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Year: 1876

We must suggest to Land lords and land owners, that the great shrinkage in valne of almost all kinds, and the unrenun. erative price of farm products demands, for the coming season, a decided reduction in rents. We are much pleased to note that some of our largest and most successful land lords have already shown n dispo. sition to recognize this necessity and have accordingly made very considerable reductions to tenants for the next year. This is wise and we think that some of our land owners who rentei lanGs at very high rates during the pres ten year would be acting wisely and commendably to even go so far as to make considerable con cession to renters on the present years crop. We think it would be just and right for the land own CTS to remit a portion of the rent and share the misfortune of the unfortunate tenant who has been almost despoiled of the re suit of his years labor by the ray ages of the boll-worh, or from other causes over which lie has had no control. Don't let mans s inhumanity to man bring distress to the hard working tenant.

 By all means land owners should reduce rents. Where they have been high reduction of at least twenty five per cent should be made. We know of some who have already signiiied willing ness to do as much as this, and we hope their good example will DC concuIred in by all our land owners. In fact, we have no doubt but that it will, and we feel privileged right now to assure all who arc on the move that by com ing to Pope county they will get lands at a lower rate of rent than has prevailed for many years. We think about five dollars will be the average rent for good river and creek bottom lands.
Year: 1876

Horace Miner, on Tuesday last, was
chopping in the woods near Waymart.
At noon his wife carried his dinner to
him. He was engaged falling tree
when she arrived at the spot, and she
stood near waiting for him to get through.
She had in her arms child few
months old. The tree in falling lurched
toward Mrs. Miner, and before she could
get out of the way it came crashing up
on her, one OF the largest branches strik-
ing her and pinning both her arms and
her child to the earth. Miner ran to
the spot. He could not see his child, but
his wife was lying with her face turned
up and gasping in death. Miner at once
set TO work to eNtricate his wife and
child from that terrible position. The
branch of the tree lay across Mrs. Miner,
and it was evident that the child was
beneath the mother. The husband, to
extricate the wife and child, was COM
PEELED to cut away the branch. and be-
fore he had finished his task he saw his
wife die before his eyes. He removed
her body from beneath the tree and
found his child crushed to death, having
been crushed deep into the ground. The
husband, almost frantic, took both bodies
in his arms and carried them mile
the woods to his home.
Year: 1876

take the latter by an arm aud a leg, give
them one terrible cut with their knives
and then pass OH to the next. Those
considered most adroit in this bloody
work, cut the little ones in two across
the waist, at a blow. A priest told me
that some few days previous, while he
was crossing ford, one of these halt
bodies injured the legs of his horse.
One priest was cruciiied; another was
roasted alive. Further on he saw women
impaled on stakes drawn from ricks of
hay. My mind shrinks from the re-
membrance of these horrors. and will
conclude in the words of some of the
countrymen to me, Whatsoever you
may say to your readers, you will al
ways be within the truth,
Year: 1876

1t is generally remarked that southern
girls at the various watering places
this season dress very plainly and are
not demonstratlve in any way. Life is a
serious matter with the people OF the
southern states,
Year: 1876

A singular phenomenon, frequently
met with in the Indian Ocean, the real
cause of which has not yet been ascer-
tanned, is the existence, off Malabar, and
in certain spots along the Coromandel
mud suspended in the sea wherein
many kinds of fish find abundance of
food. immunity from much disturbance
in the surrounding element, and a local
ity in which to breed. the exact cause
OF the existence of these large tracts of
sea in which the mud thus remains in
solution. is a mystery; but at any rate
the ocean is so smooth that during even
the height of the southwest monsoon,
vessels can run for shelter into their
midst, and, once there. are as safe as
when inside hreak-water.
Year: 1876

Trustworthy letters of the 9th inst,
by the Wilmington from Havana con
firm the report of the resignation OF
Captain General Jovellar. 1t is an open
secret in government circles there that
he stated to the Home Government, in
the dispatch in which he insisted upon
being relieved, that he was induced to
take that step because he was convinced
that the further prosecution of the war,
even if practicable, would be a useless
sacrifice of men and money, and that
the revolution had assumed such form
liable proportions that no number OF
men that spain might send could posi-
bly, hope to suppress it or defer lis final
triumph.


A fashionable woman wears only one
Year: 1876

hanst fan drawing the air toward the top OF the cham
her causes n current 10 pass from the corridors.


FINALLY since the hot is force into the chamber Of


the house on side. 1t found that the temperature
ON he other side was from three to five degrees lower
In order TO make the temperature equabe, radiators
were placed beneath registers the side OF the cham
her rhest from the OF the hot air. and short


distance the floor and 10 these hot steam is con
veyed directly from the boilers The hot air passing
over these radiators receives additional heat before
tering the chamber These radiators have caused the
turpentne and rosin out from the hoortimbers
until hangs like stalactites several inches In length,
the heated iron while occasionally IT drops down
upon IT, and there, with rubbish when falls through the
registers stumps OF cigars tobacco quds, &C. are slowly


cooked sending up poisonous fumes into the chamber


ACommittee OF Representatives, who made an exaii-
ration OF the heating and vontlating apparatus on sat
urday Last, expressed great establishment that 1t mad
been possible Congress occupy the house with rs
much comfort has been experienced, ana that the
effect OF all these gases upon the health of members and
others WHO spend much time there had not been even
der the directions Of the Clerk of the House, Mr. Adams,
has already cleared cut the rubbish from the vault IN
which the steam coils are situated and caused the walls
and floors TO be covered with coating OF lime The
stagnant water described will De Immediately removed
and other measures will De taken which cannot fail
greatly improve the condition Of the air in the house
What has already been accomplished by Col Ellison
since his appointment fully vndicates Mr. Adams Cor
adopting such an unusual method in selecting his new
angi
Year: 1876

relating to Minister schenck In connection with the
Emma Mine scandal has been informed by Mr. Fish that
all the documents bearing upon the subject will I've ready
for the committees inspection al the State Department
at any time and 1t Is requested to exam ne them ana Sc
lect those which IL deems II cXpedent tO have copied ana
sent the House II il understood that the
this subject is much extensive than mas
generally been supposed.
Year: 1876

OUR Rspu0l can fIiends -Nill do well
to notice that in the appointment of
judges Of election foc the seventh of
November the county court, almost
altogether composed Of Democrats, dealt
fairly with them, ard selected one Of
their representatives in every ward AMI
district in the county.
Year: 1876

Another measure passed by Republican
congres 81, kindred to the geld act, of which l
have Just spoken, passed by the same corrupt
means, designed TO further the same object,
and more disastrous II possible in its effec's,
was The act demonetizing silver currency and
DEGRADING it in the scale OF money values. by
this act IL was declared that silver money
should no longer be a legal tender in the pay
mept of any debt of a greater amount than
I've dollars, thus destroying in effect a Lawful
currency, The Existence of wnich was CO.
eyal with the establishment OF the Federal
government, and thereby iDhcting
another blow up N our already Gerang d
and staggering system of finance. It requires
no very deep insight N discover the motives


which must and could alone have prompted
legisIaIiJ ID so unexpected, so unnecessary and
SO hurtfuI to the publ C interest; nor does it
require any very profound Knowledge OF the
laws of finance and the monetary condition
OF the country to appreciate and understand
ths effect of a measure taking the legal
money stamp from HUNDREDS Of millions OF
coin. 1t is on V necessary 10 glance a, the
then financial situation 10 enable casual
thinEer 10 discern at once its object, purpose
ana effect. A cOmplacent Republican con-
press hat already declared that debt Of
about two thousand million of dollars should
be paid In coin, and the capitalists and money
Year: 1876

Mexico is getting into almost as low a
condition as our own country. An
armed force has overthrown the govern
ment just rs it is doing in this country
President LERDo and his Cabinet have
been captured by the revolutionists, and
General EscAMBEDo, the Mexican Sec
retary OF War, has been shot, fact which
it is hoped will prove to have - re-
straiHlng effect upon DoN CAMERON.
Mexico has never had stable govern
ment, and never will as long as the
political leaders resort to arms t. settle
disputed contests. 1t is burning shame
that so fair q country should be So mis-
erably cursed with bad government, but
it is only another illustration OF what
evil effects result from bitter partiss.-
ship and a struggle for the control of the
government.


Our own government is rapidly drift
ing INTO the same chaotic condition, and
lew more years OF Republican admins
trstion would place US in an infinitely
worse condition than that of Mexico
The brakes will have to be applied, and
that suddenly and with force, if we hope
To escape. The crisis is upon us, and q
better craftsmanship than we have Known
OF late will be required to save the
country. If We go ON at this hesdlong
pace for little while longer we will not
be in condition 10 say Poor Mexico,
but our swarthy neig ghbors wlil have oc.
casion to look upon us with commisera1
lion
Year: 1876

OUR dispatches this morning tell OF
the discovery of n horrible plot among
the negroes of South Carolina to murder
the whites Unfortunately. 1t was tor
tunstely discovered IN time and the PIE
caution taken to avert it. To what hor-
rors are the people ot that poor State
subjected! They are robbed of their
property, robbed of the protection "t
their Courts, robbed of their liberties,
and now have their wives and little ones
at the mercy OF a gang OF bsrbar-
Gus negroes plotting to murder them by
the wholesale. And yet GRANT keeps
the army there to uphold these scoun-
drels who perpetrated these outrages. Is
there no sense of mercy and justice in
the American people that they do not
compel the tyrsnt to relax his graspE
Ii there is not then there Is u just GoD
who will give these down. trodden people
the nerve and the power TO free them
selves.
Year: 1876

WHEELING Is soon TO be convLised
over the municipal election. Candidates
are beginning to take the field. All OF
our citizens are interested in the election,
and i is of the utmost Importance that
csnsbIe men are selected 10 ill the varI-
ous nnsitiOnS
Year: 1876

An admirer says that Governor Hayes
never made an enemy. We are sorry to
hear that, for we believe that the man for
President this year should have deserved
and received the hatred of thieves, as the
Reform Conference put it. Boston Her
aid
Year: 1876

While South Carolina State bonds are
hardly worth the paper they are printed
on, the bonds of Georgia, the adjoining
State, are selling above par in Boston,
The latter State is in the hands of the
Democrats
Year: 1876

1t is gratifying to notice that the Re
publican candidate for Vice President, in
his letter of acceptance, to perform the
duties in the fear of the Supreme Ruler
The present Republican officials at Wash
ington are acting as though they didn't
believe in God in Israel at all.
Year: 1876

Two murders in Boston within u few
days. 4 man in Cooper street chopped
his wife in pieces with an axe, and an
Italian in a low boarding house, cut his
room-nates throat with knife.
Year: 1876

when bad men combine" says Burke,
good men must associate" When GER
tain men Of this vicinity work together,
it is we'll understood that somebody is to
be plundered, if cunning, deceit and fraud
can compass the end. Is it possible that
intelligent Democrats cannot see the pit
fall into which they are being led ?
Year: 1876

Understand the reasons and all the
reasons, why the habit is injurious. Study
the subject until there is no lingering
doubt in your mind. Avoid the places,
the persons and thoughts. that lead to
temptation. Frequent the places, associ-
ate with the persons, indulge 10 the
thoughts, that lead away from temptation.
Keep busy idleness is the strength of
bad habits. Do not give up the struggle
when you have broken your resolution
once, twice-a thousand times. When
you have broken your resolution, just
think the matter over, and endeavcr to
understand why it is you failed, so that
you may be on your guard against re-
currenoe of the same circumstance Do
not think it is an easy thing that you
have undertaken, 1t is folly to expect
to break off habit in day, which may
have been gathering long years.
Year: 1876

ion convinced him, and then they sepa.
rated, one going home happy aud content.
ed, and the other going away from home
10 find some sort of excitement in which
to drown misery.


One day Peter had basket Of provis.
ions to carry to his former employer. He
took the load upon his arm, and just as
he was entering the yard of the customer,
he met him coming out.


'Ah, Stanwood, is this you p asked his
old employer, kindly.


Yes, sir.


And what are you up to now ?


Il am o butchers boy, SIR


"A what ?


You see | have brought provisions fol
you, sir. am regular butchers boy.


And how long have you been at work
thus p


This is my tenth day.


But don't it come hard
Nothing comes hard so long as it il
honest and will furnish my family with
bread"


And how much can you make a day
at ,his7'


Sometimes over dollar and sometimes
not over fifty cents


We'll, look here, Stanwood, there have
been no less than a dozen Of my old
hands hanging around my counting.roon
for fortnight whining for work. They
are stout, able men, and yet they lie still
because have no work for them. Las
week | took pity on Leeds, and l offered
him the work of doing my hand.cartlng
told him that | would give him dollar
and quarter a day, bat he turned up hi;
nose and asked me not to insult him and
yet he owned that his family were suf
iering. But do you come to my place
tomorrow morning, and you shall have
something to do, if it is only to hold
your bench, | honor you for your man
ly independence.


Peter graspod the old mans hand with
joyous, grateful grasp, and blessed hin
fcrvently


That night he gave Mr.. Snow notice he
must quit, and on the following morning
went to the bindery. For two days ht
had little to do on the third day heavy
Job came in, and Peter Stanwood hat
steady work lie was happy-moro hap
py than ever, for he had learnt tw'
things first what noble wife he had
aud second, how many resources for goo(
he held within his own energies.


Our simple tale has two points to 1T
moral. One is, no man can be lowered
by honest labor. The second, whilo yot
are enjoying the fruits of the present
forget not to provide for the future, fo
no man is so secure but that the day ma.
come when he will want the squander
ings of the past.
Year: 1876

Oh God from whom the promise comes
That whatsoe'er is right,
Though crushed to earth, shall rise again
Regardless Of the might.
One hundred years ago, We stood
A weak and feeble band,
Thrust out from home, and kindred dear
Upon o foreign land.
Who knows not Of our struggle here
Our victories dearly wonf
Till now we stand, not as We stood
The mightiest power but One.
With thankful hearts for blessings past,
And blessings yet to come,
Oh ! hear our prayer, our fathers God
And bless our freedoms home.
Bless thou our country ever dear,
And give US heavenly light
So as we end this hundredth year,
Begin another right.
So guide our rulers in the right,
So lead them by the hand,
That they may each blessing prove,
To freedoms chosen land.
Pour In thy balm Of holy peace,
And hatred's chain unbar,
Heal Thou the wounds SO deeply made
By our domestic war.
Help US to ease oppression's hand,
And make the dark ways light,
Lest we like Pharaoh's land Of old
Be cursed with endless night.
Help us, oh God, to heed thy word
A christian nation be,
And let our hearts by actions show
Our nations love for thee.
Hear this our prayer, accept our thanks
For all thy favors past,
And while we as a nation stand,


Oh grant that these may last.
So may our country prospered be,
Till times swift race is run,
And oil tho hations of the earth


Be gathered into one.
Year: 1876

If you put hot coal in your pocket i
will burn its way out. Aye, aud SO will
q bad deed that is hidden make itself
known. A fault concealed is O fault
doubled and SO you will fnd all through
life. Never hide your faults, but confess
them. and seek through Gods help to
overcome them.
Year: 1876

A young man living near LaPlaisanee
Bay, Mich, was found dead recently up
on the track of the Michigan Southern
railroad, about q mile south Of Monroe,
having been killed, apparently, by pass
ing train, where he had lain or fallen
while intoxicated. A bottle partly filed
with whisky was found near the body
Year: 1876

captain Saunders and Detectives walling and Muvey,
OF The twenty precinct made descent ycster-
day morning upon banco game at No. Albany street
quantity OF gamblers articles were found but the
players had made their escape The property was taken
" the Central once,
Year: 1876

KEEP YOUR TROUBLES SACRED.-A worthy
wife of forty years standing, and whose
life has not been made of sunshine and
peace. gave the following sensible advice to
a married pair of her acquaintance. The
advice is so good and SO well suited to all
married people as well as those who
intend entering that state, that we here
publish it for the benefit of such persons ::
Preserve sacredly the privacies of your own
house. your married state, and your heart.
Let no father or mother, sister or brother,
ever presume to come between you two, or
10 share the joys and the sorrows that
belong to you two alone. With Gods help
build your own quiet world not allowing
your dearest earthly friend to be the conf
dant of aught that concerns your domestic
peace. Let moments of alienation, if they
occur, be healed at once. Never, no, never
speak of it outside; but to each other con
feSs, and all will come out right. Never
let the morrows sun still find you al
variance. Review and renew your VOW
it will Go you good, and thereby your souls
will grow together, connected in that love
which is stronger than death, and you viii
become truly one.
Year: 1876

Any excuse better than none. A topper
says he would be temperance man in a
minute if it wasn't for his wife. He knows
she'd be lonesome il she hadn't something
10 law about and find fault with.
Year: 1876

\ lady writing to the New York Times
says Without giving any recipes for
making soap, | wish to tell all the hard worked
farmers wives how much labor they may
save by not using such vast quantities Of
this article. For nearly five years have used
soap only for washing clothes. In all that
time have not used one pound of soap for
washing dishes and other kitchen purposes,
My family has ranged from three 10 twenty
five, have used cistern water, limestone
water, as hard as possible, and hard water
composed of other ingredients beside lime,
and find with all these my plan works equally
well. 1t is this. Have your water quite hot
and add very little milk to it. This softens
the water, gives the dishes fine gloss, and
preserves the hands; it removes the grease,
even that from beef, and yet no grease is
found floating on the water as when soap is
used The stone vessels | always set on the
stove with a little water in them when the
victuals are taken from them; TINS they are
hot when lam ready TO wash them, and the
grease is easily removed. find that my
tinware keeps longer when cleaned in this
way than by using soap or securing
Year: 1876

The hearthstone hangs fire in many fami-
lies because of an exaggerated notion of dirt
that accompanies an open fire. If with
much argument. persuasion, and entreaty,
the old fireboard is taken away for once,
aud fire lighted by some enthusiastic anti
quarian, no sooner is it gone out, than NOR
bid neatness banishes every brand and ash
as if these We're the signs Of some shocking
disorder. Now, if you please, ashes are not
dirty--they are cleanse clean, indeed as
to be useful in cleansing other things. Fire
is an emblem of purity, and ashes with sack
cloth, Of publication. A fireplace secured
ont with soap-suds every day never seems
like place for fire at all. To thoroughly
enjoy an open fire we shall need to relax
somewhat our prejudice against liberal
pile OF ashes in the fireplace. bed of
ashes protects the hearth and the chimney
back from injury by two fervent heat, and
preserves embers and coal from wasteful
draft. Your back log, to spend frugally
needs TO be imbedded in ashes. 1t is not
every one who has green rock maple TO burn,
with its wealth of snowy ashes brimming
over upon the hearth. But whoever has
seen a fire OF it will give up the notion of
dirt as connected with ashes. Sweep the
hearth clean, and as often as you like. up to
the ashes-but let those le deep and wide,
as the natural base of the fre.-Haufoyd