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Year: 1879

The agriculturists of Canada met in convention not long ago and adopted for themselves the following creed:

 We believe in small farms and thor ough cultivation.

 We believe the earth loves to eat as we'll as the owner, and ought, therefore, to be we'll manured.

 We believe in going to the bottom of things, and, therefore, in deep blowing, and enough of it. All the better if it be subsoil blow.

 We believe in large crops which leave land better than they found it, making both the farm and farmer rich at once.

 We believe that every farmer should own good farm.

 We believe that tho fertilizer of any soil is spirit of industry, enterprise. and intelligence; without these, lime, gypsum, and guano will be of little use.

 We believe in good fences, good farm houses, good orchards, and good chil- dren, enough to gather the fruit.

 We believe in clean kitchen, @ neat wife in it, clean cupboard, dairy, and & clear conscience.

 We believe that to ask mans advice is not stopping, but of much benefit.

 We believe that to keep @ place for everything, and everything in it's place, saves many 0 step, and is pretty sure to lead to good tools and keeping them in order.

 We believe that kindness to stock, like good shelter, is saving of fodder.

 We believe that it is good thing to keep an eye on experiments, and note all good and bad.

 We believe that it is a good rule to sell grain when it is ready.
Year: 1879

Lady of worth and beauty fair, In whom dwell all sweet gifts of grace, My heart, my love, my thought, my care, Are slaves before thy gentle face;

 Therefore, o lady of laud and praise, I pray for guerdon great to me, The gift of kindly thought from thee. From day to day make no prayer,

 At night no other hope finds place, But evermore and every where,

 To serve thee in thy works and ways; And though I plead in lowly case, Yet dare I ask, oh grant to me, The gift of kindly thought from thee. By words, by songs, by works, by prayer, A lovcr's faith and truth you trace; Go ask and search out every where,

 All that say, my deeds, my ways.

 Should these unworthy seem, and base, Forgive mo, nor withhold from me The gift of kindly thought from thee.
Year: 1879

WE learn from a reliable source
that Mr.. w. II. Henry has been
quite successful IN his search for
copper ore-that only a short dis
tance east of the city limits flat
teriDg prospect has been discovered.
Sooner or later a furnace for the
smelling of copper will be needed i'll
this section, and Mineral Point might
Just as well be the place of location
as not. Whoever has the enterprise
TO start furnace will surely find it
a good investment Competent Judges
have time and again remarked to us
that this ore can be raised III better
paying quantities than any other
produced hereabouts.
Year: 1879

very fair. The last prop of the
chronic grumhlers, was the low price
of pork, and even that has given
way now. Some of the worst cases
are still looking about for a relic of
hard times, but most of them have
given that up as a hopeless job"
Year: 1879

A Kerosene Lamp that will take
care of itself if you upset it or drop
1t Is thing we never expected to
see, but there is just such a lamp
now for sale at the lamp stores. 1t
is called the Harris & Smith safety
lamp.
Year: 1879

structive conhagrations known in
the history Of the county. About
midnight the Primitive Methodist
Church was-discovered to be on fire,
at which time the furious flames had
gained such headway that it was
an impossibility, with the inadequate
means available, to check their hur-
ried flight, and the excited citi.
zens who rushed from their beds
and gathered at the scene as the
alarm was being made, could only
stand around amazed, bewildered
and shivering watching the frey
tiend devour its prey. BY 3 o'clock
a. IN, the fine edifice, together with
the vestry that stood pear the rear,
was smitten to tho ground, and
only heap of smouldering embers
remained. The cause, we under
stand, was by some defect or mis-
management of the furnace in the
basement. This is great loss to
the society and one which will be
difficult to overcome.
Year: 1879

difficult to overcome.


TIE fall term of our public schools
closed last Friday. The latter part
of the week was occupied by term
and final examinations, which were
of highly satisfactory character to
teachers and pupils, proving that the
knowledge gained by the scholars in
the part of the course just completed
is not for mere show aud display.


Never hefore have the schools Of
our city worked so tremendously
and effectively. The thorough sys-
TEN of grading introduced by Prof
Terry enables the teachers in the
different departments to graduate
their classes regularly and complete
ly, and not spasmodically or partial
ly as in former years. The teachers
seem to work in harmony and with
the same general methods and sys-
TENS, which has given the school a
unity that it never before possessed.


Friday afternoon was given up
to rhetorical exercises in the several
departments, which was highly enter
tanning ana instructive. The char
acter of these exercises was such
that it did not require the partial
suspension of the regular school ex-
ercises for work before hand, but
were prepared entirely outside and
apart from the reg gelar school hours
and duties. Such exercises not only
serve to amuse and entertain, but
afford the pupils necessary and in
structive drill that they cannot OBJ
tain many other way. Where all
did so we'll it would not be just to
particularize, but we would simply
say that some of the essays aud com
positions in the High School room
proved that Prof Terry has given
particular attention to that very i'm
portant part of child's education
the power of expressing itself in the
clearest and most forcibIe language.
The deciam ations showed that some
Of the scholars promised the talent
Of oratory in a nigh degree.


On the whole The term gust closed
has been one Of the most successful
in the history of the school.


At the close Prof. Terry repeate I
the invitation given by him, through
the press, at the Beginning Of the
year, to parents and patrons, to visit
the school and see what they are do
iug and to Judge for themselves if
they arc fulfilling their reasonable
expectations. lie did not claim that
everything 10 be wished for had
been attained, but invited fair and
impartial criticism as to the general
progress and efficiency of the scholar,





Mr.. B. PRATT has tTo-seated
and single.seated cutter for sale.
| These are stylish, vel! finished cut
ters and will be sold reasonable.
Year: 1879

WILLIAM M0RRlS'S GREAT POEM
w THE STORY OF SGGURD, THE NolSCNO' AM
THE FALL oF THE NIBIUNGS by the author of 1.-THE
Earthly Paradise thought by many to be the masterpiece
OF this favorte poet has been out of print Tor some e
and we have Just published edition from new stereotype


plat AT the reduced price 60 Sold everywhere ana


mailed pospad by the Publishers Roberts Brothers Boston
Year: 1879

Corresponding reduction 10 al points EAST Tickets DC
NewYOrk Boston limited, and good only on day
sale passage and train leaving a
River the following morning at $50 m or on arrival
Regular tickets az So good on any train betWee
Fall River and Boston.
Year: 1879

As he sat on the steps Oh Sunday even
ing he claimed the right 70 y kiss for every
shooting star. She 1t first demurred, as
became a modest maiden, but finally
yielded She was even so accommodating
a. to call dis attention to flying meteors
that were about to escape his observation.
and then 20 u ''callins" him on lightning
bugs. and st last got him down to steady
work on the light Of . lantern that MAJ
WAS swinging about depot in the distance
where trains were switching.
Year: 1879

FALL RIVER, Mass. June 12-The Fall
River yer manufacturers ma have denied the request
increase and board OF arbitration. on the
ground that the business will not warrant
any increase and that they disapproye Of ar
MOns.
Year: 1879

and Measures agreed to-day to report the bill
directing that the Treasury shall exchange
standard silver dollars for trade dollars, and
melt the latter and stop the coinage of the
same.
Year: 1879

Of the southern portion of this naturally
favored State, Hon. r. b. Caufman, of H.
hnois, writing to his home paper, the Paris
Times, on the first of May, said, among
other things:


Here is the finest timber l ever saw, al
though my whole life has been spent in
the timber, and much of the same in the
working it in various ways. All the va
rieties Of timber are found here that grow
in Illinois, with some others that can
not name. The bottom lands are very
rich, and, there being many streams, a
large proportion of the land is of that
character. The forests are now almost
full leaf; fruits are far advanced; wheat
and oats are heading out, and corn is lar
ger here now than in Illinois the first of
June. Much of the farming is done in a
very primitive style, SO far as grains and
grasses are concerned, cotton being the
great staple.


All who are industrious and moral are
here welcomed, but the immoral and law
are not wanted. Game is plenty in the
mountains; deer and wild turkey abound.
and the the streams are full of fish, The
climate is beautiful. and all that is needed
to make this one of the most beautiful
and productive countries in the whole
Union is industry and perseverance.


PRAISE FOR DETAINED PEOPLE.


AS to the people, they are as sociabIe,
generous, moral and law abiding as YOU
can find from Maine to Florida, or fiom
the Atlantic to the Pacific | think the
people of Arkansas have been scandalous-
ly mlsrepresented, most egregiously lied
on. have been received here with the
greatest kindness, and the stories which
are atioat in the North about the reckless
and immoral character of the Arkansas
people is mistake.


am at present in community where
nearly all were Confederate soldiers; /
am as safe, most certainly, although am
known as having been in the Union ar
my, as would be in Edgar county.
do not pretend to say that there are no
bad people here, for it is sadly true that
IN all localities there are reckless ones.
make these statements not to reflect on
elsewhere, but do so for the purpose of
removing from the minds of many at the
North wrong impression. This country
has been avoided on account of false state
ments, and any one who desires to locate
mere will lind warm welcome


There is one thing | would say to those
at home: if you come here, and bluster
and make fool of yourself, YOU might
get into trouble; but come here and be
gentlemen, you will be treated as such. /
nave met Northern men he:e who have
resided here for number of wears since
the war, and they would testify TO the
truth of these statements.
Year: 1879

From the West leaps out thunder shout
That thrills the nations heart!
The plotting chief and the legal thief
Grow white in the public mart:
And shameless fraud, that walks abroad,
And rules with an iron hand,
Whose nets are thrown from zone TO zone
Over all the tortured land
All the legionry of monopoly,


That grapple the peoples life.
Things foul that feed with insatiate greed
And fatten on peace or strife
Now b1anch and cover at this mighty power
Which comes to judge and smite.
Hurrah for the men of the plow and the pen,
Who lead in the Grangers fight!
We've bearded the woods grim soltudes,
We've buried the waste in flowers,
Wood the wild earth into fruitful birth,
And 'couched her in fairy bowers,
Till the young wines roll'd over seas OF gold
Ard died in the fragrant hay,
Till the wanton rills, by clatt'ring mills,
Ran musical through the day,
The songs of the BIRDS the rattle OF words
From our children romping about;
The women Within with their household din,
Gods beauty and bounty without!
Till the very air seemed palpable prayer,
And our spirits rose refreshed;
TILL when the day had died away


To gleam in the merry west.
We said, mo lord, nor robber horde,
Can coGsecrate our toll,
And we blessed the land where the toiling hand
Was master of the soil.
But all our dreams were mirage CLEANS
Bright phantoms of the sum-
We plowed and sowed, we reaped and moved,
But when our work was done,
The spoiler came, in freedoms name,
And swept us of all but LAND
Came like thief with high belief


And law in his dainty hand;
And he whose brood neer titled a rood
Rolls by in his vulgar pride,
While his lordly train bediZened and vain,
Rides by his plethoric side;
While we and ours, who've woven the houls
Into labor, and love, and care,
Can only NOPE, while our stars of hope
Are setting in black despair.
Plow and SOW! harrow and NOW!


And gather! We cods of the SOIL
That cunning and fraud may revel abroad
And fatten upon your toll.
What avais that he who assails


Is Democrat, not lorde
Ist sweeter to be in slavery


To Cunning than the Sword?
When every right is crushed by might,
All manhood beaten down,
What victim cares if the despot wears
bonnet or a crown?
Not all the speech the masters teach


Can save the slave from shame.
Away with can't We freemen want


The substance, not the name
., Liberty! thou soon shall be


Redeemed from city marts,
And proudly crowned when girded round
With loyal Grangers' hearts!
And now, at length, our giant strength
Shall smite the plotting knaves;
Our deep Ieform, lashed by the storm,


Shall gulf them in its waves.
Can scent per cent" brave our discomfort,
Or range his puny
To meet the shock-the wild Siroc-


Of our men of mind and thew,
Hurrah for the men of the plow and the pen!
Strong hearts and brain combined!
What foe can stay the headlong sway


OF our mighty march of mind?
Hand clasped in hand, we firmly stand,


Secure in our myriad might,
Our battle-cry is "Victorv,


And God defend the rightv'
Year: 1879

The Atlanta Constitution thinks that
the planters are Just as able to control the
price of cotton as the spectators, il they
would cnly co operate. The price of cot.
ton, it declares, is no longer question OF
supply and demand, but of money, COOP
Grafton and manipulation 1t thinks that
the planters will one day learn the lesson
that is being taught them in this respect,
and control the price of this staple
Year: 1879

Every member of every Subordinate
Grange ought to consider himself or her
self a committee of one, to present the
advantages and Importance of tho Grange
to their friends and neighbors, and urge
them to ask for membership. Every one
knows who would made an acceptable Pa
tron, and there needs be no trouble on
that score. II is in this as in every other
work-there must be an interest mani
fcsted-explanation where necessary, and
due encouragement. The outsiders ex-
pect to be approached in this way.
Year: 1879

Federal elections to flood of fraud and
corruption they would not have created the
necessity for an extra session of Congress 10
accomplish the repeal Of the law which
stands in their way. The case is too palpa-
BILE to be denied. The motive and the'end
sought are both too apparent to hazard a
denial of them, and hence those who aim
to debauch and corrupt the elective fran
chisc bring forward as a pretext therefor
the plea that the safeguards that stand be-
tween them and the pcrpetraton of these
frauds are an expense to the Government.
The election law is not partisan measure,
but one intended to protect all voters and
all parties in their legitimate rights. If
the Democratic party think they can justify
themselves before the country in an effort
to destroy or weaken the law that stands
between the dearest rights of the citizen
and their violation, and that they can do II
in the face of a heavy aud needless expense
for an extra session, which has been made
necessary simply to accomplish this wicked
end, they greatly mistake public intelli-
gence and sense of honor, and they will be
so taught before they come to the end of
their present unjustifable and wicked cru
SADIE against law, right, and Justice.
Year: 1879

yet every official, from the highest to the
lowest, be a Republican in name and in
fact, one who would work for and rejoice
in the success of the Republican party and
the triumph of its principles. Such a
civil service examination would first deter
mine the politics of the applicant before
looking into his qualifications, as the phys-
cal capacity of the applicant for a place at
West Point is first determined before his
literary requirements are examined into.
Thus honest, competent Republicans would
fill the places, 80 many of which, we regret
to say, are now occupied by Democrats,who
are doing all in their power, personally and
officially, to destroy the party which fur
nishes them the bread they eat.


We commend the utterances of these Sem
ators to the consideration of the Admins
tration.
Year: 1879

In the appointment of President ANDREW
ID. WHITE, of Cornell University. TO the
Berlin Mission, eminent ability and qualiii-
cation have been brought TO the diplomatic
service. This much has been assured.
Since the appointment has been announced
speculation has been rife III political circles
rs to what stripe of politician has been in
troduced to the arena by this act of the Ex-
ecutive. He is quoted rs CoNKLING
and anti-CoNKLING, as factions have been
heretofore marked in the State of New
York. Whether this consideration bore
with any weight i'll his selection we neither
Know nor care, for we are among those who
think that all such distinction in that State
should be wiped out, and men in that party
shall be counted only as Republicans, and
that shall be regarded as all-sufficient in
distinguishing the members Of that party.
Senator CoNKLING has been honored as no
other man has been in the Republican party
of that State, by unanimous return TO the
Senate Of the United States for the third
term. He has just entered upon that term
| and stands as the standard bearer of the
party in that body. Hence we infer there
are no anti-CoNKLING men in the Republi-
can party of the Empire State, and those
who seek such distinguishing Republican
brand will fail to find it.


President WHITE, if we appreciate him
correctly, is Stalwart Republican on all
the main issues that divide the Republican
from the Democratic party. The dust oi
civil service reform and of the Southern pol.
| icy may have been blown into his eyes al
one time and impaired his vision, but ex-
| perience and observation have taught him
rs he admitted to World interviewer since
his nomination for Berlin, that the civil
service question is absorbing too much at.
| tention, and that there are other questions
such as those of finance and the Southern
| policy-that are of far greater importance
to the country. When President WHITE
was approached in regard to his relations
with Senator CoNKLING, he declared him.
self to be personal and political friend OF
the Senator, although he had frequently
criticized him when he had believed him
to be in the wrong. He said that Mr.
CoNKLING is apt to be sometimes wrong on
minor questions, but on grave questions he
is generally right. All things considered
we doubt if President HAYES has honored
the diplomatic service as much in any
other appointment as in this one.
Year: 1879

Now will the Democrats bring up the
managers of the Democratic National Com
mittee before Senator WALLACE's commit
tee and ascertain how much money was
raised, who from, and to whom paid, and
for what purpose How much of it was
expended to keep the Democratic mud
machine alive and active in It's filthy opera
tions how much Government gas and
stationery came under reprisal how many
Democratic clerks were rewarded for SER
vices when the Government was paying
them salaries &c That offers fruitful
field, but the Democrats have a mantle for
their own acts.
Year: 1879

THE Democratic organ seems very anx
ious to know how much of the political
funds raised by the Republican Congress
sional Committee "was paid to keep the
local Republican organ in form" We
take pleasure in relieving the anxious soul
OF our neighbor by saying that not dollar
was paid for such purpose. THE REPUB-
LICAs Job-OfIice served the committee with
more or less printing, thus rendering full
equivalent for every dollar received. THE
REPUBLICAN has not yet passed around the
hat amoug its partisans Can our neighbor
say a. much for itself and tell the truth ?
We think not.
Year: 1879

No United States bayonets at the polls
for the preservation of peace; only the bay
onets and pistols of the rifle clubs for the
preservation of the Lost Caitsel This is the
new Bourbon doctrine.
Year: 1879

The Solid South belongs to the white
Democracy. The colored citizens of that
section seem to be recognizing that fact Mt
last They are transferring the untold
value OF their industry and muscle to other
sections as rapidly MS they can.
Year: 1879

THE amazing concession was made by
MIR. LAMAR in late Democratic caucus
that Congress really has something to do
with the manner Of the election Of its men,
beis. y full report of his speech on that
occasion is now required to prove that he
did not add qualifying admission of the
superior authority Of the Siates.
Year: 1879

WHILE the Democrats are bowling so
iranticllly for repeal of the bayonet act,
wouldn't 1t be proper thing for them to
bring forward some proof to show that q
single voter was ever prevented from exer-
cising the tight of suffrage freely and unre-
seryedly by the agency of United States
trOops2
Year: 1879

THE Baltimore press is the midst of bit
ter controversy as TO who shall be regarded
as greatest and nearly every journal of any
consequence is taking hand in the scrim-
mage, This imparts lively interest to the
journals in their neighborly relations, and
they seem TO think more Of eacl other than
Year: 1879

THE idea of reducing the army in the
face Of the threatened war with SITTING
BULLS band OF Indians, as we'll as the ap-
parent necessity for additional troops all
along the frontier this spring is simply and
criminally absurd. But it is Democratic
idea, and would have prevailed in the
House yesterday if the Republican vote had
not been solid against 1t.
Year: 1879

IT any one thing more than another
would challenge our deepest pity it would
he to see enterprise struggling first with
TILDEN's barl of money, and then sweat
lug away to set up a Hoe perfecting ma
chine which will have the easy task of
rushing off some twelve reams OF white
paper daily. The press will have an easy
time, but the sweating faculties of enter
prise and TLDEN's barl are rather severely
taxed.
Year: 1879

THE House began operations in COM
paratively timid way on the army bill yes
terday; but the majority party seemed to
be troubled with a nightmare of impending
responsibility. The Democrats didn't 20 at
their work with as much vigor as the pub
lie had reason to expect of them We are
still of the opinion that they have "bitten
" of more than they can chaw."
Year: 1879

THE city of New York endeavored
to slip out of the high bridge enter
prise after it was well under way, un.
der the lead of Comptroller KELLY, who
refused to pay over 81 100000 under the act
of the State Legislature in 1878. This re-
fusal to pay gave check to the enterprise,
but the court Of last resort has decided that
the work must 20 on, and that New York
city must pay as the law directs to forward
the enterprise. This looks like justice on
the part of the courts, but it argues great
nonsense on the part Of the New York city
authorities.
Year: 1879

The colored exodus from the South is
really becoming a matter of serious import
nce In one day recently 400 of them
arrived in st. Louis on their way West and
Northwest. No better evidence than is
hereby furnished could he required of the
truth of the assertion that their "old mas
" tiers are their best friends But the Pc
culiar manner in which this friendship is
attested has its corresponding peculiar re-
suits. When these peculiarities are ex-
planned it becomes at once apparent how
the best of friends are so anxious to part
company with each other.