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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-10-11

returning TO Tmis at night, WAS in a
deplorable condition. The immunity
81 The worklngmcn expoScdt TO this ter
rhle heat from congestion az the brain
may Is accounted for by their ahstin.
encc from Spirituou$ drinks and ice.
water. Most ii them are Arabs, VINO
never touch wine or termentea
liquors, or Italians, who are
almost rs abstemious, These facts
may possess y certain interest IN view
of the heat wave which has recently
passed over the United States aud oe-
casioned 50 much suffering aud leSs of
HE Y would appear that heat ofl25
deg, g lSs deg, IN the shade is less
fatal II is effect il the reyion than ~
deg. IL lo5 deg, III the United States,
During the period sc high temperature
the THERMOMETERS in the city of runis
generally rose to lilo deg in the shade,
and to about 100 deg. ut the SEA shore.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-10-11

Two American girls determined to as-
cend TO the crater Of Nesuvius during
the first week of September, and, ac-
cordlng.to the statement of an English
man who wrote Immediately n full ne
count of the matter TO the Times (Lon-
DOM, narrowly escapcd-not falling III
and finding there was nothing in il -.
but being swindled. They were in
formed lit the hotel and also bv il
Wusty guide, that there was no danger
from the condition of the mountain,
but the journey should be performed 1T
night, US the heat of the day was OPP
pressiye. they were advised to be ON
the cone by sunrise. A gentleman,wh
was Il stranger TO them, and perhaps
less plucky, but who proved good COM
pany, agreed 70 accompany them; and
the three employed a safe courier who
spoke English. The party went 70
Pompeii in the afternoon, rested from
Z till l. O'Clock, and then, III midnight,
after i cup Of strong coffee, started ont
upon what they supposed must prove
to them deightful excursion. By 8
A. NJ. all We're at the summit The
wind howled and blew the suIphurous
smoke into their lungs and eyes, aid
the fires partly lighted up the darkness.
Then the ten Italian guides asked the
ladies TO descend into the outer crater,
II orderto compel them 70 pay i foe
for an extra They declined u 10.
The courier was appealed to for Lis in
iiuence to induce them to 20.
He simply asked them if they
wished to go, and upon their say
ing no, told the men SO. They became
only the more exasperated, aud began
quareling with the courier. lie re-
manned good natured, but they bantered
hun, clenched their fists, and then went
through 4 scene which beggars descrip-
ton. Fancy the night, the place, the
persons two ladies and ~ stranger,
with ten Italians bent OH robblng them
Of money--and these demons before
the glare of the little hell fighting the
courier himself The ladies had desired
to be carried up the cone on the chairs
always invading, but were asked 10
francs each for that service-nearly SO
for the three; and that IN consequence
6t the conduct Of the men no pleasure
whatever was derived at the summit.
~ 4. ~. they reached Pompeii again,
glad 70 be with civilized people, although
drenched to tile skin by the rain which
began at Z, and which they hurried
through on horseback in order to be out
Of the reach Of Ill the scoundrels who
seemed to infest the region of Vesu-
yius.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-10-11

financial article this morning, saws:
The City of Glasgow bank had us
branches. It has paid progressively in.
creasing dividends for several years
past, until It reached ! per cent. II
would he incorrect 70 say that the disas.
ter was unexpected; Oh the contrary.
IN banking circles il created no sur
prise, for the hank had been losing
credit gradually for ten wears past, yet
Scotch banks i'll London were not in
possession condemnation which showed
that the end was actually near until
Tuesday morning. Rumors of the
bank being III difficulty had been 50 Of
ten circulated before within strictly
banking circles, that the repetition Of
them did not excite particular interest
on this occasion. The business of the
bank had been conducted forycarS upon
very unSound principles, and from the
fact OF other Scotch banks having deeid-
edto let the bank stop, tits inferred il
Il very bad ease. Operations upon an
erroneous scale had been indirectly en-
tered into in Indian products and Aus
trallan wool, some fourteen millions
having been accepted for the account
otthree firms; very large advances had
been made 10 firms III the iron trade
III the north and utterly reckless sup
port appeaSs 10 have been given to
builders.
The immediate cause Of the failure
was the imposslbility of any longer get
ting bills drawn from India, or the
bank III Glasgow, discounted. In the
London market there is circumstance
which explains to some extent the ia
verish oscillations for some months
past III rates demanded ior loans.
These bills had been sold i'll India 10
Indian banks, ostensibly against the
shipment of produce, and ultimately
came upon the discount market to be
demanded for negotiation, then having
steadily advanced. Instructions were
at length telegraphed to Indian
branches totake no more bills; and rs
soon Us II was no longer possible TO keep
the open credit system going, and
paper after all, the bank closed its DOORS
The liabilities al the bank are estimat-
ed 1T S50,00O,000; deposits, S40,0O0,OO0
The unlimited liabilities Of the share
holders may, perhaps, secure the de-
posltors. The authorized note circula-
ton was Only CD 900, but, according TO
last accounts, the issue is between t6o0-
| 600 and 100000, against nearly all of
which the law compels to have gold.
We believes we are correct in saving that
this deplorahlo catastrophe is with ref
erance u Scotch banks, Us whole en-
tirely M exception, and that no other
banking institution III Scotland Is i'll
any way mixed up with the City OF
Glasgow Bank, or has been engaged in
business of any kind which led to this
failure. attempts have been made i'll
the city 10 complicato matters by say
ing that there was II panic, but there
has been no panic. The Bank of Eng
land is uneNcep,ionably strong.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-10-11
Terrible Summer in Tunis-..i32 Degrees
in the Shade.

Mr.. George II. Heap. the United
States consul at Tunis, has forwarded to
Professor Baird, at the Smithsonian In
stitdtion, an interesting letter in regard
to the climate there. The letter saws:
Heat of an unparalleled intensity has
prevailed in this region since the mid.
die Of July. 1t was greater few miles
il the interior than in the city Of Tunis,
Or AT the seashore at Carthage, where Il
sen breeze prevails from midday 10
sunset. TO give you some idea Of the
temperature, will state that on the
line OF railroad in course Of con-
struction from Tunis west to Begin, at n
distance Of twenty to forty miles from
the sea, the mercury rose almost 50 deg
Cent. (122.G deg. Fahrenheit in the
stone huts occupied by the working
men, and 81 dog. Cent. l1328 Fahrcn-
heit) III the wooden ones. The men
could not handle tile metals with their
naked hands. It's singular that there
we're no cases Of actual sunstroke,
though many were rendered i'll, and
tire director Of the road, VINO gave me
this statement. and who MAS obliged TO
spend seyelaldays On the line, though
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-10-11

The question has recently been
raised, whether the backncss of ST.
Paul's cathedral and many other city
cdifccs arises, Al Inns hitherto been sup
posed, FROM smoke. Professor Paley,
having observed III Cambridge that
stones IN nowisc exposed To the action
of smoke were similarly blackened,
discovered by microscopic investigation
that the darkness was due to kind Of
lichen which il peculiar 10 sandstone.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-10-11

THEY had railroad accident in
England recently, and the Daily Neus
says that the patience of the servants
of tile company was sorely tried by
the relatives Of passengers iii the
wrecked train coming u make liz
ql'ries.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-10-11

IHE steamer lnddyr, while yoyaging
near the Tong Tong Islands, recently
ran into an enormous ray, or fiat fish,
believed @ weigh four or i've TONS II
was BIZ king on the surface 81 the water.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-10-11

A DIAMOND weighing 20i karats has
been found p Datoispan, south Africa.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-11-21
The R.sy Snow Flake.

OF this pretty and rare plant Leaco-
ium roseum, the London Garaea saws
Its blossoms, which are about the size
of snowdrops, are unaccompanied by
leaves, aud are borne on slender stalks,
about four inches high, in the same
noddiny way as in the case Of snow
drops. The name roseun is obably
taken from the flower.stalk and the
.aembrancous leaf on 1t, which are Of
red color, but it does not affect the
snowy whiteness of the flower. ex-
cept at the point Of attachment to che
stalk. Like most of its congeners,
snowflake is native Of South Europe,
and delights in sunny border in
light soil.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-11-21

A. S. Wilson, an Eng ish scientist
has made an elaborate CIRCULATION to
show the marvellous industry of bees.
Starting with the ascertained fact that
125 heads Of clover yield approximate
ly l5,4S2 graies Of sugar, and that the
proportion of sugar in honey may be
roughly estimated at as per cent, he
finds that $500, 900 clover flowers must
be visited Ny bees to obtain one pound
IF honey from that source.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-11-21

Take especial pains TO supply the
barn-yard with an ample supply of
water before winter sets in; do no,
wait until the weather Is cold, but do
Il now, if there is 10 spring that can
be brought without resort TO the by
draulic ram, and You will be surprised
at the result in food, comfort and con-
dition of the stock if they are able to
get all the good.water they wish with
out being compelled to wade through
the deep snow in search of i; and then
get poor quality.-Fa'm and Fire
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-11-21
A Remedy for asthma and Catarrh.

For asthma and bronchitis, crushed
cubcb berries, smoked ia pipe, swai-
lowing u little Of The smoke, effects
great relief. eat the uncrushed bcr-
ries. swallowing the juice il will help
bronchitis in one day. Smoking the
berries W i'll cure the worst cases OF
catarrh. Cure for whooping cough !:
One tablespoonful of clean pure tar,
one pint of new milk, stir well, let
stand two hours, pour off the milk,
let the child drink it every hour. 1t
will effect a cure in three days.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-11-21
Get Ready for Winter.

Get in plenty of fuel for winter be-
fore the roads get bad. Patch roofs
where necessary. Help put up the
stoves without grumbling; fix nice
place for the house plants. When pos
sible lay in a good supply OF bread
stuffs, aud groceries, instead Of buying
in a hand TO mouth sort of way. 1t is
a great deal of money and time saved
to purchase at wholesale.-Fdrmer's
Reriesc.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-11-21
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Has no Right TO Crv Hard Times.

When we see moving machine las
we did several on our way to recent
agricultural mecting) left in the fields
under tree, or some equally exposed
situation. we wonder if the laws OF
economy are changing, or il the cry OF
hard times is not vain delusion; 1t
would seem as though the man will SO
leave an important farm implement
exposed to the sudden and variable
changes of the atmosphere, the effect
of which is TO hasten its destruction
with great rapidly, has no right to
cry hard times,
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-11-21
Fruit Eating.

When frui! does harm ii is when eat
Ell at improper times, in improper
quantities, or before it is ripened or
lit for the human stomach. a distin-
guishod physician has said that if his
patients would make practice ofeat-
ing couple of good oranges before
breakfast, from February TO June, his
practice would be gone. The principal
evil is that We do no; eat enough fruit !;
that We injurc its finer qualities with
sugar, and that We drown them in
cream. We need the medical action
OF the pure fruit acids in our system.
and their cooling, corrective influence.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-11-21
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How to C ok Prairie Chickens.

Dress and clean them, put an ounce
of butter in each, then lay each one,
blanketed with strips of bacon, on
slice of dry toast in the dripping pan
as soon as they begin TO get at all dry
moisten them we'll with the dripping
in your pan until they arc cooked,
haste and turn them several times.
Serve on hot platter; garnish with
parsley or cress, cut the toast in points
and put il around them.-COr. Sdthf
Inns .yOuyD0I
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-11-21
Be Careful in Pruning Trees.

Do not use an AK or Ratchet in prun-
ing fruit trees, unless you are going TO
chop down the trees. A sharp prln'
ing knife and good saw are the tools
tor orchard pruning. Having these,
use them with discretion. Leave the
heads of the trees as well finished as
possible, having due regard TO equal
light 10 be distributed among the
leaves and branches There are more
orchards ruined by over pruning than
BY no pruning at all.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-11-21

The Rarot New Yorker in an article
reviewing the proposed constitutional
amendment in Illinois, looking to land
drainage, says:
"The enactment of such laws as this
amendment authorizes, would be OF
vas, benefit not only to Illinois, but to
many other Stltes ia the Union. For
not the least of the difficulties indi-
viduals and communities encounter in
carrying plans for drainage into exc
cuiion lies in the opposition or the
lack of co operation of other parties
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-11-21
MANY Have Good Stock and Do Not Know it.

There are many farmers who have
extra GOOD butter cows but do not
know it, They have poor pastures in
summer, and no shelter and indiiler-
ent food in winter. In the house they
have no convenicnces for making but
ter, the milk is set where there are no
conveniences for keeping it cool in
summer, aud in the living room expos
ed TO the oders of the Kitchen in win
ter; and neither the quantity nor the
quality are any index of what COW
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-11-21

A certain English breeder confident
ly asserts that in all species of domes-
tic animals, the seventh generation
from the first cross will be of the pure
breed, provided the male be always
the same, or Of the same genuine
hran1
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-11-21
Time to Care for Stock.

Ii is time 10 see that the sheds, pens,
stables, for the different kinds of do
nestle animals are put in prime order
for protection aud cleanliness. 1t is
time to shut up the hogs for fattening,
and hundreds OF dollars may be saved
if feeding places are dry and clean,
and if hogs are well cared for at this
time bushel of corn will gixc large
ly increased per centage of pork. Fall
feed will rapidly fail now, and hence
the rations must be steadily increased,
especially for young animals and the
dairy cows.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-11-21

A farmer in Bristol, Pennsylvania,
raised sixteen acres OF sage this year,
and realized $4,000 from it. Now lei
every go TO raising sausage seasoning
and run the price down 10 one cent II
pound
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-11-21

a gentleman of Manchester, Eng
Land, is negotiating for The purchase
CT a rancLe in Los Angeles county,
California. He proposes TO bring over
colony of fifty persons, each OF
whom is TO contribute cl,000 to a
common fund.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-11-21

Iowa farms are topping their corn as
prevention against carly frost. The,
claim tina: topping it-cutting off the
stalk above the ears--iusnres its ri.
pening at least two weeks earlier than
If not so treated
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-11-21

There are two broadly distinguish
cd classes of wools that enter into
commerce, fleece wool and skin wool.
The first are obtained by the annual
shcaring of tho sheep, the last are
those cut or pulled from the slaugh-
tered aaimals, which, having been sub
jec'ed to lime, are characterized by
their arshness ard incapacity OF TAX
Ing a good dye, especially If the ami
nal has pefished from any malignant
6iepase
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-11-21

The starch factories at Fort Fairfield
Maine, are at work, grinding up i'm
mense quantities OF potatoes daily.
They are So to 80 cents per barrel. AT
Caribou, Maine, the mills are grinding
sc. GOO bushels daily,
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-11-21

About 100000 shank bones Of oxen
are worked up every year in Sheffield.
England, for kniie-handles, also tooth
and nail-brushes, combs, fans, button
molds and various miscellaneous arti-
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-11-21
Be- Good to Your Steck.

1t is disgrace to farmers yard TO
have an animal so wild as to be nnap'
proachable and not less to have
scrawny, poverty stricken specimens
Il is good economy to feed generously
but never surlcit. Keep the stock III
warm stables, well bedded and well
.entilated, and you will have the sat
isfaction of knowing that you have
done your best for the well being OF
thc dumb cattle under your Charge
PUOIn Spirit
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-11-21

California farmers are cultlvatiDg
fig trees for the sole purpose of raising
and tattening hogs. This fruit con-
tains large quantities of saccharine
matter, hence is very fattening. The
fig tree, one we'll started, requires lit
tie attention, bears several crops a
year and is very prolific.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-11-21

The long continued experiments OF
Lawes aud Gilbert, certainly show
that nitrogen is the constituent OF
soils which first fails when cropping
is continued without the application
of mauures.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-11-21
Get 0ut Of The Ruts.

For the good of the country, as well
o. for his individual good. it is the du-
ty of the farmer to be ambitious, to
get out Of the ruts, and assume all the
rights and responsibilities of his posi-
Farmers RerieU.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-11-21
pound.

Oats vary in quality with the soil
on which they are grown. The meal
from oats grown On clay land is the
best in quality, is the "thriitiesi,"
keeps the longest and is worth the
hiohcst nricc
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-11-21

rior quality OF Dutch butter, of which
so much is sold in the London market
is the extreme degree of cleanliness
observed throughout the course OF
management,
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-11-21
The Proper Time to Plant Cstalps Sssd.

Plant in the spring about corn plant
ing time, in rows three feet apart by
one inch in the row, or else in beds
broadcast SO that the plants will stand
six inches apart each way. Transplant
Ct one year old.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-11-21

The quantity of ash left by ton OF
wheat straw is sometimes as much a.
$50 pounds, and by ton of cat straw
as much as 200 pounds, though moi
generally more than 12O pounds IN
each case
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-11-21

Ii is said that more prairie scboon-
ers have sailed across Illinois during
the present season than in any yeai
since the war. They were all headed
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-11-21

Barley with thin skin, round, and
full in grain, with bright color,
which exposure in the weather in
lures, is most mealy, and, therefore.
the best for all uses.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-11-21

II used TO be thought impossible to
break colt without a whip. But
sense and experience have taught that
an apple is better than lash. and ca
ress better than a blow.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-11-21

Some farmers are counted unreason-
BILE if they lend their farming tools
and then grumble if they have to 90
three times to get them.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-11-21

Chiccory factories in the San Joa-
Quin Valley, California, are doing a
large business in preparing this coffee
adulterant for the San Francisco mar
kof
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-11-21

Peru is noted for tho finest breed OF
mules in America. The plains Of Car
accas are decimated TO furnish annu-
ally $4,000 mules for the West India
Islands
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-11-21
The Result Of Hard Times.

81 am not SO certain but that these
hard times are good for us all, to make
us realize the necessity OF hard work
and if we have to work for small
sum it will teach us one great lesson
which in the times of imitation we
forgot-the lesson Of economy."-An
Old Farmer.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-11-21

Mr.. Wiley Tunstall, Of Hale county.
Alabama, has ordered 1000 English
sparrows, which he hopes will prove
an cflectual cotton-worm destroyer.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-11-21

Shrunken wheat from excessive ir-
rigation, is reported from some Sec
tons of California, particularly Oil
Kern river.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-11-21

Nut crackers and cider mugs are
now to be brought out and cleaned up
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-11-21

An apple tree in Ex-Governor Palm.
er's yard at Springfield, has borne two
crops Of apples this year.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-11-21

-. Our House Is located near the Depot, ~ old
ing the transfer Of baggage and bus fare.
All baggage transferred free.
Good stables with the House. Free corral for
our patrons.
Farmers trade specially.
The tables are furnished with the best the mar
kct affords, the beds excellent, and the pr0pre-
tors always found trying to please at the low rate
of 81 50 per day.
R!chey Bros. Proprietore.
wichita. Kansas. November 30. 1876. 3sn
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-11-21

Milkmen say that calves should be
weaned when two months old.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-11-21

A COW of average ability will give
sixteen quarts of milk per day.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-11-21

Palace Sleeping Cars for Chicago. snd the
fzxosiie Pioneer Lsse OF Pullman
Palace Drawing Rssm
Sleeping Cars.
Fer Columbus. fitishurg. Philadelphia, and
New fork without change,
rf-Bs1ns tbs oaiy LINZ practically under ons
nsan agsneui between ~. lnegn and New Sosk.
passengers assured OF through connections.
and bot sus:ice, Ia delays At intermediate
points Incidental Il, ether iiues.
~ Baggage checked through 10 ali Eastern
citfss.
r1-Ihs Qaiekes, Tlme Is regularly maize by
rnntcs-
ss-Tirtesz fsr sale at at, Ticket Oesess In Ne
West ansi south.
l.. =. fARNkk. General Passenger agent.
Fennyfssnia .faii-osd fkIiseisixha,
W. T.. O'bniES, GENERAL Passenger azssi, Pan
iandl. kSs,r, Columbus. ohio.
C1iAs, futLtif. General Passenger agrrt
vandslia Line. -. Ions, t4-ly