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Year: 1876

THrR7Y-Two AssEMBLYMEN, twouty-seven
Of them from counties outside of New
York city, wore absent last night
when the motion to reconsider tho adj
verse report on tho "No Seat No Fare"
bill was lost With full house on fair
vote we think it probable that enough honest
men could be found to turn the victory Of
the horse car monopolies into a defeat, if
tho carefully drafted Bergh bill were before
the Assembly.
Year: 1876

THE ENGLISH ARTISANS who may come out
here as representatives of the mechanics of
their country will be welcome. We hope
our trade unions will take advantage of
the coming of these delegates of labor from
the various countries Of Europe to give them
proper reception, just as travelling princes
are received by the princes whose realms
they visit. What greater empire is there
than that Of labor
Year: 1876

The BOYS IN LIGHT BLUE AND DARK BLUE
began their practice for tho University boat
race on the Thames yesterday. The contest
will be viewed with special interest this year
pn ou- side of the Atlantic
Year: 1876

IS THE ENGLISH RACING STABLES the hum of
preparation is heard and the ''bookmakers"
are deep in their computation of odds.
Elsewhere will be found letter on the pros
poets for the coming season, so far as they
can be discerned at present with other chat
to charm the heart of turtle.
Year: 1876

EUROPEAN FARMERS have suffered severely
from the floods and storms of the past three
weeks, but the future of the grain trade does
not appear to be very perceptibly affected in
the eyes of those who gauge the probable
Weld from the various sources of supply.
Year: 1876

The Milliken Bend Levee Association are
now engaged in making run-round near
the mouth of the Yazoo river, where the
Acceleration caused by the new cutoff at
Vicksburg is caving in the bank up to the
levee.
Year: 1876

A farmer who owns his land, Is free
from debt, and has tolerable improve
ments, cannot comprehend the full
meaning of the term "hard times."
Hence, farming is the best and surest vo-
cation for the masses of the people as
general result 1t does not always lead
to wealth, but it may certainly insure
competence and even abundance. To
the jaded, unfortunate, unsuccessful
business man, there Is no prospect that
looks so enticing as that of beautiful
farm, we'll improved, fully stocked and
carefully titled. 1t is haven of rest,
where the corroding cares and life-sap-
ping anxiety of city business are un-
known o domain over which he is
king, and where he may enforce his
will, undisputed by any one. The true
pleasure of farmers vocation consists
in his intimate relation to nature and
his possession of all the rational enjoy
ments Of life.
Year: 1876

A great many people dishearten
themselves by worrying too much about
possible future troubles. Prudent fore


thought is commendable, but mere un-
reasonable worry should be avoided. It
is an act OF folly for a man to couture
up all the troubles that might befall
him, and mass them before him as so
many obstacles 70 be overcome at once.
A man at the foot of flight of stairs,
which he has TO ascend would be fool"
iSh to assume that he must take all the
steps at once, and that because he can
not do that he cannot ascend the stairs
at all. He has only to take one step at
a tiue, aud when he gets to the top
step lie takes that almost as easily as
he took the first. But when he gets
to the top let him be careful that he
does not fall all the way down by one
misstep. Il is the same with the af-
fairs OF life. All we have to do Is to
take one step at time.
Year: 1876

How THE SUN MOVED A BRIDGE
During the building of bridge in Hol-
land, one of the traverses, A60 feet long,
was misplaced on the supports. 1t was
an inch out of line, and the problem was
how to replace it. Experiments proved
that the iron work expanded a small
fraction of all inch to every degree of
heat received. It was noticed that the
day and night temperature differed by
about twenty-five degrees, and it was
thought this might be made to move
the bridge. In the morning one end of
the piece was bolted down securely and
the other end left free.


In the heat of the sun the iron ex-
panded, and toward night tue free end
was ioosened. The contraction then
dragged the whole mass the other way.
For two days this experiment was re-
peated, and the desired place reached.
The contraction and expansion of iron
bars by fire heat has frequently been
used to move heavy weights over short
distances. Broken walls and strained
roofs and arches have been brought into
place by simply heating iron rods till
they expanded, then taking in the slack
by screws and nuts, and allowing con-
traction by cold to pull the wall or roof
into place.
Year: 1876

Too CooL FOR JoHN-A new importa-
ton from the Celstial Empire sat down
in an ice cream saloon the other day and
said to the waiter:


s'Me want dink ice cream-some likee
Mclean man"


An iceberg of the coveted article was
placed before him, and with the reck-
lessness he hal seen exhibited by
everybody else, he dived into it. But
as he gulpeG dow q mouthful of the fro
zen mass, terrible expression of dis
may and suspicion crept over his face
He looked at the plate a minute, then
tried it again. His teeth began to chat
ter. He buttoned up his jacket and
swallowed another mouthful. That set
tied it. He jumped up from the table
and started to where the sun could shine
on MIN, exclaiming /:


"Whoopee! Plenty damn cold grub
No cookee huff Fleece belly all same
like ice wagon
Year: 1876

STRANGE REVELATIONS BY THE Micro
sCoPE.-There is story that an emf
nent microscopist had a bit of substance
submitted to him to decide what it was
To an unaided eye it might be piece of
1sl:n which a baggage smasher had
knocked off the corner of smoothly
worn hair trunk. The savant appealed
to his microscope. Entirely ignorant of
this tiny bit of matter, except as he had
taken counsel with his instrument, the
wise man declared that it was the skin
of human being, and that Judging by
the fine hair on it, it was from the So
called naked portion Of the body, and,
further, that it once belonged to a fair
complexioned person. The strange facts
were these That, q thousand years
before, Danish marauder had robbed
an English church. In the spirit of old
fashioned piety the robber was fayed
Qet US hope that he was killed frst), and
the skin was nailed to the the church
door. Except as tradition and archeo-
logical lore had it, the affair had been
forgotten for hundreds of years. Time,
the great erodent, had long ago utterly
removed the offensive thing. Still how
ever The church held to its marks of the
great shame, for the broad headed nails
remained. Somebody extracted one,
and underneath its flint head was this
Scandinavian malefactor's pelt, that fair
skinned robber from the North.-H0r-
pe5''s Magazine.
Year: 1876

Nl lshment, Sh street, near south end OF Bridge
Tie tailoring department is complete and contains


large assortment of fashionable clothes and Gents
furnishing goods constantly hand Please call
and examine before purchasing elsewhere. 1921
Year: 1876

II And now comes j. A. Scarborough, asking
what be has done against us, to incur our dis
pleasure, and asking us to do him the Justice to
publish the political paragraph from his letter
relative to Doniphan County. We can assure
Mr.. Scarborough that he has not incurred our
displeasure. The Kirwin Chief asserted that Mr..
Scarborough said be was instructed by his en-
ployer to write favorably of a certain candidate,
and We referred to his letter about Doniphan
County as an indication that such might be the
case. In that letter, he pretended to say how
the three Districts in this County ould sever
ally 60 for member of Congress He knew moth
ing about it, and had no adequate means of even
forming q correct opinion relative to more than
one of them. That's all there was of it. We
have no thought of irving to shoot him for il.
Year: 1876

q The Hiawaths Herald promises to have a
story fixed up, this week, about that lottery
charter. 1t should be careful to make the story
good one, for the ones it has told heretofore
wouldn't stick. Hubbard denied that he was
Connected with the concern after it became
lottery, and L. c. Challiss made an affidavit to
the same effect. But this official Charter, fled
in the Office of the Secretary of State, the pro-
ceedings of the association at the very outset,
and the advertisement that they got ont as soon
as sheir Charter was filed, all show that it was
lottery from the very start-that it was organ
izeA for that purpose, and all the directors went
in with full knowledge of the facts. What are
the denials and afidavits of such men worth, in
the face Of such positive and recorded faetsf
Year: 1876

n The Atchison Champion says it refused to
publish communication violently assailnp the
editor of the Chief If the Champion would do
us favor, let it not refuse to publish any more
such articles. We are getting lonesome, and
falling off in flesh, since these compliments are
ceasing. 1t has been several days since We have
been called thief, or black-mailer, or accused
of being in some way connected with s. 900, or
even that the Chief was smutty. 1t is not well
to check these pleasantries too suddenly.
Year: 1876

CONGRESSIONAL COSvENTIoN.-The Congress
ional COMMITTEES met at Leavenworth, Tuesday,
and decided to let the call stand, as to holding
the Convention on the slst of August, but chang
ties to choose delegates at such times as best
suited them. The Committee Of this County,
therefore, have ordered the election of Delegates
on the 5th of August at the same time the other
delegates are to be chosen, which will dispense
with all extra election See the call
Year: 1876

There having been many denials and prevari-
cations regarding the organization, objects, and
management of the "Kansas Land and Immigrant
Association" We have, at the expense of two
dollars, imitation currency, procured from the of
fee of the Secretary of State a certified copy of
the original and only charter of the institution,
filed in the Office of the Secretary of State, and
herewith print the document in full =


CHARTER
THE STATE OF KANSAS, lss


We the undersigned citizens of Kansas all residents
Of the County Of AtchsoD in said State excepting sam
State do hereby voluntarily associate ourselves together
for the purpose of becoming body corporate under the
entitled An act concerning private corporation aP
proved February 9Th 1863 and the amendments thereto
and we do hereby adopt the following charter:


FIRST.


The of the corporation shall be the kansas Land
and Immigration Association"


SECOND.


The purposes for which the corporate is formed are
the promotion Of immigration the organization and main
power hold improve real estate and TO transact
any and all business connected and the accu
mutation and loan of funds the erection OF budngs and
the purchase and sale Of real estate for the benefit Of
members.


The principal place of business Of said corporation will
be the city of Achson County of Atchison State Of
but will establish agencies and transact business
any the States and Territories of the United States


FOURTH.


The term for which said corporation shall exist shall
be for the term of twenty-one years


The number of its Directors shall be seven and the
first wear shall be Geo W. Click Luther C. ChaIliss
George Storch John NJ Price, c. v. Gardner. Samuel NJ.
Stricker. and L. Hubbard whose places Of residence
hereinbefore stated.


SIXTH.


The of capital stock Of said corporation shall be
One Million Dollars to be divided into two hundred thou
sand shares, of Eve dollars each


Witness hands and seals this 3Oth day of OctO-
Year: 1876

Es We received subscription from Brown
County, the other day, in which the subscriber
wrote: Both of our County papers are in favor
Of Judge Hubbard, and we want the other side"
He might have added, that both his Comfy pa
pers suppress the truth, keep their subscribers
in iguurance and then boast that they are all in
favor of Hnbhard
Year: 1876

REPUBLIsHED.-we this week republish sew
eral articles relating 10 Hubbard's lottery, that
were published last week We had so many
calls for extra numbers of the paper that We could
not supply the demand, and this is the only way
in " hich we can satisfy the public longing for
the truth.
Year: 1876

plea in bar" He pleaded the Judgment Of the Probate
Judge in bar former acquittal The plea was held
good by the Hon. p L. Hubbard. TIE County Attorney
then asked for trial upon the Information to of


the smaller oenses that might be concealed in the


nation But the Smith family held that the bar good
as to all the little oenses and John Berry walked
Year: 1876

Prof. Seelye, in his speech at the Fifth


Avenue Conference, advanced the opinion


that the country ought to be congratulated


that the Democratic drag-net had caught


so few dishonest officers. The net was so


ample, and had been pulled so vigorously,
that the only explanation to be made Of
the fact, is that there were few to be caught.
This view of the case is born out by the
statement just made to the Senate by the
Commissioner OF Customs as to the receipts
and disbursements and the balance out
standing in the Treasury Department.
The statement shows deficiency in
receipts from Customs for thirty years
before 1860 at the rate of $25 in $4,000,
and for the following fifteen years of only
$l9 on 100000. On disbursements the
deficiency for thirty years previous to 1860
was $2G in $4,000, while for the next
fifteen years it was only $54 in 100000.
This indicates that we are not going abso-
iutely to the bad, and that while we might
be better than we are, we are considerably
better, IN some regards, than we have been.
Year: 1876

SOAP SgDs.-Soap suds may be used with
great advantage for manuring grape vines.
Downing says he has seen an Isabella grape
vine produce 5000 fine clusters of well
ripened fruits in a season by the liberal use
of manure and soap suds from the weekly
wash The effect of soap suds on other
had remained stationary for fortnight,
when about two inches high, Immediately
began growing after being watered with
soap suds, and grew about six inches in five
days.
Year: 1876

In answer to the query, Who are the
rich ?" writer says: The man with good,
firm health is rich so are the parents of
vigorous, happy children; so is the wife
who has the whole heart of a good hus-
band so is the maiden whose horizon is
not bounded by the coming man, but
who has purpose in life whether she ever
meets him or not"
Year: 1876

BURNING Our STUMPs.-I dig a hole about
s or ten inches deep by the stump-if pos
sible. between two projecting roots. If |
cannot find two, then beside one. Then
take pinch auger, with long shank ;
set it near the centre of The top of the
stump, ranging the point to the hole dug
by the side, and bore through. Make a
fire in the hole in the ground, and there is
no more trouble with the stump, except to
fill up the hole where it once was. The
auger hole serve as fue or pipe that
draws the fire, not allowing it to 60 out
Southern CuLhcat9r.
Year: 1876

GLAZED BUrTER.-We have heard con-
siderable about " giltedged butter of late,
but later invention is glazed butter. The
butter is first put up in nice rolls, and then
just before being sent to market a little
sugar i dissolved in warm water and then
a small quantity of the mixture poured
over each roll. or Just enOuge to melt the
surface and leave glossy polish
Year: 1876

POTAToEs PLANTED DEEP.-We tried the
experiment last year on several alternate
rows of potatoes about thirty rods long, of
planting a part about two or three inches
deep, and another part five inches deep.
The latter invariably produced 20 to % per
cent. more potatoes, the treatment in every
other respect being the same. They were
cultivated fat which always give more than
when ridged.-C C0untTy Gentleman.
Year: 1876

SAVE WEAR AND TEAR.-Dont allow your
carriage to rattle like thrashing machine.
Washers of sole leather on the spindles of
axle-trees will stop the clatter caused by
too much "play." a piece of rubber put
in between the trill iron and clip will
silence matters and a little coal oil on the
circle or fifth wheel, will stop squeaking.
Where nuts work loose, cut a thread in
front of them with a cold chisel after
screwing them up tight.
Year: 1876

The Legislature of Texas has just passed
a law by which it is made misdemeanor,
punishable by fine of $lOO, for any person
to use profane language within the hearing
of the occupant of any private residence.
Year: 1876

To KEEP MEAT FREsH.-Says the Bait.
San: There is no good reason why farmers
should eat so much salt pork, leaving all
the fresh to the inhabitants of the cities
and villages, when the following method
will keep meat fresh for months, even in
the warmest weather:


As soon as the animal heat is oIt slice
the meat up as if for cooking. Prepare a
large jar by scalding we'll in hot salt and
water. Mix together some salt and
pulverized saltpetre, in the proportion of a
tablespoonful of the latter to teacupful
of the former, and cover the bottom of the
jar with the mixture, adding a little ground
pepper. On this place a layer of the meat,
sprinkling it with a little salt and pepper,
the same as when broiled and preparing for
the table. Continue iii this manner till the
lar is full. Now fold a cloth or towel, after
wetting lit in strong salt and water, in which
q little pulverized saltpetre has been dis
solved; press the cloth closely over the
meat, and set away in n cool place. On
removing each layer be sure 10 replace the
cloth, pressing it on as at first. After
slicing it is best to let the meat lie over
night to drain off any blood that may ooze
from it, 1t is necessary that the cloth be
occasionally changed or taken off and
washed in scalding salt and water as al
first. In this way farmers can have meat
fresh the year round.
Year: 1876

Two OF the cannons buried at Warwick
Tunace, Chester county, during the revo
lut'onary war, to keep them out of the
h lnds of the British troops, were used at
the ushering in of the new year, in firing
salutes Sixty rounds were fired. On the
4th round one ct the cannons burst. A
large piece was thrown about 100 yards dis
tant. striking clever sized chestnut tree
cutting it in two. another large piece leveled
some fence to the ground, and carried away
five spokes out OF the carriage Of Il gentle
man who was sitting in it holding his
horses. This gun was found to have been
eaten in holes by rust. The other appeared
to be perfectly sound. To test it's sire agth
it was filled at the last round with wadding,
sod, gravel, &C.. rammed tightly, within 16
inches of the muzzle. A slow match was
put to it and the large crowd present got
themselves at safe distance, and watched
for the result. The load was discharged
and the old gun was found to be as good as
ever,
Year: 1876

The richest man on the continent has
stepped down and out" and ten thou
sand dollars worth Of flowers were heaped
around his coffin. On the same day, in
the same city, was also buried wealthy
lady whose funeral was a much more ex-
pensive cortege than that of the merchant
prince, so far as the splendor Of the sur.
roundings were concerned. Her friends
have the satisfaction to know that she, a
butchers daughter, eclipsed the great mer-
chant storekeeper in the cost and splendor
Of funeral parade. The lady herself may
possibly have been rendered happy in her
last moments to know that she would be
buried in grander style than her wealthy
pdghbsr, Perhaps ii was the wisest and
Year: 1876

A more sublime piece Of efrontery than
that of Boss Shepherds in giving his
opinion Of Babcock's guilty completely in
the Safe Burglary case, was never known.
The Boss says he "does not think Babcock
guilty Of completely in the Sale Burglary
conspiracy, but that Harrington, Whitley
and company got up the conspiracy them
selves with view of casting odium on
the district authorities" No one knows
better than Mr.. Shepherd all about Bab-
cocks precise connection with that dis
graceful business; but the confidence of the
public that Shepherd would tell the truth
in matter that virtually concerns himt ell
is not we'll founded. Shepherd was al
deep in that infamous plot himself as any
one else. There is no doubt about the plo,
being concocted in Shepherds back office
and that the news of its failure was car.
ried straight to a room where the Boss and
number Of district authorities" were
sitting, waiting anxiously to hear of the
success Of the dastardly attempt to ruin the
character Of an estimable citizen, whose
crime was that he WAS pressing the distric
ring too hard. The Boss expression o
his opinion on that dastardly plot, is (
piece Of unparalleled impudence.
Year: 1876

A NEW political movement is on foot which
may terminate in third party organiza.
ton. A circular has been issued inviting a
conference of the friends of official reform,
in the city of New York on the 18th of May,
to consider what can be done to prevent
the national Centennial year from becom-
ing mere choice of evils, and to secure the
election of men to the highest offices of the
Republic whose character and ability will
satisfy the exigencies of the present situa-
tion, and to protect the honor of the Amer.
lean name. The circular savors very much
like third partyism.
Year: 1876

THERE seems to be . leaky juryman on
the Grand Jury before which Babcock's
case was presented, who informed an ex-
official, a particular friend Of the President,
that there was evidence of the most posi-
tive character against Babcock, and that in
It's variations it will affect the President him
self, involving his signature or forgery Of
II. The leaky juryman informed the Presi-
dents friend, that against Bsbcock there
was not only circumstantial evidence, but
conclusive and overwhelming evidence Of
his guilt in the Safe Burglary Case.
Year: 1876

RINGS are being broken up all oyer the
country. Whiskey frauds exposures have
found new field in San Francisco. The
trials and punishment of men who have
been defrauding the government in that
city are to be prosecuted. The people re-
joice at the vigor with which corrupt officials
and dishonest men are being brought to
justice. Let the work 60 bravely on.
Year: 1876

The King of Birmah offers strong induce
ments for universal circulation of news
paper that he is about to establish. In the
prospectus he informs his subjects that he
is going to be the prodrietor ofthe journal,
and all who refuse to subscribe for It, shall


at once be killed.