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Year: 1877

If any one imagines, says the New York


Herald, that the country is going to tolerate
endless, windy debates about the Presidents
Southern policy or any other dead and buried
issue, while some millions of Americans do
not know where to get bread to eat or clothes
to wear. he is mistaken. And if any one fan
cies that party lines and party prejudices are
to be allowed to stand in. the way of such a
discussion or to bound or limit it he is still
more mistaken. No doubt the new Congress
when it meets will be found to contain suf
ficient number of demagogues and ignora-
muses. ready TO cure all our woes with some
quack nostrum; but shrewd men will see that
reputation is to he won, political predominance
for the future secured, careers begun only by
wise and able handling of real questions, and
only by the men who shall propose, advocate
and secure measures of real relief. To the
authors of such measures the country will by
aud-by turn with gratitude and lasting conf
dence
Year: 1877




The wheat supply of the immediate
; future Is matter of much anxiety and
some speculation. No one (that is,
scarcely any One) doubts that we have
in the United States one of the largest
crops ever garnered, and the weather
promises to be fine enough to allow it
all to be gathered in without material
loss. But there Is wide difference of
opinion AS to the quantity which will
come to market during the present
month. Some have counted ON as
much as 5000, 900 bushels, mad others
think that one-third of that quantity
will be nearer the truth. The bears
have been selling right and left at q
rate which indicates that some of them
fancy nearly half the available surplus
of the carrent crop will be here before
the first Of September. Meanwhile
there is reason to believe that tire stock
of wheat tin sight" is the smallest
ever knOwu-the total seventeen cities,
with ST ck, afiOat. being only about
1,7S0, ,0OO bushels ut the close of last
week. AS might be expected, with
such a close draft upon the bottoms of
the bins, there is very good demand
for Cash wheat all over the world, and



it readily brings premium of some
10c per bushel over wheat which may
be delivered at any time before the
close of this month. The demand may
soon be met by liberal receipts of new
wheat at leading points, but little
bad weather-to prevent threshing-
might Cause radical upturn in prices
that would be serious Ia the shorts for
this month, however il might te fUr
the longer futures. The same scarcity
of cash stuff seems to exist in Great
Britain, though 40 much is en- route for
those markets as to weaken prices, and
the markets there are further beared
by the downward movement here,
which is regarded by English opera
tors as the surest possible proof of a
bountiful crop here, which will make
them comparatively independent of
the war between Russia and Turkey.
Year: 1877

A great deal of talent is lost in the world
for the want of little courage Every day
sends to the grave number of obscure men,
who have only remained in obscurity because
their timidity has prevented them from
making a first effort, and who, if they could
have been induced to begin, would in all prob
ability have gone great lengths in fame. The
fact is, 10 do anything in the world worth
doing, We must not stand back shivering and
thinking of the cold and the danger, but just
jump in and scramble through as well as We
Can. 1t will not do to be perpetually calcu-
lating risks and adjusting nice chances. 1t
did very well long before the flood, when a
man could support his friends upon an in
tended publication fer hundred and fifty
years, and then live to see its success after
ward. But at present a man waits and
doubts, and hesitates and consults his brother,
and his uncle, and his particular friends, until
one day he finds be is sixty years of age; then
he has lost SO much tine in consulting J Q
first cousin and particular friends that he has
no time to follow their advice.


TIE Kentucky Democrats are confronted
with a successful bolt for the first time. In
Mondays election the party was defeated in
its stronghold of Louisville, and a ticket call
ed the "Workingmen's" was elected. That
bolt should succeed in Louisville is remark
able enough in itself, but that it should have
triumphed after the fervid appeal for party
unity which appeared in the Courier-Jo Journal
on election day morning, is simply wonderful.
Here is portion of j: mo true Democrat
wants to so outside his. party to accomplish
reforms The day is dawning for the Demo-
cratic party, and by united, cohesive effort,
by the strength, the will and the men who
adhere to Democratic principles, there is every
prospect of the triumphant reassertion and
naturalization of those principles which will
bring relief to the workingmen. That relief
will never come by warning factionally
against the party" 1 his is an ominous trl-
umph. If the cohesive power of unlimited
pap from the public crib in 1880 won't hold
the faithful together in Kentucky, what hope
is there of solid South for three years
longer?
Year: 1877




The Washington correspondent of the
New York Tribune writes, under date of
January %:


The President said to-day that he is still
being much pressed by the friends of the
rival political parties in Louisiana to act in
their interests. He has uniforKly declined
to recognize either, and has no intention of
changing his policy under any eircum-
stances Whatever short of a formal show
ing of the results of the election by the
congressional committees. He thinks that
at this juncture and in view Of the surround
ing circumstances it would be in extremely
bad taste for him to do otherwise. He says
that under the decision of Chief Justice
Taney, in the Rhode Island case, it is fully
in his power to settle the question without
the participation of Congress; but that, in
view of the peculiar situation, politically,
he does not feel justified in exercising that
authority. The result of the election in
Loaisiana hangs largely upon the reports
of committees, and their reports will per-
haps settle the count of the electoral
vote OF the State and the President
does not wish by any act on his part
to PREJUDICE the case. The President ex-
plsined at some length to-day the eempli-
Gated questions growing out of the vote for
electors in certain districts of the State. He
said that in these districts, if the entire five
electors we're elected, then Packard may be
declared the legal Governor; If not, then
Nichols may be so recognized. ~ there.
fore, he were to exercise his own judgment
and recognize either, 1t might be considered
equivalent to the national executive set
ting the question of the count. He stated
most positively that until the presidential
controversy is settled he should leave that
impOrtOnt question unimeunbered. It is
his intention to maintain the existing condi-
-
parties, and the military commander has
been fully instructed 10 this eject. In case
of an aggressive movement on the part of
sither Of the rival factions, designed 70 dis
Year: 1877

A good old colored man named Uncle Jim
Hill set himself up the other day as a
phrenologist, and barber was his first sub
jeot. He placed the barber on chair, felt
of his head for long time,' and then re-
marked: "William, you is too sanguine.
When you lend money you expect it back.
you hasn't the necessary character; you isn't
hopeful; you is bowed down with grief most
of de time; you has an ear for music; you has
de worst feet on Kentucky street; you is de
right sort of a man to wheel coal down hill
for big wages" William rose up, pitched
Uncle Jim over the stove and under the
bed, and split a panel of the door as he
went out. The aged phrenologist was at
the City Hall next evening to get advice
from the police, and when advised to go out
of the trade he replied: "Seems like l shall
have to, for Pze getting too aged to be frown
over cook stoves"
Year: 1877

Miss Helen Taylor, Mr.. John Stuart Mills
stepdaughter and the lately elected mem
ber OF the London school board, has just
had public banquet given her by the lib
eral party in her district of Southwark. The
new lady members of the board appear, if
anything, more business-like than their
brother officers. For instance, at one of the
recent meetings Mrs. Surr rose and observed
that it had been the habit of some mem
bers of the board to rise three or four times
in the course of an afternoon "Only to ex-
press mere fluent verbosity respecting what
had been said by previous speakers. She
felt bound to protest against this waste Of
time, and moved that the board clock be so
placed as to be visible to the majority Of
members, so that they might see the amount
of time they occupy IN hearing themselves
talk. Mrs Surr, on the suggestion of some
members, withdrew the motion, but ex.
pressed hope that what she had said
would have some good eject.
Year: 1877

Blessed is the man who minds his own
business.


Blessed IS the woman who never says 10
her husband. IL told you So


Blessed is the man who can sew on his
buttons when the baby is crying.


Blessed is the woman who won't marry
a widower-providing he's your father.


Blessed is the mo,her-in law who never
reminds you that you married above your
station.


Blessed is the rich relation who never looks
down Oh you-when you are in the gutter.


Blessed is the poor relation who never
looks up TO yvu-ior money


Blessed is the old maid that don't hate
old people and children.


Blessed is the old bachelor that don't hate
cats and pin cushions.


Blessed are II married people that oon't
wish hey were single.


Blessed are the single people that are con-
tent 10 re main so.


Blessed is the husband who never says his
mothers pies were better than his wifes are.


Blessed is the wife (fornely a widow who
never calls up the virtues Of the ''dsar de-
parted" for No. 10 emulate.


Blessed is the man who gives his wife ten
cents without asking what she is going to do
with it.


Blessed i the woman that don't scold
when the stovepipe falls down on the dinner
table and d-blessed is the man that can fix il
up without swearing.


Blessed is the friend who never requires
the loan Of your umbrella.


Blessed is the neightor who is so busy
about his own affairs that he has no time TO
pry into yours.


Blessed il the man who takes his parish
paper and pays for it in advance.


Where are the ~blessed q


Echo answers, Where i-Ex.
Year: 1877

We hope never again 10 see the Sabbath
desecrated as it was last Sunday by our young
men and boys. On that holy day at church
time, in the sight aid hearing OF God edifice;
in the way of those attending worship, and
upon The public square Of onr town some Of
our young men and nearly all of the boys of
the community. assembled, and formed them
selves into a Base Ball Club, and nearly the
whole day was consumed in the play Of that
game Ii enjoyed by the boys, it was not by
the citizens and is solemnly condemned
Madison Journal.


This kind of disregard for the Lords day
and the feelings OF those who devote il TO His
service is. and has ever been, too frequent all
over this State, we presume for the good Of
society and the morals of the young. and we
are glad 10 see at least one paper show a
willingness to condemn il, and heartily JOIN il
in that condemnation. We are often disturbed
in our worship by not only such unseemly
conduct as above described on Sundays bu,
by the report of firearms near our places OF
worship. Laws are required to compel some
people TO respec, the rights Of others and moi
disgrace themselves and the community il
which they live.
Year: 1877

A SAD AccIDENr-Yes,erday morning be-
tween eight and nine O'Clock the infart son OF
Mr.. H. c. Boazman, living on Sprague street,
came near being burned TO death. ltappears
that Mrs. Boazman placed the child in low
chair in front of the fire, and turned around
TO do something in the room, when the child
fell forward into the fire on its face, which
prevented it's making any noise, with its right
or lei, temple resting against large coal OF
fire, burning the top and crown Of the head
frightfulIy. Ii is thought the child must have
remained in the fire nearly or quite minnie
before it was discovered by its mother. Drs.
CLAW and Hiliard were sent for Immediately
They pronounced the injuries very severe
though not necessarily fatal. The father, who
is clerk on the steamer Texas, was notified
by telegraph of the sad accident.-Shrereport
Times.
Year: 1877

While We deem il an imperative duty for
local papers 10 take an active par in the
poli,icaaiiaiIs Of the country, and earnestly
contend for vhat their editors conceive TO be
the best political interests of the people, We,
we recognize as another very importan,
patriotic duty the work of assisting in the
material development Of the country in which
the papers are published and having dis
charged the first duty TO the best of our
ability, through long and heated campaign
and raised our voice against the usurpa,ion OF
office in violation Of the wishes OF the people
up to the present time, almos, TO the exclusion
of the latter duty, we now propose TO devote
more of our time and space 10 the discharge
of this duty, which We begin this week by
the inquiry as 10 why our planters are not
prosI erOus, which we propose 10 try 10 solve.
We will also throw out, from time TO time.
suggestions as 10 what may add materially to
the advancement of our mareridl prosperity
and the development Of the wonderful
resources Of our favored State-favored by
nature, we mean and al an early day We
propose 10 as. .ats 'le QUESTION oi organizing
a parish :a.r association as one q. the means
Of bringing about these results.
Year: 1877

If there had been anything wanting TO con-
vince any one that the attempt to assassinate(D
Packard was put up job by himself and
crew, that want would certainly have been
supplied by the pulling, sycophantic letter of
the old man Weldon 10 Packard, eulCgizimg
and thanking him for his magnanimny in
sparng the life OF his erring son, which is
being handed around so briskly through the
Radical press. The old gent no doub, fc,
relieved TO know that his son was not made
the victim Of the plot, to make il appear a
real plo, TO make martyr of the ex-marslal,
for he had reason TO doubt the promises of
such crowd Of scheniers aud rascals to use
only blank cartridges in carrying out the little
assassination scheme.
Year: 1877

Tie cause cannot lie in the soil, for il i an
undeniabe fact that our soil /, unsurpassed
for prodnctivenc>s for almost all varieties Of
produce. and especially cotton, while II l. OF
such texture and formation TO make II the
most easily cultivated Of any land we ever
saw-so much - that We believe a hand
could cultivate one fourth more land here than
in any other country We have ever been III
the soil being Of loose, rich sandy ioam,
which does not sick to the plow or hoe, when
a liu,e damp, aud Of a character 10 be more
productive Of weed, than grass-and every
farmer knows that gras. l. harder 70 contend
with than wecd>-and % productive a to
force the growth Of articles planted 80 rapidly
as to require less stirring during the growing
season; for instance, corn grows off 50 rapidly
that i, never requires more than three plow-
ing. after it has come MP in this country, while
in our sister States il requirs four, and j; is the
same with all other plants produced here,
especially potatoes. Then the faul, cannot
possibly be in tie soil.


1t is useless to speak Of the climate, for
everybody knows that tie faul, cannot be in
that either, for II Is unsurpassed in any country;
a more genial climate no people were ever
blessed with than we ENJOY, except those who
have perpetual spring, perhaps-and We
come very near having that ourselves.


Ii is true that the foundations of this country,
that occur TO greater or less extent every
year, do grea, deal of damage to farms,
mostly in the drowning and starving out Of
this damage overbalance the productiveness
Of the soil and saubriiy of the clmateS Ii
is impossible for us TO answer this question
advisedly and satisfactorily unless we had
made careful estimate of the amount OF
damages and the products OF the soil and
compared them with the products of other
States and the losses aud costs of raising stock
in those States. As to the starving of the
stock that is chargeable alone 10 the improvI>
ucnce OF Tue ONutI, ItOt W NiC SO"iib
because he should provide for feeding his
stock through the overflow, just as our neigh
bors do theirs through the winter months
which last much longer than our overflow
periods; and if they find ii profitable to raise
stock where they have to feed il nearly half
the year, il certainly ought 10 be profitable
for us 10 raise it where we have 20 feed i,
onls a few weeks in the year.


OF course the overflow damages the crops,
by DELAYING the planting and throwing the
growth of the crops into the drought season
but our observation has been, dnring three or
four years Of overflow in this county, that
the crops of the ovethowed districts have
compared very favorably with those OF
countries not subject TO inunt alton. Last
year we had the biggest overflow we have
ever had, followed by long drought, and
vet we made better crops than sections OF
country we visited where 'hey had no over
flows and had good seasons all summer So
the whole fault cannot b. in either the soil
climate or overfows. But we leave our
people to consider the probable main cause or
causes until next week, when we will, per
haps, give our opinions OH the subject
Year: 1877

The New Orleans Republican slops over
with patriotic gratitude and admiration for
the little squad of would be legislators who
still cling TO the desperate fortunes Of Pack.
ard, with the fororn hope that something will
turn up to give them chance to draw their
milage and per diem for sitting around the
81. Louis Hotel for the las, three months try
ing TO make believe that they are legislative
BODY
Year: 1877

Judge Davis was put on the Judiciary com
mitiee of the Senate by the assignment OF the
Republican caucus, but the Democrats are
satisfied that upon all important measures
Judge Davis will be voting with them.
Year: 1877

Off on target 6, at the extreme right
Of the range, the New Orleans marks
men were working on in their quiet,
unobtrusive way, calling up the BULLS
eye disk again and again. Dudley Selph
was the champion OF the squad and of
the field, with a virtual score of PIT
points, though, by an error of planting
one of his bulls-eyes on the wrong
target at 900 yards, he is credited with
but 212 points. which still left him the
best man for the day. He is indeed
phenomenal marksman, and deserves
the title of champion long-range rife
man of the world, and as his slight
form arose time after time from the
firing points with the response Of a
bull's-eye to his last shot, there was
recurring stir of applause among the
spectators. All his shots were planted
within the centre circle, or, judging
from a central point, all his bullets
lodged within two feet of the centre of
the bull's-eye. The other men Of the
New Orleans squad were rather down,
though their leading four (the team for
the Interstate match), with total OF
797, beat the English leading four 9
points.
Year: 1877

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.-Gen. Key stated to-
day that the story Of his resignation was q
surprise to him; he had no idea of doing SO,
but would exert all his efforts to aid the
President to pursue the policy of reconciling
the conflicting elements of the country. and
he proposed to stand by the Administration
so long as this course was pursued. He was
as much surprised as any one when his name
was announced for the Cabinet, and he ae-
cepted the position in the same spirit of har-
mony In which it was rendered, and since his
association with the Cabinet nothing had
occurred inconsistent with this spirit
Year: 1877

NEW York, Sept. 3.-The visiting Govern


ors of the several States arrived at Jersey
City this evening from Cape May. They were
received by the General Committee Of the
Chambers Of Commerce, and escorted on
board the police cutter and landed at Twenty
third street. They proceeded in carriages
to the Fifth Avenue Hotel, and were left there
by the committee until tomorrow morning.
Year: 1877

A newspaper at Ashland, KY. says
that an investigation OF the records Of
the State show that not a single man
or woman in the whole commonwealth
is under the present laws legally mar
ried,
Year: 1877

The dark side Of commercial failures
is apt to be the only one observed; vet
like nearly everything else In the COM
mercial world, failures have their uses
and their bright side. When q trade
Is overdone, when competition therein
is extravagant, when more men are
employed thereat than the wants of
the community require, 1t is through
failures that the balance is restored
and that the surplus Of men are trans
ferred to more useful callings. It is
the danger Of failure that keeps men
watchful, that makes them strive to
meet the wants Of customers, that leads
them to march abreast and accent i'm
provements. 1t Is the possibility of
failure that breeds active competition
which operates to gradually reduce
prices. Failures, by throwing on the
market from time to time stocks of
goods to be sold for what they will
bring, keep prices from rising az high
a. they otherwise would, and thus,
though they restrict the profits of the
seller, benefit the public.


Failures a. . rule occur among the
less competent In q trade, aud thus aid
to secure the management of that trade
by those more c0mpetent--which IL
also to the public interest. They also
result In many Gases In transferring
property from hands incompetent to
take proper care of It to those able to
do so-snother public benefit, since
the more property there IL In existence,
the better of the whole community is
reasonably sure to be. They serve to
remind the rich and powerful that
With al their wealth and power they
arc but human, and sometimes to
humble them when they become dan.
ger0us. Failures operate to prevent
the establishment of q permanent plu-
tocracy, to prevent monopolies from
becoming firmly established by iegis-
lation or combination, to open the
way. for new men, to prevent the
whole Of y tradef and even it, control,
FROM being concentrated In o few
hands. They avert the separation OF
society into castes of rich and poor,
they prevent the destruction Of sym.
pathy between CLASSES. Hence, while
every failure IL q disaster, Il should
not be forgotten that nearly every one
has good as well ~ evil effects. = p
Year: 1877

ats nice to have slippefs given TO
your said the naup hty boy who had
lust been correctedf or lying, when he
saw the fine pair his big brother re,
ceived from his girl ''but 1t makes al
the difference bow you take them"