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Year: 1878

THE Ecerg Evening says it. does not ex
pect the REPUBLICAN TO see the differ
ence between paper promise TO pay a
dollar, and dollar. We must confess
that we can't see much difference If the
promise to pay be in the shape Of a
greenback, redeemable at pleasure in
coin. This is the kind Of paper We
have favored, but We don't know much
about the kind with which the h. f..
is familiar-that kind forced upon the
market at a heavy discount.
Year: 1878

SEVERAL DEMOCRATIC papers give
prominence to the fact that in South
Carolina the Democrats have placed
several negroes upon their tickets.
This dodge need not deceive anybody,
for the purpose is well known, and
there are always enough unprincipled
negroes willing to become the tools of
the Democracy. Two or three of them
upon the ticket will afford sufficient
stock in trade for argument in favor Of
the fairness of the Democrats, but the
latter will be careful that too many are
not put on their tickets. A little
sprinkling of them can do!no harm--in
fact ii will do the Democrats good, as
the colored men they would elect must
necessarily be of a very low class. The
obscure two penny paper at Fifth and
Market streets gleefully chuckles over
this action Of the Democrats, but has
not word of condemnation of murder
ous bull-dozing of colored Republicans
by the Democrats.
Year: 1878

TIE Ecery Ereninq says we steal from
its columns nearly every thing which it
obtains by energy and enterprise, and
yet that paper says the REPUBLICAN is
ignorant and untruthful. Is this its
estimate Of its own articles'
Year: 1878

OREs of cobalt and of nickel are now
meeting a good demand Orders have
been given for its purchase cn this coast
by number of European tletallurgical
houses. The extensive cobalt deposits in
the Southern part Of Yuma county may
yet assume an important position among
our resources. The determination OF Ger.
many to largely replace her smaller silver
and her copper coins altogether BY nickel,
and the somewhat extensive use of this
metal for coinage purposes by our own
Government, have doubtless had some
thing to dS with producing what seems to
be a scakeity Of nickel IN the principal
marketYof the world.
Year: 1878

: Ntt%- -t-.-


quartz with silver and gold. If we sup
pose 11 open TssrffTe nG.rr an active TOIca-
no and an arm of the sea, fissure dipping
eastward, and bounded deep down by
marine strata impregnated with silver
and gold, the Comstock lode would follow
as the harvest follows the sowing. It has
nothing peculiar or exceptional. The To-
cation of the bonanzas agrees perfectly
with theory. Unfortunately the chlorine
and dourine, when hot and under pressure,
could not precipitate gold and silver, and
the richest ore was always, therefore, to
be found in the upper part Of lode and
decreasing in proportion to the depth
The Comstock, however, showed evidence
of unusual and remarkable displacement,
and it might be that ore bodies had slipped
down to depths where it was impossible
that they could have been originally form
eds. Z. Post
Year: 1878

One of the estmonkey stories
We have seen is contained in
l ondon Nature. A brave, active,
intelligent terrier, belonging to
a lady, one day discovered a
monkey belonging to an intiner
ant organ grinder, seated upon o
bank within the grounds, and at
once made a dash for him. The
monkey, who was attired MACK
ct and hat, awaited the onset
with such undisturbed tranquil
ty that the dog halted within a
few feet Of HIM to reconnoitre.
Both animals took long, steady
stare at each other, but the dog
evidently was recovering from
his surprise, and about to make
q spring at the intruder. At
this critical juncture, the monkey,
who had remained perfectly
quiet hitherto, raised his paw
an d gracefully saluted by lifting
his hat. The effect was magical; ;
the dogs head and tail dropped,
and he sneaked off and entered
the house. refusing to leave it
until he was satisfied that his
polite but mysterious guest had
departed.
Year: 1878

Juoe OSOH. Atf Po' o.


Charity is never lost; it may
be of no service to those it is
bestowed upon, yet it ever does
q work of beauty and grace
upon the giver's heart.


A great poet or painter has
usually a life Of suffering, for
great thoughts and capabilities
born to the ideal and beautiful
come only through pain.


A Sioux City man blew down
the chimney Of a kerosine lamp
every night for five years and
never had an accident. The
explosion which burned the
shirt off his back and the hair
off his head, occurred on the
occasion of the first blow in the
sixth year.-Burlington Haukeye.


No thought, no word, no act
of man ever dies. They are as
immortal as his own soul. He
will be sure to find them again
somewhere. Somewhere in this
world he will meet their fruits
in part; somewhere in the future
life he will meet their gathered
harvests. 1t may, and it may
not, be pleasant one to look
upon.


Charlie Ross, the lost boy, has
been discovered at Boone, ac-
companying tramp family Of a
man, woman and three children.


The Cherokee Times says that
Marcus is the first town in Iowa
that ever had a circus on Sunday.
Year: 1878

GEN. GARFIELD, and Pig Iron Kel-
ley have had Q bout in the House ON
the financial question and almost all
the accounts agree in stating that
Garfield did fay the Judge most un-
mercifully.


It 10 certain that we have now to
meet . movement of some strength
for the adoption Of financial system
looking to. staving of, indefinitely,
coming to : specie basis and the en-
ployment for an indefinite time Of IN
irrcdeemable currency, greatly en-.
larged In volume. This soft money
rage has obtained its life and ell it,
strength from the goldites. Had
there not been the detestable anti-sil,
yer legislation had there not beer
the determined, arrogant dictatior
and determination to reduce as to ths
gold basis alone for money,we should
mot now be troubled with the 500
money advocates.


Ifthere had been all the time main
tainsd, the double standard, thsrl
woald not have been all this bittel
co1teet and the public heart would
Year: 1878

A half hours pleasant interview
with Hayes Is not sufficient provoca-
ton or enlightenment for q full and
exhaustive estimate and critique. He
is q pleasant, unpretentious, amiable
gentleman, with q good digestion,
healthy body and good head Of brains
of indifferent quality. He has never
thought enough about anything to
put wrinkle in his forehead. Life
has been smooth-sailing with him
and has never stirred him to any in
tensity of conviction or reflection
He got two fortunes by will; q Con-
gressman's least important place to
which it just suited his own powers
to give NO Importance of his own. He
got Governorship by negative avail
ability;a q Presidential nomination by
happy accident for him when his
party abdicated it's search for brains
and leadership and turned to the
chances blind luck would give it. He
got Presidency like his fortune-s
lucky good title to prosperity which
another man had earned. And prob
ably the motive predominant with
him now is to be kept secure in that
title. He would rather be growled
at by Republicans than turned out OF
Office by the Democrats when they
get control of both Houses of Con.
greSs,
Year: 1878

The struggle is now progressing Al


Des Moines over the railroad tariff


law. 1t is sought TO repeal the pres


ent law touching freight tariffs, but


passenger rates as now provided for
in the law we understand are moi
touched. L. is we'll known that we


favored the commissioned system


when the present law was enact
ed. Some OF the most promi-


nent grangers in the State at
that time stood with us upon that
question and while in attendance
upon the Legislature urged their
views strongly, but wore ovcrruled
by reason of the heat of the contest
and MT because, as we then believed
and still believe, that their view was
not the sound and correct one
A fixed rate for all seasons and
all years, for good crop years
and bad crop years, is not and
cannot be framed so as to be
just; it needs a power to adjust rates
to circumstances In our opinion
there is but one objection that can be
urged against the commissioner sys-
tenn with any force, and that is thst .
commission Of three or five gentle
men may be influenced by the rail-
road companies against the interests
of the people. We have no fears on
this score. We believe that aplcnty
of good, honest, able men can be
found, and will be found ii the bill
passes, who will perform their duties
faithfully and Well.-DQSlu. 9Th.
Year: 1878

About the last occupation that
would be selected as suitable for wo-
men is that of serving on the police
force. The daring person to make
the suggestion is no other that DIR.
Mary Walker, who has petitioned the
Washington Board of Police for an
appointment as special policewo-
man. If her proyer is granted she
will spread CONSERVATION in the
ranks OF the small boys of that city,
whose chief amusement heretofore
has been to follow that noted lady
about the streets of the Capital, ex-
horting her to pull down her vest,
and making other unkind allusions to
hcr attire.
Year: 1878

The bill introduced by Senator
Cockerell, of Missouri, to provide
for the issuance of silver coin certifi-
Gates upon the deposit of silver bull
lion, may prove to be just and good
measure. We would, however, rest
for, say forty days, and see far how
our silver is likely to assume its old
place in value.
Year: 1878

No WORD as yet from Nichols in
reference to the pardon of Col. An
derson. Some members Of the cabi-
net have been stating positively that
pardon would be granted, but late
ly they have stopped making such re-
marks. The president still keeps
mum and gives no sign of having q
word to say in the matter. There is
no use trying to do this subject justice
in the use of language. The action
Of this administration in its dealings
with the South makes true republi-
can heart sick.
Year: 1878

SILVER bullion has advanced in val
ne since it was certain we should re-
monetize silver. This will continue
with our rapid coinage, and beyond
question before this Congress ad-
journs silver bullion will rise in val
ue until it takes nearly its old stand
If not quite. Even with the present
rise in silver what would we have
done now with silver dollars having
425 grains? Had dollar with that
number of grains been provided for,
this Congress would not have ad-
journed before it would have been
obliged to decrease the size of the
dollar, else the gold dollar would
have been the "short-legged" coin.
Year: 1878

We are in receipt of the Hon. VIM
B. Allison's closing speech on the sill.
YER bill in the U. 8. Senate, Feb. Is
and have read it carefully through
It is decidedly an able argument, de-
void Of all flourish of trumpets, but
convincing and unanswerable. In
the course of it's delivery the Senator
was catechized by Senators Eaton,
Bayard, Salisbury and Sargent and
he answered them logically and to
their discontinue. Mr.. Allison backs
up his. positions with consummate
skill and it does one good to have the
benefit of his careful study upon the
subject. We noticed but one remark
of the Senator with which, if we get
a clear understanding of it, we can
not agree. 1t is this: He said, "Those
who predict evil from this legislation
will be disappointed; those who
hope from it any present relief from
our monetary troubles are likely to
be disappointed as we'll"


If the Senator means that those will
be disappointed who think the coun-
try will be SO flooded with silver or
other money that everybody will be
supplied, then, of course, the Senator
is right. Such foolish moonshine f.
nancial ideas, which some inconsider-
ate people entertain, can never be
realized; but if the Senator means
(Which from other portions Of the
speech we feel sure he does not that
this bill will not afford monetary re-
lief by unlocking money from the
grasp of cautious. timid people, and
putting tito work in all the channels of
trade, then we cannot agree with him.


Taking his speech as whole it is
quite evident that the closing para
graph which we quote was not quail
ified so as to give the clear meaning
of the speaker.
Year: 1878

The process of making the hollow rub
Der balls used by children for playthings
is quite curious and may be interesting to
those not familiar with it. A Holyoke
writer thus describes it:-The upper room
of the mill is prepared to push this branch
of the business for a few months and it
will probably turn out some $4,000 dozen
of those balls between January and June.
These balls have a solid surface, and made
by different process from that of making
the soft rubber balls which are perforated
by an opening, and of course are much
more firm, durable and elastic. The sheets
of rubber prepared for the balls are cut
into strips of double convex shape. The
edges of the strips are moistened with a
preparation of rubber and naphtha, by
which they are Joined firmly together,
three of the strips being used for one ball.


This part of the work is done by girls,
and skillful girl can earn about Sl.5O
per day. When the strips are Joined to-
eether, the ball is very nearly the shape
of Brazil nut. Before the last opening
is closed, small quantity of carbonate of
ammonia is put inside, which, when sub
iected to strong heat will make the rubber
expand and fill out the ball mould. The
opening is then closed with the adhesive
mixture, and it is placed in an iron mould
of the size and shape of the ball desired.
The moulds are packed into frames in
which they are subjected to the heat of
the vulcanizer.


They are kept in place in the frame by
iron rods along the side, and when the
frame is full, iron plates at the ends are
screwed down tightly upon the moulds to
hold them in place. These iron plates are
about three-fourths of an inch thick, and
so strong is the expansive force of the
rubber in the moulds that they have bent
this thick iron into curve. If one of
the moulds should work out of place while
the vulcanization is in process, the moulds
will all fly out with noise like the report
of dozen pistols, and the work is spoiled.
The action of the heat does the rest.
When the moulds are opened, they con-
tain the perfect round balls with no mark
of the places where the pieces were joined.
The slight ridge made by the mould is
ground off by stone used for the purpose,
and the ball is done. This is but one pro-
cess of rubber work. Besides the hollow
balls are made solid balls of rubber, etc.
Year: 1878

The great four-fold waterfall, the Fall
of Garsoppa, on the west side of India,
near Honore, little known as it is, is one
of the wonders of the world. A writer
says of it: Difficult it is to convey in words
any picture of the stupendous scene.
There is the river, some three hundred
yards in width, flowing through soft wood
land, it's waters split into many CLASSY
currents, gliding round worn boulders and
islets, when instantly bed and banks are
gone, and in their place are savage, terrific
walls of gaunt rock plunging to depths
eyes dare not look into, down which the
shuddering waters fall at four points nearly
equidistant on the irregular curve of the
rim of the abyss.


From the lip of the precipice to the
dark pools at its foot is an accurately
measured distance of eight hundred and
thirty feet, and down this prodigious de-
scent pour the four cataracts, each arrayed
in its own special robes of grandeur and
beauty. First on the western side is the
Great or Rajah fall; branch of the river
runs over a projecting ledge, and nowhere
touching the Titanic wall, which hollows
in, descends in a stately unbroken column,
gradually widening its shining skirts into
a black, unfathomable pool eight hundred
and thirty feet below. The precipice runs
backward, curving in an irregular bay, on
whose farther side the fall, named the
Roarer, shoots slanting down third of
the hight into rocky basin that shoulders
out, whence it boils out in broad mas
sive cataract, plunging five hundred feet
into the same pool opposite its kingly
neighbor.


Leaving the bay, next on the general
plane of the precipice comes the Rocket
fall, running impetuously over the brlm
and down the face of the stupendous wall,
to which it only just clings with broad
band of glistening foam-white water,
speeding in quick gushes, incessantly dart,
ing out myriads of watery rockets and
vaporous arrows, with which all its volume
seems alive, and pouring clear at last in
dense shining curtain into its own pool.
Last and loveliest, La Dame Blanche
glides down the grim colossal rampant in
lapse after lapse of delicate lace-like wells,
now blowing out in bright, misty spray,
and again quickly gathering up the white
folds, and so stealing downward with a
whispering murmur, till gently sinking in
sparkling shower into pool whose ink
black surface is hardly rufied. The exact
depth scientifically measured is eight
hundred and thirty feet.
Year: 1878

Sad is the heart of the mother,


Who sits by the lonely hearth,
Where never again the children


Shall waken the songs of mirth.
And still, through the painful silence,
She listens for voice and tread
Outside of the heart-there only


She knows that they are not dead.
Here is the desolate cradle,


The pillow SO lately pressed,
But far away has the birding


Flown from its little nest.
Grooming the lullabies over


That once were her babes delight,
All through the misty spaces,


She follows its upward flight.
Little she thought of a moment


So gloomy and sad as this,
When close to her heart she gathered
Her child for its goodnight kiss.
She should be tenderly cherished,
Never a grief should she know,
Wealth, and the pride of Princess.
These would a mother bestow.
And this is the darling's portion


In Heaven-where she has fed.
By angels securely guarded,


By angels securely led.
Brooding in sorrowful silence,


Over the empty nest,
Can you not see through the shadows,
Why it is all for the best?
Better the heavenly kingdom


Than riches of earthly crown;
Better the early morning flight,
Than one when the sun is down;
Better an empty casket


Than jewels besmirched with sin;
Safer than those without the fold,
Are those that have entered in.
Year: 1878

The OLD HUNDRED PsALM-TUNE.-
The Old Hundred tune was known in Eng
land as early as 1861, when it appeared in
the edition of Sternhold and Hopkins
psalms of that year; and from that time
forth it was included in every edition of
that work. The name Of the tune Old
Hundred is peculiar to England. In for
eign psalters, especially in the French and
Dutch, the tune is set to the 134th Psalm.
From the days of the Reformation to the
end of the seventeenth century it was
commonly called in England the Hun
dredth Psalm-tune but upon the publica-
ton of Tate and Brady's new versions its
present title came into use. It has been
shown that most Of the strains in the tune
are taken from ancient hymn-tunes Of the
early church, and had beensung by Chris
tian voices a thousand years before Luther
was born.
Year: 1878

We noted the fact last week that the present occupant of the office of Land Commissioner, Hon. J. N. Smithee, would not be candidate for re election. Some other man must be found for this position on the State ticket, and in casting about for suitable one we find none bet ter fitted for the place than Major Wm. E. Woodruff jr. He is THE man, and will be our choice over and above any man in the State if he will now consent to change his plans and run for that office. We do not know that he will thank us for mentioning his name in this connection but we do it anyhow because we believe he will fill the office better than any man in the State and because we see public sentiment IS in favor of giv- ing him the place. The trlal we  experienced in declining to support him for State Treasurer was severe one, but before we knew he was go- Ing to be a candidate we had made up our mind that General Churchill was the right man in the right place and that he should not be put out at this especial time. We see the same feeling we experience exhibited by many of our State exchanges, and we believe Major Woodruff will have an easy walk over of it if he will consent to run for State Land Con- missioner
Year: 1878

Upon my being appointed County and Probate Judge, the matter of taking some action in regard to the court house suggested itself to me {; and upon first thought, l was of inn pression that in such emergency I might have authority to convene the quorum of the county, but wishing to take no unauthorized step in any matter, carefully examined tho law and came to the conclusion that I have no authority to do anything in the premises, and that the quorum of the county cannot be convened for any purpose until the regular time time fixed by law for them to meet. But it being urged by many that in the emergency l had authority to convene the county quorum, in order to fully satisfy myself, I referred the matter to Hon. w. F. Henderson, Atty Gen'l, through Hon. J. F. Byers, our Pros. Atty, and received the following response given in his letter to Mir. Byers:
Year: 1878

With all due difference to the wisdom of our County Central Com mittee we would ask if it is not about time for them to take some action in the matter of ordering primary or township conventions to select delegates to County Convcn- tion, for the purpose of choosing del egates to the State nominating con vention to be held in Little Rock on the 4th of July. The State Conven- tion this year is going to be an i'm portant body as we have endeayored to show in another article in to days paper, and every county should have her best men there. A few weeks notice should be given of the town ship meetings to choose delegates to the Go. Convention and by the time the Co. Central Committee confers together and issues their call it will be drawing near the date of the State Convention.

 We further suggest that the Coun- ty Central Committee submit it to the primary conventions whether the party this year desires to nomi- nate county ticket by primary election or by convention. Let each township convention instruct it's del egates to the County Convention to vote for either primary election or convention and then let the wishes of the majority thus expressed govern. We think this will be sat isfactory to the masses of the party.
Year: 1878

We do not think it is at all pre-

 mature for this question to receive the consideration of the democratic party in Pope county. Organization in political parties is everything, and it is absolutely necessary that there be some way of securing a harmonious prosecution of the po- litical campaign within the party. There must be some way of decid- Ing who shall carry the party ban ner and represent the party in the various official positions to be filled in the county. We do not believe we will. have as many aspirants in the field this year for the various of ficers as we had two years ago, but we will have two or more for each office, and it is necessary that some one should receive the endorsement as his party's candidate. Thls is the only way to preserve a party or ganization and prevent the possibili- ty of men being elected by fac tions for whom no one is responsi- ble and who feel no accountability to any source in particular So far as we are concerned we believe that the only way to secure officials who will regard their trust is to give the nomination to some true man of the party and let him know that the par ty stands responsible for his con duct and that the party will hold him to strict accountability. An inde- pendent or no-party official is crea- ture of mere chance and feels no ac- countablity, and we want no in dependents in ours. How then shall the Democratic party of Pope coun- ty put out it's ticket? By conven- tion or primary election? To our mind there is decided preponder- ance of advantages and true merit Tn the latter, and we trust the party may agree with us in this view and adopt it this year. The plan is cer- tainlynearer free from objections than the convention system, and by 1t cv- cry man, a member of the party, IS placed upon a level, and one mans voice is just as powerful as another's.

 In the convention there are al ways men who are difiident and backward. In fact from this very cause,-becausc they are not good