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Year: 1876

There is SO much good sense in the
following circular sent out by a whole
sale establishment in this State to its
patrons, that we believe we will be do.
ing our readers service to publish it ::


Buy and sell for cash is what we
would all like to do. Some say it is
impossible; but it is not so to as great
an extent as many imagine. We ali
give too much credit, and our troubles
arise largely from this cause. Credit
is like fire-very good while under
control but death to all men it is the
master. Our present stagnation is due
entirely to the abuse of credit. How
many could pay all their debts, and
have enough to buy for cash is easily
shown by the amount Of bills outstand-
ing on their books. The facility with
which credit has been given by the man.
ufacturer and jobber has been a Great
evil. To extend trade and help man
along, it has been gwen too freely.
The honest dealer took it, expecting
that his customers would pay him in
time, and tnds himself eventually rain.
ed by their non'payment, and. his own
small capital gone. Those who never
intended to pay took all they could get
by Misrepresentation. Those with
large capital took it and branched out
until all were involed-nonc could pay
one must wait for the other.


Credits must be reduced. The man
who says he buys for cash is better off
than the one who says he can get all tie
credit be wants, You can't swamp the
cash mamie owes no one. The credit man
may be ruined in one night. The Chi.
cago fire showed us the vanity of our
"certaiuties." If credit we're only used
az it should be. all would be we'll; 4; but if
you get it freely, you give 1t to others
with the same spirit. All do not look at
the advantages of the percentage of for
cash, Some put money in the savings
bank, others invest in real estate, for max,
ing an extra interest. You can make
more with your money in your business
than in any other way.


When your business cannot use your
money, outside investments would be in
Order-nOt until then. Ninety in every
one hundred fail who stait business. How
many would have failed bad they kept
the money 10 their legitimate occupation?
If you buy goods and get per cent. of,
cash down, it is equal to "a per cent. in.
terest per annum, supposipg your credits
average three mouths; if 5 per cent. in co
days, it is 80 per cent. per annum; and
If you get . per cent. on so days credit,
it would be 60 per cent per annum, and
50 on in proportion, The best real estate
investments do not pay that interest
banks only 6 per cent. When you invest
your money out Of your business, it can
not always be had when wanted. Outside
Investments are we'll enough after your
business is clear. Bouds and morirar
Year: 1876

In the annals Of suicide few cases
are more remarkable than one which
occurred few days ago at Nitshill,
in Scotland, where a miner named
Duncan deliberately blew himself up
with dynamite 1t seems that the
unfortunate man, who was about fifty
years of age, was much distressed at
some remarks made about him by
his neighbors. He was seen coming
out of his house with a parcel in his
hand, described as being about the
size of two pound loaf and to which
were attached two pieces of colliers'
"strum" or match. This parcel con-
tanned dynamite. Haing procured q
match from the house of neighbor,
to whom he remarked that "thcy had
said Il great deal Of him lately but he
would put it past them now" Dun
can went out INTO the street, and put
ting down on the ground, leaned we'll
over it. He then lighted the "strum"
with the match. At this moment
some boys, attracted by his unusual
attitude, came toward him. "Keep
back" shouted Duncan, "for the love
of God! or you will be blown into
eternity" Thus adjured the boys
did keep back; and it was well for
them that they did so, as q moment
later there was loud explosion which
startled the whole village and Dun
can was instanteously blown into
atoms. On the spot where the dyn-
amite had been laid there was left a
hole about three feet deep by two
and half wide.
Year: 1876

Register.


Tilden knew his ground and his own
capabilities in election management, when
he made the Solid South and the State Of
New Yolk tho base of his campaign
strategy. He had run a Presidential
election in New York before, and knew
he could pile up in the city what
ever he needed to overthrow the Re
publican majority in the restof the State


Tilden could have made it larger, but
he wisely chose to be moderate. That
his Northern base is in the most corrupt
class that ever had political power, and
which has made the most corrupt Gov
ernment on the face of the earth, is a
just illustration of Tilden in his charac-
ter of a reformer. The aristocratic con-
tederates of the South, who care nothing
for hun but as their servile tool, and a
Northern mass, made up the most igno-
rant, degraded and criminal elements of a
great city, compose the Tilden army.
Out from this mass of corruption is to
come reform, just as flowers spring up
from 4 compost heaS.
Year: 1876

The proprietors of Front street saloon
had fine live turtle, which he was going
to have made into soup for his guests. 1t
was under the ice-box, waiting for his
time to come. On Wednesday night Mr..
Turtle meandered out into the bar-room,
and waddled along up to where two
soakers were sitting by the table, and tax
ing in sustenance of liquid nature. The
turtle quietly passed under the table. and
found an obstruc' ion in the shape Of a
schooner, made of leather, with a mans
foot in the "hole". The turtle hadn't
time to 60 round the foot, so he started to
climb over it. The man who owned the
foot felt something and looked down
the turtle saw him and looked up with an
appealing look The man turned pale
and said, Boys take me home and send
send for doctor. I've got emp"
Year: 1876

A devil on a country newspaper
lately gave the following as his rule
for punctuation :-"Set up as long as
| can hold my breath, then put in a
comma; when l gape | insert SEM
icolon; and when / want o chew of
tobacco l make paragraph.
Year: 1876

Hero is the model verdicr of cor
oner's jury: awe do believe, after due
inquiries, and according to our best
knowledge, that we do not know how,
when and where said infant came to
its DEATH"
Year: 1876

l am convinced that the division of
school fund into school-house, contingent
and teachers funds is unnecessary aud
tedious. The reports made by Treasu-
rers viii be more simple and accurate if
it were not divided. Directors borrow
from one fund to another, SO that divis-
ion virtually amounts TO nothing. Should
it not be made in statute what it is in
fact, one solid fund for all school purpos.
esp
Year: 1876

s-For many years it has been one Of my
constant regrets that no school master of
mine had knowledge OF natural history
so far at least as to have taught me the
grasses that grow by the wayside, and the
little winged and wingless neighbors that
are continually meeting me with solution
which cannot answer as things are.
Why didn't some one teach me the con-
stellations, too, and make me at home in
the starry heavens, which are always over
head, and which I don't half know to
this day. e CARLYLE
Year: 1876

A MAN FOUND DEAD IN A H0RsE-STABLE.
Yesterday morning negro man named
Amos Butcher was found dead in the stable
OF Mr.. W. NJ. Parrish, on Eighteenth street
between Main and Franklin, by George
Berry, the colored porter Of Mr. Parrish.
From Georges statement it seems that
Amos slept in the stable in order to attend
to the transient horses, and that he had
been in bad health for some time. : Yester-
day morning about u O'Clock he went to
the stable to get the sides to his wagon, and
saw Amos lying in the door OF his room,
but did not go near him, as he thought he
was asleep. Between 8 and 10 O'Clock ne
had occasion to carry team over, and
went in. He then noticed some blood on
the floor, and fastened over to inform MIR.
Parrish Of the fact, thinking that the de-
ceased had been murdered. Mr.. Parrish
went over and found the body lying with
its face downward and great pool OF blood
around the head.


It seems that he had hemorrhage from
the lungs, and that he had gotten up some
time during the night to get rid OF the
blood in his throat, and was trying to get
back to his bed, when he became weak and
fell, and was found as stated above.


DR.. Taylor was notified, and jury OF
inquest was summoned, but no facts more
than those already stated were ELECTED, and
the Jury rendered ayerdict that the de-
ceased came to his death by hemorrhage
from the lungs.
Year: 1876

RuMoEs AND STATEMENTS AFTER THE BATTLE


A PROMINENT WITNESS MOI UsED-THE DIS


TRIcr ATTORNEYS snEScE-M DoNALD's 5


DoLE-coRRuPT JURORS.


ST. LOUIS. Feb 26, 1876


It being we'll known fact that D. ". D. Barnard
Bank Commissioner OF this city and cousin Of Prcs-
dent Grant, was witness before the Grand Jury
against Babcock, good deal curiosity has been ex
pressed to nnd out why he not used the trial
District Attorney Dyer was interviewed on the subject
to-day. He said 1t was true that Barnard a wit
ness for the government before the Grand Jury and
that the indictment partly based on his evidence
but declined TO state why was not put the stand
Dyer said that Barnard had suddenly changed his mind
on the subject and that II was matter which could
not be properly discussed now


Among those who sent their congratulations 20 Gem
eral Babcock yesterday General Mcdonald who oc
cupies cell in the county jail Mcdonald says If his
trial had been fair Babcocks and had the judges
instruction been liberal, he would have been
convicted good deal Of talk is being made about the
corruption OF the Babcock jury and the air Is full OF ru
mors that subject


Some important developments promised about
this Jury and also the ures in the preceding whiskcy
Trials The Erening Dispatch of to-day says-
ln this connection il may not be improper say that
some startling revelations about to be made in rela
ton TO some OF the jurors who have served in the
whskey trials. 1t asserted that OF the Jures
was man who occupied position under the governs
ment and who actually subpenaed the members OF the
jury upon which he sat Other equally strange things
are talked Of which may up shortly


A MDoNALD.


Quite sensation was created here to-day by the
statement that the night Of the day General Babcock
was acquitted he made secret trip in closed
carriage to the County Jail and had CON
ference with General Mcdonald Judge Krum
OF his counsel interviewed the subject tonight
and admitted that Babcock did visit Mcdonald He
said:"We did go to the Jail to Mcdonald but so
far from there being any secrecy about it, might be
inferred from the statement made went in a hack
from the hotel at SIX O'Clock in tho evening and with
no attempt at conceament whatever had told Cen
eral Babcock that Mcdonald suffering in health,
and General Babcock expressed desire to see him.
That Is all the mystery there was in It. 1"
Year: 1876

WARcEsrEE Mass, March 29.--All
water has stopped running through
city pipes and it is thought the dam
has given way. Ii such is the case
there will be no connection except on
foot with the city.
Year: 1876

The line of this road passes thro' one of the finest portions of Arkan- sas. Through our county-Pope- it passes from east to west a distance of about twenty miles. The compa- ny owns large quantities of land in our county and the Land Commis- sioner is affording new corners every aid and attention in the selection of lands. There is no healthier nor more desirable DO: tion of the state than Pope county and the favor with which our county is viewed by all visitors is an assurance that ere long we will have a large addition of new citizens from other states.

 The untiring efforts which Col. Slack is making to bring immigra- ton to our State should be highly apprecirted by our people.

 Speaking of the prospect for im- migration from this source the Spirit Of Arkansas says:

 1.-The Assistant Land Commission CT of the Little Rock and Fort smith railway reports that beptember has been an unusually brisk month with them, and that they have never sold so much land in any former Septem- Der since the department has been open te business. A good sign you see. Among the samples that he sends to the Centennial this week, are several varieties of as fine apples as any portion of the United States can produce. We weighed one that pulled down the scales at sixteen ounces, and several more of twelve ounces weight. Another item about this department is that Commission CT Slack will be at home this week, bringing with him another crown of land buyers.'
Year: 1876

At different times during the past Spring and Summer we made the project of a county fair the subject of remarks, and endeavored to urge the importance and benefit thereof. We strongly advocated the holding of one this fall. Several of our cor respondents approved our views and further urged the matter upon the people of Pope county. We had hoped that enough interest would be aroused to get up Fair Associa- tion and give the first fair this fall |, but we find the summer has come and gone, October, the hamburger of Winter is here and we suppose there is no prospect or hope of anything toward such an enterprise being done. We regret that it is so, for there are many benefits to accrue from these annual displays and friendly competitions. We are not willing to believe that it is owing to a want of enterprise on the part of our farmers. We say farmers, for they are the ones to be most beneht- ted, and they should be foremost in the move. We think it is only for want of some one to take the lead in the matter that no such step has been inaugurated. Suppose we could have had nice little county fair here this fall where we could have gathered together samples of our fine agricultural products, spec imens of our fine timber, blocks of our stone-coal, and made display Of onr best stock; and then, suppose that by previous arrangement we had had an excursion arranged whereby we could display our show to q hundred or more of those from other states who would gladly avail themselves of such an opportunity.

 who can tell what good might have resulted? We hope another year will not be allowed to come and 20 without some steps being taken to assure a county fair next fall. Let this matter be discussed by our va fious Oranges, and committees ap-

 pointed to work 1t up. l. will pay.
Year: 1876

The Stewart-Newton coalition, through their committee, Smithee, Gaulding and Harrell, are straining every point to justify the high handed, cictatorial, domineering course pursued by that faction. The Gazette is doing all it can to help them along. You are barking up the wrong tree, gentlemen. Your efforts will be in vain. You can neither persuade or scare the honest Democracy of the Third District into an endorsement of any such conduct. TIE PEOPLE will settle this matter at the ballot box, and they will there record their disapprobation of the trickery and sharp practice by which you pro- pose to keep } the North-West in sub jugation to the will of few Little Rock politicians. You have thrown down the gage, the people pick it up, and you must abide the result.
Year: 1876

AN ExPLANATIoN.-It is a fact mot generally known that all sewing machine manufacturers paid license to Elias Howes Jr., the original in- ventor, and one machine of the kind for which license was asked always accompanied the application.

 Thus Mir. Howe had before him q sample of every form of sewing machine manufactured. Constant study upon them enabled him to avoid the defects of each, and inn prove upon the eXcellences of all. This fact explains the wonderful degree of perfection to which Mir. Howe brought his latest pattern of machine, without which advantages such result could not have been achieved.
Year: 1876

Two Burlinton, Iowa, boys chas- ed rabbit into hole ana then took a pole to punch it to come out. It did come and they know what kind of rabbit it was, as the perfume it spattered over then made them weep and run for home to change clothing.
Year: 1876

TIE WHOLE COUNTRY WATCHED by


GENERALS


Gen. Sherman annual report says that
the regular army numbers 25,33l men;that
West Point has been constituted a separ-
ate military division: and that "by the
subdivision Of territory, every foot of the
country is under the supervision OF gem
eral officer, near at hand. with a part of
the army proportioned to the supposed
necessity to maintain order and peace,
whereby the settlement of the country
may progress and the civil officers be en-
abled to enforce the laws of the United
States.
Year: 1876

Kant is q philosopher in Germany, ani
yet philosophers have always said there wal
no such word as "Can't."


Secretary Chandler arrived at Washing
ton Monday; he had been home to have bis
bloody shirt mended.
General schofeld has just returned East
1t is said that while on the Pacific coast be
made money on mining stocks. schenck
beat that, be lived in Europe and did the
same thing.
Tho widow Butler has bought . new
panier, and it Is not Of New York Worlds.


The Republican party Of Wilmington has
another man who says he is out of politics
and he is in the Seventh ward.


Grant is said to describe true inwardness,
as everything coming in and nothing going
out.


There is bird known to mariners which
always gives warning of danger, but that
"Bird," of the Republican party gives the
DemocTdts uo warning.


The rumor on the streets yesterday that
City Treasurer Vincent had Joined the Bird
guards proved false; he prefers to be Blue
Hens Chicken.


The song of "Home, Sweet Home, ,"is one
that Boss Tweed does not hum, but he pre-
fers the one of "a Life ON the Ocean
Wave"


John W. Forney continues to drink blood
and est cast iron to give him inspiration for
those bloody shirt editorials.


Crows are in great demand with the Re-
publican party Of Wilmington at present
Those who have tried them say they make
very savory dish.


ANY man who goes into the convention
today with a pocket pistol, loaded with
liquid fire, will be spotted on the shoot.
Year: 1876

TO-DAY in the Masonic Temple, the
Practical Temperance Convention meet 2 at
two o'clock. The Chairman of the Execu-
tive Committee calling the meeting, Mr..
Geo. W. Wells states that the object of the
committee in making this call is to obtain
a representation Of the pure element of the
community. 1t is distinctly understood
that they do not expect the ministers and
the men they appoint to represent the
churches as such. He then states that it
was the best avenue they have of coming
at purity of action.
Year: 1876

Do not let the Democratic voters for an
instant think that all interest must be
centered in the Presidential election. The
State election and County election should
impress its Importance upon voters. Let
every voter put his shoulder to the wheel,
and the result will be one that will change
that smile which came over certain faces
on the 5th of this month to more sickly
one
Year: 1876

Mr.. H. c. Conrad is put forward by the
Republican State Central Committee as
one who will speak the views and opinion.
Of that party. He favors the political os-
tracism Of one who has no greater crime
before him than to have been at one time
a mechanic.
Year: 1876

THl State stumped by Rev. Pennel
Coombe in the interests of local option
ticket would not be so bad for the thrift
of the campaign. He says he is a poll
tician and might be able to make the can
vass hum along better.
Year: 1876

A suggestion has been made and very
rood one too that the channel created by
the explosion at New York be called New
tons Channel in compliment to the skillful
officer who worked'so faithfully to sccom-
plfsh II.
Year: 1876

Kent.

 May day here was not exactly the May day generally described by poets and nov elists. as owing to the snow storm, and far from gentle breezes. dance around the May pole would have been more romantic than comfortable. .... Bull, Roberts 6 Co., have got in new stock of goods, which (so they say) they are selling at ruinous prices, but whether ruinous to the seller or buyer l have not yet learned. The firm have re- gently added new branch to their already extensive business, viz, whitewashing; but this branch is only carried on by the Elder, whose tall and commanding figure renders him particularly adapted to it, he being able to reach the highest ceiling without the aid of step ladder. During these hard times 'tis not every young man who possesses the happy faculty of turning his hand to every trade; but those who have hoped to secure his services during the house cleaning season, have had their hopes dashed to the ground by the intelli gence that he only whitens the walls for particular friends. SoL.
Year: 1876

es- The Waterbury American unfolds romantic tale of poor young man who married tue daughter of wealthy. gentle man in the brass business, The old folks didn't fold that young man to their bosom after the pair got over their elopement, but the old man did give him a chance to bur uish brass at $2.75 per day. Somebody died recently and left the young man some money. But did that young man go to the old man and say, Here be many shekels ; give me portion of thy brass business and they are thine.' Not much. He packed his carpet bag and lit out for foreign parts and now the brass mans daughter is on the look out for another poor young man to soothe her lacerated feelings.
Year: 1876

The NoMINEE.-Last Friday night
a telegram was received in town
announcing the nomination by the
Republican National Convention at
Cincinnati of Rutherford B. Hayes,
of Ohio, for the office of President
of the United States, and William
A. Wheeler, Of New York, for that
of Vice President. The news was
a surprise to many, and particularly
so to those with whom the election of
Blaine was a foregone conclusion.
The nomination was evidently
brought about by combination of
the supporters of other prominent
candidates, who found it impossible
to secure men of their own choice.


Governor Hayes, although, per-
haps, not so well known to the pop
ular mind as some other men in the
Republican ranks, yet has national
reputation, and while his field of po-
litical operations has been mainly in
Ohio his ability as a party leader
has attracted the attention of politi-
clans throughout the country. He
was educated as a lawyer. When
the rebellion broke out he entered
the service as Lieutenant-Colonel of
volunteer regiment which he
had raised, served for the most part
with the army of the West, and be-
fore the close of the war was brevet-
ted Brigadier-G General. At the end
of the struggle he returned to Ohio,
and was soon after elected to Con-
gress and subsequently Governor of
the State. He is a Republican of
the old school, and although Blaine's
nomination might have aroused more
enthusiasm for the time being, the
selection is a strong one and will
doubtless secure the entire vote Of
the Republican party.


Hon. W. A. Wheeler, member of
Congress from New York, and well
known as the author of the Wheeler
compromise, by which the Demo
Gratis elected from the Louisiana
Legislature by the military were re-
stored to their rightful positions,
viii add strength to the ticket.
Year: 1876

LAST winter a Constitutional Con-
vention-the third of its kind-met
in Denver, and framed a Constitution
to be submitted to the people of Col
orado Territory next month, hoping
by its adoption to come into the
Union this year as the Centennial
State" But as the time appointed
for its election approaches, now but
few days off, opposition of a ma
jority of its voting citizens is be-
coming apparent. The Mexican
settlers of the Territory fail to see
any advantages to accrue to them by
becoming citizens of State, and
they express their intention of voting
en- masse against the State Constitu-
ton.
Year: 1876

A man was jogging along quietly down
Vine street this afternoon. When near
Fifth street woman who Was going in
an opposite direction noticed him, and,
as she declares, recognized him rs tho
man who robbed her Of u watch nearly it
year ago.


She accosEed him, when he took To his
heels and ran down the alley on to Race,
street, where Officer Mcfarland caught.
him and safely landed bm out OF the
cold into the Ninth sire ct Station-houso.