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Year: 1877

THE Democratic House of Repre-
sentatives, in order to cripple the gov
,ernment and make it powerless to
suppress insurrection in the South,
failed to make proper appropriation
for the army. That is, they used the
power vested in them TO cripple the
Executive Department of the govern
ment. They did the same thing to
cripple the Judicial Department.
To-day the army is without pay and
the business of the courts is delayed
for the want of funds. This action
of the Democratic House is reyolu-
tionary, but composed as it is of a
majority comprising men who once
committed the overt act of treason
or sympathized with those who did,
it is not to be wondered at that they
use their power to prevent other
branches of the government from
doing their duty. 1t is the helpless
ness in which the Democratic House
left the Executive and Judicial
branches of the government which is
the cause, in the main, of the disor-
der that has run riot both North and
South for few months past.
Year: 1877

WILKEsBAHRE, Aug. IA crowd
Of 5000 or 1000 assembled at the
Lehigh Valley depot TO see the mail
train from the south come in, this
afternoon. A constable and a Unit
ed States detective who were stand.
ing on the platform next to the engine
were stoned. The Master Mechanic
Dumbeller, was running the engine
and the strikers stoned him until he
got OIL, and as he did SO he was hi
in the face witha stone. The striker;
cheered, mounted the engine, cut i
loose, and ran with it into Sugar
Notch.


John Leithler, constable, wa:
seized by the mob and roughly han.
died they were going to duck him
in the canal, and would have killed
him but for the interference Of some
friends. A large number of passen
gers are compelled to lay over here
The strikers are in possession of tn
engine taken from the train, and ar,
running it up and down the track
blowing the whistle and cheering
The miners and railroad men ar
coalescing and trouble is feared.
Year: 1877

General Ord is of the opinion that
Mexican raides are not in the least bit
exaggerated, either in number or i'm
portance. Anyone who will take the
trouble to look up map of Texas, will
find upon studying its geography that
it has at least over 1900 miles of bor-
der that is almost entirely unprotected.
And yet the Solons of the nation at
Washington will "rise to explain" to
their constituents of the populated dis
tricts of the country, well protected, land
secure in the protection of the law
which governs them, and therefore in
no need of the soldiers and sailors that
the army and navy of the United States
government is suggestive of imperial
ism, that we absolutely have no need
of them, that-in their opinion it
would be highly creditable-to them at
least, if the army and navy were
squelched and good deal more of the
same kind of small talk will be indulged
in to the same end. Then these wise
legislators will end by letting you know
in an obsolete way that the reduction
would be so marked that when the ma
tional debt should come to be considered
in connection with the same, that the
visible decrease in the amount owed
would be as noticeable, about, as a drop
Of water would be, lost from a bucket
already filled with that fluid.
Year: 1877

The position of an editor in France,


is trying and not very pleasant one
to occupy. He is in continual danger
of clashing with the myrmidons of the
law in that he may have said or intima-
ted something in his capacity as editor
that renders him liable to incur the dis
pleasure ofhisgovernment. Youwillscar-
cely find one of his profession in France
who has attained noteriety as writer,
but what you may learn of him, if he
feels disposed to ventilate the subject,
that he has endured imprisonment for
having violated some one of the many
laws that doth hedge the censorship of
the press round about like the citidel
that is guarded by redoubt within re-
doubts. If he has not suffered in this
way, he will undoubtedly tell you that
he has been fined, or will show you a
sword thrust through his arm or bull
let hole through h is side, as evidence
of his ability as writer, in the role OF
the Tedacteur of his paper. the leading
provincial or city organ of his particu-
lar province. Altogether the position
is an unenviable one to hold in France.
A special from Paris informs lis that
prosecutions still continue against the
press, and that four more Republican
papers and their editors will undoubt-
edly be suppressed. 1t was only the
other day, the first part of the work,
we believe that the editor of the Radi-
cal, a Partisan paper, was sentenced to
three months Imprisonment and to pay
besides a fine of five thousand dollars
for insulting through the columns of
his journal, the President, MacMahon,
and the Radical was suspended for six
months. The editors of two more jour
nails, republican in sentiment, have been
sentenced to fifteen months imprison-
ment and four hundred dollars fine, re-
spectively for similar offenses. Al
together, for republican France, it is
disgrace and q burning shame; and
proves conclusively that McMahons
ideas of government are, that he is
France and Napoleonism is not dead
with him at least.


1t would not be surprising in the
least to learn ere long of a serious out
break in republican France if this state
of affairs continue; then there will be
the tricolor and the barricades, the
Marsellaise and blouses and murder.
Then the marshall at the head Of his
soldiers, will pronounce the republic a
Year: 1877

WORKING LAND ON SHARES Work
ing land on shares seems to be poor
business for both parties. 1t is to the
interest Of the tenant to spend as little
for extra labor as possible, because the
owner Of the land gets half the benefit
without bearing any Of the expense.
When the country was new and the land
rich. a man could, perhaps, afford to
give half the products, as be could get
fair crops with little labor but now,
that the land is more or less run down
and it is necessary to build it up with
manure and good culture, it is impossi-
bic for man to expend the necessary
labor and give half the produce for rent.
1t may be done for a year or twu on
land 10 high condition bat the farm
must invariably deteriorate under the
system A man might afford to rent a
grass farm on shares, but not an arabic
farm. It is difficult to take one Of eur
ordinary rundown farms and raise
enough from it, for the first few years,
to pay the cost of labor and support the
teams 1t would be cheaper, SO far as
immediate profit is concerned, to pay
one hundred dollars an acre for a farm
in high condition, with good buildings
and fences, than to accept as a gift one
Of these rundown farms. It is time
this matter was understood, so that
those uneasy mortals who are always
expecting to sell, and consequently
make no efforts to keep up and improve
the land, should be compelled to turn
over new leaf, or else dispose Of their
farms at low figure.
Year: 1877

The greatest agent to produce power
ty among farmers. or any other class,
is debt Many farmers viii get deed
Of small piece Of land, enough to sup
port themselves and families, and lay
by small annual income. But that is
not sufficient. They run in debt for
more land, and become a slave to debt
They pay interest on money borrowed,
which will soon consume the little pro-
perty they possess They often pay
higher than ten per cent. Such pro-
ceedings engender spirit Of discomfort.
and they lose faith in farming, and try
to sell their farms in order to get to
town and enter other business. In nine
cases ont Of ten. every farmer Whe is
doing we'll, but goes to town. fails out.
right Having no faith in farming. or
having no breadth Of understanding,
they buy the poorest tools and meanest
stock, and drive poor teams before
poorer wagons and agricultural machi-
merry. In the fall and winter they feed
poorly, just enough to get their live
stock through the winter into spring.
Then it takes all summer to put on that
fssh that was lost 10 the winter by poor
shelter and bad food. They never put
out fruit or shade trees on their farms.
They always sell their best lambs and
cattle to the drovers, and keep the poor
est at home They send their children
to school but little, as too much learn
ing is dangerous thing. They do not
take agricultural papers. or believe in
book farming They never give their
children cent of spending money, as
it makes them extrsvagant, and they
may become spendthrifts. In short, they
are the most miserable people in the
world, and would not keep money il
they bad it. Such farmers are poor,
and will remain 50 to the end Of their
day.
Year: 1877

How TO MAKE RosEs GRow.-Ths
following are given as tho main requi-
sites for success in the cultivation of
roses in pots Select the best fitted sorts
Of plants raised and kept in pots, and
not from the open ground Keep in a
room not too dry, at q temperature
about seventy degrees in the day time,
and fifty degrees or more at night, using
liquid manure if the soil is pure, avoid
ing over watering or soaking with
standing water. showering once or twice
q week, and turning tho ball Of earth
out sometimes to see if there are angle
worms. or watering with lime water to
repel them. Remove plant lice with
tobacco water Cut back a shoot that
bas blossomed, to a good bud Avoid
cold draughts, which cause mildew
Fork up the soil and keep it mellow.


A man cannot win golden opinions
by tho exhibition of bis brass.
Year: 1877

Goss1Pp1Na IDLERs.-The idle levy
very heavy tax upon the industrious
when by frivolous visitations they rob
them of their time. Such persons beg
their daily happiness from door to door,
as bsggars their bread, and like them,
sometimes meet with a rebuff A mare
gossip ought not to wonder if we oVince
signs that we are tired Of him, seeing
that we are indebted for the honor Of
bis visit solely to the circumstances Of
bis being tired of himself He sits at
home until he has accumulated an in
toIerable load Of ennui, when be sallieS
forth to distribute it amongst all his
acquaintances.
Year: 1877

A kind hearted clergyman asked a
convict how he came to be in jail The
fellow said with tears in bis eyes that
he was coming home from prayer meet
ing, and sat down to rest, fell asleep,
and while he was asleep there the
county built the Jail around him. and
when be awoke the jailer refused to let
him out.
Year: 1877

II is noticeable that the cat who
mounts the ridge-pole Of the Woodhouse
and sits apart at the concert, and is
wrapped in thoughtful abstracted silence
until the programme is about half
through, opens out. when be does come
in, with wall that curdles the blood
10 frozen beet and rouses all the other
members Of the troupe to an agony Of
frenzied emulation.
Year: 1877

A crying evil-taking the baby to
church.


A bot mince pie will keep a man
awake as long as a guilty conscience.


A mans dearest object should be bis
wife; but, alas sometimes it is his
wife's wardrobe


II is little singular bow much val
liable time a woman will take up in
studying the postmark of letter to see
where it comes from, when she can open
the letter and find out at once.


Two ragged little urchins were stand
ing in the gutter looking at lady who
had just fallen down on the pavement.
at isn't so much that l like oranges, :"
observed one of them, ''but what lot
Of people you can bring down with the
peel r
Year: 1877

A college student lately returned
from country town where be had been
teaching, and brought with him an ex-
ample which seems to illustrate the fall
lacy Of tobject-teaching' One Of bis
young pupils spelled "o-x." but could
not pronounce it The teacher pointed
to a picture of the object in question as
q hint to its pronunciation, whereat the
little fellow exclaimed in triumphant
tone, "Steer."
Year: 1877

On one occasion when Henri Monnier
was acting in the provinces terrible
storm came up just before the hour an
nounced for the performances to begin,
and when the curtain rose the audience
was found to consist of one solitary
man. Nowise disconnected, MoBuier
advanced to the footlights and addressed
the public Excuse me, sir, but would
you mind coming up here and sitting
on the stage? Il viii fatigue my voice
less if you are close beside me, and you
can see Just as we'll Or what do you
say to our closing the theatre and going
to the cafe next door to play dominOes?9
Year: 1877




Tho tog which had begun to settle down upon the
market at the close yesterday rather thIckcned than
lessened in the early morning hours. and materially
interfered with the progress OF the bull movement
In consequence there occurred material decline In
che whole list, and prices drfted back with the tide
which was setting against them The present condi-
lion Of speculation, however, does not admit Of .
waiting for either time tide, but necesstates push
Ing ahead though fog horn be mute and lead line
snarled Accordingly Michigan Central was hit upon
as likely craft to show the way, and, under the
pressure Of CANVAS which tho bulls piled on, made
an advance of over per cent before the hrst
hour had passed. Following the loader, tho re-
mainder Of the active list sailed in the wake
and better prices rule before noon. Shortly
aIter however, the iavoring winds began die out,
and thereupon quotations weakened prices Of the
leading stocks iell off, reducing, among the number,
Lake Shore TO 7O7s and Erie 10 Il The experiment
with Michigan Central proving not altogether satis-
iactory, recourse had Western Union as being
The next available STOCK both the steadness
which It has recently displayed aud from the fact
something to DO said in its favor This ''some-
hing TOOK tho shape OF report that the election
Tor directors tomorrow Mr.Gould's chance for a
was Of the smmcst Description and that between tho
Two stools offered by the recently rival companies he
was likely to come comfortably to the ground.





sufficient Of itsolf far his connection
with . speculation goes, to improve its market value
and attract buyers for the same. Supplementary to
h.s came revival Of the old story that proposition
would be made to distribute the shares held by the
company IN q pro rata way among the stockholders
Although it may have had some effect upon buyers
cannot learn that such step contemplated by
the company, and It's suggestion 10 mainly duo the
hopes OF such holders, with whom the father
the thought Erie having fallen IA late in the day.
advanced x per cent. There q talk Of o new re-
ceiver in place OF Mr. Joweit. and this the basis
Of "anything for change: appears TO be the
chief reason for the late activity. Coal stocks
vbrated between the limits of two points
in matter OF quotations, and ended about
midway between the highest and lowest A new CIR
cular was issued this afternoon by Pennsylvania
Coal Company, which marks down tho prices of coal
fifty cents per ton below the figures OF the Lehigh
aud Wilkesbarre Company, a. lately announced, and
the same amount below the prevailing rates Of the
Reading Railroad. Thus we have disclosed US an
other wrinkle In the face Of the ssgrim vsaged war;
which is threatening the coal companies, and one
which bids fair to cheaper their product degree
winch has been previously unknown. Money on call
ruled from TO per cent, with the larger business
done at the higher figure. The stiffness In the rate
already intmidaes small Dealers and reluctance to
former freedom is sufficiently marked.


HIGHEST LOWEST.


The following were the highest and lowest prices OF
Year: 1877

Twill sell the 8 room new brick resi-
dence corner Third and Pearl street. flap
plcation be made Immediately .zif not
sold within ten days shall occupy it,
when IT will be withdnwn from market.
win be sold for cash at about actual cost.
Apply 10


LINK L -PlNNaN Grn,s
Year: 1877

scandalmongers; but he soon re-
c>vered his temper, explained the
whole affair to his wife, joined hearth
ly in the laugh that was raised at his
expense, and ended by inviting Wig
ley to join their party that evening
il a game Of whist.
Year: 1877

In this Department everything will be found from
French China Tea Sets and Decorated Toilet Sets
down through Granite ana c. G. Ware in infinite
variety. to Common Stone and Red Earthen Ware
stove Pipe Guards II Speciality Flower Pots.
Year: 1877

No one has yet been able to analyze or demonstrate the essential action of perfume. Gas can be weighed but not scents; the smallest known crea- tures-the very monads of life-can be caught by microscope lens and made to deliver up the secrets of their organizations; but what it is that emanates from the pouch of the musk deer that fills whole space for years and years with its penetrating odor- an odor which an illimitable num- Der of extraneous substances can carry on without diminishing it's size and weight-and what it Is that the warm summer air brings to us from the flowers, no man has yet been able to determine. So fine so subtle, so imponderable, it has eluded both our most delicate weights and meas ures and our strongest senses. If we come to the essence of each odor, we should have made an enormous stride forward, both in hygiene and in chemistry; and none would profit more than the medical profession, if it could be as conclusively demon .strated that such an odor proceeded from such and such a cause, es we al- ready know of sulphur, sulphur ated hydrogen, ammonia, and the like,
Year: 1877

vote. had the coaceit taken out of him b said board who quickly informd said cand date that the town meeting votes are never preserved after the vote is declared. It would require the mathematical genius Q an Archimedes to solve the problem ot how candidate could be el lected on a mi noritY ticket with 150 ma oTity against him Archimedes would fail, but our chronic candidate has greater genius and has &C., complished the feat to his own satisfaction, but will not be able to count himself in constable this year, thus proving true the adage that "When a man tres to ride two horses, lie IS very liable to be obliged to walk afoot. "......A great deal of anxiety is manifest here, for fear we shall have a serious water famine before spring. Al

 most every well and cistern is dry; springs

 are very low: several families in this

 neighhorhood depending for months back

 on one spring for their supply of water.

 Dec 29th witnessed the most severe storm

 ever known by the oldest inhabitant, and

 the next day we had no mail communica- lion with Sharon. The roads are some of them broken out now, but are in horrid

 condition for trayeling, and still another

 snow storm raging this evening.

 AJAX.
Year: 1877

The San Francisco Bulletin of recent date says: 'The demand for the trade dol- larin Chinais 10 longer equal to the supply of the Mints here and at Carson, and the result is an oyer-abundance of that coin in circulation. This coin is now being subjected to heavy dicount, from four to five per cent. being named as the rate. And this discount is carried on in almost every branch of business. Even conduc- tors on the street cars now refuse to take &hem for their face, and subject them to . discount of ten per cent. Other silver coins circulate in small quantities for their face value. There is no reason why any such distinction should exist. The trade dollar is as much of legal ten der for sums not exceeding 5 as any other silver coin"
Year: 1877

the revival Of hope and cheerfulness
throughout the country. 1t contains no
startling promises, it unfolds no unex-
pected policy, but it reDews with solemn
emphasis the pledges made by the Re-
publican candidate before the election,
and indicates in every line an
lieve that no one whose judgment
is not warped by the intensest heat Of
party passion can read this speech
without recognizing in it the language
of sincerity and courage. 1t reviews
the points of the address at length, and
says: "We have indeed good reason to
be proud Of the spectacle of popular re-
spect for law and order. We shall have
redoubled confidence in popular self
government il reign Of intense bitter
ness and excitement is Immediately fol-
lowed. as it seems about to be, by an
administration, which, purging itself Of
the spirit OF narrow partisanship, un-
dertakes to heal the wounds of the con-
fict by generosity and justice"


[The Times Of this morning.1


The Times cordially indorses the SEN
timent of the address, and believes it
will meet with approval throughout the
country. Discussing the position Of the
President and his ulterances on the
Southern question, it says: "rhe posi-
ton is so complex it can only be sue
cessfully met by the united efforts
Of the two races not now naturally
in harmony, between whom are many
formidable barriers Of prejudice and re-
sentiment. Substantially all that he
promises is that he will try to induce
them to treat each other fairly, by ac-
cording both fair treatment, and by dis
couraging both from leaning on the
National Government, while reserving
the exercise Of all constitutional power
to protect rights which shall be infringed
upon.
Year: 1877

The Record-Union tells how a doc


saved boys life in Sacramento on the


IL. h OF February, from an enraged cow


Ii states: The boy was knocked down,


and the infuriated brute began to gore


him, but fortunately her horns had been
cut down one-aalf, and she could only


bruise and grind him against the earth
and trample him. The men tried to
lasso her but could not do SO. Patrick
Spain, who lives ON Twenty-third street,
between y and p, heard the lads erie )
for help, and ran out of his house. On
seeing the situation he called out to his
wife TO unchain a medium-sized bull
dog he Keeps at his place, which being
done, Spain threw his dog over the fence
and then ran around TO the gate to
follow him. The dog comprehended at
once what was wanted of him and
sprang for the maddened beast. now
paving and crushing the boy down.


The dog could only get at the COW by
getting upon the boy, which he did
speedily, and as she made another
charge the bulldog seized her by the
throat, and in second OF two more he
mad the COW down, and rolled her over
and over. never letting 60 his grip. One
OF The droyers then threw Spain a rope.
winch, after long trial and much risk,
he slipped over the cows head, and by
main force Of the crowd collected, she
was drawn to post and tied down, the
dog sill clinging to her throat. The
Jury OF tue COW was such that it was
found necessary to kill her ON the spot.
rhe boy, meanwhile, was taken charge
of BY Mrs. Spain, who dressed has
Year: 1877

Senator Christiancy, Of Michigan, has
written a letter to Senator Hill, of
Georgia, congratulatipg the latter upon
and warmly commending his recent let
ter, and saying that TO secure complete
Reconciliation, restoration of confidence
and fraternal feeling. men can afford to
forget party names. Senator Christiancy
says he long ago declared that upon any
measure bearing upon the restoration Of
harmony and kindly relations between
the North and South he should disregard
party ties and interests.