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Year: 1878

ing, many of them displaying perfect
fam iliarity with the commercial and
industrial history of the country, run
ming away back to Colonial times
The sentiment was proven overwhelm-
ingly in favor of projection, subsidy to
American ships, and such Legislation as
is necessary to exclude foreign built
bottoms from participating in our coast
wise and foreign carrying trade, by
separate notes taken after full discus
sion. 1t was meeting of wide awake
men, representing millions of capital
and vitally interested in the revival Of
business; and legislation can hardly
fail to be more or less influenced by
their presence here in their representa-.
tive capacity.


The National Agricultural Conven-
ton of the Grangers net here the same
day and at er a day and evening ses-
sion, adjourned without date. The at
tendance was large and the discussion
spirited, taking wide range. The
resolutions adopted favoring the owner
ship of the prlncipal railway lines by
Government; additional endowment
funds for the Colleges of Agriculture
and Mechanic Arts authorized by Con-
gresslonal acts OF 1872; favoring the
establishment of other "Experiment
Stations" in the states, and condemn
ing further distribution of public lands
to rail roads, seemed expressive Of the
sentiment of nine-tenths of the dele
gates present.


TTNOINE
Year: 1878

There seems little doubt that neither


those who opposed nor those who favored


the reconciliation of silver had a very


clear idea as to what would be the imne.


dlate practical effect of the issue of tho
new silver coin. The law is a very different
ono from what the bonanza speculators
wished to make it, and we said immediately
that the full provisions of the act yere
seen and read that its effect would be to
put down the price of gold, and so if has
proved. This effect was, of course. i'm.
mensely aided by reason of the balance of
trade being largely in favor of the United
states at this time. Therefore we have
nothing IN foreign movements, except il be
the return of our bonds from Europe. to
interfere with the introduction of silver in
our domestic currency and trade. Gold.
not oelng necessary to pay duties now that
the SILVER performs that function, and being
IN limited demand even to 20 abroad as
yet, has literally now no market amono ne


It's legal value in our home affairs Is no
more than silver. What NAV be its market
or commercial value hereafter depends
altogether upon the turn of the FOREIGN ex.
changes, either by a change in the course
OF trade or the inflow of our bonds from
Europe. Therefore it is not surprising TO
see how the free introduction of silver os
Iegattender currency is working lust at
TINS time. Al many stores gold dollars are
gwen In change, and this interchange of
gold, silver and greenbacks on an equality
appears at present as if it were likely to 20
on, at least until something shall occur to
occasion large expectation of gold.
otherwise the absence of any demand for
gold in payment of customs duties will
continue to keep silver up to the level of
gold in general circulation until such time
as the supply of silver coin has increased
largely in excess Of what it now is. If
there is no further silver legislation
Secretary Sherman is credited with saving:
q" have this opinion, which can express
strongly, that, under the law rs it now
stands, we can MAINTAIN the silver dollar AT
par with the best money ahoat, either cold
or currency, and can issue fifty and perhaps
one hundred millions Of these silver dollars.
giving great relief to the people. think
we can issue from fifty to one hundred
millions at par in gold, but we can do it
enly on the basis Of the present law" 1t
certainly looks at present as if this were |
possible, but if silver certificates shall here. |
after be made exchangeable for bullion, as
desired by the Bonanza men, new element |
OF imitation may be brought in and the |
result be difierent--Bah Sun.
Year: 1878

PERILs OF ARTIFICIAL FLOWER MAKING
The perils of artificial flower making were
illustrated in New York last week by the
death of Mary Ann Dougherty, who died.
the doctors say, from the absorption of
Paris green into her system. She inhaled
the poison in an artificial flower factory in
which she worked, her special duties being
the dying of the flowers.
Year: 1878

LAw-ABIDING SENTIMENT but those
who are willfully blinded by their preiudices
can fail to see how much better more
orderly and peaceable is the condition of
those Southern States from which President
Hayes removed the army than it was before
that time. Outrages and kuklux have
become mere dreams of the past. and
every one of those States is as quiet and
iaw.aoiding as any other State of the
Union. ''o
Year: 1878

" EATING" RULEs.-Never eat when much
fatigued; wait until rested.


Never eat just before you expect to en-.
gage IN any severe mental or physical exer.
else.


Never eat while in passion, or when
under any great mental excitment, de.
pressing or elevating.


Never eat just before taking bath, or
Just before retiring at night.


Never eat between regular meals. Thous.
ands of persons have been prematurelv laid
in their graves simply from eating heartily
when the system was not in a condition to
properly digest and appropriate food.
When the system requires food, and is in a
condition to make good use of it, it will
call for it in its legitimate way.
Year: 1878

CoUNTERFEITING THE New DoLLAR.-Some
entsrprising citizen has set afloat danger.
Gus counterfeit on the new silver dollar
and several of them were picked up in
New York last week. 1t is a yerv GOOD
imitation, though there is a flaw in the
stamping of the Goddess of Liberty face
some OF the letters are poorly done, and
the eagles head is, if possible, worse than
IN the original. The coin is of very light
weight and is easily cut with knife
Year: 1878

The tidal wave of financial distress that
has been shaking the commercial centers
OF the whole country for several wears past
has just reached the lowest part of Cali.
fornia. A local paper chronicles the fact
and says that the times are worse there
now than they are on any other part Of the
globe. '"e
Year: 1878

NO more goods will be received at Brook
iyn navy-yard for shipment to the Paris
exposition. There are now about 1000
tons OF goods to be shipped, and about GOO
tons OF this will be sent by sloop.ofwar
Constellation, and the remainder transported
by French steamship line.
Year: 1878

To Boil EGGS PROPEILY.-The best wav
to boil eggs for break fast is not to boil them
at all; but instead, put them into tin
basin and pour boiling water over them
until they are covered, and let them stand
eight minutes with the temperature of the
water kept just below the boiling point
say 200 degrees. BY this method thew are
cooked through and through, all alike, and
not with the whites made hard, tough and
indigestible, and the yolk soft and raw.
Both white and yolk are alike soft, but
cooked, and much better for food than
when prepared by boiling.
Year: 1878

To MAKE AND OLD Fowl TENDER.-Put it
to soak in cold water over night, with few
handfuls of ashes; then dress the fowl, pre-.
paratory to cooking it, and let it hang over
another night Then boil it fifteen minutes.
Stuff it and put in the baking-pan and finish
cooking. Baste with butter. If the wealth.
er is cool, or cold, it may be kept week
after being killed, or even more, and it
will be the better by it.
Year: 1878

" HlTE GLOVER IN THE PAsTrRE.-F Every,
pasture should contain some white cIover
IL VIII afford more feed at certain times Of
me year than any kind of grass or clover.
II viii not flourish on damp soils or tbosa
mat are very poor 1t will do very well in
partial shade, as a grove or orchard. but
10 make the highest excellence it sbould
De sown where it will have the ADVANTAGE
OF the sunlight. 1t is easy to secure patches
OF whlte clover in a pasture by scattering
seed IN early spring on bare places and
brushing 1t in. One pound of seed is sniff.
cient to start white clover in a hundred
places IN pasture. The disposition of This
clover Is to spread by means of the branches
that run along the surface of the sround
ana take root. Having secured a sod n foot
square, 1t will soon extend so as TO cover
first yard then rod.


AVERAGE PERIOD OF GEsTATIoN.-The fol.
lowing table, showing the average period
OF CESSATION of the various kinds of farm
stock, will be found very convenient for
reference.


Mares vary considerably from the average
period, and the same is true, but in a less
degree, with cows; but, as we approach the
smaller animals and shorter periods. the
variation constantly grows less.
Year: 1878

~ DIR. Willard Parker, in his lecture at the


temperance Conference last week, made a
very significant remark, which. comin~
from such source, throws much light on
the whole subject of the effect of intoxi.
eating drinks upon the human system


lie said, alcohol is generally regarded as n
stimulent but it is not. 1t is simply an If.
rltant, like grain of sand in the eve. II
may act as a stimulant in this way but only
by overtaxing the nervous system and
proving waste instead of a help in the
Year: 1878

A CUNNING SCHEME.-A Seattle paper,
referring to the manner in which the de,
tails for the constitutional convention
have been arranged, says: The most
skillful caucus manipulation and ring poll,
tician could not devise a scheme so well
calculated to throw the whole management
into the hands of small combination OF
active and unscrupulous politicians. The
number and distribution of the delegates,
their election at special election, and the
early day at which the elections to be held
and the convention to be assembled, all
tend to defeat and delay the project of
state government, or to place the whole
matter i'll the hands of few active and
unscrupuloas politicians if any such choose
to embrace the opportunity.
Year: 1878

THE SENTIMENT on THE MONEY QUESTION.
The bankers everywhere in the United
States clamor for the gold standard and op-
pose the reconciliation of silver. The peo-
pie everywhere demand the repeal of the
gold standard and want the constitutional
lawful tenders, gold and silver, restored.
There are one hundred thousand bankers.
There are over seven millions of grown men.
All the bankers want gold The people all
insist upon silver and gold. What is the
duty OF the government Are the one hun
dred Thousand bankers to override the seven
millions of people, The people are in earnest
IN their determination to have the money
standard of the constitution restored, and
the government Is In duty bound to obey
their will.
Year: 1878

A PROPOSED TAx--The leading merchants
of Salt Lake are petitioning the legislature
of Utah territory to pass law imposing a
tax on commercial travellers and business
drummers. The Herald Mormon organ
favors the tax. That paper thinks it unfair
to permit persons from abroad to solicit
trade and negotiate for sales Of goods with
out paying the same license as the local mer-
chants. 1t says the drummer Injuries the
resident dealers in proportion to the amount
of his sales and having no license tax to
pay, lie is placed i'll advantageous competi-
tion with those who have to contribute to
the support of the municipal government.
Year: 1878

The GREAT FRAUD. The democratic
party in every section of the Union unite in
denouncing the great public crime by which
the people were defrauded of the right to be
governed by rulers of their choice. But In
the interest of the public tranquility, demo
Gratis will oppose the re-opening of the dis
cussion Of the question. The issue has been
decided: it concerns us now only as it bears
upon and shapes our present duties.
Year: 1878

ScHURz HARD AT WoRK.-A Washington
correspondent of the Chicago Times writes
that Schnrz is working with all the tremen-
dous energy of his nature to grasp thoroughly
the details Of the business of his department
and the character of his chief assistants. He
is now ready to go hand in hand with any
congressional committee that desires his help,
and, while it is an impossibility that any
one administration will be long enough to
correct all of the evils of his corruptly man.
aged department. yet the most important
ones will be remedied. The Indian bureau
is to be transferred to the war department,
and this will at once perform the publication
of that branch of the service that no civil
mananemert could reach, After the Indian
bureau Will come the reorganization of the
land and pension Offices.
Year: 1878

Olympia "Transcript."l


One Of the best features of the new
constitution. and which the people
will appreciate to its fullest extent,
is that of taxing the property of cor
poratians and associations, of what
ever name, the same as other prop.
erty. This will particularly effect
such corporations as the North Pa
ci6c Railroad, will force them to pay
their legitimate taxes, and not, as
now, give them the opportunity to
avoid the payment of the just dues
for the support of the state and its
government. Followers of this de-
fant railroad company denounce
these clauses of the constitution as
communistic, simply because its
provisions propose to put the wealth
of its company on the same footing
as individual property. If it is trea.
son, let them make the most of it.
The people of the territory are in
favor of all such clauses, that rich
corporations shall pay taxes equal
with the poorer classes.


There is another point, however,
which it is possible the Northern Pa.
ciic are considering, and which they
dare not openly broach. Should
they get an extension of time, on
which all their efforts are now con-
centrated, and the territory comes in
as state before the roads are built
and the lands earned, will they not
lose one half of their grant on the
balance, by reason Of its becoming a
state? 1t is believed that they will
do so, as the law giving them the
subsidy only gives them one half the
amount in state. Ali friends of
the new state will desire that one
half, or about three millions Of acres
may revert to the government, on
which settlers may not be obliged to
pay double price-one for the land,
and the other for building the road.
1t is not reasonable then that this
company should oppose the coming
in Of the state of Washington? And
for the same reason should not every
settler in the territory vote for the
adoption of the constitution
Year: 1878

stood to hc It's editor although i


seems to be equally as widely sup


posed that the paper is simply an


other organ for the Northern Pacific


Railroad Company, having for its ob
jcct the advancing Of the interest,


of its owners and hackers; that the


company, becoming disgusted with
the weak aid afforded it by its pre-


sumed organ already established al


that point, determined upon starting


another. If this be true, its pro-


prietors would find their interests


more cfectually advanced by boldly


announcing their names at once as


the head and front, foundation and


backing, of the institution, because
it would thus be relieved of the
odium and disadvantage of being
looked upon as a secret or under
handed agent. On the other hand,
if Mr.. Picket has started a paper
upon legitimate, business fonnda
ton, if he has begun work in good
faith, believing that he sees at the
point of location an opening for an
honorably conducted journal, how
much more in keeping with his SEN
timents and justice to the public to
insert his name as publisher, editor,
or proprietor, or all combined, of the
publication, and frankly avow his
purpose. Assuming him to be act,
ing in good faith toward the public,
to pursue the course in which he has
started looks by far too much like n
cunning dodge to evade responsible e.
ity in case OF a libel suit; or at best
it cannot be said to be iE harmony
with the candor and frankness that
should be manifested by public
print of any kind toward its readers.
Mr.. Pickett is a man Of mature cx.
perience and ability in journalism,
and certainly ought to be captula OFF
''bolding his own" in the bu>rn~,- I
none but the most upright ami bam
less course be adopted. We ar .p
posed to allowing talent of this krui
to labor under such disadvantages,
and also to allowing the Legitimate
sphere of public journals to be thus
perverted.
Year: 1878

Prof Beal of the Michigan Agricultural
Farm. says


1t Is natural for parents to prefer that
their children should follow the same busi-
ness or profession that they themselves fol-
low. This is likely to be true of shoe
makers, merchants, millers, capenters, etc.
Farmers are not exceptions to this rule.


Farming, when well conducted, is a
good and pleasant business. If our sons
and daughters do not like it, there is al
most always some good reason for their
dislike | have often taken an interest in
tracing out the reasons. They are likely
to dislike farming because they are not
pleased with the way In which their pa
rents have managed 1t. In some cases
the young person has very decided in
cinaton To some other business


If you want to make your son like his
business place him in responsible places,
trust him, consult him about the work he
is to do. Let him do part of the thinking.
Give him nearly the sole care or response
biity of something on the farm, the fowls,
the pigs, some OF the stock, some of the
crops, or the garden, or part of it,. Sup
pose he does not do everything just as you
would; advise him. 1t is much better
that he should tail while he is Vet young
and has time to learn under your train
ing, than to not try or fail till he goes
into business for himself. By treating
children in this way they will take more
interest in their work, and be much more
likely to succeed when they start tor them
selves. DO not make slaves OF your
children.


To many of our most prominent farmers
farmers who are called the most sue
cesslul send their children to work every
day AS they would send an ignoramus,
without any Ifs or "ands," or reasons
for SO doing.


For want OF proper training in this re-
spect. many young man has grown up
without mental dicipline. He has been
able without much help, in an incredibly
short space OF time, to run through all
that his strong minded father left him.
Twenty years ago | knew such man.
His farm was called and known as per-
lection for long distance around. He
had son, who is to-day living in sight of
this old farm. He owns only poor span
of horses, and is living fiom hand to
mouth; and very poor living he gets at
that The fine estate slipped easily and
rapidly from the hands OF the man who
had no skill to manage it, because he had
never been placed in responsible positions
while he was boy. So too often one gen.
GRAFTON makes money for the next to
squander In laying up comfortable for
tunes for our children to waste we are do
ing them a great injury. Better by far to
spend more OF our Time in giving them
proper dicipline to manage well. Then,
it they are healthy, in most cases, they
need only little start TO make them well
off in the goods OF this world


Let farming be conducted on thorough
business principles as manufacturing aud
commerce are and ever have been, and it
| will become more attractive, both to boys
and men. AN
Year: 1878




CONFIDENCE OF PRESIDENT MILLS.


The effect of the closing of the TeutOnia
Savings Bank was felt yesterday by the Dry Dock Saw
ings Bank II reported down town that there had
been such run" on II that it had been Obliged to
borrow funds TO meet the emergency. The president
Andrew Mills, said last night:


There has been a considerable run on the bank to-
day. We are situated where feel the effects of
organized movements, very many OF our customers
being members OF societies and associations. was
told early in the morning by friend Of
the bank, German, and member OF one OF
these societies. that there was TO be run. We
were perfectly able TO meet and needed warning
preparation The bank has a surplus OF 100000
in addition 10 its real estate. OF its assets fully S6000.
600 are readily available. being invested in Government
city and state bonds Our MORTGAGES are all In tins city,
and Ia every respect are tr-t-cass


The run not attended with great excitement, but
II apparently Increasing. IN order 10 quiet all
undue excitaDy the part of the depositors, de
could have continued paying, but thought lmpruden
do We paid out small sums up to 500 to those
more prudent aud more consOnant with the real
Interests Of the dcpostors to take tins action believe
this will allay all anxiety on the part or the
creditors OF the bank think the run resulted simply
from contagious excitement, and not from any actual
fear about the condition OF the bank In TACT some Of
the deposors have told me since that they had no fear
concerning the bank, nut II any were TO ~ithdraw
their funds. they did no. wish TO be last


regard the that the bank had been obliged
10 borrow on the street, Mr. Mills said that there
not the slightest truth IN it. We had to have money"
he continued. but drew from funds on de-
post In the Broadway Bank. aud because they did not
have sufficient bills for our wants, we ad To go To the
subTreasury TO get them That Is all the possible iOun
dntOn there Is for that story


Mr. Mills spoke with the greatest confidence as 10 the
ability Of the bauk 10 meet all claims


The report made to the state Banking Department
showing condition OF this bank On January l, 1873
Is as follows
Year: 1878

MAN WHO KNEW HOW IT WAS HIMSELF, HAVING


BEEN HIMSELF BRIBED GOOD DEAL WHILE A


GOVERNMENT CLERK.


lBY TELEGRAPH TRIBUNE.I


WASHINGTON, Apnl 24.-The House Committee
Post Offices and Post Roads scooped up an inter
estng little bit of scandal the other day. 1t dscov-
cred that one of the mail contractors has been in
the habit of lending considerable sums of money, in
times past, to certain clerks in the Contract Office
Of the Post Office Department. The name of one Of
these clerks was ascertained, and, upon sending to
the department TO find him and learn his history it
was discovered that he had been dismissed for cause
time ago, and had been in tho employ of one of
the Democratic committees during the last session
of Congress as an expert.
Year: 1878

An encyclical just Issued by the Pope, points
out that 1t wrong for society 10 combat the Chureh
the Roman Pontiacate especially regarding the la
ters civil principally, which is guarantee OF It's lid
the protest OF Plus TX against the occupation OF this
civil prlncipaty OF the Church His Holiness Is conn
dent that with the aid OF God and the zeal OF pastors
society will finally return 10 the homage i owes TO the
Church. The epcyeijcal s generally moderate and full
OF expressions OF affection toward society.
Year: 1878

There arc two animated baromcters
in Sacramento, CAL, that have proved
trustworthy, even where artificial in
struments have failed. One of them is
catfish, which is kept In water
trough. No matter how clear tho
weather may be, this fish always, be-
fore storm, makes 1t point to swim
about with his head below the water
and his tail above. When the rain be-
gins to fall he goes out of sight until
the weather changes. The other is u
couple of frogs under the floor of tho
police office, which have never yet
been seen by any of tho officers, but
who presngea storm several hours in
advance of tho baronetrical indica-
tions, by a series of peculiarly discortl-
ant croaks. No matter how clear and
bright the night, the police officers
then make 1t n point to prepare for Il
storm, and the warning has never
proved in vain.
Year: 1878

o! Legislators of Louisiana, look
back upon the beautiful days of the last
campaign, and while you retrospective
ly behold that past think OF your pro-
misses, and swear upon everything that
is not greenbacks that after you return
to your constituents never to he elected
again, that you will obey the scriptural
injunction of never again SHINING
Courier Of Tie Zeche.
Year: 1878

The following is copy of the enroll
ed bill containing the proposed con-
stitutional amendments in the form in
which they passed the House and Sem
ate and will be submitted to the people.
Many of them were materially changed
before passage, from the form in which
they were first proposed and their pub
lication as they now stand will be
found valuable to our readers as accu-
rate information and for future refer
ence: