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Year: 1878

odious property qualification established by
the House bill, under which 5000 of Dis
trict dirt was made to represent more than
the purity Of q saint and the wisdom Of q
philosopher combined, is not to be found in
the Senate bill. Nor Is the ornamental
council, which was created by the House
committee as a concession to the demand
for suffrage, but which was made merely q
debating society without the slightest
power. Instead of this pretence of suffrage,
without benefit, we are TO have o delegate
in Congress who, as member Of the COM
mittce and on the floor Of the House, can
represent the wants and express the wishes
of the people of the District.


Our citizens are under renewed obliga-
tions to the Senate Committee on tho Dis
trict of Columbia for its speedy and wise
action on the bill passed by the House
That committee, under the Craftsmanship Of
Senator DORSEY, has evinced q knowledge
Of the needs of the District and desire to
provide for them properly that every resi-
dent here should and does appreciate Sena-
tor Dorsey, by his strict attention to the
business of and unvarying efforts for the
benefit Of the people of tile District, has es-
tablisbed well-recognizcd claim to their
good will and gratitude that Is only aug
mented by this last effort in their behalf


The bill will be called up to-day, probably
and every citizen of the District should do
all in his power to expedite its passage
Year: 1878

The plain deduction therefrom was that, al
most to man, the Democrats were opposed
to any and all kinds of measures no matter
how remote or indirect, having for its OBJ
ject any interference with President HAYES
title. Yet the POTTER resolutions, based
upon the BLAIR memorial for an enabling
act to oust President HAYES, was adopted
by these same men with only three dissent
ing voices. This fact is worth remember
ing, in view of their further pledges that
they do not intend to assail the Title,
There is such thing in this world as
wholesale lying
Year: 1878

THE policy of selecting Mr.. HUNToN to
be member of the POTTER committee is
defended on the ground that as a member
of the Electoral Commission he was only
called upon to decide upon questions of law,
while his duties as n committeeman will be
to decide upon the merits of evidence. If
he acts with the same subserviency to par
tisanship now that he did then we may
expect a seven to four report
Year: 1878

THE Baltimore Herald is responsible for
the publication of a statement that the in
tense hatred of the Democracy toward
Minister MOVES, the so-called Florida
manipulation, will be an incentive in the
Florida investigation. Hatred, ehP We
have been told this affair is prompted by a
desire to vindicato the truth of impartial
history.
Year: 1878

THE Democrats are drag-netting for
ground upon which to stand while they
overturn President HAYES. Their last
expedient-for they do not seem to have
any fixed plan-is to make the Presidents
action relating Governor PACKARD in
Louisiana analogous to the Presidential
position, and to contend that if it was good
law and logic to allow the Legislature of
Louisiana to decide whether PACKARD or
NICHOLS should be recognized as Cover
ner, it is equally proper for Congress to de-
eide whether HAYES or TILDES shall be
recognized rs President. We have never
had any affection for the Presidents posi-
tion on the Louisiana question. We have
not heretofore thought him strictly right,
neither do We now. The policy and line OF
action adopted toward PACKARD we re-
garded as worse than n mistake at the time
Now it looks as il the engineer was liable
to be hoist by his own pctard, and we do
not see that he has cause to complain, for
what is law and right for Louisiana should
be law and right with the Federal power in
the present crisis. A blunder however, on
the part Of the President or his advisers, re-
lating to any State, will never justify an
ether bluuder of greater moment BY way of
getting even. This is simply absurd. 1t is
the nations peace and welfare, not that of
President HAYES, that is to be taken into
the account at this time. 4 mistake in
policy on his part will never be allowed to
Justify revolution such as the Democrats
contemplate.
Year: 1878

IT'S not improbable that the Democratic
demasogues in the House will to-day pass IA
resolution denying all intention to assail
President HAYES title, They promised to
do this to placate the opposition to the
POTTER resolution by their felow-partisans
who are honest enough still to adhere to the
decision of the Electoral Commission. But
1t will make very little difference what is
done now. The revolutionary demagogucs
have taken the first step in the direction of
oustng the President. They cannot or will
not retrace it until the people rebuke them,
as they certainly will in the coming fall
elections.
Year: 1878

IT was natural last Saturday that the
House should proceed to the consideration
OF the army appropriation bill. It.is a part
OF the new programme Of revolution to re-
dnce the army, In the event that affairs
become serious, and the courts should inter
fere to protect lcgally-chosen officials in the
exercise of their duties, the absence of the
army would be convenient. Besides, the
army naturally sympathizes with the Re-
publicans. The efforts of the Democratic
sympathizers with the rebellious South
have had tho effect to turn patriots in and
ont of uniform away from the Democracy
md place them in closer alliance with the
more congenial and loyal Republicans.
Year: 1878

WASHINGTON. Nov. 25.-In his forthcoming an
nual message the President will dwell upon
the yellow fever scourge and the meth
ods by which it can be prevented.
He will review the epidemic from the
start discuss the means adopted to suppress it,
and will recommend that Congress take action
In the matter. He will favor the idea that an
epidemic can only be prevented by rigid quaran-
tine against the tropics. The South has been long
contending for National Quarantine law, but un-
successfully; and it is believed that at this session
some remedy will be found. The Atlantic ports
which deal with the tropics, and have not been
troubled with the fever, will naturally resist the
massage of such q law.
Year: 1878




WASHINGTON, Nov. 2j,-CUmmissioner Hayt, or
the Indian Bureau will probably incorporate in his
annual report all the official correspond
ence regarding the Bannack outbreak, and will
attempt to show that the responsibility for that
event rested largely with the Army. He states that
the agent for the Bannacks informed the military
several months in advance that the outbreak was
likely to occur. detachment which was stationed
at the agency attempted to dsarm and dis
mount the sayages, and did take away lot
of worthless guns, but left all the good
ones, They also took away the poorest of the
ponies but left those which were serviceable for
warfare. Finally against the protest of the agent,
upon the Bannacks vert to war. The commissioner
will state that the dearth of rations result of
Congressional economy.
Year: 1878

Three theatre tickets found in the postof1ce
can be found at Dresser s. McLellan's.


The appropriation for streets is not yet ex-
pended and all is being done that is possible to
improve the condition of the street crossings.


A fine buffalo robe, found on the corner Of
Spring and High streets by officer Warren,
last evening, can be seen at the police station.


A manifesto purporting to come from the
Museum management was circulated on the
streets yesterday. So far as it referred to the
PRESS the allegations were chiefly untrue.
Meantime the fact remains that means of es-
cape 10 case of fire have not baen provided, and
this is the only interest which the public has in
the matter. If frightful disaster occurs, our
skirts are clear. whatever may be the condition
of those of the Museum managers
Year: 1878

ROBIN HOOD Every one is going to zee tho


merry Robin Hood at Music Hall Saturday. 1t
is pronounced by all who have seen it one of


the best burlesque pieces on the road. The box
office will be open Wednesday morning for the
sale of seats for both performances. Mr.. Sset-
son, the manager, is negotiating for several at
fractions to be given at his Boston theatres
and then at Music Hall
Year: 1878




New York Horald,l


AS for fortuno-tellers and clair
voyants, their numbers are large,
and are on the increase; but, lucki.
ly, this class of people have been SO
often and so thoroughly ventilated
as to call for nothing but mere
mention. Perhaps the most curl
oas fact lately unearthed about
the world of women" is that
there are several respectable young
women, technically "ladies in
dress and social surrounding, and
really females of good character,
who serve in secret the purposes of
art as models. The writer of this
sketch is acquainted with an esti-
mable lady-a genuine lady in birth,
education and manners-she earns
about ten dollars per week rs
model for a "life class" She keeps
this fact a profound secret-her
own mother is not aware of it-but
the fact is as stated, the writer hav-
ing ascertained it through a visit to
an artists studio during the ses-
sons Of a life class" of art stu
dents.


Inquiring into this matter fur
ther, the writer discovered that the
young lady in question had in vain
attempted to secure employment in
writing, translating or trade pur-
suits, was on the verge of starvation
with her old mother, when a lucky
hint suggested the livelihood of a
model which was finally and sue
cessfully adopted, only after severe
self.struggles and under conditions
of the most profound secrecy. A
prominent painter, with whom the
writer held u conversation recently,
stated that tie supply of models
was at present greater than the de-
mand, and that the majority of
models in the city of New York
were not only well formed bnt well
behaved; ga really superior class of
persons" forced to exhibit them
selves by their necessities.


A model quite in demand is a
young German. Another model has
recently been married to a young
painter who fell in love with her
from seeing her asa modelin a life
class which he was then attending,
and from all reports the daring ana
unconyenti tinlaIp painter hasa worthy
wife, Occasionally in our better
classes, and even in our best society,
it is rumored that ladies do not
hesitate to serve as partial models
for busts or arms, or for classic
poses, to please popular artists or
to crafty their own VsAity but |
these these are iis9Iated cases and call for
but the merest passing alluSion.
Year: 1878

would take occasion to ask question
of the readers of the Rural Home Why do |
farmers so hesitate to SOW wheat so that it |
can be cultivated? Supposing we would
treat corn as we do wheat; where would
our corn be if we planted our lots, put up
the bars and did not come into the lot to
work till the time to cut it up? 1 think
wheat has treated us great deal better
than we deserve, and yet see how much
there must be lost. AS a rule we sow two
bushels to the acre. If every grain grows,
which it generally does if good seed is
sowed, and each throws out one head con-
tanning only thirty grains, the yield would
be sixty bushels per acre, and yet the
average yield throughout the country is
only fifteen bushels. But wheat will do
more than that if it gets chance; it will
stool out, and one grain will produce five
or six heads, and every head will make
from sixty to eighty grains. If theory is
worth anything in farming, it is all in favor
of sowing wheat so that it can be worked
with horse. l intend to sow ten acres of
wheat, and will use only every other tube
of the drill, leaving the rows fifteen inches
apart. 1t is true we have no implement
suitable to cultivate wheat that way, but if
farmers willsonly SOW wheat in that manner,
and use some homemade concern, some
genius will soon have something better.
I will take piece of timber eight feet long,
bore in some holes at the right places and
put in drag teeth. Then have a pair of
thills and a couple of handles on it and 60
through it as often as I think will benefit
the wheat. have not tried it before, nor
have I heard of anybody trying it only in
small patches; but l don't see why it
should not increase the yield four or five


times, besides making clover surer catch.
--R0chester Rural Home.
Year: 1878

The sheep bites closer than the OK. He
was designed to live where the other would
stlrve; he was designed in many places to
follow the other, and to gather sufficient
rogrishment where the OK would be unable


p single blade. Two purposes are
answered by this: All the nutriment that
the land produces is gathered from it,
while the pasture is made to produce more
herbage than by any other means it could
be forced to do; the sheep, by his close
bite, not only loosens the roots of the grass
and stimulates their spreading, but by
cutting of the short suckers, causes the
plant to throw out fresh, more numerous
and stronger ones, and thus improves and
increases the value of the crop. Nothing
will more expedtiously or effectually make
rich, permanent pasture than its being
occasionally and closely eaten down BY
sheep.
Year: 1878

MRS. GEO. CARTER left this city
on Tuesday morning for New Pitts
burg, a rising little town in Kansas,
which bids fair, in time, to become a
prosperous city. May success ut
tend them in their new abode, is
the hope Of their many friends in
this city.
Year: 1878

No matter how hard or how long
the cry of hard times is heard on
the hills, the energetic Arm Of Toay
Bros. seem bound to do business in
q manner that will draw custom. A
peep into their store will convince
anyone that this is az near the truth
as we generally get.
Year: 1878

KEEP CLEAN.-During the heated
term it is the duty of every lover of
health to keep their yards and cel-
lars free from decaying vegetation
and other obnoxious and dangerous
ofals that are likely to breed dis
ease among US. Clean up.
Year: 1878

GEO. PECK says that Colorado
bath" is where you take a sheet and
wet it hang it up in tree and then
climb the sheet. He does not de-
scribe the process Of wetting the
sheet, though.
Year: 1878

BABIES who were so rash as to
suppose they could endure q season
OF teething and heat at the same
time, are sorry they tried the exper-
iment. Some of them survived
by tho skin Of their teeth, but it was
tooth in for comfort.
Year: 1878

The enterprising firm of Penhal-
Logon q Son, successors to Brewer
d Penhallegon, is dealing extensive
ly in flour, and will continue to car
ry such grade as will cause buyers
to make in an object to call on them
Year: 1878

one day within the past week, as
youth, who had probably kept


himself confined to the country
since the time of his birth, was
vending his way down High street
with mouth ajar and eyes glaring
wildly around, ha suddenly came
upon a curiosity perched on a
packing box in front of store. The
boy was so startled that be uncon-
sciously halted. There he stood like
person charmed, gaping aud stat
ing at the object before him, till .
Year: 1878

EVERY Odd Fellow who can is
taking a rest just now by sitting and
watching the mechanists at work on
their new hall. They feel proud of
the situation, and why shouldn't
they with over 90 degrees of heat
circulating around them, and such
bright prospects for cosy, comfor-
table place to assemble in winter.
Year: 1878

THE Colorado potato bugs are
more plentiful this year in this coun-
ty than for a number of years past.
1t IS now over fifteen years since
they made their appearance here,
and they bid fair to stay right with
us, and become regular "old settlers"
Year: 1878

EDITOR HERALD: The magni6-
cent developments that have been
made In our oil regions Of late have
at last solved the problem Of
whether we have oil in quantity
and the day has come when
oil men will be rewarded for their
enterprise and energy. The ques


tiOn then arises: But how will thi.
Year: 1878

If you are gaining little every day,
be content. Are your expenses less than
your income, that, though it be little
you are yet constantly accumulating and
growing richer every day? Be content,
for as concerns money, you are doing well.
Are you gaining knowledge every day ?
Though it be little by little, the aggregate
accumulation, where no day is permitted
to pass without adding something to the
stock, will be surprising to yourself Sol
OmOn did not become the wisest man in
the world in minute. Little by little
never emitting to learn something, even
for single day-always reading, always
studying little between the time of ris-
ing up in the morning and lying down at
night-this Is the way to accumulate a
full storehOuse of knowledge. Finally,
are you daily gaining in character? Be
not discouraged because it be little
by little. The best men fall far
short of what they would wish to
be. 1t is some thing, it is much if
you keep good resolutions better to-day
than you did yesterday, better this year
than you did last year. Strive to be per-
feet, but do not become downhearted so
long as you are approaching nearer and
nearer to the high standard at which you
aim. Little by little, fortunes are accum-
ulated little by little knowledge is gained !;
little by little character and reputation
are achieved.
Year: 1878

The casket IS prlzed because of the pro-
lection it affords the jewel From the
dust and corroding influences of the at
mOsphere, it protects the precious gem it
contains, and that it may accomplish its
purposes, it is carefully watched and care
fully protected Itself The immortal soul
of man is the most precious jewel that
sea OF sky or mountain ever boarded, or
that casket ever held, and the human
body is the most delicately constructed
casket ever made. Yet the great major
lty Of men and women appear to have
but slight appreciation of the worth of
the jewel OF to think it worth their while
to bestow much care on the easket. And
yet the welfare of this jewel depends more
upon the preservation of its sasket than
that of any other jewel in the world.
The casket may erumble about the dia-
mOnd and the ruby but they will remain,
and not even their beauty or usefulness
will be permanently effected. But knowl-
edge is what makes the soul beautiful.
So long as there is possibility of acquir-
ing knowledge there is possibility of its
being still more beautiful, and there viii
be this possibility all along the ages of
eternity When the evening of life shall
cast It's shadows and the midnight shah
approach, the souls requirement will at
best seem meagre beside the volumes Of
that it has not learned. The fields, the
mountains, the waters and the skies will
then have yielded up to the soul but few
of their mysteries and beauties. The
flower will not have told all that it has to
tell; the stars will yet hold universe of
beauty and fact which the soul has not
grasped, and even in the three score years
and ten the soul will have scarcely begun
to expand and to beautify itself.


What then are the natural inferences
from these facts? Why that the harder
we study, the brighter and better be-
comes the soul. But the mind cannot
work to advantage in a weak body. It
cannot strain its energies while the head
aches or the limbs totter If in a debil-
itated body mind has accomplished results
of which it and the world have been proua,
it is only necessary to say that in a sound
body it is reasonable to suppose that its
achievements would have been greater
and grander. Build up the body, there
fore. Care for it in every possible way,
and avoid every excess, remembering that
nothing will SO much tend to physical
health as temperance in all things.
Year: 1878

Men and women given over to worry:
will worry about the strangest, the most
out-of-the-way, the most unheard-Of, the
most laughable things it is possible to con-
ceive. 1t matters very little what are the
outward circumstances will can find
something in them to remind it of its own
limitation of power, and to provoke its
consequent resentment. 1t is curious to
see how people of this habit will take any
thing that first comes to hand-good, bad,
or indiferent-and instantly begin to find
IN it something to grow anxious and i'm
patient over, and to pull about first on
this side and then on that, until an excit-
ing consciousness of their own inability to
do anything in the matter, and an irritated
feeling in consequence of it, get theupper-
hand Of their good sense. What we have
to say upon this subject by way Of prac-
tical suggestion is just what everybody
says, and says to little or no purpose.
Worry dosen't do you the least good. 1t
relieves from nothing, it helps nothing, it
qualities for no work, it conduces to no
desirable result. 1t very gratuitously
puts an immense amount of wear and tear
upon the nervous system without in the
slightest degree obtaining in return any
compensatory satisfaction. 1t is neither
a duty nor pleasure; and yet men
almost invite, certainly entertain it, as if
it were both
Year: 1878

The pOet-novelist of the Blank-blank


school will find in the Black Hills


characters for his romance sitting astrad-


die of stumps, dealing cards or shooting
anybody down on the spot. Petite Kit
tie, the jig-dancer, with Roman nose and


cold, gray eyes, marrying three times and
dying at twenty-eight, is a promising
heroine She first spun her delicate web
about good-natured German miner, who
was doing weIl with his wash, and when
he had poured $4,000 in gold In her lap
and confessed that his claim had petered
out, she beat him over the head with


bottle and drove him from her door. To
one and another was she married, and
when their money was gone she got nd
of them. Her third venture was unfor-
tunate. She said she would not live with
him, and he killed her and shot himself.
Another nice girl is Calamity Jane, lit
tie creature of twenty-five, whose move
ments have an unstudied grace, and whose
eyes emit greenish glare whenever she
is very mad. She has been a scout in
the army, has dressed in soldiers clothes,
has gone horseback over the mountains
and fought with Indians, and is now
dancing in a hurdy-gurdy house in Dead
wood. Then there is Monte Verde, with
her dark eyes and tresses, who on her
arrival in DeadwOod stood upon a board
and was borne through the town on the
shoulders of four strapping miners, and
who now deals "21" and dances a JIG
with far-Off look in her left eye. Cap
tain Jack, too, is poet and a musician,
as well as frontier scout. He rides his
horse like an Indian, and he has pathos
in his voice, so that the miners, when
they hear him sing, do snivel like chill
dren. Aunt Sally, colsred woman as
broad as she is long, rolls up her big eyes
and mutters: Use the first white
woman as em come into these ere Hills"
Foundation for humorous character.)
Finally there is, or was, Wild Bill, who
always made it a point to kill his man first,
but who turned his back upon the door
one night, and as he stood at the bar,
asking his friends if their glasses were
charged, gave stranger chance to shoot
him in the back, and who now lies buried
underneath a stump with his epitaph
painted in red letters on a pine board.
The rising young genius who wants to
achieve fame in literature at one yellow
cover, will please take the first train for
the Hills.