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Year: 1878

From the TmeB.


The mcst conspicuous figure upon the
worlds stage has disappeared. The man who
for more than q third of G century has enjoy
ed more absolute homage than any temporal
monarch the world has known, who governed
4 not only the outward but the internal man in
every nation on the globc, kho has been the
ssollctude and the dread, the hope and the men,
ace of all the courts and cabinets on earth,
whose lightest breath was felt as strongly
oere as in the shadow of the Vatican, who
bas set at defiance the traditions of his prede,
cessors and almost overridden the laws of ma
ture herself-this wonderful man is dead. His
Lifetime includes the most tremendous cpl.
asodes of modern times, his Pontifoate was
contemporary with the greatest spiritual
Revolutions the history of man will record
Coming upon the scene at time when the
iPapsl establishment was tottering beneath
the rude hand of Napoleon /, be has lived to
see that peerless soldier perish in helpless ex
lie, and the growth of new things hide
from sight and memory the proudest Of his
works. Plus TX. found the monarchy of the
aehurch imperiled, and, though he has seen its
physical power stripped from it shred by
the period of the church's widest and most
absolute authority over The faith, the rever-
lence and the obedience of mankind. Defeated
by Italy, betrayed by France and oppressed by
and strengthened apd perpetuated an influence
which 10 temporal ruler can ever WELD and
i swhioh he trHnsmits to his successor unim-
paired in the present and, 80 far as human





future.


With the struggles of the Papal govern !
1ment against the eucroaohments of Italy, wei
need have nothing to do. They have enter
led into history and form q chao oter which
men will judge according to their lights I'M
slS71, Victor Emmanuel entered Rome and the
Pope's temporal power came to an end.
Whether that ooneumRation be good or
otherwise for the progress and development
and the happiness of mankind, it is too soon
to determine. There will always be more
than one opinion that point, however
while the love of the Church remains in its
present place among mems sentiments and
passions. One fact, however, is conspicuous
now; that through all the bitterness and anil
mosties which have flourshed upon the great
conflict, Plus TX has retained the respect and
No honest voice can be raised to-day in any
quarter of the globe to reproaoh him With
selfshness or insincerity. Not one will with
hold from his memory the tribute which his
gentleness and goodness have 80 richly and
abundantly earned.


Plus TX. passes from the trials and cares of
this world TO his reward in eternity with the
respect and love of all who knew him OF his
the shadow of Q doubt against his kind and
honorable heart. An imposing and at the
same time gentle figure, full Of true charity
and immeasur9ble good will, he has earned the
ehloRy his affectionate historian has passed
upon him:


-"wh0t would golden throne be for Piue
TX, throning, rs he does, on the devoted
hearts of these millionsf or who would not
put aside the title of great for that OF beloved,
3if, indeed, any title were wanting to the dear
land glorious name of Pho Nouof'
Year: 1878

A woman may be AN angel on
earth but when she takes up a
pen to write a few lines, she'll
stick out her tongue to the length
of six inches, and wag it to and
fro, in oscillatory agreement, with
the movements Of her hand, just
the same as any ordinary mortal.
Year: 1878

King Alfonso is reported to be
so greatly in love with his wife
that he can't attend to the affairs
of State. It's only four or five
weeks since they were married,
and she hasn't asked for a new
dress yet. His turn is coming.
Year: 1878

W. Scott Way, editor and publisher of the Middle
town Transcript is building handsome cottage at
the corner of Broad and Cochran streets Mddletown.
This evidence of cotemporarys prosperity is pleas
ing to us and earnestly hope that the future of the
Transcript may be douby prosperous it has been
during the past Since Mr.. Way has been connected
with the Transcript the improvement has been marked
and it now occupies position enc of the leading
weeklies in the State.
Year: 1878

Messrs Richardson G. Robbins of Dover, are now
shipping their peaches at the rate of two carloads a
day. They have packed more peaches this year than
ever before and would have packed more, but could
not get them of the quality desired; they could not
fill all their orders One of the members of the firm
informed us that they could have sold many more
They packed about %, 600 baskets-Sentinel
Year: 1878

DR.. Rogers, well known physician of Harrington,
died very suddenly at his Office last Wednesday
ing. servant went to call him for something, and
he was found in his chair in dying condition and
breathed his last in few moments He had been on
spree for long time, and his death is generally
attributed to that cause.
Year: 1878

Richard E. Smith of Middletown, nominated by the
Greenback party for Levy Court Commissioner, de-
clines the nomination for two reasons first that his
business claims his whole attention. and second that
he believes in hard money and is member of the
Republican party.
Year: 1878

The Superior Court and Court of General Sessions
was in session all last week at Georgetown. The
criminal list larger than it has been for years.
The colored indicted for the murder of the cap
tain of vessel in the harbor at Lewes tried and
acquitted.
Year: 1878

The undersigned having taken charge of the above
name hotel. has put it through thorough revision
and refurnished it with beds carpets. furniture
&c, is now prepared to accommodate the travelling
public in every respect Especial attention will be
given to ALL whether permanent Bo0rders or transient
Customers.


The subscriber has had varied experience in con-
ducting Hotel which will enable HIM to secure the
approval of every one who may give him call. The
Bedding and Chambers will be especially attended
to, and the Table will be equally So


THE BAR
Is replee with choice liquors and of the best and
purest brands and my experience in this branch OF
the business justifes in announcing that the Bar
is not surpassed by any on the Peninsula.


HACK.


A Hack will be run to the principal trains. No
charge to guests of this hotel Other persons Will be
conveyed for 10 cents each.


THE STABLE
Is in charge of an experienced hostler and persons
leaving horses in charge may feel assured that
they will receive the best attention.
There is a Livery Stable connected with the Hotel
where Horses and Carriages can be hired unreasonable
rates. - .


may 29-tf P. P. COLLINS proprietor
Year: 1878

CHURCH GAMBLING.-if festiv-
ais are necessary, let them be
held in such a way that no ques-
tionable method shall stain the
money left behind. Turn not
the affairs broad top into a board
for dice rattling. Let the church
stimulate the state, and not put
itself where the state shall chase
it with stout stick. 1t is high
time that all church gambling
should cease.-Mustrated Christ
ian Weekly.
Year: 1878

A MODEL SPEECH. BY A Work
INGMAN.-The city of Utica, New
York, elected the WorLingmen's
candidate for Mayor, at the re-
cent election. On assuming of
fee, he made a speech which
was model OF good sense and
temperate language. Speaking
for his own class he said: The
country is undergoing a severe
financial crisis, capital is para
lyzed, the demand for labor is
dormant, business in all it's
branches depressed, values di-
minished, and incomes resulting
from either Of these sources, or
from the earnings of in 7estments,
are correspondingly decreased:
Those dependent upon the re-
wards of labor tor the support
of themselves and their families
most keenly and seriously real
lze the effect of the causes al
luded to, and it must be our con-
slant aim so far as it can be done,
to avoid the increase of these
effects by all unnecessary requi-
sition upon them through the
agency of the tax collector. To
this end | invite the utmost eau
ton and deliberation in the. de-
partment Of public improve
ments, and recommend that We
should not impose increased
public burdens upon property at
the present time, but afford a
respite for recuperation from
them.
Year: 1878

The ruling idea Of the old Commo.
dore's latter years was to amass a
huge fortune which should stand for
generations as a monument 10 the
name of Vanderbilt, and make the
head of the house permanent power
in American society. He chose one
son out of his many children aud
trained him to possess alone the in.
herltance of this vast wealth, as
kings first born is educated for 4
crown; aud this favored son in turn
he doubtless expected to transmit
the deposit unimpaired and perhaps
increased, to the head of the next
generation. American law and
American customs discountenancc
such preferences, and have never
favored the permanent contining of
wealth to q single narrow channel.
There is no country in the world
where fortunes are made so quickly;
yet there is none in which ancestral
wealth is so rare, and none in which
inherited money has done SO little
for its possessors. Every few years
a new Crnsus dazzles us with his
sudden abundance; he has plundered
the stock exchange; he has floated a
construction company; he has gam
bled in rotten steamships, or he has
had an army contract. What be.
comes of all these stupendous for
tunes? Most of them vanish as
quickly as they come:


"Rlches, like insects while concealed they lie


Wait but for wings, and in their season n.y."


The men who were monarchs Of
Wall Street FIVE years ago have near.
ly all dropped into obscurity; many
are bankrupt; few are still rich.
And even if they kept their posses.
sions to the end, still they bear
their heavy riches but journey, and
death unloads them" None have
succeeded in founding a family on a
money basis. Half century ago,
a Mr.. Thelusson, in England, at
tempted to found family upon the
basis of a fortune equivalent to about
S3,000,0O0. He directed by his will
that his money should be invested
and re.invested during the lives of
all his defendants who should be
living at the time of his death, and
that ultimately the whole should
go to the families Of his three sons.
1t was calculated that the property
would amount $45,000,000 before it
was divided, and three lines of rich
Thelussons would be established
among the magnates of the kingdom.
The result, however, was half a cen,
tury OF lawsuits, and in the end there
was no such enormous sum to divide,
and it was distributed among much
greater number of heirs than The tes-
tator contemplated.


The Vanderbilt money is certainly
bringing no happiness and no great
ness to it's present claimants, and we
have little doubt that in the course
of few years it will 60 the way of
most American fortunes; a multitude
of heirs will have the spending of it,
and it will be absorbed in the vast
circulating system of the country.
The plans Of The dead railway king
will come to naught; and if he ever
revisits the earth to look after what
he had so much at heart in his last
years, he will be satisfied that the
art Of founding family was one ofthe
things that he did not know.-.New
York Tribune"
Year: 1878

discount of twenty per cent. win be allowed to clubs of four more persons Thus four copies of BlackwoOd of one Review will be sent ons ad- dress for SIP SO four copies of the four RcvieNs BackwOOd for $4S, and on.

 To clubs of ten more. in addition to the above discount copy gratis will be allowed the getIsr of the club.
Year: 1878

We can hardly imagine anything more curi- ous as subject of inquiry than the difficulty experienced by every writer of fiction in the attempt to paint very good man or woman It seems to be very easy to depict wicked peo- pie. The villains of the play and the novel appear in great variety, with no lack of types cf the finest interest. Wickedness seems to be perennially fresh, as it is proverbially engag- | ing. For instance it would have been quite impossible for John Hay to write an accepta- 6le or an impressive poem about sweet Christian fellow, who had sacrificed his life to save boat load of. passengers; but he could paint Jim Bludso-a bad man-with few touches that can never be forgotten. If he had undertaken to describea good young man. who did not ''chew," or drink, or swear. who taught aclass in Sunday school, and who lived vlrtuously with his one wife, and rose at last into an act of heroism, he could not have found ten readers: but the rough, coarse, profane wretch, who had one wife at Natches-under- the-hill and one up in Pike, becomes memor- able hero in his hands. With all that may be said against Bret Harte's heroes and heroines, there is no question that many of them are made marvelously interesting by the forms of wickedness they represent. This much is true at least, that, as literary material, the rough, low types of life and character to be found in California and on the border, are much superi- VI ~ oAAC oCo1 y PCS GO Dc 1OuuU tIleTc.

 Perhaps the inquiry into the reason of this should go deeper, or start further back It might be we'll to ask why is it that some of the most interesting people we ever met were scamps. It might be well to inquire why some of the best men we have ever known are the least interesting. It might be instructive to learn why it is that accompany of virtuous girls will be attracted by man whose virtue they have reason to doubt, in the presence of those who are known to be men of purity and honor. These inquiries might show us that goodness is not only less interesting to men as literary material than wickedness, but is less interest ing in itself It is undoubtedly true that we should not goamong our best men and women for our most interesting characters. Certainly we should not go among the membership of our churches. There are churches the dead level of whose tasteless and flavorless Christ 1 ianity is not only uninteresting but repulsive Dr. Eggleston, in some of his Western Meth odist types, gives us people who are interesting but their flavor does not come, from their Meth 01ism, or their goodness, but from nature and character, formed under unusual circumstan- ces. .--J. c. Holland, ias Se,f5Rer .f0r Sept
Year: 1878

This troupe is meeting with gratifying
success and beyond the most sanguine ex>
pecrations of its managers. The perform
ances give satisfaction and we should jndge
we're appreciated. The character Of the
entertainment is mp to the standard of the
burleeque. comedy and minstrelsy Oddity
and variety, and is first class in that re-
spect: but of course the fastidious and re-
fined taste would be offended at the coarse
and vulgar sayings. The patronage Of the
troupe is an evidence of the estimation of
the appreciation of the performances.
Year: 1878

RREEli ANY PERSON WHO WILL T make and forward me a list of the names of reliable persons of their ac- iQuaintance who wish to procure an instru- ment, either Piano or Organ, will use my best endeaYors to sell them one, and for every Piano I succeed In selling to their list within one year, will credit them with Slb. and for every Organ s, to be applied on payment Of either Piano or Organ; and when it amounts tO a sam sufficient to pay for any instrument, seIec- ted Rt the lowest wholesale price, will immediately ship the instrument, free, or after any amount Is credited the balance may be paid me in cash and will then ship them the instrument. They need not be known in the matter, and will be doing their friends a real service, ss shall make special offers to them, selling R superior instrument for from One-halfto two-thirds what Is ordinarily asked by agents. Please send me a list at once and after you have made Inquiry, you can add to it. Address

 DANIEL F. BEATTY.

 Washington NJ
Year: 1878

"THE HONEST DoLLAR."--Those who
attacked the silver dollar as the "dishon-
est dollar" are likely in the end 10 show
more Ignorance than wisdom or prudence.
In the coinage of money it was long the
custom in England to take toll in pure
silver or gold in payment for coinage land
supply the weight in alloy. Copper is
generally used for alloy, and it gives the
gold reddish color. In England the
gold coin is formed of % parts of gold to
of copper, and the silver coin of do
parts of silver and IS of copper. The
gold is l of copper TO IL of gold in Eng
land. In the United States the act of
Congress of January 1S, 1887, fixed the
coinage of the silver dollar of 371i grains
of pure silver to Alt grains of alloy, max
ing AZ! grains of standard silver in the
dollar. The same act provided that the
gold dollar should be coined of 23.22 grains
of pure gold and 2.5S grains of alloy,
making 25.8 grains of standard gold in a
dollar. At that time and all the time up
to 1873 the two dollars were equivalent in
value one with the other. Then silver was
demonetized through fraud, and its pow
er to eXtinguish debts as legal tender
destroyed just as it was about TO enter
again the field of usefulness for which
silver is especially designed by the Crea-
tor. And it seems to us that those who
have in their supreme ignorance and i'm
pudence attempted to deprive the Ameri-
can people of the use of it, ought to be
ashamed to look an honest, intelligent
man in the face. The very idea that the
industrial forces of this country, who
know so well the Use of the ballot, would
allow themselves to be deprived of the
use of one of the great auxiiaries tc
pay debts, and that the chief one, is pre-
posterous.


As to the talk of "free coinage" in reali
ty there is no such thing. 1t is an absur
dity. When any of the government mint
coin gold dollar for an individual til,
government alloys the metal and returns
the weight of the pure gold in the sam,
weight of coin in standard gold. Blu
it retains about eleven per cent. of tht
pure gold for the expense of coinage
The alloy in the silver dollar is above


per cent, and the mint receives near tel
per cent. of the pure silver, returnin,
silver of the standard fineness. The gov
ernment mint in England until recently
df it is not now,) was entirely outstriI
ped in this business of coming none
by individual firms, the machinery of on
firm for coming far excelling that of tn
government mint. This firm coined eS
tensively for foreign governments; an
it has been the custom in the Englis
government and the mints to receive pa
for coming through the alloy, for cent?
ries.
Year: 1878

THE BULLION in 412i grain silver dol
lar, such as is proposed by the Bland Sill
yer bill, is now worth about S9l CENTS
Ledger.


That is the worth of the bullion before
it goes through the process of refining
and coming, according to the Ledger; but
it is not very reliable on the Subject. The
silver dollar will buy more now than the
gold dollat would five years ago by about
SO per cent, Notwithstanding it is de-
monetized and as soon as itremonetized
it will be at par with gold.
Year: 1878

DWBLIC SALE.


Il The subscribers will sell at Public
Auction on the farm of of Robt. T Rankin
in Mill Creek Hundred, on The road lead
ing from White Olay Creek Church TO
Pheasant Hill. one mile and q quarter
moth of said church, on
Year: 1878

THE energy with which England hnilt up
coalitoins against the First Napoleon was fairy
marvellous, aDdsomething of the same genius
is being exhibited now When she started
in with her determination to snatch from
She had scarcely friend, mach less an ally,
on the continent Now there are indications
that she may have valuable continental as
sistance ii warhreaks out, which each day be
comes more likely.
Year: 1878

COMPROMISE telegraph brings the
gratifying intelligence that comprom-
ise has been effected by which the North
ern Pacific railroad company, in consid-
Grafton Of renewal of its land grant. is
to build the portages around the Cascades
and Dalles within four years, The portages
TO be free to all persons and boats and
the charges are in no case 70 be excessive
but are To be reasonable and Just. The
time for the completion of the main line
Is fixed at ten years. The land grant is
so guarded that no ring" can possibly
become the possessor OF it to the detri-
ment of actual settlers The bill. as il
now stands, will probably become law.
Year: 1878

VIRTUE is what man owes to him
self. Though there were no heaven,
nor any God to rule the world, vir-
tue would be none the less the bind
ing law Of life. 1t is a mans priv.
iIege to know the right and follow
it.-Ramavana.
Year: 1878

Profound thinkers are sometimes so
absorbed in their thoughts as to forget
what is passing around them. The
story is familiar one of Sir Isaac
Newton, whose frugal dinner was eaten
by . hungry visitor, but who thought,
from seeing the empty dishes. that he
had dined. Socrates, the famous phil
osopher at Athens. had his moments of
utter oblivion of ordinary life. One
morning, when in camp at Potidacs, he
fell into trance. The soldiers gather
ed around him in large numbers. Won
dering at his appearance: but ne did
not notice them. nor even the noon
tide beat of the sun or his bare head.


The evening drew on without any
change in the posture of the philosopher
and q great crowd gathered around him.
spreading their pallets for the night to
watch him. Through the cold night he
stood, still lost in thought. aud only
when the sun rose again over Mount
Athos did he start from his strange Alb
sorption, and return to the duties OF
the. camp. During twenty-four heurs
he had been wrapped in meditation.
wholly unconcious of the hundreds OF
eyes fasteued upon him.
Year: 1878

Referring to the publication Of the Cen
tral City letter in the TRIBUNE last week
the Black Hills Times says, 1--WE are sur:
prised at the attitude of Col: Lounsberry
and cannot but think that he is piqued
and actuated by feeling Of personal dis
appointment at the action of the Republi.
can convention in ignoring his candida
cy.' Col. Lounsbcrry - entirely satisfied
with the nomination. Judge Bennett will
make an ADLER and better representative
than Col. Lounsbcrry would have made,
but the editor of the Times knows. even
better than we do, that he was bitterly op-
posed in the Black Hills by a very large
faction of the Republican party. and that
some of these people will support his op-
ponent rather than him, for personal rcas-
ons, and it is right that the people OF the
Territory should know it. Col. Louns-
berry stood as fair show for the nomina-
ton as Judge Bennett or Col. Moody, but
he refused to allow the use of his name so
long as there was any hope for the nomina-
ton of Judge Kidder, and there was hope
until the final stampede; therefore his
candidacy was not ignored by the conven-
ton or anybody else, and he has no oc-
casion for pique or disappointment.
Year: 1878

The TRIBUNE heartily endorses the plat
form adopted by the democratic territorial
convention excepting the resolution rre-
scnting the candidate and the one inviting
support, and we doubt if there is arepub-
lican in the territory who can rotcsrucst
" do SO.
Year: 1878

The Press and Dakotian ridiculcs the
belief entertained by some of Mr.. Louns
berry's friends in the late convention that
he stood fair show fora nomination had
he permitted the use of his name, and
adds:


It will be remembered that Lounsbcrry's name
was presented on the ninth ballot by the funny
man OF the convention. Miller. Of Stutsman conn
ty. and was looked upon his final joke. Miller
cast his two votee for Lounsberry and then
changed them to Bennett and this was the mar
row escape from becoming congressman which
happened to our Bismarck editorial friend Ha
came within sixty-cight votes OF the nomination
and not another nun in the convention would
have cast ballot for him.