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Year: 1876

THE Stark County Democrat in speak
ing of our financial views says:


We recommend to our friend the Con-
stitution of the United States, Andrew
Jacksons veto message of the United
States Bank, and his Farewell Address,
and almost any standaId work on Polit-
ical Economy. We still believe the
blighted curse of modern times is paper
money, especially in this country, dis
turbing property values, and making the
mass Of mankind the victims of the fa-
vored money lenders,


On the Recommendation of our friend
McGregor, we have read the Constitution
of the United States, and have failed to
find any doctrine there inconsistent with
greenback paper currency. Our Su-
preme Court, we believe, also failed to
| find any conflict between the fundamen-
tai law of the land and our present ex-
cellent currency. We are sorry, but
Jackson's veto message of the U. S. Bank
and his Farewell Address are not found
in our library, and therefore we have not
had the pleasure of reading them. Way
lands work on political economy we
have examined, and find him little like
our friend Mac. old fogyish in his no.
tions about gold and silver. Yet, he does
not condemn paper currency, but goes
on to give its advantages. 1t is fixed
fact that the business of this great coun-
try cannot be done by means ofa metallic
currency, and as we must have paper
currency let us have the best and cheap
est Ohio Prtriot,


illegal tender" for the people, but not
for the government from the people, Is
that it2 Taken at par by government
from the money lenders to pile up the
public debt, but not good enough to pay
these same money lenders; their bonds
are payable in gold, principal and inter
est And our friend has "read the Con-
stitution," and finds all this iniquity
lovely and consistent


1t is rich, too, to see Democrat refer to
the Supreme Court with such JUNCTION in
this connection-a Court reorganized on
purpose to review and revoke previous
honest decision.


We think it is "fxed fact that the
business of this great country" is in a
very bad shape, and not by means of a
metallic currency" but rather "by
means" of an iniquitous, unconstitutional,
deprecated, irredeemable, abominable
paper currency.


1t is said man, blind from his birth,
is not proper person to write essays on
the properties and beauties of light. And
with all due respect, our friend of the
Patriot is not the man to pass judgment
on metallic currency" What can we
reason but from what we know2


Behold the child by Natures kindly law,


Pleased with rattle, tickled with a straw;


Some livelier plaything gives his youth delight,


A little louder. but as empty quite.
Year: 1876

The Ohio Legislature brought its ses-
sion to close last week, Wednesday. II
failed to earn for itself any remarkable
degree of admiration, even from within
its own party. The estimate in which it
is held by most persons who are not its
partisans, is expressed by the Statesman
as follows:


The present is, probably, the most par
tisan and worthless Legislature which
ever assembled at the State Capital. 1t
will probably adjourn a few days in ad-
vance of the last one, but it has absolute
ly transacted no business except TO pass
few bills for the purpose of giving pla-
ces to dilapidated and greedy politicians.
The first two months of the session were
devoted to promiscuous and general loaf
ing. What little business was transacted
was done with lack of intelligence and
a general slothfulness not usual in that
body. Instead of being an improvement
upon the last body, as the Republicans
boasted it was it was the worst law-ma-
king body the State has seen for years.
Year: 1876

CANToNIANs are beginning to ask
Have we a police? The frequency of
burglaries, and the audacity of the vii
lains are enough to alarm people and ask
serious questions Are our Mayor and
Marshal awake to the situationP If not,
let them get wide awake. Well known
suspicious characters have been and are
lurking about and should be spotted. If
police are of no use at all the Council had
better abolish the institution, We know
of no worse characters than burglars
Life and property are equally unsafe
These audacious desperadoes are always
ready to take life if necessary. The only
haul they seem to have made as yet was
at Father Arnould's, by opening the SAFE
None but an expert could have operated
in this case. Human society is organ
lied into governments, and the great OBJ
ject is to make life and property secure,
The highway robbers.of Greece and Italy
and other countries. that we read about
are honorable men com pared to these
burglar sneaks and thieves. We suggest
to our authorities to take immediate
steps against these dangerous villains
1t can be done; it has been done, and if
one set of men are not equal to the emer-
gency, another set may be. We speak
thus freely and plainly without malice or
ill-will toward any one, but with proper
regard for the public security.
Year: 1876

as a ch rm, and sprig or leaf must be
sent to distant friends, with photographs
of the old and young vines. The young
vine is the on that stand near where the
parent vine stood, and it is almost as
large and altogether as prolific as the
parent was.


There is very entertaining story re-
lated concerning the origin of the old
vine. The substance of it is that at
grape cutting was presented to a young
Spanish lady, a century ago, by her lover,
as a riding whip, which was planted by
his request, and that this memento oflove
developed into this great vine. The
story is too long for the compass of a let
ter; it is called the Legend of the Mon
tecito Grapevine. From what can learn
of the romantic history of the vine, this
is its real origin. 1t must have been
planted under extraordinary circumstan-
ceS, or we might expect to see others of
equal size. There is some secret mys-
terry connected with its prodigous devel.
opment which no one seems able to ex-
plain. 1t was irrigated by the water from
the Hot Spring, which contain sulphate
of iron and other mineral substances,
and to the influence ofthese agents some
attribute its great size. But be that as it
may, it isregarded by all as most extra
ordinary freak of nature, and familiarity
with it on the part of residents seems
to make it the more highly priced.


A near neighbor, in conversation the
other day, said, in reference to this vine,
that when he saw it pass by his house
on wagons, he felt as if his best friend
had departed. He had no interest in it
aside from an attachment to it as a great
public attraction. The first resolution of
the Santa Barbara meetings., "That we
take deep interest in the fate of this
vine, which has been so long recognized
as the chief curiosity of Santa Barbara,
and that we heartily approve of the ow-
ner's plan for exhibitingit at the Centen-
Year: 1876

nial, where it will stand as an indispu-
table proof of the rare adaptation of our
soil and climate to the culture Of the
grape, and where its enormous proper
tions and unequaled fruitage will form
no unfit symbol Of the extent and res
ources to which the country has attained
during the century just closed" The
second resolution, THAT we feel the less
regret at its removal from the fact that
there remains upon nearly the same spot,
a daughter vine which also outranks the
Hampton Court Vine, etc.


1t is we'll known that this wine had also
a peculiar charm for the natives who had
been solong accustomed to em joy its fruit
and the Spanish sports under its bran
ches, according to the custom of their
country. II was their favorite resort for
many years, and they relinquished it
with great reluctance. The sea and
mountain view from this place is grand
The vine stood in the beautiful, elevated
valley of Montecito, equidistant from the
Pacific on the south and the Santa Ynez
Mountains on the north.


The annual crop of the old vine in its
palmy days was equal to the crop of an
acre of the most productive California
vineyard, and equal to the crop of two
acres of vineyard of France, Spain, or
Germany.


Many vines have been planted in this
vicinity which are trained after the style
ofthe King of Vines, and it is believed
that more grapes can be produced in this
way than in any other from given area
of ground. One hundred years hence
this country will likely have many large
vines, but perhaps none will have so
interesting legend connected with them
as this relic of the past, which is now
proper subject for preservation by our
Government in the Smithsonian Institute
at Washington. 1t is to be hoped that it
will be placed there, and not sent to a
foreign country
Year: 1876

LIPPINcoTT, the dishonest chief clerk
of the General Land Office whom Secre-
tary Chandler sent packing while ago,
has run away, fearful Of indictment by
the grand jury at Washington. Lippin-
colt turns out to have been precious
rascal, who had been feathering his nest
at the expense of the government for a
long time. He is the husband Of f"Grace
Greenwood" whom he married about
twenty-three years ago, but we believe
the two have lived their lives apart for
some time.
Year: 1876

Will some one tell what has become
of that $4,000 appropriated last year to
photolithograph the back drawing in the
Patent Office? The money has been
spent and the work has not been done.
Step into the witness box, Gen, Benjamin
Franklin Butler, and tell us what you
know about it? What "tricks" did YOU
adopt to get defunct Delano to Cancel a
contract concerning it, in order that your
Graphic newspaper might have the hand
ling of that money! This money belongs
to the inventors Of the Country, and they
have right to see a full account of the
stewardship of the Patent Office. "Let
no guilty person escape"
Year: 1876

The only State election this year to be
held in October is that of Ohio, at which
time also members of Congress will be
chosen. 1t therefore becomes more i'm.
portant than usual, as this is Presiden-
tial year. With Judge Thurman as our
nominee for President we should have
every confidence of carrying Ohio for the
Democracy. At all events it behooves
every friend of the cause of good govern
ment to cultivate harmony.
Year: 1876

ne metric system Vi hClS H'S ~"


measures had its origin in France
during the revolution. In the year
1890, time when all regard for the
institutions of the past was repudIa-
ted, the French government resolved
to introduce a new system; and IN
the following year appointed COM
mission, nominated by the Academy
Of Sciences, to prepare it. The first
work of the commission was to select
standard of lengths from which the
system of units adopted might be
readily restored, if from any cause
the original unit should be lost. The
standard adopted was quadrant OF
the earth's meridian, and the ten
millionth part of this was taken as
the unit of length. This ten-lnill-
ionth part they called a "metric," "
and from the word metric the sys-
TEN derives its name. The metric
system is decimal in scale, and COM
mends itself by its simplicity, con-
venience and cosmopolitan character.
I Its use was authorized in the United
States by Act of Congress in the
wear 1866, but no effort has been
made to make its use general.


We are glad to see that our ex-
changes, both technical and popular,
are discussing, with renewed inter
est, the expediency of its general in
PRODUCTION. The majority are in
favor of the movement, and we may
reasonably hope, therefore, to see it
introduced in the near future. Why
may not this Centennial year have
the credit Of so sensible a reform
added to its other prospective hon.
ors and glories? 1t would be good
preparation for the general introduce
ton of the new system to furnish ex-
amples of the measures and weights
in a cheapform, and SO far as posi-
BILE in combination with those in
ordinary use. In the case of the
linear measures this could be readily
done; and we believe that the first
maker of yard-sticks and foot-rules
who shall put the decimal measures
on one edge or side of these land to
do this would add but little to the
cost of manufacturer will soon find
his goods in great demand. The
same may be said, too, of Centigrade
thermometers, which ought by this
time to be in everyday use, both in
the Office and in the household. Why
does not some manufacturer put the
Centigrade scale on his thermome-
ters beside the Fahrenheit scales the
twp on opposite sides Of the tubei
m -SssfI = fs,1r.. = - al s wares
viii amply remunerats t1e 1iasei
who shall put such instrumentsintc
the market at the same price be now
charges for the ordinary Fahrenheits


Let the people be made familiar
with the metric system by means o.
these cheap practical models, and the
day of its general adoption, we ven
ture to predict, will be materially
FASTENED. Let the children in oul
public schools be thoroughly in
structed in the metric system Sc
That they may be, early familiarizet
with its denominations and values
and not unprepared for the change
that will follow when the decimal
system supersedes the clumsy sys


tenn now in use.
Year: 1876

Inever look at my old steel com. posing rule that do not bless my. self that, while my strength lasts, I am not at the mercy of the world. If my pen is not wanted I can go back to the type case and be sure to find work; for I learn ed the printers trade thoroughly, I am glad I have a good trade. Ii is rock upon which the posses. sion can stand firmly. There is health and vigOr for both body and mind in an honest trade. It is the strongest and surest part oi a self made man. Go from the academy to the printing office, or to the artiZan's bench, or if you please, to the farm-fOr, to be sure, true farming is a trade, and a good one at that. Lay thus a sure foundation, and after that branch off into whatever profession you please.-HOrGce Greely.
Year: 1876

'Tls well to woo, 'tis we'll to wed,

 For so the world hath done Since myrtles grew, and roses blew,

 And morning brought the sun. But have a care, ye young and fair,

 Be sure you pledge the truth; Be certain that your love will wear

 Beyond the days of youth For if ye give not heart for heart,

 As we'll as habd for hand, You'll find you've played the unwise part, And "built upon the sand" Iris we'll to save, 'tis well to have A g00dly sum of gold, And hold enough of shining stuff

 For charity is cold But lace not all your hope and trust

 In what tbe deep mine brings; We cannot live on yellow dust

 Unmixed with purer things. And he who piles up wealth alone

 Will often have to stand Beside his cofftr chest and own

 "ris built upon the sand" 'Tis good to speak Tn kindly guise

 And sOOthe whe: e'e'r we can; Fair speech should bind the human mind And love link man to man But stop not at the gentle words;

 Let deeds with language dwell; The one who pities starving birds

 Should scatter crumbs as well. i The mercy that Is warm and true

 Must lend 6 helping hand, For thoee who talk. yet fail to do, But "build upon the sand"
Year: 1876

And then came the end. The death
angel closed the old mans eyes, and the
mourner carried him to his grave soon 10
be followed by the wife who had journey.
ed with him through the world, And
then Lionel once more said;


Teresa, you love me? .ttt


And Teresa replied, as she had done
before, Yes. But this time she added,
The vow that parted us is accomplished,
and | am no longer forbidden TO be your
wife.
Year: 1876

BEE STINGs.-Any absorbent will give
relief; but perhaps nothing is moro efFectuaI
than lean raw meat The sting of beo or
wasp may be almost instantly relieved by it.
1t is said to cure the bite of a rattlcsnake' and
to rolieyc crysipelas.
Year: 1876

A young lady dropped her hand
kerchief on the street last Satur-
day and it blew close to the dang
erOus end of a mule. The young
man who picked it up will not
send her his photo for several days
as he doesn't look we'll with his
chin under his ear.
Year: 1876

AND HIS IDEA OF RECoNCILlATlo ON


WITH THE CHURCH OF ROME.


LONDON, Feb. 5.-The Pail Mall
Gazette's Berlin special this morning
contains the following: "Prince Bis
marck has recovered sufficiently to
drive in the Thier Garten in a close
carriage. His Parliamentary soirees
will now be resumed" When ques-
toned about Cardinal Hohenloe's visit
to Rome by some Deputies who called
upon him. the Chancellor distinctly
stated tLat whatever might he the
Cardinals mission, or whether there
be any mission at all. it is not author
lied by him. He declared that so
long as he remains at the helm it is
not the State which will make the first
advance toward a reconciliation with
the Church.
Year: 1876

WASHINGTON, D. O., June 2l, 1876. To THE PEOPLE OF ARIZONA TERRITORY;

 Being detained here on public business much longer than expected to have been l hereby announce myself candidate for Reelection es Delegate to Congress, By the people of Arizona. Ia so doing, can but repeat my former platform, and with renewed energy and the advantage of what little experience I have acquired, pledge myself (if elected) to devote my time and give my most careful attention to the advancement of the best interests Oi Arizona and her people, irrespective of par U faction or section.

 To my friends who have so generously and nobly stood by ne during the past two years, tender my heartfelt thanks.

 To those who still continue to oppose ne and to all opponents, I wish to say: shall meet you in opposition on the same field in friendly manner. and believing as do that the majority of the people are always right, shall feel pleased with the result

 Host respectfully inviting one and all to ny support, am

 Very respectfully yours. July 22. Fl. s. STEVENS.
Year: 1876




We announced few days ago that Col
Swami, Of Kanawha, had been to Washing
ton city, and that he had safely returned
Knowing the Col. to be third or fourth
cousin.in.law Of the government We at
tached no remarkable Significance to the
visit, but supposed he wassimply returh-
ing the administrations visit to him in the
summer oflS7l. The thought occurred
TONS that it was barely possible he might
have been induced by some means to go
on and get Capt. Ramsdell's head put on
him again, as special Agent OF the Post
Office Department, and perhaps bring
home shallcross' head, like that Of John
the Baptist, in charger. But in all this
We were mistaken. The Col. was en-
gagged in no such small fry business
lie went on to see whether his cousin-in-
law could be induced to accept a third
term for the country's sake. Having ac-
Complisheil this important mission he re-
turned home, and now we have in the last
Charleston Journal the first fruits Of his
visit. lie writes nm "open letter" TO the
editor Of that paper to say that his cousin-
in.Iaws nomination at Cincinnati ls a
necessity to the nation. lie is finally per-
suadcd that unless Grant is again taken
up by the Republican party the results Of
the war may be lost. Unless that one per-
ron abides in the ship Of State she may
founder amid the waves.


The letter Of the Colonel is commented
upon by the editor OF the Journal rather
approvingly. He remarks that its auth
or is "a man who is generally in advance
OF public sentiment" and also that "the
Republican party in this State has always
hitherto come up to his ideas on meas
ures OF public policy" As much as to
say that the probability is that the Re
publican party will "come up TO his
ideas" in favor Of third term, which
remark is much more complimentary to
Colonel Swami than to the Republi-
can party. For the information
OF the Journal We will just here
venture our opinion, against its own, that
the Republican party will never "comc
up" or, more properly speaking, come
dozen to the ideas Of the Colonel's letter.
1t is letter that will die and leave no
trace behind beyond the momentary i'm
portance that some people may attach to
it on account Of the understood relation.
ship Of the author to General Grant. The
Republican party in West Virginia would
be hopelessly beaten the moment it would
look favorably upon such ideas. And it
would richly deserve to bc beaten. Speak
ing for ourselves, We have simply to say
that we desire to be counted out when ii
comes to Third Termisln.
Year: 1876

AGRICULTURAL FAIG.-We this week pub
lish the premium list of the Agricultural
Society, to which we invite the attention of
our readers. The premiums offered are very
liberal and should draw out full eompeli-
tion. The centennial year, the managers in
tend TO make the centennial fair q grand
success.
Year: 1876

SCHwABACHER bros. have all their ar
rangements completed for erecting their
mammoth brick, and hence more than ever
are determined 10 close out their immense
stock Of seasouable goods. Now is the time
to secure bargains.
Year: 1876

Frank Daggett compliments us highly
in a recent issue, but says thatwe are en-
gagged in scheme to control the Demo-
cratic party. This is not true. OF course
we would like to see the Democracy ar
rive at just conclusions upon the currency
question, and the Republican party dit
10. Both will do SO, we think, in this
state, but it remains to be seen what plat
forms their national conventions will
adopt.


We are not an aspirant for office and
expect never to be again; we aspire
simply to enlighten public opinion upon
new issues, and to do some little good
to our race in our passage through the
world.


We hope to see the new party-the
dependents-grow up to power and
greatness. and achieve such reforms a:
will equalIze the burdens of government
and insure the perpetuity of our now en-
daugered institutions. We do not de
sire our posterity to be either aristocrats
or serls. We have thai interest in The
! future.
Year: 1876

Confidence is a plant of slow growth, and
we must wait for its coming; and stability will
come with confidence. Labor will be more
certain when values ecome more equalized by
currency founded upon substance rather
than promises to pay. For the rest, let those
who cannot pay what they owe now meet the
worst by a surrender to the inevitable Be-
yond the present there is the freedom Of hope,
the freedom of labor -Duluth AItnnesOtia3a-
Herald.


Yes, aud the freedom to starye!


How long will you wait for confidence
to come with the death struggle Of Jan
lst, 1879, staring it in the face? Will
confidence come when the whole country
lis bankrupted? .
Confidence, under such treatment will
not only be a flower Of slow growth, il
viii be century plant.
Year: 1876

may IOllOW IaW0lu9. ~ uTIOUUtL OOEYcSpUIt-
dent Pi0neer-PresS.


The truth is, we were so absorbed
thinking Of that turkey,-it was so ten
der, juicy and splendidly cooked.-that
we lost sight Of the merits of our emf
nent host; the greater obscured the less !;
and if we had undertaken to write about
him it would probably have been some
thing in this mixed style:


.sHon. Ara Barton, sheriff Of Rice county
is done to turn since he became sher-
if the fat is running out of him in all di>
rections and he is stuffed full. He was
bred on democratic farm but was serv-
ed up with Anti-Moaopoly sweetmar-
goram and summer savory and the re-
suit is, that he is as savory politician
as can be found in Rice county, broad il
the back and with as tender Il breast as
can be met anywhere. There is some
talk OF taking his head off and sending
him to Congress-
Year: 1876

The French Minister OF Marine has
discovered that even grasshoppers were
meaat tor some wise purpose they
constitute splendid bait Tor sardine fish
cries.


VIII moi the freach Minister oi Ma
rinc row apply his powerful intellect to
Bill TOD and sec ii an all wise Creator
has not formed him Tor some beneficent
purpose Is there no sardine small
enough e be caught with Bill Tod2
Year: 1876

Buy goois from first hands ana thereby save
two or three profits The Boston One Price
Clothing Store, Minneapolis, are closely con-
meet. with the largest clothing manufacturing
house in Boston, and thereby get their goods
from first hands, and can and do sell them
very much cheaper than any one else i'll the
S.ata.


They carry the largest stock in the country
am customers are sure to find just what they
want and are not Obliged to beat down on price
as every thing is marked in plain figures, and
no deviation.