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Year: 1875

The highest aim of every intelligent
tiller Of the soil should be tie improve
ment OF the prodactiveness Of his land,
until it reaches the point where the
maximum crops ere produced at the
least expense. Wise nusbandry regards
the farm simply as a machine for turn
ing out crops. The machine is the mat
ter OF the first Importance. This is al
ways to be kept i'll good running order,
and its efficiency is to be increased by
all economical methods. The man who
farms on this system will never sacrifice
soil for good crop. His aim is to have
every crcp favor it. He aims, in every
working Of the soil, to increase its depth
and to add to it more elements of fertiI-
ity than he removes in the crops, and to
make crops not only pay for themselves,
but to pay for the Improvement of the
acres upon which they are grown. In
carrying out this aim, so as to realize
these results, man shows his skill as q





thing for any one who has money to i'm
prove the soil so that it shall produce
crops paying for the labor of growing
them and the interest Of 5000 or $500 an
acre. Stable manure-enough well plow-
ed in-will do this. But it is altogether
another matter to make this improve
ment pay for itself. Yet is possible
thing to do this and there are farmers
skillful enough to accomplish this re-
suit; and this we hold to be the true in
cultivation Of the soil. The most Judi
cious improvements-thos which finally
pay the largest profits several
years to bring in their full returns. It
is matter Of great Importance that our
farming population should only be sett-
led, but that they should feel settled,
and plan all their operations upon the
farm as if they expected TO spend their
days upon it,
Year: 1875

We were told by Sheriff Moe, says
The La Crosse Democrat, who returned
last night from a trip to Waupun, of a
love affair 5hat eliminated in a happy
wedding at Watertown yesterday, which
is not often equaled by the most glowing
tales Of fiction. The facts of the case
are briefly as follows : A young man
named Marl1us Nichols, who resided in
Jackson County, was confined in the
State Prison for having been implicated
in robbery near his home. Previous
to his arrest and conviction he had
borne good character, aid there has
always been a asentiment favorable to him
and attaching the real blame to others
who escaped justice, even though the
inexorable law had taken its course, and
he had been obliged to submit to the
hard apprenticeship and shame of
prison life. There has at least been one
unfalteringly true heart which has been
satisfied by his own plea of innocence.
The true heart belonged to his fancee,
the daughter of a well-to-do and respect
able farmer in Jackson County.
Throughout the long nine months of his
enforced confinement had she cheered
him by her letters of unabated trust,
and confidence and love. On Monday,
the day on which his time expired, she
travelled alone to the prison, to welcome
him at the threshold of his new freedom.
She went well provided with money, and
as soon as they had done with the first
pleasures of their meeting, she placed a
| large sum in his hand, assuring him
that more should be forthcoming if
needed and bade him provide himself
with suitable clothing and other neces-
saries. When they took the train fol
the return trip the young man was fine
| ly dressed and appeared to be one of
the happiest of men, and the Joy of the
faithful girl was too great to be conceal
ed. At Watertown, while waiting fol
the Western train, the young man hunt.
ed up justice of the peace and the two
were made one. That man would be 6
wretch indeed should he prove anything
but the most true and devoted of hus
/ bands to q wife so constant and loving.
Sheriff Moe says they are fine looking
and intelligent young couple.
Year: 1875

There were workmen on the Pacific
Railway even more curious than the
Irish or Chinese navies. During the
summer of 1868, the Laramie river be-
came very low, much to the distress of a
contractor who had cut a great many
thousands of cross ties-the timbers on
which the rails are laid-and which he
expected to float down to the point
where the railroad was to cross. He
was first at loss to know what to do,
but resolved, finally, to build dams
across the river at various points, and
when the stream was thus made high
enough, set his RATS afoat. Large par
ties of men, therefore, went to work
building the dam. No sooner would the
men leave off work at night than thous-
ands of beavers would begin and work
hard at the dam during the whole night.
Water is always as necessary to the COM
fort of beavers as on this occasion it
was to the welfare of the contractor; and
it was probably for this reason, and not
because they wished to see the railroad
finished that the beaver community
joined in the labor of building the dams
-,St. Nicholas.
Year: 1875

How unsatisfactory is the possession


OF a neerschaum pipe Suprosing you


to have secured fine pipe--the best


pipe in the universe, say-you would


not be more happy than miserable. The


whole universe seems leagued to destroy


it. You fear to put it away less harm


shonld come to it in your absence;


equally do you dread taking it up, for


there is the risk of dropping, scratch
ing, breaking. While smoking it you
cautiously keep on the morocco case
handling it would soil the bowl, and you
have heard that the coloring oil eyapor-
ates if the pipe be exposed to the air
The la;Sslfr and more completely your
precau35n are successful, the greater
your anxiety and nervous apprehension;
and i, after all Gt generally ends so,)
the cherished, the ininlitable the invalu.
able neerschaum is broken all to pieces
your agonlzing sense Of loss pays dear
for your season Of uneasy ecstacy.


This eyer-present excitement and IN
rest IS obstructive to the peace and com
fort which should attend thoughts of
pipe-smoking. Our pipe should be our
refuge and solace rather than our care
and torment. You will seldom find a
smoker of age and experience indulging
his habit through costly and fragile
medium; possibly, # he be rich, he viii
take you to his cabinet and parade be-
fore specimen of s'real Vienna" but
you will notice that the clay is still vir-
gin and, having carefully locked it back
in the cabinet your experienced friend
picks up some battered, disreputable-
looking old corn-cob or other, which he
loads and fires with sigh of relief and
and when he is through
smoking he throws the corn-cob careless
ly on the table, nor careth he should it
fall thence to the floor ; bless you ! the
corn cob can stand it. Be not deceived
by the seeming neglect, however trust
me, your wise friend loves the corn-cob
from his heart, and would feel its loss
there, while the ''choice Vienna's" evan
ishment would chiefly harrow his-pock-
et
Year: 1875

HOLD OR SELL CROPS. - It requires
N ore intelligence and sound judgment
for farmers to tell when to hold and
when to sell their crops. Some years it
is best to sell as soon as gathered, while
it pays better other years to hold for the
last market After keeping themselves
thoroughly posted in all such markets,
then the farmers have to be governed by
circumstances, growing out of each oth
er's peculiar condition. IF he is poor
and in debt, he will do best and sell at
once, and not wait for rise in prices,
for debts are poor things to hang around
a mans neck, and the sooner they are
paid the better. we have therefore ad-
vised farmers to sell whenever the prices
are remunerative; and never sell at pric-
es that don't pay the cost of production.
This presupposes that farmers study and
understand their business SO as to be
posted on the cost and profit or loss of
each product. Keep an accurate ac-
count of each field, and then you will be
able to know exactly whether you make
or lose upon each product; to know
which to drop as Improbable, and what
to continue as paying crops.
Year: 1875

AENIvERsARY BALL--A grand an
niversary ball will be given at ths
Opera House in this city on the eve
ming Of Monday, February 22d. That
1t will be brilliant and gay no one who
has ever attended bali In this city
win question. The hall Is large and
well adapted to the purpose, the music
always the best, and the managers
polite. affabie and obliging, and the
coming ball will not be one white be-
hind any of its predecessors in any of
these requisites. See card elsewhere
In this issue.
Year: 1875

Having been busy for the past days opening marking
are now prepared show to the public Of the stocks
Dry GOODS ever shown in this city, consisting part DRESS GOODS


splendid variety all the designs including Fancy silks


Lyons opn Black White and Coed Mohas Apacas Cash
and superb assortment of Wosed spring per
yard upward SAWLS AND CLOAKS superb stock of both
tsy trimmed This stock must be to be appreciated Llama
tine assortment offered this ne and naal
the goods last LADIES' SUTs-A our trade
and consisting of but the latest styles offered Ladies
Co Suits ranging from 81 suit upwards PIECE GOODS


stock OF Cloths and other Piece Goods second


Especial attention called stock of Cmeres Jeans and
designed tor and boys We feel confident
goods lower than the loves. IN SHORT stock embraces everything
which to make complete frstas stock invitation is
extended to all to examine goods and prices before purchasing


waApuISu
Year: 1875

years naturally leads them-if it has taught
them anything


Whether the Southern democrats will be
equal to their opportunity remains to be
seen. Many of them have been inclined
rather to ACCEPT a subordinate place in the
Convention to declare themselves ready 10
stand on any platform which may be offered ;
TO abandon principles and a&oslnd policy IL
only they can thus defe@S the republicans.
But of late there are signs that this pof,cy is
losing adherSlts in the South. The quar-
rels of the Northern democrats and th4r
follies are seen to make their success more
and more hopeless if they are allowed to con-
troll the party; and some of the wisest of the
southern democratic statesmen begin to
think that to save their party it is necessary
that they shall control the Convention and
dictate the platform and the nominations.
Undoubtedly this is their true course, and
its success depends only upon the question
whether they have among them statesman
ship and organization enough to send thoir
ablest men to the Convention and 30 agree
upon principles which shall commend them
selves to the countrv lDsg and shall
restore them TO public confidence
Year: 1875

Smith claim that the Red Cloud Commission
VIII make unanimous report exonerating
them from any fault or crime. We do not
believe this. Government committees are
generally capable of any outrage upon the
laws of evidence and any insult to the
common sense of the people, but it is in
credible that in this case a verdict of not
guilty should be unanimously rendered. If
the investigation should have such termi-
nation we might as well bid farewell to any
hope of Indian reform SO long as the present
administration is in power.
Year: 1875

BAD LUcK,-It is said in England
that the Disraeli administration is
like TO fail because of it's bad luck.
1t received a most unlucky and un-
expected rebube in the House of Commons
in the Plimsoll affair; it lately lost an IRON
clad which was sunk 10y one of its own fleet
in fog; and the sinking of the Mistletoe by
the royal yacht, the Alberta, and the bungle
made by coroners' juries in the case cap the
climax. public man or party is often en-
dangered by bad luck. General Grant and
the republicans have had long period of re-
markable good fortune. But luck seems to
turn against them, too, at last. Surely it
would be the unkindest blow of ill-fortune
if, after having continually expanded tho
currency during the whole of General Grants
term Of Office, they should now be defeated
on the charge, encouraged by themselves, Of
being contractionists. There could hardly
be an unkinder stroke than that.
Year: 1875

AGAINST SECESSION. Montgomery, Ala,
was the first capital of the Confederate
States, and there the Confederate Congress
met and the Confederate government planted
itself 1t is an odd and at the same time a
gratifying circumstance to find that the Ala
bama Constitutional Convention, now in ses-
sion at Montgomery, body overwhelmingly
democratic, has just unanimously adopted
the following as part of the Bill of Rights
of the new State constitution it is framing
"The people Of this State accept as final the
established fact that from the federal Union
there can be no secession of any State.
And yet there are republicans, like Senator
Boutwell,, who talk about new rebellion"
Year: 1875

THE EQUINE INFLUENZA. The horses, like
men, are suffering from colds in their heads.
We report the progress of the disease in the
stables Of the principal street car companies
of the city, and are sorry to learn that, unless
there is a favorable. and speedy change in the
weather, the epidemic is expected to become
more serions
Year: 1875

Club to get Mr.. Pendleton to address them,
and it would be good idea for Mr.. Pendle-
ton to repeat the speech from which we have
quoted. We doubt if he could state the case
in better language.
Year: 1875

TEMPERANCE MEETINGS are frequently dull,
but that held yesterday at Robinson Hall
cannot be accused of any want of liveliness.
1t would have been livelier, no doubt, if the
liquor dealers who were invited to attend
had been present but they seem to have
thought discretion the better part Of valor.
Year: 1875

Governor Tilden is aware that the ''two-
thirds rule" has been the standing law of
democratic national conventions for nearly
the whole period since national nominating
conventions came into vogue in our politics
A bare majority will be of no more service
to him in 1876 than it was to Mr.. Pendleton
in 1868 Unless he can control two-thirds of
the delegates he has no chance of a nomina-
ton. The strong and admirable position his
convention has taken on the hard-money
question makes him the inevitable candidate
if the democracy of the country adopt his
views in the proportion of two to one, but
not otherwise. All his rivals for the demo-
cratic nomination understand the two-thirds
rule as well as he does, and whether they are
hard-money men or rag money men they have
a common interest against him. Men like
Thurman, men like Hendricks, who dare
not take bold ground on this question lest
it should impair their chances, are not likely
to extinguish their chances utterly by favor
ing Mr.. Tilden. He can expect no support
from his Presidential rivals. His success
must come from the democratic masses, and
it will require great activity and address to
enlist enough of them to insure two-thirds
of the delegates. Unless the anti-inhation-
lists of the democratic party shall be next
year in the proportion of two to one, Cover
nor Tilden cannot be nominated. If the
imitation democrats lose Ohio in the coming
election this will be possible, but if they
carry Ohio the New York candidate will not
''walk over the course"
Year: 1875

The FAIL RIVER STRIKE is a very serious
one, and unless some agreement is effected
must result in great suffering among the
operatives this winter. Fifteen thousand
persons cannot stop work in the mills with
out general injury to society. Our corre-
spondent carefully Analyses the situation,
but does not seem to think that the end oi
the strike is near
Year: 1875

GENERAL GRANTS VIEWS ON IMITATION
The President does not fear the triumph Of
imitation at the fall elections, nor does he
anticipate that even the success of that doc
trine could affect the legislation Of Congress
for two years to come. He will veto any act
for the repeal of the law providing for
resumption in 1879, and thinks that two
thirds vote against the veto cannot be secured
in either the Senate or House.
Year: 1875

The Comptroller of State has issued
q circular letter to the various County
Collectors, constituting the law grant
ing until next November to tax payers
to pay their taxes. He instructs them,
under the law, to collect interest at the
rate Of D per cent. per aanum on all
taxes for the year 1874 not paid before
the first of November of that year.
1t will thus be seen that while the law
seeks to afford temporary relief to tax
payers, it also imposes 6 per cent. in
terest, so that they will gain nothing
but time by the pOstponement of the
day of payment All those who are
able will therefore save the acoumulat-
ing interest by raging their taxes
without further delay. The same
ruling applies as well to corporation as
to State and county taxes.
Year: 1875

During the pioneer days of Ionia,


the town had an editor who was pa


tient and long-suffering. Some Of the


members of the church got him TO


give SO toward securing a minister;


then they wanted their religious no.


tices inserted free; then he was asked
for SO toward helping to build par
sonage, and be finally found thai he
was giving the church more than he
gave his family. He, nevertheless,
hung oil" for time longer, until one
evening he went to prayer-meeting, and
was asked to leave his Office for a week
and so and help clear the grounds for
camp-meeting. That was the last
straw, and hearose up and said: Gen
tlemen, L d like to go to heaven along
with you. know you all. You are
clever and obliging, and kind and ten
der, aud it would be nice for us all, as
a congregation, to go in together, but
I've concluded to leave you and dodge
in along with somebody from Detroit,
Lapeer or Grand Rapids, It's money,
money, all the time, and I've given this
church until, if my wife should die,
she'd have to go to heaven barefooted.
The congregation seemed 20 realize
that free horse was being rode to
death. They let up on the editor and
pacified him. He even had special
tent assigned him at the eamp-meeE
ing, and all was well.
Year: 1875

An exchange very truthfully says
that nothing presents = sadder COM
mentary upon the present condition of
society than the large number Of fam
lilies, both in town and the country
but more especially in the latter-that
subscribe to no paper Of any kind.
But who can tell the vast amount of
suffering that is being inflicted upon
the rising generations--thOse who are
to take our place in the busy world, at
no distant day-srowing up without
any knowledge of the present or any
study of the the past; this ignorance,
too, being imbued into them BY the
sanction of those who should (and
doubtless dO) know better, did they
only think of the injurious effects of
their course. Let the head Of every
family think of this, and place in the
hands of those for whom he Is respon-
sibIe, the means of acquiring knowl-
edge of the moving panorama IN which
we act our different parts.
Year: 1875

SOME of our exchanges are poisoning


the community with spurious pictures
of Miss Bessie Turner, of scandal
fame, in nearly every case utilizing
patent medicine cuts. We come to the
rescue with the above beautiful like
ness, a most striking one, OF the young
lady. Its elaborate design is beyond
criticism, and as a work of art chai-
leuges the naked eye. Our artist has
since died. His remains and the
sketch reached US simultaneously.
We make no extra charge for this is
sue because it presents the above por-
trait, but extra copies will be sent to
any address on the receipt Of 80
proceeds to be given to the widow of
the dead genius. N. B.-The cut is
copyrighted. PIP S.-We must tapol-
ogize for the crooked position OF the
picture within the column-the sub
ject .moved.-DdRbmiGR.
Year: 1875

In the light Of the Civil Rights bill,
which forces the Southern negro into
car, hotel and theatre, the following
complaint which We find in a New


York paper appears ridiculous enough


Every morning when take Third
Avenue car it is invaded by bands of
Italians. armed with shOyels, going to
work. They crowd the car so that It is
difficult to get in or out. / respect
honest labor, but ara not partial to
dirt. These sons of sunny Italy are SO
dirty that soap would do them no
good. a crawling sensation is pro-
dueed by riding in the company of
these men, to whom water is unknown.
The Third Avenue Railway manage
ment in permitting this state of affairs,
is unjust, not only to citizens who ride
with these Italians, but to all who use
the same cars during the day. | sug-
gest that special cars might be appoint
ed for these people at the hours when
they go to work; far certainly some
protection should be afforded to the
general public, which is now threaten
ed with the worst pleagues Of Egypt.
Such an outrage would not be tolerat-
ed in the street cars of any European
even in Toulouse but in
New York it seems the people must
scratch away as well as they can.
Year: 1875

TUE Coprier-J Journal cannot be kept
within the bounds of propriety. That
paper now suggests to The Massachu-
setts Legislature the expediency and
necessity of levying tax on profanity
at the rate Of one dollar per d-n.
Year: 1875

You may get through the world, but 'tsill be
very slow
you listen to all that is said ns you go,
You'll be worried, and fretteL, ind kept in q
stew, .......
For mcddlesome tongues will have something g


For people will talk.
IF quiet and modest, you'll have it presumed
That your humble-position is only assumed;
You're wolf in sleeps clothing, or else
you're Il fooi
But don't get excited, keep perfect ly cool;


For people will talk.
If generous and noble they'll vent out their
spleen,
You'll hear some loud hints that your selfish
and mean,
Ifupright, and honest. and fair as the day,
They will call you u rogue in u sly sneaking
way;


For people will talk.
And then if GU ahow any holiness Of heart,
Or slight inclination to take your own part;
They will cali you an upstart, conccitcd and
vain.


For people Will talk.
If threadbare your dress, or old fashioned
your hat,
Some will surely take notice Of that,
And hint rather strong that you can't pay youy
ndy;
Bat don't yet excited whatever they say;


For people will talk.
If you dress in tho fashion don't think to Us
cape,
For they criticise then in different shape,
You're arc ahead Of your means or your tail
or's unpaid,
But mind your own business, doa't heed what
is said;


For people will talk.
Now the best thing to do, is to do as you
please,
For your mind if you have one, will thea be
at ease;
Of course you will meet with all kinds Of
abuse,
But don't think to stop it, it is of no use,


For people will talk.
Year: 1875

Miss Braddon IS about to write novel
in which the hero and heroine .clopc
across the English Channel in Capt. Boy
tons life dresses, while the enraged papa,
following behind with pair Of cork
floats, becomes exhausted and is taken on
board by the happy pair, whom he then
and there forgives and blesscs.
Year: 1875

A Southern newspaper says that one;
might as well try to ride moonbeam with
saddle and stirrnps as to prevent a New:
Orleans street,car conductor from stealing
twelve shillings out Of every five dollars
taken in -.S-s=
Year: 1875

THE SUNNYsIDE CALAMITY.
must show in the case of the Sunnyside either
one of those CHASTITY crimes by which ships
bottom is prepared for destruction with
view to the insurance, or that the boat was
utterly unseaworthy, and that it was scarcely
less than murder to put passengers upon her
for any voyage whatever She was cut down
by floating ice which was moving with her in
the current, for she was coming down stream.
How great was the impetus of that ice How
great the resistance opposed to it9 Is il
conceivable that new ice, three or four inches
thick, moving down stream, could cut into
the side of o good boat SO that she could gs
down almost Immediately? Then she broke
in two as soon as she got wet, as if she were
a French roll, because she had been cut in
two and heightened Have we really no
legal Nemesis for the people who carry pas
sengers on such boats
Year: 1875

DoIAN AND THE THREE Moro MURDERERs
had their last Judicial chance of escape frois
the gallows swept away yesterday when, at
the sitting Of the General Term, the judg-
ments of the Court below we're in each case
affirmed Scannell on his way to the insane
asylum, whence, by some legal nicely, he
will doubtless be speedily liberated, can call
himself thrice fortunate, but even-handed
justice may regret that he is not of the COM
pany of five who stand in the fearful shadow
of the fatal tree