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f.ll&TltfSt w?z& 7sr $&? -C&-.' -foivT" " Vfe!, "" -3 THE L.EAVBN WORTH WEEKIA 'TIMES : THURSDAY, APRIL IT, 1879: SIX PAGES. -. ei I - i r-73 (iLiiiuBssaar -t ' .e i i i. & ".-! - .2V- .'S- - -Jv, SUtoMa SKnus THUESDAY. APEIL, 17, 1879. OHAXT'S IOKESICIIT. Ben Per! Poore eavs that Gen. Grant foresaw the present exodus of negroes from the South, and that was one of his reasons that prompted him to advocate the acquisi tion of Ban Domingo as a territory for the colored people. SEW PUBLICATIONS. We are in receipt of the Colorado Tiurit and the Kami) ar.d Colorado Itlvtiroted MonlUy, both issued by the. Kami 3 Pacific railway. They nflct Brent credit upoo Mr. Groat, nd will prove very iffeciive ad- Yertiaement- for Kanss and her railroads. SF.tVarAPi.K ciiax.U. The ElUwoith Reporter has charged hands, George A. Atwood having sold the establishment toE.F. Kellogg. Mr. At wood is one of the best newspaper men in the State, and the fraternity will regret to Jose him. The Times wishes him pucces wherever he may go, and tracts the Jtrpcrter may ftaurbh in the hands of the new pro prietor. AMDIItMl.'M'II.Lt: k: I'XIOV The suggestion made by The Time some weeks since lor a meeting, or re union, of the survivors of the Anderaonyille prison pen, metis with favor, and we have heard from a number cf the former inmates of that historic stockade, who are all in favor of the meeting. A short communi cation, published this morning, cordially approves of the puggeotion. uror a cimiiiiati:. The name of Col. 1). K Anthony, of the .Leavenworth Jimes, isb:cg veryceneraliy mentioned by the preen ot th stale in con nection with the position of Governor, to Tears lience. vxl. Anllionr is a Itepubli can of the stalwart kind, and we know c.f no man whom we would prefer to see the Republicans of Kansas make their standard bearer in the neit campaign. iiijuirj. Hun, J-'tn. We fully appreciate the compliment in tended to be conferred by such items as the above, but we are obliged to say to our neighbor cf the .Sun, as we have frequently had occasion to remark before, that the editor of The Time? could cot afford to accept any office in the gift of the State, The Times office is a good deal bigger office than any the State of Kansas has to cive. THE M'lIOOI. IIOMIV. inere is considerable excitement amorg the few people who have heard of the fe- cret doings of the Ilaard of Education in the proposed settlement of the qonds at par under the infamous cut-throat bend law passed by the late Legislature. The fact that the Board act under pledge of secrecy, withholding their acts from the people, is pretty strong evidence that their ac tion will not meet with approval It is evident that they ate intend ing to settle r.cd issue new bonds in open d( fiance cf tl.e cxprescd will of the people. Would not a public meeting, com posed of our best citizen, give cur -school board an idea of what h people want them to do? Peih?, however, advice is not needed, one prominent member was Ji-rd to say, "he didn't care a damn what the people wanted." tl.E OF Til U It XVI N CUTIttl, The Kansas Central railroad was sold yesterday at pi.bl c sale, utidcra foreclosure of mortgage, to L. T. Smith, of this, city, and CK.Garrison,of NewYork, for the'eum of two hundred acd fifty-two thous-nd dol lars. This closet cut all the old debts of the company, puts a good deal of capital behind it, and give the road a fair chance to go ahead. The member cf the old com pany who were not able or billing to put in any more money, are n-yw out, and it is the desite of the purchasers to extend the line one hundred mil h the present season. With a reasonable amount ejf assistance ' from the" townships through which the;! jad u to pass, there is no reason to doubt that the work will be done. The Kant as Central is one of the most important road, in the Stale, especially to Leavenworth, and with the addition of another ecction of a hundred miles, will le valuable ard profitable proierty. XWE!kTV-riVE VUII.S (H.lr. The 15th of next September will be the 25th anniversary of the settlement of tie Territory of Kansas, and it is proposed to celebrate the event in a becoming manner at the city of Lawrence. Rev. Edward Ev erett Hale and Hon. Eli Thayer hive al ready signified their intention to be pres ent, and the poet Whiltier, Henry Ward Beecher, Secretaries Sherman and Evarts, Amos Lawrence, Wendell Phillips and many other active friends of "Free Kansan" will be invited. Such a celebration should be entered into heartily by the ieople of the whole State. It will be interesting to the old settlers to come together in a Stste re-union, and talk over the time that tried men's fouls, and it will be good for the r.ewcom rs to be there and learn what had to ba contended with and injured by the men who made Kansas free. And Lawrence i-s the proper place for bucIi a celtbration. Her came is written in blood and fire ujion every page of the history of the Territory, acd is cher ished by every "free Stac" man in tl.e State or nation. Let the celebration beonc worthy of the Kans-s of to-day. REAtOXS HIIV TllbV I.E1VC Senator Lamar and otters give the im pression that the exodus of the colored population from Iuisiana and MiL-idp-pi has been cau'&l by extravagant prcmii ea of prosperty in Kansas. The following statements of fact show the nature of the grievances under which the colored people in those States are suffering. Their white employers, not content with the practice of every species of injustice tothem as mem ben of the political community, are guilty of the added meanness of robbing tl.cm ot their hard earnings : 'Mr. Tandy, of St. Loui, who brought to Washington the memorial in regard to the exodus ol negroes from the South, has also some interesting documentary evi dence of the unfair trestement of which the colored refugees complain, and which they declare makes it inipo-sible lor them to live longer in tLcir old homes. Among the papers referred to are original contracts and accounts current brought from Madi son parich, Lv. not fir Iroin Vicksburg, and other stations. These contracts ehow that the negroes are charged ten dollars a .year rent for lacd which would hardly ell at that price if put upon the market In the accounts current the prices of pro visions are outrageously extortionate, and tbereis hardlr asincle article for whlfh the Degrees are not required to pay at least iwice m actual value. 1 he price oT meal k put down atS2 a bushel, although it rarely been worth more than l,even in the summer. Mola'sesischarg a t 00 a gallon, Icr which seventy-nve cents would be a large price, and tobacco a ou cents a ping lone third of a pourd), which if worth about sixty cents a ound at retail in the country in the United States. for filling out a contract the charge was SS.S0. A notary would do the same in Xew .York or New England at a price ranging fr 1 25 ceati to $1. The payment of these airmamma in every case secured by i oa or a bill of sale of the cron of i to le raised by the negro, and the A of the cotton are entered on the -'credit aide of the account. In almost every i tnere waa a small balance against Blaster, although if only fair cnarced lor the provisions i balance would have appear-r" i ot the account." erVp. i.; and uowesav! - vi? - nam or antra H1RB TIJIEK tJS KXGUUIIS. Hardly a day pase3 without bringing news of fresh troubles in the mining or manufacturing centres of England. Com mercial depression compels capital to re dace wage?, or to refuse a return to the old schedules, and the working people cry out in distress. The number of laborers now on strikes is counted by thousand. Many have of late yielded to the inevitable and given up the straggle agiinst employers, yet not only are their places in the ranks of the idle filled by others, but the great army of the unfortunates and helpless constantly becomes larger. The gravity of thesitua tion is fully appreciated in England. There ;s an unparalleled depression in all branches of industry and commerce. The prospect of a change for the better is not encourag ing. These labor troubles are the necessary result of this depression, and will continue until productive capital has ajsurar.ee?, at least, of better times. JUVT A i.itti.i: OFF. It Is an open secret that Mr. Lesate's visit to Washington It to demand of Senator InsalUtbe roslmnstendilpat Leavenworth, Anthony' resignation was placed In the caDds of Installs, pending the Senatorial contot, and it Is said that Legate's tudden "about face" was caused by a nibble of the tempting bait, and the promise of a perma nent rostcillicedlet. Hat Anthony Is a hard xian Ut put out, and Itik'alls finds himself between two fires, and each contestant bav ins control of n newspaper, and "both daily.' Kantcx City T.mfs. The above probably contains the usual number of falsehoods which the limited space of the article from cur namesake ad mits of. Anthony's resignation was never asked for by Senator fngalls or any one ele, and it was never given to him or any other person. legate's "about face" was not caused by a nibble at the Pest office "bait." He probably could not longer stand association with the rotten Egg-ers, Stuciliaugh's and other Ioufv lepers who infested the late Legi'Iature. Mr. Legate has made no demand on Sen ator Ingalls or any one of the delegation or anybody else for the I'ost-effice, and what is more he won't. The delegation, we are happy to siy, are united in their friendship toward the present occupant, acd favor his retention in office. The relations existing between Senator fngalls, Legate and Anthony are all, so far as we know, of a friendly character. Postmasters seldom die and never resign. tiik ;iit.vr .-novi:ni:T. We dirert attention to the leading edi torial of the Xew York Timet, of Sunday morniDg last, entitled, "The Cry for Grant," and copied elsewhere in our columns this morning. The Times an anti-Grant pa per. It made a canvass of the country, a short time since, on the Presidential ques tion, for the purpose ot obtaining a correct report of the sentiment of the Republican partv upon this subject. The result of its elTirts was given in a full report published last Thursday morning, acd from which it appeared that Republican sentiment was overwhelmingly in favor of General Grant as the next candidate for the Presidency. The Tim frankly admits that, whiV it may have anticipated this verdict, it did nc.thing to prompt itf and that how, ver natural it may regard it, under existing political condition', it docs not welcome it with any particular satis faction. Thre facts, together with others set forth in tLe article which we copy this morning, gives great additional weight to the conclu-ions which (he Times arrives at from its canvas-", because they show that while that j-.timal prefers another rcan, it is con vinced j a careful measurement of public opinion, that the Republicans of the country prefer General Grant that the verdict is not ''prompted by the machina tions of cfiire holders or effice seekers, but is a lrank acd rp.ontaneous utterance of the rough common sense of the people." Ilio uriir .l Aii(tertniiill-. Wixche-stek. Kansas, April 5, 1S70. Editok Time3: I see that it is suggested that we have a re union of""rihy Andersonvilie prison sur vivors. Although our experience and rec ollect! n of the pen. are not very pleasant t is like meeting a brother to meet one who shared with us the hospilalitv of the South ern chivalry. Bv all means let us have the re-union. lours trulv. John A. Gorium. After Hie ilore 'I lileve. Maria, April 10th, 1S79. Editoh Times: The Glenwood League for the suppression or turpvnsion of horse thieves held its regular quarterly meeting at Glen wck d reboot house on the 3d in't About two hundred of the grisly farmers were pre-est. Some new memlcrs were admitted. It was thought advisable, how ever, owing to the number that sought ad mission, In designate certain definite boun dirie, ard receive no persons outside of such. This will have a tendency to create imilar organizations in other townships. Although the late rains helped the wheat crop considerably it still looks anything but encouragirg. In this vicinity, at leant, the average crop is cot within the bounds ol possibilitr. The dry weather elid not dam- sge the crop to any material extent. It was the severe frosts of the nights of the 1st and "nd of April that did the irrevocable mischief. The sulky plows are going, but the seat i usually vacant, a the farmer finds it bet ter for Ihe state of his blood to take it on foot. Farmers have all got the blues, and we tile knock down any man who would talk of more than twenty-five cents on the dollar for the bord holder. E. O. C Tnkn Him tip Tenderly. Concordia Expositor.) Anil cow comet. C F Jenkins, of ICIrwln, who wants Anthony torub a spot on his character with a ten thoujind dollar note. We would n.Ivlv- l. Ii. to rub very lightly or he wijl rub the whole character clean out of the felloe Iiut then who knows If that would not be an Improvement after all? We never thought much of a man who was al waj s afraid of setting his character.spotted, uuj how. A I'nlr, llnnpot Matriucnl. NVinfi. id Courier.) I). It. Anthony, proprietor of the Leaven worm iimkx, lias Ix-eu f ue.1 for libel on ac count cf anaitlcle that uppeared In his pa per some time cince Col. A. makes a lair, hone.st t-utement of the cass.', udmlttlns that he was lmpovil npou, aud declaring himself ready todo evtrytbiu? in his power to repair the damaged character, except to pay the ten thonunildolhirsdemanded by the Injur ed party. Tlie IIest Daily In tur Male, ICllltoa Iterlew, 10. The L-aenworth Daily Times, the be-l dally paper In I he State, is on our table. The TlMKS has ulwsyt, been the ueu-xlot of all Run-as dallies, but is improving al the time. It intends to have a traveling correspondent who will write up the country week after week. With the Improvement continually sJdtd.tlifl Times keeps ahead. Among the very many gooj traits, to ba observed In the Times, we notice one particularly It never goes back on the country papers, no matter how small and InMcuificant. One Featfira World rive Time tbe Price Paid for It. I Belleville Telescope, 10.1 Messrs. John Coulter and Jf. K. Stevens representing the Leavenworth Times,- gave us a pleasant call on Friday of last week. Mr.Uoulterwasengagedin wrltlnciup ortuem Kansas for that paper, while Mr. Stevens looked to working up a subscription list, as an able and newy paper the Thus" U not excelled In the State. The news gathered from the various parts of the State daring the year la alone worth five times the price of subscription of the Week ly, which Is only ILS3, and the Dally is only t& 00 per year one of the cheapest dallies in the Bute. A Liberal CMtrtkBtloa. Kansas City Mall, 11. One hundred sacks of flour arrived from Mr. Raaa, of Leavea wortk, tkia Mornis, to car tea rtretifta catena A Pertinent QneatlM. An old lady wants to know why the graduates of Vassar and other "lunale" colleges always have their ages printed af ter their names in reports of alumni meet ings Miss L. Smith, president (70), Mus Jones, vice president ('CO), Mrs. Robinson, secretary (7S), etc , etc Hasn't s 1'crv Iltgli opinion ot rlna forc. IScdalla Democrat, IS We are very sorry (for tbeir own sakes) that the ''Pinafore" company i rot "im menfe," but the plain, unvarairfed, bald headed tiuth is that the whole outfit ain't worth three hurrahs in the Lava Reds. Wliatllir Knine9Ieaor I lie Conn try A It of Conajre-.n. Philadelphia Press II. The general revival of irdutrial inter ests has most favorably affected the iron trade, acd farnsces Ior'g out of blast will Foon rei-ume oiieration. All that business men ask is that the Democratic Congress will content to pass the apprrpriation bills unencumbered with political riders of any kind, and then go home. Grout dc Suddenly Jen Ion of Hie Purity of lier Illnod. Inter-Ocean, 12 Last week El ward Kinuey, a colored man residing in Virginia, was convicted of the crime cf beirg married to a white wife, and was sentenced to five years at hard labor in the Penitentiarv of the State. It would fe?m a late period lor the mother cf I residents to grow sudden y jealous ot the purity of her blood, after mingling it pro mifcuouidy and selling it for generations. Rut the whole crime seems to cousin, not in consorting with a colored woman, but in consortinz with htr legally. Ortainly illegal mii-cegenation has not beenregaided as a crime in that Slate, or el-e Virginia air has wonderful bleaching properties. o Third 1'nrlT In 1V0. IXew York Tribune-, II. The lonesome acd woe leone ss-iislant Demotiatic editors are compelled to admit that at fir.-t glance it looks as if the tide had set in sgaini-t the Democratic tarty. They have lieen waiting for the people to rebuke the Republican leaders and organs for their bitter partisanship in calling at tention to the confederate insjirity in Con gress, and for their narrow minded efl'jrls in trying to head ofT that majority's mtg nanimous attempts to wipe out the odious Republican legislation of the past fifteen years, but tfc people have clearly enough declined to "rebuke." In fact, they have turned the rebuke around and fitted it tipen the other side. Stalwart Republissni'iu is the order of the dav now, and nambypam byisni will be forced to take a back seat till the present "scrimmage" is over with. enators luduiii mill numb on the i-ro l.'xoriun. New Yoik Tribune, 11 J Inasmuch as Senator Windom anticipat ed the negro eiodu', and sought to provide a haven for the blacks whom cruelty and oppression were Hire to drive from the South, his views iixm the movement which has so quickly followed his proposal for a FreedoiauV Territory become of jteculiar interest. The renator, whose opinions are set forth at length elsewhere, believes that a partial migration of the race will be of the greatest lesefit to the Southern States in removing the fear of negro rule, and thus quieting the tyrannical determination of the whites to render such rule imitoiMe by violence and terrori-m. Letters from all tarts of the South confirm his belief that the re cent movement wss merely a blind aud helpless endeavor on Ihe part of ignorant people to e.'csjte from intolerable life; and it rhould be noted herethitSenator I'liiuib, of Kansas, pronounces the story thu tl.e emigration was induced by Ka&is rail roail and land agents to be without Inunda tion. Jude Kinsman i"liiif U Sjudicru California. Liwrtnce Tribune, J2 We sre sorrv to learn that our late ef- tteincd Chief Justice, Hon Samuel A. Kingman, has felt himself compelled by continued ill health, to b'take himself to travel in-tead of resting uiion his well earned laurels at his pleasant suburban home near Topeka. He is to set out on Thursday next on a tour of ob-ervatioa, recreation and busi-iie-s, taking the road for Santa Fe, whence be will proceed, if heilth jtermits, on through Arizona and Southern California, to San Francisco. While ne could envy him the pleasures of such a trip, in spite of its severe labors anil tofsil)Ie dangers, we hesrtily regret the ill health that stems to make it cecesary, and trust that the out ct door life and plenty of free air may bring luck the flush and viuor of health to his debilitated frame, acd the old time i vousel-u-ticity to his genial mind acd , irt. The best v lilies of every true man in Kans who has had the pleasure of his arqusiutanct , will follow the honored Chief Justice on his journey, and each will ardently hoi to welcome him back, re i..vigor.ited if not rejuvenated, for in mind acd heait he will always be young. I Itz-Jclin I'orlcr o Further Action Tikcu in lai Vixhi: The Prei-iJent hs thus far taken no ac tion on the report of the Roard of Inquiry in the Fitz John Porter case. A member of the Cabinet said to-day that the subj ct litis never Uea referred to in Cabinet meet ing, acd the Administration seems at a less wl at todo in th- premises. It is said that G. I". mr wil' briDg his case before the pi. -.' session cf Confers if he can do so, ami. I'M-ss the President acts on tie report of -In -Sard, Gen. Porter will petition Congren 'the strength of the report to relieve him from the sentence of the Court Martail which cashiered him in 1SG2. Ef forts for restoration to the service ard for sixteen years' back pay will lie the subject for future action. The opinions of officers at the ar Department arc that Oen. Porter never anticipa ed or thought of a report so overwhelmingly in his favor, and that all he ever expected was a relief from the dishonor of the sentence cashiering him. It is thought by headquarters officers that the Oourt-Martial in ISG2 rendered a jut sentence from the evidence before them, hut that the later evidence showed that Porter was not unfaithful to the inter ests of the service, but that he was unjustly antagonistic to Gen Pope. Anllala of tbti Future. Washlncton Kepubllcan.l Who can tell what a day or an hour may bring forth? Loyalty to tLe "Lost Cause'" is now one of the necessary qualifications for any office within the gift of the Demo cratic Congress. The Senate vies with tbe House in making treason honorable. Shade of the late Benedict Arnold, how thou art glorified! 2ow let thy epitaph be written, since loyalty has been made cdious. The Confederate lirigadiers have captured the Capitol, and are engaged in the work of re constructing the Union acco;dinc to the State rights view, for which they ''tit," bled and died. Laws obnoxious to the heroes of secession met and shall be repealed, ' by cod. eah: It may come to this, that appropriation bills will be saddled with an oath cf office appropriate to the policy of Congress, like the following: I. A 15., solemnly swear, by God sah ! that 1 have never voluntarily borne arms against the Confederate States of America while I was a citizen thereof; that I have voluntarily given no aid, countenance, counsel or encouragement to pen-on en gaged in armed hostility thereto; that I have never sought, nor accepted, nor at lemp.ed to exercise the functions of any office whatever, under any authority or pretended authority in hostility to the Con federate State; that I have not yielded a voluntary support to any prelendtd gov ernment authority, where it does not conflict with the principles for which I fit, bled and died; that after the superior allegiance which I owe lo my State, I will bear true faith and allegiance to the United States while mr party is in power; that I take this obliga tion freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and truly hold the office which I am about to enter, and draw the salary thereof as frequently as ltoesibly. so heln me God. sah THE.nC.TIAUOjr A.HGXOXE1T. 3 Ten Jlillion of Idle t.reeabatck to lie Used For Payinar Peualoaa. The McMahon amendment to the Appro priation bill provides that the Secretary of the Tre.-aary shall ue the 510,000,000 which waa set aside several year ago to re deem fractional paper currency to pay ar reara of pensions. There is now outstand ing of the various issues and denomina tioac of fractional currency issued aiace the r owatoww.uw. maa k sataaaaal at the mat ct NlM0 tion have been growing rapidly smaller for the put two years; aud in the opinion of Treasury officers it Ls very nearly ex hausted, acd not mora than 51,000,000 or so will ever be"pres!cted for redemption. Since the act of April. 1S7C call- this in, over S25,0C0,000 his been redeemed, and it Is believed that at least cine tenths cf the amount now out standing is destroyed, making a profit in its destruction to the government of 512, 000,000 or more. la order to redeem this, 510.000 000 of legal tenden are kept tied up in the trta'ury. idle, and this 510.000.- 000 is included in the 53C4.C00 000 of legal tenders, which, by law, constitutes tie cir culating medium of the country, making 'he amount actually in circulation 510. 000,000 less on that account. It is believed by many people lhU it is useless to keep this re-erve on hand any longer, as there cannot possibly l any sudden avalanche f fractional currency on the treasury, ss there was fear cf when the law retiring it from circulation was passed, and that tbe little that will come in hereaiter can be re deemed without embarrassment from the currency bilance in the treasury. SECKErARY SHERMAN has complained that il he pays the appro priations for arrears of pensions there will he a deficiency in the treasurv ot clo.000,- 000 or 51S,000,OOD. If this $10,000,000 which is now uselessly tied up is released, it wil1 reduce thedehciency so much, and tbe revenues may increase sufficiently to n,ake up the balance, particularly as the secretary has saved 50,000.000 or tS 000 000 per year by his lur.Uii.g operations. Jl'MAnON'd AMENDMENT then means that Secretary Sherman ehall use this 510 000,000 of reserve fund, for liich there is no longer an imperative line, In py the arrears of peni-inns, and it is a better proposition than the others which have been made, to suspend the sink ing fund, or to isi-ue interest-bearing bonds. McMahon's amendment was adopted after bein amended so that the fractional cur rency outstanding can be redeemed with any money in the treasury. The Democrats voted almo-t solidly for the amendment, acd many Kupubl!cns voted for it, al though Garfield attempted to sare them by denouncing it as a step towards breaking down resumption. Tbe Soll.1 Sntilli (,an'l!iarc Ohio. Vicksburg (Miss.) IleralJ Dem. As Ohio is the State where we want strength, and we have lost two Democratic cities, e see nothirg in the result to brag on. Our most sanguine men have no hope of carrying Illinois next year, and we cau't auurtl to lose Uuio this fall. A Tjatlerllial Claim itieirAlicutioii. ICinrlnnatl Gazette, 12 The bill for the prevention of epidemic diseases now ready lor presentation to Con gress, appropriates 5050.000, ami gives the .Nations! Ik.ard ol llesith plenary powers. It is a measure ot the utmost importance and the Southern Lngsdier would con suit the true interests cf their sections of conntry by giving their attention to it bef rre partisan schemes to destroy the p urily Of tbe ballot-box. A Very SfriUinar inference. Inter-Ocean, 12 The Louisville Gmritr Joiirnr.1 quote- "the recent burning of two white men at the stake in Nebraska as a set off against the Chisolm massacre. There is this ilif ferenre: The Nebraska fiends were arrest ed and are now on trial. The Mississippi murderers hsve never been tried, and neer will lie. In Nebraska, public sentiment at once cried out sgain't the outrage and made its influence felt. In Mississippi public sntunent approved the outrage acd shield e 1 the murderers. Iliey .mix toM-oesor Xolli'ilg. inuUtLn Itegl-ter In cotv-rsstion with an intelligent negro, ol most ezeiiplsry life anil a devout mem here f 'be Iiitist church, the editor of this ptper a-ketl : "Why did you not stay in (enrei-i, hre the climate is fo much winner and where you know the wavs cf thepeopb?' 'Became," he answered. "I ssw the while people meant to kill us. Four or five rf the colored people whom I knew were made way with for one cause or another, and I thought my lime might come." "I!ut hadn't these colored people done something wrorg?" ''Well, sah, everlhing we lt e is wrong, unless we are je' willin' to le slaves." TVliat Senstur Plumb San ot Hie Colon l I migrant. Intcr-Osean, 13.) Senator Plumb, of Kansas, who is fl it iliar with the material interests cf his State, pronounces the ory that the colored emigration to that Slate originated with agents of Kscas railroads and land com panies to be tittrrlv without foundation. The managers of railroads in Kansas, he says, are seeking to dispo-e of tbeir lsnds, and have advertising agents in the North ern States and in Europe; but their object is not by s.ny means a philanthropic one. They address themselves only to the class of people among whom they can ficd jtnssi hie purchasers fcr their lands, and not to the i-enmless, and possibly helpless, portion of the community Ml tin Id member of the Cabinet Ilnvr Nef in tlir limine, Xew Yoik Graphic, 12 Had Gen. Pendleton's bill become a law jiermitticg Cabinet officrs to have seats on the floor of either Houe cf C:nres, aid instructing them to attend at Ieat two diys a week to lejily to such questions as might le put to them by members, Mr. Secretary Evarts would have been asked if his attention had been called to the searching of the mails for American letters by Prince Ilismarck, and he would have replied that it had or that it had not. If it had, that certain steps had been taken or that the matter was under advisement and tint it would be impolitic at this time to go into detail as to what steps had been taken to obtain redress. This Certainly would be a great advantage over our present method. .ow, it any member of Cocgress desires to know what has been done on the most trivial maturity any of the depsrtment,lhe House to which he belongs is compelled to aa a formal resolution cilling on the pre-ident for the nformaiion. After waiting ten or fifteen dsys, it may lie found that nothing has been done or that it is incompatable ith tbe public interests to du-cl-e what has lieen done. The members of the Cabinet should have teats in Congress. Congress could then have thtt control over the exec utive which experience shows to be necessa ry in a free government, and which it doe not now pos-es. Beside, the heads of the executive department would be able to de fend themselves againt the groundless charges and insinuations which unlimited debate affords scope for uttering or makinc. An Excellent Idea for Temperance Peiiple. Cincinnati Gazette. II Nine-tenths cf the intemperance in this country is traceable to the social habit of treating If every man would pav for his own drink, there would not be nesrso many drinks consumed. When one centleman invites three or four to take a drink, each oue of the three or four calls for drinks in turn, and the consumption is increased, not lieeause there is really a desire for more, but becauseevery man wishes to hold up his end of the line. The German custom is a good one in this regard. We do not know that it is adhered to in this country, but it is in Germany. It is customary for a man to invite his friends to join him in a drink, but at the same time it !s tbe rule for each one to pay for his own glass. To some extent this prac tice is adhered to in this country, and there are prominent Germans who will not per mit a lnend to pay lor their beer or wine. Such people rarely drink to excess. This is tbe reason, perhaps, why intemperance is not common in Germany. The Ameri can habit of treating, however, if making inroads upon the German custom in this country, and hence there is less moderation even among those who drink nothing stronger than beer and wine. To correct this evil business men of New York have formed what they call a "Mod eration Society." It does not seek to es tablish total abstinence, but requires its members to promise to observe moderation. One of the rules is to discountenance the practice of treating that is, when gentle men join in a drink, each one is expected to pay for his own. The society has grown rapidly, and is accomplishing much in the way of reform. It would be well to start a society of that kind in all the cities and towns throughout the country. There is ample room for such a movement outside of the field occupied by the total abstinence or temperance cr- ganmtion. A Gna From Ibe Tallage Trial. 3 Brother Hath way's Testimony. I believe that Dr. Talmage got so used to dealicg in bvberpole that he did not know he lied j if a maa tell a lie ao big taai aonoar betMVM it, tatn la ao b KANSAS NEWS. DJge City is improving rapidly. Marion Center elected a temperance ticket- Sequoyah countv is being ceUlcd up rapidly. Lawrence is lo have it tomato cannicg factory. TheO.tawa Hrputficm hia put on a new dress. The Wamego Oid Fellows rill cele brate, on the 20th ins!, James Dustan has been re appointed city martini of TopeLa. Hodgeman Center is improving, and lota command a ready sale. Several new postal cars have been or dered for the Santa Fe road. F. A. Steckel has lieen elected mayor cf Elliawcod, in Birton county. The SaHna Demtcrat announces a tem perance picnic near Salina soon. May day parties are among the things talked of now in the neighboring counties. Geo.ge O. Wilmarth has been re appointed chief of the Topeka file depart ment. M. G. Atwood hag retired from the Ellsworth Ecjcritr, and will be succeeded by R. F. Kellogg. The Wichita Guards, according to the Wichita Herald, will have a grand lime on the fourth of July. The corner stoae of the new court houe at Hiawatha in Brown county will be laid on the IGlh ir.st. THE FIRST SERVICE. Concordia Ktupire, 11 1 The Catholics worshiped in their new church for the first time last Sunday. TrtE VOTE AT WICHITA. At the city election Monday, the city of Wichita polled one thou.'aid three hundred and six vctes. ORDERED TO MEXICO. iWichlta Herald, 12. Q nrtermsster W. L. H:z;n has been or dered to New Mexico to have charge of supplying five Government posts. CHANGE OF TIME. Harvey county News, 10. The Arkansas Valley editorial associa tion will meet at Newton, Saturday, May 3rd, 1S79 instead of April 10th. THE CENTRAL BRANCH. The Beloit Democrat of the 11th says: "The iron is now being laid on the exten sion of the C. B. It. U at a very rapid rate. TO GUARD THE WORK. Kmpori.i Grecnbacker, 11. Fin Irwin took out a rcpiad of men last S.mday to guard the Santa Fe extension in the Grand Canon of the Arkansas. NEARLY Al LtltGE AS RHODE ISLAND, liaxt-r Sr-rlng-,-TImes. Cherokee county is almost as large as the state of Itho.le Island, and is a great deal more fruitful of natural resources. .S0LDIER3' REUXION. A meeting of the old soldiers of the First District was held in Bsloit on the 14th for the purose of organizing coiumittees for a grand reunion some time in the summer. A NAME THAT HAS SOMETHING) IN IT. I'lllnwood Kxpress.J EUinwood has the min in whose partic ular name may lie found the '"tail end" of the alphabet. "Ksnitaer Korzu'zkiswoiez " He is only a farmer. THE RAIN IN SALINE COUNTY. I-allna Herald, 12 A heavy rain on Tuesday night was wel comed by the entire fieop'c. It is estimated that it will prove a benefit to the amount of thousands cf dollars to the county. A .V1.W STATE PAPER. We have receive 1 the first numl'er of volume one, of the Hodgeman IlepLUican, published by Guy T.Culeton. at Fordharn, in Hodgeman county. It will be Republi can in politics. CHURCH WORK IN BELOIT. lirlolt Democrat, II. The revival meetings at the Presbyterian church which have been conducted by the Bev. Claggett, closed last Sabbath evening. there were twenty-nine who joined the church, thirteen by letter and sixteen new converts. AN OLD CLOCK IN HARVEY COUN". Newton Kansan. 1 E. L. Parker, of Richland township, has a clock at Malm's jewelry store to be cleaned, that was made in 175G, which makes it 1U3 years old. It is an eight day clock and gives the day of every month. THE FOOLISH MAN AD THE WISE ONE. Wise KxchanRe.J The fcoli-h man fuldelh his hands and saith : "There is no trade, why should I advertise?" But the wise man is not so. He whooj cth it up in the newspapers, and verily he drawtth customers from afar off. COAL IN HODGEMAN COUNTY. Hodgeman AgUntor, 12. Coal has been discovered north of town on Mr. Hand's claim. It is said to lie of a good quality, and that the vein will pay for working. A prospecting company will be organized acd further investment made in a few days. HAIL IN CLOUD COUNTY. Concordli Empire, II. A severe hail storm is reported in a sec tion cf country thirteen miles southeast of town, last Sunday. Some of the hail-stones were as large as hen's evg, and did a good deal of damage in breaking window glass. The hail is said to have been four feet deep in some o! the deep ravines and creeks. INCREASED MAIL SERVICE. Atchison Champion, 13.1 Senator fngalls sends the CAimpion a let ter addressed to him by the Second Aeeis tant Po-t Master General, conveying in formation th?t eervice on the mail route from Atchison to Hiawatha will be in creased on and after the 1st of May, prox., to six trips a week. THE RILEY COUNTY FAIR. At the annual meeting of the Riler county Agricultural Society, held April Sth, 1S79, it was decided to hold the tenth annual fair, of this society, Sept. 23d, 21th, 2oth and 20lh, lS79,when liberal premiums will be given in all the departsments. N. A. Adams, IWt. J. Q A. Shelden, Sec'y. A METEORIC STONE. Uurllngton Patriot, 10. A meteoric stone weighing twelve pounds is on exhibition at Line & Kent's office. Iron forms its chief ingredient, and it was found by Frank McGowan on the farm of Mr. Smith, on Leabo creek. There was no other roc near it, and it bore evidence of having been strongly heated. A DOCTOR IN TROUBLE. Uelolt Gazette, 12 Dr. Johnson, of Jewell county, who has for some years been making patent medi cine, has in some way been evading the revenue law, and has been called to To peka. Mr. J. F. Becker and Col. Cooper, ot this county, ielt yesterday tor iopelca to testify against him. The doctor, we un derstand, attempted to bribe the collector, but failed. MAJOR BOWLES DEAD. Lawrence Journal, 1J. Major T. C. Bowles, formerly of Ottawa, and for some years past Superintendent of the Kansas Institute for the Deaf and Dumb.died atOlatheon theSthinst. He was a man of more than ordinary ability, and widely known and respected. He had resigned his position on account of ill health, as late as the 4th, or only four days before his death. His disease was Bright s disease of the kidneys. INDIANS IN LIMBO. Baxter Bprlncs.Tlmes.1 Coletus Quapaw acd Deaty, to Quipaw Indians were tried before U. S. Commission er Dennison, Thursday last on the charge of cutting timber in the Indian Territory and were held to bail to appear before the U. S. llistnct Court ot Western Arkansas in the sum of $100 each. John W. Mosa ia the attorney for the defendants. TO ANDEESOSYTLLZ PRBONEES. Norton County Advance, 10. All of the Anderaonville prisoner are requested to seed their addresses to Nat. Mullin, Plainville, Books county, Kansas, wit a tenement of tat tise tier van with taa htm, timmtwr rniaeM ntiHafca KINGMAN COUNTS". Kingman Mercury, 11. The immigration to Kingman county, this spring, indicates very strongly that it will be more extensive than that of last year. Greater preparations appear to have been made in the east, and every western bound train Is crowded. We are glad to know that a large proportion cf thi-se im migrants are well-to-do farmers and will enter at once into active business. THE BUTLER COUNTY EXPOSITION. IWalnut Valley Times, 11 At a meeting of the directors of the above organizition, held at the county treasurer's office on Wednesday last, there were pres ent II. W. B?ck. president; E K. Powell, secretary; J. R. Ward. W. II. Lit-on. E 15. Brainard and T. B Murdock. directon-; it was voted to continue tbe colbction of sub scriptions; and also to purchai-e forty itcr,s of the Potwin land east of ihe depot, if it could be had at a fair price. A FATAL ACCiDINT. Clay Center Locsllst, 10 Oa Tuesday evening, Htnry McDonald about twenty-two years of ase, who hss been living with the Gilberts, of Union township, for the past two years, went out to get an armful of wood, during the storm; on returning he tripped his foot and fell acrors a board placed in the door to keep the childien in the hcuse, killing him al most instantly. lNF0r.MATI0 WANTED CF A SIImSING MAN S.Uiua Herald, II ) Mr. C. F. Freeman, who lives about eight miles north of Bavaria, was in the city Tlursday looking for his brother, who hs wandered from home. The brother, Wsr rei Freeman, is deranged. He lately came from the Etst to be with relations and is at all times harmless. He was seen on tur Streets Wednesday afternoon. Any infir mation regarding him can lie feat to Mr. Freeman's address at Bavaria. LET THE SCHOOL YARD BE SHADED lUiran.' I're-slO 1 The custom of appointing an arbor day has become quite general in Ksnsjs I5y its ol Sirvance thousands of trees hare been added to the prairies of Kansas. It would be a good plan for the various schools in the county to set apirt a dav for the pur pose, and plant hhade trees in the school grourds. It would take but little work, and would make pleasant play grounds in a few years,. A RAriD GAIN. Uurllngton Patriot, 10-1 A few days ago we saw a steer comirg thrceyears old, weighed at Mr. Crandall's stock yard, showing the most rem irkable gain in llesh we ever witnessed. He weigh ed I,o0-1 pounds forty days previous, and when e saw him weighed he t-corel 1,00 a gain of ane hundre-1 and feventy-live pound', or a f r iction over four ou..ds per day, and his feed ws corn, of which he eat only moderately. We do notbel'eve a more rapid gain can be shosm anywhere. A NEW MILL AT DODGE. lxlse City Times Ii The frame wrk of the Uouring rail! c.f Mess's May & Co., is in prosit". The machinery has arrived. B B I!ibcock,sti iierintcndent of Decatur Iron Works, bis the contract for the erection of the mill Clnrles McCune, foreman, his charge of the work. It is the intention to hate th mill in operation by the 1st of Jul". A larse force of workmen are employed to push the work forward. COMING TO THE FRONT. Kuiisls Acrlculttirist. The nomination of Col. John A. M trti j, of the Champion, for mayor of Atchison, and the nomination of Col. D. R. Anth my as a niemb?- of the school board cf Leiv-n-worth city, is an evidence of the good ta-te and souud judgment of the people of A'ch i-on and Lctvenworth, which we are ylsd to Si.e. It is an imlicati n lint th seritie are getting tired of birg in the Mi-ck seats," and propo:e to come to the front. THE GOVERNOR'S STAR. Topeka Commonwealth, IS ) The State officers, consisting of f , v S . John, Secretary "until. Auditor Bjnc brake Treasurer Francis, Superintendent L-m mon, Judge Horton, Jude Valentine, Ad jutant General Noble, S.tretary Griy. Hti jierintendent Welch and Judge Ad tins, yesterday set out an evergreenjgrove in tl.e Capitol Grounds, north of the entrance to Mhe Capitol, and arranaetl the group in the shape ot a star, with the ujvernoi s tree in the center. A COLLISION ON THE SVTA FE. Topeka Commonwealth, 13 An secident occurred yesterday on the Santa Fe road, which, fortunately, did not result in less of lif. freight train was trving to get on a side track at Wakarusa. When about half of the train had left the main track, another freight tniu came along from the opposite direction ard struck it, demolishing three or ft ur cars, and "knocking the engine to rp.linters," as our informant expre-sed it. There were a few passengers in a cabor attached to one of the trains, but they Wv e uninjured. BOURBON COUNTY AFFURS. Kt .cott Herald, 12 Ths bondsman of Ev-Coiinty Treasurer Peck met on the 10.h, to make --nif prop ositions to the County C'jnimi-sior.ers con cerning the suit which Nas Uen brought agiinst them. Doctor Fulton wis cilled to the chair. It appears that Mr IVck has property, on which he is miking attempt. to realize for the purpose of settling ths en tire amount, and tl.e bondsmen feci the fullest confidence that he will discharge '! entire amount for which he Itecamr ' volved by the fcilureof the Merchants N tionil Bank. The amount is now about $10,000. CHARGED WITH EMBrZ.LEMENT. Ureat I!end Tilbune. li A few days since Mr. D. N Heiser, acent for the Atchinn. Ton-ka t Sicta Fe rail road lands in this county, swore cut a war rant for the arrest of C. H. Cison, a e'erk in hi einplor, charging him with embez zling money Itelonjing to tl.e railrosd com pany. Mr. Cison is a younj; man who has been in this city for several yer?, aril h.-s heretofore sustained a good repiitation,hn'ii for business qtialificttions and integrity, and the community wasj shocked to hear bf his arrest. Mr. Heizr estimates a los of about $1,000 at the hands of Mr. Cason, who hid entire charge of Ihe effice, ami enjoyed the fullest confidence of his employer, and was entrusted with his entire business. A READING ROOM AT WAMEGO. Kansas Agriculturist. We have long deired a place in our city where those who desire to do fo might quietly sit down and read; where those who desired to do so mlirht rest for a short time without feeling that they were in the way or where they ought not lo be. This i, therefore, to announce that we keep our exchanges in a larue front room in the second story of Clanly's stone building, where all. regardless of previous condition, sex or color, can quietly sit down and read and think during etch day in tho week, except Friday and the forenoon of Satur day, free of charge. To our brother publishers we ay, pleis send us a neatly printed cop of your pub lications each week, as we shall try and keep them on file in the Kans7 Ajrieulturiit reading rocm. When you come to Wamego, call and see us. THE NEW CATHOLIC COLONY. Hutchinson Herall.li Fifteen sections of land in thi county, south ofCastleton, hitherto known as Pret ty Prairie, has recently been purchased of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe company by a colonization society, and co less thin forty families will move thereon within the next sixty days. The people who will set tle here are Irish, and, we presume. Cath olics, as Father Swembergh stands spon'or, and has named tbe colony, rrom a private note we take the liberty of making the fol lowing extracts: "The Sl Brandon's colony has purchased fifteen sections of land (outh of Castieton in Reno county. I feel loth to part with that pleasing and appropriate name, "I'retty Prairie," but with true respect to the first European, St. Brandon, an Irish bishop, who discovered America, I am bound to call it 'St. Bran don's" in the future. Moreover, the colony will be Irish. The president of the colony is P. I. Han Ion, Esq. I am tryirg to contribute my mite to wards the settlement of my country. This is the ninth colony that I begin in this State. Ycurs, Fxxrx P. Svtzxbeeoh. AX rXPLiSATIOK or TnEXAEZ COCTTT SALT corns famous alreidy. Thsj newsptpers generally have copied our articles describ ing the great wonder. When we look fir sn explanation or cause for this strange phenomenon the mystery is one apparently well understood, "ft is well known that there are under currents of water from the mountains eastward and southeastward. Water only is obtained when the bed or level of a river or creek is reached. There areno "veins" of water underlving the-e plains. In some parts of this western coun try there are what are termed "lost rivers," streams that take their Haw from the moun tains and disappear in sinks similar to the salt sink in Meade county, when, af:er a space of many miles, the streams will ri-e again and tlow en their outward and on ward course. Tne Cimarron river is a stream that takes its rL-c in the trouctaics and is lent some distar.ee down the moun tain range, for a spece of about fifty miles, when it again appears, rising from a sink. It is commonly called the "Dry Cimarrou." Crooked Creek, on which the" salt sink is located, is a tributary to the "Dry Cimtr ron." There is a short distance from the location of the salt sink to the suppored courte of the "Dry Cimarron," but it is rea s nable to suppose thnt an under current the water cf tte Cimarron, which is salty, fieds its way under a large space of the earth, and had broken in at the point which enow designate the salt tink in Meade county. The water in the cresks beicg of ihe stinace ll iv, one would tupjsve shou'd he mjch higher than the water in tie "alt sink ; but, urdoubtedly, tbe aitiunle t f the rink rise is explained by l-eine forced to its elevation by rei-on of ihe filling of the eirlh. the cavity beirg large, no depth has yet been ascertained. The well known "Salt Plains of tbe Cim arron," about siiy miles ea-t of the salt pink, are prcdticid by the evaporation of the salt or alkali watrof the Cim-irron. which a: this joint rims on a decline of ereral huu.lr.d fee lower surf ice, ard fol low? a soutr ward cour-e From the mouth of Crookul Creek, llie stream for soul" dis tance follows pst-illrl with the Dry Ciunr ron. It is well known that the water- in tl-e creeks are jiu'e and flesh, while the Merof tl.e Cimarron is brackish The fir't are fed by Jre-b sprirg", hile the Itt cr de -ives its cource from the alkali spring ill the mountains. HOUSE AMD FAF.M. O.iiors, j '.nips and lettuce cannot now be put in the ground too soon. A neat and well-kept ll wer garden is a sonrcj of bj;h pleasure anil refinement. The bst hoe crease is t-implv pure linseed oil. It will reserve leather and keep it soft anil pli ib'.e. TO TAKE CATOR OIL EASILY. Hold the nose tight so as nt to smell, and, better s:ill in addition, drink it from a bottle. The oil cannot be tasted. TO AVHD STUrrFKING. lllousekeeiH-r I Lei the pcrr-on a every distirct enuncia tion ctnkeoo someHnm;. spit the hands or -tamp the foot, tlni1: We the jieople of tl e Lulled butts, and stuttering H not jio-rib'c. THE"YELLOU-," IN PEACHES. Lawrence Journal. 1 .M.clugan lrmt grower- even those in the best districts are exjires-ing fea that they may be compelled to give ut the peach business on account of the di-ese known as "vellows" a sort of onttgi-.iis disease, ihe nature of which has not ytt b;eri fully determined. "JUASHES Kariu Journal. In preparing ground for npis-hcs. j ut a liHeral quantity of manure inesch hill acd envr i' some two inches with soil. Then cover tbe hoV wiih cml a-hes wi'h wMi-h the whole is filled, and the soil on the im iMire covered. These dare then plmted in -lie a-hes directly over the Hi'inur. At arh hoeing, scatter a fre-h Mipplv of ahes around the plants, and grubi will never trouble the plants. rUDDLLVO SWEET POTATO TLANTi. IPrrcttcil Kjrtner Puddling is much better than watering. as well as more essilv done; a plant will earelv wilt at all if puddled proierly. To do this taVe two or three quarts of waler, Kiur in I. hole snd the, crumble earth m iili ths 'eft hand and i-tir with tbe right precisely as if you was making mush un til it is of such conLsVnry that whinyoti dip the roots in it will coat them thickly with mud. THE TREATMENT OF F..MrLOY. IKhrlchS 1 irtarly. Treat vour servants with confidercp and cons'deration, snd do not su;ect iheci of iloini: wrong. They must lie trusted more or les by the whole household, and lrus,in most ca-es, b-ets a sense of responsibility R quire careful performer re of their du ties, strict obid en-e to your onli, tMi ne.i ami clanlies in their jiersj.u, re spellful manners ar.d willing service, and nvike them un lersi-uid how nine1! their good conduc add' to the comfort of the whole household. HAVE A GRDKNAND A GOOD ONE. Exchange. Determine not only to bav n girden but a good one. Do not rely s del poi sweet potatoes and rusting ear, but resolve to have green teas, li na be ins, asparagus, "triwbi-rrie, spintc'i, radi he. l.ltuc", reet, encumber, onions, cm tl iw.r, cab bage, totuatres, swiet ctro, carrots, pars nips, salsify, clery and okra. Chi'.k in the corners of the garlen with horse rad-di-b, ptrsb-v, pe.iers. peppergrass and mint; -r.il edge tie girden bds with thyme, sage, ummer savory, sweet basil and raarjurnm. TO BUNCH LETIUCE. Pnirle I inn or, 9 1 To produce lenicu wiih white heads, the iisu il w y is to tie up the heads a week or.twa befoie the lime for cutting. Sleet a dry day, gather the 'e ivea in the band in a clo-ie rounded f inn, ibe in-ide l-ing clear of dirt. Piss a narrow "trip of bis matt ing several times srotrid tl e ball, innkini; it c!oe at the t- p to oxc'iide rain arsl pre vent rotlirg. Draw a little tarth around the base is a "upjKtrt in place of lh spread inz Ica7cs. In ten day, nnreor le-s, they will be sutScIeutly blanched f jr use. WAX FOR GRAFTING. Kansas Fanner. As the season for grafting is at hand, tie following receipt fur inakin;; wax will l found useful In place of Hilling like mo-la-cs candv, it will be foiled less trouble and probably more convenient to irsons not much accustomed to grultirg. to (lip slrij-s of inu-din about half an inch wide, in the melted wax, which, when cool, may I laid away acd ti"d to bind up the grafts : Take of ro-'in, four pound; beswar, two pounds; tallosr, one pound Put in an iron k'tlle; melt, and stir until well mind Then turn i: iob a pail of cold water, an-!. wh n cool rnoiiih, take out in the html anil pull it as y ,u would molas;es candy until it is smuotb. TO TEST THE VITALITY OF SEED, ixcnau'e.l Tbe vitality of seeds may he tcted by placins a samrde c.f almost anv of tLe larger kind of neds or grains upon a hot pan cr crtd.lie. When the seeels are gool and the vita'ity is jrfcct the "Kcimens will check or top open with more cr less noise; on the other hand, if the ceil is not gone, ur vitality is effective, it will lie still acd burn. This-is a mu-h quicker ami surer plan of te-ticg seed than to plant in earth or warm witer. To test th-m in this way it is not mceesary that tic wed lie perfectly dry, although they rhould not be too moist. S-tils should rot be kept too dry ; an airy but moderately eiry ctuarter garret is the beat place to keep them. THE EXTERMINATION OFE0EER3. Kan'i Farmer J Mrs. Arthur Galfin, cf Waterville, Ejsj, tells how ehs extermiaatel borers in her box-elder tret: "The; br.rer commenced operations about two bet from the ground acd gradually worked up the trunk in ar-emi circle. Now, I wsa deteriniifd he should rot kill my trees, so I dosed dim liberally with coal, but it didn't peem to hurt his dige-stion a particle. I was in a dilemma what to do next. I could not get him cut w'th a knit tirg needle, acd I thought if ihe tree mu-d die, I would experiment r.n it anyway, so I lock strong spirits of ammonia (hartrhnrn) and loured it into all the wounds. I then took bar soap acd mtde a ealre of it and plastered over all thce old wounds on tl e tree. To my great rdiea I Lund that I had at last headed the borer, Ld cow the trees are as well and hearty as the rest that were cot troubled. They h:d onlr lend two trees when I (ucceeded in extencixaiipg ID' ci. I wiKaamsjaAaojxiszoaitJjasa. &MM&ifr Mrtiall.... N.j ; har, ing on one string, the very n3lare of ' the coe coupled with thtir o'wn circum klscvs compels it We believp if In K, fact that not one farmer in fcTy, taking the ' country as a whole owna a head of "thcr- onglibred deck. They will plow and plant acd cultivate, and afterwards go thronch all the hard, hot labor of harvesting wheat :at r :er I anil corn or something ot like character vesr after vcar, to no pre fit, whilst every fc er& iliev liavc Ik puui.ucu ium mm uam craniuuis that grass and stcck involves hss labor acd pays infinitely better. There is not a more ' w-t in lbe"r wayo" race of men I in the world than the ordinary farmer, and j one may as well try to move a mountain j as io arer nis mode Ol procedure. ie aain submit the proposition : Grass and pluck involves vastly less labor, ard pays double or treble what a grain farm will pay. and leave the problem for the cortid eralion of all thinking men. EAKLY VEGETABLE INCIDENT. Cincinnati Kntmlrer-l A man with a besket on his arm puhed his way up to a fruit stand jes'trday, acd acked: " How io yen sell cucnmbersT' The dealer informed him. " Why, man alive, do vou suppose I want to buy a vhole one?" " I don't knosr what von want, but that's the price cf cucumbers." replied the dealer. " You don't want it all down, do vou ?" "Ida, lor a facL" " Suppos-s? I give you onee-third cash, bal arce in aesrly payments?" The fruiter f hook his bead. 'P'l pa- you big iutercst," persisted the man with the basket. Another rliakeof the head. "t'ive yo'i the lifct of escurity," urged theru m.er; " la t mortgage o:i unicciim lie'nl 1- 'I estate." The i iler would only shake his head. " Wei , theu, how elj you sell strawber ries?" i ur r "rter di-l rot ea thi price, but the man .h the Ii.i-ket fainted dead away. ERrEDING ECif.s. la.ili Fled In l'ralrie Farmer, 12. When yen buy eirs or fowls deal only ilh well established, rrliab'e bre, tiers of ibrouglibrtd poul'ry. Such isen and iroaieu have reputations to lose, srd cannot alf.ird.even if they wiret-o disjnud, to deal othri-e than fairly by tluircii'tnn ers If e-.gs fail to ta ch, don't ' blow up" the man y u bought ll.em cf wi'lnmt takirg a sec et d thought. If y it take proper care of the eggs after they w, re reeeivtd, and stt thRi will, in a re.ti-onsMe time ucdtr a trusty hen. you may sab ly conclude that ibe failure was no fault i f jours. Tren write and s'a'c tie citt-e in a gentlemanly manner, and if you have an honorable nun or woman to deal with they w-all forward joti ant ther i-itting of ergs free of charge. If von haee any reliable brtetlers of iul'rv tn iir localitv le v of them if ibev haae ishatyru want; fr besirs eicouraeirr 'home enterprise " yi.ti will save onidt ruble- in eapres-s clurge-. 'he charges on a d(Zjntrtwoof cgv will not amount to ninth, but the express clurgt son ''fancy )toultr" are ieyonil all reai-on. A reform in this matter is sdly reeded. Farimrs e-npot afford to buy tine poultry hen the express charges on a trio of fowls smount to many times more than the birds art wort h. FERTIUZEHS. nierican Agriculturist. The great truth we 1 ave po frrquentlv f iroil, is cnniifg to be better under-to d, viz, th.it the pr (its of soil culture dep-er.d far more upon ihe yield racre, than up on tbe nuuilier of anes rote over. Thus: If fifty ncT mi'iire S-jOO evpen-of one's own or others l.iaor, for teams, iuiplemmtH and sent to work, harvest ard rutrket crops niuivalent to twelve bu'hrls ol wheat per aeie, worth one doll ir jt r bus: el, (hire is onl r a profit nl clb0 t p-y in ir est on lanil, tsxs. ,tc. On 100 sens th,. i'rm-n pn tits are tiOO 1 1 now, by tin- use of f. rttlizers, or ifberwi-e ween rais-- tbe p-o-lii'ls t aniipiiviletit of itventy bit bt5 of wheat t er sere, Willi ibeain e-Jf r-e f lalwr, teams, s,,d, hirve-iir l', in'erest rnn Iff. tlie fiftv seres w'll vield a er"t- profit f SS, or SI UH mi 100 arrs O.- twenty fiire bushels t. ihe 9rre would --ive errna pn fit, less c-t of fer i iz- f, 1 1 j7.jl) on liity K-res, and $1 .100 n 100 a:res Oaaittin;; the question of drainage, and o' gre, n manure', and snpposirg the land ii proper i'ryr' and the tilth, th- r- is co doubt that a n i'. itut ariKiiut of he right l.'utl of mant.r or fer il z- 's will teeuie tl.is eijit to ti ij.cn bti.-l.eis ;ir :cie in- : --e 'o frtii'z, means tr makef-rtil.' o inere- se ihe cr -p-priulncin power The eropf-e-Is on waat it finis in the soil. Anything is a fertilizer that adds b ibe supplv ot plant i od in th- soil, rr which by acli in dec -lupo-t-s, unl- cfcs, or chacgea to sn available form, s me fiedwbi. his already in the- soil but is in a form that the crotwein not ii'e. If. for example, plant f tod wis hound up in litt'e s ics or coter in. in the mil, a"il ntai-h or lime would et ofTtb'fe coverings and let it out s- that the nmts iiiiild get at it ai.d fe'd upon it; l e (in'as'i or lime would set irdi'ec"lv a a fertilizer. I'.jrtfmd is actually locked up in bi's of 'oil, and Hta.ii aid lime sof en and break op these bib; they thus help feed the plsnts. Illu-tration Pea I-sh is compos d of pota-li and carbonic acid. If mixed with donjh, and bafcul, i- merely browr.s it. A little cream of tartar put in w-ll attack 'he sa'aralns. take away its potash, and the c.tilionic aci I will spring nt rs gas al Ihn uh the donsb, Glling itwiih Iir.l.s and m king it light ami acteable. Just no s.me eub-tacos wb-n mii'il with the 'oi' attack siiildtcomjre c rtin materials ar.d set portions of them fict! for tic plants to feed upon. llecent observation", carefu' experiments, ard cxtett'ive chemical invesligitions, fliow iliat Mir cultivated croi nee!forthirle"t crowth ihe pre-ecce f several substanies. Three or inur are eeldnui abundant in soil', or a-e laraelv available in but few, and are rapidlv exlianslnl by the removal of crops. Two cf the-e, for for example, j hosphoric cid acd nitrcem, arc inlp-pensable n llttit-ftxsl. I'litni-h is a'ro rcedrd as food, and tmlpve'op and prepsrc cither food. Iine acts like jiota-h in frtdiog cr pre paring fond for pt.ntsj. Of ll ese four uht ancrs. n'troen. po'ash lime, ami plmsphortc aii.l, fAorce soils and cops want one, o ee want two. and t-oitie wsot three, if n-t all of them. (Jood lurn yird manure invariably contains all if ib-m. So long a one c in cetB'.tiAr.f good b-rn yard manure cheaply enough, and rear eiough to the field, t'vit is all that is needed Wi'h it, if the oilier conditions of the soil. i'sj drr.e-s and tilth, or m.cli it teal con iltlion, lie rish', e en rai-c our crops from an equivalent ef lli bush Is of wheat to 0, or -', cr more bti-lels jer acre. ( ;.' i:ie:; rjn: ckiu'.s. tiipble !:, Ireiiti ViariLeis I'eiittf, ttlelell lei I TIi.lr Hull 'ii.lr. Toi'tKA. April 11 Another Iieautiful r.iin vi-il'il tins ee-ction ef tie State, laet n :ht ar.'l tu-c'ay ; ardfrcm the fc'lowirg crup arid wesil.fr rejicjrts received at the C ..o? v in Ihe ,In m 'he heaviot wheat producing counlies of the outhwe't, it v. ill W "en that the rain ha leen geceril : Ftcre-'te (ioe.d shower-; clot.dy and wjrm ; the hei is Icokirg fir.e. Pealtsly Heavy rain, ir.-nring good crops of wheat, excepting a email amount of late -owe; lie rcrn crop ie nearly l-in'ed. and the crop pros ects generally are go- d. Newton A general rain has fallen all over the county rarly sown wheat is looking fine ; late sown is n!ightly ii.jured ; farmers are feeling gcxd over the general crop prospects. Wichita The winter wheat is generally looking first-ra e ; there is a good prospw't f r the fruit crop, l-eche- alone excepted; t. autiiul rains and threatening weamer ; farmers are in geed epiriLs and are bu-y I lanticg ccrn. Ilutchim-or. Heavy rairp; excerta por tion of the Isle sown; the wheat crop lo' ks excellent anil is now assured. Corn is be ing planted exten-ively, acd farmers are gratified with the rr . t'. Sterling Gord rains have fallen for the third time within a week; wheat generally looks well; some damage is dote to tbe late own; a large acreage of fpricg croj a are being planted. Great Ecnd Farmers are jubilant over the crop prospctf ; a full average of winter and spring wheat i assured; corn is cow being extensite'v planted. janeu - iaiuui rains, insurie onr wheat crop, visited us last night. Tne crop pnvpects were never beltir. Kinsley Cloudy and raining a little all eiay; weather is now threatening; the Wi.eat crop ia now safe. The "Biby't Bt Friend," is the most expropriate title forDr.BuU'ri Ilabv Sjrop. It U absolutelv free from Opium. Morphia and other powerful scents, is perfectly aafe and reliable nnder all circuinstanrtsa ami by allaTiBg the nraal StoraaeJi acd Bowel Ditotiimot eWivhocd faefatocttUfm hi ' !! II ll i j IS YOUS Itl.UOn PKHEJ I IS YOUVt UI.UIID rune 1 Xothlsl an Important question, fo viihcmpiTenml whoieonm blood there ;.n b uops-.,l.li,and without GOOD HEALTU ife Is iure bnnlen and a waste. Foi tupure Licsxl the bct medicine known U Scovill's Slcsd :nd Liver Syrup. r Compound ymp of MU'insIa sndSarH sipariiH. atisuuoui time tried and true l.eiuedy, aud may be implicit y relied on WIirs-EVEItYTHIXG ELbE FAILS. Take It In the isprins tlmee.specia'ly. foi lie impure rcr.iiinxiir thH i.'nnii tnji. a leai 10 uiuiMouor the yean and take ATALI.TIJUS ilFor Cancer, Scrotnla, Liver Complaints il.veakness, roil. Tumors, Swet im and In' tncu-vinus his iii.ii rume from impale GlOH.V F. IIE.VKY, CUKP.AK ,t CO t?o" P.oprletor--, S C0LI.E(!3 PL.CE,XEW YOUK. Mej e r Ilros i Cow Agents, St JvuK Jl rno.a limit. Aeents. ie-eveuwnrin - "r"-.-r-s-.-r---z. HOME MAHKETS. Wholcsnlo. TVHE.VT-Xo. i iv!,r, Xu. 3, ft5;c; Xo. 4. uolilin . FLOl'U-SS Brt. -S ., i:sSI73 rer sack Ite F.oiir ier eaeS ;i io ; MpMutl, bran, per tun. link jtikUi; Iwn Meal, per 110 ilv. halt:, T.V:. CO '.N--S -.2. mlx.de; reJectcd.'4. O T! 5e. A iV- lHTTKIt m ce. liilij; medium. 10(415. l.cic,; llie l"iir-TuES IVr bushel. Early Ku-e, 40c; l'e-u-li b im 6 Ait5e. ONIONS II 'Jlalsnperbtf-hel. ltK.VN- Si 75 .5 ,ier biKliel. J1pLM"'- i-td n, 5'.e; Hams CaoS'c; sheiiller, I'jC I. ltl er round, 6Kc. I' IKK-K-I'V IVJI'i.TUY Chicken 5- ii"e M per doz. AI't'LEs-Sl Wjll IUis-t bu-.be I. Stock Marict. CVTTLE-suippets, i 51 Mi; Ilctchers, Jei-t .": i--,iUrs, V5 ?Zit3 75 er cwt. lliet.- ;3 -Ju; 35. live. buEIII I'.itue, 83 jnfji 2", per head. 5larcels by Telegraph SETS' TOBK HOSFY STAKK,T kw Yock, April IS. Vnxrr- Its per erent. VFKCANTii.r rAFiiv Irlme, fl M? 630. -TuiiLIMe In 11; Mi dajc, 4 tts night, JIM inrrrM l,i tl i'i nsw S', Jl 01s ; new V-. regi-terid. SlOv.1 U'4;coiiiiin'. 31 I5j; Mies new 4's, -eszitiiereil, trslw',,; riiiins, v s'e; PKJvV, registered, 11 UlJ.; r-trreiiey '-. J8, liovricsMi-NTv Artlve anil strung. it. It. ItoMis ien-ritlt htrtiii. i ,-TATe- H'VKlTia-. Itllll. r-roiKs 11 .it-t u-ttle, nit Irresnlar. lirriiuer '.iiiiciuei sbure-. nml Union l'.n-IUo In-inic weR. .Iler. Hot tLe lut ElUft ail trun ;; K. T. PKOTJUO: V AT.KT Ka.v8ah City. .Mo.. April 13 Thp "Intlleiiror rereti : Wiikat IJes-etpt-. S.I75, wlllulrawnls, 2, h O; In Ktore. ftt'jei: niMr'rt ueiik and loutr; Not 'fj : Ni a. 'i-','-: No I. iioiulinil iVikn l!'cti'. ttoTlc uiil.ilrHWBN, 2.7"J3; In -line, 'j,SI3;itiaike.l Ilrmtr;No. 2 mixed, : ; r.j-e-t.il, .7' c oath No. J ::!.& I e.i s MeMily l if. with IlgM nrelpis. Lt" rrc tlio'ce K. ens.it less tlrm at 15313c. fj.'s'S e-rr. Mi.. April 1.1 CATTI.r Kc-e-elilH, I ,7ii; hlj Iiienls Tit; the riri l-l ey w I heavier thmi ever liefore, ut Ibis -eMson, raii-.il b bt- eut In eastern Irelul I rale. The iptitlii) uf nib ilnirs was a!flh aerai;e. 31 irkel weak anil lleulSa lower, with ii imiiilierieft -Mrunseiiii; native -hlpp 11 -leeis, 24,1 so; . nifits teerc. -3 ft'nt "; nuts, ii I i.S 73; Muckers and fre-'ep,I3 .!i$3 75. II- eH ic pis -oifi: shipments, Cll;mnrket e--eer and IiH' leirr; ex'irlne ra Ke of sales ;3 "JPnias, Willi tl..- bulk Ml C SHaS.IS "IKI1-- Kee. Ipls Si.s. stil liient". I.CC9: niz-ru- s. nily. iist-ve iiitit'eirs a erasing ltfi pijUlids bil.d al 1 1 st. Lonia isiiom'CE MARKET st. I sins, . FLorn Unlet find uncliMiwed. April 1J. iiiT . M' Ilriiie r. uilli itpllors tower for " . a " : J ii., o;! oi.i, st , April; I ii". it c; Mai ; 1 eat.-..! ui' , Jaatr, 't July; No. .in, i mi. e eniM s.a yi rjii nriil oplions lower; 3a'4p nisli; Si .r April; 3Al o',c .M.i);3l'a33J.O J il ie; aSJ.-n-l.'.- July. ATfe- CJIIIrt alSidr. Pv Iti(!l" ran ' i-, II.l-l.1V ltiriau.d, "47if isk e - Mi at'y si bl. r.KAtt I Hll i.t:S0l i trrrrK Hriiur apd unehanged. I i.e-s-stnuly it Set fOKK Isaer;JIO ,1. Prv ai.v MkTs-Xomlrially nnrhanjfd. riAOX Low. r; cl ar rib-, tilO cish; 51U M-y:rlear, s n eeh. laai Nom.nul. ST. X.OTJI K'lt CK KflKgirr. vr Isiri". April 15. Cattle fbiprlnir Rmiles easier, but iin C'i .-i e.i; buleliers it rk H'emlv nil Uht mii p'; reet.iM, 1,1 ii; s:iiiin.iis, ' line.- V.e-alt; an.keis wmt Halllllioresl, J5 am Ol; Hn utll t e uvy. ! t 6 fit 75: 1'lilllf ilelobi.-es, tlVK iniiuli , t-IIoyS !. Iteeelpts. 2 .est; sliiinei.ts fa o. t-iir- iii-- Ismer ami weak; roriimnn to f.iir. !.! lila :! 75: i;ssl to cl.nlce, J! .nkii 7S; lanea, $1 sogo lit. iteetpts, ut; hhipmeula, I5. CKICAIO PnODITCK MAHiniT niii-Aoo. April 15. FLorit-"luminal ly unch.im;id, HEAT t'lis.llleil i-lul arllie, but wealc and luere r. anil rieiMsl heev; No. 2 i-primc, ir ti. ('r; le-.tllar. M'-.e r.isl ; sS'ie Slay; '. Juii-; aeiliie tit !M9le Jlaa; a,,H.02.c June; o. Sspriiur. 7t si; rej.-el.il liic ' ohm- Fair dem..iiil. but lower; iteellneit Mcmtresi; jiy i- iila,: ?JisS-4ecn.b, SlJic JUy: ..v- i'.-J itie;:.;, sisjmy, iats-1iu i, weak .ml inner; -I'-c cush;2c hi I May Z'.Jvert'jC June. I at -.-le-el ami Ulicliancesl; IlaicrrT Sle-aet kihI Illii bailee tl. I i. v .siej!e--li-MVS itLiI aitie, tint wesk i.o loner, uiiiver.all), with beivy iMeleaul u in irked elee-line, I'nltK S'J 95 e.sli; 9 ti.O !7'4 May; 1U 0JA lit ut", Ju e; iles aiai7'-iH 25 June. Ulll-Si H e.s., 1 is'Ji M: 5 9;5 95 June; .ti75-J"J' ly.saleMai 59i!4j4e;t5 Juue. Hri.h MAit- huoulelern, 5 iw; -holt clear, i itisi.Y -htea;.'y at f 1 01, CJIIOilGO MAUKET. Ciiicaio. April 15. II.y.-s Kecript IS'eO; nhlrinenbe, 7,10; rua-k.t etuli .t.lalte .o erer; ebniee tie.evy, fa cm -: iivtit ii .'srfic U; lolxiil, U lit 3 Co; cl se-.i htrady at decline, I'AiTLr lice.pi.. .'At- thlptnents, l.ttO; in rk.tdiiil.wt li e tr rlns Hat lnwtr. Hiire H.. ie l.on; biiipiiiiiiitis none m i bei ii.-1 at 51 ir 5 1 . SALT RHEU'4. I'oaerlnK Hie Ile-ely for Ten'Teari, 1'erinaiicr.tlf; ;nrel. I.v.v Oinrr eir has Hi.re.rr-'o.v, 17 corjieti 1., IkMcitt, I i-u. t, 1073. iIerH. Weics A PoTTrn: timtlmm, I f.eiit a out to lufem e ii, and lhrouibyoil 11 w tin. ere tlll.rt teel lo klioier the lact lliat a most iliisdgre -.tile- nod oinnate ci-e-of Slt Hlieum, eir IeriM wiiicb lias le-e-n under my rsoti.l iiieervalo. rrom itaMrstap JieatHIlcej lo the prese-ut lime. .etsitlt ten (10) je-.rs, civerli tt the Kre-aler fsniion of the, l-Mi.in'.-. boij ai il iiinbswlili its s-cull.ir lr-rllatlria.-i I iteliliii: sc-ab, and tee which all Ibe Itl'ilH 11 riis-th'sls ll leatlll eQch dlsefiee bad Is-i. .ipi-il il wilhout b.nefit, baM com ptej ili.a; leured. leaving a clean and lie I'ttiy ekiii, tiM'fer .ifewrdasof profusap p . t oi. ot C'l rirUK.a. I ran ai.d fit, bear-lty adalseall similarly alll e nl ii. try tberemesty which has been ku tlK m.l la Un ca.se. Very truly Ton's (.'HAS. HOUGHTON". i'A I'TIOS If procurable, ukj CCT1CCKA hoAl-. SCROFULQUi. ULCEP.S And IlUcliariiliiz.Sorea Itsqalre contltollonal ate well as external treat un nt. The menial nw of CtrriccicA. ltl.soe vkt, the Great 1-urlfylric aijeiir, ex-s-ls the nrtetcf cjiifula, f-yphllls ami iler enry lioiu llie (-jit'em, purltlea, enriches ami htrent.ttie lis the bIH,d. reiidera tbe liaernnd kidneys active, tliuHesiab.isblnita rare when the ablest lliy,lc:ans Mil. t)'d and obitlnatej atleeilonBjlelil loll when every other meth eiel or remedy falls. The wonderful h-uccewa atteLdlm: tbelDtreiluction of I irrirUKA.the (ireat r-kin Cure, Mil e-oniiriue. Sit orber remedy In the word ever cre-Hteel mi wide apre ad an Interest atnomr sutf.rerefrom ev ery form eif Skin and Scalp ill ease-, with Lo-k of Hair, t'lcen.. Nires, Iicblm; Flies, and all aggravated lorma ol external alirnentx Thes e ltkl'ka -oai' should b used with It In iiIlose-sforcIeMii-lna punches. The (. cticcka Hemeiiie-s are prepareel by iViikhi rirrm. t'beuilsts and t)rnslsts Tl Ua.sbIrmori Stieet, lie-ton, and are fo u. f lir a 1 illtljlsls. I'rlce- of CCT1CCRA. mall botm, Oie Larue boxes, containing two and ot.e-baif I mere the, quantity ol small SI. line LVIT, SI per beUIe. CUTICUKA r-oAi'.S-lcenia er cake, by mall, 3D cenla;3 cakes. 75 cents. (uticura "i .K I 5 A T - u a .' r-rvtl W- amllna. Preoara U. JfeTataaaga has alwm '-. .H-'iK Tmmmtnmmimmtktrht: TK?-tiPattatr to .MmUI mmVmmmiZiJ-V'? .AM, PMladrtatite. a mOtvST J" e- ;',- - -T-, - C-JttjCi- fmwmi. .r,. u1 Vfe?V-'-. . ..Jlt&staatiHEcJ aanw. '''x fee w . iWfP HftMlfli zm-1 - saaaaa taaaaaK " -; Jn-'i -.r-fr -:-'-'mWmm-JmVmmmmWmmWmmhmi.