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Connecticut western news., 1876-12-08
What a Noted Judge Says.

A reporter interviewed Chief Justict Church, of the supreme court of New York, on the great question of the day. | |" I have always apprehended," said Judge O., "that the greatest source oi danger to the peace of tho country would some time prove to be this very one the counting of the Presidential vote after a close canvass. The danger seems to inhere in the machinery of the pres ent electoral system" -..
 els there better way to elect the President9 Have you any sympathy with the notion of popular voteG"
 "Not the least"
 "Why2"
 "It would be contrary to the genius, the structure of our institutions. II would tend to obliterate State outlines, to erase the rights of the minority, tc concentrate and consolidate the govern ment. These are things we ought evel to avoid" ..
 "How about an electoral district sys. tem-a system dividing each State into electoral districts similar to Oongres. sional districts, and letting the people of every district vote for their own sep arate Presidential electorG" .... ....
 "That would have similar effect-to obscure State divisions, to dwarf States, to prevent them from acting as units. should oppose anything which had a tendency to detract from the dignity oi the several States and thus to magnify the influence upon States of the general government, whose sufficient functions are defined in the Constitution. It is a curious fact," continued the chief jus tice, "that every great national disturb ance has been produced by the inter vention of the Federal government in affairs which concerned States. The United States bank disturbance, the notification disturbance, were cases iu point. So, when the South demanded that Congress should decide the ques. tion of extending slavery into the Terri tories. So, when Congress, at the beck of the North, undertook to adjudicate upon the slavery and other questions, the decision of which properly rested with each State by itself"
 "The South forgot it's doctrine oi State rights when it thus applied tc Congress 2"
 "Yes, or had not then formulated it. "Have you, then, no idea in you OWu OL UcOtOI cJoOoAA SA the President and Vice-President9"
 "An idea. yes. But have not con sidered the subject thoroughly in tho | light of present circumstances. My opinion is that it would be an improve ment to allow each State to vote by itsel directly for the candidates for Presiden and Vice. President, instead of for cleo tors as now. This would do away witt the existing electoral machinery"
 "The vote of each State, when finall, counted, to appear, by the majority ol one side or the other, as the vote of tha State 2' -t ..r
 "Yes."
 "This Tor the reason that the States autonomy as such would be preserved il the election, while by @ popular vote, O by electoral districts, there would b practically general election irrespec tive of States g" -.. .---
 "Yes."
Connecticut western news., 1876-12-08
The TeetOtal Mill.

Two jolly topers once sat in an inn, Discussing the merits of brandy and gin. Said one to the other: 1T tell you what, Bill, I've been hearing to-day of the teetotal mill "You must know that this conical mill has
 been built Of old broken casks when the liquors been
 split; You go up some high steps, and when at the
 the sill, You've paper to sign at the teetotal mill. "You promise by signing this paper, I think, That ale, wine and spirits you never will drink; You give up Gas they call it) such rascally
 swill, And then you go into the teetotsl mill. "There's 8 wheel in the mill they call 'eelf
 denial, They turn it bit just to give you trial; Old clothes are made new, and, if you've been
 ill, You're very soon cured at the teetotal mill" Bill listened and wondered at length he cried "Why, Tom, if it's true what you're telling
 about, What fools wemust be to be here sitting still Let us go and we'll look at the teetotal mill. ' They gazed with amazement then came in a
 man, With excess and disease his visage was wan He mounted the steps, signed the pledge with
 awill, And went in for turn in the teetotal mill. He quickly came out the picture of health, And walked rilkly on the highway to wealth And as onward he pressed, he shouted out "success to the wheel of the teetotal mill" The next that went in were man and his wife; For many long years they'd been living in
 strife; He had beat and abused her and swore he
 would kill, But his heart took turn in the teetotal mill And when he came out, how altered was he Steady, honest and sober-how happy was
 she? They no more contend, "No you shant y
 "Yes, I will," They were blessing together the teetotal mill. Next came rough fellow, as grim as Turk,
  To curso and to swear seemed his principal
 work; He swore that that morning "his skin he
 would ill.," And drunk as he was he reeled into the mill, And what he saw there ono never could tell But his conduct was changed, and his >lan.
 guage was well; And when he had turned round the brow of
 the hill, He knelt and thanked God for the teetotal
 mill. The poor were made rich, tho weak were made
 strong, The shot was made short and the purse was
 made long; These miracles puzzl,, both Thomas and Bill At length they went in for turn on the mill A little while after heard great shout; I turned round to see what the noise was
 about; A flag was conveyed to the top of the hill, And crowd, among which were Thomas and
 Bill Were shouting "Hurrah for the teetota
 milll"
Connecticut western news., 1876-12-08
His Conscience.

In one of the largest and most thriv- ing towns of Ohio well known hotel keeper and politician was appointed col lector of internal revenue, One morn ing he found on his desk letter ad- drossed to him officially, without post mark, containing a fye,hundred-dolla greenback, to which was pinned small piece of paper with "Conscience money" written thereon. Quietly fold. ing up the greenback and putting it in his pocketbook, he remarked; "IRlways did suspect that barkeeper nt wine."
Connecticut western news., 1876-12-08
Very Greasy.

The latest London industry Is the col lection of oleaginous deposits in the mud of the Thames. It is quite profitable, the mud gatherers making three shil- lings and sixpence day. Small globes made of cork and lined with hair are planted in the mud at low tide and the fatty substances in the water adhere to them. This miscellaneous grease is manufactured into fresh butter for the London market.
Connecticut western news., 1876-12-08
Boys and Their Mothers.

Some one has written beautifully to the boys in the following manner. Here is whole sermon in few sentences Of all the love affairs in the world, none can surpass the true love of the big boy for his mother. It is pure love and noble, honorable in the highest degree to both. do not mean a dutiful affec- tion. mean love which makes boy gallant and courteous to his mother, saying to everybody that ho is fairly in love with her. Next to the love of a husband, nothing so crowns a woman's life with honor as this second love, this devotion of son to her. And I never yet knew boy to "turn out bad" who begun by falling in love with his moth CT. Any man may fall in love with & fresh faced girl, and the man who is gallant to the girl may cruelty neglect the worn and weary wife. But the boy who is lover to his mother ill her mid dle age is true knight who will love his wife as much in the sere-leaved au- tumn as in the daisy springtime.
Connecticut western news., 1876-12-08

An important fact in connection with the above showing is that the aggregate population within seven days travel of the Centennial Exhibition does not ex- ceed 45,000,000, while the aggregate population within seven days travel of either of the other great exhibitions was not far short of 200, ,O0Q,00O.
Connecticut western news., 1876-12-08
Troops in Cuba.

Cuba, the gem of the Antillas, is a deadly place for the Spanish troops. The following is the report of the num- Der of troops that have been sent to the island:
 Troops On the island in October, 1S6S.. 15,000 Landed between October, 1863, and Oc-
 tober, 1869. ........................ 5 750 Fsbrusry 1870. ...........,...,.... 15, 4ss Tune, 1871. .............,...N. ~ 17, ,252 asy, 1872. ........................... 17s15 Juno, 1873. ........................ 9,s4s June. 1874...........'.............. - . 65s4 ' August, is7S' e:p.e i' 1s,775 % March Neen 1s7s. es'.' .o..' 21 es7 Landed between March, 1876, to date. 17,O0O
 Total. ..142, ,597 It is known that the number of troops now on the island for active duty is small in comparison with these figures.
Connecticut western news., 1876-12-08
The First One.

Some time ago, at conclave at ho- tel, generals, majors, etc., were each, with much declamation, giving an ac- count of an incident of the war. A quiet man stood by, and at last said:
 Gentlemen, happened to be there, and perhaps might be able to refresh your memories as to what took place ;" and he gave, eucoinctly and inoffensive- ly, an exact detail of smart action.
 The hotel keeper said to him: "Sir, what might have been your rank9"
 "I was private" was the reply.
 Next day the quiet man, as he was about to depart, asked for his bill.
 Not 8 cent, sir {; not cent" an swered the proprietor. "You are the very first private I ever met"
Connecticut western news., 1876-12-08
The Centennial Exhibition:

The attendance at the Centennial Ex- hibition, compared with international exhibitions of other countries. shows the following:
Connecticut western news., 1876-12-08
THE ILLUSTRATIONS,

Which ate introduced for tho first time in the present edition have been added, not for the sake of pictorial effect. but to give greater lucidlty and force to the explanations in the text. They embrace all branches of science and natural history, and depict the most famous and remarkable features of scenery, architec- ture and art, as well as the vsrious process of mechanics and manufactures. Although in- tended for instruction rather than embellish- ment, no pains have been spared to insure
Connecticut western news., 1876-12-08
ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE.

The cost of their execution is enormous and it is believed they will find welcome re- ception as an admirR be feature of the Cyclo- p@dla and worthy of it's high character. The work is sold to subscribers only, payable on delivery of each volume. It will be complete in SIXTEEN LARGE OcrAvo VOLUMES, each con- taining abont 500 pages, fully illustrated with several thousand wood engravings, and with numerous oolored Photographic maps.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-02-24

CLIMATE AND WBATHER.-Climate is
geographically fixed, while weather is
atmospherically variable; climate is a
calculated quantity, while weather is an
unknown one. All sorts of rules are ap-
plicable to climate, but none are applica-
bic to weather. Climate is monarchy,
weather is anarchy. Climate is consti-
tutioual government, whose organization
we see and understand; latitude and al
titude are its king and queen; dryness
and dampness are its two houses Of par
Lament; animal and vegetable products
are its subjects, and the isothermal lines
are its newspapers, but weather is red
hot, radical republic, all excitemonts and
uncertainties, despiser of old rules, q
hater of proprieties and order. Climate
is great, stately sovereign, whose will
determines The whole character of the
lives and habits of its retainers, but those
whose rule is regular, and therefore 80 lit
tie felt that it seems like liberty; but
weather Is capricious cruel tyrant, who
changes his DEGREES every day, and who
forces US by his ever-varying whims, to
remember that we are slaves. Climate
is local; weather is universal. We are
Indifferent to climate because we are ac-
customed to it, but we are dependent on
weather because we never know what
form it will take tomorrow. Climate is
the rule; weather is the exception
Climate is dignity; weather impudence.
-Blackwood Maga.ine.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-02-24

A LEAP YEAR TRAeEDY.-They stood
together in the entry beneath the hall.
lamp. "Then Henry" she said, in low
voice, wherein were blended determine
ton, melancholy and love, "you refuse
my suit?" eyes, Ella" he replied, in
accents that were firm though the speak
er's voice trembled. "I admire you;
will be brother to you, and watch with
pride your course through life, and if
ever trouble should befall you there
will at least be one friend to whom you
can come for succor; but I can never,
never be your husband" "It is not be-
cause I am poor, Henry9 For, oh, if
that were all I could toll gladly from
morn till night for you and strive and
win home for you, humble it might be,
but our own" at is useless to attempt
to iuduce me to change my determine
tion. Though am but poor, weak
man, can never, never change my mind. /"
"Then, cruel young man, so fair, and yet
80 false, farewell. Tomorrow you will
see my mangled remains on the lecture
platform, and know that it has been your
work. But it will be too late" and,
clasping him to her bosom in a wild en-
brace, she fed into the outer darkness.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-02-24

DON'T ALLOW SMoK1Ne.-We mean
around barns, gins and farm buildings.
Most people who smoke will agree with
US that it would be better if the practice
could be abandoned entirely; but every
farmer can atleast make a rule that no
smoking should be allowed in or near
building, straw and hay stack and barn
yards. 1t will need good deal of vigil.
ance to enforce such regulation, but it
is absolutely necessary if property is to
be reasonably safe from the destructive
element. More than half the fires in ru.
raj districts originate in careless use of
roaming about the county and loa6ng
around farms. Occasionally the burning
building makes the funeral pyre of its
originator-a result which does not seem
so horrible to the man whose buildings
are burned, as it naturally should.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-02-24

PATRoNIzE HoMB MERCHANTS.
TO all our people We commend
the following rules, which have been
deemed so suggestive that merchants in
other places have united in causing their
publication as an advertisement:
First. 1t is your home; you cannot
improve it much by taking money away
to spend or harvest.
Second. There is no way of improving
place 30 much as by encouraging good
merchants, good schools and good people
to settle among you-spend your money
at home.
Third. Spend your money at home
because there you generally earn it; it is
your duty.
Fourth. Spend your money at home,
because when it is necessary for you to
get credit, it is of your own town mer.
chants you generally get it, and they
must wait for the money; therefore,
when you have the cash. id hand, spend
it at home.
Fifth. Spend your money at home.
It will make better merchants of your
mCICudHtS lucy SoH ouo Wht AooP Wv
ter assortments, and sell at lower rates
than if the only business they can do is
what is credited out, while the money
goes to other cities.
Sixth. Spend your money at home
You may have sons growing up who will
some day be the best merchants in the
city /; it is duty; it may be your pride
in after years to say: "By trading at the
store, 1 got my son position as clerk,
and now he is proprietor" then you will
think it hard if your neighbors spend
their money out of town. Set the exam
pie now.
Seventh. Spend your money at home.
Set the example and this season try and
buy your dry goods, groceries, meats, and
everything at home, and you will see a
wonderful change in q short time in the
business outlook of the place; therefore
deal with your merchants.
Eighth. Spend your money at home.
What do you gain by going off? Count
the cost, see what you could haye done
at home by letting your merchant have
it, and been just as we'll of, besides help
ing your merchants.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-02-24

GONG TO GIVE UP Hrs SITUATION
In Forsyth, one day last week gentle.
man standing In the street noticed two
mule wagon drive up to one of the stores.
There was nothing peculiar in this, but
what particularly struck his attention was
the fact that the drivsr-a colored man
had an exceedingly lengthy pair of reinG,
and was seated in the hindmost part 0i
the wagon. When the team stopped, the
negro cautiously fastened the lines to q
standard, got out over the hind-wheel and
made circle of forty or fifty feet to get
to the heads of the mules. This so ex-
cited the gentleman's curiosity that he
walked up and asked:
"Look here, uncle, you are not crazy,
are your"
"Does I look like crazy niger, Mars
Tom7 ?"
"Wsll, what in the name of common
sense are you cutting up these antics for
walking almost twice around the wagon
to get to your mules, and seated on the
gate to driver"
The negro looked at the gentleman a
moment and then burst into an uncon-
trolabls fit of laughter.
"What the devil do you mean? 2"
"Mars Tom, don't you know dat of
mule dar? Dat's Mars lump Ponder's
roam mule"
"Well, what the mischief is the matter
with the mule 7"
"Why, Mars Tom, dat mule is sight
dat mule is. She's the ongodliest mule
in all cr'ashun. She got sense like white
folks. No niger can't come foolin'
roun' her. Only las Chuseday she kick
a brass brespin off town.merlatter's
ehirt-bozum. Trufe, Mars Tom. An
de nigger dom know twell now dat he
amt done gone an los it hissef. | got
him home now. Why, Mars Tom, when
goes to hitch up dat mule, I has to put
de harness on wild pole, an has to git
a new pole ebry time. Lemme play wild
powder and Cbrismus shooters, but dom
gimme no roam mule. / can't stay wild
Mars lump arter dis week. I'm too fon'
of my family, and don't b'long to no
church, nudder."
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-02-24

the surrender should be ended, and he
sent word to Gen. Gibbon to inquire if
he thought I would have any objection
to his going with my escort. sent as
an answer that should be pleased to
have him or any of his friends for com.
pany on the long horseback journey be-
fore me. I had heard so much of Cor
don, and knew so much of his wonderful
career as soldier, that I was very hap
py 70 have him go along with me. Gen.
Cadmus Wilcox, an old Regular Army
Officer, and we'll known in military and
naval circles before the war, and Gen.
Alexander, a young graduate of West
Point from Georgia, also Joined us. With
these generally came many of their staff
officers, and, therefore, by the time we
got started we had quite large party.
Our first days march brought us to
Farmville pretty late in the evening. l
took my command" directly to the head
quarters of, the Union General in com.
mand, Gen. Curtin, an accomplished
young officer from Pennsylvania. He
received us with the most cordial hospi.
tality, and Immediately devoted himself
to providing some rations for his half
starved guests, and to slowing them away
for the night. The latter was some
what difficult matter, for we were in quite
large numbers. Beds being scarce, Cur.
tin and Gordon Il believe it was, turn.
ed in" together, which reminded me of
the incident so much talked of at the
time, of John Tyler and John NJ. Bolts
sleeping together at the National Hotel
at Washington, soon after the death OF
Gen. Harrison, in the Spring of lS4l.
The next day We pursued our journey to
Bdfksville, and from there we took the
cars to Petersburg. We then separated,
and have seen none of the gentlemen
since, except Gen. Alexander, whom I
met few days after in Washington
All of these recollections are now e1-
tremely interesting TO me. | had seen
the elimination of events at Appomat.
tox, and believe I vas the only man
there on either side who was not in some
way connected with the military service.
I enjoyed my long horseback ride from
Appomatto1 to Burksville very much.
Gordon and I rode side by side most OF
the distance, and no Radical" or "Con-
fedsraten ever got along better together.
I found the General man of rare intel.
ligence and great conversational powers,
and as We went marching along," we
talked for hours and hours of the Incl.
dents of the war on both sides, and spec
ulated as to the future of the country.
Bidding each other goodbye at Peters
burg, We each went our way. do not
believe that Gordon, at that time, believ-
ed he would be a Senator in Congress
from the State of Georgia within the next
eight years, and certainly had no idea
that within the next few years l should
change my residence from Galena to
Paris. But so it falls out. And here /
will stop, and you may say it is quite
time. Not stopping after having endeav-
ored to give you the information you
sought for, I have run off into personal
"reminiscences in which you can feel but
little interest.
I have the honor to be, very respect
fully, your obedient servant,
E. B. WAsHBUNE.
John L. Winston, Lynchburg, Va.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-02-24

TURKISH RULES OF CONVERSATION.
Conversation in Europe has been de-
scribed as a duetto in an opera, in which
the two persons engaged in it are talking
to an imaginary third person, each re-
counting tale of his own. "Isay some.
thing and you say something else, and
We will agree to call it conversation. !"
Now in Turkey there are certain forms
or canons Of conversation, any violation
of which is considered an outrage, and
the sum of which constitutes their code
of politeness as applied to conversation.
l will enumerate these one by one.
l. Never to interrupt the speaker while
he is talking. However long-winded Or
uninteresting his conversation may be to
you, politeness requires that you should
wait for his conclusion. You are not
under any obligations to enter into con-
versation with him at all but if you do,
it is an understood condition of your con.
versational treaty that you should let
him have his say.
2. Never to diverge, in the middle of q
conversation, from the main thread Of 8
discourse into collateral issue. The
breach of this rule is considered by O
Turk as objectionable rudeness. To
drive red herring, as it were, across the
scent of conversation is, in his opinion,
to coufound all thought and render all
profitable conversation impossible. This
leads as corollary,
8. To allow short but sufficient pause
between the conclusions of a discussion
on one subject and the entering on new
subject.
4. Never tell aperson thing he knows
already.
5. Not to excuse ones selfwhen convict
ed of being in the wrong. How very sell
dom you hear in Europe, eyes, / was in
the wrong, I am sorry for it," But in
Turkey it is considered a violation ol
principle and breach of politeness to
refuse to be convicted of error. The
cause of this difference lies deep in the
character of the two races; in the alb.
sence on the part of the Turk of petty
vanity and distracting Selfesteem. The
proudest race in the world, they are en-.
tirely exempt from vanity.
6. When you have nothing to say hold
your tongue. They never talk for the
sake of talking. Empty, idle jabbering
is not an Ottoman practice. In Europe
it is considered de rigueur to "say some.
thing" whether that something is worth
saying or not. Not so in Turkey; to say
something when you have nothing to say
worth saying is considered there degra.
dation to yourself and rudeness to y our
neighbor.-PaN Mall Gazette.