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Year: 1879

THE gas cook stove-at five cents an


the gas engine-at seven cents


an hour-are features Of progress that


should delight such hearts as love use


full labor and feel religious disgust for


Incidence and sloth. What can be more


delightful to the educated and accom-


plished young lady, or the young wife, |
than to be able with her own hands 10 |
make her husbands or her fathers tea
and toast, or broil his steak or chops,
while he chats with her over the news OF
the morning or evening paper? Andthis
without sOiling her hands or her dress or
oyerheating herself, or being annoyed
with smoke or ashes. Really now that
our Coal Gas Company offer gas stoves
at 81, 50, and SIT, put them in without
extra charge and then guarantee that
they will not consume more than "a feet
of gas per hour, and that at Sl.3O per
1000 feet, it seems to us that every family
should have one, if for no other purpose
than to afford the daughters or the ladies
of the house an opportunity to study the
art Of cooking with economy. Why this
10 iabor-saving machine of itself just
where we want it. How frequently i:
the wife of the poor man half worried
TO death with having to make fires, clear
out ashes, combat sitting smoke ant
take care of the little one too when there
is no help, in order to get the meals
ready in time. 1t is not necessary fo
us TO point out these difficulties, they arr
of daily occurrence. What a help thes'
gas stoves would be too to the lonely fe
males who are from necessity compelled
to live in rooms and take in sewing
And 1t seems to us that miniature ga
engine can now be made and put u
anywhere that will drive half dozel
sewing machines, and afford our mantua
makers just such help as they need
These engines can be constructed cheaI
ly and in the most ornamental manne
and made fitting accompaniments for th
most elegant sewing machine to ador
the sitting or drawing room as desired
All you have got to do is to light jet {
sas the size of common burner an
give the fly wheel a turn or two and 0
goes your engine at 2-40 rate ready
drive your sewing machine, or as man
n you please. This is really one of IL
psrfsctions of tie labor-saving art. 1t


tending to make labor delightful to thos
too who hated labor for its drudgery.
Year: 1879

The SAD DROWNING OF Mr.. foru,
ut Ocean City comes as a waning to care


less bathers, who imagine themselves


capable of contending with the ocean


waves, from an experience in the gentle


sWells on numerous occasions to be de-
coyed into a confidence that leads 10 n
slant destruction in the sight Of hun
dreds of willing but unavailing hands.
1t is little strange that there are no
ropes with boards attached to them
strewn along the beach at our watering
places. Such a rope in the hands of the
men who went TO the relief OF Mr.. Ford
on Sunday would have insured his res
cue. There should be boards with ropes
of eight or ten fathoms attached at inter
walls on all our ocean beaches. They
could be caught up and thrown to
bather as the steamboat hand throw
them on nearing the wharf. Once tn
endangered bather got hold oi one h
could be drawn into shallow water an


carried to the shore. On Coney Islam
the precaution is taken to Tie ropes t
posts and run them long distance OF
into the surf; and this is the only plac
where this precaution is taken that W
have witnessed. They afford an exec
lent assistance in bathing and are ais
ready to be used if occasion require a
lines of assistance and safety. a
beaches should be provided with son
such ARRANGEMENT beside the life boats
Year: 1879




THE following is special Wash
ington dispatch to the Chicago
Times: "Presideut Wright, of the
Northern Pacific, has purchased
two thousand five hundred tons of
iron and ordered it to the Pacific
coast, and work will be commenced
St once on the Pend d'Oriellc diyis-
ion Of the line, beginning at the
head of navigation on the Columbia
river and running eastward one
hundred and eighty miles An en-
gineer from Massachusett has been
placed in charge Of the work on
that division. Ii is not improbable
that the Whole road between the
Missouri and Yellowstone will be
built this season. Truss bridges,
wood and iron combination, have
been ordered for the ten crossings
on Heart river.
Year: 1879

The Burlington young man who
went TO LeadvIile in February to
make his fortune, returned home
yesterday evening having made it.
lie reports the walking from Lead
vile to Pueblo as terrible, but from
that point as far as Larned it inn
proved, and from Larned to Usage
City he got along with rompara-
lively little fatigue and nothing to
eat; from Usage City to Atchison
the walking grew rapidly worse,
and his fatigue increased out of all
proportion 10 his ratious, and from
Hopkins TO Burlington the walking
was so bea>tly that the occasional
lifts he was able to beg or steal
on freight trains didn't count for
any thing. He expresses himself as
highly pleased with LeadviIle, and
thinks OF going back again, bat not
this century. He excused the style
OF his raiment, by saying that no
body il Leadvilie wore any more
than one leg OF his pantaloons.
= Burlington Hawkeye.
Year: 1879

LUABERISG OPERATIONS AT THE
Head OF LAKE SUPERIoR.-That
this is growing % be a numbering
point OF some prominence will be
seen from the following statement
Of the log cut for this winter within
radius Of twenty miles from Supe-
rior and Duluth, given IN feet:
Year: 1879

Though salaries and wages are very low as
compared with what they were some years ago. there
is both satisfaction and consolation in the thought
taAt dollar will purchase great deal than it
ueed to- In order that this fact may be fully appreci-
ated by who doubts it, it is only necessary
call for instance at some stc dry goods like
that OF K. a. Adams Fro 594 Mas az ne street four
doors above st. Andrew street There the power of
the almighty dollar will be made manifest in q few
moments, for in addition to bis thorough knowledge Of
the Character of the goods people want and to his
exquisite taste in masking selections friend r. is
ashrewd, wide awake business man, who buys every
thing from frsthands the advantag terms
giving the benefit to his patrons Though the advice
is given gratis to doubling Thomases it may be
advantage by all economically disposed housekeeperS
and heads of families.
Year: 1879

IT Is TO be sincerely hoped that the


cases OF yellow fever which have SO


early in the season broken out at Mem
phis are really what the doctors say,


sparodic cases. The fever has appeared


. month earlier this year than last, and


has created all alarming panic not only
in Memphis but in other Southern


cities. Memphis, it seems, has not
profted by last years terrible expert


snce, and has done nothing to guard


against the appearance of the terrible


scourge this year. 1t has Board of


Health hampered with red tape that


has made considerable Of a parade in
its efforts to clean the streets, but the
Bayou Gayoso, into which the filth Of
the streets is drained, is frequently
stagnant from the backing up Of the
high water Of the Mississippi, and that
is the vile abode Of the fever germs,
which are brought out when the sum-
mer heats fall upon it. There has been
nothing done to drain or fill up this
bayou, and as long as 1t remains in its
present condition all the street cleaning
will be useless tor the protection Of the
public health. The people Of Memphis
care more for politics than for public
improvements, and while they would
spend thousands to keep black men
from voting the Republican ticket they
will spend nothing to keep whites or
blacks from the grave. OF course it is
% be expected that the yellow fever
vill spread through the towns and
Of the lower Mississippi,
md Of course the despised people of
he North will be called on for help,
which will be given literally. But
God helps those who help themselves
md until the people resolve to fight
he fever as earnestly as they do the
republicans, no positive security
'gainst the pestilence can be obtained.
Year: 1879

THR Post Master General has divided
the cities of free delivery into first and
second classes for the sake of classify


ing the mail-carriers. In the first class
there are twenty-three cities and in the
second sixty-fve. How rapidly the
Postal Department is perfecting its
work is shown by the fact that there
are eighty-sight free delivery cities, in
which there is less complaint of the
postal than of any other service of the
government. Wilmington is classed
among the cities of the second class in
tkis division as we'll as in all others,
Year: 1879

In PENNSYLVANIA the Democracy are


to be still more torn up by factions than
they have already been If We are to be
lieve the story of the Washington cores.
pondsnt Of the Philadelphia " Press"
who gains his information from prom
inent Pennsylvania Democrat. He
says that the war upon Senator Wal
lace is to be renewed and tha, an inde.
pendent committee is to be organized
in Philadelphia in the interests Of Til.
den and Randall. This intestine eight
will afford that amusement and excite
ment to the Democrats that they
cannot experience in opposing the on
ward march Of the Republican legions
that will carry the State by any major
ty from 20, up to $4,000.
Year: 1879

Augusta, Maine, Nov. 21.-The ad-
visory committee of the republican
party have all gone to their homes in
view. of the fact that the case for the
present is transferred to the supreme
judicial court. The committee desire
to have it stated, however, as fact of
large Importance in their judgment,
that not one member of the republican
party has been permitted to see the
election returns since the day of the
election and they state as the result of
their examination, that for the first
time in the history of Maine, the privi-
lege of inspecting returns has been con-
fined exclusively to one party, and in
this case to members of the defeated
party.
Year: 1879

A few days since The Journal remarked that
it appears by Maine exchanges that the tramp
fraternity was very troublesome in that State,
and that it was possibly due to the failure of
the Demo-Greenback Legislature to pass the
bill which has rid New Hampshire of that
nuisance. We confess we can see nothing so
Extensively personal in the observation as
should lead DIR. Dana, Chairman of the Demo-
cratic State Committee, to write the Portland
Argus a rather spiteful letter containing sug-
gestions that the Journal had better attend to
its own affairs. We certainly did not have
him in view and are at loss to know WHY he
should consider the remark aimed at him.
The Doctor says that tramping as a profession
has ceased in Portland. We are glad to hear
it; but it was In the town of Hodgdon that
tramp was turned out of house for insulting
a lady by man who arrived in an opportune
moment, and it was in that town that the
tramp set fire to a neighboring barn, and if the
Chairman of the Democratic State Committee
VIII but read the forty papers in his State he
will come across items about tramps.


Mr.. Dana finds himself in q very responsible
position. He is the organizer of party and
was so efficient in that capacity that more than
forty per cent. of its voters deserted to the
Greenback party. And this year, it is said
that fifty per cent. of those who remained with
the organization last year will leave despite
the efforts of the organizing head These are
facts calculated to keep less excitable man in
q state of constant perspiration even during a
season which has solid layers of cool easterly
spells.-Boston Journal.
Year: 1879

The Dexter correspondent of the Bangor
Whig and Courier sends that paper the follow
ing account of changes in that section from the
Greenback and Democratic parties into the
honest money party:


hear of three Democrats in the town Of
Charleston, who have unequivocally cut loose
from the old party, and avow their determine
tion to vote for Davis. This is not an idle rIl-
NOR, but comes straight from the men them
selves. They say they have become tired and
sick of the way the party is being and for
some time has been managed. The fact is, the
Republican party is the only party in this
State, that can be supported by men of self
respect.


Ripley was one of the strong Greenback
strong-holds last year. Within a day or
two, one of the Republicans who voted that
way last year, and labored with effort for the
increase of the Greenback vote, but who some
time ago cut loose from the whole drive and
again connected himself with the Republicans
says it is his candid opinion that the majority
of the Republicans who went with the Green
hackers last year, will be in the Republican
lines again at the September election.


hear of a man, last year Greenbacker, in
neighboring town, who was very active in
spreading the new gospel among the people,
He says he has seen his mistake, and declares
that he will labor with every Greenbacker that
he had any talk with last year, and do what he
can to redeem himself.


1 know of two Democrats in this town, that
have lately identified themselves with the Re-
publicans, and who will vote for Corporal
Davis this fall. They don't take pains to get
upon the house-tops and proclaim their inten-
tion but have made up their minds as indi-
Gated above.


And have just heard of another Greenback-
er here, who was very prominent in the CAM
paign last year, a gentleman who does his own
thinking, and who, have every reason to be-
lieve, acts from principle in political matters
as he does in all others. He is man who has
influence among those with whom he associ-
ates; he never slops over, and whatever opin-
ions he may entertain, his fellow citizens un-
derstand that he is moved by honest intentions
and can but regard him with respect. Wheth-
er he will vote for Davis or not, 1 can't say;
but he declares that he will not be "a tail for
the Democratic kite" Those who know the
man understand that this remark has special
application to the Democratic-free-rum candi-
dates that the Greenback party of Penobs,ot
county last year elevated to office. This gen.
tleman is doubtless the one to whom the Com
mercial's correspondent referred, in his letter
published in Thursdays issue. The one to
whom he thought had reference in one Of my
previous letters is another man altogether. 1t
appears that the Greenbackers who, went into
that party from among the Republicans year
ago from honest principles, are about all Of them
who are now left in that party, getting to be
decidedly shaky in their belief in the sound
ness of the Greenback party, if not in the doc
trine per Sc.
Year: 1879

The last story relative to the death of Mr..
Seymour is that he may have been shot in mis-
take for his brother, the bishop, as there is a
bitter feud in the Seminary against the latter


Paul Boyton says he intends to try going
over Niagara Falls in his suit some day, but he
will first go through the whirlpool rapids below
the falls, having already been offered large
sum to attempt the passage.


When the Zulus stripped the Prince Imper-
ial's body they would not touch the little med
al of the Madonna which he wore around his
neck, because it is an article Of faith in South
Africa that charms taken from a dead man
carry with them the luck of their former
owner.


The second beet sugar factory in New Eng
land is being built at Northampton Mass, and
over 900 acres of beets are growing in the neigh
borhood for its use. Good beets closely work
ed, will yield about ten per cent. of sugar, and
it is thought that with improved machinery 12
or IA per cent. may be realized.


Citizens of st. Louis in Washington say that
the yellow fever scare will prevent General
Conway from landing any negroes at st. Louis
or at any other Mississippi river town, and
that the health authorities generally i'll the
Mississippi valley will not permit the exodus to
continue so long as there is a suspicion of yell
low fever.


Mr.. Samuel Wood of Chesterfield, Va, is
philosopher, His house ON Friday was destroy
ed by accidental fire. Woods wife, an old
woman, was so much confused and alarmed
that, though she carefully removed the cook
ing utensils and the things she was cooking,
sheIforgot package of $1,000 in the house, and
it was consumed. Wood, who is an eccentric
character, hearing Of his loss refused to quit
work in a neighbor's harvest field, saying he
guessed he had better earn his full days pay.


The long pending controversy between the
Argentine republic and Paraguay was decided
in favor of Paraguay by President Hayes, who
was chosen arbitrator of the interested nations
The ceremonies of the transfer took place at q
city called Villa Occidental and were very inn
posing in their character. The first act OF the
Paraguayan government, after obtaining pos
Year: 1879

TIE operation of the free-delivery system
has been so successful that the Post Office
Department is thinking of enlargingit. The
exact number of carriers to be allowed to
each city will be governed by the funds at
command and the wants at other cities. The
largest increase proportionately, from the
present information in possession of the
Department, will be at New York, Philadel-
phia and st. Louis. The appreciation which
the people in the cities are already mani
Testing for the conveniences of this system
by utilizing it more freely each year it is be-
lieved in the Department will go on increas
ing, until the service, as it now exists, will
be but beginning. The expectations of
the Department are that the revenues from
increased postages in the free-delivery cities
will so increase that the service may expand
without adding to the direct expenses of the
Government.
Year: 1879

We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations The name and address of the writer are in
all cases indispensable, not necessarily for publica
tion but as guaranty of good faith.


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

THE Republican stump speakers in Ken
tucky are very properly calling attention to
the backward condition of affairs in that
State on account of Democratic misrule and
anti-prOgreSsive tendencies.
Year: 1879

THE Argus is greatly displeased at the re-
ports of Republican gains in the Eastern
part of the State, and affects to disbelieve
them. 1t will have to acknowledge their
truth in September. Meanwhile it is trying
to break their force by publishing canards to
the effect that numbers of Republicans,
some Of them prominent men in their towns,
have declared their purpose to vote with the
Greenbackers." In saying this it is simply
making itself laughing stock. By the way,
it will find those "Simpson Democrats
when the returns come in
Year: 1879

THE Land Commission will suggest legis-
lation to secure the falling of public lands
into the hands of actual settlers, and to sim
plify the methods of securing homes by the
million. The property involved, they say,
is double the amount of the entire national
debt. The incidental inquiries made under
the direction of Secretary Schurz early CON
vinced him that unless some authoritative
action were taken the timber lands of the
Government would be destroyed and the
vast domain acquired by conquest or pur-
chase would vanish
Year: 1879

THE Philadelphian North american has
been looking over Pennsylvania, and says !:
"All indications point to a speedy revival in
the iron trade, and with an increase in the
demand. These causes tell wonderfully on
the coal companies, as may be seen by the
almost unanimous movement to advance
prices for the current month. Coal cannot
be kept up without some legitimate demand
for it, such as a revival in the iron interest
would bring, and, as that now seems to be
fully under way, we may expect to see vast
improvement in the finances of the great
coal producing and carrying companies"
Year: 1879

The best made IN forty-eight hours in a six
day match in the International tournament
No. T. Agricultural Hall. 1879. by blower Brown
who did 225 miles.


OPEN ALL NIGHT


G. d. Hess, the manager, repeated the announce
ment made in the morning. that the garden would
in future remain open day and night during the
continuance OF the present race. They had
decided not to close the doors any more.
and people may zee the match at any
moment in the twenty-four hours. The three men
on the track at one O'Clock eagerly working up
to their 2O0th mile. with intention Of going to
rest after that. Merritt finished his 2OOth mile at
haf-past one O'Clock, and at little after two Hart
scored the same figures.
Year: 1879

he was painfully affected. At five o'clock
the exc Queen of Spain asked urgently that she
should be admitted to the Empress presence.
She was at once received. The meeting of these
two royal mothers, one widowed and chldless,
the other with her son seated upon throne and
hourly waiting for his bride, was very touching
to the few who were privileged to see it. Queen
Isabella stayed nearly half an hour, and at six
the Empress dned with the Duchessede Mouchy,
Mile Lherminat, Comte de Brissac and Vicomte


AFTER NINE YEARS.


Her Majesty started for the Orleans station
at seven. Her suite followed in three carriages
They drove rapidly through the Streets and it
was noticed that the Empress, seeming to be
wholly absorbed in her thoughts, never glanced
at the familiar spots where the happy
days of her life were spent. When
before eight, their arrival was expected
by nobody, and not even the station master
knew anything but the fact that sleeping car
had been ordered for unknown persons. But
as soon as they alighted the news that it was
the Empress ran round the station, and all the
railway employees crowded to the door of the
car They stood there silently with hats up
raised. Most of them had seen that
face before as it looked out from the carriage
in their midst on the days of the
Emperors fote. Most of them compared it's
beauty, so well remembered, with the wan and
haggard look that it wore now Indeed, the
Empress is changed beyond the expression of
words. Her form is bent and she is prematurely
old. No demonstration was made by the spec
tators. At eight the train started, and four
police agents accompanied the imperial party
as far as the Spanish frontier.
Year: 1879

On account of of the threatening wealth.
er there was not full attendance at our
Club meeting last Saturday night, to hear
Hon. Martin Marshall, who was present and
addressed the Club according to notice pre-
viously given. Mr.. M. made an excellent
speech and we wish more Of our voters had
been present to listen TO him. He is a
young man of great ability and learning,
and the good people of Warren county,
from all we can learn, have made up their
minds that he is the kind of material to
make Senator Of Mr.. Marshall created
a favorable impression, and our people will
always bo glad of an opportunity to hear
him speak on any question.
Year: 1879

W. Q. Lowd & TO-, have leased the hall
over Robinson u Stevens new building and
propose converting it into first class
theater. A scenic artist will be in jackson
in few days, and will go Immediately to
work painting the scenery, etc. New and
improved patent opera chairs will be placed
in the hall, and everything that can, will be
done to make the new theater comfortable
resort for our amusement-loving citizens


The gontlemon in charge of the enter
prise arc men of energy and capital, and
will leave nothing undone, and spare no
amount of money to make the theater COM
plete in all that is required to accommodate
large and first class theatrical companies.
Year: 1879

IL VIII be seen from the advertisement in


another column OF this paper, that after a


long interregnum we are at last TO have
another minstrel show. Irrepressible Jack
HaVerly aad his mammoth troupe will be
here next Wednesday, night and perform
at Angeles Hall, This will indeed be
treat the reputation Of the show coming is
good, and if what the press says OF them is
to be taken into account, it is the 'boss." +"
The clipping below is from the Boston
Herald:


Surprising though it may seem in conse-
taneneo of the heavy storm, the Boston
Theatre was completely filed last evening,
and the placard standing room only" was
placed in the entrance. Haverly's-former-
y the Georgia-colored minstrels made
success with the audience, which was kept
n constant state of uproar through the
,vening."