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Year: 1879

THERE is something strangely par
allel in the tragic fates of Donaldson
and Wise. These men were intimately
associated in former years. Donaldson
went up from Chicago, and Wise from
its rival city, st. Louis. Each had with
him one companion. Neither of the bal
looms was ever found, and the exact
fate of each is matter of conjecture,
although it is thought that both were
engulfed in Lake Michigan. Each of
the companions was found some time
after the occasion, each on the shores OF
Lake Michigan, one with a copy of a
Chicago paper in his pocket, the other
with a st. Louis paper. Donaldson was
never found, and neither has any thing
been heard of Wise.
Year: 1879

A WRITER in the London Times de-
clares-what general facts in European
countries seem to justify-first, that
there Is no successful treatment of the
grape phylloxera which will not at the
same time kill the vineyard, and, sec
ond, that the only feasible way to get
even temporary relief from the pest is to
root out and burn the vines and devote
the land to TILED crops for at least two
years.
Year: 1879

From the New Haven Journal June Il.


Thursday afternoon Samuel J. Culver
died vt bis residence, aged SO years
Twenty years ago, while in Hartford,
he was bitten in the leg by s. dog, and
for ten years the wound remained a
running sore, causing him considerable
trouble and anxiety. At the end Of
that time the sore was allowed to heal
up, but the leg remained purple color
up to the time of his death. Recently
the limb swelled until it burst. Two
weeks ago to-day he was in his usual
good health and worked all day. The
Sunday following he was taken with a
severe fainting fit, and being put to bed
did not leave it again.
Year: 1879

The Wednesday evening meetings of
the above named Church are known
far and wide for their wonderful spirit
ual power.


Nj nbers of other denomations par
ticipate also, with bright testimonies,
songs of praise, and fervent prayers
The meeting of tomorrow evening is
anticipated as one of special interest
and to which all who love the Lord
Jesus are cordially invited to make
some sacrifice. Brethren for the Lord,
come with us and realize the truth of
the promise that they who wait upon
the Lord shall renew their strength. ."*
Year: 1879

The "Little Midget" at the depot
complains not of the warm weather as
he says his. hair is cut "snapper. -
Whenever ne begins to feel warm
about the head lie places it under the
ice cooler and in few moments he feels
as though he was in Iceland.
Year: 1879

MILKING.-In milking do not seize
the teat between the thumb and fore
finger and drag down until the end slips
from the grasp of the digits. Do not
grasp, with the hands pressing the nails
into the teat, with squeeze and pull.
Grasp the teat with the thumb partly
upwards, aud the fingers in their natu-
raj position when closed, next the ud-
der, and clasping the fingers in success
sion, force the milk downward, with
a gentle pull on the udder. So proceed


alternately with each hand, going far
ther and farther up into the udder as
the flow ceases, until you have all the


milk drawn. Thus you may milk easi-


ly for yourself and the cow; in fact, the


COW soon comes to like the manipula-


ton. If a few simple rules founded up
on common sense were observed In
milking, instead of kicking cows and


holding up of the milk, we should soon
find our cows gentle to handle, and
much vexation would be spared to


mixers. 1t should, however, be re-
membered that in milking cows gentle
ness is cardinal virtue. -
Year: 1879

A young American in one Of our coun-
try towns, of the mature age Of fivs years,
was walking about with . stick in his
mouth with q peculiar swsgger of SELF
importance. A lady, mildly suggesting
that he should not take the first lesson
in smoking, and urging him TO copy the
example of his father. sanity minister,
was shocked into silence by the emphatic
reply. want you to understand, marm.
that intend to b. an entirely different
man from my father!"
Year: 1879

sUNsT sN9


Until further notice, I will not
publish Wholesale prices in
this paper. The state of the
Grocery market East and West
is SO uncertain that at present
I am not justified in doing so.
However, I will post up prices
In front Of my store every
day, so that all buyers may
know the true prices of staple
articles. All Wholesale prices
subject to change at any time.


T. G. POUJADE.
Year: 1879

An OLD-FAsHIoNED REAPER - One
day Just before harvest an Ohio farmer
went to Cincinnati to buy reaper A
delighted agent collared the granger and
dragged him into his warehouse. As they
walked down the well i-stacked room, the
farmer, in meditatiye mood, quoted the
line ''There is a reaper whose name Is
Death" but before he could start the
second line the agent broke in: "Ah,
yes, know it, sir know it like book.
We handled that reaper one season, sir,
and I'd take $1,000 out Of my pocket this
minute, if it could undo the damage that
reaper did our business In that one year.
You don't want it, sir. You don't want
to look at it. The machinery is compii-
Gated it gets ont of order easily You
have to send clear to Akron for a new
piece of gearing it doesn't cut clean, and
it nearly kills the horses jams their
shoulders all to pieces, sir. 1 know that
reaper, sir. It's an old, old style, sir,
and yea don't want it. Now here, sir,
/ can show You reaper that. But
the astonished farmer just interrupted
him to say that he knew the reaper he
mentioned was an old style, but he
was certain that it done its work we'll,
though, all the same 1t wasn't the kind
he wanted, and he had no idea of buying
it to work on his farm He bought
another reaper, blood-thirsty as Cossack,
and red as an autumn sunset, and the
agent told how nicely he sold a reaper to
an old fellow who came in there Just dead
set for some old machine that he had
never heard of before.
Year: 1879

The glorious anniversary OF our independ-
ence is fas. approaching and not red to buy
a cracker with. Our people can't enthuse
as they should Everybody works out his
own road tax and We can't get job even
mending roads. and if a fellow steals horse
and sells it, the trees are too plentiful to be
healthy. What is poor devl to do, If
Walla WalIa is short of business perhaps
some of us VIII try that climate for while


L. LOoNER.
Year: 1879

Messrs. Strawb bridge & Clothier call atten-
ton, prominently, in our columns, to-day,
to their great closing sale for the season
which is made under unusual circumstances


1t appears to be generally conceded by
business men, that the bottom has been
reached in the prices of the great staples,
and IN advance has set in with many of
them, notably in Wheat, Cotton, Wool and
Silk.


This advance seems to bc we'll founded
and is likely to continue, and from the low
prices which have been prevailing in most
manufactured articles, especially dry goods,
for Il Year or two back there is Il probability
of Il reaction to higher figures, which may
be considerable.


Messrs. Strawbridse X Clothier, ever alive
to the situation and TO the prospects of the
market in their special line OF business
have made enormous purchases of staple
fabrics for the next Fall and Winter trade


They now announce that having an i'm
menSc stock of Spring and Summer goods
they have decided to inaugurate u great
sale and turn into cash several hundred
thousand dollars worth of goods within the
next thirty days. Such q sale. ut reduced
prices, in the face of Il rapidly advancing
market il almost an anomaly in business
cxpe,i nee, but we do not doubt, from our
knowledge of these gentlemen, that they
have good reasons for the. action, and it
only remains for buyers to take advantage
of the opportunity and secure their sup
plies of dry goods, especially Silks and
Dress Goods, at prices lower than ever be-
fore and at much lower than they are likely
to be in the future
Year: 1879

William Shivery of Elk Neck, put the
gears Oh two of his horses last Monday to
use them in blowing on his farm, and
mounting one of them and leading the other
started to take them TO a run, near his
stable to water them, when the one on
which he sat become frightened and throw
ing him, his foot caught in the harness and
he was dragged about three hundred yards
over Il rough piece of ground covered with
stones and StumpS. Mr.. Shivery made
many efforts to detach his shoe from the
harness but failed to do SO, and finally stop
ped the frightened animal by grasping its
hind legs which caused it to fall to the
ground, ut which time his brother, who was
near by, came to his assistance and rescued
him from his perilous position. He was
much bruised and lacerated i'll all parts of
the body, but was able to be in Elkton on
Thursday evening, and gave lis this account
of the accident.
Year: 1879

Texans seem to have learned the lesson
which the Georgians and other people of the
older cotton States have just now compre-
hendcd, namely that it 'pays" to alternate
crops, and that no lasting prosperity can be
reared upon single and exhaustive staple.
Cotton Will always hold chief place in the
agriculturists affections, because it is the only
product which will command ready cash at its
market value in the nearest town. The stran-
ger who has crossed the large open square, or
plaza, which is found in every Texan town, at
an early hour in the day, will marvel at the
change of few hours. Before midday the
cotton teams have arrived from the surround
ing country, clustering upon every available
space in the square and along the adjacent
streets. 1t would be impossible to portray
more animated or varied Scene. Clumsy wag-
ons, drawn by little compact oxen, or possibly
by an OK and mule, are constantly arriving
the men, women and children mounted hlSh
upon the roughly bound cotton bales; the eX-
pert in cotton staple, who jumps nimbly, note
book in hand from wagon to wagon, buying
here. rejecting there and bartering every
where: the itinerant Hebrews, who press their
cheap but snowy goods upon the rustics-these
and hundreds who have each his own little
bargain to drive-and, above all, the great Ba-
bel of purchase and sale. The Journey to town
on market day is an event in the monotone of
life with most of these cotton growers. They
throng the stores, the walks, and patronize
the grotesque fakrs, the side shows and all
the wandering brotherhood of minstrelSy sure
to be there when trade is lively..-Frank III.
Taylor, in Harper's Magazine for October.
Year: 1879

son, d. D., formerly of New York, is largel
attributable to the publication of story by a
Western paper to the effect that since his
residence abroad he had been guilty of Sc
duetion. There was not a word of truth in
the story, but it inflicted wound which
proved fatal. This ought to be a l. sson to
the newspapers which deal in scandal, but
unfortunately most of the journals of that
class are too degraded to heed any lesson
that is not enforced by judicial process.
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 publica-
tion but as guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
mumcatlons that are not used.
Year: 1879

WE beg our esteemed morning contempo-
rary not to waste its strength in selecting
a candidate for the Republican nomination
for the Presidency. If it has any superflu-
Gus energy left it had better devote it TO the
hacker, which it began before election but
never finished.
Year: 1879

Two women, both of whom claim to be
the lawful widow CT Fechter, are about to
prosecute their claims to recognition in the
courts. Considering that Fechter left moth
ing in the shape of legacy but a lot of
debts, with nothing to pay them, these wo-
men must go into the contest for the pure
love of fighting
Year: 1879

THE Boston Post thinks that even if the
Democracy lose Ohio and New York this
year they can rally their forces next and
win National victory. Considering the
difficulty it is experiencing in preventing
the Massachusetts Democrats from going
over to Butler, bag and baggage, the Post is
certa inly very hopeful organ.
Year: 1879

THE increased emigration of the friends OF
Mormonism in the face of the circular letter
to the representatives of the United States
in foreign countries is attracting much at
tention in Administration circles. There
having already been test-case made with
male Mormon, it is now proposed to make
another of woman of this sect, in which the
Cover Ament will call the reputed husbands
as witnesses. Should the woman be claimed
as wife, she will be prosecuted; should
they disclaim her, the illegitimacy of er
relationship will be established, the moral
effect of which it is thought, will operate to
to prevent further emigration of this charac-
ter. This course, it is believed, will force
the issue more strongly than it has yet been
presented in the simple prosecution for
bigamy.
Year: 1879

THE appointment of sufficient police
force to preserve the peace in the city OF
Fall River is prevented by the opposition OF
Democratic alderman So, respectable
workingmen and women who have not joined
in the strike are compelled to live inside the
grounds of the mill corporations and not go
out after nightfall, for fear of being beaten
and perhaps murdered. The Massachusetts
Democrat doesn't seem to be much improve
ment on the Mississippi specimen.
Year: 1879

TIE reception accorded to General Grant
at San Francisco was the work ofno party or
sect. 1t was spontaneous movement of
the whole people of the Pacific coast to do
honor to a man who has done more for his
country than any living American. During
his absence abroad Gen. Grant received more
distinguished attentions from the Govern
ments and people of the Old World than ey-
er fell to the lot of any American, and he
bore them with L dignity and reserve which
added lustrc to American citizenship. His
return to his own country is rightly made
the occasion for showing anew the regard
and esteem in which his fellow-countrymen
hold and will always hold him for the SER
vices he rendered his country in his military
and civic careers.
Year: 1879

TUESDAY, Dec. l6-6 r. NJ.
To-day has afforded continuance of the battle
door and shuttlecock business among second class
speculative players, with the heavy professionals
standing aside and witnessing the game There is
evidence that the latter taking "a hand in on
one side or the other. Like the people whom the
poet tells also serve while they wait, they are
contont to bide their time until something decisive
shall to direct the Of the market either
upward downward. At the moment indications
scanty of its going way or the other. There
is better borrowing demand for stocks. which
would lead to the belief that the short interest has
been increased; but at the time there is good
deal Of quiet buying. which would intimate
that by some operators at least higher prices
are expected in the future. For short
turn the market is bearsh. for long
pull the market is bullish. The annual settlement
Of at tho end Of tho the calling in or
loans preparatory to the january dividends and the
temporary pinch in money which may ensue. are
sufficient nducement for short sales on the part OF
quick trades. On the other hand the large dsburse
meats by government and by corporations in the
shape OF interest and dividends at the opening OF
the year promise an easy money market and invite
purchasers who look for their profits in the future.
3d. it would seem, that for weakly bears. content
with snsppng up infnitesimal profits, selling short
is the proper thing to while to robust bulls the


laying in Of shares prices declined promises to be
at once prudent and profitable. The market to-day
was down ct frst and up afterward. There was
no meaning in it. however. beyond the
fact that the speculative trading element
was disposed to be bearish in the morning
and bullish in the afternoon. The net result was.
nevertheless, to the market at strong figures.
and with . very decided recovery from the lowest
prices Of the day Both the Lake Shore and Michigan
Central met to-day and declared half yearly dividends
of per cent upon each of their stocks The accom-
panying reports are excellent. After deducting the
dividend Lake Shore shows surplus Of $S41677 so.
of which has been passed to the credit Of the
sinking fund and $5s672 TO paying OF claims grow
ing out Of the Ashtabula disaster. Michigan Central
also shows handsome surplus. The items in detail
OF the two reports will be found below. The market
opened weak and closed strong but sbeing left as 1T
was to the devices Of the small msnipuators. its
changes significant Of nothing but the sheerest
OF stock gambling.


Total sales at the Board to-day were 900 shares
against 1856 yesterday. Following u synopsis
of fo-davsa sactiona.-
Year: 1879

Interesting Scraps From the Note Book of
| Samuel Bean, at Present the Guest of
Sheriff King.
Samuel Bean, the colored 'pusson,' who
combined the special duties of porter at the
Metropolitan with the general occupation
of thief, held quite levee at police head
quarters yesterday. Some called to inuuire
| about property; others to see the disciple. and
again others out of friendship. Bean is no
small potatoes in knowledge of the world, and
while around about he has accumulated
pit OF learning here and there. He's been an
exhorter at times, and was very successful in
the evangelical field. He writes a very good
hand. and though his spelling il mixed he is
above sublunary matters in his thoughts. He
commenced his autobiography in note book
found among his effects, and had covered two
pages when his Literary work was stopped either
by his arrest or call for ''boots" Here's what
ne has to remark upon the abstruse subject of
life in general, and his own most especially
just as written:


Samuel Beams Past Life, in Youth and a Por-
tion of Manhood: Born in the year of 1853.
button to the world of letters. Then he saws:


Sense l have arrived to the years of ma
turity,


have been drifted with the waves of time.


But the greater portion of my life have heen
spent in wickedness and folly.


And the rest of my life


Shall be employed in the service of Christi
anity


But in referring back to the year of 1870 e. SO
1t brings things to bear in mind of the past
life that was past in that wild territorial coun
try of Texas,


And in the time of my Trayersing the in
terror part of this country, was one of the
most tyrantical creatures that ever lived On
earth,


guess.


Because my life was not any more than the
wind which bloweth and is not visible to our
natural eyes.


From this I pass into the days of my youth,
which was very happy until reached man
hood. Then mans troubles begin.


Firstly| was trubble about my soul. it
troubled me day to night and the earth with
all of its dlicious ornaments was of any pleas
| ure to me.


In recalling to my youths days again, will
endeavor to make few brief remarks in favor
OF the science politically used in all the public
schools.


regards it as an encouraging signs of the
times that the recent effective representation of
the need of political science in the public
schools has met with the favor it seemed to do,
It is evident to-day, if never before, that chill
dren educated by the State should be trained to
| some extent for the State.
Here, unfortunately the hiatus comes in.
And the solution of the great problem for
! State benefit, will have to be done whilc Bean
| is serving the State, in capacity other than a
| PHILOSOPHER
Year: 1879

What the NeV Yorh Papers Say Concern


ing Conhling's Defeat.


The Tribune says, on Conkling's defeat:
'Several considerations tended to this result.
There was growing feeling that it was neither
fair to the officials concerned, nor good bust
ness policy for the government, to force into
the most important Office under the secretary
of the treasury an official openly hostile to
him. Above all, there was strong feeling
that the New York custom-house should not be
permitted to become an open sore on the body
of the Republican party. One way or another
the matter had to be adjusted, and the Sena-
tors found it easiest to adjust it by keeping in
the men against whom no complaints were
made. The settlement is of this ong-continued
controversy is hailed with satisfaction by the
Republicans in Washington, whether they like
the way in which it has been settled or not
The fight against these last nominations was
made by Conkling against the judgment of a
large majority of the Republicans in the New
York delegation, who could see no good end
to be sub-served by it, and in this many other
Republicans, among them some who voted
with Conkling in the Senate, agreed. Conk-
ling seems to have asked the advice Of none of
his political associates, and to have acted
wholly on his own sense of what was right and
proper in the premises. The hope is expressed
tonight by Republicans of every shade of
opinion that the result of to-day's work may
be accepted in good faith, and in something Of
the same spirit which pervadeu the Republican
party in New York last fall at the Saratoga con-
vention and afterward in the campaign and
still later when the Senator was reelected
Harmony is the Republican watchword, and
every Republican will be expected to contribute
his share to securing it, no matter what may
be his private disappointments. On this point
there seems to be absolutely no division among
influential members of the party in Washing
TOM


The Times says: ''The struggle became q
mere trial of strength between opposing DO
litical powers and the result has az little to do
| with the character of either the new collector
or the old one as it has with the forgotten prin-
ciples of civil-service reform. Coakling's de-
| feat may serve to remind him that tact and
moderation are quite as necessary qualifications
of a successful politician as the power Of in
| vective or the trick of calling names. Neither
Conkling nor any one else, however, can derive
from the success of the administration in this
struggle any encouragement for political hon
esty or personal consistency


The World says: Having no leadership or
concerted plan of action, good many Demo
Gratis took advantage of the liberty in non-es-
sentials left them by the caucus to vote for
Hayes nominations. They did this obviously,
under the impression that, by doing it, they
would weaken the Republican party in New
Yo:},. There was not much more civil-service
reform in this course than in the course of
Sherman and Hayes, and it remains to be seen
whether there was or was not much political
gumption in it"
Year: 1879

If it is all the same to the Pioneer Press
and to the Minneapolis Tribune, we would like
to have them rise and explain what, if any.
connection the promise of Gov. Pillsbury and
his friends to decline to assist in, and to have
nothing to do with the establishing of a morn
ing daily paper in Minneapolis, has to do with
their excessively-ardent support of Gov. Pills
bury for q third term.
Year: 1879

Bill King is weakening on the fair question,
and now proposes that the State society unite
with him in giving grand annual exhibitions
midway between st. Paul and Minneapolis. pro-
vided the first of the series be held upon the
grounds in Minneapolis this year. It Is need
less to add that the evident self sacrifice on
his part will not be accented
Year: 1879

A serenade took place last evening
on East Sixth street near Lombard, un-
der the leadership of MIR. c. X. Mont
gomery. The party after singing sew
eral songs and the groom not making
his appearance they proceeded to East
Fifth street near Lombard, thinking
the groom was at house on said street
at which place after singing several
songs and the groom not appearing the
sersnaders wended their way back to
East Sixth street and remaining at the
said place short time the party came
to the conclusion he was nowhere to be
found,