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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-11-09

Gas the ancient ounce Of silver was coed
enough dollar FOR our daddies it is n good
enough dollar for us, and ought to be n
good enough dollar for everybody else. "
This is the grand theory on which stands
and from which has arisen the school or
sect in finance known as the daddyites.
Every great sect every great revolutionary
element in the history of the world, has
arisen In precisely this way. Some devoted
few, conscious that they are the salt of tho
earth. have seized upon subject which filed
large space in the thought Of their time
and declared their opinions in regard to it.
These opinions have been at variance with
the common view. Thercupon has arisen q
division among the people. Some have de-
clared for the common opinion and others
tor the uncommon one, and the thing has
been argued out or fought out. Occasion
ally, where the new opinion has conceded
with mems inclinations it has made its way,
like Mormonism; but where it has been less
happy in that respect the followers of the
little till, and finally, put in lunatic
asylum. 1t is evident, therefore, that the
new sect has great possibilities before it in
either direction and may become as famous
as the Jebusites and Hittites of the Old
World or the Millerites of modern times.
generation accepts the standard OF excel
lence from its daddy, without regard, Of
course, to any changes that haze
taken place in the world since that
daddy died and was gathered to genera
tions Of earlier and even more ridiculous
that was made Of an ounce of silver, and we
must have that also. But our daddies had
other things of equal excellence. They had
blunderbusses and horse pistols for fire.
arms they went to Albany in schooners
and to Philadelphia in stage coaches they
wore long-tailed blues and hurrahed for
General Jackson. All these, their excellent
possessions, were as good as their dollar /;
and though the changes in the world have
put them out Of date this is not more true
Of them than Of that ounce Of silver, which
is now worth not dollar, but ninety-two
cents. Naturally the daddyites will insist
that we shall return to them all. But there
is more than this in the daddyite financial
religion. In the history Of every faith it
may be seen that the faithful pursue the
application Of their first dogma to the limit
Of consistency. Ere long strict interpre-
tation Of the daddyite religion will show
that rs this generation accepts its daddy
that daddy's generation was bound to the
standard Of the grand daddy, and so up
ward each generation must have accepted
its daddy and this will inevitably land us
among queer set Of institutions for modern
times In arms we shall come to the bow
and arrow, in raiment to few feathers and
in money, by way of the continental cur
rency, to wampum. There are about five
millions Of our people known as American
citizens of African descent The dollar of
their daddies WAS cowrie, and it will indi-
cate great want Of respect for their rights
ifCongress neglects to re-establish that dollar
with the dollar of other mems daddies
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-11-09

The enemies Of rapid transit die hard.
One might we'll suppose that they had ex-
hausted tho patience and the partially Of
the courts and their own ingenuity in appli-
cations for injunctions against the rapid
transit roads, but it is evident that they
still have reserve to draw upon. The
legal situation in the Gilbert Elevated Com
pany's case stood on Wednesday morning
Inst as follows:-A judgment rendered by
Judge Sedgwick, at the suit Of the Sixth
Avenue Horse Railroad Company, restrained
the building OF tho Gilbert Elevated
road on the ground that the rapid
transit law OF 1875 was unconstitu-
tional. There were other points involved
in the suit, but as Judge Sedgwick decided
for the plaintiffs on the main issue, those
minor points we're left untouched by him in
the judgment he rendered. An appeal was
taken by the defendants to tho General
Term of tho Superior Court against Judge
Sedgwick's decision. Before that appeal to
the General Term could be reached sum-
mary proceedings instituted by the Gilbert
Company against certain owners whose prop
erty was required for the uses Of the road
got to tho Court Of Appeals, and on these
proceedings the law OF 1875 was pronounced
constitutional This decision OF the highest
Court virtually destroyed Judge Sedgwick's
judgment ; but still that judgment existed
and was operative until reached and reversed
by the General Term. Even then there
would remain the minor issues in the Sixth
d. - III ~
ing confident that the decision Of the
General Term would be in their favor, and
wishing to avoid delaying their work until
the appeal could be reached, the Gilbert
Company obtained an order from Judge
Van Worst some three weeks ago allowing
them to proceed with the construction of
their road pending the decision of the
General Term. provided they gave an adj
ditional bond conditioned to pay such
damages as might accrue from the resump-
ton of the work If tho decision should be
adverse to them. They gave such bond and
road.
On Wednesday last the Sixth Avenue
Railroad Company obtained from Judge
Speir an injunction restraining the Gilbert
Company from prosecuting its work and
ordering its president to show cause to-day
why he should not be punished for con-
tempt for disobeying the Sedgwick judg-
ment. This absurd injunction. which was
in direct antagonism with Judge Van
Vorst's order, was yesterday promptly
ouashed by the General Term of the
Superior Court. having had barely
twenty-four hours sickly existence. This
is carrying rapid transit into tho
courts in earnest and it would be well if
judicial blunders or eccentricities could be
always SO promptly corrected. To-day the
appeal from Judge Sedgwick's original judg-
ment is to be argued, and it is to be hoped
that the decision of the General Term will
put stop to all further harassing obstruc-
tions to the great work, the completion Of
which is SO earnestly desired by the people,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-11-09

THE WEATHER.-Thc baromctric trough,
which was formed early yesterday morning IN
the region west Of the Mississippi by the union
Of two deiressions, ono advancing from Southern
Texas and the other from Dakota, has under
gone exactly the sayuc process Of organization
into q cyclonic ssorm as that of November 2.
The conditions in both eases were almost similar,
ard consequently we perceive like results. At
about midnight on Wednesday the baromctric
trough referred TO had formed between Mime
sofa and the Gull, with very general rain and
snow fall on its eastern and northern margins.
Yesterday morning the depression had advanced
70 the Mississippi aud Ohio valleys. but with very
much shortened length and the longest diane
tar from northwest 10 southeast, the centre
being between Louisville, Ky, and st. Louis
Mo. General and heavy rains extended from
the upper lakes to the Gulf and between tho
Missouri Valley and the South Atlantic coast,
the heaviest fall being along line from north
~ southeast of the area OF lowest pressure.
In the evening tho Storm increased in energy
and had moved into tho lower lake district still
attended BY heavy rains, with snow OH the
northwestern quadrant. At this stage Of the
storms progress the pressure behind 1t rose
rapidly IN the Northwest aud West, with de-
cided fall of temperature. The rain COM
incuced ut New York between live and
six p NJ. and fell heavily toward midnight.
The wind also increased in velocity MS the
storm approached, and tho temperature rose
~ the wind direction changed to tho south
ward. The storm centre Is now entering the
1T. Lawrence Valley, but tho southern portion
oil tho area OF lowest pressure will undoubtedly
pass over the New England States when mov-
ing to the coast Tho weather in New York and
It's vicinity today will be cloudy and cold, with
rain, followed In tho afternoon by clearing
weather and probably very low temperature.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-11-09

LIE STATE DEPARTMENT CIRCULAR in refer
cncc to our commercial interests Inns received
the approval of the government of the Argentine
Republic, and very great desire is manifested
that the policy it seems to foreshadow will be
carried out. That country Is exceedingly anxious
70 effect closer commercial relations with the
United States and will second any steps that
may be taken in that direction. The report from
Britsh Guiana on tho Same subject is interest
ing and valuable
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-11-09

WALL STREET YEsTERDAY.--The stock market
was dull and weak. Erie led the declining
movement and was joined by almost all the ac-
tive stocks. Gold was steady all day at 1925
Government bonds were weak, States merely
nominal and railroads strong. Money on call
was easy at 9 per cent.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-11-09

BANK EXAMINER BEsT's CARD in regard to the
Union Dime Savings Bank will be read with in
tercst by the dcpostors. His examination of
the bank has not yet been finished and the re
port will Lot be ready for ten days, but he be-
heves it will show IL surplus, notwithstanding
the depreciation of the securities.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-11-09

THAT TIE ADVERTISING PAGES of journal
like the HERALD interesting rs its news
departments is shown by u single one Of our
columns this morning. In the list Of deaths will
be found the announcements of the dccease Of
nine persons every ono Of whom was over sew
enty years Of age. Four of them were between
ninety -four and ninety mine years.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-11-09

The WORCESTER AND PROVIDENCE RAILROAD
has been compelled to ask big mortgage. In
the discussion of its affairs yesterday the state
mcnt was made that if it were not for the free
passes the road would be valuable property
It seems to be run mainly for the benefit of tho
Massachusetts and Rhode Island Legislatures
aud their friends
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-11-09
TRIPLE S I'll e 3 Z
NEW YORK, FRIDAY. NOVEMBER .. 1871.

IMPORTANT NorcE TO ADvERrIsERs.-Io
sasurc The proper classification Of advertisements
u Is absolutely necessary Aai they be handed IN
be7ore eight o'clock ercsy ercni,,g.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-11-09

From oar reports hss morning the probabilities
ssr Aat tie redher IL Nec York and IT. riciN,ty
today viii be cloudy and cold, 1iM rain tollored
" ne afternoon by clearing heather aud rery loW
ten,peruturc
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-11-09

VERY HEAVY FAILURE is announced il
Springfield, lll.-that Of Corydon Weed, u pri
vatc banker The liabilities arc put down a,
two million dollars and the assets almost
nothing.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-11-09

ARE SEATS IN TIE CoTToS EXCHANGE property
This question has never been legally decided,
and suit has been brought III one OF the courts
by bankruptcy assignee to determine the
matter.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-11-09

THE MERCHANTS OF LIVERPOOL have made
very handsome contribution to the Fernandini
sufferers.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-11-09

anu well informed as the Journal des D<bdts
declares that the prospect for the triumph
Of moderate ideas is hopeless.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-11-09

THE STRIKE OF TIE CIGARMAKERs has O,
tended to Brooklyn and New Orleans.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-11-22
Potato Sprouts for seed.

A correspondent of the Toroto Globe
writes: 1t Is now upwards of 40 years
since I tested the use of potato shoots for
seed, and / continued to do so for some
years as an experiment, for at that time
my potato growing was confined to gar
den produce had the buds carefully
picked from the tubers after they had
thrown out roots outside the parent
bulb; at the same time l had other
tubers cut for seed in the usual way. l
planted three drills in the garden, side
bv seed-One of cut tubers, one of sprouts
and one Of small whole tubers. When a
maturity or daily dug up three stalks
from each drill, counted and weight the
produce of each three, and found that of
the sprouts fully eqial to any of the
others, both in weight and numbers. The
second year ! did the same, taking no
pains to dibble the sprouts, but scattered
them in the open drills and covered
lightly. l went further, for having
found heap of fine sprouts on the road
thrown over the wall by some sagaci-
Gus cultivatOr who had got his seed
potatoes carefully turned and picked,
and had thrown away the vigorous
shoots had some barrOwsful gathered
up and scattered broadcast on a few
corered with mold out of the burrows.
The result was most satisfactory. The
sprouts soon appeared over the ground,
AMI the crop came to maturity much
earlier than that from potatoes planted
the same day. 1t must be obvious to
anyone who considers the matter that
once the tuber has generated the sprout,
it is no longer of use, for on digging the
crop the tuber-whole or cut--will fire.
| quently be found whole and detached
! from the roots OF the stalk. Why, then,
pick off the first vigorous growth and
/ plant the tuber to produce a second and
more puny and sickly one ? Sprouts can
be planted much later than the tubers,
or, if at the same season, they will come
10 maturity earlier, because they are 50
much ahead OF the tuber, which, after
bang planted, has to throw out bud OF
! spTOUt.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-11-22
Valuable Table for Farmers.
The following table contains the mum
Der of pounds in a bushel of the differ
ent articles named:
AIfnIfn Hwy fnrHorr.

About thirty head of hogs, consisting
of thOrOughbreds, grades and common
tule hogs both cid and voting, were shut.
up in a small corral and fed on alfalfa
hay. They took to it pretty we'll after a
days starving, and seemed to eat a con-
siderable quantity of it, eating leaves and
stalks when the s. alBs were fine enough
They drank a considerable quantity Of
water and during the middle part OF the
day seemed satisfied and contented. The
young tule pigs first showed signs of be-
coming thinner than the full-grown tules
The grades still kept up respectable ap-
pearance and thOroughbreds were moder-
ately fat. This went on for about two
months; then they all began TO refuse to eat
the stalks at ali and cleaned up the leaves,
which they did more for a living than
from fOndness of the food. They showed
evident signs of becoming tired OF the
food. The young tule pigs got to so low
a condition of vitality that it became
evident that month or 50 more would
starve them to death Grade pigs and
full-grown tule hogs were thin but mod
erately strong. ThOrOughbreds were
strong and moderately fat. However,
after keeping them on this feed for nearly
FIVE months, we considered we have given
the alfalfa hay a very fair test and arrived
at the fol owing Conclusions That alfalfa
bay alone is no proper food for hogs,
either old or young, when fed in the dry
state, and poor food even when soaked in
water before being fed that though pigs
will live on it for q considerable time,
they don't grow that only the hay cut
young and with very fine stalks and
plenty of leaf is at all fit for food for
hogs 1t might be fed to advantage
when fed with corn or Egyptian corn,
pumpkins, etc, and in such cases might
prove advantageous, but it requires more
bulk than 4 hog car find convenient to
take I'm order TO find sufficient nOurish-
ment to keep him in growing condition.
Pigs are like men in that respect; they
require more or less concentrated food
| and the food must be such as contains in
it the constituents required to make fat
| muscle, bone and the other materials that
go to build up their bodies in the severa
! departments W. r. r. IN Pacific RTa
| Press.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-11-22

Abundant experience, If such proof
were necessary. shows that there are
more profit in feeding the larger breeds
than there is with the smaller breeds Of
animals, whether for meat or milk. OF
course there are exceptions in this, as in
all general rules-ethe small Jersey COW,
for example, which is expected to produce
al exceptional product of highly cOlered
and finely-favored butter; but tbs does
not effect the rule above stated. 1t Is
only necessary to consider that when we
feed two animals OF seven hundred pounds
each, we have to supply the demands OF
two sets OF breathing, circulating and mus
culaT apparatus, which are considerably
more extensive and expensive than these
of one animal of 400 pounds. This is
true of every animal that We feed, from
the fowl and pig, up TO the cows and fat
ted steers. Ten small MerinO sheep,
weighing eighty pounds each will cost
much more to feed than for Cotswolds of
two hundred pounds each, or five of one
hundred and sixty pounds each. Be
sides the gain in feed, we have also 4
large advantage IL the less prOpOrtionate
amount Of ofIal in the fewer large ami
mails than in the large number of small
ones. Where flesh and milk are the
objects in view, this consideration ought
to have great weight in the selection OF
stock to be kept. The choice, of course,
will be restricted by the opportunities for
keeping the stock, for it will not pay to
keep Short-horn cows upon a pasture
where only small active cattle can pick
up a living; but, where other things are
equal, this consideration should be well
weighed. Just now, there is opening
up large opportunity for feeding stock
for beef, which many farmers will very
soon find a desirable one to seize upon
In choosing animals for feeding them
they will find it to their profit to select
such large breeds as the ShoTt-horn OF
| Hereford, where their locality admits o.
it and where it does not, they will Ger
/ tainly labor under the disadvantage O.
preparing for market an article which car
| neither sell for the highest price, nor car
/ be produced at the lowest cost. Further
| there is another advantage in marketing
/ the largest amount of product in one
: package, so to speak, for animals of 800
/ to l 500 pounds can be sent to market at
! less proportional cost than the same
/ weight in the form of ANIMALS that art
one-half or One-third smaller.-AmericGI
! Agyic1tltuTiSt
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-11-22
$hort.horns ia Texas.

The Texas correspondent of the Ken
lucky Live Stock Record has some in
structive remarks on ShOrt-hOrns in that
state from which we clip the following:
Every bull calf of even the lowest
grade of ShOrt-hOrns is eagerly taken
from the Texas breeder at good prices,
but new importatioqs are not much
sought after.
s shipment of ninety-three head were
landed here last fall from Missouri, and
were driven through the country for sale
by the way, and more than halt Of them
died before they could be disposed OF,
and nearly all that changed hands died
soon thereafter. a be Vanmeter, of Clark,
brought out eleven head last winter, and
has lost six. The Talbutt Brothers have
lost two of the six landed here last
Christmas, while those that are left ar
by no means safe from attack at any
time.
Experience has told us that no ami
NAL is safe until after 1t has recovered
from this prevalent disease, and it is not
certain by any means that one recovery
exempts the animal from future sickness
and death. Those who buy calves in
Kentucky to ship and sell in this state,
may expect to meet just such market
as the above facts would indicate. They
will find slow sale.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-11-22

Mr.. Van Duzen, q New York dairymen
of experience and intelligence, says that
when he thought of establishing herd of
good dairy COWS, he selected tie calves
from his best mixers and raised them
with great care, but so often met with
disappointment that he changed his
tactics and procured an Ayrshire bull,
the calves from which nearly all proved
to be good mixers. He further remarks /:
What we want is TO decide first what
qualities are desired in the stock which
we are to keep, and then get thorough
bred males that have this character. In
breeding for dairy uses attention must be
paid to the pastures, to the KIM of keep
ing and to the purposes in view. If butter
is the object, and the pastures are billy
and the keeping generally at all below
really good, | do not suppose 1t would be
wise to use Short-hOTns. 1t might be
that grade Jerseys would be as good as
any that could be chosen for some sitUa-
tiOns. Ayrshires would probably be bet
ter for general purposes, and the Holsteins
in some cases would no doubt be prefer
able to any other breed. What is needed
at first is to decide upon the requirements,
and then get q male that comes nearest
to the chosen use. When this Is done on
all our farms we shall have much more
profit in all stock. 1t is surprising that
farmers give so little thought to this mat
ter, and it is plain that there is room for
great improvement, and that it can be
made almost without cost of money.
Let proper attention be given to the
matter, and we shall find soon the general
wealth much increased.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-11-22
The Rust of Riches.

Unused instruments grow rusty. And
Tgsting Is chemically a slow but sure
fern of burning. II eats in deeper and
deeper until the instrument is damaged
or the metal consumed.
Riches are an implement they are the
means of applying and utilizing power
Rightly used, they are blessings Mis-
used, they are deadly instruments of
destruction. Unused, they are rusting
lOOls, doing good to none, and testifying
against the Incidence, or incapacity, or
selfish chUrIishnCsS or miserliness of the
owner.
A little wealth, rightly used, is more
OF n blessing to humanity than vast
riches unused. A single homely pillow,
kept bright by making many burrows
- better than a great steam gang-plOw
VWsting in idleuess. A "nimble six
pence" kept shining by constant circu-
iation, is better than the " slow shilling"
that gathers black rust in the miser's
strong box.
But there is this strange peculiarly
about the rust of riches it not only
frets and blackens the gold and silver
with stealthy cOrrOsiOn or slow dimming
before the unsatisfed eyes of the selfish
holders, but the slOW-burnihg rust has,
Figuratively, ? mysterious power OF
transferring itself to those who are cul-
pabiy responsible for its gathering there
and It shall also be a sharp accusing wit
uess against their distrust of God and
1heir cold unlOvingness toward man
st. James says: @ Your gold and silver is
cankeTed and the rust of them shall be
= witness against yOE, and shall eat your
Geshias if it were fire"
Strange words, too little thought upon
but full of deep and terrible significance
Hands that might have been beautiful
and clean through timely gifts, wise pro
auction and bountiful expenditure, are
gov blackened and foul with the tor
menting, slOw-eating rust of the richie!
they loved too well. An eternity of re
mOrscful wringing of those hands will
nos remove the fast-cleaving canker, but
only serve to set it deeper in. And the
slow-dev0uring heat of the rust of riches
no tears can quench.
Therefore it were we'll to give earnest
timely heed TO the inspired Injunction
Charge them that are rich in this wurlC
that they be not high-minded, nor trus
IN uncertain riches, but in the living
God who giveth US richly all things t.
enjoy that they do good, that they h
rich in good works, ready to distribute
willing 60 communicate ; laying up 70
themselves a good foundation against tn
time to come, that they may lay hold OF
eternal life. - Western Cbyj8tj0Rd 1UOcatt