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Year: 1879

y NEW STYLE OF DRESS.


To the Editor Of the Ncao York Graphic: I
wish to introduce to your notice new style Of
dress invented partly and used bv i young lady
in this city. She is anxious that others OF her
Sex should adopt it. 1t facilitates locomotion
and quickness in dressing. She didn't like to
write about it herself, and asked me to do so
for her. She has shown me the entire dress
and explained its working and wearing. 1t con-.
sists Of three pieces. mean three separate
garments worn one over the other. She dresses
III three pieces. mean that she has on three
pieces when she is fully dressed. The first, or
inside piece, is made OF linen. It goes on sotnc-
Que piece, only it is not quite SO long. The sec
ond consists OF an inside sort of-that is to say
"a sort ut woolen skirt which reaches up to the
shoulders. The third, last, and outside, is a
sort OF drcssipg-gowD, which looks very
much like dress, and buttons all the
way down in front. She says she
can dress with these in oue-thjr1 the
time required by the old style. Then she
showed me how many separate pieces she used
said she used to feel US if bundled up in lot OF
rags There were SO many that nights they
made heap on the floor two feet in hight. She
says, too, that many women hive no pride in
the appearance and quality Of their undercloth-
ing, and there is no knowing from outside ap-
pearanccs what old bcd-quilts silk dress may
cover. I think women do need some sort OF
dress they can get around In. Now half a Wom-
aus strength is USED up in carrying :clothcs. l
think this invention should Dc male known to
tho world. and have molestly done the best /
could III describing it. 1t is not III easy subject
for young writer to handle.


A FRIEND OF HUMANITY.
Year: 1879

The Official Board of Grace church,
Wilmington, has recently decided that
their pastors salary next year shall not
exceed $1,000, and that he must be q
single young man. This action upon
the part OF Grace who has heretofore
paid their pastor $2500 and $1,000 per an
mum, will surprise many of our Metho-
dist folks if does not call forth some
pretty severe criticisms; little state
ment, however, will serve as a quietus.
Grace church has concluded that it is
the best policy TO be honest before she is
generous. For some time past the
moneys received have not met her cur
sent expenses, owing partly TO the fact
that there is still a remaining debt OF
$5S,00O, upon the church editice, the
annual accruing interest upon which is a
pretty heavy sum of itself. 1t is due
Grace church to state that she is gradual
ly reducing her Indebtedness, and th'
hope is entertained that during the next
half decade it will be- entirely liVlida
ted.-COnferenc Worker.
Year: 1879

little bread of inferior quality. and that dependent
upon capital He the claim that the INDECENT in
savages 1t is right he holds. that the weaker
members of society should go to the wall. Those
who have themselves to blame for being poor are
said to work harder than those who have not them
selves to blame for being rich.


According to present social arrangements Mill,
enunerating. that poverty and idleness the
result OF social failures and that ignorance is its fault
and almost its crime. In making these statements
of the critical side he claims to be writing loosely and
procally depends upon backward condition Of the
human mind. 1t is because the modern socialist,
not content with complaining up to the point where
formerly the socialist stopped, goes farther that Mill
demands earnest study Of all criticisms.


THE NEW FEUDALITY CAPITAL


In the present system OF selfish competition the
feudality, that of the great capitalists So far Mill
does not give his own opinions he wishes to be
sdered merely as reporter. and certainly the So
calists could not have found among their own num-
bers who could more clearly and pithily and
calmly have presented the salient points of their
doctrines He gives extracts from Louis Blsnc's
Organization du Travail" which he calls the clear
est. most compact and most specific work ON the
critical economical part of the subject; follows NJ.
claim against the wastefulness of labor and of the
distribution of produce and of agents; and he
cudes the part OF his fragment far given to the
public with these words-


order of society Is to Of wealth in
hs hands OF E few % nj scn ny M
community into complete dependence on them This was
Tss ieaSasn sass Consdsrant would be con-
stiigted the largest part Of the industrial and
which absorbs revenues while tic great majority,
to ns wGfs h Is % To be


This disastrous result is 70 DO brought about partly by
Of national debts, which NJ Consderant regards mort
which ss cpd,sfes prites 1eading CAPITALISTS, become
Year: 1879

their growth. In conclusion he said -"Grant.
Lord! perfect rest TO the soul of Thy servant. May
it return to whence it came, where there is no
sorrow. mourning or separation or death, but
everlasting JOY and peace"


The absolution and benediction were then given.
after which the remains were borne to the hearse
and the solemn cortege moved to Bonnie Brae
Cemetery the great bell Of the Cathedral tong the
while.
Year: 1879

The Rev. DR.. Chapins promised lecture on titles Of
nobility Is to take place tonight in the Church OF
the Messiah. The novelty of the subject has made
the forthcoming lecture the theme of conversation
in many quarters and desire to hear the eloquent
divines discourse promises to attract o large
audience.
Year: 1879

Hxlx IL q fearful instance Of woman's
psrndy. A young man in the country
went to take his girl out for walk. but
found that she had not done her milk
ing. With . gallantry that does credit
to the young man. be volunteered to do
the milking for her. while she was max
Ing her toilet. After he had got her
milking done. had hung the milk stool
on the bars. and set the pail Of milk In
the kitchen, washed his hands ut the
pump with soft soap and wiped them on
the tall Of his duster. he discovered that
she had gone to Q circus with another
young man Who did not know enough to
extract milk from q milk wagon. The
deserted young man kicked over the
milk pail and went his way, saddsr
man
Year: 1879

The masters of tho Masonic lodges of the city met
General Charles Roomc, grand master. last evening.


t the Temple, Twenty-third street and sixth ave-
nue. IN answer to q call issued by him. The objccs
Of the meeting was to take some action looking
toward the reconstruction OF tho Masonic Board OF
Relief of this city. For about two years the active
work of tho Board has boon discontinued, and
many lodges in favor of the Board looking upon
IL as a necessity, movement set foot to put
IL in working erder again. Committees ap-
pointed to adopt the best method FOR . thorough
reorganization of tho Board.
Year: 1879

before the accident happened. The
steamer continued on her course,
and [ on mine, and we approached
each other, but Immediately before
the crash a man on the lookout of
my vessel reported the steamers
starboard light from our port bow,
and then she shifted and her port
light became visible, showing that
she had turned on her course. We
had man on the lookout constantly,
but there could have been no look
out on the Champion. Her Captain,
Lockwood, subsequently, told me
that he had altered her
course a moment before the coils
sion, but assigned no reason for do
ing so, and told me he did not see
my ship, which indicates that my
idea in regard to the lookout was
correct. Indeed, l was informed
that the man who should have been
in the lockout was aloft loosening a
sail. The ship sunk in 4 minutes
after the collision and there was a
terrible panic. l at once ordered
the boats lowered, and, in fact, they
were in the water before the steam
er went down. Two Of her crew
jumped on board of my ship at the
time she struck. In all, 80 persons
were lost-among them the first
mate and FIVE women. Twelve of
the missing were passengers. |
mean to say that the steamer
came at US end on end. There was
no possible means of avoiding her.
1t was impossible to tell the extent
of her Injuries she went down so
quickly and there was so much con-
fusion. -Four of the passengers
and two Of the crew were sent to
New York in a bark that came
alongside, but l did not get their
names or the names Of the vessels
they are on. When the Octavia
reached Green street wharf one Of
her tugs left here, and subse-
quently it was learned from the
boatsWain of the Octavia that this
tug contained Capt. Lockwood, his
passengers and crew, and that all
were at once taken to the Ninth
and Green streets depot, and left
for New York.
Year: 1879

The universal boom which is sweep
ing over the entire land seems to have
struck the business of tie e Tt. Val d
Ga. Railroad broadside, and every
thing connected with their business is
booming al healthy rate, putting the
enterprising management to their
utmost endeavors to keep up with it..
Clerks in ihe freight depot are given
just So much as they can DO, handling
the immense quantities Of freight
which are ing received and shipped.
All trains have more thau one sec
ton, aud extra trains are being run.
Every engine, freight car, and en-.
ploye on tke line are Kept busy. with
hardly time TO stop for rest and meals.
and still the boom is increasing. It
gives us pleasure 10 note such encaur-
aging signs.
Year: 1879

IT has been discovered why the
New York World has been 50 much
interested in having Cleopatra's
Needle brought TO that city. No
needle large enough for the purpose
can be found to sew up the rent in
New York Democracy's shirt, and the
World hopes that Cleopatra's may be
Of service.
Year: 1879

MIR. HANCOCK had better ego
South, young man." if he wants to be
President. A man who will let his
own STATE go 60.0O0 Republican don't
sand much chance of receiving a
Democratic nomination. Ia the
meanwhile, Providence Will so order
things that each day will only make a
nomination the more useless.
Year: 1879

TWEED has gone, but the great
Boss methods are yet left. A harm
less looking little paragraph may be
found this morning in our telegraphic
columns, to the effect that the vote OF
thirty precincts of New York city had
not yet baen reported. This means
that the majorities in these places will
be made IS large as is necessary.
Year: 1879

BURLINGTON, Aug. I'm re-
sponse to a serenade rendered Post


master General Key last night, he


said: "My friends, on behalf of
those with me, and on my own be-


half, | sincerely thank you. I do
not take this compliment to mean
so much compliment to myself
personally as to me as the repre-
sentative of one of the great execu-
tive departments Of the Govern
ment. | also take it to mean to
one coming to the North from the
far off South that you wish to ex-
tend fraternal friendship to the
people of the South as long as they


respect the mandates of the Consti-


tuition and obey the laws made


under it. Loud applause I
come as far north as this rarely.
This is the second time I have had
the opportunity to see something of
Vermont. Two years ago, attending
the centennial celebration of the
battle of Bennington, I visited
some parts of your State, but
this is the first time / have ever
visited your beautiful city, which is
a credit to your State. It is not
my purpose to make 81 eech; I am
only making a tour as private cit
izen, rather than as public officer.
I khave been willing to crafty
what I conceive to be- q pardonable
curiosity to see the Postmaster Gen
eral of the United States and now,
Year: 1879

THINGS are not altogether as pleas
ant in Spain as they might be. When
its present king came in, the populace
rejoiced. Upon his marriage with the
Observation-Disclosures another feeling OF
joy ran through the nation, For some
reason or other he has lost all this
popularity. Not long since, an old
mother threw a stone at the king and
few days after this event a small
bomb was thrown into q church in
which he was sitting.
Year: 1879

Expose yourself day and night; eat
too much without exercise; work too
hard without rest doctor all the time;
take all the vile nostrums advertised,
and then you will want to know


HOW TO GET WELL.
Which is answered in three words
Take Hop Bittersl See another COL
umn.
Year: 1879

WHAT must be its condition when
the New York Sun thus speaks
upon it:


There can be no doubt that the
Democratic party, both in this State
and in the country at large, without
being reduced TO desperate straits, is
just now suffering under some en-
barrRssments."
Year: 1879

THE Cincinnati Gazette says the
latest sensation in st. Louis was the
sight of an old lady wandering through
the streets in search of her daughter,
an irresponsible, giddy creature OF
seventy summeTS,
Year: 1879

Mr.. A. G. Redwood, in one of his
papers; in Scribner for June, gives this
description of an incident within the
confederate lines. ifo says; It was the
end of bleak November day the fires
of railway ties, extending in long line
either way as far as tie eye could follow,
made still more neutral by contfass with
their ruddy light the dun-gray fields OF
stubble, and the woods in which the
gorgeous panopiy of the earlier season
paling into ruaset ard =shy tones. The
work VAS over and we were waiting with
some impatience for the order to take
up the line of march back to camp;
for the evening air struck chilly through
our threadbare and tattered jackets, and
we had eaten fothing since early morn.
ing. Moreover, a wild rumor had spread
abroad that an issue of fresh pork await
ed our return, and though the long habit
of expecting nothing good until it came
secured US against any serious disap-
pointment, there were not wanting tens
der memories of short" biscuit to raise
our anticipations higher than We cared
to own. Thus preoccupied, we were
fain to refer distant cheering further
down the line to tidings of the coming
rations, and we gather by the roadside
in order to get off the more promptly
when our turn shall arrive. The sound
grows more and more distinct every
moment, and now, far down the road
some moving object can just be discerned
in cloud CT dust which travels rapidly
our way. Nearer and nearer it comes;
louder and more enthusiastic ring the
shouts; and now we make out in the
dust the figure of single horseman,
with clump OF others trailing of into
obscurity behind him-Jackson Is com.
ing A moment more, and he is here,
going at almost Top speed; bis hat is
off his brown hair blown back FROM his
broad white forehead his eyes dancing
and his cheeks aglow with excitement
and the rush of keen air. And now the
cheers grow deafening and rsgeed hats
are swung more wildly still as the men
of the foot cavalry recognize their leader.
The cavalcade passes like a Whirlwind
and disappear in the dust up the road,
cheered to the very last tagging cour.
ier Of the escort-for we are il good
humof now with ourselves and all the
world. And, as we step bliskly out
upon our homeward march, the air
feels fresh and invigorstiDg, and the
miles seem shorter than they were in
the morning even the beloved biscuit
is of minor consequence, and the pronl~
ised pork pales beside the thought
which fills us-that we have seen Jack
son! And We got the pork besides!
Year: 1879

THE TlME OF LOVERS IS BREPFs
From the depth of the green gsrden-closes,
Where the summer in darkness dozes,


Till autumn pluck from his hand


An hour glass hat holds not a sand;
From the maze that hower-bed incloses
To the stones and sea-grass on the strand,
How red was the reign of the roses


Over the rose crowned land
The time of lovers is brief;
From the first fair joy to the grief


That falls when love is erown old


From the warm, wild kiss to the cold,
From the red to the white rose leaf,


They have but season to seem


AS rose-leafs lost on a stream
That part not and pass not apart


as a spirit from dream to dream,
As sorrow from heart to heart.
From the bloom and the gloom that incloses
The death-bed of love where he dozes
Till relic be left not of sand


To the hour-glass that breaks in his hand,
From the change in the gray garden-closes
To the last stray grass of the strand,
A rain and ruin of roses
Over the red rose land
Year: 1879

There is at least one thing which no
one ever saw, and that ia the facial gyra-
tion man makes when he is feeling for
gemethinr in the dark and doesn't know
at what moment he is going 10 collide
with half-open door.
Year: 1879

If Mark had not come just then in time
to save me. Davis had run away as fast
as he could, and he did not know that he
had failed in killing me, after all. The
shock was dreadful one to me, and
my fear of Andy Davis was SO great that
l begged Marx to hide me from him,
and from every one, and let it be sup
posed that I was dead. So then we
were married, and went away from this
part OF the country for several months,
till we heard that Davis had gone away,
when we returned. But I kept close,
and let no one but my folks know I was
alive, for I was determined that Davis
should be punished in some manner. So
| never went out without a thick double
veil over my face, for / was afraid of
Davis yet.


Then, one evening, I was riding along
in carriage with my husband, when I
saw Mr.. Sharpe sitting at a window.
He was disguised but I recognized him,
and / remembered that he had once
promised to help me if ever needed bis
services. So I went up to the window
quietly and spoke to him, and told him
about Davis, and that is all. I didn't
want the man hung, of course; but
hope he won't be allowed to murder ma
IS | am sure he will want to when he
finds I'm not dead.'


But Davis was past doing any one any
further injury. The wretch went from
one fit into another and finally died. lit
orally frightened TO death. And 80 hfs
sin had certainly found him out.
Year: 1879

THERE were many occurrences
in the recent conventions held in
this city calculated TO excite
laughter, but as we do not desire to
hurt the feelings of individuals, We
shall not make any effort to record
the various contretemps. While
we want to do unflinching work for
Democracy and right in the com.
ing campaign, we are equally de.
sirous of sparlng all concerned un-
necessary modification, yet we
will at least say that if George
Cruikshank or Mast were here, we
think they would have thought
they had work 'worthy Of their
steep in depicting some of the
scenes pres ented.
Year: 1879

WHAT ONE LEMON WILL Do.-A
piece of lemon upon corn will relieve it
in da.r or so it should be renewed night
and morning The free use of lemon juice
and sugar will always relieve cough. A
lemon eaten before breakfast every day for
a week or two will entirely prevent the feel
ing of lassitude peculiar to the approach of
spring. Perhaps its most valuable property
is its absolute power of detecting any OF
the injurious and even dangerous ingredi-
ents entering into the composition of SO
very many Of the cosmetics and face pow
dcrs in the market. Every lady should
subject her toilet powder to this test
Place teaspoonful of the suspected powder
in glass and add the juice Of lemon, if cf-
ferveseence takes place it is an infalliblo
proof that the powder is dangerous, and its
use should be avoided, as it will ultimately
injure the skin and destroy the beauty of
the complexion.
Year: 1879

with which the past two years have been
marked, attest the success that has attended
his efforts.


A free coinage bill is demanded by the
business men of this country. The issue OF
gold and silver from the mints should only
be limited by the needs of the community.
70 pursue any different course is to place
premium upon efforts to- disturb the finan-
cial condition of the country. If the money
kings of Wall street seek to corner gold or
silver, there ought to be means by which
business men, who need it, can obtain it
without paying tribute to the rapacity of
these sharks. Free coinage and the placing
of both gold and silver upon the same stand
ard, will prevent speculation in money, and
abolish the business of those who delight to
profit by the endorsements of others.


The bill in question is not intended as a
measure of initiation. The law of supply and
demand will regulate the amount of silver
coinage just as the same law of trade regu-
lates the production of other commodities.
When the country has enough coin for the
transaction of its business, coinage will
cease. 1t is simply designed to enable all
wants of a legitimate nature to be supplied,
not to flood the country with currency
that might become deprecated through its
overabundance. 1t is based upon the idea
that any given quantity of currency cannot
be made to answer under all conditions OF
| business; that there must be fe1ibility in
our currency rs in everything else.


1t is announced from Washington that the
Republicans will vote against the measure
We care little whether they do or not. Il
they do, however, they will be but driving
another nail in their cofin-will testify once
more that they have no sympathy with the
people of the country or their industrial
interests. If they wish to make
such record for themselves, they will have
to bear the consequences. ae @
Year: 1879

To the Editor of the Globe.


The many hundreds of our citizens who
daily CROSS and recross the Wabashaw street
bridge leading to the Sixth ward are pain
fully alive to the apparent insecurity of said
bridge for travel by the public. Signs are
now visible of decay and rot in the sidewalks
and railing, an undue pressure and oscilla-
ton of the wooden spans when crossed over
by loaded teams, all of which raises the pre-
sumption that the timbers beneath the car
riage way are decaying and require repair
ing, bolts tightened, and wedging up, etc.
A critical examination of the bridge should
be made at once by competent authority,
the necessary repairs made and the public
mind relieved. Gan ounce of prevention is
better than pound of cure.''


A very serious responsibility rests with
those whose duty it is to attend to this mat
ter, and the sooner the city council provide
for thorough examination, and make the
necessary repairs of the bridge, the better it
will be for the credit of the city and at the
same time prevent law suits and probably
the payment of heavy damages arising out
of and caused by the negligence of the city
in the premises. SIXTH WARD.
Year: 1879

THE Canadian newspapers generally are
going for Prof. Goodwin Smith with very
sharp sticks for alleging that the Dominion
is anxious for annexation to the United
States. They say that if such sentiment
prevails, the professor has been the first to
discover it. They like their own marquis
and princess too we'll to desire to be sun
dered from them.
Year: 1879

REPORTS from the South state that the ne
gro exodus is nearly, if not quite, at an end.
Those who have returned from the promised
land found that the one hundred acres of
land and the five hundred dollars of cash
were not Forthcoming, and, by relating the
fact, have stopped the outflow. The hegira
cannot end too soon for the good of the ne
Year: 1879

CoNGRrss seems is be unable to appease
the rapacity of Capt. Eads. He but recently
received nearly three hundred thousand dol
lars on account of his jetty system, and now
he is an applicant for half million dollars
on the same account. He appears to be worse
than cormorant.
Year: 1879

The New York school board refused to
suspend Kiddle on the ground that the poe
try published in his book as dictated by
Shakespeare, Byron and Poe was so very poor
that it would deceive no one, not even the
simplest minded scholar in the public
c,hNOlS. -
Year: 1879

THE GLOBE confesses to having but little
sympathy with the war now in progress in
the courts upon the lewd women of the city.
The lewd men are the ones who ought to
suffer. It ia vioiesas and rilo faen who make
tus existence of these women possible, and
until they are taught decency nothing can
be accomplished. If q few of the frequenters
of these dens could be sent to the peniten-
t,ary it might have salutary effect. We have
no confidence in any good coming from the
prosecution of the female sinners while the
pantalocn strumpets are allowed to go at
LARGE.