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Year: 1874

The workingmen Of Columbia, Pa, out
of employment, met to the number of a
thousand on Wednesday evening last, and
adopted memorial to Congress, from which
we make the following extract


We feel that the business interests of
this county never had the attention of Con
gress that they should have


We blame both parties.


We blame the Republican party for not
seeing that the state Of business in 1872
was unduly excited, and could not last, and
when reducing the tariff, they did not pro-
vide for It's restoration when needed.


We blame the Republican party for not
seeing that tariff duties with gold at 81 10
are twenty cents less protection than with
gold at 81 80


We blame the Democratic party for its
free trade doctrine, as being an old idea no
longer suited to the interests of this coun-
try, and wonder that they cannot see the
facts of to-day, that with American bar
IRON selling at p, cents per pound rails at
$55 90 per ton cotton goods at as low
prices as they were before the war, all Of
which are below cost Yet all business in
New York and Philadelphia is very dull,
and because the manufacturing interests
through the country are either not work
ING at all, or only part time.


The Democratic party with free trade
say to us, you must work for the same low
wages as in Europe, wages which are so
low that we cannot buy either good food
or clothes for our children, but force us to
put cur children at work, instead of at
school, to keep us all from starving.


During the past eight years many of us
by economy have been able to lay by enough
to purchase small lot and build a small,
comfortable home We want our children
to be able to do the same thing, but they
cannot do it under free trade or low tariff


The memorial proposes to retire all green
backs by 1884, to resume specie payments
in 1882, and to establish free banking
This is much more sensible platform than
some that have been received with more
favor.
Year: 1874

Among the missing fugitives from the
Pennsylvania Insane Asylum, near Harris
burg, is woman fifty years of age and
about five feet seven inches high. Her
hair is cut very short and is quite gray.
She has healthy appearance and a pierre
inc eye. Any person learning of her
whereabouts will relieve much distress con
corning her by communicating with the
superintendent of the asylum. Exchanges
are requested to copy.
Year: 1874

"A Centennial Tea Party was held in
the rotunda of the capitol on the night of
the 10th. The correspondent of the Bos-
ton Herald says it was a grand success.
Over 5000 tickets were sold and the
whole fashionable society of the city turned
out to attend. The tea tables were set in
the rotunda, which Was fully Illuminated
and decorated with flags hung around and
across the dome In the old hall OF repre-
sentatives platform was erected, where
Secretary Robson delivered a speech a
quarter of an hour long, on the historical
aspects Of the throwing overheard of the
tea in Boston harbor The Marine band
gave concert. Grant and King Kalakaua,
Gen. Sherman, the Supreme Court and a
host OF senators and members were
present. Miss Kellogg, whose opera
troupe is here, sold flowers at the Con-
necticut table. The young ladies were
dressed in the costume of the revolutionary
times, many of the dresses being heir
looms and Of exceeding fine texture. The
daughter of Gen. Meigs wore Lady Wash
ington's watch and chain. The occasion
could not have been more attractive. The
receipts amounted to at least $40 ,000.
Year: 1874

paralyze that portion of the brain which
controls locomotion. In some individ-


uals this part Of the brain is the first
to yield, and the man stageers long be-
fore he has lost the control of the rea-
soning powers, and the man talks SEN
sibly long after he is obliged to stop
walking. As rule, however, stag
gering IS one of the symptoms of the
more advanced stages of the poisoning.


Another glass follows, and the man
falls into drunken stupor, indicating
a farther extension of the paralysis.
How complete this is may be seen from
the fact that the victim is insensible to
pain, and when in this condition NAV
undergo a surgical operation as we'll as
when under the influence of such other
narcotics as chloroform and ether. IF
several glasses have been taken at short
intervals, the drunken stupor grows
more intense, the paralysis extends,
and death ensues, partly from the
shock given to the heart, partly from
the paralysis ct that portion of the
brain which controls the action Of the
heart and luugs, and partly from con-
gestion Of the brain, which always at
tends alcoholic poisoning.
Year: 1874

The CONTROLLER of the Currency
is prepared to receive applications for
the organization of national banks in


Western and Southern States under
the currency act just passed by Con-
gress, which authorizes the withdraw
al of S55,000,OO0 from the Eastern
States, and its redistribution in the
Southern and Western States. The
country will now have an opportunity
to Judge of how much truth there was
in the claim constantly put forward in
the financial debates Of the past six
months that the West and South had
not near currency and banks enough
for the free transaction of business.
The experiences Of the country for the
next six months will simplify the fnan-
cial question in some respects, when it
comes up again at the next session Of
Congress. Wisconsin.
Year: 1874

Surely the mischief of hypocracy
can never be ingeighed against. When
religion is in request, it is the chief
malady of the church, and members
die of it; though because it is subtle
and inward evil, it be little perceived.
It is to be feared there are many sick
of it, that look well and comeIy in
Gods outward worship. and they may
pass well in good weather, in times of
peace; but days of adversely are days
of trial.-Bishop Hell.
Year: 1874

Reverence is an enobling senti-
ment, it is felt to be degrading only by
the vulgar mind which would escape
the sense Of its own bitterness by eleva-
ting itself into the antagonist Of what
is above it. He that has no pleasure
in looking up is not fit to look down.
Ofsgch minds are the mannerists In art
and in the world : the tyrants of all
sorts Washington ALLston.
Year: 1874

-" Love is often but solitary leaf.
but neither storm nor blight can fade
it; like the perfume that dead flower
sends forth, 1T is sweet when all the
gay sunshine has departed; when all
its bloom has past, it has the fragrancy
of memory it is the last lingering beam
that grows after sun and stars have
SET"
Year: 1874

People talk of originality What
do they mean? As soon as we are
born the surrounding world begins to
operate upon US, and so on to the end
and, after all, what can we truly call
our own but energy, power and will?
Could [ point out all [ owe to my fore
runners and contemporaries, truly there
would remain but little oYer.-Gethe.
Year: 1874

=" Grim care, anxiety, moroseness,
all this rust of life ought to be secured
off by the oil of mirth 1t is better
than emery. Every man ought to rub
himself with it. A man without mirth
is like wagon without springs, in
which every one is caused disagreeably
to jolt by every pebble over which it
runs"
Year: 1874

Wealth and poverty are seen for
what they are, 1t begins to be seen
that the poor are only they who feel
poor, and poverty consists in feeling
poor. The rich, as we reckon them,
and among the very rich, in a true
scale, would be found very INDECENT
and ragged.-Emersom.
Year: 1874

The strong emotions from which
the life Of human being receives a
new bias, win their victory as the sea
wins his; though their advance may
be sure, they will often, after a might
so far as to lose all the ground they had
made Eliot
Year: 1874

The other is unsupported by anything
but bad character.


The committee find that Henry Ward
Bcecher is not guilty Of the charges
prefer1e ed against him.


1t is possible that short paragraph
may be added to the report, noticing
briefly the failure of Frank Moulton to
bring any new evidence to bear upon
the subject. which can in the slightest
alter the conclusions the committee
have come to.
Year: 1874

A State Convention of the Republican Party, of
the State of Delaware, will be held at Georgetown,
ON TUESDAY, the twenty eighth day Of July at
p. NJ, for the purpose Of nominating candidates for
Governor and Representative in Congress and the
transaction Of such other business may be brought
before it.


In accordance with custom New Castle County
will elect seventy eight delegates, Kent County will
elect forty delegates, Sussex County will elect forty
two delegates.


The Executive Committee of each County are
requested to give notice early. Of the number of
delegates apportioned TO each Voting District and
the time and place Of their election.


Special Train for the accommodation of the
Delegates and all Republicans who desire to attend
the Convention, will bo run; ; of which due notice
will be given HENRY F. PICKELS,


Chairman of the Republican State Executive
Committee.
Year: 1874




Custom HOUSE OFFICIALS AT LEwEs -
There was considerable excitement in this town
last week over the arrest of some OF its citizens
for smuggling.


Whether thay were guilty or not we will not
undertake to say, but the loose manner in
which the Custom House officials here perform
their duties is certainly very inviting to SNUG
glers, and no one but them ought to be blamed
for this commoton.


The orders Of the Treasury Department are
that all vessels from foreign ports arriving in
any United States port or harbor of shelter,
| Except the one where she is destined to dis
charge her cargo) shall, as soon as possible, be
boarded by Custom House official, whose
duty it is to carefully examine all the vessels
papers, and if the mantests of the cargo agree,
certify to them and forward copy by mail to
the place of the vessels destination. The YES
sci is also to be thoroughly examined and
matches sealed down.


This, in measure, prevents smuggling, bu
the government took extra precaution in thi
harbOr, viz:-appointed night inspector anC
two men to patrol the beach during the night
Also an Office was built on the beach so tina
one of the inspectors would be on the watch al
the time. The office has never been used.
In the future let the Custom House official
do their duty properly and the people will no
ba troubled with the United States Marshal
nor special agents. .-Bredktoater Light.
Year: 1874

AN OLD MAID Who WOULD MARRY
The Commercial of yesterday tells this little
incident In one of the towns down the State
there resides and elderly unmarried female,
who is fast verging towards the grave, but
within whom her neighbors thought there still
existed desire to merry. So it was resolved
to put the matter to a test, and sure enough
she consented. The wife of gentleman we'll
known in Wilmington, but who resides in the
town, dressed herself in her husbands clothes,
called upon and made the acquaintance Of the
lady, and invited her TO promenade when
she, consenting. was led to the house of the
aforesaid married lady, whose regrets at moi


being able to receive the visitors were expressed


by servant at the door. Returning, tho


gentle woman chevalier grew profuse in hel
expressions of admiration and esteem for thu
maiden lady, finally making formal declara
ton of love, and inquiring if that love wa
t recprocated. To this the now expectant brid
replied that she thought it was" and al
: engagement was made at once and Thursda,
3 next fixed for the marriage. The visitor thel
departed and we understand that the maide
3 lady is making due preparations for the solem


nization Of her marriage ON that day.
Year: 1874

PLEASE STOP. In our issue of the Sth there
appeared a communication assailing the nu-
merous dancing picnics which have been held
in the western part of this county recently.
The writer signed himself Morning Glory"
and he characterized the picnics in question
as " semi devil meetings" the attendance
upon which was made up mainly Of the de-
praved, the dissipated the sensual of society.
Last week We published reply, done up in
rhymes, the spirit and wording of which wa,
about as rough as the article to which it wa:
replying. 1t was intended ito be in kind, >
and certainly was so. Having published these
twO-the assertion and the rejoinder-we shall
publish no more. We have not room for
further hearing of the matter. Five commu
nications now stuff our letter box, to publish
which would fill nearly one side of the pape
with sour rhetoric, to the benefit Of no goot
cause, and to the infinite disgust of good taste
We have not room for all. and shall therefor
discard all and thus end a discussion tha
would run to almost never ending lengths
Four of the five writers take the part of tn
picnickers, but all of them but one try so har
to be as abusive to Morning Glory" a
Morning Glory was to them, that their al
ticles are little more than TRADES. Imagine


paper filled with such stuff to the exclusion
the hundreds of events of local interest give
in our short items. The most judicious write
defends the characters of the participants frol
the assaults of Morning Glory" and asser
that nearly all Of them are of the highest re
pectability and standing. This communicl
ton We should feel disposed to publis
but for its great length Morning Glory S
article was far better calculated to arouse
spirit of vindictiveness than to convince IL
picnickers Of the sin of dancing, and it is


put an end to this vindictiveness that we pr
All end to the publication.
Year: 1874

MORE WoRLDLINEss THAN WORSHIP AT Re.
respondent thus writes about the camp, in his
letter of Saturday:


The meetings. although well attended, con-
sidering the circumstances, seem to lack that
interest which is usually seen at Methodist
camp meetings, and up to the present time
but few converts have been made. This may
be because the camp is not yet thoroughly
started, and the interest may increase, which
promises now to be the case. The people and
ministers are beginning to see where the fault
is and are becoming more and more earnest
each day. There are enough people and a
great sufficiency of ministers to make the camp
grand success in all the best results for which
it has been established. We are sorry to see,
however, that the Surf House, in the evenings
especially, appears to have greater attractions
to some of the preachers than the meeting in
progress upon the ground.


The Surf House, in the evening, Immediate
y after supper, is the center Of all our fashion
and beauty. Here are gathered all the pretty
well dressed bellies OF Rehoboth. A constant
stream pOurs to and from the camp during the
entire evening and hack loads are being takeI
on and off in front of the veranda, making
scene of hustle and excitement which reminds
one of Cape May or Long Branch.


The tOetteS of the ladies, especially thost
from Baltimore, are equal to any thing seen a
either place, and we venture to state that fol
beauty the ladies' gathered at the Surf il
the evenings will compare with those at an!
other watering place in the country.
Year: 1874

PHILADELPHIA, Dec "a, 1873
SELDOM, if ever, pick up newspaper without
l. Seeing, among the first items that arrest my at
tention the record of terrible boiler explosion.
Very many causes assigned for this loss of life
and property. great deal is said 10 what should
be done and what should not be done. But scarce
ly ever hear it said that these explosions due to
an accumulation of Scale in the Boiler and yet eight
out of ten nstanc that occur in our midst un-
doubtedly due to this cause.


Now, permit me to say that manufacture Com
position that will readily and thoroughly remove this
fncrustation; and while am constantly sending it
over the United States, exact pay for its
less it gives perfect satisfaction and fufs all he
claims make for it.


My preparation will remove Scale from any Boiler
no matter how deep may be the iEcrusat on, and at
the same time It will prevent injury to the Boiler
from anything which may be held in solution by the
water contained IN it. This article will absolutely
prevent the formation of Scale if timely introduced
The powder which manufacture has been care
fully tested by some of the ablest chemists in the
countrs and its fitness to keep iron clean and to
preserve it has been demonstrated by them in the
mos. satisfactory manner.


If you will send for my circular with my terms and
full particulars, or give call, think I will be
able to convince the most sceptical that this compo-
sition will justify all claim for it.


Very respectfully yours,


GEO. w. LORD.
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Year: 1874

No efforts will be spared to make the MAINE STATE
PRESS more acceptable to its patrons. Indeed the
Publishers will not relax their efforts TO make the
paper necessity to those who have been accustomed
to read it. We pledge that during the year 1874 the
Weekly PRESS shall be more NEWSPAPER than
ever, so that the family that thoroughly reads the
paper viii have all the current events of the day.
Year: 1874

The returns this morning are full
enough from the various States in which
elections were held on Tuesday TO indi-
cate that the Democrats will have a deci
ded working majority in the next House
As near as we can approximate the COM
plexion Of that body after the 4th Of March
next, It will be as follows:
Year: 1874

We presume our readers were ra-
ther puzzled at not finding the Let
ter of Col. Hays, of Ala, and the Ad-
dress of the Republican Congression-
al Committee, in our last week Sup
plement. We supposed it contained
both at the time we wrote, and did
not discover the mistake until after
the paper was printed. The mistake
arose from our accidentally getting
hold of another Supplement issued
by the Republican State Committee,
which contained the Letter and Ad-
dress, from which fact we inferred,
without examination, that the Sup
plement sent us by the Committee
was the same. The matter it con-
tanned, however, was excellent, and
perhaps was fully as acceptable to
our readers as anything else we could
have given them.
Year: 1874

A correspondent of the Cincinnati
Commercial says thirty-nine murders
have been committed in three coun-
ties of Tennessee, since January first,
and we have no account of any con-
victions. If this does not indicate o
state of social barbarism in that part
of the South, we would like to hear
a Southern definition of personal
safety
Year: 1874

One cannot easily get away from
the effect of advertising. Ifa man ad-
vertises his stock is fresh and fash
ionable, it is difficult to belive that
he has not really finer stock than
those who do not advertise. Thisln-
fuence of advertising affects the
natural qualities of human beings
and may safely be appealed to-
Year: 1874

PosTMAsrERs are instructed by the
Department not to deliver a letter
from the Pension Office to any other
than the person addressed, or a
member of his or her family, or to o
legal guardian of the pensioner, and
under no circumstances to deliver
such letters to an attorney, claim
agent, or broker.
Year: 1874

The Marietta and Cincinnati r. r.
Company have discharged all minors
who were running on the road in
the capacity of fremen and brake
men. This we understand is to be
a fixed principle hereafter,
Year: 1874

citizens of the place told me he
had tried Reub ON the time
question on both clear and
cloudy days, and also on dark
nights, and he always gave the
correct time. Reuben asked
the gentleman we were talk
ing with to write down col
5umn OF figures, which, he did;
they were then read to him,
two figures In each number
and he at once gave their SUN,
and then could repeat the num-
bers in the order in which they
were written, either forward or
backward.


The tax collector got Reub to
look over his work last fall, and
Reuben said that he could re-
member the numbers in the
column and the SUN yet. Coun.
ty clerks have sent from Kan
sas for yhlm torheIp straighten
their books. A wholesale firm
in Kansas City heard Of him,
and sent for him to do some
invoicing. He told them he
cobd do the work of ten clerks
IN making computations. They
told him if he could he should
have the pay OF ten men. He
mounted high stool with the
clerks around him, and he kept
them busy giving the number
of articles, price of each, and
taking down his answers. They
gaye him torty-five dollars Tor
his days work. A firm in Fa-
yelteville- selling out took an
invoice of their goods. Reub
was sick at the time, but they
made 1t out and submitted l. to
him; he found mistake of
Three hundred dollars. aHH


Sometimes a witty person
will try and make a little fun
at Reub S expense. One asked
him what he would do if the
doctors should catch him and
lake out his brains to see, in
what respect they varied from
others. "Go around without
any brains like you go' was the
ready yreplylq3 7" i2s' ~
Year: 1874

A writer in the Evansville
Journal gives some particulars
concerning Goldsmith Maid,
who has just distinguished her
self by the remarkable time OF
2:l49: The Maid was a way
ward child. From the date Of
her birth, on the farm of John
b. Decker, in Vantage town,
ship, Sussex comfy, N. Y, in
the spring of 1857, to the age OF
six years she distinguished her.
sell In many ways, but never as
a trotter. She was understood,
nervous and lretful, and utterly
refused farm work Mr.. Deck.
er her owner says he never got
any work out of her but twice
One half day In plOwing corn
and one half day in draw ing
stones. Once she was hitched
to a harrow, but after a short


\


distance she reared backward
and entangled both her hind
lePs in the cross piece of the
harrow, and so Injured those
members that when. she goes
out Tor her morning walks it Is
said she still shows signs OF
stiffness behind, caused by this
fall in early life. From the
time she was. six months old
until Mr.. Decker sold her she
was used as race horse though
without her owners knowledge.
The boys on the farm. of course.
as boys do, were anxious to
know which was the speediest
horse, and at an early day they
found it was the Maid. And
so, alter the 'old man had gone
to bed they would take her out
of the pasture or stable, when
ever a race could be made up,
and ran her on the road after
night. She beat everything
that could be brought to run
with her, so that finally none
but The uniformed from a dis


tance could be found to bet
against her. These races were
made up at the country stores
and lounging places IN the
evening after farm work was
over, and the race run the same
night after The 'old man had
gone to bed. No training, no
grooms, no jockeys, no weight
for age-just man or a boy in
his bare feet, mounted bare


back, with his toes hugglng the
mares belly like a leech, was
the style; and the Maid no
doubt, enjoved it more than
she has some Of her late races
IN the trotting ring. One day
In the summer OF 1863 two men
were out buying horses for the
army, and stopped all night
at Mr.. Decker's, and in the
morning bought the Maid of
him for $3.50, and started for
home, leaving the mare behind
them. On their way they met
Mr.. Tompkins, who knew the
little mare and bought her of
them for $500. The two men
also knew her and believed
that. she could be made a trot.
ter, but were willing to to : make
300 by their morning's bar. BAL:
gain. The next day Tompkins
sold her to Allen Goldsmith, an
excellent judge of horse. flesh,
of Blooming Grove, Orange
County, New York for 5000,
from him she took the name of
Goldsmith Maid. He kept ber
under a pretty steady training
under William Bodine,t to whom,
more than any other living
man, should be awarded the
credit of first bringing the mare
out. The renowned Budd Do.
BILE, who now drives her 30
handsomely, had notrthen lei-
ther seen or heard of her,
While In training for the trot-
ting course she was so fretful