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The Democratic advocate., 1878-02-09


Och Paddy Dunbar 5 come out OF the West
In ali broad 81. Giles hiz brogue was fhe best;
And. save his shiilalah he weapons had none.
He walked By himself. when he walked all alone.
50 daring IN lore. and 20 spunky In war,
Och, broth Of boy. now, was Paddy Dunbar.
He carried up brick, and be carried up stone.
And he carried up mortar when brick there was
But ere he had ratsied At Mulsrooney's gate.
The bride had cnnsinted, poor Paddy came late (.
And a fresh wafher sailor. aS niyer smelt lar.
Was 70 wed the s~ate Norah Of Paddy Dunbar.
So boldly he marched into Mnibrooney,s hall.
'MonEst mothers and brothers. and cousins. and all
Then spAke ouid Mulbroousy bis fst In his hand
While the spalrcen of bridegroom quite speechless
Och come ye In pace or come ye I'm war
Or to Jig a. our wedding, ersfupid Dunbarr y
When first eourtcd Norah ye thoughtme TOO bould
Lore warns Us ike tOddy bat so0Rer grows could:
And now am come without malice or spleen,
Tojig AZ your wedding, and smoke my dhudeen;
There are girls In e. Giles more pretty BY far,
Would gladly Be married % Paddy Dunbar.
The bride filed noggln, young Pat took II up.
She looked down % snceze then looked up 70 siy,
Wild pipe in her mouth. and patch on her eye;
lie took her red hand. ere her mother could bar,
Here goes for Jig, now. says Paddy Dunbar.
So large was his form and 50 red was his face.
That niycr ball such couple could grace:
While the mother did fret and the father did fume
And the bride gosSips whispered twere better BY far
To have matched our fair cousin. with Paddy Dun.
bar.
One wink Of the eye aud one word In the ear.
when they reached the street door and found the
eo8zt clear
So light % his shoulder. swate Norah he aIngs
SO swim caez the gutter before him he springs.
we are gone. she Is mine over post. rail and bar
They'll have long legs that catch u" said Paddy
Dunbar
There was rushing and growing in Mulbrooney's
clan
The Murphys and Donovans up and they ran;
Ihere was racing aIsd chasing rsgslar sprte,
But the Elegant Norah no moFe did they see;
So daring in love and 50 spnuky In war.
Och, broth Of boy. now, was Paddy Dunbar.
The Democratic advocate., 1878-02-09

'Paddy, my boy" said gentleman to
an Irishman, whom he observed fishing
away at favorite pool, ''that must be a
fine stream for trout" "Faith, an sure
it must be that same, for 1 have been
standing here this three hours, and not one
Of 'em will stir out of it"
The Democratic advocate., 1878-02-09

"Teu dimes make one dollar, said the
schoolmaster. 'Now go on, sir. Ten dol
lars make one-what?' ''They make one
mighty glad these times" replied the boy,
and the teacher, who hadn't got his last
months salary yet, concluded the boy was
about right
The Democratic advocate., 1878-02-09

THE MODERN YOUNG MAN.-Jennie
June says that money is not so often the
reason why young women marry elderly
men as people imagine. She says that
the young man of to-day is not the desir-
able husband that the young man of fifty
years ago was; he is not so thoughtful,
sober, pains-taking and conscientious; he
lives at a club, has no love of home life
nor desire to build up character and repu-
tation as a man and citizen; his ideas Of
life are bounded by the theatre and the
doings of his little set, and in many cases
his ambition is to own a racer and be on
Intimate terms with the ballet Natur-
ally mothers "shrink from entrusting their
daughters to such youths as these, even if
they have the opportunity, and are better
pleased to bestow them on older men
men who have sown their wild oats; who
know how little of real value there is in
the temporary excitement of pleasure;
have, perhaps, been married once, and
have learned to value home and the guar
antees it affords for permanent happiness, y
The Democratic advocate., 1878-02-09

Mr.. Charles Reade sends letter to
Harper'S Weekly, which ends with this
characteristic passage 81 believe that
"the coming man" is the "either-handed
man"-that is to say neither 'right-hand-
ed nor 'left-handed, but man rescued
in time from parroted mothers, cuckoo
nurses, and startling nursing maids, with
their pagan nursery rhymes and their
pagan prejudices against the left hand; in
short, a man as perfect in his limbs as his
Creator intended, who has been a deal
kinder to man than man has been to him
self; for it is all mans own doing that he
is any more semiplegiac or lOp-limbed than
q lion, a raccoon, fox, tiger, or an ape. "
The Democratic advocate., 1878-02-09

a poor old man in country village had
been in the habit of receiving from the
parson of the parish pint of milk daily.
At his death the poor man left will, in
which he bequeathed the daily pint of
milk to his brother.
The Democratic advocate., 1878-02-09

The witness before the court was Mr..
Wood.
"What is your name ?" asked the clerk.
"Ottiwell Wood, answered the witness
''HOw do you spell your name?" asked
the somewhat puzzled Judge.
Mr.. Wood replied:
80 double I, l double U, E double l.
double U, double o D."
The astonished Judge thought it the
most extraordinary name he had ever met
with, and after two or three attempts to
record it gave it up, amid roars oflaughter
The Democratic advocate., 1878-02-09

A mother seeing her little four-year-old
nearly asleep in her chair, asked if she
had not better 60 to bed. "0h, no, man.
ma; | only shut my eyes to keep the dust
out
The Democratic advocate., 1878-02-09

The model husband has been found.
de don't permit his wife to do more than
half the work. She puts up the canned
fruit in summer, and he puts it down in
winter.
The Democratic advocate., 1878-02-09

When you are tired Of twirling your
thumbs, sit down and see how fast you
can say-"Shoes and socks shock Susan
in an inexplicable manner, and inexorably
she ceaseth sheathing her shoes"
The Democratic advocate., 1878-02-09

Artemus Wards quaint remark about
the Mormonites is again floating over the
country "Their religion is singular, but
their wives are plural"
The Democratic advocate., 1878-02-09

BY example, a thousand times more
quickly than by precept, children can be
taught to speak kindly to each other, to
acknowledge favors, to be gentle and un-
selfish, to be thoughtful and considerate of
the comforts of the family. The boys,
with inward pride at their fathers cour-
teous demeanor, win be chivalrous and
helpful to their young sisters; the girls,
initiating the mother, viii be gentle and
patient, even when big brothers are noisy
and needless.
The Democratic advocate., 1878-02-09

An exchange speaks of a man who re-
Gently bit another mans thumb of in
quarrel The paper does not say where
the man came from, but the Kennebec
journal thinks he must have been from
Gnawthumberland.
The Democratic advocate., 1878-02-09

WOMAN THROUGH AND THROUGH
| heard a conversation recently between
young lady in society and the represen-
tative of leading society paper 1t was
at charity ball; the girl was pretty and
exquisitely dressed She went up to the
young gentleman and said: "Now, Mr.
don't you put my name in the paper, nor
tell what had on. have worn this
dress once before and it's horribly old.
was going to have a French dress from
Worth's, but it didn't get here, so 1 had
to wear this Now mind, don't put my
name in the paper, bat if you do, send me
six.-MilsCauhie Sentinel Boston Letter.
The Democratic advocate., 1878-02-09

What is the difference between an old
tramp and a feather bed? There is a
material difference. One is hard up and
the other is soft down.
The Democratic advocate., 1878-02-09

Thrice is he armed who hath his quar-
rel just.-IShdkespeare. And four times
he who gets his blows in fust.
The Democratic advocate., 1878-02-09

Devotion to public opinion was evinced
by lady aged eighty, who married man
of corresponding age because, she said, che
comes about my house so much that if
don't marry him people will talk p
The Democratic advocate., 1878-02-09
Extraordinary Result of Kindness.

A servant of the Rev. Rowland Hill
suddenly died, and his master preached
his funeral sermon to numerous audience,
in the course Of which he mentioned the
following anecdOte Many persons present
we're acquainted with the deceased, and
have had it in their power to observe his
character and conduct. They can bear
witness that / speak the truth when as
sert that for a number of years past he has
proved himself perfectly sober, honest,
industrious and religious man, faithfully
performing, as far as lay in his power, the
duties of his station in life, and serving
God with constancy and zeal; and yet this
man, this virtuous and pious man, was
once robber on the highway. More than
thirty years ago he stopped me on the
high road and demanded my money. Not
at all intimidated, | argued with him. /
asked him what could induce him to pur-
sue so iniquitous course of life II
have been coaehman, sir" said he, 'but
am now out of place, and not being able
to get character, can get no employment,
and am therefore Obliged to resort to this
means of gaining a subsistence. l de-
sired him to call upon me; he promised he
would and kept his word. | talked fur
ther with him and offered to take him in
to my service. He consented; and ever
since that period he has served me faith
fully, and not me only, but he has faith
fully served his God. And instead of
having finished his life in a public, igno-
minious manner, with depraved aud har-
dened mind, as he probably would soon
have done, he has died in peace, rejoicing
in hope, and prepared, We trust, for the
society of Just men made perfect.
The Democratic advocate., 1878-02-09

Better TO have loved shorter girl than
never to have loved a tall Cincinnati
Enquirer.
The Democratic advocate., 1878-02-09

Which is the ugliest hood ever worn
Falsehood.
The Democratic advocate., 1878-02-09

What jeweler was it that made tn,
welkin-ring?
The Democratic advocate., 1878-02-09

What is society, after all, but mixture
Of histories aud miss-eries.
The Democratic advocate., 1878-02-09

School, TEACHISG.-What is the use
Of teacher if he or she does not teach
This is the question which is agitating a
good many of our exchanges. \ Virginia
paper says that to send children home in
the evening with arms full of books and
half dozen lessons to ''get out" by them
selves, and then in the morning to hear
their 'recitations" and score their demer-
its, is no teaching at all. 'The pupil
should be taught how to study and how to
think, and this ought to be done in the
school room, and not at home" where pa
rents have as much as they can do to at
tend to domestic matters, and hear their
children recite what they have been taught
BY their teachers. If hearing recitations
is all teacher has to do, then he is nc
teacher, but merely judge of the child:
home requirements. Another paper SAYS.
"lf teachers are paid for teaching, they
should not, in our opinion, be allowed tC
omit more than half their duty by eonfn
ing themselves solely to the work of ere
citation. - Washington Star.
The Democratic advocate., 1878-02-09
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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-05-25
Wanted a Man To "Sit with Sal,

Yesterday afternoon a green-looking
couple, evidently newly married, called
at the photograph gallery of Beals &
Waterhouse, and wanted their pictures
taken. Just as Mr.. Beals had got his
plate ready the man called him aside
and said he wanted to ask favor. 81
was told in Carson you took the best
picture in the state. Now, you see Sal
and ! get hitched down there last Mon
day; now, her folks go a good deal on
style, and they live IN the states. They
never saw me, and if ] send my mug
back east they'll be dead agin me sure.
Pm darned sight better than | look.
and when people come to know me they
vote me brick. Now what want is to
get some good-lookin' man to sit with
Sal for picture. WI you stand in?
She's willin'. Them big whiskers of
yours'll catch 'em sure and create har-
mony. You look like solid capitalist.
and they take me for a petit-Iarceny
thief" Mr.. Beals enjoyed the idea inn.
mensely, and sat with "Sal" for the pic
ture, which will doubtless carry ioy into
the household of the eastern relatives in
week or So Virginia City { Nev. {
Chronicle
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-05-25
Shields and Lincoln

Inc prominence given Gen. Shields in
the late congressional squabble over the
doorkeepers place, says the Chicago
inter, Ocean, has brought to mind the fact
that ne was one of the principals in the
celebrated Lincoln-Shields duel in 1912.
Shields was then auditor of this state.
though quite young man. In that
year the Springfield Journal published a
number of letters over the signature of
" Aunt Becca," ridiculing Shields and
declaring that he was dandy, who went
fioatin' about the air, without heft or
earthly substance, just like lock of cat
fur where cats had been fighting. Shields
was greatly enraged over these letters,
and announced that if the author was
discovered, he would have to settle it
with pistols.
After this announcement another let
ter appeared, in which Aunt Becca'
apologized for her former communities
ton, and offered to let the general
squeeze her hand if he'd say no more
about it. She closed her letter thus:
If this should not answer, there is
one thing more I would do rather than
get iickin'. | have all along expected
to die widow; but, as Mr.. S. is rather
good looking than otherwise, must say
| don't care if we compromise the mat
ter Dy-really, Mr.. Printer / can't help
blushin'-but lit must come out-but
widowed modesty-well, if / must ]
must-wouldn't he-maybe sorter, let
the old grudge drap if / was to consent
to be-be-h-i-s wife! / know he is a
fghtin' man, and would rather fight than
eat; but isn't marryin' better than
| tightin', though it does sometimes run
into it? And | don't think, upon the
whole, I'd be SIGH bad match, neither
I'm not over so, and am Just four feet
three inches In my bare feet, and not
much more round the girth; and fol
color, | wouldn't turn my back to nary
gal in the Lost Townships. But, after
all, maybe | m countin' my chickens be
fore they'r hatched and dreamin' Of
matrimonial bliss when the only alterna
tive reserved for me may be a lickin'
JEFF tells me the way these fre-eaters dc
is to give the challenged party choice oil
weapons, ETC., which being the case, III
tell you in confidence that / never fight
with anything but broomsticks or hot
water, or a shovel full of Goals, the for
hioi VI "hiCA oclHS SOMEWHAT ike
shlilalah, may not be very Objectionable
to him. Twill give him choice, however
in one thing, and that rs, whether, whe1
we fight, | shall wear the breaches or hi
petticoats, for | presume this change il
sufficient to place us on an equality"
The author OF the letters is said Il
have been Miss Todd afterward Mrs
Lincoln, and then engaged to the futur,
president. Whether Shields knew thi
or not, the result was challenge to Lin
coin, which the latter accepted. Their,
was good deal of travelling about, ne
gotlating, etc, Lincoln stubbornly re
fuslng to make any explanation or den,
the authorship of letters until the chai
lenge was withdrawn. Finally, howev
er, the matter was settled without an,
bloodshed, and the principals went OF
their life journey, one to the leadership
OF nation and a martyrs death, tn
other to major generals commission
and noble military record in two wars
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-05-25
Foreigners In Paris.

Americans make the best Frenchmen
of all the foreigners in Paris. The Eng
ilsh are always English, and promenade
in London styles on the Rue de Rivoli.
affect nothing but dog-carts and drags on
the boulevards and in the Bots de Bon
logne, and when they condescend to learn
French, never speak it without the Pc
eullar cockney twang of Piccadilly. The
Russians are intensely Russo in eyery-
thing, and spend more money on dia-
monds, champagne and questionable wo-
men than all the other foreigners put to-
gether. The Germans assimilate with
nothing so readily as beer. But an Amer
lean has not been week in Paris before
he wakes his mustacne, buys a plug hat
OF the latest Partisan style at ChantiPs,
sports lavender kids and whalebone
cane with an ivory leg for a handle,
wears narrow tIowsers, tightly fitting
cheviot sack coat, ard patent leather
boots, and says au plasir?" and par
don, messieur" every five minutes
Boston Post.
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WAR NOTES.

THE negotiations for the surrender of the
fortresses and the withdrawal of the Russian
army from Constantinople is reported to be
progressing favorably.
A ST. PETERSBURG correspondent tele-
graphs that Count Schouvalotf would not
arrive in ST. Petersburg before Sunday, the
18th inst, having spent a day in Berlin in
order to hold an interview with Prince Bis
marck. 1t has been confidently hoped that
he brings the means of securing peace, yet
the emperor, who knows his mission, said
that he did not see that any end of the COM
plications was probable.
As a result of the mobilization of the
English army and militia reserves, $4,000
trained effective soldiers have taken their
places in the ranks. The laboratory depart
ment of Woolwicb arsenal has received an
order for $4,000 biscuit crackers, to be car
ried on pack-saddles; 800 tons OF preserved
meat have been received from the United
States, principally from Chicago.
THE porte has made the evacuation of
Shumla conditional upon the withdrawal of
the Russians to Tchataldja The Russian
military authorities are stated to have de-
cided to withdraw only to st. George, eleven
miles northwest of San Stefano. The gar
rison of Shumla is too weak to defend the
place if attacked.
A VIENNA dispatch says that anarchy,
reigns in the newly annexed districts of
Montenegro. The Albanians, Christians
and Moslems refuse submission to the
Prince of Montenegro, and war may break
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-05-25
Dead-Letter-Omce Facts.

There are 100000 dead letters re-
ceived yearly at the dead letter office.
Three hundred thousand without
stamps.
Fifty thousand, partially addressed.
Six thousand, no address.
Forty thousand dollars in money, nine
tenths of which IS returned, the balance
remaining in the treasury, subject to ap-
plication, for four years.
One and half million of money or
ders and drafts of money value.
Forty-five thousand packages contain
ing property.
Fifteen thousand photographs.
Quarter of million of European let
tiers are returned unopened.
One-tenth of all the letters received
contain property.
Ten thousand applications for letters
reported lost; the great proportion found
and delivered.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-05-25
THE MARKETS.
New York.

NEW YORK, May 11.-3 100 P. Motion
Nominal at Lice anvance. Flour-Firmer;
receipts 1900 bbls; sales 5000 bbls at S4.S5
@6.25. WHEAT re better; receipts 129, 0O0
bus; sales $4,000 bus No. winter red seller
May call at 81 81; do seller June $1,000
1.3l No. Milwaukee spot, at $1.23]5; white
Quiet. Corn-Hc better; receipts $4,000
bus; sales 5000 bus at 4S1a@52c for western
mixed. Barley Dull. Oats-Quiet; re-
ceipts $4,000 bus ;Isales $4,000 bus at 33@3Sc
for mixed western: 35@40c for white
Pork-Quiet at $3.50. Lard-Steady at.
$7.15. Whisky-At $1.06. Petroleum
Crude at 67S@7c; refined III. Coal-Dull
and unchanged. Wool-At 2S@48c.
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A BEARDLEss young man, of pale,
studious face, clear blue eyes, dreamy
aspect, and chestnut locks-that is Edl-
son, the inventor of the photograph He
is very deaf, and, it is said, he never
heard clearly the voice of his invention.
The photograph is his 15Sth patent, and
from his inventions he is said to draw a
large income. He has handsome house,
but does not himself enjoy society, and
is never so miserable as when he is idle
1t is related that when in this city few
weeks ago, he spent three hours in an
organ factory, and in that time made
four practical suggestions to the manu-
facturer, and learned to play six airs
Neao York Tribune.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-05-25
THE WEST.

THE San Francisco Examiner, on the
afternoon of the 10th inst, printed promi-
nently, but assigning rumor only as the
basis, an article to the effect that woman
claiming to be the lawful wife of the late
W. S. O'Brien, of the Bonanza firm, will
contest his WILL claiming half the estate
that the deceased, two years ago, settled q
quarter of million on her, and six months
ago offered to compromise for an additional
half million, which she refused
THE Kansas City Price Current states that
81, 900 head of cattle are in southern Kansas,
ready to go to market by the middle of
June.
THE governor of Ohio Inns appointed Jo-
seph F. Wright, of Cincinnati, state super
intendent of insurance for three years,
commencing June Sd.
OLD claims growing out of former canal
management, aggregating 100000, were
filed with the Illinois state auditor on the
9th instant.
THE distillers and rectifers of Chicago
held a meeting on the 8th instant, and re-
solved to send a protest to the Washington
authorities against the system al
WHlCu eHdUltS SluCluHdll ulSllllcTS
to sell highwines at lower figure than they
can be sold by Chicago distillers, although
he latter buy grain cheaper. The result of
that system of guaging is that the highwines
market of Chicago is entirely nominal.
THE land Office at Traverse City, Mich,
has been transferred to Reed City.
THE will of w. s. O'Brien was filed in
probate court at San Francisco on the 18th
inst The estate is less than $6,000,0 900. j.
C. Flood and the testator's nephew, James
V. Coleman, are executors, without bonds.
GEN. MCDOWELL has been instructed to
institute vigilant watchfulness along she
southern border of Arizona and southern
California to prevent violation of the neu-
trality laws by Lerdo's revolutionists.
JUDGE CowAN, at Batavia, Ohio, on the
4th instant, set aside the verdict finding
Demmit, late county treasurer, guilty of
embezzling funds of the treasury, on the
ground of insufficient evidence.
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NEWS IN BRIEF.
GENERAL FOREIGN NOTES.

THE German government declines the in
vitation from the United States to attend
the international coinage congress.
RIoTING, which began at Darwin, Eng,
on the 9th, was renewed next day. One
hundred and seventy police, armed with
cutlasses, were engaged several hours, quell-
ing the disturbance. Several constables and
rioters were injured, and considerable dam
age done to property.
w. WINTER RAFFLES, cotton broker of
Liverpool, has suspended. The failure of
Dunkerly, Carter & Co., provision mer-
chants, is also announced; liabilities f20,-
600.
THE master cotton spinners at Ashton
UNDERLINE, Staleybridge, Dakinfeld and
Mossley have resolved to reduce wages five
per cent. on the 25th inst.
THE German emperor received Bayard
Taylor, the new American minister on the
Sth inst.
The two thousand guineas stake at New
Market was won on the Sth inst. by Pill
grimage; Insulaire second. Seton third.
FROM 5000 to 1000 cloth weavers in the
Holmairth district and Huddersfeld, Eng,
have resolved to strike in consequence of a
reduction of wages.
THERE was a large fire at Manchester,
Eng, ON the 9th inst, destroying two large
timber yards and number of houses 1t is
regarded as the work of an incendiary.
Loss 100000.
AN earthquake at Manizalas, on the 9th
inst, did considerable damage to houses.
Twenty lives were lost.
CARDINAL MCCLosKEY visited the Paris
exhibition on the 4th, escorted by Mr.. Nc
Cormick, the commissioner general of the
United States. The cardinal will sail from
Havre for New York, ON the 18th, in the
steamship Pereire.