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Year: 1879

GABCELoN, who is now engaged in an
effort to subvert the popular will and steal
a sovereign State, is indorscd in certain
quarters as nm honest man-that is, as they
count honesty. This man GARCELoN, how
ever, is not entirely without record, which
in some degree may be regarded rs test of
his real character. When the Republicans
in the Maine Scnatc-and they were in n
mniority-were compelled year ago TO
choose between GARCELoN, the Democrat,
and SMITH, the Grcenbaclser, for the Gov
ernorship, they readily decided in favor Of
the former, Notwithstanding that he had
received the smallest popular vote of all
the candidates in the field This was done
for the reason that up 10 that time GAR
cELoN had an honest political reputation,
ard was regarded as most sound on the
financial question of the day. SMITH was
repudiated not only for his financial here
sizes, but for the reason that ho had on Il
former occasion proposed to sell out the
Grecuback party to the Republicans pro-
vided the price was up 10 his figure. In
1878 the coalition between the Democrats
and Greenbackers extended only TO few
towns and plantations. In the late election
the fusion was more general, though a fac
tion kept GARCELoN in the field for Gov
ernor to decrease the chances of an election
by the people, and bring the present con.
fused and lamentable condition of affairs
upon the State.


Now the people of Maine are beginning
to reap the fruits Of this unholy alliance in
consequence of disorder and peril, and the
Democrats, who were cntrapped by it
begin to appreciate the measure of immoral
ity and bad faith that has come of GARCE.
Ions plottings and duplicity. He has de
veloped in this deep-laid plot and schem,
of absolute wrong, characteristics that nevc
adorn the truly honest man. His pander
ing TO grcenback ambition through III,
most dishonorable methods mark him as
marplot, a trickster and a rogue. He may
through the lasting patience of the Repub
licans Of Maine, consummate his infamous
scheme, but i'll the event he will bt
stranded as base hypocrite and deep.dyeC
knave lie will be forced to hand TIN


Goyernorship over to SMITH, who of til,
two may be the more honest man, and il


this way he will stand before the world
dlshonored and disgrqced man. His guis


Of pretended honesty will be too thin f


hide the real delormities of his character
His bill of honesty will go to protest, an,


his indorsers must bear share of the dis
grace. lie says he is proud of his acts, an,


in that he glorics in his own shame.
Year: 1879

The Judiciary Committees Of the two
Houses of Congress can easily furnish some
thing for that body to do If they will turn
to Attorney General DEvENs' last annual
report and formulate some of his important
recommendations into bills for its action
It's probable, however, that they will care
fully avoid doing this, for the evident rea-
son that those recommendations are of a
nature TO provoke the dire animosity of the
Bourbon majority of those committees. In
effect they provide for the enforcement oil
the laws of the United States and the pro-
lection of officers of the General Govern
ment in the execution of those laws, as
against the prosecutions and hindrances oI
which the State authorities in the South
are habitually guilty.
Year: 1879

MR.. "JoE" BLACKBURN, of Kentucky, he
Of the melli1uous tones and rattle-brains,
is reported to have prepared a speech in
favor of the abolition of our foreign missions
and reducing the cost of our diplomatic ser.
vice. 1t is quite probable that if the real
motives which will prompt him to this
effort were Analysed it would be discovered
that he is especially anxious TO dismiss a
few leading Republicans from Office and
thereby cut of some of the patronage now
at the disposal of the Administration. OF
course he takes il for granted that all future
Administrations during his lifetime will
continue to be Republican, and there he is
right, for once.
Year: 1879

MR. ROBERT MITCHELL, Of Cincinnati,
has made an ante morton disposition of his
property to his children and grandchildren,
to avoid contentious over his will after
death. He is the latest confidence man
known to history, and is fortunate if he is
not found in his old age begging bread.
Year: 1879

THE Democrats are now engaged in put
ting threats i'll the mouths Of the Republi-
cans of Maine, which they have never
thought of making, merely to prejudice
their case but that piece of strategy will
fail, us will their entire plot of outrage.
Year: 1879

THERE are few, a very few, Republicans,
so.called, who talk of boiling the prospec-
tive nomination of General GRANT next
year But they are outnumbered ten to
one by Democrats who talk of voting for
him. And right here we take occasion to
ask, as we have frequently, what would be-
come of the Republican party if all the
GRANT men in it were to bolt the nomina-
ton of any other candidate?
Year: 1879

The thing Is to make them green, and


to do 1t without introducing any salt oi
copper The way to get the color is to


extract It from some vegetable substance


The way set about making nv pickles
lis as follows: have nice small cucum.


bers picked, which I wash, lay in dishes,


and sprinkle them with salt, into which
| l have ground up piece OF alum moi
any larger than the end of the little Nm
ger. After these have remained in the
dish for q week, put them into stone
liar, having wiped them, and on this ]
pour boiling vinegar. When they are


filled, I put on top Of the jar cabbage


leaves, and on that place clean stone,


to keep the pickles down. II after q
day or two, my pickles are not green,


decant the vinegar, MAKE it hot-not on


the boil-and repeat the process, with
fresh cabbage leaves IT not at the first


trial, at the second the pickles have q
nice color. 9f For seasoning, when I boil
my vinegar, for every quart l put in q


muslin bag half ounce OF allspice,


mace, whole black pepper and mustard
seed. sssi' iaahi r7sih90 sha< se fgs


There is very simple way Of find
ing out II therei is any copper in pickles


Take some of the fluid and put it in q


watch glass Have perfectly clean


needle. which rub carefully on piece ol


elk to get any of the grease of used in
polishing the needle. Put this needle In


the fluid, and II there be copper in the


acid solution it will .precipitate on the
steel and reddeu II. II not seen by the


nakel eye, q magnifying glass will show


the metallic copper. Sometimes copper
in the vinegar arises not from the intro


duction of copper, but because the vine.
gar has been boiled in q copper vessel
Year: 1879

cEAfter all we can not help liking
those best who think as we do,sn when
we ask another's opinion we are aptto
be offended unless bis opinion serees
with our own. Mark Lemon has put THE
peculiarity into verse: sT 4 t2fusi
Determined beforehand, we grsvsly pretend .
To ask the opinion and thoughts Of sfrisnd;


Should he differ from us on any pretense Z q
We pity his want Of both Judgment and sense
But If he falls into and hatters our plan, ~ -.
Why, really. w think him sensible man.
Year: 1879

NIItT IHt ItII-UOIIIT NtTIIIUHIts'


The crowd which besieged the cash-room at
the Treasury yesterday was as large as ever.
In the morning the line Of women was so long
that it extended around the corner Of Fif-
teenth street aud Pennsylvania avenue. The
line of men extended to the entrance to the
Presidents grounds. At two o'clock when
the doors were closed, there was still II long
line waiting outside. As usual the majority
of those who wanted to buy We're employed
by other people, A complaint is made Of the
manner in which Captain CObaugh and his
force of watchmon regulate the line in the
building several alleging that tho employees
of certain spectators are particularly favored,


SHOES from five cents up to SO per pair at
the Great Boston Shoe Auction House, iOl
Year: 1879

One of the "old boys' laments over
the scientific principles to which base
ball has attained, and says there was a
time when base ball was fun. That
time has long since passed away
Then, when a striker hit the ball a good
reliable whack he ran for all he was
worth. When the other elbow got the
ball he didn't place it quietly on the
base, but ne hurled it with unerring
precision at the runner and knocked two
dollars worth of breath out of his body.
The runner was then out. He gener-
ally went and lay On the grass to think
over the matter, and rub the spot where
the ball hit. But the balls in those days
were not the globuiar bricks they are
now. Any boy with a little ingenuity
and an old stocking could make ball.
A piece of cork or a bit OF rubber to
make it bounce, did to start on. Inen
the old stocking was raveled and the
yarn wound on this rubber basis until
the ball reached proper proportions, then
it was covered with leather. The boy
who owned nice soft covered ball, WAS
a king among his kind. Next to him
came the boy with a good bat. The
principal official of the old style of base
ball was the fellow who sat On the top
rail OF the fence and kept tally. He cut
the notches for one party On the edge OF
a shingIe, and for the other on the other
edge. Sometimes q good taller would
do more for his favorite side than its best
batsman. There were no umpires in
those days for both captains to quar- el
with. When the two captains were
ready to choose sides, one tossed ball
club to the other and they went hand
over hand to the top; the last hand that
held the club had the first choice OF
PLAYERS. Sometimes boy would insist
that his hand was the last, while it pro-
iected over the end of the bat. This
was settled by another boy striking with
another bat at the end of the choosing
bat. If the last hand could stand the
strokes it was all right, but if the hanc
projected 8 little high it was generally


withdrawn after the first blow. Those


were the days when base ball was no


composed of four parts of science to OF


part of fun.
Year: 1879


+ A few years ago, having field of
sowed corn of good heavy growth, | made
an estimate of the green weight of the
stalks growing on an acre, by cutting
and weighing, measured sections in
different parts of the field, found the
amount to be thirty-six tons to the acre,
which see corresponds with the weight
of the best crops reported by H. S., in
recent number. As Il intended to plough
under part of this field, I estimated
tho. the amount of vegetable matter,
counting the stumps and all, would not
be lest than forty tous per acre.


To plough in such crop and have it
all covered deep and we'll required some
practice, but I did it in the following
manner: With long chain the team
was hitched to the rear OF the farm roller,
and as they were driven alongside tn
standing corn, the roller was made 10
crush it fiat to the ground by man
holding the tongue and steering it. In
this way it was laid down the way |
wanted to plough it, Then with large
plough and wheel coulter I was able to
turn it under deep and nice Cor.
Country Gentleman.
Year: 1879




First, good seed, and that means much
more than is generally supposed. Really,
frst.rate corn is never found by gathering
from field of corn. It must be made
created and the farmers brains must
be used without stint in this operation.
To raise five bushels OF such seed, select
half acre of the best land on the farm,
manure it well, but not too heavily, or
the crop will be all stalks and leaves.
Get the best seed possible to plant on it.
When the crop ie six inches high, put q
shovelful of hen manure compost Zone
third hen manure and two.thirds good,
clean soil) to each hill; hoe or cultivate
once week. Weeds must not appear.
just before the tasgels are ripe for fertil-
izing the silk, go through with sharp
spade and cut down every stalk that does
net show at least one good ear, as such
stalks are barren and will psrpetuate
their faults If allowed to ripan. After
the silk is fertilized, which is known by
the ends changing color, cultivation
must cease entirely, but the surface
must be frequently stirred to keep down
weeds. This course followed three years
will perfect any seed ,corn,-[ German
town Telegraph.
Year: 1879

It is 90 easy to have the above it
.aeems to me every farmer should have
one. if he has any coed land. But he
must begin at the proper time to make
the nreparation. 4 farmer cannot have
8 winter pasture il he waits until winter
to start it, IS many do. Now is the
time to think about it and commence
the preparation. To the intensive
farmer; the farmer who lives en- his
place; 20 expects to remain on it;
who cakes al interest in the business
.sho recognizes the value OF and neces-
sity for practical experiments, [ would
offer the following suggestions, and at
the same time commend them with the
confidence that arises from practical
experience for several years. If rich
land or even moderately good land is
used, I do not believe there will be any
disappointment to the most careless
farmer that will make the experiment,
if may SO call it, that suggest. Using
stuoble land, say turn it over after
season in August. In September lay off
rows two and half feet apart. In one
row SOW oats, in another barley, in
another rye, in another barley and oats
mixed half and half, in another rye
and barley, in another oats and wheat
and so on. Put any manure that may
be use6. in with the seed, then harrow or
brush across the rows. AS soon as the
grsin is up, run sweep, harrow Or cul>
tvator through to kill any weeds and
loosen the crust. In the course of two
or three weeks break out the middles
thoroughly with narrow shovel. At
terwards sweep once OF twice with q
sweep that covers the middle. By the
middle of December, or at any rate by
the first of January you will have pas
ture for mich COWS and horses that will
do your heart good, and besides have the
advantage of comparison of the value
OF the different grains for your particu.
lar soil. It will be of absorbing interest.
AS q rule, it will serve three months
good pasture 1.-TWO head per acre), and
very good crop of mixed grain by the
Goth May (along this paralleD if the
stock are taken off about the middle CT
March. Do not let the stock run on it
when the soil is very wet. At such Pc
riods the grain may be cut with sickle
and carried to them, if It is necessary to
rely exclusively on this pasture for
maintenance of stock.


In June open the Eaddles of the grain
stubble and SOW to specklet. peas, to be
turned under in August or September,
and renew the pasture; or if desired list
on the stubble rows and plant to sweet
potatoes. The former is to be preferred,
however, where it is practicable. A
farmer in short time will find what
grain is more prof table to grow upon
his soil. So far, the writer prefers oats
and barley mixed, half and half for this
purposf,.-[ S. A. c., in Southern Guilt
vatar.
Year: 1879

the shape. It will look as good as new
To ROAST A STEAK Take three
pounds OF juicy round steak, pound ii
we'll to make it tender, make a dressing
as for goose or duck; spread it on the
steak, rolling it up tightly and tie with
strong cord sprinkle with pepper and
salt end bas!e well with butter; roast
slowly, cut in slices and serve hot with
gravy. Good cold.


1CELAND Moss JELLY.-One handful
of moss washed in several waters and
soaked an hour; one quart of boiling
water; juice of two lemons; one wine
glass of sherry; one quarter teaspoontul
of cinnamon, Soak the moss In little
cold water; stir into the boiling and
simmer until dissolved. sWeeten, flavor
and strain into molds.


STRAWBERRY TARrs.-For each tart
take two eggs, one and half teaspoon
fuIs sugar, small piece OF butter SIZE OF q
partridge egg; heat well together; add
one cup sweet milk; roll paste thin ;
place in pie pan; after pouring in the
above mixture strew into it one layer OF
nice berries bake until the eggs are
cooked, and you have delicious tart
No flavoring is needed except the bert
ries.


ARROW Root FOR SICK PEoPE.-The
following | often use tor my patients:
I take a dessert teaspoontul of arrow
root and add tablespoonful of milk !;
wet and rub it smooth. To this l add
tesspoonful of powdered sugar. Heat
q half pint Of good rich milk and bring it
Just up to the boil. Then, when it boils,
stir in carefully the arrow root and
sugar. Allow it to boil three minutes,
aud give either warm or cold.


PEACH PUDDING.-Take three eggs,
one tablespoonful of butter, one of sugar
beat together; add one cup of sour milk,
and soda in proportion to acid in milk
stir in -four enough to make stiff bat"
ter; beat briskly until smooth; have
your pan buttered; pour in half the
batter; put into it one and half pints
of ripe peaches sliced thin. or enc pint
of berries pour over this balance of the
batter: bake until done, serve with hot
sauce.


Corn STARCH MER1NeUE.-Foure eggs,
one quart of milk, three quarters of q
cup of sugar, four tablespoontuls OF corn
starch, half a cup of jelly or JAM Heat
the milk to boiling and stir in the corn
starch, which has previously been dis
solved in little cold water : boil fifteen
minutes, stirring all the time, remove
from the fire and while still hot add
gradually the yolks of the eggs, beaten
up with the sugar and favored with va
nilla or lemon pour this into a pudding
dish, we'll buttered, and bake fifteen
minutes, or until the custsrd begins to
set. Draw to the door of the oven and
spread quickly and lightly upon it
meringue of the whites, beaten stiff with
half cup OF jelly. Bake, covered, fol
five minutes then brown lightly. Ea
cold, with powdered sugar sifted thickly
over the ton
Year: 1879

There is nothing to cleanse an impure cir
culation or wake up dormant liver like
Scovill's Blood and Liver Syrup. 1t does the
business thoroughly in either case, promo
ting active bilious secretion, restoring to the
lite current the purity Of perfect health and
removing from the cuticle disfguring erup


tions and sores. Chronic rheumatism and
gout also succumb to its curative influence.
For the diseases peculiar to the gentler seq
it is a capital remedy. All druggists sell it.
Year: 1879

The man who goes fishing and sits
in camp>inviting posture on narrow
plank from early morn till dewy eve,
aad calls it fun, is the same chap that
n yer goes to church because the pews
afa not comfortable.
Year: 1879

70 renew g waning stock may be gathered
from source accessible to all, and never


sought in vain by any whose constitution
and yieor are not so much dilapidated AZ to
he wholly past repairing, Evidence direct,
Year: 1879

while they are, in reality, the most insignii-
cant of all. But fourteen of the party were
chosen for Congress, and of this number
seven have already given in their adhesion
to the Democratic party, and will act with it
in all matters of partisan concern. But even
if the whole number should join with the op-
position the Democratic party would have a
clear working majority.


We are sorry to see this exhibition of as
sininity on the part of the Greenbackers.
We approve very many of the principles for
which they contended during the last cam
paign, and gave them such help and en-
couragement as was possible, Yet the lack
of discretion. they have displayed on several
occasions since the election, most particular
ly in the case under consideration, has had a
tendency to convince us that the interests of
the party have been committed to very
doubtful hands. The difference between the
Democratic and the Greenback party on
questions of finance is lmmaterial. Both
could workytogether to the same ends with
out conflict. But if the Greenback tail at
tempts to waggle the Democratic dog so i'm
periously, weshavesno doubt there will be a
protest SO emphatic as to put an end to the
Greenback party forever. Without Demo
cratic votes not single person of that po-
litical denomination could have been elected
to Congress-, and grain or two of modesty
would not ill-become them now.
Year: 1879

Probably the checklist proposition of the
dec sde is the ultim atum of the Greenback
members elect to Congress, in which they
assume to dictate to the Democrats who
shall be chosen speaker of the House. They
give long list of men who would be &C
oeptable to them, from whom choice NAV
be made, but with the exception of Sunset
Cox they all without parliamentary ex-
perienoe, and would be but poor sticks in
the speakers chair. But the merits or de-
merits of their candidates have nothing to
do with the question. 1t is simply whether
an insignificant number of very insignificant
men can be permitted to dictate to ma
jority of the whole House of Representa-
tives. We must admit that the Democratic
party would be glad of the cooperation of
the Greenback members of Congress, and
will treat them and their claims with all the
respect which they deserve, but we do not
believe the Democratic majority will submit
to diotation from any source. :


The Greenback members of Congress seem
to have become imbued with an undue sense
Of their own Importance. To put it val-
carly, "they have got the big-head" very
badly. They regard themselves as an i'm
portant factor in the politics of the nation,
Year: 1879

He Is Decidedly In Favor of the Political


Legislation, Before Congress.


Washington Special-I


Senator Bayard, who characterized the
placing of the repeal of the supervisors law
on appropriation bills as revolutionary,
has now come out strongly for the repeal of
all the laws insisted upon by the last House.
He is not very clear as to whether he will
favor them if attached to appropriation bills,
but he takes most decided grounds in favor
of sweeping away all the laws under consid
GRAFTON which guard the purity of the ballot
box. He says that he believes the Demo-
Gratis are to a man firmly united in respect
to the righteousness and the necessity of re-
pealing these laws. In regard to the uues-
ton of the President vetoing repeal, he saws:
II cannot believe that he would feel war
ranted in such action. There can be no con-
ceivable constitutional scruple alleged for re-
fusing his assent thereto, and there is
abundant and plain constitutional reason
why he should join in giving effect to meas
ures which both houses of Congress, truly
and confessedly representing the majority Of
the American people, have deliberately pre-
Year: 1879

The first number cf the Chicago Times
as enlarged has come to hand. It is an i'm
mense sheet-perhaps the largest on this
side of the Atlantic-and contains reading
matter enough to last a whole family for a
week. Some novelties in American journal
ism have been introduced, but not to the i'm
provement of the typographical appearance
of the paper. Its editorial page is decidedly
"Englishy" in appearance and will not please
the general reader. In makeup the entire
paper looks as if the type had been thrown
together with pitchfork, with no regard or
care as to which part of the sheet given
article should occupy. While the new type
is an improvement on the old, we are in
cined to think that Mr.. Story has made
mistake in the changes he has effected in the
style of his journal.
Year: 1879

HE Senate caucus IN Saturday decided
to adopt the plan suggested by the GLOBE
several days ago, and to bestow the. chair
manships of committees upon the Senators in
the order of their seniority. The result will
be that nearly every committee will have as
its chairman a man who is not only expe-
rienced in legislative matters, but in the
particular legislation that will come before
the committee for consideration. This de-
cision is not only gratifying to the GLOBE,
but will be satisfactory to the country at
large, for 1t will prove a guarantee that the
interests of the public will be we'll and in
telligently cared for.
Year: 1879

THIRTY-sIx thousand persons have ap-
passed at the recent session of Congress.
1t will take about years hard work to take
proofs and Inquire into these cases, so that a
comparatively small expenditure only will be
necessary at the present time. Perhaps by
the time the claims are all considered the
country will be better able to bear the
burden OF their payment.