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The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-06-26
lsaLingA Home in Kansas

ltOr. haDs8S FaFmer.
We arrived here the last OF June, two years
ago, with a good work team, consisting Of
three animals, two wagons, lone light one
horse wagon, and nine IN the family 10 feed
and clothe-ths Oldest fourteen, and very
little money. We came 20 Cloud, as we had
dear friends here, hadly expecting TO find
vacant land, but after a few days spent in
looking around, were fortunate in finding
80 acres Joining. which was entirely vacant
The first thing, of course, was to secure the
land, then procure a breaking plow and
begin opening a farm. The second week IN
July found my husband treading the weary
round ofs halEmile strip of ground, and not
being used to farming, found ii very hard
work, but still kept going until thirty-seven
acres were broken. He then commenced
quarrying stone for a house;this, too, was new
work fo- a''city gentleman" but he was
bound to win and he did.
paid very little money for our trees. The
pigs were paid for in work. and all the work
We hired on the house cost s5J. Husband has
become quite a good stone mas n by doing
so much work himself on the cellar, which,
by the way. is the admiration OF every one
who visits Us
Now the secret Of getting so much done, is
hard WORE, and We all bear our share OF it,
think II some OF our city friends should
visit Us, they would scarce recogniz. IN our
seven brown, sturdy, healthy boys and girls,
the pale, sickly ones who left for Kansas two
years ago The 10Th OF this month. and IL more
oil them should come here, and not be afraid
OF browning their hands with toll, they would
be healthier and happier.
Our Kansas home is mot for SALE" We do
NOT pay S1U year rent, As formerly.
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About Carpet Cleaning.


BY far the hardest work In housekeeping
consists in taking up, cleaning, and putting
down Brussels carpets. I think that by fol-
lowing my method OF sweeping carpet the
e il day may lie postponed three years, If not
longer. About once a month / take a pail
two-thirds full of waTmish water. put 1t In a
tablespoon of ammonia, take Iar.e cotton
rag, and withOu: wringiug it quite dry, go
over the carpets thoroughly, not rubbing
them, but taking up every particle of dust.
The advantages of this method are:
!. No dust IS raised.
=. The furniture need Tot be moved.
3. 1t kills moths.
1. You can get spots OF your base boards at
the same time.
s. Ii one room is taken per day, it really is
easier than sweeping.
9. 1t keeps the carpet bright and fresh. In
the center of the room / occasionally use a
carpet sweeper.
! never let my girl touch a broom Il my
or diEiug-rOOm nOOr- Nothing
iniures house plants like dust, and girls gen.
orally sweep with such a rush that they raise
twice as much as one would ones self More
over, never have found them wildly anxi-
oUs to clean of pantry shelves.
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Sher.Hs Sale So o6

pUBiIC NOTICE is hereby given that
Il under and by virtue of a judgment rem
uered In tns District Codrt in the County of
LeaVenworth, in the State of Kansas i'm an
action wherein Thomas Leonard Is PiaintiT
ana John Ashton and others are Defendants
ana OF an execution issued on said Judgment
70 me directed and delivered, 1 will on Mon,
day, the Ihittleth day of June, a ID 1872 II
eleven O'Clock a. III. of that day, at the south
'front.' door OF the Court House in the CTty OF
enworth, in the County of Leavenworth
IN lhe stale OF Kansas, offer st public sal,
ana sell To the highest bidder for cash i'm
hand, the 70 lowing described tracts OF land
situate, lying and being in the County OF
LeavenwOrth, in the State of Kansas,
namely:
Lots number one %. two t2), three C9, four
~, nNe, t5l, six 81, seven ca, eight (sr nine
often tlul, eleven III and twelve CI2l. OF block
number three ~, and being the whole of said
bIock. OF the town of TOnganoxie, of the
county of Leayenworth, of the State of KAN
s.s, according To the pla, thereof on file in
the otiice OF the Register of Deeds OF said
county and stale.
ca, p. g. LOWE,
Sheriff Of LeavCnworth County, kansas.
SuLLiNGS & eTILLISGS, Attorneys for
Plaintiff.
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1t costs as much 10 grow and develop a
scrub horse as 1t does TO raise noble animal
worth twice to ten times the money. IT take s
as mGch time anG care TO gentle and train
one as the other. A good COW of the best
breeds pays best, and a sheep that will yield
twice the wool FAR more than doubles the
profits.
For all that We have made such improve
ment IN stock, and that enterprising men
have brought such fine amin ais to our State,
II must be acknowledged that too few among
producers and STOCK owners appreciate the
value of further improvement they can and
should make. As we travel through the
State We see too many scrubs. Too many
sheep and cattle and horses that cannot pos
sibly pay TO raise and keep. If there is any
subject that comes up for consideration as OF
first i'm portance, IL il this of the Improvement
of all kinds of stock, and II includes the rem
ovation of pastures and deter nination OF
what variety Of grasses are most necessary
for our use. Every intelligent stock grower
should feel the deepest interest in these ques.
tiocs; and IL seems to us as If no man inter-
ested as q producer could otherwise than feel
a pride in competing in the raising of fine
animals. There Is pleasure well as profit
in recognizing that the animals born on your
place are beautiful and perfect Of their kind.
A whole family can be delighted by such
possession and ownership.
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The White Grub.

American Asriculturlst, June.l
Strange as IL may seem, il is not generally
known that the white grub-the large, fat,
unpleasant looking caterrillar-is the larval
state of the common May bug or June-bus.
The white grub is one OF our most serious in.
sect pests, for the reason that its work is done
underground, and we have no knowledge OF
the approach of the enemy we only know
that il has been there when its work is done.
Acres of lawn and meadow grass, rows Of
strawberry plants, and even rows of nursery
fruit trees, and mu.titudes of other plants,
including corn are annually destroyed by it.
In view of the destructivenesS of the larva,
every perfect insect should be killed. 1t T.
the brown beetle that comes into the house
in the evening and makes sucn noise by
bouncing against the ceiling and elsewhere.
Catch ank XIII. While there sre more or less
each year, the beetl y are especially abundant
once in three years, the particular year vary
ing with the locality. When they are found
in the Trees special effort should
be made to destroy them The beetles them
selves eat the foliage of trees, and are some
times destructive. They visit both forest and
fruit trees, and in great numbers in the year
of their abundance In early morning they
do not attempt to fly, and may be shaken
from the trees and caught upon cloths spread
TO receive them. When we consider that
with every femsls we destroy a host of posi-
BILE grubs IL will be seen that this Is the most
effective method Oi dealing with this pest.
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4 Butter Worker

lCor. Ihlcago lnter-Ocean.
For the bottom take a two-inch pine plank
eighteen or twenty inches wide, four feet
long, taper each side equally, leaving one
end six inches wide. That forms the bottom.
For the sides take one-incu lumber, same
length, eight inches wide, taper one side,
leaving the other end five inches wide.
Place the morrow ends of tie side pieces at
narrow end of the bottom piece. Place bolt
with an eye in one end in the center Of the
bottom, four inches from the narrow end.
cut a groove from each side leading to the
center At the DsrrOw end flor running Off the
buttermilk.' For a roller take 3x3inch
(hard wood scantling five feet long At one
end make II round, one foot in length: at the
opposite end make IL round two feet in
length; that leaves IL square three feet in the
centor. In the end, which is one foot round,
pls.c. - hook At the narrow end of the ma
chine make the legs three inches short, to
give IL an incline. hOok the hook which is
in the roller, in the eye of the holt. in the
bottom, and you have a sim ,le, efIectasl and
durable machine.
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Sheriff s Sale No. 95.

UBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that
Il under ana by virtue ofa Judgment rem
teteu Ii til. Distilct Court in the County of
LeaVenwOrth, in the State of Kansas
IN AN action wherein John Rice
Is plalntln, and William e. Brad
shaw and Jenny Bradshaw are Defendants
anu OF an execution issued on said Judgment
10 me directed and delivered, | will on, Nom
d.y, the Ihlrtieth day OF Sune A. d.
ln'', az IL O'Clock u. m. of That day, at the
>oulh lIout door of the Court House in the
city OF Leavenworth, in the County of Ieay-
1hWoTth, IN tue state of Kansas, offer at pub
lie sale ana sci! To the highest biddri Tor
cash IN hand, the following described tracts
OF iahd, sltuate,iylng and being in the County
OF LeHVenwortn. in the State of Kansas
namely: Lot mum Der eleven q and the north
nan OF loj number ten (lOr, in section Twenty.
1our w, IN lpWnstilp Twelve lI2l, and range.
sehiy-two (23l, east OF the sixth tSl priuci
pal m.rid au, The whole containing fIItv-
eight and 90 O-lU0 acres, more or less,
Gu, Il. q. LOWE
Sheriff or LeaveuwOrth County. Kansas
LCCiEN BAkEsE. Attorney Tor fIan;iI
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Buc.SNheat.
lCcr. Chicago Tribune, 2i.T

ICcr. Chicago Tribune, ll
IL is mistake TO suppose that any soil Is
good enough for buchwbest. oOrrespop-
dent of the C,z1liry Gentleman thus states the
matter in a nutshell:
Half a bushel per acre is seed enough, as on
rich ground IL stools out well. This is bstter
than TO have il closer and denser. 1t should
be branching, giving thus mora room for
blossoms, and sIOrding protection against
the direct rays of the sun,-the plant thus be-
ing in a measure eself-protectlng, ,f,voring the
lower or partially hidden seeds, which some
times are TO depended upon for the crop, the
more exposed or outside being blasted In
stead, therefore, of giving it careless treat
ment, buckwheat requires careful manage.
ment. The selection of soil il also of some
a sandy loan being better tnan
ciay. A stiff clay must be brought into a
friable condition before II is lit TO grow this
crop successfully. Sod or green crops turn
ed under, or coarse manured worked In, rot
ting and king well soil and manure, VIII
do IL. Avoid al wet soil for buckwheat, Gn-
less first drained. We have here a real reno.
vaior OF the soil, and get good crCp besides.
however, the crop gets blasted
When this is the case turn IL down. lnsierd
of being misfortune, II will be found TO be
a nefit,-atOr ding "A lar!e quantity of good
decaying readily, and having a
good eiiecL upon the soil.
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Prairie Farmer. q ]

I.farmers' families would eat less pork and
more eggs and chicken meat they would be
healt lier.
Save your early pullets; they give the in
crease. 1t don't pay to keep stock of old
hens year after year.
Keep charcoal where the fowls can get Il
whenever they want It. IL IS one Of the best
preyeniives OF disease among fowls that l
know of.
About this time look out for hen hawks
Doa't trust TO any such device as traps on
top of poles a good marksmau with a shot
gun or rife will do more towards exterminat-
ing hawks than all the traps in creation.
Now that the mercury Is well up towards
the n neties, look out for the spider louse or
red mite. They are nocturnal wretches hid
ing on the under side OF the roosts and in
cracks through the day, and creeping out at
night to suck the blood OF both old and Young
fowls. Liberal doses Of coal oil on the perche
and in all cracks and creviceS, and a thor
ough fumigalion with sulphur is the reme-
DIV.
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Administrators Notice.

THE STATE OF KANSAS
LEAvESwoR1H CoUSTY. SIS.
In ths PROBATE Curt tn and for said County.
IN ihe matter OF the estate of
WILLIAM +. BCRNEY,
Deceased.
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Pocket Money for Young Folks.

western AgrlculturlSi.
In devising ways for the boys and girls to
earn a supply of pOcket-money, the parents
should encourage each in that direction TO
which his or her natural tastes aud inclina-
tions seem to lead. In a family of ten there
may be no tvo who take particular interest
in any one branch Of farm operations; one
will prefer the care of the poultry, another Of
bees, and SO on with all the different kinds of
stock, garden crops, etc. Whatever IL is, SO
tnat II be proper and properly attended to,
let each one follow his bent, aud let none be
left-even the little toddler should have "A
pair of bantams to cali his own.
II were well if the poultry could b. entirely
given up to the ownership of the youngsters,
allowing them tn pay tor the feed required in
meat and eggs for family use.
Bees as requiring but little capital, afford
a source of profit, and II closely obs rved, an
endless amount of information and Tecrea-
ton. Where they can be had TO work on
shares. a few hives and honey boxes will he
all that will be required for start The
usual terms are to return TO the owner at the
years end the Old sJOcE, aud one half the in
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-06-26
Sheriff S sale, No 81.
Edward f. Parker, Plaintiff,

Ed"aIu r. f1Tker, Plaintiff,
vs..
The Missouri Valley Bridge Compan- et ais,
Defendants.
DUBLIC NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN.
Il That under and by virtue of a Judgment
IN the county of Leavenworth, in the Htat.
OF Kansas, wherein Edward r. Parker is
plaintiff, and the Missouri Valley Bridge
Com pshy anu others are defendants, and OF
an execution issued, on said Judgment TO
me directed and delivered, / will on Monday
the 18th day of July, A. ID, ls7I at clever,
O'Clock A NJ, of that day, at the south font
uoor OF the Court House. in the City of Leav-
enworth, in the County of LesyenwOrth in
the state of Kansas, offer for sale. at pupIic
sale ana sell the following described real e.
tate, situate, lying and being in the Cltv Of
LeavenwOrth. in the County of LeayenWorth h
In the state of Kansas, to-wit:
BEGINNING AT point on Main street, In
LeaSenworth City proper, fifty feet south Of
the nOrthea-t corner OF block sighty-fnur tsiI.
in said city, thence West across lots one m
anu two ~ In said block, eighty-eight (SsJ
feet 10 the east line of lot three (3l, thence
south one hundred and twenty We (I2jl feet
thence east al right angles, elghty-eight Css)
feet TO Main street, thence north one hund-
red and twenty-five (l25J feet TO the place of
beginning, being one hundred ard twenty
nve (l27l feet by eighty eight ISL feet across
lots one ll) and ~ in block eighty.fOur go.
leasehold estate and property to-wit: Lot
number three 81, block eishtyfour (si), in
Lesvenvortn city proper, for the term OF
three ~ years from and after the fret day of
January, l515 with the privilege of five (5)
years longer al the annual rental To be fixed
by appralsement by three disinterested ap-
praisers, and rental to be paid by the pay
ment of ten TO- per cent. on such appraise.
ment, together with all improyeme N Is there
on. Notice is also given that under and by
virtue OF said Judgment and execution, the
following personal property will be sold by
Inc Oh Monday the 1th day OF July, A. D.,
1873, at the Bridge Works, situate on the
above described real estate, at three
O'Clock p. NJ, OF said day, at public sale, to-
wit: All the iron and material now on the
premises formerly occupied by the Missouri
valley Bridge Company, in the city Of Leay-
enwoTth aud State of Kansas, which material
consists of the different KINDS OF iron, lutn-
Der, bolts, gas pipes, plates, coke, castings,
and other material and things owned and
used by said Bridge Company for the con-
siruction and repairing OF bridges and ALI the
tools and implements formerly held by said
bridge Compsuy, and a credit Of 5000 due to
said Bridge Company from the Hearne & PORT
sullivan Bridge Company, In the State OF
Texas.
Dated this 2s;h day Of June, 1879.
+. q. LOWE,
Sheriff Of Leavenworth County, Kaps.
stlitngs q Sullngs, Attorneys for Insley &
Shire.
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Probate Court

hold regular terms, commencing on the first
Mondays OF January, April, July, and OctO-
Der, in each year; and shall be formally
opened at the commencement OF each regu-
lar term thereof, and shall then be deemed
open for all purposes of business in the term,
until the Saturday preceding the next regu-
lar term, when said court shall be formally
Gloss d until cour. in course. IN pursuance of
this law the Probate Court OF this county, on
Saturday, the 2Sth inst will adjourn until
Monday, July 7rh, 1879, at 10 O'Clock, a, m,
To the regular term OF said court in course.
Should any Of our young folks anticipate
marriage between the dates mentioned, IT
will be well to see the Judge on Saturday, the
2st h inst, and procure the documents as 9TH
erwise II might cause delay in making two
hearts one, as the present Is "a most propi-
tious time.
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CURE YOURSELF!

pr Bohannan yeretabie Curative" Is warranted 70 r.-
ahehtF cure al forms of spermattorrhsa or Seminal
erasra Debility, tHpotensy ETC. snd
Pose who have IL by sexual or evil nrs
~ IN isin two 10 weeks tiTze Thi. remedy WHICH
has bu ls"d by Dr. BOhaEnan In his private practice t,r
rer TINS years. WAS known fail IN curing even
Le WORST taSts IL gives vitality and imparfs enrrgy
.ii wonderful elect 30 those mdle-aged no f,r
Sakness ONnhd their years Its nvigoran properties
ue iet az once Young men suffering ffOm the eon-..
tlcics of That fread.y destructive habit of s-f Abux
an Use ts medicine IN the assurance of a speedy and
.kh.NtNf eure- The patient gains strength and ea.
= ~ OF sps al once az u acts directly the parts Affect
eu a. snothng and hcalng tonic and anoyn 10 the re-
aNd seminal srsces and Tri:aed ducts mparting power
ana tone and rs'oriny them to their state The same
as II ts hanrfil habit had been fndulgri in The
n-rrleris are simple productions of nafure-barks root.
h.ns stc, and are specific for the above diseases
hS rice flye Dollars, sent wnh full drertions e.r n,
sny addTess For sale only Dr e A Iaphannan otnc.
o ~ North ftth street. between avenue anl
DTsyn sire, {, II Louis, Mo. Established in ISE.
~ Dr u "IreAf>e On Special Dssases which giv,s
s-i 81. al'aon oi the nature. or
ITr etc. ct SYPHILIS. SEMINAL wEAkNEss, Ere sens
: isI-L 10 any address upon receipt of one staIup
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Trainin. Tomatoes.



provide strong stakes five or six feet long.
These are driven in the ground to the distance
OF ore foot, some two or three inches from
the plants, hen they are about as high as
my hand, snd they are tied to the stakes with
cloth string. They are tied loosely 10 allow
growth, placing the string as high as possible
and lust above limb to avoid Its slipping
down. 1t will be noticed that the plant will
grow IN earnest as soon as IL Is tied. As the
plant grows, the tying is continued at inter-
walls of six inches, unit! IL grows SIX inches
above the top OF the stake, when ii Is careful-
ly topped and kept SO.
During TINS training, the plant is systemat.
ically pruned by taking oil the short and use
less limbs with sharp knife, and cnnfining
the grow h to two or three pronRs care being
taken not 10 cut OF the leaves, which are the
lungs Of the plant.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-06-26
Carpet Moths.

fst. LOUIS journal of Agriculture, 10
The following prescriptions are commen.
edd as eflicacious for preventing the ravages
of the carpet moth:-
steep one quarter OF a pound of cayenne
pepper in gallon of water add two drachms
Of strychine powder. Strain and pour this
into a shallow vessel, such as a large timed
iron milk pan. Before unrolling a new car
pet, set the roll on each end alternately in
this poisoned mixture for ten minutes, or
long enough to insure the saturation of its
edges for at least an inch. After beating an
old carpet, roll and treat all its seams and
edges to the came bath. Let the carpet dry
thoroughly before lacking 1t to the floor, In
order To avoid the accidental poisoning OF
the tscker's fingers by the liquid. 1t is per
Gaps unnecessary to state that the residue of
the liquid should be thrown where it will
not lie accessible 10 any domestic animal or
IL preserved for future use, IL should be care
fully latelled poison" This preparation
will not STAN or disfigure carpets, nor cor
rode metals in contact with the carpet
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-06-26
Weather Bulletins,

For the convenience and assistance of farm
ers, the signal service has insugu-ated sys-
TEN of raj way bulletins of weather reports.
Each railway company entering into the
arrangement is provided by the Government
with q bulletin board for each telegraphic
station and, at a given hour each morning,
the Indications are tslegraphed TO all points
and promptly bulletinsd. The X c., St ].
& {. Il. road has now sixty buIletin boarus
up: the A +. 4 :. F. expects 10 daily receive
Them ffom the signal bureau; and II is *
pecied that al Kansas roads will soon use
these bulletins, being as they are Lf untold
value 10 the pubic.
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10 accomplish your purpose. II corn shell
er, do not consult a false economy by getting
one little smaller than you can most profit.
ably use. IL cultivator. get one that is
strong 10 wear. IL pully, one that is strong.
apply it.
ID. always get the best and most thor
ougnly built instrument in the market, and
De willing TO pay for the workmanship.
cheap tool is never satisfactory in the end
but get IL at as low a price a. you can, but
don't get n cheap tool.
i;h. Before buying, see If you really need
II. Calculate the gain which will come from
] Is use and the saving which may reason ably
be expected rom its ownership-
5th. Remember that too many implements
and too expensive implements are ruinous
draft on the farm profits.
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Glrdlin= Grape Vines.

laihuerst lrdisCTlpIl
The vines were girdled about the first week
in August, when the fres acid of the Concord
grape had reached Its highest stages, and til e
grape.su gar had begun to increase. Expert
ments were made with whole vines and with
branches. Two incIsions were made through
the bark and cambium layers from one-quar-
tor to one eight of an inch in width, and the
substance between removed. The fruit on
the girdled vined matured fully two weeks
in advance of the ungirdied vines. Prof.
Goe sman picked fully matured fruit from a
girIed vine at his residence fully three
weeks in advance OF fruit on ungirdled
branches oil the same vine- The vines that
we've girdied a year ago were in fine condi-
tion this season, and. though in most in.
stances fully healed over. the girdling seea-
ed TO produce the same effect on the fruit as
the fist year.
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Real Estate Transfers,

Henry Summers TO William II. Thomas,
warranty deed, in consideration of 5000 TO
lot Il, block lis, v estern addition 10 Leaven-
worth.
Daniel Shire and wife to Hannah l.. Phe-
Ian, warranty deed in consideration 81 600,
TO lot s, in block -, Western addition; also
lot S, in book gs, Day & Mscaulays addition
both in the City OF Leavenworth.
Robert ID. Callaghan TO Frederick Barth
a. Il Charles Holm, warranty deed. in consid
Grafton OF $40, TO lot Z, in block 81, Lsaven-
worth City proper.
WIN. Hicks and wife TO Charles g. Foster,
warranty deed, in consideration of $500,
to east halt of the northeast quarter OF section
Is, townships, range 20: also the east half of
the southeast quarter Of section 10, township
). range 20.