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Year: 1877

impelled them to cast that ''baIance of
power which they held all on one
aide, and thereby to win the election in
both the city and the State. Wherefore
tits eminently proper that until ''that
good time coming" they should take as
their portion the cold shoulder-not SO
much mutton as sheep-which the party
gives them, interlarded with those dia-
tribes against Bismarck, the Emperor
William and the detracsion of all that
German civilization boasts of In this
nineteenth century. These things may
be offered them by representative ~ men
in the delusion of having prescriptive
right to their support, still it is as well to
inform them that, although reactionary
party may be resorted to to break down
a radical one, it is no substitute for a pro-
gressive party, in which alone, and in no
fossil conservatism, however pufftd up
and obtruded, the future salvation of Lou
isiana is to be found Amidst the general
feeling of shortcomings from all sides the
Germans are not unmindful of their sur
roundings. Undemonstrative as it
is their characteristic to be, they
have begun to revise their party
relations with the underlying hope
that in the next election they will not
again have to make their only choice that
makeshift of distempered times, the Dem
ocratic-C Conservative party. If they
should have to do it, it will be the fault
of the Republican party reformed, or of
any new party to take its place.
Year: 1877

DANzIGERs' REMovAL.-The low price at
which the Danzgers havo been selling their Try goods
recently has been the talk of the town. but what will
people say now when they learn that another great
reduction has been made because OF the early removal
of the firm from No Canal street to their store
I57 Canal where they will open with entirely
socki What will people say' Why, they will he
too much excited TO cay anything. bat Immediately
after reading the column advertisement afth
page viii rush down. sO3 and invest all their spare
cash. sit
Year: 1877

more pathetic, perhaps, Than the beautlfuI
sonnet beginning


a. As q grasshoppor a sweet potato vine
Up jumped turkey gobler and erked MIN oil behind
1t is picture OF rural felicity, and its
colors come out in the glory of the day like
a chrome. Tue tempting perch offered to
the saltatory orthtopterous insect by the
saccharine tuber the Arcadian quiet of
the vesper hour the unconscious security
of the grasshopper; the perfdy of the
galinaceous fowl, and the final abduction
aud the implied catastrophe of inGurgita
tion-all, all point with unerring finger to


the mysterious origin and solemn destiny
of man.
Year: 1877

Brown Bess, with the bit between her teeth,
galloped furiously down the steep slope when
she would have commenced punging, but for
the riders spurs, which kept her at the height


OF her speed until she came to a broad dyke on
the outskirts of the park. She would then


have halted abruptly, had not GsrVase dexter


ousy protited by her perpleXity to resume hla


control of the curb, urging her simultaneously


with spurs and whip tO clear the ditch. When


she WAS ou the open common land without the
chase, with scarce a fuIze-Lush or thoru to


hinder her course, Sachev erill, 80 far fcom suf-


fering her to slacken her pace, forced her TO
advance at a hard gallop, determined 20 sub
due her ere the day was over GA reaching


some rising ground q lIttle north ward of the


he pursuing, she manifested her


wllfulness by seeking to avoid the hill, turning


her head obstnately westward, In the drec-


tion of her own stable. To suffer her tC have her


way at such o moment woald be yielding her


the victory, wherefore, at whatever cost, Ger


vase determined to force her to ascend the


rise. She reared, and plunged before be could
obtain the mastery, but after sturdy contest
he won the day, and compelled her to canter


mp the mound aud proceed In the direction on
which he had set his heart. He was COM
pletely ignorant of his bearings, whom, on at
tanning the summit of the aoolivity, he came


to lane which he followed. resolved to pro
coed until he should fall in with some rustic to
direct him. As luck would have it, he could


not descry q soul to point the way, aud thus he


continued to press forward for some time. The


country was thickly timbersd in those parts,
| and there was but little opportunity of obtain
ing any distant prospect of landmarks to guide
him. He had more than once como upon cross
roads. seleoting his course At random, When ne
found himself at the foot of hill where the


lane branched into two, the one ascending the
slope while the other skirted its base He
paused doubtfully fer instant, when be
heard the sound of q horses tramp along the
lower road, and in few minutes saw gen


tleman riding towards him rough grey
nag, Although Glad in u coarse yeoman- like


attire, it would have been impossible to have
mistaken the stranger for other than O high


born cavalier. There was an unmistakeablt


~. -, l. -.


trating through an outer bark of rustic sim
plicity, which served rather to enhance thar
!; coli pse 1t, by proving it's genuineness. Rather
stih and straight in person, there was care
worn expression on his Saxon countenAno,
(which, despita ita wrinkles and gray hasrs, re
talned traces Of former good locke. Geryase
Year: 1877

The looks be used in the same classes with
the old Primary and Intermediate; and while they
retail at bnt little half cost Of the Old Series
their text exualy full and reliable The beauty
the maps unsurpassed and their fullness and
accuracy exceed even that of the cid series.
Year: 1877

To realize (says Shorthand knowledge Of
these superstitions as they now exist, went
with New Zealadner to hut inhabited by
an old woman celebrated for her intercourse
with spirits. This Pythoness, after smoking
short black pipe, removed all the blazing
sticks from the fire, SO as to obscure the light
partially, and then sat quite still The two
slave women, who up to this time had gone
on with their work, now ceased to ply their
fingers, laid their baskets down quietly, and
also sat still without speaking. For awhile
we all observed q complete silence; but no
strange sound was heard. At length, Tauka-
raina began to show symptoms of impatienoe.
He quilted his seat by me, and took the OF
posite side by the fire, near the old lady;
where he stretched himself at full length,
with his face TO the ground, and called on the
Atua by name. why are you so long in
comingi" he shouted, angrily Are you at
Waikato, or where else at distance, that you
come not quicklyl" The fame Of the fire
had by this. time gone out, and the embers
alone gave dim hight II was, however,
sufficient to enable me to distinguish the per-
SONS in the hut They all sat still except
Taukaraina, who, rolling himself on his belly,
ceased not to call on the gods with great en-
ergy The sight was strange and uneIpect-
cd, and, at the moment made great impress
sion on me. In spite of my better Judgment,
involuntary fancies would intrude on my in
agination Was it only mere juggle was
about to witness Might there not be more
things in heaven and earth than were dreamt
of in mans philosophy? These speculations
were interrupted by a sound as if something
heavy had fallen on tho roof Of the nut and
then q rustling noise, just as might be made
by rat, crept along the thatch till it stopped
Just over our heads The old woman COW
cred her head and face in her blanket, and
bent herself up nearly double, her head rest
ing on her knees And Immediately froSn the
spot where the rustling noise had ceased IS
sued sounds initiative of voices, but whistled
instead of being articulate in ordinary tones.
The old lady was detected practising sort of
yentriloquism, by uttering a squeak, which
seemed to come from a lizard on the roof.
But no mystery of Egypt could be more sol
ennly enacted.
Year: 1877

The great novelist should be a poet phi
losopher, and man Of the world, fused into
one. Understanding man as well as men,
the elements OF human nature as well -
their combinations, he should possess the
most extensive practical knowledge of society
the most universal sympathies with his kind.
and nature at once shrewed and impassios-
cd, observant and creative, with large faculties
harmoniously balanced His enthusiasm
should never hurry him into bigotry OF any
kind, mot even into bigoted hatred of big
otry; for, never appearing personally IN bus
work as the champion of any OF his ehar-
scters, representing all faithfully, and STU
dious to give even Satan his due, ne must
simply exhibit things in their right relations
and trust that morality of effect will result
from truth of representation. - WhiPp<.
Year: 1877

l have somewhere read that the mortar


which cements the stonee of the grea,


mosque of st. Sophia, at Constantinople
still retains the fragrance of the musk
that was mingled with it, when Justinian
built the edifice in the sixth century as q
temple of the Lord. The infldel Turk
has captured and spoiled 1t; the worship
of Christ has gwen place to the religion
Of Mohanmed the Cross has been hum
bled, and the Crescent seems to utter ever
it from year to year silent but symbolic
boast of growth and conquest; yet still,
a keen sense can discern exhaling from the
very substance OF the structure the inn
perishable aroma Of the early devotion
that counted the ccstliest perfumes none
too precious to enrich and sanctify the
house of God.
Year: 1877

e. AiGtNAS' ~ AAA6 "@A~N -


The great expense of the army in
| a time of peace as compared with


what it was in the earlier days of the
! Republic, is well calculated to cause


thoughtful men to regard itwith dis


trust. The introduction of higher


titles and larger salaries, has in it


too much of the customs of royalty to


be satisfactory to citizens who are


jealous of their rights, and who do


not choose to be taxed in order to


pamper a class of men who have


aristocratic tastes and habits.


No good reason can be given why


we must have a military establish


ment on the same footing as those of


the monarchies of the Old World,


one of the objects of which is to
furnish employment and incomes for


the sons of the nobility; such an in


stitution degrades useful labor and


tends to accustom the minds of the
people to the usuages of despotism.
If it be shown that the militia can


not be made efficient for our protec-


tion and to preserve the peace, let


there be found some useful work for
the army to do when there is no war


in progress, and let officers and men


be paid in proportion to the value of
the service they perform. There is
much which thoroughly educated
engineers could direct, and which
the men could do, that would great


ly increase the wealth of the country
and repay the people in some mea-
sure for the vast sums taken from
them by taxation to support the
army.


In the infancy of railroading, an
old General, who had gained reputa-
tion when the army was small and
the expense of maintaining it very
moderate, compared with its present
disbursements, proposed the building
of system of railroads, which should
have the rapid transportation of
troops in view, but which would also
be useful for ordinary purposes. From
a central point in Tennessee the
roads were to radiate to different
parts of the country and thus afford
facilities for conveying large num-
bers to any desired place in short |
time. He intended that the army |
should build the roads.


In our SINE those who discuss
business affairs tell us that we have
had over production of railroads, and
that they have been a chief cause of |
our embarrassment; but we have a |
large part of our continent unex-l
plored, we have rivers whose naviga-
ton may be improved, harbors to be |
constructed, alluvial lands to be |
drained, forests to be cultivated,
artesian wells to be sunk, mines to |
be operated, and much other work |
that should be done, but which will
hoI pe undertaken without resort to |
extraordinary measures.


The moral effect of making the
army useful would be the chief object
gained by such a change in its char
acter, and if some of the gay gentle
men who shine in tinsel and imbibe |
foreign wines in frst-class hotels |
should feel indignant iu contempla-I
ting such change in military opera
tons, 1t is not probable that the sun
would refuse to shine upon use nor
that the world would cease to move. |
W hen commonplace. everyday peo-
pie pay large sums to support an in
stltutlon they have right to demand
that they shall have something for
their money.-Phila. Chronicle.
Year: 1877

Why repent second time of an action
Of which We have already repented? !?


4 beautiful woman pleases the eye, a
good woman satisfies the heart-the one
is a jewel, the other treasure.


To man If delicate aud sensitive
mind, nothing is SO truly revolving as the
discovery or an offensive habit in the
woman he respects.


Some mems only stock-in-trade are
t'eir lnisfortunes. The. e they are always
trying to force upon the market, but they
rarely ever find a purchaser.


A passionate andreyengefuI temper rem
ders man unfit for advice, deprives him
Of his reason, and robs him of all that is
great and noble in his nature,


Weakness Of whatever nature has ever
hankerlng after power and there is no
weakness which result in greater mortifca
tions than that which is bred of egotism.


Nothing can be more unfounded than
tbs notion that love Of reading, or Of
science, or ofany kind Of knowledge units
a man for his daily occupation, or makes
him discontinued With it.
Year: 1877

Contentious PEorLE.-I never lore
those salalnanders who are never well but
when they are in the fire of contentious. /
will rather suffer thousand wrongs than
offer one. ! have always found that to
strive with superior is injurious with an
equal, doubtful !; with an inferior, sordid
and base; with any, full Of unquietness.-
Bishop Hall
Year: 1877

"That the main design of Lycurgus, in the
establishment of his laws, and especially
of that which prohibited the use of gold
and silver, was to curb and restrain the
ambition of his citizens, to disable them.
from making conquests, and in manner
to force them to con6ne themselves within
the narrow bounds of their own country"
Year: 1877

An English butter maker Of large
experience, who is now on visit to
this country for the purpose of looking
over our cheese aud butter darie lives
the following Information concerning
a method in practice among the bert
butter makers Of England for harden
ing or rendering butter firm and solid
during hot weather: Carbonate of
soda and alumni are used for the Iur-
pose, made into powder. For twen-
ty ponnds of butter, one teaspoonful
OF carbonate of soda and one teaspoon
full of powdered alum are mingled to.
gether at the time of churning and put
into the cream. The effect of this
powder is to make the butter come
firm aud solid, and give it clean,
sweet flavor. 1t does not enter into
the butter, but its action is upon the
cream, and it passes OIL ith tho but
ter milk. The ingreaie ns Il the pow
der should not be mingled together
until required to be used or. at the
time the cream in the churn is ready
for ehurning.
Year: 1877

Toll on. toll on stop not for respite here,
For soon t2e n 'ght will come when we shall


rest
lr t"iling for the Master while its day.
We soon shall reach the shore where all are


best.
Don't falter in the work you have to do;
Remember God is with you all the while;
Take up your burden manfnlly and true.
Rejoicing in his goodness and his smile.
II Jesus asks of us q labor great.
IT'S not because he has not labored too:
If return in part his work for us.
We shall be blessed by Him our whole lives


through.
Then do not faint although the road is rough !;
There is q heavenly mansi on in the skies;
Gods presence with surely is enough
To lead US to the gates Of paradise.


J.S.C.
Ravcnna. July 2Jth, 1877.
Year: 1877

NEWAWA, July !, ioIT-


c. c. CRAM The people of our vieini-
" feel somewhat alarmed at the aspect Of
Indian affairs at present, and being al
most entirely unarned we address you in
hopes of possible assistance. We learn
that guns are being distributed at Walla
Walla Could you not make arrangements
to send us fifteen stands, We viii be re-
sponsible for the safe return OF all arms
sent us There may be no danger, but in
case there should be it Is well to be pre-
pared Respectfully, I. J. SMITH.


p s. Be sure and send ammunition
1t is of considerable importance 10 keep
this thoroughfare open. Some think ten
or fifteen men ought to be stationed here
TO do this | think We can take care of
ourselves, provided We are ready. How
ever this is matter for you to think of.


ANOTHER CALL would say in addi-
ton to what has been already said by our
citizens, that II would not be asking too
much of our government TO station few
men 10 sguard the ferry. In case OF
an attack, The first thing would be to cut
off all communication and the United
States Mail by destroying the ferry.
Every thing seems to be quiet al present
The women are somewhat alarmed, but
| think without cause. J. L. kEIsER
Year: 1877

THE OBJECTIVE POM A ''sOlId
North" is the objective point now with
the Butler Blaine crowd. They know that
HAYES work in South Carolina and Lou
isana is finished, signed, sealed and de
leyered. and that it cannot be disturbed
or demolished. They do not expect 10
regain control of the Southern States,
but want to rekindle sectional animosi-
ties, excite the passions of the North and
keep up forever war OF ctions. Strife
Is their natural element, Upon II they
have fourished in the past, and upon it
they base their hopes of preferment in the
future. Peace and harmony will not tend
to secure the triumph of their ambitious
purposes, and hence III ir voice is for
strife Country is nothing to them only
rs it can be put to their own use.
Year: 1877

SWINGING ROUND THE CIRCLE.-Mr.
HAYES of Ohio is not going TO spend the
Summer at Long Branch, as Grant used
TO do nobody has gwen HIM cottage.
Besides, the time between this and the
meeting of Congress is too precious to be
spent quietly at the seaside, so Hayes
proposes to pass his vacation swinging
round the circle, with his hat over his
eyes, begging people to say that they do
not see the brand of fraud on the front of
his head.
Year: 1877

NEIGHBoRS' QUAGREL.-A week or two
since fight occurred up in the Blue Noun
tains between John Medlock and his son on
one side, and the four johnson boys on the
other In the course of the row old man
Medlock was struck over the head with a
club and severely injured. Three of the
johnson boys We're arrested and taken be-
fore Justice Kirkland, who after hearing the
evidence discharg ged them. The Johnson boy
who used the club mana ged to escape and Is
supposed to have fed the country.
Year: 1877

A SPI1r.-Some extremely sanguIne
radicals think that Hampton will spilt the
democratic party in South Carolina and
then be run on the radical ticket for gov
ernor next time 1t is pity to dash such
a hone as this, for it is too plainly born
of the desperation of despair but when
that day comes, watermelons will be
plueked from peach trees in midwmter.
Year: 1877

WOMEN IN THE CIVIL SERvIcE.-It
seem, mir. Secretary Schurz has started
in reforming his branch of the civil service
by discharging women clerks Out of one
batch of twenty, nineteen were women
1t is said he does not want the sex in his
department. 1t may be that women have
become too numerous in the public service
and that great many unworthy females
have secured positions through sinister in
fuences. OF late years, certainly, the
women have obtained large share of the
situations under government. In the
early days Of the Republic such an inva-
sion OF public employments by the sex
which our ancestors considered to be SET
apart from the work of the world for the
the reward and rejection of the workers
would have been looked upon with horror
as we'll as with astonishment But unless
Shurz succeeds in his retogressive move
ment, generation or two hence the
spectacl of An ablebodied male of our
species dong the State service, which
could he equally well done by the female
may arouse the same emotions.
Year: 1877

ACTING PRESIDENT Hayes says that the
first officer who takes part in the manage
ment of party affairs will be removed.
Washington territory officials have fair
warning, and if in the future they are
found meddling with political affairs they
are quite sure to be reported. Let them
attend to their official duties, and the
people will take care of the election Of
delepate.
Year: 1877

FRAUD, successful for a while, Is not
yet wholly victorious. The ringing words
of Mr.. Hendricks viii resound through
the land, and thrill in every honest
breast. ''The pathway TO fraudulent
elections is the highway TO national death
If the Republic is to endure, we have
looked for the last time upon the IN
augiration of a national Executive who
was not elected" Public sentiment IS
awake to this, and in the campaign OF
1880 it will not be forgotten.
Year: 1877

The War OVER There are still some
people in this country who are mad that
the war is over. The best way TO treat
this class is to disregard their insane ut
terances, enforce the laws uniformly and
equally for white and black, and, as far
as possible, elevate the standard of intel
Ieence, citizenship and morality.
Year: 1877

THE Our LOOK IN OHIo.-The election
in Ohio this fall for the state officers, and
the legislature, which viii choose Senator
in the place of Stanley Matthews, Is not
only important locally, but will lave a
broader significance IN It's bearing upon
the administration and the radical party.
All the present indications are favorable
to a democratic triumph by decided
popular majority, The radicals are dis
contented with Hayes, and intend TO show
their spirit by positive rebuke of his
policy which will not soon be forgotten.
Year: 1877

Not TO BIZ ENvIED.-Let no man envy
HAYES. There is not an honest hod-car-
rier or street-laborer in the land to-day
who is not more to be envied. Whatever
he has in the world of good reputation he
has it honestly, and can squarely look
every neighbor in the face without being
possessed of the feeling that some consider
him fraud, the receiver of stolen goods.
Year: 1877

SoPHIsTEY.- are reminded with a
gravity truly owlish, that Hayes title has
been ''solemnly" pronounced good, and
therefore cannot now be called in ques-
ton. That is, if black is pronounced
white, provided only that it be done with
sufficient solennity, then black is white,
and is to be seen as such. The sense OF
the people is not to be imposed upon by
these sophistries. They know that fraud
remains fraud to the end Of time.
Year: 1877

REsrEcrABLK--There is hope even for
members of the New York Legislature. a
man who has sunk so low as to hold a
seat in the assembly few years ago, 10y
turning over a new leaf and devoting him
self to honest industry, has risen to the
high position of captain Of a baseball
nine.
Year: 1877

CUTTING LoosE.-The radical leaders
believe the only mode of saving the party
from disruption is to cut loose from hayes


and his whole concern, and to brand them
as faithless TO principle. Even heroic
treatment may not prevent defeat, but
without it there is hardly hope for the
future. This belief is largely shared IN
Ohio, and viii go far to determine the re-
suit in October. The first idea is to set
tie with the administration and having
done that, to reorganize on a better basis,
Year: 1877

SPURNING 0FFICE.-The administrator
is said to be ready for complete change
In Southern appointments because the
present incumbents were given ofioe as a
reward FOR keeping up the color line and
MESSING the nero vote