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Year: 1876

The attempt made by the Democrats to
gag their partisan naval report through the
House is confession of the weakness of
their case against Mr.. Rcbeson. If the evil
dence of Mr.. Robeson's guilt is so abundant
and so clear, why not turn on all the light
and let the country see it.
Year: 1876

The President has made up his mind 10
veto the river and harbor appropriation bill,
no matter in what shape it passes. His rea-
son is that it is too late to commence river
and harbor improvements, or will be by the
first of September, which is as early as the
engineer corps can use any of the appropria-
ton. He will also veto the Indian appropri-
alton bill if it contains the clause trans
ferring the Indian bureau TO the war depart
mani
Year: 1876

AT base ball game at Eau Claire, Wis, the
other day,a ball was knocked into the out-feld.
The object of the players was, of course, to get
it to the home-plate as promptly as possible to
prevent a tally. The fielder threw with great
force to the young man on the second base, and
the ball passed through his hands and struck
him in the body. He seized the ball, threw it
home and dropped over dead.
Year: 1876

EVERY regular attache of the PRESS is furnished
with Card certificate countersigned by Stanley T.
Pullen, Editor. All railway, steamboat and hotel
managers will confer a favor upon us by demanding
credentials of every person claiming to represent our
journal.
Year: 1876

We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations. The name and address of the writer are in
all cases indispensable, not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty Ct good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or reserve commu-
nications that are not used.
Year: 1876

Maj. Straits denomination will be the success
of the spoils system in one of its worst phases
We protest, for our part. against the success OF
that system in the convention, because, this
year there is not the faintest probability that it
can succeed before the people. in q doubtful or
close district. We know all that will b. said
of the awfulness of casting vote against the
nominee of the party. l: is agreed that when
two or more persons play at any game, the
stakes belong to the winner; but that is only
when there has been fair play. It is conceded
that the participants in q caucus or copven-
ton are bound by its decision; but only in
case tue participants have met on equal terms.
and contended with honorable weapons. Is
not a congressman, using all the patronage of
the district for his reelection, like gamester
playing with loaded dice Or marked cards? II
lie win by their means, can he have less than
gamester's ethical sense? can he hope to keep
the stakes?-Red Wing Republican.
This looks like very pretty fight.
This a notice served upon Major Strait
that ii he carries his denomination by
packing the convention with Office-hold>
ers the Goodhue county republicans will
bolt.


But then Strait will buy up enough
democrats to cover the losses he may
sustain in Goodhue county.
Year: 1876

Hall guessed that Hayes would be
nominated by the Republicans and Til
den by the Democrats and now he Is as
tickled as a hen that has laid her first
egg. and the Dispatch is one universal
cackle.


Will some one tie a red rag to one OF
Halls legs to divert his mind from his
own super,ative foresight, aud stop the
eternal clatter.
Year: 1876

How beautiful is truth In
this world, where there is SO
much falsehood and deciet,
whereby hearts are estranged,
and recriminations, assaults and
crimes arc engendcred-how
beautiful are the true thought,
word and deed. Like the sun
smiling out amid the angry
storm-like the bright stars
shining through the heavy
night cloud-like friend grasp
ing the hand of friend-like
right rebutting wrong--like the
lance Of virtue ringing on the
shield Of vice-like heaven upon
earth, and God in man is Truth!
Precious and Priceless. Dearer
than smile of friend, love of
parent, or pomp or fame.
truth is all. By this we know
the nature and value Of things
Falsehood is a craven, a bastard.
Truth is bold, noble and God
given, beyond every other at
tribute of the soul.
Year: 1876

Up in the morning and out of bed.
He takes leap on his frowzy head,
And, seeing him act like crazy clown,
We know that the day will be upside


down


He gives the kitten shower-bath
And works her up to a state of wrath
He ties kettle to Rover's tail,
And drops his cap in the milking-pail
He drives the hen from her nice warm


nest;


The turkeys and geese have no chance to


rest;


And oh how they waddle and they


run


As if they knew it was just for fun !!
He leases his sister and pulls her ears,
And pulls her hair till he brings the


tears,


And is always SO rough with her dolls


and toys
That she says she had rather not play


with boys.
Sometimes he carries his fun so far
That he's quite as rude as the street boys
are,


And, called to account for his ways so


rough,
Thinks i didn't mean to excuse enough.
He's such clown that he doesn't know
How deep in mischief boy may go ;
And yet SO sorry when wrong is done
We can't help thinking twas just for fun.
Year: 1876

In a late number of Fors


Cla0igera Mr.. Ruskin advises


his girl readers as follows !:


"Cress as plainly as your par


ents will allow you, but in


bright collors (if they become
you) and in the best materials


that is to say in those which


wear longest. When you are


really in want of asnew dress


buy it Tor make it) in the fashion


but never quit an old one mere


ly because it has become un-


fashionable. Aud if the fashion


be costly you must not follow
it. You may wear broad stripes
or narrow, bright colors or dark
short petticoats or long Tin mod
eration), as the public wish
you; but you must not buy
yards OF useless stuff to make a
knot or hounce OF, nor drag
them behind you over the
ground. And your walking
dress must never touch the
ground at all. I have lost
much OF the faith [ once had
i'll common sense, and even in
the personal delicacy of the
present race of average English
woman by seeing how they will
allow their dresses to sweep the
streets, as if it is the fashion to
be scavengers. fyou can afford
it, get your dresses made by a
good dressmaker, with the ut
most attainble precision and
perfection; but let this good
dressmaker be poor, living in
the country-not q rich person
living in a large house in Lon
don. Learn dressmaking your
self, with pains and time, and
use a part of the every day
needle work, making as pretty |
dresses as you for poor people
who have not time nor taste to
make them nicely for them
selves. You are to show them
n your wearing what is most
light and graceful, and to help
hem to choose what will be
Year: 1876

"A clergyman who had been
staying for some time at the
house Of u friend on going away
called to him little Tommy, the
four year old son of his host,
and asked HIM what he would
give him for a present. Tom
my, who had u great respect
for the 'cloth,' thought it was


his duty to suggest something
of n religious nature, so he an
swcred, hesitatingly. II think
| should like a Testament, and I
know l should like pop gun "
Year: 1876

When the family reached the
barn the unfortunate man look
ing something like a circus pos
ter on legs, had got on his feet
and was turning round and
rubbing his head in an abstract
manner, and every time he tur-
ned, an omlet on a white linen
base came to view, while the
hen stood up in the farthest
corner on one leg, with a look
of mingled astonishment and
reproach upon her countenance.
Year: 1876




spending the hot weather season
with a family on. Pine street
was asked by the lady of the
house if he would take a her
off the nest, as it wanted to sit
and she didn't want it to.


"Certainly," said he, and i'm
mediately started out for the
barn where the hens were kept
to crush out the maternal pros
poets of this particular one.


He went straight for the nest
to lift her off, and reached out
his hand for that purpose, but
Immediately drew it back agair
and tucked it up under the other
arm and squeezed it a little
while he drew up his lips as il
about to whistle something.
Then he stood there and stared
at the hen, and she lifted ur
her head and stared back al
him, winking her eyes with sin.
gular velocity.


"Get off, won't you,'' said he
after a pause.


She made no responce. He drew
out his hand and looked at a
red spot oil one of the knuckles
and then put the knuckle in his
mouth to cool it, looking all the
while at the hand, and wonder
ing how on earth she moved Sc
quickly. The longer he eyed
her the less inclined he felt to
touch her, and finally he climb
ed up post to a beam which
ran over the nest, and working
his way out till he got just
above the hen, took off his hat
and shook it at her and advised
her to "get." But she only
looked at him one eye at a time
and clucked ominously. He
told her if she did not leave he'd
come down there and kick her
through the barn, but immedi-
lately gave up the bloodthirsty
design when he reflected that it
was dumb animal, and could
not reason like a human being.


Then he happened to think
of his pants, which were white
linen, and rubbing his fingers
on the beam to find them full
of black dust, which led HIM to
work his body around to look
at his pants, and while making
this very natural move he slip
ped. made a plunge to renew
his hold, shrieked for help, slip
ped again, and then came down
on tob of the hen and nest.
smashing them both to the floor,
upsctting a barrel, and filling
The air with dust, and feathers,
Year: 1876

The disaster on the bank Europa, which
brought swift death by suilocation and flame
to six wcrllmen in her hold, calls for more
thorough investigation than is ordinarily given
by Il coroncrs jury. The vessel had been long
used in carrying petroleum and its products.
All the interior woodwork of the vessel was
more or less saturated with the inflammable ma
terial That such was the fact is shown by the
character Of the fire, which spread so rapidly
from lighted candle dropped in small pile
of hemp that the workmen standing by could
not stay its progress. The vessel was in the
most favorable position for extingIishing fire,
since it was accessible from all sides on the
balance dock. Ii was a daytime fire, not
specially famed by high wind. Steam fire
misunderstanding ones as we'll as those on
wheels-were promptly present, started their
streams quickly, and had no lack of water


Nevertheless, one hour was needed to subdue
the flames in the interior of that empty ship,
and the blaze and smoke issuing from it were
visible at considerable distances. There can
be no doubt that this was an soil fire." No
precautions whatever seem to have been taken
as to their iDflammable surroundings when
more than tmee-score men were set at work
III the hold, and several OF them took lighted
candles thither and placed them indiScrim-
inately. OF course no special provision was
made for escape, since it is evident that a fire
Year: 1876

The American Fish Culturists held a conven-
ton in the Centennial grounds last week, and
reported progress to each other and to their
foreign visitors. Statistics were given of the
increase of fish in our rivers since the dis
coyery of the later methods of culture and the
partial opening of some of our streams to new
supplies from the salt water. The association
was literally furnished with materials for
study in the Exposition, as, besides our own
complete collection of fishes in plaster and
photographs there is almost as perfect repre-
scntation of fishes and fishing implements from
other countries, with, too, improved modes OF
culture yet unknown to us.


We doubt il any of The hundreds of societies
which have met during the Centennial will ex-
ercise a more beneficial practical influence than
this upon the country. Men can live without
Odd-FellOws or educators, and even hobble
along in some sort of fashion without reform
crs. But they must eat and, so far as fish
is concerned. if nothing had been done
in the last six years to check the vast waste
and consumption, the chances were we should
have had to stop eating altogether. Whereas,
the president of the convention, taking pro-
phctic glance the other night to the next Cen
tcnna saw every stream backed by Seth
Green's stocking apparatus, and the nations OF
all the earth hieing TO our waters to eat with
ont money and without price. No food, the
association assures us, can be as wholesome
as fish. or as direct IN its influence upon the
brains. Nobody would have thought of put
ting these grave and scientific phIlanthropists
to the test in such matter. Think OF col
lcge of physicians forced to sit down to dine
on their own drugs! But they volunteered
the proof; boldly seated themselves the other
night to a table spread with seventy-iivc kinds
of fish (and nothing eSe), sent from Japan,
Norway. the rivers of the man-cating Fills
and all other parts of the world
end ate through the whole bill of
fare from the conger-eel stewed in tomatoes
to whale with mayOnnaise sauce. Certain
other literary ard scientific guests were pres
ent. upon W hose brains the effect OF the food
was closely watched, to test the question
whether the unusual quantity of phosphorus
contained in many of the species would exer-
else immediate influence


The result of the experiment Is not known to
thc public. We learn that the inventor of the
Violet forcing apparatus is now in Philadel-
phia. BY his plan boy (under certain
colored skylights) arrives at the knowl-
edge of man in three months,
and sucking pig turns into full-grown boar
in the same time. If these theories should
combine, and the American brain be nourished
on unlimited shad and cooked under blue glass
during future generations, then the dull boy
in school, instead of thrashing, shall gently
be ordered to turn on the blue lights at night
and try a nbble of electric eel. We wait the
event. These things are serious matters to us
who have lived too early.
Year: 1876

She begins to fit about the streets again in


these early October days, by all odds the


most picturesque object to be seen in them.


Her cheeks are tanned by the country air, her
eyes bright, and step and gesture the frecr
for long practice out of doors She chatters
as she goes with her bosom friend, is not
above a bit of hearty fun, and fingers long
ingly at every pie and candy shop window.
Beside her sister, the thorough paced belle in
the coupe yOnder, she is n thorny bud just
pucked compared to the same rose mounted
on wire and doing duty in gidcd bouquet
holder. Critical eyes detect, however, that
the bud has already begun to wilt and to give
signs of Over-heating in ballroom air. The
boy, her brother, tramps on through the crowd,
regardless of observers; but if mans eye
falls on our schoolgirl, she grows instantly
selfconscious from tossing head to mincing
feet. Her dress, now that we look closely, is
strict copy of her sister's-frills, hamper
ing skirt, high tOrturing heels and
all. Her talk with this twin friend, could we
hear it, is series of condolences about some
new lover with whom she waited last night,
or anxious discussion Of the Fall style of hats,
or the social standing of the new girls at
school. Incipent passion, fashion, the vulgar
twaddle of Lat most vulgar of all rulers
Year: 1876

eager to repeat it. The grievances they com
plain of are the natural growth of their resort
to violence fifteen years ago. Violence VIII
not remedy or cure them now. They should
have learned so much at least by bitter ex-
perience.


No doubt Gov. Chamberlain will be severely
condemned by partisans for the course he mas
taken. But it is difficult to see how, as
faithful Executive he could have acted other
WISE If the associations at which his procla-
nation is directed are lawless in their Objects
they ought beyond question to be broken up
If they are not, they can well afford to dis
pcrse, and have the satisfaction of reassuring
the timd and establishing peace and order.
And all good citizens will unite in the hore
that they will quietly disband and furnish no
occasion for the use of extreme measures.
Year: 1876

Among the interesting sermons yesterday that
of the Rev. Mr.. rockingham will especially
attract attention, as it lays down the creed of
the "new faith" of which he is the prominent
advocate. Whatever may be the fate OF the
new religion, it at least starts off with the ad-
vantage of kindly spirit and a wide tolera-
ton for opponents.
Year: 1876

The duty of an early registration is one that
cannot be too often enjoined. The first day on
which citizens can register is tomorrow, the
following days being Oct. Is, 27, and 29.
Those who register tomorrow will find no
crowd to delay them, and will make sure thus
early of the first step in the exercise of the
citizens right.
Year: 1876

4 MANIAC BaIDE One OF the sad
dest records We have ever made IN
these columns is the following About
two weeks since, q gentleman from
this county, who is one OF our most
prominent business men, was united
IN marriage with a charming and &C
eomplishei young lady from one OF
tbe cities of the Bay. The couple went
to San Jose to spend a ie" days of
that usually bIissfui period, the first
of married life. The union took place
on Sunday, and very early On Thurs
day morning the bridegroom was
awakened by hearing bis young bride
at prayers. Suddenly her praying was
changed to singing, and this was fol-
lowed by laughter, until the awful
fear took hold of the genIleman's s
mind that his beloved wife had lost
Der reason. Thinking that change
and the quite OF country home would
be beneficial, the couple started at
once for home. The lady's malady
grew ead'ly worse on their journey,
and no benefit was derived al their
new home, and a few days since II
was found necessary to take heI back
TO her parental associations, III the
hope that mothers care would prove
the panscea. The spectacle, as The
PARTY passed down the road, was one
Of the saddes1 and pitilul that could
be imagined. The bride OF week
had become a ravipg maniac, wild and
violent, requiring The strength OF Sew
eral persons TO hold her. Her hus-
bands grief was terrible beJcnd ex-
pression.-MdriR JOuTnGL
Year: 1876

THg Matrimonial QUEsTIoN.-Ihere
is altogether too much marrying oy
form OF law these who, at the most,
only thi,d or half married in other
ways; and there is altogether too much
urging and coaxing and bringing
young people into the most important
and sacred Of all human relations, be,
fore ;hey had prepared or moved to
assume, aHd by those who ought I"
know better and act with consldera
iion. We make too much Of marry
ing and being married, until It is
thought by many people somewhat OF
disgrace for woman to pass throuh
life alone when. in fact, the lie 0t
many single woman Is poetry, ro
nance even, in comparison with that
of mahv wife, 50 there is vast deal
of marrying, vast deal ot discomfort,
heart ache, misery, hypocrisy, and un-
marrying at last. What we want Is,
not a mere stringent, divorce law, but
a better understanding of the moral
law. which furbids the marrying OF
those not already one, not less marry
ing, but less marrying where there Is
no real marrying. And above all, let
there be no inciling or bribIng those
TO marry, who are not drawn to each
other, and held inseparably together
by qualities of mind and soul.
Year: 1876

Aunt Chloe, in Uncle Tom : CABIN,
used TO say, " There's reason IN all
things than in order" A correspon
dent of the N L. Farmer has been
giving the reason " III deciding what
Is the best time for COWS Ia catHe. we
quote:


Fo, the man who has cold, open
barn. with nothing but hn>ks, straw,
swamp or late cut hay to feed: who
leaves his chores all 10 boys, and had
raiber his cows woald 60 dry four or
five months, than bother with milk III
The winter, would by all means re
commend the first Of May but for
,he farmer who has good warm barn
and is willing TO take care OF bis
stock; cne that would not mind get
ting up a cold night TO :ook after a
young calf; and If he has plenty
OF early cut hay 10 feed, with little
grain, and wants 10 make the most
milk and butter be can, l would con-
slider the first OF February as the best
time of the whole year for hlS cows TO
calve. | tind that cows that calve IN
winter if fed with all the early Gu;
hay they will eat night and morning
and fed from two TO four quarts of
shorts, and half as much meal per day,
scaId and given warm IN water. Will
give as much milk in winter as in sum
mer ID good pasture. by having
them calve the first of February AMI
feeding as indicated, We can obtain a
large flow OF milk, which, if properly
handled will make exce!lent butter,
and after three or four months OF
barn feed, when they begin to shrink
a little, we have The flush feed OF
MAY ana June TO run them into,
which increase their milk again.


Then, in The fall we have our tOd>
der, corn. pumpkins, cabbage aGd root
tops to feed, with which to keep mp
the flow of milk until winter sets in,
about the last of November, when 1t
will be lime 10 dry them off, SO they
may 90 dry two months, which will
bring them around TO the first of Feb
ruary again. | find that cows that
calye III the winter or spring viii IN
variably shrink when the winter sets
in, and it is hard to keep mp salts
factory flow of milk when ;he short
cold days of december come, and what
milk we do obtain will not make as
good butter as milk from new mich
COWS; the butter often will not come
until after a tediousIy long spell OF
churnng.


The cow that calves late in the
spring will not give much more in
the fall months than those that calve
in the winter, and both will dry off
nearly toge her. | am satisfied from
my own experience, that 10y this sys-
TEN | can obtain one fifth more milk
in the year than by the old system OF
having the cows calve in April or
MAY. Aside from the increased flow
of milk it is quite An advantage to
have the calves come early; whether
intended for butcher, the early calves
will bring the most. and II To raise,
they have the advantage of a longer
time TO receive milk before the feed is
ready for them in the pastures. The
late calves are apt TO be neglected, or
weaned and turned off too young
aud seldom make as good yearlings as
early calves.
Year: 1876




Friend Caswell, whilom of this VII
lage, now loose on the community, Is
back here viewing his old friends, and
his old haunts. We are glad to say
he is in good condition. We occupy
his old quarters and this morning he
marched In to have look at his old
place of trouble. He says he Is still
in love with San Diego.
The late rains have brought up the
mushrooms again, though they are
not abundant, because perhaps it has
been little cool for them. .li
Mr.. Charles Gassen returned yester-
day from little pasea in the east of
the town, looking after his cattle,
When we met him, late in the even
ing, we were gathering mushrooms
along in the street, in front of our res
idence, when he said to us that good
place for that sort of fruit would be up
in the white mountains, pointing
eastward. We did not see the white.
But he said he had been up there, and
that there was plenty of snow on the
high places and some ON the low lands.
We shall take his word for it.


The ponderous E'xpress and the lith-
some Herald are at it tooth and nail,
on the railroad question. Aswe down
here look at the Erpress as q sort of
runaway from the Texas-Pacific, we
feel as though we are willing for the
other to handle it quite scientifically,
which it can easily do. It's terseness
and point are sure to tell in the en-
counter. 1t digs in, while the other
takes words without number to reply.
The one is said to be the organ of the
Independence road and the other of the
Southern Pacific, and so We wag. Tom
Scott will perhaps yet give these bel
licose gentry peace.