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Year: 1879

delivery Of this music. The tones were telling and
beautiful In quality, and the plaintiye simplicity of
perfect alth was well expressed in her voice. The
passage, For now skChrs risen from the dead, the
nfst fruits OF them that sleep" touchngly and
most sweetly sung but what lacking in the en-
tire number was sef-conhdence. which would
have insured the full utilization of the full
abilities OF the singer. What needed was
more breadth and soul in phrasirg certain
parts. and ful mpassioned voice in the declar-
alton or supreme. absolute faith in the Redeemer,
Experience wall bring OF these needed qualities
to Miss Thursby's oratorio music, and time will
mellow and ripen her dramatic and vocal powers.
At present she sings well in this class of compost
ton but falls short OF what she should yet be able
to accomplish.


Miss Drasdil is always most able vocalist,at any
was throughout excellent rather than specially
no5,ceSDlS noh & IN n.y., one number She sang
but without sufhcient strength OF voice.
The notes all lie low in the staff but are not too
deep for her voice and she should have given more
Glory of the Lord is risen." "He was despised and
rejected" is music peculiarly well suited to
her style, and she came near duplicating the
great success she made i'll "Eljah." but she merely
approached, not reached it. Her pronunciation OF
the English words was one unfortunate cause of
this result. the charming effect produced by the fine
expression given to certain passage being ruined
by an occasional nasal tone on the letter i or "e.


Mr.. Simpsons opening of the oratorio, Comfort
ye my people," was given with considerable tender
ness and sweetness and with much dignity of phras-
was very finely sung was the recitative. "Thy
rebuke hath broken his heart" and tie air which
follows. "Behold and see IL there be any sorrow"


Mr.. Remmertz did not do himself justice in the
early part of the afternoon. but steadily improved
as he went on. the manner in which he sang "Why
do the nations ?" being most croditable to him as
artist. The difficulties OF the forid passages
We're exceently met. and but few notes of the
rapid phrases were slurred The spirit of the aria
was ably conveyed and altogether it thorough
success. In some of his notes preceding and follow
ing this number he was out Of tune and occasionally
out of time but his voice was generally effective in
the aras allotted to him. and often excellent.


The chorus very good throughout but espe-
claly In the closing pieces the massive phrases OF the
'Haileujah" and the beautiful melody preceding
the Anal Chorus of praise being grandly interpreted
by voices and instruments. ''Worthy is the Lamb"
aud the "Amen" chorus severe and measured in its
form, Were fitting conclusions OF the good work
which had gone before. and Of which the large
audience gave the best mark OF their appreciation by
remaining their seats until the last note had died
away.


DR.. Damrosch and the society again deserve the
thanks aud congratulations of all lovers OF music in
the city on the results attained yesterday in the
Messiah
Year: 1879

THE GOVERNMENT.


The London Times publishes the following remark
able article--''The government has now chance
of displaying hrmness which it is scarcely
credited with possessing. The Afghan ques-
ton is beginning to press for settle
menr 1t be settled in any one OF
dozen ways. but only in one way which the country
will In the main approve That settlement will be
held the best which gives security on the easiest
admissible terms. 1t always certain that Afghan
istan could be overrun by the military force OF
India. But behind tho military question lay the
political question. and this has now come to the
front II the government suffers itself to be guided
by the socaled fatality OF circumstances or il it
weakly permits it's authority to be taken out of it's
hands and Its to be used for schemes Of which
1t does not approve. its sentence Of condemnation
may be regarded then certain. We have gone
through crisis in foreign relations. and there
is at least no general disapproval of the way In
which this has been met. But the suspicion cer-
tanly exists that the exceptional courses which were
then followed may possibly not cease with
the occasion. but may tend to become standing
precedents. The Afghan policy Of the government
will either fan this feeling will go far toward ex
tinguishing it. We would hope. while we yet
may, that prudent counsels will prevail Our
care is not for the interests of particular
party or another, but for the common interests OF
England The rest which the country is calling for
is urgently needed faulty policy. which would
be fruitful in future disturbance and would
entail responsibilities which the country would
be most unwilling to assume. would be grave
public misfortune. The punishment would be GER
tain. and 1t could not be long delayed. but the
mischief done would not thus easily be cured. We
can now retire from Afghanistan with honor and
with safety. By and by tho choice may not be
open to Treaty obligations or practical en-
gagements may be found standing in the way. The
act Of the government. whether right or wrong,
from settled policy or from chance. would be the
act Of the nation. and should be forced. there
fore. to accept it with all its consequences.
however disastrous they might prove. The govern
ment is already weighted heavily with the unfortu-
nate Zulu war and the budget derangement that has
Followed 1t. new mistake in Afghsnistan would
not improbably be moro than they could bear up
against.
Year: 1879

ABOUT one year ago we took occasion tC
warn our readers to beware of the army OF
agents that always come in the vanguard
of railroads and the genial influences" !"
and which are a nuisance equaled only by
the genus tramp. No sooner does rail
road come in striking distance of country
than it becomes overrun with agents, ped
dlers and venders of all manner of catch
penny devices for farming, dairying, house
keeping, and in fact everything we could
mention. Now we do not condemn all the
devices thus disposed of as humbugs and
swindles, but we do condemn the manner
of disposing of them. Many of them, how
ever, are worthless, and the unsuspecting
farmer being generally honest, and regard
ing others as like himself, is singled out as
victim. Wherever the grange has spread
Its light farmers have learned the evil ten
dency of this system of trade, and have de-
termined to deal as nearly direct with the
manufacturer as possible. We have whole
sale dealers in our territory who are pre-
pared to handle all manner OF farm supplies.
and can afford to sell at a much less margin
than the agent who migrates through the
country, for unlike wholesale dealers who
buy of the manufacturer, he is only SUBJ
dealer. Besides this, our territorial dealers
are we'll posted in regard to different kinds
OF articles and keep only the best. True,
the peddler may have something not to be
obtained of them, but in nine cases out of
ten, their wares are worthless and would
never have found market in the hands of
conscientious resident dealers.


The states are sorely cursed with this
army of agents. Every season brings vend-
crs of new inventions, patent-right men
oily-tongued fellows who have but one OBJ
ject, the getting of money. We would say
to the Montana farmer, pass these gently
by, and deal with men of established repu-
tation. If articles are not sufficiently known
to be in the hands of regular dealers their
utility is doubtful. The average travelling
vender does not scruple to tell any story, for
he never expects to call again. Fore
warned is fore-armed."
Year: 1879

The vegetable garden of every farm, will
demand attention from this time on as we
60 farther and farther north. Peas, onions,
satisfy, lettuce, radish, spinach, parsnips,
and beets for early use cannot be planted
too quickly. They should be planted as
soon as the soil is in condition for working.
The same is true Of potatoes intended tor
early use. Neither these nor beets will gem
orally appear above ground until after dam
ger Of killing is over.


Cabbage, caulif1oWer, celery, tomatoes,
peppers and egg plant should find place
in every garden. When only enough for
family use is required, it is cheaper to buy
plants than to raise them. Cabbage and
caulifiower should be planted out as soon as
danger Of black frost-ice is over. Celery
for fall and early winter use is generally
planted out about the time buckwheat IS
soyQa. Unless plenty Of water can be given
it do not plant. For late winter and spring
use, the seed may be sown in bed early in
the spring, and transplanted when large
enough, or from July to August l, accord
ing to the latitude. The farther north, the
earlier it must be planted. Tomato, pep
per, and eggplant should not be planted
out until the days, and also the nights are
warm; not before it is safe to set out sweet
potato plants.


Cucumber, melon squash and okra should
be planted about ten days after the usual
time OF planting corn; that is, not until the
soil is we'll warmed. Indeed there are no
plants that pay better for starting on six
inch inverted sods, than those, so you may
give. them the protection of glass. Thus
they may remain until they form fine plants
and may be transplanted in the open air at
the same time as other tender plants 1t
will advance them fully two weeks earlier
than it planted in the usual way. The same
maybe said of Lima, and other pole beans.
String beans should be planted at corn
planting time.


An attendance to these simple rules will
enable any farmer to have good garden, ii
he will spend the necessary labor to tend it.
There is nothing about the farm that will
pay better. and nothing pays less, if allowed
to grow up to weeds.-Pfuuie Farmer.
Year: 1879

A. A. Freeman gives the following sensi-


BILE views on the seed wheat question in a


late issue of the La Crosse Chronicle:


[ have just received the article in your is


sue of March 10, on seed wheat, and must


ask for space in your paper toreply to what


l can not help but regard as dangerous
heresy. In the first place the purport of
the article is to convince farmers that light
and shrunken wheat is as good for seeding
purposes as heavy, plump No. l. True,
Mg. Hunting is somewhat inconsistent on
that point, if he is reported correctly, IN
claiming that the sprouts from As to AZ
pound wheat were equal to No. wheat !;
but admitting that it is q matter of expert
ment as to how the light wheat will pro-
duce, is not that great risk for Northwest
ern farmers to take, when two bushels of
average light wheat will buy one bushel Of
81 to 60 pound wheat from the upper Pacif-
ic railroads? A large amount of this choice
wheat has been in store at St. Paul all win
ter, and could be obtained at about ST. 10
per bushel, and [ think can be had yet to
certain extent. But in any case farmers
should select the best that can be obtained
near home.


don't think that most of this light wheat
will germinate. A recent Chicago circular
of a very respectable firm quotes expert
ments with ''well-selected specimens in
hot houses, and 20per cent. failed to sprout
but the main question is, what will 1t pro-
duce, both in yield and quality. If the the
ory OF the gentleman named in your article
is correct then all the experience of, for in
stance, English farmers, for generations,
goes for nothing. While their immense
yields are. of course, largely due to close,
careful farming, yet the careful selection of
the best seed, year after year, has great
deal to do with it, as we'll as the large,
plump berry obtained. Breed small mare
to small stallion and continue it for a few
years, and you get an animal the size Of
Shetland pony. Reverse the order.


In conclusion, if those gentlemen believe
their theory, will wager them anything up
to $500, either on our own account or to be
devoted to some good charity, that if an
equal quantity of 60 pound wheat and of 45
or IL pound wheat be sowed on a given
space of land, side by side, the former will
prodnce more and better wheat and bring
more money, after allowing for the extra
cost of the heavy seed, than the light wheat
will.
Year: 1879

tain. anG sometimes nearly every tuber will
rot in the ground.


Early Rose heads the list for suuner and
fall use, but when grows in our warm cli-
mate it becomes watery and of inferior fla
vor in the winter.
Year: 1879

All the Cunard and other large


steamships possess a good library


for light reading, besides there are


usually many little solacements


for relieving the tedium of tho first.


class passengers. When the wealth.


er is fine there are games of shuttle.


board on deck that draw q number


of players and 0n-lookers. Tho


pieces of wood are fat disks, easily


handled in showing them along to


a goal, as in the case OF bowls. This


forms On agreeable recreation and


affords good exercise. When out


door amusement Is impracticable
the saloon has its cluster of passen.
gers busy at something Or other.


One party will be playing whist;
|aai0ther II @sarssrly watchiug ~


game at chess; third party will


be listening to thrilling tale of
the sea by an old salt; a fourth
party is attending to game of


backgammon. In the evening,


when tho lamps are lighted, there
is sometimes kind of a musical
concert, for which an obilging


young lady, or perhaps musical
ly inclined purser, presides at the
piano. Often in ships of this de-
scription there is u good deal of
heavy betting. The bets will be
as to the day and hour of arrival
at port, what will be the number of
the first pilot boat that presents it.
self, and SO on; some of the bets
being sufficiently rediculous and
the cause of much fun, but also the
loss of a good deal of money. In
all the well regulated vessels the
ship officers are strictly excluded
from betting. The youngsters who
happen to be on board have their
own amusements in the games and
sports of children. To these juve-
niles the COW is an object of much
interest. The poor animal which
is required for the sake of its milk,
occupies Gas we have. il booth at
the corner of one Of The paddle box
es. There, well bedded and tied
up COW fashion, it is observed
munching its food with the most
perfect placidity, although a thou
sand miles from home and the sea
all aroudd with long sweeping
waves, might be supposed to dis
turb its equanimity. For air it has
u door, with the upper part left
open. Stretching over the lower
half door, the chiklren look in and
make their comments on the com
Portable quarters, speak of the nice
smell of the hay and wonder il the
COW is ever seasick. We have sell
dom seen a fractious child in arms
who has not been sOothed by being
treated to a look at the COW. This
practice of taking cows to sea is
one of the luxuries of modern trav-
cling. A concern such as the Gu
nard has an establishment of cows
at Liverpool and New York, and
there is a change Of animals each
voyage. A curious life that for
COW. Twelve days browsing in
field and stretching its legs and the
next twelve crossing the Atlantic.
If one of these cows could write the
story of it's life, it might tell of hav-
ing crossed the Atlantic one hun
dred and fifty times and seen
good deal of the world From
Good News.
Year: 1879

A meeting of the General Committee having in
charge the preliminary organization OF the Worlds
Fair Company was held last evening at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel. Colonel Henry G.. Stebbins the
president. occupied tho chair. The chairman Of the
Committee on Sites presented a report setting forth
that 1t was not in tho province Of that COM
mittee to finally locate Q site until after
appropriate legislation is secured. and that even
then it only be done by duly appointed commits
sioners. The three sites brought most prominently
before the committee were the Manhattan square
and adjoining property. on Eighth avenue. between
Seventy-second and Ninety Streets the Wash
ington Heights site. and that known on the list
the East Side Sands, of Brooklyn. The committee
believe that the latter has superior advantages On
motion an executive committee OF fifteen ap-
pointed to further the object OF the committee.


The Committee on National Legislation reported
that they prepared to present Congress the bill


which has heretofore been reported to the General
Committee motion offered by Mr.. Louis May that
Committee. be held in the Cooper Institute next
month for the purpose of giving an impetus to the
Worlds Fair movement was adopted On motion OF
Mr.. +. L. Tacott a resolution adopted request
ing the Committee on Legislatton to embrace in the
title the bill to be presented to Congress authorz


ing the holding Of Worlds Fair in 1888 the fact that
the fair Is proposed to be held in celebration of the
declaration of peace between this country and Great
Britain and that therefore commends itself to the
Crawford OF Kansas. Mr.. William A. Cole and others
spoke in advocacy of the proposed exhibition.


The committee adjourned, subject to the call OF
it's president.
Year: 1879

Washington Telegram to the Cincinnati Com


merciall


It Is learned here from good authority that
the day previous to the departure of MT.
Borie from Philadelphia to join Gen. Grant In
Europe, for the purpose of accompany ing
him on his trip through India, he had a con-
versation with personal friend as to the
much-talked Of candidacy of Grant for the
Presidency. Tn this conversation Mr.. Borie
informed his friend that his object in going
abroad was mainly at the earnest solicitation
of several of Gen. Grants intimate
friends In Philadelphia, who were alarmed
at what they termed the efforts OF the
politicians to put the General forward as a
candidate for President in 1880. Said Mr..
Borie to his friend: "Under no circumstances
should Gen. Grant permit his name to 20 be
fore political convention. He has had al
the honors and renOwn that can be given to
any American citizen, and If he were to run
again for President and be defeated, even
though he should be unfairly counted out by
the two Democratic houses OF Congress, he
would live in history as defeated candidate.
All the discredt that attached to Grants ad-
ministration was due to the politicians who
were around him, and now these same men,
who did SO much to bring discredit upon his
administration, are seeking to push him for
ward again as candidate. 1t is the desire
Of the true friends Of the General that he do
not allow the use Of his name again for the
Presidency or any other office"
Year: 1879

TO the Editor OF the Democrat:


deprecated the universal discussion OF this
badly mixed question though the press,
when 1t was first inaugurated BY the dis
appointed politicians In this State, whose
luxuriant supplies have heretofore been
drawn from the public treasure almost with
out effort, but now find their occupation
gone


Any one accustomed to deal with the colored
people in large numbers will appreciate the
fact that they as general rule are reckless
in all their business transactions, with no care
whatever for the future [ have known them,
whom comparatively out Of debt, to virtually
throw away magnificent crop. The price OF
an article Is no object IL they can only get 1t.
They are always prepared to make any sacri-
flee at any time Of the day or night, TO pan
der to their superttious beliefs, or fancied or
ill-eonceived wrongs. These characteristics
led this peculiar race in the Liberia and han-
sas manias, and gave their decevers the pow
erful leverage over them which they nave
possessed In politics heretofore, and now IN
these emigration schemes.


There il no more serious question for Jne
consideration Of the Southern people than
this one. Any community relying upon this
peculiar population exclusively to do the nee
essary labor to sustain the country. are
placing their dependence In mo insurance.
ana 1t Is fortunate that the Convention now IN
session in your city can consider this question
ior Their constituents and devise some means
to meet 1t.


"a my own mind. and have given 1t study
u u years, patiently and practically, the only
Ire True way to deal with the labor question In
WIS State, at this time, Is for the Convention
Year: 1879

Should we not provide for a representation
of the whole people of the Commonwealth, or
OF any given community, In the great matter
of self-governme now before us .@=


we talk about being governed by the will
Of the majority" when there is no such or
,ganization, and no such will, and no mind of
which to predicate such will.


But there is such an organization or society
as the Commonwealth. Its will governs US,
and votes are It's mere instruments or count
ers, created and used by 1t to ascertain Its
will. 1t might ordain that q, g, Is, or any
other fraction should, instead OF q mere ma
jority of votes, carry questions or elect agents


Now tho great principle to be established Is
self government. e., the ruling OF the people
by themselves. The 1890 minority are as
needful of and Is as much entitled to self
government az the &c. .001, but at present the
so-caled "will Of the majority enslaves
them and deprives them of all representation
all according to the constitution Inc
and constitute the most OF the moral force
and public opinion of the State, and be merely
outnumbered. =,


The "ins' have vastly the advantage In all
subsequent so-called elections, ana ohly very very
bad conduct, conspicuous crime, and failure
to keep the people deceived will cause them
to be suppanted "The will of the majority
Is often q curse to be removed!


Among many illustrations, | offer Tensas
parish, where a majority OF at least five to one
must always be against the taxpayers, the
educated and those who are the moral force
and intellectual power Of the parish.


But | must conclude: volume could be
written on this subject, but only propose to
hint, or suggest and ask friends to consider.
Representatives of minorties and cumula-
tive voting have been much thought Of within
the last few years. B. j. S.
Year: 1879

WTANTED-THE PUBLIC TO KNOW THAT


w the cheapest and best advertising in the
city Is In this column at ten cents per line for
the first and five cents for each subsequent in
sertion, mh22
Year: 1879

It costs money to become Cardinal. The
London correspondent of the Freeman's 9
journal says: II understand that the fund
which is being raised to meet the expenses
attendant upon DR.. Newman's elevation to
the Cardnalate promises already to reach
the sum of G3OO0. In order to relieve the
mind Of the illustrious Oratorian from imme-
diate pecuniary anxiety, and to enable him
to appear in Rome in manner becoming his
new dignity, I hear that the committee
which manages the business placed G100O to
his credit at the time when he left his home
ut Edgbaston for the long journey to Italy
Year: 1879

WASHINGTON, March 18.-The Treasury De-
parttnerlt Ia I'D receipt OF information from
Peru respecting the law recently enacted by
that government imposing an extra tax on
commerce. The new import law referred to
imposes tax Of 25.100 Of q sol per hundred
Kilograms on all packages OF merchandise
embarked or disembarked In any port OF the
republic and tax OF SO10O of O sol ON each
ton Of coal. iron, wood or timber imported
from abroad, and on each ton Of metal ex-
ported from the republic The law also In
creases the customs duties 30 per cent on
liquors Of all kinds and on tobacco, cigars,
and playing cards. The object of the law is
TO create special fund to be used In with
drawing from circulation the treasury notes
of the government.
Year: 1879

marck, however, when / used to see good
deal OF him at Frankfort before he was great
man, Is that he was very gross feeder; In
deed, / once saw him devour d fish that smeit
so high that it almost made every one else In
the room sick And then his hands were al
ways filthy, and be used to paddle them In
his plate In most unpleasant manner. Ex-
cept for these peculiarities he was a very
agreeable man. talking. it Is true, thirteen to
the dozen, but with sort OF clever. reckless
daredevil air"
Year: 1879

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