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Year: 1872

PORTAGE CITY, Wis.,, NoT. Is, 1879.
To the Editor Of Tho Chicago Tribune:


sm: noticed . very excellent letter written
by N. q. Paaren. VS., in TEE TRIBUNE Of
Wednesday, Nov. 20, urging the establishment
OF Veterinary College, also Veterinary Medical
Associations throughout the the State. see no
earthly reason why our profession should not
rank as high in America as in England and
France. The Losses which are continually
occurring among horses and cattle are mon
st1ous and growing evil; and, in view
Of preventing unnecessary diseases and pre-
mature deaths, there ought to be a
Veterinary College in every State in the
Union !; but it is almost impossible to interest
the right kind of men, 80 that they may use
their influence for the purpose Of directing the
attention of the General Government to the
value and Importance OF Veterinary Science


It is very important that our science should
attract the notice Of legislators for it bears o
very intimate relation to social science, inaBmuch
eases, which are communicable one to the other,
and which often arise spontaneously and are
transmitted from one to the othor.


For the man of education, there is no field
that offers more Inducements than that Of
Veterinary Science. The epizootic which is now
spreading rapidly all over this country is begin
ming to open mems eyeH to tho fact that We must
have educated veterinary surgeons to attend to
their noble animals. For it is q fact that the
losses from this disease, and from every acute
disease. are far greater than they ought to be;
and these 1osaes are felt by the hard-working
farmer, and by those who depend upon the
Year: 1872

Vocal AND INSTRUMENTAL CoNCERT.-The
musical entertainment announced to take
place at Virginia Hall on Friday night will
be the means of introducing to the Rich
mond public one of the finest voices in the
city. Miss AleXina Brandt, whose singing
will be the most attractive features of the
concert, is a recent and notable acquisition to
the choir of the Second Baptist church. Her
voice is soft, but clear and strong, and is
withal we'll cultivated. All who have heard
her sing are enthusiastic in her praise. On
this occasion she will be assisted by other
talented amateurs who have long enjoyed the
favor of the Richmond public.
Year: 1872

How TO READ THE FAcE.-Dr. Clarke,
the celebrated Canadian physiognomist, will
lecture tonight at the Ciay-Street Methodist
church on "How to Tell Mans Character
and Peculiarities by his Face" The Doctor
is said to be good speaker, and his lectures
most happily combine instruction and amuse-
ment. The price of admission is very low,
and the proceeds will so to the Sunday school
of the church.
Year: 1872

Miss JEANNE PATTERsoN.-Qutc large and
a decidedly intelligent and fashionable au-
dience attended the readings Of this lady last
evening at the Exchange Hotel, and the sue
cess which attended her first entertainment
will beyond doubt secure her crowd to-
night at Virginia Hall. The papers through
out the State have neither overrated her tai
ents OF beauty.
Year: 1872

BROKE THROUGH THE IcE.-On yesterday
afternoon Henry Spencer, while crossing the
ice on the penitentiary pond, broke through
and had cold bath. He was soon relieved,
however. from his dlsagreeable situation.
Year: 1872

CONSERVATIVE CAuCUs.-There will be 4
conference Of the Conservative members OF
the General Assembly at the hall Of the
House Of Delegates tonight. The question
of rcapp0rtionncnt will lie considered.
Year: 1872

To the Trade and the public generally
we return our thanks for past favors
Our mutual transactions in business,
heretofore, is our chief claim for in
creased patronage.


The rapidly increasing Trade of this
City with the Merchants of the Sound
Ports warrants our present importation.


The Stock now on hand, as usual,
consists of
Year: 1872

To DRIVE AWAY R.Ts WITHOUT POI oy
We know Of three methods: First, the
old French plan; this is followed chiefly
in Fhris by men who make it specially
They take deep tub with water in the
bottom, and little elevation in III,
middle like an island, on which is only
~ place for just one rat to sit. The tol
is covered, and has u large balance valve
opening downward on the middle OF
this valve piece of fried pork or cheese
is fixed, and when rat walks on it t.
get the cteese, the valve goes down,
and drops the rat in the water, and
moves back into position. A road is
made from q rat hole to the top of the
tub by means Of piece of BROAD rubber
with cheese, SO as TO make the walk at
tactive to the rats. In the course of !,
single night soue ten, twenty Or even
more rats may go down, and if the is
land was not there they would be found
most all alive in the morning quietly
swiming around; but the provision OF
the little island saves the trouble of kill
ing them because their egotisti: in
stinct of self-preservation causes them
to fight for the exclusive possession Of
the island, on which in the morning is
found one IL solitary possession ;all the
,.tlers being killed and drowned around
him.


Second, the New York plan. invented
by one of our friends. The floor near
the rat hole is covered with thin layer
Of moist caustic potassa. When he
rats walk on this it makes their feet
sore; then licking their feet makes their
mouths sore; and the result is they
SHIN this locality, not alone, but tell all
the rass III the neighborhood about it,
Hnd eventually the house is entirely
abandoned by. them, Notwithstanding
the houses around may be teeuiing with
rats.


Third, the Dutch method; this is said
to be used successfully III Holland we
have, however. never tried it. A num-
Der of rats are Jeff together to them
selves in very large trap or cage. with
no food whatever their craving will, ut
last, cause them to fight. and the weak
est will be eaten up by the others after
IL short time the fight is senewed, and
the next weakest is the victim, and S
it goes n,tili one strong rat is left.


When this one has eaten the last re-
mains of any of the others, it is let
loose; the animal has acquired such Il
tastes fSr, rateaash that he is the terror
of 'ratddm,i going round seeking what
rat he may devonr. In an incredibly
short time the premises are abandoned
by all others. which will not come back
!afore. the can.able rat has left or has
died..
Year: 1872

TtrrEs For OCR GIRLS Almost ev-
cry newspaper or periodical we take up
contains some kind of advice to young
,scmen, until you must be tired of the
theme. Much is said that is excellent,
but before you rely upon it implicitly,
I wish you would notice whether 1t Is
the advice of man or a women. Mel
ther sex can understand the wants OF
the other as well as they can the wants
of their own, nd great many men
who write for the newspaper know less
about the female understanding than
they do of the mysteries of dress-mak-
Jug, or the management of cross baby.


You have enough of advice, certainly;
shall only tell you few well-known
truths. Do not mako matrimony the
sole end and aim of your existence.
Eow that colleges. schools OF art, and
the learned professions, are being open
cd to women. you need not accept the
first man who offers himself, whether
YOU love him or not, because you have
to be supported somehow. and it is
not respectable for lady to earn her
own living. 1t is better for the moral
condition of society that girls should
become doctors, artists, telegraph-oper
ators, booE-keepers, or any thing that
will support them honestly. rather than
become the wives of men they cannot
love. Girls, never marry for the poor
boon of either q home or husband.
Do not sell yourselves for gold. for II
marriage without love is an inferno
more terrible than Dante ever pictured.
Il is better to b. cheerful, contentsd
..old maid," than an unhappy. discon-
tented wife.


Some of the noblest women who ever
existed have never married. for they
preferred IS sngle hlessedness to wed
ded misery" OF course, it is better to
be married if the right one comes; but
if he does not, do rot fret about its
There is no greater mistake than to af-
firm either that matrimony is the uni
xsrsal. vocation Of woman, or that a
sour tempe, and discontented spirit are
inseparable from the condition Of single
lfe.., There nevey was an unhappy ''old
maid yet who wonld not have been
quite as unhappy as wife. md would
have created double mischief. for she
would have made two people miserable
instead ef ono,
Year: 1872

Raising potatoes from the seed is, &C
cording to the AgriculhuiSt, an interest
ing but not very encouraging field for
experiment. We have now many fine
potatoes, and one who raises from the
seed must produce something better
than any we now have to make his la
Dor remunerative. Nevertheless expe-
riments are not to be discouraged. Po


tato seed is that which is produced in
balls which are found upon the vines.


From the seed contained in these there
is no probability of getting potatoes like
the parent tuber, and each of the many
seeds a ball contains may produce a
widely different one from the same ball,
and in this manner new varieties are
produced. The ball of the potato Sc
lected for seed should be from the
earliest set upon the vines; this, when
ripened as much as can be upon the
stem, should be cut. with a good por-
ton of the vine, and placed in the sun
to mature. In spring the seeds are to
be sown, and the plants treated precise
ly like tomato plants. Sow in hot
bed, or in box in the house, and when
large enough, transplant to other boxes,
and when the weather will allow, plant
in good soil out-ofdoors.-Ifarper'S


VeoLb,
Year: 1872

A correspondent of the Maine Far
mer writes as follows how to treat cows
that kick and switch their tails: i
purchased, few years since, an excel
lent cow, but, as her former owner in,
formed me, "she would kick, out a
double shuttle frequently while being
milked," which soon found to be the
fact. | bowed her up in a. horse stall, },
fixed piece of hardwood plank across
the stall, so that it rested about six
inches from the. floor, and two inches
forward of her hind feet. She soon
found the sharp, edge of the plank
was injured less than her shins, and af-
terra few trials abandoned her bad habit
of kicking. l had another cow who
kept continual switching of her tail
while being MIXED. l placed a small
pole across the top of the stall, bored a
hole in board near the end, placed a
wire ring through it, slipped the pole
through the ring, SO that the board
hung about two feet from the floor, at
the side of the cows near hind. leg. She
can pound the board with her caudal
all she pleases without in
convenience to her milker. The ring
slides On the pole, and the board can be
showed aside when not needed.
Year: 1872

BY ALICE CARY.
The boy who does a stroke and stops
Will ne'er a great man be-:
"Tis the aggregate of siRgle drops
That makes the sea the sea.
The mountain was not at its birth
A mountain, so to speak;
The little atoms of sand and earth
Have made its peak a peak,
Not all at once the morning streams
The gold above the gray:
IT'S a thousand little yellow CLEANS
That make the day the day.
Not from the snow-drift May awakes,
In purples, reds and green's;
Springs whole bright retinue it takes
TO make her queen of queens.
Upon the orchard rain must fall
And soak from branch to root,
And blossoms bloom and fade withal
Before the fruit is fruit.
The farmer needs must sow and till,
And wait the wheaton bread:
Then cradle, thresh and go to mill,
Before the bread is bread.
Swift heels may get the early shout,
But spite of all the din.
It is the patient holding out
That makes the winner win.
Make this your motto, then. at start.
Twill help to smooth the way;
And steady, up both hand and heart,
Rome wasn't built in a day
Year: 1872

A MARRIED lady in Rock Island, Illi-
nois, had been in the habit, for several
years, of placing needles in her mouth.
Now and then she swallowed one, and
it was sure to appear in some strange
locality few months after passing down
her throat. During the last five years
seven needles have been extracted from
her body in different places-two from
the region of the stomach and short
ribs. one from the leg near the knee,
and recently one was taken from the
left temple. The lady has always en-
ioyed good health, and has never
suffered, any inconvenience from her
metallic diet.


bellies call great many people to
Year: 1872

Yesterday afternoon Coroner Parslow, OF Hobo.
ken, viewed the remains OF Mrs. McHartney, who
was found dead in her room, corner OF sixth and
Grand streets. Since the 30th OF November no
human footsteps passed the threshold OF her soli-
tary habitaton, her son was away in
New York. and she had been suffering
from severe illness. She became too
feeble to lit her hands, and there no fuel to
heat the room and no food but stale piece OF
bread. She sank helpless to the ioor In semi
nude condition, never to rise again except in the
agones OF death. No sounds being heard In the
dismal apartment, the door was broken open by
some Of the neighbors, and the miserable sufferer
had barely time to receive the last consolation OF
religion when she expired, victim to hunger and
distress,
Year: 1872

SYRACUSE, NJ Y, Dec. 9, 1872


The Coroners inquest in the case OF Peter Mehan,
engineer on the Syracuse aud BinghamtOn Rail-
road, who was killed by the disaster on Thanks
giving Day, was concluded this afternoon In their
verdict the jury find the engineer came to his death
by being crushed under the engine which was up
SET The jury ind that the track OF this
road Is in many places very much worn and dilapi-
dated and Is wholly UNIT 1or passenger tranlc in
the locality Of the accident that many OF the rails
are insecurely laid; that considerable portion of
the track is laid with pieces OF rail ranging from
six to twelve feet in length, and concludes by con-
demning the management OF the operative branch
OF the road In very strong terms.
Year: 1872




Resting on an arm Of flesh seems
to be the hereditary disease of Gods
people. They fly first to this and
then to that, but forget their true and
only resting place. The simple
walk of faith, trusting and leaning
alone upon the Invisible, how diff
cult it is to bring ourselves to it,?
We would have some favorite child
to lean upon, or husband, or wife, or
friend. Our abilities, or something
or other that we can see and han
die, shall be the golden calf which
we set up and say, "These be thy
gods, o Israeli" Here is great
difficulty, then, to wean US from
crutches, which are promoters Of
spiritual lameness.


/ have never met q child that b I'D
any fear about the nurses power to
hold it up. She put her arms about
it, and it trusts itself with her, lean
| ing wholly upon her, But we appear
to be afraid of leaning hard upon
God; we cannot leave ourselves with
him; we don't throw ourselves right
back on the Divine bosom. Yet
there is no true rest to ourselves
till we do. As long as we are trying
to support ourselves in some meas
ure or degree, we have not yet come
70 the rest Of faith. I have known
people who went in the sea to learn
to swim, but they never dare take
their feet of the bottom, and l do not
see how they ca n swim while they
also endeavor to stand on their feet.
Standing and swimming cannot be
managed at the SAINT time. So there
are souls that would fain trust them
serves to the goodness of God, but
they cannot be content without an
earthly prop. They cannot quite
cast themselves upon God, and trust
in the stream of his abundant faith
fulness; they cannot walk by faith;
they must have some way or other
of clingiDg to the flesh, Oh, for
grace to be willing to believe in God!


Rev. C. II. STURGEON.
Year: 1872

Unanimous and trustworthy ac-
counts from al parts Of Alsace-L -Lor-
raine leave no doubt that the first
levy Of young men for the German
military service has taken place IN
the most orderly manner, and in the
forms prescribed by Law. This is a
great disappointment to the prophets
who predicted that the first levy
would furnish no recruits at all Il
is true that the proportion Of the
latter varies considerably in partic-
ular places, and that there Is 9 great
difference between the town and the
country-to the advantage Of the
country; but still the results Of the
levy surpass the most sanguine ex-
pectations that had been formed Of
an event which is still a serious and
memorable one for Alsace-L Lorraine.
Without indulging in speculstions
on the further effects-Which may in
part be already foreseen-of the first
success, and confidently leaving the
future to itself, Of one thing We are
fully convinced, that the next years
levy in Alsaee-L Lorraine will furnish
the full yearly contingent, and bring
to the German army the expected
increase in homogeneous strength.
Year: 1872

A divorce case, founded upon the
unusual ples that the marriage was
compulsory and contracted under
protest, is pending in 8 Baltimore
court. The plaintiff is the husabnd,
who says that in July, 1871, he was
politely invited to the house Of his
father-in-law by that gentleman who,
getting him there, was so anxious
for an immediate marriage between
the plaintiff and his daughter that
he held the latter a prisoner by
threatening his life. while the clergy
man who had been provided per
formed the ceremony. The plaintiff
declares that to all his affirmative
responses during the ceremony he
he added the proyiso, "If this IS le-
gal" and now asks that the mar
riage may be declared null and void.
BE is not very likely to b grAtiasd.
Year: 1872

EDITORS APPEAL-Though the canvass
for county officers is not yet fairly open,
there are several questions of Importance
to the Democracy which ought to be dis
cussed and ventilated at once in order that
We may set wisely in preparing for the
struggle in August. We are going to have
q warm contest, It Is folly to conclude
now that because the Radical party Is in
the minority in Shelby county we are 60.
ing to have the canvass "all to ourselves"
That minority will 60 to the polls in a
solid column. Any division or indiffer-
ence, or over r-confidence on our part, will
be followed by disaster in the face Of the
united strength Of our opponents. Hence
we must be on the guard continually
from this time until August In
this view of the work before us, a matter
mentioned by you editorially q few days
ago, to-wit: "The best and fairest way of
securing O proper representation of the
wards in the city to the county conven-
ton Is of the first Importance. Shall we
trust to ward meetings, es heretofore, or
will we fall on some bstter plsn1" The
executive committee are taking counsel on
the subject at this time, Let them be fully
advised, and let their action be carefully
considered, that it msY be prudent and
just and fair. With the lights before us the
writer lie in favor of primary elections, in
the city at least. Other matters Of much
importance will be mentioned at another
time. GAYOSO.
Year: 1872

1t is utterly useless for any man, IL mat
ters not what his business capacity may
be, to attempt to manage the introduction
and sale Of new invention without SIMPLY
sufficient money for that purpose. When
ever he does hs ia certain to fail and lose
the small amount he invests Ia such an
enterprise. Few inventors have ample
means for this purpose, and consequently
they had better leave the entire manage
ment of their inventions to the company
who have.


INVENTORS GENERALLY HAVE BUT LITTLE


CAPACITY FOB SUCH BUSINESS,
and, consequently, even If they have the
means, thoy cannot manage their inVen-
tons with success. Like every other busi-
ness, the introduction of new inventions
and the sale Of pstent-rights require close
attention, great energy and indomitable
perseverance,, aided by s pecUIiGr tact,
which few persons naturally possess, and
cannot require, except by long and often
painful experience. Before they have So
quired this tact, 50 essential to SUCCESS,
they often become disgusted with the
business and abandon their patents, or
sell them out for one tenth of their
real value. This is the reason
why 80 few inventors ever Yesljzs
anything from their inventions, while
their assignee's makes them the source of
immense fortunes. Hence they had bet
ter leave them to the management of the
company, whose agents will be men of
practical experience, every way qualified
Tor their business.


INVENTORS BAvE net THE TIME FOR


SUCH BUSINESS.


Inventors are usually engaged In come
regular sYocetion upon which the sctual
subsistence of themselves and families
often depends, and they cannot attend in
person to the Introduction and sale of
their inventions without abandoning g
oertsinty for an uncertainty; for however
valuable an invention may be when prop
erly managed, its success, at least for
time, is more or less uncertain, when
managed By a man without experience
and with hut little means. Every consid-
Grafton Of interest both to himself and to
the company, therefore, greatly in favor
OF the inventor leaving the entire manage
ment of his invention to the company, to
be conducted by their agents. These
agents will be scattered all over the whole
country, and can manage g dozen patent
rights at once, ga well a. they can one,
ana consequently can afford to work
much cheaper than the SCENTS of each
seperate inventor. The advantage to the
inventor Of entrusting the entire manage
ment of their invention to the company
are too numerous and obvious to need
further comment,
Year: 1872

government a mere party-machine
to maintain and enrich political dema-
gogues and favorites. Without the
avowsl OF such repugnant and vague
declarations as those Of sac
ceptance of the situstion," and Of
''new departures" ii is obvious that a
programme of this character would
collect under the constitutional BAN
ner vast majority Of the honest and
patriotic citizens Of the country, who
could bear forward to victory can
didate who would be regarded as a
fair embodiment of these doc
trines and principles. To effect
such a result it is needful that
the thoughtful minds of the country
those who aspire to lead the masses,
and who have an honest ambition to
save the nation from the disgrace of
Radical rule-should exercise the high
est style of courage and manliness, of
frankness and honesty.
Year: 1872

Now apply this reasoning on 9 larger
scale to the Creator. Creation, without
Personal God, Divine Man, Ia the CEN
ter Of all his works, to rule in and reign
out an sll-wise mind to direct, arrange
and utilize the infinite variety of crea-
ture-life; without sn infinite heart to
pour its nfe-currents through all the
veins and arteries Of universal existence,
and thus impart q common life 70 every
variety Of for1nJ SO that all shall be made
to Hwork together tor the same end in
building mp q heaven from the hum&n
race. Without such an overshadoWing
emanation frcm central and controlling
divine humanity, where is the mind that
can begin to find solution Of the areak
problem Of creation9n Who can hesitate
u choosing hstWeen this tomprehenEiTa
Year: 1872

The great want of Ohristendom to-day
Is personal God to worship. Tell me not
of God whose personality is divided and
distributed between three divinities or Of
worshipping three distinct persons and
giving TO eGch s Whole-hesrbed worship,
For this is plainly to offer divided wOr-
ship to each. and a whole heart to neither.
The Divine Oneness is q truth fundsmen-
tai to all vital religion, And that the
Year: 1872

PITTsBURGH, April 2l.-Peter Weis
was today arrested for tho murder OF his
wife at East Liberty last week. When
the woman was first discovered she wrote
the name OF her husband as the person
who had cut her throat, but afterwards
made sworn statement thatVske did II
herself, and persisted in tearing bandages
oil her throat, causing her death. The
prosecutor, with others, believes the first
statement OF the deceased to be correct
and the sworn statement made from
threats by her husband. Weis Is in Jail
for disposition tomorrow.
Year: 1872

When, as in ease Of sickness. a dull
lirht Il wished, or when matches are
mislaitl. put powdered salt on the can
ale tin it reaches the black part OF the
wick. In this way mild and steady
light may be kept through the night
by Il small piece Of candle,