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Year: 1879

Is there an ordinance against sailing
the city railway tracks or pavements,
during or after snow stormp At the
present time it is the custom of large
number of persons to throw salt on their


pavements, and allow it to dissolve the


snow or ice. This mode of cleaning the
pavements, according to high medical
authority, is not only prejudicial to health
the physicians claiming that it breeds
sickness, but it is also the means of de-
facing the dress Of pedestriennes, pro-
vided that the water caused by the melt
ing of the ice or snow, should splash on


the dress, as it is bound to oraw the


color. 1t is also bad on the feet of


horses, if the city railway tracks should
be salted, as it will destroy the hoof. In


New York and Philadelphia, it is heavy
penalty for any person to spread salt
either upon the pavements or any of the
railway lines. Previous to the passage OF


the law, the Third Avenue line in New
York, lost number of horses by this


means, as their hoofs completely rotted
off
Year: 1879

Programme for His Reception at DE.


trOit.


DETROIT, MICH, Sept. 1.-THE pro.
gramme for the reception Of the President
in this city tomorrow, comprehends the
meeting Of the President on the steamer
Northwest by the Mayor aud government
officials, for which purpose steamer has
been chartered to go down the river as far
as Crosse Isle. The United States steamer
Fessenden will FIRE the regulation salute
on the arrival Of the President, and he
will be escorted to the residence OF ex.
Governor Baldwin. After breakfast the
military and naval officers at this post will
pay their respects.


At II o'clock, under an escort OF the
city military, President Hayes will pro-
coed to the Falr Grounds, and after max
ing his address will return to the city and
embark in Congressman Newberry' g steam
yacht Truant, for pleasure cruise upon
the river. At o'clock in the afternoon
the President will land at Belle Isle, by
invitation Of the Catholic Total Abstin.
ence Union Of America, the delegates from
which society are now holding their an
nual convention in this city. 1t is expect
ed that President Hayes will make short
address to the Total Abstinence Conven-
ton in response TO welcome Of It's otii-
GERS. In the evening he will hold pub
lie reception atCity Hall. &c
Year: 1879

PRESIDENT HAYES paid noble tribute
to the pre.eminent statesmanship Of Presi.
dent Lincoln in his speech at Youngstown,
Ohio. We have always believed that as
the years rolled away the position Of Lin
coin as the wisest man OF the war would
rise higher and higher. Much as the
Martyr President is loved and lamented
by the people to-day, he is not as fully
appreciated as he will be at a later period
in our history. His simplicity Of heart,
his wonderful common sense, his over
flowing magnanimity and charity, his keen
appreciation Of character, his blunt but
graphic and comprehensive power Of ex-
preston, made him the most unique
character in our history.
Year: 1879

There are signs by which he is known,
however no matter in what society he min
giles. lie has the mien of one who is weary
Of the world. and yet, for some unaccountable
reason, is not quite ready to leave it. There
Is peculiarly careworn expression of coun-
tenance by which he may be distinguished
something quite different from the look
OF conscious responsibility which most mar
ried men wear Around his lips the resigna-
ton of Prometheus fingers; premature crows
feet gather annually around his eyes his
cheeks lack the roundity that happier we'd
lock confers; from his shiny scalp the hair
has vanished. He ventures his opinions in
hestating style, as though he hoped they
would suit, and would not be the means Of
precipitating a broil. He seems always on
the point of apologizing for something he
may have said, and when he smiles he does
it in such painful aud inexperienced way
that spectator is almost moved to pity. At
regular intervals he glances nervously at the
door of the apartment ip which he is seated,
as though he dreaded the sudden and wrath
full entrance of his imperial spouse, to wreak
upon him condign vengeance for some un-
premedtated offense Her clarion voice
ever rings in his ears like knell of departed
peace. He can never get far away enough to
entirely escape that ominoIis sound. She has
tongue that can put girdle Of fire around
him in less than forty minutes, and he never
feels sufficiently remote from its terrors. All
his peculiarities are those of an extremely
careful man. AT times he has scared look
Reticent, gloomy, disconsolate, patient, he
wiggles and sneaks his way through life like
one who has committed some hideous and
objectionable crime. He knows that he is
pusillanmous-that cockroach has more
courage and self-esteem than he will ever
boast. In fact, he suffers immeasurably
more from what he thinks of himself than
he does from all the other miseries he is
called upon to endure.-.Selected.
Year: 1879

MIR T g. BUTLER, of Bellows Falls, read Il pa
per on " Butter Making" in which he advocated
winter dairyng or dairying all the year round, as
much more profitable than the present method OF
making most Of the butter grass Mr. Butler
complained Of the little interest taken by Vermont
dairymen in exhibiting their products at the state
fair and at the international dairy fair, and said
the Western dairymen are beating us. lie said
also that butter and cheese are brought from the
West to Boston at less rates than they are taken
10 market from Vermont


MIR, TINKIAM, Of Pomfret, said that though
our exhibits of butter are meagre at the fairs, it
still commands the highest price in the Boston
market Not that it is all so, but though ii Is not
al best best il still the best made ON the CON
tinent, The proportion Of good butter to ordinary
and poor in Vermont is not what it should be,
but II still Is larger, very much larger, than in
the butter OF any other state. The Western
creamery butter is only very small part Of all
Western butter and the rest is very poor indeed
Year: 1879

The Hon. G. T. tells good story of Q slow railroad in the northern part of the State. He says he went there gunning, and came to short line of road on which was run single car, the forward end of which was partitioned 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 the baggage-master demanded fee of fifty cents, which was denounced as a "swindle," "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 as- sented, and the dog was hitched to the rear of the train. The dog, so T. says, kept along easily with the train, but the conductor began to get uneasy, making frequent trips to the engineer, urging him to increase the speed of the train, and back again to watch the effect upon the dog. The latter began to show signs of fatigue, but after a while caught his "second wind" and was keeping along as before. The con- ductor 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 conduct or again went to the rear of the car to observe the effect, but the dog had dis appeared, whereupon he triumphantly called T-'s attention to the fact. The latter. after taking glance at the situ ation, quietly pointed to crack in the floor of the car, "and there" said he, twas the dog, comfortably trotting along under the car, and licking the grease from ono of the axle boxes r'-- Harper's Ma0asiae.
Year: 1879

less than the coaSu3Rer pdyS for the same ar- tice. Tho difference on a pound of butter is about cents, of which the transportation Co. receives cent. So also of milk. Including freight at cents gallon, the cost laid down in the city is about cents a gallon. It is re- tailed at 32 cen ts. What becomes of the diff. ference? It is swallowed up, engulfed by go-betweens.

 The only true remedy is to bring the pro- ducer and consumer face to face, Get rid oi all those who withdraw profit after profit from | the true value of your stuff and then return | to you the paltry residue.

 This can be accomplished by cooperation. It would not require any vast amount of en. | tcrprse to open an agency in New York or other cities for the sale of the products of all the daires in our neighborhood. Let those interested choose some thrifty, practical re- RddCe and h0HeSt man to represent them open modest store in the city; establish milk routes If advisable and so avoid middle men altogether

 But this or any other device will not be really successful nor will the best results fol. low unless proper regard be had to quality. Our experience, and that of othe who have been observant of the trade, shows that our dairy produce is geTg Td1Td6le. Two tubs of butter, for instance, packed on the same farm and by the same hands, differ. One is first rate; the other just falls enough below excel. lence to fail of ready sale. Nor is the average quality what it should be. It must and can be greatly improved. To this end let the grade of stock be made better year by year by the introduction of new and higher strains of blood. Let the cattle be better fed during the long, trying winter. No grain or grass ought to be sold on a dairy farm. It should all be fed and only so many head kept as can be sceV fed on a certain acreage

 Lastly, the wife and the daughters must learn to exercise the greatest possible care to attain the highest excellence. Establish a reputation for good milk, cheese and butter, and never ship lot that would damage your name. Better throw it away than be put on the doubtful list for the sake ora dollar or two.

 If failure follows after honest, thorough testing of the natter we are open to convic. tion. We believe however, that failure thus far has been due to want of cooperation and indifferent quality as compared to what is entirely attainable x.
Year: 1879

ED. NEwS:-I was pleased to read a com munication in your paper of last week entitled The Business Outlook The writer is ev. idently one who is capable of expressing him. self tersely and clearly, and Hike to, see such writers discuss 3nucticdl subjects in the news- papers. If they would do so more generally our papers would be more interesting and in. structive, and have greater influence in moulding public sentiment. Your corres. pondent says "It is evident there is a fair demand for the staple goods of the dealer and for the work of the several tradesmen. It is also plain that the money to pay for either or both is not easy to provide" This is certain ly singular state of affairs. The great diff ticulty then is a lack of money, and the ques

 ton is What is the cause of the scarcity? Y our correspondent answers the question in subsequent part of his communication. He says: 1.-The imitation and extravaganza of the war, followed by the reaction and con- traction of the past five years are ut the root of our present lack of money" That is it ex- actly- in nutshell. There is no doubt that the immediate cause of the business de- prcssion and hard times of the last five years. was the sudden and unnecessary contraction of the currency and the consequent shrinkage in all values To show it's disastrous effect, let me add a simple illustration to those of your correspondent. A. owned a small farm worth, say two thousand dollars. As money was plenty and business was good and lri,es were up, he concluded he would borrow 5000 to make improvements So he goes to savings bank and receives 5000" in green backs, which were then worth, say for the sake of illustration, 50 cts. on the dollar. Be- fore the loan is paid contraction comes and grcenbacks go up to 100 cts. on the dollar, and prices go down in about the same ratio. The bank, which really gave only $500 has now right to demand $l00e. The farm | that was worth double the loan, is now bare- | ly worth enough to pay it. The produce that was sufficient topay the interest wontnow more | than half pay it, and tho consequeEc. is that the bank forecloses its mortgage and wipes out debt and debtor alike. There are thou- sands of just such eases scattered all over the country, and they explain why people 1 have bought nothing since the hard times be-

 gan except what was absolutely necessary, why the clothing of one year was made to last for four why the old wagon cart and harness were repaired over and over again instead of buying new one, why farm tools

 were used as long as possible and when

 worn out ono thing was made to serve two purposes, and why the coat of paint, needful to keep off shabbiness from houses and fences, was not put on, and the leaky root was patched up by shingle here and there.

 And this may explain too, how it is that the capital of the country has been gathering in-

 to the hands of the few, and invested in non-

 taxable bonds, and the rich are becoming richer and the poor poorer. At least so it

 seems to me- Am wrong? If so I am open to conviction. Let us at least have free discussion nd let the truth be known though the heavens iall FIAT.
Year: 1879

The Mayors of the several cities of the State at the instance, it is said, of the Mayor of Middletown, issued a circular to the first Selectmen of the several towns, inviting them and 1.-two judcious citizens" to be selected by them, to meet in the City of Middletown, on the 9th day of July, ''for the purpose of de- yising some plan for funding the debts of the counties cities, towns and boroughs of this State and for payment of the principal and interest in such manner as to reduce the bur den of the taxpayers" Quite number of gentlemen thus invited met at the time and place mentioned The only towns represented from this county were New Milford and Rox- bury. There were two plans brought before the meeting. The first one was that of the Mayor and others of Mlddletown, viz: that the towns place 1-2 per cent. bonds to the amount of their indebtedness in the state treasury; and that the State issue an equal amount of per cent. bonds, which could be sold at par; the half of one per cent to be put into a sinking fund for the final payment of the town bonds The second plan was to - Ret the SLaCe 5 SudIduIee IO Ibo IoWll Oohus' Neither plan, however, met with much favor. It was objected that they were both impract- icable that most of the outstanding bonds had long time to run and the holders would not be likely to exchange per cents. for per cents, and thers was no way to compel them; that town bond was as good as state bond and in fact better, because the latter was based on good faith only, while the for mer was secured by every dollars worth o property in the town, and that therefore the towns could sell their bonds at a low rate O interest as easily as the State. It was alst the opinion of good lawyers, among them Hon Levi Warner, ex-Member of Congress iron this district, that the Legislature had no au thority whatever to do anything of the kind it was beyond their constitutional power. Th subject was finally indefinitely postponed ant the meeting dissolved
Year: 1879

The crops throughout Europe are unfavor able France alone it is stated will want one hundred million dollars worth of wheat from abroad. This will create great demand for the grain the United States. The crops here are unuusally good and abundant andit is quite evident that farmers will realize good prices probably better on an average than they have received for some years. The price of wheat advanced cents bushel in New York on Monday. The price of flour also advanced We may look for heavy expectations and an advance in general prosperity.
Year: 1879

It were better for thee to swallow thy porridge amidst the clashing of belligerent spoons, than to gain thy living by enticing Q youth to smoke in this world-unless thou art desirous of smoking myself in the next

 DR. LoNGFELLow.
Year: 1879

= We shall feel greatly obliged to any of our friends in the county, or elsewhere, who will send us particulars of any occurrence of interest which may come under their notice.

 a9- CORRESPONDENTS are requested to send in their communications so as to reach us on Monday of each week. as we cannot insure the insertion of any correspondence received after that time,
Year: 1879

Falls Village.

 The reader of the correspondence in last weeks issue would naturally infer that the ladies of the NJ. F. Church society were so forgetful of the courtesies due the speakers of the day as to wish them to pay for their din ners. It is due the ladies to say that the speakers were invited to the first table and were there entertained free of expense and were welcomed by the ladies. private trans action by one of the speakers furnished the ground for the article, but the parties enjoy the best of feeling, and regret that any mis- take should have led outside parties to be- lieve that the ladies would not gladly give thanks and show courtesy to 0U of the speak CTS We arc sure the best of feeling exists and we know the ladies with too generous acquaiptdnce to feel otherwise

 The eastern part of the town seems to en-
Year: 1879

The Scientific american suggests that
large AMI profitable business might
be made from gathering the cones in
pine growing regions and ceiling them
in the large cities f,r FIRE kindling. l,
Gays dry pine cones are the universal
article used on the Continent for that
purpose. A couple of these is usually
enough to start . fire Of dry wood, and
several Of them contain enough resinous
material to start q coal fire withou.
other kindliug They are readily ig-
nited with Q match, and are free frou,
dust and insects In Paris, and othe,
large cities on the Continent, scarcely
any other than pine cones are used fol
kindling purposes in hotels, and it is q
wonder to Us that they have not been
introduced for the same purpose here
Year: 1879

Capt. Billy Wise, of the Rocky noun
tain detective force, arrived in the city
yesterday on his way to Denver with a
prisoner who has travelled under several
names, to wit: Gates, Reed, Gray and
Warner. He is under arrest now on
the charge of horse stealing and of an
assault with intent to kill. Capt. Wise
says he is very desperate man, having
broken Jail twice and escaped a like
number of times from the officers of the
law, but was finally captured at Pine
Ridge, and Billy says he proposes to
hold him with an ''iron grasp" this
time. Officers have been constantly on
his trail since last July. The prisoner
is very small of stature, with round
features which plainly indicate vicious
and villainous disposition. He was
taken over the Colorado Central for
Denver yesterday afternoon.
Year: 1879

TIE PLAGUE IN MEMPHIs.-Forty new cases
ana ten deaths from yellow fever were reported
at Memphis yesterday, which indicates that
the disease is rapidly gaining full sway, and
Will have to run its course. Urgent efforts are
being made, however to enlist the assistance
of the national board In fighting down the
plague to the utmost extent.
Year: 1879

AN AGED COUPLE residing fn Washtnofou
township, Ind, fell out the other day md
agreed TO separate for the remainder OF their
nVeS. The husband is so and the wife eS and
daughter. Verify there be old as well as young
Year: 1879

NEW YORK, August 15.-The eighth annual
meeting OF the national board OF steam enR1-
neerfng, which was to have been held at Gin.
cinnau on the 10Th OF September, has been
post poned, by order Of the executive commit
meeting to be decided upon hereafter The
poSfponement Is due TO the prevalence OF yel-
low fever In the southwest and the imposs1b bflity
OF knowing how far it may extend before the
time originally fixed for the meeting.
Year: 1879

The abnormal increase of the burden
some classes in our charitable and insane
institutions, especially of late years, has
directed the attention of the State Board
of Charities to the matter. The outcome
of their investigation is the conviction
that crippled, idiotic, blind and lunatic
persons are exported from Europe to
this country, where they remain in city,
county and State asylums rs lifelong
tenants at public expense. No one OBJ.
jects to the arrival here of able-bodied
persons, no matter how poor. for it has
been and is our boast that we offer
homes and employment for the poor
from every cline, industrious and vigor-
Gus citizens adding to the wealth of any
nation; but making this country d
Botany bay for chronic invalids and our
people supporters of those whose legiti-
mate claims for expensive care and sup
port for life originate thousands of miles


away is mockery of public home char
ity too apparent to need any argument.
The New York State Board of Charities


has done wisely in calling attention to
this growing evil, and we hope that n
sentiment against it will be aroused that
will result in some effective means ol
arresting it.--Albany Aryus.
Year: 1879

The superintendent of the Census Bu-
reau at Washington has issued circu-
lar in relation to the office of enumera-
tor under the Census law, in which the
duties of that office are defined, and
other information in regard to the dis
charge of these duties is given. The du-
ties in the main are identical with those
of assistant marshal under the last three
censuses, but the provisions of the law
regarding the. time and the size of the
enumeration districts make the Office diff
fer widely from the former. Under the
old law subdivisions were limited to
10000 inhabitants, while by the present
law they are limited to 1900, and will
be generally confined to a single town
where the number may be even less.
By the old law, from June l to Nov.
was allowed for the enumeration. while
under the present statute it is required
to be made in June, and in cities of more
than 10000 Inhabitants in two weeks
from the first Monday in june The
enumerator cannot exceed 300, as only
one months time is allowed, and the
pay not to exceed 81 day.


1t is expected that enumerators will
work in their own immediate locality,
knowing and known to most of those
they enumerate, without incurring
travelling expenses in a majority of cases,
and that in many instances the work
can be done without materially inter
tering with their other vocations, so
that a more competent class of enum-
orators may be secured. Township as
SCISSORS and other local officers, post
masters at small offices, ETC., are sug-
gested as men likely to perform the work
faithfully and intelligently. Country
physicians within the circuit of their
usual practice would. it is thought, often
make excellent enumerators Their
knowledge of vital conditions, their ap-
probation of the Importance of trust
worthy statistics, together with their
knowledge of the history of families,
would combine to make returns alike of
deaths and Of the living population from
officers of this class especially valuable.
There would also be the practical con-
sideration that men of this profession
are as rule already mounted, and their
service in the capacity of enumerators
would involve no expense whatever for
outfit. Schoolmasters have been found
in England among the best qualified
enumerators. Accustomed to keep lists
and make reports, almost uniformly ac-
curate in accounts, trained in punctu-
ality and precision, and accustomed to
enforce them upon others, the teacher,
within his school district, would gener-
ally do his work rapidly, neatly and ac-
curately.