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Year: 1875

Mr.. Campbols Committee is doing good AZ well
as onearihng evil. Tho police reflect that there
may be Investigations after this, ani seem 10 DO
getting spfyer. A gentleman found it necessary
yesterday TO break pane Of glass in his empty
house ia the Fifteenth Ward in order to effect an
entrance. Ii was done in broad daylight with the
aid and comfort OF locksmith and III the presence
of the inevitable small boy aud collective street
baby. But he had hardly invaded his own promises
before he was seized by two policemen. who IN
formed him that this sort Of thing had'been going
on too long, by which it i, supposed they meant The
Investigation Only Identification by 3 neighhor
prevented him from being captured. to make hcl-
day for the three score and ten boys and irnumer-
able barebcaded women who had collected with The
speed that fairly to smell arrests. The officers
did only their duty, of 1t was ono of those
few occasions where everybody is III the right But
the boys disappointed.
Year: 1875

The Mayor may have had excellent reasons fot his
recent appointment of Commissioners of Jurcrs
in the place Of Sir. Douglas Taylor; but there are
fow who have had business with tho oticc
who will not regret the retirement OF Mr.
TAYLOR, aud DO well satisfied If they Gnd
the new incumbent equally capable and attentive.
The indications OF legal contest to prevent the new
Commissioner from taking possession would have
more significance if Mr.. Taylor himself we're not
absent in Europe,
Year: 1875

The party in power in the Council are
needlessly running the city in debt hum
dreds of.thousands Of dollars.
What is now termed the Cold Spring |
Rsservo[ [r is ten years in advance OF its
necessity; and the three or four hum
dred Thousand dollars it will cost had
far better be kept in the pockets Of the
people until such reservoir is needed.
A good way to enhance the value Of
property is to keep down the taxes; but
the policy now being pursued Is just
what will keep up the taxes and put
down the property. In times Of infa-
ton tn Is Ia not observed; but when val
aes beGi,. 10 settle to metallic basis it
is felt to such an extent as to bankrupt
thousands who are in reality only partial
owners


The laying Of the large mains that il
now being done will add enough to our
water supply to keep away anything
like water famine for ten or fifteen
years. At the end Of that time we may
not want great reservoir; or il we do
we may not want it where it has been
located ten years in advance Of its ms
cessity.


We have now expended nearly one
hundred thousand dollars on this reser-
voir. But notwithstanding this the best
thing the City could do would be to stop
the 'sotk at once. and save further ex-





sand dollars in the Treasury, buy up
city bonds and thus retrace their steps.
II we can keep down our taxes greatly
below the taxes Of Northern cities cur
active little place will soon become
the resort Of energetic manufacturers
and monied men from cities from whence
they are being driven by high taxes
broug ut on by just such q policy as is
now being pursued here. The men in
power are actually swamping the city
in debt to block up the most beautiful
streets with great basin ten years be-
fore it is needed. And this Is being
done in the face of the fact that it Is
almost impossible to build an extended
wall where such a weight Of water viii
rest against it without mourning tn,
risk OF its bursting and destroying man,
Thousands of dollars worth of property
for which the city would have to pay
III the work is stopped now the city viii
save the balance of the three or foui
hundred thousand dollars which tn,
work Is to cost, together with the inter
est thereon. There could be nothing
Lost hy this policy, since the work coult
be resumed at any future time il ne
cessi'y required it to be done. And af
ter I've or ten years the people may fin
that the basin could be more cheapl
built north of the Brandywine or some
where else, where property would nc
he endangered by it.


We know that we are advocating
policy opposed by many of our best cit
Eens but we believe we are dischargir
duty that devolves upon US as jou
naliat locking after the interests of IL
masses. Wo feel more confidently tn.
we are right now than we did when v
opposed tue purchase Of "the park" ar
the creation of paid fire department
which were favored by the same class
citizens that now favor the building
the basin. By the defeat Of the pu
chase of park the city has escaped
debt Of 100000 in the next decade; a,
~ the defeat Of paid fire departme
hundred thousand dollars, and thr
times as much moro in the next twel
or fifteen years.
Year: 1875

would name some Of the reasons why
all farmers should help sustain the order Of
the Patrons of Husbandry, and the same
reasons apply to the mechanics to sustain the
Sovereigns. These orders were established
for the benefit Of farmers and mechanics
the originators Of ali wealth-by people who


did not believe that this class OF people re-
ceiye their just share OF the property that


they produce. In other words the middle
men who transferred this property from the
producer to the consumer got the lions
share, and they looked about them for
remedy, and they said, "Let us organize and
do our own buying and selling, and see If
we cannot save better margin of profit"
Hence the organizations tho effect Of which
almost everybody is now willing to aOknOwl-
edge has been to reduce the prices Of goods
and the percentage that these middlenen
were making, much to the benefit not only
to those in the order, but to those out, and
any person of ordinary discernment can
readily see that unless the order is sustained,
or if it is supposed to 60 down, prices Of
goods will revert back TO where they were
before the order went into operation. How
was IT at the time the union stores started ?
What operation brought down the prices of
chandise-stOre goOds-and kept them
down while they lasted. But when they
were "busted up" the prices went up also
to the old standard. So it will be now il
this business meets a like fate. have
heard farmers say that they thought the
order was good thing, and t5at they had
thought Of joining it, but il cost so much
that they could not afford it Now l want
to ask any person Of common sense il il
would not be good investment to throw a
So bill into the FIRE if by so doing they could
save ten dollars in one year in making their
Year: 1875

red COW many years because she raised such
nice red calves also Of another Of my neigh
bors who kept large red COW about which
he boasted much because she was such an
extra mixer, giving so much as to uecessi-
tate the milking of her three times day,
but when il was suggested to the man to set
the cows milk by itself to see how much
butter it made, he found the product to be
less than pound per day.


believe that not half our dairymen know
the capacity Of their cows, consequently they
keep many really worthless animals, to kill
which would be blessing.


1t is claimed by some that the superiority
Of the Jersey COW is due to extra care aud
feed. The Jersey like any other breed will
give better results from good feeding, some-
times even, outdoiug themselves, but from
the idea that to feed alone is due the excel
leuce of the Jersey must dissent, having
tried them side by side.


When the Jersey first came to attract
the attention of dairymeD, | was advised to
try them, but like many others could not be-
lieve the reports in circulation until they be-
came SO common and prominent that could





them, aud after corresponding with several
who had the stock for sale concluded |
would not be humbugged to pay fancy
prices, bat | would give them fair trial,
aud purchased a half Jersey calf from q
good so-called native COW, but [ think the
mother showed points indicating some Dur
ham blood. (9ere let me say that for all
practical purposes l would as soon have a
grade as full blood Jersey) The calf put
with ono Of the same age from my best stock
which l had bred over twenty years, but
which originally sprang from the Canada
Ayrshires, raising them up alike with as
good chance as | could command without
feeding much grain. The two animals came
in last spring at two years of age. They
are good size and l may say each is a good
type Of their breed, and each has done well
through the season. The native gave fair
amount Of rich milk. think she is ahead
of any native have raised for o long time
The grade having the largest frame has con-
sumed the most feed at the barn. aud pre-
sumo also at pasture. have calculated to
give them all they would eat although at
times not of the best quality. As yet the
grade is ahead in quantity of milk and quail
ity of cream. The butter is all right.


Every dairy with which am acquainted
of which l have examined the record Of
products and having Jersey blood to any ex-
tent has done better in financial point than
others.


Therefore am fully of the opinion that
the introduction Of foreign or Jersey blood
into our dairies is an Improvement.
Year: 1875

In the general discussion following Mr..
COlburns paper on "Chsese," (Which was
printed in the FARMER last week) several
important particulars were called up. In
regard to white whey, Mr.. Colburn said the
cheese should be pressed gently ut first, 80 as
not to start the white whey, as the richest
part was in this and should be retained, and
could be If careful in pressing. Afterwards
the cheese should be pressed exceedingly
hard, SO that it would be close and firm in
texture.


N. Davis, of East Montpelier, made in-
quiries of the board in regard to skim cheese,
as to whether they could be made that were
soft and fac, and thHs add to the profits of
dairying.


Prof. Collier deprecated all attempts to
reduce the quality of our cheese, as it was
necessary to keep up the quality to even a
higher standard than now, to secure constant
and steady demand, and that was what
cheese producers wanted more than any one
thing else. The placing Of an inferior arti-
Gle on the market will eventually work great
damage to the cheese interest Of the country,
aud he believed in farmers making q first
class article, as 4 market scarcely ever gets
overstocked with this, while an inferior arti-
Gle no one wants, and therefore it is for the
interest Of all to make the best.


j. f. Hollister stated that he had been
informed by good authority that by using
saltpeter aud lobelia with the rennet skim
cheese was made soft and good looking, aud
cheese so doctored was apt to make those
who ate Of 1t sick.


o. II. HOyt, Of PlaiD6e!d, mentioned an
instance Of a cheese maker who had made
cheese a great many years, who the past
season found when they came to eat the
cheese that they we're all made sick by it,
and could not find out the cause, and had to
give up making cheese


+. ID. Douglas said he did not pretend to
know much about cheese, but had heard Of
cheese making individuals sick. but he did
not understand the reason why. He gave an
instance Of chicken pie being used at pic.
Year: 1875

vi never had the sense of prayer so
be ,utifully explained. as by the fol-
lowing incident. A friend was saying
doubtfully, "T do pray to God for the
great blessings | want, but there are
so many little things to annoy and
distract me, but which are so trivial,
and of such every day occurrence that
will not pray about them--it seems
like an indignity-a sacrilege-to men,
tion such things in prayer.n ''Yet,n
said her companion. "if q friend of
yours were subject to these petty an
noyances, and yoIwere capable of re-
lieving him from them, would you
not gladly do it," "Yes, but-p' "and
would you not be anxious to feel that
he reposed in you sufficient confidence
To ask the favor?t Well, just in pro-
portion as God is greater and more
powerful than We, SO much deeper is
his desire to be trusted. We who are
weak and sometimes doubtful of our
power to aid, love to have faith rested
upon us, and the desire is one great
proof of our likeness to God. He loves
for us to lean upon Him, anu ask Him
for all things, great and small, know
ing that these petitions are the best
possible evidence of confidence.
Year: 1875

CLOSING DAYS oF A REPRESENTATIVE ExHIBI-


TIoN or NATIVE INGENUITY.


great crowd Of people last evening to the last
but Of the exhibitions OF the American Institute
The vast rink lighted up by multtudinous jets and
band OF music made the occasion lively by playing all
the most festive airs Of OGenbach Between seven and
nine O'Clock there constant arrival or visitors
who looked 70 be most respectable class OF citizens
haiing i seemed from Madison and Fifth avenues


This American Institute Exhibition which closes this
evening, has shown in various departments Of trade
manifest improvement its predecessors II has
displayed remarkable fabrics Of American in
wood which take the place Of wall paper and wains-
cOting; an d then the electric method-yery
simple ndeed-of working sewing ma
chimes, dispensing with the killing labor Of
number Of other Inventions in a great degree OF
labor saving character the objects last evening Of
wonder and admiration Next year we shall probably
see this American Institute reproduced at the Pha-
delphia Exposition. Mr.. Charles W. Hull, the general
superintendent or the institute informed
year would show comparative increase. The ex-
peIses had been large, but the exhibition had been
great The display, he said OF articles Of
American inventive skill was particularly large The
show was now at an end, but in its time IL had drawn
daily thousands Of people, and will close as
he thinks, with considerable eci1t


There was one invention among the vast number
present that struck many observers Ii was patent
floating lighthouse The humane among our people
would naturally take a deep interest in invention
like this, which promises TO give a better hope Of
safety 70 the poor fellows who risk their lives In our
mercantile marine. This floating lighthouse will very
likely be exhibited next year at Philadelphia and IA.
terest the attention of maritime Powers generally.
Year: 1875

About ten Of clock yesterday morning while the dead
body of.a victim to the smallpox was being removed
from the house No. III Leonard street. Will
iamsburg, John Klutz, who delirious from the
disease cambered out OF the fourth story window
and lowered himself to the sidewalk by BEDFORD He
taken charge BY the police and removed 70 tho
hospital He makes the fourth of smallpox In the
same house since the LIST inst
Year: 1875

in a great degree byth requirements of.thc
public service, and cannot act as one, the
members Of which are civilians. We have
certain duties to perform at stated times,
and with desire to, prevent a conflict be-
tween duty and pleasure, and an earnest
wish to play this, we were most careful in
the selection Of the days embraced in our
challenge. We further, believe that ample
time was given them to prepare for the con-
test. We hardly imagine that the Yank-
tons intend any trickery In this matter, but
are fain to confess that their actions are
somewhat strange. This is truthful re-
sumo of the whole affair, and. We regret ex.
ccedingly that our challenge could not have
been accepted by the Yanktons within the
time prescribed therein, SO that friendly
contest for the championship Of the north
west might have taken place while the
weather was yet fine.


now close, and am happy to subscribe
myself, dear sir,


Yours assuredly.


j. b. FERGUSON,


Secretary L. Athletic Club.
& Commenting upon the foregoing, the
Springfield Times says cditoriafiy


A letter from the secretary of the Lugcn.
beel base ball club is published elsewhere,
which explains itself. The failure OF the
:Yankton club to accept their challenge
within the prescribed time, ought to, in our
opinion. give the championship to the Lu
genbeels, and we believe they are entitled
TO claim it.
Year: 1875

inches long over the left temple, extend:
ing back from the forehead He struck
me three times with the stick, when
clinched with him, meantime taking a
knife out of my pocket. With my arms
around his shoulders, l got my hands
together and opened the knife. Just
then fell, Bycrly falling on me. Soon
after we fell, policeman took the knife
out Of my hands, and some Of the crowd
took Byerly off. l understand Byerly
has been cut, and l am accused OF hav.
ing done the cutting.'


Bycrly was wounded six times in tho
left side just over the hip, one cut he.
ing over four inches deep, and indicat.
ing the length of the knife blake. 1t
was not at first supposed the wounds
wcro necessarily fatal. but death did
ensue in the evening, and Yarmouth,
being under arrest to await the result,
will probably be held for murder, and
acquitted on the plea that he acted in
self.dcfense.


The Bulletin promised to publish
yesterday a statement from All eye.wit.
ness Of the rencontre. The statement
differs somewhat from that Of War
mouth as to the cutting. The witness
states that the knife was open when
drawn, and that two or three stabs
were made before they fell.
Year: 1875

Few Words to Wives aud alolhers.
The women Of our nation have. been
ciassed as ''Angels of Mercy = and
they have proved true, not only on the
battle field, as we have often witnessed,
but also in the, sick chamber. 1t il


they who have moulded the character
OF all our great men. 1t is they who


teach the little ones their morning and
evening prayer, and ever point them to


the blessed Savior. They are ever to


be found in the front ranks where any


movement is on foot for the anchors


ton OF the human race. Their advice
and counsel are often so1ght by hus.


bands on matters Of important


business, and if all hus.
bands would in every instance
consult and counsel with their wives in
matters of business, &C., there would
be less vice and bankruptcy in tho
world. as they are noted for their
quick perception and often surpass the
sErcwdest business man in Judging
character. But when consulted and
counseled in regard to Life Insurance,
they (many Of them) seem to be at
fault. They seem to look upon Life
Policy as precursor of death. They
often cry out II want none Of your
blood money!" Madam, that is harsh
expression. Could you not modify it
by saying ''love money!" as many
devoted, unselfish husband has
deprived himself Of many
Of the luxuries and even the
comforts of life that he may be enabled
to carry Life Policy. You are strong
while husband lives and loves you,
but you are weak, oh! SO weak, when
you 60 upon the world husbandless and
penniless. Do not oppose Life Insur-
ancc. as by SO doing you may he court
ing future poverty and want. Tickle
fortune may consign you to the mid.
night lamp and the needle as your only
shield to keep the wolf from the door,
and your little ones, too, may prema-
turely be consigned to the factorv or
workshop, where they will be
deprived Of your moral inAu-
ence, and also Of education, which is so
essential to their future success and
happiness. God pity those who pass
through such gate Of sorrow. Re-
member that you live in cold, unchar-
table world. The friends that new
surround you while in prosperity will
visit you in your hour Of trial and
aff}iction and sympathize deeply with
you, but they will give you no aid.
They will freely bestow their benedic.
tions but withhold their benefactions.
Your opposition to Life Insurance is
unnatural and unreasonable. There
fore, take our advice and oppose it no
longer.
Year: 1875

AN UNGRATEFUL OrFIcE-HoIDER.-
Government storekeeper in Kansas re-
ceived a circular the other day from
the National Republican Committee re-
questing o subscription for political
purposes, and instead of returning the
$40 or so requested, he sent back this
exceedingly impertinent missive: " I
am not little surprised at the audacity
which characterizes the demand you
make upon me for money. I under
stand you mean, simply. that if do
not hand over the amount my commits
sion will be revoked. Let it be revoked,
then, for certainly I do not recognize
your right to make any such demand
any more than recognize the right Of
the highwayman to place his pistol to
my head and demand my money or my
life. And if the Republican party have
arrived at the point which requires the
use of such means to perpetuate it, my
opinion is that the sooner we are rid of
the party and very many of its leaders
the better if will be for our common
country. And in view of the foregoing
facts, / must beg to be excused from
your very modest demand" That man
has been demoralized, probably, by
reading an " unbridled and licentious
press"
Year: 1875

The wood pavement Jersey avenue, Jersey City,
Is undergoing repairs. While the men were engaged
yesterday forenoon In boiling tar the liquid nowcd
aud caught lire, running the wood pavement,
which bazed like tlnder Black volumes OF smoke
rolled up and the residents OF the vicinity greatly
alarmed The ars Was extinguished, however. before
any serious damage Effected
Year: 1875

/ am waiting for the shadows round me lying
To drift away;
I am waiting for the sunlight, always flying
To come and stay;
I know there's light beyond the cloudy


curtain,
A light sublime
That If will ahina m ma now am certain
Sometime Sometime
I am waiting for tbe Summers goldea


luster-
Now lar AVN
when golden fruits around my life shall


cluster
Each sunny day
We Iead OF ladeless Aug. s.4 =. ...blea stOry -
In far-off cline
And / shall pluck them in their presIine


glory,
Sometime Sometime
Then / shall hear the voice of loved ones


call me
To their dear side;
And l shall then, whatever may betall me,
Rest satisfied
For on my ear sweet notes of love shall


tremble
In matchless rhyme.
From hearts and lips that never can dis


semble-
Sometime Sometime
am waiting but at times l grow 30


weary
Far seems the day
When all the pain which makes our lives


so dreary
Shall pass away.
I know the heart, oft filled with tones of


sadness
Like funeral chime.
Shall echo back with songs of love and


gladness-
Sometime Sometime
Year: 1875

Lately a mountain lion made
a raid on a ranchman's house in
Left Hand Canyon, Colorado.
He tore the family dog to pieces.
He pulled the fiddle.strings out
OF the family cat. He finally sue.
cunmbed, however to the family
rife.
Year: 1875

We now enter the field for
the fall and coming Winter
and are furnishing the bes


paying and most easily worked
agency in the world. our
agents have always been the
most successful, and We nave
lately added new and exceed


ing y taking inducements, re


qIiring only intelligence and
application for any oneSyoung
or old, Of eiiher sex, to make
really frst-class paving busi
Year: 1875

local news and business an
nouncements, what would the
average American city or.vil-
lage be? It would surely be
unknown of its neighbors.


The county weeklies ought
to be the best supported news
papers Of the whole land, for
they contain news and gossip
that cannot be found in any of
the city dailies. The farmer
can learn from his local paper
If he prefers to take it in
stead of some more expensive
publication-how much his
neighbor's sixty-acre farm sold
for, how the schools are pros
pering, the price of butter and
eggs at the village market,and
what improvements are in pro-
gress through the section in
which he lives. He can get
none of this in the city paper,
and he cannot be a thoroughly
useful citizen without such
items of light information. It
is not always that the best
towns support the best news
papers, but it is strictly a fact
that no place ever gets the
credit Of being thrifty or en-
terprising until it can send out
a first-class paper, and that al
ways depends more upon the
people than the editor.