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Year: 1876

WATERING PLACE LETTERS and from sum-
mer resorts generally are supposed by some
mortals who, like Sir Charles Coldstream,
shave seen everything, done everything"
and found nothing in it,, to have same
ness about them from year to year that be-
comes at last intolerable. We do not SYM
pathize with rhomme blasf, tho misanthrope,
or the bilious man, and certainly
not with the man to whom pen picture of
the changing life at our spas, our mountain
paradises, or our seaside summer cities is as
sawdust in the mouth of the thirsty. We
suppose the Old Man in the Moon must think
there is deal of sameness about the world
he circles round; but while il is the same
old world even we, who have lived but our
little day. have seen an interesting change
or two upon it. To the young, the hopeful
and those who carry green heart into old
age, our letters from Saratoga, the White
Mountains and Long Branch will. we are
sure, prove worth the trouble of reading.
Year: 1876

have before stated, being sheltered consider
ably by the northern extremity of the Allie
ghany range receives but limited share OF
these general rainsheds, which are diverted
northeastward. To-day the weather will be
very warm and cloudy, probably with fog
during the early morning and rain toward
evening, which may be accompanied by q
thunder storm. Heavy fogs will be met off
the Banks of Newfoundland and icebergs
will add to the dangers of navigation in that
lafifr1da
Year: 1876

BOLD BEN BUTLER has not only hoisted
his flag in the Congressional race in Massa-
chusetts, but has flung out his whip from
the masthead of the yacht America, which
he will sail against all comers. The Gen
eral has so often raised breeze and rode
before it, and so often, when it was blowing
great guns, crawled up to windward in Con-
gress and out of it, that the public will not
be surprised at his making sail at sea while
making his canvass on shore.
Year: 1876

HoNon TO THE BRAvE.-The order of Gen
eral Terry thanking three privates of the
army for their valor in going out as volun-
teers through the Sioux country with de-
spatches to Crook was q graceful act. 1t is
impossible to conceive of deed of greater
courage. The rule in the English army is
more exclusive than with us. There no
private soldier can ever be mentioned in
general orders The battle of Inkermann
was saved to the English by the bravery and
military skill of soldier. Yet although this
obscure man protected the honor of
England, his name could not be enrolled
with England's heroes We are glad that no
such discrimination exists with us. and
we think that Congress before its adjourn
ment should recognize the services of the
three humble privates who have won the high
praise of their commanding general.
Year: 1876

The WEATHER. ER.--There is no probability
of any abatement Of the distressing heat
during the next three or four days. Yester-
day the heat area extended over the entire
United States east of the Rocky Mountains.


Rain generally prevailed in the Mississippi
Valley and eastward toward the Atlantic
coast, the rainfall at Pittsburg being very
rise in tho Ohio River. New York, as we
Year: 1876

THE HoTEL AND BoAnDING HOUSE THIEVES
are becoming very active lately Crime is
protean, and the boarding house thief of to-
day is often the pickpocket of yesterday.
Look up the references of your new GENTLE
manly boarders, o landladies No honest
man will object, but the thieves ore week on
this point.
Year: 1876

through the grog>hop. although they
went not at all into its way s." think
II is wrong to license and wicked to sell
and that the grog- shops should he
chained with prohibition cham. and
every man fined or sent to prison who
should let one lose. What do Won think
about it !-Ed. CdrsWrH.
Year: 1876

Our Methodist brethren are arrang-
ing the doors to Miller Hall so that
they will open outwardly. This is in
compliance with the State law, and
every place of public assembly which
does not 50 arrange its doors is liable
to Il penalty.
Year: 1876

NEWPAPEk 1TElkH


We learn that our young friend Cru
ellie is to have charge of the mechanical
department of the new paper. Cruel,
"tllat's too thin.''


1t is very generally reported that our
friend Major BELL is to edit the "ring ;,
organ. Natural enough that where
there is a ring there should be a bell.


Our friend DR.. Barber is working for
the new paper. Isn't it barber-ous for
Il Pension Surgeon to be cutting into
the ADVANCE in that way?


Our inquiries concerning the new pa
per develop the statement that NJ. jor
Bell is to have charge Of, the editorial
department.. II we can get the ap-
pointment of Sexton we hope to ring
that bell occasionally.


We learn that one of our friends told
Bell, the editor of the new paper, that
it would not live six months. In case
1t dies, he can say that he tolled the
bell before the funeral.


Why will the new paper be like a
church steeple? Any little hoy answer
ing this by next week will receive Il
copy Of our paper gratis.
Year: 1876

Our l1ersey friends want tho branch
to start from there, and our Bigelow
friends want it to start from Bigelow.
Wen split the difference with them
and agree to have it start from Worth
inytON.
Year: 1876

At the rate the new subscribers are
coming in, especially from Hersey and
Elk, there won't lie anybody left to
take the new paper. Send them along.
Room for one or two more, in the mar
rin
Year: 1876

Our readers will be glad to learn that
the Miller platform and Westinghouse
automatic brake are being put on the
CARS of the Sioux City and st. Paul
road. The first train with these ap-
pliances was run through on Friday
last.
Year: 1876

Out of seven bachelors in Heron Lake
two years ago, but one remains to tell
the sad tale. all the rest having gone
down in that vortex of matrimony
which, sooner or later, engulfs all but
Il favored and fortunate few.
Year: 1876

One of the men connected with the
branch line says that the mill ut Min
neapolis with q hundred run of stone
will be built, and that they want the
wheat of this region to make the best
brand Of flour. The first thing we
know the millers from all directions
will be in here running up our wheat to
al "exaggeratel" price. No objections
to that sort of ''exaggeration.''


Should General Bishops conditional
promise, given elsewhere, be fulfilled,
work Oh the branch road will begin as
soon as frost is out of the ground, and
furnish employment for all the men
and teams wanting work. Now if the
Southern Minnesota should "get mad"
and push through to- Worthington tho
present year, wouldn't the dirt fly and
wouldn't business he lively?
Year: 1876

Starving men are beginning to wander
back from the Black Hills. One was
ut Window few days since and an
other at Sheldon. They say that if the
world knew the facts they would keep
out Of the Black Hills.
Year: 1876

We learn from good authority that
the officers of the Southern Minnesota
Railway, have made Il proposition to
Rock County, that if that county will
give them the same encouragement
that the county proposes to give the
''stub," the Southern Minnesota will
be completed to the state line by next
fall.-Si0ux Falls Pantagraph.
Year: 1876

The article in question bears the un-
mlstakable ear marks of II certain
county official who evidently believes
theN3eie end of man is to hold office,
and to whose selfish greed in this par
ticu'ar the public welfare should at all
times and under all circumstances be
subordinated.-leock County Herald.


Can it be possible that you have them
over there at LuVerne also? And how
dare you, Mr.. Herald, insinuate any
thing against the perfect uprightness
and overwhelming popularity of a
county official? DO not all the people
hang upon their skirts and lips? Have
not they accepted Office with an utter
disinterestedness perfectly sublime? Is
it not distasteful to them to hold office,
yet to serve the dear people they are
willing to make the sacrifice? Are not
those good-tor-notling newspapers and
those ignorant and spiteful editors con-
tinually insinuating that there are
''rings" and ''jobs"and other things 10y
which these pure and disinterested men
feather their own nests? Is not their
patriotism and love of the people so
great that they will shoulder burdens
which would crush an ordinary mortal,
even to the taking of three or four
offices and holding them all to the ruin
of their health and the bringing of their
suffering heads down in sorrow to the
grave? O, MI. Herald! how can a
county official be anything but pure,
and how sinful it is for anybody, much
less an editor, to make even the lightest
fling at their sacred characters.
Year: 1876

Some one injected chloroform through
the key hole of a private house in Sib-
ley the other night, with view either
to burglary or murder, or worse. The
lady of the house managed to throw off
the stupor and give the alarm.
Year: 1876

A lady IN an adjacent city sus-
pcctcd her husband was in the hab-
II OF kissing Katie, the maid,
and resolved to detect him in the
act. After watching for days she


heard him come in one evening and
quietly pnss through into the
kitchen. Now Katie was out that
evening aud the kitchen was dark.


Burning with jealousy the wife
took some matches in her hand,
and hastily placed her shawl over
her head, as Katie sometimes did
entered the kitchen by the back
door and was almost Immediately
siczcd and embraced in the most
ardent manner. With her heart
almost bursting with rage and
jealousy, the injured wife prepared
to administer a just aud terrible
rebukc to her faithless spouse


Tearing herself from his foul cnl'
brace, shc struck q match ant
stood face 10 face--with the hired
man. Her husband says his wifi


has never treated him so well since



the first month they were marrict


as she has for tho past few days
Year: 1876

Since the commencement Of our late war we
have lived and done business to a large ex.
tent unnaturally. The government flooded
the country with paper money, and a
small amount of produce 10 the market real
lied large amount Of money. Farm hands
we're scarce and commanded fabulous wages,
and since the close of the war prices have
gradually fallen for farm products, while
wages for farm hands have kept up, and il
has often been the case that young man who
was hired on the farm would have more
clean cash when his summers work was done
than the farmer and his wife who had labored
more hours and more diligently than he had.
Besides, mechanical labor was higher than
farm labor, often being as high as three aud
four dollars per day; which even the me-
chanic as we'll as his employer knew he did
not earn, but through scarcity of workmeu
could get.


Now as all products proceed from the
earth and more directly, farm products,
who should be as good a judge as the far
mer himself what wages he could give for a
day's work 4? 1t is useless and one cause Of
the hard times, for the farmer to give one dol
lar for labor if that labor will only realize
ninety cents.


The farmers of Vermont never had any
any concert of action till they almost ruined
themselves, while all other trades and profess
sions have long had their unions, rings, etc.
Now, brother farmers, let us be men let us
be just and honest aud pay every man fair
recompense for labor performed, either me-
chauical or other labor, but be our own
judges, aud if VIC cannot get our work done
without giving more than it is worth, let it
go undone the only Inconvenience we shall
have is that we shall not produce SO much ;
but at the same time the lesser product will
sell for better price, and in due
time things will regulate them
selves. New industries are continually
Springipg up. l should scarcely look for
very good times or high prices in this coun-
try as land is so very plenty and cheap, but
we arc having an outlet to Europe, and Eng
land in particular, and one that not only We
could depend on, but one that is very sure to
increase Every acre of land in England is
cultivated to its utmost bearing capacity,
and at the present increase of population il
will not be many years before we in America
will have to supply them with thrce.fourths
of the necessaries of life, and as an ilustra'
tion l enclose a piece taken from an Eng
lsh paper showing the amount of beef aud
mutton from America sold in the Glasgow mar
ket in Scotland. l think American farming
has seen its worst days. Let US take courage
and counsel one with another, but above oil LEI
us act like men, and feel as if we had some
faith in our business and We shall find thai
farming is not such n despicable busines
after all. WILLIAM S. THoRP.


IFaN LI
Year: 1876

1t is the poorest possible economy to allow
farm stock to shift for itself through the cold
storms Of autumn, until driven to winter
quarters by falling snow. They may get a
living and appear to fill themselves and
look plump, and be losing in condition and
vigor all the while Frost bitten grass is
deficient in nutrition. The varied weather
aud cold storms are trying to the strength
of the animals, and they need food that is a
little more nourishing. But instead they
fnd frost bitten grass-often deficit that
If they come to the barn in losing condition,
it is difficult to cause them to gain. The
same food and care which would, if they
came up vigorous and healthy, put them in
prime condition, scarcely will make them
hold their own.


Now it is plain that in order to make
stock keeping profitable, they must gain while
they consume the food supplied. If they
are leaner and lighter after using giver
quantity Of hay and grain, there is a deaC
loss. The only true principle is to make
them gain all the time. This can only b.
done by housing them from cold storms, ant
supplementing the failing pasture and fall
feed.


The winter quarters should be put in read
iness, 50 that the animals can be run in wher
storms come on. They are better of unde
shelter, even though they go twenty-iou
hours without food, than exposed to col
storms. But there is no necessity Of suffer
ing them to 60 hungry. The convenience
for winter feeding must be made ready yer,
soon, and it will take no longer now thai
in cold snow storm, when the poor crea
lures are shivering with cold and hunger
There is no care of stock that pays so we'll o
fall care. 1t is the "stitch in time"


Breeding animals and young ones are ol
especially sensitive to the severity Of ia
exposure, and are sure to pay neglect wit
loss. If farmers are insensible to the aI
peals of humanity, they should at least col
suit their own interests.
Year: 1876

As prices of almost all farm products are
low this season, farmers are feeling nearly
discouraged and many of them are auxlousy
waiting for business to revive or something
to turn up by which they may be relieved
l hear many suggestions; some claiming
that one thing is the cause, and some another
thing but all agreeing that farming does not
pay, taking things as we find them.


do not intend to write an article on the
hard times but merely to suggest a word Of
encouragement to those that are desPondent.
1t is true times are hard and always are
when we live above our income, and are al
ways easy when our income is larger than
our expenses, Large bodies move slowly
and will eventually find their level. When
we strike hard.pan we shall know better
where we are, and will act accordingly
Year: 1876

One of the best hints we have met with
as to the way in which boys may be kept
from leaving the farm, came to us when we
we're attending fair in Connecticut few
days since. 1t was at the exhibition OF
trained working oxen and steers. We were
greatly interested and somewhat astonished
at the performances Of the oxen in drawing,
and especially in backing the heavy load to
which they were pitched. But we were
moro interested when two young sons of an
old-time neighbor came on with a pair Of
steers each, two-year olds and yearlings,
which they had trained The steers seemed
to be as we'll broken and as handy as the
old oxen which we drove in our youth 10
fact they we're more so ; for we must confess,
we never drove pair of oxen that were so
completely under control, and so ready to do
what was required Of them as those steers
were. But the training of the dumb animals
was not the only thing we thought Of What
interested us more, and has dwelt more in
our thoughts since, was The training which
those boys received while amusing them
selves with the young steers. We know not
what career may be before those boys per-
haps one ofthem will yet be President. But
we are more confident in predicting that they
will be farmers, and that too, not because
they are not smart enough to be anything
else, an imputation which one look at their
bright and handsome faces would deny, but
because it will be their choice and the bus.
iness in which they will always feel deeper
interest than in any other.


Farmers! If you want your boys to stay
on the farm, encourage in every whatever
will interest them in the things of the farm
Let them yoke the calves, aud halter-break
the colts to their hearts content, aud do moi
grudge them the time nor the triaing expense
that may be required. You can not max,
better observation-disclosures Record and
Farmer.
Year: 1876

One Of Max Adelcr's characters enters a
lawyers office, and says II called in, Judge
to get your opinion about a little point Of
law. S'posin you lived next door to man
named johnson. And s'posin' you was to
say to say to johnson that splendid ilustra.
tion of the superiority of the human intellect
was to be found in the power Of the human
eye to restrain the ferocity of wild animal.
And s'posin' johnson was to remark that
that was all bosh, aud you should declare
that you could hold the savagest beast that
was ever born if you could but once fix your
gaze upon him. Well, then s'posin' Johnson
was to say he'd bet hundred dollars he
could bring a tame animal that you couldn't
hold with your eye, and you was to take him
up on it, aud johnson was to ask you to
come down to settle the bet. Y oud 60
we'll say, and Johnson'd introduce dog big.
germ any four decent dogs ought to be, and
sick him on you, aud he'd come at you like
a sixteen inch howitzer, and you'd get skeery
about it aud try to hold the dog with your
eye and couldn't. And s'posin' you'd sud
denly conclude that maybe your eye wasn't
calculated to hold that kind of dog, and
you'd conclude to break for a plum tree
You ketch my idea. Very well, then.
Well sir, sposin' just as you got three feet
up the tree Johnsons dog would grab you
by the leg and hold on like wise, shaking
you until you nearly lost your hold, And
s'posin' johnson was to stand there and hol
ler Fix your eye on him, Briggs" and sc
on; and s'posn' he kept that dog on that leg
until he made you swear to pay that bet and
then at last had to pry the dog off with a
hot poker. S'posn' this, what L want to
know is, couldn't you sue johnson for dam
ages?'
Year: 1876

Prof. Atwater states that Of the German
Potash Salts, the sulphate ofpotash is the best,
while the chloride Of potassium is the cheap
est. 1t is important that potash salts should
be evenly and deeply mixed with the soil to
that end it is well to mingle them with earth
before application, which should be as long
as possible before the seed is sown.
Year: 1876

COOLING MILK.-From the New England
Farmer 1t is claimed by tho patentees Of
the various milk pans and pals for cooling
milk in spring or ice water, that milk must
be maintained at a low temperature, say from
500 to co., in order to ensure good, firm
butter. 1t is also claimed by thousands
that milk must not be allowed to become
sour before it is skinned, if good butter is
desired OF expected. Our experience does
not accord with this common opinion, for
we think we have the best of reasons to be-
licve that good butter may be made from
cream raised in a temperature Of from 709
to So, and taken from milk that is thor.
oughly coagulated.


There is point, however, beyond which
the heat cannot be safely carried. This
point may vary, but is probably not far from
So for soured milk. If it goes much above
this point, the coagulation is carried so far
that the milk is turned to cheese, the whey
is separated, and the sugar Of the whey fer
ments, forming alcohol, which, in Its turn
not only consumes portion of the butter
but also intuses through what remains 1
cheesy taste, which is very Objectionable to
most people. One days milk, or even one
pan Of such milk, will spoil or seriously in.
jure a whole churning, and it is better t
throw away such a specimen of cream thar
to use it in a dairy having a good rcputa
tion.
Year: 1876

English papers refer to the death of many
sheep Immediately after sheariug, which the
Veterinary Journal ascribes to the heat of
the sun producing sort of cutaneous as
phyxia from cessation of the functions of the
skin, by extreme engagement of the super
fetal blood-vessels.
Year: 1876

IRoN DURING MoULTrNG.-A good article
to use in the water given your mOulting fowls
to drink is the tiucture Of iron. 1t is very
handy and cheap, and should be accessible
constantly during the critical time when old
fowls are changing their Plumage. 1t is
strengthening, palatable, and works like a
charm in its way as a stomach tonic, A ta-
blespoonful OF the tincture to quart of wa
ter IS sufficient To be had at any drug
store.-Poatry Nation.
Year: 1876

The California papers report the wide
spread prevalence Of potato blight or rot in
the State. In some localities there will not
be hall crop in consequence Of this disease
The Colorado Potato beetle destructive
as it has been in the East this season, is
preferable to the old-time potato.rot.
Year: 1876

The transactions wero unusually large and II the
temper Of the street be inferred from the prognos-
tcations OF those who claim to be well informed the
ensuing business will indicate that the present bull
movement has not yet eliminated noticeable fea-
ture OF the week the advancing tendency OF some
OF tho lower priced securities which have heretofore
been neglected Wabash, c., C. and c., Atlantic and
Pacific preferred and Missouri Pacific each has illus
trated less of increased confidence the part
of their friends The hrmness in the last two stocks
also the result Of much larger earnings than usual
and OF the prospect Of favorable adjustment OF pending
difficulties Investment securities have been very strong
and divide the honors in this respect with government
bonds The following are the
Year: 1876

To THE EDITOR HERALD


The city Of New York acquired possession Of certain
lots up town to build aqueduct thereon 10 convey
Croon water to the reservoir in Eightysixth street
The aqueduct is destroyed, not being required To
whom do the lots belong9 When city corporation
acquires possession of any property for specified pur
pose and to use It for said purpose It sell S
Can give good titleS The members OF the Old Brick
church bought the property in Beekman and Nassau
streets occupied by the Times building, and took


deed from the city, specifying that the ground
TO be occupied by church for Prcsbyterians Some
years ago, when DR.. Springs congregation wished to
SELL would take their deed and the city asked
cases similar. LAWYER.
Year: 1876

The spectacle Of the Legislature at Trenton being
missed last week early in the session for Of
work is without precedent in the annals OF New
Jersey. Special legislation being prohibited by the
new constitutional amendments there is little or moth.
ing 10 DO done till the Joint Committee reports gen.
eral scheme for the governments Of cities and towns
and general law for the uniform taxation OF property
A bill TO abolish all legislative commissions in munich
pal administration is now pending An effort will be
made this week to appoint State officers and certain
local officers In joint meeting
Year: 1876

Peter Hertel, lager beer saloon keeper at No 1,6l3
Second avenue, missed his wife from her accustomed
place at early hour on Sunday morning. Recoect-
ing that she had frequently threatened TO destroy her
life he hastily called policeman, and both searched
for her In room, on the first floor, they found
Mrs Hertel suspended by the neck with handkerchief
from tho crosspocc OF Of the fannghta When cut
down she quite dead Deceased was nityhve years
old and native Of Germany Coroner Croker proceeded
10 the house IN the afternoon and held an inquest on
the body the jury Gnding verdict OF suicide by hang
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