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Year: 1877

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In 1869 I was proprietor of the
Bradley Hotel in portland, Me. On
the morning Of September s, a party
of travellers from the boat, came up
to my hotel for breakfast. After they
had washed up and gone to breakfast,
l found one of them remained in the
office, and sat with his face in his
hands, I asked him If he wasn't going
in to breakfast, and he said he had
no money. I told him to go in and
get his breakfast, and he would fbe all
right. He said he didn't feel well,
and would like glass of liquor, and
1 gave it to him. ] saw from his face
that he was recovering from debauch.
He told me his name was Murry that
he was a tailor, penniless and a
stranger. I felt sorry for him, and
told him that if he would avoid drink
and get work I'd trust him for a
weeks board. He seemed grateful,
and soon got work in a tailor's shop.
Two days afterward, unknown to me,
he began to drink again and a few
days later, while drunk, he insulted a
lady boarder at supper, and after sup
per, when she was going to her room,
he attempted to outrage her. My
clerk rescued her, and l ran up stairs
and took hold of Murry to get him
down stairs. He resisted some, but
1 got him down to LANDING, eleven
steps from the floor, when he tried to
throw me over the bannisters, but
failed, and / threw him over. He
didn't seem hurt, and started to
come up stairs again, but / forced
him back, called a policeman, and
had him taken to q station-house.
That night he was very sick. A
medical examination showed that
there was a slight fracture OF the skull,
and in few days the poor fellow
died. was tried for murder, and
was convicted of manslaughter. In
the first place, there was great ri
valry between Frye, the prosecutor,
and Shepley, my counsel, and Frye
would do anything to beat Shepley.
In the second place, people believed
that Murry got liquor at my place,
and they were f;anatical enough te
believe that a lquor-seller ought to
be hanged. The fact is, Murry
never had drop of liquor in my
house except the glass 1 gave him the
first morning. My case was appeal
ed and / was let out ON bail, Shep
ley being my bondsman by permis
sion of the Court, though it was con
trary to usage. bus the charge O
murder hung over me. All my prop
erty had gone to pay the expenses o
my trial. My family was in poverty
l was in deep despair and took t.
drinking. had always drank some
but 1 had not previously been dissi
pated. Three weeks after 1 got ou
of Jail my wife died. Tha
threw me into greater misery
and L drank to such excess
that my friends had to put me back in
to Jail as a place of safety. While
there Chaplain Sturtevant visited ths
Jail and held religious services, and ]
was converted. AS the result of my
appeal / was sentenced to 80 days
imprisonment. Pretty soon after
was releasedI went into this temper.
ance work.
Year: 1877

The whirligig of fashion may bring
round the most sudden and dazzling
changes, and the duties of the toilet
may multiply like leaves in Valam-
brosia, but there 10 nothing that will
make woman stand before her look
ing glass so long as sunburnt
nose.
Year: 1877

No WAR IN PRosPEcr.-It Is stated at
the headquarters Of the army in Washing
ton that an additional force OF 1000 men
will have been sent to the Rio Grande
border when the orders just issued have
been complied with. The Secretary of War
states, while talking coolly and good ma
turedly over the Mexican problem to- night
that, of course, there is a gathering OF
troops going on al both sides of the Texan
border but that I'D does not believe 1t war
rants the apprehension of war, because on
the one hand he ID confident that the Mexi-
cans will not do anything which will call
for condition ofwar, while on the other
hand the troops Of the United States will
not do anything in that direction If no oc-
casion is given them. Before acts of hos
tility are undertaken we must be sure that
there is justifiable cause given which would
warrant an approving public opinion. On
the whole he thinks that the Mexican gov
ernment is disposed to do everything TO
preserve peace.
Year: 1877

VIRGINIA will readjust her debt. Hon.
est men will not saddle posterity with
the effects of their own errors nor will
men who mean themselves to be honest
and true to their wives and children
agree to continue themselves in poverty
10 pay the debt of thieves and specula-
tors who involved the State, With sucl
burden upon the people no young mar
dares to seek wife with the hope o
maintaining her in any kind Of decency
Men will not be slaves for a theory anc
TO please the fancy of few bondholder
and their well paid attorneys, who
make delightful speeches on the stump
ind charge fees that astound creditors.
Year: 1877

PoKEEPsIK, May 10.
Dispatches to the Eagle show that extern
sive forest fires are raging along the Hud-
son near Nyack and at different places
from Spuyten Duyvil north to Tarrytown.
A large fire is also raging south of Peeks-
kill, all on the west side of the river. The
fire 10 also spreading on the east shore
about Fort Montgomery from Marlborough
to New Palz. On the west shore there are
many fires, the air on the river is thick
with smoke and in this city cinders from
burning leaves are constantly falling.
Navigation is difficult because of the dense
smoke.
Year: 1877

No, never! Always rally your
forces for another and more desperate


assault, upon adversely. If calumny
assals you, and the world--as it is
apt to do in such cases-takes part
with your traducers, don't turn
moody and misanthropic, or worse
still, seek to drown your unhappiness
in dissipation. Bide your time. Dis
prove the slander if you can; if not,
liveit down. If poverty comes upon
Won like thief at night, what then
Let it rouse you as the presence ofthe
real thief would do, to energetic ac.
ton. No matter how. deeply you
may have got into hot water-always
provided you did not help the father
of lies to heat it--your case, if yor
are of the right kind of stuff, is no


desperate, nor is it in accord will
the divine order and sweep of thing


that life sould have no difficultie


which ana honest, determined maj


with heavens help, cannot surmount
Year: 1877

We were in error yesterday morning in stat
ing that the city teams were being employed
in cleaning Delaware street. The work II be-
ing done at the instiGation Of number Of our
merchants, who contributed money for that
purpose, and will hereafter keep Delaware
street in a condition that will be delightful
compared with its previous status. Our
business men are doing n good safe business,
and do not hesitate TO make ii q point in that
business to discard all notions Of false ecOnO-
my, where, in trying 10 save one dollar, they
lose fiffy
Year: 1877

A child was lately born at Salina who has
neither arms or legs. but in other respects is
perfect and handsome babe. 1t is an ex-
ceedingly active and healthy child. AT the
shoulders and hips there is not the least re-
semblance or imitation of limbs but the
parts are smoothly rounded and fair as any
other portion OF the body.-Er-hange
Year: 1877

After delligent inquiry yesterday, no one
was found in this city who felt the shock OF
the earthquake which walked the people up
i'm our neighboring cities. 1t seemed TO have
nearly followed the track of the Missouri
Valley, however
Year: 1877

occurred in the fourth story, which blew
out the windows. This was soon followed
by another explosion in the third story,
with similar results. The man having
charge of the main gas, says he had
turned on the gas but a few sec
onds before the fire was discovered
and thinks it could not have escaped in a
quantity to cause the explosion. 1t is said
that four hundred bales of cotton and a
quantity of cloth are buried in the ruins
The hook and ladder carriage was damaged
several hundred dollars worth by the fall
ing walls.
Year: 1877

THE sunset last evening is described as be-
ing one Of the most beautiful Of the year
The clouds were marked with every color i'm a
rainbow for several seconds, the colo.s being
decided and bright.
Year: 1877

OFFICER DAvERoN discovered flames issu-
ing from frame building at the corner of
Fouri h and PottOwotomie streets last night
bat put il out with very little damage. No
alarm was given.
Year: 1877

A MAN by the name OF Aver, an express
messenger on the c. r. i. & p, while water
ing a dog that was in a box at the express
office yesterday afternoon had the thumb of
his left hand badly bitten by the brute.
Year: 1877

EVERY stranger who visits the city and
takes the pains to walk around for awhile, is
decidedly impressed with the magnitude Of
our manufacturing establishments and the
facilities for doing good work and plenty
nf if
Year: 1877

The people of the frontier are op-
posing the biennial session proposition
because they claim that new coun-
tro, growing rapidly, needs legislation
every year.


The people of southern Minnesota
are opposed to it because they say
there is a tuck in it. to get obnoxious
legislation on the bond question and
then the people have no chance to re-
pael it for two years.


On the other hand many are support
ing it as measuee of economy. 1t is
hard to tell at this writing how it will
come out.
Year: 1877

The Pioneer Press said the other
day:


1.-The Democratic platform went
pretty far back into an ancient his
tory for some of the issues it raises
against the Republican party. 1t
sounds little curious, too, for party
which declares in one resolution that
"gold and silver coin is the only legal
tender contemplated by the constitu-
ton, to arraign the Republican party
in another for Interpreting the law
authorizing the issue of the five
twentieS to mean that they were pay
able in coin, though it was not
expressly so stated. The resolution
says, indeed, that congress changed
the contract by which the bonds were
largely payable in legal tender cur
rency. Congress did no such thing.
There is not word in the law or the
contract making the bonds payable in
greenbacks. 1t was never understood
that they should be so paid. But
certain demagogues finding that a
coin payment of the principal was not
expressly stipulated for, raised the
CRY that the omission meant that they
were payable in currency, though
they had been negotiated with the
assurance that they were to be paid
in coin, and though this was the con-
temporary Interpretation, put upon
the act by its advocates in congress
when it passed.


Here are the expressions of some of
these certain demagogues" referred
to by the P. p.


There was the great Thaddeus
Stevens,-to be sure he did not know
as much as the editor of the Pioneer
Press, s,-and so he had the temerity to
remark:


"WHEN THE BILL WAS ON ITS
FINAL PASSAGE, THE QUES-
TION WAS EXPRESSLY ASKED


OF THE CHAIRMAN OF THE


COMMITTEE OF WAYS AND


MEANS, AND AS EXPRESSLY


ANSWERED BY HIM, THAT


ONLY THEINTEREST WAS PAY.


ABLE IN COIN.'


Then there was that other 'scertain


demagogue" John Sherman, now


Hayes's Secretary of the Treasury


He said, (before he was bOught,)
/ "IF THE BOND-HOLDER RE
FUSES TO TAKE THE SAME
lKND OF MONEY WITH WHICH
Year: 1877

It is with great pleasure we publish
the following from the pen of Hon.
H.. w. Hill, editor of the st. Charles
Times, and one of the candidates on
the Democratic state ticket. ItshOws
that one Democrat at least is sound to
the core on the financial issues of the
day


y$1n another column will be found ths
platform adopted by the Democratic
State Convention. and also the accept
ance speech of VIM. L. Banning the
democratic candidate for Governor.
The platform is good, though not all
that we ourselves could desire. We
are in favor, in plain language, of the
repeal Of the National Banking law; in
favor Of the government furnishing
the necessary circulating currency
sufficient for the business needs of the
country, in the shape of greenbacks
and coin, receivable in payment of all
dues both public and private except
those which are solemnly pledged to be
paid in coin. Every sense of right
demands that the people shall have
just as good money as is given to the
capitalist or the bOndholder. Let the
government herself take the money
she compels the people to take. Undo
what she has already done against la.
Dor and in favor or capital-in legis.
ting to pay the bondholders in gold
by drawing in, and redeeming as fast
as possible the gold bonded indebted
ness of the country, and issue new
bonds, -N smaller sums within the
reach of Tie savings Of labor, bearing
reasonable rates Of interest, and pay.
able in lawful money of the United
State; just such money as she compel:


workingmen to receive as recompense
for their labor. The same kind O1
money for the rich as the poor; fol
capital and for labor. Equal and ex
act justice toward all.
Year: 1877

have spoken in a tone not to be misun-
derstoOd. The same ideas will carry
Pennsylvania and Minnesota, and
these States added to Ohio will have
great effect in bringing the country
up out of it's sshard times" Let eve
ry man understood the true issue,
and all will be well.


It is lucky that the Mirror is not
published in Dakota county, where the
Democrats 'swant no greenback in
THEIRS They would read it out of
the party
Year: 1877

bounced up from 1.01 1-2 to LOB 1-8.
In one day the Bank Of England was
able to undo all that a month Of con-
traction bankruptcy and ruin had &C
complished.


Is anything more needed to show
the futiiity Of the attempt to base our
prosperity upon drawing gold from
England to America


Do we not need an American sys-
tenn Of finance not dependent upon the
selfish policy Of the Bank of England!
Year: 1877

Nothing like investigation in cases
of shortage. Report all cases, and let
the names of the elevators be given to
the public. Already vessels object on
Change to loading at certain of our
Chicago houses.


We need legislation to put stop to
all this rascality. A man has no more
right to steal my wheat by false
weights than he has to steal my money
by highway robbery.
Year: 1877

him to the appreciation of any new
truth he compromises with his offend
ed pride Of opinion by kicking his in
structor. It is rough, but then we are
Wiling to stand it for the public good.
hlck8Way, Joseph, but move forward!
Year: 1877

REPORTS from various parts of the coun-
try indicate that the thunder storms yes
terday were Of unusual severity. A
church was struck by lightning in New
Hampshire and burned to the ground.
One or two persons were killed and sew
eral injured in the same way.
Year: 1877

happy couple the Importance Of the vows
taken and the sacredness ofthe marriage
relation The party, after receiving / ball
Ct dried meat and a liberal allowance Of
pemiean7 departed in sled for the resi-
denee Of the brides mother, where they
propose to spend the honeymoon. Our
worthy friend, Gus Rolph, Of the Police
Force, acted as best mar on this occasion.
and at the wedding breakfast, which took
place the following morning, made quite
an extensive speech, He spoke Of the
great resources Of the country, the eharac
teristics Of the Indians, the advantage Of
belonging to an organization like that of
the Police Force, advised every one to en-
list and stated his intention to re-enlist
an unlimited number Of times, provided
he received his back pay, now three years
due"
Year: 1877

A gentleman from Monotony tells a rather interesting story about pair of snapping turtles. He is an old plains man, and few days ago took his shot, gun ann went over to Eagle Tail for the purpose of getting few ducks. Arrived at the creek he found no ducks, but saw two of those great fresh water turtles met with more frequently in Eastern ponds than in Colorado, and apparently weighing about forty ponnds each. They arc very shy bird, their heads popping into the shell upon the slightest alarm, but being good shot, the hunter succeeded in binding both of them, and botheripg them so that they were easily caught and dragged out. Snap pers are very active. and unlike sea tur- tie, being provided with long and strong legs, can turn themselves after being placed upon their backs Their captor had no way of securing them, and would get only a few steps away in the search fer piece of wood out of which to make stakes when his captives would be going at turtle 2:40 gait toward the creek. The contest between instinct and reason was kept up more than an hour and half, much to the disadvantage of reason, at the end which time a ranchman living near by came along and assisted the hunter in taking the turtles to his home. Here they were kept in sheep.pen, hay ing fence about three feet high, and the men went to the house. A qurater of an hour afte.ward, the hunter went 10 the pen for his gun, and found that the turtles were gone. As there were no holes in the fence, as they had not dug out, the conclusion was irresistible that they had climbed over. The trail was found, and about half a mile away they were caught making bee line for the creek. Firing off his gun. the ranch man again came to his assistance, and the turtles were again put in the pen and tied to a stake. They were worth watching, however, and few minutes aiterward it was found that they had gnawed off the rope and again started for the creek. They were only few rods away this time, however, and were tben tied 80 short that they could not reach the cord, and ultimately arrived at their captor's kitchen at Monotony-D Dencer Times
Year: 1877

It is little singular that, in these hard times, when every one is trying to econo- mize, that more cheese is not eaten. So much has been said and written by chem ists about the relative value oi cheese and meat that we all must have seen some comparisons of their values as food, with the balance always on the side of cheese, when each is reckoned at its usual market quotation. Another argu- ment in favor of cheese is that it requires no cooking or other preparation, but is always ready for food. Bread is termed the staff of life. Most properly, it seems to me, we might add to it cheese and milk. It might be useful, to confirm what chemistry declares, if some one interested were to try the experiment of diet composed largely of cheese, in some of our charitable institutions, reform schools or poor-houses. We have them all around us to support, and if we could maintain them equally well, or perhaps better, by some changes of this nature, would it not be an object to do SO? If our taxes were little lighter could we not bear it comfortably? When poor, unfortunate beggar calls at my door for food, I give him bread and cheese. He manifests many thanks for this, and 1 have repeatedly heard the remark, Nobody gives me cheese !"- Scientific Farmer.
Year: 1877

Never write with pen or ink. It is al- together too plain, and doesn't hold the mind of the editors and printers closely enough to their work.

 If you are compelled to use ink, never nse that vuIgority known IS the plotting. pad. If von drop blcs cf ink on the paper, lick t off. The intelligent con- positor lows no hing so dearly as to read through the smear tlis will make across twenty or tir,y words. We have seen him hang over srch piece of copy half an hour, swearing Ike a pirate all the time, he felt that good.

 Don't try 10 write too plainly It is a sign of r'ebean origin and public. school breeciae. Poor wiiting is an indication of genius. It's about the only indication ct genius that great many men possess. Sprawl your articles with your eyes shut, and make every word as ilegible as you can. We ret the same price for it from the rag.man as though it were covered with coppar-plate sentences.

 Avoid all painstsking with proper names. We know the full name of every man, woman and child in the United States, and the merest hint of the name is sufficient. It is great mistake that proper names should be written plainly.

 Always write on both sides of the paper, and, when you have filled both sides of every page, trail line up and down every margin and back to the top Of the first page, closing your article by writing the signature just above the date. How we do love to get hold of articles written in this stylel And how we would like to get hold of the man who sends them Just for ten minutes Alone! In the woods, with a cannon in our hip pocket Burlington Hawkeye.
Year: 1877

The mangel wurzel is one of the most profitable roots for cows, sheep and store hogs-they are good for pigs. The crop should be dry and rich. Low, moist of the best quality. These soils produce large yield, but if mangels are grown they are almost destitute of saccharine matters, and other kinds of roots are poor compared to the same kinds grown upon firm, rich soil.

 Dr. Loring states that 15,000 bushels of mangels are worth more to a man for his cattle and sheep than a hundred bushels of corn, and there is no doubt of it.

 For these beets should be plowed in the fall or early in spring for the best re- suits, and then most thoroughly manured. If one expects or wants large crop he must give plenty of rich food. Salt is relished by the whole beet tribe, espe- cially my mangel wurzels. It should be mixed with the manure and applied with that As much as forty bushels to the acre have been used on mangels with good effects. No one need hope to grow large crops of roots such as we real about now and then, unless his ground is like rich garden; and then when such large crops are off, the land is poor again. The time for sowing manges is during the fore part of June on good warm land. If sown earlier they often grow woody, and sometimes rot.

 The amount of seed required per acre is about four pounds, worth now at the retail stores about sixty to seventy-five cents per pound. The long red is the sort usually grown, although some pre- fer the globe variety. The rows are put about two feet apart, but they may be closer where the space is small and hand cultivation is given. In the cultivation of roots the soil must be in the finest tilth, the Jumps all crushed and ground to powder. A roller will not always do this, as it presses the Jumps into the ground without breaking them. In some parts sort of cheap clod crusher is made, and it is very good thing to have on every farm, whether roots are grown or not It is made of three or four blanks foot or So wide and eight feet long. They are drawn so as to take sweep of eight feet, or as wide as the blanks are long. The front under-edge of each plank is beveled of little so that the Jumps and earth will not be pushed forward They are fastened together by trotting some strong pieces across at each end, which are made slightly rocking on the under side. A chain is hitched at each end, and the team to the chain, then jump on and go ahead. This grinds the Jumps fine instead of pressing them into the ground. Some straight slabs from a saw mill are almost as good as plank Detroit Free Press.