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Year: 1878

The WOoD TARIFF BILL.-Samuel Town.
send does not approve of the editor of the
Gazetts course in favoring the Wood tariff
Dill, and thus writes to that paper: sin
1873 came the crushing of values down to
this time, 1873, until it has stopped
thousands of manufacturing establishments.
that employed tens of thousands of work.
men at fair wages, who, whilst these
factories were carried on, made a good
market for our fruits; and now after the
Delaware farmers and fruit growers have
for hive years hardly been ableto keep soul
and body together, hundreds have had
their property sold by the Sheriff. We
have all bean looking for brighter days, the
revival of business particularly the manu-.
features, whose workmen are our best
customers for our fruit. Therefore. it is
anything but consoling to Delaware fruit
growers, to read that there was a prospect
OF passing Fernando Woods free trade
tariff bill, which would of course keen
mechanics out of employment, and of
course unable them to buy fruit or our
produce, and the deficiency to run the
government would, / suppose, be made up
by direct taxation on all persons that had
no incomes, and those that had incomes.
an income tax in addition. If this is the
kind of legislation likely to be carried out
IN Washington the sooner they adjourn
and 90 home the better.''
Year: 1878

The Delawaye Gazette gets off the follow.
ing at the disbanding of the Republican
party in Kent county; Now, the negroes
see what the Republicans think of them.
Theyshave deserted them--led them to be
enemies of the Democrats and deserted
them before an army with banners and
guns all shotted. God save the poor negro
from his false white brother. In dire re-
taiiation the negroes of Kent county ought
to form in solid phalanx and march TO the
polls and vote the Democratic ticket"


Now lets hear from the Delascayean.
Year: 1878

Our HoMEs.--Now that spring, with its
sweet-scented flowers aud beautiful foliage.
is upon us, let US make an effort to adorn
and beautify our homes. Are you toilino
hard for frugal fares? You will be more
than repaid for the labor that is required
TO keep that plat before your door clean
and green, and you will love your home the
better for the rosebuds which bloom in your
yard looking up into your eye, as it were,
with gratitude through its green leaves and
blushing flowers. 1t is but the work of
half hour to plant it there, and many a
year will it reward your wife and children
with its smiles. A child cannot prune and
water it. and watch with affection its swell.
ling buds without becoming more gentle in
character, more refined in feeling, and
dociIe IN spirit.
Year: 1878




Statistics by the State superintendent
show that Virginia has been ahead OF any
country in the higher education OF its uni
versities and colleges, but she stood among
the lowest in the education OF the great
mass OF the people. Now, however, when
our city public schools have been made an
honor to the city and State, after years OF
the hardest work to accomplish this result,
is it Just or true policy to make an appro-
priation not sufficient to keep them up to
this standardt


The Council has appropriated about one
and one fifth mills on dollar, while all that
is asked is only about two hfths mills more


If about one and one half mills to the
dollar are appropriated as n permanent and
separate seho0l-rate, as the population in
creases the property will increase, and this
school-rate would be always sufficient for
the full support OF the schools, and the ques-
tion would be taken out OF politics here
after. .-


Intelviewers of the Dispatch have graft
fed the people in bringing out the views OF
many candidates. While all have expressed
themselves in favor OF the public schools,
some have favored reduction OF the ex-
penses, which is equivalent to destroying
their efficiency, as the present appropriation
is properly sufficient for only a SiG-month's
session.


Would it not be well to get the candidates
to give distinct opinion as to the appro-
priation OF one and one half mills to the
dollar as Il permanent and separate school
rate q.
Year: 1878




Mir. 4. W. Roberts, superintendent Of
the Hartford tire-alarm telegraph, bas in
vented very ingenious device to be at
tached to the ordinary ballot-box, bywhich
each single ballot is numbered and its
number registered, so that the number OF
stamped ballots in the box corresponds with
the number shown on the register. 1t is
a simple cast-iron box. six inches square,
with front of thick transparent glass, re-
vealing the entire mechanism, which is
very simple, and makes merely q single
reciBrocating motion without gearing OF
any kind. There is a Slit-like aperture on
the lower side OF the box, for which the
bal}ot-box proper Is the floor, and the voter
passes his ballot into the box through this,
when the attendant turns a little crank one
revolution, end bell strikes, the ballot is
printed with q number, and the same num-
ber appears on the rotating register, to be
seen by all. These motions are all Simulta-
neoaas, and as soon as ballot is deposited
no more can be put in till the attendant
turns the crank, and thus opens the aper-
ture, which is closed by slide. If two BAL
lots folded or rolled together are put in as
one, only one of them can be numbered,
and, OF course, the other will not be count
ed. This numbering is done by printing,
the device being that OF the ordinary office
ribbon hand-stamp, except that this is
operated by the mechanism. When the
balloting is concluded the crank is locked,
the ballot-boX itself being locked or sealed
bv the same action, and the registering ap-
paratus may be eremoved, to be referred to at
any time to certify the ballot. Beside these
guards against illegal voting, the clerks at
the checklists may set the number OF each
voters ballot against his name instead OF a
check. 1t will be seen that the number OF
ballots cast may be known at glance at any
stage OF the voting without referring to the
checklists. The registry counter may be
made to record any number desired, as only
four disc are required to show up to 9,999.
One of the best features OF the device is its
extreme simplicity, which insures certainty
OF action and reliability.
Year: 1878

AS the time is fast approaching for our
Governor to make the appointment OF q
flour inspector, we hope he will consider
well and bear in mind our old friend, Sam
uel Britain, who has acted as deputy in
spector OF -four for over thirty years, and
during the whole time has done most OF the
work, and given satisfaction. Why not re-
ward the old gentleman by giving HIM, in
his old age, the place Of inspector? trust
the Governor viii give him the appoint
ment. A COMMISSION MERCHANT.
Year: 1878

ARAsKET OF CHAMPAGNE.-Eariy yester-
day morning quite an interesting occur
renee was witnessed at the Fair-Grounds
by number of ladies and gentlemen. A
gentleman from England, who is quite cor
pulent, had made a wager with a certain
major in the city, for basket OF cham
pagne, that he could run mile without
stopping. There were two neferees APP
pointed, and the track at the Fair Grounds
selected as the place for the running. AT
the appointed hour the athletic champion
appeared upon the ground with number
of friends. He was attired in trim, airy
costume. and looked so ready for the fun
that the challenging party must have lost
all hope Of his giving out before making
the mile. At the word $50" the dttenu-
ated Britisher logged off at a swinging,
easy pace, which he maintained with SEEM
ing little difficulty until he reached the
kome-stre.ch, when he quickened up his
gait and came in on fine run, amid the
deatening applause of his friends. The
Major don't think Of making another wager
OF the kind soon.
Year: 1878

ACTIVITY IN THE BANKRUPT CoURT.-The
officials in the Bankrupt Court have been
actively engaged for several days in filing
and preparing to file petitions in bankrupt
cv. The daily expectation Of the repeal OF
the act by Congress is inducing, or rather
forcing, into this court some OF our best cit
izens. Many OF the cases that are now be-
ing filed are said to be OF deserving char
acter and the result OF actual business re-
verses and misfortune.
Year: 1878

DON'T co WHERE YOUR LOVE LIES DREAM
ING but 90 to any cigar store restaurant and ask
for WHITLoCK MODEL CIGARS, and dream the
happy hours away by yourself 1t will pay better In
che long run.
Year: 1878

WHAT DID GEORGE WAsmNGToN
KNOW Ave don't like to be irrever-
ent, but would like to ask, What di!
our torefathers know? What, for in
stance, did George Washington know
He never saw steamboat. lie never
saw fast mail train. He never neld
his ear to a telephone. He never sat
for his picture in photograph gallery.
He never received telegraphic dis
patch. He never sighted krupp gun.
He never listened to the "fzz' OF an
electric pen. He never saw pretty
girl run a sewing machine He never
saw a selt.propelling engine 60 down
the street to a fire. He never heard OF
evolution. He never took laughing
gas. He never had set of store teeth.
He never attended an International Ex-
position. He never owned bonanza
mine. he never knew "Old Prob" lie
bat why 90 on? No; when he took
an excursion it was on hat-boat.
When he went off on train it was a
mule train. When he wanted to talk
with a man in Milwaukee he had to go
there. When he had his picture taken
it was done in profile with a piece of
black paper and pair of shears. When
he got the returns from back counties,
they had to be brought i'll by man
with an ox-cart When he took aim at
the enemy he had TO trust to crooked
barrelled old flint lock When he wrote
it was with a goose-quill. When he
had anything to mend his grandmother
did it with darning-needle. When he
went to a fire he stood in line and pass
ed buckets. When he looked at a clam
he never dreamed it was any relation OF
his. When he went to concert he
heard cracked fiddle and an insane
clarionet. When he had tooth pulled
he sat down and never left of yelling.
When he got out of teeth he mummed
his victuals. When he wanted an in
ternatlonal show he sent for Lafayette
and ordered his friend up from old Vir-
ginia with the specimens carefully la
beled in bottles. When be once got
hold of a nugget Of gold from an Indian
chief he felt rich When he wanted to
know anything about the weather he
consulted the ground hog or goose
bone. When-but why go on? What
did such man know? Who was he,
anyway?
Year: 1878

An amusing and interesting scene
was witnessed in the corridor at Wash
incton between the Senate chamber
and the marble-room. Senator Conkling
came out to see gentleman who had
sent in his card to him. Before the
gentleman could step up Mr. Conkiing
was bodily surrounded by some twenty
or thirty of the strong minded women
who had, despite the efforts of the door
keepers to prevent them, pushed past
into the corridor. At the head of them
was Mrs Isabella Beecher Hooker.
They button holed the Senator in the
most forcible style, and when he found
that he could neither advance nor re-
trace his steps without coming IN vio-
lent collision with some of his tormen-
tors he was faiu to stand still aud listen.
They appealed to him by all the gallan-
try and chivalry for which he was so
famous to allow them to appear at the
bar of the Senate and plead their cause.
They told him that Vice President
Wheeler had said that it would be very
ungallant and discourteous for any
Senator to refuse such a modest request.


Mr. Conkling said it would be setting
precedent under which the Senate
could not refuse to allow any one with
petition TO appear at the bar and ar
que on the subject. Mrs. Hooker said,
1--WE represent eight million of clti-
zens of the United States who are base
ly defrauded of their rights. You are a
man who have your rights, and we ask
and demand OF you that you help us TO
get ours" Mr.. Conkling said he was
always glad to help the ladies in every
thing. Then some twenty of them in
chorus SAID, "Give Us our rights.


After this they became more demon
strative than ever, r,and came closer TO the
Senator that the position was rather en-
barrassing for a modest man. Finally
lady took him by the lapels of his
coat and said, "Mr Senator, you alone
can do this thing for us. With your
position, your eloquence and your abili-
ty, if you will champion our cause, you
can secure for us the ballot. DO it, and
call down upon your head the everlast-
ing gratitude of the mothers ard daugh-
ters of this country 1t is noble work;
devote yourself to it, and let it be the
crowning act of your life.


Mr. Conkling said: "You fatter me.
/ have no such influence. am salts
fed | could not persuade the smallest
woman here to do anything against her
will"


ooh yes, Mr.. Senator" the lady said,
putting her face within about two inch
es of his, ''if we can only get you enlist
ed in our cause, we know We shall sue
ceed and that very soon"


Mr. Conkling said, "You can't prove
it by me.


AT this juncture some jelousy was
exhibited against the lady who had
hold of the Senator's coat, and another
one of the strong minded caught hold
of Mr.. Conkling by the arm aud pulled
him away. This one tried the whis-
pering game, and for three or four min
utes there was most striking panto-
mime. The lips of the lady, which
were at Mr.. Conkling's ear, were NOV
ing at the rate of sixteen krots an hour,
the Senator at frequent intervals was
bowing low, and making furtive at
tempts to edge his way to the door
leading into the Senate chamber. lie
finally reached it, and with one very
profound bow disappeared. The whole
scene was highly relished by the few
who witnessed it.
Year: 1878

Lovers quarrels arise from different
causes; sometimes from meEe intensity
of affection making undue exactions,
and at others from causes which, prop
erly understood and appreciated, would
warn the parties of the impOssibility Of
their ever living happily together.


For instance, a young man who is en-
gagged finds his af1ianced very jealous.
Whenever they meet other ladies' in
society, she treats him with great cool
ness. This chills his ardor aud makes
him discOutented, so much that he Is in
doubt about marrying her at all. He
has, in fact, come to the conclusion that
If he believed she would treat him after
marriage in the same way she does now
he would never marry her.


As a general proposition, il may be
laid down that persons will not change
essentially after marriage. A belief
that they would has been the cause of
countless unhappy marriages. They
will be Just about the same after as be-
fore, aud, if anything, a little more
likely to give way TO strong natural
prOclivities, or peculiarities of temper.


If you would not marry a young
woman, provided you believe she would
continue to be as she is now, without
any marked change in her disposition,
then you do very perilOus thing 10
marry her at all.


The same rule, on the other hand, ap-
plies TO the young men. Many anu
many girl has made a sbipwreck
of her happiness for life by marrying a
young man in the confidence that after
marriage she would WELD such an in
fiuence over him as to reform his wild
habits. She fluids her influence dimin.
ished rather than increased, after they
are married, and Disappointment
disagreements aud misery necessarily
follow.


Marry no one with whom, withou
any change Of character, you are no
satisfied.
Year: 1878

The New Orleans Times says that the
strong sympathy shown the Athlete


cities of the South by their more for
nate sisters Of the North is someth lg
not to be easily forgotten. While .1e
North with lavish hand is sOOth 1g
the fevered brow of the Southern suffer
ers, she is building a monument Of graf
itude which will be luminous fOrevar.
Year: 1878

Princeton (lIille Lncs county, Union.


One of the most dastardly outraSes that
has occurred for some time in this part of
the State was perpotrated i'll this village at
about 8 O'Clock OH Wednesday evening.
While the wife Of one of our citizens was re-
clining with her two children ON u lounge in
the sitting room of her house, she uncon-
sciouBly fell asleep; tho part OF the lounge
on which her head rested was within few
feet Of the door, which was wide open; soma
villain entered picked up pair of scissors
that lay upon IA sewing machine that stood
close by the door, and cut nearly all of tbs
luxuriant hair off her head; her hair was
three feet seven inches in length, besides 1t
was very heavy. The lady was awakened by
feeling something scratching her neck, on
arising and going to the mirror she was hor-
rifed-aE her hair except little on the side
of her head which had pressed the lounge,
was cut of closely. Terribly alarmed, she
rushed into neighbor's house and related
her story. That neighbor, in company with
the lady's husband, who had been sent for,
searched the house, barn ana garden, but
could find ne clae that might lead to the de-
teotion of the unprinc!pled seoundEel. All
the hair was carried off with ite exception
of lock which the thief dropped Oh the
door step. TIE scissors were t@1nd lying at
the front entrance to the street, The whole
affair is shrouded in mystery. But We VEN
ture the assertion that it was no rea.dent OF
Princeton wac committed the shameful
theft.
Year: 1878

Anoka Union.


The examination now being had of the
management OF the insane asylum at st.
Peter will not impress the ciLizens of Miu-
nesota favorably So far nothing bat dis
honesty, corruption and swindling has been
brought to tbs snrface and the officials, in
stead of running the Affairs of the asylum
economically and honestly, have all along
laborod to see how much money they could
steal and pocket. Out upon such damned
corruption.
Year: 1878

PHOTOGRAPHY As AN AID TO TINE
PoLIcE.-There is q sre tsl branch
of the Paris police who are photo
graphers in uniform, and place 10
set aside at the station for stadiO
and dark closet. In cases of mnr--
der It Is the duty of the police pho.
tographers to photograph the sceae
of the deed, and also to- record by
the assistance Of the camera the posi-
ton of the victim. Several ffrstsn-
ecs Of orgery upon notes and bonds,
in which the original figures were
erased and others written in their
place, haze been discovered by the
use OF the camera. In photographs,
ink marks which are Invisible TO
the eye are frequently reproduced,
while an erasure, let it be ever 50
carefully smoothed over, becomes
apparent. In a word, it is next to
impossible to make an alteration
in the matter OF writing or printing
upon paper surface without the
photographer finding it out. Even
upon the subject of style in hand-
writing, the camera gives a sharp
criterion. By photographing a word
or two, and enlarging the mp and
down strokes to very wide dimen-
sions, the character of the writing
is more easily studied than in it's
original form. This instrumentality
is sometimes used by inguisitive
police agents anxious to- get at tire
history of doubtful document. -
Veac York World.
Year: 1878

l need not tell you how the story
was all wormed out OF bashful Bill,
and how they all laughed as they
sat around the tea table that night,
but l will conclude by saying that
they all went to the show tuaethes.
and Bilf-has no fear-of Cos Sock.
rider now.
Year: 1878

The men implicated by the cipher tele-
grams In an attempt to brbe electors are
very generally denying their guilt. Guilty
men usually do. But why do they not bring
forward some evidence of the truth of their
statements9 If the Tribune translations are
wrong, let the men who sent the dispatches
furnish the correct translations,
Year: 1878

WHATEVER other contraction there has
been no contraction is to be found in the
number of Congressional candidates. There
are 293 Congressional Districts in the United
States, and to represent these Districts 1000
candidates have already been put in nomina-
ton. There may be more Districts to hear
from, but probably all the nominations have
been made. However poor we may be in
other respects we are certainly affluent in
Congressional candidates. Perhaps some of
them could oe spared for export.
Year: 1878

THE Albany Argus is of the belief that Til
denis letter described by the New York
World as too long for a denial and too short
for an explanation) demonstrates that the
Democracy is panoplied with invincibil,ty.s
What finer thing could be said The Albany
paper may go the head of the class in rhet-
owl
Year: 1878

Jesse PomerOy, the Massachusetts, boy
murderer, is fortunately still in State Prison.
Recently, when some one gave him kitten
for q pet he fAyed it alive with knife and
fork provided for his meals. Two holes
started in the side of the cell for escape have
also been discovered.
Year: 1878

We do not read anonymous letters and communl
cations. The anne and address of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
munications that are not used.
Year: 1878




Information received here, says a Washing
ton correspondent, OF Republicans both from
Pennsylvania and New York is all to the effect
tnat the octoJer elections continue to exercise
amost de e'ressing effect on the Greenback or
ganiz--don, and that the hsrd-mouey victory
IN Ohio has brought back many Republicans
who were hestating asout joining the Nation
ais. The assurances given by Secretary Sher-
man of his ability to resume on January have
also had very happy effect. The conviction Is
rapidly spreading that the financial question
will be the leading Republican issue in 1880.
and the party has already, by the verdict of the
October elections, placed itself in position on
that question as the hard-money party. The
indisputable facts of Democratic outrages in
South Carolina are also having great effect in
both these States in consolidating the RepublI-
cans. From the most conservative Republican
sources the denunciation of the movements ac-
knowledged to be under the leadership of Wade
Hsmpton's aids is now severe and significant.
In Pennsylvania the feeling is well indicated
by remark of Que Of the most Conservative
journals in the State, that whether these trans
actions made Democrats rapidly down there or
not, it was beyond question thatthe knowledge
of them was making Republicans very fast in





that the Republicans will make gains on Com
gressmen in both States and have Q majority
in each delegation.


The card of Mr.. Havemeyer receives more
credence here among the Democrats who were
well postee during the electoral count than auy
one yet printed, Tilden's not excepted In fact
it is only one in which gentlemen who are
known to have had close relations with the
general management Of the business about TIL
den's residence place full reliance. Upon the
first appearance of the South Caroliua ciphers
which exposed Havemeyer's name, an expla-
nation was given privately that Havemeyer
had really been used In the mattar of receiving
the dispatches for Pelton and Tilden, sending
them to the latter BY messenger. The same
parties who explained this also said that Have
meyer had no reason to suspect their character.
and was only able to selectthem for Forwarding
to Tilden by the fact that they came in cipher
It is a significant fact that there are a number
of Democrats here who were very active in
promoting the passage of the Potter resolution
who now admit without hesitation that the
Developments have removed Tildea entirely
from the field for $780,