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Year: 1877

Curtis Attempts to Checkm ate Rloehester


Convention.


In response to call of the business
men Of New York to endorse President
Hayes course, and to offset the action of
the Rochester convention, quite large
gathering met in Cooper Institute on the
evening Of the 10th, where George Viii
liam Curtis made an address and the
following resolutions were adopted:


The citizens OF the metropolis have al
ways felt that neither commercial dis
turbances nor political disorder, neither
prosperity or the effects of good govern
ment can exist anywhere in the Union
without bringing with them immediate
evil or good.


Therefore, be 1t Reso,etz, That we rejoice in the
recent and unquestionab1e evidence thatevery
Is to-day accepted by majority the citizens
of the United States


Resolved, That we approve the firmness and
fidelity with which the President has kept his
public pledges and those of his party as to re-
form in our civil service. There is no preced-
ent in the political history Of our country of
self reformation by q party in power. We
ers our hearty sympathy and support.


Resolved, That the country has reason to
congratulate itself on the occurrence of SO
many physical and political events favorable
to restoration of more wholesome and abid-
ing prosperity than it has ever before enjoyed
The benidcent results of the tidal wave that ie
to lift us above our present distresses might
be defeated were not our national administrt
tion so unsectional, SO determined upon T.
form, and SO earnest in its desire to unite ul<
of all parties In common and patriotic en-.
deavor to build up a truer Union, a more
manly style of politics, m ore genuine Ame,
icanism than we eyer before displayed towards
the world.


RESOLVED, That we recognize in the candi
dates nominated by the late convention men
Of integrity and capacity for the places fol
which they are named. They are in no sense
responsible for the errors of the convention
but are entitled upon their fitness and merits
TO the support Of every republican. We en-.
their election by every honorable means in
our power. =.
Year: 1877

The New York Tribune tells this in
cident of clergyman graced with a gen.
tie temper.


1t is related by elderly citizens of
Rochester that on certain occasion the
Rev. DR.. Backus, of blessed memory, had
been laying out and decorating the
grounds about his house at a considerable
outlay Of labor and expense. On the very
hrst night after the completion of the
Year: 1877

Gen. Geo. A. Clusters remains were
taken to West Point, N. T., on the morning
Of the 10Th, some 200 people accompanying
them. A detachment of cavalry escorted them
to the chapel, where portion Of the Episco-
pal burial service was read, at the conclusion
Of which the remains were escorted to the
cemetery, the band playing a funeral march


At the grave the remainder of the burial SER
vice was read, and the infantry fired a salute.
Year: 1877

RECOMMEND ALTON or rREcAUTIoN FROM THE


HEALTH BOARD


Al a meeting OF the Board OF Health yesterday a
report handed ia by Assistant Sanitary Inspector
Dwycr, stating that young lady teacher In public
scnoo Of the Seventh ward was lying at homo sick
with scarlet fever, and that tho disease taken
by her from one vi her pupils. The name OF tho
young teacher Was not gwen. The Case was cited
instance OF the danger 10 winch both scholars ana
teachers arc exposed W the attendance at school
oi children either suffering from contagious disease
ia whose iainies such sickness exists.


resolution was accordingly passed requesting tho
Board vi Educat to order TO elect that
pupil whose family any contagious disease exists
be allowed attend school until ali danger shall have
Dussc
Year: 1877




Those possessing stock require a


small quantity of good grass land


for the purpose Of building corrals,


marking, branding, etc. Most Of


the good grass lands adjacent to


good cattle ranges are rapidly being


settled up, but by a poor class Of


settlers, who readily sell for a small


sum. Each settler is entitled to


pre-emption Of his homestead 100


acres, for which he has to pay to


the United States government the


sum of one dollar and a quarter an


acre, or 200 dollars for the 100


acres. cannot here enter upon


the subject of the pre-emption on


homestead laws, as all information


upon the subject can be obtained


from any of the United States emf


grant agents. A small quantity of


hay for the winter for the horses


used in looking after the cattle


where we are located. We also sell
q good quantity from twenty to
forty dollars a ton. A few years
ago most of the cattle here


were imported from Texas and


Mexico, and were consequently a
very Indifferent kind; but within


the last three or four years numbers
Of well-bred cattle have been driven
across the plains from the Eastern
States, and are rapidly taking the
place of the former. / believe that
there is territorial law prohibiting
the importation of Texan or Mexi-
can bulls, or should it be proved
that there are such roaming about
they may be attached by any stock
owners, but all who now possess the
above-named stock are grading up
from good American bulls. At the
present time good three and four
year-old COWS, American stock, can
be purchased for from 20 to %
dollars, and good two and three
year-old bulls Of the same stock for
so to rs dollars. The increase
averages at least 70 or rs per cent.
per annum if properly looked after.
The losses from death and other
causes averages 8 and4percent. The
very great advantage derived here
from cattle-raising over the more
Northern and Eastern States is that
they remain out all of the winter
as well as the summer months, and
do well, and never require to be fed. |
Whilst in the more Northern and
Eastern States it is almost necessary |
to keep the stock up and feed them
for four or FIVE of the winter
months, here they are allowed to
roam at large on their range, which
is government land, and thrive up.
on the rich mountain bunch grass.
consequently the expense of look
ing after them is very triAing.
Twice a year, in spring and autumn,
there are rounds.up in the different
localities which it is most necessary
to attend and see for any that have
from the range. | should |
also state that it is necessary fire.
quently to ride among them on the
range, particularly for the purpose
Of driving in and branding the
calves as well as making ourselves
acquainted with the cattle. Some
Of my own countrymen neglect this
most important part Of the stock.
mans duty, and consequently their
losses are much greater than they
should be. There is always a ready
sale for good fat stock; three or
Iour-year-old steers at twenty-five
dollars ahead; fat COWS, twenty dol
lars, and as the emigration to the
rich San Juan mines is likely to be
very great this spring, the demand
will in all probability exceed the
Year: 1877

Car feels, the more Viii he be inclined to
summon to his aid the lesser nationalities
Once he decides on this step he will surround
himself with grave difficulties.


Austria has shown that she is alive to the
situation, and this power, owing to her geo
graphical position, holds the fate OF the Bul-
garian campaign in her hands. The slig CHEST
menace on her part would compel the Rus
SLAMS TO recross the Danube and conquer the
Austrian army before they could proceed
with their operations against the Turks.
For the time being England is out of range
OF the complications and can afford to re-
main quiet SO long as there is a prospect OF
the continental powers having to defend
their national interests.


There is danger that the czar will be
troubled with difficulties at home The
Pan Slav section of the empire are again
agitating, and the recent reverses have
thrown the whole country into state OF
dependency Should nothing occur to
tighten the gloom, revolution in St Peters.
burg and Moscow is not unlikely One ef
feet of the Turkish victories will beto keer
Midhat Pasha longer in exile. 1t is only
in times of great desperation that this
statesman is in request


PoSTGATE.
Year: 1877

You are sure 10 see him, and you
had better look out for him. He is
always slipping around peeping
into private windows, and crouch


ing into some dark corner, or be
hind the door, or under the bed.
He is a horrible monster as he
crouches in that dark hall listening
for your footsteps. In his long
skeleton fingers he clutches n big
knife, and the rafting links OF a
chain may be heard now and then.
He binds his victims with this. He
has no eyes, but the horrid boDy
sockets peer through the gloom
while his long jagged teeth, without
any lips TO hide their ugly deform


ity, grind with rage. Look out!
If you pass through that dark hall
while he is there that knife will go
through you and that chain will be
fastened to your reck, and he will
drag you by the neck, until all the
flesh is worn of Of your bones and
you are as ugly and hateful looking
as he is. Look for him, he is al
ways slipping around where he Is
not expected, surprising folks who
don't want TO see him. His name
is Death. He may be at the door
now, ready to square that little ac.
count due the printer Exchange.
Year: 1877

As a writer in the London Lancet
remarks, few people know the value
of lemon juice. A piece of lemon
bound upon corn will cure it in a
few days; it should be renewed
night and morning. A free use of
lemon juice and sugar will always
relieve cough. Most people feel
poorly in the spring, but if they
would eat lemon before breakfast
every day for a week, with or with
out sugar as they like, they would
find it better than any medicine.
Lemon juice used according to this
recipe will sometimes cure con
sumption: Put a dozen lemons into
cold water and slowly bring to q
boil; boil slowly until the lemons
are soft, but not too soft, then
squeeze until all the juice is ex.
tracted, add sugar to your taste
and drink. In this way use one
dozen lemons day. If they cause
pain or loosen the bowels too much
lessen the quantity and use only
five or six day until you are bet
ter, and then begin again with q
dozen day. After using five oil
six dozen the patient will begin tc
gain flesh and enjoy food. Hold on
to the lemons, and still use them
very freely several weeks more.


Another use of lemons is for 9
refreshing drink in summer, or-ir
sickness at any time. Prepare al
directed above, and add water and
sugar. But in order to have this
keep well, after boiling the lemons
squeeze them and strain carefully
then to every half pint of juice
add one pound of loaf or crushed
sugar, boil and stir a few minute!
more until the sugar is dissolved
skim carefully and bottle. You
will get moro Juice from the lemons
by boiling them, and the prepara
tion keeps better.
Year: 1877

The growth of neighborhood,
village or town is simply the aggre-
gated Improvement of its individual
members. If every citizen would
give the preference to the people Of
his own town in his outlay, quite an
addition might be made TO the mum
ber of successful men in each neigh
borhood. Patronize your own vii
lage blacksmith, mechanic and
storekeeper; help each other along,
cultivate pride in the progress and
thrifty appearance ofyour own com
munity; cast out that selfish Jeal-
ousy in a neighbor's prosperity.
There is sufficient competition in
every calling to keep prices as low
as can be afforded, and in nothing
can the citizens of county exer-
else a more benign influence than
in the encouragement Of home
trade and patronage. 1t is the mu-
tual interest of all TO have the lar
gest possible number Of busy, pros
porous men in each community. A
successful man soon shows his sue
cess in his surroundings; he paints
his house, erects new fences, sets
out shade trees, prepares a flower
plot for his wife, improves his land
and culture, every item Of which
change necessitates an outlay of
money and labor. These improve
ments not only benefit the fortunate
protector, but add TO the character
and appearance of the whole village,
attract the attention and admiration
of every stranger who enters the
place, induces new families TO move
into town, and, best of all, stimu-
lates the neighborhood to a rivalry
in the same line Of improving their
surroundings. Let every citizen
determine to patronize his neigh
bors, and watch the good effect on
the whole community.
Year: 1877

or twenty-threc young men who
recently stepped across the thresh.
old Of life from an eastern college,
and went forth upon the trackless
ocean Of life TO battle with relent
less fate, and win renown or a glo-
rios death in the arena, eleven arc
cle-king in auction stores at sl4 a
month, one is running a fish boat,
two are learning the house painting
trade, one starved 70 death before
he had been out Of college a week,
one is driving a team on a street
contract, two are tramps and the
others are living with widowed
mothers who arc their only support.
Fact is, brethren, when old life Crap
pies It's hooks into a mans collar. Il
shakes all his arena and ocean and
battle business out Of him so quick
that in six weeks, il he is alive. he
knows more in a minute about the
price OF pork and -four than he can
tell you about a Greek root In six
months.
Year: 1877




Every human being has a mis-
sion to perform. Every man has a
part to act in the worlds drama
one of the most unspeakable impor-
tance. But how few are there who
come fully up to its standard, and
endsavor by Divine assistance to
fulfill it. Man was created for a
noble purpose, endowed by an inn
mortal mind, and is capable of per-
forming a good work. Consider
how great may be the influence of
a single individual, either for good
or evil. If We have beea influen-
tial in reforming but one who has
been sadly misled by the contami.
mating influence of vice, we have
performed q good work.


There are various ways in which
good may be accomplished; but,
when a good resolution is formed,
the work is too often begun with a
lack of confidence and perseverance,
and, impatient to accomplish the
undertaking, we despair at the
first difficulty. This should not be.
We should have more faith; the
more distant the day of reward, the
harder we should labor, and not let
our arms become palsied because
we do not meet with immediate and
large results of our labor. In time
or eternity we shall receive our
reward.
Year: 1877

One of the leading merchants of
Waco, Texas, writing to a friend,
says;


"Yours to hand and contents
duly noted. In reply beg to say
that l cannot hold out any induce
ment whatever for young men to
come to this country, who are look
ing for any kind of clerkship.
There are thousands to-day in
Texas looking for situations of that
kind. The great influx of people
from every State in the Union-not
only this. but from all parts of the
inhabitable world-make it next to
impossible for a young man to find
employment. l have known good
business men to be here two years
seeking situations, and after that,
some leave without obtaining them.
l have answered not less than one
hundred calls like yours in the last
three months. To-day, in the same
mail with this. 1 answer five-three
from Tennessee and two from Ken
tucky. and truth and candor compel
me to answer ali in the same strain.


Il have not met the young man
mentioned, and answer you that



am sorry that the facts are as
stated, but any one coming TO
Texas will very soon find that pro-
fessional men and commercial clerks
have hard time here. They think
perhaps it is hard in the old States,
but their chances there are at least
two TO one over Texas. IL man
understands farming, this is good
country for him; or, If he has money
this is a fine place to use it; but
they had better learn the first oil
procure the latter, before coming te
Texas"
Year: 1877

Are we down to ''hard panY' We
are not wise enough to answer the
question. Some of the leading
journals of the country say that
we have reached the bottom. They
contend that the merchants of New
York are far more hopeful and thai
trade is in a more sound and health
full condition than for some time
past. OF course they are better in
formed on the subject than we can
possibly be, as their opportunities
for observing and forming Just con-
clusions are more favorable. Be
this as it may, our safety i'll the
present emergency is, to husband
all our means, live economically,
adjust our living to our actual
income and use every effort to in
crease our agricultural productions.
If we make nothing to sell, we are
certain to get no money, no matter
how abundant it may be. There is
always money enough in the hands
of dealers to buy all our surplus
products at some price or other.
Let US bear this in mind and keep
"pegglng away" We should aim
to do justice to ourselves in this
matter by putting our ground in
first rate order, not attempting
more than we can manage thorough
ly and using every particle of ma
nure we can command on our lands.
We try to spread over too big sur
face. 1t is pleasant to our vanity
to proclaim to our neighbors that
we have so many acres in wheat.
1t sounds "big," but it will meas
ure little when we come to gather
our crop and to put the half bushel
to it. Ten acres properly cared for
will be worth more than twenty
cultivated in slip-shod way. Let
US, then, take time by the forelock,
be industrious, hopeful and econom-
ical, and there will he less occasion
to complain of the "hard times. y
Rnoxville Tribune.
Year: 1877




The editor of the Masculine
(Iowa) Courier was sued the other
day. He took it philosophically.
Hear him:


THE dim recesses of our dark
sanetum were illumined yesterday
by the rubicund visage Of our friend
Constable Scott. Our hair stood
on end, as with tears in his eyes, he
proceeded TO read a very nicely
printed blank on which our name
figured conspicuously with that of
Justice Klein.


go cut short a long article, we
we're suedl Were you ever sued
reader? Nice, amt it? We put
our pen behind our ear and looked
wise at the officer. He trembled a
little, for the idea of suing an editor
was new to him. He never imag
incl that anything could be got out
of "them feIlers" by suing-we
didat either. We don't now.


"The art of suing is a science.
Young lawyers who are anxious for
suits sometimes bring them for fun.
Old ones, however, never do any
thing Of the kind unless they can
get something. We never knew
anybody to get anything where
there wasn't anything to be had.


1--WE hope they'll get a judgment
against us; then we hope they'll
take out an execution; and lastly,
we beg they'll execute it. If we've
got any property we'd like to know
it. They might garnishee a lot Of
other fellows we owe around town.
We guess they will. II they're
sharp they'll commence on George
Schneider. We owe him for a glass
OF beer. If they would get that il
would help little. Failing in this,
we recommend them to attach a
box Of soiied paper collars We have
on hand. They have not been
turned yet, and they might use the
clean side. II this won't do We are
unable to aid them"
Year: 1877

Year by year we are learning
more and more about timely prepa-
rations for the wheat crop. 1t has
been the habit of most of us to put
Oh abreaking up" our land until
very late in the season-perhaps as
late as October or November. A
number of farmers, we find, are the
earnest advocates of plowing their
land as early as in June and July
Not only are they the advocates oi
this plan, but they are proving
their faith by their works. we
could mention several who are toi-
lowing it up and who now have
nearly all their lands ready for the
crop. They have pursued TINS
course for a number of years past
and they find that it pays cfepe
land Banner.
Year: 1877

The pencil marks you see around this
paragraph (thus) mean that your sub
scription is out or unpaid, and that you
are requested TO pay up at once. We
would take great pleasure In extending
credit to our friends and patrons. but
cash alone will yay our expenses, and
we are forced to adhere 10 strict cash
rule. We hope you viii comprehend
anu appreciate the necessity OF such a
course, and renew your subscription
without delay. We solicit your favor.


eB- We enter no new names on our
books without the money in advance.
Year: 1877

New York II erald.


The month of September opens
with feeling of greater confidence
on the part of our trading classes
and signs of greater activity than in
any preceding year since the panic.
Nobody expects great hustle OF
activity or rush of business, but
there is sober expectation of a
good fall trade on q basis of moder-
ate profits. In our Western cities,
especially Chicago, Cincinnati and
st. Louis, the season has fairly
opened with favorable auspices, and
this city is beginning to be throng-
ed with purchasers of goods from
the interior. Except at the great
distributing points the markets are
pretty bare in consequence of the
hand to mouth way in which the
country dealers have been pur-
chasing during the decline of prices
which has been going on for the
last year. There is large chasm
to be filled as soon as it is thought
that prices will be tolerahle steady
for few months, and the small
profits with which the wholesale
dealers are disposed to be content
relieves the retail trade of pretty
much all risk. One of the most en-
couraging symptoms is that the
New England manufacturers of fab
RIGS are now largely working on
orders, which is much better than
to be turning out goods on the mere
chance of market. The Southern
and Western demand for almost
every species of goods bids fair to
be quite large at the present moder-
ate prices, and in view of the good
ness of the crops there is no diff
Guilty in obtaining reasonable cred
its. Although not great deal of
money will be made the wheels of
business will be pretty well in mo
tion within the ensuing two weeks,
and before the season ends a great
deal of cash will have found its
way into the pockets of the farmers.
Year: 1877

The very basis of good taste is
formed by common sense. Itteach-
es a man, in the first place, that
more than two elbows are highly
inco.venient in the world; and, in
the second, that the fewer people
yod jostle on the road of life, the
greater your chance of success
among men or women. IL is not
necessary that the commons sense
man need be an unimaginative man
but it is necessary that bis inagi-
nntion should be well regulated. -
Good taste springs from good sense,
because the latter enables him 20
understand. at all times, precisely
where he is, and what he ought TO
do under the circumstances OF his
situation. Good taste is a just ap-
probation of the relationship and
probable effects of ordinary, as well
as extraordinary things; aud no
man can have IL unless lac is In the
habit of considering his own posi-
tion, and planning his own actions
with GOODNESS and accuracy.
Year: 1877

Mister, if this is borrowed paper
you are reading, lay it right down
and 90 and subscribe for one of
your own. Reading borrowed
newspapers is not exactly stealing,
but it is the next thing to it-you
are getting information that your
neighbor pays for.-Cleveland Ban
ner u
Year: 1877

A gang of free lovers have been
holding a campmeeting near Law
renee, Mass. Marriage was de-
nounced by the prominent speakers
as the source of great misery and
innumerable crimes. 1t was held
the absence of love was a ground
for immediate divorce. Mrs. Elvira
L. Hall, the lawful wife of Moses
Hall, but who is living with free
love husband" at Vineland, N. j.,
read a personal explanation to show
that she was consistent with her
principles and above all selishness.
She denied the rumors which had
prevailed that she was jealous of her
husbands present affinity, Matte
Sawyer, and said that she and Mat
tie were workers together for carnal
reform, and that she looked on her
as a sister. The virtuous Moses,
who was present to hear all this,
read a resolution declaring marriage
slavery and the cause of many other
evils. He also made short speech,
in which he expressed the belief
that men and women should take
each other on trial before marriage,
and said he hoped to go to heaven,
where there was neither marriage
nor giving in marriage. We be
lieve, says the Cincinnati CONNER
cial, there are still laws against adul-
terry in both New Jersey and Mas
sachusette, and if the officers of the
law were attending to their business,
the Hall family might soon be more
profitably employed than it now is.
Knorville Tribune.