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Year: 1879

In travelling through England the past sum mer, soon came to the. conclusion that En- glish agricultural industries are now in a worse condition than they have been at any time during the past quarter of a century, and what is more alarming to the farmers of England, who employ their capital and time in cultivat- ing the soil for profit, that there is little or no hope of any improvement in the future Each successive year since 1874 has brought more discouraging results than the preceding one, for the healthful growth and maturity of the staples. The seasons of 1875, 1876, 1877, and 1878 were discouraging enough. but the pres ent year has surpassed all those named in the quantity of rain that has fallen, making the land heavy, cold, and soggy, too wet even to produce an average crop, of hay From the first of January until the first of August, there have not been more than four clear days. It has been one continuous storm,s with more inches of rainfall than ever before has been re- corded in the same length of time

 -a As natural consequence of such wet weather. the crops of cereals arelate in coming to maturity, and will fall far short of an aver age yield, even on the best farms in England. In ordinary seasons the wheat and barley crops in England are cut and stacked by the middle of August, and the oat crop week later.s But this year, owing to the causes named. there was not spear of wheat or barley that would be ripe enough to cut before the 18th of August, and besides, the chances of getting fine weather while the grain was in the shock were exceedingly meager, leaving, at best, a large bulk of. the wheat crop ofsiS79 second and third grades, to sell for correspondingly low prices. In former years a short crop of wheat in England made but a trife 1difference.in, the net results to the farmers, for just as soon as it was announced that the crop would fall be- low the average, the market prices went up, bringing in to the grower about the same
Year: 1879

There is no nobler office In the
world than to nobly, honestly, pure
ly entertain the people. To he
amused is to take the bitter drop of
gall out of the things of life.
Amusement takes away the sting
of care and furnishes medicine
for the heart. 1t cures the miasma
of the mind, and the art of anus
ing men, women and children in
nocently is q thing of which the
proudest might be proud. The en-
tertainment which can win the
elevated and the noble to smile de-
serves the respect and gratitude of
every person; to make people
laugh; to carry them out of them.
selves and out of the hard world
about them, is task for the noblest
intellect. Such things are accom-
plished every Sunday at Washing.
ton Gardens. Be sure and come.
Bring your wife and family. a9-1m
Year: 1879

The rustic whose gingerbread is
annually stolen by the elephant
was at the circus last week, and
this time when the appetizing COM
fit was suddenly 81 atched from his
hand he shook his fist at the huge
thief and yelled, while the tears
coursed down his cheeks, "Darn
yer, We double tailed fool, give
that back here or I'll knock yer
two front teeth down yer old
throat !"
Year: 1879

WORK on TIE NEW-YORK ELEVATED ROAD
WHAT IS BEING DONE OK THE UNFINISHED sLC-


TIoNs-iNCREAsED FACILITIES FOR lhh hAriD


TRANSMISSION or observation-disclosures o'


THE WEST SIDE BRANCH


In the following article are gwen many iac's
about the progress of the work on the uhnh,she'
sections Of the New-York Elevated Road and the
devices that have been introduced to transmit large
numbers of passengers in the busy hours at morning
and night. Work has not been confined to the East
Side branch but the old West Side road is to be
replaced by new structure similar to that on the
other parts of the road. Statistics are added OF the
passengers carried by the road its equipment and the
methods adopted to promote rapid transit to the
upper part Of the city.
Year: 1879

Washington, May 16.-Judge Thur
mans speech in the senate yesterday,
gave great satisfaction to his party
friends and is unanimously regarded as
a very strong, effective presentation of
the democratic argument in support of
the political clauses Of the legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation
bills, to which it was mainly directed.
Although Senator Thurman condemned
with great severity what he considered
an injustifable exercise of power in re-
gard to the army bill, he did not sug-
gest that supplies should be withheld as
a means of overcoming it.


His speech in all was calm and argu-
mentative effort, which brought back the
discussion to the merits of the questions
involved in the pending controversy,
without making any threats or indulg-
ing to any offensive extent in partisan
Oratory.
Year: 1879

Pittsburg, Pa, May 16.-Yesterday
afternoon, Edward Kinlain, of the
South Side, buried a little daughter
who had died the day before. A lady
named Rogers, who had had quarrel
with Kinlain came to the house of
mourning, but as soon as Kinlain saw
her he became very angry and ordered
her out of the house. She went home
and told her three sons about it and
they started for Kinlain's. The coffin
had just been put in the hearse and the
father of the dead girl was just step
ping into carriage when the three
Rogers arrived. They caught hold of
Kinlain and gave him fearful beating
and then the funeral procession started
off. All three of the assailants have
been arrested for aggravated assault
and battery.
Year: 1879

Boston May 16.-The domestic en-
ployed in a family in Wakefield yester-
day morning gave birth to child in a
barn on the premises, and threw the
unwelcome visitor through a trap door
into the manure heap below. The un-
natural mother went about her work as
usual, and her deed would not have
come to light had not the infants
voice been heard by parties who noti-
fed the authorities. The babe, when
taken out, had lain five hours in its fl
thy bed. The mother and child were
sent to the aims house, and the local
reporter gravely adds: No criminal
intent to bury the child is charged to
the mother.n
Year: 1879

Fort Wayne, Ind, May 16.-John
Sands, engineer in the Touring mill at
this place, was caught in the machinery
yesterday and was so badly injured
about the head and body that he died
in three hours. While being wound
around the wheels he gave directions
how to stop the machinery. He leaves
wife and one child.
Year: 1879

Washington, May 16.-There is no
prospects of a very early action by the
house appropriation committee looking
to the passage of a new army appropri-
alton bill, a majority of the committee
being opposed to doing anything in
this direction until every resource to
secure the enactment of the political
clause of the old bill shall have been
exhausted. Meanwhile there is no
possibility of getting an army appro-
priation bill before the house for action
except by motion to suspend the rules,
which would require an unattainable
two-thirds vote.
Year: 1879

on his face, and continued breathing
for twenty-seven minutes, when the
physicians pronounced him dead. Some
thirty-fve people were in the jail yard
and probably two hundred outside the
enclosure.
Year: 1879

THE NEW COURT Hot sE.-We have
every confidence that the Levy Court will
IN due time give lis attention to this mat
ter. We hope to witness 10 undue haste
in the Initiation Of SO important an un-
dertakiug. The buildings are for life
time, and such an improvement is only
made oEce in a halt-century-hence it is
necessary that it should re done well.
Those, therefore, having it in charge must
take time to resolve upon some plan OF
operations. The Court must be sure To
begin right. They will Lotch the job il
they do not. Our hope, Therefore, is that
they will ''make haste slowly" until they
are sure they are right. The peopl,
know such matters cannot be done il
haste, and they are not unwilling to b,
patient while the Court is considering al
matters connected with the subject all,
it should be given ample time. 1t i
doing well in disposing of its regula
work before entering hastily upon til
new and extraordinary labor OF providin
accommodation for the courts and count
officers at the new county-seat.
Year: 1879

Mr.. Moody is is said to dislike very
much any obstruction between himself
and his audience. When he entered
the hall in Cleveland, the other day
he found large ornamental glass
stand in front of the platform filled
with water and plants. "That is very
pretty" he said, "but it must come
away; it would feel like an iceberg be-
tween me and my congregation And
when he went to the church where he
is also to speak, he objected to thelplat-
form being so far back, asking for a
temporary one in front of the other,
SO that can be with them, and not
feel as though | were talking across
the street." Mr.. Moody will stay a
month in Cleveland, and will then 60
to St. Louis.
Year: 1879

BYJ. W. RILEY.
All listlessly we float
Out seaward In the boat
That beareth love.
Our sails of purest snow
Bend to the blue below


And to the blue above.


Where shall we land?
We drift upon tide
ShOreless on every side,
Save where the eye
Ofiancy sweeps far lands,
Shelved slopingly with sands
Ofgold and porphyry.


Where shall we land?
The fairy isles We see
Loom up so mistily-
So vaguely fair,
We do not care to break
Fresh bubbles in our wake
10 bend our course for there.


Where shall we land?
The warm winds OF the deep
Have lulled our sails to sleep,
And so we glide,
Careless of waves or wind,
Or change OF any kind,
Or turn Ofany tide.


Where shall we land?
We droop our dreamy eyes
Where our reflection lies
STEPPED in the sea,
And in an endless hit
OflanguOr smile on 1t,
And sts sweet Dimicry,


Where shall we land
Where shall we land?' Gods grace
l know not any place
So fair as this
Swung here between the blue
Or sea and sky, with you
To ask me, with kiss,


"Where shall we lanai
Year: 1879




Under the above caption the Louis
vile Courier Journal treats us follows Of
a Bucksport incident reported in our col
umns at the time OF its occurrence:


They We're an eastern couple They
had strollcd in the moonlight, ana swung
on the gate, and stood at the front door,
and sat on the sofa, and and. etc, for
many months. They had dreamed the
old dream of love together; they had
tloated on its doNny pinions into the
tropics Of bloom and bliss They had
also munched numerous pints Of peanuts
and eaten considerable ice-crcam at 1it-
teen cents per saucer. The unplumed
fact is that they had been lovers. But
then they went and married or rather,
they thought they did; for, after two
weeks Of this suppostious welded life it
WAS discovered that, through a technical
mistake, the nuptial knot had never real
ly been tied, and the marriage was there
fore void. OF course this created con
sternation and horror in the new house
hold. The young man wanted to hurry
off without an instant's delay and have
the ceremony legally performed, but the
maiden, upon consideration, concluded
that the denOucment was not so unfor-
tunatc after all Two weeks of married
life had cured her, and, thanks, she bcliev-
ed she would go back to her mother
And she went


Niagara Falls is to be lighted With the
electric light Now if they could only
make the electricity strong enough to
strike all the hackmen and hotel keepers
and the other robbers, it would be a sue
cess.
Year: 1879




A feature Of the forthcoming report
OF the commissioner Of agriculture is a
chapter on the rates Of wages on farms.
Throughout the country, with the eX-
ception Of a few remote western states
and territories, the average monthly rate
or pay for farm laborers declined, during
the year ending last April, from three to
fifteen per cent. At the same time, the
expense Of living in the majority Of states
declined in equal OF greater proportion.
1t appears that our New England farm
laborers receive, when working on yearly
engagements, without board, twenty dol
lars and thirty-one cents per month on
the average, a decline Of ten per cent.
since the beginning Of the year The cost
OF living has fallen thirteen per cent.
Year: 1879

The report received by the Maine Beet
Sugar Co. from the farmers Of Maine in
regard to the condition Of the beet crop
indicate that generally the crop is look
ing well and a good yield is promised.
The weather with its frequent showers
the past month has been very favorable
to the growth Of beets and ensures large
yield. 1t will be interesting to compare
the result of the crop, as to cost of cult
vation, fertilization and money returns
with that Of the potato crop. We hope
to hear from Journal readers who are
now raising the beets in regard to this
matter.


The Houlton cheese factory is receiving
daily four thousand pounds of milk, from
which are made eight cheeses of excellent
quality.
Year: 1879

The coming presidential year promises to
be the most eventful and thrilling in polit-
ical sense that we have passed through since
1860.


The secret of the SentinePs success is its
steadfast adherence to the principles of the
Democratic party. The duty of the senti-
mel is the disse semination of political truth,
and to that end We ask Democrats every
where to assist in scattering the good seed
broadcast over the state. Let every family
in Indiana have a copy, and especially dur
ing year go important to the coming polit-
Icei harvest


Its columns will be found full of the latest
state and general news. Its editorials will
present able aud strong arguments in favor
OF economy and against class legislation.
The Agricultural and Commercial depart
ments are under the supervision of practical
and intelligent editors. making paper Of Sc
columns, complete in all its appointments.
Year: 1879

The undersigned takes this toreturn his thanks
to the people of Yankton particularly, and to his
friends throughout Dakota and Nebraska for the
patronage which has been bestowed the late firm Of
DUDLEY & HAWLEY through the many years in which
that firm has carried business in this city, and he
desires call the attention of these friends and that Of
the people generally to the enlarged facilities eter
conmodious roons which the late
firm had provided and which he the Of Dudley
& 5awley possesses.


the line of the Hardware trade and in the manufacture
Tin Copper Sheet Iron Ware claims have
tabshent equal in all respects to anything in the north
tent.


LII the utuEe by constant application business lie hopes
the Hardware trade Of the region which naturally t
utary to this pon> eetere here and shall spare effort
make it for the interest Of the people wtn this region pu
chase their Hardware nware Copper and Sheet Iron
Stoves and all other articles in this line from
Yours gratefully and respectfully,


GEO. e. HAWEEY,


Union Block, Third st.
Year: 1879

They contained designs representing various water
fowl, and no two Of them were alike. AS
works of art they alike credltabe to the
designer and the manufacturer, while as provoca-
tive of appetite can think of nothing more tempt
ing than the two wilt ducks saw looking c0niid-
ingly at me out of oOe of Mr.. Davis's exquisite
pictures. As ! said they told me the service will
not be ready before Nav next. Let us hope then lt
will arrive in season for the next Fourth OF July
dinner at tho White House.
Year: 1879

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burden To the san francisco citizen by forcing adverts
ing bills on him the streets annoying people on
fu that way the other morning General
Grant came out OF the Palace doorway, bound for
promenade with the proprietor OF this chasto family
f,urnaI The gamin pestered the twain 10 accept
OF his handDlls and Its being several tlmes Declined
he suddenly thrust inside the Gonerss yest and
rushed on An indignant spectator stopped the youth
and SAID, What do you mean by such inpudenco yon
Young rascali Don't you know thars General 0rantr
.Oh AZ is is II I" was the composed reply. Well AL
I've not 10 say he puts darned sight of Va
for guest l'-l5an Francisco Post
Year: 1879

Washington special to the Pioneer Press
says that the President will sign the amended
sixth section of the army bill, if presented to
him in the shape given it by the Democratic
caucus. He can we'll enough sign the bill
without failing in his constitutional duty as
its substance is not particularly Objectionable ;
but he cannot afford to concede his signat ure
to any threat on the part of the Democratic
caucus, expressed or implied.-Pioneer Press,
Moy 6.


Is it possible that the Pioneer Press
has already reached its dotase? We
understand from the above that the
Pioneer Press would consider it advis~
able for the President to veto the bill,
if it passes, and to state in his veto
message that the bill is not "particu>
larly Objectionable" but that he be-
lieves that threat was implied by
the proceedings Of the Democratic
caucus while the caucus was in secret
session. It seems to us that common
sense and the best judgment of all po-
litical parties dictates that when the
bill is passed in such form that the
President can find nothing that he
considers Objectionable in it, he should
withhold his signature no longer.
Year: 1879

with the following result In ten years
the sum will amount to 2 million dollars,
In twenty years to 4 million, in thirty
years to g. million, in forty years to Is
million, in fifty years to 81 million, in
sixty years to GA million, in seventy years
1928 million, in eighty years to 256 mil
lion, in ninety years to 5l2 million, in
one hundred years to one billion and
twenty-four million dollars, and in an
other hundred years would largely ex-
ceed the entire value of the planet, But
we know a good many, people who are
paying ten per cent per annum for mon
ey and now let US see what an expensive
luxury money borrowed at this rate
would be, if the interest were added am
nually to the principal for 1os years.
The principal would double fourteen
times, and if it was the moderate sum of
one thousand dollars in the beginning, it


would amount to sixteen million and
three hundred and eighty~four thousand
dollars at the end of that time, The on
~ waylto prevent interest from becom>
ing burden that can never be paid is TO-
pay it promptly as soon as due. It is
like fire consuming building, which
can be quenched only in the beginning,
and if it is allowed to gain much head
way the building can not be saved. It is
like an enemy to whom it is not safe to
allow any advantage. The curious re-
suits of keeping money loaned at COM
pound interest for long period of time
have frequently been explained by news
paper writer's and others, but we consid~
er the subject worthy of more attention
than it receives, especially in this part of
the country, where people of small means
generally have strong tendency to run
in debt and allow the interest to con-
sumo their incomes. Is it any wonder,
considering themarvelous capacity of in
terest to eat the profit out of every trans.
action done on borrowed capital, and in
view of the financial policy Of the gov
ernment being directly in the interest
of the wealthy money lenders, that in>
dusty is depressed, labor starving, and
that the wealthy money lenders are abb
sorblng everything? And is any Won
der that the Industrious farmer who is
unwise enough to mortgage his farm to
borrow money, or to run heavily in debt
for any purpose, finds that his industry
is robbed of its reward, that his economy
loses its desired effect, and that his plans
do not reach successful issue.
Year: 1879

oovernment exuendoa over S75 900 for surveys be-
fore making its large expenditure for lighthouse
system around the Florida reefs.


A SURVEY IN PROGRESS.


General Gilmore is now making government sur
vey from ST. Mary's River to the Gulf OF Mexico to
test the feasibility and practicaDity OF canals Inc
great question has been whether there was enough
water to feed the upper level unless the Okehnokee
Swamp be utilized. and General Gilmore Is now
testing that question.


THE BONE coNTESTIoN.


The fact as between these Florida Canal people is
that if they have ship canal they will not get
barge canal and the barge canal folks aud the rail
road folks oppose special charter to the ship canal
folks There is general incorporation law Ill Flor
ida whereby any responsible company of men can
secure charter for public purpose but the ship
canal folks want exclusive privilege before they
will start work. and, of course. that would render
the barge canal, behind which il chartered com-
pany organized under the general incorporation Nv
OF State auseless and aimless institution But,
as both are private projects. asking neither govern
ment nor State aid the public will doubt rejoice
al the success of either or both.
Year: 1879

Pretty Barbara, ripe and red.
With sweet small mouth, like the bees abed,
And full of nectar and honey-dew:
So pretty thing, dare not swear
To the art Of the ribbon that ties her hair,
Or the buckle that binds her shoe;
So like her each trinket she has to wear;
1t seemSjust as ifit grew,
Like rose in its petals and pollen dust,
That wears its beauty because it must,
And sometimes like Barbara, too.
As she dips her small tin bucket in
The little fountain of woven glass,
Like webs that the soldiers weave and spin
To hang on the shining blades of grass,
A face as bright and happy as hers.
In the nets OF the silken gossamers,
Looks out of the waters smooth eclipse,
As If it was happy to hold withinit
The soft .verbena red Of her lips,
And kiss and caress her just for minute,
In the arms of the dimples, smooth and still
Ere 1t goes and soberly turns the mill.
For life to her in the honey-dew


Is nothing yet but the way-side spring,
Between the upper and under blue,
That makes a fiction of everything,
AS perfectly like as If it grew;


And she is too happy to see within 1t
The shape of her small sweet self minute,
From the bow in the hair to the tie of her shoe
To know that the marvellous shadows mean
The simple inner beauty that shows
But now in the color of a rose,


And now like the waters smooth eclipse.
In hearts that hold her picture still,
As we 60 and soberly turn the mill.


-Hdrper's Mugosine
Year: 1879

CRANBERRY JELLY.-Take two
quarts of large size cranberrys; add one
pint of cold water; put them in an
earthern saucepan; let them stew slow
ly one half hour or more try it by put
ting in spoon and dipping it in cold
water; if it should jell on the spoon it
is done, if not let it cook a little more
pour in jelly molds. This will be fit
for use the day after being made.
Year: 1879

TAKE THIS QUESTION HOME.


The speaker asked "How can th'
State of Virginia do this dishonest deco
of reputation when the State is nothing
but the assemblage of the people of Vir
ginia and they,be honest?" Let any man
he said. take the course they want thu
State to take, and he is damned to eterna
infamy through all time to come He
cited the case of Illinois when she repu
dated her debt, and gave graphic pic
ture of the deplorable condition of thai
State in her reputation day.


A VAIL OVER THE OCEAN.
The speaker quoted from a letter be
had received from Chantilly, France
in which the writer said: "You have
no idea how the people in the whole civ.
ilized world are watching to see if the
oldest and most English of the States
can do a deed of shame. Unless you
redeem your honesty there will be NJ
faith in Virginia. Your decision is go
ing to settle the fate of Virginia forever
WHAT is LIFE WITHOUT HONOR.
The peroration was one of Gov. KEN
per's finest efforts. It is not mert
figure of speech when say it brough
tears to the eyes of many men. HI
quoted Stonewall Jackson's letter tt
one of his officers, in which he ha(
said: "What is life without honor
degradation is worse than DEATH" HI
closed with an invocation uttered will
all that earnestness and nervous elO
ouence which is his characteristic


"God save Virginia! Rescue her from
the hands of her Internal fOes!n


In this letter I have not even touched
on all the points in ex-Gov. Kemper'


fine speech. In my hurry to catch tn


The speaker was cheered again AM
again as he took his seat. The Governo
spoke two hours.