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Year: 1878

GEN. ANDERSON is the same man Repub-
licans fought so bitterly during the war, the
man who was leader of those that threw all
the distractions in their power in the way of
the prosecution of the war and the restora-
tion OF the Union. In that regard he has
not changed one whit. No longer ago than
1875 in The Democratic state convention at
Augusta, he boasted that he was a Bourbon,
one who had learned nothing and forgotten
nothing, and proclaimed bis pride in the fact.
The only change he has undergone is in the
only respectable article of his creed, his views
on the currency. Daring the war he was de-
nouncing the greenbacks as rag-money. In
1875 the convention which he assured he had
not changed, adopted platform calling for
stable currency, coin or the equivalent of
coin, and demanded the resumption of specie
payments and no steps backward. How does
Gen. Anderson reconcile that doctrine with
his position on the currency question today?
Year: 1878

Paper emissions by the government are
OF a nature SO Liable to abuse, L may say
SO certain TO be abused, shat the wisd om Of
the government will be shown by never
trusting itseif W th SO seducing and dan
gerOus a power.'


ALEXANDER HAMILTON,
Year: 1878

We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations The name and address of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
munications that are not used.
Year: 1878

THE Greenback campaign of bluster and
brag is kept up to the last. We are told Of
soft money conversions in all directions. 1t
is the campaign of 1872 over again. The
facts are, however, that the conversions are
all the other way.
Year: 1878

AN INDIAN LE0END.-The following
story, selected for an Eastern teacher,
may be applicable in ali climes and by all
people:


"There was once a beautiful damsal,
apon whom one of the good genii wished
to bestow blessing, He led her 20 the
edge of large field of corn, where he
said to her:


Daughter, in the field before us the
ears of corn, in the hands of those who
pluck them in faith, shall have talismanic
virtues, and the virtues shall be in proper
ton to the size and beauty of the ear
gathered. Thou shalt pass through the
field once and pluck one car. 1t must be
as thou goest forward, and thou shalt not
stop in thy path nor shalt thou retrace
single step in quest of thine object. Sc
lect an ear full ard fair, and according to
its size and beauty shall be its value to
thee as a talisman.'"


"The maiden thanked the good genii,
and then set forward upon her quest. As
she advanced she saw many ears of corn,
large, ripe and beautiful, such as calm
judgment might have told her would pos
sess virtues enough; but in her eagerness
to grasp the very best she left these fair
ears behind; hoping that she might
find one still fairer. At length, as the
day was closing, she reached part of the
field where the stalks were shorter and
thinner, and the ears very thin and shrv-
elled. She now regretted the grand ears
size had left behind, and dsdained to pick
from the poor show around her, for here
she found not an ear which bore perfect
grain. She went on, but alas! only to
find the stocks more and more feeble ard
blighted, until in the ond, as the day was
closing, and the night coming on, she
found herself at the end of the field with
out having plucked an ear of any kind.


"No need that the genij should rebuke
her for her folly. She saw it clearly when
to late, as how many in all climes and in
all ages, in the evening of life call sadly
and regretiully to mind the thousand
golden opportunities forever lost because
they where not pucked in their season. u"
Year: 1878

THE TRUE SECRET.-IIow many take
a wrong view of life, and waste their en-
ergies and destroy their nervous system in
endeavoring to accumulate wealth, with
out thinking of the present happiness they
are throwing away 1t is not wealth or
high station which makes a man happy.
Many Of the most wretched beings on
earth have both but it is a radiant sunny
spirit, which knows how TO bear little
trials and enjoy comforts, and thus ex-
tract happiness from every incident in
life.
Year: 1878

THE Countess Joannes Moore, the
Sweet Singer Of Michigan hastily flung
off the following the other day: "If you
feel little pale, think Of joiner and .he
whale and the frightened place of joiner
when he thought himselfa goner."
Year: 1878

THE man who graduated first in the
class made famous by Charles Sumner is
now "A minister in an obscure village in
New Jersey. The next best scholar is a
section superintendent on the Pennsyl-
vania railroad.
Year: 1878

s directed to the card of Col George Soule published
on the fifth page of our present ISSUE his College
is located in the most convenient spot in town,
St Charles and lafayette Streets opposite the
City Hail. and is fitted up with all the most approved
appliances for the thorough development of youth,
both intellectually and physically. Mr. soule has had
many years experience in the education Of boys and
devotes all his time to the management Of his college,
of which he is justly proud He is assisted by corps
Of excellent each selected for his proficiency


in the special branch he is required to teach. As We
propose noticing this splendid college at some length
in future Issue OF the STAR. dismiss the sub
ject, renewing recommendation to our readers to
read the card in another column
Year: 1878

Bafore another issue Of the ADVOCATE
the county convention for the election
Of delegates to the congressional convcn'
,iou will have been held, and the people OF
Lincoln county will have manifested their
preference through their delegates elect.


Among the individuals named (Judgc
Kicdcr, Col. Moody, Judge Barnes, Judge
BenuetO there can be no dearth Of personal
! nrefsrence ~ each are well known thro'
their public life since they became resi-,
dents Of the Territory. and as the individ.
ual merits of each for ability and integrity
are well known, perh:ps but little disunc-
ton, if any, could be drawn. Many of our
citizens have an aversion to supportingafor
Delegate to Congress any man who having
come into the Territory under an appoint
ment and while still holding the Office
they were sent here to fill, endeavor to se-
cure the sutfrages Of the people they would
only remain among during their official
term. Those citizens who have borne the
brunt of the battle that pioneers are subjec-
ted to, think if Dakota is a good place to
hold office in i; is equally as good to live
in and help bear the ups and downs of the
checkered life of = Territory, and mani.
fest faith and attachment in and to the
land they desire to represent


Others also think several years term OF
office with its emolumenta ought to satisfy
one without seeking q change, ard as
designations are as scarce as death in the
Judiciary, they feel that good faith and
propriety would prompt an exception to
this and before judge should ask for a
new deal he should throw up his old hand
or surrender his grip upon the bench.


This may be thought plain talk, but it
is brief repetition of what we hea. from
voters. Our own preference we would not
for moment here urge, as.we have faith
that the convention at Yankton viii. be
be composed Of gentlemen who will exer
else judgment and put in nomination the





| mands.


The r.st history Of the party. H.. N m th.is
Territory bears upon It's face warning
that should not pass unheeded, and in
view from where we write stands the two
buildings in Canton that were the scenes
of bitter strife between men who claim.
ell to be Republicans but who lost sight Of
the great interests at stake in their bitter
ness against the one that was not their per
sonal favorite. That like occurrence
will not 10: nls. the movements OF tho
Republican party this fall is to be hoped
and whoever the coming man may be, le,
him he the choice Of harmonious gath
ering that will be characterizud by gen
manly yielding where necessary to promote
unity of action.
Year: 1878

We are almost daily receiving inquiries
as to the probable candidates for the coun.
ty offices that are to be filled at this fall
election. As yet we have heard but little,
if anything, said outside Of our village.
1t is an easy matter for any Of us to sug,
gcst names, and 1t Is also but natural that
one should express his individual prefer.
ence for this and that person, but as the
people themselves throughout the enti.e
county are to choose for themselves, and
as it is their right so to do, we, as u jour
nalist, do not think it proper to press any
person for any county office (where all are
known to each other) upon the attention
of the people until they have declared
their preference in the customary manner.


The very men we might choose to an
nounce perhaps would be acceptable TO
the voters but for the sake Of securing
harmony and unity of action 1t is better
that the people through their delegates
should be allowed to make their own
nominations. Their judgment is ample
to warrant judicious selection, and from
the acquaintance of the citizens of The
county with each other, the merits Of any
gentlemen proposed are generally known.


Our Republican friends cannot be too
cautious this tail in conducting their local
campaign, and, ifposslble, all diversion or
dissention Should be prevented, as either
or any dissatisfaction will tend to weaken
the Congressional ticket, and some of o"r
Democratic friends do not hesitate to tell
us that our party will be split up in this
county upon county officers and all such
breaks will help their nominee.


A fair and proper management will not
fail to secure every true Republican vote
in the county, and those who are Republi.
cans upon principle and not for spoils
Will approve this, and Wlthal the past his
tory, we believe if the Republicans at
large throughout the county are allowed
10 make their own selections untrammel-
cd by cllques or professional politicians
that competent and acceptable men will
be put in nomination who will receive the
unanimous support Of the party, and thus
help to strengthen the Territorial ticket.
Year: 1878

THE repudiatins counties have
agreed to hold their next pow-wow al
Jefferson City on the third Wednes-
day in January. We predict they
will not meet. The sentiment of the
people is against them and down or
repudiation of all kinds.
Year: 1878

We win send the LEDGER TO any
new subscriber the remainder OF this
year for Scots. cash in advance. Now
is the time to procure q paper if you
wish to keep up with the times. We
make this offer so thst every man in
the county can try us for one year.
There is no reason why every man in
the county should not take the LED
GER. 1t contains more reading mat
ter each week, than any other country
paper in the State.
Year: 1878

Rosina Vokes has the finest laugh and
Kate Claxton the most artistic shiver in
the profession, but there never was
stage william who could simulate chuck
lie so deep, diabolical and vindictive as
that historic ebullition of delight to which
our Secretary of the Treasury gave vent
when Eliza Pinkston was brought III on
a shutter.
Year: 1878




Very good "rhyme and reason" from q
girl who was, as we have said, not much
more than half way through her teens
But it is pity that che did not experience
greater difficulty in getting into print, and
that she appeared so frequently in the
Poets corner as she did after this date.
Her earliest pieces seem almost az mature
and as finished as her latest. Let us quote,
in full, the first of the poems to which she
aff xed the signature which was her final
choice and, indeed, it was in itself char
acteristic of her nature that, looking about
for a fanciful pen name, she selected one
even sweeter and simpler than her own
sweet and simple Christian name, although,
in her freside circle, younger sister was
already in possession of =


Ny own dear native river, how fondy doet thou Cow,
By many fair and sunny scene where can never 60
Thy waves are free to wander, and quickly on they
TIL thou hast left the crowded Streets and city far
Beyond may not follow thy hauntS not for me
Yet love to think on the pleasant track Of my own


sweet river Leo.


The sprinEtime now is breaking-whsn thy waters
Full many bird sautes thee With bright and cheering
FAN sTn many suabeau fallsth upon thy bOaOmfsir
Year: 1878

It Ia impossible M yet W compile n correct md
complete list OF tho lost aud saved. Tho lO9
survivors who came up to London have dis
pcrsed. and full and exact list Of their names
cannot be- asccrtalned Tho following are
known to DO among the saved
Year: 1878

So oonsiderate and experienced is our we'll
known and popular friend, Coroner Roche in all mat
ters connected with funerals, and splendid the
carriages etc. he controls that while halt just this
side of saying that it must be pleasure TO be buried
by him. we emphaticaly assert that it must redound
to the credit OF and be consolation though sad one
to the family that gives into his charge the manage
mont Of the details of any funeral in which they
concerned. But not only in such sad affairs as
funerals is the Coroner fat he shines best when
the happy marriage bells ring" and advise young
gents about to step or to call on him. Read the
Coroner's card in another column.
Year: 1878

catch the afternoon boat back to Dover.
The ring was in my hands again before
10 o'clock last night. -


"But-but,V 1 stammered out, !
don't understand. When she had once
got the ring in her possession, why did
she bring it back to you?"


Because she was paid to do so. Be
cause she was hired by me through the
agency of a private inquiry Office to act
as she did act. Madame by profession
is not thief, but thiefcatcher. You
had grown so selfconceited of late, mas
ter Ned, you had such a mighty tall
opinion of yourself and your abilities
that I thought it would do no harm to
take you down peg or two. / hope L
have succeeded in convincing you that
there are people in the world quite as
clever or it may be cleverer, than a Ger
tain young nincompoop of One-and-
twenty. Ifyou profit by the lesson my
money will have been well spent.


An hour or two later I said,


But wasn't it rather risky thing to
do with a ring worth five hundred
pounds? ?"


My father winked at me with the
sOlemnity of a judge.


"My dear Ned, what did you take
your old dad for2 The diamonds were
nothing but paste.
Year: 1878

Why may not the government, which
always has use for money, and is amply
responsible for all It's uses, establish pos
tai savings banks2 This inquiry is be-
coming general, and daily grows in
emphasis. There seenF to be at least
three good reasons why this question
should receive an affirmative answer. In
the first place, the government needs
more money, and by just the amount
borrowed from It's own citizens would de-
crease the necessity of borrowing from
foreign capitalists and the consequent ex-
portation Of gold for the payment of In
terest. In the second place, such a
measure would encourage thrift among
the people by placing the opportunity
before all alike to save securely, little by
little, the surplus of honest industry.
How to help the working classes place
themselves above want should be the
careful study of all governments, for
security from want is security from temp
tation and consequent crime. In the
next place, such a plan would tend di-
rectly to foster an abiding attachment
for and personal interest in the prosper
ity and perpetuity of the government
among that class whose loyalty is of prime
importance.-ChicGgo AAiance.
Year: 1878

The first and most important kind of


public buildings which we are alwayssure
to want, are schools; and I would ask
you to consider very carefully, whether
we may not wisely introduce some great
changes In the way of school decoration.
Hitherto, so far as l know, it has either
been so difficult to give all the education
we wanted to our lads, that we have been
obliged to do it, if at all, with cheap fur
niture and bare walls or else we have
considered that cheap furniture and bare
walls are a proper part of the means Of
education; and supposed that boys learned
best when they sat on hard forms, and
had nothing but blank plaster about and
above them, whereupon to employ their
spare attention; also that it was as well
they should be accustomed to rough and
ugly conditions of things, partly by way
of preparing them for the hardships Of
life, and partly that there might be the
least possible damage done to floors and
forms, in the event of their becoming,
during the masters absence the fields or
instruments of battle. All this is so
far well and necessary, as it relates to the
training of country lads, and the first
training Of boys in general. But there
certainly comes a period in the life of a
well educated youth, in which one of the
principal elements of his education Is, or
ought to be, to give him refinement of
habits; and not only to teach him the
strong exercises of which his frame is
capable, but also to increase his bodily
sensibility and refinement, and show him
such small matters as the way of han
ding things properly, and treating
them considerably. Not only so, but 1
believe the notion of fixing the attention
by keeping the room empty, Is a wholly
mistaken one; I think it is just in the
emptiest room that the mind wanders
most; for it gets restless, like bird, for
want of perch, and casts about for any
possible means of getting out and away
And even if it be fixed, by an effort, on
the business In hand, that business becomes
itself repulsive, more than it need be, by
the vileness of its associations; and many
a study appears dull or painful to boy,
when it is pursued on blotted deal desk,
under a wall with nothing on it but
scratches and pegs, which would have
been pursued pleasantly enough In cur
tanned corner of his fathers library, or at
the lattice window of his cottage. Nay,
my own belief is, that the best study of
all is the most beautiful; and that quiet
glade of forest, or the nook of lake shore,
are worth all the schoolrooms in Christen-
dom, when once you are past the multipI-
cation table; but be that as it may, there
is no question at all but that time ought
to come In the life of a well trained youth,
when he can sit at a writing table without
wanting to throw the inkstand at his
neighbOr; and when also he will feel more
capable of certain efforts of mind with
beautiful and refined FERNS about him
than with ugly ones. When that time
comes he ought to be advanced into de-
corated schools; and this advance ought
to be one of the important and honorable
epoehs of his ife.-Ruskiip
Year: 1878

Mulching plays very important part
in the cultivation of fruits and vegeta-
bles, but its importance and value are
not regarded as highly as they should be
by those who have not given it a trial.
In the cultivation of small fruits, such as
the strawberry, blackberry and raspberry,
mulching goes far toward producing a
heavy crop, especially so during dry sea-
sons. As most of the above named fruits
are planted in light or loamy soil. in dry
weather, usually happening Just when
they are In the height Of bearing, the
plants suffer for want of sufficient mois-
ture, and a crop is considerably shortened
unless proper mulch has been gwen.


In regard to the small fruits, there are
several different ways of applying a
mulch, as well as different kinds applied,
the most suitable, however, being coarse
stable manure in which there is consider
able straw. This is usually applied late
in the fall, after a thorough cultivation
has been given. This manure not only
acts as a mulch the following year, but
supplies the plants with much fertilizing
matter, which they naturally need. If
the farm is on the borders of river or
other body OF water, where each year
large quantities of rushes and coarse river
grass grow, then this can be used to great
advantage as a mulch. for one season
usually reduces it so as to offer no i'm
pediment to after cultivation, which is a
desirable feature.


While it is so desirable to supply
mulch to the small fruit vines and plants,
it is none the less desirable to give the
young fruit trees the benefit of the same,
especially the irst two or three years of
their growth in the orchard. To afford
them still further protection from the di-
rect rays of the sun, during the first and
second years corn is planted between the
trees.


1t is not always convenient to mulch
trees, though we would advocate mulch
ing pear trees when young, and before
they have come into their fruitage. This
should not be done in the fall, for the
material put around the trees as a mulch
affords snug place for field mice, and IN
severe winters the mice are apt to serious
ly injure the trees by gnawing the bark,
often completely girdling them. The
best time to apply it is in the spring, after
the orchard has had a thorough cultiva-
ton. The mulch can then be left on the
orchard till fall, when it can be removed
to give place to a good cultivation. If
soma vegetables are grown between the
rows which by their leaves will afford par
tial protection, then the mulch need not
be appGed.-PracticaI Farmer.
Year: 1878

Coating the eggs with some substance
that will render the shells imperviOus to
the air has all along been supposed to be
effectual, or packing in some substance
to secure like result. 1t is well known
that there is an air sac In the large
end of an egg, and it is now believed by
some that to this must be attributed the
failure of methods for preserving. A
machine has recently been invented
which punctures the shell over this air
chamber, and by means of vacuum,
withdraws the air and fills the space
with melted parafine, at the same time
coating the outside of the egg with the
same material. We have seen eggs thus
treated, said to be seven months old, that
were as fresh seemingly, as when first
laid. The claim is that they will keep for
years. We are not prepared to give an
opinion as to the influence of the ar IN
side the egg, but we believe parafine as
an outside coating can not be excelled.
This can be secured by simply dipping
the eggs in the melted parafine. The
following is Prof. Corbett's receipt for
lining eggs:


To four gallons of boiling water add
half a peck of new lime, stirring it some
time. When cold remove any hard lump
with coarse sieve; and ten ounces Of
salt and three ounces of cream of tartar
and mix the whole thoroughly. The
mixture is to stand fortnight before
using. The eggs are to be packed as
closely as possible and to be kept closely
covered up.


We notice that this subject was dis
cussed at late meeting of the New York
Farmers Club, where Mr.. COrbett's
method was given, as also the following:


First, layer of slaked lime wet to a
consistency that will allow the eggs to
stand upright in. The bottom layer
must be two inches thick; the eggs are
stuck into this, small end downward,
close, but not touching. Over these
fresh mixture of slaked lime is poured
the process continued until the vessel is
full.


We also notice that the American Ag-
ricuhurist is credited with saying that
coating of linseed or cotton seed oil, and
then packing the eggs, small end down,
in any dry, porous substance, such as
chaff, maple sawdust, ETC., viii keep them
perfect for six months. We do not be-
ieve it to be as good as parafine.-Ohio
Farmer.
Year: 1878

The poorest girls in the world are those
who have never learned to work. Rich
parents have petted them; they have been
taught to despise labor, and depend upon
others for a living, andareperfectly help
less. If misfortune come upon their
friends, as it often does, their case is help
less. The most forlorn and miserable
women upon the earth belong to this
class. It belongs to parents to protect
their children from this deplOrable condi-
ton. They do them a great wrong if
they neglect it. Every daughter should
be taught to earn her own living. The
rich as well as the poor require this train
ing. The wheel Of fortune rolls swiftly
around; the rich arc likely to become
poor and the poor rich. Still, to labor Is
no disadvantage to the rich, and indis-
pensable to the poor. Well-tO-dO parents
must educate their children to work. No
reform Is more imperative than this.