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New-York tribune., 1875-10-07

silk there produced. A revival Of the business
of raising siIliworms elsewhere in the United
States is also among the things to be hoped
for. 1t is far more likely to yield steady
profit now, since our manufactures are wei
established. Our climate throughout all but
the most northern and southern extremes would
favor the undertaking.
New-York tribune., 1875-10-07
Dusinces Noiltc5.

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Company IN Amcr'ca-Ihr fE'NtIi-s" "f Ha''i"i'.
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The genuine hay. 4. II. Il. on each drop
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who have b,cu taking Cod Liver Oh will be r lsr TO am
D. tons 1l seNtdl pro
fossoa gent emc iu COIhIug the pure Oh and Int ~ ,r
maunef pleasant 20 the taste ana itN cE''s III s
'oDuauts are truly wonderful. Very many persons WL"
cases wcre pronounced hopeless and VII" bad taken th GEAR
oil for long without marked eject have been ehucy
cured By ~ u preparation. BE sure ana sr' the eril
Manufactured Oy A. T. WlLBok Chemist bO''oh' No" py
druggists
New-York tribune., 1875-10-07

The election of the Hon. George !. Gun
riu-lLrn as MAYOR of Charleston, :. c. Is
triumph for the better elements in both polit-
ical parties, and another indication OF the
growth of good viii between the two race" III
State which has suffered more tlan almost any
othci frolu cclor prejudice and the greed OF the
carpct-b9ggcr The ticket headed hy Nr.
Cunningham was made up OF both white
aud colorcd men, Conservatives and Dem
oc,at<, selected with n view to the
ro.pcctalility. property qualifications, intel
Rgcnce and honesty OF the cnnd'datcS
Opposed to it was a ticket Of which 1t is
enough TO say that its most prominent sup
porter was the notorious and b-imoUS cN-
Congressman Bowen, and that all the old
clcctionccling tricks OF reconstruction days
such as the importation Of hundreds OF negroes
from the rural districts TO vote t. wcle
cmnloycl to insure is success. The Conscrra-
tiycs OF South Carolina may find in this
election strong evidence thaj the policy now
pursued by them offers the Only hope of the
redemption Of thcjr state from m-r;'2
New-York tribune., 1875-10-07

The leading features of scientific research ana dlS
coycry in this country for the greater part 0l the
present year are exhibited in TRIBUNE Extra No.
30. which is to-day issued in pamphlet form. There
is included in this great variety Of topics, among
which may be mentioned the account OF Proi'
Marss chase for mastodon; the description OF the
Hall collection of fossils nj Albany, purchased for
the American Museum of Natural History at Central
Park and TO be removed thither dnring the present
month and reports of the meetings of the American
Pathological Association at Newport the American
Society of Civil Engineers at Pittsburgh, and the
American Association for the Advancement OF Sci
cncc at Detroit The following addresses are gwen
in full Prof. J. l.. lie Conte, on federation IN
Science; Dr. j. ". Dawson on the Origin OF Lie on
Earth and Prof. H. 4. Ncwton's Plea for Mathenat-
ics. There are several valuable essays on the de-
structiye insects of the West and on Indian anti
quities and the early history Of man. The prlce "i
this pamphlet, mailed to any address, Is 20 cents;
the same matter i'm the usual form of rHE TEIBCNE
sheet is furnished at o cents, also postpaid
New-York tribune., 1875-10-07

The Commissioners of the District of Colum-
bia cannot be charged with hot haste in pro-
cecding against Col. Magrudcr, the delinquent
Treasurer Nearly if not quite year has
elapsed since his dcialcation was brought to
light in the general overhauling of the Shep-
herd Ring Government. 1t is high time for
the plundered citizens of Washington to be
getting some Of the stolen money back.
New-York tribune., 1875-10-07

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New-York tribune., 1875-10-07

The Government Architect calls our attention to a
Washington dispatch cen~urng his Office for send
ing inspectors of accounts and buildings to Calior
mia to look after the construction Of the Sub-lr'as-
ury and the Appraisers Stores. He shows very
clearly that the work necdful, and this the best
way to do it, Mr. Potter has seemed to MS to be
doing his best in the difficult position to which he
has succeeded and he certainly deserves censurc
for his efforts to infuSe economy and system OF
strict responsibility into the service
New-York tribune., 1875-10-07

The eagerness of the people in Stapleton,
Staten Island, for low rates of fcrriagc is not
TO be wondered at, but that it should carry
them 80 far as to use violence toward work
men engaged in dcmolishing ferry property
under due warrant of law, and to incite riot
on a small scale is as reprehenSjblc as 1t is
remarkable. Such excess of zeal for cheap
transportation should be Sternly represscd.
New-York tribune., 1875-10-07

TIE TRIBUNE's MONTHLY CALENDAR.
ghc larqc dgsrcs indicate n days ore moHhc 7noN on
dnNs " z. n,Cr.
New-York tribune., 1875-10-07

The depOsitors of the Third Avenue Savings
Bank are naturally indignant at the prospect
of the loss of a large part of the accumula-
lions of their thrift, but angry denunciaton of
the trustees Of. the suspended institution and
of the State Superintendent of the Banking
Department will avail them little. Moreover,
there hardly seems to be sufficient ground for
their proposed effort to get new receiver
appointed; at least, no convincing reason for
New-York tribune., 1875-10-07

distrusting the present rcceiycr-has yet been
brought forward.
New-York tribune., 1875-10-07


erable end. The Senator since his State re-
lievcd him of all other employment, has made
il the business of his life to pursue the candid
correspondent who once ventured to say OF
him that he was drunk The correspondent
has just given him the alp again III the ST.
Louis court and the venerable Senator with
unsteady gait must ponderousiy begin again.
We get more suggestive richness III the Clews
bankruptcy proceedings. The name OF Mr..
Dent comes out at last. lie was TO get one
eighth Of all the profits accTung from the trans
fer Of the Government funds from the Barngs
10 Clcws. But Mr.. Dent is not the President
hc is only his brothcr-n -law,-and 50 the scan
dalous whispers that "tais thing ran into the
"Whtc House" are not proved. Two great
men of war. who have also become great
iinanccrs of the soft-moncy persuasion, seem
t. figure vaguely perhaps but often III tine
interesting preliminalcs. The names OF them
1t would scarcely be suspcctcd-are Benjamin
T. Butler and john \. Logan.
An dmirabc series OF topics for discussion
has been aclcccd by the Fire Engineers Con
ycniion, now in session in this city. Among
the more noteworthy OF these are the peril ot
towns left unprotected while their engine cont
panies are paving social visits elsewhere reg
ulatious for the sale of petroleum and its pro-
ducts; dangers Of gas making from gasoline,
&c. Investigations into the causes OF fires; the
u>c of portable aud chemical engines. We trust
that time will he found for thoroughly discussing
these important subjects, and that even the last
on The list may not he hurried over or shclycd
with commidcc. Attention is called to the
last topic, because there is really danger
chat while our citie, and towns are providing
means to cope with great frcs, they may neg
lcct The simpler contriyances by which such
fire, are likely TO he prevented The prompt
Us, Of a handy, portable engine in the first
moments Of a fire is almost always more ef-
fcctH,l than the tons OF water thrown lay more
powerful machines after the flames gain head
way.
New-York tribune., 1875-10-07

FoRFGN.-1he steamer Montana which returned
to Liverpool had her forccasdc deck stove in. -
The epizootc disease was spreading among the
horses in Montreal - Tie Turkish troops were
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-12-04
United States Bonds.

The secretary OF the United States
treasury called in the five twenty bonds
necessary to complete the exchange for
the final subscription to the five per
cent. loan. This loan is now brought up
to the limit fixed by law, five hundred
millions of dollars. 1t take the place
of the same amount of six per cent.
bonds, and the saving to the govern
ment in interest is five millions annually.
The new bonds are payable at the dis
cretion of the government after ten
years from the d te of their issue.
The funding of the national debt was
authorized in 1870. The various loans
provided for in the law were five per
cents, running ten years; four and one
half per cents, running fifteen years;
and four per cents, running thirty
years. During Mr.. Boutwell's admins
tration, two hundred millions of five per
cents. were disposed of and when Mr..
Bristow took the secretaryship, there re-
manned still unissued SITS, 54S, 800 of the
five per cents, and the last of these
have now been disposed of. ~,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-12-04
Cape Cod Cranberries,

As for the Cape Cod girls, says Har-
per's Magazine, it is pretty sight to
see them picking cranberries. With rosy
cheeks and ripping laughter and bursts
Of song with shout for the baby girl
who proudly carries up her tiny cupful
to be measured and written down to her
credit; with pleasant Jokes over the sort
ing and barreling; with kindly emula-
tion and neighborly helpfulness-the
picking goes on. I wonder if it will
ever be discovered that sun-bonnet and
a calico dress are as dangerous to the
male heart as the costliest satin and dia
monds. .r.... ...
The cranberry is one of the most i'm.
portant products of the cape. 1t is
grown, as everybody knows, on bogs
that have been drained and redeemed :;
and thus the cranberry patch lies usually
in kind of bowl. and you look down
upon it from the road. The crimson
fruit is concealed beneath tangled mass
OF russell vine and the "patch" /" looks
sufficiently commonplace until it is de-
ivered by the gray colors of little army
of pickers. Harwich is the principal
seat of the cranberry culture on the cape,
and the Importance of this industry may
be seen from the fact that this little
town, of about three thousand inhabi
tants, exported in 1873 over eight thou
sand dollars worth of cranberries-
nearly twenty-seven dollars head for
every man, woman and child in the
town. This is the product of brains APP
piled to agriculture. The cape has q
great many fresh water ponds, and much
swamp and bog land. Twenty five years
ago these bogs were worthless now they
form the most valuable land on the cape.
Patient labor, intelligently directed,
makes redeemed swamp bear from two
to four hundred dollars per acre per an
mum; and the cranberry culture has
done much to enrich the people of Cape
Cod, and to afford employment to women
and girls during the picking season.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-12-04
The Famine In Russia.

The Russian harvest for 1876 is re-
ported to be more signal failure than
has been known in that country for
many years. The crop, it is said, has
failed not here and there in scattered
districts, but from end to end of the
vast dominions of Alexander II. in
Europe. An article in the Allegemeine
Zeit,aag says
"From Orel to Keim, from Tambow
to Podolsk, comes up one universal wall
from the ruined peasants and farmers
It is not local lamentation like that
which reached all hearts from the great
famine in Samara; it is an absolute
prostration of nearly the whole grain
growing region of Russia. "
Aud if the accounts are true, what
adds still more to the calamity is the
fact that the failure of the cereals has
been accompanied by failure of the
grass crop. The farmers having their
fodder as well as their grain crops re-
duced, are selling their cattle at ruineus
rates, and in part of Podalia many are
putting their cattle out to board for the
winter on condition that in the spring
for every head returned two head shall
be retained by the landlord for their
keeping.
1t should be borne in mind, however,
that the origin of these gloomy accounts
is traceable to the Russian correspons
dents of certain German newspapers--a
not always reliable source of information
in matters affecting the present condi-
tion or future prospects Of Russia.
Should the report turn out to be true,
the fact will have great significance for
grain dealers in America. In 1873 Great
Britain alone paid Russia about $45, ,9OO,-
900 in gold, while the amount paid to
America in the same year was about
$50, 900. Should the whole or a
greater portion of this Russian supply
be cut off this year, it will necessitate a
much larger importation than formerly
from this side of the Atlanta. Yet even
if the agriculture of Russia is in as terri
BILE condition as reported, it does not
follow that she will entirely disappear
from the grain markets as an exporting
power during the current season. Grain
was exported from ireland, it will be
remembered, even during the height of
the dreadful famine in 1847 and the in
ternal communications of Russia are
still so inadequate that there are doubt
less districts, of southern Russia particu-
larly, from which it will be more easy to
export grain at Western prices to west
ern Europe than to send it at famine
prices to western and northern Russia.
-Neao York Express.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-12-04
Indian Peculiarities.

A correspondent who has been among
the Indians writes as follows of their
peculiarities My experience during
two payments suggests the following
additional /: Each Indian was entitled
to $16 in silver (paid in half dollars),
and the same sum for his squaw and
each papoose. They frequently bought
whisky and other necessaries while they
we're waiting to be paid, and invariably
honestly paid their debts when they re-
eeived their money, if some other trader
did not get them drunk first and swindle
them out of their money. A pledge of
knife stuck up in the traders shanty,
or some small article left in pawn, was
always sufficient to secure honorable
payment.
The Indian usually carried, his money
tied in his blanket, and if the trader was
doubtful of the price to be charged for a
saddle or bride, bit of broadcloth or
gun, it was only necessary to slyly
"heft" his pile with the hand under
the corner of his blanket, and he could
arrive at Judgment of how much he
could afford to pay-without further
ado. The price for half tumbler of
whisky was, of course, half dollar, no
other change being known, as long as
the trader could help it. But frequently
"crooked" article was manufactured
with water and red pepper which pleased
them at first, but after awhile they in
sisted on some "gootme-tos which make
drunk come" ......
The custom of treating" among the
Indians was somewhat peculiar to say
the least. For instance, some good-look-
ing squaws would come about the shanty
begging sweet wine, of which they were
very fond, and after drinking all that
was allowed them, they would fill their
mouths with the precious liquid, and
hurry to a crowd of young nishnan-baS,
and bringing their lips in contact with
her own, squirt portion into the mouth
of each.
The Indian method of dispensing a
crowd was more effectual than deputy
sheriff's proclamation. Several chiefs or
head men would surround the crowd,
each provided with peck of large stones
in their blanket which they would shy
up into the air so that they would de-
scend in the middle of the crowd and ON
the heads of the quarrelsome fellows in
the center, and very soon an open space
was left in the place of the crowd Of
squiby Indians. ,..
An "Indian trade" has become
proverbial, as they always reserve the
privilege of trading back, once bought
an Indians pony for two jugs of whisky.
He drank the whisky and broke the jugs,
and then wanted to trade back, and was
obliged to do it but he honestly settled
the score on the next pay day.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-12-04
The DOg-W0lf.

was fortunate enough, says Lower
Brittany correspondent, that night to sit
next to the Count de Kergoorlas at din
ner, and hearing he was master of
wolf houndsin Upper Brittany, I CLEANED
from him some interesting information
with respect to the style of hound he
considered best adapted for his particu-
lar sport. E-r
ga big, bold, broken-haired hound is
what l keep for the work and occasion
ally I invigorate the race" said he,
"with strain of wolf blood"
"And how, pray" inquired, edo
you manage that2'
Nothing is more simple. The dog
and the wolf being congeners they breed
readily together nor does the law
affecting mules affect the hybrid race, as
the offspring of the first cross reproduce
their itters with the same facility. I
keep dog-wolf brought up by hand !;
and he, sucked in infancy by hound
dam, lives in perfect concord with any
hounds think fit to inclose with him in
his kennel while day or two reconciles
a strange hound to his company"
"And do you find the first cross" l
asked, cas- manageable in chase as your
ordinary hounds 2" H
Far from it," he replied inso.
much that I only keep that produce to
breed from. They usually run mute or
all but mute, and are so self-willed in
chase and so fierce in kennel that I mere
ly use them as stud-hounds, and enter
the second cross. These, the grand
offspring of the wolf, become rare wolf
hounds, fierce, fne-nosed, desperate in
chase, and never firing during the
longest day." .u.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-12-04
The Petrilled Forest In Nevada.

From David Rideout, who has been
engaged in preparing section of a
petrifed tree for the Centennial exhibit
tion, says Nevada paper, we learn the
following relative to the petrifed forest
in the desert of northwestern Humboldt.
On the plain, about thirty miles west of
the Blackrock range of mountains,
stands one of the greatest natural
curiosities ever discovered in Nevada.
1t is a petrified forest, in which the
stumps of many of the trees, now
changed into solid rock, are still stand
ing. There are no living trees or vege-
tation of any kind other than stunted
sage brush in the vicinity. Some of
those ancient giants of forest which
fourished perhaps thousands of years
ago, when the climate of Nevada was
undoubtedly more favorable for the
growth of luxuriant vegetation than at
present, rival in size the big trees of
California. Stumps, transformed into
solid rock, stand in an upright position
with their roots imbedded in the soil.
as when growing, measuring from fifteen
to twenty-six feet in circumference !:
the ground in the vicinity is strewn with
the trunks and limbs, which retain their
natural shape and size. Mr.. Rideout,
determined to secure section of one of
these trees for the Centennial exhibition,
with two other men spent twelve days in
cutting it from the stump. This was
accomplished by drilling all around the
tree and separating it with wedges. The
specimen is three feet high and eighteen
feet in circumference, and it's estimated
weight is three tons. It stands on the
stump from which it was severed, ready
to be loaded on a wagon. Mr.. Rideout
does not feel able to incur the expense
OF bringing it by team to the railroad,
though he had once made arrangements
to do so. He is anxious to call the at
tention of the Centennial commissioners
to the matter, and see if they will not
furnish the means to get it to the rail
road. The country in which it is situa-
ted is On inviting field for geologists.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-12-04
A Legend of servian hospitality.

The hospitality of the Seryian is illus
trated by the following legend The
day had Just departed, and the moon
shone brightly over bare fields OF snow.
when stranger entered the hut OF a
poor Servian named Lagare. /" You are
welcome" said Lagare, and turning to
his wife continued in low tone :
"Luibitga, make the fire blaze and get
the supper ready" Luibitga replied
"The forest is vast and the faggot
burns cheerily on the hearth, but where
is the supper; have we not tasted for
two days 2" care you Serviansl 2" said
the stranger, "and have nothing to give
your guest3" Poor Lagare opened one
cupboard, then another, but both were
empty not a morsel of bread, not a
fruit did they obtain. Shame and con-
fusion took possession of him. /" Here
is food and fresh meat, too" said the
stranger, laying his hand on the golden
curls of Tanka, the only child of his
host. "It shall never be said, then,
that Servian was wanting in hospitali-
ty," cried Lagare, and, seizing Ianka,
he cut her throat as if she had merely
been a lamb. After performing this
awful deed he swooned away, and Lui-
bitga fell to the ground with loud cry.
Who could describe the supper of the
strangers Toward midnight Lagare
woke to find his guest bending over him,
who said in loud tone Rise, La
gare, I am the Lord thy God, .Servian
hospitality has been tried and not found
wanting. Thy daughter is restored.
Abundance and peace shall reign in your
house evermore. Lagare, Luibitga,
Tanka, live long and prosper !"