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Year: 1878

THE Neao Era quotes with approval these
words from the PRESS: 'Tfthe United States
should increase in wealth for fifty years as
rapidly as it apparently did between 1850 and
1870, we should be worth more than all the
world together" The Ne,o Era omits to in
form It's readers that the increase In the de.
cade ending in 1870 was only apparent. not
lieve that we grew rich by the destruction Of
two thousand millions of capital, by the with
drawal of million of men from productive
employment and their use in the destruction
of property, by the desolation Of one half the
country. 1t is to believe that under these
circumstances we were growing rich with
speed that has never been approached since
the world began. 1t Is to believe that we
were growing rich at a rate which in fifty
years would lead to the possession of more
wealth by US than the entire world has been
able to accumulate since the creation Of man.
1t is to believe that we were vastly richer
in 1870 than we are to-day though the num-
ber of acres of land under cultivation in this
country has increased one-third since 1870,
the livestock nearly one-half, the wheat crop
by more than one half, the carn-crop one
fifth and other staple products in like pro-
portion. 1t is to believe that we have become
poor by the burning of few bits of paper Of
the intrinsic value at the most of few thous.
and dollars though we have much more
Of everything that goes to make wealth.


1t is to believe, in a word, that we have
grown poor since 1870 by paying por-
ton of our debts and increasing the
quantity of the products of our land.
The truth is we owe less and own more than
we did eight years ago. No cunning Jug
glery of figures, no use of shortened measures
Of value can change that fact.
Year: 1878

THE argument for the publication of poll
tics by the admission of women to the privil.
ege Of the ballot is seriously weakened of late
by the conduct of the leaders of the suffrage
movement. They show as great willing
ness to avail themselves of disreputable in
struments in furthering their work as ever
the most depraved politician did. Their
afiliation with the commune of the currency
agitators is not likely to create very ardent
belief in their patriotism, wisdom and politi-
cal sense,
Year: 1878

The votes in the Senate upon taking up
the House bill prohibiting the further cam
collation. of greenbacks by the Treasury in
dictate the passage of the bill by considera-
able majority.
Year: 1878

we DO not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations The name and address of the writer are In
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as a guaranty Of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
munications that are not used,
Year: 1878

WHIPPING THE DEVIL AROUND THE
STUMP."-The advocates ofthe single gold
standard are now to take another tack,
as the old tars would say. They will now
contend that the silver dollar of 412i
grains is not heavy enough, and urge
that it will be acceptable if AGA or 42O
grains of silver is put in it. Now this is
simply gaining their end in another
way. By this process they would gain
just so many more grains of silver more
than was contracted for every time a
bond or their interest was paid. They
can't fool the people that way.
Year: 1878

THE GOLD GAMBLERS should have a
care how they provoke the people by
calling them repudiators. They have
enough to bear in the thought that they
are bequeathi,,g TO their unborn babes tdS
now that is a crying evil. What right
have the young people to bear the evils
inflicted by this debt. They do not usu-
ally pay the debts of their parents, and
when such debts are known to be con-
tracted with usury they mostly refuse to
pay as often do also executors and adj
ministrators. Have care Wall street
must not attempt to throttle and spit upon
the people at the same time.
Year: 1878

THE gold in dollar Is 25s grains and is
worth in bullion about 80 cents, if silver
were remonetizeG and gold demonetized
the gold bullion in dollar would be
worth about NJ cents. In coming gold
the mints use one eleventh part of copper
so that the gold standard coin is IL per
cent. copper alloy, and the alloy is what
pays for the coinage of both metals.
Year: 1878

THE mail schooner Winefred arrived
from Neah Bay on Sunday of this week,
after perilous trip. In going down she
encountered very heavy gale at ClalIam
Bay, had part Of the rigging of her
mainsail at its top carried away, and put
back to this place. disabled. so she did
not reach Neah Bay at all on her last trip.
We believe this is only the second instance
Of failure to reach that point once Il week,
In about II months, which speaks well for
Capt. Gilbert as a seaman.
Year: 1878

The steamer Phantom went up to Seat
tie on Tuesday of this week, to undergo
% repairs. In about week or ten days she
Will resume her place on her former
route, with the same running days and
schedule time. Capt. Geo. Coupe will be
In command. We predict Tor her lively
season and plenty of work.
Year: 1878

The Commercial Reporter" of Port
land, Oregon. of the 25th ultimo, is on
our table, and is remarkable in its com
plete statistical information concerning
Oregon. In its general remarks on the
past year we notice, as evidence OF the
growth and prosperity of the webfoot
State that the value OF all exports through
the Columbia river amounted to quarter
Of a million dollars more during the year
1877 than the year previous.
Year: 1878

REV. Jno. Rea did not return from San
Francisco by the Dakota as was expected.
He will perhaps be here on the City of
Panama, until the arrival of which his
pulpit will most likely be vacant.
Year: 1878

EREEM ANY PERSON WHO WILL U make and forward me Q list of the names Of reliable persons Of their ae- quaintance who wish to procure an instru- ment, either Piano or Organ, will use my best endeavors to sell them one, and for every Piano 1 succeed in selling to their list within one year, l will credit them with SIC. and for every Organ S5, to be applied on payment of either Piano or Organ; and when it amounts to a sum sufficient to pay for any instrument, seIec- ted at the lowest wholesale price, will immediately ship the instrument, free, or after any amount is credited the balance may be paid me in cash and will then ship them the instrument. They need not be known in the matter, and will be doing their friends a real service, as shall make special offers to them, selling superior instrument for from one-half to two-thirds what is ordinarily asked by agents. Please send me list at once, and after you have made inquiry, you can add to il. Address,

 DANIEL F. BEATTY,

 Washington, x. J.
Year: 1878

house in Mohave county-and when we visited the building we found one man at work laying the brick. He in formed me that he was the only brick mason in the settlement. Good water and plenty of it is to be had in any part of town at depth of from thirty to forty-five feet. Butter very scarce at $1.50 per pound; eggs sell at a bit apiece; milk, when on market, sells for one dollar per gallon.

 If the present rate of improvement is kept up, Signal City will in year the world. OXIDE.
Year: 1878

a French agricultural journal, the
BaSse- Cour, describes the result OF
some experiments in potato growing
recently conducted by scientific men
in Germany. The principal cOnclus-
ion to which these sages have come
seem to be two in number. The first
of them is that the vigor Of the pota-
to plant is always in direct proportion
to the weight of the tuber used for
sets, q theory which certainly finds
some support in common sense alone,
considering that the young shoots for
some time draw their sole neurishme
from the mother potato. The second
conclusion is that there is great va
riety in the productive power, not on
ly of different tubers, but also of diff
ferent eyes in the same potato. It is
found that the eyes at the top of the
potato produce q much more vigorous
offspring than those in the lower part,
and the consequence is that those ag-
riculturists who cut their potatoes in
half before planting them are not
well advised in cutting vertically, but
should always divide them horiZont-
ally, planting the upper half and US
ing the other as food for cattle. But
the best plan of all is to plant the tu-
ber whole, cutting out nevertheless.
all the eyes except those in the top
part Experiments were conducted
in garden soil by Prof. Gantz, the
amount of crop produced by several
different settings of potatoes being ac-
urately estimated in statistical tables.
II appeared that from tubers divided
vertically, only five tons were produc-
ed per acre, and from whole potatoes,
seven and half tons. The third sort
were potatoes horizontally divided,
which are set dow as nine and three
quarter tons. In this particular, how
ever, some Of the other professors do
not agree with Herr Gantz, but main
tain that, other things being equal,
the whole potatoes will always pro-
duce more than halves, however cut.
On the fourth result, however, all
agree, and that is, that the whole po-
tatoes from which the lower eyes
have been cut out, produces eleven
and-one-half tons per acre, or more
than double the result by the sets first
mentioned.
Year: 1878

DoUGHNUTs.-A large cup of but
ter, two cups of sugar, one pint of
light sponge, four eggs, one pint of
milk, one teaspoonful soda, some nut
meg. Let the dough rise twice.


FLOUR MUFFINs are made by using
one-half cup of butter, one-half cup of
sugar. two cups of milk, three spoon
fuls of yeast powder, rub thoroughly
into a scant quart of -four add little
salt, and bake in muffin rings.
BIsCUIT.-One pint of flour, one
teaspoonful cream tartar, one table,
spoonful of lard, little salt rub well
together; stir in cup of milk in
which has been dissolved one-half
teaspoonful of soda; roll quite thin
cut out with tin biscuit rings and
bake in a hot oven.


GROUP REMEDY.--Ah exchange
says: Group can be cured in one
minute, and the remedy is simply al
um and sugar. The way to accom-
plish the deed is to take knife or
crater, and shave off in small PARTICLES
about teaspoonful of alum; then
mix it with about twice its quantity Of
sugar. to make it palatable, and ad-
minister it as quickly as possible AL
most instantaneous relief will follow.


BEEF SoUP.-Three pounds of beef,
10 cents a pound), three carrots, one
turnip, one bunch of celery, four on
ions, two punches leeks, tablespoon
ful salt, pepper to taste. Cut the meat
into pieces the size of an egg; vegeta-
bles, washed, scraped, and cut into
small pieces: put all into a large
sauce pan, with four or five quarts of
water; boil very gently one whole
day; let it stand all night; carefully
take off the fat next day add one
pinch cayenne pepper; make boiling
hot and serve.


FRiCAsED CHICKEN. Having cut
up up your chickens, dry them in a
towel, season them with pepper and
salt, and dredge them with flour; fry
them in lard and butter; they should
be Of fine brown on both sides; when
they are quite done take them out of
the frying-pan, cover them up and set
them by the fire to kesD warm; skim
the gravy in the frying-pan. and stir
into it half pint of cream, season
with nutmeg, mace and cayenne. and
thtcken it with a small bit of butter
rolled in flour; give it boil, and pour
around the chicken, which must be
hot; put some lard in the pan, and fry |
some parsley in it to lay on the pieces
of chicken it must be done green and |
crisp.
Year: 1878

These are true words from the Inter
Ocean:


So long as the southern democratic
leaders control the southern policy of
the administration, and northern mall
content impraoticables conduct the
civil service, there can be no harmony
between the president and rank and
file Of the republican party. Unless
the differences are speedily adjusted
the breech will become a chasm.
Year: 1878

The young man whose fancy light
ly turned to thoughts of love, about
month ago, had better begin to buckle
down to business, and provide sink
ing fund sgsint the advent of the ice
cream season.-PucE.
Year: 1878

The Miller gives an account of new
trick where one would think it impossi-
BILE to make point. For instance,
good honest wheat is good the world
over. But it is not so good when it has
gone through the hands of a manipula-
tor who oils it. The practice is now
followed to considerable extent on the
Continent. It is stated that wheat,
which in its natural condition would
weigh one hundred and twenty three
Dutch pounds, by the process Of oiling
will gain sir pounds, or from ten to
twelve per cent, in weight more than
there really is of wheat. The gain on
the part of the dishonest seller is from
twenty to twenty-five shillings per ton.
The apparent increase in the specific
gravity is obtained by an outlay for rape
oil of about four pence. Wheat thus
treated can never be made into good
flour. The practice is not confined to
wheat alone, but is applied to all grain
sold by weight. OF course the adulter-
alton can be easily detected. But wheat
oiled in this way is really handsomer
grain in appearance than when no such
application has been made. 1t has been
possible to adulterate -four and sugar.
But who ever heard before of process
for adulterating wheat before millingp
In this country, where wheat is so
cheap, it is not likely that the cheat will
be very extensive. But in times when
the price is extremely high, if there
could be gain of say five dollars per
ton as in Europe, there might be great
deal of oiled wheat
Year: 1878

Keep aloof from quarrels be neither
a witness nor party.


Truth is violated by falsehood, and it
is equally outraged by silence.


The tongue three inches long can kill
a man six feet high.


Deprive yourself of nothing necessary
to comfort, but live in an honorable
simplicity and regularity.


There is an old German proverb to
the effect that a great army leaves the
country with three armies-an army of
cripples, an army of mourners and an
army OF thieves.


Liberal of cruelty are those who PAM
per with promises; promises destroy
while they deceive, and the hope they
raise is dearly purchased by the depend
ence that is sequent to disappointment.


Our success in life generally bears a
direct proportion to the exertions we
make; and if we aim at nothing we shall
certainly achieve nothing. BY the re-
mission of labor and energy it often
happens that poverty and contempt,
disaster and defeat, steal march upon
prosperity and honor, and overwhelm
us with shame.
Year: 1878

The recent tornado in the West killed


a number of persons and destroyed


large amount of property. In some To-


calities the effects of the whirlwind were
appalling. A most terrific storm struck


the farm of William Brun, a German,


about three miles south of the village of
Darlington, suburb of Chicago. The
storm cloud was observed first by Henry
Stofel, the hired man, who was at work
near the house, advancing from the
southwest, bounding over the ground
and accompanied by an almost indescrib-
able noise. When it got within about
200 yards of the farm house, it struck
the ground with deafening noise and
seemed to rest there for a moment. It
then rose in the air about fifty feet, car
rying with it mass of earth, trees,
sticks and debris, and, as it approached
the house, it again descended, striking
the side CT the building, literally lifting
Ii up, whlrllng 1t over und Uvor, tearing
it to pieces and scattering it in every di-
rsction. The work of destruction took
place in the air, at height of about 80
feet. Stofel ran towards the house when
he saw the storm coming, taking with
him little son of Mr.. Brun, but the
tornado struck him when within about
ten rods of the house, throwing him
and the boy in opposite directions. Sto-
fel struck the ground about thirty feet
distant, on his back, and lay there
| stunned for several seconds. The first
thing he saw was the house going up,
and he was obliged to hold on to the
shrubbery with might and main to keep
from being sucked into the vortex of the
storm. 1t was over in few minutes,
and Stofel got up to see what had be-
come of Mrs. Brun and the children.
The boy who was with him was picked
up alive, but badly hurt, in a lot short
distance away. In a pasture about one
hundred rods off, one little girl was
found with her head torn from her shoul-
ders and her clothing entirely stripped
from her body, which was fearfully dis
figured. Another little girl was found
lifeless in the yard, where both the chill
dren had been playing when the storm
struck. Nearly every bone in the little
ones body was broken. Mrs. Brun was
found dead about fifty rods off in q
northeast direction from the house. She
is supposed to have been alone in the
house at the moment the storm struck,
and consequently was carried up with il
and must have suffered a fearful death.


Mr.. Brun was at Plane Grove, about
four miles distant, when the storm arose,
and seeing the direction it took, started
with all speed for home, but was met
half way by neighbors who told him the
sorrowful tale of his loss. The grief Of
the strong man was heartrending as he
went hither and thither through the
ruins calling for his wife and children
Year: 1878

The Haverhill (Mass.) Gazette has a
correspondent who tells the following
story: Perhaps the reader has noticed,
while iourneying upon the Boston and
Lowell Railroad, at Willow Bridge,
Somerville, plain but substantial neat
brick house upon the hill, only mo-
ment's walk from the station. Its doors
have not been opened for twelve years.
Twelve years ago one of the brightest
and smartest mechanics to be found in
our bustling city-young, handsome,
whose only apparent fortune was his
daily wages, of which he was very care
full. saving all he could for the one
bright object of his life, which was to
marry her whom he had won, as soon as
they could get money enough to COM
mence housekeeping. She was con-
scientious to fault, brought up in the
most puritanical of Puritan families,
good, pure, and beautiful. One bright
morning in springh he invited her to take
a drive in the suburbs. They halted
after about an hours drive in front of
this house. He asked her how she liked
it. OF course she wished it was theirs;
they could be SO happy if they only had
a home like that. He invited her in.
The house vas just completed, and very
nicely furnished. Judge of her surprise
when he quietly informed her that the
property was his, that he owned it. She
was completely dumbfounded, and, of
course, wanted an explanation. How,
when did he come in possession of SO
much property? He tried to avoid the
question, but she was firm. He finally
told her that he drew $4,000 in some
lottery scheme, and with it's funds built
and furnished this home for her. She
turned upon HIM as though he was the
veriest gambler, vowing then and there
that she would never be his wife until
he gave back the property which he had
gained by what she termed unlawful
means. She scorned all efforts of his
to occupy the house. They separated
parted at the door, which has not been
opened since. The furniture remains
the same to-day as when they left it
twelve years ago, except what age has
done. Both are wanderers on the face
of the earth, both lives blasted.
Year: 1878

The suggestion of the Wehr ZeitWag
is that race of dogs should be at
tached to armies in their campaigns,
or at least to the corps Of ambulance
service attending upon them, and that
after every battle the dogs in question
should be sent forth to range over the
field of battle in search of those wretch
ed wounded soldiers who have not been
killed outright but who have hidden
themselves in some refuge, and after
figuring in the list of "missing" men
too often perish miserably before any
relief can find them out. It seems that
the idea of employing dogs in this way
is by no means new one, but was
brought forward two years ago at Dres-
den, where some dogs qualified for this
purpose were shown in an~ exhibition.
Since that time experiments have been
made by means of crossing the st. Bern
ard with other races with q view to obtain
ing the most suitable breed, and very
satisfactory result is said to have been
arrived at by the German fanciers. The
precise mode of employing the animals
ON their beneficent mission is described
in the Vienna paper, which explains
that the dog is furnished with leather
collar and plate, having marked upon it
his number and the division of the army
to which he is attached, and the Geneva
Gross. To this collar is suspended
small leathern bag, containing pencil
and slip of paper, and even little Ian
tern in case of his being sent out at
night. The wounded man, upon being
found, opens the bag and writes his
name if he can upon the paper, together
with the nature of his injuries, and on
the return of the animal to the ambu-
lance assistance is sent under its guild
ance to the spot where the sufferer is
concealed. Land and Water.
Year: 1878

be requested by the presiding officer to retire to
the inner apartment, or behind the screen, anu
of the candidate or candidates for whom he
wishes TO vote. Should the voter be illiterate,
the presiding officer and the representatives,
who have previously been sworn TO secrecy, will
retire with the voter, who will then be asked
tor whom be wishes to vote, and the presiding
sentatives, the ballot as designated by the vot-
er. The voter on returning to the outer room
will present his ballot to the presiding officer,
folded in such a way that the latter can see his
Initials upon it, and see that the number on the
counter foil agrees with the number on the bal
lot On finding that the numbers agree, and
that it is the same ballot which be gave the
voter, the presiding officer will tear off and
destroy the counterfoil and place the ballot in
the box. The voter will then retire and au-
other voter will be admitted to vote.
Year: 1878

be Triea ON Charge of Conspiracy.


HARTFORD, Sept. 21.-In the Superior Court
today Judge Beardslee gave decision on the
demurrer of defendants counsel to the in
formation charging Wakeley, White, Virgins
and Eurber, late officers of the Charter Oak
Life Insurance Company. with conspiracy to
defraud. Judge Beardslee sustains the first,
fourth and fifth counts of the indictment, and
declares the second and third insufficient. The
fourth and fifth counts, which are sustained,
specifically charge the defendants with corrupt
and unlawful intent to defraud the policy hold
ers and, therefore, with high crime and mis-
demeaDor. Ono of the specific points in the
charge OF the use of unlawful means to carry
out wrong and fraudulent objects, is an alleged
bribing of Charlton T. Lewis, then secretary
OF the Chamber of Life Insurance of this city
and thesstate of New York, to assist them in
obtaining possession of the company. The de-
cision in substance is that the defendants shall
be tried on the charge of conspiracy. The
court fixed the 9th of November as the date on
which the case shall be called. The trial will
commence at that time unless it shall then be
decided to fix day for the trial at the Decem-
ber tenn of the court:
Year: 1878

LICENSED MURpEE.-The Oregon City
Enterprise is doing good work for suffering
humanity and the ills flesh is heir 10, by
insisting that the next legislature pass a
bill making II criminal offence for any
one to practice regularly as a physician
who has not received a diploma from some
medical college of acknowledged reputa,
tion The human system is too delicately
organized TO permit OF empirical experi-
ments, and as many Of our people are not
in position TO know whether man be a
graduate of medical college or not, We
think it the duty OF law makers to come
to their rescue
Year: 1878

THE RICHEST MAN IN the United States
is now in the New York legislature Heir
OF John Jacob Astor, he owns real estate IN
New York sufficient to make good sized
farm in the country. He recently made a
speech on the excise bill which is highly
praised by the city papers Mr. Astor ad-
yocates good excise Law for cities, on the
ground that prohibitory law cannot be eE-
forced in large city, and that such laws are
made means of fayorisism for some and
oppression for others. The liquor traffic,
he thinks, should he surrounded with such
wholesome restraints as can only be admin
lstered by laws made for its regulation.