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Year: 1877

WASHINGTON, marcn 10, lozl.
JOHN TAYLOR: am glad to hear from
you again, and to learn that you are well,
and that your teams and tools are ready
for springs work, whenever the weather
will allow you to begin. I sometimes
read books on farming, and l remember
that a sensible old author advises far
mers "to plow naked and to SOW
naked" BY this he means that there is
no use in beginning springs work till the
throw aside his winter ehSt SctofheSq eSq5@H6fFF 5@H6f olaS
his sleeves. Yet he says We ousht to he
gin as early in the year as possible. He
wrote some very pretty verses on the
subject, which, as far as L remember,
run thus:


While yet the spring is young, while earth un-


binds


The frozen bosom to the western winds;
While mountain SHOWS dissolve against the sun,
And streams, yet new, from precipices run
Zen in this early dawning of the year,
Produce the plow and yoke the sturdy steer,
And goad him till he smoke beneath his toll,
And the bright share is buried in the soil.


John Taylor, when you read these



the little streams beginning to run down
the southern slopes of your Punchnrook
pasture, and the new grass starting and
growing in the trickling water, all green,
bright and beautiful I? And do you not
see your Durham oxen smoking from
heat and parspiration as they draw along
your great breaking-up plow, cutting and
turning over the tough sward in your
meadow in the great field? The name
of this sensible author is Virgil, and he
gives farmers much other advice, some OF
which YOU have been following all this
winter without even knowing that he had
given it.


But when cold weather, heavy SHOWS and rain
The laboring farmer in his house restrain,
Let him forecast his work with timely cares
Which else is huddled when the skies are fair
Then let him mark the sheep, and whet the


shining SHARE


Or hollow trees for boats, or number Der
His sacks, or measure his increasing stores
Or sharpen stakes, and mend each rake and


fork,


So to be ready, in good time, to work;
Visit his crowded barns at early morn;
Look to his granary, and shell his corn
Give good breakfast to his numerous kline,
His shivering poultry and his fat'ning swine


And Mr.. Virgil says some other things
which you understand up at Franklin as
well as ever he did:


In chilling winter swains enjoy their store,
Forget their hardships, and recruit for more ;
The farmer to full feasts invites his friends,
And what he got with pains, with pleasure


spends;


Draws C. airs around the fire. and tells once


more


Stories which often have been told before;
Spreads clean table with things good to eat,
And adds some moistening to his fruit and


meat.


They praise his hospitality, and feel
They shall sleep better after such meal


John Taylor, by the time you have
got through this you will have read
enough. The sum of all is, be ready for
your spring work as soon as the weather
becomes warm enough, and then put
your hand to the plow and look not
back. DANIEL WEBSTER.
Year: 1877

1t was raining steadily now, and the
gloom was intense; but Selim was used
to the road, and he was sure footed and
his rider courageous. She urged him
ON at the top of his speed, up hill and
down, through Pine valley and over
Pulpit hill, and then she struck upon
the smooth road which stretched away
to Leeds, two miles, as straight an an
arrow.


She could see the headlight on the pay
train far down the valley, distinctly now,
and to her excited fancy if seOmod but a
stones throw away. She even thought
for moment that she heard the grind of
the wheels on the iron track, but, no
it was only the soughing of the wind in
the pines.


On, and still on she went. Selim
seemed to fly. One might have fancied
that he knew his mistress was on an
errand of life and death. The lights of
the station were in view-nay, she even
saw the station masters white lantern as
he strolled up and down the platform
the white lantern which was to signal
the approaching train-to tell them to
go on, for all was well. On to their
doom


She dashed across the railway track,
flung the reins to an amazed bystander,
and, striking the white lantern from
the hand of the astonished official, she
seized the ominous red lantern from its
hook, and springing upon the track,
waved it in the very teeth of the coming
train.


Two sharp, short whistles told her that
her signal was seen, and n moment later
the train came to stop, and the officers
rushed out to learn what it all meant.


Floss told them in few brief words,
and one of the men at the station went
forward to confer with the train from
Golosha, which had not yet been tele-
graphed from the next station NEond.


The man waited fifteen minutes before
Kirke's train slid on to the siding, and it
was then known that but for the decision
of one young girl, the two trains must
have collided four miles beyond Deer
ing's Cut.


When told the story Kirke looked at
his watch.


The man from the station looked at
his.


Kirke's was ten minutes behind time 4!


You want to know how it happened.
Certainly you must have guessed. HalE-
day did it. A man was found the next
day who confessed to have seen Jack
tampering with the time pieces in the
engine house that night, but he had
thought nothing of it, he said.


Jack? Oh, he left town, and was last
heard of in Australia. His little game
was not success.


A few months later, Kirke was married
to Floss Whately, for being ten minutes
behind time.
Year: 1877

The following anecdote of the late
Senator Nye is told by the Virginia City
New Enterprise:


"He was telling us Incidents OF Jour-
ney to Europe, from which he had then
Just returned. Among the rest, he said
the sultan of Turkey ordered in his
honor, as a senator of the United States,
a grand review of the army in Constantl-
nople, and the grand vizier mounted
him pom steed which he described as
magnificent. Said Nye: He was a
pure Arabian. He had a coat like vel
vet he felt like a myriad of steel springs
beneath a man his eye was between
lion and woman's, with all the cour-
age of the one and all the human gentle
ness and beauty of the other blended ;
he knew I was an old man and was as
tender of me as a child. When L dis
mounted [ could not refrain from ex-
pres sing to the grand vizier my admira-
tion for the incompatible creature. de
heard me through an interpreter, and
then, bowling low, begged me to accept
the horse as q mark of the profound re-
gard which the sultan entertained for
me. Dld you accept niLi, senaVol
we asked. A peculiar look came into the
old mans eyes as he replied | made
rapid calculation an | saw that l had not
enough money, and could send to no
place for enough money, to pay the
freight on the animal to New York, so L
took high ground. 1 bowed low in re-
turn to the grand vizier, and bade the
interpreter explain to him that while
touched to the heart by this appreciation
and generosity of the sultan, it was. l
was sorry to say, against the laws of my
country for senator of the United
States to accept present from any for
eign prince, potentate or power. "
Year: 1877

The Revenge of Rain-in-the-Face. .
In that desolate land and lone,
Where the Big Horn and Yellowstone
Roar down their mountain path,
BY their fires the Sioux chiefs
Muttered their woes and griefs,
And the menace of their wrath.
Revenge !" cried Rain-in-the-Face,
Revenge upon all the race


OF the white chief with yellow hair ~
And the mountains dark and high
From their crags re-echoed the cry
OF his anger and despair.
In the meadow, spreading wide
BY woodland and river side


The indian village stood;
All was silent as a dream,
Save the rushing of the stream
Aud the blue jay in the wood.
In his war paint and his beads,
Like bison among the reeds,


In ambush the Sitting Bull
Lay with three Thousand braves
Crouched in tho clefts and caves,
Savage, unmerciful!
Into the fatal snare
The white chief with yellow hair
And his three hundred men
Dashed headlong, sword in hand
But of that gallant band


Not one returned again.
The sudden darkness of death
Overwhelmed them, like the breath
And smoke of furnace fire;
By The rivers bank, and between
The rocks Of the rayine


They lay in their bloody attire.
But the foeman fled in the night,
And -the-Face, in his flight,


Uplifted high in air
As a ghastly trophy bore
The brave heart, that beat no more,


OF the white chief with yellow hair.
Whose was the right and the wrong?
Sing it, oh, funeral song


With a voice that is full of tears,
And say that our broken faith
Wrought all this ruin and scathe,


In the Year of Hundred Years.


Henry W. Lonqfel'oec.
Year: 1877

When you see a young fellow standing
on corner with q far away look in his
eyes aud q bit of yarn on each of the last
two fingers Of his hand, you may be toll
erably sure that He has just begun keep
ing house, and that he is muttering to
himself "Chopping bowl, eggs,
clothes line-that's the thumb an6 first
two fingers. Now, what did she want on
the other two fingers ?"
Year: 1877

The Philadelphia Inquirer candidly
bases Its opposition to Mexican anuexa-
ton on the ground that it would be the
height of unwisdom to add to the area Of
"a solid South" until it has been made
quite clear that the heresy of secession is
so dead that it can have no possible re-
surrection. 1t Is difficult TO understand
what possible proof the South can give
that she has discarded that doctrine that
has not long ago been furnished. The
Inquirer seems to think that 1t Is the
South alone which desires Mexican an
nexation. There is not q particle of
proof of such suspicion. The Inquirer
talks about solid South having interests
apart from those of the North, East and
West. We had supposed 1t we'll proved
now that its interests were in common
with those of all other sections, and If
they were not we know of no law of
equity or political economy by which one
section should sacrifice its interests to
those of other sections. The annexation
of Texas and California resulted more to
the advantage of the North than the
South, and the same in all probability
would be the consequence of additional
annexation. Nothing is asked in regard
to Mexico except that she should restrain
the predatory bands of outlaws who cross
the Rio GIands to rob and murder citi-
zens Of the United States. We are
pleased to see that the Inquirer itself
concurs in the view that if the Mexican
government cannot restrain its people
from acts of lawlessRess upon ours 1t
should be compelled to pay the United
states Tor restraining them, policy
which it says iG is the general impression
cannot be tried too soon. However,
where once it was secession that was
feared on the part of the South, now it is
annexation instead.
Year: 1877

From the Fort Scott Monitor


The little son of Mr.. VIM. Carruthers,
who lost his right arm by the same acci-
dent that deprived his father of his left
arm, showed the most remarkable hero
ism in that trying hour. AS soon as the
accident was discovered, General Agent
Mug rushed to the assistance of the boy,
while Others went to the relief of the
father. When Mr.. Ming laid the boy ON
a seat in the caboose, he said, "Where's
my hat 2" and then, "Where is my poor
papa ?" His father at this moment was
borne into the car by those who had
gone to his assistance. "Papa, one of
my arms is gone" said the little hero,
and not cry or groan efcaped his lips
from first to last.
Year: 1877

HOW LONDON ,IdEAI1AS 1NH@~'


There is something quite amazing TO
an American In London theatre In All


their essential respects. What 10 popular


ly termed the "pi"-that, Is the parQ uet-
te or floor nearest the stage offers tne


best opportunity for seeing and hsarlng,
and vet It Is not more than half or guar
ter as expensive as the first tier or gal


lery lust above it. The first gallery Ia the


most expensive and fashionably portion
of the house. No woman is allowed TO
wear n hat or bonnet In the balcony.
Above is another gallery less expensive,
and where o hat may be worn. The gal
leries decrease in price until the one
next to the reof is reached, which 10 for
the populace. Here shirt sleeves, lunches,
bottle beer, and pandemonium generally
prevail without limit. What is SO very
singular to an American is the contrast
between the lower gallery and the pit
which spreads out in front of 1t. In the
former nearly everybody Is In full dress;
while to the latter the independent
Briton of the male persuasion is just az
liable as not to sit all through the perfor-
nance without removing his hat--espe-
cially If it be q silk one and quite new
and shiny and generally Of kind which
he fancies is liable TO attract attention. 1t
is no uncommon thing TO see one Of these
gentlemen, between the acts, rise in his
seat, turn, face the audience, and then 60
over carefully each gallery with his
lorgnette. Generally the person who
does this has glass screwed 20 artist cal
ly in one of his eyes, his hair is parted so
exactly in the middle and plastered
down so tightly to his head, his attitude
is SO effective, that 1 fancy he rises
rather to be seen than to see, and that he
scans the audience solely for the purpose
Of discovering whether or not he is at
tracing large amount OF admiration. l
fancy that any one essaying such in an
theatre would very speedily
get a most unequivocal opinion from the
audience as to what it thought Of him and
his operation.
Year: 1877

Senator Jones denies the published as
sertions that his advocacy OF the bill is
in any sense attributed to the fact OF his
interest in silver mines. he says he has
not taken dollar out Of his mines within
three years; that he 10 no way in the in
terest of the big bonanza people, all Of
whom he says that as an owner Of mines
the bill will not be specially advanta-
geous to him, for is silver is to advance
in value and gold decrease, he will be
no better off than at present, for his pro
fits and losses would be almost equal the
difference being rather in the gold sides
of the scale, for his mines yield both gold
and silver. Opponents of the bill insist
that the remoneztlzation of silver will be
damaging to the interest of the East.
From that view Of the case Mr.Jones says
he ought to oppose remenetization be-
cause he has three times as much at stake
east of the Rockey mountains as he has
west of them.
Year: 1877

Col. Robert Ingersoll, in alluding
to the story regarding his fathers Sc
verify, writes: "My father was man
of great natural tenderness of heart
and loved his children almost to in
sanity. The little severity he had
was produced by his religion. Like
most men of his time, he thought Sol
ONION knew something about raising
children: For my part, l think he
should have known better than to
place the least confidence in advice
of man so utterly idiotic as to i'm
;aglne he could be happy with seven
hundred wives.
Year: 1877

WASHlNGTON, june T. President
Hayes, although i'll former Years predls-
posed to adhere to the prevalent doctrine
of finance writer's i'll favor Of a single gold
standard, has materially changed his views
during the progress OF the general discus
sion regarding the wisdom and propricty
of the act of 1873 which dcmonrtizcd the
old legal tender silver dollar. He is now
in taEUr of its remOntiZation and OF the
readoption Of the double standard of gold
and silver: or in other words hc tavors
The full return to the condition OF things
i'll relation to these subjects which existed
previous to the legislation of 1913, being
convinced that such return to the former
system will greatly promote the resump-
ton OF specie payments, an object that he
regards of first Importance. While, how
ever, he considers the legislation OF 1873
to have been hasJy and uncalled for inter
ference with the legal tender powers of Il
large portion of our circulating medium,
he has not yet formed any determination
to bring the subject officially to the at
tention of Congress, although it is hy no
means improbable that he may hereafter
conclude that some recommendations ON
his part Of the nature above outlined, Will
be advisable.
Year: 1877

No one ere scattered doubtful seed
OF wayside bramble. common weed,


Beside the blooming heather,
And reaped theretrom, through sun and rain
The golden fruit, or yellow grain


when came the autumn weather
Whate'er we SOW, that shall we reap
If smiles, we laugh if tears, we weep.


With hearts of JOY OF sorrow,
If love, we reap of love ten fold;
Ii war we gather ills untold


To cloud the coming morrow
No one can build upon the sand
4 dwelling that will firmly stand


W hen raging storms sweep DER it.
Their toll and labor would be naught.
And all the art and cunning wrought


In ruin fall before it.
No one can drain the deadly draught
OF dissipation, but, when quatfed,


The dregs will show the viper
And all this goes to show the truth
OF this cid saw. in age or youth,


We all must pay the piper
Year: 1877

But pass said minister one Sun
day, in dismissing one theme of his subject
to take up another. "Then | make it
spades" yelled a man from the gallery
who was dreaming the happy hours away
i'll an imaginary game of euchre. 1t is
needless to say that he went out on the
next deal, being assisted by one Of the
deacOns with IL full hand of clubs.
Year: 1877

SUOVENIRS OF THE ''SWAMP ANGEL"
DR.. Shepard pointed out to me the posi-
tion of General Gilmore's ''swamp angel"
battery, and said that only the other day
his workmen dug up one Of tie uneXplod-
ed shot in the medical college yard. 1t
was rather large for war souvenir, and
about as dangerous as a rattlesnake
The cap was perfect, all ready for the
light tap that would explode it. No
soaking would ruin the powder filling,
and SO after looking it over he had it
carefully and deeply reburied, he hopes
beyond resurrection. A negro some time
ago found one Of them, and he thought
he would break it up and sell it for old
iron. He got ge-hammer and struck
it on the point. 1t exploded, blew the roof
of the house off and dealt destruction in
every direction, but strangely Sambo was
not injured beyond being stunned by the
concussion. He reused himself, looked
wildly around, and exclaimed, "Lordy
massy. whar's dat iron 2"
Year: 1877

Very much more English salt has been
imported this year than last, owing to
the low rates of freight. Shipmasters
prefer to take salt at nominal rates rather
than make the trip in ballast
Year: 1877




The average yield of butter per cow in
Vermont, is said by DR.. Hoskins to be not
over l25 pounds per annum.


Machinery out of doors all winter is the
best remedy we know about for making
farmers poor and manufacturers rich.


1t is officially announced that the rind-
elpest has SO far been suppressed in Ger
many that the importation Of hides from
that country is again permitted.


1t pays to furnish the hens good clean
nests. Clean eggs always sell best and
are best and yet there are scores of doz-
ems of dirty, forbidding looking eggs to
be found in market


We are apt to count our gold and sill
yer as very important product. But
last year the corn crop of this country
was six times as valuable as all the gold
and silver mined in the country.


A correspondent of the New England
Farmer says that the way to cure a kick
ing heiter is to sing while milking. But
it must require considerable philosophy
to sing instead of doing the other thing if
she happened to kick the pail over.
Year: 1877

Reading Eagle: The Adams express mes
sencer on the Northern Central railroad yes
terday took on corpse a. Harrisburg for the
South. While the train was in motion, strange
knocks were occasionally heard, seemingly
caused by the corpse kicking the inside oil the
coffin lid. AS no other cause for the noise
could be found, the lid OF the coffin was care
fully unscrewed, but the corpse was certainly
a real one, and perfectly quiet. The lid was
replaced, but the mysterious knocks contin-
ued, and the puzzled messenger was fast be
coming believer in spiritnlism, when the
train stopped at York, and asrkey dead


head was discovered under the car, lying
crosswise over the trucks, and occasionally
kicking his fee; up against the car floor TO
keep them warm. The dsrkey was removed,
Year: 1877

Mr.. Henry Ward Beeaher got leave of his
congregation few weeks ago to take month
or two On lecture tour, and last Sunday ev.
ening he told his congregation that the ser.
mon he had just preached was the last in
Plymouth church for seven weeks and 1t was
possible he might never return. Railroad
snashups and steamboat conaagrations flash.
ell before the vision of the congregation, but
the tremor and impressireness of his manner
seemed to indicate that he meant something
more. Of course his congregation was bath
ed in tears"
Year: 1877

The suspension of the newspaper JOvrndI
les Droits de rHoHme, and imprsonlng the
editor, for using insulting language towards
the president led to an animated debate in the
deputies on Tuesday on the liberty of the
the amendment of the press law of 1852.


Fifty thousand operatives are thrown out of
employment at Lyons in consequence of the
rise IN the price of raw silk, and the govern
ment is appealed to for relief. 1t is fearful
shock to the business of Lyons, from which
it will not soon recover.
Year: 1877

We are prepared to club the FREE TRADER
with the following publications, furnishing
both at the prices named, postage prepaid
The offer is open to old subscribers or new
at any post office In the country:
Year: 1877

And i'll accordance with law and order of the Board of
Trustees made and entered the 14h day of August A
D. 1877 many OF such designated shares of stock be-


longing and standing the of the shareholders
aforesaid shall and will be necessary psy the
upon all shares held and owned by such shareholders
standing in their upon the books of the company
will be sold public auction at the office of said company
in the office Of Trenmor Coffin in Carson City Nevada on
Year: 1877

Fire broke out yesterday the first floor Of the four
story brick building No. i13 John street. loss Of
$500 was sustained upon the building and OF $500
tho stock. The owner and Insurance arc unknown.
Year: 1877

1T CRASHES THROUGH WINDOW CLOSE


TO LADY's HEAD.


Yesterday afternoon, Mrs. Stevenson,
residing at No. $50 Market street, was
working at a sewing machine in front of
a window in a back room of the house,
and had just arisen from her chair to take
another piece of work, when small pis-
tol ball came crashing through the win
dow, and imbedded itself in the wall on
the opposite side of the room.


An instant sooner, and fatal accident
would have resulted from this careless
shooting, as had Mrs. Stevenson remain
ed sitting in the chair the ball would un-
doub;edly have pierced her forehead.


Aprompt inquiry revealed the fact that
the shst was fired by one of party of
small boys who had been loafing around
the club stables on Shipley street, below
Ninth. The boy was discovered and his
parents informed of his misdemeanor, and
he will receive proper punishment.
Year: 1877

a Council CAUcUs.-Last evening
the Republican members of Council
held a caucus, for the consideration OF
various subjects which will soon claim
the official attention of that body.
Among the subjects considered were
the choice of members of the Board of
Appeals, (who, under the new law are
10 be elected the first meeting night in
May) the various bills in relation to
Wilmington passed by the Legislature
the tax rate for 1877, and the choice
of several minor city officials who are
soon to be elected.
Year: 1877

The Triumph Truss is a marvel of
mechanical ingenuity and accuracy and
hence if properly adjusted will hold any
Hernia in practice, when the Triumph
Rupture Care, will infallibly and speedily
cure it. These wonderful appliances are
sold at 1916 Chestnut street, Philadelphia
and 334 Bowery, New York where the
Truss is aoarrdnted, and the Cure Guar
anteed. Send 10 cents for Descriptive
Book, to either Office. IT,
Year: 1877

from Chamberlain.


WASHINGTON, April 9th, 1S7I.-It is
not supposed in high official quarters that
Governor Chamberlain will make a de-
termined opposition to his supersedure
in Office, as has been anticipated by the
press. Just previous to his departure for
South Carolina he showed a disposition
to yield to the pressure against him; but
nevertheless he will resort to such means
as will with show of law relieve him
from his present position without appear
ing to readily submit.