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Year: 1877

THE EDIToR. profession OF Journal
ism calls for exacting, unremi5ting arduous
labor. The editor of newspaper finds the
demands upon his columns so great that
even six days in the week do not suffice to
give his readers, IN the most condensed form
possible, the wealth OF valuable news and
literary matter at his command. Even seven
days seem insufficient To select from the
luxurant growth of literature and the abun-
dant records of human activity IN all the
walks of lie, that which must go in " and
that which Ought 10 go in y; to cun and
prune and condense and az last TO see that
thrown out upon which his heart Is most set
is the punishment OF every intelligent and
enterprising journalist.
Year: 1877

THE administration was frightened
nearly out of its boots the other day when
a Massachusetts, postmaster sent word
that he had resigned positions he held ON
two or three democratic committees How
a democrat postmaster got into Massachu-
setts is a mystery, but he was probably
left over from Jackson's or Jefferson Gd-
ministration.
Year: 1877

KEEP IT UP.-Says the Philadelphia
North American: "The talk about our
government demanding the extradition
of Sitting Bull seems to have a dreadful
effect on the Quebec Mercury, which de-
clares that the honor of Canada is at stake,
and that she should hold him at any sac
rifce. II that would be the result, for
Heavens sake let our government keep Up
a constant demand for him.


SMALL BUSINESS number OF en-
ployers in the populous cities where there
were riots during the strikes, discharged
their clerks and other attaches who alb
sented themselves from business to take
part with the military in suppressing the
disturbances. This has excited a great
deal of indignation. The New York Iri-
buae goes so far, in a spirit of retaliation,
as to publish a long list of names of those
who made the discharges. These gentle
men do not seem to have comprehended
that it was for the protection OF their own
property, as well as that of Others, that
their employees turn d out,
Year: 1877

misunderstanding to the Nicks-
burg Herald, the Mississippi republicans
still keep up organization enough to quar-
rel over the federal Offices, and 1t looks as
though the attempt TO crowd "the clear
thirty thousand majority" Of the state M
to the few hundred places which the pres
dent has at his disposal woald prove a
yretched failure
Year: 1877

TIE FRENCH ELECTIOyS.-The latest


intelligence from France is more encOurag-
ING to the republicans than that which fol-
lowed the dissolution of the parliament.
French Journals say NacAIahons elabo-
rate and difficult scheme of uniting all the
elements of opposition TO the republicans
has broken down. The imperialists are
somewhat divided among themselves, and
legitimist and 0rIeanists are as j aleus OF
each other rs they are OF the republicans.
The general tone of correspondence from
Paris Is that the only hope of beating the
republicans was in the scheme to combine
against them. II this scheme fails, it has
been held that the republicans would con-
troll the next Assembly. This will place
MacMahon in a situation requiring all the
address of his ministers 10 eXtricate HIM
from without humiliation. One Of the
first acts of The new assembly would be to
introduce some measures which would en-
able the majority to declare want of con-
fdence in the ministry. 1t would then be
submission or war. MaeMahon could on
" retain his ministry and decline to form
one agreeable to the majority 10y declar-
ing his independence of the assembly.
This would constitute what The French call
coup dctat. 1t IS the irst overt act of
revolution. The point to consider is, if
the French people viii sustain the presi-
dent in suspendIng the constitution in the
preservation, as he would term it, of law
and order On this point the reply is not
so clear as it might be. 1t Is estimated
that the property -holdingand conservative
classes are afraid Of the men who would
rise TO influence with the success OF
Theirs and Gambetta. They do not dis
trust either of these statesmen, but rather
their power to restrain their followers.


In this respect they are Ike many conser-
vative men Of the North last year, who
were tired Of repubEcansm as illustrated
/ by Grant and some members OF his cabi-
net, VINO did not distrust iilden and Hen


dricks, hut were doubtful of their ability


to control the political element that would
come into power with their election The
/ French conservatives are foareiui lest the
/ triumph OF Gambetta shogldpaTe the way
/ for return Of the commune to power.
! There is nothing, however, IN the recent
coarse of Gambetta to justify this appre-


heEsion.
Year: 1877

TIE DEFEAT of the opponents of the
policy Of the administration in the Ohio
republican convention appears TO have a
depressing influence on the malcontents
in Maine. Dir. Blaine is said TO be some
what demoralized, and it is intimated
that he viii not allow any condemnatory
resolutions to be even offered, much less
adopted. The Senator from Name Is a
very shrewd politician his sails always
catch the first political breezes, and no
one can trim his ship quicker than he.
1t is very probable Air. Blaine will be the
stoutest champion Of tae administration
IN the next congress.
Year: 1877

Nor RAsHLY EXTRAvAGANT.- all
Jay Gould offer to give 2 million dollars
of o,her peoples money TO see Grant re,
instated in the White House, is not raShly
extravagant Under Grant administration
Gould got hold OF a good many millions,
and, give tie same conditions, he would
probably get hold Of a good many more
Year: 1877

GENERAL Howard, in response to Colonel
Gibbons requisition for hundred men, IN
stead Of letting him have the men, sent him
word to hold the Indians in any way until he
IIoward) could get up. Howard had up
wards Of six hundred and fifty men. Glib
bon only one hundred and fifty. Just how
the latter officer was to hold those hostile
Indians, who had resolutely fought Howard
several times with his superior force, does
Ot appear.
Year: 1877

The man who can lie and swear To lie,
and then swear that he swore TO lie, and
afterward swear that his las; swearing was 4
lie, turned up as witness in the Grover IN
veStigauon In Oregon.
Year: 1877

During the recent convention of
Governors at New York, the Governor
of North Carolina rose to make his
usual remark, but observing that the
Governor of Boston was present, he so
far amended the original resolution as
to say to the Governor of South Caro-
lima that the leaden hours, on slow un-
folding wings, had dragged their weary
lengths in mock eternities nigh half
way round the tiresome dial-plate, since
last night they bent the pregnant hinges
of the elbow and touched with earthly
nectar rare, from old Kentncky's cop
per-bottomed hills, the parcf-ed lips, to
cool with gurgling dewiness the dry and
whistling throat.
Year: 1877

One day last week the family of Mr..
A. Hazen, living a mile northeast OF
town, noticing a cOmmOtion among the
chickens, looking out to ascertain what
caused it, and found that it was strange
object oyerhead-nothing less than a
large snake, flying through the air,
where it seemed to be perfectly at home,
1t was apparently ten or twelve feet in
length, and glistened in the sunlight,
which revealed it to the astonished be-
holders. Rapidly and with the sinuouS
motion peculiar to reptiles as they glide
over the ground, the strange creature
made its way, pursued by large bird,
probably of the hawk species More
than once while in sight the bird swOop-.
ed down upon the snake, which twisted
its long body and turned
its head as serpents do when
about to strike. The course of the
two curious cOmbatantS was not more
than forty or fifty feet above the earth,
though they seemed to be gradually ris-
ing to higher altitude. OF course they
were in sight but for a brief period
long enough, however, for the gazers to
get good view of them, so that they
were able to describe minutely the ex-
traordinary spectacle.


We don't know as much about natur-
al history as we once did, and are not
sure that flying snake has a place in
the wonderful economy of nature; but
Mr.. Hazen, who gave us the facts, is
man whose word may be taken implicit
ly, and we have not the shadow of a
doubt that the story is strictly true as to
the appearance of this aerial curiosity.
With him, we ask, if not snake, what
is it?-Bro0nsUille [Ao.) Herald.
Year: 1877

Thieves and policemen are the great
pests of Russian towns, but especially
policemen. A man who has resided
some time in Russia even grows to doubt
whether the notions of meum and tuum
are comprehended there as they are in
other countries. If you pay a visit and
leave a cloak on the seat of your car
riage, that cloak is gone when you come
out. If you walk out with a dog un-
chained, the dog vanishes round a street
corner. ShOpkeepers are afraid to
place articles of value in their windows.
Householders are liable to have their
horses and carriages stolen if they do
not keep a sufficient number of stable
servants, and take care to see before
going to bed that one at least of these
menialS is sober. A man who goes out
for night stroll unarmed may be set
upon within sight of a droSchky stand
and stripped of every article ne wears,
including shirt and small clothes. The
droschky-drivers will not give him a
helping hand; they will rather start off
in a panic, lest they should
be summoned to give evidence; as for
the police, they hurry afterward, and
make the deSpoiled man pay twice the
value of the things he has lost in fees for
investigation. 1t is said that a person
influential enough to make himself un-
pleasant to the police gets back his lost
property in no time; the police will even
restore him the equivalent if they can
not recover the actual articles
Year: 1877

All communications for this papcT should he
accompanied by the name Of the author, not
necessarily capitalization, but rs evidence of
good faith on the part Of the writer. Write
only on one side Of the paper. Be particularly
careful IN giving names and dates, 10 have
all letters or fi,rures plain and distinct
Year: 1877

The following were the receipts and shipments
Of the leading articles Of produce in this cIty
during the twenty-four hours ending at Z O'Clock
on Saturday morning, and for the corresponding
day faet wear:
Year: 1877

10 tHe E0sS0T q 1N3 IF31UHc


Ct1rcAao, March 10.-All respectable citizens Of
Chicago are agreed that It Is most desirable that
the ERR Of moderate taxation and NO bum1nerism
should be continued in our city, for We NIL feel
that two or three ycars Of economical, reputable
rule will give a reputation tnot to speak OF the
material advantages to ourselvcs) worth millions
and tens of millions to our city.


The only difficulty seems to be how to call to-
gcther men Of both parties to agree upon n candi-
date,-for TINT an good men Of both parties must
unite IN order to beat the disreputabes is acknowl
edged BY all.


Here is my plan:


Call Joint Convention Of both parties. Select
the members Of the Convention by ward meetings,
or in any other way that may seem best, only nom
mating from each ward an equal number OF each
party. Let the Convention then make two nom
nations one Of Democrat the oLher Republic
an, aud being selected by both parties the selec-
tions will be likely to be from the best clement OF
each party. Then decide by lot which OF these
two men shall be the Union candidate for Mayor,
ill the members Of the Convention first agreeing
for themselves and their respective parties to abide
by the result.


l suggest that this agreement follow the nomna-
tions and only precede the choice by lot, SO that
both sides may see that however the final choice
goes the result will be satisfactory to the taxpay
ers OF the city UHtoS.


1.-THE practical objection to this lot - plan is
tllat 1t will not be adopted.-Ep.l
Year: 1877

From the fifteenth annual report Of the Board
of Public Works for the fiscal year ending Dec.
81, 1915, it appears that the entire expenditure
for sewerage, from the commencement Of the
work in 1855 up to the present time, wns as fol-
Year: 1877

Placing the little hats all in a row,
Ready for church on the morrow Won know;
Washing wee faces and little black fists,
Getting them ready and fit to be kissed
Putting them into cleansarments and white,
That is what mothers are doing tonight.
Spying ont holes in the little worn hose,
Lay my by shoes that are worn through the toes,
Look ing DER garments so faded and thin
Who but mother knows where to begini
Changing button to make it look right
lhis Is what mothers are doing tonight.
Calling the little ones all round her chair.
Hearing them lisp forth their soft evening prayer
Telling them stories of Jesus Of old,


Who loves to gather the lambs to his fold;
Watching, they listen with childish delight
This is what mothers are doing tonight
Creeping out softly to take last peep,
After the little ones are all fast aseep
Anxious to know If the children are warm,
Tuckng The blankets round each little form;
Kissing each little face, rosy and bright
This Is what mothers are doing tonight.
Year: 1877

When the grass shall cover me,
Head to foot, where am lying;
When not any wind that blows,
Summer blooms nor winter SHOWS,
Shall awake me to your sighing
Close above me as you pass,
You will say, "How kind she was
You will say, "How true she was
When the grass grows over me.
When the grass shall cover me,
Holden close TO earth warm bosom;
While laugh, or weep, or sing
Nevermore, for ANYTHING;
\ ou will find in blade and blossom
Sweet, small Voices, odorous,
Tender pleaders in my cause,
That shall speak me as | was
When the grass grows over me.
When the grass shall cover me
All, beloved, IN my sorrow
Very patient, can wait
Knowing that, or soon or late,
There will dawn a clearer morrow;
When your heart will moan ALAS,
Now know how true she was;
Now know how dear she was,'
When the grass grows over me.


-lTranscript
Year: 1877

Our readers are no doubt aware lhat we have library in town. Now this Library cannot live CD air It needs help. It seems too bad to have it die out. Cannot some one suggest way to help it' Why don't our Dramatic Club give onr of their celebrated entertain ments, or sociablc, in Sanford's Hall We To4ld like to hear from some of our citizens on this subject.
Year: 1877

TRAMPs These distinguished
individuals that have rendered
themselves so conspicuous i'm the
Eastern, Northern and Western
States for some years past are
vending their course, towards
this section of country, as the
winter approaches.


A few of the advance guards.
have been in this vicinity, but whe
ther there are to be any number
of them on this Bayou will soon
be aScertained. Now there is one
way to distinguish these vaga-
bonds from an honest poor man,
in need. Offer him work ; if he's
tramp, be is not going to lift
hand. Work is not what he seeks
but to be u beggar and a public
nuisance is his only desire. The
peopleof LafOurche should receive
these Scamps with the same hos
pitality they would bestow upon
a wild cat or a rattlesnake. They
deserve neither sympathy nor re-
lief. Here any man can find en-
ployment until the seed cane will
all be planted in March. If they
will not work give them the horse
whip OF any thing else that is
handy, Do not permit any such
vagabonds to impose upon the
hospitality which our people SO
willingly bestow upon the really
needy:
Year: 1877

One of our prominent South End merchants
displayed qualities Craftsmanship rarely equaled
and never excelled in the vicinity Of the post Of
fee in thi, city on Wednesday last. Tie snow
was Of unusual depth and in making a sharp
turn the sleigh careened sufficiently to Leigh the
occupant his entire length athwart a huge snow
bank while the spirited steed, WHO has twice
scaled the heights at Mount Washington under the
guidance of his master, whirled around and gszed
with astonishment upon the scene before him.
Upon rising from his prostrate position, our
worthy friend presented much the appearance of
having been rolled in barrel of one of his best
brands of flour. Without sustaining material
damage the driver and team proceeded on their
way towards home and dinner, and quiet once
more reigned on Water street.


A resident of West Gardiner, who uansacts
business in this city, informs us that snow to the
depth Of six feet or more fills the roads in many
places, ard the main travel is upon and over huge
drifts of uufathomed depth and boundless extent.
No doubt of it.


The Benevolent Society of th is city will meet
at the residence of Judge Baker, Academy
street, this, Thursday afternoon and evening,
Jan. 18th.


Wood haulers talk disparagngly about their
ability 10 fill contracts until the snow has settled
q few feet. 1t is now next TO impossible TO pene
trate the forests through tour i've feet of snow
and fast as roads broken out, they are again
hllel by driving storms.
Year: 1877

The lecture of Prof. Pike Of tine State College,
on Industrial Education, in the Representatives
Hall, last evening" was attended by full house Of
attentive listeners the majority being members OF
the legislature. The lecture was listened to with
great interest and the closest attention. 1t con-
system of mechanical education, as shown at the
Centennial exh hbition, and as wrought out in a
successful and practical manner in the school of
Technology at Boston. He recommended that
the system be adopted at the State College at
Orono, and showed how it could be done with
great benefit 10 the students. He exhibited at the
close of the lecture, beautiful specimens of the


work done by the students at the school in Bos-
Year: 1877

For the Middle and New England States
Slowly falling or nearly stationary barometer
statiousry to rising temperature; generally clear
weather; southerly to westerly winds in the lat
ter and easterly winds shifting to southerly in the
former.
Year: 1877

Peter Murphy, the young man who was injured
iu the railroad accident at Gardiner. Tuesday
night, is a son of Simon Murphy of this city. He
was brought to his home in this city yesterday.
An account of the accident is given in our Gardi-
ner locals.
Year: 1877

We are informed that tho grocers of our
city have an organisation, BY which they
acquaint each other with those who are In
the habit of running in debt to store, and
then leaving 1t without paying, taking their
custom to another store and treating 1t in
the same manner. Those who do 10, have
their names inscribed on list, that il cir
culated amongst tho whole Of tho grocers.
Many of our grocery stores have been badly
taken in, formely from this dishonest mode
of dealing.
Year: 1877

If the Turks continue to win
battles and gain positions as rapidly
a they have been doing during the
last TWO weeks, then, according to
the ingenious logician of the New
York Heart,h great advantages will
inure to Russia. The argument used
by that journal is that misfortunes
in war unless they are of great mag
nitude are in the end a benefit to
those who suffer from them mas
much as they compel inquiry into
their cause, and a search for means
which render their recurrence inn
possible. 1t is all very true that ex-
perience teaches, out there is a dan
ger that unless those to whom it hap
pens are apt scholars it may cripple
them so that in the end they will be
unable to take advantage. of the
lessons which it offers. The defeat
suffered by the Russians at Pleva
ought certainly to have shown those
in command that concentration of
force was necessary and that an army
scattered all over a territory except
at the very points where they are
needed was utterly useless. And yet
only a few days afterwards, another
defeat was experienced at Lovatz,
while now comes the news that Sulei-
man PaSha has assumed the often
siVe and has seized two of the Balkan
passes which where defended by
Bulgarians, who occupied entrench-
ed positions. No matter how it is
disguised, it must be evident to the
most enthusiastic Russophili5t that
these reverses, instead of stirring up
the MuscOvites to Il different plan Of
action, have had a most demOral-
izing and Weakening tendency, Add
to this that their cOmmIsSariat de-
partment is in IA Wretched condition
that the means Of transporting both
ammunition and provisions are utter
ly inadequate, and that disease is fast
moving down brave and gallant
men, and the prospect is gloomy
one. Norris it likely that it will inn
prove. The miasmatic fevers which
prevail in Bulgaria in the autumn
will tax all the skill of the army





physicians, the Turks, secure behind
their earthWorks and in their fort
resses, will be true to their traditions
of not risking IA battle in the open
field and weary waiting and inertia
are more apt to dampen the spirits
of IA soldier than IA struggle, even if
it be followed by defeat.
Year: 1877

A NEW TEMPERANCE PRoPosI-.
TION.-The immnderate use of ar
dent, vinous or malt liquors is adj
lnitted by all to be pernicious, and
even their moderate employment is
vigorously contended against by
many. Various plans have been pro-
posed in regard to preventing both
their use and abuse, some based on
total and absolute prohibition under
any circumstances whatever, and
others on limited issue of licenses
at very high rates. 1t was left, how
ever, for the State of Oregon to strike
out a new plan, wholly different
from any other. Instead of licensing
the bar room, it is the drinking him
self who must possess the license. For
80 per annum, any citizen can reg
-isterldmselfas desironsAof indulging
moderately or immOderately in liq-
uor, and he is then furnished with a
permit, which must be shown when
ever he calls for drink. The penalty
for selling to persons unsupplied
with permits is very heavy, SO that
"When mans wife takes away his
license in the morning and hides it,
he has to go dry as a bone all day."
What an interesting record the list
Of the bibulouS citizens Of a country
reported by themselves, all duly in.
deXed for the examination of their
fellow


The country will await with proper
ani becoming anxiety the result of
this attempt on the part of our north
western State to grapple with the
liquor subject, Had Cronin permit
when he cultivated his fiery pro-
boscis, which shone 50 brilliantly
above all the Tildenites, when they
played with dictionaries and gobble-
dispatches ?
Year: 1877

Natures method Of publication and
consequent cure is founded on the rational
principle of iudicious purgation;and when
it is considered that the best physicians
pursue the practice of attention to the
stomach and bowels as preliminary land
often the only treatment of disease, it is
not difficult to perceive that Il remedy
possessing all the requisites Of purgatiye
and Alternative, in addition to other and
valuable remedial influence, must obtain
for itself more than ordinary consideration
and favor. Our remedy combines every
quality required for the treatment of dis
ease on the aboye-named rational princi-
pie. 1t is a pleasant Cathartc, active
or gentle, according to the dose; it is a
Blood purifier, toning and enriching this
fluid by its Alternative property; its action
on the Liver is soothing and certain, pro-
noting the Biliary sccretions; it is safe
and reliable Emmenagogue, acting specifi-
cally upon the uterine system; it affords
the greatestattainable relief in Dyspepsia,
and cures whenever used as directed;
and in conjunction with hygicnic means
is the best preventive Of Constipation
that can be suggested


From the above il would then appear
that the simplest method TO cure sickness
Is that one which combines judicious pur-
CATION with physical sustenance, and the
observance of hygienic measures; the
head should be kept cool, the feet warm,
and the bowels open; and when treating
diseases on the principles exhibited in the
manual referred to below (which every
one should reaD the strength should be
sustained by nourishing mot stimulating)
food Of the kind adapted to the complaint
while the remedy is removing the disease.
Year: 1877

Five years ago, Il poor girl of Is,
living as a servan' with wealthy
farmer of Pleasant Valley, Monroe
county, Pa, was sent to Jail for six
months, being an incurable thief.
The people of Pleasant Valley heard
nothing more of her till 5. e returned
the other day richly dressed and
bought the farm for cash, to their
immense astonishment.