Democratic Sentinel, Volume 4, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 June 1880 — COLFAX ON GARFIELD [ARTICLE]

COLFAX ON GARFIELD

A Dramatic Effect Produced by a Reference to Credit Mobilier (Philadelphia 'rimes.) Schuyler Colfax, looking fifteen years older than at the time of his retirement into private life, eight years ago, stepped up on the portico of the Pennsylvania Military Academy at Chester, yesterday evening. The query as to how he regarded the choice of the Chicago Convention elicited the reply: . “I think fieneral Garfield’s nomination a fortunate one. He has had none of that antagonism which has grown up between either of the leading candidates. It secures one of very superior talents and thoroughly familiar with public affairs, a gallant soldier and eminent statesman.” “Do you think he will be elected? “I anticipate an exciting campaign anil a close election,” said Mr. Coifax, hesitatingly, “but I hope and believe he will be triumphantly successful.” “What do j ou think of the 'tail end’ of the ticket?” “General Arthur will strengthen the ticket in New York,' was the reply, which lacked warmth. “Will Mr. Garfield’s attitude on the tariff question affect his canvass?” '“General Garfield represents a tariff district and is supposed to be a tariff man.” A suggestion as to the future of the Democracy inspired the sentiment: “I hope the Democrats will present Mr. Tilden; he needs vindication before the public.” A final query: “How will the Credit Mobilier charges against Mr. Garfield operate?” gave a dramatic turn to the interview. Its effect on Mr. Colfax was electric. He sprang up from the bench on which he was seated with a movement that startled his interrogator, and said, hastily: “I don’t know anything about that. Mr. Garfield will have to look out for himself,-as well as any other man. I

don’t want to talk about it and have no time.” Mr. Colfax had turned his back even before he finished the sentence.

“Will the action lie?” inquires the anxious client. “Yes,” replies the facetious attorney, “the action will lie if the witnesses will-” Toothache Drops.— One ounce of alcohol, two drachms of cayenne, one ounce of ken-sene oil; let it stand twentyfour hours after mixing. It cures the worst case of toothache. Ringworms. —Make a curd bv mixing alum and the white ot an egg over a fire until it is the consistency of pomatum ; spread over the ring-worm. One or two applications should effect a cure. A little boy, watching the burning of the schoolhouse until the novelty of the thing had ceased, started down the street, saying: “I’m glad the old thing’s burned down ; I didn’t'have my jogtry lesson, no how.” »; A little five-year-old boy. who had sen a peacock for the first time, ran into the house, exclaiming t<> his sister: *O, Lizzie! I’ve seen a great, great monstiferotis tail walking around with alien tied to it!” It is said that Gov. Andrews, of Connecticut, has appointed a State detective t > make a further effort to solve the mystery of the murder of Mary Stannard, for which the Rev. 11. H.” Hayden was tried. William Zollinger, a tin roofer, was recently found drunk and asleep in the streets of New York, with §12,000. in bank notes In his pocket. He was locked up, and during the night hanged himself in his cell, maxing a noo.«e of an armhole of his vest. Sowing Walntuts and Hickories —There are many persons desirous of raising seedlings of walnuts and other hard-shelled seeds, who fail and wonder why thev Gil. The fault is often their own. It is the practice of many to keep such seeds on the barn floor or dry in barrels through the winter, sowing them in the spring. Now we all know that seeds of the ktnd mentioned must erack open before they grow, and some know that it is the moisture that does this cracking Moisture, then, is what these seeds want, more or less. Some have thought that it is the fiost that cracks open the shells, but frost is an injury rather than otherwise, tending to dry put the shells, the opposite of which is desired. It is well to put hard-shelled seeds in the ground in the fall, or keep them in a damp place through the winter, and then sow in the spring, but where neither of these things have been done, and the sowing is desired, they will grow very well the coming season if put into cold water until they have become thoroughly soaked. Thus treated the nuts will take up in a few days as much moisture as they would have done had they been in the ground all winter and this is all they want to make them crack their shells and grow. When it is not forgotten that moisture is the essential, seedling raising becomes much less of a mystery.

The following facts will be found interesting to farmers to peruse:— Measure 209 feet on each side, and you will have a square acre within an inch; an acre contains 4,800 square yards; a square mille contains 640 acres: a mile is 5,280 feet, or 1,750 yds. in length; a fathom is 6 feet; a league is three miles; a Sabbath Day’s journey is 1,155 yards (this is eighteen yards less than two thirds of a mile); a day’s journey is thirty-three and one-eighth miles; a cubic is two feet: a great cu ie is eleven feet; a hand (horse measure) is four inches; a palm is three inches; a span is ten and seven-eights inches; a pace is three feet; a bariel of flour weighs 196 pounds; a barrel of pork weighs 200 pounds; a firkin Qf butter weighs fifty six pounds; a -tub of butter Expounds.