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Year: 1879

General John Beatty, OH one occasion
when on long march regaled himself
with what he supposed to bo tea, but
was In reality, tobacco juice, and had
been concocted from a paper Of chew
ing tobacco which the General had
handed to the servant by mistake. The
General thought once or twice that the
"tca" seemed slightly impregnatcd
with flavor Of tobacco, but attributed
1t to the fact that he mad been smoking
more than usual for some time before,
and that the tobacco taste was there
fore not In the liquid but in his mouth.
When the General returned from his
march, he happened to mention to his
servant that the tea tasted like tobacco
juice, and was astounded at receiving
the reply, cit is terbacker juice, sir!
"Why, you must be an internal fool,
john" said the somewhat horrlticd
General, "to give me tobacco juice to
drink !" "Can't help that, sir; you
gave mo paper o. terbackcr and tole me
to make tea Of 1t. Did jest as you tolc
me SIR" The reasoning was conclu-
sivc, and the General was obliged to
content himself with pouring the rest
Of tho "tea" out Of his canteen.
Year: 1879

Learn to darn stockings neatly, and
then always sec that your own are in
order. Dc not let a button be off YOUR
shoes minute longer than necdful.
1t takes just about Il minute to sew one
on, and oh, how much better a foot
looks IN trinity button boot than it
does In lopsided affair with all the
buttons off. Every girl should learn to
make simple articles Of clothing.
We know little Miss of seven who
could do all this, and who also made
The whole of "A blue calico dress tor her
self, aid pieced a large bed quilt. She
was not an ovcr-taxed child, either,
but merry, romping, INDUCED, only
daughter. But she was "smart," and
she did not die young, either. Indeed
we have seldom known children "too
snart to live" Very few die of that
complaint, whatever their grandmoth-
ers may think. So never be afraid a
bit Of OVERRIDING the business. Help
all you can and study over the business
daily. Once get into the habit of look
ing over your things, and you will like
it wonderfully. You will have the in
dependent feeling that you need not
wait for any ones convenience in re-
pairing and making, but that you can
be beforehand with all such matters.
The relief to your weary mother will
be more than you can ever estimate.
Year: 1879

TO think the more man eats the fat
ter and stronger he becomes.


To conclude that If exercise is good,
the more violent 1t is, the more good
is done.


TO imagine that every hour taken
from sleep is an hour gained,


10 act on the presumption that the
smallest room in the house is large
enough to sleep IN.


10 argue that whatever remedy
causes one to feel Immediately better,i is
good for the system, without regard to
ulterior effects.


TO eat without an appetite, or to con
tinue to cat after 1t has been satisfied,
merely to crafty the taste.


TO eat a hearty supper for the pleas
ure experienced during the brief time
1t ia passing down the throat, at the
expense Of a whole night of disturbed
sleep, and weary waking in the morn.
Ing.
Year: 1879

No man can do a good job of work,
preach a good sermon, try law suit
well, doctor a patient, or write good
article when he feels miserable and
dull, with sluggish brain and unsteady
nerves, aud none should make the at
tempt in such condition when 1t can
be so easily and cheaply removed by
little Hop Bitters. See Truths
and proverbs" other column. @
Year: 1879

We continue this number the publication of an alpha
betioa list of the Battles Of the War of the Rebellion
from authentic sources continued hereafter 1t will
be pleasant we hope for the old soldiers again the
names and dates of battles in which they their friends
took part
Year: 1879

1t is very singular, but Il married
man in n street cur or 'bus can see
the look OF pretty anxiety come
over II pretty girls face cloar ut
the other end of the car the mo-
ment she begins to tumble for her
fare long before she is ready, but
he can't see his wife down on her
knees crawling round in tho straw
feeling for the nickel she had
dropped, until the driver wraps the
lines abou. Che brake and comes in
to help her
Year: 1879

The Prospects In the Old North btnVe.
WARRENToN, N. C., June 20. 1879.
To Ute Editor Of he National Republican:
DEAR SIR have now been at home several
weeks and mixed o good deal with the people
fnd affairs moving on smoothly. The crops
are remarkably promising, and the people arc
conteuted, notwithstanding the hard times
which are not yet over. The towns in this
State situated on the railroads are generally
prosperous, and somo Of them have more than
doubled in population since the war. There Is
marked Improvement in the condition Of the
colored people. Wherever one turns new and
neat-looking log houses are seen to take tho
places of the filthy cabins that our people too
often lived In when slaves. These fruits OF
freedom are manifest, and l will add that in
this county there are now nearly 300 colored
families who live on their own lands, while
many others live on lands that they have con-
tracted for.


Politically the colored people are more
united than they have been for several years
They will stand by and sustain the Republican
party. General Grant Is their first choice for
President but they will cordially support the
nominee. Mr. sherman would be warmly sup
ported. His management of the finances is ad-
mitted by fair-minded Democrats TO be admir-.
able.


Tho "cxodus" fever has barely appeared In
this State, aud think that not many will
leave. The Ku.Klux spirit or Mt least the
power of those desperadoes to do harm has
long ago died out in North Carolina, and there
is no disposition here to get rid Of the me-
groes." On the contrary, their labor is much
desired, and, as stated above, many of them
have become owners of the soil.


Tho course Of the President and his firmness
meet with universal appreciation among our
people, and it is admitted by the Democrats
that their friends in Congress have made q
great blundcr in dilly-dallying about the ap-
propriatons.


must say that dissatisfaction exists among
Republicans in this State in regard to the dis
tribution of patronage. 1t Is all true enough
that the best men should be selected for Of
flee regardless of localities but we are apt to
believe that as good men can be found here as
elsewhere. With proper attention to this sub
ject on the part of the Administration, and Il
judlcous selection of candidates for Office by
ourselves, believe the State will be redeemed,
and that its vote will be cast for the Republi-
can candidates for President and Vice-Presi-
dent In 1850, Respectfully. j. A, III,
Year: 1879

Yesterday in the Circuit Court Justice WyliC
said that he would announce new rule o
practice. In the future juries retiring to de-
lberate over case would not be furnished
with refreshments or lights. He wished tC
preserve the jury system in Its purity, aud the
bailifs would take notice of the announcem Mt
and iu the future act in accordance Herewith
He did not intend to have any more hung
jures If II could be avoided.
Year: 1879

Edmund Hudson, one of the best informed
correspondents in Washington, writes to the
Boston Herald, saying:


"What is the truth about the Glover report
about which we hear so much?' is question
which great many people are asking nova
days. Mr.. Glover of Missouri is one of those
excellent gentlemen whose discretion is inferi-
or to their valor He never seemed to one very
much OF a Democrat, and in personal qualities
he was, while in Congress, the equal if not the
superior, of most men on the Democratic side
OF the House. He was appointed chairman of
the committee on the expenditures of the
Treasury Department, and through two Con-
crosses he carried on q secret investigation into
the management of certain business of the
Treasury Department. Mr.. Glover's invest-
CATION had two peculiarities 1t was conducted
chiefly by himself, without the aid or knowl-
edge OF the other members of the committee.
1t was aided by certain so-ealled experts, some
OF whom were notoriously crack-brained fools,
whom no Congressman or any other person
with any regard for his own reputation, would
be likely to ask to assist him in any matter of
business whatever. Add to this the fact that
Glover did not know liar or blackmailer
from an honest man on the witness stand, and
you have the principal characteristic of this ex-
traordinary investigation. The result can be
easily understood Glover listened to the mar
rative of fools, liars, blackmailers and some
honest men, and out of all their stories he got
a vast mass of evidence, some of which was i'm
portant, and most OF which was untrue or ri
diculous. Like many other Democratic inves-
tigators, he did not get ready to make any re-
port until too near the end of the session to
get 1t before the House. He had also succeeded
In stirring up certain mares nests of evidence
the publication of which would be derogatory
to prominent Democrats and when he came
to ask to have his report printed there was
combined effort on both sides of the House to
suppress it. Mr.. Glover is an honest man, but
terribly weak-headed, and about as useless in
Congress as it isIpossible for a man to be. He
might have made a strong and telling report
on abuses in the Department. but he utterly
failed. Now he has become sore-head and
is making nuisance of himself by circulating
his worthless testimony in obscure newspapers
throughout the country.
Year: 1879

lFrom General Garfeld's Speech at Madson.l


1t is matter of proof under oath indubit-
ably that the election in New York State in
1868 was carried by sheer and outrageous fraud,
that 81 900 fraudulent votes were thrown in
the city of New York alone, with which they
were enabled to carry the State by only 10000
majority. In fact, the State went Republican
by $4,000. The first and foremost point in the
election law was that the United States should
have man at this end of the ballot-box and
another at that, one Democrat and the other
Republican, who should stay there from the
time the ballot-box was opened in the morning
until the last vote was counted at night, and
be the official witness of that grand transaction
until it closed. Was that fraud? Was that
oppression? And yet every Democrat in Con-
gress voted against it, and fought against 1t,
and denounced it as oppression, and demanded
free election. Laughter.] Oh, oh, free!
What kind of freedom do they want but the
old freedom of Tammany hall, the freedom of
stuffed ballot-boxes without witnesses, the
freedom to change votes without witnesses, the
freedom to steal Liberty from her cradle. Let
me explain in one word the meaning of this
whole extra session. They have solid South.
All they want is the States of New York and
Ohio. With these they carry the Presidency
in their hands, and have captured the Govern
ment from turret to foundation. How can they
carry Ohio and New York? Only in one way
Ii they can get free control of the cities of Gin
cinnati and New York they can carry those
States without any power to prevent them, for
they can stuff more ballots and steal more
votes into the boxes after the election is over
than the good people can put into them be-
tween the hours of six in the morning and six
at night. Laughter.l And hence the effort
to get into New York and Cincinnati, and
these two concrete purposes were all they were
after in the late session. If an angel from
heaven, or, rather, a devil from the internal
pit, had been able some night to pluck from
our statute books the provision OF law that
would give them those two cities, or if they
could put in a clause exempting those two
from the operation of the election law the ap-
preparation bills would have been passed with
out word of debate. But they knew they
must carry those two cities or lose 1880. The
Republican party did not propose to sacrifice
1850 or any other year of our Lord ou such an
issue as that [applausel, and we have come
back home to tell you that tn ough they said
not one dollar of S45, 100000 should be appro-
priated until the election laws were repealed,
yet S44, 100000 have been appropriated, and
not one of the election laws has been repealed.
[Applause.
Year: 1879

UNDER the head of Depression in Trade"
the Argus gives the testimony of Chicago
business men to the effect that business is
better. We shall now know that when the
Argus says trade is depressed it means that
it is reviving. This is not the only instance
in Mhich it contradicts itself. The discus
sion OF the silver question is another, and of
Jefferson and treasury notes yet another.
Year: 1879

THE Afyus has said that it desired pa
per dollar as good as coin dollar, that is,
one worth a hundred cents. Now the paper
dollar is worth that much the Argus grtlm-
bles because it will buy more than would
paper dollar worth but fifty cents.
Year: 1879

We do not read anonymous letters and commune
cations. The name and address of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable, not necessarily for pubca
ton but as guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
munications that are not used.
Year: 1879

The Somerset Reporter has a correspon-
dent who offers to wager sum of money
with DR.. B. F. Lancaster that certain state
ments in regard to finances made by the
Doctor are not correct The Doctor declines
on the ground that he is not gambler.
That excuse is very thin. The Doctor
knows he would lose, and that he would not
be entering upon game of chance.
Year: 1879

THE Ary,ts wants to know why we did
not have resumption len Or fourteen years
ago. Alb ut that time the Argus was doing
all it could to make resumption impossible
by advocating an enormous issue of green
backs for the purpose of paying off the
Year: 1879

THE latest issue of the Gardiner Home
Journal contains the following frank and
true statement:


We wish every one of our readers would take
the trouble to read Secretary Sherman's
speech. His position enables him to speak
authoritatively on the question Of finance, and
unless his statements can be impeached they are
entitled to belief. 1t is well-known that we
have no sympathy with what is known as ring
politics, and indeed have several times been
read out of the Republican party, and if the
success of Greenbackism would do away with
the evils of caucus and ring rule we should
wish it success But the question of the Ma
tional credit and National finance is one of
vast importance, and at this time, overrides all
others; and though we do not attempt to decide
the matter for our readers, we want them to cam
didly and carefully decide it for themselves;
and as a factor of an intelligent decision of
this question, it seems to us Secretary Sher-
mans speech is well worth the attention of
every honest man. Read it, and decide for
yourself We must, with the same frankness
that has many times caused us to say things
Lot acceptable to the Republicans, say that we
consider it very able and unanswerable
speech.
Year: 1879

The body of Edward I. Oakley, of Pine
Bluff, Ark. was found in the river at New York
Sunday. His death is mystery He was on
a visit to his sick daughter. He was an officer
under Admiral Porter in the war and quite
wealthy
Year: 1879

. GENERAL GARFIELD's Wisconsin speech
contains many quotable passages. Here is
one II do not care if the Democrats do
take up our old positions, as they are con-
stantly doing. 1t is only compliment to
us that they come after us. They tell us
the greenback is the best currency ever de-
vised by men. True. Who made it? We
made it, when you cursed it, Talk about
homesteads; why, even the decent Democrat
now is in favor of reserving all the public
lands from the corporations and giving them
to homesteads. But who originated that?
The first homestead law that the republic
ever knew was signed by Abraham Lincoln
after it had been vetoed by James Buchanan.
You are in favor of liberty after you failed
to keep slavery alive forever. You are in
favor of greenbacks after they have done
their great work, against your WILL l find
you marching along ON some high plateau
and picking up some brand that you find of
an old smoldering camp fire, and swinging it
around and saying see my light but the
brand is an old extinguished brand of our
camp fire that we built ten years ago, and
when you were firing your curses at us. But
our lights shine ahead of us eternally and
you may, if you desire, follow us at what
distance in the rear you please''
Year: 1879

kOOU laugh Is Sdilti-uySpcptiC.
A hearty meal taken while excess
lively fatigued has often destroyed
health.


A sour look AN impatient gesture, cross
word at the breakfast table, is enough to
make the best food indigestible, and spoil
the day.


Never sit or stand with the wind blow
ing on you for a single moment, for it
speedily produces fever, and then bad
cold.


If you can't get good wages, work for
your board rather than do nothing, or go
in debt, or live on the earnings or charity
Of another.


The thinnest veil or handkerchief
thrown over the face while riding or walk
ing against cold wind is remarkably
comfortable protection.


Nature is very much like a shiftless
child, who, the more he is helped, the
man takes, the more he will have to
take, whether it be anodyne, tonic, or
alternative.


To spend two or three moments on ris-
ing and retiring, in rapin friction of the
whole surface Of the body with the hand
is more rational treatment of the skin,
and more health promoting operation
for most persons, than daily cold water
bath.


Acidity always arises either from hav-
ing eaten too much food, or of quantity
which the stomach could not dissolve.
The remedy is, eat less and less each
meal until there is no acidity, then you
know for yourself how much your
stomach can manage. To eat the same
amount and as regularly take something
to correct the acidity, is certain to cause
dyspepsia, or some other more serious
form of disease.
Year: 1879




Es1mated by their game qualities and
the diincuity sometimes experienced IN
saIeiy landing them, the larger speei-
mems OF our mountain trout weigh Ike
sturgeon. This fact is established
whenever the trout, hooked in q pool
with suincient depth and spread Of
water, can bring to bear in his native
element the fuii resisting force OF his
remarkably strong and active tail. Hlus-
tratlye OF this, story is told of the ex-
perience OF two professional fishers who
recently went ont from Helena to the
Big Blackfoot, one doctor and the
other lawyer. In very brief time
they had basket Of beauties for tiaeir
pains, but the fascination of the sport
kept them tossing their flies into the
clear waters Of the magnificent stream


Finally one man hooked "bouncer, =
one on which he had most yearned to try
his skill The pool was deep and broad.
and, work and finesse as the doctor
might, the trout held to the water. The
lawyer, resting his companion, tried his
strength and tact, but with no better
luck The trout seemed to be master Of
the situation. nor eonld lie he fe,wa7 ~,
Year: 1879

A young woman who had never learned
the gentle art Of cookery, being desirous
Of impressing her husband with her knowl-
edge and diligence, manages to have the
kitchen door ajar on the day after their
return from the bridal trip, and just as
her lord comes in from the Office excIaims
loudly Hurry up, Eliza, do Haven't
you washed the lettuce yet2 Here, give
it to me; where's the soap2"
Year: 1879

From the san francisco Bulletin.


A gentleman connected with one Of the
New York banks is now in this city. He
informs us that there is a surplus of idle
money in New York awaiting a revival of
business. Capitalists have not fully re-
covered confidence and are, therefore, un


willing to embark in new enterprises or
enlarge the sphere of those already in
active existence. lie is of the opinion
that many Of the subscriptions to the
United States per cent bonds are on
speculative account, and as soon us there
Is Il better employment for capital. these
bonds will come upon the market in larger
quantities than can he absorbed ut par,
and the result will be II stoppagr OF re-
funding operations. We think that Sec
rctary Sherman apprehends Il similar con-
dition Of things, and hence is working
like Il beaver to get out as many bonds as
possible before sales from second hands
are commenced to any extent. If business
will, there will be an end to the per
cent bonds at par. Present circumstances
favor large sales Of these securities. A
more opportune time has not occurred in
at least twenty years. Capitalists in the
East are at THEN wits' end to know what
to do with their money. Speculation has
been greatly narrowed OF late. The traffic
in gold has been completely abolished.
Keenes wheat venture at the West was d
iazle. Mining stocks have
failed to craze the New York public.
There is nothing left to Wall street sharps
but those old railroad stocks that have
been tossed about until they are nearly
worn out. The best evidence of the
dcarth of investments at New York is the
offer to loan $2,OO0,000 in gold for ninety
days at one-half of one per cent. That is
better than cheap money France can
Year: 1879

Strange Conduct Ofan Unknown Steamer,


NEW YORK, Jan. 2S.-A London special says that
the following letter dated Cork January 18TH has
been received from Capt. Adams of the ship BuIston
by the Admiralty, and communicated to Lloyds:


At o'clock Friday last arrived here. On Thurs
day when 80 miles to the westward of Fastnet, L
saw while on deck at 3 O'Clock in the morning, a
vessel on fire, distant about two or three miles.
down to her to offer assistance On approaching
saw steamer alongside. According to my idea
ths latter vessel was not more than thirty yards to
the windward. l passed to the windward OF both
vessels but could not see any one on the wreck
hailed the wreck as follows, "Can be of any use?"
"Keep on youe course or you will will burn too,''
was the roughly given answer, received. Astonish-
ed at this treatment kept on under easy sail. An
hour after daylight, observed the same steamer
coming astern. She hailed me, asking where was
going, replied, II was bound for Cork The
officer on deck who spoke to me told me to be sure
not to mention word about having seen vessel on
fire, that they had her crew aboard. He also said
"If you make any statement or report about what
you have seen you had better look out for yourself
on my next voyage" The steamship was of iron,
painted brown low in the water and had black pole
mast, and black tunnels, between the fore and main
masts. She had no name ON stern or bows. OBJ
served that che had several boats the davits more
Than steamships usually carry. The two on the
starboard bow were steam launches. The steamer
did not appear to me to have at all the appearance
Of wac vessel nor merchant steamer was close to
her. could not see any guns or gun ports. Her
decks had lots Of men, all weacing blue guernsey
should think there were hundred and fifty or two
hundred men on the upper deck. They were appar-
emily Englshmen, but am not certain of this
afterwards saw her steaming slowly off Fastnet.


Bath Vessel Beached.


NEW YORK. Jan. 23-The schooner Mail of Bath
from Port johnson for Providence was beached at
City Island to-day to prevent sinking, having sprung
a leak.
Year: 1879

A poor widow residing in the second
story OF No. 164 Everett street, was found
dead in her room this morning The old
lady lived alone, and no one saw her about
yesterday. The supposition is that she
committed suicide by taking morphine.