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Year: 1879

THE Albany Journal in commenting upon
the Name conspiracy and the opinion of the


Council concerning the Act of 1877, justly
says: "No Court has declared this law to
be unconstitutional, it has never been called
in question until now; but without waiting
to hear the Supreme Bench of Maine pro-
nounce against its validity, these precious
plotters unanimously decide that it is
worthless law and that they will pay no at
tention to its mandates. But this action is
quite in keeping with the scheme which it
is intended to serve Men who are equal to
grabbing offices to which they are no more
entitled than they are to the pyramids of
Egypt, obviously woald not hesitate to usurp
the functions of the judiciary and manipu-
late the laws for purely partisan purposes"
Year: 1879

THE course of the Council is provoking
comments the reverse of complimentary
from independent and disinterested observ-
ers. Here is the independent Springfield
Republican saying: ''The country will have
to reverse its opinion of the State of Maine.
The other States have been accust omed to
look up to it with awe for its austere good
ness and q confidence that no political revo-
luton would ever be hot enough to melt its
granite Republicanism. The Greenback up
rising gave this confidence a terrible shock;
and now comes the impudent usurpation of
the Governor and Council to further try our
faith. To complete the work of destruction
it only remains to set free run ALLOWING in
every town in the State, and to overthrow
Names dear orthodox churches, setting up
in their place the gospel of Victoria Wood
hull or Bob Ingersoll. Such turn of events
would hardly surprise the country now"
Year: 1879

Al prayer-meetiug not far from Boston,
a man whose credit was not the best, and
who was somewhat noted for his failure to
meet his obligations, arose to speak. The
subject for the evening was, "What shall
do to be saved 2" Commencing in meas
ured tones he quoted the passage, What
shall do to be saved Z" He paused, and
again more emphatically asked the question,
"What shall do to be saved ?" Again
with increased solemnity and impressiveness
of manner, he repeated the momentous in
quiry, when voice from the assembly 10
clear and distinct tones answered, "Go and
pay John Williams for that yoke of oxen
you bought Of himw The remainder of
the gentleman's address was not reported


All present appreciated the fitness of the
unexpected word in season, and were saved
from hearing lengthy exhortation from a
swindler's lips. The incident has led us to
think that there are a good many people
who, before they make much progress in
walking in the way of salvation themselves,
or guiding others therein, will have to "Go
and pay John Williams" or John somebody
else, the money that they honestly owe
them. There is no man shrewd enough to
pursue course of dishonesty and trickery,
and still retain the favor of God in this
world, or good hope of glory for the world
to come. 1t is best TO settle up, square up,
and pay up, and then it will be in order to
talk in the prayer-meeting. Christian.
Year: 1879




"a word to the wise is sufficient" None
but the married man has home in his old
age; none has friend then but he; none
but he knows and feels the solace of the
domestic hearth; none but he lives and
freshens in his green old age, amid the af-
fections of wife and children. There are
no tears shed for the old bachelor; there is
no ready hand and kind heart to cheer him
in his loneliness and bereavements there is
no one in whose eyes he can see himself re-
flected, and from whose lips he can receive
the unfailing assurances of care and love.
No, the old bachelor may be tolerated for
his money; he may eat and drink and revel
as such do; and he may sicken and die in a
hotel or garret with plenty of attendants
about him, like so many cormorauts waiting
for their prey; but where is the moistened
eye, the gentle hand, the loving lips that
ought to receive his last farewell? He will
never know what it is to be loved, and to live
and die amid loving circle. He will 60
from this world ignorant of the delights OF
the domestic freside, and on the records
of humanity his life is noted-a blank
Selected
Year: 1879

Readers of Quentin, DuDard will readily
remember the Importance which Louis NJ.
of France is said to have attached to the
warnings of his astrologer, but they may
possibly have overlooked the exceptional
instance in which common sense prevailed
over superstition. The g-according to
the story--had mind to hunt one day, and,
being doubtful of the weather, inquired of
his astrologer whether it would be fair. The
sage answered with confidence in the affirm
ative. At the entrance of the forest the
royal cortege was met by charcoal man,
who expressed to some menials of the train
his surprise that the king should have
thought of hunting on day which threat
ened tempest. The Golfers prediction proved
true. The king and his court were driven
from their sport well drenched and Louis,
having heard what the collier had said, or
dered the man before him. How were you
more accurate in foretelling the weather,
my friend" said he, "than this learned
man p 81 am an ignorant man, SIRE"
answered the collier, was never at school,
and cannot read or write; but / have an
astIologer OF my own, who shall foretell
weather with any of them. It is, with rev.
erence, the ass who carries my charcoal, who
always, when bad weather is approaching,
points forward his ears, walks more slowly
than usual, and tries to rub himself against
walls; and it was from these signs that |
foretold yesterdays Storm" The king burst
into fit of laughing, dismissed the astro-
logical biped, and assigned the collier a small
pension to maintain the quadruped, swear
ing he would never in future trust TO any
other astrologer than the charcoal.man's ass.
Indications such as those here spoken of
have been familiar to country folk from the
earliest times for it is quite certain that
the lower animals feel approaching changes
of weather III way which we can very i'm.
perfectly understand. Still, even among
ourselves, there are many who are, to some
extent, sensible of these changes, and the
sensation is generally unpleasant. Old
wounds are painful before rain the head
aches before thunder or there is feeling of
uneasiness difficult to explain, but none the
less real. So also with animals; they career
wildly about the field in restless excitement,
they scratch themselves in the hedges, they
rub themselves against the wall, or their an
noyance finds vocal expression, as in the
agonizing yell of the aristocratic peacock,
! or the discordant hee haw of the plebeian
donkey. Such signs are not to be neglected
by the careful student or weather, although
they cannot be counted as strictly scientific
-Fraser's Magazine.
Year: 1879

The latest dog story is thus told by the
Palmyra (Wisconsin) Enterprise "a gentle
man connected with the United States Lake
Survey, in this city, was engaged one day on
the skirt of a wood in Indiana. Near him,
sleeping lazily in the sun, lay his faithful
dog, Tiger. Thinking to have some fun with
the dog, he gave shout and jump into
the thicket, as if all the game ever protect
ing 10y game laws from marauding hunters
was thrashing through the bushes. As he
expected, Tiger came bounding and barking
to the fray, and soon detected the trick that
was played upon him, sneaked back to his
lair and lay down again. The surveyor re-
sumed his duties, and was hard at wark for
two or three hours, when, all at once, the
dog rose from his sleep, set his ears and eyes
in the direction of the wood, gave bark,
and made rush for the forest depths. The
surveyor followed the noble brute to tree
up which he was sending canine congratu-
lations to the prey. But when the surveyor
came and began anxiously to scan the
boughs for the hiding game, Tiger gave a
satisfied A wooh" bestowed a glance of
contempt at the surveyor, and striking
dignified gait, stalked back to his couch
with the appearance of dog that had
squared up all accounts with the Lake Sur
vey, and had left nothing due on either side.
Year: 1879

Here is an instance of what the Bible,
without any foreign teacher, may do in
the enlightenment and conversion Of men /:
testament was washed overheard from
one of her majesty's ships along the coast
of Japan aud floated to the dominion of one
Of the princes. One of the chief men of the
prince saw the little volume floating on the
water and conveyed it to his master, who
examined it, and after making some in
quiry from the interpreters attached to his
residence found out it was copy of the
Christians Bible; and having ascertained
that there was a translation of the book in
Chinese, he sent to Shanghai for q copy.
Then with five or six of his companions,
and with a distinguished scholar as his
teacher, they gathered together in a Bible
class for its study. While they could un-
derstand much, there were many things
they could not understand; and hearing
that missionary at Nagasaki could speak
the Dutch language, he sent messenger to
the missionary to get answers TO difficult
questions, and in this way, through the
messenger carrying question and getting
a reply, in due time the head man, with
large retinue of retainers, made his way to
the missionary's house and presented them
selves for baptism. What was his state
ment? We here give it "Sir, | cannot
tell you my feelings when, for the first time
in my life, L read the account Of the charac-
ter and work of Jesus Christ. had never
seen, or heard or read of, or dreamed OF, or
imagined such a person. was filled with
admiration, overwhelmed with emotion, and
taken captive by the nature and life of
Jesus Christi" We can imagine somewhat
the impression that would in such circum-
stances be produced on such a man, fifty
years of age, in the maturity of his powers,
a man of education and special sagacity.
He sought baptism for himself and two Of
his friends who were with him. Within a
year three others of the same company were
also baptized Thus an example is furnished
of how the truth has been over and over
again conveyed providentially to men and
women, who, uninfluenced by missionary,
or foreigner, or Christian, have been brought
to feel it to be the Word of God l'-Bible
Society Record.
Year: 1879

A minister devoid of the love of Christ is
like steamer with her fires extinguished
in mid-ocean. The whole machinery stops
the voyage is interrupted. The grand aim
of her construction is defeated. We have
motionless hull, instead of thing of life
and power capable of transporting men and
goods across the water. The great baptism
OF love is the motive power iu the life of
minister 1t kindles and inspires him. 1t
sets the whole machinery of his life in mo-
tion for the service of humanity. In his
spiritual mechanism the wheels are alive, on
fire, and glow like those in the vision Of the
prophet. Under this lofty inspiration mac
tivity is impossible. By an inward necessity
he is impelled to the work of God. A bur-
den is upon him, and woe is felt if he does
not go out and labor for the salvation of
men.-Methodist Recorder.
Year: 1879

A shepherd had driven part of his flock to
neighboring fair, leaving his dog to watch
the remainder during that day and the next
night, expecting to revisit them the next
morning. Circumstances prevented his re-
turning home till the morning Of the third
day. His first inquiry was whether the dog
had been visited The answer was "No."
Then he must be dead !" replied the shep-
herd, with tone and gesture of anguish,
for know he was too faithful to desert
his charge" He instantly repaired to the
heath. The dog had just sufficient strength
remaining TO crawl 10 his masters feet and
express his joy at his return, and almost i'm.
mediately after expired. " Be thou faithful
unto death. th."-Episcopal Recorder.
Year: 1879

Abraham Lincoln once made the follow
ing reply to a complaining delegation from
the West Gentlemen, suppose all the
property you were worth was in gold, and
you had put il in the hands of Blondin to
carry across the Niagara falls on tight
rope, would you shake the rope while he
was passing over, or keep shouting to him,
Blondin, stoop little more go little
faster 2 No, ! am sure you would not,
You would hold your breath as well as your
tongue, and keep your hands off until he
was safely over. Now, the government is in
the same situation, and is carrying across a
stormy ocean an immense weight; untok
treasures are in its hands it is doing the
best it can don't badger it keep silence,
and it will get you safely over
Year: 1879

The man who is bent first of all upon
thronging his church, will often be COM
PEELED to resort to expedients unworthy of
preacher of the gospel He will, even
though unconsciously, hold in the back
ground those doctrines which are uninter-
esting or offensive to the world; and, on the
other hand, embrace good deal in his
preaching that is foreign to "Christ and
him crucihed." He win often be tempted
to be sensational at the expense of truth,
and seek to be novel and thrilling rather
than edifying.-Standard
Year: 1879

STRIKE OF ALL TRADES THREATENED.-At
issued by the trade assembly, and sent to all
the assemblies in the United States and British
North America, setting forth project for
united action for the adoption and enforcement
OF the eight hour law, the abolition Of the
truck system and child labor. They also pro-
pose to organize unions Of all bodies not now
organized, and to appoint an agitation COM
mittee to carry out the purposes OF the assem-
bIips
Year: 1879

FALL RIVER, Sept 29.-The working spinners
at the Sycamore Mill having been notified that
hereafter they would be required to pay board,
which is equivalent to q reduction of wages,
struck In a body this morning.
Year: 1879

THE EXTENSION OF THE GOVERNMENT PRINT
ING OFFICE. erected under the supervision Of
Architect of the Capitol Clark, is almost COM
pleted. The storeroom is fully completed and
is occupied, and the new composing room will
be occupied as soon as the gasfttings are put in
the building, contract for which was made
today
Year: 1879

To the eye of Him who watches over
a sparrow's fall there is nothing great,
nothing small. The man of science
trains his eye to a similar impartiality
in looking at nature. "A moss to the unz
trained1 eye seems insignificant. To
the eye OF tue bctanist it is little
world. A friend once complained to
the great Swedish botanist that Sweden
did not afford scope enough for the
study OF nature. LinnRus laid his
hand upon bit Of moss, on q bed Of
which they were reclining, and said:


Under this palm is material for the
tady of lifetimel"


One day, when lost in an African
desert, Mungo Park came across o. tuft
Of moss. This bit of green growing in
ar arid waste was a messenger from
God TO the desponding explorer. "a


"If God cares for the moss he said
to himself, surely He cares for me-
And hc went on his way, exhilarated by
the sight of bit of moss.


Wordsworth speaks to ears that can
hear:


10 me the meanest flower that blows can give


Thoughts that do often lie TOO deep Tor tears
Year: 1879


The undersigned takes this his thanks
to the people Of Yankton particularly and to his
friends throughout Dakota and Nebraska the generous
patronage which has been bestowed upon late firm of
DUDLEY HAWLEY through the many years in which
that firm has carried business in this city, and he
desires to call the attention Of these friends and that of
people generally to the enlarged facilities
sive assortment and comodous rooms
firm had provided and which the Dudley
& Hawley, possesses


of Ttn Copper and Sheet Iron Ware
tabshment equal in all respects anything
tent,


In the future, by application to business he hopes
to the Hardware trade of the region which naturally
utay to this point centerd here spare effort to
make 1t for the interest Of the people within this REGION
chase their Hardware Tnware Copper Sheet Iron
Stoves, and all other articles in this line from


Yours gratefully and respectfully


GEO. e. HAWLEY,


Union Block, Third St.
Year: 1879

London, May 30.-The eruption of
Mount Aetna is increasing. The three
new craters lie in the form of a triangle
a mile apart from each other, and the
stream of lava is seventy metres broad
and has already run distance of six
kilometres.
Year: 1879

New York, May 30.-The prepara-
tions made for due observance of
decoration day, were far more elaborate
than they have been in recent years, the
most impressive demonstration being
the, military parades, in which the
whole of the first division of national
guards participate in New York, and
the whole of the second division in
Brooklyn. The day is very generally
observed as holiday. All places of
public, and nearly all places of private
business are closed.
Year: 1879

San Francisco, May 3o.-The entire
Sophmore Gloss Of the State University
were expelled yesterday for refusing to
divulge the names of the members of
the class who were guilty of issuing an
obscene bogus Junior examination pro-
pramme
Year: 1879

Among the Seminole Indians there is
singular tradition regarding the white
mans origin and superiority. They say
that when the Great Spirit made the earth
he also made three men, all of whom were
fair complexioned, and that after making
them he led them to the margin of small
lake and bade them leap and wash. One
obeyed, and came out purer and fairer than
before; the second hesitated moment,
during which time the water, agitated by
the first, had become muddy, and when
he bathed he came up copper colored; the
third did not leap in until the water had
become black with mud, and he came
out dark in color. Then the Great Spirit
laid before them three packages, and out
of pity for his misfortune in color, gave
the black man the first choice. He took
hold of each of the packages, and having
felt the weight, chose the heaviest; the
copper colored man chose the next heav-
lest; leaving the white man the Gghtest.
When the packages were opened, the first
one was found to contain spades, hoes,
and all the implements of labor; the sec
ond enwrapped hunting, fishing, and war
like apparatus; the third gave the white
man pens, ink and paper, the engine OF
the mind, the means of mutual mental
improvement, the foundation of the white
mons superiority.
Year: 1879

A HINT TO SUFFERERS FROM NEURAL
G1A.-Several evenings since l was at


tackled with severe dental neuralgia.
After resorting to friction, cold and hot
applications, etc., without obtaining any
relief, lay upon my bed trusting that
sleep might come and give me respite
Still the excruciating pain continued, and
while / was suffering the "tortures of the
doublv damned undecided whether to
arouse some tired druggist for bottle of
chloroform or chop my head off with a
Year: 1879

AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP.


The interest runs high in the amateur arena
that during OF the contests at Prospect Park on
Saturday afternoon the players became much
cited that the game was broken up in fist fight, in
which bloody noses and black eyes numerous.
The Nameless still leads in the for the amateur
championship at Prospect Park, with the Polytcch-
mics second and the Commercials third. The follow
ing table shows the record up to date:--
Year: 1879

IT IL rRUB that we did state that the
collectors Of Wilmington advertised
where they could be found by all who
wished to pay their State and county
taxes, and we stated further that there
was really no good reason why any
man should be disfranchised, if they
would only go and pay their taxes, but
when people do not see proper to do
this there is no reason why they should
be left alone and the county cheated
out of its taxes, simply because they do
net come forward voluntarily and pay
them. The "Gazette" keeps itself we'll
adver tised all the time, that its credi.
tors may know where to come and pay
their bills, but when they do not come
the sditor sends after them once, twice,
thrice and more, and when that dom,
bring the money the parties are sued.
We only asked that collectors should
be required to call but once on the
county's creditors for their taxes.
Year: 1879

On SATURDAY We referred to the
outlawry in the South in regard to the
collection Of the Government revenues,
and from the statistics We produced II
will be seen that Georgia Is more cursed
with mdDnshiners than any ether State
in the South. A despatch from Atlanta
in that State, indicates that the proper
authorities are disr osed to execute the
laws with more energy and for that
purpose fifty gums and equipments have
been sent that an armed force may be
organized to accomplish the duty to
which the regular officers are unequal
This is well enough 50 far as 1t goes, bu'
fifty men We predict will also
prove unequal to the task. The or
ganized defiance Of the law in the
Georgia mountains will never be over
come until the Government sends there
a battalion Of good troops.
Year: 1879

81 have such a willing husband"
said Mrs. Jones-'Willing for me to do
anything"


"This side up" was the legend found
on the bottom of bottle in drunkard's 8
pocket.


Be shrewd and sell high, for on these
two commandments hang all the law and
the profits.


Sunday night is the strongest one, of
the seven, because ali the others are
week nights


One of the discomforts of being dog
in cold weather is that he has no coat
tail to sit on.


"Stage struck" remarked the toad
when the wheels of a fourho bus
passed over his head.


The reason why whisky is so burning
to the lasts must be becuse it comes from
the rectifer.
If you want to read a right funny
newspaper from New York State, you
take daily Observer.


1t seems little odd at first, but wear
ing apparel is not always out of its place
when its cuff on the ear.


The woman who spits,
Aud the hen who crows,
/ Good Lord deliver us


From such as those.


Tn afraid of gun without lock
stock or barrel," said small boy, as hi
father took the ramrod to him.
Year: 1879

Holly Springs SOUTH


The law gives TO the landlord lien for alb
supplies advanced BY him 70 his tenant, be-
fore he has actual notice shat some other
party has taken mortgage or trust deed on
his tenants crop, aud is making advance
ments under the same; that is, the law gives
the landlord lien for supplies, stocks and
i'm plements AS against other persons. tuan
a party to whom the tenant has given deed
OF trust or mortgage for supplies for the
same year, and of which snch landlord had
actual notice before making his advances.
By actual notice is meant personal kuOWl-
edge, in cOntradisrinction to constructive
notice, which in all other cases IS given by
legally recording a deed of trust or mort
gage. The lien given by law TO the land
lord to the extent of the rent has precedence
of all others.
Year: 1879

The Board of Supervisors little pet was
taken yesterday evening to pay visit TO
the Board in the court house where it was an
object fgreat interest to the memb bers and
by-standers. 1t has greatly improved in
its appearances of health and comeliness.
1t was well and warmly clad, and with its
smooth little complexion and soft blue eye
is indeed a charming baby. 1t is growing
and fattening and appears to have fully re-
covered from the effects of the hardships it
endured in the mountains from want of
food and raiment The old negro woman
who had it seems to have been devOtedlY
attached to it. She says that she used to
go about and pick up cast-of bones aud
boil them in the hope of extracting some
sustenance for it to keep it alive. 1t is
responding kindly to q more generous
treatment, and Mr.. and Mrs. Mercy are
getting to be proud of the waif fortune has
cast upon their shores and would dare TO
match it against any babe in town for come
liness The Board has made an appropria-
ton of $50 for the old negress for care of it.


DIR. Nelson proffering TO adopt the baby,
and. il being agreeable all around. the
3 lard has consigned it TO his care. Ii has
been installed in his household. and will
hereafter have a permanent and pleasant
home,