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T. C. DUNGAN,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
OREGON, MISSOURI.
Will practice In nil Courts nf Missouri, Knn-
as, lown mm acunuhn- imn Mime u.v,
ami Col1cctlun promptly attended to.
I. D. BKKLEll,
nr.At.r.ii is
rmninTj vmivi nnTTnDQ AVTl PTfUBS
ImUluD wiiiDOi uiyuunu nnu wuuuu,
FOREST CITV, MO.
Bourlion ami Rye Whiskies, nndall Fancy nnd
Hot Drinks a specialty. Patronage respectfully
solicited.
J. T. THATCHER M.D.
St
OREGON, MISSOUUI.
OFFICE At icstdence, two doors north ot
J". A. Kecvcs' Store', formerly resilience of Levi
Orcn,
t jmniNn-rnv. Dec. 1 Gulteau's trial was
resumed this inornliigln thcpie'cmcof thciisu-
al throng, upon cntcringthP witness nox um
tcau desired, be oio resuming tlic evidence, to
mnko a pcrscn.il statement, ami addressed him
self to tlio atullciicc, sn)lngs "Two weeks
ma I rent out an appeal for money. 1 did It on
my own account, nnu tnc nay niter ncoyiuo
publicly announced that It was without his au
thority. 1 again Invito my frktids to send tnc
money, In the Interest of the cause of Justice
anil lor toy iicicnsc. i ncy can scnu mo uvc,
ten or fifteen dollars, or a thousand dollars, If
they wish. If they don't want to bo known,
tliev can send without name to Scovlllc."
Judge Porter then iK-gan u rapid lire or inter-
mirations, r-llrltliu? from the prisoner. In his
several replies, that phi stcally he was n coward
ami Hl ays Kept away ironi personal tiangcr.
Morally lit' was tiravc ns a lion when bethought
tho Deltv wn back of him. In Ms opinion the
doctoYs killed the president. The nets of .Tones
ami .Mason, in attempting in khi nun, were
wronjr, and tliey ought to lie punished, unlcs
they were Inspired by tho Deity. Witness soon
showcl slims of Impat'cncc, and excitedly strlk
Inn bl open bond upon the desk, emphasized
every scntenco be uttered. When pressed for
answers lie finally became obst'nate, nnd shout
ed toJitdjre Porter! "I know jnu well, and I
l-nnu- 1iltrf..l- tiipn tlintl V 11 llfp. t'Vll rill t'Oll
shake your linger atwitnessesln New York, but
you eatri score inc."
witness iiecuneii 10 co uiio ine noaruin
bouses, as It bad tin bearing on the enre. He
supposed bo owed IIM tovarlous landladies nnd
and sometime or other be expected to pay
them.
Judgo Cot directed him to answer the n,ue
tlons.
The witness was rculllv dlrvcn from one po
sition lo another until eouf route 1 with the evl
Dr. Wm. Wi floddlwr, of tho flovcnimcnt
nair n ir.nmpiit. mid ilmni.nl, ! 1 iWlriv ' Asylum for tbo Insane at Wniblnirton. thounht
JitdRtf Porter, lo state to 3 oti and your lionora-' that If tho theory put forth lu the hyp thctical
A. II. JAMISON
ATTORNEY-AT-L AW.
Real Estate, Insurance and Collecting ffi'tS'KtSttX
ftijviii, iincuia voinmuniiy uooK wnucn uy ionn 11.
Mnttvti elTV mo woyes. ureal simiiaruy 01 iucn nnu wen
Will practlco In all tbo Court of northwest
Missouri.
MONTGOMERY & ROECKER,
Backers and Brokers,
'OREGON. MO.
Loan Moncr, Buy Notts, Draw Drafts on all
nrinrlt.nl rltlps". and Collect ons promptly made.
i'av Taxes for non-residents; Loans negotiated
on'real tstate,nndlnyetmcnls made on favora
bleterm. Interest nllowcd on Time Deposits.
CIIAS. W. THOMAS,
OREGON, HOLT COUNTY, MO.
Collections made, Depositions taken, Convey
nciop; done, Legal Information jilvcn and Gen
eral Laia auu iaw Dusuich. uncuuvu w
B. F. O'FALLON. LEIGH IRVINE.
ATTORNEYS - AT-LAW,
OREGON, MISSOURI.
Will nmMI In nil courts of MIssonrl.
Collections, and nil mannerof legalbuslncw
will rppAlri niir tirnmtit utteutton.
E-Olllce north tide of Court House, over
tuuue s urup; oiore.
B. I. REA,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Notary Public and Real Estate Agent,
MAlTlfAND, MO.
Will attend to nil legal business Intrusted to
tils care In all the Courts of Northwest Missouri.
Has for sale a large number of choice business
ots.
CLA11K PHILBilICK,
FASHIONABLE
untuu.-i, M1SSUUU1.
'West Side Public 8quare. Respectfully Invites
xno patronage 01 tuose uaving anytmng in me
Barber, Halr-Cuttlngor Shjmp&onlng Line.
L.B.KNOWLES,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
OREGON, MO.
Will practice In all Courts. Real Estato busi
ness and Collections promptly attended to.
tltv of expression was very apparent nil
through ;the witness struggled dcsperatelv to ex
plain away his pilpablc p1agtarlin. A Icitcr ad
dressed by Gulleau to the Onclda Community
was men remi in wnicii tnc wrner eoniesteu iub
love for nnd subjection toilobn II. Notes and the
Oneida Communlly. Several of the letters writ
ten by Oulteau nbnut the time In- left the Onei
da Communltvwerc then placcdlu evidence and
lilcntuicj oy uuitcnu ami renu.
witness was incn dskcu, "arc you insane at
nil I' and replied:
I'm not nn expert. Let these experts and
the jury decldo that." Doing prpsscd for bis
opinion, wlti,ess ilccllned to answer. Oulteau
insisteu in spue 01 wanuugs in niamng ins ex
planations ns the reading progrescd.
The cross-examination was continued at great
lcngtli, after which Scovlllc proct cded with the
redirect examination nnd the prisoner said : "I
have been Just ns clear ns to the di
vinity of the net nnd the necessity of
ic lor me goon 01 me people since tnc
first of .lune, ns a man can lio on anything."
When tho examination of the prisoner closed
be w as conducted, looklugcomnletelv w orn out.
from the stand to his regular sent beside bis
counsel. Scovlllo then called Dr. Alexander
lull of Columbus. Ohio, who testified to seeing
the prisoner thero some three or four years ago.
1 lie prisoner was men cngageu 111 attempting
toflx a d'iy when he received his alleged "In
splrntlon" to remove the President, nnd liultcau
finally shrieked out, "To remove all this loose
talk. I want you to know that I would have
removed the President at nny time lictwcen tho
middle of June and the Sd of July It I bad
found tho opportunity. I would have done It
for the comi of the Amcrlcnn pconle." Oulteau
was permitted to Indulge his passion for talk
ing upon the pending political situation at the
time of the shooting, until speaking of tho
President's Incratlttide to Grant and Conkllne.
ho was led by Judge Porter to admit that "in
gratitude Is tho basct of crimes."
juogo rortcr atop incic. nat would you
nave thought or your act in killing the l'resl
ueni nan no given you tnc runs (jousuisnip in
stead of havlnc rclused ltl
uuitcau nau previously said mat tiarueiil was
his (prisoner's) warm, personal nnd Political
friend. That no personal motives whatever
were involved in 111s act, ana leanng, evidently,
uiai some imp was Dcing eci inr mm, no Hesi
tated n moment, and t hen with great emphasis :
"1 want to lust fasten you solid, rlcht here.
I would not have taken the Paris Consulship
H. TEBBS ALKIRE,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
OREGON, MISSOURI.
Will practice In all tho Courts of MIssoT: i.
Real Estato and Collection buslnss promptly
attended to.
Office over Schulte Bros. Store.
E. J. KELLOGG,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
CRAIG, MO.
Will practice in nil the Courts of Missouri.
Real Estate and Collecting business promptly
attended to.
NATIONAL HOTEL,
FOREST CITY, MO.
Our entire bulldlnz Is newly furnished
throughout; our location Is central, our rates
are low, our accommodations-including
Sample Rooms,
are unsurpateed, and we respectfully solicit a
Rberal patronage t-om the traveling public.
B. B. FOSTER & BRO., Proprietors.
after the first of Juue If I had been appointed
to It, nnd tho President and Secretary Blaine had
both bescached on thtlr knees to take It. I bad
at that time resolved to remove tho President,
for the good of tho Amerlcau people,"
After tho recess Gultcau resumed tho stand,
looking very bagard and worn. Tho cross-examination,
however, continued as before the
recess. Guttcau said ho hid no special purpose
In uslne some flatterluir words to Blaine. "I
simply made the suggestion to him that In case
be assisted me In getting tho Paris consulship
I should fed bound, In case hi was a candidate
at the National convention, to assist him. That
Is tho way they do In polities, Judge. I under
stand that Is the way politicians get on you
tickle me, I tickle you."
Q. Did you write President Garfield a letter
marked "private," In which you said "I lutend
to express my sympathy for you on account of
tho pressure that has tieen on you since you
cuiuu lu mia cill 1
A". Yes. I Mrrotelthat letter. Mv Idonwnh
Just this, to express my personal reeard for
Garfield on account of the pressuro oil him for
oiuce, ami tiiai is wiiat l meant ny saying I
i-f
considered him my personal frleud I symoa
iinu nnu nny 1 resiiieni who 11ns tins norc
NORTHWEST
NORMAL SCHOOL,
OREGON, MO.
lint Term begins Sept. 13, 1881,
Becnnil Tei 111 beslm Nov. 31, 1HR1,
Third Term liecliiH Fen. q. 1888,
Fourth Trrin livgtn April 17, 1888,
Mumon, ).uu per terra ot ten weens.
Course of study thorough and practical.
Boardlm In family t'J.OO to (3.50 per week,
For further Information address,
C. L. EBAUGH,
Principal
&
BANK,
FOREST CITY, - - - MISSOURI
TTIRANSACTS a ceneral banklnir business.
X Sells exchange 011 the chief cities ot the
United States and Europe. Allows Interest on
deposits when left a specified Urns. Collections
receive careiui attention.
D. B. FRAZER, GEO. WEBER,
Pkksiuekt. Cismr,T
FOR SALE.
office seekers at his throat. At the time thoso
letters were wrltlen I had not tho slightest
conception of removing thu President. If
you want to bring those letters against mo that
were written ai a nmo wuen 1 had not the
(llslitcst conception 01 remov 112 the Presl
dent, then you aro trying to do what you cannot
do. (Banging tho railing violently.)
Prisoner being asked bow many times hn met
Cotikllngon tho street, answered, "I met him
oncoon the street. 110 was exceedingly cordial,
He bowed and said. 'How do von do. Sir. G11I.
teau.' I was on good terms with all thoso men
durlncr March and Anrll."
Porter (slowly and with great deliberation)
rnsoncr iiniorrupimg) u, don't look so
fierce at me, I don't care a snap of my lingers
for you. Put yoar questions in aouiet way and
I will
Porter Did Senator Conkllng ever promise
in Buiijiuri, uurmnncunoii lortuo raris consul'
snipi
Prisoner Mv expectation about tie Paris
Consulship was that I could get It through my
personal Influence with tho President, Bliilno
and Logan, and that when my nomination went
iu inu ounuie, oiiHiuig aim uiai son 01 men
would see It through. But I don't think It
neccsary. 1 went over It all yesterday, and I
uecuiio 10 uiscuss jurtuer. There's 110 uso
wasting the time of this bonorahlo court upon
It again, and If you do not know tho facts
about It you had better read this morning's pa
pers and you will find them.
Tho prisoner was asked about the Inspiration
of his Buggeslion to Garfield that ho would suc
ceed himself In 181. Ho rcnllad In a resolute
tones "I decline to discuss this matter any
further. You have gone over It two or three
times and I decline to discuss It any more, If
your Idea were correct about my having mnllco
In the matter, Ulalno was tho man for mo to
have shot. What posslblo 111 will could I have
had against Qarlleiai Blalno was the maolfor
me to nave snot according to your theory. My
getting or not getting an oflbe had t otlilng to
do with H. It only shows how absurd your
theory is. If Garfield had paid respect to these
letters it would have been all right ; but what
did he dol Ho went and sold himself, soul and
body, to Blaine. Ho did notannreciatetliBsentl.
incuts and kindness of those letters, but threw
himself Into BUlue'g hands and allowed Blaine
1110 use 01 1110 rresmency to destroy Conkllng
uim uiuui,
O. Did VOU SUV tl Prpalilnnf flarOn!,! 41,t
ho would not have peaco until ho got rid of
Blaine.
A. Yes, and that was tho way tho stalwart
alld liberal PaDerg all over t hn rntmlm tpll.1
Toat was tho way Washington Republicans and
uuw.aui, nun iuui, Hum iu people laiKca.
Porter Did you say Blaine was a
maul ' 1
Yes, liecauso bo was usclng President Garfield
Tfiju nam uijuu mi 1 Kinn mnn niir. n wpnir nii.
itMn.t nnvllAl,l 4... 4 1., w ,
i.uttiviu jaBb iMjiu uiiiineii. umiv wrm
lllfilnn OM.ofr nA! 1 Vi a
" nuo nuaiuuiiumi urulll'
BOTH IMmOVED AND UNlMmOVED
REAL ESTATE.
bio court that 1 tlecllno to answer nnv moro
que- tlntis which aro men- repetition of what we
hao already been over.
.Itidco Purler lininidlnlely resumed tho cross
cxuin nation with ti oquc'tlon. "Was 0110 of
your purposes In removing tho President to
create n demand for your book.!-' .
Answer Yes, sir; with the modification that
It was to preach the gospel.
Mt11tss soon become excltfd, nnd, gesticu
lating wildly, Insisted upon his inspiration and
that tho Lord had selected him to do tho work.
He was no fool. Tho Lord never selects fools
to do his work. He had luplrcd hhn to remove
Garfield nnd left hltu (witness) to use his own
Judgment In tho (election of tho means. Con
tinuing cxcll'dly, "And the Lord has taken
carp of me. I would have either been shot or
hung."
Judge Porter And did you not expect to bol
Ans. I decline to discuss the matter with
von. Idld not havo nny thought on the subject.
1 Mt it to tho Deity.
Tho witness repeatedly refused to answer the
question, o- ns ho termed It lo discuss tho mat
ter' under Inquiry, At ono time ho appealed to
the court for prolcrtlou against tbo maimci of
the crooA examination.
Judge Porter said! "I have not nttcmpted
to form n lenlv from you. Mr. Guttoall! If you
will allow tho'Jury to iimlcistnml you refuse to
answer, It will suit my purjose Just ns well."
Tlio witness at once turmil to Jtlilge rortor
nnd Inoulrcd. "Well, what was your oucstloii.
Judge!"
The witness was then nskcil If his entering
Onrlda Community was nn Inspiration. It his
leaving it was an inspiration, nnu ticnincu 10
discuss the subject. Jiidne Porlcr then pro
duced Gutteau's liook "Truth" which thowlt-
nissnaii ciauncu wna in- rcsun 01 n direct 111
ilcnec of his own witnesses when he would un
hesitatingly pronounce their evidence fnle.
once cmrhal7.eii his remarks ny saving, "any
thing I swear to Judge, Is true, you con put that
down as a fixed fact." Being presstd as to
bow ho propond to raise funds which bo said
he was expcctlngtorccclve.thc witness replied:
"I Intend to borrow It from some of my
friends," and added, "I will tell you, Judge,
how I borrow money. It may bo of lervlco to
j 011 when you want to borrow for yourself. 1
don't He nor sn"ak, but to rlcht up to a man
ami nsk inm lor what 1 want."
The wltnes was cloiclv nuestloncd about tho
purchase of the pistol and asked why he boueht
one with an iron-handle Instead ot n nlnlti one.
he replied, "BecauscI thoughtlt worth a dollar
more."
Judco Porter Did you not say It would look
better in the Patent Office?
Itncs admitted be inlcht bave believed or
thought thcplstel would some tlmo be placed
In the State Department. Shortly afterward
Gulleau became very Indignant nt Judge For
tcr's use of the word "murder," nnd shouted
fiercely, "You sceinto delight In the uso of
tho words 'kill' and 'murder.' Thero Is no
use In your whining that way. Tbo were
outwnrd fact of now I removed the
President has nothing whatever to do with ths
cat 0." Gniteau's shrewdness In dctcctlm? end
anticipating any point which might bo mado
ugatnst him was n marked feature of the Inves
tigation. Judce Porter pressed him very closely
to lecturo on theology and to sell Inspired
volume of his own authorship, and which be
said was one of the finest literary productions
that ever cmnnantcd from an Inspired pen.
"I am sorry to contradict you," Interposed
the prisoner, "b it I never said so."
Witness had several conversations with him.
Was under tho Impression, which hn expressed
to his friends at the time, that prisoner was a
lunntlc.
Scovlllc called Emory A. Btorrs, Charles B.
Farwcll and other witnesses, but as no one re
sponded court adjourned.
Washington, Dee. 3. Tho Interest In tho
Guttcau case Is unabated. Afler the examina
tion of two Important witnesses, Emory A.
Storrs, of Chicago, was placed on the stand.
Ho had seen prisoner sev ral times at the Ke
pu oilcan Committee roonm during tho cam
paign. His Impression was that Oulteau had
an Illy-balanced mind. Upon cross-cxamlua-
tiou Storrs said ho never saw nuythlng In Gul
tcau to Indicate he could not ulstlnmilsh be
tween ncui ami wronir, or in.it no uiu not Know
tho dlfferenco between guilt or Innocence, or
that ho would not be responsible for crime.
ocoYiuo noteu several exceptions to mo rul
ings of Judge Cox In favor of the admission of
thee" icplles. Tbo cvldcuco created quite n
stir In t tic court room and seemed to stagger
hoso about tho defense table. The sister of tho
prisoner was particularly affected and in tones
distinctly caught by reporters said, "Ho has
perjured lilmsclf. that In all there is about It
juiwara muicis testiucd ne tnougut uuiteau
crazy.
Scovlllc mado a sensation by summoning David
uavis, cpeaKer itanuau, auu (senator uayanl,
none of whom responded, nllhoutih thev had
uccu suuptcnacil. Bcoville theu read a number
of newspaper slips found on tho prisoner at tbo
tlmo ot bis capture. Oulteau Interrupted, say
ing thrro were a hundred of them when he was
arretted, which ho tooK from Stalwart, Liberal
anu iiau-nreeu papers wncnever he saw any
thing confirming Ills lnsnlratlon.
Whllo Scovlllo was reading the clippings a
6tlr became noticablo about tho door leading
to the wltness-st ind, and in a moment Senator
mvis was seen going toward the witness stand.
Too reading ccasrd. Senator Davis was sworn.
and Scovlllo proceeded to put questions to him
111 political pnuosopny. 1110 juugowns non
commmlttal on evervtfilns. and continually de
murred to this line of proceeding. Judge Davis
was excused after a few moments, and for a
minute occupied a scat on the bench with Judge
Cox, where ho studied tho prisoner's counte
nance for somo time and then left tho court
ro un, Jlallev. tho v str ct Attorney's stenoz.
rapher, was put upon tho stand, anu Gut teau at
once becamo excited. Ho chanted the witness
with coming to him as a New York Herald le
porter, and tllclnE him Into nil nteiv uw
notes ot which wero used by tbo District Attor-
nuj. iimirj unci lvuru iiiuuu up me rcpori irom
bis notes for the New York Herald, and Guttcau
wanted to know wlut he received for It. It
was finally brought out that Kuiley had been
given f.juu.
Tho prisoner was worked up considerably,
ami ho contradicted and accused him of perpe
trating a fraud upon blm.
When an extract from one of tho papers was
read, referring to tho reported bargaining ot
John Davenport In New York, concerning tho
Marjhalshlp, Gultcau saldi "That shows how
weak Garfield was and how determined hXi was
to crush tho stalwarts.
Bailey denied emphatically that ho represent
ed himself to Guttcau as a II raid correspond
tnt or tricked him In any way.
Tho prlfoner read a list ot names of persons
he wanted subpoenaed to show the political sit
uation of tbo country last snrinir as follows:
President Arthur, Gen ral Gram. ex-Senators
Conkllng anitPlatt, Messrs, Jewell, Robcitson
and Dorsey, and Senators Jones and Logan,
ami aiso ucnneit ot 1110 iioviwi, kciu, 01 me
Tribune, Jones of the Timrs, Dana ot the Sun,
and Hurlburi of tho World, Graham of tho
Washington JtnmUlcau, Uutchlns of the
Washington rout, and Win. Penn Nlxou of tho
Chleaco Inter-Octun. No attention was nald to
we rcqucBt. ocovine bwu ue uau issued a suo-
question was true, tho prisoner Is undoubtedly
insane.
Dr. James II. Mcllrldc, of Milwaukee, Wis.,
and Dr. dimming, of Brooklyn, Mass., held thu
samo opinion.
Unltcnu (excitedly) "Nothing of that kind
In this case;" and angrily toDavldgc, "You aro
going too fast In this matter; wo wnnt facts,
not your Judgement. Witness has slnted 0110
thing right. The Lord Injects the spirit tnto
and then lets mnn use his own ludrement to
work It out. That Is Just my ca6c. That Is tho
way 1 tret tnv Inspiration."
DavlYlge then put a hypothetical case, using a
term like "a common, vulgar criminal."
Guttcau turned toDavldgo nnd with lmmcno
THE XLVJUh CONOitES
superiority saldl "Thero Is nothing vulgar
about this caso; It's all blgh-toncd." (Laugh
ter.) Ho was quickly suppressed by tbo court.
Guttcau suddenly Interrupted the examination,
and despite Scovllle's efforts to restrain hhn,
brokoout Ina severe denunciation of his late
wife, and saying ho had Just noticed a discourse
from her which was full of misstatements, nnd
that if she camolnto court to testify against
him he would show her up. He railed for somo
minutes but flnallyqulctcd down.
Witness was about to bcillsmlF'ecl when Gul
tcau dctatm d t im -Jul said Willi an air of great
scrloiisuesi: "Doctor, I want to ask you, who, c
herldltary nimbus of tho brain exists wont a
man show It wherever there Iscausel" Wltucs
responded In the alllrmativc. "Hint will do,"
sn'd Gultcau, with the ntr of a lawyer who had
ecided n point.
Richard lllnton, editor of tho Washington
Gaz'tte, hail seen the prisoner nt tho Republican
headquarters 111 lnrKnmiiormcii tnc opin
ion that he was exceedingly Illy balanced and
egotistical. Witness was asked what ho thought
of the speech, "Gaifleld vs. Hancock," and re
plied that ho thought It a ridiculous and dis
jointed niralr.
Oulteau was murh Incensed nnd shouted out,
"Well, It wasn't anything of the kind. You
don't know what you're talking about. My
speech received the endorsement of tho best
men of tho country."
Witness said the prisoner seemed a perfect
nuisance about the rooms Gultcau retorted!
"You wero auulsaucc yourself) I'd rather be
hung as a man than acquitted as a fool, nnd I
won't have any morn of this kind of evidence."
Witness said: "He was a laughing stock as
far as he could see."
Oulteau became enraged, and turned to Sco
vlllo and said : "If you put any moro of those
cranky fellows on tbo stand, I'll squaro you
again. It was a great ptcco of Impertinence on
your part to put Judgo Davis on the stand
without consulting inc. I'm no fool, nnd
won't auow you to make me out one."
nr. cnaries 11. iNicnuias, 01 tnc nioomingtoii
asylum, lepllcd to tho hypothetical qucstfou
proposed by Seovlllc! "If tho cvliunca to
which 1 havo listened Is correct,! should say
that tho prlsonir Is Insane."
Dr. I-olsom thought thnt If the hypothetical
proposition put by Scovlllo was correct In all
particulars, the prlfoner was insane when ho
shot the Provident.
Dr. Theodore Fisher, of Boston, would dislike
to be confined to the statement of the facts con
tained in the hypothetical question, but If com
pelled to answer, ho would say that he should
judge the prisoner to ho Insane. Witness was
Informed by the prosecution that (hey would
want him as a wltnes;.
scovlllo announced that be bad no more wit
nesses prctcnt and would Introduce but two or
threo more before closing tho case.
uulteatt interrupting, demanded subpcem.s for
General Grant. Senator Conkllng. Jewell and
others. Tho prisoner not bclni' sunnressed.
then delivered an Incoherent harangue whllo
ins counsel smueu approvingly as 1110 ign satis
fied he was Influencing the lurv. He was finally
slleuccd by tho court, and Scovlllo read from
the "iTUtu" until me hour or adjournment.
TlioDlrds Must Live.
Somo very knowing people must
think, judging from their expressed
opinions, that birds, animals, etc., can
live without food. 15 ut they arc mis
taken. Every bird eats enough to
sustain itself, if it lives at all. Every
tlclan
soul, to Blulno.
;
At prices ranging from I3.B0 to (35.00 per acre.
Borne ot the finest laud lu Northwest Missouri,
lu both large and small tracts. Desirable town
property In all the towns ot Holt county. Also,
a few fino farms In Kansas. Parties desiring to
either sell or buy land, will find It to their in
terest to address me at once, as I am constantly
having calls for all erodes ot lends, and can
ault ell purchasers whomsoever. Address,
H. TEBBS ALKIRE,
Attomoy-et-Law, Oregon, Mo.
himself said In bis letter denouncing Garfield.
lortcr ilia you say yesterday that you did
not dcslro the removal of Secretary Blalnel
Prisoner I did llOt. nnil von pnnnnt dm! it In
the 1 record. I Insist now nwon your finding it
In thu record. I want to fasuu something on
vnii. I nm na rv.-.-.. 1 a
'11 a u lima ns yuu lire.
Vortcr I kunw vnn n.it.t.-.?.
think ek!?UgUlnglyYc8 au'd the PubUc wIU
lorter Wna vnni- mnti ,i.n
Blaine's resignation beeauso bo had sa.d to you
j fiiiwiuiK. never 10 snenic to
him again on the Paris consulship,
Pr sonj-r (exfitcdly)-I told you that had
nothing to do W til It. ' T wnnttn ram (l.nf I!,.
you, a uu put it down deep, (Uud.t r) . Iam
talking now about national iKilltlcs, and not
about the office, and If you would try to get
,im uiuiun iu Miui vuui, in, it would ud pctier.
I am not adlsappoliittd office.
After further cross-examination, the prisoner
complained of being fatigued, saying ho was
not used to speaking fivo hours at a time, and
the court adjourned.
Washtnoton. Dee. 8.' ItamedlateW nnnn tlm
opening of the Criminal Court Gmteau was
pa-nn tor President Arthur, but did not caro to
have him summoned until ho had Been him In
person.
Scovlllo wanted Bailey's notes, but they had
been destroyed. After. Scovlllo resumed tho
reading 01 1110 cuppings, ana lucro ucing no
other witnesses, tho court adjourned.
Wamhnijton, Dec 6. At Gulteau's trial to
day, Speaker Randall appeared, but said h't
could not understand why bo was subpa-naed.
Scovlllo will, this afternoon, call on the Pres
ident and try to get his assent to appear. Oul
teau nays 110 uau several interviews witu Ar
thur, and It Is known that ho has written tho
President several letters, which the dotenso
waut to have go on record.
Gultcau was uauiually scared, and bgged
thu olllcers to take him Into court to-day by tho
back entrance, and with trembling and limping
uau no Buuiueu iiirouitu iuo nuitry cruwu, ao-
Jcct tear depleted on Ids face, and did not re
gain nis composure ior several minutes,
Bcovllle told Randall he only desired his
ODlnlon as to whether tho Democratic nartv
could not havo disrupted tho country, Inasmuch
ai Davis had spoken on that point. Ho excused
Randall till Wcducsday.
Oulteau said bo wanted some of the experts
to decide whether It was lusano to be Impelled
bv tho Deltv to an lusano act.
Dr. Keunon, managing editor ot tho Chicago
Medical Uovlciv, testified that he Uollevo.t the
prisoner insane, iuo prosecution cxumiucu
blm at lcnirtb.
DavldfreMiavlnir stated that John W. Gult6au
IiadBWonipiSltlvely that tbo prisoner's father
was sane, Uulteau saldi "Wo will show by all
Frecport that he was Insane. Everybody kno ws
he was badly cranked fin religion, thongh a
u-nod mnii." Witness believed In moral insan
ity In certain rare casot rendering a man lire
ejionslble. Ho based Gulteau's insanity on nn
hereditary taint, impairment of Judgment, and
Inspiration, which also Included motive. Of
course when a man committed' a crime under
a delusion, and then acted precisely as a crimi
nal would do, it would be presumption to bring
evidence of lusnnlty,
Dr. Samuel Worcester, of Salem, Mass., de
clined to express an oplulou uutll tho counsel
explained moro definitely his meaning of tho
term "inspirational."
uuiieua lunpavicunv; "u)t iii i'i'"'
bird that comes among us in tho spring
to spend tho six months with us gets
its board, of some kind,from our fields,
gardens, etc. They aro all moro or
less injurious and all moro or less
beneficial, and tho latter under all
circumstances, fully 'or moro than com
pensate for the former. What they
particularly do in the 0110 case or the
other is not always npparent, Tho
crow has always been denounced bitter
ly and' killed, a bounty- oven being
sometimes paid for its head; yet wo
bclievo it is of real valuo in tho end.
Tho blackbird (gracklo) is especially
disliked, but tho hostility to it is no
better founded than against the crow
and many other birds. Last fall wo
saw at least sovonty-fivo of theso birds
in a grass plot of ground of not over
halt an aero, passing slowly over it
devouring insects by the thousands
From its location and tho shortness of
grass, which had been pastured, tho
insects had gathered there in myriads,
ns could be seen from their disturbance
by tho steady progress of tho feeders.
Tho young of thoso birds, which wero
at this timo fully on tho wing, had
been hatched and were then roosting
on tho promises of two or three gcntlu
nion nearly a mile off, whore all birds
aro protected against gunners or other
wise, and wo have yet to hear for the
first time that they desiro to gct rid of
their guests.
On a visit once to tho residence of
ono of theso gentlemen, while sitting
upon his piazza towards ovcning,we saw
no less than fivo wild young rabbits
running fearlessly over tho lawn.
Knowing that thoy would tmaw young
trees when the snow interfered with
gotting thoir necessary supply of food,
wo inquired whether thoy wore not
destructive at such times. "Not at all,"
was tho response. ''Ihrougliout tho
winter thoy aro regularly fed offal vege
tables and hay; and. in November and
.December, when they become fat, most
ot them aro trapped and consumed.
Tho robins,catbirds, etc, devoured 0.
considerable proportion of thoir straw
berries, ehorrics, grapes, oto., and tho
several varieties of sparrows cat somo
seeds, in season,but thoy wero regarded
as friends rathor than enemies. Observ
ing farmers, and otheis of cxporionco,
who pay propor attention to theso
things, seldom differ in opinion.
Germantown Telegrajrfi.
SENATK.
Wamiinoton, Monday, Dec. fi.-Sena(or Davis
called the Pcnate to order at noon. The cre
dentials of Senator elect Windom were pre
sented and he was qualified. Resolutions for
committees ot notification to the Housoand the
resident, of the organization of tho Senate,
were adopted. The following among other bills
were Introduced t By Garland for tho appoint
ment of a commission to Investigate the ques
tion of tariff and reventio laws; by Heck, for
retiring the trado dollars, nnd recoinlng them
Into standard sliver dollars; by Miller, of Cali
fornia, to enforce tho treaty stipulations rclatlvo
to tho Chinese; by Conger, to promote tho effi
ciency of tho life saving service; by Windom,
to Incorporate tho Garfield Memorial Hospital;
by Logan, to place Gen. U. S. Grant
on the retired list of the army. A
number of petitions wero presented
against discriminations In railroad rates.
Ferry submitted a resolution Instructing the
Committee 011 Patents to consider nnd rciiorf,
by bill or otherwise, such legislation ns Bhnll
ellectually (irotcct Innocent purchasers and
users of nny pateut nrtlelo from payment or
obligation to pay any royalty for such pun hnso
or uso of any patented article abandoned to
the public or general mo by the Inventor or
patentee thereof, or from the payment of nny
royalty for such purchnso unless clntin there
for shall formally bo made or presented by the
Inventor or patcutco to tho purchaser or user
of tho samo within two years after such jmr
chofo of first uso of tho device or nrtlelo is
claimed to h'vo been patented. Ferry
asked present consideration of tho
same, but tbo resolution was laid
over ono day under tho rule. Edmunds offered
n resolution to continue, the committees ns they
existed last session. Pugh moved nn amend
ment, authorizing tho present Sennto to decldo
whether the committees shall be equally or oth
erwise divided among tho two political parties.
L.31U over, anu iuo ccunio aujoarncu.
HOUSE.
The House assembling In tho first regular
session of tho Forty-seventh Congrcs drew a
full number i-f visitors. At noon Clfrk Adams
called tho body to order and aiiinouticeil 1.1. 0
op nlng of Ihc session aud called tho roll 200
present, the hbsentccs being More)', Scales,
Mills nnd Dcnsler. Nomlnatlo s for Speaker
being In order, Jvclfer was put In nomination
bv Robeson, Randall by House, ni.d Ford by
.Mnrcn. uttrrows, (,.iicn Jioiman, jicwok,
nnd Ladd, were appointed le'lcrs. Whole num
ber of voles 2i5; nece-sarv to a choice 1-13.
For Keif er. 1-18 ! Randall 12'Ji Ford. 8. Those
voting for Ford wero Urumm, Burrows of Mis
souri, jiazcume, oones 01 1 exits, juidd, .mos
grave, March, and Rice of Missouri. Nonopf
the candidates voted. Fulkerson nud Paul of
Virginia, read luster, voted for Ki-lfer. Tlin
result having been announced, Kelfer was es
corted to tho Speaker's chair by Randall nnd
Hlscock, nnd took tho oath of olllcc, which was
administered by Kelly of Pennsylvania, as tho
Ohio 1 nicniucr 111 ihjiui 01 service.
'I he work of Bwcarlntr In the members was
commenced, hut-Alabama being the first state
culled, Jones of Texas, objected to tho oath
being given to Joseph Wheeler of Alabama, nud
iisM-u uiai no oo coinpeueu to stand aside.
Randall asked his reasons for this action.
Tho Speaker, stated that the matter would bo
postponed until after the other members wero
sworn. Randall contended that thogentlcmau
could not bo compelled to stand aside, but ho
might do so If he desired. It was decided that
Wheeler should stand asldo until tho members
10 wuom moro was no objection wero
sworn. . Springer oMcct to tho swearing
In of Cutts, of Iowa. Vau Voorhces
of rciv lork, Toklng ot Louisiana,
uiiu jiuui ui leiiicssec, in n uramatio man
ner which caused a good deal of laughter.
objected to Cbalmerc, of Mississippi. That
gci.tlcman 6tood aside. Objections were fur
ther mado to qualifying Wadsworth and Van
Voorhces, of New York, Dibble, of South Caro
lina, ami iiioore, 01 icnucsce. Alter swearing
tho unobjectionable members tho caso of
Wheeler was taken un. but as lie had n prima
facia right to a scat, thero was no strenuous
objection made, nud ho was nllowcd to quality,
ah oujeciioiis wcrewitniirnwn except as agains:
Chalmvrs nnd Dibble, and the nu-nibern sworn
Mooro offered a resolution referring Chal
mers caso to the Committee on F.lcctious when
appointed, hut on motion of Townscnd. of Illi
nois, the resolution was tabled aud Chalmers
was sworn. 1110 oath of olllce was also admln
Ittcrcd to Dibble, niidSpcakcrKclfcrnnnounei.il
tho roll completed. All tho Rcpubllcnn caucus
nominees were then elected and sworn by
Chaplain Powers. By a special vote Hlscock,
Orth and Reggun wero appolntad u committee
to wan upcu me rresiuent.
Speaker Kelfer addressed tho House as fol
lows;
OmVtmtn of the House of I'cnrtmitatlvr:
thank you heartily for tho dUtlngulshed honor,
I Will ussumo the powers of this Iilrrli ollli-uwltli.
I trust, due dlflhuciico and distrust of 111 v own
ability to meet them acceptably to you nnd the
whole country. I believe you, ns a Ixnly nnd ns
uiuiviuu is, win give mo a neniiy support. 1
promise to devoto myself faithfully nud assidu
ously to tho work before me. I Invoke yours
and the country's charitable Judgment on all
my official acts. I will strivo to be Just to
all regardless of party or section. Where
party principle la involved I will be found to bo
u Republican, but In all other respects I hope
to be able to act free from party bias. It is a
singular fact tnat at this most prosperous time
of our Nation's history no party In either
branch of Congress has an absolute majority,
and it Is therefore peculiarly fortunate that ai
no other time slncoand for many years prior to
the accession of Abraham Lincoln to tho exec
utive chair has thero been so few unsettled
vital questions of a National character
In relation to which the party Hues
have been closely drawn. Tho national
Piospcrltv Is In advance of uuv other period In
the history of our government. Violence of
party splilt has subsided In n great measure
nnd many of tho reasons for Its existence aro
gone, while tho uulverpal tendency of tho pco
plots to sustain and continue tit build un thu
unparalleled Prosperity. It f-honld he our high
est aim tt iiennatiently promote nud not cripple
It. This Congress should be, aud I profoundly
hope It will bo marked peculiarly ns a business
Congress. It may bo that additional law
aro necesary to give to every citizen complete
protection 111 the cxerclsu ot all polit
ical rights. W Itli evenly balanced wrty power
with few grounds for party strife, aL with no
Impending Presidential election to detract us
from purely legislative duties. I ventuv to sug
gest that the present is an auspIcIouMtlme to
enact laws to guard against a recurrent ot tho
dangers to our Institutions, nnd to lnsKe tran
nullity nt perilous tlmci In the tutute.vAgaln
iiimiKiiig you ior me nor.or, 1 am icaiiy 10 ijko
Lapham, Bayard nnd Morgan to prepare a me
morial on the death ot President Garfield-
referral. Several Private bills were Introduced.
and also the following! B) Logan, for thecrec-
tiou 01 public buildings at ijuincy, jii.; or in
Kitllsto enable the piople of New Mexico to
form a constitution end stato government, end
for admission Into tho Union; by Allison, au
thorizing tho Postmaster-General to com
pensate the Chicago, BurMngton ' A
Qulr.cy R. R. for facilitating overland
malls under agreement, bv Plumb, inaklns trado
collars legs' tender for their nominal value for
alt dutlos public and private, except when other
wise expressly stipulated on contract; also to
provide for the allotment of lands In severally
to the united Peorlas and Mlamls, of Indian
TcrrItor ; by Call, prantlngpenslous to soldiers
of thu Mexican, Creek, Seminole and Block
JiawK wars, xuis was reported lavorably irom
the 8cnnte Committee on Pensions last session.
After somo other unimportant business the
Senate adjourned.
Cftttlc-rccdlns Experiment.
In tho spring of 18S0 eight yom g
Rteors wero purchased for tho experi
mental farm of tho Illinois Industrial
University. Two wero full-blooded
Ayrhiro, two Ecvcn-eights Devon, two
one-half Hereford tho dams being
mmon" cows ono a full-blooded
and ono about thrco quarters Short
horn. They wore in ordinary condition,
tho younger Hereford nnd the grade
Sliort-horn being, in best flesh. Thoy
wero counted fair specimens of tho dif
ferent breeds, oxeopt tho older Hero
ford, which was small for his ago, and
not of especially good form.
It was proposed to comparo tho dif
ferent breeds under ordinary treatment,
rather than to sccuro largest develop
ment. May tho 1, 18S0, ono of each
breed numbers 1,2. -land G of table
was placed iu jmsturo with other cattlo,
until October 1, when they wero turned
into a corn-stalk fiold. Tho other four
weio kept in a small pasture, which
proved quito poor during n part of the
sutmndr, having also corn each day.
They wero placed with tho others in
October, nnu all wero wintered 111 an
open yard, with unthrcshed oats, much
injured Irom lodging nnd rains, thrcsl
ed timothy straw, corn-stalks and a very
lttlo corn at the last. 1 rom 31 ay 1
thoy were all on pasture timothy,
blue-grass nnd clover with full feed
ot Micllcu corn, averaging about 2UU
pounds per day for Iho eight head, un
til tsoptctuocr 1; alter tuts thoy wero
fed new corn in tho ear, about ouc-hulf
bushel ench per day. Irom July until
cool weather they wero on pasturo only
at night, having shelter during tho day
m a rather dark shed. Tucro was so
vcre drouth both summers, especially
in 1831, tho pasturo became very short.
The winter was a trying ono on stock
exposed to tlio storms and mud.
In August ono Ayrslnro steer mot
with an accident nnu had to bo killed.
November, ! tbo rcuiaining scven wero
shipped to the Chicago tut stock show,
where they were slaughtered Novem
ber VZ.
The accompanying table gives tho
ages, weights at different times, and re
suits of tlio slaughter test. Tho homo
weights nro "full weights;" thoso at
slaughter nro alter being without lood
or water about eighteen hours. A com
mittee of butchers examined tho car
cass nnd their judgment is given in col
uutn "Quality ef Carcass."
somo order as tho proportion of "Im
proved, blood" in tho different animal,-,
Singularly enough, tho carcass pro
nounced best haci, relatively, tho light
est hind quarters. This steer was tho
favorito of almost nil who saw tho cat
tlo when nlivo. Tho steer with largest
porccntngo of tallow was placed last in
merit of carcass; the next to him in
tallow wero placed' first nnd second in
merit of carcass. Tho gaado Ilerofords
had heaviest hides in proportion to livo
weight.
It is expected to continue nko ex
periments. Tho result of ono must
not bo nsidercd conclusive
G. E. Mouitow.
r
BulterP You romombor tho story of
tho guost who was eating moro butter
than biscuit, whllo tho landlady looked
on, and lldgotod nnd lilntod until sho
fairly wont into a norvous (11. Finally,
sho said: "Do you know thnt butter is
up to sixty-five oonts a pouudj" Tlio
hungry guo3t renohod out nud took what
thoro was loft. "Woll," ho drawloil
approvingly and roassurlngly, "good
buttor is wwtli it.
O110 ICxix-rleuce from Mmiv.
"I had been sick and miserable ao long and
had caused mv husband so much trouble and
cxt'Cuse. no one seemed" to kuo. what ailed me.
that I was completely disheartened and dis
couraged. In this frame ot mind I got a bottle-
01 nop Diners ana ubcu mem unknown 10 my
famllv. r soon began to improve and gained
co fast that my husband and famllv thought It
strange ana unnatural, uui wucit 1 unci mem
what had helped me, thoy said "Hurrah for
tloa by Deity Into my mludof a thoutht aud Hop Bitters I long muy they prosper, for thoy
power Jo'elgii to ro own will aud mind. That 1 havo mado mother well and us happy," The
is weal is meant. 1 nave iritxiu a uwra wu. 1 wnuwi-iw. vvwiiw.
the proscribed oath, and forthwith fulfill, to the
best ot my ability, the dutiol of tho Alice with
w bleb you have clothed me. Great Applause,
Aujouracu.
SENATE.
Washington. Tuesday. Dee. 0. The
Inor bills were Introduced: Bv Ingalls.
Imr the flunking privilege to Mrs. Lu!
Garfield: bv Pendleton, to reculato tbeTivl
service: also by Pendleton, to prevent extortion
from persons iu the public service, andbrUiery
ami cocrciuii vy bucii peibuiis, u uiu 11 a
torv north of Dakota, and nrovldliil
lemnorerv government therefor: by Drown!
thu settlement ot accounts with certain rallrl
commut es: bv Kel ogg. for the cstaullshm
of ocean mall service: also a bill for opening J
keeping unobstructed the navigation 01 iiecu
er, Louisiana; ny 11. u. uiair, to a uiu idccj
lisnmeni ana temporary euppuri 01 cor
scuoois uy leuer, 10 esiaoiisu a uoi
public education. Various petitions w
scuted. and among them, one asking a II
rial government for southern Alaska, ail
ior the aumissionot uoaoiu as a statu
resolutions Introduced was ono by Canni)
clarlng that In the opinion ot the Senate It Is
expedient t reduce the revenue by abolish! .g
the existing Internal revenue taxesiq
exrept as Imposed ou n
and distilled Uauors. Lsl
the taltlo. Beck submitted a rcsolutl;
structtng the Judiciary Commltteo to i
Into the provisions of tho constitution ai
in relation to vacancies that mav occur
office of President, and see whether anlJcg'
latlon is ncccssar), anu report
or otherwise. Maxey Introduced
lntlon of similar lmnort. Iuo re:
were laid on the table. The Cominltci
cntawas Instructed tocoii6idrandrei'
legislation necessary to Protect thoow
American copyrights against tho lntrod
through tho malls, or otherwise, of foreign re
prints of works copyrighted lu this country,
siherman's resolution to appoint a commltteo
011 the part ot the tfcuate to act In conjunction
with iv like committee of tho House to provide
means for expressing tho deep sensibility of tho
nation upon ino deceased 1 resilient uarnem,
and referring them to that part of the Presi
dent's message relative thereto, was passed.
HOUSE.
Haskell offored a resolution declaring Allen
8, Campbell, delegato eleet from Utah, entitled
to be sworn en thu prima facia caso. The reso
lution was under discussion, and a point ot
order was raised against It by Cox, when tbo
President's message was received aud tho nues
tlon nostnoned. The members proposed to
dratv for seats, Tho mcssngo ot tiie President
was iiieu rcou.
SENATE.
Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 7. Tho
chair appointed Sherman, Vondlcton, Dawes,
gmiues
if ou
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Weight May 1, I860. ggSSgSgg
Wolsht Nov. 1,1880. ggggg
Weight May 1. 1831, 3g
Weight Nov. 4, 1881, jglggflS
Weight nt slaughtet i fj !3 B S H 1
Weight or dreieeil .RUfcasaS
COrcauc. jl-iioal-waa
Per cent, of carcase : g 8 S !? S !2 3
to live weight. :S-S'gsjgSE
I'orcqnnrters. i!?3sli
Hindquarters. islisSi
Hide. 'SSBRSffiSio
Tailow, . :claa8ssa
tonality of carcase. -f-n-'K
Alcohol and Disease.
Alcohol produces many diseases; and
it constantly happens that persons dio
diseases which havo their origin
solely in tho drinking of alcohol, whilo
tho cause itself is never for a moment
suspected. A man mav bo considered
by his friends and neighbors, as woll as
t... 1.! W . I 1 1.
uy iiiiusuii, to do a soncrnnu icuipcrato
man. lio may say quito truthfully
that ho was never tipsy in the wholo
courso ot his lit 0; and yet it is nuito
M.l. .V. ..... . n.
pussiuiu mat sucu a uinii may uio ot
discaso caused bv tho alcohol ho has
taken, and by no other cause whatovor.
This is ono of tlio most dreadful ovils
of alcohol, that it kills insidiously, as
it it wero doing no harm, or as it it
wero doing good, whilo it is destrovinft
life. Dr.Ji. W. Itcchurthou.
Tables aro not interesting reading,
but somo suggestivo tacts can be learn
cd from this ono. It is noticcablo that
no ono of tho steers fed grain tho first
summer mado as much gain nCj
on hotter pasturo, without grain, aOj
evident mat "rougn wintering ' was
not profitable with thoso cattlo. No
ono mado a good gain and two lost
slightly. Tho steers wero weight d, as a
rule, each CO days during tlio whole
time, and the record shows that no one
of them progressed uniformly. Tho
largo slirinkaRoat slaughtor is account
for by tho WSat tho homo weight
was after eating itifai d
A Surprised Englishman.
l?rof. S. A Knnpp, of the Iowa Ag
ricultural Collego, lutely met iu Ohicogo
nu English tcunut fiu-ninr, who had been
in America flvo weeks, lie sail; "Tho
most wonderful thing I have fcen in
America is tho packing-house. I enn'fc
sco hov they kill bo many. In England.
I used to sell sis or eight pigs to a buyer
nud I thought ho wan a great man bo
eoiiBO ho picked up a fow pigs about tho
country; hero they buy by tho thousand
Ono thing I see; Euglaud is no country.
for n farmer. I shall i:ck un mv Iran
and lot tho landlord lmvo my farm, and
coruo to America to livo. It Is a great
country and thero is u chnnco for a
man. "
Winter Pork rucking.
Tho Cincinnati Pnca Current says-
tho now packing season is hardly
enough advanced to render comparative-
figures thusarof much value.' Nearly
all points show a lighter number of
hogs than last yoar. At that timo thero
-was a widely prevailing holief that tho,
futuro of prices was towards lower fig
ores, and farmers wero freo sellers.
Tho condition of stock also was favora
blo, and tho month of Novembor last
year was exceptionally largo in number
of hogs marketed. This season thero
seems to bo about as much eagerness
to sell, but tbis is moro tho result of a
boliof in tho futuro high prices of corn.
It it is not unlikely that tho courso of
ovents in tho latter part of tlio sum
mer season hns led to a closer "top
ping" out of the stock, and that thero
is relatively a smaller number of hogs
in marketable condition, compared with
samo timo last year. Prices of hogs
aro now about $1.30 per hundred lbs,
gross higher than then, which makes
tho product cost about -Jo per'lb. more
Last winter's packing wus nearly up to
tho preceeding winter, aud for tho
twelvo months now closed is 520,000
less than for tho preceding twelvo
months. Tho present winter may show
somo falling off in tho number of hogs,
but it would bo unwiso to count upon
an aggrcgato supply for the ensuing
year as less than the past year. It was
a significant fact that tho severity of
last winter cut short tlio number of
young pigs, and now wo nro led to ex
pect a mild and favorablo season, in ad
dition to which is tho extra inducement
of higher prospective prices for stook,
which will fully balanco tho advanced
cost of feed material. '
DAIRY AND STOCK ITEMS.
Cattlo aro roported dying in Shelby
county from eating smutty corn in
stalk fields.
Farmers in many portions of Nebras
ka are borrowing money on land, and
investing largely in blooded cattlo.
It is stated that 150 butter and
cliccso factories havo boon built in
Iowa during 1881, making a total of
150 now in tho Stato. Thero will pro
bably bo a largo addition mado to this
number noxt spring.
Quack praotico in tho veterinary
profession is to bo summarily dealt
in Great Britain, and after 1883 tho
farrier and cattlo doctocwill havo to
givo way to regularly trained voterinary
surgeons who havo passed satisfactory
examinations in regard to tho diseases
of horses, c(j and sheop.
HiSloy & ilabcook.'Visbiigtori Jowa,
owryned SG.30 rGlJv , Nov. 25th,
int. lialtlfc,,.,,.! 1 R.IK ik a
eating an&i drinking; tho
sliiuctcr weight after lusting.
Whilo no ono of tho steors was
cessively fat, tho percentago of carcass
1. ! - '1.1 s- ...it.p....i mi..
10 mu WUlgllb id Buwniuuiauy, iliu
Short-h'orns stand first in this rospect,
and Hereford noxt. Tho commltteo
complimented all tho carcassos as being
moro profitablo for. consumption than
thoso of tho oxccssivoly fat animals
slaughtered with them. Tho highest
percentago of carcass among tho lattor
was 07.50. Tho showing mado by tho
Ayrshiro steer is very orcditablo for an
animal belonging to a distinctly milk
brecd. It happens that tho order of
merits of tho carcasscp is placed in tho
for 4F steers that Iff
J. N. Smi
oF 1.44R.1!
1 - ,
J. J, Morga
FairfiraspM ono load
of Batt-rjJok, ,Iowo
marketed a largo amount of stock- at
Chicago, samo dato,of his own. feeding.
Thero woro 58 1.240 lb. cattlo at $5,G(k
81 cattlo, 1,132 lbs. at $4,90; and 20
,ljogs, 208 lbs, at $G.00.
Mrs. Jones has sont to borrow my
Ixmnot, and I don't want to loan ittohory
What incssago shall I return?" salcj a
lady to her husband. The reply was
cloar and prompt : Toll hor sho has,
your good will, but cannot have your
llxturos."
. Iinpurluiu. Xxjt,
Have you found the key to perfect health ami vr
rucufcvui jui Jvuinoj'Tii ore, hid oniy remedy
that overcomes at ouco the Inaction of. the
kidneys aud bowels. In either liquid or 'dry
form It Is a perfect remedy tor thoso terrible
diseases that cauto to many deaths. Horn aiii
i'mtn.
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