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Year: 1878

! broadcast, and with all immense
amount of inferior seed, we propose


to advocate an early selection oi


the best stock, and an early pulling


up and throwing aside OF all that


which is evidently unfit for use.


There are candidates and candi-


dates.


There is what may be called the
perpetual, ever-blOoming candidate.
He considers himself born and
brought into the world for the sole
purpose of relieving his fellow men
of the burdens and responsibilities
of official life. If he has been al
lowed to bear those burdens for
several years, he resents, as an i'm
pertinent interference, any dispOsi-
ton on the part of the people to
transfer them to other shoulders.
He comes in time to regard the
people as his beneiciarieS, and
never considers himself as under
obligations to them. Long cOntin
ued official power makes him AFRO
CANT and dictatorial, until at last
the people, who have made him all
he is, are practically his servants,
and have to wear his yoke. If, on
the contrary, he is not elected, de-
feat does not discourage him. He
remembers that when a child he
was advised,


off at first you don't succeed
Try, try again"


He tries again. In each successive
campaign you may look for him as
confidently as for the swallows in
spring. He may receive vote so
small as to mortify any one else,
but it don't mortify him. Not a bit
OF it. 1t was not the people who
thus expressed desire for him to
take a back seat. 1t was that con-
founded "Other fellow" and he viii
beat him yet. He may, and often
does, secure the defeat of a really
meritorious candidate, and the cleo
ton of very unworthy one, by i'll
ducing his friends to throw away
their votes OH himself, and the peo-
pie, in that event, rarely stop to
consider that if they had pulled up
and thrown aside the perpetual,
ever-blooming candidate as soon as
lIe showed his head above the sur
fece, they might have elected a
competent and faithful officer.


Then there is the necessitous can
didate; variety becoming more
prolific each year, as the idea be
comes annually more prevalent that
Offices are intended, not for the
benefit of the public, but for the
benefit of office-holders. The ne
cessitOus candidate smiles at the
antiquated notion that competency
is an essential test of fitness for Of
flee. He tells you frankly that com
potency is all very well, but what
he wants Office for is because-he
needs it. He is a poor man; or he
has a large family; or he has been
unfortunate i'll business, and it is
absolutely necessary to has welfare
(he never thinks of the people's)
that he should be elected. And in
a great many instances the neces-
sitous candidate is elected just be-
cause he is necessitous. Man lis
naturally sympathetic, and it is not
easy to refuse the appeals of a man
in really necessitous circumstances.
And so the people very often de-
prive themselves of the services of
an efficient officer, for the exclusive
benefit of a single individual.


Then there is the incompetent
candidate. His name is Legion.
He hangs Ikea milestone on the
necks of the people. Like the two
Year: 1878

IHE NORTHERN States do not reflect
upon the fact that the negro population
is very large in Delaware; and that these
people form dangerous element, wher-
ever they are, may be correctly inferred
from the fact that four colored men were
guilty of rape upon white women with
in circle of less than twenty miles of
New Castle, and all in period of about
three months. One of these cases was in
Mill Creek HID, and one in Chester Co.,
Pa
Year: 1878

Last evening Bernard Mccullough,
who keeps a drinking saloon at the
arraigned before Esquire Cole, on the
charge of selling liquor without license
He was held in the sum of 800 to an
swer the charge at Court.
Year: 1878




Bang, bang went the front door, as
Mr.. Bennett and the boys hurried of to
store and school, leaving Mrs. Bennett
to collect her wits and draw a long
breath after the usual morning furry


The poor little woman looked as If
she needed rest, but was not likely to
get it; for the room was in chaotic
state, the breakfast table presented the
appearance of having been devastated
by swarm of locusts, the baby began
to fret, little Polly set up her usual
whine of II want sumpin to do" and Il
pile of work loomed in the corner wait
ing to be done.


II don't see how ! shall ever get
through it ALL" sighed the respondent
matron as she hastily drank a cup Of
tea, while two great tears rolled down
her cheeks, and she looked from one
puny child to the other, and felt the
weariness Of her own tired soul and
body more oppressive than ever.


"a good cry" was pending when
there came brisk ring at the front
door, step in the hall, and large rosy
woman came bustling in, saying in n
CHEEKY voice as she set a flower-pot
down upon the table, Good morning !
Nice day, isn't it? Came in early on
business 'and brought you one of my
Lady Washingtons, you are SO fond Of
flowers"


"Oh, its lovely How kind you are.
DO sit down if you can find chair; we
are all behind hand to-day, for was up
half the night with poor baby, and
haven't energy enough to go to work
yet" answered Mrs. Bennett with n
sudden smile that changed her whole
face, while baby stopped fretting to
stare at the rosy clusters, and Polly
found employment in exploring the
pockets of the newcomer as if She
knew the way there.


Let me put the pot on your stand
first, girls are so careless, and | am
proud of this. 1t will be an ornament
to your parlor for week. and open
ing the door, Mrs. Gay carried the plant
to sunny bay-window, where many
others were blooming beautifully.


Mrs. Bennett and the children fol
lowed to talk and admire, while the
servant leisurely cleared the table.


Now give me that baby, put your
self in the easy chair and tell me all
about your worries" said Mrs. Gay, in
the brisk, commanding way which few
people could resist


I'm sure | don't know where to be-
gin" sighed Mrs. Bennett, dropping into
the comfortable seat while baby
changed bearers with great composure.


Il met your husband and he said the
doctor had ordered you and these
chicks of to Florida for the winter
John said he didn't know now he
should manage ii, but he meant to try"


Isn't it dreadful? He can't leave
I'LL business to 20 with me, and We
shall have to Get Aunt Miranda to come
and zee 10 him and the boys while I'm
gone. and the boys can't bear her strict,
old.fashioned ways, and have gotto
Year: 1878

1t was amusing 10 see the way about
forty men piled off the train one day
this week, upon its arrival from the
east. They commenced jumping off and
running for the land Office before the
train was fifteen rods Of the depot.
Away they went, relFmell, neither turn
ing to the right orlleft to avoidsna srn,'i
hole, as though they all intended to,
prove up 0nthe same piece Of land. We
have been on the frontier all our lives,
but nave never seen SO much excite
ment about land, in Minnesota, as now.i
Year: 1878

The published statement that Presi-
dent Hayes opposed legislative action
upon the subject of Chinese immigra-
ton is authoratiyely contradicted.
Tho report that he insisted upon treaty
stipulaiions as the only method Of
dealing with the question is also pro-
nounced as false.


1t Is now known that while ho would
prefer that any restrictive action should
come from the Chinese government, he
fully recognizes the y sht of Congress
to regulate the subject in question by
Legislative enactment even though
such enactment were in conflict
with treaty pro, isions. He thinks the
best plan would be through diplomatic
channels 10 invite action on the part of
the Chinese Government looking to n
consummntion Of the desired object,
but while expressing such belief, en-
tertains not the remotest doubt respect
ing the powers of Congress in conuec-
ton with this subject, and has no dis
position to attempt the interpositioa
OF any obstacle, should Congress mani.
fest willingness to dispose Of the mat
ter through Legislative enactment.
Year: 1878

The Department has been informed
OF the loss of the ship Granger on
Swallow Reef, and the arrival at Lob
nan OF the second mate and six men.
The fate Of two other boats. containing
respectively Captain Doane, wife and
six men, and the FIRST mate and seven
men. is not known. f..ar
Year: 1878

A clergyman said that he once Wis.
tied young lady in his parish who
had just lost her husband in order to
offer her consolation, and upon her
earnest inquiries as to the reunion Of
families in heaven, he strongly assert
ed his belief in that fact, when she
asked with anxiety whether any time
must elapse before friends would be
able to find each other in the next
world, he emphatically said, "No !
they are united at once" He was
thinking of the happiness of being
able to offer the relief of such faith,
when she broke in upon his medita-
tions by exclaiming, sadly, "well, his
first ,cife has got him, then, by this
timeP'
Year: 1878

The evening Of every mans day is
coming on apace. The day of life will
soon be sfent. The sun, though it
may be up in mid heaven, will pass
down the Western sky and disappear.
What shall light mans path when the
sun Of life has gone DOWN. He must
travel on to the next world, but what
will illuminate his footsteps after the
nightfall of death, amid the darkness
Of his journey? There is an evening
in the natural world; its radiance is
bright and beautiful and cheering to
the benighted traveller. But life's eve.
ming star is good hope of heaven.
Its beauty and brilliancy are reflected
from the sun of righteousness, whose
bright rays light up the evening of
life, and throw their radiance quite
across the darkness Of the grave. It
has Illuminated the footsteps Of many
a weary traveller into eternity. 1t is
of priceless value-a thousand worlds
can not purchase it, and yet it is offer
ed without money and without price
to him who will penitently and thank.
fully receive it.
Year: 1878

The editor Of the Marshal (Iowa)
Statesman says that, after considering
the question all winter, he comes to
the conclusion every spring that the
circus is immoral; but then the bill
poster comes along with his big pict-
ures, and his mind changes as follows:
As we gaze at the lions, tigers and
monkeys. and think that nature made
all Of them, we are not so sure. And
when we look at the beautiful young
lady, with nothing on but blue
ribbon round her waist, with one
leg pointing to six o'clock and the
other to high noon, and think that
nature made her, too, just as she was,
except the ribbon. We begin to lean
up to the circus. But when the brass
band begins TO play and the elephant
10 round We rush for a front seat to
get in ahead Of the church members,
who alwas wear stove-pipe hats, and
won't sit down in front.
Year: 1878

The prettiest girl in Wheatland
uses paint. If she only knew how
dirty and sallow it makes the back of
her neck look to the man who sits
Immediately behind her in church she
would quit il. The line of demarca-
ton between the lily.white induced by
creme de lis is painfully evident. 1t
don't look well to see girl all rosy
and beautiful in front, and all sallow
and freckled behind. .--[Wheatland
Recorder.
Year: 1878

A PATIENT WAITER.--The follow
ing story Of an objectionable practi-
cal joke on trustful young woman is
told by the Watertown Times "a
young man from this city visited a
Carthage photograph gallery a few
days ago. The artist, whom he knew,
was out, and while waiting for his re-
turn, girl from Champion came in
to get her picture taken. The young
man told the customer TO be seated,
and pointed the camera at her, and
then slid down stairs. One hour and
fifteen minutes aiterward he returned,
and TO his astonishment there the girl
sat, just as he left her. Surprising ev-
cry thing was all regular, she inquir-
ed how much longer she would be
Obliged to look pretty"
Year: 1878

A female infant, born in a New
York town, has her head set on the
wrong side before-her face where the
back of her head ought to be. Such
a girl, when she grows up, will pos
sess some advantages over the ordina.
ry woman. When she goes to church
her neck will be saved many a twist,
as she will not be obliged to turn her
head to see who comes in. But un.
less she walks sort o backward, she
will be apt 70 collide with lamp.posts,
store-boxes and things.
Year: 1878

The only way to be happy is to take
the drops of happiness as God gives
them to us every day OF our lives.
The boy must learn to be happy while
he is learning his trade; the merchant
while he is making his fortune. II
he fails to learn this art he will be sure
to miss his enjoyment when he gains
what he has sighed for.
Year: 1878

Taken Doun.-The shelving in the room
of the Hastings clerk has been taken down
and will be conveyed to Chesterfield Court
house. This shelving is the property OF the
county of Chesterfield.
Year: 1878

A Rousing Meeting at Morris Last Even


fng--People Turned Away from the


House--The Wheat Ring and the Farmers.


Especial Telegram to the Globe.


MORRIS. Stevens Co., Oct. 1O.-The large hall
in this place was densely crowded this evening
to hear Hon. l. Donnelly. Among the audience
were good many ladies. Many persons were
obliged to go away, and there was not an inch
of standing room in the hall. MIR. Donnellys
excoriation of the wheat ring was grand, and
his remarks were loudly applauded His clear
and convincing arguments on the greenback
question have set many honest Republicans to
thinking, and revolution of feeling is rapidly
taking place in quarters little dreamed of by
we'll read politicians. The enthusiasm
wherever he goes is growing stronger, and iudg-
ing from what and hear he is gaining
friends all over the district. The farmers are
intensely indignant over the manner they are
being robbed. Many come to town with their
wheat and take it back again. ALI point to the
Millers' association at Minneapolis as the cause
of the trouble. How does Washhurn feel over
the ill-gott,n gains he flches from the poor
farmers pockets? Roll on the ball. 1t is gain
ing momentum. The people are coming to the
rescue.
Year: 1878

A few days ago. J. W. Simmons, register
of deeds of Pope county, and candidate
for reelection, made personal assault upon
81. G. Rising, editor of the Glenwood Eagle.
The Eagle makes the following statement:
"While the editor of the Eagle was getting
his mail at the postofice, J. w. Simmons,
register of deeds of this county, anda candi-
date for reelection, sneaked up behind him
and made dastardly assault, knocking the
editor down and pounded and kicked him
until parties interfered. There was not q
word spoken, and we did not know who the
assailant vas until the affair was nearly
through, nor did we have an opportunity
for defense. We understand this assault was
premeditated by those of the ring, who were
in the postofice at the time, to see the affair
through. We are also informed that it was
the intention of the ringsters to SO cripple
the editor physically as to render him unanle
to issue another number Of his paper. II
such was the plan, the assault was nothing


more or less than attempted assassination"
Year: 1878

The rain continues to fall nearly every day on the just and on the unjust, but the sun don't shine so very much on either.

 -Picnics seem to be the order of the day, just now. What with these and the camp meeting, pleasure parties have plenty of places to go for enjoyment. On Wednesday the M. E. church Sunday School met with the school in the west district and held a picnic in the grove west of the school house in that place. Owing to the rainy afternoon, the greatest part of the pleasure was spoiled but nevertheless as good time was had as was pos sible on a rainy day, and all present appeared to enjoy it.

 On Monday morning of last week, Miss Lucretia Kellogg died after three days ill., ness. She has been resident of this place for twenty y-one years or more, and was for num- Der of years teacher of the centre school Her funeral was attended on Tuesday morning from the church here, whence the remains were taken te the church at Cornwall Plain, where short service was held, and thence to the cemetery in that place for burial The whole community mourn her loss, and well they may; for, in spite of feeble health, she was always among the first and foremost in every good word and work, and it was always her chief delight to make others happy.

 We understand that Ellsworth is to be quite we'll represented on the Canaan camp grounds, this week. A good many have gone already and many more are expecting to go About the middle of next week we understand that camp-meeting services are to commence on the old camp-meeting grounds near Swift's Bridge. We hear that extensive preparations are being made for large meeting and ample provision at moderate prices for all who need. A general invitation is extended to all far and and good time is expected.

 Several couples went Wednesday to Go- shen Pond for fish and good time in gener- al, which we presume they had, unless inter- fered with by the rain. K. N.
Year: 1878

Do American boys learn trades any
moreP One would suppose not, il the
multitude Of purposeless, aimless young
men cut of employmen. is any indication.
There was a time when the master me-
chanic bad his house filed with hearty,
young apprentices. and when the journey
men went from under his root to set up
in life for themselves. To men in middle
life The recoIlectlons OF those far-of times,
when the master, his men and boys, form
ed q strong productive industrial group,
seem ike the memory of primitive aye.
Sons of rich and educated men did not
think it beneath them to swing the broad
ak in the shipyard, or the sledge-hammer
at the anvil. Or they went 10 sea before
the mast, and climbed TO the quarter-deck
from the forecastle. In family OF boys.
one would be sent TO college, one might
possibly go into mercantile pursuits, and
the others would choose their trades, alter
many anxious but CHEEKY family councils.
Now-s-days the young lads shrink from
the irzsome confinement of the mechan-
ic's shop. II they cannot go to college,
and so while away thoir youth, they mus
Ego into store;" anything but work.
We do not beiittle the vocation OF a clerk
or salesman. when we say that to be IN
one or tho other of these callings appear
to mos, young men the most comfortable
thing. OF sll the pursuits which men
follow. this seems TO require the least
preparation. At any rate, the men who
are net willing TO make themselves USE
ful more naturally !urn TO the shop OF the
retail trader than to have any other source
of employment. They never have learn
ed q trade. They like to wear good
clothes, and keep their hands soft and
white.


II they cannot stand behind counter
or desk, or secure political influence suffic-
lent TO push them into an Office OF some
sort, they drift simlessly about, looking
for employment which never comes.
False ideas of living and extrayagant
notions are responsible for good deal
OF this hopeless misery. Young lads are
brough. up to consider manual labor
degrading, and fond, foolish parents
sometimes seem to prefer that their chill
dren should go out into the world help
less rather than that they should learn a
trade.
Year: 1878

The GotCn Test.
He sang a song. he sang Il well.
Ills voice WAS low and tender.
lie sang IN praise Of her he loved
A knight. her brave defender.
he vowed by all the gods above
No braver knight or truer
E'er sought the maiden Of his choice
And prayed 70 be her wooer.
To test his love she thought Il well,
Ere her future life she trusted.
She wore next night, a horrid gown
And he goi up and busted.


-Sc-t6aSr
Year: 1878

motive power is furnished by
stationary engines run BY steam or
water or wind power. Within
twenty. five years from date pri-
yate carriages will be run BY
pneumatic power from stationary
engines, and metallic tanks OF
compressed air will be furnished
to customers on somewhat the
same system that the soda fountains
are now supplied with carbonle
acid gas. Under this new develop.
meDt Of mechanical power it re
quires no spirit Of prophecy to tell
the day when the noble horse is to
retire from the road, and ont of the
sporting ring become Of the beef,
beefy, and when the jealous mule,
finding mulishness Improbable
and kicking q mere yexation OF
spirit will take to the hill sides
and wish he had never been born
or was eligible to Congress.--[N.
Y. Herald.


There is now 40 question about
the utility Of compressed air as a
motive power for short distances
but what can a politician or an en-
CINE do when either are out ot
wind and at distance from
any friendly recuperatiye forces
like a corner grocery or a station
ary engine? The duplex query
puzzles the brain. If one could
divest the new engine from al
associations with the compressed
wind Of politicians it would be ".
derstood and believed in.
Year: 1878

all times Of the year when the
river is free from ice?


The first steamer arrived at the
head Of navigation this year IN the
month Of April and the last will
probably leave in the month Of
September, thus adding about three
months to the former average
treighting season. and this has or
will have been done by the same
class of steamers that formerly ran
only during the high stage Of water
or from the mouth May to the lat
er part of June. When the fact is
remembered that vessels drawing
several inches less water than the
steamers now in nse are drawing
can be proftably worked on the up
i per river, and that no steamer has
vet wintered at Benton to take ad-
vantage Of the FIRST rise in the river,
can any one question the truth Of
the assertion that the Benton
freighting seasons will yet be ex~
tended through eight and nine
months of the year ? And we
venture to say that when we have


boats arriving and departing from
Benton from the first Of March to


the first Of November, goods can
be landed at Benton as long as a
narrow guage railroad can deliver
merchandise at the commercial
centres Of the Territory.


It appears strange in the face Of
these very evident facts that no
effort has yet been made to con
struct railroad from the head OF
navigation to Helena, but we have
no hesitancy in saying that the
construction Of this road is as Ger
tain as the extension Of our pres
ent freighting seasons. The project
now offers a sure and profitable in
vestment to any firm or corpora
ton, but the time WiIl come when
the enterprise will present such an
unmistakable source Of wealth that
capitalists can no longer refrain
from entering upon it. Until that
time arrives it is perhaps useless to
appeal to the merchants and
business men of the Territory, to
assure them that they are standing
in their own light and retardIng the
mercantile and other interests OF
the Territory, by continuing the
present unsatisfactory and extra
sag4nt system Of transportation,
paratlFeIy la5FoE1T1I0e''e F@ts1r-----
open new markets for produce ad-
vance the mining in ustries and
cheaper every article of trade,
These matters are too evident to
be overlooked by keen sighted
people, but while they
ind the present system profitable
hey will make no effort to eneour-
'ge advancement until by sheer
oree of circumstances they are
compelled to put their shoulders to
he wheel.


We look with interest to the ac,
Of all that the two
nterpfising steamboat companies
Benton have undertaken to do ,
lis season. The Benton Trans
Company will endeayor f
bring yet another steamer to the a
7ad Of navigation, while the :, :
aker Line contemplate running . :,
cir little vessel, the Col. Nc. c
cod, as long as the river remains "
e from ice. If they do this now, 9
oy will do still better next season L. u,
d soon railroad connection will /;