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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1875
Page
8
The piece extols the mule as the ideal farm animal, superior for steady work with low care and long life. It contrasts mules with horses, cattle, and other breeds, praising the mule’s endurance, honesty, and reliability on farms. It emphasizes usefulness over display and urges farmers to choose the mule for daily toil and steady production.
In a London Farm Club meeting Mr Herbert J Little discusses future English agriculture. Mr Michi argues steam and modern power will replace water and animal toil, reshaping farming as a business and urging farmers to work for their own salvation. He predicts American and English farmers must adopt industrial principles to prosper.
A letter from Delaware discusses plowing sod under in late winter for corn, depth four inches, followed by harrow and planting. It asks about lime rates around 25 bushels per acre, gypsum or plaster, and timing for hill applications with ashes and lime. The writer seeks practical guidance on manure and soil amendments for next spring crops.
A historical overview lists religious observances from Advent to Pentecost, detailing Holy Days such as All Saints All Saints Day All Hallow All Souls Ash Wednesday Candlemas Christmas Corpus Christi Easter Lent Palm Sunday Passion Week Pentecost Shrovetide Rogation Whit Sunday and related terms with origins and date ranges. It explains movable feasts tied to Easter and notes regional terms like Pancake Tuesday and White Sunday.
On Sandklin in Shanklin Isle of Wight a rustic fountain bears a shield with an American eagle and both flags. The verse by Longfellow, written in 1868 at villagers’ request, invites travelers to drink and remember the water serves rich and poor alike.
In youth Kalakaua the future king of the Sandwich Islands was an earnest Bible class scholar, according to contemporary records.
Washington reports the 2 day siege in the House ends with a new rule limiting dilatory motions and changing the previous question requirement to two thirds after initial debates This shifts power toward the majority and reduces minority blocking tactics The Republicans claim a procedural victory while discussing southern policy and Civil Rights bill timing Pinchback’s Senate seating status remains tied to Carpenter’s return and committee vote
The Bank Supervisors report new IRS instructions require two cent stamps on bank checks and drafts. inspectors found banks generally compliant though some neglect detected. The amendment makes stamps mandatory on all checks with penalties for omitting stamps or canceling them improperly. Postage stamps cannot be used for this duty.
The general asserts no disapproval of Sheridan’s Louisiana actions. He supports Grant’s policy, backs Emory, and notes he conveyed Washington’s orders to Sheridan. Sherman’s only public remark was praising Emory as a capable but cautious officer in civil matters.
The Chicago Journal reports General Sheridan is a kind, duty driven soldier who could erase New Orleans as easily as an Indian village if required. The piece notes Louisiana’s state as anarchy and predicts Congress action, while stressing Sheridan’s prudent, discreet stance and rejecting claims of a conflict with Sherman.
The author discusses Chinese private cooking culture noting privacy in homes and street cooking. He contrasts Eastern openness with European secrecy and cites Temple Bar. He advocates arbitration between nations, proposing an International Congress to resolve disputes and avoid war, arguing it would save lives and treasure.
An English 1878 report reveals 347 bankrupt estates absorbed by legal costs, only 28 discharged out of 4437 in four years, 500 trustees summoned, 10 removed, 16 bankrupt, 10 jailed for contempt, 41 unlocated, with asset realization cost averaging 68 percent, up from 185 cases at 100 percent, and total liabilities rising from £14,278,468 in 1872 to £16,194,812 in 1878.
The late Berne convention abolishes most international postal balances, saving the United States about 250000 annually. Congressional Foreign Affairs members see the draft reciprocity treaty with the Sandwich Islands as broader than reciprocity, aiming to place the islands under US protection. John M Rosette, former U S District Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, is indicted by a Springfield grand jury for failing to account for 7000 public funds.
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