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ULTIMATE AMERICA

A story used to be told of modest Boston
man who, on an occasion of hilarity, deliy.
cred himself thus: q This is big world
America is the biggest country in the world
Massachusetts is the biggest State in Amer.
ica; Boston is the biggest city in 11assachu.
setts; and am the biggest man in Boston.
But the Rev. JOSEPH Cook, albeit he comes to
US as Boston man, has taken broader and
more liberal view of things No one can
have more faith in the bigness Of & Ultimate
America" but he has the wisdom to foresee
and the frankness to admit that the day is
not far distant in the cycles of time when
Boston must resign the position Of ss Hub, ~
and the world will revolve about Chicago as
the centre. The admission WIS so generous.
and h1r. COOKS way OF putting it so hearty
and eloquent, TINT We are not going to dis
pute his theory that it is not geographical
position but Puritan thrift, and energy. and
goodness, which have made this city great.
and will make it greater. We are willing
that the Puritan ancestry shall have any
amount Of credit, and that Plymouth Rock
shall be called the cornerstone of Chicago.
when the person suggesting it looks with
such hopefulncss into the future of Anerica.
with the conviction that Chicago is destined
to be its Capital
MIR. COOKS speculations Us to "Ultimato
America" are certainly most interesting, and
the field is one where imagination can scarce
" outrun the experience of retrospection
He tempers the representations Of the
foreign writer's, md yet cannot heln fore
seeing the time when the American Cont.
nent WILL have a population four or five
times as numerous as that of the eutira
globe to-day. All the methods Of estimat-
ing increase, whether By the capacity of
the country for sustaining human life. or
the ratio OF increase in the past, or
the growth in other parts Of the world. lead
him to this conclusion. Of course it will
take few centuries. It leaves ont of ar
count the AGllerite theories Of universal d.
struchon, and postpones the advent of the
millennium; but the past and contemporaries
GUS experience of most people warrants these
omissions. 1t is not much wonder that this
line of speculation should have suggested the
thought that, if labor troubles now cause so
serious disturbance and give the country
SO great shock, while America is still in its
infancy, the same troubles maghifed in the
1uture by the proportion of increase in ihe
population may rend aud tear asunder all
that binds society and holds Government to-
eetner: But we do not draw the same con-
illusions from this line, of thought that lii.
COOK seems to draw when he makes it. a
warning against the dangers of "pater-
nal Government The prospect would
seem to point to the necessity
OF Strengthening the appliances for self.
protection, against the growth of tbe moh
spirit, and establishing a respect for proner.
g-dghts which shall influence the Jewelers.
and snashers OF things by the prospect of |
summary and severe punishment, Us well as
certain defeat, in the case Of assault,
The meteorological aenaralizatinna in
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THE ROMANTICS 0F HrEr,Rv

The original fconoc1asts had q neat way O.,
knocking fdolatrous images in pieces, partly be
| cause they were moved BY sense of duty and
partly because the times were dull and ordinary
amuscments too higl,-priccd. Theirs was COM
paratively harmless occupation The damage
they did could be repaired at the expense Of |.
few fresh pigments, some yards Of canvas ant
blocks OF wood and stone, according to the de-
/ mand The monks Of the eighth or ninth cen
tury could rchabi1itate saint almost In jiify
Since then the idol-sluashers have made great
advance. No longer content with shatterin:
the gross emblems OF religious faith, they
have invaded the realms of the imagination, and
attacked the most sacred traditions Of bumani-
ty. - No man Is truly great to his valet,'' saith
the philosopher, and, VIC feel inclined to add,
no great man, in these days, is without valet.
The sight OF the worlds Heroes e,s deshaIltis
painful and demoraliziug spectacle. The man
who convtnces ingenious childhood that all The
dolls are stuffed with sawdust is a mors ter
whom it would be base dattcry to call villain;
and, In the same way, society owes no debt Of
gratitude to the writer who strips
the massive figures of history of thei,
brightest ornament Discriminating people will
not, therefore, be thankful for an article in the
last number Of the Gaiary entitled *:'lhc EN-
brofdcry OF History" In which an attempt is
made to prove that the True, the Beautiful, and
the Good are idle terms as applied to the past,
and only applicable IN their full meaning to the
skeptics Of the present.
When the son Of RICHARD BR1SsLEr SnEnI-
DAN proposed to go down in coal mine, the
father demonstrated, and asked what reason he
could possibly hare for SO scnseless MI cxcus-
sion. II should like to say, fathcr," answered
the young man. "that I had seen a coal
minc-;' "What Is to prevent your saying so
now!" retorted the tender parent. Readers
Of the Galary will feel, VIC hope, that there is
nothing to prevent them from cherishing such
beautiful ideas as they have fancy ior, what
ever may be said or written to the contrary. It
is we'll enough for the iconotlasts to maintain
that there were no cotton bales In the breast
works at New Orleans; that PurSAx did not
ride his horse down flight OF seventy stone
steps; that SHERIDAN never made the famous
ride to Winchester: that FARRAGur was not
lashcd to the rigging in Mobile Bay; that
NELSON did not give the signal, ssEnsland
expects every man to do his duty;
That LAWRENCE did not CRY, t4Neycr-
gire up the ship''; that CESAR did not re-
proach his friend with sEt tt, BRrTE''; that
aAL1LEo did not murmur, 8: E pur si muoyc'';
tnat CROMWELL did not tell his men, s4Tr1st il
GOD and keep your powder dry''; that Wilt
[AH TELL never had son, CT q bow and arrow,
u an existence; that BARBARA FR1Ercu1E Was
trunk and disorderlT: tnat GEORGE WASHING -
, 1877-08-05

The domestic affairs Of !ADE11NA PATTI
have at last been settled, but in manner
| which will not please the little lady. Both
she and the Marquis DE CAux, her husband,
had fled applications for separation in the
French Courts. The husbands WIS granted
and the b1adane's refused, and, III passing
sentence, the Court censured her by show
ing that she had not brought forward any
proofs Of the charges alleged against the
Marquis, but, on The other hand, ''t1e doc
unents placed before the tribunal, particu-
larly the correspondence addressed to Nine.
PATTI by third person, show that her con-
duct did the grayest injury to her husband"
3'The third party" Of course, is N1co11S1,
the tenor. The sentence pronounces against
her petition for separation, and condemns
her to pay the costs. As divorce is
unrecognized by French law, it is
stated neither party can marry again
but, as Nine. LuccA found out how
to marry again, Notwithstanding DEGREES
Of Courts, it is probable TINT N1co-
I1s1 md PATTI will find way to marital
bliss. !fAt the same time, it will be- accom-
panied with severe conditions, as the Mar
quis, if he is so disposed, can have her i'm
prisoned for so doing In addition, she will
be cut of from alimony, aud none of the
property will ever go to the children by the
irregular marriage. The worst feature of
the business for PATTI is that her fortune, or
large part of it, is III the hands Of the Mar
quls, and that she cannot touch it. 4 harder
blow could not be struck at the PATTI FAM
ly. As the Diva is not of much further
use for Europe, perhaps she had better come
home, settle down, and behave herself.
, 1877-08-05

There is an impression prevalent in North
ern Idaho that Chief JosEpH and his band
have crossed the mountains to secure safe
hiding places for their plunder and horses,
then to return and make short work Of Camas
Prairie. JOSEPH has threatened this, and is
represented as putting his affairs into such g
Shape TINT he will be enabled to break things
when he comes back from the hills. No e1-
tensive preparation for his reception is re-
ported
, 1877-08-05

Ae1ntorcements are being hurried forward
to aid The defeated Russian army, and great
activity is displayed in an effort to restore the
confidence of the troops. The whole Imperial
Gunrd has been ordered to the front, and the
Army Of the Dobrudschs is hurrying to Sis
tova- In Asia Minor the Russians have
been strengthened, and fighting has been
going On before kars for week without de-.
clsive advantage on either side.
, 1877-08-05
TIE OFFICIAL SWINDLERS.

It is useless to appeal to the Board ol
County Commissioners to act with common
honesty between the public and the men tt
| whom the Commissioners have awarded con.
! tracts. The public ore familiar with the
scandalous, and disrcputable, and criminal
transactions revealed in the dealings OF
| the County Commissioners under the PEE1o.
LAT contracts. The awarding of the con-
tracts for building the Courthouse has been
attended with SO many circumstances OF
fraud and of bribery as to leave no doubt in
the public mind as to the general character
Of tho whole proceedings. Complaint is as
useless as is an appeal to honesty. A major
ity Of the Commissioners are resolute. Pres
ent membership is regarded as harvest, aad
the purpose seems to be TO make the most Of
it. The duty of TIE TRIBUNE, therefore, is
to publish the record, and, as each new eyi-
dence of fraud and robbery is supplied, to
present it to the public, that the latter in
November next may be aroused to the neccs-
sity of action in the matter Of clccting new
men. Let US briefly enumcrate tie latest
transactions, and state their present stua
ton:
A contract was made with HENRY HARMS
to build the foundations of the county wing
for a sum about $S!, 900. The contract re-
quired that he should perform the work
under the supervision Of the architect, and
that for al extra work caused by changes Of the
plans he WAS to be paid such additional sum
as the architect might award him, the de-
cision Of this arbiter being final and conclu-
sivo on both parties. HARMS at the conclu-
sion of the work presented demand for
about $4,000 for extras. The architect
certified that h6 was. entitled to about
10000, and, after sir months of rain effort
to induce that officer to change his decision,
the County Board by a majority vote ordered
the payment substantially of HARMS bill by
the County Treasurer. Commissioner Frrz-
GERALD, however, fled a bill to restrain the
payment of SO much of this sum as was in
excess OF the contract and of the supcrin-
award; the injunction was grant
Ell; a motion to dissolve the niunc-
ton has been argued before Judge
FARwE11, and his decision has not
yet been delivered. Had the HAEus
case stood alone, it is not probable that the
Commissioners would have had the boldhess
to have thus voted this gratuity to the con-
tractor; but it was necessary in order to nd
nit much larger claims Of similar character
IN the part Of all the other contractors. It |
~as clearly an oversight on the part Of the
controlling majority Of the Board that all |
he contracts contained q clause making the |
architect aud superintendent the sole arbiter
n all cases of clnims for extra material or
services. This oversight they took pains to
correct some ten days ngo by ordering that
! dome be built upon the Court House, at a
,ost possibly Of 5000. o.0oo, and that it be
'nilt by SEXTON, soittout any contract, and !
, 1877-08-05

They ere rather more careless of the feel
inss and comforts Of rioters in Canada than
are the Magistrates of American cities, Two
Of mob that fired upon the procession fol-
lowing HAcKErr 10 his grave have been CON-
mitted for trial II ''vithout baiI.~
, 1877-08-05

Judge TnEAT, sitting in the United States
Circuit Court at Springfield, sent batch Of
last ot: Louis rioters to the county jail for
ninety days each. There is strong pros
pect that BOWMAN, Mayor Of East St. Louis,
VINO off1clated as sort Of hend Shacknasty
to the mob, will be prosecuted.
, 1877-08-05

Sub-Treasurer FRANK GILBERT was ordered
up yesterday and thoroughly drilled in the
tactics of managing such Government funds
as shall find their way to Chicago. He will
assume the responsibilities Of the Office to-
, 1877-08-05

begin and have the foundations of the new
building erected this season. 1t is bad
management and bad policy to be postpon-
ing this work, that outstanding indebtedness,
for which taxes are pledged and which is
not pressing, may be paid. The City Conn-
ell cannot afford to let this matter suffer
any further delay.
, 1877-08-05

Gov. LuDnsG7oS, Of Wisconsin, is down in
the mouth because the President took no
notice OF his proposition to orm the inyalids
Of the soldacrs Home during the riots. The
Executive explains that he was flooded with
sl'li;1"r offers, and could not answer them
, 1877-08-05

Ben De Ban, the veteran actor and pro-
prietor of De Bars .Opera-Hopse in St.
Louis, is lying at the point of death n that
city He Is the victim OF paralytio stroke,
and no hopes Of his recovery are entertained.
, 1877-08-05

Intelligence from the Adjutant-General's
Office at Springfield is to the effect that Gov.
cuILoM will shortly promu|gate a general
order thanling the militia in a general way
for their services during the riot
, 1877-08-05

SAM BARD has convened himself, and, after
g long and desperate struggle, has deter
mined upon an unanimous support OF the
President's Pae;fcation Policy. "Bar de
, 1877-08-05

Cu1CAfO COUNCIL OF PRINCES OF JERUSA~
LEM-WiN hold q Regular Convention on Thursday
evening uexl, commencing at 7:30 O'Clock. Work on
the 18th .ad 18th Dcgrces i:y or4es Ct
\. RUSSELL, S. -. G.. NJ.
Eli. GQQQALE, Gr. sec.
, 1877-08-05

In New York on Saturday greenbacks
were steady at 945@94i.
, 1877-08-05

APOLLO LODGE. No. c42 4. F. and A. NJ. will
mold their Sixth Animal Picnic, Thursday Aug. g. at
T11ry-Av Grpvc Special train will leave l. !. Depot
II L. III. sflxr s1orpinE At a stations between thas
and hElr~uud. All Masons and their friends
, 1877-08-05

FT. DEARBORN LODGE, No. 214. ]. q. o. F.-Ha1l
Malison and fias'cdsts: Il is earnestly re-
uurstcd that al uc,nlers Of the LoaEc he present
tuesday evening" Augt<t - matter Of much inter-
est will be presented luE eonsidrIa tnn:
". ". FlTH1AN, Sec-
, 1877-08-05
SOCIETY MEETINGS.

APOLLO CoMMAEDEsY. NO. !. KNIGHTS TEMP
IAie-Mcmbc1x Of this ConM2ndcEy will assemble at
the Arnory for dr5 On Tuesday ersntnE ns1t a. hai,
other rurt business will beeh1uught before the
lody. As .1Iy tltFce weeks intervene between tais
dale and The pilgrimage t!e1cland II II hoped that
every resident nembrr will be assist n
plcnG The necessary arrangements: ~ urder Of tho
T. t. j. Il. pUNLOP. Nceoruer.
CHICAGO CoMMANDEKF. NO. ~. K T.-Attcn-
tfop Sir knights-S, Ated ConGafe Monday evening" Aug
IL i~1 for business. The Str Knights calculating
to atltnd the lr!eunta Gonc1yc OF the Grand Encanp
1nrni ut Cey ohio, particularly requested to
JOHN II. SAND0RN, E. C
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-12-11
Valuable Lands for Sale.

WITH view to change my bust
w ness, | otter for sale my place OF
residence, known as COlamO, lying g
miles east of Bristol, on the A VI 4 o
II II, containing about 700 acres, over
500 acres cleared and in good state Of
cultivation. The mansion is of BRICK
two stories, with ell and cellars, with
tin roof, and is elegantly finished. 1t
occupies n cOmmAG ding site, and the
view ID extensive and ATTRACTIVE. phe
grounds are well improved, and I'D
journlng them are apple and peach
orchards. with Il variety of other fruit
trees of the choicest kind. Altogether
the property is valuable, and with n
small outlay could be made as chann-
ing, as it is now very desirable
place.
Beaver creek tIaverses the farm, af-
fOrding ample water supply, and upOn
it are two sites admirably suited for
machinery, one adjacent 30 and the
other Two hundI il yards distant from
the railroad. acre are also iudica-
tons of iron OF of Valae.
The land IL .vided into three par
cells, with dive mgs and appurtOnances
to each to sui purchasers, IA u wholc
it would maF a first-clasS stock farm.
Aioo tiuC VI Obe iHoueAhu Acres,
lying at the mouth Of Beavercreek, in
Sullivan county, Tenn, II miles south
Of Bristol and six from Union Depot.
This is good farming land, 800 acres
cleared, balance timber of fine quality
There is very fine water power upon
the place sufficient for any kind of
machinery would be a fine location
for the manufacture of wooden arti-
Giles great deal of cedar and pine,
with other valuable timber abound on
the land and i'm the vicinity,
A lso some smaller tracts'of unim-
proved mountain land of good quality
Correspondence solicited.
Address
Col ] II PRESTON,
Box II,
April Is. '75-tf Bristol Tenn,
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-12-11

Tie Horses Back.-The first thing
to observe in judging of a horse, SO
far MS bis back is concerned, is the
length of it. A long back is weak
back the world over, and in every
instance. BY superior excellence Of
structure in other respects, the weak
ness of the back may be, in some
measure, made up; bat the horse
can never be the horse he would have
been bad his back been shorter
one. We do not care how short a
horses back is; for it is Sure evil
dence that he can carry or drag a
heavy weight q great distance, and
not lire neither, if lie be speedy,
will two or three seasons ofturf expV =
rience break him down, rs in the
case with so many of our speedy,
long>backed horses Golden Rule.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-12-11
Agricultural.
Warmth as an Equivalent OF
Food


Every person, and especially every
farmer, should know that whatever
warmth there lie In the blood and flesh
OF man or beast Is the product OF the
combustion OF food daily consumed
The colder the weather or climate the
more carbonaceous or combustible
matter is needed in daily aliment.--
In Arctic regions people consume in
creditable quantities Of fish oil, fat
real and other food rich In elements
that will burn In the body and aid in
keeping it warm. Warm-blooded
beings. whether biped or quadruped,
require about the same temperature Of
blood In all climates. Hence, a warm
house or stable saves more in the food
daily consumed In the winter season
than the Interest on the money il
costs.
There is sound economy in having
warm houses, barns stables and sheds,
with II plenty of good bedding EavOra-
bic to quiet, healthful sleep. We
have before us an instance where a
farmer made Il calf weigh 200 pounds
when one year cid to day. Its dress.
ed weight was 920 pounds, and It sold
for ten cents n pound to butcher
This case Is well authenticated, and
IL instructive by demonstrating that
s02 worth of young beef may be
grown In one year in "A calf only
twelve months old. Ifsold at We cents
pound, as it might be in Nashville,
the producer would get SAC for his
calf keeping calves, pigs and lambs
warm and feeding them are inn or
tant att.
Or course, We speak mainly with
reference 10 n Ter treatment
Warmth Is one of the first and most
important elements of life, health and
rapid growth as applied to children
and the young of domestic animals
They sleep rather more than third
OF the "a hours and clean, warm
beds Tor sleeping purposes are matters
That should by no means be neglected.
The calf referred to did not get new
milk to make him grow fast, as many
have received, but skim milk and the
oil In tlax-seed cake or cotton-seed
cake substituted for that in cream and
butter. English and Scotch farmers
use a great deal of cotton seed cake to
assist In fattening cutie, sheep and
pigs. Since we are feeding these ami
mails for British markets, we should
give more attention to the fattening
properties or cOtton-seed fed with
peas, oat and cOrn-meal.
Three quarters of the hogs con-
sumed In England are not year old
and young beef and mutton are in
equal or greater demand. There Is no
reason why We should feed children
warm cooked food that does not apply
to calves, pigs and lambs. Many
children are living in the world who
do not know what comfort 10, especial
ly In the winter months and perhaps
still more of the brute tribe under
mans control knows still less what
happy existence is. Profit lies in
the strength of kindness united with
good sense in the management Of live
stock. They heed n considerable va.
riety Of nutritive food to meet all the
wants of bone, brain, gland aud
muscle, Nashville american.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-12-11
Southern Agriculture.

A correct criticism of southern
agriculture would seem to give prom~
inencc to the lack of thrift and a
we'll directed intelligence. We do
not mean to say that the southern
farmer knows less than his northern
congener; but that he does not pay
the same attention to those matters
which seem to him small, as does the
northcrner. Were the ideas concern
ing seeds, and fertilizer, and tillage,
which it is the province of the Scien,
tifc Farmer to advocate, practiced
generally throughout the South, we
think that there would Immediately
result great increase in the yield of
crops. und correspondent profit -
Good seed is an essential to good
farming, and a little care exercised
here would offset much bad practice
in the field. If on our own farm we
select the best seed, 10 bushels of
shelled corn per acre is an ordinary
yield, even for a season of excessive
drought like the one just past and
100 bushels of shelled corn should be
our crop in favorable seasons; yet,
if ordinary corn. not selected with
reference to fecundity or habit of
growth were used. it would be diff
cult for us to realize even 80 bushels,
and probably less. Indeed, we have
an instance in mind where the differ.
euce between adjoining crops, to be
ascribed to difference in seed. was so
OF 40 bushels per acre. Ii each of
our readers would carefully try an
experiment by contrasting the yield
from their ordinary seed, with that
obtained from an adjoining acre
planted with seed procured from The
most reliable quarters, we think that
they would become very readily con-
vinced. and be in future better farms
eTs. BETTER still, should each farmer
select his own seed for the most de-
sired qualities Of size, shape aud
grouping. from plants which are unu>
suaily fruitful, be would sOou reap a
large reward. Area is an important
element in the calculating Of farm
profits, but still il is not the only
consideration better halve the area
and double the crop; best Of all,
cultivate all you can, aud get the
largest crop per acre which can be
economically raised.
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Premiums.

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Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-12-11
Fresh Arrivals of Drugs and
Medicines at Bunting & Pep
pers, No. Is, James
NSInnlr

We have very large and we'll selec-
ted stock ofdrugs and chemicals, which
we propose 10 sell at very low rates
for CASH or PROMPT PAYIG QUITO
MERs. Special inducements offered to
Physicians and country merchants
Give US trial. We have received
our supply of fresh and reliable Gar
den Seed We can supply country
merchants with Seeds, on commission
Also large stock of White Lead,
colored Paints, Oils and Varnishes.
Our Store will be open on Sunday,
for dispensing medicines, from to 8,
A. NJ, and from to 4 =. NJ.
March. left.