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The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1881-02-05

A telegram To- the Oregonian from
Chester. Pa, under date If Feb. lst,
SAYS that the Willamet, one of the
new iron steamships for the Oregon
Railway aud Navigation company, wa,
launched that day. She is 3l2 feet
long, 80 feet beam. and her tonnage
is 2630.
Old Probabilities. writing to tn,
Silverton Appeal "i the probability ot
a few probabilities and events Of Ger
vans, including the following probabil,
ity says: That W. II. EN- il
'sPoOney on Miss N-B-(no
body's business)-; that IN all pro
liability an Astoria chap will vet,
the racket about the first Of April.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1881-06-11
True EcOIsOnY.

There's the secret A saving
woman at The head of family is the
very best saving bank established
one receiving deposits daily and
hourly, with no costly machinery to
manage it. The idea of saving is a
pleasant one; and if the women i'm
bibed it at once, they would cultivate
it, and adhere to 1T; and thus, when
they are not aware Of it, they would
be laying the foundation of a compe-
tent security in a stormy time, and
shelter in rainy day. The woman
who sees to her own house has large
house to save in. The best way for
her to comprehend is to keep an ac-
count of all current expenses. Prob
ably not one woman in ten has an
idea how much are the expenditures
of herself and family. Whether one
hundred or one thousand pounds are
expended annually, there is a chance
to save something if the effort is only
made. Let the housewife take the
idea, act upon it, and she will save
something where before she thought
it impossible This is q duty yet not
a sordid ayarice, but moral obliga
tion that rests upon the women as
well as the men.
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make a serious mistake IL they fail to
make provision for recreation for
their children. Give them something
they can truly consider thrfr own,
and see how soon they become inter
ested therein. Let them have pets,
pigeons, poultry, calf, q lamb or
even pigs, with the understanding
they may have all the profit they can
make from them, and II will he seen
that the care tfnd sales will imculcate
a'bdsiness tact and at the same time
engraft on the Young and plant mind
a reverence for Gods creatures that
will be lasting through life. Visit q
farmhouse where the children are
thus cared for and and notewith what
Observation-Disclosures theyyisit their
pets, their own garden plots, their
flower beds, after the toll of day is
done, seeming to forget in their en-.
joyment how tired they were, and if
you won't realize that it is more bles
eel to give than receive, rest assured
you have no soul Is it any wonder
that boys are anxious to leave the
firm just as soon as they become old
enough to be of assistance, when they
have no home attractions, where
"home" means toil,toil,no recreations,
not even circus? Farmers make
your homes attractive, furnish the
children good reading matter, and
see that they enjoy themselves and
then instead of driving the boys
away it will be found they have for
med pleasant attachments for their
homes that will be sufficient induce
ment for them to remain. urll- d
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1881-06-11
Systern In Tnrmirt..

. Farmers as class, 90 not seem JO.
realize the great importance of sys-
tenn. System in nearly all pursuits
if adhered to is the key of success.
Too many of our farmers look upon
the improved agricultural implements
as innovations rather than improve
ments; they plod along in the old ruts
Of their grandfathers, planting their
crops in the signs Of the moon, cct.;
look upon the papers especially devo
ted to agriculture as theoretical nom
sence. The oranges, with their
meetings and practical lectures have
done an immense amount of good to-
ward awakening the Rip Van Win
4les among the farmers. There is
no reason why the farmer should not
study and post himself in agricul-
turc, as to successfully follow it, he
should be well versed, for it is GER
tainly scientific branch. The in
tellectual farmer soon amasses a com
Portable competence while the I'M
skilled one will toll year after
year for mere maintenance
Education, therefore, combined with
a systematic manner Of conducting
farm work, is what our farmers
should possess. When we speak of
education, we do not necessarily
mean that obtained at academies and
colleges, but of that practical kind
within the reach of all who will read,
observe and think. The literature
of our day pertaining to the calling
of farmers is soplentiful and so cheap
and only those who prefer need be
cropping and laundering inignorance.
All branches of rural industry, inclu-
ding stock raising, grain raising,and
fruit raising, in the various divisions
are treated in text books by stand
ard authors, and each week the ag
ricultural press sends it's hundreds
of thousands of sheets filled with the
latest and best, for the enlighten-
ment, encouragement and advance
ment of those who wish it. Farmers
you are in the majority, and have
the requisite power in your hands to
be the peers of any. The levers to do
this with is better cultivated brains.
Your farms need to be MANFRED with
them and your stock to be fed with
them. You do not need quite so
much bodily and q great deal more
mental labor; more, thought more
discipline of the mind, more time
spent in reading and investigation of
the subjects and sciences pertaining
to your calling, more concert of ae-
ton, more cooperation in your vari-4
Gus enterprises. As helps toward
the establishment of these you have
the press, the grange, the alliance
and many other kindred organiza-
tions; but they can avail little unless
given a more cordial earnest support
than you have yet accorded them.
No niggardly, five cent milk-andwa-
ter support will build up your press
or your organization IT you would
be the peers ofyour fellows, you must
| give the efforts in that direction, time,
thought, work and money. This is
plain talk but true, which we think
our readers will accept in the right
spirit.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1881-06-11
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The Dear RGOule.

A writer in one of our valuable ex-
changes treats of the manner in which
the "dear people" of the rural dis
trcts are led by the nose, uses the
following language:
Open-eyed honesty is more than
match for roguery if it's powers are
properly cultivated and employed,
but political or artful dodgers make
a study of rascality, and reduces it
to sinful science, while honest toll
ers prop it up and give it their sub
stance. No wonder it thrives and
feathers its nest in the high places of
earth, proud of its position, and
scornful of the blind multitude which
it ticlSles with feather, amuses with
toy, and leads with q string of gilt
tering generaIities and brilliant moth
ings. When sly Reynard plucks the
fat goose of the farmers flock, he is
hunted down without renorse, but
when the finer human fox fattens upon
the farmer himself,t the husbandman is
flattered by his preference, and sub
mits with pleasure to his gentleman
ly and polite system of artful and in
terestine plucking. What if the
feathers do fly, they will sproht
again, and it is distressing to see SO
gallant creature without nest. So
the poor farmer plods along and
deals out his dollars to the political
dead beat, the vender of impossible
patents, the corporation leeches, and
host of parasites who feed upon his
profits and fatten upon the products
of his farm. Sometimes he has a
spasm of righteous indignation and
investigates; but their tracks are
nicely covered up, their ill-gotten
gains tucked nicely out of sight, and
with empty hands and holy horror
upon their faces they invite inspec-
ton and protest their innocence.
Then he takes few looks through
glasses which they kindly furnish
pities their obvious distress, and
crawls back into his shell with an
apology for his rudeness and ready
testimony to their immaculate purity
and perfection. H.-as
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1881-06-11

is more or less graceful manner Of
showing it, and the more graceful is
better than9he less graceful. The best
manners, therefore, are the more
graceful good morals. We cannot
admit any falsehood OF heartlessness
into the idea Of good manners. These
invariably dcfile them, however pure
they may seem; Invariably deform
them, how beautiful soever, how grace
full soever the air which they employ,
or the dress they put on. t4Ht
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1881-06-11
Facts.


Those contemplating trip westward
will certainly do well to carefully CON
suit the time tables of the Baltimore
and Ohio road. Its celebrated fast
trains, its sure connections, and rates
always as low as the lowest, make it
beyond all controversy the best line
west. Colonists are carried in first
class cars on fast trains, aud every
possible care is taken to insure comfort
and convenience. BY the Baltimore
and Ohio only is the choice of routes
offered to the west, via st. Louis or
Chicago, and in either case, trains run
through without change of cars. Di-
rect connection is made at both cities
with all leading lines to. the west,
northwest and southwest, and there is
but single change Of cars to Iowa,
Kansas, Nebraska, Texas, Minnesota
etc. No other line can offer such adj
vantages as the Baltimore and Ohio.
1t costs but very little time and trou-
BILE to learn this, and in the end may
lead to the saving of much of both as
well as m, ney. Above all things do
not purchase tickets before having a
talk or receiving letter from one Of
the b. q 0. Agents. A letter address
ed to j. F. Bond, Cumberland, Nd;
to G. q. Dudrow, Harper's Ferry; to
Dan'l Bride, Baltimore, Nd; or j.
A. Fritz, Somerset, Pa. or call upon
either of these gentlemen will lead to
thorough information as to all necessa-
ry details of time, connections, fares,
baggage and other matters.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1881-06-11
Manners and Morals.

What is the difference between
good manners and good morals? Will
good manners make a man, or must
he be possessed of good morals also?
If good manners be genuine they are
good morals, for they are founded on
the laws of justice and kindness.
But there is so much base coin in
circulation Ia the sphere of manners,
and there are so many pretentions to
goodness therein which cannot be
admitted. There is not a thing so
offensive as false heart refusing, in
a polite manner, to do a simple and
easy act of kindness. 1t reminds us
of one lady abusing another in the
most ceremonious style, courtesying
with great dignity, but at the same
time with contemptuous sheer up
on the lips, and most reverential
madam" upon the tongue. Most
ladies would prefer a corporeal onset
But they know one another's feel
ings, and that this most mock civil
ity is the most CALLING and effective
vengeance they can take. The good
manners of some people are some
what Of this sort; heartlessness,
clothing itself in the garb of kind
ness, and pretending to feel deeply
for you, when it wishes you to Co.
ventry or Jericho. Now, this we call
bad manners, and yet men who can
play this part well, and show you
out" as they say at Court, are sup
posed to be very accomplished, finish
ed gentlemen. After all it comes to
this, that good morals are good man
ners. You will find no better stand
ard for morals than this. But still
there are degrees of goodness; there
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1881-06-11
NEW MATTRESS
AND
Broom Factory
IN MORGANTOWN.
WIND MILLS, SEED Sewers, HAIR
ROWS and WAGON JACKS.

I desire to direct the attention of town
and country merchants, also the citizens
of Morgautown, to nay facilities for
BROOM MAKING.
I have established a shop. on Front
Street, pear Bumbo Lane, Morgan
town, for the manufacture of BROOMS,
made of the best material. and in a
workmanlike manner. / want the pat
ronage of the people, if they feel a
pride in homemade goods. Patronize
home industry, and see if can't sell you
q better broom than you can buy in the
East. Special rates given to those who
buy in large lots. All ask is an inspec-
tion of my goods to merit patronage.
l also have on hand stock of wind
mills, Seed Sewers, Wagon Jacks and
Harrows. and will also make the same
to order. Riddles for old mills repaired.
N . H. MCGEORGE,
may3-3m Morgantown, w. Va.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1881-06-11

IA WEALTHY Chicago widgwer is
about to marry the wife of Mike
Weaver, a notorious burglar, and her.
self belonging to family of thieves.
Mike robbed the mans house of
81, 1000 worth of plate and jewelry,and
was sent to State prison. Mrs.
Weaver is pretty and winsome, it is
needless to say, for when the widow
er called on her to negotiate for the
return of the plumber, she captivated
him. The marriage is to take place
as soon as she can obtain a divorce
from the convict.
JAS. A. DAVIS is taking orders for
'the New Revision Of the New les
lament" which has been so long in
preparation. 1t has just been com
pleted, and the right secured to pub
lish it in this country. 1t will be
furnished in three styles of binding,
Fine English Muslin, Arabesque
Leather, and Full Turkey Morocco
1t is to be printed in paragraphs with
figures ON the sides to indicate the chap
tiers and verses. This work is the re-
suit of the hard and faithful study of
nearly one hundred of the best Biblical
scholars in the known world, and is
considered by all to be one Of the
greatest events of modern times. 1t
embraces the additional textual ligh:
that has been gained in the last two
hundred and seventy years, and also
what has been gained from the twenty
seven or more different manuscripts of
the Bible now extant. What it is, is
put in nut shell by the New York
Erantaer and Chronical, viz: ave
have the version, that long association
has made dear to us, minus its errors
and plus the results of the best Biblic-
al scholars of our time. Is not this
what we all want?
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1881-06-11

TIE CoTswoLD SHEEP.-Mr.Joseph
Harris has the following in praise of
this breed: sIf well fed and provided
with dry quarters under foot. there
are no sheep that will stand exposure
to our severe weather better than the
Cotswolds. The Cotswold ewes are
good breeders and good nurses. They
frequently have two strong lambs
and sometimes three at birth. /
have never had pure bred Cotswold
eve in the flock that would not breed.
We let the ewes have their first lambs
when two years old and they frequen-
tly continue good breeders until ten
years old. The Cotswolds are the
hardest of all English breeds of
sheep. OF all well established breeds
of sheep the Cotswolds are the larg-
est. The celebrated experiments of
1ewes and Gilbert proved beyond all
question that the Cotswolds produces
more mutton and more wool than any
other breed; and not only this, they
gained more in proportion to their
food than any other breed.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1881-06-11

The WEEvIL.-A correspondent
writes: have observed of late num-
erous complaints of the difficulty of
guarding pea and bean seed from the
weevil. Your subscriber has found
an effectual remedy and gives it for
the benefit of those seeking SUCH
After harvesting, dry thoroughly in
the sun, and afterward place in jars,
cans or barrels that have been thor
oughly heated before the fire, placing
in each vessel bottle of turpentine,
not corking the bottle but simply ty-
ing piece of cloth over its mouth.
Cover the vessel as alright as posi-
ale and afterward expose to the sun
occasionally. The fumes of the tur-
tentine engendered by the heat kill
the egg of the weevil deposited in the
seed when it is green. This is an eff
fectual remedy, and should be known
to all seed growers North and South.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1881-06-11
How to Keep the Boys ON the

Boys on the farm grow tired of the
every -day farm work, and even of
their homes, unless there is something
to relieve the monotony. Farmers
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1881-06-11
HOUSE, FARM AND PRESIDE.

Trees The man who plants one
tree on the Western Plains is wiser
than the man who shoots a buffalo.
Trees may need watering, but in time
they bring showers. Where trees are
on the Plains there the rain falls if it
comes at all.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1881-06-11

CABBAGE FOR THE TABLE-A gar
6eners' paper says all the yellow and
white hearted cabbases, including
Savoys, are not good for table use,
''that the yellowish and very pale
green sorts are comparatively worth
less, while the dark green sorts are
full of flavor and substance, the very
perfection of what a cabbage should
be chat is to be cooked for a Chris
tian to eat" - if-
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1881-06-11

CONTROLLING THE SEX OF Fowls
Both English and American poultry
fanciers have experimental consider
ably for the purpose of establishing
some method by which to control the
sex of their pets. A writer sums up
the experience of British breeders as
follows:
l. A cockerel mated with not more
than three adult hens will give almost
always larger number of male than
female chicks-especially will this
be the case with earlier broods. La
ter brood will be more uncertain.
2. Mating an adult cock with not
more than three pullets will be uncer-
tain in it's results, one sex as likely
as the other to predominant.
3. Mating an adult cock with five
or more pullets, but, as in the first
instance, there will be most male birds
from the earlier eggs.
4. Young birds or adult birds ma
ted together will give uncertain re
suits, but the fewer the hens and the
more vigorous the cock the greater
will be the proportion Of the males
and they will be most numerous from
the early eggs.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1881-06-11
SO Straight Through.

Do your work at once. Don't stop
to dawdle. And if ever you find
yourself where you have SO many
things pressing upon you that you
hardly know how to begin, let me
tell you secret; take hold of the
first one that comes to hand, and you
will find the rest all fall into Gle and
follow after. like a company Of well
drilled soldiers; and though work
may be hard to meet when it charges
in a squad,''it is easily vanquished
ifyou can bring it into line. You
I have often seen the anecdote Of the
man who was asked how he accom-
plished so much in life. "My father
taught me-" was the reply, "when l
had anything to do. to go and do it,"
There is the secret--the word now.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1881-06-11

RosEs.- rural paper communi4
Gates an important fact in rose cul-
ture: eas.5 a.--
EVERY rose will not come from the
slip. OF the three great divisions in
TO which the rose family is separated
namely the damask, noisette and
tea-the last two may be propagated
with more or less readiness from the
slipper BY budding; the first only by
dividing the roots and planting the
seed, which latter method is resorted
TO, however, only when it is desired
to have new varieties"
The daily gazette., 1881-12-02

LOCAL LINES.

Tho extra Saddle Rock oysters at
Fullmer's.
The celebrated Sheep Ridge oysters
at Fullme1's.
The only place in the city to get ia q
first-class oyster is at Fullmers', QUO
Market street. hoVo lh
Buy your tobacco and cigars from
Mullen, 525 w. Front street. novo'lm
United Presbyterian services were
held in Central Church, last evening.
The annual meeting OF the Historical
Soclety of Delaware will be be held this
evening.
uThe Professor" at the Opera House,
on Tuesday evening next, will be one OF
the richest theatrical treats OF the season.
"on the Lookout" by Tommy Del
hang, at the Opera House this evening.
The Dredging Company are still pill
ing np dirt on East Fourth street eSten-
ded, bstween the Brandywine and Della
ware.
A new lot of Lose recently purchased
by the Water Witch 5. +. L. Company
was tested at Fourth street wharf, las
evening, in a satisfactory manner.
The daily gazette., 1881-12-02
Che 9aily Gazstts.
FIRST EDITION.
TeIcgrapbic Summary.

An extra police force is guarding Mr.,
Gladstone's London residence during
his temporary sojourn there.-The cruel
mutilatlon OF cattle Is beoomipg yery
common form of agrarian outrage in
Ireland.-Mr. Charles Dawson, home.
rule member of Parliament for Carlow
borough, has been elected lord n,ayor of
Uub1in.-Ftve of the ocean ables con-
Meeting England with the eontinen, are
now disabled.-The steamship STATE of
Indiana, from New York for Glasgow,
broke her shaft. A tug has been sent
TO her assistance,-S SeDor Vicuna, secre-
tary of the ChiIian legation at Paris, AZ
no apprehension that the United States
will interfere in the Chilian-Peruvian
difficulty. The weekly statemsn of the
Bank of France shows an increase in
gold of 5000 coo francs, and a decrease
in silver of 3. $50 900 francs.- A shock of
earthquake occurred at ARram on We'd
nesday, the severest that has been ex.
perienced there since the great earth
quake of November, 1SS0.-The Spanish
Senate yesterday passed the bill for the
conversion of ths redeemabIe debt.
The daily gazette., 1881-12-02
move Garfield without a tiials A. l
decline to discuss the matter.

move Garfield without tiials A. 1
decline to discuss the matter.
@. Did God tell you that he ought
to be murdered ? A. That he ought
to be removed.
@. When did he tell you so? A. l
decline to d scuss that.
@. Would it criminate you? A. l
don't know whether it would or
not.
Gong back to the letters Mr.. Porter
read that in which the prisoner stated
that Garfeld's nomination, election
and "rem )var' were acts Of God, and
then asked, "Who nominated him ?"
A. The Chicago Convention.
@. Was that inspired? The pris-
oner hesitated and seemed about to
dodge the question, when ,Mr. Porter
stopped him with an impatient snow,
now, now."
Guiteau mockingly-Now, now, now,
[ thought that Grant or Blaine would
be nominated, and when Garfield was
nominated on the thirty-sixth ballot IL
was an act of God. The facts surround
ing his election would sustain the posi-.
ton that ii was an act of Tod, and the
facts surrounding his remova! would
sustain the same position. ..-5
q. Was the Chicago Convention in.
spired? A. In certain sense IL was.
@. In the same sense that you were?-
A. No, sir; l had positive and direcl
inspiration.
at this point of the testimony the pri
soner complained of being fatigued say
ing that he was not used to speaking
five hours at a time, ,aId tie courtat 2.4t
adjourned.