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Year: 1874

The Sun permits careless, purblind cor
respondent to speak of the HERALD as writing
q s.scurrilous'' article on the canvass of
Uncle Dick for Congress. There could be
nothing further from the HERALDs purpose.
Uncle Dick is the HEnA1D's particular candi-
date, and consequently he runs like an ante.
lope or prairie flame. He is man of soaring
intellect, with balloon quality to his genius,
and sees over more ground than most people,
and this is why we sustain him. 1t is not
every statesman who would discover the ad-
vantages Of an Arctic and Antarctic Railway
Company, with Peru and Alaska extension.
1t requires more than an ordinary mind to see
the great good that would come to the human
race from the conversion of the Pope and the
determination of the Chinese. Only convert
the Pope, and there will be an end of all
religious agitation in Europe; Bismarck s
fire will be drawn, there will be no Spanish
question and Cuba will be annexed Only ex-
terminate the Chinese and there will be no
more labor problems to solve, and we can go
in and occupy the country and make it as
prosperous and happy as New jersey These
are questions that may be appropriately
regarded as transcendental statesmanship
and do not occupy ordinary minds. Uncle
Dick is not afraid of them. In Washington
he will introduce o new element into our
legislation, and he runs in his district like old
Admiral Van Tromp. his renowned ancestor,
when he sailed the seas with o broom at
the masthead. Uncle Dick has studied
Talleyrand and knows the value of good
dinner. In this he resembles the Hon. Sam
Ward, another statesman -under-the-rose,
whose wit and genius have been the wonder
of Rocky Mountain statesmen and the glory
of English and French diplomatists in Wash
ington. Uncle Dick knows that champagne
and Chambertin have done more to govern
mankind than Blackstone and vattel. He
knows that many speech from the throne
has been ruined by q good dinner. These
and other high qualities give him his aston
ishing popularity. Everybody goes for him,
the Hon. Sam Ward is his witty and accom-
plished supporter, and his canvass is so ire
sistible that the combined efforts of our corps
Of industrious reporters have failed to dis
cover even the name OF his antagonist. So.
as before, we say Cali hail Uncle Dick 1"
and when. on the first Monday of next De-
cember, he walks with statesman tread down
tho aisle of the House to take the oath and
become the terror of Butler and the joy Of
Welcker, the House of Representatives will
rise in their seats and cry, "All hail Uncle
Dick!
Year: 1874

Our readers will share with us the pleasure
we feel in announcing that Roscoe Conkling
will speak this evening to the republicans OF
Brooklyn. Mr. Conkling has thus far taken
no part in the canvass or rather no violent,
recognizable part. The fact that he now comes
to the front must be attributed to 'the
mysterious influence Of the NEW YORK
HERALD" We trust the eloquent and highly
distinguished Senator will explain the cause of
his silence, and why he should have been
sulking at Utica when all New York was cry
ing for him. We hope also he will address
himself to living issues There is certainly no
man more competent. He has commanding
eloquence, rare gifts of passionate rhetoric
and voice so full and resonant that he might
readily address the combined population of
New York and Brooklyn from ore of the piers
Of the new bridge


Mr.. Conkling, we repeat should speak only
on living themes We do not want the old
speech or any line or fragment of it. We do
not care much about his views of Grant. OF
Grant is the third Washington, and that he
conquered Lee Nor do We yearn for
"Southern outrages'' or revived rebellion"
To uso the expressive language of
photographer like John Morrissey, these are
"played out" Nor are we anxious about
Mr. Tildens :" war record" War records at
this time are about as interesting as the
records of the Mayfower, and if Mr.. Tlden
had commanded the attack on Fort Sumter
it would not cost him hundred votes. Nor
are we desirous of hearing Mr.. Conkling
elaborate on Tweed; for Tweed is in jail,
and Mr.. Tilden had much more to do with
his going there than Mr.. Conkling or any of
his friends.


But let the young, eloquent and highly
gifted Senator give us broad and statesman
like speech. There is the third term question
to begin with Let him tell us what he thinks
of that. Will he support Grant should he be
nominated for third term2 This is the ques-
ton which has marrow in it. What does he
think about the South? Will he support the
calling of a national convention of peace and
reconstruction? Will he insist upon justice to
the Southern men and such measure of re-
construction as will build up the shattered
Commonweal.hs of that rich, noble and cruelty
used section? He might illuminate his address
with views upon the salary grab, back pay,
Credit Mobilier and other interesting themes,
but upon these we shall not press him.


In the meantime we congratulate Mr.. Conk-
ling upon coming to the front and rallying
around Centennial Dix. He comes in late,
but better late than never. He shows wisdom
in answering the HERALD's CALL Now let him
show himself in his oration worthy to be .
candidate for the Presidency.
Year: 1874

GOVERNOR KELLOGG is fortunate in his per-
sonal combats. Glory without wounds attends
him. Yesterday Major E. A. Burke attacked
the Governor with cowhide, but whether he
struck him or not is disputed question. The
Governor fred shot or two at his foe and
the Major responded by firing five shots at
the carriage in which the Governor was
seated. But no blood was she'd, and we learn


that both gentlemen are heartily ashamed of
their quarrel. We should think SO. e
Year: 1874

IT Is REFRESHING to find name like that
of Hamilton Fish, Jr., among the unknown
persons crowded into the list of candidates for
Legislative honors The people of Putnam
county would be unjust to themselves should
they suffer Mr.. Fish to be defeated for the
Assembly.
Year: 1874

Mr. AUSTIN LEAKE ought to be elected to
the Assembly in the Fifth district. He is q
responsible citizen and man of excellent
character. His democratic opponents are u
liquor dealer on the Tammany side, a nomi-
nee of Mike Nortons on the Independent
ticket and butcher named by the Creamer
boilers.
Year: 1874

WHY DOES Nor WILLIAM M. EvARTs show
some interest in politics? A speech from
him would be q comfort to Centennial Dix. A
great man like Evarts should make his appear
ance in the canvass on other occasions than
when he is himself candidate for office.
Year: 1874

Mr.. WALES, the republican candidate for
Mayor, says:-"There are scores of able and
honest fnanciers who would protect the city
and at the same time conduct themselves
without insolence in Office" This is true
and New York needs an able fnancier at the
head of its financial affairs. There is no
reason why we should pay seven per cent in
terest on city bonds and stock. There is no
sense in squandering hundreds Of thousands
of dollars in useless litigation. There is no
true economy in stopping necessary public inn
provements or in refusing to pay just debts
There is no honesty in spending thousands of
the public money to promote political ends or
to crafty personal malignity. The city needs
q financial head with brains in it.
Year: 1874

OUR little evening cotemporary has
taken new tack. The school report
has exploded its story about the raw
ages of the scarletina, and it now as
serts that the fine weather and the
"hygiene of our climate" renders our
sanitary condition such that we can
afford to brag of 1t. This is pleasant
reading in the columns of q paper that
only few days ago announced to the
world that the scarletina was depopu-
lating our homes all because Mr..
BEAUDRY is the peoples candidate for
Mayor and the ring which makes our
little contemporary its organ and tool,
desires his defeat.
Year: 1874




Many years ago somebody deter
mined not to be pleased with Califor-
MIA products, went back to the other
eide and said it was true that Califor-
mia produced the largest fruit In the
world but that its size and beauty was
all there was of 1t; that 1t was 20
wanting in flavor as to be almost taste
less. This story was handed around
and finally found place in the col
umns OF the newspapers, where of
course, everybody read it.. From that
day to this, there have been many
among our visitors who cannot find
the rich flavor of the New England
fruit In the apples and peaches of CAL
ifornia. We have not tasted Eastern
fruit for score of years, and cannot,
of course, set up as ajudge Of 1t, but
we have always had suspicion that
California fruit was as luscious and
delicately favored as that of any other
portion of the world, and within the
past few weeks we have experimental
on the palates of gentlemen from Can
ada and the Northeastern States,
where they grow as fine favored ap-
Piles and peaches as can be found any,
where. These gentlemen after test
ing our fruit pronounced 1t equal In
flavor to any they have ever tasted.
This explodes the old story about
tasteless fruit. Now word as to Los
Angeles peaches. 1t has been said so
often that people who do not investi-
gate for themselves have come to be-
lieve it that our temperate zone fruits
are not of fine flavor. We never be-
lieved this and in the other case we
have taken some pains to collect in
formation on the subject. Some
weeks since Mr.. SHAW of this city
brought to the HERALD office q bas-
ket of as large and fine favored
peaches as can be produced from a
New England orchard. This was the
opinion of half dozen disinterested
judges. Now of apples. Yesterday
Mr.. J. E. McCoMAs left at this office
samples of the Russet, Greening,
Baldwin, Bellflower, Rambo and sew
eral other varieties Of apples from his
orchard at Compton, which were both
large and we'll fiavored-hard to sur
pass in either quality. Any amount
of evidence may be offered to show
that Los Angeles valley is as well
adapted to the raising of fine favored
apples and peaches as it is to the pro-
duction of the best quality of cit
rous fruits.
Year: 1874

Yesterday We paid another visit of
investigation to the Alden fruit dry
Ing factory of Mr.. GEO. B. DAVIS.
We found everything in fine condition.
Although these works have been in
operation but few days there Is an
air Of business activity about them
that reminds one of the aspect and
surroundings of an old and long sue
cessful establishment. Everything is
moving along with the regularity of
clock-work, and the bins of raisins and
dried fruit that meet the eye on the
third and fourth floors OF the factory
are almost enough to discredit the
statement that the grapes, apples and
pears from which it was made hung
ON the parent stem less than week
ago. An Idea of the rapidity with
which the Alden process preserves
fruit may be derived from this fact:
At four O'Clock on Friday afternoon
Mr.. WILLIAMS brought to the factory
y quantity of figs fresh picked from
trees. These figs were put through
the evaporating process during the
night and at 8 o'clock next morning
box ofthem dried and neatly packed
We're on exhibition in the pavil-


lion, where they were pronounced
q first-class article by our best Judges.
To many this statement will seem In
credible, but it Is true in every respect.
At the factory there are couple of
tons OF raisins made from the white
muscat grape and perhaps three tons
or Mission grape raisins which will
be packed and shipped to San Fran
cisco in few days. Mr.. DAVIS exhib-
tied box of raisins picked from the
stems before curing. They were a
splendid sight, and a trial proved
them as rich to the taste as they were
beautiful to the eye. There is also a
large quantity of pear ready for pack
Ing. The receiving department of the
factory Is well stocked with grapes,
ngs and pears and more fruit is arriv-
ing every hour. The evaporators are
Iuii OF grapes In the different stages
or curing and a number of girls are
constantly employed in washing and
laying the fruit on the wire screens
which carry 1t from the top to the bot
tom of the evaporators. Mr.. DAVIS
has assumed charge of the establish
ment In person, and is confident that
he is able to place in the market Alden
prepared fruit which cannot be sur
passed In any respect by the factories
Of other portions of the State.
Year: 1874

There's bee humming in that
clover head yonder," said Uncle True;
"You can't hear it when you are talk
in, but If you jest keep still minute
you can hear 1t as plain as a church.
bell, and think its jest as pooty
noise-leastways it tells me more''-


Indeed! Uncle True; I should like
to know what it tells"


"Well, in the first place, it shows
me that honey's to be got out o. all
the flowers, even tho loatlost ond tho
homeliest. The bee gets it in the on
ikeliest places you see; he don't turn
up his nose ut a mullen-stalk no MORN
he does at a garden pink, and l
shouldn't wonder if the Lord had put
jest as much honey in one as in
tother. But if he was bee with an
aristocratic turn of mind and wouldn't
look for honey anywhere but in gar
den pinks and damask roses, it g my
opinion that he ID go home to his hive
empty-handed the biggest part o. his
time. And suppose the Lord has
put about as much honey In one mans
road as in another's, II he jest knew
how and where to look for it and didn't
despise mullin stalks.


Then the bee shows me it's
mans business to hive up honey-not
jest to go round amusin' himself with
the flowers, takin' only what tastes
good and what he eat at the time, but
to store 1t up against the Winter of old
age and trouble. mean the honey of
wisdom, marin, and that begins in the
fear of God. And besides all that, the
bee shows me that man should 60 to
his honest days work with a Joyful
spirit, singin' and maxim melody in
his heart, and not to be goin' round
with sour face and grumblin'
tongue and a cross grained temper, Jest
as If he thought the Lord who made
him didn't know what was good for
hi m ~
Year: 1874

The Express thinks it would not be
q good plan to elect Mayor who has
"set notions on every subject" Our
cotefnporary expresses its policy in
this expression. 1t prefers candi-
date who has no notion on any subject
except such as he receives from the
gas and water companies. The people
differ with the Express on this point.
They do want a man with "set no.
tionsn--notlons SO fixed that the ring
can neither WELD nor control him.
Year: 1874

The elections on Tuesday next Will
decide the political complexion Of the
House Of Representatives.. The opin-
ion Of old politicians is that the
Democrats will have a majority in
that body.
Year: 1874

Z As polished steel receives q stain


From drops at random flung,
SO does a child, when words proiane
Drop from q parents tongue.
The rust eats In and oft we find


That narght that we can do
To cleanse the metal or the mind.
The brightness will renew
Year: 1874

There was great excitement yesterday on


Main street on account of the l,0lO advertised
in an evenings paper to be given to the
morse that made the best time from the race
track 10 a. Cuyas' Metropolitan Saloon, near
the Flc0 House, In order to try some of his
famous Eastern and California oysters. The
prize was taken away by a gentleman escort
ing several beautiful young ladies. oc29 lw
Year: 1874

REMARKABLE Cow The Old Commonwealth
says that Mr. Robert Gibbons Of Rockingham
county has cow which gives from four and
s-half to Eve gallons Of milk per day. About
one hour after milking-the milk being allow
ed to remain quiet-the dairy maid proceeds
TO "gather" the butter in the same manner as
lift had beet chnrned Tho yield Of butter at
present IS about btree pound, per day, and it is
Of most excellent quality.
Year: 1874

lE1~ We don't know that it is any body's par
ticular business how any other bodies may
choose to have their nuptial ceremonies cele-
brated, and yet there is kind of plain repub-
licanism in some of us that wall "beligerate"
little whom the world is challenged to look Oh
and admire how the apng of European fun
meries in the solemn and sacred compact in
which a man and woman pledge the selves to
be all in all to each other for cvermore. On
such occasions, that true delicacy which is in
born is shocked at the calling in OF the giddy
werldlings, to witness how gaudily such an affair
can be done up, how much silk and laces and
satins and trinkets the brides and bridesmaids
can load themselves with, how the officiating
clergymen can trick themselves out in gear
worthy of the stage, how the tables can be load
ed with presents in compensation for the honor
of an invitation to the wedding, and how gorge
ously the whole affair can be carried on so that
Jenkins may startle the silly reader with his
glowing and particularizing description of the
beautiful" bride, the elegant groom, &C.
How much more respectable and proper that
simple ceremony where the honest groom meets
his modest bride, in the presence of few init
mate and sincere friends and relations, and
with an intelligent consciousness of the impor
tant relations they are about to assume, the pas
tor performs the ceremony in manner impress
sive in its simplicity, and the vulgar display
of weak minds and the vulgar criticism of
promiscuous crowd are avoided View such
things as you may, when the consideration of
them is brought down to the real hard pan
foundation, there is a species of "shoddysm"
about all straining for effect in the silly world
of fashion that is extremely offensive and dis
gusting to the better sense Of truly sensible
people.-Lebanon, (Pa.) Courier.
Year: 1874

l3-A good deacon, who was naturally a
high tempered man, had been used to beat his
oxen over the head, as all his neighbors did
1t was observed that when he became Chris
tian his cattle were remarkably docile A
friend inquired into the secret. why" said
the deacon, "formerly, when my oxen were q
little contrary, flew into passion and beat
them numerically. This made the matter
worse. Now, when they do not behave we'll
90 down behind the load, sit down, and sing
Old Hundred. don't know how it is, but the
psalm tune has surprising effect upon my
rxen"
Year: 1874

Na- Men are not made duly religious by per-
forming certain actions which are externally
good but men must have righteous principles
in the first place, and then they will not faii 70
perform virtuous actions.-Luther.
Year: 1874

suFcrings OF Some Residents In Jersey


City.


Colgate street is a short thcroughfare IN the
westerly section or old Jersey City and terminates
IN swamp. The latter Is the property OF Mr.. Col
gate, who has recently been filing it up with
refuse matter taken from the soap factory. This
matter, several hundred loads OF which nave been
deposited almost against the dwelling houses. is
compound OF alkal coal, lime ana salphuric acid.
The smell emitted from it is so offensive
that the poor people living there are loud
in their complaint. most singular property
Of this compound is that the gases released from
attack the walls OF the frame houses and act upon
them so that they are as black as il volumes OF
smoke were daily discharged against them. Mr.
Colgate agreed to have the houses so damaged
painted at his own expense, and he Is redeening
his promise. The tenants say that tue interior OF
the houses IS similarly affected. A HERALD le.
porter, accompanied by a city physician visited
the place yesterday and had a conversation
with the residents. The house nearest the
swamp is the most 'unlucky,- as one poor
woman expressed II. She buried two OF her chill
dren last week. Another woman In the same house
buried child u few days ago. The number of chill
dren counted UP on the death list by these women
was startling. considering the extent of the 10.
cality. Yet the Board o. Health are furnished by
the city with Il Health Inspector, ut a large
salary; but these poor people have not seen him,
listed till they were informed yesterday. The CITY
Physician, after hearing their complaints, prom
ised to call the attention Of the Board Of Health
m my0af %
Year: 1874

RELIEF FOR TIE LOUISIANA SuFFERERs--
Mayor Kelley has in bis possession S5S.G2
received from several sources, for the benefit
Of the Louisiana sufferers, which lie will
transmit to the Mayor of New Orleans during
the present week. lie will he glad to receive
in the mean time other contributions for the
same purpose, which he will also forward
with the amount above mentioned.
Year: 1874

INFANT CoEcERT.-The singing of the in
fant class at the First Baptist church last eve
ming was truly delightful aud entertaining.
Their sweet fresh voices gave forth rich tones
of innocence and purity, and reflected credit
on those who have 50 carefully trained them.
Year: 1874

REFRESHING FRAGRANcE.-Messrs. MEADE &
BAKER have In store another supply or that far
famed and exquisite Cologne Water made by the
nun Clemeniinc Martin, and imported specially for
their sales 1t Is SUPERIOR In fragrance and lasting
perfume to any other article OF the kind.
Year: 1874

BRoAD.SrREET METHODIST Church FAR
The ladies will continue their fair and feast
every evening this week at the corner OF
Broad and Ninth streets, and will keep their
tables constantly supplied with all the deli
ctcies of the season.
Year: 1874

The brief code of rules adopted by
DR.. Kane, the Arctic explorer, for the
government of the Grinnell expedition
in search of Sir John Franklin and his
men, was characteristic of his moral
heroism and religious principle. They
were these: E
l. Implicit obedience to the instruc-
tions of the commander.
2. Total abstinence from intoXica-
ting liquors, unless medically pre-
scribed.


3. Entire disuse of profane language
by every member of the expedition.


The restless daring of his nature, his
scientific ardor and skillful training
for great emergencies, were blended
with those gentler impulses of q refined
sensibility which fitted him to govern
rougher men, and to triumph over OBJ
stacles which few would have will
lingly encountered. Humanity and
science wept together over his early
grave. But he went to it's deep sleep
without q fear and without regret. He
had climbed the steep of fame, and
from its summit looked calmly out
upon an admiring world. And when,
after long illness, his time had come,
he breathed his life away to the sweet
music of the twenty-third Psalm of
David, and passed through the gate
into the city, while his tender mother
was reading the Saviors words: "Let
not your heart be troubled; we believe
in God, believe also in me. In my
Fathers house are many mansions"
What a Pisgah was that death bed to
his departing spirit!


The power of his example shines
amid the noblest records of human
heroism. To American youth it may
we'll become an inspiration in these
times OF fast living and of profane un-
belief. He seemed almost afraid lest
the Arctic SHOWS and solitudes should
be desecrated by the drunkenness and
oaths of any of his men.


And nobly did he lead where he
asked them to follow. MateriaIism,
in which some modern scientists nd
their last retreat from personal God,
had no place in him who thus wrote:


81 have tfodden the deck and the
foes when the life of earth seemed
suspended, it's sounds, it colorings, it's
companionship; and as looked on
the radiant hemisphere circling above
me, as if rendering worship to the un-
seen center of light, 1 have calculated
in humility of spirit Lord, what is
man, that thou art mindful of him""


And Again: "a trust based on ex-
perience, ,as well as on promises, buoyed
me up at the worst of times. Call it
fatalism, as you ignorantly may, there
is that in the story of every life which
teaches the inefficiency of human
means, and the present control of
supreme agency. See how often relief
has come at the moment of extremity,
in forms strangely unsought, almost
at the time unwelcome; see still more
how the back has been strengthened.
to it's increased burdens, and the heart
cheered by some unconscious influence
of an unseen power"


We commend this testimony of the
Christian hero to every young man
whom it may reach, both to rescue the
tempted and to stimulate those who
are trying to follow the bright exam
pie. Moral courage and simple faith
in God make the highest type of man
hood Christian LntelHgencer