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Year: 1876

ways kept his own word sefupulously


and required others to do the same. II


he promised to. pay dollar, he paid a


dollar, and if man promised him q


dollar, nothing less than the dollar
would satisfy him. Hence he got the
reputation of being hard and eXaeting,
and consequently was rather unpOpu-
lar. He was also a strictly truthful
man. He never told lies, nor asked any
body in his employ to tell them. The
foundation of his business success was
the reputation which his establishment
gained at an early day for describing
goods exactly as they were, Offering
them at the lowest price intended to be
taken, and then making no deviations.
When efrst opened his store it was
the custom of sellers and buyers to
chatter over their transactions. The
dealer asked more than he intended to
take, and the buyer offered less than
he intended to give, and long debate
followed The result was, that timid
people, women and young persons,
were very glad to find a place where
they could look at goods, ask
prices, and then have nothing
more to do than to make up their minds
whether to take them or leave them.
Mr.. Stewart also had the reputation of
paying the lowest market rates of sala-
ries to his clerks. This was partly Ow-
ing to his shrewdness, and partly owing
to the fact that he was constantly over
whelmed with applications for situa-
tions. Having only to pick from a great
number who offered themselves, and
who were anxious for employment on
any terms, he found it easy to secure
clerks at salaries far below those that
many other employers were compelled
to pay But whatever he promised to
pay was paid punctually and fully. And
in the course of his long career it has
never been alleged against him that he
ever defrauded man, woman or child of
a cent. At the same time he required
of all the fullest performance of the du-
ties that they undertook, and q very
slight failure was in his eyes sufficient
cause for dismissal. As an illustration
of his business tact, it is mentioned that
on opening his great retail store he in
strHcted his clerks to pay particular at
tention to the poor women who entered
at the Fourth Avenue doors, his object
being to break up the Bowery trade.
And he did II pffpctuallV
Year: 1876

for short time after cooking, the meal
will all settle at the bottom and cloudy
fluid may be poured off, which have
heard called "maize tea" Seasoned
with salt and served cold, it makes a
most refreshing drink in feverish condi-
tions.


Barley water and oatmeal Cruel are
especially well suited to infants, from
the comparatively small percentage of
starch which these grains contain Oat-
meal is slightly laxative and should be
chosen when there is a tendency to con-
stipation. A teaspoonfHl of either may
be boiled in from 3 to ounces of water
q tablespoonfuls make an ounce) for
Is minutes. An equal quantity of milk
may be added for child from to 6
months old.
Year: 1876

The Police Magistrate at Hamilton,
Can, has delivered a judgment that
puts him at least on a par with Solo
mon in all his legal glory. Two men
disputed the ownership of a valuable
carrier-pigeon, and each produced the
most complete evidence to establish his
claim and disprOve that of his opponent.
A happy thought struck the magistrate.
{" If it is your Bird" he said to one
claimant, " it will know the way homeP'
The suitor replied that it would. A
similar question to the other party to
the case evoked the same reply.
" Then," said the Court to the Sergeant
who had the bird in custody, "let ii
go, and it Will find its way home. ~
And the bird and the case were stimuli
taneously thrown out of court.
Year: 1876

Too much mental application has a
tendency to distort the imagery of the
brain. 1t is sad sight to see pale
faced student who has been poring
over volume of Darwin until the mid
night oil is almost burned out, sudden
ly close the book and begin to paw
around him abstractedly in the expecta-
ton of laying hold of tail.-Chicago
Times.
Year: 1876

Now that the Montenegrins are in the
heat of warlike operations, it is interesting
to know their method OF making var, which
is very primitive. A Montenegrin never
sues for mercy, aad when one is SO severely
wounded that he cannot he saved from the
enemy, his own comrades take upon them
selves the pleasant duty of cutting off his
head. When At the attack Of Clobuck, .
small detachment of Russian troops was
obliged to retreat, an officer of stout make
and no longer Young, fell on the ground
from exhaustion. A MOntenegrin pefceiv
ing it ran Immediately to him, and having
drawn his yatsgan, said, "You are very
brave and must wish that should cut of
your head. Say prayer and make sign
of the cross" The officer, horrifed at the
proposition, made an effort to rise and re-
Join his comrades with the assistance of the
friendly Montenegrin. They consider all
those taken by the enemy as killed. They
carry out Of the battle their comrades on
their shoulders. Arms, q small loaf Of
bread, a cheese, some garlic, little brandy,
an old garment and two pair of sandals
made of raw hide, form all the equipage of
the Montenegrins. 1t is impossible to re-
tain them in the reserve, and it seems that
they cannot calmly bear the view of the
enemy. The tactics of the Nontenegrins
are confined to being skillful marksmen.
A stone, a hole, . tree offer them cover
from the enemy. Firing usually in . pros
trste position on the ground, they are not
easily hit, while their rapid and sure shots
carry destruction into the closed ranks of
regular army. They have besides a we'll
practiced eye for judging of distance, and
thoroughly undersland how 70 take .dvan-
tage of the ground. Of course it will al
ways be difficult to employ such warriors
against regular troops.
Year: 1876

The hot weather has had an UNEXPECTED
effect on the prices Of wheat, which have
fallen nearly fourteen Per cent. One reason
assigned for this depreciation is that most
Of the wheat crop last year was harvested
in wet weather and is seriously damaged
by the intense heat of the last few weeks.
According to the G ophie, New York has
nearly 4,OOO, 600 bushels of wheat on hand,
and about 100000 of it is aAoat in the
harbor; and while there is no foreign de-
mand to speak Of, and no chance for ship
ment owing to the scarcity Of ocean freight
room, the wheat afoat is in danger. Chi
csgo is suffering severely from this depreci-
alton, and now scolds New York for not
having made suitable provision for the stor-
ing and handling Of grain.
Year: 1876

The cooler weather of the past week has
made decided change for the better in
business affairs in New YoIk, and the job
bing and commission houses are reported to
be doing fair business. We are told the
feeling is hopeful as to a good autumn
trade among all classes Of merchants. Col
lections at the West and Southwest are
made without difficulty, and with good
harvests assured. there is every promise Of
an especially active business during the
coming fall.
Year: 1876

Three innocent looking men were wait
ing at the Central depot the other evening
for Western train to go out. They
were meek and lowly in general appear
ance, and as they walked around they
became known to each other, and finding
that they had whole hour to spare, one
of them proposed to go across the street
and get some lemonade. While en- rout.
a second moved to make it lager beer
When they got over the third intimated
that whisky would suit him, and all took
whisky straight This broke the ice, and
they decided to play little game of cut
throat eucher. After playing game OF
two it was decided to increase the interest
by putting up little money.


81 can spare that much" said the first,
as he threw down counterfeit fve-dollar
bill.


"Ill see that and say nothing about the
premium" said the second, as he took out
bill from a broken Canadian bank.


"Ill put this Jurguson down as securi
ty," gravely added the third, as he pulled
out the gold-washed cases of a watch
which answered him for tobacco-box.


A peaceful smile stole over each face as
the strangers scrutinized each other They
went in and got some more beverage and
returned to the depot, wondering how it
was that human nature is so Unreliable
Detroit Free Press.
Year: 1876

made up of clear water alone; being hun
cry, we soon devoured it, and went to bed
hungry. The next evening we drew half
pint Of raw meal and a chunk of rotten
beef which had been cooked so long it
was alive with maggots, and smelled SO
bad I could not eat it. A man named
Brocton said "my friend, if you cannot
eat that, can; l have been here four
months and have learned to eat anything,
and you will eat the next beef you get"
/ did. Twas prisoner two months and
was hungry two months; and my weight
fell off 35 pounds. No one-except those
who were there-will ever know the suf.
ferings of humanity in that place. One
poor fellow who had become insane or
tired of life we knew not which, said he
wanted to die, and started to cross the
dead line. Efforts were made to restrain
him, but he slipped away and crossed the
fatal line. The guards shot at him twice
but missed him, it being dark and he di-
rectly under them. They then held pine
torch over him and shot him in the top of
his head, the ball passing through his
body. Andersonville was situated in q
heavy pine forest, and yet we were denied
wood enough to cook our scanty rations.
Eight of us had one half of a canteen as
our entire cooking outfit. The sickness
was terrible; if man not able to walk
was carried to the doctor, the verdict was:
"it is no use to give him medicine, he will
not live till morning" If able to walk
he was told ''you are not sick, and do not
need any medicine" There was no cover
ing but the canopy of heaven; they were
wet through by the dew night, bed of
red sand and gray-backs, followed by the
scorching rays OF the morning sun, soon
ended the sickness, and the next duty was
to carry out the remains of what were
once men-loyal, true, brave; men who
were murdered by fiends. Each day the
government wagons came to the gate and
men were loaded in, piled up like wood,
and carted off to be buried--God only
knows where, or how. One of the worst
features in the case was the water, which
was full of filth of every description and
unfit to drink. There came very heavy
rain one afternoon, and washed out a part
of the stockade above and below, where
the creek crossed it, The rebels stood in
line of battle all night, at both places, for
fear we would escape. In the side of the
hill, on the west side of the south gate,
the next morning, there was very large
spring of water burst forth, which afforded
plenty of pure water, cold as ice. The
spring was never there before the rain,
and l understand is running to this day.
In accordance with an agreement between
Gems Hood and Sherman. the prisoners
taken in the Atlanta campaign were ex-
changed, hence my abode in Andersen
vile was comparatively short. Of the ex-
periences of the return; the filling up of
empty stomachs; the joy at release. ETC.,
need not speak. / hope that hundreds
of the survivors of that fearful place will
give their experiences, until an amount Of
evidence shall be had which forever 81.
lence rebel denials.


Yours truly,


V. B. SETTER.


Oskaloosa, Iowa, March 13, 1876.
Year: 1876

The Woman's Journal is willing to ac-
cept the situation, and if woman is favored
with the ballot, is willing and anxious that
she should be drafted into the army, snot
merely to fight, but to make clothing and
cook and wash and nurse" Yes, and to
blow up the enemy. AS for washing,
woman may excel in the laundry at home,
but no woman ever lived that could thrash
the dirt out of gray shirt in mess pan
with the grace and skill of soldier who
is hurrying to get through with that pan
before the cook wants it for the pran-
dial beans.
Year: 1876

The SUMNER SCHooLs-The practice
seems to be of beginning school about
the middle of April. This is little late.
To begin the first of April or there-abouts,
will give better days for study than a
sultry July day can give.
Year: 1876

ExAMINATIoNs-This is the busy
season, and applicants are numerous 1t
will be in ord,r to receive them on any
Saturday until the spring rush is over,
then we shall be glad to confine ourselves
as closely as possible to the last Saturday
Of each month, at such times we will give
both Friday and Saturday to those who
desire two days, "a majority require at
least part of two days.) On Friday,
then, before the last Saturday in March,
examination will be held, and each sue
ceeding month we viii follow the plan as
nearly as practicable.
Year: 1876

BLANK REpoRTs-Many persons call
at Co. Supt. Office for blanks on which to
make out the record for the term. Moth.
ing of the kind is furnished to me, it were
well if such were the case, but while the
matter is as it is, Secretaries should be
authorized to purchase at least two OF
three years supply and avoid SO much
trouble to themselves.
Year: 1876

knowledge, incidentally, (for Judge
Wilder does not parade his good acts
before the public.) My professional
duties have rendered me privy to this
knowledge, and I hope he will pardon
me this allusion. At the time of this
tax collection, injustice was done to
those in the army, and continued until
rectifed by law. His contributions in
organizing the different military COM
panies from this city and county can
easily be appropriated by consulting
those qualified to know, and / have
''no doubt the collated reliable infor-
nation would cause you to change your
opinion as to his views on the matter
at issue. I do not know the man who
gave as much of his means to raising
men for our regiments, and, also, to
contributing to the aid fund for SOL
diers' families as Judge Wilder. Be-
yond this, there are records, which, to
me, are sufficient, but they are not for
the public.


AS to your opposition to him as a
democrat, as I said before, that is all
right, but you evidently do not know
that there is not a man in the commu-
nifty who has a warmer feeling for Mr..
Bristow, in consequence of his efforts
at reform and honesty in official posi-
tions than Judge Wilder, and had he
been nominated by any party against
a democrat of less pronounced ability,
my mind is pretty clear as to Judge
Wilder's vote. Yours Truly,


W. W. sweeney.
Year: 1876

If it be true that the demo-
cratic leaders accept all the results
of the war, are in favor of enforcing
obedience to the late amendments
to the federal constitution, will sus-
tain the freedmen in the free exer-
else of all their rights, and will op-
pose the payment of all claims of
the Southern people, or creditors Of
Southern States, or of the late Con-
federacy, growing out of or inciden-
tai to the war, why is it that the
white people of the South are so
unanimous in their support of that
party7 ? All the facts prove undeni-
ably that the democratic party of to-
day is a sectional party Of the South,
having for its chief object opposition
to the North and the policy advoca-
ted by the North.
Year: 1876

The argument used in favor of
Jndge Wilder's election, that Good.
hue county has never had a repre-
sentative in congress, nor even a
candidate for that position until now,
is not true. Hon. IL. W Phelps,
who was in congress as representa-
tive from this State from the time
the State was admitted until March
4th, 1859, was from this county.
Surely Goodhue people have no
reason to complain of being sighted
in this particular, as there have been
but six congressman elected from
the district, and had each one served
only one term, there could have
been but nine. How often would
Goodhue's turn come around ?


Finance" is informed that we
do sincerely believe that a reform Of
our financial system is essential to
the future prosperity of this coun-
try, and that it is our purpose to do
whatever we can to effect such
change. He is also assured that we
sincerely believe that the speediest
and surest method of efecting that
reform is through the republican
rather than the democratic party,
and it is waste of effort to work
for a third party so long as there is
reasonable ground for the democrat
&c organization to expect success.


The elections of last Tuesday
resulted in democratic victory in
Vest Virginia, giving that party two
of the three congressman elected.
In Indiana the democrats elected a
governor by nearly 5000 majority,
but the republicans gained largely
in the legislature and elected eight
of thirteen congressman, being a
gain Of five. In Ohio the republi-
cans elected their State ticket and
eleven of the twenty congressman,
being gain Of five.
Year: 1876

of people and especially those..who
have to buy Clothing, and it is a
question of more vital Individual i'm
portance, because it is one that
touches the pocket-books, and when
ever a good and sure place can be
Year: 1876

It does not follow that Tilden
will get all the States here set down
as certain for him, by any means,
and some of those put in the doubt
full list seem to us less doubtful than
some others.
Year: 1876

where their hard earnings in these


dull times can be most judiciously
invested, and where business is done
on fair and honest principles, it is an
lndlsputable faction that cannot be
Year: 1876

that such a place should win its
way to favor in the hearts of all the
people. I, the undersigned, beg
leave to call your attention to my
new stock of Clothing for the CON-
ing winter seasons demand. 1t is
Year: 1876

To CoRPoRATIONs.- .-Section 800 of
the Civil Code, as introduced and amend
ed by the last Legislature, reads MS fol-
lows; No corporation hereafter formed
under the provisions Of this chapter shall
purchase, locate or hold property in any
county of the State, without filing GER
titled copy of the certificate Of its articles
Of incorporation in the office of the
County Clerk of the county in which
said property is situated within siaty
days after such purchase or location is
madei and every corporation nol0 in er-
dSte1ce must, within ninety days after
the passage of this Act, file certified
copy of the certificate of its articles of
Incorporation, as provided in this section,
and a certified copy of such shall, as evil
dence, have the same force and effect as
the certified copy Of the original Any
corporation falling TO comply with the
provisions of this section shall not main
tain or defend any action or proceeding
in reaction to such property" This law
went INTO effect on the Bird of April.
Year: 1876

DIR. MORENO, the San Francisco wife
beater, has been sentenced TO pay fine
of one thousand dollars or be imprisoned
for one thousand days in the county Jail.
The law punishing men Of his stripe at
the whipping post was not in effect at
the time he committed the crime, so the
court gave him the heaves. sentence
possible. As Moreno is rather impecuni-
ous it is probable he will langush out
the fnli period allotted as he is one who
can have little claim upon Executive
sympathy. There may be chance for
provocation to other crimes bat for this
there can be none.
Year: 1876

CLEANS OF SUNsnINE.-The do not
often fall across the path Of country
editor, but perhaps we are more favored
than the generality of that class Of NOR
tails. Our CLEAN comes about once in
one or two weeks-it is when the Pacific
Newspaper Publishing Company sends
us a copy Of their specimen Patent Out
side" and Supplement. With what de
think some friend has sent us something
regarding himself or some mutual nc
quantance or perhaps it is some occur
renee to which he wishes to direct our
particular attention. The look Of eXpec-
tation fades from our face as we see the
well-known print which betollens a pat
ent outside. We breathe more freely,
there is then no bad news communicated
to us in this manner, and in few mo-
ments we begin to feel supremely happy
in the thought that Mr.. Carlos White is
sufficiently recovered from his spell of
lunaey to remember us. Then We sit
down to see what is going to be inflicted
on us for the next month. This story
of "a Fortunate Mistake" we had in the
JOURNAL three years ago, and now it
will be given to the people in about forty
different forms. Next week we will got
it in the San Juan Times, week after in
the Shasta Courier. By that time the
papers with home-printed out-sdes and
patent "bowels" will begin in turn to in
llict it on us. We cannot feel too CRATE
ful to the patent outside man for warning
us in season Of what we are to receive
and tender our acknowledgements ac-
cordingly.
Year: 1876

SUGcIDE.-Judge Ferris, prominent
citizen o. Oakland and at one time May
or Of the city, committed suicide by
first taking laudanum, then tying his
feet together and jumping into the Sac
ramento river from the boat on which lie
was passenger. Loss of fortune by
stock gambling is supposed to be the
exciting cause Of the act.
Year: 1876

MORE CHINEsE.-Two more shiploads
Of coolies have arrived in San Francisco
and nearly two thousand Of these curses
will be spread over the State. The last
vessel, the Colorodo, had cases Of small
box on board after the vessel left port
and was ordered to remain in quaran-
tina
Year: 1876

BURGLARY is no longer an art which
requires darkness for its successful prac-
tice. A firm of Six burglars entered n
iewelry store in New York, the other day,
in broad daylight, and, after knocking
the proprietor senseless and tying and gag
ging him, proceeded to pack up the stock
in bags and escaped without attracting
any attention. BY the time the alarm was
given the burglars were beyond reach.
Year: 1876

A FEW nights ago n rural lodger at the
Wyoming House, Scranton, blew out the
gas in his room. In the morning they
found him fully 1qted and sailing grace
fully around near the ceiling waiting for
n chance TO get out.