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Year: 1879




Society has a right to protect
herself. If deranged man is going
around the country, it does not
matter how rich he is or how re-
spectacle he may be, the communi-
" will arrest him, con6ne him and
place hIm where he can don o harm.
This is right. We have the same
right-indeed it is equally our duly
TO prevent men from going about
in society with loaded pistols in
their pockets Men 90 into par
lors and chambers where there are
ladies' and chitdren; they go into
concert and lecture halls; they go
into churches where great congre-
cations are assembled, with n five
shooter, loaded. and ready to fire a
death dealing bullet, concealed in.
their clothes or strapped under their
coats to belt This is all wrong,
and the practice ought to be stop
ped. We are at peace in this coun-
try. We profess to be a civilized,
educated, Christian people, aud NO
man ought TO be permitted to go
proving around among the people
with a deadly weapon concealed
ready to take the lite of a citizen
without one moments warning.
Give erybody iai- warnihg-let
every man know that it is penI-
tenLlary crime. 10 garry a conceare q
pistol, and then when a fellow is
caught with one 1T him don the ze p
bra uniform and with shaved head
do the State some service Dy crack
ing rock or digging coal under .the
mild discipline OF Tom o Conner.
Those who are really AFRAID to 90
about in a civilized community IN
armed, can shoulder shot gun or
take navy PISTOL IN their hand. 1t
IS nothing but -daIr that ali men
should kaow who among US are
armed and who arr. u,,L
Year: 1879

Courier-Journal: Here is copy
of letter written by a srJain Sec
ond street beauty yesterday to a
worthy youth of Louisville: M
Lord: Would it fatter you any
should tell you that | lay awake
nearly all last night trying to de
eide whether / should write you
this note to day? 1 did decide fif-
ty times to write it and as mans
more not to. l have gone over the
same grounds this. moraing, aud
hurry to write it before the faint
hearted impulse leaves me again
Last night when you so earnestly
told me that you loved me and ask
ed me 10 marry yOu, doyou know
that Isthought v ur words the most
eloquent that | ever heard, few and
faltering as they were-for they
we're faltering, sir just little
that was what made them SO elo
quent to me. Oh! how bold you
must consider me, but l ought to
have the right TO say such things
now, l think. Yes, when you asked
me if / would marry you-oh! l
ought to have done it, l suppose
but then it was such an opportuni
ty, and so I smiled the cue TO YOU
and answered, .Never.s And you
stupid, you froze and bowed Ike a
telegraph pole and left. Oh, dear
mel and / certainly thought that al
this day there was snobody under
the sun who was SO anpardonabiy
obtuse, so far behind the age and
the rage, that he would not have
Instantly met me With. What


neverT and given me the chance u


reply, Well, hardly ever. =


"How nicely this cora popsr


said young man who was siJtine


with his sweetheart before the fire


eyes, she Responded .demdrely
sits got over being green
Year: 1879

I Look at the date on the printed


label on your paper, if yours is di


] rected in thai manner, and pay up
| if your time is past. This in
| cludes all who receive their papers
IN single wrappers, or at the Pu


laski PostofIlce, or at the office Of
publication, who haze not made
special arrangements with us. Do
not fail in this if you wish the
CITIZEN continued to your ad-


dress.
Year: 1879

Luckiest man 1 ever knew
everything succeeds with him He
had only to say what he wanted.
and he got it. Why, confound it, /
was walking with him one day-the
very last day of lis life-and he
said to me: when l die I want
to die suddenly" Got run over
that very night and killed, by ho-
keyl Ever see such luck?
Year: 1879

Eli Perkins, it is announced. has
been engaged to tell twenty-seven
hundred lies in twentysevenhundred
quarters of a minute 1t will he
safe to wager heavy odds that he
will perform the feat and have
twenty six hundred quarters Of a
minute to spare
Year: 1879

A British professor estimates
that bees to collect a pound of hon
ev from red clover heads, would
have to make 100000 vIsits-al
most as many as book agent has
to make to a newspaper reporter to
collect the installments on a sub
scriptiOn.
Year: 1879

The best religion is that which
will make a colored man sit down
content to eat corn bread for sup
per, knowing at the same time that
a neighbor has fat chickens and no
dog in his ward
Year: 1879

In San Francisco, encircled by circus
tent of ample dimensions, is section of the
largest tree in the world-exceeding the
diameter of the famous tree of Calaveras by
five feet. This monster of the vegetable
kingdom was discovered in 1874, on the Tule
river. in Iulare county, about seventy-flve
miles from Visalia AT some remote period
its top had been broken off by the elements
or some unknown forces, yet when it was
discovered it had an elevation of 24O feet.
The trunk of the tree was III feet in circunl-
ference, with a diameter of 35 feet inches.
The section on exhibition is followed out,
leaving about foot of bark and several
inches of the wood. The interior is 100 feet
in circumference and 30 feet in diameter, and
it has seating capacity of 200. 1t was cut
off from the tree about twelve feet above the
base, and required the labor of four men for
nine days to chop It down. In the center of
the tree, and extending through its whole
length, was rotten core about two feet in
diameter, partially filled with soggy, de-
cayed vegetation that had fallen into it from
the top. In the center of this cavity was
found the trunk of little tree of the same
species, having perfect bark on it, and show
ing regular growth. 1t was of the uniform
diameter of an inch and half all the way,
and when the tree fell and split open this
curious stem was traced for nearly 100 feet,
usually straight, but occasionally gnarled
and twisted as though it had met impediments
in its growth. 1t is believed to have sprung
from seed in the bottom, grown the whole
length of the trunk, and supported q green,
living top at the summit The rings in this
monarch of the forest show its age to have
been 4, $40 years.
Year: 1879

There is probably nothing so common of
which SO little is known, or about which there
is 80 much curiosity, as the newspaper. Men
read it every day; they abuse it, threaten to
give it up, praise it, advertise their wants in
it, write to it, search it to see if their letters
are in it, call it hard names, pay for it year
after year-and still to ninety-one out of a
hundred of them its production is complete
mystery. To them it is business office, a
newsboy, or a post-office, who are simply
carriers, and that is all. 1t is the exemplifi-
cation of effect without cause-an imperson-
al institution with plenty of vitality, and
sometimes even with genius; but it is always
mysterious, even to those most intimately
connected with it. The whole of its secrets
are known to no single individual. Its per-
sonality is swallowed up in the editorial
''we," into whose depths no man penetrates,
and even the inquisition of the law never gets
behind its innermost curtain.
Year: 1879

In the current number of the Medical
Record. DR.. Hammond says that when you
poke the end of your finger in your ear, the
roaring noise you hear is the sound of the
circulation in your finger; which Is fact, as
any one can demonstrate for himself by first
putting his finger in his ears and then stop
ping them up with any other substance. Try
it, and think what wonder of a machine
your body is, that even the points of your
fingers are such busy workshops that they
roar like small Niagara. The roaring is
nothing more than the noise of the circula
ton of the blood 1t is the voice of all the
vital processes together-the tearing down
and building up-processes that are always
going forward in every living body from con-
ception to death.
Year: 1879

The Republicans of Kentucky met in State
Convention at Louisville the 10th of April,
the attendance being large and the assemblage
one of the most enthusiastic that has assem-
bled in the State. Fourteen hundred and
seventy-one votes were cast for Governor,
divided in nearly equal proportion between
Hon. Walter Evans and Gen. E. H. Murray,
the former receiving majority of AZ, and
was declared the nominee of the convention.


Resolutions were enthusiastically adopted
commencing the war and peace record of the
Republican party, its valiant deeds, it's un-
paralleled generosity to the conquered foe,
its emancipation OF slaves, and determined
purpose to pay the National debt, the skill
and prudence in finances, etc. They Call for
universal education, condemn the gross mis-
management of the State by the Democrats,
who have defrauded the youth by practically
abandoning the public schools; who have
encouraged spirit of rebellion and promoted
disregard of law and order and brought Ken
lucky into contempt among sister States.
They demand such change in the conduct
of State affairs as will arrest the exodus of
citizens and bring in immigrants. They
IaVOT economy, Out uOt uIggaIuAucSS III In-
ternal improvements. They congratulate the
country on refunding the public debt so ad-
vantageously, condemn the lawless attempt
on the pat of the Democratic Congress to
coerce the President to subserve its views by
threat of Withholding appropriations. Such
purpose is as revolutionary in spirit as that
of 1861, and the President should resist it by
every means in his power, as duty he owes
to the defenceless voters of the South, and to
those who desire pure ballot elsewhere.
We have seen with pride and pleasure, the
distinguished honors paid to ex-President
Grant by all classes in Europe. His services
in war and patriotism and ability in the dis
charge of the high civil duties to which the
confidence of his countrymen repeatedly
called him; his wisdom and prudence,
moderation and integrity of character entitle
him to this striking and remarkable exhibi-
ton of courtesy and respect abroad, and to
the lasting gratitude of his own people. HIS
name and fame are inseparably linked with
the most important events in our country's
history. 1t is our pleasure to thus declare
our admiration and esteem for him, our
gratitude to and our confidence in him.
Year: 1879

The bridesmaids of the Princess Louise
Margaret had to pay somewhat dearly for
the honor of appearing in this capacity.
These young ladies were Informed that in or
der to insure uniformity their dresses musl
be made for them by a modiste who charged
them fifty guineas each, and that they were
to be coiffeed by one artist. In addition to
this they were each required to give check
of fifty guineas to bny present for Her Royal
Highness. Lady Charlotte Bury long ago
observed that ''princes gave shabby presents. F"
But this would be poor rule if it worked
both ways.
Year: 1879

This is the way in which Louisville girl
disposes of a young man, according to the
Courier Journal: ''You have asked me point
ed if can marry you, and have answered
you pointedly that Can. lean marry man
who makes love to different girl every
month. l can marry man whose main oc-
cupation seems to be to join in gantlet in
front of churches and theatres and comment
audibly on the people who are compelled to
pass through it. l can marry man whose
only means of support is an aged father. |
can marry a man who boasts that any girl
can be won with the help of good tailor
and an expert tongue. can marry such a
man. but w-O-n-t!"
Year: 1879

There is a strong protest offered, in differ
ent ways and from various sources, against
our long established practice of making poor
floors, with the design of keeping them cov-
cred with carpets stretched and fitted to every
part and carefully tackled down. Carpets in
daily use can not be kept clean except by very
frequent shaking and beating, and they do
much toward corrupting the air by retaining
impure gasses, hiding the finest and most
penetrating dust in their meshes and under
meath them, and by giving off particles of fine
wool into the atmosphere, with other dust,
as they are swept or walked upon. There is
a demand for better floors, not necessarily
inlaid or mosaics, of different. kinds of prec-
ious wood, but made double of strong sea-
soned wood, that will not shrink or warp
(spruce, however well seasoned, is almost
sure to warp), and then carefully finished so
as to be durable and easily cleaned. Carpeted
floors seem relief to the housekeeper, when
once the carpets are procured and fitted to
the rooms and tackled down, because they do
not show the dirt as the bare floors do. But
oh! when they do get full of dust And
when house-cleaning time comes and they
must be taken up and shaken and whipped as
they we'll deserve! With warmly-m made floors
and large warm rugs, couldn't we do without
these denominations even in winter. Certainly
our rooms would be cooler and sweeter with
out them in summer. But in that case we
must take more pains with our floors, and we
must have something better than the common
unpainted ones.-Amersc0n AgrSculturist.
Year: 1879

Stop up your ear with your finger. You
hear a roaring as of a miniature Niagara. Re-
remove your finger and out in its place a
wad of cotton, or anything else you choose:
The roaring is gone. Did you ever think OF
the cause of this? The roaring which you
hear is the sound of the circulation OF the
blood in the tip of your finger.-Loussosue
C0urier-Journd!
Year: 1879

some Of the states has more con-
vincingly proven that it was the
Democratic duty then, is now,
and always will be, to stand by
the great doctrine Of local SELF
government, to maintain those
FIGHTS of the states and their
people that are defined and
guaranteed in the constitution,
t to battle for free elsctions, for
the rights of the people to cast
their votes for the men OF their
choice, undisturbed by the FED
eral bayonet or the federal bull
dOzer,


The Democrats in congress do
not believe that a majority of
the people of any state in the t
union are opposed to local self
government. They do not be-
lieve that there is a state or
county in the United States
where people, fairly compre-
hending the merits Of the qqes-
ton, and having a chance to
vote on the direct issue OF cen
tralization, would not decide to
maintain the Democratic doc
trine of state rights as laid down
by the fathers in the national
charter, as defined by reported
decisions Of the supreme court,
and as held by the great jurlsts
Of all parties,


The Democratic masses thro'-
out the country may rest asSQr-
ed that their representatives are
not weakening in the faith, but
are fully and keenly alive to-
the fact that the true mission OF
the party is to preserve the Re
public from the destroying iRtlu-
ence of a political heresy as
dangerous to the stability Of our
government and the liberties OF
the people as the doctrine that
was overthrown and destroyed
in the throes Of civil war. They
will not halt, hesitate OF waver
in the struggle till they send
the heresy of Capitalization into
as deep a grave as was dug for
the heresy Of secession by a
million bayonets. That is the
Democratic spirit and purpose
that are manifested on all hands
at the apitol.-W Washington
Post.
Year: 1879

The Democratic senators and
representatives have returned to
the capitol with a firm determin-
alton to adhere to those great
principles for which they con
tended so gallantly during the
special session. They made the
fight then because they knew
that they were right. They
went into it with a full know
ledge of all that the contests
might involve, because, being
Democrats, it was their duty to
stand up squarely for Democrat
ic principles.


They have seen nothing since
the close of the special session
to shake shake their tn faith in the sound.
ness Of their views, the justice
Of their cause, or the urgent ne
cessity of maintaining and de-
Tending the true faith at all
times and under all circumstan-
ces.


On the contrary, the tempo
rary success of Capitalization in
Year: 1879

By ABRAHAM cowLEY.
A thousand pretty ways well think upon
To mock our separation.
Alas ten thousand will not do
MY heart Will thus no longer stay,
No longer twill be kept from you,
But knocks against the breast TO get sway.
And when no art aflo. ds me help or ease,
l seek with verse my CRIES to appeAse,
Just as a bird that flies about
And beats itself against the cage,
tiniing at last no passage out,
II SITS and sings and SO Ger comes its rage.
Year: 1879

The facts which are coming ont from day


to day in reference to the case of Archbishop


Purcell, Roman Catholic bishop of Cincin-


natl. whu has failed for some four millions,
form an extraordinary record. Twenty-Five
years ago he began to receive the money of
his people, who brought il to him for sale
keeping and Investment When any one


thus brought money to him, the Archbishop
entered the amount in a pass book, like
those furnished hy savings banks to their de-


positors, gave the book 10 the lender and
put the money with his other funds, making
no other record Of the transaction. lie paid
interest to tte poor people and returned
them their money when they called tor it, as
long as he was able. But, about two months
ago, he found himself unable to respond to
the demands upon him, and suspended pay
ment. In response to the inquiries of
alarmed and astoni-hed iepositorS, the Arch
bishop and his brother. who had acted as
his business agent, explained that they owed
about half million dollars, which had been
expended in church enterprises and business
investments. that had turned out badly,
but they believed that security satisfactory
to the creditors could be given and the whole
amount eventually repaid, if reasonable time
were allowed A committee Of the creditors
were appointed to look into the matter, and
some astounding developments followed.
When the pass-books were called in and
examined, the sum owed to the depOsitors
gradually rose TO one, two, three and four
millions, and is now known to exceed the
latter sum. The disposal Of the money had
been reckless as the receipt Of it. Nothing
like regular books Of account were kept,
or any record of expenditure. Large sums
are said to have been Lent without taking
either notes or receipts, and it is even related
that one man who had borrowed a thousand
dollars found some difficulty in pcrsuading
the archbishop to take the money when he
came to repay it. Nobody doubts the arch
bishops honesty OF purpose; but his reek-
lessncss in the care of the funds entrusted to
him, and the shiftlessness of his banking
proceedings, is regarded as little short of
criminal. Much of the sympathy at first
expressed 70. him has disappeared and it
is doubtful if the efforts in progress to make
up his d, iiciencies by collections among the
Catholics OF the country will succeed.
Year: 1879

. Some of the politicians assert that
one Of the principal causes of the ne>
gro exodus is the fact that the South


will not sell land to negroes. Now it
is we'll known that the negro emigrants
are, in almost every case, utterly des-
titute, and are entirely without the
means to purchase real estate. We
have not learned Of their investing
much money IN land since they arrived
in Kansas.
Year: 1879

From the Sauk Centre Herald.


J.. The live enterprising business man
buildeth him new and substantial
side walk, and his trade multiplieth
upon the. earth, but the old fogy
boldeth the mighty s so close to his
eye that he can't tell an old corduroy
bridge from Nicholson pavement
and marvels that the people don't
squander their shekels with him.
Year: 1879

BE INDEPEsDEST.-Don't hang round
and wait for somebody else to 60 ahead.
Break your own path. Do what you
want done, yourself. Don't put of to-
days work until to morrow in the hope
that it will be done for you.


If you want to succeed, take off your
gloves and collous your own hands on
The plow- handles.


If you are woman, and Bridget goes
off in huff, be independent, and wash
your own dishes, and scrub your own
floors, and laugh in her face when she
comes back, expecting to be received,
with open arms.


There is nothing like showing fate,
even if it be fate in the shape of an i'll
tempered Bridget, that you are inde-
pendent of it, and can get on without it..


When people find you don't want any
of their help they are always eager to
help you. Things that you do not stand
in need of will be offered you freely.


When you see duty before you, do
it, and don't etand shivering on the
brink, for fear somebody will say some
thing about it. What matters if Mrs.
A. says you are fool, and Mrs. B. ex-
presses the opinion that there is some
thing wrong in your upperstory! What
they say does not alter it.
Don't ask everybody's advice about
everything. Have pluck enough to
decide for yourself. If you wart to buy
bnshel of corn don't spend day run
ming about asking Y. Y. and q. where
YOU had better buy, or if you hadn't
better wait until grain falls.
Don't he slave as to what anybody
else is going to say about you. If you
have enemies, and Of course you have,
unless you are born idiot, let them
fling out at you Show the world by
your daily life that your enemies have
lied. Live lying slanders down. Lift
up your head and be Independent OF
them. Have no confdants and go be-
tween.


Mutual friends are disastrous failures
anywhere outside of Charles Dickens
novels.


In all matters of right and wrong
Judge for yourself; decide for yourself;
stand for yourself.


Be independent. DO not cast your
burdens upon others.


The tree which lifts its rugged bran
ches to the sky, in the open field stands
firm before the tempest, which will up
root it's brother in the thickly grown
woodland. 1t has learned TO stand for
itself. 1t has learned the lesson which
every man who would make his life 2
success, should learn-to be indepen-
dent.
Year: 1879

a newly married man, who evidently
needs discipline, thus discourses "a
woman is a handy thing TO have abont
the house. She does not cost auy more
to keep than you'll give her, and she'll
take a great interest in you. If you go
out at night, she'll be awake when you
get home, and then she'll tell you all
about yourself, and more too. OF course
she will know where you've been, and
what kept You out so late, and will tell
you; yet right after she's through telling
you that, she will ask you where you've
been and what kept you so late. And
after you tell her, and she won't believe
you, you mustn't mind that; and, if after
going to bed, she says she hasn't closed
her eyes the whole night, and then
keeps up the matinee two hours longer
and won't go to SLEEP when she has a
chance, you mustn't mind that, either;
its her nature