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Year: 1878

THE Shoe and Leather Reporter touches
upon the over production question with
special reference 70 the great industry of
which it is the organ, but its remarks apply
TO other industries as well. 1t says: Occa-
sionally some ingenious polemic who is fond
of contriving subtle distinctions about ques-
tlons OF fact, starts the thesis that the trouble
Is not that we produce too much but
that the country consumes too little.
Repeating in substance our remarks on this
topic in former article, we cannot see what
odds it makes in which of these opposite di-
rections the fault lies, the results to the tan
ners being in either case the same. We be-
lie7e in the blessings of plenty and the evils of
scarcity; we greatly prefer that there should
be more rather than less of every good thing
that contributes to the convenience and COM
fort of mankind. But we recognize the pos
sibility of there being an excessive supply at
times of articles of the highest necessity.
Farmers may plant too much of one cereal in
a given season and too little of another; in
that event they will have greater quantity
than they can dispose of satisfactorily of the
one and less than will meet the demand for
the other. All these things adjust themselves
in time. The law of self interest-the most
stable and reliable guide by which mundane
affairs can be regulated finally sets such
things straight. There may, however, be too
many cotton or wooden mills in operation,
too many furnaces in blast, and too many
tanneries and shoe factories under full head
way at certain epochs, ard in that case they
will all have to run at loss until they reduce
their aggregate production, or their ranks are
thinned by the withdrawal OF some whose
courage has oozed out or whose capital has
been swallowed up, or until the worlds popu-
lation grows sufficiently to provide them with
customers enough to buy their respective
products. On one of the horns OF this dill
emma our trade is hanging at this very hour,
and by one of these three methods its extri-
cation must be accomplished Our prefer
ences are altogether with the first named.
Year: 1878

1t is a well-known fact that from time
immemorial herds of wild horses have
roamed over the plains of Southwestern
Kansas. Their origin no man knoweth.
1t may date back to the early Spanish
conquest of the country. 1t has been ex-
eeedingly difficult to capture them, the
method pursued having been to run down
and lasso them with fleet horses. Latter
ly, however, it is found that they can be
captured in herds. The method is to get
up an outfit of a fast walking team on
wagon carrying provisions and camp sup
plies, and three or four riding ponies and as
many men. When a herd is found they
are kept moving, no effort being made
to drive them in any direction. The team
and ponies are not driven faster than q
walk, and every opportunity is embraced
Of cutting across to save distance. The
wild horses are kept in motion till dark,
being given no opportunity to Craze during
the day. At night they are too tired to
Craze and will lie down. The pursuers
camp, feed their horses from grain which
they carry with them, and are up by day
light, have breakfast, and start again.
This is kept up day after day. Every
day takes some of the scare and ;oild out
of them, they become accustomed to the
sight of the men on horseback and the
team, find they are not going to be hurt
by them, and tired and leg-weary with
constant travel and little feed, and in from
eight to ten days will allow the men to
ride in among them and drive them in
any direction. They are then headed for
the rarch and are quite tanned and dOcile
by the time they get in. They are of the
pony order, such as are used in the cattle
business, make good riding ponies, and,
when thoroughly broken, good teams for
light driving in that country. They sell,
when broken to ride, at SIS to s25 per
head, and when broken to drive at from
$50 to s75 per span.
Year: 1878

The intense fear and dislike of snakes
which are felt by women have more than
once been spoken of by biblical common
tators as sort of unconscious reminiseence
ef the days when the devil worked sad
havoc with Eve in the Garden of Eden.
An experiment which was recently made
by Mr. A. +. Brown at the geological gar
den in Philadelphia, shows that monkeys
are equally out of love with the creature that
crawls upon its belly and glitters in the
sun. Mr.. Brown wrapped dead snake
in a newspaper and put it in the monkeys
cage, and as soon as the animals saw what
it was they showed signs equally of terror
and attraction, and when the serpent was
made to move BY pulling a string fastened
to its tail the monkeys were nearly beside
themselves with fright. The snake was
similarly shown to other mammals, but it
was only monkeys and women who were
terrified by it. 1t has long been an un-
settled question among commentators
whether it was serpent which tempted
Eve in the Garden, and DIR. Adam Clarke
was firmly of the opinion that the devil
appeared to our pristine mother in the
form Of monkey or ape, which then
walked upright and could speak, as the
serpent never could have done. Taking
all these circumstances apart and putting
them together, it is interesting to know
1t is the woman and the monkey who most
violently hate the snake. DIR. Darwin
would explain the matter in one way and
DIR. Clarke in another, but the fact itself
is well worth making a note on"
Year: 1878

Some time about Good Friday last
"Doc. Wilkinson closed up the fish mar
kct that he had been running for several
months, at the corner of Main and Com
mercial streets in this city. Business had
become so dull in his line that some days
he did not sell enough fish to pay for the
gas he burned while keeping open eve
nings. \ few days after stopping opera
tiOns here he went over to Auburn, Placer
county, and being miner of considerable
experience in early days, he made arrange
ments with man by the name of Pike to
open up ledge about three miles this side
Of Auburn, which the latter owned, ssDoc."
agreeing to work the claim on shares. The
above information is the last that HDoc's"
friends have had of him until day before
yesterday, when his wife's uncle brought
some intelligence to this city regarding Lis
doings; and the news is so wonderful that
it seems almost improbable. But as the
gentleman referred to is well known here,
and is said to be man of strict veracity,
we have no reason for not placing perfect
reliance upon what he says, which is to
this effect MIR. Wilkinson had been sink
ing the incline en- the ledge, taking out
the quartz as he went down, but leaving
the foot-wall, so as to avoid having much
cab, or waste rock, when he came to have
crushing. The quartz showed some free
gold, but not being very thick ledge the
"Doc." concluded to sink down to water
level before taking his rock to mill He
had gone down on the incline about sixty
feet. and while putting in a set of timbers
large chunk of the foot vail fell out, dis
closing another ledge behind the supposed
foot wall, which was filed with gold Of
course, further sinking was abandoned,
and attention directed to the new discov-
cry, which for convenience sake we will
call pocket, although the indications are
that it is rich paying ledge. A force
of men were Immediately put to work upon
the newly discovered bonanza. Up to
Wednesday morning twenty thousand dol
lars worth had been raised to the surface,
as was estimated by competent disinterest-
ed judges. In order to convince himself
whether the rich ledge he had struck was
only pocket or not, Mr.. Wilkinson went
back up the incline distance of forty
feet, and in half dozen places where the
cab was picked away from between the
timbers the same marvellously rich rock
presented itself The greatest excitement
prevails in the neighbcrhoOd, hundreds of
people going to see the new discovery.
Some of the privileged few who have been
permitted to go down into the incline gay
that over one hundred thousand dollars is
already assured to the fortunate owners
Neuada Transcript
Year: 1878

There is story told among the sailors
OF an old Nantucket skipper who said if
he could only taste the soundings any
where on our coast he could tell where he
was the darkestnight that ever was known.
The boys that sailed with him determined
to test this, and the next time they were
In port procured some earth from neigh
bor's garden and seereted it on board the
vessel they sailed in, and of which the old
skipper was the master. One night. when
ne was in his bunk, the young rascals
woke him up and said they had gO1 some
scsIndings and wanted him to taste and
tell them where they were. Accordingly
he deliberately applied his tongue to some
OF the mud, and then sprang from his
berth, exclaiming, "Nantucket's sunk and
here We are right over Hackett's garden"


The old ship Diana was running down
before the northeast trades ir= New Or
leans, and one day at dinner the captain
called to a young fellow who was at the
wheel through the open sky-light, Chow
does she head ?" The youth replied
Southwest by west half west, a little west.
erly sirl" The captain said to hisp passen-
gers, That's precious yOungster. won
derif can get another "west out of him"
"Iack," said he, 'put another west on
that course and I viii give you duck
enough for hammock" Southwest by
west half wesl, little westerly, Captain
West, came down through the sky-light,
and the boy got his duck, for tbe captain s
name was West.-Boston Jour .4al.
Year: 1878

How A BASS CAUGHT A TARTAR
Mr.. James Robson, of Poughkeepsie, was
fishing on the opposite side of the river
last week. While on his way across the
river he saw a white object moving on the
water. He pulled to the place and found
what proved to be bass weighing eight
pounds, with catfish which it had tried
to swallow fastened in its mouth. He
struck the fish with his oar and pulled it
into the boat The bass had attempted
to swallow the catfish, the horns of the
latter became fastened in its gills, and it was
unable to swallow or reject its prey.
Year: 1878

"And where was the man stabbed ?"
asked the excited barrister of physician.
"The man was stabbed about an inch and
half to the left of the median line, and
about an inch above the umbilicus," was
the reply. "Oh, thank you sir, I under
stand now; but thought it was near the
town hall"
Year: 1878

To HEAL A CUr.-Without waiting
for it to stop bleeding press the edges of
the lacerated flesh together, and apply i'm
mediately q plaster made of SCOT and
cream, binding it firmly on, not to be re-
moved till healed, without cleanliness re-
quires it. Then put another on, without
delay, not allowing exposure to the air
any more than it is possible to prevent.
Year: 1878

A writer says it would be curious to fol-
low pound of silk from its spinning un-
til it becomes lady's silk dress, but most
men prefer to follow it after it becomes
dress, and while the lady is in it.
Year: 1878

HARRISBURG, Feb 4, 1873
In tho Penasy Ivana House OF Representatives to-
night a resolution offered urging Congress to
use all proper to the passage Of act
fixing national rate Of interest pcr less
Also instruct Senators and request Representatives
In Congress to oppose the passage Of any bill
which might prove destructive to the vari-
Gus industrial resources OF tho State and
TO resist by their VOTES ana influence any
reduction the present duties ron steel and coal
and spare effort 10 sustain all great Industrial
interests OF the people calculated to encourage and
advance American Industries


They were referred to the Committee on Federal
Relations
Year: 1878

Daniel Webster, il discussion on the
influence OF the press, spoke as follows:
Every parent whose son is away from
home. at school. should supply him with
= newspaper. well remember what q
difference there was between those OF
my school-mates who had and those who
had not read newspapers. The first
were always superior to the last in de-
bate, composition and general intel
ljypure -
Year: 1878

Gentlemen who cant tell polonsise
from an apron front will bear in mind the
prevailing distinction between hat and
bonnet. One is worn over TIE ear. and
the other on the nape OF the neck.
Year: 1878

The Marchsession OF the Levy Court
commences at New Castle to-day. rhe
business will mainly be devoted to the
assessments, and those persons whose
names are LETT off have new one moro
chance to get them on BY applying to the
Court.
Year: 1878

About seventy years ago the French
finances were established upon an entirely
different system from that which they pre~
viously had. There Is receiver general of
revenues in every department. These off,
cials receive the revenues and remit them to
the treasury by means of checks and bill Of
exchange; the central receivers informs his
subordinate receivers as to whether he
wants more or less money in Bordeaux or
in any other city, than he has there, and
what funds he wishes sent to Paris, and
transfers are made accordingly. The result
Of this national financial system is, that Of
the revenues but from thirty to forty mil
Hons of francs per annam are transferred
from all the departments of France to Paris
in money, all else by bills of exchange and
checks. The payment of the war fine to
Germany was made in exact accordance
with this system.


In this country, however, where We have
isolated the treasury from the people, we
employ express companies to cart money all
over the country, taking it away from the
people and out of circulation, and the fric-
tion between the government, the Treasury
and the people is destructive to all business.
The money is for weeks and even months
withdrawn from the place in which 1t is
collected, being carried principally to New
York there to be distributed by the same
barbsrous system.
Year: 1878

A gentleman who visited Harley Brown,
,in New Castle JAN yesterday morning IN
forms us that his confinement is telling
upon him very badly. He is not well, and
his Illness Is partly owing to worriment.
Year: 1878

The Democratic party has
ever held to the doctrine Of
State sovereignty. The Repub-
Iican party was founded upon
that doctrine; specifically and
specially declared in its opposi-
ton to the Fugitive slave act;
asserting that Congress had no
power to enact a law for the re-
clamation of fugitive slaves from
States where slavery was pro
hibited, without the consent of
said States. The right of Mr..
Hayes to the Presidency was de-
termined upon that doctrine.
He did not receive majority of
the popularvote; Mr.. Lincoln was
first declared elected with nearly
4 million Of the popular vote
against him, and no one ever
dreamed Of contesting his right
to the office or called him Il
" fraudulent President" " The
Commission which determined
the right Of President Hayes to
the office was CT eated mainly by
Democrats, and it's decision was
strictly in accordance with
Democratic principles - that
there was no power in the Fed
eral Government to review the
sovereign act of a State under
the forms of the Constitution.
The vote Of Louisiana, which de-
termined the Presidential cleo
ton, was the sovereign act Of the
State and there was no power
vested IN the General Govern
ment, or any of its departments


to review or reverse that deci-
sion; it was the absolute and
final act Of sovereign State, un-
der the great seal thereof. The
fact that the local authorities
subsequently reviewed the cleo
ton returns in the matter of
State elections, did not at all
effect the act, the validity of
which had already been confirm
ed by the highest tribunal ever
organized under the Govern
ment. The time had passed
when the State administration
could review and reverse the
action Of its predecessor, and in
no event had the Federal Gov
ernment any constitutional pow
er to interfere with the lawful
authority of the State. If the
returns Of the electoral vote of
Year: 1878

A new organ Of the Working
mems party, just started in Sac
ramento, exhibits more ability
and practical common sense than
any of the papers emanating
from that party which have come
under our observation. There
is too much Truth in the follow
ing extract from that paper:


" With hands and brain and
Will to do work, the iaboring
man stands empty handed and
looks around him. There are
no wild animals or plants from
which he can obtain food or
clothing, for the land on which
they might be found is stamped
with the right Of possession.
There is not a field in which he
can dig a root, or pluck an ear of
corn, or gather a handful of fruit,
not a scrap Of raw material, met
al, wood, stone. or even clay,
that is not tlcketed and labeled
Hands off, the waters even
wear the sign and seal OF capital,
and if these idle hands reach out
toward any productive work, ex-
cept by consent Of capitalists,
they become hands Of tresspass-
er and thief. What shall he
do?"


The monopoly Of the public
Landslide common heritage-is
the basis Of the wrongs COM
planned of, and the special privi-
lcges conceded to aggregate
Year: 1878

\ Touching PIcTuRE.-There
is something deeply touching
almost ineXpressibly affecting
says the Washington Post, in the
sad eye and quavering voice of
a pious Indian agent as he
speaks of the manifold affiictions
that must inevitably fall on the
poor, prosecuted red men, the
simple sons of the forest, in case
the Indian bureau is transferred
to the war department. Such
disinterested benevolence is a
credit to human nature. Cold
and heartless as the world is, it
is still the abode Of men who
can weep tor others woes.


The writer in the Post could
not have drawn so vivid and life
like a picture from his imagina-
ton. He must have seen one OF
the men whose picture he has
drawn. OF all the humbugs
ever attempted to be imposed
upon the moral and religious
sentiments of the American peo-
pie, none has been more gro
tesque and. disgusting to those
who have had opportunities OF
observation, than the, policy of
mingling politics, religion, spec
ulation and Official peculation, in
the management Of Indian af-
fairs. The Indians are in a
chronic state Of war, and the
department of war should alone
have the control of them. That
need not necessarily interfere
with their moral and religious
training; but the Government is
not a Missionary Board.
Year: 1878

Louisiana were fraudulent, it
was a wrong for which there is
no remedy under the constitu-
ton. Revolutionary resistance
Is the only alternative to sub
mission TO temporary evil
which a very short time will
remedy. AS Democrats, we
mus. either accept the newt
able, cease abusing Mr.. Hayes
for position for which he is in
no wise responsible, or abandon
our lifelong profession regard
ing State sovereignty and con-
cede absolute power to the Fed
cral Government to control
State action. The Republicans
are estopped from questioning
the manner of the election by
their previous action in unani-
mously endorsing it.
Year: 1878

OREGON PoLITfcs. The Demo-
cratic State Convention for the
nomination of candidates met at
Portland, yesterday, amidst the
usual excitement attending all
such occasions in that State.
Both parties in Oregon are
divided into factions, each with
its chosen leaders, and every
contest for nominations is at
tended by the NEST bitter war
fare Of words between the
friends of the several contest
ants. The scene will be enliven-
ed this year by third party IN
the field and the uncertainty of
the result. When the several
tickets are made up, each will be
represented by the journals OF
the rival parties as composed OF
a set of the most Internal villains
out Of the penitentiary. That
is what is known all over the
land as the "Oregon style, ="
giving the newspaper press of
that State an infamous notoriety
throughout the Union. If there
is anything which will utterly
disgust any decent politician
with party politics it is an Ore
gcn experience.
Year: 1878

The Chicago papers bring the
Information that George Francis
Train, who is lodging at the
Palmer House in that city, finds
abundant sustenance for his bod
lily strength in the consumption
of five potatoes a day, and no.
thing else. We presume that
the potatoes are baked, and for
our part we should prefer with
them a little salt and butter; but
Mr.. Train expects to be dictator
and to assume the dread respon-
sibility Of settling this disor-
dered country right. 1t is 4
great undertaking; and the man
who can live upon five potatoes
a day brings to it resources
which many may envy, but few
can equal.
Year: 1878

The Young Peoples Association of St
Paul's M. e. Church will give musicai
entertainment and supper on Thanksgiving
night for the benefit of the Sunday school.


A supper will take place at st.. Peters
Catholic church the same evening for the
benefit of the poor, under the auspices OF
the St. Vincent DePaul Society. Tho un-
married ladies of the congregation will have
charge of the affair.
Year: 1878

A municipal ordinance of New York City
mulcts, in fine dealers who sell pistols to
boys under twenty>one years, and If any
pistol is seen, or found in the possession Of
minor, 1t may be taken from him by any
police officer, or citizen e,ca%CyFs


A few weeks ago o'we7were walking in the
suburbs of the city and saw group Of
small boys seated On the roadside, most Of
whom had pistols, and were showing them
to each other. Would it not be well to
pass similar ordinance here, and see to its
enforcement. While upon the subject we
hope some steps win .be4taken to enforce
the law forbidding the shooting of insec-
tiverous birds. 1t Is really shameful to see
birds slaughtered by a lot of gamins'. The
county Constsbles ought to halt every
young scamp found going into the country
with a shotgun, as 1t possession is "prima
facia" evidence of an intent to violate the
Year: 1878

The Board, as some men believed, would
neither lis. IN to reason or law, or ask the
advice of counsel on the Ninth Ward case.
Martin Farrell was turned out and sent
home as martyr to his Ward, and is sure
to give infinite trouble in the future. The
action Of the Board was high~handed
piece of wrong-doing, and will produce Its
full crop of illegality at some other time.
Year: 1878

\ It was only yesterday morning that Jack
stidham got out of jail The afternoon
found him at bis old tricks, and he was
caught in a regular knocksdown and drag
ont encounter with fellow bum by the
name of CHARLES Graham, at I'd and Or
apge streets. Officer Brickel gathered them
lin and they were sent over again.
Year: 1878

JESSIE HARDEsrY, Ex-Dist. Attorney of this county was in town this week and left Tuesday for Dripping Springs on the Globe road, near which place he has some good mining property. Jessie says he will be a capitalist soon and we hope he may realize his dream.
Year: 1878

Applications for patents for inventions will receive careful attention. I desire to call the attention of inventors especially, as have every facility for prosecuting this class of business
Year: 1878

in absolute possession Of three aud
used them all to the utmost advantage.
OF the nine Republican districts now
credited to the South tho party will
be fortunate if it does not lose at least
four. The Pacific States delegation will
unsettle nothing, and tho first return
from there, which Is also tho first to
the NLVIth Congress, ia Democratic
gain.


To the impartial observer It, is not
altogether apparent where tho Repub-
ncans can expect to make their gains,
II, rs the Indications arc, 1t Is their in-
tentton to conduct an ordinary party
canvass for purely partisan victory.
Fecpte are 80 Indifferent TO simply
party matters that 1t Is not too much
to say that tho Democrats might l,e
defeated in enough districts in the
Middle and Western States to lose
them the House II tho Republican
Nominating Conventions could give
the voters candidates who had
something moro than party ends tn
subserve. But that Is something too
much to expect, and the party now
having tho advantage will be able to
retain 1t.