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Year: 1876

boards, worth perhaps sixty ceuts, to
make each gate. Add to that ten cents
for nails, and the value of one hour of
your time, and you have the whole ex-
pense. A gate of this kind will outlive
framed one costing -, and - no
hinges are used, that expense is saved
also. 1t is held in position by means Of
stake driven in the ground four or five
inches from the post; not in straight
line, but little more than She thickness
of the gate toward the driveway, SO that
when opened the gate can be turned
halt way around and be parallel with
the driveway. IL is kept few inches
from the ground bv strip nailed 10 both
stake and post, on which one end rests
when shut, and on which it slides half
its length and then swings round as on
pivot when opened. The strip is usu-
allv placed under the second board, In
space arranged for il, by cutting away
two of the battens. This strip takes the
place of hinges. A gate OF this kind
can be made in much less time and at
as little expense as pair of bars, and is
certainly much more convenient.
Year: 1876

February and March are good months
in which to set out fruit and other trees.
when the ground is not frozen. The
holes should be dug in the autumn or
winter, so that the ground may be
heayed, crumbled and mellowed BY re-
peated freezing and thawing They
should be made large. The writer has
had the holes generally dug five feet
square and eighteen inches deep, and
before setting the trees shoyelled in sur
face soil, 50 as 10 fill them about twelve
inches. The trees, instead Of being
grubbed up with little root, as many do,
should be taken up with as much root
as you can get. Do not spare labor in
this, and the additional growth of the
trees, and earlier bearing, will amply
reimburse the additional expense. The
small roOtlets should not be permitted
TO dry, nor TO freeze. When setting the
trees, be sure that the holes are amply
large 10 accommodate the roots in their
natural positions, without cramping or
bending. Then threw some water on
the roots, scatter fine earth of the soil
on them, shake the tree up and down
slightly, to settle the earth well among
them, repeatedly, then throw on more
earth and tread it down.-Then wet the
earth, secure the tree to stake, if it be
deemed necessary, TO prevent the wind
from affecting its vertical position, and
the tree will grow well. The writer has,
from boyhood, been accustomed TO sci
trees in the manner indicated, aud rarely
has lie had one tail to live and grow
well. Fruit trees set rs above in broad
holes, with little curtailment OF the nat
ural roots, Will come into bearing some
years sooner in stiff soils, than when set
as they often are, in small holes with lit
tie root. The earth should not be disied
around The tree so as TO permit water to
accumulate around it, nor supersaturate
the earth beneath Farmers Home
Journal.
Year: 1876

How TO LAY SHINGLEs.--Noto one half
the persons who lay shingles when max
ing roof on building have any cor
rect ideas in regard to making a roof
that will be absolutely rain-tight during
a driving storm of rain. We have frs.
quently seen men shingling, who, whes
they woald meet with a worthless shin.
gle. say once in laying two or three
courses. would lay this poor single
among the good ones, saying: 1T is
only one poor shingle, one shingle can.
not make poor root" But one poor
shingle will make leaky one. If first
rate shingles are employed, aud one
poor one is worked in emong every 100,
that roof might about as we'll have been
without any shingles. If any poor shin
giles are to be used, let them all be laid
together near the upper part Of the root.
The best of shingles will not make
tight roof if they are not properly laid,
while the same shingles would make an
excellent roof if laid as shingles should
be laid.-Scientific American.
Year: 1876

FARINA PUDDING.-Heat one quart of
milk to the boiling point. Stir in dry
five tsblespoonfuls of farina, and con-
tinue to stir it until quite thick. Add
one cupfnl of sugar and half teaspoon
full of salt. Flavor with lemon o. vanil.
la and eat with sweetened milk or cream,
with little nutmeg or other iavorine
added.
Year: 1876

SOCIAL SoIKEE.--Mr. r. Gentry.
banker Of this city mads
the young folks of This city
happy On last Thursday night
by giving them just the incest
and cosiest tea party we ever had the
pleasure of attending. Miss 'Tosie'
Gentry sister Of our host, one of
Columbias fair maids made every
one feel at home as she favored all
with her pleasing manners and TO-
terestlng conversation. Mr.. and
Mrs. Gentry have the thanks of all
and the assurance that nothing was
lacking to complete the enjoy
of the evening.


The supper was elegant and all
gave it ample justice. Mr.. and Mira.
Gentry well know how to make an
evening pass pleasantly for the
which young folks.
Year: 1876

Nothing makes n man SO happy
as to get around the post office after
it Is closed and see letter in his
box; to have his heart whisper that
it is from her; to dream sweet and
tender fancies, haliowed with loves
sacred ess. all night, and to come
down in the morning and find it a
bill of 81 so for his last years bll
lizards.
Year: 1876

What would be your candid opin.
ion of a man that placed himself at
the disposal of our county conven-
ton and was left, or one that Sob
bied' around for some friend and
he was ignored.


We ask what would you think
of such a man who would go right
out of the convention and work
against the nominees. Such things
have been done and not a thousand
miles from Mexico either.
Year: 1876

Mitchell & Bro who bought Uncle
Jerry Vests drug store are now re-
ceivlng a new stock of fresh goods.
They are very pleasant and business
young mea deserving that patronage
which we trust they will receive.
Year: 1876

20, the snow the be autiful snow
that is what the ragged b~re-footed
movers got off the other morning
when they woke up nearly dead
and found their poor old nags froze n
10 their tracks.
Year: 1876

Visiting cards this seaosn are to
vary i'll size, between circus hand
bill and a street car ticket, and it is
currently rumoLed that no ordinary
door will take in a fashionable New
Year's card.
Year: 1876

Fulton has more pretty girls to
the foot than any town in America.
But a man OF only average frmness
can ever decide which 10 most love-
ly.-Fu!ton Enterprise.


sMore to the foot we'll all we have
to say is that they have very few
foot mot small over there.
Year: 1876

GRFENBACKS DEPOSITED TO REDEEM CIRCULATION


HELD FOR THAT PURPOSE.


IFRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE rRIRUNEJ


WASHINGTON, May 21.-Several newspapers
are agating the question whether the greenbacks de-
posted by National banks for the redemption of their
circulation are held in the Treasury special fund for
that purpose As matter of fact all National bank notes,
whether notes of reducing banks, OF any other come
to the Redemption Agency and paid for out OF the
five per cent redemption fund in accordance with law,
before they assorted and therefore before can be
known whether they are notes Of reducing banks or not
As soon as the notes to retired separated from the
others the five per fund is reimbursed by transfer
Of the the fund Of greenbacks deposited by
banks Withdrawing circulation.


The notes TO be withdrawn are received from every
quarter Some depOsors desire returns by check on an
Assistant Treasurer some desire fractional currency
which was formerly sent them, and some new green
backs from the Treasury, which returns are made
promptly the notes counted and their
the banksi which issued them. The law does not con
template that the greenbacks deposited for the reduction
OF bank circulation shall be held special fund TO be
kept those who object TO the present system would
seem to imply the bank securities are now Kept each
bankers deposit in separate envelope, In pgeon-hoe
by ITSELF Neither is it contemplated in the law that the
identical notes shall be held the in the law au-
thozing the issue Of Clearing certificates and the
action Of the Treasury in simply holding amount OF
greenbacks equal to the aggregate deposited by the
banks cannot in any be deemed any infracon OF
Year: 1876




rBY TELEGRAPH To THE TRIBUNE.


WASHINGTON, May 21.-The report Of the
Committee on Expenditures in the Treasury Department
on Mary Merritt will be made during the present
week. meeting of the Committee was held yesterday
to consider the subject and subcommittee, Messrs
Bright and Williams appointed TO draw up the
report. Secretary BristOw will he exoneratcd from all
criminal connection with the 1t is shown that he
received consideration whatever for his services he
himself swearing that he did not know OF
the action of his Assistant Secretary who
passed tho during his absence. The
report will charge upOn the Treasury Department great
ooencss in the general conduct of the business OF the
Government. developed in this case and Will refer
particularly to the testimony OF Deputy Collector Weiss
OF Milwaukee. This officer German, understood that
the of money necessary TO do things with the
Treasury and he swear that he paid $500 to the present
Uutcd States Attorney Milwaukee out OF his molcty,
and the amount to Judge Hubbard the late Dis
trct-AtoIney. ExCOngrcssman Iazlcton is ;he incum-
bent of that Office and the Committee will, after refer
TO the fact leave the President TO take such steps as
may seem proper.
Year: 1876

WASHINGTON, May 20.-The action of the House
Judiciary Committee in regard to the proposed Sink
ing Fund for the repayment of the Government
second mortgage the Pacific Railroads. is not final.
The amounts fixed for annual payments by
the respective companies inequitable
and not in accordance with tho re-
spective claims of the Government. The amounts
due by the eastern half of the road are less but the
payments fixed for it greater. majority of the
Committee, knowing as lawyers that no legislation
changing the contract between the companies and the
Government, as recently expounded by the unani-
decision of the Supreme Court, would be of any
binding effect unless assented to by the other parties
IN interest, are disposed to meet the companies in
liberal spirit. Further conferences between the
Committee and the officials of the Two roads are
expected to lead to mutually satisfactory ad-
iustment
Year: 1876

[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.


WASHINGTON, May 21.-Gen. Banks intends
TO make speech the Naval bill tomorrow In which
he will call attention TO ridiculous blunders result
ing partly from haste and partly from the nexperience
OF members OF the Committee who have prepared the
provisions now offered amendments to the Appropra-
ton bill fixing the pay OF the navy The theory OF the
new scale Of pay Is assimilation with the army
scale in the Banning bill, but careful comparison shows
decided failure to carry out the idea For instance.
Mr.. Bannings bill gives a major-general $4,000
per for field duty. the same Tor head
quarter, detailed, and post duty, the Same
when unassigned, and $4,000 leave Of absence.
The whtthone navy scale proposes to give rear admi
Year: 1876

and repacked in boxes OF so each, and the Internal
Revenue stamp put on each box. Witness said that
Massachs dray took this OF cigarettes away from
the CusOmhouse, with the cigarettes still in bulk and
the Government was defrauded of the internal
nue. tax and the custom duties Witness could not give
the dates of these transactions but he had them in
his possession in New-Orleans
Year: 1876

A man tameda a dog that somebody
sent, until the docilo creature would
cat off his hand. At least it ate off
about three quarters of his thumb,
but died Of concussioh of the brain
before it could finish the band
Year: 1876

SUCCESS Of THE New LoAN.-The
Treasury officials are highly elated over
the success which has attended the first ef.
forts OF Secretary Morrill, to fund the
six per centum bonds into four and a
half per centum. Although the first call
for ten millions Of six per cent was is
sued only six days ago the department ia
advised by the syndicate that the sub
scriptions to the four and a-half per cents
have reached thirty.two million dollars
twenty millions at home and twelve mil
lions abroad. The success Of the entire
loan is now believed to be assured.
Year: 1876

accident On the C. C. Railroad.


Central City, May 30.-The railroad
in Clear Creek canyon is badly washed
out, three heavy breaks having occur
red since Saturday morning. Yester-
day morning the up train from Golden
was struck by land slide at Beaver
brook, locomotive and tender knocked
into the creek, and one hundred feet
of track washed in in ten minutes.
Every dry gulch along the route is
now a raging torrent. The only chance
to get to or from Central is by way of
Idaho springs and Floyd Hill. The
water is over the track at Beaver
brook two feet deep. Clear creek is
the greatest flood ever known. Nearly
all the bridges are gone. Prof. Hill
has a large force of men fighting to
save his smelling works. All the
mountain streams are pouring vast
volumes of water down the mountains.
Year: 1876

Il Long Postponenlent Probable.


Washington. May 30.-The Senate
having decided that it has jurisdiction
in the Belknap impeachment matter,
the opinion is expressed that the trial
will be postponed until November
next, when the Senate will reassemble
for that special purpose. Belknaphas
large number of witnesses to be
examined. and as his counsel will, in
defense of their client, contest every
step of the managers on the part of
the House, there is strong probable
ity that the trial will continue six
weeks or two months. Lord, chair
man of the board of managers, ex-
presses the opinion that it will occupy
at least six weeks. 1t is believed that
to go on with the trial now would
prolong the session of Congress until
the latter part of August or the first of
September, as in addition to tho time
consumed by the trial month or
six weeks will be required to finish
up the absolutely necessary legislative
business of passing the annual appro-
priation bills. Quite a number of
Senators are in favor of postponing the
trial until fall, and when the question
is submitted to the Senate they will
urge their views on the advisability of
such postponement until the first of
July in order to afford reasonable
prospect of action by The Senate on
the appropriation bills. In the mean
time, aside from these considerations,
grave doubts are expressed by many
disinterested persons whether, in view
Of the fact that less than two-thirds of
the Senate have voted in favor of
Jurisdiction, there is anything to be
gained by proceeding with the trial at
all. Very eminent legal authority,
who have no connection whatever
with the proceedings, assert that the
20 Senators who yesterday voted
against taking Jurisdiction. will not
be precluded by the Senate's action
from voting not guilty on this jurisdic-
tional ground when the final issue is
presented.
Year: 1876

Washington, May 30.-Blains is
preparing a statement in regard to the
latest disclosures connecting him with
the offer for the sale of an interest in
the Northern Pacific railroad. which
will include all letters and documents
bearing upon the case. His friends
say it will be complete vidication
from the charge that he acted improp-
erly, as appears from Aquilla Adams
letters. The statement will probably
be made public tomorrow or the day
following.


Don Cameron.


Members of the cabinet who were
positive yesterday that Don Cameron
would not accept the war portfolio
have to-day changed their opinion, he
having signified that he will be ready
to enter upon the duties of the office
in very few days.


The Cdbinet Changes.


The understanding is that all of the
recent cabinet changes will take prac-
tical effect from the 1st of June. Pierre
pont will remain in this city for some
time previous to his departure for
England, leaving New York on the
ODD proximo.
Year: 1876

OF course you want good job of
painting and kalsomining, and in or
der to get it you must employ first
class workmen. This you can have
by leaving your orders with Ovren d
Anderson, who guarantee satisfaction
or no pay; SO consult your own in
tcrest. m23-dlm
Year: 1876

1t is well known that women who
suffer year after year from the diseases
and weaknesses peculiar to their sex
does not receive that degree of COM
passion from others which they should.
10 such we would say, be of good
cheer, for there is medicine that will
las it has thousands) restore you to
health. Try it. and believe us when
we say you will have reason to bless
the day that you read this notice. 1t
is DIR. Kennedy's Favorite Remedy.
Sold everywhere at One Dollar bot
tie. m30-w1td2t
Year: 1876

The Presidential electors will meet
in the capita.s of their several states
on the first Wednesday of December
(the 9th inst. } and cast their votes for
President and President, which will be
sealed up, directed to the President of
the Senate, and those Of each state
sent to their destination by the hand of
an elector designated by his associates
for that purpose. They will be opened
and counted in the presence of the
Senate and House of Representatives
on the second Wednesday in February,
and the result then officially declared.
Year: 1876

A woman, once in stfluence. was re-
duced by the dissipation of her husband
aud two sons to condition Of extreme
poverty. At length, one of the sons died
a most terrible death. The poor mother
petitioned the rum.seller not to sell her
husband and remaining son any more IL
quor. But that brute deliberately fold.
ed the petition into papers to light cigars
with, and handed them to the father and
son as they came in for their drink, and
then boasted that he had made them burn
the pious petition Of the old woman"
Year: 1876

The newspapers have recently been
publishing some stories in regard to the
will of Gen. Duncan Macarthur and a
suit brought in the United States Court,
which it is claimed will affect ex.Gov.
Aliens title to the celebrated Fruit Hill
farm. A correspondent of the Cincin-
natl Commercial who has been looking
up the matter. writes that Gov. Allen
had no interest directly or indirectly in
the estate until long. after the will had
been set aside and the property parti-
toned among the heirs. His interest is
also far less than that of several other
parties, and large part of his farm is
not at all involved In this suit. 1t is
apparently an impossibility for the Radi-
cal party to discover wherein the old
patriots hands have been soiled with
fraud, or his official garments stained
with corruption. We might have to call
upon the old sage yet for Presidential
stock.
Year: 1876

AMONG the milk and water resolutions
adopted by the Republicans at Columbus
was one assuring Grant the gratitude OF
the country for the distinguished servi-
ces he has rendered as soldier and a
cftigeAI


The king can do no wrong, and wheth-
er drunk or sober, all hail the king
Year: 1876

SHOULD Congress abolish the frac-
tional currency, silver change will take
its place; and although silver is now
only worth s. cents on the dollar, under
the change and increased demand, its
value would soon be enhanced, The
change would relieve Canada of its glut
Of silver.
Year: 1876

THE carpet bag Governor of Missis-
sippi, Ames, finding that his corruption
and criminality were officially exposed,
and that nothing but resignation could
save him from impeachment, staid not
upon the order of his going, but lit out
at once. Thus is the public service one
more carpet-bag rascal less.
Year: 1876

thusiasm. On the the part Of the trustee,
in the place of manly frankness and
firm discharge of duty, Il offers temptation
to and opportunity for acting in secret and
striking in the dark. It destroys individ-
ual responsibility, and substitutes the eva
siveness of the star chamber. It puts an
end to the division of power, and that local
government under which our schools have
steadily improved. and In its place estab
fishes the most Objectionable form Of cen
tralizstion, by making the superintendent
the arbitrator in the case of hundreds OF
teachers. 1t confers on him an authority
that cannot safely be entrusted to any man
and while he may protest that he has no
power, makes him practically omnipotent.
The people, who are most interested, how
ever, will not fail to place the responsibility
where it belongs, aud those who have
watched the gradual absorption by one
officer, through the neglect or Indifference
of trustees. of seemingly irresponsible
dictatorship, will not be deceived, and will
Join in our protest


1t is, perhaps, improper in q newspaper
article, and, at any rate, it is not intended
here to pass jud dgnent upon the competency
or incompetency of any of the members OF
the present corps of teachers. Personal
sympathy, or reverence for any particular
teacher, should not be allowed to carry any
weight in the premises.
Year: 1876

SEVERAL of the New York papers which,
while claiming TO be Republican, lose no
opportunity Of abusing President Grant
and his administration, have censured him
severely for the appointment of Hon. Geo.
P. Fisher to the District Attorneyship Of
Delaware. Judge Fisher has been for the
past year the subject of a great deal of mis-
representation and undeserved abuse; but
whatever his enemies may say against him
those who know him best have the highest
opinion of his merits. He has held many
positions of the highest trust both in this
District and in his native State, and to-day
no man stands higher in the estimation of
the people of Washington and of Delaware
than George P. Fisher. His greatest fault,
If fault it can be called, is his too-confding
disposition. Frank and honest himself he
has been slow to suspect treachery in 9th
ers, and even when convinced that he was
betrayed, his forgiving disposition has led
him to pardon when he should have Sc
VeTely punished.
Year: 1876

THERE Is A DEAD LOCK on the appropri-
alton bills, and why? Because, as of old,
the Democrats join bands with the Confed-
crates 10 cripple the Government. Not
content with having failed in the field, they
now bring their enmitY to bear effectually
in the councils of the nation, and hope by
political diplomacy to disgrace the Govern
ment they could not ruin by war. Such is
the position of affairs today, and the effort
is made to induce the people to believe that
it is for retrenchment and economy. Econ.
omyl Why look at the record of the chair
man Of the Committee on Appropriations
in the House. When was he ever known
70 favor economy beforef Certainly not
Year: 1876

ARE the loysl people of this country
ready and willing to trust the Confederate
Copperhead- -Doughfsce Democracy with
the complete control of the Government?
This is the pertinent issue of the pending
c1mnaipn.
Year: 1876

Is there any remedy for the hard times
we are often asked. In one sense, No; there
is no patent nOstrum that will serve-nO green
back plaster, no 3.65 bond bolus, no stimu-
liant of Congressional enactment that will
avail to set the patient on his feet. The mis-
take made by all the financial Quacks who
constantly intrude their schemes for revIving
business is that they make false diagnosis
Of the case. They insist that the prOstration
which always follows q crisis is the disease, and
they invent divers remedies to cure 1t while
in fact this lethargy is itself the remedy.
Over-trading, ovcr-manufacturing, public and
private extravaganza, the investment OF capi-
tai In visionary and unproductive enterprises,


the hot fever of speculation-these were the
disease The crash Of 1878 came as the inev-
table result OF their ihsidious and fatal in
fuence. Tho world Of business has its laws
as well as the world of nature and their vio-
lation entails penalties which cannot be
avoided. After q man has suffered sharp
and severe stroke Of illness he experiences
first period of exhaustion and then one Of
convalescence. The parallel with the business
community is perfect. The financial crash is the
shock Of the sudden attack, the panic with it's total
suspension of commercial transactions is the
period Of exhaustion, and the hard times an
swer to that of cOnvalescence. No physi-
clan would insist on his patients going
to work as soon as tho disease had left his
system. Convalcscenoe is an essential part Of