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Year: 1879

The other night, as old Blinks sat lis- tening to the various opinions expressed about our Indian troubles, he felt con- strained to relate some Of his own ex- periences with the Indians, prefacing his remarks with the assertion that not one man in ten thousand knows anything about the subject. Said he: ss You give me one hundred men as brave as myself, who would rely on me for strategy, and follow where I would lead, and we'd whip all the tribes between here and Alaska 1"

 Blinks proceeded to state that in the early days of Texas he commenced the snbjugation of an Indian tribe all on his own hook. He was both infantry and cavalry, and his courage and willy tactics appalled, the Indians more than an ordin- ary army corps would have done. He maintained his uneven warfare for several months, until one day he found himself some three hundred miles within the Indian Territory, where no white man had ever been before. As he was pass ing through detile in the mountains, fifteen hundred Indians surrounded him. They had closed every avenue of escape; abrupt mountains lowered on either hand, their sides lined with sav- ages; several hundred guarded the pass ahead of him, while an equal number had closed in upon his rear. To escape was impossible, the odds were too great to give battle, so he maiestically surren- dered and defiantly told them to deal with him as they pleased. The delight of the Indians at capturing such an im- portant and dreaded enemy prevented them from killing him at once, and they were two days in council trying to invent some more horrible torture and manner of death than they had ever practiced before.

 By this time Old Blinks had got him. self hopelessly entangled, and the crowd, seeing his dilemma, demanded at once to know how he got out of such 8 fix. Blinks coughed and asparred for time, J hoping to invent some way to wind up the story, but his imagination "f fell down " on him and the boys kept press ing him. He told of his thirst and de- scribed his thoughts, trusting that some idea would come to his rescue. The crowd, becoming more and more aware of his predicament, interrupted, dis tracted and confused him so much he could think of no way out, so bringing his fist down on the table with thump, and with look of earnest sincerity, said: "By George, boys, they killed me. - Carson (NeU.) Appeal.
Year: 1879

It is always with a slight fee ofling anxiety that we read about heavy snow storms in this country, for we know that they mean, or may mean, the stop ping of traffic at this point or that. So much the more curious it is, when open ing a Norwegian newspaper, to meet with passages like this: Fortunate ly, we have had much snow in this part of the country, and there is good hope that it now will remain solid on the ground for the season" But in Nor way the snow is itself a means of traffic, and that an important one. When the snow fails, the lumber trade, for in- stance, one of the most important branches of the industry of the country, is seriously embarrassed. The trees are felled during fall and winter, and those huge, giant trunks which it would be next to impossible to transport in the summer time over the steep, rugged ground, where horses cannoG be em- ployed, are in winter time drawn easily along on the smooth, solid surface of the frozen snow. Tied together in im- mense bundles, they are thrown down in the dry river-bed, and when spring comes and the snow melts, the bundles are carried down by the stream to the very gates of the lumber-yard. Thus the snow, which to us is an impediment, is to the Norwegians an aid, and it is even something much more, for it is, indeed, one of the great national poets of the country. It makes the houses so walm and so cozy; it makes the land scape so soft and so mild ]; and it makes people so merry and full of new plans and new ideas, for it brings them to- gether. Neighbors who, in summer time, cannot visit each other because the journey along the bad roads-which creep in zigzags through the glens, along the clefts, over the peaks two ol three days, can now reach each other in few hours, setting out on theil enowshoes or in the light sledges drawn by reindeer, in straight line,

 across the glens, the clefts, the peaks

 everything being buried under tho

 snow cr bridged over byi
Year: 1879

There will be the novelty of two Connecti- cut Legislatures meeting in one week at Hart ford next month The last Legislature wasso confident that the biennial session amendment would be adopted that it adjourned to meet on the 9th of January, but as the biennial ses. session project was voted down the members of the old Legislature can do nothing but come together on the 9th and adjourn at once without day, so as to clear the Capitol build ing for it's occupation by the, Legislature chos- en this year. which willsmeet on the following day. The outgoing Legislature also made no provision fer making the usual present to the Speakerrof the lower House, Mr. Dexter R. Wright of New Haven. but he. writes that he is glad to accept the willfor the deed, and that this is salgood precedent for discontinuing custom of doubtful propriety. ss..

 A SPLENDID DAIRY-is one that yields its owner good profit through the whole season. Bnt he must supply the cows with what they need order for them to beable to keepup their product When their butter gets light in color he must make it ''gilt edgedp by using Wells, Richardson & Co.'S Perfected Butter It gives the golden color of June and adds five cents per pound to the value of the butter,
Year: 1879

During the coming Presidential year, The Tribune twill be a more effective agency than ever for telling the news best worth knowing, and for enforcing sound politics. From the day the war closed it has been most anxious for an end of sectional strife. But it saw two years ago, and was the first consistently to pro- claim the new danger to the country from the revived alliance of the Solid South and Tam many Hall. Against that danger it sought to rally the old party of Freedom and the Union. It began by demanding the abandonment of personal dislikes, and set the example. It called for an end to attacks upon each other instead of the enemy and for the heartiest agreement upon whatever fit candidates the majority should put up for against the con- mon foe Since then the tide of disaster has been turned back; every doubtful State has been won, and the omens for National victory were never more cheering.

 .7r THE TRIBUNE's POSITION. .

 Of the Tribunes share in all this, those speak most enthusiastically who have seen most of the struggle. It will faithfully portray the varying phases of the campaign now be- ginning M 1t will earnestly strive that the party of Freedom, Union and the Public Faith may select the man surest to win, and surest to make a good President But in this crisis it can conceive of no nomination this party could make tnaI would not D6 preIefaDle to tne OesI that could possibly be supported by the Solid South and Tammany Hall. The Tribune is now spending more labor and money than ever before to hold the distinction it has long enjoyed, of ths largest circulation 0nsoaag the best peopb. It secured, and means 70 retain it, be becoming the medium of the best thought and the voice of the best con- science of the time, by keeping abreast of the highest progress, fayoring the freest discus sion, hearing all sides, appealing always to the best intelligence and the purest morality, and refusing to cater to the tastes of the vile or the prejudices of the ignorant.

 SPECIAL FEATURES. .... .. ..-. /

 The distinctive features of The Tribune are known to everybody. It gives all the news. It has the best correspondents, and retains them from year to year It is the only paper that maintains special telegraphic wire of it's own between it's office and Washington It's scientific, literary, artistic and religious intel ligence is the fullest. Its book reviews are the best. Its commercial and financial news is the most exact. Its type is the largest and it's arrangement the most systematic.
Year: 1879

WAsuINaToN, May 2O,-A number oi
Grants near friends in New York who are
in constant correspondence with his party
are exerting themselves to delay his re.
turn. They had been hoping that he
would not arrive at San Francisco till late
in the autumn, or early in the winter,
when it would be possible, as they thought,
to occupy him on the Pacific coast till
toward spring. The intention then was to
have q triumphal tour eastward that
should increase in force and influence un'
til the Conventions.


The have now heard that the General
expects to land in San Francisco certainly
by September and possibly before. This
Is disconcerting all the plans, and an ef.
fort is to be made 10 either delay the party
in Japan or send 1t to the Sandwich
Islands, and then after tour in Oregon
and Southern California, to take jaunt
Of considerable length in Mexico. Urgent
letters in favor Of late arrival in the cen
trail portion OF the United States have
gone forward both from New York and
Philadelphia.
Year: 1879

The Senate Committee on Privileges
and Elections have requested Kellogg and
Spohord to inform the committee the mum
be. OF witnesses they desire TO call and the
points OF testimony they expect to elicit.
The committee will then determine the
time and manner Of commencing the in
yeStipatinn
Year: 1879

Louis Gaylord Clark, in the old KnickerbocEer, used to tell this story of railroad down in Georgia. He went down there gunning, and came to short line of road on which was run 8 single car, the forward end of which was par titioned off for luggage. He took his dog in the car with him and put him under the seat. Presently the conductor came along and insisted that the dog should go into the baggage-room, which, after some altercation, was done but here the baggage-master demanded a fee of fifty cents. which was denounced as swindle, a "put up job " between the conductor and the baggage-master, and that sooner than pay it he would tie the dog to the train and let him "work his passage" The conductor assented,

 and the dog was hitched to the rear of the train. The dog, so O. says, kept along easily with the train. but the con-

 ductor began to get uneasy, making fre- quent trips to the engineer, urging him so increase the speed of the train, and back agaln to Watch the eftect upon the

 dog. The latter began to show signs of fatigue, but after while caught his "second wind" and was keeping along as before. The conductor now ordered the engineer to heave all the coal into the furnace and stir up the fire, which being done, the speed was perceptibly increased. The conductor again went to the rear of the car to observe the effect, but the dog had disappeared,

 whereupon he triumphantly called C-'s

 attention to the fact. The latter, after taking glance at the situation, quietly pointed to crack in the floor of the car,

 "and there," says he, "was the dog, comfortably trotting along under the car, and licking the grease from one of

 the axle boxes p
Year: 1879

If we may judge from 8 Washington letter the politicians have but little weight in society there. He says One does not ever meet two dozen members of both houses in these circles. Only the smaller half of the members of the Cabinet even belong to this. The ex- planation of this characteristic state of things is particularly to be sought in the fact that Congress is composed for the most part of lawyers from the smaller towns who do not feel at home in genteel society, and have as little taste for it as desire to enter into it. Moreover, large percentage of them have risen from the ranks, and in that class the women who were married in their young years are not apt to be fitted for highly cultivated society. Money plays in this as little role as official position. Where the coarse Senator can never receive an invitation the most subordinate writer of one of the departments is gladly seen'guest if he can dress decently and is educated and entertaining. Mrs. A., who receives at tea about o'clock every day. has al- ways-a half dozen or more guests. and yet her husband has neither any official position nor does he keep up great es. tablishment. On the other hand Mrs. E., who has spent and does spend a great deal of money, made some calls upon ladies in society; they unani. mously declared it a piece of impu. dence, and did not return her calls be. cause she had been connected with the l lobby.
Year: 1879



 RAISED BISCUIT. - Make a sponge of about pint of milk or water, with a small piece of yeast-cake or penny's worth of bakers yeast at night; in the morning knead with pint of milk, warmed, and half cupful butter and lard knead very soft; let stand until light, then knead again; when light roll out, cut with small glass, let stand for an hour in the pans bake quickly.

 H1cKoRY-NUr CAKE.-Two cupfuls sugar and one of butter we'll rubbed to- gether; four eggs, whites and yolks beaten separately: one cupful cold water, tree cupfuls of sifted flour, one teaspoonful soda, two of cream of tar tar, two cupfuls of kernels of hickory nuts. ts

 THE BEST FELLow.-The Saturday Revicw says that he who through life is always acting the part of "best fellow in the world" exacts his fees as rigor- ously as the doctor or the lawyer, and that he is always artificial and not natu- ral-hearted. It adds zee Scratch the Russian said Napoleon, and you will find the Tartar Scratch the Best Eel low in the World, and you will generally find what the Americans call a pretty considerable humbug." szs --ai

 YORKSHIRE PUDDING. a.-One cupful flour, pint of milk, two eggs add little salt and mix into batter pour into the greased pan and bake under the beef ; when nearly done remove the meat to brown pudling; the eggs should be well beaten. ..... FR1oAssa OF CHICKEN. the chicken in small pieces; just cover with water, season highly; add few small pieces of pork if fat chicken, not a very large piece of butter; add few potatoes cut in half before taking from the fire remove the lid and dredge in g little flour.

 MILK ToAsr.-Toast the bread nice brown; put it in deep dish i; then take one quart milk, put it in basin ol spider over the fire let it boil then add one tablespoonful flour we'll mixed with little cold milk or water ther add piece of butter twice as large as { hen's egg pour it over the bread and add little sugar if you like.

 BAKED INDIAN PUDDING. G.-Mix cof feecup of meal smoothly with teacup full of molasses then stir in quart O boiling milk, little salt and tea spoonful of butter butter 8 pudding dish pour i'll the mixture and set i aside for two hours to thicken inst be fore putting it in the oven pour in hal a pint or more of milk, but do not sti it in, as this forms the jelly. Bake three hours in slow oven.
Year: 1879

Tho true way to invigorate feeble system is to infuse activity into the operations of the stomach, that wondrous alembic in which the food is transmitted into the constituents of blood, the chief element of our vitality. complishes this end, is greatly to be preferred to many so called tonics, useful indeed as ap- petizers, but imperative as aids to digestion and assimilation. This sterling cordial, while it invigoratos the stomach, healthfuly stimu- lates the liver, bowels, ard kidney s, ensuring the escape through the regular channels of effete aud useless matter thrown off by the sys- tenn, which is thus purified as well as invigor- ated by it. Its tonic influence is soon made manifest by an increase of vital energy and a more active and regular discharge of every physical function, and it has the further effect of rendering the system unassailable by ma larial epidemics,
Year: 1879

A printer sat in his office chair, his boots were patched and his coat thread bare, and his face looked weary and worn with care. While sadly thinking of business debt old Morpheus slowly around him crept, and before he knew it he soundly slept, and dreaming, he dreamed that he was dead; from trouble and toll his spirit had fled, and that not even now cow-bell tolled for the peace able rest of the cowhide sole. As he wandered about among the shades that smoke and scorch in lower Hades, he shortly observed an iron door that creak- ingly swung on hinges ajar but the entrance was closed with red-hot bar, and Satan himself stood peering out waiting for travellers thereabout, and thus to the passing printer spoke :- "Come in and tarry 8 while, my dear it shall cost you nothing, and never fear. This is the place where cook the ones who never pay their subscrip- tion sums for though in life they may escape, they'll find when they are dead it is too late will show you the place where I melt them thin, with red-hot chains and scraps of tin, and also where I comb their head, with broken glass and molten lead /; if of refreshments they only think, there's boiling water for them to drink {; there's the red-hot grindstone to grind their nose and the red-hot rings to wear on their toes and if they mention they don't like fire, ] sew up their mouths with red-hot wire

 and then, dear sir, you should see then squirm, while I roll them over to cool and turn" With these last words the prin ter awoke, and thought it all 8 practica Joke but still, at times, so real did i seem, that he cannot believe it is all { dream, and often he thinks, with { chuckle and grin, of the fate of those who never pay the printer.
Year: 1879

IN DEATH TOGETHER. Two brothers in New Hampshire were married in 1926, and lived with their wives for more than fifty-two years. The death of the wife of one last week was followed the next day by the death of the wife of the other.
Year: 1879

In front TO put . roller in place. While
stopping to get the roller In position the
rope slipped of the iron bolt In the east
side of the buildipg. and struck Mr.. King
In the face. II came with such force that
It knocked HIM nearly rod. His face Is
badly bruised. and his tongue is cut nearly
through. Those who saw the accident
thought him killed. and be certainly can
congratulate himself on escaping as we'll -
he did.
Year: 1879

lie,n majority upon . free and
un rammeled vote 1t 10 easy 70 soc
what effect the votes Of sueh voters
are to have in the next Presidential
eleeti should the vote bscloss as TWAS
in 1875. Here is State, and there
ire several more like il, that would un-


hssitatingly cast her vote for Repub-


lican Presi lent, but through just such
violence as was used tow ards Mr.. Dixon,


the vote will be cast for the Democratic


candidate and on close vote may elect
him. II is unreasonable to expect that
! the people of the North are going to
stand such monstrous injustics much
Ilonger, and II We mistake not the signs
|of the times, the conciliating era OF the
North is about over. There must be


fair and free elections in this country
or our boastsd union ia bound by but a
rope of sand. Mob violence cannot
much longer rule the nation, and the
sooner those who wink At 1t and en-
courage it, wake up to that fact the


better it will be for themselves and the


nation. .
Year: 1879

A FITTING ANSWER to the doctrine oil
free traders is found in the fact, that
on Tuesday one hundred and thirty
skilled Sheffield cutters arrived in New
York from England seeking employ
ment in this country. They state that
this is only the vanguard Of an army
OF steel workers that must soon follow,
AMI that there are fifty thousand men
in Sheffield clanoring to do the work
that ten thousand can as easily do.
This fact presents significant view Of
the deplorable condition Of England
to day. with tariff in this country and
free trade in England, the United
States have gradually taken away the
trade of Sheffield until her laborsrs
are forced to follow the course OF trade
and come to the United States to make
a living. 1t is not likely however that
all these workmen can find labor at
their particular calling, but if they can
not, the broad prairies of the west are
open to them where they can work out
their own temporal salvation, and es-
tablish comfortable homes in freedom
and independence.
Year: 1879

From PRESENT appearance the Green
hackers have about run their race in
politics, though they may keep up q
show of strength in some of the States
until the Presidential election is over
In the Kentucky election last Monday
they only carried one district for Legis
lature while last year they carried five
In all the other elections that have
been held the proportion is about the
same. This is rather a bad showing
for a party that boasts of its ability tt
elect the next President. The fact is
all the strength and pith have beer
taken out of the Greenback party, by
not only the resumption Of specie pay.
ments, but the resumption of business
I'll over the country, and this is what
the people want. The working people
don't care anything about the theoreti'
cal ideas of finances 80 long as they
Lave plenty of work apd sure pay.
Year: 1879

The Democratic papers Of this city
might spend their time to agood ad-
vantage by denying that the low


loathsoms creature just elected by he
Democrats Of Kentucky, governor Of
that State never attempted to spread
small pox and yellow fever in the
northern cities during the war. The
Philsdslphia "Times" would have the
fellow to prosecute all the Republican
newspapers tha: have made the charge
against him for libel; an easier way Of
settling the difnoulty would be to prove
that Black bum never d id such thing.
Why don't the Democratic papers do
this and save the credit Of their partyi
Here, however we would say that a
party that would elect such a moral
hysna, Governor of Kentucky, know
ing that he was the man who tried to
innoculate the north with yellow fever,
has not got much credit to save. Should
the yellow fever which is just across
the border become epidemic in Ken-
tucky, Blackburn will no doubt make
an appeal for contributions in aid of
the Southern victims, FROM the cities
he tried to ravage with yellow fever.
By all means let yellow fever Black.
burn enter his suits for libel. The
Chicago ""ribune," alluding to the
matter, says:


"Those charges have not yet been de-
MED by himself or any one OF his
friends or supporters. So long as they
stand unrsfuted, no man with spark
of manhood or humanity in his breast
can consent to recognize or associate
with him without degrading himself in
the estimation OF decent meA and any
invitation to meet such a man is an
un pardonable insult. y The
clothing was sent in the care Of his
paid agents to New York, Philadelphia,
Baltimore, Washington and Norfolk,
and disposed Of to auctioneers, commits
sion men and suffers, but fortunately
the contagion did not >spread. This is
the only claim he Las upon the malig-
nant BouIbons Of Kentucky, and II they
have elected him TO the GOvernorship
Of that State for his services to the late
Confsderacy, they have done so because
he made the dastardly attempt to spread
these horrible diseases throughout the
North"


What great pity it is that Wirz, the
monster that was hung fer his iuhuman
treatment Of prisoners at Andersonvills
during the war, had not been living
and citizen of Kentucky. He might
have been an active competitor with
Black burn for the GubernatoriAl chair
of that State; but still a. devilish ma
lignity to the North was the virtue of
recommendation for the Office, Wirz was
completely obscured when compared
with Blackburn.
Year: 1879

A Florida letter says: A novel fea.
ture of the cattle trade is the co.opera


tion of the mosquito in their manage
meAt Of the range. One of the largest
owners said that without the aid the
mosquito three times as inanv men
would be required to herd and gather.
Out Of the mosquito season the cattle
get as wild as deer, but under the in
tiuence of these pests they congregate
and become dociie and easy to manage.