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Year: 1878

EVERY Democratic newspaper in the
country printed the statement that General
BUTLER had the original of the mythical
BHERsIAN-ASDERsoS letter in his posses
sion. Not one-third OF them have had the
decency to print BrTLER's denial of the
statement. This is fair illustration Of
Democratic justice in the treatment of q po-
litical opponent
Year: 1878

GENERAL SHERMAN is very near the Rio
Grande now, whittier The NATIONAL RE-
PUBLICAN sent him as long ago as August
-, ultimo, to take charge of its war with
Mexico. VIII the New York Tribune and
Chicago Inter Ocean make silent note of
this fact? They took the trouble last
month to deny that he was going to that
belligerent neighborhood.
Year: 1878

THE Democratic reverence for the opin-
ions of the Democratic portion of our Su-
preme Bench is waning. Every Democratic
justice in that court has pronounced the
greenback issue unconstitutional.
Year: 1878

THE few people in the country who are
bothering themselves. about the legal-tender
question, after resumption shall have been
accomplished, will do well to remember
that the Democratic House is responsible
for having robbed the trade dollar of its
lepal-tender qualification.
Year: 1878

IT is to be feared that the austere "VASn
of the Springfield Republican, since he has
become attached to the Chinese Embassy,
has assumed some responsibility not laid
down in the strict line of his duties as an
interpreter. He has put into the mouths of
our Oriental visitors the word bull-doze. He
says they don't propose to bull-doze public
" sentiment" in this country, When ID. W
"B." translates that phrase back into Chi
nese they will probably understand that he
ha- conveyed an idea that they are not
somnolently inclined after the manner of a
Southern American masculine bovine. He
may relieve himself however, by the apt
illustration of the cavorting of bull in a
china-shop. The intricate and delicate u
ties of his new diplomatic position must, in
view of these facts, be appalling Nothing
less than obligatory punctuality on salary
day can possibly compensate him for it.
Year: 1878

SOME Of the Dolefuls begin TO predict
that the Nationals will hold the balance OF
power in the next House. They base this
prediction on the assumption that the Ad-
ministration has disgusted many Republi-
cans with Its peculiar and variegated policy
or policies, who will join the Nationals as
their only political refuge, for they will never
join the Democracy, and, at the same time,
that the Democracy has driven many of its
adherents out of its ranks who will never
join the Republicans. There is not as much
meat in this suggestion as there is in a
quarto dictionary, although, like that rather
disiointed literary production, it contains
words that may be put together as the basis
of good or bad advice.
Year: 1878

WHILE the press and the public has been
lulled into sense of false security, imagin-
ing that the defeat of the KIMMELL quo
,rdrrdnto bill was the last of MONTGOMERY
BLAIR, that irrepressible wire-puller has
been. quietly at work arranging for his
nomination for Congress in the sixth Mary
land district. On many accounts it is to
be hoped his arrangements will succeed,
mainly because he will prove to be another
fire-brand in the event of his election in the
House, and finally because he will con-
tinue to be, as he always has been, friend
of the District of Columbia. If we are to
have a Democrat in the House from our
neighboring Maryland constituency, let us
have a firc-band and o friend. Give us
"GUMMERY
Year: 1878

THE evident design of the Democracy in
its efforts to foment discord between the
rank and file Of the Republican party and
the Administration is to bring about con-
dition of affairs that will permit the easy
and peaceful installation Of TILDES when
"HAyEs is bounced" by Congress-if it ever
passes into Democratic control They fancy
that the Stalwarts, who compose the over
whelming str, myth of the Republican party,
will abandon the President to his fate If he
becomes much more unpopular, and allow
the defense of his title or occupancy of his
Office to be made by the handful of namby'
pamby theori,ts who are now supreme un-
der the leadership of that doughty carpet
knight, GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS.
Year: 1878

THE New York Tribune admits the viola
ton of the civil-service rules in the New
York custom-house removals, and then it
goes on to say, practically, that If the Stall
warts do not make too much disturbance
over the matter the Republican party in
New York will be the gamer. In other
words, the injured parties in this case are
expected or advised to kiss the hand that
smites them, or there will be trouble in the
camp. We are inclined to the belief that
this advice will not be meekly followed.
This turning the other cheek also" is all
very well in theory, but it gets to be mo-
notonous after frequent practice, and the idea
is involutary that it is cheeky, so to speak,
on the part Of the Administration to keep
up the practice. 1t is about time the Pres
ident should be made to understand that
both Charity and Consolidation begin at home.
Year: 1878

DENNIS KEARNEY fingers lovingly on
the Pacific slope, the scene of his rather
faded laurels. His Eastern trip, if he at
tempts it, will prove to be fizzle. He has
keen advertised and talked about so much
that the novelty of his peculiar record has
worn of. A few Molly Maguires may greet
him, and General BEN BUTLER may receive
him with open arms but that will be all.
Year: 1878

AS usual at this season, correspondents
are inquiring about the grubs or worms
fourd under the hides of cattle. These
are the young or larval form of the
~'trus bowls, or gadfy of the OK, which
chase and seriously harm cattle, while
leaving their eggs in summer and
autumn. Where the flies abound thew
retard growth and fatteniDg, and in
extreme cases cause much fever and
arrangement of the system, as we'll as
deterioration OF the hide by the presence
of Larvae under the skin. But as the 1y
does not survive the winter, save in this
larval form in the skin, it is easilv killed
out in any district by uniform destruc.
ton OF the grubs now to be found under
the 'ntegument. The parasites will be
found mainly in the back, and should
he squeezed out of their crusts by strong
compression of the adjacent skin, and
crushed under foot to destroy vitality
and prevent them from bu,rowing in
the soil and undergoing their natural
transformation into the fly. II the hole
lii too small it may be Sill ghtly enlarged
with penknife SO az to allow the easy
escape of the grub. The destruction of
these parasites by introducing caustic
liquids or red-bot irons into the sacks is
not to be commended, as it leaves mass
of dead matter in the sore to undergo
putrefactlon, and develops an amount of
surrounding Inflammation that is alto
gether unnecessary.
Year: 1878

LET every farmer be happy by sur


rounding himself with an attractiv,


home, which will not fade or fee will


dissolving banks, or fleeing saving in


stitutions.- Iowa State Register.


CREAM PUDDING Five eggs beate1
light, two cups of nice sour cream, anc
one spoonful soda; stir in flour to make
it as stiff as cake. For sauce, make one
quart of flour starch, add lump O.
| butter, put in sugar and favor with
lemon. twill bake while your potatoes
are boiling for dinner.


Brown BREAD.-One pint of corr
meal, pour over it one pint boiling water
teacnpful molasses, shorts or graham
flour enough to make stiff better, two
eggs, one teaspoonful of soda dissolved
in little boiling water; steam three
hours by putting in pan in steame,
over pot of hot water; keep the water
boiling all the time.


Eco OR BUTTER GRAvY.-Put into a
tin dish one>quarter cup of butter and a
large tablespoon of -four. Set on the
stove, and as the butter melts stir in the
Hour until smooth, or free from lumps
then pour on nearly a pint of boiling
water. Slice into your gravy bowl two
hard boiled eggs, pour the gravy on them
and serve, Salt aud pepper.


BAKED TOMATOES. large smooth
tomatoes-wi pc them and cut off care>
fully slice from the blossom end: re.
move the seeds and fill each tomato with
a forcemeat made of bread. crumbs and
some salt pork chopped up very fine and
seasoned. Put bit of butter in each :;
ut on the top; place in an earthen dish
and oake slowly from half to three, quar-
ters of an hour.


LOOSE DRESS The clothing should
be loose, and especially with young
persons. In the case of young girls
nothing should be done to support the
spine by stays or similar contriyances.
Her ribs should have the fullest play.
and her clothes be as loose as a bows,
that every muscle may have unrestricted
play, and the lungs free expand.-
[ Rochester IN. " Times.


To cure swelled feet and ankles take
piantsin leaves (which can be found in
almost any grass plot, and in our public
parks), wilt them by putting separsr civ
between the hands; cover The swollen
parts with them, and keep in place by
wrapping the limb with rags or towel
on going to bed at night, or keep them
on during the day if not obliged to be
upon tue feet. A cure will be speedily
effected d. n. 7. Times.


To RENevATE BLACK SrLK.-Rip
your diess apart and dust well: then
wash the silk in hot soap suds by dipping
up and down; rinse in two warm waters
then dip in water prepared as follows:
Boil two ounces of logwood chips in i've
quarts OF water add quarter of an ounce
OF eoppe1as; strain through an old bit of
calico; dip your silk in this dye: hang
on the line by the corners until it ia
nearly dry iron between old silk.


TAYLoR's chalk is one of the hest
thinks to remove grease from dresses
Simply rub the chalk on the spot and
let it remain few hours; OF place the
dress on the ironing table with a brown
paper underneath, cover the spot thiekly
with powdered chalk, place another
brown paper and a warm iron over that !
Year: 1878

I. T. Quinn, in Scribner's, gives these


directions for budding orchard trees:


The proper time for budding extends


from the middle of July until the first


of September. Whenever the bark


separates easily from the wood, the buds


may be set with fair chance of success,


The outfit for building consists of some


narrow strips of bass mating such as
come on the inside of coffee bags, and q


pocket knife with single blade, with a
small piece o.. worry fastened in the end
OF the handle. When the incision is
made, the ivory is used to raise the bark
up on either side, 80 the bud NAV be
pressed into place. The buds to be in.
serted should be cut from young, healthy
trees, and always of the present years
growth, those that are most matured
being selected. The leaves may then be
clipped off the branch of buds, leaving
say balf an inch of the leaf stalk attached
to the bud. Then, with a keen-edped
knife cut off each bud separately, from
halt to three quarters of an inch in
length, leaving thin slice of wood back
of the eye or tud. These should be kept
moist and protected from the sun or air
until set; exposure, even for short
time, may prove fatal.


? When the whole top, or any part of it,
Is to be budded over, select the spot for
each bud in smooth part of the branch,
not too large, say from one to two inches
In diameter. On this part make an in~
cision through the bark in
the form of the capital letter 7, and raise
or separate the bark from the wood with
the ivory on the handle of the knife.
me bud may then be pressed into place.
Cut on square the portion that goes
above the cross incisiop. Then, with
strip of the bass mating, wrap firmly
around the branch, above and below the
eye, fastening the end of the strip by a
slip knot.
Year: 1878

One single box of Parsons Purgative Pills
taken one each night will make more new
rich blood than ten dollars worth of any
liquid blood purifier now known. These
pills will change the blood in the entire sys-
tenn in three months, taken one night.
Year: 1878

Under the silver fringes
OF the willow boughs that swung


A-glitter in the sunshine,
With frozen jewels strung.
With smouldering fire Of opals.


OF pearls and chrysoprase,
And the twinkling diamond drops that set
The frosty morn ablsze.
Under the swaying willows,
Where the tall green rushes spraDg.


The wsy-side spring of my childhood
Babbled and laughed and sang
Bubbled and rippled over.


As the blithe winds came and went,
And dimpled all day in the sunshine


With gurgle of glad content.
Through the chink of the mossy boulder
Its living waters purled,


With inarticulate whispers
OF the wonderful underworld
The tall ferns nodded wisely


With every frond and feather
The brown reeds bent to listen,


With all their heads together.
Under the wintry starlight,
And under the summer noon.


Its ceaseless silvery babble
Was set to the self-ssme tune
The rushes on its margin


We're the greenest that ever grew
And moss and brake, for its sweet sake,
Were golden through and through.
When the skies were red with tempest,
And the landscape bleak and bare,
1t seems like q joyous presence
In the midst of grief and care
Like CHEEKY, happy nature


No cloud can overcast.
In joy or pain. in sun or rain.


Contented to the LAST
Year: 1878

The Buffalo Courier tells. with entire
seriousness, of very remarkable case
of nervous affection in that city. The
facts, as it states them, are that the
twelve-year-old daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Wagemann lies in an unconscious
state in their hOnse. and has so lain for
over year, during which time she has
taken no food The details, given re-
luctantly by the parents, who will not
"gratify the morbidly curious - by let
ting them see the girl, are given by the
Courier as follows: THE parents sta
ted that the little girl had been ex-
tremely studious, and had exhibited
marked piety in her intercourse with
those about her. More than year
ago last January she complained of
great pain in the back of her head and
neck. This was followed by the gradual
loss of the use of her limbs. For three
hours each day, during period of six
weeks at that time, she lay in trance,
and upon coming out of it, would talk
of the beautiful land she had been to,
and the supreme happiness she had en-
joyed. a physician was called in to
attend her when the first symptoms
were manifested, but after she began
to have her subsequent experience she
refused to take any medicine. The
doctor soon after came to the conclusion
that he could do nothing for her in any
event. In January, 1877, she one day
became unconscious, and has remained
so ever since. Ii will be a year ago
next month since particle of nourish-
ment has been administered to her,
with the exception of water, ice or ice
cream. Three months since she began
to be affected with what may be termed
spasms, although there is no evidence
of pain or suffering when they occur.
They come on every alternate hour and
last just an hour. At first they were
very strong, but of late have grown
milder every day. When in this par
ticular condition she rocks that portion
of her body extending from the top of
her head to the waist, from side to side
on the lounge upon which she lies. The
motion can be best understood when it
is described "a reminding one of the
action of a pendulum when in action.
When passive, both hands fit carelessly
spon her breast; when the spasm is on
they are held up. As she rocks to the
left, the left hand is carried TO the fore
head and the right falls upon her breast.
In her reverse motion the left hand is
carried over upon the right, and in ev-
cry instance the hands fall unfailingly
upon the same spot never varying a
particle. Her body is usually very
cold, but during the spasms it becomes
clammy and feels like that of a dead
person. The little girl adds the re-
porter who saw herr, is very pretty and
when lying quiet presents an interest
ing appearance-lOoking like beauti-
full child enjoying peaceful slumber,
with the exception that the respirations
are not as marked"
Year: 1878

Eighty years ago, a young actor of
Munich so utterly failed in his perform


ance as TO be peremptorily dismissed by
by the enraged manager, whose comedy
he had marred, if not endangered.
And well might he be sad for, to add to
his disappointment, in a wretched gar
ret lay his fathers corpse; his widow
ed mother looked to him as her only
stay; and group of little brothers and
sisters depended on him for their daily
bread. With Undesirable grief, there
fore, and few sorry crowns in his
pocket, he left the theatre, bought food
for the hungry family, and ordered a
coffin for the departed. That night he
watched by the side of his fathers
remains; in the morning he followed
them to the grave; and then wan
dering on the banks of the neigh
boring river, thought for an instant OF
throwing himself in; but, shuddeTing
at the crime to which he was tempted,
he knelt down to ask forgiveness of
God; and at last, absolutely worn out,
he sank down on the grass to sleep.
As he awOke with the rays of the morn
ing sun, and amidst the merry chirping
of birds he felt refreshed and thankful
that he was still alive, and now resolved
to return to the city. But a pebble
caught the eye. 1t was white, for it
was a chalk-stone, and on it was the
exquisite tracing of some little creature.
As he brooded over it with profound
attention thought struck him; others
succeeded; experiments followed; he
saw, at length, the possibility of en-
craving on stone, and obtaining there
from some beautiful impressions. That
young man was, in fact, Aloise Sene-
fielder, and the white pebble was the
cradle of the art of lithography.
Year: 1878

THE TRIAL of William Thomas for the
murder of his wife terminated in New
Castle on Saturday evening; and after
being out about two hours the jury re-
turned verdict of not guilty, as was
foreshadowed in the GAZETTE, on the
plea of insanity.


The circumstances as revealed by the
evidence of the daughter of the criminal
were so horrible that it is sickening to
read them. And we would fain have
omitted their recital to the readers of
the GAZETTE if we could have done SO.
There is no doubt that this man was
crazed with liquor. But it is terrible to
think of a man being permitted to in
dulge in the use of ardent spirits until
he has put himself III a condition to
commit such deed. 1t is hardly pos
sible TO come to the conclusion that
Thomas did this. 1t is in evidence that
his wife was addicted to drunkenness,
and the Inference is drawn by some that
this drove him to drinking also. But
such reasoning Is not sound, it is delu'
sive. Nor is it fair to suppose that
Thomas took this method to get rid OF
his wife because of her drunkenness
Unless he was more ignorant than W.
suppose he would be after working fol
twenty years in this city. If to get rid
of his wife for drunkenness had become
any object with him he would have takeI
counsel; and with the charge he mad,
against her of INCONSISTENCY, if there wa
any proof of it, he could have obtained
divorce. We do not wish to pursu,
the inquiry or comment further. Blu
we cannot leave the case without calling
to the attention OF our young people tn
whitening and blasting effects of indul
gense in strong drink No doubt thes'
people began life with fair prospects, ,an
the remarkable skill of Thomas mus
have given him bright hopes of futur
prosperity, comfort and happiness
How terribly intemperance has blaste
all we need not say. Even the poo
children will carry the sad effects to thei
grave. They might have been educated
and become ornaments to society bI
alas it is too late even for them to hoI
for that full enjoyment to which the
had right to aspire. For while 1
blame attaches to them, the time that
past and misspent by the parents wi
never return, and that which was nece
sary to be accomplished therein cam
now be done. How terrible is the wo
of intemperance! The poet has so W
and mildly expressed the aimonitio
ooh, that man should put within
mouth an enemy TO steal away
senses" Who ever saw man that d
not deny he purposely became dru


ard Who ever saw drunkard tn
became an inebriate on purpose ? w


ever knew drunkard that did not DIRE
a drunken wife? Drunken husbands {


terror to hundreds of poor wives; bu


drunken wife, why such a creature


uncomfortable; and no man should be


quired to keep one. Until recently su


thing was indeed rdrd dviS. We +,


that the use of beer by women is prod


ing sad effects, for drunken women SO


not TO rare as formerly.
Year: 1878

IT is to be regretted that there are not
more sensible men in charge of the great
daily blanket sheets. Since these papers
have gone into the possession of the
Bankers they have exhibited more
donkeyism than we supposed it possible
for literary men to carry. From Ben
nett's Herald in New York to the Potomac
this is the case. Whether these people
ever graduated at college or not we dc
not known, but it is certainly doubtful il
they could have done so with credit a
one Of our thigh schools. There is not;
particle of reliance to be put in the edi
torials of such newspapers. The Ledge
was at one time reliable 1t is now tn,
organ of broker and its money article
are to take care of his interest.
Year: 1878

In THK OPINION of the Supreme Court
of the United States the Eight Hour law
so far as giving the workingman any
special rights or privileges, is mere waste
paper. 1t merely says eight hours shall
be considered days work, but the Ques-
ton of pay is entirely a matter of con-
tract
Year: 1878

THE North and South say such bad
things of each other that foreigners
could hardly mistake either for favoring
Union unless by compassion. No
Europeans speak worse of their enemies
in time of war than such men as Gen.
Banks spoke of the Southern people a
few weeks ago in Boston club room.
Year: 1878

WILLIAM is cunning old Emperor
Just now when England and Russia are
attracting so much of the worlds atten-
ton William getsup avery good attempt
at his own assassination with the pistol.
Poh, poh, he is too good an Emperor to
die in that way.
Year: 1878

THE last Sentinel has the following local:

 We this week reprint from the San Francisco Stock Report a very good letter from Pinal county, which is un. usually accurate in its statements.

 We admire the taste of the Sentinel editor, but wonder little that he did not see the merits of this unusually accurate letter when it was first pub. lished in THE CITIZEN on October 5 The Stock Report correspondent stole nearly the whole of his letter form our columns-but then it sounds so much better coming from abroad. We are consoled by the fact that our matter is generally worth stealing.
Year: 1878

THE way in which the last Sentinel shows up the description of the Tip Top mine made by an Enterprise cor. respondent, is but another illustration of what an ass man not thoroughly posted on mining can make of himself when he gets beyond glittering gener- alities. IL takes experience and clear head to accurately detail the working and results of a mine, yet about every man that ever looked down a shaft thinks he knows all about it. General descriptions mean but little, inaccu- rate details are deceptive and ninety nine times out of hundred grossly exaggerated, and many mining men are not anxious to have their affairs made too public.
Year: 1878

THE fact that J. NJ Kirkpatrick worked very hard for about two years opening the mines in Gro Blanco bet ter than any in Pima County and then made fair legitimate sale of the same in such way as will certainly cause busy times in that district, is not a very strong point against his election to the Council
Year: 1878

The Los Angeles Republican hurls it to a gaping world that it intends to support Col. John D. Graham, the great organizer of the Aztec and Toltec mines" for first Senator from Arizona. We are awful glad. It is hard 10 tell how much we have been worried over who the fortunate man will 0e 10 make his bow in the majestic circle of sen ators as the first offering of the con- ing State-coming any time within twenty-five years but certainly not with in ten. But now we are al rest; there IS no use of any one else trying while the Republican thunders away.

 While in swaddling clothes Arizona has ever been so meek and shown such a want of power to look out for herself that it is kind for some great giant to thus chaperone her into good society.

 What the dickens is the Los Angeles Republican and where does this Gra- ham live, anyhow?