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Year: 1876

We farmers get a great deal Of good adj
vice. We are glad SO many are interested
in our welfare. Farming would seem to be
the natural employment of mankind, and
those who are unable, or unwilling, to gain
living and supply their own wants by cul-
tivating the soil, are very willing to tell 9th
ers how to do it. But often those who are
least able to give advice, are the most pro-
fuse with their counsels. There is not much
wisdom in their reproofs no do they always
fall on obedient ears. If those who walk
with wise men become wise, then it is very
essential that we receive our instruction
from men wiser tnan ourselves. 1t we are
to learn industry from the bees, and the ants,
there can be nothing degrading in learning
something from the humblest of mankind.
But no teacher can impart much knowledge
to his pupils, if he has not more intelligence
than they. It will be conceded that farm
ers are the most numerous, the most useful,
and the most Industrious of all classes. And
we think it can be proven, that they are not
only the most honest, butdecidedly the best
business men in the commonwealth. We
are told we work too much and think too
little, that we have not the accuracy and en-
ergy Of business men, that we oughtto open
debtor and creditor side with every field
on our farm, and know what every bushel
of wheat, and every animal costs us. This
is all very well in theory, we know some
thing about books and prompt payments,
and what we are doing. We want to look
at the results, the facts and figures, to ascer-
tain who are the safest and most reliable
men in the community. It has often been
stated that ninety per. cent. Of our merchants
or business men fail, sometime during their
career, to meet their obligations. We estimate
that ninety per cent. of our everyday farm
ers, never fail to pay their honest debts, new
er defraud their creditors, nor take advan-
tage of the bankrupt law. 1t this IS cor
rect estimate, then young people when they
go into business, may expect there are nine
chances in ten, they will fail in business ana
defraud their creditors. And if they begin
life on farm with industrious habits, ana
good moral character, there are nine cnances
in ten. they will not fail to pay their homes
debts. produce more than than they con
sumo, and add to their own. and the aggre-
gate wealth of the community,


We are told farming is a slow business
Very few get rich there are no millionaire
holding the plow. We can plow very wei
without them. The greatest good to tn


greatest number is not brought about D.


concentrating wealth, but by diffnsing II
Are not million Of honest men, who pro
duce more than they consume, and neve
let their notes goto protest, million time


more valuable to society than one milliot


aire who only gathers up the wealth tn.


better men than himself produce, by som


reckless adventure or fortunate speculation
Year: 1876

DEATH UPoN THE STAGE.-Julia
Pernard, a passable vocalist, clever
danseuse and very pretty girl, met
with tragic death in Helena, Mon
tana, the other day. She was stand
ing against the board while an actor
was showing his dexterity in hedg-
ing her in by hurting knives at the
board. Six knives had been stuck
beneath each arm, just above each
shoulder, at each side of the head.
One more waited to be planted just
above her head. The aim of the
thrower was too low. The knife pene-
trated the brain and the girl sank
down to die ON the stage. The actor
is under arrest.
Year: 1876

INSPECTING If anything more
is necessary to prove that the system
of mining as carried on in this coun-
try is superior to that of any other,
or that our machinery is nearer per
feet than any other engaged in min
ing in the world, it is the fact that
from all parts men engaged in that
pursuit come to inspect and learn
from us. On Wednesday evening
there departed on the passenger
train for the East two gentlemen
Major Jones and Mr.. Jas. A. Coul-
lard, representatives of a large east
ern company, embracing such men
as Jay Gould, etc. These gentle
men arrived from Central America
short time ago, on the steamer
Montana. In the state of san Saliva
dor. in that country, the company
referred to have one of the richest
silver mines in the world. The
ledge is not very large, but a thor
ough exploration or examination
could not be completed on account
of the water driving them out. They
brought with them from this mine
one ton of ore, which worked over
$4,000. These gentlemen, upon ar
irving at San Francisco, received a
carte blanche from the Bonanza firm
to fully inspect the mills, mines and
works belonging to them. During
their brief stay they visited the prin
cipal mines the California, Con.
Virginia, Belcher, Crown Point. etc.
to better determine tho most suit
able machinery to erect upon their
mine. Specimens which we have
from them are wonderfully rich
They say the Virginia bonanza is
very large, but theirs, while much
smaller, is also much richer. But
for systematic exploration, for exten
sive, heavy and almost perfect ma
chinery, the Comstock is ahead o
the WO ld,
Year: 1876

Countless accidents, as every one
knows, arise from the use Of matches.
To obtain light without employing
them, and 30 without the danger OF set
ting things on Are, an ingenious contri-
vance Is now used by the watchDen OF
Paris in all magazines where. explosive
or infiammable materials are kept. Any
one may easily make trial Of It. Take
an oblong phial OF the whitest and
clearest glass. and put into It a piece Of
PHOSPHORUS about the size OF y pea.
Pour some olive oil, heated to boiling
point, upon the phosphorus, flll the
phial about one-thfrd full and then cork
IL tightly. To use this novel light, re-
move the cork, allowing the air to enter
the phial, and then recork It. The
empty space in the phial will become
luminous, and the light obtained will be
equal to that OF lamp. When the
light grows dim its powers can be In
creased by taking out the cork and al
lowing fresh supply OF air to enter the
phial. In winter Il fs sometimes neces-
sary to heat the phial between the
hands In order to increase the fluidity OF
the oil. The apparatus thus prepared
may be used for six months.
Year: 1876

From the N. Y. Sun, to-day.


Senator Bsyard was recently visited
by a reporter, who having found him
playing with nine of his own children
suggested that such family added to
his fitness for the Presidency.


"'No,' said he, i often think that a
public man should have no children at
all TO be able to devote himself wholly
to the good of his country And he
added. with much feeling, 1T was
beautifully said of WASHINGTON, you
know, that he had no children, so that
the whole country might be his child.
A public man should..not have all the
domestic cares incident to a large
family to divert his attention from the
welfare of his fellow men,"


Our view of this matter differs from
that taken by the distinguished Della
ware Senator. We think that a public
man IS all the better for being a mar
of family. We know that his family
instead of interfering with the proper
performance OF his duties, is more
likely to be help and an encourage
ment to him. Most of the great men
of action and affairs have been men o
families. We feel grieved that ou
Uncle Samuel Tilden does not posses
family household. We object to
his continuing to feed on the dry
husks of bachelordom. But perhaps
he intends to enter upan the holy ant
blessed estate of matrimony before h
assumes the severe duties of the Presi
dencv.
Year: 1876

From the delinquent tax lists now
being published in the Southern
papers it looks as though nearly all
the residents of the South were unable
top'y the heavy assessments laid upon
taem or left to them by carpet.bag
rule. And thus their property is
brought under the auetioneer's
hammer,
Year: 1876

We think that the general feeling among
our citizens regarding the result of yester-
days contest at Creedmoor will be tinged
with regret that our gallant visitors,
the Irish rifemen, did not carry
off the victory. '''Tis not in mortals
to command success" but surely no
number of gentlemen more fully
deserved it. If it has fallen to our marks
men to defeat them in four successive con-
tests the Irish rifemen have not undergone
the ordeal without gaining the admiration of
their opponents and the esteem of Americans
all over the Union. We are fully aware
of the difficulties Of getting together
team ''sure to win" in country where the
possession Of rifle by private person is
matter of direct governmental grace and
special license; but narrow as this, restric-
ton makes the choice, Major Leech
must at least be congratulated on the
character of the marksmen he has found
himself called on to lead at Creedmoor
and Dollymount. AS Miner and johnson
found their way with such unerring pre-
cision to the bull's-eye SO the whole team
has made mark upon the affections of
America which will not soon be effaced.
In the course of the matches the
HERALD, by publishing its diagrams
of the shooting, has endeavored, and
with fattering success, to second the
efforts of the rifemen to bring q beautiful
and manly sport into merited prominence.
1t is gratifying to know that while subserv-
ing this good end we have contributed
to swell the chorus of appreciation which
has greeted the efforts of such excellent
gentlemen and fine shots. The international
communion in manly sports will do more to
preserve the peace and good nature of the
world than all the treaties that the most
careful diplomatist could draw. The puff
of the rifle has become among us the calumet
of peace. We must smoke yet another such
as yesterdays with our Irish friends.
Year: 1876

In the case of the man Roach and his
daughter, both of whom died suddenly
and as was thought from poison, it is
now reported that an autopsy has demon
strated that the cause of death was
cholera morbus and that no trace OF
poison was found. That no trace of poison
was found does not prove that the persons
did not die from poison, and cholera morbua
is rather name for a group of symptoms
than for q distinct pathological condition,
and the one fact in it's pathology is as likely
to be the consequence of poison as of any
other cause. All the family ate of meal and
two of them drank of beer with some drops
in it, and these two died, while no one else
was ill. It is not the meal, therefore, but
the beer or the drops that are indicated as
the sources of mischief, and there should be
further inquiry in regard to them. They
were either some favoring extract or some
one of the many cordials used by people who
compound. Only few days since dose Of
prussic acid was given to woman in the
form of one of these cordials in liquor shop
in the city, and they are commonly virulent
poisons In this case, if the drops were not
themselves poisonous, they probably COM
bined with some substance present in the,
beer and thus made poisonous compound, ;,
Year: 1876

sSuperfuous lags the veteran on the
stage" Lord Beaconsfelds speech at
Aylesbury will induce his friends to regret
that he did not several years ago come to
that conclusion to retire from public life
which he reports himself as having reached
this year, and which was the immediate
cause of his elevation to the peerage. His
speech is great blunder. 1t is querulous
in tone, feeble rs to its logic and wild as to
it's politics. He deprecates the assault on
his government because 'there never was
an English government which had greater
difficulties to deal with than the present one
has," yet these difficulties are of his own
making the results of his policy or want of
policy. 1t is scarcely permissible Tor min
lister to allege in his defence those troubles
whose very existence is q main ground of re-
proach against him. This is like the culprit
who killed his father and mother and appealed
to the Judge mot to be hard on a poor
orphan" There is a sad want of tact in the
Premier's complaint that lis policy is not
"backed by the country" If q policy Is, in
England, not ''backed by the country" it
will in all likelihood not be backed in Par
lament; and in that case it would be wise
for the Minister to get another policy or re-
sign-unless, indeed, the Premier has dis
covered some plan for conducting the gov
ernment of England in defiance of Parlia-
ment. There have been premiers who
would face the Parliament and the country
alike where they believed themselves right.
and go grandly out of Office on q point of
principle; but the world would laugh out
right to see Lord Beaconsfeld assuming
such an attitude at the end of his career.
In the higher political atmosphere the want
of courtesy and justice in the reference to
Mr.. Gladstone will hardly add to the
Premier's fame.
Year: 1876

This little declaration is succinct state
ment of theory as to murder in which
the world once had robust and i'm
plicit faith. But that faith has been
shaken in the later times. 1t is supposed
that there have been several cases in which
the crime of murder has been committed
without the fact becoming known even that
murder was done, and other cases in which
with the crime known the murderers have
remained undiscovered. People have paid
the less attention to this subject because it
has become matter of very little conse-
quence with us whether murder will out"
or not, inasmuch as the result is the same
the murderer commonly going free in either
case Indeed, it might be laid down as
general rule in this latitude that it is more
convenient for the murderer that his crime
should become known at once, inasmuch as
he is then tried and discharged and has no
further trouble while in the other event he
is for years tortured with anxiety, inasmuch
as he always believes justice to be severer
parsonage than he finds her on close ac-
quaintance. But the verdict against Lee
in regard to the Mountain Meadow massa-
ere seems like case of the real old fashioned
sort, and may in some degree revive the old
fashioned faith. His crime has been brought
home to him after twenty years, and it seems
highly probable that the punishment will
follow. 1t may be remembered that whole
train of emigrants-men, women and chill
dren-were murdered on that occasion by
the Mormons who had some Indians with
them to give color to the report they spread
that the murders were committed by the
savageS
Year: 1876

in other parts Of the country, where the
mass of voters are desirous of o sound cur
rency as necessary preliminary to re-
vival of industry and business. The fol-
lowers of the political veteran who is affec-
tionately called 'sOlebillallen" may carry
Ohio for the democrats, but in doing SO they
may disgust and alarm the rest of the coun-
try so greatly as to seriously damage Cover
nor Tilden's prospects in November. The
democratic party is more apt to lose than to
gain from tho turning of the Communistic
element to its support.
Year: 1876

The boys in blue are making Ane demon
stration at Indianapolis. They muster in
goodly numbers in the Western city and
their meetings and marches ara full of en-
thusiasm. A great number of generals ara
there but many of them are more famousin in
civil than they have ever been in military
contests. The gathering of these heroes haa
q political object. 1t is intended to aid the
republican cause, and their songs, with the
wornout burdens of "Oh! have you heard
the news from Maine?" and "Carry the news
to Tilden," would sound more becoming
in purely political meeting than in
a reunion of the soldiers who fought
in the war. After oil, these conventions Of
the '.Boys in Blue" called always about
election time, could be very well dispensed
with. They are at bottom neither more nor
less than Northern white leagues. The
Southerners commenced the foolish policy
of organizing such combinations, but that is
no reason why the Northerners should fol-
low the example. The war is over. If we
are to have political organizations of boys in
blue ut the. North there is no reason why
there should not be political organizations
of boys in gray at the South. Yet any
gathering of the latter would be regarded as
n reopening of the rebellion and an unpatri-
otic movement On the Union side demo-
Gratis and republicans fought shoulder to
shoulder. The politicians who affect so
much affection for the boy in blue love him
only on condition that he will vote on their
side, and not because he risked his life on
the field of battle to preserve the Union. The
sooner the blue uniforms and the gray dis
appear from our national politics the better
will it be for the country.
Year: 1876

The PLANET VULcAN.-The existence OF
this planet, the nearest to the sun of which,
we have any knowledge, has been doubted. J
It is usually invisible in the suns light, and
has been seen at such long intervals that
many astronomers thought the discovery q
mistake. But q special cable despatch tq
the HERALD says the famous French
astronomer Leverrier asserts that the
transit of Vulcan over the face Of
the sun will be visible on the I'd or Sd Of
October. As American observations are nec-
essary for purposes of comparison our as
tronomers will undoubtedly make all prepa-
rations. OF all who have lived on the earth
it is probable that not half dozen men
have ever seen this mysterious planet that
hides itself in light, yet was found by those
laws of pure mathematics by which the as
tronomer discovers facts Of the solar system
which would otherwise remain forever un-
known.
Year: 1876

be occasion for surprise If the Car,
in the presence Of some such event as
the fall Of Fort Sumter, would be COM
PEELED either to lead the Russian people to
the relief of their Slavic brethren, or, retir-
ing from his throne, give place to success
sor who would be only too glad of the op-
portunity.


War over the Eastern question is, there
fore, to be contemplated as one of the possi-
bilities of the politics of Europe. 1t does
not seem imminent just now. Indeed. there
is a state of truce made more by the conditions
of the weather than by the will of the parties
to the conflict and there is no likelihood
that even upon the expiration of that truce
hostilities will be resumed this year. But it
has always been difficult to please the many
parties that must be pleased before this case
can be settled by treaty, and it is not less
difficult now. And the issue of the truce may
only see the winter filled with the movement
of armies preparatory to tremendous opera
tions when the SHOWS are melted next year.


How will war in Europe affect America?
AS the conditions of the contest now stand
OuI ynpatuy Woulu 10 u4IOt5ceAo1 WALL suo-
sia. The Turk has no business in Europe.
1t is disgrace to the English name that
he should be permitted to oppress md
destroy Christian communities under the
protection Of English guns. There can
be no war, however, that will not be bene-
fit to America. 1t would bring back to our
flag the commerce we have lost. 1t would
reopen the channels of emigration. 1t would
strengthen every form of our trade and
industry. It would enable us to gain all
that we lost during our own four years of
lamentable war. We, of course, should not
be guilty of wishing tor war as material
advantage to ourselves. We trust that
peace will be preserved, and the material
greatness which would come by the desola-
ton of provinces and the strife of commune
ties is not desired by any American. The
Eastern question must be settled some time
or other, and in O contest between the Rus
sian and the Turk the Russian must win.
England only burdens herself and alienates
the sympathies of the Christian people
throughout Europe by being the ally and
protector of barbarism.
Year: 1876

Another savings bank has 'sgone by the
board" The Bond street institution closed
its doors yesterday, and it's statement proves
that its affairs have not been wound up any
too soon. "a surplus of over one hundred
thousand dollars is shown upon paper, but
when the assets are examined it is evident
that no such result will be realized on the
final settlement. With little over one
million of deposits the bank had building
which is scheduled at nearly o quarter of q
million, and other real estate estimated at
over one hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars. The stoppage of the bank appears to
have been caused by an injunction issued
by judge of the Supreme Court, and it is
to be hoped that by the same process num-
Der of these banks will be closed. The
Bank Superintendent evidently is incom-
petent to perform his duties, or is deferred
from SO doing by undue influences. His
action in the case of the Third Avenue
Savings Bank and other swindling institu-
tions could only be explained on the score
of incapacity or dishonesty, and ought to
have been promptly followed by his re-
moval from Office But the Governor has
left him in power, to the hazard Of all de-
positors in savings institutions in the city
of New York. After all the Governor is to
blame for the misfortunes that follow the
failure of these banks. 1t was his duty to
remove the present Bank Superintendent
months ago, and his neglect of that duty is
likely to bring ruin to thousands of small
depositora.
Year: 1876

The BRECHER ScANDAL.-What harm have
The people of New York done Mr.. Moulton
that he should wish his suit against Mr..
Beecher tried in this city? The motion to
remove the case to some rural county
was argued yesterday before Judge West
brook, who reserved his decision.
Year: 1876

The HorcHKIss REVOLVING CANNON was
tested yesterday at Sandy Hook with start
ling success. Our correspondent describes
it as one of the most destructive weapons
ever invented. If Custer had had one or
two of these guns with him he could have
driven before him oil the Indians in the
West. The experiments will be continued
to-day
Year: 1876

THn GRAND EXPLOSION. arrange
ments are being steadily made for the ex-
plosion ut He'll Gate on Sunday, and the
choice of that day is explained in the letter
of General Newton to the HERALD to-day.
1t describes the arrangements made for guard
ing the scene of the blast and dismisses
as almost unworthy of notice the suggestions
of danger. No one, however, can convince q
large class that there will not be danger,
and on Sunday there will be almost as many
people to rush away from the neighborhood
a. there will be to rush to it. Curiosity,
however, will be stronger than distrust
The exact time of the blast will be ten min
utss 10 three O'Clock p. n
Year: 1876

Nor Too FAsr.--A Cincinnati journal


announces with pleasure that Ohio is safe
party has at last determined not to nominate
an independent ticket. This is bad news
for Mr.. Cooper, whose chances, indeed, are
not so good as they seemed to be some
months ago. But we cannot see that it is a
matter for democratic jubilation. If the
greenback party openly joins the democrats
in Ohio that may answer there, but it would
be pretty certain to spread . general alarm
Year: 1876

union as must result from arraying
one section in solid and forbidding
front against the other, as is recon-
mended by the Republicans, will be
even 10 the prevailing section a curse
and not blessing. The dead body
fastened to the living suck was in
ancient days the punishment of the
fratricide, condemned to drag ever
with him the horrid weight and loath.
some corps of his victim, while ever
and anon burst from his lips the dread
full cry:


.'Oh, wretched man that ami Who
shall deliver me from the body Of this
death ~


BY justice and .brotherly kindness
the States of the South can be made
fortress of trength, and source of
happiness and prosperity to the Union.


May this be sol


I have tried by this speech to aid
The good work, and my duty being
done, l leave you to do yours.
Year: 1876

The Democrat man has taken down the
diaper he had strung on a line from the office
across the street. It was like Tilden and
Hendricks chances in the coming conyass
"a very small affair.
Year: 1876

landlords are anxious to see you, and will
do something to make you comfortable.
And come to stay a little while. Come
prepared to see it ali at your leisure, and
be careful that you do see it all before you
leave. | have said.