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Morning journal and courier., 1880-08-23
s.LET WELL ENOUGH ALONE,

prosperous merchant of Washington, whose politics, like the politics of many other | prosperous business men, is his business re- | gently had with him nine representatives of l manufacturing establishments in the North, l some Democrats and some Republicans. He asked each as to the political outlook, and with a solitary exception the response was that Garfield and Arthur are to be elected
 The reason given for this opinion was simply that the business interests of the country cannot afford to take the risk of a change at this time. Now, they said, in unison of ex- pression, the business of the country is pros perous-never more so Manufacturers are making money. Merchandising is active and healthy. Labor is employed at fair compen- sation. Any change is likely to be for the worse, and we cannot afford to have achange in the midst of this unparalleled prosperity. One said 'My company can better afford to subscribe and pay to the Republican cause $50, 900 to prevent change of administration than to have it occur at this time with all it's risks and chances of i'll consequences
 There is no question where the interests of business men and those who get their living
 
 paign The Republican party has done what it could to bring our financial condition to soundness, to restore confidence and promote prosperity. The result of it's work speaks for itself. As the New York Times of Satur day said, this work has been done against Democratic opposition and obstruction. of the course pursued has not always been steady and consistent that fact has been due to difficulties raised by the oppo- sition to the party. And now threats of reaction, of change and retrogression, of new experiments and the undoing of the work of years of struggle, come from that same opposition. The success of the Repub- icans in the election this year promises 8 continuance and completion of the work whose fruits are already visible in our pros porous condition. Men of capital, men of business and laboring men alike have an in terest in the perpetuity of the favorable con dition of industry and trade. What we have they know, what it's continuance means they understand, and they know that the election of General Garfield would give assurance of that continuance. What would como of in trusting the administration to the Democrats with the record they have made in the last few years, they do not know, but they have every reason to apprehend that it would bring disturbing, if not disastrous, changes. D Does anybody suppose that the party of State rights and of free trade, the party ruled by the solid South and which has in it's ranks a large number of inflationists and repudiators could carry out its ideas without changes which business men and laboring men have reason to seek to avoid
Morning journal and courier., 1880-08-23
Connecticut Safe.


 In estimating the result of the coming presidential election in any northern State it would be proper to consider the influence upon tho popular mind of the developments of the past two years in Congress, the plain demonstration that Democratic ascendency means the rule of the rebel brigadiers. This fact has been made palpable to all intelligent people by the leadership of the Hanptons, Buffers, Becks, Lamars, ct td oaane genus :; by the fact that southern men have control of three-fourths of all the committees of Con- gress and thus regulate and decide more than three-fourths of the business of Congress i; and by the persistent attempts to overthrow all that was won by Union victory in the war. When for the first time in twenty years the Democratic party found itself in control of Congress, and deemed that at last, by virtue of solid South, it was securely in power, it's first work was to announce de- termination to repeal all "var legislation" and to deny the right of the federal govern ment to use force, if necessary in executing the federal laws. It attempted to throttle the government into obedience to its will in order that it might remove every safeguard to fair elections and make future Democratic success sure by the Mississippi plan in the South and the Tammany plan in the North It is unnecessary to review the course of the party for the past two years. It was aston ished to find by the elections fof a year ago that the people of the North were not yet ready to reverse the result at Appemattox, and during the last session it played ''pos- sum, ,'' but by it's course on the marshals appropriation bill and it's attempt to nullify the election laws by riders on the appropria- ton bills, it showed that it was controlled by the same spirit although it was afraid to show it too openly in the beginning of pres idential campaign. The people of the North have memories long enough to cover two years and the verdict recorded by portion of them year ago will receive general en- dorsement this fall It is safe to put down this feeling of uneasiness at the thought of
Morning journal and courier., 1880-08-23
What Does the Business.

They were holding an outdoor ward ] meeting the other night, and a speaker had l just commenced to warm up to his work, when stranger with all his worldly 'tduds' in an old sheepskin on his back, boots gone, hat going and dye-in-the-wool-tram air 1 about him, halted on the outskirts of the crowd. The speech soon caught him, and he began to applaud. At the end of every sentence he clapped his hands and roared like a fog-horn. No matter whether the speak CT Int em" or not, the stranger never failed to come down with the applause, and he carried the speaker had finished, and while he was wiping his heated brow, the tramp approached him and said:
 That 'ere speech was one of the best I ever heard in all my life"
 ''Ah? I'm glad it pleased you"
 c Pleased me! Why, it lifted me right off'n my feet! I tell you, you're born town and hear you make speech every night"
 't Yes, I wish you could"
 ss But can't. on my way West shall, however, think of your speech a hundred timei day. can feel the electricty of it yet, and-say, can't you lend me half a dollar to help me on?''
 q Why, don't know you Why should I lend you half a dollar?''
 " Oh, come now don't try to ride any high horse over me. You know how loud | hollered, and you know as I do that if I hadn't put in my best icks you'd have fallen as flat as shingle! You are great orator, sir, and that was great speech, but if you don't know that hollering is what does the business you'd better hang right up."
 The orator pondered over the matter for a lew seconds, and then probably codclu6led that the reasoning was sound, as he passed over the money.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-08-23

Say he closed, like she, with hatchet. Oil City Derrick. Bradford is getting to be such place fol l petroleum fires that no sober citizen would like to take a naptha.-New York Graphic 1 Lots of people are willing to rob Peter te pay Paul, only they get tired when their jot is half done. They neglect to pay Paul 1 Boston Transcript.
 Proprietor-''f you boys don't clear out l I'll call that officer and have you taken in. , 1 Boy-"That's where you'd be taken in that 1 polieeman's my dad, he is. .''-New York Tele l gram.
 l of the boat you ran down ?" Pilot: ''Hey p | Commissioner ''Did you hear the whistle oi | the boat you ran down?' Pilot 'eNo, sir. J Commissioner "Why not ?' Pilot: "Coz 1 I'm deaf. Pluck.
 l In one of the Rondout churches on a re ' cent Sunday, the supply, a minister iron
 New York, after listening to the fine singing have had their little fun, we will commence
 the worship of God by singing the 911th 1 hymn
 America says 'Young ladies should be- | ware of masculine short acquaintances at the seaside" Of course, strike the little fellows who can't strike back Masculine acquaint- ances six feet high are all right They can GOucn DOGCOm Wneu they Wdue out on the Sur1 line.-New Orleans Picayune. Sharks are very numerous at eastern water ing places this season, and visitors cannot be too careful. St. Louis belle, while bathing at Atlantic City the other day, stepped into what is known as ''shark rest'-a little
 cavity in the sandy bottom of the ocean
 which contained three of the dreadful mon-
 sters. One escaped, but the other two were
 fatally crushed.-Chicago Tribune.
 little girl, who was left in charge of the
 house by her mother, with special warning against going into press containing certain
 good things, was found in the forbidden
 closet on the lady's return. Vexed at her
 daughters disobedience, she asked her if she
 knew who it that tempted her to do
 wrong. ''It was Satan, :" said the girl. ''Then
 you should have said, Get thee behind me,
 Satan p said the lady. ''So did mother, ''
 replied the girl, 'but then he pushed mo in-
 to the press.
 contemporary discusses Girls as House
 keepers" It strikes us the idea is plausible.
 With little teaching we believe girls would
 make tolerably good housekeepers, and it is strange the idea has not been earlier promul- gated Some persons have an idea that girls can do nothing but read Mrs. Alphabetical Southworth's novels, and work green and blue dogs on black cloth but this is mis- take. Some girls have been known to help their mothers wash dishes, and it is believed that, with proper training, the average girl would develop into very successful housekeeper. We hope the experiment will be tried.-Norristown Herald.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-08-23

Belgium, 75; Italy, 74s; Russia, 557 Pc. land, 1ss; Hungary, 454 China 865; Do minion of Canada, 12,716 Cuba, 62, and all others, 442 During the year ended June 30, 1880, 457, ,243 immigrants arrived in the United States, an increase of 279, ,417 over the number arriving during the preceding fiscal year. The year of greatest immigration was the fiscal year 1873, when 459, S03 arrived, exceeding the immigration of the last fiscal year only 2,56O.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-08-23

The latest explanation of the alleged as- founding increase in the population of parts of the South is that the negroes have in creased faster in Q state of freedom than they did while in slavery. This may be so, but it don't show in the vote.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-08-23

It is stated that General Butler Is so desir- ous of promoting union and harmony in the Democratic party of Massachusetts that he will not be a candidate for the gubernatorial nomination Such unselfshness deserves more admiration than it is likely to receive.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-08-23
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Rev. W. H. H. Murray is again in this country and seems to be hearty and hopeful. He is reported to have made money during his absence and to be prepared to make more. Good luck to him.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-08-23

The Democrats say that in all the Repubi- can party has done for the prosperity of the country it has, at most, only co-operated with "a kind Providence" Even this is so much more than the Democratic party has shown any disposition to do that it forms very strong argument why the Republican party should be kept in power and allowed to continue it's work.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-08-23
Monday Morning, August 23, 1880. NATIONAL REPUBLICAN TICKET.
 FOR PRESIDENT, JAMES A. GARFIELD, of Ohio.
 FOR VICE PRESIDENT, CHESTER A. ARTHUR, of N. York.
STATE REPUBLICAN TICKET.

FOR GOVERNOR, HOBART E. BIGELOW, of New Haven FOR EUTENANT-GOYERNoR WILLIAM H. BULKELEY. of Hartford FOR SECRETARY OF STATE, CHARLES E. SEARLS, of ThompsOn.
 FOR TREASURER, DAVID P. NICHOLS, of Danbury.
 FOR CONTROLLER, w. IT. BACHELLER. of Winchester. FOR ELECToRs-AT-LARGE HENRY B., NORTON, of Norwich ABIJAH CATLIN, of Haryyinton.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-08-23

The New York World relates remarkable instance of the persistence of an impression, unquickened by repetition through more than forty years. On December 16, 1885, occur red the great fire in New York city which de- stroyed property worth about SIS, ,0OO,O 900. At that time the guardians of the city's peace were not policemen clad in uniform, but con- stables dressed like common citizens and dis tinguished from them only by carrying long slaves with which to admonish disorderly characters. The subject of the story, then 8 boy ten years of age, was present at the fire and there saw g young, black-haired constable strike with his staff man who was raising a disturbance. few days ago, while crossing the river in a ferryboat, the gentleman saw gray headed old policeman, and it instantly occurred to him that this was the officer whom he had seen strike the man forty-fve years ago. He spoke to him on the subject and found that his recollection was entirely correct, the off cer having been at the fire and remembering the occurrence perfectly he gave, moreover, details which showed that there was no mis- take of identity in the matter. The case is remarkable enough to find it's way into the text books, as the account is perfectly au- thentic
Morning journal and courier., 1880-08-23

The suggestion that the demand for small bills be met by the issuing of silver certif- cates in denominations of one, two and three dollars ih seriously objected to by treasury officials, who would prefer to have the present $10 certificates abolished altogether than smaller ones issued They say the danger would be that the treasury might be re- duced to a silver basis. The cash balance in the treasury is continually becoming composed more and more of silver and less and less of gold and notes. The coinage of silver is $2, GOO, GOO month and the reports from month to month show that the silver item in the cash on hand is about that much more than in the preceding. At this rate the whole cash balance will be composed of silver one of these days unless the coinage is stopped. The silver dollar will not stay E4out when put out, returning immediately in pay ment for duties, or continuing longer in cir culation at distant points when no duties are to be paid But the certificates are preferred, and the silver is piled up now to the amount of $72, ,OOO, GOO in the treasury vaults.- The officials are more favorable to the restoration of fractional currency, and would not oppose a demand for it to relieve the stress for lack of small bills.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-08-23

J. De Trafford Blackstone, of Norwich, and his divorced wife, now Mrs. Samuel Sondheim, of New York, have come to an agreement about their 5-year old son, &C., cording to which he is to remain with each parent six months in the year.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-08-23
FROM THE PEACH TRAIN.

We've often heard tell how the great and the good George gan his career with hatchet; And, since when boy about three ten we stood, We've looked for yarn that would match it. And we've got it at last, thought that we would hen gins her life with a hatch, yet She discounteth George. for sure there's on could
 Say he closed, like she, with hatchet.
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Morning journal and courier., 1880-08-23

Unterrifed by the disaster which recently overlook Mir Keene and his colleagues in their effort to gain control of the market for breadstuffs, some enterprising speculators in Chicago are now engaged in making "a cor ner'' in pork. The public will not be sorry if the would-be cornerers of pork are, like Keene and his associates cornered them selves
Morning journal and courier., 1880-08-23
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Morning journal and courier., 1880-08-23

Jersey Citys one negro policeman has been assigned to duty in a district where the Dem ocratic majority is large and his trials are very severe. The small boys jeer at him and adults throw missiles A drunken Democrat naturally abhors the idea of being taken in'' by Ca - nigger,' and the friends gather about to overawe him and compel a surren- der. Nevertheless the officer has made sev- eral arrests, and bis general behavior is dig nified and forbearing
Morning journal and courier., 1880-08-23

The popularity of this country home for ''the oppressed of all nations'' has great ly increaseds since the cessation of 'shard times'' There arrived in the customs dis tricts of Baltimore, Boston, Detroit, Huron. Key West, Minnesota, New Orleans, New York, Passamaquoddy, Philadelphia and San Francisco, during the month ended July 31, 1880, 56, ,123 passengers, of whom 49 1929 were immigrants and 1922 citizens of the United States returned from abroad. Of this total number of immigrants arrived there were from England, 5,3ss; Scotland, 1,251 1; Wales, 51 Ireland, 6,o67; Germany, Ill., 275; Austria, 2,0o6 Sweden, 3,779; Nor way, 1,74s; Denmark, 90s; France, 59s Switzerland, SIT; Spain, 24; Holland, 14s j;
Morning journal and courier., 1880-08-23

It is surprising that the manufacture of sugar from beet root is not more extensively ropean continent it has become an important and profitable industry, and with our ingenu- ity in the adaptation of mechanical means to given end, beet root sugar ought to be pro- duced in this country on a large scale. Ac- cording to recently published statistics, two hundred and twenty-six establishments were in operation last year in Austria, their average production being sixteen hundred and fifty ture is successfully followed.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-08-23

IT ADIES AND STORE-KEEPERS- AL can get Choice Goods cheap by writing on Postal for Price List which enables you to order by mail the best way, and see the many kinds of Merchandise keep for sale at surprisingly low pri ces. We send samples of Hamburgs, Laces, Ribbons, Fringes &c., if requested We sell Wholesale and Re- tail for Cash down. new combination system en- ables us to quote very close prices We have s1, $2 and s packages of notions which cannot be bought for twice the money elsewhere all wanted in every family. Money returned if not satisfactory. HOUGH TON DUTTON. 55 Fremont St. Boston. Mass.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-08-23
HINMAN'S REAL ESTATE AGENCY, 63 Church Street,
 OPPOSITE PosToFFICE

Money Loaned on Real Estate. Lots in all parts Of the city fer sale and Rent. Rents and Interest money collsctea.
 CHOICE WATER FRONTS. Savin Rock Shore Property, 1,eoe Front Feet Beach Street.
 The most desirable the shore, beautiful grove upon 8 portion of it. Fine water will be supplied the Artesan well to all purchasers making this particular location very desirable.
 Seashore Cottages For Rent.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-08-23

Monday Morning, August 2s, 1880.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-07-17
Wanted--A Change,

At the end of Mr.. Hayes term of Office the
Republican party will have been in power
twenty years, embracing five administrations.
Ii is a period crowded with events, embracing
a great war, the destruction of the institution
of slavery, tie admission TO the voting fran
chise of nearly a million freedmen, the recon
structon of the Southern states, and along
with this the transformation o: the whole ted
eral policy; the addition of three amendments
to the constitution; the creation of an enor-
nous national debt accompanied by the crea-
ton ot enormous state and municipal debts,
and the development of Il complex Internal
revenue system, filling the land with official
agents and detectives never heard of before.
THIS enormous work has not been effected with
out an enormous and revolutionary exercise of
the federal authority. During the war, and
for four or five years afterwards, the Rcpubli-
cans used the great power of the government
with absolute responsibility, and with a dcs
potic defiance of law, precedent and the repeat
cd protests of the opposition that now seems
amazing. They divided ancient states; they
threw down and set up legislatures, they de
posed and created governors; they built up a
system of protective duties, which, while add
ING largely to the wealth of the manufacturing
states, has had the effect of driving American
shipping from the ocean they have eXtortcd
| from the people and expended and squanuered
sums which can be reckoned only by thous
ands of millions; they first disordercd ana sub
sequently readjusted money values in such &
way as to transfer S,00,000,000 from the mas:
of the people TO the holders of federal bonds
they so legislated in the interest of wealth as Il
exageerate individual fortunes of five millions
INTO forty millions, and make it possible for ,
single citizen fNew York to hold one-thirtietl
of the funded national debt and comparative
lly small number of persons in the East to holC
{ three-fourths OF it.
The Republicans clam for their party tn
|, merit OF having accomplished great good 70
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-07-17
Ferns.

Among the earliest forms Of vegetable life
upon the earth are ferns. In those countless
GOHS or ages which preceded the Mosaic nc.
count of the creation of the world as Il resi-
dcnce for man, they formed vast forests, at
tanning frequently u height of forty or more
feet. In those ages, the earth, in the process
of cooling from its incandcscent, fluid state,
was surrounded by a dense atmosphere, which
transmitted the suns rays in only small de
gree, and therefore the principle source of heat
was derived from within As a consequence,
the distribution Of heat over the earth did not
depend upon It's position in relation To the sun,
and therefore the temperature was nearly
equal over the whole earth. \ hot, moist at
mosphere, similar to that we now have in the
tropics, enyeloped the earth, giving To the po-
lar regions climate similar Ia that OF the
present tropical countries.
In the second age of the world. known rs
the carbon!erous period, they formed nearly
one half of the vegetation OF the earth. OF
over six hundred and eightythree plants emu
mcratcd by Unger rs found in the coal meas
urcS of the globe, nearly three hundred were
different species of fclns. They form, indeed,
the greater part of the coal-beds of the prescn,
day, and the fuel which warns our dwellings
and with which we prepare our food, was
growing as vast forests of ferns, and similar
vegetation, on the earth, unknown, ages; anC
It has been calculated that tie coalbeds 81
England, which often have a collective thick
ness of forty-four feet, must have been abou
one hundred thousand years in their forma
ton.
At 10 time when forests of fern trees Gov
cred the land, no land animals appeared t
have been In existence; but the immense sea!
from out of which the land arose, not rs con
tinents, but as immense islands, were people'
with sea-sharks and smaller fish: numerou
forms of coral fringed the shores and trilo
bites, encrinites, pencranites, and other strange
wonderful, and elegant forms of aquatic an
NAL lie, formed the rich and varied fauna O
that period.
Descended down TO us through the long age