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Year: 1871

From the Philadelphia Ledger.


One of the best of the sober poems
of Robert Burns has for it's theme
"Saturday Night" and it's consecra-
tion to the family and to the home af
fections. In the spirit of the " cotter's"
family that evening should be kept as
time of family enjoyment and rest from
the cares of the week. The world too
fast grows prosaic, and Indifferent to
the precious influences of household as
soclatlons. 1t was once the universal
custom on ship-board, wherever the
mariner might be, to unite in remem-
bering sweethearts and wives" and
with the sweetheart and the wife all
other of the home folk come troop
ing into the memory. If the absent
thus remember home, how should those
prize and make it cheerful whose days
are spent in it's circle. The leisure of
Saturday evening should be given to
the home circle or if away from home,
it should be in company with the home
circle; and if any recreation is sought
it should be of snch character as the
family can unite in. He can best keep
Saturday night at home who has some
thing of last weeks wages left in his
own pocket, or in that of his wife, and
who can save a portion or the whole of
this weeks earnings for next weeks ju-
dicious disbursements Surely every
man who will make the effort can put
himself thus week ahead of time.
Until this is done he cannot be said to
have an hours leisure on Saturday
evening, or a true day s rest on Sunday.
Poverty is quite as often a thing Of
choice as of necessity


Mondays and Tuesdays police and
local records are usually full of the evil
consequences of the misappropriation
of the closing hours of the preceding
Saturday night, down to the "wee sma'
hours ayont the twal," as the great
poet of Scotland, in one of his incon-
sistent poems, designates them. We
say inconsistent, because it is remark
able that the same pen could write the
homely but elevated stanzas of the Cot
ter's Saturday Night, and the PERM
cious though fascinating songs which
are In direct contrast to his better
thoughts. But inconsistency is
another word for mischief; and if one
were suddenly required to give a def
milton of the dogma of universal de-
pravity," he might put it for the mo-
ment in that one word Inconsistency -
knowing the right and yet pursuing
the wrong; which is more a universal
failing than love of fame is a universal
passion. If social reformers could re-
deem Saturday night from desrcration,
what they try to effect on Sunday
would be more than half secured.
Year: 1871

To MAKE mush take three quarts of
water in pot, boil and salt to taste
When boiled take out two quarts in a
suitable vessel for the table. Then
stir in one quart Of sifted Indian meal,
and pour back the batter or mixture
SO made into the pot with the remain
ing one quart of water, and boil the
whole fifteen minutes Such dish is
very geod-for those who like it.
Year: 1871

How TO KEEP BEEF.-Every farmer
is aware of the very great convenience
of being able to preserve beef of his
own killing more than two or three
days. A Southern paper gives recipe
that may be useful:


"Kill your beef in the morning or
early part of the forenoon, let it hang
up and drip for one or two hours, cut
it up in pieces to suit your fancy, and
salt well in a box or barrel kept cover
ed. The next morning build a scaffold
three or four feet high; the latter will
be the best. Build good fire with
hard wood; let it burn pretty
freely until nearly done blaz-
ing, then put small sticks
across your seaffold, lay your beef on
them and barbecue until very nearly
done; turn the meat over frequently.
II the weather is good, you can be
through the job generally in one day,
but of this you must be your own Judge
When satisfied that it is sufficiently
barbacued, lay it away and let it entirely
cool, then lay it in an airy barrel, and
as you lay in the meat, sprinkle salt
over it tie a cloth over the top Ia
using the beef you will find that it
never gets hard or tough. Cook it al
most any way you please, think you
will be delighted with your beef
Year: 1871

Now that grapes are abundant and
excellent, every one is asking if there
is not some way by which they may be
kept fresh and nice for use during the
winter. One writer states that he took
a box about Is inches in depth, covered
the bottom well with grape leaves, then
placed in layer of grapes, next layer
of leaves, and SO on until the box was
full, having layer of leaves on top. A
tight cover was then nailed over the
box, and it was buried in the ground at
a depth below the frost. He had excel
lent grapes the following spring, and
thinks they VIII thus deep all the sum
mer. Of course the box should be
buried where the water will not collect
near it.
Year: 1871

Farmers usually sell poultry alive
Poulterers in town, on the other hand,
kill and pluck every sort of fowl for
sale, so that the purchaser has it in his
power to judge of the carcass and if
he buys an inferior article at high
price, it must be his own fault. It is
easy to judge of plucked fowl, wheth-
er old or young, by the state of the
legs. If hens spur is hard, and the
scales on her legs rough, she is old,
whether you see her head or not; but
the head will cerroborate your
observation, if the under bill is
so stiff that you can not bend
it down, and the comb thick and rough.
A young hen has only the rudiments of
spurs, the scales on the legs smooth,
glossy and fresh colored, whatever the
color may be, the claws tender and
short, the under bill soft, and the comb
thin and smooth. An old hen turkey
has rough scales on the legs, callesites
on the soles of the feet, and long,
strong claws; young one, the reverse
of all these marks. A young goose or
duck is distinguished by the tenderness
of the skin under the wings, the
strength of the joints of the legs, and
the coarseness of the skin.
Year: 1871




Last winter I procured two barrels of
bone, intending to use it for Irish pota-
toes and other garden crops. My wife
appropriated some of it for her roses in
the flower garden, by simply strewing
it on the surface of the ground around
the bushes. The fowls have free access
to the garden. and were discovered eat
ing the meal very eagerly. Thinking
that it might be of service to them, we
gave them some for several weeks, and [
assure you that it was but short time
before the eggs began to come in such
numbers as we had never known before.
If nest was broken up to prevent a
hen from setting, it was but few
days before she was laying again, and
thus it continued to the present time.
One hen has taken possession of bar
rel that has some bone meal in it, and
is laying in the meal. Whether she
will lay the barrel full or not, time will
show. My wife thinks that care and
bone meal are great institutions for her
poultry yard, and very extraordinary in
their effect; but as the hen does an un-
usual amount of cackling, she fears it
may bring on bronchitis. The manur-
ing of hens to make them lay, we think
is original, but we have no idea of tax
ing out patent for it, and hence leave
the discovery open to the use of all who
may choose to try Exchange.
Year: 1871

We have a class of men among us
who live upon the Government,
They are called politicians. The
popular definition of this word is a
man who obtains a livelihood
through office The theory of our
Government is based upon the sup
position that the Office will seek the
man. The theory of the politician
is for the man to seek the office
And this is based upon the popular
belief that every citizen is born with
a right to office 1t is his birth
right, regardless of qualification.


These men pass from place TO
place. until stricken down by dis
ease or removed by death; the more
honest render a poor service for poor
pay. while the dishonest accumulate
large fortunes.


The power through which this is
accomplished is called the caucus
1t is one by which small men are
thrust into high positions. and "a
class Of official paupers created.
This is the caucus. We have 50
much voting and SO many places to
I'LL through the ballot. that an hon
est citizen cannot attend to his pri
vate affairs and the public interests
At the same time. He naturally dele
gates the first named to agents.
These agents are self appointed, and
devote their entire time to the pur
suit They have to he supported.
This support is stolen from the Gov
rrnmeut by the successful Candi-
dates. these agents live in corner
groceries. drinking shops. and worse
places. and appear as delegates at
the nominating conventions or eau
cases. They make the tickets for
the two parties, and when the de-
cent citizen. the business man.
comes to vote he has a choice of
evils. He can vote one of the two
tickets, both made up of official
loafers called politicians


The right TO vote implies the right
to have a candidate. The caucus
robs rs Of this right. We are
bound hand and foot. and so bound
turned over to the worst despotism
known to humanity-the deSpotiem
Of brutal ignorance and numbers.


Yet we live under republic, and |
boast our beautiful system Of self
Year: 1871

The fact is, that as life becomes
more concentrated, and its pursuits
more eager, short sleep and early
rising become impossible. We take
more sleep than our ancestors, and
We take more because we want more.
Six hours sleep Will do very well for
"a plOwman or bricklayer, or any
other man who has no more exhaus-
tion than that produced by manual
labor. and the sooner lie takes it
after his labor is over the better :
but for a man whose labor is mental
the stress of work is on his brain
and nervous system, and for MIN,


who is tired in the evening with a
day of mental application, neither
early to bed nor early to rise is
wholesome. He needs letting down
to the level of repose. The longer
interval between the active use of
the brain and his retirement to bed.
the better his chance of sleep and
refreshment. To him an hour after
midnight is probably as good as two
hours before it, and even then his
sleep will not SO completely and
quickly restore him as it will his
neighbor who is physically tired.
He must not only go to bed later.
but lie longer. His best sleep prob
ably lies in the early morning hours,
when all the nervous excitement has
passed away, and he is III absolute
rest"
Year: 1871

INFORMED THE PRESIDENT
of the fact of such an organization ex.
isting here. Many suppose there will
be trouble, the town burnt, etc. we
must confess we are not among those
who think 80. But we again assert
that we cannot successfully proceed
in prosecutions unless witnesses are
projected and guaranteed protection
after testifying.


We have not looked for any prOtec-
ton from


GOVERNOR -ALCORN.
We sincerely believe that his course
has encouraged the lawless spirit now
rampant. For ourselves we will not
trust him: his threat of striking us
down is too recent to be forgotten.
We have received and expect nothing
but persecution from him. And the
Government would do more toward
restoring order and peace in


THIS STATE
by suspending him, than can be done
with ten thousand men In six months.
We stated to the President we were in
The Klan inquired for our
and had started for it when
they were intercepted.


THE DYING MAN
said they had come after us. The
horses were also disguised in white
cloth, reaching down 20 their knees;
the neck, ears, and head were also
covered, some in fantastically ar
ranged head gear.
Year: 1871

and Justice have received a terrible
blow. The course of law has been
perverted. The guarantees Of indi-
vidual rights are set aside. Much has
been said Of the "patriotic anguish "
Of French statesmen who saw Prussia
made strong by the victory of Sado-
wa; but the phrase thus misapplied
to describe miserable jealousy at the
development of neighbOT may be
rightly employed to represent the
shame and sorrow that must fll the
minds of patriotic Americans when
they see their highest tribunal-the
court which had won the admiration
and respect of the wOrld-brought
down so low as to pervert judgment
and throw a gloss Of legality over pri-
vate and public dishonesty.
Year: 1871

ing as "Idlewild" or "Irvington," OF


as grim and frOwning as "the TOmbs"


or the castle Of "Giant Despair" I


don't know but should prefer almost


any Of them, however, as a place OF


residence to a cotton planters log


cabin, especially ''if the dObbins was


out," 30 easily are we taken with


the gsudy and glittering In art, even


In preference to the more beautiful


and charming In nature.


Albany, the capital of New


York, is estimated to contain


seventy thousand inhabitants,


though I did not see enough


men or houses to beat Memphis


very much, as I thought, after a


couple of hours ride through the prin-


cipal streets and parts of the city. /


was very much disappointed in find
ing Governor Hoffman absent from


home, though in making my call, l


found bis private Secretary, Mr.. Van


Buren, al kindness and attention,


going about with me to explain and
see what was to be seen. In the Geo


logical and Agricultural Hall here


are to be seen a greater number Of


varieties and specimens of marble,


granite and limestone formations, pet
rified shells, fish and animals, as well as
anatomical specimens, thanI have else


where seen. The eskeltOn of a mastOdOn
contained in one OF the rooms is worth
g journey Of q thousand miles to see.


And when this represents an animal
twice as large as any known to live on
the land this day, how fOrcibly must
one be struck with the remoteness Of


time or the changes effected since these
monsters rOamed abroad on mother
earth, when he looks on still another
specimen in the same collection, being
the upper Jaw and skull of q creature,
who when standing upright In the
full glory of life and animalhOOd must


have been thirty feet In height and
sixty feet in length ,On the presumption


that these bones bore the usual pro-
portions Of size to the other parts Of the
skeleton. The full skeleton is about
twenty feet long and twelve or thir-
teen high. There are collections
here Of more interest, it would seem
to me, to the geOlOgist and the natu-
ralist than are to be seen in the
Smithsonian collection. The new
ststehOuse is in the process of erec- /
ton. 1t has been already two years
under way, and being raised as yet
only to the level OF the street, has
cost already three millions Of dollars. /
It's estimated that, with all the mon
ey furnished which can be prOftably
used, il will require five years
more to complete the structure. It
covers a whole square Of five hundred
by four hundred feet, or, within a
small fraction Of three full acres Of /
ground. When completed it will be
three hundred and seventy feet to the
top of the main tower. The whole
first story above ground will rest on
brick and stone arches, all of which !
rest on concrete, covering the whole !
ground TO the depth Of seven feet. It |
will be a building unrivalled on this
the outer walls being Of
solid granite blocks, some weighing |
as much as fifty tons weight. I would |
recommend an examination by the
committee on the Memphis Masonic |
Temple building. T.
Year: 1871

THE Republicans throughout the State in
every county, are disposed to be harmonious,
which means success beyond doubt, especially
for the State Ticket. Whatever local disputes
may arise in any individual county, they will
not affect the State Ticket, as all the aspirants
likely to receive any show of nomination are
worthy and acceptable gentlemen. The corrupt
actions of the present State administration, have
united the Republicans firmly in reference to a
complete change and reformation in our State
Government, in which they will be aided by
many Independent voters and Democrats, who
have become utterly dsgusted with the partisan
ism and dishonesty in public affairs towards per-
sonal gain, manifested by our last Legislature
Yreka Journal
Year: 1871

THERE is every reason to believe that the Re-
publican party is in the majority in this State,
and it only requires concert of action in the ap-
preaching canvass, to insure a most signal victo-
ry. The State was lost to the party four years
ago, through disatfection in its ranks, and not
through the superior strength of the Democracy.
No one will undertake to deny, that with united
action in 1867, the entire Republican ticket
would have been elected, and it is hardly reason
able to suppose that the party has lost any OF
its strength, under the abomnable rule of the
Democratic party. On the contrary, the evil
dences before US are, that the people of all par
ties are rife for a change of rulers, and change
of State policy. 1t therefore only needs that
the great Republican party act in concert, and
as one man, in order to redeem the State in the
approaching canvass.--Napa Register.
Year: 1871

Bur the feudal disposition which led to defeat
four years ago no longer exists. On the con-
tray, there is disposition to freely discuss all
matters appertaining to the party welfare. The
leaders of opinion, and the Republican press,
are doing now what they did all through the war
themselves, as though Independent of all party
bonds or affection. And the party which does
this is not likely to lose the favor of the people,
because it can shun the common blunders which
any party in power is liable to make. Those
who count on hurlng the Republican party
down to oblivion should stop to think what
that party has done, and remember who and
what its opponents are. The great mass of the
people begin to recognize the achievements of
the present Administration, and we believe will
plainly say at the polls that the administration
Of our State should be in political unison with
that of the nation. We shall see.- West Coast
SignaL.
Year: 1871

THIRD CONGRESSIONAL DIsTRIcT.--The Third
Congressional District Republican Committee is
called to meet in Marysville on the 9th instant,
for the purpose of taking measures for the call
ing of Convention to nominate Congressman
Year: 1871

THEoDoRE TILroS has resigned the Presidency
of the Union Woman's Suffrage Society. He
says there should be a female at the head of said
society and claims not to be one of that kind.
Year: 1871

NEw.LoNDoN, June 2.-The Sheriff arrived
from Greenpor L. t. last night having In custody the
burglars who robbed the most extensive drygoods es
tabshment in this city Tuesday night OF 5000 worth
Of goods and 5000 in money from the SAFE The
Sheriff had been informed that boat, containing two
suspcousookng characters had crossed the Sound to
GreenpOrt at early hour Wednesday morning, and
he followed in pursuit. The Sheriff. seeing stranger
near the railroad depot in Greenport making inquiries
concerning the departure Of the trains for
rested him suspicion but the man drew pistol and
threatened TO fire. The Sheriff, who Is onearmed vet
eran was compelled 10 let the 90 in order TO draw
his own pistol when the burglar fed. The Sheriff and
the burglar then empted their revoyers at each other
while running the latter being wounded In the leg n
great crowd then joined in the pursuit. and in going
through cOpse some OF the pursuers fell over man
concealed in the underbrush. The man sprang 10 his
feet and drew pistol but was instantly feled TO the
ground, Both men finally secured ana Drought
back to Greenport. The man found In the woods had
three pistols and bowiefe on his person In the af-
ternoon boat was found with the stolen property on
board One thousand dollars OF the money was also re-
covered. The thieves have been committed Tor exam
inatO
Year: 1871

SAN Francisco, June 2.-The police are en-
deayorng TO arrest gang Of boys who stoned TO death
an noffensive Chinaman Fourhst yesterday after
noon Dozens of people witnessed the assault but ala
NOT interfere until the murder complete NO attempt
was then made to arrest the murderers
Year: 1871

A new western town, but lately re-
alaiined from the wilderness, where
the houses are few, mean and ugly,
the streets mud and dust, the trees de-
stroyed, and the general appearance
one Of poverty struggling with heavy
obstacles; where the wolves run the
mail aheaa Of time, and night is made
hideOus; by a tailor pratticing on d
Autc--this is good place to get away
from.


Into such town as this, I once rode
on horseback at the end of weary
day. Night had closed in, and / was
guided to the hotel by the thousand
and one boys of the place, and the
noise issuing from the bar room, no less
beastly and d;sagrecable. l found the
Year: 1871

THE New DEPARTURE OF new party out
and out, some weeks ago presented In the
HERALD as the only hope for the demoraized
democracy, is gaining ground. The 'SI'ats
Zeitung, for instance the German democratic
organ OF this city, urges this movement upon
the democratic party as their only chance Tor
getting up in the world. The question with
the party leaders seems to be whether they
shall fall in behind The anti-Grant republicans
on a fusion ticket like that by which Missouri
has been revolutionized, or whether the demo-
Gratis shall undertake national reform party,
like that by which New York city has been
carried against the Tammany Ring. Do as
YOU like, gentlemen; ''you pays your money
and you takes your choices" but you must 40
something. Since it's surrender to the repnb-
licaus on the new amendments there Is no fur
ther use for the present democratic party Its
occupation is gone.
Year: 1871

NJ JULES FAvRE is likely to be honored
by the French Cabinet with the appointment
of an ambassador Of the highest rank to some
foreign court The question Of the where to
excit.s considerable interest in London. II is
under debate by the French Ministry. Will
he go to the Court Of st. james, Would
the great advocate be acceptable if he went
therp2
Year: 1871

The CHICAGO GRAND JURY-far more SEN
sible than Governor Palmer-has discovered
that General Sheridan did not kill Colonel
Grosvenor during the unsettled days just sue
ceeding the fire. They see no reason for in
dieting him, notwithstanding the strange
recommendation Of the Governor. Indeed,
they feel doubtless as the rest Of Chicago
patton, that Sheridan was exceedingly handy
to have about the city during those days Of
panic.
Year: 1871

THE BANK or ENGLAND reduced the rate OF
discount TO four per cent yesterday but gold,
which opened at Ill, advanced to llla much
to the astonishment Of the spectators in the
Gold Room, who looked for reverse move
ment. There is an old saw in Wall street
which says, "Buy on bad news and sell on
good news !" but il evidently has no reference
to gold, whatever IL may have TO stocks.
Year: 1871

one is benefited. Set the gold aHoat, reduce
the revenue aud take OF taxation a hun
dred millions to Q hundred and fifty
millions year, and the eleven per cent pre-
MUM on gold would soon vanish. If the
government would do this and declare the
greenback currency at par with gold we
should reach specie basis for our circulation.


1t is the burden of taxation that checks
industry, prevents production and withholds
our products from foreign markets. Remove
this, and both our internal and foreign COM
merce would be stimulated With that and
simple system of raising revenue from few
articles of luxury chiefly thousands of govern
ment employees might be discharged and mil
lions year saved in salaries alone. A great
source Of corruption and demoralizing extra
vagance would be removed and the nation
would profit every way. Is the administration
prepared to Recommend this policy of fiuan-
cial reform? Will tho President and Secretary
of the Treasury advise Congress to cut the
revenue dowo to two hundred and fifty mill
lions year9 And will Congress give up its
piundering schemes, the tempting fund OF
corruption held in the Treasury, and afford
the relief the country needs ? That is the
great question of the time and overshadows
all those of a mere political character.
Year: 1871

THE NEWARK Journal is out hot and heavy
for Joel Parker as the democratic candidate
Tor the Presidency. 1t says che can beat the
Washington radical ring as he beat the New
Jersey Railroad ring'-and, no doubt, make
the weIkin ring beside.
Year: 1871

THE CHICAGO Policy HOLDERS are begin
ming to fancy that it i, unfair on the part
OF the bankrupt Eastern insurance companies
TO offer so small a percentage IN the way of
settlement, and committee is coming on to
see that the assets are cqnitab'y distributed.