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Year: 1879

The traffic statistics Of this company, like those
Of the Lake Shore show large increase Of tonnage
for the year 1878 over that of 1877. and greater
number of passengers carried, but, as is also the
case with the Lake Shore Company, the number OF
passengers carried one mile shows a decrease. The
same reduction IN rates received for transportation
Of ire ght Also observable, but it is noticed that
the freight rate received By this company Is greater
than he rate by tie Lake Shore, while the rae
received from passengers is less than by the Lake
Shore bur shows an increase for The last year over
that Of 81 Tho statstcs in detail are as follows:
Year: 1879

Mr.. MOODY AT HoME.-It may be
we'll doubted whether Mr.. Moody preach
es with as much power anywhere outside
the Connecticut valley. He may, per-
haps, secure converts in greater numbers
in other localities where his style of
preaching is less familiar than here. but
as a native and resident Of the valley
he seems to be part of it and to make
his hearers feel that they are being ad-
dressed by one of their own people. The
impression produced is a pleasant one,
and the illusions to his life at Northfeld,
the farm there and the oxen who know
their masters crib, ''for it's good
one," the old mother who lives there,
the brother who died there two or three
years ago. the little nephew who would
mt pick up Moody's Bible from the floor
after he had thrown it down, and even
the three -months'-old baby of the evan
gelist. all these are listened to not only
with patience but pleasure by the crowd
because they are told 50 aptly and mod
estly that nobody feels that the preacher
has any thought Of pushing himself or
belongings into notice. He is too much
in earnest after the main object Of his
life, the conversion Of sinners. to attempt
any advertising of himself from the pull
pit. He does not seem to have great
variety Of sermons. and one who hears him
often cannot help listening to second
treatment of the same subject, but no
body appears to care because Of the
repetition.-C0r. Of Springfield Rspub-
Ecan.
Year: 1879

Look AFTER THEM-It is not mere
ly the preachers business to attact all
he can legitimately to the house of God !;
it is the business of every Christian in
his congregation as well. 1t is right,
therefore. to extend hearty invitation
to all we meet to come to the house of
prayer. If the invitation is accepted,
we ought to be ON the lookout for them,
and give cordial welcome, and intro
duce them to others in the congregation.
This should be followed up by call at
their homes. Very often an unconver-
ted person will stroll into house of
worship, either for curiosity or from
secret uneasiness of heart that prompts
him to seek world of comfort. In
either case, he deserves prompt recogni-
tion. He ought to be noticed, and with
a cordial greeting. 1t may be the turn
ing point in his history.
Year: 1879

To preserve autumn leaves. spread the
fresh leaves and press them III a suitable
dish. with alternate layers of fine sand,
which is thoroughly dry and as hot as
the hand can bear. When the sand has
cooled it may be removed. smoothed un-
der a hot iron, dipped for moment in
clear French spirit varnish. and allowed
to dry in the air.
Year: 1879

Once more by mount and meadow side,
The merry bells are ringing,
Once more by vale and rver wide
The school-room doors are swinging;
Forgotten books, win pensive looks,
And states come forth from cover,
For hand in hand to lesson-land
Go little lass and lover.
Vacation hours were full of joy
Vacation skies were cherry;
Yet days which pleasant tasks employ
Are neither dull nor dreary.
The rythmic beat along the street
OF feet that dance in walking
Give witness true that three times two
Is better fun than talking.
What need Of bliss were ours, my friend,
five, like these, were allie
Our cares and discontents to spend
In vanquishing fable
five could be light and free
Amid our garnered pleasures,
As these who sweet the tale repeat





All II children dear, our later days
Have brought us wise anointing;
We see in all your sunny ways
The Fathers kind appointing.
Your morning bell is ours as WE'LL
We go to school to duty,
Whose brow severe from year to year
Wears fadeless wreaths of beauty.
Year: 1879

Clnclnnatl Gazette has puDllsned mass
of proof, taken from the records of the
Toronto court. The details of his work
and the methods he adopted for making
it effective are too revolving to contem-
plate. The facts in the case were SUBJ
stantially admitted, but the accused was
released because there was no law to
cover his infamous conspiracy. The
record is one to make even the people of
Kentucky blush for the governor they
have just inaugrated.


The charges were brought up against
Blackburn during the campaign and he
maintained studied silence in regard to
them. This silence became exasperating
to the more conscientious of his support
ers, but they were appeased with the
promise that he would give full and
satisfactory explanation on the day of
his Inauguration. The Lexington Tram
script called upon him sin the name of
all that is good" to do SO. But this ex-
hibition Of virtue was too much for the
stockholders Of the paper. They gave
the editor, Mr.. Ben Deering, the alter
native to retract or resign and he resign
ed, which is to his credit. But think of
the degradation of the stockholders of a
newspaper, when they support a candi-
date who cannot bear that amount of
pressure, and refuse to sustain an editor
who wants an explanation, believing, no
doubt, that good one could be made
This shows that the Kentucky democracy
is not exceptional from that of Louisiana
and Mississippi and does not scruple at
shot guns, murderous diseases and brakes
on the press to carry the cause of the
'Solid South"


There is, however, just one redeeming
feature for Blackburn and his support
ers. 1t is on the homeopathic principle
that like cures like. If by yellow fever
he was condemned, by yellow fever was
he also saved. When the epidemic was
raging down there a year or two ago, he
maintained his ground and cared for the
sick after other physicians had fed
| This was called "heroic conduct" and il
was the means of securing his nomina.
tion. 1t is creditable to the democracy
of the Kentucky that they can appreciate
dutiful performance. But it is moi
creditable that they appreciate it because
done to the South, and ignore the mos
dastardly and barbarous crime of the
whole war because done to the North
1t is not the question Of heroism thai
moves them so much as it is the sectiona
and partisan character of the service
We have never heard of Kentucky
apotheosizing any of the heroic men an(
women of the North who went dowl
there as physicians and nurses when the
fever ragged. What would Kentuckian
say if one of those doctors, instead o
fulfilling mission of mercy, had Sc
agencies at work to spread the diseas
throughout the South ? Nay more: wha
would they think if some Northern stat
should afterwards confer upon that dec
tor the highest office in its gift? Woult


they not think and have right to thin


that it was not in spite of but because o


such service that the honor was conferred


-.St. Adams Messenger. e
Year: 1879

q q q A WEEK In your own town, md no cap
GOO ital rislSed. You can give the business a
trial without expense The beat opportunity ever
offered for those willing to work. You should try
nothing else until you for Yourself what You can
here You can devote all your time only your
spare time TO the business, aud make great pay for
AZ men. send for special private terms and par-
ticulars, which We mail free. 50 Outfit ffee. Don't
complain of hard times while You have such a
chance. Address, ii. HALLETr a CO., Port
land Maine
Year: 1879

As will be seen by the accompanying diagram. a
train from down town, bound for the Grand Central
Depot, had been switched from tho up east track
across to and OFF the down west track and around
the curve along Forty-second street to the Grand
Central Depot in the direction indicated by the arrow
c. The switch adjusted on the west sidefor this OPP


Grafton was left in position and the connection be-
tween the cross track and that leading down
Forty-second street via the west track, left
intact. instead Of being broken. to allow
Of the free passage Of down troins tho main
Year: 1879

line. While an up train. shown in the diagram,
proceeding along the east track in the direction
indicated by the arrow A, down train passing
the west track in the direction indicated by the
arrow b. Instead of following its proper course.
which impossible on account of the misplaced
switch at the junction of the cross and west tracks.
it went tho route lately followed by the train
to the Grand Central Depot and at the junction of
the connecting track with that the east side
came into collision with thoup train, shown in
the diagram.
Year: 1879

The North kenncbec Agricultural Society
have voted to 90 forward and hold an cxhibi-
tion at Watcryillc next fall. President
Burleigh and his board of directors are in
full agreement upon all essential points, and
will Immediately hold meeting to arrange
premium list, and make other arrangements
for the fall exhibition
Year: 1879

The Somerset Reporter says: Benjamin
X. Adams who halls from Norridgewock no
doubt from his long residence in one of the
institutions of that town, has just been SEN
fenced to pay fine of 500 and spend forty
days and forty nights in the Augusta jail,
Just becanse he sold rum without a license
from Uncle Sam. As the Augusta Jail has a
workshop connected with it, Benjamin will
not find it quite as comfortable as his old
quarters at NorridgewOck.
Year: 1879

The orchards in Kcnnebec county give
promise of an abundance of fruit. notw ith-
Grass never looked better at this season Of
the year. The farmers are hopeful. and alto
gether the signs of the times indicate year
of prosperity
Year: 1879

There was quite heavy frost on Friday
night in this vicinity. Early Saturday morn
ing, the top of Granite Hall was white with
frost In Sidney beans that had come up
were black, and brakes by the roadside
were killed. We hear of considerable dam
age in this vicinity.
Year: 1879

Adjutant General $. ID. Leavitt has con-
sented to loan the State tents for the annual
encampment of the Piscataquis Battalion the
first week in September This muster will
be on the line of the Bangor & Piscataqus
Railroad on the same grounds as last year.


Those who have fastened upon them the
terrible opium or morphine habit should
consult the special notice in another column,
and seek relief
Year: 1879

How Martin Magennis of Montana dellv-
cred an address at the Soldiers Home near
Washington on Decoration day, during
which he said; "When the soldiers of the
North came home they found nearly all the
places of honor and emolument filled. A
great parade was made over them by men
who had profted by their efforts, and who
were willing to give them any subordinate
or clerical situation which was vacant and
not wanted. But if any of the politicians
ever yet said to the returning veteran: Here,
take my place under the government, in the
Congress, in the cabinet let the name of
that undiscovered patriot be brought to the
sunlight of fame. So, when the war was
over, they retained their places in the front
to search the record of some new combatant
on the other side, and cover him with oonfu-
sion in the noisy but safe warfare of Con-
gressional debate. The conflict that should
have ended in the field is renewed in the
Senate, and such laurels as never wreathed
the hero's sword bud and blossom on the
politicians jaw. Oh, shade of the immor-
| tai Falstatf confess thyself outdone in this
! land of ours! Thou didst at least stab and
| carry off the dead body of Percy while yet


warm and bleeding! Let thy hardened cheek


be softened and thy brazen brow abashed
before the gladiators of our Senatorial arena


who knock down and drag out the molding
| body of the dead confederacy some fifteen
| years after the war!''
Year: 1879

Scrupulously clean, elegantly furnished,
exquisetly upholstered, delightfully."- cool,
costly, quiet and secluded is Woodburies
restaurant. Everything is first class and
genteel and prices are moderate. No city in
the union has its superior, and very few its
equal. The ladies dining hall and supper
rooms are superb in their appointments, and
the management is scrupulously particulac
in excluding everything savoring of roudy-
ism, and all that is questionable.


Ladies can and do frequent this popular
establishment because there is no fear of
their encountering any rudeness or vulgar
attention from loafers. No gentlemen are
admitted to the ladies' dining room except
accompanying lady. The rooms are open
after the close of the theatres. No one
visiting the city should fail to cali at these
models of elegance and refinement.
Year: 1879

For d stranger who views its dreary
expanse of reeking marsh and low ar


chitecture, the reason why the capital
of the United States WAS located at
Washington is one of those things that


no fellow can possibly find ont. It is


impossible upon the mere surface of


things to discover a reason, geographic


cal. political, comnlslcial, sanitary or


social, why the seat.of National govern


ment should have, been located upon


the lower course of the Potomac river.


1t is not Il central point; was not in


1890, except upon the theory that the
capital must be balanced like Mahomet's
coffin between the North and South. 1t


is not commercial city, and never will


be. 1t has every sanitary evil, and not
a single sanitary advantage. The river
spreads ont over a wide bed, half Of


which is exposed during part of the
day. The land rises from this bed
enough to permit the erection of the
city; high enough for sanitary comfort,
perhaps, if it were removed from the
neighborhood of the river. But what
ever comfort and health might be en-
joyed upon this location, if it were re-
moved from the river, the rising fog of
filthy malaria that daily ascends from
Glle IOtOnlaC liatS ;tuu StlIScS over tIlc
city makes it hopelessly 1lninhabitable.
Looked at, however, with the penetrat-
ing eye of the political philosopher, the
malarial influences OF these Potomac
flats become one OF the most important
and indispensable of the checks and
balances in the American system of
government. The most deadly danger
that lies in wait for the republic is the
danger of over legislation, Of excess of
government. The wise fathers fore
saw this danger as they foresaw others
and guarded against it as best they
could by providing that the government
should perform its functions in place
where even energetic zeal for the max
ing Of laws would be modified at all
times by the debilitating influence OF
malaria, and which would be absolutely
uninhabitable during Il considerable
part of the year. Altogether, an acute
observer of all the various utilities of
the Washington malaria necessarily
will confess that our fathers knew bet
ter where to put the capital than most
of their grumbling descendants.
Year: 1879

TooTHACIIE.-A man with the tooth
ache does not care for anything else
The glories OF the world pail ON his taste
the wonders of creation seems as naught.
The tooth becomes volcano Of helcling
fury and the rest of life bid in cloud of boil
lowy smoke. You can't borrow anything
of the man with the toothache. You can't
instruct and improve him. You can
tell him that the world travels at the
rate of a Thousand miles q minute, and
it doesn't startle him in the least He
simply groans. You say to him: My
friend, there are stars so far off that
their light has not yet reached this
world but he don't mind it he only
howls. You tell him that some OF the
SUBS pots are 100000 miles in diameter.
aud that one of them would take in
Jupiter at one mouthful, but it is moth
ing to him. He goes on swearing and
weeping. Sometimes mans tooth
aches so hard, the pain is SO agonizing,
that several strong men have to hold
him down by main force, while some
important scientific fact is being COM
municated to him.
Year: 1879

An old man fell dead in Mansville,
Pa, one Sunday night recently, while
sitting in the parlor where his daughter
and her young man We're sparkling.
1t may be that the conduct of the young
couple sickened the old man and caused
his death, but it will do no harm, and
perhaps much good, to cut this para
graph out and show it to the old folks
who are addicted to sticking in the par
lOr on Sunday evenings when their
daughters beau wants to tell her a great
many secrets, and SO forth.-[Norris-
town Herald.
Year: 1879

THE CLERGlMAN's PULPIT VOICE.


When they are out of church they


speak as other people do. They do not


employ deep cliest-nute when they


inquire OF the butcher respecting the
price of roast beef, and they do not


use a dismal monotone when they dis


cuss domestic matters with their wives


and children. But as soon as they get


into church they unconsciously assume


an artificial tone; and they are apt to


do this when they have any devotional


functions to perform. 1t has often been


observed that if a minister who is chat
ting easily and naturally at table
should be asked to say grace, he will
suddenly assume his pulpit voice.. arti-
culate with it during the ceremony. and
then resume the conversation in his
proper voice with the dexterity of a
ventriloquist. The pulpit voice is prob
ably attributable to a desire to give
solemnity and impressireness to the |
performance. It results from an effort
to convey to the hearers the deep sense
of awe which may fairly be supposed to |
sut1use the clerical mind. But the re-
suit OF the listener is for more likely to
be an almost irresistible tendency to 90
to sleep. The effective voice is always
the natural voice. The skilful actor
touches every chord in the entire gamut
OF passion, and he gives force and effect
to every phase OF sentiment, without |
putting any undue strain upon his vocal
A great truth must be far
more impressive, when it is urged in
the speakers ordinary tones, modified
only by whatever influence of sincere
feeling may govern the speakers mind,
than when it is offered in an artificial
voice about which there be no sugges-
tion of genuine passion.-[P Philadelphia
Evening Bulletin.
Year: 1879

FHladelpll1a IlneS


The two things which will be apt to
strike a fresh sojourner most wildly in
Kansas will be the ague and the general
recklessness. Both seem to be integral
parts of the population, and both are
invariably ignored. In no town of
southern and western Kansas will the
most careful inquiries develop trace of
any ague. People will declare upon
their souls that, though "they do have
ager' in W. or A. or B., within a few
miles of their particular locality, there
was never a case known i'll the limits of
their own, and if they do not happen to
have chill" before they finish speak
ing they will very likely believe their
own words to certain extent, so thor
oughly does each Kansas inhabitant
trust in the superiority of his own por-
ton Of the State. Yet there are some
portions of Kansas where the ague is so
constant that the people seem to look
upon it as they do upon breathing-as
a natural consequence OF existence.
They have chills' the year around,
and have them finally SO habitually that
one can tell an old ague sufferer instant
ly by the methodical manner in which
he shakes, as it he knew from expe-
rience exactly what particle of flesh
would shiver next and was prepared for
1T. The people take "cllills' at any
time with the most perfect GOODNESS.
They go to parties and waltz through
them. get married in the midst of them,
and it is no uncommon thing to see
men on the street corners suddenly pull
up their coat collars, with the thermom-
eter at 90 without thinking it necessa-
ry to announce that they have a chill.
During the months Of August and Sep
tember, which are especially the ague-
breeding months, one sees whole popu-
lations the color of brown paper, look
ing as if all the wholesome part of their
had dried away, and almost
forcing one to the belief that the human
race had its origin in dried apples.
Year: 1879

The congregations of Scott aud AS
bury Churches united yesterday in As
bury Church Cor Thanksgiving services.
The congregation was not large, and
principally composed Of elderly people,
the younger portion of the people find
ing something else more attractive to
them, than listening to Thanksgiving
sermons, no matter how eloquent or in
teresting.


Rev. C. NJ. Pegg, of Scott church,
preach ed sermon from the 25th verse
OF the 32d chapter Of I'd Chronicles
Notwithstanding Hezekiah humbled
himself for the pride Of his heart, both
he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem,
SO that the wrath of the Lord came not
upon them in the days of Hezekiah."
Mr.. Pegg as is his usual custom preach
ed a very interesting and animated ser
mon. He thought there was not SO
much need of preaching as for devo-
tional exercises for the great blessings
which our Heavenly Father had show
cred upon US. He referred to King
Hezekiah aud his design, end showed
how that when he in his distress cried
aloud to God, his prayer was heard and
his days were heightened.


God he said did not fail in trying an
emergency to rescue Hezekiah, who
with handfnl of Israelites were sur
rounded with the host of the Assyrians.
Hezskiah did not have to raise his hand
nor spend farthing, but God with his
breath dsvoured the Assyrian host and
spread the plains with their carcases.
1t would have seemed that HezeBiah
should never have forgotten this great
deiiverar ce, and we think that II We
had lived in that day we would have
done betterthan Hezekish did.


But, said Mr.. Pegg, look at America
to-day and tell US wherein we have
done better. As people We have been
more favored than any other nation on
the globe and yet like the Israelitss we
have in great measure forgotten the
Godof our fathers. .Mr. Pegg then devoted
considerable time tossbowing the great
ness OF the nation and its adaptation
tor everything which make nations
prosperous. Her sea coast was unpare
alleled, and no people he said had
ever attained to greatness and become a
commercial people unless they had the
advantage of the great seas.


He then referred to our government
which he said was the lest that ever
existed with few exceptional defects
incident to all nations. MIR. Pegg then
eloqusntly portray ed some of the evils
which cropping out and rising up
which were destined to be sonice Of
trouble in the future. He referred in
condemnatory terms to liberalism that
desecrates the Sabbath and to the
abominable and disgusting religious con
troversies of the day which were under
M ning and unsettling the religion of
the country.


He was unsparing in his denuncia-
ton of the recent stab at the public
schools by the Roman Catholic prea.ss
OF this nation, under tho advice Of the
Pope foreign potentate, who sought to
exercise his spiritual power in this ma
ton. He still had hope for the nation
and exhorted' all true christians to
stand fast, and humble themselves like
Hezekiah that they may receive Gods
in their behalf as Hezekiah die, aud
behold the destruction oftheir enemies.
Year: 1879

We tslephoned to Lea & Sons flour
mills this morning,in regard to report
published in one of the dailies that
they intend to erect new flour mill on
the site of the ruins of the old mill, at
the end of the Brandywine bridge.
The Messrs. Lea say it is not true, and
that they nor anybody else have any
idea of such vii 4 speculation.
Year: 1879

According to announcement and
yearly custom Prof. A. S. Webster
gave a soiree in his rooms in the Grand
Opera House, on Thanksgiving after
noon, which was participated in by
over one hundred and seventy five
persons. The music, which by the way
was unusually fine, consisted Of six
pieces and contributed greatly to the
enjoyment of the numerous fair ones
who went around and around in the
may dance. The grand march was
a thing that will not soon be forgotten
by those who took part in the dances.
The programme was one OF interest
and was ended by about five O'Clock.
This was undoubtedly the finest party
the Professor ever gave in our city.