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The Republican journal., 1874-09-03
Chat About Hay.


y contributor 70 the Hartford Courant
~3ys IN eNpcnoh@ our llttle pay OF nay
"A twelve ieet cube, or thereabouts-l
ind each horse load reminds me by its
peculiar herba@e oil the part OF the mead
ow it came from, and the circumstances
OF its gathering in the regular inverted
sequence Of the hay harvest. The loads
that were perfectly cured give m account
of themselves in more aromatic sweet
ness. Those that were stored with a risky
excess OF moisture tell the tale in volumes
OF fine musty dust, especially in the mid
die OF the NOV, The heat there was I'M
doubtedly near the scaldlng point; the
hay shows n dull, brownish-green tint,
and has become very dry and brittle. The
sugar gums and dried juices belonging to
hay its best condition. and tending to pre-
serve the weight and strength OF its FIBRE
seem to have been quite consumed in the
interior parts OF some OF the loads, SO that
the young ones in one stormy day, with a
The Republican journal., 1874-09-03

Bailey writes from London 10 the DiL-
bury News: ''The English eat breaktas,
at eight o'clock or later, lunch at one
o'clock, and have dinner nj six or seven
o'clock. The breakfast is light, luncheon
similar. and the dinner is quite hearty
One English dinner in the ineNperienced
American stomach willprodnce that nicl1
eight bears with calico tails. eleven giant,
with illuminated heads, one awful doc
with twelve legs. and fourteen how-lcoead
rufiians chased by 4 host ot piralical
caulitlowers, mounted on saddles NJ heel
roasted. Any respectable chemist viii
corrOboratc this statement"
The Republican journal., 1874-09-03
The BLACK Hills EXHIBITION. t,e
Custer, in his report Of the expedition I

TIE BLACK HILLS EXPEDITION Ccu
Custer, in his report Of the expedition g..
the Black Hills, says
referred in IL former despatch ID ih,
discovery of gold Subsequent cXamna
ton at numerous points confirm aat
strengthen the fact Of the existence ci
gold in the Black Hills and some o1 the
water courses. Almost every spot OF
earth produced gold in small but paying
quantities, Our brief halts in rapid
marching prevents any thing but VERY
hasty examinations Of the country in thi~
respect, but in one place, and the only
one within my knowledge where 50 mreat
4 depth was reached, a hole was dug eight
fe deep The miners report that they
foun gold among the roots Of the gras~
and from that point 10 the lowest poinl
reached gold was found in paying quaint
ties. 1t has needed no expert to find gold
in the Black Hills, as men without former
experience in mining have discovered if
at the expense of but little time on la
Dor. AS an evidence of the rich pastuI
age to be found in this region, | can state
that my beef herd, after marching up
wards of six hundred miles, is in better
condition than when we started, being
now as fat as is consistent with marching
condition. The same may be said OF the
mules on the wagon train. The horses Oh
the command are in good working condi
ton. have never seen as many deer a .
there are in the Black Hills. Ell, and
bear have also been killed We have had
no collision with hostile Indians
The Republican journal., 1874-09-03

Friends are discovered rather than
made there are people who are in then
own nature friends, only they don't know
each other; but certain things like poetry
music and paintings, are like the Free
masons' sign-they reveal the initiated T.
| each other Mrs Stowe
The Republican journal., 1874-09-03
Farm, Garden and Household,
House Ownership.

yeNcOuS mass 1he ownership OF Il home
is something OF which the member OF the
poorer classes in many foreign land has in
his own country 40 conception, but here
1t is the goal of his hopes and desires
Education comes next: il is a thin~ thc
need of which is not tclt until adornments
of home are th0urht ol The desire to
own the root under which one sleeps is
distinctiyclv nm American characteristic.
and seems hy nature adapted 10 the growth
which Il riSinr Us in inheritance III The
scale Of nations" There !, nnch truth in
these remarks bu1 rha statement needs
.1mc qualification IAc anxiety OF for
cirn horn citizens ta own their homes is
not ALWAYS desire 9ruuircd after their
arrival here. but s. very often n leading
motive which brirors Them to This country.
indeed many people hi American birth
10 not exhibit the samc desire 10 the land
holders IN. is shown bv those who come
hithcT from foreign countries \ large
nraporti0n too large "a pr0p01ton-ot
native American Gre ,nutont 10 remain
tenant all their d4v-. Ihc flow ot popu-
.sr opinion has. Ut lat years. laken 4 bet
tor direction and I'M pht.a,lclphia always
Iy advance IN his rc.nett. The diepnsition
- Increasing m t0Wn your own home '
Possibly the arrival of .tranoerS 10 easf
1heir l0t amora ms has .iane .omcthin~ 10
.tnyelon This sentiment IA can hardly be-
called .di@tiaciitoy American charac-
taristic
There ~ oue hing. NoWrNor. which il
-.3istinctivpk American and that j. thp
implicitly Of the land ranurc and The case
"'i "-'' III ~ "''t"' ''-' may ''
has its uomplloati5u, MS compared with
the complete simplicity at the transfer and
ownership ri personal n5nori1 Bat. al
lgr all. the r6nNcvauor c and is So SIM
ple ami 1hc guarantee of possession -o
uc1rlN perfect. that Il very little care IN
-lrp- thr lmvcr against al difficulty.
Rrnts ara hi~t nprhapl mot really 50
mueh higher tor the ~anr privileges Than
H other countries. Leaving ont that part
.t The question. however the inquiry is
.ugge-tcd. ''Nhy m.r rents high. when
everybody may huv Dne part of the
answer Is thai land In every part of the
nlted states j. more an article of ON
merce lhan in any country. il is always
.tn the market" Nearly everybody knows
oI some man who seemed "tNcd tor life
jus home surrounded with all Of his
peculiar notions uI comfort Look for
MIN tew months lfterWard and he has
Il itted-and j. dressing up another home
l0r lile white the new purchaser, who
p4ia him I'll bonus. j. itting over his old
nome 10 the expo~tu.atipn. How can
,ou sen mis- place one OF these migra-
tory house owners answered. because
I'll al an advance and on such terms
would sci. ANYTHING I own. except my
wife and children Again. i'll countries
The Republican journal., 1874-09-03
Ny Plan with Pigs.

\ correspondent OF the New \ ork Trh-
une, in writing about pigs. says: have
studied the nature of the hog, and, after
many trials and disappoinments, have
come to the following conclusion: First,
have the pigs dropped about the first OF
May, thus avoiding the cold winds Of
March and April. and the overlaylng oc
casioned by penning in early spring.
save by This plan about ten per cent, and
sometimes more. especially in a wet, cold
spring Second, have Il good blue grass
or clover pasture for them to run in, with
plenty OF fresh water. and feed libcrally
on corn Third. the following year have
4 good field OF rye to turn on as soon as
it begins to harden, and ii possible good
clover lot | feed no corn while they are
on the rye. In the meantime, have four
or five loads of coal ashes from the steam
mill or refuse from the brickyard, and
mix with salt and wood ashes BY the
first OF September they are ready for
corn, not fat, but healthy, and sleek as
moles. then commence feeding. each
day increasing the amount until they are
on full feed; never oyerined. but as much
as they will eat up clean. l give plenty
of fresh water and in six week, ! am
ready to market pigs, that average over
three hundred pounds each. | am not
particular about the breeds, bnt prefer 4
cross between Berkshire and Byicld. A
person may do better with few, but this
plan is for those who keep from sixty to
one hundred head, and feed no cattle
The Republican journal., 1874-09-03

TnE DRAINS Taking cAl the surplus
water is only one advantage oftile drains !;
they also make a tenacious soil more fri
able and absorptivc, and Z soil is always
productive in proportion to its capacity to
hold water by capillary absorption ; vege-
table manure OF clover, ploughed in, will
make 4 soil absorptive for time. but
underdrains are 4 permanent amendment.
Mr. Pront, the English farmer, who makes
no farmyard manure, but depends entirely
on concentrated commercial fertilizers,
attributes his success very much to the
very thorough manner in which his farm
is tile drained. The most profitable dairy
farm know of, is one on which every field
is tile drained, and in proportion as the
farmer increases his butter making, he
adds to the number Of his underdrans and
his COWS
The Republican journal., 1874-09-03

In dealing with animals, mtmcly or
unreasonable whipping, angry or bolster
ous words are always ont Of place-always
90 more harm than good. The dullcst ami
mai appreciates kindness. The most celc-
DRAFTED horse-tamer in this country is said
to have made these words his motto
''Firnness and Kindness and he nevar
failed of success
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-01-23
School Directory.

Fast TENN. WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY =
Location. Athens, on the line of tho Il. Y. Va.
SGa. Railroad. half way between Knoxville
aud Chattanooga. building Seventy by Fifty
feet. three stories. Library, over 1000 volumes
Hoard, In private families, including room
fuel, lights and washing. $500 per weeks
Faculty. Rev. James A. Dean President; f.
, A. Atlec. II. A. Bolton, Mrs. j. l.. Mann, Miss
Sue II. Crouch, W. II. Turner.
Number Of students IN regular daily attend
ance 40. The students are required To de
claim, read compositions, or speak original ora
tons each morning after chapel service. Any
one desiring to attend these exercises Will be
welcome.
CANE CREEK ACApEMY:-i Location, Coghill
~ miles south OF Athens, aud miles north ot
Cbllhowee Mountains. Building, Sixty by
Forty feet, two stories. Library. well selected
aud Increasing, rear 100 volumes. Faculty, j
J. IIuh. Principals; W. II. Slack and Miss size
q. Carlock, Assistants The former tuition re-
,luued % per cont. Course Of study as conprc-
lcnsiyc and thorough Ms In frst-rlass Colleges,
Next term opens September ist, 1873.
glIIwAssEE CoLLEGR-T miles from Sweet
water. u. \. Va. IL Ga. II. r.; founded lS4N ;
chartered aud now under the care OF the liol'
~ton Annual Conference, VI. u. Church South ;
Rev. j. ii. Brunner, A. NJ, President; j.. &.
Hicks, A. b., and u. o. Bowden, ESQ, Pro-
fessors. Law department IN charge OF Y. Il.
II. McCroskey, Esq, late OF the Law School
at LebanOn.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-01-23
A yomprehensiye Platform.

At u meeting of workingmen held In
Chicago last week n platform was
adopted substantially as follows:
mo more legislation for monopoies ;
repeal OF all existing laws that favor
monopolics; ali ways aud means of
transportation and communication such
as railroads, canals and ,elcgraphs 10 be
managed aud operated by Stale or COM
mnnity; all State and Savings Banks
and Fire Insurance Companies 10 he es-
tablished and controlled by the State.
Repeal Of the contract system so far
as relates TO public works. Amend
mont of laws relative to recovery of
wages by suits, that justice be impartial
and speedily administered. Al suits for
recovery Of wages TO DC decided within
eight days. Abolition oe leasing prison
labor TO companies or individuals, prls-
oners TO be employed by aud in behalf
of the State only. Compulsory educa-
ton OF all children between The ages of
7 and II years of age. Purchase Of chill.
dren labor under fourteen years Of age
TO be prohibited direct. Payment Of all
public officers, and abolition Of all fees.
Officers who violate official duties TO
have their powers recalled. Voters 10
elect officers to fill positions vacated by
recalled officers and establishment Of
working associations.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-01-23
American Morals.

The International Review discourses
thus spiritedly on the condition of mo.
rails IN America:
One law is Interchangeable as Heaven
Corruptions make towards, aud COW.
ards make panics. Let us honestly ad.
init the truth and manfully apply Lhe
remedy. The peril in our American life
Is dishonesty. This produces the lack
of confidence which is the root Of pan.
les. Slavery involved us in the flames
of civil war. Better il il had burned
us to ashes Than that we should survive
to perish hereafter IN corrupiions. The
urn Is less offensive than the pptresence
of the grave. Our very existence is at
stake. American life presents an ano-
malous spectacle. We are socially pure
and commercially dcpravcd. Men who
are upright in their neighborhood
and admirable in tlicir homes, sys.
tematically do wrong in their busi-
ness. Nay! even churches, TO draw
crowds and rent pcws aud raise rcve-
nucs, will resort, not only to sensation.
alism IN choir and pulpit, bu! make
earth blush and heaven weep over tricks
which are degrading, dcmoralizns and
insulting to all manliness and religion.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-01-23
That Bill.

The following is copy of the law
repeating the increase in salaries Of
members Of Congress and other offices ::
BE it enacted, &c, That so much Of
the act Of March 81, 1873, entitled AN
ac, making appropriations for the lcgis.
lative, executive and judicial expenses
for the Government for the year ending
June 30h, 1874 as provided for the in
crease Of compensatios of public officers
and othcr employees. whether members
of Congress. delegates. or others, except
the President of the United States and
the Justices OF the Supreme Court be
and the same Is hereby repealed
Aud the salaries, compensation, and al
lowan@s of all said persons, except as
as aforesaid, shall lie as fixed by the
law In force at the time of the passage
Of said act. Provide that no mileage
shall be allowed for the first session Of
the Forty-ihird Congress. That all mo-
nies appropriated as compensation TO
members 6i the FOrty-second Congress,
in excess Of milage and allowances fix.
ed bv law at the commencement Of
said Congress, and which shall not have
been drawn by the members Of Con-
grcss respectfully, or which having been
drawn have been returned in any form
to the United States, are hereby cover
ed into tho Treasury of the United
States and are declared to DO the
monies of the United States absolutely,
the same as it they had nevOr been
ANNA nj a oil IA cOrasaiI
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-01-23
The wesleyan University.

A visitor and patron of this institution,
located at Athens, IN writing OF tho
closing exercises. which took place on
the sAh ult., pays IL high compliment.
His article appeeFs IN the Methodist
Advoeaiei
"The term was prosperous ono. The
number of students In attendance war
good aud had Il not been for the pre-
vaience of cholera In portions OF tho
State tho past summer, and .hc snhye,
Quent financial crisis on the couafftI
making money scarce, tho a'teadance
would hatu been much greater. The
motto, the past term, seems to have been
lihoroughness IN the branches tauxhts
and rigid mental aud moral dlsciplise.
vaucemept throughout tho whole uni'
versiiy, Each student seems 10 have
shared In the earnest aud patient eHorsn
OF his teacher TO advance him In all thd
essentials OF school discipline, and
make him familiar with the books iIa
studied. The examination Itself re-
vealed this fact. The average Standing
of the several clpssrS al the close OF the
term showed i higher grade Of scholar
ship than was reached the previous.i car
The friends Of the University. who hAvd
any knowledge OF the small working
force IN the number Of teacher, and the
amount of hard work done bv them,
must feel high degree OF satisfaction
over the results of the past term. TITO
same results aimed at IN tho future
that were realized the last session viii
make East Tennessee Wesleyan univer-
sity second TO none IN its claims on
public patronage, and fully equal TO the
best institutions Of Its kird. And ~
may be safely said that parents, aud tho
friends Of the institution can send their
children to this school with full conf
dcnce that special care and effort VIII
be exercised for their mental, moral and
pbysica! welfare. Tho health and Halso
mo social surroundings of tho student
ARE b, no means forgotten bv Dr: Dcan,
the worthy President OF the University.
aud his co.laborcrs In the work OF
teaching. Plain aud Inexpensive dress-'
ing hrs been the past tcrula and VIII DO
in the furturc insisted upon
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-01-23
The Cincinnati Southern.

The Chattanooga Commercial says
Mr.. Crozier, one Of the engineers of the
Cincinnati Road, was In that city few
days ago and stated that the contracts
for the eighty miles Of road from Chit
woods TO lockwood would be let in n
short time. This will be encouraging
news for our friends north Of the Ten.
ncssee. Work OH The Kings Mountain
tunnel, in Kentucky, has already been
commenced.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-01-23
Church Directory.

NJ. n. CHURCH, SOUTH--Rev. W. G. Garden,
Pastor Services every Sabbath; tPrayer Meet
Ing every Wednesday night. Sabbath School In
the morning.
MARS Hill. PRESBYTERIAN CuURCIT-ltcv.
u. y. Smith, Pastor-Scrviccs 81 ana 4th Sab
bath in each month. Sabbath School IN the
morning. Prayer Meeting every Wednesday
night. ... n.
ME- CHURCH, ,tNoRTH"- Rev. j. s. Petty
Pastor Services every sabbath; Prayer Meet
Ing every "Wednesday night. Sabbath S-hool
I'm the morning,
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-01-23
Cushing's secesh Letter.

The following Is said to be On anthem
tic copy of the letter found among the
Confedrrate archives. which induced
President Grant TO withdraw Mr.. Cush-
ing's nomination:
WASHINGTON, ID. c., March, q, 1861.
Hon. Jefferson Davis:
Ny Dear Friend--The bearer Of this
letter. Archibald Roane, has had seven
years experience in the Ordnance De.
partment at Washington. aud has been
an efficient officer. lie has been con-
tributor 10 DeBow's Review, where he
has disrhAed the complications and
causes which have resulted in the de-.
struc.iOn oi the American Union. aud
now leaves here for the Southern Con.
federacy. through LOYALTY TO the South.
| think you will find him OF special SER
vice 10 ycu. Your friend,
CALEB CusHISG.
II will be noticed that there is really
nothing in the letter involving the gen.
tlemnn's loyalty to the government
that it is only a simple note from one
gentleman TO another asking the kindly
Offices of tho latter in behalf Of wor-
thy young friend who had determined
TO cast In his lot with his own people.
Ii tritles like that are 10 outlive the
statute of limitations, we can furnish
documentary evidence enough TO hang
one half the prominent members of the
Republican party in Tennessee higher
than Hanan. The letter bears date ante
rior 10 the attack Oh Sumter, and at that
early day even Mr.. Maynard himself
had not fully determined upon which
side of the branch hc would piddle.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-01-23
Knoxville.

The Press and Herald of last Friday
contained the following first. class notice
of Knoxville: ,.rJ
II isa matter greatly 10 lie regretted
that 80 much disorder aud drunkenness
has prevailed upon our streets for The
week past. Our people may wei. DO
ashamed Of the rowdyism upt n, some
Of Off Streets, which, while u iseomor''
alizing 10 tho youth Of the town. y 80
offensive so our wives and daughters
and disgusting 10 strangers. ti'Hcns
of Knoxville, n crushing responsibility
should be placed upon those who Tor
any personal advantage, cntIcc, WIN
free whisky. scores of our pooplS NH0
dissolutc habits, into bcasily drunkeh-
ness and criminal wickodncss, causing
them n waste of their time, to The dc'ri'
mcnt Of family necessities causing ,lan''
gcrous brawls, blasphcmons ldnghngc'
and profanity, disgusting TO sober tFr.'
sons, which even the intoxicated wlll
regret when they, ,eitor election day, arc
refused more whifky, Worse than lhis
one poor mnn Inns placed npon Tho
shoulders OF the whisky-givcrs Tho re-.
sponsiblity Of his death. IL Is well'
known Tint this whisky is given. and
these people kept drunk in the Interest
Of candidates who are offering them.
selves ms proper persons worthi'y TO-
take charge OF The city aud to maintain
law, order, morality and sebrieiy.--
This Inconsistency is too grbsh. Dif'
Fellow. citizens, we are called UPON
by Justice 10 ourselves 10 rcbukc prnc'
tice which is generally reprchcnsible,
but which nj the present time, u being
carried to such disgracerul cxtcni.--
Who is responsible Tor this free whisky
for votes? l. IL not due 10 ourselves TO
defeat him or lhcmI Let ,psy ss G5'do'
persona! preference and .llrojudice and
deal with this matter as il deserves.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-01-23
A startling Statement.

The Cleveland (0hio) Herald. an
unwavering supporter Of .he Grant ad-
ministration says: f,
when Mr.. Dawes states that the pay
of tho President, including salary and
perquisites, amounts TO $500 600 for
Presidential term, he states 4 fact that
commands the attention OF the country.
At that rate OF pay the Office OF Presi-
dent will he sought for its Pccuniary
value. And when we arrive at that
point we have entered upon the down.
ward slope In tho history Of this Re-
public. Ii is fearful thing for Con.
gress 10 say TO this country that the
highest Office IT, its gift is Q position for
the attainment of wealth.
There is reason TO fear that we 'cn.
tered upon the downward slope" when
the Republicans fought Graut and elect
ed him President. We have certainly
been going from bad TO worse evef
since his Inauguration. Here Is one OF
the evidences as furnished by, the New
York Tribune of December 10:
III there is anything In which mere
partianship should be avoided, tits cer-
,ainly in questions of public money
We appeal TO thoughtful citizens OF all
parties, aud to all honest Congressman,
however classified TO consider dispas-
sionately the present alarming dcficien-
cy in the revenues Of the United States
Treasury. The temporary depression
in our foreign imports produced by the
panic has undoubtedly diminished The
revenue but the oXtravagant arpropria-
lions OF the Foriy-socond Congress
would have produced deficiency with
out the aid of tic panic. Certain IT Is
that the expenditures of the current
hsca, year will exceed those of the last
by several million dollars, aud YET the
ordinary expenditures OF the last fiscal
yoar arc without precedent In the hisio'
ry Of the country. why should tha ar
nv expenditures be nearly three times
greater than they were in 1860? why
should the cost Of the navy have more
than doubled in The same time? Why
should II still cost six per, cent 10 col
lcct the internal revenue! ~
| "Ihe 1lScai year lo'Do was lhc iasi pvHi
plcte year of Johnson's administration
Since then il has been claimed that The
Government has grown economical
We should like TO see in what brancl
of the public expenditure this cconom,
can be found. The public debt has dc
creased, and therefore the interest nc
count is less burdensomc than it was
six years ago. Six years ago :he arm,
was larger than II is now, and vas
sums were distributed about that tim'
in bounties 10 :he soldiers. These two
items Of extraordinary expense have
naturally ceased TO exist. But the nav,
costs as much aud amounts TO as litl'
as ever. The chief remaining items o
public expenditure, SO far as the Secre
tary of The Treasury furnishes inlorma
ton upon which comparison can b'
based, compare as follows:
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-01-23
Important to Stock Raisers.

Tho Montgomery (Ala.) Mail says
There is little or no demand for stock in
this part of the South. Mules are reg.
ular "drug." They sell here for from fif.
ty TO one hundred dollars, with but few
buyers for other than speculation pur-
poses. The farmers arc buying no mules.
They are determined to cut their next
garment according TO the cloth on hand,
and thcy arc wise.