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The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1878-11-21
Rar0 Gs1fe.

II Is common complaint that the
farm and farm life Are not appreciated by
our people. We long for the more ele-
CANT pursuits. or the WAYS and fashions Of
the town. But the farmer has the most
sane and natural occupation. and ought
10 End life sweeter, If less highly seasoned.
than any other. He alone. strictly speak
ing. has home. How can man take
root and thrive without lands He writes
his history upon his field. How many
ties. how many resources be has: his
friendships with his cattle. his team. hrs
dog. his trees. the satisfaction Of his grow
ing crops, in his improved 6eid.: his in
timaey with nature. with bard and heAsf-
and with the auickenrng elemental foro-s;
his corporations sith the cio1d. the sun.
the seasons. heat. wind. rain. frost. No
thing viii take the variosss social Siisfem-
perS rhion the city and artificial life breed
out az man like farming. like direct and
loving contact with the soil II draws out
the poison. Il h1nbles HIM. teaches him
patience and reverence. and restores the
proper tone to his system
Cling 20 the farm. make much Il IL BE-
stcw your heart and your brain upoa il.
60 that Il shall SAVIOR Of yca and rsdiate
your Sirs,e after your days v0k u
done
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FORTUNE FOLLOWED FICTION.

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Clerk Resolved Itself Into . Real For
tune Of d: 900 Year.
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Ntflle. >siiu. let IL lt>t no tlile.
the carriage is ready. ! will tell You all
as go along. Smith. ! have secured you
a good 'posish: and. Robinson. have
made arrangements with publisher for
the getting out of your book.
Truth. however. always comes out
Some were on the watch for express pack
ages from Montana for me. Well-advi>ed
people shook their heads when speaking Of
me- The rumor 80 quickly raised. tum-
bled down with equal rapidity.
The best of il Is" said some. he has
ended by falling into the snare he has laid
for Others. For my part never believed
it."
comprehended the situation by finding
on nv table some twenty notes. They
were all nearly of this style:
Mr. Snip presents his respectful comph-
ments 10 Mr. Mac Arone. and. having an
urgent need of money. begs that he Will
he so good as TO pay. IN tn. course Of the
day. the little account which he has the
honor TO enclose"
Nv answers were all alike
Mr.. Mac Arone thanks Mr.. Snip for the
bill which has been so long looked for.
and herewith sends the amount
Only one letter contained no request for
money. II wxs from friend whom had
almost forgotten. Fearing that had been
duped. he wrote to lend me FIVE hundred
dollars should wish to remove from a
place where % many rslmors were circula-
ted prejudicial TO nv character
Ny reply gave the necessary explanation.
which concluded thus:
Il am nch: not by an inheritance. in
which never believed but because IT was
determined in spite Of nv pro:essations.
that should be rich. have. in r-ahry.
been made very rich-l scarcely know
how This is wha; would wish you 10
say 10 those who would talk Of me-
owe more than fortune 10 my singular
situation. since II has assured me that
have friend on whom can count In
adversely. should II ever VISIT me. Fog
another week vas q common topic for
pubic conversation.
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age stamps and stationery. In the midst
Of all my riches. whether real or imagin-
ary. had no money, Fortunately. from
the moment was held to he rich no one
would take cent from me. Everybody
counted upon the honor of nv patronage
At last decided on going to st. Louis.
Immediately on my ARRIVAL went to my
bankers. who received me with all the
warmth due an inheritor Of great wealth.
Il regret" SAID the President. that
you mistrusted that speculation; for rail
road stock has again gone up. No mat
ter. however. YOU have some left.
''Will You have the goodness. said |.
Ito tell me precisely how much all these
funds are worth which YOU have bought
for me-
The calculation is easy" and taking
out a pencil. he ciphered on the back Of a
blank check for few minutes. and then
sand: -Four hundred and twenty thousand
dollars"
: opened both nv ears and eyes.
''You say four hundred and twenty
thousand dollars-are you cer:ain?'
Perfectly"
Not wishing to appear too startled. re-
piled briefly:
This Is well. You spoke also OF a
bank"
''Yes; the establishment Of the hank has
met with some difficulties; but the affair Is
not less good. We are on the eve Of termi.
Mating it, and scrip Is well up.
Could that scrip be also sold?
Yes: and holding IS you do. one hum
dred and fifty shap.s-one Thousand dollar
shaes-which are tolerably up. you
can realize thereby eighty thousand dol
lars"
Although as yet have paid nothing9''
Undoubtedly"
''M night, since you say 50. Now,
would ike to make good and safe invest
mentJof the whole: he 20 kind Is to tell me
what you think.
You will need home here. Reserve
enough for that. and invest the balance in
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-14
THE METROPOLIS.

REPORT OF CAPTAIN MEHRYMAN, OF THE REV.
ENUE MARINE SERVICE, on THE CONDITION
OF THE vEsSEL-HER UNsEAwOErHINESS
CLEARLY EsrABLIsHED.
WASHINGTON, Feb 10, 1875 :,
Captain Merryman, Of the revenue marine service,
having been ordered BY tho Secretary oftne Treasury
TO Investigate tho wreck Of the Metropolis, haa
turned from Currituck Beach with full report,
tanned by the testimony Of the crew aud princ
pal citizens present. In the conclusion of his report
he says
examined the fragments OF the wreck which lit.
tered The beach for two miles above the spot where
tho steam cnimnoys OF the boilers alone Indicated the
place where the vessel struck. The frag
usually small anu her rottenness 80 apparent that
there but opinion as TO her unseawort hncss
among the many persons | met on the ground. SUBJ
NIT herewith two pieces Of decayed wood from differ
ent parts oil the vessels frame, fair samples Of large
portion OF the timbers
SERVICE.
Captain MerrymoD also states that the increase OF
the stations to distances OF four hvc miles apart IL
necessary TO make tho service this eft1-
ccnt upon tho New Jersey and Long Island coasts.
where IL Is noteworthy that in the storms that
wrecked tho Huron and the Metropolis The crews OF
two vessels each occasion rescued by tho
Of the station. He carefully inspected station
and found the apparatus ana boats IN excellent
condition, aud states that the men appeared to DO
familiar with the drill and OF tho boats aud
apparatus.
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s.maer.. riasn, lied in hear. and lisa in his fsul

throat
rHE CONFERENCE woauLEY's HOTEL.
He then went on To relate The Conference al Worm
leys Hotel, mention ng al actors that occasion
himself T. A. Burke. OF Louisiana, and Henry Wat
terson. OF Kentucky, on the democratic side anu
the repub ican side Mr. Garfield, Mr. Foster Ex-Gov-
ernor Dcunison stanley Matthsws ana senator now
Secretary sherman. He declare that there thero
no bargain or talk OF oaraain that the only matter
which transpired was an interchange OF Jews aud
that he and his friends relied the Of
Mr. Hayes close friends 10 what his views
and en.iments IN regard To Lou sisna and South
Carolina These gentlemen had pledged noIning for
Mr. Hayes. They mad bound hin by no promise, by
no pledge. The language ,hey used was foilows:-
I'VE know MIN; we know hrs seutments toward
the South we know that lie believes IN the seI-go
eminent those states; and Without spe king
itatveiy Tor MIN, We VIII say that n our opinion
viii give ths blessing OF Tree government 10 those
States thai he Will iil tnen from the blood ana dust
IN which they have been trampled and that I'm tho
language OF Mr. FOSTER the nag shall float over Tree
States aud no longer over conquered anu abIect prov
iDces."
Mr. DAVIS (dem) OF N. C.-was there any agree
that tho members the Returning Board
should not DO prosecutor
subsequently Sir. Ellis again obtained the floor to
make personal explanation and retracied ali onen
aliusion 10 Mr.. Hewitt IN his remarks, saying
that he had been assured by that gentleman by
oner friends that he had bccu entirely msinformed.
the debate closrd aud the comparatively prosy
business OF the bill was resumed. For the hour OF
Two that this personal anu political skirmishinl
exciting character. The members on the repub-
ican side seemed TO enjoy Ieeny tho nterne.
cine war on the opposite side oil the Chamber,
and the most eager in tho ercouraeemen OF
Nessrs Aiken, Ellis and other ant igorists whom Mr..
Hewitt had on hand, and Mr. Conger. of Michigan.
was constantly aud irreprcssibiy on his eet seeking
opportunities to send poisoned arrows irto tina
enemy's camp The repsrks made by Mr.. Garfield
were delivered with even moro than his usual earn
estness anu vebemencs aud Inc applause when
greeted them from mis- own side OF the House was
hearty aud spontaneous, but with all the confusion
and excitement OF the scene there was an cntire
absence of dangerous element or bitter party feel
ing. II only seemed to be peculiarly reshed and on.
joyed pleasant contrast TO the daily dulness OF
The sessions OF the House
Mr.. Regan's amendment rejected and Mr..
Cymor's agreed 10, ana the oil was reported to the
House but without final actcn on IL the House at ave-
O'Clock adjourned.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-14
THE COAL COMBINATION.
INVESTIGATION BEGUN AT TRENTON RAILROAD
OFFICIALS RISE TO EXPLAIN.
BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD

yNvrsrro .rYor ,rn,.x Ans rnryro~ rx,,o.~
' ~ ~ A"S''ioN H"iHnoAo
orriCiALs hlsh 10 EAPLAIN.
Try TrIEGRApu tn THE urp.,n1
TRENTON n. j., FEB. l3 1878.
Tho House COMMITTEES on Corporations met this
.r.n,,a az, .o,,,a..., - ,.,,-.,. -. -,
- '~'>"''e"'"" NV" '"s
alleged coal combination. Tho nrst witness called
General John Brsbin OF Newark who testified TIM,
J., -. ...n..,., -, 49,. r.,.x... ,,.-.-
"o 10 '0" Wv" '"' De"""'e' i'"oN""a"na anu
western Railroad Company; he mad 70 knowledge OF
aDy railroad IN this State being tnteresed in ,be coal
,,,a. ~. n.,.. ,, -
oo"o'""''o"' '"o po"""c' L'ck"wahha ana west
ern Railroad Company Is Pennsylvania corporation,
and IL lessee of The Morris and Essex Railrad an Tins
slste. the conbina,,on "a made nv ,ha na, ,.sr,
Iackawnnnn nuu Western Rairo,d ;;omn.,v. Ar a.,
Iates 10 The nroduction moi m tbe ~
coal. neither IN. Morris and Essey nor anv ot,or
comvauies no had mentioned own col MINES. mo
Delaware awanna and eslern ro al conlr,,. M,
shlpp NJ of coal over those roads durinv The mast
four or fye months as compared wuh The urov,ous
,nur or uv. mon,h' ,hc sbinm.n,s have n..n 49,,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-14
THE LOST ITALIAN BARK.

VALUABLE ASSISTANCE RENDERED by TIL
SIGNAL SERVICE.
WASHING TON, Feb H. 1878.
The following telegram has been received At the
onico OF the Chief Sigual oliceI:-
CAgg Henry. Feb. l3, 1878.
To General ALBERT j. MYER Washington, d. G. -
take pleasure IN testying 10 tue valuable assist.
anco rendered our vessel, the GIUSEPPE Massone and
the many facilities Afforded for tho IS on OF
all messages 10 and from Cape henry regard hcr,
and especially during tho FIRST two days she
ashore, when one oi your officers was constantly
board sending and receiving, by hag all messages
curing attention, The captain not undcrs anding tho
In national signals and other OF commu-
nication being possible. +. SChlAFFINO,
Agent for Insurance Company
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NO HALFWAY BUSINESS.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Feb 13 1873.
In tho investigation by tho government inspectors
into the of The loss OF tho Metropolis to-day
several witnesses testified to having heard tho captain
say. after the wreck, that no had been told by Mr.
Lunt. OF the owners that 'f he had any accident
not make any halfway business OF H. Ii ne m abe
wreck of the ship that he should make II good one
Tnis testimony was corroborauve Of that hcretoIpro
given by PAUL. White, tho engineer, and A. W. New
ton Captain Ankcrs will probably be examined to.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-14
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

WASHINGTON, Fob ID, 1873
Lieutenant Frank Courts rs detached from tho come
maud OF tho coast survey steamer w. z. Macarthur
and placed on waiting orders.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-14
CRiSPlN Stake ENDED.
Bosroy, Feb. IL, is

BosroS, Feb. 10 1878
An understanding based upon mutual CONCESSIONS
was arrived at today between tho manufacturers aud
Crispins at Lynn when virtually ends the strike. and
TO norrow AL the Establishments will resume opera
uons
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Nerrinon, Saunders and Hereford and in opposition
oy Senators Sargent and Dawes Mr.. Jones, OF Ne
vada wii speak Tomorrow. BY unanimous con-
sent II was agreed that the should be taken on
Friday next
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-14
nRIvAL OF THE ponrsMourp.

FORTRESS MONROE, Va, Feb 13, 1873.
Tho United States sloop -of-war Portsmouth, from
San Francisco for Washington ll2 days out arrived on
the Capes ihls morning.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1878-03-06
PREsIDEYTs VETO NOT


The Senate passed the silver bill,
last Thursday. the Presidents veto
Notwithstanding, by vote of 46 to
10. In the House. the vote was 1876
yeas, 70 nays. The Speaker declar-
ed the bill passed, and the announce
ment was greeted with applause.
The President in his veto says it has
been his earnest desire to concur
with Congress in the adoption of
measures to increase the silver coin
age of the country. but so as not to
impair the obligations of contracts
either public or private, nor injuri-
ously affected the public credit.
It was only on the conviction that
this bill did not meet that essential
requirement that he felt it TO be his
duty to withhold from it his appro-
val The message further states
that the capital defect of the bill is
that it contains no provision pro-
tecting from its operation pre-exist.
ting debts in case the coinage which
it creates shall continue of less value
than that which was the sole legal
tender when they were created. In
tae judgment of mankind it would
be an act of bad faith; the standard
of value should not be changed with
out the consent of both porties to
the contract. The national promises
should be kept with unfinehipg fdeli-
ty. He could not sign bill which
would authorize the violation of
sacred obligations. The obligation
of the public faith transcribed all
questions Of profit or public adyan-
tage. It's unquestionable mainten-
ance was the dictate as we'll Of hon
esty as of expediency, and should
ever be carefully guarded by the
Executive, by Congress and by the
people. Before proceeding - vote
on the question "Will the House, on
reconsideration, pass the bIll?' AIr.
Cox, Of New York, made The remark
that the message was q "charge Of
fraud by a fraud" on which his
colleague, Mr.. McCook, made a point
of order. The Speaker decided that
the remark was made out Of order
and that it should not be printed in
the Record.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1878-03-06

In these times of general depres-
sion, people in all parts Of the coun-
try are looking and longing for some
Eldorado, some section where the
people are not so strained. Many
Of our own people have sought to
better their condition by going to
Texas or the West and northwest.
Those who have gone lately have
found as bad if not a worse state
of affairs in other places.
We think We are safe in saying
that no section Of she country is in
better condition than East Tennes-
see. tits true money is Distressing
ly scarce. but those who have used
industry and economy are in easy
circumstances. No country offers
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1878-03-06
THE JUDICIAL CONVEN-
TION.R ~ as
Meeting of the State Democratic
~ Executive Committee.

/ Meeting of the State Democratic
Executive Committee.
The State Democratic Executive
Committee met in the gentlsmen's
parlor Of the Maxwell House, at II
o'clock Wednesday last, Captain j.
w. Childress, the Chairman, presi-
ding. ~ - - G
The following members were pres
ent. -
First Congressional District, "A.
S. Deaderick.
Second Congressional District, F.
A. Moses. 4Aa.s.-E q
Third Congressional District, A.
NJ. Johnson. grSvr<
Fourth Congressional District, J..
". Childress. ~ ~ e -
Fifth Congressional District, j.
W, Judd. 80 - - ~.
Sixth Congressional District, A.
G.. Merritt. Z
Seventh Congressional District.
D. b. Cooper. 80 - - ...s-z-
Eighth Congressional District.
Jno. H. Freeman.
J. c. Malone and Major Thomas
O'Conner, from the State at large,
we're also present. Four motions
looking to the time of holding the
Judicial Convention were made. One
was for the first Wednesday in May.
another for the 18th of May. and
another for the 9TH of9June, and
still another Wednesday. May 29th.
The latter date was chosen for the
time, and the Representatives Hall,
and y o'clock, as the place and
hour.
On motion of Jno. II. Freeman the
chairman, in issuing his call. was
Instructed to request the counties to
hold meetings, at such times as they
deem proper and send delegates to
the State Judicial Convention. -.
Mr.. Judd moved that it was the
sense 1of;the committee that it DO
not now call Gubernatorial Con-
vention, which motion prevailed.
On motion OF Mr.. Freeman, the
Committee adjourned to meet on the
29th day of May, unless sooner call.
ed by the Chairman.-NaShUiHe
Banner.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1878-03-06
a FARM
FOR RENT Or SALE !!


II WILL RENT OR SELL N y FARM,
Il one mile North of Morristown or L
viii sell 100 or $50 acres eofith6 .same!s
! The land is good-well timbered and
watered-with good improvements, and
an abundance of t2saa eaf-o
Choice Fruits, of all kinds
There are about 175 acres of cleared
Hand.
Il win also sell 300 acres of excellent
land, lying in the beautiful T" Bean 8
Station Valley" 10 miles from Norris
town, 80 miles east of Beams Station,
and miles east of Tate's Spring: The
land is well timbered and well watered
with running streams and springs OF
limestone, freestone and white sulphur
water. About $50 acres cleared, and
much of it SET in clover and blue grass.
Apply to me, at Rutledge, Tenn, or
to w, Fl. Lane, on the Morristown farm.
jan Soft c. @. SMITH. Z
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1878-03-06
MEXICAN
Mustang Liniment,
FOR MAN AND BEAST.

This 1niment very naturally originated IN Arneri-
ca, where Nature provides in her laboratory such
surprising antidotes for the maladies of her chill
dren- Its fame has been spreading for IS years,
until now it encircles the habitable globe.
The Mexican Mustang Liniment is q matches
remedy forau external ailments Of man and beast.
To stock owners and farmers 1t is invaluable.
"A single bottle often saves human life or re.
stores the usefulness Of excellent horse, OK,
COW, or sheep.
1t cures foot-rot, hoofail, hollow horn, grub,
screw-wornn, shouider-rot, mango, the bites and
stings Of poisonous reptiles and insects and every
such drawback to stock breeding and bush life.
It cures every external trouble of horses, such
as lameness, scratches, swinny, sprains, founder,
wind gall, ring bone, etc, etc.
The Mexican Mustang Linlment is the quickest
cure in the world for accidents occurring in the
family. in the absence OF physician, such as
burns, scalds, sprains cuts, etc, and for rheuma
fism, and stiffness engendered by exposure. Par
tlcularly valuable to Miners.
1t Is the cheapest remedy in the world, for it
penetrates the muscle to the bone, and q single
application is generally sufficient to cure.
. Mexican Mustang Liniment Is put mp In three
sizes of bottles, the larger being proportion
ateiy much the cheapest. Sold everywhere.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1878-03-06

The mysterious fellow who
burns houses in Rogersyille let US
know on Wednesday night Of last
week that he was not asleep. This
time It was a small building at the
rear of the Centennial grocery,
near the depot. The building had
been. saturated with kerosine oil and
burned rapidly. There is a reward
OF q hundred dollars for the incen.
diary. When caught he ought to be
hanged without the benefit Of
clergy"
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1878-03-06

The following from an exchange is as
true as preaching " Nothing viii learn
your children to read so quickly or i'm
prove their minds SO rapidly as to furn-
ish them with their home paper. In il
they find items of which they have some
personal knowledge, in which they will
take a deeper interest and be more anx-
ieus to understand than any other read
ing matter you can place before them. "
1t is stated that cholera, which is
fearful among the pilgrams to Mecca,
viii be another scourge to the Turks on
their return to Constantinople.
"Piety," remarked an Arkansas
preacher TO his congregation the
other day. "does not consist in noise.
The Lord can see you give to the
needy just as easily as he can hear
yen pray the roof off"
A California man tied one end of
a rope around his waist, and lassoed
a COW with the other. He thought
he had the COW. but al the end Of
the first half mile he began to sns-
pect that the COW had him,
A Western editor remarks that he
is glad to receive marriage notices,
but requests that they be sent soon
after the ceremony and before the
divorce is applied for. He has had
several notices spoiled in this way.
When mother is mehding her
sons pants what pang it causes
her to find euchre deck and a pis-
toll in the pockets. And what a
papg-or seyeraIi Of em-she caus.
es the boy, when she interviews him
a few minutes later on the subject,
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1878-03-06

= The announcement of the name
Of George Webb as a candidate for
Trustee and Revenue Collector may
be found in the GAZETTE Of to day.
This will be good tidings TO the
many friends of George throughout
the county. We guess he will have
no opposition, as it is generally IN
derstood he cannot be beaten. He
has made an honest and efficient
officer