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National Republican., 1879-04-28

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Mr.. Joseph G, g. Blackburn, of Kentucky feel $
the responsibility of being Congressman much
too deeply. He works his Windmill too much for
u paltry 5000 year.
National Republican., 1879-04-28

THE Implacables insist that the veto of
the army bill is already written, and that
President HAYES is hesitating between
signing it or the bill. The time has come,
however, when he will agreeably disappoint
them. lie knows that the Republican party
is once more solidiled in support of his adj
minstrotion in expectation of this righteous
veto, and besides that he knows that the
bill, while ostentatiously claiming to be a
peaceful measure against "bayonets at the
"polls," is in reality revolutionary scheme
to disarm the General Government of all
power to protect itself from the rapidly in
creasing encroachments of the revived and
aggressive spirit of State Rights
National Republican., 1879-04-28
A Bird Can't "Elocls Alone"

IVIIIVHSU JUUTIIUI.I
1t took Senator Davis several years to discover
| that bird can't flock all alone" or n man make
q party all by himself
National Republican., 1879-04-28
Give Him IA Fat Ofiice.

"lf any man attempts TO haul down the American
flag, send him to Congress, give him fat oifice
That is the way the Democratic Senate of Ohio puts
it,
National Republican., 1879-04-28

SENATOR THURMAN said that Senator
BEcKs speech on The army bill was the best
speech made on that subject; but one of
his cousins or his aunts is reported to have
remarked that he would not have said so if
BECK, who is a Scotchman by birth, had
been eligible TO the Presidency.
National Republican., 1879-04-28
VAR ANNIVERSARIES
Pertinent Extracts from the Chronology OF
the Rebellion.


the Rebellion.
1861.
April 2S-Lights and buoys on the Poto.
mac River and Chesapeake Bay destroyed by
the Confoderates.
APRIL 29.-Forts Jackson and st. Philip,
finding themselves surrounded and cut of, sur
rendered to Commodore Porter, commanding
the mortar fleet. The city Of New Orleans was
also surrendered to Commodore Farragut
General Lowell, with 10000 troops, had prcvi-
ously evacuated the city. Skirmisb at Monte
rey, Tenn, short distance from Corinth,
Miss; the rebels lost five killed and eighteen
prisoners, with horses and arms Union loss,
one man wounded. General Hancock with his
brigade succeeded in silencing rebel battery
near Yorktown, which interiered with the
working parties Of Federals.
1903.
APRIL 2S-Great excitement In Wheeling
w. Va, in anticipation of an attack on that
city by rebels Several bridges on the Balti'
more and Ohio Railroad, between Cumberland
and Grafton, destroyed by the rebels. Skir
mish near Mill Springs, Ky. The rebol Gene
raj Forrest and and Colonel Roddy attacked
General Dodge mt Tuscumbia, Ala, but after 8
| fight of several hours the rebels retreated Il
CORTLAND. Colonel Grierson cutered Brook
haven, Miss, captured and paroled 200 prison
crs, and destroyed large camp Of instruction
with its equipagc.
1864.
APRIL 2S.-Brigadicr.Genera Devcns. will
a brigade of cavalry, on a reconnaissance Il
Madison Courthouse, Va, surprised party
OF thirty rebels in that place, and succeeded ir
capturing the whole of them
National Republican., 1879-04-28

Now the Southern Democratic papers
call THE REPUBLICAN Zulu, because it
reproduces the language of the Richmond
Examiner at the opening of the rebellion,
and they denounce the Examiner as want
ing in loyalty to JEFF DAVIS and his gov
ernmental contrivance. The Examiner was
undoubtedly in strict harmony with the
spirit of the South and was too honest to
conceal its sentiments 1t might not have
had full confidence in DAVIS, but it was in
full sympathy with the rebellion.
National Republican., 1879-04-28

Crowded houses will undoubtedly be the rule OF
the Comque this week, as Miss Marie D'Est's Red
Stocking Minstrels Miss LottIe Roussolls Art
Troupe and Thomas 4 Watson's Novelty Company
and ONell are determined that their house shall
always be attractive, and this engagement shows
good judgment
LARGE sales indicate the merits of all good arti-
oles. Druggists sell more of Dr. Bulls Baby Syrup
than OF all other remedies for the cure of baby dis
orders.
National Republican., 1879-04-28
FOR SALE.
SPECIAL NOTICES.

~-----------------~----
NlSSo SPECIAL NOTICE. TIE WOMAN'S
W. Temperance Union will hold their annivcr-
atry meeting THIS EVENING, at 5 o'clock. in
work during the year, short addresses, singing and
recitation, AL invited. APPS
NV REVIVAL SERVICE TONIGHT AT
BS Hamline NJ. l.. Church, corner Ninth and
Harrison, npr1S-5t
National Republican., 1879-04-28

as is found in this class of modern romance.
1t has its lessons as woll as its power of enter
tainment.
National Republican., 1879-04-28

SOOTHING SYRUP DAVIS is not the bold
man some of his adulators would have us
believe he is There was nothing brave in
the agile manner in which lie left the polit-
ical fence the other day and dropped down
on the Democratic side. lie did it, in fact,
from fear; he was afraid the fence couldn't
stand up under his weight any longer. But
the Bourbons have clasped him to their
arms all the same, singing:
BY the air We breathe and the
Heavens above us, etc
As political Tirgiaia Mr.. DAVIS is q
great success He is a fine actor, especially
in heavy parts.
National Republican., 1879-04-28
WASHINGTON, APRIL 2s, 1879.

Now for the veto! And what next?
National Republican., 1879-04-28
SECOND-sg CLOTHING

Disposers of Ief-off Clothing, Watches, Guns Pis-
tolls &C. get the hest cash prices from the original
HERZOG'S, 3DS Ninth street, near Pennsylvania av-
enue. Branch. 2J7 Pennsylvania avenue. By calling
Mt or addressing the above places prompt attention
will be given to nil orders, ape.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-03-27
How Americans Appear
Frenchmen.

Americans are queer people, everyone
knows, but their peculiafties condoned
in France by reason Of that sentimen:
which compels US to fluid no fault. with
anything said OF done by strangers. and
to consider simply as AL originality what
with compatr lots would be censureds as
a grave indecency. This is rather Gu
rious sentiment, but it is general, and its
motive is obvious. When sailors return
ing from long journey. indulge in their
usual freaks on land, people feel kindly
toward them Even the police is lenient
in checking their follies. During long
months Of solitude and fatigues Of every
nature the seamen have had to bottle
up their animal spirits, and they run
riot when free for time from restraint.
Foreigners, and Americans especially,
enjoy the same immunities. Thei. ma
ton is Young, and its early vicissitudes
are still presen; to every mind. In less
than cen,uary it has progressed with
marvellous rapidly. To Europeans. &C.
customed to slow and almost inpercepti-
bic national advance, there is something
stupendous in the sudden rise Of the vast
western empire. We cannot help think.
ing. however, that as people the Ameri-
cans are like plebeian who a. one stroke
has made an immense fortune and, con.
sidering himself bound 10 appear as be-
fitted his new station, has changed his
dress and his manner. But in the new
shoes are feet accustomed TO wear heavy
boots and beneath the gloves are horny
hands accustomed TO rude tasks, showing
thick and hairy in spots where they have
burs, the kid.-Paris Soleil
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-03-27

There is a great deal to be said against
long engagements, particularly by the
ladies interested, as. it is she who must
bear all the small annoyances caused by
gossiping friends. "Why doesn't John
marry Sarah4" Mrs Grundy will ask.
"They've been engaged these five years.
Evidently he's in no hurry to give up
his freedom" These and other remarks
cone to Sarah's ears, and she finds her
position trying one. Indeed, many Of
the difficulties and quarrels of lovers are
the results of protracted betrothal.
The state of the engaged can never be
thoroughly satisfactory to them. They
are kept in an exacting mood, which
often breeds unfounded jealousies. They
enjoy the bliss Of loving and being
loved, yet they are not quite sure it is
going to last. Somebody else my come
along and capture the heart they so
highly prize. Therefore, engaged people
are apt to exchange theirvows frequently,
both for the pleasure Of listening to what
they know already and to gain new as
suranoes that they are first in each
others affections and immovably fixed
there. This period of joy and trial may
be extended for reasonable time-for
months, and even year or two-but
after that there is the danger Of break
in the engagement which may be beyond
healing. 1t is best for all parties con-
cerned that marriage should follow an
engagement as soon as possible. But if
for any good reason an early marriage is
not Practical engaged people must be
very patient with each other. If they
are too exacting, and SO much pre-occu-
pied with their sentiments that they
neglect their ordinary duties, they are
apt to get into morbid state, which will
result in their arrangement. A long
engagement, to reach happy ending,
must flow Oh in peaceful course. NJ
merous quarrels will finally separate the
most tender of lovers
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-03-27
A New lind OF Steamer

Trials are about to be made at Mar
SELLS, France, of vessel on an entirely
new principle. propelled without either
screw OF paddle wheels. The craft is Of
the dimensions and form OF an ordinary
tug boat. and is worked by means Of a
steam-pump of 10 horse power, with a
horizontal tubular boiler. That pump is
of enormous power, and draws in con-
siderable quantities water, which by the
force with which it is expelled against
the sea at the stern sends the vessel for
ward. The ship rs furnished with two
pairs Of tubes. the one acting at the stern
and the other at the bow. During the
ordinary progress Of the boat those in
front are closed by stop-cocks, but if &C.
casion arises for making the steamer
retrograde, the after tubes are closed and
the Others opened. The water to supply
The pump is taken from the sea alongside,
but that communication can also be
closed, and system Of barrels filled
with water is provided in the hold to SUI
ply the pump in case Of any emergency.
w Nu kI1lS IuSGNA4Ou ~ - S010 hN"s Wv -
bration is produced, and the machine
can be easily transformed into hre.en-
CINE by the addition Of suitable supply
Of hose. Moreover, it can be readily
used to prevent another vessel from sink
ing. when waterlogged or leaking, BY
taking tubes to supply the pumd 10 the
ship in distress and utilizing the water it
contains as the means Of propulsion
while a. the same time towing the dis,
abled craft. The pipes for the election
of the water are fixed in direction par
allel to the keel, and, when at work, in
no way interfere with the action OF the
rudder, simply moving the vessel on its
course by the resistance the water elected
meets with from the great mass OF the
surrounding sea. The invention is said
10 be that Of an American engineer, and
the steamer is reported to have already
made ten knots an hour. The peculiar
utility Of this boat, If it answers expect
atoms, is for river work, and, alter the
trials a. Marseilles, i, will be again es-
sayed on the Rhone,
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-03-27
Why VIM. Sharp Went to Bed.

The passion of love often reacts
strangely on undisciplined minds, and
frequently produces on them unlocked
for results. At Keithley, at the begin
ming of the present century, lived a
young man named William Sharp. He
fell desperately in love with girl, the
daughter Of a neighboring farmer.
Everything went smoothly till the we'd
ding morning, when the fathers could
not agree how much TO give the young
couple to start them in life; and literally
at the last moment in church the match
was broken of. This was too much for
the weak mind of William Sharp. He
went home, went TO bed, and never rose
from it again. He was just 80 when he
thus isolated himself from public life,
and he died at the age Of IS. His
room was about feet square. The
floor was stone, and generally damp.
The window was permanently fastened;
some of the pains were filed in with
wood and at the time of his death it
had not been opened for 3S years. In
this dreary cell did this strange being
immune himself. He obstinately re-
fused 10 speak, and gradually every
trace of intelligence faded away. His
father left an ample provision for his &C.
centric son, and he was we'll looked after.
He ate as much as an ordinary day la
horer, and at the time of his death
weighed about lG stone In Harrogate,
several years ago, lived woman, who
for exactly the same cause behaved in
exactly the same manner Her parents
having prevented her marriage with a
worthless character, she took to her bed,
and had kept it for ID years; and if not
dead, is probably keeping it STILL
Chambers Journal
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-03-27
A Surprising Answer.

All good people rejoice when those
who know how to use money have abun-
dant means. In this community lives
lady whose wealth is large, yet fully
equaled by the good she does. 1t is her
special care to provide for the education
of the little children of the poor. How
the children appreciate her goodness is
shown by the following incident; A
young teacher in one of the schools she
has established was talking to the chill
dren few days ago il. this wise " You
know in the Fall the tired flowers cuddle
up their little feet, which we call roots,
and 90 to sleep in the ground. By and
by, when it grows cold, the poor little
flowers would freeze in their wide bed,
hut they have Friend who remembers
them and covers them up with his thick
white blanket of snow that you see ali
around us Now, how many Of you can
tell me who is the hest friend of the
sleeping howersf' Many eager little
hands went up, and a shrill voice an
swered. Mrs. Shaw. Boston Tran
script.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-03-27
A Green Hand.

One of the plumbing establishments
of Danbury took in a new jour. the
other day. He was from a hamlet
over in New York State, little hamlet
where he had worked with his father.
The day after his arrival there was q
burst in the water-pipe Of a house on
Pine street. He was told to 90 over
there and attend to it.
Seeing tho owner of the house in the
shop, he went up to him and got the
particulars OF the break, and then he
made ready his tools and started.
Just as he was passing out Of the door
the proprietor saw him.
Where are you going1' he almost
screamed.
The new man told hun.
do you mean to tell me that you are
going up there to fix that pipe without
examining it, he gasped,
"Why, / am going to look at it when
l get there" said the new man.
"Merciful Heaven p calculated his
employer, catching hold of the desk to
support himself. "Can it be possible
that you would do a job at one visit ,
Don't you know your trade any better
than that Have you no pride in your
business Why, you'd ruin the entire
community in less than year," and the
speaker burst into tears.
As soon as he grew calmer he ex-
planned to the new man that he should
first visit the house, make thorough
examination of the building, get the lay
of the streets, and the location Of the
nearest hydrant, 60 up on the roof of the
house, and then return thoughtfully to
the shop for his tools, keeping an accurate
record of the time -Danbury News.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-03-27
Principal More Than Profit.

More than thirty years ago John 6.
Whittier, the Quaker poet Of New Eng
land, was pleading with all the eloquence
of his gifted pen for the abolition of
African slavery in the American Union.
Those were the dark days just before
Charles Sumner rose in the majesty of
his young manhood to mould, and crys
tallize the sentiment of Massachusetts
in hostility to the traffic in human flesh
and blood. 1t devolved upon Whittier
to hold up to the light of day, to the
scorn of every lover of freedom, the
mercenary, cold blooded spirit Of the
New England cotton manufacturing in
terest, which, like the traders of Bristol
when England sought to abolish the
slave trade, cried out that it would
bring ruin upon them and the country.
It was then that he blazoned in letters
of living Light this scathing denuncia-
ton of the men to whom humanity was
nothing, the almighty dollar everything:
Would ye barter man for cotton, that your gains may
Must We kiss the feet Of Moloch pass eur children
Is the dollar only reas Cod and ,rusl and right a
dreAmr
Weighed against your lying Iedgen, must manhood
kick the beainY
And in this year of grace 1879, when
the united voice of the people of the
Pacific Coast goes up for the abolition
of another form of serfdom even more
barbarous, even more destructive to
the community in which it exists,
are not these true aid noble lines which
Whittier wrote sternly applicable to
the attitude Of New England upon this
question: The barter which it would
now perpetuate is not the barter Of the
black man for Southern cotton, but it is
the barter Of the white man for Chinese
tea and rice and silk. The cause which
we plead to-day is no less holy, no less
righteous, than that for which Whittier
wrote and to which the statesmsnship
Of Sumner heroically devoted ITSELF
N Y. Witness.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-03-27
Which?

When Edward Henderson was arrest
ed he was trying to borrow quarter to
aid him in burying his dead father.
When he reached the station he told the
captain that it was his mother who lay
dead in the house When his cell was
opened in the morning he told Bijah that
it was his oldest child who had passed
over the dark river. When brought out
to face the music he began
"Your Honor, l want TO say few
words in behalf of mercy and sentiment
My grandfather is lying dead in the
house, and I'd like my case here post
poned until we can put him away to
sleep his last, long sleep"
what did he die Off inquired the
court.
"Of broken heart, sir, and now !
want to lay him under the grassy turf
Where the sun will ever be shining
Where the flowers will e'er be in bloom"
What was your grandfather's namef''
Well-ahcm-hi name was Bozer
sir. have often heard him speak Of
you as a good man and righteous
Judge he thought a great deal OF you.
"Well, l thought a great deal Of
him." slowly replied the court. 81 am
sorry to learn that he is dead. He made
request of me the last time 1 saw
him."
did hei know he had every con-
fidence in you"
"He requested me to send you up for
thirty days if you ever came before me-
"Great stars, sir; but he must have
been crazy " gasped the prisoner
land of course III make it thirty"
observed his Honor as he endorsed the
warrant.
The prisoner tried to shed tears, bur
it was too hard work. He, however,
stuck to his story until ready to be load
ed up, and then he exclaimed to Bijah
Il wish now that l had stuck to the
story that it was my mother. l see that
an old grandfather don't count for
cent down here"
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-03-27
Longevity the Result Of Care.

The fact that the late Richard Henry
Dana was regarded as an invalid until
he had reached 80, and yet outlived all
his contemporaries, is not SO uncommon
as it appears. The opinion that it is
usually the healthful, robust men who
ettain longevity, while it is prevalent, is
not correct. Many Of our citizens now
over 20, and likely to last much longer,
are not and never have been vigorous of
body. They been on the contrary deli
cate from childhood, and keep themselves
in active life by prudence and the ex-
cellent care they take OF themselves.
Peter Cooper is conspicuous example.
He was puny at his birth, and has con-
tinued more or less feeble ever since
Nevertheless, he was engaged in various
enterprises; has created from nothing a
large fortune; has been most generous
benefactor to his native city; and will
have completed, on the 18th instant, his
SSth year. The persons who 60 to their
graves at 40 and so had frequently had
any amount of physical stamina and
have depended ON it so entirely as to
neglect all hygienic laws and disregard
anything like discretion. There is GER
tain arrogance of health which ruins
health by excess of confidence. Men Of
this sort are persuaded they can DO and
endure anything and everything, and,
acting on their persuasion, they break
down suddenly and unexpectedly and
slip out Of existence. The semi-invalid,
or valetudinarian, on the other hand,
seldom incurs any risk. He guards him
self at every point; he sees where danger
is and sedulously avoids it. His condi-
ton has rendered him heedful, and heed
fulness has grown into unchanged and
Interchangeable habit Ease of circum-
stance also contributes greatly to longev-
ity where a man has simple tastes or is
judicious in his mode OF living. Ad-
versely to the accepted notion, poverty
is rarely good for anybody; for it entails
not only absence of comfort, but con-
slant friction and endless worry. Other
things being equal, the rich long survive
the INDECENT Y. Times.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-03-27
Counting in High Latttudes.

All, yes, fond youth. 1t may be very
nice to court girl in the far northern
countries where the nights are six
months long, but just think of the vast
amount of peanuts and gum drops the
young man, when going to see his girl,
must lug along with him in order to kill
time, and induce her to believe that his
affection for her is as warm As ever.
And then the sad leave taking a few
weeks before sunrise He whispers
"Good night, love" and she softly muir
murs "Good night, dear When shall
see you againf" "Tomorrow night"
he replies, as he kisses her upturned face
Tomorrow night" she replies, with
voice full Of emotion; six long, weary
months Can't you call around a few
days before breakfast, Charlesr Finally
Charles tears himself away, with prom
Use to write her l6O letters eesore the
next day DAVIS to close
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-03-27
A New Theory.

Having observed that Egyptian mum
mics conld be divided into two classes.
one embracing those bodies which had
been embalmed intact, and the other
including those bodies which had been
eviscerated, Dr.. Gauselback, a Swedish
chemist Of repu.e, and professor Of the
University Of Upsal, has formed the oPin-
ion that the mummies Of the first class
are not realely dead, but are only in a
condition OF suspended animation;
though, unfortunately for historians. the
secret Of bringing them again 10 life has
been lost. In support OF this theory ne
adduces the results Of his own researches
and experiments. one Of which Consists
in submitting snake TO process, the
details Of which are Of course kept secret,
which petrifies it. In this condition it has
been laid aside for year OF two at
time. and is then restored to life BY some
equally mysterious vivifying process.
This has now been going on about IS
years, and the snake does not seem TO dis
like il. DR.. Gauselback, is said to have
applied to the Swedish Government foi
leave to experiment on condemned
crimina, win the understanding being
that il the experiment is successful the
criminal shall receive pardon. because o.
the service thus rendered TO science. and
possibly 10 humani,y.-Journal Of Chem
istIy.