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Year: 1878

They're the most expert fellows Ill the couh-
try at-beng found out.


Judge Robertson shows his proverblal goou
sense in obiecting to the extraordinary Dlli oi
Senator j. f. Pierce for making. New l ork
State claim agency for the collection Oh re-
nudia+sd State bonds through the United
States Supreme Court. His reasons are those
which will at once occur to every unprejudlced
person with even slight knowledge OF the
law. But what shall be said of judiciary
Committee which reports this bill favorably
Not even the salt of Judge RObertsOns pres
ence will save it from the reprOach of passing
such measures through its hands. The Senate,
for the sake of its own reputation, should Kill
the bill promptly.


A remarkably large majority was obtained
in the House for the repeal of the Bankrupt
Law. The bill for repeal differs from that
passed by the Senate only in respect to an
amendment which does not at all change Its


RI iDsic character. In all probability, there
los,, the Bankrupt Law will be swept off the
statute book within few days The sentl-
ment demanding its repeal had gath
cred momentum since the previous ses-
sion of Congress. and was, as recently
stated in these columns, almost ire
slstible. If this action paves the way
to a better law, the repeal will do little harm,
but the country can scarcely afford to be en-
tirely destitute of general provision for bank
ruptcy proceedings. The immediate effect OF
the repeal is likely to be good since the num-
Der of people anxious to be registered as in
solvent had rapidly increased while the bill
was pending. At all times it is great relief
to the public, when Congress closes up debate
and comes to q conclusion, one way or other,
in matters involving business interests.


The Temperance citadel has been captured.
Or rather, what the Temperance people had
come to look upon as a stronghold has sur
rendered. Nine members of the Assembly
who voted against Mr.. Days Excise Bill
voted for Mr.. HOahans, yesterday, and 1T
passed, receiving barely the number of votes
required by the Constitution. The extreme
Temperance advocates charge that this con-
version is due to the convincing argument of
liquor money, and were so OutspOkcn
in this belief, that so respectable member as
MI Skinner, of Jefferson, boldly asserted III
yesterdays debate his conviction that MEM
bers had been bribed to vote for the bill.
Others declare that this change Of sentiment is
revolt against the incompetence of the Temper
ance men. Probably both are partly right.
The straits of the liquor dealers have been such
that rural members who were in some dread
of their constituents on this question have
probably been able to command their own
rates. and others may have been honestly in
fluenced by the fact that the entire New-Iork
delegation demanded an Excise law which could
be enforced in place of one which could not.
1t is 10y no means certain, however, that the
HOlahan bill will become a law. The session
is near its close, and the bill has travelled only
half the way.
Year: 1878

1t is hopeful sign when unemployed work.
men at Ottawa determine to engage in farm
ing in Manitoba. 1t is to be hoped that their
example Will not be lost on traInps preparing
for the Summer raids.
Year: 1878

While the Senate's action yesterday upon
the bill reducing the rate of ferriage to Brook
lyn to>One cent for all hours of the day, was
not necessarily final, the fact that almost a
two-thirds' vote was given against it seems to
determine its fate.
Year: 1878

The progress of the Syndicate in selling the
new issue of bonds more than fulfls their
hopes. They have anticipated by a week the
subscription of five millions, which, under the
contract, they were not bound to take until
MAY 1. All things indicate the complete and
speedy success of Secretary Sherman's scheme
of raSumutiOn
Year: 1878

All the rings in Washington nowadays seem
to be Democratic. The committees walk round
and round circle in chasing fraud, and never
succeed in getting out of the Democratic
party. The latest instance is that of q COM
Year: 1878

In the death of Colonel r. c.
Brinkley Memphis sustains the loss Of
an upright, high-minded, public
spirited citizen. He was quiet, un-
ostentatious man, whose charities were
never paraded in public, and who was
devoted to his family and friends. OF
late years his fortune and his health
have been impaired, and with increas-
ing cares and infrmities he became
more reserved, and was less seen by
the world. He was man of strong
convictions, and when he took a stand
he maintained it, regardless of con-
sequences. In manners he was as
gentle and affable as child, but he
had an iron will and always carried
out in public or private affairs his
ideas of what was right. Very wealthy
at one time, he never abused his power
or trampled on the rights of the poor
and dependent He was a sincere,
quiet, good man, who had few enemies
though misunderstood at times was
highly esteemed withal, and will be
sincerely mourned by all who knew
him intimately. He leaves wife anC
several children to whom will descend
an honorable name along with large
property.
Year: 1878

CONGRESS meets next Monday and
all indications point to session of
unusual interest. Both parties will
endeavor to get in some fine work
bearing on the great Presidential can
vass of 1880. 1t might be said that
both parties will be on exceedingly
good behavior for the next two years.
Great interest is manifested in the
Presidents forthcoming message, and
conjecture is rife as to what position
he will take regard to alleged election
frauds in the South. He has an oppor-
tunity to disprove all suspicion that
he is partisan whose mind is poisoned
with prejudice, and we sincerely
hope he will do 50 by an expression of
impartial and enlarged views upon the
condition of the whole country. Dem
ocrats, it is said, will urge the imme-
diate consideration Of appropriation
bills. 1t is also said that some Of the
Democratic leaders have determined
to offer and pass resolution at the
first opportunity for an investigation
of the cipher dispatches, with a view
of heading off the Republicans, who
want to have the credit and make the
capital that may come from taking the
initiative in that matter. The devel-
opments of the next few weeks will
not only be highly interesting, but
fraught with unusual Importance.
Year: 1878

A WASHINGTON special says that
bills to provide bona fde competing
railroad line to the Pacific are pending
in both houses, and will be vigorously
pressed. The principal friends of the
measure are very earnest and confident
of success. The plan of the
measure is the same as it was last
session, single trunk line, with a
guarantee Of interest only on the
bonds of the road to be built west Of
Fort Worth, and the company, at its
own expense, to complete the road in
three years from the eastern terminus
to the Mississippi river, at such point
not north of Memphis, as may be fixed
by disinterested commission.
Year: 1878

THANKS to the efficient agent of the
Associated Press here a full report,
including all essential particulars of
the mass-meeting at the Opera House
on Thanksgiving Day, was telegraphed
abroad both as a special and as a regu-
lar press dispatch, which insures its
greatest publicity.
Year: 1878

always shoot quail on the wing,
says a sporting journal. But when we
go cunning we are not particular
whether we shoot EN- on the wing or
on the head. A partridge shot on the
head is Just as good as one shot on the
wing rNorristown Herald.
Year: 1878

Encouraged by the report that we
are to have Q cold winter, pawnbrokers
assume all the airs of a bloated bond
holder when a poor man speaks in to
price an ulster IPhiladelphia Chron-
icle. Herald
Year: 1878

THE fourth section of the Silver Bill
does away with the objection, to the bulk
Of silver. Certificates of deposit will be
issued by the Treasurer Or any Assistant
Treasurer Of the United States for any
sum not over ten dollars, aud this certif-
cate will be legal tender for any debt


public or private, including custom house
Year: 1878

Thore are two ways in which farmer
may manage his business. He may observe
definite rules without regard to vary ing cir
cumstances, or he may b, guided by his
own Judgment and regulate his own opera
tions according to conditions. There is a
tendency among large class OF farmers to
be guided by maxims which they have re-
coived from their fathers. They plant
their corn and wheat as nearly as possible
on stated days or at stated times of tho
moon. They hoe and cultivate their corn
a given number of tunes without much re-
gard to he condition of the soil, and in all
the routine of farm work they keen as
-naes1sa pNssihl hlasiastb Be- SnId trspk bcliey,,
ing That to be tho 6nly SAFE one


When we consider the variety of circum-
stances under which the same crops ar.
raised in different localities, it is evident
that no rules can be given for their man.
agcment that it will be best to follow in all
cases. There arc fields of corn that will
thrive and produce well with very little
culture, while others will be nearly ruined
by quack grass and thstles, without very
thorough cultivation. Sometimes the weeds
are of such kind that smoothing harrow
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destroying them, while at others the time
honorcd corn plow is the only instrument
that will prove cffectual. Unless the farmer
uses Judgment in the management of his
corn he will not alway, get it at the least
cost per bushcl.


The same may be said of every depart
mcnt of farm labor. The old rules may bo
safe, but there is sometimes better way.
and the farmer who can look beyond, and
see when his practicc--and it may be va
ricd with profit-has an advantage over
others. There is as much opportunity for
making good results in raising our crops by
taking advantage of circumstances, as there
is in selling them by taking advantage of
the markets. 1t is often noticed that the
farmers who do the most hard work do not
always succeed the best


This is because they do too little thinking.
The question should always be: "How can
[ apply my labor so that it will be most ef-
icctual!' Many farmers accomplish more
with their heads than with their hands.


There is an opportunity for originality
not only in the management of crops, but
as well in all the appurtenanccs of the farm
-DrigO Rural
Year: 1878

BEEF SMoTuEGED DowN.-Two, three,
or four hours before dinner, according to
the size of your piece of mcat.) put the
beef into boiling water, and keep it boiling
gently until it is cooked very tender BY
this time the water in the kettle should
have all boiled away. Season with salt,
(and pepper. if you choose,J when the
water is mostly boiled away, and turn the
meat about in the Kettle frequently toward
the last. If at any time more water must
be added, let it be boiling water. a piece
with much bone is not suitable for this
method OF boiling, as too much water is re-
quircd to cover it.


Inc reputation man gets from bis an
ccstors, wants about as much altering to fit
him ne their clothea vould
Year: 1878

How Bob INGERsoLL SAVED HIS LIFE.
An ex soldier, residing in Omaha,
Neb., has written to the Bee Of that city
a brief communication, contradicting a
charge OF eowardice made against Col
onel Robert G.. Ingersoll by ono Of the
local clergymen. He writes: AS to their
difference on theological questions have
nothing to say al present, but when the
reverend doctor tries to prove him a
coward by saying that he resigned his
Coonels1rp in the face of the enemy, l
must emphatically protest against such a
foul slander Of Colonel lngersoPs war
record. Colonel Ingersell fought man
fully until overpowered and compelled to
surrender, but not until one of Forest
men had him covered wlh gun and
had drawn bead on him, Ingersoll sang
out, Hold on there What do you
want to shoot me for? | have been re-
cognizing your old con federacy for the
last two minutes p When Ingersol
was exchanged his horse was returned to
him by the Rebel General with the re
mark that he was the man that saved his
life by joke,
Year: 1878

A PLACE hunter in Prussia, having
asked Frederick the Great for the grant
OF some rich Protestant bthopric, the
King expressed his regrets that it was
already given away, but broadly limited
that there was Catholic abbacy at his
disposal. The applicant managed to bo
converted in week, and be received in
to the bosom ofthe Catholic Church; after
which he hastened TO his friend the King,
and told him how his conscience had
been enlightened. ''Ah I" exclaimed
Frederick, how terribly unfortunate l
have given away the abbacy. But the
Chief Rabbi is just dead, and the syns-
gogue is at my disposal; suppose you turn
rabbi %
Year: 1878

A SEWING MACHINE MoToR.- Mrs.
Johnston was in the habit OF complaining
. that she found it exceedingly tiresome to
operate her sewing machine, and her sf-
feetionate husband determined to supply
some other power than the female foot to
the machine. After experimenting with
galvanic batteries until he had burned two
coats and carpet with acid, and after
having tried in vain to construct steam
engine which would not fill half the space
Of the room in which it was placed, he
time he made II really beautiful engine,
worked exclusively by clock work, and
fitted it to the sewing machine. When
wound up it would operate the machine
for five consecutive hours, and after ad-
ding to the latter an improved device for
holding the cloth and leading it under the
needle, he felt that he was benefactor to
the female sex, and worthy successor of
Morse and the inventor OF the steam en-


gine. Mrs Johnston was delighted with
the new invention when it was explained
to her, and readily agreed that the neigh
bors should be invited to see it in opera
tion the first time. The neighbors respon-
ded heartily to the invitation, and at 80
on the third day of last month Mr.. John
ston's drawing room was filed with the
L.. 4 ~,tf 90 A.Il
wives. At 8 o'clock Mrs. Johnston sat
down to her sewing machine and under
took to run double gusset in anew
dressing gown designed for her husband.
The clock work was started, and the
gusset was stitched with twice the usual
rapidity in such cases. Unfortunately the
machine did not stop when it had finished


its allotted work, but continued to stitch
the dressing gown until it had become
fairly quilted Probably it would have
gone on and converted the cloth into a
compact bundle, sewed and reserved a
dozen times, had not Mrs. Johnston come
to the rescue and endeavored to cut the
thread. She did succeed in reseuing the
cloth, but ut the sane moment the de-
mohiacal machine fastened upon her
clothing and proceeded to sew it with in
satable energy. Vainly did Mr. Johnston
try 10 drag his wife away. The maehine
rapidly gathered her skirts into its unholy
clutches, mud there was every prospect
that af,er the skirts were finished it would
proceed to hem Mrs. Johnston herself,
and possibly to pat series OF gussets IN
portions Of her fame where they were not
needed Luckily, there was one leading
citizen present, II young physician, who
retained bis presence Of mind. He seized
his knife and cut the fastenings of Mrs.
Johnslon's--t that is to say, he cut her
loose. The machine was compelled 10
satisfy its rapacity upon her skirts alone,
while the. unhappy lady was wrapped in
table cloth and removed to her private
room. The event was certainly deplor
able one, and public opinion in Oshkosh


is decidedly uniavorabe to Mr. Johnston
as an inventor.
Year: 1878

THE Cabinet meeting yesterday was
disturbed by very bitter quarrel be
tween the Secretary Of War and the Sec
retary of the Navy, This qrarrel, which
is tho first that has narred the harmony
Of the pleasant Cabinet meetings, grew
out OF a dispute between the two Secretar-
les about a line OF battle, the Secretary OF
War insisted that it was chalk mark
drawn on the ground by the generals,
which the opposing parties "toed" when
they began lighting, while tho Secretary
of tho Navy said il was manila hRwser
that tied the flagship to the despatch boat,
to keep it from running away duling q
battle. burlington Hatokcye.
Year: 1878

WHAT REvILER GoT.-An English
correspondent relates the following fresh
story of the times of the Commune in
Paris: "As several VersaiIlese were be-
ing led away to be shot, one man in the
crowd that accompanied them to see the
shooting made himself conspicuous by
taunting ard reviling the prisoners.
There, eoniound you" said one of the
prisoners al last, don't you try to get
out of it by edging off into the crowd, and
pretending you are one Of them. Come
back here; the game is up; lett all die
together;' and the crowd was SO per
suaded that the Communard 'svehemence
was only assumed to cloak his escape
that he was marched into file with the
prisoners, and duly shot"
Year: 1878

A MARKED DAY.-The editor Of the
Martinez Gazette, in his experience of
twenty nine years, has noticed that rain
is more certain to fall on the 10th of May
in California than on any other day Of
of the calendar year. The Goth of last
month was TO exception to .he lu'e.
This is a coincidence worthy to DO noted
in tho climatic records OF the State,
Year: 1878

We would rather be poor and merry


than inherit the wealth Of the Indies witt


a discontented spirit. A merry heart and
cheerful spirit, from which laughter


wells up as naturally as bubbles in the
springs Of Saratoga, are worth all the
money-bags, stocks, and mortgages of the
city. The man who laughs is doctor


with a diploma indorsed by the School ol
Nature. His face does more good in a
sick soom than pound of powders or a
gallon of bitter draughts. If things GO
right, he laughs because he is pleased if
they go wrong, be laughs because it is
cheaper and better than crying. Peopl e
are always glad to see him. Their hands
lnstinctiyely go half way out to meet his
grasp, while they turn involuntarly from
the clammy touch of the dyspeptic, who
speaks in the groanipg key. He laughs
you out of your faults, while you never
dream Of being offended with him. 1t
seems as if sunshine came into the room
with him AMI you never know what a
pleasant world you are living in until he
points out the sunny streaks in its pathway.


Who can help loving the whole souled,
genial laughter Not the buffoon, nor
the man who classes noise with mirth, but
the CHEEKY, contented man of sense and
mind A good humo,ed laugh is the key
to all breasts. The truth is, that people
like % be laughed at in genial sort Of
way. If you are making yourself :ridicu


Ious, you want to be told Of it in a pleas
ant manner-not sneered at. And it is
astonishing how frankly the laughing
population can talk without treading on
the sensitive toes Of their neighbors.
Why will people put on long faces when
it is SO much easier and more comfortable
to laugh !? Tears come to US unsought
and unbidden. The wisest art in life is
to cultivate smiles where others shrink


away for fear of thorns.
Year: 1878

Not many years since certain miners,
working far underground came upon the
body Of poor fellow who had perished in
the s"ffocating pit forty years before.
Some chemical agent to which the body
had been subjected-an agent prepared in
the laboratory Of nature--had effvctuaIIy
arrested the progress Of decay. They
brought it up to the surface, and for a
while, till thoroughly exposed to the at


nosphere, it lay-the image Of fine,
sturdy young man. No convu!sions had
passed over his face in death-the features
were tranquil the bair black as jet. No
one recognized the face; generation had
grown up since the miner went down into
the pit for the last time. But tottering
old woman who hurried from her cottage
on hearing the news, came up, and she
knew again the face through all these long
y.ars she had not forgotten. The miner
was to have been her husband on the day
after that on which be had died. There
was no dry eyes when the grey haired old
pilgrim cast herself upon the youthful
corpse and poured into the deaf ear many
words Of endearment unused for forty years.
It was a touching contrast-the one so
old, the other so young. They had both
been young these long years ago, but time
had gone on with the living and stood
still with the dead
Year: 1878

The human heart yearns for the beauti-
faI in all ranks Of life The beautiful
things that God makes are his gift TO all
alike. know there are many Of the poor
who have fine feeling and keen sense of
the beautiful, which rusts out and dies be-
cause they are too hard pressed to procure
it any qualification.
Year: 1878

"a CLERGYMAN is an ordained minister, q
man regularly authorized to preach the gos-
pei and administer its ordinances according
to the forms and rules of some denomination
Of Christians. The editor OF this paper is
a graduate of Ardover Theological Semi
nary, but he was never ordained, and with
the exception of one year in the employment
of the Home Missionary Society in western
Iowa, he has not preached except to accom-
modate some friend in the ministry, or to
supply temporarily vacant pulpit. Hav-
ing left the profession which he was never
in fact really in, there Is no propriety in
calling him what he does not profess to be,
clergyman. 1t is as n man and not as
clergyman, that he would be judged.-Ruf-
land Herald.


In alluding to our friend of the Rutland
Herald as clergyman, We intended no
disparagement. The calling Of the Chris
tian ministry is the highest in the range OF
human effort, as We regard it, and it is an
honor to bear its title. Nor are We quite
clear that the term was erroneOusly applied.
Our Worcester tells Us that 1.-THE clergy COM
prises such persons lis are regularly licensed
or ordained as ministers or preachers"
Outside Of England, where the term clergy
man belongs to ministers of the established
church, and in common parlance in this
country, the words minister and clergyman
are used as convertible terms. But we will
not call our friend clergyman, since hepre-
fers not to be 50 called.


The Herald goes on to justify its applica-
ton Of an OpprobriOus epithet to a clergy
man, on the ground that the latter has been
guilty of gross personalities in his paper
The Herald adds that it deals with him lin
his editorial standing alone"


The Herald makes its position tolerably
clear. When it calls a clergyman hedge
priest t'-defned in the dictionary as "a poor,
mean priesi'-it is to be understood as apply
ing the epithet to him solely in his editorial
capacity and when person berated through
half column of the HraH as coarse"
"untruthful, ,"''d dishonest" and "unscrupu-
lous." "outrages all the proprieties,' y the
Herald considers itself justified in following
his example of indulgence in coarse person
alitles