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Year: 1879

THE SHor GUN policy of The South is
gradually coming Iorthward. 1t was
tried electualiy in Howard County,
Maryland, on Tuesday last, the result
changing Republican County to a
Democratic County, land electing Arthur
German to the Senate, who will in all
probability be elected to the United
States Senate to succeed Pinckrey
Whyte. German securing his election
through such means will make a fit peer
for Hamburg Butcher Butler already in
the Senate by the aid of shot guns.
There seems th be 10 rubbing the fact
out, that the shot gun is the favorite
and successful Democratic argument
all through the South, clean up to the
borders of Pennsylvania, and We have
no doubt whatever that the Democrats
OF Delaware are just as ready to adopt
the shot gun policy If it was required
to secure victory. Thus far the State
has been made secure for them by dis
franchising the Republicans, but if the
time comes, and we are pretty sure it
will come lefore long, when the Repub.
licans get assessed and are prepared to
vote, the shot gun will be used just as
a. freely in this state as it was used in
Hartford County. Mary land, on Tues
day and in other elections in South
Carolina and Mississippi. The uen
who did the repeating at the late city
election for a dollar for every time they
voted, will not hesitate TO shoot Repub-
licans in the back at the same price
whenever it becomes necessary to use
such means to carry the State for the
Democracy.
Year: 1879

An enthusiastic friend Of Dir. Bay
ard, only a couple of days ago, said
that if he was a candidate for the Pres
ideucy he would get nearly all Of the
votes in the city of Wilmington, and
the gentleman at the same time did US
the extreme honor of excepting two or
three votes about the REPUBLICAN, office.


We tell thst gentleman that We think
hs is very much mistaken in his idea
of the political virtue of Wilmington,
and we further told the gentleman
making use Of the expression, that if
all the voting population of Whining
ton was assessed and qualified to vote,
Mr.. Bayard would not even carry the
city. II people set any value at all
upon their political opinions, they GER
tainly would not sacrifice those Opin-
ions for the sake of voting for friend
for such high and exalted Office as
that of President. We can easily see
how man can vote for an opponent to
fll some subordinate position, but
when it comes to man throwing away
all the cherished political opinions Of a
life time merely because Mr.. Bayard is
Wilmingtonian, it is carrying the
ridiculous a great distance. If either
Mr.. Tilden, Nj. Thurman, Mr.. Lamar,
Mr.. Hendricks or even Mr.. JEFF. Davis
was nominated for the Presidency,
what howl against them would arise
by some Of the Republicans who would
hurrah and vote for Mr.. Bayard, who
is well known to be as extreme a
Southern man as any We have men
toned. No doubt there are many Will
mington Republicans who would vote
for Mr.. Bayard if he was nominated by
the Democracy for the Presidency, but
if they do it will surely be because
they have ro political opinions which
they care anything about. There would
b. just about as much consistency in
Mr.. Bayard voting for Republican for
President, as there is in asking an
earnest Republican to vote for Mr.. Bay
ard We do not think there are many
Republicans in WILMINGTON who would
vote for Mr.. Bayard If he was the Dem
ocratic nominee, and We are quite sure
that Mr.. B. would not vote for Repub-
lican under any circumstances.
Year: 1879

IL TIE Bayari reception to be merely
a citizens affair with no end in view
than honoring a distinguished citizen
returning home after an absence of
some mont in foreign land? lfso it
is all right, but if it Is to be boom
which is to give him boost towards
the Presidency it is quite another
thing, and we fail to see how any Re-
publican can have any share or lot in
it. Of all the Democratic candidates
vet mentioned for the Presidency none
of them can be more Objectionable to
Republicans than Senator Bayard. He
has always been known as an intense
partisan, and if elected no Southern
bulldozer would be more devoted to tbs
extreme Southern polcal doctrine thar
he. Republicans are joining in his re-
ception who we are certain will no
vote for him il he becomes the Demo
cratic candidate for the Presidency, bu
their names will be made use Of to fur
ther his Presidential prospects. II tn
committee having the matter in eharg
want to give Mr.. Bayard real genuin
hearty reception on his return home
lot them announce to tbs public that i
is to be entirely divested OF any polit
ical significance and then tlhss Reput
licans and Democrats who admire Sena
tor Bayard can join heartily in the re
ceptiou.
Year: 1879

We CAN SEE 40 other way by which
the Democrats can gain victories in


the North, than by adopting the shot
gun policy Of their brethren OF the
South. Now if Barr, who wanted to be
Treasurer of Pennsylvania, had only
had the foresight that Barksdale Of
Yazoo had, and had come down to
Chester County and at some opportune
moment when there was no danger have
shot Butler fatally iu the back, why
of course it stands to reason Butler
would not have been elected State
Treasurer on Tuesday. Governor Rob
inson of New York might also have re


ceived the tumultuous plauiits of the
Democracy OF the South especially if he
had some weeks before the election hunt
ed up both Cornell and Kelly and
poured a good shot gun load of buck
shot, into their backs. Shooting Kelly
in true Southern Democratic style
would at least have slenced that leaders
opposition, while good load of buck
shot put where it would do the most
good, would have prevented Cornell
from being elected Governor. Strange,
surprisingly strange, that the Demo.
Gratis after having had occular demon
stration of what made the South solid
for their party, do not apply the same
means in the Northern States. The Mary
land Democrats tried it in Howard coun-
ty on Tuesday with admirable effect.
Year: 1879

SENATOR BAYARD may be nominated
by the Democracy for the Presidency,
but the late elections give very little
hope for the election of man from a
Southern State who sympathizes with
the shot gun policy Of the South. There
is something more wanted in candidate
at this time than merely ability and
financial honesty.
Year: 1879

THE DEMOCRATS are claiming great
victory in New York though they have
lost the Governor, and several others
on the State ticket, the Legislature by
an unprecedented majority and a
United States Senator. If this is q
great victory what would they call a
Ipfaat
Year: 1879

respondent, "are interested in requiring
less wheat and meat from America, if il
can be done without reducing the food of
the people. May cuggest u plan which
from my standpoint of thrift, would,
think, ut least assist? This is simply that
we should not waste as we do. The
amount of bread that is wasted, even in
the poorer parts of London, is very great.
Saving the bread and meat from waste is
the sape as producing the same amount
more at home. 1t would reduce the
Americans bill by exactly a correspond
ing amount, and so tend to open their ports
TO our goods.
Year: 1879

The mad dog excitement ran rife, last
night, about six o'clock, In the neighbor-
hood Of Eleventh and Lombard streets
and over Eleventh street bridge. A
yellow and white dog that wss undoubt-
sdly suffering fforn the rabies ran through
those neighborhoods spreading terror on
all sides and biting number Of dogs. A
colored man whose dog was bitten
promptly shot 1t, but none Of the other
dogs were killed or even tied up.


OTHER DOGS BITTEN.


1t Is understood that several dogs
which were bitten by the mad dog in
Brandywine village last Saturday even
ing are still at large. The owners do
not appear 70 realize the great danger
which their negligence is snbjecting the
citizens to. II all the dogs that have
been bitten by CANNES reported to have
been rabid, go mad the town will be
full Of hydrophobia before the cool wea-
ther comes.
Year: 1879

On Saturday afternoon next at 8
o'clock, J T. Head real estate agent will
sell at public sale, the two story brick
dwelling at the N. w. corner Of Pine and
Shearman streets. The house contains
six rooms and bath room, Is well built
and is situated in neighborhood that is
rapidly improving. The lot is fourteen
feet seven and q half inches front by
seventy y-one feet six inches deep.
Year: 1879

There is some complaint of crowd
of young men and boys VINO ntgS;,y S;E
congregate around the corners OF SIX
teenth and French streets and gives
much annoyance to the people living
near. The gang is likely to get into
trouble.
Year: 1879

FELL DEAD IN THE STREET.


Robert Porter, living on George Tai
ley's farm, beyond Eleventh street
bridge, drove into town about 7 O'Clock
this morning, to attend market, and had
no idea that anything allied his mare
He stopped on Eighth street in front Of
the Law Library building when the ami
NAL fell down in the street, without CIV
ing evidence of sinking constitution,
and died in few minutes.
Year: 1879

HERALD BRANCH OFFICE, l,2e5 BROADWAY
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT FOR THE RECEPTION
OF FADVERTISEMENTS AND SALE OF PAPERS
ADyERTIsEMEMMTS M rRESENTED BEFORE EIGHT
O'CLOCK IN THE EVENING ARE INSURED A
PROPER CLASSIFICATION.
Year: 1879

f- THE DATA OF ETHICS.


Mr.. Herbert Spencers latest volume. 'The Data of
Ethics ID. Appleton Co.) is likely to attract quite
much. If not more. attention than anything he
has yet written. Whatever Mr. Spencer has to say
is worthy of intelligent consideration. but the ma
ture OF the present volume will. perhaps make it
more generally read than some others OF his works
There great many people who lean toward the
theories expressed here by Mr.. Spencer, and they
win very gladly avail themselves Of his support
This volume does not naturally in it's present
place in the programme Of the system of synthetic
philosophy, but Mr. Spencer has been led to skip
the intermediate volumes. for fear that persistence
in sonforming to the original order might result in
Lowing the final work OF the series unexecuted
''Hints. he writes. repeated of late years with in
creasing frequency and distnctness have shown me
that health may permanently iail, il life does
not end. before reach the last part Of the task
have marked out tor myself This last part of the
task it is to which regard all the preceding parts
as subsidiary" That this volume is evidently pet
Of its distinguished author is quite evident. He
acknowledges that he is anxious to establish the
rules Of right conduct on scientific basis. "Now
that moral injunctions losing the authority
given by their supposed sacred origin" he says.
'the sccularization of morals is becoming impera-
tive. Great mischief has been done by the
repellant aspect habitually given to moral rule by
lts expOsltOrs ana immense Dement'S are 10 DC
cipated from presenting moral rule under that at
tractive aspect which it has when undistorted by
superstition and asceticism." Conduct is the text
from Which he breaches. Conduct in general he de-
fines 'scts adjusted to ends" On the question
of good and bad conduct he is in entire sympathy
with the Utilitarians. He aims to prove that
submission to anguish does not bring divine favor.
and that the Deity is not propitiated by self-in-
nicted pains That actions attended by
happiness others by unhappness is the consequence
OF the operation of causes which work in subjcction
to fixed laws. and Mr.. Spencer argues that it ID the
business of moral science to deduce from these laws
the conduct which necessarily leads to good or bad
issues. The notion that such and such actions
made respectively good and bad simply by divine in
junction Is he says. "tantamount TO the notion that
such and such actions have not in the nature Of
things such and such kinds of Effects. For various
reasons udes that code OF perfect personal
conduct be made definite. The drift OF
his argument to be that science and morality
are sufficient to sustain nun and that religion is
unnecessary. Mr.. Spencer argues profoundly and
brilliantly. and that his Data of Ethics Will become
the gospel OF great many clover men and women
Ind OF others not clever have not the slight
est doubt.
Year: 1879

THE BLACK FOREST.


To most readers the Black Forest of Germany is
simply the background for throwing out fairy tales
and legends and really little more than an Apoc-
ryphal existence in their minds. That such place
actually and is peoped by every day peasants
and pierced by railroads scarcely possible; yet
such is the In volume entitled '.The Black
Forest, Its People and Leeenls scribner welford).
Mr.. L. j. Segun has given delightful book contain
ing just enough TACT to make it valuable and just
enough romance to make 1t entertaining: The
author spent an autumn in exploring that pic
turesque district. which is still little traversed by
the adventurous tourist, and he has succeeded ad-
mrably in portraying the life of the simple minded
peasants of that little world who, STAR from tho
madding crowd" continue to live in the same
primitive manner followed by their fathers and
grandfthers and further back In the record Of
generations. We learn. alas! that every day new
roads and railways are being laid through this
region and very soon fear. the corrupng tourist
will have invaded its seclusion to such extent
that blush will be rubbed from the fruit the
simple charm which comes from the unworldly life
of its inhabitants will be knocked of by contact
with an efrete civilization. The few outsiders who
have looked upon the Black Forest their particu-
lar hunting ground win not relish this turn in the
march OF progress Sl it IL safe to say that it will
bc long time before these children of the forest will
forsake the ways OF their forefathers. The only
gret we have in connection with Mr.. seguns
volume is that the illustrations particularly those
of the peasantry. should be poor. They look as
though they might have been hewn from the block
by the untaught foresters themselves.


The Black Forest covers area of about twelve
hundred square miles, being ut the base of the
gle forty miles broad, and lies partly in the
Grand Duchy OF Baden and partly in the Kindgom Of
wnrtemburg. Although boasting many snow clad
peaks it is not in it's mountains but rather in its
valleys. Mr.. Seguin says. that the grand charm OF
the schwarzwald district must be sought. In their
romantic secluson, In their wild and lonely grand
eur, in their pastoral richness, the trout stream
waered valleys of the Black Forest present beau
tiful and varied gems OF nature the world or ut
least. as Europe offer" says this writer. This
beautiful region to be enjoyed, he continues. must
be lived in not passed through. and is hardly be
appreciated by the express rsin ticket class
of travellers. outside of tho larger towns as
Badcn Baden. tire hotels in the Black Forest
but the traveller will find plenty of clean comforta-
BILE inns. where the host will Join him friendly
glass Of beer he the legends the place.
and where the mistress superintends the cooking,
and for these little attentions the writer always


found the prices extremely moderate II is impossi-
BILE to read this volume without strong desire to
pack ones trunk and start post haste the German
elysium.
Year: 1879

Some peculiar features of the weather
this season are worthy of notice. The
manner in which the northern part of
the state of New York has been buried in
snow, storm succeeded storm, until the
whole region became almost wholly i'm
passible from the burden of it, is a re-
markable incident of the season. The
railroads in that region have had an al
most unprecedented experience. On the
New York Central 26 feet of snow held
its own against the train for five DAYS.
One train in charging it struck an un-
yielding mass of ice, five engines went
over and were completely wrecked one
engineer was killed. 1t took a force of
twelve hundred labOrers nine hours to
clear the track. In this battle with the
elements, cases of herOism and rare de-
votlon to duty were frequent. Brake
men were frozen at their brakes. en-
gine-drivers were killed and wOrkmen
tolled for days with the mercury below
zero. In connection with this subject
1t is curious to note a remarkable and
most fatal change of weather which oc-
Cured i'll South Africa during the recent
winter there (our summer.) Last An
gust piece of country in the Trans
vael, between fifteen and twenty miles
wide and perhaps the same in length
was visited in twenty-four hours with
such sudden change of temperature
from o5 to AZ degrees Fahrenheit
that more than one hundred bodies of
dead Kaffirs, besides oxen, were found
as If killed by the sudden extraction of
caloric. Here was the touch of a .scold
wave," very limited in extent, and in a
region rarely visited in this way.-Poyf-
land Transcript.
Year: 1879

No man is rich whose expenditure
exceeds his means; and no one is poor
whose lncOm1nSs exceed his Outgoings.
1t is no small cOmmendation to manage
little thing we'll. He is a good wae-
Oner who can turn in little room. To
live well in abundance is the praise of
the estate, not the person. 1 will study
more how to give good account of my
little, than how to make it more.


Let honesty and industry be thy con-
stant companions, and spend one penny
less than thy clear gains, then shall thy
hlde-bound pocket soon begin to thrive,
and will never again cry with hunger !;
neither will creditors insult thee, nor
want oppress, noI hunger bite, nor
nakedness freeze thee. The whole
hemisphere will shine brighter, and
pleasure spring up in every corner of
thy heart. Now, therefore, embrace
these rules and be happy. Danish the
bleak winds of sorrow from thy mind,
and live independent. Then shalt thou
be man, and not hide thy face at the
approach of the rich, nor suffer the pain
of feeling little when the sons of fortune
walk at thy right hand; for independ-
ency, whether with little or much, is
good fortune, and places thee on even
ground with the proudest of the golden
fleece. Oh, then, be wise, and let in
dustry walk with thee in the morning,
and attend thee until thou reaehest the
evening hour for rest. Let honesty be
as the breath of thy soul, and never for
get to have penny when all thy ex-
penses are enumerated and paid then
shalt thou reach the point of happiness,
and independence shall be thy shield
and buckler, thy helmet and crown,
then shall thy soul walk upright, nor
stOOp to the silken wretch because he
Year: 1879

built my nest by pleasant stream
That glided on with a smile in its gleam


Bringing me gold that was sunless;
All me ! but the floods came drowning one day
And swept my nest with its wealth away;


1 in the world was homeless!
1 built my nest in gay green tree,
And the summer of life went merrily


With us we were birds of feather!
But the leaves soon fell and my pretty ones flew,
And through my nest the bitter winds blew;


Twas bare in the mildest weather.
built my nest under Heavens high caves;
No rising of foods, no falling of leaves,


Can rock my hearts endeavor;
Waters may wash, and breezes may blow,
In the bosom of Rest 1 shall smile, shall know
My rest is safe forever.
g. Massey.
Year: 1879

The experiments of making sugar
from corn stalks, which have been in
progress at the agricultural department
for some time, have closed. The results
obtained are believed to be sufficiently
favorable to warrant the attention of
farmers.
Year: 1879

A GREAT many persons have an idea
that it is unlawful 10 touch or attempt
TO aid dead or dying man, aud that
the fret duty ia to notify some official
Lives have t,en sacrificed under this
delusion. The first duty is TO render
every possible aid and then promptly
to make the facts known - the authors
ties. The contrary idea has been OBJ
tanned from the laws OF other nations,
which are as absurd as they are inhu.
man.
Year: 1879

The difference between Chill on one
side and Bolivia and Peru on the other,
which have Just eliminated in declara-
tion of war, began some months ago in
the taxation by Bolivia of the product
OF nitrate deposits held by Chilians in
southern Bolivis. A treaty has existed
between Chill and Bolivia exempting
this property when in the hands of
Chilan subjects from any but municipal
taxation, and it is the iniraction of this
treaty by the imposition of an export
duty which leads to this war. The war
will practically be between Peru and
Chill, Bolivis having no navy and an
army OF but three thousand men.
Year: 1879

Religion is the best armor in the world, bu,
the worst cloak.


To live without purpose is to lead rest
less unhappy life.


1t is the rugged highway that calls out one 8
strength, not the valleys of sensuous ease.


A faith in sympathy is the genius of the
heart-more, the kernel of CLrists religion.


There are inscriptions on all human hearts
dead tide.


Friendship in some people is cruelty, like
feeding thirsty man with the ceaded foam
in the wine cup.


If there is anything more poignant than a
body agonizing for want OF bread, it is soul
which is dying of hunger for light.


There is a gift that is almost blow, and
there is kind word that is munifcence; so
much is there in the way we do things.


A gentle person is like river flowing
calmly along; while a passionate man is like
the sea, casting up mire and dirt continually.


Some people never have story to tell, be-
cause of their quicksand natures, from which
every new wave washes out the old impress
sion.


The force, the mass of character, mind,
heart or soul, that man can put into any
work, is the most important factor in that
work.


Having home that is all preaching and
no pleasure duty and no fun-is dull
old tread-mill which will drive the children
away sooner or later.


Being sometimes asunder heightens friend
ship. The greater cause of the frequent
quarrels among relatives is their being so
much together.
Year: 1879

The following is description of the pneu-
matte tubes to carry messages from the West
ern Union Office to the great daily journals
of New York: A separate brass tube will
run from the telegraph building to the office
of each of the six journals. The internal
diameter of the tube is one inch and three
quarters the messages sent will be enclosed
in round box fitting the tube, made OF gutta
percha covered with felt. When box de-
posted at the telegraph office is forced
through the tube by pressure air-pump. it
will strike mettle finger at the other end.
thereby closing an electric circuit, which will
set bell ringing at each end. Attention will
thus be attracted to the arrival of the mes
sage, and when it is taken out the fact will
be indicated at the telegraph Office by ces-
sation of the ringing. When messages or
empty boxes are to be returned from the
newspaper Offices. the pressure of button
will convey an electric signal to the telegraph
office through wire overhead, and q vacuum
pump will be applied to the tube.
Year: 1879

Louis Schneider, the late amanuensls OF
of the German Emperor, was man OF ooo
notions. The pillow on which bis head resteo
in his coffin was the work of his own hanos,
and he had been engaged in making 1t tor
thirty years. II was stuffed with his own
hair. which he had preserved from the chp-
pings of his lifetime. In color it varied from
the light brown of youth to the snowy. wnlte
of age. In his will, Schneider prescribed IN
detail the way in which he wished 10 oe
buried, and wrote out the epitaph that ne de-
sired to have placed upon his tombstone.
Year: 1879

Sometimes think, the things we see
Are shadow of the things to be;
That what we plan we build;
That every hope that hath been crossed,
And every dream we thought was lost,
In Heaven shall be fulfilled.
That even the children of the brain
Have not been born and died in vain,
Though here unclothed and dumb;
But on some brighter. better shore
They live, embodied evermOre,
And wait for us to come.


-rPhnbe Cary