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Year: 1876

from the OOUTItT -JUuIHdI.I


We have hung out our sign as an obit-
uarv writer. We are now fixed with
our new machine to snatch funeral no.
tices. tombstone epitaphs and obituary
poetry out of it by the inch, foot or
ward. to suit any corpse or occasion.
The bigger the rascal that dies the bet
ter the send-off we can give him.


None knew him but to love him.


None named him but to praise.
is getting "too thin" We intend to in
troduce something new on the market.
Go on with your dying. We're ready.
Terms cash. No dead-heads in this
business, We can't live on wind.
Year: 1876




From the Westliche Post Carl Schurzs Paper


Liberal Republican


The remembrance Of the victory
achieved last year by Hayes over the
inHationist, Alien, has undoubtedly had
a good deal to do with his nomination,
as it might have been supposed that
Hayes again would lead tL0 united Re-
publican and Liberal vote to victory.


Whether this calculation is correct
cannot be stated at this time. His let
ter OF acceptance has not been pub
lished and until we know what he him.
self says of his position, we must re-
frain from defining our position towards
him. If he, for instance, in un-
dubious and definite terms would
come out against corruption
and the miserable management OF
our public service, and pronounce
for thorough reform, it might recon
ellie us to great extent to his nomina.
ton, especially IL the Democrats here
G5t. Louis) will do mo better" and il
then the Independents should no,
deem it advisable to nominate as the
third candidate the man Of our own
choice
Year: 1876

You never saw my hands as dirty as
that said mother reprcachfuliy yes
terday to her eight-year-old girl. BE-
cause T never saw you when you was q
little GIRL" was the prompt answer.
Year: 1876

A curious feature 0f the health Of the city
is found in the fact that, although the eOlored
population is within thousand or two of the
white, only l54 negroes have died during Sep
tember, or a little over one fifth Of the whole
number of deaths.
Year: 1876

The interest in the Indiana aud Oiio
elections was undated yesterday. The
APPEAL Office was besieged by anxious
Irquirers all day and far away into the
night, and every form of question We s
asked with the hope of receiving some
thing definite and satisfactory as to the
result, which so far shows Democratic
majority OF about three thousand in
Indiana and that Ohio has only gone
Republican by about the same majority
gwen for Hayes last year. On the
whole the result is decidedly favorable
to the d DsmOcrstic cause, and insur-,. the
election Of Tilden and Her,Iricks in
November.
Year: 1876

DEsPoNpENCY. What right has any
person endowed with an ordinary share
of intellect. and blessed with rcspecta-
bic share of good health, 10 iespond Z
What is the cause of despondcncy
What IS the meaning Of it p: The cduse
is weak mind and the meaning is sin.
Providence never intended that one of
His creatures should be the victim of n
desire 10 feel and look the gloom of a
thunder cloud. Never despond. friend


~ reader, for one of the first entrances
of vice To the heart is made through
the instrumentslity of dependency.
Although we cannot expect all our days
aid hours to be sildcd by sunshine. we
must not, for mere momentary griefs,
saas.sose tls~t they ars - l,e esfshfoueed
in the midst of misery, or clouded by
the opacity of sorrow and misfortune.
Year: 1876

his bosom thrilling with strange anguish,
and oh ohl--inconsequcnt heart--wIth
blind regret


1T is farewell" said he.


What remains is easily imagined.
There were yet many hours Of pain be
fore the safe calm Of sacrifice could be
attained. many supplicatiOns for pardon.
many fearful assurances Of regret and
remorse, before the sacrifice was made
perfect by acceptance.


But the bridal dress was worn atlast
And none who looked at the fair wreath.
adding beauty to the pale full brow be-
meath it guessed that sting was hid
den in every white heart of the blossoms,
or imagined the troubled memory lying
in the depths of the brides calm. shin
ing eyes.


Cecile stood beside her sister that day.
There is such glory in self abnegation
that dare say the bridesmaid was the
happier Of the two. Cecile looked down the
fair path she pictured for her sister. and
saw the passionate hearted rose Of life
that should have been her own yielding
its sweets to her. saw her own sunshine
gliding her sisters bright days, and her
own heart music leading her along the
way that should have been smoothed for
other treadIng but the light on the
bridemaid's wistful brow was crossed by
no shadow of regret. l dare not say the
bride was the happier of the two. She
also had visions; sweet eyes made sad
der for all their life. fair face paled
by her doing. low voice sapped of its
ringing happiness.
Year: 1876

Kisagtomia. elasping to her breast
Her boy just dead and with strange fear possessed,
Ran through the streets. besiegng every door
For some rare balm his lost life to restore;
Until her neighbOrs, at this frantic grief.
FOR which the world itself has no relief
Began to say: THE girl has lost her head
What medicine is that which cures the deadg'
But one more wise, and taking PHYS part,
offered his solace to her aching heart;
aDear girl cannot prOfier you much joy.
But there's a doctor who viii help your boy"
Asking his name. the girl was straightway sent
To good Gotoma. and TO him she went.
'-Csood master. aid me. for hear said
You have the power to raise my child that's dead
The Buddha answered. III do this deed
rIfs needful YOU procure some mustard seed
Found in house where neither groom nor bride,
Parent nor child nor nor maid, has died"
Then with her child stin elasped about her waist,
From house to house weary round she paced.
On her sad errand; but could cross no door
Where deaths dark shadow had not passed before
One voice forever on her pathway few:


The dead are many. but the living few.


So. when GotOma asked II she had brought
The mustard seed, so long and vainly sought
She said Il have il not; each way l sped
found but few were living. many dead"


And Buddba answered: True enough. most true.
Death comes to ALL as he has come 10 YOU


So fed her grief and. seeing in the night.


Al every house. bright OF fading light.


She said: ''Our human lives are just the same.
First an uprising. then dying flame


Never on earth such mutations cease;


But aner death comes rest and endless peace
Year: 1876

gent thought Republicans should
firmly adhere to their rights. Vio-
lence may not come; but if it does,
then those who seek to defeat the
will of the people will be responsible
for it. y.


Senator Morton said if we 90 on
and do our duty, there will be much
bowling and bluster, but no breach
of the peace. There will be gen
eral acquiescence, and the attempted
fraud in Oregon will meet the gen
eral execratiOn of mankind and will
be an utter failure.


Gen. Garfield said, if he could no,
prove the Republican case SO incon.
trovertibly as to convince the judg
ment of any unprejudiced man, he
would agree never again to make a
public speech.


New York, Dec. 9.-The Times
Washington special says: Both
houses adjourned to-day till Mon.
day. Many Democrats have gone
to New York to stay over Sunday
and consult with the great head Of
their party as to the next move
ment. 1t has been shown by the
proceedings in caucus and in Con
gress, and is still more apparent
from private conversations, that
trouble about the election is made
mostly by little knot of New York
politicians who have their hearts
upon controlling the patronage of
the government, and of taking pos
session of the offices. But for a
dozen men from the North, mostly
from New York, opposition to the
inauguration of Hayes would have
ceased entirely with the voting on
Wednesday. AS it is, in spite of
their endeavors the excitement is
visibly decreasing here. Southern
men distrust Tilden and speak re-
spectfully of Hayes, and would ac-
cept him cheerfully for President.
Ben Hill to-day says Hayes will
have the greatest opportunity of any
President ever chosen if he shall be
inaugurated.


New YORK, Dec. 9-Senator Booth
was reticent. He presumed there
might be agitation in the Pacific
States, especially touching the Ore
gon case, but these were the same
everywhere. He thought statesmen
would be chary of individual ex-
pressions of opinions. 1t might be
unwise to express an opinion at this
serious juncture of affairs. OF course,
said he, there will have to be some
unity of acti On on all comp icated
questions, which can only come af-
ter consultation. If each expresses
an opinion in advance. such opinion
might be at variance and the result
embarrassing. He thinks it entire
ly probable that before the electoral
votes are counted the case made up
for Tilden will be too weak to secure
the support of Congressional leaders
and that it will be abandoned by
Tilden.
Year: 1876

Inc Democrats are so accustomed to have
their professions distrusted that they are
astounded to learn that President Grant
takes them at their word in his directions to
General Sherman transmitted through the
War Department. Apparently they did not
expect to be believed, and they are unable to
understand how any one could believe them,
and doubtless think that President Grant
shows great want Of sagacity in putting faith
in their declarations. Taken entirely by sur
prise they express their real sentiments and
hastily acknowledge that they were "only
fooling'' when they passed the resolution
calling for the enforcement Of "certain, con-
dign, and effectual punishment" upon per-
sons who shall "attempt by force, fraud, ter
ror, intimidation, or otherwise to prevent the
free exercise of the right Of suffrage as pro-
vided by the laws of the country. That is,
they do not desire the protection of innocent
citizens in the enjoyment of their legal and
political rights, nor the punishment of wrong
doers.


The President probably has it in mind to
so distribute troops that it will be possible for
those OF the civil authorities in the South
who desire to carry out the spirit of Scott
Lords resolution to have prompt military aid
in case they find themselves powerless with
out it to carry out the views of the Democrat
ic House as expressed 10 the resolution. He
certainly could do no less than take notice of
the action of the House.


The whole business is valuable as illustrat-
ing the falsity of Democratic pretenses, the
insincerity of their professions of desire to
sustain the constitutional amendments, and
their readiness to make any promises in order
to induce the people to entrust them with
power.
Year: 1876

THE latest version is that tine Horse is
what is known in sporting circles as the run
ming mate of Candidate Talbot. We doubt if
ever the Horse can help Mr.. Talbot to any
extent in the race
Year: 1876

EVERY regular attache of the PRESS is furnished
with Card certificate countersigned by Stanley T.
Pullen, Editor. All railway, steamboat and hotel
managers will confer favor upon us by demanding


credentials of every person claiming to represent our
Year: 1876

We DO not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations The namt and address of the writer are In
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as a guaranty Ct good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or reserve commu-
uications that are not used,
Year: 1876

who will start 8 woolen factory, to work up our wool at home. It is shame that Arizona exports all her wool and imports all the woolen fabrics used by her people.

 But to return to the evidences that we are still progressing. Nothing could be stronger pOof of this than the steady increase of the importatious of our merchants to supply the demands of the peo- pie. Everything comes that per- tains to the miner, the farmer or to domestic use. Everything comes, from a steam engine and gang-plow, to 8 piano and wash board. And still they come, all the time increasing in volume as the population is rapidly and steadily increasing. And still we progress and we mean to progress, for though we have some drones as every community has, Arizona has many hardy, energetic, in dustrious and determined men, who know no such word as fail.
Year: 1876

THE weather in Yuma is most delightful. The nights are just cool enough to be invigorating, and the days just warm enough to be pleasant. We will have three months more of this kind of weather before it begins to warm up. The most perfect health prevails. In fact we don't know Of a sick person i1 town. This is the climate for the enjoy ment of health. Even in the heat of summer, it is very rare that any ore gets sick here.
Year: 1876

PHILADELPHIA, April 3.-The an
nusl meeting OF the American steam
ship companies in this country was held
here to-day. The annual report gives
an encouraging showing Of prosperity.


In the case Of the city versus the West
ern Union telegraph company, being an
application for an Injunction to restrain
the defendants from erecting telegraph
poles on certain streets in the city, on
the ground that they are a public nu;-
sance, Judge Thayer this morning de-
livered the opinion Of the court granting
the iLj motion. The opinion sets forth
that the right to place telegraph appar-
atus on the streets Of city is dependent
upon the consent Of the mayor and
council, and expresses the belief that all
the business Of telegrspbiDg could be SIS
well conducted in this city by means Of
wires run under the ground.
Year: 1876

to Kentucky to see his father, who was
dying. Witness found he was charged
at the war department with being
Democrat; he went to the President on
his return and told him about it, and
the President wrote letter saying that
such charge amounted to nothing, as
he had known witness since infancy
and had no warmer supporters than his
father and family. Witness did not Use
any other influence, and has never paid
a dollar, directly or indirectly, to get or
hold the position.
Year: 1876

A great sensation is in store for this
quiet little town. A marriage is on
the tapis. A laborer is about to be
welded to one of our wealthiest young
ladies. Secret: This man buys his
clothing at the great mportant, under
the Lafayette hotel. Do thou like
wise.
Year: 1876




There are no fish in the Great Salt Lake.
The only living thing beneath its waters is
worm about quarter of an inch long.
This worm shows up beautifully under the
lens of u microscope. When storm
arises the worms are driven ashore by
thousands, and devoured by the black
gulls.


We found pure stream pouring into
the lake. 1t was filled with little chubs
and sinners. The fish became frightened
and were driven down the brook into the
briny lake. The instant they touched its
waters they came to the surface belly up
wards and died without a gasp.


The water is remarkably buoyant Eggs
and potatoes float upon it like corks. Mr..
Hood and myself stripped and went in
swimming,


l dove into the lake from long pier,
which had been built for the use Of small
steamboat that formerly piled upon the
waters, The sensation was novel. The
water was so salty that my eyes and ears
began to smart, but so buoyant that l
found no difficulty in floating even when
the air was exhausted in my lungs. As 1
struck out for the beach felt as feather.
In spite of all that l could do, my head
would fly out of the water The lightness
of the water and the surging of the waves
forced my feet from under me. A person
who could not swim might be easily
drowned in five feet of water. His head
would go down like lump of lead, while
his feet would fly up like pair of ducks.
The water is as clear as Seneca Lake---so
clear that the bottom could be seen at the
depth Of twenty feet. When We reached
the shore and crawled out upon the sand
in the light Of the sun our bodies were
quickly coated with salt. We were COM
PEELED to so to the little stream from which
we had driven the chubs and sinners, and
wash off in fresh water before we put on
our clothes. Our hair was filed with
grains of salt which could not be washed
out. The Mormons occasionally visit the
lake in droves for the purpose of bathing.
Many of them say their health is improved
by leaving the salt upon their bodies and
dressing without wiping themselves with
napkins.-N. Y Sun.
Year: 1876

The enormous importation ofwheat from
the United States is attracting attention
in England, where it is regarded as likely
to increase rather than diminish. In the
course Of an article on the subject, the
London Pal Mall Gazette is anxious to
know why Indian corn, which is so largely
eaten by all classes in this country, finds
no favor with Englishmen as an article of
food. II thinks that in some ways corn
is to be preferred to wheat, and that people
who have acquired a taste for it whilst tour
ing in America, certainly miss it when they
return home. The Gasette does not think,
however, that there is much hope Of the
British working classes taking kindly TO
this wholesome, nutricious and cheap food.
The mere fact Of cheapness operates in
some measure against it, because ''there
is nothing, perhaps, in an Englishman's s
nature so stupid as his dislike to have it
supposed that he is content with cheap
food" Corn could be sold in England at
about IS cents bushel--half the price
Of wheat, according to the Gaxettc's quo
tations.
Year: 1876

The BOlivians give this plant (Carludo-
yica palmata) the name Of Jipagapa,
town in the Republic of Ecuador, which


is the principal seat of the hat manufac-
ture-"Panama," like "Mocha' 10 the
case Of coffee, and brussels" Ia that of
carpets, being misnomer. Before the
leaf has begun to open-when, in fact, it
resembles closed fan--it is cut of close
to the petiole, the base Of which forms the
centre Of the crown Of the hat. 1t is then
divided longitudinally into strips with the
thumb nail, the thick part forming the
midrib being rejected. The number Of
shreds into which it is divided Of course
depends on the fneness of the hat into
which they are to be manufactured. The
split leaf which is Of greenish-white
color, is next dipped into boiling water,
then into tepid water acidulatej with
lemon juice, and lastly it is allowed to soak
in cold water for some time, and afterward
dried in the sun. Each hat is, or ought
to be, made Of single leaf. They vary
in price according to fnencss, from 18
pence to as many pounds. The damping
and drying operations cause the shrcds to
assume curled or cylindrical form, which
much increases their strength without in
juring their pliancy. Before plating, the
coarser qualities are damped with water,
but the fine sorts are left out in the morn
ing dew, and worked on before sunrise.
A hat Of the finest quality made out of a
single leaf, will take several months to
make it complete, and the plating will be
so fine as hardly to be perceptible ut
short distance. The Carludovica palmata
is by no means difficult to, cultivate, and
it is one of the most hardy species of the
genus 1t grows well in the damp heat
of an ochid-house where the temperature
does not fall below 600.-The Garden.
Year: 1876

YoUR HoRsEs.-Wben you have SC
good machine as horse is, keep him
like machine, in good condition, without
straining and without exposure to the cold
and wet when he is not in exercise. The
difficulty is to get good team, good all
round, well broke, of good size, reliable,
true and tough, and working well together.
Such a team is worth something, and
should be taken care of, for half-dozen
years cut off from their time is Of much
importance, to say nothing Of rematching
and rebreaking new pair.--Fme Stock
Gdsene.
Year: 1876

To prevent overreaching iu horses
hasten the fore feet and retard the hind
ones. This is done by arranging the
shoes exactly opposite to the general rule.
Raise the heels of the fore shoes as much
as consistent with common sense, and
lower the heels Of the hind shoes by the
same rule. This will be more than likely
to remedy the evil, as 1t will assist the
fore feet to get out Of the way in time for
a clean reach for the hind ones.
Year: 1876

MILKING Cows.-The milk Of cows
soon after they have calyed, contains more
butter, and it is much more easily churned
than it is afterwards. About Eve months
after calving the milk undergoes change,
and the cream is not only less in quality,
but the butter globules are smaller. The
reason why milk froths in churns is, that
when it sours, alcohol is formed by the
decomposition of the sugar of milk, and
this causes the milk, when shaken or bea.
ten, to foam or froth. If this froth exists
to large extent, butter will not come,
and the milk is useless for churning pur-
poses. The longer COW is MIXED after
calving the less is the yield of butter and
the less nourishment is there contained in
her milk.
Year: 1876

The National debt Of England at the
beginning of this year amounted to 3d.
S9l ,352,720. Since 1857, nineteen years
ago, the debt has been reduced net sum
amounting to s3l6,243,9l0, so that Eng
land, if she goes on at this rate for a couple
Of centuries or so, may be able to pay of the
entire debt. She is now reducing it at a
rate equal to the reduction of the Ameri-
can debt within the last year or two,
though not at the rate we have been going
at since the close of our late war. During
the period referred to the British debt was
reduced nearly four hundred and sixty
millions, but new debts were created for
about one hundred and forty-four millions,
so that the actual reduction was the net
sum above stated. 0fthis new debt, about
ffty-one millions were for the Government
purchase of the telegraphs, and sixteen
and one-half millions for the Suez Canal
purchase, the remainder, including fifteen
millions Of advances to local authorities,
and about sixty millions for Notifications
and various military expenses, such as the
Abyssinian war. The British system of
debt reduction is by funding portions of
it nearly every year into terminable annui-
ties, and, in fact, much of the new debt
recently created has been in the form of
these annuities. This is in effect repay
ment of portion Of the principal every
year, and has been the favorite method of
debt reduction in England, with all par
ties, since the Crimean war.
Year: 1876

From the pen OF the contributor 10 the
Agricultural Department of the DEMOCRATIC
ADVOCATE.


Look TO THE WEEDs.-Cut down all
weeds before they run to seed. If your
slovenly neighbor wont cut his, go and cut
them for him, if he will give you per-
mission. 1t will pay you well, for the
seeds from his filthy weeds viii be sure
TO germin ate on your soil unless his farm
is kept as free of them as your own. II
all farmers would pursue this plan, there
would be less trouble in keeping clean
fields, clean crops, clean hedge-rows and
turning-rows A clean farm is one Of
the best evidences of good farmer.


If you would raise good plums, tie hen
with chickens beneath your plum trees,
and give her a range as great as the
extent of the boughs Of the trees. She
and her little ones will devour every
eurculio or other hurtful insect which
finds shelter in the ground and rises to
prey upon the young fruit.


No good farmer viii allow a drain to
carry off from his barn yard the liquid
treasures it contains.


The best and cheapest fertilizers are
those raised upon the farm.
Year: 1876

For Book BINDING or Ruling, go to
The ARGUS Bindery No better work
can be done in this vicinity. Prices reason
able, Work done quick. Leave orders
at The Argus Counting Room, opposite
the Post office. If
Year: 1876

BRIsTow Was black -baled when proposed
to be made member of the Union League
Club Of New Yolk City, a sort of Radical
Tammany organization. Twelve OF one hun
dred and thirty votes were against Bristow
lie must feel very bad about it.
Year: 1876

ish bond embroglio will be saved an infinite
deal of Misrepresentation by perusal of the
modest little pamphlet Of twenty pages IS
by Messrs. Giddings. 1t is plain story,
plainly and simply told, snd the only posi-
bie conclusion deducible from facts stated is
that the collection of the debt cost the State
less, in money, and Clint Giddiugs more, in
tact and skill and courage, than any like
transaction ever cost client and attorney.
But read the pamphlet and know the truth
that you may not be victimized By misap-
prehension and miscouceptiou of Iacts