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Year: 1876

BRIDGEToN, Nov. 13, 1876


MeSsrs. Ed5tors:-There has been a great
deal of discussion as to who will be the
President of the United States, on the 4th
of March, 1877, as that day falls upon
Sunday. One Philadelphia paper asserts
that there will be no President on that day,
an event impossible, as the President of the
United States neger dies. The Constitution
says that the Vice President shall be Presi-
dent in case of the death or inability of the
President. An act of Congress says that
in case there be no Vice President, then the
President OF the Senate shall be President,
and if there be no President of the Senate,
then the Speaker of the House shall be
President. Senator Ferry, of Michigan, is
now President of the Senate, but as his
term expires on the 4th of March next he
cannot be President. There will be no
Speaker of the House on that day, because
new Congress begins, and there will be
no Speaker elected. What may at first
sight, appear to be great difficulty, will
be none at all, for before the close of Con-
gress, all that will be done is for Senator
Ferry to resign his Presidency of the Sen
ate, and the Senate will elect another Pres
ident of the Senate, who will be President
of the United States from 10 clock, Sun
day, the 4th day of March, to 12 o'clock of
the 9th of March. So the President will be
for twenty-four hours the great unknown,
a purely accidental President.
Year: 1876

There was much complaint concerning
the attitude of our City Solicitor on Elec-
ton Day. Instead of running around en-
deavoring to make capital for his party by
challenging the votes of reputable citizens,
poking his nose into the ballot-boxes, &C.,
it seems to be the general opinion that he
had better attend to his own legitimate bus
mess. The duties of the Solicitorship did
not call him to the ballot-box, except in
cases where he may have been called upon
for All opinion as to the right of this or that
man to vote (and We understand that he
was not so called on Now where Mr..
Sheppard gets the authority to interfere in
matters of this kind we are at loss to con-
ceive; the law does not constitute him the
custodian of the ballot-boxes, neither does
it make him challenger of votes. He is
simply the law officer of the city, and the
line of his duty is plain. He was chosen
Solicitor for the people, and not Solicitor
for the Democratic party. In his zeal for
"Tildeu and reform" he has overstepped
the bounds of propriety, and made himself
many enemies, whereas if he had done his
whole duty as between the two parties he
would have made numerous friends.
Year: 1876

The place to buy Clothing is at W.
B. Beebe's. He has large stock of Ready
made clothing, also full line of piece
goods, to make to order or sell by the yard,
bought for cash at the lowest market
prices and will be sold low for cash to suit
the times. Store in Albertson's New Build
ing, Commerce St. near the bridge, East
Side
Year: 1876

Your attention is invited to our large,
new and we'll selected stock of goods suita-
BILE for Fall and Winter. Bought for cash
down and in large quantities, we believe
that we can sell you goods cheaper than
you can buy them elsewhere, and in the
matter of variety, we claim that we can
show you more than double any other store.
Give us call.


S. E. MCGEAR & BRO.


Opposite Davis Hotel.
Year: 1876

Gen. Butler appears to be about the hap
piest man in the country just now. The
most miserable man is the fellow who has
the promise of a post-office and thinks one
minute he will get it, and the next that he
has lost it.
Year: 1876

pie


5. In the famine of water, which results
from deficient public supply for domestic
use or property protection.


6 In an unequal distribution of official
patronage, labor. mechanical contracts and
street improvements; paving and cleaning
streets in some wards while others haVe re-
ceived no such care for years past; flushing
the cutters and laying the dust in some
places with . pr0fusiOn of public water
while thousands want enough to quench
thirst or cook their victuals in other parts
of the city.


This partial policy gives to sons wards
having influence with the administrators an
undue proportion Of protection and patron
age, while other quarters, not 80 fortunate,
are left to privation and ruin. In view,
therefore, of these facts, your committee
have determined to recommend to your
honorable body the adoption of the follow.
ing resolutions:


RSsolred, That the Republican party. al
ways the advocates Of equality, touched
with the sufferings of the poor, in which Re-
publicans participate, moved with the COM
plaints of property holders, merchants and
mechanics, who pay nearly twice rs much
in taxation for the administration of the
city ~ they do for the government of the
State, deem it duty to unite in common
reprObation Of misrule and incompetency,
and in common effort to arrest and reform
both these evils. The Republican party OF
the State and city have ever regarded it as
Q moral obligation to abate the rigor OF
party will in the presence of public ca
lamity which presents no evidence OF miti
CATION. They will, therefore, address their
Efforts to redeem the city and relieve the
people.


Resolced, That while all Republicans
everywhere are required to vote without
qualification the party ticket for federal
and State officers and Representatives
MONTH ated by the national and State cOnven-
tiopr, tic Republicans Of the parish Of Or.
Year: 1876

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A Dinner and a Kiss.
81 have brought your dinner, father,'


The blacksmith's daughter said,
As she took from her arm the kettle


And lifted its shining lid.
"There is no pie or pudding,


So will give you this!''
And upon the toil-worn forehead


She left childish kiss.
The blacksmith took off his apron


And dined in happy mood,
Wondering much at the savor


Hid in his humble food;
While all about him were visions


Full of prophetic bliss;
But he never thought of the magic


In his little daughters kiss.
And she with her kettle swinging,
Merrily trudged away.
Stopping at sight of squirrel,


Catching some wild-bird's lay.
And I thought how many a shadow
Of life and fate would miss,
II. always, our frugal dinners


Were seasoned with a kiss.
Year: 1876

The leading Republican journa


in Ohio, the Cincinnati Gazette


discourses of specie resumption


thus:


"Tbe theory that our gold will


stay in the country if we make a


demand for it for currency, by


paying it out for our currency al


par, is certainly bright. At II
per cent. premium, the gold is ex'


ported as fast as we dig it up
The reason, we are told, is be-
cause it is the cheapest commodi-
ty we have for Europe to buy


And this is the true reason. But
if we pay 1t out for our currency,
on its present volume, at par,
that will cheaper gold by the a.
mount of the present premium,


and thus will make it SO much
cheaper for Europeans. Will
that keep it in the country? The
notion is the same as if We should
say that if the exporter, who has
to pay in currency II per cent.
premium for gold to export, and
who finds the export profitable
at that rate, could 60 to the banks
or treasury with currency and get
gold at par, he would not export
it. The idea leads US to the mi
raculOus, But to pay out specie
at par on the present volume Of
currency, is not to appreciate cur
rency, but to depreciate specie;
and this will expedite its flight
abroad. There is no way to spe
Gle payments but by Withdrawing
the greater part of the paper mon
ey. That will in reality make
specie in demand for money
They who talk about specie pay
ments in 1879 must face this fact.
Nothing but currency cOntrae-
ton at such a rate as no country
in the world ever tried-such AS
no country governed by sane men
will ever try, can prepare for
specie payment in 1879; or make
it possible. Any t TX, other than
thls,is quackery and most danger
GUS deception"


And yet the "quackery and
most dangerous deception" which
is here contemned is just the
quackery which the Republican
leaders and a few Wall street
Democrats are teaching. 1t is
this "most dangerous deception"
which they fully intend to enforce,
though it be to the utter ruin Of
the industries Of the South.
Year: 1876

Many a man who would roll
up his eyes in terror at the idea
of stealing a nickel will swoop
down on a silk umbrella worth
$40, and walk off with his lips
moving peacefully as in prayer.
Year: 1876

A young woman in Chicago
put her false teeth in a glass of
water at night, and in the ioorn-
ing found them imbedded in a
chunk of solid ice. She was
late at breakfast, the process of
thawing out the teeth with a
bonfire of matches having been
slow.
Year: 1876

Detroit policemen don't seem
to be very good marksmen. 81
want you to either hit me or stop
making such a blamed racket,
said a thief in that city, at whom
a policeman was shooting.
Year: 1876

NEW YoRK, Oct ls 1915
To THE EDITOR tr THE HgRaLp:-


sincerely hope that the cab question, which is
interesting not few of your readers will be finally
settled, that too for tho benefit OF the corpora
tion and the public and would tha, thor tariff be
twenty-five cents the trip nifty for tho round
trip AT this rate all could the benefit of CON-
Portable transit and know OF place where we need
it so badly as In this city and brooklyn Many us
who not wealthy may then them; but should
the corporation charge my cents, making 81 per dny
for round Trip TO from business will still have
to hang on 10 the ratings OF cars have feet
pressed smaller inside. We sincerely hope Mr. Editor
you will sanction and assist IN establishing the cheap
tariff TWENTY-FIVE.


The prce of The HERALD fo-dny and b,nceforf mill be
Year: 1876

that would hep to pny on tho immense city debt that
has been created by such ncar-sighteI men as Com
missioner Campbell Had been allowed 10 put our
plan In operation this the city would have had the
great auxiliary o tho waters OF the Atlantic Ocean and
no water famine at this moment l must tell tho
pubc hey VIII have to come to the use OF salt water
before long and the tho better the popula
ton OF :his great metropolis increasing to rapid
degree. while the fresh water Is decreasing Tiil 1t
not nc well for the Board OF Aldermen 10 reconsider
their action IN relation to the outlay OF SO 600 900 for
what they cannot get and pass ordinance TO intro
ducessait water through "a private company OF our
citizens that have the welfare OF city AT heart or
put u TO tho vote of our citizens election
salt water to be introduced an auxiliary to fresh
watery Yours truly, J. y. LEVY,


No. les East Fortieih street, New York
Year: 1876

The gubernatorial and Legislative
election in Indiana took place last
Tuesday but, of course, no fair est
mate of the result can be formed be-
fore Thursday. Should Williams
be elected Governor, the electoral
vote in November will surely be cast
for Tilder and Hendricks; and In
diana is regarded as the turning
point in the great contest. The i'm
mense personal popularity of ex-
Governor Hendricks will, Of course,
bring out an immense vote for the
Democratic ticket at that time; hence
it is barely possible that we might
lose the Gubernatorial election by a
few hundred votes, and then win
the electoral ticket in November.


But there is little doubt of the
result. unless the Federal office
holders and their relations spend
fabulous sums of money to carry
the State for Harrison, for Indiana
has shown herself to be Democratic
whenever she has been kept aloof
from the influence of the whisky
ring. which controls the internal
revenue department in that State, as
in every other State. Williams,
early life has been one continuous
struggle against the frowns Of mis-
fortune. BY a lifelong career OF
industry and integrity he has be-
come man of influence and high
sta ion among his fellow citizens. -
Should he be elected, as we firmly
believe he will, the old man. Llue
Jeans will become a more popular
fabric than the celebrated white
swide-awake" hats of the palmy days
of Knownothingism, when every
body's lips repeated the conuhuru"'
Have you seen Sam?"


It day of feverish excitement
in the greater cities Of the Eastern
seaboard while we, passive dwellers
by this great land-locked northern
sea. behold it as neutral non-com-
7,atants. Let it not be our fault
that, four years hence, we are de-
barred from active participation IN
the Presidential struggle. We are
for the Constitution and an indie
Dent existence as a State.
Year: 1876

lne occurrence OF q great Hfe al


Reno, Nevada. day before yesterday,
in which some twenty thousand dol
lars worth of property were destroy
ed. calls to mind the condition of
our own city. 1t is growing rapid
ly, more so than any other place on
the North Coast. Yet its streets, in
the business portion of the town, are
densely packed with old wooden
buildings which will burn like tin
der and we doubt if the few brick
edifces would be sufficient to check
the ravages of the flames, if once
they got a good start.


But it is now too late in the sea
son to commence the erection Of
brick houses, as masonry is always
defective in frosty weather, while it
would also be impossible for artisans
to work in the rain. With the next
spring, however, we hope to see a
revolution in affairs along Mill and
Commercial streets. Buildings can
be erected for business purposes, ,one
story high and, say, sixteen feet in
the clear, which would be not only
ornamental but safe and, in the long
run, economical. Buildings of this
class have been erected in Oakland
and San Jose recently, built in such
way that upper stories can be added
whenever the necessities of trade re-
quire it.


Let US lock ct this case from the
standpoint Of insurance. There is not
awooden store in this town whose oc-
cupant does not pay eight per cent.
per annum for insurance, while
those in brick buildings get it for
one-fourth that sum. Six per cent.
upon a stock of goods worth ten
thousand dollars, is six hundred dol
lars or fifty dollars per month. This
all goes out of the territory to en-
rich the corporations Of San Fran
cisco, Hartford, New York and other
eastern cities. None of it ever re-
turns here for investment, in ny
shape. Now, is there merchant IN
our midst, who would not prefer to
pav this d # renee Of six hund ed
dollars per year to a lcca' capital
ist rather than foreign corporation ?
The money would be saved here and
eventually used in the adornment
and improvement Of our city.


If wooden buildings for business
purposes are to be closely huddled
together in the older settled portion
of the city, and Seattle grows as
much in the next three years as she
has in the past two years, we shall
some day awaken to see our beantl-
full little metropolis smouldering
heap of ashes. It is we'll to take
hold of the danger in time and use
the "'ounce of prevention that is bet
ter than a pound of cure" Let our
common council prescribe certain
fire limits and forbid the erection of
wooden buildings within these boun-
daries. 1t may seem severe at first,
but the entire community will be
benefited by it in the long run.
Year: 1876

The Scandinavion Mountains are COW
cred with what is known as the rein
deer moss"--a favorite food of the REIN
deer. Recent experiments by Swed-
ish professor of chemistry show that
this substance is also valuable to man,
and likely to prove source of wealth.
Eighteen hundred pounds of this moss,
under proper treatment. produced near
ly twelve hundred pounds of refined
sugar: and five gallons Of pure alcohol
were extracted from sixty>six pounds Of
the same kind of moss. At Sturnolm
the price of moss has risen to about a
half-a-penny pound, and lack of cap-
ital and achinery only retards the
practical results of this discovery.
Year: 1876

One OF the most gratifying results of the
late canvass is the reelection of Governor
James d. Porter This gentleman encountered
senseless opposition from the very begin
ming. and it threatened at once to endanger
his election. Because there was a surplus of
money in the treasury, and he appropriated
it to the payment Of an honest debt, he was
mercilessly denounced, and allied with a
funding ring, coupon clippers and bondhOld-
ers. He bravely did his duty and the people
have nobly rewarded him. In our opinion no
purer man ever occupied the gubernatorial
chair than James d. Porter, and his adlninis-
tration deserved a popular mdorsement-
,JqcE,SOp W'hiq and Tribune
Year: 1876

PHILADELPHIA, November Hat the
annual meeting of the Athletic baseball club
tonight, the treasurer reported the club In
bankruptcy, and that the amount due was
over six thousand dollars, principally to the
next meeting they would be prepared to make
report concerning full and complete ar
rangement for the settlement of the club 5
temporary embarrassment. David + Houston
was chosen president, and the directors elected
were instructed to appoint Z. H. Hayhurst
manager of the club for 1877
Year: 1876

The State Register speaking of the
Democratic State Convention, says: "The
Democratic managers threw out broad
insult to every Union soldier last
night, by emblazoning one of the trans
parencies carried in their procession,
with a bloody shirt, filled with rebel bull
let holes, and with blood drawn by rebel
lead streaming down its folds. This is
the first time, in Northern State, so far
as we have heard of, that the Democracy
have dared to throw this gross insult of
rebel coinage into the faces Of the soldiers
of the Union-many of whom have worn
the garment themselves, and many of
whom have helped to bear off the field of
battle and bury in trenched graves com
rades having no other shroud than this
same bloody shirt that the Democrats
last night were deriding. For the Demo
cratic party in Iowa thus to take up the
rebel form of deriding Union soldiers
wounded or killed by rebel bullets, would
seem to be too atrocious to be possible
But the Democratic managers in Des
Moines did it last night, and carried il
directly behind portrait of Samuel j
Tlden, the man and the traitor who, ever
as late as 1864, was plotting against the
Union troops and in favor of the rebels
It was not that old traitors fault tina
every man who wore the blue was moi
buried in the rebels land in a bloody
shirt"
Year: 1876

The Mahaska County Fair commenced
yesterday as We learn from the HERALD,
which is publishing daily during the Fair


We believe this is the eight year that the
HERALD has published daily edi-
ton covering the periods of their
County Fairs. The number before us
would be creditable daily for the year
around in any town. They anticipate an
uncommonly good fair this year. In fact
they always have good fairs in Mahaska
county because it is superb county, full
of good people who make their annual
Fairs season of social reunion, and one
to exhibit and exchange the best products
of the hand of the farmer and artisan. -
0ttWHaspa Cearisr.
Year: 1876

1t is a nuisance and disgrace to allow
those swindling lottery men and other
sellers of trash, to stop up our streets and
side walks, so people cannot pass along
without going across the street. There
has been for day or two one in the mid
die of one of our principal streets, so per-
sons have to drive around, or kill some of
the crowd. If this is continued to-day we
look for some severe accident. The mar
shall should remove them.
Year: 1876

We understand one of the members OF
the Greenback County Convention took
offense at our article because we said they
were all Democrats. This individual says
he was one of the "original Republicans
and does not want to be classed as
Democrat, Though he has not voted the
Republican ticket since 1870, voting with
the opposition every time since.) We are
reminded of similar case: the devil
was one of the original angels" but he
would hardly be classed with the Lords
anointed nowadays.
Year: 1876

The HERALD for the last four weeks
Unexpectedly said ours would be the best
fair ever held west of the Mississippi
river. Our promise has more than been
fulflled, consequently all are happy.
Three cheers and tiger
Year: 1876




The editor of the Democratic paper at
AIDA started for the Democratic State
Convention via Ottumwa, but fell by the
wayside, He anticipated the platform and
took on too much bug Juice, at Otlumwa.
fell down and rolled over in the dust, got
gobbled by police, and was on his way to
the jug mot the one he had emptied) when
friend saw him, explained to the police,
who told him if he would board the train
and pull out for Des Moines they would
let him go; but the mule was awakened
in him and he swore he wouldn't, and
went to Jail. When he awoke next morn
ing and saw about 20 Democrats surround
ing him he concluded he was in Des
Moines and remarked "This is small,
small Convention for Democrats in
Presidential year," The matter was ex-
planned to him.
Year: 1876

EDS. HERALD:-Dedr Sir: Revisiting
Oskaloosa College we were agreeably sur
prised at the extent of the improvements
made in the building.


The building committee seem to have
gone to work in earnest and effected q
thorough renovation of the house.


Two thousand dollars have thus been
expended in repairs. Noticeable among
these repairs are the new roof and cor
nice, the thorough painting in attractive
style of the wood work of the entire build
ing, the calcimining and renovation of
the rooms and halls, the re-arranging of
of some rooms increasing greatly their
attractiveness and convenience for class
work, also the new walks by which the
building is approached substantially made
and tastefully arranged. The student
who re-visits the halls of his Alma Mater
will find the beauty and attractiveness of
the building and premises greatly increas-
ed. D.
Year: 1876

Concerning this subject, Thomas
Fitch of Connecticut writes as fol-
lows:-I have crossed the Jersey
bull with nearly all the known
breeds of cows-Ayrshires, Native
Shorthorns, Dutch, the Sacred and
the Devons-and it is excellent
cross with any and all breeds for
the dairy. [ have never yet found
a half blood jersey COW that did
not yield a richer quality of milk
than her dam. One popularity of
the cross is this.-Wherever the
Jersey bull serves he transmits the
rich quality ofthe milk to the grade
he gets. The thoroughbred Jersey
cows, as a rule, have small teats
and udders, small bodies and ten
der and delicate constitutions. They
are not so handy or so easily
kept as Ayrshires or natives, but
the grades have good sized teats,
and capacious udders, are hardy,
easily kept and the quantity of
milk is increased. The grade is, in
fact, worth more money to the
farmer than the pure Jersey, for
actual production and all purposes
except breeding thoroughbreds.
The great value, of Jersey stock to
the country is for dairymen, es-
pecially butter makers, who, by
crossing thoroughbred bulls upon
their common COWS of all the mixed
bloods can select the heifer calves
from their best mixers, and raise
them to take the place of the pres
ent COWS, and then again cross the
pure bull with the half-blood.
When these herds are three quar-
ter Jersey, their yield of butter will
doubtless be one third more in
quantity, or a much better quality
in color firmness and flavor, and
worth fifty percent more than at
present. Who can estimate in dol
lars and cents what may be gained
in the next few years by the farm
ers following this course, with q
slight outlay of money in thorough
bred Jersey bulls? I have bred
many thoroughbred Jerseys, and
hundreds of grades but compari-
lively few of my thoroughbreds
have given more than twelve quarts
of milk per day, and I have the
credit of breeding some of the most
celebrated mixers and butter max
ers now in this country. Some of
them have given as high as twenty
two quarts of milk, and make more
than two pounds of butter per
day measured and weighed.