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Year: 1877

wish to call the attention Of your read


ers to an article in the last number Of the
FARMER, entitled profitable Bee-keoping,"
by Mrs. L. Il. Cotton. 1t will be observed
that she has very wonderful hive, Of her
own invention, which will do very wonderful
things. Swarm or not swarm to order, and
withal, give immense average yields Of honey
and that in poor section for the production
of honey. Let us consider her statements a
little. She says she can "aVerage about
two hundred pounds of box honey from
each hive in season." II, as she claims they
will swarm or not as she desires, she can with
few assistants during the busy season, take
care of five hundred hives. We will sup


pose "abOut two hundred pounds" to mear
one hundred and eighty pounds, which a


twenty cents per pound would bring the nic'
little sum Of thirty-six dollars per hive
Now suppose she pays eleven dollars pc


hive for the boxes and labor necessary 70


their care, which would be large estimate
we find that she would make a clear prof
of twenty five dollars a hive. Isn't thA
pretty good, especially when we multiply
Year: 1877

A very curious incident is recorded by
the Burangong (Australia) Chronicle as hav-
ing occurred at the sale of some effects re-
Gently disposed Of within a few miles of
Young. For long time the deeds Of some
property, consisting Of house and premises
and about 100 acres Of land, were mislaid
and could not be discovered. 1t was sup
posed they we're irrecoverably lost, and ap-
plications we're made at the register-gener-
ais Office in Sidney for copy Of the missing
documents. The persons interested we're un-
able, however, to give satisfactory discrip-
tion Of the property, and the consequence
was that their application was not successful,
for the simple reason that they could not ac-
curately describe the property conveyed.
The family were still in possession Of it, how
ever, and did not manifest any further care
in the matter.


Upon the death of the surviving parent,
which took place recently, the children be-
gan to adjust affairs aud to look into the
matter Of the landed property. The same
difficulty presented itself as OF old the fur
niture was sold, among which was an old
stuffed chair, made out of an ale cask, we'll
padded, and used almost exclusively by the
departed male parent of the family. The dis
carded article was removed by one of the
SONS of the family; for some time it was
used by him in the parlor then it was taken
into the bedroom, and finally it found its
way into the kitchen, as lounging-seat for
Mary Ann.


The son got into difficulties, and gave
bill of sale to one of bis creditors over the
entire lot of his effects The man taking the
inventory was we'll pleased with the comfort
the old chair afforded him, and having an eye
to business, put it down with the intention
Of buying, it should it be put up to the ham,
mer-a result that he foresaw was immedi-
ately pending. A few weeks time verified
his prediction. The sons effects were sold,
and the family being in reduced Circum-
stances, many articles were brought in by
private friends for them. The old chair,
however, was spotted by the man who had
made the inventory, and was purchased by
him for Is. I'D. This SO exasperated the
servant girl that taking up an ak, she de-
liberately cleft the chair in twain, when 10
and behold there was disclosed to view in
its interior, not only the missing deeds Of
the property, but will, some 9900 in notes
and gold. and various valuable trinkets. The
bailiff was SO dumfounded that he appeared
to have lost all its recollection, for certain it
is that Mary Ann took possession of his un-
lawfully acquired property, which, however,
in all honesty she Immediately handed over
to her master and mistress, whose Joy can
we'll be imagined. The inventory man ske-
daddled with ''6ver," and he says he hates
the name Of Mary Ann.
Year: 1877

A little incident related in the "Life of
Audubon" forcibly illustrates the patient,
persistent, pains-taking manner 10 which men
of science, as we'll as men ofletters, prosecute
their investigations. 1t was while be was
hunting in the forests Of Louisiana that he
discovered a tiny little wood bird hitherto
unknown to the ornithologist. 1t was not
SO big as wren, and was clad in coat Of
such plain sober gray, that none but practi-
cal eyes would detect it fluttering in and out
among the peculiar species Of trees it inhab-
tied. But however humble the bird might
be, to Audubon it was one Of charming
and curious race Of beings that interested
him above all other living things, aud to as,
certain its history and habits was a matter
Of as much Importance as though it were
chief of the tribe. lie, therefore bent every
energy Of his intent aud eager nature to the
study of it. One night he came home with
the exciting news that he had found pain
which were evidently preparing to build q
nest. Next morning he was off to the woods
at daybreak, taking along with him tele'
scrpic microscope. Erecting this under thu
tree that sheltered the almost invisible little
creatures he was anxious to observe, he mad
himself pillow Of moss, and them lay qui
city down on the ground, with his eye to th'
instrument, and remained throughout th,
liye-long hours until night-fall watching the
movements Of the secret and unsuspectinl
architects. This course he repeated day al
ter day for three weeks, without respite OF
iutermission, and then he was able to tell
with minute and accurate detail, just wha
these builders in the heart Of the wildwoo'
chose for their dwelling, just how they pu
it together, and the number Of days requires
to complete the process Of incubation. = Fan
eierS' Journal.
Year: 1877

The superintendent Of the college farm at
Hanover, N. H., has shown by experiment
that feed has marked effect on the milk Of
his COWS. In the mouth OF February he fed
two COWS with corn meal aud hay, aad two
others with shorts aud hay the former yield
ed the most milk, and the milk produced the
greater proportion Of butter. He then, in
in the month Of March, reversed the feed,
giving shorts to the first two and meal to the
second two, and the milk and butter product
was reversed.
Year: 1877

At the present time there are over
five hundred stamps at work within
a few miles of Danlonega, and one Of
these miles having a battery Of five
stamps only, yields from twenty to
twenty-five ounces of gold per week,
an average of six hundred dollars per
week, or one hundred and twenty
dollars per stamp. The mill is run
by a small engine, which pumps its
water from the mine, affording wat
er for washing also. The mill frame
stands Immediately over the shaft,
which is now about nine feet, and
the ore is said to grow richer as the
shaft descends. In this mine the
quartz yields from one dollar to six
dollars per ton, and the cost Of min
ing, crushing and amslgamating, is
only twenty-five to thirty cents per
ton.
Year: 1877

An alarming custom which seems
to be growing among our girls is the
practice of walking tho streets dur
ing the evening. We believe in
walking, and think young people re-
quire plenty of fresh airand exercises
but surely an hours brisk walking at


sunset will effect this object. Modest
girls should not be seen on the street,
unless necessity compels it, after
dark. We hope and believe that this
alarming custom in the majority Of
cases works no serious result; and
yet it requires a great deal Of faith in
human nature to believe even this,
and no great degree Of foresight To
predict the mischief that in very


many cases must come Of II. Girls
arc too often inclined to get up "lit'
tic firtations" with tho gentlemen
they meet. Sometimes it is no more
than m interchange Of glanccs, a
cough, q wave Of the handkerchief
but these little departures from maid
enly modesty lead to greater and moro
dangerous ventures; and we shudder
to think of tho abyss on which they
unwittingly stand. What kind of a
parent can they bO who lot their
Year: 1877

NOTICE is hereby given that by virtue of an
execution issued out OF the Circuit Court for
the county OF Kalamazoo, IN the state OF Mich
igan, wherein the First National Bank OF Cen
,terville is plaintiff, and Horace r. Gardner and
Ransom Gardner are defendants, bearing date
,the twenty seventh day Uf May, one thousand
.sight hundred and seventy six. and to me, as
'sheriff of Van Buren county, directed and de-
.Iivered, did on the twenty seventh day OF May,
>one thousand eight hundred and seventy six,
seize and levy upon all the right, title and in
terest OF the said Horace Il. Gardner and Ran
som Gardner in and to the following described
real estate. situated in the county Of Van Bu-
rem, state OF Michigan, which shall expose to
sale and sell at public vendue, to the highest
bidder, at the front door OF the Van Buren,
County Circuit Court House, In the village of
Paw Paw, on Tuesday, the fourth day OF Sep
tember, next, at the hour OF ten o'clock in the
forenoon, or 30 much thereof as shall be nee
'essary to satisfy said execution, together with
the interest and costs thereon, to wit: Entire
section number twenty five, in town one south,
OF range number thirteen west entire section
number thirty six, in town one south, of range
number thirteen west the north east quarter
OF section number twenty, in town two SOUTH
a,s range number seventeen west the west
half cof section number twenty four, in town
two fouth, OF range number seventeen west ;
lkbs east half of the north east quarter OF sec
ton numbeS twenty six, in town two south, OF
range number seventeen west the north west
quarter OF section number thirty six, in town
four south, OF range number fifteen west the
north half OF the south west quarter OF section
nnuliser thirty six IN town four south, OK range
Number fifteen west the north half OF the
south east quarter OF section number thirty
six. in town fou1 south, Of range number fif-
teen west the wet half Of the south west
Quarter OF section number twenty four, IN town
one south, Of range number thirteen west; the
north half OF the south west quarter OF section
rnumber fifteen, in town two south, OF range
Cnumber thirteen west the south east quart or
of section number fifteen, in town two south,
of range number thirteen west the south east
quarter Of the south west quarter OF section
number twenty one, In town two seuth, OF
range number thirteen west


Dated Paw Paw. July 16, 1877.


,TOHN E. SHOWERMAN, Late Sheriff,


,ns4t7 Van Buren, County, Mich.
Year: 1877

A ANEwsPAPER.-What comfort is the
morning paper ?" How small is the
sum that is required to patronize pa
per. and how amply remunerated is its
patron, care not how humble and un-
pretending the gazette which he takes,
for it is next to impossible to fill a sheet
with printed matter three hundred times
a year, without inserting daily some in
formation that in itself is worth the sub
scription price. A newspaper is his
tory of current events as well as co.
pious and interesting miscellaney, aud
which youth will peruse with delight
when they will read nothing else. Mag
aziues, monthlies, are we'll in their way,
but once read and the novelty is gone.
Your daily newspaper comes every
morning bringing with it freshness,
novelty and a whole days pleasure.
Year: 1877

A well known editor, having prin-
ter in his employ who several times a
day would leave his work to get a drink
of whisky, instructed his cashier to drop
ten cents in drawer TO his credit every
time that printer went out. In seven
teen months he had drank himself out
of good situation, and the drawer being
opened contained S409. This was loaned
to a young mechanic, who returned it
with interest to the editor the 18th of
last February saying that he has now
wife, two children, and property worth
$4,000, while the poor printer is hunt
ing for food.
Year: 1877

A young man called, in company with
several other gentlemen, upon young
lady. Her father was also present, to
assist her in entertaining the callers.
He did not share his daughters scro-
pies against the use of spurious drinks,
for he had wine to offer The wine was
poured out, aud would have been drank,
but the young lady asked Did you
call upon me or upon papa ?"


Gallantry, if nothing else, compelled
them to answer, I" We called upon you"


Then you will please not drink wine;
| have lemonade for my callers


The father urged the guests to drink,
and they were undecided The young
lady added. Remember, if you call
upon me, then you drink lemonade: but
if upon papa, why, in that case have
nothing to say"


The wine glasses were set down with
their contents untasted.


After leaving :the house, one of the
party exclaimed, "That is the most
effective temperance lecture | have ever
heard"


Indeed, it was sown in good ground.
1t took root, sprang up and is now
bearing fruit. The young man from
whom these facts were obtained broke
off at once from the use of all strong
drink, and is now a clergyman, preach
ing temperance and religion. As he re-
lated the circumstance TO me tears came
into his eyes. He sees now his former
dangerous position, aud holds in grateful
remembrance the lady who gracefully,
and still resolutely, gave him to under
stand that her callers should not drink
wine.
Year: 1877

he fact that but ono o0ae has -.
ceuded the Minnesota river this asea ;
son il doubtless explainable BY there
being little freight to be brought out.
The very light crops harvested in the
upper valley counties for the last two
years, with kthe fears for the farture
on account Of the uncertainty whether
insects or men will harvest the crops
Of THE season. have served to stop the
enterprise which until two years ago
Vas fast developing the resources Of
this riches. section ofoar State. But
this depression has been unreasonable
Otherwise steambcatmen would have
taken advantage Of the opportunity 70
grin possession Of the paying traffic
which lies fallow along shore between
St. Paul and Carver-a traffic which
has been abandoned but net destroyed


While the present is not a favorable
time for establishing or renewing com
meree, it is . proper time, for consider
ing What shall be done hereaise.. and
the business men Of St. Paul shohld
not permit this great river channel Of
trade to be abandoned. They are
most interested in it for it alone may
be made to secure the commercial po
sition held by this city. There are
further reasons why the present is the
right time for moving 10 the matter. to
be found 10 the facts that there being
no further occasion for government ex-
penditure for preservation Of the wa
ter power property at Minneapolis, it
will nov be easier to secure the ap.
propriations needed for improvement
Of the channel Of the MINES ota, aud
one Senator aud two Representatives
in Congress arc BY the their residences
so located as to be directly interested
in the proposed Minnesota river i'm.
prove men.s. At the next session Of
Congress these gentleman can if they
will secure q sufficient appropriation
to ensure that the river will be made
navigable at any stage Of water.


Present indications give hope that
the worst Of the grasshopper plague
has gone BY. With fair crops in the
upper valley this season there will be
need Of boats to bring cut the produce
which will else be teamed away from
the river to the railway lines, north
and south. But under any circum-
stances this city ought to provide q
daily boat between here and Carver.
1t might to some extent complete with
our valley railroad but it would bring
to the city q considerable business
which the road does not bring. Under
favorable circumstances, that is, q re
turn Of farming prosperity aud the
governments undertaking to improve
the channel it would be greatly profita.
bic to this city to establish aud main.
tain line Of boats and barges, built
or especially adapted to that naviga
tion, between this city and Yellow
Medicine. All thct the railroad com
pany would lose BY the competition Of
such Tide Of boats II would gain by
the increased business drawn from the
counties above the great bend aud St.
Paul would lose nothing but would
gain greatly Dispatch.
Year: 1877

Did any enfeebled human being ever become
strong under tho operation Of powerful cAthArtics
ssivantsi It is sometimes necessary regulate tho
bowels, but that cannot be dcne by active purgaton
which exhausts the vital forces and serves no good
purpose Nhstever. The only true way to promote
health and vgor, which essential regularity of
the organic functions is to invIgorae discipline and
purify the system at the time. The
Efficacy of Hostetters Stomach Bitters In cases of
debility irregularity of the organs of digestion
assimilation secretcn and discharge. is universally
admitted. Appetite good digestion regular hSbiS Of
body, SOLVE circulation of chs bood urity OF all
the animal utds induced by this superb tonic and
corrective 1t has equs Uoreover, as d preventive
Of cbls and fever and other OF maariAl
To ernigrants and travellers it 10 particularly service
able as n medicinal safeguard
Year: 1877

Colonel J. B. Vincent, sheriff of Frio
county, brought in word of the killing of
two young men named Virgil Ridgeway
and Frank Connolly. Ridgeway and
Connolly and two hired men were out on
a cow hunt, and had camped near a Mex
leans house. Connolly went to Ridge
way and asked for five dollars, saying
that he wanted to go down to the Mexi-
cans house and gamble. Ridgeway gave
him the money, but told him not to stay
long. Connolly left, and did not return
as SOON as he expected, and when he did
return, Ridgeway told him that he had
no further use for his services, and asked
him to pay back the five dollars. Connel-
ly said, MAYBE you think yoa can make
me pay it back Ridgeway said he could
make him, and was going to do so. Con-
nelly then drew his six-shooter, and
Ridgeway picked up Winchester rifle
and jumped behind a tree, and both
fired at about the same time, and both
were struck in the bowels. The two BOYS
who were with them ran off, and returned
with assistance, after being absent a
considerable time. Both the wounded
men had crawled off together to a pond
at some little distance, where they were
covered with mud, Connolly dead, and
Ridgeway mortally wounded. Neither of
the young men were over eighteen years
Of age-GaErest0n Nelcs.
Year: 1877

The Tom cat and the street lamp at
tend to business chiefly at night. Day
time they are more ornamental than use
full. Sprawling around the stove, bask-
ing in the sun, he passes away the day in
sleep. AS night approaches he braces up,
and starts out to attend to business He
has no friends. Every cat he meets is an
enemy. He meets the enemy and they
are his, or he is theirs; it is as often one
way as the other. As socn as he meets
the foe he arches hi: back initiates his
tail and sounds the war cry. Talk about
the tocsin alarm; the Tom cat calls in q
voice that Immediately gives him the
belt for hideous noises.


The enemies near each other; there is
not clash of arms exactly, but there is
an interlocking and braiding Of legs, two
Jumps Of animated hair 60 into the air
and come down onto the ground and roll
over, and claw, and scratch, and 1ur flies,
and it flies fur, and they scratch faces,
and they face scratches, and they yawl,
and howl, and bite and tear for 3 few mo.
ments, and then unbraid their legs and
sit down and look at each other for min
ute, and collect their scattered senses, and
try and discover what particular portion
of their anatomy is missing, and then
both at the same instant turn and annihil-
ate space in opposite directions, with an
unanimity Of thought that is wonderful
in dumb animal. This 10 not an illu-
minated picture, but is a. hunk Of truth
about cat fight. -. 40 ~"
Year: 1877

nave takcn the precautlOn to clOthe
myself in coat Of mail before attacking
this subject. The Tom cat being encased
in coat of male too, wish to be on rs
near an equal footing with him as posi-
bic, but still he now beats me by two
feet. Any one that's got the advantage of
cat does not need a guardian; he can
just 60 right out in the cold world and
earn a dollar a day the year round.


The cat was invented long time ago.
I have forgotten the name of the inventor.
1t was patented, and tor long time the
inventor held it as monopoly, but after
a time the patent run out, and the cat
came into general use, since which time
there has been some improvements added
SO that the cat of this age is hard thing
to beat.


Cats are Of couple of kinds. One is
the Tom cat, and the other-well, the
other isn't. A cat is all born at once with
the exception Of the eyes, which are al
ways nine days late. When cat COM
mences it is always kitten, and there are
usually considerable many brothers and
sisters Of him at once, and for nine days
they are obliged to 60 it blind. The eye
business sticks me. I have read up all
the works on optics, and notice that most
everything that is going to have eyes have
them built in under the original contract,
even to the potato, and why he cat is left
out l cannot discover any more than 1 can
why woman looks under bed to find a
man.


The cat is composed Of a peculiar COM
position, similar'to India rubber: the ex-
act combination of the material is one of
the lost arts. l dropped cat out of a
five story window on Broadway once, and
he bounced up about rod, and landed
on his feet. He didn't even feel to see if
any bones were broken ;he simply glanced
at the lamp post on the corner, and read
the name Of the street to get his bearings,
and then sailed away as peacefully as
though he had just got out Of stage. 1t
is wonderful how far cat will tumble
and not break


Cats have tail built into them on the
after end. In repose it is about the size
of a broom handle, but when excited the
owner has the power of blowing it up
about the size of a Bologna sausage, and
when erect in the air it gives the cat a
very gamy appearance. The principal
uses Of the tail to the domestic cat are
few. Their memories are poor, and they
forget and leave their tails around on the
floor for people to step on. One of the
chief delights cat experiences is in get
ting the tail under the rocker of a chair,
just in season to catch the whole wei ight
of the chair at the coming down.


To get the pure, unadulterated cat, one
needs 60 to the city and make the ac-
quaintancc Of the Tom cat. There is
more life to the square inch in city Tom
than can be be found anywhere else, bar
ring piece of cheese. There he -four
ishes in all his native vigor. There his
cat-l1ke qualities find full play.


Then he courts,


Then he fights,


Then he yells,


On moonlight nights,


Climbing fences, lodging toots,


Also bullets as he scoots


From the chimney to the gutter,


Down conductor to the shutter,


Into the garden plat


Scat!
Year: 1877

On the road from the Mount Of Olives
to Bethany the remains of a Crusaders
church have recently been discovered,
In his official report, which appears in
the Atheagu,n, Lieut.. Kitchener states
that tradition has long pointed out this
spot as the place where the Saviour
mounted the ass for his triurnphal entry
into Jerusalem. In the chapel, which
dates from the twelfth or thirteenth CEN
tury, there is an almost square block OF
masonry covered with paintings which
are well executed but badly disfigured.
On the south side is represented the ris-
ing of Lazarus on the north re the
disciples fetching the ass on the west
there is a niche covered by an arch which
was probably Supported by two small
columns below the niche is portion VI
an inscriptions still remaining. This square
block is supposed to be either an altar, a
shrine, or a portion of the rock cut out
and ornamented. The walls of the small
chamber to the south are also painted
with a design of squares containing cir
cles, and the walls Of the church are
painted in common pattern. The shield
of Hansen has been taken down from
the mosque by the pasha, and Is now IN
the Serall.- 1t appears to have been the
cover of baptismal font or Of some yes
sell, and is made of bronze, containing
great deal of silver. The work appear:
to be Italian of the twelfth century, ano


is very beautiful.