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Bismarck tribune., 1879-12-12
Lincoln on Sumner.

The following is from the interesting
aDiary of Public Man" published in
the North american ReuiesO.
AS / rose to leave, Mr.. Lincoln
picked up and handed me a note to
look at. I recognized Senator Sum
nerIs handwriting as took it, and was
not, therefore, particularly surprised to
find it alarmish and mysterious in tone,
bidding Mr.. Lincoln, for particular
reasons, to be very careful how he went
out alone at night. saw that MIR.
Lincoln watched me while I read the
note, and I perhaps may have expressed
in my countenance an opinion OF the
communication which I did not think
it civil to put into words, merely reiter-
ating, as laid it back on the table, my
own conviction that there was nothing
to fear in Washington, and no occasion
for measures likely to influence the
public unfavorably in other parts OF the
country. AS arose to go, MIR. Lincoln
pulled himself together up out Of the
rocking-chair in which he had packed
himself, and, scanning me good-na-
turedly for moment, said very abrupt
ly: "You never put backs with Sum
ner, did you?" I suppose looked as
much surprised as I felt; but laughed
and said that I did not think I ever had
done so. Well, I suppose not" he
said; and then, hesitating moment.
went on: When he was in here l
asked him to measure with me, and do
you know he made little speech about
it." Itried to look civilly curious, and
Mr.. Lincoln, with an indescribable
glimmer all over bis face, continued:
aYes," he said, he told me he thought
sthis was time for uniting our fronts
and not our backs before the enemies
of the country or something like that.
It was very fine. But I reckon the
truth was," and at this point I was COM
PEELED against my will TO laugh aloud, >,
:" I reckon the truth was, he was afraid
to measured" And with this he looked
down with some complacency on his
own really indescribable length of limb.
j" He is good piece of man, though
Sumner" he added, half quizzically,
half apologetically, and q good man.
] have never had much to do with Bish-
ops down where we live; but, do you
know, Sumner is just my idea of a
Bishop?"
Bismarck tribune., 1879-12-12
AN OLD MANS DREAMS.
II ELIZA n. SHERMAN.

It was tho twilight hour;
Behind the western hill the sun had sunk,
Leaving the evening sky aglow with crimson nght
The air Is filed with fragrance and with sound;
High In tho tops Of shadowy vine-wreathed trees:
Grave parent birds were twittering good-nignt
songs,
Across the way $50
noisy little brook made pleasant
Music on the summer air,
And further on the sweet FAINT sound @
OF Whippoorwiu falls rose on the air and fell
Like some sweet chant ut vespers.
With the scent Of mignonette and rose,
And from the beds Of flowers the tall
White lilies point like angel fingers upward,
Casting on the air An incense sweet,
That brings to mind the old, old story
OF the alsbaster box that loving Mary
Broke upon the Masters feet.
Upon his vine-wreathed porch
An old white-headed man sits dreaming
Happy, happy dreams of days that are no more
And listening to the quaint old song
With which his daughter lulied her child to rest
1Abide with me-" she says;
East falls the eventide;
The darkness deepens-
Lord, with me abide"
And as he listens to the sounds that fill the
Summer air, sweet, dreamy thoughts
OF his alost youth come crowding thickly up;
And for awhile he 2g,., seems a1a. ), boy again.
he wades the fppGng brook, and with boyish
That wave welcome from, the other side.
With those he wreathes
The sunny head of little Nell, neighbor's child,
Companion of his sorrows and his joys
Sweet, dainty Nell, whose baby life
Seemed early linked with his, ~
Ard whom he loved with all boys devotion.
Long years have flown.
NJ h@~~ <,S~ H,~,k and
They stand again beside the brook, that murmurs
Ever in its course nor stays for time nor man,
And tell the old. old story,
And promise tosbe true till life for them shall enc
Again the years roll on.
And they are old. The frost of age
Has touched the once-brown hair, 81
And left it white as are the chaliced lilios.
Children. whose rosy lips once claimed
fathers blessing and mothers love.
Have grown to mans estate save two
Whom God called early home, to wait
For them in heaven.
And then the old man thinks
How on night like this when faint
And sweet as Aforementioned dreams Ft r
Old Whippoorwill falls did murmur soft
Its evening psalms, when fragrant lilies
Pointed up the way her Christ had gone,
Sod called the wife and mother home,
And bid him wait.
Obi why is 1t so hard for
Man to wait? To sit with folded hands
Apart amid the busy throng, %
And hear the buzz and hum of toll around,
To see men reap and bind the golden sheaves
OF earthly fruits, which he looks idly on,
And knows be may not Join,
But only wait till God has said "Enoughi"
And calls him home? &
And thus the old man dreams,
And then awakes-awakes to hear ~
The sweet old song just dying b
On the pulsing evening air:
II "When other helpers fail,
a ,r And comforts fee,
Lord of the helpless,
Oh! abide with me-" .Esf n4.,..
ERODHEAD, Wis. d., III ~.
Bismarck tribune., 1879-12-12
She Knew He Was There.

It was warm afternoon, ard young
Mr.. Cummagin did not go into the
house, but sat down on the porch, as
was his custom, after ringing the bell.
Her little sister came to the door and
looked at him with some curiosity:
3Does your sister Mabel know I am
here, Nellie?" he asked. "Oh, yes, re-
piled the innocent prattler, II guess she
does; she told me to come out and see
how shady it made the front yard when
you put your feet up on the porch rail
ing. = f..og
Bismarck tribune., 1879-12-12

A D1ss1pATED and unmannerly noble
man, presuming upon his mobility" ,"
once asked Sir Walter Scott, who sat
opposite to him at a dinner, what was
tie difference between Scott and sot2
I. Just the breadth Of the table" retort@
ed Sir Walter. s
Bismarck tribune., 1879-12-12
Slain by Her Defender.

During the wars of William of Or
ange, it was usual, at the end of the
campaign, for both armies to retire into
winter quarters, and numbers got leave
of absence to go home and see their
friends. Among others who availea
themselves of this privilege was young
Highland officer whose relations lived
in the upper parts of Perthshire. He
visited about in that district, and enter
tanned his friends by talking of the bat
ties in which he had fought, and the
wonderful events he had witnessed; !;
and everywhere met with the most cor.
dial reception. He was at last invited
to the house of. gentleman who had
an only daughter, whose beauty was the
universal theme of admiration. He
there, as usual, recited his martial feaSs,
till, like Othello, he made an impression
on the young lady, which the gallant
soldier soon perceived, and he con-
trived to settle plan with her for their
eloping together at midnight. They
got off unperceived, and, having tray-
eled several miles, they at last came to
an inn, where they thought they might
refresh themselves in safety. The en-
ragged father, however, as soon as he
had discovered, his daughters fight,
assembled men and pursued them with
such speed and eagerness that he over
took them soon after they got into the
inn. The lover, though he had nobody
to support him, yet was determined not
to yield up his mistress, and, being well
armed and an excellent swordsman, he
resolved to resist any attack made upon
him. When the party pursuing entered
the inn, his mistress ran for protection
behind him; but, as he was preparing
to give deadly stroke, the point of the
sword accidentally struck her violent
blow, and she instantly expired at his
feet. Upon seeing what had happened,
he Immediately surrendered himself,
saying, "That he did not wish to live,
his earthly pleasure being gone" He
was executed the next day.
Bismarck tribune., 1879-12-12

To REMOVE FREoKLEs.- Scrape horse
radish into cup Of cold sour milk; let
it stand twelve hours; strain, and ap-
ply two or three times a day. Or, mix
lemon juice, one ounce; pulverized
borax, one-quarter drachm; sugar, one
half drachm; keep few days in glass
bottle, then apply occasionally.
Bismarck tribune., 1879-12-12
EXPLAINING . Joke.

He came into the Office, mod destly and
ahylv. a. was eftting, and asked 70
gee the man who put jokes in the .AdUer-
tiser. The joker was engaged n Ieaa, a.
inR some very exciting tables OF trade
and navigation returns, IN order 70 m
form can Old Subscriber how many
Gallons 81 beeswax had been exported
rom the provinceso Of Prince Edwards
Island ii the year Of 1871, and was con- &C!
seouently in q very hilarious mood. me
visitor took off his hat, mopped nus
manly brow with dirty hand kerchlef
and placed before the newspaper man 9
scrap of paper on which was written;
When Sir Joseph Porter dies the
company will be treated to half-and: bali
Porter and BIER !,
The newspaper man read it, looked
up and exclaimed, : Whist IS 1t
about?r IL
at is Just q little joke, you see.'
aAhi I didn't notice. will read It
again" :,
He reperused, and then asked,
Where is the joke p
Why, the play on words q pun, you
know-.Porter and bier.
sOh, ah, yes. Porter and bier. Vel,
did you ask Mr.. Porter about this?
Will he be pleased to see his name in
the paper in that connecticut?
Why, there is no such person. Sir
Joseph Porter is character in Pima
fore.'"
aWeu," mused the newspaper man,
eff there is no such person I don't see
how he can die. A person who don't
exist can't die very successfully. Any
attempt to kill a man who don't live
must necessarily prove failure.
.But you don't understand" ex
planned the amateur. joker. You see
the whole point is in the play on the
two words porter and bier. Porter and
beer mixed is called half-and-half. Now
you catch the idea, don't you?"
swell, I understand it so far. But
where's the joker"
Why, explained
eyes, I know that you explained. You
said porter and beer mixed is called
half-and-half. But that kind of porter
is not man-it is liquor, and any
how you don't spell beer right"
aBut that's the point. You notice
there the words have different meanings
and the same sound. It is to bring out
different idea that the word itself con-
veys that I have tried, and fatter my
self -"
No, no." interrupted the newspaper
man, I" not fatter. Your grammar is at
fault. The joke is fiat, not fatter."
At this point some of the people in
the sanctum interfered, and the enemy
beat a graceful retreat without any
casualties.-LO71dO7 advertiser.
Bismarck tribune., 1879-12-12

. ATHERMoMErER gains notoriety By
degrees. as'y
The New York herald., 1879-09-17
The Mas.aohusetts Republicans.

This is a lively week in the politics of
the Old Bay State The republicans held
their State Convention yesterday the dem
ocrats hold theirs to-day; the supporters of
General Butler are to assemble tomorrow
and take what advantage they can of the
blunders OF the two regular parties.
The Republican Convention yesterday
was large and unwieldy body, consisting
of twelve hundred delegates. Deliberation
is impossible in so numerous ON assembly;
but as the members came with their minds
already made up there was no great delay
in reaching q result. AS soon as the
Convention was organized there was
an informal ballot for Governor, and
the result showed that Mr.. Long had
so large majority over Mr.. Pierce that Mr..
Longs nomination was forthwith declared
unanimous. 1t was conceded that Mr..
Pierce would have been the stronger candi-
date in the city of Boston, where he is we'll
known and very popular; but his liberal
views on the liquor question would have
weakened him with the prohibition
party, which is powerful in Massa-
chusetts, while his successful rival
is acceptable to the temperance men.
Mr.. Long is the present Lieutenant Gov
ernor. The speeches and platform are of
the stalwart order which has become the
universal type of republican politics. The
Worcester ticket has nothing to fear from
the democrats who will lead ''forlorn
hope" merely to keep up appear
ances, but General Butler has strength
enough to make the canvass vigorous and
lively, even if the result is not uncertain.
Last year Butler received 100, 435 votes,
against 134, 725 for the republican candi-
date. He expects this year to absorb
larger portion of the democrats and to re-
ceive greater recruits from the republicans.
The real contest will be between Butler and
Long, with chances enough for Butler to
make the republicans anxious
The New York herald., 1879-09-17

claims that he has dropped his proceedings
against Mr.. Wheeler by sending to the AL
dermen the name of a proposed successor.
1t is, no doubt, beautiful and instructive
spectacle to see the chief magistrate OF the
city so amenable to judicial exposition OF
the law, and SO ready to confess that his
Jealous action against Mr.. Wheeler was
bIunder. Judge Van Brunt told him that
the only legal method of displacing
an officer whose term has expired
is by the appointment of sue
cessor, and the Mayor, with charming
submissiveness and docility, forthwith
nominates q successor to the Board OF
Aldermen. The Mayor could not have fur
nished more prompt or more emphatic
proof of his profound respect for Judicial
authority. But the public may think 1t
would have been wiser and more dignified
for the Mayor to have taken little more
time to swallow his modification and sub
nit to judicial censure. BY his haste to
nominate Mr.. Hawley he has encountered
a rebuke from the Board of Aldermen rs
signal as the judicial rebuke he had
just received from Judge Van Brunt. Why
need he have been in such hurry to &c
cumulate rebuff upon rebuff, like Pelion
piled upon Ossa in the fabled war OF the
giants ''Would not one suffice?" He
may be excusable for not knowing that his
proceedings against Commissioner Wheeler
were contrary to law, but need he have
been ignorant that such q nomination as
&1,~A L ~ oTc
frmation? A Mayor weakens his authority
and influence by gratuitously attempting
things which he cannot accomplish.
The New York herald., 1879-09-17
Mormon Defiance.

The Church of Latter Day Saints wishes
it to be distinctly understood that it is not
to be scared out Of it's wits by Mr.. Evarts'
the criminality of polygamy under the
United States laws. II any one doubts
this he has only to note the fact of
the arrival yesterday from Europe of
three hundred and fifty converts to this
modern religion. With the cynicism of
men who have seen their peculiar institu-
ton" flourish in defiance of all that lawyers
have devised, or United States marshals,
backed by Gentle judges, have enforced,
they regard this letter of Mr.. Evarts
as of little moment All their con-
verts can be brought to Utah, they say, by
resorting to the simplest Of devices. To
avoid interference is, they believe, ''easy
as lying" The main idea Of Mr.. Evarts, it
has been intimated, is to impress upon the
class of foreigners who generally fall VIC
Tins to the willy missionaries that polygamy
is punishable as a crime in the United
States. The answer of tho Mormon apostles
is that it fiourishes in Utah; that it is part
of their religion; that the spasm of "perse-
cution" will pass by and all will be rosy
again. 1t merely puts upon the mission
aries n little extra equivocation, dashed oc-
casionally with bold mendacity, to smooth
matters over. This, We know, tho mission
aries can bear. They have long preached
in the United States and abroad under
difficulties, and have even been wont,
where they detected any squeamishness
among the inquirers, to slur over the
polygamous side of their faith altogether
Where, however, the carnally inclined
neophytes were greedy for particulars of
perfect harems in the Salt Lake Valley,
they could be obtained without any diff
ficulty from these same missionaries. A
system of prosely ytizing SO elastic has little
to fear from 30 simple q missile as Mr..
Evarts letter. 1t may do some good
as warning for little while,
but the Saints are patient and can
wait until the circular is forgotten. What
will really act as a deterrent is stern action
by tho government in Utah itself In the
series of defiant Mormon utterances we
printed few days since might DO detected
an undertone Of discouragement when the
possibility of the law being put in force
against actual polygamists there was
brought before them. Hitherto, to the
disgrace of tho government prosecution
was a jest, from the Lion House of Brigham
Young down to the poorest hut in the DESC
late mountains. A little determined work in
Utah, and there will be some force in Mr..
Evarts' circular on the subject to foreign
governments.
The New York herald., 1879-09-17

THE WEATIIER.-The centre of disturbance
that was over the lakes on Monday made very
little progress eastward during the past twenty
four hours, but its influence has extended over
all the districts north of the Ohio Valley
and from the Rocky Mountains to the Atlantic
coast. The barometer il only relatively high
in the other sections of the country except in
the Southwest, where IL is rising steadily. Rain
has fallen throughout the lake regions and
New England States. Elsewhere the weather
has been generally fair The winds continuo
to blow briskly in the Northwest; they
are fresh over the lakes and light in
the other districts. The temperature has
risen decidedly in the Western, Southern and
Middle Atlantic districts, remained stationary
IN the New England States and fallen in the lake
regions aud the Northwest. The weather over
the British Islands, although fair, is becoming
unsettled, particularly in the Northwest. owing
to the influence of depression that is moving
north of Scotland. The weather in New York
aud its vicinity to-day will be cool and partly
cloudy or fair. Tomorrow it promises to be
cooier aud fair.
The New York herald., 1879-09-17

united support of the city democrats. This
is constant temptation to the party in the
city to use the power it possesses to control
and coerce the party in the State. The party,
being at its mercy, must either submit to
dictation or consent to defeat. If the demo-
cratic and republican voters were evenly
distributed throughout the city and State
a potent local organization like Tammany
would be impossible in the city. 1t would
be an advantage to both political parties
in New York if there could be o re-
distribution of the strength of each be-
tween city and country, so that all locali-
ties would stand upon the same level. The
approximation to this state of things in
mercial city has preserved them from any
thing resembling our Tammany hydra.
Power always tends to abuse, and when in
any locality there is great excess OF power in
the hands Of one political party such abuses
are pretty certain to reach their extreme
limit Even if Iammany were abolished
and obliterated the immense preponderance
of democratic strength in the city. with the
helplessness of the party in the rural dis
tricts, would lead to new organization OF
substantially the same character. The true
hydra is the local concentration of dem
ocratic strength, and it can never be killed,
but only scotched, until there is more
equal diffusion of political power.
The New York herald., 1879-09-17
Burglars i'm Politics.

Strange side light is thrown on the rela-
tions of criminals to the police as well as on
the way politics are used to influence JUS
tice on behalf of the vilest offenders in the
letters found in burglar Cody's pocket on
Sunday morning last. They are not master
pieces of English, but they plainly disclose
plot to get fellow out of Jail "before
election" whose first use of his liberty is to
break into dwelling house. This sound
politician was sent to Blackwell's Island for
six months some three weeks ago, and the
letter dated week back to '.Friend For
est" shows how distasteful it would be
to a man of his active habits to be left
in "hole" until February for q mere
drunk and disorderly." How s'Friend
Forest" was to see Policeman Curley, and
also to "pull the wool" over Judge MUIR
rays eyes by representations to Finley, the
Judges ''side partner at the Convention, al
leging, doubtless, how invaluable man Cody
would be in the "deestrick" around election
time, is highly amusing. The particularly
with which the prisoners residence is to
be misstated to help out the plot is de-
llClOuSiy COOi. w AcbhcI Vic ~ StI WIS ever
delivered or not is not clear, but the proba-
bilhy is that Friend Forest" and .'Dear
Nellie" had been working in his behalf all
the time, and that on some plea or another
they got professional burglar out of Jail,
who was serving six months sentence for
another offence. How often this thing
is done we cannot state, but it was
pretty evident to 'drunk and disorderly"
Cody that burglar Cody would lose his
great chance of "making the price of o suit
of clothes" if he did not get out before cleo
tion. How many voters of this kind will
exercise an influence next November on the
fortunes of the Empire State? Mr. Cody,
of course, was not wise. He will not vote;
but unless "Friend Forest is remarkably
active he will be wearing fresh suit of
clothes by that time; not, perhaps, of such
elegant cut as those he was temporarily
possessed of last Sunday, but showing quite
u fancy stripe.
The New York herald., 1879-09-17

amount of stakes won and the condition Of tho
tracks at the times Of racing. Will be found among
its contents. The book. compiled. is most vaua-
BILE as work Of reference all who in any way
Interested in horse racing. BY means of the index
special feature OF the book-the performance OF
any animal can be ascertained readily and without
loss OF time in running over the pages. Many
features are promised in subsequent editions.
which. if carried out. will render the Guide stil
moro valuable to the lovers and patrons of the turf
The New York herald., 1879-09-17
The Amssr and tho Massacre.

1t is highly characteristic of British fair
mindedness that the massacre of Major
Cavagnari and his followers should be laid
at the door of their friend, ally and de-
pendent, Yakoob Khan, with the Russians
as mysterious instigators in the back
ground. 1t would be unnatural for Eng
lishmen to admit that they had blundered
in anything. When they took Yakoob as a
farmer takes queen bee and made
honeyed peace with him they imagined
they were hiving the whole Afghan popula-
ton with him under a British protectorate.
But this hardy people did not hive with
one they regarded Us more or less of a
traitor. 1t was absurd to think that they
could be negotiated for by promise of
protection" who were used to pro-
tecting themselves. If Yakoob was to be
protected against the Afghans themselves
that was matter the Afghans would see
about, and their massacre of the Embassy
was simply cynical putting to Yakoob of
the old query, Who will protect the pro-
tectors Yakoob felt his powerlessness,
but was naturally loath to admit it. Yet he
conveyed as clear a warning to Major
Cavagnari as anything short of this admis-
sion would allow, or perhaps as far as his
information went. When the Residency
was attacked the fated envoy appealed
to the Ameer for help, but Yakoob
dared not stir. He was Gagged as well as
they. and his precious lite depended on
his inaction. That he held out hope to
Major Cavagnari as long as he was in COM
munication with him was natural enough.
Men do not tell the sick that they are about
to die, though they are beyond human
help, and Yakoob's message, ''God wiling"
was purely humane evasion. That he
has since been forced into more
decided countenance of the popu-
lar movement is highly possible, but
everything shows SO far that he was faithful
to his masters in India up to the time of
the massacre. Already the London Times
sends out mot dordre against the silly talk
of Russian instigation, but it reserves the
Ameer, whose whole fortune lay with the
British, as a scapegoat for the laundering
OF the government. AS misrule in India
needed Mana Sahib to be held up to
English execration, so, since it is not safe
to parade the eternal Muscovite as the MUIR
derer of Cavagnari, they gratuisously lay the
burden on their ally and tool, Yakoob Khan.
The New York herald., 1879-09-17

MEMPHIS is having her afflicton suddenly in
creased, and to terrible degree, twenty three
new cases having been reported yesterday.
Warmer weather seems to be the cause, and
fears are expressed that the infection will be
carried into the adjacent country by those who
escape from the city.