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Year: 1879

Cotton continues to advance in price.
We advise farmers to sell at least part of
their crop as rapidly as possible. They
will find it greatly to their interest to ship
their cotton direct to T. ]. Carver, Mana
ger of the Southwestern Cooperative AS
sociation, New Orleans, and avoid as ma
ny local charges as possible. They will
save money by dealing with this Grange
institution, which has given complete sat
isfaction to all who have tried it.
Year: 1879

A correspondent of the Landwlrth
writes to that journal on the subject OF
the great losses he experienced among his
sheep for years past owing to their habit
of eating wool. He tried all the remedies
usually recommended, such as bicarbonate
of soda, tartar emetic, fir tops and SO on,
without the least success, and ultimately
arrived at the conclusion that their evil
habits must be due to deficiency OF chalk
Year: 1879

Now that the elections are over, we
hope the leading men of the Order in the
Southwest will write regularly for the
columns of THE PATRON. They can now
readily command the attention of the toll
ing masses, and accomplish immense good
for the cause by discussing Grange prin


ciples and measures. The leading farmers
in the South have been sadly remiss in
their duty to the Order in this particular.
Year: 1879

in his land. Thereupon, in the course of
last autumn, he took to strewing a small
quantity of chalk mixed with salt cpon
the fodder laid before the sheep, and in
less than fortnight they had completely
ceased to eat their WOOL and have never
since resumed the habit so long as he con-
tinued the treatment mentioned
Year: 1879

We ferment manure for the same rea-
son that we decompose bone dust or min
eral phosphate with sulphuric acid, and
convert them into superphosphate for the
same reason that we grind our corn and
cook the meal. These processes add
nothing to the amount of the plant food
in the bones or the nutriment in the corn
They only increase its availability. So IN
fermenting manure This process renders
the plant food in the manure more imme
diafelv available.
Year: 1879

1t twould pay members of Oranges to
meet once a week to gather all the facts
in regard to the markets and make their
arrangements to sell and buy together.
They will find valuable information in our
reports of the New Orleans market, and
twill be greatly to their interests to watch
these reports closely.
Year: 1879

There is considerable activity in the Or
der in North Carolina. We notice that at
recent meetings of Pomona Oranges IN
that State over one hundred delegates
were in attendance, and the Subordinate
Oranges are growing in strength and
numbers. The farmers of the Old North
State are evidently waking up.
Year: 1879

With the large advance in the price of
cotton, Patrons can no longer refuse to
subscribe for Grange papers on account
of hard times. Every member of the Or
der who desires its success, should take
and read THE PATRON.
Year: 1879

No farmer in the older States can afford
to sell wood ashes for any price that the
soap-boiler would pay. Where oats lodge,
as they do upon heavily manured land,
an application of ashes would save the
crop.
Year: 1879

Small farms with good cultivation yield
a better revenue than great estates lily
cultivated 1t may perhaps be better put
by saying that every farm, large or small,
should possess a good farmer
Year: 1879

The volumes of the Magazine begin with the Num- bers for June and December of each year. When time is specified it will be understood that the sub scriber wishes to begin with the current number.
Year: 1879

DlPHTHERIA DYING OUT IN BROOKLYN.-Sec-
retary La Fetra, of the Brooklyn health depart
ment, stated to a N. Y. Herald reporter Tuesday
that there was marked decrease in the num-
ber of deaths from diphtheria last week, as
compared with the preceding week. He said
there were only twenty-one deaths in the city
from diphtheria for the week ending Saturday
last The previous week the mortality was
thirty-siX. The board of city works have
cleaned the streets and washed out the culvertS
The health department is making house to
house inspection between Flushing, Willoughby,
Grand and Nostrand avenues The Herald says
editorially: NATURALLY the news that the Brook
lyn streets and culvertS have been cleaned and
that diphtherta IS dying out appear in the same
paragraph for diphtheria Is not known where
The streets and drains are clean"
Year: 1879

In the court of Queens bench to-day Lord
Chief Justice Cockburn delivered Judgment, re-
fusfng the application of MI Labouchere, OF
Truth, for a mandamus to compel Sir Robert
Garden, magistrate, to hear further evidence in
justification Of the alleged libel against Mr..
Henry L. Lawson, of the daily Telegrdph. The
lord chief justice said the attempt to have the
court prescribe to the magistrate what evidence
he should receive or reject, was certainly anom-
alous. The court, he said, had no authority in
that form to do any such thing, and it ought
not to hesitate moment to discharge the rule
niSi
Year: 1879

He was a distinguished boy. He
had exercised great caution and
had finally succeeded in crawling,
unobserved, under the canvas into
the tent. And he found it was not
a circus, but revival meeting in
progress.-Boston Post.
Year: 1879

Country doctor to the bereaved
widow of n late member of the
Georgia Legislature: 81 cannot
tell how panied | was to hear that
your husband had gone to heaven.
We were bosom friends, but now
we shall never meet again."
Year: 1879

Some years ago the editor cbanced


to be visiting a western college, at
the time of the regular term exam
nations, and at the urgent request
of a professor he prepared a set Of
questions for the Chemistry class
They were submitted to the Profess
sor, who pronounced them very good
and reasonable, but he was some
what mortified when he found that
bis class did not seem to compre-
hend them. We viii not say where
the fault was, but would merely re-
mark that the class would have
passed a better examination had the
Professor prepared his own ques-
tions.


A short time since we had a con
versatiOn with a lady teacher, of
considerable experience on the sub
jeot of examinations. In her re-
marks she said, it was her custom
to have the questions prepared by
some friend, as she found that the
classes had become so imbued with
her ideas that it would really be an
unfair examination. She remarked
further, that it was next to impossi-
bic, at any general examination, for
a teacher, however honest, to avoid
favoring such pupils as had recited
to him.


The object of examinations, in
our opinion, is to find what the pu-
pill knows of the subject, and not
what he has learned from some
teacher or book. For this reason a
variety of textbooks should be
sought rather than avoided in the
and History, SO that the
class may investigate the subject,
rather than study an author. Such
being the case, we are honest in
thinking that we cannot be too care
ful to have examiners who are en-
tirely disinterested.


The Examiners" in their article
said, "With the motives which the
pupils have in attending the school,
we have nothing to dc" Perhaps
not, but we think it should be seen
to, for all that. If they have a sin
lister motive, there must be some
cause fOroit, and it is time such
cause were removed.
Year: 1879

The Partenner of His joys Bound to Have


q Divy of His Earnings


It rarely happens that domestic difficulties
between man and wife are permitted to leave
the sacred precincts of the home circle, and
the spectacle of marital infelicity that was
presented to the public gaze in this city yes
terday afternoon attracted especial attention.
The husband, Dennis Igo, resides with his
family on Cedar street, between Fifth and
Sixth streets, and has recently been
concerned in the construction of sewer CON
nected with the Metropolitan hotel. About
five o'clock yesterday afternoon the badger
ed benedict suspended operations for the
day and repaired to saloon in the neighbor-
hood Of the hotel for the purpose of re-
freshins himself with e. glass of
lager. Willis enjoying his, beer, in
company with an acquaintance
the husband was surprised by the entrance
of Mrs. Igo, who seated herself in close
proximity to the party, at the same time
calling for glass of beer. Not desiring to
hold any public conversation with his wife,
who was after his wages, the man rose to
leave the saloon, and observing the action,
his wife left the room just as he had reached
the sidewalk.


The husband sauntered down Third street,
and observing that his wife was bent on fol
lowing him, he thought to avoid her further
presence by turning off that thoroughfare
which he proceeded to do on reaching the
elevator, taking the steps that lead from
Third street to the railroad track. BY this
time the wife was almost enraged with an
ger, and quiclSening her pace she ran aftel
him.


The pursued husband ran all the faster
and reaching the railroad track sped dowr
below the bridge. His wife being fleet ot
| foot, was likely to collar him, when he
sought to regain the bluff by ascending {
long ladder which leans against the sane
rock. Observing the movement, the infu
rated woman caught at the ladder and ex
erted all her strength to overturn it, her eff
forts to precipitate tragedy, however, being
unsuccessful, owing to the secure
manner in which it was fastened


The pursued husband escaped his wife a
this time, but the flight and pursuit havin,
attraced the police, they came to the wife,
aid and captured the victim. When the cir
cumstances were developed he was released
aid the public is not informed of the resul
! of the marital conflict.
Year: 1879

The ball game yesterday afternoon between
the lawyers and the lawyers, students clubs
proved quite interesting. Unfortunately the
management, in arranging the match, did not
properly consider the batting strength of the
two mines. SO that it was found necessary on
account # darkness to close the game at the
end of the seventh inning. An examination
of the score kept by VIM. B. Nc
Grorty, shows some very fine work by both,
and had it not been for the let down of the
lawyers in their fielding in the second
inning, there is little doubt the law would
have suffered serious depletion in the inn
mediate future, by engagements for the re-
mainder of the season with the Cleveland
and Boston league clubs who seem to be
badly in need Of some frst-class players.
Mr.. Uri Lamprey acted as umpire, and had
it not been for his very strict ruling
it is q matter of grave doubt if the first half
of the first inning would have been ended
before nightfall set in. Weregret exceeding
" that space will not allow an analysis Of
the individual plays, especially the pitching
of Nichols of the students nine. If he ever
pitches law at his opponent as he pitched the
ball at the lawyers yesterday, that opponent
had better come down at once, and not waste
breath and muscle as did the
lawyers in trying to circumvent his delivery


yesterday. The following is the score by in
Year: 1879

NO VOTE TO BE TAKEN TODAY IF ANY NoMISA-


TIoNs ARE MADE.


There was great uneasiness yesterday among
the politicians who frequent the City Hall regarding
future developments in local politics What the Mayor
intends to do seems TO be enigma TO all, excepting
perhaps Mr. Tilden and few others. What the Board
OF Aldermen Will do is equally enigma 10 the general
public and to the Anti-TGmnany members OF II, ac-
cordng TO the statements OF the latter Although the
nersonal relations between the Republican and Anti
Tammany Aldermen remain pleasant, there is no longer
any consultation in regard to their political movements
from their recent discontinue number OF them said
yesterday that they were expecting "deyelopments,
but they could not in any way anticipate What WOud De
done IN the Board hereafter.


The Republicans say that since they discovered plot
carried James OBrcn 10 transfer the support OF
three Anti-Tammany Aldermen to Tammany Hall, they
that negotiations of the kind were in progress and that
the Anti-Tammany members referred to first knew of
An irateAntiTammany Alderman threatens TO move for
the removal of Jacob NJ. Patterson jr (Republican),
Clerk of the Board IN order to place the Ianany mel-
bers on record In favor Of retaining Republican In
Office II such motion Is made II Is unlikely ever 10


An Interchange of views regarding action at to-days
meeting the Board took place yesterday between Re
publican and Tammany Aldermen. at which Alderman
Jacobus not present. 1t was agreed that no
day. unless unforeseen circumstances should
arise. The Mayor said last night that it
to-day Ii was reported later that he might possibly
make a nomination for Dock Commissioner In place OF
Mr.. DAILY, who was rejected An intimate friend OF
Mayor COOpers said last night that the Mayor had de-
cidcd TO remove Police Commissioner Wheeler II the
Board should refuse to confirm successor to him when
nominated. The Commissioners of Accounts have not
made their report their examination OF the Con-
troer's office, although they should have completed
their labors two months and more ago. This delay was
rumored to be preliminary to Mr. kelly's removal but
the friends of the Controller have changed their minds
and now believe snch action by the Mayor improbable
Year: 1879

During the coming Presidential year The Tribune
will be more effective agency than for telling
the news best worth knowing, and for enforcing
sound politics. From the day the closed it has
been most anxious for end of sectional strife.
But 1t saw two years ago, and the first persist
emily to Proclaim the new danger to the country
from the revived alliance of the Solid South and
Tammany Hall. Against that danger it sought to
/ rally the old party of Freedom and the Union 1t
began by demanding the abandonment of personal
dishkes, and set the example. Ii called for end
to attacks upon each other instead OF the enemy !;
and for the hcarticst agreement upon whatever fit
candidates the majority should put up against the
common foe. Since then the tide of disaster has
been turned back; every doubtful state has been
won, and the for National victory were never
more cheering.


THE TRIBUNE'S POSITION.


OF The Tribunc's share in all this those speak
most enthusiastically who have most of the
struggle 1t will faithfully portray the warming
phases of the campagn now beginning 1t will
earnestly strive that the party of Freedom, Union
and Pablic Faith may select The .urest to wn
and surest To make good President. But in this
crisis 1t can conceive of no nomination this party
could make that would not be preferable to the best
that could possibly be supported by the Solid South
and Tammany Hall.


The Tribune is now spending much labor and
money than ever before to hold the distinction has
enjoyed of the largest circnlttioa anlORg tie best
people, 1t secured, and means to retain it, by be-
coming the medium of the best thought and the
voice of the best conscience of the time by keeping
abreast of the highest progress, aVoring the reecst
discussions, hearing ali sides, appealing ALWAYS to
the hest intelligence and the purcst morality and re-


sing To carter to the uf the vite the prc
diccs of the ignorant.


SPECIAL FEATURES.


fhc distinctive features of The Tribune are known
10 everybody. 1t gives all the news. 1t has the
best correspondents, and retains them from year to
year, 1t il the only paper that maintains Il special
telegraphic wire of its own between its Office and
Washington Its scientific, literary artistic and re-
gious Intelligence is the fullest Its book reviews
are the best. Its commercial and financial news is
the most exact Its type j. the largest; nnd it's ar
rangemcnt the most systematic.
Year: 1879

A mother writes to an English agri'
cultural journal that twice a
week, and it was generally when she
had cold meat minced, she gave the
children dinner that was hailed with
delight and anxiously looked forward
to. This was dish Of onions. The
little things knew not that they were
taking the best medicine for expelling
what most children suffer from worms.
She AYERS, however, that hers were
kept free by this remedy alone. 1t was
a medical man who taught her to eat
boiled onions as specific for cold in
the chest; but he did not know at the
time, until she told him, that they were
good for anything else.


The editor of the journal adds to the
foregoing, that "a case is now under OBJ
seryation in which a rheumatic patient,
an extreme sufferer, finds great relief
from eating onions freely, either cooked
or raw. He asserts that 1t is by no
means fancy, and he says SO after
having persistently tried Turkish
baths, galvanism, and nearly all the
potions and pIasters that are advertised
alleviates or cures


And to the foregoing the writer can
add that by personal experience he
knows the free use of onions to be an
excellent remedy for the milder forms
of kidney disease, ana even in case
of chronic inflammation of these Or
gans. But this most wholesome of
vegetables is tabooed by fashionable
people because OF the flavor it imparts
to the breath. Young ladies will turn
away from breath impregnated with
the flavor of onion, while they will not
hesitate to chang on honied Words"
which are impregnated with the pois-
onous fumes Of tobacco, ten times more
disgusting to an "uncultivated" taste
than the healthful fragrance OF the
onion. The reason is apparent. Chew
ing and smoking tobacco have become
established as fashionable vices, while
onions have not.
Year: 1879

A frightful case Of cruelty to a child
was reported to the police authorities
at Pittsburg on Tuesday. Matthew
Cronin Is a wldower and has four chill
dren, the eldest Of whom is only eleven
years Of age. For some time past he
had woman named Jennie MeEvoy
living with him. On last Saturday
night Cronin cams home drunk and
brought some liquor with him, with
which Miss McEvoy also became intoxi-
Gated. The children were then all in
bed and asleep. Shortly after ten
o'clock their father, it Is alleged, went
to their bed room, and without any
apparent cause, caught the eldest,
whose name Is Annie, by the feet and
dragged her out Of the couch. The
maddened man then began to strike
her head against the bedftead, swing
ing her by the feet. After this brutal
operation he pounded her head against
the floor. The woman coming up at
that moment seized large leather
strap, with which she beat the child IN
a terrible manner over the face and
back. Some Of the neighbors reported
the occurrences to the police and an
officer going there found little Annie
In horrible condition. Her face was
badly inhamed, her head and face a
mass OF Jumps, and swollen very much;
on the cheeks two large bruises, behind
her ears two big Jumps, and her back
from shoulder to shoulder and from
the waist up was SCARED and perfectly
black and blue. She was asked why
she was SO whipped, and she stated
that /! was because she would not so
out and get whisky for Miss McEvoy.
Cronin and the woman have both been
arrested.
Year: 1879

BISMARCK, D T., March 1.-THE
Northern Pacific track on the ice of
the Missouri river was taken up to day.
For the past two days the trains have
been running through water and float
ing ice two to three feet deep The
trains of twenty cars each dashing
through river was an unprecedented
sight.
Year: 1879

TExANA, May 9, 1879.


ED. FREE PREss:-My comrades


and I have come to the conclusion


that man had better live in the sand.


hills all his life, raise sweet potatoes


and razor backs, than to travel the


world over, from the Atlantic to the


Pacific; from Greenland's icy noun


tains to the Cape of Good Hope, un-


less he could tell to others, of the
sights be has seen.


What gave to DR.. Livingstone the


indomitable will Of the explorer, or


to Stanley, the nerve and energy to


openly confront the African lion, and


swallow whole elephants, if it was not


knowing that it would some day be
published to the world? Now we
don't propose to tell of such narrow
breadth escapes, or manufacture such
ungodly lies as did they, but would
like to give, through the columns of
your paper Gin very modest way) a
description of the country through
which we will travel. and some of the
curious things that might happen on
on the route, to avoid the miserable
task of some day giving it all in one
breath.


We have been travelling for some
time in the coast country from the
San Patricia" to the mouth of the
Colorado, including Rclugio, Calhoun,
jackson and Matagorda counties. The
general topography of this country is
level, yet it is sufficiently elevated for
natural drainage both for the require
ments of the agriculturist and general
hygiene; here being but little of what
is known as real swamp lands. The
principal occupation is stock raising.
This is certainly one of the best stock
countries in the world: LIST. Because
it is well watered. 2nd. When the
upper country is as destitute of grass
lin some portions) as the Desert of
Sahara, on account of dry weather,
the country along the coast is clothed
in beautiful green coat, that is kept
alive by the heavy dews and the re-
freshing breeze from the Gulf. There
are some pastures on the bays between
the bayous that are not SO well water
ed, but they have made tanks that at
ford plenty of water for their stock all
the year. The well water is not SO
good as you find in the upper country.
but the most of the people are pro-
yided with wooden cisterns that sup,
ply them with plenty o. drinking wa
ter, except in one locality, where they
are actually too lazy to maks them or
anything else, but dig hole in the
ground about two feet deep and dip
up the water with bucket. sand and
all. The principal diet there is craw-
fish soup. seasoned with clay, aud tur-
tie soup for q rarity. 1 won't tell you
where that place is, as we were always
welcome whenever we stopped, in fact /
their hospitality to strangers was their
trait. When se sat down
10 toe table If We dsdp't ike crapfsh ]
Year: 1879

heard firing away down the stream, but ii
was crash and did not sound like con.
tinuous engagement. At that time he did
not think it came from Custer, but thought
it might be the Indians in the village


When he saw the gray horse cavalry he
thought Custer was making a detour to
strike the other end of the Indian village
Year: 1879

NEw York, May 3l.--Tbe annual
meeting of the synod of the Reformed
Presbyterian church was continued to-
dav. The greater part OF the session was
taken up in discussing the subject OF the
Sabbath in the family. A letter was read
from the Reformed Presbyterian synod OF
Scotland, congratulating the synod IN this
country upon the progress OF working a
national reform.
Year: 1879

MILWAUKEE, May 30.-The observance
of Decoration Day was quite general
throughout the city. The usual pro-
gramme was carried out at the different
cemeteries, while at the National Military
Asylum the exercises we're elaborate and
impressive.
Year: 1879

Special to the Star


LOUISVILLE, Aug. 11.-About 7 o'clock
last night thrilling spectacle was wit
messed by large crowd of people at Lion
Garden.


A balloonist, whose custom it is to ascend
every Sunday evening for the diversion of
the gardens patrons, had reached height
of about two hundred yards, when the bal
loon, hot-air canvas affair, burst
across the top, and began to descend
with amazing rapidity, the aero
raut dangling all the time from the
basket, and at length striking upon the
ground with terrible force, but, strange to
say, he was not killed. He was picked up
and carried into the garden. All that
could be was done to relieve him. He is
still in precarious condition.
Year: 1879

we'll defined case of death from hydropho-
bia is reported as having occurred in this
city yesterday. The victim is Benny w.
Hawkins, aged nine years, who while play
ing with favorite dog, became innocmated
with poison by the contact Of saliva from
the animals mouth with a fresh cut or
scratch on his hand. He died in great anony
after brief illness. An alarming feature
of the case is the fact that the dog was to
all appearances perfectly harmless, having
manifested no symptoms of rabies, either
before or since the communication of the
disease,