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Year: 1876

The Londen Farmer says: ''fht


quality of our pastures can be improved


by free nss Of nanures, and be made te


carry an extra quantity Of stock. What.


ever turn agriculture may take 10 the
future, the present stage in its history


must be productive Of. permanent good.


Grass land was being neglected. All


the manure made On the farm or pur-


chased from Bhs manutacturers was gen.


orally applied. 10 crops Of roots or Of
grain. The pastures we're allowed to
take care of themselves Now, how
ever, farmers are beginning to UNDER
stand thal ID noWay can manure be ap-


piled with more direct certainty of OBJ
tanning good results than by its appli-
cation to grass land. Corn may be un-
duly forced. During q wet season
heavy manuring of the soil may result
in great deal Of straw and but small
yield Of good sound grain. Roots, also,
may run to leaf at the expense Of bulb.
And even, should the bulbs grow to
large size, they lack in quality from be-
ing forced by heavy dressings Of man
ure But inasmuch as abundance Of
blade, not Of seed, is the prime object
in the cultivation Of grass land, any
manureiApplied. and which takes effect,
can only take effect in an increase of
bulk in the direction most desirable to
the farmer. The manuring Of grass
land has not been as popular as manur-
ing land for corn, because. although as
We have pointed out, manure applied to
pastures is more certain in its results
than when applied to roots or corn, still
the benefits derived from improving
pastures are not quite SO apparent to
the farmer as the increase in bulk of his
turnips or wheat. Cattle are turned
into the pastures and shifted about from
one field to another as a fresh bite is
obtained, and there is thus difficulty
in assessing the true results. The
farmer, Of course, knows the land is
improved, but be does not exactly know
by how much. The increase, except
in the case of hay, cannot be measured
or weighed. as his corn is, after har-
vest. The Improvement, however, is
none the less real and must inevitably
tell in the long run on his ledger ac-
counts. IT is satisfactory to know,
that the proper management
Of grass land issat prssent engaging the
general attention ofagriculture through
out the country" 49e44 nd
Year: 1876

A writer for the New York press tells
of new life saving apparatus which he
saw on Rockaway beach-one of the
city's great bathing resorts: AS my
donkey trotted along saw young man,
tanned and freckled, wearing fancy
blue combination flannel bathing suit
trimmed with red braid. He carried O
rubber life saving apparatus in one hand
and long reel of twine in the other.
He showed me how he used his ap-
paratus on a drowning person. He is
an expert swimmer. He swims out with
the rubber sack, which is circular, in
his hand. To it one end of the twine
is attached. A man on shore holds the
reel and runs the twine off. When the
swimmer reaches the drowning man, he
catches him as he rises, or dives for him
if he is sinking, and slips the life pre-
server over his head. 1t fits like col
lar around the drowning mans neck,
keeping his head above water. Then
keeping by his side aids him, if necessary,
as the man on shore draws him in.
When he reaches the shallow water 9th.
ers give him their aid. Iu this way
three have been snatched from the inn
minent peril of watery grave this
summer.
Year: 1876

A young couple boarded the north
bound Kentucky express. 1t was at once
observed by the passengers that they
were "some spoons" The young man,
evidently, was acquainted with theroad,
for as the train approached the tunnel
about ten miles back of Covington he
prepared for business. Just before the
road reaches the tunnel, however, it
passes through short, dark bridge. AS
the train shot into the bridge the young
man, not to miss an inch more of the
supposed tunnel opportunity than he
could help, threw his arms around the
girls waist and proceeded to spread his
mouth all over hers. Just as he got
properly adjusted, had secured mod.
crate suction power about the girls
sweet mouth and was Tightening his
grip around her shoulders till the bones
fairly snapped, the train as suddenly
whizzed into daylight as the moment be
fore it rumbled into darkness. The
young man dropped the girl as if SHE
were poison. To aggravate the matter
still more, after they did get into the
tunnel some one in the immediate vi
cinity touched up a green light an(
nipped another embrace just about hal
way up. People who can't repress thei
freshness ought to hire stall.
Year: 1876

PLAIN TALK FROM Gov. CHAMBERLAIN.
In a recently published letter Gov.
Chamberlain, of South Carolina, speaks
thus OF his opposition to Moses and
Whipper the recently elected judges
whose commissions he has refused to
sign:


PERSONALLY l claim no merit for
my recent action. l did no more than
any right thinking man in my place
must have done. But l am deeply
grateful for the proofs which every
day reach me OF the approval of my
fellow citizens. The recent judicial
elections in the first, second and third
circuits cannot be tolerated. They
warn us that the hard earned triumphs
of long centuries are again in danger;
that we must combine again to turn
back the incoming tide of corruption
and incompetency, which will, un-
checked, rise over our whole State"
Year: 1876

at every turn his hypocrisy was held
up to scorn. If Blaine could have sat
still under the infliction his agony
might have escaped notice, but he
rose over and over again TO retrieve
himself, and at every, interruption he
was knocked back savagely. Hetried
to be witty, and the joke was turned
on him. He tried TO pick up Cox on
slip in his language, and was informed
with cool impudence, that it would be
correctedin ia the Gtsbes- He appealed
to Randall and .Rainey. il support Of
facts, and was not sustained. And
finally his opponent remarked, with
grim humor, after an unusually bitter
retort, "You are like the boy in Mem
phis who undertook to twist the mules
tail; you never again will be near so
handsome as you were, but you will
know great deal more than you did I"
How the speeches will read it is not
easy to say, but there can be no ques-
tion that in their delivery the victory
lay with Cox. The scope of his speech


was to prove that the Republican OPP
position to amnesty at the present time
was dishonest sham designed for po-
litical effect. he himself did not hes
itate to say, in the course of the even
ing, that he had killed Jim Blaine. If
not, he certainly flayed him alive.
Year: 1876

A scandalons Attempt at Deception.


The attempt of the Republican pa
pers to deceive their re sders int the
opinion that the Democratic majority
of the City Council are responsible
for the increase in the appropriations
in compliance with the,demands of the
Board of Public Education may justly
be characterized as scandalous. Their
readers are not all such fools as they
seem to take them to be; the colored
portion who read only Republican
papers may be deceived. But there is
too much intelligence in the Republi-
cans in Wilmington to be caught with
such chaff. No one can value Journal
or journalist that stoops to such mean
tricks. 1t only shows to what shifts
these political bablers are driven to
find something to complain of. The
Democrats In the City Council have
10 far endeayorcd to keep and we bo.
lieye have kept the expenses far below
what they would have been had THERE
publicans been in majority.


But the fact cannot be ignored that
the Board of Public Education is too.
thirds Republican, and that they refus.
ed to curtail the school expenses and
threatened to sue the Council, If they
did not agree to their demands, while
a majority of the Republicans in the
Council voted for the school appropri.
alton.


The course which the Republican
papers have persued, shows that they
are opposed to the public schools and
are led by Mr.. VIM. M. Candy who
declared that he would close the
schools before he would vote for the
appropriation.
Year: 1876

The newspapers generally commend the
consideration Of the Indiana gentleman who
when his wife's health failed, bought her a
new axe half pound Lighter, than the oid'
one. to split wood with
Year: 1876

The Pueblo Indians Of New Mexico
seem to be fre-worshipcrs, and it is
said that they have Kept fire burn
ing for over q hundred years, without
ever going out, which is in cave
somewhere in the mountains back of
their village, near Taos
Year: 1876

HAYES doesn't give up the ship
yet. He says he saw the new moon.
over his right shoulder previous to
the late election and is confident from
that circumstance that luck is in store
for him.
Year: 1876

up with broken limbs. One was placed
at the front entrance in sitting posture
against box of fruit, and the other,
young man of high degree, was taken
into Yu Hum Choy's-the manager OF
the theater's-office. A few moments
later DIR. Stivers, the City and County
Physician, arrived and examined him.
AS the unfortunate fellow lay upon a
low bench covered with mating ut one
side of the room, he was turning over
and over and groaning in agony. As
the doctor felt his limbs to ascertain the
nature of his injuries, he yelled, "Oh,
no, no; me no hurt" as if fearing that
his excruciating agonies were to be in
creased. The other man, somewhat old
er, who had been placed near the door
way, sat in stold silence, his pale face,
under the fiickering rays of a gas-jet, re-
cording the most excruciating suffering.
About fifteen minutes was consumed In
the passage of the crowd of Chinese from
the theater, and the acting of the play
by the company was continued until the
last deputation had departed, when the
actors and actresses rushed in body to
the doorway to discover what had trans
pired, indulging in many cultural ex-
clamations of terror at the long line of
dead bodies placed upon the pavement.
With much trouble the crowds which
had assembled upon Jackson street were
driven by the police up to Dupont
street, where an unsuccessful effort was
made to disperse them. Nineteen of
the twenty y-eight taken from the hallway
and removed to the street were found to
be dead. DIR. Stivers examined several
who betrayed no outward signs of in
Jury and said they seemed to have been
sufocated to death. Eight or ten bore
marks of violence, several bleeding at
the nose and ears, the crimson stream
running across the walk into the gutter,
while the faces of three or four others
turned upward in the light were black
and discolored. Several of those taken
from under the door lived few mo-
ments after being removed, their agoniz-
ing shrieks filling the air and exciting
the lamentations of adjacent Chinese who
witnessed the writhing contortions. One
Chinaman, who broke frantically through
the line of policemen and passed one of
the dying men, threw up his arms and
yelled in horror at the agonies of his
countrymen. As soon as the bodies
were taken from the hallway, and the
wounded who could walk had been led
into adjoining houses, the Coroner was
notified, and the dead bodies taken to
the morgue.
Year: 1876


A sprightly son of Gallia's cline


Did once, in choice Parisian, state
That everything must come in time


To him who knows the way TO wait.
will not charge with gross untruth


The wit who gave the saw to fame,
But have waited since my YOUTH


For hosts Of things that never came.
For years I've waited for girl


Who quietly TO church would go,
And there become my "priceless pearl
without the usual nuptial show.
/ think a wedding feast bore


sought maid who'd think the same.
My dream of bliss, alas is o'er..


waited-but she never came.
had q vote and kept II, till


Some honest candidate arose,
Who'd bow beneath no leaders will


To join with either "Ayes" or Noes"
Some man who, spite of party strife,


Took justice as his highest aim.
never voted all my life.


waited-but he never came.
longed to grasp the hand Of one


Who'd be an honest, faithful friend
As constant as the rising sun,


And love me with no selfish end:
Who, when misfortune cast me down,


Would still in all things be the same.
I've not friend in all the town.


waited-but he never came.
hoped to see the golden days


When honest men would fare the best
When modest worth would win the bays,
And virtue boldly rear its crest
When DER the dark and dismal land


The torch Of Truth should brightly flame,
thought those days were near at hand.
waited-but they never came.
Year: 1876

ployer, who agreed to take my sister for
short time as saleswoman. We came
back to our temporary home, somewhat
encouraged, to find Brent had been
there, and fully enlisted mamma on his
side.


While she was repeating his argu-
ments, and Meta listened with a smile
of quiet happiness at her lovers con-
stancy, Freddie burst in.


"Come quick quick +" he cried.
"We've found big iron box under the
chimney-place 1 can't lift it, it is 80
heavy. Oh, come T"


He was fairly dragging mamma from
her seat, and, hastily throwing a shawl
around her, she followed him, Meta and
myself bringing up the rear.


Truly enough, there was large box
under the chimney-place, in hollow,
bricked all around, which had evidently
had an opening we had never seen. 1t
was large and heavy, requiring the
united forces of the family to pull it
from its resting place, and carry it to
the barn, where we put it down upon
the floor.


There was no key, but strong lock,
and after long dehberation we sent for q
hatchet, and by dint of much persever-
ance and strength burst il open. Within
as by that time we half expected-we
found Uncle Gordon's boarded treasures.
Bonds to the amount of fifty thousand
dollars, with the coupons untouched
for six years some six hundred dollars
in gold case of uncut gems, not very
valuable package of private letters ;
an old fashioned watch and chain and a
miniature portrait of lady, opening
out field for our speculations as to
some romance of the past we had never
suspected in our uncle's life.


There was no one to dispute our
mothers claim to the property, all
safely deposited in bank before sunset
and our troubles seemed, at last, to be
over.


John Ellis, whom hate most cor
daily, and shall while live, called upon
mamma in few days, and most gra-
ciously withdraw his opposition to his
sons marriage. We took his conde-
scension for exactly what it was worth,
but were more than happy at the
thought of rewarding Brent's faithful
love.


Our new house, built upon the site of
the old one, is but roomy, two story
cottage, but homelike and cosy, and our
house-warming was the wedding of
Brent and Meta, where Freddie and /
officiated as groomsman end bridesmaid,
and dear mamma seemed to throw off
twenty years of her age when she put on
her lavender silk dress and wound her
heavy hair in q coronet upon her head,
in honor of the bridal.


Brent would have none of mammals
money settled upon his wife, but was
loving adviser as to its investment for
our support, and we make occasions for
present-giving toward the housekeep-
ing treasures of the young couple, to
keep up something of fair division Of
the income.


Freddie plumes himself greatly upon
the fact that his bright eyes discovered
the hoard that 80 improved our for
tunes and it has become habit with
us to date all events in our family history
as having occurred "before the fire, or,
"after the fire."
Year: 1876




As Col Ingersoll retired, the audience
shouted for more. They were insatiate In
stead Of scrambling for the door, they mounted
the seats and gave round after round OF
cheers. Hats and handkerchicfs waved. From
the galleries, from the roof, from the girders,
from way out on the stringer, came shouts Tor
the orator. and demands that he continue The
Colonel bowed and shook his head, and then
the multitude clamored for music. The Glee
Club came forward, and repeated " Old Shady"
SILL the audience refused to move. Lumbard
repeated the army hymn, the audience joining
in the chorus, and it was only when the an
nouncement was made that there would be no
more speeches that the people could be induced
to depart


As they made their way slowly from the
building, the torchlight procession was moving
south on the avenues and the music OF the Dana
was drowned by the plaudits OF the crowd that
filed the wide street.


Col 1ngersoll had said the meeting was the
grandest be had ever seen on the earth. 1t was
The most enthusiastic that ever characterized
campaign. In the history Of politics there
never has been such gathering to hear man
expouud the principles OF party. It was not
a mass-meeting, yet it swelled to proportions
that but few mass-meetings have ever attedned.
It was convocation Of human beings, who
came in thousands to listen to the views OF
respected orator, aud who departed IN whlrl-
wind OF cheers for the principles he advocated
Year: 1876

General Newton has written letter con-
corning the work at He'll Gate, in which he
says "The object of the explosion was
mainly to break up the rock in order to its
removal BY the steam grapple to depth of
twenty-stx feet at mean low water. Anv
increase of depth through the agency of the
explosion alone was no necessary spart Of
project. An increase Of depth suitable for
vessels drawing less than twenty feet has
been the result of the explosion, owing to
the peculiar disposition made. The buoys
were placed to accommodate vessels draw
ing twenty feet of water. Along the ridge
of the reef, at 1S0 feet from the short line
the depth, which originally was nothing
Is now eight feet at mean low water, and Il
increases gradually to twenty feet at the
buoy on that line. The survey now in pros
gress will be pushed to It's completion, in
order to furnish sailing directions to pilots
too cautious now to venture inside OF the
line of buoys."
Year: 1876

How can workingmAn with his ren'
unpaid, his loan overdue, his children
wanting winter woolens and shoes, bis wife
fretful and sick through worry and appre-
hension, carry torch and wear q Repub-
lican uniform, when he knows, or ought to
know, that such q sorry condition of things
could not have being in land over
flowing with every resource, which makes
prosperity, unless it be misgovernment'
Who governsi Can you go home and
look your wan wife and attenuated chill


rem in the face and be inhuman enough
to vote for rulers whose rule will continue
your poverty?
Year: 1876

The members Of City Council elected
in September last, won their places
under the cry of reform and economy
Their action in Council has proved
their promises to like the deacons oath.
Their first act was to prepare to
cement the old broken city ring,
and restore it to its bad eminence. A step
has been taken, place was endowed with
sufficient salary to enable Mr.. Charles
Gallagher to take it; and once entrenched
in the Water Department it is intended to
be the citadel of the ring. Few men there
are in Wilmington of equal ability in the
management of faction as Charles GAL
lagher, energetic, INSCRIPTIONS, trained
and Injured to GOWN and trick in politics,
it is intended that he shall SO manage and
manipulate alike voters, colonizers, round
ers and repeaters as to hold the fort for
Harry and ring, against revels within, and
enemies without. We are passing through
a particularly hard time, and it is the
queerest sample Of retrenchment and re"
form to increase the salary of the Chief
Engineer of the water department from
s., 900 to 81, 800 per annum!


Can any plain man, not intent upon the
dawning of faction of the Republican
party, solve the conundrum. Where does
the economy come in?
Year: 1876

The baby show proved to be one of the
most attractive features Of tho Kansas City
Industrial Exposition. There were twenty
nine of them on exhibition, and after the
award, twenty eight ofthe angriest mothers
IN the entire city and vicinity. The jndges
were ladies, and after the decision they fled
to the police for protection from the fury OF
the twenty-eight indignant mothers who
failed TO obtain tho recognition which they
sought for the babies.
Year: 1876

ACCIDENT ON BROAD STREET.-Y esterday
afternoon little son, aged about four years,
of Mr.. Darracott, who lives on the western
end OF Broad street, was seriously injured
by q railroad car. The little fellow was play
ing in the street, and in some way was either
knocked down or fell under the wheels,
which passed over part of one OF his legs,
laying it open from the ankle nearly to the
knee. Competent surgical aid was sum
moHed and the injury dressed. 1t was
deemed best not to amputate the leg.
Year: 1876

THE FATE OF A CLoTHEs-THIEF.-N
Lynch was indicted by the grand jury OF
the Hastings Court on Monday for breaking
into the dwelling-house Of Mary Robertson
and stealing lot of wearing-apparel. Upon
the trial yesterday it was proven that the
accused entered Mary's room, which was
not locked, and while Mary was asleep
broke into her chest and took the clothing.
The jury were out but a few minutes and
returned with verdict of guilty, and ascer-
tanned her Imprisonment at one year in the
penitentiary.
Year: 1876

ELECTION OF DIRECTOR OF THE MOZART
AssocIATIoS.-At the last meeting OF the
Board Of Governors Of the Mozart Musical
Association Mr.. John Kessnich was chosen
director OF the orchestra. Twenty-one per-
sons were also elected members OF the AS
sociation, swelling the membership now to
about eighty. 1t was decided that on and
after next Thursday evening no one should
be admitted to the hall without ticket OF
Invitation
Year: 1876

The ACCIDENT AT STAUNToN.-Thet trestie-
work at Stamton where the late sWitch-on
occurred is not more than twenty-five 1eet
high. The engine and tender were put
back upon the track Monday. The damage
to them will not exceed four hundred and
fifty dollars. Our statements Of yesterday
were incorrect in respect Of these two
pninfS
Year: 1876

Second. That the said receivers before en-
tering upon the performance OF their duties
ms such under this order do each Of them
severally execute a bond with sureties to be
approved as to form and suficiency by a
Judge of this court, and filed with the clerk
thereof in the sum OF 100000 for the faith
full discharge OF his duties in the premises,
whereof they are said receivers.
Year: 1876

The work on the new Wilmington Confer.
ence Academy is progressing rapidly.-The
brick work is to be completed about the 2Oth
OF the present month. The trustees awarded
the contract so advantageously that the
debt will be reduced about five thousand dol.
lars, yet the size of the building is to be the
same as the old, and the material and work
is better. Only few internal changes are
to be made. The new building Is to be
ready for delivery by the first of July, 1877.
Meanwhile the school is to be continued in
hired quarters in Dover.
Year: 1876

When the physical energies droop, revive them
with that safest and most active of tonics,
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. BY timely use of
this saut0ry and agreeable medicine you will save
yourself from positive disease for, be assured that
the languor and loss of strength and appetite
which oubles you is in fact the precursor of some
malady of, perhaps, serious nature. Appetite,
tranquility of the nervous system, and pristine
vgor, will assuredy be restored if the Bitters are
used Systematically, and the alimentary dis
turbance which In nine cases ont of gives rise
to debility and nervousness, be entires removed
Regularity Of the bowels, active hillary secretion
the expulsion of impurities from the blood through
the kidneys, are also among the benefcent effects
of this admirable restorative.
Year: 1876

SozoDoNT. An article that is at once a
preserver and breath purifier, and yet so
pleasant and convenient to use, its exceed
ing popularity does not surprise any one.
Time has fully established the fact that
the Sozodont possesses these excellent
qualities in an eminent degree. 1t has
legitimately acquired the right to a posi-
ton upon every toilet table.
Year: 1876

THE GRAND UNIoN.-New York,
This hotel has gained wide popularity
both on account of its eligible situation-it
being directly opposite the Grand Central
Depot-and the excellent manner in which
tits kept. By stopping at this house,
guests save the heavy expense of carriage
hire and expressage, baggage being carried
to and from the depot without charge. 1t
is first class 10 every respect, and yet the
rates Of charges are lower than at any
other first class house in the city. 1t is
conducted upon the European plan.'