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The National tribune., 1878-05-01
Frisco's Communist.

Mr. kearney leader of the San Francisco workingens :
agitation headed deputation, fortnight ago to the
noman Catholic archbishop when, according the san
Francisco News Letter that prelate thus renied ,,b
placid urbanity TO an excited haIangue: Mr. Kearney
understand that yon wish to mind my own business
Very good Perhaps you know what my business is bet
ter than do But Mr. Keaney there is at present but
one gentleman who is authorized show me how to mind
my business, and that is the Pope of Rome PerhaIs
That power 90 you And now let tell you little story
Mr. keaIney have lived here great many years and
snow the temper OF the people OF California pretty well
and long time ago. before you had come to America
went TO bed one night leaving everything going ON in the
city as usual Well, Mr. Kearney after n comfortable
nights rest, arose and locked out of the window and
there IN the street poor fellow hanging by the neck
quite dead suspended from amp-post. He was poor
,%euow % VINO dld not know how to mind his business
Mr. Kearney, and that ALL You mind your business
well, Mr. kearney, and will mind mine" Good morn
ing" Exit deputation.
The National tribune., 1878-05-01
Mary's Little Lamb.

The following is the Chinese Of Mary and her
lamb W 80
Was gal Aol lamb
Flea all sanee white
WHY place Alol walkee,
ba ba hoppee long
heard son of Erin trying surround Mary and her
tte lamb the other day and this the way he under
stood it
Hegorry, Mary had little shape,
Ana the wool white
An Wherever Mary wud sthr
The young shape would follow her completely
lCounc0 Bt11S G}obe,
90 celebrated poem should have a French version
La petite Marie had le june muttong,
Zee wool banchee $ re snow
Ana everywhere In belle
Le june muttong o GO
Imported Poet Of the SANFORD Adrocate.
ou, monsieur; YOU very large imagination /;
mas commeut est this, pour Deutsche:
Dot Mary haf get schaf;
Nit hair like evoOl;
IND all der blace vent.
Das schaf go like en- fool
lHockensGck Republican
The National tribune., 1878-05-01
List of Battles of the War of the Rebellion.

We continue in this number the publication of an
alphabetical list of the Battles of the War of the
Rebellion from authentic sources, to be continued
hereafter 1t will be pleasant, hope, for the old
soldiers to again the names and dates of battles
in which they or their friends took part.
, 1878-05-18
NUMBER 28
no Organ for Him.

President Hayes is credited
by an interviewer with the fol-
towing very sensible remarks IN
regard to the report that there
were measures on foot to estab-
lish an Administration newspa-
per organ in Washington:
In the first place, Mr.. Hayes
says he does not recall confer
ence with a democrat on the sub
ject Of establishing an admins
tration organ here or anywhere
else. He does, however, remem-
Der a large number OF PROPOSE
tions to establish administration
newspapers in various places in
the country, or make organs of
journals already published. =
These in general came coupled
with applications for appoint
ment to office. The Presidents
response to such propositions
were invariably in substance that
the administration does not want
an official gazette in Washing
ton, or any other place; that he
would regard it as perniclous
practice for The executive to at
tempt through the instrumental
ity of the press to form or inf1u-
ence public opinion, or control
the votes of citizens. Rather, on
the contrary, should the people
have their representative jour
nails, through which they may
be able to instruct and advise
the executive as to their inter-
ests, and the best methods for
promoting the welfare Of the
whole country.
, 1878-05-18

vote of A to 3. decided to re-dis'rict
the state, which will give the Republi-
cans six congressman and the Demo-
Gratis fourteen. A bill will be drawn up
to o-morrow. 1t is .honght a majority OF
the senate will vote for the measure, as
much work has been done to-day look
ing to that end. and telegrams from the
Democratic war politicians throughout,
the state have been flowing in demands
ing that their vote be given for re-dis>
trichpg.
BERLIN, May 11-5 P NJ At $50
this afternoon, as Emperor William was
returning from drive with the Ouch
ess of Baden, several shots we're fired
at him from revolver in avepne inter
dea liatea Nobody hurt. The man
who shot was arrested. An accompllce
who attempted to arrest the would-be
assassin was alsD arrested.
The city is greatly excited in conse
quence Of the attempt on the Emperor's
life. Great crowds Assem- bled in front
Of the palace, to whom the Emperor has
several times shown himself in ac-
acknowledgement of their expressions of
sympathy Members of tie ministry,
foreign ambassadors and officers OF the
army hasttned TO the alace to tender
their congratulations on his escape.
The would>be assassin is in the hands
# the police, who decline information
as to the character of the perpetrator.
and the motive of the crime is therefore
unknown.
, 1878-05-18

A Boston variety hail turns q recent
tragedy into account by extensively ad-
ver,isirg the special engagement of
Jennie Franklin, the famous daring
shot, and principal in the recent terri
BILE catastrophe and innocent killing of
4 woman on the stage at Pawtuchet. :"
SIZE does not now employ anybody to
bold objects for her to shoot at, The
Boston Herald says: She made some
very successful and accurate shots at
target, but when she came to shoot by
sighting In a mirror (the feat by which
she killed Lotiie Maiiy). her aim was
not so good. and she retired without
splitting the apple, at which she fired
several bullets"
, 1878-05-18
About Governors.

There are but five States in the
Union where the Chief Magistrate is
elected annually. They are as follows,
with the amount of salary appended
Maine, salary, $4,000; Massachusetts,
5000; Michigan, $1,000; New Hamp-
shire, $1,000; Rhode Island, $1,000.
The following States have terms of two
years: Alabama. salary, $1,000, Con-
necticut, $4,000, Iowa, $4,000; Kansas,
$1,000; Minnesota, $4,000; Nebraska,
$4,000; Nevada, $4,000; New York,
$4,000; Ohio, $4,000; South Carroll
ma, So. 500; Tennessee, 81 COO; Texas,
$1,000. The following have terms oi
three years: New Jersey. salary, So
00O; Pennsylvania, $40. 600. The fol-
lowing have four-years terms: Arkan.
sas, salary, $500, California. $4,000
Delaware, $1,000; Florida. $500
Georgia, $4,000; Illinois. $4,000; In.
diana, $4,000; Louisiana, $4,000
Kentucky. $1,000; Maryland, 81 500
Mississippi and Missouri. $1,000
North Carolina. S. 600; Oregon. ST.
500; Virginia, S. 900; West Virginia
S2,7O0.
, 1878-05-18
The Society Of Women.

1t is better, wrote Thackeray, for
you to pass an evening once or twice
a week in a lady's drawing-room
even though the conversation is
slow, and you know the girls song
by heart, than in a club or tavern,
or pit ofia theatre. All amusements
of youth TO which virtuous women
are not admitted, rely on it, are dele
terious in their nature. All men
who avoid female society have dull
perceptions, and are stupid. or have
gross tastes, and revolt against what
is pure. YtsFsr club swaggerers, who
are sucking, the butt Of billiard cues
all night, call female society insipid.
Poetry is uuinspiring to d jockey
beauty has no charms for blind
man; music does not please a poor
beast who does not know one tune
from another; but as pure epicure
is scarcely tired of water sauces and
brown bread and butter, I protest l
can sit for whole night talking
with a well-regulatel, kindly woman
about her girl Fanny or her boy
Frank, and like the evenings enter
taiament. One of the great benefits
a man may derive from a woman's
society, is that he is bound to be re-
spectful to her. The habit is of
great good to your moral men, de-
pend upon it. Our education makes
us the most eminently selfish men
in the world.
, 1878-05-18

The reputation man gets
from his ancestors wants about
as much altering to fit as their
clothes would.
Falling in love is like falling
down stairs-it's hard work to
find out just how the thing was
done.
Mice can live comfortably
anywhere but in a church; they
fat very slowly in q church.
This proves that they can't live
on religion any more than q
minister can.
When | hear a man Dragging
about what he did last year, and
W hat he is going to do next year,
| can tell pretty near what he's
doing now.
The worst tyrant in the world
is woman who is superior to
9 husband and let's everybody
now il.
Love is like the measles-you
can't have it but once, and the
later IN life we have it the tough
er it goes with us.
A clerk Of the Supreme Court
and an Alderman in Cincinnati
have been fined for whipping
their servant girls,
, 1878-05-18

A very clever mode Observing
a writ was adopted by London
attorney in the case of bright,
particular operate star whom
he couldn't approach. He took
a stage box, and after she had
finished song threw a boquet.
1t was received with a fascina-
ting smile. Nesting amid the
roses was q billet, but it did not
prove to be particularly doux.
"Victoria," exclaimed the lady,
as her eye caught that name,
when she tore it open behind the
scenes. "My names not Veto
ria; why, what's this? Victoria,
by the grace Of God, greeting"
The Queens Bench insisted that
it was good Service, and she was
arrested just as she was about to
play, when = kindly Peer paid
the money, and saved her from
a sponging house.
, 1878-05-18
Point-no-point Lighthouse.
CAUSE OF DELAY IN BUILDING.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
OFFICE eF The LIGHT HOUSE BOARD,
~ Ami

OFFICE OF The LIGHT HOUSE BOARD,
WASHINGTON, April 23d, 1918.
SIR: l have the honor to state
that q letter has been received
at this office from the Honorable
Orange Jacobs, NJ. c., calling
attention to the necessity for
the establishment of light
house on the western shore of
Puget Sound, either at Point-no-
Point or on Foulweather Bluff,
Washington Territory.
Mr.. Jacobs also asks for in
formation as to the reason why
the appropriation made by the
act approved March 3D., 1873,
for a light house at Point-no-
Point, Puget Sound, W. T., or
at such other point on Puget
Sound as the Lighthouse Board
may elect, has not been cx-
pended, and suggests that if the
delay IS occasioned by difficulty
in procuring title to the neces-
sary land. that title can be OBJ
tanned by proceedings in con-
demnation, in case the owners
are not willing to sell for a rea-
sonable price.
In reply, [ beg leave to say
that after careful consideration,
the Light house Board decided
that the best locality for the
lighthouse authorized by the
act referred to, was on the eX-
treme point of Point-no-Point,
and Major ]. NJ. Wilson, {. S.
A. Engineer of the 18th Light
house District, was directed to
take the necessary steps to pro
cure title to the land needed for
the site, and in order that there
ight be 10 yelay il th;' 50 Sc
OF The"
, 1878-05-18

A young Springfield farmer told one
of his business acquaintance that he
had been in the habit for ten years of
smoking fifty cents worth of cigars a
day, that he bad mortgage of 50 800
on his farm. and the thought suddenly
came to him that if, instead of spending
his money for cigars, be should every
day transfer fifty cents from one pocket
to another, and save it, he would have
enough collected in this way at the end
of the year to pay the interest on that
mortgage. He decided to DO so at once.
and in proof brought out double hand
full of half dollars saved under this res
olution.
, 1878-05-18
A mob hanged Charlotte Uar-

A mob hanged Charlotte Har-
ris, in Rockingham county, Va,
on the belief that she had set
fire to a house. The belief is
now clear that she was inno-
cent.
Senator Jones, Of Navada, has
large business interests at Allan
ta, Ga, and when he is absent
from the Senate, and from that
elegant granite building on Cap
itol Hill where he lives, he is in
Atlanta.
Three-fourths Of the licorice
manufactured in the United
States is said to be prepared in
New jersey. SPAN and Asia
Minor furnish the root.
, 1878-05-18

A Georgia lawyer described, in let,
ter to a friend in Evansville, Ind, the
outward charms that the woman whom
he would marry must possess. Soon
afterward, the friend saw woman in
the street who was surprisingly like
what the lawyer had pictured. He
made her acquaintance, and brought
about marriage between her and the
Georgian. II is said that the husband
also had ar Intellectual rs we'll as a
physical ideal in his mind and people
are waiting to see how the wife answers
the requirements of the former.
, 1878-05-18
THE CHURCHES SUNDAY.
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.

| CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.
| The Pastor urged the Necessity ol
Perseverance in Religion. The follow
ng is an extract from the sermon:
No one is to start with the idea oi
giving it up. You know what Cortes
did when be set invaders foot upon the
western world-destroy the vessels
that brought him over! before him 6
perilous country of cities and wealth
unknown and unconquered; bvhind
him wide and stormy ocean beating
hoarsely upon the strand The con-
quest of Mexico was not to be an ex-
pertinent. but an acLievment by means
Of prolonged, persevering effort. The
parallel is peculiarly apt. 1t is all At
lantic, hungry bowling. raging. engulf
ing Atlantic behind a man born into
this westward moving course of thing.
The cradle ship is burned Or broken on
the beach. There is no craft afoat to
carry him back toinfancy, to childhood,
to youth. to any Spain on the eastern
shore, or to any island in mid ocean.
The ship that landed him upon the
wilderness shore of time never makes a
return trip. 1t is only waste OF waters
behind: sometimes CLASSY calm, some>
times dark when overcast with clouds,
sometimes ioam>crested waves, some
times billows running with the violence
of the te1apest. Before him lies un-
traversed Mexico with tropical wilder-
ness, rivers, plains. plateaux, noun
tains, and withal, cities and gold
What will he do? loiter along the
strand. kind of child always till some
wave of the restless flood washes him
away? or will he move inland timidly,
uncertainty, ready to retire before diffi>
cult obstacles or when hard pressed?
or will he set forth with fixed purpose
TO make conquest of this great Mexico
Of life-to cut a way through its dense
forests and matted undergrowths; to
cross Its rivers, whether narrow and
peaceful or wide and turbulent; to
climb its mountains or cut through
them; to capture its cities, to subdue
all enemies or drive them before him;
to get the gold anu all the measure
houses of the land; and in the end to
stand proudly on the Pacific slope of
l,fe, veritable king and priest unto
his God forevermore? o ye people
with an Atlantic at your back, a Mexi-
CO before you and beyond your Mexico
a Pacific sea without western shore,
how grand is your fortune, what sub
Unity of possibility invites you! the
land of life is before yoa, land lying
in the equatorial zone Of promise and
opportunity, of which every man wo-
man AID child can make conquest.
But in order to the conquest, behind
you ships must be scuttled and sunk.
bridges burned, all ways of retreat eff
fectually blocked up, with the unai.era-
bic determination to push onward. ever
onward. conqueiing and to conquer,
until by resolute perseverance you have
made conquest more glorious than the
cepquerer of Mexico, having won less
tardy ard far more excellent honor than
he won from the Crown of Spain.
, 1878-05-18

There does not seem to be the
least likelihood that the Paris
Exhibition will be finished be-
fore July, at the earliest. France
is more backward than most of
its guests.
Greece contains l 100000 peo-
pie, an increase Of million since
her independence.
, 1878-05-18

A Georgia teacher advortises
the Marion High School at Buena
Vista, and adds: ''The subscrib-
er takes pleasure in announcing
to the public that there is no
longer any necessity Of sending
young men to colleges to have
their morals and manners cor
rupted-educatc them at or near
home"
, 1878-05-18

Cardinal Cullen quite takes
down the Bishop Of Limerick,
who sent an address to the new
Pope. The Cardinal says that
the Pope is we'll posted about
Ireland, and that the Bishop need
not have tried to post the Pope
abo1t that country,
, 1878-05-18

In concert in Milwaukee a
new song, entitled " Always
Keep a Smile for Mother" was
sung by woman who had rath
er hastily learned the tune, and
to whom the words were unfam-
iliar. Three sentimental verses
were given, and then, reading
unsuspiciously from some .jeker's 5
manuscript copy, she gave very
tender expression to the follow
ing:
Always keep smile for mother.
Dc NOT d ain he festive ilg,
Le.ve enough, somehow or oti,er.
Just to mnistea her old mug.
Touch it lightly, leave some io II,
Jost swallow, hats he s,ye;
WHAT you'd drink in holf . mil ute
Is enough for m.ther's sasile.
, 1878-05-18

Ex-Queen Isabella Will sell in
July in Paris large portion Of
her finest jewels, the value of
which is estimated at 81, 100000.
The Spanish Government allows
her $3.50, ,000 year.
, 1878-05-18

The horrors Of the Chinese fam
inc continue. The Rev. L. Rich
ard writes from Tai Yuen Flu,
the provincial capital of Shansi,
that the distress exceeds any
thing witnessed last year in
Shantung. In one village nearly
half the people were dead. In
one family only two remain out
of sixteen; the rest are dead, or
have been sold, or have fed. In
another family there remain
three out of eight, while in a
third ont of four none remain.
The dead were in their houses
unburied. In one house there
were three brothers, GOLFERS
One of the three had died twen-
ty days before, and, for want OF
anything better, was put IN two
deep, narrow earthen jars lying
on the ground facing each other
Three days ago the elder brother
died, but as there was nothing
left that would cover him, he
was placed on the bare grounc
beside the two jars. The thirc
brother was on a bed, too weak
TO go to work.
The Ninety-slx Is. C.) Guar
dian chronicles the birth, of col
ored parents, Of a very singular
child. From the waist to the
crown Of the child's head it.
skin is pure white, from the hip
to the knees the skin is Of Goa
black. and from there down tn,
skin is white. The head is GOV
cred with hair as white as driver
snow, and is unusually long fe
a child Of that age. The chill,
is large and healthy.
, 1878-05-18

Lotta, the actress, is said to be
the recipient Of the interest from
100000 worth Of Government
bonds. She is about 80 years Of
age.
, 1878-05-18
Warmth. Of Valleys.

An engineer who Travelled with the
American Exploration party in Pales>
tine was showing us the other day some
large and handsome photographs taken
upon the spot. Happening to speak of
the verdure he remarked. 1.-The climate
and productions are tropical" How
could that be? Palestine does not lie
within the tropics. 1t has about the
same latitude as our Carolinas. Just
get your map and look 1t up. But this
part of Palestine was the valley OF Jor>
dan and the whole of this valley in
cluding the Sea of Galilee and the
Rer1 Sea, are eco feet or more below
the level of the ocean, and tha. explains
its tropical climate. We are familiar
with the fact that when we climb lofty
mountains we find csider weather and
such trees and plants as We find In
colder lati;udes. very much as we
would in going rapidly toward the poles.
If we go high enoagh We Will reach
the line of perpetual snow ard ice anu
the st.nted, starved vegetation Of the
Polar regions. This is tn case on the
Himaiayas and the Andes and other
mountains in the tropics. But there
are very few valleys that lie below the
sea level, SO we have not thought SO
much about the increasing warmth OF
valleys as about the cold of mountains.
l wonder what kind of climate and
vegetation there would be if such low
valleys Law within the tropics.
, 1878-05-18

~ e"" PN
price, protractta negotiations
were carried on, resulting in an
offer lower than that at first
msde, but the price asked was
st.A exorbitant, and the build
ing Of the lighthouse has been
postponed until such time as the
land for a sight can be procured
for reasonable price.
/ The owner of the land select
ed, offered to leave the matter
out 10 arbitration, but as there
is no authority of law for such
course in cases of this kind,
the offer was declined.
With reference to obtaining
title by condemnation, as sug-
gested by Mr.. Jacobs, | have to
say that the Board is not aware
of any law Of the United States
or of Washington Territory un-
der which proceedings in con-
demnation could be commenced.
Very respectfully,
(Signed) J. G. WALKER,
Naval Secretary.
To the Honorable, the secy of 1be Treasury.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-08-14

GoNE.-There is probably no word in
the English language more expressive,
more huart-touchng, than the simple word
gone. 1t is small word, yet hidden under
It is an intense meaning deeper than one
links until called upon to use the word
in reference to his own loss.
Robert Hall thought the word tear the
most beautiful and expressive in our Ian
guage but has not the word gone much
OF the same pathetic sentiment The loved
and cherished Of the heart and home
perhaps dearly beloved mother or f;lther,
IA brother or sister has passed away. No
expression could be more touching to the
heait than the word goLe-9one out of our
sight and home forever. With it in this
case the word tear is Il near kindred When
we have seen friends laid in their narrow
house. gone expresses the feelings of our
hearts better than any other word. We
can hardly conceive Of the cause of Il tear
without the knowledge of something gone
Does the heart weep over the graves
loved ones? Then something surely is
gone. Does it mourn over wasted time
and opportunities? Then something is gone.
Abundant IFS is our language in words, it
is hard to conceive how we could do with =
out it, short as it is. Life is always chang
in, always making vuids in our fireside
circles; friends leaving US TO seek fortune
or fame. twenty years hence the friends
with whom We mingle at the present time
will be scattered; some may be in foreign
countries, others may rise TO high honor,
and some, sad to say, W II ruin themselves
in dissipation, and finally die outcasts from
society. unhonored, and uumourned. And
gone is the only word which exl resses the
souls keen sense of the loss and absence
There is in expressiveness in the exquis-
llely sad word which we only see in its
kindred word, tear Daisy Ice, in Wuver-
ley Noguzinc.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-08-14

A CONSTANT SURPRIsE,-Et is con-
slant surprise that SO many of the men
who stand high in the profession, in polit-
ical life and in general society. have new
er been trained in the university. They
may not always be self made men, but
they have somehow obtained essentially
the same results by that social attrltion
and keen common sense which make IL
college-bred man n great leader. and
make man who steps ont from the ranks
to make good In part what he must al
ways feel 10 be defects more or less in his
training, The truth is that our ideas of
culture need 10 be broader than the uni
versty, which, in fact, is only the stepping
stone to something else. The close con
ttct with men, the ambitious spirit which
is infused into American youth us parl
of their social environment, the idea of
making ones way to something more
than he was born TO, is quite rs powerful
an incentive to general culture rs the col
lege, and. while it will never do to say
that learning can be dispensed with, it is
a constant surprise to find how abundantly
quickwitted men make up for its loss in
the actual work of life II is the peculiar
experience of American society that its
leaders come from all the walks of life,
and not more from one quarter or circle
than from anolher. We are all born to
possible greatness if the conditions are
favorable by which we march out from
boyhood. Ii in one generation family
steps into the first rank, it is by no means
certain that it will retain its position in
the second or third Everything is shift
my, and II coat Of arms with Us practically
goes for nothing Boston Adcertiser.