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Year: 1874

senior counsel to successful termina.
tion in the Supreme Court. This was
the last case he ever tried, and proba-
bly, the last he ever will try.


But while he has thus been always
opposed to the railroads professionally,
he is not fanatically opposed to them.
While he would strictly guard the in
terests Of the people from the extor-
tions of these corporations, he would
with equal jealousy see that justice was
meted out to the railroads. He want.
ed to regulate, ,bnt not destroy the roads.
We have not the remotest idea whatev-
er that Judge Wilder would accept
nomination, if rendered him. We have
never passed a word with him in refer
ence to this matter. It would seem,
however, that if q nomination was pref
ty unanimously rendered him he would
scarcely be At liberty to decline, while
less than that we have no doubt he
would instantly refuse to accept.


In thus referring to the qualifications
Of Judge Wilder for this important Of
flee We wish it distinctly understood
that PEE GRANGE ADVANCE does not as
pire to have q candidate of it's own. It
is our business simply to point out to
the people men whom they can trust
| under all circumstances and in every
emergency. Having performed this
duty we are done.
Year: 1874

That the milking qualities Of COWS
are hereditary no one will deny. They
come from both sire and dam, and it is
claimed, not without some foundation,
that heifers take after their sires' dam
in regard to milking qualities oftener
than after their own dams. This may
be true in some cases, but not in all, and
especially not in crossing bulls of pure
breeds on common milking stock. We
often have letters like this:


''Will you have the kindness to give
me some information about cows for
milk and butter purposes. l want to
breed especially for milk and butter for
family use, and want nice COWS, with q
good supply of good rich milk and but
ter. want to establish herd Of this
sort for home use, and to supply the
country demand. What breed shall
select from !''-Buy the best common
cows you can, which are good rich milk
ers. Use upon them a pure blooded
bull. If you use an Alderney bull you
are very sure Of rich milk, but small
size in the progeny. If you use Dutch
bull, you will get large frame and prob
ably much milk of medium quality.
The Ayrshire cows will give a medium
quantity Of milk Of fair richness, while
the short-horn cross will be likely to
produce stock giving good quantity of
milk, the quality variable. The ten
dency to give much milk is increased in
heifers by letting them have calves very
young, milking three times day, and
giving succulent, rich, milk-producing
feed.
Year: 1874

Sending milk to the cheese factory is,
says the Ohio Farmer, often attended,
especially in the hot months of sum-
mer, by having the milk sour before
reaching its destination, and of course
returned. This is more of the case
when the owner lives at considerable
distance from the factory and is two
and even three hours on the road. To
obviate this difficulty is what every
dairyman, land woman too) desires, and
to such few hints may be Of advan-
tage. How often do we hear the farm.
er's wife say, IF I only had a cool
place to keep my night milk, a spring.
house or a cool cellar, 1 think
could keep it sweet.'' Yes, 4 nice
cool spring house like neighbor Brown s
would be nice, but you have not got it
so you must try something else. You
have some place to keep it of course.
Some shelves probably on which it is
set. Now just tell Johnny to take a
board about an inch and a half thick
and saw it into blocks about two
inches square, At night when you
strain your milk place three OF four of
these blocks under each pan. Keep the
window up as much as possible. If you
are afraid the cats will
come in, get piece of wire
cloth and tack it over the opening.
BY this means you may have q cool
place to keep your milk almost any
place you may wish. If you are build.
ing new milk.room, or fixing over an
old one, do not make your shelves of
boards, but of two strips of timber,
about two inches square, placed just far
enoug h apart SO that the pan will sit
upon them without tipping. The latter
method will take less lumber, and be
SO much better than the former. In
hot weather do not mix your night's s
and mornings milk until about time
the milk-wagon comes along. 1t has a
tendency to sour both more quickly
than it otherwise would.
Year: 1874

IHtcnneld Ledger, July 3oth.1


A Meeker county man by the name
OF Olson picked potato bugs off from
his vines and used q wash dish to put
them in. After finishing his work, he
washed his hands in the same basin. On
one of his fingers there was slight
abrasion Of the skin, the poison cap
tured that spot and went to work. The
flesh sloughed off from that place, the
whole arm swelled up to fearful size,
and is covered with little knots about
the size of pea. DR.. Bissell has
charge of the case.
Year: 1874

WONDER if the complaining old granny
of the Farmers Union is still whining
around the farmers begging them to
subscribe in order to help him to lift
the mortgage from the ''played out Or
gan.'
Year: 1874

The Democracy Of Arkansas compose
the only party to whom the redemption
Of the State from the hands of Clayton
& Co., can with any certainty be entrust.
ed. The Democratic party is the only
National party, that binds with the ties
OF affection, the. East and the West, the
North and the South. It's the only par
ty, gathering strength from day to day,
to which all eyes, more particularly from
the South, are looking to wipe out the
frauds and corruptions Of the present
National Administration, and relieve the
oppressed and down.trodden States OF
the South.


TO the Democracy Of Arkansas, must
her people look at the next great strug
gle for the redemption of the State. All
good men, no matter what his former po
litical opinions should unite with this
party, and strike blow in the coming
election, that will lay out Clayton and his
sharks and plumbers that infest every
nook aud corner of the state, for all
time. A A"New Party" is only weak
device of this class of men for an extend
ed lease for the robbery Of the people
under a new name.


We endorse fully, the call for Demo
cratic State Convention by the Central
Committee. and further pledge, before
hand our hearty support to it's nominees,
Not like some, who pledge themselves so
far. that If the selections suit them they
will CO operate in the support of the tick
et In other words, if Governor Baxter
proves to the choice Of the Convention,
they will not abide by its decision or sup
port the ticket nominated. Having the
fullest confidence in the integrity, patri.
otism and good Judgment Of the mem
bers Of the convention to assemble, we
are ready pledge our unqualified support
to its nominees-let it be ELISHA BAXTER
or any other good man whose name has
been mentioned IN connection with the
head Of the ticket. II it is the wish of
the people that Gov Baxter should he
their standard. bearer in the next struggle
and he will stand fully upon the platform
Of the democratic party, let it be so,'
and We hope the threats Of some i'll ad
vised democrats, that they will not yield
to the expressed wish of the convention
unless it agrees with their views, be pass.
ed by unheeded. Let the Convention do
its duty. and the masses Of the people Of
the State will see that their work 10 duly
and thoroughly ratified at the ballot.box,
on the day of election.
Year: 1874

The aim and argument of the radical
press of the State, is to invite the inter
vention of Congress in the affairs of Ar
kansas. And what is the most singular,
is the fact that some prominent citizens
of the State, pretending to have the good
of the State at heart, are indirectly Civ
ing aid TO those insurrectionary abctors
of Congressional interference in our State
at this time. 1t is most certa n that the
new Constitution will have been referred
to the people and adopted before Con
gress meets, and we cannot believe that
so high handed an outrage on the rights
of the people will be perpet.ated as the
overthrow Of their almost unanimous ex
preston for new Constitution and new
officers under it. This is an extract
from the Pine Bluff Republican of a late
date


The congressional investigating com
mittee is hard at work taking testimony
were it not for the large amount of space
taken up in the publication Of the L. 5
laws we would publish in full the state
ments that have been made. There is
one thing certain, if there is any citizen
in this state that believed Baxter had
been legally elected governor of Arkan
sas by the majority Of the votes cast in
y, be will by this time have come to the
conclusion thoth" r., neon wonderf,ii!y
mistaken, The facts Of grave frauds
having been perpetrated in election re
turns are being daily elected by hosts OF
Witnesses, and establishing the fact be-
yond doubt that Jo,eph Brooks was
elected governor by large majority
What congress may do in the premises
with these undoubted facts before them,
we are unable at present to predict; it is
certain however TO cause some consid-
cradle discussion and we believe will
eventually result in the passage of a joint
resolution recognizing Mr., Brooks as
the governor of the state The only
great question involved in the contro
versy after all and the only one which
congress ought to take into considera
ton, is whether Mr.. Brooks received or
or did not receive the majority Of the
votes cast at the election in y for gov
ernor; if he did not receive the majority
of votes he should not be installed as
governor but if they find beyond doubt
that he did he should be at once recog-
nized and placed in the gubernatorial
chair, and all law abiding citizens who
believe that the will Of the people should
be obeyed will applaud congress for their
action.
Year: 1874

Ey The Fort Smith Independent gives
the particulars Of the prisoners IN the
Jail at Greenwood ovefpowering the
keeper and getting out. The alarm be
ing given and being closely pursued, oIc
Of the prisoners by the name of Dumas,
colored, turned and fred and killed a
young man by the name Of Blakeiy. He
had taken the pistol from the guard.


Later--We have learned since we re-
ccived the Independent from a gentle
man of Fort Smith, that Dumas was re-
captured and placed again in the Green
wood Jail, and that on the following
night he was taken out and hung by un-
known persons.
Year: 1874

Mr. EDITOR:


Permit me to say few words in your pa
per for the purpose ofsuggesting to the farm
ers the Importance of nominating not only
honest, capable but also softer men for the
different county Offices


1t is too often the case that men addicted to
the excessive use Of Intoxicating beverages
are chosen to ill public Offices And believe
it is safe to say that they almost as often
prove inefficient. How can an officer be eX-
pectcd to be prompt and accurate in the dis
charge OF the duties of his Office when his
mind Is continually muddled and obfuscated
with strong drink? How can you trust one
whose conscience is scared and deadened by
habitual drunkenness


1t is to be hoped that the farmer, will nomi-
nate capable, honest and sober men for the
various county offices. BUCK,
Year: 1874

Eg The Little Rock Republican is not
pleased with the manner the members OF
the Convention transact their business.
We did not suppose they would be. They
pat Thomason and two or three Others
on the back every little while-and still
are not happy.
Year: 1874

The election to-day was unusually qui-
ct. The interest manifested in the elec-
ton by the merchants was never more
intense before, nearly all the stores being
closed, and the proprietors and clerks
were at the polls working for the con-
servative ticket; and notwithstanding the
lines between the black and white races
were strongly drawn, more coored men
voted the conservative ticket than ever
before. 1t is generally conceded that the
conservatives have swept the city, AMI
will carry the county and elect the entire
ticket by 1900 to 20OO majority. The
official vote will not be known before to
morrow evening.
Year: 1874


Mr.. DUNHAM-


Journeying of late it was my fortune to
have for cOmpayniOH du uOyaye the Rev. james
Foster, colored, who as superintendent OF one
hundred or more colored Baptist Churches
and congregations covering large section OF
the State, was returning from periodical
visitation amongst them b his home in Fort
smith lie had also been in attendance upon
the sittings OF the Masonic Grand Lodge. col
ored ut Little Rock, to which body he was ac-
credited as delegate, and desire to say that
was much pleased with his intelligent, gen
tlemanly, modest and christian manner Cir
cumstanees made me acquainted with this
gentleman nearly two years ago, about which
time he was commissioned to his present re-
sponsible and Important charge. and | have
ever since regarded him as "a young man Civ
ing much promise of being able To accomplish
great good among his people. He has become
a popular preacher, and is, | understand, a
hard student and of unimpeachable christian
character He is moreover well informed up
on matters Of general interest. and | would
congratulate our colored fellow citizens upon
their having one among them so well quail
fled to give advice on matters pertaining to
their temporal as well as spiritual welfare.


W.
Year: 1874

The meanest, most useless and most
contemplate vice that ever grew
rank in hot-house of the devil is pro-
fame swearing. We protest against it,
not as preachers and church members
object to sir on professional grounds,
but as members of society, as decent
men. One cannot get away from it,
hardly. On boats, in cars, in places
of business, on the open street, at con-
cert doors and everywhere else rings
the incessant oaths of the habitual
swearer. Young men just learning to
curse appear to think there is some
thing manly and brave about it;
while old swearers interlard the COM
monest remarks they make with cold
blooded blasphemies and variety of
diabolical curses. No man or woman
of any refinement or deeeney at all
can be otherwise than laeerated and
shocked by these brutal and vulgar
verbal missiles every day; and no fel-
low who is shamefully guilty of pro-
jecting them can do otherwise than
silk beneath the contempt of such
men and women with every vile epi-
tibet they hear him utter. Public pro-
family ought to be an indictable Of
fense, with penalty of ten days in
Jail for every oath.
Year: 1874

The absurd attempts Of the Gazette to weaken
the confidence and respect with which the people
regard Lewis Thompson beirsy its fear of his
popularity, should the Republicans nominate him
Tor Governor. This uneasiness Is general among
Democrats."- Commercial


The popularity OF the Commercials candidate
is confined to the wind-bag that is aoated out up
the street every evening, The GAZETTE feared a
too sudden collapse probed it gently, and there
upon the champion for the Civil Rights candi-
date for Governor who, with the aid OF a Radical
legislature is expected to fill our schools with me-
groes, gets of the above, But how it is possisle
tor that paper to discover so soon that the "un.
easiness is general among Democrats" one would
be puzzled to understand correctly.
Year: 1874

WAsHISGToN, July l5-1 M
me barometer continues high in the Southern
ana Middle Sates 1t has risen in the north west
and is lowest north OF the lake region


PROBABILITIES


For New England the Middle States. and the
lower lake region generally clear and decidedly
warm weather will prevail during the day, south
and west winds and slowly failing barometer.
Year: 1874

The Washing ON correspondent OF Che
New York Times OF August 81 saye:


1t is believed at the Department of Jus
tice that the failure of Congress to provide
for some mea us for the irD mediate pUblica-
ton and sale of the Revised Statutes may
lead to sci iors inconvenience to the legal
to extensive litigation. These statutes
have now been the law Of the land since a
few days before the adjournment of Con-
gress. yet there are only fifty cOpies of
them in existence. as tie numoer Of
preliminary copies that were printed
was limited to fifty. Even these fifty
copies do not appear to have been distrib-


uted with the greatest discretion. The


Attorney General of the United States. who


is constantly called upon for an official


construction of these laws, was not pro-


vided with copy. and has been compelled


to borrow the official copy Of the State


Department for his personal use, The


judges Of the United States courts through


out the country are daily making applica-


ton for these laws, as they are now about


to be called upon to cOnstrue them at the


fall terms of the courts, but there are none


to give them and there will not be


until after the completion Of the


before December. 1t is also believed


that what is called the saving
clause N the revision may lead to seriors
legal complications. tbs clause provides
that all laws contained in this revision are
repealed wherever they appear on the stat
utes in different form, but that laws not
contained in the revision, and which exist
elsewhere in different forms, are still in full
force. Lawyers who have carefully exam
ined the revision fear that this ''saving
clause will, in a great number of cases,
compel search thI ough both the seventeen
volumes Of the old statutes, and the revised
code, before it can be safely determined
whether oc not any given law is in sosceo
Year: 1874

And then again the platform of the
same party in another State will contain
features Of a totally different character.
The Democratic party Of New York
met in convention few days since in
the city OF Syracuse, and adopteda plat
form OF principles, IN which the pay
nents OF the public debt in gold was one
of the leading and distinctive features.


While the Democracy and many Repub-
iieans Of the great Middle aud Western
states, though they concede that by the
act of congress the sccruing interest
upon national obligations should be paid
in gold, yet they den0unce as a fraud
ana outrage upon the people the propo-
silion to discharge the principal IN the
same way. Oar own Democratic and
Conservative State platform, recently
adopted by the Nashville convention,
iayors the payment OF our public dfbt
Year: 1874

not only proposes to invest them with
rights equal to those claimed and exer-
cised by the white race, but to go great
ly beyond that limit and make discrim-
inatiOns in their favor, IN violation OF
that spirit and principle OF our govern
ment which seeks the equal application
of all its laws. 1t not only provides
that the children of white parents shall
be compelled by law, contrary to their
ipelinations to sit beside their children


in the same, schoolrO0m, and receive in
struciions from the lips Of the same
teacher; it not only provides that they


shall travel in the same conveyance, eat
at the same table, and IL it need be sleep
in the same bed, but 1t fixes penalties


for the Withholding from them of these
privileges, that no white man would
ever obtain in any court Of justice in
>this country. II white man should
Year: 1874

than would meet the wants Of the peo-
pie ard the requirements Of commercial
intercourse. From the great diversity
of interests, which constitute our sources
of individual and national wealth, and
the varied relations of those interests,


we probably require a greater amount
of circulating money values than
any other people in the world
Year: 1874

Congress has not yet developed anything
new or strange in tAe political situation, and
certainly has not foreshadowed anything of
the purposes of either party. The general re-
mark as the members began to come together
in Washington last week, was that the gentle
men who have carried things with so high
hand for several years past did not seem so
"chippern as formerly. 1t was also remarked
that the members of the opposing party, who
after so long period of repression might
be expected to show some signs of elation at
the change which the late elections had
effected in their position, were not especially
exultant, though they seemed to enjoy in a
thoughtful way large and pervasive sense
of restfulness and content. On both sides
there appeared to be disposition to be-
have as well as they could. look as
pretty as possible and wait the turn of events
The seriousness with which the Republicans
began business on the first day of the session
with the reports of the Committee on Appro-
priatons. showed that the party in power was
determined to begin well at least, and that it
had learned one lesson from the elections.
The quiet behavior of the Democrats showed
that they too were conscious of being looked
at, and somewhat careful how they behaved
under the scrutiny. There has been no dispo-
stion manifested on their part to boast of
their victory or threaten what they will do
when they come into the enjoyment of its
fruits. Both parties in Congress have for this
first week of the short session behaved ouite
beautifully, and we hasten to congratulate them
while we may.


This is in large measure tactics we pre-
sumo. The two parties are not so much in
tent on legislating wisely for the country as
they are upon watching each other for possible
advantages to be gained. How long this
business of sitting over against each other
and waiting for some movement to be made
will continue, it is hard to tell If only parties
could be as shrewd and discreet as individuals,
it might go on through the session, neither
one compromising itself nor strengthening the
other. 1t would be for the Republicans to
exercise reasonable economy in all matters of
absolutely essential legislation, and for the
Democrats to talk little, but keep their eyes
open. To let things drift would be perhaps as
safe policy as either side could adopt. But,
fortunately or unfortunately, political parties
are not so perfectly organized as armies, and
80 no general order can enforce silence
throughout the ranks. Somebody will
Year: 1874

Our suggestion yesterday for dollar sub
scription In aid of the Nebraska and Kansas
sufferers has met with an instant response.
Passengers on railway train carried paper
among their fellow travellers, and send us as
the result of their few minutes work no fewer
than seventy-fve subscriptions. party OF
gentlemen who have wagered dinner, con-
"clude to forego its pleasures hat some OF the
"sufferers by the grasshopper raid in Nebraska
and Kansas may enjoy few less expensive
ones,n and they send us accordingly twenty
five dollars. A bookkeeper, sending his dollar,
reminds his fellows that "lots of clerks like
himself" could easily spare like amount
for the starving. We print some OF the letters
we have received on this subject they seem
TO show that the heart of the public has been
touched.


1t is probably unnecessary for us TO urge
our friends any further to help in this good
work; but we must remind them once more
that their subscriptions to be of use ought to
be prompt. Let them not forget the awful
truth that these unfortunate farmers at the
West are in danger literally of starvation,
and unless they are relieved at once many OF
them must die.