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The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-31

Chew Jacksons Best Sweet Navy Tobacco
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-05-26
MARSH LANDS OF MISSISSIPPI AND
LOUISIANA.
Home Journal.


The action of the last Legislature of
Louisiana, in chartering a company to
drain certain marshes, and the recent recon
noisance and favorable report of the engi
neers, have drawn attention to this class of
lands. have long been impressed with
their value and susceptibility of reclsma-
ton. A number of years ago from the
Pearl river marches, on land now owned
by DR.. Copes, of your city, and Col. Arich,
of Booster parish, sent specimens of marsh
soil to the commissioner of Agriculture,
who submitted them to Professor jackson,
of Boston. He made a minute and exhaus
tive analysis, which appeared in the ensu
ing report from the Agricultural Bureau.
1 obtained an analysis likewise from Prof.
Forshey and the late Prof. Riddell, of the
University of Louisiana. These eminent
authorities found in the specimens exam
ined all the elements of fertility /; indeed
every constituent of production was pres
ent, not only to make the marches desir
able soil for cultivation, but an admirable
fertilizer for other soils. 1t contests of a
black loan, often six feet deep, on which
the natural grass aud reeds grow in great
iuxuriance from five to eight feet high,
from year to year. In places they are COW
cred with wild pea vine, wild potato vines,
dewberry and blackberry bushes, and
countless variety of flowers. Occasionally
there are shrubs and bushes, but no timber.
Most of these marshes are firm enough for
pastursge, particularly for cattle and hogs.
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-05-26

We hear great deal sometimes of the
equality of flaws between Ireland and England.
and the mutual good feeling growing up be-
tween the two races is spoken of in comfort
able kind of way by those Of our own coun.
trymen who, though born in Ireland, have
never felt what it is to be Irish. In this ooun-
try there are good % many people eh VINO, & aso% n9
Swift" lies heavy on them, and, for the benefit
of those optimists who believe in the possibili-
ty of q race friendship between the two ma
thing works in practice. There are about
20, 600 shipyard laborers in England, who,
almost to q man, are Irish: Their work mainly
consists in helping skilled workmen, called
platers, go per cent of W hom are English, and
all mem bsIs of powerful trades union. A
few years since both classes of men weZe paid
time wages, the ratio being about 32s to lSs
per week for skilled and unskilled labor.
Piece work has now been introduced, end the
platter earns three times his former wsges-of
course, by working three times as hare. The
helper, however (who, under the snb-contraot
system, is paid by the plater) only receives l7s
per week, although his labor, in the same way,
has increased three fold, and the difference in
ekill between the workmen Is really very
slight. Ia some yards the masters, seeing the
Injustice done to the laborer, insisted on his
receiving piece wages, and be then earned IS
where he had previously earned 80. This,
however, was too Inch for the platers, ana
their union stepped i'll and put an end to this
equitable mode of payment, without alleging
shadow of reason the real one being too
disgraceful to mention-the wish to pocket for
themselves the result of other mems sweat.
Scarcely any union exists among the laborers,
who are therefore not in position to struggle
against their taskm masters (their fellow-wor
men); but their grievances have been exposed
in series of mastery papers by Mr.. james
Lynch, of South Shields, who has again and
again invited the uuioniets to appoint arbitra-
tors to decide the matter. This was contempt
uously refused, on the ground that the suffer-
ere wore persons who merely belonged to the
g. sister island - bat Mr. Lynch, nevertheless,
all the help and sustainment which Irshmen
on Tyneside can give him. Politically as well
as socially, a league of 20 900 Irishmen might
weld great influence, and trust Mr.. Lynch,
in the end, will succeed in obtaining justice
for them by giving to the mass that cohesion
and union so necessary to the Improvement o.
their position.-London Correspondence Nation.
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-05-26
O'D0NNELL. II. p, FOR DUNGARTEN, IN.
SCOTLAND.
A VERY STRONG sPEECu.

On the last Monday of April, Mr.. o'Donnell,
the distinguished representative of Dungar-
ven, IEeland, in Parliament, addressed an i'm
mense meeting in the City Hall, Glasgow,
Scotland. His account of the scenes in Par
lament on the occasion of the debate about
Lord Lsitrim, when the House was cleared
and Gladstone and Lord Harrington were
grossly insulted, will be found fresh and inter-
esting. The subject of the Leitrim murder is
ono that even now divides the attention of the
people of Great Britain and Ireland equally
with the threatened Russian war. 1t marks
an episode in the history of landlord oppres-
sion in Ireland, and everything in connection
with it is of great interest to Irishmen the
world over. The Dublin Nation gives this ac-
count of Mr.. ODonnell's speech:
You know the storm of obloquy that has
been poured upon the heads of the three mem
bers of Parliament-Mr. Parnell, Mr.. O'Connor
Power, and myself-wbo stood up in the House
of Commons and stated the truth in opposition
to the libelg OF the professional and volunteer
libellers of Ireland. 1t has been said that our
unveiliDg of the truth was unnecessary. I
would ask this meeting if this is the case On
the 2nd of this month Ireland and Great Bri-
tain were startled by . terrible tragedy-the
murder Of . peer and his two attendants (the
latter utterly ino1fensve and innocent menu
in Donegal. That in itself was terrible thing
-AhuoouI Su6 GBkluR Vi ll10 Is
always terrible the taking of three human
lives 10 still more deplorable and awful But
the questio as presented to the country by
the enemies of Ireland was-Did that murder
in Donegal afford any reason, or shadow of q
reason, for the wholesale calumniRtion of the
Irish tenantry-of the irish raceP (No.) Why
the news of the inquest had not reached Lon
don before nearly all the journals of London,
and . large number of the journals throughout
the British provinces-te their shame be it
said-had already found out who were the
criminals-had already discovered what were
the motives that prompted the crime, ex-
amined the whole case by the light of their
imaginations, and, on the strength of that re-
markable testimony, had brought in the irish
nation guilty of a base and culPSble and bar
bsrons assassination. While this journalistic
conspiracy was going on against the reputa-
tion OF Ireland, were the aotusl leaders of tho
landlord party-the men who from year to year
oppose improvements on tenant rights in Ire
land-were they idle (No.) The murder was
committed on the second of the month, and
within week in the House of Lords the heads
of the landlord faotiOn-Lord Orsnmore and
Browne, Lord Lifford, Lord InehiQuin, and q
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-05-26


without single proof You ssume that Lord
Leitrim acted as q somewhat severe but as
righteous and lst land o-d should have EGtsd.
Why, the infamies OF that life which ended 80
terribly are the common property of public
opinion in ireland. You cannot take mp any
Of the journals without finding allusions to the
we'll known stains upon that life of upright
lsndlordsm" daughter and cheers.) These
journals described that upright landlord as one
who used the terrible powers of eviction to
punish even the banking of his basest passion,
and public Information in Ireland, was 1, an
Irish representative, to be forbidden the op-
portunity of laying those things before that
impartial Imperial legislature that is open to
all complaints and ready to listen to all opin.
ionsf daughter My lords in the House of
Lords could speak, and listen to speaking,
about that blsmeless and upright life, about
his murderous t tenants, aSont that degraded %
public decency in that there was nothing con-
trary to public justice, there was nothing CON
trary to public fairness but for an Irish
member to come forward and say, Before
forming our opinions we must at least take
into consideration this fact, that there are
other circumstances than agrarian crime
tion," the virtuous members OF our i'm.
maculate aristocracy- (lRughter) )-clntched
wildly at their bosoms for their naigrettes
and smelling bottles - (great laughter) =
and, in fual psroxysm of feminine Mysteries,
set themselves to cry out for the exclusion OF
the public press (cheers). How the Car of
Russia maBt ohuckle ut the love OF pueliclty
which the liberal British Govern ment can dis
play on occasions fcheers). Having referred
to the insult in tho lobbies to hr. Gladstone,
the speaker contin ned Having thus breathed
themselves in the lobbies, they returned to
listen to the case of the tenautry of Donegal,
and from that hour to the very end, the Gov
erument giving the cue, the Government party
and the Government supporters deliberately
assumed that and Charles Psrnell and O,Con-
nor Power were defending assassination {" no,
no'O. We told them again and again that
what we were defending was the constitu
tional right of the population Of the Donegal
district, az much as the Middlesex district, or
any Scottish district, not to be condemned
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-05-26

Talleyrand was lame, Madame de Stael was
CROSS eyed. There was no love lost between
them, and both disliked to be remined of their
intirmities. Monsieur, said Madame. meeting
leg" o. CROOKED, as yow see," was Talleyrand's
reply.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-11-28

TIE st. Paul Gto5. publishes a
statement of Patrick Coffee. Il con-
Wet Ill the st tie prison at Saltwater.
which if half trae reveals u revolving
and horrible condition Of affairs in
that institution. Barbarism is too
mild term to apply to the treatment
this man says he received. 1t is
about time some Investigation was
had into the management. financial l
and otherwise Of all our institutions.
The prison especially needs ven-
tilating. 1t is run in the interest Of
airing, at least every body says so.
1t las been u fruitful source Of
Injury to our working people by
putting the labor of convicts in COM
petition with them. Let it be in
vestigated.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-11-28
A CARD


lou WI perhaps >As 'h"1 rr'neeN rec"m-
mehueu 70 cure - many diseases VIII gu c
none tvHf attention. ! e's i'd y tn ia,t that
- 'hp''teaho oSofaHfel rcusatioh J. tie
prime cause o. h'AFiF al1 the = thai ae-h =
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: 1,.'> "''el0a'"' "s nave e. % ma h~
AsSt person ""' after g'v''S i \ TAR t'.s :,
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-11-28
UNDER NHICH KING?

We clip the following sentiment
from the New Haven Union, aud
adopt it rs ours. The Democratic
party must decide. whether it will
become rs its name implies the party
Of the people or continue to drag out
a miserable existence by half halt
in. half hearty policy. Either money
is king or the people. We believe in
the people and cast our fortunes with
theirs.
The Augusta Chronicle, the leading
journal Of Georgia. voices the senti-
ucnt of the South when it says that
THE final struggle Of 1889 Will DO
whether we are To live under M ORR
entail system Of despotism OF under
the bill Of rights proclaimed nv
Thonas jefferson. If, describing All
neresies and small questions. the
democratic purity plants itself firmly
upon u true platform Of principles,
II viii WIN the day. II it betray the
people again. for the sake Of money
changing % political rpacKs.its defeat
10 ~ certain IS tile rising Of the snn.'
The prevailing sentiment of the South
IL for :. union with tie West in 1870,
placing some conspicuous Greenback
Democrat Il. the head Of the ticket
anil adopting u platform in full har-
inonY with tile progressive sentiment
IF the country. The idea that tho
Democracy mist bow down to New
York again. and be dictated TO by tho
money power. is secuted everywhere.
Only sis a peoples party can the Dem
Ocrats regain the government.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-11-28

Mrs. j, ANDERSON, Of Chicago, has
been, after trial and conviction, sub.
jected to the discipline of the
Methodist Episcopal body for the
helnons offence Or renting her grounds
for beer garden. Had Mrs. Ander-
sons land been covered with palace
buildings, where wheat rings gambled
where stock jobber5 trade in false
hoods where money sharks ground
the faces Of the poor--where tho
thousand denominations dignified
under the name Of respectable callings
were carried OH, she might still
occupy the front seat in the Syna
gogue and raise the note of :Old
Hundred" upon the higher keys.
But renting to u beer-garden is an
objectionable offence, and Mrs.
Anderson deserves to be set down on.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-11-28

THE ocean is nota respector of per.
sons. Il shook up II. r. II. the
Princess Louise on her way out to
Canada 50 that she was dreadful sea
SICK. Indeed like one Of Dickens
characters in David Copperfield, the
Princess might we'll say that she was
on these occasions "a lone, Torn
creeter' and didn't care snap what
happened.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-11-28

A MUCH insured man. Dwight, has
just died; whereat the Life Assurance
company are in great establishment,
as If placing $250,0O0 of life policies
upon one would likely prolong exist
ence. Under such load even this
Dwight withered.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-11-28
1900, eco Acres
Rich Farming Lands
SITUATED IN
Sou thwestarn Minnesota and
Northwestern Iowa.

For Sale at low prices, with easy
terms Of payment, and at low rates
OF interests.
These lands arc very productive,
easy Of cultivation, and convenient
TO markets. Alternate sections
mostly occupied by actual settlers
Climate pleasant and healthy
Flourlshing villages, with churches
ard schools at convenient distances
along the whole line Of road.
Send for "MINNHsoTA HOME
STEAD" which gives full Informal
ton, or for prices Of particular
lands apply person ally or by let
ter TO LAND Department"
ST. |. & SIOUX CITY R.R.
ST. Paul, Minnesota.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-11-28

HERE are such things as running
matters IN the ground-and the drive
well business is one Of them. james
may find. if he exasperates people
much more, that men have for much
less been driyen-well, out Of the
state.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-11-28
WIS NO. 229

THURSDAY is thanksgiving day.
We will not eat turkey-they roost
high these cold nights.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-11-28

THE national committee of the
National party is called to meet in
Washington, D. c., 30th November.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-11-28
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tl4r u -.ish gram duh.
Socialism IL repo ted rampant in
Italy. Assassinat. are common.
The Afghan array Is reT ort-d in fill
retreat before tue alv nc III Br fish.
TAr name Of tie vessel wificl NIX
the PoInerani is the Noel Eiiiau.
>le 5 ngw locked III Dover.
Two incrndiIrg fires yesterday III
Ia@kt0n. ID. IL. destroyer a ware
house OF Frank IIefnrr, with cont, n :
and he stable OF >nithson x iIals~y
Three horses were burn IN tie lat
ter. Los aDou. . 0JU.
The Hamburg American line
steamer Pamerania, Capt. >cliwensen.
which sailed from New York or the
l4lit Of November for Hamburg and
cpIIisled yesterday while III "a fog off
Folkenstom. England. ani fonndered
1T sea. OF the passengers liz were
rescued. leaving S. unacronnted for.
Her cargo was valued at $500
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-11-28

First class work and first class
workmen.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-03-20
lie Went West.

A good story is told Of conversative
insurance president, in this city. His
son, an active and well-educated youth,
finding mercantile life here rather dis
tasteful, and the chances for young men
not numerous, took Horace Greeley's
advice, went West, and entered upon
sheep raising The president was much
disappointed at the course 70 his ambi-
tious offspring, but mutual friends
brought back such good accounts of the
business. and of the young mans sue
cess, that the worthy president finally
informed Boston merchant that he
had got tired of hearing the stories, and
proposed to send his secretary out to
look into the subject, ga man of years
and experience, sir, whose head Is not
likely to be turned.
The merchant being interested in the
matter, after sufficient lapse of time
asked his friend what was the result of
the secretary's mission.
"Wel, to tell you the truth, MIR. g.
said the president, frankly, " / suppose
this is rather sheepish matter, for |
have got letter from my secretary,
and he says he shall not return, rs he is
going into the business himself.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-03-20

!! cessihle a. psoI ~ 90 "
water. The cries ~ tie aeonixine
mother and the chief ct the awful leo.
pardy in which their only child was
placed may be easily conceived. Mac
lean implored the man to give him
back his son, and expressed Els deep
contrition for the degradation he had,
in a moment, of excitement inflicted
on his clansman. The other replied that
the only condition on which he would
consent to the restitution was that Mac
lean himself should bare his back and
consent to be fogged as he had been.
In despair the chef consented, saying
that he would consent to anything If
his child was restored. To the grief
and establishment of the clan, Maclean
bore this insult, and when it was COM
pleted. begged that the clansman might
return from his perilous position with
the young chief The man regarded
him with smile of demonaic revenge,
and, lifting the child above his head,
plunged with him into the waters below.
The sea closed over them, and neither,
it is said, ever emerged from the tenn
pestons whirlpools and basaltlc caverns
that yawned around them, and which
still threaten the inexperienced naviga-
tor on the shores Of Null.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-03-20
Old Maids.
exception

When lady reaches 80 years. and
remains unmarried, she begins to be
spoken of AZ an "old maid ;" in such a
manner and tone as to indicate some
thing of contempt, carrying with it an
idea that if she had been of any ac-
count she would not have remained
single. All of us can look back with
very kindly memories of those who
were old maids when we were in our
teens; of their obliging dispositions
their hardness in sickness, how indis-
pensible they were at gatherings, at
singing schools, at tea parties and pic
MICS; there was not social gathering Of
any kind, nor any enterprise put on
foot, at which they were not expected
to be present to assist by their counsels.
their busy fingers and their willing feet
to go where duty called; where there
was suffering to alleviate; where there
was sorrow, calling for sympathy, and
bereavement, to be lightened by their
wise words and kindly attention.
When there is work to be done ut
church, they enter upon it with alacrity,
and with an intelligent and hearty CO.
operation, which compels success.
"The are the jewels of my church"
said an eminent and gifted divine,
"more useful than their married sisters
because they have more time" There
is no growing family that is not the bet
ter for having an old maid in it. Let
them have our respectful and deferen-
tial attentions whenever we meet them,
and thus compensate them in small
part for the sighting manner in which
they are treated by some, who would
be surprised to know that in so doing
they have merited the epithet "ill
bred "-Jou7adl of Health.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-03-20
Diver And Shark.

dived once in Mobile Bay, where l
put over 800 chains under an ironclad
The greatest annoyance that we had
there was the sharks. They didn't dare
tackle us because with our armor we
looked more like scarecrows than any
thing else. They would come sailing
along and gradually swim up towards
us with their great mouth wide open,
but when within n few feet Of us they
would stop and lay there happin' their
fins and looking, 1t seemed to me, like
the very devil himself. Finally we de-
v;sed way to scare them OIL that never
failed to brighten them so that they
would stay away an hour or longer be-
fore they dare come back. The armor
we wear is air tight you know. Our
Jacket sleeves were fastened around
our waists with an elastic; so that the
air could not escape. BY running my
finger under the sleeve of my jacket |
could let air out, and as it rushed into
the water it would make a sort of his
sing noise and n volume of bubbles
shoot up. 80 whenever those Internal
sharks would come prowling around me
| would let Il lot Of air out and send a
stream of bubbles into the sharks face
with kissing noise like steam from a
gauge cock. The way that the sharks
would 60 scooting off was funny to be-
hold.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-03-20

msd5olne prssc Ned ior heaj1h. when
rainy o. bad weather comes, % You
can't work out Of doors, cut, split and
pile your wood, make your racks, fix
your fences or gates, and patch the
roof of your barn or house. Study
your own interest closely and do not
spend your time in electing presidents,
governors and other smaller officers, or
talk of hard times and spend your
time in whiting store boxes.
POINTS OF A DAIRY COw.-Mr. Bald
win, of Ohio, at the late meeting of the
American Dairymen's Association gave
his views on the dairy COW as follows:
1t is useless to talk about best breeds
for dairy uses, because no one breed is
entirely reliable. AS far as the speak
er's observation had gone, the Ayrshire
furnished the most good ones for butter
making. There are about forty-fve diff
ferent points indicative of good dairy
cows. Some of these points were
named. A "dishing" face is one mark
of superiority; also the milk vein. A
thoroughbred that will certainly repro
duce her own qualities must carry these
points, which are more often hidden in
the male than female. The speaker
exhibited cuts showing good points in
various breeds of cows. Good dairy
cows should have thick, strong lips,
and the eyes should be large, showing
much white; good mixers are also
spirited. The horns should have an
upward and forward direction. and the
annual rings rather indistinct; the
horns should also have waxy appear
ance. rather than dry. Good cows
should have short bodies, heads, necks,
and legs; the neck should be neat, and
the shoulders light and neatly formed,
and lower than the hips. There are all
through the country common COWS,
which have many good qualities for
mixers, which farmers might easily
improve. Low sides are marks of good
mixers. In short, the COW should be
neat and perfectly shaped, and rather
wedge-shaped, being broader in the
rear, with light TANKS. Jerseys and
Ayrshires that are good mixers are
notable in these respects. In short
legged COWS the udder should hang low,
nearly to the ground: tail long and
tapering. Many of these points are
often not noticeable, but the dishing
face is one to which there should be no
exception.