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Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1881-02-07
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Richland beacon., 1881-05-21
How Clay Captured a Vote.

tits historic fact that the Fourteenth
Congress. beginning on the 4th of De-
cember, 1915, and ending March 3D.,
1877, passed what is known as the Com
pensation Bill 1t gave to each mem
ber a salary of 81 500 per annum. This
salary was regarded by the people as q
great outrage, and they retired early all
of its supporters TO private life. Henry
Clay was among the few who escaped
the wrath of the people. The anecdote
has come down to us that when he was
canvassing for a renewal of his commits
sion, an old gentleman, who had hither-
to been his fast friend, said to him:
"Mr. Clay, can sustain youno longer.
Yonr vote Oh that abOminable bill shocks
nv feelings"
To which Mr.. Clay replied:
''Do You ever 60 hunting?"
"Often"
Have you &C d rihe?"
'One Of the / ,.that was ever made. y
HAS it ever snapped?"
"Yes, sir
"What did you do with it then? Did
you throw it away?"
"No, sir. Ipicked my flint and tried
it again, and by the Lord am going tc
try you again. "-LouisriUe Courier,
Journal
Richland beacon., 1881-05-21
A Jest Ending i'm Earnest.

A young gentleman and young lady
who were acquainted met on the street
and commenced hantcring each other
about marriage. He offered himself i'll
q testing way. and the conversation was
kept up until they reached the Young
ladys home. Neither had the slightest
idea of getting married at the time. bat
Cupid was at work shooting arrows, and
the discussion was resumed i'll the par
lOr He again offered himself. and
dared her to marry him that day. She
replied, as she caught up her hat, "Let
us go" He seized his hat and assentcd.
They visited the County Clerks office,
secured license and repaired 10 the
residence of clergyman. stating the
object of their visit. He asked if it was
n runaway match. The Young man re-
piled, Not exactly" The clergyman
wished to know if the young lady's pa
rents had agreed to the marriage. The
young man said "No, but that he could
send for her mother" 1t WAS done,
and the mother. after obiecting, was in
duced to say "Yes." They were mar
ried, and are now rs happy as any OF
those who married after long courtshipS,
and more so, perhaps. May they live
long and prOsper.-McmphiS, tTum.
ADDC0i
Richland beacon., 1881-05-21
The Oldest Letter.Carrier.

The Oldest letter-carrier in the United
States is living at Washington. In 1916
he helped organize the Foundry Church.
Of which the cx-President and Mrs
Hayes were attendants. In 1923 he
was given the place of postman. His
charge for carrying was two cents let
ter He had also to collect the postage,
which was six cents for distances under
thirty miles. and four cents for each adj
ditional thirty miles. He drove about
in a wagon shaped like boat. The
turnout was designed by the postman.
Mr. Kennedy 1t was named Desire. "
and on the PROV was a carrierdove hold
ing In its bill a letter President Van
Buren so admired the turnout that be
purchased it. put it on runners, and used
it for a grand state sleigh.
IT is great thing in character to be
able to forcgo our own way a proper
portion Of the time.
Richland beacon., 1881-05-21

Advice 10 Mothers.

Bring your child mp To work Buv a
broom and a dust-pan suited To- its size,
and tell It to sweep and take MP the dust,
and see if you can find where they took
it up. Teach them how Won place yuur
chars and many little things, and you Will
be astonished how soon they will initiate
you. Go with them to their bedrooms
and let them help you there. Have an
inspection day. Set some day once II
month"; say the first Wednesday Ill every
month, and let them go with You all
over the house-evcry room, closet,
drawer, and box, and see that all Is III
order.
What is 10 he done make note of,
and set a time for it, Ii all the 81. H.
dren's things. which they are To- care Tor,
are in perfect order. reward them for 1t.
This will encourage them TO he ready fer
inspection day.
Teach your boys as well as girls to
sew. Cut good fitting patterns and let
them cnt, fit and make. In these days Of
knitting, crochet. and fancy work. there
is much they can do--crochct dish
cloths. make holders, etc
Playthings that have been broken or
tired Of can bc gathered up and care
fully mcnded. Make a box, call 1t the
"convalesccnce box cover 1t with PIE
lures. lay in the east off toys and paste
on the following rules:
/. This box must not he opened unless
sick enough to take medicine.
>. 1t must bc locked again when well
enough to 60 ont doors.
3. The Playthings and hooks must
always he put back i'll good order, and
the KEY given to mamma.
1t will he of interest for years. Make
scrap-boOks of colOred cambrir. notch
the edges. paste i'll pictures and selected
reading matter. within their years. hut
try To elevate and cultivate the taste
In summer give them n piece of ground
to cultivate, not too big for them t" keep
clean and in order Themselves. Show
them the little black seed. seeming so
dead. and hy putting i'll the & ound a
few days it will rise and grow III beauty.
In the winter make flannel gardens iy
laying flannel or cotton i'll glass OF
water. OF a sponge kept damp and seeds
sprinkled on, and see, day by day, how
they grow.
Never mind your own aches and pans
-you are laying up treasures. When old
enough, if you have begun right. they
can easily be taught to allow mamma to
rcct
Richland beacon., 1881-05-21
A Onilt or 5J,:i52 Pieces.

A more comfortable, old-fashioncd,
quiet looking home for old ladies' than
the Union Home, at Forty-ciShth and
Lancaster avenue, could scarcely he
found On donation day at the Home
the presents which poured III attcsted
the friendship Of those who have its
welfare at heart Barrels Of flonr cases
Of canned tomatoes, hams, tongu all
kinds of groceries. fruits. ct, v ere
piled up in the Outkitchen until it looked
like wholesale grocery store, and gave
promise of relieving the purchasing
committee of all work for a time. \
large number of the friends of the in
stitution called. during the day, and the
managers gaS a tea Ill the afternoon.
Among the interesting objects made by
the inmates and exhibited was quilt of
81, 552 pieces, sewcd together by lady
who had been blind from her infancy
Miss Kate Smith. She worked three
years on the quilt, used 100 spools Of
thread, and threaded every needle her
self. She thinks she could make an
other such quilt in two years. PhHa-
deiphia Prcss.
Richland beacon., 1881-05-21
The Goat.

The goat is native Of the vacant lots
about the city, and there are lots OF
them. -,
The goat is omnivorous. He will goat
ANYTHING that he sees, and will seize
ANYTHING that he may goat.
His principal food, however, Is play
bill He is very fond of letters.
Let us honor him for his love of bill
letters.
The gentleman goat is called Billy, but
he is Billy that no policeman can
handle.
The lady goats are called Nanny. This
is their eve e-Nannym"ns name.
The Young goat is called kid. Kids
are on hard the year round.
The goat is generous to fault. He
presents a couple of horns To everybody
he sees.
In the matter Of mere cash, the Cash
mere goat is the most famous.
Goats are fond of the outskirts of large
cities: also hoop skirts.
The goat wears n beard 1t is called a
coatcc, though not confined To the he
goat.
The goat is noted for his bunting, but
he never flags.
The goat is one of the signs of the
zo,liac. signifyinG that he has pro
pcnsitv to knock things sky-high.
He never gets high himself. That Is
to sav. never gets over the ha-a-a.
Shakespeare understood the sPon:
tancity of the goat when he said: "Stand
not ulon the order Of your going but goat
once.
The goat is a widc-awake animal. He
is never caught mapping. notwithstand-
ing the many cases of kidnapping you
may have read about.
For many years the goat was the only
butter known.
Goats love to get on high rock and
sun themselves. Give them a chance
and they will always seek sunny
climb.
The god Pan was n sort of half goat.
All goats do not pan out as we'll as he
did.
B-a-a-a.-BOStOn Transcript.
Richland beacon., 1881-05-21
The Decline Of Silver.

For many centuries past there has
been gradual decline in the value OF
silver rs compared with gold down to
1879, when an unexampled depression
began, reaching the lowest point during
the following wear. Since then ITS value
has iluctuatr,l. ST. that the metal con-
tanned in silver dollar has been worth
in gold only from s. to 90 cents. 1t IL
now worth about 81 cents. The follow
ing shows the relative value Of gold and
silver at different periods, beginning III
the fifteenth century and coming down
to the present year.
Richland beacon., 1881-05-21

LIFE has its sorrows as we'll as its joys.
Woman is the highest representative OF
the emotions. Her temperament i.
characterized by intensity, mans by
strength. Whatever she does she doe.
intensely. She wants to be good, man
wants to be great. Love is the supreme
emotion Of her nature. If it be recipro.
Gated by the object of her love, she j:
happy If the wife loves her husband
and knows that her love is reciprocated
her life is prolonged Joy, and her sac
rifces for his happiness Will amount tc
seli-abnegation.
Richland beacon., 1881-05-21

4 DrEL was fought in Texas by Alex
ander Shott and John S. Mott. Mott
was shot, and Shott was not. In this
case it is better to he Shot than Mott.
There was rumor that Mott was not
shot, and Shott avows that he shot Mott.
which proves either that the shot shot
Mott, or Mott was not shot. or that Mott
was shot Notwithstanding Circumstan-
tial evidence is not always good 1t may
be made to appear on trial that the shot
Shott shot shot Mott; or, a. accidents
with firearms are frequent, it may he
possible that the shot Shott shot shot
himself. when the whole affair res 'vcs
itself into its original elements ar'i
Shot would be shot, and Mott would he
not. We think, however, that the shot
Shott shot shot not Shot, but Mott
anyway, it is hard to tell who was shot.
SWEARING of is more frequently al IL
-,,;rot;.p than a resolution
Richland beacon., 1881-05-21
FLYING Fish.

have watched flying fish repeatedly,
and have invariably seen them fly, OF
rather glide, over the surface of the sea-
and from one to two feet above it, rising
gently to the swell when there was no
wind. and occasionally turning to the
right OF left without touching the water.
breese the tail Of the fish may not
touch it, but / think that. with the foam
ami spray of the broken water, il "ould
hc ~"ry difficult to be sure of it, and
H. 70 IT. if the tail was uscd the motion
would bc a jerking one. Mr.. Wallace
speaks of their ''rising and falling in the
most graceful manner" which, although
he is referring to another species, applies
also to the North Atlantic form ErOcNtus
croians). Mr.. Bennett ("Gathering's,"
etc, page 14) says that they "spring
from the sea to great elevation" This
is probably in reference TO their coming
on board ship at night, attracted it is
supposed. by the lights. I believe the
pcctoral fins are kept well extended with
ont any motion, except, perhaps, as Mr..
Whitman, n recent observer, says, just
when they rise from the sea. He gives
500 to 200 feet AZ the greatest distance
he has seen them fly, and about forty
seconds as the longest time ont of the
water BY what mechanical means they
move when out of the water is still to me
a mystery. have known the flying fish
to he pursued by other fish, nor ever
seen any bird near them; indeed few
birds are ever seen far from the land
north of the southern tropic. where fly
ing fish are most abundant The dolphin
(Coryph0na) is supposed to be Their
greatest enemy. l had once an oppor.
tunity of seeing one opened-in the West
Indies. Its stomach was quite full OF
OrthdgOriscus mOia, very young, being
not quite an inch long.-Ndturc.
Richland beacon., 1881-05-21
COUNSEL.

IL thou dost hid thy girl farewell,
But Tor one hour though that farewell may D.,
Press thou her palm old man, how canst thou tell,
How far from thee
Fat" or caprice may lead her feet.
Er" Thy next Interview. tilris have been known
II lightly turn tn" corner oi street,
Ard days have grown
To months, AMI months to tagging years.
Before they looked INTO lovin. eye again
That Is III y"irs-anl we have other Tears,
Bat can't explain.
Therefore, lest sundry whims should come be-
tween,
nr S'in" new maShcr- clasp with pressure true
III" waist 81 her who goeth iyr;h, aud lean
And kiss her too
"a, find thou always time to chin
som" music in between the mil" AM mirk,
y, collar thou the present. and .et in
het in thy work.
Il
Richland beacon., 1881-05-21

An Irish servant girl, year over, was
given macaroni by her mistress to pre-
pare for supper. Noticing her surprise,
the lady said Didn't YOU cook maca-
roni at your last place." Cook it? We
used them things to light the gas with.
Richland beacon., 1881-05-21
The (incliOna Tree.

The cinchona tree. that Yields Pc
ruvian Jcsuit's bark. from which chem
lists extract the potent fchrfuge so much
used i'll malaral districts. is Indigenous
To- Brazil, Peru and other Southern
American States II has. within the past
forty years, been acclimatcd in British
India, Jamaica. Ccylon. Java and McN-
leo. Each tree yields from three to four
pounds of bark. and the barking process
can be repeated five or six times The
India production is now 50 ocNtcnsivc asto
permit of expectation, notwithstanding
the great and permanent home demand.
Mr.. Markham has Just written and pub
lishcd an account of the ciuchona cult
vation in British India. His book con-
tains much curious information, as he
superintendcd for many years the labors
he describes.
Richland beacon., 1881-05-21

4 HISTORY almost as sad and romantic
rs that of Romeo and .lulict i attached
to Green Mount, the we'll known GENE
tcry at baltimore, Nd. The property
was once owned bv John Oliver. a
wealthy English merchant. His only
child, a beautiful girl of twenty, was
loved by a yonng man whose only unfit
ness To- become her husband lay IN the
fact that a personal fond existed between
him and the girl stem father They
met clanlos: :iu"ly and planned an clopo-
mont. The father found II ont. and gave
orders tplIS servant 10 patrol the grounds
iv night and shoot al tr"-pI,-"rs Dis
euisci in mans clothing, the girl at
tempted 10 c,cIr.. and was shot deal At
the gate. Gi'f stricken. h"r father
erected mauspleWn upon the spot. and
decided the entire property to the city for
a cemetery.
"ANL n France, YOU know, Parker,
they speak French. Instead Of saying
'Ycs. for instance, they say Wee"
"Lor, miss, How paliryw
Richland beacon., 1881-05-21

SWEARING of is more frequently al IL
spiration than resolution.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-05-25

moral obligation to enter such caucus.
and it is for the good Of the party as
well as their own that they should re-
main independent Of it. If only 26 re-
publicans refuse to enter the caucus
and refuse to vote for Conkling and
Platt, the twin candidates will have
but 80 votes and cannot be elected
by the republicans, and 26 is a
small number compared with the whole
number of those who unhesitatingly
disapprove the reelection of Conkling
and Platt-barely one-half-and it
would seem strange indeed if-many
more than 26 were not ready to fight it
out on this line if it took all summer.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-05-25
Death of Joseph Barnard, the Writer.

st. Petersburg, May 24.-The czar,
receiving a Jewish deputation at Cots
china yesterday, requested them to in
form their co-religionists that he has
made no difference between his faithful
subjects on the subjects on the ground
OF religion or nationality. He knew
how long the Jews had lived among
Christians peacefully.
Many workmen at the state powder
factory, outside of the city, were ar
rested during the past week. Reyolu-
tionary publications were found in
their possession.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-05-25
Our AIbany Rulletip.

Albany, May 24.-The democrats in
the state are in ecstacies and scarcely
able to credit their emotions, which tell
for the first time in number of years
that they are q body Of consequence in
the legislature. In a few. hours the
capital win be swarming with politi-
clans from all section of the state, and
members who do not propose to enter
the caucus to be bound to vote for men
who propose to fight the administration.
They will be subject to political pres
sure probably unparalleled in the great
history of. the state.
Conkling's presence will be source
of strength and q sign of weakness.
His election has usually been laid at
his feet. This coming to Albany to
pull the wires with his own imperial
hands, and in the event to detain with
his august finger the bntton-hole Of a
coy member, is new thing for him
and sharply marks the change in his
fortune. To 60 into the caucus or not
ls the issue upon which the whole con-
test is shaping itself. The followers Of
Conkling have undoubtedly o majority
Of the republicans in the legislature.
Eighty-one votes are necessary to elect a
senator. There are LOG republicans in
the legislature. II the Conkling fac.
tion can induce 81 men to go into their
caucus they will not care in the least
whether all will vote for Conkling and
Platt in the caucus or not. 1t would
be claimed Of course that all partici.
pants were bound by its decision.
The great effort of the Conkline
leaders will be to drive the men into
the caucus by threats of slaughter al
home. If those men won't stand by
The party here they won't get elected
that's all. This was one of ConklinR's
terse ways of suggesting the tomahawl
and scalping knife. Yfa sfie
On the other hand the friends of the
administration think they can show
that the republicans are under nc
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-05-25

The following are condensed from
the Grand County Times:
A shoemaker is wanted in Teller.
H. NJ. Ingraham is erecting a family
residence.
The following are the newly elected
city officers: Mayor, John Lafever; re-
corder, Wiley Morrill,; trustees. j. w.
Rifle, Sam'l Mcintosh. Frank d.
Yates and S. A. Day.
Mr.. Ingraham is building double
store for Stephen Bon and F. Schweick-
ert, who will stock them. when COM
pleted.
Mr.. A. Nichols is erecting a business
house.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-05-25

New York. May PA woman who
gives her name as Mrs. Maude Ansier,
and who claims TO be the daughter of
an Austrian general, visited the Brook
lyn police headquarters to-day and told
Chief Campbell a remarkable story.
She said she married a young officer in
the army, the son of German count;
that soon after he resigned his commits
sion and relied on her to support him.
They came to this country and took up
their abode in San Francisco, and as
her husband did not do anything she
was obliged to support him by teaching
French. Her friends advised her to
leave him, which she did and came to
New York. On the way she met Louis
Gustisfelt, and he persuaded her to
marry him. Then she gave kim her
money and he started broker shop in
New York, but failing in business he
wanted her to support him by improper
means. Chief Campbell referred her.
to Chief of Police Walling, of New
York. ,
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-05-25
A MexIcan 0utraxe.

San Antonio, N. NJ, May "a. Sew
eral citizens of Eagle Pass crossed the
Rio Grande on Sunday to attend a
circus. As they entered the town they
were surrounded by Capt. Vallarel,
commanding the Mexican garrison Of
Piedros Legros, with force of fifteen
soldiersand marched to Jail, where they
lay all night. A party Of their friends
crossed over this morning and caused
the alcalde to discharge the prisoners
against whom no charges are brought.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-05-25

Washington, May 24.-The Conkling
men here are talking boldly and more
confidently since Conkling has taken
hold of the management of the work,
and it is given out that some night this
week Conkling will, by invitation, de-
liver speech in Albany.
Gen. Fitzpatrick, who has seen much
of Secy. Blaine lately, says that the
administration members of the New
York legislature will not enter into a
caucus for the nomination of senators,
because the caucus will be fixed for
Conkling and Platt; that the condition
of affairs justifies the anti Conkling
members in refusing to join the caucus,
because the decision of the caucus will
be predetermined, and that the object
of the administration party is to beat
Conkling, and not to help elect him.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-05-25
The Frauds In the Treasury Depart
menI.

Waslinhton, May 24.-The develop
ments of the investigation into the
treasury custodian's affairs are attract
ing general attention. After Sec.
Window took charge of the treasury he
was advised of the ring now being
exposed. AS soon as the secretary got
time from the pressure of applicants for
Office, and other pressing matters, a
commission was appointed. with strict
instructions to make the inquiry COM
plste and sweeping and spare nobody.
Congress makes the appropriation for
the custodian of the treasury-or, rath-
er, for the contingent expenses of the
treasury, in bulk. Last winter an effort
was made to have the committee on
appropriations change the plan and
make specific appropriations-a certain
sum for carpets, fixed sum for furni-
ture, and so on. This change was pre-
vented by protests that such mode of
appropriations would cripple that
division.
The investigation, it is stated, will
make more important developments.
The rings have been in operation for
years, and now that exposure has be-
gun, the profits can be traced to many
persons. Two years ago Assistant Sec.
Upton was informed of the wrongdoing
and the misapplication of public money
by Custodian Pitney, but no steps were
taken toward correction. 1t is asserted
tonight that Upton will soon be re-
moved, and the strong fight made to
keep him in position was for the pur-
pose of preventing the exposure which
has now come.