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Year: 1877

Very few entries have been made in MOhave and Yavapai counties, therefore the foregoing shows the extent of the sO-called land steal in Arizona The report that Gen. Banning and others in the interest of the Southern Pa cific railroad company, had gOb- bled up whole townships on the Gila, has dwindled down. to, two sections! With these exceptions, every location named is made by an actual settler in the Territory or one dong constant business in it. We are inclined tobelieve that the reported "large steals" else- where, on examination, would be found equally exaggerated and further investigation would very likely show that the cry of "steal" was raised by gang of blaekmail- CTS and libellers whoa are trying to break down Senator Sargent who, with all other Pacific senators and representatives, favored the bill in Congress. No man can steal land under the bill, for the act cOmpels him to pay the full government price and make expensive im- prOvements which any sensible and just community of people would hail as a blessing.

 A Mir. Thompson came in from California expecting to take up extensive tracts in the Gila valley. He had surveys and examinations made and, finding that he could get only alternate sections and that the cost of irrigating dtches would be large, he abandoned the scheme and did not locate an acre Now what did this man and his associates contemplate doing with the land had they entered it !? Why, plant it with sugar cane and thereby give thousands of people employment and save hundreds of thousands of dollars to the Terri tory. And yet he was charged with a purpose to perpetrate an immense Steal-at an expense of hundreds of thousands of dollars earned elsewhere. And such is the justice done to valuable public men and measures by a set of human hounds who would never improve an acre of desert land If millions of acres were offered them on condition they would improve it, Citizen.
Year: 1877

There is villainy afoot. When Con.
gress met the House, by large ma
jority, was in favor of at once repeal
ing the resumption act. Now a
change has come over the spirit of
their dream; and it is claimed that
they will not repeal it. The Pioneer
Press says:


There will be variety of opinions
as to the cause for this sudden change
of heart. Rampant infationists will
probably ascribe the detection to an
invasion of their ranks by emmissaries
of the money power, BEARING substan-
tidt arguments; but observers having
faith in the ultimate common sense of
the majority, will prefer to believe
that the vigorous arguments heard on
the floor of the house, and the unmis-
taxable drift of the most intelligent
public sentiment in the country have
brought the house into wiser and
more honest frame of mind. Such
speeches rs Garfield's s and Chitten-
den S and such demonstrations of cap
ital as those of the New York and
Boston bankers, are great and swift
public educators.


Does anybody suppose that man
whose constituents are clamorous for
repeal will be converted by q few
speeches, which merely re-hash the
worn ont and half decayed arguments
which have been served upa thousand
times in the hard-money newspapers
No: it is the substantial argu-
ments," the z. p. refers to.


Let it not be forgotten that it was
the aggressions and even victories of
slavery that led to the overthrow OF
slavery. s'Whom the gods would de-
stroy they first make mad"


If the money-power buys up and
corrupts Congress there will be an
awakening in the land similar to thai
which followed the fall of Fort Stump
ter
Year: 1877

Richard Thornton, editing the
Greenback column in the .Anoka Re
publican says


How could he make it appear Just
and right that the poor man should be
doubled taxed and the rich bondhold-
er be exempt. How, that the bond
holder should get interest on his
money in bonds, and yet have his
money in national bank bills to use!
How it can be best for the country to
pay interest on an enormous debt by
putting it in bonds, when we could
put ii in greenbacks and save hun
dred millions in interest! How a ma
tional bank note which is not legal
tender, and which no one is obliged to
take for debt, and which is irredeem-
able in everything except agreenback,
is better than that greenback when
made a full and an only legal tender!
And why that gold which the people
have not got and never will get,
locked up in some unknown vault, is
a safer basis for paper circulation
than the guarantee of all the people
and all the wealth in the country!
And how it can be better to have
hard times and three millions of men
vainly asking employment, and bread
for their families, than to have good
times, plenty of work, and every busi-
ness enterprise prosperous! 5


Mr.. Thornton challenges any Repub-
lican or Democrat to answer him. on
the stump. or in the paper, but no re-
sponse has yet been heard.
Year: 1877

Liberty Hall, editor Of the Glencoe
Register, ran for senator, but was
defeated, and here is his warning to
contemporaries:


An editor who has opinions OF his
own and dares to express them never
ought to run for Office. We state
this as warning to our brethren OF
the quill. Whenever you are tempted
to run for office, think of Greeley and
Liberty Hall. We have no Chap
pauqua to retire to, so cannot die.


Liberty, you should be wise and
moderate like ourself, and then, like
ourself, you would have no enemies.
Year: 1877

JAMES LEAHRY's STORE ROBBED OF TWO THOU


SAND DOLLARS WORTH OF PRoPERTY-Es-


CAPE OF THE THIEVES.


Between three and seven o'clock yesterday morning
burglars effected the dry goods Of
James Lcahcy, No. SOL Broadway, and succeeded in
getting away with twenty -one valuable shaws and a
large quantity OF silk goods worth about So per yard
AS large number Of shaws OF great value and other
costly goods were on the counters the exact value
of the goods cannot be ascertained un-
til stock ia taken as to the contents Of
tho drawers Captain Canrey and his detectives
of the Fih precinct shortly after seven A. NJ heard
OF the robbery and at once mado an examination OF the
premises. They were at once astonshed at tho lack
OF precauon by the 10 protect his property and
informed him that their only surprise was that the
There Is an entrance to the store from tho
rear at No. 81 Leonard street. where Will
lam lam Sroy keeps es. "ne .ra,ca ,unon ao cpov po


by forcing open the front door Thence they pro-
cceded TO tho back part OF tho lunch and easily
reached n small yard In the rear Of Leaheys. An axe
and saw were called into requsiion to cut away the
panels of the double wooden doors. These removed.
the thieves had free ingress to tho floors where tho
costly property was stored. On large counter cx.
tending across the door aud III drawers beneath this
counter were costly silks One OF these drawers
was forced open and pillaged The counters that
tervened between the daring burglars aud the show
windows Broadway shielded them from tho notice
while high buildings protected them from observa
ton in the After helping themselves to the most
valuable goods they removed their plunder through
the saloon in Leonard street, where they
found several boxes OF cigars and bottles of
wne which they carried oil to celebrate their achieve
ments OF the night wthal In the hurry OF their de-
parture they left upon the floor OF the saloon four
Grape shawls and two pieces OF checked silk. IL Is
supposed the burglars after entering tho saloon,
closed and locked the door to prevent the police
learning Of their operations Captain Cafirey at
three O'Clock examined the door, and found
an iron bar, secured by paddock, across
1t, so that II very certain tho entrance
was effected aor that hour In the cellar under the
store was a valuable stock OF silks, that could
have been secured by breaking open a wooden door,
they evidently in too great hurry to explore
the mysteries OF the basement. The robbery later
in the day reported to Superintendent Walng, and
detectives detailed to look for the thieves and the
plumber which, It Is believed is worth at least ST. 0O0
Year: 1877

SUFFERING DAUGHTERS OF AMERICA.


To THs EDITOR HERALD:-


Day after day have sought your advertising col.
umns as a means Of finding employment. and as often
have laid aside my paper with heart almost discour-
aged as | presume have many In a like situation.
Almost every advertiser requires 'experionced hands"
and the highest Recommendations, but what is
TO do who can neither claim TO be one Of the former
nor obtain the latter, except as to rcspecta.
biIity. There doubtless many worthy women in
this city who, for the first time, are compelled TO seek
employ ment, that would GLADLY accept any honorable
occupation and labor for the interest OF their
plover quito as much those who possess the opcn
sesame '--experience and recommendation.


Why not give somo OF those chance to prove their
value for none become experienced without OPP
portun!ty2 Too proud to ask charity, and with little
courage to employment whom the above requisites
are nearly always strictly essential, must We daugh
ters of America suffer Tor tho necessaries of life in
this noble bcarted city DILEMMA.
Year: 1877

To the Working Class.-We are now prepared to furnish all classes with constant employment ct home, the whole of the time, for their spare mo- ments. Business new, light and profitable. Persons of either easily from 50 cents to g per eye

 time to the business Boys and girls nearly as much men. That all who see this notice may send paTaeled offer: To such not well satisfied we will send one dollar to pay for the trouble of writing mence work on and . copy of Home and Preside one of the largest and best illustrated Publications ell sent free by mail. Reader, if you want permanent, Portland, Maine. 1yA
Year: 1877

III the margin of your paper indi
Gates that your time is out, or will ex
pire with the next paper. Remember
our rule-CAsH ALWAYS IN ADVANCE.
If not renewed. we take it FOR granted
you do not want the paper any longer,
and your name will be dropped from
our list. We intend to publish the
best paper in West Tennessee. and
the more subscribers we get. the BET
ter We can make the paper. Let eve.
ry one renew and bring another with
MIN.
Year: 1877

on the s100, which will raise the rate
of taxation to the same standard it
was last year; but reduction of val
ne in the taxable property will be
equivalent to a similar reduction in
the taxes. Take for instance the
taxable property of the county for
1876 as a basis, viz:
Year: 1877

The front entrance to Recreation
hall will be closed on the evening of
Feb. 22nd, the occasion of the Calico
ball Of the Germania club, and admis-
sion to the floor will be through the
rear entrance. f1l-dtd
Year: 1877

New York, Feb. 13.-Judge Wallace
to-day in the U. S. court, denied the
motion made yesterday in the Emma
mine suit to dismiss the complaint on
the ground that the plaintiffs had not
produced evidence to sustain their
case
Year: 1877

No ONE CAN WITH SAFETY risk a
contact with the linen or clothing used
by a person suffering with contagious
disease, unless the same has been disin-
fected. GLENN's SULPHUR SOAP Is
the most reliable disinfectant in use.


fS-daw1w
Year: 1877

In 1865 | made experiments TO see
how soon iocusts would drown. After
confning them in water twelve hours
they soon showed signs of life when
placed in the sunshine, and in few
minutes began to move. | tried freezing
and came to the conclusion that they
could be frozen up any length of time,
and the warm sunshine would revive
them. In 1S47 l tried animal poisons TO
see what effect they would produce on
locusts. | put the poison on celery,
which the locusts prefer to other vege-
tables, and after observing the effect
formed the opinion that they could eat
their weight of any animal poison with
out iIl-effect to them. As soon as they
hatched out and began eating in April,
1875, | took a can of coal oil and a pan
for the purpose of making fagot to burn
some that had just began TO eat my
wheat, coming from a sandy knoll in the
field. poured the oil in the pan, and
in moving about the pan / caused two or
three to leap into it. i perceived that
they changed color instantly, and to all
appearance were dead. ] then forced
them in and observed the same results.
On placing them in the sunshine it failed
to bring them to lie again. l Iafterward
tried coal tar with the same happy re-
suit. Turpentine, alcohol, alkali and
croton oil will kill them, and from the
results OF my experiments l believe that
anything that will kill vegetable life will
destroy locust life under the same con-
ditions.


] know no insect that exhibits the cum
ming of locusts after they are four weeks
old When very young they appear to
have no sense, as they will leap into
water or fire if in their course. After
four vneks old they will perform acts of
cunning that are incredible to the unob-
serving. In 1875, after they ate my
neighbor's crop on the east, they set out
for my field. / turned water between
his and my gold, and caused it to flow
four or five feet wide in places, and let
it flow through the wheat ten or fifteen
feet wide in places. | soon found them
crossing by thousands, swinging from
blade to blade Of the wheat that stood in
the running water. l then cut the wheat
out, but at the juncture of ditch 1 had
left two fence poles in the form of letter
V, the lower ends crossing near the water
of the creek, and the upper ends on
either side of the ditch. They soor
found passage, and would and did climt
down pole fifteen feet long over the
water of Bear creek, and up the othel
pole into my field. They were making
the passage in one continuous stream
when / made the discovery, and tn,
ground and wheat were covered near th'
passage by those that had crossed


1fii;cdulee Nelcs.
Year: 1877

The Massachusetts, legislature is col
lecting information in reference to Spitz
dogs. The testimony against them is
surprisingly heavy and bad. They are
nervous and irritable, and easily pro-
voked to bite, and their bite often pro-
duces hydrophobia, even when they slow
no signs of madness. 1t looks as though
tthe beautiful animal will have to be
given up altogether.
Year: 1877

The joint resolution offered in the
Senate, on the 18th by Mr.. Eaton OF
Connecticut, amendatory of the Consti-
tuition of the United States, provides
that the following articles be proposed
to the Legislatures of the several States
as an amendment to section first, article
second Of the Constitution Of the United
States, which. when ratified by three.
fourths of said Legislatures, shall be
valid as part of the said Constitution,
VIZ:


Atribunal for the decision Of all con-
tested issues arising in the choice OF the
electors OF President and Vice President
shall be appointed in each State in tue
following manners:


Not less than twelve months prior to
the time fixed by law for the choice of
electors, the Governor of each State,
shall, by and with the consent Of the
Senate of the State, appoint not less than
five persons learned in the law, and 9th
wise duly qualified, to whom shall be re-
terred in such manner as the Legislature
of the State shall direct, all cases of con. /.
tested election arising in reference to
electors of President and Vice Presi
dent The tribunal SO constituted shall
hear and determine every such contest,
and certify at least thirty days before the
day upon which the electors shall be
called upon to give their votes, their de-
clslon to the proper returning officer OF
officers OF the State, and also transmit an
authenticated copy thereof, under the seal
of the State, 10 the President Of the Sen
ate. The term OF office Of said tribunal
shall expire on the day fixed by law for
the oath of office to be taken BY the
President aud Vice President of the
United Sta e for the term ensuing after
their appointment.
Year: 1877

Mrs. Ann Eliza Young, the rebel
of the harem, in her "Wile No. 49,"
tells of a cousin who had married a
Gentle. The girl parents were
deyout saints, and grieyed over
their daughter as one dead. The
disconsolate father consulted the
oracle of the Lord, who gave him
the following godly advice "Put
Hatten out Of the way; it is a sin
and a shame to have SO good a wo-
man dragged around the world by
a GENTLE" OF course the voice of
the Lord spoke in his chosen SER
want, and in few days came the
startling news that this audacious
outsider had been killed by the
Indians.
Year: 1877

Don't forget that warm weather is
the time to make pork. There is but
little profit in feeding hogs, SO far as
pork-making is concerned, when the
thermometer is down to zero. Re-
member this, and commence feeding
early. Hogs that are to be marketed
this year, ought now to be in fair
condition, and should be fed unspar-
ingly from this time ON until they are
ready for the market. The great mass
of western farmers rely entirely upon
our great staple, corn, for q fattening
food, and certainly there is nothing
that equals it for this purpose. With
a large majority Of feeders, tho grow
ing crop is depended upon to fit the
hogs now ON hand for the market,
and when this is the case, they should
commence just as soon as the corn is
hard c:.ough to be Of service. But
when there is sufficint quantity of
old corn on hand, it will be found
more profitable to continue it's use
until tho new crop is thoroughly RI
pcncd. If tho hogs tire of It in its
hard, dry form, it will be found prof
liable to shell il from the cob, and
then soak it-say about twelve hours
before feeding, for few days, and
then return to dry corn. The great
secret Of successful pork-making lies
in keeping the appetite Of the hog in
good condition, then supplying il
plentifully with corn, and making
your pork before the advent of cold
weather.-National Lipe Stock Jour.
nal,
Year: 1877




Yesterday, Mrs. Henry Smith, liy.
ing eight miles northwest from thi:
city, went into the yard, accompanied
by her little daughter, a child years
of age, to get somc honey. The box
containing the hive is an ordinary
patent arrangement, with drawers
In slipping one of them out Mrs
Smith was stung by bee. The shock
and pain caused her to jerk her hand
back quickly, and her elbow striking
another box knocked it over, causin Q
1t to fall to the ground and burst
open. In an instant she and the child
were literally covered with insects,
which stung them on the face neck
and arms, and, indeed, nearly all
over tho body. Frightened and Graz
ed with pain, they started to run, but
they were blinded by the bees and it
was ten minutes before they succeed
ed in getting into the house and free
from the swarm. 1t was then dis
covered that they were SIT ng almost
to death. In less than an hour their
faces were swollen out of all recogni-
tion and Mrs. Smith had become in
sensible from her injuries. A doctor
was sent for and every possible rem
edy applied; but this morning both
mother and daughter were in pre-
cartons condition, and serious fears
were entertained that their injuries
would prove fatal.
Year: 1877

swer until Congress makes an appro
priation for the permanent repair
Secretary Schurz will ask for none,
enough to put an additional story OF
the building to accommodate the Pen
sion Bureau and other branches o.
the department which have beer
crowded out.


THE LOSS TO THE GOVERNMENT
cannot be calculated when the records
and models which were destroyed
are taken into consideration. Their
value can only be estimated when II
lis known how much they will be
missed. Besides those that were
burned, vast quantities of documents
were ruined by reckless handling
and others were soaked with water,
just how many have been destroyed
and their character can only be dis
covered after long time. It will re-
quire at least 100000 to repair the
building, and if an additional story is
put on Secretary Schurz will want a
million. The Patent Office was de-
strOyed once before in 1885, after
which the present building was erect
ed.


THE BUSINESS OF THE DEPARTMENT


WILL BE PARALYzED
for several weeks on account of the
confusion, and nearly all the rooms
of the main floor will need repair,
being greatly damaged by water.


THE DISASTER PREDICTED.


1t will be remembered that q year
or so ago, on the occasion of a slight
fire, just such a disaster as has occur
red was stated in these dispatches to
be imminent. Precautions might
have been taken, but were not, and
records, models, etc, are lost that were
OF incalculable value, and cannot be
replaced.
Year: 1877

= ~ SsSA ~ ASSROay OA0OMcuuAtht VI


any other business man or mechanic


were to open his shop for one or two


hours only, each day, and to spend


the remainder of his time at some


unproductive employment or rccrea.


tion, he would soon shut up his shop


altogether. A certain amount of pro-


ductive labor is absolutely necessary


to support every man. This amount


is regulated by circumstances. These


circumstances are beyond our con-


troll, but their operation 10 90 certain


as to amount to what is called Q nat


ural law. When any business or


trade becomes 60 profitable that q


living is made by it with less than the


usual amount of labor, numbers


flock into it, until the products be-


come too plentiful, and their labor


falls so low that longer hours Of la


Dor arc needed TO turn out suffi-


cient quantity of them to give the


producer q living. Then people


leave or avoid this business, and by


and by it returns to the average con-


dition Of other industries, and gives


q fair living for days work. But,


under ordinary circumstances, If per-


sons engaged in any business do not


perform fair days work, they do


not get fair living. Now it is COM
planned farming does not pay, that it
does not afford fair living. If this
is true, it is especially unfortunate,


because farmers are tied to their


business, and can not leave it at q few
days notice. As rule, we are GER
tain this is not true. But it must be
confessed that there is some reason
for the complaint. Farming certain
ly does not pay some farmers, and q
good reason for this can be found by
examining the census report. There
we find that in one of the principal
New England States the average size
of the farms is IS acres; the average
number of acres in grain and pota-
toes on each farm is only % acres
the average number of cows on each
farm ia less than three, and each cow
takes II e acres to support her; there
are less than two sheep to each farm
the same number of pigs, and little
more than one horse. Each man en-
gagged in farming cultivates only one
acre and fonr-tenths in grains and po-
tatoes, and lOI acres in grains, po-
tatoes and grass. Now here is case
PARALLEL by that of mechanic, who
should only work quarter of a
day instead Of full time. III
any sensible farmer were asked if a
man could support himself by such
he would reply no, en-
and without any hesita-
ton. The condition of the State in
question is similar to that Of the rest
Of New England, and other parts Of
The country. 1t is clear then that it
can not be helped that there should be
dissatisfaction with the proceeds of
20 Intellectually employed labor; it
would be surprising, aud farming
would be different from any other
business, If it were not 80. The REM
sdy is obvious. Work must be well
Ind ciliectnally done, or the pay ls
poor. A days wages can only be
earned by days work. The prOpor-
ion or ratio between work and pay
s fixed by laws, which no man, Of
of men, can suspend of
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