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Year: 1874

granger, but not a national granger. In his
relations between agricultural and other pur-
suits that are yet to be regulated They must
be so, regulated as to command the Judg-
ment OF the world, and IL is better that
the legislature at home shall do that
than that agriculture shall be turned over to
a foreign or distant protection" At this point
the great democratic granger bcshought himself
that, in Illinois, the national government Is not
added: " / will not say a foreign protection; 1
will say distant protection" This an oily
CANNON sort of way of saying: al regard the
national government a foreign power,
but you, gentlemen, may differ with me in
regard to that point, we viii compromise by al


uding to 1t as distant protectien.' This Is
very admirable as a compromise, but unfortu-
aately for Bourbon Democrats, the era Of COM
promises closed with the firing on Fort sumter.
The national government is neither foreign nor
distant to any citizen of any State, unless In
deed. he wishes to overthrow IT and establish
some other In its place.
Year: 1874

seen for long time that unless this custom
of distributing patronage could be abolished
the South was without help or hope. Tho
Rings are in absolute control, and with
President who gives them Government patron
age and Senate which makes no opposition
to it, they command all the facilities for keep
ing themselves in power The power OF self
perpetuation IN such condition OF affairs Is
simply absolute. Nothing can hinder such
political combination from continuing in power
except q determination on the part OF either
the President or the Senate to cut the c0nnec-
ton. 1t is a sign of earnestness in the inves-
tigation that this point has at last been
reached and the determination announced at
least-we hope it will be carried QUITO
change the whole system, by disregarding the
recommendations of the Senators and Con-
gressmen and making an effort to secure in
Federal offices the services of honest and
competent men who are not entangled with
existing Rings. We are glad to learn that the
purpose has been expressed by the Admins
tration to make sweeping removals of office
holders of the politician class in some of the
States, and put in their places men known to
be honest and capable. This is the most
effective step toward reform and good govern
ment that has yet been taken, and Will do
vastly more good than any coercive measures.
The President will deserve the thanks OF all
law abiding citizens if he adopts this polcy,
Year: 1874

1t has been agreed, it seems, between Senator
Chandler and certain eminent and orthodox
statesmen whose names are withheld from an
anxious world, that Convention of Republ-
cans of the Southern States shall meet in
Atlanta on the 18th of October, to set forth
to the nation the true needs of the South, and
explain what has yet to be done for that un-
happy region before it is fully reconstructed.
A Convention called under such distinguished
auspices would be almost certain in any event
to embrace only the elect; but to make


assurance doubly sure it Is arranged
that, sowing to the short notice." the
delegates shall all be appointed by the State
Executive Committees. lThis will obviate the
danger of any unpleasantness resulting from
the admission of disagreeable persons not in
sympathy with the Republican policy in the
Southern States, and insure unanimous assent


to whatever measures may be proposed by the
leading spirits of the Convention. A Congress
of representatives of the Southern people
Year: 1874

by an enormous sacrifice of our national pros
perity.


However, while we do not seriously regret
the failure of this particular undertaking, we
cannot but regard with satisfaction the cir :
cumstance that the Congress was convened
and the necessity for an International Code
recognized by some of the strongest Govern
ments of Europe The provisions for regula-
ting intercourse among nations frequently
refer to two or three nations alone; frequently,
when relating to the nations of civilization In
common they are construed by publicists-and
especially by Governments of particular coun-
tries-to suit national exigencles. 30 lar as
the former class of rules are concerned, they
must probably remain as they now stand
But there are very many, possibly majority
of the rules of international Law proper, which
can be formed into one comprehensive code'
An undertaking to this end requires In It's De-
ginning the cooperation OF the most prominent
men of training in this department OF science
throughout the world. The project is not one
which can be executed with as much facility
as the Government at st. Petersburg seemed
to imagine. But, having once been devised and
digested in the manner we mention, the code,
which might then be proposed to congress
of delegates from all Governments, would De
free from the suspicion of promoting the IN
terested schemes of particular nations, and
have so much the greater prospect OF beng
adopted in practice.
Year: 1874

o w Governor Watson of New Hamp


shire was inaugurated yesterday. In
the message read to the Legislature he
discusses at some length the question
of temperance, and intimafes his belief
that public sentiment in the State is op-
posed to prohibition, and rfavors some
sort of license law sol salis5 .sasi
Year: 1874

The last thoughts and the last words
Of Mr.. Sumner were for his Civil Rights
Bill, which he regarded as the compile
ton of the great work to which his life
had been chiefly devoted. And he was
right in believing its passagg b be q duty
which the country could NIT hq6orAbly
neglect. When the Ami esty Bill was
offered in the Senate in 1911 be pro-
posed his bill as an amendmcft. He
Was entreated not to press it, BECAUSE, as
a two-thirds vote was requirea his
amendment would only defeat the bill,
as many Senators would vote for amnes-
ty who would not vote for the civil
rights. His reply was, Justice with
generosity: let us be just to our friends
while we are generous to our late ene-
miles, In private letter written on
the Both Of December, 1871, Mr.. Sum-
ner said: my bill is an application
on the national theatre of an argument
made by me in Boston as long ago as
l8+9, where I first employed the term
Equality before the Law. Its theory is
that in all institutions, functions or
privileges created or regulated by law
there shall be no discrimination on ac-
count Of color. Now is the time to Sc
cure this immense boon, which is the
final fulfllment of the promises of the
Declaration Of Independence
Year: 1874

important election, where there was so little feeling displayed and such apparent indifference an6 unconcern as this community presents right now.

 Although in little more than six weeks from this time, the general election, with all it's mo- mentOus consequences, will come of, although there are doubtless candidates around, whose fate hangs trembling in the balance, and who are willing to serve the dear people fla majority of them say through the ballot box that they desire their services, yet, there is really no excitement and nobody displays any anxiety about the matter: This is all right. but it is singular, when we reflect that our general election occurs only once in two years.

 There are three candidates in the field for Delegate to Congress, besides Hardy, (who we do not consider it worth while to count. None of those candidates except Honest John," have visited Yuma. We understand that Mir. Stevens is on the way and will soon be here. We have not heard whether MT. Bean intends to visit Yuma or not, but we presume he will. We know MT. c. c. Bean, and while we do not commit our self to the support of any candi- date, we will say, in justice to that gentleman, that he is wor- thy and well qualified, honest, in- telligent and capable; a gentle man of high moral and social standing, and one who would re- fleet honor upon any constituency. But we do not think that he or any other man from the northern portion of the Territory can be elected Delegate at this time. We have no sectional feeling, but it is useless to shut our eyes to the fact that a strong sectional feeling does exist. The voting popula- tion below the Gila have the numerical strength to elect their candidate and they will do it, not as Hardy says, with fraudulent votes," but with the honest bal lots of independent freemen.

 There are other important of fees to i'll beside that of Delegate to Congress. Tn fact all offices are important, and should be filled by good, reliable men. Four mem- bers of the Legislature, one of the Council and three of the House are to be elected. These offices are going begging here, and it is hard to find competent men who will consent to run. Then the various county and township off, ficers are to be elected, from Sher- if District Attoaney, Supervisors and Recorder, down to Constables. For the most important and lu. crative of these offices there are aspirants, whose names are known on the streets, but none of them have yet openly announced them selves. They of course are all anxious to be elected, but they all seem to he waiting upon each other to make the first break. Such curious and comical hesitan- cy, was never seen anywhere be- fore in political matters. They remind us of a flock of sheep, all anxious to make a break over a fence to get into nice pasture, but each afraid to make a start, and all waiting for some reckless old ram to make tbe first dive, when they all immediately fol- low.

 What old ram or bell wether will make the first break here and relieve us of this suspense and let. the people have a little time to consider before election who is best qualified to fill these
Year: 1874

THE MONEY MARKET.-'The New
Y York Times of Oct. ii thus closes a
lengthy review of the money mar
ket: The condition Of the money
market, then, is one Of sluggishncss,
because there is in no line Of bust
ness any justification of extensive
use of money. We may repeat,
what we have already taken fire.
quent occasion to point out, that
this condition of things is essentially
a healthy and promising one. The
process that is going on must of it
self work out a change for the bet
ter. Production continues at the
normal rate, and with the check
given to consumption a surplus is
constantly accumulating. Sooner
or later, this surplus will find its
market, and with that business will
revive. Meantime, the business
men Of the country are pursuing a
course which will enable them, at
the proper time to resume opera
tions vigorously and with profit"
Year: 1874

KILLING FISH. Fishermen ir
some parts of Europe and in this
country Kill fish with a knife or blud
geon as soon as they are taken from
the water, because fish thus killed
are found to be better than those
which have long gasped and strug
gIed before dying. The Dutch fol
example, destroy life by making 4
longitudinal incision under the tai
with sharp instrument. On the
Rhine they kill salmon by thrustine
steel needle into their heads
Fish may be easily killed by strIk
ing them quick, sharp blow with
small stick on the back of the head
just behind the eyes, or by taking
them by the tail and striking the
head quickly against any hard sub
stance.
Year: 1874

TO SURRENDER.


From the n Y. Sun.


In an article on the Beecher-Til
ton case the Herald has the follow
ing observations


Mr. Beecher has only one tribunal for
whose opinion he need really care, and by
that tribunal he has been acquitted. He is
to-day stronger in Plymouth Church than at
any time in his ministry. Plymouth Church
is in the humor that no matter what verdict
any jury may return it will support Mr.
Beeeher The victory remains with him, SO
far as it materially affects his works and
gains. He retains his newspaper, his pulpit,
his revenue from the platform, and as was
seen by his reception in New England, more
than his old popularity.


This is curious, and specifically
it is true. But there is another tri-
bunal for whose opinion Mr.. Beech
er must care, and that is the tribu-
nal of public opinion in general.
Should that decide against him up
on the great question of his guilt or
innocence, the fact that Plymouth
Church has now pronounced in his
favor will not avail That church
is numerous and rich body, and
pretty decided in its judgment; bat
it cannot stand long against a con
trary decision of the public ut large
Should that be against Mr. Beecher
finally, Plymouth Church will have
to surrender.
Year: 1874

The Committee on Bylaws OF the Board OF
Education have prepared their report relative TO the
disrepuable houses the vicinity OF the Eighth and
Fifteenth Ward school-houses, which they have had
under consideration for several weeks Their debera
tons were concluded March 10 with the remarkable
examination of Captain Williams OF the Eighth Precinct
Police when he refused peremptorily TO give list
of these in his precinct The report states IN SUD
sance that the nave received suncient ev
denee OF the fact there such houses near several
schools IN the Eighth Precinct but that they have failed
through the stubborn and wayward conduct OF Police
Captain Williams" to obtain lust OF the number and
locality OF these and the names of their owners
which the Committee deemed absolutely es-
seutIal TO their purpose. They say further
"Whether Capt Williams was supported by his superior
officers or not in his refusal 10 give the needed nforma
ton his conduct was unoficerlike and ungentlemaniy
and inconsistent with the dignity and urbanty which
should characterize officer In his position IN his deal
ings with a Committee OF this Board" Tney conclude
by stating that enough eicted from Capt Williams
however TO that the needed list was in the hands
OF the and they urge upon that oclai
the rigorous prosecution of the OF such houses in
the Immediate neighborhood Of the schools, aud the
thorough suppression OF those public exhibitions OF
crime by the inmates which likely 10 prove danger
Gus examples the pupils on their way to and from the


schools.
Year: 1874

the snow in the sled tracks was


melted when a heavy sleigh passed,
leaving the boards bare sometimes.


couldn't think what made it; was
it friction?"


"EVidently. I've noticed the same


thing many times. The snow wears
out as the teamsters say-that is,
the heat OF the rubbing melts il. ~


'Pve read Of savsges making FIRE


by rubbing sticks together Fred
continued.


They have several ways Of doing
tor rather different savages have
different ways. One of the simplest
is to rub one stick in q groove in an


other, rubbing briskly and bearing
on hard. There is = bit of pine
board that / tried the experiment
with the other day. That is it, See!
when I plow this stick up and down
in the groove, the fine wood-dust
that gathers at the bottom begins 20
smoke a little and turn black. By
working long enough and fast enough
I should set the dust on FIRE; but it
is too tiresome when o match win do
as well, and one can buy 4 whole
bunch of matches for a penny. We
get our FIRE by rubbing too, only we
use something that kindles quicker
than wood, so that a single scratch
on some rough surface develops heat
enough to light it."


'What is it2" Mary asked.


phosphorus; l have some in this
bottle. You rub the button, John
ny, while I take some of it ont on |
the point Of my knife. Now touch
it with the button. See! it is hot
enough to set the phosphorus afre.
We might kindle our fires that way,
but We find it more convenient 70
put the PHOSPHORUS on the end of
stick and mix it with something to
keep it from lighting TOO easily.
Then al we have to do is to rub the
phosphorus point against anything
rough, the friction heats it, it takes
fire, and outright is ready. Did you
ever hear Of the traveller who wasi
stopped by some barbarOus people
who knew nothing of matches9 They
would not let him go through their
country, and while they were debat-
ing whether to kill him or send him
back he grew tired of waiting
and thought he would take a smoke.
So he filed his pipe, and taking q
match from his pocket struck it
against his boot, lighted his pipe
and thought no more about it. To
his surprise, the people who were
watching him suddenly ran OF, and
directly there was q great commO-
ton in the village. After q while
the chief men came back very hum
bly,, bringing him loads Of presents,
and begged him to 90 his way in
peace. What was the reason? They
had seen him draw fire from his foot,
as they thought, and were afraid
that such a great eonjurer might
burn them all up If they offended
him. That was a lucky match for
the traveler.-ChriStiGn Union.
Year: 1874

! 1t is all very well Tor young boys
to go to school to get an education,
and to Sundy School and other good
places to have a good moral and in
tellectual foundation laid No one
can we'll dispense with these agen-
cies in laying the foundation in q
child of a good, substantial, useful
character. 1t is not necessary to
say anything about this in these
days. The idea is very well appre-
ciated. But IL does not seem so well
understood that habits Of industry,
early established, are among the very
best elements in finishing up a young
boy. At any rate it is quite COM
mon to see the intellectual and the
moral very well cared for, while the
industrial is generally utterly neg
lected.


We do not know on . farm that
any better thing could be inaugur-
ated to help the boys along in this
respect than the keeping of rabbits.
1t was the first, or nearly the first,
lesson in farming of a practical char
acter which the writer received, and
it was given him st eight years old.
It was an absolute necessity that
they should be fed three times s
day, and this daily work to be done,
which could not be avoided, was q
capital drilling in that round Of du
ties which ends in making q good
soldier for the great battle Of life.
We have known some who have
encouraged the children TO go into
these rabbit enterprises, but who
had not nerve enough to urge them
to a perseverance in their daily du-
ties, and the result was that, as the
season progressed, the rabbits were
suffered to run at large, so that they
could get their own food and take
care Of themselves. This, however,
should never be permitted. It is no
worse to keep q child up to task in
industry than in any other good
work; and after once getting him in
the run there is no difficulty after.


A good roomy box should be pro-
yided for them, and it should be
timed in various places, or the rab-
bits will invariably gnaw their way
out. The bars in front should be Of
wire, and rather close together ia
order to keep out rats. A little
yard is a very good thing, if the bot
tom can be so fOored as to prevent
them from burrowing to getout. 1t
should always be made Saturdays
Job to clean out the boxes.


For boys it is not only an excel
lent industrial exercise, but rabbit
keeping, when well done, is a source
of income by no means to be de-
spised. From our early experience
we can tell the boys positively that
there is money in it. There were
about six litters q year from the old
one, and, after death and accidents
we're deducted, there were about two
dozen grew up, on which the money
was made. Generally some one was
d


found 70 buy the young at six weeks
old; bus, if not, the provision stores
took them all at six months. And
and all this for only the daily toll Of
gathering clover or cabbage leaves
in the summer, or turnips or other
similar material in winter.


Besides the rabbit business, there
are many little things which the
young can thus be set to do, both in
the garden and the farm. It mat
ters not what, so that it is some
thing they must do every day, and
something which will bring them in
some money reward for the work
they do.-Forney's Weekly Press.
Year: 1874

GENERAL INTELLIGENCE at
distance desiring information from this point can
address me- If the subject does not require much
investigation few postage stamps VIII be suhl-
cient remuneration.
Year: 1874

This department viii be in charge ofPractica
Teachers who have had many years experience in
teaching. The demand for gOOdpractical business
penmen is steadily increasing, and those who for
get perfect themselves in this beautiful art are
Year: 1874

An Euglish Town Missionary short


time ago related a remarkable incident


which may interest many of our readers.


There was lodging house in his dis
trict, which he had long desired to en-
ter, but was deferred from SO doing by
his friend, who feared that his life
would be thereby endangered. He
became at last so uneasy that he deter
mined to risk all consequences and try
to gain admission. So one day he gave
q somewhat timid knock at the door, in
response to which a coarse voice roared
out, who's there?" and at the same
moment vicious looking woman opened
the door and ordered the man of God
away. "Let him come in and see who
he is and what he wants." growls out
the same voice. The missionary walked
in, and bowing politely to the rough
looking man whom he had just heard
speak, said, II have been visiting most
OF the houses in this neighborhood to
read with and talk to the people about
good things. have passed your door
as long as feel ought, for l wish also
to talk with you and your dodgers. care
You what is called town missionary 2
Il am, SIR" was the reply. "Well
then," said the fierce looking man, ''sit
down, and hear what 1 am going to say.
I will ask you Q question out OF the
Year: 1874

A lord was observed who wore, fas-
tened To his dOublet a small glove, such
as women wear. 1t was fastened with
golden hooks. and the seams were
adorned with such n quantity of dia-
monds, rubies emeralds, and pearls. that
the value of tue glove was something
extraordinary.


81 perceive, monsieur, that you are
surprised | have so enriched this poor
glove, but will tell you the reason. |
look upon you as a gallant man, and L
am sure you know what love Is. ION
must know that have all my life loved
a lady whom | still love. aud shall love
even after | am dead. As my heart
was bolder to make good choice than
my tongue to declare it. l remained
for seven years without even daring to
show any signs of loving her, for fear.
if she perceived them, | should lose the
opportunity had of being frequently
with her-a thought that terrified me
more than death. But one day, being
in a meadow and gazing upon her, |
was seized with such a palpitation of
the heart that lost all color and eOun-
tenance. She having noticed this and
asked me what was the matter, | told
her | was intOlerably sick at heart.
Thinking this sickness was one i'll
which she had no share, she expressed
her pity for it, and that made me en-
treat her to put her hand on my heart
and see how it beat. She did so more
from charity than affection, and as
held her glOved hand on my heart its
motions became so violent that she
perceived that had spoken the truth.
Then | pressed her hand on my bosom
and said to her: Receive this heart.
madame, which struggles toescape from
my bosom and put itself in the hands
of her from whom ! hope for grace, life
and pity. 1t is this heart, madame,
which now cOnstrains me to declare the
love have long cherished for you In
secret; for neither my heart nor l,
madame, can longer withstand so pO-
tent a god Surprised at SO unexpected
= declaration, she would have with
drawn her hand, but | held it so fast
that her glove remained with me in
stead of that cruel hand. As l never
had before, or have since, any Other
approach to near intimacy with her,
placed this glove over my heart as the
fittest plaster | could apply to it.
have enriched it with all the finest
Jewels in my possessions; bnt what Ii
dearer to me than all of them is the
glove itself, which would not give fOl
the realm of England. For there Ii
nothing prize in the world SO much a:
to feel it on my BOSOM"


Such a love as this is declared by
connOisseurs to be a perfect and idea
love.