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Year: 1877

The Railroad companies could at an.


time satisfy the demands of their striking


workmen by cutting down their working
force to the exact measure of diminished
business. In this way higher rate O.
wages could be carried with comparative
ease, and employees could work full time
But this course would necessitate the dis
charge Of large number of skilled men
under circumstances of great hardship.
The companies have preferred to keep in
service as many men as possible, at lower
rates Of wages and at less than full time,
as more merciful and judicious policy
trusting to improved business and renewed
trade to give all of them full employment.
The strike has closed with tracit under
among employers and employees
that as business warra ats it the wages and
the time Of train men will be increased.
Year: 1877

! Business must and will Get better If al


engaged in II put their shoulders 70 th,


wheel and resolve to push it as il nevel


was pushed before. The riotous feeling


that manifested itself rather strikingly in


some sections 4 week or 20 ago has nearly
died out, and business men are now be-
ginning to realize the importance of drop.


ping riotous subject and making "strike'


for the fall trade. A strike of this kind


will have the effect Of giving employment


to large number Of deserving people who


have been idle through no fault Of theirs,


and an era Of good feeling will soon pre-


vail all along the line, if each and every


one engaged in business resolves to do his
duty toward himself and fellow man. The


worst croakers are those who never strive


to lift themselves out Of -despondeacy, but


croak from year to year, in good times as


well as poor times. This chronic class,


who neither toll nor spin, find fault with


those who show business activity. Let the


rich croaker and poor croaker keep on


croaking, they annoy no one but thsm-


selves. Active, energetic business men
have no time to stop and give ear to|
=" what is going to happen, sure" as the
croaker puts it, but they push ahead, and
iftrouble does come they meet it like men,
and by their energy and industry soon
overcome it. Let us all "strike" for the
fall trade and make lively time Of it.
Year: 1877

The President and Cabinet have spent
considerable time lately in discussing the
labor question, and devising means fo,
preventing trouble in the future. A Com
mission is talked Of to consist of produ.
GERS, merchants, railroad employees and
capitalists, $50 that in any question fair
compromise can be made" 1t seems that
these Cabinet discussions have been con-
fined TO railroad labor. Ifit is allowable
for the Federal Government to interfere in
any way with the labor question in the
States, it would be as proper for it TO step
in between manufacturing companies and
their employees as between railroad COM
panies and their employees. We fail to see
the propriety of such interference. This
labor question is a matter for the individ-
ual States to settle, and they should 90
strengthen their military force as to be
able to promptly put down all mots and
riots without having to call on the Presi-
dent for troops. The fact is pretty sener-
ally recognized and admitted since the
late outbreak, and we may expect that the
States will soon make proper preparations
to take care ofthemselves and the interests
of their citizens in all such emergencies in
the future. The labor question itself is
very simple one. 1t is only question
between employer and employee-a ques-
ton of give and take. If the employee
don't like the price, he needn't work; but
he can't properly prevent another from
working in his place, and here is where
the State should be prepared to step in,
ifneed be, and protect the laborer in his
right to work at any price he may agree to
accept. Legislation properly has but very
little to do in the matter. The law of sup.
ply and demand is the law that must al.
ways govern, and about all the legislative
law needed is that which compels the en-
ployer to pay what he agrees to pay and
the employed what he agrees to take. 1t
Is folly TO talk Of Federal interference.
through Congress or Congressional COM
mission, between employers and employed
in the States, whose contracts are made
under aud governed entirely by State laws
The Federal Government has no more
right to meddle with the labor question in
Pennsylvania than in Canada, Cuba or
Cathay.
Year: 1877

We hear great deal now-asdays abou


the insufficiency Of the militia and the de.
sirableness Of increasing the army. The
former may be true in a great measure
but the latter is alike unnecessary and
useless. What. is. needed is thorough


organization of the militia, redis,rict-


N, renumbering and consolidation OF


egiments, an Improvement in drill and
discipline and the placing of all the COM
mands upon a war footing. What is a
regiment good for when it consists of eight
cen or twenty officers and three men !:
when it will not obey orders hen it is
only half armed, unprovided with KNAPP
sacks, osercoats, blankets, etc? We are
glad that movements are on foot to im>
prove our local militia, and we trust that
concerted action will be taken throughout
the State to equip and drill our home
braves in the discipline and art Of true
soldiery. An increase of the regular army
is not necessary, neither would it be a
proper thing to do. We incline to the be-
lief Of the New York "sun,n that stand
ing army of ten thousand men is sufficient
for all practical purposes in times of peace,
and, if the militia be properly drilled, the
militia would be sufficient in times of war.
Year: 1877

THERE will be partial eclipse Of the
sun August Sth, but the only Americans
that will be favored with a view of it are
the Alaskans. Every hundred years Or SO
some advantage of this kind may be ex-
pected to result from the possession Of
Alaska. Then the patriotic American will
remember, with emphasis, Our Seward Of
blessed memory.
Year: 1877

THE question is no longer asked, Is it
safe to travel South ?" But it ia not with
out apprehension that the people in pur
suit Of business and pleasure venture to 60
north of the Potomac.
Year: 1877

FALSE PEErEScEs.-Th, Maine pre-
tense of alarm at the condition Of things in
the South is nothing hmt pgetease. The
real cause of Mr.. Blaine's concern is not
that the sixteen Southern states arc L" in
the hands of those who precipita.cd the
rebellion not at any danger to the peace
and unity of the country implied in this
act, but that the downfall Of republican
ism in the South IS the death-knell OF the
party IN the nation, and the degradation
of its leaders from their high places.
Year: 1877

In thriving town in Michigan, when the country was full of agents, and almost everybody was agent for something or other, an infant there being blessed with the advent of baby-brother, was very in qulsitave as to where the little stranger came from. Being informed that Dr. S- had brought it, he stood in a brown study for moment, when with the intelligent look of one who has solved difficult mat ter, he asked: Say, pa, is he the agent for them ?"
Year: 1877

Gentlemen who have had occasion to travel extensively through these United States, say that they meet the WEEKLY WIT NESS almost everywhere, and in not a few neighborhoods it is, they say, almost the only paper taken. In some places the DAI LY WITNESS is preferred, and it is proba- bly, on the whole, the best value for the money, especially for ministers, merchants, and stock or dairy farmers. It is unnecess- ary to describe newspaper so widely cir culated, or to explain its principles. These indeed may be summed up in one sentence. The object of the WITNESS is to promote the best interest of the people for time and eternity, and it is published at very low price.
Year: 1877

1t is the duty of every perso nwho has
used BoscuEE's GERMAN SYRUP to let its
wonderful qualities be known to their
friends in curing Consumption, severe
Coughs, Group, Asthma, Pneumonia, and
in fact all throat and lung diseases. No
person can can use it without immediate
relief. Three doses will relieve any case,
and we consider it the duty of all Drug
gist to recommend it to the poor dying
consumptive, at least to try one bottle, as
10000 dozen bottles were sold last year
and no one case where it failed was rcpor.
ted. Such medicine as the German
SYRUP cannot be too widely known. Ask
your Druggist about it. Sample Bottles
to try at 10 cents Regular size % cents
For sale by Mills and Purdy.
Year: 1877

change had been made in the figures.
On being shown the transposition of


178 votes from the Democratic to
the Republican side, he admitte I
that it must have been done for a
fraudulent purpose. but denied that
he had any knowledge as to how, or
where, or when it was done. He
admitted that the Calvert, to whom
Maddox telegraphed, was an old an
intimate friend of his, and had while
in New Orleans occupied a room in
the same house with him.
Year: 1877

In all diseases affecting these organs, whether
they secrete too much too little water: wheth-
er they be afflicted with stone gravel or with
aches and pains setteled in the loins the reg
ions of the Kidneys these Pills should be taken
cording to the printed directions, and the Oint-
ment should be well rubbed into the small of the
back at bed time. This treatment will give almost
immediate relief when all other means have failed.
Year: 1877

IT is reported that in Washington,
among southern democrats. on the day
after election, there was no demonstrative
rejoicing over the sweeping democratic VIC
tory in Ohio, but itlwould be doing them
great injustice to say that it was none the
less heartfelt. 1t is, perhaps, true that
they view with shadow of sadness this
result, as an evidence of the deep-seated
prejudice against the south of northern
republicans. They, of course, attribute
the sweeping character Of the democratic
success in no small degree to the disaffec-
tion of republicans with the southern pol
icy Of Hayes. They cannot but feel that
this is unjust to them, and therefore their
rejoicing is tinged with sadness. They do
not believe, however, that the democratic
victory is solely due to republican disaffec-
tion. They say that Ohio is naturally a
democratic state, and that it was only by
the unlimited use of money last fall that
the republicans carried it. A great many
respectable people were disgusted by the
returning board frauds and the unrighteOus
decisions of the electoral commission. and
these men all voted the democratic ticket
This time
Year: 1877

Judge Dillon on Squatters Rights.


In the circuit court at Des Moines, Ia,
on Friday last, a judgment was rendered
against number of river land settlers, but
the plaintiff failed to secure an order of
court for their ejectment, until further or
ders. This is in pursuance of a policy
marked out by Judge Dillon, of Davenport,
and ruled upon by him when the question
was decided whether occupying claimants
were entitled to compensation for improve
ments only since the termination of the
suits to dispossess, or since the settlement
of the land. He decided they were en-
titled to Fpay for all improvements made
since the occupation of the land by them.
This order that writs of ejectment shall
not issue until further orders by the court,
is to give occupying claimants an oppor-
tuDity to file their claims for improvement,
aud is Of vast importance. In many cases
the improvements are SO costly that it il
quite likely the land will not be taken fol-
them aud in all cases it will give the
settler something for his labor and time
some return for the seasons of toll anC
hardship, and greater or less fund to be
gin life again in a new place, if they mus
give up the old. 1t seems most right
eous judgment and will crafty the friend
Of Justice every where, but will be halle,
with unbounded delight by poor me-
whose years Of unremitting toll has mad
them unfit to grapple another life task an
taught them to love what they have cult
vated so assiduously.
Year: 1877

WHILE the hurrah over the Ohio victory


is yet at its height, it is pleasing to revert
10 the returns from California, which are
just coming in in a shape to enable salts.
factory measure of the triumph there. 1t
is now known that the democrats will have
a majority Of l6 in the senate and 2S in the
house, so that the state legislature will
vote "A democratic majority on joint ballot.
Year: 1877

Col SibIey, Boston's boss forger, was a
colonel in the goth Massachusetts during
the war, and later was commander of the
Grand Army of the Republic. He was a
prominent local politician in Boston, and
moved in the first circles of society. He
was, last year,selected to carry the electoral
vote Of the state to Washington, aud the
implacables are mad as thunder now that
he didn't steal it, or lose it, or alter it, or
do something with it before he reached
Washington.
Year: 1877

IMPORTANT TO PERSONS VISITING New
YoRK.-One of the best kept and most
convenient Hotels for Merchants and
others to stop at when in New Y York is the
Grand Union Hotel, nearly opposite the
Grand Central Depot, kept on the Euro.
pean plan--you therefore only pay for
what you get. Everything is first class,
and prices moderate, adapted to the string
ency of the times, You save the expense
of carriage hire, and by leaving your bag
gage check on the counter of the Hotel.
your baggage will be delivered in your
rooms, fifteens minutes after the arrival
of the cars, free of expense. We advise
you to give the Grand Union trial.
Year: 1877

COLUMBUS, July 2S, $40 p. m.-From the
State-House and every fire station in the city
a general riot alarm has just been sounded
which calls every good citizen to arms and
orders every woman and child to clear the
streets in five minutes after the first ring.
The city is in feverish excitement. The
troops now down at the Pegua shops and in
the round-house are under arms. The stri-
kers have full control An attempt to move a
freight train brought on all this trouble. No
violence was shown on thepart of the strikers


have just returned from the scene of the
trouble. There is determination not to let
the train with freight be moved, and the rail-
road managers are unable to get an engineer
to run the engine.
Year: 1877

Especial to the Democrat
BERLIN, July 28.-Bismarck, in receiving a
deputation of the Protestant clergy of Wur-
temburg recently, spoke hopefully concern
ing the ecclesiastical conflict. He said that
the government having enacted the necessary
laws stood On the defensive, and could afford
to wait for the papacy to accept the situation.
Year: 1877

FRUADULEST HAYES on SlLvER.-Tbe
New York Tribune says that the Fraudulent
President f.voIs the remUnetization of silver,
but under such conditions a. viii shake the
national credir He does not believe in the
justice of making the principal and interest
Of the public Gebt payable iu silver. Tie
country would doubtless like to kpow more
of Fraudulent Hayes views on silver. The
idea of providing currency for trade and
general Use which is not good enough to pay
foreign debts with, is not pleasant to contem-
plate The nation does not want two kinds
Of money of different values, and any fuan
cial policy based upon any snch shutting
principle WI. be condemned. OF course The
nation, like an individual. must fulfil con-
tracts in the spirit and TO the letter AMI If
We have sold bands payable On their face in
gold. they must be paid iu that metal. Bnt
if silver il remoneiiz-d, bonds issued before


it was demouetz-d will be payable in gold or
silver. Besides, The fundamental idea of re-
mouetizition IL thai The two metals should
b. coined into standard coins established on
the basis OF equalI'y in value. The silver
dollar must be worth ~ much as the gold
dollar, This would not relieve us from an
obligation TO pay in gold when the bonds
call for gold but it will relieve the nation
from loss on account If he obligation.
Year: 1877

EVERY Man interested in productive soil
viii net sensiJly by cnliivating every inch of
it to the extent of his means and ability
The European war may last for long time,
and this country il liable to be drawn upon
very heavily for all kiuds of produce A
new era is dawuing upon the farmer of this
section especially, and by their energies they
SHOULD De able to take advantage of it. Stock
raisers, manufacturers. and p4rriss engaged
in ell branches of business will find 1t TO
their advantage to be up aud doing.
Year: 1877

A NICE YouNs MAS was out riding with
his sweetheart few days agr, when the
young chap bad to stop the team and get out
TO bnOtle crnpper which had come loose.
The young man explained to his " Hannah :"
that the animals hustle had come loose
Year: 1877

For several months past we have been
making arrangements preparatory to en-
lsrging the STAR to twelve page weekly,
when we would have furnished about
twice our present amount of reading
matter. Were it not for the threatened
indian troubles, this enlargement would
be made next week. AS it is, we deem
it unwise to incur any unnecessary busi-
ness responsibilities, until after peace is
restored east of the mountains, when We
expect the promised improvement will
he made
Year: 1877

Nominated last Saturday, is one
of the strongest ever presented to
the people of this county. From
top to bottom it is made up of first
class men, well qualified for their re-
spective positions, and well known
to the people. The ticket is also
well distributed, and their can be
no ground Of complaint on that
score. The Convention was one of
the largest and most harmonious ever
held in the county, and there was a
general feeling Of confidence among
the delegates that their selection Of
candidates would be ratified by the
people at the polls. The Republi-
can ranks in old Highland were nev-
er more united, and with earnest work
from now till the election, we can elect
every man on our ticket. Let us go
to work and do it.


We shall have more to say of the
candidates hereafter.
Year: 1877

Ripley Bee:-When we notice the
fact that the railroad subscriptions
obtained in a canvass of two days
represents over one-third of the
amount required and remember that
a majority of those subscribing ex-
press a willingness to double their
subscriptions if necessary, aud also,
that several of those who will con
tribute most heavily are now absent,
and therefore not represented on
this list, it becomes evident that this
railroad enterprise can be carried to
a successful issue. If so much can
be accomplished at ebb tide, what
could have Ilen, and may yet be
done with railroad enthuiasm in full
flow? Talk this matter up, dream
on it, think it up, act on it There
is no excuse for q failure now. If
our town is to be saved from irretrie-
vable disaster, if owners of property
here ever expect one tenth Of its val
ne, if this place is ever to attain to
any Importance as a comm ercial and
manufacturing point, this road


MUST BE BUILT.
Year: 1877

Dubuque Telegraph: What would
capital be without labor? It would
be as barren as a mule. It is labor
that makes it productive.


And what would labor be without
capital ? The truth is, the two must
go together, to make either profta-
bic, and such sort of stuff as the
above is mere demagoguery. Get
rid of these political demagogues-
in nine cases out of ten purely office
seekers-and capital and labor will
soon regulate their differences, and go
to work, reaching results that would
be profitable and satisfactory to
both.-TGal Jour.
Year: 1877

Baltimore Gazette.-One Of the
most encouraging signs Of the times
is the extraordinary volume Of freight
now passing over the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad. There were 1910
loaded cars on the road between
Cumberland and this city yesterday,
and if the business of the road con
tinues to increase (as at this season
of the year it is most likely to dO,)
it Will soon be able to give employ
ment to a much larger force. The
fact only shows more conclusively
than ever it Is wisest to let business
regulate itself
Year: 1877

WONDERS OF THE TELEPHONE. -
Talking by telegraph is the last new
wonder of the age. The n. Y. Tri-
bune thus tells how it is done in
that city:


The currents of sound in these tel
ephones are carried by a single wire
in either direction. All that it is pos
sible to do in ordinary conversation
between two people sitting within
two feet of each other in a room can
be done at a distance of five or ten
miles, or even a greater distance, by
simply raising the voice and speak
ing a little slower than naturally.
The telephone instruments them
selves are very simple, consisting of
two wooden tubes, one of which is
placed at the mouth, the other at the
ear. The extension of these tele-
phones all over the city in place Of
electric telegraphs is thought to be
only a question of time.
Year: 1877

CHEAP TELEGRAPHY.-There seemed
to be a fair prospect some time ago,
that the competition between the
Western Union and the new Allan
tic & Pacific companies would Sc
cure to the people cheap rates of
telegraphing. But a few days ago
the managers of the rival lines met
in New York and consolidated the
two companies into one, and now
we have the natural consequence, in
an advance of rates. It is true the
managers say they will demand only
reasonable rates" but their idea of
what are reasonable rates vii; prob
ably differ considerably from those
of their customers,and tits quiteprob-
able the public Will soon again be
compelled to pay the high rates cur
rent before the Atlantic & Pacific
compelled the Western Union to re-
duce its charges. It really looks as
if the Government may be compelled
to take the business of telegraphing
into its own hands, as it has that of
carrying the mails, in order to afford
the people Of this country the same
facilities for cheap and rapid cores
pOndence as are now enjoyed by
those of Great Britain and Germany,
where messages are sent for about
one fourth the usual charges by
American lines.
Year: 1877

The new registry law of this
State, applies only to such persons
as have not been bona tide residents
of the State 1 year, the county 80
days, and Of the township, village or
ward in which they reside and offer
to vote, twenty days next preceding
the day Of election. Persons who
have not thus resided, will, under
the law, be required to register their
names in accordance with the provis-
ions Of this Jaw before they will be
entitled to vote. It is important
that those who under this law are
required to register, should under
stand what is required of them, in
due time.
Year: 1877

We think that the power of money
is, on the whole, over estimated.
The greatest things which were done
for the world have not been accom-
pished by rich men, or by subscrip-
ton lists, but men generally Of small
pecuniary means. The greatest
thinkers, discoverers, inventors and
artists have been men of moderate
wealth, many of them little raised
above manual laborers in point Of
worldly circumstances. And it will
always be so. Riches are oftener an
impediment than a stimulus to ac-
ton; and in many cases they
are quite as much a misfortune
as a blessing. The youth who
inherits wealth is apt to have life
made too easy for him, and so grows
sated with it, because he has moth
ing left to desire. Having no special
object to struggle for, he finds time
too heavy on his hands; remains
mentally and morally asleep; and
his position in society is often no
higher than that of a poIypus over
which the tide floats Elk.
Year: 1877

The First National Bank of Ian
caster has yielded up its charter,
and gore into the banking business
under a different organization. Its
name is "The Bank of Lancaster
Banking under the National charter
don't pay, and many Of the banks
are taking up their bonds and sur
rendering their charters.