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Year: 1878

Many people are interested in cheese almost
everybody il interested in butter, which is one
son why the late OlcOmargarine invention did
so come home to the business and bOsOms
of mankind. The International Dairy Fair at the
American Institute Is interesting to
GOOD hOusekeeDer as n mcnagerie or circus to a
child. IL has been judiciously, and we may add,
iudicially said that of butter there are but two
kiuds-the good and the bad. But of the good also
there are various 'bavors to suit various
tastes. In the dietary OF mankind, butter
long aao won and it has kept a distinguished place.
Grahamites have inveghed against 1t; Economists
have shown that ii Is an expensive luxury which
we could do well enough without; It's fuc-
tuating quality and the difficulty of securing
the finest have been against II; but it has
held its own both at the table and in the
kitchen while all the cpicures have admitted that
when it is at its best, sweet aud golden,
there is nothing like it. Bread and butter
are inseparable, and have passed into con-
iunct and affiliated phrase OF table which
gives both in PERFECTION 1t can justly be said
that it is i'll spread Some countries have won great
fame by the excellence of their butter, Holland and
Ireland. for instance others, like Spain, have
established bad reputation for an inferior
article. Here at home there are States andcounties
of States which have given their names TO brands
of butter Of supreme excellence. As for
cheese, we need not say that it Is a
very ancient edible. A Greek proverb as old as
Year: 1878

country, as Of other persons hostile
to civilization and law, would be an
unfriendy act. The German Nation Is
not disposed to disregard the wishes
of the United States. The German people
hold bonds to a large amount, issued by the
United States, the States, counties ana nu-
inequalities and various corporations, ana ths
security of all these investments is threatened
by strengthening the Socialist clement heie'
Secretary Evarts, we believe, has full power
TO secure for this country, throughout the
German Empire at least full protecuoh
against the migration hither of those per
sons who have been found dangerous to clVu
and social order there, and the Immigration
of other persons who hold socialistic bellelS
it is neither possible Oh our part to prevent
nor desirable tor Germany'to drive away
Year: 1878

low fever question in earnest. Not only has the
President given the topic q prominent
place his Message but even before its re-
ception resolutions had been submitted to the
Senate ordering joint committees for considering
tine best methods Of preventing the introduction
and spread Of epidemic diseases. The President
recommends National SANITARY Commis-
sion. with power 20 control quarantine
and 10 supervise internal commerce in times of
epidemcs. ANY doubt of the constitutioualJy OF
National quarantines is surely met by the ex-
igency of the demand for such legal regulation.
When it comes to 100000 cases Of yellow
fever and 10000 deaths, and the loss
of hundreds OF millions of dollars, the
National Government should more quibble
about the constitutOnaiity Of quarantine laws
than it did about a hundred petty Objec-
tons of a like nature raised during the
rebellion, Extraordinary troubles demand ex-
traordinary remedies. Any scruple about
the invasion of State rights is met by
the Presidents suggestion that the Ma
tional Sanitary Commission should hold
advisory relation to the State and Municipal
health authorities supplying whatever they are
unable to accomplish. There is a wide difference
Of opinion IN scientific circles respecting
the efficiency of quarantnes, some able
men holding them to be of little value





on a careful scale, while the Joint Committee pro-
vlded for by the resolutions before the Senate
might accumulate knowledge and evidence which
would be decisive upon the point.


And now it is the cotton fund in the Treasury
which is to be sequestrated by the paternalsts for
the purpose of providing " education for the Deo-
ple." Congress is always infested and infected with
statesmen " hose controlling idea is to transform
the General Government into general and spe-
eial providence, and " fund.- which isn't
chained fast to something very heavy is secure from
their annual attacks Hitherto the National edu-
Gators have been reaching after the net proceeds
of the public iands.' so long there were
any net proceeds and the Patent Office
surplus, which really belongs 10 the in.
yentOrs of the country and the interest
on railroad bonds, whenever any was paid.
OF course, il is well known that all these
would only furnish annually hundreds Of dollars
for thousands Of pupils But this would suffice tor
a small divide, and what is of more importance it
would be beginning-an establishment OF the
principle of central interference with the educational
machinery of the separate States Several bills Of
this purpot were introduced during the last session.
and every one of them, and every fresh scheme 10
give the Federal authorities any control over the
educational systems of the States. should be
promptly and decidedly suppressed. There is
nothing in reason or experience, in the
Constitution or the laws, in any recOg-
nized governmental theory or tradition, and
certainly nothing in the present conduct of our Ed
ucationa Bureau in the character Of its head to
encourage or excuse any such wild and revolution
airy experiment Hands of
Year: 1878

Secretary Sherman's request for prompt
legislation authorizing the issue of ten-dOlar
certificates Of deposit, is followed already by
the introduction in both houses of bills
to that effect. A limit is placed upon these
certificates, which the Secretary did not sug-
gest in his report they are to run from
SO up through multiples of that sum, but
not above 500. These certificates will afford
an easy means of investing small sums safely
they will bear interest at 1865 per cent, and
are convertible into certain classes of four per
cent bonds. It will be strange if they do not
prove popular.
Year: 1878

The destruction of twenty villages and the
massacre of large number of people by
Turkish marauders will warn Europe that the
pacifcahon of Turkey is still distant As
the Bulgarans are now free, and armed,
they are not likely to regard these out
RACES with indifference. When next year they
have regularly organized government, they
will be able to speak and act on behalf of
their Macedonian kinsmen with still greater
emphasis.
Year: 1878

Virginia's new criminal code, writes a
correspondent from Richmond will become
operative on the 1st of July. Under it one
or more whipping posts will be establishe ed
in each city and county within the common
wealth. In future there will be no impris-
onmeut for petty larceny, except for second


offenses, and where, in, the Judgment Of the
Justice or Judge, the condition of female
offender may render stripes unavoidable
The Legislature determined on this change,
at the last session, in view of the crowded
condition of the prisons, the cost of main
tanning convicts, and the impoverishment q
the Commonwealth financial resources


The right of appeal from the Judgment of q
Justice to trial by Jury is, of course, re-
served. There is some division of opinion
az to the necessity for the re-establishment
of the whipping post, but the majority OF
the people undoubtedly expect great things
from it as an economical and crime-pre'
venting measure.
Year: 1878

Very many of the Republican Journals
are becoming active advocates OF another
term for Grant. There can be little doubt,
that he is training for the third term, and
the great danger threatens the country from
this source. 1t is frjghtful to reflect upon
the floed of corruption, robbery, and mis-
government, which would follow In the train
of Grants success in the next Presidential
campaign. If o man is to be judged by the
company he keeps, It can be stated, with
out the slightest exaggeration, that no more
unfit man has ever occupied the President
ial chair. With his eyes resolutely shut to
all faults in the characters of his personal
friends, he placed in public office men who
robbed the Government of untold millions,
and when these facts were proven to the


satisfaction of the country, he ultimately de
clined to listen to them, standing by his faV-
orites to the last.


The revelations that have recently been
made concerning the peculation that was IN
dulged in at the Navy Department, when
Secretary Robson was in charge, added to
tho well. l.known causes that led to the down.
fall of Belkuap, form sufficient evidence OF
the inability of the ex-President to discrimi-
nate between good and bad officials for the
very highest offices in the gift OF the Govern
ment The manner in which Bristow and
Po,tmas aster- General Jewell were forced to
leave the Cabinet, and the bargain which
resulted in the younger Cameron gaining
admission to IT, are not yet forgotten by the
neeple: and If the Republican managers
should be fo,lhardy enough to take "the
m an on horseback" for their candidate
next campaign, the majority against him
would be larger than he received the first
time he was candidate, and then he hao
ali the prestige of bis successful military
career, the recollection of which was SILL
fresh in the minds oi the people. He was
lifted to his Office on tidal wave OF enthu
siasm. Now II be-were again to enter the
Hats as a candidate he would find himself
terribly handicapped from the start BY the


rocord of that era OF corruption which pre-
vailed during lila eight years in office.


We have, however, SO often witnessed the
success of the vile and incompetent that we
have a wholesome dread OF Grant as O
candidate. Upon his return fIom Europe
be will make an ex ended tour in this coun-
try, and an effort will be ma'e to stir up


enthusiasm in his favor. This will be USED


a. a lever to elevate him into the Presiden-
cv. This prospect, with others, ought to


touch the leading men of the Democracy to
turn away the eyes from The brazen serpent
thew now worship. The great mass Of the


neople are idle or lily paid. Myrials look
starvation in the face, and even 10 full


v,sw of such condition of things, financial,


Industrial, and revenue questions, are adyo-


ted by leading Democrats which conduce to
this state of affairs. ~ H.,


Tn view of such peril as the election oi
Grant. we think kindly attention to the
Year: 1878

wants Of the workers would not be out Of
place. Hungry men are quite likely, If
neglected by their own leaders to turn to an
1mperator who will promise laigess to
them. The Democracy in this State Is now
absolutely dominant; to continue so. its
leaders must live up to Democratic doc


trines, Equal Rights, No Monopoly
Gold bugs take notice
Year: 1878

THE country is now suffering from the
results of Republican rule, said an ex-Gov-
ernor of this State, yesterday. Nothing
can be truer. A return of the Democracy
to power, purged of the gold bug heresy,
will give US peace, plenty and property
Who is. for our own again
Year: 1878

A clear head and quick action must be
possessed for steady and successful effort;
but who can have such when suffering with
cold2 Use DR. Bulls Cough Syrup and
procure immediate relief.
Year: 1878

BosToN. Nov. s.-Petitions for re-
count of the votes in the Third congres.
sional district, in which Field defeated
Dean, were fled to-day with the city clerk.
on the ground that several hundred bal
lots werecounted for Field which did not
belong to him, The difficulty arose en-
tirely from ballots having the name of
Benjamin Dean for congress duplicated
thereon. In one case the name was in
large, plain type, and in another in small
type, not easily read or likely to be nc
ticed One ticket had the name of Dean
in small type at the bottom of the slip,
where the printers name is often placed.
These ballots were COTTON up, it is said,
after long consultation, it being well un-
derstood that if cast as printed each balloi
would count but one for Dean. If Fields
name was pasted over one of the demo
cratic pastors, the remaining printed naut
of Dean would neutralize the other, aud
the citizen who intended to vote for Field
10 place of Dean would lose his vote, Dear
being thereby the gamer.
Year: 1878

The dog law question is exciting moro

 interest in our community just now than

 any other, not excepting the Murphy

 and "blue ribbon movement. Prcvi-

 ous to the late session of the Lcgisla-

 turc there existed a statute by virtue of

 which two justices of the peace in any

 town could pass an ordinance requiring

 all dogs to be muzZled securely for q specified time, under penalty of a seven dollars fine, and the liability of the death of tho unmuzzled dog, for killing

 which any person was entitled to fec of one dollar from the town treasury. In large number of towns such an or der Was issued, and great number of dogs were more or less securely muz- zled; and the sheep "on a thousand hills lived in great peace and content ment. The Legislature at its late ses- sion took the matter in hand again, and passed what seems to be an additional law, because it did not in terms repeal the old law, but only such acts as were inconsistent with the new one. It is difficult to see how the new law is "in- consistent" with the old one; the old one required dogs to be muzzied; the new one requires the same. The new law does ndt repeal the ordinances passed by the justices of the peace, but cnacts, :" that every person, the owner, keeper, or harborer of any dog, or dogs, shall either kill said dog, or dogs, or muzsle the same to the acceptance of the select men of the town, wherein said dog, or dogs, are owned or kept, until such time as said selectmen shall order said muzzle removed from said dog, or dogs" So that if the selectmen find all dogs ac- ccptably muzzled, it would seem they must so remain until the selectmen order the muzzles to be removed. So that the old law, so far as muzzles are concerned, is not "off;" but the new law requiring registration, numbering, des- cription, and license, together with a collar around the neck distrustfulIy marked with the owners name, is "on" together with the registration fee, in creased to s2.15 for the male, and SC. 15 for the female dog, s1 to be deducted for the present year. Refusal to obey this law is punishable by fine of s7, or thirty days imprisonment in jail. The fee of s1 for killing an unregistered dog is still retained. The new law is more vigor- ou5 than the oil one in that it requires the owner to kill or register his own dog. under the aforesaid penalty So people who desire to keep such pets. must come up the captains office and settle" Many persons. as SOON as they heard of tho passing of the law. left of the muzzles. thinking the old law repeal
Year: 1878

In answer to many of our subscribers who write to know why thoir Taper does not come promptly, we would say tbat 1t k because of the change of the office of publication from Bcthol to Newtown, and the delay consequent To fitting up our office. We will do better soon.
Year: 1878

which came out in the testimony to-day,
which read in regard to the Anderson al
fair: "Musqmtoes can't bite, but they can
annoy. You will see by the within letter
OF Anderson that be is not in possession
of the letter, and you may rest assured he
will not get it. We have the power to
extract bis tangS. lie has no documen-
tsry proof to prove the assertion. l want
TO let you know he is harmless. n. B.
l looked up the letter here referred to
long ere the within was written. Pray
return this to me. | look upon it as in
violate" This letter was signed "Agnes
ID. jerks"


The Democratic members Of the Com.
mittee sum up the testimony to the effect
that it proves beyond question that there
was Sherman letter, and that before
long John Sherman will not deny it, but
will have to defend it on the score OF pub
lie policy rather than OF forgery. Mrs.
jerks will be further examined on
Monday.
Year: 1878

silver dollars can be pu. in circulation
and kept at par with gold. He tavored
the discontinusnce of the trade dollar
coinage as spt to be source OF emoar-
rsssment, preferred the nickel . cent
pieces to silver, favored the abolition OF
the 20 cent silver coin as one whose only
convenience was in paying for ten cent
drinks, suggested the restriction oil
legal tender quality OF subsidiary silver
coin to ten dollars and the redemption Of
it in legal tender coin when presented at
the sub-Treasuries in sums OF one hun
Cred dollars.
Year: 1878

| meet with Christians who, because they
have been once washed from their sins, seem
to think that they need not be very particu.
lar about the little ways of their daily life.
They are not prepared to die just now but
they look for general cleansing, when the
day of their death comes. They do not care
to have a clean conscience before God every
moment They think it easier to wait. If
they only die well, all will be well. So the
little sins are allowed to remain and to grow.
The heart is uncomfortable, faith is con-
fused, hope is dim, life is not holy Never
mind, they think, we shall be all right at
last; we shall sing with JOY in heaven. Now,
it is a blessed truth that, being justified by
faith, we have peace with God through our
Lord Jesus Christ (Rom. 8; u. But if
you would have abiding peace and growing
strength TO serve God, you must remember
that we are justified by Christ that we may
be sanctified by the Spirit. The look of
faith must be continued all along. Clean
every whit, yet we must wash our feet every
day. (John 13). We must not put off any.
thing to dying day, but we must keep our
conscience clean before God; continually
sprinkled with the cleansing blood living
only for him all the day long. Then, when
our Master comes, we shall not be ashamed.
Rev. j. Il. Sampson.
Year: 1878

One of the very worst faults of our very
faulty modern architecture, as applied to
houses, is found in the fact that our arch
itects do not take into their plans the pos
sibilities of sickness in the family. Now,
no house is properly constructed that has
not in it room or rooms expressly designed
for the accommodation of the infirm and the
sick The room should, in the first place.
have warm, sunny exposure. The window
light should be ample and command the
widest possible view. The first essential in
a sick-room is a good, liberal fireplace
Through it, and by means of the warmth
which it generates, the whole room is kept
in its atmospheric conditions, wholesome
and pure. Not only so, but slow-burning
fire, with its lights and shades, its rising
sparks and glowing brands, its curling and
many-colored smoke, and its changeful en-
bers, furnishes ceaseless diversion to the
sick one who lies watching it. Nothing is
more soothing and quieting than the in
huence which subtly steals into the senses
of him who gazes dreamily into the gentle
flame. 1t is companionship in itself. The
walls, too, should have their proper adorn-
ment. Pictures that suggest quiet and
peace, and the free, fresh life of nature out
side should be on them. A bracket with its
vase of flowers; green clambering vine
clinging ambitiously to the ceiling; Ii
brary case filled with familiar books cur
tains that soften the light while admitting it
all these are helpful to one that lies in
weakness and can take no more Of life than
the little room reveals, Better still, if just
outside the window stands a tree, with the
branches so placed that the leaves of some
almost sweep the pane. How much the
sight of twigs, buds and leaves, stirred by
the winds and ilecked with the bright CLEANS
of the sun, can cheer the mind of one who
lies upon the pillow idly looking at them


The central thought expressed in well


constructed sick-room is diversion. The OBJ


ect of its construction and location should be
TO give perfect accommodation and protection


to the invalid, while at the same time it sug


gests the beauty and freedom of being un


confned-the life and animation of the grea


outdoor world beyond Golden Rule.
Year: 1878




Augustine once said 81 can read many
great truths in the works of Plato and Ar
istotle, but | can find nothing there that is
so important to me as this promise" 1t does
not need to be read, as some have supposed,
in the sense Of perfect and unchanging Sc
curity or freedom from all causes of trouble


In that sense, no one finds rest to his soul in
this world of conflict and trouble. But it
means, rather, the finding of the true center
and a tendency to it, like that of the needle,
which, though never motionless, is ever
drawn towards its pole. So rest unto the
soul is more and more the privilege and the
attainment of those who, wearing Christ's
yoke, learn daily of him as Teacher, confde
in him as a Saviour, and initiate him as the
true Example of life. If wecan know any
thing of the design of our natures, by OBJ
servation or by experience, it is certain that
they were made to be nurtured and ennobled
and comforted under the influence of such
forces as meet us in this relation of our Lord
Jesus Christ. Man does not and cannot
rest until he is at peace with himself, both as
to the past and the future. But in Christ he
finds rest-rest from conflict with self, from
doubt, from distrust and from sef-condem.
nation-a rest which econciles.-Selected.
Year: 1878

grown thinner, the step slower, or, maybe,
the gray hairs have become more frequent -
yet still you will laugh and turn away and
forget until some time u late, trust, but
surely sooner or later - there will come a
change which you will not laugh away or
forget. Some time when you are far away,
perhaps at school, or college, or in distant
city - while you study or sport or carouse
- there will come tidings and summons,
least expected, that will kill the laugh upon
your lips in an instant and strike your Joy
dead.


And then, when you have hurried home
again and, standing once more by the hearth
that can never again be as it once has been,
you begin to realize as you cannot at first,
how very different everything is, and how
empty and desolate home and the world and
life itself is with that presence that has
made it all so beautiful gone out of it for
ever when you stand, later still, beside that
sacred mound in the churchyard and weep
such hot tears as boys and men do weep over
their mothers gravcs-then it is that every
little care and thoughtfulness and attention
that you have paid her, and all the larger
sacrifices you have made for her sake, will
come back TO you like ministering spirits,
and bring you comfort and consolation
that you cannot now understand; just as
the remembrance of every sorrow you have
caused her will be very bitter.


And If these words am saying will only
make you think of this now, and if the
thought shall make you in any way more
careful and considerate and affectionate
noo, to the mother whom ! am sure you love
very much, shall be glad indeed that
have said them and some time you will be
glad too, however dull and prosy you may
think them now.


And as for your mothers picture, boys
for | want to say word about that, too
never go away from her without it. Keep
it by you always not in your trunk or
drawer, but on your bureau, or wall, or shelf,
where you can see it constantly, and where
il can see you. You will lead truer lives for
it, believe me. For it is in the privacy of
our own chamber that we think our mean
est thoughts and do our meanest acts and
you will hardly care to think or act un-
worthily with those eyes following you about
the room.-- Wide Awdke for Apra
Year: 1878

Dickens wrote, " There is nothing, no, moth
ing beautiful and good that dies and is for
gotten, An infant, a prattling child, dying
in its cradle, will live again in the better
thoughts of those who loved it, and play its
part, though its body be burned to ashes or
drowned in the deepest sea. There is not
an angel added TO the host of heaven but
does its blessed work on earth in those that
loved it here. Dead Oh, if the good deeds
of human creatures could be traced to their
source, how beautiful could even death APP
pear for how much charity, mercy and
purified affection would be seen TO have
their growth in dusty graves -