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Year: 1874

A correspondent Of the New York Sun
who has recently been interviewing the
Great Salt Lake, in Utah, represents that
the waters of the Lake have risen twenty
feet since the Mormons first settled in
Utah, and much surrounding shore has
been submerged. He says:


There is no fish in that Great Salt Lake.
The only living thing beneath its waters
is worm about quarter of an inch long.
This worm shows up beautiful under mi
croscope. When storm arises the worms
are driven to shore by thousands and de-
voured by black gulls. We found pure
stream pouring into the Lake. 1t was fill
ed with little chubs and sinners.


The fish became frightened and were
driven down the brook into the briny
water. The instant they touched its wa
ters they came to the surface, belly up
ward, and died.


The water is remarkably buoyant. Eggs
and potatoes will float upon it like corks.
Mr.. Rood and myself stripped and went
in swimming. l dove into the lake from
long pier, which had been built for the
use of small steamboat that formerly
piled upon the..waters. The sensation was
novel. The water was so salt that my
eyes and ears began to smart, but SO buoy
ant that found no difficulty in floating
even when the air was exhausted in my
lungs. As struck out for the beach |
felt as light as feather In spite of all
| could do my heels would fly up out Of
the water


| found it impossible to stand upon the
bottom The buoyancy of the water and
surging of the waves forced my feet from
under me. A person who could not swim
might easily drown in five feet of water
His head would 60 down like lump Of
lead, while his feet instantly would fly up
like pair of ducks. The water is as clear
as the water of Seneca lake, so clear that
the bottom could be seen at the depth Of
twenty feet. When we reached the shore
and crawled out upon the sand in the
light Of the sun our bodies were quickly
coated with salt We were compelled to
60 to the little stream from which we had
driven the chubs and sinners aud wash of
in fresh water before we put on our clothes.
Our hair was filled with particles of salt
which could not be washed out The Nor
mons occasionally visit the lake in droves
for the purpose of bathing. Many of them
say that health is improved by leaving the
salt on their bodies, and dressing without
wiping themselves with napkins.
Year: 1874

Buckwheat may be sown towards the
end of this month or in next, either fur
the grain or to turn under. For the fnrlh
er it ought to have good soil Itprcfrs
a rich sandy loan, but does finely on sitter
ground, provided it is rich and well pre-
pared Unfermented manures is not .nif-r
able for this crop. A well-rottcd compost
or thoroughly decomposed barn yard man
ure; a mixture of ashes and bone dust.
or good super-phosphate, will either of
them be found proper application. Two
to three pecks of seed suffice for an acre.
sown broadcast. From its tendency to
shatter, this grain is cut before all the seed
are fully ripe, say when about half of them
have turned black. As soon as the straw
is dry it should be tbrashed out.
Year: 1874

CURIOUS MATTERS. If tallow candle
be placed in gun, aud shot at door, it
will 60 through without sustaining any
injury; if a musket ball be fred into wa
ter, it will not only rebound but be fiat
tened as if fred against solid substance.
A musket ball may be fred through a
pane of glass, making hole the size of a
ball, without cracking the glass if the
glass be suspended by thread it will
make no difference, and the thread will
not even vibrate. In the Arctic regions,
when the thcmometor is below zero, per-
sons can converse more than a mile dis
tant. DIR. Jamison asserts that he heard
every word of sermon at distance Of
two miles. A mother has been distinctly
heard talking to ber child on very still
day across water mile wide.
Year: 1874

The following is an instance of the
" severely calm style of Western repor-
torial description: " Yesterday morning a
boy sauntered up 10 yard on Eighth
street, where a woman was scratching the
bosom of the earth with rake, and,
leaning on the fence, said, Are you 60
ing round the back yard after while ?
The woman said she didn't know maybe
she would. Why? Because the boy
said, / just saw the cistern lid drop on
the baby's head a minute ago, and
thought if you went around you might
lift it off, 1t is currently reported that
the woman went"
Year: 1874

Surely the most practical man of our
day has been discovered. He states that
a young man writing to his sweetheart the
other day said: II wish, my darling, that
you would not write me such long letters
If you were to bring an action for breaeh of
promise against me, the lawyers would
copy the correspondence between us, and
charge four pence for every folio of seventy
two words. The shorter the letters, the
more we save from the lawyers" Strange
to say, the young man never received a
reply.
Year: 1874

CUTTING CLOVER Cut your hay as
soon as possible after it comes in bloom.
Allowed to lie in the swath four or five
hours, then put up into cocks, which whe~
the dew is off next morning are turned
over and lightly spread out, then made
into large cocks, it may be secured the
next day, if no rain has fallen on it. and
it will be found green fragrant aud nutriti-
Gus. Clover left to fully ripen its blos-
SONS, loses its leaves. becomes chatfy and
is not worth half what that is cured as
above.
Year: 1874

Potatoes ought to be planted as early
now as possible; late planting rarely sue
ceeds in this quarter. A good soil and
clean tillagc are the secrets Of success.
though much depends upon the season.
We have frequently referred to the use Of
the Thomas Harrow in potato culture its
use will save time and money in raising
this crop, provided it is put on early
enough and often enough.
Year: 1874

A boy was put into boiler in Dubuque,
Iowa, to hold hammer against the rivets
that were being driven from tho outside.
When the boiler was done the hole was
found too small to let the boy out. They
took off his clothes and creased him, but
still he wouldn't go through. Three
hours cutting with cold chsel by six men
finally released him-nearly spelling a
good boiler.
Year: 1874

1 suppose this doggerel verse was a
rather bitter pill to swallow, and hence
the displeasure against me when they as
certained that was the author


The consequence of the affair was that
there was no more such celebrations in
MiddletowA while lived there, and ana
pleased to think that such would be i'm
possible in your place at present.


l don't suppose that many Gf any OF
the actors in that comedy are now living
but should there be, think they will
smile at the remembrance and say neth-
ing.
Year: 1874

WE call attention TO the Trust Sale at
the Court House this morning at ten
o'clock, by ]. G. Hervey, auctioneer.
The lot to be sold is a very desirable one,
and there is on it carpenter shop, that
with little additional expense could be
converted into dwelling house. See
advertisement in another column.
Year: 1874

SOME people burn the dead leaves
which litter the yards and the street in
front of their doors. Whoever raises
flowers or has garden should save them
to make up their leaf mould, which is
Just the thing iOr potting plants, and is
the best dressing for vegetable beds.
Year: 1874

The Comptroller Of the State Of New
York has purchased from the Frst Ma
tional Bank Of New York 100000 OF
the United States per cent funded loan,
op account Of the bounty loan sinking
fund,
Year: 1874

THE most remarkable feat ever witness
rd on any track was the performance Of
Goldsmith Maid at the Mystic Park
rxces Yesterday, when she trottcd mile
in 2:ll. beating her own formerly made
and almost incredible, time of 2:l43.
The Maid is now ahead of the world.
Year: 1874

A strange occurrence took place re- gently in the family of MT. Silas Dolo- way, in Middletewn, N. r., Mrs. Dolo- way is accustomed to leave her babe, little girl four months old, on the bed

 upstairs while she does her mornings work in the basement, from where she could easily hear the least noise. On the morning in question she heard the little one growing as usual, but finally noticed that the sounds ceased. and shortly after heard 8 strange, gurgling noise. Supposing that, the child had got it's head under the bed-clothes and was suffocating she ran upstairs to see about it, and found the house cat with it's nose in the child's mouth. The child was strangled black and was fight ing feebly with her hands. She caught the child and shook it several times, when it caught it's breath and came out all right. In a few minutes more it would probably have been st-angled to death. Mrs. Doloway had to pull the cat of the child so eager was it to re- main. It had @ paw on either side of the child's head, and had it's nose pressed deeply into the child's mouth. The cat was instantly killed. Y -si q
Year: 1874

On the morning of the fatal gale, which desolated the lower end of the City of Charlston, fisherman, named James McHale, left Tybee in small batteaux and proceeded to point off Beach Hammock for the purpose of fishing. He reached the place safely, and whilst engaged in this work the gale struck him, his s'anchor parted, and his frail craft was driven rapidly out to sea. He put forth almost superhuman efforts to reach the beach, but failed, and the bounding waves carried him on, he knew not whither. The sea was so rough that it was as much as Mo- Hale could do to keep his position in the boat, and his condition was ren- dered more perilous from the fact that the probability of rescue was very doubtful. On the poor fellow drifted at the mercy of the .remorseless waves. Monday night, Tuesday, Wednesday, Wednesday night, without morsel of food or swallow of fresh water. His thirst becoming so intolerable on Wednesday morning that he drank freely of the salt water, and this dan gerous indulgence, together with the heat of the sun, brought on delirium. In this condition the helpless man drifted until Thursday noon, when he was picked up by schooner bound from Boston to Savannah, and all at tentlon that was possible was given him.
Year: 1874

The prevalence of brutal crime among the working classes in England is ex- citing general alarm, and the PaU Malt Gazette calls on the Home Secretary to propose some method of putting an end to the evil. It declares that the terro

 inspired by the roughs in the manufac- turing districts of the country is so great that even the victims of their vio- lence are afraid to denounce them, and that the assailant in the worst cases fre- quently escape detection. There have been several cases, it says, in which men have been kicked to death in the middle of crowd, to many of whom the offenders must have been we'll known. But there has been neither in- terference at the time nor denunciation afterward. That men should be afraid to come between their assailants and their victims only argues want of cour- age; but that they should be afraid to tell the police afterward if they know the murderers or where they are to be found argues something more.
Year: 1874

A man who is very rich now, was very poor when he was a boy. When asked how he got his riches, he re- piled, :" My father taught me never to play till my work was finished, and never to spend my money until1 had earned it. If I had but an hour's work in day, l must do that the first thing, and in an hour. And after this, was always allowed to play; and I could then play with much more pleasure than if had the thought of an un- Gnished task before my mind. early formed the habit of doing everything in time, and it soon became perfectly easy to do so. It is to this I owe my pros perity." Let every boy who reads this, go and do likewise,
Year: 1874

The hearts OF all who saw 1t were almost petri-
ned by an awful suicide that took place yesterday
afternoon almost in front Of the Erie Railway depot
IN Paterson. The wretcned man was named Robert
Podmore, seventy-two years OF age residing at No.
100 Jackson street, Paterson He lost his wife
few weeks ago. and has since been low spirited,
which probably superinduced a temporary attack
OF insanity, during which he took his life. In the
presence of q number Of witnesses Podmore
stepped upon the track, Immediately in front of
an approaching ireight train, which was running
slowly at the time. The engineer vigorously ap-
piled the whistle signal OF danger aud reversed
his engine but the man never stirred, except
to plant himself more firmly in the centre
OF the track, his back toward the
locomotive, and MS head sufficiently turned SO
that he coulc note Its approach over his shoulder


When the engine was within ten or fifteen feet OF


him, be suddenly stopped down in a crouching
back still toward the engine. but his face yet


turned that he could see It, In this position he


remained. looAing with steady eye upon the en-
gine that Was the next moment 10 crush his head
! and body and send his soul into eternity. The
! people ABOUT, aghast with horror, were pOwerless
| 10 move. even could they have done any good.
| The Cowcatcher passed over the man and then he
was caught by the ash pan and Other gearing un-
der the engine, and literally torn to pieces. He
had scarcely whole bone lett In his body and his
in,estines and vital organs we're scattered about
with horrible prOfusiOn No inquest was con-


sidered necessary.
Year: 1874




The commission Of Hon. Marshall Jewell to
be Postmaster General was received at the White
House this morning from Long Branch, where it
was sent for the signature Of the President. As
soon as the new Postmaster General takes the oath
OF once the present Postmaster General j. W.
Marshall. win tender his resignation and win
thereupon DC reappointed First Assistant Post
master General, position which he neld prior to
his present appointment.


The Mississippi Problem.
The Commission OF Engineers to report on an
improved plan OF an outlet at the mouth OF the
Mississippi have left Tor Europe and Will visit the
Pc, Danube ana Rhine In order to personally IN
spect those rivers and to obtain such information
as may be applicable to the Mississippi


Suicide OF u Clerk.
Wallace McKendry, clerk In the Adjutan Gen.
eral's once, committed suicide to-day by shooting
himself with pistol through the head. He came
here during the war as member OF Massachu-
setts regiment.
Year: 1874

a FALSE impression, to the effect
that the S. W. Wis. Industrial AS
sociation last year paid the expense
Of transporting stock from La Fay
cite county to the fair i'll this city
and return, besides bonus of 500,
is prejudicial to the Association
among the stock men in Iowa and
other counties, and needs to be cor
rected. The Association paid one
half the expense Of transporting by
rail some Of the stock from La
Fayette county, (about S2D, and
nothing more, as bonus or other
wise, except premiums regularly
awarded by committees. 1t is
hoped and believed that no fault
will be found with this action of the
Executive Committee, as all must
readily see that in transporting val
liable stock by rail greater risk and
expense is incurred by the owners
than where it is driven only ten to
fifteen miles. More than half the
stock brought in from La Fayette
county, we are told, was driven in,
the same as stock from other
sections.
Year: 1874

AS yet we hear of no steps being
taken toward celebrating the 4th Of
July in this city. We expect, how
ever, that at the 11th hour the mat
ter will be undertaken by a few
whose leading object will be to make
money out of it, and of course it
will be a failure as celebration.


?, S.-Since preparing the above
for the press we are notified that
public meeting to arrange for a
grand celebration, will be held at
the City Hall next Saturday even
ing. Every citizen should be there.
Year: 1874

SELECT SCHoOL.-Mr. Jas. Brown
will open select school in the ID
Room Of the lst Ward school build
ing, at the close Of the public
schools, and continue during the
summer vacation. Mr. Browns rep
utation as q teacher should secure
him a large number of pupils.
Year: 1874

WILL the learned editor of the Chronicle
give some reason why the West Warehouse
bhl and the Insurance Tax Bin were killed by
the Republican Senate last winter Mineral
Point Democrat,


Brother Hearn, of the Chronicle,
not having been a resident of Wis
consin during the session of the
last Legislature, we take the liberty
of answering the above interroga-
ton: The Republican Senate failed
to pass the West Warehouse Bill
because the Reform Attorney Gen
eral c6icioIly declared said bill to be
unconstitutional.
Year: 1874

The arrivals of cattle during the week
amounted to 2,5f5 head, against l,947
head last week, and go for the corrc'-
ponding week last year. This marked
increase in the number of cattle arriving
in this market within the last year, will
attract the attention of drOvers md
butchers generally, and will serve to
illustrate the rapidity with which
the Importance Of Baltimore ms 1"
market for fat cattle is increasing. a
series Of statistics on this subjoCt Is now
in the course Of preparation, which will
prove of great interest and value L"
cattle dealers, and will be published IN
this department Of the Wheeling RIG
IsTER at an early day. The sales Of
cattle during the week were l,7O7 heads,
against I,7jG head last week, and were
us follows.
Year: 1874

IS. Phillips has just opened, at "a
Main street, Red Wing, a large and attrac.
tive stock Of clothing for fall and winter,
which he is offering at 25 per cent. less
than any other store in town. Anybody
needing anything in his line should coA-
suit his own interest price his goods,
as he viii be constantly receiving goods id
his line direct from the manufactures,


Look outfor an extended and interest
ing business notice by Foote & Sterling in
the next weeks Advance This firm is the
Oldest in their line in the city. They have
always done large amount of manufactur-
ing. and deserve great credit for the CON.
mencing and caring on the branch of manu-
facture which has grown into such an i'm
portant business in our city. Their bui
ness has built up not only good market,
not only for the raw material which is used
in their tannery and ii the manufacturing
OF boot and shoe pacss but have also given
employment to large number of hands,
and have helped to build up the general
business of the place. 1t is to every bodgs
interests to encourage and help build' up
home manufactures.
Year: 1874

THE Goodhue County Musical Asso.
citation meets at Cannon Falls on the 20th>
21st and 22nd of October. Prof. Stiles,
Raymond is Conductor and Miss Matte.
Graham Pianist. The Convention is for
the benefit Of the whole County, for prac+
tice and improvement of all singers, in the
noble and charming art Of singing. With
the decided increase in interest in musit
throughout the County by reason Of the
frequent use Of singing in the Grange, We
have no doubt but that the attendance win
be large. The first meeting of the Convex
tion atZumbrota last fall was most success
full and enjoyable, and the second meeting
should be made an improvement on the
first Free entertainment will be given by
the good people Of Cannon Falls, and the
only expense will be the annual member
ship fee Of $l.OO.
Year: 1874

Mr.. q. II. Smith. who by the way
has fine hardware store on Plumb street
has been placing two furnaces in the Meth
odist Episcopal Church in this city. These
furnaces are his own Invention are similar
IN outward appearance to the best furnaces
Of Eastern manufacture but are different
in their internal arrangements of these:
without going into minute description
we can only say that they seem practical
and to embrace the true principal and are
much more simple in structure than any
others we have ever seen. This simplicity
is remarkably valuable feature, in that,
1t enables the furnaces to be furnished at
about half the price of others in market.
We witnessed test these furnaces which
convinced US that they fully fill the bill,
affording an usual amount of heat for the
wood burned, and giving the rooms in all
parts an equal temperature.


Mr.. Smith has been engaged for mum.
Der of years in, connection with hardware,
in the business ofputting in furnaces;
and during that time has handled nearly
all the different varieties manufactured.
and he thinks that he has hit on a good
thing and we are Of the same opinion. He
however is not selfish and is willing to
supply all who have dwellings, school
houses, or churches to warm with the best
means Of heating them at the very lowest
prices. Call and see him opposite the
Goodhue House, Main St., Red Wing.
Year: 1874




"nobody'S business" they calculate that
by bribing one or two officers whose espe,
clal business it Ia to detect and expose their
frauds, they win escape with their booty
The pretense that any considerable lumber
OF frauds are committed. Internationally ID
putting entirely too low an estimate upon
the mercantile and commercial talent Of the
country. They are committed on purpose;
with deliberate purpose, systematically
planned and automatically executed. They
are not consummated without careful prep
aration and constant vigilance in two coun-
tries. Our foreign consuls and their clerks
and their families are coated with sugar
and gilded with presents until they cannot
tell whether invoices are over or under
value. At home the custom house bro
kers and entry clerks are instructed
to spare no reasonable amount Of expense
to get the invoices through. Without
going into detail the merchant gives them
carte blanche to do any or all things Gus,
tomary with rival firms, and asks no imper.
tinent questions SO long as success is at
tanned. This is why such great merchants
as Mr.. Dodge can swear that he had no in
tention to defraud the Government. He
did not know what his junior partners and
brokers and clerks might have done al
home and abroad to compromise tho honor
of the house. He knew they had realized
immense profits. probably far greater than
they had any legitimate right to expect
And this was why they paid the $271, 900
for tho return of their books and a clean
sheet.


Millions of default was claimed to have
been found. and the claim should never
have been compromised. 1t was just such
case as should have been thoroughly sifted.
and if frauds were found to have been per-
sistently and habitually and Systematically
committed they should have been punished
to the fullest extent of the law. Such an
example as that made of houss of the
magn itude of Phelps, Dodge & Co. would
have been of greater service in the suppres
sion of frauds upon the revenue than any
thing else that could have been done. But
the case should not have ended here. The
careless and conniving officers at home and
abroad should have been convicted and
punished for their lack Of vigilance or cor.
ruption, as the clse might be. A severe
penalty remitted or compromised is the
most dcmorIlizing thing possible. 1t sim
ply amounts to an invitation to repeat the
process and get of easy.


The proposed law, as we have said before
is Just what dishonest merchants want anG
honest ones deprecate. Inforners' share!
are put so low that silence and connivanct
can be cheaply purchased and still afford
greater emoluments to dishonest officers, OF
to other informers who are purchascable
than they can hope to realize by serving
the Government 1t is far better to pre-
serve the old system and exercise greater
care in the selection of foreign consuls and
custom house officers at home, to secure
high-toned, honorable, patriotic men, who
will serve the country with an eye single tc
its interest and still deal equitably with the
citizens