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Year: 1879

lis sweet to think, that where'er we rove. We are sure to find something blissful and dear,

 And that, when we're far from the lips we love We've but to make love to the lips we art

 nearl

 The heart like tendril, accustom'd to cling Let it grow where it will, cannot flourish

 alone,

 Bnt will lean to the nearest and loveliest thing It can tWine in itself, and make closely its

 own.

 Then oh, what pleasure, where'er we rove, To be sure to find something still thatis dear And to know, when far from the lips we love, We've but to make love to the lips we are

 near.

 fwere shame, when flowers around us rise, To make light of the rest if the rose isn't

 there;

 And the worlds so rich in resplendent eyes, Twere a pity to limit ones love to pair. Loves wing and the peacock's are nearly alike, They are both of them bright. but they're

 changeable too, And where yer anew beam of beauty can strike, 1t will tincture Loves plume with different

 huel

 Then oh, what pleasure, whereer we rove, To be sure to find something still that is dear, And to know, when far from the lips we love, We've but to make love to the lips we are

 near. MOORE.
Year: 1879



 "Some months ago." says a writer, ]" T met young English woman who came to New York to marry young man to whom she was affianced in England, and who had come to this country two years previously to engage in business. She was to marry him at the home of his mother, with whom she was staying. During the time she was making up her wedding outfit he came to see her one evening when he was just drunk enough to be foolish. She was shocked and pained beyond measure. She then learned for the first time that he was in the habit of drinking, frequently to ex- cess. She immediately stopped her preparations, and told him she could not marry him. He protested she would drive him to distraction, and that he would never drink another drop. sNo, she said, T dare not trust my future happiness to 8 man who has formed such habit. I came three thousand miles to marry the man loved, and now rather than marry him will go three thousand miles back again And she went, and thus proved herself wise and strong"
Year: 1879

Says the Portland (Oregon) Bee, any person observing Mount Hood could have noticed with the naked eye 8 changing cloud of smoke that hung upon the south side of the mountain, far above the snow line, and climbing almost to the summit. Observing this carefully with a glass, it was plainly to be seen that the smoke changed its form and movement constantly, apparently pour ing out of the south side of the mountain from half to one-quarter of mile below the summit. Those who have ascended the mountain fix the site of an old crater on the southwest side, some distance below the summit. They have to cross this place to make the ascent, and always find sulphurous fumes issuing from the crevices, and the rocks heated by internal fires.

 There is no doubt that Mount Hood at times sends forth eruptions of smoke, though such manifestations are not of frequent occurrence, or at least are not often reported. We have lived within view of the mountain for nearly thirty years, and have only once before, about fifteen years ago, seen unmistakable emission of smoke, which lasted about an hour, and came from the same part of the mountain that we observed it, and each time the fact of it's being smoke was not to be doubted. Fifteen years ago the phenomenon occurred upon winter day, when the sky was blue, without speck of cloud to heck it, and the smoke stream ed northward from the mountain in a dense, black cloud. We have seen the time when excitement was created, some years ago, by the rumor that Mount Hood was smoking. A crowd gathered on a high roof and observed it with glasses, bat the phenomenon was caused by atmospheric conditions that drew the mists and fogs from the lower gorges, and made them wreathe around the summit. The difference between this light-colored, enveloping mist, rising from the base of the mountain, and the black, sulphurous appearance of the smoke pouring directly out of the side of it, from among the snows, was evident to any practical eye. One morning the sky was clear, with slight haze and g few light, heecy clouds han nging above the Cascade range at intervals, but the whole base and summit of Mount Hood were clear of them, while the un mistakable wreath of sulphur smoke hung just below the very summit, re- naining there for over two hours, con torted by the movement of the winds Toward noon feecy clouds enveloped tn. mountain, and for while the difference between cloud and smoke was distinctly visible, but afterwards the outlines ot the snowy peak were obscured, ani when they were plain again, at two o'clock p. m., there was no smoke to bt seen.
Year: 1879

The calf is the making of the COW. | the young animal is neglected and stunt ed, it's constitution is weakened and it

 vigor in after life is diminished. If thi 1 is permitted, the value of the future ani

 nal is depreciated. ''It is poor rul,

 which will not work both ways," and

 race of animals, as the Jersey, tn.

 Ayrshire, or the Short horn breeds, fo | instance, have been so improved ant

 developed by careful culture that eacl

 is in every respect different from it

 original type from which the course O

 improvement started, it is equally req

 sonable to believe that an animal may

 be quickly degraded and impoverished

 by neglect. No other principle is SC well established among breeders and naturalists as this, and in practical life upon the farm it should be made the rule for our guidance in the treatment of our young animals. It should also be remembered that while this is true physically, it is also true in other re. spects, and while the body of an animal may be developed, so its disposition and temper may be modified by early treat. ment and training. It is not enough, therefore, that young calves should be well fed and cared for, and they should be trained by kindness and familiarity for a future life of usefulness and do- cility. The young calf does not need full milk at all after the fourth day of it's life; as soon as the dam's milk is fit for use in the dairy, the calf may be fed upon skinned milk, warmed at first to the natural heat of the new milk. This is very important, as the cooling down of the calf's stomach by the drinking of several quarts of cold milk in day is injurious and prevents growth. The calf should have warm milk for at least three months, and the work of warming the milk up to 80 degrees for month longer will be amply repaid. During the latter two months of this period the calf will easily learn to eat grass and hay cut and mixed with little meal, bran or middlings. These must be fed very cautiously, lest by over-liberality the stomach, incapable of perfectly digest ing the novel food, should be disordered and weakening diarrhea should result. When brought successfully up to this age, there is no trouble in continuing the progressive treatment with satisfac- tory results up to the maturity of the calf, and it becomes COW. This may happen at two years of age, and the earlier the young animal comes into profit the better. By cautious handling, kind treatment, and familiarizing her with her owners and the whole family, the young heifer is brought to the pail without trouble, and in dairy thus managed, kicking, self-sucking, and other disagreeable vices are never or hardly ever known, and if they should happen, they are cured without diff culty,
Year: 1879

Here are couple of "ladies'-car" " decisions which will be of interest. In one the lone bachelor crowded past the brakeman who was guarding the entrance to the ladies' car, and the brakeman dragged him back and put him off. The Court held that that was lawful the company had the right to appropriate special car for ladies and gentlemen with ladies, and to station guard to exclude others, and the guard might use such force as was necessary to carry out the regulation. In the second case there was no guard, only placard i; the pas senger entered peaceably and unopposed; but when the conductor came through and detected the intruder, he had him put out. The Court held this was going beyond the law. After the passenger had been allowed to enter and take his seat he could not be expelled.
Year: 1879

A baby crept to his fathers knee,

 And was lifted up and lulled to rest Till his blue eyes closed, so til ed was he; And his little head fell peacefully At ease on the ready shoulder there, While the baby hand so soft and fair

 Lay like shield on his fathers breast. Of old twas said when men draw near

 To fierce temptation of deadly strife, And loft their way in maze of fear, Or periled their sou uls for worldly gear, By an unknown way an angel hand Would lead them out of the dangerous land

 Into the light of nobler life. The story is true for the world to-day;

 We sec no white rohed angel mild; But out of the dark and perilous way, Where men and women forget to pray, Into the peace of purer land They are led by gentle, shielding hand,

 The hand of little helpless child.
Year: 1879

The state of mind oppressed with a sudden calamity is like that of the fabulous inhabitants of the new created earth, who, when the first night came upon them, supposed the day would never return. When the clouds of sorrow gather over us, we see nothing beyond them, nor can imagine how they will be dispelled yet new day suc- ceeded to the night. and sorrow is never long without dawn of ease.
Year: 1879

Congress to this post leadership business.
AS both branches are Democratic, there is
hope that something can be accomplished.
They should inaugurate an investigation
into the favoritism or worse which exists in
the disposal of the post traderships, and
above all they should compel free trade,
which is one of the cardinal principles of
Democracy. It is due the business COM
munity, and it is especially due the soldiers
who are feeced by these exclusive
privileges, that some action should be
taken in this matter. The post
leadership should be absolutely abolished
and the whole matter left open to competi-
tion like any other business. Instead OF
giving one man the monopoly of the trading
at post, enabling him to charge his own
prices, any one who wishes should have the
privilege of trading. There should be as
much freedom as in any other branch Of
private business, and Congress will do ar
excellent work if it throws open the door fo1
conducting the business as legitimate mat
| ter. 1t is time the sale of exclusive trading
privileges was wiped out.
Year: 1879

s. .
same legislature to prescribe the social or
race qualifications !?


Whatever result the pending case WILL
have, it is not likely to have great effect
upon our social system. Taste will con-
tinue to govern men and women in the for
nation Of matrimonial alliances. Yet such
nisalliances as occasionally take place de-
serve to be frowned upon both by the law
and by society. The latter is really the
most powerful agent of the two. Social
ostracism has more terrors for both men ano
women than prison bars, and as long as II
remains as at present, when both white ano
colored people shut their doors IN the races
of the parties to such matches, we need no.
expect them to increase greatly in mum
hora
Year: 1879

AN advertisement of leading railroad, ac-
companied bya map, starts out with the as
sertion that "a man unacquainted with the
geography of this country, will see by exam
lining this map, that the blank railroad is
the great connecting link between the East
and the West" The spot where St. Paul
stands is designated on the map as "Ram-
sey." We are inclined to the belief that ga
man unacquainted with the geography of
this country can be found not far from the
office of the railroad company that publishes
the map
Year: 1879

NEXT to the bridge and Shaw's gardens,
all loyal St. Louisans worship Capt. Eads.
The newspapers never weary of chanting his
praises, nor do the people weary of blowing
his bugle. The reason for all this worship
is that Eads has succeeded in bleeding the
general government more extensively than
any other man in the country, and as it is as
necessary tor resident of st. Louis to have
somebody to worship as it is for Hottentot
to have string of beads, the gallant captain
has been selected as the fittest idol.
Year: 1879

Il QUESTION OF INTERPRETATION,


A question of considerable interest is now
pending before the courts in Virginia, in
Volvlng very questionable right-that of
ntermarriage between persons of the eau
casslan and African race. The laws of that
State forbid such alliances, but a couple of
residents of the commonwealth, negro and
White woman, undertook to evade the laws
by going to the District of Columbia, where
they were married in due form. Returning
to Virginia they were arrested, and after trial
were condemned to imprisonment for five
years. An appeal was taken to the supreme
court of the State, which affirmed the iudg-
ment of the lower tribunal, and from this
decision an appeal has been taken to the
United States court.


1t would seem as if no laws were necessary
on such subject, but that the question of
taste should be allowed to decide it. Yet
there is disposition among some people to
violate both taste and decency, and perhaps
laws are necessary to restrain them. There
can be no community of feeling between a
black and white person, or between any
pair OF different races. Certainly no bene fit
arises from such marriages. The issue of
such marriages do not distinguish themselves
for superior intellectual ability or for ex.
ceptlonal physical force. They are, per-
haps, an improvement upon the African,
but in them the qualities that mark the su-
perlority of the Caucasian are diminished
IN proportionate degree. A few crazy
tools few years ago warmly advocated mis-
cegenatlon as means of staying the decay
OF the American race, but none of them had
the hardihood to set the examn,o
ana as consequence the agitation
soon died out In the case at issue, how.
ever, the moral, philosophic and reformator1
features will be kept out of sight, and the
only issue raised will be political one-the
right of person to do as he pleases-to ex
ercise the privileges granted to him by tn,
constitution of life, liberty and the pursui
of happiness. If he can show that he wa
In pursuit of happiness when he married
woman of different race, perhaps he ma,
be acquitted, but in the case mentioned tn,
question will arise as to the power of tn
State to prescribe qualifications for mar
riage. The qualification as to age. which
upon the statute books of every State. ha
been tacitly agreed to as binding by court
and by public sentiment, and if it is in th
power of a legislature to prescribe the AGE
of the contracting parties to marriage
why is it not equally competent for th
Year: 1879

The epidemic of strawberry festivals has
broken out in the land. The man who
fancies that he can satisfy his appetite for
the luscious fruit with dollar bill, will be
surprised to find how few can be made to
cover plate under the dextrous menipula-
tions of the pretty waiter girls who gather
in the stamps for the good of the church.
Year: 1879

The plague of dogs is still upon st. Paul,
Notwithstanding the order issued two weeks
since for the slaughter of unlicensed ours.
Is our chief of police doing his duty? 1t
doesn't look like it.
Year: 1879

WASHINGTON dispatch says that on the
morning after his reply to Senator Hill,
Zach Chandler found handsome and fra
grant boquet on his desk. If it was as fra
grant as his breath it must have perfumed the
whole Senate chamber.
Year: 1879

V1TR1on throwing is becoming one of the
fine arts. It is generally practiced by maid.
ems who have been discarded by their lovers,
and the victim is always either the aforesaid
lover or the girl who ultimately succeeded in
winning his affections. It will be the proper
thing to establish in every female boarding
school chair of vitriol practice, and pro-
fciency in the art will entitle the miss to the
highest honors of graduation.
Year: 1879

The concluding presentation of the cantata
of Queen Esther drew large audience to the
Opera House last evening. All the partici-
pants acquitted themselves with great credit
and drew forth the most appreciated demon
strations of satisfaction. So enjoyable has the
brief season of sacred opera been that an effort
has been inaugurated with a view to securing
its repetition at an early day, while many citi
zens OF Minneapolis, who have heard it here,
are anxious that it be produced in that city
1t certainly deserves all the commendation it
has received.
Year: 1879

can probably claim that the brightest
page Of our country's history has been
written by the true friends Of freedom
and progress. The Republican party
has yet work 10 do. We are confront
ed to-day in congress by nearly the
same spirit that prevailed in the years
just before the war. They tell us that
the national government Is but the SER
want OF the states, that we shall not in
terpose, as a nation, to guarantee an
honest election in a state, that il we
will interpose they will deny appro-
priations. Is this less dangerous than
their position in 1862 Have we no In
terest except in local elections, no
power TO guard the ballot-box and pro-
test ourselves against outrages upon it?
Why does the south make this Issue? /
answer: They have Solid South, and
only need to carry Ohio and New York
to elect the President, and they trust
TO carry these states by the means they
best know how to use. There are SEN
timentalists aud opinionists who may
see no danger in this. There had been
sentimentalists and optimists in the
Republican party, but to-day all were
stalwarts. President Hayes when he
came into Office was an optimist, but
he saw all his hopes of conciliation
frustrated and all his advances met
with scorn. We all now stand togeth-
er on the issue as one, and rejoice TO
see Wisconsin, young, hopeful aud
prosperous. so true 10 the Republican
party.
Year: 1879

The old fires OF the confederacy are
being rekindled in every valley and
mountain; the people are rallying
back 10 the old landmarks, and there
will be no more hand-clasping across
the awful chasm until our cause is tri-
umphant from seaboard to seaboard.
Year: 1879

It is now announced that the resignation
Of ANpRAssr was accepted upon condition
that he would continue in Office until his
successor had been nominated. This has a.
ready been done, tho entire Ministry, with
Count TAArE ut its bend, boing officially M
nouncad this morning.
Year: 1879

The NEW Courthouse and county
buildings will be built in this city as
scon as the Levy Court can arrange fol
the sale Of the bonds, select the site and
agree upon proper plans for the work
This will take time; and time should
be taken to have the work started pro
perly. But when all these matters are
considered and ready, the sooner the
work IS commenced and the bonds solo
the better,
Year: 1879

THE length of the extra session of
Congress ought not to be so great mat
ter Of objection, if by the adoption of
any measures the country will be bene-
fitted. If legislation will do us good the
sooner it comes the better. But the
general wish seem to be that the sooner
Congress adjourns after accomplishing
the work for which the extra session was
called the better.
Year: 1879

IT APPEARS that the Democratic cau-
Gus committee have agreed to recommend
to the general caucus, to meet to-day, the
repeal of the Federal Election laws in
Guiding the jury test oath, and to make
the presence of soldiers at the election
polls unlawful. 1t is the disposition OF
the Democratic party TO make the cleo
tions free and the voters untrammelled
and it is TO be hoped in this the party
will be successful.
Year: 1879

Northern States with all the United
Courts and United States Mar
shals and Deputy Marshals against the
Democrats what would the change have
been had these Courts and Marshals been
in the hands of the so-called ''rebels."


Surely the Republican must admit that
"loyalty" must have been guilty OF some
thing dishonest or very damaging TO
cause the people to refuse to vote the
'.loyal" and go over and vote the "dis-
loyal" ticket. And yet this was so and
just in those eight NorthernStates n is where
the change to the Democratic Con-
gress had its origin. But bo less as
founding is it that even in Maine as late
as last fall Hale was repudiated and
Democratic Greenbacker elected in his
stead. Now, for trial of the so-called
"Rebel Congress" We shall wait and
see il it does not prove TO be better than
the last "loyal" one which the people so
unanimously turned out of the Capitol.
Year: 1879

THE United States Deputy Marshals
Democrats who had not even gone to-
ward the polls; arrested them before
they had attempted to vote arrested
them on suspicion that they would exer-
else the elective franchise which they
bad been exercising for years arrested
them "without warrant and without
due process of law" And well might
Mr.. Secretary of State say in MIR. Hayes
Cabinet that such arrests were of doubt
full constitutlonalily Since the arrest
and imprisonment Of the four thousand
democrats in New York the Courts of
that State have decided that they were
entitled to their votes. But they were
arrested before voting before attempt
ing to vote, by L. 5. Deputy Marshals,
who hoped thereby to help to secure the
reelection of Roscoe Conk ling, the Sena-
tor who framed the laws that the Demo-
Gratis now seek to have repealed. That
bad man and crafty politician used the
whole power of the Senate to secure his
return to that body; and he will now
use his utmost power to prevent the re-
peal of the Federal Election laws he
made by his political craft.


He wants those laws to remain. He
wants Grant for President knowing that
then with Sherman at the head OF the
army and Sherman at the head of the
Treasury, and himself as Secretary OF
State, the whole power of the purse and
the sword would be used to sust ain a
despotism over the people and keep ur
the hundred thousand oflice-holders and
their high salaries as long as they pleased.
Year: 1879

That kind of people always lose. If
you give an incendiary, "be J--s"
sort OF cast to movement in the
United States, it will always lose.
Our people are conservative and ju-
dicial. There is not an element of
the wild, radical sdns-culotte feel
ing about them, and there is no
reason that there should be. All
the inhabitants of California need
is that they should take an emetic
sufficiently powerful to enable them
to vomit up Kearneyism, and they
will be astonished to find how
strong and healthy they are, and
how perfect is the promise for ro-
bust life which lies before them. 1t
is this "parlous" stuff, pressing on
the pit of the stomach, and eventu-
ating in political nightmare, that
Is doing all the mischief and caus-
ing all the paralysis from which
California now suffers.
Year: 1879

WE disavow any sympathy with
those who are disposed to snicker
at combat q loutrance between
capital and labor in this State. The
poor, still the poor, always the poor,
is the class with which our sympa.
thies run now and will always run.
Poised as we are, on the pivot of
fair play, we deprecate, with ener-
gy and sincerity, that violent
championship of the popular whim
which, like the vaulting ambition
of the poet, o'erleaps itself and falls
o. the other side. Were we, what
we are not, q railway magnate-"a
bloated, lecherous bondholder"-
we would ask nothing better than
that . coarse, raving blackguard
should come forward as the cham
pion Of the rights Of the masses.
Year: 1879

James l.. humphrey, a Reading
(Vt.) hotel keeper, on getting cut
Of bed in the morning, said that
he would die before night. He
made his will, dressed himself as
he desired to he buried, and then
reclined in an easy chair, with o
pipe and a Bible, to prepare for
death. The astonishing part of the
story Is that he did die, an attack
Of heart disease carrying him off