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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-12-08
Mormonism might be good issue for the Demo-

Mormonism might be good issue for the Demo
Gratis in 1884.
The Hon. s. s. Cox has not been so tremendously
funny since General Butler crushed him with the
pertinent exclamation "Oh, shoe fyp He is in
dulging in wit of the same calIbre now as then.
Mr.. Watterson is very solemn and very deter
mined about that tariff vote in the Democratic eau
Gus. He says: 1t is a disgrace to the Democratic
party. 1t means, if it means anything, that there
are Democrats who are unwilling to stand by the
party record on vital question: the vital question
of the time this means not only division but a
fight and n fight I'm which those who stand by the
record. and are true to their convictions. ask no
quarter and will give none, and This means if one
side is not exteTnnatcd driven Oft the final dis
TuptOn and extinction of the party" Heres
trouble-not too much but Just trouble enough.
Let the ring be formed, and let the country gather
around and see Watterson and Cox on one side and
Randall and voorhees, on the other go IN Tor a war
of determination or disruption.
The man who believes any longer that any of the
Star Route thieves will ever adorn felon's cell
would be pronounced crank by any competent
Jury, without leaving the box, after hearing his
deposition to that effect.
Messr-. Randall and Cox will discern presently
that they are not half amusing to the country as
they are To themselves.
Joint recommendation of the President and Secre-
tary Folger for the retirement of the silver cert
Gates and the stopping Of silver coinage. but there
probably will be- There are n few people left in
the country who still believe it is in way a
public benefit to have silver coined into dollars
which will not circulate; but there Is reason tn be-
eyr the number j. growing smaller every dag. hey
ought to be in "a very small minority in Congress- but
there is tel ing whether they not till the
question Is brought up.
Mr. Wattcrsou says The tribune cuts the Demo
cratic free trade record short least sixteen years
when it says every Democratic platform for quar-
ter of century has contained free trade dec lara
ton. lie says the Democratic platform Of 1910 de
clared against protection and every other since
All right. THE TRIBUNE makes the correction 10y
fully. Ii had no desire TO cheat the party out of
any part of its record. Let il be recorded then
that the Democracy has been devoted to free trade
for iorty-one years and has just found out its mis-
take.
Baltimore is about to lose its only Democratic
newspaper. Mr.. W. Il. Hazelton announces that he
has bought The Gazette and will begin with its ma
tcral the publication of an Independent daily news
paper called The Times on January /. This may be
e. foreuuuer of the ng-threatene political rev.
oution which shall change II ryand from a Demo
cratic TO Republican state, and II may not. At
all events, IL marks the death Of long. established
Bourbon organ.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-12-08
A HANDSOME TESTIMONIAL.

|
| We Pre- disposed To look upon the Democratic
caucus with Of gOOduatured cOMpacency no,
unmugled With contempt which amiable imbeClty ana
| harmless impOtency usually inspire.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-12-08

Judge David Davis has made an interesting
discovery. He says President Artbur's message
is the first document of the sort in forty years
that has not referred TO the South as a distinc-
tive section of the country. Perhaps this cir
cumstance is happy omen of time not far
distant when the South will be a mere
geographical term and will have no more
political significance than the East or the West
has now.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-12-08

William Sindram, who is now on trial in this
city for the cold blooded and unpTovoked muir
der of Mrs. Catherine Crave, appears to be as
eccentric and brutal a villain as ever stood in
peril of the gallows. From his cell in the
TOmbs he has been sending letters to the hus-
band of the murdered woman, heapiLg abuse
upon her and exulting in his crime. At the
same time he has been writing to the District
Attorney that there were no cXtcnuating cir
cumstancCs in his case, that the crime is murder
in the first degree, that his brother, if called
a witness, will testify that he had stabbed his
father and robbed his mother, and had
threatened TO kill Mrs. Crave, and exhibited
the pistol he bought for the purpose. He OBJ
jects to the insanity plea being made in his
defence because that would make his ease as
bad as Guiteaus, and tells the Dissatisfaction
ney that if he fails to obtain verdict of
murder in the first degree, "then, indeed,
hanging is played out in New-York." He
wants witnesses summoned to prove he is not
insane, and declares that he is not afraid of
hanging. 1t seems a waste Of the time of the
Court to listen to a defence of such n hardened
wretch as Sindram. but his exceptional de-
pravity will no doubt be made the most of by
the lawyers to show that he is crazy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-12-08

Even lethargic China is reaching out for a
share of the worlds ocean carrying trade. The
first of a regular line OF Chinese steamers en-.
tered the Thames yesterday with cargo of
tea. While the Oldest and least progressive of
the great nations of the earth is thus begin
sing TO ship her products under her own flag,
the youngest and most energetic continues to
load the vessels of all her rivals with the rich
freightage of her fields, and makes no attempt
TO compete with them upon the element where
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-12-08

she once acknowledged no superior. How long
is America to sit idly by the tide, seeing the
great ships come and 60, and doing nothing to
regain the place she once held upon the seas
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-12-08
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-12-08

Representative Atkins, Tennessee Demo-
crat who, as chairman of the Appropriations
Committee, was prominent figure i'll the last
Congress, gives more candid than hopeful
view of the prospects of his party in a talk With
TRIBUNE correspondent. He thinks tile
Democrats will now rally on platform favor
ing a low tariff, the abolition of the banks, the
unlimited coinage of silver, liberal internal inn
prOvements and opposition to monopoles.
Whatever may be thought of the cOngruity and
strength of this platform it is certainly big
enough for the party to get upon; but Mr..
Atkins is not at all confident that it will secure
success. On the contrary, be thinks the De-
mocracy fOredoomed 10 defeat, and forgetting
that he is not i'll a caucus of his political breth-
rem, remarks in a melancholy tone: We ought
to stop our foolishness and stand by the eternal
principles of truth and justice" How the
foolishness" is to be stopped without first
getting rid of the fools Mr.. Atkins does not
attempt to explain, nor does lac estimate what
portion of the Democratic party would survive
if the foOl-killer should be set to work III its
ranks.
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-12-08

After the Speakership contest had ended on Sat-
urday a Pennsylvania Congressman was discovered
going about Washington with unmistakable traces
of unhappiness upon his countenance. His heart
had been for Mr.. Hscoch, but his vote had gone to
Mr.. Keifer cit is bad enough" he explained " to
be owned by boss but when my boss has another
boss over HIM feel good deal as the nggers used
to down South when they were licked by Niger
overseer" But the boss, and the boss over him,
both felt even wore than that. when, after
eecting Garfield man to beat Hiscock they also
had Edward Mcpherson thrust in their faces for
Clerk That was the unkindest cut of all.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-12-08

jefferson Davis returned from Europe in
one of the storm tossed steamers which ar
rived yesterday. He denies having any more
knowledge of the causes for the recent spccu-
lative movement in Confederate bonds than
he has gained from the newspapers. He does
not recollect any reason why a fund should
have accumulated in the Bank of England or
elsewhere that could be applied to the pay
ment of the bonds, but he says he hopes their
holders will "realize something upon them"
How can he entertain such hope if there is
nothing in existence IN the way of concealed
Confederate assets for them to realizeY But
perhaps he only speaks in a sentimental way,
and, knowing "there's nothing half so cheap
as wishing" INDUCES in the wish that the
securities of his defunct government might
become worth more than their value to the
rag-gatherer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-12-08
dishonesty. But they are losing valuable time
in not making that appear.

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After the unusual summer drouth the rains OF mo-
vember and early December have been most well
come, and have seemed to be unusually abundant.
The measurements show, however that the amount
OF rinfal has been below the average. The ground
too, was so thoroughly and deeply dried that the
water has run rapidly from the surface into the
streams to be hurried away to the rivers and the
sea- Complaints are coming from all parts OF the
parched area that the springs and wells which are
fed by deep fountains still dry, or at least that
the supply is scanty and unwholesome. Inc I'M
pleasant fact which called to face is that the
ground will probably be frozen on the surface be-
fore 1t is deeply saturated with moisture. This
means a scant water supply from the regular
sources during the winter condition which IS often
fatal to the life of trees especially eyergreens ana
which is also menace to the pnblic health Inns is
one of the years when green Christmas will not
make fat graveyard. warm, open and wet
December would help TO reimburse the earth Tor
what it lost in the rainless summer
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-12-08

Ex-senator Frelnghuysen's name was not
sent to the Senate yesterday, but there is no
reason to doubt that he will be Mr.. Blaine's
successor in the State Department. It's under
stood that he was offered the Attorney Gener-
alship, but declined to accept it. At any rate,
he was offered the Secretaryship of State some
time ago, and that he has accepted. President
Garfield wished to appoint distinguished cit
izen OF New-Jersey, but finally decided not to
do so, on the ground that New-Jersey having
gone Democratic, he could not ignore the Re
publican States in order to give her represen-
tation in his Cabinet. President Arthur, in
this instance, gives less weight to such partisan
considerations than his predecessor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-12-08

The man who believes any longer that any of the
Star Route thieves will ever adorn felon's cell
would be pronounced crank by any competent
Jury, without leaving the box, after hearing his
deposition to that effect
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-09-08

This is what an ''irreverent ribald"
said to his landlady last week: "You
are the most economical woman / ever
met. believe you could board ship,
now, without laying in an extra stock
of provisions"
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-09-08
Romantic.
RosfOn post

One evening last week, says the
Amesbury News, man drove rapidly
into our village in search of a surgeon.
Fortunately one OF our. younger men
in the profession was standing close by
q drug store where the man halted, and
in few words was informed that an
accident had occurred on the outskirts
of the town, which rendered his servi-
ces necessary. Procuring his required
apparatus, he accompanied the stran-
ger. Taking the direction of the beach,
they kept on mile or SO, when the
doctor was informed that the utmost
secrecy must be observed in this mat
ter, and that he would be well paid for
the job; also that he would have to be
blindfolded during the rest of the ride.
The doctor, who likes an adventure,
readily assented to this; and after rid
ing several miles farther, in direction
which it was impossible for the doctor
to determine, they halted before one
story hut, in the depths of the woods,
where they dismounted and entered.
The person who had brought the doc
tor entered first, and in short time
returned for the doctor. Upon. coming
into the room the handkerchief wa
removed from his eyes, and he saw
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-09-08
A farmers Workshop.

A farmer has frequent-almost con-
stant-need Of workshop. 1t may
not be q separate building; a place at
one side of the carriage room will ans
wer. There should be good-sized
bench, with wise at one end, and a
place for using the planes, of which
there should be at least two kinds pro-
vided. A shaving bench (tshaving
horse") with drawing-knife, is an es.
sential feature Of we'll. stocked work.
shop; and saw, chisels, bit,stock and
bits, Ratchet, files. screw-drivers
wrenches etc. should all be on hand
For work in metal, punches, cold CHS.
els, anvil, are all needed. A soldering
iron is important, and also few need
les and avis for doing the necessary
mending of the harness. BY those
provided with q workshop or work
room many rainy day may be turned
to good account. A well-equippeC
workshop will do much to make the
boys more interested in farm work
and tend strongly to keep them a
home when they might be tempted te
go to the village or elsewhere.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-09-08
Save Seed Corn.

i. correspondent of the Hamilton
Freeman gives some good advice en- this
subject as follows: "As the Western
and Middle States lose annually several
bushels of corn by planting worthless
seed, and as the proper time to gather
the seed is being discussed through the
agricultural papers, many contending
that husking time is the time to select
the seed. But must differ with those
who recommend gathering seed corn
after we have had our heavy Tor corn
kllling) fall frosts. A sure way to have
good seed corn is to 60 into your corn
field when the husk begins to rlpen on
the earliest ears, and select the ripest
and falrest ears, and by pursuing this
course, improvement in quality and
time of ripening will be the result. If
it is picked before the cob is dry it
should not be piled up in q. heap to heat
and spoil. Corn that has been heated
will not terminate. Leave few husks
to each ear, and either tie or braid
them together and hang them in the
loft of your barn, or other outbuildinss,
or make q scaffold and lay small sticks
or lath to hold the corn, and don't Law
too close, so that the air has good cir
culation through and about your seed
corn. Your loft must be we'll ventilat-
ed, and the ventilation should be left
open until the corn is thoroughly dried.
As soon as the corn is out of the milk
j! will grew grow if well taken care of. as |
know by experimenting with large Ohio
and Missouri corn. If it is not thor
oughly ripe it will answer just as well,
and the kernel will decay sooner, and
birds and squirrels will not bother it as
long; but don't stow your seed very
close overhead to your grain bins or
hay-mow, as grain and hay are liable
to heat, and thus spoil your seed unless
your ventilation is very good. / have
gone into my cornfield and gathered
my seed between the LIST and Goth of
September for the last eleven wears,
and have never had poor stand of
corn in that time, and have this year
also had good stand Of corn, whilst
most of my neighbors have either had
70 replant or have poor stand. 1t
pays to look well after your seed corn,
and plant less crib corn. Gather your
seed early; plant early; tend early and
late, and with g fair season your chances
to get a good crop are excellent. Save
the seed early and take care Of it WE'LL"
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-09-08
A Drummer's Call Upon Mr.. Lincoln
Newark Advertiser

DR.. Hugh P. Roden is the possessor
OF the following original document from
President Lincoln:
EXECUTIVE MANSION. October IL, 1861.
Whom Nay Concern:
The bearer of this, Hugh Roden says he is
drummer in the Seventh Regiment New Jersey
Volunteers. and wishes to be transferred to the
Second Regiment New Jersey Volunteers, to be
with his brother, who is in the latter regiment If
1t viii not injurously affect the service, shall be
glad for him to be obliged. A. LINCOLN
Roden was then a lad of less than
sixteen years of age. He wanted to
make the change, and friend advised
him to 60 to the president. He &C
cordingly went to the white house, and
was dressed in coat too large for him,
which came down to his heels, and
bore under his arm bundle contain
ing a pair of old shoes. Roden was
ushered into the room, and when his
turn came Mr.. Lincoln received him
with that peculiar aflability which char
acterized his every action. On learn
ing that Roden came from Newark,
Mr.. Lincoln said he we'll remembered
that city, having passed through it,
and was particularly struck with the
many pretty girls ne saw. He at once
sat down and wrote the letter. Rodents
visit to the white house compelled him
to overstay his time, and he was put
into the guard house, but was released
so soon as the facts were ascertained.
Col. Revere sent for him, and the Sc
quel was that, though he was not trans
ferred, he received thereafter better
treatment than before, and was regard
ed by his companions as one who had
received an enviable attention.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-09-08
A NEW FASHION PLATE,
The Members OF the Cabinet ns r,,,
Ors' Dummies

OfA Du III mics.
A New York firm has just got out a
new tsS.h!l2s .2 plate! !a which can he seen in
d tallors window opposite the Treasury,
department, in which the President
ana his cabinet pose as dummies, on
Whlch to hang the latest STYLES. The
President in dress suit makes the
center figure, and looks as thousands
nave seen him in real life He is shak-
ing hands with Mr.. Hunt, Secretary of
the Navy, who is dressed in genteel
undress suit, and looks as we have
often seen him on the avenue of an
afternoon. Secretary Blaine is at the
lett OF the picture, in an impossible
overcoat, which would do Justice to a
Vennor. Mr.. Lincoln is way over to
the right, looking for all the world like
a Harvard senior just about to start for
BOSTON to mash something, while near
him Is Attorney General McVeagb,
with his hair parted in the middle, in
double. breasted sack, looking Just too
sweet for anything. There is the Post
master General James. in stylish sim
gle breasted sack, looking like one of
the Jeunesse dores who may be seen
coming out of Chris Connors in Union
Square, and who can play billiards in
tive different languages. There is the
Secretary Of the Interior, dressed in
suit of clothes that would insure his
being snubbed in any town of his own
state of Iowa, in which far.away coun-
try the wearing Of fashionable garm ents
is considered proof positive of incipient
softening of the brain. The granger
Secretary, arrayed in such raiment,
would not be known by himself or his
best friends. The only sitting figure is
that of the Secretary Of the Treasury,
Mr.. Window, who looks like a we'll
preserved bachelor of so years who in
herited fortune from his grandfather,
and who has never wasted the gray
matter of his brain on any more i'm
portant subjects than polo, driving a
tally-ho, or leading in the German. He
is represented in the picture as if he
had just dropped into the club, and,
after taking an altitude, seems to say,
Just look at those pants" Solomon
in all his glory was not arrayed like one
of these Washington Republic.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-09-08
A Son. for a Kiss.

Will S. Hays, of Louisville, has made
Il small fortune by writing songs.
Among his popular compositions are
"Mollie Darling" 'Norah O'Neal," and
"Evangeline." But he got no money
from the latter, though it gave him q
a start in business. "Just before the
war;" he says, II was with some young
visitors up in Oldham county, KY
Among them was q beautiful girl who
resembled the ideal pictures OF Long
fellows 'Evangeline' SO closely that |
called her by that name. We danced
at an outdoor frolic one evening, and
soon discovered that four of us could
sing together. We tried popular q uar-
tets, and got along so well that we be-
came enthusiastic. About two O'Clock
in the morning we started to walk home.
The night was as bright as day, with
the full moon hanging in the sky, and
as We walked We sang. We sat down
in a nook to rest, and 'Evangeline' be-
gan to suggest other songs to sing. I'll
write you a song, said I, if you'll
promise to sing it before we 90 home.
This was agreed to. On the opposite
side of the road was a white plank
fence. Where we were sitting party
of negroes had been roasting ears Of
corn, and the charred sticks lay all
around. With them I wrote the first
verse of the song on the top plank of
the fence, and the notes for four voices
on the four planks beneath. Then we
stood off and sang it. The girls were
delighted, and insisted on having a
chorus, so l wrote the chorus on the
planks. Well, we sang it over and over,
and went home singingit. Next morn
ing 'Eyangeline' came down stairs hum
ming the air, and asked me to write it
out and finish it. l told her couldD't
do it, but she might 60 down and copy
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-09-08

before him, on cot, a middle age man
OF fine physique and elegantly dressed,
Upon his face was a silk visor, which
prevented an observation of his coun.
te.nasnce, as was also one upon the face
OF the only attendant. Silence was
en1Jolned upon all. The doctor adjust
ed the broken limb. No words were
spoken, and hardly a groan escaped
from the victim of the accident, A
well filled purse was thrust into the
doctors hands. He was again blind
folded and brought home, arriving
there at A. NJ. He was very re,icent
about the affair, i'll fact, he don't know
much about the affair himself, not
knowing where he went or who his
patient was, other than that he was a
person of distinction and wealth, who
was travelling incognto.