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Year: 1877

of honest intentions and fear that the great
trouble with him is that he has had bad ad-
visers. We do not doubt that he can make
better Cabinet than the present, and that,
too, without advertising and even WITHOUT
consulting the tastes of sprightly Western
editors or enterprising Washington corre-
spondents. When he does change his nd
visers we hope he will rely on his own good
sense-the same good sense that dictated
the best parts Of his Message We fear he
has lent too indulgent an ear to Western
prairie geniuses and brilliant Washington
correspondents. These correspondents
seem to think themselves commi missioned to
wind up the clock of public opinion but
the editors are more than certain, they are
cock-sure that they correct the time.
Strangers at Washington, taking these twin
powers at their own valuation, would sup
pose that they rule not only the President,
but the Cabinet, Congress and the whole
country. Such strangers would return
home more mixed than Dickens was on his
first visit and be qualified to write sillier
book than his American Notes" In oil
kindness to President Hayes we hope he
will cut loose from foolish advisers, whether
Of the backstairs sort or belonging to his
Cabinet. y.


In spite of some blunders he has still
golden opportunity, and with q sagacious
Cabinet he might emulate our really great
Presidents and aspire to rank next after
Washington and Lincoln. 1t may be said
that Washington laid the corner stone OF
the Republic, that Jackson made it habita-
BILE, that Lincoln put on the roof and
Hayes, if he rises to the height of his oppor-
tunities, may accomplish work hardly, less
valuable. Besides, from the exceptional
achievements of Washington and Lincoln
the country has done much under other
Presidents. The War of 1912 proved
our ability to take care Of our
selves, and the Mexican war attested
the resolution with which we protect
our borders and the generosity with which
we treat a conquered country. We paid
handsomely for all the Mexican territory
which we annexed, although we might have
held it by what Bismarck called the divine
right of conquest. We feel sure that Presi-
dent Hayes will protect the public credit
and maintain the national honor unsullied,
and if it should become necessary to take
Mexico in hand again we hope he will equal
the vigor and eclipse the magnanimity of
our first Mexican war; He has great oppor-
tunities and has not yet fallen into any mis-
takes SO irretrievable as to prevent his leay-
ing brilliant record.
Year: 1877




The threatening aspect of the political
crisis in France has been happily changed
to one favorable to pacific and even COM
plete solution Of the problem Of government
by the withdrawal of Marshal MacMahon
from his untenable position Of dictator.
advised him to assume an attitude antag-
onistic to the country, having overdone
their work, were appalled, by the situation
they created, and have permitted the better
impulses of the President to assert their
supremacy and inspire him with desire to
end the struggle by yielding to the popular
will. Our special despatch this morning
recounts the incidents that ushered in this
policy Of conciliation. The Marshal found
it impossible to count on support from the
monarchical but anti-Bonapartist group
of the Senate for his scheme Of dissolution
which the more desperate Of his advisers
prompted him to put in force, and,
knowing that the contest if prolonged
must certainly have ended in civil war
or his resignation. Of power, chose the
sensible course Of accepting o Ministry
representing France instead Of retaining one
that only represented o faction. With mill
tary abruptness he says to N. Batbie, II
give you carte blanche 10 make Ministry in
twenty-four hours" and to the Prefect Of
Versailles, 'I sacrifice you, but am obliged
to do So" Here is the whole case in o nut
she'll The cause of France triumphs, but
officials lose their places.
Year: 1877

A Friendly ReprOof OF tho President.


The best friends of Mr.. Hayes are panied
and perplexed by his weak, vacillating and
inconsistent course on the great subject OF
civil service reform. Like all men in power
he has sycophants as well as friends. Syco-
plants play the lackey and hatter, but real
friends think it their duty TO speak the
truth-some with blunt plainness, in the
hope of arresting his attention others by
insinuation and elaborate courtesy. Mr..
Hayes must not make the mistake Of
reckoning those who speak out faithfully as
his enemies. At all events he will not
make that mistake in the case Of SO true and
tried friend as Mr.. George William Curtis,
who so eloquently defended him in the
Rochester Convention. Mr.. Curtis is the
editor of Hayper's Weekly, and in the last
number of that considerate journal he closes
long leading article on the President with
the following candid and manly remarks:-


II would be uncandld however, not to state frankly
that those who are most disposed 20 support the ad
ministration have been disappointed that its course
seems ~ times to be both timid and inconsistent.
Decision vigor and courage are always inspiring; ana
Il has been 100 often forgotten by the administration
are not especially politicians and whodo not make
themselves loudly heard When such friends SEQ
things which they cannot explain reconcile with
the assumed principles OF tho administration
they have nothing 70 say in reply to the jeers and
taunts Of It's open opponents, and, without doubling
good intenttons they are dsheartoned anJ pcrpsxed
Undoubtedly the only chance for the republican party
lay, snd lies In the general direction IN which the Pres


dent began firmly 10 move after the inauguration.
But uncertainty and hesitation destroy shat only
chanccs The same 2rmness ana vigor and reliance
upon the patriotic intelligence Of tho country Will
arouse all the national confidence and spirit which
only ask courageous leadership sD~ lti


We hope the President will lay those
regretful sentences to heart and enable
those who would gladly support him to do
50 proudly, heartily and without reserve.
When SO true supporter as Mr.. Curtis
feels constrained to tell the President that
his friends ''see things which they cannot
explain nor reconcile with the principles Of
his administration" that ''they have
nothing to say in reply to the taunts and
jeers Of its open opponents" and that
"they are disheartened and perplexed," it
is time for the President to revise his
course. e.s
Year: 1877

condition Of mind that could not resist. I"
This is one Of the finest bursts in all the
records Of judicial eloquence or any other
eloquence. 1t would have been polite per-
haps, TO assume that the courts OF South
Carolina may care as much for mems rights
as the courts Of the District of Columb bia,
but judge with the fury on him could
scarcely be expected to stop for trife like
that; and this splendid refusal to cover and
surround citizens with manacles and hand
cuffs Is, considering the price of iron, at
least grand piece of economy.
Year: 1877

CONGRESS YEsTERDAY.-The House appears to
be dsinclned to do any business until after the
holiday recess. 1t was only short time in SEES
sion yesterday. The Senate after o long dis
cussion decided to take up the Silver bill next
Tuesday. An effort to postpone it until after
the vacation was defeated by vote Of Al to Is.
Year: 1877

THE Manufacturing yesterday the storm
centre moved slowly over New England to the
New Brunswick coast near the mouth Of tho st.
Lawrence, with lower pressure but diminishing
winds When the storm central in New
England the winds over that region nlong the
lake shores and Atlantic coast as far south ward
ns North Carolina rosc to the force of gales and
heavy rains prevailed from Lake Eric eastward
and snow between the meridian Of Toledo and the
Mississippi River. Rains also fell along tho At
lantc coast northward of Florida. During the
EARLY morning the rain moved toward
Tho ocean with the storm centre, followed by
The snow area, which now covered the region Of
the lower lakes. LII the afternoon the storm
centre had passed into New Brunswick. still at,
tended by rain, and followed by light SHOWS in
the western quadrant Of the depression. Mean
time the pressure rose with remarkable rapidity
In tho Southwest and West and the sobar Of
thirty inches soon advanced eastward and north
ward until il embraced all the territory except
Ihe northern Middle and Eastern States. At
his stage of it@ progress the barometer began
70 fnll in the Northwest and indications pre-
,entcd themselves that another depression was
Advancing from Montana toward the lakes This
area Of low pressure will probably rapidly fol-
low and Join that preceding it and form An
elongated trough, which viii temporarily ex-
teud northeastward from Nova Scotia into the
Atlantic. A general fall Of temperature and
clear weather have followed the storm. These
conditions will 6e experienced here for some
davs. In New York and its vicinity to-day the
weather will be cold and fair or partly cloudy
and tomorrow will probably be clear and very
cold
Year: 1877

The Farmers Home Journal gives the
following: 1t is important that the
meat, after dressing, should become
thoroughly cool, and this will always be
the case if it be kept over q night and o
day with the thermometer down to 40
degrees. Cut the shoulder blade so as
to make the midd4ing as large as posi-
BILE. Take out the ribs, and your doing
so will leave only the shoulder and ham
with the bone in them. These pieces
should be neatly trimmed with sharp
knife-the ham should be rounded and
cut close at the flesh end; and even a
portion of the bone should be sawed
away, SO as to round off the piece.
Sprinkle over the "heshy" portion of
the ham as much powdered saltpeter as
will lie ON a nickle-then rub on about
tablespoonful of common molasses or
the same quantity of brown sugar. To
prevent damage by shippers, the
''heshy" part maybe covered with black
ground pepper. After acting in accor-
dance with the foregoing instructions,
the next step is to cover the whole with
salt, packed on and rubbed in the hook.
Place the pieces in q box, not more
than three deep at first, and in from
four to six weeks, depending on wheth-
er the weather is cold or moderate, the
meat will be ready to smoke. 1t is best
to smoke with green hickory or sugar
tree. Do not cheat" in smoking. Cured
thus, the sweetest of Country" hams can
be made. The amount of saltpeter and
molasses may be slightly varied to suit
size of the meat, and also, it must be
remembered, that small meat will take
salt sooner than large; meat does not
take salt when frozen. People do not
usually sugar-cure shoulders, but only
salt and smoke them. Pork packers
make a pickle of saltpeter, ETC., in
brine. Each packing house has its
own peculiar receipt, but no house can
surpass country" ham quickly cured
on the plan which we have recommend
ed. Hams should be "canvassed" after
smoking to protect them from the fly.
Some do not apply black pepper un-
til the meat is ready to put up for smok-
inn
Year: 1877

The Montreal Witness contains the
following Yesterday evening re-
porter for q morning cotemporary was
engaged writing up his items, when he
suddenly and quite unintentioRally fur
nished an item himself He was so en-
crossed in describing the mysteries of
the Police Court that he did not notice
an ancient and wise-looking rat who was
out on a prospecting tour, and was ex-
amining infinitely the mud about the
bottom of the reporters pantaloons.
The mud seemed of good quality and the
rat began to nibble it the reporter
became conscious Of something unusual
going on about his pedal extremities,
and gave kick, then the trouble began.
The rat made spring and commenced
q voyage of discovery up the leg of the
reporters pantaloons the reporter gave
q lump and a howl of astonishment, up
set his chair, and nearly overturned the
table, and yelled thieves, while the rat
sduealed murder as plainly as a rat
can. The rat continued his explorations
until the pantaloons got too tight for
him to go higher. Then he took a good
hold of the reporters thigh, and the re.
porter good grip on him and began to
dance. The reporter is an exemplary
young man, and not given to Terpsi-
chorean exercises but when the COM
positors and clerks from the business
office, attracted by his cries, entered the
room, they found him cutting such fam
tastic capers that they thought he was
either crazy, or was practicing q new
fling for the st. Andrews Society ball.
Still the rat held on, and still the re-
porter kept his grip. The situation was
becoming serious. How was the rat to
be got out? At last brilliant idea
struck the reporter. He began to take
off his pantaloons, still holding the rat,
and, when he had removed them, gen.
eral onslaught was made on the unfor-
tunate rodent, and he was quickly dis
patched, a compositor almost decapita-
ting him with column rule"
Year: 1877

for the cure Of piles, and the picture of agony resting on the face of those who had tried the various remedies but In vain, lot them cheer up. Briggs Pile Remedies are the result of unceaslng study and experimenting. the nc plus ul tra of medical science, and in every res pect safe. scientific and reliable for the cure of piles in every form. Sold by 8. s, Cunning.
Year: 1877

What unceasing torture arises from in ternal bleeding, external and itching piles. The vain endeayors to obtain

 even partial relief has discouraged the millions who suffer, and they have borne their agony in silence, thinking there was no hope for or even prospect of cure. Notwithstanding the total failure of the many remedies heretofore offered
Year: 1877

The inaugural address of President HAYES


will be more widely perused than any similar


document since the day Abraham Lincoln


was formally installed as President and fore


Swallowed his policy in the memorable address


then made. While it does not rise to the


high level OF the installation speeches of his


illustrious predecessors, Lincoln and Grant,
it will command respectful attention by It's
moderation Of tone, and appreciation because
of the spirit of peace and conciliation which
1t breathes. In an address of this nature the
incoming President is only expected to mark
out his policy in very broad and general
way. 1t would be manifestly unwise for the
head of an administration to commit himself
to rigid line of conduct in matters of detail,
or to unreservedly pledge himself to measures
which the events of four years may do away
with the occasion for. The wise statesman
knows that in politics nothing is certain but
the unforeseen, and while holding fast to
underlying principles of government will not
fetter himself by uncalled.lor committal to
feeting methods.


President Hayes treats the Southern ques-
tion in liberal spirit. In the hope of per-
manent pacifcation he assures the South Of
his good will and his anxious desire to do ex-
act justice to all men and all interests of that
section. He recognizes the necessity of
strong and respectable governments in all the
states of the South, but insists, in the spirit
OF the constitutional amendments, that they
must be governments which guard the inter-
ests OF both races, of the black man as well az
OF the white, and reminds US that moral OBJ
legation rests upon the national government
to protect in their rights the people it has
emancpated. With great wisdom and tore..
sight he points out to the leaders Of orirfon
in the reconstructed states that al che basis
of all possible prosperity lies the improve
ment of the intellectual and moral condition
of the people. Universal suffrage must rest
upon universal education, and if the South
wishes to make itself strong and wise it must
build up free school system like that which
is the boast and pride of the North. This is
not only essential to the welfare of the South
but necessary to the rre.ss.is..4 s'io fseft
for by general education alone can the
a~~~a" Of a annarior and subject class be
done away with.


Upon the other great question, that of
finances, the utterances of President Hayes
are emiuently satisfactory. He says distinct
ly that our fuctuating and irredeemable
paper currency is one of the greatest obsta-
cles to a return to prosperous times, and that
the only sale currency is one which rests up
on coin and is convertible into the precious
metals at the option of the holder. In con-
clusion he pays we'll deserved tribute to one
of the most striking successes in the admins
tration OF his predecessor, and makes a proper
and we'll considered allusion to the Presiden-
tal contest which has just closed, using
language eminently calculated to allay the
feeling of bitterness and resentment which a
defeated party always cherishes for time.
Year: 1877

The proprietors of a large steam Touring
mill in Minnesota are using hay as cheap
fuel. In that region hay can be put in the
stack at each mans door at cost of 50 per
ton, and ten tons, it is said. will furnish fuel
for one stove during winter season. Hay
burning machines for twisting the hay into
Knots or sticks have already been patented.
In sections where hay ranges from S15 to $50
per ton the new fuel will not be found so
cheap as in Minnesota,
Year: 1877

DEMOCRATS find it as difficult to reconcile
the repeated declarations OF Senator Thur
man aud Bayard against the power of Con-
gress to 90 behind the returns with any legal
ground for their claims as they do to recon-
cile the Oregon dispatches with any moral
ground. Both the law the right are against
than
Year: 1877

We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations The name and address of the writer are in
all ca es Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty of good faith


We cannot undertake to return or reserve commu-
nications that are not used
Year: 1877

A Young Girr while Anusisx . Raby


Nearly Kills Herself.


A strange case came to our notice
Tuesday, through . physician of this
city. Day before yesterday ayoung
girl, the daughter Of Mrs. Milliken,
who formerly lived in this city, but
now resides four miles from here on
Turtle creek, was playing with baby
trying to amuse 1t. A heavy crash
towel hung on stout roller against
the wall; the little girl put her head
In this aud spun herself around sever
al times. This probably made her gid
1y, and she lost control of herself and
sank down, her whole weight resting
on her throat, which was confined by
the twisted towel. The baby, little
boy twelve months old, evidently re-
allied something was wrong, for he
set up Iusty cry which brought his
mother on the scene, who released the
girl from her perilous position, but
not a moment too soon. She vas in
sensible for long time. A physician
was summoned from this city, and Cd
his arrival found the girl nearly dead.
He applied the necessary measures for
her relief, and she slowly recovered.
When he left she was able to talk, but
her throat was very bore. She said
she had no recollection Of placing her
head in the towel, or Of anything that
happened. IL was curious accident
and narrow escape. A few seconds
delay on the part Of the mother would
have been fatal.
Year: 1877

The st. Louis Times. under its new
thus speaks of the presi-
dents southern policy The president
has developed no policy. He has sins
ply accepted the situation created for
him by the democratic victory of No
vember last, and entered upon the path
way marked out for him by the demo-
cratic majority of the house of repre>
sentatives, As by his own action, or
rather by his own failure to act, he has
postponed till October all discussion of
this policy in the legislative chambers
of the nation, it is ridiculous to discuss
personal attentions bestowed upon him
self or personal sights offered To him
as if they could possibly express in any
way or in either direction the judgment
and the will of the American people.
Year: 1877

\ few days since we. with great satis-
faction, announced very decided and
comfortable improvement in trade.
Within the last week the improvement
has been more marked, owing 10 the
daily increasing promise Of the growing
crops, and the confidence which this
circumstance infuses into all depart
ments of trade. The ground work of
all this improvement is to be found in
the Tact that the farmers descern a
clear margin of profit in the years OPP
erations, and are bringing out and using
their reserved capital, panic money,
which, with its accustomed sensitive
ness, had went to the bottom OF the do
mestie strong-box. when the first grass
hopper put in an appearance last fall.
While the farmers of Texas are usually
very easily frightened take alarm from
insufficient causes, and when once
thoroughly stampeded they are difficult
to rally, yet when once brought back
to the work, they go at it with no par
tial or divided purpose. This seasons
business illustrates this trait in PEI
culiar way


Last fall when the grasshoppers first
came,very many wise farmers concluded
to reduce the acreage OF their fall crops
by AT least twenty per cent This was
actually done, and the reduction in
acreage has only been overcome by the
increased amount of new land cultiva-
ted, so that the usual years increase Of
agricultural business i. not interfered
with. Now, since the certainty OF sue
cess is recognized, these fearful gentle-
mea are buying more and better farm
machinery than ever before. Are build
ing better houses taking in more land
and are loaning more money TO each
other and to merchants and manufae,
turers than ever before.


Indeed, we can hardly suggest a
branch of trade which has not very
largely improved within the last six
weeks, and which has not gained at
least twenty per cent. within the last
three. The merchants of this city. as
well as those of surrounding towns and
villages, as well as of north Texas gem
orally, are nobly meeting this situation
by large purchases, and relying more
upon large sales than upon large profits.


If all classes of people will now not
only gather all the advantage from the
changed situation which is possible, but
will resolve to profit by past experience
and save, by practicing the severest
economy, no future grasshopper raid
viii be able TO produce effects such as
the last did. Texas should always have
one years supply ahead, and the bust
ness of her people should be so arranged
that one single crop disaster could be
borne without apprehension of bank.
ruptcy and ruin. We will take long
stride ahead this season. Let Us SO
( plant each blow as that its effect will
be permanently advantageous to us,
and little panics and little grasshoppers
will, in the future, have no big terrors
for the business men and farmers oi
| Texas.
Year: 1877

EVERY inch of the domain of triekerv
viii be explored TO defeat the passage
of the Texas and Pacific bill when con-
gress meets. The Union and Central
Pacific roads, the California Pacific. and
every other scheme having present or
prospective designs upon the public
treasury, viii move heaven and earth to
throw an insurmountable obstacle in
the way. The meeting and organiza>
ton of the new scheme, which is to be
put forward for this purpose, announced
at Austin the other day, is Formidable.
1t presents many features which will
attract attention TO it. With southern
men the Gulf aud south-Atisntic cons
nections will prove very taking, Yet,
1t should be recollected that its only
purpose is 20 defeat the Texas and Pa
cihcbill. If this is accomplished years
and years will elapse before anything
can be done to forward the interests of
a trans-continental rail route far enough
south to insure effectiveness. Every
m an interested in the true progress of
the whole country, of the south and of
Texas, is directly and personally inter
ested in the passage of the Texas and
Pacific bill at the next session, if possi-
hie