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Year: 1878

The following is published as received
by pretty girl in washington from the son
of a prominent statesman.


Our HOUSE, April 81, 1878.


DEAR MISS l want you to come around
to our house if you can't get anybody to
come around to your house and fetch you
around to our house I will go around to
your house and fetch you around to our
house. Respectfully, ctc


This recalls the position" OF a
young school girl thirty years ago up in
Connecticut: "Bad children are apt not 10
Go what their mothers tell them to do and
to do, what their mothers tell them not to
but good children are apt to do what theil
mothers tell them to do, and not to do what
their mothers tell them not to do"
Year: 1878

The Coroner was rotifcd last evening Of
tie sudden death of an old colored woman
bout so years Of age, by the name Susan
Carter, in Christiaua, she went to bed as
well as usual I&esday night and yesterday
was found dead In her bedroom. The
Coroner went to Christiana to investigate
the case yesterday and up to an early hoRr
this morning had not returned.
Year: 1878

j. T. Gardener has had his ice cream
saloon at S. W. corner Of Eighth and Ship
ley streets thoroughly overhauled and fitted
up. And it is now not to equaled in ele-
gance by any like establishment in the city,
this is an evidence of growing trade and
good business Management, and Mr. Gar
dener deserves to be complmented for the
artistic manner In which he has impro yed
his establishment. He will be ready to
wait upon his customers IN a day or two.
Year: 1878

From Chester Times: 1t is pretty gene'
rally conceded that within the past week
agents of the British Government have
been in this city looking after their interests
as rega rds ships. 1t is believed their
principal business here was to inquire into
the probable destination of the City of Para,
to leave here on Friday or Saturday of this
week. Some Of the agents in this country
thought possibly the firm of Roach q Son
might dispose of her to the Russian Gov
ernment.
Year: 1878

SHALL l PASTURE OR SOIL ?-If one
raises soiling crops, he is much more inde-
pendent of the seasons, and can feel sure of
keeping his stock well all the time, whether
there comes a season of drought or not
Partial soiling will enable one to increase
his stock, if, in his judgment. the condition
OF the markets appear favorable to such in
crease. Soiling helps make farm grow
rich, while pasturing tends to iu,poverish-
ment. #a


We would overstock the pasture in the
spring, and secure all the feed that should be
spared, and then, when the dry weather of
midsummer comes on, as it does nearly every
year, we would take the cattle to the stables
and feed them there with green crops, till the
pasture is fit to turn into again. 1t Isl poor
plan to let cattle run in pasture 80 poor and
short that they will be forced to work all day
for living. For soilng, the most valuable
crop to cultivate is sweet corn, grown espe-
cially for feeding through July, August and
September. We have raised the largest ya-
rieties, but are not certain but a medium
sized corn would be quite as satisfactory
Oats, spring rye and barley, may be sown
for early feeding, before corn becomes sufi-
ciently grown, and they may each be sown
in the summer for late feeding, after the
frost has killed the corn. We have sown
nearly two bushels Of corn per acre, but
some successful farmers believe that half
the quantity would produce crop of equal
value. If sown too thickly, the lower part
of the stalks are bare of leaves, and the
whole is quite apt to be blown down by
heavy winds.


Winter rye is one of the most useful soil
ing crops, as it comes so early in the spring
and grows between the seasons for other
crops, thus requiring no charges for land or
time, but you cannot have that this year
Mass. Ploughnan.
Year: 1878

MANURE FOR ORCHARDS. - w ood ashes
are doubtless excellent for orchards, but in
stead Of Being pat around the trecs they
should be spread over the wholeland. But
where are the ashes to come from in this
region2 We have little or no wood, and Of
course little or no ashes. In our limited
experience we have learned one thing in re-
gard to orchards as well as fruit trees Of
every kind that we have cultivated, and we
believe She principle can be applied pretty
much to everything that grows upon the
earth, which is, that tie application of
manure benefits hsssaU. Ground occupied
BY fruitstrees should be manured jas liber-
ally as are other portions of the land used


for the raising Of wheat and oofA. It is
the neglect 10 do so, in connection with the
general negligence with which orchards are
treated in many sections, that makes them
Improbable and to beworn-out prematurely.
And as to the kind Of manure with which
orchards ought to b, treated :. While any
kind, almost without exception, will prove
of advantage, there is none in the world to
bo compared to stable or barnyard manure.
A liberal application Of this only every
third year, with careful pruning, Scrapihg
and washing of the trunks Of the trees,
will make prodigious change in an or
chard This top-dtessing can be applied at
any time when the ground is net frozen,
and, if not bestowed in too hoasy Jumps 80
as to injure the (ofchard) grass, will yield,
in addition to the fruit, a, couple Of tons OF
good hay. We have known three full crops
of grass to be cut from one orchard. ~ Ger
naatoDn Telsgraph. AS
Year: 1878

The Burlington HdaOkeye tells oil
a model wife in its neighborhood:
We once knew a man who was al
ways praising his wife. On the
corner, down the street, at the
Postoffice, at the race-track, in the
skating rinh, at the theatre, in the
sal-that is, at the choir meeting
he was always telling what a happy
man he was, just because he had
such splendid wife, and he talked
every man be met into perfect
frenzy of envy about her. Well,
one winter morning, when it was
not yet too light to make one ap.
pear over ostatentatious, we sneak
ed into that neighbours backyard
to steal fence-bOard for kindling,
aud had to wait before we could
obtain 1t until that mans wife
came out and sawed couple of
armsful of wood, shoveled out
three suOw-paths, fed and groomed
horse and cleaned a cow-shed,
and then went into the house, and
we heard her call to her husband
that the sitting-rOum was warm
enough for him to dress in if he
wanted to get up now, aud we were
so amazed that we forgot what we
were waiting for and went back
and kindled the fire with a n-cob
and pint Of kerosene.
Year: 1878

A party OF Boston ladies, who
were spending the Summer in a
little town not far from the White
Mountains, attended a Fair which
was held by the ladies of one of the
churches. Wishing to appear
properly interested, one of the Wis.
itors asked manager what the
proceeds were, to be devoted to.
WELL" was the hesitating reply,
1--WE amt just certain whether we'll
buy an ice cream freezer or a
hearse.n
Year: 1878

Upon u petition OF members OF
the bar, the following rule of prac.
tice was adopted by the District
Court yesterday:


No attorney will be allowed to
remove the files of papers, or any of
them, in any case, from the office
of the County Clerk.
Year: 1878

In the matter Of The suit for libel against the New
York Sun, brought by John Corncy, to which the
defendant demurred on the ground that there was
not sufficient stated In the complaint TO constitute
OF action, Justice Giibcrt yesterday sustained
the demurrer aud gave Judgment for tho deiendant.
Year: 1878

POOLS WANTED ON THE RACE COURSE ONLY.
To TIE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-


Many complaints arc made by mon owning and
driving horses against the preseat Pool law being
unjust TO them, because tho purse Of race Is but
small object aud would not pay myself ana hundreds
OF others raise aud rot horses, whereas
II pools could be sold on the track II would be much
incentive TO sporting mch not only 10 attend
but also to venture something on the contest. do
not believe IN selling pools at any other place than
the track at the time OF u race. Unless THIS can he
done by modification OF the present law horse rae.
ing Will soon cease this cocntry. j. s L.
Year: 1878

CHARGE IT TO Observation-Disclosures repu-
tatoa as TIE cigar manufacturer Of the celebrated
Model Peach, Key West, and other brands, has been
honestly won by fair dealing and uniform courtesy
bv giving q good article for q reasonable price.
Year: 1878

BUGGY SMASHED AND VALUABLE HORSE IN
valuable horse belonging 10
DR.. Judson Wood, and attached to his
buggy, was started down town in charge
of colored boy from the stable near the
corner OF Main and First streets yester-
day evening. The animal, though spirited
is not usually unruly, but somehow in the
hands of the boy (who had but recently been
employed by the Doctor) became unman-
ageable and ran away, smashing the buggy
all to pieces. The boy was unhurt. One
OF the shafts was run into the body OF the
borse-a valuable blooded animal-infict-
inc dangerous wound.
Year: 1878

DON'T GO WHERE YOUR LOVE LIES DREAM
ING but go any cigar store or restaurant ana ask
for WuITLoCK MODEL CIGARS, and dream the
happy hours away by yourself 1t will pay better Ill
the long run.
Year: 1878

COUPONS FOR FINEs.-On Tuesday morn
ing Mr. Royal presented to the Court CT
Appeals petition for James Clarke, con-
fined in the city Jail under a sentence of
the Hastings Court to pay fine, showing
that he had rendered coupons to the Ser
geant in payment OF the fine and demanded
bis discharge, but that the Sergeant had re-
fused to receive them and still held Clarke
in custody. The prisoner therefore prayed
that he might be discharged by habeas
corpus. The Court took the papers, inti-
mating that probably some announcement
would be made on yesterday morning.


On yesterday Mr.. Royal and the Attor-
ney-General submitted the case to the Court
on the arguments that they had already
made in the Tyler mandamus case, Mr..
Royal saying that he would not press for
the issuing Of the writ, since the question
whether the prisoner was entitled to his
discharge could be determined as well
upon the application for the writ as upon
the return; that all he asked was that the
case might be decided at as early day as
the convenience Of the Court would permit,
as the the prisoners further confinement
il he was entitled to his diScharge-was a
great hardship upon him. The case is now
in the hands Of the Court for its final de-
ciSiOn.
Year: 1878

The trial of the persons indicted In the
United States Court in Kemper county, Mis-
sissippi, for conspiracy under the federal laws
in preventing Judge Chisholm from pleading
his own cause during the Congressional can
vass in 1876, has resulted in verdict of not
guilty. The Court instructed the jury, in
effect, that the evidence was insufficient.


1.-THE Democrats carry the New Hampshire
Legislature, and they seem to be fighting
solely for that, there is likely to be mudde
over the Senatorial question. The Repub-
licans hold that the law clearly provides that
the choice of Senator shall come before the
Legislature elected in November But the
Democrats will trade for the control of the
June Legislature, and trust when they have
named Senator, for control of the Senate
at Washington to seat him.


1t now seems certain that the Russian army
will keep the English fleet off the Balkan
Mountains, and that the English fleet will
sweep the Russian infantry from the sea.
Graphic.


It is favorite remark of the Democratic
editor that Republicans are anxious to show
sympathy for Convicted felons' when they
defend Anderson. Is the Democratic faith
in Whitaker based ON sympathy for an un-
convicted felon?


There is no reason why the Western
Democratic infationist should be worried
lest he may be obliged to secede from the
Eastern wing of the party. The Eastern
brother won't be so obstinate as all that
comes so. He is even preparing to surrender
his principles in advance.


Senator Ingalls's views on finance are de-
cdedly unique when he enunciates his belief
that "gold is the most cowardy and treach-
erous of metals" Aud yet most men with a
pocket full of it display singular absence OF
fear.-COna. Adr.


A man writes to the Missouri Republican
telling how ton of molten iron may be lifted
with one drop of water; but what this couu-
try is chiefly interested in is to know how a
dollars worth of indebtedness can be lqui-
dated by an eighty-nine- and have
one drop of honesty in the process.-Roches-
ter Democrat.


Timid Westerner-"Now, the truth is, Pm
not opposed to paying them there bondhold-
ers in gold. I wish they had all the gold in
the world. But here here is the point. Just
let them know once that we're willing to give
them gold and they'll Immediately say they
must have diamonds. As long as we cry sill
yer only, they'll be satisfied with gold. We've
got to use strategy here. -COurier-J Journal.


After the silver bill shall have been placed
upon the statute book, either bearing the sig.
nature sof the President or enacted over
his veto, the repeal of the resumption act will
be next in order. Following this will come
law making the greenback a legal tender
tor all debts, excepting the interest on such
bonds otherwise expressly stipulated and
then, unless the people mean while rise to op-
pose these disastrous experiments, we shall
have interconver.i5le bonds and other finan-
cial fantasies preparing the way for virtual
reputation of the national Indebtedness
Perley'S WASHINGTON DisDUtcb.
Year: 1878

There are some men in Congress who ara in
sympathy with the Presidents alleged pur-
poses and who would be only too glad to render
him the service of their friendship, if they only
had the opportunity. This opportunity is new
er afforded them. Mr.. Hayes makes no effort,
so far as can be known, to attach to himself or
to his Administration the men who would
naturally be in sympathy with it. To serve
hin or TO prefer sympathy is quite as thank
less a task as to offer an open or skulking
opposition. There is lack of the organizing
faculty in the Presidents mind Supreme self
satisfaction and a cherished belief that they
will all come out right in the end take the
place, in his mind, of the faculty which designs,
organizes and effects political results Coed
opportunities for strengthening his cause are
constantly let slip, and men whose friendship
would be valued are alispated ueedlessly and
careessly. The feeling that the President does
not really care much about anybody but him
self grows and spreads among those of his own
party. He sometimes acts as if he were afraid
that men would support him. The Congress
men find themselves ignored at some of the
departments-not because the President thinks
they ought to be ignored, but because be does
not care rap about them. The effect of this
IS demoraliziug both on the Congressman and
on the causes which the President is supposed
to have at heart = Washington Correspondence
of the Boston Herald
Year: 1878

The following uuconciliatory remarks are
from the Washington Union, Mr.. Lynch's pa
per, heretofore an ardent supporter of the
"poicy" and all that it implies:


We hope there ara to be no more speciA al
messages, special orders, proclamatioDs, pro-
fessions or prOtestations by the Administration
in regard to civil service reform. Machine
civil service reform is at a discount, and the
machine reformers of the New York Tribune
school are deuouncing the practical applica-
ton by Secretary Schurz of the doctrines they
have heretofore advocated Just as the machine
politicians are deIouncing the President for
attempting TO carry out in good faith some of
the principles of the platform of a nominating
convention that were only intended as cam-
paign bnncombe. That there is room for and
need of reform 10 the civil SERVICE few will deny
that the patronage of the Cow rnment has
been aud still is in some extent used by the
appointing power as personal perquisite to
gratify personal friends and rsward political
adherents is lamentably trne; that, with all the
professions of superior virtue, there has really
been such improvement made in the civil
service by the present Administration that
the striking of the balance sheet at the present
time would show better condition of the civil
service than existed on the 4th of March, 1877,
we very much doubt. We believe that the ap-
pointments in the dip ON attic service-the most
impOrtaot of all under the Government on ac.
count of their representative character-have
rather tended to lower than to raise the char
acter Of that service.
Year: 1878

II is believed that the silver bill as amended


ia the Senate will pass the House without
serious objection. There may be some delay,
perhaps conference, but the advocates of


the Bland dollar will hardly take the risk of
sending the bill back TO the Senate, where


the change OF single vote will result in the


sustaining of the presidential veto. Indeed


the amended bill is bad enough to suit the


most radical silver man in the House unless


he happens to be mine owner. There is


little doubt that'it will become law and that


we shall in effect adopt the single silver STAN


dard, and be subject to all its evils.


The Tribune however, takes more cheer
ful view and holds that one of the amend


ments gives the Treasury the opportunity
to disregard the intent of the bill and so save
the country from the curse of deprecated
currency. No provision is made requr ing


the Secretary of the Treasury to use or issue
the silver dollars. The $2,000,0O0 coined each
month may be retained, and not dollar
piece of it allowed TO get into circulation.
With our present store of gold and the Gus
toms receipts this course can be maintained
for at least two years. But the Tribune does
not undertake to tell what shall be done after
the hoard of gold is exhausted. Perhaps it
hopes for change in public sentiment by that
time. That however is hardly probable. 1t
will be said by the silver men that remoneti-
cation has had no trial, and they will urge
then as they urge to-day that the country
suffers because we confne ourselves to the
gold standard. The country, feeling none o.
the evils which the single standard men
believe will result from the unlimited use OF
silver, will not be converted to sound finan-
cial sense by hard experience of the folly of
dishonesty. It is true that the course recon-
| mended by the Treasury is the course pur-
sured by France. That country boards its
silver and pays out gold, so that it has prac-
tical'y but one currency. This action of the
French government is however sustained by
| the people, and no man doubts its wisdom.
Here our government would be ffercely op-
posed by a great majority in Congress if it
attempted such a thing, and there is little
| reason to suppose that the Secretary would
venture to nullify the obvious intent of the
silver bill. Besides the Issue of silver certifi


Gates would make his efforts useless. There
seems to be nothing for it but to "grin and


bear it," hoping that the representatives ol
the people may some day come to their
senses, and that too before the country is
| utterly ruined.
Year: 1878

OUR telegraphic columns contain this
morning brief outline of Representative
Hale's speech on Louisiana affairs delivered
in the House of Representatives yesterday.
The idea it gives of the speech is undoubtedly
very inadequate and therefore we shall pre-
sent the full text to our readers as soon as
possible.
Year: 1878

SOUTH CAROLINA is now devotlng itself to
the formation of cavalry companies. Four
were organized in Anderson county alone
last week. Are they intended to carry on
the work of the rihe-clubs that figured so
unpleasantly in the latest presidential cleo
tjon
Year: 1878

We do not read anonymous etters and communi-
cations The name and address of the writer in
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
munications that are not used.
Year: 1878

1t is thought by very many of the most active
friends of Temperance that the cause could be great


ly advanced in this State, by judicious con-
cenration of purpose and effort on the part of the
various Temperance organizations, the Church and
the public generally, by association in some State or


ganization, similar in plan and scope to that of the
Massachusetts State Temperance Alliance" which
organization has existed in that State for upwards


twenty-five years, and embraces in active member
Ship members of all the various Temperance organ.
izations, well the Clergy and Church of almost
every denomination; receiving and disbursing from
fourteen to eighteen thousand dollars every year au


thenticating and sending out Lecturers into every
portion of the State; arranging for public meetings
and supplying speakers, and closely watching the
Temperance pulse, and providing means and meas
nres to keep it in healthy and vigorous state
'uly scrutiDizipg all legislation, and ready at al


times to sound the alarm when encroachments from
the enemy are attempted. With view to organic,
ing similar Alliance in Maine and auxiliary to tn,
to the National Temperance Alliance, the under
signed invite the friends Of Temperance to meet al
Year: 1878

The best possible thing for a mar
to do when he feels too weak to car.
ry anything through is to go to bed
and sleep as long as he can. This
is the only recuperation of brain
power, the only actual recuperation
OF brain force, because during sleep
the brain is state of rest-in a con-
dition to receive and appropriate
particles of nutriment from the blood,
which take the place of those which
have been consumed by previous
labor; since the very act of thinking
burns up solid particles, as every turn
of the wheel or screw of the steamer
is the result Of consumption by fire
of the fuel in the furnace. The sup
ply consumed brain substance can
only be had from the nutritive par
ticles in the blood, obtained from the
food eaten previously, and the brain
is SO constituted that it can best re-
ceive and appropriate to itself those
nutritive particles during the state of
rest, of quiet, and stiffness of sleep.
Mere stimulants supply nothing in
themselves; they goad the brain and
force it to a greater consumption of
its substance, until it is so exhausted
that there is not power enough left to
receive a supply,
Year: 1878

1t is not an unusual circumstance
in almost any community to find here
and there farmer, real hard work.
ing industrious man, who is quite
poor, and who has been SO for years
past. Among his friends and neigh
bors he bears the reputation of being
a fugal, temperate, intelligent man;
one who works and tolls faithfully in
and out of season. Yet he don't
seem to get on in the world. This
perhaps, will lead you to enquire into
his business habits, and upon inves-
tigation it will most likely turn out
that the whole trouble lies in this di-
rection, and perhaps his poor success
will be found in to the simple fact,
that he most always sells the best of
his stock and keeps the poorest. In
selling a hog, sheep or cow for in
stance, it will be found that he inva-
riably sells the best and keeps the
poorest. You ask him why he does
this, and he will most likely inform
you, "because they will bring the
most and am pressed for money"


This is to our mind ruinous piece
of economy. A poor animal will re-
auire as much attention and consume
as much food as good one, and will
not sell for half the money that C good
one will bring. Here Is a net loss of
at least fifty per cent. upon the cost
of producing a poor animal when
compared with that of securing and
tattening a good one.


Now to put it in PLAIN, common
sense terms, can any man, in any
business, expect to succeed, and at
the same time compete with his neigh
bors, when he is year by year sacri
fcing one-half of the natural and le-
gitimate income to which he is justly
entitled, by endeavoring to follow cut
this false system of economy. The
farmer should always select the best
of his flock, herd or seed, for his own
use to breed from or plant from, and
the n sell the balance.


A good animal is always market
able at a good price. A poor one
rarely ever. 1t costs no more to rear
good animal than it does an inferior
one. Think of this iarmers.-Ex-
change.