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Year: 1879

For the REPUBLICAN,.


The following essay was read before
Walola Lodge Of Good Templars on Fri.
day evening last, by Miss II. Louise
Martin /:


On last Sunday week the Inhabitants
OF our city were scarcely awake before
the news reached them that colored
man lad besn murdered at late hour
the previous night. Upon investigation
II was found that he had come to his
death at the hands Of four white men
who had spent their nights in drunk
enness and debauchery in some unli-
censed liquor saloons in our (said to
be) civilized city. With me the ques-
tion arising is this: Can our or any
other city be called civilized and en-
lightened in which man (let alone a
woman) cannot walk after night fall
without sndangering his life should
say not. This seems TO be- the present
state Of things in Wilmington, and yet
We are considered civilized. What Is
the cause Of this? What, indeed, but
rum. Rum, the root of all evil, and
the curse of our land. Thousands Of men
are being (you might say) murdered in
our Union every year by this powerful
demon. Yet it is permitted to be sold,
and then those who do an injury while
under its influence are punished ac-
cordinp TO the extent Of the injury
Oh. how little consistency there ID In
the laws Of our land. The life Of Perry
Demby was as precious to him aud his
family az is ours to US. Yet II that
une life causes all the unlicensed liquor
saloons and houses Of i'll fame in our
city to be closed, thereby saving many
others from the same tate, was not that
life sacrificed for a good cause only
hope such will be the case. We can
only do our best in this world, and
then hope and trust, and wait for the
rest. Can it he that God has caused
that life to be taken to shcw us that
our every effort is needed to drive from
us and our country that which We so
much dread Should not every tenn
persnGe man and woman in Whining
ton, and all OYER the land, do every
thing in their power to promote the
cause Of temperance What should
be done with the murderers This is
question that requires considerable
thought. In the first place | do not
believe in capital punishment. hold
that one man has no more right to kill
t.n.an another. II he had, would not
Our Heavenly Father have made men
ton of it in His teachings! The only
Just punishment that | should think OF
would be life time of hard work and
imprisonment. Each person, of course,
has his own opinion, and this give as
mine. When will the time come that
we can have peace, harmony and broth
erly love, aud can read our papers
without continually having before our
eyes the report of some deed committed
by some one while under the influence
OF liquor The answer il, not until
King Alcohol is banished, and every
man accepts his true God. Then and
then only will it be.


Every lady in the land,


Sh uld side with temperance.


And ever lend helping hand,


To help its sustenance.
Year: 1879

A special gives the following particn-
lars Of a brutal murder on Saturday
night, which occurred nine miles east
of Montez una, Iowa. A man by the
name Of Owen Cannot killed his mother
about midnight, by BEATING her on the
head with a stick OF stovewood. After
the man had committed the horrible
and nnatural crime he threw the body
out Of the house upen the wood pile.-
The mnrdersd womaH was in her seven
ty-ninth year. After doing the work
Cannot left the house and it was with
some diGiculty that he was captured.-
Insanity is the only cause that can be
assigned for the deed.
Year: 1879

Curran once met his match in pert,
keen-eyed son of the sod, who acted as
hostler at q large stable, and who was up
as witness in case of dispute in the
matter of horse.trade. Curran much
desired to break down the credibility OF
this witness, and thought to do it by
making the man contradict himsslf-by
tangling him up in a network Of adreitly
framed questions-but all to no avail.
The hostler was companion to Sam
Weller. His good common sense, and
his :equanimity and good nature were
not to be overturned. By and by Cur
ran, in towering wrath, belched forth, a.
not another counsel would have dared tc
do in the presence Of the court:


asirrah, you are incorrigibie The
truth is not to be got from you, for it ii
not in you. see the villain in YOU
facet


aI faith, yer honor" said the witnas
| with the utmost simplicity of truth ane
honesty, my face must be moity clan'
and shinin' indade if it can reflect lik
| t5ati"
For ones in his life the great barriste
| was foored by a simple witness. II


could not recover from that repartes
| and the case went against him.
Year: 1879

the jaw-bone of the gentleman who has
been speaking. | do it to relieve the
anxiety which some of you must feel to
know how he is able to talk 20 uninter-
estingly for such an extreme length OF
time. Gentlemen, can assure you that
if Samson had been possessed of the jaw
bone Of my distinguished friend, during
the celebrated contest with the enemies
of Israel, there would not have been 3
single Philistine left" If the stories
told here are true, the incidents which
occurred during Blackburn's last cam
paign must have been extremely funny
Some of the most entertaining yarns that
have been related in Washington this
winter are descriptive of experiences III
the last congressional campaign in Ken
lucky.
Year: 1879

DR.. Holland, in discussion of church
music in Scribner for May, writes as
follows:


For ourselves, we are very much afraid
of the movemsntsstoward congregational
music. The tendency thus far has been
to depreciate not only the quality of
music in the churches, but the impor>
tance of it, and to make public worship
very much less attractive to the great
world, which it is the church's duty and
policy to attract and to influence. The
churches are full, as rule, where the
music is excellent. This fact may not
be very fattering to preachers, but it is
a fact, and it is quite a legitimate ques-
tion whether a church has right to
surrender any attraction that will give
it a hold upon the attention OF the
world, especially if that attraction is an
elevating one, and in the direct line ot
Christian influence. Congregational
singing is we'll enough in its plsce and
proportions, but very little of the in
spiration of music comes through it. II
ia, indeed, more of a torture than pleas
ure to many musical and devout people
The ideal arrangement, as it seems to us
is a first~class quartette, made up o
| soloists, who take q prominent part il
the public servics, with single choral il
each service given to the congregation X
sing. In this way: the two offices o
music In public religious assemblies seen


to be secured more surely and satisfac


torily than in any other.
Year: 1879

sugar. then the milk and -four, in which
is sifted the baking powder, and last the
three tablespoons of melted butter
The batter should be very soft, as it is
very like sponge cake. Bake one"half
hour.


MILK ROLLS.


These rolls can be served hot or cold.
They are made with one pound of flour,
one ounce of butter, one ounce OF sugar,
full tesspoonfuI of baking powder,
about pint of milk and pinch Of SALT
To the -four add the salt, sugar and but
ter, and mix well by working with the
fingers. Then introduce the baking
powder and MIX, and knead quickly.
Gut the lump of dough into six or eight
pieces, form into rolls, cut each roll
slightly over the top twice, and place on
slightly Toured pan, and bake for
fifteen minutes in very hot oven.
When done, brush the top with the
white of an egg or milk, sprinkle with
fine sugar, and place it in the oven for
one minute.


IENTIL SOUP.


Take a pint and half of lentil; pick
thoroughly, and let soak over night ;
take them out, and put them on to boil
in three quarts of cold water, without
salt slice six potatoes, and put with the
lentils; boil for three hours; add OF
smoked sausage, one half pound cut in
slices; salt, pepper, and an onion, minced
fine; some chopped parsley, some celery,
and boil for one hour longer; before
serving, brown some cubes of bread
and put in the plates; if not thick
enough add little -four; If too thick
add little water.


CORN MEAL GEMS.
Two cups of sweet milk, one cup o.
wheat -four, and about two cups of corr
meal, two tablespoon'uls of melted but
ter, one teaspoonful Of sugar, and last ado
two teaspoons of baking powder. Thi
when mixed should be 6. rather thick
batter, and drop easily from the spoon
Have your gem irons well buttered, ane
hot upon the top of your stove, drop il
the butter and place directly in the oven
These will be found nice, wholesome
dish for your breakfast, and quickly an'
easily made. The bright appearance o
this gem adds lively color to the table
BOILED ASPARAGUS.


Cut your stalks of equal length::reject
ing the woody or tough portions. I'll
in bunch with soft strings-muslin o
tape-and throw into boiling waite
! slightly salted. II very juicy and fres
| it is well to tie in a thin muslin to pro
tect the buds; boil fast, from fifteen t
twenty minutes. Just before is is don
have two or three slices of bread toast
ed; dip in the asparagus liquor to moist
en- them; butter we'll, and lay in he
| dish drain the water from your aspars
gus, and heap it upon your toast add


little more butter, salt and pepper, an
serve hot.
Year: 1879

Christ is our example; but he who
supposes that Christ's work consists
simply in furnishing us an example has
a very inadequate idea of what man,
needs and of what Christ is. It is true
that we have some power of copying, by
observation and volition, the conduct Of
those that are better than We are but it
is also true that the lives which are
mainly the result of imitation are defec-
tive and unlovely lives. "That peculiar
character" says DR.. Motley, (which we
admire in another, would become quite
different one in ourselves could we
achieve the most successful imitation.
The copy could never have the spirit Of
the original, because it would want the
natural root upon which the original
grew. We ought to grow out of our OWL
roots; our own inherent proprietY o1
constitution is the best nucleus for oul
own information" This, then, is what
we need-the healing; the quickenine
the replenishing of our spiritual life. II
is not model to grow by; it is "more
life and fuller that we want" That il
what Christ came to bring; am come
that they might have it more abund
antly." By faith in Him we are made
partakers of His nature, and thus the
very elements of virtue in us are rein
forced. The tulip bulb does not need
full~grown tulip to look at that it may
learn how to blossom +; it needs to feel a.
its own heart the warmth of the sun ane
the moisture of the soil. Not Christ be-
fore you as an example, but "Christ il
you," communicating to you the vital
izing energy of His own eternal life, il
the power of God unto salvation.- Sun
day Afternoon.
Year: 1879

RON AN0Wetn 6SbIs
Some time, when all life's lessons have been


learned,


And sun and stars forevermore have set,
The things which our weak judgments here have


spurned


The things Ger which we grieved with lashes


wet


Will flash before us out of Hfes dark night
As stars shine most in deeper nts of blue;
And we shall see how all Gods plans were right,
And how what seemed reproof was love most


true.


And we shall see how, while we frown and sigh,
COILS plans go on as best 1or you and me;
How when We called, He needed not our cry,
Because His wisdom to the end could see
And even as prudent parents disallow
Too much of sweet to craving babyhood,
So God, perhaps, is keeping from us now
Life's sweetest things, because it seemeth good
And if sometimes coR,minged with life's wine,
We find the wormwood. and rebel and shrink,
Be sure wiser Hand than yours or mine
Pours out this potion for our lips to drink.
And If some friend we love is lying low.


Where human kisses cannot reach his face,
O, do not blame the loving Father 20,


But wear your sorrow with obedient gracel
nj you shall shortly know that heightened breath
Is not the sweetest gift God sends his friend;
And that sometimes the sable pail of death
Conceals the fairest boon His love can send,
If we could push ajar the gates OF life,


And stand within, and all Gods workings see,
We couli interpret all this doubt and strife,
And for each mystery could find key.
But not to-day. Then be content, poor heart
Gods plans, like lilies pure and white unfold;
We must not tear the close-shut leaves apart
Time will reveal the cal yxes of gold.
And if through patient toll we reach the land,
Where tired feet with sandals loose may rest,
When we shall clearly know and understand
think that we will say: g God knew the best.
Year: 1879

sugar, then the milk and -four, in which
! is sifted the baking powder, and last the


three tablespoons of melted butter


The batter should be very soft, as it is


very like sponge cake. Bake one~half
Year: 1879


Mother, Isl, morning YETI ! dreamed that It was
here:
thought the shonc through the pane. 50 blessed
and 80 clear
dreamed my little stockings there were full as they
could hold
But It's hardly morning yet, mother-lt Is so dark
and cold
dreamed the bells rang from the church. where
the happy people go,
And they rang goodwill TO all men In language
that know.
thought took from OF the wall my little stocking,
there.
And on the floor cmptled them-such sights there
never were!
doll was I'm there meant for me- Just like those
little girls
Who always turn away from me- and oh. It had such
ciirls
kissed Il on It's painted checks, my own are not sc
sweet
Though people used to stop to pat and praise them
In the street.
And, mother, there were many things that would
have pleased you, too;
For lie who had remembered me had not forgotten
you.
But only dreamed twas morning and yet It's fal
away,
Though well know that lie will come before Tho
early day.
So win put my dream aside. though | know my
dream was true
And sleep and dream my dream again, aud rise Al
morn with you
Year: 1879

To THE EDITOR THE HERALD


After repeated visits to London and Paris am
every time astonished that Americans have not long
before this adopted plan to give cheap and dear
fares all omnibuses and railroad trains 1t is done
simply by putting seats on top. to allow men,
and ladies well, to ride top ct one-haf fare.
In Europe they do away with the absurd ornamental
ton of their and put cushioned seats the in
side and wooden seats the outside. which is COW
cred with skeleton tops. as on the trains to Coney
Island. Smokers and all who like the city or
to have fresh air. or who care to save half fare
ride always the tops Of their vehi-
cles In the summer it is the place first
sought for and in winter well, for one can have
shawl around the body or the feet aud in summer
the cool ride would be taken for the comfort given.
They burn coke on their engines. and thus avoid
smoke and cinders. have asked many the sub
ject to their views and all say they would prefer
the outside seats at the price, but certainly SO
at half fare The the elevated roads we'll
adapted for these seats The passengers ride back
back and descend by spiral stairways at either end
The cars as made ought to support the weight OF
passengers and only central support for the back
would have to be added.


The abuses as now tolerated by the pushing and
crowding and the delaying would never be allowed
in London Paris, The law in Paris is that for
every passenger without seat the conductor is fined
twenty francs. You, more than all others, have
cured rapid transit; please insist that those
who hold these very important franchises shall not
abuse the long suffering and much too patient public
II for no other object than the experiment. let
have few trains with seats top ut hat fare. and
see how it will work. Tho cars, ut present made
are much higher than is needful; the stairways to
the top of the could be made on the platforms
and thus do away with the spiral at the end of
the cars


AS the public seems to like rapid transit why not
advocate another elevated road from South ferry
via Broadway to and around the rear Of the Post
Office up Centre and Crosby streets to Lafayette place.
Fourth avenue to Grand Central Depot and through
to Harlem :? That is much needed railway and it is
already onehalf constructed. w. II.
Year: 1879

SIDNEY BARRACKS Neb., Dec. 81, 1878.
To THE EDrron THE HERALD


do not know whether you will listen to COM
plants from tout Of town." but would like pub
lcity given to the fact that much craftsmanship
speak nldy-exists among the postal officials on the
Union Pacific Railroad Two copies of the HERALD
are taken at thispost that know Of and about half
the time they go by this station Sidney and
turned from mp the road somewhere A few days
ago we received three copies in one mail that had all
gone by and returned. Other papers and sometimes
letters are delayed in this manner. and frequently
papers are lost. This is very annoying and indicates
great negligence somewhere in the postal depart
ment. We think it must be on the Union Pacific
Railroad. SIDNEY BARRACKS,
Year: 1879

To THE EpIron OF THE HERALD


Cannot the Park Department. who empowered
to survey and improve the Twenty-thrd ward, to
it that Third is properly laid out ut l59th
street. az to the letter that it forms
at that pointf 1t easily be done before the
avenue is built up at that point and for few blocks
below. As Third avenue. in the Twenty-third ward.
promises to be great business street shortly it is of
the utmost importance that this mistake of the old
Morrisanla Town Commissioners should be rectifed
and the avenue Strengthened at that point. W. b.
Year: 1879

(NoTE.-Letters intended for this column must be
accompanied by the writer's full name and address to
insure attention. Complainants who are unwilling to
comply with this rule simply waste time In writing
Write only on one side Of the paper.-ED. HERALD
Year: 1879

II is "A good rule in politics, as III o,her af-
fairs. when two things seem proper To be
done. and YOU cannot do both at once, to do
the most pressing and the most important
first Bv this rule THE TRIBUNE, in common
with most of the old rciOihcrs and mde-
peudcnts, has tried to square It's course dun
;r,, the present campaign. We have never
modlfcd in the smallest degree the opinions
so often EXPRESSED IN these columns on the
need of reform in the Civil Servicc
and The liberation of conventions and ward
meetings from illcgitmate Influence 10y Fed
oral ulace- holders. We insist that the Rcpub-
I,can partv must strive for this kind of polti-
cal puufcation, ali the time and III all ways
su;ted 10 accomplish the object We do not
advise il to bluuder into a course which will
s,Ilely lead it away from Civil service reform
and from every other reform which the cOUn-
try requires.


As we said more than year ago. when
the changes were made in the New
York Custom House, the first political
"duty OF the hour II To prevent the control
"ot the Government 10y the men who strOVe to
"destroy it, While that paramount duty
presscd upon us, il did not beco Republicans
to throw away the opportunity for effective

work by quanellIng oven the minor question Oi
the plopucty oi removing certain oifcc-holdcTs.
That minor question 40 ooubt deserved con-
sidetatIon the whole subject of Civil Service
Reform still awaits settlement ; bat there arc
other issues more important AT the present mo-
mel,t - issues which cannot be post
poned, but must he decided now.
one way or the other; and 1t seemed
the part OF common sense. since we could not
manage both questions at once. to apply our
selves first to the graver and more immedi-
ate. Indeed. the triumph of the Republican
party Is not only Of more consequence to the
welfare of the country than the success of
any particular pattern OF administrative Ie-
form. but it is an essential prerequisite to
the execution of the very schemes upon
which our dissatisfied friends have set
their hearts. Those. therefore, who propose to
throw away the election because they dlsap-
proye of the manner of selecting the candi-
date are not only sacrificing the greater for
the sake of the less, but they are giving up
their sole chance of acquiring the less too


When it comes to casting our ballots we are
Year: 1879

The letter which we published on last Sat
urd y from correspondent in Georgia, con-
cernlng the chain-gang in that State. only
touches upon one phase of a most successful
and general device used by the ex-slavehoid-
ers TO dodge the Emancipation Proclamation,
and to secure the labor, without wages, of
the freed negroes. 1t is not plan confined
to Georgia alone. but Is now in use i'll all of
the Cotton States, and up even as high as
North Carolina


A negro accused of petty theft,
guilty or not, is inevitably convicted
Year: 1879

Indian women serves TO strengthen the belief thaf
If We are always at with these people the fault
is largely our own.


The Diocesan Convent ON of Northern New-Jer-
scy has happily surmounted all immediate dIt1cul-
ties and after somewhat animated canvass
has elected Bishop. the Rev. Thomas A. Starkey.
of Paterson. This result has not been reached
without a good deal of discussion and several bal
oiings but il is to be hoped that all personal feel
ing Will pass away with the occasion which
created it, and that the new Bishop
will come 10 his abors assured of general clerical
and lay coOperation In the present state OF OPINION
in the Episcopal Church. the election OF 81 hop
necessarily occasions a trial Of strength between
what called for want of better names, The li9h
and Low parties but If the Bishop elected happens
To be a wise man. with no taste for controversy. we
have observed that his elevation usually e1erts an
excellent influence. The present election. we trust
will afford no exception to the rule.
Year: 1879

The story of the released captives is striking
commentary upon great deal of violent language
about Indians which filled the country while the
fate of the expedition against the Utes WAS still III
doubt. We refer not much to the hysterical let
ter of the Younger Miss Meeker. for she hardly
be blamed for being unreasonable in the first agony
Of her affection but the Governor of Colorado at
least should have known better than to talk about
a war of determination and Understanding
slaughter In tho kindness shown by some Of the
Indians to the women of poor Meekers
family we have an illustration of the
nobler traits Of the savage character which
are TOO commonly assumed 20 be found only
in Coopers romsnces But there Il doubt that
the Indian is capable of deeds which wouId do
credit TO white Christians, and behavior such as
that Just recorded Of Chief Ouray and some of the
Year: 1879

Tho special joint committee Of tho Senate
and House on new State prison met yesterday
morning and organized by electine Hon. Jared
Benson, Of the House. chairman, and Senator
Cults secretary. An informal discussion then
followed as to the necessity for q new prison,
developing the fact that the committee was
divided IN opinion, aone holding that by the
expenditure of 100000 the present structure
could be enlarged to meet the wants of the
State for Years to come, and that by keeping all
the PRISONERS at one point their labor could
he more judiciously and economically en-
ployed.


Others took The ground that the present loca-
tlon was poorly adapted to prison purposes,
and that no fur her expenditure should be
made there, except much rs might be re-
quired to complete tho Improvements COM
menced, and put the buildings, walls, etc., in
good condition.


The question of location was only incident
ally touched upon, though Senator Macdonald
found an opportunity to speak good word for
Sauk Rapids, with its immense granite de-
posits, and Senator Daniel Buck to oppose
any granite location, claiming that prison
vt such location, instead Of being self
supporting, would be n continued drain upon
the treasury.


1t was decided to call upan the Governor for
all the information he could furnish in relation
I" the need of the State in respect to prison ac-
commodatioLs s, and an adjournment was had to
Wednesday evening of next week, when the
subject will probably be gono into at consider
ablc length.
Year: 1879

Are very delightful when nice fresh tea is
offered Always purchase your tea at the At
lantic and Pacific Tea Co.'s, 5lh East Third
street They sell none but the best Warrant
ed pure and fresh.