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Year: 1876

FEELING AMONG THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF


THE CONTEST CnASGED-DEMoCRATs HOPEFUL


AND ENTHUSIASTIC.


Tlere were not more caller. than usual at
@ National and State Republican headquarters in the
Fith Avenue Hetel yesterday. The Democratic noml-
nat.ons occasioDed excitement but rather feeling Of
reei that the State, and with that tine National
paign had finally and definitely shaped itself There
was some difference Of opinion as 20 the strength Of the
Democratic ticket, but there were no Republicans found
WHO predicted any thing but victory for exGov Morgan
n was the geaerei opinion that exov scymcurs nom
Aon would bsGse the character Of the contest In this
Year: 1876

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 31.-The suits in
equity brought by the Crown Point and other mining
companies the Comstock lode against the sutro run-
mel Company 10 dissolve the contracts entered into oy
the former the ground that certain conditions have
carried out by the latter have been ira serred
from the Fifteenth District Court TO the United States
Circuit Conrt and viii not be acted upon I'LL the next
term. The Secretary OF the sutro Tunnel company
stated yesterday that the suits would In wise affect
the progress Of the work IL apprehended that any
serious trouble will result from them when they come
on for trial The average progress OF the work on the


unnel s 800 feet per month. The heading Is now Ia
good mineral region, with daily expectation OF tapping
good bodies Of ore.
Year: 1876

friends and who win certainly secure the full vote OF
the Democracy Horatio Seymour, while at the same
time In the nomination Of Mr. Dorehemer many OF the
soealled Liberal Republicans will recognize an approval
Of Gov Tldens reormatory measures IN the government
this State and will preciae the recognition OF the
support given these measures by the Liberal Repub-
cans think the nomination places the result OF the
election this State beyond doubt II viii have very
great influence in other States when taken In connection
with the restoration Of harmony in the city ana state
particularly upon the October elections.
Year: 1876

THE committee of conference on the
river and hsrbor appropriation bill


yesterday agreed upon a report, which


will be presented on Monday. The bill
is not increased above the total of
five millions. The changes are few, and
are, most generally, in the transfer Of
small amounts from one house to
another, and in the reinstatement OF
some small items admitted by the seu-
Year: 1876

HELLGATE, the noted obstruction to
the safe navigation Of Long Island
sound, is to be blown up about the mid
die of September. Whist pity that the
vlndic!ive, bloody.shirt politicians could
not be blown up with it. In that case
we should indeed have a guaranty Of
pesre,
Year: 1876

If the Democrats insist upon inquiring


into the proceedings of the Louisiana Re,


turning Board they cannot prevent the


Republicans from inquiring into the pro,


ceedings of the Oregon Governor. On


the other hand, if the Republicans insist


that the authentic action of the State is


conclusive in Louisiana they must insist


that it is conclusive in Oregon. Upon


the State therof any alleged wrong in the


appointment of electors must be right in
the State. In respect to the Oregon case
the facts in the law are yet to be officially
ascertained. Ifa wrong has been done
in the appointment of electors there ought
to be some way of righting it in the
state. but we are prepared to say that
that there is any. In South Corolina the
Democrats have suggested precedent
6y calling upon the Supreme Court of |
the State for relief. But if there is no
remedy for such wrong with a State. is
here remedy anywhere else, upon the
,heory that appointment OF electors is a
state matter3-A Y Post, (Rsb.) |
Year: 1876

BOB lNGERsoLL has not yet gone back
to his ante-election vocation of making
an honest God. For the time being be
appears 70 be engaged in the very dis
honest WORK of trying to make fraudu-
lent President. He made speech the
other night in Peoria, in which he said


IF there is a Democrat here, I give
him warning that Samuel j. 7Slfen neyer
can be andugurated. had rather see an
other war than see him inaugurated
through the means of that hound in Or.
egon. Rutherford B. Hayes will he in,
augurated on the 9th of next March 7
would be in favor of having it on the 4th
There can not be too good day on which
to lnaugurate Republican President


The Republican party aUiH never
t'trn THIS Government 0Ver 10 Democrats IF
Hayes doesn't go in nobody will. Grant
will stay"


The Goddess Bob has no respect for
the verdict of the People. The People |
say the Government is ours, and we
want better and more competent men to
manage. This country, the People, is
not the property Of the Republican party
leaders. The People have the right to
urn out of power men who have lost
heir confidence, and put into those Off
aaL positions paen. of higher attainments
nd loftier qualifications.
Year: 1876

Pursuant to call of the State Central
Committee Ito be found in this paper
and that the Democracy of Stark may be
fully represented at the State Mass Con-
vention to be held at Columbus on Janu-
ary 9Th, 1877, you are requested to meet
in mass convention at Canton on the
above date to give expression rs to the
remarkable contingency that has arisen
In the matter of the Presidency. A con-
spiracy is formed by men in power to
defeat TILDEN & HENDRICKS who have
been fairly and legally elected by a ma
jority of over QUARTER OF A MILLION in
the popular vote


DESTROYS of maintaining the Constitu-
ton and the rights and liberties of the
people we cordially invite all others,
without regard to past party differences
who believe Tilden and Hendricks to be
fairly elected, to join with us in giving
expression to their views and shaping
them accordingly.


JOHNSON SHERRICK


Chairman.
Year: 1876

I The Council, Monday evening of last week in.
| structed the City MaIshal to commence feeding


tramps on Tuesday morning to give eath fre ght


car acrobat but one nights lodging on the curly


side of plank and one breakfast to send him off,


said breakfast not to exceed six cents in cost.


Canton is a paradise for these professional roam
ers, at least it was last winter when the city sup


ported soup house at an expense OF several hun.
dreds of dollars, and promises to be just as much
OF paradise this winter Most other cities of this
class cut EN- off short, but Canton does not Mon
day morning, before they commenced to feed
them, twenty odd fled out of the station house
and ramitied through the streets ofighten house.
wives. There is one good feature about the action
however, ami that is that if any tramp returns q
second time he shall be arrested and punished as
yagrant. The resident poor of Canton will
prove an elephant on the hands of the authorities
before the winter closes, and they must come in
for first chance. There will be many opportuni-
ties for some of Cantons people 10 act in such a
manner that the while robes of angels may be
laid up for them in the end
Year: 1876

Ye merry hearts that meet to laugh aud dance the
hours away,
Ye gentle hearts that better love in sheltered
homes to pray,
Think on the homes whose Christmas guests are
only want and care,
Think on the hearts TOO sad for mirth, too sad
perchance, for prayer.
Oh sad and short the winter days oh sad and
long the night
When in the hea there is no hope, and in the
house no light:
No fire, no food Yet goodly gifts, yet words of
Christian cheer
Can make the grave seem further off-can make
the heavens more near


- DOrr EreaDqpSU
Year: 1876

An adjourned term of District Court called for
Tuesday of this week, was rendered unnecessary
by the settlement of an important case set for
on that day, and which was ex1ected to continue
several days This case being disposed of thus
quickly, Judges Conant and Glidden returned
home
Year: 1876

At the ma querade ball at the Opera House
Wednesday evening young lady appeared as
THE Democrat Girl" her entire costume being
made up of copies of the STARK Co. DEMOCRAT,
the head of the paper serving as a band on her
hat The effect was novel and attractive.
Year: 1876




What apparatus is necessary in order
to teach compound numbers cor
rectiy3


Which do you consider the better
method for finding INTEREST,"


How many methods would you teach
for finding a result in any of the de-
partnents of arithmetica Wheni
Why2


How far should pupils advance in
arithmetic before beginning algebraf


State the relative amount OF time
which you think pupils should give to
the study 0. arithmetic, geography and
language in our common schools.


Why is one OF the above named
common English branches OF more
Importance than another.


What directions are of service to a
pupil in preparing his lesson IN arith-
metic2


WhaI are the objects to be secured
by a recitation in arithmeticl


Would you allow a pupil 10 reciie by
merely stating results previously OBJ
tanned?


What modes of recitation will enable
you to keep an accurate record of the
recitations of each pupil2


What do you consider The proper
use OF text books in arithmetic2


What applications would you lead
the pupil to make OF what he learns in
arithmetic2
Year: 1876

10 find the interest on any principal
for any number of days. The answer
in each case being in cents, separate
the two right hand figures Of the an
swer to express in dollars and cents.


Four per cent.-Multiply the princi,
pal by the number of days to run; sep
arate the right hand figure from prod
uct and divide by nine.


Five per cent.-Multiply by number
of days and divide by seventy two.


Six per cent.-Multiply by number
of days and divide by six.


Eight per cent.-Multiply by number
of days and divide by forty five.


Nine per cent. Multiply by number
of days. separate right band figure and
divide by four.


Ten per cent.-Multiply by number
of days and divide by thirty six.
Twelve per cent.-Multiply by mum
Der of days, separate right hand figure
and divide by three.


Fifteen per cent.-Multiply by mum
Der of days and divide by twenty four.
Eighteen per cent.-Muitiply by
number of days, separate right hand
figure and divide by two.


Twenty per ceut.-Multiply by mum
ber of days and divide by eighteen.
Year: 1876

THERE is no feature of our school
system so vital to its success as that
which places at the door of every
scliool-room a board of examiners to
determine who is qualified to enter
there as teacher and guide of youth.
They are th;. sentries of the School
system, and upon their fidelity aud
efficiency depend, to great extent. ats
character and usefulness. No other
school officers need a truer conception
of their duties, or a more ardent devo.
ton TO the cause of education.
Year: 1876

THE Executive Committee of the
county institute is ready to entertain
proposals from any place in the county
for the holding of quarterly session.
1t would be a good plan to hold it
about the time turkeys are ripe.
Year: 1876

EDITOR JoURNAL:-There seems to
be kind of ruling passion in the
hearts OF many of our citizens of
either peculiar antipathy to an
original idea, strictly in accordance
with common sense views, or a feel
ing Of entire dependence upon the
views Of others, to attain any degree
of excellence, in any undertaking.
This spirit is made manifest in not
few cases, of persons who enjoy
the reputation of intelligent men,
and who are generally considered
men of sufficient information to adj
vance at least, a fen good ideas. from
any practical point of view. But the
old dispensation, of days forever fed,
comes instinctively to the front; be-
cause our fathers adopted this or that
method, we cannot deyiate from the
custom of half century ago. How
absurd the idea, and how incoasist-
ent the theory. For an illustration,
take from the many thousand inven-
tions of to-day-the art Of Photog-
raphy, and you may satisfy the mind
more fully, of the absurdity Of this
theory, by comparing the work of
Daguerre with that of the practical
operator of to day.


The many facilities which operators
enjoy to-day over the inventor of
photography, only tend to strengthen
the platform upon which / now
stand; showing clearly that il pho
tographers were entirely dependent
upon the original ideas Of Daguerre,
it would be impossible to make 16 or
80 pictures at one sitting. as well as
effect many other more wonderful
Year: 1876

BY GEO. ID. PkENifCE.
'Tis sad-yet sweet-to listen


To the soft winds gentle swell,
And think we hear the music,


Our childhood knew so well.
To gaze ont on the even,


And the boundless fields of air,
And feel again our boyhood's wish


To roam like angels therel
There are many dreams of gladness


That cling around the past
And from the tomb of feeling


Old thoughts come thronging fast
The forms we love SO dearly


In the happy days now gone,
The beautiful and lovely,


So fair to look upon.
Those bright and lovely maidens


Who seemed so formed for bliss,
Too glorious and heavenly


For such world as this!
Whose soft, dark eyes seemed swimming


In sea of liquid light,
And whose locks of gold are streaming


Ger brows so sunny bright.
Whose smiles were like the sunshine


In the springtime of the year
Like the charming CLEANS of April


They followed every tear!
They have passed-like hope-away-


All their lOveliness has fed
OH many heart is mourning


That they are with the dead.
Like the brightest buds of summer


They have fallen from the stem
Yet, oh-it is a lovely death


To fade from earth like them!
And yet-the thought is saddening


TO muse on such as they
To feel that all too beautiful


Are fast passing away.
That the fair ones whom we love,


Grow to each loving breast
Like tendrils of the cling vine


Then perish where they rest.
And can we but think of these


In the soft and gentle spring,
When the trees are waving DER us


And the flowers are blOssoming?
For we know that winters coming


With his cold and stormy sky
And the glorious beauty round us


Is budding but to die.
Year: 1876

The REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION meets
at Dover tomorrow to chose Delegates to
send to the National Presidential Conven.
ton. We hope the Delegates to be elected
will not be instructed" There is a grow
ing distrust to this instructing business.
Let men be sent in whose Judgment the
members of the party can rely, and not
such as have to be wound up and run by
the State Convention as if they were mere
machines. If we send machine Delegates
they will be treated as machines; if we
send men they will command the same re.
spect in the National Convention at Cincin-
natl that they receive at home. By all
means send representatives that have the
confidence of the people and good sense
enough to decide what is for the best with
out being instructed.
Year: 1876

"A p r 0 Q L A M A II 0 N


In conformity to the proclamation of the Presi-
cent OF the United States and by the advice of the
Executive Council, do hereby appoint


Ihursday, the Thirtieth day of November,


Instant,


AS q uay OF PUBLIC THANKSGIVING AND PRAISE to
Almighty God, and recommend to the people of
this State the employment of the day thus set apart
IN oherng the grateful Acknowledgements due to Him
for the well being of country our State and our
homes during the that has passed, and in pre-
terrng our petitions for the continuance of His low
ing kindness towards us.


The custom Of our fathers endears TO us the hold
ing Of family festivals upon that day as beautiful
and appropriate feature ofits observance. If amid
the gadness of happy reunions of parents and chill
dren and children's children round a common
hearthsone, our gratitude for the good that we and
ours enjoy shall extend our thoughts to the great
family which embraces us all, shall awaken in our
hearts fresh sentiments of love and goodwill to-
wards our feliow-men, and strengthen our deter
mination to support the institutions and aid the in
fuences which tend to benefit them, and to lessen
human wretcledness and suffering, then will the day
OF our Thanksgiving be most blessed.
Given at the Council Chamber at Augusta this third
uay OF November, In the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and seventy six and of the
independence OF the United States of America, the
one hundredth first. SELDEN CONNOR,
By the Governor.


Sd CHADBoURNE, Secretary of State.
Year: 1876

PRESIDENT GRANT is represented by a
Democratic Congressman from New York,
who interviewed him, to be actuated by the
highest motives, being determined to execute
the laws as he understands them, and pre-
serve the public peace at all hazards The
President thinks all danger of an outbreak is
now over, and believes the American people
will accept the situation, whatever the result
of the count might be. The President init.
mated that he had taken all necessary meas
ures to prevent any serious disturbance of the
public peace in any quarter, This testimony
is important as corroborative evidence show
ing the ridiculous character of the charge
that President Grant is party to conspir-
acy for counting Governor Hayes into the
presidency, and is using the army in the
interests of fraud.
Year: 1876

A VIRGINIA City New justice is very
confidential in his courtroom. "Most men
make fools of themselves when they marry
he remarked one morning. "Now, called
the turn when I got spliced. Do you know,
boys, don't never buy bit of wood hardly.
The old woman is always nosing round and
snatching a board here and there, an she's so
down on Cinnamon that she does all her own
washing. All women amt like her though.
most of 'em want to put in ten hours day
in rocking chair. My old hen amt had a
new dress for three years."
Year: 1876

THE plan on (which the Newark Courier is
hereafter to be run is entirely cooperative 1t
being understood that one-half interest is to
be sold to the compositors, payments being
made out OF their weekly wages, and the 9th.
er half to the business and editorial manage
ment. The paper is under the control oi
Frank Patterson, one of its original owners,
and the man who first made it success.
Neither its form nor its politics will be
chanuad
Year: 1876

The country wants the assurance not
Simply that there shall be an honest count of
the returns, but that the returns shall them
selves be honest and based upon an honest
vote. An honest count of false land fraudu-
lent returns secures no fairness. If the foun-
tain is tainted the whole stream is corrupt.
Year: 1876

IT seems that the men of the British Arc
tic expedition were literally "turned out to
grass" They CHANGED to find that the Arc.
tic sorrel grass, which springs up under the
snow, was an anti scorbutic, specific of
which they were much in need. So when.
ever opportunity offered they turned out to
grub the "scurvy-grass." The effect was ex-
Gallant
Year: 1876

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


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

The Democratic search for the one vote
needful continues, but hope is fading in the
Democratic breast, All good Democrats are
now making up their mouths to shout
fraud" a cry which has been heard after
everylRepubican victory for sixteen years.
Year: 1876

there is now produced class of goods made
entirely of cotton, but called marino and
which have the look of the latter fabric, owing
to the woolly surface impaired to them in the
both in the United States and the Spanish
American markets in large quantities, especi-
ally in mems undershirts and drawers. To
cause the the cotton to thus resemble WOOL it
is scratched, and the surface raised by n
particular operation. On drawing out thread
or two and burning them in the flame of a
taper, II the material be cotton it will consume
vegetable fibre; but it, on the contrary. It is
wool, and therefore an animal fibre, it will
twist and curl in the fame and show a black
ash, accompanied by smell which will at on ce
indicate its origin. Cotton is now 80 cleverly
treated that it is frequently takea for silk
also an animal fbre-and the simple test re-
ferred to can always be applied when there ia
any doubt upon this point. -
Year: 1876

We would respectfully invite the attention Of IL
trade to worry largo and we'll selected stock Of s


able GROoERIES, and in Offering equal iaducemas
with any Importer of goods in our line in ths Units,
States apprehend dealers win hnd is to their int,
est to examine our stock before elsewhere
Year: 1876

C0uHt xtc"Ds


There was little talk yesterday in the dis
trict court lobbies over the death of Judge
Hawkins, and what little there was was ex-
pressive of regret The bill sbolishing the
court, now in the Governors hands, caused
some speculation, but that was very gen.
eral in its tenor. 1t was somewhat debated
whether there would be successor or other
district judges would exercise the powers
by authorization. Some of the powers may
be exercised by any judge. For instance,
Judge Cullom granted an injunction on an
Insignificant tax sale. Matters of great
public interest must be determined, of
course, by judge sitting in that court.
1t would perhaps be better that the court
be continued to the next Legislature, for
there are some of its powers which gre not
disposed of hy the bill above referred to.


Some of the sdjournments were erroneous.
All of the courts should have adjourned on
the motion of the presiding judge 1t was
the duty of each to take judicial notice of
the death of an associate and not wait for
member of the bar to distinguish himself by
referring TO it.


Another paper has said that members of
the bar have besieged the Governors Office
to obtain an appointment as Judge
Hawkins successor. 1t 10 not 80. Members
of the bar worthy of the position would not
do 80; and as mono have applied, all may
be considered equal in honor. Another
paper, mentioning three names, Gays
Judge Steele, presiding over the Superior
Criminal Court, has sought the appoint
ment. It would be enough to refer to
the above declaration that no one has done
so, but the opportunity is too fair for COM
pliment to Judge Steele to let it pass by.
He would not think of such thing. He is
as proud of his court as was its creator,
Judge Atocha. Before him to. day practices
his immediate predecessor, Judge Braughn,
aud with Difference to each it can be said
that neither would sacrifice the esteem he
has for the other by attempting to change
their positions.