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Year: 1876

The Macon (Ga.) Telegraph talks


to the farmers of Georgia like father.


We reproduce and commend to the


"tillers Of the soil" in Mississippi,


says the Nicksburg Herald:


You must be in the field early and


late and throughout the day, to see to


the delivery, and if you want to en-
courage the hands to a generous
activity, take hand with them, and
You will see at once that the example
will add about 20 per Cent to the sale
and measurement. If, ON the con-
trary, you expect to get what you are
entitled to when you are off lounging
and idling, you are miserably self
celuded. You will not get the half
of it.


Again What will you raise 1? 1t
will take smart work this year to pay
wages in cotton. Cotton, in the Fall
of 1876 and 1877, will bring all ordi-
nary cOttOn-grOwers in debt-particu-
larly the men who grow it in an oper-
alive, merchantile sort of way. The
farmer who pitches in himself with bis
boys and leads the row, and raises all
he eats at home, will make little
money anyhow, but all the rest will
probably lose. Every pound of cot
ton, we reckon, will make them q cent
or two poorer-particularly if they
have to buy food and swap off their
cotton at the rate Of a pound and a
half or three-quartcrs for a pound Of
Western bacon.


The cotton crop now coming in will
run up at least 100000 bales, and
.he cotton crop next year, we are
inclined to think, will be a smashing
'ne-about 100000 bales-worth
price which it will not take two
igures to express. These are all
points which we must think of, and |
bend all energies to supply our wants
10 as to have little or nothing 10 buy. |
t is q great question for US oil to
'onsider-for what are we hiring
abor this year?
Year: 1876

RATs.-A granger, in one of our
exchanges, gives the following simple
method of getting rid of these pests ::


"TO exterminate rats with little
trouble and small cost, without poison
or bad odor. take commoa lime and
put it where they travel about your
place, and if they burrow put the
lime in the holes, either about your
dwelling or corn cribs. Put water
where they can get their feet in it and
then in the lime, aud depend on it
they will not stay there"
Year: 1876

philadelphia Evening Telegraph, Rep


We have nothing but regret for
this, for it has done no good on the
contrary, il has done vast i'll. When
Mr.. Blaine's speech comes to be read
in the South, it will be accepted as
the expression of the North, and of
the Republican party. 1t WILL pu;
back that genuine reconstruction for
which North and South would come
together here in this city, and seal
the Incorporating bond Of amity and
goodwill. We were making our
house ready to receive them. aud on
the very morning that Congress wss
about to assist up in doiug so by
Year: 1876

among the telcsraphic reports ot


the proceedings of Congress, u.. .eT


date of Jan. 18th, we find the follow.


ing, which we think too good to


withhold from our readers:


The House went into Committee


of the Whole on the Centennial


Appropriation bill. Waddell, of North


Carolina, said he had been an unwav-


ering supporter of the appropriation


for this centennial exhibition ever


since it had been first projected. If


it were supposed that the irritating


discussion of last week would have


drawn Southern men away from the


support OF the measure, he sincerely


trusted that the result of the vote


would only add another illustration to


many already given of how utterly


impossible it is for some people to


understand and appreciate the spirit


that animates other people He


and bis associates acquitted their


Northern brethren of all responsibility


for that discussion. They had under
stood fully, for it was transparent,


the motive which undcrlay the intro


duction Of that subject, and attaching


to that motive its exact value, they


simply looked down and passed by


the whole subject. They would treat
that lamentable chapter in American
history as NOah's sons had done in
the hour of their fathers humiliation
they would avert their looks, and !
with backward step, cast the mantle
of oblivion over it. They wished the
disturbers of the public peace to
understand, that not wilhstandinS the
spirit exhibited, they Were too good
patriots and too sincere men, to allow
that spirit either to control them or
to serve as an example for them.
They wished to maintain the honor
and character Of the American Union,
and they would do it if they were
One element in the House
had not been heard from in that dis
element of the Southern
soldiers in the late war; Of whom he
was one. They had sat in silence,
and taken the fire which the gentle
man from Maine (Blaine) had opened
on them, with no other feeling than
that of gratitude for having escaped
from so terrible an enemy as be
(Blaine) must have been during the
battles of the late war. Laughter
If now, when that gentleIuan's hair
vas silvery, and bis natural force
,erceptibly abaliDg, he could develop |
such intensity of spirit, how must his {
Dlume have waved in the forefront of /;
hat conflict which had occurred at q J
lme when be (Blaine) was young and ,
strong aud healthy. Laughter. a
That element had not yet spoken. t
t could not be guarded in the dis t
ussion. On the contrary, it had ex- a
'ibited spirit which be believed the {
American people would not forget. Q
t had met storm of hate and per-
ecution IA the swan meets the billow, v
With a breast of down. He knew v
ONE gentlemen who had been engag- o
d in the same cause with him, who n
ad not intended to vote for the !;
,easure before that discussion, but a
1ho now intended to support it so as {;
set an example of patriotism. If b
here were any of them who still b
pposed this bill, he appealed to them n
unite with him iE doing an act p
hich could promote the honor and t.
dvance the interests of the country, o
nd the peace and happiness of the b
eOple. C,
Year: 1876

FoRTY-EIGHT cadets graduated at
West Point on the 14th inst, only
two failed. Gen. Sherman spoke to
the graduating class, concluding as
follows: l give you hearty welcome
to the army. Do not be afraid.
You are all, every one of you, as
good as Grant when he stood here q
few years ago. You have it in your
power to follow in his footsteps and
perhaps earn as high distinction as
he has won. This is not to be done
however, by gambling and drinking
or sleeping in the back room of sut-
tiers stores. .-s


When you fight, fight we'll, fight
to win, and forget your fight as
much as you can when it is over.
Now go home and see your friends.
Mingle with the ladies they are
more attractive than bar rooms and
billiard rooms.


Mr. Northrop advises every one to
set out tree this year. as mark. we
presume Of national progress. 1t is felt
that it would be more in harmony with
national progress in this vicinity for ev
cry one to set out lamp post. Most Of
our citizens can tell lamp post at night
and it is easier to hold onto one than a
tree. Besides most nights, now a-days,
there don't seem to be lamp posts
enough to go round.


The English New Testament Re-
vision Committee have struck out as
spurious the last seven verses of the
last chapter of st. Mark. They have
also struck out as being false interpo-
lation, verse in one of the Epistles
which is frequently quoted as proof
of the doctrine of the Trinity.


Everything is Centennial = Red,
White and Blue. or Star-spangled Ban
ner. maria" screams Flora McFlim-
sey. hand me down that Centennial
pink Of mine that with the Revolution.
ary bias cut on the John Quincy Adams
rutfle."


The man who lives right and is
right has more power in his silence
than another has by his words.
Character is like bells which ring
out sweet music, and which, when
touched accidently, even, resound
with sweet music.


"A letter from San Quentine,
Gala, reports great excitement over
an alleged discovery of rich gold
prospects by laborers excayating for
a new workshop.
Year: 1876

I find it a difficult matter to ar
rive at any definite conclusion in
regard to the fruit prospects, as fruit
growers themselves differ on the sub
ject; some saying the crop is almost
entirely destroyed, while others think
the early fruit only is injured. My
opinion is, we can come to a more
definite conclusion both in regard to
the fruit and wheat crop about the
first of July next.


The old Pavey house, which now
belongs to E. Cox, at the corner OF
Main and Fairfield streets, was al
most demolished one night this week
by some of the men and boys of this
town. Although the circumstances
are somewhat aggravating, in letting
an old dilapidated house stand on
the principal street in our town, yet
we think the remedy is not found in
the course pursued to get rid of it,
The house is complete nuisance In
many respects, liable to be set afre
almost any time, thus endangering
the property of the neighborhood,
and besides will be unhealthy and of
fensive to the neighbors during the
warm season. Yet Mr. Cox refuses
to sell it, or make any change what
ever. I would ask the Town Coun-
ell what is to be done under the cr'
cumstances?


The public examination of the pu
pills of the High School and Gram
mar Department will take place
Thursday and Friday, March 10Th and
18th. The public are invited.


March 4, 1876.
Year: 1876

The S. S. Reunion at Dunkard
Church passed off pleasantly on the
afternoon of Feb. 9th, notwithstand-
ing the rain.


The Dunkards think of holding a
protracted meeting soon. The time
is not certainly fixed yet.


Some of your correspondents have
been writing on the pike question. I
too, have few thoughts to offer on
the subject, and will begin by saying
that the present law is manifestly un-
just in many particulars. First, non
resident landholder is allowed no
voice in the matter. Why is this?
It seems to me that the makers of the
law feared such persons would not
favor such an improvement. Second
ly, All the heirs of an individual es-
tate can have but one vote, though
each one should pay tax on thousand
acres of land; while person holding
rod of land has full vote, Third
ly, Persons not freeholders have no
voice in the matter, though they may
be compelled to pay thousands on
the improvement.


It seems to me that comment on
the above points is unnecessary.
But in conclusion I would say, fur
ther, that 1 have my doubts whether
or not the present, or any other
Free Turnpike law we have ever had,
is constitutional. / think I can show
it is a public improvement. and if
so, the residents adjacent to the i'm
provement have no more right to
pay all the tax than they have to
build bridges, &c. near them.


I would then propose to SO amend
the law that the tax should be levied
on the achole county. Of course, it
would be prudent to make limits, SO
that every road should not be piked;
that is, parallel roads, running with
in less than three or four miles of
each other, should not both be i'm
proved, and it would be well to make
allowance for tax already paid for
Road improvements. 1 should like
to hear from others on this subject.


SCRIPTOR.
Year: 1876

Business generally seems to be
tolerably lively about our town.
While others are working for turn
pixies, so that they will not have to
drag through the mud to town, we
have good pike that we can driveover
the mud and sing as merrily as bird
in May.


The Odd Fellows of this place
seem to be in a pres sperous condition.
They organized Lodge little over
a year ago, with seven charter mem
bers. Now their number is fifty, and
still they are at work.


The Patrons have q Lodge here
also, but they don't seem to be in
creasing in number quite as rapidly
as they did at first


Fox drives are very fashionable
nowadays, but it seems that most
people prefer going to the center
and let somebody else do the driv-
ing, while they watch for the fox to
come and lay down for them to catch.
The result is like the Irish mans flea,
when you go to catch him he is not
there ALLIE.
Year: 1876

We are glad to say that we are in
q prosperous condition, and especial
ly our school, which closed to-day,
being for the last six months under
the control of W. H. Scale, who is
we'll worthy the name of a good
teacher, and we value him as such.
and as a member of our community
The school he has taught is second
to none in the township, and we
think that if Local Directors would
look more at the qualities of a teach
er and not so much at the tcdges, II
would add greatly to the advance
ment of our schools. We pay 6
good price for good teacher, and i
he does not prove himself such We
ship him as far as we can. We sigr
our names as Local Directors o.
Subt-Dis. No. 4, Washington TIP.


JOHN WOODS,


r. MILLER,


PETER SCALE.
Year: 1876

Thus far, the Democrats at Wash
ington, have not been able to caucus
themselves into the same way OF
thinking on any subject. A special
says:


"They recognize that the Presiden-
cy is lost, and also the control OF the
next Congress, and each wants to
make sure for himself of what lie can
lay hands upon; and, what is more,
those who act most promptly on this
policy are likely in the end to be the
best of.
Year: 1876

TIE HoRRoRs OF ANDERsoNvILLE.-
We shall commence next week the
publication of a series of letters from
a Union prisoner in Andersonville,
which will be very interesting. The
writer was a soldier in the 46th
O. VI. and is now q resident OF
this place. He is an intelligent, re-
spectacle and perfectly reliable man,
and what he writes may be depended
on as true to the letter.
Year: 1876

The teachers of McDonogh No. are de-
termined to have piano for their school,
if energy and perseverance can accomplish
their object. They have made arrange
ments for grand vocal and instrumental
concert dansante, to take place at the
schoolhouse next Wednesday night, for
which the price of admission has been
fixed at the popular price of twenty. five
Gently. The proceeds will go toward the
purchase of an instrument. If there is any
liberality in the Sixth District they are
sure to succeed. Mrs. c. l.. Gould and
Miss NJ. U. Chaleau are the leading spirits
in the good work.
Year: 1876

We hereby protest against the assess
ment and payment of duty on the cargo of
sugar, on the ground thar by reason of
recent enactment of Congress august 14)
admitting sugars free Of duty from the
Hawaiian Islands into the port Of San
Francisco, California, the same product
from the island of Cuba is, under existing
treaty stipulations with Spain, entitled to
free entry at the port of New Orleans. And
also, on the ground that under section nine
of the first article of the constitution of
the United States, this port is entitled to
all the advantages and benefits given by
any regulation of commerce OF revenue to
San Francisco or any other port of the
United States.
Year: 1876

mon law, yet II was necessary to punish persons for
selling aduteratcd mix tho Board OF Health would
not be able to protect citizens from adueraton. He
then sentenced Scrhumpi TO tenadays' confinement IN
the City Prison and 10 pay fine OF $3.50. and TO DO
committed for period not to exceed $50 days alter
the expiration OF the days in the fine should
not be paid


Professor Chandler stated after the trial that he
sdered the verdict great victory for the methods IN
use by his Board The real question al issue, no
claimed, was whether they were correct or not


-HE MILK DEALERS IN COUNCIL


The Orange County MIX Dealers Society met last
evening at No 9S Acn take action in regard
10 the verdict rendered against Daniel Schrumpt for
selling aduterated milk. Henry Schaufcr presided.
subscription was Immediately taken up, and nearly
enough was contributed 10 pay the fine. committee
was appointed TO consult with counsel in order TO take
steps 10 bring the case TO higher court


Several speeches were made IN which II was hotly
maintained that the aclometer used by tho Board OF
Health was unreliable and incorrect. The members
agreed that f they could procure milk 10 stand
the test OF the lactometer they would De compelled TO
sell skim milk. The evidence given by the witness
Dauty was severely criticised.
Year: 1876

Big Frank behind prison doors, is BY no
means Big Frank at liberty. Those who
know the desperate character Of the man
when in the pursuance of his burglarious
operations would little dream to see him in
New Castle jail that II was the same man.
He 10 Is docile as child, and occupies his
time reading the daily papers, and chatting
the prison wardens upon the probable 'e-
sults of the election. he has strong ever
sion to seeing visitors, and always conceals
himself when they approach. ~
Year: 1876

as gained him the distinction Of promotion
to lieutenancy. But as he found a
family beginning to grow up around him
he, cast about him for some pursuit
more lucrative than the slow promo
tions in the naval establishment in times
of peace. He conceived the idea of building
a wagon-road over the plains to the Pacific
coast. Congress authorized the survey,
and appropriated money for the purpose.
General Beale resigned from the navy and
took charge of the wagon-road, which was
afterwards known by his name. While
engaged in the superintendent of this en-
terprise he became enamored with the idea
that fortune could be made in sheep rails
ing on the plains of California. Having
concluded his services upon the wagon
road, he selected a favorable location and
persistently devoted himself to his fayorlte
project until he found that he marketed the
largest wool clip in California. His iucome
annually from this source is handsome for
tune, and it is the result of rare sagacity
and continuous and persistent personal
vigilance in the culture and care of his
flocks. This has also been attended by
unusual prudence and foresight in the care
and investment of his means, until he finds
himself in the possession of IN ample for
tune.


General Beale possesses exactly the e1-
perience and education which is necessary
to make him useful Minister. He is con-
versant with the history of his own
country, not only from reading and study,
but from personal observation, having
visited almost every portion Off This is
far more than can truly be said of most of
our Ministers. He has visited most of the
nations of the earth, and is familiar with
their histories by research. He has proven
himself capable, energetic, wise and sue
cessful business man. We know that he
is gifted with rare perception in the cor
rect estimation of men and sound judg
ment in his conduct of affairs. He is the
head of a lovely and accomplished family,
who will aid him in dispensing a refined
and generous American hospitality at the
capital of Austria, and we venture to
say that he will advance the character
and reputation of the American people a
grade beyond any of his predecessors
among that class of Austro. Germans and
Hungarians in which we have the deepest
interest. 1t is important that our true
character should be understood by the emi-
grant class who may desire to come to this
country. Put John Jay and Gen. Beale
side by side and let crowd of Germans
look them over, and which one would they
elect to join2 Gen. Beale, a hundred to
one. His frank, honest face would win
them. 1t is said he is ignorant of diplo-
macy. He was trained in that same school
of diplomacy which rescued Martin Kozta
from an Austrian dungeon, and sent
Hulsemann home to Austria because he
found fault with it. And that is the kind
the American people like.
Year: 1876

TEE talk about Senator Conkling not be-
ing able to carry his own State IN the event
of his nomination at Cincinnati is sheer
nonsense. The Troy Times prints num-
Der Of extracts from its Republican ex-
changes favoring his nomination, which
show that every Republican newspaper in
that Congressional district is enthusiast
cally committed to his support. In this
connection it is well to remember that
when Mr.. Conkllug took an active part in
the campaign in New York Governor Dix
was elected by an overwhelming majority,
but when Dix ran the second time, and the
Senator did not take part in the contest,
Tilden was elected by fifty thousand ma
jority.
Year: 1876

A RESOLUTION upon the Indian q uestion,
similar to that which passed the Methodist
Conference at Baltimore fortnight ago,
has been approved by the Presbyterian
General Assembly in Brooklyn. Both
bodies condemn severely the measure now
before Congress for transferring the Indian
Bureau to the War Department, and the
Presbyterians are to send formal protest
to Congress against it. Among this better
class of our fellow citizens do we find the
firm supporters of President Grants hu-
name policy. None can better judge than
they respecting its success SO far, and by
approving it they acknowledge its great
merit
Year: 1876

General Edward F. Beale is just now
the object of the hate and abuse of the OPP
position press, not because the President
has appointed him Minister to Austria, but
because the writers do not happen to know
him or anything of his sntecedents. but
take it for granted that he is the friend of
the President, and, therefore, Of course
cannot, in their eyes, be fit person to rep
resent this Republic abroad. General
Beale, for all this, is q member of one of
the most estimaBle families in this Dis
trict. He is a man Of large experience and
generous culture. He was educated for
the navy at Annapolis, and served in that
branch of the Government employment for
several years, visiting nearly all the ports
Of the world. He displayed such ability
Year: 1876

Now THE HANCOCK wing Of the Demoo-
racy are beginning to attempt to prove
that their favorite had nothing to do with
the hanging of Mrs. surratt. Before they
get through they will be compelled, in or
der to make him thoroughly acceptable to
the Democracy at large, to show that he had
nothing to do with the suppression of the
rebellion In any way whatever.
Year: 1876

We have seen in several of the Radical
papers of the interior of the State, intim-
ations to the effect that the money re-
ceived at the Penitentiary, as fees from
visitors, was made personal perquisite
of the Superintendent, instead of being
expended, as is generally understood to
be the case, for library for
the use of the prisoners. We
have informed ourselves as to this mat
ter thoroughly, and find that the Super
intendent is required by the Board of
Directors to issue tickets of admission to
every visitor to the institution, and at
the end of every month the gate-keeper
hands 10 the clerk all the tickets collect
ed by him during the month, and he
charges them to the general
account eff the Superintendent who in
turn pays over the amount, or accounts
for the same to the Board of Directors,
and if the money is not expended for a
library, it is not the Superintendents
fault.


The amount to the credit of that fund
on the general ledger of the Penitentlary,
at this date, is 1921 IS.


So much for another Radical lie
N0nndSvitLe Gazette.
Year: 1876

The Republican party demanded many
millions more money at the hands of the
present Congress, for the current ex-
penses of the government, than has been
expended in any single year. The peo-
ple are alarmed at the extravaganza. A
few Republican gains, caused by third
candidates being in the field, will be
more than offset by Democratic gains
already fully assured. The next Congress
will be Democratic. The people will
take care eff that.


Retrenchment is a controlling issue.
Year: 1876

1t is eleven years since the South laid
down ITS arms and submitted to the law
full authority of the government. And
yet to day the spirit OF the Republican
party is more cruel and malignant, more
vipdictive and virulent than it was at the
close Of the war


The people have had enough OF this.
They have made up their minds that the
war being over, it is time that war talk
stopped and war methods ceased.


Peace At last
Year: 1876

STATE Credit Wreckers That Is
title earned by the Republican managers
By their robbery and jobbery, and steal
ing and swindling, they ruined the credit
of every southern state. See the ruin OF
the numerous savings banks caused by
the decline in the value of those states
stocks! How many mechanics and
laborers at the north have been affected
by the outrageous stealing of the party
in power.