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Year: 1875

In looking over the market reports, we have frequently been

 impressed with the belief that the prices quoted for broom corn, would make it very profitable crop for our farmers to produce.

 The profits derived from this crop might be enhanced, if instead of shipping the corn, we could es- tablish broom factories at home and save transportation on the corn. Why could we not as well raise our broom corn and manu. facture our brooms as to have it done by others and pay enough transportation on our brooms to amount to a handsome profit on the same articles if manufactured at home. We are not advised as to the amount of labor required to produce a crop of broom corn, or as to the yield per acre, but al present quotations we feel conf
Year: 1875

It appears that we are unfortu nate in our efforts to get our friends of the Van Guard to un- derstand us aright on this matter. Our first article was so ''indefi- nite," to them, that they could make nothing of it; our second has been altogether misunder- stood by them, and our position greatly, but we presume altogeth- CT unintentionally, misrepresented by them. They say they had in- dulged the hope that we coald see the impropriety of insisting that the original line be re-estab- lished.

 Our friends of the Van Guard must have read our article very carelessly to get any such an idea from it. We did not, and do not yet insist, or even ask, that the old line be re-established, for we know as well as does the Van Guard that the old line was not we'll enough defined, and that it was a very zig-zag, indefinite county line. We did, however, favor the next legislature defining a clear, definite, and so far as
Year: 1875

relic of the rude, unbusiness-like customs of other days, not at all tolerable, or in the least effective in the present progressive age of newspapers and printing presses. In olden times when there were few newspapers and few news paper readers it may have been advisable, but in this day and time when every county has it's paper and no one thinks of being counted intelligent without read ing his paper, the idea of giving notice of important matters by little pinned-up posters is ridicu- lous and intolerable. If we have a law at all requiring public mo- tice to be given of any matter, let us have it so that the object to be obtained by said publication will not be circumvented by the worth less manner of giving the notice.

 Between the publication of legal notices by posters, and by advertisement in the county newspaper, there is no compari- son. The latter is the only noti- iication that should be recognized by law as legal.

 We hope to see our next legis- lature take action on this matter, and we have no doubt they will show their progressiveness and good sense by providing by en- actment that all legal notices shall be given through the news papers.
Year: 1875

The law as it now exists, con corning the manner of giving publicity to legal notices, is the subject of articles in several of our state exchanges. That the present law on this subject leaves ample loop-holes for fraud, and for the exercise of rascality by persons who might be so disposed, is very apparent. That it some times places the oflicials-espe cially the Probate Judge-in a position where he is liable to re- ceive censure is also apparent. For instance; where it is left dis cretionary with him to order no- tice either by posting hand-bills or by inserting in the county paper, there is almost certain to be grumbling in either case; whereas, if the law provided plain ly and positively that public mo- tices should be given in a speci- fled way, there could be no cen sure upon the official.

 We are very well aware that the motives of the press who ad- vocate the amendment of the ex- isting law so that all legal notices will be made to appear in the county newspapers, will perhaps, be impugned. A moments thought, however, should convince any sensible man that the system of giving public notices by post ing handbills is very worthless and objectionable, Indeed it is q
Year: 1875

practicable, straight line between the two counties. And we object ed to the new line taking any more of the territory of Pope county on the Western side than is necessa- " to square up the counties. And thls is about all we said on the subject. We had not then investigated the subject sufficient ly to propose any line. Since that time we have taken the trouble to look into this matter, and we now have a line to pro. pose which we conceive will do equal justice to both counties,- which we believe is all the Van Guard or ourselves want,-and which will square our counties up and put them in much better shape. The line we have to pro- pose, and which we hope the next legislature will establish, con- mences at the middle of the Ar kansas river, and runs due North on the line between ranges twen- ty-one GID and twenty-two (22) until it strikes the Newton coun- ty line. This will be such a clear, plainly defined line that there can be no doubt or dispute or un- certainty about it; and while it will cut into both counties some, it will give Johnson county about 20 square miles more of our terri tory than we will get of hers. The matter of q few miles of territory, however, don't trouble us; what we are after, and ALL WE ARE AFTER, is to secure we'll defined line, doing justice to both coun- ties, which will forever settle all disputes about it. What says the Van Guard to this line?
Year: 1875

The solution of this question must have the consideration of the voters and taxpayers of onr county sooner or later, and the longer it is put of tue worse it is for our county. Without a proper place for tho confinement of offenders we are in bad situ- ation to suppress lawlessness or to impress upon evil-disposed per sons a proper respect for the ob- servance of the laws, and the rights of individuals. The ex- pense of keeping committed of lenders is now too great for us to stand and the extra duty that it imposes upon our officials is more than ought to be put upon them.

 We are informed that another jail as good as the last one that we had can be built for one thous- and dollars and that there are propositions from responsible par ties to build one for that sum. But even if it costs three thous- and dollars, we should have a .iml. Our county judge is anX- ious to have this matter solved, and he assures us that he will be glad to receive any suggestions on it from any taX-paycr who may have any views to advance. As it is at present, we are in very poor condition to enforce q proper respect for our laws. We need a good substantial jail where offend crs may learn that it is no small matter to disregard the rights of others or to violate the laws of the country.
Year: 1875

No MoRE SECEssIoN.-The Alabama Constitutional Conven- tioh has incorporated into the Bill of Rights of the new state constitution the following: "The people of this state accept as final the established tact that from the Federal Union there can be no se- cession of any state" Thus the state which furnished the first cap ital of the Confederate States, is the first to pronounce through her Constitution against secession, and thus is another hobby of such republicans as Boutwell,, Morton and others of like ilk, knocked cold.
Year: 1875

dent that it would yield a mucI

 better return for the labor thai cotton.

 In Our Home Journal, we fnt the following answers given t questions propoInded by cor respondent on this subject:

 First.-Cut the corn when tho tops have greenish color. ifleft until it turns yellow, it is depre- ciated from one-third to one half in market value.

 Second.-On the large, long tops of straw leave about i inches of stalk; on the thln, short ones about s to 10 inches, the object being to have it all of an uniform length.

 Third.--The corn should be dried in the shade, as that dried in the sun is very much reduced in value.

 Fourth. you allow the seed to ripen the corn will not be of much account. If you want seed you cannot expect to get much for the corn.

 Flfth.-Bale it about the same as cotton or hay, laying ) our corn perfectly straight lengthwise with the bale, and pack it so that the stalk comes to the ends of the bale. It must, however, not all be laid one way-it can be laid so that the straw turns towards the end of the bale but it should not be allowed to project beyond it. The straw should be laid so that when bound, it will hold together.

 Sixth.-On page 1S6, Vol. 9, date of March 20th, 1875, you will find simple machine de- scribed. If that is not cheap enough, the following plan can be tried. Take three pieces of wood ltx3 inches and 4 feet long, bore or I inch hole through the ends and drive peg through, which will answer as hinge, then pull the loose end of the middle one up, and nail q two inch board 6x10, across the ends of the two lower which should be cut off some ? or 3 inches, so as to make them that much shorter than the upper one. The upper piece should also have fastened to it, a piece of board 6x10, } inches thick, but it is better to mortise this, and let the end stick through 1t. The two pieces of board should be set so that the edges come squarely upon each other. On the inner sides of these boards nail piece of iron, the whole length, and you have cheap scraper with which you can scrape the seed off your corn, but it is considerable labor. Other plans can be. adopted, and, in the hands of mechanic q simple con- trivance be made to answer the purpose.

 Good broom corn brings from $ to 3 cents pound, when well cleaned of seed, and we'll cured The color of well cured corn should be bright green.
Year: 1875

There is no public interest which is of greater importance to our state, and none which needs more fostering care than our pub. lie schools.

 We hope to see our present state government prove itself as excellent in its devotion to the true interests of the state in this respect, as it is in all others.

 We must have a good system of public schools and we shall ex- pect to see our next legislature look narrowly into this matter and sec what legislation is necessary to secure greater efficiency in our school system. The time has arrived when the people demand good school facilities and they will not long remain in love with any state which neglects it's edu- cational interests.

 We are glad to see, from the following circular letter, that our very excellent commissioner of State Lands is determined to do all he can to give efficiency to the public school system of the state: OFFICE COMMISSIONER OF STATE LANDs,I

 LITTLE ROCK, September 24, 1875. To County Superintendents of

 Public Instruction:

 Your attention is invited to the following section of Gantt's Di- gest:

 "Sec. 54S1. County Superin- tendents of public instruction shall, as soon as possible, ascer- tain the number of acres of con gressional school land unsold in his county; also, the number of acres and description of such con- gressional school lands as have been sold on credit, and on which any portion of the purchase mon ey, or the interest thereon, re- mains due; the length of time since any payment of principal or interest has been made; the names of persons that perma nently occupy or have possession of the same; the number of acres each possesses or occupies; the condition of said land; the num- Der of acres under cultivation the kind and value of the i'm provements on each parcel of said lands; and shall report the same to the state superintendent of public instruction and to the com missioner of state lands"

 The law was enacted in 1873, yet no report of the kind or char acter contemplated above has ever been made to this office. The imperfect records in this office, relating to school lands, render such report absolutely necessary in order that the interests of the public schools of the state may be protected, and l earnestly urge each county superintendent to prepare and forward to this office, at as early a period as practicable, such a report as the law quoted above contemplates.

 j. N. SMITHEE, Comr of State Lands
Year: 1875

Our engraving of the Art Build 1 ing, a part of the fixtures pre- pared at Fairmont Park, Phila- delphia, for our grand centennial i building next year, will, we hope, serve better and more useful purpose than to merely attract the idle gaze of our readers for a few moments.

 The preparations for this great est of all shows are going on with great activity, and if present in dications have any significance the occasion will be one altogeth- CT worthy of the progress which the first century of our existence as a Republic will mark.

 The development and growth of our Republic is to be placed on exhibition before the assembled world. The display which we make of the products of our soil, the fruits of our earth, the pro- auctions of our shops and facto- rlcs, the wealth of our mines, the varied results of our accumulated industries, and the diversified skill of our inventors is to be the guage of our advancement. The Old World will come to see what theNew World has been doing dur ing the century whose close will then be marked.

 Every day brings responses to our invitations, from nations older in arms than our own, and we will not find ourselves wanting in an assemblage of spectators wor thy, in point of numbers, and in appreciation of merit, to be- hold our best display.

 State pride will never find more fitting opportunity for be- coming and beneficial expression than through the completeness andexcellence of State representa- tiop at the Centennial Exhibition.

 The efforts of every citizen who has any State pride about him should go to the end that our rep rescntation there, shall be so full and excellent, so complete in va riety and minutie, that an inspec- ton of our products and articles displayed, will be almost equal to visit to our state.

 This end can only be attained and the benefits to be derived se- cured, by active and generous personal effort. The impression of popular exertion must be stamped upon it or it will be counterfeit. State aid can not make it what it must be; the people must put their impress up. on it.

 The question forces itself upon us, shall Pope county be dere- lict in doing her part in this i'm poftant matter.

 We hope not; we hope our peo- pie will make it personal mat ter and begin to act. Our County Board will next week issue an ad- dress to their fellow citizens of Pope, and we ask ready, willing and zealous response from the people.
Year: 1875

The Wilmington Commercial says that
DIR. L. W. Cooper. surgeon at the Kent
county almshouse. performed very del
ioats operation upon an inmate few
days ago. 1t consisted in removing the
second and third fingers and taking q W
shaped piece Of flesh from the upper
part OF the hand of q man named Jump,
and placing the fourth finger in the
place of the third one. giving better
opportunity for working the thumb and
hnnera
Year: 1875

Over.Exertion, either OF body or
mind, produces debility and disease.
The usual remedy ID to take some stimn-
lent, the effect Of which is the same as
giving tired horse the whip instead of
oats. The true way is to fortify the sys-
tenn with a permanent tonic like the
Peruvian Syrup, "a protoxide OF Iron, J
which gives strength and yigor to the
whole system.
Year: 1875

The New York Tribune, in its finan-
cial column, says: -...... .


The general impression concerning
the bills seems to be that so far as il
proposes to substitute silver change for
the fractional currency now in use, it
will be found to be impructicabie; and
that no legal tenders will berctircu un-
der its operation, for tho reason that
unless there shall be n more rapid and
important revival OF business than
there is any good cause to anticipate,
there will bo no considerable addition
to the national bank currency now In
circulation. So the conclusion is that
beyond the bare promise to pay the
long dishonored legal tenders four years
hence, and without taking any eiIectivo
measures to enable tho Treasury to full
fill the promise, "thcrc's nothing in IT,"
Those among the bankers and brokers
who are students of politics and human
nature gravcly doubt it tho measure
will even "save the party" which
seems to have been its chief aim. AS
this "grcnt financial nc;tsIrc" will not
be likely either to contract or expand
the volume of paper currency material
ly, business men will perhaps find
some consolation in the not unrcnsonn.
bic hope that there will be no more
currency tinkcring done by this p.,rtic-
ular Congress. What it has done to
save the party we have seen. Now let
us wait, without being too sanguinc of
the result, in the hope that tho next
Congress may try to do something to
save the country. 1t was intimated in
this column, n week ago, that the tenn
porary high rates for money would not
probably be OF long duration, and we
find now II plentiful supply Of currency
offering on call at 3 to per cent. though
higher rates prevailed in the earlier
part Of the week.
Year: 1875

the failure of either side to call her.
Third, solemn and pathetic assertion
of her innocence of adultery.


Dispatches from various points in
the Pennsylvania coal region, report
the strike as still in force, with dis
turbances at various places.
Year: 1875

Dress Makers recommend 1t as boing the best
Corset to fit dress over, because it is cut In
such manner that the front and back seams ut
like seams to a dress


And it is superior to any other Corset now in
use. because its peculiar style Of cutting gives
sufficient flness at the bosom, without folding
at the top grad dualy and closely fitting to, and
over the hips is longer front and back than Or
dnary Corsets, and in fact is the only Corset cut
in this form. - :,


In addition to the DOLLAR CORSET will
be found large assortment of other makes at
the following prices-Sl.25, Sl.5o, Sl.75, $500,
S3 so and S.
Year: 1875

The third lecture of our series was de- livered by Rev. John Churchill. on the evening of the 26th ut. Subject, Beliefs Customs and Social Life of the Far-off Olden Time The lecture was a very able one, evidently the result of much study, and deeply interesting to lovers of history. The field is so wide that we ear

 nestly hope he will give us another talk on the same subject. A snow storm prevent ed many from attending. yet the popular ity of the speaker and the desire to hear him upon that subject drew together 4 good audience. more than were expected.

 The operatives in our factories feel the rigor of winter quite sensibly, as wa- ter is in such short supply that they can not work over half time and some not that.
Year: 1875

The contest of the past week in the House is substantially to settle the ques- tion whether the majority shall be allow ed to control the action of that body with out being blocked by $ filibustering, or dilatory motions. During a continuous session lasting nearly two entire days. last week, the majority were kept from considering the Civil Rights bill by mo- tions to adjourn, calling of the roll, &c., &c. The majority were determined to put an end to this practical veto power of the minority, and, on Tuesday, succeeded in passing resolution giving the com mittee on rules power to report such changes as will give them control of busi-
Year: 1875

1s will be seen by notice elsewhere that the Washington Dramatic Associa- tion give another of their entertainments coon We have so often spoken in praise of their playing and of the public spirit they have shown that we can hardly add anything on those points. Now, however, they are starting out in new hall with new scenery. & new play, and we feel sure the public will be more than satisfied with the second opening of the ns~ Temple of the Arts in Judea.
Year: 1875

BETTER THAN GoISd SOUTH. - "Go South Go South :" IS the parrot cry of tho consumptive. It Is well meant, but silly. Few of those who arc suffering from lung and throat diseases can go South, or would be benefited if they did go. Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar is worth more than millions of cubic feet of southern air as remedy for every species of pulmonary complaint It will cure any cough, any cold, any bronchial complaint, and efectually arrest the ten- dency to consumption.

 Pike's Tooth-ache Drops cnre in one minute.
Year: 1875

The following letter has been received by the Secretary of the Kansas Aid So- ciety from g friend now-residing in Kan sas, to whose care the contributions from Litchfeld were sent:

 JUNCTION Cry, Kan, Jan. 25, 1875.

 Ny dear Mrs. Coit.-The Litchield barrels arrived safely this morning with out break or injury of any kind, and I will not venture to say how many of their con- tents are tonight making happy hearts md homes on these prairies. Everything was SO Very nice, so much better than any thing we had hitherto received that I was proud to tell the ladies they came from the good old town knew so well. The boots and shoes, coats and pants, were especially hailed with joy, for when we left our little office, Saturday, not 8 single article of these things remained, so many had been tue demands for them. And the nice selection of stockings came in good play. had hardly unpacked the things, and came home for little while, when poor sick man in the country sent Tn to know if we had some stockings for his four little girls, all destitute, and 1 was so thankful to be able to supply them.

 The comfortable hoods and skirts were also greatly appreciated-it is hard for me to particularize when every thing is so good--as for the warm underwear it is in great demand and we have not been able to keep up with the call, although we have given out good deal such work to the poor women who come for sewing The tea I will keep to give out to the sick, as it is luxury ln these days; and some of the nice dried apples and beans will go the same way. Blessings on you all, dear Litchfeld ladies, for the good warm cloth ing. and again l say, especially for the shoes.

 Friday evening, after my days work scantily provided with this worlds be- longings) in behalf of neighbor who had nothing to keep her from the bare ground i thought had given away all could spare, but found pair of Arctic over- shoes which would yet do considerable service, and she received them with great delight. This same good Samaritan I speak of, who lives on the outskirts of town, not long since had some campers (emigranfs you would call them) stopping at her house over night. Not one but was barefooted, so she fitted them out from her own small store as well as she could, and spent the balance of the night sewing rags on their feet. suppose these things seem to you almost incredible, vet they come under my daily notice, and I feel we can hardly be grateful enough to the kind Eastern friends who have so gen. erously helped us in our efforts. On Sat- urday, we sent bundle to an old lady (between 70 and 80 years of age) whose only clothing was gunny sacks sewed to- gether.

 Again receive our heartfelt thanks and believe me

 Yours, most sincerely,

 MARY P. BOILER

 The ladies will send more packages for the relief of this suffering community and earnestly request gifts of new and second hand clothing or anything that Can be shipped. Such donations may be sent to Mrs. c. F. Ray, at the United States Ho- tel. They would also call attention to the dollar subsrriptinn, which has been start ed at the PostoA1ce, and ask all to add
Year: 1875

sent to the NEW YORK ORIENTAL TEA COMPANY will insure by return mail. one pound of excellent Oolong, Young Tyson. English Breakfast, Japan or Mixed Tea such as is usual

 IT IS A FACT NOT GENERALLY KNOWN that by recent arrangement of the Post Office, small quantities of merchandise are now con- veyed at charges considerably less than those of the express companies. The cost on one pound of Tea being 8 cents only,

 The New York and Oriental Tea Company is taking the advantage of THIS EXTRAORDINA- BY FACILIIY and is supplying it's customers in all parts of the United States with the finest Teas ever imported at