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Railroad Construction in the South,

i, That the railroads constructed in the
South fall far short of the necessities Of
that portion of the country is not to be
doubted. The present outlook however,
justifies the belief that the commercial
prosperity Of the Southern States will
before many years be assured proper
system of railroad transportation, the
lack of which has greatly retarded their
progress. In the Western States east
of the Missouri River 10000 miles Of
railroad were built, of which 1921 miles
were ordinary gauge. OF this mileage,
however, 953 miles were built in Mime
sofa, Iowa and Missouri, leaving Jnly
546 miles constructed in the States be-
tween the lakes and the the Mississippi
River. Taking the Southern States
where railroad facilities are notoriously
lacking, and the country west of the
Mississippi River, where railroad con-
struction means the development OF
valuable lands, there appears to have
been 3,O56 miles of useful railroad built,
leaving only 6S2 miles constructed in
that portion of the country where rail
roads have been already built to any
considerable extent. OF these 682 miles,
213 miles were built in Ohio, la miles
in Indiana, 80 miles in Illinois, and SO
miles in Michigan total for the. four
States of 40 miles. This leaves only
212 miles for the remaining States east
of the Mississippi River.-Ecchange. ilI
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q A Darky's Thanks.

Some time ago one of Arkansas most
widely known statesmen, who is now
dead, was passing along street in Little
Rock when an old colored man who had
once belonged to him approached, took
off his hat and passed hand over his
white wool, as he asked:
"Marster, gin de ole man fifty cents. "
"Dan, you are a robber." iiduEd
"How?'' asked the astonished darky,
opening his eyes, around which rough
'shod age had walked. orig gu 4'i ~ .
"Didn't you see me put my hand into
my pocketP" ~ E. 7' '''''' : {
"Yas, sah.'')lI ua e4 fsl}su1t e. +
"Well, you old rascal, you rob me Of
the pleasure of giving you money with
out being asked.'' 4pllaa g. fO Saa5aitg
The old man received q dollar. Bow
ing almost to the ground, while tears
came out and coursed through the age
prints around his eyes, he replied
"Marster, wild sich heart as you hab,
and wild Abraham and Isaac and the
Lord on your side, I don't see what can
keep you out of heaben. .''-New York
World g@gefg tiasf
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Concerning swindling stock specula-,
ton firms, the Boston Journal speaks as
follows: 4'4sol
First, broker who had "inside "opA
portunities to, turn ten dollars into, a
hundred without risk would keep his Sc u
cret 70 himself, and would make fhe
money for himself. g8d4e1 4. g4;f.fnu
Second, there is no sure and easy way
to fortune by stock speculation, and the
keenest spectators, in very many eases,
beggar themselves before they get
through with it. .Hssl it,''''.'e ttsFii 2
Third, if you are promised a. chance
to make 500 or 81 900 without risk, be
sure that it is lie. e 1sgssagt5.',e Il.
Fourth, be sure that the firm which
makes the promise is a swindling co
Germ.
Fifth, don't be fool,
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hardly speak, and the pain in his hand
was increasing. In the morning his
friend had gone. The matron seeing
his suffering dressed his hand, and led
him on to tell her who he was and what
was his errand to the city. Kindly and
patiently, she pointed out to him the
great wrong of his beginning, the wick
edness of leaving his aunt in ignorance
of his whereabouts, the mistake OF sup
posing that it was an easy matter to
work ones way up from obscurity to
places of trust and honor; that if his
endeavors were sanctioned by those in
authority over him, and kind friends
were willing to assist him and
procure him occupation, he yet
would find that it would only be by pa
tient labor and constant effort that he
could maintain himself, and that larks
ready cooked no longer dropped into
open mouths. All this and more came
home to the sorrowful Tom with great
force, for the dirt and jargon of the city
were to him very distasteful. His castles
were crumbling as he wended his way
again to the docks. 1t was weary time
he had to find the boat which would car
ry him back, and it was with grieved
spirit that he found himself again at the
little red house by the hill. Grieved and
weary and hungry, Aunt Maria, whose
eyes were red with weeping, perceived
him to be, and with wonderful wisdom
she kept down her questions, and silent
ly made him comfortable Little Jane
was full of curiosity, and more than one
neighbor put their heads in to have a
word to say. 81 z" 'i'l' Il
A year afterward, as Tom, Ned
Green, and JonasNvere busy husking
corn in the calm stiffness of the fall,
when the stacks were all about them,
like Indian wigwams, and the stubble
only of the golden pumpkins was left in
the field, and the beautiful river wound
itself away in he distance, bearing all
kinds of craft, Tom told them about his
day in the cily, and said he had con-
cllIded that the country was good enough
for him, and he meant to be farmer
all the days of his life.---Mrs. W. j. Hayes,
an Harper's Young People.
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II Mother-worship in India

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Is s .ne Popuiar a.o,,, moTsi.p y nthar ~ - ue
hrst Piace' every ilrsns n1Snoi t:,Sen = Sene-
1atea Ea as klnu Y aeity ~ ner as.
.a ne. ainios. WY .h % s.,,.J n1 Ma, ta o"m
speIlai suar.lau ~ olunol' ar Ss'.Iu Hhe'f -
oa' of' III 'i1 ny SVSn 1I illiinI III '"' = "''', II
hhan. MLo 49,. ,.o,a;,.;,o. Mo.h..,
mere arc apouS 1S 1V..'.ao. h .hn pn.Ini n:ls
"a uu,aaaI' uee,asu y snp c,s ,.s aahan
", ~ oe uiiisiens ,, ~ Ms - nma Z oGnsot..
hese aie ISauy .ne Iopl 1Sos.ls % ~ VI
anclenI locin n uei:les !Iala ,.:.sa ucsa.asl'
worsnlpeG 1y .re :naSisI atEt lt:u 1lle
G4r na ,a. ,,ros;da5 k.3s.u 49, sa Ma.hsu %
nell Maaa Z, Ssr SS,o ~ y.S ~ ~ IVhnGM q ns.
gVnsasi Wv;satpeH un., lhaa., ,ne .se sha ~ Ma nd
1IiNo.lol1 DGoaso saI !. p !. eJfpose. siS 49,.
whfr " ~ a.i'.lS lNan tio9u n.It ~ Sl.1iu III
narm. Nor Is snI sue, unuesers;.S 'rs oi ner
hame' ~, sne WI" g. n'Mad sSl ~, sso.s nns.,e''.
sMnen =. nsl .Sn e .u,neu S ny loIs. Ia
:: on epiu9Lo Ma.L Gals a.;aal;s ~; % Ino
" n,o'el a NoIa s'.a. - = ssunsss y, ~
oe olienGea, anu ;nass ~ p.aaseu ~
e1'lsoroih"iy eHI onoll' .aaS.' anu anu po' n"P' ~
oioou: 81
An.enoI pI:a ni1;no. -. IN 'i's
i. Sh Swho,IrtL na;a, in s -
on.al one n"s .na speo,a, aune..on La ~
9eo 9ren' Apother ~ ~ named Rera; nrevanas 40 %
uton' 1AiivsilSA, A",, P1O'0nssS',
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Fun at Court.

Lord Lorne has been having skating
and tobogganing party, and an Ottawa
letter to the New York World thus de-
scribes it: First, there was the ice, in
splendid condition, a big sheet enough
with bush-covered island in the upper
part, while cleverly arranged on a
framework at the end there cleaned out
in gigantic letters of light the kindly
words: ga Happy New Year, On
the margin of this frozen lake there had
sprung up a real backwoods shanty,
with timbers squared on two sides so as
to fit closely, and showing the honest
rough bark of the tree on the outside.
The inside was prettily wainscoted and
comfortably warmed, it being intended
for the use of the skaters. Nothing pref
tier can be imagined than the sight of the
skaters as they went through evolutions
of the most complicated nature under
the soft, warm light of the lanterns and
to the sharp, cheerful ring of their own
skates. Quadrilles and figure-cutting
were the order of the night, and if there
is one pastime more than another in
which a pretty costume and graceful
shape can be shown to advantage, it is
the last, where, as the center of circle
of admiring and jealous eyes,ia young
lady can twirl ard pirouette. Blanket
coats, with borders Of regular blanket
red, were very much the fashion, and
dainty, coquettish little " "toques'' of red
and blue, or still more charming caps
of seal-skin, set off the charms Of our
beauties. But the tobogganing was the
real fun of the evening, and a pretty
sight the great towering slide made with
its rows of Chinese lanterns extending
down, down quarter of mile into
the trees, with the red glare of the bon
fire to light up, the merry cargoes OF,
much compressed but laughing humani-
ty, as, one after the other, they dashed
with thirty -mile-an-hour speed down the
slope, with swish and a crunch and
growl, which & the peculiar and most
jolly language of the most captivating
of winter sports. Now and again, but
rarely, for the fates were kind last
night, a load would sway, wildly from
side to side for moment in its course,
the steersman behind would give an un1
fortunate touch too much to right or
left, and, presto all the Kings horses
and all the Kings men could not pre-
vent plunge into the snow, or free
and-easy roll down the slippery path
But no one was hurt, and if there is one
thing more than another which tends to
make things pleasant on these occasions
it is the bon camaradeship engendered
by good upset.
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PITH AND POINT.
AN unpalatable dish-Cold shoulder.

AN unpalatable dish-Cold shoulder.
IT is not easy for man to regulate
his income by his expenses, and he
must try and gauge his expenses by his
income.-N. 0. Hcayune.
Could it be possible for. a man to
meet and knowahis exact counterpart,
physically, mhntally and morally what
a sublime, eternal, and most .exar-last-
ing idiot he would think himself.-NeW
York Conn,ercialI w 81 "a l.
JAPAN has iron coins worth about one
hundredth Of q cent The handiness of
q coin for dropping into the collection
basket viii 1medIatsly be recognized
by aIlehurch- goers. Ai1adelpA,q Chron--s
r. AN old Mickiga6der has u0sn q string
of red beans around his neck for q
years, and during all that time he has
never taken cold They Would probably
have the same effect if worn around y
table leg.-Dstron Free Press.
/ cAS never forget her dark blue eyes. ioi
Like the sumner sky when tss day has ned
Nor the low, soft spoken words she said.
can never forget the murmured.words, =
For they lifted mysoul from its maze of doubt
nen Sne SalQ, IN tle VOICE OI u Sing ngfnx UlrUS,s
Young man, yamOse, or I'll fire you out!
H~aSJfH4 - 0'i'--' = Huntingdon Hawkeye
WHEN man wins sword at q rattle.
what does he generally do with it? 1t
is too fine for breaking Goals with, not
suited for. the decapitation of ducks
heads, and is altogether too long for a
carving knife! Perhaps the best useit
could be put to would be TO. feel around
under the bed for burglars.
4, A 'CHIcAGo lady of hitherto irre-f
proachable character, while engaged in
mending her little boys pants the other
evening, stopped suddenly and asked
her husband (who had never done any
thing to merit such treatment) why she
was like charitable English landlord.
He gave it up with great u readiness.
whereupon the wife replied that it was
because she was reducing the rents. x
Chicago Tribune. , tsgafl 9is slLlmlIiga
- A, STRANGER. in Bodie one day last
week in eating a plate of hash at q
restaurant, beingvery hungry, ;unguard-
edly neglected to chew it properly and
swallowed large coat button, They I
doctored him for pneumonia three days
before he was able to explain.I oThens
they fed him, q big ibuttonrhole tied to Q,
string and fished it out in no time. He
now Screens all his hash througha canel
bottomed chair very carefully before.
/ eating Gold Hull (Ner.) NeWs.
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THE various kinds of roots stored in
the cellar need looking after from time
to time. Turnips and beets may be
packed in dry sand and will keep well
until spring without growing. if the
cellar is not too warm. Cabbages re-
quire cool place and should never be
stored in warm, dry cellar, since they
:.re liable to wither and decay isfnlg'i
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-02-05

SELF-DEvoTIoN is but a form of gen
erosity; the generosity of those who
give themselves, having nothing more
and nothing better to give, and be
longs equally to the nobler natured of
both sexes.
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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1880-01-14

"THE DESPERATE BURGLAR.''-It ap-
pears that the arrest of George w. Edwards,
the burglar, who was returned to the State
Prison on Friday night last, was due more to
the burglars choice of a lesser evil than to
any snartness on the part of Pinkerton's de-
tectives, and that Edwards "gave himself
away" as the phrase goes, to a couple of
years imprisonment due the State of New
Jersey, rather than to take the chances of IF
teen or twenty years Imprisonment in New
York State. He had been arrested at Water
town, New York, on the charge of completely
in bank burglary there, but there was no
direct proof to convict him, although be was
held for trial with the hope that sufficient ev-
idence would be adduced in traversing the
case to warrant a conviction. Edwards, fear
ing that he would be convicted by country
jury of being burglar on general princi
pies " and get fifteen or twenty years, sug
Qested to the detectives there was $1,000 re-
wand for the parties that would deliver him
at the New Jersey Stete Prison, and notwith-
standing the imposing arrangements of these
two detectives, having the desperate bur-
other marched in the rear with his revolver in
hand, Edwards would have walked all the
way from Watertown and called on Keeper
Mott himself to remind him of his o U for
two years time, to escape the verdict of that
honest minded country jury in New York
State, whose verdict amounted to at least 8
years in Auburn Prison. The reticenee of
the detectives IS who brought " Edwards to
Trenton is easily accounted for Trenton
Emporium.
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New OUTFIT FOR THE NATIONAL GUARD
The State Military Board met in Quarter
master General Perrine's Office Tuesday week
aud under law authorizing them so to do
passed at the last session of the Legislature,
they adopted a new uniform for the members
of the National Guard 1t consists of coat,
pantaloons, cap and State button. The coat
is of fine dark blue cloth with royal blue trim.
mings, and the trowsers of sky blue cloth with
black stripes. 1t is considered a far hand
snmer and more serviceable uniform than the
one in present use. The Board also made
several amendments to the bill of dress, and
adopted plumber of regulations for the bet
ter government OF the Guard, after which
they adjourned.
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TOWN, Jan. 5.-There is no abatement of in
terest in the revival that has been in progress
for six weeks past in the M. e. Church. To
date about 1870 have professed conversion.
This week revival services are also to be held
Ia the Presbyterian Church. Leading men in
the town have become the subjects of this
work and there is included in 1t number of
the members of the Common Council. The
interest has become so great that it is an
uonnced that the stores and places of business
will be closed this week to give all an oppor-
tpnity TO attend the church services. The
Msthndists and Presbyterians will hold union
SERVICES every afternoon.
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GREAT SALE
OF
REAL ESTATE.
JyIiE Mutual Building and Loan Association, Lam
4 bertville win sell at Public yendue
Saturday, the 18th day Of January next,

THE Mutual Building and Loan Association Lam
Il bertville will sell at Public yendue on
Saturday, the nth day of January next,
The following desirable parcels Of real estate situate In
the city of Lambertvile:
No. l. All that desirable property situate the west
side of South Main street, fronting SO feet Main
street aud IS feet on Wilson street On the property
there is large DOUBLE three-story brick building
4Sx32 feet, adjoining which there is frame building
suitable for store and there Is also frame barn there
on This is very valuable property and will be sold
altogether In parcels may be most for the interest
of the Association.
NUMBER 2, Situate on the east side OF South Main
st eet formerly the property Bridget Reilley. This
lot fronts IL feet Main street and is about lac feet
deep There is on the property good brick dwelling
good property,
NUMBER a. The property formerly owned by Michael
Malone situate at the Junction of the Turnpike and
Rock Roads The improvements consist of two eommo-
two properties will be sold together separate as may
be for the best interests of the Association
NUMBER L. Fronts 70 feet on North Union street and
81 feet on George sire T. and formerly te property Of
street front This lot will be sold who e or IN par
cells may be for the best interests of the Association
NUMBER Is lot In the borough fNew Hope, 'front.'
ing perches and 90 hundredths on Delaware street
and running back TO the river Delaware, upon which
is frame dwelling house
The sale Will commence at $50 o'clock P. NJ. sharp
with number on the premises, and pro-
ceedng in the order named the respective premises
until number is reached which will be sold at Gadds
Hotel.
LOOK OUT FOR BARGAINS. These properties
MUST BE SOLD to prepare for winding up the Assoca-
lion.
These properties win he held at private sale NTH the
day VI pub lie sale Liberal terms will be offered Com
ditions made known on day o sale. BY order
CHAS. A. skILLMAN, President
Dec. 80. Is79 Mutual d. 4 j.. Association
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New JERSEY LEeIsLATURE.-The 104tl
session of the Legislature of this State begai
at Trenton, yesterday. The following ofic
ers were chosen for the Senate
President, VIM. j. Sewell, Of Camden
Secretary, George Wurts, of Passaic Assist
ant Secretary, VIM. T. Hunt, Of Essex En-
crossing Clerk, F. F. Patterson, of Glouces-
ter Sergeant at Arms, Captain milford, Of
Salem Assistant Sergeant-at- Arms, David
Claypole, of Cumberland Doorkeepers, -
Shreve, J. " Albertson and John Fitzgerald.
The officers chosen by the House were
Speaker, Sherman B. Oviatt, Monmouth ;
Cle.k, Cummings o. Cooper, of Morris ;
Assistant Clerk, Asa w. Dickerson, of Hud-
son Expressing Clerk, George @. Wynkoop,
of Camden Sergeant at Arms, John B. Fell
of Mercer Assistant Sergeant. at Arms, John
A. Brown, Gloucester Doorkeepers, Daniel
v. Kinbourne, of Hudson, and William B.
milford, of Somerset.
The Governors message to the Legislature
is too lengthy for our columns. 1t shows the
State finances to be in good condition. 1t
contains the following in reference to the
STATE FUND.
The condition of the State Fund 10 emil
nently satisfactory, Mainly from the dmin-
ished rate of taxation, and for other reasons
fully explained in the Comptroller's report,
the receipts for 1879 were about three hun
dred and seventy-six thousand dollars $780,
000) less than during the preceding year but
in consequence of the payment of all out
standing claims during the year 1873, and of
diminished expenditures for 1879, the bank
balance to the credit of tho State Fund on
the 3lst of October, 1879, was three hundred
and sixteen Thousand six hundred aud eighty
eight dollars and ninety cents ($3l6, 68S 90l,
as against balance of one hundred and nine
teen thousand seven hundred and ninety three
dollars and sixty-fve cents ($119, 1885, on
October 3lst, 1878, an increase of one hun
dred and ninety -six Thousand eight hundred
and ninety five dollars and twenty-five cents.
In treating of the subject of State tax, the
proposition to remove the State tax, entirely,
is urged, because OF the encouraging oondi-
ton of the finances of the State.
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Thomas Spillan, 65 years of age, was found
dead Oh the sidewalk in Meadow street, Ho-
boken, early Sunday morning. He had been
separated from his wife for some mouths.
Saturday night, while under the influence of
liquor, be left his boarding house with the in
tention of visiting his wife, who lived in the
house in front of which he was found. 1t is
thought that while ascending the stoop he
missed his footing and fell into the street,
causing conclusion of the brain.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1880-01-14

The Philocrat says that the Rumocracy :"
of our County IN the recent Senatorial election
supported the Republican candidate, and that
the Democrats elected Senator Bosenbury in
the face of that terrible power rs we'll as of
the sPhilncratic F." detection. The editor of
The Phil. was always heretofore Republican,
aud this public acknowledgement of Demo-
cratic Independence of both "isms " is worth
noting and remembering. Clinton Democrat.
At this rate, the editor of {. The Philocrat >
will soon get the reputation of preferring a
lie to the truth
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kambersviIle, N. J., Jan. IA, 1850
THE thieves who stole Legislature, as

The thieves who stole Legislature, as
sembled unbiushingly few days ago in
Maine aud organized. Since then they have
been without quorum. On Monday the
legally elected Republican members got pos
session of the capitol aud organized the Leg
isiature ia accordance with their wishes
Maine, therefore, has two legislatures. What
the next step will be remains to be seen.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1880-01-14

There will be no session of the Penisylv :
MA legislature this Winter. Happy Pennsyl-
vanians It's the first time in one hundred
ard fur years. however. that this affiictien
VAS spared our ncighbors.
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The public debt statement for December
shows reduction of 81, 251, PIT.
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oficss and Houses For Rent.

TWO ROOMS up stairs in hu;,dino an ,orn. - n.
A ION and Corye streets suitable for ofices Also
several houses In the village of Brookyille Anpv 70
49, HIRAM beats, JR.
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TAX NOTICE.

~ oliS S Is hereby given, that transcript of nm :
~ pad taxes for the year ls7s together Win a
serlpton OF the real estate. on which said unnaid a a.
ase oeen assessed, has been made and that m less
sad taxes are paid at my Office within twenty 2 asv
AFTER the rst publication Of this notice the ssr
oe coheetea oy public sale. according to law -
CHARLES SCHULHAUS
Jan. 7. issc..2t Tax Receiver
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DEATHS.

CoLLIGAN.-In Bulls Island, Dec. 81, 1879, jaime
Collgan, Jr, aged IS years.
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TIME Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of the
i Pennington Railroad and Transportation Company
will be held at their office on Clinton st, Trenton, n
j., at 10 O'Clock A. NJ. on MONDAY. FEBRUARY 2,
1880. Nine Directors to be elected
HUGH B. ELY,
Trenton N J jan T. 1850 Secretary
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THE Annual Meeting the Stockholders Of the Mer-
i and Somerset Railway Compan will be held at
their office on Clinton st. Trenton n j. al 70 o'clock,
noon on MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1880. Eleven Dr.
rectors to be elected HUGH b. ELY,
Trenton. N. j., Jan. 7, 1890. Secretary.