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Year: 1879

Mr.. Whidden of the Calais Times, one
of the most accurate men in political esti-
mates in the State, says Washington county in
any event is sure to give 400 majority for the
Democratic and Greenback ticket and will
give 800 if the Republican distributors OF cor
ruption money can be twigged in every at
tempt to bribe.-1rguS.


LET'S see. This is the same accurate
man. who says that the Greenbackers have
been gaining votes at the rate of 5000 a
week. That would give Smith over $4,000.
Perhaps this same ''accurate man" will be
kind enough to tell us what's to become OF
of the Garcelon vote.
Year: 1879

TIE Leader repeats The falsehood, given
currency by Colonel Montgomery, about the
bull-dozed pensioner of Standish, but sneak
iDgly says our correspondent got the name
wrong. The LeGder does not give the name,
because it cannot. Our denial of the story
is substantiated by citizens of Standish and
by the pension agent for this District.
Year: 1879

BANGOR lVhig: A correspondent writes:
While was in Hermon one day last week l
was told the names of fourteen men who
voted for Smith last year who will vote for
Corporal Davis this year. They live in three
adjoining school districts. A leading Re-
publican who is we'll posted says the town
will throw fifty more Republican votes than
were thrown last year. One boasting Green
backer said he didn't know of a Republican
left, but he was informed that there were
nineteen in his own school district.
Year: 1879

The drgus intimates and the Leader says
that a Joint discussion on the financial
question is to be held at Clark's Grove,
Hollis, Saturday afternoon. Intimation and
statement are both without foundation, and
are put forth in hopes to draw Republicans
to the Grove to hear eminent Republican
speakers. If they go they will only hear
such truck as Harper and De La Matyr, he
fellow with French blood in his veins.
Year: 1879

THE Republican voters of Portland should
take especial care that their names are on
the voting lists and the names as well OF all
the Republicans they know. A little time
and attention in this direction may work a
great deal of good.
Year: 1879

We have not yet met a single Democrat
who proposes to help Blaine & Co. either by
staying at homo on election day or by voting
for any of the Republican nominees.-Argus.


VERY likely. Hard-money Democrats
have been shy of you since you turned your
back upon the principles of Jackson, Ben
ton and Clifford
Year: 1879

THE testimony of the New York World, a
Democratic paper, as to the revival OF busi
ness should be read by those Democrats
who have been taught that stories of busi-
ness prosperity are all radical lies.'
Year: 1879

We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations The name and address of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for pubca-
ton but as a guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
mun,catlons tnat are not used.
Year: 1879

Nobody seemed to be frightened, for the
reason that they knew they were lying, but
kept right along with their political work and
on election day they gave the radicals good
shaking up.-1rgus.


SO says the Argusin speaking of last years
surprise party. 1t is a frank confession. Is
that the reason why the Argus and other
Demnitional sheets are not frightened-"b
cause they know they are lying"
Year: 1879

TIE Greenback vote in Kentucky is, ac-
cording to official returns below $4,000. The
Greenback papers in this State have all the
time been saying that the associated press
lied about the vote.
Year: 1879

WAS it one Of those starving Durham
ship-wrights who was so leaky that he let
the Argus into the profound secret that
Senator Hamlin is to be succeeded by his
son? He might have known that paper
would publish it,
Year: 1879

THE Gardiner Journal i s of the opinion
that had Kalloch been as miserable a bull
dozer as the lamented Dixon it would not
have been becoming in The Republican pa
pers to rejoice at his taking off The Jour
,,dg is right. 1t is never becoming for any
paper, Republican, Democratic or Indepen-
dent to rejoice, over murder. But how can
he Journal reconcile this opinion with the
opinion ii expressed last week that there is
nothing lament3ble in the Dixon affair? Let
it be admitted that Dixon was "a miserable
bulldozer,'' does that make his shooting any
the less lament .ble? Doubtless the death OF
GOOD man is more lamentable than the
death of bad one. Indeed, the death Of the
after may properly be matter OF rejoicing,
and if the Journal had said that Dixon would
not DE loss to the community we should
perl, ABS have been inclined to agree with it.
Butt. is the shooting of Dixon that the jour
nal can see nothing lamentable in. Now the
shooting of Dixon was murder. Barksdale
had not beengauthorized to takeDixons life,
nor was it necessary, to preserve his own,
1t makes no difference whether the shooting
arose froma political Or purelypersonal quar-
rel. It was equally murder in either case
Now the PRESS sees something lamentable
in murder, and in this murder as well as
others. Does the Journal assert that it
does not?
Year: 1879

THIS is the New York World s idea of what
a Democratic President should be, Presi-
dent that, it says, ''can, even without Ohio,
be chosen next year." cit is one who will
promptly beat the life out of every dawning
dream, East or West, in New England, Cal
ifornia or the South, of notification or Sc
cession; who will advocate a fixed standard
of values; who will show that neither State
lines nor State laws can stand in the way OF
the command of the Constitution that the
laws of the United States made in pursu-
ance thereof y X shall be the 'su-
preme law of the land;' and who will not
tolerate the starving of an Executive to Sc
cure his assent to the repeal even of obnox-
ious LAVISH That is not the kind of man
the Democratic leaders of Maine are working
for. They are trying to promote the nomin-
alton of a soft-money candidate, on soft
money platform, man that cannot be
elected without the aid of Ohio. And
should they succeed in Maine and Ohio
they would have their way.
Year: 1879

New York Sun.


The recent sad fate of Colonel
Myndham, better known as Sir Percy
Wyndham, recalls an episode in his
strange career that to many persons
has remained mystery. 1t will be
remembered that he served for a
while in the Union army as colonel of
"a New Jersey cavalry regiment. and
acting brigadier of cavalry brigade
to which position he had been adj
yanced for his consummate knowledge
OF cavalry maneuvers at the earnest
solicitation of officers in high rank
In 1863 Wyndham was with the army
IN Virginia, in command of 1000 men.
lie was held in high esteem, both for
his bravery and military skill; was a
general f;Ivorite with his superiors
aud expected soon TO be advanced to
the rank of brigadier general. Sud
denly, to the surprise of everybody, he
was ordered to Washington, and there
granted an indefinite leave of absence
by Secretary Stanton. No reasons
were given for this. He remained in
Washington for some days, suffering
from the most terrible chagrin, which
he endeavored to alleviate BY plunging
into dissipation. At last he deter
mined to visit his command, and was
received cordially by his brother off
GERS but after he had been in camp
two days an order came from the sec
retary OF war to the commanding gen
eral that Wyndham should at once
leave the Union lines. If he did not
do so, he was to be put under close ar
rest and sent to Washington immedi
ately. Wyndham resigned on his re-
turn to Washington.


Some time before his death by
drowning on the lakes few years ago,
Mr.. Stanton's private secretary in
formed an employe of the war depart
ment, under a promise of solemn
secrecy during his lifetime, of the
cause Of Wyndham's removal. Mr.
Stanton had private information, given
nm such manner as to insure the con
cealment of the names of the inform
ers, that Wyndham had entered into
a negotiation with the Confederate
government to surrender his command
for the sum of thirty thousand dol
lars. Mr.. Stanton could not, getting
his information as he did, place Col.
Wyndham under arrest, and try him
for this highest crime Of which sol
dier can be guilty, so the only road
open was to remove him from com
mand, The private secretary said he
was in doubt as to whether or not
Judge Advocate General Holt was
aware of the matter, but believed Mr..
Stanton acted under his advice. The
gentleman to whom this story was told
is in government employ and in po-
sition Of high trust.
Year: 1879

LONDON Truth We are told that
the price of meat is likely to increase,
as the United States will be pro-
claimed as an infected country. This
will be adding insult to injury, as so
far the cost of meat has been reduced
one penny pound, notwithstanding
all the tons that have come from
America
Year: 1879

A man made purchase Of his
neighbor, agreeing to pay half cash
and "owe him the rest" The
creditor, in the course Of time,
dunned him for the remaining half,
when he replied: my dear sir,
You amt living up to your contract
Year: 1879

The Pittsburgh exposition is over
for this year, but there is one thing
connected with it that will be read
with interest here. Rather a good
looking couple from the country
boarded train here the day be-
fore the exposition closed, and with
a number of others went to Pitts
burgh. Arriving, the girl met an
old acquaintance, with whom she
became uncomfortably (for the
other chap friendly. She and her
Pittsburgh friend stuck together
like wax all day, viewing the sights,
apparently oblivious of the fact her
escort was around. When the hour
came for starting home she went to
the depot, and hung upon his arm
until just before the train started,
her escort, the while, looking very
much displeased. They boarded
the train, she taking seat right
behind him. The conductor tap
ped her on the shoulder for tickets.
She leaned t;midly forward and
said: "Tickets, John" "Tickets
be -" said John. "Get your
ticket from the fellow you trolloped
around with all day. This was
followed by loud laughing from a
number sitting near, some of whom
had been watching the girls move
ments during the day, and she had
to go down into her pocket for the
necessary wealth to pay her fare to
this city Youngstown Register.
Year: 1879

number of immigrants who arrived few days
ago the steamship W. A. Scholten. from Rotter-
dam have complained to Mr.. Jackson, secretary to
the Commissioners Of Emigration. about the quality
of the food furnished them their trip across the
ocean. They also stated that the smell was very
offensive on account of some twenty-four head Of
Hostein cattle that board and on account of
dirty water closets They said that this caused sick
ness among the steerage passengers. They claimed
that there great danger Of are from the hay and
straw furnished the cattle.


One steersge passenger. however, named Franz
Wchner. made different affidavit, In which he
stated that there was no danger from hrei except
through carelessness or design. He that there
rule to prevent smoking and that the steeruge
steward strictly enforced It, He said that the food
the vessel polite.


The Commissioners of Emigration are invostigat-
ing the complaints, and have notified the officers Of
the company to answer the charges.
Year: 1879

Every method has been tried by farmers
to store and preserve their potatoes through
the winter and we may say until potatoes
come again. 1t is the most valuable of all
vegetables, though here and there we find a
person and writer who undertakes to tell


us OF its unWholesomeness. 1t is universal
ly consumed in all civilized countries. as
where it cannot be grown it is imported,
which can be done long distances without
injury when ventilation is attended to.


In storing potatoes several methods are
adopted, yet they are all practically the
same, the object being to protect them
against freezing, whether buried in pits or
stored i'll cellars. The first consideration is
to keep them in perfect darkness the next
is the bins should not be too deep-not over
three feet-to produce warmth and cause
them to sprout. When stored in the field,
straight trenches are dug, say twenty feet
in length and four or five wide, which are
filed to the depth Of three feet with pota-
toes, then we'll covered with straw, on top
OF which put eighteen or twenty inches of
earth. In pit twenty feet long there
should be about three gas escapes or ventil-
ating openings, which should be plugged
with straw and covered with board set at
an angle to turn the rain. 1t in cellars, barn
or otherwise, the bins should be covered
with rugs, old carpeting or straw. Those
intended to be kept for late spring sales
should be frequently examined and all
sprouts removed, for as soon as q potato
begins to sprout it loses its solidty. dryness
and quality Germantown Telegraph.
Year: 1879

There is a question of the highest inter-
est for practical horticulture. but still envel-
oped in obscurity, and that is the duration
of vitality in seeds. Our gardeners all know
that the seeds of cultivated sorts lose their
terminating power ina short time, when
collected and preserved in our accustomed
way. The story of the beans taken from
the Herbarium of M. Tournefort. and which
it IS said germinated after being hundred
years in the Herbarium, leads to further
views of native growth. Observations all


over the globe have proved that after the
destruction of forests, we behold another of
different tree take its place. How comes
this? Evidently from the ground, where
the seeds of this new forest were buried


and where they have lain lethargic Tor want
of air. warmth. and other conditions neces-
sary for their termination. But then, when
we reflect that some of these forests have
been there for centuries, and even tor some
thousands OF years without change. and the
improbability that the seeds of other trees,
some OF which are quite large. would be Ell
ther brought by winds from great distances
where these trees grew, or that they were
buried in the ground before the forest be-
gan. But vegetables appear on earth dug
from depths more Or less deep. which were
never known there before. This has heen
often observed in England. We are forced
to believe that those seeds have been buried
Year: 1879

THIS season has pretty we'll satisfied our
people that Montana, after all, is good
fruit country. The orchards of thes Bitter
Root are not only loaded down with lus-
cious fruits, but throughout the territory
where there are any trees we hear OF them
bearing nicely. This fact should inspire
our farmers with confidence and induce
them to plant out orchards. Not a single
one Of our old settlers but is abundantly
able to put out at least 100 trees. Do not
neglect it. 1t will always be cheaper to
raise our fruits at home than ship them
from abroad, even though we do have
railroad into our midst. Once supplied
with good fruit, Montana will possess the
most desirable and happiest homes on earth.
Year: 1879

The scene on the farm is one of life and
hustle. Reapers, harvesters, self-bnders,
ETC.. throughout the entire list of harvesting
machines are at work. A few farmers are
through cutting and have commenced to
thresh, and in couple more weeks the
buzz and whiz of threshing machines will
be heard from one end of our agricultural
valleys to the other. The general tendency
this year is to thresh from the field and not
stack. Men and teams are everywhere at
work and this state of things will probably
continue until the middle OF October, and
farmers will not be through with their sea-
sons work before November. Then they
may take things a little more moderately,
have more time to read agricultural news
papers and plan smother seasons opera
tions.
Year: 1879

Turnips are looking fine and we have more of them sowed this fall than usual. May God bless us with rain and make our turnips turn out bushels.

 Our school election terminated as follows: 20 for tax, and 24 against tax. So you will see there were only mi- nority of us stood up for education, and I understand that most of the districts have acted in q like manner. Now I hope some one who has acquainted themselves in this matter will inform us why happens all this. Isit because we are not sufficiently civilized, ahd that we disregard education? I tell you nay. But the people don't like to pay tax for the purpose of educating their children and have it used by the monarchal ring, (Superintendents of Public Instruction); that is, we like to make our own selections and choose our own teachers.

 Remembering your prudent and modest request few numbers back has caused my hand to trelnblc so must quit. More anon. Sun.
Year: 1879

EDIroR DEMOCRAT: It has been some time since have seen anything from Old Clark, and perhaps some one wutld like to hear from it's!

 Health only tolerable.

 Fodder time is over and plenty of it saved.

 The children arc still battling with the whooping cough
Year: 1879

The blighting effects of impure blood are sad to behold in those we meet day by day. This ought not and need not be so. Parsons Purgative Pills make new rich blood taken one night for twelve weeks will change the blood in the entire system. ..I. -.. ..-a-A
Year: 1879

we'll let newcomers find these things out
themselves. We won't even speculate up
on the probability that Congress will soon
grant an appropriation for the erection of
a custom house here, as has already been
done for a fog-signal and light house at
Point Wilson, three miles below here.
There is enough outside OF all these
points, and of the many other things we
might mention, to convince the world
that there is more enterprise and public
spirit in Port Townsend than in any other
town of seven hundred inhabitants on the
Pacific coast.
Year: 1879

The speech of Gen. Ewing at Columbus
Thursday evening has the right ring
about it. While it was brief, and can hardly
be called full exposition of the Democratic
idea, it indicates pretty clearly the policy
that will govern the conduct of the campaign.
His arraignment of the Republican party
was concise, truthful and pointed. 1t has
turned its back to the soldier and its face to
the bondholder, confscating the interests of
the masses and piled mountain high the for
tunes of the favored few. Its policy has
bsen thoroughly disastrous to the country,
aud had it not been for the vastness of our
resources and the wonderful energy ana.per-
severance of our people, the whole nation
would now be hopelessly bankrupt. As it is
the burdens that rest upon the shoulders of
the industrial classes are grievous to be borne.
Every article the laboring man eats or wears
is rendered difficult to procure on account Of
the taxation, direct or indirect, placed upon
it. All his possessions are listed by the tax
collector, and he is forced to contribute to-
wards maintaining sbamefully extravagant
and corrupt government and to pay the in
terest upon the bonds held by the rich.


The favoritism manifested towards the
rich by the Republican party ever since its
accession to power has been most conspicu-
GUS. The tariff and internal revenue laws
seem to have been framed on purpose to
burden the poor and to enable tho rich to
still further add to their possessions. The
financial policy of the party has apparently
been dictated by the same impulse. While
the meagre possessions of the laborer and
the mechanic are taxed, the bonds of the mil
iionaire bear no part of the burdens of the
government. Money is wrung from the
man who has little and given to the man
who has already more than he needs. The
small tradesman is driven from business by
the ruinous competition of the great mo-
nopolies, made so by laws rank with in.
justice. In short, the whole policy has beer
based upon the theory contained in that
| scriptural solocism: 'sTo him that hath
| shall be given, and from him that hath no
shall be taken away even that he hath.'


Is it any wonder that, witnessing the in
justice and feeling the wrongs inflicted
upon them by such a ruinous course, th'
people are protesting against further con-
tinuar ce in power of the Republican party
State after State and district after district il


forsaking the party for one whose principles
have been tried in the past and not found


wanting, and in another year the control O.


the entire country will be wrested from il
present misnanagement and given to tn


keeping Of tho Democracy. Ohio, We ar


sure, will take the lead IN October in th


great revolution that is impending.
Year: 1879

PRINCE JERoME's chance Of succeeding to
the imperial throne is very slight, if we may
judge from tue dislike IN which he is he'd
by the French people. Even at the mass
said for the repose of the soul of unfortu-
nate Prince Louis he received no recognition
was avoided OF treated with marked dis
respect.
Year: 1879

BoR1E says Grant doesn't care for the
Presidency for another term, and would only
accept it in case it was forced upon him as a
great public necessity. We don't think the
American people care to force any further
honocs upon Grant, and he may therefore
rest in peace.
Year: 1879

IT must be a novel sensation for Hayes to
find IN endorsement of his course in Re-
publican platform. The party has become
so accustomed to abusing him that the
change must be decidedly agreeable one
for him.
Year: 1879

AN excursion Of the leading merchants Of
Milwaukee, numbering about two hundred
will visit this city early next month, ane
then proceed to Omaha on trip of recrea
ton. They will no doubt receive a hearty
welcome from our citizens.
Year: 1879

Mr.. CoNKL1NG tried to convince the pub,
lie tho other day that politicians were the
only proper persons to trust with the man
agement of the affairs of government, but
the experience of the past stood somewhat
in the way of the complete demonstration
of the proposition.
Year: 1879

Last evening Professor Webster gave
his grand phantom party" at his
dancing academy. Twenty couple took
part in the grand march all robed in
white, aud the evolutions of the dan
GERS under subdued red and green lights
were novel in the extreme. At 10
minutes past II all unmasked, and dan
cling was kept up until early in the
morning when those present returned
to their homes we'll pleased with the
"Phantom Party"
Year: 1879

They Prevent the Fulhlment of the Laws


Endowment House to be Shown Up.


Washington, Oct. "a special agent
Of the department of justice has just
returned from Utah, where he had
been sent by the attorney general. He
reports that the district attorney there
is laboring under much difficulty in
making any headway in procuring evil
dence to place before the grand jury in
cases where polygamists are to be pre-
sented for indictment. He states that
the Mormons are very threatening in
their talk against the enforcement of
the law against polygamy, but he does
not apprehend anything like violence.
They have used every means in their
power, which is very extended, to rem
der futile all steps taken against polyg-
amists liable to prosecution. He fur
ther states that 1t is the intention, if
possible, to place before the grand jury
evidence showing the purposes and do
ings of the endowment house.
Year: 1879

New York, Oct. .9.-The World eau
tions De Lesseps that he is dealing with
a project in which the imperial inter-
ests of the United States are even more


affected than were those of England
by the Suez canal project. India is not
SO vitality connected with England as
California and Oregon are with the
rest of the American union, but the
connection is SO close that Palmerston
was clearly in the right when he strong
ly objected to the construction of the
cana. between the Red Sea and the
Mediterranean under French auspices.