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Year: 1879

Mr.. EDITOR: Our good brother, the
editor of the Dispatch made a day or
so since what we deemed and still
deem an unwarranted reflection upon
the ministers of the Gospel in their
relation to the coming election. We
were under the impression that he
surely did not mean it as a reflection,
knowing his character as a Christian


gentleman. But his Language was so
pls IN that it involved 1 mistake as to
his meaning. So, with no captious


spirit. but with due respect We cOur-
teOusly requested him. to do him self
the justice. as we'll as the clergy, by
simply explainil G what we then tried


TO think was an ambiguous insinua-
ton. But, instead of that, he ridi-
cules our request and attempts to be
funny at the expense OF our earnestness
aud sincerity We slill hope that the


nnst excellent brother. whom We have
alWays held in high esteem. will Care
FL ly weigh the import of the para
graph in question, aud make the
anaende honorable. W. presume that
minis ers OF the go.pel have no more
claims upon editors than other people
have but, like other people, they, as
class, are endowed with sense of
honor, and it is capable Of being 6
wounded when unjustly assailed. Aud
for an editor, whose Integrity and
truthfulness can not be questioned, to
say through the columns of his paper
that ministers as citizens in casting
their votes for a candidate for public
office can be 'tolled to the lick-log,
salt or no SALT" is a grave reflection
thai ought not to be lightly esteemed,
and one for which neither wit nor
fun is a justifable excuee. Will the
good brother yet heed our civil re-
quest? INQUIRER.
Year: 1879

TORONTO, Nov. 26.-No tidings
as yet have been received of the
steamer Wonbano. Three tugs are
making a careful search among the
islands fringing the eastern shore of
the Georgian Bay, but owing to the
rough weather they were not ex-
pected to reach any port before to,
day. There is great excitement in
Collingwood over the probable fate
of the vessel, as all the officers and
crew were residents of that town.
Year: 1879

ALL this cry of monarchy, centrali-
zation, empire and Caesar will utterly
fail of its purpose. The people of these
United States are too we'll acquainted
with the whining of beaten Democ-
racy to be deceived thereby. The his
tory OF the extra session is too well
known as yet to permit Grant to be
thrown off the track by such foolish
ness. The Brigadiers, if they can't
overcome their fear of him, must
hunt up another scheme. But then
another difficulty presents itself, for
nothing will avail except the Booth
plan of getting rid of Lincoln, "the
martyr.n
Year: 1879

NEW YORK, Nov. 26.-The tie
for the fourth and fifth prizes in the
Calender billiard tournament last
night, the game being 500 points
and up, was won by Daly-Garnier
scoring 496.


Tomorrow being a legal holiday
business will be suspended on the
Stock Exchange and in financial
and commercial circles generally.
Year: 1879

In the 5O-4 election in this State a
disgruutled sovereign in Middle Ten
Dessee deposited ballot in which was
written only two words-"The Devil. I"
Now it is our desire to call this afOre-
said s's attention to the fact that e
was inst little over year ahead of
time. The Devil" will not be an
nounced as a candidate until next
year, and then under the alias of inc.
II. Savage.
Year: 1879

BEN. HILL wants a limited mon
archy, but that needn't alarm even
the women, for Ben, although old in
years, is still child in sense, and this
is only his childish way of crying for
the moon.
Year: 1879

FALL RIVER, June 13.-The mill
owners refusing to submit their differ
ences to arbitration with the spinners
the committee Of the latter will to-
night determine the subject to a ratif-
cation tomorrow night in which five
mills the strike shall begin. The mill
agents propose shutting down all the
mills, and if such action happens
1900 hands will be thrown out Of
work. Should the lockout be pro-
tracted there will be great suffering
and misery.
Year: 1879

TWENTY thousand people wat tched
Hanlan and Elliott on Sunday as they
skinned over the waters of the Tyne.
Both men are said to be at their best
as regards condition and practice.
They have six days more in which to
prepare for the race. 1t is to be a
struggle between the champion Of
England and the champion of America,
But the betting is two to one on the
American.
Year: 1879

THERE will be an unusual exodus
of Memphis people to East Tennessee
this summer. That is the cheapest
heaIthiest and most attractive region
within such easy reach of us. Every
little town on the railroad from Chat.
tanooga to Bristol will have its share
of Memphis families this summer
Business men will stay at home and
fight it out all Summer
Year: 1879

ENTERPRISE is word which does
not represent vague, imaginary
quality in this country of ours. Just
think OF it the Nebraska Legislature
has been asked, by grange, to pass
an act "to regulate the price of
country produce for five years, and
to make it a legal tender" Now
who but a Nebraska Solon could
have successfully grappled with this
knotty problem ? The other citizens
Of these United States will, how
ever, soon catch the idea and put it
into practice. For instance, AS soon
as such law is put in force in Ne
braska, we intend pctitioning the
Legislature of Washington to estab-
lish the subscription price of news
papers and make them legal tender
after which, if the move is success
full, we'll move at once into the best
house in town, buy carriage and
four" and hire retinue of servants.
Year: 1879

OSONDAGA COUNTY REJOICING IN RETURN or


PROSPERITY.


FRoM An OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE


SYRACUSE, Nov. 19.-The general improve
rnent III business throughout tue country has been
manifested In this section more perhaps through the
steady healthy mere IN the demand Tor sat tha
in any other way prosperous condition Of the salt
business Is OF the highest Impotence 10 this SectOn as
II is by far the extensive and valuable interest IN
the county During the past six years. the stagnaton
of trade the high price Of coal and the great reduction
Of duties the foreign article have had an ehect
10 njure this industry 10 such an extent that
IL became obvious 20 the manufacturers tnat
the cost of production must be reduced III
order 10 secure q fair profit and larger
demand The burning Of ordinary lump coal has given
way 10 the use of pea dust coal This is obtained at
the MINES comparatively free Of cost for 1t Is mere
refuse and the larger share OF the expense 10 the man
ufaciurer is the transportation from the mines 10 the
works This coal dust is burned under strong artificial
raft furnished by blowers worked by small steam en-
ines IL is now clearly demonstrated that salt can be
produced these works at 20 low cos; as successfully
10 meet home competition. Noingeruy can reduce the
cost production low enough 10 compete with foreign
manufacturers long the article comes over as bal
last almost duty free


During 1878. the Onondaga Salt Works produced, in
the aggregate 7l26l97 bushels Up TO date this year.
the Weld Il O62 bushels and there is doubt
thai production OF the entire year VIII De very near
1000 900 bushels. an increase OF almost -OVoOoV oyer
last year. and nearly equal 10 the largest yied IN he MS
tory OF the trade. This year Onondaga salt rlngs II
a barrel OF i've bushels in the West, agaiDst 40 TO
so s-nts last year, aording tho manufacturer falr
but by no means large, profit There is growing de-
mand for salt for agricultural purposes, farmers having
Lecome convinced that fertilizer Is OF great merit
In order To this demand aud 10 place the article
In a position where II compete with otIer composIs
II h been suggested the duty this grade OF salt
which il 81 cents per ton, he taken on IL is Thought
this were done an immense trade In this branch
of the business would result.


Taxing everything into consideration the mannfac-
turers feel very encouraged. The rapid sale OF
salt durng last Is. In their Judgment,
indication OF 4 largely increased demand next year.
Year: 1879




SIR: Remember VIC have only one year
more before another Presidential election and only
session of Congress more IN which 20 prepare fer the
count This ought TO have beCu done immediately after
the last inauguration but instead nothing has been
DONE far remember, except the introduction OF
hill by Senator Eimunds and its reference TO some com
mttee. At this rate the old difficulty and danger
will be upon lis again, and be intensified and COM
pcated Dy an important element not involved before
Undoubtedly large proportion of tho Democratic
party believe sincerely that Tllden airy elected in
1876 and ought TO have been seated as President and
ali the politicians and leaders Of that party who do not
pretend Trey do and ready to act accord
lugv Do you suppose these people going TO stand
quietly by aud the same thing repealed OF course
not Ihey are g0iug 10 OF two things-cther DO
what ,bey claim tho Republicans did before or do what
they blame Tden for not doing before ln either case
the result will be what man likes 10 contemplate
proper awone that leaves no room Tor doubt as To the
mode counting the electoral votes and declaring tie
sult-wiil the and no hing else wi This ought
to be- and IL demanded by both paties aud the press
the real spokesman of the public-ought now, while
Congressman with their constituents 10 urge upon
them this duty and let them carry To Washington tie
commands they Will certainly get. VIII TIE TRIBUNE
lead of ! A. r.


Xeu- York, Nov. 60, 1870.
Year: 1879

We think, perhaps, some OF our
readers have seen things similar to
those described IN the following,
from the experience Of writer iH
the Country Gentleman:


Any person possessed Of ordinary
powers Of observation cannot fail To
discover a great deal Of unnecessary
work, which, by little forethought,
might be- dispensed with. do not
now speak Of those who fail to pro-
vide themselves with proper imple-
ments for doing work, and In this
way waste time enough each year TO
more than replace them with tb best
and most improved patterns. / in
tend to speak Of. Inconvenience,
some Of which exist on almost every
farm. All are said TO have their
failures in some particular, NJ matter
how we'll arranged their t5usiness may
be as whole. ] have seen premises
apparently well ordered otherwise,
which were provided with neither
post nor hook where a visitor could
hitch his horse. Not one in a hun
dred Il provided with a h0rse-shed.
know an old man, now fourscoFe,
who has always drawn his manure
and produce through deep slough,
between his barn and field. Ten
dollars expended in IaSor would have
made a good road. fhe saving Ia q
single year would have more than
repaid the outlay, to say nothing Of
the increased comfort Of all concern
ed. \ meighboF has for years drawn
his hay on wood wagons which would
not carry more than half aload. The
extra time wasted In loading and un-
loading, every year, would furnish
good and convenient hay racks.


knew a man who Grew all the
water for his stock I'm Ieaky milk
can attached To rope. More than
half the water escaped before reaed-
Ing the trough. Il once knew 3
whole neighborhoOd who depended
on one long cart which went the
rounds as each one hauled out ma
nure, or did any work which required
q cart to be tilted. / have walked
hundreds Of miles out Of my way,
when tired, to cross stream which
lay between the house and pasture


We afterward bridged it at a very
few dollars expense. / have known
a whole highway district to turn out
for years to avoid stone, which has
since been removed at an expense of
only eight cents. These are only q
few OF the marked instances which
have come under my observation.
No one can fsil Ia looking about him
TO detect a multitude of similar cases.
Although each may be only = trifie
in itself, the aggregate is enormous.
The remedy lies, with each and all
of US, To correct such faults in our
management. The saving effected
would be found large. The influence
exerted by so doing would accomplish
great good. It should be borne in
mind that time Is money. What
ever tends to take up our time un-
necessarily is really waste Of mon
ey. The amount Of loss will be just
as much as we could earn in the time
needlessly expended, at the current
rates paid for such kinds of labor.
Year: 1879


One thousand shingles laid four IN
ches to the weather will cover over enc
hundred square feet Of surface, and
five pounds of shingle nails will fasten
them on.


One-ffth more siding and flooring is
needed than the number of square feet
of surface to be covered, because of
the lap in the siding and matching Of
the floor.


One thousand laths will cover seven
ty yards of surface, and eleven pounds
Of lnth nails will nail them on.


Eight bushels of good lime, sixteen
bushels Of sand, and one bushel of haiT
will make enough mortar to plaster
one hundred square yards,


A cord of stone, three bushels Of
lime, and cubic yard of sand will
lay one hundred cubic feet of wall.


Five courses of brick will lay one
foot in height on q chimney, nine bricks
in course will make flue eight in
ches wide and twenty inches long, and
eight bricks in course viii make .
lue eight inches wide and sixteen inch
es long.
Year: 1879

Why it should be deirable to have a
small, weak foot any more than small
and weak brain is not easy to conceive.
For the purpose Of having such small
feet, not few wear boots one or two
sizes too small and about two-thirds Of
the width Of the foot as it would be at
the ball, if allowed to spread rs it does
when standing without the confinement
of the boot. As natural and necessary
result of such pinching and conine-
ment, the foot becomes deformed and
larger than it would naturally grow,
with enlarged joints, and toes turned
from line parallel with the foot, to say
nothing Of the troublesome corns so an.
noying and .crippling to large class OF
young women. The worst results OF
this crippling custom of wearing small
and narrow boots is felt by children
when allowed to outgrow their boots. 1t
is poor economy to allow the young to
wear boots when the feet have become
too large for them, since deformity OF
the feet is easily produced at this time.
When the boots are too short for the
wearer, and the heel is too high, the in
growing of the nails is a perfectly nat
ural result.
Year: 1879

A MINNESOTA doctor has found a
cure for drunkness. In order to DEM
onstrate his ability to cure the disease
as he calls it; he takes deer and COM
pells it to drink intoxicating liquor till
it becomes so fond of it as to refuse
its natural fook and beg for the stinau-
liant. He then cures the appetite in
the animal in three days, by the use of
his remedy.
Year: 1879

In London-in st. James park-there
once lived a crane, BY some accident
he broke one of his long legs, and a
kind doctor who saw him in pain cut it
off above the knee. The bird got well,
but how was he to get about in the
world? He couldn't use a crutch, as a
man with one leg can, nor had he any
friends to wheel him about in an invalid
chair, as some sick people have when
they can't walk.


l don't know what the poor bird would
have done; but a soldier, who knew how
to do good many things, saw the
cranes trouble, took pity on him, and
went to work to help him. He made a
wooden leg, with a joint for knee, and
he managed to fasten it to the poor Grip
pie, so that he could walk about and
take care of himself. 1t was not a
pretty leg, like his other, but it was use
full, and he was satisfied with it. For a
long time this wooden-legged bird was
one of the sights of the park, and very
proudly he bore himself before the
crowds of curious boys and girls who
came to see him.-St. Nicholas.
Year: 1879

What is this that He saith?


at is but little while,
And trouble and pain and death


Shall vanish before His smile.
GA little while" and tho load


Shall drop at the pilgrims feet,
Where the steep and the thorny road
Doth merge in the golden street.
But what is this that He saith


"A little while" and the day
OF the servant that laboreth


Shall be done forever and aye.
Oh, the truth that is yet untold!


Oh, the songs that are yet unsung
Oh, the suffering manifold,


And the sorrows that have no tongue!
Oh, the helpless hands held out,


And the waYward feet that stray
In the desolate paths OF doubt


And the sinners downward way!
For a silence soon will fall


On the lips that burn for speech,
And the needy and poor that call
Will forever be out OF reach.
" For the work that ye must do
Before the coming OF death
There remaineth, oh, faithful few,
But little while," He saith.


". GLADDEN., in Sunday afternoon,
Year: 1879

The following is statement showing
the annual wheat and corn production
of the United States for the past sixteen
years, together with the annual exports
and home consumption for the same
period. These figures are correct, being
officially reported from the Department
of Agriculture The estimate for this
year is calculated from the reports Of eX-
tended correspondence throughout the
United States, and is probably as correct
as estimates of this nature can be made
Year: 1879

All who have examined copies of
newspapers printed fifty years ago have
noted the dearth of local news in the
columns of such papers. But when we
think a moment and realize that there
were no moving machines nor steam
machinery in those days, the wonder at
the absence of such news ceases, and we
speculate as to whether there was any
encouragement in printing a newspaper
fifty years ago, anyway Rome Ssntinel
Year: 1879

A fellow in a cattle show, where he
made himself conspicuous by his bluster,
cried out: Call these prize cattle
Why, they amt nothing to what our
folks raised My father raised the big.
gest calf of any man round our parts.
No doubt of it," said a by-stander,
Z" and the noisiest,"
Year: 1879

Augustus Phillips better known "Oofty Gooft"
who is still patient at the New York Hospital, ap-
peared before Justice Flammer in the Jefferson
Market Police Court yesterday to formally make his
statement of the affray between himself and Mary
d. Hooper the morning of January "a, and which
resulted in his receiving bullet in the left side AL
though the wound is rapidly healing. the ball has
not been extracted. In his statement the narrator
says he shot with self-cocking pistol held by
Mary d. Hooper; that the affair grew out of quar-
REL when he took pistol out of bureau drawer and
handed it to her, at the time telling her to
shoot him. He had no idea that she would do so,
and believes had intention of doing
so. After the doctors had attended to his
wound the woman trying to administer
to his comfort when he repulsed her and
under the influence of ether and morphine; that he
her to Captain Williams of assault with intent to
kill. and wishes it distinctly understood that if he
had been in his right mind and not under the in
huence Of the opiates above mentioned he would
not have made such charge and that he totally ex
onerates the woman from any wilful attempt to do
him bodily injury.


Mary d. Hooper, on being sworn, said, in her own
behaf"I am twenty nine years of age. and was born
in Philadelphia. am not guilty. don't remember
much about the affair, having been in frightened
and nervous state, almost mad with fear"


On the affidavit of Officer Terpenning she COM
mitted for trial in default of $4,000 bail. The
wounded man offered to become her bondsman, but
Justice Flammer declined to accept him such.
Year: 1879

John Coyeman. aged seventeen. was employed by
Henry Mosely. milkman, at Bordontown, ". J. On
Tuesday last he was missed. and on Thursday night
Mosoly had occasion TO go to the hay loft his little
girl holding lamp for him. and then the body of
young Coycman was found. his neck fastened by
cord to the raiter. Tho cord was long. however,
that it seemed almost incredible that the lad
should have taken that TO end his
life, he could have desistod from his purpose
at any moment. The body found to rest on the
knees and partially on the elbows. the rope being
long enough to allow IL to assume this posture.
Coroner Warner of Paterson, notified and in
quest will be held. The question now is to
whether the lad hung himself whether he had
been caught in the loft while after hay by some of
the tramps who infest that locality murdered and
aftorward hung up to hide the decd.
Year: 1879

The funeral services the remains OF the late
Mrs james W. wallack held yesterday morning
at the Sycamorcs, Long Branch. in the presence of
the immediate relatives of the deceased and some
the most intimate acquaintances of the family.
After the services the coffin carried to the New
Jersey Central depot aud brought to this city by the
early afternoon train At the foot of Liberty street


hcarse stood i'm waiting and the friends and relatives
of the departed lady took carriages and accompanied
the remains TO Greenwood, whore they Quietly
Inferred in the grave of the late Mr.. Waliack.
Year: 1879

Another Sale Yesterday on the Pooling.


Plan and All Quiet.


Postmaster Day had another entertain
ment at the postof6ce yesterday. as he had
$45,0O0 in the ten dollar refunding certifi-
Gates for sale. As on the occasion of the
last sale the banks pooled their issues, hav-
ing SO me forty or fifty men IN line who were
supplied with badges. The sale was made
through window in the postmaster's room,
the crowd being in the alley in the rear of
the building. A policeman was on hand to
preserve order, though there was little oc-
casion for his services.


AS the wearer of a badge reached the win
dow q bank clerk handed him an envelope
containing $1OO.69, the 60 cents representing
the accrued interest. Upon making the pur-
chase the buyer would hand his ten $40
certificates to another bank clerk, who
counted them, and in turn handed them to
a third clerk, who deposited them in trunk.
The buyer would then return to the foot of
the line to take another turn, and buy q
second 500 worth. This was repeated
until at 11:15 A. M, when the stock was ex-
hausted, and each man received 81 for his
two hours buying capacity. Later in the
day the banks divided their purchases in
proportion to their capital.


The crowd was not of such proportions
yesterday as to prevent actual investors from
obtaining all they desired, but there were
very few investors. Here and there was q
man in line without badge, but even he wal
probably employed by some outside specu-
lator. In fact the people have not got the
money to lend to the government at foul
per cent or any other rate, and it is only
for the fact that the New York syndicate has
the county banks by the throat that such
rules can be effected. Any one who hat
ten dollars, or hundred dollars to loan the
government at less rate OF in
terest than money is worth, need
not worry about an opportunity. III
can be accommodated to almost any exten
in spite OF the purchases which the bank
are making as matter of self defense.


The proceeds of yesterdays sale, tegethe
with the partial proceeds of premium sales
amounting to over $50, 900, were forwarded
to the sub treasury at New York, by Post
master Day last evening. It's not definite
ly known whether yesterdays sale closed tn
series or not, but DR.. Day is of the impree
sion that an additional and final sale wi
take place towards the last of the week.