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Year: 1879

In building up an improbable farm,
the first aim should beto stop the proc
ess of running down; to make it pay
first, expenses, and then a slight, yet
increasing profit, and to this end both
thought and labor must be directed.
No matter how cheaply the family has
been living, if it is possible to reduce
expenses do so. Cut off everything
except plaiu food, coarse, warm clothes,
a single newspaper. Raise your own
vegetables, and save on the meat bill.
Pay cash as you go. Everything has
to be paid for in the end, and the whole
credit system is delusion and a snare.
Enlist the energies and whole nature of
each and every member Of the family
in the one great effort to save the farm,
the home. Be proud of your utmost
economy; even study the economies OF
other men. Keep a strict and honest
account with everything about the
farm, so that you know exactly now
YOU stand. This is the most important
of all. Every successful farmer keeps
strict accounts. The value OF account
books on a farm is not so much (as
many suppose) to merely show what is
received and what is spent, but to show
exactly which field or which crop paid
best, and where losses were incurred,
or too small profits received. The di-
rect bearing of such knowledge on the
successful conduct of a farm may be
easily understood.


On every farm, but especially on one
which is doing poorly, there must be u
scrupulous saving of all manurial lI1 suo,
stances. Barnyard manure, decayeo
animal or vegetable matter, refuse M OF
every description, bones gatne5esu uP
IN waste places, leaf-mold hauled rom ON
the deep ravines, all these must De utli-
lied, and their effects will soon De eVi-
dent.-San francisco Bulletin.
Year: 1879

TIE next regiment 10 arrive was the
Fifth GOorkhas. A more remarkable
type of man than a GoOrkha' does not
exist. In the first place they are all hill
men, and therefore invaluable in any
frontier warfare. Their absurdly small
stature is compensated for by their
great daring, activity and courage.
Their principal idea of happiness is
bloodshed; but at the same time they
only exhibit this temperament on
service, and at all other times, when
their passions are not reused, they are
the most charming and gOod-natured
set of people of any natives of India.
They laugh and chaff and enjoy a joke
like an Englishman, and l believe are
not too particular about caste. Each
man, beside the ordinary soldier
equipment of rifle carries a kind of
sword, or rather dirk, called "cook-
cry" Their curved blades are always
kept as sharp as a razor, andthe aston
ishing rapidity with which they can
clear space for an encamping ground
proves how ably they can use this, their
natural and national weapon of de
fense, or rather attack. Their cast OF
feature is almost Chinese. During the
frontier campaign this time last year
against the JOwaki Afridis, they arr
said to have told their nOn-cOmmis-
stoned officers that if the general com
manding would only give half the regi-
ment leave to go off independently into
the hills for q few days they would
guarantee to return in less than a week,
having killed or captured every Jowaki
in tho country.-AtghGnistGn Cor. Lon
don Times.
Year: 1879

the Metropolitan Elevated Railway
Company will pay her for her patent.


This is not the first time Mrs. Wal
ton has brought forth an invention.
She once invented an improved steam
whistle, which pleased her husband so
much that he invited in a friend to see
il work, which friend was so pleased
with it that he at once got it patented
and cheated her out of her right. Nor
is the noise-deadening device likely to
be her last invention, for she is now
engaged on the model Of of contriv-
ance which, she says, will be used in
every house in New York before the
end of two years. She declines to give
any hint of its nature, but says the aD-
plication for a patent will be made
within few weeks.


Mr.. S. Brisac. of 80 Fourth avenue,
says that the boxing device is his,
and that the Metropolitan Company
refuses to pay him for using it. In
vestigation discloses the fact that he is
one Of ten different persons who have
applied for patents for substantially
the same invention. Each has been Of
fcially informed from the Patent Office
that his or her application interferes
with the others, and that the Commits
sioner will receive evidence of priority.
Mr.. Beard, who has charge of the mat
ter for the Metropolitan, says that un-
doubtedly Mrs. Walton was ahead of
the rest in filing her papers. There
is likely to be considerable litigation
before the question can be legally set
tied. So many inventors worked at
the noise problem, and all at the same
time, that rival claims to any device
selected were inevitable.-N. y Sun.
Year: 1879

IN this cold climate good bedding is
almost as essential for the comfort and
thrift of stock as is good food. Bis
marck says the latter is inspiration.
1t certainly puts new life into man,
energy into the horse, strength into the
OK, milk into the COW, and lard into the
hog; but if half the virtue of the food
is required for keeping up animal
heat, and the other half in renewing
the wastes of the body, greatly in
creased by every annoying circum-
stance, from whence is the Inspiration
to come to stimulate energy or secre-
tion of milk or fat? 1t is a good, but
rather difficult, thing to imagine our
selves in the place of the inferior ami
NAL, and consider how we would like
to be tied up and compelled to lie on
bare boards, and to breathe the foul air
arising from filthy fermentation. Bis
marck, with all his genius, and nOur-
ished 5ountifully with roast beef, sour
krout and lager beer, would feel little
inspiration to govern men and guild,
the State" were he not allowed tosleep
comfortably O. nights. Quiet. rest and
refreshing sleep are essential not
only to the thrift, but to the very exist
Gnce of both man and beast. Expert
ments have proved that men and
mails suffer fully as mT


rest and sleep as frc


and every man kI


der to he refres
Year: 1879

- 0rOFE->- 80


ness and no i1,o,to u repose anu CO.


fort. ''Get up, you lazy brute,'' has
been uttered many a time to reposing
COW, md enforced with a kick, appar-
emily with no motive except to show
the power of man over the beast.
Though our domestic animals may not
suffer to like degree with man from
cold and filth, still ii should be remem-
bered that they discriminate between
comfort and discomfort, and are COM
PEELED to suffer much more of the latter
than either necessity or economy war
rants. In comfort, they thrive even on
limited rations, but abundant food can
not compensate for discomfort. Judg-
ing from the manner in which our do
mestic animals are often kept, we
should conclude that their owners con-
sidered filth as congenial to their ma
lures, but the truth is they are all the
hog not excepted-naturaly neat. We
can think of no animal that does not
look neat when in its normal condi-
ton. Even the toad, that makes its
house in the dirt, when he comes forth
from his hiding-place looks as slick as
a new pin, and not a particle Of dirt
sticks TO the eel, though he plOws in
the mud for his living. The woOdchuck
burrows in the sand-hill, and though
he has no wash-bowl, nor towel, nor
comb, nor brush, who ever saw one
dirty or with hair disheTeleda The
whole feathered creation are as careful
of their personal appearance and as
nice and tidy in their dress as a bride.
It is only in their domestic, abnormal
condition that the inferior animals look
filthy, and are filthy, and here it is not
their fault, but their misfortune. They
are under the dominion of man, sub
ject to his mercy, which sometimes is
cruelty.


1t il perhaps impossible that animals
confined in stalls, sheds or other close
quarters should not be more or less
contaminated with filth and foul
air, but every tidy farmer will see to it
that the contamination is less rather
than more. Economy demands this as
emphatically as does humanity. He that
keeps his animals above boards and filth
bya liberal use of straw or other bedding
will keep himself above board by the
increased returns of milk, beef, pork
and wool. If we have learned any
thing from a long experience of farm
life, it is that animals thrive most
when kept in the greatest comfort. We
have seen pigs making slow growth so
long as they slept on bare, dirty
boards, and wallowed in mud, take
new departure in life so soon as their
dirty quarters were exchanged for com
Portable ones, and this, with no i'm
provement in their rations. Good bed
ding is a great auxiliary to good feed
ing.-ALeIG'ade Hyde, in N. z. Times.
Year: 1879

It was the remark Of en- experienced aut


judicious legislator in one Of the EASTER


States, that he WAS Of the opinion that he hae


rendered his constituency and the Common


wealth at large more substantial service il


preventing bad and mischieyous legislation


during long and laborious career than he


had ever been able to do by fayor:ng good


and wholesome laws. An gnorant or vicious


lawmaker, either in Congress or in Stale


Legislature, is as pestilent and dangerous
fellow as cnn be found anywhere and if his


wickedness is allowed to crystalline itself into


the form of laws, and get an abiding-p place
upon the statute book, the community begin
I 10 realize the truthfulness of SHAkspEAnE's
| remark about the evil that men do living
after them, while the good is oft inferred
with their bones. The people Of State " i'll
| never be able to appreciate the valuable sery-
ices of the conservative legislator who spends
his time in ferreting out and killing the bad
bills that have been introduced, in pretty
much The same way and for similar pur-
pose that man undertakes the business of
destroying rattlesnakes and other obnoxious


verEnln. He is working on the principle that
prevention is better than cure; and, while our


thanks go ont freely to the skillful physician


who has carried us safely through typhoid


fever, we never think of thanking the Health


officer, whose scientific knowledge and prac-


t1cal wisdom have prevented much disense,


suffering, and death in the community. and
so, next to the fool killer, who is sadly needed
around most of the State Capitols each win
ter, We have an abiding respect and admira-
tlon for the member who quietly busies him.
self IN strangling the immature offspring OF
these idiots whenever and wherever
he can find them. In some of the
Western States, every wolf-scn!p taken
within its limits brings high premium in
cash, which is awarded in tho interest Of.
agriculture and VIC have sometimes thought
that it would not be bad outlay OF money
II reward was offered for the destruction of
the whole batch Of immoral and pernicious
bills that annunlly obstruct the channels OF
wholesome aud legitimate legislation


Just at this moment there is large num-
Der of bills of the description above indi-
Gated before the Illinois Legislature that are
seeking permanent home upon the statute |
book that ought to be summarily and incou !
hnantly squelched, and put forever at rest
without the benefit Of clergy. Tbs number
IS SO large, we are sorry to say, that we |
have not space to make special reference to
ell OF them i'll one article, so we ire at the
whole flock, with the hope (vain though
1t be) that our wise men at Springfield
will be admonished to prevent this disgrace
ful legislation as far as possible. Nearly half
the time OF every Legislative body is taken up
with the effort to correct the mistakes: or to
alter, amend, change, OF entirely repeal the
work OF their illustrious predecessors
but in SO doing they are often as guilty of
Year: 1879

which there shall be no escape except
through a judicial proceeding, would be tbs
best possible treatment for these and all


other "criminally insane" people, The
penitentiaries are already provided with
all the facilities for the detention Of
such persons; they have good physicians,
who would begin to give special study to


that phase of insanity which manifests itself


in criminal acts; and the wardens and


guards have an experience with criminals


which would enable them to detect any


shamming Of insanity where there is none


This class Of quasi-criminals and pseudo


lunatics could be treated as we'll and as scien-


tifcally in States prison as in q more cost
ly and luxurious insane asylum, and there


would not be the same danger Of imposition


nor SO good n prospect for gu ck and easy


escape. If confined under the condition that
release eau only be by judicial procedure,


showing the victim to have been insane when
the act was committed, but thoroughly cured
and not subject to relapse into that pecul-
iar form of alteration which manifests itself
in murder, dcfalcation, or kleptomania,
society would begin to feel some protection
against that class among whom viciousness
aud insanity ara Synonymous terms. 1t is
also possible that, under these circumstances,
the plea of insanity put in by the lawyers
would not be relied upon SO generally to
secure escape from punishment, and that the
new treatment would prove to be deterrent
of crime as well us curative of dangerous
kind Of mental arrangement.
Year: 1879

It will do no harm to whisper in the car Of
our over-confident Republicans that their cx-
cellent ticket Will not elect itself, and if they
are reckoning upon The apathy Of their op-
ponen,s they may waka up On the morning
after the election and find themselves griey-
ouslY:deceiYed.
Year: 1879

out this carrying trade their canals cannot
earn enough to keep them in repair. At this
distance it would's as if the Canadians
had determined to force this Government
into commercial treaty.
Year: 1879

The new TINES with large type contains less
matter than the old Times with small type, and
about three-quarters as much as The TRIBUNE
with supplement. It IS really measure Of
economy -retrenchment and reform-on the
part OF tie Old Man.
Year: 1879

Republicans on the general responsibility aud
substantial character Of their nominations.
The list indicates that the new Counei! will
hare decided minority in favor Of good
order and public economy
Year: 1879

The new afternoon paper, the Times, made its
first appearance yesterday; and, though large
enough to lose all the news in it. did rot coma
up to its promises. The trouble Is, that the
Ntcs, Telegraph, and Journal pretty we'll OCCUPY
that field, and We don't see how the Times can
do any better, ,eren il IT should print paper as
big as house, and postpone its hour Of issue
till after dark. -.
Year: 1879

A VERY intelligent class of people are
the citizens of Maine but it appears they
are content to live under State constitu-
ton which is liable on occasion to force
them to accept for Governor man who In
the election before the people has been q
minority candidate. Some day some man
will be brave enough to start boom in
favor of a remodelling of this incomprehen-
sibly un- Republican organic act
Year: 1879

If the people of Maine had taken half as
much interest in their State election last
Monday as the politicians hereabouts did
there would have been no plurality indica-
tions in the result
Year: 1879

THERE were no threats among New York
Republicans to bolt the Saratoga ticket If
this man and that man was nominated, and
afler the nominations were made all hands
joined in unanimous acclaim for its sup
port. But the Democrats open their con-
vention at Syracuse to-day divided and
torn by dissension, and the very air is full
Of dissatisfaction. Verify, at the outset the
prospects Of Republican success in the New
York campaign are encouraging.
Year: 1879

JAY GOULD is getting considerable
amount of praise for his recent muuificent
gift to the city of Memphis. As usual, he
is advertising himself ut the expense of
other people, or with other peoples money.
Year: 1879

THE Buffalo Courier says that Senator
"CoNKLING is nothing if not talker."
This may be severe. 1t certainly is not
truthful. 1t would be quite as courteous,
and perhaps as true, for some one to assert
TINT the Buffalo Courier is nothing when
talker. t.
Year: 1879

SECRETARY SHERMAN will revisit Ohio in
October This notice is given in due time 50
that the Opposition may be prepared with
the accustomed remark on such occasions,
that his presence in any locality about cleo
ton times is disadvantageOus to the Repub-
licans, But, we add, their saying so does
not make it so. He was in Maine for few
days only, and wrought great disaster to
the Republican cause, according to these
Democratic wiseacres-the same kind Of dis
nster that We hope and believe will follow
his visit 10 Ohio.
Year: 1879

MRs CnIsuoLM's story Of the murder of
her husband and children, told under the
sauctity of an oath on the witness stand of
u Mississippi court, cannot fail to find fixed
lOdgment in the memory of even the most
casual newspaper reader But TO the man
who accepts it rs nm illustration Of the mis-
named and bloody civilization which pre-
walls in that State it carries the weightiest
argument TO show that Southern chivalry is
mockery and that Home Rule is but an
other name for the domination of political
violence and unpunished assassination.
Year: 1879

Editors Dispatch: Would it not be prac-
ticable TO induce the Board OF Governors
OF the Mozart Association TO give our peo-
pie another pinafore performance?


A large number OF persons were unable
to get into the hall at the last performance,
generously given by the Association in aid
OF Mr.. Diekinson, q disabled fireman, and
we therefore hope that another opportunity
may be given our citizens 10 hess this
Year: 1879

THE FAIR At S.ENGEE HALLE.-The ladies'
fair for the benefit OF ST. Johns German
church is now in full blast, and is open day
and night. The hall Is filled every evening
by numbers who are ready to attest TO the
excellence Of the entertainment. The Ger
mans know how to get up such affairs. and
those who want real enjoyment should not
fail to visit the fair for the benefit Of ST.
.Iohn's church. Z.
Year: 1879

The Charleston Meas and Courier
asks what has become of the temper
ance organizations of South Carolina?
Are they dead or alivel IL they are
not dead, Tut still live, what are they
doing? There is scarcely crime COM
mitted in this State by the white pee
pie that can not be traced to the exces-
sive use Of alcoholic drinks, and occs-
x,;oually we are called on to record
esenes which disgrace a whole commu-
nifty, and in which both races are in
volved, the moving cause of which is
likewise whisky. Such is the camp
meeting riot, an account of which is
republished in every Northern news
paper. So long as public opinion coun-
tenances excessive drinking, and man
can get drunk and afterwards face his
friends and not feel that he is disgraced |;
so long as public opinion tOlerstes
and sustains the indiscrimlnate sale of
spirituous liquors to anybody st all
times and places, so long are such
scenes as the camp meeting riot in An
derson county liable to be repeated.
There is no use talking about laws to
put such things down. The laws can
not be passed, and if by any chance
they should be, they could not be en-
forced until public opinion was so
changed as to sustain them. To work
on public opinion is the object of tenn
perance organizations, and unless they
are earnestly engaged in their mission
they had just as we'll dissolve and save
the expense to their members.
Year: 1879

GEN. GRANT, in his last message
to Congress, declared its prepar-
tion to be his "last official act. p"
"With the present Congress" he
said, "my official life terminates. "
Therefore we have spoken of Gen.
Grant as an honored citizen of the
Republic and not of Grant as parti-
san. Therefore all classes of people,
Federal and Confederate soldiers, Re-
publicans and Democrats, have chosen
to do him honor. But it is now pro-
posed in New York City to tender
Grant the hospitalities of the Republi-
can party. He is to be used by
Conkling in promotion of Corneil's
chances. If Grant lend himself to such
purposes, he is unworthy of himself,
his fame and confessed practical good
sense. New York should receive him
as he deserves, with all possible asser-
tions of respect for his splendid schiey-
ments and honorable fame but nei-
ther New York nor Gen. Grant can
afford to deal with the return of the
long absent citizen as that of a par
tisan to the bosom of Conkling
and his plotters. General Grant
cannot descend from the lofty place he
occupies to enter the arena in which
Offices and spoils are fought for. He
might as well become the bottle holder
at prize fight or champion of that leg
weary idiot Weston.
Year: 1879

Northern papers continue to vilify
the south for the reputation of pub
lie debts. II the reconstruction COM
mittee, of which Ben Butler was a
shining hight, paid its dcb;s, it would
pay half that creditors of Southern
States have lost. II place sent
out to gather riches from Southern
property disgorged all they have
stolen In these States the cum would
extinguish the repudisted debt of Ten
nessee. II property lost, as basis OF
taxation by Southern States when ne
gro slavery was abolished, were paid
for, the South's riches would be
doubled with its capacity to pay. But
since the extinction OF slavery was
godly robbery the robbers should pay
for the qualification they experienced
and pay the debts of the slave States,
aud again we will "call it even."
And if this be not enough to adjust
the account, let the unconstitutional
and lawless cotton tax amounting TO
many, many millions be turned over to
the creditors of Virginia, which was
not ouly bereft of half its popular
wealth by Northern philanthropy, but
was abs olutely robbed of great share
of its territory in order that a pair of
Radical gentlemen might sit in the
Federal Senate. We would not have
the Tribune and other dec'amatory or
gans of the pure and honest credit
mobilier, high-tariff Republican party
mIsconceiVe us. We are well pleased
as they that the peculiar institution"
no longer exists, but we cannot see
why, if these impoverished States
can not pay, Dereft as they were of the
means of payment by their creditors
we cap not see why these creditors
should not give us credit at least to the
extent of half the value of this slave
property. Tilden inveigbs against it,
as selfish bOndhOlder naturally would !;
but we can not see the injustice in
volved In dividing the loss evenly be-
tween the good people of the North
and of the South. We bought the
darkies from the North and paid for
them, and when the title becomes de-
fective by the act of the North, an
equalization of the loss would be emf
nent'y just. Will not the Tribune con
over these propositions and let US have
an honest settlement. Perhaps when
balance sheet is made up, the South,


especially if we sum up Northern
profits on tariffs and navigation acts,
does not owe the Moth penny. On
the contrary, vast sums are our dues.