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, 1879-01-06
WASKDURNE OF ILLINOIS,
Why Ito II tho strongest Man that tho he
publican Party Gould Soinluntc fur rroal.
dent In 1870.

Why Ito II Tho Strongest Nun that tho Re-
publican Party Could Som,ls,ntc for rrosl-
dent In lB8o.
.Ne,e rori Hun. Jns. =.
VIC have expressed thu opinion TINT Eltllu u.
Washhurne IL by far thu bfruneutt tnau that thu
Republican party could nominate tor President
iu 1850.
Tho reasons mud circumstances which confer
ut,ou Mr. Washburnu thls exceptional dis
tinctioa are plain and nhyiaus. Ills part
tu the poIitsra! alfairs Ut tho country hua
hcun conspicuous. llu wxs member of
liany successive Congresses. bulug continually
returned ior thu Galuna n,strirt 1rolA tho clcc-
tlot, Ut 1877 until tslat OF ISIS. The period vi
his service In tho liouse Ut Representatives in
eludcs the most cveutiul ycara Of our recent
history. flint elected a. un Antl-oIayery Wing,
he bceanlc Republican Til tha lutH,att1n vi
that marty, aud has killtc reMuMsd shculbcr Ut
always received hss support, hr WIS especially
noted ~ tns auvs1atu Ut rf.GFous ctononly
In the public expenditures, md tho constant
ant! uhspuIinE foe of corporations, Anl cs'
their relation To the Treasury on The o.'u ha,d
aud 10 thu peuk,ie Oh tbs other. We do not Iu
,neinbcr stnEa Gaze III which he did not u renu-
ousy rtslst every OUTLAY Ut the laiblc 'nuncy
nos did he ever rnlss Ill opportunity ut en.iray-
urilg to restrict thu powers und curtatl tho
profits Of tho great r0rporatiolA u wLict, WI
hnva referred. Tile fark tliat by taking this
course h9 ,nsdu h!tnsclf very oituus to cur-
taIu among lis te'low-meslhers of thu louise,
whose ideas aud purposes wrts Ut o 1litclrnt
character fr1tu bis, never cooled his zeal
Or diminished Ills vigilance. Durtpr thu while
period he performed the part vi wa,chtiog-wr
inlght rather say II the faithful uult.dog-of
the Treasury, neVer appcastd BY nny OF tho
kcductunA aud blAnltallHrnts which ware Ill
rretvd toward Al.u, aud ucyes letting ~ hts
llolti. liz made hitnsclf sincerely hated by =
great many faduens!sl pcrsunagra 81 ts'o time;
but 4ow every c1lrflG'icta I,litt,all tan clearly
understand huw sullsily iAu fats We have re-
counted would fcsluuHi u mis- crrult under tho
bright snl expanding lights Of i Presidential
cnllYa4S.
From. the Ilousr VI Representatives Ar.
WAshburuv was transferred ~ tI4 oitlea III
Minister 10 Fr4ntr, ul41 hcru !avorable fustune
continued - attend htin. Wncn tho whf
Of 1s7u bfoks uut between Franco and Germany
aud thu uefInAu Embassy was withdrawn from
the French Capital, the IutY'uf curing for Ger
tuan subjects resulting III France aud l1uAblh 10
get away was eouHdc1 by Count Bismarck 70
Nr. WashBurtle. THIS duty lae perlU.u.cu Ia
such 4 mauncr that. willie he rcmaIne4 popular
among thu frriIcA, he g4llsd THIS friendship
OF the eutire German peup!e; ~ that, aJliun1
tho vaat uuMbeT OF taetmsn& uaturatzea ant
voting III tuls country. his nomination for
President wuAd excite degree OF enthusiasm,
wh!ch could not possibly ~ called OUT bY nuy
usher candidate. Esen tho Moat ry:olu.u
Drn;ocs4. uI GeEkyau tr4:iu Wu:.4 t4yc u 14-..a
, 1879-01-06
ID broadness, and rlshtneis OF the central

and broadness, and rlghtnes8 Of tho central
Christ.
Suc!, religion In tho end will be motive OF
lie and action which nothing can anrpasa. In
stead Of contracting the mtn1 a. Christianity In
tho paet has donc agnIn and ACatn. 1t will en-
large tho heart into Ita own large proportions.
before ~ bentnnnnt eyes tie world will lie 10
be taught, to bc aided, 10 ba forgiven but not
TO bo hated. And the broader i faith Ia the
moro imptrlshablo. 1t IL tile local that dies.
THIS madc Moses perish and i,fs ceremony.
Popcs, and Kings. and thinkers, md soIdier4
the ideas Of day. but Christ Is ~ powerful Ia
The ninetecnth century as lie waa In the first, be.
cause Ilis principles wcre "a broad as all ceu-
tutios, Tho human family cannot ousiiye them
nor migrate beyond them. May the religious
i,leas and impulses which shall Influence you oil
be those which shall possess an tntlnEte charity
and an impcrfshabte Truth
, 1879-01-06

Across tho 'tsunnr paths " Of Ceylon. where
the furest lneets tho oprn country. and which
coustitute Tho bttilc-roals ol tho island,
WI enormous spider stsetchex his web as
the hight Of from four s0 eight feet fT0ul tbs
ground. The cor.lage OF thcse wcLs Is iastsns!
on oishcr side 10 protecting .shoots vi trees Or
sArubt, snd Il strung Is to hurt thu travellers
tace. sud even lift otl h!s hat, Il he ~ 10 un-
lucky ~ not TO sec tho Hue. The Haat In tbs
and Is conttnu alY growing larger as II Is formed
VI successive LAYERS of a webs rolleal over each
other, sheet after shee1. Into bali. 'fhc.e sue
eessyu envelopes contain the wings mud linlb4
Of tu.ccts Of all descriptions, which hayu Lccli
the prey Of the spider and liz family who oc-
cupY ths deu tuEtneu tn their mslss. 1horc
aeetas to bc no doubt that the spider easta the
web looso and rolls It round tho nucleus III tho
centre, ~nen Il becomes oyesrharEcd with cas-
casses, sn4 proceeds to construct treAh ons.
which In its turn 1. dcatined 10 bs folded uu
with the fest.
, 1879-01-06
Need VI H.lver Change In Texas.

To the Editor af The Tribune.
GALVESTON, Tex, Jan. Ill spent hye cents
this morning to let yuu what sns of smal cur
rrncy Texas hns 10 PIT up With. II Join Hhcfa,an
aH much silver hahu whv don't llr haze 1onr
Or i've millions Of nsc-cent pieces sent enuth for
circulAtiuns T'hls Is the unly change current in
uny city | have visited iM Texas.
SANrEL GnoGRrox.
fIncloscd In The latter waa = iorsc-ratlway
a!ngle-ridc ticket, pretty greasy and we'll worn.
II would bc good idea for the Secretary OF tho
Treasury to sctd down SONS nlckeis md SUBJ
sltl!arv silver to Galveston aud ottcr towns ln
Tcxas.l
, 1879-01-06

WEsoNA, Ill. Jan. 3-fn your summary Of
the political situation in to-ias's issue OF TITS
TRIBUNE you put ine down Us candidate for
the apcakership Of the House. Not wishing to
erealc q jealous feeling atnonV my friends who
arc candidates., and AZ nm not orc OF tho mem.
btrs-efcct. uud IA my aspirations arc for tho
Elrrkshlp vi the House, will Tou picnse correct
tic statetnentf l appreciate tho hgh compli-
mcnt paid tnu IL thus salIdwicting mo In be-
tween aud utnonE such honorable gentlemen.
hut tho l.utlor vi aspiring 10 the hpenknrshlp IL
rather mare than mcu,uer OF the Third Huusa
ought to expect. Respectfully,
", u. TAYLOR.
, 1879-01-06
THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE.
Something for ehnmAn.
n fhe Edtfor Of TAx Tribune.


IA the Edaor Of 7hs Tribune.
AURORA, ILL.,, Jan. AIN yesterdays Chicago
Etvang journal find tho following:
Me tee that eortespondcns q TnE Ta.bgSK,
w.,tine ftom An'pr. osfests % Lieut. .aey M Snu
reaaons. Of which 10 that 'the State Constiu.
ton expseaaly declares TINS nnne Of tho Executive
'' Tia term A1 of n present S neumssneJ." Here Tms
TndnrSE'' correspondent pcepotsates btande. not
nnlike that isst po!n.ed ont IN the case Of TmE s
Senator j0le,hy whs elected 10 Tie seat he now
cupies from the Executive chair. directly IN The
fncs Of the constitutional provision here alluded
10. We hcIe+c that constitutional provision tnop.
ctati.e. ina'much aa It. assumes to pfese!tbt tho
qualifications Of mcmbcn Of the United States
Compilation at tho United states: but II the aren.
nent II a good one a. against Lieut.. -Gov. shnu,An
oaiesby ai1 yeats so.-T'ino's .siats Journai.
To wltcl. tho Lieutenant Governor 1t Ia falr
10 prcsumc} cd!torialiy adds that he Ia not
candidate for United btatcs eena.oE. Permit
me to say that the editor OF tho State journal IL
mistaken. Though '.alt tho world bundercd"
In this case, = One Of the People" has not. wha
tor from the Executive Office, but there arc two
sopl!cs to be male to thst point:
FiTst, It was wrong, and direct violation OF
scrfbes who shall represent the State Ia the
national councils; aut aE.o that man chosen
which te Is elected.
Secondly, 1t ,sas generally understood By tho
Republicans, and many Democrats, that, II ha
carried the 6tate. taov. OVlesby was to be Sen
ntor. This is not true Of Mr. Shuman, who Ia
rwurn to uphold the Constitution Of bis State.
Tho organic Law Of a State commits no assump-
tion tn specifying tho qualifications OF its repro.
scusativcs, either within Or beyond It's lines.
In attempting to say that l. Is right for Mr.
shuman 10 do wrong f,ecause f}or. Oeicsby may
1,nve done 40, the State journal itself blundcrs
ser1ousty. Cannot Gov. Bhufuan say, to estab.
lilh right precedent, and thereby place the
ktsninq Jourual and himself upon tenabls
ground, that II elected he would decline to serve
ns 3enators
This would be An "old reliable way" Of do
Ing, it aeclns, TO OxB or THE PEOPLE.
, 1879-01-06

-. =.
There waA very large attendance yesterday
at tho regular Faswcll Hall eabbash-afteruoon
-, ,,r ,s.,t C..e,. -hs,. - 49, ,.a.' .ue
,, ~, eseu eno. q. nA'o sosseh mo 'ne
fat"eH lia' CHOIR, anu Enc o1hef oy the RcV. It,
Munro Gfhson. Dc&pits the cold weather. tho
hall vas more uearlY full than |. l,xs been far
Yuanv SUNDAY. na.t.
r.: t,,ss" ~
". o'oson' !" commencing h's oIfeohffe, sn11
new year with Exodus and proceed r]eht
thrnnuh the Nlhte utthout further ,,.,.v. 11ut
hv rcT,s.t h. had tso.,ast -. 49,, MI
'seas' ~ 'au usse'' o""en "s"0
longer anu DC Z llttlo moro explicit upon one
Ut tho ideas Of his last expedition
, 1879-01-06
E'lkll kntl lteH Cultivation,

TO fhe EdNoF % TIE TF3bHNt,
VANpALlA, ILL.,, Ja,,. Al Wish to build
smAll hst1-pond to ratso !lsh. and wIsi, To post
up md get tho most information In the shortest
Ia tlu best practical bucks Or periodicals, or
botll, that ! can get to post UP Oh the above
subitctst l nm not whplly ignorant Oh tho
aboye subjects, but wish 10 cal! to my aid tho
lRteat cxpcrlenco an.i best auytcc to beginners
on said subjects. Vcrr truly yours,
JollN FJsuRR.
, 1879-01-06
me effort To vote against him on election

eome enort 70 vote against blm on election
day.
1t tt said the Republican machine in Illinois IL
organized aCaiuet Wnshburne. But by what
provision Of the Constitution does the orRauEza-
tfnn Of political machine In any ona Stale dis
rose Of the Presidency Of the United Statcsi
Hare the Republicans any stronger candidate
10 oEferf
, 1879-01-06
IELIGIQN.

PEof. 6xtuR preached yesterlsy morning u
DC Central Church, takIuE ~ hIs text:
The soies Of tho Lord II upon the wstets: tho
1od u glory lhundcreth; iha Lord ts upon many
~atets Tle sulea ot tho Lori IL powerful, tha
sotes 81 ten Lotd II full Of nlajss'y. -Pd.
aIix., ST.
, 1879-01-06
Foul Air.

Foul Air.
Ta ths Edlt0r oi Thu Itihuas.
CHICAGO, Jan. 4.-WI'l you pleuse inform mo
through tho columns Ut THR TRIBUNE whether
the foul air IN u heated room IL ut tho top Gr
bottom, and utlige, 4.
, 1879-01-06
Do They All 4sdutteratc :

Uo They All tsjutterato:
To the Editor al Jhs TrttHHe.
BANGOR, Wis, JIM. 9.-can you not, by somo
means at your tlisposai. rsccrta1n II there IL =
sugar refinery that 1oea uot adultcratc their
product, at,d, IL ttlcrr is oIe u,Nier what brand
uru tl,cir sugara sol1t Yours respectfully,
ALFMEls MgSlEL-
, 1879-01-06

rEI.1.oyys' 1arrorAospIslrEs.
, 1879-01-06

md sHufs tlt b0nl tHa greater ut la1t Will tie
tho bu1ltl Fur tho snui, lka Atoorc's vase, Is
pertus,lcd by tho rosc4 It carrica w aru c,1t-
ratc by tllese motives &at liz In tho heart All
thvse hayo mentioned, knowledge. home. HON
Or, bunuyDlencct auI !luppiuexs arc educators 0f
tho Unjust .''an. And Vi 'iosne il BITTER to tle
degrc8 of :ta peace, aud comfort, and kHow!.
ellgc, To tho lcgrcu u its t,ua(tty, 80 religion
must bu clioee antl select relsus, that It may
bcur the sou, alo!t on tts b!cssed WINS.
This seeker Ut tAia plety niaY iGiu htnltGlf 10
nl,,ost any ubu Ut tho modern Krctt. While
fully believe that ull Jews who uEo faithful to
their Dclsn aru children Ut thu Chr1sttan's Gua,
anl thu: dsyoat. faithful paxai. Will lon with
the saints Ut all ares ~ ureat ilarsnony !.eyond
thiB wurlI!, yet lind III the Christiu1i ChnTrh
the t1cnl service ut Our Heavenly FAthcr 1t 10
thu one asnonE tcI' shousanu, mud ~ it4 'eadnE
Ing up into many stseams. like tho river which
flowed through Eden, oilers sweet waters In
uny part OF Its divided waso. Tho seeker of
this rcli:un nlay euler my sanctussy, provided
that tue other gates Will oEcE for others tu thu
same blessings here and hcreaite.. One may
join sect II nu Will nor nuke that title caninu
lhc nuttyc Of bis days md years: 0nc Inay
lis long march, but all tho while he must lows
mOro thst vast Church Of the Almighty, ot
which tonnlc the sccts are separate stoncs, and
toward chose po5ssla III. litt'a srevd u : stait
to t,akc lrin Tue SLOW aud uneestatu footsteps.
W. lnay lows our garlun and ll0u,o tcnderlt,
hut wa must not ttatnple down the aehi Of III.
other; but each inurniDR, Whtu the duW latGe
upum Our vines, VIZ must confess that It glistsns
~ we'll ~ III the parks u our uefghhors, and
Epal Sled before We were born, ald will be full
u sunteasns after we arc dead.
Al! dcnotn1hati0hs Iuf1tc, aud all are good,
but Sou must never attempt to sce the ocean IN
a cup, when H. great self lies ONLY few steps
away tnoYlng tn alt its uaxniuccnce. Fling
at'de the cup, ior lev paces VIII bring you to
shat Chr!as whesa eharlty and riehteousuets
exnanu !tkR the aetus Of tho heuycn1-
The religion v Which should III these daYs cOulc
to move men should, besides be,pg Que u bound
less good will, bc one oi ludexlbIs Integrity,
Tho world IL not ycxed by YoluniEaous erecls,
except on!y 50 tar - they have diverted Tie
Church from the as4dy Of ch9raeset apl action.
'rne world tas often found mep dishonest, at,I
little aud esuel. who yes could Fee.t4 = hursdrad
preston has: raiped' Ktodhd thak il somh1 wos
I This luscilcetusl work has turned tlau Church
ast,ie fsun bros1 hunisb!ty' ksld from a study
| vi tho actions OF Chttit. All things, the pses-
urc VI reason, tho disappointment oi society
over thu results VI COMPLEX faith, thu dcsuuud
TOR uotlu lncn mud wouea, the natural tendency
ut Intellect towusu simplicity, require that ~
who .gcts religion y III the4e yrars snouI.i So
cuss one that slaii stand close BY ths s piirslr.
, 1879-01-06

after dE,igxlnE In yn!n fnr Inoutl, ntltl ycatx.
tend fi1w for Descriptive PAMPHLET HHd
TNE Et.kCrHIE QUARTERLY, u InfEa Illus
tnt.sl journal. containing full particulars
H.ll IMPORTATION Wn,sTtG TIfouAANDs. top
tux n,Milcit free tail on or nt!d Ecxx
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1879-11-27
A Plucky Indian.

An Indian known as Peaying Tom :"
had hand-to-hand encounter with a
lot of bears one day last week, on the
mountain above Bucks ranch, which
must have been a terrible battle. He
was hunting in the locality spoken of
and found a bear wallow" in a little
valley, and suddenly came upon five
bears. He says he shot one, killing it.,
when another attacked him. His only
dependence was in his knife, and
with this he managed to kill the second
one. About this time another one at
tackled him, and the conflict must have
been fearful. Part of the Indians scalp
was torn from his head, his face badly
lacerated, and his arm, side and one
thigh fairly " eaten up" No bones were
broken, however, and he managed to
stagger and crawl to the road, where he
was found and taken to Bucks ranch.
Mr.. Wagner dressed his wounds, and at
last accounts he was improving and in
a fair way to recover. He says he would
have been killed but that he kept his
face down most of the time and let the
bears bite at his back. A party went
out to the scene of the fight and found
the three bears dead and the Indians
knife sticking in one of them. He must
have been "game to the backbone" and
deserves title of the "boss bear
hunter."-NevadG City Herald.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1879-11-27
A Tm:ning.POint in History.

In connection with James II. and the
revolution which drove him from his
throne, Mr.. Onslow, in his notes to
" Burnet's History" tells an anecdote
attording a very curious illustration of
the straws which sometimes turn his
torical currents. A Parliamentary d.
vision, he says, took place, just at the
supreme crisis in the struggle in which
James was worsted, on motion to con-
slider the Kings speech before the
members should proceed to the supply,
when it was carried by one only against
the court. "The Earl of Middleton, of
Scotland, then Secretary of State for
England and member of the House of
Commons, seeing many go out upon
the division against the Court who
were in the service of the Government,
went down to the bar, and, as they
were told in, reproached them to their
faces for voting as they did; and, a
Capt. Kendall being one Of them, the
Earl said to him: Sir, have not you a
troop of horse in his Majesty's service? ?
Yes, my Lord replies the other; but
my brother died last night, and has left
me e700 year," That timely be-
quest seems to have impaired the neces-
sary independence to the gallant mem
Der, and secured his vote, and, as Onslow
says, saved the nation.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1879-11-27
A Smart Dog.

A Virginia paper tells this story of
Mr.. David S. Forney's dog: "Mr. Forney
took his dog into the house (this was
not at home Therefore not trick }, and
gave us his pocket-book, with instruc-
tions to carry it distance to the field
and place it somewhere on the fence, in
q direction that the wind would blow
from it to the house. We did so and
returned. Mr.. Forney came out with
his dog, sat down and said nothing, nor
did he speak to the dog. Presently
the dog pricked up his ears and com
menced to sniff the air, started off in a
direct line to where the pocket-book
was, passed it a few feet, came back,
reared upon the fence, got it, came to
it's master and laid it in his hand. We
took number of hats to the outer edge
of the lot: these he broughtin, selecting
his masters first"
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1879-11-27
An AffectiOnate Bird.

An old gander conceived violent
affection of an English lunatic who was
allowed to go about at will, not being
bad enough for an asylum. Wherever
the old man vent the gander would go,
walking few yards in advance, missing
at all animals they met, as though
warning them off. When the man rested,
the gander would lie or SIT beside him !;
and at night time so persistent was it in
its demand to remain near it's master,
that compliance with it's caclle was
deemed expedient. The poor bird,
however, persisted once too often. and
fell martyr to its remarkable affection,
it being killed to put an end to its
,1am0ra
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1879-11-27
Small COurtesies.

One of the the editorial writer's of q
leading New York newspaper at one
time prepared a series of papers upon the
soil, climate, price of lands, etc., in the
different States, intended to urge emf
grafton from the cities into the country.
He received, in consequence, many let
tiers from individuals, asking for par
ticular information as to this or that To-
cality, and returned, as requested, pri-
vate answers.
There were several hundreds of these
letters of advice; it required great care,
labor and time to acquire the accurate
information which they contained; they
were written out of sheer goodwill by
a stranger for strangers. Yet out of
the whole number of correspondents
but one was courteous enough to return
a civil word of thanks for the informa-
ton obtained.
This is significant hint of the want
of outward politeness among our peo-
pie. Not that Americans are lacking in
the hearty good nature and kindly feel
ing which is at the bottom of all coru-
tesy. Every one of this editors CORE
spondents would probably have been
ready to give helping hand to him if
he needed, and every one of them felt
cordially grateful to him. But they did
not sayit.
It is in the numberless little signs
and tokens of good feeling that we are
deficient. Boys should cultivate these
lesser virtues. One of the leading
statesmen of the day said, lately: II
have mixed with all classes in the coun-
try, and I never met a rufian who
would not reply Like gentleman, if
you spoke to him courteously." The
homeliest and humblest man in the
world, with this fine garment of good
breeding, is more royalty attired than a
vulgar Prince.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1879-11-27
Tools Great, Men Work With.

It is not tools that make the work
man, but the trained skill and perse-
verance of the man himself. Indeed,
it is proverbial that the bad workman
never yet had good tool. Some one
asked Opie by what wonderful process
he mixed his colors. II mix them with
my brains, SIR" was his reply. It is the
same with every workman who would
excel. Ferguson made marvellous
things-such as his wooden clock, that
accurately measured the hours-by
means of a common penknife, tool in
everybody's hand; but then everybody
is not Ferguson. A pan of water and
two thermometers were the tools by
which DR.. Black discovered latent heat;
and prism, lens and sheet of paste
board enabled Newton to unfold the
composition of light and the origin of
color.
An eminentforeign savant once called
upon DR.. Woollaston, and requested to
be shown over his laboratories, in which
science has been enriched by so many
important discoveries, when the doctor
took him in study, and pointing to an
old tea tray, containing a few watch
glasses, test-papers, a small balance, and
blow-pipe, said: @There is all the
laboratory have"
Stothard learned the art of combin-
ing colors by closely studying butter
flies wings; he would often say that no
one knew what he owed to these tiny
insects. "A blunt stick and barn-door
served Wilkie in lieu of pencil and can
vas. Bewick first practiced drawing on
the cottage walls of his native village,
which he covered with his sketches in
chalk, and BENJAMIN West made his
first brushes out of the cats tail.
Ferguson laid himself down in the
fields at night in blanket, and made a
map of the heavenly bodies, by means
of q thread with small beads on it,
stretched between his eyes and the
stars. Franklin first robbed the thun-
der-cloud of it's lightning by means of
kite made with two cross-sticks and
silk handkerchief.
Watt made his first model of the con-
densing steam-engine out of an old
anatomist's syringe, used to inject the
arteries previous to dissection. Gull
ford worked his first problem in mathe-
matics when cobbler's apprentice,
upon small scraps of leather, which he
bea6 smooth for the purpose, while
Rittenhouse, the astronomer, first CAL
culated eclipses on his plow-handle.