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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-20

The mistake of Stephen A. Douglas, as the
leader of the democratic party, was in forcing
his personal claims upon its conventions
and bending legislation in Congress to his
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The result was that against
Douglas was arrayed the South and that i'm
portant wing Of the democratic party in the
free States which regarded the South rs the
spinal column Of the Union. Douglas found
himself sectional candidate. When too
late he tried to retrieve his steps. But he
was like Napoleon in 1914. The Nebraska
bill victory was like Napoleon's invasion of
Russia and the victories" at Moscow. He
went down among his enemies, even rs Ma
poleon did when, single-handed, he fought
the allies step by step from the frontier
of the Empire to the gates of the capital.
He fell, and his Empire with him.
The democratic party fell with Douglas.
1t has never risen. If Douglas had waived
his personal claims and pressed forward
some man like Fitzpatrick, of Alabama
johnson, of Georgia; Walker, of Mississippi,
or even Edward Everett, he might have held
the party as unit, saved his life and his
career, and lived for many years of power
and usefulness.
Governor Tilden is in the same position.
He has the power of Douglas He will have
as large following in the Convention. He
has, like Douglas, aroused stern antagon-
ismsin his own State especially, where we
question if any democratic leader from Sey-
mour and Church down to John X Ally and
Tom Dunlap is really for him. These quar-
rcls may result in forcing on the party some
man like Breckenridge or some champion of
imitation from the West, or some representa-
tive Of revolution from the South
The way to avoid this is to name some man
who will have all of Tildens strength and
none of his wcakness-such a man as Doug
las should have nominated at Charleston
when he found he was beaten by the two
third rule, although the majority was with
him. Among such men we have Thurman,
of Ohio. positive, able, pronounced leader,
who would make good candidate and a fine
President.
The genius of politics is to see danger and
to find in it opportunity. Governor Tildens
opportunity was never fairer than now. He
should rise to it, leaving all personal ambi-
tons behind him in the sordid dust.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-20
Tho Rine shooting season.

Now that buds are beginning to be seen
that the sun is more constant in his smiles
and the wind less changeful and boisterous,
we may expect the opening of the rifle shoot
ing season to send its ripple Of rattles over
the land. OF course we have had some
enthusiastic shots practising through the
winter. but they were not the wisest OF men,
Tramping over the frosty ground with gun
or rifle in search of game is warm and
healthy work, but the slow and studied
movements of marksman before long
range target are scarcely sufficient to keep
up the circulation when there is IAN eager
and nipping air" about. Practising in
winter with half a gale blowing is, besides, of
little service to man who shoots his matches
in the warm weather to the accompani-
ment Of light and whimsical breeze. 1t is
now pretty well understood what foreign
teams we shall have with us in the fall to
shoot in our Centennial contest. Ireland,
Scotland, Canada and Australia will be rep
resented but not England 1t therefore be-
team Of the best possible material. Excepting
the announcement made public yesterday that
California is going to send on her best man
to compete for place on the American team
we are not aware that the rifemen of any
State outside New York are at work to at
tempt to secure place in this representa-
tive body. When the news of the victory at
Dollymount last year was spread through the
country we heard of the establishment of
rifle ranges in all directions. With the
warm spring weather here now, in spite of
ssOld Probs" and his malignant aiders and
abettors, we expect to hear from these ranges
again, as we heard from California yesterday.
Massachusetts produced one riheman of
great promise last year. Connecticut
shows laudable spirit, and little
Rhode Island has some good en-
bryo shots. We wish to hear from the
lands of mighty hunters. The Pennsyl-
vanians who hunt the deer in Pike county,
the Southerners who shoot the squirrel in
the eye, the men Of the West who bring
down coons, the men in the Sierras who
hunt the grizzly, may not care for the tanner
but more elegant sport of target shooting
yet the thousands of sportingly inclined
in the cities and large towns all over the
Union should have their ranges and make
the honor of representing America on the
national team almost as difficult of attain
ment as the Presidency, with this notable ex-
ception in favor of the shooters, that the best
men only are sure to win. Short range
shooting, which requires high qualities of
nerve and great precision, but for which the
delicate study of changes of temperature,
wind force, wind direction and light is
not so necessary as for shooting at the long
ranges, naturally attracts the greater number
of young marksmen. The younger associa-
tions should set about instituting short
range championship, and all of them should
send representative or two to take part in
the short range match of the Centennial con-
test where they will meet the best foreign
and domestic shots
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-20

WEATHER OBSERVATIONS IN THE NORTH
VEST show that an area of extremely low
barometer has been developed in that region
which may visit our vicinity as storm be-
tween now and Sunday. At Bismarck, ID.
T., the barometer has fallen as low as %. l6
inches, with southeast gale of fifty:four
miles per hour The proximity of high
barometer at In Crosse would indicate that
the storm will be one Of the sevcrest OF the
year, and will probably cause considerable
damage on the lakes and through the st.
Lawrence Valley. A high pressure prevails
Iii over the States east and south Of the
Lower Missouri Valley, and judging by tho
conditions existing west of that region a
heavy storm is moving eastward over the
s>-Ah~As&Avn plains
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-20

The HAITIAN REVOLUTION has ended in
the fight of President Dominique and the
shooting of Vice President Rameau and
Commander-in-Chief Lorquot. This is all
according to the rule, and if Dominique has
only sailed down his money, as the Emperor
and Princes de Sarsaparilla turned against
him, he can comfort himself for the remain
der of his days. The narration of the above
little incidents will furnish commentary
on the ridiculous story circulating in Paris
md telegraphed all over the world that the
United States contemplate The annexation Of
The Black Republic.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-20

Tilden is liable to fall is that Of pressing his
claims in a spirit too intensely personal and
with an air of assumption offensive to the
self-respect of other democratic candidates.
Instead of affecting superiority, as if there
were only one man in the party fit to be
President, Mr.. Tilden should treat his rivals
as his peers, and recognize their claims to be
considered as his equals in honesty, in
ability, in fidelity to democratic principles
and in party services. A generous and hon
orable rivalry will offend no mans pride,
but pretentious assumption by one
candidate that nobody but himself has any
claims that are worth considering is the
most certain of all methods to create bitter
hostility. 1t would be unfortunate for the
democratic party if such feeling should
spring up between Governor Tilden and the
most respectable of his democratic COM
petitors, because under the operation of the
two-thirds rule they would certainly kill
him and he them, and the result would be-
not the nomination Of the 'sgreat unknown"
who may be looked for with hope on the re-
publican side, but the little unknown-thc
mouse to which the democratic mountain is
accustomed to give birth when in labor
under the two-thirds rule.
Mr.. Tilden must forestall so humilinting
a result by treating his able rivals
with courteous consideration. In general
democratic estimation Senator Thurman
or Senator Bayard would make rs up
right a President rs Governor Tilden,
and if he treats them in such way as
implies o denial of their fitness the result
will be the nomination of another Polk or
Pierce. But if Mr.. Tilden will conduct his
canvass in q spirit of recognition and friend
ship toward such able and worthy rivals,
and with an understanding that, if he fails,
he will cordially support the strongest Of
them, he may save the party from nominating
a nobody and from deserving an ignominious
defeat. If Governor Tilden can get two
thirds of the Convention we shall be ready
to congratulate him, but as the well wisher
of his party he should take care to give it O
good candidate if he cannot succeed himself
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-20

THE REPLY OF THE House to the plea Of
want of jurisdiction made by Belknap's
counsel goes straight to the point that the
resignation was with intent to evade the
proceedings of impeachment against him"
The defence will make rejoinder on Monday
newt
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-20

POPULAR PoIrTrcAL OPINION throughout
the country is growing in intensity, and the
newspapers are giving it clearer and more
positive expression. The Atlanta (Ga. }
Times says, what is intelligent from its
standpoint, that Judge Jere Black during
the war was the champion in the North of a
sturdy maintenance of the doctrines of pop
ular liberty inculcated by the founders of
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-20

WALL STREET YESTERDAY. stock mar
tet was excited by sharp decline in Michi-
pan Central and attendant fluctuations.
on call was supplied at 3 and per cent.
Foreign exchange quiet No fractional cur
rency was redeemed in silver. Investment
securities and government bonds were
steady.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-20

THERE Is So Much TALK about moths and
corruption in the parties nowadays that it
might be well to have gum-camphor party.
This suggestion is especially commended to
William Cullen Bryant.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-20


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SAN FRANCISCO MlNsTRRLs. at ISM.
WOODS MUSEUM.
REBEL TO The CORE. at . r. u. Oliver Doud Byron.
Matinee 2P. VI.
LyCEUM THEATRE.
VAUDEVILLE, ut sP. ~
rr THEATRE coMroUE.
wALLACK's THEATRE
TWINS, at p. NJ Lester Wallack
BOOTHS THEATRE.
HENRY ", atsP. NJ. George Rignod.
BROOKLYN THEATRE
DAVID GARRICk, TSP. N. sothern
TONY PASTORS NEW THEATRE
VARIETY, ut 81 NJ
UNION SQUARE THEATRE
fEs d, sssr NJ CIR rhOrneJr Stuart Robs0ns
EAGLE THEATRE.
VARIETY, ct n. NJ. Miss Minnie Palmer.
PARK THEATRE.
BRASS, Mt 8 +. NJ. George Fawcett Rowe.
CHATEAU MABILLE VARIETIES.
HUMPTY DUMPTY. atsP NJ.
GERMANIA THEATRE.
LA SCANDALE DHIER. atsP NJ
PARTISAN. VARIETIES.
N2P NJ. Matinee att r. VI.
BowERY THEATRE.
on HAND. ntsP. NJ
THIRTY FOURTH STREET OPERA HOUSE
VARIETY. at r. NJ.
ACADEMY OF MUSIC.
CINDERELLA MATINEE, at2P.M
FIFTH. AVENUE THEATRE.
PIQuE. ut T. NJ Fannie Davenport.
HOWE a cUsIITNG's cIRCUS
N2P. NJ. and q i. NJ.
DIE EVER wARsEN, at r 81
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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-20

NOTICE. TO COUNTRY NEwsDEALERs. For
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BY fast mail trains orders must be sent direct
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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-20

BAaMorE's Will. novelist in search
of strange phases Of human nature will
undoubtedly find more suggestive matter in
the records Of the Surrogatc's Court, where
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-20
TRIPLE S H e E IT.
NEW YORK. THURSDAY. APRIL 30. 1876.

From our reports this morning the probabilities
IRE that the ,oeather to-day ,oiu be iodrmer and
partly cloudy.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-20

SAN FRANCISCO MlNsTRELs, atsP.M
WOODS MUSEUM.
REBEL TO THE CORE at r. NJ. Oliver Doud Byron
Matinee NJ.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-20
ADJUSTMENTS TONIGHT.

VOLUME ............-.........N0 Ill
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-05-26
AiHomc.Made Carpet.

An Eastern lady says: Have you
a spare bed-chamber, seldom used,
which you would like to carpet at
little expense? Go to the paper
hangers store and select paper
looking as much like carpet as you
can find. Having taken it home,
first paper the floor of your bedroom
with brown paper or newspapers
Then over this or these put down
your wall paper. A good way to do
this will be to put good coat of
paste upon the width of the roll of
paper and the length of the room,
and then lay down, unrolling and
smoothing at the same time. When
the floor is all covered, then size and
varnish, only dark glue and common
furniture varnish may be used, and
the floor will look all the better
for the darkening these will give
it. When it is perfectly dry, put
down a few rugs by the bedside and
before the toilet table, and you have
as pretty carpet as you could wish;
a carpet, too, that will last for years,
if not subject to constant wear, and
at trifling expense. I myself used
a room one entire summer prepared
in this way-used it constantly; and
when the house was sold in the fall,
the purchaser asked me to take up
the oilcloth, as he wished to make
some alterations which would be sure
to injure it.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-05-26

skill. 1t is also noticeable, that, as
breeders have taken an inch from the
end of Poland-C hina's nose, they
have added two inches to its quiet
disposition and early maturity.
revert to the propositions: "The
conditions Of life form the ANIMAL"
Place the finest strain of Short-Horns
upon the plains of Texas, and subject
it to the same conditions of life as
the Texas herds, and If you breed in
line, but few generations will pass
before you will have small hams, long
hair and large horns like the native
Texas cattle. The manner of life and
food that develop horn in cattle, de-
velop snout in swine. Take Berk-
shires, of the finest scale of points,
and place them in pasture to grub
their living out of wild grass and
acorns during the summer, and in
three years the pigs will look like the
original Observation-Disclosures
long bristles, and prodigious snout.
Take a model sow, and couple her
with an equally good boar, but over
feeding her during the period of ges-
tation so as to injure her assimilating
powers. 1t may produce little effect
upon her, but the pigs, despite all
your pettlng, will generally be thin,
cadaverous, long-snouted creatures.
These facts would indicate that there
is fixed relation between the growth
Of flesh and the growth Of BONE
If you injure the assimilating organs
by injudicious feeding or care, or
lessen the activity Of those organs by
al ungenerous shirk-for-yourself diet,
the hog will have long, sharp,
straight nose. Upon the other hand,
kind treatment, generous diet, and
careful management, will produce a
short-nosed, dish-faced hog. In both
cases | suppose the breeding to be in
line, If any one doubts the above
statement, let him make the same
careful tests that l have made, and l
think his conclusions will not be dis
similar. Above all, do not let any
one suppose l think the head of a
hog is vastly more important than
other parts. All design to show is,
that the length of a hogs nose Is
more important than to be called a
pet or a within, or a pound of offal.
S. A KNAPP.
Vinton, Iowa.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-05-26
GRANGE DIRECTORY.

GRANGE, No. 611.-Meets at Win
throp on Friday on or before the full moon Of
each month.
S. G. PIERCE. Master S. w. RICH. Sec
WEST BUFFALO GRANGE, No. 1216.-Meets
Tuesday on or before full moon.
j. d. RUSSELL. Master.
GREELEY GROVE GRANGE, No. Knight Of
regular meeting on Friday evening" on or before
full moon, meet at Warehouse Hall.
w. BUNCE, Master.
P B. SCHEMERHORN. Secretary.
MIDDLEFIELD GRANGE, No. 52S,-Meets ON
Wednesday, on or before full moon
B. DU BOIS. Master. E. j. WIGG, Sec.
SUPERIOR GRANGE, No. 352-Meets Saturday
on or before full moon, at No. School House
Hazleton twp. 7. MESSENGER,
b. FILLMORE. Secretary. Master.
BYON GRANGE No. 267. Meets at Justus Dur
KEGS, on Tuesday evening, on or after a full
moon. II. A. FREDERICK, Master.
FRANK FOX, Sec.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-05-26
sERPENTs
--- BRASS, MILITARY and MECHANICAL.

WAVERLY,
Wednesday, May 81, 1875.
CHARLES CITY,
Thursday, June l. 1876.
CEDAR FALLS,
Friday, June 9, 1876.
VINTON,
Saturday, June 8, 1876.
WEST UNION,
Monday, June 5,a1ST6.
INDEPENDENCE,
Tuesday, June 6, 1876.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-05-26

The reading columns on this page will be devot
ed, mainly, to topics pertaining to FARM and
HOUSEHOLD. The farmer readers Of the BULLETIN
are requested to write for it.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-05-26

- n VISITING CARDS, with your name finely
Ill printed sent for 25c. We have 200 styles
Diu AGENTS WANTED, 9samples sent for stamp
w A. II. FULLER & CO., Brockton, Mass.
THIS CLAIM HOUSE ESTABLISHED 1867
PENSIONS a and seam aeI of Of ", WAR Of
1861 and 5, and for their heirs. The law in
\ Guides deserters and those dshonoraby discharg-
d If wounded, injured, or have contracted any
&i.ease apply at once. Thousands entitled. Great
numbers entitled to increase of rate, and should
apply Immediately. All soldiers and seamen OF
the WAR OF 1872 who served for any period, how
ever short, whether disabled or not and all wild
1bws Of SUCH not now on the Pension rolls, are re-
quested to send me their address at once.
B01TNTV. Many who enlisted n IN ls a ana
charges and have them examined. Business be-
fore the PATENT OFFICE solicited. Officers
returns and accounts settled, and all just claims
1secuted
\ |As make no charge unless successful, request
all to inclose two stamps for reply and return of
papers. GEORGE e. LEMON,
Lock Box AZ, Washington ID. c.
: recommend Captain Lemon as an honorable
and successful Practitioners. A. Hurlbut, M. G.
4th Congressional District Of Illinois, late Major
Gen'l u. s. Vols
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-05-26
1776. Declaration! 1875

WHEN IN THE COURSE OF HUMAN EVENTS
it becomes necessary for Managers of Show Bust
ness to dissolve the old fogy bands which have
connected them with obsolete IDEAS and assume
among the inhabitants of this great Nation an In
dependence of action,
We hold these truths to be self evident, that all
men are created equal; that they are endowed by
their Creator with certain unalienabe rights that
among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit Of
Happiness in Show Business That to secure these
rights, plans are instituted among Showmen de-
irving their just power from the Show Going pub
cic. That whenever any style of Show becomes
hackneyed, it is the right of any Wide Awake
Manager to inaugurate New Departure. To this
end
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-05-26

Caution is the father of security.
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-01-30

tendency. Pork new, s2l@a 25. Bulk meatsK
Shoulders Z. clear rib sides 10ts. loose packed
8Atg11b. Bacon--ShOulders 9a@9ls. clear rib
sides 12z@12h. Hams 15s@16. Lard quiet and
steady. Petroleum unsettled-Crude ga refined
nh: Butter unchanged. Coffee dull and nom-
ina, whisky steady ut 81 1101 11h.
WALL, STREET. a. Money closed easy 46a5
cold closed mt t13. Stocks uere active and buo-
yant touard the close with sharp advance In
prices: greatest advance was In Western Union,
uhich rose from 77ss to 791s. New York Central
MS. Erie 1e1.. LakeShore 67s. Northwestern
t2s preferred es'i, Rock Island. iosA. Fort
Wayne ieo,s, St Paul 42... preferred 1873. Della.
ware and Wilmington lis's New Jersey Central
lm,,. Michigan Central els, Union Pacific 70,s
u y and !. G. 81. ". J. 21A. preferred 32's. o.
and M. 2ls, Panamas 30, w. u. 7glt, A. and r.
Telegraph 2oi4, 7. NJ. 3sss Quicksilver 17A pre-
ferred 2Sh. In State bonds district collaterals
3.65.s uere most active and sold up to 69s1
Flour closed dull and heavy for most all
grades and Is very quiet but steady for the bet
qualities: Southern hour closed quiet and tame.
Barley inactive and heavy; oats in fair demand
at ~. for no grade; rye quiet and tame; corn In
lair demand: mess pork flrmer and more ac-s
tive; beef dull: tieree beef dull and nominal: /:
bacon active and higher dressed hogs steady
cutmeats in fair demand and firm lard moro
active; whisky dull at 81 II moasses- foreign
grades are dull and New Orleans is quiet and
unchanged Porto Rico 3sCD5O, New Orleans 4s@
62, the latter very choice: sugar quiet and heavy
with lair to good refining 7's@Ba. prime 81 and
No. IL Havana s6lsI.
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-01-30
TeIexrsphic SUMMARY

At the state Department in was!pstoa gil
At 4 meeting of the National Domocatic Exec
utive Committee, held ut the Arlingt0. Amgus-
tus Bchcll, Chairman, Il was detorInind to have
an early and active organization Of "a Demo
cratic party for tho coming campaign. Senator
Randolph was chosen Vice Chairman. Hon W.
II. Barnum. Of Connecticut. TreasureE and A.
d. Banks, Of Mississippi, resident Secretary.
Speaker Kerr, Senators Wallace, of P0nsylva-
MIA, Gordon. OF Georgia, and StevcnsonOf Ken
lucky and Representative Lamar ant others
were present.
Adviccs from tho seat Of war In Spain report