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Year: 1879

MAKING LAws.-Delaware is frequently
made the butt of fun by the other states,
not only because Of its size, but because OF
its appliances in making and executing the
laws. One of the last subjects of remark
is that our Legislature has no lawyer In 1t
and but one Doctor. The remark is |
virtually but not strictly true. a member OF
the Senate having been recently admitted
to the bar though of course having little
legal experience. Without apparently any
object in particular some of the papers are
discussing the advantages and disadvantages
of the legal profession in our legislative
bodies. Lawyers as a class are supposed to
be more interested in the emoluments than
the moral Of q case i'm other words they
work for money. 1t is intimated that in
drafting statutes, they make them lmper-
feet and ambiguous with view to the
promotion of profitable litigation, and some
journals 60 SO far as to urge the prudence
of excluding the gentlemen of the bar
altogether from our Legislatures. This
view while perhaps in some things correct,
strikes us as having very little weight in
deciding the merits of the case. 1t has
always appeared as prominent fact that
our laws are made and largely controlled
by the lawyers. And this is the case
whether they are members of the legislature
or not, and as far as our State is concerned
they are as harmful outside of the Legisla-
ture as in. This is obvious, as a look at
the circumstances will show. Nine out OF
every ten of the Acts written for the Legis-
lature to pass upon, are framed by the
legal fraternity, for it is a fact that the
majority Of the men we send to make oul
laws have little knowledge of composition
and less of law, and, per force, are com
PEELED to seek the aid of those who under
stand both. If member Of the Legisla
ture, the lawyer would be responsible t
the people for honest enactments, while a
an unknown helper of another, he uses hi
influence on him personally and Will
having the air of fairness, he may put a
many "ambiguties" in it as it will beal
In any event, the lawyers do the business
in one case they are responsible for thei
acts, in the other if there is any mischie
done, the member, who may have been onl
o cats.paw, bears the blame. And th
state of things must remain SO until W
grow up men who have educational qualif
cations as we'll as sound judgments to rel
resent us in the Legislative halls. Man
lawsuits have arisen from statutes clumsil
framed by men who were not lawyers an
to US the weight of argument would be o


the side of having them in, rather than OF
Of the Legislature. The ideal Legislatul


where all are competent, all honest, a
striving for the best interest of the enti


commonwealth, is not vet.
Year: 1879

It has been said that "the blood is
the source of life" 1t is as truly the
source of disease and death. No lite,
that is to say no healthy tissue can be
generated from impure blood, no Or
gan Of the body can normally perform
its functions when supplied with i'm
pure blood. The fluid that should
carry life and health to every part
cariel only weakness and disease.
Blood is the source of life, only when
it is pure. If It has become diseased,
it must be cleansed Ivy proper medi-
cation, else every pulsation Of the hu-
man heart sends a wave of disease
through the system. To cleanse the
blood of all impurities, use DR..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
Purgative Pellets, the most effectual
alternative, tonic and cathartic rene
dies yet discovered. They are especi-
ally efficient IN scrotulous diseases.
Year: 1879

FRosTBURG, April 29, 1879.


Editor Mining Journal The peo-
pie of Georges Creek are not impov-
erished enough by the employers
through low wages, long weight, and
short time, but the bosses and super
intendent, must open truck stores
whereby they may drain the last cent
Of the poor mans hard earnings and
establish system of serfdom, by
charging high prices for their goods,
and compelling their employees to
contract debts which they cannot
possibly avoid. When they have
them so fixed they PIT their tyranical
yoke upon their necAa and lead them
at their will; they tell them (if not in
words, by action) that they must be
submissive and obedient to their COM
mands and wishes, for now we own
you, body and soul.





Poor anfortunates we have sold
our birthrights for naught, and have
allowed ourselves to be trodden under
foot by unscrupulous tyrants How
long shall it last? how long will the
people patronize these truck stores =?
| hope they will allow those bosses
who have them to keep them for the
use exclusively of their own families.
By so doing the truck system will soon
die natural death. But let us pre-
pare to invoke legislation to put a
stop to all such oppressive practices.


A. C-B.
Year: 1879

l. Child two years old has an at
tack of Group at night. Doctor at ,
distance. What is to be done?


The child should be Immediately
undressed and put in q warm bath
Then give an emetic composed of one
part of antimony wine to two of ipe-
cac, The dose is a teaspoonful. II
the antimony is not handy, give VAIN
water, mustard and water, or any
simple emetic; dry the child and wrap
it carefully in warm blanket.
2. Some ones nose bleeds and can
not be stopped.


Take plug of lint, moisten, dip
in equal parts Of powdered alum and
gum arabic and insert in the nose.
Battle the forehead in cold water.


3. Child eats a piece of bread on
which arsenic has been spread for kill
ing rats.


Give plenty of warm water, new
milk in large quantities, Cruel and
linseed tea; foment the bowels. Scrape
iron rust off anything, aaix with warm
water and give in large draughts fre-
quently. Never give large draughtg
of fluids until those given before have
been vomited, because the stomach
will not contract properly if filled,
and the object is to get rid of the
poison as quickly as possible.


4. A young lady sits in draught
and comes home with bad sore
throat.


Wrap flannel aroand tho threat,
keeping cut of draughts and sudden
changes Of atmosphere, and every
half hour take a pinch Of potash,
place it on the tongue and allow it 10
dissolve IN the mouth.


5. Child falls backward into q tub
of water an l. much scalded.


Carefully undress the child, lay it
on bed, on its breast if the back is
scalded; be sure all draughts are ex-
cluded; then dust over the parts with
bi-carsonat9 Of soda; lay muslin over
it; then make tent by placing two
boxes with a board over them in the
he'd, to prevent the GOVERN from
pressing 9a T., scald; cover mp wo.11--
Iy.


6. Mower cuts drivers legs as he
is thrown from seat.


Put tight bandage around the
limb above the cut, slip cork under
it in the direction of line drawn
from the inner part Of the knee to a
little outside Of the groin. Draw the
edges of the cut together with stick
ing-plaster.


7. Child has a bad earache.


Dip plug Of cottonwood in olive
oil, warm it and place it in the ear.
Wrap up the head and keep it out of
daughts.
Year: 1879

CAPTAIN PAUL BoYNToN reached
New Orleans in very bad condition,
being mere skeleton Of the strong
built man who left Oil City, Pa, full
Of life and vigor. He lost over 20
pounds during the voyage, whilst his
strength was nearly exhausted. Dur
ing the early morning of Saturday,
whilst between Baton Rouge and New
Orleans, Boynton had chill, and fear
full that he was to be Frustrated with
fever he drew the box of quinine pills
from the boat and in the darkness and
his confused state swallowed them all.
about eighty grains. This had bad
effect, as he could hardly keep his
eyes open.
Year: 1879

!
ing woman called at the poat-of6ce
and purchased three-cen stamp, and
had it already clicked" to paste on
her letter, when she discovered that
she had left the letter at home. She,
received the heartfelt sympathies
of the stamp clerk and went home
for the letter. At eleven o'clock
when the stamp window was besieged
by crowd the woman returned, hav-
ing the letter in one hand and a min
ute fragment of postage stamp in
the other.


"Stand out of the way for poor
distressed woman |" she called out as
she made for the window, and those
who didn't obey were poked aside in
way to be remembered by their
ribs. The change which one buyer
was shout to pocket was swept off the
board on the floor by her arms, and
SIZE held the fragment of stamp and
exclaimed 10 the clerk:


"Do you dare deny sir, that you
sold me thu ee-cent stamp two hours
ago."


81 thin, I sold you stamp" he re-
piled.


"And didn't have my letter here.
After I'd eaten all the paste off the
stamp I couldn't find my letter. You
remember p u


Eyes | remember


"Well sir, I carried that stamp all
yne way home on the tip of my finger
and laid it down on the windy sill
till | could find my letter and what
did my little Clarence do but pick it
up and begin to chew away, and by
the time 1 could choke his mouth
open nothing was left but this little
bit"


"And you want another p


II demand another, sir, in place of
this p


81 couldn't do that.


"But you'll have to This is the
stamp [ bought of youl Look for
yourself and see. l make oath that
l never put it on letter. Am 1 to
be cheated out Of my three cents in a
baok-handed way ?"


The crowd began to call out and
jostle her, but by vigorous use of
feet and elbows she cleared the space
again, and said:


81 demand new stampl"


The clerk tried to explain how she
couldn't get one in exchange, but she
Interrupted:


"Have [ got to murder my child
and get the rest of the stamp? New
er Ii never leave this windy till l
nave new stamp to put on my let
ter to Thomas p


The clerk tried to explain again,
but she brought the letter down with
thump and said:


81 leave this letter here. It is to
my Thomas in Port Huron. If he
doesn't get it in three days you'll
hear from me and my four big girls
and three sons, and when our family
gets started on row, We never stop
for the biggest post-office in Amer
icaI'


At dark last night the clerk was un-
decided. He doesn't like to be bluff
ed into going down for his small
clange, but in the dim future he sees
solemn procession, headed by a de-
termined old lady marching down the
corridor to make a vacancy in the
ranks Of tho Government.-Free
Press.
Year: 1879




delights no less than the days. More
of the chief glories of the heavens
are visible at one time now than al
any other season, and the sky is stud
ded with objects en- which young as
tronorers may test the powers of theil
telescopes. From sunset to m'dci light
maliy of the leading bril)iants of the
sky PASS in review, from Sirius, the
chief of them all, to Vega, the bright
est star of the North, and Antares,
the fiery red twinkler in the Scor-
pion's heart. Venus, which a keen
eye catches in the west even before
sunset, is growing brighter every
night, as she nears her inferior con-
junction. In a telescope of consider
able power she looks like the moon to
the naked eve, day or two after first
quarter. One who has never turned
an opera glass CT spy glass on this
planet has no notion of the brighten
ing effect of an object glass when
used with slight magnifying power.
The crescent of the new moon, now
visible, is peculiarly elegant object
with such a glass.


Those who possess telescopes carry
ing astronomical eye-pieces have now
the opportunity Of enjoying views Of
some of the most delicate and beauti-
lul sights in the sky. One 3f the most
marvellous of these is the double
double star in the constellation Lyra
A very bright star, Of a blush color,
may be seen in the northwest at 10
or / o'clock. 1t is Vega, or Alpha of
the Lyre. Near it ere two fifth mag
nitude stars that make pretty little
triangle with the large star. An or
dinary spy-glass will show that the
northernmost of these small stars is
double. Then if the observer pos
seas teles .ope of about three inches
aperture with a power of 200 dame
ters it will show that each of the
stars composing this double is itself
double. Those stars are believed to
have a motion of revolution showing
that they are connected, and ha VIC
pairs revolve around con4oo cen
tre, There is no more beautiful and
instructive object visible in the sky.


In the same constellation is the
wonderful ring nebula, which a good
three-inch telescope shows we'll. Be-
low Vega may be seen two rather
bright stars, quite close together. By
sweeping with the telescope from one
to the other, the ring nebula may be
found, nearly half way between them.
1t hangs against the sky like a little
wreath or ring of hazy Light. The
observer should wait until their OF
jects get as high as possible, in order
to avoid the mist and haze along the
horizon.


There are hundreds of other objects
now visible that the young astrono-
mer can view with advantage. Among
these ie the star Mizau, in the tail of
the Great Bear. This is the middle
star in thu handle of what is usually
called the Dipper, which circles
around the north pole. A good eye
sees, without assistance, that this star
has a little companion shining
by It's side. A telescope magnifying
about fifty times, shows that the larger
star is double. one being golden yell
low, and the other light blue in coll
or. These colors are distinct, and
very beautiful, and the lowest magni-
flying power that will clearly divide
the stars shows them to the best ad-
vantage.
Year: 1879

as their representatives would make it
appear. The law requires the com
missioner Of agriculture, statistics
and mines, and the superinten-
dent of public instruction to
visit various parts of the State.
Their compensation is limited
to a very moderate sum, not more
than enough to enable them to support
their families decently at Nashville.
Yet the legislature, as a grand and
triumphant measure Of retrenchment
and reform, cut off their travelling
expenses. This is glory enough for
one legislature. The people can
breathe easier now. Killebrew and
Trousdale must travel over the State
at their own expense, and of course
will feel stimulated to travel a great
deal. In any event, we have the proud
satisfaction of knowing that there are
good iron fences around the nine acres
of capitol grounds, and even if the
weeds do grow there until snakes and
scorpions find it safe place of refuge,
the hogs and cattle can be kept out as
long as the gates are kept shut.
Year: 1879

The LEDGER of Saturday will be


devoted largely to the manufacturing
interests Of Memphis. The principal
establishments and some other leading
enterprises will be described, and we
can assure our readers that the
effort will make a good show
ing for the city. We are pre-
pared to show. that manufacturing
is a profitable business here and that
this is growing to be something more
than mere cotton and grocery mar
ket. A very large edition of the paper
will be issued that day as extra orders
have already been received. We can
take as many as come up to noon
Saturday and would not object to a
few business cards.
Year: 1879

CONSIDERABLE complaint is made
that General Peter Tracy has inclosed
the seats on the bluff and erected such
a high fence or parapet that people
cannot see over it even from the
building in Front row. 1t is asserted


that the merchants put up the money
to pay for the fireworks and erect the
seats and that it was advertised as a
free show, and everybody invited to
come. Gen. Tracy, on the other hand
states that subscriptions were not
sufficient to give an exhibition, and
that he never advertised it as a free
show in any of the bills sent out in
the country, We are further informed
that those who subscribe get all the
tickets they call for, but that the
amount subscribed on Front row,
from Madison to Union, was very
small. There seems to be an impress
sion that the merchants or somebody
we're to pay for the exhibition, and
that everybody could see it free


Times are hard, and the merchants
have been called on for subscriptions
for sanitary purposes and other mat


ters so often that it is no wonder the!
contribute lightly to the fireworks
We regret that all the people canno


see the whole business for nothing, bu
it takes money and work to run Tracy


fireworks, even in this world, and ther


was no other way to raise it but {,
charge something at the gate. TIL


Misunderstanding is unfortunate, bu


we hope it will vanish in the smoke o
the sky.rockets. 1t is said that ever


time Tracy takes lemonade, he goe
around and orders on another tier o
fence, sixteen feet high. He seems t


have the tower of Babel In his mind
and will no doubt roof the whole con
Germ in to cut Off the view Of any VIII


may 60 up in a balloon to see the show
Year: 1879

A wELL-DRAwN paper urgently re-
questing Rev. W. E. Boggs to remain
at his present post of duty is in circu-
latiOn and is already signed by large
number Of influential citizens. The
list includes many who are not mem
bers Of his church or congregation,
but who nevertheless recognize the
worth and work of the man in this
community. We hope he will sec
that it is his duty to remain here.
Year: 1879

CONCORD, MASS, July 3.-Thirty-
five convicts refusing to work in the
hot shops have been placed in solitary
confinement until they surrender.
There was a fire in the hot shop this
morning, but it was soon put out.
Year: 1879

Major IIotchkiss informs us that there
is now in store at MaySville, Ky, about
four hundred thousand bushels OF
wheat awaiting shipment, and that the
aggregate crop raised in that vicinity
this wear will be over hall million
bushels. This is the secret of the growth
and prosperity of that city. The farmers
i'm the vicinity grow something To sell.
Ii our people followed this example
money would stay with us instead OF
being sent away To buy bread.
Year: 1879

TO the Editor OF the Democrat:


NY reason for supporting the substitute OF
the delegate from Riehland, Mr.. Wells land
my ideas lead me Ii the same direction), are
that what he has stated all through his argu-
ment is honest truth.


Our people, In many instances, work the
week through, and on Sunday visit the gro
cery and drink up all OF their hire; their


families are left destitute, they themselves
are penniless and burning up with raging


thirst on the day following unable to work
as men, even II they are permitted by that
poison to escape the clutches Of the law. Our
race would be bettered II the substitute
offered by the gentleman from Richland were
adopted and / am sure that the colored peo-
pie would offer up prayers of blessing for this
Convention If it should pass the substitute
We are the greatest sufferers. our wives,
our children, our aged parents, all suffer be-


cause the white man is allowed to poison our


brains on the Sabbath day. Even In civil cases


our people suffer, and we can but call upon


you for that aid, as official Journal that the


people / represent may say that some good


did come to them from the Convention and
| it's official organ.


Respectfully. ENos WILLIAMS,
Delegate from Terrebonne.
Year: 1879

There is touch of pathos about doing
even the simplest thing ''for the last time" :"
1t is not alone kissing the dead that gives
you this strange pain. You feel it when
you have looked your last time upon some
scene you have lOved-when you stand in
some quiet city street where you know
that you will never stand again. The act
or playing his part for the last time, the
singer whose voice is cracked hopelessly,
and who after this once will never stand
before the sea of upturned faces disputing
the plautlits with fresher voices and fairer
forms, the minister who has preached his
last sermon--these all know the hidden bit
terness of the two words, ''never again.
We put away our boyish toys with an old
headache. We were too old to walk any
longer on our stilts-t0o tall to play mar
bles on the sidewalk. Yet there was =
pang when we thoughtw had played with
our merry things for the last time, and LIES
serious, grown-up work was waiting for
us. Now we do not want the lost toys
back. Life has larger and other play things
for us. May it not be that these, too, shall
seem in the light of some far-o6 day a. the
bOyish games seem to our manhood, and
we shall learn that death is bu: the open
ing of the gate into the land Of promise?-
RisAoD Fosters Sermons. s'i
Year: 1879

We have in Philadelphia some people
who think they're pious when they're on
ly bilious, and who yearn for the enforce


ment OF blue laws. They need blue pills.
1t would add nothing to their personal
comfort if the children could not 60 to the
Zoo or the park on Sunday, or if the
chuTch-goer could not ride to church in Il
street-car, but it would create a satisfactory
state of misery for others. This is the
true nislnthropic spirit characterized by
Macaulay when he declared that the Puri-
tans were opposed to bear-baiting, not on
account of the pain inflicted upon the bear
but because OF the pleasure it afforded to
the spectators.
Year: 1879

A certain gentleman purchased pair of


pants few days ago, which, upon being
tried on at home, he found to be too long.


That night he remarked to his wife that he


wished her to take off about an inch from


each leg, which would make them the de-
sired length. Being fond of teasing her


husband. she told him that she shouldn't


do anything of the kind, and he retired


without having obtained a promise from


her that she would attend to the matter.


Soon after he had left for his room, how
ever, she, as matter of course, clipped
off the superfluous inch, as she had been
aSkel ta do. The family is composed of
nve, VINO were IN adjoining rooms, aS n eathdd
the dispute between man and wife, and af-
ter the latter had taken off the required
inch and retired, the old lady, desiring to
''keep peace in the family" and not know
ing what her daughter-in-law had done,
cautiously slipped into the room and cut
off another inch.


In this way did each of the five ladies,
unknown to each other, and all with the
praiseworthy object Of preventing any
misunderstanding between the couple, clip
IN inch from the legs OF the gentleman's
trousers.


The following morning, all unconscious
of what had taken place curing the night,
he rolled up his pants in piece of paper,
and took them to the tailor to be shorten
ell to the desired length. Upon a hasty
glance, the latter ventured the opinion
that they were already short, but the gen.
tleman insisted that they were fully an
inch too long. The tailor had no more to !
say, and our friend retired.


On the following Saturday he called for
the pants and took them home, and was !
extremely disgusted at finding that the
legs reached only trifle below the knee
He straigbtway accused the tailor, but his
wife heard him, and came to the rescue,
that she had taken off an inch
from each Of the legs, and her acknowl-
edgment was followed by that of each of
the other five ladies, when it was discov-
cred that altogether the legs had been
shortened to the extent of seven inches.
Year: 1879

and follows it torty-five miles. The valley


is from mile to three miles wide. averag-


ing probably two miles. This stream is


put down on the old maps as the Big Mud


dy, being known as such among the Indi-


ans. There is but little timber along Cur


lew, but coal is abundant, and forty miles


west there is considerable timber. One of
the contractors expects to cut twelve thou
sand tons of hay in the Curlew valley this
summer. and if we are not greatly mistaken
this whole valley will be occupied by actual
settlers before autumn. Most lovely homes
will be made on the Sweet Briar, on the
of Knife River, and on the
Little Missouri. Indeed as rapid develop
ment may be expected on the line west of
Bismarck as followed the construction to
Red River west of Brainerd. Even bet
ter country than the beautiful Lake Park
region will be found and climate much
more favorable.-Bisn,ayck Tribune.
Year: 1879

The parties who make q daily practice
of balancing on tie railing in front of the


aacs office are in great danger OF losing
Their lives. The rail was recently taken Off
end filled with giant powder, connecting
with which is hidden wire running down
to the back part of the 'lfice, presided over
by our devil. Now, our devil is an eccen-
trio youth, generally in the best of humor,
but when he does get ottt OF sorts he be-
comes perfectly recklcss-has no regard at
all tor human life. He's Fable to have one
of his spells any time. and then goodbye
loafers on the railing, as he'll pull that wire
certain.