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National Republican., 1880-05-26

taught the country that calamity follows
in the train OF democratic success II the
republican party suffers defeat the nation
suffers disaster. This is simply log
ical conclusion based upon history and
sad experience. 1t is oll-important, there
fore, that the Chicago convention shall
put aside all passion, all personal
preiudices and interests, look the in
evitable square in the face and do that
which is most likely to inure to the ma
tional peace, prosperity and happiness. 1t
is no time to try experiments that personal
ambition may share temporary qualification.
1t is no time to trihe with the national well
fare, for mistake committed now will en-
tail disastrous consequences that genera
tion cannot overcome. Therefore, let pas
sion and prejudice be laid aside and wisdom
be the ruling guide of the convention.
National Republican., 1880-05-26
WHO FOR vICE-rREs1DENr2

The fact that circumstances have made
the vice-presidency Of the United States dur
ing Mr.. WHEELER's term comparatively an
unimportant Office should not lead us TO
disregard it's very high Importance in the
near future, nor allow us to leave to chance
the selection of q person 20 Gil 1t. The sem
ate during the present administration has
had decisive majority Of democrats, and
Mr. WHEGLFWs presence rs presiding Off
Ger has had little or no political Significance.
Only in case Of vacancy in the presiden-
tial Office would it have been possible for
him to become Il potential political force.
His successor, if republican, will be one
Of the most important officers in the gov
ernment. The success of the republican
party in the coming elections will certainly
bring with it a senate very nearly equally
divided between the two great parties
The senate now stands forty-two democrats
to thirty three republicans and one inde-
pendent. The terms of twenty-five sena-
tors will expire with the present congress.
Or the outgoing senators, eleven are repub-
licans and fourteen democrats. Of their
successors we count on sixteen republicans
to nine democrats. We expect 10. replace
EATON, of Connecticut, with n republican;
RANDOLPH will give way to Il republican in
New jersey, if we carry that state this fall,
as we expect to THURMAN is already dis
posed of, and GARFIELD will represent Ohio
the democrats have given up New York
under any circumstances, as our hold-oyer
senators will secure us the legislature even
under an adverse decision on the electors;
WALLACE, of Pennsylvania, will certainly
be succeeded by u republican; MCDONALD,
OF Indiana, is the only one open to doubt,
but we have strong hopes to replace him
with sound republican. We will lose one
in Mr.. BRUCE, of Mississippi who will be
succeeded by democrat. Should these
representations prove correct, the senate
will stand after the 4th of March next
thirty-eight republicans to thiriy-eight
democrats, counting DAVID DAVIS and
Senator-elect MALONE with the latter. III
all probability every party question will be
decided in the next senate by the casting
NOJC Vi luS NlSS plSSIhIhl vi bhS bHllCN
States.
1t is evident, therefore, that the second
place on the ticket demands the very best
material we have in the party.
We hope every delegate will consider the
Importance of the Office of vice e-president in
view of the facts recapitulated. No ques-
ton of locality should enter into the con-
sideration, nor ought desire to placate q
defeated candidate OF his friends become
paramount. 1t is no time to conciliate
sections or to make clap-trap nomination
The nominee should be stalwart republi.
can with pronounced and unimpeachablt
party record, firm purpose, vigorous intel,
lect and good physical health.
The position of yice-president of the
United States from March A, 1881, to Marcl
A, 1885, will make exhaustive demand
upon every quality that goes to make up
statesman and great party leader, and thu
man selected at Chicago for the secont
place in 1880 will, if he proves equal to thu
trust, be one who will deserve the very bes
of his party in 1884.
National Republican., 1880-05-26
CLOSE THE CITy WELLS.

We notice that the District commission
ers occasionally order city pump to be dis
abled by taking off it's handle, on the
ground that the water has been ascertaned
to be tainted aud unhealthy. The measure
of prevention is inadequate. The well
should be entirely closed by filling up.
But this closing of single pumps is in
itself haltingly doing an imperative duty
which extends TO every pump in the city
limits. There is not we'll within the built
up portion of the city the water of which is
fit to be used for drinking purposes. Every
one of them is successfully impregnated with
surface drainage filtered through earth full
Of organic filth, the accumulation of years,
of refuse deposited from thousands of
sources.
1t will not do to wait until the eyes. nose
and mouth inform us of the presence of
deleterious or filthy substances in we'll
water Water in wells will often remain
cool, clear, sparkling sweet TO the taste and
smell, while holding the vilest and most
virulent seeds of disease and death. Such
q well in Philadelphia in the great cholera
outbreak of 1852 was used by a neighbor-
hood Of several thckly inhabited blocks in
one of the best parts of the city. AT that
time the use of ice was not so universal as
ut present, and the water of the we'll in
question was sent for long distances be
cause Of its exquisite coolness and apparent
excellence. In that neighborhood the
ravages of cholera were so markedly in
creased rs to attract the attention of the
health officers. A committee of physicians
was appointed TO ascertain if possible the
cause of the extraordinary prevalence and
fatality of the epid demic in vicinity other
wise conditioned for average health. The
cause was traced with absolute certainty to
the well. Where its water had been
copiously used there the cholera entered
with certainty, and it was accompanied by
symptoms not seen where the water was
not used. The well was closed, which
however, was not accomplished without an
incipicnt riot, for the people could not be
made to believe that water so cool, clear
and sweet could be unhealthy.
In view of such facts as these, we urge
our commissioners to investigate the con-
dition of the wells in the built-up part of the
city
National Republican., 1880-05-26
LET WISDOM PREVAIL.

The paramount duty of the republican
national convention is to court success.
The pivotal state is New York, and to carry
that in November assures n victory, while
to lose it brings inevitable defeat to any
party. 1t rests solely with the Chicago
convention to determine this question. The
name presented by it for the suffages of
the people should afford some guarantee of
securing the electoral vote of that state
otherwise its work will prove abortive
There are differences, and very honest diff
ierences, of opinion, too, as to which of the
names now prominently before the people
is most likely to carry New York, and all
admit the wisdom of selecting that one
which gives the best promise of such
result. While we feel confident that
General GRANT can carry New York,
as he has done before, we are
equally well satisfied that one or more of
his rivals for the nomination would inevi-
tably fail in the attempt We do not feel
called upon to give the reasons for this
opinion, for that is not necessary but the
conviction is strong and abiding, and, in
our judgment, well founded. 1t is on ac-
count OF this view Of the case that we have
earnestly urged the nomination of General
GRANT, even in the face Of threatened rec
reaucy to principle believing as we sin
cerely do, that if any republican can carry
the empire state he is the man, for he is
much stronger there in defiance of the
scratchers than auy other name yet men
toned, There is an element Of strength
in that state which no other name can
reach, and it will four-fold compensate
whatever detection the third-term idea NAV
generate. If the convention seeks sue.
cess at the ballot-box its road is
plain. If it proposes only to compli-
mcnt eminent public service, then it mat
tiers little where its pOrtialty centres OF
whose name is presented, for tho chances
are that its favor will bring but an empty
honor. This is no time for such expert
ment and tri1ing. The welfare of the
nation hangs upon the event of this cleo
ton. The history Of the past year has
National Republican., 1880-05-26

IT may be expected that the British Co.
excitement when they learn that their rail-
road, for which they have been making
such fight in parliament, may possibly be
built with Chinese labor 1t appears that
the syndicate formed by Mr.. ONDERDoNK, oil
San Francisco, and which has bought out
the original contractors, has advertised
for 5000 Chinese laborers.
National Republican., 1880-05-26

THE Cincinnati Gazette would have every
delegate to the Chicago convention vote as
he pleases-would have every delegate vote
by ballot, writing his name on the back OF
his ballot. 1t would have "no unit rule
no oratorical display, no nonsense of any
kind" If this were done we believe
General GRANT would receive fifty ballots
now pledged to SHERMAN and not less
than that number now counted as sure fol
BLAINE
National Republican., 1880-05-26

In another column we record the fact OF
the arrival Of four bowling monkeys in
New York. According to the description,
they wake up before sunrise and make
more noise in proportion to their size, than
any other created animal except tree frog.
An importation of them might be made in
case the supply of Sunday-morning news
boys should run short.
National Republican., 1880-05-26

IT is to be hoped that congress will not
adjourn without having passed senate bill
No. SIS, which is before the house, and
which increases the pension of crippled
union soldiers. 1t is humane and just
measure, which, when it becomes law, will
help many hobbling soldier through life
by increasing his comforts and testifying to
the world that this republic is not migrate
ful toward the brave men who periled life
and limb to save its life.
National Republican., 1880-05-26

THE performances of the anti-third term
agants remind us very much of those of the
GREELEY party in 1872. Much noise and
meagre results.
National Republican., 1880-05-26

TILDEN is cautiously, slowly, but surely,
marching on to Cincinnati, with ban
ners flying and his off eye planted upon
victory. The butterfly which the Graphic
depicts him as following with his empty
bar'l as an agent of capture, promises to
become his prize. His improving prospects
bring dismay 10 those who thought the old
man was dead. The REPUBLICAN has con-
tended from the start of the contest that
the struggle will be between GRANT and
TILDEN as the inevitable, and it discovers
nothing in either case to lead it to change
its view.
National Republican., 1880-05-26

The anti-third termers have resolved
upon kicking up row at Chicago, but the
convention will promptly sit down on
them.
National Republican., 1880-05-26

"A LONG, low, rokish schooner with a
" veritable black flag with deaths head and
" cross-bones" captured in Long Island
sound. This is nottho beginning Of dime
novel, but Of just an ordinary telegram by
nssoeialed press.
National Republican., 1880-05-26

THE Inter. Ocean is prepared obet that JOE
MEDILL of the Chicago Tribune can eat twen-
ty-four full-breasted crows in twenty-four
consecutive hours.
National Republican., 1880-05-26

THE president has seldom made better
nomination than that of Hon. JAMES o.
PUTNAM, of Buffalo, N. w. for minister to
Belgium. He has been state senator from
his district, postmaster of Buffalo and con-
sul-geueral at Havre, He is u highly culti-
waited gentleman, sound republican, and
a lawyer of fine ability.
National Republican., 1880-05-26

THIS is too bad Here is Mr.. TILDEN
trying to divide the brood of Blue Hens
Chickens with Senator BAYARD. Why,
TILDEN is as bad as BLAINE!
National Republican., 1880-05-26

GENERAL HENRY WHITE seems to be
master of the situation in his district. He
will, undoubtedly, be returned to congress,
and in that his district has consulted its
own best interests.
National Republican., 1880-05-26
DR.. Won MOSCHzISKER'S

REPUTATION is now fully established. lie has al
ready accomplished sufficient TO satisfy the most skep
tical that advertising with him Ii II mere medium 10
call attention to the diseases specially treated by hm,
and the amount Of his SUCCESS IN THEN,
DIR. Won NIOSCHHlSKIIIt can, without egotism,
state that he ia tile best known nSPECIALlSTthroug
out the Northern and Eastern States. Having re-
sided for fourteen years In Philadelphia, no has
treated with great success the best known public men
in the country,
National Republican., 1880-05-26
Machine " Poetry.

The Boom is sweeping on,
The Heuthen rage the while;
But soon they will be gone,
For they gnsw against file
So mote it be. They already roost lower
.han they did two weeks ago.
National Republican., 1880-05-26
SPECIAL NOTICES.

n~sS3sTo THE PUBLIC living IN THE
~ northern section Of the city: The NEW CIT
IZENS' MARKET, located on Rhode Island avenue
aud Ninth street northwest, Is open every Monday,
Wednesday and Friday morning and Saturday night,
where full line of all kinds OF products kept In first
class markets will be found. mi7-lm
National Republican., 1880-05-26
TO THE BOAT RACE.
THE HANLAN-RlLEY RACE.

STEAMER MATTANo leaves Sixth street wharf
this afternoon at l;sO o'clock, for the Hanan-Riley
race The MATTANo viii occupy the same position
as on lat Wednesday. The most desirable on the
course.
Tickets limited, and for sale at offices Of G. l.. shcr
III, 32s and llii Pennsylvania avenue, aud at wharf
Tickets 25cents m28- II
National Republican., 1880-05-26
To the Deaf.

| bave been very deaf In both ears, so much so
that sometimes porsons were onged TO hold written
intercourse with me- also suffered fIum nIOernbla
noises in my head and from catarrl -Four months
ago applied TO Or, Won Moscllzisker NJ Gla Nine
teenth street northwest who after careful eNamina-
tion, encouraged me Ia the belief that my hearing
could be restored placed lnysOr under his care; he
attended me faithfully. and TO my own surprise and
that OF my friends and of the various societies to
which belonged my hearng Ia restored to me. All
symptoms OF CRtarrl and noises In the head have dis
appeared and his success in my case has exceeded
my most sanguine expectations Ny gratitude Is be-
yond expression.
FRANK GEIER llla Seventh stree; northwest
MASHIRGTOS, lTih April, 1850
National Republican., 1880-05-26
From Senator Voorhees,.

l thank you very sincerely for the relief received
from your treatment Ormy hearing, which has been
seriously impaired, the result fan excessively
cold, d. w. VOORHEES,.
National Republican., 1880-05-26

DEAR SIR. BY the advice OF Senator Voorhees, I
placed myself under your treatment for case OF
throat disease and nasal Cntarrh. have reason to
be entirely satisfied with the result of your Skill and
q. Ii, DAVIDGE,
Chief OF tho Redemption Division U s, Treasury
National Republican., 1880-05-26
Restoration of Hearing.

Dr. Won Moschzislers treatment In my case-ca
taTrh and deAness-proved perfect success think
II but AUST tribute To him TO make II known 10 all
who need his medical services that have the utmost
confidence la his professional abilities
THOMAS SOMEIVILLE,
National Brass Works, Washington.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-03-12

"A SHARP Vo1CE.-There is no power of
love so hard to get and keep as kind
voice. "A kind hand is deaf and dumb 1t
may be rough in flesh and blood, yet do
the work OF soft heart, and do fts with a
soft touch. But there is no one thing that
love so much needs as asweet voice to tell
what it means and feels, and it is hard to
get and keep 1T in the right tone.ss One
must start in youth, and be on the watch
night and day, at work and play, to- get
and keep a Voice that shall speak at all
times the thoughts of kind heart. But
this is theft when sharp voice is most
apt to be got. You often hear boys and
girls say words at play with quick, sharp
tone, as if it isWere the snap Of a whip
When one of them gets vexed,,n you will.
hear voice that sounds as if it were
made up of a snarl, a whine and a bark
1t is often in youth that one gets a voice,
or a tone that is sharp, and sticks, to. him
through life. and stirs up i'll will and grief,
and falls like drop of gall ON the. sweet
joys Of home. I would say to all boys and
girls: ''Use your guest VOICE at home.
Watch it day by day, as q pearl of great
price, for 1t will be worth more to you in
days to come than the best pearl hid In the
sea. A kind voice is a Joy like lark's
song to q hearth and home. It is to the
heart what light is to the eye. Tits light
that sings as well as shines. Train it to
sweet tones now, and 1t Will kesp in TUNE
through life.'-ElihH Burritt, ~ giasoe
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-03-12

RED LETTER DAYS OF COMMON LIFE
The statesman who formulated the now
Well-Worn sentence on thejintelerable wea.
riness OF amusementa spoke from point
of view in. which amusements are not d
relaxation, but aslabor.a When "a man is
compelled to go OUT who desires to stay at
home, OF is obliged to sacrifice an interval
Of much needed rest to some conversations
al necessity of exhibiting himself, his pres
encei at festivity is as much part Of his
iife's labor as is that of the coachman who
drives him there; and he is not amusing
himself or being amused in any true sense
OF the word. % ,iiW sipa e lstl ~ .gsdt9
I His red letter days are those In which
his diary presentsa blank to be filed up ais
be chooses. or t0lbesleft blank if he be. so
minded. Aislife crowded with varying
events must'seek itsIvamety in the une.
ventful;S land, conversely. life which pass
es in the repetitienIof IAN uhNarying round
OF monOtor0us duty within narrow limits
will find its variety and interest IN events
of in6nitesimal magnitude. Small as they
are in themselves, they standmt in some
relief before dead leYel; j qstas if memo
ry can be trusted to 60 back to those long
lost summers when it was possible TO lie
down on the grass, a mole bill, regarded
from such a position will, without much,
effort Of th7 imagination, assume the pre-
portions OF mountain in a horizon meas
ured by inches ,ilnlrs instead Of miles, zs,oaeyon
Revie,v. ,io S..a 4 (, sassh a,aeet
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-03-12
THE MINISTER'S OLD COAT.

Ministers sons are very apt to turn out
badly" said Ito the gentleman that sat
next to me in the car, We had met in the
train bound for Chicago. and had struck
up an acquaintance. s1' '''l 24.e
He stopped me with his hand on my arm
and with an earnest look which I shall
never forget. I paused at once in what
was saying. and it seemed for moment
almost as if the rushing train had stopped
to listen, too. ~
"Let me tell you story" he said. 81
know it is common lelief that minister's
sons are wild, but this Is because people
talk about the bad ones, while those who
turn out we'll are taken as matter OF
course, gathered statistics about them
once, and found that out OF thousand
sons of ministers, there were very few
who did not grow up to useful and indus
trious men,"
''But what ia your story?' asked, set
Ting back in my seat. s :: e
well. . said he, 'sit begins with class
supper in Boston, dozen years ago. "A
number of old college friends had gather
ed In the evening for their annual reun
ion. Among them was rich MERCHANT,
J. E Williston--psrhaps you have heard
OF him-and poor pastor Of country
church IN Elmbank village, cut IN West
ern Massachusetts, whose name was Blake.
A good many of the class had died, and a
dozen or SO elderly men who were left felt
more tenderly than over toward each 9th
or, as they thought of the bright old days
at Harvard. and how soon no one would
be left on earth who shared in that happy
time. attefTg
1.-THE dishes came and went, the lights
glowed brilliantly. and at last the friends
grew quite gay. But the tender feeling
have spoken Of would come .uppermost
now and then; and 10 one Of these musing
moments Willisten's eyes wsEs 8ttrscted
by something glistsning about the coat
which bis friend Blake, WHO sat next to
him. had on. acog 1 l.
81 He looked closer, and saw that the
black cloth Of which the coat was made
had been wofa ~ ebig and smooth that il
was very shiny. ai1 s' ss'3 .,. ~ vii ~
well, Blake, ? said he. suddenly, taxing
hold Of his friend 8 arm cordially (which
somehow he hadn't thought Of doing ne'
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-03-12
Sharpening the Little Ones.

A man never gets an idea of how fast
the world moves until he gets out of his
own sphere into some other. In order to
see how great progress has been made in
! teaching he must get into modern school
room where the teacher has kept rogress
with the age Of improvements in the meth
DDS of imparting instruction. In the Gold
Hill schools every faculty Of the pupil is
awakened and sharpened. Even tables of
weights ard measures III tile primary
classes.i ire taught'sls object lessons. They
have the scales ard the weighs and the
measures right there. and the scholar sees
that it takes sixteen ounces to make one
pound and two gills to make a pint, etc.,
lsnp to. the gallon. The result is that little
children from seven TO nine years old Will
foot Up pounds and ounces, and even frac-.
/ lions Of ounces, and give the correct total
with a facility which is surprising. The
same is true of measures, including quarts,
pints, gills, etc. But this is not all. They
| are taught to form correct. estimates of
| the weights of objects. They are handed
book or something of the kind and then
estimates of its weight are taken. One of
the scholars then weighs the object and
announces the result. The Importance of
this kind of practice in estimating the
properties of things will become apparent
one Of these days when success in life may
depend on accuracies of Judgment. The
above is cited only as one of many ways of
sharpening the perceptive faculties of the
children. It teaches them to think, and
that is after all, as good definition as
can be given of real education. And then
to teach the little ones geography, they
are set to world building on small scale. |
They are furnished with suitable meas
ure of loan in fitting receptacle, furn-
ished with implements and construct !
ranges of mountains, and hills, and val
leys and plains, and canyons, and ravines,
and to form all the phases presented by the
solid part of the earth. Then they go to
work and run mines. Their shafts never
get very deep nor their tunnels long be-
fore cave occurs; but the theory is exem-
plifed and thoroughly understood. Such
lessons Are never forgotten. Another |
phase of geography has been, as one might |
say, practically taught of late, the. The
melting SHOWS have made puddle of
Water in the back yard, and that is taken
as an ocean, and the dry places in it serve
for continents and islands and the like.
The little streams of water running in are
taken to illustrate the formation of rivers
and creeks. The small puddles of water
do nicely for lakes, and so the little ones
get ready idea of the big world on which
they live from the little world around.
There is not map in the world like that
back yard, nor play ground equal in at
fractions to their school room.-Gold HILL
(Nev.) Ne,os.