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Year: 1876

Ef- The indianapolis Sentinel, (dem J
says: Gen. Harrison, the new republican
candidate for Governor, has nothing in
common with the people who hammer at
the forge, till the ground, or labor with
their hands. An aristocrat by birth, he
is one in feeling and in sentiment. The
grandson Of Presi dent, he thinks the
blood in his veins is of deeper blue
that that which finds its way through
the of the hard working mechanic and
day laborer In England he would he at
home in America, and particularly in
Indiana. he is an alien and a stranger.
He is cold as an ieicle and has more
brains than feeling. His intellect has
been cultivated at the expense of his
heart. and he is the best example we have
Of brains run to seed. He is an exotic
in the west, and belongs TO another eoun
try and cline. Those who know him
well will not deny the business of these
structures.
Year: 1876

Voitsire said "The more married
men you have, the fewer crimes there
Will he. Marriage renders man
more VirtuUuS and wise. An unmar-
ried man is bnt half a perfect being
and ii requires the other half To max Q
things right. and it cannot he expect
ed that In this imperfect state he can
keep the straight path OF rectitude any
more than boat without an oar. or a
bird with one wing can keep astraight
course. In nine cases out Of ten where
married men become drunkarls or
commit crimes against the peace OF
the community, the foundation of
these acts were laid while in a single
state, or where here is. at isIsometimps
the case, an unsuitable match. Mar
riage changes the current of a mans
feelings, and gives him centre for his
thoughts his affections and his acts
Here is IA home for the entire man. and
the counsel, the affection, the example
and the interest of his better half
keep him from his erratic courses, aud
from falling into a thousand tempta-
tiOns "a which he would otherwise he
eXposcd. Therefore, the friend to
marriage Is the friend to society and
To his country"
Year: 1876

smoke. If it is determined to make
IA lot of sun~rured, it must be hung
thin on sCatiold, as long as the
weather will permit, and then renov-
ed and hung thinly in an open barn
where the remaining moisture of the
plant may he taken out by the air
passing through it.


II is believed that in this way you
may preserve all the essential oils of
the tobacco, and native aromatic flavor
of the weed, more perfectly than in
any other way.
Year: 1876

How TO JUDGE II RsE.-A cores
p"ndent, contrary to Old maxims, under
takes to Judge the character OF a horse b,
outward appearance, the result Of his
close observation and long experience.


Ii the color be light sorrel or chestnut
his feet, face and legs white, these art
marks of kindness If he is broad and
tull between the eyes he may be depended
upon as horse ol good sense, aud ca
pable of being trained TO anything


As respects such horses, the NOR.
kindly YOU treat them the better you viii
he treated in return Nor will horse ol
this description stand whip if well fed


il YOU want n safe horse avoid one
that i. dish faced, He may he so lar gen
tie as not To scare bat he will have too
much go ahead in him to be safe witt
everybody.


Ii you want fool, but horse of greal
bottom, get a dee" bay with nota white
hair about him. If the face is little
pished 80 much the worse. Let no mar
ride such horse who is not an adept in
rillng-they are generally tricky and un
safe. II you want one that will never
give out, never buy a large overgrowr
one A black horse can never stand hea,
or a white one cold
Year: 1876

There has never been time when so
many people were suffering for the want
of all opportunity of earning the nee
essaries of life. The amount OF distress
from this cause is very much greater,
now, in the month of August, when all
kinds of labor should be in full activity,
than we have been accustomed to see in
the midst of winter. The following ex-
tract from letter which we yesterday
received, is specimen of the cases that
are continually brought to our knowl
edge:


" am young man, twenty years of
age, out OF work for many months +; and
l find it utterly impossible to get any
thing to do. | am willing to do any
thing, no matter what, but cant find it..
| have not dollar to my name, and have
no way of getting one. My case is the
ease OF hundreds at present in the city,


A fact to be much regretted in the
case of this young man is that he is only
twenty years Of age. If he were TWEEN
ty-one, it would be in his power to cast
his ballot in November against the Re
publican party and its candidates. Tha
party is responsible for the awful stag
nation of business, and for the woes fol
lowing in its train. The Republican,
have had unlimited control of the gov
ernment for fifteen years, and betweel
incompetency, folly, and almost univer
sal robbery Of the people, they hav
brought the country where it is.


Every man who ieels the pinch ofthes'
terrible times should hold the Republi
can party responsible, and vote accord
! inrly.
Year: 1876

was formerly" writes q correspondent of
the New York Tribune, " q warm advocate of
the free school system, but my views have un-
dergope radical change. Argue about it as
We may, the system is q gross ipjustice to the
Catholics. The relations of the teacher and
scholar is far too sacred and delicate to be left
to the manipulations Of coarse and selfish
politicians. / have studied the system ortiz
cslly for twenty-five years, and during that
time have seen 80 many unworthy teachers
appointed and preferred, and so many good
ones discouraged and driven from the profes-
sion, that l am well nigh disgusted with the
whole thing. There are probably, in round
numbers, 100 900 teachers in the United States.
The Office is essentially political one. All the
politicians want is to appoint their friends and
favorites to these places erect the school build
ings, dictate the books, the course Of study-in
short all the details; thus degrading the
teacher to q mere machine. One can readily
imagine how this army of officials, dependent
upon q corrupt administration, might become q
most formidable engine of injustice and oppres-
sion. To assist poor people in the education of
their children is praiseworthy, but for the State
to attempt to give liberal education to all it's
children is too great tack. That we have too
little education is self evident, but we shall
never get it in this country by compulsion.
There is no reason why parents who are able
should not provide for the education of their
children the same ss for their food and clothing.
There is no justice in compelling others to do it
for them"
Year: 1876

There has been a good deal Of talk about
the sums of money lost and won on the races
of last week. Lord Dudley has been heavily
hit-they say ne lost $4,000 on Petrarch at
Ascot alone. a professional bookmaker
cleared $4,000, and another-a very poor
man, made 9S, 900 in one day. The passion
for horse-racing does not seem to die out, and
the price paid for promising horses is far
grea,e than ever. Was there ever anything
so foolhardy as to pay S21,5 in gold for a
colt only 8 year old? This is what trainer
named Peck gave last week for yearling
by Macaroni out of Duchess. 1t is ''enter-
prise run mad. No one can judge what a
colt will turn out j; he may not be worth his
corn; he may neither have pluck, strength
nor speed. His sire was good horse; his
dam was a wretched failure. So that the price
paid for him is not justified even on the
ground of pedigree. | should like to hear
Robert Bonner's opinion of this little trans
action--he is as good a judge Of horsehesh
as any man either in England Or the United
States, and certainly has never shown lack
of boldness in bidding for q famous horse
Would he like to buy back this S22, 600 colt,
and take bis chance Of the animal turning
out a Derby winner OF q miserable screw ? AS
a contrast to this bargain, refer to a
horse which recently came into prominence
ut Ascot. His sire was-nobOdy knows his
dam was sold at second-rate dealers for f5
or s10. The horse himse!f-his name is Jes-
ter-rnight have been bought a few months
ago for e100 or less. Last week he won q
rather important race at Ascot and was then
sold for e2, 600. and much larger sum is
now asked for him. So that lucky stroke
in horse flesh is about as good thing as a
man need wish to have happen to him
in these hard times.-Loado'e Letter to -Neao
York World
Year: 1876

He got two pounds Of cream caramels for
her. lie got two pounds of them, because
it's contection she adOreS. Then he over
hauled her young brother, who was scOoing
around on the street with characteristic aim
lessne ess, and got him to take the package up
to the house. He gave the young man q
nickel for the performance of the errand, and
made security dOubly secure by telling him
with an air of unbemished confidence that
it was a package Of worsted, and that he
must be very careful to deliver it. The young
brother started briskly for home, but as soon
as he was out Of sight Of the donor, he paused
and with a perplexed expression of counte-
nance begun carefully to weigh and press
the package. His perplexity increasing, lie
carefully poked hole in the wrapper. Then
be smiled such wholesome smile that II
was really delightful to see it. Then he
quickened his pace. When our hero called
in the evening he looked anXiously for marks
of the carameIs on bis heloyetl's chin. But he
looked in vain. There was not even the
taintest Indication 1T the corners G her lovely
mouth that anything in the line Of cream
caramels had travelled that way III some time.
He waited all the evening for some mention
of the refreshnlent But not word. He
was nonplussed. Nearly third of q week
salary had gone in this purchase, and be
might as well as have dropped it in the crater
Of Vesuyius, as far as satisfaction was con-
cerned. The mystery appalled, him. Before
morning there was another mystery in the
house. It took doctor and one third Of an
aroused neighborhOod to subdue young
Johnpy's stomach-ache. Such an astonished
ache was never before crowded into such
narrow limits. The doctor couldn't under
stand it. Neither could anybody else. John
rv's nose doesn't mark the plate glass Of
confectionery windows now. And the man
who went to see Johnny's sister has taken to
drink - D01IurU Ners
Year: 1876

could have the privilege Of the floor; he


went in with me; as passed up to the
chair / threw bunGle down carelessly;
IL ley there until the house adjourned,
and took il down in the lower private
room that bad; it lay there for months I;
II was 8 package Of maps, some
OF descriptive pamphlets and some
Of descriptive sketches; mean
some Of those that were made by
individuals and not published, showing
the coal fields in the Arkansas valley;
it was considered st that time by Cald-
we'll and others that there would be
quite q speculation in buying fhese
lands and those allotted off to show how
much could be got in one body; as sec.
tons wtrs tsBen alternately, is was hard
to get large tract together; a very few
thousand dollars would buy consider
able quantity Of them; | think the
company offered them at five or six dol.
lars an acre; this was sent to me as
prospectus snd general setting forth of
the merits and virtues Of the
speculation; did not give great deal
OF attention to 1t; hal come computs-
tions made as to the cost of hauling
to the river, how far Ii would be from
Arkansas river, and Eow much 1t
would cost by the time it got by rail to-
rhe Mississippi; the result OK the whole
thing was die not embark; that is all
there was in the story of the package;
there wss nothing more mysterious in
it than il should hand this book to the
chairman; it was delivered in a crowd
and carried into the house and thrown
down without care, and it lay in my
room with a miscellaneous lot OF
papers about year, referring to 1t
every now and then; Robinson never
delivered to me bond of the Fort Smith
and Little Rock company, either in
Washington or any other place; desire
to make statement as broad as it can
be in every shape and form, both inclu-
sively and exclusively. Mr.. Chairman
(White), am here; 1 desire to repeat
under oath, in relation to this
entire sixty-four thousand-dollarc charge,
that the statement made by me on the
floor OF the house is true in all its parts,
without reservation for the purpose of
evsdipg the iron-clad oath.
Year: 1876

cases do not wait for some one else to act; act yourselves and see Chat others do.

 It is an important era in our history, and the destiny of the country for years to come is to be determined. The same corrupt dynasty under which Arkansas suffered so long has now possess ion of every department of the federal government, except the lower house of congress. That is doing faithful work, and Ar kansas has four representatives 10 give her voice expression.

 You will be called to vote not only for candidates for state off ces, but also to appoint delegates to represent you in the National Democratic convention for the purpose of choosing candidates for the highest executive offices of the general government, and with the prospect, for the first time in many years, for giving your preference expression at the general election. The occasion is propitious, as we'll as important. Let each member of the party de his part as an individual, and the beginning at least will be secure.

 SOL. F. CLARK, Chm,

 J. T. TREzEvANT, JR. Sec'ty.
Year: 1876

In the opening of the political campaign for the present year, the state central executive com mittee, referring to the satisiacto- " advancement of our state on the road of political honor and material prosperity under a Dem ocratic administration, desires to invoke tn. continued action Of the whole people to secure the perpetuation of condition of af- ~falrs so satisfactory to every pa trio:ic citizen.

 In period incredibly short, Arkansas has been redeemed from a state of political vassalage and financial bankruptcy to that of sovereign equal in the Amer ican confederation, happy and prosperous at home, and respect ed abroad. To tLe people of the state, through their representa- tives, belongs tue honor. It only remains for them to act together to perpetuate the blessing. To that end your committee has call ed convention to assemble at the state capital on the l4th day of June next, and urge upon all who have the interests of the state and party at heart, to take part in the effort necessary to make that convention in the fullest sense represent the sentiments and interests of the whole party. AS each individual must suffer by the standardization of pubic affairs, so is he under obligations to assist in shaping events so as to secure a pare and compe- tent administration.

 Your committee urges prompt action in this matter, first upon ' the county executive committees. In counties where call for con vention can not be regularly made from any cause, it is suggested that as many as three members of the party in fair standing in each township migEt unite Tn a joint call for township and county conventions, giving ample notice, and thus effectually organize the party without the intervention ol a mass meeting for the selection of al executive committee. As to the exact mode of organizing no positive direction is given

 but the hope is stronglysinduiget v that such organization may be ei

 fected as that the will of the partl may be fully reflected In all th' conventions-township, county congressional and state. h suel
Year: 1876

Let it be remembered that the best
cookery of the best viands in the world
is comparatively thrown away, in its
health-giving and nourishing qualities,
if the food be swallowed hastily, and in
Jumps. From the @sthetical side of the
question, too, grave mistake is this
haste and imperfect mastication. If to
eat be a necessity, and if the satisfac


ton of this necessity be pleasant, as
nature intends it to be; If a sensitive
palate be given to enhance our pleasure,
and to enable US to enjoy the goods the
gods provide, why, in the name of all
that is rational, should there be any
thing grosser in enjoying the fine flavor
of the well-cooked dish than enjoying
the scent of a full-blown rose, particu-
larly when the former in some shape is
a necessity, while the latter is only
luxury. Therefore, philosophically it
is grave error and an ungrateful deed
to swallow well-cooked, palatable food
at such pace as prevents your getting
the full amount of pleasure out of the
act of eating, and which renders you in
different to your cooks skill. There are
some supremely virtuous beings, who
condemn epicurism as something horri-
BILE, and as likely to lead to murder,
petty larceny, and other Objectionable
crimes; but, good souls, they often con-
found refinement, and discrimination in
feeding, with gluttony, and, in their de-
sire to avoid this, and set high exam
pie of indifference to the flesh, adopt
scornful disregard of what and how
they eat and drink; and, pretending to
be above such mundane considerations,
bring themselves to chronic state of i'll
health, from which it takes years of
strict regimen to recover. No; you
must inger over the taste of your food
as you linger over the smell OF flower;
nature demands of you this concession
to health, and there can be nothing
more sinful than indulging the sense Of
taste than the sense of smell. Having
swallowed your dinner in Jumps, the
usual custom is to endeavor to counter
act the discomfort produced, by wash
ing it down and rendering it soluble by
huge draughts of fluid. This is merely
adding insult to the injury you have
done your stomach, and is resented &C.
cordingly. Copious draughts are just
as injurious as large, quickly-devoured
mouthfuls; and drink should be taken
as slowly and cautiously as food. Thirst
is really more effectually and thor
oughly assuaged by swallowing slowly
a moderate quantity, than by taking a
large one at gulp, and little thus
goes further than much. The best
check upon immoderate draughts, is
never to drink out of too large tum-
bier. Taking it in moderation, the fluid
assists in dissolving the solids, instead
of setting them floating, and sluicing
them all before it, as is inevitably the
case when a so-called hearty draught is
taken.-7Snsleys Magazine.
Year: 1876

INFALLBLE PREvENTTvEFoR GAPEs.-
When the hen has finished Matching
saturate her well under the wings with
strong suds made of carbolic soap. This
should be repeated until the chicks Or
turkeys are too old to have the gapes.
The smell of the carboic prevents the
formation of the worm in the windpipe,
and at the same time both prevents and
destroys lice. In the coops strew dry,
strong wood ashes. A teaspoonful of
ground black pepper, mixed with the
food about twice a week will be found
very beneficial, both as a stimulant to
the chickens and preventive of gape-
worms.-Cor. Practical Farmer.
Year: 1876

A USEFUL PAsroR.-Father Terul-
lian, of fredericksburg, is the priest for
a new county. The watch of Calves
tonian having stopped, the hotel keeper
said the good father was the only man
in the place who could start it again.
Taking some little people along, the
Galveston man went to see the padre.
The case of the watch was too much for
the good man, but he amused both his
adult and young visitors with the vari-
ETY. of his accomplishments. He is a
good painter, glass blower, skillful in
working metals, has variety Of life
like images of his own manufacture,
showing high degree Of art; is bird
fancier, keeps pet monkey, and is the
wonder of the place for his mechanical,
artistic and scientific knowledge and
pursuits, as well as for piety and devo-
ton to the religious, mental and moral
training of his flock. His abode is rep
resented as curiosity shop of the most
interesting kind.-GaIreston Nstos.
Year: 1876

would say, that until five or six
years ago, I had the old fashioned
idea that to throw COWS handful of
salt once q week along a path in the
pasture was all they required. About
that time my attention was called to
the fact that for oncea week for couple
of days after sailing there was an in
crease in the quantity of milk. Acting
on this suggestion I tried sailing twice
q week and found q decided improve
ment. Then I thought if twice week
was good, perhaps every other day would
be better. Here, again, my attention
was called to the fact that on the days
they were salted they gave more milk
than other days. Imilked some eight
or ten, so that I noted these things
more closely than I otherwise would.
I therefore concluded to try it every
day, and liked the result, and noticed
when they missed their salt there would
be decrease in the milk. When salted
every day a very small amount will
do, say teaspoonful just before they
are turned out of the stable in the
morning. I tried sailing in the evening
in the stable, but found that it had a
tendency to shrink the flow of the milk;
so after several trials gave that up. In
trying the above experiments, it was not
for the period of few days and weeks
only, but for year or two. Another
thing, found that the corn 1 fed my
COWS, which 1 grind and re-scald to mash,
if it be salted will decrease the percent
age of cream-all other feed being Just
the same. The reason, presume, is
that the salt in this case has a tendency
to run more to fat than the product Of
milk.-Rurdt World.
Year: 1876

They came at 10 A. M.-the baby. his
grandmother, his papa and mamma. and
two aunties. They wanted to have his
picture taken. The obliging artist got
everything in readiness, brought out
the little velvet-lined high chair, in
which babies ara usually photographed,
and then the trouble began. The babys
papa wanted to take off its sack because
1t had such a pretty fat arm, but its
mamma was afraid that it might take
cold. Then one auntie thought it would
be SO sweet to take off his little stock
ings and sit him in big armchair, but
his other auntie thought that such a
performance would be very immodest.
indeed, and a conflict seemed eminent,


Finally it was agreed that they should
take the artists advice. and strap hin
up IN the h1gh-chair. Alter much ring
ing OF bells, the baby was induced BE-
look with favor on the new state of af-
fairs. The artist prepared to take th,
negative, but just at the critical mo-
ment the infant doubled himself across
the strap and screamed Justify. His
papa lingled the bells anew, the artist
set the music-box going. while the ma
ma drew him out of his chair. and his
auntle called him a putty utzv title
sing"


Peace being restored. another mega
tive was taken, this time with tolerable
success. But one auntie did not like
the expression of the face, and the ma
ma thought it did not do Justice to his
eyes. The next time he stuck both fists
into his mouth and shut one eve; and
the next time, his grandma, who had
been watching him intently, ran hastily
forward and began shaking him and
slapping him on the back.


1t was II o'clock, and the thermome-
ter stood at $50 in the shade, and that
artist ground his teeth and looked to
see how far it was from the window to
the sidewalk. Three or four more un-
satisfactory attempts were made, and
at last the baby, who had been taken
out of the chair so many times and was
not properly secured, slipped down on
the floor with thump. A grand hub
bub followed; everybody screamed; the
tlmid auntie tainted and the papa
swore, while the trembling artist, fear
ing for his life, secreted himself be-
hind q screen in the corner, where he.
waited until he was sure that no bones
were broken, and then he came forth,
saying that he had been suddenly called
down stairs to see man.


He was so much relieved on being
told that they would not try again that
day that he forgot to live up to his rules
and demand pay when the negative is
taken. As they started down the stairs
the head of the family informed him
that they would call again in a few
days, and he has hired small boy to
sit at the foot of the steps and bring
him word at their approach, so that he
may have time to lock the door and
hang out notice-"Gone to the Cen
tennial. ."-Omaha Republican.