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Year: 1879

LOUISVILLE, September 22.-The con-
troversy which has been going on for
the last two weeks between the cabinet
manufacturers and their workmen re-
garding an advance of wages to the
amount of fifteen per cent, Gu minated
at noon to-day by general strike OF all
the men, over a hundred in number.


The strike involves all the employees
OF the furniture factories, including cab
inetmakers, machine hands and finish
ers. The first class are paid by the
piece, the second by the day and the
last by methods. A reporter this after
noon saw a number of the strikers. They
say that many of them do not get more
than - or s. per week, which is not
enough for a man to live on. In Cincln-
natl and New York wages average high
cr. The fall trade in furniture Is
opening up very prosperously, and the
men think they ought to have a share
Of the profits. Their demand is
for work both by piece
and by day. The hard times
through which We have passed, have
been very severe on the workmen, ana
now that things are looking brighter, we
wish to derive some benefits by the
change. The reporter talked with sew
eral OF the leading proprietors in regard
to the strike. Each expressed deter
mination not TO accede to the demands
of the wOrkmen. Said one manutac-
turcr: 1--WE have more men than we
have work, and if they want to strike,
let them; we can get along very well
without them" The proprietors say
that if the workmen had agreed to wait
until about the first of January, they
would have pledged themselves to make
an advance then voluntarily; that flush
times have not prevailed long
enough to justify them in doing
So now. The several manufacturers
told their men that they would pay
them some extra for their work, but
nothing less than complete yielding
to the demand as made would be ac-
cepted.
Year: 1879

TOLEDO, September 22.-The colored
people of this city and vicinity to-day
celebrated the anniversary day of their
race with street parade. There was
a mass meeting this afternoon and even
ing, and a banquet tonight at Saenga
Hall
Year: 1879

The Pioneer Press bolts the nomina>
tlon Of Hon. G. A. Gilman for Lieuten>
ant Governor, and urges its readers to
vote against him. Although the Pho
neer Press Injuries the chance of every
candidate whose cause it espouses, its op-
position was never known to hurt any
one. It is we'll known that Gov. Pills.
bury and nearly all of the most promi-
nent political managers in the Republ1~
can party were opposed to the nomina.
tion of Mr.. Gilman, and yet with all the
power and influence of such backing as
that the Pioneer Press could not prevent
his nomination. We should think that
with such positive evidence as that, show.
ing the utter failure of the Pioneer Press
as political influence, the editor of that
sheet would draw his head inside his
shell and keep it there for some time tc
come
Year: 1879

This fall the Republican party of this
State is torn asunder by violent conten.
tions for office, and presents q weaker
front than ever before. If the two lead
ing political parties were ordinarily any
thing like equal in strength, the victory
of the Democratic ticket in tho pending
campaign would be certain. As it is,
the ordinary Republican majority of 2O,>
900 is so great that the election of the
Democratic candidates is not certain, nor
even probable. But we do not regard
the situation as being of such character
as to render a Democratic victory utterly
impossible. In the first place the DEM
ocrats must refuse to enter into any com>
promises, but must firmly adhere to the
established principles and, issues of the
present time, and adopt platform and
nominate ticket accordingly, The tick
ct must be made up, not of place hunters
who resort to intrigue and barter to se-
cure their own nominations, but of men
who stand squarely on the platform, are
highly esteemed by the people. possess the
most unquestlonable integrity, and con-
sent to be candidates for the public good,
and not for the purpose of filing their
own pockets and paving the way to still
greater promotion. And then, after such
a platform and ticket have been put be-
fore the people, let speakers take the field
to explain the situation. AS astonishing
as it may seem, there are thousands of
voters in this State who honestly and
sincerely believe that the Democratic par
ty is in favor of paying the rebel war
debt, endorsing secession doctrine, op>
posing measures for the benefit of Union
soldiers, and general cussedness and
these voters continue supporting the most
corrupt political party that ever existed
on this planet merely because they are
pleased with the war record Of the party
that bore that name fifteen years ago
In Ohio the Democrats nominated two
Union Generals, one Of whom lost leg
on the battle field, for the two high
est State Offices, while the Republicans
nominated a man for Governor who
stayed at home during the war and spec>
ulated on the necessities Of soldiers fam
lilies. And throughout the United States
the same rule prevails that is, majors
ty of the leaders of the Republican party
at the present day are men who managed
to escape the performance of any military
service during the war, and whose SYM
pathy for the noble men at the front was
not strong enough to show itself in out
ward act.
Year: 1879

The attention of the St. Cloud Times is
invited to the fact that Plllsbury and
Gilman are the nom inees on the Repub-
lican ticket for Governor and Lieutenant
Governor, just as the Transcript said
they would be.
Year: 1879

Write me down an ass" That was the in
junction of the ancient Dogberry. His request
may we'll be echoed by any man Of the present
day who, when suffering from the intolerable
complaint. fever and ague, falls to seek relief
In Reeds Gilt Edge Tonic 1t never fails In
malarial or bilious disorders. and 1t is pleas
ant. safe and efficient 1t is gentle and pleas
ant invigorant for delicate females and all who
have been weakened by sickness.
Year: 1879

The Board Of Trustees this day resolved that
after paying the annual dividend Of TEN PKR
CENT on Capital Stock Of Company. that
ividend Of TWENTY PER CENT In cash be
aid on Monday, June 10. TO those parties on.
tiled To receive the same
Year: 1879

observed In regard to such papers, but
they had been read 10 influence the
Senate, and rs part Of the proceedings,
and II was only proper that they should
be regarded as belonging to the
possession Of them, and declared they
should not be made public. The Senate
could not helpitseli, and after considerable
discussion It was finally agreed to remove
the injunction Of secrecy from the votes
only, In regard to the mass Of letters he
produced, a number of them will appear
rs very indlscreet, but bIr. Conkling's con-
strnCtion Of many Of them was


FORCED AND UNWORTHY or A SENATOR.


His friends now threaten loudly that
the Senate shall at once institute an in
quiry into the means used by the admins
tration To secure the confirmation. There
has been general excitement over the
whole subject throughout the evening.
Year: 1879

Arrest OF \ NJ. Louis Coal OIL Inspector.


ST. LOUIS, February 4.-A good deal Of
excitement in political and official circles
prevails here to-day in consequence Of the
arrest last night of Harrison Alloway,
State Coal Oil Inspector. Tie charge
against him Is founded OIL the statute re.
ferring 10 malicious oppression and par.
TALLY in Office and fraud. In this case II
is alleged that fraud will be the principal
charge, based upon testimony which Is
said to have been given before the grand
jury by the wholesale petroleum oil deal.
ers, that for q long time the oil sold BY
them 70 retailers In the city and country
has fallen short OF the official gauge from
two to four gallons per barrel. ii Is also
expected that an indictment OF a similar
nature will be found against Deputy Able.
Year: 1879

is, in pursuance of the authority granted


bv the first section of this act, authorized
to appoint one or more skilled persons
as inspectors al the port OF New York,
and any other port in the United States
from which he may have information
that live cattle are being shipped, whose
duty il shall be to examine carefully all
live cattle offered for shipment at such
ports, and If on such examination 1t
shall be found that any cattle about to
he exported are infected with any III
fectiOus disease, that TACT shall be re-
ported without delay to the collector Ol
the port, whose duty it shall be, under
such regulations as may be prescribed
by the Secretary OF the Treasury, to re-
fuse clearance to any vessel which
shall take on board such cattle for eX-
pOrtation. The exporters OF such cattle
as shall be found free from any such
infectious or contagious disease, and
not in any injected herd, shall be enti-
tied to u certificate IRON the collector 10
that effect.


Sec. ;. The Secretary OF the Treasury
shall have authority 10 prescribe all
ncediul rules and regulations Tor carry
ing these provisions into effect, and all
the expenses attending the execution Ol
the same shall be paid out OF the ap-
preparation for collecting revenues from
customs; provided, however, the Secre-
tary Of the Treasury may prescribe by
regulation such reasonable lees for IN
spection as he may deem just and equi-
table, to he paid by tine owners of the
cattle exported, under provisions OF this
sat
Year: 1879

as We please. Then again, one can al


ways point out country vehicle from the


vast amount OF mud the wheels carry,


The Beautiful Snow" is always wei
come visitor 10 the farmer; then he can


fix his sled and take the folks to town.
There is more real enjoyment riding IN
our sleds i'm one hour than riding a


whole day in one of your fashionable
city sleighs. IknOw, for I've bin thar.


Leaving our bad roads, permit me to
give YOU a peep into country school


What DO We find? Nothing at all similar
10 yOur educational homes. \ small
building made OF logs. We have no bell
10 warn us that school Is opening.
Thirty scholars are considered many.
During inclement weather We enroll
only twelve or fifteen. Just think OF it.
One might advance a great many obIec-
tons in our system OF education. One
very important objection Is the time.
Another, pay. Ii teachers were allowed
the ten months, as they should be,
pupils could make better pro-
gress. III they were also better
more interest would be
felt and manifested by them; We would
be provided with competent instruc-
tors The cry for educated farmers is
becoming universal, and well may il be.
Literary societies are organizing. The
time is remembered when the word lit
erary bothered the farmer. But It's not
the case now. Country people will walk
miles to attend literary entertainment.
Our log school buildings are being IT,
placed by frame or brick Farmers are
nst only thinking OF their land, but Of
education.


We do not look upon the country boy
a. a ''greeny" any longer. He can be
as smart and as graceful as any other
good boy. One advantage that our
schools possess is, putting our knowl-
edge 10 practice. We can always Illus
trate any object desired by something
real, not imaginary. The study OF bot
any is beautiful exercise in the Coun-
try flowers everywhere. And so II is
i'm any other branch. But it is here, as
in any other place, We can never learn
tuo much Much learning will never
effect, AT least will never make Us mad.


CATH. CAROLINE HgSDERsHOT,
Year: 1879

Is proving such an indispensable article to
those suffering from liver complaint that
parties are in some cases purchasing half a
dozen bottles at time, after they have tri
it. Physicians frequently prescribe the
Sacred Bark which Is one of the ingredients
of this medicine. The advantage of using
Turner's Regulator arises from the fact that
its ingredients are the result of experiment
and study such AS few physicians could de-
vote to a single object.
Year: 1879

One of the old questions that is ever
new, is how to tram grapevine. The
books will tell you all about it. Oh,
yes, nothing easier. There is your re-
newal system and your alternate system,
and Thomeny system, and dear knows
how many other systems, that look so
beautiful in the cuts; but when the Or
dinary man gets in front of a rampant
vine that has had its own way in the
past, he fails to see how any system will
tit in. The fact is. to carry out any sys-
tematic training one must begin with a
young vine and carry it through tor
several years. With an old vine little
more can be done than to prune out the
old wood and get the young wood even
ly distributed over the trellis. Our
strong native vines refuse to be
cran,ped by any of the close-pruning
methods, and go off in rush of water
shoots when so hemmed in. The Della
ware is one of the best to try expert
ments on, as it yields kindly to any
treatment. Our vineyardists have been
in the habit of pruning back pretty
closely, leaving only three or four eyes
to shoot, but of late years they are
leaving on more wood. Last fall
fruit-grower from the Hudson river
told us of system in use in Ulster
county which took its name from the
man who first introduced it, Mr..
Kniffen. Only two wires are used on
the trellis, and these are four and six
feet from the ground. The vine is first
carried to the top wire; then four side
shoots grown and trained to the wires
for permanent arms. These are kept
about two feet in length, and from them
are grown the bearing shoots each year,
four or five to each arm. These shoots
are allowed to grow their full length
and hang down towards the ground.
Each fall they are pruned back to
single bud and new set grown the
next year. This system has the merit
of simplicity and Can be readily tested
in the vineyard or with few garden
vines.-Eastern Paper.


A man in Lexington. Va, mailed
letter to fictitious name in japan, with
request that it be returned if not
called for, and started it by the way of
the Atlantic. His object was to see how
long it would be in going around the
world. 1t came back by the way of San
nm
Year: 1879

Boston Has added another to her be-
fore large collection of the statutes of
her eminent men. Last Saturday, with
sll proper ceremony and oratory, she
dedicated the statue of Josiah Quincy,
who was an eminent public servant
member of Congress, Judge of the Mu-
nicipal Court, second Mayor of Boston
and President of Harvard University.
Mr.. Quincy was Mayor from 1928 to
1928. The observances of last week
naturally recalled the sagaeity and
prescience, if we may use the word, of
one of the shrewdest public men of his
day. 1t has been said that the estab-
lishment of the Faneuil Hall Market
was at least twenty years ahead of the
times. Nobody ever had this faculty
of looking forward in larger measure
than Mr.. Quincy. His purchases of
real property. based upon what he be-
heved to lie the certain prosperity of
Boston, made him one of her most
opulent citizens. But the Faneuil
Hall Market is the most popular
memorial of his public work. 1t is
such market as nobody, soreIy as We
need it, has ever built for New York.
Indeed, the Bostonians boast that
there are large markets in other cities,
in none OF them g can be found SO
great variety in kinds and qualities as
in theirs" 1t is the result of wise pro
vision for the future, without which no
city can secure absolutely necessary
conveniences, whether of buildings,
streets or public grounds. 1t was one
of the most economical of invest
ments. 1t could not now be erected.
except at vastly greater expense. Yet
this was only one CT many municipal
improvements set afoot during Mr..
Quincy's administration, and of which
the city is at present enjoying the
benefit. Fortunate and few the cities
which have such magistrates as he was
Fortunate the city which having such
citizens has also the wisdom TO call
them to places of honor and trust


MIR. Qulncy's was great name dur
ing the fierce political struggle of the
country, from tie beginning Of the
century until the breaking up of the
Federal and Democratic parties He
was himself Federalist of the FEEDER
alists. 1t never for a moment mitigated
his zeal that his party was IN hopeless
minority. In nothing did he show his
political sagacity more completely than
in his early apprehension OF the rising
power of the slave-holding interest. He
looked at the institution with the same
shrewtness with which he built the
market. After 1913, his public ser
vices were within his native State,
which was sufficient for him. When
the great struggle against slavery came,
he was early in the field, old as he was,
for freedom and the Union, just as III
1856 he had taken q prominent part in
efforts to elect Fremont to the Presi-
dency. Nor let it be forgotten that he
was the first Judge in this country or
in England to lay down the law that the
publication of the truth with q good
intention, and for justihable end, is
not libelous.


In all things Mr.. Quincy thought
and acted with no slavlsh regard for
present comfort or convenience. Bos
ton will remember him AS one reso-
lutely bent upon having his own way,
but also as one whose way was usually
the right one.-N. Y Tribune.
Year: 1879

A well-known evangelical clergyman, on
being accused of leaning toward Universal
ism, replied that he hoped everybody would
go to Heaven, land" said he, "there are
some persons I wish were there now.
Year: 1879

One of the simplest and at the same
time most effectual remedies against
snoring is to place thin, oval shaped
piece of silver or hard-rubber, between
three and four inches in length and one
and half inches in width, formed SO
as to fit the jaws comfortably, between
the lips and the gums. By this simple
appliance the breath is forced through
the nostrils, and, aside from being a
preventative against snoring, it keeps
the throat and tongue moist, instead OF
being dry and parched as when air is
inhaled into the mouth and throat Ii
the mouth is kept shut, all trouble
about snoring will be removed.
Year: 1879

The Board resolved to meet tomorrow
morning at s o clock, in order to get through
with the business in time for the Conven-
ton.


The Engineer was instructed to consult
with the Solicitor as to whether or not the
city is liable for the damage done to the
sidewalk on Clifton and Ohio avenues by
yesterdays rain


First Rodman Richard Ellison was ad-
vanced to the position of Draughtsman.


Several claims for damages done to prop
erty by yesterdays rain were referred to
the Committee on Claims.


The Committee on Water-works begged
leave to report back all the applications for
the extension OF water mains which were
referred to the Committee, with the state
ment that owing to the burdens recently
imposed upon this department in the pay
ment OF interest on Wdter.works bonds and
the provision for sinking fund to liqui-
date said bonds, the prayer of the petition
ers can not be granted, unless the appli,
cants for such extensions will advance the
necessary funds without interest, such ad-
vance to be returned in water rents accru-
ing from such extensions. The report was
approved.
Year: 1879

During the storm yesterday afternoon
three men at work OH a scaf' Id at the
Church of the Atonement, Riverside, were
thrown to the ground. One of them, whose
name we were unable to learn, had his back
broken. The Others were considerably in
jured about the head
Year: 1879

Never betray CONF lence.


Mover leave homo with uukind
words.


Never give promises that you do
not fulf l.


Never send present hoping for
one in return.


Never fail to be punctual at the
time appointed.


Never make yourself the hero of
your own story.


Never make much your own per.
iUrlnanceg.


Never pick the teeth or clean the
nails in company.


Never fail to give polite answer
TO u civil question.


Never present gift saying it is Of
on use to yourself.


Never call attention to the features
or form of another.


Never real letters which you may
find addressed to others.


Never. question u servant or child
about family matters.


Never punish your child fOc u fault
TO which you are addicted yourself.
Never refer TO q giftyou have made
or favor YOU rendered.


Never answer questions IN general
company that havu boon put tU 9TH
ers.
Year: 1879

lie who climbs above the cares OF
the world and turns his face to bis
God, has found the sunny side OF
life. The worlds side OF the hill is
chill AMI freezing TO spiritual
mind, but the Lord presence gives
warmth OF JOY which turns winter
into summer. .--SpargeOH.
Year: 1879

He sail he conld stand it to have
his wife paint everything from a tin
cup to an old straw hat, aud stick it
all over with Supids and heather
Chinese. But when she swooped
down on their mince pie and embel-
ished that he thought it was time
to 'Nck.' Aud he did.
Year: 1879

The sureties on Colonel Gates old
bond are making big effort to make
good the deficit occasioned by
the failure of the Mastin bank. Their
plan is understood to be this: To
take an assignment Of the Treasurer s
claim against the broken bank and
make from it all they can. They are
enabled to do this by certain fortuit-
GUS circumstances, the principle one
of which is this: They were the hold
er of claim against the bankrupt 'es-
tate Of the old State bank, {the Ma
tional Bank of the State of Missouri)
in the sum OF 1920, 900. They also
became possessed of large amount
of other claims against the defunct
institution, which they bought at a
prodigious discount-for one-fourth
their real value. Seventy-five per
cent of these liabilities having been
liquidated by dividends paid they
have recovered very near if not quite
the full amount of their original claim,
S450,000. They are, therefore, now
about prepared TO take an assign
ment of the Treasurer's claim against
the Mastin bank and make good his
deficit, and as the claim is, as has
been alleged, for the Mastin's share
of the s45O,0O0 liability created by
the failure of the old State bank, the
reason and propriety of such an ar


rangement will very we'll appear.
Year: 1879

''IIow fast do you think We are
travcling?" Charley Fraser, one of
the oldest engineers of the Yew York,
Lake Erie and Western railway, ask
ed Sun reporter, as they were stand
ing together on the foot board of To-
comotive No. 500, rushing over the
meadows toward Rutherford Park.


Il should think We were going
ncsrly mile a minute"


"A mile minute said Fraser.
Il doubt if you ever rode 4 mile a
minute, Few locomotives have driv-
ing wheels over five feet, and | have
my doubt if five foot wheeler can
be pushed mile minute. People
have very erroneous idea Of the
speed of railroad trains. We are not
going now more than thirtyfve miles
an hour, and this is very fast. Few
trains make this speed. The pas
sengers in the cars would think we
were going mile minute sure if |
was TO pull out the throttle so as TO
send her forty miles an hour. The
EXPRESS trains make no such time as
the local trains. Where xe lose is
with so many stops. No man could
stand on platform ear and face the
wind going q mile a minute and live
The breath would actually be blow n
out of his body. You couldn' count
the telegraph poles going a mile a
minute. Talk to an old engineer OF
that rate being made by a passenger
train and he would laugh. L made a
mile q minute once, however. 1t was
when l was but eighteen years OF
age. l was an engineer then, in
charge of a fine s;x-foot wheel loco
motive. There were lot of railroad
moguls on board, and the object was
to make the best time We could.
They were to ring the gong when the
speed was a mile minute. thought
we were making it for some time be-
fore the bell rang. At length, on Q
down grade, with full head of steam,
when we were spinning along as if we
all were going to destruction, and
the motion OF the piston going over
the centre could no longer be distin
guished, the bell rang. We hat
| reached mile minute. 1t was the
fastest ever rode, before or since
; 1 tried hard to make mile a minute
on subsequent miles, but lacked il


three or four seconds every time.
couldn't squeeze another mile inside
of sixty seconds. When you hear I
man telling ABOUT riding In a passen
ger train that ran mile o minute
don't say any thing, but mental.


scratch off good allowance. @.