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Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-09-27

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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-01-11
KANSAS STATE NEWS.
Sorghum.

A. j. Decker, a special agent OF
the Agricultural Department. lately Wis
tied this State to inquire into and report on
the adaptation of the soil for the cultivation
of sorghum and sugar making He wrote
as follows to Agent Lemau in Topeka the
other day:
Replying to your request for information on
the sorghum interest of the country, as to the
success in the production of sugar and the
advantages OF Kansas in producing this crop,
am pleased to answer that during the past
year the obstacles in the way of making sugar
from sorghum have been greatly overcome,
manufacturers producing 900 pounds OF first
quaIlty dry sugar to the acre of cane with as
much certainty flour is produced from
wheat. As to the advantages of Kansas tor
growing sorghum find the soil and climate
especially adapted to this CROP The planting
season commences about the first of April and
continues until July, giving working season
of fully ninety days. The dry weather and al
most constant sunshine of the fall season de-
fourteen degrees Is, with an average OF
about twelve degrees b, while the av-
erage of other States visited did
degrees Is. This advantage may be
more plainly understood by a statement of
the fact than nine degrees b requires ten gal
Ions of juice for one gallon of strip, juice
testing twelve degrees Is requiring less than
SIX gallons. have taken note of the larger
yield per acre and find that j, w. Chapman,
I'VE and half miles from Sterling, raised
1900 pounds of sorghum on one acre, which
Is larger than any yield yet reported to me.
Anothergreat advantage is the large quantity
OF seed aud irS quality. The reports were from
twenty to forty bushels per acre and sixty
pounds per bushel, 1t was considered by
most persons engaged in the business that
the seed was worth much as it cost to raise
the cane and deliver it at the mills. Owing to
the dry fail weather again the bagasse furn-
1SheS all necdful fuel, nothing else being
used. was assured by the larger factories
that the cost of producing sirup was less than
twenty cents per gallon. With these natural
advantages and with the aid of the new de-
velOpments in producing sugar from the sOr
ghum, which, understand are to be applied
in three of the largest factories in Kansas,
this coming season of 1888, am satisfied will
result far ahead of anything yet shown. In
the near future Kansas cannot fail to rank
high as sugar producing State, and when
these advantages become known there will
be sugar boom in Kansas that will shake
the entire country.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-01-11
Give him q call.
First door south of Dutton's old stand.
BarerOOted Horses and Bad Shooting.

l owned mare for fourteen years
which was never shod. [ used her for
breeding from n colt and kept her with
out shoes because it was better for my
purpose, as she would not be so liable
to injure her colts, and she was not
driven enough to require shOeing. This
mare was never lame or tender footed,
but she would slip on smooth ice, and
once fell down in crossing a pond, and
would have injured herself (as she
could not gain q foot. hold if she had
not been held down until removed. She
was gotten of the ice by putting a rope
around her body and hitching another
horse to it and sliding her sc eral rods
brOadside, to the shore. Her feet were
ne er cut, and contained all the natural
rim on the bottom, which, it is claimed,
in a state of nature will hold horses
up, keeping them from slipping any
where.
There is vast difference in the wear
ing effect on horses feet of prairie land
where there is an absence of grit on
plains where there is more or less grass
to soften the football, and also an alb
sence of gravel, and a gravelly road.
On such a road horse might 90 on a
walk, if not driven too much, without
wearing the hoOfs to the extent of be-
coming footsOre, but if driven on a trot
or gallOped any considerable amount,
it would become fOOtsOre. l have known
colts VIII lie running in the pasture in
summer on gravelly soil, by the natural
wear of the feet and in stamping on ac-
count of flies-to wear the hoofs away
so that they became decidedly tender
footed.
There is great difference in horses
about stepping; some strike the feet very
hard on the ground and others lightly.
I he former would be sure to get foOtsore
without shoes, and with them unless
well shOd, while the latter might do
very well barcfooted, under possible
circumstances. There is also a great
difference in the shape of horses feet;
some are born flatfooted and become
crippled unless extra care is had in their
shoeing; others have hoOfs so upright
and hard that they will endure neglect
and keep their feet in sound condition.
A fiatsooted horse usually has a soft
hoOf, which wears out rapidly. It is
apparent from these facts that general
rule to deprive horses of shoes cannot
be made always practicable.
a horse well shod, so that the outer
will always travel better than one poor
ly shod or one barefooted. The curse
of shoeing isthe buttress-an instrument
which blacksmith seems to delight in
using to cut down horses heels, and
more horses are made tender-footed
from this abuse than all other causes,
Farmers are very apt to allow their
horses to wear their shoe~ so long that
the outside of the hoUf grows over
them, and they grind the soft and ten
der portion of the foot, producing
corns; whereas the shoe should always
rest upon the rim or outside This
neglect is the worst kind of economy,
as it often results in permanent injury
to valuable animals. Such shoe.ng is
worse than no shoes, but this abuse is
not a conclusive argument against
shoeing, but should be conclusive
against bad shoein g.-=Saratoga, H9 a.
7. Tribune.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-01-11
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

IN the United States Senate on the 9th
the bill permitting the. export, free of tax,
of tobacco, snuff, etc., to adjacent foreign
territories was passed. The Presidential
Succession bill was taken up and discussed
at length. In the House the request OF the
Census Commissioner for an appropriation
of 500, 900 to complete the work was referred.
The Shipping bill was then considered, and
notice was given of amendments looking
toward a subsidy for American mail steam
ships. The Fertilization and Pension
Appropriation bills were referred to Com
mittee of the Whole.
The builders of the new law courts in
London, Eng, failed recently.
GERMANS in New York were the 9TH
er day taking steps to raise funds for the
food sufferers in Europe.
THE King of Siam recently made a
contribution to the Washington monument.
THE two wooden mills at Newburgh,
n. Y, the other day shut down until the
market improved, and three others it was
said would reduce the wages of employees.
| Two hundred men were thrown out of en-
| ployment.
IT was reported at Berlin, Germany,
on the 9th, that the Rhine and its tributaries
were falling.
The conservatory of the Golden Gate
Park at San Francisco, CAL, was burned
the other night. Il was said valuable col
lection of exotics was ruined and it would
take years to replace them.
| WILLIAM BARRETT, the famous
Jockey who rode Parole in England foI
| LorilIard and also rode many other famous
horses, died at Long Branch, n. j., the
other afternoon of consumption.
FIRE destroyed the extensive crock
ery and fancy ware establishment of Owing
ton Bros, in Brooklyn, n. Y, on the 9th.
The loss was estimated at a qnarter Of 8
million dollars. Adjoining buildings and
the stocks therein were DANCED to the ex-
tent OF $4,000.
IT was estimated that 30O,O 900 persons
took part in Gambetta's funeral at Paris.
France, on the 9Th. Eight oraticns were
| pronounced.
DANIEL CARSON and William Elmer
ex-County Commissioners, pleaded guilty
to embezzlement at Williamsport, Pa, {
few DAYS ago, and were sentenced to pay {
fine of $3.50 each, and TO be imprisoned II
the Eastern Penitentiary.
A PHILADELPHIA (Pa.) editor wa:
recently indicted on a charge of stealing
records from the prOthonotary's Office.
GEORGE SEYMOUR, colored waiter
Of a Long Branch hotel, was arrested il
Philadelphia, Pa, few days ago with sew
eral thousand dollars worth OF diamonds
which were stolen last summer,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-01-11

In cave two miles from Lancaster,
o., notorious sneak-thief, with a wagon
load Of plumber, an armory of weapons and
q complement Of burglars tools, were
found the other day.
RECENTLY at Labatte, small town
near Pachuaca, Tex, wretehed charlatan
inoculated seventeen persons with the pus
from smallpox corpse. They all took the
disease in its most malignant form and two
had died.
RUSSELL LESTER went from Musko-
gee, Indian Territory, to Vinita, to kill a
man named Rutledge the other day. His
design was tnterfered with by the police and
Rutledge turned up later with a shotgun
and killed Lester.
O'BRIEN & POWERS knitting mill,
Morrison, Caldwell & Pages rolling mill
and the Patrick Gugerty Pilot mills at CO.
hoes. N. Y, were totally destroyed by fire a
day or two ago. The loss was said to be
$3.50, GOO; insured for two-thirds.
PIP. CUISINE, furniture manufac.
turer, Philadelphia, Pa, suspended few
days ago. Liabilities, $130, 900. Perry &
Cassels, boot and shoe manufacturers, Mon
treal, Cana, failed for $124,OOO, with assets
of half that amount.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-01-11

LARGE gaps had appe"ved in the
wall of the central tower OF the Peterbor-
ough Cathedral, London, Eng, the other
day. The tower was to be demolished. The
Cathedral was said to be one of the finest in
England.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-01-11

VETERINARY surgeons, after a post
mortem examination. of four victims Of the
horse disease raging in Oskaloosa, Iowa,
the other day decided the cause of death to
have been cerebro-spinal meningitis.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-01-11

Mr.. SENEGAL, of Montreal, Cana,
financier, recently reported having formed
a syndicate in Europe, with a capital OF
$5,000,000, and made a contract for cable
from Queenstown to Halifax, n. S.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-01-11

THE following State officers were
elected in a joint convention of the Maine
Legislature on the 4th: Joseph o. Smith,
Secretary of State; Harry B. Cleves, Attor-
ney-General; George L. Beale, Adj utant-
General. Governor Bodie was inaugurated
with the usual ceremonies.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-01-11

A COMMERCIAL paper, in a recent
article on mercantile failures for 1882, says
that the business disasters for last year
numbered 1874, against 1920 in 1881, and
4, $50 in 1880, being an increase in 1882 Of
1,645 over the year previous.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-01-11

w. R. MORLEY, who was killed in
Mexico the other day by the accidental dis
charge of a revolver, built the Sonora rail-
way and was chief engineer of the Mexican
Central Road.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-01-11

THE other day the leading rubber
factories of the country were seriously con-
sidering the propriety of making $50 ,OOO,-
600 consolidation, to handle the entire crop
of Brazil,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-01-11

GOVERNOR RUsK, of Wisconsin, was
called upon to appoint all the officers for
Waukesha County except sheriff, the other
day, those elected having failed to file bonds.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-01-11

j. D. TAYLOR was elected by about
900 majority at the recent congressional
election in the Seventeenth Ohio District to
fill the vacancy caused by the death Of j. T.
Updegraff.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-01-11

GREAT damage was being done by
the floods in Germany on the Sd. At Dus-
seldorf the Market Square was flooded.
Seventy houses had fallen at Badenheim,
and at Rexbeim, Morsch and Oppau two
hundred and forty had fallen. At Vienna,
Austria, the danger was serious, and prep
arations were being made to sound the
alarm bells. The dykes showed signs of
Welding.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-01-11
Tree Planting.

According to the statistics compiled by
the Secretary of the State Board of Agricul-
ture there had been planted in Kansas, since
its settlement, forest trees as follows:
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-01-11
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

TIE recent Garfield fair at Washing
ton realized nearly $4,000.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-01-11

A LIGHT shock of earthquake was felt
In Halifax, N. S., the other night, lasting
twenty to thirty seconds.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-01-11

TIE Indian chief Red Cloud visited
his grandchildren at the Hampton Eva. }
Normal School few days ago.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-01-11

On the Sd the Connecticut Legislature
organized by the choice of Robert Colt
President pro ten. of the Senate and the
election of Charles II. Pine Speaker of the
House. In the Massachusetts, Legislature
George G. Croker, Republican, was elected
President of the Senate, and Edward A.
Mclaughlin, Democrat, was chosen Speak
er of the House. John L. Cutler was elected
President of the Maine Senate and Man
chester Haynes Speaker of the House.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-01-11

DURING the seven days ended on the
9th there were 224 business failures in the
United States, against 1913 for the previous
seven days.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-01-11

THE other day Red Cloud called on
Secretary Teller at Washington and de-
handed $4,000 for horses taken from him
six years ago by Governor Cook.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-01-11

THE death of Rev. Titus Coan, an
American Missionary at the Sandwich Is
lands, was announced few days ago.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-01-11

JANUARY 1, 1882, standard silver
dollars in circulation was $35, 791 ,O43. On
the 1st Of January, 1888, the amount was
$3S, 9O8, 23S.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-01-11

AT the recent election General Joseph
Eighth Alabama District, over Mcclellan,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-01-11
NEUROLOGY OF 1882.

The following list contains the names of some
of those among the more eminent in the differ
ent callings specified who passed away in the
United States during the year 1882:
W.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-12-28
Live stock prtcea

NEW York, ,-Beeves-No receipts; no de I.
mand for state carried over yesterday ;dress.
ed bee dull and lower at sgilc tor common o
choice city slaughtered sides exports-i 20
head live olttle, 800 sheep, 1870 quarters of
beet and 2l0 carcassrs OF mutton.
sheep -Receipts, 900 head I; market slow at
unchanged prices sales of common to good
sheep at f4p5 so prime and extra at % 75l
o 25 lambs. " 1905 Is.
Hogs-RecsIpts, 1907 head market dull and
ea,ier for live hogs at o. J095S0, with seven
carloads sold ut the range.
CWCAao-.Ilogs-Reeei %, 900 head ship
ments, 5000 market duh and l06pl5c lower |;
packing, "a 7Oq5 40 packing and shipping
80 jOgb 90 light bacon grades, ~ 1905 t6;
skips, IS O0Si IS.
Cattle--Beceipts, 1900 head shipments,
1000; market weak; exports, 90 O0fl6 6j I;
good 10 choice shipping, Is loge co common
TO medium, "a 256t5 25.
Sheep-Receipts, 1900 head; shipments, 100 /;
market steady; inferior to fair, o. 50Qf 90
81 25a5 90.
EAST LIBEBTy.-Cattle-R 1 1,6l6 head |;
nothing doing prime, t5 00Q8 80 fair to good,
siG5 Is common, siQi50.
HogS-Receipts, 1885 head: market fair I;
Pkiladelphias, s5 906D62O Workers, s5 35i15 90.
Sheep-Receipts, 800 head; market slow ;
nothing doing.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-12-28
A Wentern LynohInp

The seventy five men who lyuched Ch as.
Harvey, taking him from the Jail in Peters
burg, Pike county, Ind, between and 2
o'clock on Sunday morning last, cut tho
wires that connect the town with places
that have telegraph Offices. They sur.
rounded the Jail and broke down the front
door. The youth they sought tainted when
he saw them. Every man had two revol.
vers. They put rope around his neck
aud pinioned his arms, and bade him
walk ahead of them. At the
edge Of the town they halted under a
locust tree, and five minutes later all was
over. A corpse swung under limb, and
In its hands was card with the words,
more to follow" There was storm of
sleet, and when at 10 o'clock, the coroner
cut the body down, it was covered with
ice. Harvey was 81 years of age. Tho
crime for which he was lynched was that
of waylaying and killing Henry Cu4tiu,
jr., for the purpose of robbery.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-12-28

Miss Stevenson, young lady living In
Bastrop, La, was shot and killed on
Christmas day by young man named
Kitchen. Kitchen picked up an old pistol
that was lying about the house unused
for long time and playfully cooked it.
Pointing it at the young lady he pulled
the trigger and the weapon was discharged
the ball striking her in the face and going
through her head. Miss. Stevenson died
In twenty four hours after.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-12-28

In our Christmas stories and fancies the
mistletoe is often connected with the oak.
But this connection is a common error it
is more rarely found on that tree than
any other. There are only twelve known
mistletoe oaks In England and Wales: An
oak at Eastnor, Herefordshire at Ted.
stone, Delamere, in the same shire, dis.
covered in 1851 at Sunbury park, near
Cheapstow at Dunsfold, Surrey in
Hackwood park, near Basingstoke; near
Plymouth, on the South Devon railroad ;
at Frampton Severn, in Gloucestershire
at Haven, Herefordshiro, first known in
1869 at Plas Newdy, Auglesea at
Langattock, Lingoed, Mammouthshire,
discovered In 1870; at Bredwardine,
Herefordshire, discovered in 1871 near
Knightwick church, Gloucestershre
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-12-28
Tho rreas Of a uh,mn., swc.,.


A strange scene in one of the principal
Birmingham thoroughfares was the sub
jcct Of magisteral proceedings. A sweep
named Cheshire ran up ladder on to the
roof of gentleman's house, and, for the
ediflcation of large crowd, stood upon
his head on the top of chimney pot, at the
same time performing with his legs a va.
riety of fantastical movements. The ohim-
ney collapsed and fell into the
street, doing damage to the OK.
tent Of sovereign, and causing
several persons TO have narrow escapes
from injury, while tho adventurous per-
former of the freak rolled into the water
spout, and had narrow escape from what
must have been instant death. Ultimately
ho was rescued through a skylight In the
roof. Tho prisoner said no supposed he
had been playing the fool. The Clerk
And you will have TO pay for II. Cheshire
was fined 5s., and eos. damages.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-12-28
THE rOSD CASE.
Evidence Against tho A oousea

ST. LOUIS Mo Dec. 2s.--At the after.
noon session of the Bond trial yesterday,
Mrs. George Yonkers testified that 1t was
the day after the outrage that she and her
husband were at Joseph Yonker's house
and not the day Of the outrage as claimed
by Montgomery. She related the events
which occurred AZ testified to by Mont.
gomery and the Yonkers Brothers, but
firmly maintained that it was the day
following the outrage. Her evidence
created a sensation and 1t is regarded by
some as destroying Montgomery's alibi.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-12-28
A Popular Platform.

Old Governor MattoclSs, of Vermont,
could "best 'em all writing bad" was no
speechmaker. Tho nearest he ever came
to making a political harangue, was once
when his friends gathered around him to
congratulate him upon his nomination as
governor. He was in tight place, for he
was compelled to reply. His speech wa,
as follows 'rBoys, l thank you and
now, il you will elect me governor, will
tell you what | will do. will appoint
two thanksgivings and no fast, Good by
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-12-28
Pass IL at Once.

New York sun.
A constitutional amendment authorizing
the president to veto portions of an ap-
preparation bill must be ratified by the
Legislatures of twenty nine states, being
three fourths of the whole.
1t would be well for Congress to pass tho
amendment at an early day, so that it can
be submitted to the nine Legislatures
that will be in session this winter. One
Legislature meets next May, six meet ne xt
fall, twenty-one meet in January, 1885,
and one meets in June 1885.
The ratification of the am indment by a
sufficient number of states may depend
upon its presentation in season to take
its chances of success In all these LoRisla.
lures.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-12-28

Z r.. UaLpwELL n 90.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-12-28
Ere Matters

At tho parade on Tuesday next tho
Laurel IRE company, OF York, will bo the
guests of tho Vigilant company of this
place and the Rescue the guests of the
Columbia company.
The Columbia and Shawnee tire cOmpa
dances to be held by them, tho formers
Monday next, and the latter on the even.
ing following, Large numbers Of strangers
are expected at both.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-12-28
,apoas,er Ca,,,e marr.,

LANCASTER, Dec. 2s.-The receipts OF stock at
stewarts Lancaster stock yards for the week
ending to-day, were as follows Cattle, AZ;
hogs, 1873 market dun. Or these loJ were sold
by Mr.. styer
At Levi Sensenig's yards the sales were 2o7
head OF cattlo aud 1888 hogs. Bulls sold at
81 5ORt 10 " cwt stookers, s3 Ss13 80 feed
ers, IS 5JB5 rs light butchers, % 50d6 25 heavy
butchers, Is j5D7lO Hogs we're sold at 90 400
% p cwt.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-12-28
A New Goal Company.

HARRIsBURG, Pa, Dec. 2s.-The Par
rish coal company, formed in Plymouth,
Luzerne county, made formal application
to day for a charter. The company is being
opposed by some people of the place
named on the ground that the UNDER
mining of the town may cause cave in.
A bearing has been fixed for Monday, Jan.
7. The capital of the company in $780,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-12-28
A Crank In Danger.

BUFFALO, N. Y, Dec. est is re
ported here to day that two Canadian
detectives made fruitless attempt last
night to abduct John J. Mcbride, an Irish
crank who has been issuing pronuncamen
tos to " England's queen and writing
letters threatening to blow up Canada.
He is worthless fellow, has served a
term in the workhouse and has no conuec
tien with any Irish organization.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-12-28
Silver Plated Ware.

Modern inventions havegreat-
ly improved the manufacture OF
Silver Plated Ware, and skilled
designers have contributed
largely to the attainment of the
present symmetry in shapes.
Our Tea Sets, Dinner Ser
vices and Flat Ware, such as
Knives, Forks and Spoons, have
the appearance and finish Of
solid silver. In these the assort-
ment is at all times large and
complete.
The productions of all promi-
nent makers will be found rep
resented in our stock. In the
higher grades we particularly
recommend the Hard Metal
wares of the Gorham Co.
We cordially invite an ex-
animation Of our stock, feeling
confident that the moderate
prices prevailing, cannot fail tc
give entire satisfaction to every
one.
!. Z. CALDWELL & Co.,
oo2 Chestnut St, Philadelphia