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Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1877-12-05

$500, 100000 of such legal tender
United States notes and no more
and on and after the 1st day OF
January, A. ID. 1879, the Secretary
OF the Treasury shall redeem in
coin United States legal tender
notes then outstanding on their
presentation for redemption at the
office Of the Assistant Treasurer OF
the United States in the City OF
New York in sums not less than
$50, and 10 enable the Secretary of
the Treasury 10 prepare and pro-
vide for the redemption in this act
authorized or required, he is au-
thorized 10 use any surplus reve-
nues from time TO time in the
Treasury not otherwise appropria-
ted, and 10 issue, sell and dispose
OF at not less than par in coin eth
er OF the descriptions of bonds of
the United States described in the
act of congress approved July 18th,
1870, entitled an act TO authorize
the refunding Of the national debt,
which like qualities. privileges and
exemptions to the extent necessary
to carry this act into full effect,
ana TO use the proceeds thereof for
the purposes aforesaid.
BE and the same is hereby re-
pealed.
The House then adjourned till
Tuesday.
In the Senate on Monday the /
contested seat Of the Spoffori-Kel-
Iogg case came up and was laid
over till Tuesday.
The resumption repeal bill was
read by lis title and referred to
Committee on Finance.
A lengthy discussion then en-
sued, concerning the contested
seats in the Senate, which lasted
he entire day.
On the 2sth the battle was re-
and the case of Kellogg.
rom Louisiana, taken up, and oc-
.upied the entire day, without
oming to vote on the matter of
On the Both the Senate admitted ,,
s members of that body, Kellogg, {
rom Louisiana, and Butler, from
south Carolina. :
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1877-12-05

II so happened that Mr.. Wheel,
err was not called upon to exercise
his discretion in the matter of vo.
ting or declining to vote on the
question Of the admission of Kel-
logg or Butler TO a seat in the Sen
ate. Whatever opinions there may
be as TO his constitutional right 10
vote upon such a question, there
can be only one as respects the
proper course for the constitutional
presiding officer of the Senate TO
take. This is 10 leave the decision
entirely 70 the Senators themselves.
A Senator who was foisted into
place by the vote of the Vice-Pres-
ident would find his tenure very
precarious if a change in the po-
litical complexion of the Senate
should put his party in a clear mi
nority.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1877-12-05

conversant with lumber interests
asserts that the press reports Of the
prospective cut Of logs this winter
have been greatly exaggerated.
He asserts that not over 300, 000,-
900 feet Of logs have been contract
ed 10 be cut on the Muskegon
river and its tributaries this season,
or rather less than the average cut
of the past four years. Press re-
ports have placed the totals at 400,-
100000 feet, or SO per cent. more.
He is confident that a similar ex-
aggeration Las occurred in other
sections of the State, and his opin-
ion is undoubtedly correct.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1877-12-05

condemnation was visited upon her
10y certain navel officers who were
interviewed by a reporter Of the
New York Sun, from whose ac-
count OF the interview we extract
the following:
"She was floating coffin, that's
what she was" said an afiicer Of the
receiving ship Colorado, "and it's a
shame that men should be forced
to go TO sea in such a craft. She
steered badly and was hard TO
manage generally. She belonged
TO the class of cranky, bad going
vessels known as 'spiitoons." A
lieutenant said: "She never would
have been built but TO please John
Roach and the navel contractors
that hang around Washington.
When Congress passed the bill for
two new sloops-of-war, in 1874, aft
er the Virginius excitement, il was
found impossible TO get it through
without the consent Of the con-
tractors, who insisted that two
more sloops, TO be constructed of
iron. should be added 10 the origi-
nal number. The Huron was ac-
cordingly built, the contract being
left TO Roach. AL the officers and |
seamen have a prejudice against
these iron ships, because, in the
first place, they are not strong
enough for men-of- and in the
next place, if hit, the ironwork flies
in all directions, and really proves
more fatal than a charge of grape
shot. Then, if they strike anv-
where they are as good as lost. No
use trying TO mend a leak in an
iron ship. An ironclad is another
thing, Of course, but this Huron
was a mere shell without any wood
en backing-a floating coffin, if
there ever was one"
The builders of the Huron, John
Roach d Son, have published !
statement affirming the excellence
II the construction of the vessel. {
Is is natural, but this can hardly {
De considered sufficient offset 10 &
he report of the House investiga-
ing committee. Thus far, howev 6
'ver, 1t seems to be the only evil {
lence opposed TO the report, and to
he expert testimony referred to.
There is some compensation for
he Navy Department, as well as
Or the friends of those who went !
own in the Huron, in the belief
bat her unseaworthiness was not
holly responsible for the loss.
he gale was a furious one and the
"a ran very high. The Huron I'M
drifted out of her course,
was blown out, and it is far "
Iore than probable that her com D
asses were utterly enthusiastically. Il
he coast, though not a very rocky l, l,
ne, is exceedingly dangerous and |,
does not seem from the state u
ents Of the survivors that any u y
,ssel, however stauDch, could have l
Gathered the gale under the cir u
instances. But while it will ne c'
ssarily mitigate somewhat the OF
lief Of those who have been be- p'
fl Of friends in this sad disaster, -,
feel that their loss is not neces- q
rily due 10 official corruption and al
- ---e@--- ~-~--- ~s.- ,---...-s.t. ca
that better vessel might have OF
zen saved should he n warning n
'son to the Navy Department. 1t GO
'nld have been better, perhaps, ce
d the lesson, in less severe ca
IN, been given where it was most OF
eded, to the department while -
'beson was at the head of it. But C'
cause Robson is gone the lesson eS
ed not be wholly lost.-Free Sc,
ess. au
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1877-12-05

From late developments it is
pretty well established that the real
name Of Rands, the Illinois butcher,
is Frank Durant, that he is a native
of Claysvile, Washington county,
Pa, where it is believed, he has a
wife and child still living. He
studied for the ministry and receiv-
ed fine education, as his conversa-
ton and letters now show. He
was an inmate Of the Michigan
States Prison during the years
1875 and 1876, but under some
other name.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1877-12-05

The loss to private property by
the flood in and about Richmond
is estimated at half million dallars
At Lynchburg the Amherst bridge,
900 feet in length, erected after the
flood OF 1870, was swept away
Saturday, and with it two new
bridges Of the Atlantic, Mississippi
and Ohio railroads below the city,
the latter erected at a cost OF S70,-
900. Four bridges on the same
road, between Bansacks and Big
Spring, were swept away. On the
Potomac add other Virginia streams
n vast amount Of property was
swept away.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1877-12-05
AlPENA WEEKLY ARGUS.
%<ss -
Farms for Homes.

A correspondent recently wrote
as follows concerning the farm Of
w. ID. Thompson, in Sanilac coun-
", father Of John Thompson, OF
this city, and trusting that it may
prove of interest 70 those of our
readers who till the soil, we give il
space in our columns;
Approaching this rural home
from the south, the first thing that
greets the eye is a fine white house,
standing on IA gentle rise Of ground,
which makes it CONSPICUOUS for a
distance. To the south and east Of
il is descending lawn, tastefully
planted with choice shrubbery and
fir trees Systematically arranged.
Now that we have arrived at the
farm, let US take a stroll over it, II
contains 125 acres of land, the soil
Of which is clay loom, mixed with
gravel. The premises lie on both
sides Of the road, 1l3 acres are
cleared. The first thing which at
tracts our attention is a beautiful
stream Of water rushing through
the farm on its way 10 join the wa
tiers of old Huron, and upon exam 1
ination, we find that the fields are 1
so arranged, that stock grazing I
therein, can get 20 the spring-brook .
whenever they desire. We also
noticed that the farm is securely
fenced, so that the crops are always
safe from inroads by unruly stock.
Some of the fences are boards.
while around the fine orchard Of
ls5 trees is a picket fence.
From the fields we went TO the
barn and found it damned full Of
unthrcshed grain, and the granery
full Of wheat and barley waiting 10
be emptied for the reception of the
grain from the spacious bays. He
has already threshed $50 bushels OF
barley, and expects about c"l
bushels of other grain. He has al
so raised this year, 30 tons Of hay,
3l5 bushels Of potatoes, and 1000
bushels Of turnips. Considering
this, with the pasturing of bis
stock, it is not bad production q
for l3 acres.
His stock consists Of four horses +,
-one brood mare-two colts, Il
nine cows, six head of young cat :
lie, eleven hogs of the Berkshire !.
breed, and twenty-one sheep. He =
links changing sheep occasionally =
5 very profitable. One year ago :
Ie sold off his old stock and bought
ixteen choice ewes, Leicester and
'otswold crossed, and this year
old wool TO the amount Of s35 o.
nd sheep TO the amount Of $40, "
~; nj i'a- s'al loft twentv-oue fine u
The above is but a fair picture Il
what farmer in this county IL
light have If he would only set .,
imself about il. There is as good o,
nd here, plenty of room, and W
irely there is no reason why our W
lrmers cannot, in time, have just a
) comfortable, or even more so, .,
rms here as in any part of the G,
ountry. 1t only requires will and CO
and the most pleasant al
ONE in all the world can soon be -
Otained and life Of independence 10,
,cured by farming in the proper co
anner. W;
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1877-12-05

The fishing commission want the
people Of the United States to pay
to Great Britain $5,000,000 as
damages resulting from the exercise
of the United States Of the fishing
privileges in Canadian waters. We
doubt very much whether the
people of the United States will
ever consent to pay any such
amount.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1877-12-05

The season Of 1877, says the
Chicago Tribune, has been a better
one than that Of 1876 so far as
frieghts rates have been commence
ed, but, while a few large owners
have made some good margins, no
one is known TO have cleared any
large sums with sail craft. The
long ice blockade Ia the Straits was
n drawback to many, and non-pay-
ing frieghts TO all. Many vessels
are seeking the harbors to lay up
for the winter, in order TO be ready
for an early commencement OF
trade In the spring, and n large
number are already Ia winter
quarters.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1877-12-05
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A prominent lumberman ~
Grand Rapids, gentlemen fally
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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-04-18
aVfacn RDrune Fruit Trees.

A correspondent of the Rural New
Yorker writes IS follows on this timely
topic: Long experience shows that when
il is desirable to produce free growth
OF shoots and leaves, pruning should be
done when the trees are dormant, az in
the winter season. oreearly in the spring,
before the sap begins 10 flow. When
fruit trees appear to grow too RAPIDLY,
and to produce too much wood, they
may be pruned moderately in the sum
mer season, cutting away a portion of
of the wood by degrees; but a shoot
growing in an improper place, may be
cut away ut any time. An experiment
shade by pruning apple trees every
moBth i'll The year, for two seasons, show
ed that the wounds of the branches cut
IN February and March, at the end of
3ve years, when all had healed over,
were found to be decsyed under the
healed surface. When trees are pr4ned
III winter, or | may say at any time, it is
best to cover the wound with IA hot mix
tare of tar and pulverized brick dust or
fine sand. A solution of shelIac in
alcoho is can easily be applied with a
brush, is considered by many rs the best
preparation that can be applied.
During the mild days of winter, or
ehards may be pruned-while little else
can be done; but good Judgment should
be exercised in regard to selecting
thebranches to be cut away. 1t is
ruiuous to an orchard to cut and
slash away one-thrd to one half the
limbs. All that should be done is to
give the trees good shape, and only
cut away such limbs rs are plainly III
excess of the natural requirements eff the
tree, to conform to the extent CT its roots
IL We take away too much of the top of .
tree, it IS like taking blood from IA man
the more that is taken, the less vitality
Femqns ia him, therefore in pruning
only the few unsightiy branches, ant
those improperly situated, should be GU
away.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-04-18

MiIIet is efGP that is grown very
much as oats or any other Spring crop
is. NIillet and Hungarian grass are
very nearly alike, and require precisely
the same treatment. They are very ten
der, and will not stand froast; they re-
quire warm weather and will stand much
heat and dryness. The seed is, there
fore, not sown until June or July, and if
the season is favorable the crop May be
cut for fodder in six weeks or will ripen
in ten weeks Ii is cut and harvts ted as
timothy hay Is. Only one crop can be
grown in season, and it is too dense
for grass to be sown with it. On good
soils three tons per acre of good but
rather coarse hay may be grown. 1t is a
valuable crop gnder certain circum-
stances, as it may come afaer rye. or be
sown upon newly mown cloyer sod,
when it is too late for any other crop to
be sown. Two recks Of seed may be
sown to the acre; if less is sown the hay
! is coarse.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-04-18
PruminG Grape Vines

\ correspondent Of the Rural New
Yorker makes some sensible remarks OF
this subject that accord with our own
experience. Thirty years ago physicians
were in the habit Of drawing pint at
blood from every patient No matter
what his disease WAS, he must be bled
The consequence was that they gradually
drew out the living principle of the I'M
fortunate people who fell into their hands.
Many grape growers are now doing the
same thing TO their vines. They
think that il Il certain amount of sap runs
through cane-bearing fruit. and if a
portion of that cane be cut off, the entire
vitality of the cane when cut will be
diffused through what remains of it.
Mistaken idea You may take two
canes, each FIVE, ten or fifteen feet long,
and each bearing three clusters of grapes
1t yoU cut one off within foot of the
fruit, the grapes ON the uncut cane will
ripen Just rs early, and will be as good,
if not better, than those on the cane that
is cnt off. The reason is that the roots
OF the vine supply all the sap that the
grapes and canes require and, by cut
ting back canes, the fruit receives no
more noarishment than it did before the
canes were cut, because it can receive
hut i certain amount. The only way to
amprove the size and quality OF grapes is,
when a vine is heavily fruited, to thin
out the clusters, and this should be done
in June. My theory, as regards close
pruning. cutting back fruit canes, etc.,
may not apply equally to all varieties /;
but think if we enrich the soil more,
supply higher treilises, thin out our
grapes and prune moderately, Ea shall
all get better crops of fruit than to adopt
the close pruning system.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-04-18

Cook two ounces of maccaroni broken
into convenient pieces, in boiling water;
skin two or three mutton kidneys, re
move the fat, and cut them into thin sill
ces; season with salt, cayenne and fine
~ minced herbs; fry them on both sides
in butter; then strew them in half pint
of gravy, we'll favored with fresh or can
ned tomatoes; dish with Il layer Of the
maccaroni over them, the gravy poured
over; add pepper, salt and some grated
cheese; brown with salamander.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-04-18
From Kinds County lzette.
The Cultare of Rice Practically
Demonstrated by One Who
Knows.
HINps COUNTY, March q.

EDIroRs GAZETTE: | fully agree with
YOU that il is now time to give more
thought and time to agricultural subjects,
and less to politics, tor the present, Gas
the Dire is cast, and the Rubicon crossed),
and was therefore glad to see Mr.. Gran
berry agitating the rice question, build
ing Il mill, etc. In answer both to you
and him, by your permission, | Will give
you briefly, my unsuccessful attempts IN
raising this crop, which has led 10 thought,
talk, study and investigation-wh
prove that failures often result in good
Years ago, when | first commenced farm
inc. / determined to plant arlce crop and
selected a rich piece of bottom and put
it in splendid order by deep blowing,
cross blowing, and planted my rice, to
nv entire satisfaction; but to my sur
prise the weeds, grass and rice all came
up together, matted 50 thickly that when
| took out the weeds and grass there was
very little rice left, and made complete
failure, which 50 discouraged me that /
never tried it again until last year, when
! succeeded very little better than in the
first instance, getting only about fifteen
bushels where | should have gotten fifty.
Each of the above experiments were
made on land that was Thoroughly infested
with the seeds Of weeds and grass. The
cause Of my failure was that u failed to
plant the seed deep enough fearing II
covered too deep they never would come
up but have since learned that there Is
not much danger of this. The plan then
is. (on the above described quality OF
land lay the rows three and Il half feet
apart, after the land has been deeply
plowed and we'll narrowed, and bed the
land with Il good turning piow, 50 as TO
make the beds as high as possible. Then
open the beds with long narrow pillow 50
as to get the seed covered at least three
inches deep. Then when rice, seeds and
grass all come up, run sharp cotton
scraper up each side the drill as near as
can be done without iniuring the stand
of rice, turning the grass and weeds into
the middIes, which will leave but very
narrow strip on the top of the beds, i
the scraping has been well done. Then
with sharp wedding hoe cut rice, weeds
and grass All off together, just under the
surface, which will not injure the rice II
it has been planted deep enough 50 as not
to disturb the seed. The rice springs NJ
in day or two, as any other waters ras'
will when cut off, and in this way get,
ahead OF the weeds and grass so that the
after cultivation becomes easy, most OF
which can be done with the plow
j.. F. AFFORD.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-04-18
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Beat four eggs very light separately,
then mix with them one pint of swee;
milk, and one of warm water Dissolve
the yeast in it,and add two dessert spoons
full Of sugar, a little salt, and -four suffi-
cient to make batter the consistency of
waffle batter. Put it to rise; when light
work in one tablespoonful Of lard and
one of butter 10 make soft dough. Set it
torise. When light roll and cut into strips
five inches long and two wide; butter on
one side (like spreading on puff PASTE,
and roll up like pocket books. When
light, bake. This quantity will be sufi
cient for quite a large family. Set it
to rise. When we'll ma le, would tempt
the palate OF queen.