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Year: 1876

The GLbe-D Democrat of the twenty fourth


says there has been a very comfortable the
ory IN vogue among business men that as


failure after failure is announced the COM


munity is strengthened by the elimination
of weak members. II there is any truth in
this theory the business community ought
to be in condition of Herculean strength.
For two years and half there has been a
rapid and steady process OF eliminating the
weak members, and to judge by the current
dispatches the process is going on quite as
briskly as ever. If every failure give an
additional increase of strength, we ought to
be stronger now than at any previous period
of our history; but, on the other hand, if
every bankrupt who is forced to discon-
tinue business weakenS rhe strength and
diminishes the resources of solvent houses,
as we believe he does, the country ought
by this time to be in a condition which is
neither satisfactory nor promising. We need
hardly say that the daily schedule of fail
ures is more than sufficient answer to the
Jaunty assurances constantly given that
there is really nothing the matter, and that
everything will be prosperous if we will
only look cheerful. Tradespeople in Texas
suffer to no little extent simply because of
the mildness of the winter There has not
been a fire lighted in the STATESMAN edi-
torial rooms for more than twelve months,
and in such a winter farmers and others
buy little OF shoes and clothing, and dry
goods and shoe dealers are subjected to
unusual losses. Aside from this diminu-
ton of the volume of trade, seen and felt
everywhere In Texas, there prevails here
none of that distress which threatens the
overthrow of bankers and merchants every
where in the North and East. Therefore,
1t Is alleged that the course Of public opin-
ion, even under the very shadow of the
hard-money New York World, Is slowly
turned backward, and people say that the
process of contraction must be suspended.
To Texas it signifies so little what policy
may be adopted that we only ask fhe De-
mocracy to be silent when its platform for
1876 is constructed, and let US fight Radi-
calism, invested with its inherent peculiar
virtues, on questions evolved from the
country's history through the past ten
years of its absolute supremacy. Mean
while, whether the volume of currency be
lessened or augmented, if that of imnigra-
zion be undiminished, there will surely be
imported by immigrants enough money to
subserve the necessities of our people, and
if Providence smile upou grain and cotton
fields, year of unexampled prosperity
dawns upon US.
Year: 1876

A new enemy to the growing crop of corn
has been discovered this spring, which ie
committing considerable destruction in some
sections Of the country. 1t is a peculiar
black worm which can scarcely be crushed
on the loose earth, it is encased in suit Of
armor difficult to break. They operate in
the corn hills by eating of the young plants.
AS many as ten or twelve worms are found
in one hill. The cut worm has hitherto
been great annoyance, but this new pest
is said to he even more destructive. In some
townships farmers are busy replanting corn
fields that have been thus devastated. Paris
green has been found to be as efficacious III
exterminating this worm as it is in destroy
ing the potato bug. Powdered white helle-
bore is said to be very efficacious.
Year: 1876

Last Sunday the steamer HcphW
brought Us from Snohomish to Seattle,
where on the following morning we took
the steamer LtdJy for Schome, Nhatcom
and intermediate points. We were
ashore few moments at Muklteo
Coupeyile and La Conner; at when
last place, great portion OF our lre'Sht
as we'll as most of our passengers were
left. Very great numbers OF men are
temporarily employed in the harvest
fields of grain; hence the large amount
OF business to this place just now. After
leaving La Conner, we made the usual
stopages, passing through Deception
Pass, reaching Schome and Bellingham
Bay on Tuesday morning, about day
light,


After attending to business passed the
rest of the day very pleasantly with
friends there, found Mr.. Powers OF tho
Mail as courteous and sociable as ever.
Made the acquaintance Of Mr.. Baxter,
the manager of the Coal Company S
Store at Sehome. This gentleman IS
thorough business man; looks out very
carefully for the interests OF tue Coal
Company, and eXerts very powerful IN
Guence in their favor throughout What
com county. We found him a very
pleasant and agreeable person to talk
with.


The Libby left Sehome on her return
to Seattle ON Wednesday morning pass
ing through the Swinomish Slough
This being the first time we ever had
the pleasure of passing through the
winding channel of the Slough, or max
ing thr passage from Bellingham Bay to
La Conner by daylight. We felt more
than ordinary interest in viewing the
beautiful and varied scenery on this
route.


At the Sami,h, Capt. Brannon sindly
waited for US to go back from the steam
boat landing to visit the saw mill OF
Dean Bro, where we found some OF the
most ingenious specimens of home made
machinery to be found on the coast
This mill is run by wind. Tile wind
mill and nearly all the machinery made
out of wood at home.


A full account Of this mill with other
items obtained on this trip will appear
hereafter in our columns. We reached
Seattle on Thursday morning, nothing
in particular worthy of farther note
for this issue of the STAR


VIII Capt Brannon accept our
thanks for these and numerous other
courtesies which as usual with him he
.extendc, to US on Cur trip.
Year: 1876

How TURKISH ADMIRAL DIED.
The London correspondent OF the Tor
onto GLOBE, apropos OF the suicide" of
Abdul Aziz, tells the following story in
a recent letter AFTER the battle of
Navarino--so an old resident in Turxey
informs me-the Admiral who COM
manded tho Turkish fleet WAS ordered to
die. The order was conveyed to him by
a personal friend, the Pasha of the dis
trict. After an exchange Of Oriental
civilities the Admiral agreed with the
Pasha that the order must be obeyed.
Thereupon the Pasha remarked that the
best thing his friend could do was to
dine with him that day. The invitation
was accepted, the dinner eaten, the
chibouks smoked, q cup of coffee was
handed to the Admiral, and next morning
he was found dead-of apoplexy. And
the oldest part Of the story is that it
was told to the narrator by the Pasha
who administered the coffee"
Year: 1876

Secretary Bristow has resigned in ac-
cordance with his determination formed
several weeks since, and the President
has accepted his resignation. His retire
ment from the cabinet will be regretted,
aud he takes with him into private lite
the sincere regard of all honest citizens.
He has made his administration famous
by the fidelity and zeal with which he
has protected the public interests and
fought and destroyed the most gigantic
conspiracy to defraud the revenue which
ever existed in this nation. He is no
richer, except in the love of honest peo-
pie, but his faithful efforts have enriched
the government more than million of
dollars. BY no seeking of his own he
became iavorite republican candidate
for the presidency, and although unsuc-
cessful, he had support of which he
might well feel proud, although he was
sAyagely opposed by an extensive rail
road and whiskey lobby. He is not
man who will sink into obscurty because
he 10 not in officc.--Er
Year: 1876

In as much rs we have Two boats run
ming to the Sn0homish semi weekly, we
think it would be wise and perhaps pru-
dent for the boats to make landing NJ
all authorized places OF landing. But II
seems il is not an uncommon thing for
one of them, the Ztphyr, to pass Priest
Point without us much Hs blowing II
whistle. And so it was on the 3d day OF
August 1875. Two gentlemen who had
been to Priest Point on business and
having finished their business and anx
ious to return to SnohOmish that day,
went down to the Point and hailed the
above named steamer, but the officers
paid no attention whatever to the signal
given by them, but passed right
along, leaving them standing upon the
beach. with no way OF getting home ex-
cept to walk, and as neither OF the two
knew the trail they had concluded thu
only thingto he done was to remain over
night and return the next day by the
Fanny fake. But just as they were
about to retmce their steps, two gentle
men in the employ of Hugh Ross, Esq,
seeing the two men on tho beach, very
kindly offered them passage part way up
the river in their log.running boat, with
the hopes of obtaining some other con
veyance for the remainder OF the distance.
Their desires were grDtitied and they
reached Snohomish in very good season.
No doubt there would have been nothing
said about this little matter had it been
the first offence, but it is such frequent
occurrence that, perhaps, if mention is
made of this affair, the propretors OF tho
boat will look into the matter little
and amend the difficulty.


A CITIZEN.
Year: 1876

THE house Judiciary committee viii
shortly report q bill to compel tie sev-
erai Pee 'ie railroads TO pay the interest
on their bonds and create a sinking fund
TO pay the pTtDcpal, falling in which
the governj1snl can take possession Of
and WORK these roads.
Year: 1876

janitor of Music Hall was turning off the gas at
the close of the evenings performance, pre-
paratory to closing the building for the night.
he accidentally discovered person sitting in
the gallery. Further Investigation revealed the
fact that it was a well-known young man about
town who had become very Sleepy" during the
performance, and did not know when the
green curtain dropped. Officers Sterling and
Warren were called and removed the young
man. The fresh air revived him and he was
able to go home with slight assistance. If be
had not been discovered just as he was he
would have had an opportunity to play 'Dayy
Crockett all night without any interruption; +;
but Charles isn't bit like ''Davy'' at least he
wasn't last night.
Year: 1876

A CURIosITY.-Mr. Frank e. Thayer of this
city has in his possession curiosity in the
shape of 450 pages of a volume printed in Lon
don in the year 1858 by William Stansby. The
Christian Warfare is the title of the work. 1t
is divided in four parts, of which the last two
only are preserved. The third part treats of
Consultations for the Afflicted The Fourth and
Last Part Contaging the Conflict Between the
Flesh and Spirit. Some idea of the extent of
the work may be imagined when we say that
the first 700 pages of the volume are missing
There are however over 45O pages remaining in
good state Of preservation. 1t is printed in
folio form and with two column pages. The
press work is remarkably good and the types
are clear presenting considerable typographical
haanfv
Year: 1876

REMovAL.-The millinery firm of Herman
S. Kaler & Co., have removed from their old
stand on Free street to No. 259 Middle street,
where they have larger and much pleasanter
quarters. The lower store is used for the
wholesale trade while the two large rooms on
the second floor are devoted to the jobbng
trade. They have fine large stock OF mlliin-
cry goods which are offered at reasonable
Year: 1876

Arrangements have been made with the Bos-
ton & Maine railroad to take persons attending
che Republican District Convention at Saco to-
day for one fare for the round trip. The tick
cts will be good for any train during the day.
1t will be necessary for delegates to the Gonven-
ton to take the train which leaves this city at
S.45 q. m The convention meets at noon.
Year: 1876

DAyY CROCKETT. last evening Mr.. Mayo
brought his brief engagement at Music Hall to
a close. His audiences have not been so large
as his undisputed merits and the admirable
characterization he gives deserve, though quite
as large as the finest theatrical performance
can call out at this time of the year. Should
he favor Portland with a visit later in the
season, he can rely on packed houses. Port
land people are famous for waking up to the
excellence of thing after it is gone.
Year: 1876

IT is DUE to ourSelf and to the justice we
owe to political opponent that we should
explain the manner in which the charge
was made in these columns that exGov-
ernor Vance in one of his speeches dur
ing the present campaign in North Caro-
lima made use of the phrase, "the brave
"Southern heroes who dipped their hands
Gin Union blood are for Reform and Til
eden" The information came to US os-
tensibiy from a source from which we fire.
quently obtain news regarding North Caro-
lima affairs, and it vas included in letter
describing the meeting between Messrs.
Settle and Vance, where the latter is now
said to have made use Of the phrase in
question as quotation from one of Bob"
Ingersoll's speeches. The letter was signed
with the name Of gentleman who may or
may not have written it, but in whose We
racity we have the most implicit confidence.
Under the circumstances We feel justified
in the conclusion that some Of Vsnce's
friends purposely misled us, the object be-
ing to give him an opportunity to make
political capital out of contradiction and
explanation.
Year: 1876

which they claim were born to rule. This
is the plain English of the above extracts.
The supremacy of State law and United
States law is alike ignored. The doctrine
of State sovereignty is no longer the shib-
boleth of the Democratic patty of South
Carolina. Should Wade Hampton be
chosen Governor, he would be at the mercy
and control of the rifle clubs, the free
lances, the banditti. All is chaos, anarchy,
barbarism. And yet says the Nsps and
Courier, there is no occasion for martial
law. The old Calhoun doctrine of nullifi-
cation is rampant The chiyslry is q law
unto itself. The Federal Government has
nothing to do with their anarchy, their
chaos, their barbarism. 1t is all their own.
Yet they profess to have something to do
with the Federal Government with the
election of Tilden. Is the government of
South Carolina republican in form?
Year: 1876

TIE STORY that Attorney General Taft
intends to resign was manufactured out of
whole cloth for the evident purpose of
aiding the Democrats in their vain en-
deavor to overcome the Republican major
ity in Ohio 1t may be true that Judge
Taft finds the duties of the Office he now
holds rather irksome, but he is too good
Republican and too true citizen to shirk
any responsibility that may be imposed
upon him in the way of a public trust.
Year: 1876

TWIST and turn as they may, the DeInoc


racy find it difficult to explain away that
false income return charge agaist Tllden.
II he were not, by his own act, too, SO
prominently before the country as a reform
candidate the situation would be different.
Year: 1876

exhibition Congress may provide for. For
this act Of generosity they should receive
the thanks of the people. and | respectful
ly suggest that resolution of Congress to
that effect be adopted.
Year: 1876

| reserve for a separate communication
To Congress a statement of the condition Of
the questions which lately arose with
Great Britain respecting the surrender OF
OF the fugitive criminals uuIer the treaty
of lS42
Year: 1876

the boys commenced throwing sticks,
waste, etc., at each other and on being
tuld by Mr.. johnson to go to work they
paid no attention to the order. He then
picked UP small piece of iron and tossing
it at young Blomquist it struck him on the
right cheek scratching it somewhat.
Blomguist made complaint against John
son and the latter was arrested by Police
man Olsen this morning and taken before
Magistrate Swander. He plead guilty
and was fined SO and costs. Paid and dis
charged Mr. johnson don't seem to be
a very general favorite 10 the shop any
way.


ggJacob Korb, living near Watertown.
appeared before Magistrate Swander this
morning and wanted to commence suit for
damages against the old Rockford road.
His grounds for damages are that the
track of this company runs through his
land; that during the late heavy rains the
fences on both sides of the track were
washed or blown down; that he has notified
the managers at Rock Island to repair the
fences, as cattle come into his field and
destroy his crops. but he says that the
company has paid no attention to the
notice and has made no efforts to repair the
fence. He has been obliged to watch his
| fields and keep cattle out both day and
night, but Notwithstanding this, they have
got in and done considerable damage. He
says he las kept this fence in repair ever
since the road was built, but he is about
tired of doing it now He was advised to
consult lawyer before he proceeded


further. From what can be learned, the


fences on the Rockford road (where there


are any are all in dilapidated condition,


and are kept in repair by the farmers.
Year: 1876

LONDON, June l7.-Barr, the overseer
of the wooden works, at Aver, where "a
women lost their lives, and who was him
self burned to death, locked the door of
the room in which the women were, think
ing the alarm of fire false. A girl who
jumped from the window states that she
first endeavored to escape by the door but
a man pushed her back,
Year: 1876

in the eleventh century. The benediction
was pronounced with particular solemnity
on the fourth Sunday in Lent, and the
golden rose thus concentrated was given
as mark of the Sovereign PontifF favor
to some prince or princess. Alexander
Ill, who had been received with great
honor during journey which he made in
France, sent the golden rose to Louis the
Young as sort of graceful compliment


Subsequently the giving Of the golden rose
became an authorative act, by which the
Pope officially recognized the rights of
Christian soyereigns. Thus Urban ".
gave the golden rose to Joan, Queen Of
Sicily, in 1868, thereby preferring her over
the King of Cyprus. Henry Will, of
England received golden rose both from
Julius IL, and from Leo X. Towards
the close Of the last century the golden
rose appears to have been given almost
indiscriminately to any travelling prince
who would pay sum equivalent to about
f400 in fees for it,--PdH MaR Gasetie.
Year: 1876

"Vexillo, the new form assumed by the
game Of crOquet, is pronoupced by many
a decided improvement. The game is
made interesting by the introduction Of
flags upon the arches. Each player has a
flag to play which may be taken from him
by bis opponent. When player reaches
the home stake he places the flag on It,
and then he is a rover. His object then
is to try and capture his opponents flags,
or assist his side in getting their Gags
The side that secures the greatest number
Of flags wins the game. "vexillo" differ
from croquet slightly the arches are set
out differently, and the home stake is made
with sockets to receive the flags when they
are taken from the arches.
Year: 1876

OH sweet aud beautiful Is Night when the silver


moon Is high.
And countless stars. like clustering gems, hang


sparkling In the sky.
While the balmy breath OF the Summer breeze comes


whispering down the glen,
Aud one fond voice alone is heard,--oh Night is


lovely them
But when that voice in feeble means of sickness and


and Of pain.
But mocEs the anxious car that strives to catch It's


sounds IN vain;
When silently We watch the bed, by the taper's


fiickerinG light,
Where all we love is fading iast--how terrible is


Night
Year: 1876

1t has puzzled many people to decide
why the dark wood SO highly valued for
furniture should be called rosewood. Its
color certainly does not look much like a
rose so We must look for some other
reason. Upon asking, We are told that
when the tree is first cut, the fresh wood
possesses very strong, rose-like fragrance
hence the name There are half a
dozen or more kinds Of rosewood trees.
The varieties are found in South America,
and in the East Indies and neighboring
islands. Sometimes the trees grow SO
large that planks four feet broad and ten
feet in length can be cut from them.
These broad planks are principally used
to make the tops of piano-fortes When
growing in the forest, the rosewood tree is
remarkable for its beauty; but such is its
value in manufactures as an ornamental
wood that some Of the forests where it
once grew abundantly now have scarcely
single specimen. In Madras the govern
ment has prudently had great plantations
Of this tree set out, in order to keep up
the supply.
Year: 1876

To THE EDITOR THE HERALD-


You seem be the champion OF tho married teach
Now don't you think you have made great mis-
laksi Now don't take their side OF tho caselet their
husbands fight their battlesand you take Of the
young lady teachers and old maids Of which latter
class am honorable mcmber. would like TO find
any young man ask marry him. and then expect
me TO 60 out day after day. ram or shine. to teach
school, Mol l would chsertuy stay at home cook,
and iron, sew buttons and darn his socks,
make his homo happy, and be good, saving wife;
but he must DO the bread winner, every nun should
who asks any woman TO 90 his WIFE, There are great
many LADIES' teaching TO support abebodied Loaf
who dress well, live we'll, and have good time
generally. One teacher in the female department in
Forteta street goes day after day her daily labor
her husband walking mcekiy with her Another lady IN
the female department in West Twenty eighth street
school has been teaching sixteen years. has been mar
red twice In that time and has SIX cnidren two teach
ers in the Normal College and dozons OF other eases.
Now these ladies hold positions that could be as ably
hlled-ycs better hlled-by single women.
There are exceptions TO every rule. II
! woman makes an unfortunate marriage,
she has sick husband, or one who Is physically
sould then honoraoIy teach and support her family.
Let the men who indulge in the luxury of wife pay
Tor It. How many teachers have whole families de-
pending on them, and work day and night TO keep
body and soul together. are kept IRON promotion by
such everlasting deadwcignts OF married above
them. We all used TO haii with JOY the marriage OF
Que OF our number, present silver tokens Of regard,
&C., ana hope by well dong TO receive promotion but
now ~ hope in that direction Is vanishod-tho mar
rl8l \ ,mal is a fixture oud suggest the Board
u ~ cation to Ut upa nursery adjoining the class
ie.t and engage al least dozen nurses, provide
two OF condensed milk, tubes, bottles, &C. also
64 gsk chamber, physicians, attendants &c. If tho
31sia Is going TO do anything let them do it hand
.ata1,. Now. there is as good fish the
gaught Turn out the married women. Give the
S4a4s girls chance keep the whole educational
aeea merry moving Don't dwarf our ambition by such
spssles OF incubus IL Is bad enough TO behave old
t stay year after year-but oh! don't add to our
,ois as you seem TO be dong. Givo the young lady
y -aduases u chance TO honest and honorable
living Make married and women look before
they leap and count the cost OF married blessedness
and confer a blessing on an OLD MAID


NEW YoRK, Oct l, 1870.