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Year: 1877

The CoUNTRY.-A young man from
the country who had recently come into
possession of few thousand dollars, visited
an uncle in the city, an old merchant, to
get his advice about investing his capital
10 business $50 back to the country
young man." said the merchant, "and
invest your money in land. Buy farm,
settle down on it, and do safe business.
have beenin business here nearly forty
years and have accumulated fortune, but
it has been done by fearful risk, heavy
responsibility, constant toll aud worrying
anxieties. A dozen times have been on
the verge of bankruptcy, and twice have
been sorely tempted to take my own life.
Of ten men who commenced business
when | did, only one besides myself sue.
ceeded The rest all failed, one after
another, some dragging their families down
to poverty and disgrace Take my advice.
Keep away from the city and its delusive
business avenues. Quiet eontentment on
a moderate competency in the country, is
the best fortune | could wish you.
Year: 1877

1t is stated that the farmers in Nebraska
have commenced the domestication of the
buffalo. The wild animals, while young,
are introduced among herds of tame
stock--only one or two at time. Half
and quarter breeds are found to be very
hardy, and in the yield of milk the COWS
raised of mixed stock give even more than
the average yield of rich milk. The ex-
pertinent promises well, as the endurance
of the wild animals is impaired to the do
nestle stock. In this way the extermina-
tion of the species will take a new form,
and when the buffalo becomes Legendary
creatures the progeny of the race will still
exist in a modified, though probably more
useful form. EfHEi5
Year: 1877




The agricultural editor Of the Reading
Times aud Dispatch says ;--Farmers may
succeed in making clover grow on grass
lands, without plowing the land, if the sod
is not thiekly covered with grass, open in
places between the tufts, so as to admit
Of narrowing in the seed. Sow the seed
quite thick as early in the spring as the
ground will admit, and be dry. Then run
fine tooth harrow over the land till the
seed is covered, or the most of it mixed
with the ioosened earth; then roll the land
and in due time crop Of clover will ap-
pear; but it will be in danger Of being
smothered by the grass, perhaps; and if it
be, when the grass has grown high enough
to be cut by mower, it should be cut
and fed green to stock; and if plaster be
soWn on the land, as soon as the clover ap-
pears, it viii get such growth in few
weeks that the grass cannot check it.
Fields that are not well covered with grass
may be improved in this manner, or other
grass seed may be sown instead of clover
aud several kinds Of grass seed would be
better than one kind. Perhaps it would
be better to pasture such lands till the new
seeding gets good growth, rather thar
cut the grass when it is but few inches
high. There is no good reason why far.
mers should not experiment in this way
sometimes Then let them seed down a
plowed field to grass next spring, without
the usual grain crop. have known a
good crop Of hay to be cut the first season
on fields thus seeded; and be sure that you
seed with several kinds of grasses, which
produces firmer sward, aud one that viii
stand the frosts of winter better than one
kind will. Faa. .nr ar
Year: 1877

For some time past Mr.. Joseph Burns
was of the opinion that some person was
in the habit of drawing upon his money
till, and accordingly commenced watch
ing in order TO detect, if possible, who
was the guilty person. The result was
that he came to the conclusion that a
young man in his employ as bartender
was laying up small sums from time to
time to guard against a rainy day. 1t is
an unusual thing tor ChebOygan 10 have
rainy days at this season OF the year, but
last Thursday it was quite moist, in fact,
it was very much like spring rain. and
Mr.. Burns concluded he would spare the
young man any further trouble in saving
up for such time, and preferred charges
against him, and had him arrested. Up
on examination, something over hund-
red dollars was found upon his person
that he had piltered from the till. An
examination was held before justice,
and the result was the young man. fail
ing to obtain bail, was taken in ont OF
the wet and given quarters i'm the ''cooler.
where he will remain until the next term
OF the circuit court, unless he should con.
clude some dark night to walk out
through the rotten concern.
Year: 1877

Last week couple of citizens of the
township of TuscarOra were out enjoying
hunt. Stopping to rest, one of them
stood leaning on his gun, one hand
placed over the muzzle. and the wrist of
the other arm resting upon the hand.
While in this position. dog which az.
cOmpanied them commenced jumping
and playing around, and in some man.
ner struck the hammer so as to explode
the cap and discharge the load. The
charge passed up through the gentle
mans hand and wrist, and entered up
under The chin, causing, in addition to
the lacerated hand and wrist, severe
and what might have been fatal wound.
We have been unable to learn the name
of the injured party, but understand that
it was thought he would recover from
the wounds. 1t was very narrow es-
cape, however, and should serve to warn
others to be careful in the use of fire
arms.
Year: 1877

Dispatches from Rome deal plainly with
the desire which is thought to be INDUCED
in the Vatican to keep the Pope's death o
secret for twenty -four hours-a desire for
which no reason is evident if the choice
of new Pope is to take the ordinary
course, since that would be scarcely further
advanced in twenty-four hours from the
breathed his last But if it be supposed
that the Pope has prepared bull prescrib-
ing and commanding clear departure from
the ancient procedure of the Conclave, and
if, under this new law, an election can be
held Immediately by the cardinals
in Rome, SO that the choice Of o
new Pope can be made even before the
world learns of the death of his pred
ecessor, the object of this short conceal
ment is sufficiently comprehensive. 1t was
suggested by Prince Bismarck in 1872 that
this was substantially what was intended at
Rome In his circular to the German Am
bassadors at foreign courts, dated May IA,
1872, he said, 'How will the election Of the
next Pope be conductcd? Will they not
attempt to seize the Office by surprise in
such way rs to suppress even the form of
the ancient guarantees ?" If the Pope's
medical attendant has, as reported, been
excluded from the palace because he was
thought to have given information to the
italian government Of the Popes condition,
that certainly indicates peculiar anxiety
to keep that government in ignorance. Why
should the cardinals care TO keep this fact q
secret from the government or from any
person unless there is some ground for the
suspicion SO long entertained in Berlin?
Year: 1877

The Senate has amended the Army bill in
several essential particulars, so that it will
have to be sent back to the House. OF the
amendments adopted the most important is,
perhaps, that which places the limit beyond
which the strength of the army shall not be
increased at twenty-five thousand men, or
five thousand more than the number
agreed upon by the Representatives. The
whole question received from the democrats
in the Senate n far broader and more
liberal treatment than from the members of
the same party in the House, who appeared
to sacrifice their individual opinions to
supposed sentiment in favor of q reduction
which Senator Beck declared has resulted
in making the bill of the House ridiculous.
The Naval Deficiency bill was passed with
out division and without amendment, SO
that it will become law Immediately. In
the House the financial debate was contin-
ued and will be renewed again to-day. The
vote will probably not be taken until Sat-
urday.
Year: 1877

Judge Lynch and tho Other Judges.


If there is any murderers trade union or
other organization for the protection of the
rights and interests Of murderers as class
that body should take into serious consider
alton the propriety and policy of putting
dampers or brakes or some equivalent
moderating apparatus upon the zeal of ad-
yocates in murder trials. It can be demon
strated, and almost without difficulty, that
the excessive zeal Of advocates, and par
ticularly their overworking Of certain lines
OF defence, is proving, and must continue to
prove, great prejudice to the dignity, If
not to the safety, of the ancient and honor
able fraternity of the Sons Of Cain. 1t may
be shown that advocates are likely to i'm
peril the standing and possible exist
ence Of the craft in civilized countries-and
for what? For trivial gain-for the mere
acauittal of worthless brother here and
there, who has been clumsy enough to be
found out Society seems to have no really
solid objection to the existence Of the fra
ternity Of murderers, provided that side by
side with the institution Of murder it can
recognize as existing and effective the in
stitution Of the guillotine or the gallows
aud some judicial formalities which present
at least u gambling chance that the act of
murder shall put in peril the life of the man
who commits it. Precisely, therefore, as the
extravaganza of advocates tends to reduce
the gallows to fiction and the trial to o
farce, society tends to the withdrawal Of its
quasi consent to the very existence of the
institution of murder and to the ex-
preston of its purpose in this re-
gard by violent means. We may "clothe
our care with circumstances. Every
one has read with shudder how some
people in Illinois treated few days since the
harmless and gentle youth-a rising orna-
ment of the fraternity--who murdered o
certain person named Goetz, and rounded
Year: 1877

Reinforcements were sent to GhaZi
Moukhtar Pacha from Europe Immediately
after his defeat at Alaja Dagh, and these
forces are now already in or near Erzeroum,
with whatever other aid he has been able to
gather from any points in Asia. There is
no case in which the arrival of reinforce
ments exerts more distinct influence upon
the course Of events than the case presented
by the Russian march upon the Armenian
city. An army that had opposed them with
great success through the summer went to
pieces III their hands, as it were, in conse-
quence of great defeat, and their one func-
ton was to follow fast enough upon its heels
to keep it on the run, to prevent time for
rest and the recovery Of confidence. This
they did, and what was left Of
Moukhtar's army bade fair to run into the
sea- In the course of such q run they meet
their friends coming up who have not yet
been beaten who have not lost their morale,
and are ready to face the enemy and arrest
his precipitate advance, and the broken
line forms again behind the line Of fresh
troops. That is what has happened, and
the Russians, feeling the fresh battalions in
their front, are once more compelled to
move with deliberation. This is why they
did not go into Erzeroum heller skelter on
the heels of the flying Turks. But the REIN
forcement sent cannot be very large, and if
it is not it will neither stay nor turn the
tide Of success which sets SO strongly
toward the Russian arms. st
Year: 1877

his achievement by effectively tapping
Goetz's wife on the head with on axe, that
she might not continue in wretched and
lonesome existence Every one has also
read the later story. but not precisely with
q shudder, of how q judge in New Jersey
put off two murder trials till the next term
OF the Court because the papers for drawing
the jury were rolled when the law requires
that they should be folded. They were
pretty clear cases, and the witnesses were
there and all was in order, but the
advocates urged that the juries had
not been drawn at ten A. NJ, as the
law requires, but at half-past ten or quarter
to eleven ; and further, that the ballots were
rolled, not folded. These departures from
the letter of the law were urged with such
vigor that the Court yielded and the cases
went over Perhaps at the next term the
witnesses will be dead or out Of the way and
the murderers will be saved to continue
their practice. That will be a success for
these individuals ; but, we repeat, that
these kind Of successes are an injury to the
interests OF murderers as class. .Theypro-
ducejust such events as that in Illinois. All
those Illinois men were animated by the con-
sideration that the papers might be rolled
instead of folded in that case, and that If
the papers ever got folded right it would be
proved that the man was insane, and SO
they cut it all short and put piece OF
rough, coarse, perhaps dirty, rope about
the youths neck and hanged him on COM
monplace, ordinary tree. But that is evil
IDENTIFY the tendency the correlative Of the
murder trial pushed to it's extreme. Reac-
tion and no trial must follow an abuse of
the institution of trial.
Year: 1877

plain from Sitting Bulls account that
Reno remained perched upon his heights
in mortal dread of set of squaws and old
tack would have divided the warriors and
have given Custer and his men q chance
for their lives. if not for victory. Charity
would suggest in behalf Of Reno
that he knew nothing Of Clusters engage
mcnt But this excuse will not hold if
Sitting Bull tells the truth. He says that
the noise Of the firing was distinctly heard
by the collection of squaws who were con-
fronting Reno and must have been heard by
Reno himself. If this was SO that officer
seems inexcusable. Even if he had been
confronted by warriors, instead of squaws
and old men, he ought to have attacked with
the utmost dash and yigor, thereby creating
diversion for the relief of Custer.


The plan which Custer had made for
the Rosebud battle was like that which he
had always adopted in his Indian fights.
He never hesitated before superior num-
bers, but always divided his force and
assailed an Indian camp on two sides at
once, intending to profit by the confusion
and distraction of the foe. Had Reno's at
tack and his own been simultaneous itwould
probably have succeeded, as the same tactics
had always done before, and if Sitting Bull
had not been deceived by the lapse Of time
between the two attacks into the belief that
both were led by Custer he would not have
left the side toward Reno SO exposed. This
would have been q costly mistake for Sit
ting Bull if Reno had taken advantage OF it.
But when the sound of Clusters battle
came to the heights to which Reno
had fed he should have fiercely descended
upon the enemy, even if he did not
know his advantage. and not have left the
heroic Custer to deal with the whole force
OF the savages alone. What is past cannot
be remedied; the brave dead cannot be called
back to life: but no citizen can read this
true history of the Rosebud battle without
quickened movement i'll his veins-a
movement stirred as much by indignation
as by the renewal of great national sorrow.
Year: 1877

The WEATHER. threatening indications


which pointed TO tho probability of rain last


sight have been increasing as the undulation Of
low pressure which they attended approached
the coast. The most southcrly margin Of the
lntter was yesterday morning in the region
south OF the lower lakes and Immediately east
Of the Upper Mississippi in the space between
that river and the Lower Ohio. Rains extended
over the lake region and the Ohio Valley,
and southwark toward the Gulf. In the
afternoon the margin OF the depression
moved somewhat to the northeast, still
attended by light rains and causing the
threatening cloudincss that was observ-
able along the Middle Atlantic coast SO
far the barometer falls very gradually toward
the north and northwest. The temperature has
risen very decidedly ut nll points. particularly
in the Mississippi Valley and Middle Atlantic
States. Southwark Of Tennessee the pressure
Is high, but slowly falling. In New York and
its vicinity to-day the weather will be warm
and cloudy, probably with rain, followed by de-
crcasing cloudiness and slowly falling tempera-
turc.
Year: 1877

An UnprOlta bAe Breach OF Neutrality


The suit brought by Mr. Oscanyan, the
late Consul General of Turkey in the United
States, against the French line Of steamers
for the recovery Of the value of one hundred
and thirty-two thousand cartridges alleged
to have been shipped to France by the
plaintiff during the French war, was
brought to termination on Wednesday be-
fore Judge Donohue by the dismissal Of
the complaint The defendants counsel,
Messrs. Buck and Chittenden, raised the
point of the illegality Of the shipment
under the neutrality laws. A private trader
has no more right to furnish belligerents
with munitions Of war from the markets
Of neutral nation than the neutral gov
eminent itself would have. The gist Of the
Alabama case was that government may
not permit its citizens to do what it might
not itself do in violation of neutrality. The
Turkish government would not deem it
good faith on the part Of the United States
to suffer the Fronch Consul General to buy
and ship arms from New York directly to
Russia to be used in the existing war. But
Mr.. Oscanyan's suit failed, moreover, be-
cause there was no proof of the delivery Of
the cartridges to the French company's line.
Year: 1877

SEA CAITAISs will find in our ship news the
notice Of the placing Of buoy in the main
channel OF the harbor at the point where the
schooner Alexander Young was sunk by the City
Of Brussels on Wednesday morning.
Year: 1877

There are some curious features connected
with the bankruptcy of John II. Keyser, the
Ring plumber, which, while they may be in
harmony with the requirements of law, are
not easily reconcilable with the dictates Of
common sense Keyser was one Of the
principals in the com mbination of thieves by
which the city was robbed of many millions
Of dollars. In the first terror of detection
he made an assignment of large amount Of
securities to Mr. Jackson S. Schultz, to be
held by the assignee in trust for the city,
and to repay the city in part what it may
have lost through Keyser's crimes. The
city has received nothing from the
trustee, and now Keyser claims by
an act Of bankruptcy to wipe out
all his Indebtedness. He still owes the
city all he dishonesty obtained from its
treasury, preferred claim, common sense
would say, because one for stolen money.
But the city is debarred from voice in the
election of the assignee in bankruptcy, al
though the assignee has the power to in
vestigate the city's claim as he may see fit.
The trustee is elected, therefore, without
the city's vote, and the election is, as the
Register remarks, controlled by the votes
of one Regan, former employe Of the bank
rupt, "who represents certain other former
employees in the interest of the bankrupt
to secure the choice Of assignee" This
may be all in accordance with law. It is
certainly at variance with justice and COM
mon sense.
Year: 1877

Our feelings are greatly in
fuenced by our pursuits and by
those objects which engage our at
tention. The person who is con-
tinually in pursuit of opportunities
for exercising the benevolent afec-
tions, either by comforting or ac-
Snowledging kindness, will over
look thousand trifling causes of
otfense, which might have awaken
ed resentment in the breast of an
other; while those in whom the
selfish passions prevail will be
equally insensible to numberless in
stances of kindness, which would
have filed the hearts of others with
gratitude and joy-just as person
who is eager in the chase viii dis
regard the beauties of the prospect
which surrounds him, and know no
more of the country through which
he passed than if he had never seen
it.
Year: 1877

Why THEY OFTEN FAIL.-T oung
men often fail to get on in this
world because they neglect small
opportunities. Not being faithful
in little things, they are not promo
ted to the charge of greater things.


A young man who gets subordi-
nate situation sometimes thinks it
is not necessary for him to give il
much attention. lie will wait un-
til he gets place of responsibility,
and then he will show people what
he can do. This is very grea,
mistake. Whatever his situation
may be, he should master it in ali
It's details, and perform all its duties
faithfully.


The habit of doing his work
thoroughly and conscientiously is
what is most likely to enable q
young man to make bis way. With
this habit, person of only ordinary
abilities would outstrip one of great
Ell talents who is in the habit Of
sighting subordinate matters.


But, after all, the mere adoption
by Young man, of this great essen
tial rule of success, shows him to be
possessed of superior abilities.
Year: 1877

UNIVERSAL HIsToRY.-All things
are engaged in writing their history.
The planet, the pebble, goes attend
ed by It's shadow; the rolling rock
leaves scratches on tie mountain
the river IFS cha mel iustke soil the
animal it's bones in the stratum the
fern and leaf their modest epitaph
in the coal; the falling drop makes
it's soul ptor in the sand or stone; not
foot steps into the snow or along
the ground but prints, IN characters
more or less lasting, the map of its
march; every act of the man in
scribes itselfin the memory of his
fellows and in his own manners
and face. The air is full of sounds,
the sky of tokens, the ground is all
memoranda and signatures, and
every object covered with tints
which speak to the intelligent.
Year: 1877

Two SIDEs.-Remember that all
questions have two sides; ope is the
right side. the other the wrong side;
one is the side of justice, the other
injustice. If you take the right
side, the just side, ultimately men,
however much they may oppose
you, and revile you, will come to
your support. Earth, with all its
powers, will work with you and for
you, and heaven is pledged to con-
duct you to complete success. II
you take the other side there is nc
power in earth or heaven that can
lead You through successfully, be.
csuse 1t Is appointed in the counsels


=, heaVen that justice, and truth,


alone can prevail.
Year: 1877

chores as farmers do when it rains
too hard to work in the field. In
occupation we forget our troubles.
and get a respite from sorrow. The
man whose mind and hands are
busy finds no time to weep and
wall. If work is slack, spend the
time In reading. No man ever knew
too much. The hardest students
In the world are the old men who
know the most. The man who does
not acquire some item of useful in
formation between day-break and
bedtime must mournfully say, with
the Roman Emperor, 81 have lost a
day.
Year: 1877

AN amendment to the State con-
stitution increasing the number of
Judges of the Supreme Court to
five will be submitted to the people
this fall. The increase of business
of the courts it is said requires this.
Year: 1877

Spiders have been noted so long as
spinners of the finest OF silk, that it
strikes one little oddly to think of one
as paper maker. Eut hear this true
story that has just been told to me.


In the heart of the African continent,
where no other paper is manufactured,
the spider paper maker does her quiet
work. Back and forth, over flat sur
face about an inch and half square, on
the inside wall of hut, the spider slow
ly moves in many lines until the square
is covered with pure white paper.
Under this she places from forty to fifty
eggs; and then, to fasten the square Of
paper more securely to the wall, she
makes a strip of paper about quarter
of an inch broad, and with this CLUES the
square carefully around the edges.


When all is done, the spider-which
is quite a large one-places herself on
the center of the outside of the little fiat
bag so carefully made, and begins q
watch, which is to last for three weeks
without intermission. Apparently the
young spiders would have many dangers
to fear, did not their anxious mamma
wage fierce war upon the cockroaches
and other insects that come near. After
three weeks of unremitting watchfulness,
the mother spider leaves her nest in the
daytimes to hunt food, but she always
returns at night, until her young are
strong enough to take care of themselves.
st. Nicholas.