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Year: 1877

these powers have been declared in uniform
practice and in tile adoption of 22d Joint rule
and the passage by the Senate OF Governor
Morton's hill the last session. It is per-
haps proper to add that should the House
positively assert its rights to participate in
The count, and should that right befdenied
and refused by the Senate SUPPORTED 3 the
executive power, we would stand in the pres
ence OF serioussdangers, not because OF any
party movements, but because of q conflict
IL the machinery of the government without
any tribunal for its adjustment l observe in
some newspapers the statement that secret
political society is being organized in this
State, the purposes Of which are dangerous
to the peace of society. ! think I am in q
position to know if there were any such move


ment IN this State or any portion OF it, and l
tee1 confident'in saying therefore that it is
false, as I believe, and as think and know.
and has its origin with bad men, for partisan
and bad purposes. The contest in this State
last summer and fall, on the part of the De-
mocracy and Conservatives, was eminently
tatr and open: There is no motive, as lam
sure there Is no purpose, to depart from that
policy. .ac;,.,,u,
Year: 1877

From the Salt Lake Tribune.


IA man was saving wood yesterday
afternoon in a back yard. He severed
two sticks as thick as. your wrist, and
then went into the house, MARY
said he to his wife, ssmy country needs
me there's no use talking, we just 60
to slaughter all these Injuns no true
patriot can be expected to hang aronnd
a wood pile these days. e


ssJohn, . she said, if you fight Injuns
as we'll as you saw wood and support
your family, it would take l18 like you
to capture one squaw, and you'd have
to catch. her when she had the ague
and throw pepper in her eyes. =


John went back to the wood pile
wondering who told his wife all about
him.
Year: 1877

Actors like other mortals will occa..
sionally find themselves in straitened circum-
stances financially. One Of them who was the
victim Of q Centennial joke on the part of q
manager who failed to pay salaries when due,
some time ago found himself minus every,
cent, and was compelled IT, make an arrange
ment with his landlord to take Ills effects as
security for board. More time passed on, and
the actor was still unable to liquidate, and
one morning the landlord knocked at his
door. The actor rose and admitted him, but
was unable to comply with his demand. The
landlord was obdurate, and told him to va
cate. Hastily donning his attire in the land
lords presence, the latter proceeded to pack
up the young mans effects in his trunk.
Among other things he reached for was an
old blue pincushion, which he carelessly
tossed into the trunk as if it were block OF
wood Our hero rushed forward, and, with
tears in his eyes, and q high tragic attitude,
beseeched his landlord to spare him that pin
CUSHION 1T was his dying mothers gilt, and
the only thing he had on earth % remember
her by. At first his creditor laughed, but an
other dose OF eloquence about the value of a
mothers gift, and vivid description Of a
death-bed scene when he received the pin
cushion from the hand of his dying parent
was too much for him, and the landlord gave
back the coveted gilt, and the actor departed
happy. When once secure outside of the
house, he was not long in ripping open the
cushion, running out the bran, and recover
ing valuable gold watch and chain therein
concealed. He pawned his watch, went to
Philadelphia, and is now playing an engage
ment at one of the theatres in that city. ~
Year: 1877

FROM the New York Times.


Is there any doubt that the life of
the Republican party has been gradu-
ally squeezed out of 1t by the office
mongers? Our organization in New
York is not Republican, because it is
not representative, The machinery,
which in theory is contrived 10 give
effort to the desire and purpose of the
party, does nothing of the kind. 1t has
been seized by the Federal office-hold-
ers and used to promote the interests
OF their chiefs and the followers Of the
chiefs. From the primary meeting to
the State convention the process which
nominally is representative one is a
farce. Every step in it is arranged be-
forehand by men who do not care
what the Republican party really
wants, but who care only that it shall
be madeto appear to want that which
the managers are after.


The Gentle of this vicious and stupid
system, which leaves no room in State
politics for any considerable number
of earnest and disinterested men, is,of
course; in the New Yerk Custom
House. This Is not because the chief
~AtShoAo shVAC otO WOIuO tuhu al Otu6I
public offices, but because they have
some 1900 men under them, from
whom they are compelled to require a
certain amount Of political service in
the interest of their leaders, whoever
these may be. Republican principles
are necessarily of very little impor-
tance to men who know that their per
sonal prosperity depends, not on the
elevation of these principles, but on
carrying this or that district or this or
that convention for their immediate
superiors. A natural consequence of
the arbitrary management of patron
age, of which the Custom House is the
worst, because the most extensive ex-
ample is hopeless tendency to bar
gains. Men with honest convictions
and free to carry them out do not
trade in politics. But the history of
the Republican party in this State and
city Is record of innumerable in
stances of traffic and dicker. Propos-
ed reforms, which the best sentiment
of the party unquestionsbly demanded
have been postponed, prevented, or
cefeated altogether by combinations"
with officeholding Republican mana
gers.
Year: 1877

DEMOCRATIC N oRITY OF TEN ON


THE FIRST CALL OF THE ROLL.
Especial Despatch to the Gdzetee.l


WASHINGTON, April 7.-Enough GER
tificates have now been made use of
in paying members, and in other mat
ters requiring a quasi decision upon
the roll Of the next House, to show
that at the opening the Democratic
majority will be ten or eleven, and
when the seats are full, fifteen. The
facts in regard to the makeup of the
next House of Representatives have
now been ascertained with sufficient
certainty to set at rest any further
speculations upon that subject.
Year: 1877

For the past week much ot the time of the General Assembly, more especially the House, has been consumed in discussing the various resolutions and bills touching upon settlement of the States Indebtedness. The Fish back resolution. has been thor oughly discussed. The Avery substitute has also received con. siderable portion of time, and f. nally on last Friday, this substi tue was adopted. We do not know what the substitute is, but we are under the impression that it means postpopement and per haps an extra session.

 We see nothing to be gained now by staying this matter off. If it had not been so extensively agitated, and drawn forth so many arguments pro and con, thereby attracting so widespread notoriety, we should have thought it good policy to let it rock along just as it has been, until we got our outstanding scrip taken in. But as the matter has now attrac- ted the attention of the whole country, we think it would have been well for the present session to have disposed of it at once. As we said before We see nothing to be gained by letting all the dust that has nov been raised settle down, and only to raise il again after a little while. As fol an extra session we are squarely opposed to it, and deny that the exigencies of the case call for it We don't think the people want any extra dishes in theirs. The regular course is expensive enough without the extras.
Year: 1877

minority to rob It of victory. The country demanded peace and the democracy has given it peace. Had party success been erected by the democratic party, as 1t has been by the republican party, as the shrine at which they worship ed, the strife and commotion might have been prolonged, and even civil war precipitated, for the party had it within its power to assert it's victory by either means. What was there to hin- der the Democratic party from throwing the election into the House and thereby electing Tilden What was there to hinder the par ty from defeating Hayes, even af- ter the decision in the Florida and La. cases by objecting to every succeeding state and delaying the final award of the Commission un- til after the 4th of March? And what was there, with more than a quarter of million of the popu- lar vote in their favor, to prevent the party from appealing to force itself to maintain it's victory? Its patriotism alone. In striking contrast with the narrow partizan ism of the republicans and their interruptions violation of every principal of right and justice, the patriotism, forbearance and love of pc ace on the part of the democ racy stands out in bold relief The loss of the democracy is slight. The dishonor of their op

 ponents is great.
Year: 1877

In another place in this issue of the DEMOCRAT we reproduce an

 article with the above caption, from the Little Rock Daily Ga zette of the 25th ult. The article is on a subject which is intimate ly connected wit. the development and progress of our State, and We commend for it careful perusal. The subject is worthy of profound study and nasty conclusion should not be formed on matter of so much weight. While we have not devoted as much thought to this subject as we should like to before expressing our conviction, we recognize much truth and force in some of the positions taken by the Gazette; but we can not say that we coincide with each presentlment of the case as made out by that paper. That the railway companies of the State have done noble and valu- able service in advertising Arkan- sas and in inducing immigration IS beyond dispute. We believe that ther influence ill this dlrec- tion has had more effect than all efforts put forth by the State, not even excepting our worthy dis- play at the Centennial. For this we hold the companies in grateful remembrance, and would be pleas ed if the State could make some proper acknowledgment. We are decidedly in favor of fostering and building up this great inter

 est of our State, but how to dc it is the question. We do moi heheve that the aompanles can bt exempted from their share of tho burden of taxation without doing violence to our State Constitution in letter, perhaps, as we'll as il spirit. Leaving out the legal as

 Dect of the case, and looking a

 it merely as a matter of policy placing it upon its merits--a cast is presented which is susceptible of some strong arguments on botl

 sides, and until we have consider cd the matter more fully we shal venture no opinion as to whethe
Year: 1877

Not content with the display of wisdom which our legislature has made Tn repeali 1g the best law enacted at the proceeding session (the irrepressible dog law), they are now discussing the chances of acquiring still greater reputation for sagacity, by reducing the school tax. Tine present rate is only two dollars on the thousand. The proposition is to reduce it to one dollar and fifty cents.

 We say, pause gentlemen, in your wild career and let this item of taxation alone. If there is a man in the State. outside of the Legislature who is unwilling to pay his two dollars on the thousand for school purposes, we would like to see him, or at least secure his picture. We want more intelligence among the mas ses. The common schools of the State is the fountain from which it must be obtained. Would you strangle the fountain gentlemen, and turn thirsty generation of boys and girls away to plod their way on to 2 useless manhood and womanhood in darkness and ignorance? If the people can afford to pay taxes for anything it IS for good free schools, and we beseech our law makers to not kill the school sys- tenn by reducing this item of tax ation. Make a reduction any where else, but let this alone. Reduce the amount for general State purposes. This will bear it. Reduce it two and a halt mills and add half mill of it to the State school taxes.

 Them's our sentiments!
Year: 1877

Out OF our lives there flows every day
some spiritual influence, good and true in
it's nature. IL this be true land who
doubts the influence Of mind upon mind)
then in what an important light should
we regard intellectual culture-that
which strengthens and beauties the
mind, and renders the influence emana.
ting from it pure and ennobling. Wealth
and beauty may secure you a passport
into society, but if specifically educated,
rest assured by the cultivated and INTEL
Iigent, you will be weighed in the balance
and found wanting.


Nature has assigned home as the PEI
culiar sphere Of woman. ouIsIde OF II
she may command the admiration of the
world, but if her chaiact be purely in
tellectual, we instinctively recognize the
want of something higher and more pre-
cious than the noblest achievement of the
mind. When the warm outgushing of
sympathy-,he delicate sensiLility of her
nature is crushed, then is lost thai inde-
scribable charm which alone imparts
beauty to the female sex. Our happiness
is dependent not 80 much upon the great
and important events which transpire
during life, as upon the small and appar>
emily trihing circumstances that al up
the record of each day. II this be true,
then we cannot attach too much import>
ance to the surroundings Of home. Who
do you find welding an influence in co.
ciety? That woman who has a strong,
clear intellect, refined manners and poll
ished education. As culture and refine
ment renders beauty more radiant and
glorious, so it redeems a plain face from
homeliness, and stamps it with higher
order of beauty than mere regularity OF
features confer. II may be urged BY
some that they don't intend to occupy po-
sitioHs OF nOtoriety or eminence, and
therefore need not strive to obtain a fin
ished education. But is home influence
to be regarded as unimportant? The
sweet affections that beautify life, the
virtues that elevate and ennoble charac-
ter, are only fully developed in an at
mosphere Of purity and refinement


MET.
Year: 1877

The Bowling Green Democrat says the
trial of w. c. P. Whips, proprietor OF
the Willard Hotel, for the killing of the
late J. W. Stockton, was had last week,
resulting in the acquittal of the accused.
With the voice of the noble man he slew
hushed in death, and with money and the
eloquence which money commands at his
pisposal, the result of the trial need sur
prise no one; but an impartial public
opinion does not concur in the verdict.
Year: 1877

Hayes is said to have in contemplation
the PRONUNCIATION of an order forbidding
Government officers from participating in
politics, except to exercise their eonslitu>
tional right to vote. This is very good,
but he will have to appoint other officers
to watch them.
Year: 1877

Slowly but surely the net work of evil
dence begins to connect Brigham Young
with the Mountain Meadow" massacre.
The old man has been very pious, but
his real character and work are coming
to light Murder will out" with all the
sniyellers in the long run.
Year: 1877

him to be alone, and hence gave
him what every full-grown man
needs, viz, some one to argue with,
to love and cherish, and, If things
don't go right generally, 90 for-to
lay part Of the blame upon.


Did you ever contemplate the
poverty Of Adam when he took Eve
for better or worse? Only think of
it. He hadn't a hat to his head, a
coat to his back, pair of shoes to
his feet, nor "nary red cent" in his
trousers pocket. Eve brought no
dowry; she had nothing to bestow,
save her love and affection, and as
he was the only young fellow
around, it was he or nobody.
Equally as poor as her husband,
she came to him without bonnet or
shawl, calico gown, or even a pair
of slippers. Moses forgot in his
"reminiscences to give us any ac-
count of their wedding trip, but
from what we can gather in regard
to the wardrobes of that day, their
baggage would have proved no in
cumbrance-for. a very limited
amount sufiiced, and dressing to
please everybody was of no ac-
count, for there were none but
themselves to please. Doubtless
their whole outfit of travelling
dresses, waterproofs, busters, lunch
baskets and alIShe could have car
ried in the pocket Of his trousers.
They must have started housekeep-
ing, also, upon as small capital
as could be imagined. They hadn't,
as far as can be CLEANED from his
tory, a hair brush, fine tooth
comb, towel, or soap; no bitters,
soothing syrup, clothes wringers,
smoothing irons-no nothing.


Adam was afraid to invite his
wife to 60 on an excursion with him
through fear Of having to go down
deep into his trousers pockets for
the wherewithal to buy a suitable
outit-for the reason that he had
no pockets in his trousers; nor was
he bothered about the trunk checks,
nor did he swear at baggage-smash-
ers or brook the insolence of rail
road officials.


There was no good and sufficient
reason why they shouldn't have
been'sn amiable couple and had
good time generally. They washed
their own clothes, doubtless, by a
dive in the Euphrates, and there
being no clothcs-lines, their clothes
we're allowed to dry upon their
backs, and Adam didn't care a rush
whether his shirt-bosom was smooth
or not, and why should Eve bother
her head about it SO long as her
husband was suited.
Year: 1877

Linn ra AoVeTuser


Imagine Adam in his loneliness,
the only human being in the wide,
wide world-a full-grown man at
his birth, with no one to grant him
a certificate thereof, or to furnish
him with the evidence that he was
ever born at all. He had never ex.
perienced any Of the perils of in
fancy and childhood, such as the
cutting of teeth, mumps, measles
and chieken-pox, without which no
young mans education is complete.
Adam is the only boy who never
had a grandmother to mend his
pants, knit his mittens and stand
between him and all harm. He
had never played the great and ex-
hilarating game of ball, never
had submitted to the indignity of
having a chip knocked from his
shoulder by another boy. No, he
had none of the essentials that 90
toward making up the average boy
of the present day. He found him
self born somehow, a full-grown
man, a bachelor, with no chum in
the whole universe with whom to
converse upon that intermlnable
topic, the weather; no one to 90
fishing with; "no one to love, none
to caress;" no one to sew buttons
on his shirt; no one to lend him a
helping hand. There he was, the
keeper Of a large geological garden,
with no keeper to take the
tickets; no one to come to the
show.


Like all bachelors, he seemed to
be a mistake, and this quality Of
mistake has been so severely trans.
mitted through the long ages that
have interviewed, without let-up or
hindrance, that it has become a
fixed fact, unalterable as a Persian
law. His maker saw-what any
one at this day clearly sees-that it
was not good for man to be alone
He becomes fidgety, queer, notional
and out of order generally. Adam
had, in all probability, begun tC
manifest some peculiar character
istics, and was himself convinced
that there was something more ne.
cessary to his happiness, but he haC
not the brains to invent nor the in
genuity to devise anything in him,
self.


Adam evidently was not a happy
man in his estate of single e-blessed,
ness; and the Divine being, eyel
anxious for the welfare of His crea
lures, saw that it was not good fol
Year: 1877

on the 18th inst, and will probably be
one of the most attractive Is it will be
the most largely attended of any known
at the White Sulphur. The railroads
have issued excursion tickets and Bslti-
more and Richmond will send large
delegations. The only trouble Is what
to do with the big crowd. They will
have to find sleeping accommodations on
the lawn with the blue sky for s cover
ing.


The proceeds of the ball arc to be sp-
piled to the Lee Monument FUND. 1t Is
n wonder that the people OF Virgins
have not erected monument to tn
memory of their old hero long before
this. His name is enshrined in their
heart OF hearts, and they ought TO have
provided some lasting memorial of their
Year: 1877

Not the least attractive part OF the
military feature is the music furnished
by Prof. Joe Kramers band. They are
so well known to our Wheeling people
that it is useless to speak of their sc-
complishments rs musicians, but 1t may
be qualification to the home folks to
know that they, too, are receiving their
share Of the compliments.
Year: 1877

The soldiers have their guard mount
ing IN the morning and dress parade in
the evening Major Anderson Of Rich
mond, is in command of the camp, which
Is known SIS Camp Lee On yesterday
= general order was issued and read Al
dress parade that no soldier should be a..
lowed TO enter bar room with his uni
form on As consequence long busters
are commanding fabulous prices


Dress parade is conducteton the lawn
in the evenings, and everybody goes out
TO witness it


The great event of the season Is to be
the
Year: 1877

Save Your SOapsudss-Who would
throw away barrel Of soft soap or q
box of hard soap? Were it not other
wise useful. it would be of great value
as fertilizer. If spread in its raw state
about our fruit trees or berry bushes
But after being dissolved I'm water and
passing through the wash-tub, CLEAN
ing all the imperoeptible elements Of
the best manure from soilded linen
its fertilizing power is vastly increas'
ed. Indeed, we may almost say thai
the average soapsuds from the kitchen
and laundry is worth more than the
soap which produces it. Do not al.
low your sospsuds to run away wasted
while you have trees which 1t might
benefit.
Year: 1877

Cure for Choking Cattle.-Should
cattle be at any time in danger of chok.
ing by reason Of any foreign substan ce
In the throat. take of fine-cut chewing
tobacco enough to make ball as large
as hens egg dampen it with molas-
ses so that 1t can be compressed into q
ball, and will adhere closelely ;
elevate the animals head. pull out the
tongue, and crowd the ball as far down
the throat as possible. In fifteen min
utes 1t will cause sickness and vomi-
ting, relaxing the muscles so that the
potato, or whatever may be choking
it, will be thrown up.-LdncdSter
Farmer.
Year: 1877

Oatmeal Porridge.-An English
man sends the following recipe to the
Germantown Telegraph: Oatmeal
porridge is especially suitable for chill
dren. It nourishes their bones and
and othertissues, and supplies them in
s'greater degree than most foods with
the much-needed elements of phos-
phorus. The Irish and Scotch make
their porridge with water, and add
cold milk but the most agreeable and
nutritive way is to make 1t entirely
with milk, to use oat meal, and to see
that IL is not too thick. The follow
ing is good recipe: Bring quart
of milk to boiling point in an enamel
lined saucepan, and drop in by degrees
eight ounces of coarse oat meal; stir
I'll it thickens, and then boil for half
an hour. The mixture should not be
too thick, and more milk can be added
according to taste.
Year: 1877

Fruit LAVA bill has been present
ed to the Vermont legislature on petit
ton of 8. w. Jewett and others, to
protect fruit growers by compelling
people to take proper care of their trees
on penalty of fine if found guilty OF
wanton neglect. We know of many
cases where such a law. il enforced
would be of great benefit to COM
munities. A single tree sometimes
becomes the pest distributor of a large
neighborhood. which il attended to
in season might be wholly prevented.
Scientific Farmer.
Year: 1877

Dipping Sacks in Water.-An old
Montana farmer and miner told me a
yarn to-day which L will give you for
what 1t is worth. he says that in
that country they dip gunny sacks in
the water in very cool weather (20deg.
below zero) until covered with Ice
air Highland then fill them with
potatoes and carefully close the mouths
of the sacks, and put them in open
wagons, If they do not make the
journey in one day. He says they
they never freeze in that way, being
as though in glass houses.-RurdI
World.
Year: 1877

AGood OiBtment.-Boil an egg until
it is pretty hard; take out the yolk,
and rub in with enough pure glycer-
Inc to make salve of the desired con-
sistence. This makes an ointment OF
superior efficacy for core nipples, chap
ped lips and similar irritable condi-
tions of the skin. It will keep free
from rancidness In all weather, and
can be made by any person.