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Year: 1877

Every now and then somebody is limiting
that rhubarb is injurious to the human FAM
lily, and at page 365 is an inquiry on the
subject from South Carolina correspon-
dent. Having eaten it freely for SIX years,
cooked in every form, during April, May,
and June, and having fed my family with it
plentifnlly, can say with certainty it is the
very best purifier of blood, and the most
useful plant, used as fruit, in a garden. The
reason for the pretended dislike to it is, that
it takes a good deal of sugar, but if bar
rel extra was used, it ought not to be grudg-
ed, as it will save more than two or three
barrels worth of sugar in keeping the doc
year round Gas it can bc), there is no need
for drugs or quack medicines. I have just
come from Quebec, and brought barrel
full of roots, which have planted here in
Orange county. 1t is growing as fast as
possible, under the circumstances.


Last February went over Col Rhodes
hothouses, and in that bitterly cold climate
and perpetual snow, found he had been SELL
ing rhubarb all winter forced in the cellars;
and the ladies Of Quebec were sending for
it daily. / can remembLr when my mother
used to mix it with gooseberries as soon as
they came In England, by covering it in
winter with long horse manure or with
leaves from the forest trees, it is obtained
early in the spring in the gardens, and it is
cut up and boiled in puddings, baked in pies,
used for tarts, and made into mess just like
''gooseberry FOOL in which way my family
eat good deal of it:


PuJ good deal of sugar with IL and it is'
very nice. Why should people be so afraih
of the cost of sugar? The money saved by
stinting the tamilyin sugar cannot be taken,
to the next world by any one. Yhe stingiest
kind of people, who think they save by be-
ing SO careful about expenses. oyerreach
themselves, as physic, pills and poisons cost
them much more. A very few visits from
the docter cost more than . barrel Of sugar
We ate rhubarb alf hast summer, and doubt
less shall do it every year we live,. and we,
cannot be made to, believe world of ill
about this cheapest Of all fruit.r-Cor., ssa
Country Ge,stlemaai4.
Year: 1877




1t often happens that farmers and their
wives, who are wise enough to keep poultry
about the homestead, are not thoughtful
enough to make a note for further use, of
the excellent suggestions for their profitable
management that appear, from time to
mediate occasion for applying our advice,
they follow it with satisfactory results but
if the opportunity for doing so is deferred,
many of them are apt to forget all about the
matter when it would be to their advantage
to act upon the suggestions here made.
Hence it is necessary to repeat briefly, at
intervals, much of the advice that has pre-
viously been given in our pages. The sub
stance of the following notes, from the
Weekly Herald, has, at different times, been
already been laid before our readers in
greater detail, but the subject is now re-
Cured to in the way of a reminder:


"a daily ration of green food is an actual
necessity for laying hens. Vegetables,
either raw or cooked, of which they are
very fond, supply, in a measure, the place
of green diet. Onions chopped fine and
mixed with their food are very wholesome,
and in many cases preventive of disease.
There is no green food so good for growing
chicks as onion-tops, cutup fine; they should
always be fed something of the kind when
it is necessary to house them on account of
inclement weather. Put away choice eggs
with the name of breed and date of laying,
until some hen wants to set. Select a good
clean nest and put in china egg; hang a
piece of board over the nest to keep the hen
in and outsiders out. Put the hen Oh the
nest and shut the door; if she is wild a few
hours will quiet her, and by evening the
valuable eggs may be substituted for the
china one. The eggs should not be more
than thirteen days old, and marked with the
expect the brood to hatch out. Feed setting
hens with corn once in tWenty-four hours.
Close the doors Of the hen-house, lift the
hens from their nests by their feet, provide
them with corn, fresh water, and a box Of
sifted ashes or road dust. Close the nests
and leave the hens for twenty minutes, when
they will be ready for their nests. During
the latter part of the three weeks, sprinkle
the eggs daily with lukewarm water, while
the hens are feeding. If the hens We're set
late in the day, the chickens should hatch
out at evening or in the night; by the next
day they should be ready to, leave the nest.
put q ynivt,,ro of karosana on their heads
and under their wings, and remove them
with their mother TO a clean coop. Darken
this coop somewhat for couple of days,
so that the hen may keep herself quiet and
her chicks warm. Cover the floor of the
coop with sifted ashes.


ut pays, and pays we'll, to keep. poultry,
ii cared for as they should be. The guano
alone, il we'll housed, is worth mose than it
Year: 1877

ers. There are many objections to having
trees or bushes in Or around vegetable gar
den, the principal of which are the shade
they cast and the injury they do to vegeta-
bles by appropriating the richness of the
coil
Year: 1877

New 4ort hcrald


Despite their attempts to belittlc
and make light OF the recent exposures
the Mormons are in frenzy of alarm.
Their own clamorous denials, support
ed by the fainter denials of few tran
sient visitors who are seduced and
blinded by personal courtesies, pro
duce no effect on the public mind when
1t is known that the law officers OF
Utah hold precisely the same views
that have been expressed in the Her
aid 1t is but few days since the
United States attorney in that terri
tory was summoned to Washington
to explain in detail the facts of which
he had communicated an outline in
writing. The result of his interview
with the attorney general is full in
dorsement of his opinions, with in.
structions tospare no effort to bring
the criminals to Justice. He returns
to Salt Lake City strongly indorsed by
thin goyernmen 1t isno wonder that
the MQrmons are in a state Of excite
ment and trepidation when they find
that The exposure of their iniquities
made by the Herald is about TO bear
fruit in vigorous official action order
ed from Washington. The brazen
ribaldFy Of the Mormon organ at Salt
Lake City against the Herald's truth
telling correspondent meets its appro-
pirate answer in the attorney generals
directions to the local prosecuting
officer in Utah.


Assuredly this pestilent nest of
denominations viii not be much longer
tolerated within the jurisdiction of the
United States. 1t has ceased to be a
merely local question it has become a
question which affects the character
of our institutions. 1t has always
been the policy of our government TO
keep the territories in tutelage only
for a brief period and merely while
they acquired sufficient population for
admission as states, wsth the full right
OF local self government Had it not
been for the foul moral leprcsy Of Utah
it would long ago have been admitted
to all the advantages and immunities
of statehood. 1t has a population
larger than that Of Oregon, larger thar
that of Nevada, larger than that O
Colorado; bat SO long as it rcmaini
under the sway Of Mormonism it car
never be admitted as state 1t is al
anomoly in our political system for ;
tsrritory SO populous, SO wealthy, 81
abounding in agricultural and minera
resources, to stand outside of th,
Union and be governed by officers ap
pointed by the federal authority. !
is the plain duty Of the government t.
remove the causes which prevent tn


Introduction Of so important terri


tory into our political system. Thi


duty cannot be much longer post


poncd and when the administratio


has done what it can IN the way c
legal prosecutions against atlociou


criminals who have been made Dol
by long impunity, congress will talk


the question hand and remove the oil


stacles TO the admission of Utah as


state.
Year: 1877

At this time the contest for the
senate lies between Matthews and Gar
field, aud do not tank there will be
any other contestants on the repub-
hcan side. In the ovent that re-
publican legislature is chosen, which
ever has the largest following in that
body will be elected without the
slightest dificult. Matthews, chances
are by far the best, ana thing it may
be stated with safety at this time
that he viii be his owh successor. a
line drawn across the map OF the


state from the northwest corner so al


to strike the Ohio river at the south


west boundary of Jefferson county


very accurately divides the field be
tween the two men. Garfield ha


less than one third of the territory


but he has more than one third of th


members, as the great bulk of th
democratic strength lies on Mr.. Matt
hews side of the line. As betwee
Matthews and Garfield, it will be


contest Of personal popularity, and th


question Of the presidents policy wi
hardly enter into il, unless the presen


state Of things are decidedly change
t THE PRESIDENTS CHOICE


: Know that personally Presider


Hayes would prefer to see Mr.. Ma


thewS chosen, but in this he is move


by feelings Of friendship alsne. 81
! he will not interfere in anyway wha
5 ever. His determination not TO tai
d part in political contests himself or Z
J low the subordinate government of
le GERS to do so, is regarded by the be
Is men here as rejecting the highe
u. honor upon his craftsmanship, and
to looked upon as cheering sign til
ie politics are to be raised TO high
ID level that will ignore the hummer a
Year: 1877

ward striker, and give the gentlemen,
the scholar and the honest man a
chance to be heard in the affairs OF the
government. OF course this will be a
hard thing for Cameronism and syste-
matte spoliation ana plumber generally
but the country eau survive their
decline and fall
Year: 1877




success. While the general was thus
in state of non committal President
Hayes wrote MIN letter, containing,
among other things, some warm per-
sonal compliments, aud the hope that
he would he promoted to a high posi-
ton in the legislative department. of
the government. This letter General
Garfield read to some republicans who
opposed the presidents policy, not to
compromise Mr.. Hayes, but to show
that he was conciliatory and anxious
to unite the party on liberal nation
al policy. An caves dropper, who
need not be named, overhead the
letter read, took it in short hand, and
gave different letter to the public.


GARFIELD ACCEPTS THE PoLIcY.


Subsequently General Garfield was
conYinced that the presidents policy
was the correct thing and heartily
accepted it, When this became
known, as it necessarily must, to the
irreooncilables, the attempt was made
80 force him back into the anti
administration ranks, bat he refused
to be driven At the same time it
was known that General Gar6eld's
real ambition was to go to the senate.
He was NOT. and is not candidate
for speaker, and would not desire
to be considered, even if there was
a certainty of election But he has
been ambitions to go TO the senate for
years, and although he was not
ostentatious, he never made secret
Of it, He did not push himself when
the vacancy occurred by the resign
alton Of Sherman, as he desired to
hold the position for at least two full
terms, and consequently he reserved
his strength for next winter Mr.
Painter and the clique with whom he
acted, therefore made public what
purported 10 be a letter from the
President Garfield, leaving out the
real point of it, in the hope that it
would create a breach between the
/ two, or at least hurt Garield's chances,


MATTHEW'S HAD no HAND IN II.


1t is but just to say that Senator
1 Matthews had no hand in the matter,
/ He did not know that the letter was
in existence, and had he had in his
possessiou-that is the real letter
he would not have regarded it as
helping his chances or hurting those
Of Garfield by giving it publicity AT
all evants he would have been lncap-
abable Of betraying a confidence The
publication Of the alleged letter, how
ever, has failed completely III his
object Il has neither provoked a
breach between General Garfield and
the president, nor hurt the formers
chances for senator. That he is a
candidate, and determined to win
is no longer a secret. But he will
not be an administration candidate
Notwithstanding the very paradoxica
fact that whatever there is OF opposi
tion to the Administration in the re
publican party in this state, will rally
to Gaheld's support. The warmes
friends Of the administration IN Ger
tam portions Of the state will also
rally to his support, and this singula
condition Of things will unquestion
ably result in the election OF repub
lican members Of the Legislature il
two or three counties where other
wise success would be doubtful
While this would make sure Of
I republican legislature it would no
necessarily imply that General Gar
field had secured to senatorship.


Only TWO CANDIDATNs.
Year: 1877

from it. How different the sentiments :.
of the soldier and his horse going into
battle the one fully conscious of the
horrible mutilation and agony that
await him; the othor without an idea of
danger. Yet the loyo of country, the
hope of plumber, the force of obedience,
ETC., bear the soldier on. '.-~ .-s.a


I sec, therefore, that the intellect eau
lay before tho will motives, reasons, to
induce it to bear down all natural incli-
nations and act Independently Of them.
And as the intellect itself embraces the
truth ncccssmily, all the times that it is
erident, might be led to conclude that
by cogency of reasoning, by making evi-
dent to the will which "tgood'' Of many
is the "best," it could determine the will
to embrace it. But experience shows me
that the will, having heard the noblest
pleadings of the Intellect, can set them
all aside in favor OF tho most shameful
inclinations. Thus SEQ men-and wo
men-in spite of the awful examples
around tlIcnl, that plead 50 powerfully
against intemperance, give themselves
up to this degrading vlce.


Therefore I SEQ that the will is free.
Besides feol it in every act 1 PEI form. IF
l stay at homo it is because I will it. IF
I go out, walk in the sun or shade just
as prefer. And if any ono endcavors
by threats to forco my will, feel that he
cannotdo it. Whether make up my nrind
to obey him or to suffer all the consequnceI
feel that do make up my mind and thai
do so freely Thus, at the present mo-
ment that the Car is marching 'Eto de-
liver the oppressed Christians from the
tyranny OF the Turks" he gives to the
Catholic Poles of Podlachia tho option of
apostasy or persecution; and some prefer
being logged to death. ell.


So far is the will from. being ruled by
tho intellect, that it can very seriously
Interfere with the intellect in tho invcs-
tignton of truth. It can compel the in
tellect to listen to the reason on only one
side of the question. Thus, in the all
important question of eternal punish
ment, it can force the intellect to dwell
only on those texts of Scripture in which
the mercy OF God is set forth, and not al
low it to sec those in which it is express
ed in the most precise terms tiiat the tiras
ofhell shall be cvell sting. l have met
with pcor.e who have avowed to me
that the grand object Of their lives is to
2crsnade themselves that there is no here
after!
Year: 1877

The following table gives summary Of
the standing of the several League Clubs In
regard TO the championship up to date It
does not include the Cincinnati Club, as it's
games will probably be thrown out. 1t
gives the number of games played, won,
lost and to be played, from which fair
idea may be formed of who will be the
probable winner
Year: 1877

One of the greatest changes which
have taken place in New York Of
late years has been in the matter Of
marriage. Thirty years ago the
money question entered compare.
lively little into consideration, but
now among the upper twenty
thousand, or those who consider
themselves SO, it has very great
weight. Mothers keep their girls
as much as possible out of the way
of pleasant but poor young men,
and many girls are quite disposed
to discourage the attentions Of men
who could not even afford a house
in the city. The number of spin
Sters in the higher class here, and
more especially in Boston, goes on
increasing, and early marriages be-
come fewer every year 1t is the
penalty paid for a more highly
civilized and artificial existence.
Year: 1877

Twenty Thousand People
old AID young, every week. 1t is just to say
that the patrons Of the WESTERN
METHODIST belong to the best class of
community.


We desire our business men to make note
Of the above facts before completing their
advertising arrangements for the coming
season.


We use our best efforts to keep our columns
free Of all irregular and irresponsible adver-
Using; for many good people seeing an ad-
vsrtissmsat in paper. especially their
church paper. take it as guarantee of ro
sponsibility. Such confidence should not be
abused when it can be helped. We want.
therefore,


The Advertising Patronage
Of such business men and firms ns we can
recommend to our friends and the public
without compromising tho character of the
paper,


our Terms shall be in Harmony


with tho Business OutIOOk.


Send in Your FAvors.
Year: 1877

Helen Hunt gives the following account
OF dog in Colorado that had meyer seen a
woman: AS we halted. three dogs came
bounding toward us, barking most iuriously.
One OF them stopped suddenly, gave one
searching look at me, put her tail between
her legs, and with pitiiul yelp of terror
TUNED and fled. ! walked slowly after
her; she would look back over her
shoulder, turn, make one or two lunges at
me. barking shrilly, then with the same
yelp OF terror run swiftly away; at last she
grew brave enough to keep her face toward
me, but continually hacked away, alter
mating her bark of defiance with her yelp
OF terror in d way which was irresistihly
ludicrous. We were utterly perllexed Gy
her behavior until her master, as soon as he
could speak for laughing, explained it.
Yer see, that ere dogs never seen a woman
afore She was reared in the woods, an
hain't never took her nowheres, an that's
jest the fact ont; she dunno what to make
of a woman"
Year: 1877

The Bishops of the Methodist Church
have hitherto had their support from the
funds OF the Book Concern. They are
hereafter to be supported by the voluntary
contributions of the churches. me
denomination is making a tremendous
EFFORT to raise money for missionary ,.rr.
poses The wisdom, tact and energy with
winch they go to work will he seen in the
grand result. They are wiser in their
generation than the children of light
generally are.-N J.. Observer.
Year: 1877

In all Buddhist temples tall and broad
leaved lily stands directly on the front of
the altar Its idea is as beautiful as its
Workmanship. 1t represents that Just as
the pure white flower may grow out of the
mire and filth, and blossom into loveliness.
SO may the heart Of man raise itself above
the wickedness and corruption of the world
unto state of spotless purity
Year: 1877

THE grand jury investigation at
Salt Lake reveals the method in which
divorces are obtained. 4 gentleman
or lady in another state makes affidavit
that she or he intends TO become Il resi-
dent of Utah; that they cannot live
peaceably or pleasantly with their wife
or husband; and when last heard from
he or she was residing at such place.
The judge orders that notice of this
complaint shall be served on the patty,
with ten days to answer in. The time
is not always sufficient, il they receive
the notice, to appear; but i'll q great
majority of cases these notices are sent
to fictitious or wrong places, and tine
first notice received is the bill Of di-
vOrca
Year: 1877

THE Lest that can be said in extenu-
alton of financial dishonesty amounts
10 about nothing, and might better be
left unsaid. A man who is detected in
fraud naturally puts the best
face possible upon it; but, alter all,
what are excesses worth? They cannot
make white black. They cannot alter
the stern fact Of dishonesty. They
cannot restore the public confidence in
god Character. The mischief cannot
lie irreparable, but the length and the
breadth of it can in no wise be lessened
by tears and apologies.
Year: 1877

"A WASHINGTON correspondent
thinks that an attempt will he made at
the ext session of Congress to repeal
lhe Tenure-of-Otiic law, and to restore
10 the Executive the power of permu-
nent removal for official misconduct or
inpropriety. The argument for the
repeal will be that the law is an obsta-
Gle to civil-service reform. and that the
President, in order to radically reform
Tie public service, should have what
NE constitution gives liim-the power
Of permanent removal.
Year: 1877

Work is to be commenced immc
diately upon Utah's famous Imma
mine, under q lease for two years. It
will probably be worked through Tie
Bay City tunnel, which is under and
adjacent to it. 1t would take great
outlay or money to repair the caying-iu
that occurred just before it Shut down,
and free it of water.
Year: 1877

THINGS appear to be in very bad
way at Sitka. 1t is, perhaps, Of not
much consequence, but If we mean to
hold on to Alaska we ought to take
some care Of 1t. If it is not worth TAX
ing care of it would be rs well to give
it back to Russia.
Year: 1877

THE LEADER earnestly requests its
friends in all parts Of the country to
send in the news. Write often, give
US all the news and keep us posted in
all matters Of progress and develop
ment. When in the city our friends
are invited to call at this office anddn-
nish us with any information they may
Year: 1877

ONE Of the very ridiculous things of
the season is the attitude of the organ
which makes really earnest and faith
full effort to stand on its party platform
in all the states. There has always
be- n II good deal Of strain on the organ,
but it las never had 10 spread itself
quite so much rs tins year.
Year: 1877

IF DR.. Mary Walker had only turned
her attention for brief period in her
life TO the invention of some kind Of
pills or liniment, just think of the for
tune she might now be reaping from
gratuitous newspaper advertisements.
Year: 1877

REPUBLICAN merchants and bankers
of New York City have proposed a mass
meeting, to make what is termed a pub
lie disavowal of the State conventions
attack on the administration of Presi-
dent Hayes and its Republican sup
porterS,
Year: 1877

vibrate, and as it approaches and
recedes from the magnet current
Of electricity is generated in accor-
dance with a well-known law. This
current passes over the wire and
attracts and repels the disk in the
telephone attached to the other end
OF the line, this same simple instru-
ment being used in spending and
receiving messages, or rather in
talking and listening.


This is the whole apparatus; but
at the head Office of the company
they have some simple switches and
an attachment for attracting atten-
ton by means Of an electric bell,
the electricity being generated by
a magnet as is the case with the
telephone by attaching any number
of telephones to the line as many
people can hear the message spoken
at the other end.


Attracting the attention of the
gentleman at the Broad street office
the reporter was directed to apply
the instrument to his ear while a
conversation was held between the
two points. A roaring sound like
that perceptible when a shell is ap-
piled to the ear was all that was
noticeable at first. Then a voice
was distinctly audible, saying, 81
hope the gentleman is pleased with
the working of the instrument"
The voice sounded exactly as if the
words had been spoken from the
floor below through an ordinary
speaking-tube, The roaring noise,
it was explained, was the noise of
the street, which the wire picked up
on its way between the two points.


The switch was then called into
requisition and the telephone placed
in connection with the office at
Broadway and Thirteenth street,
and a young man answered the call,
who not only spoke audibly, but
sung rollicking song and whistled
Tommy, Make Room for Your
Auntie," which was so audible that
it seemed as though he must be in
the next room. He wasn't. The
reporter looked. This telephone
has been tried a distance of eight
miles with equally satisfactory re-
suits, and the owners are confident
it can be worked much greater
distance.