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than this that In deciding cash OF thosc ,r..
lions, Whatever they might b : he would dnrid,
them, not according TO any random rule ys,rvins.
with each mans personal vain, or caprice. nr
unrcstrain"di ud gmnnt. but according TO a nXnd
standard Of cOnsttution VI an statutory ln,v
ThMthis released him in any dsgrco from t,s
obligation 10 consid r All 4 ,ids all qu ,,tons
that might bo submit a to him. or authoris.t
him to say that tn lro is no constitutional
power anywhere to decide some OF thoso
questions, and therefore that ho woulI
not hear and act upon them. WoufI
be n preposterOus Onluson. entirely at ,orf.
ancc with the declared purpose Of the act. For
example. whom the uu stion whether tho En.
turning Board Of Florida had not made Il fails,
and fraudulent return u the popular vote camo
regularly before tho commission in the mannor
prescribed by the net. and tho objection was in
terposcd that there could be no inquiry outslIs
Of the papers. but that the papers were concb,.
sive adccsion sustaining that preliminary obs
lection was no decision upon the question, which
tho members OF the commission were sworn n
try. aud which tho act intend Vi that they shoul1
try. The eight Commissioners who sustained
that preliminary objection decided n auosti,,
brought before thcn by the Republican counsel
but not within the forms Of the act, and refused
10 decide n question submitted 10 them under
the very terms OF tho act. 10y the Democratic
counsel They did not consider and decide aIl
the questions upon. or in respect Of the douhlo
returns from the state Of Florida. They decided
that they would not hear them
Requesting your renders 10 preserve tho con.
tinuity Of this discussion, | shall 80 ON To in
quirc whether any subsequent provisions Of tho
act afford any Justill alton for this extraordt.
nary proceeding. JumDIcus,
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1t has been held in some quarters that the
extraordinary turn which the trade balances
have taken in our favor since 1873 is not an
Indication Of good 10 the general commerce Of
che country. 1t is argued that the decline in
imports IS solely attributable to falling of
Of home consumption by reason OF poverty
and sheer inability to purchase. We think
otherwise
The extreme depression Of business which
commenced with the panic Of 1873, became
more and more intensified during 1874
and 1875. In no branch of industry WAS this
depression more marked than in the manu-
facture of cottOns. Wages We're reduced,
mills stopped running, and great distress
prevailed at the manufacturing centres
This period Of stagnation was fruitful OF
failures assignments, and bankruptcies. The
process, however was both necessary and
healthy. Toward the beginning of 1876 East
ern manufacturers had adjusted their bust
ness 10 the new order of things Meantime
cotton had fallen in value, and old stock had
been cleared out through the medium of
great public auctions. Since then owing in
y certain measure to an improvement in our
manufacturing Processes and 20 the low price
OF labor and cotton, We have been enabled
to produce goods at home on better terms
Than We can import them; and hence to "A
great extent the startling decline Ia the i'm
portation Of British cottons. The American
people have been steady and generous con
Bumers Of domestic cottOns throughout the
period OF commercial and financial depres-
sion. During the year 1878 our manu-
facturcrs converted some GOo0J0 pounds
Of cotton into cloth. Little Of this was
exported 1t was CONSUMED here by our
S,ooooOO.of people giving fourteen pounds
Or al average of say fifty yards, for every
man, woman, and child in these Unitnd
States. This certainly does not show cx-
treme poverty, or inability to purchase, on
The part OF the American people.
The following figures show the decline in
English shipments of cotton, wcrstcd, and
woollcn piece goods TO this country since
1871:
cotton G,.is Woog,n Gooh Wo',.i G,pL
~ '5 3,5;,S@ ~. .ll go 3 .S3sc,
Substantially, the American market has
been lost to the British manufacturer OF cot
ton and w,ollon goods But this Is not ALL
England has for long time flooded the
market Of lndia. China. and South America
with llim~y cottoa5 that cannot stand s.n-
gle washing Last year some OF our mrger
manufacturers sent agents to Manchester
who procured samples Of cotton goods suit
ed 10 the markets OF In liza and China and
th"sr goods We're reproduced here free from
starch, and Of better and heavier quality.
They wore shipped direct TO Mancheei n.
The venture proved successful, and consid-
erahlc trade 10 now done in Manchester in
cotton fabrics manufactured In this country.
Agents have likewise been sent to South
America from Fall River, and tho cotton
mills there have large orders on hand for
shat market. Our great success, however,
has been IN the manufacturing Of woysted
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The Committee on Agriculture of the Mas
sachuscits Legislature has been investigating
the liability Of dogs, especially Of Spit dogs 10
be attacked by lydropAobia. The usual DIVER
sity Of opinion was expressed 10y the witnesses
examined, some Of them ayowing the belief that
til" bite Of the Spitz dog is So poisonous that it
VIII produce hydrophobia even If the animal
itself is not maI while that variety of the
canine race WAS generally characterized a- u
vicious ana altogether worthless brute. But.
on the other hand, there were witnesses who
spoke of it in the highest terms. notably Mr.
hlNG, who seems To have made il n specially to
bo bitten by Spitz dogs. lie testified he had
been bitten nine times by three dillrrcAt dogs of
that breed. and had never perceived amy i'll
enets thoreirom. His singular experience
appears to have given him special affection for
the particular breed Of dogs which had used
their teeth 80 freely upon him.
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C.lRDIN MTLOSkEY.
The Thirty-third Anniversary Of his Elevation
To the EpIscopacy.

Yesterday was the thirty-third annivcr-
snry Of Cardinal MrCloskeys conservation az
.oadlutor Bishop of this diocese by the late
bishop Hughes. Four other young priests
the Cardinal was young then, only thirty-four-
W'r" on'rrrat'd Bishops at the same timo in
N" ohi Cathedral in Mott street. or the live. IF
Wnom W'rr Bishop fll~patricko Of Boston, Bishop
Hlarrfs "l thirdgo. aud Bishop Tynman 81
hullliu. the Cardinal il the sole survivor HIS
ilralh is excellent, and he is Likely 10 live Tor
many years.
.NiWr- General Quinn Chancellor Preston and
ollrr cl"rgymrn visit ri the Cardinal and offered
lhrr congrutula tions. Among tine lay visitors
Welr Tie Hon. Inhn knllN md Mrs. kclly.
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TIE ELECTORAL IfW or 1917 EY-
1MIsLD IND EXPLAINED

-.
10 THE EDITOR OF lHE SUN-Sr pro-
coed, according to my promise. To show that the
terms of the Electoral Commission act required
the commission to at upon all questions that
might he brought before them in Il certain
prescribed form, ana to decide thereon accord
ing 10 the law ana the papers sent to them un-
Ger 'he act anu That the minority OF the COM
'l-Si"h' III "Ncluilhg All consideration OF the
c''"Vhoc "H'r"u 10 n' submitted 10 thcm IN the
cases oil iiorida anu Louisiana. acted contrary
"the intention OF the law and 10 the oath OF
once whlth II prescribed.
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II the report that the Mexican General
CoHTINA has been sentenced to death proves
true his fate will not excite much sympathy
among the American settlers on this side OF the
Kio Grande. For years this Mexican officer
has been believed to have been the prime inst-
gator of the repeated raids which have been
made on Texas soil for the plumber Of Ameri-
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To THE EDITOR OF THE Sun n; Your
comment, on the n,cton of Wihar nicky respe citing
HE youiluncss OF our cit, hishwaymen. or Knight, uf
thr Road, will call attention 10 the quality OF some Of
our lurhlo story papers II, hurnns shame that ~, II
papers ARE published. nod with the ,Nplnli@ o wick Il
nNs or hulN who have dsoirNcd their parents what
' use ~ sunday schools M their n would be
great blessing 10 parents II lnt So would expose iln
As lNIfRtsIEp fA1ulk
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TO THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-SH: Plense
hnd enclosed check for thirteen dollar, from the club
for Int srN For the first time in many years the Dcmo
'fats nave gained thorough victory Ia our town
not Republican having been eircrd This j. the re.
suit OF loisuns Frnuiulcnt President on The country
Yours, Nc., j Gkllils
WASH HuRLsY. n. y March g.
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The showing is certainly q very healthy
one.
Representatives OF British, French, and
German manufacturers, visitors ut the Cen
tennial Exhibition, freely expressed the
opinion that they cannot hope, under exist
ing conditions, to compete SO successfully
with our own manufacturers OF certain
styles Of cloths and coatngs in the future as
they have done In the past.
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e Nv form may waste beneath the sod,
Ny soul Progresses toward II, Gou =

As CnILDs. A. NJ. truly remarks it is not the
erratic flash Of uneulturcd genius. but the
perfect art Of the pract Sod poet. that touches
the heart and wins the household suliragcs Of
readers
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1t is said that little EUGENE HALE Of
Maine declined the Cabinet position offered him
10y HAYES be 'ause he is ambitious 10 succeed
old iANsIBAL HAMLIN in the nate. HASNI-
BAL g term expires In four years. and little Mr..
HALE thinks that those four years can be more
probably employed in the House. fixing things
for 1881. than AZ the most insignificant member
OF Fraudulent Cabinet. presiding over the dos
tinic- Of II rotten navy. Perhaps he il right:
hut "a political calculation based on the prospect
OF HANNIBAL HAMLINs death or retirement
from public life Is. To- put IT mildly. speculative
ia N" "Nfrrmc. Il j. true that old HANNIBAL il
pledged To- retire from the field at tho end Of his
present term hut he was Just rs strongly
pledged 10 retire AZ the end Of his last term.
Little Mr.. HALE may safely assume that nothing
short Of dissolution can ever shake this Old
Man OF the Sea from the shoulders Of the
nation. Az for supplanting him in the afrec-
tions II tho farmers ~ the prnobsrot valley.
little Mr.. HALE can only hope TO do that when
he has learned 10 smile as srdu lively, To shake
hands a. winningly. and 10 Distribute Agrcul-
tural reports and Patent ONCE documents with
such captivating grace a. the acknowledged
master Of those arts. Littl" Mr.. HALE will have
10 wait for HASSIBAL's death--lnd IA 10 death.
10 borrow the eloquent language OF Nj. TurrgE.
Who ever saw n mule dicf'
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In the prose department Of the Philadcl-
pha Ledger. CHILDs. A. NJ. speaks very kindly
and generously OF the venerable LoNGFRLLow.
His own right 10 sit in Iudgmen, lie asserts. u,
usual, in the obituary column. where w, find
these lines which LoNorELLow could never
have written:
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No ono, however great his abilities or fortune
should consider himself degraded by being require, to
"fiHm ~ dntf- ~ any office u,i u -sar, tr he
Cnpina.
But man who Nils the onlre Of President.
knowing that he was not elected thereto by the
peoples electors, mny well consider himself de-
graded and tit object for the scorn of all good
ri lll.nA
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Even tho fricndlcst criticism cannot affect
to regard BLAINE's first appearance in the rOlc
OF leader of the Senate as a success. The young
man should have tlrried in Jericho a whilo
l..
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The once festive Bob INGrRsoLL. having
got no Office has drapcd his shirt bosom in
mourning and asks. What party do belong
TO. should like to know with the same
pathos which made j. MADISON WELLs's cele-
brated conundrum 50 touching
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II cx-PrcsidontGRANT leases the GARNER
estate on Staten Island. he VIII have another
distlnSu she'd Civil Service rcformer. Mr..
GEORGE WILLIAM CuErIs. for a near ncighbor.
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The Flying Dutchman Of politics has made
harbor once more and has found some one to
love. Since his last landing ut tho timc of tho
Fifth Avenue Hotel conference. when he con-
tdcd his affections to the keeping Of Mr. TIL
DEN. this restless navigator has been driven in
almost every direction by the wind and waves.
The grass must look very green TO Mr. CARL
SCHUnz, and tine songs OF the robin and tho
hoholiuk must sound sweet to ears that have
been tortured for eight months by the CULTS
screams and the harsh cries Of the stormy
petrol. We hope that the Flying Dutchman
will enjoy his stay on shore and make the most
of tern his unfortunate destiny sets him adrift
again to be- the sport Of the elements and the
Tilted Of his beloved.
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Now York is doubly honorcd this time.
She is honorcd by the putting Of her distin-
guished son. WM. VI. EyARTs. into the Office Of
Secretary OF STATE. md she is honorcd by the
putting Of her distinguished son. HAMILTON
FISH, out of it,
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1t would seem that the Fraudulent prc--
dent docs not intend to make u Republican Adj
minstratiOn. Texas Pacific is his strong hold.
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The Peoria person who claims to be Soma
tor elect from Louisiana is stu perching on tho
ragged edge, with "a fair prospect Of staying
there Tor some days yct-possibly longer There
will undoubtedly be- two reports in his case, and
season of specchmaking before the vote is
reached
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WIS SIMON IAMEkON pufpOsoIv Kept upon
the Committee OF Foreign Relations in order
that the other MONITORS ofthat committee might
exercise n supervision over the foreign rca-
tons Of old SIMON himself?
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-03-14
The Names of Nails.

The terms "four-penny," "six-pen-
ny" ten-penny," ETC., as applied to
nails, means this: "Four-penny"
means four pounds to the thousand
nails, "six-penny" six pounds to the
thousand, and SO on. It is an old
English term and meant, at first, ten
pound nails (the thousand being un-
derstood); but the old Englshmen
clipped it to ten-pun;" and from that
to "ten-punny;" and so it degenerate
ed, until "penny" was substituted for
pound" So, when you ask for four
penny nails, nowadays, you want those
a thousand of which will weigh four
pounds; but in these degenerate times
we question whether you will get as
many as thousand in that weight
When thousand nails weigh less than
one pound, they are called tacks, brads
ETC., and are reckoned by ounces tic
the thousand); SO you will see "8-oz,
10-oz," 16-oz," etc., on papers Of
tacks.
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4 Small Boy in the House.
Washington Correspondence Detroit Ne1

Washington Correspondence Detroit News.
A pretty little tow-headed boy, a
perfect Cupid in form and feature, and
as full of mischief as the god he re-.
sembles, has been playing about the
floor of the House every day. He is
the son of one of the members, and has
become the pet of all of them, and is
permitted to indulge in any license he
pleases. He is mere mite, just out
babyhood, and crawls into all sorts of
corners and cuts up all sorts of capers.
He scampers up and down the aisles,
pinches the legs of the solemn Solons,
and grins in the very faces of the most
rampant orators. While the GRIM
visaged Evarts and General Dan Sickle 4
were seated chatting together within
the bar, this afternoon, this little imp
bounced up to them with a hop, skip
and q jump, and threw himself into
Sickles' lap where the soldiers missing
right leg ought to be. The soldier and
the lawyer were charmed by the appar'
ition, forgot all about politics and the
Presidency, and We'd with each othe1
in fondling and petting the little fellow
While Buckner, of Missouri, was talk
ing on the Michigan case, the child
attracted by his loud and angry man
ner and tone, ran down the middle
aisle to where the orator stood, ane
striking the attitude at his very feet
stared up into his face, as he wouit
stare at Punch and Judy show or at I
hurdy gurdy.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-03-14

barnyard as ON men and women.
Warm, stimulating food, forces an
early maturity which is not compatible
with prolifcacy and longevity. Is it
possible that the unusual mortality
among hogs during the past few years
is owing to the habits induced by high
feeding for q aumber of generations be-
fore? The breeders of almost every
kind Of improved stock suffer their
heaviest losses from diseases and from
the barrenness of many of their other
wise choicest specimens. It is no de-
NAL of the numerous advantages of
thoroughbred animals to state these
facts, which enthusiastic amateurs are
most apt to overlook.-Cw. Country
Gentleman.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-03-14
AGRICULTURAL NOTES.
Making Hot Bods,

In case pit is used, of course the
place selected must be one where no
water will stand in it. The sashes
should slope to the south and the south
east. If there is no shelter at the
north or northwest, such as fence or
building, temporary screen of brush
or boards may be put up. The manure
being ready, place litter or leaves at
the bottom of the pit to the depth of
SIX inches, then put on layer of ma.
nure, taking care to distribute long and
short evenly, and beat it down with the
back of the fork. When the pit is full,
tramp it down rather firmly with the
feet, to make level surface, if any
soft places are found, add more manure
to make all uniform. Then put on the
earth. For the hot bed with the manure
above ground put down four stakes
to mark the corners of the pile, which
should be foot larger than the frame
at each side and end. Put down
layer of any coarse litter or old
pea brush, and build up the pile
gradually, being guided by the corner
stakes. The manure should be laid on
evenly, forkful at 8 time, the edges
of the bed kept firm and even, and the
manure we'll beaten down as the work
goes on. The pile should be three feet
high and so well made that it will settle
all alike. The loose fine manure that
is left is to be carefully shoveled up
and spread on top of the pile. The
frame is put on and the earth added.
Sometimes a compromise between
these two methods is adopted. Instead
of making the bed On the ground, an
excavation two feet deep, and two feet
longer and two feet wider than the
frame is made, but not boarded up,
and the pile built up in this. The more
solidly the manure is packed, the
slower and more long continued will
be the heat; where there is large
share of litter or leaves, there is little
danger of making it too compact, but
either extreme must be avoided
AgScakanist.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-03-14
Bare Spots Under Trees.

To preserve a handsome, rich law n
the trees must not be 80 close and dense
as to exclude entirely the suns rays
from the grass beneath them. But
where the foliage is so thick or abun-
dant as to cause bare spots, the difficult
ty may be variously obviated. Orchard
grass grows well in shade, but it is too
coarse for lawns. June grass or Ken
lucky blue grass, on the contrary,
makes fine, soft, beautiful turf, and
will also grow well in a moderate shade,
after it has once obtained foot-hold,
which it is rather slow to do, requiring
two or three years. The periwinkle
(Vinca) will make dense growth,
green both in winter and summer, the
objection to it being it's tendency to
spread. Perhaps best of all is the ivy,
which, if thickly planted, will soon
cover the surface, layering assisting in
the operation. In the northern por-
ton of the Union, where the ivy is kill
ed by winter on the sides of walls, it
will remain green On the surface of
the ground, where it derives warmth
from the earth.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-03-14

Mr.. ANNEsLEY, English Consul at
Hiogo, reports that the expectation OF
fans from Hiogo and Osaka in 1875
rose to about three millions in number,
$4,000. The increase was due to q
great extent to the approach of the
Centennial Exhibition at Philadelphia.
Almost all the fans are shipped to the
United States. In the olden days OF
seclusion from the outer world the
whole sale of fans in Japan seldom ex-
ceeded 10, 600 in d year, and the high
est priced fan was not more than i've
yen. Since the arrival of foreigners
some few fans have been made to or
der at rs high price as $40 or $15 each;
but the demand for the highly-orna'
mented fans is not sufficient to encour.
age the production of large quantities
of frst-class work.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-03-14
THE FLIGHT OF TIME

lime speeds away, away, away;
another hour, another day,
another month, another year,
rail- from us as the leaflet sere.
IL; lime will our choicest strength invade,
Inc rose bloom from the cheek will fade,
Inc tresses from the temples fall,
Inc eye grow dim and strange to all.
lime speeds away, away, away;
Like torrents in a stormy day,
he undermines the stately tower,
oproots the tree, and snaps the flower,
And tears from our d istracted breast
Inc frieD DIS that loved, the friends that blest,
ana leaves us weeping on the shore
10 which they can return no more,
Time speeds away, away, away;
NO eagle in the skys of day,
No winds along the hills can fee
so swiftly or 80 smooth as he.
Like fiery steed, from stage to stage,
he bears us on from youth to age,
Then plunges in the fearful sea
vi fathomless eternity.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-03-14

THOUGH Vesuvius has been in a state
OF eruption twenty-six times during the
present century, against twenty-three
in the eighteenth and four in the seven
teenth century, the largest number Of
many hundred years, it is still disturb
ed. There are expectations of a speedy
outbreak, which will be grateful to the
Nepolitans, since it will bring an influx
of strangers to their city.