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The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-11-11

The necessity for the practice Of the
most rigid economy, both personally
and in business management, is more
imperative than ever. 1t is true, we
have had good crops and in the main
prices are pretty fair. But the de-
depression in business still continues.
The predicted improvement that was
to have followed the harvest has not
transpired, and the prospect of revival
OF trade seems to be as remote as it
was year ago. There is great deal
of labor seeking employment and find
ing none. Employers have been com.
PEELED to reduce wages, because in
comes are less. The cost of living
has not fallen in proportion to the re-
duction of wages. Flour has declin-
ed in price, but other articles are firm
and some are even higher than they
were last year. The farmers have the
best of the situation. "Times," in the
phrase of the day, ''are hard" and it
behooves everybody to economize at
every point possible. Those who
have means should use them to rea-
sonable extent in making business in
order to give employment to the labor
er. There is much suffering in pros
pect for the poor this winter unless a
revival in trade takes place. To them
it is of little consequence whether
prices be high or low if they have not
the means to buy at any price.
The experience through which we
are now passing may be a wholesome
one. 1t may be fraught with valuable
lessons. but it has also brought upon
us much that is evil. 1t has caused
great deal of idleness from which the
country has been a greatloser. Aside
from the danger of large unemploy-
ed element in community, there has
been incalculable loss in every depart
ment of industry and business and a
consequent loss to the Government of
revenue, and in the arrest of the de-
velopement of the resources Of the
country.
The defeat Of the Republican party
is attributable, in a great degree, to
the fact that Congress at its last ses-
sion failed to address itself to the en-
actment OF some measure of relief.
Its first business upon reassembling
should be the consideration of this
question. There is much popular dis
content, and the danger Of large
masses of men out of employment,
seeking work and food and finding
none cannot be estimated. We can
not look upon the result of the recent
elections in any other light tha. as a
rebuke for the neglect of Congress to
provide some means of relief for the
people. The next Congress should
seek out possible cure for the evils
that afflict the country and restore it
to its past condition of prosperity
Lafayette Courier.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-11-11
A Farmers Experience.

That success Of farming is expert
ence.
That to ask mans advice is not
STOPPING, but oftener of much benefit.
That to keep place for every thing,
and everything in its place. saves
many step, and is pretty sure to
lead to good tools. and to keep them
in good order.
That it is good thing to grow into
farming, and not jump into it.
That kindness to stock, like good
shelter, is saving offodder.
That by making home pleasant you
keep your boys out Of the city.
That to fight weeds is to fl vor grain,
and to do Justice to your neighbors.
That it is a good thing to keep an
eye open to experiments, and note all !,
both good and bad.
That it is good paying thing to
take papers. keep posted, and be socia-
BILE with the neighbors.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-11-11


We make the following extract
from the recent lecture of the cele-
brated biographer, Mr.. James
Parton, on "Kings of Business.
The house of Isaac Rich & Co., of
Boston, is now the leading house
in the fish trade of this city, and
has reputation for fair and honor
able dealing CO extensive with the
continent:
Isaac Rich, who left q million and
three quarters a year or two ago to
found a college in Boston, began
business thus: At 18 he came
from Cape Cod to Boston with 50
or 81 in his possession, and looked
about for something to do, rising
early, walking far, observing close
ly, rejecting much. Soon he had
on idea: He bought three bushels
of oysters, hired wheelbarrow,
found q piece of board, bought six
small plates, six iron forks, q three
cent pepper box, and one or two
other things. He was at the oyster
boat, buying his oysters, at 3
o'clock in the morning, wheeled
them three miles, set up his board
near market and began business.
He sold out his oysters as fast as
he could open them at a good profit.
He repeated this experiment morn
ing after morning until he had
saved $3.50, with which he bought
a horse and wagon, and had five
cents left.
"How are you going to board
your horse?' asked a stable keeper,
who witnessed this audacious trans
action.
II am going to board him at your
stable"
'But you're MINOR" replied
the acute Yankee. "And, mind, I
can't trust you more than week. "
The next morning the lad who had
established good credit with
oystermen, bought thirteen bushels
of remarkable fine oysters, which
he sold in the course of the day
at a profit of ST. So he was able
to pay for his horses board. And
right there in the same market he
continued to deal in oysters and
fish for forty yeers, became king OF
that business, and ended by found.
ing college; thus affording q new
illustration of Prof. Agassiz's the
ory that the consumption of fish ia
serviceable to the brain.-American
Grocer.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-11-11

An Irishman had dream, which
taught him the danger of delay. II
dreamed" said he, Il was wild the
Pope, who was as great a jintleman as
any one in the destrict, an he axed
me wad [ dhrink? Thinks I, wad a
duck swim? an seein' all the ingradi-
ents on the side board, tould him I
didn't care if / tux a wee drap of
punch. 'Cowld or hot?' axed the
Pope. Hot, your Holiness said I,
an be that he stepped down to the
kitchen for the bilin' wather, but be-
fore he got back l woke straight up.
An now it's distressin' me 1 didn't
take it cowld!"
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-11-11

The skool boy iz the within ov
o;rkuvnc ncto opoicc

The skool boy IL the within ov
cirkumstansiss.
If he lives in the country he haz
got to git up early enuff to punch
the chickens off from the roost,
then start the fire in the kitchen 4
stove, then put on the tea-kettle,
and then go for the cows.
After the cows have been milkt,
he hurrys down hiz hash and bulk
wheat kakes, and thrashes beans
two hours with the old man out in
the korn krib. as2 aa&'
Now he walks three miles in o
sno path to the distrikt skool hous,
and gifts thare just in time to help
split up some wood for the days
fire~ ~ .
Skool opens and he takes hiz
seat on the flat side ov slab bench,
and bends double over a Webster's
spelling book, without emmy cover.
For variety he stands up in q 70,
and spells or skratches greesy
slate. with the figgers in q long
sum in addishun.
Noon Gums at last, and he eats
up in one corner hiz two slices OF
rhi bread and hiz piece ov pi krust,
and browns the dri dinner with
pint ov lukewarm water out ov the
pine pail behind the stove.
The only phun he haz IL to slide
down hill on a board back ov the
skool hous, and git liked when he
goes home if he happens to wear the
soles ov his boots emmy. or tare the
base ov hiz britches.
Night Gums, and he haz had
days skooling, and plods back
home to saw wood enuff to last
next day before he eats his puddin
and milk supper and sinks off up
into the .woodhouse chamber to
bed, without even the ray ov q
O tallo kandle.
This was skool boy life in the
country forty years age.
| If the boys now daze had to
skool it in this way, they would sue
the old man for damages, and emmy
kind ov jury would bring in a
verdik, too, in their favor.
But Daniel Webster dun it in
this way, and bekum the most
learned statesman we ever raized,
and SO did Josh Billings, but he
didn't never amount to much.
Josh Billings never could git the
right hang ov country skool hous;
hiz spellin allwuss will hav an i'm
pediment in it.-Josh Billings, in
N. Y. Weekly.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-11-11

An interesting ceremony ofthe jew
ish religion was performed this morn !
ing at the residence of Michael Hoff-
stadt, Esq. According to the cove
nant made between God and Abraham
3,771 years ago, and for addition san
itary purposes, the infant child of Mr..
and Mrs. Hoffstadt was circumcised
by DR.. Ullman, of Cincinnati. After
the ceremony was completed the fam
lily and guests partook of an elegant
dinner. given in honor of the occasion.
Little Martin brings the number Of
children circumcised by DR.. Ullman
up to the figures 4,@.-Madison
Courier.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-11-11

A writer in the St. Paul Press tells
new story of Horace Greeley. Hor-
ace wrote a note to a brother editor
in New York, whose writing was
equally illegible with his own. The
recipient of the note not being able to
read it, sent it back by TIE same mes
senger to Mr.. Greeley for elucidation.
Supposing it to be the answer to hie
own note, Mr.. Greeley looked over it,
but likewise was unable to read it, and
said to the boy: go, take it back.
What does the d-d fool mean?"
"Yes, sir" said the boy, that is just
what he says"
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-11-11

There are few men, it is to be hoped,
in this vale of greenbacks of whom
something good cannot be said at their
decease. Now there was Mr.. Bella s.
Lynde, of Boston, who recently went
to join his fathers. A Boston paper.
speaking of the event, said: He board
ed at the National House on Haymar-
ket Square for the past thirty years.
''He was man" said the feeling land
lord; take him for all and all, al
though a tailor, I shall never look
upon his like again"
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-11-11

The loss by fire at Greencastle, Ind,
is set down at 1926, 900, on which the
insurance does not exceed S133,OO0.
Many business men are ruined, and a
large number of families are homeless.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-11-11

In consequence of. the prolonged
drouth, Mr.: Sullivan, a wretched old
farmer in Illinois, will have this year
only 35O, 600 bushels of corn, 10000
bushels of oats, and 5000 tons of hay.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-11-11

Can pantaloons obtained on credit
be properly called "breeches oftrust?"
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-11-11

Reinforcements for the Spanish
army in Cuba sailed from Spain ON
the 9th.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-11-11

Brazil declines to enter into recipro-
cal trading relations with Canada.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-11-11

Nos. /, 2, 8 and run Daily to and from
Cincinnati. All other Trains Daily, except
Sunday. W. O'BRIEN,
GENT Passenger and Ticket Agent.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-10-09

tan proper. hut comes off the day after
under the auspices of the Fair Ground
Co.. an organization distinct from the
Agricultural Society proper.
One very striking pcculiarity of this
fair WAS the cmimcmtly social feature.
Away upon the southeast corner of the
grounds WAS Il plot of ground upon
which were Il large number of the
horses and wagons of the people from
the country towns all properly cared
for. Farther up on the slope about
noon were family groups taking their
dinners IN true picnic style. while all
over The grounds every where. the social
tr;Iiur" seemed Ia prcdnmiuatc. While
there were on the grounds several
th"u>Imd persons there was no crowd
There WAS II" difficulty in moving free
lN through the halls. among the stables
or auNW WhcIc else.
Henry Wand Bccchrr delivered the.
address ON the first day of th" fair. 1t
WAS an cmincnrlN practical and vaIua-
hlr address and of itself we'll paid ANY
one i"I u trip acIo>> the State.
We have seldom spent two days
mon" plr.r>;rmtly or proiitahly than at
the Caledonia fair. nor have We with u
>In"lr"\rcptIon ever more fully realized
oIIl own ideas of Il true farmers festival
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-10-09

the WAY of danger. There j. :, notion
abroad among men that wine i good
that when properly used il has help
III IT. that III Il certain WAY il iS food
OF Il help in the digestion of food. We
believe that no greater OF more fatal
hallucinati"n ever possessed the world.
and that none :" great ever po>>c~Scd
il for ;" long Il time.
Wine i Il medicine. and men would
take II" more OF it than of any other
medicine if il were not pleasant in lis
taste. and a"r.cIhlc in lis first effects.
Til" men VIII" drink it. drink il hrcausr
they like il. The theories rs to its
hcalthmllmcS> come afterwards. The
world cheats itself. and tries tu cheat
itself III this thing: and the priests win"
pi;Itc of ''uSiu" this world aS not ahiI>-
ln~ il. and the chemists who claim a
sort of nutritious property in alcohol
which never adds IT, tissue (D and the
men who make Jest of WaIcr-drinking
all know perfectly we'll that wine and
strong drink always have done more
hlrm than "nnd IN the world. and al
ways will until that millennium COMES
Whose feet are constantly tripprd from
under il hN the dlunkard> that lie
prone in it, path. The millennium
with Il "r""->h"p at every corner i Just
a. impossible a> security with Il burglar
at every window. oI in every room of
the house. All men know hat dI ink i
Il curse. Yet Young men sport around it
aS If there were something very dcSira-
bile III it. and sport until they alc
hnpclr>>ly >imgcd. and then Join the
great. sad army that. with undimini>hrd
numbers. PRESSES on tO It certain DEATH
We dn NOT like tn hrr"Inr an cNhnrtcr
in these columns. but. if il were. ncc,>-
~ary. We would plead with Young men
upon weary knees to touch not the
acrur>rd thing. Total abstinence. now
and forever. i the only guaranty in
existence against drunkard'> life and
death. and there l. no good that can
possibly come to Il man 10y drinking
Keep out of the candle, II will alWaN
>ln"c N"uI wings. ur destroy YOU. Dr.
j. Il. U"iirnd: .Sc,jbn,r'~ tpr Octobcr.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-10-09
The Science of Smuggling.

SHARP PRACTICE "T DIAMOND pENIIi:>.
The E">r"lr Commercial BuIlrrin. in
IN article on snu"glim" at New York.
relates the ioll"vI Iu% story
''I'hrr,. is Il very importInt traffic car
rcd on in diamonds over the various
European lines to this country. and ~
the duiN upon them j. ten per cent mj
ruIorcm. the >llarpr>t watch is kept up
on those suspected To hr engaged in it.
BN mc:lII- ol agents abroad the collect 70
uIS office. has often information 10y ca
hlr of the departure from the Nail"uN
poItS of >rlSpc..tcd diamond >nuI""lcI :
and j. prepared to intercept them. In
nine c:I>,.S out ot ten the stones are con
cralcd upon the persons "t the paS>"n-
gers When this becomes Il ccrtaint .
ol what is supposed To he Il certainty .
the pa~Srmgcr is arrested and taken to
the >,arcIrI'> bureau in the custom
house, Ilcrc. if found necessary. the
party i stripped tn the skin. and his
clothes examined inch 10y inch and seam
h> >rIm: the heels are taken from his
hootS. his hair and beard are cumhrd.
and every means taken To discover the
hiding place of the >ccIctcd treasures.
Once. This mode ot search w;I> tolrIablN
successful. hut now il rarely serves any
purpose except in the cases of RAW re
ciIitS To the smuggling ranks. An old
bird Is caught with chaif but once.
"A New York jew. Who waS rcputcd
tn hr III the business of smuggling dia-
mou,lS used to cross the water ON the
Cunard line from three To four times Il
season. Two wears ago. in the early
part of the season. lc waS seized upon
his arrival and taken to the >rarchrr :
room. Nearly Il thousand dollars worth
of precious stones were found Sccrctcd
i'm the lining of his boots. He returned
to I.ivcIpoul 10y the same steamer. and
four weeks attcrward again landed up
on the compamy'S wharf on North river.
He was again subjected to the same
rigorous search. but with no success.
The jew took it smiliuglN and philo-
snplIicallv. When he took his leave he
said Better luck next time gentle
men. | shall 90 back 10y the same
steamer on business. and when return
Won can thy it again.
..Thc officers mentally determined if
he did they would try it again. Upon
inquiry it was found that he really had
engaged Il return passage. having held
his ,tatrroom for that purpose. Two
hours before the sailing of the steamer
h, vas driven down To the pier III his
carriage. his wife and daughter with
him To see him OIL When they return
ed they carried with them over ten
| thousand dollars worth OF diamonds
which had lain secreted i'll his stateroonI
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-10-09
After the Confessional Story of Two
Bows

There Is Il man living on Fifth street.
says the Burlington llaW krNc. who i a
good man. cndcaNorimg To train up his
children III the way they should 90. and
~ his flock aIc numerous. and two oi
them are boys. hr has anything but Il
>lnrcurr iii tins training business. only
Il day nr two ago. the elder OF thr>o.
male olive branches. who had lived
about fourteen wicked Years. cnriccd
his Younger brother. who has only ten
NcaI> experience in boy i>h dcN IltrN. to
get ont on the river ia Il boat. Il >prcic>
of pastimr which their father had many
Il time forbidden. But the boys wcur
tins time. trusting To luck to conceal
their dcpraNitN from the knowledge "f
their pa, and in due time they returned.
and walked around the house. the two
most innocent looking boys in BuIling
ton. They separate inr Il few mo
ments. and at the expiration OF that
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-10-09

-LI......., 'IiCc months ago trt- rtttir
son of Il philadclph merchant WIS
stolen from the lane IN which he Na>
play in.. mean his hnn,. 10y Two men in
Il buggy. These men had several times
Within the Immediately preceding weeks
driven through th"t quiet ncl%hl"IlI""d
and noticed the hoy and his hInih,I
hIigh; little fellows. ~ they played to
"cIhrr: had given them candy. and in
"Ihci WAYS gained their childish rrg.lld.
~ they offered rIIcI ~ugaIrd bait. this
particular july day Charley Ross asked
tuI Il ride. The men NcIr clad 10 give
ii. and took both boy into The buggy d.
then drove ont toward the country. y
mile oI 81 away. they stopped at Il SMALL
shop and gave the rldrI child. Walter.
money /" step in and buy iir"-ciIck"l>.
iul the .Ippl"arhiu" F"mth. The little
lad glrrtullN accepted til" treat. W hen
he came out ot the shop. th" buggy.
the men and his brother Charley were
zone. and nothing has been >ctn al
them since. The deserted hn} Wa>
found crying in the streets, Latter that
ailcrnouII. and WAS taken hum". where
he told this story. He described the
men aS we'll as Il child could. but the
only thing that had made Il very dcli
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Three day after. Christian h. Ross.
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-10-09

time the elder WIS suddenly confronted
10y the father. who requested Il private
Int"lNlcW III the usual place. and the
pair adjourned tn IL wno,lshed. where.
ailrr brief but high->piriird perform
ancc>. III which the boy appeared most
successfully a> ''hravy villain" and his
father took his liv"ritr role of first old
man. the curtain went down, and the.
boy considerably mystiiicd sought his
brother.
'',J"hn," he said. .wIo do vou SUP
p">r told old dad ! Have YOU been
licked ,"
Johns face will not look more pcarc-
inl and resigned when ii is in his coffin
than ii did as he replied
No. Have You -
Have | Come down t" the COW
shed and look at my back"
John declined. hut said
''Wrll. Bill, I'll tell yorI how father
found lis ont. am tired of acting in
this way. and ain't going to run away
and come home and lie about it any
more. I'm going to do better after this.
and 81 when SAW father couldn't help
\. and went right to him and contcS
>,d"
Bill wa> t"uch.d at this manly action
"n the part of his Younger brother II
found Il tender place in the bad boys
heart. and he wa> \i>ihll affected hy it
But he asked
How did il happen the old man
didn't lick You
''Wcll. said the prntrnt rcfnlmrr.
''l"u STE didn't confess on my self |
only confessed ON l"u: that WAS the
WAY of it,
y strange. cold light glitrrlrd in Bill's
eyes.
'Omly confessed on me- he said
''Wcll. that's all right. hut come down
behind the COW >lcd and ln"k AT my
back"
Aud when they got there