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Year: 1878

SHEEP KILLING DoGs.-Mr. D. c. Richmond, of
Ohio relates-n an article at large without credit
the results of observation and experience OF
sheep killing dogs, from which he was quite
sufferer for twenty-five years. They slaughter
their victims by tearing open the large veins OF
the neck and sucking the blood; they never can
be broken of this trick. A single dog will some
times kill sheep, but generally there are two
often large and small dog. A sheep-killing
dog will teach others. The first time dog kills
sheep he will suck the blood, and then eat some
and be satisfied. He will soon learn to kill sever


al sucking the blood until he is full, eating no
flesh the first night. Any dog that will chase
sheep when out alone, will sooner or later kill
them. green dog win sometimes kill sheep
in the daytime but this seldom happens. Nearly
all the sheep killing by dogs is done in the night;
they are very cunning about it, often going long
distances from home when there are plenty of
sheep close by As preventive measure, bells
are good not small ones, but three gOod-sized
bells for each hundred sheep. If, in spite of this
precaution, sheep is killed, say nothing. Skin
it and let the carcass lie in the same place. The
first night after killing the dogs will come, but
the second night they will be on hand. Cut four
or five gashes in the shoulder of the dead sheep,
nut small amount of first-class strychnine in the
gashes, and the next morning you will be sure to
have dead dogs. Mr.. r. has sometimes killed
four dogs in one night. He adds that 'it is well
to keen the mouth shut" !" and concludes with men
ton of curious incidents "0ne morning found
a small yearling killed, with small round hole
eaten out of his fore-shoulder. 1t puzzled me. l
knew it was not common dog. told my neigh
bors to shut up their dogs. The second night
after killing, put in the strychnine, and the next
morning had the largest red fox l ever saw"
Year: 1878




Boston, Aug. 30.-Gen. Butler, in
his card accepting the nomination for
Governor of Massachusetts,, said: take
the trust with all its cares and will de-
vote all of the intelligence, labor, fore
thought, and energy which in me lies,
and use all the power which they and
those who think with them may give
me to relieve the peoples burdens and
bring about more equal and efficient
administration of the laws of this COM
monwealth which they wish. As we
have no organization or platform of
party principles, either state or national,
it may not be inappropriate to set forth
the principles which will guide my po-
litical measures as well as conduct of
all governmental functions which may
be entrusted to me. Equal rights, equal
duties, equal powers, equal burdens,
equal privileges, and equal protection
by the laws, to every man everywhere
under the Government. State or ma
tional laws of taxation should be made
so plain, so direct and efficient and be
so faithfully administered that all of
the property Of every kind in COM
monwealth should be taxed just once
every year and no more, as lightly as
possible, equally and fairly, and so that
none can escape the public burden. A
law regulating the rate of interest is
advocated. The repeal of laws against
usury has in many cases ruined both
borrower and savings bank, which is
legal tender. 1t certainly has shaken
to its foundation our savings bank sys-
tenn. The result may teach the mana
gers of these institutions that when the
Almighty thundered his few laws for
His chosen people from Mount Sinai,
the only financial law delivered to Mo-
ses, was sTake thou no usury of thy
brother or increase but of God," that
was omnipotent wisdom. Let us abol-
ish and fearlessly set aside, as far as
we can, boards, commissions, and un-
constitutionally appointed officers, and
sinecurists, with their relatives and en-
ployes, now living upon the substance
of the people, extorted from them by
taxation. We have no political machin-
cry, no political wire workers who can
make claim on us. We are directly
from the people and of the people.


Let the people interpose just this
once between governing rings and the
people without the middle men of con-
ventions or regard to political issues.
The legislative and executive depart
ments of State in the coming year can
not affect the administration of ma
tional affairs il any way, and if they
do their full duty to the people and do
the work of the people instead of thrust
ing it upon banks and commissioners,
and attend to reforms needed at home,
they will have full employment for all
their time. We do not ask, therefore,
those who act with us to pretermit,
change or alter any political opinion
whatever, upon any subject, but any
one seeing the necessity, as we see it,
of relieving the peoples burden and to
bring about more equal and efficient
administration of the laws of the Com
monwealth, to act with us for that end.
Year: 1878

ACCORDING to the cable several cases
OF cholera have occurred in Sweden.
Should it be transferred to the Inflated
South there wouldn't be probably a
corporal's guard of the population left.
Year: 1878

THE offices of clerks of the United
States courts all over the country, were
crowded with bankruptcy business yes
terday and the same story will be true
Of to-day. This is the last day Of grace.
Year: 1878

The voters in Minnesota should
bear in mind that at the coming elec-
tion their votes will decide whether
the FIVE hundred thousand acres Of in>
ternal improvement lands shall be ex-
changed for the old State railroad
bonds. We notice that the newspa>
per organs Of the bondi,oIders are very
reticent on the subject, and evidently
desire the measure to be defeated


They believe that if this measure fails
to 60 into effect they would stand a
very good chance Of buying up some
future legislature and thus secure more
favorable terms Of settlement. And
after the disgraceful sale Of SO many
members of the last legislature to the
school book ring. it cannot be denied
that the bondholders are quite right
in their opinion. According to the
pending measure the 500, 900 acres Of
internal improvement lands will Be e.
Year: 1878

bound to US, and we shall be to it, and
each will contribute to The wealth and
prosperity Of the other. uow much Of
all this depends upon the early compile
ton of the Mackinaw and Marquette
railroad? 1t seems to be the pivot upon
which the early prosperity of The whole
state largely turns, as it undoubtedly is.
There is nothing so Indispensable in the
future, or so Important i'm the present.
But have taken much more of your
space than [ int ended. In another and
short communication will notice some
objections made 10 the policy advocate,
and conclude all | desire to say upon
the subject.


JAMESF. JOY.
Detroit, Dec. 81. 1873.
Year: 1878

LET THERE BE NO CoMPBoMIsE.-
If sneaking fellow had by some cum
ming got in his possession under prsisnse
of law titles to valuable property, and
came and offered to 'scompromise for a
consideration, 1t might be possible that
rather than refer the case to a prejudiced
Judge, who was known to be in favor Of
the rascal, to yield to the robbery.


But this is not the case with the silver
question. The Judges Of the question
are the people, to whom 1t will be re-
ferred should the Bland bill be rejected
in the Senate. A compromise on any
other silver dollar than one of 4l2i
grains, ought TO be secuted by every fair
minded man. That was the weight Of
the silver coin in which the bonds were
to be paid at the time the bonds were
given. We should not pay grain more.
And if it is declared that greenbacks
were worth more why then we say pay
the bonds in greenbacks rather than be
cheated out of one penny. And why
should they not be paid in greenbacks !?
If greenbacks are worth more than silver
Congress ought to determine that they
had reached the par of coin and pay them
in legal tender notes. This would be
considered fair, and even generous by
any who possessed the proper spirit OF
patriotism. No Southern State ever
drove and narrowed their slaves as the
Congress Of 1875 attempted to drive and
harrow the poor people of this country.
Many Of the members were owners oi
bonds, or interested in them indirectly
through corporations, and the act demon
etizing silver and making the bonds pay
able in gold tended to their profit, while
it served to rob and depress every othel
interest to magnify and increase the val
ue and purchasing power of the bonds
And now that the thing has been detect
ed they propose TO compromise for theil
own benefit, instead Of making repara
''- -oA NAoSo uohc thc PcoPict Whoii
their act has cost, in the depression o
values, as much as would pay the who'll
debt of the government. ..


1t is time that the Senate Of the Unite,
States were given to understand tina
there are men at home equal in all tn
qualities essential to lawmakers VIII
are not to be told they and their resolve
are OF no weight and value. 4H s.


The Senate never had so little infiu
epce among men OF learning and exper
ence as it has had in the last decade nc
did It ever assume so much con sequenc,
while 1t has attempted on all occasion
to rule by the party caucus or part
whip. 1t has dened the co-equal powe
d OF the House Of Representatives and Ii
Executive, and would not have hesitate
to threaten the Supreme court had q
occasion arisen.


As IL is being filled with membe


fresher from the people it Is hoped tn


it will evince a spirit more in harmon


with freedom and that liberty whi,


teaches that men are not all sycophan


and cringers to place and power. II


people want to be paid their daily wag


in money that will be taken by even


prince or bondholder as readily as by


beggar. 9vr
Year: 1878

s. In the Ohio Senate q bill has been In


trodused to amend the State banking
law SO as TO make it q peuitentiary offenss
for banks to loan their paper or credit in
any manner unless they have sufficient
money In their vaults to make that
paper or credit good. nr s..t4 ...i
Year: 1878

Sift in tin pan four pounds of flour;
bank it up against the side, pour in
one quart of milk, and water and mix
into it -four enough to make . thin
batter; then quickly and lightly add
one pint of milk, in which is dissolv-
ed one ounce Of salt aud an ounce and
three .fourths of compressed yeast.
Leave the remainder Of the -four
against the sides of the pan, cover
with cloth and set In warm place
tor three -fourths of an hour, put in the
rest of the flour until the dough will
leave the bottom and aides Of the pan,
and let this stand two hours and q
half. Finally, divide the mass into
one pound pieces, to be cut In turn In
twelve pieces each. This gives square
pieces, about three inches and Q half
thick, each corner of which is taken
up and folded over to the centre, and


then the rolls are laid on . bread


board to rise for half an hour, when


they are put into = hot oven that bakei
them in ten minutea,
Year: 1878

Now that the people of Los An.
geles have shown in the Jubilee
what a wide range of musical cul-
ture and ability exists in their
midst, the occasion is most favora-
BILE for the organization of Phil
harmonic Society. There are
many cities of treble our popula-
tlon which cannot boast of anything
like the range or thoroughness of
the amateur and professional mu-
sicians of this city.
Year: 1878

IN one word, if we are permitted
to do so, we propose to say nothing
in this campaign which shall hin.
der any nominee or the San Jose
ticket from getting all the votes
his merits may entitle him to. 1t
is our wish to let the present con.
test pass without attempting to put
a spoke in any mans wheel. In
the absence of regular Democratic
nominations, we propose to claim
the privilege of saying an occa-
sional good word for a gentleman
who belongs to our own profession
and who is conceded to be conspic.
uously qualified for the position he
has been nominated for. We ap.
preciate the fact that, unless parti-
zan bitterness is excited, all the
nominees of the San Jose Conven-
ton have an excellent chance of
getting the Democratic vote of Los
Angeles county.
Year: 1878

The Herald Steam Printing House is
not surpassed by any Job Printing office
ON the Pacific Coast, outside of San Franz
CISCO, in facilities for doing job work.
Low prices. good work and expedition
may be relied upon OF this office.
Year: 1878

Most of our inyalids are such, and millions of more healthy people will become invalids, for the want of paying the most ordinary attention to the requirements of the skin. The membrane is too often regard ed as a covering only, instead of a complicated piece of machinery, scarcely second in its texture and sensitiveness 10 the ear and eye. Many treat it with as little refer ence to its proper functions as if it were nothing better than a bag of bones. It is this Reconsideration for the skin that is the cause of a very large proportion of the diseases of tEe world. If, as claimed by some scientists, four-fifths, in bulk, of all we elt and drink must either pass of through the skin or be turn ed back upon the system as a pois- on, and that life depends as much upon these exhulations through the skin as upon inhaling pure air through the lungs, it must be of the most vital importance to keep the channel free.
Year: 1878

Aight-heartcd centenarian crack cd her last joke in Detroit hospit- al one day last week, and with a smile on her withered face, passed thence to auother, and possibly, more serious world. Her name was Margaret Egan, and her age 102 She had lived so long that her rela- lives had lost sight of her, for al- though she had grandchildren who were well-to-do, she was suffered to end her days as pensioner of the Little Sisters of the Poor. But she did not drOop and loose her spirits. She was as happy as the day was long, and used to sing, tell stories and even dance for the crones in the hospital. Every day she would stroll iuto the imfrmary with big jewsiarp and sit there for hours playing uncertain jigs and rickety reels, and contriving to bring back to wan cheeks the flush of excite ment, and to dull eyes the light of other days. Only five days before her death she entertained her com panions in this way, and during her illness she amused herself with her jewsharp. joking. laughing, singing, whistling and smiling, like a girl of sixteen. A few hours before her death the little old lady remarked to the doctor: "I am strong and hearty, and shall live to a good old age" It was her last joke. It is not every centenarian who can trip through the Valley of the Shadow keeping step to the creakiDg jangle of a rusty jewsharp.
Year: 1878

Take two parts spirits of turpen- tine, and one of aqua ammonia, and use about two tablespoonfuls of the mixture to a tub of water. Put the mixture into suds as hot as the hand can be borne in; put in the clothes and let them soak about an hour before beginning to wash. The labor will be lessened about one-half, and enough soap saved to pay for the fluid, besides the wear- ing of the clothes will be lessened 50 per cent, and less rubbing will be required. The clothes do not rot nor fade under this treatment, nor will any offensive odor be imparted. This recipe cost s5, and i7 worth double the amount.
Year: 1878

Pigs that are to be kept for breed- CTS should have a mixed diet-plen- ty of bone and muscle forming food and ample opportunity for exer- else. Ifpermited the run of a good pasture (clover is the best) mod crate supply of corn will do them good and aid in promoting healthy growth. But if the circumstances of the breeder are such that he can not have the benefit of a pasture for his pigs, then he must endeavor to supply substitute by using a variety of food-such as skinned milk, wheat middlings, ground oats, mixed with oil-meal occasionally. A most excellent food may be gre pared by mixing six parts ot good peas and five parts of corn meal and one part of oil-meal; or the peas, corn and fax-seed may be cooked and fed without grinding if desired. Oats and peas ground together and cooked make an excellent food.

 Cooked potatoes mixed with corn meal make a good combination; in short all the various grains and roots raised on the farm may be used to advantage in raising pigs, and they should nearly all be used when the pigs are not allowed the run of a good pas ture.
Year: 1878

THE recent attempt to assassi- nate the King of Spain was fail ure, as usual. Itir rather startling to contemplate the number of times attempts have been made on he life of royal pcrsonages, but the tesror of the assassination is somewhat mitigated by the regularity with witch the murderous efforfs fail.
Year: 1878

SOME idea of the importance of New York as a money center may be gleaned from the fact that, at the date of the last reports of the na tional banks, one half the legal ten der notes held by all the banks in the United States were in the New York banks.
Year: 1878

Ons Of our friends whose opinion
we respect, bas thought prOpeF to
ssk US If we are not rather severe on
the last Legislature. We think not.
We IhiDk the last Legislature is
justly chargeable with political cow
ardice. We think its record clearly
proves that. Bot In estimating the
value Of our comments, our readers
must remember that the HERALD is the
organ Of the great mass OF the people.
We know the people feel juslly disap.
pointed at the work performed by the
Legislature, and It 10 our duty as Q
fearless critic 10 say so. We fear that
the time is not far distant when Mis-
sissippi will suffer for some OF the
things left undone by the last Legisla-
ture. Our suffrage could have been
improved very much, but our Legisla.
ture lacked the political foresight and
boldness TO do II. II would be very
unjust 10 the Legislature that preceded
It, to compare the last one to it. The
earnest fellows who removed Ames,
and did boldly and fearlessly what
they thought was right, are the sort Of
men we admire. We hate policy; we
despise political cowardice.
Year: 1878

SILVER notes will begin to be issued
about the 10Th of this month. The
Government hos already received Or
ders for about million dollars worth.
These notes will be much sought after
at fret BY reason of their novelty, and
the solid basis on which they rest will
make them fully as valuable as gold.
They are based on silver dollar, for dol
lar, and they are backed by the iucal-
culable credit of the United States.
Year: 1878

FIVE HUNDRED emigrants left Penn.
syIvania last week for points in the
West. Why do not some of them come
South5 This section of the country
needs them much more than they are
needed In the West, and we are sure
they could do better down here.
Year: 1878

But few farmers have this delicious,
early spring vegetable in perfection,
because they do not know how to
cultivate it properly. 1t is perennial
plant, which. if set, produces its crop
of tender rich shoots year after year
with very little cultivation Itmay be
started from seeds or roots, which
should be set in deeply trenched bed
well drained, and made Just as rich as
rich can be, and heavily salted. Every
autumn cut OF the tops and cover the
bed with thick coat Of manure, and
in the spring fork up the ground lightly
before the sprouts start. The best as
paragus is that which is grown above
ground. The only drawback 70 the
cultivation Of this fine esculent Is the
time il takes to establish bed and
get the first crop, which cannot be cut
TN the third or fourth year from the
seed. .-r,
Year: 1878

THE ATONEMENT.-Th Rev. H. W.
Thomas, a Methodist divine, speaks as
follows of the atonement: at seems to
me to be a sad abuse of the blessed doc
trine of the atOnement, II, in il, any find
the least excuse or right to do wrong, for
God never can give such right; or, if any
think that in the sufierings Of Christ
they can find any possible covering-up,
or hiding from themselves of their
wrong-dOings, only as these suffeTings
so reach their inward nature and move
il to repentance and restitution, and
thus back into righteousness. This idea
OF men cheating and stealing, and then
hiding and living upon their ill-gOtten
gains; this idea of men ravishing the
Innocent and numbering the defenseless,
and then dying in triumph on the gal
lows the next moment; this idea Of SLAM
deIing some neighbor and seeing his
good name 90 down in darkness, and
you, the real villain, stand out as the
very pink of fairness, and then think to
hide it all in the atOnement. / say this
aud all such ideas have gone quite too
far for even the morality, not TO say the
religion, of our day. God gives no man
the right to sin; and he forgives no sin
only upon deep repentance and restitu-
tion when that is possible. And / sOme-
how feel that before we can ever fully
forgive ourselves we must not only have
the disposition to make all possible
amends, but must make all reasonable
efforts, and somehow feel that there
may he in the life to come some way by
which we may make the confessions or
the restitutiOus that are so often impos-
sible here.n
Year: 1878

WHIsPERINGs FOR BACHELORS
None out the married man has a home
in his old age; none has friends then
but ne; none but ne lives and freshens
in his green old age, amid the affections
of wife and children. There are no tears
shed for the old bachelor; there is no
one in whose eyes he can see himself re-
flected, and from whose lips he can re-
eeive the unfailing assurances of care
and love. No, the old bachelor may be
tolerated for his money he may eat aud
drink and revel as such do; and he may
sicken and die in a hotel or a garret,
with plenty Of attendants about him, like
so many eOrmorants waiting for their
prey; but where are the mOistened eye,
aud gentle hand, and loving lips that
ought TO receive his last farewell? He
will never know what il is to be loved,
and to live and die amid a loving circle.
He will 90 from the world ignorant OF
the delights of the domestic fire-side,
aud on the records Of humanity his life
is noted-a blank.
Year: 1878

The Williams-Linville marriage was the occasion for a pleasant so- cial party last evening. The young people made an imprOmptu assem- ply. and Terpsichorean exercises concluded at an early hour this morning. Of course the bride and groom led the german.
Year: 1878

The Enterprise says that can dle factory would be of more bene- fit to Prescott than the capital, and also, that the loss would not be felt Next winter We will give them our candle factory and take the capi- tal.