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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-09-16
A Precarious Insurance Risk.

To he Editor Of the National Republican;
SIR: An editorial article IN your issue Of
last week has this paragraph; ut Is pos
sibility that he JEFF Davis) may thereafter
be elected to be President pro tenn of that
body (the Senate) and thus become disagree
able fixture in tho line OF promotion, by reason
of casualty to the Presidency"
This recalls very important and signih-
cant fact ia history which may have been lost
sight of by your readers 1t Is this: From
the election Of Andrew Jackson, in 1923, until
1910, bya system of unparalleled corruption
which enabled them TO use the public moneys
for party aud personal purposes, the DEM
ocratic party usurped the reins of Govern.
ment. Tho intelligent and patriotic seemed
doomed to sit down helpless and sec the work
of corruption go on till the madness Of party
became so excessive MS TO produce reaction
and correct itself. Twice did the evil run to
this extent, and twice did this corrective re-
action take place, and the dominant party in
1910 and 1913, simply through the excess of
its obviously corrupt maladministration, was
defeated in its attempts TO elect its party can
didate to the Presidency. And twice did u
very singular interposit,tl of divine Provi
dence or some asSassinating instrument OF
human designing cut suddenly short the lives
of the men who were elected to the Chief
Magistracy contrary TO the wish and purpose
of the otherwise invariably successful party,
thus leaving that party practically unbro-
ken series of successes from 1S2S to 1850, when
its leaders assembled in convention at Charles
ton for traitorous purposes, elected to defeat
themselves; aud, rs n consequence in the fol-
lowing year Abraham Lincoln was called on to
do the best he could iu effort to gather up and
reunite the palsied and putresCent fragments
| of a severed Union.
In the light of history an insurance COM
pany would be short-sghtcd indeed to take u
risk on the life ofa Republican President in
the contingency adverted to in your article
under the heading of Possibilities"
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-09-16

welcome visitor. The Bourbons are mot
" to be trined with " by friend or foe, for
there is blood on the moon. The Solid
South, however, has no terrors for the
Nation. A solid North stands between it
and the Executive Chanber to protect the
best interests of the Nation. Mississippi
and South Carolina can carry on their in
testine wars to their hearts content, while
a solid North win prepare the way for con-
fining the bloody shirt to the dark and
bloody ground Of those murderous States.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-09-16

WE regret exceedingly that our refusal
to answer series of silly questions, which
are based neither in good sense, good taste,
nor fact, should have grieyed the Sunday
Gasehe. 1t opened the tilt, from which it
now retires in discontinue, with person
olity unbecoming dignihed journalism, and
hence was not entitled to the highest de-
gree of respectful consideration, or the most
tender treatment in our retort. We have
abstained, however, from personality In our
replies, aud take this occasion to advise the
Gazette that it will receive its pay in kind
whenever we have occasion to notice it at
all.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-09-16

ject he had ever taken in hand. He had to
hold him almost by main strength until he
could insert his siphon, and then he found
the Senator as empty of political opinions
as TrDEN's barl was of dollars at the close
of the election in 1876. He even baited
him with some opinions of General GAR
FIELD, but he didn't bite worth a cent, and
the correspondent retired weary of fruit
less chase where there was no game in the
woods.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-09-16

G. WILLIAM CURTIS is boi ng hooted at
from one oud of the country to the other
for haying described Mr. CoRNELL.'s nomi-
nation rs "grotesque." To the unre-
formed pervcrse and unciyil-seryiosized
Republican the grotesqueness in this es-
peoial political vista resides In the altitude
reached by e. W. c., whose monkey
characteristics are never so thoroughly ex-
hibited as when he climbs up ever and
never so high to crticise the course of the
Republican party.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-09-16

JOHN JASPER THURMAN announces that
he shall not oppose resumption, and Tom
EWING thinks the making of paper dollar
as good as gold might be borne with some
degree of cheerfulness were it not for its bad
effect on the Ohio election. That feature Of
it makes his sufferings intolerable.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-09-16

The birthday OF Governor ROBINSON
occurs on the fourth day of November
election day-and the World says "The
:" New York Democrats will celebrate it by
putting him ut the head Of the polls"
This does not look much as If he was to be
withdrawn from the race. TILDEN intends
that he shall stick
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-09-16

THOSE who hatter themselves that Rob-
INsoN is to retire from the ticket in New
York and some other Democrat is to take
his place. in the interest of peace and har-
mony, don't know much about TiLDEN and
his stubbornness before election. He some
times gives way after election, but never
before.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-09-16

THURMAN thinks there isn't money
enough in circulation; but when Uncle
TILDEN taps another Jar'l he will find there
is rather too much-eyen for the comfort of
the Ohio idea.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-09-16

KEARNEY, the Democratic ally, wants to
hang Geueral GRANT. Democracy is al
ways roubled with fellows whose enthusi-
asm deveopes just q little too prenaturely,
BARKspALE, Wilkes BooTH and many
others have gushed too soon, and their
methods startle people not used to. their
mild, winning ways and genial intentions
which so tascinatc Southern Senators and
Representatives.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-09-16

AT a Sunday evening devotional con-
cert in New York night before last AIMEE
saug the drinking song from Girohe-Giroaa,
The devotional exercises were otherwise em-
bellished by similar illustrations of true
cosmopolitan sanctity. AS soon as TAI
MAGE returns and gets a-going again the
competition in this especial line will be
lively, In his absence AIMEE does very
well, of course
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-09-16

Now the Doughface press of the North is
piping its feeble tune in support of the
acquittal of the CHISHOLM murdercrs. Go
ahead apologize for the assassination Of
men, women and children, but make up
your minds that the party reduced to such
criminal necessities cannot and viii not be
permitted TO rule this country.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-09-16

Now we learn from the straight-Out
Democratic press that JOHN KELLY is
slow Irishman F" and "a bigotcd Catholic"
The true Know-Nothingscent Of the average
Bourbon is never so well developed as when
it is at work on the trail of bolter.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-09-16

NEW booms are not fashionable just at
this time Wait until Ohio and Iowa have
spoken, and then there may be an introduc-
ton of new fashions for 1880.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-09-16

THE New York World has become alarmed
at the uprising of public sentiment in the
North in view of "solid South" and is
calling upon that section to put out its
" flag plainly and boldly" 1t must have
been asleep, or it would have known that
the South put out its flag plainly and
"boldly when it organized the Ku Klux
the White Leagues, the rifle clubs, aud in
troduced the Yozoo plan into politics. 1t
put out its flag in the Hamburger mas
sacre, the Louisiana butchery of Republi-
cans, the Kemper County MURDERS the kill
ing of DIXON and the expulsion Of Republi-
cans from their homes in the South for
political opinions sake. The World wants
to know what 81 the South seeks and will
vindicate," but it gets no reply but palaver
and wild talk about the "indestructble
Union of the indestructible States" if any
body can tell what that means with those
whose hands are still red with the blood of
q war to destroy the" indestructible Union"
The chatter of poll parrot is rs intelligent
as such jargon that comes up now from the
Solid South, in reply to a demand that II
shall put out its flag" Itlong since flung
its banner to the breeze 1t bears the
deaths.head and s-bones-and oppres.
sion prescription aud murder follow
wherever it is borne throughout the South
The manufacture of " the bloody shirt" con-
tinues, and the North will continue to wave
the Southern emblem so long and SO Otter
Us it is furnished for use.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-09-16

IT Is suggested that there is one effective
way to getr rid of JOHN KELLY-Yazoo him.
by shooting him in the back. Who is
TILDENs BARKsDALE for the occasion?
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-09-16

THE "personal difficulty" excuse for
Southern murders has been worn thread
bare. 1t will not serve any purpose except
to increase the enormity of the crime in the
disgraceful acquittal of the CHISHOLM as
sassins.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-09-16

THE Tammany sachems are now boiling
their own bolt. Enough of them will re-
main, however, for grand scalp-dance over
RoBINsoN's defeat next November.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-09-16

Now the New York World dubs JOHN
KELLY as Don KELLY, and characterizes
Tammany as an autocratic organization
no longer Democratic
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-09-16

THE Atlanta Constellation has come to the
deliberate conclusion that the crcalling shoe
has no music in its sole We concur.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-09-16

KICKING of shins is now favorite
amusement in the Democratic party Of
New York, and the game is quite lively.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-09-16

TILDEN had another premouition of
paralysis at Syracuse, and has since tapped
fresh barrel as nervine to keep things
ouiat
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-09-16

WASHINGTON, SEPTEMBER io, 1872.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-09-16

on recent occasion New York Herald
correspondent ran Senator THURMAN into n
corner at Columbus, Ohio, for thepurpose Of
an interview. but no found The dryest sub
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-09-16
DIED.

GkAY.-Departed this life September Is, LUCINDA,
the wife OF John W Gray in the 18th car Of her nge
The funeral Will take plare "Wednesday the l1th
inst. at O'Clock, from Asbury NJ L. Church,
The friends OF the family are invited. Persons
wishing 10 review the remains Will call at the resi-
dence lO22 Third street, the corpse will not bo
opened at the church.
star will please cOny
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-09-16

Largest Legitimate Morning CIR
culdtion in The District.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-09-16

HAVING pretty thoroughly bull-dozed
the Republicans of South Carolina, the
Democrats are beginning to practice it upon
each other The Democratic executive
committee at recent meeting in Charles
ton had stormy time-so much so that the
Nelcs and Courier calls halt In this en-
phatic manner;
They will find that tho Democratic masses
of Charleston, who have stood shoulder to
shoulder through so many dark aud anxious
years, will not, now that tho tide has turned
suffer the unity and efficiency Of their organ
ization to be triAed with TO crafty tho ambi'
tion Of anybody.
1t will never do to assert any political in
dependence in any State ruled by Bourbon
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-09-16
Our Carter.

[Chicugo Inter-Ocean.l
Our Carter was once q Congressman, and had as
piratlons for the Goyernorshlp. As he looks out
iIpon the scene Of gathering calamities the words
Of the poet must come home to him with force:
Ven thinks vot now am,
And vOt used to vOs,
fear I've thrown myself away
Without sufficient cos.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-09-16

THR hand that rocks the cradle Is the hand that
moves the earth. DR.. Bulls Baby Syrup Is the best
remedy for all complaints children are subject TO-
such as Dysentery Diarrhoea. Summer Complaint,
Wind CnlC. DC. Irnn. % Cents.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-09-16

MFR. w. n. POPE is also authorized to re-
ccive AdvertIsemcn cnts aud subscriptions.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-09-16

Mr.. ID. DAVIDSON is the Agent for the re-
ecipt OF Advertisements and subscriptions
for this Paper, and also for the Collection OF
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-09-16

t1cntcred at the posromce at washington, D. c. as
sec nd class matterl
The Red Cloud chief., 1879-12-25
Teachers and ~TaSk.masters.

The public have not held teachers "a
their truc responsibility. We send a
Young lad or a young girl Ia school, and
find that. while we are paving out a
great deal of money for them. they are
gaining nothing. w complain. and
are informed that our children are not
Industrious. that they DO not seem inter-
c>ied l n their studies. that they are alb
>Orbed in play, etc. etc. In ninety
nine eases in a hundred. our disappoint-
ment is entirely the fault Of the teacher.
He or she i simply incompetent for the
duty they have undertaken. A first
Lack Of interest in study i always the
result of poor teaching. We send "A boy
10 college and find that he regards his
studies a. a grind-that he j. only inter-
e>ied in getting good marks. and that he
i getting no scholarly tastes. and win
ming no scholarly delights. We inquire,
and find him in the hands Of 4 young
tutor, without experience. who really
pretendS Ia be no more than a task
and who knows nothing. and
seems 10 care nothing, about the Office
vi lciCIiii-- lHr liicih- W 4ai-' HlhN>tS
Of young men IN the hands of inexperi-
enced persons, who DO no: pretend 10 do
more than 10 set tasks and record IN.
manner in which they are performed.
guidance or assistance. l. q
gross imposition OF the college upon q
public, and il i high time that
QUERY 81 determined and persistent
i raised against IL that il shall procure
a reform.-Scr15Her T0r DsctBJe~.
The Red Cloud chief., 1879-12-25

At writer in Hdrper's B1-dr has an
article on the care Of the eyes; but, a.
he fails To exhaust his subject. We add a
few additional rules, and. If they suc-
coed in exhausting the reader. We shall
feel amply repaid for our time and
trouble in compiling them
Never read. write. or sew by gaslight.
II Is exceedingly hurtful Ia the eye. Al
WAYS. when possible. Use a Kerosene
lamp-one low enough to enable you To
sit with il Immediately under your nose.
Not only i this practice recommended
by the worst oculisis, but there i. also
the delicious perfume 50 grateful Ia a
cultivated taste.
When outdoors, always protect your
visual organs with colored glasses. Be
sides being 4 great ornament To the
nose. they prevent the daylight reach
ing the eye. Nothing il ~ bad A. day
light for the eye.
OF course YOU will remove your glasses
when o enter an artificially lighted
room. Ii is only natural light tina;
hurts.
One If the very worst things you can
do for the eye>ight j. Ia tel \ man big
ger than yourself that his y~eracity i
doubted. One instance Of this kind ha,
often destroyed 4 persons sight for
months.
II i also a dangerous practice tO US
the keyhole ~ an avenue Of vision The
party On the other side may own 4 brad
awl or squir;-gun.
To tougher the eye. i; i recommended
by good au,horitie, that one At in the
sieam-car beside An open window This,
to be sure, i heroic treatment; but, Il
persisted in, the eve will become -
tough that nothing can penetrate It-not
even light.
Reading at twilight Is excellent prac-
tic.. II accustoms the eve 70 the change
ful grsdst;ons Of receding light until
complete darkness ensues- When
blindness ~intsrvenes. this darkness l.
permanent and exceedingly restful-
In reading. always place your book
the table before Won. and bend yoGr
face down over il. This will serve TO
concentrate your attention upon the vol
II you become short-,ighted, ~
YOU probably will. - much the better.
Your thoughts will no; be likely 10 be
distracted by distant objects.
Ii i 4 rule followed by al careful gun
ners 10 close both eyes when pulling the
The danger Of any detached
pieces Of percussion cap striking the eye
i thus obviatSi.
When m i~nfiniteim2l atom If dust
your cornea, Immediately mop
The Red Cloud chief., 1879-12-25

ChArl.s tan-i, Adams. Ir. .a tf~as
i-. e %. ,1kau gata-us - lhr tas
t1st hf.1l. SAYS lhrsv
sspu. w,rr = ,guiy fur tar hauar.s' 4
Ia, was rublr.y N~sEa~l GO cab
,h.-l. and "o thA; day tAo .htaifva
NJ, prr.,u, .n their t~ss ,iIhss ttr
G-n,Lr, w., gr.sdrt. AMI n iai -atF
rypr~e.atA,H.n g pArvuts aHd iu'ni'
usr,dp4-! 'hs vacant spaces g 'hF r-'I
The vtltGuisr,e al uf-ru "a" platform
90 d.u.f~l ~..-,urv. AUA 80 ia hf
conducted thc CNrurl~- ufvs al Hal
familiar sfuund - a tuamFhsai o'a
]ylg.t,u boz ~,uur peculiarly unnatural ti
4 childish dy ,amattsu Thea ths
committee wys~ ask.1 g. sratfs The
children with = ia rvIaArAs. ~httfiiH
UNNECESSARY So "a. S'J' g "a h@h.'
yomm-uda,uy rhuS.t,r IA' whole
thius ~, a .ham Aurs % Wo v,,s
the lmmIiic karN nothing u.rr a'~.ut
thu school ,h,u The, id b,t,sy 80 i-EAn
and a, !ur t,-ts, there wvrv uuGr
~ wears 49,. however. q chsnSv va
Inirsipri III. rummitis. th,msrNv.
examined the >.hular. De r,sul.
VA, d~-plorahly Tho ~,h,S'ls wcut tf
yic-r> IEa; q, Ia sSy IA" h"iAfs Wh"
rr,ii-i .iihis hy u'ty could uu' alPiN
the rule, which the, repeated Tbs
discovery lri g. a thorough IgsIcsHt-s
tInn uf the system, ami the rvsl.i SO
not only instruction Whi,h "a. ls'ih tn
tclli.rui and effective. hut a mrih'si go
attractive that the whining ~sh.-I.
hoy " hrrAmv . wll!ln. disciple. Aud
thu VA, dug - the ~.i~ctiuu % a ~.
p~erlntsnd,ut WIN uuioT.iu-rd that teach
Ia. w, . ~,cicuy,. aud who hal careful
" trained h,msrlf m 10 by stult e a.,
best foreign method, l. h singular
that IN the land II csmmon s,h,Il, Il
should have hr,u ouly f~rs,ntl, dt-,rr,
erred that t.t,hiu. j. a ~yi,urr iuT Nht,h
irtiniu. 4, A.. useful ~ f"r any ether
" 18th ruthless sincerity NJ Ndhm~ s1ls
VERY much a, itcutham defined a
Judge A. an ndVu, ate uIu e. seed, TIA"
ordinary Superintendent j. apt to lc a
h"pl teacher ia a similar
condition. Where h. j. not rhs-, hc b.,
usually some retired clergyman ur lprai
politician out uf a luh. whp hp up more
idea II the prrcr~-,~ "i mental develop
mrnt ur The ~,i-uyv If training than The
average 81, hus,i master has uf IL" object
IT l,hing English grammar The
I University Il Michigan hs recognized
the ~ncc,-,itS If trimming hy founding ,
chair for Teaching the science "f teach
Inc.
Massachusetts, i regarded a, , model
commonwealth Onc.hnh % the cntir"
amount raised hy taNa,i"n l. expended
upon the common Schools, and they are
supposed - be- models. H. MANY Ways
they are admirable, but NJ. Adams
holds that from the want Il q pcr,ading
and intelligent direction Il school cN-
pcn>c~ some two million. IL dollar, a
wear are wasted. aud tn" chief d,frc,
that h" find, j., 'hc Lack If trained super
~int"ndrncy. few citizen. q hf, cu.rgv
and saCacily and public spirit, however.
would spur any community to necessary
reform. The details and statistic. which
hr gives about IA" Quincy school. are
worthy If careful study, aud explain
their reputation among the schools oi
the Bay STATE. HUy"r's HtJI-fgs fDy
Da~,mb.r.
The Red Cloud chief., 1879-12-25

vyuf svc -uh = ~srss ~p~ksShsaa-
ksrrhsst !, wfl rzusr yssa e. fssEss -
p,aa m&io ~ ihe asssseS tEvsEr
sahstAnr~
>pac. 'ostata EsipE ~ c"rvyet ruAs
Q, reunovinr vimi~r frsu ~ 80
Th~rv az as q thssr fuhs. zny sn .
,h.ta r-rt--tly ymaaas ssr~Vi in 80
49, unslcr tsvNtu~nt "a sEus q Thia
"a! .n dry ilrus 81 81 rs~ So 80
ira.tsa. cialers frusa ;hos yv ~0n ihsEs
= 30. ihcrv
Eyss ar hseE~-ivh Airva. aal ssaA
rst~r - T~Hsssd
t~..r;Ln-n sA1ahl nsv.r A~s Al
hsl,.Aafis t~aastl3 -emAa Il saEva-
i,rs fryrsA, 3 tlr ysr-ala. cAassaE
ih.m % rr is;r ~ a. zuE tsHee
Ihr ryy = thy Hss. yu' H'sn e
thr H.il
PgcNiraf ; .A--sa WNs asasy tal
4
~, sf~,i-i b. 'hu,
H8i sc am -slI- vSEstr-rA-
shall I s,..Pf
Ave- Ehs Trlss-u
The Red Cloud chief., 1879-12-25
Uses of the ( artus.

Tn" fruit If the cactus j. eaten by
McNicans. One variety Of cactus pro
duc.s a yellow fruit, which J. esteemed
a delicacy - j, the white. They are
frequently served with milk. The straw
berry cactus Yields a fruit resembling
the strawberry IN taste. II grows on
the rocky, sterile hill. which jut in upon
the Rio Grande IN Starr aud ahjarcui
counties. II j. "A delicious treat tn the
overhca;cd aud thirsty wayflrcr. The
apple of IN" common prickly pear j.
generally red. Sons If them arr cscu-
lent-otbcrS are poisonous. 4 ranger
many = ago procured 4 dessert for
dinner 81 pnckly pear apples, sugar.
etc, ate IL. and ia two hours b. was
dead. Eating the fruit 81 the common
cactus, which grows - abundantly aud
luNuTiantly In western IrNa-. often
causes chIll> and fever. much after the
character 81 a regular ague. III" e.
fleets usually pass off within . hour.
Wulye- dcvour the fruit. They deiarh
the apple from the cactus by a whi-k Il
the tail and in other WAYS The tail /.
then used a. a brush 10 remove The
small thorns which cover the apple
These are quite minute aBd are difficult
Ia extract from the hc-h. some 81 them
have barbed point. The leaf Of the
cactus j. much used ~ a remedy. T.
Il prepared by being roasted
on burning Goals until the
ihOrns are removed. r. +.
then scraPed or split Open. and applied
10 sores. sweliings, sprr backs on horses.
and q" many other remedial u&ss. The
prickly pear leaf II eaten by cattle. par .
ticulsrly during 4 dry time T. j. not
unusual IN the West - 80 n cows.
tongue fastened "a the rSsf # the mouth
by large thorns. They are fell ~ oxen
While travelling al night you will - a
light or nearing u yoU will discover \
Mexican. with a forked stick, pi!Iny
pTickly-pear leaves upon a hrs. and.
when the thorns have been burnt off. BE-
will tOss them To his oxen. The leares
contain a considerable amount II nu;ri-
are a good substitute f0r water.
An OK viii perform good ~seryioe upon
this -'range Kind a forage. In western
TeXa- the p1ckly pear grONs "a n con
height. In many places they
higher than \ man'- head when he
i on horseback. In MsHieo the hui.sI
cactu. frequently aitains - feet Ia
II l. sometime. planted fpr
hedges, ard j. impossible. Th.e
hedges appear well 10 the eye a; ali
and are h~autiful when the caetu.
i in bloom. There are nuneruu-yans-
ties Il the ca.tr- in Mexico. al@o m
The H.Nicans name for con-
mon eaciu- i nOpaL-Tezp Nut Ran
pr.