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Year: 1879

The Detroit News of the Sd INST, says: An
unusual and almost unprecedented thing took
place in Washington yesterday. The demo-
Gratis held caucuses in both houses and not a
syllable OF the proceedings has been discovered
by the newspaper men Of the capital, who are
thus forever dsgraced in the eyes OF their pro-
fession throughout the country. All sorts Of
surmises are made regarding the result, the
most confident one being the assertion that the
house caucus rejected and recommitted the
report Of the joint steering committee, whose
purport we explained yesterday. This should
be taken with erain of salt. II 1t be true, it
would mean fight, and the majority Of the
democrats know too well on which side their
bread is buttered to engage in one at the pros
ent juncture. 1t is possible they are trying
rather to reconcile differences OF opinion as to
how they can back down with most dignity, or
that the cooler heads are purposely protracting
the proceedings TO give the hotter heads time
to undergo loss Of temperature.
Year: 1879

Democratic leader said in Congress, on the
door OF the House of Representatives, in his
speech OF April Sd:


and those with whom stand identified are
willing to accept the issue. And more, we so
farther and admit that We are the ones who
make the Issue, and we are ready for you to
accept L. Planting ourselves on this broad
ground, we welcome the controversy.





If the gentleman from Ohio fGarfield is to
be excused for, certainly he cannot be justified,
for parading before this House the argumentum
in terrorem OF veto that is cut and dried to
be put upon a bill which has not yet passed,
and, II he is to be pardoned for warning the
House that the Executive branch OF the Gov
eminent VIII never yield its assent TO this
measure IN its present FORM ask whether
may not be warranted and justified in employ
ing equal candor IN assuring that gentleman
aud his associates that the dominant power IN
this Congress, the ruling clement in this body,
is also equally determined that, until Its just
demands, sanctioned by all laws. human and
divine, protected and hedged around by pre-
cedents without number, demanded by the
people OF this land without regard to section,
camored for not by the south alone, but IN
Philadelphia as well as in New Orleans, in San
Francisco and Boston as well as in Charleston
aud Savannah, are complied with, this side OF
the chamber which has demonstrated Its power,
never means to yield or surrender, unless this
Congress shall have died by virtue Of it's limita-
ton. Wild applause on Democrats side. A
principle cannot be compromised 1t may be
surrendered, but that can only be done by its
advocates giving proof to the world that they
are cravens and towards, and lack the courage
OF their own convictions We cannot yield,
aud we will not yield. Applause and sensa-
tion |. The issue is laid down, the gage Is of
battle is delivered Lift it when you please,
and we are willing to appeal to that sovereign
arbiter to which the gentleman from Ohio 30
handsomely alluded, the American people, to
decide between u.s. We intend to deny to the
President OF this Republic the right to exercise
such uncopstitutionai powers


do not mean to initiate the gentleman from
Ohio disclsim any authority to state what
others may do; but do mean to say tha. it 10
my deliberate conviction that there is not to be
found single man on this side Of the House
who will ever consent to abandon one jot or
tIttle Of the faith that is in him. lie could
not surrender if he would, and he would not,
ne begged the other side to believe, be coerced
by threats or intimidated by the party in power
We are plated on our convictions. There we
will stand He who dallies is bastard, and
lac who doubts is damned. Loud applause
Year: 1879

suddenly takes his hook, and almost
unconscious!y gives him such "migh-
ty switch" as TO either carry away
some of the tackle, tear away the
mouth of the fish, or if he miss him en-
tirely, he will, perhaps, tangle his line
hopelessly and provokingly around the
branches Of some overhanging tree
Be sure to let him have the bait a mo.
mcnt before you pull, and in the mean
time become little cool, Even an old
fisherman may sometimes be found
out of his equilibrium when his hand
has been little out.


Although this splendid fish exhibits
a good deal of apparent greedIness
when tempting lure is thrown in his
was, still he is not what may be called
a voracious fish, and by closely OBJ
serving their character it will be dis
covered that what might easily be mis-
taken for voracity is nothing more
than their nature, energy and spright-
illness. have seen large-sized bass
lay in apparent sulkiness for hours in
some shady "hole" of bright clear
stream in the middle of the day, per-
fectly needless OF any bait that might
be ever SO skillfully skinned over him,
or temptingly dangled at his nose but
finally, when the "spirit moves" him,
he rnshes at his fancied prey like q
panther springing upon the mountain
deer.


Now, Mr.. Editor, hoping that what
is here written may be OF some use to
those who do not know how to fish,
and will be charitably read by those
who do better than


Your obedient servant,


June 9th, 1879. T. ]. b.
Year: 1879

UsEruL HINTS. = In the Spring,
clothes can be bleached by putting six
cents worth Of oxalic acid into gal
lon OF boiling water and pouring over
them. Stir them up and lot them re-
main in IL until the water is cold, and
then lay out to bleach. They will soon
be white as snow. Never carpet the
kitchen floor; II catches all the dirt,
grease and odors OF cooking. Stain or
paint the floor, then spread down pieces
Of carpet in front of the lounge, table
and wherever necessary. These should
be bound like q rug. They can be
easily taken up, shaken and aired. AZ
ways water plants with asponge Get
the large, coarse kind and you will
save yourself much annoyance and
spattered walls. To remove mildew
from light kid gloves without injuring
them, first dry the gloves thoroughly


stretch rub the spots well with o
moderately stiff brusb, then with 9
small quantity Of egg albumen or houl
paste. A simple way to remove iror
rust from any white cotton or liner
fabric is TO soak it for several days IN
sour milk. This rarely fails, but If i
should, phosphoric acid (iquid) may
be applied successfully and without in
jury. No process is required but u
touch the spots with the acid and le
1t dry Germantown Telegraph.
Year: 1879

'ISsuRAscE.-The Dutch word for
insurance company Is Jcvensvcrzeker'
ingmaatschappy. There arc many
people who would call the insurance
companies by worse names than thl'
if they could only invent them.
Year: 1879

"Children are hungry perpetually
for new ideas. They will learn with
pleasure from the lips of people, what
would be drudgery to learn from
books; and even il they have the mis-.
fortune to be deprived ofmany educa.
tfonal advantages, they will grow up
intelligent, if in childhood they hear
daily the conversation of intelligent
people. Hence the Importance that
the teacher should be an intelligent
person. The child comes home and
says, What do you think my teacher
told us to-day2' The daily effort OIL
the teacher should be TO render herself
fresh and bright, to meet with the
young minds that form her class moi
to think, how shall / repress and bot
tie up all this energy p
Year: 1879

ado not depend upon pauscs and
rules to make good readers Example
and drill are better. Pupils seldom
apply rules to their reading Let the
meaning be thoroughly comprehended
and the. reading will be naturally cor
rect"
Year: 1879

A. s. would like to know how star
stitch in crochet is dOne.-The stitch known
Star Stitch OF Fan Stitch is worked
follows: Make chain the required length. First
ro,c: Raise stitches in the usual tricotee Tor At
CHAM stitch. This gives oops on the hook pull
the wool through al 3, and make chain. Put
the hook through the small hole formed by this
chain stitch. and raise stitch trcOtee fashion
raise a second loop by inserting the hook in the
back part of the last of the stitches through
which the wool was drawn. This is lit
tie difficult If the stitches drawn up too
tightly and the stitch may have to be pulled open
with the finger.l Raise the next two loops on the
foundation. There are now loops ON the hook.
Draw the wool through all ., and work l chain to
complete it and make all secure. This ends the
second star. Repeat from to the end of the row.
and break off the wool, leaving a shore loose end.


SecORd ror Join the wool with two rather small
chain stitches. Raise the first chain stitch. then


insert the hook through the next, which is the small
hole in the centre of the first star. and raise
other and finally raise on the back part of the
next horizontal stitch. There are now four loops
on the hook. Draw the wool through all four and
finish with the chain stitch. This ends the first star
Insert the hook through the hole formed by the
last chain-stitch and raise tTlcotee stitch raise
the back part of the next stitch, which is the last
stitch Of the star just made raise the next which
ought TO be the centre of the star the preceding
row raise the following horizontal stitch-always
from the back part. There are now . loops on the
hook. Draw the wool through all at once. and
make chain. This completes another star. Re
peat from TO end of row. In finishing the last
star there win be only loops 10 draw through
Ii is customary, however. TO cOunteract the ten
dency OF the work 10 form sloping edge here by
raising the back part of the last stitch the last
star In the preceding row. Tins gives loops
Draw the wool through all and make l chau-
stitch. Make another chain. break OFT the wool
and draw the loose end through to fasten it, In
raising the fourth and fifth stitches of the last star
take the loose end of the preceding also III the
left hand, and pull the double thread through
This makes fuller finish. Every row Is done like
the second.


This is an exceedingly pretty stitch and can be
used for a variety of purposes. girls hood will he
a.. 4retNu nwrR a.aV nd
for stripes In a cOuvrete, II NAV be worked either
the short or long way. If wanted little fuller.
stitches NAV be raised instead Of >. In this case
the last stitch is always the centre of star in the
preceding row.
Year: 1879

from Ihe Boston t0ngTegats0Hdfisf (COngl


Mr.. MackOnochlc VIII make the cheapest kind OF
of a martyr-nOihlng more than a sham martyr at
the best. If he and his church will come out and
be separate from the establishment, and give up all
claim upon its revenue. putting their hands into
their own pockets anu paying their own way be-
cause they cannot IN conscience bring down the
highness OF their church views and practices into
accord with the lnot veryl lowness which IL made
lawful now in England, the world VIII give them
some measure OF respect tor consistency and honesty
of eonduct-whateyerlt u may think Of their views"
But long as II hangs 10 the OIL udder for its
daily supplies. it must look for only such praise in
the way of martyrdom as Ia accorded 20 the had boy
when lie Is spanked Tor ugly and persistent disobe-
Year: 1879

This dainty and comfortable little shawl for the
neck knitted on 2 needles No. S, with split
zephyr Shetland wool of any color you prefer.
Begin by casting on stitches. at the end of every
row. making a stitch until you have the needle
$50 stitches. Then begin 10 decrease again to
point by knitting together at the end of each
row, until there only 3 stitches left
the needle. These are cast off together. The
pattern of the shawl is made by every rows being
worked thus: First row. knit PLAN second row.
purl third row, knit together throughout the
row; fourth row, KNIT i, make stitch by
knitting on the thread between the last stitch
taken of and the next the left needle. knit
1. Begin AGAIN at first row and 90 repeating
these four rows until the shawl is finished. Add
fr1nQf.
Year: 1879

DAIN in the right side, under the


l edge of the ribs, increases on pres
sure; sometimes the pain is in the left
side; the patient is rarely able to lie
on the left side; sometimes the pain
is felt under the shoulder blade. and
it frequently extends to the top Of the
shoulder, and is sometimes mistaken
for rheumatism in the.arm. The stom.
ach is affected with loss Of appetite
and sic kness; the bowels in general
are costive. sometimes alternative with
lax; the head is troubled with pain,
accompanied with a dull. heavy SEN
sation in the back part. There is gen.
orally a considerable loss of memory.
accompanied with painful sensation
Of having left undone something which
ought to have been done. A slight,
dry cough is sometimes an attendant.
The patient complains Of WEAKNESS
and debility: he is easily startled, his
feet are cold or burning. and he COM
plains Of a prickly sensation of the
skin; his spirits are low; and although
he is satisfied that exercise would be
beneficial to him. yet he can scarcely
summon up fortitudc enough to try it.
In fact. he distrusts every remedy.
Several of the above symptoms attend
the disease, but cases have occurred
where few Of them existed, yet exam.
ination Of the body, after death, has
shown the LIVER to have been exten.
Svely deranged.
Year: 1879

told a reporter in San Francisco, last


week, that as yet his father had re-
ceived no proposition to take the presi-
dency of the Nicaragua Ship Canal Com
pany, and even if propositions should be
made Colonel Grant said it was not


probable that he would accept them.


As to the Panama route, he added that


his father believed the alluvial lands
near Aspinwall could never be oontroll-
ed so as to render Ship canal there
practicable, and while holding Captain


Eads' ability as an engineer in much
esteem, he doubted If his plan for
marine railway could be made success.
full, for ten miles out Of Aspinwall there
is no foundation on which to build a
railway firm enough to carry ships.


The soil there is soft deposit which
would permit a roadbsd to sink. Bed
rock is long way below the surface,
rendering it a gigantic operation to
sink enough granite on which to build
a solid track.
Year: 1879

A farmer and his shepherd were TO-
ge,her in field near Sawyn, Metioneth-
shire, in Wales, looking after large
flock of sheep. Suddenly a peculiar
cracking sound caused them to lift up
their heads, when, to their astonish-
ment, they perceived the sheaves in an
adjoining wheat field being whirled
about by some invisible agency. The
course OF the destroyer appeared to be
directed to where the flock of sheep
were quietly grazing. With rushing
sound that proved to be a whirlwind
was upon them, and in a few seconds
scattered the sheep about like chatf.
One of them was lifted by the force of
the whirlwind tremendous height in
to the air, and fell to the ground dead.
The wind passed quickly away in a
westerly direction, without further
damage. ...
Year: 1879

individuals who may own shares Of
stock.


Sanle-Sock- Transfer In the alb
sence Of legislative regulation as TO
the mode of transferring title to stock
in a corporation, and any provision
therefore in the CHARTER, the question
must be solved on general principles
of law, based in sound reason and pub
lie policy. In this State the owner
of stock in such corporation may pass
the title thereto, by assignment of the
certificate without transfer upon the
books of the company, or any notice
to the C mpany; and this, whether
the assignment be absolute, or merely
as q pledge, or as collateral security,
and such transfer will be good and
valid, not only against the owner, but
all tGe world.


Cornick and others vs.. Richards.


Judges Mcfarland and Cooper dis.
sent


S 6e Of patents not tar46Le A State
has no power 10 tax Or require a Ii
cense of patentee or his assignee foI
selling the patent right or the patent.


State vs.. Butler.


Homestead not Effected by voluntary
cOnUeyay ce.-The homestead of the
wife is not forfeited by her acceptance
of voluntary conveyance to Cl
from her husband, where she is gully y
of no actual fraud, as to the judgment
creditors of the husband.


Joseph RUSS VS.. r. NJ. Hook.
Year: 1879

In cold weather give one pailful
at time three times day. This is
enough unless you are working them
regularly then give them little more
but not to exceed four pailsful day.
In warm weather when they are
brought in, first sponge out the mouth
and nostrils well with cold waters
After few spongings they will wait
for it to be done. Then give them
MOTTO exceed a pailful apiece, and after
feeding give one more pailful before
you commence working. Don't let
them go without long enough to make
them want more than this. If allow
ed, thirsty horse, when warm, will
drink too much. a common twelye~
quart pail is the size referred to above.
Year: 1879

A good soil rarely fails, even in a
poor season, of returning paying in
come for the labor expended upon it
in the cultivation Of any crop adapted
to it. The idea that the number Of
acres in crops indicates the fairness
income must be abandoned, and the
numbers of bushels per acre must be
looked for instead. There is cartain
ly less profit in blowing fifty acres, to
raise 1000 bushels of grain, that in
plowing but twenty-five to grow the
same amount, and trusting to good
seasons for fair crops will not be
thought of by the improved farmer. A
rich, well cultivated soil, will usually
make fair returns in what we call bad
or unfaVorable seasons. What the
farmer on poor soil would call a
good season seldom comes.-Vally
Farmer.
Year: 1879

MANY inquiries have been made
about DR.. Sloane. These are perfectly
natural, when one remembers that he
was Chairman of the Savage blow
out" Any information as TO who
this modest and honest statesman is,
who has been living in this section of
the country unnoticed and unobserYed, =,
will be thank fully received.
Year: 1879

Why is it right to steal from the
Government?


Why is it wrong to kill the man
who says he told you so?


Why people always discuss Euro
pean politics as though they under
stood them?


Why man should always get mad
if you frankly aid for his own good
tell him he Is making an ass of him.
self?


Why it is so hard to find a man
when you want to borrow money
from him.


Why it is so hard to borrow the
money after you have found him?


Why man always wishes he had
chosen some other profession?


Why man is always going to take
vacation ''next summer?"


Why man thinks every year that
he won't be as big fool this year as
he was last?


And why he is, though, all the
same?


Why a man never tries to beat
down the price of railroad ticket?


Why everybody affects a profound
knowledge of growing crops and crop
prospects2


Why men always lie about the size
of the fish they catch and the num-
ber of duck they shoot?


What girl ever sees in q great
selfish, deceitful hulking animal of
man to marry HIM for, any hows


Why it takes five grown people to
take one sleeping infant to the circus
to "see the animals?"


A bad marriage is like an electric
machine lit makes you dance, but
you can't let go.
Year: 1879

The most remarkable fact in connec
tion with the tyrannical husband is that
he is continually laying the flatteling
JUNCTION to his soul that he is the most
unselish and self-sacrifcing of men.
Notwithstanding that he has reduced his
wife to the level of nonentity and
taken all the healthy purpose out of her
life, and consequently done great deal
to make her miserable and to shorten
her existence, he will appeal to you for
sympathy and encomiums. He will, in
deed, occasionally pose as a martyr. He
will say " Look at me, and see what |
have to do. Where is the husband who
does as much for his wife as | do for
mine She has not the least trouble
about anything. | magnanimousy re-
lieve her of a load of responsibility and
care. Then | am continually torturing
my brain as to how l shall please her."
When he argues to this effect one
scarcely knows whether to regard him
as q fool or hypocrite. Probably he is
bit of both. At the same time there
is reason to believe that, by pursuing
some extraordinary process of reasoning,
he really does persuade himself into the
belief that he is u model husband. Start
ing from the assumption, as he does,
that his wife is toy, rather than his
companion, it is, perhaps, not to be
wondered at that he becomes SO COM
placent, and is able to carry out his ut
terly selfish policy with so much case
and composure. The misfortune is that
his acquaintances tolerate him while he
praises himself at the expense of the
woman whom he has SO irreparably in
Jured, anC. while he talks at" her be-
cause She Is precisely what he has made
her, and what any woman, easily to be
moulded, would become if she were so
unfortunate rs to fall into his clutches.
If he got the idea into his head that he
were looking on as what he is--a mean
souIed tyrant-the probability is that
prudence, if no higher motive, would in
duce him to somewhat amend his con.
duct. But, under existing circumstances,
how, in the name Of goodness is he to
get such an idea into his head
Year: 1879

Some fears are entertained that
an effort will be made by the Repub-
hcan managers of the Census Bureau
to make false returns, or rather a
false compilation of the census taken
in the Southern States. When it is
remembered that the census returns
are under the control of a party
which manipulated the election re>
turns in 1876, these fears are not
altogether groundless.
Year: 1879

A suicidal passenger leaped from
a British Channel steamer and the
mate instantly plunged after him.
The crew laboriously cut away the
canvass covering Of the Iifeboat only
to find It half full Of water. and when
partly lowered she broke in two,
dropping out the occupants. one or
whom was drowned. The passen-
ger had in the meantime succeeded
il bis suicide.
Year: 1879

The Baltimore Sun announces that
business has revived in that citv to
gratifying extent and says that the
same thing is true of the whole
country. The revival affects more
particularly the manufacturing GEN.
tres and all who are willing to work
are finding employment at good
wages,
Year: 1879

The Cincinnati Enquirer really be-
lieves that the world will come TO
an end in 1881, 1t oollates a great
many prophecies which agree in fix
ing that year as the date for the
general cataclysm.
Year: 1879

Some of oar exchanges recon.
mend the saving of watermelon seed.
1t is claimed that they make a tea
superior to that of orange leaf or
sage, and is especially useful in vel
low fever. 1t is favorite with the
the Creoles, who are noted for their
skill among sick people.
Year: 1879

An alarm Of FIRE which given shortly after half
past three o'clock yesterday afternoon for district
No. "a. Brooklyn. caused by the discovery Of
smoke issuing from the third story Of Norman Tay::
lor Il Sons chemical works, Sackett street. near
Van Brunt. The fire originated in u large iron
tank which is used for making carbonic acid
gas. The interior Of the tank is lined
with woodwork. and Q workman named James
Brown was employed in painting it. when he acci-
dentally upset kerosene oil lamp which he had
lighted inside the tank. The burning oil set fire to
his clothing and to the wood. and after vainly
deavoring to extinguish the flames he forced to
make his way out. This the unfortunate man did by
crawling through IN opening known US n man hole.
the aperture being barely sufficient to admit of y
small sized man. His screams and the rush Of smoke
through the place attracted the other workmen to
his assistance. They covered Brown with their coats
and smothered the fire, which had burned his clothes
nearly of his body. stream of water suf-
feed extingush the fire in the tank and the loss
sustained To tho owners will not exceed $500.
Brown. who is twenty-five years Of age was removed
to the Long Island College Hospital, where his
covery is considered doubtful.