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Year: 1879

"THE Baltimore Gazette says that the
local politics of Baltimore have gotten
into such muddle as TO fill every decent
citizen with disgust at the daily work of
the self-constituted leaders,"


Just how much the Gazette did tow
ard getting up "such muddls," is a
proper question for that paper to examine
at its leisure. We cannot see how the
Democrats of Baltimore are likely To
fail in coming cut of the "muddle,'
however, with clean, clear majority
when the votes shall have been counted
Year: 1879

the past and contrasting the popuiatioh
Of the country now with what 1t was
quarter of q century ago; and by max
Ing due allowance for the fact that no
crime is permitted to 60 unpubllshed AL
over the country now, while quarter
Of century ago, before the telegraph
was 80 generally used, the publication
of most crimes was confined pretty gem
orally to the county or State In whicn
they occurred. Undoubtedly evil Is
prevalent enough, and no excuse should
be made for its existence. But 1t Is not
best to lock too much on the dark side
of poor human nature. 1t cannot pe
doubted by the careful scrutinizer that
there is great improvement In morals
notwithstanding the alarming crimes
that so frequently startle us. The church


and the press and the numerous reforma-


tory societies, have had their weight aho


have exerted a.wide influence and done


much to make even the once though'


moral better; while they have causes


thousands everywhere ofthe more wicke'


to shun their reckless course and pursue


better way. Idleness has always been


corruptor of morals, and notwitllstahd


ing the bad times has assisted to sprea'
mischief, the people are better; ana II
, this country we are confident there Is
sure progress in all that tends TO max


men healthier and happier as well a
wiser and wealthier. Our churches an
, public schools, and the use Of steam an


electricity are not for naught. The da


is coming when the adversities OF tn
: past six years will be forgotten in I'll
= very whirl of trade that must follow Ill
0 urksomeness that has existed so Ion!
f In that time humanity will make sue
e other strides in morality and benificen'
s as neither the reader nor the wrlt'
d dream OF to-day. Let us be hopeful;
d is at least strengthening.
Year: 1879


/ MR.. GuTHRIE may not find it 'iabor
In vain,y TO try to convince the Reput-
lican Of its systematic unfairness and
adroit ma aruvres to avoid the admls-
zion Of the truth. But he will fail, new
srtheless, in getting an open admission
from that paper that the policy OF the
Democrats in the City Council is either
correct or intended purposely to serve
the public interest. 1t is "dyed In the
wool" in Radical partizanship and as
well might the Chairman of the Finance
Committee expect the ethiopian to
change his skin,or the leopard his spots,
as to expect the Republican to admit
that the Democrats were intent on do
ing right. But Mr.. Guthrie's statement
published elsewhere, will be read with
pleasures by all parties for all that.
Year: 1879




From the Republican.


"Whatever may be said derogatory to
the manner in which Mr.. Lynch secured
his election as street Commissioner, there
is no disputing his competency to I'LL the
Office with credit to himself and TO The
city,"


Now since the bitterest political oppo-
nent of Col. Lynch's election says there
is "no disputing his competency" and
even before his election affirmed its salts
faction with his conduct as member OF
the City Council and the excellence OF
his private character what more could be
asked? May we not all conclude that the
CITY Council has done well in elecIing
the Colonel to his Office. There can be
no reflection on others IN asking that all
shall be content with this decision. Nor
can we conceive of there being any more
lack of honor in a Conscientious vote for
ones self than there is in canvassing the
community for votes and recommends
tions, especially when many who do sc
feel and know they are not fullyquali
fed for the duties Of the office that ma!
be sought.
Year: 1879

There is a great deal of manly gallant
ry rs well as of boyish tenderness in the
will Of the Prince Imperial, which is now
made public. Under other circumstances
we probably should have smiled at the
earnestness with which he asserts the
Imperial cause, but his death has given
an element of pathos to the boys ambi-
tion, and, most of all, to what we may
believe TO have been an entirely heartfelt 1t
sentiment : at is for France that should
wish to de" Poor boy, even this was
denied him.
Year: 1879

COOKING BY GAS.- ue w liIiiiuStoh |
Coal Gas Company are advertising gas |
cook stove for sale that should attract
the attention of housekeepers; especially
those who have small families who feel
the need of bringing economy to the aid |
of pleasant housewifery, and to effect a
revolution in the kitchen whereby the
wife or mistress is not debarred the
choice Of brief visits to it during the hot
summer months. Those who would like
to see these stoves in operation should
call at the office of the gas company
where four specimens of d iierent sizes
are now arranged for operation with a
view TO exhibition and the sale of stoves.
The Company desire persons to call and
the stove will be shown with due and
careful courtesy. So many wives desire
to superintend their own cooking that
these stoves should find no difficulty in
being Introduced to general use, if the
expense were not in the way. And this
we are assured by the President OF the





economical view. The price of the stove
seems very low, and is no bar to their
use. One that will roast, bake and
boil two gallon pots at the same time
only costs SIT and consumes "a feet of
gas per hour. Another size that will do
almost as much costs 50; and smaller
sizes still sell for ST. 1t costs but a
trifie to put them in your house. We
presume a fair breakfast or tea could b,
gotten in half an hour. SO that it woul,
seem to be very cheap, only cents. Fo
the use Of these stoves in the day tim
the Company propose To furnish gas a
81 so per 1000 feet. We may be mis-
taken, but we can hardly believe tia
our best housekeepers would be withou
one of these stoves single summer


they could be convinced that they col
sumo no more gas than we have state
upon the authority of the President {
the Wilmington Coal Gas Compan.
The Company is the agent for their salt
and advertise them in another column
1t has been said that gas could be mad
and given away, the sale of the refus
for fuel paying all expenses. If TIL;
time should come in this city, gas stoy
vendors would no doubt find there wei
millions in the business. We are tol
that several influential ladies of wealt
and refinement who have purchase
these stoves are delighted with then
and would not be without them. w
are not writing in the interests of I'll
Gas Company, and refer to this matte
for comfort and economy of the reade
The only objection We see to the stove


the cost of the gas, and of that the pu
chaser must be the judge. But at 81
per 1000 feet we feel sure that any lad
may, with economy, rid her house of Il
great heat consequent upon the use of


coal fire al least five days in the week.
Year: 1879

THE readers OF the newspapers are
daily shocked at the horrid crimes re-
ported from all sections of the country,
and it is not surprising that people should
sometimes indulge the fear that the pro-
gress toward morality had stopped and
that the influence Of evil had the as
tendency. That this is not the case,
however, the reader may soon convince
himself by carefully looking back upon
Year: 1879




ro-day's stock market, like q short horse. can be
easily curried That is to say, that neither IN the
amount of transactions nor in the importance Oh
fluctuations was there anything worthy OF particular
mention. As a matter of fact stcadness was the
rule aud activity the exception If there existed any
financial gulf between the bulls and the bears it was
narrowed down to small proportions. and any ambi-
tious stock jobbing Curtus instead of plunging IN
could have taken 1t ut bound Consequently IT is
fair to presume that nobody was hurt in pocket by
to-day's stock market. HomGopathically speaking.
business this morning dealt in innitesimas. SO far
as changes OF prices concerned. Some
few things were better. some few things
worso in neither case there sufh-
cient alteration from the record OF the
last ten days to influence the general market
one way the other. AS for some time back the
volume Of business drifted into the grangers. The
st. Paul stocks strong at the instance of buyers
who think they higher prices in the future, and
the Northwesterns were equally so under the con-
tnuous reports of large earnings In regard to the
latter it is stated that the earnings for June with
one day still to hear rom surpass those of the same
time last year by $500, 900. The anthracite stocks
were lower, particularly New Jersey Central 1t is
rumored that the city of New York intends to bring
suit against this company for taxes and wharf priv
ileges, due but unpaid to the amount Of something
over d million of dollars. An important item from
New Orleans is to the effect that the State Convention
has voted to recognize the validity Of the State debt
same of three per cent for the next fifteen years and
of four per cent after that time.


The extreme fluctuations in leading shares is
Year: 1879

II now looks as if Congress began to en-
tertain the thought of doing something for
the country and going home. 1t has taken
nearly three months for it to purge the
"cussedness from its system so that il
could get down to healthy work. There are
now symptoms of returning sanity, good
sense, and good faith in the fact that it has
put aside some of its party nonsense and
brought forward one of the appropriation
ties and deiormities, and more in ac-
cord with the traditions of American
legislation. There would have been nc
difficulty in passing such measures two
months ago, The Republicans would not
have opposed, neither would the President
have vetoed, a proper appropriation bill nj
any period in the session. But they would
oppose and he has interposed the veto power
as often rs the Democrats attempted to toist
upon the statute book improper and even
unholy laws in the interest Of corruption
wrong, and outrage After wasting much
valuable time, and after yexing the country
as it has not been vexed and disturbed since
the rebellion, finding that there was nc
power in Congress TO consummate its
schemes Of iniquity, the majority has yirtu-
ally surrendered its revolutionary and star
walton policy and returned to a more sensi,
bic, rational, and patriotic line of policy, SC
far as a part Of the appropriations are con.
cerned This is WE'LL but it will not change
or wipe out the record that the majority
has made, and which has been read and Is
understood throughout the country,


The firm and patriotic position assumed
by the Executive has forced Congress to dc
Justice to the country against its will ant
purpose; hence the President, not the ma
jority in Congress, is entitled to the ful
Year: 1879

THE charge that Colonel LEN HARRIS
was drunk when he put Tom EWING in
nomination at the late Ohio Democratic
Convention appears to have disturbed the
equanimitY OF the Democratic press in a
very serious manner All the Bourbon
scribblcrs in the country are rushing to his
defense with more or less direct denials of
the charge. They are now digesting q dose
Of their own medicine, such as they admin
istcred to Senator CHANDLER on the occa-
sion Of his late JEFF DAVIS speech. But il
is q noticeable fact that they one and all
admit that Colonel HARRIS voice on the
occasion referred to was so weak that lie
could not be heard throughout the conven.
tion hall, 4 discreet public will draw its
own differences.
Year: 1879

We do not say that General GRANT de-
sires to be, or will be, the Republican stand
ard-bearer in 1850 for that is a question
which the people at the proper time and in
their own way will decide with an emphasis
not to be mistaken, so that point can safe
ly be left there for the present; but this
much we do say, without the fear of just
contradiction, there is no man named on
the Republican side for the Presidency
whom the Democrats dread so intensely rs
they do the name Of GRANT, and for this
reason they have set the pump Of Cesarism
at work vigilnntly.
Year: 1879

THE dryel of Iowa ill-feeling that is
doled out through the columns of Bour-
bon journal in this city against Secretary
McCRARY, now that he has been nominated
by the President for a judicial position, is un-
becoming the occasion, and it is to be hoped
will not succeed in its ultimate purpose of
securing his rejection by the Senate. If it
should, it is q very easy matter to trace the
mischief to its legitimate source-inside
the Republican party.
Year: 1879

PROCTOR KNOTT yesterday fred off his
blunderbuss, aimed at the Presidential We
toes. 1t was heavily charged with ques-
tionable ammunition, and if any one is hurt
by the discharge it will be the gunner him
SELF 1t is by far of too short range to
reach the positions taken by the President
in his vetoes. Mr.. KNOTT will amuse the
country by this piece of ground and lofty
tumbling, but he will find few converts
among sensible men to his absurd dogmas
and propositions.
Year: 1879

THE more they hear from the people the
more anxious the majority of Congress seem
TO be to get away from the scene of their
multitudinous follies, iniquities, aud de-
feats. They have fooled away some three
months of valuable time, trincd away much
party political capital, suffered repeated de-
feats III their pitched battles under selec-
tion of their own positions, and now they
are ready to flee from the wrath to come, if
such thing be possible. The House has
named the 18th, less than week ahead, for
adjournment, and yet they are at the very
threshold of the business that called Con-
gress together 1t is safe to say that they
will not adjourn thus early unless they
leave their work unfinished, and should they
attempt this we greatly mistake the temper
of the President if they are not reconvened
by proclamation within three days Of the
time when they attempt to escape. That
they can, if they will, close up their work
in an honest, manly way within the period
named there is no doubt, but to do so will
he to confess to the country that all of three
months but single week, and that at the
close, have been trifled and frittered away
in party perYerseuess and disloyalty to the
hest good of the Government They fear
to stay, and they dare not go and this is
the Democratic dilemma of the period. We
predict that Congress will not adjourn on
the 18th and wait the event
Year: 1879

THE Democrats pretend to believe the
charge they make that the Republicans
have resored to the graveyards of the past
for the issues Of the coming campaigns.
This is but another form of the guilty cry
of Stop thief" Or Wolf wolf" Tue
truth is the Democrats themselves have re-
opened the graves of the buried past they
are the ghouls Of our political present, aud
they alone are responsible for the revival OF
q discussion of what are known as the issues
Of the war If they had not attempted to
antagonize and nullily the war amendments
TO the Constitution, and to wipe your war
measures from the statute book" the
pending political situation would have been
disturbed, and in a very mild form, only by


discussions of the finance question, local


affairs, and other similar topics As it is,
Year: 1879

How SIZE DESCRIBED 1T-He was
a bald headed bachelor. whose heart
for the first time had been moved by
the tender passion.


Then you confess, he said in a
trembling voice to the object of his
regards that you like me a little
that you admire certain qualities OF
my head ?


Yes shyly responded the young
lady.


And may | ask he continued in a
voice Of emotion, what those qualities
are?


I can hardly explain, said the
young lady, bashfully; but l really
think it is because your head is SO
mellihuent-I can't express it more
clearly


And you can never know now 1
appreciate your high opinion, ex-
claimed the happy bachelor, as he
pressed her hand.


He didn't know just what "melli-
fluent" meant, but he was sure it was
the synonym for something grand and
ennobling and, when he bade her
good night he rushed eagerly home,
excitedly took down the dictionery,
and feverishly turned to the endeared
word. His blood changed to ice as he
read


Smooth, soft, mellow.
Year: 1879

A gentleman passing a country
church While under repair, observed
to one OF the workman that he
thought it would be an expensive job.
why, yes, replied he; but in my
opinion we shall accomplish what our
parson has endeavored to do for the
last thirty years in vain What is
that replied the gentleman. why,
bring all the parish to repent 'nce'
Year: 1879

A gentleman in narrating to a wag
the excessively penurious habits of a
we'll known Bostonan, remarked that
he had recently gone from his home
on a tour of the Southern States with
but one shirt and single ffty-dollar
note. Very likely replied the ia
cetious fellow, and he'll not change
either till he comes home again
Year: 1879




OF course he will


by all means. Only see how HI
acted when his wife lived with him
! Now that she's left him, and all re
straint is removed, he will go the res
Of the downward way in less than nt
til4e. Poor Nettie! | wondered thai
she stood it so long


I'll give HIM just year to be bur
led


'Pshaw! Half that time will finish
him


Well, I pity him too; but ] pity
her more. He brought misery or
both.


Such was the gossip of half dozen
of villagers who stood in front Of the
principal store one evening, while the
object Of thei: remarks went stagger-
ing along on the opposite side OF the
street.


1t was evident that he was trying
to walk straight, and not appear in
toxicated, but such endeavors always
seem to make such a drunken man
walk more crooked. Well, it proved
one thing that he was not lost to all
sense Of sLame-that he still retained
ID little pride, and Il lingering aver.
sion to he ridiculed and despised
Bat Harry Rogers had carried on
at fearful rate for a year or two
past. He had just one vice-drlnk-
but that was enough. lie had become
an actual drunkard by degrees, and
was growing every day more aban.
doned. lie had married a worthy
farmers daughter Nette Ray, only
a few years previously, and such
had been his conduct during more
than a year, that she, seeing no hopes
Of his reform had been obliged to cast
him loose, to pursue his proiligate
course alone and legal separation
had Just been effected. 1t was sad IN
deed but no other course seemed to
be left her.


IIarrys home was on a little farm
mile from town. He owned it, but
then it was heavily mortgaged, and
in another year foreclosure was GER
tain. 1t was not likely his creditors
would spare him, when he made no
effort to meet his obligations, and
spent bis time in rlotous conduct.


A week passed after the summer
evening on which all had predicted
his early ruln-two weeks-three
weeks-a month or two. What mys-
terry is here Tie utter bewllderment
of prophesying sages. Harry discon-
tinued visiting the tavern, and was
rarely ever seen in the village. When
he did come to the store he speedily
transacted his business and went
home-sober.


Bat wonders never cease when
they get start once. He was next
reported as actually at work on his
farm. Had but one man seen this
and told it in the village he would
have been marked out as man lack
ing veracity ; but number of neigh
bors saw it and told it, and their COM
bined testimony was worthy Of all
credsnce.


The little farm began to look
healthier as the summer were on
The fences Strengthened up; the
weeds disappeared the corn grew
marvelously; the briars and elders
were rooted up from the fields and
fencerows; the animals looked fatter,
sleeker and happier; the little cot
tage looked neater.


Time wore on and the great change
was more strongly marked each day.
Harry's creditors called on him and
told him they would not be hard on
him, seeing that he was doing his best
and he might have his own time
about paying his debts and clearing
his farm of mortgage. The fall came
and the farm yielded an abundance of
corn and fruit such crops, indeed, as
it had never yielded before, and Har-
Year: 1879

them in his own, I thought you had
blotted me out OF your memory


No, no, Harry' she sobbed, ]
could not do that. 1 could not help
leaving you but I left you loving
you more than ever. Oh, I have been
unhappy ever since !


'Nettis, you have heard that l.


Yes, have heard that you are
changed-that you do not drink any
more--that you are again manly and
industrious as you used to be, but
how lonely you must be here / and
her tears gushed forth anew as her
heart felt what her lips spoke.


Yes, l am lonely, Nettie-more SC
than you think; but deserve this
punishment for the way | have acted.
| had no discouragsments, nothing to
make me do so. 1t was only passion
for strong drink, that it seemed i'm
possible for me to overcome. You
were all wife could be. When you
left me | thought l would become
more reckless than ever. Only a day
or two afterward l knew you had left
me for good. I was in town, drunk,
and | heard some of the village pes-
ple-they did not think l could hear
them across the street--passlng all
sorts Of remarks about me, saying
tnat | was doomed man for certain,
tnat my destruction was near. AL
though intoxicated, it startled me,
and for the first time l felt the full
force Of our separation, and realized
that rum stared me in the face. /
had 4 bottle of whiskey in INV pocket
at the time, and when | got out of
town | smashed it, bathing my face in
little clear spring Of water by the
roadside, and silently resolved never
to touch whskey again. / tried it
long enough to know that / could not
drink and be temperate. 1t was hard
for me to keep my resolve for the first
week or two but | stood it, and soon
my taste for drink disappeared. |
care nothing for it now, and would
not touch it if it ran in streams. Now
Nettis, if you love me as overland
God knows | love you the same, let
us start anew, let us get married
again, and the bitter experience OF the
last two years will only enhance our
happiness. Nettie dear, what do you
say


She could not answer, she was cry
ing as though her heart would break,
and her head was plllowed on his
breast 1t was a more eloquent yes
than she could have spoken with her
tongue.


Harry, she finally sobbed, in a
self-reproachful way, 1 might have
borne with you longer.


No, no, Nettie, it was best, it has
brought US certain happiness now
God bless you fer coming to my lone
ly home this EVENING"


His arms were around her waist,
and he kissed her forehead.


The moon was rising, and he
thought it never looked SO happy as
it did while he walked home with
Nettie to her fathers


So Harry Rogers and Nettio Ray
were married again, and there is no
divorce that could separate them
now.
Year: 1879

How women can manage to sit bolt
upright and not change position look
ing neither to the right nor left, dur
ing a sermon in church, pass the
understanding. A man will sit on
picket fence all afternoon to see ball
match, but put him in a church pew
three quarter of an hour and he will
wabble all over the seat.
Year: 1879

The Niagara Falls Prospect Park
Company have contracted for an elec'
trio light machine, and intend to To-
cate the lights in such position as will
enable them to illuminate the great
cataract on a magnificent scale.
Year: 1879

Mr.. Smith is bound to have his
Joke. Ills wife walked nearly in front
of railroad train the other day, and
he said that if she had gone a stop
further his children would have had
q step mother.
Year: 1879

An Omaha belle recently received
present of a pair Of twsnty.four
button kid gloves from one of her ad-
mirers. She wrote him a letter of
thanks which frankly told him that
he had made a great mistake in the
size, but she rsmedied it by cutting
off the feet and only wearing the
laoa