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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-01-26
DetrOit's Old Man.
from the Free Press.

He was around the City Hall yester-
day morning. He hadn't gray hair
In his head; he was neither feeble nor
bent; he didn't look year over forty.
Alas how people are deceived in PEG.
pie He entered one of the Offices on
the first floor, and without any hesita-
tlon, without any sliding around and
mouth twisting, he remarked:
Il want to go to the Centennial"
"Well, I'm not preventing you, am
1?'' was the reply.
"But I'm hundred years DID," pro-
tested the stranger, and I want to find
the committee on old men,"
''You hundred years old |" exclaim-
de.the official in astonishment.
Yes, sir !" was the prompt reply.
Impossible - gasped the official.
II don't look like it, they say" con
tinued the stranger, but I've got the
documents right here to prove It..
He slapped his coat-pocket in bus
iness-like way, and looked the official
straight in the eye.
"And you say you are a hundred
years old p
81 say SO, sir. understand that all
the hundredy ear-old men in Michigan
are to go down to the Centennial in
body. Where's the committee %
81 don't know anything about the
committee, replied the official.
Don't lie to mel" warned the stran-
ger.
ellie? Liar? Who are you talking
to, sir9"
ct want to find the committee"
Well, go and find it, then; you don
want to come around here calling me o
liar! don't believe you are hundred
years old any more than am r.
You don't!'
"No, SIR
"See here, mister" said the STRANGER,
shaking his finger at every word, and
going nearer the official, "be careful
what you say. Do understand you to
remark that am not one hundred years
old p
"Y Yes, sir"
swell, sir, I want you to understand
that [ am not only one hundred years
old, but am one hundred and fifty
Yes, sir. I didn't want to say anything
about the odd fifty, but you have driv-
er me into it, and now, sir, the conse.
quences be on your head |"
An officer took the centenarian to the
station.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-01-26

to make.
Martyrs owe no apology to tyrants,
and while we are ready to make every
sacrifice for the Union, secession, how
ever, defeated and oppressed, will con-
oted and exacting; and while we
make to you no concession, we
say this, we come even to you;
in no spirit of revenge. We
have but one ambition, and that
is to add our political power to the
patriotic Union men of the North. in
order to compel fanaticism to obey law,
and to live in the Union according to
the Constitution. We donot propose to
compel you by oaths, for you never
kept them. The South did the Union
one great wrong, and we come as far as
we can and repair it. We wronged the
Union grievously when we left it to be
seized and rent and torn by men who
had denounced it as a league with death
and covenant with hell.
We ask you, gentlemen of the Re-
publican party, to rise above all the an
imosities and to forget your old sin.
Let us unite to repair the wrongs that
distract and Cypress the country. Let
us turn our backs on the past, and let
it be said in the future that he shall be
the greatest patriot, the truest patriot,
the ablest patriot, who shall do the
most to repair the wrongs of the past.
and to promote the glories of the future
Mr.. Hill was followed by Garfield,
Cox, Cooke and others. The debate
lasted four days, being closed by Blaine.
The bill was finally referred to the Ju
dietary Committee, excluding Blaine'a
amendment.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-01-26

Now this is not aproposition topunish
Mr.. Davis. There is no one attempting
to do that. I very frankly say that I
always thought that the Indictment
of Mr.. Davis, at Richmond, under the
administration of Mr.. johnson, was a
weak step, for he was indicted
only for that which he was gull
ty, in common with every other
gentleman who went into tbs con-
federate movement, and therefore
there was no particular reason for sig
Mailing him out for Indictment, but l
will undertake to say this, and with
good deliberation, that there is not .
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-01-26

[Sensation.] Sir, Christianity is a false
hood, humanity is lie, civilization is
cheat, or the man who would not make
a false charge for his life was never
guilty of wilful murder.
Hill went on to argue that on the
logic of Mr.. Blaine's speech, holding
Mr.. Davis responsible for the acts Of
Winder, President Grant might be
held responsible for the acts of Nc
Donald and Joyce, and he asked
whether Mr.. Blaine meant to establish
q rule of construction that would au-
thorize the country to a1raign Presi-
dent Grant for completely in the whis-
Ky frauds.
Hill proceeded to quote the law of
the Confederate Government on the
subject OF the treatment of prisoners,
in which it is provided that rations for
prisoners of war shall be the same in
quantity and quality as those furnish
ed to enlisted men in the army OF
the Confederacy. That law, he
said, was passed by the Confer
ate Congress, was approved by Mr..
Davis, and was, so far as Mr.. Davis
agency was concerned, executed. The
gentleman from Maine has gone so far
as to say that Mr.. Davis had sent Gen.
Winder to Andersonyille for the pur-
pose of organizing den of horrors.
The answer to that was an order locat
ing the prison, which Hill proceeded to
read, and which provided thatit should
be in healthy locality, with plenty of
pure water, and a running stream, and
If possible shade trees, and in the i'm
mediate neighborhood of grist and saw
mills. That, he said, did not look
like organizing den of horrors. Mr..
Blaine had said that no Confederate
prisoner in the hands of the Federal
authorities had suffered, but that they
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-01-26

aGlvo IeP1y WINS S1Vou.
Blaine then proceeded to quote q
resolution offered in the Confederate
Congress by Senator Hill, of Georgia,
to the following effect: That every per-
son pretending to be soldier or an
officer of the United States, who shall
+. c"ptured on the soil of the Confed-
eraJe States after the LIST of January,
1868, shall be presumed to have entered
the territory of the Confederate States
with intent to incite instruction and
to abet murder, and that unless satisfac-
tory proof be adduced to the contrary
before the military court before which
his trial shall be had, he shall suffer
death. He asked Mr.. Hill whether he
was the author of that resolution.
Hill will say to the gentleman
from Maine very frankly that I have
not the slightest recollection of hearing
1t before.
Blaine-You do not deny it.
Hill do not know. Ny own
opinion is that never was the author
of that resolution, but have no recol-
lection of it. If the gentleman can
give me the circumstances under which
It was introduced may recollect.
Blaine-On the LIST of October, 1862,
the judiciary Committee of the Con
federate Congress made a report, and
offered series of resolutions. and there
upon Senator Fill is recorded as having
offered the resolution which I have just
read.
Hill was chairman of the Judiciary
Committee in the Senate, and very like
~, Like the Chairman of the Com
mlttee on Rules at the late session. I
may have consented to that report.
Blaine-Does the gentleman admit
that he made that report.
Hill do not know, but it is very
likely.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1876-06-14
VICE PRESIDENT.

The friends Of Fred Douglass are
sanguine of his nomination for Vice
President at Cincinnati. They claim
that the colored citizens have been
robbed and plundered by carpet bag
gers, Freedmen's Banks, and Freedmen $
Bureaus, ever since the emancipation
proclamation. Grant is said to favor
Douglass, upon the ground that if they
ignore tho colored vote Conkling can
not carry a single Southern State, but
that the ticket, Conklipg and Douglas,
would receive the entire colored vote
of the country, and thus secure It's sue
cess. 1t is claimed that Douglass would
carry all of the New England States
But We are Of the opinion that Doug
lass will be ignored. The Repub-
lican party has been as great in it's
promises to the negro as it has been 10
the country, but heretofore it has
robbed the one and plundered the 9th
err, and we see no signs Of repentance
or change of course in it.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1876-06-14
A SPLIT

There seems to be split among the
great leaders of the Liberal Republi-
cans. The Eastern wing, represented
by Schurz, Adams and the Fifth Avenue
Hotel Convention, have endorsed Bris-
tow as a Republican, and Tiiden as a
Democrat, ard declare that no other men
spoken of by the two great parties can
receive their support, while Deacon
Parkinson, of the Nevada Tribune
who not only represented, bat mainly
composed the Western wing three or
foRr years ago, has wheeled into line
for Blaine. If the Cincinnati and
St. Louis conventions ignore Bristow
and Tiden respectively, the Eastern
wing will put Bristow in the field; if
Blaine is slaughtered, the Western wing
will likely center upon ther Superin-
tendent of the V. g. L. r. R., or the
new Superintendent of the North
Carson" We anticipate as hot time S
between these two wings as between the
dffereit wings of the other two great
parties.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1876-06-14

ESPECIAL TO THE SILVER STATE
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1876-06-14
NEW TO-DAY.


z WOULD HEREBY GIVE NOTICE
Il that | forbid all persons trusting my son.
Eugene, on my account. He has lett nome
and is doing business for himself, therefore
l will not be responsible for any dto's nc
may contract or losses which may occur 10
those WHO NAV do business with him.
ROBERT BURGF.
Paradise Valley. June r. 1876, Jlo-ot
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1876-06-14
Grant at Baltimore.

WAsHINGToN, June II, 1876.
The President went to Baltimore at
noon to-day, and in consequence the
Cabinet meeting was postponed until
tomorrow.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1876-06-14
Dissolution Of copartrer.
ship.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT Typ
An cnpartnerthip heretofore existi,,g ~.
tween b. +. Babar and Dennis Coryell nnlsr
inc nrm name OF Baber coryell. is this Isx
Mssoivea by mutual consent. h. y. Baber
AZ ~ o', a. 'ne business, pay all debts OF
firm. ouc the
Toll House t9u b. u. BAsvp .,ae
Idaho hoad r sAa DENNIS Cnarxrx..t,
June l, 1876. Lw.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1876-06-14

Lnne II. 1876
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1876-06-14
WESTERN DISPATCHES
SAN FRANcIsco. June II, 1876.
Legally Married.

Fred ". Jackson, the young man ar
rested for forging marriage license in
order to avoid capturing mother-in-
law, was legally married last night to
The young woman he was charged with
foolipg, to-day. The affair was strictly
private. The case in the police Court
against The bridegroom was dismissed.
Mutineers Discharged.
The six mutiueers of the ship Canada,
brought here from China ON the last
steamer. were discharged by United
States Commissioner Byrne. yesterday
on account OF insufficient evidence
against them.
Wrestling Match.
The wrestling match at Platt's Hall
last evening between McIahon and
Mclaughlin, was fzz!e. the police
arresting the parties for not paying a
license.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1876-06-14

NlN(lNNAll, june III, 1910.
Two sets of delegates from Ala
bama have arrived here. The Spencer
men accuse the anti-Spencer men of
misdemeanors.
Biaine's Prospects.
A dispatch to the Gazette says that
48 hours must elapse before its known
whether Mr.. Blaine will live. This is
evidently done to influence delegates.
The prospect at this time 10 that
Blaine will DO nominated. He seems
to have gained strength steadily to-
day. This is the reason given for re-
ported action of Conkling men in
working to effect arrangements that
will put Hayes and Morgan in nomina-
ton.
German Convention.
The German Convention met in
Turnverien Hall yesterday, and adopted
declaration of principle: LIST - Free,
non-sectarian schools, and taxation of
church property; 2d--No recognition
of any system of worship by State or
Federal Government; Sunday being re-
cognized by the individual and not by
the Constitution; Sd - The prote ction
of the immigrant by Federal power;
4th--The laws must give the same
protection abroad and at home, and
any determinations between those
adopted and those native born, are
unjust, and such legislation savors
OF knownothingism. and is unworthy
of American craftsmanship; therefore
we demand o revision of existing
treaties with foreign nations, especial
ly Germany affecting naturalization
sxpatriation; 5th--Thel Civil Service
based on. moral chsraotsr and capacity,
and not. solsly ON tolitieal service.
There vas q spirited debate on thu,
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1876-06-14

Sunday clause. Mr.. Wolf, of Wash
ington made a very exciting speech
against all efforts of muckers to
restrict personal liberty of Germans,
typifed in the drinking of glass of
beer on Sunday.
The Republican Convention.
The National Executive Committee
held meeting yesterday, and decided
that Mr.. Muller be Chaplain the first
day, and Mr. Pomeroy be temporary
Chairman. Pennsylvania has decided
to cast vote for Hartranft, and then
ask time for consultation before the
second vote. Illinois called the roll to-
day. The result was Blaine, 81 (;
Bristow, 4 and Washburue, z.
Deleyvare for Hayard.
DOVER, June 10, 1876.
Democratic State Convention met
to day, and chose delegates to ST.
Louis. Delegates were instructed to
cast o vote as unit for Hon. Thos.
G.. Bayard, and to use all honest means
to secure his nomination for the
Presidency.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1876-06-14
COnkling Ahead.

New YORK, June IL, 1876.
In pool selling here on the Ciucin-
natl Convention Conkhng takes the
lead. followed by Bristow. Washburne
and Blaine.
Trotting out the Candidates.
A Cincinnati special to the Com
mercial says its said Col Robert In
gersoll, of Peoria. Illinois, will nom.
mate Blaine in the convention. He is
a fine speaker aud will do it effectively.
Governor Woodford. of New York will
do the same favor for ConkIing,
Blaine's Condition.
A Washington special says Blaine
was sitting up to day reading papers
and dispatches.
To be Submitted to the Crane.
Jury.
Although the acqnittal Of Kerr sub
stGntially accuses Harvey of perjury,
the Committee on War Expenditures
do not recommend proceedings against
him. Kerr's friends will see that the
testimony is submitted to the Grand
Jury.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1876-06-14
EASTERN DISPATCHES
Ala ba ma Delegations.

CINCINNATI, June IA, 1876.
Two sets of delegates from Ala
bama have arrived here. The Spencer
men accuse the anti-Spencer men Of
misdemeanors.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-03-21

bumen of grain, and of the legumin
which forms the largest part of the SUBJ
stance of leguminous plants. This sui
phur they must obtain from the soil,
and 1t does not seem difficult to account
for tue general action of the sulphates
of potash, soda, magnesia and lime.
Nor does IL seem difficult to account for
the occasional failure of gypsum to in
crease a crop"
Gypsum, where Its action as ferti-
lizer is as favorable as 1t is on the soil
in some portions of Onondaga, N. Y,
and ON the soils of other sections, In
thousands of instances In connection
with red clover, in the opinion of many
of the best practical farmers in this
country, is the best and cheapest man.
urial agent within the reach of the
great body of farmers in the older set
tied states. The cost of manuring an
acre Of land for growing crop of corn
in some sections is vastly greater than
In others. Ten cords of good farmyard
or stable manure per acre is not very
heavy dressing of manure for the In
dian corn crop. Seventy bushels Of
corn would be good yield per acre.
But the manure would cost here, where
corn is worth only one dollar per BUSH
Ell, much moro than the crop would be
worth. l am happy to learn that Prof.
Stockbridge has been successful in get
ting up fertilizer rs substitute for
farmyard manures, that is quite as re-
liable, and much cheaper than the ma
nure from the farm stock.
Mr.. Geddes and others, who have for
many years been familiar with the
growing of clover for manurial purpos-
es, have frequently. by word, deed and
pen, and through the agricultural
journals, given in detail tho results and
advantages of the clover and gypsum
process, as practiced upon the farms,
yet in nearly eighty years experience,
| have never seen three acres of clover
turned in for green manuring here in
New Hampshire, nor have / ever
known farmers in this section to apply
plaster to their young clover either in
the wheat, or to do it after the crop of
wheat was harvested. We can grow as
good and sure crops of clover as the On
ondaga farmers can, and one of the
leading objects have had in view in
writing these pages has been to wake
up our farmers to the Importance of
growing clover for improving their
soils, increasing their crops, and max
ing their farms pay better. But some
will say that the land of Mr.. Geddes,
farm was originally great deal better
than our granite soils. 1t may be so,
but q considerable portion of Mr.. Ged-
des' farm was originally scrub-oak
land, with too little organic matter in
the soil to profitably grow corn. But
by the persistent use of plaster and
clover, the thirty-three acre lot of once
scrub-oak land gave, few years ago, a
yield of sixty bushels of shelled corn
per acre and, says Mr.. Geddes. 81
have such land that never had load of
stable manure spread upon it," and
there were not so many weeds among
the corn on the thirty-three acres as
upon two acres near his barn that had
been MANFRED from the farmyard.-
LEVI BARTLETT, in Country Gentle
man.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-03-21

The grange is not political organi-
cation, neither can 1t ever become such
if the Patrons are true to their oblga-
tons. to the state and national consti-
tuition, to their platform of principles,
and true 10 themselves, and yet it does
not deprive members from voting, at
tending conventions, having political
views and preferences, and advocating
them upon all proper occasions. A
great battle in the political world is to
be fought this year, and Patrons should
be very careful that they act as citizens
for the best men; men who will sup
port their interests and the interests of
every laboring class. Conventions are
to be holden attend the primaries :;
send good and true men as delegates to
the conventions; mon who will not sell
out, who will act for the interest of the
masses, and not for ring politicians.
Every citizen owes it to himself to take
a proper interest in the politics of his
country" Our platform forbids grang-
es either national, state or subordinate,
from discussing political questions, cal
ling conventions, nominating candi-
dates or even discussing their merits at
its meetings. Yet it reminds us that
1.-THE principles we teach underlie all
true politics, all true craftsmanship"
and if properly carried out will tend to
purify the whole political atmosphere
of our country, for we seek the greatest
good to the greatest number. We must
always bear in mind that no one by be-
coming Patron of Husbandry gives up
that inaliehable right and duty which
belongs to every American citizen to
take proper interest in the politics of
his country. On the contrary ii is right
for every member to do all in his power
legitimately TO influence for good the
action of any political party to which
he belongs. 1t is his duty to do all he
can in his own party to put down bri-
berry, corruption and trickery to see
that none but competent, faithful, and
honest men, who will unflnchingly
stand by our industrial interests, are
nominated for all positions of trust !;
and TO have carried out the principle
which should characterize every Pat
ron. "that the office should seek the
man and net the man the office" We
wish TO caution Patrons thus early in
the campaign not 10 enter into any en-
tangling alliances. not TO suffer the
grange to be used to further the interest
of any hot-bed politician. A man by
becoming Patron does not give up the
right to vote or hold office, nor does he
gain any right to become a candidate
that he did not possess previously.
Whenever lawyer or any other pro-
fessional suddenly falls in love with
farming, and embraces the dear farm
er. and bestows upon him his warmest
affections, we are very sure that he will
soon want his votes. and are doubly
sure when he becomes an ardent advO-
cate of an organization composed of
men OF another profession and seeks
elevation to Office at their hands. We
wish to remind Patrons to look over the
quotations above from the platform OF
principles and act accordingly upon all
| occasions.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-03-21

SENSIBLE ADvICE.-You are asked
every day to use something for dyspep-
STA and liver complaint that you know
nothing about that you get discouraged
spending money with but little success.
TO give satisfactory proofthat Green's
August Flower" will cure you of dys-
pepsia and liver complaint with all its
effects. such rs sour somach, sick head
ache, habitual cositiveness. palpitation
OF the heart heartburn, water-brash,
coming up of food after eating. low
spirits, etc, go To N. Il. Riders and
get a bottle of" Grecn's august Flower
FOR ten cents, or Il regular size for
seventy-five cents two doses will re-
lieve you. so ly
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-04-08

AZ One thousand shingles laid four
inches to the weather will cover one
hundred square feet of surface, and five
pounds Of shingle nails will fasten them
on. One-fifth more of siding and floor
ing is needed than the number of square
feet of surface to be covered, because
OF the lap in the siding and the match
ing of the floor. One thousand lath
will covcr seventy yards of surface, and
eleven pounds of lath nails will nail
them on. Eight bushels of good lime.
sixteen bushels of sand and one bushel
of hair, will make enough good mortar
to plaster one hundred square yards.
A cord of stone, three bushels of lime
and cubicy yard of sand will lay one hun
dred cubic feet of wall. Five courses of
brick will lay one foot in hight on n
chimney six bricks in a course will
make a flue four inches wide and twelve
inches long and eight bricksin a course
will make fue eight inches wide and
sixteen inches long
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-04-08

All. THOSE DysrErrIcs.-D the
session of recent State Medical Soci-
ty, one of the members said th7t rrJu
taking his seat at The table his attcu-
ton was attracted to two gcntiu,uon
seated opposite to him, one of whom
made some inquiry in regard TO the
health of the other. The reply re-
turned was: "I am not feeling very
we'll, [ am suffering from dyspepsia"
AT this juncture waiter appeared upon
the scene and placed before the dys-
peptic gentleman his breakfast, which
consisted of three boiled eggs, two
baked potatoes, plate of beefsteak,
cup of coffee, and four buckwheat
cakes. The doctor was just then in the
act OF winding his watch, and con-
cluded to time the victim of dyspepsia,
who startled him by boiling all of the
edibles set forth in the remarkable
short space of two minutes, ten seconds.
Now" quoth the doctor, by way of
concluding his story, "was his case
OF dyspepsia or of barbarism?'