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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-01-25
Hygiene Of House Plants.

1t is we'll known that the animal and
vegetable world are balanced over
against each other. The former throws
out carbonic acid, which the latter
works up into wood, while the latter
gives ont oxygen, which the former en-
ploys in purifying the blood and gen.
Grating heat. Hence it has been sup
posed that plants in a room help to
keep the air in it pure.
This, however, is now found to be a
mistake. Among the experiments in
proof are some Eiade in the extensive
Royal Winter Garden in Munich, which
is filled with vegetation, and is COM
pletely covered over with huge dome
of glass. Careful testing shows that
there is very nearly as much carbonic
acid here as in the open air, and only
slightly more oxygen.
OF course few dozen plants in an
ordinary room can make no appreciable
difference in the composition of the air.
The real good in house-plants is their
effect on our feelings.
They gently turn our minds from
their common ruts of thought. They
become cherished companions of our
esthetic nature. They call up cheerful
feelings in place of those that fret and
corrode. The very love for them is
humanizing. Now all this is physical
ly as well as morally healthful.
1t is quite true, however, that the all
encompassing ocean of air is kept pure
in part assisted by other agencies-by
the action of vegetation, and the mighty
aerial currents so mix up the atmos-
phere that it is as pure on the ocean as
on the land; in the desert as in the
forest; in clean and well-ventillated
city as in the country
Four or five times usually in year,
something shows the need of q detec-
tive system more efficient than any
to which we can now resort. Society is
perhaps apt to be unreasonable. 1t ex-
poets a repetition of the wonderful
things recorded in story-books, and re-
calls the exploits of Vidocq or of Mr..
Bucket. 1t takes it for granted that
because we have detectives at all, they
must be infallible in theories and al
ways successful in the working up of
difficult cases. It has heard of their
occasional successes, but not so much OF
their failures. Undoubtedly a certain
proportion of criminal mysteries will
always remain mysterious, and of great
offenders some will always escape the
penalties of the law. Dhe old proverb,
murder will out" does not necessarily
imply the discovery of the murderers.
Several memorable murders in this
city are to this day unexplained. Who
killed DR.. Burdell ? Who killed Mr..
Nathan? These questions remain and
are likely to remain unanswered. 1t is
possible that the perpetrators of the
Manhattan Savings Bank robbery and
the wretches of st. Marks may also es-
cape discovery. But so long as they
remain undiscovered they will serve as
the strongest possible argument in ia
vor of thorough reform Of our whole
detective system.--N. Y. Tribune.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-01-25

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Daily Republican., 1879-05-05

A GREAT EFFORT has been made by
the partisan Democratic press, to place
the responsibility of the negro exodus
from the South on the Republicans, but
the trick is so very thin that nobody
need be hoodwinked but those who are
wilfully blind. There are mono but
who know that the negro is fleeing for
his life from land of rifle clubs and
Southern terrorism, where they are no.
only shot and murdered for being Re-
uElicans, but where they are cheated
out of their hard earnings. The Phila-
delphia Enquirer" says the real origi-
nator of the exodus movement is said
to be a former slave who escaped to the
North, named Singleton. He is now
seventy years of age. Becoming con-
vinced that the colored people could
lot obtain justice of their old masters,
Unt finding them adverse to leaving
the South, he tried to purchase lands
for them in Tennessee, but could not
because Of the price. He visited Kansas
several years ago, and was so wsll
pleased that he formed a colony, and
since that time he has taken eight
thousand negros to Kansas.
Daily Republican., 1879-05-05
Tns "Gaxette's attaches from the

TnB "Gaxette's attaches from the
down all through the Edito-
rial staff, has been signally honored.
The editor in chief has been elected by
the City Council, one Of the Sinking
Fund Commissioners. Mr.. Taylor has
just been elected by the unanimous
vote of the First ward, member Of the
Board of Education, and on Mr.. Singley
the honors of Office have fallen doubiy.
Not only has the State signally recog
nized his warlike abilities by laying its
hands upon him. and setting him apart
as an Aid to the Governor with the rank
of Colonel, but in him the City Council
has Just found tho man they needed,
and have put him where he can do the
most good-in the Board Of Health.
Verify the "Gazetts" should present a
greater variety of reading now than
The editor will no doubt
give us we'll prepared articles on City
Mr.. Taylor on Education, and
Mr.. Sing ey, besides giving US his ex-
perienced views on Military affairs, will
show why the water We drink should
not be strongly diluted with Brandy
Wine.
Daily Republican., 1879-05-05

In A CHAPTER on availability of Pres
idential candidates for 1850 in both
parties, the Middletown "Transcript"
says: Looking into the Republican
camp we see Generalization" The
"Transcript" must be joking. Last
year the Republicans carried more than
enough of States to elect their candi-
date, and they are far more compact
and united than they were then. Our
contemporary should learn that can
didate has but little to do with the
next Presidential election. 1t will be
a solid North against solid South, and
the Republicans will win. The candi-
date will be the mere figure head of
the party. For this solidity thanks to
the South.
Daily Republican., 1879-05-05

A CORRESPONDENT in the Milford
"News" shows vary conclusively that
since the change in the school law COM
pellng the nse Of uniform text books,
there is a CORNER" somewhere in the
sale Of the books, and somebody is put
ting a handsome "divy" in their pock-
cts. The correspondent says the books
sold in Delaware are far inferior in the
make up, and one hundred per cent.
higher in price than the same style of
books, by another publisher, sold in
Maryland. This corner" can soon be
broken up if tho State Board of Educa-
tion will do as the Board of Education
in this city does-advertise for pro-
posals for furnishing the books requir
ed. This will soon cure the evil COM
planned of. The State Board should
advertise Immediately, and not allow
the people of the State, after being
compelled to buy certain kind of books,
to be imposed upon and cheated.
Daily Republican., 1879-05-05
WHAT the Rebels viii do.

Amongstthe great bat ii Of bills with
when Congress was flooded two weeks
a O are to be found some which to a re-
1narkable degree show the true purposes
OF the Southern Democrats and 1t Is
well known that whatever the latter
demand, will be conceded by the cring-
ing supple kneed brethren of the North.
These bills which when introduced
were only read by the title were not prop
erly understood at the time, but being
sluiced off into their respective commit
tees there has been no time since the
long windy debate OIL the appropriation
bills to examine them and consider the
objects for which they are intended
True to the Southern rebel heart, two
of them, one introduced by the ex-reb-
ell Davis, of North Carolina, and the
other by the ex-rebel brigadier Gun
t er, of Arkansas, show what We might
expect if there was not a Republican
president, that wonld be sure to block
their scheme by prompt veto. The
bill introduced by Davis repeals that
law which prohibits the payment Of
pensions to ex-rebel soldiers, and Gun
ter's bill is to repeal the law which
prohibits the payment Of exrebel war
claims. Should such bills become laws
it is but a step to the payment of pen
sions and claims to disloyal persons
not only in spite Of but on account of
their disloyalty. The New York Times
was right when it said that in tracing
such evidences as this of the indecent
haste which the Southern Representa-
tives are showing to "let down the
bars' of the Treasury to their censtit-
uents, one is tempted to ask whether
it was not from pure hypocrisy that the
Southern men on the Democratic eau
Gus Committee wished to be excused
from acting, for fear that their motives
would be misunderstood. The soldiers
who fought Tor the preservation of the
Union will stop and ask themselves what
side they fought on during the war.
Happily for the nation it still has 10y
al President, but how would the case
stand if the Office were filled by Dem
O,rat?
Daily Republican., 1879-05-05

GREAT FAULT used to he found with
tle Republicans in the South, the Dem
ocratic papers calling them scallawags,
carpet baggers, official thieves and such
like polite names, but we notice that
the same papers Of this city have moth
ing to say about the tlIieving Democrat
ic Tax Collector, and First Assistant
Treasurer of New Orleans who embez.
zled the public money and then com
mitted suicide rather than to face the
exposure and disgrace. Why don't the
"Every Evening" and "Gazette" raise
a howl over the Southern Democratic
thieves ? Too thin, they are not op.
posed 10 official robbery, if only Demo
Gratis do the robbint.
Daily Republican., 1879-05-05

THE DELAwAREAN is boiling over in its
wrath at the President for v-toing the
army bill with its political rider. The
distinguished gentleman who holds a
seat in the United States Senate and
also writes the solid articles for the
"Delawarean" has found out now that
there is an insurmountable barrier that
he cannot break down though he inso-
lently reminded the Republicans that
they should remember that they were
not in power now and should behave
themselves accordingly. The best part
is that the Senator has been reminded
that Republican President still sits in
the White House, and the Senator's
hopes are all das l4d to tie gror
hence the hard names in the " Della
warean." Oh, Eli!
Daily Republican., 1879-05-05

TIE Newark "Le Iser," mildly Dem
ocratic, d dDes no, e-couragc the Demo
cr'to N Congress in t,st ns their pow
ers r IN trance with the esident.
1t S tys the Democratic maj rity is not
sufii tent t, ia ) t lo bills over tn. veto
and it turI e. 81 that, q square back
down is II trutA tie best policy for the
democracy, and any ether course will re-
suit in defeat and disaster. The "Led
gers" head is level, only it IN ght have
gone little farther and said that
whether re Democrats p - e the bill
or not defeat was certain in either case.
Daily Republican., 1879-05-05

OK FRIDAY LAST after great deal of
sounding Of trumpets, the "Every
Evening" made its usual appearances
with half sheet supplement of sixteen
columns stuck inside ofit,which hardly
met the expectations Of the public after
the promises that had been made. Al
together with its detached supplement
j, contained forty-right columns, TWEEN
ty-two and half columns Of which
were reading matter, and the remaining
twenty five and half were ADVERTISE
ments. The REPUBLICAN came out on
Saturday as promised in double sheet
form, 10 loose supplement about it,
con.aining ftty-six co.umns of matter,
twentg-f fur of which were reading
matter, ard thirty-two were advertise
mentS, making a column and half
more Of railing mater, AM four col
umns more Of advertis9ne than the
"Egery Evening"" had. v" just men
tior .ua not by way of boasting, bnt to
s.ale the truth. Happily our double
She. which was enthusiastically re
ceiyrl ,pra\s Tor itself, and attests the
tru,G Of nnut We haze said.
Daily Republican., 1879-05-05

Mr.. Ira D. sankey, Mr.. Moody
former coadjutor in revival work, was
recently the guest Of Mr.. W. II.
Greaves Bagahawe, of Ford Hall Chap.
rl-en-le- Firth, England. At the Sun
day afternoon service in the Parish
church Mr.. Sank-y sang four of his
hymns to a crowded congregations
A platform was erected under the
charcel arch, and an American organ
placed on the structure for Mr.. Sankey's
use, the church organ and the choir oc.
cupying the gallery. The Rev. George
Hall, vicar and rural dean, was absent
through indisro>ition, but the service
was authorized and sanctioned by him.
The senior curate, the Rev. Mr.. Fink
preached on the occasion.
The Cincinnati Euquircr has been
sued for 500, GOO damages for libel by
Jesse =. J. De Beck, he having been
his position teacher in one Of the pub.
lie schools, in consequences of an inves,
tigation rendered unavoidable by Ger
tain q arges against him published by
the Enquirer.
Mr.. Charles Francis Adams refuses tc
say anything about the Presidents veto
OF the Army bill, not caring to go into
the newspapers. "Whenever | have
anything to *ay in them" he explains,
81 find that | AN presently the recipient
of torrent o. letters which | have nc
time or inclination to answer
Mr.. Talmage preached last Sunday
on David and the Phlistines, taking
the character Of Durm himself - BuH.
Erp. But wait till he goes at them in
his original character Of Sampson, and
then you'll see them falling by thou
sands beneath the jawbone Of the ass.
Daily Republican., 1879-05-05

TIE PENINSULA News ASD ADVERTISER.
sti hugs the Greenback delusion to its
bosom anl sigh for the day when gold
and liver will cea,e t, be fiat money
and will on y be use as an article of
exchangA e'chandize. It says, the
first step in the real soft oaey question
is the denomination 4 gid ard silver,
and then the way is cl.a ell for the new
King to be enthrone
Daily Republican., 1879-05-05
RAIi.Htpa,, LINES.


LMIEGIUN AMI r.el s.s{gtssSl asrss 4
BAhTlMDfE RAILROAD.
NovEMEEE 10, 1878.
Trains will leave Wilmington as follows -
For Philadelphia. and intermediate staiiun,
%, $40, 10 co. 3. III. 2 @0 ! GO, 7HO, , ~ =. u
Philadelphia ihXpress) % 3 80 n. u.
Philadelphia and Ne~YorE, 06 81, 30 u
u, Il IS, Il 81, 8 1872. II.
Baltimore and Intermediate stations, 80 4. IN
baltimore and Bay Line, Cs.
Baltimore aud Washington y 5l, 2!e, D.:
Il. N. u 81, "a. tl9, ?. IL.
Trains 'or Delaware DIVISION leave Tor:
New Castle 8l5 u. m. O5, 6 80 >. IL.
Harrington and Intermediate stations, = If
a. H., l 0h 8 80 j.. N.
DeImar Intermediate stations IS a. iG. %
m.
SUNDAY TEAINS
PniadelphH and intermediate gLat!ors IL
m, B %, 9 % y. In.
Phlladet phia and New York. . os, 8 a6, a. IN.
Baltimore and Washington I2 81; 2 u, 8 80.
p. IL
For further information passengers are re
ferred t. the timetables posted az tho depot
noyzO- #. r. KENNEY. Sunt
NHhNGE OF WARE
" X WESTERN RAlLROAD.-Uom.
mtncing Monday, Feb. "a, 1870. Trains will
run as follows:
Leave Wilmington 715 a. H., 1890 q. m,
s 80 pm.
Arrive at Avondalc, 858 a. m, 1852 noon.
Arrive a. P0mer0y, $50 a. M, | 30 p, m.
Returning leave Pomerey, l04O a. IN. 4 20
p. IN.
Returning leave Auondale II IA noon
6l0p. IN.
Arriving at Wilmington, 9 a. m, 2i6 p. M,
8OOp. III. ID. CONNELL, Supt.
frb9-tf
Daily Republican., 1879-05-05

lp The Every Evening" h ii not
Bayar on the brain, its ticket for the
Presiden " in I6s would b. Hamburg
Butcher Butler for the first place on the
ticket, aud Fort Pillow Massacre Chal-
N rs for Vice President.
Daily Republican., 1879-05-05

KENT County has made no statement
Of her debt yet, and has not paid the
balance she owes the State even plac,
ing her amount at her own figures.
Daily Republican., 1879-05-05

AT THE ELECTION for members Of the
B ard Of Education on Saturday, eight
Democrats, four Republicans and Dr..
Shortlidge were elected.
Daily Republican., 1879-05-05

THE NEWARK " Ledger ticket, is lion.
Thomas +. Bayard for President and
Hon. John M. Palmer renegade Repub.
lican of Illinois for Vice President.
Daily Republican., 1879-05-05

The Law CHANfING the mode Of ad-
ver.'sins the SherilI's sales has caused
quite & Iou5 discussion between the
Bre&kwater 'Light" AMI the Sussex
"IndeX," as 10 whiah las the largest
circulation, with 'he strongest proof in
favor Of the "Light." This however
wont give the Advertisements to the
latter, for The law was made to force
them into the Democratic papers alone
witlout regard to the rircnlation.
Daily Republican., 1879-05-05
NEW BOARDING HOUSE.
IN fIRST-CLASS BOARD.

AT 2lO MARKET STREET.
For Permanent or Transient B0arders.
Large, pleasant and well-iurnished rooms,
suitable for gentlemen and their wives, or
Singe gentlemen. Table supplied with as
good as Wilmington mar. cts can furnish.
Special terms for parties attending courts and
markets. ap2o-6t*
Daily Republican., 1879-05-05
rPENED THIS DAY.

CEE1)S, SfEDS.-We have Just laid In our
- stock OF Fresh Genuine Reliable Gar.
den Seeds. and advise all who may be trou.
bled with an INCLINATION to save their money
In their purchases, to try our Ksck Bottom
Prices, for we Eesn business
W. N. CHANDLER,
milo No. Gil Market street.
Daily Republican., 1879-05-05
BAKE RIES.

rREAT REDUCTION IN THE PRICE
" OF BREAD.
JOHN b. STEWART
Takes this method Of informing his friends
and customers generally that he has on ac.
count of the hard times, reduced the price OF
his bread to the following low figures: A IN
pound loaf from 13 t. 10 cents, a2pound loal
rom 10 to s cents. n pound loaf from 8 to
cents each. Cakes and pies, fresh rolls and
milk biscuit supplied every morning at rea-
s0nable prices Give Stewart, the Eighth
street baker, q trial, everything is done to suit
the customer, at 2O7 w. Eighth street. Fresh
bread, cakes, pies and biscuits delivered daily
to all parts Of the city without extra charge.
mh26-3md
Daily Republican., 1879-05-05
CRIPPEN'S

NO. 3 3WEATTHIRD STREET. AND
NO. 5 EAST SECOND STREET.
Red Front. Look for name and don't get
nto the wrong store.
The Jewish advance., 1879-08-15
No. 90.

Goodwin Smith and others ventured to
publish during the Russo Turkish war.
Even to vindicate the Jewish people
from such feeble and futile onslaughts
on their political and religious charac-
ter, it was hardly discreet and in good
taste to call to the remembrance Of
Christians and Jews the anti i-Jewish
cry of the dark ages it's associations
with atrocious barbarity, and wholesale
national suffering, should not, we think,
have been revived for any purpose what
ever. The religious prosecutions Of the
past should be buried with the past, and
with sigh of relief that they have no
chance, in our age at least, of repetition.
&C. X. s.
The Jewish advance., 1879-08-15

When the voice of God was heard ex-
claiming from his holy palace, and it's
glorious and solemn echo penetrated
even to the slaughtering place on the
earth beneath:
Happy art thou Akiba, for my sake
thou didst lead virtuous life, and for
my sake thou didst die the death of the
righteous, now thou wilt enjoy eternal
bliss and everlasting happiness in Eden
my garden"
THE END.
The Jewish advance., 1879-08-15

What renders man unjust? Are
not errors and prejudices the causes of
the abuses of power? =? If you really
wish to prevent the commission of in
justice, you must first remove error
and prejudice. Any one intrusted with
power will abuse it if not also animated
with the love of truth and virtue, no
matter whether he be prince or one of
the people.-F0ntaine.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-09-07
The California Election.

San Francisco, Sept. 6.--Latest returns from
the city indicate that the workingmen are
gaining and it is possible they may elect
supervisors and school directors. The count
will probably be completed this afternoon, un-
til which time nothing definite can be stated
regarding the city. Returns from interior con
firm previous advices.
San FRANCISCO, Sept 6.-About 1900 ballots
remain to be counted in this city, and the can
vass will probably be completed before Monday.
Kalloch now has l. 432 majority over Flint and
is elected. The workingmen have also elected
the sheriff, auditor. district attorney. city and
county attorneys, tax collector, public admin
istrator, and surveyor. The Republicans elect
the assessor, coroner, and superintendent of
schools. The Offices of treasurer, recorder.
county clerk, superintendent of streets and
police judge are still in doubt, with the chances
in favor of the workingmen's candidates. The
superior judges will probably be about equally
divided. The Republicans elect four out Of five
justices of the peace. The Republican ticket
for supervisors is believed to be successful.
with perhaps two or three exceptions, Also
five Of their candidates fol school directors.
The workingmenl have probably elected three
or four men in doubt. Borsteher and Stene-
man, workingmen, and Gone, Republican, are
elected railroad CO nmissiOners There seems
to be no doubt that the Republicans have
elected all four Congressman. The legislature
is still undecided, but if the Republicans have
not majority they will in all probability be
able to control both houses. The result ON the
State ticket remains as heretofore reported
though it is not quite certain how the supreme
court may stand.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-09-07

fourth grade. The practical arithmetic is be-
gun in the fifth grade, and the matter of the
element of arithmetic is taught orally in the
third and fourth grades. Harvey's Element
ary Grammar, from page IS to 146 is taught in
the sixth grade, and the practical grammar in
the seventh and eighth grades. In the third
and fourth grades language lessons are given,
the teacher using Swinton's language primer
as = guide. and in the fifth grade using Swim
toms new language lessons as the guide. The
word book has been subdivided and is used as
the text book in spelling for the fourth, fifth,
sixth and seventh grades, together with i'm
portant words taken from the readers. In the
eighth grade lists of words are given.
In conclusion, for fear that have wearied
you with these detailed plans allow me to so
licit your friendship and sympathy in another
years labor.
After the address the assembly was dis
missed, and special meetings of the High
school teachers and principals of the several
schools held, at which the labor for the year
was mapped out as far as circumstances would
allow
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-09-07
A NICE NEWSPAPER.

How the Minneapolis Morning Paper
Printed In This City, Stands by One City
and Betrays the Other.
The Minneapolis morning paper, which
MI. VIM. S. King kindly prints in st. Paul,
has given many evidences of its disloyalty to
St. Paul. No opportunity is missed, to mag
nifty Minneapolis and belittle St. Paul, by
this newspaper. The recent Fairs afforded
the latest opportunity. The report of the
opening day at Minneapolis was oonspicu-
ously located on the first or outside page,
and occupied six columns, lacking three
inches. The report of the first day of the
State fair was concealed on an inside page
and made only trifle over a column and q
half. The Minneapolis fair was equally as
far behind in readiness as the State fair, but
still We find the following respective head
lines given the two reports:
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-09-07

expressions for the other, there were twenty
four columns in the aggregate devoted to Bill
Kings Minneapolis fair, and only ten and q
half to the State fair at st. Paul. Exceptfo
the outburst in yesterdays paper (when too
late to do either good Of. harm) for the State
fair, the relative space would have been three
columns to Minneapolis and one to the State
fair at st. Paul. Perhaps the reports to-day
will make the total stand three to one.
This is the record of week of a paper
which St. Paul is supporting and making
rich in order that it may be the better able
to cut her throat. We draw no moral. Our
citizens know the remedy. AS long as 1T
pays to betray st. Paul, so long will she be
betrayed.