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An INTERESTED AUDrExcE.-somc years
ago there lived In Hishtstown, N. j., Young
man named Clark Hutchinson, sto the man
or born" lie was carriage builder, and an
expert workman, but was also "jack at-all-
trades" always ready to leave his legitimate
business and engage in anything new that
turned up. Tho Universalists had a church
in the town, and Hutchinson became lead
ing man In tho society. Ho was fond Of CON
troversy, and or one occasion was expounding
the tenets of his faith with much energy to
crowd on street corner, wlen'Ji Norris.
a well-to-do blacksmith, who was listening
with much interest, broke in with, I" Make it
strong, Clarky, make 1t strong, for ,nsers's a
good many Of us depending on IT, Editor q
DraaOer, IN Harper's Magazine fer March.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1878-03-06

The greatesttruths are the simplest, and 90
are the greatest men.
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MARRYING TOR MoNEy.---A late author
very truthfully says Gold can NOT buy
happiness, and the parents who compel their
daughters to marry for station Or money com !
nit grievous sin against humanity and God.
And woman who marries n churl for his
wealth win find that she has made terrible
bargain that all the gatherings of heartless
grandeur are phosphorescent glittorings of
Observation-Disclosures that her life will be ono
of gilded misery, and her old age win DO like
q crag on the bleak side Of a desert mountain,
where cold moonbeams. sometimes glitter,
but no birds sing, but Wild storms howl and
hoarse thunders roar, and through the sweep
ing storm shall be heard the stern voice OF
the great God, saying /. Your riches are cor
rupted, your garments are moth-eatcn, your
gold and silver are cankered, and the rust of
them shall be a witness against YOU and cat
your flesh as II it were fire."
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PORK.
4 GOOD woaD son 4 nucH.AnrsEp arksTI..

1 n
Pork cannot be very detrimental to health.
even in its worst condition; If it were 80. tho
bills Of mortality in this and other countries
would be fearful to contemplate. Hogs. clean
| " kept and fed WITH proper food, supply
healthflll, sustaining and delicate food. ana
Y Is pity that they should BE- compelled IL
feed on garbage to 90 great All extent. Ii il
from this IN FED and illkept animal that dan
ger arises. Mr.. Thomas g. Appleton. "a hia
new book, Windfall," presents some ester
tanning and just views regarding the hog. Ii
we choose to see il, there is dignity evon In
tne hog Toa thoughtful man, this insulted
but useful creature seems to say ~ am Al
aftsrthought.s'
When the Great ProyideF has fashioned aud
sent forth His creatures--those that AZ, and
swim and ruminate- -mindful Of man j future
need He gave these the flesh which tia fire
could make palatable and also gave to man a
delight in his use of function without which
life would be impossible, and finding for him
such an enjoyment that he would never be
tempted to neglect self Representation. And as
the Infinite Power contemplated the world Of
happy beings He had made, and those whose
fate was to be servcoable to man, with no
foreknowledge of their doom to embitter
their little lives, we may. without irrevercfsce.
imagine Him to have thought " All ii good,
yet one thing lack something not perish
able like these-the use and pleasure Of n mo.
ment-bu heat-giving food, compact with
nrOpartjaa fur =
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1878-03-06

IAN Essay read before the Students Of the Seminary
Ringoes By Rev. e s Converse. Feb. 2lss, 1878. and
reported for THE REcoRD.l
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1878-03-06

Pericles was once abused all day while dis
charging his duties as one Of the judges of
Athens. His enemy spared no term of abuse,
and followed him up closely, and finally walk
ed home with him, still railing against him.
Pericles never replied. AT last, as ii was dark
when they reached the home Of the old judge,
he ordered a servant. to cake q torch and light
the man home. That spirit would not hurt
our Christian characters. gaig x
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1878-03-06

"Tho love Of woman is not the love OF mon-
ey, though if the woman who happens to be-
loved has large bank account the young
man who happens to have won her heart
ought not necessarily to be despiaed =
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1878-03-06

"What do you think of the Bland Silver
bill?" asked metal innationist Of q veteran
Chicago iinancer, one day this week. Think 7
/ think this, was the old gentleman stern
reply: "our country doesn't want a dollar or
anything else that has to DO taken with sever
al grains of allowance - Chicago Euening
Journal 80 - s Il
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g In tho sentence John strikes William, =
remarked school teacher, 'swhat Is the OBJ.
ject of strikes 9'' "Ifghdr wages and less
work." promptly replied the intelligens
youth. fes
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1878-03-06

Why is the greenhorn who has been cheat
ed in bargain like tho desert Of Sahara
Because he's q great fiat.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1878-03-06

Always speak we'll Of the dead, aud once in
while good word Of the living if you have
the time.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-03

pointed. The administration has been afraid
to submit this deficiency bill TOT Congress
hitherto, knowing It's certain fate, and has SO
allowed II to run on since 1875, hoIlng for the
election 81 Republican Congress-, .ntil 1t has
mounted up to very heavy figure, the bill
for tho st. Louis deputy uiarshals alone
amounting to tho respectable SUM OF $4,000
There Is, Of course. no chance or shs appro-
priation being passed by a Democratic Con
Ennaa i Is said that the appropriation com
rnittce will not even allow 1t togo before Con
gregg for a vote. Tie result will be heavy
deficiencies I'm the funds Of the Department Of
Justice next year. That department MI
have to be run on short rations for some Time
the United States courts will probably be
CLOSED early on this account and the Republi-
cans will then begin TO talk about the defeat
Of justice by the economy of:a Democratic
fionrreGa
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-03
The birth 81 she London Times.

IN 1881 a London compostor, Henry John
son by name probably impatient Of the slow
process Of ordinary type setting, invented q
new method Of printing by whole words,
called logotypee. John Walter ut forty-three
years OF age. bankrupt coal merchant, be-
came interested In the new invention, and in
looking about for n suitable locality for the
publication of u proposed "Logogfaphic
Printer" fell on historic ground. What is
now Printing House Square" IS built above
the strata Of two former periods Of civiliza-
ton. II is the site Of the old monastery Of
Blackfriars, where several MEDIEVAL parla-
ments were held. and where the trial Of Queen
Catherine took place, and under the mOnaS-
terry again were the remains Of the old Roman
wall Into this building Mr. Walter moved,
and began by printing books, and it was Ony
when the value Of his favorite new method
was called into question on all sides that
he resolved to demonstrate its cheap
publication Of a daily paper. On January !,
1885, appeared the first number Of the Daity
T,irfrsai RrgGsipr printed logograph-
ically' Under such a head of eousonants
the new paper reeed and finally succunbed.
There is a good deal In name, especially the
name of n newspaper and name that can
be spoken trippingly on the tongue Is rec
ommedatlOn to popular favor. Therefore, on
January l. 1888 without the omission Of an
issue Of the paper, appeared the first issue OF
the London Times. 1t was for some time
printed with logotypes. but they were finally
quietly abandoned, and the great English
journal has gone on manufacturing English
opinion by the ordinary mechanical processes
And If poor restless Queen Catherine were &c
nous justice, she would waste no time on
"thee. Lord Cardinal" but would probably
appeal unto the CiPsar of the British public
through the columns of The ThupdTer.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-03
EIuw AlfOnsD's Marriage Prospects,

King Alfonso Is represented as having writ
ten to the Pope asking advice on the subject
of contracting a second marriage Personally
he says, the thought of other nupfials is dis
tasteful to him. but continued ceibacy may
be detrimental to the Spanish monarchy.
The papers, too, are beginning to discuss the
same subject. The King and his married sis
ter, the Countess de Girgenii, arc childlcse.
their two younger sisters arc unmarried,
and the throne is ut the mercy of an accident
or a crime Among the Bourbon princessns
considered eligible are the late Queen p'lder
sister fwho Is possibly too old for Alfonso,
the Princess Blanche Of Orleans, The daughter
IF the Count of Irapgri and the daughter If
the Duke Of Seville, OF other prneesses, n
Protestant being ont of the question, the
SECOND daughter Of King Leopold uf Belgium
is regarded with the most favor, though she
Is rather young. The question, especially
since NnneaEi's attcmpt ON the Kings life, is
regarded as a serous one nasmu@h rs CON
tested succession OF n weak regency in Spain
or Italy might lead to the proclamation IT %
republic. which would probably bring about
in Europe another -.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-03

Tho Democrats I'm Congress- says tho Wash
ington Fort, are determined upon most
thorough and searching investigation Of the
cipher kilograms. They viii not do this for
party advantage" nor will they allow the Re-
puhicans, on their part, 10 turn this investi-
cation into use rs campaign material. Tho
committee appointed to investigate tho sub
ject will go TO the bottom facts Tho President
himself will bo called &c, the stand and made
10 tell tho country what connection ho had
with these messages that flew 30 freely on
the wires between Washington anl Now Or
leans, Columbia and Tallahassee. Mr.. Hayes
opponent, Tiden viii also be brought before
The committee and requested to give tho true
key to the ciphers Among other witnesses
summoned will be Zach. Chandler. Stanley Mat
fhews. Mantou Marble. and Col. Potion. 1t Is
said that since tho purpose Of tho Dem ocratic
majority in Congress to have the entire truth
in this matter brought to light has been
made known, the Republican leaders have
suddenly changed their course and arc now
quite willing To let tho matter drop, having
made as much out Of these ciphers "a they
could possibly expect.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-03

W has boon determined in Washington that
the defeated Republican congressional candl-
dates shall contest between thirty and forty
districts In the South, and money IL now being
raised to procure tho testimony needed by
them. II was thought n few days ago that
only few Southern districts would bc con-
tested just enough 10 give the Northern Re-
puhlcans n chance 10 wave tho bloody shirt n
little. Upon second thought II has been
deemed wise 10 attack tho election in o.ery
Southern district possible, In order 10 show
that nowhere in the south Ia mn election FREQ
and fair Wells, Ludeling and Hebert have
already determined, IL Is said, on contrasting.
II IL possible that our other would DO National
candidates may also loo encouraged by this
news TO initiate their example.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-03

The New York police, last week, raided tho
ebops Of tie Louisiana and Kentucky State
lotteries IN that city, locked up the agents Of
these concerns and completely broke up this
business. Encouraged fpy this, tho Philadel-
min police have made similar raid in that
citv with equal SUCCESS. A score or 10 of lot
terry men have been arrested In Tho CITY Of
Brotherly Love" and are now In jail. being
unable ~ furnish bonds. Tho G,mmcrcint
calls upon the police authorities Of Cincin-
natl to follow the example Of their New York
and Philadelphia brethren, and drive tho lot
terry men out of that city Thus tho work
goes brayely on.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-03

Thomas H. Powers, IF Philadelphia, who
became q ten millionaire through the willing
ness Of Congress to protect tho Infant in.
dustry" in which he was engaged. namely,
the manufacture of auiDine. and to impose n
fine upon tho sufferers from aqua, WAS full Of
peculiarities. He would never permit his
bank balance to fall below 500. 600 an easy
enough matter when he had tho monopoly Of
the manufacture Of quinine the raw material
OF which was admitted duty free Mt his behest
whio the manufactured article was SO
weighted In the tariff bill that it couldn't be-
the importer. Mr.. Powers was the JEALOUS
advocate Of the Cummins schism in the Epis-
cOpal church, and supported it literally with
doses of quinine In u money form. The pub
LEGATION of controversial works was n favorio
method Of disbursing his abundant means
His relatives are reasonably alarmed lest an
attempt should be made to rifle his grave
possibly by what Manton Marble would call
an aglle-smitten parish. A watch Of two men
by day and two by night has been placed
upon 1t with the intent of continuing the vigil
for two years. 70 ascertain the vigiaucn ~
these guardians, to the tombstone will be at
tached q key to n watch locked in a case that
the men will carry. This watch must have
the key ut the grave inserted in it every half
hour, and it will be regularly inspected SO
that any delinquency upon tho part u the
watChmen may he detected. The Phladelphia
papers are loud in their praise Of the human
ity Of the dead millionaire, but the victims Of
chils and fevers will DO inclined IT, remember
that they shook money into his purse because
he could contTive to manipulat" ana perpetu-
ate n vicious revenue system which, in tho
Item OF ulIinlnn, imposed u direct tax upon
suffering exacing it not for the benefit ri tho
government which practically prohibited the
importation Of tho drug, but for that Of The
man who leaves an estate valued at ten mil
lions
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-03

Tho Lornes did not bring entire happiGss
10 the female EIalifaxcrs. A Telegram to r,ie
Chicago TiWes says.
Many of the colonial bellies who had spent
small fortunes on their costumes were an
noycd ~ the short time they were permitted
10 bask in the sunlight Of royalty. The cere-
mOny of presentation only occupied two
minutes on an average, and to those unaccus-
TONED to royal affairs Of this sort. this was n
grievuus disappointment The only com
pensatirn for the time and money expended
in decking themselves out was the privilege
Of bowling once to the Marquis, Princess and
Duke Of Edinburgh, mud then hacking out Of
the royal presence in rs graceful manner MS
possible No one was permitted to approach
nearer than eight feet from her Royal High
ness. who acknowledged an Introduction by
q slight inclination of the bend"
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-03

The Grcepback party makes n better show
ing In the late elections than many would
think. The Greonbaek party poled Its first
vote in 1876. II received votes In twentyfour
States that year. ranging from ten In Mary
land 10 " 233 in Illinois, making total OF
s2GiO votes In tho Union. In tho fourteen
States holding elections in 1877 the Greenback
vote was increased 10 ts7,095. This year
there were some Greenback votes cast in
every State IN the Union. Iowa led the list
with t23,577, followed by Massachusetts.
Pennsylvania. New York. Illinois, Ohio. In
diana and Wisconsin. Florida Ia credited
with 500 and South Carolina with $50 Green
back votes. The total vote Of the party this
year will amount to tho respectable figure OF
1000 30. Some Of this will, Of course have
to be subtracted for Democratic support in
Iowa and Maine, and Republican support In
Louisiana and North Carolina. but this still
leaves a very respectable vote behind for the
third party
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-03

Full statistics Of the exports and imports 81
all countries shows n considerable de-
crease IN trade since 1872. which year would
appear to have boon the most prosperous
commercial year fur tho whole world over
known The total trade u that year was
$l4, AL 900. OF That trade tho Anglo Saxon
nations possessed two iiltha, tho TeutoniC ma
tions ono fourth and the Latin nations one
fifth. OF the Auglo-Saxon nations the foreign
trade of the United Kingdom Ia thrce-fiths
Of tho aggregate and that Of tho United
States one-lifth. The trade Of British India
and Australia ranks next. the two being
nearly equal. and, combined. equalling Tint
of the United States. Tho balance Of trade
would seem 10 be In nowlse rated with civil
ization, the largest and most favorable bal
ance being in favor Of Asatic and African
countries; iRxt follow the republics Of South
America; tuen the United States and, finally.
Europe. England shows tho heaviest balance
against her Of any country on the globe
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-03
A Mighty Plant,

submarine plant growing In the North
Pacific Ocean, one Of the Melanosperms, and
known 10 bOtanists rs the Nnr7Ocisfia Fui-
tern, is said to dwarf all vegetable products
yet known by Its prodigious proportions. It
grows sometimes to such size as to cover
vast areas Of sea-bed, one specimen having
been discovered that occupied by measure
ment three square miles, while the stem was
eight feet thick II is difficult to conceive Of
such n plant, and to understand how any
adequate system Of nourishment can be main
tanned through SO extended channels. The
Nogocistis leaves the famous Big Trees Of
California UNNECESSARILY behind, making
them seem, indeed, like small reeds. It has
an Infinite variety, some specimens being SO
small as to be visible only under powerful
microscope. The much-taked- OF wonders OF
nature are more wonderful than has ever been
eonjectured, as research and science arc daily
teaching us. And still II Is fair TO presume
that we have not yet crossed the threshold Of
the temple ~ discovery. within which are hid
den marvels that the most active and eXuber
ant imagination Ia unable tn conceive. The
realm Of poetry is beautiful and inspiring !,
but the world Of fact exceeds 1t in every way,
illustrating constantly the old idea that truth
Is stranger than fiction. Indeed, fiction seems,
even when most exaggerated, to be little more
than the pale shadow of truth
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-03

One OF the appropriations that will come
Before the House this winter for its approval
will be deficiency bill from the Department
of Justice. appropriating money for the pay
ment of United States deputy marshals and
supervisors at the last two elections There
was, 1t will be remembered a general protest
on the part Of the Democrats against tho su-
pervisor law as unconstitutional. 1t was
aimed principally at the Northern Demo
Gratis, and succeeded In many places 10 It's de-
sign that of electing Republican Congress
men in Democratic districts. In New York a
perfect army uf these supervisors, under
e !ohnny Davenport surrounded tho polls on
eleoJ4n day. The plan pursued in that city
was 10 arrest all naturalized Democratic
: voters, lock them up and then releaso them,
when they were thoroughly frightened, on
their pledging themselves not to vote In
Cincinnati or st. Louis the plan pursued was
u buy votes by appointing enough indie
-r},Tdent'' voters, who had not yet decided
low they would cast their votes. supervisors.
III 81. Louis, 1900 OF these deputy marshals
were thus distributed through the three city
congressional districts, and succeeded In car
y-yng all of them for the Republicans by slim
majorities.
" it'll such facts before them, there Is little
SEonGr at the angry feelings Of the Northern
Democracy whenever this supervisor law Is
mentioned. 1t il generally thought to be I'M
constitutional. and some Democratic leaders,
among them Senator Beck, have held that 1t
ys-as the duty of Congress to nullify and de-
I aaregslSd the election Of all Republican Con-
.:Iressmen where these supervisors were APP
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-03
How the Atghans Are Arnied.

VIENNA, Nov 10.-The last Turkestan Go
xeftc to hand publishes details about the ar
rival of the Afghan Mission which came with
Gen. Stolietef to tashkend. The leader is
Munscha Mohamed Khan, Minister of the In
terror, and he Is accompanied by an aid-de-
camp Of Shere ALI two field officers and a
paymaster. They were received on the fifth
of September by Gen. Kaufman in his villa,
where speeches and presents were exchanged.
Afterwards there was a review and gala
representation in the theatre. According to
the accounts Of Stoleteff there are 40, 900 men
In Cabul. The Afghan regiments are well
dressed. after the English fashion, and not so
badly armed rs is believed in England. the in
fantry having English rifles and the artillery
breech- lOaders.