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Year: 1877

And let the world see you are not
blinded by party feuds and prejudi-,
ces. Look the matter squarely in the
face, and say we are the sovsrelgns
and we shall rule.


Heed not though the Republicans
should say "it's only dodge tobreak
up the Republican party. ."'or that the
Democrats should say, We are the
only Workingmen's party" Heed
them not. They are only trying to
draw party lines and prejudices closer
around you. They have been startled
out of their usual composure, and they
are trying to arouse your passions as
lot old. Heed them mott is only the
same old game Of arou<ing the feelings
of one nationality against another.
But those feelings must and will die
out. We are all Americans-citizens
# enc country. We want our rights,
and to get our rights we must have
legislation, and to obtain legislation
we must elect good honest Working
men from the plough, the spade, the
pick, the axe or the hammer-any-
where that YOU can get good and true
men-men who will work honestly
for you-men who will see that
railroad company does not step over
its charter SO easily by sayin 6 to the
coal companies you reduce your men
and we will give you hoppers;" or.
you reduce your men and we'll re-
duce our freight" men who will look
after your miners law and see that it
is not the poor, lame excuse of law
we now have-that every pettifogging
lawyer can twist into all manner of
shapes-men who will look after your
weights and measures. But is there
a way to accomplish all this?' There is.


Go about it cautiously and carefully
select strong men for this, your first
struggle for existence. It matters not
whether they have been Democrats or
Republicans. Come out, to a man, 60
to the polls aud deposit a Working
mans ticket, and in the end we will
conquer. We are in the right. If
we do not conquer this way, a darker
day will come. God help US and our
country if it does! 1t will be far bet
ter for US in the future if we conquer
by the ballot box. There will then be
no necessity for strikes and riots and
plunder. We can do it if we are
united. Don't forget the 9th of No
vember. Hit straight from the shoul-
der and hit every time with Work
ingmen's Ticket.


Yours very respectfully, member
of the Workingmen's club of


BARTON, MD.
Year: 1877

EDITOR ARGUS:


l have been a resident of Port
Townsend since 1850, and have had
10 do with shipping during that time
and l must say that l have never
seen better crew than that shipped
on board the Little willie by Messrs.
Waterman & Katz. There was not
man intoxicated or showed the
least signs of having been drinking.
Every one of them obeyed the com
mands of the officers cheerfully and
willingly, and went on board quiet
ly. Capt. Nissen, that noble COM
mander, used the most gentlemanly
and kind language, and the comfort
of his officers and crew was well at
tended to. In my presence Mr.. J.
A. Murphy, first officer, told the End
mate to give the men regular time
for their work and meals, and if any
were sick to report Immediately to
him, and see that their quarters was
clean and comfortable. Why could
not every crew be put on board in
the same condition? Because the
land sharks want to5 get the men
drunk and get every dollar of their
advances from them. The men go on
board crazy drunk and get quarrel
ing with the officers, who protect
themselves and the ship, and then
the land sharks howl and yell around
the grog shops about BRUTAL oFEI-
GERS while THEY are in reality the
ones to blame Now as the Little
Willie has gone to sea, in such fine
condition, can we not get others?
think we can if the good people of
the town, which nowoadaas are in
tae majority, will give their assist
ance. J. BUTLER.


We insert the above as received,
that responsibility may rest where it
belongs.
Year: 1877

We give place this week to COM
munication from one of the leading
citizens of this town, in regard to the
opening of the public streets.


Not understanding the nature of
the dispute, and desiring to do full
Justice to all parties in the matter,
we called on DR.. Minor, whose inter-
ests we understood were conflicting,
and who has entered suit in the Dis
trict Court against the City Trustees
for destroying his fences. He agrees
fully with Mr.. James as to the i'm
portance of establishing the title of
the city to the streets, and the es-
tablishing of this title now, while
the original proprietors of the land
are living aud can remedy any de-
fects which may exist. The Doctor
claims that, holding possession of
this property, he could not be de-
prived of it save by due process of
law; that the effort to oust him has
been characterized by a desire to
satisfy malice instead of bene6tting
the public; and he further desires US
to state publicly that should he OBJ
tain title to the land in question, in
the courts, whenever SIX leading, i'm
partial business men of this City
state that the public need said land,
a right of way will be granted them;
but that to knock down fences and
destroy gardens is in no sense de-
manded by public welfare.


So much for showings thus far
made. We have been watching de-
velopments in this matter, with the
keen interest taken by one who feels
that as journalist, pledged to de-
fend the people from imposition, he
has duty to perform in removing
any prejudices that may exist, and
giving a sair showing all around. 1t
is perhaps most fortunate for this
city that the question of titles has
come up for settlement in this con-
test. Feeling identified with the
interests of the public, we say if
there are any defects in titles, by all
means remedy them as soon as pos
sible,


We quite agree with Dr. Minor
that there is no necessity for des-
troying any Of his private property,
and on tine other hand we agree with
all concerned that the streets of the
city ought to be held sacred for pub
lie use, and city rights defended if
necessary. There seems to have
been more feeling manifested than
ought to have characterized healthy
state Of affairs; however, it is GER
tain that the most of this would
have been discovered to have arisen
from fanciful causes, had all parties
understood each other better.
Year: 1877

Postmaster General Key may be 4 first class
| Cabinet officer, but as q political eter-wrlter
| he is not success. lie undertakes to jump


the stream long before he gets toit, and unless
he shall be shaken up before he p!ungcs into
the muddy, boisterous, rocky sea Of politics,
and made to understand that Cabinet ofilcera


arc net of the inaIIib!e sort and that they shond
not always tell even what they think they


know, he will he likely to get sadly tangled In
his enthusiastic efforts to override old party
lines. lu recent letter addressed to his broth


er in Chattanooga, Dir. Key displays his YER


dancy in politics, and blurts cut just what he


should have kept to himself, even il his dream


of breaking purity lines in support of The Ad.


miustration had q reasonable certainty of fol-


illment lie says what is true enough, that ii


is important that he (tEe President) have .


majority in both houses favorable to his admin:


istraton, but it is not essential that he should


accomplish the impossible feat OF Transforming


a score OF so OF democratic statesmen f.om


their old political faith to the embrace Of


the party they have honestly antagoDzed.


But the gravest bunder Of the Postmaster


General is his statement that il the Southern
democrats oppose the administration. elect q


NOrtnCTQ ucmOCrGl, sucu as 1Iauudll VI Cayicl,
to the Speakership and ally themselves with
disatfected republicans to fight the adninistra
ton, he (the President) will be compelled to
use his official patronage in such way as to give
him strength in his own party; whereas, should
Southern democrats wisely extend him sup
port, be will BE- able to deal his patronage to
them literally" This is most marvellous
statement 10 come from Cabinet mipister,aud
it exhibits as little skill in the trade OF political
direction as it presents Of the qualities Of tue
If the chief AIM Of a national
administration is to dispose Of its public pa
trouage to the best adyantage-to the highest
bidder in either party; and the chief duty OF
Senators and Representatives. is to dispose o!
their favor as to command most for placemcn,
then the broad notice of an administration auc.
ton is consistent and in the line Of Cabinet du.
ties; but if, as has been generally believed by
most good men Of all parties, the first duty OF
both administrations and legislators is to give
peace, prosperity and faithful public officials TO
the country, then Postmaster General Key has
strangely mistaken his mission. PHILADELPHIA
Times.
Year: 1877

The long summer day had
crept slowly away, and it
was nearly 5 o'clock. The
hours at the railway station
were marked as by some gi-
gantic clock that told the lag
gard minutes by screaming
whistle and changing bell.
The 4:55, had tbundered
through the village, gone OF,
over the great viadnct,s and
disappeared round the curve
beyond.
So one counted the hours
by the trains, Lydia, by
name, a girl of the best New
England type, quiet, and yet
with an immense capacity
for doing and daring should
love and the occasion demand.
The local freight would come
next and then-then she
would see him again.


She laid aside her work,
put some split zephyr vanity
upon her head and went out
towards the railroad. AS
she approached the station,
she saw her brother, the sta
ton master, opening the little
freight house on the farther
side of the track. By this
she knew the local freight
! would stop this time. Her
heart beat the faster and she
quickened her step.


On reaching the passenger
station where the village
street crossed the railroad,
'she looked up and down tae
line and then crossed over
and turned to the left and
walked beside the track to
ward the freight house.


To understand all that
Year: 1877

=. I. Berkmans in an es-
say read before the Georgia
Stare Agricultural Society on
Cow Peas gives the follow
ing directions as to cutting
and curing them for hay:


The vines are usually con-
sidered as in proper stage for
cutting when the pods turn
yellow; still, much depends
upon the variety sown, as
some retain their foliage long
after the pods begin to ma
ture, while others shed their
leaves before the turning point
of the pods. Thus a little
discrimination must be used,
as general rule cannot ap-
ply to every variety or case.
The cropis usually cutwith
scythes, asthe vines, if grown
thrifty are often too much
lodged to admit the working
of a moving machine. 70
avoid lodging of vines, mix
some grains Of corn with the
peas when sowing-the corn
stalks helping to hold up the
pea vines.


Much difficulty is expeii-
enced when curing pea vines
to retain the leaves on the
vines; especially is this the
case If the peas have been al
lowed to become over ripe
Vines, when cut. should be
handled as little as possible.
Several good plans are used,
but the best, or rather that
which, for a number Of years,
has given the most satisfac-
tory results, is the following:


Leave the vines as cut, up
on the ground, one day, then
take three short rails, placed
on end in the shape of a sharp
cone; III the centre Of this
cone lay a long rail, and af-
ter piling the vines around
the erect rails as high as one
can reach with a pitch fork,
lift Up the eud of the rail ly-
ing on the ground and prop
it up with a short stick
Leave the vines unoisturbed
for two or three weeks, when
they will be found we'll cured
and ready for storing in the
barn. To retain the highest
color of the hay, sprinkle a
liberal amount Of salt over
each layer. Stock will always
relish salted hay more than
unsalted.


When cow pea forage is
grown for sale, it is advisable
to bale it when being brought
from the field, az repeated
handling will cause the leaves
to fall off, and only the stalks
will finally remain.


The yield of fodder per acre
is difficult to estimate correct
ly, too much depends from
the season, soil and manner
of cultivation.


When well cultivated and
on good land, two tons cf hay
may safely be relied upon; IN
very valuable years, when
two crops of hay are cut from
one sowing, double That am
cunt has been produced. In
ordinary years, and in the
majority of cases, the aver
age yield may be put at one
Year: 1877

nal to put on brakes.


How foolish! He cannot
see me, and" She leaned
against the switch frame and
shook with fear and agony.


The brake was broken.


Swift and swifter rolled the
disabled car. 1t was coming
down the track gaining speed
every rod.


She sprang to the middle
of the track and tried to
shout to the engineer of the
train at the station. She
made the motion to back
down out of danger. Her
tongue Glove TO the roof of
her mouth, and her cry be-
came an articulate groan.
Onw yard came the car. She
could see her lover upon it
frantically waving his arms
from right to left. What
did it mean! Her brain SEEM
ed to be on fire. She could
do nothing but gaze on the
advancing car in dunn horror.
All ! The, passengers {!
Could she not save them?


With a violent wrench she
opened the switch again and
stood holding the bar in both
hands. Better so, better one
life lost than a dozen. Her
feet seemed bolted to the
ground. She must stay. and
see him killed, and by her
own hand.


All! why had she not
thought of it before?


The cross-oyers switch! Cod
she reach it in time she might
save him. She snatched the
key from the Switch and ran
with franticspeed up the line.
She never knew how she Op-
ened that switch.


With moans and cries she
threw herself across the line
and began to run down the
other side. Could she reach
the switch before the carr
It's roaring rang in her ears,
Painting, with almost burst
ing bosom, she reached the
switch, opened it and stood
clinging to it as the car came
laundering over the viaduct.


She looked mp at her lover
upon the car. He had seen
and understood the change
in the switches. His car,
helpless though If was, would
cross over to the down track,
and rolled harmlessly along
the level line till its force was
spent. He was saved, and by
her ready wit ard skill. The
passengers in the tram were
also saved.


She had saved HIM. Love
had been her inspiration.


Great heavens! what's that!
The express. The down ex-
press was comeing!


All was in vain. He was
lost. She saw him throw up
his armsin despair. The very
plan she had devised to save
him would be his destruction.
Better far to have thrown
hlm off the sidding as she
had intended. Now he would
meet a more dreadful death,
and the destruction would in
clude scores of lives instead
of d doxen.


All this flashed through
her mind like lightning. She
felt her knees give way be-
meath her, and she clung to
the switch in despair. She
shut her eyes tohide the COM
ing disaster.


Hark! The whistle of the
express. They had seen the
imminent collision, and were
doing their best to avert it.


She, too, must do some.
thing. With a bound she
sprang to the next switch, tore
it open, and stood painting
and moaning beside it with
the bar in her hand. She
must save the train even ifl
she buried her loyer under
the splintered wreck OF the
car.


Onward came the car, thun-
dering over the viaduct and
past ahead of the train. 1t
turned quickly at the switch,
Year: 1877

chain IS broken, you had bet
ter drop the car at the Re
pair shop. The freight Cal
be thrown out without leav
ing The car"


So saying, the station mas
ter went on into the freigh
house followed by the rat
Ting and rambling cars
They gradually lost thei
speed and then came to ;
stop with the end of the trail
lost in the dark cavern oil
the freight house. There was
a shout from the building
and then one of the brake
men began to move his arms
as a signal to move on. Agar
the white puffs of the steam
shot Dip in the distance ant
with a jar and qulyer the
train started again.


Car after car rolled pas
them. There were hurried
whispers,a warm hand shake
and perhaps Il kiss, and then
the young man swung for
ward, grasped the ladder or
the last car, climbed quietly
to the top and sat down. She
stood gazing after him as he
was drawn away flom her
and smiled and waved fare
we'll to him with her hand
kerchief.


"Here, Lydia, you must
help me-"


1t was her brother who
stood beside her with a bunch
of keys in his hand.


The passenger train follows
this at once and I must 60
to the station. Will you
please close the switch after
them?


She took the keys mechan-
icalIy, and then turned again
to gaze after her lover, sea-
ted on the last car of the
train. 1t had passed out OF
the switch and was crossing
the greatviaduct and moving
more and more swiftly away,


To close and lock the switch
was neither difficult nor dan
gerous, and she walked qui-
city on toward the end of the
siding till she came TO the
switch post.


Hereshe leaned against the
wooden frame for a little
space, shading her eyes from
the sun with her hand and
watching the train. 1t had
run around the valley and
was turning into the great
curve that crept upward into
a long grade over the hill
beyond.


1t was now a mile away
and she could no longer dis
tinguish any one on the cars.
She turned slowly away,
seized the iron bar of the
switch and easily threw it
over into place so as to leave
the Main Limo open for the
next train.'


She looked back down the
road and saw that the pas
senger train had entered the
line from the branch and
was just pulling up at the
station to discharge passen-
gers. Itmay seem surpris-
ing that a passenger train
should be allowed to follow
a freight train so closely.


Bad engineering as this ar
rangement was, it was not so
serious as it seemed, for this
passen ger train did not fol-
low the freight except for
three miles, when it reached
the end of Its trip and was
turned off upon a siding.


She turned once mole to
look after the retreatlng
freight train. It was in full
view climbing the grade on
the great curve.


Suddenly she put up both
hands to shade her eyes, and
leaned forward on the switch
frame. Whathad happened?
Two tinny puffs of steam rose
from the engine. 1t was the
signal to stop.


All! the train had parted !!
Faint and far away came the
short, sharp danger whistle.
A single car had broken
loose from tbs train, and had
been left behind. 1t was
standing alone on the track.


No. It was moving back
ward. It was beginning to
roll down the grade. IT was
n Il n
Year: 1877

carry sufficient ice. More care will
be taken this year. and it is con-
tidently predicted that it will meet
with success and if it should, q
great problem for the peach-growers
will bo solved.


It is said there is n bottomless
bog in an important highway which
crosses corner of swamp in
Litchfeld county, Conn, which has
swallowed up from 800 to 5000 per
year for ten or twelve years. The
town has made IN attempt every
season to fill it up with gravel and
stone, but unsuccessfully. Last
year huge rocks rs large rs q team
Of oxen could draw we're dumped
into it, and for Il time the road-bed
remained above water, but this
spring it has all gone down again,
and the water is ovor the hubs of
the wagons that attempt to cross.
An attempt will probably be made to
bridge over the spot.
Year: 1877

The British Quartcrlies give to the reader well.
dlgested information upon the great events In con.
temporaneous history, and contain mastery crit


cisms on all that is fresh end valuable in literature


as well as summary of the tiiumphs of science
and art. The wars likely to convulse all Europe
VIII form topics for discussion, that will be treated
with thoroughness and ability nowhere else to be
found BiackwOod's Magazine is famous for store
essays, and sketches of the highest literary merit
Year: 1877

Robert Carmcs tho aged sexton OF the Third avenue
Presby church In Charles street. was found dead
in the vestry OF the church on saturday afternoon
The post tmortem showed that the cause OF his death
was old ago and rights disease OF the kidneys.
Year: 1877

BALTIMORE, Oct 7.-United States Senator
Whyte expresses himself in an interview as
being opposed to any scheme for obtaining o
Democratic control of the Senate. He scouts
the idea of the Democrats making any ap-
South or elsewhere, and says that even were
it possible to effect an arrangement with such
individuals he did not consider it good policy
for the Democratic party to enter into it
under present circumstances. The Senator
preferred that the Republicans be allowed to
retain the control to which their legitimate
majority entitled them Senator Whyte also
stated that Senator Spencer had informed
him that he certainly would be in his seat at
the extra session, and should act with his Re-
publican associates on all party questions.
Year: 1877

RICHMOND, Oct. 3, 1877.-The estimate
made two weeks ago that the revenue
from the sale of liquors through the
medium of the Moffett register would
reach 100000 for this city and $500, 600
for the State per annum, Is verified by
the official results Of last months sales.
This insures the Moffett register as a
permanent source Of revenue.


The liquor dealers held meeting here
to-day, at which they resolved to dig
continue further prosecution Of the suit
in the United States Court, on the
alleged patent Infringement, upon con-
dition that the Attorney General will
agree not to proceed against the bond
given to indemnify the manufacturer of
the registers for damages caused by the
late injunction. They decided to organize
a campaign all over the State against
the registers, and pledged themselves to
support all candidates who are opposed
to the Moffet liquor law. An anti-Mof-
fett ticket will be nominated in this city,
and perhaps in every county and city In
the State.


The Governors Of Louisiana and Ar
kansas have written for sample Of the
register, a copy Of the law and an ex-
planation Of how it works, with q view
to the Introduction Of similar law in
those States.
Year: 1877

Is the intention of Sir Allen Young to have
the steamer Pandora refitted with q view tC
another start for the Arctic regions next
spring. He will probably try the Spitzbergen
route.
Year: 1877

One Of the new and curious objects of
the japanese capital is gigantic image
OF a woman, made of wood and plaster,
and dedicated to Hachman, the god OF
war. In height it measures ffty-four
by winding staircase in the interior OF
the figure, being capable OF holding
about twenty persons with comfort. A
sword is held in the right hand and
huge ball in the left. Internally, the
novelty consists OF an extraordinary
anatomical model. A fine view OF the
surrounding district Is obtained by look
ing through one OF the eyes. and the
price OF admission is only two cents.


-
Year: 1877

It will be observed that the Govern
ment has given the Southern Pacific, In


value, nearly seven times as much as 1T
has given the Texas Pacific, while the
Southern Pacific is much more than
four times that given the Texas Pacific.
Year: 1877

There will have to be a mark
ed change in the tendency OF
things, says the Worcester Press,
or our stylish young ladies will
get to wearing their hats so far
back that they will have to lift
them when they sit down.