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Year: 1877

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If there is any solution possible of the great
economical problem of the relations of capt. al
and labor, it ought to be discovered during
the present campaign III OHIO. For that Is the
engrOssing theme, and all the politicians and
statesmen, stump orators and newspaper writ
ers are searching for it with lighted candles
and a great noise. The public man who has
not a theory with regard to it-a theory that
differs from all others and in which he has the
most absolute cOntidence-is behind the times.
Nowhere in the country do the politicians
grapple with the subject of political economy
with the desperate hug and the determination
to throw it and dispose OF 1t for all future
time, as they do in Ohio. And since Pennsyl-
vania changed her day of election and fell
ont of the line OF October States" leaving
Ohio chief of the States which lead off III the
Fall elections, there seems to have fallen upon
her leaders an increased sense of responsibility,
so that they feel called upOn 10 'Olnt the way
in the settlement of all important questions,
especially those of the currency and political
economy. They are quite certain that the eyes
of the whole country are on them at this par
ticular iuncture, and the consequence is un-
usual intellectual activity and superabun-
dance of theories.


Here is Judge West, the Republican candidate
for Governor with plan for dividing profits
between capital and labor. Senator Sherman
proposes Congressional supervision of railroads,
which in the end must come TO the possession
of the roads by the Government. Stanley
Matthews has-well we have not heard from
Mr.. Matthews for fOrty-eight hours, and
are not prepared to say what his pres
ent plan Is. Then there's Mr.. George
II. PendletOn, with a political economy
of his own and Mr.. Ewing with another ;
Gel Samuel Cary with a system entirely
unique and herds of philosophers all over the
State, each with plan, which, if people could
be brought to agree to it, would put an end
to trouble and distress, and set business hum
ming and make the whole world happy. Incl
dentally, and only incidentally of course, each
plan would put its author and supporters in
Office, where they could superintend the expert
ments and draw regular pay. Out of
such a multitude of devices, there must
be one, perhaps several, that would effect
the purpose. Let Us hope so at least, and be
very thankful to Ohio craftsmanship for its
abundant contributions TO the solution Of the
difficulty, and TO the return Of prosperity. If
after all we fail to find our royal road ont of
depression and debt and distress, and are com
PEELED to drag along by the old slow way of
economy and sacrifice and prudence. 10 con-
dition of financial health, it will not, at least
be the fault Of Ohio, whose public men are
now eXhausting the resources of statesmanship
in their efforts to discover some easier way.


In the matter of the currency and finance,
ma oil Enoxy of course what the difieulfy is
and what the ingenuity of Ohio statesmen is
Year: 1877

defray. To the honor of humanity, however,
it would seem to be generally admitted that
the ravages of death must be stayed, ii possible,
no matter how enormous the necessary ex-
penditure may prove to be. The estimate Is,
that at least e2O OOO, 900 ($1OO, 900, ,0OO) must
be spent if food is to be bought and carried
to the famine districts. debt must be created
so that the famine will be felt alike by the
rich and the poor. Such being the prospect
it is not surprising to find men III an
utterly disheartened mood, and arguing that
the famine is dispensation OF Providence
which it is impossible to arrest-a calamity
which must be philosOphically endured. IL Is
not probable that merely economical ideas
will be allowed to check any reasonable effort
to diminish the mortality but we can under
stand how terrible must be the trouble when
Christian men can thus calmly speculate upon
its invincibility.


England acquired her great Indian Empire
of her own choice. Her best excuse for her
conquest has always been that she could rule
India more wisely than the native potentates,
and make its almost countless people happier
than they were under the old dynasties. She
has assumed an enormous responsibility-it
must, at any cost, be met literally and cour-
ageOusly. Something must be left to Proyl-
dence but the work which human hands can
do must be bravely undertaken. The main
question is: How are future scarcities to be
avoided? Cannot there be an improved cult
vation7 more enlightened systems of labor
an improved economy which will be safe
guard against these continually recurring
famines
Year: 1877

sequences. Resumption means the payment OF
all demand notes which the people WISH 10
present for payment. 1t is certain that they
will not present for payment any more oil thoSe
notes than they wish to surrender The laws
of trade will get rid of those that are not
need.d and no more.
Year: 1877

ton by any nation whatever may be the form Of govern
ment the people may adopt presume that the French
OF our time will not deny to their country what
their greatest have admired and aided England and
America establish The present circumstances assure
OF the fact do not the mere form OF govern
ment, but the enlightened convictions that prevail"
Year: 1877

Mr.. Barney DOnahue having satisfied the
offended dignity of the Court, will go free this
evening. unless by chance it should occur to
somebody that it would be a good idea to have
him arrested and punished for crimes rather
more serious than contempt of Court. 1t VIII
doubtless be satisfactory to the suffering la
borers whom he led along the road to starya-
ton and who are now lamentlng the
loss of their situations, to know that he
has borne his martyrdom with becoming
dignity. He has lived well in Jail, paying his
board like a gentleman and faring like the
keepers and when he steps out it will be to
enter upon a most geDtemanly occupation.
He is going to start a paper. Circumstances
over which he has just now no control forbid
his coupling cars any longer " although sald
he, 81 love my profession dearly" but as edi-
tor of The STRIKER he will still be il a
position to vindicate the natural right
of every gentleman who works with his
hands to knock the head off every
other gentleman who does not agree with
him about the propriety of accepting Il
certain rate of wages. 1t may be objected
that in changing the coupling bolt for the pen
Mr.. Donahue takes himself ont of the ranks
of the honest sons of toll, and becomes the
bloated minion of despotism but perhaps the
writing of his paper will only be manual labor
after all
Year: 1877

Sage is indeed kind enough to promise


that tho advance shall be only :" rea-
"sonable,n neither company processing TO
desire more than a fair profit" !" but obvious
ly the views of the public and the companies
as to what may be reasonable and fair are not
certain to coincide. Cheap telegraphy is one
of the necessities of the age, and the demand
for it is gradually becoming irresistible, as the
demand for cheap postage was some years ago.
Year: 1877

In their report upon the weighers and gaugers'
the New FORK Custom House Commission justl-
fy all the serious charges that have been
brought against that branch of the service
Ten men were employed where four could do
the work, and in numerous instances the work
was not done at all, the weights furnished by
importers being merely copied without re-
weighing. The men who were thus paid Tor
idleness or half done work received plunder
under the name of pay, rs recompense
for political services. The Commission pro-
nose a wholesale reform to begin with the
dismissal of all the present force of weighers.
The new ones are to be fewer in number;
superfluous officials among the weighers ana
gaugers are to be dispensed with; returns OF
the work done are to be furnished always
within forty eight hours Our merchants Will
be even more pleased than the public at large
by these improvements. No sane man, alter
reading the report of the Commission, Will
doubt that reform was needed in our Custom
House.
Year: 1877

According to the semi-annual reports of
eight trust companies in this city, they are in
sound condition. All but one of them appear
to hive made good profits for their stock
holdpfs
Year: 1877

i case which will be of great interest to
homeopathic physicians is on trial in this city.
The plaintiff claims that her health has been
impaired by an overdose of atrOpine, the drug
pist having made a mistake. The reply is that
the medicine was in accordance with the pre-
scription which called for the Z" second tritu-
"ration.- II is alleged by the druggist
that this phrase may be understood to mean
not the thousandth but the tenth OF grain of
the virulent drug. There is certainly grave
danger in the practice of homeopathic drug
gists. if there is always such an open question
in the prescriptions they prepare.


Excellent work is done under the manage
ment of our Board of Health. and its eflicIen-
CIV this Summer is proved by a remarkable
diminution in the city's mortality. During
the twelve weeks past, the deaths in this city
have been 1.2O5 fewer than IN the cOrIes-
bonding period last year-a reduction of ff-
teen per cent. This surprising result has been
principally brought about by the plan of send
ing visiting physicians TO the homes Of
the poor. More than 10000 visits to the
families of the laboring classes have been
made under this system. 1t is pleasant TO
learn that the physicians received hearty
cooperation in their work from st. Johns
Guild, and also from several druggists whose
names are deserving OF honor.


The great telegraph pool has been made on
the precise plan described by THE TRIBUNE
two days ago, and the public have now no
protection against high tolls except in the
mercy and consideration of the managers.
That rates are to go up under the new
arrangement is a matter of course, and the cff-
GERS have no hesitation in saying that they
shall put them up right away. MIR. Russell
Year: 1877

A total eclipse of the moon will take place to-mor-
row evening The time for seeing 1t here will be
from sunset 10 about s O'clock, At the time the
moon rises she will be totally eclipsed and
probably quite invisible. At thirteen minutes
after 7 o'clock segment of her lower left
hand border Will emerge from the shadow. The
middle of the eclipse is at six hours fourteen min
utes al which time the moon is in the zenith over
the west coast of Africa little south Of ST. Paul de
Ioanda At the end Of the total eclipse seven
hours. thirteen mnutes her zenith position will be
nearly over the Island of st. Helena.
Year: 1877

Ii is understood in England that one result Of the
Patti divorce suit is likely to be an immediate visit
by the ex-marchoness to America. Mr. Maurice
Strakosch has offered high terms and rs Patti can
not now be comfortable either in Paris or London,
and the prospects of season in Russia are uncer-
tain tour in the United States appears to be almost
her only resource. If she comes it will be sorely
against her will but we do not suppose that she
will sing any the worse for that.
Year: 1877

was too bad an evening to take out
horse, and advised me to walk over
to the little village and perhaps
some one would take me home from
there, and without any more ceremo-
nv he turned about and shut the doorl
Room for refection.)


The next best thing I could DO
was to push-on with all the strength
I had. I did SO. and about 9 o'clock
P. NJ, I was inside of the yard-gate
of the place I had always called
'.hOnae r.


was raised by Mr.. and Mrs.
Burgess, genuine Quaker family.
Mrs. Burgess was an own aunt of
mine. and with her and her husband
I had made ray home the most of the
time while growing mp.


I was at the door. 1t was Christ
man eve, and from the noise there
were more people in the house than
belonged there / investigated and
came to the conc usion that there
was "Social in progress, and that
would take them by surprise.


About the time I thought they
were all engaged in very interest
ing play, I lifted the latch and threw
the door open. All eyes were direct
ed at me, without one recognizing
look, and my own were wandering
around, identifying the inmates as
rapidly as possible All at once
some one called ont, "Ash !" and here
they came-big boys and big giris-
all at once, and then wha. a hand
sinking and rejoiringl My aunt
heard something unusual going on,
and out she came, and cried an! laugh.
e,l by turns. 1 aods home ut L,st-tle
long-lookei-for haven of rest was
reached


I now bid flrewell to the readers
that have followed my history
through ten months of my wander
ings, and if we never meet on this
earth, l trust we will all meet in a
far better and happier world beyond
the grave. A. J. FRAZIER.
Year: 1877

The Duluth Tribune advances
the suggestion that the State OF
Minnesota make a grant Of swamp
lands to aid the improvement of
the st. Louis River, so as to render
accessible the vast quantity OF pine
timber tributary to that stream.
The suggestion is timely and
thoughtful.


The improvements required in or
der to make the stream suitable for
driving logs, are the removal of OBJ
structions of timber and other deb
ris which have accumulated in con-
siderable quantities at several
points, and the leveling down and
removal of rocks in the rapids of
the river. At present the great
wealth of pine timber on this river
is locked mp, and entirely unavail-
able. But with clear channel
from the pineries to Fon du lac a
numbering industry second to none
in the West would be.created along
the river within few years, mills
would be established on both sides
of the river from Fon du lac to Su-
perior Entry, the railroads would
be taxed to their utmost, dozens OF
sail and steam vessels would find
freights to the eastward, and thou
sands of men profitable employment.


The State would be amply re-
warded for almost any expenditure
she might make, in the increase of
taxable property and population
that would naturally follow as re-
suit of the opening of this avenue to
her dormant wealth. We doubt
whether grant OF swamp lands
would be any inducement to capt
talists to undertake the work, but if
any person or corporation can be
found who viii accept such lands on
Year: 1877

still are passing through a severe
business ordeal. But they do not
tread the wine press alone. The
people of nearly every civilized ma
ton are partakers of the same trials,
bearers of equal or greater burdens.
The financial panic has taught a
great economic lesson. The politi-
cal crisis is teaching one Of deep
and e4rnest meaning. Both should


andgdoubtIess will be so employed


as to turn into blessings in disguise.
Year: 1877

Last spring a gentleman here,
who is the fortunate owner of a
large garden, tried the following
successful experiment to change
the nature of stiff black land OF
buck shot soil The soil was fer
tile but difficult to work and not
SO well adapted to gardening
purposes as the sandy soil. To
remedy this, he hauled a
sufficient quantity of alIuyium
from near the waters edge oftlle


bayou to cover square Of this
black land six inches in depth.
On this square he planted his
cabbage plants, and without the
aid ofany other fertilizer reap
ed an abundant crop of large,
full, round heads, equal to the
best grown in the parish. The
Year: 1877


mingling of this rich sandy de-
posit with the black stiff land
rendered the soil light and easy
to cultivate. He is now engag-
ed in covering all his squares
with this deposit, fully believing
that no more superior fertilizer
exists. If this be true, and
it certainly proved SO in this
particular, we have at our own
door. an inexhautible supply of
the precious article.
Year: 1877

It is well worth the trouble to have this thing of putting away woolens rightly done. We do not believe in using tobacco for the purpose, for we have known carpets being greatly in- jured by moths when perfect line of tobacco leaves was placed around the edge for protection. A line of salt around the edge is better, and a good sweeping now and then is the best pre- ventive for the rest. Persian insect powder, too, is very efficient. If carpets are raised and we'll beaten at the proper season of the year, snl that is during the spring house-clean- ing, there will be little danger of moths but blankets and woolen cloths ing laid away through thesummer are apt to show the depredations of the millers and the feasts of the moths in the fall. If the millers have left no eggs in the woolens, anything that will keep them away is all that is required -linen, a box closely pasted up, or even newspaper closely pinned around the articles, but the mischief is done before the articles is put up, and we fail to dislodge the millers' eggs, or we must apply some odor strong enough to kiA the moths as they come from the eggs. Brush tho articles very briskly with whisk broom, then do up with camphor or black pepper in linen cloth or newspaper. The old-fashioned way to preserve wsolens was to keep lalge whisky hogshead for the express purpose, and use it for the same purpose year after year. It will hold the blankets and all the woolen, of an ordinary family. It should be kept in dark, cool place, and we'll fastened up. It should rot be washed, but merely wiped dry be- fore being used. The odor of the whisky is the preserving quality, and the idea is not a bad one.
Year: 1877

To become eminently successful in any profession, two things are abso- lutely indispensable. First, persistent energy second, a thorough knowledge of the business in all its details, and a fixed determination to keep up with the times. All men engaged in mer- camille pursuits, even on small scale, know we'll the necessity of keeping posted in everything pertaining to their trade, and all, with scarcely an exception, take and carefully read one or more journals devoted exclusively to their branch of business. They would not do without one, knowing that their more enterprising neighbor would be benefited by sudden changes in market values, of which they could have no knowledge. Every physician has his medical journals, lawyers have their periodicals, and watch carefully the latest decisions of the courts and the enactments of tho legislatures. In fact, every profession has its periodi- calls supported by nearly every mem- Der of. the class which it represents. By merchants and professional men these periodicals devoted to their inter. csts are considered as indispensable. But with many farmers the case is quite otherwise. Though from the very nature of things farmers gener- ally require a more thorough knowl- edge oi their surroundings than almost any other profession in order to arrive at the maximum of success, yet very many, indeed, take no pains whatever to familiarize themselves with the nature and habits of their most valu- able animals and plants, or of their most destructive and tormenting ene- mics, and utterly refuse to patronize periodicals devoted solely to their inter- ests, and intended to throw light upon the dark sides of every farmers life. Many do not even attempt to familiar ize themselves with the most ordinary rules of business, or the most common forms of law-and what is the result? Is it much to be wondered at that many complain of the unproftable- ness of their profession, or that some are victimized by cheats and sharpers? Why is it that the butter of one dairy man always brings two, three and five cents per pound more than that of his neighbor? In the house of one you may find dime novels, comic almanacs and police gazettes; in the other care. fully read agricultural papers and dairymen's books. Why is it one man always happens to receive the very highest market price for all his grain and produce, while his unfortunate neighbor can scarcely receive enough to pay expenses? Some say "one is lucky etc. In the language of well-knewn college president, we say, {" Pluck is hero, Luck is a fool"
Year: 1877

The natural conclusions from the dis cussions were, that buildings, to resist earthquakes, must be either built oflight and tenacious frames of wood or iron, free to allow certain working" as in the frames of ship. or else of masonary so solid that, though it may be cracked, no probable shaking will overthrow it. A wrought-iron sea-pier was cited, built in Peru, half a mile long, and set upon screw piles, which six years ago endured without injury the violent earthquake that destroyed the neigh boring town of Africa; and also a building of like construction which had lasted through the earthquakes twenty five or thirty years. The solid masonry of Italy was instanced, which with. stands with slight injury the heavy

 earthquakes that are common in the neighborhood of Vesuvius. In our own earthquake country of California

 the habit of building has commonly

 been of the slightest, except in the government buildings, which are very solid. The tall chimney of the branch mint of San Francisco was intended to be of massive masonry cribbed about with iron plating. We have no means at hand of knowing whether this con> struction was carried out. One curi- ous occasional characteristic of the earthquake movement is what would seem to be sort of rotary vibration. There was mention in the engineers discussion of a case in Japan, where the upper part of chimney had been revolved upon the lower, and was left standing diagonally on it. This is corroborated by the case which was once described to us of the cathedral of one of the South American capitals, which has suffered from an earthquake. The cathedral was built of adobe, and had triangular pinnacles, strengthened by running an upright wooden post or dowel through them. One pima cle was disloated by the shock, and the upper Part of it revolved about its dowel through an arc of sixty degrees Cor multiple of iD, so that it's arises stood over the center of the faces be- low. We think that an analogous case was noticed in a chimney at San Francisco after the great earthquake of a few years ago -American Archi-
Year: 1877

The horse must undergo preparation for physic, which is done by gently re. laxing the bowels. During the day previous, his food should be restricted to bran-mashes-a quarter of a peck being sufficient for feed-and this with his drink, should be given warm. Corn and oats should be withheld, and hay restricted. He may have walking or tretting exercise morning and even- ing. As an ordinary physic. the fol- lowing ball may be given: Powdered aloes, four drachms {; treacle, as much as sufficient to form ball. The physic is given in the morning on an empty stomach after that bran-mash is given; that over, the horse goes to exercise for perhaps an hour, and is watered when he returns, the water should be as warm as he will take it, and he should take as much as he pleases throughout the day. Bran, mash should be gwen as often as oats usually are, and better warm than cold; if both are refused, bran may be tried, but no oats, and but little hay. Sometimes gentle exercise may be given in the afternoon, and also next day. The physic usually begins to op. crate next morning, rarely takes effect in twelve hours, frequently not for thirty. When the physic begins to op- crate, the horse should stand in the stable till it sets, which may be in twelve hours. The stable should be well filtered behind the stall, to receive the discharge, and the horse should be covered with rug.
Year: 1877

minutes in the twelve hours. The dials were of silver or brass; the cases had no crystals, but opened at the back or front, and were four or five inches in diameter. A plain watch cost the equivalent of S1,60O in our currency, and after one was ordered it took a year to make Troy Times.
Year: 1877

gas, and have band stand, billiard tables, and its own bar and race course. We hope our farmersare just as anxious as they appear to keep the boys on the farm, but they don't seem to take any definite action.--Danbury Ne,os.