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Year: 1879




WEDNESDAY, Feb. 5-6 p. NJ.


From the result of to-days proceedings it is quite
apparent that the bears in tho market cf the
Arctic sort, which were rather stimulated than de-
pressed by the prevailing snow storm. Not so the
bulls. who finding the ''frcsh fields and pastures
new" Of q continued advance contracted as to its
grazing ca0ecities by bad weather out of doors and
by more or less apathy within. forced to "hau
in their horns and leave the field to their adversa
ries Little however made of this accommo-
dating disposition by the bear party Qf such party
exsts) since the decline of the day simply frac-
tonal and final quotations. though somewhat lower.
accompanied by degree Of strength that prom
ised reaction under tho slightest Of provocatons
As matter of fact the business of to-day in
parison with that of the ten days past was greatly
restricted Speculation like the bark of the Ancient
Mariner. foated becalmcd--"a painted ship upon
painted occan"-with hardly breath of activity to
fill the sails. It is true there puff two of
side wind which gave start to such railroad stocks
~ Missouri. Kansas and Texas and Ohio and Mssis-
sippi but it lasted only long enough to shoot them
ahead per cent or so, when it died out utterly.
The favoring slant which influenced the Missouri
and Kansas stock came from Washington. in the
shape of statement that the Congressional Com
mittce on Reorganizing the Indian Territory
would report in favor of such plan. and
that the House would pass favorably upon
1t. In the event Of Congress giving its
consent to opening the reservation to settlers
m extensive emigration to this fertile Territory
would ensuc matter of course. and the railroads
traversng the district. of which the Missouri and
Kansas limo is the chief would benefit accordingly.
Tho Ohio and Mississippi property showed better
prices this morning by reason of . rather vague
report that the long existing feud between the parties
representing the road in question and the bond
holders OF the Springfield excrescence had been
would DO satisfactorily settled. How the truth
OF the matter may beto the top the bottom of the
'wel we not prepared to say. Tho anthracite
stocks were somewhat lower. With loss upon pro-
duction during the last year 1t is difficult to why
they should be Otherwise. Coal in the ground has
been replaced by hole In the ground and it has cost
tho companies about dollar per ton to make the
change. The market was all lower at the close the
result Of bad weather. restricted dealings and gen.
eral disincnation to trade.


The opening. highest lowest and closing quota
tons of stocks at the New York Stock Exchange
Year: 1879

despatch received by NJ Il s. Stcrnberger to-
day from Eureka states that q strike has been
made in the Eureka consolidated mine and that great
excitement exists there.


despatch from Washington states that the
Senate Committee which hal under consideration
the matter of opening up the Indian Territory to
tlement SO unanimous in their affirmative re-
port last evening that leading Senator'S now consider
the passage OF the measure through the Senate
certain.
Year: 1879

He pressed my hand exclamng. 'This is quite italian
weather.
How it minds me of the evenings when, your distant
Upon my benefactors invoked the heavenly bleseine
went and told the brothers, 'No, cannot bear to
Hes 80 happy in his exile it's the proper place to
took that journey to him. and right bitterly rue it
But cannot take it from him: If you want to- 60 and


do it."
Now new restraint entirely seemed next Sunday to
And he looked 20 hurt and humbled that knew some


one had told him.
Subdued like his manner, and some tones were
But every word be uttered was pre-eminenty local.
The sermon sounded awkward, and we awkward felt
Twas gret to him hedge it, twas pain to hear


him word it,
"When was in" was maybe half dozen times re-


peated,
But that sentence seemed to him, and was al


ways uncomp.eted.
As weeks went on his old smile would occasionally
But the voice was growing feeble and the face began


to whiten;
He would look off to the eastward, with stful weary
And twas whispered that pastor in foreign land


was dying.


VI
The coffin lay mid garlands smiling sad If they knew


us;
The patient face within it preached final sermon to


us:
Our parson had gone touring trip he'd long been


earning,
In that Wonderland whence tickets not issued for


returning.
o tender, good heart-shepherd! your sweet smiling


lips half parted
Told of scenery that burst you the minute that


you started
Could you preach once more among Us, you might


wander without fearing;
You could give us tales of glory would never tire


of hearing.
Year: 1879

A letter recently published, and SUP
posed to have been written by Senator La
mar, of Mississippi, has created quite Il
sensation. He says that as it is a solid
north against solid south, for the latter
to continue the struggle is simply to lead
forlorn hope. In other words the fact
tliat the northern states persist in voting
the republican ticket, is taken rs sign
that the republic is in danger. Lamar in
his despair thinks that an empire with
Grant as the emperor would be far prefer
able to republican rule and says: 81 shall
advocate the election of Grant so long as
lives, and his son Fred, after his death, if
| live that long"
Year: 1879

Senator Carpenter in al interview with
y N. Y. Tribune reporter said: II believe
that the democrats mean to throw out the
returns from one or more republican
states, and declare their candidate elected.
They will find a pretext for this course, or
make one. If they should find some pre-
text OF plausible character on which there
might fairly be difference of honest iudg-
nlcnt, We should have to acquiesce. II
their action should be grossly unjust and
i'll manifest defiance of the will of the peo
pie, expressed at the election, there would
be fight, and civil war would inevitably
ensue." Carpenter. may be right or he
may be wrong, but in any event it would
be we'll for republicans to heed the warn.
ing
Year: 1879

AS the great Presidential campaign of 1880 ap-
approaches-a campaign which is to decide the
pO itical destiny of the Republic for decades, if
not for centuries, to come. u sense of the import
ance of the stfugg &C begins to impress itself upor
the minds of all patriotic citizens. The menacing
dangers to popular government and the rights OF
humanity, which have been wildly brought to no.
tice by the present ascendency of the Confedero
Democratic party in the legislative branch of the
government have admonished Republicans of the
supreme necessity of preventing the consumma-
tion of the gigantic conspiracy against Liberty,
which aims at untrammeled control of the other
branches. party spirit has been thereby aroused,
which is destined to make next years struggle for
the Presidency the most eventful the most memo
rable, perhaps the most bitter ON record. During
that coming struggle
Year: 1879

The Rochester Pest lnts arrived at its
twenty first year The Post is an able and
energetic paper, Il credit to Rochester and to
the state, and we hope to see it continue as
prosperous in the future as in the past.
Year: 1879

In the education of the blind ut Boston
an excellent step has been taken. They
are now taught to tune pianos and are ex-
tremely successful in their work, which
is highly praised by leading musicians
Year: 1879

Is the greenback party dying? 1t would
seem not. The Red Wing Republican says
that there were four greenback votes cast
in Goodhus County at the recent election. a
gain of twenty five per cent in two years..
Year: 1879

of displaying lamentable amount of ig-
norance on most important subject, but
as almost every man woman and child in
the village are showing commendabe in
terest in all religious undertakings, we
humbly join in the chorus. Morris ia suf-
fering under what might be termed relig-
ious improvement boom-in other words
there is great activity among the members
of the various denominations Each con
gregation is striving with laudable zeal to
provide for themselves separate place of
worship, and CO nsequently each have
formed separate distinct society Now
those of liberal mind are of the opinion
that this, at this time and place, is neither
prudent nor advisable, it weaksns the whole
and imposes burden on the few, which
could be obviated by u union of all prot
estant factions. This is true but we do not
see any help or remedy for it. Religious
sects, like political parties, do not amalga-
mate or unite to any alarming extent, and
probably will not until the millennium,
and hence, all this controversy is useless.
Profound argument and logical reasonings
are powerless to convince any one faction
they should embrace the doctrines as taught
by another-eithsr will welcome the other
to their fold, but none will desert their
standards, for while all acknowledge that
lin union there is strength" none will ad-
nit but that over their branch of the moth
or church waves the true standard around
which all should rally, and that their forms,
doctrines and discipline are superior to
all others. For these reasons nothing is
gained by argument, but yet We cannot
but think that division at this time is UNI
wise and imprudent-as community we
are young, and really weak even as u whole
and can no more afford to build several
churches and support several pastors, than
we Can maintain as many school houses
and teachers.
Year: 1879

written for The Spirit OF Democracy


ANTIOCH, OHIo. Feb IL, 1879 u
Ed. SPIRIT: By your permission will
attempt to answer the following question
found in your paper propounded bv a
Flour Merchant: why is all the -four
made from the present crop of wheat
dark. rough ard coarse except that which
comes from Ford's mill ?" te =


Now, Mr. Editor, this question, or
subject is one OF great dissatisfaction to
farmers throughout the entire State
They claim their wheat is sound, full
plump and well developed and yet they
get in return very poor quality of four
In answer to the first clause of that CO.
nundrum I will offer the following Just
reasons for not making good grade Of
-four s.sss E - g Z $ - =


I find all the wheat exceedingly dry
and harsh; it appears as though it had
been kiln dried in dry house This
causes the -four 10 be rough and sandy
and the bran is broken up short and
rough, which causes the darkness and
roughness of the flour. Now, the ques
ton arises. how came the wheat thus |?
The answer is short and emphatic e


If the farmer will reflect moment,
he will remember that the wheat produ.
cling portion of last summer was ex.
tremely dry and in harvest the weather
was intolerably hot, which completely
parched the berry and straw so dry that
when stacked or moved it never passed
througha a sweat which is very essential
in making good quality of -four; II
toughens the bran and obviates bran
specks; it also suftens the inside of the
grain, hence you will see that The fault
does not lay altogether at the millers
door, y7s - g autw G 81
j am truly glad that this question has
been sprung; it opens up a chance for
us millers to exonerate1 ourselves of a
vast amount Of unjust censure would
like 10 hear from some more eminent
member of the craftaon this subject and
all other branches pertaining to milling.
Year: 1879

of which Hendrick B. Wright is chair


man, has returned home after travers-


ing the country from ocean to ocean.-


The trip cannot be called much of a


success, inasmuch as they did not dis


cover the hard times they started out


to find. They began operations in


Chicago, but every man they called be-
fore them declared that no hard times


prevailed in that city; that there was
plenty Of money for all legitimate bust
ness purposes, and that all they needed


was a breathing spell from Congression-
al agitators and demagogues generally.
The farther West they went the better
the times seemed to get, and by the
time the Pacific coast vas reached they
came to the conclusion that their mis-
sion was little else than a FOOLS errand,
the thing they started out to investi-
gate having very shadowy existence
indeed. 1t is rumored the committee
is hard up for material out of which to
make up a report. There Is not enough
Of it to 60 far, but as something will
have to be said, the task of doing so
has been wisely LETT to Chairman
Wright himself, who will in this way
have another opportunity of telling
how many loaves he distributed
among the poor OF his district las !.
winter, and how proper it is for
them to return him to Congress
lpain.
Year: 1879

A San Francisco special to the Chica.
go News" dated Sept. 22d says: John


Russell Young who accompanied Gene


raj Grant around the world, said 70
your correspondent this morning in
answer to question: "No, l do not


think General Grant has given the mat


ter serious thought. II were asked


on oath what l believed the General


thinks about the movement to make


him President again couldn't answtS,
and yet have seen him every day for
the past three years almost, and We have
conversed on nearly every subject.
think he looks upon the present move
ment as one of those phenomena that
arise in the life of man to
whom the people owe little gratitude,
and that will work its own way out.
| do not think he would turn his hand
over either way. II he is nominated
by an enthusiastic convention, then he
will decide what is the best thing to
be done. He never plans ahead. He
Is not schemer. The talk which
have heard since our return, 70 the
effect that Grant and the party man.
ayers were arranging all this thing is
simply disgusting. 1t is my honest
opinion that Grant has no more idea OF
what he may do in the future than you
have. If you were to ask him he
couldn't tell yon. He acts only when
The moment for action arrives. He
never blows fog horn"
Year: 1879

The GAINESVILLE, o., glass blowers on
Tuesday took it upon themselves to
correct little domestic difficulty be-
tween one OF their number and his wife.
He had been in the habit of whipping
her inhumanly and he was recently
given warning that it must cease, but not
needing the injunction he gave her an
unusually severe beeting last Monday.
His fellow-workmen hearing of it took
him 20 tle river and ducked him until
he promised reformation. The punish
msnt was witnessed by large con-
course of delighted citizens, who assem-
bled on the river bank for the purpose.
Year: 1879

CORONER BUTz should hold himself
in readiness, for there is no knowing
what hour there may be a case of spon-
taneous combustion at the "Herald"
Office. Another labored article like
the editorial of this morning might
bring on the "snakes," and then if the
nose happened to come within a yard
Year: 1879

The revival of business has caused
an unusual demand on the Treasury
Department for the one cent bronzo
pieces, as we'll as for the small notes.
Minor coinage can only be executed at
the Philadelphia Mint, and this mint
Is employed most of its time in the
making of the standard silver dollar.
1t is therefore impossible to supply the
demand for one cent pieces at present,
but as soon as practicable a sufficient
amount will be turned out to fill the
orders received.
Year: 1879

The fact is understood that civiliza-


ton has generally reached it's highest
state in northern temperate latitudes
rather than in the tropics. This has
been variously accounted for. La
Dor is the basis of all civilization,
and the latitude induced by in
tense heat makes laziness common, if
not justitiable. But. I have begun to
suspect that this is not the only cause
that our long winters, necessitating
rest, may be quite as important an ele-
ment in social progress as the se-
we're toll needed in summer. Important
as labor is, ''all work and no play is
as bad for grown men and women as
for Jack in the nursery rhyme. It is
nearly three thousand years since the
wise man remarked that 'sthe wisdom
OF the wise man cometh by opportunity
Of leisure; and he that hath little busi-
ness shall become wise,' and in the same
connection. show can he get wisdom
that holdeth the plow, and whose
talk is of bullocks?' So here we have
alternate work and rest recommended
as the best possible condition for social
progress. For the large class of our
farming population northern winters
afford the best condition of success,
and small as has been the progress in
agricultural arts and sciences until
within few years, I believe that it is
demonstrable that the basis of the
superiority of northern civilizations is
found in the advantages of our winters
in furnishing needed rest and opportu-
nifty for study. The fact is too often
overlooked that not only many of the
wealthy merchants, bankers and bust
ness men of the great cities spend their
boyhood on the farm, but many leading
scientists, scholars and statesmen were
brought up under like conditions.
Healthful outdoor work in summer in
vigorates the body and mind alike, and
prepares for equally healthful study
when summer work is ended. 1t is
fact OF much significance that all really
great men have learned the habit Of
hard work in early life, and that this.
habit has had probably more to do
with their success than the adventitious
circumstances commonly called s.good
luck. !" There is no doubt also that
winters rest is an advantage to the
soil. The disintegration by frost
makes latent fertility available, while
the covering Of snow prevents evapora-
ton and waste. In very warm coun-
tries the scorching sun burns out the
carbon in the soil, and very few crops
exhaust its fertility. Something of the
difficulty Of restoring exhausted soils
in the south may be due to the lack Of
stock; but something more is also al
trlbutable to the continuous drain made
BY crops growing nearly the year
round. While we think with feelings
Of envy Of pleasant summer breezes n
southern climes, it is only fair that we
should also consider the advantages
which northern winters confer. ..Thou
hast made winter was the declaration
of the inspired Psalmist. Of One who
has made nothing in vain. ". j.. P.,
tn Country Cent? tlen,ass.
Year: 1879

DEAR Miss: Mr.. Thomas delivered
to me the pair of worsted socks which
YOU did me the honor to present to me.
j thank you most cordially for this in
I(sresting testimonial of your consider
ation of me, and for the friendly senti-
ments with which you have accompani-
ed it. In frmness and evennesS of
thread and neatness of appearance they
excel any that l ever seen. Mrs. Clay,
who has supplied me many years with
seeks, wrought by her own hands from
the best Merino wool, acknowledges
the superiority of yours. l shall wear
them with added pleasure from their
being the production of one of my fair
countrywomen, and of the daughter of
a valued friend. Next to Intellectual
attainments there is none, possessed by
your sex, which more strongly recon-
mend you to the regard of those among
ours, who are worthy Of your notice,
than that of industry, with its usual
concomitant economy. That you may,
in due time, meet with one capable of
Justly approaching your good qualities,
and entitled in return, to your warmest
affection, is the fervent wish of your
friend and obedient servant, H. CLAY.
ASHLAND, May Z, 1880.
Year: 1879

A Hartford man recently bought a
young horse for 5000. Within week
or two the horse began to act badly,
and finally developed such balky dis
position that the new owner could do
nothing with him. Persuation of every
kind and finally severe beatings were re-
sorted to, but still the horse remained
stubborn. At last,in desperate mood,
the horse was taken to the original owner
who bought him back for $25. The
cause of the whole trouble was soon dis
covered. The horse had been broken
to wear a names collar, and had never
worn any other kind-his owner had
put breast-collar on him after using
him little while, and no one "happen-
ed to think" that this change had pro-
duced the sudden obstinacy in the ami
NAL. Wearing the collar to which he
had been accustomed, the horse is all
right again, and the gentleman who has
got him back at profit of $175 in six
weeks, considers him worth fully 5000
again. Haven Palladium.
Year: 1879

How TO TRAIN A Colt TO HARNESS.
"A writer in the English agricultural
Gazette gives the following as an easy
and practical method of accustoming
young colts to the restraints of the har-
ness: "Put on him an easy collar, hav-
ing pair of reins attached, or add two
pieces, to lengthen the traces, and let a
strong man walk behind him, holding
these. After a few minutes the leader
may order the man to pull the traces
very gently, so as to press the collar but
slightly at first. In little time he may
pull tighter, while the leader keeps his
eye on the colt; and if he shows any
signs of finching, let him order the
traces to be slackened and then gradual
ly drawn again, until the colt is seen to
lean into his collar, when the man who
holds the traces may use his whole force
for short time only. The traces must
now be slackened again, and the same
course gone over repeatedly; but stop
ping the colt occasionally, to gentle
him, taking care, however, to slack
the traces just as he steps, and
to turn little to one side
when starting each time, while the
man pulls the opposite trace. After
this exercise, let him be taken to the
cart or other vehicle for which he is in
tended allow him to smell and exam
inc it; then push it away, and draw it
up to him several times, raising and
lowering the shafts, until he takes no
notice of it's noise or of the different ap-
pearances when raised or lowered.
Now turn him round, and put him be-
tween the shafts; rub them against his
sides; push back and draw up the cart,
striking him behind and on the sides
with it, until he allows himself to be
knocked about by it, so to speak. This
will do for one days lesson. Next day
let all his harness be put on, leaving
chains or straps to hang and strike
against him, while the whole of the pre-
vious days lesson is gone through step
by step. Same on third and fourth
days. He may then be yoked or hitched
to the cart; and should have at least
one hours exercise at going up and
down hill, turning, etc. First start on
level ground. If these directions be
carried out, the colt learns that the We
hicle he draws is not meant to hurt him,
and he will never try to 'kick it away
or 'run off from it.


Rules for 7raining---1. Never try to
beat colt into doing thing; or, if
nervous, he may turn out vicious
horse, and if stupid he may become
stubborn. Remember that by patience
and gentleness he can be got to do any
thing that will not hurt him.


2. When horse shows signs of shy
ing at any object do not beat him; but
lead him up to it, allowing him to stand
and look, as he comes closer. And after