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Year: 1876

THE MOST cogcnt statement OF the BEL
knap case in the House last Thursday was
made by Representative Bass, of New
York. He summed up the evidence with
remarkable clearness, and closed his re
marks, which were doubly forcible because
he is Republican and member Of the
committee having the matter in hand, with
the declaration that "this testimony is suf-
"ficicnt TO justify the vote of every men,
"bcr Of this House for the resolutions
which have been presented by this COM
"mittcc.' Inspired by the desire that no
guilty man shall escape, and determined
to do his duty both to the Republican party
and tic country. Mr.. Bass me: the issue
Squarcly unflinchingly and maufully. 1t
is 10 be hoped that his example will find
ready imitation in the party at large.
Year: 1876

FLOYD STOLE millions, and was known
to be a dishonest man when he was ap-
pointed TO be Secretary Of War. His thefts
from the General Government were bold
and defiant, and were not palliated by sur
rounding circumstances. Yet the DemOe-
racy never lost faith in him as leader,
and no act of theirs, as party, is recorded
which even hints in the direction of his
disgrace. The plain deduction from this
statement, taken in connection with the
action Of the House on the Belknap case,
is that it is not disgraccful for public
officer to be guilty Of corruption unless he
chances not to be Democrat.
Year: 1876

Now THAT the truth is known regard
ing the circumstances of the acceptance OF
BeIknap's resignation, will the New York
HcrcId do itself and its readers the justice
to correct its misrepresentation of that
occurrencPS
Year: 1876

The metropolitan Democratic press seize
upon the fall of the War Secretary, and howl
ard rage as though Gabriel had blown his
trumpet, and they were all about to appear
before the great White Throne to answer.
each for the deeds done in the body. They
attempted to make the shocking and terrible
disgrace Of one servant of the country the dis
grace and infamy Of the Republican party. If
the party in power be responsible for this
single act of official corruption, then history
ha> recorded a thousand crimes of as infL-
nous nature, whose damnable guilt has
dyed the political soul OF the Democracy so
black that all the waters in the universe and
all the scrubiims- brushes of time cannot >cour
into respectable cleanliness.
Year: 1876

The Democrats in and out of Congress are
attempting 10 hold the Republican party re-
spOnsible for deed done in the dark, for the
acts of public servant whom it is shown has
in secret conniYcd against the purity of the
Government for his own purposes. II is the
same as an attempt would be to hold the
creditors Of Wmslow responsible for his forge
IcrcrS
Year: 1876

Resolved, That q convention of the democratic conservative party of Arkansas be called to meet in the city of Little Rock, on Wednes- day, the fourteenth day of June, 1876, for the purpose of nominat- ing candidates for the state offices to be voted for at an election to be held on the fourth day of Sep tember, 1876, and also presiden- tial electoral ticket and to appoint delegates to the national demo cratic convention, to be held in St. Louis on the twenty seventh day of June, 1876, and for the transaction of such other business as may be deemed advisable.

 Resolved, That the county ex- ecutiye committees be requested and urged to take prompt action in the premises, and convene the party in their respective counties, in order that full and fair repre-. sentation of the party and its in- terests may be had at the state convention.

 Resolved, That the basis of representation and voting in tue organization of the state conven ton shall be as follows-based upon the vote for the constitution of 1874. except in the county of Lafayette, whose vote in said election shall be equally divided with the county of Miller: Each county shall be entitled to one vote without regard to it's voting population, and after the first 50C voters, to an additional vote fol each succeeding 800 or fraction of said 500 in excess of 250: Provided, that the number of per sons composing the delegation ol each county in the state conven- ton shall be left to the discretion of the county conventions.

 The representation on said basis is as follows:
Year: 1876

cases do not wait for some one else to act; act yourselves and see that 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 dyaasty 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 to give her voice expression.

 You will he 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 well ss important. Let each member of the party do 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 mittce, referring to the satisracto- ry advancement of our state on the road of political honor and material prosperity under Dem ocratic administration, desires to invoke tn. continued action or the whole people to secure the perpetuation of q condition of af- fairs so satisfactory to every pa trlo:ic citizen.

 In a period incredibly short, Arkansas has been redeemed from 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 the people of the state, through their representa- tives, belongs the honor. 1t only remains for them to act together to perpetuate the blessing. To that end your committee has call ed q 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 bv the maladlninistration of pubhc affairs, so is he under obligations to assist in shaping events SC as to secure a pare and cohpc- tent administration.

 Your committee urges prompt action in this matter, first upon the county executive committees In counties where q call for con yention can not be regularly made from any cause, it is suggested that as many as three members of the party in fair standing III each township might unite m a joint call for township and county conventions, giving ample notice and thus eflectually organize the party without the intervention ot a mass meeting for the selection of al executive committee. AS to the exact mode of organizing 10 positive direction is given but the hope is stronglysinduige. that such organization may be CT fected as that the will of the party may be fully reflected in all th' conventions township, county congressional and state h sucl
Year: 1876

Certain curious and all but forgotten ex


perlences OF much interest to agriculture
and gardening have been lately revived by a
German savant. Very many years ago it
was discovered and recorded that water SAT-


urated with camphor had remarkable in
Iuence ON the termination Of seeds. AS of
many other useful hints, the stupid world
took no notice of this intimation .buta a Rer
In professor, having seen the record of it.
appears to have established the facts that d
solution OF camphor stimulates vegetables
as alcohol does animals. He took seeds Of
various sorts, some being three or four years
OLD, and possessing slight degree Of yitali-
ty, and placed them between sheets of blot
ting paper. Some OF these he wetted with
pure water, and others with camphorated
water. In many cases the seeds did not
swell at all under the influence Of the simple
moisture, but in every case they gerininated
where they were subjected to the camphor
solution. The experiment was extended to
different kinds Of garden seeds, old and new,
and always with the result Of showing o.
singular awakening of dormant vitalism and
wonderful quickening of growth. 1t also
appears from the professors researches that
the young plants thus stimulated continued
to increase with a vigor and vi1acity much
beyond that of those which were not so
treated. On the other hand, when pounded
camphor was mixed with the soil, it appear
ed to exercise a rather bad effect upon the
seeds. The dose in this latter case was pos
sibly too strong. At all events, this action
OF camphor is worthy of an examination by
seedsmen and gardeners, and even farmers
might determine how far wheat and barley
may be profited by the strange power this
drug appears to possess over the latent life
Of vegetable germs. -Horticultn,ist.
Year: 1876

ing in population and influence, at the ex-
pense Of the country.


Could parents see what we are compelled
to see almost daily as we go from our coun-
try nome to our office in the city, they would
spare no labor to endear farm life to their
sons and daughters. Could they see the de-
bauchery, open and notorious, incident to
all cities. they would shudtler. Could they
see the young men, yes, and young women.
too, that parade city streets, bearing every
evidence Of vice and intemperance and deg
radiation, that few weeks or months or
years ago came fresh and pure from country
homes, and then consider that such perhaps
may be the fate of their own kith and kin.
if country life is not made more attractive
would they not say it is our highest duty to
attach our children to farm life, to favor in
nocent amusements, to patroniZe good books
and papers and libraries, to help elevate the
tone OF society, to carefully consider the
tastes and wishes Of young people, and to
give them proper direction, 50 that the dam
gerous period of youth may be passed in
safety, and the rocks which have shattered
the barks of tens Of thousands of generous
youth, may be avoided in the voyage Of life
which all must ravel-Rn'al World.
Year: 1876

On Saturday last we were visited by Mr..
Ferdinand Reimann, farmer of German
birth, living in the town of Butternut Valley,
who impaired to us a new, cheap, and we
believe effective means of killing grasshop-
pers, which though too late to be included
in the report of the grasshopper commits
sioners, is still Of sufficient Importance to be
entitled to the widest publicity.


It is well known that the ordinary coal oil
is one of the surest means of killing grass
hoppers, and during the payment of the
bounty in this country it was used quite ex-
tensively to kill the insects before market
ing them. And coal Oil is the chief of Mr..
Riemann's plan for killing the grasshoppers.
He says that the smallest particle that will
adhere to ones finger, if touched upon the
body of an insect will cause almost instant
death. He takes a piece OF cotton cloth a
yard wide, and about twenty feet long. One
side he fastens to rope, the ends of which
extend over the cloth a foot or two. 10 the
bottom Of the cloth he fastens, say one foot
apart, lead sinkers, of sufficient weight 10
keep the cloth firmly stretched. The cloth
is then soaked in coal oil until thoroughly
saturated, and with a man at each end this
apparatus is slowly dragged over the ground
occupied by the insects. Every grasshopper
touched by the oil is instantly killed. The
cloth is soaked from time to time, as ones
Judgment dictates. Mr.. Rienlann says the
first soaking consumes a good deal Of oil,
but afterwards much less is required and he
estimates that one and half to two gallons
is all that is necessary to kill the grasshop-
pers on eighty acres. The process is to be
applied as soon after Matching as possible,
when the grain is small. Where it touches
the grass or weeds more or less oil adheres,
and this kills such insects as come in contact
with it.


This process is very much preferable to
that of dragging a burning rope saturated
with oil over the grain, for it does compare
lively little damage to vegetation, while this
is the chief objection with us to the other
process.


Mr.. Reimann tried the method last spring,
and it worked to his complete satisfaction,
destroying the grasshoppers upon his prem
ises, and what injuries sustained by his crops
were tracable to insects that came upon him
from other localities. s.-Mankato Reuiew.


THERE is much uneasiness in many sec
tons lest the warm weather should prove
fatal to the fruit crop.


THEY are using corn for fuel insome parts
81 Eansas
Year: 1876

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The disastrous effects which tender plants,
which have become frozen, are subject to, is
generally known to cultivators; but how or
why freezing produces the effect it does upon
| plant life, is not so easily ascertained, and all
attempts heretofore made by scientific men
to solve the question, have been 1T most, only
partially successful. In practical experi-
ence it is found that the length of time and
the degree Of cold to which plants are ex-
posed, affect them in proportion to the dllra-
ton and intensity of these conditions, which
points therefore, to the speedy restoration of
suitable temperature, rs the best means of
restoring plants that have been unfortunate
ly exposed to frosts.


But the thaWing out should in all cases be
moderately gradual, and one of the best
things to do when plants have become froz-
en-, either in the dwelling, conservatory or
open air, is to sprinkle the foliage with cold
cistern or well water, as the temperature
turns to rise. In the dwelling or conserva-
tory, however, it will be necessary to start
the fire in the stove, furnace or flue the first
thing of all to give temperature an ascend
ancy, but it should for several hours not be
allowed to rise above an ordinary suitable
degree


Some advocate shading the plants from
the sun and light for some length of time,
but the policy Of so doing has never been
apparent to me, while have frequently had
proofs to the contrary and the SUMS rays
striking upon the plants with gradually in
creasing heat, in great measure aids in
their recovery.


There is great difference in plants as re-
CARDS their ability to resist cold, and while
some the slightest frost will injure beyond
cure, others will bear various degrees, and
even alternate freezing and thawing again
and again, with impunity. Avoid handling
plants in frozen condition as much as pos
sble, as the injury to them will be height
ened should the leaves become bent or be
roughly brushed over. 10 restore flowers
that have become frozen, place them in cold
water until they have thawed out.-Er.


GERMAN florists dye MOSES and grasses
in great variety Of unnatural colors.
Year: 1876

The ROCKY MOUNTAIN HUsBANDMAN is designed
to be, as the name indicates husbandman in every
sense OF the term, embracing in its columns cyery
department of Agriculture, Stock raising Hort.
culture. Social and Domestic Economy
Year: 1876

Yesterday afternoon James Brady
and a man named Harrison, prisoners
in New Castle Jail, quietly made their
escape from cell No. 90.


Their mode of escape seemed to be
as follows: They first cut some of the
bars from the grated or inner door Of
their cells. and crawled through TO the
outer door, which is secured by chain
but will open far enough to allow q
person to squeeze through. They
then came out into the corridor, slip
ped into the weaving room, and climb
ing out upon the roof, reached the
Jail yard wall and escaped to the
street. The escape was not discovered
until this morning. when the Warden
went to the cell to give them their
breakfast. They made good their
escape and left no tracks behind
them.


Brady was serving out sentence
for burglary, and was punished at the
the post during the last term Of Court.
Harrison was in for larceny.
Year: 1876

WASHINGTON Nov. IA. 1s16
Mr. BLAINE AZ PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
A PROPOSAL TO NOMINATE HIN FOR THE
DISTINGUISHED OFFICE.


Republican ofncials and Leading party managers
have been quietly Al work. for days past, can
vassing for presiding occr OF tue senate In view OF
the importance Of the position OF Prcsdent OF the
Senate IN the coming Of the electoral vote for
President and Vice President, and tho indications
point to the selection OF James G. Blaine The special
grounds upon which II is urged would be the best
selection are iha, he ID experienced Parla-
mcntarian and presiding officer and that having been
defeated candidate tor the Presidency, the rcpubl-
can party as represented its highest legislative body,
could do no more graceful act than compensate him
for his disappointment BY bestowal OF It's highest
naming honor Besides all this II is freely asserted.
A. an additional qualification Mr.. Blaine that
courageous and reliable, and that should any
emergency Of an extraordinary or trying character
no would stick hesitate TO take every
sponsiblty in the premises President Of tho Senate
Year: 1876

There is young man in Burlington,


says the Hd,ok. Eye, who is addicted to
cramps and who invested in a bottle of
linimcnt to unite the knots and kinks in


his tendons He retired to rest with his
room mate and was awakened in the
night by groans and sighs expressive of
unbearable misery. Henry" he ex-
claimed, "what in the world is the
matterY" "Ohp moaned Henry, "Pm
so sickl believe Pm going TO die"


"Why, what on earth can all your" said
his companion, thoroughly alarmed. "If
you are in pain, where is it?" Henry
moaned and groaned more terribly than
ever and said he was in terrible agony.
His stomach and bowels and thighs were
giving him terrible pain. Well" said
his companion, "get up and try that
liniment of mine. Rub it on we'll. 1t is
the best thing for pain ever tried You
will find it on the shelf near the tobacco
box" And Henry crawled out of bed
with many groan and long drawn sigh
and groped his way to the shelf, stopping
by the way to disentangle his feet from
the garments that numbered his pathway
and pausing a moment when he discov-
cred that the door had slipped between


his extended arms and was interviewing
his nose. He again fingered before the
open window, where the balmy air of
night toyed with his scanty wardrobe.


Finally he reached the shelf and knocked
over the tobacco-box in the nervousness
induced by intense pain, which still con-
tinued. He reached the bottle, he took
out the cork and, pouring the precious
ointment into the palm of his hand, he
rubbed it upon his body with the energy
of despair. " Use plenty of it," said his
companion from the bed, and again and
again was the bottle turned up and the
soothing lotion applied, until at last,
with sigh of mingled resignation and
relief, Henry set the empty bottle down
upon the shelf and picked his way back
to the bed. "Well," inquired his com
panion, "how do you feel? Did it help
you any9" 80 yes, ever so much, said
Henry; the liniment smarts some, but
the pain is almost gone. feel ever so
much better" And after the severe
agony his exhausted frame demanded
repose, and peacefully he fell asleep,
while his companion, who hadn't been
sick at all, snored like a house o'fire.
Henry was disposed to sleep late the
next day, and his companion rose first.
He noticed as he dressed that the lini-
ment bottle looked pretty full, and a
bottle which stood next it on the shelf
was decidedly empty. He silently lifted
the bed-clothing from the slumbering
form of Henry, and there he lay, as red
from his neck to his knees as though he
had bathed in pokeberry juice! He had
rubbed himself with red ink! There was
laughter, and Henry woke and begged
and protested that there shouldn't any
thing be said about it. And there hasn't.
Year: 1876

A few days ago a dilapidated-lookin
party entered the Office of gentleman in
this city and stated that hehad trade to
propose. The gentleman listened and
learned that the fellow was a tramp en-
route from Cincinnati to New Orleans.
The trade was that the tramp proposed to
sell diamond, which if genuine would
easily be worth one hundred dollars, to
the gentleman. The story of the tramp
was that he picked it out of the bosom
ofaman in attendance upon the Cincinnati
Republican Convention in June, but had
been saving for " a stake" Now he was
in strange city, and without means un-
til he could reach Montgomery, where he
professed that he had friends living. He
proposed to sell the diamond, removed
from its setting to prevent identification,
as he said, for the paltry sum of fifteen
dollars cash. The gentleman did notlike
the idea of buying stolen diamond, but
the tramp insisted that he had stolen it
from man whom he did not know, who
was a stranger in Cincinnati, and whom
he would scarcely ever see again. These
considerations overcame the scruples of
the gentleman, and he finally purchased
the diamond at the price named. He
gloated over his good fortune for acouple
of days, and then concluded that he would
have the precious stone placed in appro-
pirate setting He went with it for that
purpose to a jeweler of the city, who
laughed at the idea, and explained to the
gentleman that he had been swindled
most egregiously, The piece of stone was
no more diamond than car wheel, but
was a clearly-cut and polished quartz
pebble. The gentleman is reticent as to
diamonds just now, but he keeps sharp
lookout for his tramp; but the tramp


Oh, where is he?


--AtLdRta (GG.) Constitution.
Year: 1876

How long does it take to transmit a
message through the Atlantic cableS The
New York Journal of Commerce has been
investigating this question, and, simple
as it looks at first sight, there are many
singular and interesting points in the an
swer. When the electricity is applied to
the cable at one end, two-tenths of Sec
ond pass before any effect is felt at the
other end, and three seconds are con-
sumed before the full force of the cur
rent is in action. The first signal is felt
in four-tenths of second, but the fol-
lowing ones go through more rapidly.
AS many as seventeen words have been
sent over the Atlantic cable in one min
ute; fifteen can usually be sent under
pressure, and twelve words minute is a
good working rate. Messages of twelve
words have been sent all the way from
New York to London in two minutes.
A fact not yet explained by scientists is
that the electricity does not move as
rapidly from New York to London as in
the opposite direction.
Year: 1876

Tweed is confined on Isle st. Simon,
Vigo Bay, where he is undergoing
quarantine, closely watched by Custom
House guards, AT the expiration of his
quarantine he will be surrendered TO the
United States representative. AS there
are no direct steamers between Spain
and the United States he will be sent to
Cuba and thence to New York.
Year: 1876

Potato Paste for Dumplings.-Boil
five large potatoes until soft peel and
mash them. When quite smooth, mix
with one quart of sifted flour and scant
pint of lard; salt to taste. Roll out and
use for dumplings; or it makes good
paste for meat pies.