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Farcical and Diaphanous.

The Cabinet rneang to decide the
ollie nj status of JaYilubbet ct al, ana
Their right To levy assessments upon
Federal employees was farcical and
q aphanOus enoughfo satisfy the most
intense admrer ofdploInatlc quaekery,
but we have given il credit Tor discuss
ing a question submitted By real per-
son. even though ithad especially en-
gagged that person br one appearance
only to assume the ple of John Doe or
Richard Roe. Bat it appears that in
the grand army oliver 100000 officers
and employees then was not one who
would volunteer 10 make himself
supremoly ridiculas by submitting
question that COMMON sense and COM
mon discretion miat have settled TO his
individual satisfaction. at least; and,
according to the Nay York Times, a.
Thomas. chief of adyision, y is a myth,
a legal fiction. Tis is indeed humili-
ating now that it S found out. 1t in
tensilies the triIaliiy of this whole
business. 1t plaes those who are party
TO it on a moral pane with the class ol
men whom Mr.. Rkwick found at the
entrance 10 the leet, anxious, for a
shilling. to % hisbail to any amount.
Ii adds 10 the STATION an element OF
contemptibleness9hi it did not have
before But ii is no. wholly upon the
grounds stated tht this old and cheap
device deserves he condemnation of
every man who ielieves honesty is the
best policy, and who regards official
dignity IS an odcial virtue. 1t is a
positive insult d the Thomas family,
which is far-reehng in its branches
and Of eNceptinal peetability and
talent. We aresurc that that other \.
Thomas who has elevated the thoughts
and stirred tll emotions of millions
would disown hi rlame- sake, and Theo-
dore. another representative of the mu-
seal strain colA hardly do less. Then
look at all the warriors and statesmen
upon whom it rsllects. There were or
Generals of tianame whose memories
are and evereNll be fragrant. There
was Ro5erS 4nen1as, tife prophet
There was Dot1ing Thomas, who, al
though too mucof n positivist to rise
to the level of areat but rare occasion,
was nevertheless good fellow and a
wel-meaning mn. We might extend
the list TO a grca length and find illus
trious representatives of it in almost
every generatid of mankind. Even
John Thomas ism useful person in his
way TO attacho that name then the
stigma OF beinglIch a gaudy. crcam-
tinted, 24-earat IS rs the = a. Thomas
of the Comptrolk's Office would have
been TO submit te question credited TO
him. is wanton suit and cruelty. Why
not have taken name that such nom
sense could nothurt. Why not have
said that the lahC Charles Jules Guiteau
/ had made lastrequest on the scaffold
that for the baalit of the country of
which he was sofond, the Administra-
ton shoull passupon the legality of
this method ofFaising the wind? 1t
/ wouldn't have creased the absurdity
of the whole buness an atom. -BoSton
| Salesman.
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SCHOOL AND CHURCH.


"A slab from Plymouth rock Is TO be
set III the inside wall OF fligrm Church,
Harlem, New York.
The Universalist Convention of
Maine passed resolutions urging active
effort to stop the alarming Increase of di-
yorce.
The Woman-s PRESBYTERIAN Board
of Missions of the Northwest viii send
out seven young ladies as foreign mis-
sionaries this year. Chicago Tribune
Over lO, ,OO0. 900 pupils are enrolled
In the pu1lic schools Of this country. and
the expenditure is about $50, ,0OO. 600
annually. Thirty States have a permas
nent school fund of sl1O. 600. .OOO.
The Af;chsSau horticultural Society
eocentIy resolved that the grounds about
a countrx ssiseel .hss,se ought to be at
le.sst 9ne acre IN extent anu nanasotne,J
iaia out. 1esi s'l''1 = -
Dcry anu 10y s,sr a. 49,,
S,ii.,a,a ros
SeSi'i0n,e =, 49, = 1T ~ -, NT;ol,;
.s'zc9 1iio u sr,'; ,;t -, h.. tI,s,
r3rst ,lil' ssts 49, io. hsa,, ,.s,,,fe,.,od
,,,,o,, ~, q ~; Dstro;1
p6st 0'i'''" - ''-'-' e
The 1ro,,no- xv,,,,,o,,, : Christian Asso-
citation. of New Haven. have purchased
a large house for the purpose of estab-
fishing home in which Young women
who are strangers and come to the city
TO obtain employment may have good
home on reasonable terms. The build
ing, besides containing rooms for board
ers, will have library and classroom.
~ y. Independent.
One of the most generous and wise
givers Of Chicago. is Mr.. Cyrus H.
! Mccormick. He has given largely to
the Chicago Theological Seminary Q2res-
/ byterian) and erected three houses for
| the Professors. and now guarantees the
salaries of the Faculty till 1887. By that
time the valuable real-estate of the Semi
nary will become productive. and relieve
/ the institution from all financial embar-
rassment.-N. Y. ErantiHer.
Ona,.s ,t,a ,i,.oso,,,o q ,,ld MGR, who l,o-
1s,s'ao,.1 S,hooj ~ Pl,;lo<.
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A Jersey Clam-Bake.


The clam bake that is indigenous to
Rhode Island and is initiated in Glen
Island is not the clam-bake of New
Jersey. A Rhode Island clam-bakc is
prepared bv building fire over bed of
stones, When thoroughly heated, the
stones are swept clear of emberS and
ashes. and on this solid foundation the
superstructure of CLAIMS and their ac-
compartments is erected. The accom-
paniments are frequently other shell-fish,
sweet-coru. and vegetables, chickens
and fish. Seaweed and blankets are
thrown over the imposing pile to confine
the heat of the stones until it shall have
done its perfect work of cooking each
component part of this savory mass
Those vino have tasted of the products
of Rhode Island clam-bake in the hand:
of experienced bake engineers unite in
the verdict that it is delicious.
In the New Jersey clam-bake, round,
hard CLAIMS, and even blue noses are
utilized They are packed tightly to-
gether, noses down on the ground, with
kn the circumference of an old wagon
u>cx7hicIl. .serxes 10 confine thembeyond
ke possibility of opening under the in
of heat Light llindling wood
and shavings are then carefully and
evenly disposed upon the CLAIMS and
fired. There is room for considerable
exercise of skill in this apparently simple
operation, for ii depends upon the proper
packing of the clans, and. above all,
upon the degree of Judgment with
which the firing is done whether the bake
is a success or not. If there is neither
too much nor too little heat. and if the
clans have been so packed that their
liquor has oozed slowly out in the pro-
cess. of cooking, the result viii be chat
each pair of blackened and scorched
shells viii open at touch and disclose
a fairly savory and succulent morsel.
III there has been too much fire, the cal
cined shells viii crumble in the removal,
and the clam will be hard and indiges
tible. With too little fire the shells re-
fuse TO open until persuaded by prac
teal cEam-opener. The result is a
tough and elastic mouthful. The ac-
compartment of a New Jersey clam
bake are hard tack and German beer
" Y. san.
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tools to be founu y the Whole breadth
of the commonwealth. He is taking
men from the s''esr to disflace men of
ability and eoedfeputations. In the
post-oflices and 8her positions of re-
sponsibility and 4Ht. Ike Arahi Rev.
he is calling at#d his standard eie-
ments thai ne c'tnRep and make effect-
i've by o2pofaunRS for loot and lust.
He is Without ! Ae tstincts of a civilized.
being. forhe naz Nssions and an ambi-
ton that clyliiza9n never elevates or
chan es, unless Wintensifv their base
quality. But IL ~ be asked, viii not
the people Use lnsheir might and de-
stroy his moral mhster? UndoHbted-
Il they will. bat Till take time. They
could have takcnare. of their State
from the be sinnIns htd Mahone been
Obliged to carry fofard his plans an
aided, bat he ha.N TIE resources that
he needed l;e4 ~ Ilis. hatd- kseel
tI,ereei,v a 90 s.slsIsasz. stil II
a load Of dee SSieal damnation does
not await him al his party for that
treachery to "a gIpt State, then is just
ice parGlyzed Us yell as blind. " ash
fl10fou Post
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A Loathsome Tyranny.


Had the Republican party, headed
by the President of the United States,
deliberately set at work to plant
throughout the State of Virginia-that
Commonwealth of glorious history and
traditions germs of smallpox or
yellow fever, it would have received, as
i would have deserved, the execration
CT every Christian people. And yet,
/ ad the Republican party done that
very thing, the cruelty of the act would
hardly have been gre ter than it was
when 1t Systematically setatwork tosde-
liver the Old Dominion, bound hand and
foot, into the clutches of the repudiator
snd political freebooter, Mohone. The
decent portion of the people of Virginia
claim, and with a show of reason that
we are not prepared to gainsay, that no
other State in the Union is cursed with
such loathsome species of boss tyran-
ny as they are. That appears to be
true There are bosses in plenty in 9TH
or States, but there are none more sly or
cunning than Malone, none more des-
perately INSCRIPTIONS, and none, who
in the past two years have had the as
sistance of the National Republican par
IT, with its influence and its money, to
the same extent, as this dirty social pi-
rate There does not seem to be a single
redeeming feature in his character, as
measured by his acts. He is as subtle
as the fox, as selfish as the hog. and as
vile as the jackal. Turn a State
over to such a man, and God help the
people! Hardly a day passes when he
does not give some new proof. not only
of his ill-gotten power, but of the de-
testable methods and motives which
help to defile his use of it. He has no
use for men of character, or men of
ability. From his relations to the Re-
publican party and the Administration,
he is almost absolute in the distribution
of patronage, and he is filing up the
list OF appointments for Federal ratitica-
ton with the most abandoned political
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Simultaneous Combustion.

w. II. Hurlbut had lot of hay caps
of heavy white cotton made, and to rem
der them waterproof dipped them in lin
seed oil. After allowing them to hang
a couple of days on a line he folded them
and placed them in apile under the back
yeranda of his house. About eight
O'Clock the same evening, while shutting
up his house he thought of his hay caps.
and started to take them inside, but upon
putting his hand under them to lift them
they were so hot that he could not hold
them. Greatly surprised, he separated
the pile, and was more surprised tnan
ever when he saw that they smoked
Upon examination they were found 10
be as brown rs if baked in an oven
Richford M Gazette,
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"A most wonderful surgical operatio

IA most wonderful surgical operation
was performed in Southington, Conn.,,
recently, which saved the life of the little
son of Orlando Whitney, of Darien.
whose neck was dis,ocated by the upset
ting of carriage. The operation re-
CURED great skill and delicate manipa-
lating. The little one was obliged 10
lie in a plaster of paris cast of his whole
body from his neck to below the knee
joints 1t was the only thing that could
have saved his life. a movement TO the
right or the left would have caused in
stant death. AeO uacess Register.
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A Surgical Revelation.

About two weeks ago daughter OF
Mr.. William Hindhough, aged about
twenty months. fell from chair back
wards, and in her struggles on the floor
swallowed something which she had in
her mouth, and which was supposed to
be a hair-pin, from the Information that
could be obtained. The child has been
in a precarious state ever since, suffering
excruciating pain. The conditions be-
came so serious that DIR. Eddy, the at
tending physician. decided that an op-
Grafton was necessary if the childs life
was to be saved at all, and this morning
performed it, with the assistance of DIR.
Clark. To the astonishmcnt of the .op
Grating physicians and all concerned,
the foreign substance was found to be.
not hair-pin, but a steel hat pin littlo
over five inches long aud having large
jet head. and which was found in the
stomach and very successfully removed.
A sight protuberance. appeared ON the
left side Just above the lower rib. This
was cut into and the point of the pin
Vas reveafed-R Thcrce are hopes for the
recovery of the child -0s@ego Palia-
c{ittft.
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90 AKAY,.

@ta48 r ffr
WIN bumpy swish and q curdied roar, -
Sweet Mays churn goes drumming;
Young Reuben leans on the low haif-dooK,
And hopes that the buffers coming; s'd
Then signs and signs. and drops his eyes
What woriscau his feelings utter
20. drop me down in the churn,'' he cries.
"And make iue into butter"
She rests her hands. afdrgazing stands
At sound or hisfword 3 yNgary; III
Then pixies the sfa3fswith stlfgatsome laugh
30, go away" says Mary. -
II maden's word means aught, they say.
The opposite sense Is inif: sst HHN ~
So Reuben finds in her . Go away!' ssssss|
just corlc ian minute
- hope. Siys he. Il may make so frce,
With grin aud n nervous stsitter.
My answer should bc to your ears says she,
.'lf could but leave the butter. ~
His arm ON the shelf that holds the delf.
He looks across the dairy:
Shall 60 TO her sider Shall Idare her pride?'
20. 20 away" says Mary. ---a-.----s---
He takes tho mint aud hc takes a kiss, IS
With fears efsdinwBrd tltft king: AZ r.--
She does nut take what he takes amiss.
Nor sccnl I'm an awful tnkiug.
Sweet kisses he takes so loud anflsfast7 ~ =
That he takes n breath eemplcte ely. --a
He takes her tight in his arms at last,
And still she takes IL sweetlyl
The heart of the boy is Wild with joys -.
He has won her -tis bird. his ftiry,
"Ill go outright for the ring to-ni.shtl"
20, go away "ssays Marg- *
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"A party Of ladies. and .gentlcmen
who were recreating IN the woods at
Lake George recently sat down under a
huge ledge of rocks for rest. Present.
lv they heard rustlino among the
leaves and bushes over their heads. aud
looking upsav huge black bear. Old
bruin evidently did not know of their
presence. for he rolled down the decley-
ity into their midst Upon learning chat
he had intruded, the bear suddenly
picked himself up and ran offsat arapid
speed. In the meantime the ladies had
taken flight. and on taking an-inventory
II was found that Miss Payne, of Brook
Iyn. had lost a diamond earring; Miss
Marden, of Boston. her hat feather, and
Miss, Matthias, of New York, her slipper
All brain lost was his presence of mind,
" T.. san.
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"A correspondent relates that once in
Par;s General SkobcIeff was seen on a
stormy day to run across the street from
his lodgings with an umbrella to shelter
ermonger's cart He walked ny ner side
for so5e distance until she reached a
place. of shelter. g It's SO hard' he
said. ito dry wet clothes in Paris and |
am very tender-hearted when l see an
old woman in any trouble Chicago
Ilafer- Ocenn.
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in summer Lake Valley, Lake County,
OREGON, the other day, by destroying
fences. gardens and thousands OF acres
of forest. Two clouds seemed 70 meet
and ioin forces near the summit Of a
h;ch peak in the mountains surrounding
the lake. The hurricane was IN width
sbont sils three or four hundred yards and
swooped down the steep mountain side
with awful force.
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A French chemist is said to have ir

A French chemist is said to have in
vented 4 process by which fabrics can
he permeated with solution of tin, an
exceedingly thin layer being spread over
the cloth, rendering it waterproof and
protecting it against rough usage. The
ntiiity of the invention is not quite APP
parent for probably few people would
care to don garments in which they
would bear very close resemblance to
animated tin kettles and teapots. though
in the preparation of theatrical dresses
and even in the bright :. trimmings in
which the female heart delights. the in
yention might find limited application.
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Two years ago man in Georgia
k;lIed his wife. He He'd, and has not
vet been captured In his stead two
men have been arrested at different
noints in the State. Each one had, ~
d;d the murderer, n scar on his forehead,
tI,ree on his face and an inilexible big
toe.-N y. Herald.
Smyrna times., 1882-03-29

IT LOOKS as if the way was being pre-
pared to test the legality of our assessment
laws. Samuel Eastburn, of Wilmington,
made a formal demand in an address, last
week, to the Levy Court that his name be
continued on the assessment list for the
following reason that he was duly placed
on the assessment list in 1880 and has
since continued and is ROW On said list {;
that he has been returned as delinquent
by the county collector at the March meet
ing in 1882, that he will thereby BE de-
prived of the constitutional right to qualify
himself to enjoy the right of an elector by
the payment of a poll-tax for the year
1882. Assessor Saville certified TO the
truth of the communication, but the Court
refused to take action on his case. This
puts the matter in such shape that an
appeal can be taken to the Court of Ap
peals to pass judgment on the laws con
stitutionality as to whether collector has
a right to return a man a delinquent anC
thus deprive him of vote without making
a reasonable effort to collect tAe tax h
owes There is still another redress in al
appeal to the Supreme Court of the United
States.
Smyrna times., 1882-03-29

The Grant crowd" seem to have con-
trel of the White House and through Presi-
dent Arthur the Stalwart spirit reaches
out to the utmost limit of official patron
age. Its dominsering spirit seemingly re-
ceivsd shock at the Chicago Convention
from which it could not recover, but taking
advantage ofthe lottery ofassassination," "
in defiance of the will of the American
people, they take up the reins of Govern
ment with an assurance that is shocking
in its rudeness. 1t is even charged that
the third term sentiment is being fos-
tered-the movement of Grant and his
henchmen giving color to the suspicion
and as far as possible the sentiment is as
serting itself in official appointments. The
Garfield policy is being all the time pushed
to the rear.
Smyrna times., 1882-03-29
81 Q L O n HI n N

EDITOR SCHADE of the Washington
Sentinel offers premium for the name of
a Congressman who neither drinks intoxi-
eating liquors nor uses Opiates.-Er.
Mr.. Schade is " fanatic" on the subject
of stinulants. Gathering the idea either
from the company he keeps. or from Sena-
tor Bayard's letter to our last Legislature
in which he says that men will have OPT
ates if whisky is denied them, he assumes
one or the other to be the normal cOndi-
ton of mankind. If he would move in a
virtuous society he would find that the
very best men by thousands las we'll as
the woman, who are the light of American
homes, and make us as a nation, the
beacon of the worlG), never touch either.
He can find them without searching with
a lighted candle, in both houses of Con-
gress and we mistake very much if he can
not find taker for his premium in one of
Delaware's SenatOrs-Hon. Eli Salisbury.
Smyrna times., 1882-03-29

TERRE have been charges Al South
Carolina, in the partizan management Of
the ballot, as there have been in Delaware,
which have c0me as they usually do in
such eases, to the attention of the United
States Court. Attorney General Brewster
in writing to Dallas Sanders, Assistant
District Attorney, that the right of suffrage
must be protected-the most important
persons engaged in it, and not the obscure
must be brought to justice and says:
You are Democrat, and very proper
ly sympathize with your party, and / talk
to you with little more vigor because
you are Democrat, and also because we
.eajoy suck close personal and friendly
relations. wish TO express my Republi-
car .OOsWictiOns spon this subject, but ir-
respective Of my Republican convictions
i iatsnd more emphatically TO indicate
how important all of this is to both sides
that there should be fair play, fair play all
around. There is no just judgement Of
popular will ia any election that is Goa
trolled or biased by fraud, andI do insist
that both Democrats and Republican:
should have. their faces set as fiat against
any abuses against the free and fair use. O
the ballot-box. The abuse of the right o
suffrage, such as is charged to have beer
peIpetrated in South Carolina, is practi
cal treason against the dignity of tn.
people and the fundamental principles O
their power, and it saust be signally pus
ishsd.
Smyrna times., 1882-03-29

In THE time of great commercial pros
perity--for several years brfore the COM
mercial panic which is sure 70 ceme-the
cities draw largely on the country for arti-
zans and laborers. They are seduced from
home by the promise of steady work and
high wages, and so it may be while ths
boom" lasts, but when the collapse GENES
they are largely left without work while
the increased expenses of living go on just
the same. Then they wish they were
back home" where living was less exPen-
sive and work could be had, though it
migat be at less wages. Tbs following
item from Wilmington paper shows the
comparative difference between now and
several years ago when mechanics and
their families by the hundreds had to bt
fed by the hand of charity.
If there were five hundred empty
houses in Wilmington at the present tim'
they would all be filed with tenants il
less than a week. The overplus we regre
10 say in many instances are leaving tn
city and others are doubling up two fami
lies in a house in many instances. Th
great demand is for houses THAI rent fo
$12 and $15 month. These are the kin
of houses our builders should erect IN
coming Summer