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Year: 1878

"Ah, Joe, are you sure you will be contented to pass your fife with red head and blue stockingr

 Joe's face grew very serious us he an swered:

 My golden crowned darling, am sorry you heard that rude, thoughlless speech. Can you ever forgive it? Let me try to make you, by telling you that all the gold my native California could produce would not be so precious as one of these precious golden locks to me"

 When they arrived home Joe, in his straight. forward way, told Rosy how things were. That enthusiastic little womun first butst into tears, and then spuingng to Z.ll, clasped her in such n close embrac~ Joe bad to interfere As Rosy left Zel's room, where she was dressing for dinner, she said in very significant way:

 Make yourself truly beautiful, on this your hetrothal evening, .Zell."

 AsJoe entered the library before going in to dinner, his first glance was for the bright head. which from being distaste- fu, had grown to be so dear to him. But he didn't see it; and yet, seated beside Rosy, on the sofa, aud now fishing to meet him, was surely ZeIl. Yes, he was not mistaken but the coronal ot hair, which had always crowned the beautiful head, WAS fiery red no longer. A mass Of soft putfs and braids, of that exquisite color poets call auburn" gold in the sun, brown in the shade "--swcpt back from the white forehead, bringing l out the delicate tints of the complexion which the bright red had concealed Joe stood bewildered, until Rosy burs. into paroxysm of infectious mirth. Nov Joe, scold me. 1t was all my fault. wanted to have little san, and to teach you I lesson by proving that 1 wonan's worth does not depend on the l color of her eyes or hair That red wig l wore to 3 masquerade. Brother Joe, in stead of looking so grave you ought to thank me! and again the merry laughter rang out, caused this time by Geolgs's E aslonished face at the door

 There was no use trying to resist Rosy Morgan. and they were soon all laughing together over the piece ot mischief. l The trustees of the district school were obliged unwillingly to fill Zell's place with another teacher: and Joe, after taking his wife to California on a wedding tour, and Introducing her with great pride to his many friends, returned and built model home close by his brother.

 And hs and Zell live there now, as happy as it is the lot of mortals to be this side of Elysiun.
Year: 1878

ing any vessels, trhee has been q very de-
cided advance in the market price of all
sea-going steamers that are in first-class
order.


Up to the present the Russian officials
have kept very quiet, and no offers have
been openly made to purchase any vessels,
although they do not attempt to deny that
they might be induced to make some pur-
chases if they were met in reasonable man
ner. The fact is, the rumors that have been
spread of the Russian Government having
sent over agents to buy line of seagoing
fast steamers have so carried away the own
ers of nearly all available vessels that it is
understood they are prepared to ask a price
equivalent to more than what the vessels
could be built for. If the Russian officers
find that they can not get any vessels at rea-
sonable figures they may possibly have
some built, as there are builders now ready
to furnish the vessels they require in four
months from the date of the order. One
difficulty in the way of the Russian officials
is that competition is raised by English
agents that are also said to be in the mar
ket.


1t was learned yesterday, through reliable
source, that several steamers had been care
folly inspected by the English agents. and
an offer had also been submitted to their
owners. There is no doubt that the English
are as equally well represented in this mar
ket as the Russians, but they appear also
to be prevented from making any purchases
by the prices that are being asked by the
owners. A gentleman intimately connected
with English officials said yesterday that
they had cabled across to purchase four
steamers that had been offered them in
France. as they were far better than any
thing they could get in this country for the
same money. The Russian officers remained
in the hotel last evening busily engaged at
their correspondence. Capt. L. ?. Seinetz-
chine returned from Washington late in the
evening


Decay of Our Marine Interest.


New YORK, May 13.-The review of our
mercantile marine, printed to-day, is a
dreary story of our decadence in that branch
of business Our total tonnage to-day is
only three-fourths of what it was seventeen
years ago, while that of other nations has
been i'll some cases trebled in the same Pc
riod.


The New Ourt-house,
as it is called, continues to burden tax
payers, and, there is reason to fear bo-
nanza to contractors 1t seems the addition
on the south side will cost several hundred
thousand dollars more than estimated. In
fact no one appears to know how much it
will cost to finish it.
Year: 1878

A Joplin, Mo-, man, while on his
way home from Jefferson City, fell
into tie hands OF the wicked and cov.
etous. He was on the way train and
near HIM sat an innocent young man


in whose eyes there shonc only love
Of the human race. In his hands he


held thrce books--very cheap looking


books. The innocent young man


put his hand in luis pocket and took


out Il ten dollar bill and laid i. be-
tween the leaves of one of his books


anu closed it up. He then turned to


the Joplin man, and with smile that


was very childlike, told him he could


have choice Of three books for six dol


lars. Our friend from the land Of
lead and blackjack saw the edge Of
the ten dollar bill sticking out of the
book, thought TO himself: THAT


fellow amt so sharp after all; I'll
just take that Y in.'' He paid his


six dollars, took the book, and oh,


no, he wasn't mad when he found


that, instead of a ten dollar bill stick


ing from the end Of the book, the


meak looking fraud had cut about the
eighth of an inch off the end of bill,


and pasted it to the edge of q leaf.
Year: 1878

sharp. With trick Of speech he decei YES
the ignorant clients who employ him, and
they listen to his harangues in the petty
courts-a mass of jargon, gibberish, fustian
and bombast-with genuine satisfaction.
They do not realize that the man is legal
numbskull and noisy fraud. The evil these
men do in society can scarcely be estimated.
Given corrupt Justice of the Peace and a
shyster in partnership, and the machinery of
the law is twisted and tortured for base pur
poses until justice cries aloud at the crimes
committed in her name upon the innocen'
and suffering.


l. is unnecessary TO say that the numerical
increase of the Bar is wholly unwarranted by
a proportional increase of legitimate business.
third in number of the present force of
lawyers would be ample fer the wants Of the
community, and adequate to the discharge OF
all the law business of the county. A few
disciplined men carefully trained for their
work will accomplish far more certain and
satisfactory results in the practice OF the law
than mob of self'styled lawyers, wholly un-
fit of their calling.


The evil OF which we speak has become so
intolerahle that steps will soou be taken to
correct it. An old lawyer who has the credit
OF the Bar at heart, and desires that society
shall be protected against the flood of incom'
petent and unfit men who are pushing them
selves into the legal profession, says there is
l,,f IF tn "a avil an1
that is TO strike at its roots. The standard of
admission to the Ear must be raised. 1gnor'
ant and illiterate men must no longer be al
lowed to become members of the profession.
The Legislature should be asked to pass law
requiring all candidates, before entering upon
the study of the law, to present from ccmpe'
tent persons a certificate Of good moral char
acter, and to pass an examination in reading,
writing arithmetic, history, geography. alge'
bra, geometry, and Latin as far as Caesars
Commentaries, or the first Grafton Of Cicero.
This examination, which any High School
boy in the city can easily pass, secures at the
outset men of respectable education and
known good character. In all cases where
the applicant FOR admission to the Bar is not
graduate of some well known college, the
term of legal study shall be increased from
two to three years. In this way the standard
of legal education would be so elevated es 10
shut the door against large number of per-
sons, who, getting tired of their various oc-
cupations, become lawyers after the nominal
LEGAL nrOhatiOn of two years This shOuld be
done for the advancement Of good morals,
the protection of society, and the dignity of
the law. We live in land where the people
make their own laws and in the main, cheer.
fully obey them. All should be done to
make the law and it's professors honorable
and reputable in the sight of the people, and
as far as possible keep both from falling inio
public odium and contempt Cleveland
Herald
Year: 1878

1t is reported that jeweler on Fifth
avenue injured his trade when he got a
lot OF new watches which marked the
second as well rs the minutes, by put
ting up notice that he had second
hand" watches for sale.
Year: 1878

A Michigan farmer who put sign
of "Spring-gun-keep awayp on his
gate, found that ali the tramps got
over tho fence further up and came
around by the back door. r.-Detroit
Free Press.
Year: 1878

The ladies in Russia are very anxious
to marry, because they have no iibet'y
before marriage. They are constantly
under the paternal eye until they arc
given up TO their husbands. aid then
they take their own course. Aimcs, as
soon as the girl is born, in tie beit'r
rank Of society, her parents begin to
prepare the dowry she must h,gs waen
she goes TO her husband. She mast
furnish everything for an outfit in lie,
even to a dozen new shirts for ner con-
Ing husband. The young rnau goes to
the house of his promised bride, and
counts over her dresses. and examines
the furniture, and secs the whole with
his own eyes before he commits himself
to the irrevocabc bargain. IN high
life such things are conducted with
more apparent delicacy, but the facts
are obtained with more accuracy, the
business being in the hands Of broker
or notary. Tho trousscau is exposed in
public before the wedding day.
Year: 1878

All men who avoid female society
have dull perceptions, and are stupid
and have gross tastes, and revolt against
what is pure. Your club swaggerers,
who sucking the butts Of billiard cues
all night, call female society insipid.
Poetry is uninspiring to yokel; beau
ty has no charms for blind man mu
sic does not please a roor beast does
not know one tune from another but
as a true epicurc hardly ever tires Of
water, sauce, brown bread and butter.
| protest that [ can sit for q whole
ight talking to well-regulated, kind
" woman about her daughter Fannie
or her boy Frank, and make this the
evenings entertainment. One OF the
great benefits a man may derive from a
woman's society is that he is bound to
be respectful to her. The habit is of
good to your morals, men, depend upon
it. Our education makes us at the bcs,
emiucntly selfish men in the world,
and the greatest benefit that comes
to man from womans society is that
he has to think Of somebody to whom
he has to be attentive and respect
full.
Year: 1878

The thing that seems to be hurting
the Republicans worse than anything
else is the assertion of equality on the
part of the South. That Confederate
soldier should apply for Office is bitter
pill. That he should get it is death.
And yet this government is ono The
Confederate has real tangible interest
in. He has to suppcet it. He has au
equal right to share its benefits. Let
US have less nonsense on this subject.
Year: 1878

lie was born when he was very young
in little town called Genoa, on little
gulf of the same name in the Mediter-
ranean Sea. suppose he was like
most all boys; he had hoops, marbles
and tops, went to school, got whipped
and was terrible hungry about dinner,
time, and liked to 20 to Sunday-school
when it was most Christmas time; then
maybe he felt bad when he didn't get
anything on the tree. | guess when he
got big he wanted to go the Black Hills
or to Arizona, if somebody would give
him money for he had none of his own
| think all boys would like to be like
Columbus, but l don't think there are
any more countries to discover.
Year: 1878

For over month past heavy poker
game has been going on in the card
room attached to one of our popular sa-
looms. An unprecedented run of luck
was the lot Of the experts who were run
ming the game in the interest OF the sa-
loon management, or at least in the in
tercst of those who controlled the card
room Of the saloon. \ number of the
most experienced card sharps in Los
Angeles set themselves to unravel the
mystery. Still the luck stayed with the
house, and the coniraterni,y were worst
ed to the tune of about 81 800. at
was strange twas passing strange"
that no outsider could, under any cir
cunstauces, win a game in that room
try they never SO hard, but SO it
was. At last two proficients took
possession of the apartment, ostenslbly
Tor play, and lock, d the doors. They
at oocs begun diligcnt search Of the
premises, and un:arthed regular sys-
tenn of wire trlegraphy, by the aid of
which n stool pigeon, who saw the cards
of the outsiders, telegraphed their hands
to the manipuIators Of the skin game.
We understand that those who have
been hccccd have taken legal advice,
and that every means will be tried to
recover the money.-Los Angelos Her.
dM
Year: 1878

At an Atlanta wedding the other day,
among the wedding presents ostenta-
tiously displayed was 500 bill, a pres
cnt from the doting father to his dar-
ling daughter. After the guests had
departed the old man coolly rolled up
the bill and put it in his vest pocket,
and that was The end of it.
Year: 1878

or such srea.ies and believe the United
States themselves declined accept the award
made by the King OF Holland In an arbitration be-
tween this country ana England"


''Have you any objection to give me your view TO
the proper course 10 DO pursued by the American gov
ernmentw


81" should not like to do So for the matter s now
the hands Of the government, and should like 10
say anything that might possibly seem to embarruss
or influence their decision"


WHAT MR. xvARrs WILL DO.


day who is well known to be a warm legal Trend of
Mr.. Evarts What he said would seem to give rise TO
the inference that the government will probat ly de-
cline 10 pay the 5,0O0.O 900 award und that one
Of Its main objections will bo based upon
the allegation that Great Britain never prop
srly carried out the provisions OF the treaty
IN reference to the selection OF the third
member OF tho commission Great Britain-this
would be the claim set up by the American govern
ment--purposely allowed nearly the entire three
monshs agreed upon 10 elapse without making any
enort to secure the jont appointment Of the third
member, and In order to throw it into the hands Of
Count Beust, the Austrian Ambassador In London.
Az Great Britain thus violated the spirit II not the
letter the treaty the government would decline TO
abide by the result OF the arbitration rne failure Of
the President 10 send message to Congress recon-
mending the necessary appropriation Tor the payment
OF the award was pointed out by this gentleman as
conhrmatory OF his view 10 the probable action OF
the government
Year: 1878

As the seven o'clock train on Sunday evening from
Clifton Landing was approaching New Dorp station
the engineer discovered tho forms Of two the
track about two hundred yards ahead Of the engine.
One Of the lying across the rails and the
other was standing over him. Tho engineer imme.
diatcy whistlcd down brakes, but before the train
could be stopped tho engine struck and instantly
killed the man lying on the track. The engineer
states that when he hrst saw the men hs
conid not tell whether the companion Of
the deceased was holding the latter down
on the track or trying to rcscne
him. The unfortunate man was found to be Adam
O.tcnheim aged thirty nine years. farm hand in tho
employ Of David Tyson. at New Dorp. Coroner
(affney of Clifton. who notified, took charge OF
the body and adjourned the inquest. Ottenheim and
his unknown companion were scen shortly before the
accident occurred walking tho track, near New
Dorp, both apparently intoxicated. 1t is the general
opinion that the deceased met his death by foul play,
from the fact that the companion Of Ottenhein when
the engine struck tho latter off and dssappearcd
in the darkness, and his whereabouts are still uD-
hrpv
Year: 1878

The Excise Commissioners yesterday Afternoon
hoard tho argument of counsel for James McCrackcn
of No. 3a2 Seventh avenue, who is charged with keep
ing open his saloon sunday, june ,. The agent
for the Society for the Prevention of Crime held at
tho law as defined by the Court Of Appeals mad
clearly been violated and for this ronson TIC license
should bo revoked. The decision Of the Board was
reserved.
Year: 1878

L As we predicted in an editorial Of Tues
day, the New York gold men disclose
quick perception of the dangerous antagon-
ist they have to meet in the near future in
the new silver bill introduced by Represent
ative SHALLENBEGER on Monday. They
profess to be jubilant over the weakening
of the BLAND forces and certain of the Pres
ident's veto; hence why attack the new bill
before it is printed, unless they fear it more
than they do the BLAND bill? The truth
is the mere introduction of this bill has
done more to weaken the BLAND bill than
all the thunderings of the New York press.
Many who had intended voting for the
BLAND bill, presuming it was the only
shape in which they could record their votes
for silver and determined that silver in lib
eral measure should be had at this session
of Congress, now see in the SHALLENBERGER
bill unlimited silver coinage in shape so
perfectly fair and just that they will prefer
to record their votes for it. Especially do
the advocates OF greenback legal tender pre-
fer this bill as placing beyond question our
ability to protect and keep atloat paper
circulation, more desirable as legal tender
than either gold OF silver. Again, the mod.
crate gold men prefer it as dividing the pos.
insurcs them, and ut the same time Tcstor-
ing confidence stimulating industry, and
apDrecating all Investments.
Year: 1878

SOME man or woman, the chirography
does not clearly indicate which, writes us,
over the signature of "a regular subscriber,
and victimised lot owner of the District"
carefully concealing his or her real name
in which the REPUBLICAN is threatened
with the dire consequence of losing sub
scriber if we advocate "the franchise of a
set of uneducated ignoramusses," meaning,
we suppose the people at large of the Dis
trict of Columbia. We are not surprised
that any one who would write such letter
should conceal their real name In that
the author isright, and underan established
rule of the Office, not having the name OF
the author, we cannot insert his or her COM
munication. We desire to say, however,
that any person who does not sympa-
thize with the principles or opinions
of the REPUBLICAN is perfectly at
| liberty, under the Constitution, to sus-
pend his or her subscription at pleasure.
This is very free country, and the
/ REPUBLICAN is as free as anybody to
express its views and opinions on any subject
of public interest and concernment. Those
who do not like it, Of course, will not, fol
one moment, violate their sense Of duty for
it's accommodation.
Year: 1878

WILL the President nominate MICHAEL
J. WALDRoN, the trackmaster of the Lake
Shore Railroad before the war, and rebel
during the war, as United States Marshal
for Tennessee for the third time? We
shall see.
Year: 1878

THE WEEKLY NATIONAL REPUBLICAN
is now ready for mailing, and can be had in
wrappers for that purpose at the counting
room. 1t contains an epitome of Congress
sional proceedings, official doings at the
Departments, and selected literary and
agricultural matter. besides the latest news
by telegraph from all parts of the world.
Year: 1878

THE Harrisburg Pa Telegraph says: at
is singular fact that nearly every Repub-
lican paper of grit and influence refers to
General GRANT as the best exponent of ma
iional Republicanism known to-day to the
country. 1t is possible that lie may be
rallied upon to stand once more on II Repub-
lican national platform, in which event it
will not require an electoral commission to
decide who is elected President"
Year: 1878

THE New York Tribune warns Senator
EATON of back fro from his own State,
1t intimates that the Democratic party OF
Connecticut is very far from holding his
views on the question of finance. The
money power may have captured him, but
not the people.
Year: 1878

THE Philadelphia Times is authority for
the statement that the President is concil,
iating Senator BLAINE through the agency
Of the state dining-room, and inquiries il
there is any to spare for Senator CoNKLING
The impression is rather rife that the latter
gentleman is not easily propitated or con
ciliatcd by chicken salad.
Year: 1878

GOLD yesterday touched 10l the lowest
point yet in fifteen years. The more the
silver question is urged the more gold will
seek par condition. At this rate we shall
reach resumption before the bill to repea
the law can be considered.
Year: 1878

WE would again call the attention OF
business men and others to the fact that we
have connected with our Office one of the
most complete job printing offices in the
country, which is prepared at all times to
do all kinds of printing in the best of style
and at the most reasonable prices. Espe-
cially is this true of legal printing briefs
arguments, speeches, etc.
Year: 1878

THE New York Tribune says: The way
to kill the silver movement is to keep on
hitting it, Our wOrshipping
contemporary has changed its tactics Very
recently it thought the way to kill the
silver bill was to buy its defeat with Wall
street corruption fund and theFederal pat
ronage Its line of attack is broken, and
1t will soon be called upon to meet defeat.
Year: 1878

Arizona farmers may learn some- thing of great value to them by read ing the following from the Contra Cos ta (Cal) Gazette:

 This new cereal, first introduced in our section this season, promises to be one of the most prolific and valuable of our stock feed and forage crops. So far as can be judged from the linn. ited trial given ii here, the yield of the seed from this plant will be two or three times as much as from Indian corn, and some of the specimens at the late fair, showing heavy heads, were grown on adobe ground unsuit- able for Indian corn. The meal is said to make delicious bread which is generally preferred by those who have eaten it to that made from the Indian corn meal; ard one lady of our town, Mrs. Dr. Carothers, who had few plants in her garden this season, reports having found it much superior to pearl barley used as 8 thickening for soup.