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Year: 1875

Too Much VACATION The Fall River


strikers are getting more vacation than
thsy bargainea foro Three or four weeks
OF stupid idlenes9afd short rations have
made work seem little sweeter to them.


though at reduced rates, than It did at
the beginning Of the strike. A majority


OF the men are now willing to return t.
the mills. and are greatly disappointed to
nnd the doors shut. We shall nert hear


OF their holding indignation meetings 70
denoance mill-owners for inhumanity in


not providing worklfor them. They seem


To suppcse-and this Is the cherished abb
surdity of all the strikes-that they alone


have the moral right and the power to
dictate wages, hours of labor, and sea-
sons OF opening and shutting mills; and
1t now surprises them, as if it were a new
discovery, to learn that there are two
very distinct sides to the labor question,
and that the employers may combine to


enforce policy even more obstinately


and successfully than the hands. The


mills OF Fall River, with few executions,


Will probably remain closed for the month


Of September. This will double the va


cation originally taken by the operatives.
and turn what was intended for frolic
into prolonged term of prlvation and


misery. The manufacturers have found


the suspension forced upon them by stri-


kers very opportune and fortunate
event. They have had stock of goods


on hand FAR too large for the demand, and
enter upon September with about ESQ.,
900 p eces Of pint c!othIunsold,it it is said.
Fronting by the stoppage of tho mills,


they have been overhauling the machine.


ry and making general repairs, and these
are not yet completed. On all grounds


it ITS them exactly to run the vacation
up to the 1st of Octobsr. This is an.
nounced as the present intention of a
majority of the mill corporations OF Fab
Klyer. Some of the most intelligent la
boIunionists in the country have con
demned this strike as one of the most
| senseless and imprudent on record. Bat.


aa usual, the influence of the paid lead.
ers, the demagogues, and every lover Of
idleness and dissipation carried the day
Journal Of Commerce.
Year: 1875

A gentleman in London has sued O
neighbor for keeping bantam cock
that erowed in the morn at 4 O'Clock
so habitIally and vigorously that the
recovery of his wife, who was in deli.
cate health, was retarded by the noise.
The defendant submitted that he was
strictly within his legal rights in keep.
ing fowls, and that he could not pre-.
vent the plumed biped from chanting
his sweet song The Judge suggested
to the defendant the propriety Of aba.
ting the nuisance, and this the owner OF
the bantam undertook to do, consent.
ing, at the same time, to nolAinal
verdict against him with one shilling
damages.
Year: 1875

Why is it that our democratic
friends do not mention the great
works that have been accomplished
by their late reform Legislature.
They usually make a great parade
over what has been done by their of
ficials in Office. We have had two
sessions of democratic legislation,
yet the party is at present as silent as
the grave in regard to the movements
of that honorable body, They tell
us that our taxes have been reduced
21O of a mill on the dollar, but they
forget to mention the fact, that in do
ing this, they have placed the State
in such position that she cannot
meet her liabilities, thus increasing
our debt, and making it necessary
for the next Legislature to add that
much more to our taxes. While
Governor Allen talks of brutal bayo-





nets, and the extinction of sovereign
States, he forgets that a democratic
Legislature, at the instance OF the
Toledo ring, did abolish portion Of
the duly elected officers of the city
government of Toledo, in opposition
to the petitions of her citizens, and
the voice of her representatives in
our Legislature. Why do they not
mention the fact that the pope at
Rome, through his minions in Amer
lea, did threaten the democratic par
ty to force them into an alliance, and
thus compel a democratic Legislature
to vote for the famous Ghegan bill,
and make it law of our State. II
there is nothing Objectionable in this
law. it has an effect inasmuch as the
manner in which it was passed, gives
the Catholics to understand that tney
have only to dictate and the demoe-
racy will obey. If they have power
bv threats to gain one object upon the
same principle they would be able to
ACCOMPLISH what Catholics most de-
sire. the destruction of the Free
School system. While democratic
speakers howl continually. about dis
honesty in Republican officials, they
do not denounce democratic Legis-
lature that whitewashed the Wood
county bribers, without hearing a
word of testimony, and that too after
their committee, upon hearing all Of
the evidence, had reported in favor
of bringing them to trial, believing
them to be guilty of bribery. The
late Legislature also fixed up the jus
tices code TO some extent for the hep-
Year: 1875

country that the republic needs and
must have free public schools. OHIO
had the system established under the
doctrines of the fathers when the Re
publican party came into power
Since the Republicans have been IN
power the schools have increased; the
appropriations have increased; the
schools are enlarged, and the high
schools are gradually crowning the
whole. These schools are almost the
only schools of the farmer. They
are alike his blessing and his defense.
The Democratic party, as party,
has been favorable to them, and why
should it not continue to be so? We
charge nothing; but we find this
state of fact. The Roman Catholic
Church-its press and priests being
the organs-are utterly opposed to
free public schools. They are quite
willing to take charge of the schools
and teach the children Romanism.
That they really think their duty.
Failing in that, they demand that
they shall have share of the pub


tic money to teach their own schools.
Will the Democratic party allow
that? We should think not. But we
have seen parties and men both go
under strong pressure, and we dare
not say what poor human nature, de-
veloped in the Democratic party,
might not do. The better way is to
say they have not the power to do
it. aDo you see that little black
cloud on the horizon? "Yes; but
it will never come here. See, it is
moving the other way" ayes, but
l have seen a cloud like that become
tornado, sweeping forests and
houses under it. I shall go into the
house and shut the door"


The Republican party has estab-
lished safe and stable currency, a
tariff which protects alike the far
mer and the laborer, and maintains
the schools untouched by the de-
stroying hand of sectarianism. The
farmer has grown prosperous; his
markets are good; his prices are
good; his schools are good. What
does the Democratic party propose in
it's stead? Look at its platform! To
open the doors of wild speculation;
to reduce the price of labor by re-
ducing the tariff, and to make it
doubtful whether the free public
school or the Roman Catholic school
shall prevail. In one word, the Re
publican party has made the banks
and currency sound; the revenue
safe and abundant; its public schools
universal. Will you change all this,
Oh, farmer, to embark on the wild
and uncertain sea of Democratic
speculation? Il. ID. NJ.
Year: 1875

FELLOW CITIzENs:-We recognize
the fact that a majorit, of your party
are honest men, and that you intend
only to support such principles as
you believe to be for the general
good. A few thoughts are here of
fered for your consideration.


The first is that you are supporting
Gov. Allen for reelection, who is
quite an old man and unusually fee
BILE for even a man of his age.


1t is said, and we have not seen it
denied, that he is unable to sign his
name to a public document, but is
Obliged to use stamp for that pur-
pose, and that he rarely eats IN pub
lie, being almost unable to feed him.
self. This is not said to reproach the
old gentleman, but to urge that how
ever upright and worthy he may be,
yet for the danger that he may die
before his term of servic. half eX-
pires. it is unsafe to support him.


Under ordinary circumstances
there would be little danger, as the
Lieutenant Governor would succeed
to his place. In case, however, of his
election in the present canvass, and
his decease before his term of office
expires, the successor would be 5. +.
Cary, man who is dangerous to the
peace and prosperity of the State.
There is probably not an old demo
crat of any prominence in public af-
fairs but who would spew him out of
the party if he could. There is
hardly one who would not repudiate
him if it did not endanger the sue
cess of the party.


This Cary is little less than COM
munist. He is stumping the State
with appeals of most iniammatory
character; seeking to array the poor
against the rich, and is in utilization
with such men as Trevilick and Hal
Ter. Which one of you who has
worked hard, early and late, has lived
temperately and frugally, and by
these means secured 4 little more
than needed for absolute necessity?
Who of you wants your little surplus
earnings divided with the worthless
vagabond who will not work?


Do YOU say We draw it too strongS
That is what communism means, and
Caryism is only one step from it.
Mark the word, if Caryism succeeds,
the people of this State will sec more
riotous vandalism before next Spring
than Ohio has ever known. The ig-
norant masses who cheer the Cary di-
atribes against bond-holders and
banks, will also conclude that any
man of more means than themselves
are enemies to their class. Many of
Cary's supporters are avowed com
munists, and will you train with
them?
Year: 1875

eft of the laborer People have been
guessing for some time as to what IS
the exact meaning of this law. The
one thing definitely settled in regard
to it, is that lawyers fee will here
after be an essential item in trials be-
fore justices. In matters of reform,
while some of our Istitutions have


undergone great change, it certain


ly has been rather expensive to our
State. Our institutions appear to
cost more under democratic rule. and
many new offices have been created,


which foot up an item of expense
amounting to sixty-six thousand dol


lars above former legislation. Neither
can it be said that our late Legisla-
ture practiced economy for their
average yearly contingent and COM
mittee expenses exceeded that of the
Republican by nearly $1,000, while
the total legislative expenses for four
years of democratic rule, was nearly
double that of the Republicans for
the same time. 1t is true that to
mention these facts, in connection
with other little matters they are
bringing before the public, might
have tendency to iniure their
chances in the election of rev leg
islature, but the people ought to know
whether the position taken by the
late Legislature, upon the variOus
questions, that they were called upon
to decide, was such as to justify the
people of Ohio in replacing them in
power.
Year: 1875

'Tis sad and sweet to listen


To the soft winds gentle swell,
And think we hear the music
Our childhood knew so well;
To gaze out on the even,


And the boundless fields of air,
And feel again our boyhOod's wish
To roam like angels more!
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 loved so dearly
In the happy days now gone,
The beautiful and lovely,


So fair to look upon.
Those bright and gentle maidens
Who seemed so formed for bliss
Too glorious and too heavenly
For such world as this:
Whose dark, soft eyes seemed SWIM


ming,


In sea of liquid light,
And whose locks of gold were stream


ing.


O'er brows so sunny bright.
Whose smiles were like the sunshine
In the spring-time of the year
Like the changeful CLEANS of April,
They followed every tear.
They have passed. like hopes away,
And their loveliness has fled.
Oh, many heart is mourning
That they are with the dead.
Like the brightest buds of summer,
They have fallen with 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,
And feel that all the beautiful
Arc passing fast away!
That the fair ones whom We love
Grow to each loving breast
Like the tendril of the clinging vine,
Then perish where they rest.
And we can but think of those,
In the soft and gentle spring.
When trees are waving DER us,
And the flowers are blossoming;
And we know winter coming
With his cold and stormy sky,
And. the glorious beauty round us
Is budding but to die!


GEORGE D. PRENTICE.
Year: 1875

DREAMING.-Man is not the only
animal,subject to dreaming. We have
every reason TO believe that many of
the lower animals do the same. Horses
neigh and rear in their sleep, and dogs
bark and growl, and exhibit all their
Characteristic passions. Probably, at
such times, the remembrance of the
chase or thccombat was passing through
the minds of these creatures; and they
often manifest signs Of kindness or
playfulness, and Of almost every other
passion. Illuminating animals such =
the sheep and COW, dream less, but even
they are sometimesso affected, especially
at the period Of raising their young.
If we descend still lower in the scale Of
life, we shall find the phenomena 70
prevail; and, judging from analogy,
we should suppose dreaming to be
almost universal law, nearly as uni
versal as sleep itself.
Year: 1875

Cry DRAFT REFUSED PAYMENT
To-day draft drawn through one of


the banks for interest on the city
bonds, was refused payment by the
City Treasurer, and it is more than
probable went to protest. Hitherto the
Treasurer has altered the checks, so
tliat in such eases they could be made
payable to the order of the cashier.
Bit the recent discussion in Council on
this question caused him to refuse in
this case.
Year: 1875

SHEDDING night the shedding
was better than ever, and all the hills
were crowded. On Third street, be-
tween Washington and Madison, a dog
was struck by sled and half killed, and
several young men were quite severely
bruised
Year: 1875

NNTERPRISE COAL.-PersOns who have
-. been cheated in laying in their winters
supply OF Coal should go to Font and buy II
ton OF two OF the Enterprise, as many have
already done. This viii help through the
cold weather. Good fires add very much to
Orange Streets janT75tf
Year: 1875

MATERNAL. LOVE IN A CAT. In build
ING which was burned last week in Mer


den. Conn, there was a cat with n litter
OF tour kittens. At first the cat would not
move, but stayed with her little ones, but
as the fire progressed and became too
warm for her, she finally jumped to her
feet, seized one of the kittens in her mouth
and carried it to a place of safety. The
old cat then returned to the building and
took another one Of the kittens and carri-
ed shat to the place where she had taken
the first, and so on until the four We're out
Of danger. The old cat was in ured very
badly, besides being permanently blinded.
On the tail there is hardly the resemblance
Of a hair left. and on other portions Of her
body there are marked effects of the fire.
Year: 1875

Some years ago, the body OF an Egyp-
opening the stone coffin in which he may
have lain for thousands Of years, a few
grains of wheat were found, which were
sent to Germany and planted. From these
few grains i small lot was raised. some
of which were sent to a resident IN Fort
Wayne, Indiana. He planted 1870 grains
for the first crop, from which he raised
two quarts. The next crop he raised was
two and u half bushels, and this year
OS15) he expects to have about twenty
bushels of grain on three quarter acre
lot. He had raised three crops of this
wheat IN four years on the same ground
without particle of manure The straw


from the wheat is reported as being excel
Year: 1875

A wag entered q smoking car on the
Central Vermont a few days ago while
the train was in motion, and in an earnest
and sympathetic tone said "Thcre is u
lady in the next coach tainted away. Has
any gentleman here any liquor to give
herr" Twenty-eight men arose to their
feet, each with flask in his hand
Year: 1875

A Coon SHAWL. Some time ago man
called 1T a Boston wholesale store and
made q tcw purchases. lie happened to
put his hand on q pile Of travelling shaWls
and when he had examined them n little
lie became communicative and told this
story, Said he: II am from Georgia, and
have not been north since 1860, when
bought shawl Of this kind to use il my
journey. Nobody had seen such thing
at home, but | found it useful in many
ways; on my bed in cold weather, in my
wagon, and sometimes to cover my horse,
and in the wood when camping or hunt
ing. But in the war my clothes had near
ly worn ont and could get no more, 50
took the shawl to a tailor, who made of il
Il complete suit, coat, trousers, waistcoat
and a cap besides These | wore every
day for more than a year, until at last
had the good fortune to get another suit,
and then sold the old one to neighbol
for $780,
Year: 1875

A fearless Auburn woman, when her
kerosene lamp ''blazed up" simply sat
down on it. and the gloom that is usually
cast cover the entire community when
Providence tampers with coal oil was pre-
vented
Year: 1875

EDITOR HERALD: 1t is with pleas
ure that have observed the fairness
and manifest sense of justice, and equal
guilt or honor all men stand or hold in
the columns of your paper. 1t is for
that reason that I presume to address
you at the present time.


I was present at the time of Judge
Thomas address Saturday evening,
when policeman arrested tOo men
for sitting upon the platform among
the sVell-dressed representatives of the
"People's Party" Great God! what
are we coming to when men dressed
in dirty overalls presume to sit upon
a public platform made sacred by the
presence of richly-dressed lawyers and
politicians! But to-day the browning
touch was given by His Honor the
Mayor by giving them heavy fines to
pay i'm coin or work in the chain-gang.
OF course it serves them right; and
then our policemen must live, you
know. Their salary can't always give
them satisfaction and pay for all the
extra drinks. How beneficent the law
that permits the great to prey upon
the small!


BY true Independent.


F. II. NJ.


Los Angeles, August 80, 1876.
Year: 1875

The Centennial series Of entertain
ments in aid of the Childrcn's Home, that
arc to come off at the Opera House in the
course Of a few days, promise to be u
gratifying Success. Already, US We under
stand, about eight hundred dollars worth
oftickets have been sold, and those who
have charge Of the running arrangement
of the entertainments hope to realize, in
one way and another, about two thousand
dollars for the Home.


Speaking Of this coming event, reminds
us that our esteemed friend, the Vice
President and Secretary Of the Belmont
Mills Company, has been chosen to repre-
sent the character Of the illustrious
George Washington on the occasion. We
are informed that this choice was made
after nm active canvass Of many candi'
dates for the honor, and that II rests moi
alone, nor even chiefly, upon supposed
personal resemblance to the Father Of his
Country, so much as upon the parallel
that was found to exist in their early
lives in the matter Of the little hatcheI
business. Tho facts of the case were
CLEANED from the nail men Of the city, all
Of whom will readily certify for our
friend that even yet, Notwithstanding the
business in which he is engaged, there arc
evidences of the primordial existence OF
such parallel,
Year: 1875

THE Supreme Court Of West Virginia
assemblies in this city to-day. No doubt
the honorable members Of II sec and APP
preciate the disgrOceful dilemma that
exists in our public affairs by reason Of
the conduct Of certain parties at Charles
ton. And no doubt, also, they would be
glad to find way out Of this most unfor-
tunute imbroglio. It has been suggested
that the Attorney General (who is under
stood to hold to the constitutionality oil
the act Of rcmovaD with view to aso-
luton of the difficulty might very prop
erly move to dismiss the appeal granted
by Judge Moore, and that such n motion
would necessarily present the whole case
to the Court for adjudication, tits to be
hoped that there Is way open at the
present term Of the Court, either in the
respect suggested or some other, for ter
mination OF the present lamentable state
Of affairs. Every interest Of the State, at
home and abroad, is prejudccd by what
has been done at Charleston.
Year: 1875

Each part will contain 28 quarto pages, in
cluding the heavy front-piece on heavy plate
paper. A superb title-page, richly iliumin-
ated in red and gold, will be given with the
first part, and the printing of the entire work
will be a worthy representation of the "Alden
Press" which is q guarantee of something
beautiful and valuable,
Year: 1875

Every honest voter in Ohio who holds
Justice and good government to be the
proper aim of political parties will say
to Mr.. Superintendent Howe, of the Re
form Farm, to stick where he is until
the courts decide that he must step down
and out. 1t was never intended that the
Reform Farm should be made part of
the machinery of any political party.
Mr.. Howe is an ideal man for the place
which he now holds. His personal in
huence is at least half of the reformatory
system of the Farm. To turn him out
and dump into his place q Democratic
politician with no other qualification for
the duties of that responsible and labor
ious position than that of having been
an effective ''worker" in a political cam
paign, would be an outrage. The State
has seen one performance of this kind
in the change of Superintendents at the
Soldiers Orphans Home. The teach
ings of that one experiment are that no
more such changes are wanted. Mr..
Howe has the opinion of some OF the
best lawyers in Ohio that Governor Al
len cannot remove him without the con-
cuTence of the Senate. His duty is to
stick. - Leader,
Year: 1875

y Visitors at this establishment will
receive prompt, polite and attentive
service. The merchandise is freely
shown but no urging to purchase is
allowed. Prices are always in plain
figures, from which no deviation is
made. The most inexperienced can
buy with entire security.
Year: 1875

WAsHISToN, December 6.-Ihe Sec
retary has the following TO say upon the
condition ofthe navy: at is gratifying
to be able to report that the navy is now
stronger and IN II more efficient cotdi-
ton than il ever has been at any time
since the commencement OF the present
administration. It's not very strong IN
the number nor in the classes ofits ships,
but what there are of them are in as good
condition as 1t is practicable to keep
such materials Of war under the various
and trying conditions to which they are
subjected in the nature of their service"
The Secretary continued at some length,
desiring that the activity in his depart
ment might be maintained.
Year: 1875

The Clerk of the House with permis-
sion of the House made the following
statement: The controlling fact, which,
IN my Judgment required me to accept
the Kellogg certificate, was that prior to
the making up OF the roll on the 4th of
March last, there had been a recognition
by the House Of Representatives Of VIM.
Pitt Kellogg as Governor OF Louisiana.
and that at that time he WAS de tGtto
Governor of the State. In view
of this recognition Of the executive
branch of the government by all OF the
departments of the government and by
that part of the legislative branch OF the
government to which the clerk is respon-
sible. telt myself absolutely concluded
and therefore | inserted the names re-
turned by Governor Kellogg, without
any reference whatever to the political
aspect of the case.


After further discussion, participated
in by Messrs Holman, Banks, Cox and
Jones, the previous question was