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Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-03-07

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P0etry.
WOuldn't You.

.- Wouldn't You.
.- 80
BY LYDIA +. uISMAN
ne told me my face was the purest
And fairest he ever had known;
The bobolink envied my singing,
The nightingale mimicked its tone;
My dimples they quarrcled with cherries,
just undef eyes tender and blhs:
My fresses they angered the sunbeams;
smiled on him then, wouldn't you?
lie told me my fingers were dainty;
Ay lips only modelled to kiss;
And would give one of the sweetest
For such poor bauble as this?'
Maybe ought not to've done it,
But he looked SO besecching and true,
And the ring was so pretty took it,
And gave him kiss, wouldn't you?
lie told ME there was dear cottage
just down near the rocks by the sea,
Where the sweet roses nodded a welcome,
And m -cking-birds waited for me-
With !. imseli, Of course, for the MASTER
'Twa, Il, ade plenty large for us two;
forgot wha. said, mt Pm thinking
kissed him ara in, wo.,'dn't you?
-Chicag" Inter-Ocean
Wood Saving.
"I'm ont Of work and have no food"
Spoke up the tramping cheat
'l'll give you both, - the man replied,
$50 sit You down and eat:
Then unto yonder wood-pile go,
Where toll till return,
And feel how proud a thing is
livelihood to earn"
a saddened look came DER tho tramp;
lie seemed like one bereft;
He slowed away the victuals cold;
Hc-saw the wood and left!
-Leriston Journal
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The Russellville Democrat., 1878-01-31

believe would have been ruinons to the State. We chose to do our duty and speak our honest convictions, and so we did. We are heartily glad that the scheme has failed, and are truly rejoiced that it is now elim- mated from the politics of our State. There are other questions demand ing attention of far mere importance to the people of our State, and may we not hope shat they will now re- ceive at least & portion of the atten- ton which so many patriotic gentle men have been bestowing upon this financial question. We want a re- trenchment in the administration of the State Government. We want a more efficient working of our public school system. We want all insane asylum. Let us turn our attention to these matters and see if it will not add about as much to our credit and prosperity as it will to run crazy to get tho holders of our fraudulent bonds to compromise claims at double or tripple their value.
The Russellville Democrat., 1878-01-31
 THE AR. PLAN DEAD.

Elsewhere we publish letter to the People of Arkansas from Major Jno. D. Adams, on the subject ct Arkansas Finances. Notwithstand- ing the length of the document we have given it in full, believing that our readers will be willing to stand the loss of this much valuable space for the satisfaction of knowing that the scheme is dead! dead! pEApl During the discussion of the matter for the past four months we have expressed ourselves freely upon the
 subject, and now that it is all over we can only say that we have not q single regret for having pursued the course we did. We regarded the plan as a bad one for the State, and we therefore opposed it regardless of consequences. We lost some personal friends by our course, but we can never consent to retain any persons friendship at a sacrifice of ouf duty. We had either to lose their friendship or to shirk the duty devolving upon us of denouncing q scheme which we believed and yet
The Russellville Democrat., 1878-01-31
To the People of Arkansas.
Continued from fourth page.

Continued from fourth page.
 AT HOME. SATURDAY, Jan. l9, '7S. Gov. w. R. Miller, President Finance
 Board:
 DEAR GOVERNOR: Your communi- cation of l6th, giving your reasons for not calling the Legislature in ex- tra session for the purpose of dispos- ing of the finance question, was hand ed me last evening by your servant. Although differ widely in the views of the Board on that grave question, you and they have my thanks for the expressions therein contained. Have you yet received the communication signed by Arkansas bondholders, in New York which Mir. Redfeld telegraphed me had been mailed Tuesday night? If so, please send to me by the bearer, and l will re- turn it to you Monday. Also please, send me the letter wrote you from London in regard to the Hollords, and l will return them also on Mon day.
 Will the memorial of bondholders already referred to have any effect upon the mlnd of the Finance Board in regard to calling the Legislaturef
 Yours truly, JOHN D. ADAMS.
 The Governor to-day sent the let ters referred to, with the following note:
 STATE OF ARK's, EXECUTIVE OrFicE,l
 LITTLE RocK, Jan. 2l, 1878.
 DEAR MAJOR: l send your letter referred to in your note of this date. It is the only one received from you.
 No memorial from the bondhold CTS has come to my hands. If it had or does come, 1t will make no difference or change my mind about
The Russellville Democrat., 1878-01-31
THE PUBLIC CREDIT AND
 THE PEOPLE.

There is sense and force in the following well digested thoughts from the St. Louis Republican, and public credItors--the holders of pub lie evidences of indebtedness, nation al and state, would do well to heed the full and true intent and purport of the public sentiment which un. mistakenly crops out in the direc- ton indicated by the Republican $ remarks:
 The maintenance of the public credit at high standard is ap en. terprisc that has many consi,lera- tions to commend it. Patriotism
The Russellville Democrat., 1878-01-31

THURSDAY MORNING, JAN. a4, ISIS
The Russellville Democrat., 1878-01-31
creenb ack Money-6ush.

Such is the Central American Pro- life or Red Cotton, the Chcatham Got- ton, and the Celebrated Oaks Prolific Cotton: the two first named yields double the amount of common cotton, and the latter one third more, and all three varieties. superior lint that sells for to cents more than common cot ton. Now is the very time to secure these seed for your next years crop: don't put oty nntil Spring. Cheatham seed, warranted genuine, 21s Dollars per bus..eI. Central American Prolific 2is rloHars per bushel. The Celebrat- ed Csas seed at 30 cents per bushel :, now ready and for sale by
 J. R. DUKE, Norristown, Ark.
 Or J. L. SHINN, Russellville, Ark.
The Russellville Democrat., 1878-01-31

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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-02-20

SOUTH CAROLINA democracy are
moving in the same line with their
Louisiana brethren. Corbin, the real
Senator elect whose place was filled,
through the means of the policy. by
Hamburg Butler, has been indicted.
Corbin is still claiming his seat in the
United States Senate and SO the dem
ocracy are going to pack South Car
olina democratic ku klux jury against
him. They will either drive him out
of the state or into the penitentiary
What a spectacle OF all the ter
rible murders that have been COM
mitted by the ku klux in South Car
olina, not one has been prosecuted,
but the Presidents policy has tacitly
submitted to dropping all prosecu-
tions and the author of the Hamburg
massacre has even been elected to
the United States Senate. But re-
publicans must be prosecuted to the
death. Against Mr.. Corbin there is
really no cause for any charge, but
it is easy for democrats to trump up
an offense against him and to find the
miserable tools to convict him. The
history of this nation shows that the
north has been kicked and cuffed
most numerically by the south be-
fore they would arise to resent it,
The present situation of things is on
lY repetition of the old history. So
we suppose we must be content and
let it come, awaiting patiently the
slow conservative north to get walked
up to the right pitch for properly re-
senting outrageous wrongs.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-02-20
Who Is to be the Coming Man in
the Sixth District.

MONROE COUNTY, Feb. n.-Ed.
Register: Scanning several copies of
your very valuable paper, l observed
that the question Ur the prODAD1e as
well as suitable candidates for Con-
gress for the coming Congressional
campaign is being agitated in the diff
ferent Congressional Districts, and
among those is included this (the
SIXTH District.
The present very worthy and able
member, Hon. f. S. Sampson, Hon.
M. E. Cuts and Hon. VIM. Lough-
ridge have already been brought to
the front, and quite number of
equally as good names are being
whispered around as probable candi-
dates and among the latter, and not
the least of either class, but the equal
of any and all, / allude to the Hon.
VIM. M. Stone, the mere mention of
whose name is sufficient, as his ability
and wide standing are too well known
to require any commendation to the
Republicans of Iowa much less the
Republicans of the Sixth District.
know not what the Governor may
say to this suggestion, but know of
a fact or believe that his name will be-
come formidable between this and the
convening of the convention. That
he possesses all the elements to con-
stitute a strong candidate, that his
candidacy would lend Gas l verify be-
lieve) more strength to the ticket than
any man who will or can be brought
forward for that high and honorable
position, and / trust we may be for
tunate enough to secure his nomina-
ton. Yours, for the success of the
good old cause. MONROE.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-02-20

A spirited controversy between
Messrs. Dawes and Sargent on one
side and Voorhees, and Hereford on
the other, and all of them ex-mem-
bers of the House, occurred in con-
nection with the debate of the silver
bill in the Senate yesterday. The as
sertion of Dawes and Sargent, that
the legislation Of 1873, whereby the
old SILVER dollar was banished from
the coinage, was sufficiently public to
inform everybody of the purpose and
effect Of the measure, was met and re-
futed by Voorhees, and Hereford,
who claimed that the substitute
which accomplished the demonetiza-
tion of silver was not read in the
House, that the people Of the country
were in absolute ignorance of the eff
feet of what had been done, that
President Grant was unaware of it
a year after he had signed the bill,
and that John Sherman declared three
years after the bill was passed that
no change had been made in the law
affecting the silver dollar as legal
tender. And the best of it was that
the goldite champions could not get
over nor go around these hard, solid
facts.-Chicago Tribune.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-02-20
The Des Moines Register says /:


Temperance people will be inter-
ested in learning that next Thursday,
February 81, has been set apart by
the House of Representatives for the
discussion of all bills affecting the
prohibitory liquor law. A very
large number of petitions have been
sent up to this body from different
sections of the State, asking for the
repeal of the law granting licences
for the sale of wine and beer. 9th
ers have been presented asking that
it be not repealed, and still others
asking that instead of prohibitory
law there be law enacted prevent
ing the adulteration of liquors, so as
to give the public the genuine poison.
The question will be thoroughly dis
cussed next Thursday, and all friends
of temperance will be interested in
listening to it.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-02-20

THE following is what Polk, DEM
ocratic Doorkeeper of the House,
meant, according to the Chicago
Journal, when he said he was big
ger man than the democratic House !:
Colonel John w. Polk, the demo-
cratic Doorkeeper of the lower house
of Cong ress, is likely to save his ba-
con as the result Of the investigation
of his alleged "crooked" acts recently
instituted. It is reported that he yes
terday confessed to the committee
about all that he is charged with, and
then explained that he had violated
the law to oblige democratic Con-
gressmen who were aware of such vi
olation, but who forced him to give
places to their friends. He also stat
cd that his violation was known all
along to the Committee on Accounts,
which audits his bills and pay-rolls.
This committee consists Of Roberts,
of Maryland; Mcmahon, of Ohio
Chalmers, Of Mississippi; Blair, OF
New Hampshire, and Boyd of Hi.
nois.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-02-20

Mr.. RIcKEL, has q bill, the general
purpose of which will meet the gen.
eral appreciation of every honest tax
payer in Iowa. 1t provides that all
property shall be assessed at its act
ual cash value; that the assessor shall
furnish to each owner of personal
property, ten days before he is as
sessed, printed schedule, comprising
62 descriptions Of property, which
the owner shall fill out with q true
list of all his property to which he
shall subscribe his name and make
oath. Failure to fill out the list in
ours q fine of 500, and the person so
failing shall then be cited before q
Justice ofthe Peace and there sworn
to the true account Of his taxable
personally, and if he refuse to make
answer he shall be sent to jail until
he complies. One more provision
should be added to the law: impose
the same fine and penalty upon any
assessor who. does not carry out the
law to the letter. It is time that as
sessments should be more equal and
fair.--DubuQue Times.
We have seen this bill and some
what carefully examined it. In the
main we believe it to be good bill.
It 10 founded upon the recommendation
made by Auditor Sherman in his bi.
ennial report to the Legislature. The
assessment of property is the all i'm.
portsnt thing to look after that it may
be fairly made and all persons com
PEELED to give in true list of theiI
property.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-02-20

The President is understood to have
said In Cabinet, that he was willing
and anxious to be of assistance to the
persecuted republicans, II there was
any legal manner in which It could be
done. He was not pleased with the
action Of the democratic authorities
in the matter.-C Cincinnati CONNER
cial Special.
Isn't this little nauseating p
Wouldn't such expressions have been
. little more timely about the 9th OF
March last? There was once boy
convicted of the Durder of his father
and mother. "Have you anything to
say,' said the Judge, "why sentence
of death should not be passed upon
youT II h-h-hope yer Honor
blubbered the boy, twill have mercy
ON . poor orphing."-Cincinnatl
Times.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-02-20

The Keokuk Gate CITY has remark
ed that 1t hoped the Hon. Buren,
R. Sherman would be re-nominated
for Auditor Of State by reclamation.
The Dubuque Times seconds this re-
mark Of the Gate CITY. Both these
journals are among the leading
ones Of the state, and speak in un-
qualified terms Of commendation of
Mr.. Sherman as gentleman Of abil-
ity and integrity and also as one of the
best state officers Iowa ever had
We cordially unite in endorsing the
suggestion made by the Gate CITY
and seconded by the Times. We do
not know where the people Of Iowa
could look for better Auditor. He
has done the very best of service and
his ripe experience now added to his
great natural fitness for the place.
makes his retention in the Office far
more important to the state than to
him. Let him be renominated by ac-
clamation.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-02-20

ENGLAND wants to rum her fleet un-
der the walls of Constantinople.-
This England alleges is necessary, in
order to protect her Christian sub
jects. Russia says all right, but If
this be so it is also necessary for Rus
sian troops to enter Constantinople
to protect Russian christians. The
Porte says, hold on gentlemen.
The Turks begin to think this bus
mess Of protecting the christians has
been played about long enough, and
the Porte says to England if l let one
come they al demand to come and
go cannot permit your feet to
come.
From the commencement of this
business the claim of the Russianl
that it was for the protection of chris
tians that the war was waged, va,
merely q blind covering the rea
cause; it was falsehood, and now
England would make use of the sam.
ruse. Germany is to-day the foremos
power Of Europe and Russia follow
next and the two are united for tn,
purpose Of Increasing their power
and debating terms to Europe ali
Asia.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-02-20

ENGLAND is in pretty good c0ndi-
ton, so far as her standing army is
concerned, to have brush with Rus
sia, ,ifthe following figures are correct !:
Regular army $4,000 men, 62,OOO of
whom are now serving in India re-
served and auxiliary forces, $4,000
men; Indian colonial troops, l27, 900 ;
colonial militia, volunteers, etc., ST.
600. Total, $4,000. These do not
include the unframed Canadian mill
itia, and native Indian contingent
forces. And, then, as regards her
war power on the sea, all the world
knows that Great Britain has the most
effective navy in the world, consist
ing of many ironclads and other
heavily-armed men-of-war.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-02-20

We notice, going the rounds Of the
press, that "there is large falling of
in the income of the American Bible
Society. Its work involves an expen-
diture of $3.50, 900, which is about the
average amount received yearly for
the last seven years. During the last
year the contributions received from
the living were $6S,6S5, and from leg
acies $lss,0l3. But during the nine
months Of the current year only $33,
167 has been received from congrega-
tions, individuals and auxiliaries, and
only $4,000 from legacies. As the
expenditures thus far exceed the re.
ceipts about $50, 900, prompt and gen.
erous contributions are required"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-02-20
Something About Corn Raising.
EpIToRs COURIER:

EDITORS COURIER:
Some time ago I wrote an article
on wheat raising and signed my
name "Wheat Raiser" Now I want
to say something about raising corn.
Corn seems to be the staple article of
this section of country. 1t seems to
me that great many farmers in this
country do not understand how to
raise corn successfully as they ought
Not ON account of their unwilling
ness to work, but the how to raise it
seems to be in the way. Let me tell
you how to raise it and If you will
follow my advice you will be a sue
cessful farmer or corn raiser.
You cannot always tell just what
to do till the season approaches. In
the first place plow your ground in
the Fall, or as much as you can, and
keep the stock off OF it as much as
possible until it becomes frozen, then
| It will not do any harm. If in the
Spring everything goes to show that
it will be dry weather just let your
Fall plowing lay till you get your
Spring plowing done and planted ;
if it is dry, every time you get land
plowed put the harrow ON it and har-
row it the same day, for this reason,
one narrowing then will do more
good than half a dozen will after il
gets dry keep blowing and harrow
ing away till 1t is time to plant. Some
differ about ths right time to plant
corn, anytime in the month of May
will do except in the dark of the
moon, and when the wind is from the
east. Never plant corn then; bette,
plant the last days of April if the
ground is in good order in the light
Of the moon than to plant in the dark
Of the moon in May if tho wind ii
from the east. Now take notice ol
this: If you plant your corn in tht
dark Of the moon in the fore part oi
May it 10 most sure to rot. Plant a
any time in May, the ground in goot
order, In the light Of the moon. Al
fine . crop Of corn as ever raised IL
Iowa / planted the last days of Apri
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-02-20

TIE preachers Of the cast of all
grades, seem to have gone into the
busine as of berating the western peo-
pie because they want to remonetize
silver. These preachers, or some of
them at least, are much like the pot
house politician in the use of slang
phrases in their condemnation Of the
western people and the silver dollar.
They do not hesitate to denounce us
as swindlers and repudiators on the
Sabbath day, from their pulpits. We
opinc that they are simply engaged
in measuring their politics as they
do their religion, viz: by the pockets
of their church members.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-02-20
JUDGE wA,rrAkep.

This judge is the man who presid.
ed at the trial Of Gen. Anderson, OF
the Louisiana Returning Board. AS
such court he would grant no time
to the accused; no change Of venue,
concurred in packing the jury, and
in all tho meanness with which the
trial was characterized.
John Sherman, it will be remem-
bered, referred to the defalcation of
this man and the following is quite q
full account of it:
The trial of the members of the re-
turning board by Judge Whitaker,
Of New Orleans, and his manifestly
unjust rulings, caused inquiry to be
made here concerning his past histo-
ry. The records of the Treasury De-
pertinent show that Whitaker is at
this moment . defaulter to the
amount Of about 5000, 900 to the Unit
ep States. The circumstances of his
defalcation are as follows:
When New Orleans was captured
by the Federal troops, Thomas May,
Special Agent of the Treasury, was
placed in charge Of the Sub.Treasury
until he became President Of the First
National Bank. Whitaker took his
Place as Assistant Treasurer. May
became one OF his bondsmen. In 1867
information was received at the
Treasury Department of transactions,
between the First National Bank of
New Orleans, and the SUBJ Treasury
whercupon Mr.. Knox, now Comp
trolleI of Currency, and Meline of the
Treasurer's Office, were sent to Louis
lana to make investigation. Whitta-
ker was absent. Upon examining his
Office they found it short about ST.
100000, Demanding OF the cashier
where the remainder of the funds
were, he replied that they were in
Whittaker's tin box. The box was
found to contain promissory notes,
bills of exchange, and memoranda,
out of which the government realized
about 100000. Among the papers
were several drafts for large amounts
on Oaks Ames,, (which were protested,
Ames asserting that the signers of the
drafts had no authority. May and
Whitaker both turned over oil their
property to the Treasury department.
Out of May the government realized
about $5OO,O00, but only trifling
amount has ever been obtained from
Whitaker. The defalcation as it
now stands. is about 100000, for
which Whitaker is wholly responsi-
BILE. The officers of the department.
never knew exactly how much Of that
!, 100000 was taken from the Treasu-
y during Whittaker's administration.
Whitaker was Collector of Intern
Il revenne, and there still remains a
of $l1 900 in his account with
The Internal Revenue Bureau that
has never been settled. Whitaker
nay find that the United States
Courts have terrors in store for him.