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Year: 1875

THE president has recommended that
a mint be established in the Mississippi
valley, and the Kansas City Journal Of
Commerce has a long and able article
setting forth the advantages of that city.
If mint is established in the west we
think Kansas City would be good
Year: 1875

The XLIII Congress has been little better
than King Log toward the South; but if it
will not, acting or failing to act, lend aid to
a King Stork region, it may yet win some
gratitude. If its members shall need to con-
fess, "We have left undone what we should
have done," let them not have TO add, ''We
have done what we ought not to have DONE"
The Christian Union.


Under the rather revolutionary phrase of
'clean out the carpet baggers," the Post and
Mail of Chicago call attention to the fact
that out eff 240 members of the Illinois legis-
lature less than one seventh were born in the
state.


The town elections throughout the state
seem to have been generally favorable to the
Republicans, the party making large gains,
compared with the vote in November, in all
Year: 1875

MINNESOTA is beginning to be alarmed
about its "Pine Land Ring" 1t is alleged
that certain men in Minneapolis have been
enabled, by collusion with the Surveyor Gen
eral, to acquire about three-quarters of all
the immense pine forests of northern Min
nesota. This gives them virtual monopoly
of the entire timber interest of the state.
The land, which is now worth about twenty
dollars an acre, cost its fortunate possessors
considerably less than the government regu-
lation price Of $1.25 an acre, it is said.
Year: 1875

THE patriotic Cubans in New York, pat
riots of the Artemas Ward stamp, who send
men to beg money for Cuba, but who neither
60 nor give, have held another meeting Of
late. They conclude that small expeditions
are better than large ones. They will do well
to come to the conclusion that no expeditions
are even better than small ones.
Year: 1875

We do not read anonymous letters and cemmuni-
cations The name and address of the writer are in
all Indispensable not necessarily publication
but as guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or reserve commu-
nieations that are not used.
Year: 1875

THE original manuscript of the Declaration
measures to preserve it are taken, be num-
bered among the things that we're. The sig
natures are fading, and will in short time
be oblterated, and the ink in which the body
of the document is written is beginning to
fade. Very likely the Declaration will have
entirely disappeared by the time we celebrate
the hundredth anniversary of its publication.
Ingenious and patriotic Americans are called
upon to discover some preparation that will
arrest the disappearance of the signatures.
Here is a fine opportunity to earn gratitude,
glory and pelf.
Year: 1875

AND NOW the Democratic laborers CT
New York have struck for higher wages.
They actually left the public works a day
or two since and attempted to form pro-
CessiUn TO march in a body to lay their
grievances before General Fitz John Porter,
the Democratic Commissioner of Public
Works. But the police of the ex-rebel
General G. A. Smith ordered them to dis
perse and not make such an unseemly dem
onstration. A few Of them interviewed
General Porter, however, who told them
he could do nothing for them, and they
retired. These poor laborers were justified
in expecting relief They were made to
believe last fall that the hard times were
caused by the Republicans, and if they
elected Tilden and Wickham the times
would improve at once and wages be high
and work plenty. They simply wish to
know why these things do net come to
pass. Ifs similar event had occurred in
this District or in Albany the Detective
Press OF New York would have INDUCED
in long editorials upon the subject, full of
sympathy for the laborers. As it is, that
terrible engine wind power has not
gasped a single breath. 1t is omniously
silent. 1t can see nothing which is imme-
diately under its nose. Let it strive to
soOthe the perturbed spirits of the Demo
cratic laborers of New York.
Year: 1875

The time is not so far distant in the past
when the New York Herald filled its col
umns day after day with fulsome compli-
ments of President Grant that even the
most cursory newspaper reader has forgot
ten it. A little more than two years ago,
however, the Herald took up the Third
Term and Cesarism bugabOos for the de.
Iberate purpose of making an editorial SEN
sation. To q man of President Grants
temperament and native nodesty this was
exceedingly distasteful. He possibly said
as much to some of his friends; but, be this
as it may, the Herald continued its discus


sion ofthOse slanderous assumptions. When
ever the President visited New York he
was instantly besieged by Herald repre-
sentative, and at the Fifth Avenue hotel,
or elsewhere, before he had an opportunity
to take of his great-coat or duster, was
subjected to the most impertinent inquiries
Of the interviewer. At Long Branch, at
West Point, and in short everywhere he
went the same thing occurred. He sub
mitted to the imposition upon his good na-
ture until forbearance ceased to be a virtue


An impudent fellow named Stevens was
one of the foremost of these brazen inter.
lopers. Stevens was located at Long Branch
with instructions to ''see the President
every day." This was ali very well, but it
made no difference to Stevens whether he
saw the President or not; he telegraphed
an account of an imaginary interview to
his journal every night and frequently
Year: 1875

THE circumstances not Likely to arise, :
which would justify President Grant in
accepting Third Term, have not existed
since the war; hut they did exist when
President Lincoln was renOminated and
elected for the second. President Grant
believes The emergencies or circumstances
Of that evcntful period of the nations his
tory arc not likely to be repeated, and
therefore distinctly disavows the possibility
of his becoming a candidate again. Those
politicians who still believe he is candi-
date are consequently compelled to assume
that his declination is dishonest or that an
other war impends. We believe, however,
that the people will accept his declaration
that he does not seek denomination as
final and decisive.
Year: 1875

that nature imperatively demands the sur
Vival Of the fittest. Every honest and sin
cere friend of the Indian is fully impressed
with this solemn truth. President Grant
sees with clear perception that the In
dians must gradually give way to the en-
croachments of the whites until there is
not foot Of land in the Union, except Ok
lahoma, where they will have any rights
which the pale-pac is bound to respect.
Already the press and the people are clam
oring for the mountain gates of the charmed
bourne to be thrown open, and industry be
allowed to step in and develop the mineral
resources of the Hills, while civilization en-
bellishes and beauties the plains. Ten
thousand restless items Of humanity are
aDxiously waiting for the Government to
adopt some measure that will speedily lead
TO this result. Hundreds are flocking to
all the available and desirable points where
they can secure easy access. and many
have already stolen clandestinely into the
forbidden precincts, causing much trouble
for the military and embitteriug the natu-
rally hostile spirit of the Sioux. Encom-
passed by these manifold difficulties the
President, after careful consideration of
the subject, has made the proposition of
removal, which, should it prove. success
full, will render greater good to both the
Indians and General Government than any
other course could possibly have accom-
plishcd.


The second proposition, which was made
for the purpose of Obviating the troubles
between the whites and Sioux which are
constantly occurring in the country border
ing on the North Platte, has been for a
time rejected. They have refused to sign
the agreement to relinQuish their hunting
privileges in Nebraska until they have
talked with their warriors at home. The
S25, 900 which is to be given them as an
equivalent for the REIMBURSEMENT OF this
right cannot be drawn from the Treasury
after the 1st of July, and as it will require
nearly twelve days TOR them to reach home
the probabilities are that, through their
superstitious fears and innate obstinacy, the
appropriation will be lost to them. and the
present negotiations prove unsuccessful.
Year: 1875

The Kingdoms and empire, whose cX


istence has been guaranteed by the Eu


rOpcan powers all seem to be in Il very


bad way, Turkey is going to the dogs


notwithstanding the TRANSMISSION Of copi.
Gus loans into the icvcrish blood of the
sick man since the Crimean war, and


King Georges Grccian kingdom is in
such Il rotten condition that is is said to
he extremely probable he will retire in
disgust before long. The parliament OF
that classic kingdom has been at logger
heads with the king for some time, and
the cabinet is about to he impeachcd for
its opposition to the chamber during the
last year. Moreover, the treasury is abb
solutcly empty, and the whcrcwithal to
rcplenish it is wanting. No one could
blame the king for laying aside the cares
of state.
Year: 1875

THE executive committee Of the
Woodruff county agricultural and me
chanical association have issued in pam.
phlct form the address delivered by Gov.
crnor Garland, Of Arkansas, at the re.
cent fair of the above association. The
address is rcplctc with valuable informa,
tion, judicious suggestions and interest
Ing statistics relative to the condition
and improvement of Arkansas, and
should be carefully read by every citizen
of that state. In the concluding portion
Of the address Governor "Garand says:
Great efforts are now being made by the
co-opcrators of England, five hundred
thousand strong, with their hcadquar-
tcrs at Manchester, to establish a direct
trade with this rich agricultural valley
and if the labor Of Eads be not in vain,
may me not hope to see before long one
cultivated field from here TO the gulf
and its produce shipped direct to Eng
land through the mouth Of the MiSSiS-
sippi river? As an induccment and
incentive to our people to progress and
to note well their steps, here comes
the centennial exhibition at PhiladcI-
phia in 1876, where at the temple
of liberty will be gathered all her
children to tell their history and take
their stand. The civilized world will be
there to pass judgment upon each and
every one of the family, and a record
will be kept for future Use and refer
encc."
Year: 1875

The German and irish elements have
fallen of nearly fifty per cent, and the
Scandinavians and Italians have shown
equally great proportion Of decrease,
Among the most desirable classes of i'm
migrants are those from Russia; they
usually bring money with them and set
tie upon public lands. They generally
60 to the far west, but Il considerable
number of families are expected soon in
South Carolina,
Year: 1875

liiE New York papers are burdened
with surmises as to how Tweed made his
escape. As the ex-boss had seven OF
elSht steamers to select from, and had
money to buy one for his own Use, it i,
very likely he slipped off over the sea
Foster Dewey, Tweed's private secreta
ry, has also disappeared with his master
lie had talked of going to Boston the
day before the disappearance, but he i,
not there, and the inference is that h,
has resolved to follow the fortune o
Tweed.
Year: 1875

THE party in Canada who have favored
annexation to the United States are said
to have abandoned that project, owing
10 the recent triumph of the reform
party, which has obtained control of the
government and the cmoIumcnts thereof.
The anncXationists now sing with much
tcrvor, "God save the queen"
Year: 1875

G. A negro was found dead BY the
roadside in Henry county. A mule was
grazing short distance of, but the
coroner's jury, in order not to have too
much said about the matter, brought
in a verdict in favor of q congestive
chill.
Year: 1875

Our post Office officials were more
than busy in the past week, valentines
Of every conceivable shape and size
coming in by the hundreds-indeed over
1,100 drop letters came in on Saturday
and nearly as many on Monday. It
almost seemed as though every one had
an interest still in valentines, even Post
Master Snyder received goodly share
AS also the indefatgable Cal, the lat
ter getting one epistle in what he terms
"double distilled DUTCH" but he desires
us to state for the benefit of the sender,
he has not yet INDUCED saurkraut sufii-
ciently to masticate or appreciate the
flavor Of dish of German love.
Year: 1875

On Monday evening last, a mile below
Green Greek, a second rail flew with the
frost about midnight, and the locomo-
tive "Tuscan" had the iron tire of one
of her driving wheels give out from a
similar cause, though in neither in
stance, fortunately, did anything more
serious transpire beyond slight delay
of traffic.
Year: 1875

We have been solicited for q reason
why we did not last week give informa-
ton relative to the receipts from the
above entertainment. We can only say
that for some unexplained Cthough
probably not unexplainable) reason, the
committees report was crly supplied to
our contemporary.
Year: 1875

after the first Of January are shall
hare to prepay the postage on all
papers GOING OUT or THE
COUNTY,. Subscribers at dis
tance please note this fact, as zoe shall
only send 10 BoSe 'cho pay in Advance
after that date, as zoe cannot of'ord
TO 1oaH for our pay and pay postage
also.
Year: 1875

There is on view, at Frank Helms So
loon, ON State street, a very ingenious
specimen of whiting, executed by
young Goulden, of Napoleon street, and
is rare specimen of patience and per-
severance in the manipulation of the
knife.
Year: 1875

A serious objection to the one crop
system of farming is that it is liable
in the vicissitudes of the seasons, TO q
total failure. 1t is a common tmnS
for some one crop to fail, or have
partial, but it is an unheard of thing
for all things to fail in this country.
If YOU trust to one crop alone you
may fail entirely; but if you trust to
several that mature at different sea-
sons of the year, failure is impossible
in all of them, unless from some
great convulsion of nature.


1t is also best for the country to
have variety of crops. 1t guards
against failure, against money panics,
aud against the corners of specula-
tors. 1t is regulator of everything.
1t is the only course by which the
farmers of the country can control
their production.
Year: 1875

Spredie.t Method Of Fate ming swim
l. Put them up in covered pen, wit


q roomy yard of dry soil to whic
he animals can have access at pleas


ure for exercise. II the soil be not


dry one, then il should be so well Iii,


tered with coarse hay, straw, fores


leaves, or something Of the kind, ~
to be kept dry. In the absence OF a
pen, inclose q sufficiently dry spac,
with any convenient fencing stuff.and


lay ROOT Of boards over one corne,
Oft, sufficiently tight to shelter the
hogs from rain and cold winds. and
see that the ground here is well lit
tered, and kept dry for them to
sleep on.


2. Corn soaked till soft in cold wa
ter goes further in fattening hogs
than hard dry corn, but to boil it soft
Is still better If mill be conve-
nient Tor grinding the corn, it would
be still more economical to make
mnsh or pudding of it; or the meal
can be fixed up with cold or hot wa
ter, and suffered to stand till sourand
then feed. This last is equivalent to
a partial cooking.


3, When hogs are shut up for fat
tening they should have at the rate OF
a heaping teaspoonful Of fine salt put
into each days mess of seed and tea
spoonful of wood ashes. These in
crease their appetite, and serve to
keep them healthy. Ifthere be anv
danger of cholera, heaping tea
spoonful Of pulverized charcoal
should also be aoded. 1t is q good
plan to put some wood or coal ashes
in the pig pen every week, for the
hogs to root over and eat, or throw in
some chunks of charcoal and punk
or rot ell wood for them to gnaw al
pleasure. In this case the charcoal
dust and ashes may be omitted in
their feed. Be careful not to over
dose with salt, for il h IS that are not
accustomed to it could get at large
they would be liable to eat
so much at first as to kill themselves.


4. Give all the pure fresh water
they will drink, morning, noon, and
night. Keep the hogs clean in their
pens or enclosures. and don't allow
any cattle or horse manure, or other
putrescent substances to be near. to
give them the scab or mango.
Year: 1875

1t is a bad policy to allow stock to
have constant run of the pastures
after the growth of the grass has
ceased to keep up full supply OF
feed. Sufficient grass should be left
on the ground to protect the roots
from the sudden climatic changes OF
rigorous winters, and to insure the
perfect disintegration of the surface
soil, so that the water and the air may
continually carry into it increased
fertility and warmth.


Meadows are often used tempola a.
rily as pastures, and injured by allow
ing sheep and other stock to nip clos'
the aftermath, which should be allow
ed to protect the roots from suddeI
changes of weather and as mulch t'
hold the moisture during the sprins
and early summer. Where this pla'
of protecting the pastures and mead
Ows is adopted, greatly increased
yield of grass may be expected mex
year, in proportion to the loss sus
tanned by denying the stock the rel
ish Of this dainty morsel in the All
tumn. If the farmer wisely protect
the interest of his most profitable in
ves.memt, which consists in stock, &


bridges over the partial gap betwee


the green and dry food, bv feeding


little of the latter daily. This not on
IIy prevents the pastures from bein


robbed of respectable winters Goa


but the stock goes into winter qua'


ters in full condition, and better pr


pared to endure it, and come Out a


right in the spring.
Year: 1875

Whatever else the election means il


Mississippi, it signifies neither The
abolition nor the impairing of the pub


lie school system. The State will


continue to place the means Of educa.
ton within the reach Of all her chit.
dren, poor as well as rich. But il
order the more eflectually TO affair


this object, the laws should be 80 mod


fled as to lengthen the sessions ant
at the same time reduce the expense b,
alb Olishing sinecures and curtaiIins
expenditures for costly and unneces
sary furniture for the benefit of job
bcrs. We warmly endorse the fol


lowing on this subject from the Du


rant advertiser:


The platform Of the Democratic.
Conservative party, on which the late
political struggle was won, contained
All educational plank in the words
following:


We are in favor Of the education OF
adj children Of the State, in public
schools sustained by adequate taxa
ton, but opposed to extravagant Or
partizan administration of said
schools.


II there was one plank more than
another in our platform, OF which the
coored voter was distrustful, it was
the one under present consideration.
The colored man, ever since the year
4S7l, when the schools were first in
augurated, had heard from both car
pet bagger and scal'awag, that the
Democrats would abolish the free
schools whenever their party came
into power; and the eradication Of
this idea was one of the most difficult
jobs that our party had to undertake
at any time during the canvass. Our
most distinguished; as we'll as our
obscure orators. in this county at least
and we suppose that it was the case
throughout the State-took hold of
this plank, held it up to the colored
mans gaze, and explained to him
whatever there was in it that his un-
educated mind had failed to comprc-
hend. He was shown that instead of
cutting down the revenue for school
purposes. our party was pledged in
black and white. to levy sufficient
taxes to support the puoic schools,
and that it was our desire to simplify
and cheapen the modes Of operating
them so as to enable us to give the
children double the schoolin. they
now get for the same amount of
money.


Under these explanations Of what |
our party would attempt to do in the
i';' oHsly s1,;7"e "eexpfoded-s large number of
colored men voted our ticket. In this
county there must have been from
five hundred to seven hundred who
thus voted. and to these men partlcu-
larlv,and to ourselves, "the children OF
the State" and :he people in general,
we owe strict con- pliance with every
promise that was made Oh the subject
while the canvass was progressing.


Let us revive and cheaper the sys-
tenn i, we can do so without impairing
the efficacy or taking from the chill
dren any part of the tax money here
totore levied for their benefit. In a
word while it is our duty, and of our
pledge to economic, let us not begin
on the schools, unless it be to lop OH
some useless expense so rs to extend
the length of the school session.
Year: 1875

| AtOues fAAOuCs
Alone, alone l am alone!
Though millions round me live,
| There's not solitary one
The boon of love to give!
The world around ia bright and gay
Around me thousands move,
| Yet am alone to-day
There's none my heart can love!
OH what is life with all its toys,
From which we soon must part?
Its wealth can purchase not the joys


OF one beloved heart
Upon the rolling sea of Time,
Its melancholy tone
Comes rushing back with surge and chime
To bear me on alone!
The gale and tempest sweep the plain,


With loud and hollow moan;
But like wrecker on the main,


i hear its hymn alone!
The Fall and Winter, sad and drear,


Their trophies round them thrown
Pass by, and Spring and Summers here,


To find me still alone!
All through the live-long day l toll,


Cheer'd BY no tender tone
Forget at night its sad turmoil,


Upon my couch alone!
Romantic still, stroll at eve,


And think of days agone,
But Fate will 'mong my fancies weave


Its saddest truth-Alone.
Oh for some kind and loving heart


To take this vacant throne,
Its light and love would joy impart,


And bless me all alone
But should thus to live be doomed,


My heart would turn to stone,
And in this lonesome breast entombed,


Forget it was alone!
Year: 1875




inquest in the case Dora Bankert and her child,
which for time has been in progress at Farming
dale II established by the testimony that the child
died IN about hour after birth from bcnorIage, and
that the mother died in about four hours from the same
causencther having Lad any medical attendance. The
child bore no marks Of violence. IL stated In the
testimony that few minutes pIctIO 10 her death,
aud knowing that she must DIE. ;he mother
told jeremiah T. Weaver that the child was dead
and that size had placed II under the bead OF the bed
where he subsequently found 10 wrapped IN piece of
cotton CLOTH lie promised her that hc would have the
child buried In the same grave with her. and at,crWard
put in the sarchbOX md btd II before described
Young weaver 10 whom Dora was engaged 10 be mar


cd and who H. alleged 10 be the father Of the child is
also said to have been present when IL was born


An important point for the jury 10 determine was as TO
the lullabiy Of young Weaver. The lury remained In
consultation about three hours rney about equally
divided the question of responsibility bat finally
found that there gross negligence the part Of the
mother, and that she alone 20 blanc. II Is under
stood however that this II not the last of the case, but
that District Attorney Downing will present the
for the consideration II the Grand jury.
Year: 1875

Score another for the third term. The
Beaver Times. until recently unwilling
to entertain the third-term project, last
week Aops over as follows I'VE rathe.
guess We are for Grant. First-because
we regard him as the truest and safest
man between the country and dangers
we have. Second-Because he is the
only President within period of nearly
fifty years whose name has been associ-
ated with third term. Third-Because
it is not likely that within the next fifty
years TO come we shall have the priyi
lege of voting for President so highly
honored. Fourth, and lastly Because
everything serves to indicate that our
opponents dread his nomination fas
above that of any other that could be
made in the Republican ranks, and We
feel like taking the candidate who 10
likely to worry them the most