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The Republican journal., 1875-06-17
Arnold and Andre.

The John Carter Brown Library, in
Providence, r, l., contains History Of
the Origin, Progress, and Termination OF
the American War" by Stedman, an off
Ger i'll the English army. This particular
copy of the book once belonged TO Sir
Henry Clinton, who conducted the nego-
tlatlons with Benedict Arnold, and sent
| out MAJOR Andre to confer with the traitor
1T contains many annotatiOns by Clinton
His comment on Stedman'S account oi the
attempt to betray West Point into the
hands of the British is: ',Ignortuyc ul
the whole transaction-too tender 4 sub
,iect to explain upon now" BY the time
he finished reading the book, howcl er hr
seems to have decided to record what
seemed to him Il fair statement of the case.
| The tly-eaves at the end OF the second
volume contain this curious record, which
has Just been published for the first time
Arnold opened negotiations with Clin
ton in 1880 He said that the alliance
with France had disguised him, and that
he would. on this account, 90 over 10 the
British. provided he was guaranteed per
sonal security and indemnity for any los,
of property he might sustain Sir Henry
was ''liberal" in his promisr- He got
from Arnold, on several occasions, ''muSt
material intelligence, and finally, at thr
latter'S request, sent Andre to meet him
on neutral ground. At this time Clinton
was still uncertain whether his >pond-
ent was really Major-General Arnold sex
eral meetings were planned, but each one
was prevented by some unexpected cir
cumstance Finally. on AruoldS sugge--
ton, Andre visited West Point undc: a lug
of truce. He had been charged 10y Clinton
The Republican journal., 1875-06-17
How Butter is Sometimes Cured

Winter and spring butter i often very
much injured in flavor by allowing cows
to eat the litter from horse stables Cows
arenot unlrequently very fond of this litter,
though il is impregnated with liquid ma
nure from the horses. and If allowed,
they eat it greedily; and the effect is that
their milk and butter will be tainted with
the taste OF this kind of TODD, in the same
way that the flavor is injured by eating
turnps. but to a more disagreeable degree.
If litter is allowed to be eaten, it should
only be given to cattle not in milk, and ON
no account should milch COWS bc.allowed
to consume other than the sweetest and
purest food Very nice butter makers are
sometimes ut a loss to account tor stable
taints in butter. especially when eNtraor-
dinmv precautions have been taken to have
the milking done in the most perfect man
ner, and 50 on in all the processes OF
handling the milk until the butter is packed
for market Still the butter has u dlSa-
erceabe faint, and the cause often comes
from allowing the COWS, when turned out
to water and exercise, to feed about the
horse stable, where they consume all the
litter which, on account Of its being soaked
with liquid manure, is cast out of the
stable. Rural New Iorker
The Republican journal., 1875-06-17

The reporters were not admitted to the
late lecture on dress-reform. by Miss
Agnes Burke, at the Unitarian church.
VI corsets all right; but as the public pants
lor information on such subjects. it was
natural that the knights of the quill should
endeayor to CLEAN some knowledge of the
proceedings. We learn that the lecture
was about sew-sew, and the lady did not
hang on the outskirts Of her subject, but
struck the trail at once and followed it up.
She up-braided tight-lacers, and-a-hem-
suggested suspenders for-Hose business
is It, anyhow?
The Republican journal., 1875-06-17

The withdrawal OF q friend from our
side is n special providence, even for
ourselves. Never does the grave take
hold Of i mortars feet but his companion
hath an omnipresent eye the while fixed
on him in compassion. We should think
of that eye as we'll as of the hand that
taketh away Meditation on the dead
quckens our faith in the unseen, for sor-
row hath sacred efficacy, there being
no touch SO purifying as that of a dead
mans hand; and few living objects hay
ing such regenerative power as the sight
of fellow -mortal's death. Mounttord.
The Republican journal., 1875-06-17

Wit gives to life one Of its finest lIa'"r
common sense leads to immediate action,
and gives society its daily n motion, ,,, lars"
ton; ridicule ehastises folly and impu-
dence. and keeps men in their proper
sphere subtilty seizes hold of the fine
threads of truth analogy darts away to
the most sublime discoveries, feeling
paints all the exquisite passions of mans
soul, and rewards him by thousand in
ward yisltations for the sorrows that come
from without. God made it all 1t is all
good We must despise no sort of talent
they all have their separate duties aud
uses; all, the happiness of man for their
object; they all improve, exalt and glad
den life. Sydney Smith.
The Republican journal., 1875-06-17
The { Heavenly Country.

No cloudcd skies, no long, dark night,
No fear or pain, or Withering blight.
No death. no sorrow there can come;
No wanderers there, all are at home;
No sickness there, no fey cred brow:
No load of care, the form to bow;
No slavery with its calling chain.
No anxious torturing of the brain.
No silver idols, no gods Of gold
No honor there that's bought and sold;
No whispered envy with tongue of flame,
No sander to bring the blush of shame;
No thieves or robbers with Stealthy tread.
No murderers there, to multiply the dead;
His glorious voice shall rule the wide domain
And Eden fair, in beauty bloom again.
The Republican journal., 1875-06-17

A young lady was yesterday standing
on the wharf at the foot OF Second street
waving her handkerchief at schooner ~
ing in the stream "hnoW anyDody
aboard?" queried her companion As he
came along mo, don't I. but they are
waving their handkerchlets at me, She
replied. Hand Cha , ker (hoo) chiefs -
he exclaimed, dropping his basket and
leaning against woodpile "why them's
the mems shirts hung out to dry She
waved into warehouse. [Detroit Free
Press.
The Republican journal., 1875-06-17

WATER From the results Oh a series OF
observations made in France, it is calcu-
later that u quantity of water equal to
twelve inches in depth upon the surface
Of an acre of ground passes through the
leaves of wheat crop Of twenty-five
bushels and is used in the process of ma
turing the grain and straw This does
not include the amount Of water which
evap0rates or drains from the soil nor
does it include any portion of the rainfall
which occurs between harvest and seed
time. With a rainfall Of forty inches pei
annum, then the large proportion of twelve
inches is required ior the transportation
of the plant, with the moderate yield ol
TWENTY-FIVE bushels per acre only. This
has a most important bearing upon the
interests of the farmer, for it shows thai
to a certain extent the value OF his harves
will be limited by the amount OF rainfall
that can be utilized By his crop,
The Republican journal., 1875-06-17

Here is bachelors opinion on very
important subject: "A pretty girl has no
moral right to conceal her features with
one of those ugly face fitting wells, than
rosebud has to wear waterproof. or
the sun to put on green goggles" Ihe
pretty girls will please to consider this
question settled.
The Republican journal., 1875-06-17
Study to Save Steps.

II farmers would get in the habit of
spending half an hour each day in think
ing how steps may be saved. work would
turn to much more account, Some barns
are 50 unhandy that thousands OF steps are
taken every year that might be saved. In
the house, and especially in the kitchen, is
this the ease. Many a farmer spent hours
and hours last winter by the fire, kept in
by the cold, when he would have been
much better engaged in digging a well
under the kitchen, so rs to have Il pump
bring water into the sink. Such an i'm
proyement will save miles Of travel every
year, and whenever is drawn therelrom
blessings will be pronounced. Some pan
tries are so inconvenent, and so deficient
in drawers and shelves, that time is lost
in hunting for things, and temper is soured.
Pray-stop, consider, devise, execute and
if it does not suit. try again-and do have
things convenient, and save steps. n. Y.
Tribune
The Republican journal., 1875-06-17
Farm, Garden and Household,
Field Culture of Beans

,,;nr to,,d. a. ,r,,.,l +,,a ,1nrh Growth of
,,;2., '77,,,,>.,, ~ ,,,o1,1ct in seed
,''I -, .{1;t;',n mo sea,on is cool
''n', A'''' '' ''',''t'',' III continues foo
|NN 'l",sH' 90 - 97a,,',h noino to vine
.0l'5 ','" -''''' ,,1;ah Lst 1,ils to rinen
tuNteiu o' N'0'
laISeN .....1 ;;},;,,o. IN my o>nerienro ard
~ " E' ! b1,-r fnnn3 th.t = Iirbt d,v
a +Le greatest averaoa nroduct
Win 7nother In n¢iona]Iv
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,,r,s pIa,,insr md nl,ntnm should await
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ln+. t.,..,,,.. ,,-a,so from, iho Wilde Of
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equal NJ ln WoduriLNehtSs III laNoraple
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The Republican journal., 1875-06-17
The Patrons Platform.

We shall endeaVOr to advance our cause,
says the Western Agricultulist, by labor
ing to accomplish the following objects
70 develop better and higher manhood
and womanhood among ourselves. To
enhance the comfort and attention OF our
homes and strengthen the attachment to
our pursuits. To foster mutual understand
ing and cooperation To maintain invio-
late our laws, and to emulate each other
in labor to hasten the good time coming
70 reduce our expenses, both individual
and corporate. To buy less and produce
more, in order to make our farms self sus-
tanning. TO diversity our crops and crop
no more than we can cultivate To CON
dense the weight Of our exports, selling
less on the bushel and more on the hoot
and in fleece To 5ystematize our work.
and calculate intelligently on probabilities.
To disc0untpnance the credit system, the
mortgage system, the fashion system, and
every other system tending to prodigality
and bankruptcy. We propose meeting to-
gether, talking together, Working together,
buying together, selling together, and in
general acting together for our mutual
protection and advancement. as occasion
may require. We shall avoid litigation as
much as possible, by arbitration i'll the
Grange. We shall constantly strive to
secure entire harmony, good will, vital
brotherhood among ourselves, and to make
our Order perpetual. We shall earnestly
endeavor to suppress personal, local, sec
tiOnal and national preiudices, all I'M
healthy rivalry, all selfish ambition. Faith
ful adherence to these principles viii in
sure our mental, moral, social, and mater
al advancement
correspondent OF the Ploughman de-
sires to know if hen can be cured of IN
inclination to set by half drowning her oi
otherwise. We should say yes You can
put her in a tub or other vessel in two OF
three inches of water for day or two
But probably the best way is to shut hel
up with a cock for couple of days Or
dinarily it will cure the most obstinate
case, but with q Brahma it might take
three days A hen will begin to lay soon
after this excitement is over, and though
the aggregate number for the year may
not be materially changed, the laying may
be through at a better season and give her
the requisite time to rest.
The Republican journal., 1875-06-17

The potato bug has appeared in Mary and
commenced its ravages.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1875-09-04
WIT AND WISDOM.

What are they which, though always
dnok, are never intoxicated !-Toasts.
Why is a compositor like cripple Be
cause he can't get on without stick.
An Alabama man has been trying to lead
a church and manufacture lead nlckels at
the same time.
Sir Wilfrid Lawson recently spoke Of
Mars and Bacchus as the god of battles
and the god Of bottles.
The hair from ladies' braid should
never be worn on the lapel Of gentleman
coat, unless the parties are engaged.
Advertising pays A Toledo man adj
vertlsed for a servant girl, and one of his
three wives knocked at the door in less
than five hours after the paper was out
''Ice cream" called out waitress at a
New York restaurant Don't scream
here, pray" anxiously requested a ner-
vous customer.
81 say, Pat, what are you about-sweep-
ing out the room r. "No. answered Pat
81 am sweeping out the dirt and leaving
the room"
Curran was once asked 5y his brother
ludgea, no you see anything ridiculous
in this wig r. Nothing but the head, ="
was thereby.
A celebrated wit once said of his debts
that it was neither his interest to pay the
principal nor his principal to pay the in
terest
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1875-09-04
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Says wit ''Last year saw watch
spring, rope walk, horse fly, and even
the big trees leave. | even saw plank
walk, and Third avenue bank run, but
the other day | saw tree box, cat fish,
and stone fence. | am now prepared to
see the Atlantic and Pacific slope"
According to the San Francisco Harbor
Masters report, the number Of vessels ar
irving during the past year have been, L.
1856, Of total tonnage Of /. 625. 544 8 487
were coasters, 76 from domestic Atlantic
ports, 12O from Australia and New South
Wales, % from New Zealand, "A from
Brazil and Paraguay, SO from Central
America. 20 from China, % from the East
Indies, II from Great Britain. 70 from
British Columbia and Vancouver, 35 from
Japan, AS from Mexico, Sc from the Sand.
wich Islands, "a from the Society Islands.
rs whaling and fishing vessels and % Uni
ted States Government vessels.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1875-09-04

nishing safficient money at low interest, will
solve the question of cheap transportation
be causeit will enable the railroads and car
rying trades to relieve themselves of their
loads Of debt, lower their rates, and enable
the people to construct additional lines when
ever internal commerce may require.
4. 1t is the duty Of the Government, in
all its legislation, to keep in view the full de-
velopment Of the agricultural and mineral
resources OF our country and its manufactur-
ing interests.
5. That the great interests OF productive
industry claim their just recognition at the
hands Of the Government, and through the
monetary system here proposed all these in
terests can be fully secured.
9. That as the public domain is the right
full heritage of the people, it should not be
distributed to Spectators or corporations but
reserved for actual settlers.
7. That it is the duty of the Government
to equalize the bOunties Of soldiers, and to
bring to a speedy settlement all other Just
claims arising out of the late war
s. All rights, privileges and immunities
recognized by the Government should be
based on the fact of citizenship, equal rights
before the law being secured by the constitu-
ton.
9. That we demand and insist upon severe
retrenchment and economy in all branches of
the public service.
10. The rivers and harbors being under
the jurisdiction of the Government. should
be by it improved when necessary to the
commerce of the people.
IL. Through the monetary system herein
proposed, there will be established between
the citizens Of this country, East, West,
North and South, a firm and lasting bond OF
union, by giving a common interest in a com
mou Government, and bringing peace and
prosperity to each and all of its inhabitants.
II. As all special privileges, immuAities
and powers conferred on corporations of any
kind or nature are granted at the expense Of
the people, these privileges and powers must
be held subordinate to the rights Of the
people, and subject to the supervision and
control of the power creating them.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1875-09-04
CIGAR MAKERS.


Secretaries will please note and send corrections.
International Secretary e. J. Cox, HOr-
nellsville, N. ", box ".
Louis P. Rohner, SO Pine street, Balti-
more, Md.
bryan Cauly. box 1863, Butfalo,N. "
4-Wm. Hagedorn, box 1929, Cincinnati,
Ohio.
5-Wm. Voice, box 542. Rochester, ~ Y.
81. j. JUNO, No. 81 Cedar street, SYRIA
cuse, n. u.
IA. F. Slaight, box 655, Utica. n. Y.
s-M. F. Hogan, No, "a Jefferson St, Al
bany, NY.
Geo. Fencott, box s, Troy. n. Y.
l2-J. H. Prayer, box ll57, Ithica, n. Y.
l3-F. L. Wilcox, box 1872, Norwich, n u
I4-Wm +. Evans, box IS, Binghampton,
NY.
I5-E. Saqui, III Columbia st., New York
I6-W. g. Zoellner, box 2543, St Louis,
Mo.
I'm Baner, drawer A., Cleveland, Ohio.
22-Felix A. Lemkie, box 5SS, Detroit
Mich.
23-Wm. Lakewood, box l2l, Suffield
Conn.
"a Hiram Shannon, box 1855, Windsor,
Conn.
27-Fred J. Wood, box 655, Toronto,
Canada
3l-W. D. Van Burt. box 439, Auburn,
NY.
35-George Caswell, II South Jefferson-st
Dayton, Ohio.
37-H. A. Kievenaar, box 24O, Worcester,
Mass.
3s-ChriS Hoffman, drawer 1896, Spring
field, ILL.,
40 e. V. Hadley, box 7s7, Patterson,
N j.
42-James Elwin, lock box 20, Hartford,
Conn.
sc H. Odds. box a27. Urbana, Q.
44-C. +. Emmerich DIR 363, Water
town, n. Y.
47-Phil. Cornelius, No. Gil Main street,
Quincy, Ill.
5O-George Morgan, box 6ss, Terre Haute'
55-JLs. LilHs. box 8l2, Hamilton, On
tario, Canada.
56-Edward Metzler. care of Continental
Hotel, Leavenworth, Kansas
5s-Jos. Roy, box 1864, Montreal,
Canada.
59-M. H. Hellerich, box 300 Brantford,
Ontario. Canada.
6O-Louis Rempe, lock box l2l, Keokuk,
Iowa
65-John McEntee, Box 262, Port Byron,
New York.
66-W j. Nolen, box BAG, Kingston, N. Y.
73-C. W Smith, box 537, Fort Wayne,
Indiana.
74-W p Nader, box GAL, Gallon. o.
76-Emmet Jones Oox "a, Norfolk, Va.
7S-Wm. II. Porter, box 30S, Fall River
Mass
81 Henry Budd, Cos Atlantic avenue,
Brooklyn. n Y.
9O-M. u. Prate, n Norfolk Street, New
York
90 Joseph Beckman, box 5S7, Omaha, Neb.
9S II. q. Leonard, box LOIS, st. Paul,
MINI.
99-Joseph B. Smith, drawer IO9, Ottawa,
Ill
IOO-George F. Cook, P. o. Box "a, Wash
ington, d. c.
iO2-Wm f. Scheibe, 500, Main street,
Kansas City, Mo.
ION. Peters, box Is, Council Bluffs, la.
ia. Gehring, drawer 1884, Jackson
vile, Ill.
l3l-,John A. Mott, lock box I3, Fishkill-
on Hudson, n. i.
l3t-Geo. King box 307, La Porte, Ind.
l3S-Owen MCCARTHY, box Al, Newark
n.
l4O-Frank Jellineck, McGregor, Iowa,
tocK box ia.
I42-Charles A. Huck, box 1853, Lock
port. New York.
l43-Earnest Deubel, boa GA, Lincoln.
Neb.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1875-09-04
THE MINER

The coal vein between Morgantown and
Fairmont is IA feet thick. If the Manon.
gabela were Stacked that far this coal
might find market in Pittsburgh.
The Piedmont I,.dependent states that
Kelley Bros. of Westernport, are open
ing new mine in the four foot vein near
Bart n. 1t is said the coal in this vein is
of supnrior quality and cannot be sur
passed for steam pur purposes.
There are now engaged in the Monon-
gahela coal trade 125 steam tow boats and
5000 baTges and boats which have an ag-
gregate tonnage of 300, 900 tons-a tom
mage greater than all the rest afiost in the
Mississippi Valley greater even than the
combined tonnage of New York and Bos-
on.
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From the Port mouth % Times
WHO WILL CARE FOR GREEN
BACKS NOW?


"t' '','i ''iiu'''' a"' w"
81, 1857 y" W
W
on the shore. or guuboat F., prov
The, provided t.nd and clothing
Fnr thr soldier then. a. nnw.
Do ,..t. 'f.-... ,,.Ifr thoughts avoss
N... ura~f h u,.aant!,,i yreenbacks
Nr, ds ,.u ..,.ftme them ,oN
when the nAtiH + pulSe beat styw,
WtS a iNr n Sn.d, or country.
Made Won DIV Nulr greeuhtehs low
when the nation gave NJ bonds,
Promise, o. ia, W greenback>
t.rrsu.y that u.W YOU .curu
.lWI --..,t money !. current lie"
Rur. ,.,it.,- made and largely stolen
What YOU now So much dos pise
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WHAT SHOULD BE THE LIMIT OF cIRcULA-

WHAT sHouLD BE THE LIMIT OF CrRcULA-
TON.
Ii is said the Ohio Democracy demand
an issue Of greenbacks, Unlimited and il
limtable; and that an excessive issue will
sink their value, and be in effect repudia-
ton.
1T our platform prescribes imit-the
ments of business. Recently, in
FORK, member Of Congress-not
our Buckeye abroad, Sam Cox-denounced
our platform AS one Of wild imitation, and
in The same breath declared that we al
ready have more greenbacks than the
wan Of trade demand. answered that,
if it be true we have more currency than
business requires our platform demands
contraction and therefore he should ia
vor it.
The elements of our material growth are
thir billions Of property, and the labor
which by use Of property produces SIX BIZ
lions of wealth annually-about sixsev-
enths Of which product Is consumed Ia Inv
ing expenses. The business of production
and exchange is now done with seven hun
dred and forty millions of currency-which
is its life blood, keeping afioat and dis
transactions. We say this body Of bust
ness shall have all the blood it needs for
healthy action and growth. Either the
wants Of trade must determine the limits
of currency, or the arbitrary limit or cur
rency will determine the volume of trade.
Which shall be subordinate If we are
wrong the converse must be true, and the
business be cut down u the dimensions Of
the foreordalned currency. Ii were as
sensible ocut down the business of the rail-
way system TO meet the capacity of an
arbitrarily fixed quantity of rolling stock,
OF to reduce the acreage of crops in the
country BY an arbitrary number Of mowers
and threshers; or, after the custom Of
Chinese women, to limit the growth of the
foot to a prescribed size Of shoe.
ITO be continued ltert treek
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1875-09-04
To The Front.

Come 10 the front, il you be men
Stand by your homes, II You be men
Let no faint heart coward say,
That JUST comes some other way
Than in the open light Of day,
10 set aside false laws 'mong men.
See your children starving, then
Turn to your wives, ye crayens, when
Thieves around ven daily take
What you've saved for your ehildrens sake.
Then refuse the flaws 10 break,
But cowaTdly claim that ye are men.
Let the faint hearted step aside,
Call up the men who have been tried
Cast to the winds the ruffiau knaves,
With honest hands prepare their graves,
Or say that you are unworthy slaves,
Who falsely claim that they are men