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Year: 1876

rOdu business was ABOUT as great as n
goats would be in arranging a parlor.
The welfare of our railroads should be
the care and interest of every citizen
of our country for the interests of the
producer. Merchants and Shippers are
identical and cannot be separated, and
any legislation by the Representatives
of one infringing upon the rights of
the other is unjust. TO establish by
law rate of freights and fares which
would at all meet the appreciation of


BUSINESS MEN OR CAPITALISTS


Who are able to operate railroads
would require the knowledge and eX-
perience of cur most thorough railroad
men, together with the cost of build
ing and expense of operating every
mile of road affected by the law, else
injustice is done to one or the other.
Few of our politicians have any correct
idea of the cost and expense OF building
and operating line of railroad, hence
the entire failure throughout the East
ern States (as it will be here) to estab-
lish by law table of freights and fares
at all satisfactory, but brought upon
each State series of troubles long
to be remembered and forever dreaded.
Thousands of men were discharged
from labor, property deprecated in
value, courts We're filled with legisla-
tions in petty cases. Distress, distrust
and dissatisfaction took the place of
prosperity and commercial harmony.
Well did the Hon. John @. Tufts, in q
speech at Des Moines, Iowa, in the
Winter of ~ and rs remark:


WE HAVE TURNED THE PIGS


in the parlor this winter, and they are
roofing up all our commercial inter-
ests; and strange to say that men who
were leaders in bringing about this
state of things were generally men
least interested in the welfare of the
country and had the laast to do with
railroads, unless it was to swindle
them in some way. One of the hardest
opponents the railroad has in the State
of Iowa swindled the Chicago and
Northwestern Railroad Company out
of twelve thousand dollars by swear
ing so false that the jnry hung on his
conviction for perjury; throughout the
whole war four out of five of the bit
terest opponents the railroads had
were culpfitS before the bar or justice
or those who knew but little of


RAILROAD SCIENCE.


We have hoped such state of things
might never reach this fair State
where railroads are so much needed
to carry on the already rapid improve
ment of q country blessed with eli
mate nowhere else TO be found. Every
mans hand, Should be against the man
who would throw straw in the way
of building and operating railroads, as
it is we'll known without them our
country is barren and worthless, but
with more and competing lines of road
an increase Of business as the sure re-
suit Of improvement our freights and
fares will he lowered accordingly, and
the end harmoniously reached without
infringement on the rights of persons
or property. We hope as the Archer
bill las received sitting in the hands
of the committee it will be returned
to the Senate stamped with injustice
and there consigned to the waste paper
box, as Southern California at least is
in 10 condition to engage in such a
stultifying warfare upon our best
friends. Respectfully,


". w. ALLEN.


Los Angeles, March u, 1876.
Year: 1876

The Senate has passed PERSONS
signature and retraction bills. These
are two of the W eapons which the an
ti-educa tion and anti-newspaper Sem
ators are using against the press of
the State. The retraction bill makes
it misdemeanor on the part of pub
Usher or editor to refuse to publish
retraction of any statement made in
the columns of his paper when order
ed so to do by the judge of court.


Under this law the censorship of the


press is taken from the people and
placed in the hands OF the judges of
the courts. The people are the proper
censors Of the press. They have oxer-
cised that power since the day when
the publication of newspapers first be-
gan. The history of journalism is full
of instances where the judgement of
the people was the doom of the journ-


al. The paper that pursues policy
the people condemn soon realizes the
error of its way and assumes diff
ferent position or meets the fate of the
traitor to the hand from which it
receives encouragement and support.


Under PERSONS billa judge will have
it in his power to persecute and ulti-
mately crush the journal towards
which from political or other motives
he entertains sentiments of ill-will or
enmity. Ours is not government
under which will be tolerated a legal
censorship of the Press. The enact
ment of law such as proposed by
PIERsoN is usurping of the preroga-
tive of the masses and placing in the
hands of a few power that belongs
of right to public sentiment and pubs
lie opinion. The necessity for such a
law does not exist, for the reason that
no honorably conducted journal will
refuse to correct any error it has made
the moment the mistake is made ap.
parent. The signature bill requires
that all articles appearing in newspa-
perS shall have appended thereto the
true signature of the writer. There
are two classes of the community sup
porting this measure. One is COM
posed of Senators and Assemblymen
who affect a desire to hold personally
responsible the writers of articles con-
cerning themselves, and they labor
under the mistaken notion that their
acts of omission and commission will


under this law escape the adverse
criticism they now receive. These
are the Thugs who would strangle the
Press because they fear it. The other
class is composed of newspaper Bohe-
mians-persons who imagine that if
the people could only know that they
wrote this or that article, they would
at once be to fame and fortune known.
This is the objective point for which
Mr.. HENRY GEORGE wrote his person
al journalism pamphlet. There is al
ways some one about newspaper Of
flee who will assume the responsible
sty for anything that appears in the
paper and we have never yet heard of
an instance in which a party really
desiring to see that individual failed
to find him. The press and the peo-
pie expect Governor IRWIN to veto
both these bills and from our knowl-
edge of the man we venture the opin-
ion that they will not be disappointed.
Year: 1876

ready to give good security for it.
There is hundreds of thousands hid
away by timid people who are wait
ing for times to get better before they
will venture to bring it out. This is
one grand cause of the scarcity of mon
ey. Thus the people themselves are
to blame for the hard times and not
the banks. There is more money to-
day than ever before and confidence is
all that is wanting to bring it out
Let all the'good people discountenance
these kaowing prophets and croakers
and show an accommol ting spirit to-
wards each other, and STOW the banks
that confidence is fully restored, and
in one month we will have as great
prosperity as we ever had.


b. l.. PEEL.
Year: 1876

THE Marysville appeal says of
Henry GEORGE, the author of the
pamphlet on personal journalism, that
his head is too big for his body. Those
who have seen the body will not re-
gard this as much of compliment to
the head.
Year: 1876

THE DAILY and WEEKLY HER
AID has more than double the cir
cnlation of any other paper published
in Southern California. Business men
recognize it accordingly as the best
advertising medium South of San
Francisco.
Year: 1876

Also, one-story house containing four
rooms, situated on Center street; lot 50xl00
feet Water is supplied to this house by the
City Water Company. The location is close
to the business part of the city. Here Is
grand chance for q bargain.
Year: 1876

This is what may be called a sample of
practical affection. True love is not
content TO bask in the sunshine without
an umbrella handy in case of rain. The
following letter is a sample in question


My DEAR HUSBAND: | got here last
night all safe, and was met at the station
by uncle and aunt. They were so glad
/ had come, but were sorry that you
were not along. miss you so much.
We had hot rolls for breakfast this morn
ing and they were so delicious. | want
you to be 80 happy while am here.
Don't keep the meat up stairs. 1t will
surely spoil. DO you miss me now ?
OH if you were only here, il but for
one hour. Has Mrs. OR brought
back your shirts? hope the bosoms
will suit you. You will find the mi TX
tickets in the clock. / forgot to tell
you about them when came away.
What did yon do last EVENING" Were
you lonesome WITHOUT me? Don't for
get to scald the milk every morning.
And wish you would see il left the
potatoes in the pantry. If | did they
must be sour by this time. How are you
getting along? Write me all about it.
But must close now. Oceans Of love 10
you. Affectionately your wife, -


p. S. Don't set the teapot on the
Year: 1876

1t may not be generally known that
the nickel deposit near the Gap, Lancas-
ter county, Pa, is considered the largest
yet discovered in the world, and the
only deposit of the ore worked in Amer
lea. The mine is on the high dividing
line between Chester and Pequsa valleys
Besides nickel, copper, iron, and lime
stone are found in the same locolity.
Nickel was discovered here about the
year 1856, though copper, which is taken
from the same mine, was known in this
locality seventy years ago The ore has
gray color, is very heavy, and SO hard
that it is mined entirely by blasting.
After the ore has been broken into small
fragments it is put into kilns holding
eighty to ninety tons, and subjected to a
heat produced by the burning of small
quantity Of wood and continued by the
conversion of the expelled gas 1t is
then put into smelling furnace and un-
dergoes treatment similar to that of
iron ore.-Hutford Post.
Year: 1876

A GREAT many people have asked US
Of late, "How do you keep your horse look
ing so sleek and glossy?" We tell them IFS
the easiest thing in the world; give sheri'
dams Cavalry Condition Powders two or
three times a week.
Year: 1876

The rearing and feeding of animals,
are receiving N they should, from farm
ers and herdamen in all parts of the
country greater attention every year;
and especially Is this true Of dairymen
whose only hope of gain rests in their
success in obtaining paying yields from
their COWS. Corn stalks enter largely
into the fall feed Of dairy cows, and how
u feed them Ia the important question.
The common practice Il 10 feed them in
the bundle, a. but few farmers feel able
or willing to use a cutting machine.
This feeding bundle without any
preparation, l am fully satisfied, Is very
wasteful, a. not only are the butts left,
but frequently nearly the whole stalk.
! have learned by experience that little
brine sprinkled upon stalks once every
day, just before feeding. is Of material
advantage In many respects. The weak
brine will cause the COWS to consume
nearly all, even when fed whole; the
flow Of milk increases, the condition Of
the cows improves, and they show
greater contentment; especially Is the
last remark true ON cold, windy aud
rainy days. 6nsl II much better, as a
general rule, when it can be done, 10
feed salt ON the food, instead Of feeding
it alone. In mo- case should more than
one day he permitted I'd pass without.
Cows should have access to plenty OF
water; this brine food will cause them
to drink more, and thus increase the flow
Of milk. Let my brothers try this and
they will hereafter place greater value
upon corn stalks. Catholic Mirror.
Year: 1876

Elastic limbs; good digestion sound sleep; buoy
ant spirits foe appetite and a ripe old age,
some Of the results Of the Of DR.. TUTT Pills
They require no change OF diet nor interfere with
regular business
Year: 1876

two hours, and received q TRIBUNE reporter
and other newspaper representatives. He was very
courteous his treatment OF visitors but seemed annoyed
any allusion to his affairs and refused to say anything
about them He would not refer even remotely to his
wanderngs his and future plans TO the OBJ
server he did not bear his imprisonment In the narrow
cell with the composure with which be faced the crowd
the cout-room and he had every appearance OF one
suffering from mental anxiety.


From his position tool rather than as chef OF the
Ring IL is said that Woodward had not made the warm
friendships and attachments that Tweed and others had
in the CITY, He was not regarded so much dispenser OF
the spos as beneficiary OF others For this reason his
return awakened little interest in the minds Of his old
associates and the friendly greetings were few One
man came into the Distrct-Attoneys office in the
morning and left a letter addressed to Wood
ward, profering his kind Offices II the prls-
Oner needed anything for his comfort. This and two
or three shakes of the hand from acquaintance at the
Courthouse were all the attentions shown hin About
the courts and the various departments OF the city gov
ernmcnt there was considerable talk over Woodwards
arrival and different opinions expressed az 10 WHAT
II would lead BY some II thought that he Would
tell all ne knew OF the Ring transactions but ma


ority believed that he would reveal nothing. He was
comparatively young man, they argued, and could
stand a few years OF imprisonment and then enjoy life
on the money he had saved out of the Ring sieanss


No steps have been taken toward W0Odwards release
on bail and no amount will be fixed unless his counsel
make application.
Year: 1876

IN this mornings REPUBLICAN contains cards OF
frst-class establishments in all branches OF busi-
nessIin the District. Many persons daily feel
the need OF just such an arrangement to enable
them to easily find what they want. We have
aimed to make this as complete and easy Of
reference as possible and are sure that 1t will be
frequently consulted by all having any kind Of
business to transact We intend to keep 1t up In
Q reliable and convenient form, and improve 1t
from time to time. ANY persons not represented
IN II, that would like TO be, should send In their
cards at once, so: as to get an even start with
their neighbors In os desirable an advertising
medium, and one of such universal and constant
reference as our large circulation among the best
classes must make OF this.
Year: 1876

Carl Schurz writes a letter to the
New York Tribune in which he says:


81 shall support Governor Hayes
heartily and actively, and I have
never felt more clearly conscious OF
doing the right thing for the best
interests of the country"
Year: 1876

DEMocRATs:-1 wish to call your at
tention to one thing. The last time
L. 7. Neal was a candidate for re-
nomination for Congress there was a
great disturbance about his taking
thousand dollars increase pay under
the salary grab law, and numbers of
Democrats did not vote for him on
account of it. That amount spread
over district of fivecounties would
be felt but little by the taxpayers.


In 1871, Henry L. Dickey, having
been appointed by the Commission
ers of Highland County to contract
for the construction of the Lynch
burg, Dodsonville & McCarthy's
Turnpike Road, did advertise for
bidders. Henry Rhoades bid, and the
road was awarded to him by Henry L.
Dickey, with the approval of the
Commissioners. Diekey wrote a
contract differing from the one made
with Rhoades by the advertisement
and Rhoades' bid, and thereby tried
to change the contraction Rhoades.-
Rhoades refused to sign it, and fire.
quntly requested Dickey to let him
have the road upon the terms he had
bid it off on. Dickey would not do it,
but advertised it second time, and
it was bid off at from seven to eight
hundred dollars higher than Rhoades
bid. The Commissioners sued
Rhoades for the difference. Rhoades
defended. The District Court and
the Supreme Court both decided that
Rhoades had perfect right to reject
the contract Dickey tried to change
on him. The lawyes' fees and costs
paid out of the County Treasury by
the Commissioners, and the seven or
eight hundred dollars that it cost
more to build the road than if Dick
ey would have let Rhoades had it,
cost the taxpayers of Highland
County near two thousand dollars
all by Dickey trying to change the
contract on Rhoades.


Dickey now asks to be sent to Con-
gress. Will the Democrats endorse
him7 We ask the Democrats to
think of that when they come up to
nominate a candidate for Congress
on the 10Th. Nearly two thousand dol
lars is pretty big pill to swallow to
start with, after Diekey having
been employed for years as Engineer
and getting a large amount out OF
the County Treasury for services.


A DEMOCRAT.
Year: 1876

The following highly interesting
document was printed and circulat-
ed before the meeting of the late
Democratic Convention. Its author
we do not know, but it is generally
believed to be from the pen of a
prominent Democrat of this county,
who is familiar with the transaction
referred to in the Circular. Per-
haps Mr.. Dickey will find it neces-
sary to give the matter some asten-
ton before he is through with his
canvass.
Year: 1876

The basis of representation adopted is one dele
gate for every 100 votes cast for Gov. Hayes last
fall and an additional delegate for every fraction
of so or over The number of delegates to each
county will be as follows:
Year: 1876

lie took the locket with trembling hands
and hurrying from the room, shut himself
up for hours. What passed within those
locked doors no human eyes saw. When
he reappeared he was as calm as usual,
but the old coachman who alone had seen
his emotion, fanced that there were trac-
es on his countenance of mighty strug
gle gone through, and his suspicious grew
to ce1tainties when an undertaken was
sent for, handsome coffin ordered, and
this cast-away child, shipwrecked at the
door Of the rich man, was Inferred in the
family burial lot


The world wondered and praised the
act. No one had thought that Mr. Morri
son would ever for mere compassion, do
so humane deed Many regretted they
had misjudged him. Others, when they
next met him, pressed his hand more
warmly than had been their custom. Alas !!
Alas.


There are some men so naturally callous
OF heart, or SO self-righteous in convention
al morality, that "they will not believe,
though one rose from the dead"


He is still the rich and respectable Mr.
Morrison, scruouIously paying "tithe of
mint"


But there is a God in heaven, There
will De n Judgment Day
Year: 1876

-MANNERED SCOTCHMEN. a French
man whose limited travels had not taught
him that every large city (outside of
Franco has its rough class of inhabitants,
writes the following complaint to the Glas-
cow Herald "A person angry says to-day
that he was from the the theatre gallary
spit upon. Very fine. | also was spit
upon. Not on the dress but into the eye
strait it came with strong force while |
look up angry to the gallary Be:or l
come to your country worship the Scot
land of my books. my Waverly Novel,
you know, but know | dwell here since
six months. in all parts, the picture chang
es. Inow know of the bad smell, the oath
and curse of Gods name, the whisky
drink and the rudeness. You have much
money here, but you want what money
cannot buye-heart cutivatng that makes
respect for gentle things. o. to be spit
in the eye in one half million of peoples
town. Let me no longer be in this cold
country, where people push in the street.
blow the noze with naked finger, empty
the dish at the house door, chooze the
clergy from the lower classes and then 60
with them to death for an ecclesiastical
theory which none of them can understand
| 90 home three days time
Year: 1876

\ practical tree-planter says. II once
called at the store of merchant who had
a couple Of days previous obtained some
trees from the nursery. There stood the
trees with bare roots exposed to a dry
wind. When "sked why his trees We're
net i'll the ground he replied that it had
not been convenient to plant them, 50 he
had put them in nice cool place where
the fresh wind could have a chance at
them, and ended with the compacent in
quiry As to whether it was not the best
that he could have done with them He
hsd no idea how the wind was evaporat-
ing the moisture from the exposed roots,
and how soon they would become utterly
worthless. JUST in this same thoughtless
manner many a customer from the nurse
ry exposes his trees to a dry wind or the
sun, and then if they fail to grow he
blames the nurseryman for it. Let the
purchasers of trees remember that the
roots belong in the ground, and mast be
kept fresh until they are planted"
Year: 1876

PRESENCE OF MIND ON TIE STAGE.
When Charles Reade's dramatlzatIOn Of
Iennyson's Dora" was being enacted in
Prairie City, where the choice OF actors
was not great, MARY Morrison, i" on max
ing her exit to bring on her little Willie
OF four years, was shocked TO find a lub-
belly boy of at least fourteen who must
90 on. as no other was to be had The
Farmer Allan" Of the play was no doubt
equally shocked to see Mary coming upon
the stage with a boy nearly as big as her
self. What was worse the audience be-
can to litter But Farmer Allan was
equal to the emergency; and instead OF
asking, GLOW old are you, my little boy ?''
said, 'iIow old are YOU, my strapping
fellow?" probably hoping that the boy
would have the good sense 70 give an age
more suitable to his size. The boy how
ever, with painful fidelity to the book, and
in Il sepulchral voice that made the an
swer all the more preposterous, said,
-Four to five, grandpapa.' "Eorty-hve "
exclaimed the other cheetullv 'you look
it. my boy, you look it," There was a
laugh at the moment, but the play was
saved from shipwreck 1t is told of :; ta-
nous tragedian that at the close Of an act
in which he had been the prominent char
acter, Il gooSe'S head was thrown upon
the stage by some one who had a spite
against him The tragedian picked it up
handed it to one of the others to take
away, and said, with perfect nonchalance,
"Ihe gentleman who has thrown his head
upon the stage can get it back at the close
OF the performances
Year: 1876

The horses stomach has a capacity OF
only about sixteen quarts, while that Of
the OK has 2jO; in the intestines this pro-
portion is reversed, the horse having a
capacity of 100 quarts, against 100 of the
OK. The OK and most other animals have
a gall-bladder for the retention OF part
of the bile secreted in the intervals Of di
gestion; the horse has none and the bile
flows directly into the intestine as fast as
secreted This construction Of the diges
tive apparatus indicates that the horse was
formed to eat slowly and digest continu-
ally bulky and innutritious food. When
fed on hay it passes Very rapidly through
the stomach into the intestine The horse
can eat but about five pounds OF hay in an
hour, which is charged during mastication
with four times its weight Of saliva. Now.
the stomach. to digest well, will contain
but about ten quarts, and when the animal
eats one-third of his daily ration. OF seven
pounds in one and one-lalf hours, he has
swallowed. at least two stomachs full of
hay and saliva-one Of these having passed
into the intestine. Observation has shown
that the food is passed to the intestine by
the stomach in the order in which it is re-
ceiyed. II we feed a horse six quarts of
oats it Will Just about fill his stomath,
and if, Is soon rs he finishes this, we feed
him the above ration of seven pounds Of
hay, hc will eat sufficient in three quarters
of an hour to have forced the oats entirely
out OF his stomach into the intestine. AS
it is the Office Of the stomach to digest the
nitrogenous parts of the food. and as n
stomachful of oats contains four or five
times as much of these as the same amount
Of hay, it is certain that either the stomach
must secrete the gastric juice five times as
fast. which is hardly possible, or it must
retain this food five times as long. BY
feeding the oats first it can only be retained
long enough ior the proper digestion OF
hay, consequently it seems logical, when
feeding concentrated food like oats with
a bulky one like hay, TO feed the latter
first Country Gentleman.