in the late
war amounted to 80, 1904 officers and
men. Among these were ton generals
killed and eleven wounded. One prince
of the imperial family and thirty -four
members Of the higher nobility Of Rus
STA foil on the field Of battle. Of the
wounded. S6.825 are already perfectly
recovered and ten thousand more will
be able to leave the hospitals in the
next few weeks. The proportion Of the
killed and wounded to the total number
engaged was very large, n out every
six men who weNt into action being
either injured or left dead on the field
Of battle. In the great actions Of the
late Franco Prussian war, the proper
ton Of killed and wounded to men en-
gagged was very nearly the same, being
one-sixth In the battle OF Worth and
Spichsren. and one-eighth In the battle
OF Mars la-Tour. The returns also
show that one out 81 every eleven
wounded men received into the Rus
sian hospitals died from the effects Of
the injuries received. During the whole
campaign only two men were punished
with death; one for the crime VI deser-
ton. the other for robbery, accOmpx-
MED with violence. On the other hand.
twenty thousand rewards we're given in
the form Of decorations, promotions. or
awards Of money, the eighth corps.
which 80 long held and defended the
Shipks Pass, receiving the greatest pro-
portion.
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II has come ut last to be understood
that trees are essential factors In tho
f%ruitfulness Of land. Where they have
mover before grown. ~ on the prairies,
they are being planted, and where they
have been th0ughtlessly destroyed II Il
found necessary 10 replace them. II Is
not merely that they assist the clouds.
or in somo other way promote rainfalls,
They have y beneficial effect upon the
ground Of themselves. From q recent
English work, Forests and Moisture"
by DR.. John &. Brown, the following
brief and conclusive paragraph Ii OK.
trActed: I'm . rocky nook. near the
crest OF y mountain In the Tuscan A.
PENNIES. there flowed . clear. cool and
perennial fountain. uniting three dis.
tant springs In n single current. The
ancient bcechcs around, and pArticu-
larly above the spring were felled, On
the disappearance OF tho wood the
springs ceased to flow. except In q thread
Of water In rainy weather. greatly infe-
rior In quality 10 that Of tho old fOunt.
aims. The bccches were succeeded by
tirs, and ~ soon a. they had grown
sufficiently to shade the soil, tho springs
hogan again to flow and gradually no
turned to their former abundance and
quality.
Analogous facts have often boon OBJ
served In the American c~learings; and
hence the late revival Of carc for tho
trees and forests. First settlers and
even new purchasers Of old farms, are
too prodigal Of the trees. Cooper the
American novelist, In ''The Pioneers"
notices and protests against this WASTE
full tendency. Scientific observation
hnds many reasons why tho trees are
valuable. The beneficial influences Of
vegetation Gas noticed by DIR. Brown)
60 below the surface. Without trees
the scAnty fountains In tho Apprentices,
ana all similar fountains are mere sur
face water. The better water. which
iiows In the shade Of the trees. Ia filter
"a through the orifices made by tho
roots. and thus purified. II tho Euro.
pean observer could see and taste the
springs In the cedar forests Of New Jer-
sey, he would find that the water gets
. positive, and by no means d~isagrees-
Bile favor, from the roots Of the trees.
II 10, by residents. and by summer visit.
ors, esteemed Oh that account superior
% the springs which get their flavor
(osten rcpulsive) from minerals and
metals.
Tree roots and vegetation are said to
have another ONCE. They concentrate
the waters In streams and rills and,
where there ID no DRAINAGE, in ponds.
Tho ''willow culture" an Industry pur-
sued 70 furnish materials for baskets.
actually reclaims, to q great extent,
DOGGY lands. The author before us
mentions a case In which q plantation
q trees made on the rising borders Of
: swamp converted the low land into .
healthy soil. Hero IL . hint for farm
ers clearing a low tract, not so clearly
70 sweep Cd the trees ~ to make Arti-
fcisl drainage necessary. The prog
ress OF inquiry into the facts Of natural
history and science. pursued ~ . prac.
tical study. applied In mems dealings
vain natural thtngs, and turned 10 the
The Red Cloud chief., 1878-05-23
dying by Appearances.

Maine was n district OF Massa
Ezekiel Whitman was chosen
ent the district in the Massa-
legislature. He was an ecccn-
, and one Of the best lawyers
10. lie owned n farm; and did
rk ON his land; and when the
10 for him To set out for Bos-
est suit Of clothes was u suit Of
n. His wife objected to his
that garb, but he did not care.
get u new suit made ~ soon "A
boston," he said.
ing his destination Whitman
,st Mt Doolittle's City Tavern.
, understood that he was n grad
Harvard and ut thts tavoru ha
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Jones Moodily remarks that he al
ways keeps his word. To which Smith
sarcastically replies; ''Of course you
keep your word; because nobody else
will take it."
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removal of unnatural anomalies. 1. con
stanily contributing, In practical ways.
10 the health and comfort of humanity.
-Fndadeiphia Ied1ev.
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The ancient Egyptians used 70 glue
the mummics Of their ancestors % the
walls Of their households. These are
the earliest instances OF sssck-wP men
and women on record.
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ored for
yet ], for
rant than
upon AS a
was purcr
hoped to
had not Oh
wrongs u
gain; Ikn'
Tor my co,
try groan,
prayed for
hold the O.
God ca,,nc
wrong. /
except In 4
The little.
10 clenr
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-
The nohlssA isssoa taught BY ife
To evssy gFsaA, heroic sou'
Who seeks 70 conquer In the strife,
IL seif control.
Lives a grpss men I'll remind ps
We can asske our itvcs subiime,
Ana, departing, leave behind Va
Creditors 70 erteve and pine.
In the spyiug the Boston blue -bloci
Lightly turns from thoughts Of beans
To tho twin iatoxication
Found In dsndelioo greens.
~---@--
Jones had but one bad habit,
And that wee the suit be wore.
Thc rcasou 10 very apparent
Il came from the second hand store.
The entire alphsbct II found In these
sour lines:
Ed siyes the grazing On hnlesst,
Ne quickiy hears the shss bs cpI
pss nan, who tsAtcs HE Ane6t Vheat,
Should 10y " M bic PRAISES Nigh
ps big sunnower may rIse above
IN modest 'tatsr.vin .
An bsag about ~ Sunday clothes,
An pat m sirs 10 Aus.
hut when do wintAs howls around,
An d. snow iiss q Do doAh,
De hsg susAower, OIL whss An he
1DsSAsss hes do Aoshi
A Mule boy was dreaming :
Upoa HE nursc's lap,
That the pins fell nut Of eli the stars
And the starr fell In his cap.
10, when HE dream was over,
Whns should the little hoy dot
Why, ~ went and looked Into his cap,
And fsand II wasn't true,
Md menl thou poof antithcsiA n poweri
'ChGd az ailtime, yet creature Of an hourl
y turns chameleon Of . thousand forms,
Ths lard Of empIres, and tho food Of worms!
TIE little conqueror Of . petty space,
Tho moro than mighty arc the worse than base,
Thou ruin'd landmark In the dcaert way,
Between the all Of glory and decay
7 a lsckicas wight from dungeon crate
rcsrsd forth. His glance oil hops had fed,
He siGhcd, and cursed his wrctchcd fats.
says he, ~ stole . loaf Of bread"
A wealthy msn ven riding by,
With coachmsM, footmaa and postillion--
A merry twinkle In bic eye;
"Ahaw quoth he, ~ stole . million"
"l'l never starvc, my DEAR" no said
Unto his rural bride,
As through the garden walk the two
Were stYolllng side BY aide.
The little farmers girl looked up,
And "Whyr" sAs aschly said.
7 "6scause," Qu0th ke, 'in you have
A little hoe-mAid brcd.,
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In the spviwg the Boston blue-bicci
Lightly turns from tbcagh's Of beans
To the twin intoxtcation
Found In dsndeiioo greens.
The Red Cloud chief., 1878-05-23

Lives a gsras men I'll remind us
We can aske our Hives subiime,
Ana, departing, leave behind Va
Crcditcrs 70 gSscve and pine.
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The nohlssA isssoa taught BY life
To evssy gvsaa, heroic sou'
Who seeks "a conquer In the strife,
IL self- control.
The Red Cloud chief., 1878-05-23

The entire slphsbct IL found In thes
Soar lines:
ed giyes the grazing On hgesst,
Ne quickly hears the shesl hos cry;
DIT nan, who tsatrs he ane6y Lheai,
Should 10y " I'M bic pralsssA Nigh.
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Jones had but one bad habit,
And that was the suit be wore.
The rcasou IL very apparent
Il came from tho second. hand store.
The Red Cloud chief., 1878-05-23

pe bsg sunnower may rIsc above
IN modest 't~atss-vinc
An hsag about ~ sunday clothes,
An pat on sirs 10 aus.
But when Do wintAs bowls around,
An Dc snow liss q Do doah,
De tig susAower, Or whss an he
1hsvAtss hes do Aoahi
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The ProhibitioLsts of Indiana have
publicly appealed TO both political
parties to repeal the law to requisite
the sale of intoxicating liquors, and to
cause that sll future legislation on this
subject shtll be- directed TO the sup
preston OF the traffc, and not to It's
encouragement under pretense of re-
EuiasiagM 80 10 'sas 'ess 's'a 'sia9 ss
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MIsoRLLANRoUs.
The Distance of the Planets from
fcscA the Sun. stHis@-tts


Sir George Airy, the British Astron-
omer Royal, has recently published a
report on the telescOpic observations OF
the transit of Venus of 1874 made by
the English expeditions. Pending the
appearance OF the deductions to be
made from the complete measuring of
the photographs, the results reached
must beregarded as provisional. The
mean solar psrallsx determined is
S,S64 sec., and this, is one-tenth of q
second less than has been given by the
most reliable previous Investigations
upon different principles. From Prof
NeWcOmb's calculations, now adopted
In most Of our ephemerides and based
oa observations of Mars,th lunar equa-
tions of the earth, the parallactic ine-
quality of the moon, the transit of We
nus OF 1863, besides Foucault's expert
ments on light, it appears that the
mean distance of the earth from the
sun is 81, S93, 900 miles. According tO
SIR George Airy's determination this
distance must now be considered as in
creased to 80, ,321 600 miles. sal -a.s
For purposes of COIN parison and also
to correct some errors which were pres
ent ia our recent article on show oul
world looks from other worlds" which
we translated from the French ol
NJ. Flammarion, the well known as
troDomer, we append the following
staten ent OF correct distances of the
planets from the sun. Mercury, ave
rage mean distance, g., ,392, 600 miles
Venus, 66, "a 900 miles; Earth, SO, ,321,
coo miles; Mars, 139, 81 900 miles; Ju-
piter. 475, ,692 500 miles; Saturn, 872,
lS7, 600. miles; Uranus, 1,753, 1855, ,00l
miles; and Neptune, 2,745, ,S98, 900. Al
regards the fixed stars, the distance o
"a Centauri," /" probably the nearest, j:
about twenty billions of miles and
light ocecpies about 81 years in travel
ing from that star to the earth.-Scien
tito American.
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every year, and still there is room for more,
and we therefore present to the people of the
United States the following
Reduced Rates for 1878:
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Ohio Agricultural Report.

lurI, ,f1el0 ana Il arm
We have received from Hon. John
H. KHppart, Secretary, the thiFty-fest
annuaIfep0rt of the ohio State Board
of Agricnltures It is a valuable work
and is 4asRely deHated to the proceed
ings of1876i ME sKlippart informs US
that The State iof Ohio contains, in
round numbers, -26 ,000, GOO Of acres of
land. Eighteen millions of acres have
been made ready for the plow, and the
labor bestowed on the land has enhan-
cen itsSValue from 81 ,25l per acre to $40
per acreJ Ing other wOrds,s the real es-
tate infarms, towns and cities OF the
State issvalued for taxation at 81 ,062,
9l5, ,O44, or about 80 per acre. The
wealth. which the people of Ohio pos
sess has been dug frOn the soil and the
mines.- This wealth, equally distribu-
tee, would give $1,000 to every man,
woman and child in the State. Every
dollar, says Mr.. Klippart with empha-
sis, is representative of labor direct or
of labor's product. He adds: "The
wealth of the State, therefore, has been
produced by the farmer and the me
and accumulated
within the lifetime of a man! There
is no warfare made by the farmer and
mechanic with other avocstjons-no
real conflict of interests-each and ev-
cry legitimately industrial favocation
is honorable, and is performing a ne
cessary function in the interest and
welfare of society as now organized.
II When such names as Baron Jus
tus Liebig, Mulder, Thaer, ,Stockhardt,
Earl Spencer, Danberry, LoudOn, La
Tergne, Agassiz, Judge Buel and 9th
ers, grace the literature of agricultural
science, and the best minds of the two
most enlightened continents of the
globe are assiduously engaged in the
solution of problems of agriculture, the
farmers may feel that their avocation
will compare favorably with any other
in attracting the attention and secu-
ring the respect of the learned of all
countries. Well said. The farmers
of America have no better advocate
| that Mr.. Klippart.
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Advice to Boys.

Whatever You are, be brave, boys!
Tie liars coward and slave, boys;
Though clever at ruses
And sharp at excuses,
He's a sneaking and pltiful knave, boys
Whatever you are, be frank, boys,
lis better than money and rank, boys;
Still cleave to the right,
Be lovers of light,
Be open, above board and frank, boys.
Whatever you are, be kind, boys.
Be gentle in manners and mind, boys;
The man gentle in mien,
Words and temper, | ween.
Isthe gentleman truly refined, boys.
But whatever you are, be true, boys
Be visible through and through, boys;
Leave to others the shamming,
The ''greeting" and ''cramming;"
In fun and in earnest, be true, boys.
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zette "a very large proportion of which ar
sent out by Express), aggregate about
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age was paid to the amount of
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Rotation of Crops.

AT a late meeting of a farmers club
in New York states, a member said:
zone difficulty with most of US is that
we allow our clover fields to run too
leng before we plow them up. Now,
were to suggest method, 1 would
say NOW the clover early the first
year, and cut crop of seed, and Daow
again early the next season; lat the
second crop of clover grow until the
first Of August, then turn it under as
perfectly as possible. Roll it, harrow
and cultivate it thoroughly and SOW it
with wheat, and my opinion is that it
will do better than summer fallOW.
Ny reason is, the soil is much lighter.
By the decay of the clover roots wheat
getsa good start in the fall, and when
summer comes and the dry weather
we generally have just before wheat
fills, the roots get down to the moist
decayed clover, turned under and the
heads fill out beautifully, and the
wheat will be very heavy. : Ii you
wish to plant with corn there is no
bettersfield.fSr the purpose than good
clover sod turned under. Follow
your corn with barley, then with
wheat and seed with clover. Try this
method with one field and another
withztimothy; give each field the same
quantity of fertilizers for ten years
aud see which field will be in the best
condition. With such a rotation OF
crops our land will improve with q
efop every year, instead of losing one
year IN four or five for fallowing II.
B. Miner. :. ~ s..... ~.
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Old Sayings.

As poor as q church mouse,
Is As thin as rail,
As fat as porpoise,
AS rough as a gale,
As brave as q hon,
As spry as a cat, .. ~,
As bright as sixpense, sa-
AS weak as a rats a.
As proud as q peacock, efa-
AS sly as fox,
AS mad as March hare,
AS strong as an OK, f..1.
As fair as lily,
As empty as air,
As rich as CrRsns, .eat >.. F
AS cross as bear.
AS pure as an angel, D.
AS neat as pin,
As smart IS steel trap, n.#.
81 AS ugly as sin, l-5s FL
As dead as a door nail, -i
AS white as sheet, .arI-
q As fat as a pancake, fg .az. .--,.l.-.
AS red as beet. si01.l1t 1a1
~ l77r-lf- -irn+.l.t filsila
As round as an apple, -''li.sf a=-7.a-
AS black as your hat, -
As brown as a berry, .s .-.'I- .s,-i Z.
As blind as bat, i-a--. .-a- p
As mean as a miser, tr.
AS full as tick, i i..is :! -.
As plump as partridge,
As sharp as a stick.
As clean as a penny, q '..1
As dark as pail, -.-r-
As hard as milestone, ~11Es
As bitter as gall, - 1r -.'~l 2
AS fine as a fiddle, .s. -.--
81 As clear as cell, -Ial5sg 8.
As dry as herring, ii'l -r; pc. 3
As deep as well.
As light as a feather, 80
AS hard as rock,
AS stiff as a pOker,g ts
} AS calm as q clock, j .Jsff
AS green as goslirg,
AS brisk as a bee iHR~
And now let me stop,
Lest you weary OF me.
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The Sable Mothers Warming.

'Ephrhem, come to your mudder,
boy. Whar you bin?'
'Playin wild de white folks chillun.'
You is, eh? See hyar, chile, you'll
broke your ole mudder's heart, an
bring her gray hairs in sorrow to the
grave with your recklumness and car
ryins On wild evil assoyashens. Hadn't
| raised you up in de way you should
Oughter gOY .l-a
'Yethum.'
Hadn't / bin kline an tender wild
you, an treated you like my own
chile, which you is?'
'Yethum.'
Hadn't reezened wild you an pray.
ed id you, an deplored de good Lord
to wrap you up in his buzzum?'
'Yethum.'
AN isn't 1 yor nater1 detect or an
gardeen fo' de'law?' s-r 2
'Yethum.' ~. -..
.Well, den, you s'pose Tse gUine to
hab yer morals ruptured by de white
trash? No, sahl Get in de house dis
instep; an if eber cotch you 'muni'
catin' wild de white trash any mo-, fo'
de Lord, bigger, I'll break yor brack
head wild brick! Heah me, now?'
'Hethum.'ss azHraR M sHE
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G., n. ". az w. Railway.
Cleveland, Tuscarawas Valley & wheeling)
Railway Company,


-ifz st Cleveland, June 12, 1877.
THtHE Subscribers to the Capital stock of SAID
- Company will take notice that their SUBJ
scIiptions heretofore made for the purpose Of
aiding In extending the railroad Of said Com
pany from Its present terminus TO the Ohio
River, having heretofore been accepted by
said Company, the Board of Directors of said
Oompany at = meeting thereof held on the
9Th day Of June, 1877, by resolution, ordered
that The first installment of five dollars (S5,Oe)
on each share of fifty dollars $4,000 so sub
scrtoed to the capital stock of said Company,
now due from subscribers, appearing on the
books, and Individual subscriptions so accept
ted, shall be paid on or before July lst 1877 to
p. a. Hei0etu, Treasurer Of said Company, at the
general Office Itereof, or the same may be paid
to A. j. Baggs, at Bridgeport. Ohio, or to such
person as he may direct; and said Treasurer
and said Raggs. and also such person as the
said Baggs may duly authorize to receive
money due Upon said subscriptions are either
Of them by said Company empowered and au-
thoriZed TO receive and receipt for the same
for and on its behalf; and ten per cent of said
subscription shall be due, (and is hereby re-
quired to be paid to said Treasurer at the GEN
erGI office Of said Company. as aforesaid, or the
same may be paid to A. j. Baggs, at Bridge
port, Ohio, or such person as he may des1g<
nate who are authorized TO receive the same
for and on behalf of said Company,) on the
day following the expiration of every thirty
days from and after July 1st, 1877, until the
whole subscription shall be due and required
to be paid, IS above specified
i By order of the Board OF Directors.
July S, ls77-lOm.