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Year: 1878

Softly, OH softly, the years have swept By
Touching the lightly with tenderest care
Sorrow and care did they often bring nigi
thee;


Yet they have left thee but beauty to wear


Growing old gracefully,
Gracefully fair.
Far from the storms that are washing The
ocean;


Nearer each day to the pleasant home light
Far from the waves that are big with commo-
ton,


Under full sail and the harbor in sight


Growing old cheerfnlly,


Cheerful and bright.
Past all the winds that are adverse ant
chilling:


Past all the islands that lured thee to rest
Past all the currents that wooed the un-
willing,


Far from the port of the land of the blest


Gro wing old peacefully;


Peacefully and blest.
Never feeling of envy or sorrow,
Where the bright faces ofchildren are seen
Never a year from their youth wouldst thou
borrow,


Thou dost remember what lieth between


Growing old willingly.


Gladly, ween-
Rich in experience that angels might covet
Rich in faith that has grown in thy years
Rich in the love that grew from and above it
Soothing thy sorrows nd hushing thy fears


Growing old wealthlly;


Loving and dear.
Hearts at the sound of thy coming are light
ened,
Ready and willing thy hand to relieve;
Many face at thy kind words has frightened
z'Itis more blessed to give than received"


Growing old happily;
Blest. we believe.


-[Christian Globe.
Year: 1878

An Irish soldier who prided him
self upon his bravery said be had
fought in the battle of Bull Run.
When asked if he had retreated and
made good his escape as others did
on that famous occasion, he replied :
"Be jabers those that didn't run are
there Wit"
Year: 1878

The pencil marks you sec around this
paragraph (thus) mean that your sub
scription is ont or unpaid, and that you
are requested to pay up at once. We
would take great pleasure I'm extending
credit to our friends and patrons. but
cash alone will yay our expenses, ana
we are forced to adhere TO strict cash
rule. We hope you viii comprehend
and appreciate the necessity OF such a
course, and renew your So scription
without delay. We solicit your favor


eS- We enter no new names on our
books without the money in advance
Year: 1878

The world is filled with people
who know everybody's business but
their own. They are always ready
to give advice on any and all sub
jects, and if their advice isn't taken
they are always ready to denounce
those who refuse it in the most un-
sparlng terms. They can't edit a
newspaper, but they know just now
1t ought to be done. They can't
preach, but they are always ready
to tell ministers of the gospel what
to say, and how to say it. They
know no more about teaching than
a monkey knows of Hebrew, and
yet they have views on the subject
of teaching which they never cease
to give whenever they can have an
audience. They are as ignorant of
farming as a cannibal is of Christi
anity but they will roll out chunks
of advice to the farming commnni-
ty by the hour. Providence had
wise purpose in the creation of such
bores, we presume but it is one of
the mysteries we cannot fathom.
Year: 1878

The midlothian Celebration.-The time
for laying the cornerstone OF the Metho-
dist church at Midlothian has been fixed
for June 11th, and every arrangement will
be made to make it successful and enjoy
able occasion.
Year: 1878

CHURCH SocIABLE.-The ladies OF Clay
Street Methodist church will continue their
sociable tonight. They have been greatly
encouraged in their good work by the liberal
patronage OF their friends. If you want
good supper for twenty-five cents. with de-
licious refreshments at city prices, the ladies'
of Clay-Street church will be glad TO serve
YOU in the interest OF the noble cause for
which they are working.
Year: 1878

A negro in Virginia, it is said, blew
out his brains from modification of hav-
ing been publicly whipped for commit
ting a theft. 1t is said some excitement
has been raised in consequence, and that
an attempt may be made to abolish this
mode of punishment. This case should
be an argument in its favor, if, as the
saying is, "that the law should be ter
ror to evil-doers."
Year: 1878

Here i. lesson for the times fur
nished by the New York Tribune:


The president OF one of our largest
banks said TO Us day or two since that
rich mans son had just left his place.
and he was the last man OF the kind he
should ever employ. The man was
faithful, honest, and fulfilled intelligent
IL and well all the duties required OF
him; but just as he had become accus-
toned 10 his work he found out ii was
lco coufning, and raw clerk had 10 be
out in his place. A bad look this for
rich Young mrn; but it is the old story
repeated for the thousandth time. If rich
mems sons will not endure the drudgery
by which nearly oil their fathers secured
money and position, they must take a
secondary place in the next generation /;
and oftener they drop out of sight amid
the idle, worthless herd, if, indeed, they
escape an association with loafers and
criminals. What say the labor reform
ers to facts like these. for facts they are
beyond question. Nearly every man in
any leading position in the community
began lie poor. Let the sons of our
rich men take warning and 60 to work
honestly and faithfully every day if th,y
hope to fill the positions honoraby held
by their fathers.
Year: 1878

Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 1.-The platform adopted by
the Democratic State Convention, to which the
hard money delegates refused to subscribe de.
clares among other things in favor of liberty of
individual action unvexed by sumptuary laws 1;
against protective tariff; throws all the respon-
sibility for the public debt and stagnahon in bust
ness upon the Republican party insists that re-
sumption shall be postponed beyond the period
now fixed by law and until the needs Of the
country will admit the liberation Of the coin in
the Treasury the gradual substitution OF green.
backs for the paper of the National banks, and
their permaaCnt establishment as the sole paper
money of the country, made of equal tender with
coin for all dues to the Government and the amt
of issue to be regulated by law so as to give assur
ance Instability in volume and value; the imme.
diate repeal Of the National bank act no further
issue of interest bearing bonds no further sale Of
bonds for coin for resumption purposes, but grad
ual extinction Of the public debt extending the
warmest symnathy to the laboring classes in their
suferings on account Of ruinOus financial policy
of the Republican party, and pledging the Demo.
cratic party 70 restoration OF All rights wrong
fully wresIed from them upon its ascendancy to
power.
Year: 1878

Bellefonte, Pa, Sept 3O.... Yesterday was great
political day in Bellefonte, The Democratic and
Greenback Congressional Conferences Of the
Twentieth district and the Republican County
Convention were all in session here, The result
of the Democratic Conference was the nomination
of Hon. A. G. Curtin on the 9lst ballot. 1t was
apparent all day that the old War Governor wod
be the choice and the reason for the delay in his
nomination was due to the desire Of the conferees
to satisfy the claims of local candidates


After his nomination the ex Governor appeared
before the Conference and accepted the nomina
ton in brilliant speech. His closing remarks
were as follows: Gentlemen, if l am elected to
the popular branch Of the National Legislature
will consider 1t my highest duty so 10 act as to
bring to my country that prosperity and happi
ness which the vicious rule Of the party in power
has for the present lost to us. Messrs, Reed Of
Mifflin, and Baker of Union, who were candidates
in opposition to Governor Curtin, then came be-
fore the Conference and pledged their best efforts
10 his success.
Year: 1878

Gov. HAMPTON has a hard job to keep
the South Carolina Democracy from falling
back into their old habits of prescription,
fraud and violence. One of the worst coun-
tries in the State is Barnweil, where the Dem
ocratS have recently notified the blacks that
they have no use for them and they should
lii, even vote at the primary elections. Gov.
Hampton went to Barnwell Oh the Fourth of
July and gave the whites severe lecture.
He said they had carried the country in 1876
by threating the Black men kindly and assur-
ing that if they voted with the Democrats
their rights would be protected. He exposed
their plan for ignoring the immense colored
vote henceforth, saying: sit is thought. that
we can be successful in this election by fraud,
and have heard rumors floating throughout
the State, occasionally, intimating that we
had the machinery of the elections in our hands
and that we could count in anybody we
chose" Against such a course Gov. Hamp-
ton made vigorous protest, declaring that he
should do all in his power to defeat any efforts
in that direction. Hampton is one of the
few Southern statesmen who see that negro
suffrage is necessity and that the wise course
for the whites of the South to pursue is to
make the best of it and seek to mitigate its
evils by edutating the blacks and cultivating
kindly feeling with them.
Year: 1878

tions. AT the close of the war she en-
tered new field of benevolence-the
education of Southern orphans. Many
young girls have been thus enabled to
earn an honorable and respectable liv-
ing.


For some years Miss Mason has been
resid ing abroad, chiefly in Paris. Here
she met once more Mr.. CasS, the lover
OF her youth, now an old man.
He bad lived in France SO long that
he had acquired much of the tender
gallantry of Frenchmsn, and in ask
ing mis- first love to be his last he beg
ged her to honor him by cOnsenting to
be his widow. But Miss Mason had
long resolved not to marry, aid so in
formed her faithful admirer. He bow
ed to her decision, and aacepted the
position of friend. Mr.. Cass had told
his confidential secretary to send for
Miss Mason in case he died suddenly.
One night he retired, and the next
morning he was found dead in his
bed. A telegram was sent to Miss Ma
son, who was travelling in Spain, and
she Immediately returned to Paris.
Mr.. Cass's will was opened. To Miss
Mason he bequeathed six thousand
dollars, his watch, and three diamond
rings, making her joint executor Of the
will, and requesting ker, AS a last ia
vor, to convey his remains to Detroit,
the place endeared to him by so many
sweet and tender associations of early
life, not the least of which WAS his love
for her. Over his grave he directed
that modest monument should be
erected, with u suitable inscription.
Miss Mason will carry out the last re-
quest of her dying friend.
Year: 1878

IL this connection it may be as well, per-
Democratic management, and for the Potter
subcommittee in particular, to give some
thing of the Republican case, some little of
the Returning Board law, and something as
well of the maOdas operandi, as employed in
the presentation of the case for the Returning
Board. This Returning Board law, with all
that has been said and done, is still a good
deal OF mystery, in its way. There are prob
ably not six men in Louisiana to-day that
thoroughly understand it.


The Democrats have simply. never shown
the ability to comprehend it, in even rea-
sonable degree. The Republicans Just here
possessed an important advantage in the per-
sonnel of their counsel. Three of these were
Judge Campbell, Judge Jcwett, and Mr.. B.
p. Blanchard. Judge Campbell was the au-
thor of the original election law OF 1870.
Some one, or more, of these three gentlemen
had drafted every amendment the law had
ever received. During all of the campaigns
from 1870, inclusive, some one or more of
these gentlemen had been the official counsel
of the party. During four State campaigns
they had met the opposition party counsel,
and had discussed and construed every clause
and line in the famous law. They were ne
oessarily familiar with every possible Demo-
cratic objection, and as necessarily, again, had
agreed upon an established construction Of
every section and proviso. In the first draft
of the law provision was made for possible
case, which never arose until six years after
ward.


1t was possible that Supervisors might
be deferred, by fear ur corruption, from ma
King the protest which gave The board juris-
diction. TO meet this, proviso was added
TO the third section, which rave anv person
Year: 1878

SECRETARY SHERMAN is scOlded because he
proposes to pay out coin in the discharge of
government Indebtedness. This is stranpe
world. The initiation lunatics are preiudirce
against real money. A person of average in
teligence would suppose that the day when
paper and coin shall be of equal value would
be day of general rejoicing. Some of
those who oppose coin, too, are what are
called Jackson Democrats. If the old man
should rise from the dead these people would
be ashamed to Look him in the face
Year: 1878

THOSE Democratic papers which keep up
howl against Secretary Sherman's financial
policy, and call loudly for a repeal of the
Resumption act at the next session of Con-
gress, will have this gun spiked before Con-
gress meets by resumption itself. They
can repeal the act then if they want to, but
they will be pcwerless to do any harm.
Year: 1878

we never tire of going To bed at night,
and we are very sorry when We tire Of
getting up in the morning. We never
weary, except with regret, Of breakfast
in, dining and supPing; and yet these
actions are repeated incessantly three
hundred and sixty five times in the year
with renewed excitement on erery sue
ceeding occasion. We take off our
clothes once every day, and put them on
once every day. We do this at pearly
the same hour, in daily succession, and


when health Is good the pleasure derived


from 80 doing is not marred by the repe-
tition of the act, for the ebbing and the
flowing of our bodily sensations prepare
us, without any effort on our part, for
all the vicis.itudes of our existence.


When hungry, the food is agreeable;


when weary, sleep or rest is treat;


when warm, cool air is reireshing; when
cold, the pleasure derived from cheer
full fire ia delicious. The excitement is
kept up by contrasts; and we purchase
the enjoyment of one feeling by enoour.
aging the reverse. With health, and
youth, and prosperity, we should never
be weary. It is age, and weakness and
poverty that prepare us for death; and
even that comes easy upon most men, at
last. like q sleep, and the heaviness Of the
heart gives even the last sleep welcome.
Year: 1878

Our opinion is that there are two dis
tinct breeds of swine known as Jersey
for we have seen some very common
stock Of that name, and we have read Of
others, like those Of Col. Grundy's, that
were superior. II will be seen, by refer.
ence to our report of the swine-breeders
convention, that the breed has no friend
among those who spoke on the subject
there Indiana Farmer.


There il but one true Jersey red hog,
but we have in Kentucky q red hog com.
monty called red Berkshire which many
persons are led to believe is the Jersey
red because of similarity of color. The
jersey red is Of quick growth, and at
tains very large size, often reaching
800 pounds gross at eight and ten months,
and dressing 600 pounds at eighteen to
twenty months. 1t is docile, and easily
kept fat at any age. Its ear is the most
Objectionable feature, being large and
sometimes hanging over the eyes, so as to
prevent the animal seeing ahead. Many
of them, however, have ears not hanging
more than the Poland Chinas The color
Is from dark to sandy red, legs short,
face wide and short. There are several
breeders OF the Jersey reds in Ken
tucky.


The hog known in Kentucky as red
Berkshire is descended from an importa-
tion from spain or Portugal, made many
years ago. 1t Is not absolutely pure as a
breed now, but some very fine specimen,
are often seen. 1t is popular with the
packers on account of its fine yield o.
lard and its compactness. 1t Is not o.
such rapid growth as the other red hogs
but is very popular in some portions o
this state.-G Courier Journal.
Year: 1878

profitable. In stock, keep a particular
record of each animal, with pedigree,
birth and other remarks of interest.
Keep, as well, general diary Of events
on the farm for future reference.


You will find plenty of time in which
to attend to these things. Keeping an
account will take but few minutes each
day, and when you have once begun,
you will he surprised TO see how easily
1t can be done. There is one great point
TO be kept in view always, and that is,
to never run in debt. Shun debtsas you
would the fire. Strive to live within
your means, and you will have net
result when you balance your books at
the close OF the year that will surprise
and make you glad. Prairie Farmer.
Year: 1878

would like to inquire il science has
settled why it is that some pork shrinks
and fries away more than other pork
fattened in the same manner. have
agitated the question considerably of
late among my neighbors. but with little
satisfaction. The popular theory seems
to be that Of the moon. They do not
pretend to explain the philosophy, but
think the rule infallible; yet / am still
incredulOus. II the true cause can be
known, there is value in 1t TO farmers
generally. The claim is that pork should
be killed. towards the full Of the moon
not TO have 1t shrink also that the moon
exercises wonderful influences on vegeta-
tion. Can these notions be exp aimed or
ploded &c. G. NJ, Mason, Mich.


These notions may be easily explained.
Certain arbitrary rules are first adopted,
and those who adhere TO them remember
acutely every coincidence to uphold
them, and forget every failure We have
cured the most inveterate believers in
moon rules by carefully reminding their
advocates OF every failure; not OCCASION
ally but continuously. 1t can make no
more difference to fattening pig whether
the sun shines on one side OF the moon or
the other side (the only difference be-
tween new and full moon) than whether
it shines on the east or west side OF a
stone heap ten miles off II would be
mere conjecture for us to say what inAu,
ences change the character or quality OF
pork, without knowing anything about
the details of the management. The
absurdity of ascribing changes in weather
and vegetable growth to the light on the
surface OF the moon is obvious from the
fact that they are diverse in different
parts of large country, from all parts
Of which the moon appears the same


Country Gentleman.
Year: 1878

An able agricultural writer makes the
following remarks:


The greatest waste of manure from the
farm comes from neglect to save the
liquid weddings OF the farm stock. Far
too many farmers allow all this, or nearly
all, to be total loss during the time the
stock Is housed at the barn. Wolf gives
the following comparisons in 1000 parts
Of liquids and solid:
Year: 1878

SOBER VERITIEs AS the trials of life
thcken and the dreams Of other days fade
one by one in the deep vista of disappoint-
ed hope, the heart grows weary of the
struggle and we realize our insignificance.
Those who have climbed to pinnacles of
fame, rcvel in luxury and wealth, go to the
grave at last with the poor mendicant who
bcgs pennies by the wayside, and like him
are soon forgotten. Generations after
generations, says an eloquent modern
writer, have felt as we feel, and their fel-
lows were AS active in life as ours are now.
They passed away as vapors while nature
wore the same aspect of beauty as the
Creator commanded her to wear. And so,
likewise, shall it be when we are gone.
The heavens will be rs bright over our
graves us they now are around our path ;
the world will have the same attractions
for offspring yet unborn that she had once
for ourselves, and that she now has for our
children. Yet little and all this will
have happened. Days will continue to
move on and laughter and song will be
heard in every chamber in which we died
and the eye that mpurned for us will be
drie /. and even our children will cease to
think of us, and will not remember to LISP
our names.
Year: 1878

ave had no idea that bread and butter
were mule, and no doubt that fine hor e.
were fed on beef." said an English lady Of
noble birth, concerning herself and the chill
dren with whom she was educated. And
there are great many children who are
thus ignorant on what are supposed to b.
points familiar to everybody. Too man,
things are taken for granted concerning
the knowledge Of children about common
things. They fail of learning much that
they ought to know, because it Is supposed
that they know it already. A bright hoy
of about six years old recently saw coffin
brought out from neighbor's house, MS h..
was watching from his home window. on
the occasion of funeral there At once
he expressed surprise at the coffin 8 length.
since it contained only the dead mans
body. Thereupon n question or two from
that boy supposed that he head and limb
were always removed from the body be-
fore the burial of dead person; and what
could be more natural than this idea, when
we consider that the fact had been relig-


ously emphasized to him that only the
body" was laid in the grave at death?
This is but an illustration of the unsus
pecting ignorance. or error of opinion. on
one point or another, in children of ordina-
ry intelligence. 1t would be well for par
ents and teachers to question children free
ly and often. to test their knowledge OF
what is supposed to be beyond question.
thing that is thought to be thoroughly
understood by the young learner may, in
fact, be entirely misapprehended by him.
How are butter and sugar made! Of
what are these plates. or these carpets
made? What is the difference between
milk and ten, Or between cotton and leaLh-
erP What animals eat flesh, and what
grass? Or in the range Of religious
knowledge, Who wrote the Biblep Why
is that counted different from any other
book? In what country did Jesus live, and
how long agoP What do we mean when
we say this is the year 1882 Many sim-
liar questions with these could advantage
ously be put to the little folks.-Sunda1
School Times.
Year: 1878

A WoMAN's REBUKE.-If workmen re-
fu'e to recognize and be governed by the
law of nature, which bind men together us
opposites, the compliments of each other,
they must suffer the consequences. He is
the workingman s true friend who says to
each one, " Paddle your own canoe " All
of this twaddle about taking care of them


as if they were Il flock of tame pigeons, is
an insult. 1t is bad enough to be woman
and have men make spheres like toy bal
looms, and put one in to stay, but it must
b. worse To be man and have to be taken
care of like little plaster-of-paris Samuel
saying his prayers. A human biped with
beard must feel nice to have political
economists discuss him as if he were one
of a thousand bags of wheat which were to
be disposed of to the best advantage.
Pears to me if were man, with all the
waste cabins and idle fields in this country
before me l should save agitation com.
mittees and ex- secretaries the trouble o
talking about me; for, if did not raist
my own pork and beans it would be curl


Gus Miss SWiSshelna. In Chicago Tribune
Year: 1878

A dry goods clerk on Main street was
showing lady some parasols yesterday.
The clerk has good command of Ian
guage and knows how to expatiate on the
good qualities and show the best points of
the goods. AS he picked up a parasol
from II lot on the counter and opened it he
struck an attitude of admiration, and hold
ing it up so the best light would be had,
said, Now, there. Isn't il lovelyp Look
at that silk! Particularly observe the
quality, the finish, the general effect Feel
oft. Pass your hand over it, No foolish
ness about that parasol, is therep" he said
us he handed it over to the lady, I" amt it
beautyP" Yes" said the lady, Eyes,
that's my old one. just laid it down
there" The clerk was Immediately
seized with severe attack of quickened
conscience, and passed right off the sub
ject of parasols onto the weather.