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Year: 1878

IN the fall on the Citizens Bank of
this city the State has another chance
to commence an action against a
bankrupt depository of its treasurer.
We think, since Mr.. McBibe has
been go accommodating with the
State money as to deposit large sums
with the two defunct banks ofthis city
it would have looked full as well for
him to bring the actions for collections
of the same in his own name, instead
of placing the State in a position to
pay large sums as costs, and We might
also remark that 1t is getting to be
somewhat desirable to know how
much of the States money has been
thus distributed among the supposed
political powers of the land.-FdtIs
City Record.


1t would seem from the above that
the State Treasurer has bsen acting IN
his official capacity with questionable
integrity, We hope however he will
be able to explain his doings satisfact-
orily In the light of correct business
management.
Year: 1878

At Bloomington. H.. on the I'd inst
a large meeting was held favoring the
Bland silver bill. Among the resolu'
tions passed was the following, peril
nent and true:


ResoLued. That to destroy one-halt
of the money resources of the country
by tho characterization of silver is q
reckless disregard of the general wei.
fare; to do this, when forced specie
resumption is in immediate prospect
Is an unparalleled outrage, menacing
disaster and ruin TO the general tusi-
ness of the country. and to have car
ried this measure by stealth, was a
swindle upon the people which calls
forth our severest condemnation.
Year: 1878

1t came to the knowledge Of the
Journal sometime before the sudden
and inglorious exit Of the late Warden
Wyman. that he was the subject Of a
impecunious bummers that were pre-
tending TO run a newspaper. His col
lapse was consequently no matter of
surprise to those conversant with the
blackmailing operations. A public
officer that permits a disreputabIe
newspaper 70 extract money or any


valuable aid from him, on any pretext
Year: 1878

the Secretary of the Treasury had no
right to make law or construe a law.
Nothing can be claimed beyond the
letter of the contract.


That's what's the matter with the
President and Mr.. Sherman of the
Treasury-''assurance Of their pay
ment in gold" false construction Of
the law, or the assumption to make a
law. The people will not tolerate con-
tracts made by tools of bondholders
under false interpretations of the law.
Year: 1878

On Christmas day in Crawford
county, Iowa, Carl Mass and his wife
locked their three children in the
house while they went out to husk
corn. Soon afterward the house took
fire and the children were burned to
death,
Year: 1878




KEEP PEGGIEG AwAY.-A farm
er friend had occasion to write the
editor of this paper a note the 9TH
er day. In closing his note he
asked Curb, can you tell me the
way out of the present hard times?"


OF course we can. Keep pegging
away-live within your income, and
save little for rainy day-sell
your surplus stock and grain-if
you can't get your price take what
you can get; take the money and
pay your honest debts; and if you
owe no debts, put the money on in-
terest and don't 90 on credit any
more; work steady and be econom-
ical-make no bad or foolish trades,
and the first thing you know you
will be sitting up cross-legged, with
peace and plenty. Now, we've told
you the way out, and if you don't
go it is your own fault.-DGecSon
(Ga.) Journal.
Year: 1878

The DEBT MANIA OF THE AGE.-
a curious statement, illustrating
the debt mania of the age and It's
disagreeable consequences, has
been published in Champaign coun-
", III, The assessed value of real
estate in the county is a fraction
more than eleven millions, and upon
this are recorded mortgages for
about six millions. The interest On
these is nearly six hundred thousand
dollars, and the taxes raise the an
nual burden to more than million
equivalent to nine per cent, on
the whole taxable value of realty in
the county. The weight of the
burden thus entailed upon product
i've Industry is shown by the further
fact that the interest ana taxes re-
quire an average annual payment
from every soul of the county's
population of twenty-five dollars
and q balf. It viii require some
thing more than free coinage Of
daddy dollars to remove the load
which, through reckless borrowing
aud spending, is thus buckled upon
the backs of the people of Cham
paign. Chicago Times.
Year: 1878

The Congressional committee on labor
had session in New York city, on Saturday,
Aug 8, and representatives OF workingmen
appeared before them. They laid the blame
ofdepression in business to National and State
legislation, the granting of lands to railroads
and other corporations, and the granting OF
large interest on bonds. They advanced the
idea that the government should pass home
stead law, and throw public lands open to set
tlcment and assist neil to settle there Mrs.
Hale said the first step necessary to bring
back prosperity to the country was to grant
suffrage to women. Give women the ballot
and everything would be lovely and perfect
Year: 1878

The mystery of the explosion in Green
fields N. Y. candy factory six monthsago, by
which several persons were killed, is still un-
explained, but it is now found that the inven
tor Of slngularly destructive powder, the
composition Of which Is q secret and is manu-.
featured solely for the Russian government,
had an Office in the Greenfield building at the
time Of the explosion and it is thought that
the presence cf this compound may account
for the disaster.
Year: 1878

The Union Pacific railroad company,
issued July 3lst, a circular to the dry goods
trade, informing shippers of an increase in
rates on first class merchandise from New
York to San Francisco from IS to $12 hund-
red. The reason assigned is that when rates
were low, merchants only shipped light
freight by rail and sent all bulky merchandise
by clippers around Cape Horn. thus leaving to
railroad companies light and costly freight
Oh which the risk was too great Tor small
profit
Year: 1878

Little English the sinner worked in with
4 Sunday school excursion the other day,
and there was a look of awful disgust on his
face as he came into this Office yesterday to
relate his experience.


s'1n the fust place. he began, ~ sot down
on two cheers on the bow of the boat, an
was gittin' luvly breeze right between the
eyes when along comes one o. them kind
eyed deacons an sez he: 'Now, my dear
hangel, you git up'n fly right smart" [ had
ter cave, an he took one o. the cheers an =
fat woman tux the other. l was slidin'
along fur a stool when big good boy what
kin learn ten verses for Sunday skule
grabbed me by this ERE hair an called out
that the wicked shell not live out half their
days, an he sot down on my stool. Then
went down among the good children. One
of 'em offered to fight me three strings for a
cent, another hooked my sandwiches, and a
boy with lots of good clothes on him said my
presence on that side of the boat oppressed
the hatmosfere. If slid inter the cabin,
the teachers slid me out. If went haft the
women spit on their handkerchiefs an
wanted to wipe off my chin. If I went ford
the good boys hit me in the eye with peanuts
and said they'd like to make me climb ftz
low wages an poor pay


''Well, SUR he went on, after taking
breath, "when we got to Sugar Island there
wasn't bit of sugar there. 1t was the dead
est give away you ever seed. Every body
got tree of his own, while had to walk
around in the sun. One fel or axed me- un-
der his tree to sit down on a thistle, but I
didn't tumble. I didn't git nuthin to eat
but one pickle and two drinks of water, an
| AL - T..
slid down on me and rushed me over fence
an through half an acre of briers, an fel-
Ter picked up my lost revolver an chucked il
into his pocket for loot. got cinder in
my eye comm home, had three fights an got
licked, an when we reached the wharf 8
hackman pulled my hair an said he could
see my hangel wings sproutin' out. You'i
orter say in your paper for all good boot
blacks to stay to hum an let these ERE Sun
kay-skule 'scursions 60 right on to destruc
ti0n.''
Year: 1878

Reliable reports from Havana state a
negro riot broke out there on the 22d inst,
in locality known as Los Sitios. The prin-
cipal cause of dissatisfaction among the
blacks seems to have been their continuance
in slavery after the liberation of all those
who lately surrendered at the collapse of the
rebellion. During the disturbance the police
had to charge, sword in hand, killing and
wounding great many. The rioters then
dispersed and fled to the swamps around
Atores Castle. Only few arrests were made.
Year: 1878

The land agent of the Uaion Pacific
railroad, at Omaha, has issued al official cir
cular letter, giving notice that the railroad
will not accept as final the recent decision of
Secretary Schurz as to the right of citizens to
settle on and remain in undisturbed possession
of land granted to the Union Pacific railroad
by the government. Any such settlers will
be dealt with as trespassers.
Year: 1878

Insects and mildews injurious to the
leaves of fruit tree seedlings and root
gratis can be kept in subjeCtion or de-
stroyed by free use of the following
combination of lime and sulphur; Take
of quick or unslaked lime four parts, and
of common flour of sulphur one part
break up the lime in small pieces, then
mix the sulphur with it in an iron vessel,
pour on them enough boiling water to
slale the lime to powder; cover the
vessel close as soon as the water is poured
on. This makes a most excellent white
wash for orchard trees, and is very use
full as preventative of blight on pear
trees, to cover the wounds in the form OF
paste when cutting away diseased parts,
also for coating the trees in early spring.


1t may be considered as specific for
many noxious insects and mildew in the
orchard and nursery; its materials should
always be ready at hand; it should be-
used quite fresh since it soon loses Its po-
tenCy. This preparation should be sprin-
kled over the young plant as soon or De-
fore any trouble from aphides, thrips or
mildew occurs, early in the morning,
while the dew is on the trees. This lime
and sulphur combination is destructivet0 to
these nests in this way by giving off gaSe-
Gus sulphurous compounds, which are
deadly poison to minute life, both amman
and fungoid while the lime destroys oy
contact the same things, and its presence
is noxious to them. In moderate quan-
titles it is not injurious to vegetable lie.


Another receipt for wash for orchard
trees is to put one-half bushel OF lime
and four pounds of powdered sulphur into
a tight barrel, shaking the lime with hos
water, the mouth Of the barrel being coy
cred with cloth; this is reduced to the
consistency of ordinary whitewash, ana
one. half ounce of carbolic acid is added
to each gallon of liquid at the time OF aP.
plication. Apply to the trunk; it will nos
hurt the branches or foliage If applied
to them also.


An experienced fruit-grower recon-
mends the use of the following simple
method: He takes lye from wood asnes
or common potash, mixes a little grease
with it, heats quite warm, and with lit-
tie syringe throws it into all parts OF tne
trees, branches and trunk. twill efectu,
ally kill all kinds of caterpillars and
worms that are infesting the tree or run
ming over the bark. Trees treated IN tnis
manner are exceedingly healthy and vig'
orous in appearance, possessing a snio0'D'
glossy bark.-Br.
Year: 1878

NITRATE OF SILVER STAINS These
are removed at once by cyanide of pot
ash. Wet the spot with clean water, and
place few grains of the drug (Which is
a deadly poison taken internally upon
the spot. 1t will dissolve like sugar and
the spot will disappear. 1t does not in
jure the cloth.
Year: 1878

Don't forget, my girl, that your inhu-
uence as woman is great for good or
evil. Upon woman devolves the duty Of
training up the future men of the nation.
1t is the mother who molds the character; {;
under her gentle influence the youthful
mind receives its first impressions. In
society she is queen and all men are her
subjects. Therefore she must be careful
in her department. BY word or even a
look, she can encourage or effectually
check all attempts at familiarity. If
women and especially girls, would do
this-if they would show their displeas-
ure al what they know is wrong-it
it would not be repeated in their pres
ence. Though the aggresSor might feign
anger, in his heart he would feel more
true respect for one who had thus reproved
him than if she passed his fault unre-
buked. And again, don't make yourself
chsap-within the reach of all. Few
young men want anything to do with a
cheap young lady. For wife none but
a fool or rascal will approach such a
woman. Cheap jewelry nobody will
touch if he can get any better. Cheap
girls are nothing but the refuse; and
the young men know it, and they will
look in every other direction for life
long friend and companion before they
will give glance at the pinchback stuff
that tinkles at every turn for fascinating
the eyes of any that will look. You
think it quite the "correct thing" to talk
loudly and coarsely, be boisterous and
hoydenish in all public places; to make
yourself 80 bold and forward, and COM
monplace everywhere, that people won
der if you ever had mother or home,
or anything to dol So be it. You will
probably be taken for what you are
worth, and one of these years, if you do
not make worse than ashipwreck of your
self, you will begin to wonder where the
charms are that once you thought your
self possessed of, and what evil spirit
could have so befooled you.


A DRUGGIST has singular calls. One
Danbury dealer had written request
from customer for / aulcoxeses poros
Plaster.n Another had call for bottle
of "Sruff Notice." After seriously i'm
pairing the use of one eye, and endan-
gering the equilibrium Of his brain in an
effort to divine the article, he was OBJ
iged to give up the sale, and fall back
as gracefully as possible on the well-es-
tablished axiom. You won't find any
in town. About an hour later the Gus
toner came back, and showing the drug
gist bottle of perfume, significantly
observed:


"There9"


"Stephanotisl" exclaimed the drug
gist. "Why, have that"


"Why in thunder didn't you say so
then, and not have me gallopin' all over
town after it2" Indignantly demanded
the customer.


The druggist was too full to reply
Dahbayy NeOs.


NITRATE OF SILVER STAINS, These
are removed at once by cyanide of pot
ash. Wet the spot with clean water, and
place few grains of the drug (Which is
a deadly poison taken internally upon
the spot. 1t will dissolve like sugar and
the spot will disappear. II does not in
Year: 1878

For years the people at the head


of the lake have heard Indian trad


ers and trappers speak of Fort


Frances, place vaguely supposed


to be located somewhere north of


Vermilion Lake. 1t was the gener-
al impression that it was simply a
Hudson Bay depot or trading post,
and such was the case until the
opening of the Dawson Route few
years ago, when Canadian immi-
grants commenced to locate On the
rich lands along the banks of Rainy
river The village of Alberton was
laid ont, and to day, we are inform
ed, embraces population of about
four hundred, and supports a weekly
paper the Alberton Star The
town Of Alberron is situated on the
Canadian shore at the falls of Rainy
river, some 70 miles north of Yer
million lake, or about $50 miles north
of Superior and Duluth. But let
the Star speak for itself:


To those unacquainted with the
geographical situation Of this part
Of Keewatin, a few words on that
head may not be considered out of
pls ce. Alberton Fort Frances) is
situated on Rainy River, alb ut mid
way between Prince Arthurs Land
ing and Winnipeg. Two miles east
ward we have Raing Lake, whence
Rainy River has it's source,-seven-
ty-fve miles westward we have the
Lake of the Woods, into which
Rainy River empties itself. This
river without exception, is not sur
passed in the Dominion of Canada,
for which its beautiful clear water,
abounds with all kinds of fish, it's
regular depth and width Gts aver
age width nearly quarter of mile)
and the almost strait course which
it takes, being navigable through
QUIT is almost needless to say
that the river is the dividing line
between the United States and the
Dominion of Canada. Throughout
the entire water stretch, the land on
each side is of the finest quality,
and well adapted for agricultural
purposes. The timber is also good,
and OF various kinds, birch, oak,
pine, tamarac, cedar, soft-maple,
black and white poplar and some
elm and Eastwood. The lots imme-
dlately fronting on the river are ten
chains IN width and have depth
of two miles; each settler is allowed
to homestead one of these lots, and
to pre-empt the adjoining one, also.
About fifty entries have been made
here during the past summer, and
considerable improvements have
and are now being made on these
lots; some very fine crops were har-
vested by those who took the trouble
to sow and plant in this section las.
season, samples of which may be
seen at the Land office here. To
the industrious man, be he farmer,
mechanic or laborer, with a small
capital, Rainy River presents an
opening second to no other District
in the Dominion of Canada-and
where in few years any such man
may become independent 1t is
very probable that the Dawson
Route may be put in running order
during the coming summer, and it
is also probable that we may get a
Year: 1878

The time is fast approaching
when little or no wheat Will be
shipped out of Minnesota. The
grain will all be converted into
flour within the state, thus retaining
at home all the profits, besides
saving transportation. Minneapolis
will soon be the greatest flour man
utacturing city in the world. She
has now milling capacity Of 100
run of stone, which will be incre as
ed this year by the addition of rs
run, giving her total Of 263 run of
stone for the crop of 1878.
Year: 1878

A New YORK dispatch says that
the demand for government bonds
is large and increasing. 1t is for
the small denominations, and the
money in savings banks is being
drawn out and invested in these
bonds. Over ten millions changed
hands last week in New York alone.
There is little doubt that f the long
bond bill should become law the
savings of the people would mostly
go into these bonds.
Year: 1878

said to have considerable capital
among them.


Wheat is coming up nicely. Sew
eral peieces in this vicinity show
beautifully green already, and we
hear of one field of wheat on the
Sheyenne that is four inches high.
Year: 1878

Quite an excitement has been aroused by the attempt at shooting George Hanchett a clerk in U. H. Miners store. He was kept up later than usual on Friday night by severe toothache; he had his medicine on low desk before him and was sitting near the window. Between eleven and twelve o'clock, as he stopped over to apply his anodyne, bullet passed directly over his head, going across the store, passing through cake of chocolate, and embedding itself in box beyond. It is thought it was an attempt at burglary, the intention being to shoot him Gas he slept in the store) and later in the night to rob the store He is a very popular young man and is not likely to have any personal ennmies. A number of persons heard the shot, but no one paid any attention to it, at the time.

 The horses belonging to the runaway Irislman, John Donlon, have been found in Ct. Harrington, and brought back by the sher- iff It is hoped the creditors will realize some thing from them.

 A report has just reached us that Mir. Pease, editor of the Conn. Western News, is dead. He was quite i'll, last week, took an additional cold which resulted in typhoid pneumonia, and he died Sunday morning If this report should be unfortunately true, Mir. Pease will be deeply regretted, as he has made many friends, by his agreeable manners during his editorship of the Conn. Western News.
Year: 1878

OlVe hlI n AA1
Gin, hun lift Don't kneel in prayer,
Nor moralize with his despair
The man Is down and bis great need
l. ready heIP-not prayer and creed
,Tis time when the wounds are washed and healed,
That the inward motives be revealed
But now wha,e'er the spirit be,
Mere words but mOckery.
One grain OF aid just now is more
To him than tones Of sanity lorej
Pray II You must in your full heart,
But give him a Hft-give him start
The world Is full OF good advice,
OF prayer, and praise, and preaching NICE
But the generous souls who aid mankind
Are scarce as gold, and hard TO find.
Give ike ChTisan-speak in deeds
A noble Ife's the best Of creedsi
And ne sha Il wear a royal crown
Who gives 'en a lit when they down


-Home Journal
Year: 1878

bly,, and probably, this unnatural
condition of one fifth or more of the
tree gives tone to the quality of the
fruit, and sours and spoils it, per
haps causing bitter rot in some de
gree, though think that some trees
have the bitter rot which are not
thus injured. find many trees af-
fected by this freezing and thawing
process.


Now. for a remedy. Put up. with
in a foot or foot and half of the
young trees, and keep them there,
boards ten or twelve inches wide. to
secure the trees from the hot, burn
ing sun. This told to Mr.. Dalton.
and have spoken to great many
others individually, and now say to
all collectively within reach of your
circulation. whose name is legion,
shade the southwest side of your
young fruit trees from the direct
rays of the hot afternoon sun.
Year: 1878

IAN THE 1sT OF MAY, 1876,
passed into the hands of the undersigned, under


whose absolute and .untranIne He'd direction THE
WORLD has ever since remained and now remains.
During the whole of this time the The WORLD


has labored patiently and perseyeringly for the


paramount interest to the Southern people.
1.-The restoration of Local Self-Government at
: ia Real Reform of the Civil Service, in such


wise to destroy the political machines under the


operation of which it has come to pass that the peo


poiiticcI parties have no other reason Of being ex-


cept to lessen the burdens of government. -NQ


The first of these objects has been triuInphantly


accomplished An intelligent Northern men now


admit that all parts of the country were as deeply
interested as the South. A corrupt and anti DEM
oeratic government in the South was permanent
peril to the ascendancy of true American princi-
| the peace and honor of the whole people. E94r
| The second political object for which THRwoRLD


contends still remains to be fully achieved The


actual Administration began its career with excel


lent promises in this direction of which it is suti


cien to say that they have been yet only in part
redeemed. THE WORLD for it's part will resolutely
support any honest effort to redeem these prOnis-
es fully, by whomsoever made, and viii as resol-,
utely denounce every obstacle thrown in the way


1t seems to the undersigned eminently proper


that he should ask the cooperation of the best men


of the South with The WORLD in itseffOrts to carry
out the policy here outlined. He believes THE
WORLD to be paper which Southern citizens and
Democrats can recommend to Southern readers as
! an influence worthy AID important to be brought


to bear with constantly increasing power upon the


conduct of our national affairs. IN the interest OF


truth, of justice and of harmony among our people
| of all sections.


1T is my object to keep THE WORLD in living
relation with the best thought of the South, to the


end that the best ideas, wishes and feelings Of the


Southern people may be clearly and fairly made
known to the North, the East and the West. Alike
in private and public affairs the misunderstanding
of men by another lies at the root of so nfnch


evil that the word itself has come to be . SYNONYM


with quarreling and strife. 1t was wise saying
of Lord Elgin, the time of one of our shArpest
disputes With Great Britain, thattwo intelligent
gentlemen alone ON raft in the Atlantic with pe
nary powers could adjust the whole matter hOnor-
ably in an honor. aifH t.g rn1fFaa9 49,.
The WORLD simply asks its friends at the South,
to aid it in bringing about completes meeting Of
minds on all public questions between the intelli-
gent citizens Of all parts of the Union


le-u : WILLIAM HENRY HuRLBURT..