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Year: 1872

It is reported that Mr.. Greeley win not
conduct the campaign in the Tribune, but
after the election, win write very little, and
take smaller part in politics than he has
ever done before. In few weeks, it is said,
he will go to his farm in Chappaqua and rest
quietly through the summer, with occasional
quiet journeyings to different cities His
friends say he will not write any letters or
make any speeches; that his record Is before
the country, and that his position needs no
explanation. Many persons-both free trad
ers and protactionists-dec Greeley's posi-
ton sound; that it is the duty of Congress to
represent their constituents, and of the Prasi-
dent to obey the wishes of the people, as ex-
pressed by Congress. His statement that he
would not veto a bin for free trade passed by
both branches of Congress seems to meet
with general approval. He has often said
since the nomination: 1.-THE election will de-
pend on many things. No one can tell
whether Grant or some one else win be the
next President. nave no opinion on the
subject" When asked If he would not try
to beat Grant he answered: ''Others viii
have do the trying; my business now is to
keep still. To question how he felt about
1t, he replied: II always have said that ]
should not decline If nominated on the right
platform by the right kind of convention. I
know what Is coming, but i have tough hide
and can stand all the abuse that can be heaped
upon me. mean TO do my duty. ."-Speciat
Dispatch to the E1ensag Post.
Year: 1872

WIFE, LADY, MISTRESS marries for
love, takes wife; who marries for fortune,
takes mistress; who marries for position,
takes lady. You are loved by your wife,
regarded by your mistress, tolerated by your
lady. You have your wife for yourself, a
mistress for your house and friends, lady
for the world and society. Your wife will
agree with you, your mistress will rule you,
your lady viii manage you. Your wife will
take care of your household, your mistress
of your house. your lady of appearances. If
you are sick your wife viii nurse you, your
mistress will visit you, your lady will inquire
after you. You take walk with your wife,
a ride with your mistress, and go to party
with your lady. Your wife will share your
grief, your mistress your money, your lady
your debts. If you are dead your wife will
weep, your mistress lament, and your lady
wear mourning. Which win you have?
Year: 1872

1t is generally conceded that this
month (August), will bring us one Of
the best corn crops ever known. Re
ports from the West and Southwest
are in the highest degree encouraging,
while the eastern portions of the
Middle States, and especially the dis
tricts centering in Philadelphia, have
experienced the best possible condi-
tions of success. The long-continued
heat, so annoying to animal nature,
lust suits the nature of corn, espe-
ciallv when accompanied by the regu-
lar showers we have had Of late.


Generally the corn crop of the East
is not a matter of supreme concern,
as it is usually raised 50 cheaply in
the West that it is not regared as one
of the most profitable articles to grow.
But this year additional interest
attaches to it from the failure Of the
hay crop. The absence of rain and
snow during the winter left the earth
without its usual spring moisture
and this, followed 10y q dry spring,
injured tle growth Of the grass mate
rally. In most Of the barns within
fifty miles of Philadelphia, and from
which she draws most Of her supplies,
there is generally, at hay time,
enough on hand to last nearly year
ahead. But this season the new hay
was taken to nearly empty barns.
This is probably the condition Of
things in most Of our Eastern States,
Hay WILL therefore, be likely to hold
its present high price until the crop
of lS73 is secured, and corn fodder
rroportiona'clv increases in value,


There has, indeed, been steady
appreciation in corn fodder for some
wears. Many years ago it had scarce
ly any value, but for a long time past
it has formed the bulk Of food for dry
cows. Ii has been found that when
we'll cWel it is equal to hay for
horses, and on those farms where
there is more grown than the COWS
can use it is coming into use as a
popular horse feed. 1t is well under
stood now by intelligent farmers that
there is very little gain i'll the weight
e?t CORN after the first cool nights 60 ae,
hence, the stalks can be cut when
1olerablv green, thus furnishing excel
lent folder and IA full crop Of corn at
the stme time. Instead OF ils being
lett out in shocks on the field where
the best portions are washed out 10y
the rains, it is now better cared for,
and when not actually kept III the
best condition in dry seasons, as hay
is, at least receives the protection OF
stacking up i'll rain-proot manner
aS nosSlhle.


This increasing care IN corn fodder
will receive new impetus this season
from the scarcity Of hay, and the very
favorable corn season Will also tell IN
lis tav II.


The welfare Of the human race is so
intimately bound up with that Of our
domestic animals that even the man
who owns no horse or COW can rejoice
at the prospect of a beautiful corn
crop.-Lrprcss.
Year: 1872

We desire to call attention of the
people Of our county to the fact
that through the iberality Of the
Legislature quite number of free
scholarships have been established
for the benefit of students from this
and other Counties in some Of the
best Educational Instistutions in the
State.


Washington county is entitled to
free scholarships in st. Johns College,
Annapolis, Baltimore Female College,
State Normal School and Maryland
Agricultural College, as of follows: !:


st. Johns College-four.


State Normal School-six.


Md. Ayr. College--four.


These scholarships entitle the hold
er to tuition and use of books free of
charge, Appointments will be made
on application to the Board Of County
School Commissioners. In addition
to the above, the Legislature Of 1872
made provision for two students from
each county in the following Section
Of Chapter 393, I'm the Collegiate
course of this College there shall be
furnished "board, fuel, lights and
washing of two students educated free
Of charge for tuition from each Sena-
toral district of this State and ap-
pointed by the Commissioners Of the
Primary Schools by and with the ad-
vice and consent of the Senators in
their respective Senatorial Districts
after competitive examination of
the candidates: TroW3t0. That the
said appointments shall not be held
by the same student for more than
four years and that each student
receiving the appointment shall give
his bond to the State of Maryland for
such amount with such security as
may be approved by the Principal
of said College that he will teach
school within this State for not less
than two years after leaving College,
and should any student neglect or
refuse to teach the length of time
required by this Section his bond
shall b. liable Candidates for
these two Scholarships will be exam
inel by me in pursuance Of instruc-
tons from the President Of the Col
lcge early in September, as will be
seen by reference to the advertising
columns.


We hope the people Of our country
will embrace this opportunity to place
their children in the best schools Of
our own State at such moderate cost.
Let applications be sent in early.


i. A. WITMER.
Year: 1872

TIE following is the way they call
out the figures Of a "reel'' in Georgia:
"Dance to the gal with the yellow
shawl now down the outside and up
the middle turn to your partner,
Isaac Smash, and now to that entire
stranger; sachcs to the right and left;
ra de tan, da du de; now to Peter
Schwtchall's daughter; turn to your
partner, every one: set to the girl
wi,h the ilarins frill; balance one
and swing around to the one with the
hole in the heel Of her stocking -
Year: 1872

Open the door for the children,


Tcnderly gather them in;
In from the highway and hedges,
In from the places of sin,
Some arc so young and so helpless,
Some are SO hungry and cold;
Open the door for the children,


Gather them into the fold.
Open the door for the children;


See they are coming in throngs;
Bid them sit down to the banquet,


Peach them your beautiful songs!
Pray you the father to bless them,


Pray you that grace may be given
Open the door for the children,


"Of such is the kingd> III of heaven
Open the door for the children.


Take the dear lambs by the hand;
Point them to truth and to goodness,
Sent them to Canaan's land.
Some are so young and so helpless,
Some are 50 hungry and cold;
Open the door for the children.


Gather them into the fold.
Year: 1872

Coon ADyIcE.-Speak well of your
neighbors, or do not speak Of them at
all. A cross neighbor may be made
a kind one by kind treatment. The
true way to be happy is to make
others happy. 10 be good is luxu-
ry. If you are not wiser and better
at the end of the day, that day is lost.
Practice kindness. even if it be but to
spell word. Do not seem to be
what YOU are not. Learn to control
your temper and your words. Say
nothing behind ones back that you
would not say to ones face.
Year: 1872




That there are Republican chiefs
ready to break with the Administration
is sufficiently apparent, but they mean
to adhere to the Republican party as
long as there shall be any hope of such
adherence proving profitable It is
possible that some of them may "bolt :"
after the nomination of President Grant
for they hate him as bitterly as ever
he was hated by those Southern rebels
whom they would join. But their ac-
tion would not have any effect on the IA
suit of the Presidential election, for
they would not carry any Republican
voters with them. There is not State
that is likely to vote for President
Grants reelection that would be lost
because of the desertion to Democracy
of any present Republican of eminence.
Would Massachusetts, desert to Demo-
cracy under any circumstances? Ger
tainly not Would Illinois follow Mr..
Trumbull over into the enemy's camp
because that ''Little Bilious gentle
man wanted something from President
Grant and did't get it? Certainly not.
Mr. Fenton might take New York back
to the Democrats, restoring it to Tam
many Tweed and his friends; but then,
no Republican ever has counted upon
the vote of New York being obtained
for the reelection of President Grant.
No-if the illustrious egotists, whose
names are constantly brought forward
as types of disaffection, are to become
deserters, they will desert alone; and
in that case they will get very grim
welcome from the Democracy, who
have leaders enough of their own
leaders who want none to divide places
with them, but who desire an accession
of votrrs. The great body of the Re
publican party are bent, not upon the
exaltation of any man, but upon the
keeping down of the Democracy, whose
restoration to power would be a source
of danger to the country; and as the
reelection of President Grant would
best effect their purpose they go for
his nomination in June-and they will
re-elect him in November.
Year: 1872

The Worcester Spy speak, of certain
electric phenomena as peculiar to a
house on Pleasant street. By walking
around the room, and rubbing the feet
on the carpet, a person becomes highly
charged with electricity, so that, on
touching register or conductor of any
sort, spark is seen. It is also posi-
BILE to light the gas by spark gener-
ated in this way. These interesting
phenomena can be witnessed in almost
any house where there is wooden car
pet with paper under it. Not every
body has the capacity to hold and give
off electricity acquired in this way, but
it IS common, especially among young
ladies. To get electricity enough to
light the gas is indeed difficult, and
probably possible in most instances,
only IN dry, cold weather, but it is very
easy, after draying the feet across the
floor two or three times, to get dis
tlnctIy audible snap on touching the
chandelier. Another form of the ex-
pertinent is to insulate stool by plac-
ing its legs in tumblers. A person
standing on it can be charged with
electricity by rubbing OF beating him
with a muff.
Year: 1872

Remnants Journal gives a formula
for the preparation of what is claimed
to be the most beautiful of all known
white colors To prepare this, for each
hundred pounds ofwool are to be taken
three pounds of alum, two pounds of
sulphuric acid, one pound of cream of
tartar, and three-eighths of an ounce of
anhydrous iodine violet. In this the
wool is to be immersed for an hour, at ia
temperature of 104 degrees Fahrenheit.
The iodine violet must be blueish, and
the quantity to be used will vary slight
ly in amount with the tone of the de-
sired white. A fresh bath of three
pounds of chloride of bariUm is also to
be made, and into this the blued wool
is to be introduced and left for two
hours, at temperature of 104 Fab.
The result is deposit of sulphate of
barytes in the wool, which retained a
quantity OF sulphu1ic acid from the
first bath. This gives to the wool a
beautiful white, and increases it's
weight about IS per cent. The use Of
the chloride of barium is, it is said,
preferable to the chalking of white
goods, and for whitening the woods in
question.
Year: 1872

The New York Tribune tells the Re
publican boilers it cannot go with them
unless they abandon their free-trade or
"revenue reform" heresy. Isn't this
rather severe ON them? They have
precious little principles at the best,
and OF what little they have, their doc
trine ON the tariff is the major part.
Amnesty is temporary question. Civil
service reform have been appropriated
by the President. Opposition to the
tariff is about the only semblance of
principles left them, and now the Tri-
bune insists that as the price of its
support they must give up that also,
and rely solely on personal hostility to
Grant. AS this is the substance of the
movement any way, perhaps the Trl-
bune is not far wrong after all
Albany JOatrm@l.
Year: 1872

Halls Journal of Health has plain
talk about the eight-hour law It puts
the point essentially in this way: eff
I pay for eight hours work as much as
y hours work is worth, my house costs
me one-third more than it is worth, )"
the rent must be one
third higher. The workman gets as
much for his eight hours as he used to
get for 10 or u, but house-rent, and
food and clothing cost more hence,
unless he works more than eight
hours he is living beyond his means. "
Year: 1872

HEREis what the Missouri Republican
announces as the programme of the
Schurz-Brown party: 1T has now
opened the Presidential campaign with
a platform that covers nearly every inch
of Democratic ground, and it asks for
the privalege of defeating Grant and
electing Liberal Republican on that
platform, with the help of Democratic
support, which it is prepared to cheer
fully acknowledge" The Republican
goes on to exhort the Democratic party
to make a temporary sacrifice to Sc
cure the speedy ascendency OF their
principles. p"
Year: 1872

BY BAYARD TAYLOR.
Who shall rise and cast away,
First, the burdens of the day?
Who assert his place and teach
Lighter labor, nObler speech,
Standing firm, erect and strong,
Proud as freedom, free as song?
Io! we groan beneath the weight
Our own weaknesses create
Crook the knee and shut the lip,
All for tanner fellowship;
Load our slack, compliant clay
With the burden of the day.
Higher paths there are to tread:
Fresher fields around us spread:
Other flames of sun and star
Flash at hand and lure afar:
Larger manhood might we share,
Surer fortune-did We dareI
In our mills of common thought,
By the pattern all is wrought
In our school of life, the man
Drills to slit the public plan,
And through labor, love and play,
Shifts the burdens of the day.
Power of all its right of noneI
Right hath each beneath the SIN
To the breadth and liberal space
OF the independent race
To the chariot and the steed,
To the viii, desire and deed!
All, the gods of wood and stone
Can single SAINT dethrone.
But the people who shall aid
'Gainst the puppets they have made?
First they teach and then obey,
'Tis the burden of the day.
Thunder shall we never hear
In this ordered atmosphere?
Never this monotony feel
Shattered by trumpet's peal?
Never airs that burst and blow
From eternal SUBMITS, know?
Though no man resent his wrong,
Still is free the poets song;
Still, stag, his thoughts may leap
0'er the herded swine and sheep,
And in pastures far away
Lose the burden of the day.


Atlantic Monthly.
Year: 1872

From the Boston Journal.


The appearance of the official call for
the Republican National Convention
without Mr.. Greeley's name attached
to it naturally attracts attention to
position and course of conduct which
are somewhat representative at this
time. Mr.. Greeley, as member of the
Republican National Committee, was
not acting in his Individual capacity,
as if the question related to calling q
mass meeting. He was holding the re-
sponsible trust as representative of
the Republicans of the great State of
New York, and he was bound to express
their voice and do their will so far as
his place allowed. Now the call of the
convention was an act of such ordinary
party haracter-having no discover
able bearing upon the selection of this
or that candidate-that no committee
man could refuse to affix his signature,
unless he wanted to give notice that he
would not be bound by the decision of
the convention. That, we take it, is
the meaning of Mr.. Greeley's course
AS man, he has full right to take it;
but we do not see what right he has to
stlt1e the voice of Republican New
York, and to hold on to place for
whichsshe is already proclaiming his un-
fitness.


From the Buffalo Commercial.


We do not dispute Mr.. Greeley's un-
questionable right to oppose Gen.
Grants denomination, if he sees fit to
do so. We do deny his right to plant
i1Jr 10 l.
party's wishes, and to claim at the same
time the privileges of good and faithful
membership. Mr. Greeley, of course
has but one object in his refusal to act
with the National committee. He
wants to hold himself in a place where
he can refuse to support the Republican
candidate, in case the President should
be renominated After this Mr.. Greeley
certainly cannot expect that the Tri-
bune will be recognized as having any
authority to speak for the Republican
party.


From the Daily Pilot, Jackson, Miss


Senator Fenton, of New York, and
Mr.. Greeley, of the Tribune, are oppos-
ed to Gen. Grants denomination, and,
of course, his reelection But their
efforts will not avail much. Strong
as Mr.. Greeley is, and as influential as
his paper, both together will count
nothing when placed against the general
wish of the Republican party of the
country. Judge S. P. Chase wanted to
be President, and because he was not
taken up by the Republican party he
went back on his political associates of
20 years standing, and now affiiates
with Democrats. Andy Johnson want
ed to be renominated, and because the
Republican party concluded not to take
him up he soured on the Republican
party and fought it through more than
half of the Presidential term, but was
defeated, and will remain in obsecurity
the remainder of his life Others of
less note have attempted the same sort
of policy and have failed, and SO will
Greeley. We wonder when that class
of men will learn political wisdom
from the failures of others.
Year: 1872

q LNNaso telegram states that very
heavy rains have prevailed throughout
the entire Northwest for the greater part
Of the pass two days, and teleQrabhic
adviees from various points indicate
some damage to wheat and oats by be-
ing blown down and lodged on the
ground. Corn in some localities is also
pFostFated, hut viii suffer no damage. as
The crop Is nearly all cut Altogether,
the damage to the crop is not likely 70
prove serious.
Year: 1872

ABOUT the 9th a man and two horses were drowned and the mails lost in attempting to cross the Salinas river. We infer the mail stage was going southward, so that if any of our readers miss letters which they think ought to come to hand, they may safely argue that some of them went down stream on that occasion.
Year: 1872

Parties in from Bowie and points on the way, say the Indians are moving about lively. About the middle of the week large band crossed the road near Cienega Station, about 20 miles eastward from Tucson, and five of them came close to the guards at that place. A mail rider near Apache Pass has been chased lately, and it is certain the rascals have been lowering around in considerable numbers, for 100 or more miles eastward Those at Apache are insolent and very often steal stock from the herd, and those at Grant are reported defiant and in solent, and are gradually building their fires higher in the mountains as the weather grows warmer. That they will go on the war path, or rather that they have never ceased to go on it, is certain. They have never been punished enough to satisfy them of their inferiority. They still feel that they are masters. The klnd treatment they have received by gov ernment, they construe as an expres- sion of fear to fight them. They are devoid of gratitude, humanity and, as yet, of fear; and until they are suf- ficiently punished to sensibly awaken fear ill them and also sense of their vast inferiority in strength to fight the citizens and their government, the Apaches will not remain at peace. These statements have been so often verified that argument or recital of precedents is useless any more. Prop erly excite the Apaches fears, and then kindness and aid may be bestowed upon them with advantage to settlers and Indians.
Year: 1872

BY private news received from Ari- zona City, we learn that all the Fifth Cavalry have arrived and all the Third departed from the Territory. Owing to a lack of forage at some of the Gila stations, the Fifth have to some extent been retarded in reaching Mcdowell.