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Year: 1879

OUR usually wel-informed and correct
neighbor, the star, seems to have been led
astray in regard to the bill "to prevent the
introduction of contagious or infectious
diseases into the United States" A late
number of that paper opposed the passage
of the bill introduced by Senator HARRIS
Oh this subject. Its ground of opposition
was that n bureau of the Treasury Depart
ment had charge of the matter under exist
ing laws and could perform the duties bet
ter than the National Board of Health and
at less cost. We recognize fully the cili-
cheney of the organization of the Treasury
Department, but cannot indorse the idea
thata section of its clerks could act rs eflec-
lively in this matter rs men selected specif-
cally for their peculiar fitness to deal with
the question, as we suppose the members OF
the National Board of Health We're. No
thought of the expense incurred
should prevent the most efficient
measures to save the country from
recurrence of last years scenes of desola.
tion. THE REPUBLICAN is falsely classed
as hater of the Southern people, but none

of those who pretend to love it will 20 fur.
ther than THE REPUBLICAN in endeavoring
to secure the material interests of that sec.
ton or TO protect all its people from danger
of any kind. Money should not be weighed
in the scale against the lives of the citizens
of the country. Senator HARRIS bill rs il
was amended and passed the Senate may
not be all that is required, but it is II steI
in the direction of national legislation on
subject in which the whole country has /;
paramount interest, The regions which the
yellow fever infects cannot suffer as it did
| last summer without resultant and imme
diate injury to the whole country, and i
the Southern States do not, or cannot, Ell
force laws for their own protection, the Con
gress should do it for them. We hope t.
see this legislation perfected in time to in
sure the country this year against another
visitation of yellow fever, and therefor,
commend Senator HARRIS for his persisten
efforts in that direction.
Year: 1879




THE negro is often made the butt of igno-
rance and meanness and his intelligence
rallied upon; still he seems TO know what free
dom is and has sense enough TO seek 1t, man
illness enough to strive for it, and TO have
aspirations for higher existence and this
is more than the great majority of his OPP
pressors have, for they seem satisfied with n
very low condition of society as mass.
Sure few of them advance to intelligence,
but then only for base purposes. 1t does not
become such people to be continually tell
ing about the inferiorty of the poor black
man they had better emulate his example.
THE REPUBLICAN of yesterday morning
contained a very significant account of an
interview between General CONWAY and
ject of furnishing transportation for the
thousands of colorcd emigrants who line
the shores of the Mississippi between Nicks-
burg and Natchez, and who though pos
sessed of the means of paying their fare, are
prevented from leaving by the terrorism ex-
ercsed toward the steamboat men MS well
rs toward the cmigrants themselves. The
assurance given by the President that any
attempt to furnish transportation TO these
emigklnts would he promptly and amply
protected by the Government, and that in
reference with them would be regarded and
treated as rebellion, is u pledge that should
relieve the question of all embarrassment
until interference shall present itself so rs to
call for the interposition of the Government
in behalf of the right The South having
forced thepeople to emigrate, the duty of the
Government is plain.
Year: 1879




Mate and Chorus.
An Alabama boy is soaring soul,
As free a Southern stili
His energetic dirk should be ready for its work
At the Senator from Ill.
H vest should pant and bic hair should curl.
His neck should swell aGd his chin should furl.
HIS chest should beaye and his nose should glow,
And his mouth be ever ready with It's harmless blow
QnR.l


His voice should fash in speech like this:
4" I've seen too little OF war;
This Logan do | hate and would like to mastcate,
For am an all gator ~
His eve should stamp and his chest should howl,
HIS back should strut and his ear should scOwl.
His hair should rise and his breast protrude.
Ard this should be his customary attitudel
The Southern I" blood " e n noble sight,


His soul is fierce ana grim;
His energetic gun should 20 of at any one
Who speaKs the truth 10 him
His vest should pant and his hair should curl.
His check should swell and his fat should furi
His teeth should fash and his legs should bow,
And his mouth be ever ready with Its harmless blow
Qng)
Year: 1879

Modjeska will appear tonight at the Grand
Opera House as Camille The return OF this great
actress Is theatrical incident o. manifest importance
In herself vision OF grace; IN The quality Of he
genius spiritual and sympathetic IN all the bust
ness Of her profession thoroughly accomplished and
proficient and. 70 the spirit OF her proceedings,
iOy ambitious, intellectual and pure this actress Is q
representative Of the best capabiy and power
gft he
Year: 1879

the orchestra has been composed OF well-knowr and
thoroughly efficient professional players The last con-
cert thoroughly pleasant, and assumed rather the
character Of a social affair.
Year: 1879

Milk and lime-water are now fire.
quently prescribed by physicians in
cases Of dyspepsia and weakness of the
stomach, and in some cases are said to
prove beneficial. Many persons who
think good bread and milk great luxury
frequently hesitate 10 eat it, for the rea-
son that milk will not digest readily;
sournass of the stomach will often fol-
low. But experience proves that lime
water and milk are not only food and
medicine at an early period of life, but
also at later, when, az in the case of
infants, the functions of digestion and
assimilation have been seriously i'm
paired. A stomach taxed by gluttony,
irritated by improper food, inf1amed by
alcohol, enfeebled by disease, or other
wise untitled for its duties-as is shown
by the various symptoms attendant upon
indigestion, dyspepsia, diarrhea, dysen-
terry and fever-may resume its work,
and do it energetically, on an exclusive
diet of bread and milk and lime-water.


A goblet of cows milk may have f, UT
tablespoonfuls of lime water added to it
with good effect. The way to make
lime water is simply to procure few
Jumps of unslakeG lime, putthe lime in
Il stone jar, add water until the lime is
slaked and about the consistency of thin
cream; the lime settles, leaving the pure
and clean lime-water at the top, Great
care should be taken not to get the lime
water too strong. Keep to the direction
rs to the consistency, and when the
water rises pourit off without obtaining
any of the lime. The lime-water is also
very good to apply to burns and scalds
In shaking the lime, particular care
should be taken that none OF the palti-
cles fly into the eyes.
Year: 1879

At Trenton, N. j., just before the bell
at Gill's Agricultural Works, on Carroll
street, struck the hour Of closing. one of
the machinists, named Joseph Bailey,
was working at a large drill press in the
machine-room. AS he TUNED round to
leave the machine, tho folds of his shirt
became fastened in the gearing of the
machinery and had it not been for his
great strength and remarkable GOODNESS
he might have been fearfully torn by the
rapid ,.y-revolving machinery. Mr.. Bal.
ley is considered one of the strongest if
not the most powerful man in Trenton,
and when he found himself trapped by
the machinery he settled his giant
strength in his lower limbs, and, bracing
himself firmly on the floor, stood like an
iron pillar while the machinery ripped
the clothing off his body in broad
strips, making it snap as it gave way
sike tile breaking of lath. The men in
the shop, fully realizing Mr.. Bailey's
dangerous position, could do nothing
but laugh when they saw how coolly he
resisted the powerful dragging Of the
pulleys. This is only one Of the man.
exhibitions of Mr.. Bailey's grea;
strength, and in this instance 1t was
rather grim sort humor.
Year: 1879

In Charles Henry street. Birmingham,
at small green-grocer's shop there is to
be seen a human being twenty-four years
old. and scarcely weighing eighteen
pounds. 1t is but a poor place, and as
you turn to the right in the small COM
partment devoted chiefly TO the chop
ping OF firewood, a poor woman, prema;,
turely broken down with trouble and
atfliction, is usually seen crouching over
an indistinguishable object in the corner.
An old egg box with few rags upon it
is near her, and from it proceeds low
whinpering noise as though from apeev-
ish child. Although the body is scarcely
large enough for sickly infant. the fea-
lures are those of = haggard old man;
great teeth protude from his lips and a
profusion of light hair is thrown over
his cramped and emaciated shoulders.
At the entrance of q stranger the mother
takes her sad charge, with tenderness
which is touching to witness, upon her
knees, and proceeds. not with profess
sional glibness, to give a history of this
mournful apology for manhood. He is
twenty-four years old, and his sister, q
pleasant-looking young woman, two
years his senior, generally ofticiates as
nurse. The bewildered spectator is told
that the wretched object was. when an
infant, healthy enough, but at three or
four years old he was attacked by dread
full fits which gradually made him an
idiot. Then came paralysis in its worst
form; the legs and lower part Of the
body completely lost their power, the
former being twisted and drawn under
him, and wasting away until nothing
but the thigh bone-certainly not so
thick as ones thumb-was left. The
left arm is also drawn around his neck
in the strangest fashion, and when the
fantastic little skeleton is taken into ac-
count the wonder is by what preternatu-
raj means has life been sustained so long.
1t is easily observable that for his size
the poor creature, who 80 readily excitcs
our horror and our pity, has singular
development of the chest, and so long as
the heart and lungs have full play life
will continue to flicker. For many years
a pint of milk has been his daily food,
and it is seldom that his condition is
sufficiently alarming to need medical ad-
vice. He is twenty-four years old, and
would barely turn the scale against 4
moderately goose. The silent grief
of the mother, who exhibits an attach
ment for her afflicted offspring which
could scarcely be expected, has fre,,
quently been invaded by the rough and
unsympathetic offers of mountebank
showmen. Only the other day she re-
fused an offer of $1,000 from a specula-
tive individual.-G GLASGOW Herald.
Year: 1879

Men are often capable of better things
than they perform.


Unbidden guests are often welcomest
when they are gone.


A iudicious silencei is better than truth
spoken without charity.


He that pelts every barking dog must
pick good many stones.


Fancy runs most furiously when a
guilty conscience drives it.


A mind too vigorous and actiEe serves
only to consume the body,


Flattery is like your shadow; it makes
you neither larger nor smaller.


Justice consists in doing No injury to
any one; decency in giving no offence.


They who presume most in pros
perity are soonest subject to despair in
adversely.
We follow the world in approving
others, but we 80 before it in approving
ourselves.


To the proud man who has erred, the
great difficulty is to know when tone
ment has been made.


Speech is noble only when, like an
honest money, it represents the gold OF
thought.-W NJ. Taylor.


Truth is the most powerful thing in
the world, since fiction can only please
US by its resemblance it.


Don't despise the small talents; they
are needed as we'll as the great ones.
A candle is sometimes as useful as the
sun.


Our striving against nature is like
holding weathercock in ones hand; as
soon as the force is taken off it veers
again with the wind.


The greatest evils in life have had
their rise from something which
was thought to be of too little import
ance to be attended to.


There is a great deal of unmapped
country within US which would have to
be taken into account in an explanation
of our gusts and storms.


Our system Of thought is often only
tn history of our heart. Men do not
so much will according to their reason
as reason according to their will.


Feelings come and 20 like light troops
following the victory Of the present; but
principles, like troops of the line,are un-
disturbed and stand fast.-Ricltcr.
Year: 1879

At any little ant hill there may be
seen two lines of the industrious crea-
tures-one going out, the other coming
in; and another thing may be seen, very
wise in its way, they give way to each
other, instinctively, promptly. A coarse
man met John Randol olph one day; the
road was 50 narrow that one party was
compelled to step aside. The coarse man
promptly took his stand and blurted
out: "I never give way to puppy"
always do," said Mr.. Randolph, and
promptly stepped aside.


Suppose any man walks down Broad.
way with the determination that he will
give only half the track to every one he
meets. What with the obstructions OF
some and the hurry Of Others be will be
in a continual jostle, and will be greatly
impeded in his way. losing time. temper
and politeness. Abstractly heis correct,
but the practical working is that, by
prompt yielding whenever it is neces-
sary, he will get to his journeys end a
great deal sooner, without any rutfiment
of temper and no bruises next day:


The men who will have their rights,
to the very last cent, are theoretically
right but practically wrong, and are GER
tainly among the most dlsagreeable peo-
pie in the world-uglyi in mind, manners
and morals-and the less you have to do
with them the better. Nobody can pos
sibly respect them, and they are instinc.
lively stunned by all who have ever had
anything to do with them.


A day seldom passes wherein circum-
stances do not occur making it better to
"give in Ito yield little; it promotes
neighborly feeling. and engenders senti-
lnents Of cordiality and respect, leaving
TN impression for generosity and large
heartedness which will remain for r life
time. The moment you see man will
ing to give in, that very moment you
feel like yielding yourself. But, when
two unyielding persons meet, the matter
of few cents often creates lifelong ami
lnositics. Almost every person will find
repeated occasions every day in which it
is wiser and better to "givc in" and not
get the unenviable reputation of being
"a great stickler for his rights" In
fact, it very often happens that men have
their eyes so steadily fixed on their own
rights that they cannot see the most palp-
able rights of others. To be everlastingly
contending for our own rights. to be all
the time looking out that oLher people
shall not be treading on our own toes,
and to be training ourselves up to the
necessity of knocking down every man
who does, is to cultivate mostunenvi-
able state of mind. A thousand times
better is it to take note of the Scripture
suggestion to lead quiet and. peaceable
life, and thus have the wisdom that's
peaceable, gentle and easy to be en-
treated. ."-Dr. Hall.
Year: 1879

A sheet of paper dipped in chloride OF
cobalt when the weather is to be dry and
pleasant will become blue. When wet
weather approaches it will turn pink.
The barometer flowers Of France arr
thus manufactured.
Year: 1879

= wise old lady writes this: Better
than gold to a man is cheerful wife.
But lie must do his part toward making
her cheerful. 1t is easy enough for a
man to marry happy woman. But the
bride expectant, when she thought how
happy she would be, never contemplated
the picture of husband coming home
cross as bear and going to bed with
out speaking to her; she had never
thought of the long evenings when he
would not come at all, or his bringing
some one home to dinner without warn
ing or preparation; of his awful profan-
ity over so trihing a matter as the gas
bill. She had no idea, in fact, that there
could be anything but happiness in mar
ricd life, and she had determined to be
happy and to distribute her happiness to
those about her. 1t is often not her fault
if she does not succeed. Men, as
rule, do rot exert themselves
to secure their wives happiness. They
know that it requires a constant and q
great effort TO possess property, and
be secure in its value in the midst of
constant commercial changes. The
cheerfulness. the happy, hopeful charac-
ter which every woman displays at the
beginning of marriage is not so easily
lost as fortune; it requires but a small
share of the attention, and yet so often
does not get that little share. There
fore word to the girls in this connec-
tion is in order: beware of man who
doesn't know enough about cheerful
ness to understand its value in daily lie.
Such man would improve the first op-
portunity to grind cheerfulness out of his
home, 10 frighten a sunbeam into q
shadow, and then wonder what is the
matter. Such is no better than no hus-
band ut all; and when you want hus-
band 90 find somebody else-somebody
who will give you at least some chance
to be happy far into the life beyond the
honeymoon.
Year: 1879

The protective system of duties IN
this country may well be matter oil
interesting consideration at present.
and ere we depart from 1T to adopt
the policy of England. Switzerland or
that of Germanic partial free trade
we had better give the present a
thought and investigate the operation
ofthis system in the old world and
compare their condition with our own
and the condition ofprotective France
our competitive condition in manufac'
turies Except for the blighting effects
of the civil war and the ruinous policy
of the Republican partly would have
been most cheering now and challenged
,he whole world with our rivalry.
France, although of Europe, under
this protective policy is strikingly pros
rerous. Germany is now questioning
her future policy, and Russia is iol
protective duties; her great iron and
steel interest are in depressed state
one of her iron works which employs
l.5GO workmen is now languishng
and the attention of the empire Is
turned TO this subject. England has
already begun to question her policy
and will ultimately follow the policy
Of protective duties. We are not ar
guing the question of free trade anF
protective tariff, but only in view o
these facts, suggest that mature del'o
Grafton upon so great a subject had bet
ter be adopted than TO press inio
false condition from political partisan
interest.
Year: 1879

WASHINGTON, ID. c.. Jan. 25.
From our Regular Correspondent.I


The eclat of last week was the ci-
pher disl atch discussion in the House.
The previous announcement that Gen.
eral Butler would contribute speech
to the occasion, and pay his respects
to cipher literature, sufiiced to attract
one of the largest crowds of the ses-
sion, many of whom went away with
out having experienced the sensation
of extreme delight they had antici-
pated. |. was supposed that the Gen.
eral knew thing or two about ciphers
and that his contribution would be ex-
ceedingly lively. But Benjamin did
not shy his caster into the ring with
the air of a man who meant to hurt
somebody. He came up smiling, with
a rosebud in the button hole of his
coat, and in very deliberate and dig
nifed manner delivered himself of a
few high-toned judicial reasons for op-
posing the proposed investigation.
He thought the House lacked jurisdic-
tion, and that it would simply be the
stirring up of private scandal. The
Major General is evidently cultivating
dignity and respectability preparatory
to his Inauguration as Governor OF
Massachusetts, next year. This was
his chance to shower afew of the bricks
with which his hat is said to be filed,
and he failed to improve it. In the
course of his remarks he stated, how.
ever, that nobody had ever seen the
bundle of dispatches so mysteriously
found upon his desk last year, and that
when brought to light they might hit
somebody.


Hale and Conger could not let pass
the opportunity 10 inject a little ol
their partisan malace into the debate,
both indulging in some Of their sickly
species of wit. Hale said something
about conspiracy to defeat the will
of the people, probably referring tc
the successful scheme of his illustrious
father in-law, Zachariah, and Johr
Year: 1879




And then remember, SOP, that
the world is older than you are,
by several years that for thou
sands Of years it has been sofull


Of smarter and better young men
than yourself that their feet stuck


out of the dormer windows; that


when they died the old globe went
whirling on, and not one man in
ten million went to the funeral or
even heard Of the death. Be as


smart as you can, ofcourse. Know


as much as you can, without


blowing the packing out Of your


cylinder heads; shed the light Of


your wisdom abroad in the world,


not don't dazzle people with it.


Aud don't imagine a thing is so
simple because you say it is. Don't


be too sorry for your father be-


cause he knows so much less than
you do; remember the reply Of


DR.. Wayland to the student of


Brown University, who said it


was an easy enough thing to make


proverbs such as Solomon wrote.
"Make few" tcrsely replied the
old man. And we. never heard
that the young man made any.
Not more than two or three any


how. The world has great need
of young men, but no greater need
than the young men have Of it.


Your clothes fit you better than
your fathers fit him !; they cost


more money, they are more sty-
lisb, your mustache is peater, the
cut Of your hair is better: and you
are prettier, oh, far prctticr, than
"pa." But, young man, the old
gentleman gets the biggest sala-
ry, and his homely, scrambling
signature on the business end Of a
check will drain more money out
tho bank in FIVE minutes than y0@
could get out with a ream ~dfpa-
per and a copper plate signature
in six months. Young men arc
useful, son, and they are ornamen-
tai, and we all love them, and we
couldn't engineer pic nic sue
cessfully withoutth them. But they
IRE not novelties, son. Oh, no, e
nothing of the kind. They have
been here before. Don't be SO
modest as to shut yourself clear
out 4; but don't be so fresh you will
have to be put away in the cool =
to keep from spelling. Don't be
afraid that your merit will not be
discovered. People all over the
world arc hunting for you, anc if
YOU are worth finding they will
find you. A diamond isn't so
easily found as a quartz pebble,
but people search for it all the
more intently. e..
Year: 1879

A COLLEGE PROFESSOR once said that she
who eIpectS to rate high in his class, must not
e9pectordte on the floor Much of the hawk
ing and splitting was, no doubt, caused by
catarrh, which the professor knew could be
readily cured by the use of a few bottles of DR..
Sages Catarrh Remedy
Year: 1879

1t is generally thought that damp un-
drained bottom is the cause of moss on
grass lawns, but by some it is regarded as
proceeding in great measure from poverty
OF the soil, for where grass grows freely this
parasite is rarely found. 10 effect rid
dance of this pest there is nothing equal TO
fresh-slacked lime and wood ashes mixed
SO writes correspondent in Land and va
ter-which, he states, not only kill it and
cause it to shrivel up, but have most bene-
ficial result on the lawn by stimulating the
natural heritage. Where this is really poor
and needs assistance would strongly recon-
mend the use of both the above named, to-
gether with the addition of SCOT and finely
sifted soil, which mixture is far better than
guano, nitrate of soda, or other patent ma
nures, that force too much growth for
time, only to be succeeded by increased ex-
haustion soon after The first proceeding.
however, to cure mossy- grasspath should
be to scarrify it well over with an iron tooth
ed rake, followed by good sweeping after
with partly used-up brooms, which will
make way for seeds to be sown, and these
should be worked in by using the rake as
before This done, the soil mentioned and
the ingredients with it will then come in for
affording an additional cvoering. under which
it will germinate, and, once through make
rapid progress.