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National Republican., 1882-12-18
BEEC1n7R ON BUSINESS.
The Great Preacher Gives Iiis Views on
Gambling i'm Grain ana Other Matters.


NEW YORK, Dec. 16.--Rev. Henry Ward
Beecher was placed on the witness-stand Sat
urday afternoon before the New York sefiate
committee on corners" He said that if any
man could buy all the wheat in the country
and so starve people heswould be a criminal
of the deepest dye, but such calamity c6uld
not happen in this country. Mr.. Beecher
thought that the species of gambling carried
ON by merchants was far less injurious upon
public morals than are the effects produced by
church fairs and religious lotteries. II hold"
he said, that man with long head fore
sees his advantage over his heighbors in these
speculations but on that account these specu-
lations should not be counted immoral.
regard the age in which we live as
THE AGE OF COMBINATIONS.
I thitk 1t is part Of my profession to deal in
futures. There are two ways of dealing in
futures-one in realities, the other in risks
and chance. A man may sell what does not
exist. One, two or twenty men, who looked
ahead sufficiently sagaCious to prophesy what
would como to pass In the future atd were
right in their conicctures, cannot see that such
actions are illegitimate. There is but little
danger of famine in this country. There is
no man who loves his neighbbr as himself,
but as mere cause of commercial Judgment
do not see cause for any special complaint.
Supply and demand are minor principles
which regulate prices. lhe law OF price is tne
law of brain. Themore that nature does for
a man the less use he has for his own brain.
The value of the finest silk dress ever made is
what fools are willing to pay for it, and that
is determined by the vanity of the fool who
bids the highest. There is nothing in our
civilization but what calls for intermediate
men. A man makes chairs, another stores
them, railroad takes them to distant city,
and they are sold by another man.
BUT ALL sELF1sHNEss is WRONG,
and all commerce is more or less selfish.
Money making in Wall street is an illustra-
tion. A public assembly can do very little for
this No law can make morality. | have
been much enlightened since this committee
has been in session / have read more about
Vanderbilt and Gould than they would ever
read about me. / think it would be a good
thing, gentlemen, if you would come down
about once year. Think that these investi-
cations are
GREAT PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS.
l once bought number of Panama shares
and paid $500 share for them. 1 was glad
to get them but when l sold them out at
$lO0 was glad to get rid of them. That is
all know Of stock speculation" In course
of his testimony, speaking of public morals
and bribery, the witness said, "There was
George Washington-he could not be bribed,
| but lie sw0re like trooper.
National Republican., 1882-12-18
DEPARTMENT. DOTS.

Another completed section-25O miles-of
the Atlantic and Pacific railway has been
accepted by the President.
The Chippewa delegation goes home with
the promise that their people shall have the
use of Turtle mountain reservation in Da-
kota.
The whisky case of Dickinson, Leach & Co.,
of Chicago, has been settled by compromise,
after several years agitation before the Treas
ury department.
ized-the Peoples national, at Americus, Ga,
and the First national, of Grafton, Dakota
territory, each to begin business with a capitol
of $4,000.
Southern matrimonial associations, to the
number of 240 have been placed ON pal
with other fraudulent concerns by order OF
the postmaster-generals so far as carrying theil
mail is concerned.
National Republican., 1882-12-18

OF five colored men escorting one
lady with q mahogany complexion in
yaded the hall. The purpose of the
delegation was instantly OWNED by the
habitues of the courtroom, and the procure
ment of marriage papers was made easy for
Osborne Eskridge and Alice Pryor, of Fau-
quier county, Va, at the usual terms To
provide against accidents the lover had
brought along two very talented ministers,
and in the presence Of select company of
bailifls, newspaper reporters, and stray loung-
ers the knot, double Knot in this Instance,
was tied both of tho clerical attachments
assisting in the ceremony,
National Republican., 1882-12-18
Local Items.

From Bretano have been received the latest
numbers of the London Graphic and London
Illustrated Ners.
Marriage licenses have been issued to Os-
borne Eskridge and Alice Pryor, Fauquier
county, Va, and George L. Ray and Carrie
NJ. Bender, of this city.
The regular meeting of the Travel club will
be held at Mrs. Lockwood's parlors $40
Twelfth street this evening. The tour will
be through Scandinavia
National Republican., 1882-12-18
A oeorretoyn Schooner Gone.

The signal corps station, Sandy Hook, N. j.,
reports at a. m, December IL, as follows
Three masted schooner Isaac L. Clark, Cap
tain Crammer, from Georgetown to New
York with coal, came ashore at q. m. on
point OF Sandy Hook. The crew of seven
were all saved. The captain has doubts of
getting her of, and says She is making water.
Assistance has been telegraphed for. Life
saving crew No. / boarded her at L:45 a. m.
National Republican., 1882-12-18
Knotted for Life.

The criminal court room of the district Is,
strange as it may seem, becoming quite popu-
lar with large class of candidates for matri-
mony,' Ardent swains who are in great haste
to be married appear to have special liking
for this particular temple of justice, and
quaipt and novel scenes can sometimes ba
witnessed there. On Saturday delegation
National Republican., 1882-12-18

not New York that wanted 1t with the peo-
pie of the country. These mail facilities were
to enable business men outside of New York
to have their business transactions carried
out promptly and efficiently, and if the house
refused this appropriation whom did it pun
ish? Not the business men of New York,
not the railways of New York, not the news
papers ofNew York. 1t furnished the people
of the country who wanted letters from New
York promptly.
Mr.. HiscocI's amendment was lost without
division and Mr.. Robinson's by a vote of 20
to 81.
Committee amendments were adopted ap-
propriating $4,000 for the purchase Of bags for
registered letters and increasing from $780,
600 to 100000 the appropriation for mail bags
and catehers. The clause reducing the rate
of postage having been reached, Mr.. Murch
offered an amendment fixing the rate ut three
cents for the first half ounce and two cents
for every additional half ounce. He claimed
that this rate would occasion no deficiency In
the revenues Of the Post0iiice department.
and declared that there was no demand for
reduction of postage from three to two cents.
Mr.. Buckner opposed any reduction, and
claimed that this was no time, when the ways
and means committee was considering the
! question of reducing taxation, to go to work
on the sentimental idea that the people
wanted cheaper postage.
| Mr.. Townshend, of Illinois, advocated the
reduction, claiming that it would be followed
by large increase in the volume of corre-
spOndence, and would be in the interest OF the
dissemination Of intelligence.
Mr. Murch's amendment was lost.
Mr. Cox offered an amendment reducing
local postage to one cent, but it was lied out
on point of order.
Mr. Cox also offered an amendment, which
was also ruled out for the forwarding of let
ters ON which postage has been in whole or II
part unpaid.
Mr.. Herbert offered an amendment provid
! ing that the reduction of thA rate of postage
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Published
Tuesdays s. 81 Fridays
HEMAN and CHAS. E. JONES

HEMAN JONES, BUSINESS MANAGER.
eEu in Brick Building Adjoining PosteEse Montgomery Sc
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TERMS, ::.::: INVARIABLY IN ADvANc
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INvIGORATOR SAMPLES FREE.
Cor. lseary and Mason SITS.

Call or address DIR. LIEBIG & Co., 400 Gear
street. street Private entrance. 4o5 Mason street, San
Francisco, California.
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PAT EN- I s

Inventors will Advanc their interest by
employing an experienced Attorney resi-
dent in Washington. f. A. Lehman, So
licitor Of American and Foreign Patents,
Washington, d. O., has had years Of sue
cessful practice, and was formerly an Ex-
aminer Of Patents in the Patent Office.
All business before the Courts or the De-
partment promptly attended to. Fee con
tingent upon success. Send for circular.
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Postomcr Hours.

III ring week days. until further motto
the lostotfice viii be Sept open from seven
A. NJ. until ninr p. NJ
Sundays from haif-past twelve to one
and from four until si1 F. M.
MONEY ORDER BUSINESS.
The Money Order Office will not be
opened at all on Sundays; and no Money
Order business will be transacted on Sat
urdays after four o'clock L. M.
s. G. SILSBY,
ltlHho City, Dec 3, 1879. Postmaster
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aor pon,,g Btadtrs.
ASKING WHY.

r. z
The very oldest boy / know
is Robin Adair, with his head of tow, q
AND his brave, bright eyes,. where the queS-
tons grow.
For this very strange boy is asking why,
From the time that morning paints the sky
Til the sleepless stars look out on high:
1t has no wings, and yet It can fly 5sitse
And sister says wishes go just as high.
Why is oatmeal healthy and candy good?
Is it always naughty to do as you would2s y
And would you be an angel il you could7
This rose was a bud, and why did it burst?
This bird was an egg, and which came first Il
The egg or the bird? and how was it nursed?
What is the wind? and where does it stay;
When 1t bushes itself and creeps away? 81 80
Is it crying or singing? and what does it say?
Why does the sun sleep back of the trees
At home when in summer he takes his ease
All night In the rocking bed of the seas?
Why is it bad for boys to fight? ssst43-s
And for soldier-men SO brave and right?
Why do love you best at night? 'sSi ~
Why do the oaks and eims stand tall, s8ssf
And the apple trees do the work for all
With their gnarled old branches ready to fall7
Why does great, strong gentleman ride j
In carriage. pretty, and soft and wide,
And sired old woman walk by the side? 81 q
Ali Robin, I'll neither laugh nor cry:fef sd5
But Ill tell you u secret, deep and high:
Inc groWn-up children keep asking why. ~ls
And the answers are somewhere safe and fair
Beyond the stars and the star-lit air
For men and women and Robin Adair. : ~
-Fannte E. Robinson, in Wide Alcake
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Remedy for Hollow Horn.

The treatment required for the disease
which produces the condition of the horns
known popularity as = hollow horn Is
as follows: The most CONSPICUOUS symn-
tom is general low fever, with heat or
coldness, or both alternating, of the ex-
tremities, chiefly of the horns and ears.
The membranes of the head are conpest-
ed or inflamed, and there is often q dis
charge from the nose The first treat
ment consists of brisk cooling purpa-
tive, such as one pound of epson salts.
If the horns and ears are hot and the
muzzle dry; if the horns are cold and the
nose is moist, a quart of linseed oh
should be given and turpentine should
be freely rubbed about the roots of the
horns and the ears. After the purpatiye.
IN either case warm gruels of linseed or
bran should be given, with teaspoon
full OF ginger, and the animal should he
well nursed. A tarry stick should be
stirred in the drinking water, or if it is
not readily taken in this way little tar
should be rubbed on the tongue every
day.-N T. Times.
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FARM AND FIRESIDE.

An easy method of sailing stock is
to place alarge lump of rock salt at diff
ferent locations, to which the stock can
resort whenever desired. Itean also be
placed in the troughs of the stables to
good advantage.
A good COW has full eye, a small
and short head, dished in the face and
sunken between the eyes, soft and
loose skin, deep from the loin to the I'D
der, and very short tail, thin udder
and square bag with teats good dis
lance from each other, and one which,
when MIXED, shrinks to small COM
pass.-St. Louis Rural World.
Pretty little cakes, to be mixed with
others in the basket, are made of three
quarters of a pound of sweet almonds,
blanched and cut fine, one pound of pull
verified sugar, and the whites of five
eggs. Beat the eggs 20 stiff froth, stir
in the sugar and then the almonds. Press
on white, battered paper in small cakes,
heaping them up till they are cone
shaped. A little practice will enable you
to do this suecessfully.-N Y. Post.
Renting almost invariably depreci-
ates farm, and must be fatal to profita-
BILE farming The only successful farm
ing, with our present costly labor, is on
productive land. Poor crops do not pay
for the labor. The best income of the
farm is from the improvement of its pro-
ductive power, and the net profit Of it
will increase in greater proportion even
than its product increases.
A quit-claim deed is imperfect, as it
does not warrant the title. A person
may give quit-claim to piece of land
he does not own, because he simply con-
yeys whatever title he may claim to
have. No person should be satisfied
with less than full warantee deed. It
does not injure deed that in the notice
OF sale the description of the land was
faulty, if the land is properly described
in the deed.-M Y. Times.
Cottage Cheese: Wherever q COW
or cows are kept, the cream is regarded
as the important part of the milk, while
the skim milk goes to the pigs or the
poultry Of course it is thus utilized
and ultimately comes around as food,
but 1t may be better to make more di-
rect use of it. The skim milk contains
valuable portion of that most nutritious
food; in taking the cream, only part
of the nutriment is removed. The skim
milk is allowed to become slightly sour
or "clabbered." The pan is then set
upon a cool part of the stove to warm
gently, or upon the top of kettle of
boiling water. 1t should get no warmer
than the heat of new milk, when the
whey will appear clear and separate
from the curd. When separation takes
place pour the whole into bag of thin
material, and hang to drain. When it
ceases to drip, turn the curd from the
bag and mix with salt and little sweet
standardization Agricutturist.
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An italian Breakfast.

AT nine O'Clock comes breakfast-and
such a breakfast! 1t is served table de
hote style. The bill of fare this morning
was as follows, plates being changed
OF course, for every article of food:
l. Macaroni, with cheese. in lonc.
snake-hke pieces. The Italians ate It.
lifting up spoonful, catching it with
their lips, and chewing it as they sucked
it into their mouths, the ends hanging
down to their chins at the start. Each
officer took several spoonfuls, and the
whole looked like pile of white fish
worms on his plate.
2. A bologna sausage-hke mixture cut
into slices, and served with radishes.
The Italians dipped the latter into a
mixture OF sweet oil and vinegar before
eating them.
3. The next course was boiled beef
and salad. / don't know how the beef
was cooked, but it was greasy. The
salad was eaten swimming in oil.
4. Next, cauliHower, much larger and
better than American produce, served in
cream.
5. Chicken, roasted and saturated
with grease.
y. ceIussieIn aFtlcnokeS, eaten raw in
oil and vinegar.
The desert, consisting of doughnuts
Irled In grease, cheese, then apples, or
anges, figs and raisins.
Besides these, and in place of coffee,
each plate had a bottle Of wine beside if.
and all drank literally. A fine breakfast.
indeed, and our dinner viii be much like
unto it. The only difference will be
coffee at the end and an extra plate.
Dinner comes at five o'clock, and these
two meals make up the days rations.
The biscuit and tea at nine o'clock can
hardly be called meal I don't like
such feeding. The Italians grow fat
upon it; but the grease in it will make
an Americans liver as torpid as snake
IN the winter. Cor. Detroit Free Press.
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been thrown together. And as our
friend left the scene Of so much misery
to his credit, be it said, with an i'm
perturbable conference.-the sagely
made three resolutions: Never, except
under the most pressing circumstances,
to act as conductor; secondly, no matter
how sure he may feel of the value of a
coin, to examine it on all sides before
dropping it into the box, and lastly.
never under any circumstances to set
foot again in a three-cent bob-tail car.
-WGshington Post.
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Spinach.

OF all the variety of growths that can
be utilized as "greens, there is NOTHING
which has gained and kept the place 81
spinach. Planted in the spring as early
as the snow is off and the ground can be
worked, it natures crop in from six to
eight weeks; it can be cut immediately
ard give place to other crops. For these
reasons it is desirable crop to raise. 1t
requires soil naturally fertile, and one
that has been thoroughly MANFRED for at
least three consecutive years, and should
have heavy coat of manure soaked into
the soil before sowing. The seed should
be planted thickly In rows, one foot
apart; should be hoed and kept clear Of
weeds till large enough to gather, which
is best done by cutting the plant off Just
below the ground with knife or hoe.
taking care not to cut so high as to cut
the plant in two. The, root does not
sprout the second time. The Savoy
Leaved," is good kind to plant, having
a thick leaf and growing to a good size.
The prickly seeded spinach is no longer
planted in this vicinity by gardeners,
as the round seeded varieties have
proved to be equal if not superior
in all respects. Spinach planted in
succession every two weeks will give
a crop till the first week in
July, when early cabbages and other
vegetables take its place on the table and
in the market. The hot weather is I'M
favorable to its growth, as it has ten
dency to run up to seed in the hot months.
Later, the seed can be sown for fall and
winter, beginning the first of August.
the last planting being about September
10. Seed sown after that time will not
always make sufficiently strong and
vigorous plant to withstand the winter.
Spinach covered lightly when the first
snow comes, with poor hay, cornstalks,
straw. leaves, or better still with hem
lock boughs, will keep green and be
ready to cut at any time when the snow
leaves the ground and the thaw has
lossened the top soil so knife can be
got under the plant. 1t is the most popu
lar market greens known, and by care
and management. can be had continu-
ously through the market season. and
can be even cut and slowed SO that a
supply can be had while the snow is upon
the ground. as it will keep from four to
eight weeks in cellar where tempera-
ture between thirty-two or forty degrees
can be maintained.
The profits of the crop vary, but as it
is salable in large quantities, and in case
OF failure the land can be immediately
planted to some other crop, the risk is
frif1ing. Cor. Germantown Iele1raph
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Kitty and Pussy each had = -.
him. As they were talkins fEagg s ~
together, Kitty said: 1.-The trnnb gyseS
Fuss, always want to do somesS S
my very own self for papa. HS ,'as
good to us, and to everybody. / A. = .
lieve everybody loves him. Even NJ
purrs on his knee. and catches mics .S 3
him; but all we can do is to Inv W. &c ~
thing for him with the nlonev Az .o.i !
gives US, 49,. TGgauslss',
"Oh nor said Pussy. that i'm i Il
We can try to please him every Az -
and I'm sure he will understand ~ ~,
that how much we love him. = -10n
But then I want to say it sespak..
and not just act it out.n said E;ss1
"Oh! I know what IN do. pr M I'M
him birthday note.'' ss1 ~
Half an hour after, Pussy was ~.
putting the last stitch sin the T,s ~
watch-hook which was to be her -:
when Kitty held out the note for be s'i Y
read. -. !"
That's nice,a said Pussy. ..A,s
FIJI add a little. ~ 1879 5aa s,sE au
Then they folded the note, wrote uno,.
the outside, "For Papa's BirtbdaT1m s
and placed it with their gifts under 4.
plate at table. When ne openad Il II Il
read: T9s8J - .H lfn@ IN -
: He stood alone upon the wharf: 5ss
wall came Ger the water Il 81 stf3S ia
Can that be Noses yoiceY he criaa
Then FL play Pharaoh I11hts+sl 1 a
And lightly springing to boat.
He rowed to reach the casket
But 10! twas only tabby-eat, Il Il
In cast-oH butchers basket
NOV taopy-cats catch mice ana rats GN s
Thus daily doeth Moses: : X
But Kitty Cat, whoscan't do t31afe.T u Z :
Her love in rhyme dscloses. ~ 81
With many sincere piIr.rrs -,
laHgu Aaff 3 I CAT'lffEb y3f1s1 81 ~ s14AAAt as
Next Pussy Cat, with grateful ps,,Sy...
birthday greeting adds to hers! s1t T.
q And wishes every day to try
To show her love-, SO now good-byeu Pa
Purringly. Pussy c4r.s
When papa first began to read h
smiled, but soon the, tears came into NJ,
eyes, and he put his arms around both
little daughters, and told them how Nh
he was that they tloyed-him as be loved
them. " -
Say, boys and girls, would Vol Nm
to be loved by every onep Then don't
be so careful tonlook~ out for number
one, but think of the other numbsrs
first. Lillian Paysoya, in s. S. Tsusa
sfkfl 81 ssRF tl&tI es& III ftsE13 ~
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Cure For the Blues.

What's the matter now?" asked a
fashionable Austin lady of her husband,
who seemed to be depressed
I'm feeling very badly. I'm afraid
I'm not long for this world" was the
reply.
:. Fiddle-sticks."
No! Pm in earnest. 1t will not be
long before you will be walking to the
graveyard behind my. coffin.
That's Just where you're foolinp
yourself. I'll ride in a carriage, or else
III not be in the procession at all. y
Such heartlessness made him so mad
that he went to work and chopped up a
cord of wood, and now he feels strong
enough to run for almost any Office il
the gilt Of the people.-Tsras sifling&