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Year: 1879

NECESSITY OF SELF PROTECTION.


The recent action of the wheat buyers in
their convention at st. Paul is attracting
wide attention. The defnant attitude the
buyers assumed in absolutely declining to
use the sealed half bushel, has made deep
impression among producers. The general
admission that the brass kettle can be made
to swindle, coupled with the refusal to use
anything else, has set the farmers to reflect
ing.


The farmers have the power to help
themselves if they will. We are not
sanguine that they will do SO even
though the way is plain and
simple. They are strong enough
numerically to elect their Governor and q
legislature. They seem to delight to stand
by the Republican party, even though it cuts
their own throats. A member of the wheat
ring is in the Governors chair, and is talked
of for third term. The Republican can
didate for Congress in this district last fal
is a member of the ring, and he, too, received
the majority of the votes cast. This fail, i
| tu0 h0puUllCdIlS oil CACAAO StuGO VAChC
of members of the ring, of course the farm
ers will give them their support. They al
ways do. They have not grit enough to in
duce them to vote for their own interests
and they come up smilingly ant
elect the ring candidates ever
time. When the farmers have wi
enough to organize for self protection ant
make that organization sufficiently effectiv
to be felt at the polls, there will be no meet
ings of wheat buyers to hurl defiance at tn
laws of the State. The farmers will deserv
the plundering they are receiving if they dt
not protect themselves. II they love tn
ring which oppresses them SO well that the
continue them in power, the robbery the
suffer will be self inflicted and deserved.
remains entirely with the farmers to de
termine for themselves the kind of treatmer
they shall receive.
Year: 1879




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[St. Cloud Times.


Any person familiar with local matters in
st. Paul we'll knows that ex-senator RAM
sey is one of the largest owners of lots and
blocks in that city; they also know that he
absolutely does little or nothing in the way
of improving his city property. Of
course, there are a few others of a like dis
position. The Pioneer Press of the 9th
closed an article on this class of do-nothings
with the following ungracious fling at 'Bluh
Alec,'' ct al:


These people have been the curse of ST.
Paul. 1t is safe to say but for them the pop
ulation of st. Paul would have been double
what it Is to-day. Many important advant-
ages have been lost to it in times past, and are
jeopardized now by the imbecile svarice of this
extraordinary breed Of human hogs. The people
of st. Paul have been waiting in some cases
fifteen, twenty or twenty-five years for these
miserly old rascs!s to die off. But their grip
on life is apparently as tenacious as their grip
on corner lots. And 1T is not lu,.fut to shoot
the. What is to be done about it Is the same
insolvable problem it has been for many years.
and 3 can ooly trust that the good Lord in
his infinite mercy may deliver us soon from the
body of his death.
Year: 1879

The Dominion government gives away
its land in Manitoba in order TO induce en-
igrants to 90 in there and be robbed by the
tariff. It is the old story of the spider and
the fly. There will be free trade yell from
that country one of these days.
Year: 1879

THERE is great reason for thankfulness for
our climate and for exaggerated reports rela-
tive to its rigor. But for this latter fact
there void be horde of Ignorant planta-
ton darkies pouring in here. Weprefer to
see Kansas afflicted. We hope that crowd
think it is perpetual winter in Minnesota.
Year: 1879

O'LEARY is writing book. This IS better
than entering the lecture field, because it is
no crime to kill book agent, whereas with
alecturer it is only legal to tar and feather
him and ride him on rail. There is a strange
and unjust disparity in our laws.
Year: 1879

ADVOCATES of special lines of
politics are apt to take entirely too
gloomy view of things which
often right themselves. We be-
lieve that the railway question in
this State is now in process of sat.
isfactory adjustment. There is lit
tie doubt but that a majority of the
Railway Commissioners will be
elected in the interest of the peo-
pie. While that of itself might not
involve an immediate remedy of
the popular grievances it will go a
long way toward doing it, because
the railway managers are sagacious
business men and they will be apt
to assent at once to all reasonable
reforms. There is an old maxim
which says that it is wise thing
to build bridge for flying enc.
my. The Central and Southern
Pacific Railways have really been
of immense service to the State of
California and to the Pacific Coast;
aud, under the excitement OF heat.
ed political issues. regard has been
had solely to the eXactions which
have been occasionally practised
by them. The fact is that the
sooner the people of California
leave off hectic agitation and get
down to q hum-drum business
plane the sooner they will be able
to welcome return of the old pros
perity,
Year: 1879

A NUMBER of the San Francisco
papers are making a Iudierous pre-
tence that Glenn will come in third
in the Gubernatorial race. Nothing
would surprise us nowadays in CAL
ifornia, but this claim is simply
laughable. Word reaches us from
the northern portion of California
which leads us to believe that
Glenn will get very nearly as many
votes as both the other candidates
put together. There can be no
doubt of Glenn's popularity in this
section. Unless the indicla fur
nished by the vote on the new
Constitution are very much at
fault the solid vote of Southern
California ought to be recorded for
Glenn. 1t is true that the morale
of the Republican party has been
restored, to some extent, but the
number of staunch antl-monopo-
lists in that party who cannot
stomach Perkins is legion. In a
national contest they would cling
to their own party; but, on the To-
cal issues, the case is entirely differ
ent. The attempt to make Glenn
third in the race is weak inven-
tion of the enemy, or the judgment
of Judge Terry and the Chronicle is
as much at fault as was that of the
opponents of the new Constitution
a couple of months ago.
Year: 1879

Prosperity is returning to such farmers as are industrious and econ- omical. But the first money made should be De used to extinguish debts if any exist. Let fancy goods of all kinds alone till you are free from the bondage of the debtor. Get out of debt and keep out of debt, and you will always be prosperous.

 Industry and ecomomy-if any farmer wants to know the key to prosperity, the talisman of success, we would just point him to the above paragraph from that excellent far mer's journal, Colman's Rural World. In those few lines we have not only the key to success industry and economy, but we have the fruitful source of all the woes and ills that beset the unwary farmer-DEBT. In dustry and economy will give pros perity and wealth-debt will bring misfortune and poverty.
Year: 1879

Remember, my young friend, that the world is older than you are, by several years; that for thousands of years it has been full of smarter and better young men than yourself, that when they died the old globe went whirling on, and that not one man in ten million went to the funeral or even heard oi the death. Be smart as you can, of course. Know as much as you can; shed the light of your wisdom abroad in the world; but don't try to dazzle or astonish the people with it. And don't imagine that thing is so simple because you may happen to think it is. Don't be too sorry for your father because he knows so much less than you do; he used to think he was as much smarter than his father as you think you are smarter than yours.

 The world has great need ofyoung men, but no greater need than the young men have of the world. Your clothes fit you better. than your ia. ther's fit him ;they cost more money l; they are more stylish. He used to be straight and nimble, and, perhaps thought his father old fashioned, your mustache is heater, the cut of your hair is better, and you are pret- tier than "pa." But young man, the old gentleman gets the biggest sal ary, and his homely, scrambling sig nature on the business end of a check will drain more money out ofa bank Tn five minutes than you could get out with ream of paper and cop per plate signature in six months.

 Young men are useful and they are ornamental, and we all love them, and we couldn't engineer picnic successfully without them. Bu, they are no novelties. They have been before. Every generation has full supply of them, and will have till the end of time; and each crop will think themselves quite ahead of the last, and will live to he called old fogies by their sons. Go ahead. Have your day. Your sons will, by and by, pity you for your old, odd ways. Don't be afraid your merit will not be discovered. Peo- pie all over the world are hunting for you, and if you are worth finding they will find you. A diamond isn't so easily found as quartz pebble but people search for 1t all the more intent.y.
Year: 1879

There ought to be no pauperism ih this land of plenty. There ought to be comparatively few criminals but the land is flooded with both paupers and criminals.

 Education will relieve us in the future of these calamities, ,-unwise legislation, pauperism and crime. - American Journal of Education.

 And how should we make an edu- cation attainable hy all the people? How but by upholdlng, fastening and increasing the number and efficiency of our public schools.

 The people do themselves the greatest possible injury, they invite a blight upon their posterlty-and they court disintegration and degen- eration when they throw obstacles in tine way of the success of our pub lie schools.

 Let the rivalry between the pub lie and private schools be a generous and magnanimous one. There is work enough to be dune in the di rection of training and educating the youth to engage all, and employ the best talent that enters the field of labor.

 Keep up the reports" The local papers will cheerfully chronicle ali items showing the progress made by pupils.

 The teachers are the strongest al lies of the publishers. They create a constant and increasing demand for better local newspapers. Each help the other.-American Journal of Education.
Year: 1879

The farmer has not the moral right to rob the soil, though he has the legal right. Agricultural papers should always strive to impress upon farmers the necessity of conducting farm operations so as to keep the soil productive, leaving it no poorer to the next generation than they found it. This would be good farming, not bad farming.

 In our State--ih the whole West in fact.--there has always been so much good land lying waste and idle, that farmers have found it easier to let their land go and take up new and fresh lands rather than feed and nourish their old lands. Neverthe- less, there is truth in what Colman's s Rural World says in the above para graph, and the time is coming when our farmers will see the necessity of so conducting farm operations as to keep their lands productive and live ly,
Year: 1879

We are watched by intelligent eyes. Those who oppose good free public schools in Arkansas may think it makes no diference-that the state will prosper all the same without them. They are sadly mis- taken. They are doing the most fatal thing for Arkansas prosperity and for the future welfare of their own children when they oppose popular education. Arkansas will remain the home of the backwoods- man forever unless we educate the rising youth of the State. 1ntelli gent people from all other States are watching us and our action in noth- ing else is noted so closely. People of worth and intelligence will never come to state opposed to public schools. But thank God, the mum. Der who oppose the new era in Ar, kansas are dwindling down to an insignificant few, and soon no man or woman will be willing to be rank ed on that side of the question.

 The American Journal of Educa tion has this so say of us;

 All over the Stata of Arkansas public schools are being organized on a new and permanent basis. The towns and cities are very. few that fail to carry "by 2 large majority" the vote for the funds necessary to sustain public school from six to eight months; public spirited citizens come forward. in most places, to supplement any lack of funds derived from taxation with private means sufficient to secure tht desired end. Hon. J. l.. Denton State Supt. Public Instruction, Prof Fish, Superintendent of Schools ir Little Rock, and Prof. Ladd, agent of the Peabody Fund, have done and are dolng, grand work in show ing the tax payers just what tho schools will do for the State. A new era of prosperity is just dswning up on the people. and they sec that in telligence is more and more a poten and necessary factor to win success in the race of life. Give the chil dren chance. The money expend ed to educate them will pay | large percentage,
Year: 1879

Wagons by the thousand are ship ped to Arkansas, and yet not wa gon factory of any importance in the State. The timber is cut in our forests, sawed in our mills, shipped to northern factories, and bought again by our merchants to sell to the man who first cut the timber.-- Spirit of Arkansas.

 Such bad management will keep us down and make us hewers of wood and drawers of water forever. If some man of enterprise and cap ital wants good location where he can make money by manufacturing wagons, blows dc; and where he can get a plentiful supply of the very best wood cheap and at easy reach, let him come to RusscllvIlle.
Year: 1879

-GooD-BY YELLOW JACK.--The reports from the districts infected by yellow fever show that the cool weather has just about got the old yellow faced pest on his last legs, s,and we may soon rejoice once more to know that our land will be free from his presence. Memphis and For rest City, we send you greeting May it be long until you are again plagued by yellow jack.
Year: 1879

The free delivery system will probably be put In operation in Lit tie Rock between now and June 1st 1879. The receipts of the Post office then was over 10000, and the nun Der of inhabitants over 20,00, and g government special agent who visited that city to ascertain the propriety of having free delivery of mails will report favorably.
Year: 1879

THERE is now no longer any fear that
the single gold standard advocates VIII De
able to demonetize silver again, or de-
prive the people Of the use Of the silver
dollar. Neither are the gold advocates
likely to get the silver dollar made
heavier than 412a grains for the beneft
of bondholders. Familiarity with its
Use, and with the use of small coins' has
begotten, aside from its intrinsic value,
the old time love for it; and nothing
short of another revolution could make
the people submit to the substitution OF
paper. Therefore, Senators Thurman and
Gordon gave very sensible advice to the
Democratic caucus yesterday. 1t does
not seem necessary for the new silver
bill to be made the subject Of discussion
and thus prolong the session of Congress
during the hot summer weather.
Year: 1879

SENATOR MATT CARPENTER has
the reputation OF being a pretty level
headed lawyer but he lacks discretion.
He asserted in the Senate yesterday ,and
nobody seemed willing to contradict
him, that at present there is no such
thing as trial by jury in the Federal
Courts, and that the trial is by the mar.
shall and clerk, who can pack jury to
convict or acquit, as they please That
il about the size of it, but is MT Mr.. Car.
penter afraid of being disciplined for hi,
bluntness of speech p-Bau. Gazette,
Year: 1879

AT A meeting of committee OF the
members of the City Council OF Phlla-
delphia, including the Mayor, day before


Yesterday, the opinion was expressed
that a ten million thirty years loan, to
nav the floating debt, could be put upon
the market now successfully at per
Year: 1879

THE Republican, it seems, is disposed
to arraign the Levy Court, for taking the
liberty of selecting a supervising archi-
tect for the new county buildings. This
is really very ungrateful in the RepubH-
can, in partisan view, since the Court
need not have chosen these plans at all.
In the absence of any information on
the matter from the Levy Court, we are
not prepared to make such observations
upon the matter as we might, had we
been informed. But for that matter We
presume the members of the Levy Court
do not need any apologies, and are fully
prepared to defend their own course. We
have no representative in this Hundred,
or might as well have none, and there
fore, no convenient party with whom to
confer. 1t is high time this condition of
things had an end. Wilmington has
population equal to the whole county,
and therefore ought not to be without
representative there, but should have
one of undoubted Intelligence and ability,
competent to discharge all the duties in
business like manner. And such a
one we know the Governor is ready to
appoint as soon as vacancy occurs.


We apprehend that Mr.. Rice has mis-
taken the courtesy and politeness OF
1,rnr Nlnr ~
and drawn erroneous differences there
from. Certainly the Court did not ex-
pect in buying Mr.. Rice's plans and pay
ing for them that they were putting
themselves under any obligations to him.
On the contrary they doubtless supposed
they were offering encouragement to q
young and inexperienced architect. We
think we may say that if the committee
or the Court either had supposed they
were bound to take as superintendent
architect the craftsman of the plans, they
would have steared clear of both. The
committee paid for the plans, and nj
doubt supposed that they were doinl
nothing more than was expected of then
when they asked explanations of them
If Mr.. Rice did not expect to give tn,
committee some explanations abou
them, he should have so informed them
If the committee and the court is thu
to be "bossed" and abused in the star
they had better have nothing to do witt
these plans. 1t would be better to sub
stitute others in the start. OF cours,
they have paid for all these plans; but
would be far better to throw them ava
at once than to commence to use theI
where such partizan spirit is exhibite
as the Republican shows in its articl
yesterday, if that spirit is to ac ccompan
the use Of the plans. For it seems ths
after the committee had done their be.
TO give satisfaction they have failed, an
nothing short of putting themselves an
their labors under the control of tt
Republican and its partisan frient
would suffice. And here would rema
the danger that the county buildin
would be botched to injure the LIE,
Court and the Democratic party, for tt
sake of making political capital.


We had hoped that partizanism mig
be kept out of this business. But t
Republican is not disposed to allow ev
this. AS to the employment of


architect we are not yet advised, a
cannot say positively who has been {
gagged. We doubt not, however, I
work will be done by contract and tt
our workmen will get the benefit OF


labor if they do the work on as reas


able terms as others.
Year: 1879

Gen. Grant yesterday completed his
circuit around the world by arriving in
Philadelphia, from whence he sailed two
years and eight months since. The same
enthusiastic receptions awaited him all
along the line from Pittsburgh to Phila-
dclphia, as were witnessed on his trip
through the west. On his arrival in
Philadelphia he was received by the mayor
and reception committee. As the car
riagc containing the distinguished guest
was driven along the streets the bands
played Hail to the Chief" At one time Il
halt was made necessary, when McClurg's
band struck up CLONE, Sweet Home"
At about one oclack the State House bell
rang salute TO Gan. Grant, who was
then passing the memorable editicc.


The procession comprised sc, 900 people
a remarkable feature of the parade was
II thousand men from Roach's ship yard
bearing a miniature representation Of the
ship in which Gen. Grant sailed from
China to San Francisco.


In the evening the city was brilliantly
illuminated. This evening the General
will be rendered reception by the Grand
Army.


1t was richly mcrited compliment
and evidence Of re gard on the part of the
committee, that Gen. Cameron was made
a special guest on the occasion, and as
signed appointments adjoining General
Grant.
Year: 1879

During the coming Presidential year The Tribune
will be effective agency than for telling
the news best worth knowing, and for enforcing
sound politics. From the day the closed it has
been most anxious for end of sectional strife.
But it saw two years ago, and was the first persist
emily to Proclaim the new danger to the country
from the revived alliance Of the Solid South and
Tammany Hall. Against that danger it sought to
rally the old party of Freedom and the Union. 1t
began by demanding the abandonment of personal
dislkCs, and set the example. 1t called for end
to attacks upon each other instead of the enemy :;
and for the hearlicst agreement upon whatever fit
candidates the ma ority should put up against the
common foe. Since then the tide of disaster has
been turned back; every doubtful state has been
won and the omens for National victory wcre never
more cheering.


THE TRIBUNE'S POSITION.


Of'Ihe Tribunc's share in all this those speak
most enthusiastically who have seen most of the
struggle 1t will faithfully portray the warning
phases Of the campaign now beginning 1t will
earnestly strive that the party OF Freedom, Union
and Fable Faith may select the man Surcst to win,
and surcst to make Il good President. But in this
crisis Il can conceive of no nomination this party
could make that would not bc preferable to the best
that could possibly be supported by the Solid South
and Tammany Hall.


The Tribune is now spending much labor and
money than ever before to hold the distinction it has
enjoyed of tie largest circuidtiOn among tie best
peopIe. 1t secured, and means to retain it, by be-
coming the medium of the best thought and the
voice OF the best conscience If the time, by keeping
abreast OF the highest progress, avoring the rccCst
discussions, hearing all slider appealing always to
the best intelligence and the purcst morality, and
tusng to carter to the tastes of the vile the prc
diccs OF the ignorant.


SPECIAL FEATURES.


The distinctive features of The Tribune are known
to everybody. 1t gives all the news. 1t has the
best correspondents, and retains them from year to
year, 1t Is the only paper that maintains special
telcgraphic wire of its own between its office and
Washington. Its scientific. literary artistic and re-
ligious intelligence is the fullest. Its book reviews
are the best Its commercial and financial news is
the most exact Its type is the largest; and its
rangcmcnt the most systematic.
Year: 1879

Very few of the sudden deaths which are said to arise from diseases

 of the heart, do really arise from that

 cause. To ascertain the real origin oi

 the sudden deaths, an experiment was tried and reported to a scientific con.

 gre.s at Strasburg. Sixty-six cases of

 sudden death were made the subject of

 a thorough postmortem examination.

 In these cases only two were found

 who died from diseases of the heart.

 Nine out of sixty-six had died of apo plexy, while there were forty-six cases of congestion of the lungs; that is, the lungs were so full of blood that they could not work, not being room enough for a sufficient amount of air to support life. The causes that pro duce congestion of the lungs are: cold feet, tight clothing, cositive bowels, sitting still until chilled after being warmed with labor or a rapid walk, going too suddenly from close room into the air, especially after speaking, too nasty walking, or running to catch a train, etc. These causes of sudden death being known, an avoidance of them may serve to lengthen many val uable lives, which would otherwise be lost under the verdict of the heart complaint. That disease is supposed | to be inevitable and incurable, hence many do not take the pains they would to avoid sudden death, if they knew it | lay in their power-N. Y. World.