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Year: 1876

all the learning requirements, shrewdness, and ex-
perience usually appertainiag to that character
This being admitted, as we observe that Mr. Kelly
Is to make great many moro speeches, we trusa
that he viii consider himself personally yindicated
and will now devote himself less to personal mat
ters and to tho questions of the canvass. Thus
far he has done little except justify himself, and
promise every man pocket full and belly fall in
in the event of Mr.. 1Ilden's election. We presume
that he would rather stand high in Gov. Tilden's
estimation than in ours; and If he does not want the
Governor after election to consider him ass liter
ate or ilterate he had better stick TO the business
Of the canvass and postpone for the present the dis
cussion of the merits and demerits Of Mr.. John
Kelly, about which the minds Of men are not
at present very much excited.


The interest in the Centennial Exhibition ap-
proaches its elimination, and offers to wide-awaks
business men their opportunity. We are overrun
with requests from exhibitors to announce
how much this or that one has 30
cured at the hands Of the judges.
These gentlemen forget however, that this is .
matter which it is indispensable for them to advise
the public about. but concerning which the
public, if left to itself, can contrive well
enough TO get on without details. The ex-
hibitors who take time by the forelock
and lay before the public while the interest is
fresh, the full statement of the reasons officially
given for their respective awards are the men who
are going to profit by what they have received.
But if they don't do it themselves, they won't find
charitable newspapers worrying to do it for them.


Mr. Evartss speech at the unYailing Of the Seward
Statue had TO contend with high wind the con-
fusion of the crowd surrounding him on all sides,
and the Of Broadway. Necessarily the reporters
caught it somewhat imperfectly. The TRIB-
uSE report has been carefully revised
for the Semi-WeekIy edition, printed this morning
There is good reason also to hope that Mr.. Evarts
may be induced to give it more thorough revision.
extend it somewhat and give it to the public in
some more permanent form.
Year: 1876

Mr.. John Kelly has made another speech, mainly
devoted to the refutation of the charge which some
body has brought against him, of being an Hitter
ate ass" Mr.. Kelly occupied on this occasion, most
Of his time in proving that he is not "an illitorate
assD and If our opinion is of any value to him. he is
welcome to it. He is not an illiterate ass" nor is
he learned ass is he at all. On tho con-
trary, he is pretty sharp NewYork politician with
Year: 1876

The fact that Democratic prospects in In
diana, as viewed by an accurate and careful
correspondent, seem to be improving, is only
louder call to Republicans to work. They
have, no doubt exceptional obstacles to over
come-a large Democratic majority two years
ago, financial heresy which affects their own
organization in greater proportion than their
opponents, and the blind adherence of the
ignorant Democratic masses to Democratic
candidates of whatever degree of unwOrthi-
ness. But the very character of the elements
of opposition should inspire them with that
genuine earnestness which is itself half of
success. Most people will adopt the feeling of
our correspondent, who sees the chances OF
Democratic success improving, yet refuses to
believe that they mean a Democratic victory.
Meanwhile in Ohio the canvass is quickening
and Republican confidence is rapidly growing.
Earnest work for the next ten days can
scarcely fail to result in Republican victory i'll
either State.
Year: 1876

The verdict of acquittal in the safe burglary
case is nearly ready to be served. Gen. Bab-
cocks caterer, an unObtrusive but useful
member of the jury, is warming the plates
and getting ready to hand around the napkins.
1t is to be feast of vindication, and flow
Of injured innocence.
Year: 1876

Pennsylvania's great day at the Centennial
Exhibition brought thither more than 100000
people. Nothing to equal this is yet recorded
among International shows. The buildings
were too densely crowded for any pleasure in
Sightseeing, and even the green sward was
syerrun Doubtless there was much discom-
Year: 1876

A SPECIAL dispatch says that if the
Illinois Legislature this winter elect
President Grant United States Senator
in Logan's place, and if he and his
party prevent the election of Presi-
dent by Congress before the fourth of
March, 1877, will he not call together
the Senate on Monday morning, the
fifth day of March2 Their first duty
will be to organize by electing pre-
siding officer. viii they not elect
GrantS Can they not, by a slight devl-
alton from the present Interpretation
of the Constitution, again inaugurate
him President, and thus perpetua ate
their power under Ca, ,ar's crown? Lib
erty-loving people would not approve
the scheme, but it would be rendered
tolerable if John A. Logan be exiled
from the Senate by this substitution of
silence for uproar
Year: 1876

SAN ANTONIO contemplates the de-
plorable possibility of the sale of the
Alamo property and its conversion into
livery stable orrailway station house.
Boston would not suffer old Brattle
Street Church to be desecrsted because
a x-pound ball was in its front wall
fred from Cambridge heights by Wash
ington when the British held the proud
old capital of Massachusetts,, and if
a Boston church were thus consecrated
in the eyes and hearts of Boston'ans
what shall be said of Texans if they
fail to cherish the old temple of free
dom drenched with the blood of men
who fell fighting within its walls that
we might never forget the priceless
value of republican freedom
Year: 1876




THEY who made the negro voter
must have known that he was an un-
worthy voter. They held him ty the
throat at the time. They were feeding
and fondling him n the Bureau" and
having him bought and paid for and
then sworn into loyal leagues, his trea-
son was deemed impossible. But now,
when like appliances are resorted to
IN Louisiana by those who abhorred
universal suffrage, aud the negro be-
trays his great benefactors, his votes
are cast out by Wells and the return
ing board, and thds the scheme of re.
construction is damned by its shameless
progenitors. They proposed to rule
and plunder the South by using the
blacks and Semegambian suffrage, and
when the tables a-e turned they cry
out against sour" knavery. We may
lie very wicked, but cannot help it. 1t
was not our fault that the ballot-box
was thoroughly polluted, and since we
cannot cleanse we must use it as it is,
and employ any lawful and peaceful
agency to secure decency in govern
ment. Therefore We have said that
in go7erning towns and counties in
Texas, which the new Constitution
consigns to Seneganbian sway, the
people should go into market and buy
votes enough to assure the election of
decent men to the local offices. 1t may
be very wrong to buy votes, but the
law surely contemplates the necessity,
and if it be not done openly and hon.
estly they will still be bought in the
dark, as when three hundred were cold
for named price the night before the
last municipal election in this city.
Year: 1876

THE betting in tie New n Astock
exchanges last Friday was two u one
that Tillen will be the next PresideSt
those who offer the bets putting
their trust in the efficiency of the Ore
gon technicality. Whatever may be
the result, it is now clear that it will
be acquissced iR-at least that there
will be no outbreak. 1t cannot be
said that gold was sold down to-day
on the theory that Hayes or Tilden is
to be President, but on the belief that
there will be no serious trouble, and
therefore that the market will bo left
to be acted on by commercial lnhu-
eAces
Year: 1876

SEVERAL days ago the STATESMAN
spoke of the possible cooperation of
The brothers, Senator and General
Sherman, the first to become President
of the Senate and the latter to succeed
to the craftsmanship of the army. The
Senator asserts the baselessness of the
supposition, and says:


l DO rot want the position of Piesi-
dent OF the Seuate and would not take
it if II were offered me. / have never
even thought OF it, and do not want
any ether position than the one l hold,
wi u which I am perfectly content. As
t he newspaper paragraph about the
Giol ers Sherman, re5eIyiDg TO General
ST rman and myself, people viii read
i1y understand that we aTe not coBs9i--
ators Tic country is IN no dar.ct
from Is
Year: 1876

WHEN Grant destroys a State gov
srnment and determines by the bayonet
the result of an election he quietly
terms it ''thc suppression of an insur-
rection." Every Democratic victory is
g new rebellion" and every Radical
triumph the Reconstruction sf the
Union" And even though million
majority of the white people of the
United State. have declared for Tilden
and against Hayes, it isoniy the sub
lection of the Union 70 the dead Con
federacy and cannot be tolerated.
Year: 1876

Hens are next to q COW in family for
profit, and if they are properly fed and cared
for in winter will yield larger profit than
in summer. Years ago such thing as keep.
ing hen laying all winter and having a
supply of fresh eggs was an uncommon
affair, but now in many farm houses such is
the case, and it is easy enough to do it.
They should not be allowed the range Of all
the barns and sheds on the farm provided
there are many such building'), but have
their own quarters where they can be conve-
niently cared for, and il need not be an
expensive place either, but should be warm.
have the care of the hens, aud should as
soOu think Of nsglecting to provide the morn
ing meal as to forget to zee that they are
fed.


The men have many things to SEQ to as
we'll as the women, and let them do their
hard work in the cold and leave this light
pleasant task for the women and children.
enjoy visiting them every day to see that
all is well and the children enjoy going with
money to get the eggs. 1t learns them to
love and be kind to fowls and have care
while young. Train up child in the way
it should go learn it TO love the farm and
al! connected with it. Every day l carry
fresh, warm lter to them, and it is cruel To
deprive fowls OF water 10 winter. They
need it as much as cattle do and will drink
it with as good relish. A tin pan or iron
bowl is good thing to give water in. The
frozen water is easily thawed from them, aud
pan will hold enough for fifty hens. The
children pound or break sarthens by laying
them on stone and striking with ham
mer the size Of beans or pumpkin seeds AMI
several times during the winter thes'
earthen pieces are fed to them. Hem
many times die or suffer for thu
want of gravel stone in the giz
zard. This supplies the lack aud is cheap
az every one has plenty Of broken dishes


A supply of old plastering or lime-mOrtar i


constantly kept where they can eat all the!


will. Every one knows its against the law


OF nature for hen to lay eggs without shells


aud this is very important to see they hav


plenty to make shells Of. We have bOIe


nailed up around for nests In these th


hens lay all the year, and there is no loss @
eggs by freezing for We always know Whsr
to fnd them. China or rotten eggs are use
for nest eggs. In summer il there are egg
, that do not hatch they are kept for nsi
] eggs they will not freeze like new laid ones
] l feed mixed feed tho COldsGt days. BY th
Year: 1876

10 the FARMER Of the 2lst inst Is an arti-
Gle entitled I" How to Secure Premium
Honey" The method as given was, l be-
lieve to "put two large swarDs without
queens or comb into hive filled with empty
sectional frames or honey boxes and give
one brood comb at one side of the hive, and
before the queen Is hatched remove the comb
and give them another, ETC." Now, while
it may be best to unite two swarms where
surplus is more desirable than INCREASE, the
method here given would not. fear. prove
the best, especially il "premium honey" is
desired.


Iu the frst place it would be next to i'm.
possible to put two large swarms, or small
ones either without queens into an empty
hive" aud make them stay. With care they
might be united but it would be necessary
that they have queen or brood comb at
the time or they would not stay in the hive
except 10 rare cases. They might, perhaps
once in hundred times.


Secondly. should very much fear that
with SO strong colony without a queen,
aud consequently but little brood, that the
honey stored in the sectional frames would
contain quite too much bee-bread for "pre.
MUM honey" or even honey that would be
ft for market.


Pollen or bee.bread is used almost entirely
as food for the young brood, aud when a
populOus hive is quesnless it accumulates
rapidly. am sometimes troubled with bees
storing bee-bread in boxes even when placed
on top Of the hive and the hive at the same
time nearly full Of brood combs.


Another objection would be the entire
prevention Of brood rearing SO early in the
season as the eggs that would naturally be
laid during the first week or two would have
time to hatch and the young bees assist in
comb building to good advantage. Near the
close OF the honey harvest queens may with
profit be removed from the hive if it is we'll
filed with brood and mature bees, especially
if the queen is getting old. Would it
not be much more sensible every way, to
put the two svarms into hive already filed
with two or three brood combs, if you have
them, aud empty comb, and cover the top,
and sides if possible, with surplus recepta.
cles. 10 two or three days, if honey is
abundant. land it almost always is when bees
are swarmingl, the bees will have filled the
empty combs and be ready to store surplus,
very rapidly and Of course Of fine quality
The only objection to this way would be that
the brood chamber would contain too much
honey and not room enough for the brood,
but this is easily remedied by changing, at
the close Of the honey season, a few combs
with some other hive which has more brood
than honey.


This believe to be one Of the best modes
of securing surplus honey where increase is
is not desired.


BY the way. Mr. Editor, there was paper
read before the Addison county bee.keepers
association upon this subject, which by the
request Of the association is to be published
in the Register. Should you desire it will
send you a copy. j., L. G.


We should he pleased to give the
readers of the FARMER any paper on
bee-culture, which our correspondents car
recommend, and will make room for it as
soon as the reports of the meetings of the
board of agriculture are out of the way.I
Year: 1876

Mr. NJ. Fisk ofClarsndOu Springs inquiries
if Governor Peck did agree to call an extra
session of the General Assembly to provide
for the centennial. We do not know. Gov
Peck is not in the habit of making promises
Of official action in advance. He is quite in
the habit of deciding matters fully in his own
mind and then acting. Those who have un-
dertaken to change the decisions be has
made are apt to complain that he is an OBJ
stiBate man. 1t would be matter of sur
prise if he acted differently in this matter
Year: 1876

In late FARMER Mr. Fassett spoke of an
ice closet in his milk room. Will he kindly
tell us how they are constructed, and his
manner of cooling his cream and butter, aud
oblige A FARMERS WIFE.
Year: 1876

We have tested the coffee filter Of o. NJ
TiDkham of North PomIret, an ingenious
device which insures clear coffee, and
is so simple and cheap as to be within
the reach of all who love cup Of good
anHaa
Year: 1876

AN UGLY DAY.-So far as the weather
was concerned yesterday was certainly
the unliest day the season. The snow of
the morning changed to sleet by noon, and
by 3 o'clock the sleet was converted INTO
rain, which prevailed until nightfali. The
pavements were slippery and sloppy,while
nearly all the streets were flooded from
the oyerfilled cutters, rendering it both
unpleasant and dangerous for those who
were forced to be away from their homes.
Throughout the night high wind pre-
yailed.
Year: 1876




WASHINGTON. May THE United States
Supreme Court, prior adjournment tomorrow after
noon until next october, will announce its decision IN
nearly all the cases that have been heard this term, or
which from last term and remain now uide-
cided Among the very few argued which will be
reserved for decision next term tho two life insur
ance cases from Mississippi involving the important
question whether tie legal representatives OF persons


who died natural deaths killed in the Southern
Confederacy during the most entitled upon pay
men OF OF premiums to demand the amounts in
surcd upon the ground that tho ordinary orii-
nary obligation OF prompt Payment OF preDi-
ums was absoved by the state Of noniniercomse
during the In the event Of affirmative decision
IL Is understood that thousands Of such claims viii be
presented aggregate amount large seriously
to embarrass possibly cripple many life insurance
companies. At the last term offhe Supreme Court Two
precisely similar argued, but the Court wis
then equally divided standing four against four Those
cases moreover decided In two different ways by
the lower courts from which they respectively came and
the decision of tic pending question by tho full supreme
Court will therefore te awaited with ual interest
Nearly 80 opinions will be delivered tomorrow.
Year: 1876

lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSEl


WASHINGTON, May 7.-Mr. Kerr, in consequence
of continued ill-health with interchangeable and
on the peremptory direction of council of physi-
eans has decided to resign his position as Speaker
Of the House of Representatives. His letter. it is
understood viii be presented to the House to-mor-
row. The health of Mr. Kerr ever since his election
has been a source of great anxiety not only to his
friends and family but to himself and it has been so
pecarous that it was sometimes feared he might not
survive from week to week. 1t has been with the
greatest difficulty and pain that he has been able TO
preside even as briefly as he has, and his physicians
have long impressed upon him the fact that the
anxieties of the Office would impede if not wholly
prevent his recovery. He is now satisfied that he
viii not be able to resume the chair for any length
Of time, and that the House is entitled to choose
Speaker who can discharge the duties Of the office
Mr. Kerr has already declined a reelection to Con-
grs and his friends say that if he does not recover
before midsummer he will resign bis seat in Con-
gress. The report of Ir. Kerrs resignation is on
the authority Of gentlemen who saw the Speaker on
his way to Richmond.
Year: 1876




official privilege OF selecting the youths TO
be educated at great military school. When the
greatest railroad of the world binding together the
tinent and uniting the two great which wash
Shores was finished, have National triumph
and exaltaton turned bitterness and shame by the
unanimous reports OF three committees Of Congress- two
OF the House, and here, that every step of that
mighty enterprise had been taken IN fraud have heard
in highest places the shameless doctrine avowed by men
grown Old IN public Office that the true way by which
power should be gained III the Republic ia 10 bribe the
people with the Offices created their service aud the
true end for which should he used when gained is the
promotion OF selfish ambition and the qualification
or personal revenge. L have heard that suspicion
haunts the footsteps OF the trusted companions OF The
President These things have passed into history The
Hlan, the Tacltus, the Ssmoudl, the Macauay
who writes tine annals OF time viii record them with
ms lpeyorahle pen and now when n high Cabinet
officer the constitutional adviser OF the Executive, fees
from Office before charges Of cOrrupon shall the hisO
ran add that the Senate treated the demand OF the peO
pie for It's Judgment OF copdemnaton farce, and laid
down Its high functions before the sophstries anJeers
OF the criminal lawyer Shall lie speculate about the
petty political calculations the effect party
the other which induced his judges to cOnnye at the
escape OF the great public criminal; or on tae other
fapd. shall lie close the chapter by narrang how these
tins9 detected reformed and punished by coIs,i
tuuonal processes which tho wisdom OF fathers de-
vised for and the virtue ard purity OF the people
found their vindicaton i'll the justice OF the senatef
Year: 1876

BUSINESS NEXT IN ORDER IN THE SENATE.


WAsHINGToS, MAJ z, 1876


As soon tho impeachment trial shall be dis
posed OF by Senate. Mr. sherman will make effort
10 have the Silver bill considered though the bill In rea
ton TO the japanese indemnity fund is the unfinished
business Mr. sargenCs resolution In regard TO Chinese
immigration will be called up early day for action,
and Mr. Morton will soon attempt to have the resolution
submitted Dy him early IN the session, In regard 10 state
rights taken up but as II will involve ons discussion
IL Is not probable that any will be reached upon
weeks, Il all this session. No appropriation I'LL
will be ready for the Senate Tor week or wo but there
arc argo humber OF bills on the calendar which meet
with little objection, and many OF them VIII DC ols
nosed OF within the next two weeks.
Year: 1876

the Irish, and the Yankee team May safely


claim TO be the best in the world. IN They


have met teams from almost every country
that pays any attention to rifle shooting,


and have never yet been beaten. The Irish


have crowded them the closest, but they


have managed to get away with them every


time, and probably always will. The eff


feet Of these matches is being felt all over


the country. Rifle clubs are being organ


ized everywhere, and probably this sport
Will have as extensive run as baseball.
One point in the game is the superiority of


American arms. Our rifles are better


adapted to long range shooting than any


made abroad. This the Irish acknowledge,


although their crack shot, Rigby, is man


ufacturer himself Think of hitting the


bulls eye fourteen times in succession at


l,OoO yards This is what the men are do


ing. -....I ......- .., ..r... .... .....,. ,


E-r. SUICIDE.


most pitiable case of self-destruction
came to light yesterday. A widow lady had
100000 in stocks in the coal roads in Penn
sy1vania, which have been considered the
safest in the world. She purchased a lot of
real estate in the city, expecting that her
dividends would pay interest on the indebt-
edness she assumed, and expecting to sell
stock, as the payments became due to meet
them. The real estate deprecated in value
two years ago, so that it would not sell for
more than half the mortgage, her stocks
shrunk almost a half, and her dividends
shrunk to nothing. When her notes came
due, the holder pushed her, and in short, in |
consequence of the unfortunate purchase,
she found that she would be left absolutely |
penniless. Everything she had in the
world would be taken from her, and she, at
the age of sixty. accustomed to any easy,
pleasant life, with nothing to depend upon,
would be thrown out upon the world help |
less. She had no friends to depend upon |
and nothing but the aims house was before |
her. She went to her room, put upon her
table the deeds which had ruined her, her
certificates Of stock, on which no dividends
had been paid, and all her other worthless
securities, and fastening cord to a hook in
the wall, hung herself. She was found next
day. She left no letter-the only explana-
ton wasIthe pile of worthless securities but
they told the story well enough. And now
comes the curious part of it. The day her
body was discovered, there came to her ad-
dress notification that an estate in Scot
land, which had been in litigation for years
and of which she had given up hopes years
ago, had been settled, and that she was ell
Titled to 800, 900 which she could have upon
receipt of power Of attorney, to draw it
Had she only waited two days! When I
make up my mind to commit suicide I shall
always wait two days. PIETRo.