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Year: 1876

The Policy of strict Econemy and Ne.
trenchment 70 be Maintained.
The budget Of the city for the current
year IL being discussed at the City Hall


and from present appearances the indi.


cations are that 1t will prove far more


favorable than circumstances would


seem to allow. II there is q deficit Il


will be comparatively small. When the


estimates Of the administration were


made, It was believed that the expenses


Of the police and schools would be re-


duced to figures proportionate to the
ability OF the city to pay; but as 1t is


the laws which govern these two


branches Of our city government
still leave them in the hands OF mer-
cenary men, and beyond the control OF
the city. which has, nevertheless, to
levy the taxes only to turn over the
funds virtually to the police and school
boards. The city has also been thwarted
in its projects Of retrenchment by the
persistency of the Radical party to keep
1--we police courts when two would be
amply sufficient to meet the require
ments OF the city, thereby continuing q
useless expenditure Of thousands OF
dollars yearly.


There have been apprehensions In
some quarters that the Council might
be compelled to increase the city tax
alton from one and half to two per
cent, but after inquiring into the matter.
the rumors appear to be without foun-
dation, and there is an unmistakable
on the part Of the admin
to meet the exigencies OF the
situation by still stricter economy and
further retrenchment.


Even now 1t is proposed to scale the
Of the employees In the City
Hall twenty-five per cent. The propo-
sition, although entailing hardship, Is
we'll received by the en-
ployees, who understand that 1t is far
better to receive their reduced wages In
cash than the full amount In scrip.


The wharf lease matter is still under
and it is hoped will soon
be amicably settled between Mr.. Eller-
man and the city. In the event that the
city shall cancel the lease it is pro-
posed that the wharf bondholders
or a combination OF these, shall as
sumo the position OF Mr.. Ellerman. An
of the lease for. say, two
years, would also form part OF the con-
tract, and in compensation the new
essees would bind themselves to re-
luce the wharf dues in accordance with
} new tariff to be provided for.


When this is accomplished the diff
,ulties which now exist will be mate
rally lessened. and it is not improba-
Die that the budget will make better
showing than might otherwise be ex-
,ected.
Year: 1876

Any alteration by erasure or interlineation Of 8
material part ofths foregoing bond will cause it
be rejected, unless it appears by a note or memo
randum attested by the witnesses, that the alter
alton was made before the bond was signed and
sealed.


" hen partners are parties to the bond the
partnership name should not be used, but each
partner should sign his individual name.
Year: 1876

{ CoNyoI SENSE VESTILATIoN.-The
best practical statement we have met
with about ventilation was contained
/ in the remark Of a mining engine ::
: Air is like rope-you can pull it bet
Ter than YOU can push it, All me-
chanical appliances for pushing air in
to a room or house are disappointing.
What we need to do is to pull out the
vitiated air already in the room the
fresh supply will take care of itself if
means for ils admission are provided &.
II has been usual to withdraw the air
through openings near the ceiling
that is, 10 carry off the warmer and
therefore lighter portions, leaving the
colder strata at the bottom of the
room, with their gradual accumulation
of cooled carbon acid undisfurbed.
Much better plan would be 10 draw
this lower air out from point near
the floor, allowing the upper and
warmer portions to descend and take
its place. An open IRE, with large
chimney throat, is the best ventiiator
for any room; the one,haif or two


thirds of the heat carried up the
chimney is the price paid for immuni-
ty from disease; and large though
this seems, from its daily draft on the
wood pile or coal, bin. it is trifing
when compared with doctors ills,and
with the loss of strength and efficien


cy that invariably result from livin g
in unyentiIated apartments.
Year: 1876

DRIvING HOEsES-There are many
ways of driving horses, and we think,
as We see the vast army of drivers on
the street every day, that 1t is a Won
der there are not more balky horses
than there are. The true way to
drive is to let the horse drive himself,
the driver doing little but directing
him and giving him that confidence
which a horse alone gets IN himself
when he feels that a guide and friend
is back Of him. The most vicious
and inexcusable style of driving Is
that which SO many drivers adopt, to-
wit: wrapping the lines around their
hands, and pulling the horse back
ward with all their nigh. and main,
SO that the horse, in point Of fact,
feels he weight back OF him with bis
mouth, and not with his breast and
shoulders. This they do under the
impression that such a dead pull Is
needed in order TO steady the horse.
The fact is, with rare exceptions,
there should never be any pull upon
the horse at all. 4 steady pressure
is allowable, probably advisable, but
anything bsyond this mas no justitica-
tion in nature or reason. For nature
suggests the utmost freedom of the
action of tie head, body and limbs, in
order that the animal may attain the
highest possible rate of speed. In
speeding horse the lines need Sc! =
dom be grasped in both hands when
the road is straight anf free from OBJ


st.uetions.-Pr0irtG Farmer.
Year: 1876

The DRUSKARD.-Do not laugh at
the drunken man reehng along the
street. However ludicrous the sight
may be, just pause and think. He is
going nome TO some tender heart that
will throbe with intense agony; some
doting mother, perhaps, who will
grieye over the downfall of her once
sinless boy; or it may be a fond wife
whose heart will almost burst with
grief as she views the destruction of
her idol; or 1t may be q loving sister
who VIII shed bitter tears over the
degradation Of her brother, shorn of
his manliuess and selt>respect. Rath-
er drop tear in silent sympathy with
those hearts SO keenly sensitive and
tender, vet SO proud and loyal that
they cannot accept sympathy tender
ed them either in word, look OF act, g.,
although ii might fall upon their
crushed aud woundad hearts as re-
freshingly as the summer dew upon
the whitening plant.
Year: 1876

CATTLE KINGs.-' A Small Farmer


in one of the agricultural journals
complains that all the dealers IN fine
stock are cattle kings who are im-
menseIy rich and farm thousands of
acres. He says that, because they
are rich, therefore they breed superi-
or stock. We hazard the opinion that
the reverse of this is more frequently
the case and that these so called cat
tie kings are rich because that they
have taken to dealing in a better class
of stock than their neighbors. There
are many reasons why every farmer
should endeavor to improve his stock.
The largest and best blooded ani mails
will not only fatten more easily but
they will be worth more per pound in
the market. There is always good
demand for a superior animal for
breeding purposes. Few farmers can
see their neighbors dealing in Berk.
ShireS and sleek Shortborns without
wanting some themselves. And they
will be willing to pay for them Then
no one can deal in improved breeds
without being benefited incidentally
in innumerable ways. He will read
more and better papers and books
learn to take better care of his stock
and farm think more, labor less and
make more money. In fact he will
get rich because he has dealt in fine
stock.-IOlcG Fine Stock Gazette.
Year: 1876

HouSEuoLD.-We sometimes imag-
inc that farmers and stock men, on
account OF their business, neglect the
conrenienceS Of their wives. Men re.
model the barn, the fence, and get all
the improved farm implements that is
necessary Ia conduct their business.
Are they as anxious tha: their wives
should be equally accomm odated in
their sphere? Is the cook stove a
good one, plenty of pans. the pump
all right, the way to cellar easy, and
the miik-roOm as it should be ? Ought
not the house to be painted or paper
ell Man and wife are one and all
things should be equal, that the bright
side Of life may not be turned away.
Year: 1876

To CLEAN GARMENTS.-Wet sponge
in warm water, and squeeze it out
till dry ; then sponge one place after
another until all the garment has been
cieanSed. All the dust and soil will
be absorbed by the sponge. But if
the garment is very much soiled, wash
the sponge in clean water several
times, squeezing it as dry as possible
by wrapping it in piece Of black
alpaca. This method Of cleansing is
more etiectual than a hand brush, and
many spots viii disappear By The use
OF pure water.
Year: 1876

REPORT says Speaker Kerr's health
is so bad that he will not be able to
perform the ardurous duties of his posi-
ton, and that the Speaker pro temf
will be on duty most of the time O
the session of Congress.
Year: 1876

PRAISE AND CENsURE.-PraiSe no
man too liberaliy before his face, nor
censure him too lavishly behind his
back; the one savors of flattery, the
other of malice, and are both repre>
hensible; the true way TO advance an
others virtue is to follow it; and the
best way to cry down another's vice
is to decline it.
Year: 1876

government. holding a high position
in the Department of Justice at Wash
ington City. And among the delegates
will be found the names of officehold-
ers innumera BILE. collectors of the GUS
toms, the one from this city among
them, revenue officers, district attor-
neys, all, all engaged III giving to party
the services due to the governm ent
and for which the government pays
them.


Such things were unheard of before
the advent of the Radical party, and
no hope of change may be expected
until we have q change in the admins
tration. Then, and not till then, may
we look for return to the 'good old
days" That time is surely coming
and who can doubt from the character
of our candidate and his known ante
cedents, that when he takes his seat as
President he will address himself to
the reforming of TINS particular evil
in manner too plain to be misunder~
stood. Tt surely needs the pruning
knife of reform. for it is plant OF
most poisonous growth. sapping the
very foundations of civil liberty.
Year: 1876

A st. Louis dispatch, referring to
certain comments that have been made
on the refusal of the Attorney General
to give out for publication the letter
written by District Attorney Dyer in
behalf of Avery. says:


Colonel Dyer said, in conversation
few days ago, that he had written a
letter for Avery, but that he had put
something into it that would make
Grant hopping mad. He was asked
what this was, and he replied that it
was sentence at the close of the letter
to the effect that, although Avery was
undoubtedly guilty as charged in the
Indictment, he Oyer)was convinced that
he had, through the whole of his crimi
nal course at Washington, been used as
the instrument of others who were
much higher in authority than he. I
meant Babcock,' said he, 'and I in
tended to hint at others in the same
house with him, and I didn't say a
word amiss. either.'''
Year: 1876

The New York Sun thinks there is a
good deal of method in President
Grants madness and declares that his
manifestations of sulk1ness and sour
ness since the Cincinnati Convention
have had a fixed purpose, which was
to show the Radical party thatit could
not hope to elect Hayes with Grant
and his army of ofce-holders in oppo-
sition. The price of his active support
it is now said has been agreed upon.
The bargain has been struck and is
ready to be carried out-provided al
ways the people consent.


Grant is no fool and knows full we'll
how to take care of himself now as
he did when he bargained for two
terms of the Presidency in 1868.


The San says:


By standing back and even threaten
ing occasionally, he has brought the
party leaders who are conducting the
Hayes campaign to his feet. A per-
feet understanding is soon to be ef-
fected between the high contracting
parties, by which Grant is to throw
the whole force of the Administration
into the canvass, repeat the old game
in the South. and follow Morton's lead
in an aggressive sectional policy, in
famed by outrages manufactured to
order or by bloodshed incite ! by fiend>
ish malignity. The programme is al
ready marked out, and was fore
shadowed by Morton in the recent de-
bate with Merrimon.


The consideration to be given to
Grant for this service depends neces-
sarily upon success. which will of
course intensity his zeal and animate
all his efforts. It is proposed, if
Hayes should be elected, and the
House of Representatives be carried
by the Republicans, to divide the
Union into t~ o military districts, with
the rank and pay of General now held
by Sherman, giving one to Grant and
the other to Sherman on an equal foot.
ing. This plan, thou yh less IN some
respects than what Grant would wish
to dictate, if he could have his own
way, is still satisfactory, end is tempt
ing in view of his certain retirement
ON the 4th of March from all connec-
tion with public affairs. It offers him |
q dim hope of high command, and ins |
Hence the bargain will be consum-
ward to the most violent political cam
oaign that has ever been witnessed.
Year: 1876

Organization is what our party


needs. We have the numbers but we


lack as yet that tho-oughness of dis
cipline and perfection of organization
that can make us count with certainty


upon bringing out our full strength on
election day. Let us go to work and
at once. In addition to a full commit


tee of active, intelligent, energetic
men in every township, there ought to


be rousing Tilden and Vance Club.
It will not do to depend upon the
towns and villages to work up the can
vass. The people in the country must
also bestir themselves. The Town
ship Executive Committee and the
Township Club must work to-
gether and in harmony. Let US
make up our minds from the
start, brethren, to poll such a vote
for our candidates as will astonish
the country. We can elect cur ticket
by grand majority if we will only
work regularly and systematically
from now until election day. System,
syste M, is what we lack. Every man
must have particular duty to per-
form, and he must perform it. Let
us see to it then, that every township
has live executive committee, and
live Tilden and Vance club. And let
it be done at once. The plan of the
of The club to be found
in another column is we'll suited to the
purpose. It is simple and easily un~
derstood. There is no reason for delay
and thousands for prompt action.
Year: 1876

The election of President Perry of
Hobart College as Bishop of the do
cese of Iowa, has been confirmed by a
majority of the standing committees of
the Protestant Episcopal dioceses.
The new bishop will probably be or
dained at the church in Geneva. New
York, of which lie is the pastor.
Year: 1876

No man who is afraid TO trust Con-
vention with p over to alter the Con
stitution ought to fail to vote for the
Amendments. If the Amendments
shall be ratified in November the days
of Constitutional Conventions will be
at al end in this State.
Year: 1876

The Detroit Free Press Democrat
ic) represents Secretary Chandler as
saying to two Republicans in that
city recently: eff you fellows expect
to win, you've got to put in some
heavy work. This campaign is going
to be no dress parade. can tell you
that"
Year: 1876

A correspondent Of the Bangor CONNER
clal at Mattawaumkeag, July 18th. writes
July 17th, when coming over Sunken
bridge, about three miles from this place
this afternoon, the driver Of the Pstten
stage, MIR. Charles A. Peavy, heard man
crying for help. Having 20 one with him
but sick man. he could not leave his
team. Arriving here he started back to
see II any one was in trouble Going back
INTO the woods some twenty rods he found
an indian caught in q bear trap. AS quick
~ as possible he released him, and learned
that he had been there since last Friday
1t seems that about 6 80 that evening he
called at the Mattawaumkeag hotel and
was given some food, he then started on
his way and went into the woods at Sunk
en- bridge, and while looking for spot to
camp stepped into the trap. lie had a file
and axe with him, and during the time he
was in the trap cut of two of the teeth
which entered his foot. Had he spent his
strength in filing on the spring in u few
hours he could have released himself He
says that he did not taste the food which
he had with him. To obtain water he dug
two holes, each about tWo feet deep. His
foot does not seem to be injured very bad
ly The trap did not shut tight enough to
stop the blood from circulating He is not,
considering the time .!e was confined, as
much exhausted rs would be expected
The suffering that he underwent must
have been terrible. lie looks to be about
sixty years old.
Year: 1876

A bold burglar who undertook to ply his
trade in a Philadelphia farm house, met u
reception that will serve as warning to
his profession in that vicinity hereafter
Simon Feldt, q rich German farmer, was
awakened about midnight by peculiar
noise near his bedroom door Suspecting
burglars, he jumped out of bed, upsetting
u chair and making considerable noise


instantly the sound of rapidly retreating
footsteps was heard on the stairs. Feldt
seized Il shotgun that stood in the corner
of his room and ran to his bedroom Win
dow, which was open. Just then the form
of a man appeared. running across the gar
den. Eeldt fired at him, but the retreatng
burglar kept on his way, scaled the fence
and disappeared. The room down stairs
had been thoroughly ransacked and a num-
Der OF articles were missing, among them
II silver watch belonging to the farmer


An examination of the garden next day
revealed the fact that Feldt's shot had taken
effect, for the cabbages through which the
burglar had run were spotted with blood
along his track The trail could not be fol-
lowed after he climbed the fence, and no
clew to his whereabouts were found until
Sunday, when the farmers daughter went
to the cistern to draw some water. She


let her bucket down, and it came in contact
with something which prevented its sink
ing Miss Feldt peered down into the cis


tern and started back in horror at the sight
that met her gaze. Plainly revealed by
the light that streamed down through the
Year: 1876

The Eberhsrd and Aurora Com
paay have forty bars of bullion
locked up in their vault. awaiting
the arrival Of an assayer from Salt
Lake City to test its iineness before
1T can be shipped. The company
started their mill on the 9th of the
present month, and by the ist of
June, making twenty five running
days. they will have made over $780,
900 worth of bullion.
Year: 1876

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
Mas resumed the practice Of his profession
st the DOUGLASS BUILDING tsecond floor,
SOUTH STREET, three doors south of tho
Bank Of California; entrance on O and d
Streets
Year: 1876

FoR SALE CHEAP.-Mr. Gowen is
tired of the Canary bird business
and will sell out AT COST. This is
rare chance for any one 10 get good
singer. The birds are all in hand
some cages, and are the genuine
stock.
Year: 1876

The Washington Artillery Battalion
will leave this afternoon by the 0 clock
train for Mississippi City. where the
Mobile Volunteer Military will meet
them. and tho gay party will indulge In
festivities which have been prepared
for them. The Battalion will return to
the city on Monday morning.
Year: 1876

NOTICE.


THE BALANCE OF GOODS ON HAND
i belonging to the late firm of Pretztelder q
Bendheim, will be sold at and below cost at the
old stand, No. IA King street, till the 18th in
slant and all debts due to the late firm are to
be paid to me. u. BENDdE1M.
Year: 1876

MARK TWAIN has become confirm
ed mercenary. He addressed the
New York Press club the other night,
and made the weakest speech Of his
life. 1t was positively dreary but he
concluded it so neatly that the club
melted and forgave him. Said he:
Fun is marketable, and it would not
do to go spilling it around where it
can do no good
Year: 1876

A pious father entered saloon
with horsewhip one night last week,
and found his son playing euchre. He
tanned the young mans jacket and
sent him home, and then sat down
and finished the game himself.
Year: 1876

These are not flush times, and patch
ed trousers, and turned garments, are
the really consistent and natural re-
suit. Economical, homemade dresses
are now the rule rather than the excep-
ton, and serve to show not only the
great popular drift, but also the very
important part which Domestic Pa
per Fashions sustain in the economy
of the household.
Year: 1876

BEEF FOR DIPHTHER1A.-A young
lady was recently attacked with
diphtheria in virulent form. Slices
of fresh pork were bound on her neck
without any good results. Her faith
er heard that city doctors were using
beef extensively for the same purpose,
tried it and in six hours the beef tur-


ned green, relieving the sufferer - e
Year: 1876

A man who shows no defect is a


fool or a hypocrite whom we should


mistrust. There are defects so bound


to fine qualities that they announce
themselves-defects which it is well
to correct.
Year: 1876

They find it hard work to keep the
wolf from the door in Minnesota this
winter. One walked up to railroad
depot the other day, and quietly pro-
ceeded to make his dinner eff pile of
hides lying on the platform.
Year: 1876

To regain or recover health, persons
should be relieved from all anxiety
concerning diseases. The mind has
power over the body. For a person
to think he has a disease will often
produce that disease. This we see eff
fected when the mind is intensely
concentrated upon the disease of an
other. 1t is found in the hospitals
that surgeons and physicians who
make a speciality of certain diseases
are liable to die of them and the
mental power is so great that some
times people die of diseases which
they only have in imagination. We
have seen a person seasick in antici-
patton of a voyage before reaching the
vessel. We have known a person to
die of cancer in the stomach when he
had no cancer or any other mortal dis
ease. A blindfolded man, slightly
pricked in the arm, has tainted and
died from believing he was bleeding
to death. Therefore, we'll persons,
to remain we'll, should be cheerful and
happy; and sick persons should have
their attention drawn as much as pos
sible from themselves. 1t is by their
faith that men are saved, and it is by
their faith that men die. If he wills
not to die, he can often live in spite
of disease and if he has little or no
attachment to life, he will slip away
as easily as a child will fall asleep.
Men live by their souls, and not by
their bodies. Their bodies have no
life Of themselves; they are only re-
sources of life-tenements of their
souls. The will has much to do in
continuing the physical occupancy or
giving it up.
Year: 1876

An apparatus has just been invented
by which all the gas lamps in cities
can be lighted or extinguished stimuli
taneonsly, simply by the pressure of
the gas from the supply tanks. The
instrument has been thoroughly test
ed and is pronounced by experts to be
O perfect success.