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Year: 1876

BALLOT-B0X sTUFFING IN CINCINNATI.


The Republicans Of Cincinnati are finding
out that they let themselves be most shame
fully and foully swindled at the recent cleo
ton, whereby they lost two members Of
Congress and their whole county ticket It
seems that the ThpEN Reformers organized
gangs Of repeaters from Kentucky, and voted
them over and over again Some of the vii
lains since returning home have boasted that
they voted the Democratic Reform ticket
twenty times! The total number Of fraudulent
votes po1led are estimated at $500 to 1000.


The Gazcts first took hold of the matter.
It detailed men to copy all the names Of the
voting registers Of precinct, and arrange
them alphabetically. The next step was to
check off all the names found in the City
Directory. A List Was then made Of the re-
naming names not found therein. These
were given to sharp, vigilant canvassers, who
visited every house in the precinct to ascer-
tain where any of them could be found. The
next thing was to publish list Of the names
of those not found either in the Directory or
in the precinct, and to call on the people to
help hunt them up and find out what had
become Of those Reformers without local
habitation, and Of whom only q name re-
NAMED.


In the Sixteenth Precinct of the Second
Ward tho Gazette found 153 names on the
poll-books for whom no owners resided in
the precinct After duly publishing the list
Of names, and setting everybody to work
searching for the absentees, four Of them
were found, but at last advices 149 were non
est tnuenta1s, and it had been reduced to d
moral certainty that not ono Of them lived in
the precinct, but that every villain Of them
had been imported, and belonged to repeating
gangs Of Tldenites The Gazette has made
similar discoveries in two other precincts.
In regard to one Of the last precincts it hns
investigated, the Gazette remarks:


In this matter We have no other object than to
MD In investigation Of frauds that generally
admitted to have taken place. To facilitate mat
ters every available means will be employed to
weed out from this list the names Of legal voters
and we call upon citizens OF the ward To lend their
aid to the cause. It Is serious imputation upon
arcspectabe precinct in the heart Of the city that
over hundred voters registered oa the tully books
cannot be found, by the most rigorous search,
within its limita. We shall give this record proper
attention. and, when it Is not open to further
amendment, the next stage Of the inquiry will be
in order.


The Commercial has also taken the same
work in hand. It began its 1abors in an-
other part Of the city, and, after looking up
every voter in the Second Precinct of the
Twentieth Ward, it finds 143 more names on
the poll-books than reside in the precinct
The Commercial publishes the stof bogus vot-
ers who put in the lab tickets for "reform," :"
and not man Of them can be found The
mntter has assumed pretty serious shape,
and the professional Reformers begin to feel
serious Already 500 Illegal votes have been
discovered in BAss1Ns's district, who only
claims to be elected by eighty-dve votes.
The Enquirer ''snliles a sickly smole,'" and
Year: 1876

to SITTING BULL The Agent will therefore
inform the applicant for winter quarters that
he and his band can come in, but that, owing
to the eccentricities of civilized usage, he
will be required to surrender IS prisoner OF
war. to be dealt with as the Government shall
think proper It is hardly probable that the
great warrior will be able to resist for any
length of time the fragrance of bean-soup
waited over the plains from the Agency
Year: 1876

fellows to the Illinois Legislature who have
neither the capacity nor the desire to assist
Chicago and the State by an improvement
of the Revenue and other laws needful, but
who expect to be important factors, possibly
with reward for their services, in the selec-
ton of a United States Senator. Probably
the people will decline to bo party to any
snch deerdaation Of the State Legislature.
Year: 1876

IF the census has been taken with reasonable
care and accuracy, the aggregate population
is not as large as cur citizens had supposed.
There is q much smaller transient population
than there was before the financial panic,
when large amount of building was
going on. Most persons had estimated the
present number Of inhabitants at 425, 900 to
4If nm
Year: 1876

The fall of Gen. Belknap is most mourn
full event. and will do much to aggravate the
mutual distrust which is growing so preva
lent in our politics, business and society. 1t
is thing to be treated soberly aud sadly, and
will be subject of deep sorrow and regret to
everybody who has an iota Of pride in the
nation; yet it will be caught up eagerly by
the opposition press and used with sort of
atrocious glee as source of partisan COM
plaint against the administration. Exactly
how the President is responsible for this
grave delinquency it will be impossible for
iair-minded people to see. When he ap-
pointed Gen. Belknap to place in the Cabi-
net the action received general approval, and
ever since he has been regarded as above sus-
picion, and has not been even charged with
malfeasance or improperly by the keen
scented carrion crows of the opposition press.
He enjoyed alike the confidence of the Presi-
dent, Cabinet, Congress and people, and his
misconduct is equally shock to all. The
attempt to make anybody but the Secretary
himself responsible for his action will be
grossly unfair. He has misused his great op.
portunities and has violated the confidence
universally accorded him. He, and he alone,
is responsible for bis conduct, which no care
or foresight on the part of his associates could
have prevented or detected.
Year: 1876

The Republicans of the several wards were
successful in making list of nominations
which we have no doubt will meet the hearty
support of the rank and file of the party.
The caucuses were generally large and har.
monious. In some instance there are those
who have not secured the candidates they
desired, but from what we hear the acquies-
cence of the rare minorities to the will of the
majorities has been most marked.


Now that our nominations are made, it
becomes every Republican who desires his
party to hold the ascendency in the city to
set himself to the work of winning victory. 1t
can be done by personal effort-by laboring to
get full vote. Every man counts in this
fight. A halfdozen men in ward may turn
the scale and the party negleHting to get them
out will lose.


An excellent feeling pervades the Republi-
can voters; yet we must not forget that our
enemy is in earnest and will do all that mon
ey can accomplish. They will be out in
force at every point and we must meet their
reckless desperation with earnest and per-
sistent work. We believe that if thorough
personal work is done by the seven hundred
Republicans out at the caucuses last night,
we shall be made glad next Monday evening
with CHEERING VICTORY. ~
Year: 1876

The question Of the substitution of silver
coin for our fractional currency is becoming
of practical Importance, and circumstances
are conspiring to favor the change. The
rapid fall in the value of silver, its de-
monetization by Germany, the restrictions
upon its coinage by other nations, and the
vast yield of the Nevada mines will enable us
easily to keep the required amount in circu-
lation. There will be no temptation to hoard
it, for 1t will command no more than its face
value in greenbacks. 1t can be easily OBJ
tained, and the Treasury has already in its
vaults one-half the amount required. 1t will
cost less to keep in circulation than the ex-
pensive paper change. 1t will be quite as
convenient as that change, and far pleas
anter to handle, and it possesses the decisive
advantage that it has considerable intrinsic
value.


or course because of its depreciation in
value as judged by the gold standard it must
be used as token coinage, and its issue
must be 90 restricted that it will suffer no
considerable discount. At present it is de-
preciated in the money markets of the world
because there is too much of it in circulation.
As in this country we have too many paper
dollars, and so they circulate at discount.
in some other countries there are too many
silver dollars, and so the value of them has
fallen. We must not repeat our mistake with
paper. We must coin only limited amount
of silver, as France and Belgium do, so that
we can keep it at par with gold. Otherwise,
when gold resumption takes place we shall
have too much silver, as we now have too
much paper, and gold will be driven out Of
circulation again by the cheaper currency.
But if the coinage be properly restricted, and
no man be obliged to take more than small
amount of the cheaper currency, gold and
silver will circulate side by side as the Eng
lish sovereign and shilling do.
Year: 1876

WITH the swagger of "what can you do
about it," the Argus gives the public to
understand that it is perfectly proper for a
member Of committee of the city govern.
put half of an appropriation into his own
pocket yet it will grow indignant in capitals
at the offense of Secretary Belknap which
was taking part of the profits of suttlers
Bad, it is true, but no worse than using a
position on the city government to give hima
seasons employment at his trade. The
Mayor, the chairman of the Committee on
Public Buildings, knew of this transaction
and sanctioned it while no political associate
of Gen. Belknap dreamed of his crime.
Year: 1876

INAsNUcH as Mr.. Reed the city Solicitor
never saw or heard of the communication in
the P REss of Wednesday signed ''T'' before
it was published, the three column attack
upon him in the argus seems utterly uncal-
led for. The purpose of the editor of that
paper is too obvious. They always answer
argument by abuse; and inasmuch as they
cannot meet the facts and inferences legiti-
mately drawn from them, they take refuge in
a TRADE about other men and matters.
Year: 1876

The Observation-Disclosures" as they now
begin to call themselves, can only logically
sustain their position when they explain
how the government can, any easier than
another debtor, pay its notes and at the same
time leave them in circulation. They know
it cannot be done. and they are in reality
opposed to paying the notes.
Year: 1876

~ Tue LUttOT W We ITeSS.


am not one of those thoughtless boys who
voted for Gen. Fessenden in caucus Indeed,
had intended before Wednesday to vote the
Democratic ticket. / was brought up in that
school and my only two votes thus far have
been with that party. was first set to think
ing about the tendency of the Democratic party
when the Mayor refused to let Devlin have
City Hall to lecture in. Wednesday went mp
to the Aldermen's Room and there witnessed
the reckless attempts of the Democratic mana
gers in the city to crowd the names of men on
the voting lists who were net sufficiently intel
ligent to tell how long they have resided here
when asked to give the month, or define the
street ON which they live-men who say that
they have resided in Portland three months,
but cannot tell the month when they came
men who after long questioning give their resi-
dence in some other towD,-men who cannot
read and will always vote under the dictation
of crafty leader. When I come to realize
that three or four hundred men of this class
are. the hope of the Democratic party in Port
land and that our leaders must cater to their
bigoted prejudices to get their votes, as the
public has recently witnessed in the case to
which have alluded, it is quite time that in-
telligent young men should vote with some
other party than the Democracy.


Portland, March 2, 1876. SCHOOL.
Year: 1876

IT is Mr.. Ben Hill who has the impud
to say that the conduct of the Republican
party is exasperating to patriot. Doubt
less it is to patriots of the Confederate stamp.
They got "real huffy" about it no longer ago
than 1861.
Year: 1876

managed. The whey Of all factories, thus
managed, is stale before it leaves the factory,


ncipient decay is started in it, aud the COWS
partaking of it carry the seeds Of destruc-
ton into their milk, and thence into the
cheese. In this instance only part Of the
cows supplying milk to the factory, Ssed


whey But il was enough to infect the cheese.
The curds acted badly and smelled badly ;
the cheese puffed and was off flavor and quite
unlike the cheese of the other five factories
managed in just the same way, so far as
manufacturing was concerned. The quality
of cheese was depressed a dollar per hun
dred. The deprecated value brought out a
strong femonstrance of feeding whey to the
cows, and it was stopped. The effect, abated


gradually, disappeared with the third day.
The cheese Of the fourth day became like


those made in the other FIVE factories con-
troled by the same superintendent, demon
strating, beyond doubt, that the whey,
though very slightly affected, carried into
the bodies Of the cows the seeds Of putreiac-
ton, which were cast out again in their milk.
So with all other fermenting, stale or decay
ing food 1t is sure to make its impress up
on the milk Of the COW using it, making it
Objectionable and unsafe to feed milch cows
with any food, or give to them any water,
which contains anything that would not be


proper to be taken into the human stomach
Year: 1876

A. NJ. Dickie, who contributes to the
Fancier's Journal the following rules for
breeding fowls, states at the same time prin-
oipcs of general application in breeding,


The cock should be stylish as possible.
lie should stand firm aud easily balanced on
his feet, which should be well apart, indica-
ting width and capacity Of the chest and
frame. Above all, he should not be knock
kneGd, loug-legged, nor loug.backod. Such
birds will have the appearance of scrawni-
ness and lankiuess, thing to be especially
avoided. No bird having such points can
possibly be symmetrical or beautiful. He
should have pleasant expression. A bird
having cruel, sour.faced look should not be
chosen to breed from, even if otherwise good
The cock is generally believed to transmit
the external characters, as color, style,
feather, and other "iancy" points while the
dame has more influence in determining
shape, size and other economic qualities in
the offspring. This may be said Of the gem
eral belief. Most breeders pay more atten-
tion to the selection Of the cock, and will
pay higher prices for him than for the
hen; yet some Of the best breeders are as
particular in selecting hens as cocks and We
think, with good reason.


The hen should be chosen for size and
symmetry as we'll as the cock. But, while
we would place symmetry first in the seloc-
tion of cock, we should make this quality
subordinate to size in choosing the hen.
No matter how large she is, if she be not
too deficient in neatness aud symmetry. A
restless, nervous, uneasy hen should not be
selected as a breeder. She should have a
cheerful. comely, arch expression, and gen
eral air of contentment aud usefulness. Seek
style and beauty in the cock, and size, sta
nina and usefulness in the hen from such a
union we should anticipate the best results
The ultimate economic value Of breed is
a fact to be kept mainly in view, and all
mating should be done with an eye TO this
end, rather than to the development OF the
mere fancy points. The fancy points are
we'll enough but the really valuable quail
ties should not be sacrificed to obtain them
They should be secondary considerations
Stamina and productiveness are the qualitie
which should be developed first, and tn
fancy points may, and should be worked II
along with them but not at their expense
Year: 1876

G. v. Sharpleigh, V. s., writes to the
American Stock Journal on the subject Of
abortion. In conclusion he remarks


A COW having once aborted is ever after
liable to do so again, and at about the same
period. The causes of this are located and
confined to the womb itself, such as disten.
tion, dropsy, physometra, tubercle, librous,
tumor, polypi aud hypertrophy of the
womb; one or other Of these diseases singy,
or combined, are often seen in the womb oil
cows subject to periodical abortion.


| had on one occasion not less than &c
dairy COWS and Is heiiers under my care
and of these no less than 30 had previously
slipped their calves during that season. The
course adopted was to stop breeding for
II months, and in the mean time dispose
of all that had slipped calves. l also had the
buildings whitewashed, and other disinfec'
tants were used. During the IL months
the ground was kept as clean as possible o
any but feeding bulloeks. At the end Of
this period was able to recommence breed
ing with safety and success but when il
became so general no other course appeared
to be Of any avail 1t is by prompt atteu
tiOn to the first appearance that we have
the best chances OF success.


If an animal has slipped her calf she
should be kept as if suffering from q con.
tagioHs disease. Let all breeding stock be
kept away from the field or shed in which
it may have happened, for few weeks. Il
this cannot be done and the buildings must
be used, let quickime aud some chloride Of
lime be used freely before the stock are al
lowed there The animal will, of course
have been removed to place by herself FOL
further treatment. This will consist il
washing the hinder parts with weak solu
tion Of chloride Of lime, and giving her one
half or three-fourths of a pound Of Epson
salts, and one.half drachm of powdered
ginger She should be fattened and disposed
of forthwith, as she is almost certain to sliE
her calf again. believe this is a source O
great trouble which breeders often bring OF
themselves. A very choice heiier often slip'
her calf from some accident and she is re
tanned to have one more trial, aud, unfortu
nately, gives proof OF the truth Of the maxim
lone infected sheep will taint a flock"
know it is very uncongenal to our feelings t
part with the favorites Of our herds, bu
judgment must govern our feelings, If mis-
chief is to be prevented. This is a disease
in which half measures are perfectly useless
the course Of procedure here requires resolu
tion and vigorous execution Of the same.
Year: 1876

We are not ignorant that large amount
of water enters the animal through what is
called solid food The beef, bread, potatoes,
&c, which men cat, aud the hay, roots, and
meal fed to stock, contain large per cent.
of water-beef and potatoes from seventy to
eighty per cent; bread, forty per cent;
green grass and roots, ninety per cent, and
dry hay and meal, twelve to twenty per cent.
The more succulent the solid food the less
water any animal will require. The young
mammal fed on milk alone, which is eighty
six per cent. water, lives aud thrives, but no
mature animal living on solid food, no mat
ter how succulont it may be- is content with
out water, especially if it exercises much
aud throws off large amount Of vapor by
breathing and perspiration. If sheep are
kept yarded in winter with trough Of water
which they can reach conveniently, they
will often drink dozen times day, and
quite generally will leave the rack OF hay at
meal time to take drink. Green grass
wet with the dews Of the morning would
seem to furnish all the water which cows
might need, but il is not SO. If water is
accessible, COWS will drink half dozen times
in day, and it is much better for them to
drink thus often, and little ut time, than
to stuff and chill themselves as they are
wont to do if allowed access to water only
once in twenty flour hours


We were, this week, driving over the
farm of one of the most successful and enter
prisng farmers wo ever met, who keeps a
herd of forty COWS, and we were struck with
the provisions which he had made to accom-.
modate them with pure water. In draining
his pasture he had conducted the water into
trough "a feet long, and lest at any time
the drains might fail he had sunk we'll
near by from which windmill could pump
an abundant supply. Pure running water
he considered as essential as grass for milk.
Formerly his cows had depended upon
springs, whose surroundings were muddy
and tho water often rolled, and since better
water and more convenient of access has
been furnished, the flow of milk has percep'
tibly increased. Drainage had thus been
made to accomplish double purpose dry
ing the land and watering the cows


Many farmers have an idea that there II
no direct food in water, and that It's only
use is to render solid food soft and soluble
and to lubricate and cool the whole anima
system but water is direct food. 1t i
composed Of oxygen and hydrogen, and al
animals contain these elements in larg'
quantities. As animals increase in siz


oxygen and hydrogen are required for th


formation Of their growing parts, and waite


is the cheapest and most abundant materia


from which they can be supplied No othe
Year: 1876

Everyone knows by this time that wet soil
is great injury to growing crops And yet
a regular supply of moisture in the soil dur
ing the season, is one Of the most important
objects to accomplish. If soil, especially wet
soil, is left undisturbed, it soon becomes
hard technically it "bakes," and the moist
ure escapes with marvellous rapidity. 1t is,
therefore, an object to keep the surface
loose. Moisture does not escape as rapidly
through loose surface as through compact
solid one.


In pursuit OF this object, however, cultiva-
tors often make great mistake, and much
things. The cutivator is kept running all
summer, the teeth often penetrating several
inches deep, exposing the upturned faces to
the sun, and in this way vast amount Of
moisture evaporates tnat is really needed by
the plants. 1t is of course much better than
to have baked surface; but there is loss
for all, and a loss that might be easily saved
by little thought.


The first stirring in spring should be deep
in order to break up the compact earth, es-
pecialy if the ground was plowed in the
fall but after this the working should be as
shallow as possible. Firm soi-soil crushed
and pressed when dry--holds moisture better
than in any other condition, and is very
different thing to n merely loose soil through
which the external air easily goes, and dries
the moisture out. The more such partially
dried soil is pressed, the iirmer, therefore, ii
becomes, and the more moisture it contains
This is the principle on which the good ef.
fects of the roller depends, and which has
been so often explained in the Telegraph
Rolling and pressing while the soil is some.
what dry is, indeed, the whole science of pul.
verization, the good effects Of which are SC
well-known.


While, therefore, the first stirring should
be done with deep and narrow teeth so as
to penetrate as deeply as possible, all subse
quent workings should be with cultivators
having short and broad teeth, just skimming
the surface and cutting off instead Of tearing
out the weeds and this advice is as good
for the ono who uses the hoe in the garden,
as for him who uses horse cultivator in the
fields.


In any case the hoe should be started ear.
ly. Hoeing and cultivating have now become
among the most laborious Of farm and garden
tasks and if the weeds once get ahead, 1t j:
terribly hard work to keep them down. The
best farmers do not wait for weeds to appear
il they can possibly spare the time from 9th,
or work but put the cultiyator through AZ
soon as the first spring sun cakes little the
exposed earth. The sprouting weeds are
thus destroyed in the. germ, and the work il
comparatively easy all the season afterwards
Spring work is generally so pressing that il
is not often that one can be so iorehanded ii
the matter of early wedding. Happy is thu
man who can DO it; all should aim to get a
near this happiness as possible. German
tOlO1l Telegraph.